The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-06 00:00:00

XONEY XARKET AND COMMERCILL INT. LL iGENON, TWELVE O'CLOCK. in the general discount market there is no change whatever to report. Money is still very abundant, and there is a great scarcity of bills on offer. Gold to the amount of £lO,OOO was taken to the Bank of England yesterday from Lisbon. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Monday, the 11th inst., a special settling day in the Scrip and paid-up Scrip of the Chilian 6 per Cent. Sterling Government Loan. The considera tion of the quotation is adjourned to Friday, tfleBth instant. The report of-the directors of James Schofield and Sons (limited), to be presented to the share holders on the 20th inst., states that there is a balance to the credit of profit and loss on the past year amounting to £20,175 Os. 4d. ; and a dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, is recom mended for the past half-year. Atlantic and Great 'Western Railway Deben tures have declined 1, to 38 40 ; but the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds remain steady, at 31 31i. The report of the Hercules Insurance Company recommends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. A report has been issued by the Australian Agri cultural Company for the half-year to the 31st December last. The directors state that the cash at the bankers in London on the 31st December last (including bills since matured) amounted to £9,934 ls. 2d., out of which the directors are prepared to recommend the appropriation of £7,500 to the pay ment of a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share, free of in come tax. The balance of £2,434 ls. 2d. is retained to pay for rails ordered, insurance of the clip and wool bales, which are altogether estimated to cost £ 1 ,920, and to keep the bankers' account in credit. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69.45. Firm. There is no change in the Consol Market, the latest prices being 901 for money and the 7th instant, and 901 1 for the March settlement. The New Threes and Reduced are very steady. The Foreign Stock Market is not so firm as it was at the opening this morning. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced , to 301 301 ; Spanish Certificates 1, to 14} ; and the Chilian Scrip I f, to 1 prem. ; but Greek have declined 1, to 131 141. Mexican remain firm at 17, 1 ; Italian at 54, 1a ; and Spanish Passive at 22, I F 1. Russian Scrip is steady at 1, 1 4 prem. American Securities have slighly improved, Erie Shares having advanced to 401, and United States 5-20 Bonds 1 to 7211, while Illinois are firm at 84 81. Bank Shares are in some instances a shade flatter. Alliance have receded to 161 ; London and County to 661 ; Oriental Bank Corporation to 44 ; Consoli dated remain at 41 5. In the Railway Share Market continued firmness prevails. Great Northern A Stock has advanced 4, Caledonian 1, Metropolitan and Yorkshire and Midland each The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, at barely former values. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are flat. An glo-American Telegraph bein dealt in at 15 11+ E bbw Val e a t g Fore-street Warehouse at 12i ; I\Tational Discount ; Company at 131; and Hudson's liay Company at 16. D. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds . — Do. Account . — Do C per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per. Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cont. ' 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do .c.:100 Bonds — 1 )o. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Ditto 14 por Cent. — Dividends on tho above payable in Loudon. Au trim, 5 p:tr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Ilentos, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — HAlion 8 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 544 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols" Money 904 I Do. Account Do. March ALINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. Continued activity prevails in the Mining M arket, the shares chiefly enquired for are—Great Retal lack, South Grenville, Buller Cheverton, South . " -er° dsfeot, North Crof ty, and East Russell. An taxed arc the current quotations : . rYn Gvriog, —; Cara Brea, ; Cam Cam borne, 22s 6cl 24 Od; Central Miners, —; Chi ver t on Moor, 6 n - } ; Chonz a l es Gold 2 i 7 ' 7, ‘" T. ; Coudurrow C , i ; Clifford Amalgamate, *well s, 22s Od ooks' Kit c h en , 11} 121 ; Drake -245, —; ; East Basset, 19 21 ; East Caradon, 81 6 ; East Cara Brea, 3 3} ; East Lovell, 101 11 ; East !ltbasell, 3i 3i ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Great ".,"eY, —; Great North Downs, 31 3i ; Great "41,11.‘,1- ago n. l .47,-, 1.1 , , ~ „ ' Great South Tolus, 19s Od 21s Od; Great Wheal Yor e 21 ; Clarke Palley, 4} -I; North Crofty, 5-I 51-; ofNorth Roskear, 10 11; North Treskerby, 2f 21; Prince 'Wales, 33s 353 6cl; Prosper United, 3 3i; Providence Mines, 271 36 ; Redmoor, 7s 6d lOs ; South Caradon, —; South Condurrow, —a Od —, Od ; Boum Darren, z South Prances, ; South Grenville, 9s Od lle ; St. les West Conso ls, Stray Park, — a —s; Tincroft, . —; !rzlaCaradon, 10 11 West Chiverton, 63 65 ; West ces, —; West Seton, 1271 1321; Wheal 30 ; Whealuller, 25 Wheal Chi verton, 81 9 ; Wheal Crabor, B --s —s ; Vileal Grenville, ---s —s Od ; ! W heal Seton, 100 110; Wheal Basset, 65 67. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Der Cent. Consols ............. ........... 901 Do. A ccount, Feb. 7 ......................... 90f l‘Tew 3 per Cent . f per C en t . Reduce ........................... 90 .... d ............................ 90 89f New 2 per Cent. J an. 1894 .... Do. 5 p er C ent. Jan. 1873. .............. ................ Annuities, 30 y rs , expire sth Jan. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., vxchequer Bills, £l,OO O '' 4 per Cent ...... 1908... 11 pm Do £ 5OO ....., .. Do £lOO £2OO Bank of England Sto c k, 61 per , 14 pro Cent 251 49 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Lilian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 216 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 1 per Cont., Oct. 1883 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO 0 26 30 pm FOREIGN FI7NDS—ONB O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ... — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4.1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 18 63 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds Bue nos Ayres G p er C ent.,......... 73 13 DJ 2 per C en t . (D e f erred 3 per Cent.) - ~Lilian 6 per Cent Do. 11 per Cent • Uo. 6 per Cent A Do. Colombian,l 6 per Cont. f s tiba, 6 per Cent. "auish 3 per Cent., 1825 O. 5 per Cent., 1864 Danubian Principalities Do. A.ccount Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do Deferred Provisional Land Wa rran t ifi gyptian 7 p er C ent 83 Do. Account Do. Second Issue B4 Do. LIMO Bond s 86 Do. Do 1864 B3f .£l.OO Bond s B4 f Do. Government Railway Debentures Boj uo. l aniek 5 er Accpount Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons 80. Account 14 .-)0. Coupons Quateinala 5 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cclt 1865 .... Do, A ccount 1180. Maremmana Railway De/clear. 3 per Cent itto for Account Do. 1864. .. . ...re.... . ..... Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-Fnch ... Montevideau C per C en t..... .. . Moorish Imp er i a l 5 per Cent, . New Granad a Do 3 per Cell Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 186.3 Do Account Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 186') Do Account tt Po: tugues,. 3 per C t., 1853'0 '7, '9'60,'2, '3, 42i nssi an 5 per Cent., 1822,.. ~£ St y .......... -Do 41 p er Cent. 1850 ..................... 89f D 3 41 per C en t. , 1860 ..................... 3 per Cent. 1859 5 per Cent. 1862 Per Cent. 1864 B9 Au glo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7f Do do. £25 paid pin ear • • • Sard inian 5 per Cent L ., D . 0: Account 1 1 • Hush 3 Per C en t I'o AccrAnt hlkllo Deferred o Account Do Ac,.ant• . laasiveUu . .................................... 213Etnish Cert. ................................. o _oup not funded ....... Do Account of wettish 4 . ......................... o. 41 per u cent . n .......................... til ...... .......... ................................ 31f The Origin of the Volunteer Movement. Captain Bertrand Payne has addressed the fol lowing letter to the editor of the Sunday Times: — Sir,—ln reply to the query made by your cor respondent " Fides," I beg to inform you that I have, at my disposal, such a mass of valuable evi dence, consisting of extracts from the leading jour nals (bearing ample witness that Colonel Richards, and no one else, is entitled to the entire fame and reward of having given form and substanze to the present volunteer movement), and letters ad dressed to this gentleman by statesmen, politicians, soldiers, and journalists congratulating him upon the success of many years' labour and thought, as place his position of founder of the volun teer movement of 1859 beyond the possibility of doubt or cavil. In compliance with a very widely expressed desire upon the part of the patriotic public and the volunteers, I am about to edit a precis of these articles and letters for general distribution. A committee of more than ordinary influence and magnitude is also in course of formation, with the object of presenting to Colonel Richards, pending the action of Government in the matter, a substan tial token of the estimation in which the unceasing labour of ten years, and lavish expenditure of money on his part, are held by his countrymen.—l am, sir your obedient servant, J. BERTRAND PAYNE, M.R.1., F.R.S.L. Conservative Club, Jan. 29. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. • Sailed, Feb. 6—lnternational, for Cana ries ; Albert Ed . ward, for Port Philip ; Cid, steamer, for Bilboa ; Albion, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Roxburgh Castle, from Trinidad, for London Corcyra, screw steamer, from London, for Malta. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—(This Day.)--An arrangement was come to this morning between the parties in the case of Kearns v. Storks, which prevented the necessity of carrying on the suit, which has for the last three days occupied the attention of the Court. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.—CAM BRIDGE, Tuesday Evening.—At a meeting of the Univer sity Boat Club this evening Mr. Griffiths, the president, proposed that the usual challenge be sent to Oxford, and the proposition was carried i enthusiasm. FALLING DOWN A PIT SHAFT.—On Saturday, at the West Silkstone Colliery, Robert Hoyland and Thomas Mellor were in the act of being drawn out of the pit, and when near the top of the shaft, from some unexplained cause the engine reversed, the engine man lost all control and the unfortunate men, with the chair, fell to the bottom The arms and legs of one of them were broken, and both are frightfully mutilated. INCOME TAX ENLIGHTENMENT.—The income . tax returns are very suggestive and instructive as to the general progress of the country in prosperity. From those contained in the tenth report of the Commissioners (just published) it appears that the increase of the 7alue of lands, &c. (comparing 1864 with 1853) has been at the rate of 1.16 per cont. per annum ; houses, 3.50 ; gas-works, 11.45 ; and railways, 7.57. On the other hand, the improvement in profits of trades and professions in the same period has been at the rate of 4.53 per cent. per annum. In Ireland the improvement in this respect was only at the rate of .93 par cent. per annum. SHOCKING MANSLAUGHTER BY A NEPHEW.—Late on Saturday night two brothers, named Colley, with a son of one of t hqm. were drjuking in a public-house at Tib herton, a village near ‘v orcester, where a quarrel arose between the uncle, William, and the nephew Thomas. They disputed on the way home, and on arriving there the father of Thomas took the part of his son against his brother. A row ensued, in the course of which Thomas took up a ‘‘ dolly" and struck his uncle such a severe blow on the head that he died from the effects yesterday morning. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL- W_Y.—As the 10.30 goods train from Swansea to Ponty pool, on the Great West ern li ne, was travelling at its ave rage rate of 12 miles an hour, on Saturday last, it met with an unexpected accident. About seven miles from Merthyr, and adjoining Quaker's-yard, there is a blind siding, to which a new man, we aro informed, has been lately ap pointed. His duty was to look the points to this blind sid ing, but this, it is stated, was not done, and in consequence an aperture of half an inch was left. Into this aperture i the great wheel o f th e l ocomot i ve dashed, but n passing through it broke the pivot of the point, and the result was the points were at once firmly closed, and the carriages sent along the main line. Thou followed ono of the most singular accidents on record. Tho carriages, pre vented from following the locomotive, and thrown into the right track, exorcised a resisting power on the engine, and running, as it were, at right angles, pulled the locomotive on its side, just as a restive steed brought masterly to a pause is not unfrequently thrown on its back. The poor engine driver, Phythian, and Evans, the stoker, were killed instantly, and for ton or eleven yards the locomotive ploughed into the earth.—Cambrian Daily Leader. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. ---Th e directors of this company yesterday determined to recommend t t o o d t he leacsl r at tat proprietors h deivirate dividend naodtf fortxh e 8 tghpeeenrehreaaelluf half-year meeting epa er r tannum nt o hu n em3 t .oesnt2t3hde Decem berinst. ori ginal stock of the company, giving for the half-year £4 per cent. to the original stock ; £3 per cent. to the B stock ; and £5 per cent. t o th o A stock. These rates will make the dividend for the whole year 1866 as follows, viz.:— 10s. the B per cent, on the or i g i nal stock ; £6 per cent. on stock ; and £7 per cent, on the A stock. ACCIDENT ON THE STAGE. —A " ballerina" of the Modena theatre, named La Barbizan, a few evenings ago, more than usually excited by the a cclamations of the public, executed a pas with a wrong calculation of distance, which carried her over the footlights into the orchestra. In the passage her dress caught fire from the lamps, and she was immediately in a blaze, which, however, was promptly extinguished by the musicians, who enveloped her in their paletots. She was carried out senseless, but was shortly after found to have sustained no serious injury. THE LATE CATASTROPIIE OFF NO RwiFLEET.—Af ter the lapse of there weeks, one of the bodies of the nine un fortunafa men who perishsd on the night on the 20th of December, while proceeding in a small boat from Northfieet to their vesse:, the Rose Winans cigar ship, has been picked up. The recovery of this first body has given some melancholy satisfaction to the relations of the other unfor tunate sufferers, as some fear was entertained that the bodies might have been carried out to sea. The accident happened, however, during the early part of the flood, and, as the body was found higher up the river, it is believed that the other remains will soon be cast up. As handsome rewards are offered for the recovery of the bodies, the boatmen have commenced dragging the river. REPRESENTATION OF BOSTON.—Mr. T. Parry is still the only candidate in the field to supply the vacancy about to be occasioned in tho representation of Boston by the retirement of Mr. M. Staniland. Mr. Parry is a mode rate Liberal. A requisition to Mr. Gourley, of Sunderland, inviting that gentleman to come forward, has received a considerable number of signatures, and was to be forwarded to Sunderland yesterday. How TO GET MEASURED FOR BOOTS OR SIIOES.---If you want a shoe to fit you comfortably, next time you aro measured for a pair, stand upon a piece of paper, and get the shoemaker to trace with pencil the outline of each foot ; each foot, I say, because two feet are never alike in size and shape, though they belong to the same person. They are more than right and left ; they are unlike. Don't suppose that you can be measured for a pair by the most careful measurement of one. Insist on having the outlines as well as the girth and length of each foot taken, and then, if the maker is an honest man, he will send home a pair of boots which, with their turned-in toes, will look unpromising when off, but when once on will prove not only the most becoming, but the most comfortable you ever wore._ Leisure How. The strike of ironworkers in Blackburn, who re fuse to agree to a reduction of their wages, has thrown about 3,000 men out of employment. At a mooting bold on Monday the men again passed a resolution not to ac cept tho reduction. A few of the works aro still in opera. ion on the old terms. The Government of Coburg-Gotha has just an nounced that it has given orders for the elections to take place on the 12th, and for the meeting of Par liame4t ou th 9 24th, of the prueut mouth, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1867 SHARE MARKETS.—This day. Share; l Railways. I {Bristol and Exeier ...: Caledonian ... .. Cambrian ... Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June ' Dun„ Perth, &kr A b.J uric ' &London, scrip Certi 1 Do. Glas. - ow & S. Western , Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Oreat North of Scotland Li real Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm OtS, and W. 01 Ireland 'tit. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua.; Do. South Wales Do. W. Slid.—Oxford, 81 Sg 117 120 40 16 4 6 t 5 63 70 72 1 6 118 33 33i 8 8 118 120 1.8 i 29 Do. Newport Do. lieretbrd 1 ,Lancashire& Yorksiitrv; kl.,Jrition and Blackwal !Lon., Brigh.,l3z S Coas. !Lon., Chat., and Dove I Do. Mctrop. Ex. A Lou. & North Wester' Lou. & South IVestern Man., Shet., ,1; Lincoln, :Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension.. .. I.l.letropoiitan District. Do. do. Jo. Do. and St. John's W Mid; and Do. L 9 Share Do, Birmin...t Derby; slid Kent ... Worth British Do. Ed., Pth., dL Dun!, Nth. Eastern—Berwick i Do. U.N•.E purohaat , Do. Leeds Do. Yora Do. Carlisle Do. btock.& Dar Do. do. 1860-61 or th London Do. do. 1864 5 Do. do. 1866 , worth Staffordshire Y. & S. W. Junction ;Scottish Ccntral Soot. N. E ,Aber. stock )0. Scot, Mid. stJok 1 Shropshire Union -3onth Devon -soath Eastern . staines, Wok., & Wok 'fair Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Watetloo & Whiteha Cornwall , SSE ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 331 i 119} 129 8} 9; 53 i i 1 72j Closing I Business Paid. ; Price. clone. nurrisll Atlantic. St—Lawrence lioni.,Baroda, s Ceu.ln. gu. 5 percent... Do. F shares Buffalo 4 , , Lake Huron Do. Preference nuff.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta & S. E., lim ai e Town Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; , tist. Bengal, go., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension I G rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prt.t. Boucle. Du. do. deterred ... Do. 3d Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred . Gt. India Pen. gus. sp.c. u. G ua. 5 per cent Do. New pa. 5 p. c. cit. South of India gui. 5 per cent D... 4 per cent Do. rest Wt s. of Canada 1 D. New .. Do. 6 p. c IRAs. pay. 1873 00. 51 (hi. pay. 1877-8 fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4f do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extensiol, 'lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. BndB. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N.lll.C'da,6pc lotpf. bosl Sciude .. Do. Delhi Do. do tici Do. Punisub Do.lndus St.Flot do COLONIAL GO VERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per eeut., Deo. 31, 1372.... Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.& July 1877-84 - 1)0. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape li. Hope, 6 P.C. 1873 Do.Apl. &Oct • 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i Do. 5 per cent. 15 April awl 15 Oct., 1000 Cap lon, Nov. 1808, 6 p., . • Do. IS7S, cIZ) illuuritium, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan.and July Do. 1 X7B \ V 'p J 8: ► igN; . atal 1 ;ov. o per cent 1N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&.1u13 S. S.W. Gov.s p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to lB7t* Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a. terling, 1875 Rueenaland Gov. 6 p. c Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &J uly I Do. do, April & Oct 190 100 100 1t:0 100 100 BRITIS ream. Consol. Cold, lira Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) ,East Caradon East Carn Br , a t. astt Grenville East Gunnislake ..3 . ... - East Lovell E. W'l Russell (Tavietk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L:txey, Great South Tolgus 1 Great Wheal Busy ' ;I r . Wheal Vor (Heist . jrenville Ilerod's Foot LI ingeton Downs 'targaret (Uny Lelani Aarke Valley Ilwyndy Iron Ore, liw New Se ton North Roskear s;.Wh'l Basset t(lllogan' North Wheal Crof ty t'rosper United t r..videuce t nyLulaut , 5. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park sin Croft. Vigra and Clogan, lim 'Vest Bassett (Mogan IW. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis II MI . 2.1.0 291 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8. u all 0.14.6 14.9.6 58i 5.17.0 7 76 8 9 40) 410 I I 22 24 6 7 2 3 2 3 6 9 10 21 21 5 6 17 18 15 10 30 32 21 i 2 4 ' 31 4,1 2} 1 - 4.1 35 45 ' 2 4 21 31 21 26 300 320 1 1 18 22 1 2 Q lu it 1 4 12 14 54 56 115 125 65 75 18 20 10 12 ;35 145 7 9 LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENT.A.LI3. London and Greenwich, 62 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 12; ; Ottoman (Smyrna to Alibi:), 3 FDREIGN Anr . „lo -Brazilian Gold, limited, ; Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 2; Dun Pedro, North Del Rey, 7-16 pm United Mexican, lim., 21 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 61L2i 13.4,N lid. Alliance, lirn., 101 City, 14} Consolidated Bank, lim., 41 5 Ditto, new, a English, Soo [ch. and Australian Chartered, 181 London and Brazilian (lim.), Ditto, new, 4} London and County, C6l -I Loudon Joint Stock, 43 London and estminster, 95 National Provincial of England, 135} Ditto, d and 3d issue, 39i f Oriental Bank Corporation, 44 Union of London, Anglo-American Telegraph, 15 6 iEOUS. MISCELLAN if Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cent., 68 24 Berlin W ater Works, lim.. 1 21 4 B. and I. Magnetic Telegraph, lint. 04 Commercial Union, lusuranoc, 42 Credit Fonder of Englanu, limn 4 Ebbw Vale, 101 Egyptian Com, and Trading, lira., 3 Fore -street Warehouse, nth, 121 Hudson's Bay, io International N'inanoial International Land Credit, lim., 31 London Financial Association, Bin.. Si London General Omnibus Company, lim, 3 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, limo 2 1 illwall Freehold Land and Dock, 9 Nr.tional Discount t.ompany, I 3 i Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 20 Telegraph Construeth..n and Maintenance, lim.. - Ditto (.£1:), 126 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 51 5 The elections for the Northern Parliament con tinue to form the principal political preoccupation in the Prussian capital. The programmes vary to in finity, but what constitutes a novelty are candidates without any programme, The word seems to have been given, says a letter from Berlin, exactly as during the elections of the 3d of July, 1866. The candidateship of M. Waldeck for the second circumscription at Berlin has thus been decided on by the leaders of the electoral meeting. His name, they say, is alone a programme. The Count de Flandre, accompanied by his aide de-camp, Lieut.-Colonel Burnells, has left Brussels for Germany, His absence will be about three Weeks. 91 OS 53 65 32 35 33 33 128 130 81 86 18 k 0 10 /0 )23 /21 8, 67 51 53 27 118 21 101 10i 122 123 H Ili 93 95 j 39 40 4 18 IC4 1( 5 64 65 100 101 35 16 , 10 11 p 120 422 1 2p 1 2p! 74 70 111 118 148 152 48 60 72 73 9 1u 160 153 3 4; ,SIONS. 50 58 100 101 id ip I 4i 74 Ni 50 55 10t 103 101 IG3 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 106 106 a 1 i 1 100 102 91 93 121 13ii la 121 F 8 12 81 84 11 lid 100 102 1 4 2 H 85 90 82 85 97 9) 97 98 1 I 97 98 105 i 6 flf I SECU.R. 98 100 99 1011 99 101 83 85 133 85 102 IC4 104 106 1 IU3 105 101 103 DO "o 2 101 1(3 It 6 1,8 102 104 IG3 105 lUs tcfi 10i 99 101 95 07 90 95 85 86 9J IVI 81 85 96 98 91 93 104 108 107 108 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 40 added Threo miles. Mr. Green Price's The - Nun, by Fly by Night-Nun, aged, 12st 71b Mr. Roberts's Milford, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (G. Holman) 2 Mr. - Wallace's The Thane, aged, 12st 71b...(Mr. Thomas) 3 Mr. Barker's Sauceb ox , age d , 12 s t 7lb (IL Ellison) 0 Mr. Lewis's Freitag, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (T. Owen) 0 Mr. Powell's The Fawn, list 91b (J. Popo) 0 Mr. Russell's Sir Anthony, 12st 21b (T. Davies) 0 Mr. Merton's Jack o' Newbury, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Owner) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Milford, 4to 1 agst The Nun, sto 1 agst The Fawn, 6to 1 agst The Thane. Won by three lengths ; a length between second and third ; Jack o' New bury was fourth. The Fawn and Frietag fell. The win ner was objected to on the ground of being liable to race horse duty, and the case stands over for further investi gation. The Open Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 added; winners extra. Four miles. 31 subs. Mr. Powell's Daisy, by Hercules—Rose's dam, aged, 12st 51b ...................... .. ..........................(J. Pope) 1 Mr. Williams's Arlescott ' aged, list 11 1 b (H. Ellison) 2 Mr. Martin ris Mulbery, aged 10st 111 b (J. Holman) 3 Mr. Powell's Fl fisher, aged 'l2st 71b (G. Holman) 0 Mr. Yates's Merrimac, aged, ' llst 121 b (Mr. Hobson) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Meerschaum, aged, list 71b (J. Page) 0 Mr. Rowland's Garu s , li st 111 b (W. Reeves) 0 Mr. Owen ns Pensioner, lOst 71b (Mr. Thomas) 0 Mr. Lewis's Aprili s , 6 yrs, lOst 71b (T. Davies) 0 Mr. Ducrow's Ballot Girl, 6 yrs, lOst 91b...(Mr. 31ilward) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Merriniac, 7to 2 agst Aprilis, 6to 1 each agst Daisy and Meerschaum, 10 to 1 each agst Ballet Girl and Gurus. Won by a length and a half, three lengths between second and third, Meerschaum fourth. Aprilis and Gurus fell. The Cambrian Selling Race of 3 sous each, with 40 added winner Co bo sold. Three miles. Mr. Barker's Sauc e b ox , b y (H. Ellison) 1 Mr. P. Herbert's R o bi n Ad a i r , aged, list (.£7O) (Mr. Milward) 2 v engea nce, aged, llst (£4O) Betting-6 to 4on Robin Adair. Won by several lengths. Mr. Ellison claimed Robin Adair. VICTORIA CLUB Y ESTERDAY. The amount of business transacted to-day at the clubs was of an insignificant nature, and although wo append a list of quotations, they were in many instances mere offers. The attendance was scarcely as numerous as usual, yet a feature was early introduced by repeated offers to bet against Plaudit for the Derby, which had the effect of soon weakening the position of the conqtieror of Achievement, against whom 13 to 1 was freely offered at the close. Very little was doing on the Derby, and neither layers nor backers appeared anxious to meddle with The Rake. We append a list of quotations : LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 100 to 12 agst Christmas Carol (offered) 14 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (taken) 20 to 1 agst Beadle (offered) 25 to 1 agst Troublesome (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLEC A.IE. 100 to 7 agst Surney (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Columbia (offered) 25 to 1 agst Alcibiade (offered) 33 to 1 agst Fan (offered) 33 to 1 agst King Arthur (take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Accident (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Lecturer (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Newland (wanted) T IVO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (off., take 9 to 2) 10 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 100 to 6 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 1000 to 17 agst Huntsman (taken) 400 to 10 agst Distin (taken) 40 to 1 agst Beanstalk and Stockman coupled (t) DERBY. 9 to 1 agst The Rake (offered) 9to 1 agst D'Estournel (offered) 13 to 1 agst Plaudit (offered) BILLIARDS. HANDICAP AT THE CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL—A consi derable number of turfites were present each evening dur ing the past week to witness the play for Mr. S. Green's billiard handicap, 100 up, at his new saloon, which is situated above the picture-gallery. There were 26 accept ances, which necessitated an " odd-'un" at the second and third draws. The following is a brief return of the play at the conclusion of each game :—First Draw : Archer (40) beat R. Robinson (65) by 3 points, W. J. Innes (40) beat H. Jacobs (43) by 20 points, Arthur (15) beat J. Baylis (45) by 15 points, W. Morton (40) beat Risle (owed 30) by 78 points, Rowe (owed 15) beat Horne (owed 20) by 1 point, after a splendilly-contested game, Lewis (40) and W. Pickworth (20) each played a bye, Lambe (scratch) and Harry Kelley (15) being absentees. On Wednesday evening play was resumed by C. Adams (20) beating T. Morton (40) by 1 point, R. Patrick (40) beat Charley (20) by 20 points, Enscoo (20) beat King (owed 5) by 9 points, Reuben Mould (30) beat F. Oubatt by 23 points, and .tucks atut rrani-xitsby each played a bye. Second Draw: Stocks beat Bosco° by 24 points, W. J. Innes beat Reuben Mould by 5 points, Archer beat Arthur by 47 points, Adams beat Pickworth by 14 points, Frank Kilsby beat Partrick by 16 pOints, and when play was re sumed on Friday evening, W. Morton boat Rowe by 37 beat points, toacnkds b Lewis , played Frank K a i bye.isby beat Third InnesDraw: by Archer . Morton beat Lewis by 11, and Adams was drawn odd man. Fourth Draw: W. Morton beat Kileby by 28, and Archer beat Adams by 15. Final Heat: W. Archer, of Kenning ton, and W. Morton.—The first-named, by a succession of flukes, soon ran hi s game up to 98 , w h en Morton got in, but missing an easy l oser off the re d a t 95, his opponent scored in the n ex t s t ro k e, and won b y five points. ST. JAMES'S HALL, GO, L EGENT - ST REET.—A. match will be played at th o a b ove hall, on Tuesday evening, February 12, between Charles Hughes, of London, and John Hurst of Liverpool, 1,000 up, even, for £lOO a-side, on a new table by those celebrated makers Messrs. Cox and Yeman 209, Brompton-Toad, S.W, LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 1. The following promotions have this day been made: — Mr. Charles Ephraim Uffindell, Mr. Charles McMaster, Mr. Thomas R usse ll , Mr. John Anderson, Mr. David Grant, Mr. James Jack, Mr. Hugh Aitken, Mr. Edwin Collett Legh, M r . John King (B), and Mr. Daniel Fer guson to be Engineers in her Majesty's Fleet. Mr. Henry John Hall has this day boon promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in Her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 12th Jan., 1867. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 2, 1867. John Mather, Esq., has this day been promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer in Her Majesty's Fleet. FEB. 4. - - Mr. Charles Frederick Gregory a nd Mr. George Nicholls have this day be en promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineers in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23a Jan., 1867. COURSE OP EXCHANGE.- I ast Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto 3 Months.ll 18/ Rotterdam — 11 181 Antwerp _ 25 35 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 14 Ditto 3 Months.2s 321 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1191 Vienna — 13 IU Trieste — 13 .. i : 21i 11 17 11. 19 11 19 25 40 25 40 13 9 25 20 25 40 25 40 120 13 15 13 17i 311 6 26 Petersburgh Berlin 311 6 25} Madrid ..... . .................. Cadiz ........................ Leghorn ..................... Milan ........................ Genoa ........................ Naples ........................ Palermo ..................... Messina ............ • ........ Lisbon ............ ......... Oporto ........................ 47 48f 2G 80 26 80 26 80 26 80 26 80 26 80 51 611 48} 48i 26 90 26 90 26 90 26 90 26 90 26 90 AMERICA. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Political affairs are dull, but a better feeling pre vails in financial circles. The Royal Mail steamer Africa arrived out on Saturday evening. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 1371 ; Sterling Exchange on London, 1081 ; 5-20 U.S. Bonds, 1078 ; Illinois, 115 ; Erie, 611; Upland cotton, 33c. GERMAN :GYMNASTIC SOCIETY, LOND ON .—W e erep of whom, ho wever, on l y gather from the ann ual re port just published that this society has made fair p ro g ress du ring the last year. T , are n 118 I.o'h members,c receipts in 1866 amounted to d the property o f th e society is now valued at £441 h 0, e3r4ao3re Germans. principally by shares and mortgage deben £2,233. The gymn asium cost alto g ethe r £ 9 , 562 , which t w u e r r e e s. The raised building is the property of the Gymnasium Company (Limited), the first company of that kind started in England, but the society by buying up the shares and liquidating the other liabilities of the company, will acquire the Gymnasium as its own property in course of time. £1,783 have been paid off in this manner hitherto. There exists in connection with the society tY c a las f s e , E a singing cinga and club, bo xing class, a swim m i ng c l u b, a and an amateur band of some fifty members. There is, moreover, a library of nearly 2,000 volumes, and altogether the f3o9i9ty is in a most 11911 4 1 i11g 0CZ13t1912, OPENING OF PARLIAMENT The once proverbial fine weather of the Queen on State occasions yesterday afternoon again failed her Majesty completely. A drizzling rain and cold raw atmosphere were the equable accompani ments of the annually-recurring ceremonial of the opening of Parliament by the reigning Sove reign. In spite of this, however, the attend ance of the general public in the streets along either side of the whole line traversed by the precession, from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of the Legislature, was very considerable. And their patience loyally withstood the " pelting of the piti less"—hardly can we call it storm—but at, any rate of the dull depressing Scotch mist that came down anything but handsomely under a gloomy, sunless sky. In Whitehall and Parliament-street the specta tors were not confined to the streets—large galleries in many places erected in front of the various bal conies were filled principally by ladies. A few minutes before one a squadron of the Life Guards took possession of the line of route, and from that hour until a short timeprevious to the royal car riages leaving Buckingham Palace, the chariots of the nobility, their occupants being elegantly dressed, continued to pass on their way to the House of Peers. Her Majesty throughout the entire length of the journey was enthusiastically received with waving of hats and handkerchiefs and great cheering. HOUSE OF LORDS. Within the House of Lords, on our entering it at a quarter before one o'clock, the peeresses were already ranged in brilliant array, not only along the four principal benches ou both sides of the body of the house but in either gallery—the beauty of their features dimmed by the prevailing darkness, but the radiant and variegated colouring of their dresses still conspicuously lighting up the grand Gothic interioc.- The scene within the " House " is one of peculiar grandeur whenever her Majesty deigns to open Parliament in person, and although the ceremony is the same on all occasions of her Majesty's pre sence, yet the crowd of peers, peeresses, and their sons and daughters that always assemble to meet their sovereign seems yearly to increase. The doors of the House had been opened at twelve o'clock, and considering that the fair sex were in question it was rather surprising to see the num bers that had already arrived. The peeresses had come in rapidly in little groups of twos and threes, and, after much bowing and talk with friends, had been ushered to their places by the messengers, and were now occupying themselves in gazing at the rich, and angular but strictly Gothic throne. The body of the House kept gradually filling up, and most of the front benches were filled before one o'clock. Among the peers earliest in their attendance we observed the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Arch bishop of York, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, and other prelates—the bishops bench, indeed, being about the first filled. The Judges followed not long afterwards. The Diplomatic Corps was fully represented. Among the first in their attendance being the French Ambassador, the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne. Among the latest M. Musurus, the Turkish Ambassador. Noticeable also amongst the earliest in their arrival were Lord Houghton, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Cardigan, and the Marquis of Westminster. Punctually at half-past one the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chelmsford, carrying in his hand the Royal Speech, preceded by the bearers of the Mace and Great Seal entered, and took his seat on the woolsack. Later on entered at a quarter to two his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who passed in through at the entrance at the left hand of the Throne, followed by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the General Commanding-in-Chief. They took almost immediately upon their entrance their accustomed places, namely, at the upper end of the front benph of the Opposition. Towards two o'clock, the house being crowded in all parts, and very gorgeous in the general effect. Notwithstanding the still prevailing gloom, there were evidences of preparation for the entrance of the Sovereign in the scattering from the steps of the throne of the principal personages hitherto grouped about them in conversation, and who now passed into the lobbies to be in readiness there to form into the line of procession ; among these were the Lord Chancellor, the Prime Minister, the Gold Stick-in-Waiting, and others. The arrival of her Majesty was now looked for with much interest ; and no sooner was the distant flourish of trumpets heard than a messenger entered the house rather in a hurry, and requested my lords and ladies to uncover, at which there was a general uprising of all the ladies present, and amid a great rustle, and audible laughing, mantles and shawls were laid aside—no one knows where, though effec tually out of sight. Again there was a pause, during which many peers came in. The ladies here began again putting on their shawls, with as much care as such a furtive toilet admits of, when the doors were thrown open and the heralds entered two by two, bowing stiffly in their rich and awk-. ward tabards, as they passed before the throne. The great officers of the household, in their splendid uniforms, succeelled, followed by the Earl of Derby with the Sword of State before the Queen, at whose appearance all rise and stand. Dressed simply but richly in black moire antique, wearing diamonds upon the bosom, and tiara-like upon her Marie-Stuart cap, from which depended a flowing white lace veil that fell in ample folds upon her shoulders, her Majesty took her seat upon the throne. The assembly having been authorised, in the name of her Majesty, by the Lord Chancellor to be seated, there was a pause until the Commons of England, headet by the Speaker, and ushered by the Black Rod, hustled each other to the bar. Among the few who, were crowded together at the bar we observed, standing immediately in the neighbourhood of the Speaker, the Sergeant -at-Arms, and the Black Rod —Mr. Disraeli, Sir Stafford Northcote, Lord John Manners, &c.—not a sign of Mr. Gladstone. The Lord Chancellor then, standing at the right hand of the throne, read aloud the Queen's Speech, which appeared in our columns yesterday. The pro ceedings then terminated by the rapid filing out of the royal procession ; but (unlike last year) her Majesty looked up once or twice while seated upon the throne. Before the Queen's departure from the House her Majesty kissed their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge kissing her Majesty's hand, as did the Duke of Edinburgh. Their lordships then adjourned during pleasure.; The House resumed shortly after five o'clock, and there was a large attendance of Peers. Several peeresses were also present, and the Strangers' Gallery was filled. NEV PEERS. Viscount Monck, who has been recently created a British Peer, and Lord Aboyne, who has been called to the Upper House by the title of Baron Branceforth, respectively took the oaths and their seats. TIIE QUEEN'S SPEECH. A bill having been read a first time formally, The LORD CHANCELLOR read the Queen's Speech. Earl BEAUCHAMP rose to move an bumble address n reply to her Majesty's gracious Speech. He said that the Speech contained much that was calculated to give satisfaction to that house and the country. The reference to the friendly terms with foreign countries was necessarily a most agreeable circum stance, and, as regarded the United States, he believed that the portion of the Royal address re lating to that great republic would be in conformity with the general feeling of the country. With re spect to the Island of Crete, there was a deep sym_ pathy on the part of the people of this country i n reference to the gallant and heroic struggles of th e people of that island. Ho was glad that Parliament wafi not sitting At the thin the insurrection in that island broke out, as words of sympathy might have been uttered which probably might have given rise to some dis agreeable feelings on the part of the Porte. He trusted that the feeling expressed by this country and other European powers would induce the Sul tan to act with wisdom and humanity towards the people of that island. (Hear, hear.) The great events on the continent, however they might be re garded, would, he trusted, have the effect of effecting an union between the States that were affected and lead to peace. (Hear.) He hoped that the advice contained in her Majesty's Speech as regarded the dispassionate consideration of the sub ject of Reform would be acted on by Parliament. As regarded the subject of Trades' Unions he adverted to the importance of that matter, and to the statements in her Majesty's Speech in reference to the same. He laid down as an axiom that there could be no freedom in trade without freedom in labour, and attributed to the operation of the trades unions the diversion of a large amount of manufactures from England to other countries. Having noticed in detail the other points in the Royal Speech, he re ferred to the enthusiastic reception of her Majesty by the public that day, and the sympathy felt on the part of the people at large in the sorrow of her Majesty. The address of the noble lord was brief, but very appropriate, and he resumed his seat amid loud applause. The Earl of DELAMERE seconded the motion in a terse but effective speech. Earl RUSSELL—I am happy to say that with regard to the motion for the Address that has been so fairly and tem perately moved and sccon Jed, I can see no reason for ob jecting to any part of that Address. With respect to the Speech, however, I think it necessary to make some obser vations. No one can complain either of the brevity or want of variety in the topics, the only difficulty is to choose among so many topics those that one attaches the most importance to. I will therefore proceed to touch on a few of those topics that I myself think are the most important. In the first place, the thing that strikes one's attention is the question of the late war In Europe, and upon that subject I would rather call the attention of your lordships - to the statement in the Speech from the Throne on the prorogation of the last Parliament than to the very short sentence upon it in the present Speech. At the end of the session her Majesty was pleas3d to declare that she had been no indifferent specta tor of events that had taken place on the Continent, but that she had not taken any part in a conflict in which neither the honour nor the interest of the people demanded her active participation. I entirely agree with that sen tence. It appears to carry fully and satisfactorily the rea sons why her Majesty did not participate in the war between Prussia and Austria. My lords, her Majesty is made to say, ".I hope that the termination of that war will lead to the establishment of a durable peace." Well, we all hope for the same thing, and though I for one sincerely hope that that will be the case, at the same time I can not speak sanguinely upon that subject, because I must say that ever since the aggression upon Denmark that took place two years ago against all treaties, and all faith that has been hitherto observed, there has been roused a spirit of aggression in Europe, especially on the part of one power, which may in future lead to great calamities. I trust that it will not be so ; but it is impossible to view without pain the probability of some such catastrophe, still more if we refer to rumours that are afloat upon the subject. The next topic which is referred to in the Royal Speech is that with regard to the United States—" I have suggested to the Government of the United States a mode by which questions pending between the two countries arising out of the civil war may receive an amicable solution, and which; if met, as I trust it will be, in a correspondi ng spirit, will remove all grounds of possible misunderstand ing, and promote relations of cordial friendship." I believe that it is not quite good grammar to talk about meeting a mode; but with regard to the substance of the paragraph, I must say that I do not see any reasons why one Secre tary of State should not enter into communications with another, even although they may come to different conclu sions as to the particular course of action. With regard to this matter I acted more in conformity with the views of the American Government than my predecessors had done, and I see no reason why a Secretary of State may not take such a course of action amicably, provided that the honour of the country is not involved in any concession that is made. Indeed I should hear with extreme and painful surprise that the noble earl opposite had consented to any solution of the question by which the honour of the coun try was at all compromised. (Hear.) I conclude that the papers on that subject will be laid before Parliament at the earliest possible period, and that we shall ba informed very soon what proposition her Majesty's Government has made, and whether it was met in a corresponding spirit, such as her Majesty's Government anticipated . it would be met with. Now, my lords, there are various topics in the Speech which I do not think it necessary to deal with here. There are many measures of great importance, and I trust that when those measures are produced your lordships will find that the proposals and the measures introduced will be such as will be conducive to the welfare of the country. I now come to one subject on which the attention of the country is fixed, and that the question of the reform in Parliament. It is said, " Your attention will again be called to the state of the representation of the people in Parliament, and I trust that y our d e lib era ti ons , c onducted . . in a spirit of moderation and mutual forbearance, may lead to the adoption of measures which, with out unduly disturbing the balance of political power, shall freely extend the elective franchise." I hope I may conclude from that paragraph, which is some what mysterious in its wording, that a measure in the shape of a bill will be very soon introduced into the other house, and that it will contain provisions so clear that the house will be able to consider it in a spirit of fairness. I must, however, request your lordships to allow me to state how it is the question has arrived at the position at which it at present ' • ' stands. There was unfortunately introduced into the Reform Bill of 1832 by Lord Chandos a clause, which introduced into the electoral body a set of persons who I should say are the most dependent class existing in this country, viz., the £5O tenants-at-will. (Oh, oh.) It was, therefore, after wards proposed that the occupiers of a lower amount in the counties, and the occupiers of lower than£lo houses in the towns should be admitted to the franchise, but it was constantly opposed on the ground that it would be de grading the franchise, and consequently when the noble earl in 1839 was in power it was declared that the extension of the franchise must only bo in a lateral direction, and that no lowering of the franchise in towns would be admitted or listened to, the effect of which would be to exclude every man under £lO for ever—men who were perfectly able to exercise the franchise, and who, in my opinion, ought to enjoy it. The bill of the noble earl had also another great defect— that of intending to restore nomination boroughs, for it was clear that by the provisions of that bill a land lord who lived 200 miles away would be able to swamp tho inhabitants of the borough. That being the case, I consi- dered it my duty to endeavour to reject the bill by resolu tion on its second reading in the House of Commons, and on its being carried the Government of that day was ob liged to give up the bill, and they dissolved the Parliament. The lowering of the franchise has been constantly opposed since 1851, and before the general election of 1865 it was declared by the right hon. gentleman the member for Buck inghamshire that the House of Commons had happily refused to degrade the franchise by the admission of the best of those artisans who lived in houses somewhat below £lO per an num. That was constantly said and done until last ses sion, and then what happened ? Government of that day thought it right again to introduce a measure of reform, and I think if your lordships will eonsidar a 'monient that the proposition to admit in the counties men who rented under £5O, and in the boroughs under £lO, need not have so frightened hon. gentlemen, because the prin ciple had been admitted in the Reform Bill which was passed for Ireland. But, unfortunately, that bill, which proposed to lower the franchise in counties to £l4 and in boroughs to £7, was met by an opposition which I have always considered was neither honourable to the person who promoted it nor safe to the country. (Oh, oh, an d hear, hear.) The noble earl now at the head of the Go vernment, referring on that occasion to the proposed bill of the Government, expressed a hope that it would be a mea sure which he should be able to support, and that it was one which would reasonably and satisfactorily settle this important question. It was desirable, the noble lord said, to settle it once and for all, and he promised me that my bill should have fair play—(hear, hear, from Lord Derby) —and that it should not meet with any factious opposition or combination against it, but that it should be considered and dealt with on its merits. (Hear, hear, from Lord Derby.) If the bill was one which ho approved of ho would give it his cordial support, but if, on the other hand, he consi dered it au imperfect, inadequate, and dangerous mea sure, he would do his best to throw it out by fair de bate and au honourable opposition. (Cheers from the Ministerial benches.) Now, my opinion is that that bill did not have fair play, but was thrust aside by underhand means. It was not opposed on its merits, but by a factious movement and combination against it; uor was it opposed by a fair debate and honourable opposition. That is my statement with regard to the bill of last session. It is hardly regular for me to trace that bill through its stages in the other house, but I have stated that I do not consider that it was defeated by fair debate and an honourable oppo sition. One proposition was that the county franchise should be £l4 per annum. That was met by a proposition that it should be £2O. Now, that was 4 fair mode of meeting the bill and of dealing with the question. But let mo state the other course that was proposed. It was not considered suf ficient to deal first with the franchise upon the principle that had been laid down for Ireland, and it was objected to proceed with that bill by those who were opposed to any change, as well as by others, on the ground that the subject should be dealt with as a whole, and that the bill for the redistribution of seats should bo taken first, by which means much valuable time would have boon lost, and the discus sion would have occupied some months on the merits and demerits of that part of the question, so that it would have Inc quite hepoeeible to have had any (WOW:WWII VI the 1?S 9 814 19 1 19 i 19 1221 34 8 5!I 2 rt7l 6 8 I 101 ! 86 56 123 2i 3 ,ITIES. 107 i i } real question—viz., the amount of franchise—whether £7, or £6. That was the way in which they evaded deal ing with the bill on its merits. They endeavoured to defeat nhyeda years, p r u r l n e i s oonfp o gi p of givingitnef the t nf H ont o : u ne so whichevt notice ot o f C son o fil m nf ap m an a o r t t l s o n a h n a d d t a n d e p p t ra o d c t for it by underh an d proceeding; and that proposal, contrary mm ao t o f e honourablea i nn ty l e t y pr i f m nt p o o d rta fo n rm, t a s m o e t n h d a - t those who had to meet it should know what that mo tion was, that step was taken without that notice and with out any knowledge on the part of the Government that any motion was about to be made. That was the course adopted by the Opposition. I call that an unfair and underhand course. I say with regard to the bill of the late Govern ment it was not met on its merits, but an attempt was made at a combination against it on the part of those who were unable to combine on any other subject. If that was the case, and I am well founded in the history of what took place, the noble earl opposite had no occasion to say that he "thanked God that he was not as other men," because he was quite as bad as those "publicans" of 1859. (A laugh.) With regard to this bill, which the noble earl is to produce, I only trust that it will be introduced soon ; that it will contain clear provisions; and that it will be considered by the House of Commons. For my own part I neither promise support, nor threaten opposition. If it be a good bill, no doubt we shall be happy to see it carried. (Hear, hear.) If it be a bad bill, with au incomplete or de lusive franchise, why then it would do just that to which the noble earl objected, and truly objected. Above all, if we think it leads to future agitation of a perilous character it will be our duty to oppose it. If the House of Commons pass a fair bill, and your lordships approve of it, giving a great body of the artisans of this country that privilege they are well fitted to exercise; if you impose on them that duty which they are well fitted to perform —that of exercising one of the most important functions which can be exercised in a free country, in voting for representatives to Parliament; in short for selecting men on whom the conduct, power, faith, and freedom of this country depend for many years, if you give them that advantage freely and fairly, and to a proper extent, then you may hope to settle this question; . but if you endeavour, by any tricks or shuffles, to cheat them of that fair right, and endeavour to give them less than that to which they are entitled, you will not succeed. Public meetings have declared for manhood suffrage, but hardly any one in either House of Parliament wishes for manhood suffrage ; but if you give the working classes a fair pro portion of votes you may hope to settle this question for a considerable time. But if you deal with it unfairly and ina dequately there can be no butter theme for agitation at the general election which must tale place soon after the pass ing of that bill than that the present House of Commons cheated the country, and that it was necessary to have a new Reform Bill and new members who will do their duty to their constituents more honestly than the members of the present House of Commons. If I were an agitator I should wish for nothing better than such a state of things. (A laugh.) The noble earl having arrived at the conclu sion that there ought to be a large reform, will, I trust, reduce the franchise to such an extent that his measure will be accepted by the country. We all know very well that there are different methods of reasoning, which affect different minds. Some people are well convinced by the inductive method. Others are more convinced by the me thod of deduction. Some like the algebraic, and others the geometric method in order to arrive at the truth. But to noble lords opposite there is no way which succeeds so well as being in office. (A laugh.) The noble earl, in the speech he made at Liverpool bathe course of the summer dwelt upon the advantage arising from a change of Government from time to time. I quite agree with him in what he said, but there is a further advantage which he did not mention— namely, that in coming into office he perceives the truth of propositions to which be had been opposed for 15 years. (A laugh.) I have only further to say that I trust the mea sure which the Government have announced with respect to Ireland will have all the merit which should belong to it, that it will have no injurious effects on the rights of pro perty, but will enable tenants to make improvements. If the noble earl effects those objects he will confer a great advantage on Ireland. The last time the noble earl was in office he was fortunate in his selection of his Lord Lieu tenant. Lord Eglinton performed his duties in a manner which satisfied all parties in Ireland and in this country— (hear)—and I believe he is equally fortunate in his selec tion of the present Lord Lieutenant, who has conducted himself in a manner to which no one can object. (Hear.) Of course the duties of a Lord Lieutenant are those of adminis tration only. As the late Lord Wellesley said, the duty of the Lord Lieutenant was to administer the law, not to alter it. There are other questions of importance affecting Ireland when we have got rid of reform, and which will deserve your lordships' attention as much as any question can. My noble friend whom I see near me, Lord Kimberley, made, as Lord Lieutenant, many valuable suggestions on the sub ject of landlord and tenant, but nothing can be undertaken on the subject of Ireland without the deepest consideration. The best intentions are not enough; but I do trust that measures for the amelioration of Ireland will be considered with deliberation and carried. I thank your lordships for your attention, and I have only now to add that I do not consider it necessary on the present occasion to move any amendment to the address. (Hear, hear.) The Eati of DERBY—I trust that in addressing your lordships I may be permitted to express my gratitude to my noble friends behind me for the clear and distinct man ner in which they moved and seconded the Address. (Cheers.) I should have hardly thought it possible to go through the various topics of a Speech from the Throne with so much clearness, discretion, and brevity as was done by my noble friend who moved the Address. (Hear.) There was not one topic of the Speech which he left un touched, and not one that he did not touch upon with per fect fairness and discretion. I must also express my satis faction that the noble earl who has just sat down has not found any matter for comment, certainly not for objection, in the Speech from the Throne. lam more satisfied with the course which the noble earl has found it expedient to pursue than oven with the noble earl's assurance that he does not intend to move an amendment to the Address, be cause in his somewhat lengthened discourse he has not confined himself, with one exception, to the various and important topics of the Speech. The noble earl has entered into an historical description of the progress and non-pro gress of Reform during the last 35 years, and the various bills, discussions, and disputes which have taken place. Now, I must say, at the outset, that I decline to follow the noble earl through that portion of his speech. Her Ma jesty's Ministers have expressed their hop that the great question of. Parliamentary Reform may moot with an early and satisfactoty settlement ; they have announced their intention to bring forward the question at a very early period ; and I may at once relieve the noble lord's anxiety as to any attempt at delay upon our part by saying that npon the very earliest possible day—l believe as early as Monday next—it is the intention of my right lion. friend the Chaecellor of the Exchequer to lay before the House of Commons the Government's proposal in reference to this matterin detail. (Hear, hear.) But lam sure that there is no hope of a satisfactory settlement of the question, if it be taken up in the spirit and temper with which the noble earl has chosen to approach it. (Cheers.) If when this question is mooted wo are to commence band y in g recri m i na tions between parties, and c har g in g one another with unfairness, inconsistency, double-dealing, and what not, in connexion with the political history of the past 15 years or more, and instead of entering upon the subject with the view of considering what is best to be done, then , I say, there is no hope that the matter will be settled, an. I shall deeply regret that her Majesty's Ministers have been induced to bring forward a question which the event will then have shown can lead only to angry discussions, (Cheers.) My lords, if we do desire and hope for a satis factory settlement of this question, if we desire to see tho representation of the country placed upon a sound basis, if we desire to see a settlement of the question which I will not say shall be final, but which shall render unnecessary and improbable any further agitation upon the subject for a very considerable time, then, I say, this object cannot be attained by making the question one of party and political strife for the purpose of obtaining office or .Parliamentaty majorities. The question must be examined in a fair, deli berate, and dispassionate spirit ; we must be prepared to l give and take ; we must bo prepared to meet each oth er ' s oe frome lordsniegh, strife. re may politicalau views, and we must be prepared, above all thi ngs, t o cast away all (Hear, party hear, objects and a and laugh.)be quite Noble but I am speaking from the deepest convictions of my mind when I say that there is no possible Government in this country that can at the present time carry a Reform Bill. The noble earl tried to do so last year, and he thought he had a majority with him when ho laid down the principle that no Government was required, and that no Govern nient was ever justified, in bringing forward a Reform Bill unless it had a reasonable prospect of being able to carry it. I do not go as far as the noble earl, but I say that in the pre sent state of parties no Government can hope to carry, by their own separate and distinct exertions, such a Reform Bill as would in their view be most desirable ; and I repeat that, if this question is to be settled, it must be dealt with in a spirit of mutual forbearance, and not by bandying recriminations. (Limn) Although I cannot commend the noble earl for accuracy in reference to the recapitulations of what to-•k place in 1859 or 186 G, I will not follow him with regard to one of the points he raised. I will not argue with him touching his statement that from 1832 down to 1866 the desire and working of the Conservative party was to keel ) the borough franchise from being reduced to £lO, or the county franchise below £5O ; but I will remind him, with regard to the county franchise, that iu 1859 the Govern ment of the day proposed a larger extension of the county franchise than has been proposed since. It is undoubtefily true that at that time a proposition was made to place the county and borough franchise upon the seine footing, and in that view of the matter the Government declined to re duce the borough franchise, while it proposed a large re duction of the county franchise. This principle, however, was not sanctioned by the cou ntr y or Parliament, and ha s not been introduced since ; it has been universally admitted that there should be a difference between the county an d borough la • f • nchise (Earl Russell—" Hear.") Then I w ou ld also remind the noble earl that he has nut since then given us many opportunities of expressing our opinion upon the subject of Reform, for from 1860 t o 1866 t h e no b le earl had been perfectly satisfied to leave the whole question at rest, and it was not until last year that he awakened w i t h new nal fox tlle artier 18 ana brought forwatd lOu et 20 00 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 10;z I 1 41 5 100 i i in 841 1