The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-07 00:00:00

Mr. Punch in Fleet' li's last effusion I'2; th a sort of eboro 3al lines have Or —whether here iD Ist lovingly hanalej !nightly, where diet of rapture by 11.' Ha in this inoath4 shape of a gh astil Id Edward Herbert, )f the Vampire, ill Irdiki, in 1812, bi , through the ratir herwise A.thanasitis pen o f M r . Cash el Won, is attribu table last number of le ti ve ly, " Reis° 7 and whimsical A' acku'ood. Scar C ell 3 at Trieste en roliN Charles Lever, tiles tarry Lorrequer ' I muse hav ebeeli P which 11° nr him i n h i s c harity ost picturesqu e west shores of 11le ro years bedriclaell, length, sunk tolue' pidly now tovtarJ, sensational a 6 " " ly life, 4, put your. When couapletd it, the forthconliog story rather 001 has warmed to h e i r In t eres t awako p° quest probab l y ° and enormous for Eliot's 800 10 posed to conjectue, )t so in tha t salp but e vigorous cal' )f " Sir Harr,' 11°t' ms curious thats (lope should further tgazine to Li s which he has Dtel in the shape of ! a duplicate Oil! ite separately 1113' incident, agaiu,' Cher widely perallir utly gone in for audience. tzine, and Har rison tsd family publicly itch the last - ' ° i Ice of the days ONE BOY 13 aged 15, was A il r-road, Edinburgh' gas fitt er , and ' 135 d got opposite 111! a youth, 100 11,1' a pistol bebiu dll° few minutes after years of age; the HOUSE n the pretniseo of of No. 137, Seri was not put o f urnt out, the ra° he dwelling-W as° whole front of he Engineer fiti tcji l: Il managed to rep , fireman, who 0 , 5 iged to be remove' ?APERS. opinion on C? , t h . - De audience ouncil said .o °s 00 ,erials. False bo e„ cues amiss to tl i te r nals, which Co ll/ far and he went s° th e It of having ~e r e Yet there de' holic press, thit.!,cie, 'Hs in the Chntf cercise his an thor y rememberel .sred itolerance. ndition that th e re It henceforth „Ir nal." " These $lO union, "Wolls tbe )3 , may keep that inclinat io ; of the press. AND ART. , ring :_sir it,l°,3 not be a.stouiTet; new d is ocv pl easure , A iea t ;eri es of 4 Caesar," 11 . 4 9 ,aurence Olip with his assi l ' lium :" , 6 The 6 seemed at the t u ::et ' any conscic:usa,o r the style.' PIO —" can b e of f the book, 2:d criticisms of svijAid th e e ternal 9 'o l ;dfrom his c ele of Lake 8 .. of at society thlo';eo W 89020 Herald 1 4 v j ies of graphic !ite3 3rs in the 111 ' 1 0 1 ,ction of the best ied immediste4lo >nomy . " is the tits rues is at prop6s Of is the intentitv tage as soon as t of A in the nice to lose lose so constio :onsidered.--•A situ or presentatioa,he )een devoted to 1 9 Liebig . 1 : 0 5 itifie mvestiPtitho —A monk of new potato-pSo, I easily peel 61/`' Lip of a theisee; ) Rossini, ho's '„ of known instanc.ol -A biblio.graPll: is to the Be/03'11'030 ertain procale and sixteenth. iany of these /37.11, )een sought hl,llO terest for ntoe ion that i". ',tea highly eala,,,v ,i o p horns " (no rei,'"o4 7 American o(4l°s. rument of p.,eZi t ie les during A' )en, or are still, out t o avail too,' ralt of assistol ofy the presew f the hair) .co. ,asion by the advanced 0400 e f his family I a year. 03° , m mach.' via 3 neral a ,l° 0 Consul-0-etter in anent the sea nts." THE MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The attendance on 'Change to-day was limited, and the business transacted was but trifling. Consols Were the turn lower, and in the Foreign Market the prices remain almost without alteration. In Railway Shares there has been a slight decline in Great Easterns, Caledonians, and North British, but in Telegraphs a slight improvement has taken place in Maintenance and Construction Shares. American Securities are now a fraction higher. There is no alteration in the rate of the discount houses. Consols are now at 94 to 931 for money; ditto, account, ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 ; New Three per Cents., 921 1; Bank of England Stock, 41 per cent., 235. Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per cent., 2 prem. ; d itto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, prem. India Stock, 101 per cent., April, 1874, 209 ; ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 114 131 ; ditto 4 per ce nt) Oct., 1888, 1011; ditto Enfaced Paper 4 per cent., 921 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 22 prem. In the Foreign Market Italian Bonds are 56 to 56 i; Spanish, 291 to 291; Turkish Five per Cents., 48 1 to 481 ; ditto of 1869, 621 to 621 ; Egyptian, 801 to 81. In the Railway Market Great Northern (A) are 128 to 129 ; Loudon and North-Western, 1261 to 127 ; Midland, 1251 to 126 ; Lancashire and York shire, 129 to 1291 ; Great Western, 711 to 72 ; London and South Western, 90 to 92 ; London and '„ r ighton, 45 to 451; Caledonian, 731 to 74 ; South Easter n , 77 to 771 ; Great Eastern, 411 to 421 ; M etropolitan, 751 to 76 ; and Great Northern Ordi nary, 121 to 122. The new Viceroy Loan is to to prem., and the Japanese Loan 44 to 34 dis. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 884 to 881 t he Ter!-Forties, 854 to 86. Erie Shares are 184 t° 18 4 ; and Illinois, 112 to 113. Lombard-Venetian are at 15 to 151 ; and Great Luxemburg, at 13i to 134. Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 164 to 17; British Indian, 8i ; China, 24 to 2 dis. ; French Cable, 154 to 154 ; and Construction, 311 to 354. The steamer Poonah took out yesterday £20,000 specie for Bombay. Tenders will be received at the Bank of England On the 18th inst. for £400,000 in Council bills on Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. The Committee of the Bank of London an ttcance a payment to the shareholders of £1 ss. per share, being the first return of the capital of the un dertaking. The debt of the Atlantic and Great Wester n Railway Company has occupied very much of the time and attention of the committee, and still continues to do- so. They are proceeding with the careful realisation of the other outstanding assets of the bank, and have reason to believe their value was n ot overstated in their last report. The committee also express a hope that they will make a second distribution of capital at no distant period, when they will issue an extended report. At a meeting of the Board of the Anglo-Ameri ea° Telegraph Company, it was resolved to pay °II the 7th of June next an interim dividend of two per cent. on the new Consolidated Stock of the undertaking, being equal to Bs. per old share. At a meeting of the creditors of T. Moffatt and Co., of Manchester, a composition of 4s. in the pound Was accepted. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce states At a meeting of the creditors of John Brockbank, timber m erchant, of Carlisle, the total liabilities were stated a t £36,841 ; secured creditors, £1,127 ; unsecured Creditors, £15,108 ; assets, £7,337. Mr. Wright, .. 13(3 licitor, was appointed trustee under the new Act. Brockbank, the bankrupt, has absconded. Many. friends who lent heavy sums, as well as trade credi tors, are deeply involved." The directors of the Cape Copper Mining Com pany (Limited) have declared a final dividend of 4 / 8 . per share, free of income tax, on account of the profits of the year 1868. In the colonial produce markets this week the busi ness has been upon r ather an extended scale, owing tl° liberal supp li es, an d th er e is now a better demand for s ome of the principal articles at the current low erices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. • „ G0V...m.' 4- lIMENT FUNDS. Vle C ent. COLISOIS 3 -Ditto for Account — vper Cent. Re luced .... .. ..... .... 921 3 -- , dw 3 tu ' . per Cent W 2l- per Ci3nt. Jan. 184 Do .' A, • 0 per Con ,J.tn. 1873 utilities, 30 vrs, expire sth Jon., 1b8)' — Uo. f0r,30 -rs aspire sth April 18K — 11,, it ' rl . l, L, t , ,( od Sea. 1 elevap ). Ang., 190). — '"equ - .1. Wile, £l,OOO, 24 p. Ct. 1-1,,, ti0 , £lOO, £2oo & £5OO — '' ' ) I } 'D I 1 Stock, 41 per Cent ... , -, g au 0 _ • opening /0. 4 per Cent. Bonds utor-Colonial Omni= — 11.0.1,iniks 610VE1tNMENT SECURITI.St, Va.Atock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 209 D e * °Polling, for Account.... — I,o''' A a per Cent. Oct If.Bo , 1 , pet- Cent. Oct. 188 P -ir:),. .4tlfaced Paput 4 per Cont.. ... ' 92* ; ''-' Kr Cert., Jan. 1872 ~... ,4 lO4l 4 n 'Cen Ala 1879 - • • -* ',, ), ( 3p t. y 7 Cent , Rup. Ds' , 187 0 — 4 -6 * do 16' - ... 1882 D Do . do. IA ob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ..... i)k: Ilunds. 4 per C en t., £l,OOO .. 22 pm locler .£l.OOO — pub!le l 6 per il(3 ti tine lte Cont Ax ~: tr e O E t I ON FUNDS—CLOSING P 9 PRICES. A r .• • ••• ]trial. - po n d s . 5 p.\r cent .. - _ p, Du. 185 r‘ i r• . . iittc 3 per Cent.... t r ., -)1 i per Cent. 185'2 _ "°• do 1858.... ),. _ no 186 0 It s. _ 1863 891 90 ~ do , ~ '' .. per Cent., t 865 ,„ •.. • _ _ , Ayres q per 0, ut. 2 1,,,,Cent..,.-Deli,n,d R per (lot.t. ' ll 4 (; imer Cent • ••• De . 3 . 11. per gent..,,...„ ....... ... - 1 " I • 0 _ p-r ‘ ' • dent., i, • ' Per Cent., 1868 , 99 0 , t'• f; per cent. 1867 .... _ 11 ' O . •-t•Lsn, 6 Cent. _ 0 R p t "sit . 3p, Cent ., 1825 .. ... I) '''t, I. per (lent. 89- i (p,_" , ,c, P rincipalities, 7 ler Cent ___ Nu ~:.4, .onnt _ p ' 5 Por Cent., 1867 ••••• ticilad9r New (JOnsolidated, 1 per Cent ........ .••• •••" i ~ ) I.„, ........ ' "01.11 SW, •ti • . fi e' . 451)1, U„,I, no. 1884 ••••••• ..... D O . _.... n • Account 901 y• L Z 0 () Bonds ts- £ 114; tsn3s 11 0 .... 801 I 1 ,, i per Cent., 1868 . .. 'O. -per ' De, , „•• .£lou Bones VW rir`'f,overtinitit Railway Debentures . I , I t 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups. — (4111'tj,, en i u l'2 ll E ... • m„,, -11-011,f4 ~ per Cent Ei. votl.t4triaA.Hr4ov nail: L 0 0 .11., 10 p. Ct.. itil pd :g i 4} It "u ......„ ......................... Pc: . Cert., 1865 - rso..Ae,:,ount .. _ ..0 41retumsna Railway , 14'i i 1:?, c 4 4- -. Per Cent ... _ ,or Ar-couri , n, ,_. '• 1.4 _ 41 4,, )01 qt- A nc,do-Frenel• _ ~,,,,,.'N i deal: I. por (lent v,,,ifttoerial 5 P,ir Cent ........ •••• '1,•;• 1 ,• 1 1), •.. ' 4- A --- . ...... .. ... .... ...... .. . <•-• ........... tici• Oeftr-.3,1 p "-)0 Land Warrants (frectares) - "' ...... 86 6 : ll riFtt 6 per Ceut. 1865 Do up. .......... ....;•••-• . po 2° Fl:trr,!.n) ..... ••• ••••• •- , s) 4i NT ( I .:ut 1 Aq ., rt , z„„„,, I ,'" or 6,., 65(1,96, 7, 9,'60,'2.', ••• D s ~, boLin, ,i O. 1867.. . do. Scrip, .£2O paid 'llaiau 5 ear Cent. 1822, XSt ......, 90f0 q per Cent 1850 .............. . THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 73 1870. SHAR THE WEEKLY PRESS. THE PLOT AND THE PLEBISCITITIL RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. The Saturday Review says that the distiust with which the news of a fresh plot against Napoleon 111, was at first received shews the strength of the popular belief in tho completeness of M. 01livier's conversion. A month ago a similar announcement would have commanded general assent. The extreme Republican journals might have attributed the discovery to the inventive ingenuity of the police ; but with the great majority of the public the character of the Cabinet would have been a sufficient guarantee of the truth of the statements put forward by their authority, 'To-day the fact that M. 011ivier is Keeper of the Seals is not regarded as furnishing any such security. It is assumed as a matter of course that a politician who undertakes the part of an Imperialist Minister will be ready to evolve a plot out of his own con sciousness whenever su.th a disclosure appears opportune. So far as the results of the plebiscitum are affected by this discovery ,the Emperor will be the gainer ; and if there are any rural districts in which the peasantry are too indolent to go to the poll wheh exhorted and urged to de; so by the officials ; they may perhaps be driven thither by this new evidence of the bloodthirsty tendencies of the Republican party. That any man possessed of political principles, or even of political instincts, should allow himself to be influenced by such an event is highly hn probable, but then neither political principies nor politica instincts are sufficiently common among the peasantry or the bourgeoisie of France to make it a matter of much mo ment how those who do possess them vote. It is fair to say, however, that the intention of voting affirmatively seems to be shared by more Liberals than we should have thought possible, - and M. Guizot's letter will no doubt do the Government very substantial service in this direction. We can understand that men who. after abandoning all expectation of seeing Parliamentary institutions restored to Erance in their own lifetime, have had their hopes at once excited and gratified by M. 011ivier's advent to power, should be loth to confess that they have been deceived. But we are not the less con vinced that the ratification of Parliamentary changes bs anything else than a Parliamentary vote is a mere deht si3n, and that the most consistent course which a Liberal voter can take 14 to bola aloof in contemptuous abstention, leaving it to these :who likely to hold their liberties as tenante-at-will of the Emperor to renew the contract at the polling-booth. Dr, 4i per Gent., 1860 D'y 3 per Cent., 1859 D., 6 per Cent., 1862 ........... ... .... Dc inglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bomb 93k Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0....... Do., 186 G, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do. — Do Nicolas Railway 6B} 7j Sariliuian b per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Acc/.unt * Do. 1867 29-1 Do. Account Do. New Deferral ... ....... . Do. Passive — Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do. Account - — Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent D., Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 D • Account - -Do •C10(' Bonds — Do G per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 11,, £lOO Bonds .. Do. 5 per cent. 1865 4Bk 9 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1866 72* 3 Do Account Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed .... ... Do do, Scrip — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cont. 1804 ay 6 per (1ent..1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Anginal' o per Cent Ex 10 Florin, ...... Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Oeui. Ex, 12 G 0 , ;... — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates, French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — 4%1W, sper Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f .. Do Account CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 931 4 Do. Account, June 1 i?4l I POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(THis DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Lizzie Connell, a well-dressed unfortunate, was charged, before Mr. Knox, with loitering in George street, Langham-street, for an unlawful puriose. From the evidence of M. Louis Janman, of 4, George-street, Langham-street, it appeared that about half-past one that morning he was returning home, and saw the prisoner trying the door of his house, and watched her, and saw her try several doors. He continued to watch the prisoner, but so that she should not know him again he hopped so as to make it appear that he was lame, and having de tained her until a constable arrived he gave her into custody. A constable produced a blank key ready for filing out, and said the prisoner was a dissipated person. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner, who pretended to faint, for three months, with hard labour. THAMES. Dennis Magrath, an Irish labourer, was brought before Mr. Lushington, charged with committing several impudent robberies. On the previous after noon the prisoner entered a beer-house, No. 48, Catherine-street, St. George-in-the-East, and par took of some beer. He then went into the yard behind the house and stole some wearing apparel. A woman named Maria Blaumberg, the owner of the leaving shop, then produced a pillow case and table cloth, on which she had advanced a shilling. The pri soner returned soon afterwards and produced two aprons, which he left on the counter. One of the aprons was identified by Juiia Sullivan. The pri soner pleaded guilty, and the magistrate sent him to prison for three months. GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY. A stupendous feat of burglary, resulting in the carrying away of jewels to the value of £lO,OOO, was committed at the residence of Mr. W. B. Beaumont, M.P., 144, Piccadilly, on Wednesday evening. The entrance of the thieves was effected at the back part of the house from Park-lane. They first crossed the gardens of Apsley House, the residence of the Duke of Wellingtor.-, and then the gardens attached to the house of Mr. Beaumont. Above the back entrance is an iron verandah, and to this they secured a rope by means of a hook. Climbing up the wall to the verandah, they then entered the house through the stair case window, upon the sash of which their fingermarks are still visible. From the window they ascended a few, stairs, and went direct to the room where Lady Margaret Beaumont's jewels were kept. 1, These were deposited, for security, in an inner strong closet, which was forced open and the valuables extracted. On leaving the room the burglars noiselessly locked the door and hid the key in a coal scuttle, where it was discovered on Thursday afternoon. They effected their escape in the same manner as they entered, and so careful were they in their movements that they stole away unperceived, although members of the family were in rooms within a few feet of the spot where their operations were being carried on. The robbery took place between nine o'clock and half-past, in the absence of Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont. It is perfectly clear from the direct way in which the thieves went to work that not only were they well acquainted with-the pre mises, but that their plans had been definitely and cau tiously arranged. Immediately on the robbery being dis covered, information was given to the police, who are now investigating the matter. The case has been entrusted to Mr. Superintendent Williamson and Mr. Superintendent Dunlap, and a reward of one thousand pounds has been offered for the • apprehension of the thieves. The list of articles stolen is a very lengthy one, and the total value is at least ten thousand pounds. Nine diamond brooches, a Collet necklace with 58 diamonds, a diamond bracelet with eight emeralds and six pearls, are amongst the spoil. A BANK MANAGER SENTENCED TO PENAL SERVITUDE. FRIDAY. The trial of Demetrio Pappa, formerly manager of the Oriental Commercial Bank has been concluded at the Central Criminal Court. It will be remem bered that M. Pappa, whose case has been before the public several times, was charged with embezzling the sum of £BOO received by him on account of the bank. The case arose from a transaction about some shares bought by a Mr. Fraser for £BOO, which sum it was alleged the de fendant had appropriated to his own use. The defence was that the shares in question really belonged to the defendant, who was a large shareholder in the bank, and that the money therefore was his own. It was alleged in the course of the trial that the directors were cognisant of the defendant's proceedings, and that, in spite of any little inconsistencies in his transactions, he was in reality deeply interested in supporting the bank in which he had a large stake. Eighteen witnesses were called for the prisoner's cha racter. The Recorder, in summing up, said, in point of fact, the shares belonged to the company, and the money had been used by the prisoner. The investigation was of great importance both to the public and the pri soner, and the jury must decide it in a fair and impartial spirit. After half an hour's deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, strongly recommending the prisoner to mercy on account of his previous good character. This morning the prisoner was brought up to receive judgment. Mr. F. H. Lewis, on the part of the prosecution, stated that there were two other indictments against the prisoner for embezzling £1,038, which he was not prepared to go on with. His total defalcations were £lO,OOO, and he owed the Bank besides £6,000. —The Recorder said that upon the evidence brought before them the jury could have arrived at no other conclusion than that at which they arrived. The prisoner was placed in a position of unlimited trust, and had complete control over the funds of the bank, and he availed himself of that position to pillage his employers. The sentence upon him was that he be kept in penal ser• vitude for five years. The prisoner bowed to his lordship and left the dock. The Dundee Advertiser of yesterday says :—Four boys, named Grant, Chalmers, Stewart, and Scott—the two first aged 12 years, the others 14 and 15 respectively —left the Peterhead Harbour in a small boat on Monday night, with the intention of going out to the Eclipse, lying in the bay, and have not since been heard of. The wind blew strongly from the land, and it is feared they have been driven out to sea. The lads merely went " out for a lark." The report on public petitions shows that the number of petitions in favour of the bill for legalising mar riage with a deceased wife's sister have increased to 174, having 25,750 signatures, whilst those against the bill are fifty-seven, bearing 457 names. Against the nomination of a select committee to inquire into monastic and con ventual establishments, 785 petitions, bearing the names of 257,741 persons, have been presented, whilst a similar number of petitions, signed by 222,141 persons, were in favour of the appointment of the committee. Closing Business Paid. Name. Quotations. done. St Bristol and Exeter lOO 78 80 80 St Caledonian 100 731 741 734 1 St Cambrian lOO 15 20 20 Cornwall ~ all 21 84 St Dublin and Belfast Jttuction.,loo . . St Dun, Prth, and Aber. Jnnc.,,loo 70 72 20 East London. all 4 6 20 Do 20 Do .. lO 1•4 St Glasgow and S.Western 100 116 117 St Great Eastern lOO 42 42 421 1 1 St Do East Anglian, No. 2 100 64. 7 St Great North of Scotland 100 15 16 St Great Northern , 100 121 122 121 St Do A 100 126 127 1261 St Do B. ...a lOO 126 128 St Gt. So. and West (Ireland) 100 98 100 St Great Western Consolid 100 71 711 72 St Do South Wales 100 68 70 St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45 St Da do Newport 100 36 38 St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 130 131 1294 St Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 434 St Lond, Chatham, and Dover 100 141 154 16 St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11 St London and North Western 100 1264 1274 1271 St Loudon and South Western:AO° 884 891 St Mauch, Shef, and Lincolush.loo 51 511 521 St Do New. issued at .£5O dis 30 ... St Metropolitan • llO 794 80 77 4 St Do Preferred... lOO Si Do Deferred 100 . . 10 Do Redeemable St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 371 I St Midland lOO 1241 125 1263 i St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 94 96 St North British. lOO 31 35 St Do Edit], Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15 St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1261- 1274 1352. St Do Leeds 100 891 901 89 4 St Do York St Do Stockton and Darlingta 100 178 180 St North London lOO 120 122 10 Do New, 1868 6- 13 1 i St North Staffordshire lOO 59 61 St North and So. West. Junta 100 102 105 St Rhymney lOO 52 b 4 St Shropshire Union 100 62 63 St South Devon 100 46 48 St South Eastern 100 764 773 771 i St Do Preferred ...100 1091 1104 1113 12 St Do Deferred... lOO 41 414 441 3 St Staines, Wok'ham, Llc Wok'g. all 121 13i St Taff Vale 10 Do C 6 3 6 St Waterford and Cont. Ireland 100 ... ... 10 Waterloo and Whitehall MISOELLANEOLTS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 204 16 17 25 Austn Mort Land and Fin, L n 4d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 5 5 Ditto, New 4 pr spm 50 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 25 35 27 Canada Company all 78 80 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 5 2 ld 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited 2O ld pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 10 Com of African Merch, L 3 24 lid 20 Continental Union Gas, L 25 Copper Miners of England, Prof 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent all 100 Ditto, 1879, 4 1 par cent 100 Ditto, 1882, 4i per cent 10 Credit Fonc o England, L all 24 34 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L lO . 24 lid St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 94 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 108 113 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 274 104 104 100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Gov all 1001 1011 1014 24 20 Egyptian Com and Trading L 4113 3 English and Austr Copper, L 25 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7l 4 3d 10 European Gas all 17 18 10 Do, new..._ 5 4 41 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 34 44p 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds... all 97 96 954 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 74 4 id 15 General Steam Navigation l4 29 31 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 125 50 Imperial Continental Gas 434 134 136 50 India Rub, Telg Works, L... 45 49 "50 10 International Finan So; L 5 li lid 20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all 41 44 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all 1870 all 63 65 50 Land Securities, Limited... 5 2 Id 25 London African Trading lO 50 Lond Financial AssoQ, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Lond Gen Omnibus, Limd all 24 24 50 Lond & Glasg Engiu, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine 2 par fp St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 87 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 35 45 25 National Discount Co, Lim-, .5 114 Ili 10 National Steamship, Limd all 135 141 1 Nerbudda Coal & In Ld 6s 6d 10 New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 444 25 N Zealand Ln & Marc, &c 24 1 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 li 14p 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d 10 Do, 13 all - d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercan lnsnce 64 23 234 25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited all 84 9 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 id fp 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 24 St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 50 Do., New, 1867 lO :35 214 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New -all 8 4 81 25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lmtd all 191 201 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited all 295 30 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 St. Scot Ans Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman 8 21 34 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (lim and reduced) all 86 36 36} 20 Thames & Mere Mn Ins, L 2 2} `lip St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 10 Trust and Agency of Austra lasia, (Limited) 20 Tr Sr Ln Co of Up Canada 5 ip 50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 6}p 20 Union Steam Ship, Ld 15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd 6 2 ld 20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4 51p 10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 30 Van Diemen's Land ... 28} 7 9 100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort L). all 85} 861 84} 50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d 60 Nkr I& P Steam, Limited ... 20 4 '3d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan and July ,1877-84 100 104 1051 Do, 6p 0, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 106 f Do, 5p c, Jan and July . .... lOO 941 95i Do, 5p c, inscribed stock - 100 94 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 ~ 100 954 961 Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dee, 1873 100 103 105 Do, 6 p 0, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 100 111 113 Do, 6p 0, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15, • 1900 100 1024 1031 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 1872 100 103 105 1 DO, 1882 and 1883 100 It 2 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p e, April & Oct 100 106 108 1061 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July 100 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 100 l 1014 Do, 5 p 0, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 102 103 103 Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws, from 1867 to 1875 101. 100 1011 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1004 1014 New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5p c. lOO 97 98 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 974 981 96k Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling, 1875, Jan and July 100 1021 1031 Do, 1886 lOO 1041 1051 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 109 110: 1094 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1084 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p 0, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 • Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p 0, 1895, Jan and • and July 100 108 110 Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110 • Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 1144 Do, April and Oct, 1883.5 lOO 1104 111 110 Do, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1894., 100 103 104 1031 ENGLAND AND GEEECE. The Spectator thinks that it is not by arrogantly in. timidating the weak governments that we shalt diminish the foolish prejudices felt in so many English minds for a policy of what is called non-intervention, Whatever Europe supposes, it certainly does not suppose that we are afraid to take up a stern attitude towards Greece. What ever it may think of our degeneracy, it would not be un deceived by finding that we felt no scruple in humiliating Greece. Very different, indeed, is the lesson taught us by the late Mr. Herbert in the noble self-restraint of the letters addressed by him during the last days of his life to his official superior at Athens, Mr. Erskine. These letters breathe a spirit of almost punctilious respect for the self esteem of the Greek Government, and even intimate candidly that there are certain sacrifices which could not possibly be asked from it, even as the price of the English prisoners' lives. Such letters, of course, make us feel more deeply than ever the misfortune which we have undergone. They make us more resolved than ever to demand a strict account of that still utterly inexplicable movement of the Greek troops which led to the murders. They make us more determined than ever to take steps for the final extinction of the brigandage which has led to all this misery. But they also indicate the tone of strict and self-forgetful justice, in which we should deliberate upon the course to be pursued, and the self-denial with which we ought to reject any policy which, while it made atonement to the injured pride of England, might increase the anarchy of the unfortunate little country where we have suffered these things. Above all, whatever we demand should strike at the root of the evil, and anything which strikes at the root of the evil will hardly be likely to inflict any needlessly conspicuous humiliation on the Greek Govern ment itself. We must of course demand justice. We must yield nothing that can diminish the sense of responsi bility with which the Government of King George views the duty of extirpating these horrors. We must insist on alternatives which will drive it to suppress brigandage. But we protest altogether, as most mischievous arid un= warrantable, against any hasty steps which should antici pate the ordinary usages of nations, and of which the object should be expressly to humiliate and weaken a Government which, of all things, most needs moral dignity and independence, and strength. It is not by a policy of conspicuous selfishness that England will defeat the selfish theory of non-intervention. MR. NEWDEGATE IN THE COMMONS The John BO remarks that chaos reigned in the House of Commons on Monday night, when the adjourned and apparently interminable debate on the appointment of Mr. Newdegate's Convent Committee was resumed. The Governmint managed very cleverly to secure the support of such staunch Protestants as Mr. Kinnaird, Mr. Osborne Morgan, and Mr. Miall, as well as the more consistent votes of several High Church Conservatives—still that chaos did reign will be evidenced by a study of the analysis of the division list. The wisest course, probably, was taken by those who kept out of the fray altogether for while one cannot help being intensely amused at the Nonconformist saying that the time for aising a No Popery cry is inconvenient, there an be no doubt the assertion contains a certain amount of truth. Inconvenient it cer tainly is to the Government. But Roman Catholics have hardly improved their position with their fellow-countrymen by their excessive unwillingness to allow an inquiry. We should have thought their policy was to court the fullest investigation. Meanwhile, wo regard the modified investigation as to property (very small, we believe) held by conventual institutions as per fect moonshine. And to do Mr. Gladstone justice, he does so likewise. Only it was necessary to gild the pill for the Nonconformist palate. To the credit, however, of several Liberal Protestants, be it recorded, that either they or their constituencies would not swallow the bait. On Thursday Mr. Bernal Osborne convulsed the House by interrogating Mr. Whalley as to the facts of his having been threatened with strangulation and ejection. While pretending to sympathise with the member for Peter borough, no doubt Mr. Osborne meant " Sarve him right." But Mr. Whalley has scant justice accorded THE VALUE OF MONEY. The Clearing House returns, observes the Economist, shew unmistakeably that the trade of the country is augment ing. This increase, supposing it to be maintained, is a steady cause operating day by day to increase the value of money, and is 'therefore more potent than any other cause. We do not, however, expect any very marked change at present, because there are three counteracting causes which are coming into operation, and which will tend to depress the value of money as much as the aug mentation of Wade tends to raise it. First, the money market, as we have several times pointed out, has been unusually dear, in consequence of Mr. Lowe's new mode of taxation. A large sum of money has accumulated in the Bank of England, who are not so anxious to make use of it as the world out of doors. But the effect of this cause will now tend to diminish. Government will soon be paying , more than they are receiving. Ultimately the Bank of England will not be unusually rich but unusually poor; and then we shall see the reverse effect from Mr. Lowe's operations. Secondly—what is even more material—bullion tends to come here ; and unless we turn the exchanges b 7 some large loan largely paid in cash, probably bullion will continue to come here. Thirdly—Any tendency to a rise in the value of money would at once tend to bring con siderable sums from abroad, where the rate of interest is still low, and where capital is still seeking employ_ment. The £52,000,000 of bullion now in the Bank of France chews how large is the amount which might thus be poured in upon us. On these grounds we do not expect mon ey at present to risein value, though any large foreign loan, or any considerable operation affecting the exc h ange s, might raise it as the American speculation actually did in the spring of last year. But such excep tional causes act only for a moment. What remains is that trade is reviving, and that a revival of trade always in the end brings a good rate for money, though it cannot always do so immediately. MAY. The Saturday Review says that the tendency of the pre sent time is towards the abolition of the seasons. We turn night into day and winter into summer. Winter is no longer a time in which locomotion becomes perceptibly more difficult and much social intercourse impracticable. A generation or two back a country gentleman underwent a period of partial confinement as soon as the roads be came bad and the nights long. We have changed all that, and, except for a few trifling inconveniences, we can pursue our pleasure and our business in November as well as in May. The natural consequence is that most of the old poetry of the seasons strikes us as exaggerated and absurd. No one who lives in London can really be much affected by the arrival of the spring. The weather may or may not be a little More agreeable, but the fact that daylight is beginning to i nva d e th e sacre d hour of dinner probably gives. greater annoyance than can be counter balanced by the appearance of a few dirty green leaves. Emotion at so trifling a change is altogether out of the question ; and, except a f ew mar k e t gardeners and fruiterers, who have to struggle against the ordinary course of nature, few of us.pay much attention to the ex ternal symptoms of the season. Civilisation in this, as in other cases, tends at first sight to make life more monoto nous., If the world could be made into a perfect sphere, and its orbit become accurately circular ' we should hail the change with e nth us i asm . B y a var iety of skilful a ppliances, we smooth ov er th e grea t con t r asts of life, and succeed in gliding gradually and without a shock from one stage to another. The Sun rises and sets over London as else where, but if anybody happens to witness these pheno mena, he regards them with supreme indifference, because he has elaborately prepared himself to be as independent as may be of sunlight. Tin Edinburgh Courant reports a conference of farthers and papermakers which was held in the offices of the Scottish Ch am b er o f Agriculture on Wednesday, with reference to th e grow th o f fibre forpapermanufactureAlarge number of plants, including bent, broom, thistles, nettles, t tc., were m en ti one d as b e i ng suitable h but difficulties were expressed in the way of growing these to the extent neces sary for manufacturers. Straw was spoken of as being the material best adapted for the purpose, if it could be trarehased at a sufficiently cheap rate. The will of Mr.. Edward Stanley, of Cross Hall, Lancaster was proved under £140,000 personalty ' by the Earl of Dartrey, the testator's son-in-law, and his son. His real estate, and most of his personal estate, he leaves to his son Edward absolutely. The testator was deputy lieutenant for Lancaster, aLd a younger branch of the 'family of the Ea r l o f Derby. The will c,f Mr. 'Frederick yVibithirechas just been proved under £20,000: Accord. ,tu the Illustrated 4tope km left to twelve choritsble WHititi,oll4 locraw Qi 'NAM . LANDLORD LIFE IN IRELAND. Mr. D'Arcy Irvine ; whose butler was recently shot at ; and who has written dii/ers strange epistles of various kinds, sends to the Dublin Mail a striking account of landlord life in Ireland. He says that his two hundred tenants guard his castle and park night and day; and , all are to assemble on the ringing d the castle bell. "My castle is so built that six men can contrifirid all round it, and could shoot nny number of assailants without being open to any danger or risk themselves. In fgeti the castle was besieged before, and the defensive works are even snore improved now than formerly, and, by building up the windows, could stand a siege of cannon, as the walls are from tell to five feet. thick, built of the most solid possible masonry. I enclose the copies Of notices which are placarded over the district to my tenants, the public, and t4e Ribbonmen ; and I have received from the Messrs. Rigby ail ample stock of the best revolvers and Snider rifles:" One of the notices referred to is addressed to the public, and runs thus : " In consequence of threatening letters having been re• ceived, and an attempt to put the threat into execution, undertaken by two assassins, Castle Irvine and the park have been put into as state of siege ; and the public are requested and cautioned nit to enter the grounds, as I have no idea of using any politeness, but-intend to have the first shot.—HENRY MERVIN D'ARCt IRVINE:" The other notice is to the Ribbonmen, warning them that no quarter will be given. SCENE IN A SCOTaI ASSIZE COURT. The people of Dundee seem, according to the report of theii local paper, to have very odd notions respecting the decorurti which should prevail in a court of justice. At the Circuit Court held in that town on Tuesday, a man pleaded guilty to a charge of a serious nature, for which Lord Deas told him he was liable to be sent to penal servitude. This followed !---" The fact of your being a married man is, I think, very much against you (laughter). The fact that you have an affectionate wife is still more against you (renewed laughter). It is a monstrous Ching to think that a man in your position should commit tin Offence of this kind and have nothing to say for yourself but that you were drunk. (Laughter.) A man is not entitled to get drunk, and then go about and assault women. That won't do at aIL (Continued laughter)." At a later stage of the protidedingsi Lord Dens said :—" It is not unlawful to smoke, but it is not very pleasant for people to smoke here. Whoever is doing that must go elsewhere. See who it is at once." The officers, however, were not able to discover the delinquent. In some respects the report reads more like a work of the imagination. A man was brought up for uttering counterfeit coins, and this is what took place :—Lord Deas : Peter Reilly, are you guilty or not guilty? — Prisoner (who spoke in a very loud voice) r I am not guilty at all (great laughter) Mr. Milroy (prisoner's counsel) : He pleads guilty to having had four counterfeit coins in his possession, and to the two previous convictions. Prisoner (at the top of his voice) : 1 don't object to the two previous convictions--not at all, at all ! Nothing of the kind (continued laughter) 1 Mr. Milroy : admits having the four pieces in his possession. Lord Peas : He is not guilty of anything, according to his way of it (laughter). I say, Reilly—lteilly, look here and attend to me. Prisoner : Yes, sur (laughter) ! Lord Deas I understand you are not giiilty of anything (laughter). Are you, or arc you not ? Prisoner : 1 never did that at all (laughter) Lord Deas : Attend to me; stand up and listen. Are you guilty of having these four pieces of counterfeit money ? Prisoner : I am guilty of having the four pieces, sur. I found them that morning, but I never was ion victed—only once (laughter). —The next case was a charge of steeling a large quantity of spirits, and a witness was called to prove that the prisoners committed the robbery. This witness, on being cross. examined by Mr. Lorimer as to whether he had received any drink, replied With much emphasis, " I got a drink ; and syne 1 got a bottle." (Laughter.) On being further asked how far a certain house was from the door of Carr's shop, he replied, "Ye speered that before, and I tell't ye 1 didna ken." (Laughter.) Mr. Lorimer : Oh, no ; I didn't ask you. Witness : Weel, that ither man did (laughter). Mr. Lorrimer : But I'm not the " Wier man." Witness on leaving the dock was slightly ap plauded. Lord Dens : Stop that. If anybody wants to, get out, he had better make a noise (laughter). In this! case, too, Lord Deas's remarks on sentencing the prison era were received with laughter. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market steady. A series of designs for illumination of Keble's "Evening Hymn" hav, just been issued by the managers of the Alb•:rt Press for the employment of women. They are beautifully designed, and the subjects forming the border to end each verse are appropriate to the words. The designs are produced in the highest style of art, and reflect great credit on the establishment by which they have been issued. THE LAST " 9.GAINIEMNON."—The unsparing Board of Admiralty have ordered one of the most noble relics of the Black Sea fleet to be sold. Admiral Lord Lyons's celebrated flag ship the Agamemnon, that the Russian guns of Sebastopol failed, when at pointblank range, to sink, is to be " knocked down," and out of the Navy List on the 12th instant, by the more powerful hammer of a L ondon auctioneer. The Agamemnon was the first efficient screw ship of the line built for the Royal Navy and was one of the most powerful two-deckers of Sir James Dundas's fleet.—Dover Telegraph. PUBLIC OPINION IN BOHEMIA,—The latest ac counts from Bohemia testify to a happy change in public opinion. The organs of all shades of the Opposition declare that the compromise with Hungary is an esta blished work which no one ought to destroy. The Politila, a platy organ of the ancient Czechs, contains a vigorous defence of Count Beust, and declares that it is not only his right, but his duty to take an active part in the internal affairs of the monarchy. The moderate and conciliatory tone which has been adopted by this journal and many others contrasts favourably with their former style, and gives an encouraging impression of the state of public feeling among the Czechs. PERILS OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—A gentleman holding a good position in connection with a large fire office at Sheffield, whilst returning from the scene of a fire to Sheffield, on Wednesday, fell asleep in a railway car riage. His next experience of consciousness was caused by a stinging blow on the head. He jumped up, and saw that four or five ugly customers had become his fellow passengers, and one of them, by the blow given, doubtless intended to render him unconscious, and then all to help themselves to the large sum of money in his possession. Fortunately the gentleman, being an adept in the " fistic " art, settled with his assailant upon equal terms, the whole gang alighting panic-stricken at the Shireoaks Station. RELAPSING FEVER IN LONDON.—It 18 satisfac tory to learn that relapsing fever has so greatly diminished that it will be no longer necessary to keep open the Hampstead Fever Hospital. The various Boards of Guardians have received notice that no more patients will be admitted after the 13th instant, and the hospital will be closed as soon as the remaining patients shall have left. It may be hoped that these suburb wards may yet be utilised for some other class and we would venture to suggest that they might well be employed for the purpose of relieving the Clerkenwell Workhouse, in which there still remain a large number of sick persons for whom the accommodation is totally insufficient; indeed, we feel confident that if the opportunity were afforded them the Guardians would be thankful for such an escape from the difficulties in which they are now placed.—The Lancet. THE ASSASSINATION OF AN ITALIAN CONSUL AT BUENOS AYBES.—The German Journal of Rio de la. Plata publishes the following details of the murder of the Italian Consul at Buenos Ayres :—" The victim is M. Chap peron, who formerly held the same post at Assumption,and who has been openly charged with having appropriated funds which had been confided to hiih by families of Paraguay. He was stabbed with a poignard while passing along one of the most frequented streets of Buenos Ayres in the even ing, and to the weapon was attached a paper on which was written :—" The punishment of those who dis • honour Italy.—Before expiring M. Chapperon said that he had been murdered to prevent revelations feared from him. He is also stated to have designated a Bra zilian of rank as the author of the crime." POSITION OF M. EMILE OLLIVIEIt.—At the time of Count Daru's resignation it was M. 011ivier's intention to give.up the post of Minister of Justice after the Ple biscite, and assume the direction of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The discovery of the recent plot has, however, changed his intentions with respect to this MP tter, and M. 011ivfer has arrived at the conclusion that he will best consult the public safety by remaining to watch over the internal security of the State. It is believed that two candidates have been submitted for the Emperor's approval, the Due de Grammont, ue Amb!tssador at Vienna, and Viscount de la G Jonnibre, Ple nipotentiary Minister at Brussels. Ei A th s er the would ciami be . favourably received by Foreign Powe rs. bers will meet on the tNI-elfth be it fille is d unportant es t p h e a c t ia t u h y e vacancy in the Cabinet should up, more as the affairs of Rome will give rise to interpellations. In all probability the Journal o.qciel will contain two days after the Plebiscite the definitive nomination of the new Foreign Minister. LADY DOCTORS.—" Mater " writes to the Lancet on the subject of lady doctors, and, giving several strong reasons against the creation of female M.D.'s, she says : "No woman, in any dangerous crisis calling for calm nerve and prompt action, would trust herself in the hands of a woman. Physically, women are not fitted to be doctors, for this very coolness and strength of nerve are wanting, or, from the constitutional varia tions bf the female system, at the best are uncertain and not to be relied upon. Morally, women are not fitted to be doctor s , b ecause they cannot (even the best of them) hold their tongues. Who can forbid to the fair doctoress, that one dearest friend, to whom, "in confidence," the int eres ti ng case o f Mrs. M. or Mrs. N. could be duly " talked over," and in process of time communicated to every lady within a radius of several miles ? Let women, adds the writer, be nurses, tenders of the sick, f ree from the very faintest taint of prudery or affectation in anything and everything that comes in their way when helping and n o t a inmg the sufferings of the around them ,•but let there be a line beyond which they shrink from treading. he Times Philadelphia correspondent telegraphs: " he Tariff Bill is still before the House of Represen tatives. As the duty on steel wires the Protectionists proposed 5 and 6 cents per lb. but the House restored the present d u t y , 2i an d 3 cen t s per lb., and in addition 20 per cent. Steel railway frogs, &c., now pay 45 per cent. The p ro p ose d d u ty was at cents per lb. The gouse fixed 2i cents. Steel car wheel§ now pay 45 per dent., *id the proposed duty was 3 cents per lb., but the 119 1 PP Ued 3 ikeats. - FRANCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) The following appeared in our Third Edition of yester day PARIS, May 6. Yesterday a numerously attended private meeting was held in the eighth arrondissement. A delegate having been sent to M. Thiers, that gentleman re plied that having already pronounced against the Plebiscite, he had now resolved to maintain an atti tude of complete reserve. Although he did not agree with the Government, be believed it to be still suffi ciently liberal to deserve support. The meeting unanimously censured this declaration, and resolved that in future they would withdraw their support from M. Thiers. A proclamation of the coMmittee of the Left and the Democratic press has been published, which pro tests against the exaggerated proportions given to the conspiracy against the Emperor's life, and the manner in which it had been used by the Govern ment. The proclamation appeals to electors to vote negatively. CHINA. HONG KONG, April 19. The news of a serious defeat of the In penal army at Shansi (Northern China) is confirmed. Lew, the commander, and 20,000 troops were, it is stated, killed. JAPAN. OICAIIAMA, April 10. The Flying Squadron has arrived here, AMERICA. WASHINGTON, May 6. An excited debate took place yesterday evening in the House of Representatives, on the bill provid ing for Government grants of land in and of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Several. members strongly denounced that section of the bill which restricts the company to use American rails, as the remit of a, corrupt combination of land speculators and high tariff members. PRINCE RUPERT'S LAND. OTfAWA, May 6. The Premier has announced in the Dominion House of Commons that the boundaries described in the Manitoba (Prince Rupert Land) Bill had been changed so as to include Portagel prairie, thereby making the population of the new province of Canada 17,000. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCF. NEWMARKET MEETING.—YESTE RD AT. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Void. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Igerna c Lady Grant Little Princess HANDICAP PLATE. Playmate Lady Ilighthorn Enffeld Nine ran. NEWMARI Ed:T STAKES. Nobleman Demidoff Champion Four ran. PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Cocoa Nut . Old Sam Ti:;-Bit .. l. Seven ran. HANDICAP PLATE OF 200 SOVS. Musket • ..... Lady Blanche f .. 2 Miss Polly Five ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CHESTER CUP. 4to 1 aget Sabinus (offered) 11 to 2 agst Muster (taken f) 100 to 12 agst Starter (taken) 9 to 1 agst Cherie (taken) 190 to 6 agst Par . ! Jones (taken) 100 to 6 aget Miss Sheppard ( taken) 20 to 1 agat Cecil (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vestminster (offered) 1000 to 15 agst A lbany (taken) LONDON GAZETTE—List Evening, INDIA OFFICE, MAY 2. The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint the Nawab Faiz Ali Khan, Minister of the Maha rajah of Jeypore, G.C.5.1., to be a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. WHITEHALL, MAY 4. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon, John Earl of Stair, K.T., to be her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 6. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lieutenant Altred Mor- daunt Egerton, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant. Ist Dragoon Guards—Ensign Harry James Watson, from the 34th Foot, to be Cornet. 2d Dragoon Guards-- Cornet Thomas Ord to be Lieutenant. 14th Hussars—Lieutenant Malcolm Alfred Laing to be Captain; Cornet William Bell M'Taggart to be Lieutenant. 15th Hussars—Cornet James Cunliffe Lister Kay to be Lieutenant. 3d Foot—Michael Fiederick Fitzgerald Hackett, Gent., to be Ensign. 15th Foot—Ensign Michael Murphy to be Lieutenant. 16th Foot—Lieutenant Sir John Rae Reid, Bart., to be Cap lain; Ensign Robert G. Godson to be Lieutenant. 19th Foot—Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Chippendall, C. 8., to be Lieut.-Colonel ; Captain Philip Doyne Vigors to be Major; Lieutenant Beauchamp Col dough to ha Captain. 23d Foot—Lieutenant Henry F. Seagram to be Captain ; Ensign John G. Anderson to be Lieutenant. 26th Foot —Fnsign Sydney George Cumberland Greenaway, from the 100th Foot, to be Ensign. 88th Foot—Major Thomas George Vereker, from half-pay, late 13th Foot, to be Major: Captain William Kidstone Elles to be Major; Lieutenant Thomas George Cuthell to be Captain ; Ensign Morgan Samuel Crofton to bo Lieutenant. Gist Foot—Ensign Alfred Charles Fryer to be Lieutenant. Bind Foot—Lieutenant William Forsyth Forsyth Grant to be Captain ; Ensign Henry Armstrong Nicholson to bo Lieutenant; Ensign Giles Andrew Daubeny to be Lieu tenant. 86th Foot—Ensign Edward Guy Selby-Smyth, from the 82d Foot, to be Ensign. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Rowland Egerton to be Cap tain ; Lieutenant Charles Walker Robinson to be Cap tain ; Lieutenant Alexander Angus Airlie Kinloch to be Captain ; Ensign John Adam Fergusson to be Lieute nant; Ensign the Hon. Algernon Henry Grosvenor to be Lieutenant; Ensign Jenico John Preston to be Lieu tenant. ADVERTISEMENT. I Consumption, and all nervous bilious, stomach, sill liver complaints in every stage are only aggravated and acc3lerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du BARRY'S health-restoring Revslents, Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia?, cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea. all gastris de , angemeuts, hmmorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, ner vousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throat, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleepless ness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, cramp s , spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sink ing fits, bronchitis, scrofula, ti4htness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, arc. We quote a few: -The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Fbod. Care No 68,413—"R0me, July 21, 1866. The health of the Holy Father is excellent; especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the "Gazette du Midi," July 2;. Cure No. 4.6, , .70.—Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Cure N 0.1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49.832. "Fifty years' indescrib able agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, con stipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Slaria Jolly" Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority Baron Liebies name is most audaciously attached. 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