The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. +I101: SE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. The Lox') CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack al 5 o'clock. . _ Earl DELAWARR called the attention of the Govern ment to the great ontbreak of sickness which had occurred in the Royal North British Fusiliers, 00011 after that regi ment arrived in Kurrachee iu March last, and asked whether arrangements could not be made for so carrying out the reliefs in India as would enable the troops to arrive in that country between the Ist of November and the follow ing Februat y. Lord NORTHBROOK said that the report of mortality had been very much exaggerated. There had been since the arrival of the regiment great sickness, but the deaths that had occurred from the arrival up to the date of the latest information had only amounted to 13, which was by no means an excessive mortality. The regiment had been removed from Kurrachee, and it was hoped that an improvement would take 1 , 1,,c0 in its condition. With re spect to the arrival of troops in India, the greatest ca.te was taken to secure for the troops the most healtby season. The LOUD CIiA. , ICELLOR then proceeded to move the first reading of the Jurisdiction of the Judges Bill, the object of which was to enable one of the judges of the three supe rior courts, on invitation of the chief judge of either of the chiefs of other courts to sit in that court, and to have equal power and jurisdiction with the judges of the court to which he might be invited. The bill was brought in in conseauence of the decision not to fill 1113 the vacancy caused by the recent death of Mr. Justice Hayes. His lordship then proceeded to call attention to the report of the Judicature Commission, and to the measures about to be brought forward with regard to their recommenda tions-for changes in the courts of original and appellate jurisdiction, and afterwards went on to explain the proce dure of the courteunder the present system, and observed that the separation of the equity courts had long been looked upon as a great evil, and it had been always con sidered inconvenient that a suitor could not have his case wholly decided in one and the same court. Having alluded to some of the changes suggested, his lordship said the commissioners were unanimous in recommending that all the superior courts, whether common or equity, should be consolidated into one superior court, with power of dividing itself into distinct divisions, not for the purpose of maintaining the other existing distinction between the common law and equity, but the despatch of business. Any judge could sit in any division and a case being once commenced before any division, would be completely decided by it. The Court of Appeal would be instituted as a distinct permanent tribunal, dealing with equity and common law appeals indiscriminately. It was thought that five judges would be sufficient for the courts of first instance ; the Court of Appeal would consistof the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, and four permanent judges, to be selected by the Crown. Then there were various other suggestions with respect to the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords, and it would be his great desire to introduce the bill embodying the recommendations as early as possible. After a few words from Lord CAIRNS, the bill was read a first time, and their lordships shortly afterwards adjourned. HOUSE OF COADIONS.-FRIDAY. The SrEAlatt took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The foll - )winis bills were read a second time :—Barn otapie and Ilfracombe Railway, Hounslow and Northland Railway, Manchester and Salford and District Tramways (Nos. 1 and 2), North London Tramways, Pendleton Roads, Peniculck Railway, Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport-street Tramway; and York Markets and Flirs. NEW WLITS. On tho motion of Mr. GLYNN, new writs were ordered to issue for the county of Roxburgh, in the room of Sir Win. Scott, and for Maidstone, in the room of Mr. Win. Lee, who has accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. MR. HARVEY LEWLS. Mr. E. LEWIs, member for Marylebone, wno, Tn conSe quenCe of certain commercial revelations, has been called upon by his constituents to resign his seat in Parliament, Axed who was absent from the House during tho whole of last session, took his seat below the gangway, and was the object of much attention. NOTICES OF MOTION. Notices of motion were given by the Lord Advocate for Scotland, for an examination into the nature of laud tenure in Scotland; and by Mr. O'Reilly, for a Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances of Colonel Boxer's resig nation. THE MORDAUNT DIVORCE CASE. Mr. D. DAWSON gav3 notice that he should call atten tion to the necessity of some salutary check being placed on the publication of the proceedings of the Divorce Court. UNIVERSITY TESTS. Mr. V. HARCOURT gave notice of his intention to ask the Government to name au early day for the introduction of a bill to repeal religious tests of the Universities. ISOUTII SEA ISLANDERS. Mr. TAYLOR asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies if he would state, what course the GJvernmeut had taken, or intended to take, in regard to the deportation of South Sea Islanders? Mr. MONSELL answered that Earl Granville had done all ho could to discourage the immigration of South Sea Islanders into Queensland and other colonies. THE FARMER'S ESTATE SOCIETY. Mr. HENLEY asked the First Lord of the Treasury if he would endeavour to obtain, for the information of the house, any account of what had been done by "The Farmer's Estate Society," incorporated by an Act passed in 1848, to purchase land in Ireland and resell it on credit, if desired, in small quantities ? Mr. GLADSTONE said he would direct inquiries to be made in Ireland, and would lay what information he got before the House. THE PUBLIC SERVICE. Mr. S. AYTOUN asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether he would have any objection to lay upon the table of the House, before the motion of the hon. member for Brighton was debated, copies of any Treasury minute that might have been passed on the subject of first appointments to the subordinate offices in the Public Service by unre stricted competition, and of any correspondence that might have taken place thereon between the Treasury and the heads of the other Departments? Mr. GLADSTONE said it was true th 3 attention of the Government was given to the subject. The Treasury had issued a minute, and some answers had been returned. The correspondence, however, was yet incomplete ; but he would take care that when it was produced the beat information should be given in order to enable hon. members to enter on the debate with the best information it was in the power of the Government to give. TURNPIKES. Mr• HARDCASTLE asked the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department when the report and annual state ment of turnpike accounts would be presealip to Parlia ment ? Mr. lIIIGESSEN Bald that some of [the [papers referred to were in the hands of the printers, but the work should be hurried on as rapidly as possible. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. Mr. EYRyN asked the Attorney-General whether her Majesty's Government would bring in a bill for the appoint ment of a public prosecutor in England ? Mr. BRUCE said he was afraid he could not promise any bill on the subject during the present session. SOLDIERf3 AND TELEGRAPHS. Mr. H. TRAOY asked the Secretary of State for Ws. whether it was the intention of the Government to utilise the labour of soldiers daring the time of peace in the construction, maintenance, and working of the telegraph systems of the country ; and whether there were any sol diers at present trained in telegraphy whose services might be thus economically employed? Captain VIVIAN said he was able to give, he thought, a ve ry satisfactory answer to the question. Last year, when it was apparent that the telegraphs would come under Go vernment control, about 100 were told off fur instruction and were now un d ergo i ng instruction. Since in telegraphy, that the Secretary for War had communicated with the Postmaster-General to ascertain how many mare could be employed in the same occupation, and he had no doubt as many as was possible would eventually be so employed. THE SAVINGS BANKS. Mr. SCOURFIELD asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer if he would cause a return to be made of the exact amount of loss (if any) sustained by the Exchequer front the sale and purchase of securities in connection with the savings banks since the reduction of the rate of interest to three pounds five shillings per cent= The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mild there would be no objection to produce the papers. THE INCOME TAX, Mr. WFIALT,EY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer at! other he had any objection to state his intentions with respect to the income tax en trades, professions, and employ ments under F chodnln (D); and, if not, whether he was pre pared to make any and what reduction in the assessment of such tax, and supplying the deficiency by an increase of the property tax, in accordance with the numerous petitions pre anted to that House to that effect ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined to answer the question, as it was one affecting the financial statement he should shortly have to make. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SATER. Mr. COLLINS asked tholonamozabor for Marrlobotio to postpone the committee on tTAIMIII to a ilay Wlien all taking an interest in the matter could be present? Mr. CHAMBERS said, as the right hon. gentleman Walpole) was prevented from being in his place, he would postpone tha committee until Wednesday, the 27th of April. THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT. Mr. MONSEL,L appealed to the hon. member (Mr. Fowler) postpone his question on this subject for the present. Negotiations wee at present going on most satisfactorily, and the matter !lad better be allowed to proceed for the present. Mr. FOWLER, under such circumstances, should not press the question. SAVINGS BANKS. In reply to an MN. MEMBER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not say when the second reading of the Savings Banks Bill would be proceeded with. All four of his bills wore net for Monday, but ho might take the present opportunity of say ing that neither of them would be proceeded with on that day. O'DONOVAN ROSSA. Captain WHITE asked the tight hon. gentlemnn the Se cretary for the Home Dcpartment whether it was true cor poral punishment had been inflicted on Jeremiah O'Donovan Rosso. Mr. BRUCE said he had received no notice of the ques tion, but be could answer it nawithstanding. No corporal punishment Lad been inflicted on Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa; nor bad the slightest punishm ent other than that of the ordinary rules of the prison been imposed on him since his sentence began in September, 1868. THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICES. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. HOLMS called attention to the present position of her Majesty's diplomatic and consular services. He said that since 1835 the Foreign Office had been the subject of inquiry by two committees of this House, composed of eminent statesmen drawn from either side of the Speaker, and two most important financial committees had scrutinised and condemned the expenditure on behalf of the diplomatic and consular services, and yet inefficiency and extravagance still held sway at the Foreign Office. The natural and proper quarters for the consular service, he argued, was at the Board of Trade. This de partment was constantly in communication with the several consuls throughout the world in reference to shipping interests, but its communi cations must necessarily pass through the Foreign Office. One effect of that was the maintenance of two separate staffs of clerks. The opinion of the Board of Trade was sought in almost every matter connected with the consular service, from the appointment of a consul down to the regulation of his fees and charges; the Board of Trade, in fact, having all the work and the Foreign Office all the patronage. The hon. gentleman chewed the disproportion between the cost of the consular service and the trade done with China, Siam, and other countries. In the case of Siam, the cost of our consular service was greater than the value of the goods imported from this country. In the case of China, the cost of the consular service of the United States was much below that of this country, and while it amounted to thousands upon thou sands of pounds, the cost of the consular service with the Netherlands was represented by hundreds, and yet we did very much more trade with the latter country than with the former. If we followed the same principle al the United States, at least £loo,oooa year would be saved. The United States had 600 consuls scattered over the globe, while this country had only 430. In conclusion, he urged that the labours of committees of the House ought to be made of some practical benefit to the country, and moved the following resolutions :—L That in the opinion of this House, the expenditure upon the Diplo matic and Consular Serc ices may be reduced. 2. That it is expedient for the promotion of efficiency and economy to transfer the control of the Consular Department from the Foreign Office to the Board of Trade. Mr. EASTWICK seconded the resolution. General public convenience and good, he endeavoured to shew. would result from the transfer. Mr. SHAW said if they were to adopt the suggestion of transferring the consular department from the Foreign Office to the Board of Trade it would be most objection able, and also unfair to her Majesty's Government. He thought by far the better course to pursue was to refer the whole matter to the consi deration of a select committee. He thought it would be well if a system of stamps instead of fees were to be adopted, because he felt if that arrangement was to come into operation, the return of fees paid in would be much increased, because by the system now in operation there was absolutely no control over those fees. Mr. OTWAY objected to the resolution, and said he thought it would be disrespectful to the very distinguished persons who had consented to serve on the committee, appointed a few evenings ago, if they were to fetter their deliberation, by the passing of resolutions submitttcdby the hon. members. The committee would of course inquire into all matters of expenditure of the consular department, but he thought the hon. gentleman himself had given one very good reason for the increase in the charge of the con sular service, namely, the increase of our trade and commerce. It was a mistake to sup pose that the duties of a consul at a sea port town were confined chiefly to trade. There were matters concerned with intestacy, and various other matters which had to be dealt with by that official. There had been no complaints as far as the interests of trade were concerned in the transaction of consular business through the Foreign Office, and those of which the hon. member complained existed only in his own imagination. The best course for the house to pursue was to negative the proposition of the hon. Inember, and wait the result of the committee which the house had appointed, and which he believed would thoroughly investigate every matter connected with the diplomatic and consular service. Mr. S. BEAUMONT said he• fully believed that con suls were kept up where none were required, and at places where a consul was much required none were appointed. Under all circumstances he hoped the hon, gentleman who had brought forward the motion would not press the motion to ft division, but that he would not contest with the discussion which his motion had called forth. Mr. A. KINNAIRD also hoped that a division would not be taken on the present occasion. The hon. member had done good service by bringing forward the question on the voting of the estimates, and he hoped he would afford the House - another opportuuity of ventilating the motion sup posing the Select Committee did not do all that he desired. The motion was then, by leave, withdrawn. THE TURNPIKE TOLL TAX. Mr. WHALLEY called attention to the petition of the Wrexham Highway Board and Board of Guardians, against the re-imposition of the Turnpike Toll Tax in that district ; • and with reference to the statement on the part of the Government touching the necessity that requires the introduction cf the annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, moved for copy of any correspond ence or other documents explana tory of the necessity for the annual Turnpike Acts Con tinuance Bill, either generally as to all expired turnpike Acts, or specially as to those relating to the Wrexham district. He asked whether it was not time to put some pressure upon the Govern ment to take action in the matter. From year to year he had brought in a bill of his own on the subject, and he had only withdrawn it on the distinct undertaking of the Government themselves to deal with the question. The turnpike toll tax he looked upou as the most ob noxious of all taxes, and he was anxious that it should no longer continue to be a source of danger such as arose years ago from a similar cause, and led to what was known as the Rebecca Riots. Mr. G. 0. MORGAN seconded the resolution. Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN said no doubt the case of the Wrexham Board of Guardians was a hard one, but there were great difficulties connected with gene ral legislation on the subject. If the Government were to refuse a renewal of the Continuance Bill, there would still be a great deal of complication connected with the question. Abolition of road trusts, when it did take place, as he hoped it some day would, must not be partial but general. (Hear, hear.) And he trusted that the day was not distant when the Government would propose to the House a system of road management of a uniform character. He denied on the part of the Govern, went that they had ever given a dishonest promise to in troduce either last session or this any scheme of reform. What they had stated was that they recognised the necessity of legislation, and when it was consi itcnt with other business, they would introduce the bill. The motion was then withdrawn. EAST INDIA (LAWS AND REGULATIONS) BILL Mr. GRANT DUFF moved the second reading of this measure. The )ion. gentleman explained that the chief object of the Lill was to facilitate in India local legislative eovernmmt. Atter a short discussion, the bill was read a second time. The Dissolved Districts and Unions Bills passed through committee ; and the Provisional Orders (Committees) Bill read a third time. On the motion of Mr. CANDLISII, the select committee was nominated to inquire into the great excess of cost in prose cuting the war with Abyssinia over the estimato-stiblaitted to Parliament. Mr. GOSCHEN then introduced his bill to provide the equal distribution over the metropolis of a further charge for the poor relief. Llt may be stated that there were at this time only five members on the Opposition side of the House ; and only eight gentlemen representing me tropolitan interests, inclusive of two of his own colleagues, remained on the Ministerial benches.] lie explained the provisions of the measure, the leading feature of which was a proposition to throw the relief of the poor on the common fund derivable from poor rates, at the rate of 3s. 6d. per week for the keeping of each pauper receiving indoor relief. The general effect of the bill would be, if carried out, that one-half of the total amount now distri buted in relief wuuld be equitably laid on the whole me tropolis, and all classes would thus bear their share of the burden. The details of the measure would amply pro vide against that disgraceful overcrowding which at present prevailed in many metropolitan workhouses, and it would also lessen the burdens of the ratepayers and increase the comfort of the poor. Mr. S. BOOTH, on the part of the Opposition (of whom there were only three members then present), gave a gene 'al support to the measure. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. Mr. PLIMSOLL obtained leave to bring in a bill requir ing railway companies to provide hot-water tins for third class passengers and second-class travellers whenever the weather was such as to cause suffering without them. The Select Committee on Scottish Poor Law was no mine ted. The Howe then adjourned. THE MORDAUNT DIVORCE CASE. THIRD DAY. FRIDAY, The trial of this case was continued to-day, before Lord Penzance and a special jury. Mr' Serjoant Ballantine, Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwicke were for the petitioner; Dr. Deane, Q.C., Mr. Archibald, and Mr. Searle for Sir T. Moncreiffe, the father and guardian of the respondent (Lady Mordaunt); and Sir J. Karsiake, Q.C., Mr. Lord, and Mr. Jeune watched the proceedings for the co-respondents. The court was again crowded in every part. Amongst the visitors who found seats in the gallery were General Knollys, Mr. Kna.tchbull-Hugessen, M.P., &c. The hearing of evidence on behalf of the petitioner was resumed. Mrs. Cadogan was first examined by Mr. Inderwick. She said—My husband is the incumbent of Walton, in Warwickshire. He was a college friend of Sir C. Mor daunt, and he and I had been on visiting terms with Sir C. Mordaunt. I remember Lady Mordaunt's confine. ment on the 28th of February. I saw her the day before, when she was quite well, and driving out ; but on Satur day night I was sent for suddenly. She had nothing pro vided, and I lent her what was necessary. I was in the room when the child was born. I did not go in for five hours previously, as she asked me not to go in while she was under the influence of chloroform. The confine ment was satisfactory, as far as I saw. Between the 28th February and the 14th April I saw Lady Mordaunt many times. I thought she got through her confinement very well at first. During the first week she seemed to be dis tressed about the child's eyes. On the Wednesday I noticed something the matter with the child's eyes. On Friday I mentioned it to Lady Mordaunt. I said, the child had a cold in its eyes. She said they looked very bal. On the Saturday Lady Mordaunt seemed not so well and depressed ; but she was perfectly . sensible, and up to that time I h a d s een no reason to think otherwise. When I saw her on that day, she said the doctor was coming from Birmingham to see the child's eyes, and there was a great deal of talking about the matter by the nurses, who warned her. By her request I read the Bible to her. She would not have her dinner, but wished to have the Sacrament administered. She was nervous about herself, because shy had lost several friends in confinements. When I read the Bible she seemed to understand and appreciate it very much. I read that part which refers to our Lord curing the blind. After that she said she was sure she should die ; and wished presents to be made to her servants. In the afternoon I took Lady Louisa to her room. Lady Mordaunt had previously refused to see her " mamma ;" but she then said, " Oh, mamma, I have been very silly." On Sunday I saw her. She was cheerful, and wished to nurse the baby. She tried to nurse it for about a quarter of an hour. I left then, but in the afternoon I asked her how she got on with the baby. She replied, " Oh, it's a stupid little thing. I soon got tired of trying to nurse it." On the Tuestav following, as I went into the room, she said, rather inCttierently, "I will confess all to Charlie; he is so good." That was addressed to the nurse. I con versed with her ; she was cheerful. I went again on Fri day. I had a letter from Sir Charles asking me to go. I reached there in the afternoon. I went upstairs and saw Lady Mordaunt. She said "How do you do ?" but did not enter into conversation. She would not speak and was irritable. The Minds were drawn. On the next day,Saturday, I was with her for some time in the afternoon ; she was in the sitting room, near the bedroom, for the first time, lying on the sofa. She seemed in great grief and trouble. On Sunday I saw her again ; she seemed to have shaken off ' her depression, and spoke quite cheerfully, saying, `• I am much better than I have been." She said " I have had a bad dream." Hancock, the nurse, said " Mrs. Cadogan knows all." She coloured up and said "It is only what every body does. I only did it two or three times in London. I shall soon make it all right with Charlie." I said, " Don't be too sure of that." She seemed quite sensible, but ap peared annoyed at the subject being mentioned. I did not stay long. On the Thursday or Friday when Lady M increiff was present, I saw her again. She spoke of a parson who was dying, and Lady Mordaunt said " That would not be so sorrowful." Iler mother said, " She is thinking about leer: elf.' askedher mother to leave the room, and after some reluctance Lady Moncreiff left, saying to me, " I hope you won't take advantage of it." and I said, "I will tell yon everything .that occurs." When she had gone Lady Mordaunt did not make any re :-elation to m e , b u t s h e p u t h er arms round ills and cried bitterly. She was always glad to see me, but cried some times. On the 14th of April, when I was going away I want to wish her go o d by e . Sh e was depressed. Sir Charles was in Scotland. I said, " Why don't you write to him and tell him you are sorry ?" She said, "I am not sorry." I alw a y s t a lk e d t o h er a b ou t h er pos i t i on, an d s h e always appeared to understand me. During the whole of the time I saw nothing to lead me to the conclusion that she was not of sound mind. In cross-examination by Dr. Deane, witness said she had had no experience of insane persons. With regard to a legacy left her of £lO,OOO, there was a suit in that court, and she was called to speak to the sanity of the testator. She was not examined then, for the matter was compro mised. She got her money. It was on the 9th of March that witness first heard from the nurse that Lady Mor daunt had confessed to Sir Charles that the child was not his. When Lady Mordaunt made the remark that every body did it, witness was alarmed. The Rev. W. Cadagan, husband of the previous wit ness, deposed that he saw Lady Mordaunt for the first time after confinement on the 4th of March. On the 28th of March, having received a letter from Sir Charles, saying he was in great sorrow he went to Lady Mordaunt and read the lett er t o h er . She cried but said nothing. He read prayers by her request. Her mind did not seem to be affected. On the 25th of April he again saw Lady Mordaunt. In the course of the conversation she said, " Charlie will not be able to prove the nonsense that I spoke ; and if I saw him I could soon set the matter right." Witness understood that she was coming to church, and advised her, under the painful cir cumstances of the case, not to come, adding that if she persevered in her desire, he must consult the bishop. It was in answer to this that she made the above remark. On the 30th April witness received a letter from Mrs. Forbes, which induced him to go to the Hall on the following day. He saw Mrs. Forbes, and in consequence of the conversation which took place, he saw Lady Mordaunt the next day, and said he understood she wished to have the child publicly received in church. She said, " Oh, yes, I should like baby to be received in church." She said Mrs. Forbes would be one of the god mothers, and Lord Dudley would be godfather. She asked, would Mrs. Cadogan be a godmother. She ap peared to be perfectly sane. That was the last time wit ness saw her. Cross-examined by Dr. Deane : Was a witness in the Thwaites (the legacy) case. In the letter referred to, Sir Charles described the sorrow that had been brought upon him, and said he wished his wife, having done him so dreadful a wrong, would think of him a little, and do him the justice to own her wrong. After receiving the letter he told Lady Mordaunt that he hoped she would not come to church, as he could not admit her to the church while she was lying under this gross and notorious scandal. He did not enter into the question further. He had heard nothing but of hsr own statements. While he said this, Lady l‘fordaunt was irritably tapping the floor with her foot ; and when he had done, she jumped up, and said if she could see Sir Chorles she could soon set the matter right. She then proposed a walk in the Etrden. Afterwards, when he mentioned that she wished to have the child received at church, she answered at once, with out hesitation. That was on the 2nd of May. Re-examined bySerjeant Ballantine : There was nothing in these conversations to indicate that Lady Mordaunt was of unsound mind. To the Court : When he received the letter from Sir Charles he went to remonstrate with Lady Mordaunt, and to induce her to own her wrong ; but he elicited nothing from her. The following letter was put in from Lady Mordaunt. It was intended for Mrs. Hancock, but never reached her :—" Dear Nurse, pray do not say anything more about all the nonsense I have told you." It was dated the 10th of April. The Dowager Lady Mordaunt examined by Serjeant Ballantine : lam now married to Mr. Gustavus Smith. lam widow of the late Sir Charles Mordaunt and the mother of the present Sir Charles. Of course I have known the respondent. We were on good terms. She and Sir Charles appeared to be happy together. On the 14th of March I saw her. I had heard something. I said, " I have come to express my sorrow for your position." She made no reply. Later in the day I said, "Do you see the baby ? You know it belongs to you. I hope you will take care of it." She replied, " I see it sometimes." I always spoke kindly to her. On the 4th of April I saw her, and said She ought to stop the publicity which must inevitably follow from her conduct. She said nothing. I saw nothing to indicate that her mind was wandering. On the 9th of May I went again to see her. She seemed sur prised to see me. I kissed her, and said I had not been lately to see her, because she had not asked me to come. She said nothing, and left the room. A minute or two afterwards she returned, and said to her maid, "Mrs. Cab orn, I want to see Mr. Bird." Mrs. Cabornmade no answer. She had by that time cut some bread and butter that Lady Mordaunt had asked for, and both went out of the room. In the course of half a minute I followed, and found the respondent sitting on a large box in the passage; in which coals were usually kept. 1 went up to her and said, "We have had enough of this ; we quite understand what it all means. You had better get up and go." I touched her on her arm, and she got up_ and made no answer ; but went away into a room. Witness spoke of seeing the respondent on the 12th of May an d o th er occas ions, and described her as acting and talking rationally. Cross-examined by Mr. Archibald : When I found the respondent sitting on the coal box, I said, " We have had enough of thus," because I thought she was putting IL on. Sir Charles Mordaunt, cross-examined by Serjeaut Baliantine : i was the orl—inal petitioner in this case. My marriage with the respondent took lace at Perth in 1866, with the lull sanction_ot ada fulettlai nient or 1.7.:,uuu upon my wire. Nothing occurred to disturb my affection for her up to the very moment of my discovery of the most painful circumstances which are now being investigated. •Up to that time my happiness in her was complete. I sought to consult her wishes in every possible way. I put no restraint upon her, but allowed her to receive her acquaintances. I heard her speak to Captain Farquhar, Lord Cole and Sir F. John stone as old friends of her family ; and I therefore received them into the circle of my acquaintance. At Lady Mor daunt's instigation I invited Sir Frederick Johnstone to 'Walton. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine : Were you also aware that the Prince of Wales was an acquaintance of your wifes ? Witness : I was. I believe you bad no personal acquaintance with his Royal Highness ?—I cannot way that I knew him well, I nau spoken to nun. no was never a friend of mine. I know that he was on visiting terms with my wife's family. --- Did he ever come to your house on your invitation ? Never. Did you ever have a conversation with your wife about him ; did you ever express a desire that your wife should have no relations with him ?—I did. I warned her against continuing her acquaintance with him. Lord Penzance : Tell us what you said. Sir Charles Mordaunt : I said I had heard in various quarters certain circumstances connected with his previous character which caused me to make that remark. I did not enter into full particulars. Serjeant Ballantine : At the time you expressed that desire to Lady Mordaunt, had he, to your knowledge, been at your house on one or two occasions ?—I never saw him but once. It was after that I expressed this desire. Were you in Parliament at one time represented the Southern Division of Warwickshire for nine years, until the last dissolution of Parliament. Were you at all aware of the fact until after your wife's confinement that the Prince of Wales had been a constant visitor at your house ?—I was not. Were you aware before your wife's confinement that she had received letters from the Prince of Wales, and written to him after your marriage ?—I was not. I cannot recol lect having seen any letters. Lord Penzance—Did you know, no matter from what source, that there was any correspondence, however inno cent or trifling, going on between your wife and the Prince of Wales ? _ _ _ Sir C. Mordaunt—No, I knew of none. Serjeant Ballantine—And supposing the Prince of Wales had been at your house upon several occasions when you were attending to your duties in the House of Com mons or elsewhere, were you acquainted with the fact ? _ The Petitioner : I was not. - Lord Penzance ; Except once, when you saw his Royal Highness, were you made acquainted with the fact that he ever called ? Sir C. Mordaunt : I had heard that he called, but I never saw him. Serjeant Ballantine : Did you hear that he called fre quently? Sir C. Mordaunt : No ; but I heard that he called occa sionally. It was mentioned to me by a connection of tho family. I spoke to Lady Mordaunt on the subject after I had received that communication. That was the occasion I have mentioned. The petitioner described the circumstances under which he paid a visit to Norway in June 1868,and said, when he returned in July, the fact that his wife was in the family way did not excite his suspicion. His wife asked him why Sir F. Johnstone did not got married. He replied that there was a reason, and, on her pressing for the reason, said he had heard that Sir Frederick had a disease which was likely to prevent his marriage as it might he conveyed to his chil dren. Very shortly after that she went to London in November 1868, saying it was necessary to con sult Dr. Priestly previous to her confinement. He did not know that she saw Sir F. Johnstone while in London. He had prepared a house in London for her confinement, but it took place prematurely . . Two or three days after wards he saw the child, and noticed that its eyes were closed up. Lady Mordaunt was very anxious to know whether he had stated in the notices ,in the paper that the birth was premature. On the third day after her confinement, said the petitioner, she said to me " Charlie, I have deceived you ; you are not the father of my child." At that time I believed the observation must have been made owing to some illness which must necessarily accompany her confinement. Sub sequently she repeated the remark, and although I saw no indication of her mind wandering, I did not believe what she said, as I had full confidence in her. On the Bth of May, when she was quite confused, but distressed, she sad "Charlie. y ou are no t th e f a th e r o f m y child. Lord Cole is the father of the child;and I myself am the cause of its blindness." She did not speak again for a quarter of an hour, when she said, " Charlie, I have been very wicked ; I have done very wrong." I said, " Who with ?" She replied, " With Lord Cole and Sir Frederick Johnstone and the Prince of Wales, and with others, often, and in the open day." (Sensation.) When she said this there was nothing to indicate that she was under any delusion. She spoke as thou g h remorse h a d s t ruc k h er. I ma d e no rep l y I was much distressed. Lord Penzance Did you believe what she said ? Sir C. Mordaunt: I cannot say that I believed her at that time. My suspicions had not been thoroughly aroused. Examination continued : I told Lady Louisa what had occurred when she came down. I left the house on the 4th April. I saw my wife for the last time on the 24th March. I was many days without conversing with her. In the meantime I saw some hotel bills, and also a num ber of letters from the Prince of Wales, some flowers and some verses of a valentine, in a small desk in her writing table. I got the keys from her maid. The letters of the Prince of Wales came in an envelope with the valentine. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine stated that on the envelope there was a memorandum in the handwriting of Lady Mordaunt, which shewed that it had been received before her marriage. The letters were put in, but not read. In his further examination, the petitioner stated after his wife had made the confession to him, he told her that as suspicion would fall upon persons other than those she had named, she ought to clear those who were innocent. He mentioned various friends but she emphatically cleared them all except two. He named a near relation, and she declined to answer one way or the other. Never heard a suggestion of her being insane until Sir Thomas Moncrieff came to Walton and saw her for three-minutes. Cross-examined by Dr. Deane : After her marriage his wife frequently consulted Dr. Priestly. She told him she suffered from ulceration of the womb. When he left home for Norway he understood that Lord Cole was paying his addresses to Lady Mor daunt's sister, and was, in fact, engaged to h er , b u t that his father's consent could not be obtained. It was in the year 1868 that he saw the Prince of Wales in his house. He was lying on the sofa when the witness Bird came upstairs and said the Prince of Wales was in the house, and witness went down and saw hi s Royal Highness. Besides the letters of the Prince of Wales, he found letters from Lord Newport, George, Forbes and others. It was after he saw the Prince of Wales at his house in London, and before he went to Norway he requested Lady Mordaunt not to receive the visits of his Royal Highness. His wife did not buy her pDnies from the Prince of Wales. Witness bought them from the Prince of Wales's coachman. On one occasion he went with his wife to a ball at the Prince of Wales's house at Abergele. The petitioner was further questioned as to letters he had written immediately after his wife's confinement., and in explanation of their contents he said he clung to the hope that what his wife confessed was not true as long as he could. _ _ 4- Re-examined : There were no indications that his wife's mind was wandering except her statements about different men. When he asked her whether anything had taken place with Lord Newport, she said, " I won't say any thing about Newport one way or the other." They were first cousins. When he went to the b a ll th e P r i ncess of Wales as well as the Prince were staying at Abergele. On the court adjourning Lord Penzance said he had had it intimated to him that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had been subpoenaed on behalf of Sir Charles Mordaunt. He thought th ey s h ould, i n some way, consult his convenience in attending. Serjeant Ballantine said that he was consulted as to tht propriety of doing so ; but he was not in favour of it, and he did not believe his Royal Highness was subpoenaed. Lord Penzance said then he must have been mis informed. An authenticated contradiction has been given to the report which is goblf the round of the papers to the effect that the League, rather than risk a manifestation of opinion on the question of making the Scriptures a class-book, have resolved on dropping their proposed bill for the present." The members of Parliament entrusted with the League bill have simply agreed to withhold the measure till the proposals of the Government have been discussed. THE DERBY MEMORIAL STATI7E.—A. meeting of the sub-committee for carrying out the proposal to erect a statue in London in memory of the Into Earl of Derby M. P., presidi ng. Some routine business was held on Thursday at the Burlingto n H o t e l, Si r J o h n Pakington, having been transacted it was decided that the first list of subscriptions should be published in the course of a few days. Mr. Disraeli was unable to attend the meeting in consequence of his recent indisposition. A long list of subscriptions to the fund was announced. ELECTIONEERING A3IBNITIES.—The Irish Solid tor-General in his nomination speech at Derry kept the crowd in roars of laughter at his remarks. When he got to the subject of his opponent, Mr Baxter, he said:—Speaking politely, T am glad to sephim here—(laughter). Heinforms me is most happy to see me. I beg to assure him that the happiness is equally enjoyed by me to-day. (Cheers and laughter). Combatants frequently shake hands before they enter the arena. I this morning had the honour of shaking hands with Mr. Baxter before we began, and all I can tell you is that that when the fight is over I will shake his hand again —for it has always been one of my principles to have compassion on the unfortunate. (Cheers and laughter.) A RITUALIST "BROTHER " CHARGED WITH FELoNT.—At the Liverpool Coroner's Court, on Thursday, James Marks, a man of respectable . app earance , was charged with embezzling money belonging to the Rev. Cecil Wray, incumbent of St. 11fartin's Church, in that town. This edifice is a building of noble proportions, and affords accommodation to a very large congregation, though its ornate services are attended by an assembly scarcely ever numbering more than from forty to fifty persons. Attached to the church is a sisterh oo d, an d "Brother " Marks was the appointed collector of funds for their disposal. Some of these funds he had appro priated to his own use, and hence this prosecution. The prisoner was remanded for a week, in order to ascertain how far he had victimised the sisterhood of the Benedic tine order. THE LOCK HOSPITAL AT CORR.—Very strong testimony to the beneficial operation of the Contagious Diseases Act is borne by Surgeon-Major John ston, in charge of the new Lock Hospital at Cork. In a communication lately read before the Medical Society of London, he mentions that since the 16th of .Tune last, when the hospital was opened with forty-six beds, 215 venereal patients have been admitted : of these 170 have been discharged, and 45 remain under treatment; the average time of residence in the hospital for each patient being fifty-three days. As the result of inqui r i es w hi c h Dr. Johnston has made, he states that the operation of the Act has diminished venereal affections to the extent of 50 per cent. amongst the soldiers in the garrison during the last six months, and consequently has fulfilled the expectations of the authorities. In carrying out the provisions of the Act, not a single instance of objection able interference with the rights of the subct has occurred within his knowledge. Further, Dr. Johnstonj is sure that not only th e military, but also the civil population are benefited, although at this early stage of the working of the Act this is not so readily demonstrated, —The Lashed. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) fiales probably 10,000. bales. TllO =riot- qniet. POSTAL ARP►ANGEMENTS BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES. Mons. Berthemy arrived in New York on the 25th January, and reached Washington the next day. We believe the French Minister, whose duty has been performed by Count Farverney during his absence in France of several months, has been in structed by the imperial Government to re-open negotiations on a Postal Treaty with the United States. By telegraph we learn that the postage between America and France and Algeria via Great Britain has been fixed at 80 centimes per letter weighing 10 grammes. Pending the renewal of the Treaty we desire to give the spirit of the French journals on the subject. Le Temps had an article wherein it remarked that the American Postmaster-General lays the blame of the failure to franse a treaty on the French Adminis tration, which he accus s of being unjust, illiberal, and unreasonable, and it hints that the French llir cc tor-General ought to have offered an explanation, as silence implies consent. Le Temps, however, cousi dersboth parties to be in the wrong. First, the demand of France for a double internal r.Lt_! is an extraordi nary and manifestly unjust requisition, as the United States is 14 times the size of France. The condition, however, is not so unjust as at first appears, as each should pay for the service rendered; in France the letters are everywhere distributed ; in the United States only in some 48 towns. The U.S. pos men number but 1,100, while France has nearly 20,000. In the rural districts of the Republic the letter-bag is emptied on the Post-office table, whence the letters are taken by their owners, those unclaimed being returned as dead letters, which far exceed the number in France. In the postal treaty of 1867 between the U.S. and England, Art. 14 requires letters passing through Britain to pay two sous. France offered to pay these two sous, and the U.S. replied that they would be satisfied if more was not required. But France gets four sous from the mosts favoured nations, and if the reduc tion with America were to two sous, that must be the rate with all other nations, whereby foreigners would obtain better conditions than her own people. As the Union has brought its rate down to two sous, it accuses France of requiring double postage while merely adhering to the system in operation. Le Temps then goes on to discuss the transport to Algeria, and comes to its second point, viz., the requisition for the Union to establish a semi monthly line between New York and Brest equal to the French boats, or pay all the sea transport, and that through British territory. Le Temps considers the requisition for an American line to be reasonable, and the alternative to have been misunderstood. Were it not so, the expressions of the American Postmaster, "unjust," "unreasonable," and "im possible," would have peen justifiable. The fact is, four-fifths of the correspondence takes the route to England, and France says— since you will not establish a direct line, take upon yourselves that part of the correspondence which does not go by steamers subsidised by France; this you can do better than we, for England gives you better terms ; and, on the other hand, you shall have the corresponding proportion of the receipts. fhe American Post-office reproaches the French Administration for the very conditions contained in the previous convention in 1857, only at that time the U.S. had subsidised steamers, and France had none. Was it France who took it upon herself to pay the cost of transport, &c., collecting the post age ? Now, the position is reversed, and it is for the U.S. to make the necessary advances. The proposal is to the advantage of the U.S., although this may not be understood, for the public pays for an intermediate transport a tax in excess of the cost, and the party finding the capital, on condition of collecting the postage, realizes a profit. To sum up—it appears Let emps considers that there is only a misunderstanding, which will be cleared away when negotiations are resumed, and a treaty decided on after the matter has been submitted to experts. We translate from the Liberte, of the 23d Jan., the following remarks upon the above sub ject :—" After free national instruction I know of no public service more worthy the attention of a great people, more important for international commercial relations, than the Post-office and the Telegraph. It is the thought which travels, and thus travelling, spreads everywhere on its pas sage the benefits of civilization. The United States more eagerly developed the postal service, and here, in good time, recognized the character of a national enterprise supported by the Government, but they have not yet applied the same system to the tele graphic lines, which have been left to this time in the hands of private enterprise, and abandoned to the chances of rivalry and opposition. We can thus see in the New World the advantages and the in conveniences of Telegraphic liberty, as compared with the Postal system centralized as in France. When I say as in France, it is with reserve, for nothing in the United States can happen as in France. Thus, there, side by side with the National Post, exist private enterprises of the character of Wells, Fargo, and Co., who, in taking despatches already franked by Government stamps, give an additional guarantee beyond that demanded by the public ser vice from the Government. This enterprise of Wells, Fargo, and Co. has been for a long time the only resource of the Far West. They were the Lafitte and Caillard of the desert, which they covered with their stages, their express waggons, and their pony expresses ; a daring enterprise, often result ing tragically, for it became responsible for tra vellers, specie, and baggage, through the entire Indian country. These hardy pioneers thus organ ized the Pony Express--a postillion, taking his bag of despatches, found a pony saddled at each sta tion, and, departing at a gallop, passed through ambushes, and often under fire, to deliver his mail at the point of destination, after performing the almost incredible feat of traversing six or seven hundred leagues across the desert, with the speed of ten or twelve miles in the hour. The Pacific Rail way at once did away with all this, and mails have no other risk now to meet with than the heavy snows, which occasionally stop the progress of the trains for a short time. In this connection the Message of the President of the United States and the Report of Mr. Creswell, Postmaster-General, present many interesting facts. The statements as regards foreign postal intercourse during the past year indicate that 6,638,858 letters were sent to foreign countries, and that 5,957,796 letters were received therefrom ; in this number are not consi dered the exchanges with Canada, estimated at 3,000,000. This is certainly a great public service, and in the United States we could only expect such a result. There is, however, unhappily a shadow over the picture, and I agree with Mr. Block, who, in a remarkable article in the 7 emps, states that he is afraid lest it should be France, or rather the customs and routine of the French Administration, which throws this shade ever the postal relations with the United States, which can only be decided by the facts themselves. This year, January 1, 1870, expired the Treaty with the United States—a Treaty not very liberal, I freely admit, considering that the letters from and to France were taxed at thirty cents the half-ounce, equivalent to eighty centimes for 7 grammes, a Treaty behind the times and unreasonable, inasmuch as printed matter could only be paid to the port of arrival. leaving a still further charge to be collected in each country. This is a Treaty very disadvantageous and annoy ing to both nations, because it submits all senders ' of valuables to the most expensive and superfluous charges. In presence of such a Treaty there was but one thing to do, namely, to modify it in a just and liberal sense. Every one will agree with Mr. Block on this point, and can only differ from him upon the application of the reciprocal damages. Mr. Block endeavours to make each party equally re sponsible ; he excuses the French Government for having demanded double for the interior postage on unjustifiable pretensions in the eyes of all honour able judges. lie is more happy in his efforts to explain bow France had the right to charge more to the United States Government for ocean carriage because she is in possession of the transatlantic line ; but was this a very politic measure? If lam to believe the message of General Grant (a menace or hope), the aim of the United States, since the breaking off of negotiations, is to supplant th i s French upon the ocean by the purchase of their steamers, of which the shares are now held at a very low figure, and to make available to its own advantage the ocean mail service. That is what we shall gain by fighting against preten sions after all legitimate, and by tiring out the patience of the United States in this affair, for it must be understood that these negotiations did not commence yesterday. It is a long time since the United States Government has been annoyed, and the report of the Postmaster-General truly states that many years have been employed in useless and unsatisfactory correspondence. There is another view Mr. Block and the Liberte might have taken. Allusion is made to the advantages given to the British Government, but these are the fruits of mutual concessions, the rate of a half ounce letter being reduced to threepence, or six sous, of which two go to each country,and two to the A tlantic steamer. The Government ai Washington were met in a liberal spirit by the British Government, and this is the result, while the policy of France has been the reverse ; hence the difference in the arrangements. Admitting that the blame should be shared (which we do not) it is still impolitic when postal intercourse has in a measure closed between the counties, and when the transatlantic service is in a depressed state, that the negotiator should say to the Americans, advance f our-fif the of the expense, and we will 'any your letters. Th e French Administration desires the U.S. to estab- lish a semi-monthly line of mail boats between New York and Brest, similar to the French line. Why should France encourage the establishment of a rival company ? What motive can the Imperial Government have in reducing the receipts of an enterpri:e already so costly to France? A corres pondent of our own answers, with what truth we cannot tell, that the Transatlantique Company is at the end of its resources, and the French Govern ment, instead of an additional subsidy, desire to transfer this postal service to the Government of the United States. Our correspondent goes on to remark that he is convinced that the enlarged views and liberal policy of the new French Minister of Finance will prevent the sacrifice of a line which has attained a high reputation at a great outlay, and will uphold its iuterests.—Anylo•American Times. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Ip, 1870. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCF. WATERLOO COURSING MEETING. FitthAy. TILE WATERLOO PURSE. FIRST ROUND. Mr Bland nd Black Huntsman boat Mr T L Booto's Hy- pericou Mr It Forrester's Financier beat Mr B. 11. Jones's Jaunty Jane Mr E. W. Trinder nd Schoolmaster bent Lord Howard de Walden's El Stilkari Mr S. Swinburne's S. S. boat Lord Stair's Swivel (2) Mr Stocker nd Claude beat Mr J. Bake nd Blunder Sir J. Metcalfe's Malt Liquor beat Mr J. Hodson nd Pauline Mr B. Todd's nd Pagan ran a bye. Lord Lurgan's Master M'Grath drawn Mr W. H. Massehnd Master Livox beat Mr W. NI. Gil- mour nd Gulf Stream Mr J. Evans' Enchanter beat Mr W. J. Legh's Larceny. Hon. C. C. Molyneux nd Sonata beat Mr J Hyslop's 11iawatha Mr W. Foulkes' Hearty Lass beat Mr W. D. Deighton's Diana (late Jealousy) (1) Mr R. Jardine nd Iron Crown beat Sir C. Molyneux's Meerschaum Mr T. Neville's Abercorn beat Mr T. C. Smith's Cydippe Dr Hosford nd Pat of Mulliugar beat Mr T. Green's nd Harvest Queen Mr F. Johnston nd Bed of Stone beat Mr R. C. Vyner ad Rob Roy Mr T. L. Reed's Regal State beat Mr J. Johnston nd Cot tage Girl (1) SECOND ROUND. Black Huntsman beat Financier S. S. beat Schoolmaster Claude beat Malt Liquor Master Livox beat Pagan Enchanter beat Sonata Hearty Lass beat Iron Crown Pat of Mullingar beat Abercorn Bed of Stone beat Regal State TEIE WATERLOO CUP. THIRD ROUND. Bab-at-the-Bowater beat Albatross (1) Cataclysm beat Refraction Cavalier beat Pedestrian Bendimere beat Lady Lyons (2) Chivalry beat Conceit Variety beat Royal Bride Sea Cove beat Bacchante Commodore beat Margrave FOURTH ROUND. Cataclysm beat Bab-at-the-Bowater Bendimere beat Cavalier Chivalry beat Variety Sea Cove and Commodore ran an undecided WATERLOO PLATE. FIRST ROUND. Mr J Ingleby's Inkstaud ran a bye, Mr Lonsdale nd Master Frederick drawn Dr Richardson's Requiem boat Mr J. Blackstock ad Baffler Mr W. J. P. Watson's Wayarden ran a bye. Mr WP. Copeland nd Eurus drawn Mr J. W. Moula's My Goodness beat Mr W. J. Brundrit's Blackstone Mr W. G. Borron's Black Knight ran a bye. Mr T. Brockle bank's Brigade drawn Lord Sefton's String of Pearls beat Mr W. 11. Punchard's Protector Mr Gibson's Cyclone beat Capt. Hawthorne's Wave Mr Dunlop's Pretender beat Mr. Lister's Cock Robin. LINCOLN RACES—YasTzRoAr. TRIAL STAKES. Rho beat Ascaridos. LIN COLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Royal Rake 1 Sy cee • • 2 Van Amburgh 3 en ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Candour... W.O. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Vulcan 1 Royal Vale La Puce 3 Five ran. ELSHAM HURDLE PLATE. Primrose Ha in me don 2 Scarrington 3 Nine ran. FULL CRY STEEPLECHASE. Bi shopton 1 Come take Care 2 Buckingham 3 Ten ran. BROCKLESBY HANDICAP. Bouquetiere 1 Light Cloud 2 CITY BETTING--YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 6to 1 agst Colonel (offered—take 7to 1) 50 to 1 agst Primrose (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Little Rogue (off—take 1000 to 15) 2500 to 200 agat Honolulu (wanted) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 40 to 1 agat Brennus (taken) 1000 to 50 agst Myosotis (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 6 agst Normanby (taken) DERBY. 500 to 15 agst Normanby (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Walter (takeu) RACING FI. FEB. .TURES-1870. UARY. Linc01n...... lB Harrow 17, 18 IC Nottingham... 1, 2 Liverpool B, 9, 10 Pontefract 14, 15 Cambridgeshire l4, 15 Al Northampton 5, 6 West Dr.ay ton 7, 8 Thirsk ......... 7, 8 Kingsbury lB, 19 Durham lB, 19 Derby .. 22, N I Nswtou 95, 26 11011. 1 West Somerset lB, 17 I Warwick 22, 23, 24 I Epsom 29, 30 I Bromley 31 and April 1 'RIL. Newmarket Craven 18 to 22 Abergavenny 21, 22 Lewes Croydon. 28, 2Y Newmarket let 5p....2 to 5 Chester. fo, to 18 Winchester lO, 11 Salisbury l2, 13 York 17, 18 Doncaster 19, 20 Croydon 8, 9 Manchester 8 9, 10 Ascut 14 to 17 Windsor '2l, 22 ji Harpenden 2O, 21 Bath 24, 25 Stamford 26, 27 Croydon 26, 20 Epsom 81 to June 3 Newton 22, 28 Hampton 23, 24 Bibury Club 21 Stockbridge...Bo, and JPlv 1 LY. Newmarket _,. 5 to B lWest Drayton 1 4, 1 5 Nottingham 12, 13 1 H un tingdon. . . . ., 19, 20 Chelmsford l2, 13 1 Kingsbury 2l, 22 Reading 12, 13 I Goodwood -, 26, 29 AUGUST. Brighton 2, 3 1 Stocktc_ l7 to 19 Brighton Club 23 to 25 Lewes .... ..., ...5, 4 6 11 O Y x o f r o k r d lB, 19 Egharn 9, 10 I Plymouth Windsor ll, 12 D er b y 3O, 31 30, 31 Bromley l6, 17 Weymouth SEPTEMBER. Warwick 6, 7 I Richmond 20, 21 Abingdon 8, 9 I Western Meet (Ayr) 21 to 23 Doncaster 13 to 16 1 Hendon 22, 23 Hampton ... 2O, 21 I Newmarket Ist Oct. 27 to 80 OCTOBER. Bedford 4, 5 I Newmarket 2n 0et..10 to 14 Leicester 6, 7 1 Cheltenham 18, 19 Bromley 6, 7 1 Newmarket Mani... 24 to 29 NOVEMBER. Liverpool 8 to 11 1 Shrewsbury 14 to 18 LADVEETTsEEENT.}-11enceforth no one will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Ambles, Invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from Invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his H o li ness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the " Gazette du Midi," July 25th :—" Rome, Jmy 21,1366. The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other reme dies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabic°, 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." We extract a few out of inc,re than 63.000 cures:—Cure No. 5x,21 6, of the Marchioness do Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation, all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most in tolerable nervous agitation. Cure No 1,771: Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia, No. 49,83 - 2: "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting —Maria Joly " Cure No. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs. spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Im portant Caution —Beware of the many unsavoury and more than . sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig s name is most audaciously attached. In tins, at Is 'id; Ilb 2s 2d; 2 lb 4s Gd ; slb 11s; 12 lb 225; 24 lbs 4 Also 1 / 1 1 BARBY'S RDNALENTA A RABICACHOCOLATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters: for 14 cups at 2s, for 24 Cups at 3s 6d, for 48 cups at 6s, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 53s —being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.-- &RR!' Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; and all ctr9cora anti Ozemiata. AY. 'NE. MONETARY REPORTS--Yesterday. Business in the ititock Exchange has been limited to' day, and the movements in prices have been mostly un' favourable. Banking stocks in particular have been de' pressed, but the heaviness has not been confined to this description of security. Consols have been flat, and have receded *, or 92, 92i for money, and 92k, 92i f or March. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 92k, 93 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. Pron.; Bank Stock, 240, 242 ; India Five per Cents, 111.1, 111 l and India Bonds, 20s. to 255. prem. • The market for English railway stocks has been in an unsettled state, and without exception the movements in prices have been unfavourable. Metropolitrn has exPe" rienced a heavy fall of ff, Great Northern has receded, ditto A South-Eastern ff, Great Eastern *, Midland London and North-Western and Great Western t• Business in India Railway stocks has beenrestricted,bu t prices have been supported. Canadian shares have been dull. Foreign shares have been tolerably steady in value, but the demand has not been active. There has been an absence of any important feature in the money market. The supply of capital has been good, but the demand for accommodation, both at the Ban k and in other quarters, has been only to a moderate e xtent. Three months' paper has been negotiated at 22 to 24 pe r cent. As regards the exchanges, there has been a P° l2l demand for bills, but the rates have been without material change. Although business in Foreign Bonds has been limited, the tone of the market has been good on the whole. Guatemala has been firm, and has risen but A r gentine (186 S), and Egyptim (1868), have fallen f. The Russian Loan is quoted at 4, 31 prem. American Securities have been steady, the Five' Twenties (1882), bonds have risen g, ditto 1885 to 1887 1, and Ten-Forties , but Erie shares have fallen I, an d Illinois central In Bank shares the inquiry has been restricted, at about late rates. Telegraph shares have been flat. British Indian Exten - sion have improved but Anglo-American have fallen if and Reuter's A large business has been doing in Indiarubber shares- Opening at 54 to 59k, or at a decline of £3, a further re' duction to a ensued. A rally then took place, an d the quotation recovered to 60, 61, sheaving a fall of £1 on th• day. Telegraph Construction shares have been flat, and lower. Hooper's Telegraph Works shares have fallen prem. Miscellaneous securities have been quiet, at about Pr e ' vious quotation& There have been no bullion operations at the Bank to-day. The Berlin Waterworks Company have declared a dend at the rate of 9 per cent, per annum. In reference to the state of the Manchester market , Messrs. Alexander Collie and Co. remark the market is quiet. Quotations for both goods and yarns are generalll steady. In some instances, however, the tone is in favour of the buyer. At a meeting of Reuter's Telegram Company it W l4B resolved that the nominal capital of the company sh° lll3 be reduced fr o m £250 , 000 to £ BO,OOO in 10,000 shares, , £8 each, of which 9,000 will represent the existing sha re° of £25 each, leaving 10,000 shares of £8 each to be' allotted. The Flamsteed, from South America, has brought 213,000. Messrs. Pixley, Albert, Langley and Blake, in a circtv lar dated the 17th instant, remarks that the gold market has been very flat during the week ; there is not the slightest demand for export ; and all arrivals of wire' finable gold would at present be sent into the Bank. Fie bar-silver has been very flat during the week, and th° price has remained at 60id. per ounce standard, t it ll6 demand at this rate only existing for the Continent. arrivals of Mexican dollars have now been taken for China, and the market is almost bare of this coin. Th e price remains very firm at 59gd. per ounce. The Bristol and South Wales Railway Waggon Compaq (Limited) have declared a dividend at the rate of 10 Per cent. per annum, carrying forward a balance of £540. At Mark-lane to-day the wheat trade was firm, at I prices. The liabilities of Messrs. Robert Hutchison and Co., of Kirks.ldy, are stated to range from £BO,OOO to £120,000. The directors of the Gloucester Waggon Company ha ll declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. Pe r annum. The Demerara Railway traffic returns for the eight days ending January 3, 1870, present a total of $ 3 , 608 ; being an increase of $73 on the corresponding period ga 1869. MARKETS—Yesterday. LONDON CORN MARKET, F RIDAY. — The supplies of Engllsb grain have again b een scanty, and the allow of foreign h am been less extensive. The wheat trade has been ver "—* and although the demand has not been active, the y Ysl of both English and foreign produce has been well rrol liv tallied. With barley the market has been only moderate_„ ll supplied. The trade has been firm, at full quotations. Malt 11, 7 been quiet, at late ra t es. Th e show of oats has been modern { °' have progressed steadily, and the quotations have ruled fir'' Beaus and p eas h ave commanded full quotations. Flour has bee . " firm in value, with only a moderate inquiry. Arrivals. Barley, 200 ; malt, 620 qrs. Irish—Oats, 470 qrs. .Foreign - 2,490 ; barley, 2,810; oats, 7,670; maize, 2,64,1 qrs, ; and flour, sacks. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, FRIDAY.—The supply, meat has been rathe r l arger, and, with less animation in the inqum/d: prices have ruled as follows :—.Beef, 2s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ;mutton, 3s• to ss. ; veal, Sc, 4d. to ss. Bd.; and pork, 3s. Bd. to ss. Bd. per 81b. tho carcase. BOROUGH HOP MARKET, FRIDAY.- C, nsiderable ernl ness has been noticed in the hop market, notwithstanding that has been an absence of business in the trade, steadiness bed engendered by the paucity of samples. bud an d E as t K an t £1.3 • Wealds, £6 to £8 ss, ; Sussex, £5 15s. to £7 ; Bavarians, £6 to £lO ; French, £5 ss. to £7 ; Americans, £4 10s. to X 6, Yeazlings, £llss. to £3 10s. per cwt. LONDON TRADE REPORT, FRIDAY.—TaIIow is flat at 46.1 4 31 p. for Y 0 on the spot. Linseed oil firm at £3l to £3l 10s. spot. oil, £42 10s. for English brown, and £45 for refined. HemP, Per quarter. Jute for arrival active. LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, FRIDAY.—Sugar has C ° !: , tinned dull, and the general tendency of prices has been doWf d wards. Refined go o d s h ave been little dealt in. Coffee has riled firm, but with out important sales. Tea dell and rather easier.P'" difficult to dispose of, except for lower terms. Cotton rather easier. MAN CHESTER TRADE REPORT, F RIDAY: —Th e mar k e t hag ruled quiet. Quotations for both goods and yarns are genersair steady. In some cases, however, the turn is in favour of buyers. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET , FRlDAY.—Market 02°4 Sales, 10,000 bales : o f w hi c h , 2,000 bales on speculation. Sales,,Z, the week, 61,625 ; taken on speculation, 8,250 ; taken for export, 6,6 '" actual export, 5,625 ; imports, 15 500 ; stock, 316,250. uoi lIAVRE COTTON MARKET, FRlDAY.—Market quiet, ',- price unchanged. HAMBURG, Fgn. 17 . — Wheat—February, 103; March, 103: 4 . 40 4 May, 106. Rape oil, spot, 271, ; May, 27 ; Autumn, 258. BERLIN, FEB. 1 7. - -Rape oil quiet, but unaltered. AMSTERDAM, FEB. 17.—Banca tin, 68 buyers. Spiritsunchafflie lIAVANNA, FEB. 17.—N0 12. sugar. 111 : Muscovado. 71. THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. M. Darn, it is positively stated, has written an unofficial letter to M. Verner de Mdrode, a friend of his, who is also a friend of Pius IX. In it he touches upon the question of Papal Infallibility, expressing his disaproval of the policy of the Vatican, and giving his correspondent t° understand that owing to the establishment of Parliament' ary government in France, the Chamber might at any r ll °' meat compel the Cabinet to recall the French troops from Rome. The diplomatic world has made many comments on a simultaneous visit paid to the Emperor by M. Darn and M. de Stackelberg, the Russian Ambassador. It believed they were the bearers of an important and satis factory communication, addressed by the Czar himsel f to the French Emperor. M. Darn's political position is just now somewhat uncertain and it is rumoure d in some quart ers th a t a new Ministerial crisis must be looked for. MM. Darn and Buffet, who belong to the Left Centre, are becoming impatient of their equivocal position, and sensible that they have lost ground ill public opinion, th e y i ns ist upo n the immediate dissolution of the Chamber. M. 011ivier's friends, on th e other hand, declar e th a t he is really the most' liberal member of the Cabinet, but that he is anxious to avol too roughly opposing the Emperor. Should the disaffects,(_! members of the Cabinet resign their places, they will, it,,T said, be filled by MM. Duvernois and de Maupas. the other hand, the Left Centre and the Republican OP; position are determined to press forward the question a dissolution at all hazards. THE ROMAN COUNCIL.—The Vatican thus sunk' manses the proceedings of the " (Ecumenical" Council " From the Bth of December, the day on whiff the Council opened, to the Bth of FebruerA two Public Sessions and twenty-four Genera l Congregations were held. The number of di' courses delivered by the Fathers at the latter date was 109. Four schemata were completely examined in these discourses—one on dogma and three on discipline. The next subject introduced was the Little Catechism—schem e de parro catechismo—after which the Fathers would erP,_ proach the great question of the constitution of the Church —schema de Ecclesid. At a later period new schemata °nth(' subject of discipline will be presented. Of the seventy .five Fathers who have spoken thus far on the schemata repecting discipline, 21 were Italian ; 14 German i 11 Spanish ; 10 Oriental; 9 French; &Peruvian ; 2 Belgian ; 1 English • 1 American ; 1 Mexican ; 1 Bishop in partikto; Total 75. 'Three Cardinals have also spoken : the Cardina l Archbishop of Prague; the Cardinal Archbishop GI Stemacon, and the Cardinal Bishop of Albano. BIRTHS. CLIFTON—On the 16th inst., at Balcary House, Castle Douglas, N. 8., Lady Bertha Clift on , o f a d aug ht er . PORTSMOUTH —On the 18th inst., at Batts' Hotel, Dover street, the Countess of Portsmouth, of a son. MARRIAGES. PRATT—ALLEN-- On the 17th inst., at South HackneYi Charles Pratt, Esq., of Thornbury Park, Stoke New; ington-common, to Eliza, eldest (laughter of Jose ph Allen, Esq., of DOM mark Villas, South hackney. RESTELL —PEACOCK —On the 17th inst., at Saint Jude , s, Mildmey Park, Mr. Thomas M. Restell, of Earlswood Villa, Upper Clapton, and Mark-lan- city, to Emma Elizabeth, eldest d aug ht er o f Mr. dark Peacock, O' Kingsland, N. DEATHS. LAY.inn—On the 17th inst., at Bath, Frances Layard, the widow of General Layard, aged 85. WITT —On the 17th inst., at 40, Eccleston-squaro, Janl M. 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