The Sun. — London, England, 1867-07-10 00:00:00

NONEYXARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the General Discount Market there continues to be a very limited inquiry for accommodation, and the supplies of capital on offer being augmented )y the payment of the dividends at the Bank of England, quotations for the negotiations of first- Aass commercial paper rule at about 2 per cent., while there are exceptional transactions at 18 per :cut. In monetary circles it is generally expected :hat the Bank directors, at their weekly court to norrow, will make a further reduction in the niniinum rate of discount. Gold to the amount of £3,000 was taken to the Rank of England yesterday. The report of the Peel River, Land, and Mineral D' , lnpany states that the general condition of the Whole of the live stock may be considered as having been satisfactory, and a dividend is proposed of 1 per cent. on £600,000, the consolidated stock of the company, payable on the 26th of July next, free A income tax. At the meeting held to-day of the Union Bank A London the report of the directors stated that le net profits of the bank for the six mouths end ng 30 th June amounted to £221,479 4s. 7d., out which a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum was declared. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures !main steady at 30 32, and the Consolidated Vortgage Bonds at 244 244. The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great Western Railway for the second week in June tinounted to $102,394, against $123,524 in the ;')rresponding period last year, showing a decrease )f $21,130. With reference to the Buenos Ayres Great southern Railway, we learn that the accounts pre i.ented to th e G overnment for the working of this me during the quarter ending March 31, 1867, show he following results :—Total receipts, £22,433 128. 2d. ; total disbursements, £12,076 19s. 2d. ; eaving a net balance of 1.10,076 ; and in their 'encral report just issued on the different railways, he Great Southern is thus alluded to :—"ln other words, the net proceeds for the first quarter A 1866 were about 24 per cent., and for the same ?eriod of 1867 were nearly 6 per cent. This iotable i ncrease in the proceeds of a railway Within twelve months gives us well-grounded hopes chat the Southern line, under its prudent and conomical ad ministration, will be able, within a 'or years h ence, to return the sums now payable or balance of guarantee during the infancy of the !uterprise." Two o'CLocK. Increased firmness prevails in the English Stock 'tarket, an d a further advance has been established or money, Consol s h ave r i sen 4, to 941 4, and for A 'Lle n,ugust settlement 4, to 95 954- The N ew Threes a re 93! 44 ; R e d uce d A nnu i t i es, 94 4 ; New 24 per Cents., 77 ; Annuities, April, [BB5, ; Exchequer Bills, 20s. t o 21 s. prem., for run e ; Bank of England Stock, 254 256 ; India 5 )er Cents., 110 4 111 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cent. Debentures 105. F°r eign Stocks generally exhibit an advan ce . 'punish Passive have improved 4, to 224 4 ; Cer ificates 4, to 151 per Cents. 16 ; Gre e k 4 , to 144 15 ; Turkish 11188jan /, to 31} 4; Italian 1, to 484 404 ; Scrip 4, to 4 1 prem. ; but Chili an S cr i p :enti nues at par to prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been xeeedingly inactive, but the few dealings re )orted show a slight a d vance in values. Man ':.hester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have improved ; ireat Western, Metro ach politan, and South E as t ern , 3ri ghton have declined ; and North Wes4.tern, ; while London and The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia ion. Dutch Rhenish are mark e d 20 4 4, and Great Axemb ourg 104 11. San Paolo have declined to 5 4. East Indian improved to 108, and Great radian Peninsula to 1064. American Securities also have improved. Erie ;bares are 444, an ad vance .of ; Illinois, 80 4, an ' dva nce of ; and U n i ted States 5-20 Bonds, 73 4, advance of /. For BankA Shares th ere i s scarcely auy demand. 0 ondon and Westminster, however, have advanced ock 107 4 ; Union o f L ondon to 424 ; London Joint remain at 434 444 ; and Imperial Ottoman lave declined to 8. ull,Miscellaneous and Finance Sh ares continue very Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., , lave ad vanced to 874 89, and Viceroy of Egythowever's l p ortgag e L oan to 674 ; Peninsular and Orient a l ;te am have receded to 404. MINING MARKET. WEDNESD AY . nd Lusi nessin the market to-day continuos Tory quiet, q uo tations are fo r th e most part nominal. An exed are the latest prices : Ihiverton Moor / 51 lhontales Gold 4f 5 !litford Amalgamate 7 * 8 :ast Basset l9 21 ast Caradon 5l 51 :ast Lovell. 6i 7 Pau Wheal Grenville 221 at Lttxey lB 18 1 Teat Retallick Teat Wheal Vor... 17} 18 carke Valley 4l 5 o rth Crofty 3/ 31 North Treskerby l- li Prince of W a l es 62s 6d 65s Cd Providence Mines South Condurrovv lOs 12s 6d Tincroft ............ 13 14 West Chiverton West P. o f Wales 12s 6d lOs Wheal Basset Wheal Buller - Whoal Chiverton Wheal Grenvill e 20s 223 6d Wheal Meton. ...... 110 112 i BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. CIoVERNMENT FUNDS. O. A ccount, Aug. 8 per tient. Consols 94 95 } i 1 5 per C ont. Reduced 93} 4 1 D 3 per Cent 93/ 41 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 77 6 o. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Dniities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 O. for 30 yrs expire sth April 1660 12i uo.(lted Sea Tele6raph), Au c ., 1908 — ' l chequ er Bills, £1 March. June. ,000 22 m Do £5OO ankDo. & Pm 21 p £lOO pm £2OO — •. be. Aof cco Euntngland Stock, 5 per Cent _ `u I"ibl.ta UOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tialott.l l 4 o toC e k, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 _ I) c ount 110} 11 a 6 per Cent. July, 1880 ' 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 pso. oertilleates ..-. • Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — D0.,t0: s„Per Cent., Jan. 1872 ° Debr Cent , MAy 1879 0 , 6 per boei , Aug. 1873 n °.)3°114 7 5 Per Cent., £l,OOO .... —Pm o. Under £l,OOO pm VOREICiii FUNDS—CL OSING PRICES. rtre tit • !‘„,- 10e Repubbc, 6 per Cent — urastriati Bonds per t./euc, 1859 ... toon'iliall 6 per) _— ti._„... ...... • per Cent., 1852-58-60 13e. K 1863 „ 0 . u per Cent., 1865 "0 Account.. • 751 to o. _nA ~.,0........................... ki l uu Li nds ~.1108 Ayres 6 per Cen _ b" "0 2 per Cent. (Defer red 3 lic,"„G Per Cent . per Cent.) _— D.1 )0. • ' Per C 6 p e r centent .. . o A ........................ • 1867 ...................... 0 )I, •91 Scrip, £4O paid *par u , E la n, 6 per Cent. 116Pre t • ba • e en • ... ~_ ................ _ 1 ) 1181 1 3 ner Cent., 182.5 1, 3 .6 per Cent 1864 , aubi , ' ~ _., 1864 ... -oian PrincipalitilE, 7 per Cent 1867 60k Do. D o. 8 ~ , d _ dis L., Do. n o. Scrip, .£5O pa? _ '4 Ittador New Consolidated, 1 per Cen , ••• _ cgxptiall 7 per Cent ............................ °• Si3cond issue ........................... 83 4-'O. 100 Bonds .... .......................... 11. aio. no. 1861 1-irso• 410 bonds 3 _ _ 2 _ c i &Pt'? Governntnt Railway Debenture n s ; B_ll 1 r ij,,k . 5 per Cents., 1 824-5, ex Coupo 11-011.,. Account _l4f i . C oupon s ,6.a.telnala 5 per Cent .... . — -4 141 1 6 per Cer t 1865 10, Accouni , n o 1 , •.. . ... ....... 44. 1. , .. otrenunana ttaxiway klear. 3 per Cent .. - Pi ta_ .. I)itto for Account i t . o n e ° s ' o 3 , ,- , 9 '6O '2,'3 40 i 1 per Ct.,1803, 6, i• , ' B7l 4 :2 44 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ,u 41 per Cent 1800 uo 4 per Cent., 1860 1) 0 n 1) -- -, P a r Cent. , 1859 86i 711 h -- ° 0 per Cent. 1862 90i 8i Do Ayer ont•, 1864 87wi `),,g10-Dutch 1866 1 Pen. Pt?'). do X7O paid , ql/liatl 5 pbr Cent '11444411 3 per Cent ~• 1)°.1)° 4-cei,unt Do New I)6lex led . 4) Acc ogiat bo Passive - 14(:•11111t Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. Do Account Turkish 6 por Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account 561, 7/ Do .400 Bonds 571 i Do. 1863 Do. 5 pe zOent, 1865 — Do. Account, July — Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 1)o 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 18G2 Do. 6 per Cont. 1864 49/ Dividnids on the above payable in Loudon. Anstruin 0 per Cont. Ex, 10 Florins 13 ,, Igian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch is per ('ant,. Ex. 12 Gull, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — French Routes, 3 Der Cont., Ex. 251. — I •{iia) 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account — THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 94i 5 Do. Account, July 10 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, July 10.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LivzitrooL, July 9. —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Claudine, from Coquimbo; Sivia, from Alexandria; Joaquina, from Havanna. PLYMOUTH, July B.—Wind S.W.—ArriYed—Chanza, from Matanzas. PORTSMOUTH, July 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Achilles, from the Westward; her Ma jesty's ship Bellerophon, from the Westward; her Ma jesty's ship Liffey, from the Westward . ; her Majesty's ship Minotaur, from the Westward. OFF FALMOUTH, July 9.—Wind W.N.W.- Arrived— G. J. Jones, from Matanzas. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived. —Wild Duck, from Wellington ; Florence, steamer, from Antwerp ; Ella Constance, steamer, from Gottenburg ; Martlot, steamer, from Dunkirk ; Tasso, steamer, from Riga; Holland, steamer, from Ostond ; Nor mandie, steamer, from Dunkirk; Hastings, from Tuticorin ; Penelope, from Drobak ; Waterloo, steam r, from Rotter dam. Sailed, July 9.—Fusilier, steamer, for Dunkirk and Boulogne. Sailed, July 1 0.—Souvenir, steamer, for Caen; Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed in tow, July 9.—Hastings, from Tuticorin, for London. Passed, July 9.—Helen, brig, from Fayal, for Leith; H.M. steamer Seamow, from Woolwich, for Portsmouth; Atlas, from Shields, for Bombay; James Shepherd, from London, for Shanghai. SHOCKING MURDER. On Sunday morning a dreadful murder was com mitted at Dowlais, which is part of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. A woman named Ann Murphy, who is between 60 and 70 years of age, and whose husband is employed under the Dowlais Iron Company as a watchman, keeps a private lodging-house, and among her lodgers for some time past were two single men named Saun ders Henderson, 38 years of age, and Thomas Watkins, 40. She had also a lodger named John Silk. It is said that for some time previous to Satur day night Henderson and Watkins had been on too familiar terms with their landlady, and, if not mutu ally suspicious of each other, it is tolerably certain that Watkins was suspicious of Henderson, and, in fact, jealous of him. On Saturday night Murphy, the husband of the landlady, who is an old man bordering on 70, was on night duty. Watkins and Henderson came in about 11 o'clock, and had supper together. Mrs. Murphy then went out and returned about' 12 o'clock. She found that Watkins had gone upstairs, leaving Henderson apparently sleeping on the chair in which he sat. The old woman then went to bed—her bedroom being on the ground floor. About five minutes after she had been in bed Henderson went into the room and got into her bed. She rose up, and as she did so heard Watkins coming down stairs. She then got out of bed and was going out of her bedroom into the kitchen, when she met IVatkins at the door with a poker in his hand. She was then stunned by a blow which he struck her on the head, but recovered in a few moments. Watkins passed on ir.to the room, but the old woman did not hear either him or Henderson speak, and she also heard no blows. When Wat kins returned from the room he said nothing, but went and called a neighbour, a Mrs. Rees. He then went back to the house and called up the lodger Silk, to whom he said he " thought he had killed Saunders, or had done for him." Two or three persons went into the old woman's bedroom, where they found Henderson lying in a pool of blood on the floor by the side of the bed. The bed clothes and pillows were all spotted with blood, and blood was still flowing freely from wounds on Henderson's head. Henderson was quite dead. A policeman then came, and he took Watkins in custody on the charge of causing Henderson's death. Watkins said he had been charged him self with being too free with the landlady, but be had caught the -- at last. Mr. Byrne, a surgeon, came in just afterwards, and found that Henderson had his skull fractured very badly in two places, and lacerated and contused wounds besides. The poker was found under the grate with fresh blood stains on it, and it was bent in the form of a bow. It was straight a few hours before. Watkins was taken before the magistrates Wrenn Monday, a n d c h arge d b y Mr. Super i nten d en t with the wilful murder of Henderson. Wit nesses deposed to the facts which are stated above, and the prisoner manifested the utmost indifference during the whole hearing. His reply to the charge was that he never struck Henderson with a poker, and the injuries which were found on his head must have`seen caused by his falling off the bed. This, the surgeon said, was impossible. The prisoner was then committed for trial on the capital charge at the next assizes at Cardiff, to opn on the 16th instant. On the 19th Mr. Henry Seymour will call the attention of the House of Commons to the long-continued imprisonment and ill-treatment of her Majesty's envoy and her Majesty's consul and other subjects of her Majesty by the King of Abyssinia, and to pray her Majesty that proper steps may be taken to procure the release of the prisoners by force of arms. A Moscow paper states that in 1853 the Russian army consisted of 580,000. At tho present time it consists of 800,000 men. This number could bo soon increased to 1,180,000, besides 300,000 irregular troops. The Czar has, therefore, a total military force of nearly 1,500,000 men. REPRESENTATION OF CHELSEA.—Sir Hy. Ainslie Hoare, Bart., who will ask the suffrages of the electors of the proposed new borough of Chelsea at the next dissolu tion, has been an energetic and efficient supporter of the Liberal cause for many years. In his address he declares his confidence in Mr. Gladstone, as the great Liberal Minister to whom England owes so much; he is stead fastly opposed to church rates, and will support the exten sion of public education and the removal of religious disabilities at the universities. DEATHS BY DROWNING AT STAINES.—On Satur day a party of seven or eight men (excursionists in a van from London) took a boat at Egham Lock, and rowed or drifted down the stream as far as Staines Railway -bridge. At this point it would appear that the rudder became un shipped ; three of them foolishly attempted to replace it, and in doings() capsized the boat. By the strenuous exertions of some gallant fellows on the bank most of them were rescued, but two of them found a watery grave. On the Saturday previous a similar accident took place near the sane spot, by which one man was drowned. In both cases the men were in a state of partial, if not entire, intoxication ; in the lat ter so much so that the boatman at Staines would not let them a boat, so they proceeded to Eghatn Lock. ACCIDENT AT CAMBERWELL FAlR.—During the week a pleasure fair has been held in a large piece of pasture land leading from Southampton-street to Bruns wick-square, Camberwell. On Tuesday an immense num ber of persons visited the fair; and in the evening a boy, named Joseph Ealing, was standing at the side of a round about worked by steam power, which was turning round at a rapid speed, when he fell amidst the works of the machine, and before it could be stopped, or the unfortu nate boy pulled out, his head was terribly mangled, the scalp being torn off, his jaw fractured, and his skull se verely injured. Ho was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, but no hcpes are given of his recovery. FALL OF A BRIDGE.--A telegram from Mar seilles reports that the brickwork bridge across the new Lours Lieutaud, in that city, fell on Saturday afternoon, and that 20 workmen were either killed or injured. TIIE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1887. SkIARE MARKETB.---This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. ; 1 Closing Price. 79 SI IC9 11 , 35 15 3 6 05 OS 70 72 25 i 27 5 7 113 Ili LIZ 114 91 F 3 4.3 45 27 3 , 28 30 124 L 9 03 61 17 174 .0 15 113 111 76 7S 454 sit 124 1:5 111 82 87 115 1 5 S 1 63 30 32 2tll i Btu3ineeo done. Bristol anti Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Jork and 8and0n...... Cornwall .Dublin & Belfast Junc , Dun„ Perth, & Ab.Junc ' 41. London, aerie Certi 1)0. flow tt S. Western Great Enotern, Ord. stk., Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A 8 tock ...... Do. 13 stock Do. New, la. at 2 pm t 5, and W. of Ireland t. Western -Original Do. S. Vat. ltaii gun. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxtoru, DO. Newport. i)o. I Itraord ........ re .t Yorkstur‘ LJadtm and Blackwell t,on., Brig - h., S Coma! Lon., Chat., and Dswer Do. Metrop. 144. A.. Lon. & Noah Wester', Lon. & South Wester): Shet., & Lincohl %tetropolitan Do. New Do. Extension.... Aetruporitan District. Du. do. 10. Jo. and St. John'sl% . 'o Aidiand Do. £9 Share Do, armin.. & Derby .lid Kent Sorth British Do. Ed., PLh., & Dun '9th. Eastern—Berwickl Do. (1-.N•E purnlnun Do. Lo3des Do. York DG. Car ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 4orth London Do. do. 1804 5 ... Do. do. 1866 orth Staffordshire N. k S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stock.. Shropshire Union .... South Devon south Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok raft Vale Do. C Vale of &ealh Waterford & Klikenn)d Waterloo & Whiteha Vest Cornwall 100 102 60 62 92 94 33 SI 8 8j 114 r 116 I 11 07 69 116 118 65 67 46 44 Mt 65; 9 Iti 143 152 26 36 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU . Brltilb Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1672 Van.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.tt July 1877-84 ko. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Uo. 5 p. c. Jau. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed ak Cape G. Dope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct. 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 Q Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Cr; lon, Nov. 1888, 6 p. t Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... _ . Do. 1882, 51ay15, Nov.lbl Do. 18515, Feb. (Sic Aug.. Natal 'iov. 0 per cent.. N. B.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.&.J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 - Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. 5. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c. 1868-11 1)o. 1876 St upwards.. VlO,ll ov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril .t Oct.. 190 100 100 10 100 100 08 93 98 100 98 100, 83 85 83 81 102 104 105 107 105 107 107 109 0! A 102 104 108 11, 102 104 104 106 105 107 107 1(9 98 100 96 1,8 91 93 87 88 101 102 84 85 96 98 91 4.3 104 106 1051 106 k 1n8) 0i 9 BRITISH I. Atlantic & St.Lawrcnoe Rom., Baroda, Ar.Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference tlufl:,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & S. 8., lim ;ape Town & Dook, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do 14ast Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Is;xtension ;rand Trunkof Canath Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred :id Pref. stook— Jo. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stook Do. do. deterred qt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gus. 5 per cent Do New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 6 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do Jreat Wes. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. o B . pay. 187:1 Do. 54 d,,. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited .fladras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4g do . . Do. Fifth Extensiox, nelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. '3lO. & Bobion's Bay.. v.lll.C'da,6polatpf.bs . Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do ... .1 Do. Punjaub.... pow Do.indus St elot SIONS. G 6 68 100 101 1) if) 4 li 5 6 63 71 (5 65 99 101 100 IGI 107 105 17 18 80 85 t 3 55 40 15 35 37 19 2i 105 103 - 2 y - 2 t 100 101 02 91 - - 1 11 Ili 95 97 85 67 i id 100 102 93 95 E 9 91 83 85 100 101 97 98 1 €1 98 99 BEITISIA MINES. r•Jain. Coneol. Gold, lira Thiverton Alford Amalgamated )even G. Cone. (Taviet Jraketvalls Sleet Bassett (Illogan) Gast Caradon cast Cam Brea •ast Grenvilleßast Gunnislake , :aet Lovell y. WI Russell (Tavistk , am. & StA übyn(G wen. treat L ixey, limited treat South Tolgus treat Wheal 8u0y...., t. Wheal Vor (Heist. krenville tierou's Foot •••• aingston Downs Ilargaret (Uny Lelant ilarke Va11ey......, . kiwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton ....... North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Providence ,Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer)r South Condurrow S.Whcal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Pln Croft 7igra and Clog.an, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chi rerton ....... Fest 5et0n....,,. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 'Wheal Buller (itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 64 74 71 61 4W 430 4 1 20 22 5 6 3 3i 2 3 i 4 9 10 34 31 4 5 17 19 17e 18t 1 li El 18 2t 2t 6 b : 4 1 5 1 2t 12 40 60 5 7 3j 4 2 2i 27 29 310 3:0 I li 3i 4; :2 14 4 li 9 11 68 70 130 140 05 70 23 25 11 13 , 05 115 10 12 rt: E FEILENCX Great Northern, 5 per Dent.. rd. at 10 per oent. pm., 104 FREFERENCE SNARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent., Ditto, 5 per cent., 180', 13 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 5 per cent., 1101 10 FOREIGN RAILWATIS. Buenos Ayres, Great Southern, lira , gua. 7 per cent., 15/ Central Argentine, 111 Dutch Rhenish, 2(1 Ditto, 24 I Great Luxen►tiourg, 10; 11 San Paulo, lim., gua. 8 per cent., 16/ FOREIGN MINES. Anglo•Brnz Gold, 1 Chontales t 4 old and Silver Mining, lirn., 11 ° l)on Pedro. Nor h Del Ucy, 34 I pu i Pestnrena United Gold, 11w, 2i Port Philip, 5-16 United Mexican, Rm., 12 BANKS: Agra, Urn., A, 2; Australasia. 656 Consolidated, litn., 5 41 Imperial Ottoman, lira., 8 London Chartored liana of Australia, 231 London Joint Stock, 431 41 36. London and Westminster, 1061 71 Midland Bank, litn., 10k National Provincial of Elm:land, 112 Ditto, d and 3d issue, 41 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 31 Union of Loudon, 416 2 1 MISCELLANEOO73; Anglo-American Telegraph, Jim., 181 Ati mile Telegraph, DU o, 8 per ciant., 87} 90 City Discount, Urn, la Credit 14'one:cc of England. Jim.. Pit Kyyptian Com. and Trading, Um.. 1 15-16 lien. Credit and Discount, tim.. 6 9-16 Hudson's Bay. 11} international Financial Society,llm 3 1-16 London Fin ncial Association. Um.. 7} London fTen 14A:omnibus Company. lim, 2 13-76 er,- . lold Land and Dock, 41t N^,tiona! a ;mit tompany,.l2} 12 New Que , 1} Uriental C. , Um, 5 4 Peninsula aid Oriental Steam, Of Ditto, new, 1855. 401 391 Royal 314,11 Steam, 91 3 Telegraph. Construe. and Mainten., lira I' -- Ditto, 16} Thames and 51etvey Marine, Insurance, lint.. 5} Viceroy of Egypt (.11ortgage) Loan, 67} 8 7} THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES Act—The select committee of the House of Commons to whom the bill in troduced by Mr. MacEvoy for the repeal of the Ecclesias tical Titles Act was referred, met yesterday. Present Mr. MacE , Ny (in the chair), Mr. Walpole, the Attorney- General for Ireland, the Judge-Advocate General, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Mr. Chichester Fortescuo, Mr. Paull, and Mr. Bentinck. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) THE TAILORS' STRIKE. This morning it was understood that the indict ments against the persons charged with intimidation arising out of the late Tailors' Strike would be pro ceeded with. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine was for the prosecution, and Mr. Coleridge for the defence. An application was made on behalf of the de- Lndants that the trial should be postponed until the next session, on the ground that the learned counsel had had the brief so recently delivered to them that they were not fully acquainted with the facts of the case. ➢ir. Sergeant Ballantine said he bad no objection ti the postponement, provided the system of picket ing was given up by the defendants. The counsel for the def,!ndant.refused to give the desired undertaking, as it was contended that it was not in opposition to the law. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said under such circum stances he should object to the postponement of the trial. It was, however, ultimately arranged that the proposal of the learned Sergeant should be accepted, and the trial was accordingly postponed until the August session. THE FORGED RUSSIAN ROUBLE NOTES. Joseph Funkenstein was indicted with having in his possession some forged Russian rouble notes in his possession without lawful excuse. The evidence was of a lengthy and uninteresting nature, but it appeared that prisoner informed In spector Thompson that he had some forged Russian ruble notes in his possession, and he was accord ingly cautioned not to part with them. Notwith standing that the notes were put into circulation by the prisoner through the agency of other per sons. The defence was that instead of doing that, as had been attributed to him, he did precisely the contrary, and that the forged note upon which the prosecution was based was not one of the notes shown by the prisoner to Inspector Thompson, be cause after the caution that he had received from the police he destroyed the whole of the forged notes by tearing them up. He strongly denied that he had given them to one of the witnesses to dis pose of, telling him he would easily get rid of it, as it was so good an imitation of the genuine notes of the Imperial Bank of Russia that detection was im possible. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Baron Bramwell told the prisoner he should pass upon him the same sentence that had been passed on the last prisoners convicted of the same offence—viz., five years' penal servitude. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BUCKIIURST-HILL. Frederick Ale/ander Watkins was indicted for maliciously attempting to kill and murder a young woman named Matilda Griggs, on the 23rd April last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Straight appeared for the prosecution, and, having stated the case to the jury, said that although he was unable to place before them the young woman who had been so seriously injured, he thought that the confession the prisoner himself made to the police would be sufficient to enable them to arrive at a just verdict. The prisoner had been paying his attentions to the young woman, Matilda Griggs, and on the night of the 23d of April she left her mother's house quite well, and was not seen again until she was brought home covered with blood. MrS. Sarah Griggs, mother of the young woman, having repeated her evidence, which has been already published, was Cross-examined by Mr.. Ribton. She said she had known the prisoner three years, and he had been for a couple of years on intimate terms with her daughter, and was to have been married to her. lle treated her very affectionately. z They used fre quently to walk out together. The prisoner lived in London, and he used to return to London frequently the same evening when he arrived in the afternoon. Ile had shown. her,a, dagger' about six months ago, which he said he carried to protect him self from garrotters. She bad not seen her daughter since she had gone away with Mrs. Walker, the mother of the prisoner, in the last day of May. Baron Bramwell—Have you inquired after her? Witness—Yes. Mr. Ribton—And the police have made inquiry after her, also without success? Witness—Yes. Mr. Ribton—Don't you know that your daughter has, since her recovery, expressed a wish to marry the defendant ? I don't know whether the answer would be worth as evidence, my lord ? Baron Bramwell—No, it would not. The question was not entertained, and the wit ness left tl:e box. _ . Inspector Pattison, inspector of the Epping polies - ) ' said the prisoner came to him on the morn ing of the 24th of April, and told him he had stabbed a young woman named Matilda Griggs, and the reason he had done it was because be loved her so, and some one else had seen her. He de tained him in custody. Sergeant Fry said he took the prisoner to Lough ton, and on his way there he told him he walked to London after he had stabbed the young woman. He also said he had taken poison. He was directed to go to the place where the prisoner said he had stabbed the young woman, and found the dagger produced with the sheath on it, just as it then appeared. The metal covering of the point of the blade, which protruded about an inch beyond the sheath, was missing. He afterwards received that covering from the surgeon. He found a piece of lead weighing about a pound and a .piece of string. The prisoner said he struck the young woman twice with the lead, but it then came off the string. Prisoner also told him that he heard the girl hallooing, and be was about to go back, but as he thought shei would not halloo long he did not return. The prisoner asked him (witness) whether he had ever felt jealous ? Mr. Home, surgeon, of Buekhurst-hill, described the nature of the wounds inflicted on the body of Matilda Griggs. The dagger and the piece of lead would produce the 1.5 wounds the young woman had sustained. Mr. Ribton made an eloquent speech on behalf of the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of unlaw fully wounding, with intent, &c. Previous to passing sent en ce a letter was handed to the judge, which the prisoner had received from Miss Griggs. It stated the writer's anxiqty p to, the result of the trial, that she considered her absence would be best for both parties, that she loved him the same as ever, that she. Loped he would gut free, and that they should be happy united, never to part again, and that the past should be buried in oblivion." The learned judge said that he did not Recorderto he had come inflict upon him but after a con sultationkt e o w e tbrue with thattpenaltyhthhe e i aoorfungethdhte law, to the determination of sentencing him to 20 years' penal servitude. The prisoner seemed perfectly result of the trial. unmoved by the NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) TIIE LASH. The grand jury this morning made the following presentment. Th cannot separate w ith ou t draw ingu tieje'g nd serious jY attention : of the co ur t t o th e ver y ra numerous cases which have been brought before them of the violent assaults sometimes connected with robbery, which are committed upon persons in the public thoroughfares of the City of London and its suburbs. These violent assaults appear to be on the increase, and indicate a growing dis position on the part of the criminal portion of the population to become year by year m or e sa vage and outrageous in their nature. The grand jury would respectfully suggest a liberal application of the lash as the fittest punishment for these atrocious offences, and the most probable means that could be adopt e d f o r de terring others from committing the m . If th e l a w does not already provide for the appli ca ti on o f this punishment, the grand jury would ask that their suggestion be forwarded to the proper quarter, or, at any rate, be placed on record as the expression of their opinion, based on the evidence produced before them. The offences were of the mos t cowardly . character, and there nothing from which the ruffian and coward shrinks so much as from physical suffering, of which, though wholly insensible to it when inflicted upon others, he is keenly sensitive in his own person. THE VISIT OF THE SULTAN TO THE CITY. The reception of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan by the Corporation of the city of London, at Guild hall, has been fixed to take place on the evening of Thursday week, the 18th July, and bands of work men and skilled artisans are engaged day and night in making the necessary preparations, under the direction of Mr. Horace Jones, the city architect, and the supervision of the Entertainment Commit tee. Some natural regret has been felt by the execu ti►•e committee for conducting the reception of the Belgian Riflemen that the City authorities should have fixed the same evening for the reception of the Sultan as the executive committee had, weeks before, appointed for the grand ball at tin Agri cultural Hall. The Prince of Wales has been invited to honour both entertainments wi his presence, and hence the inconvenience of holding them on the same evening, the authorities on eackside being d:sirous of enjoying as mach as possible of the company of his Royal highness. It is due to the civic digaitariei to state that the 18th was appointed by them chiefly from a desire to con sult the convenience of the Sultan, as they under stood that convenience, having regard to the limited stay and to the other engagements previously made by his Imperial Majesty. It was fixed, too, when the Lord Mayor was absent iu Paris as the heal of a deputation from the Corporation at the ceremony of distributing the prizes at the International Exhi bition, and when he was prevented conferring with the chairman of the Entertainmen,t Committee on the subject. The city authorities, however, now that they have been informed that one entertain ment is likely to interfere with the other, have shown a laudable desire to present such a result as far as possible, and with that view are disposed to fix the reception of the Sultan at an hour in the - evening sufaciently early to enable the Prince of Wales to be present at both fetes. The reception of his Imperial Majesty at Guildhall will probably be held at 7 o'clock, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in that case, it is hoped, will be able to graCe the Belgian fete at the Agricultural Hall with his presence for some considerable time at a later hour in the evening. _ _ _ In the meantime invitations are being issued by the Entertainment Committee at Guildhall to the forthcoming reception, and several members of the Royal family, besides the Prince of Wales, and many other distinguished personages, are expected to be present on the occasion. The whole of her Majesty's Ministers have been invited, as have also a considerable number of peers and members of Parliament, the, foreign ambassadors, the mayors of the chief cities and towns, the masters of the prin cipal Livery Companies of the city of London, with many other persons in a representative or official character, and the entertainment promises to be worthy alike of the illustrious visitor in whose honour it is being prepared and of the Corporatioh of London. AN EXCUSE FOR THE GLASS. There are probably few observant medical men who have failed to notice a habit which has been on the increase for some years past, and which seriously threatens the moral and physical integrity of society. The growing tendency of those even whose lives are gentle, and whose minds are educated, to indulge in alcoholic stimulation, is a fact which the profession would do well to recognise and protest against. The vice is not the vice of our grandfathers; the bottle or two of port which often laid them under the dinner-table and always sent them reel ing into the drawing room. The sin of our days is less obtrusive and even more disastrous. It takes the form of an occasional glass at odd times during the d'Ly, an extra dose at lunch, a glass of sherry or two, more or less, frequently in the course of the afternoon, another from the table when the cloth is laid for dinner. Not un commonly a flask of sherry accompanies the blue book in the carriage. And it is worth noting that this kind of tippling is not done in secret. So far, indeed, from this, it is rather a matter of boasting on the part of those who indulge in it, and they press others, often warmly, to follow their example. Sometime, it is true, a mild kind of excuse is offered. Tho dose is taken " just to keep one up, you know," or as a " whet before dinner." Just as often, when soda or seltzer water suggests itself as a refresh ment, the question arises whether its accompani ment shall be brandy, sherry, or liqueur. The idea of taking it alone is not entertained. It is de scribed as " weakening," " too cold for the stomach," and so on. Not so frequently, it is to be hoped, but still often enough to be of serious moment, these odd glasses of sherry, brandy-and soda, dry curacoa, &c., are taken in the morning between breakfast and lunch, sometimes even be fore breakfast. In time the results of these in dulgences do not fail to present themselves in the nausea and retching which accompany the morning toilet, the husky forenoon voice, the want of appe tite for breakfast, the vague dyspeptic symptoms which lurk about during the day. More remotely it is for a shattered nervous system that the patient —or " person" seeks rad • from the physician. Society is on its knees just now confessing, always in a polite and " respectable" way, its sins of omis sion or commission in regard of dress-luxury, paint, and the denzi-monde. It behoves the medical pro fession to see that the vice described is included in the list.—Lancet. The Ordnance Investigation. 19- Just before Congress adjourned there was a spe cial committee authorised and appointed to investi gate the administration of the ordnance bureaus of the war and navy departments. The complaints which inspired the investigation were that favourit ism and extravagance had reigned in the adminis tration of these bureaus. and particularly that they had been indifferent to valuable inventions offered them, and laggard in improving the character of their arms. The disappointments of contractors and inventors, and the jealousies of volunteer offi cers of the army fed, if they did not originate, the movement. Under these circumstances, the pre siding officers of the two houses made as unfortu nate a selection for the committee as could possibly be imagined, that is, if an impartial investigation and a judgment of moral weight aro sought as the result. The Senate furnishes Mr. Cameron of Penn sylvania and Mr. Howard of Michigan. The rela tions of the first to the war department and to con tractors under it, only a man so thoughtless and impulsive as. Mr. Wade could, omit to think ren dered him unfit for such delicate service. Mr. Howard has been quarrelling with the war ordnance office for several years. The house supplements these names with General Butler, Goneral Schenck, and General Logan, all volunteer officers, during the war. The first two, at least, made conspicuous mistakes for the lack of the scientific knowledge that belongs to regulars, and they are not so re markably great men as to forgive others for their own ignorance. One of them, too, is owner or part owner of a patent breechloader that the Govern ment has not adopted. General Logan is an excel lent stump orator. We know of no especial quali fication that he has for th i s investigation. And whatever the faults of the o rdnance bureaus, either of omission or commission, it is very clear that the expcsition of them by such ac ommittee as this wi:l h have no particular weight ith Congress or the have country. The most they c an do is to p e " a general worriment." T hat doubtless has 11.6 uses, and in this country often works reforms. But nothing more, excep t to spend money use lessly, can Ilow they such a committee do with this subject. arc managing to do that may be inferred from the fact that they have begun by C alling for a full re cord of all the operations and business of the two bureaux from the begng of the war till clerks now. The war ordnan ce bureau has sett irty extra at work to comply, and will not be able to make a full answer under a year and a half, and the expen diture of $50,000 to $60,000. The naval bureau has a similar job on its hands, both in time and money. It does not require any especial gift of prophecy to predict that this investigation will pro duce no valuable results to the country. By the Royal Mail Company's steamship Seine NT o hear that the Brooklyn (flag of American Admiral) was at Rio Janeiro. The United States ships of war Colorado, Frolic, and Canandaigua were at Lisben. 41 141 1 51 2f PI lei 113 i 13 751 411 1211 4 5 f 111 / 15/ 15 31 1 1001 i ,ITIES. 89 1 1 1 2.1.0 291 2.11.0 31 2.14. 8.3.0 3.9.0 11.2.0 58 5.i7. i 0 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocE. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day READING RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THAMES HANDICAP. The Thames Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 30 added w iwiers of any handicap after July 4, at 10 a.m., 71b extra; seven furlongs, straight. 11. subs. Rally ... 1 Vampire .. 2 Mother of Pearl 3 Your ran. ABBEY SIAKES. The Abboy Stakes of 10 sox s each, 3 ft, with 50 added, fin two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst Glb ; untrieilb allowed 31b; winners of auy two year old stake or plate 31b, of two, or ono of 200 51b, three, or two of 200 711, extra ; the winner of the Reading .Stakes 1011) extra, but uo other extra weight ; five furlongs. 48 subs. Orion Pyrenees M if ton 3 Eight ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. The Stewards' Plate (Handicap) of 80 sovs; winners of any handicap after July 4 (at ton a.m.) of 100 sovs 71b, of two such or one of 200 sovs 101 b extra; straight seven furlongs. Monitor Porter's.linot 2 Tomahawk • . 3 Fourteen ran. NURSERY PLATE. The Nursery Plate (Handicap) of 80 sovs ; winners of any handicap after July 4 (at, ten a.m.) 51b extra ; straight run in (about seven furlongs, straight). Moresca filly 1 Peninsula Magpie 3 Fourteen ran. KING'S MEADOW STAKES. • The King's Meadow Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, in case of acceptance, with 30 added; winners of any ban cap after July 4 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra ; three quarters of a mile, straight. Amour Propre Rustic Beauty 2 La Muta 3 Four ran. STAND PLATE. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 80 says ; winners of any handicap after July 4 (at 10 a.m.) 71b extra; half a mile, straight. 0 1 Deceiver Mrs. Skerratt 0 2 Parma Eight ran. ;SELLING STAKES. Rob Roy •• 1 Sunnyside .. 2 Knight Templar Four ran. MR. GEO. Wm executes commissions, by letter only, at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, Haverstock-hill, and has lists posted daily at the City Arches; also through his Agent, Mr. P. Butler, near Meux's Brewery. No connexion with any other person using the same name. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. JULY Liverpool July Meeting 10 Radcli ffe Hungerford Nottingkam l6 Winchester Down Royal Cox poratia. 17 Southampton Stamford AUGUST. Ri pon Brighton . 6 West Drayton 22 Brighton Club 8 Plymouth..... 22 Lewes Egham Wolverhampton l3 Lichfie ld Stockton Oxford Hastings York August SEPT. Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon 1141 BER. Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchostor Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 OCT , Northampton Autumn 1 E linburgh Bedford 3 NOVI Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll Newmarket 2d October 7 Cheltenham lb Newmarket Houghton • 21 1111BEIL I Leamington Haut BER. FRANC F. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) PARIS, July 10. The Queen of Prussia arrived hero last night. The Sultan has conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of Osmanie upon Marshals Canrobert and Regnault. Prince Napoleon and the Duke and Duchess d'Aosta left yesterday for Havre. It is believed they will visit England. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT - - ROUSE OF COMMONS.—Tms DAT. The Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the Navan and King's-court Railway Bill were considered, and agreed to. The Kilkenny Junction Railway (Abandonment of Kil purcell Branch) Bill was ordered to be read a third time. The Rathkeale and Newcastlo Railway Junction Bill was read a second time. The Lords' amendments to the Great Eistorn Railway Bill, as amended by the Commons' Committee to which they had been referred, wore agreed to. SALE OF LIQUORS ON SUNDAY BILL. Mr. NEWDEGATE presented a very bulky petition from Birmingham against this bill, and in doing so re ferred to the loss sustained by that borough iu the death of Mr. Schelefield. EDUCATION OF THE POOR BILL. Mr. 11. A. BRUCE moved the second reading of this bill, and asserted that the previous efforts made in this direction had been insufficient. In this bill ho had acted on the principle that provision should be made for one sixth of the population, and at this rate there would be 1,200,000 children to provide for. The progress of popu lation was far in excess of the increase in the number of children attending national schools, and this showed the necessity of some action being taken. In the la - ge towns especially was it seen that education was not keep ing pace with the population. There were very few reliable statistics on this subject, but he would select those on which most re liance could be placed with re spect to a iarge centre of population. First, taking the metropolis, it appeared from information collected in the diocese of London that there w pu ere in that diocese a popu lation of 2, 129 , 000 . Supposing t h a t o ne-sixth of the po lation should be on the books of schools, the n o n would h be 362,0C00.urch The schools retur ns, t h ero were however, shoretho names a o o the books of o f 129,0 0, and on the books of non-Church schools sn3o,tohoer, giving a total of 182,000. There were thuthsna books. 180,000 whose names ought to have btorensolnie population From London he would go to Manchester. 00 . Applying of Manchester and Salford in 1866 was scho , 0 nhwicehreshnowt showed number was 55,000, but deducting 7,000 his rule there ought to be 80,000 rtt o s . belonging T e act u to l school.t e e a Some c m l z e ts c s e a s i c , u therehaion swbearde b a eol'n°°work made, w h that out of 110 children 52 wore at or so 001, and 58 neither at work nor school. Passing to the case of Birming ham, hero again a most minute inquiry had been made, and it was found that between the ages of five or ten the attendance at school was 16 per cent. of the children, and between the ages of 10 and 15 only 9,000 or nearly 29 per cent. Examinations had bean made of the children working in the factories, and the ignorance was found to be very great. With regard to Bristol, ho would quote a report of Stansfield, who stated that out of 890 young persons examined by him, 425 were totally ignorant. A long discussion ensued, iu which Mr. A. Egerton, Mr Henley, and Mr. Foster took part. Mr. HARDY said ho was aware of the defects of the present scheme, but it could not be denied that it had Been brought about by the most extraordinary and gratifying results. There was much ignorance iu the larger towns, but whatever might become of - the present bill, he thought that the bill involved a principle which had not been sufficiently discussed in that house. On the part of the Government ho could not assent to the motion for the second reading of the bill, neither was be prepared to give a pledge that the Government would bring in a bill on this subject next session. Mr. GLADSTONE supported the second reading of tho bill, the object of which was in effect to eall in the local community to do all in their power to supply the want of education. The system in operation, beneficial as it was, was not sufficient to meet the increas ing demand for education, and therefore in his opinion it became a matter of the highest importance that a system of local arrangement should come to help on the great scheme. The opposition to the bill on the part of the Government did not rest upon the objection which had been stated by the Secretary for the Home Department but it arose from the ditilike entertained to the 01166%10 clause, and thereforo the only course open to his hon, friend who introduced the bill was to ask the house for its decision, aye or no, as to the second reading of the bill. Mr. BAZLEY was of opinion that compulsory educa tion must beadopted before anything of an efficient nature could be arrived at. (Hear, hear.) The factory system of education was to an extent compulsory, but pro duced no great hardship, on the contrary ho knew for a positive fact that it had boon productive of the greatest benefit, and therefore he hoped the house would give its assent to the bill now before it. Mr. HUBBARD was addressing the house in opposition to the passing of tho bill at a quarter to six, at which time the debate was suspended iu accordance with the standing order of the house. The other vrdere of the day were then postponed, and the house ndjeurued. HOUSE OF LORDS—I,Asr EVENING. Lord STANLEY of ALDEIILEY, having moved the second r aling of the I tilway (Guards' and Passengers Comnmication) Bill, a 1.3 Duke of BUCKINGHAM raiAed objections to somo portions of the bill, and recommended its reference to a Select Committee. This suggestion was resisted by Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY and by Lot d CAIRNS, who remarked that a re ference to a Select Committee would be tantamount to the loss of the bill for the present session—an event he should very much deplore.. Ultimately the bill was read a second time and ordered to be referred to a select committee, upon the understand ing that evidence should be limited to the improvement of the measure, without opening the question of the particu lar mode of communication to be adopted. . . . . . .. . The sitting was closed at 20 minutes past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKEII took the chair at two o'clock, when, the house having resolved itself into committee, the further consideration of the bill for the amendment of the Repre sentation of the reoplevas proceeded with. Mr. LOCKE moved the following clause :—" (Notice of rate in arrear to be given to voters.) Where any poor rate due from any occupier in respect of any premises within a borough ou the fifth day of January in any year shall remain unpaid on the first day of June following, the overseers whose duty it may be to collect such rate shall, on or before the 20th of such month of June, give a notice thereof in the form set forth in Schedule (X) to this act to every such occupier as would on payment of such rate be entitled to vote in the election of a member or members of Parliament for the borough in respect of his occupation of the said premises ; the notics shall bo deemed to be duly given if delivered to the occupier or left at his last or usual place of abode, or with some person on the premises of which the rate is payable, or the notice may be sent by the post, free of postage, or the sum chargeable as postage for the same being first paid, directed to the occupier at his place of abode as described in the rate book; any over seer who shall wilfully withhold such notice with intent to keep such occupier off the list or register of voters for the said borough ahallbe deemed guilty of a breach of duty under the Registration Act." The clause was read a second time, and a variety of amendments were moved by Mr. Hardy. A discussion followed, during which Mr. Gladstone thought the most convenient course was to adopt the amendments with the understanding that they would be open for discussion on the bringing up of the report. Mr. SCHREIBER said he had an amendment to move, that for a second member for Cheltenham; but, after the declaration which had been made on a previous occasion, that there were no means in the possession of Government of complying with the request, ho should withdraw the motion. Mr. NV. COWPER moved that the borough of Hertford should comprise the towns of Ware and Hoddesden. Mr. DIMSDALE spoke strongly in favour of the pro position, and said such an arrangement would be agree able to all parties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the discussion of this question showed clearly that members were not aware of the power of the Boundary Commissioners. They had power to deal with such mat ters, and, if necessary, to enlarge the borough of Hertford ; they would recommend, and Parliament would take care that that recommendation was carried into effect. The clause was withdrawn. Captain HAYTER withdrew a similar clause that he had on the paper, to add Shipton }Lanett and Glastonbury to the borough of Wells. Mr. HARVEY LEWIS said, after the declaration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he should withdraw his motion for the giving two additional members for 31aryle- bone. Sir E. DERING then moved the following clause : That the county of Kent be divided into three divisions, each division returning two memhers. The propoSition. was negatived without a division. Mr. CORRANCE gave notice that when the schedules wore taken into consideration he should move that Lowes toft be inserted instead of Stockholm. The .ahnouncement of the chairman (Mr. Dodson) that thole were no further clauses to move elicited a loud cheer, and the committee then proceeded to a con sideration of the schedules of the bill. The four original schedules having been struck out of the bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the following boroughs return ono member only in future Parliaments :—Honiton, Thetford, Wells, Evesham, Marl borough, Harwich, Richmond, Lymington, Chippenhant, Bridport, Stamford, Chipping Wycombe, Poole, Andover, Leominster, Tewkesbury, Ludlow, Ripon, Huntingdon, Maldon, Buckingham, Newport, (Isle of Wight.), Now Molten, Tavistock, Lewes, Bodmin, Great Marlow, Devizes, Hertford, Dorchester, Lichfield, Cockermottth, Bridg north, Guildford, Chichester, Windsor, Eluaresberough, and Andover. The now schedule having been road a second time, and ordered to stand part of the bill, Schedule B, which enumerated the 'following new boroughs to return one member each, viz., Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton; Gravesend, Baruley, Staleybridge, Wednesbury, Middleborough, and Dewsbury, was agreed to on the understanding that Mr. Ayrton's motion to strike out Darlington for the purpose of inserting " Sur rey, Wandsworth, Tooting, Streatham, St. Mary, Batter sea, Putney, and so much of the parish of Lambeth as was not included in the borough of Lambeth," should bo taken on the bringing u though the report, as it was desirable that the bill should pass committee that evening. (Hear, hear.) The remaining schedules having been agreed to, the bill passed through committee. The announcement was received with loud cheers from both sides of the house. At the evening sitting, • Mr. M'KENNA called attention to the enormous and disproportionate increase of Irish taxation since 1841, as compared with the increase in Great Britain, and canvas sing critically the chief budgets in that interval, ho showed that while in Great Britain the taxation bad increased be tween 1831 and 1861 at the rate of 3s. 3d. per head, in Ire land the increase amounted to 105.2 d. per head, and main tained that the imposition of new taxes unaccompanied by any countervailing advantage lay at the root of much of the political discontent of Ireland. Tracing next the causes which impeded the national prosperity of that coun try, he argued that the almost simultaneous establishment of free trade and the construction of the system of Conti nental railways, on such principles that agricultural pro duce could be carried on them at a much lower rate than on the Irish railways, placed Ireland at a disadvantege in supplying the English markets. lie concluded by moving a resolution (after urging that the Government should Ngviovuel Ye in n: 1)1 t d h o e f i u g to u r :c ul d t u: their to th t e r f fi r s c h ra r te i c i ) w e a x y p s r e w e s h i i n c g h an opinion that this disproportionate increase of taxation requires the immediate attention of Parliament. The motion was seconded and supported by Mr. POL LARD-URQUHART and GCD. DUNNE, but Mr. MONSELL opposed it, insisting that whatever was done with the Irish railways, that question ought to bo treated on its own merits. Controverting Mr. M'Kenna's argumOnts, ho assorted that the imposition of the income tax on Ireland was part of a fair and liberal arrangement, and as to free trade he showed that the land under culti vation and the price of agricultural produco had increased since that measure. lie advocated equality of taxation as the foundation for perfect religious equality—the want of which, and not taxation, was the cause of Irish dis- content. Mr. Runt, after requesting Mr. M`Kenna not to press his motion in the unavoidable absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, remarked that the increase of taxation per head was generally accepted as a proof of increased pros perity or power to bear taxes, and pointed out the great increase that bad taken place in the article of spirits. At the same time considerable relief had been afforded under such heads as coffe e, tea, su g ar, and wino ; the grants in aid of local taxation, as well as the loans for public works had been much larger in Ireland than in Eagland —quot ing tit) figures in detail iu each case—add the committee, moreover, which had considered this subject very minutely and carefully for two sessions, had reported decidedly that there was no impost in Ireland which impeded the develop,- ment of any branch of industry, except the spirit distiekal which were entirely exceptional in their characte. of ro After a digression by Mr. Whalley on the subject ligious equality, provoked by some remarks of Mr. Mon sell, the motion was supported by Lord Dunkellin, who replied that the increase of the spirit duties did. not imply increased prosperity, inasmuch as nearly all the distillers were ruined; by Sir F. Ileygate, who was in favour of some measure fur the relief o f tho railways; by Mr. Synan M and Mr. Breen ; and r. llaukey remarked that the interests of England and Ireland in this, as in other matters, were identical, as was proved by the report of the committee. The resolution was then withdrawn. Bills were brought in by Lord NAAS to amend the laws relating to the custody of dangerous lunatics in Ireland, and to the superannuation allowances of the Dublic police. Tho Banns of Matrimony Bill passed through Committee, and the House adjourned at 10 minutes to 1 o'clock. ihare 20 st Bt too et t, 1 lOU at; 20 204 10 100 1 I SSR 100 100 100 all 100 100 6S 7 63 li 97 6 I 91 931 i 100 f 108 7j 100