The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

11 0 14 - E - Y JARKET A ND COIITMEROTAI (NTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continued quietude prevailed in the discount m arket, as there is no extinction of enterprise, com mercial and financial. It will be of interest to notice how the resources of the investing public will be employed. It is to be hoped that extended com merce, internally and externally, will be the princi pal means of bringing the Money Market into legi timate and active play. Specie to the amount of £32,000 has arrived by the Malta from New York. Alr. Charles Oppenheim, in consequence of the report issued by the liquidators, has thought it de sirable to call a meeting of some of the large depo sitors, at 65, Lombard-street, on Thursday, the 28th inst., at 12 o'clock. A report has been issued by the Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, which enters fully into the nature of the properties acquired and the works in progress. It also contains a special report of the auditors, who have visited Marseilles for that purpose, giving details of the prospects of various estates, and concludes with the following: After a careful review and consideration of the whole of the circumstances connected with this cora l:l4°Y, we cannot withhold the expression of our °pinion that it is only by the active co-operation of the s hareholders that the directors will be enabled to carry out to a successful and profitable conclusion the large works comprised in these arrangements. Indeed the financial requirements of the company, and its character and position in France, depend entirely upon such assistance and co-operation. We feel it our duty to convey to the shareholders emphatically our views on this point, because in the absence of :this co-operation and assistance the Whole undertaking must collapse, and every shilling of the capital invested be lost, to say nothing of the f uture liabilities of shareholders. Whereas, on the other hand, there appear to us to be in the under taking the elements of success and profit." The liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co., Tarquand and Mr. R. P. Harding, have issued a r e p ort upon the winding up o f t h e a ff a i rs. .r i 8 stated that the liabilities, which at the date of the Suspension amounted to £18,T27,915, are now red uced to £3,640 , 655 ; an d it i s an ti c i pa t e d t h at , "WY will be further reduced to £1,892,881, and that t he Outstanding assets will produce £1,832,011. Owing to rumours lately c urren t o f negot i at i ons being in progress for liquidation of the Greek debts of 1824 and 1825, the committee of Greek bond holders think it right to state, for the information of the parties interested, that nothing of a strictly °facial character has yet reached them on the sub ject. As so on as a proposal of a d ef i n i te nature S hall be o ffi c i a l ly made, the committee will consider it their duty to call a meeti n g of the bo n dh o ld ers t o take the same into consideration. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to- Y, the French Rentes were 69f. 82c. Heavy. 14 e 88 firmness was observable this morning in the market for the English Funds, but Consols have 110 W recovered, and are 21 for money and the account. F oreign Stocks show very little change, with the advPtion of T ur ki s h 5 per C ents., w hi ch have r a nted 1, t o 31 ; and Russian Sc r ip I, t o 2 1 i r ill . All oth er d escr ipti ons are e i t h er stationary, at a ve , y --- slight advance. t 6,, 11 ,e has been very little animation exhibited i n 'away Share Market, and the general tendency of prices is still downwards. Metropolitan have l' o ececie d Great Eastern South-Eastern , and reat Western 1. . For eign and Col o ni a l ra il w ay shares conti n u e v dull, at previous rates. , 3 ank Sha res rema i n inact i ve. All i ance have de !lined to 16i ; Consolidated to 4i ; and London and Bilazilian to' 27i 23k. 4. 111 American Securities Illinois have improved to 77 78 ; E r i e Shares to 37 38 ; and United a bes 5.20; Bonds remain firm, at 73} I. Atlitntie and Great Western Railway Debentures Iliave declined 1, to 31 32, but the Consolidated °,rt.gage Bonds remain steady at 24 25. Al.iscellaneous and Finance shares are flat. At lantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have receded to 53i ; ~.,'"4tional Discount Company to 131-; and Telegraph hstruction and Maintenance to 12f. MINING MARKET. TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. n un n th e Mining Market the dealings have be en i)r erous. Th e shares chiefly in request have been r, m , . inc e of Wales, Great Retallick, Seton, and We s t kiverton. Annexed are the current quotations :.__. earn Canaborne, —s —s ; Chiyerton Moor, 7 74 ; Chon tales !NGold 94 24 • Clifford Amalgamate, 51 Gi ; Cooks' :Etotion, 7 Drakewells, —s —s; East Basset, rii 20 ; at Camden, 5 54 ; East Cam Brea, 3 34 ; East Lovell, 9 4; East Russell, 34 34 ; East Wheal Gronville, 2 2i; great Laxey, —; Great North Downs, " —.— ; Great Itetallack, GOs 70s ; Great South Tolgus, —s —d —B ; Groat Wheal Yor, 154 164 ; &lark() Valley, 4 44; North Crafty , 41 , - b; North. Roakear, G 7; North Treskerby, 2 } 24; Prinoo of Wales, 3e.) ZS] Od; Prosper United, 34 4; Itechnoor, 9s lls ; Synth Condurrow. —a —d ; South 13 Gr enville, —s 01 a ; South Herodf-foot:, —; Tincroft, 12 ; West Caradon, ; West Chi t' GO G 2 ex di ; West Drakewells, .„"sl. Soton, ; 48 Ss; Wheal liaeset, —; Wheal Bulle:', ; Wheal Chiverton, 8 8 4 , Wheal Grenville —; Wheal Seton, 105 110. BRITISII 7 UNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. goVERNMENT FUND& a 1 ' 41 ,r Cent. C onsols - 1 91 8 fe• Account. Marsh 7 1',.:1 1 or Cen-• ilectuce)d 9 `-'ll f, .1 } ,e., ~ •• ikz .- eor Cent " 2 1 par Cont. Jan. 1891 A DO. S nor Cent. Jan 1873 '4:k/14:ties, 30 y . expire . sth Jac., 1880 Do' Dc. for 30 yrsr,s'exptre sth April,BBs -;' (Red Sea Telogmph), Aug.. 1908 1 I X 3 30 Ct., March. lehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Ct. 712 pm 1) 0 I 4 7 411 Ct., June, _ ............... £5OO ......... n ~-14) ..... . .. .£lOO & £2OO ,t ' 4 4k of Engl%na Swc.r, 61 per Cent .., 253 I„ 12.4314,N GOVERNMENT SECuRITIES. --lad ' Stook 1 01 per Cent AprillB74 — 1),. 5. , , ., Do" ;d.ecount 1071 k b 0 per. Cent. July, 1880 D ° ' l „ Per Cent., Oct. 1888 .b°• ..kjertificates 1) 0 0 ' Enlaced Parer 4 per Con' — D o. '' Per C 2nt.. ',an. 1872 D o Der Cent. May 1879 — ri o ' " e 3.• 5 ')er Celli., Aug. 1873 .11 0 . • 31 .pm b 448 5 per Cent., .£l,OOO e• tinder 4.1.3 ' . ve • 3O out ilrgen,„ kI,O4EIGN FUNDS—ONE o'° 001 C. 4 e"' D 8 iepub!lc, Cal ' .•• trazi,',44 lieuds 5 per C ent , 1859 — D Do. 5 nEr Oen+ 66 • rl'e Con:., 185248-60 13 0 o , • ~. 1383 75 1) 0 41.3er von. , 183.) Do „1 -nun, ................................... 75 ueo; 4 ' CO Bonds b ,8 Ayres 6 per Con' — 0 1 / 44 '::llPer Cent. (Deterred 3 per Cent.) 99 1) 0 3 . per O en . _ U 0: g Per Cent. .... s bo. "'P e r Cent A &10. B 81 et Do. ~ 1867 21 1 die - ` /l etnly " Scrip £2O paid ellbg A) G lan ' 6 per Cent.' kni, b, yer Cent. -1)). 5 " Per Cent., 1825 — t),,0„11,. Per Cent., 1864 — 4,1„..,411 Principalities '7 per Cent .C lur lieW Consolidate a, 1 e r Cont — 0. 2 p i . . p 1), . ovisional Land Warrant.. — , .t)efertetl ' 4 3'pti 44 7 Per gent B4l .. 0 . genninl l e .uo. _f it , .t.)O. -,,.0 B ends ....,,, _ ). 4 10 ' - 1864 ~., 0 ° bonds 832- i uruolt•-.severnnient Railway Debentures Boh i I)o. A Per Cents., 1 824-5, ex Coupon! — ,tl,, ~ceouut 0 • ,00r,,,,,__ ..................... , • Acej.z.il ztit o; , l4 6 t , pe t ;. . ........................ ..._. to'_IAS„ P. er Cerit) 18 . 65 bo; ir co 'let .., )4, xieara.,lennuana Railway — bitto'f' Pr Cent 171 nor Account D 6 . ~,r , 1864 fonte ‘-'O/It. Anglo-French 0 0 . Weanoa r 6 IsT llin -P e r Cent. • • — 921 °‘'' UN : J* l 'l4l 5 per Cent Do 3 e 60 Pr" " ~ oferr , U 0 .1 . ., ~ •.',., ................................ e”o,firt ',. " arrants (Hectares) 4 . Per C ~ 65 1 A,,„ ant., .LB6O Do il—"Ut .......... Do 41 Per Ceat., 48(,,, ............... • Do ~- Per Cent. (Unbar bDOII Per Cent ) 186 ) , 4k:eoUilt . ' 4. Qrtti,,,,_ ........... . ......... • °""(33Per Ct. 1 85 9 '8 '7 '9 '6O '2 '3 42 1 ' ) 1 I , 1 ? Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 BB 1 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BBl 8 1 Do. do. £25 paid 2l pin iardinian 5 per Cent -;panish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do.' Account Passive Do Do Acckant - 3panish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account S .vedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cont. 1864 D.). Scrip, £CO paid rurkisli 6 per Cent. 1851 A.. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 1865 Do. Account V.,hozu,la 3 per Cent Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1862 on. 6 per Cent, 1864 3li Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Bglgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per °Ant. Ex. 12 Gail,. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Bentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — !tallith 3 per Cent. 1834, Ex. 25f, Do. Account.. Consols, Money Do. Account 711 56; / 30/ I TWO O'CLOCK.. .... 91 } ~.. 91 i gra tiraftar. HER MAJESTY, acc. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 25. The Queen and her Royal Highness Princess Louise walked and rode on ponies in the grounds this morning. The Prince and Princess of Wales. MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, Feb. 25. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales slept for some hours during the night, and is generally improved. The infant Princess is well. (Signed) ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. WILLIAM JENNER, E. H. STEvEKIN, M.D. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Major Teesdale. His royal highness was present at the debate in the House of Commons in the evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh graciously caused his intention to join the Highland Society of London to be intisiated to Sir Patrick Colquhoun on the part of that society. The Countess of Shaftesbury will have a reception on Friday next at the family mansion in Grosvenor sq uare. Lady Egerton of Tatton will have an assembly his evening at the family residence in St. James's- square. Mrs. W. E. Gladstone will have an evening party ,o-morrow evening at her residence on Carlton House- terrace. LYCEUM THEATRE.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess cf Peck, honoured this theatre with their presence last evening. IVe are authorised to state that the lists for all the Courts to be held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace this season have now been completed. A meeting of the Liberal party, including the Adullamites, was held at the residence of Mr. Glad stone's this afternoon. The Committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution gratefully acknowledge the receipt of £4O, being the proceeds of the third private ball held at the Hanover Square Rooms,.on the 24th January last, in aid of the funds of this institution. THE HILD EBRANDT C OLLECTION. —The last number of the Illustrated London News contains an engraving of a " Street in Cairo," from the exhibition of water colour drawings, by E. Hildebrandt, 48, Pall-mall. This exhibition had to be closed, already, in January, in consequence of the insecurity of tho building, and the Hildebrandt drawings will, therefore, not be exhibited again at the same gallery. MR. ARTHUR SKETCHLEY, the caricaturist, author of the Mrs. Brown papers in Fun, is said to be the Rev. G. Rose, who was at one time a curate at Stoke Newing ton, and afterwards held a living in the diocese of York. He became a Catholic some years ago, says the Universe. TEMPLE BAR, as a civic monument, ought to be preserved where it is, according to the Spectator ; which adds—it might easily form one-half of the bridge which must be carried over the Strand, and what would hence be lost in uniformity of style would be much more than com pensated by the great historical and literary interest of this relic of an older London. DUCHY OF CORNWALL.—The annual account of the Duchy of Cornwall shows that the payment made to the use of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales amounted in the year 1866 to .£53,403, or rather above £2,000 moro than in the previous year. Tho salaries and expenses of management also increased. BIELA'S CO3IET.—On the 27th of February, 1826, Professor Biela, an Austrian astronomer of Joseph stadt, discovered a small comet. When its motions were carefully studied, it was found by M. Clausen, another of those indefatigable German computists, that it revolve' in an elliptic orbit in a period of &x years and eight months. On looking back into the list of comets, it proves to be identical with comets that had been observed in 1772, 1805, and perhaps in 1818. Its return was accordingly pre dicted, and the prediction verified with the most striking exactness. And this went on regularly till its appearance (also predicted) in 1846. In that year it was observed as usual, and all seemed to be going on quietly and comfortably, wheu, behold ! suddenly on the 13th of January it split into two distinct comets, each with a head and coma and a little nucleus of its own. There is some little con tradiction about the exact date. Lieut. Maury, of the United States Observatory of Washington, reported officially, on the 15th, having seen it double on the 13th, but Professor Wichmann, who saw it double on the 15th, avers that he had a good view of it on the 14th, and remarked nothing parti cular in its appearance.. Be that as it may, the comet from a single became' a double one. What domestic troubles caused the secession it is impos- to conjecture, but the two receded further and farther from each other, up to a certain moderate distance, with some degree of mutual communication and a very odd interchange of light—one day one head being brighter, and another the other—till they seem to have agreed finally to part company. The oddest part of the story, however, is yet to come. The year 1852 brought round the time for their reappearance, and behold there they both were, at about the same distance from each other, and both visible in one telescope. The orbit of this comet very nearly intersects that of the earth on the 30th of November. If the earth is to be swal- lowed up by a comet, or to swallow up one, it will be on or about that day of the year. In the year 1832 we missed it by a month. The head of the comet enveloped that point of our orbit, but this happened on the 29th of October, so that we escaped that time. had a meeting taken place, from what we know of comets, it is most pro ble that no harm would have happened, and that nobody would have known anything about it. It would appear that we are happily relieved from the dread of such a collision. It is now (February, 1866) overdue I Its orbit has been re-computed and an ephemeris calculated. Astronomers have been eagerly looking out for its re-appearance for the last two months, when, according to all former experience, it ought to have been conspicuously visible, but' without succe,:s, giving rise to the strangest theories. At all events, it seems to have fairly disappeared, and that without any such ex cuse as in the case of Lexell's, the preponderant attraction of some great planet. Can it have come into contact or exceedingly close approach to some asteroid . as yet undiscovered ; or, peradventure, plunged into and got bewildered among the ring of meteorolites, which astronomers more than suspect? —Sir Johniterschel. THE ST. N, LONI•ON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26 1867. SHARE MARRETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I Paid.' Closing I Business Price. done. !Bristol and &Mt'. Caledonian Cambrian.. 85 57 116 115 40 46 'Cork and Bandon. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth,& A b.Junc lii.London, scrip Certi DO. jlaegOW ct S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. ark. Do. L. Angl. st. No. 2 Great ,\ urn: of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. Ii stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pu (RS, and W. or Irctauri it. Weiotern -Original J. s. V4l. Call gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport 4 6 C 5 68 70 72 1 4 :16 30 32 6 8 '2O 122 1,8 13 89 Ii 60 L I 32 35 30 35 Lancashire .t I or kbli ~,ndon and Black wal;':, 116 IN S Uoati? Lon., Cha►., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun.tiL ortl.l Wcater► ILon. it South IVester►, 'Man., Shel., dt Lincol►► l Metropolitan.... 82 64 16 l'J 13 ie. 122 21 81 S 6 41 61 23 124 Do. New Do. Extension.-- 3letropotitan District. 107 10Y - du. do. Do. and John'alri, ilidiaud Do. L 9 Share Do, Birinin.. & Derby it'd Kent .. North British Al 125 1t) II 92 94 37 39 Do. & Dun. N th. Eastern—Berwicir Do. (.Ni4• purchae. Do. ',coda Do. Yor& Do. Catholic ...... Do. Stock. & Darling I Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staflordothire & S. W. Junction . . • • 4 16 IC4 lu6 63 b 5 011 100 35 16 10 11 in 1 1 21, 1 6 /1 115 120 118 18 &WA Central 'cot. N. .14.; , Aber. stool 00. Scot, Mid. st.xilt Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern . 49 51 GO TO a 10 05 .6V 3 4 , 691 61 itaittes, Wok., .45 Wok Pad' Vale Do. C Vale of Nealli vVaterford & Kilkenuy Waterloo & Whltelia t West Cornwall BRITISH POSSESSIONS. toy Atlantic &St.Lawrenee all 57 LO at I llom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 100 102 101 1 1001 gu. 5 per cent 20 ' Do. F shares lO 4d 4p 401 Buffalo Sc Lake Huron all 4 48 10 Do. Prelerence all 76 88 100 / Butf.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 l9O at Calcutta &S. E., Urn lOO at .ale Town & Dock, gu lOO 60 55 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 101 lu3 3t East. Bengal, gu., sdu 100 101 11.:3 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.e. 100 100 107 1061 20 Do. J Extension et , irandTrunkof Canada 100 20 22 21 1 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond , 1 charge 6 p.c • all 85 88 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds • all 57 59 100 Do. do deferred .. 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds: all 52 51 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 37 1 0 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred et Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e lOO 106 116 Mil 2 1 1 3 o. Gua- 5 per cent lB 4 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 4 1 t at kit. South of India gua. 5 per cent st D at Do 44 per cent lov 91 03 2 20 1 Great Wes. of Canada all 12/ 13 13; 1 204 D. New ~ .00 Do. 6p. c li‘s. pay. 1873 all 88 92 lOC 00. 5s do. pay. 1877-8.. all 81 54 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 14 1 4 at Madras, gua. 5 p.c .... 100 100 102 1004 at Do. 44 do lOO 92 Pt et Do. 48 do lOO 85 90 29 Do. Fifth Extension 6 et Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Ate. & Hudson's Bay.. all at N.lll.C'da,6polstpf.bi, 100 82 85 at Scinde . at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do • at Do. Puniaub.... 100 97 s 8 at Do.lndut St.Flot ' l ° 10') ;14. 4. , .10002 98 97 ITI.NS. Miscellaneous American News. The telegraph news by the Atlantic cable in forms us that the Senate passed a substitute for the bill adopted by the House of Representatives esta blishing martial law in ten of the Southern States, by which the military government is made provisional, pending the formation of State governments. The .principle of negro suffrage is adopted, prominent rebels are disfranchised, and the Constitutional Amendment incorporated. The House of Repre sentatives rejected this bill, which appears likely to fall to the ground in the game of battledore and shuttlecock the two Houses have been playing. Mr. Nathan D. Urner has returned from South America, where he has spent some six months. Mr. George Ripley, the literary editor of The Tribune, is collecting his miscellaneous writings for publication. Miss Louisa M. Alcott's health is such that her physician forbids all literary labour. Mr. N. P. Willis's • famous country seat on the Hudson came about in this way :—" It was a por tion of the farm of Nathaniel Sands, a lovely, kindly, gentle old man, whose sweet, persuasive words from the high seat of the Quaker meeting have won many hearts to the peaceful faith he had espoused. He decided to sell the tract to Willis, naming some very moderate sum of money as its price, ' because, Nathaniel, it is only an idle wild.' I will take it,' said Willis, ' and it shall be called Idle Wild.' " We are not surprised that the Christian Advocate editor was displeased under the circumstances as related by the Round 7able. In a late number of this paper the Christian Advocate was concisely mad accurately described as " a stupid and bigoted sheet with a pervading snuffle." The editor of the Christian Advocate is, not unnaturally, displeased with this description, and, says the Round Table, " empties the vials of , his wrath upon us -in a manner which may be justifiable, but is decidedly unchristian. We adhere, notwith standing, to our opinion that the Christian Advocate is " a stupid and bigoted sheet with a pervading snuffle." Its remedy is not to abuse ita critics, but to strive to become a lively and liberal sheet without a pervading snuffle. The editor of the Christian Advocate uncharitably insinuates that the editors of the Round Table are infidels ; the editor of the Christian Advocate is a—well, an irregular rhom boid." One of AlexanderWirt's paintings of White Mou ntain scenery, valued at $3,000, has been presented to the Yale college school of fine arts, by Dr. R. W. Forbes, a graduate in the class of 1842. The American House of Representatives has commissioned Bierstadt, the painter of " The Rocky Mountains," to prepare two paintings, to be hung in its ball. Mr. W. J. Linton, the well-known wood engraver, has been engaed by Frank Leslie to execute a num ber of engravings from time to time in the illus trated newspaper. Mr. Linton is now in New York, where he proposes to remain some time. The members of the Wood Engravers' Society in vited a select number of friends to welcome their distinguished brother-in-the-craft at their rooms in Chambers-street, on the evening of January 8th — an occasion which may be recorded as a new start ing point for the art in America. There are six paintings' by E. H. May, an Ame rican artist residing in Paris, at th e ex hibi t i on o f the Wright collection of pictures, in the new Derby Gallery. Several of these are copies from the old masters, and, as faithful reproductions, they poasess a good deal of merit. Mr. J. B. Van Densan, of New York, the cele brated builder of the Fleetwing, arrived in England by the steamship Deutschland. Mr. Lampson has arrived in Constantinople from the United States to arrange for a supply of new breech-loading arms. William S. Westcott, of Amherst, was the lucky holder of ticket No. 131,526 in the Crosby Opera house distribution at Chicago, which drew a paint ing entitled " Chickens.' Elder Joseph Higgins, 90 years old, is living on a farm at Thorndike, where lie felled the first tree over 70 years ago, and where he has lived with his present wife 63 years." There has never beenc a death in his house, and seven of the eight children in the family have grown to adult years. David F. Iv.PGilvray, formerly of Palmer, now the well-known Boston auctioneer, who failed for $500,000 eight or ten years since, paid up the last cent of his indebtedness during the second week in January, and will go South iu a short time, on a health-seeking tour. Colonel William G. Ely, of Norwich, and for merly commanding the 18th Connecticut regiment, has been commissioned brevet brigadier-general. Mr. Sumner gave a dinner to Professor Agassiz on Wednesday evening, January 30. General Grant and Sir Frederick Bruc e were o f t h e p ar ty. Pro fessor Pierce, of Harvard , i s t a lk e d o f for chief of the coast survey. Rev. W. G. 'Tuttle, pastor of the First Church at Ware, recently received a purse of $lll from some of the members of the Congregational Church at Ware village. Warren Smith, of Chicope, has been reappointed a justice of the peace for Hampden County. Some Congressmen at General Grant's reception were disgusted became the ex-rebel General Kirby Smith was among the i nv i te d guests. We hear by telegram, February 18, that Suratt had arrived at Ne w Y or k, G. V. Fox, Esq., l a t e A ss i stan t - S ecre tary of the Navy, is staying w i t h hi s f am ily at Ports mouth, New Hampshire. He has retired from the public service. Mr. William E. Ingersoll, son of Major Edward Ingersoll, paymaster at the armoury, sailed for Cali fornia in the Isthmu s s t eamer f rom N e w York on Feb. 8. He is on hi s way to Ar i zona , to engage in the management o f a valuable copper m ine there, owned by his father and some other gentlemen of this city and New York. George Peabody has made a donation of one mil lion dollars in cash and another million in Missis sippi Bonds for educating the youth of the South without distinction of colour. Mr. Leonard W. Jerome, who offered to Prince ton College the " prize for first gentleman," was robbed yesterday of $lOO,OOO in Federal Securities, for the recovery of which he offers a reward of $25,000. The Legislature of Maryland has abolished the sale of negroes for gaol dues, thus placing them on the same basis with the whites, and effectually stop ping the small hole which, despite the Emancipation Proclamation, seemed to bid fair to restore slavery to its old importance. It would be a matter of great congratulation to see all other recent slave States follow the same course. The result of the investigation of Gen. Sewall, North ; h that Carolina, the children is were that the Bureau Inspector, and Hon. W. W. S. Maso n , o f Raleigh, into t h e a lleged ille ga l apprenticing of factscoloured w a r r c a h n i t l d r t e h n iiel e charge N bound under unlawful indentures, without consulti ng their parents or allowing them to protest in c our t. The commissioners recommend the repeal of such provisions of the law of apprenticeship as make dis criminations on account of colour. A bill to this effect has been introduced into the Legislature, and Governor Worth is said to favour its passage. There is considerable mobility among the la bouring population of North Carolina. Scarcity of work and abundance of destitution have induced many of the freedmen to emigrate under contract to Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee. A movement has also taken place between Roanoke Island and the mainland, that colony having been reduced one-half since last September. This is in consequence of official orders, and is accomplished gradually, that the colonists may not suffer. The New Year dawned upon 118 schools, 122 teachers, and 3,911 pupils in North Carolina. Oa the 31st January the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a public school system, applicable to blacks and whites alike, except that the schools are not to be in common. The disturbance on the Cheves plantation, South Carolina, culminated on the 30th ult. in a collision in which a lieutenant of the Bureau was shot in the arm and oue negro killed. The immediate causes have not transpired. SPOIITING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.-THIS DAY, But a thin attendance were present to-day, so many members being absent at Nottingham and West Drayton. The business done was unimpor tant, though some few bets were made in the day's events. For the Chester Cup, Dalby, last year's winner has been inquired after, and supported for £5O at his quoted price, this being the only trans action worthy of remark which transpired ; for though we beard many offers to wager on the rand National, not a blow was struck. The following, however, is au index of the market prices : CHESTER CCP. 20 to 1 ngst Dalby (taken to 50) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Shakespeare (offered) 20 to 1 agst Columbia (offered) 20 to 1 ngst Dermot Asthoro (offered) `25 to 1 aght Astrolabe (offered) 30 to 1 agst The Plover (offered) TATIEItSALL4'—.Last Eve Ling. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst Sbakspeare (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Columbia (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dertnoc Asthore (taken) 25 to 1 agst Surney (taken) 33 to 1 agst Globule (taken) 33 to 1 agst King Arthur (taken) 100 to 1 agst Little Wideawake (offered) NORTHAMPTON STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Nutrition (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) sto 1 agst Julius (taken) 12 to 1 agst Vauban (taken) 12 to 1 agst Marksman (offered) 14 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 20 to 1 agst General (offered, 22 to 1 taken) DERBY. 17 to 2 agst D'Estournel (off., 9 to 1 wanted) 9to 1 agst The Rake (offered) 14 to agst Dragon (taken) 14 to ragst Plaudit (offered) 100 to 6 agst Hermit (taken freely) • 25 to 1 agst Julius (off., take 33 to 1) 23 to 1 agst Grand Cross (off., take 33 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Vauban (off., 33 to 1 wanted) 100 to 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken) RACING FIXT RES FOR 1867. MA] Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 AP. Eastbourne Hunt Northampton Cardiff Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Lichfield Spring 8 Newmarket Craven 8 XI, Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring . . 9 Salisbury Bath CH. Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 1 Croxton Park , 29 3,1 L. Abergavenny T hirsk Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Chester 3O Ascot Summer i Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 Carlisle No w m ark et July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 AU( Ripon Brighton ............ 6 Brighton °int; 8 Lewes Egham Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford l5 Hastings York August Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle .. 25 Ipswich 27 Worcester Summer 27 LY. Down Royal Corporate l7 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood ST. - SEPT: Margate W►►rwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth__ 22 Canterbury Derby ... 27 Lichfield Yarmouth 27 Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden AIBER. 00r Northampton Autumn Edinburgh Bodford 3 NOVE. Liverpool Autumn - 5 Shrowthury Autumn ll Richmond l7 Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2 ll Newmarket Ist October 24 )BER. Newmarket 21 October 7 Cheltenham l, Newmarket Houghton 'ABER. I Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. MARCH. Liverp00l Spring Grand Military Chertaey Mahon AP IL. York ~ 17 Se venoaks Kildaro Hunt COURSING. T- ~ _.- COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. FEBRUARY. Name. Judge. Days of Running Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick 26, &c. MARCH. :rich Grand National (Open), county Loutn Ardrossau, Sharphill South Lancashire (South- 6, 7 7, &c. port) Champion Mr. Westropp ll, 15, & Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. 11. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire -- SEPTEMBER Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford Two MONSTRE SWEEPS OVER THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, drawn Monday, March 4th, 1867. 10,000 me►nbers at is each, and 3,000 members at 2s. Gd. each. Address, HARRY WILSON, Turf Herald Office, Hull. Commissions executed on all races. W. HOPKINS tend JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria, and other Clubs) Execute Commissions on all moos throughout the year. Address-33, OXENDEN STREET, HAYSILRKET. Mr. Gitottaz WEBB, Commission Agent, 125, Queen's crescent, llaverstock-hill. Commissions executed from 10s. upwards. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Haverstock-hill Branch. Price Lists sent on receipt of a stamped envelope. Mr. W. has Lists posted daily at the Arches, near Farringdon-street, and in George -3 and ; also through his Agents, Mr. F. Butler, near Mena's Brewery ; and at Mr. Roberts', Tobacconist, 19, Seymour-street, Euston-square. Evenings after 7 at Mr. C. Durham's, Freemasons' Arms, Long-acre, near Drti7-lane ; and at Mr. Roberts' as above. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, Feb. 26.—Wind this day at noon, North strong breeze with rain. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning Arrived, Feb. 25. Calypso, from Jamaica. Arrived, Feb. 26.—Pollimede, from Genoa; Catbarina, from Warberg ; Orange Girl and Lightning, both from St. Michael's; Sarah, from Bahia; Lina, from Demerara; Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam; Westmoreland, from Jamaica. Sailed—Cologne, steamer, from Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—William and Sarah, for Havanna ; Lively, for Havre ; Charles, for Ferrol ; Lise Riher, for Oporto; Pro vidence, for Carthagena—all from Shields. The notion of Industrial Exhibitions is not a nine teenth century one, and did not originate in our country ; it is purely French in its origin, and dates back as far as the early part of the eighteenth cen tury. " The idea of periodical exhibitions," writes M. Duruy, "is entirely French. It dates from Louis XIV., for the fine arts, and from the time of the. Revolution for industry. France, having given the idea to the world, has since unceasingly laboured to develop it." The first industrial exhibition was opened in Paris in September, 1798—one hundred and ten exhibitors, from sixteen of the French departments, furnishing the contents. The dates of this and of subsequent exhibitions, showing their gradual progress, are given in the following table : Placo of No.of Date. Exhibition. Exhbrs. First Exhibition 1798 The Louvre. 110 Second Exhibition lBOl The Louvre. 220 Third Exhibition Fourth Exhibition lBO6 The Louvre. 1422 Fifth Exhibition lBl9 The Louvre. 1500 Sixth Exhibition Seventh Exhibition Place do la " Concrde Eighth Exhibition 1834 { . .o' 2247 Ninth Exhibition Champs Elysees 3381 Tenth Exhibition Eleventh Exhibition Champs Elpiees Share; 20 It et 100 COLONIAL GOVEILNYLENT SECUIi British Columbia, 6 per Cent., Dec.3l 1872. 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-81 Do 6 Dj. 5 po. p: c k 3 'e r b ,i . r. dr tt A s u.i e p. t . 1 1 0 0 , 10 9 0 S 1 10200 t3o. sp. c. Jan. & Jut) 100 89 90 Do. sp. c. lnscriotd sic 100 E 7 8J Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 10: u • 4 - Do.Apl.&Uct , 1800-1900 100 105 107 Do. d o 1,30-9 t 100 11.4 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1000-Vi 100 102 Jot Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 01 ;.3 - Cad Isloy. 1868, 6 p., 100 161 11.3 'Do. 1878, di). 1 00 1..6 1.8 Mandato., 11 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1,78 1882, May :5, Nov.:l 100 1(3 (03 Do. 1805, Feu. & Aug lOO 105 107 _ aial , iov. tf per cent lOO 18 t( 0 .B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 16 18 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1861 100 91 93 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187. 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 * 100 85 P 7 841 5 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 101 102 Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova So•.,tia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 llO 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 93 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,3.1868-9 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards l. 0 106 118 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 - Do. do, w pet At Oct.. 100 107 1(4 118 BRITISM. MINES. Cam. Comm!. Gold, Lim. 1 - Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 5 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 400 410 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 11 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 24 East Caradon 2.14.t 6 6 East Cern BrPa 3l 3 34 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.1, 1 4 East Loved 3,9.9 9 10 ok E.: W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 31 3) Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great I.,,xey, limited all 16 17 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 - Great Wheal Busy 11.9.0 Wheal Vor (Relst.4l 40 17 18 Grenville 8.18.0 11 11 [lerod's Foot ... 31 31 - Clingston Downs 5.10.0 21 5f Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 7 9 - ]large Valley *.w.o 3t 11 4 llwyndy Iron Ore, lit, 3) 21 lld New Scion North Roskear - N.Wh'i Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 - North Wheel Crofty 2.13.. 41 51 i'rosper 7.1.6 21 31 l'r,vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.: 26 28 Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 310 330 (Smith Condurrow - IS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 ;Stray Park Tin Croft— — Vigra and Clogan,. lim all West Itassett (Mogan _ W. Caradon (Luskeard 11 10 12 West Chiverton ll 61 63 _ West Seton. ... ..... 474 130 :40 IVhcal Bassett 'Mogan 31 63 75 Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 25 28 _ Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 Wheal Seton ...... .. 581 65 115 1V hP~lT,plawne v (I:is. 5 17.0 10 12 r it 2.1 kar.., 114 Ytt Buenos Ayres, Gt. Southern, gua. 7 per oen., lim., 151 Great Luxembourg. Ottoman (Smyrna to Atdin), 21 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16i I FOREIGN MINXB. Ghontales Gold and Silver Mining, -, Don Pedro. Nor h Del Rey, 5-16 poi Yudanamutana of South Australia, Urn.. BANK. 3 Alliance;lim.. 16i • Anglo Austrian, 61 Australasia, 67 Bank of Egypt, 331 Bank of utago, of British North American, 49 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 18 17 Chartered tiler. of India. London, and Cnln 4 , 346 consolidated Bank, 11m., 41 Ditto, new, 31 London and Brazilian (Bra.). 81 London Chartered Nina of Australia, 22i Loudon and County, C3l 4 31 London Joint Stock. 43 London and South African. 13 London and South-Western, lira., 18i London and +I estminster, 94 Merchant Bank, lira , 151 Midland Bank, lira., 18. Oriental Bank Corporation. 13 Provincial of Ireland, 841 Unto or AuGtra'ia, 47 Union of London, 45i MISCELLANNOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 1 Atlantic Telegrapn. o, 8 per cent., sq 3f Berlin Water Works, lila., 11;12 Ceylon Company, .01 a City of Lon‘iou Real Property, 'lm., 5 • City of Moscow Gas, Jim , 1;1 VI City offices, lint., •-1 Coaanierciai Union, Insurance, 3j r • Credit Foncler of Entziau .1. Jim . 31 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim„ 01 Crystal Palace, 2 , 1 ' t to, 0 percent. perpetl. deb. 1(8 7 Fore-str. et 'Warehouse, Jim., 12J Gen. Credit and Disoouatoi.a.. 5 4; Hudson's Bay, ;0i 6 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lira., 14 International Financial , oeiety, lira.. 24 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our,. 5 I; London Financial Association. lim . 14 Lon oa ai,d Provincial Marine, if ,dras Irrtgatton and Canal (guaranterd S dian Government), 20 Per Mt. by la. Nraional Discount Company, 131 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prera., of whiz'. 21 Is to pay, 101 North British and Merzautile Insurance, 15 Wean Marine Insuranec), 191 Panama N...w Zealand, and Aua. It. Mail, 74 Peninsula and Oriental Aiteam, Ditto, new, 64 Submarine Telegraph, 65 Te e .raph Cons rue, and Mainten., Jim , 124 Universal Marine. Insurance. limn., 21 REPRESENTATION OF NORT' SIIROPSHIRE. is stated that Lord Newport will come forward as Con servative candidate for the representation of this division, in the room of Mr. Oust, elevated to tho peerage by the death of his brcther, Earl Brownlow, UM 4113 i 48 9 F 4 2 14. I'2, 41 1231 21 123 k 4 Ir 6 i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his soat on tho woolsack al five o'clock. PETITIONS. Various petitions from different bodies were presented, several relating to the Masters' and Operatives' Bill. CHURCHYARDS IN ENGLAND. The Earl of DELMORE moved an amendment relative to the standing orders. With respect to the question of churchyards in the metropolis, he said that the bill which he proposed now to lay before their lordships would em body the necessary steps, which should be taken by per sons who were necessitated to be engaged in the burial of persons connected with them. It 1‘ as, in hict, the provid ing for the proper burial and interment of each pason iu the kingdom. This was agroed to. THE HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. The Eirl of DERBY mewed the second rending of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act Continuance Bill, au•l stated that in asking for a continuance of thiS could un- doubtedly say it was a measure which was universally agreed upon by the whole people of Ireland as a necessai y one. It was a melancholy fact that such an act should be putin fore:, but when assertions such as those that had been made in November relative to the arrival of Stephens and other persons of that description it rendered it necessary that Government should take some active steps. Whether it was that the people engaged in these unhappy oppositions thought that the act was about to expire, or had expired, these outbreaks In Chester and elsewhere took place. There were a groat mamba: of persons from foreign countries, and he (the noble earl) was son/ to say from this country, who stir •ocl up these unhappy men to the rebellious spirit in which they had lately been found. Ile, therefore, would ask them to pass this bill, which would enable us, as it had hitherto done, to ar:est the ringleaders of those atrocious outrages. It was a fortunate circumstance that in the late disturbance the Government had been able, as soon as possible, to put their power into force by arresting the principal person concerned in it. (Hear, hear.) Lord RUSSELL said that with regard to this bill he could not do otherwise than cordially support it.. He had the greatest sympathy with the Irish people, lit the late disturbances there showed that the Habeas Corpus Con tinuance Act, which was now bafore the house, was highly necessary, especially as it wou'd give the Executive Government an opportunity of carving out those regulations which were requisite to preserve harmony throughout that parl; of hor Ma jesty's dominions. (Hear, hear.) Lord KIMBERLEY said that it would be a very inopportune moment to disturb the Government when they were engaged in suppressing an outbreak like the present one. The noble lord then went into a long discussion as to the treatment of the prisoners arrested under the Suspersion Act. The Masters and Operatives 81 1 1, and two or three other measures of minor impel tance, were read a second time; after which the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE REFORM BILL—THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention that he should move an addition to resolution 9, to the effect that all votes for members of Parliament be taken by ballot. (Hear, hear.) SPECIAL JURORS. Mr. WHA.TMAN asked the Solicitor-General whether, seeing the frequent inconvenience and loss occasioned to suitors in the civil courts by the insufficient attendance of special jurors, any steps would be taken either to remedy this, or to insure more correctness in the lists returned by the respective parishes ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the inconvenience arose from changes of residence, and by greater attention to the act of Parliament much of the inconvenience might be removed. The Government had not yet taken the matter into consideration. CARDINAL CULLEN. NEWDEGATE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether the attention of her Majesty's Ministers had been directed to the report'of the proceedings at the inaugural banquet of the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Wed nesday last, which was published in the Times of Thurs day, the 21st instant, whence it appeared that Cardinal Cullen was present on the above occasion, in the robes and capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome, took precedence in that capacity, and addressed the assem bly on matters touching the Goveinment of Ireland ; and whether, assuming the above report to be substantially correct, in the opinion of her Majesty's £iuisters it was consistent with the laws of this couutiy, or with interna tional law, that an ecclesiastic should, in the capacity of a Cardinal Legate from the Court of Rome, be permitted, as representing that Court, but without being regularly accredited to the Court of England, or recognised in any diplomatic capacity, to interfere in public occasions of au official character, by advice or iittiniAvise, -With 'Matters touching the government of the United Kingdom: The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said since the hon. gentleman had given noticoof his question, he had made some inquiries upon events which had not before attracted the attention of the Government. The Lord Mayor of Dublin did not consult the Government as to the gentlemen to be invited to the banquet. (Laughter.) Thu Government had made such inquiry as was decent and respectful to tho Lord Mayor. The invitation of the Lord Mayor had not been given to Cardinal Cullen in any exclusive manner. He did not know the politics or re ligious opinions of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, but lie found by his inquiries that invitations to the same banquet had also been sent to the Archbishop of Dublin, the Pre sident of the Presbyterian Assembly, and many other re ligious denominations, and he was given to understand that Cardinal Cullen was given no more attention than would be given to him in any society he would mix. There being no other peer present but the Lord Lieutenant. Cardinal Cullen, who was recognised as a man of princely rank, was given that precedence he would have received in any assembly. Cardinal Cullen did not appear in a diplomatic capacity, and he was doubtful whether ho was what had been called a Cardinal Legate. Sir J. BOWYEIt—No, he is not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —He was not quite certain about• it, but doubtless Cardinal Cullen had some local rank given him in order that he might take precedence of Roman Catholic Bishops in Ireland. There was no foundation for the assertion that Cardinal Cullen appeared there in any diplomatic capacity, or took part in any way in that assembly t) which he had not a perfect right. (Hear, hear.) A cardinal was not of necessity au ecclesiastic, he was a Roman pr:nce ; and he had known a prince who was a cardinal and not 1.1 - 3 ecclesiastic. (Hear, hear.) With respect to his appearing in England as a cardinal, he recollected the late Sir R. Inglis reproving the zeal of somo gentlemen who found fault with Cardinal Wiseman because he appeared befor. a Parliamentary committee in his ecclesiastical dress. (Cheers.) THE SERVIAN. FORTRESSES. Mr. D. GRIFFITLI asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Baron Beust, the Minister of Austria, had issued a circular diplonrstic note to the great Powers, stating that Austria had advised the Porte to carry out the evacuation of the Sell:an fortresses, being convinced that England and Franco share the opinions of Austria on this subject ; and whether the English Govern- ment had given a favourable reception to that note? Lord STANLEY said Government agreed with the advice given to the Poi te, but with - respect to the other portion of his questisn he could not give biro a reply. THE REFORM RESOLUTIONS.. The CHANCELLOR of tho EXCHEQUER rose amid He said—Mr. Speaker, in rising to move that the house resolve itself into committee of the whole house to take into consideration the most imp)rtant statute of 2110- dun times, it might for a moment be supposed that propo sition was oue condemnatory of the great Act of 1832. I can assure the house, however, that nothingis further from the intentions and from the feelings of her Majesty's ad visers. What they wish on the present occasion, if they have the opportunity, is to do that more efficiently,and not less sincer e ly, which they attempted in 1859, and that is to improve and complete the Reform Act. • Sir, the mien who devised and carried the Reform Act of 1832 were statesmen, and their names will live in histoiy. They encountered a great emergency, and they proved themselves equal to the occasion. A national party, a party which is nothing if it I be not national, had by too long a possession of power shrunk into a heartless oligarc:iy. The Whig party seized the occasion which was before them, and th-ew the Go. , vernment of this country into the hands of the m middle classes. Never, to my m ind, was an y p olitical expel:ut more successful. (Hear.) Never has a counts y been be go verned, to my mind, than England has been during the last 30 ye:ifs. (Hear , hear.) Neve r dui:ng a like period r have the annals of the house of Commons been more r*- splendent. But, sir, there was a deficiency in that act—l will not say an intended deUency, but one WIWI ee r- cheers. taint) , arose from want of useful inftirmatioa on an iinpor tent par.; of a great question; and, perham without any offence to hon. gentlemen opposite, I might say, that omis sion was perhaps more naturally made by a pa •ty which, generally - speaking, had built up their policy rather upon Liberal opinions than upon popular rights. The political rights of the working classes which existed bAore the Ac t of 1832, ned which not only existed but wore acknowledged, were on that occasion disregarded and even abolished, and during the whole period that has sinco elapsed, in conse quence of the great vigour that has been given to the Goverftment of this country and of the multiplicity of subjects of commanding interest that have engaged and engrossed attention, no great inconvenience has been ex perienced front that cause. Still, during all that time there has been a feeling, sometimes a very painful feeling, that questions have arisen which have been treated in this house without that entire national sympathy which is desirable. (Hear, hear.) Well, sir, it is our business on this occasion, in the first and most important place, to endeavour to offer some proposition to the house which wi'l restore those rights that were lost in 1832 to the labouring class of the asbanvde re,Ydtpfiuirpialanalco,rise.i ; country, and which will bring back again fair par . tion of political power which the old Constitution of the country recognised, and which, if practicable, it seems to me that all of us aro desirous should be accomplished. Well, sir, there is a very great difference between the pe riod of 1832 and the period of 1867. In the period of 1832. Parliamentary Reform was a subject to fire the imagine.- y t all m s hoi t ite ctcohyhgauetorwtn.qheteti occupy scea w tcistuo i u t pon h byni aeuteihnhaLesee the unsettled presentaee n sdwp d i ahrwniotidthohaf occasion bv a yet p hteiu w nce c e ier there suchi4 Lions and excite the passions of all men. It was one which g pp , ,al with confdence, v o ( r e e i sti ttaougttireahone rsal consent requiring settlement, can n as I now understand, to the candid interpretatior t ' of the (louse of Commous upon our plans and motives, and can couet even on the support., of couria the discriminating, t still the not less generous supprrii, of our political rivals. S , r, with these feeliugs I shall endeavour to speak to ter ese liosolutions which I placed ouly a fortnight ago upon the table of this hous... (A laugh.) It is ouly a fort night ago that I asked the lionse to consider the propriety of p eanitting her M ijcsty's Government to proceed on this subj-ct by way of R3sulutiou, and it was then more than doubtful whether that permission would be conceded. It has been said that the Resolutions placed upon the tteole are vague, and not intended to lead the house to any prac tical conclusion. My presence to-day, according to all Par liamentary practice, to give the :orplanations which the house has a right to expect, is a sufficient answer to that charge. I confess for myself, sir, that I cannot agree with those who in attempting to settle great questions begin by disregarding the importance of principles. It appears to me thatit is of great importance, if we are endeavouring to bring about a general understanding in the house upon subject of groat moment, that we should begin by seeing whether there is between us a sympathy on the principles on which that settlement is to be founded. And although I was Dever less inclined to enter into controversy with the house on any pat:: of the subject before us, yet still, in vin dication of the Government, I do not think the period fixed for the consideration of these Resolutions, which form a whole and aro connected together, and which at least are the result of reflection and pains-1 do not think that the period was unreasonable. Because what has been the prac tice under such circumstances? Gentlemen take these Re solutions, and endeavour themselves to see what they lead to and what would be the practical results. They thew selves make cdmbinatious and applications which fail, and some of which perhaps are partially successful; and when they find that the solution of the difficulty is not so easy as they imagine, they come, as it were, into a more practical state of mind, and at the light time they treat her Majesty's Ministers with morecaudour, and aid them with more zea lous co-operation. (Hear, hear.) I will firstask the house to =sides that portion of the question which is perhaps im mediately the most interesting, and which has occasioned of late years the most controversy in this house-viz., the state of the borough franchise. Is considering this question our anxiety has been to widen, as far as we could, the right of exercising political suffrage, and, while retaining the general character of this house, and while we endeavour to give to the working classes their old share in the formation of Parliament, at the same time not derogating from that variety of character in this house which I believe to be so important, and the main foundation of our influence and authority. (Hear, hear.) We have endeavoured, in consi dering the question, to see whether we could not improve and increase the suffrage for boroughs, with a due regard to three important qualities-capital, intelligence, and labour. With this view we have resolved to recommend the house to adopt four new franchises in boroughs. These four franchises have no novelty to recommend them to alarm the house, for I believe they have on several occasions been the subject of our discussions, and in all instances have „. experienced a very favourable reception from the house: The first now franchise that we wish to establish would be 6 au educational franchise. In 1859 we introduced a bill in which we proposed to give the suffrage to the graduates of all Universities, to the members of all the learned profes sions, to clergymen and ministers of religion, to certificated schoolmasters, and others. I should myself wish to see such a suffrage extended. In the present Resolutions, or in the bill which, if the Resolutions are sanctioned, it will bo my duty to bring in, that franchise would to a certain degree be extended, although not to that degree to which some would wish to see it carried. I believe, however, that under this franchise a considerable number of persons, comparatively speaking, would exercise the franchise who otherwise would not enjoy it. To that point I will advert afterwards. The next new franchise that we wish to estab lish is a savings-bank franchise. That is a franchise which has always been favourably considered, and which has been included in almost every project of Parliamentary Reform of late years, but to which one objection of consi derable importance has been urged, and that is, that it is very difficult to establish and register the names of those who, under such a franchise, would La qualified. We hope to be able to lay a plan before the house which will tie found easy and practical, and to render that frauchise self adjustiug..ln that case it will be a very satisfactory and itn portaut franchise. We propose that a qualification of £3O in the savings-bank, with a retention of it for one year, which is a necessary condi:ion, should be the subject of the second franchise. - - Sir, 'the third new franchise that we should propose - would -be established on public pro perty. We propose that any person who has £5O in the debt of this countsr-in the public funds -should be en titled to the franchise. The fourth new franchise which we should wish to propose is one founded upon the payment of direct taxation. Wo propose that every person who pays 20s. a year direct taxation shall have a vote to elect members of Parliament. These are the four new fran chises that we propose. I will giro the house the numbers that the Government believe wig register and record their votes under the savings bank franchise-not the numbers that may appear on the first blush qualified to vote under that new franchise, because that would be deceptive. But we believe that under the £3O savings bank qualification in boroughs there will at this moment be 35,000 persons who will register and record their votes. [Sir G. Grey-" Hav ing no other qualification ?"] Yes, having no other qualifi cation. We believe that under the education franchise in boroughs there will be 10,000 persons, and under the funded property qualification there will be 7,000 persons, while the direct taxpayers will not be less than 30,000 persons entitled to vote. Having stated the new franchises proposed for boroughs, I will ask the house to consider the question of the readjustment of the old franchise. The Resolutions which I have placed upon the table are connected together, and I wish to call the attention of the house to the fith Re solution. What is expressed in the fifth Resolution is the belief of the Government that "if the principle of plurality of votes were adopted by Parliament it would facilitate the settlement of the borough franchise on an extensivebasis." I wish to make an observation on that Resolution. In the first place, a very great error has prevailed as to the mean ing which the Government associated with this plurality of voting. Our intention was that any person who possessed one of the four new franchises that I have mentioned, if he were an occupier in a borough or if he had a right to vote for a member of Parliament, should vote, not merely for the occupation qualification, but also for any one other fi of the new franchises which he might possess. d (Mur murs.) murs.) We believe that if that principle were t. hers of the people of this country; but NI o are n. it state frankly that this is not a view of the case which, if might have led to results very satisfactory , larabeipndumte permitted to bring in a bill, we shall at all insist we ? ' (Cheers.) It seems to us that it is not desirable to f t n iP la o a nyproposition on these questions which we have not a fair prospect of carrying to a successful issue, and, there fore, although I myself believe that it is a principle well worthy of our consideration, for it involves nothing inv . .- dious in its character, applying alike to all classes, yet it is not one which I am now in any way recommend:mg to the hbuse, or announcing that we should act upon it if we had permission to bring iu a la. it is, however, necessary that I should speak frankly to the house on the subject of the fifth resolution. Then, sir, having been obliged to give up acting upon that resolution, we had to consider thebasis on which, in our opinion, Parliament should fix the borough franchise so far as occupation is concerned. It must be remembered that Parliament has asserted the prin.- 6ple of rating as the basis of our electoral system. (Hear.) It must be remembered, also, in offering the general views of the Government on the matter, that we have placed the assertion of that principle among the Resolutions on the table of the house ; and therefore I will assume that on that subject there is now no question. We have, then, to fix upon some franchise with regard to the boroughs of which rating shall be the basis; and our object being that we should fix upon an a u th en ti c b as i s -one not nominally of y t f re ra m t a e i p n a ratepayers-that e upon,r s-- t a h n a d t ratingol'l e t ln)ar shoulderywbehi son, whole gh b e a u nev t ol anew:, as I st t o a m r e a s r p e o s t s Il i b g e p r o e i a n t l f oral hope syst it em, w w il e lb: h , cc o a uld ep re te c d as the ommend ba t s h i e s house, having relinquished our fifth Resolution, to adjust the occupation franchise in boroughs upona £6 rating basis. eantypn.;)bt:e,, the It now devolves upon me to show the house what will be the effect upon the number of the constituency of the new franchiee which we have proposed, and of the readjustment of the occupation franchise in the boroughs which I have just mentioned. I must remind the house that the ntunbers which I place before them are the numbers which the Government believe .will family be added to the roll. We Rieke all due allowance for time° who do not register, and all duo deductions for other classes., in respect. of which I w;ll not now weary the butts.. But we believe that with a £6 rating franchise, the number qualified I,eing, I thin e k, 203,000, there would be new voters to the number 00 froin 140,000. lint we must make a dedueticu of ‘, l l o ready qua_ that, because probably that proportion may voters under a £6 frauchise in boroug o be lified as electors. Therefore we place the piece the savings-bank voters at 35,00 , d ; ed v property quali fication 01.0 o f nowW e di rect taxation voters at 30,00 ; )12,000, Which is the voter.; at 10,000 -making alto ether voters at 7,000 ; practically be added to number that, in our opinion, ‘ l. the funded franchise (Hear.) It will now be my duty to call the attention t franchise. We propose, in g of is t . he house to what we pro the cou . s h tit re ue;y et o t of the tib county o s 1 0 1 u n y e the pose with d to the counties the four new CA,pi3C.; t o exten d tire counties will be to add to the consti tuency this upon sub franchises which I have already mentioned ; and the effect and by the &wine. • bydirect taxation 52,000, by funded property 13,000, ' btuyenthcoyeducational franchise 15,000,