The Sun. — London, England, 1870-02-03 00:00:00

T HEATRE -ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Leasee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Tilts tVENTI.7O. at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL At 7.15, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: 11e.,,r,. Treri, Vokes, 13rittain Wriot, Harry Boleno, &C.; Missc. Harriot C.veney, Kate Santley, &c. T 1 E ATRE- R 01 - 1) L, HAYMARK ET. 'ruts EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A KISS IN THE DARK. After which, at 20 to 8, S EW MEN AND OLD ACRES; Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Miss Robertson, &c. Concluding with THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS: Mr. A. Wood, Miss F. Wright, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Tins EVENING, at 7, AFTER DARK: Mr Vining. Followed by THE STREETS OF LONDON: Mr Vining; 3lessrs Ashley, Stuart, Rignold, Taylor, L 506011, Ebvrne ; 31eadomes Barnett, Stoker, Brewer. "HE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE MAN." BEST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES BEST WORK3IAisISHIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Clothing ready-made or made to measure, Br all ages, all occa sions, and all classes, at E. MOSES and EON'S. An immense assortment of WINTER CLOTHING', in all the newest designs and materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. OVERCOATS from 19s. to £5. : BOY'S OVERCOATS from 10. s. 6d. to 455. For the convenience of Ladies accom parying their Sons there is a separate de partment for Boys' Clothing, and it is fur nished with a splendid assortment of Suits, Overcoats, and Clothing for all occasions, including all the favourite designs and the most fashionable materials. Orders by Post are attended to with care end punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless fit. Any article not worn or injured will be exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be returned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which no abatement can be made. The Stock. of 'Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is un equalled for magnitude, variety, and cheap ness. A very large assortment of BLANKETS, from ss. 4d. the pair. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Beady-made and Be spoke Tailors, Habitrnakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac turers, and General 0 u tfitte r for all Classes. Thl following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDOY. CORNER OF MINORIES AND ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART -STREET. CORNER OF TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD. Country Branch BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Mnrager, Mr. F.^. Cbatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL. At 7.45, BEAUTY AND THE BE AS I': or. OLD MOTHER BUNCH Misses Jessie Vokes, Victoria Vokes, Rosina Vokes, Kate Santley, Hudspeth, and Harriet Coveney ; Messrs. Fred. Vokes, Brittain Wright, W. F. Vokes, F. Moreland, Rowella, and Harry Boleno. T HEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Boekstone. THIS EVENING, A. KISS IN THE DARK. Followed by, at 20 to 8, the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES : Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Howe, Mr Rogers, Mr. Braid, Mr Buekstone, jun. ; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Hill, &c. After which, THE FAIR ONE WITH THE 6OLDEN OCKS: Mr A. Wood, Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwyune Miss rancis, Miss Murray. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five.l 'THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER TITIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. OPEN TO CONVICTION. Messrs. G. Behnore, J. D. Beveridge, C. H. Stephenson, Miss L. Grey, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. At 8, TII NIGHTINGAL Mr Benjamin Webster, Messrs Arthur Stirling, J. D. Beveridge, Skinner, Miss Furtado, Mrs Alfred Mellon,Mh , s Eliza Johnstone, Mrs Caulfield, &c. _ _ ; Io conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr 14. Bel more and Mrs Leigh ilifurray. Box-office open daily, from 10 till .1. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance. R,O YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Manager—Mr.Benjamin Wel-ster. THIS EVENING, at 7, AFTER DARK: Mr.VininT ; Messrs. Phillips, Ashley, Taylor, Rignold, Leeson, Eburne; Mesdames R. I. eelereq, Barnett. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON: Mr. Vining Messrs Phillips, Ashley, Stuart, Rignold, Taylor, Leeson, and Eburne; Mesdames Barnett, stoker, Brewer. LYCEUM THEATRE (under the management of Messrs Mansell (elegantly redecorated by Macintosh). THIS EVENING, at 7, COR IMP I' PRACTICES; Messrs Coghlan, Vincent; Mesdames L. Thorne, S. Rignold, and Fitz- I nman. Aft • r which, CHILP ERIC, by Herve : Messrs M. Marius, G Vincent, Odell, Lapierre, Cogidan, and M. Herve : Mesdames Dolaro, Fitzlnman, Romanelli, Nellie Nesbit, and Miss Emily Muir. OYAL STRAND THEATRE. 1 ,, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanhorough. 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JOHN GOSNELL an d CO.'S CHERRY TOOT.II PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleanant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d.—lted Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street. London. LIEBIG- COMPANY'S EXTRACT of MEAL —AMSTERDAM EXHIBITION, 1869, FIRST PRIZE, being ABOVE the Gold Medal. Supplied to the Bri,ish, French, Prussian, Russian, Italian. Dutch, and other Governments. One pint of tine flavoured Beef-tea at 21d. Most convenient and economic "stock." CAUTION.--Only sort warranted genuine by the Inventor, Baron Liebig, whose signature is on every genuine Jar. Ask for LIEBIG COM I'ANY'S EXTRACT, and not for LIEBIG'S EXTRACT of MP:AT. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUN AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine sup, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect -14 this wonnirful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. Including brush Red Bull Wharf Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames- Street Lond on , }ld. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPFII. Tins EVENING, at 7, OPEN TO CONVICTION. Messrs George Belmore, J. D. Beveridge, C. H. Stephenson, Miss L. Grey, and Mrs L. Murray. At 8, THE NIGHTINGALE: Mr Benjamin Webster, Messrs Arthur Stirling, J. D. Beveridge, Skinner, Miss Furtado, Mrs Alfred Mellon, Miss Eliza John stone, Mrs Caulfield, &c. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr G. Belmore and Mrs Leigh Murray. LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, at 7, CORRUPT PRACTICES. After which, CHILPERIC: Messrs M. Marius, G. Vincent, Odell, Lapierre, Coghlan, and M. Nerve; Mesdames Dolaro, Fitzlnman, Ro manelli, Nellie Nesbit, and Miss Emily Muir. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs.Swanborong7a. Tins EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: ➢lr Clarke. With THE TOOTLES. And INO. Concluding with THY CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. OODIN'S CARPET - BAG AND SKETCH BOOK, Egyptian Hall. Piccadilly, every Evening (except Saturday) at S; Saturday Mornings at 3. Admission, Is, 2s, 3s. CORISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdo.3 - 3 and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. Is. Box-office open fromll to 4. , sAt 4 e'rL:g LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1870. MANCHESTER has tried a combination of " extra, parliamentary utterances." Instead of one or two M.P.'s singing that tune of praise or condemnation of a Ministerial policy with which we are all so unhap pily familiar, it has gathered together nearly twenty members of the Lower House, five hundred Delegates of the National Reform Union, and an immense assemblage, comparable to those of the free-trade agitation. One hundred and fifty-seven towns sent representatives in support of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Government. This is not a new experiment, but it is uncommon, and it might with great advantage be adopted more frequently. It is an excellent mode of bringing different sections of the population into communication with each other, and it cannot but be ser viceable in enlightening the Government as to the wishes and necessities of the nation. The machinery usually employed for these purposes is lamentably deficient. It is seldom, indeed, that any attempt is made to secure co-operation between remote districts in the just work of impressing the conclusions of the people upon the Executive and the Legislature. Isolated constituencies, how ever, regularly " bring public opinion to bear," and a very lugubrious transaction it generally is. The member for a county occasionally attends farmer's clubs and ploughing matches, praises the Constitution of which there is now hardly a fragment left, and pro mises to do his best for the repeal of the Malt Tax. These gatherings are generally of a very social cha racter, and the less politics the representative talks the better, perhaps, he is liked. In boroughs, business of this kind is done more formally. On special occa sions public meetings are held, and once a year the member goes down and solemnly reviews the Session. If there be an Irish Church Act in contemplation, the train of agitation burns rapidly on, and meeting after meeting at the great centres of population are of infinite value in directing the policy of the Government. But the ordinary "extra-parliamentary utterance " is mildly treated in being pronounced unsatisfactory. For the most part nothing can be more wretched. Neither individual constituencies nor the public generally can derive any benefit from being told again and again how the battle of last session was fought, how nobly the pledge to abolish the alien Church was carried out, or, as the case may be, with what degrading servility the tyrant majority folloNted Mr. GLADSTONE into the lobby. Such talk is fit only for Bedlam. If there be a great question under immediate considera tion the representative, if he be a member of the Government, can say nothing, and if he be not a member of the Government, he too often knows nothing. In brief, at a confer ence between an M.P. and his constituents everything depends upon the ability of the represen tative, and as it is not to be expected that a large assembly like the House of Commons can be formed entirely of able men, the result is that the march of public opinion is far too slow for the times. Nothing is more prejudicial to good legislation than the tar diness displayed by the electoral body in making up its mind, and ill through the want of competent guides. Such a conference as that at Manchester supplies what is needed. Its good effects are quite inde pendent of the calibre of the men who attend it. Twenty members of Parliament are, it is true, more likely than one to say something worth hearing; but such an interchange of opinions must be chiefly valuable in more rapidly fixing public opinion, and in impressing the Govern ment with its real force. A question which is mooted at one town may mean nothing, but there must be something in a demand which is endorsed by delegates from a hundred and fifty towns, and by the Parliamentary representatives of a score of constituencies. Such assemblages had their effect in the days of the Corn Laws, and there is equally as much work for them now. Nor is a demonstration of the kind merely imposing ; it must also be national. Single constituencies are prone to fix their minds on local affairs, and mem bers are too apt to encourage them, for petty discussions involve nothing. At a general con ference, general topics only will only find favour. It is impossible for the delegate from Plymouth, Caine, Hull, or Swansea to yield to the temptation of ob truding local matters at Manchester. The measures discussed will be for the common welfare. On the other hand, a conference is calculated to be beneficial to the deliberations of individual constituencies, which have their value, if properly regulated. A body of electors who knew that they would be called upon to talk national affairs over with their countrymern from different parts of the kingdom would not be likely to waste their time in retrospeciive history, or in idly libelling men of opposite opinions. They would more profitably occupy themselves in laying down the course they ought to pursue, and in discussing the details with which a cumbrous conference could never cope. The work of the latter would be to proclaim opinions; the work of single constituencies to form them. Of the actual proceedings at Manchester on Tues day, there is not much to be said. It was a meeting "in support of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Govern , ment," and its primary mission, therefore, was to praise the Ministry. This great work was effectually done. The members of the Cabinet must blush to read of the exceeding virtues which are attributed to them, and of the wonderful performances of which they are deemed capable. Still the gathering was careful not to sing the Government's praises without reminding it of its duties. The M.P.'s and delegates have clearly intimated their intention to drive more than one omnibus through Temple Bar. In addition to a land measure they want the licen sing laws improved, education extended to every child in the land, the ballot set up, and the restrictions at the universities thrown down. Such a meeting will help to remind the Government that important as Ireland is, it does not form the whole of the British Empire. It would, however, be undoubtedly more effective if such conferences, on the part of both Conservatives and Liberals, were more closely directed to the dis cussion of some one or two special subjects. Restricted to certain important conclusions, these meetings could not fail to exert a healthy influence on Parliament, without lnunp3rivg its freedom of action. They may supply what is so much needed—a quick and vigorous asser tion of the public wants, Of such assertions we have comparatively little, and it cannot be doubted that the , wit - ..re suffers from the deficiency. IT is alike painful and difficult to form a judgment upon the latest report of Dr. LIVINGSTONE'S death. Previous stories of the kind have turned out to bo utterly unfounded, and we may, therefore, justly refusa to_c*Oit. anythtz that cpplekfrom tlitiaterior of Africa, unless supported by more precise testimony than that given in Mr. DOME RTY'S letter. On the other hand, Dr. LIVINGSTONE'S enterprise is essentially a hazardous one, and the pitcher may go to the well once too often. This melancholy news is the latest yet received, and it comes from a diffe rent quarter. All our recent information has been derived from the east coast of Africa; this reaches us from the west. From the east coast it was reported by the Johanna men that the explorer had been killed, next that this account was false, then the Doctor had discovered the sources of the Nile, and lastly that he was making his way by Lake Tanganyika and the River Congo, across the continent, to the western coast. It is on this side that we now hear of him. He had pushed on to the head of the Congo, intending to come out by that river. Just as his great achieve ment was on the point of successful completion, some miserable King, through whose village Dr. LIVING STONE had passed, died, and the natives, persuaded that the Englishman had bewitched their sovereign, started in pursuit, killed, and burnt him. Such is the news as brought by the Portuguese trader from the interior to the commander of the British war ship Petrel. The story is too circumstantial to be slighted, whilst hope and past experience forbid its entire acceptance. The African habit of lying is not confined to the east coast. THE Globe is very just in its strictures on the Times touching the new treaty with China. The latter journal seems to labour under the impression that the merchants doing business with the Celestial Empire, both at London and Shanghai, condemn the treaty in all its important details. Far from it ; the posi tively objectionable clauses in the eyes of business men are those providing for an increased import duty on opium and an increased export duty on silk. The other stipulations are all good in their way ; but the merchants are of opinion that they either do not go far enough, or their fulfilment is not sufficiently guaranteed to compen sate for the heightened imposts. For example, it is proposed to levy an additional import duty of 21 per cent., instead of the obnoxious transit dues which are now demanded at the interior barriers. These dues are illegal, but the tax-farmers exact them on various pretexts, chiefly on the ground that the goods belong to natives, by whom dues • are payable. In order to secure immunity the foreign merchant is compelled to take the most troublesome precautions, and after all is often mulcted. If by payment of an extra 21- per cent. all this trouble could be avoided, the British mer chants would gladly accept the change. But it is feared, and not without reason, that even the extra duty will be no safeguard, and that the system of extortion will go on as befbre. With regard to navigation on inland waters, too, the terms of the treaty are so singularly restricting as to render the privilege in great measure worthless. Had these and the other concessions been of a really honest kind, the English people generally—whatever mercantile men might think—would have felt no repugnance to an increased duty on opium. It stands in precisely the same position as our own darling alcoholic spirits, and is just the article that ought to be taxed. CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP OF NOTTINGHAM. rlit, SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, F On Wednesday morning a large number of persons arrived at Nottingham, to be present at the consecration of the Right Rev. Dr. Henry Mackenzie, formerly vicar of St. Martin's-in-the Fields, London, who has been se lected by the Crown to be Suffragan Bishop for the diocese of Lincoln, under the title of Bishop of Notting ham. The Mayor and Corporation of Nottingham received the Mayors and Corporations of several other towns in the Town Hall ; the county magistrates, clergy, and others assembled in the County Hall; and the Bishop of Lincoln received the assistant prelates, the chancellor, archdeacons, and prebendaries of Lincoln in the Chapter House. Archbishop Lycurgus was present. A grand procession was formed, which moved through the town to St, Mary's Church, where the Bishop of Lincoln received the local and other dignitaries. The Communion Service was read by the Bishop of Lincoln, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Francis Morse, vicar of St. Mary's A GOOD EXAMPLE. The last three or four years have made sad havoc with commercial reputations. On every side stately argosies have gone down, not always without sus picion of foul play, to the ruin of their involuntary Underwriters, and to the no small joy and profit of the " wreckers." When things are in such a state that it pays to ruin a charaeter by direct falsehood, or to whisper away a reputation, public or private, by half-suppressed insinuations, there are plenty of wretches willing to embrace the shameful but lucra tive trade; and then if there be a vulnerable spot, a " shady " transaction, a doubtful security, one single feature indeed, whose exposure may be dan gerous, woe to the firm or company that is the object of attack. At such times the best safeguard is unshriuking publicity. The undertaking that can afford to transact its business in Vie full light of day, and to publish for the information of its cus tomers, its shareholders, or its members, as well as for its enemies and its would-be assailants, such a document as now lies before us,:need fear no critic ism and deprecate no attack, however hostile and however bitter. The document to which we refer is the 29th re port of the Provident Clerks' Mutual Life Associa tion, whose first establishment was reported, with words of hearty congratulation, in these columns, and whose improved progress we have year by year noticed with sincere pleasure. It was one of the first offices to strike a blow at the system of conceal ment, or, at least, non-publication of accounts, and to issue freely to all the world a statement by which its position could be at once ascertained. Be the result of the year's operations good or bad. the mem bers of this association are never kept in the dark as to the truth, and as fortune has favoured them with twenty-nine years of unbroken prosperity, it may be fairly judged that the discretion and ability of the management have been equal to its candour and honesty. The only effect of the recent storm which has raged in the life assurance world has' been to make the directors of this office still more desirous, if possible, to tell " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," to their vast body of mem bers. Simple and intelligible as their annual state ments have ever been, they have on the present occasion embodied in their report, statistics so ample, yet so clearly arranged, that any person of ordinary intelligence can dissect them for himself and judge with certainty of the result ; and what that result is we can tell in a very few lines. The association had in force on the 31st December last 11,004 life policies (about 95 per cent. of its whole business) for a total of £2,281,000. In addition to this there are a few small classes of contingent and endowment policies, annuities, &c., all of which are fully specified in the report before us. The age of the assured averages only 36} years, and the exist ing policies 8} years' duration, while to meet its liabilities the association possesses an income ex ceeding £82,000 per annum, and a solidly invested fund, the details of which are admirably set forth, amounting to £411,746, or nearly seven years' accumulated premiums, the various invest ments of which produce on the average an interest of £4 15s. ld. percent. Such figures need no comment, they exhibit in themselves such an evidence of solidity that nothing short of a reversal of the laws of nature can import into the institu tion one element of risk or uncertainty. We sin cerely hope that the anticipations of the Board will be realised, and that in the forthcoming session of Parliament a bill to render compulsory the publica tion of life assurance accounts will be introduced and carried. We only wish we could believe that such a bill would be welcomed as fearlessly by al; the offices, as it eviden.ly will be by our old i"rieuds, the '' Piovid:nt Clerks'." At the mansion louse, yesteruay, ar DcruvlVA.- - y .zenry i,'arnsew, failed to appear in answer to a summons charging him, at the instance of the London,33righton, and South Coast Railway Company, withihaving appro priated to his own use certain monies, of which ,he was trustee. A warrant against him was applied for. Mr. John Patterson submitted to the?couLeil of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce yesterdayTa series of resolutions on taxation. lie proposes to aboliEVl various duties and taxes, including those on fruit, coffee,4 AI sugar , marine insurance, servants, carriages, horses, &c., and to substitute for the malt duty a tax upon beer, accosting to Its alcoholic strength. The resolutions are to be con& idored at a special program of the council. THE MERCHANT AND HIS WIFE. Under this title the following " Apologuo for the Colo nial Office," appears in the new number of Frascr's .31 - aga zine "illy dear," said a distinguished merchant one day to his wife, " you cost me a great deal of money. Why do you not cultivate your own estates and relieve mo of the burden of you ?" The wife was a little hurt at so abrupt an address. Her property was magnificent, but she wanted help to develop its resources. She had often applied to her husband, and if he would have put his hand to the work, he might have become the wealthiest man in the world. But he suspected that after he had laid out his capital and labour, she would run away from him, and he would have made a Lad speculation. His suspicions were groundless. She was heartily at tached to him—not an idea of desertion had floated before her imagination for a moment. She exerted herself, how ever, as he desired ; she paid for her dresses, she paid for her carriage and her maid, she even took charge of such of his children, as he could not himself provide for, and sei them up for life. The merchant ought to have been satisfied, but one morning he began again. "My dear, you are now independent. I don't wish you to leave me, but if you have any such desire yourself, I shall not think of preventing you." " Leave you." she said, " leave you! what are you talk ing about ? What have I done to deserve that you should speak to me in this way ?" " Don't misunderstand me," ho replied. " I have o-- served great unhappiness to arise from compulsory unions. I have taught you to depend upon yourself that you may be your own mistress; you can now stand alone, and your future is in your hands, to go or stay." "Are you mad ?" she exclaimed; "who talks of going? Why "—and here her voice choked a little—" why should such a word be mentioned between you and me ?" "My dear, don't be sentimental," he said. " The only sure bond between human creatures is mutual interest. As long as you consider it to be your interest to continue under this roof, I shall bo delighted to see you here, and I think lam generous in allowing it. If I were alone, a smaller establishment would suffice for my wants. I could sell my-house, dismiss the servants,live in chambers, and cline at the club." "M T dear husband," she cried, "do not speak such (It a I al words ! What family can hold together on such terths as these? All I have, you well know, is yours; and surely with your genius for business and your means my property—" "Don't talk to me of your property," he interrupted, impatiently, " I have many times told you that I will have nothing to do with it. Manage your matters your own way. Do ' what you like, or go where you will. I inter fere with you in nothing—one thing only you must not do, ;;hat is, ask me for money. lam not sending you away. I shall be sorry to lose you if you go, but the loss will be more yours than mine, and if you leave me, I shall endea vour to bear it." It was long before the wife could believe him serious. Day after day, however, he repeated the same lesson—at breakfast and at dinner, before they wont to sleep at night, and before they rose in the morning. A wise word, the merchant thought, could not be heard too often. At last he wearied her. She saw that he had no real affecticn for her. She was a high-spirited handsome woman, and her husband was the only person who seemed indifferent to her attractions. One day when he came home from business he found that she had taken him at his word, and had eloped with another man. He professed to be astonished. He declared that he had allowed her her way in everything, and he complained that she had been deeply ungrateful to him. A neighbour, how ever, to whom he appealed for sympathy, told him that he 'ra , l been an infatuated ass. THE 0 ODIUM DIVORCE CASE. The very singular details of the Godrich Divorce Case were again stated in the Court of Queen's Bench. This is the case in which, after a jury had found both Mr. and Mrs. Godrich guilty of adultery, Mrs. Godrich challenged the evidence, and obtained the con viction, at the Central Criminal Court, of two persons who had sworn against her. She then preferred a second charge against a Mrs. Williams, a woman who had been in the service of the house, and had sworn that she one day discovered Mrs. Godrich and her medical attendant together. This indictment for perjury was also heard at the Central Criminal Court, but the jury disagreed, and the case was remove d to the Court of Queen's Bench. It was heard to-day. It should be added that Mr. Godrich also indicted a female witness, who gave evidence for Mrs. Godrich, for perjury, in proving that he had committed adultery with Mary Fox; and the jury found the witness guilty. The issue of this case would decide an application for alimony made in the Divor,:e Court . by Mrs. Godrich. Mrs. Godrich herself was on Wed nesday examined in support of the charge. She attributed the separation from her husband to his drunken habits. In June, 1867, her husband took every thing out of the house she had. They had private theatricals and readings at her husband's residence, at which he was always present. She had written letters of invitation to Mr. Forder, her doctor, to these readings and theatricals. She never com mitted adultery with any man. Mr. Forder was first introduced to her in 1862, by Mr. Godrich, and visited from 1862 up to 1867. Mr. Forder visited her more frequently in her husband's absence. She accounted for that because Mr. Godrich was out a great deal. Went on one occasion un willingly with Mr. Forder, because she could not get another young lady to accompany them. Would not deny that she might have been with Mr. Forder at Kensington Gardens when her children were too ill to go with them. In the autumn of 1865 she was at Brighton. and Mr. Forder was there also. Her husband requested Mr. Forder, (who was at Brighton,) to supply her with money, wine, and newspapers. In the following year Mr. Forder and her husband took a house at Ramsgate; she stayed there six weeks, and Mr. Forder also stayed for a month. Her husband only came to see her at Ramsgate about once a fortnight. Mr. Forder visited her very rarely. Witness accounted for Mr. Forder's not visiting her as often as at Brighton, because Mr. Goodrich's friends had an idea that her husband wanted to connect their names improperly with her own. In fact as far back as 1864 gentlemen had refused to take a seat with her at the opera as her husband's conduct was so palpable that he wished to implicate her. Witness then went on to deny all the allegations of intimacy between herself and Mr. Forder. She spoke of being watched at Ramsgate in 1866 by a woman sent by her husband or her father-in-law. The Case is again to-day before the court. Mr. Ernest Longfellow, a son of the poet, has rclopted the profession of portrait-Painting in Boston. It was intended (says the Guardian) by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury not to summon his Convo cation for despatch of business until he should be able to preside in person, which he hoped to be able to do after Easter; but a letter just received from the Prolocutor informs us that after all it is now decided that Convoca tion shall meet, under commission, for business, on Wednes day next, the 9th inst., at eleven o'clock. The Standard's Roman correspondent denounces en act of tyranny exercised by the Roman ecclesiastics to wards Mr. Chas. Heman—the son of the poetess. He, Bonn years back, became a 'vent to Rome, but since has again changed his opinions, and become an Anglican. For this returning. to Protestantism he has been refused entry to the catacombs of the Eternal City. As a reeident at Rome, and writer upon the tombs, he Las, of course, been a chosen guide to English parties. Now ho is shut out from pur suing investigation and accompanying his friends— all be cause of his Protestantism. A local Brewers' AFSCC atiou is being organised In Sheffield with the special of-j ct of watching the new Licensing Bill which is to be introduced by the Government during the next so ss . on of P,rram , nt. Another case of recklessness amongst coal miners is reported. William Smith his been fined ten shillings and costs, in default one mouths's imprisonment, for smoking in the Inco Four-feet Mine, near Wigan, where safety lamps only are used. Among the various country seats advertised for sale is Bishopstowo, near Torquay, the favourite resi dence of the late Bishop of Exeter. It is a villa in the Italian style, with about ten acres of garden and grounds, close to the sea at Babbieombe, - ----- ' EBRUARY 3, 1870. PROVIDENT CLERKS" LIFE ASSURANCE SS 0 CIATIO.V. The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the mem bers of this association was held last evening at the I ondon Tavern. R. 11. Jones, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, presided. The SECRETARY read the annual report as follows : The board of directors have the pleasure to present to the members their twenty-ninth annual report. the new proposals received during the year 1869 were 1,415, for £269,550, of which were accepted and completed 1,180, for £223,550, the remainder being either deferred or declined, or now awaiting completion. The new annual income arising in respect of the policies completed is £6,198 15s. 10d. The income for 1869 was—From premiums, £63,737 4s. Bd.; interest on investments, £17,088 7s. 4d.; profit on exchange of investments, £349 45.; total, £81,174 18s. Ono hundred and fifty-four policies, assuring with bonuses the sum of £28,136 7s. 11d., have become claims by death. After provision for all claims and expenses, the amount added to the investment fund is £38,540 14s. Bd., being 48 percent. of the annual income. The sum of £1,488 58.8(1. has been received in purchase of immediate annuities. The assets of the association, clear of all known claims and demands, amounted on the 31st December last to £411,746 10s. 3d. The directors retiring by r,..tation are —Mr. Samuel Jepps, Mr. Alexander Dawson, and Mr. James Lintott, who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The following gentlemen, duly qualified, are proposed as auditors for the ensuing year —Mr. James Richard Lloyd, Mr. Francis Frederick Toole, and Mr. Charles Woolley. During the late session of Parliament a bill was introduced by the Right Hon. Stephen Cave to render compulsory the publication of the accounts of life insurance offices. As this association has from its commencement issued a clear and intelligible balance heet, not only to its own members but to the public at large, the measure in question met with the warm sup port of the board, and although from the illness of Mr. Cave the bill was subsequently abandoned, there is little doubt that a measure acting in the same direction, but of wider scope, will be presented to the Eluse of Commons at an early period, under auspices which will ensure its passing. Tho practice of the association having been, as above stated, to publish annually the full details of its income and expenditure, the board would probably have been held to have done sufficient had they continued the form of publication so long adopted, but having in view the alarm and excitement created among policy-holders, by recent events in the life assurance world, and having also a well-grounded confidence that the more fully the position of this association is known the more highly it will be appreciated by those competent to judge, the board deemed it advisable to add to their usual report such de tailed information as should enable any member, who may desire to investigate for himself the condition of the asso ciation, to do so with absolute certainty. With this view a tabular statement, which has been prepared with great care, can be had on application at the office, showing, in quinquennial groups of ages, the whole liability of the contingent assurances, endowments, and annuities, to gether with the income derived from the various classes of association upon life policies, also its liabilities upon policies. The Carlisle table of mortality is used for the calculations of the Association, and the rate of interest assumed is three per cent., while the rate actually yielded by the invested funds is £1 15s. ld. per cent., a fact which promises well for the future divisions of profit. In the statement of the funds and effects of the Association, published in the balance sheet, a further sub-division has been made, showing the various classes of mort gage securities in which those funds are invested. With these figures the entire position of the Provident Clerks' Association is open to investigation, and the board rest with perfect confidence in the result. The average duration of policies in existence is Si- years. The table : referred to exhibit the total liability of the association in respect of its life and annuity business. To meet this the balance sheet shows a clear surplus fund, after providing for all known claims, of £111,746 10s. 3d., while the annual income of the [association, dating from the 31st December last, and irrespective of all new assu rances to bo effected in the cut rent year is, as regards its then liabilities :—From assurance in force, .£63,829 15s. ; from interest on investments, £18,3 i 5 10s. 11d. Total, £82,185 ss. lid. ; and the latter item will, before the close of the current year, exceed £20,000 per annum. The publication of the foregoing facts will doubtless be wel comed by the numerous members of the association, as showing the firm basis on which the office rests, and the absolute certainty with which their widows and families may look to its funds for payment of their policies. Their use will, however, it is hoped, go somewhat beyond this. They will form a powerful weapon in the hands of every member to combat those who take advantage of recent exposures, to throw doubts upon the very principle of life assurance, as showing, beyond the possibility of denial, that a policy in an office so sound, and so carefully managed as the Provident Clerks' Association, is not only a safe and certain provision, but a profitable investment. To maintain this high position, and even further to de velops the usefulness of the Association, the board feel they may count upon the co• operacion of the members a support vihich has never failed them in times past, and to which they look forward with full confidence in the future. The CHAIRMAN, in rising to move the adop , ,io 1 of the report, said it was a great pleasure to him to meet them in their 30th year, and to see faces amongst them familiar to him from the commence (Rent of the association. (Hear, hear.) The report and balance-sheet on the present occasion, it would be at once seen, entered more fully than usual into the position of the association, and the reason for such au exposition was that everybody might be satisfied with respect to the exact position of the institution. There were one or two things in the report on which he would just make a passing remark ; and the first was the sum set down for the purchase of poli cies. The directors regretted that any of their assurers should have to part with their assurance policies, but, at the same time, they would be ever ready to help all those who desired to retain their interest in the society. 'The claims by death dur ing the previous year, 1868, had been remarkably small, and those in 1869 were still moderate and were less even than in 1867. Then with respect to the expenditure on advertisements, they all know the necessity there was for increasing this means of pub • lithty during the last year, and the result had justi fied the outlay. They had to repair the house in Moorgate-street in accordance with the terms of the lease, and the other item, postage, had in creased in consequence of it becoming necessary to send each member a circular last year, a trifling matter in appearance, but it entailed rather large expenditure. Notwithstanding all this and the increased business they had secured, their expen diture was:only £25 in excess of that of last year. (Hear, hear.) Of the £22,000 at call, £15,000 had been disposed of in a mortgage, and the remaining portion of the sum was bespoken. The cheque would shortlybe drawn for it. The amount due from agents had all been paid, and he felt sure the mem bers would be satisfied with the report the directors had placed before them. Nothing could be more plain and straightforward than it was. The direc tors had but one object to promote, and that was to benefit the members to the utmost ; and were he to go over parts of the report in detail, he felt he should only weaken rather then strengthen the state meats contained therein. The object they had in view in starting the association was to assist clerks,and the queztion he had to ask was, had they (the directors) effected their object. (Cheers.) Ile thought they had. After every claim had been provided for they had still a handsome surplus of £411,000, and without an association was in a sound and stable position it would never have the boldness to publish a statement similar to that the directors had pre sented them with on that occasion. Bearing in mind their very prosperous condition, he thought they had ample cause to congratulate each other on the great success that hal attended their operations luring the nine and twenty years that had passed away. lie could not resume his seat without, as usual, urging on the members to help the directors in increasing the number of their assurers. It was by no means a difficult.task to secure one in mrer in the year, and if each of the members would only do that, how much greater would be their success. They all worked for th niutual advantage of each other—(cheers)—and, therefore, if the directors worked hard, he hoped they would all do something to help them in return. fie concluded by moving the adoption of the re report. Mr. R. TUCKER felt great pleasure in seconding he motion. He congratulated them, and confirmed 61 that had been set foah with respect to the position of the society. The society had made .;rent progress of that there could be no doubt ; an l Intwithstanding the troubles that had oceurrA in he commercial world during the last year, bs d.d lot see anything that lead him to believe the pros pects of the next bonus were at all diAlinished. (Hear, hear.) The figures contained in the repor' .sere remarkable, and his duty was a very simple )ne—viz., to examine. The figures in the ,-eport had been compiled by their zealous secretary, and as the directors had taken the mem bers into their confidence, it was only fair the members should do all they could to help them in return. 'On the motion being put for the adoption of the report, A MEMBER wished to know whether the altera tion in the telegraph system would lead to any loss of revenue on their part ? The SECRETARY replied in the negative. The s:une facilities had been given to the electric ser vants to collect their premiums as was given to the Post-office employes. The report was then carried. Mr. DYER then moved a vote of thanks to the board, together with the usual remuneration. lie analysed the report at some length, and with great care, showing the satisfactory nature of the various points touched upon therein, especially the good average of the policies and the moderate expendi ture ; also the gratifying fact that their lives at this moment averaged only 36 years, and that there were 7,000 of them between 25 and 45 years of Mr. REYNOLDS said he felt it a privilege to second the resolution. They had, all of them, doubtless heard of the advantage of the infusion of new blood into various institutions, and new blood doubtless was very good, but what he felt happy at was to see they had so much of the old blood still amongst them, and that its pulsation was as strong as it was 30 years ago. (Cheers.) He saw that evening faces at their board th►t were there nearly 30 years ago, and that fact showed they had selected the right men, and it was a blessing they bad been spared to serve them so long. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then moved the re-election of the retiring directors —Mr. Samuel Jepps, Mr. Alex. Dawson, and Mr. James Lintott. The motion was carried, and Mr. JEN' returned thanks for himself and colleagues. The retiring auditors, Mr. Lloyd, ➢lr. F. Toole, and Mr. Woolley having been re-elected. Mr. WooLLEY, in returning thanks, said the members might not be perfectly satisfied with the statements contained in the report, as they (the auditors) had been to the bank, and found that the securities and stock represented were all there ; they had examined the mortgages, in fact, they had seen and tested the whole of the securities for the sum set out in the report. He would not trouble them with any long array' of figures, but he could not help just stating to them the progress of the institution sinus he had been one of its auditors. In 1851 the income was £14,750, assuring £37,788, in 1860 it was ij6,500 insuring £146,000, and iu the last year it was £Bl,OOO insuring £411,000.. A society to make such rapid strides must certainly be sound. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN then moved a vote of thanks to the secretary and staff. (Hear, hear.) To their secretary they were indebted for the able report presented. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. LINFORD said it was a very great pleasure to himself and staff to receive the compliment that had just been paid them. Comiug as the motion did from this board the vote had a dou'Jle value, because it showed that the exertions that had been made had been thoroughly and hand somely appreciated. Mr. Tueker,tha.o whom a greater authority could not be, had had informed them of the sound and prosperous state of the society. They had among them 7,000 lives between 25 and 45, and that alone was enough to ensure a safe average that nothing could disturb. He dwelt briefly on the steady progress they had made year by year, and showed how sound was the basis ou which they rested. He paid a handsome tribute to the zeal and ability of Mr. Stubbs, the chief clerk, who had spent more than twenty years in their service, and to the rest of the staff. He thanked the members heartily for the compli ment paid to them, and urged upon them to do something individually for the benefit of the insti tution. if those in the room (about 100 in num ber) would do their best, they would have an accumulated fund of half a million in two years. (Cheers.) 'I he meeting was then made special with the view of altering two of the rules, ono of which w. 15 to render policies that, liaa been 111 t-xtstence three years valid, in spite of death by suicide, and the other afforded au additional option to the mem bers in the selection of their bonus. 'I he proposed resolutions were unaui►nously agreed to, and A. cordial vote of thanks to the chairman termi nated the proceedings. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(77as Day). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE GODERICH DIVORCE CASE. The trial of the woman Williams for perjury in the above case was resumed this morning. Mr. Forder was cross-examined at great length, and positively denied that he had committed adultery with Mrs. Godericii. JUDGES' CHAMBERS. THE EARL OF WESTMORLAND'S ESTATE. In Vice-Chancellor James's chambers to-day, be fore Mr. Bloxam, the Chief Clerk, a summons was heard in the matter of Bond v. the. Earl of West morland. The object of the applicant was to ob tain further time to answer two of the interro gatories of the plaintiff's solicitor relative to the acreage, mortgages, and other liens upon the defendant's landed estates. Mr. Bloxam said to many title deeds of estates there was attached no acreage account. He could not grant a month's time, but he would adjourn the matter for a fort night, and the defendant's solicitors must thou let him know how they had progressed. Adjournment accordingly. COURT OF ARCHES. The Dean of Arches gave judgment in the case of the Bishop of Winchester v. Wix, which he said came by letters of request from the Court of the Diocese of Winchester, and the late Bishop still continued the promoter of the next. He was bound to pronounce that the incensing and lighted candles were illegal, and he regretted that Mr. Wix did not obey altogether, as he did in part, the admonitions of his diocesan. He must admonish him to abstain from such practices in future, and must condemn him in the costs of each proceeding. In the case of Colonel Elphinstone v. the Rev. J. Purchas, the Dean of Arches said the proceedings came from the Diocesan Court of Chichester, Col. Elphinstone, the promoter of the suit, and the Rev. J. Purchas, the incumbent of St. James's Chapel, Brighton, being the defendants. It was alleged that on certain occasions he wore albs, chausibles, copes, and other Eucharistic vestments, instead of the ordinary habits of an English clergyman. 'I he Dean found some of the accusations proved, and admonished Mr. Purchas, who was mulcted in the costs of such charges as were proved. It is considered that a commencement was made yesterday in the breaking up of the two depot bat talions of the Line—the Ist and 2d—stationed in Chatham Barracks, by the transfer of the depot of the Ist Battalion of the 2d (Queen's) Regiment to Fort Rowner, Gosport, to be attached to the 2d Battalion of the Regiment, quartered there ; it being understood that the depot companies of re giments will be attached to service companies sta tioned at home. The troops which left Chatham by railway in the morning consisted of Captain C. Gibbs, Lieutenant F. Squid, ten sergeants, two drummers, and 55 rank and file. Captain E. H. Helyar and Lieutenant G. A. Scott, who are at present absent from the depot on leave, will join it at Gosport. The very ext , tisive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Alessi s. DUNVILLI'I & Co., who have gained a world-wide; celebrity for their line old Irish whisky, is to be called The RoyAl Irish Distillery." 111G11 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. Evening. TIEURSDAY 0 Miu past 4 18 min past 4 FRIDAY ... SATURDAY. SUNDAY 40 min past 5 56 min past 5 MONDAY 10 min past 6 30 min past 6 TrEsPAY... 50 min past 6 8 min past 7 age. ZA:f f f 4, 11 t 4EII r 4, 1 I i HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 2. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Louise, drove in the grounds yes' t,!rday afternoon. LATEST INTELL (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French, tlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, Feb. 2. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 121 k ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 121 k ; the lowest, 121 k. Sterling Exchange on London lO9. 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 188 9 44 " 1885 ll5l. " 1867 ll4l. 10-40 lllinois Erie Cotton—Mid. upland 2510. Petroleum—Standard White 3lc. Flour, extra state,ls.loc. to $5.70c. Corn, old mixed, sl.6c. THE GREAT EASTERN. Captain Sherard Osborn announces that by 3 cipher telegram, which reached him last night in a very mutilated condition, dated Bombay, 30th tilt 6.35 a.m., the Great Eastern made her number off Cannanore, which is 480 miles south of Bombay) on the previous evening. She is therefore due at Bombay on the Ist February, and the report of her arrival was premature. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Feb. 2. It is semi-officially announced that the North German Diet will be convoked for the 14th inst., consequently the Session of the Prvssian Chambers will be prorogued for some time. It is also stated that the Customs Parliament will assemble about the 20th of next April. FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 3. MM. Rochefort, Paschal, Grousset, and Dereure not having appealed against the recent sentence passed upon them in connection with the Marseil hise affair, and the last day for doing so having expired, the judgment of the Court became valid yesterday. BOURSE, Eeb. 2.—Three o'clock—The mark closed as follows : per Cent. 3 per Cent End of month 73 571 Credit Mobilier 206 25 Transatlantic 202 50 Credit. Foncier 1735 Paris Gas 1670 Suez Canal 345 - RAILIVAI Bank Shares 2900 ItaPau g ives 54 9 3 Austrian Fives Ottoman Loau 321 25 Do. Debt 44 90 Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred Cash. ... il7Bi 625 1130 598 990 607- 54 Orleans Western Northern. Strasburg .. Lyons and Mediterranean Southern_ .. Sardinian Austrian Lombard Forth of Spain S tragossa R oman.. %do 5021- GO 61 ••• 4k} PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. WEDNPsDA Y. Yesterday the interpellation of M. Keller on the teol' porary admission of cotton tissues was the order of the day. M. Haentjens, who had the right to speak first, re' signed it, remarking that M. Buffet's explanation of the previous day had been perfectly satisfactory to him, and that as the decree on cottons would not come into force before the Ist of May, it was evident that the new law would be' ready before that epoch. Under these circumstances the interpellation, he thought, had no longer a raison d'dtre , M. Tachard was of a different opinion. He had , he said, been cautioned by his friends, who had said to him, "Take care! This is a serious and delicate discussion involving a Cabinet question." He could no t believe that to be the case. He could not suppose that a Liberal Ministry, which had been received with acclarav tion, would introduce the political element into a corn' mercial question. Pd. Tachard proceeded to give a history of the trade in printed cotton. This branch of in' dustry had at one time almost disappeared from Frances but in the nine years since the treaty with England it had made gigantic strides. The decrees of January 9th created a terrible commotion among the cotton print manufacturerd of Mulhause and Rouen, who perceived that the question at issue was a matter of life and death to their trade. The cotton-weaving industry had suffered, no doubt, but the real remedy was in the hands of the Minister of Finance. Why cannot the Vosges compete successfulli with Switzerland ? Because in the Vosges the imposts are heavier, the water courses less carefully managed, while the army carries off the young men of twenty-one' At this thrust there were signs of approbation on the Left. Let us (continued M. Tachard) reduce our military force, let the War Minister hand over to his col league of Finance the Budget of the army, and the Vosgea will then be able to compete with Switzerland, M. Kelle r, who followed, declared that the debate was of a platonic character, inasmuch as a new law on the subject vial promised immediately, and there were four months left to interested parties by the decrees. After replying to F oyle of the statements of the previous speaker, M. Keller, however, declared that he fully endorsed AL Tachard's observations on the weight of the Budget, and the burden of the military charges. M. Keller mentioned that the higher price of French Ma' nufactures interfered with their exports, and that in con' sequence they needed a slight protection. After M. Keller had entered very fully into the difficulties of the several branches of the cotton trade, M. Tachard remounted the Tribune• He explained that he was a native of Mulhauser and was, consequently, thoroughly familiar with the industry which was especially attacked by the decree of the 9th. N. Keller, in setting forth the grievances of the manufacturers of Vosges and Alsace, had overlooked those of the cotton-printing trade. He admitted that the decree gave four months' delay. It was not death, but condemnation to death. If they destroyed exportation they destroyed the industry. Four months were no doubt a good space of time, but uncertainty and apprehension interfered with trade. "The exporters are already seeking for markets from which to supply the colonial demand. They will go to Switzerland, to England, and through this solitary point of uncertainty, these skilled workmen, who gall 10.000 f., 2 0,000 f., or 30,000 f. a year, will emi grate, and you will have effected in a lesser proportion a fresh revocation of the Edict of of Nantes." There was loud applause at this convincing argument, with which M. Tachard closed his speech. Later on M. Louvet, Minister of Commerce and Agricul ture, addressed the Chamber, and declared that no differ ence whatever existed between the several members of the Cabinet on this question. The Steele says that the decree respecting the prefets and sous-prefets has not been very well received. In the lobbies of the Chamber the sacrifice has been declared in complete, and the journals which are f r i en dly di s posed towards the Government do not put a very good face on the matter. The 21foniteur Universel borrows the title of one of Shakspere's plays to describe the affair. and thinks it was much ado about nothing. The Constitu tionnel is silent on the subject. The Francais does not deny that it looked for a more complete re-arrangement. The Journal de Paris confesses that it has sought in vain to discover the leading spirit who presided over an act of such cross purposes. L'Opinion Nationale believes that M. de Saint-Paul himself was consulted on the subject. The Liberte waits for the opinion of the press in the departments. The Democratic press have been unanimous in their indifference to the measure. The Liberte says that M. Guizot is going to write a , memoir of his friend the late Due de Broglie. ine screw steamer bpinux, YR) tons register, Da° sailed from the Clyde for Trieste and Bombay, rid the Sues Canal. This vessel is the second of a new fleet of steanler° being built expressly for the Suez banal trafflq. They / 0. '4 long to the Austrian Lloyd Steam XaTigati n conapa#l,ll,4 1...1 C ~ coli The reiultec and on diffictd the F general duction Securit Market than yi is a am of the graph Bankii negleci COLS ditto, duced, Exchec June, - par ; 44 per Indi ditto 5 Cent., 5 per In t i betti The the C An) the 'I to 20 Grt bard° 20i ti COUVE the at bonds of hei ,It epul ih qu, foun( Fri tions for ti In Ecua receil at th certa Sir, comb( by the lion 0 lordst Quito Life bas Polk Nvbie chaii Bay erso Bone Lad issue tern] Nor 19 ti seve Con Yea, cult hag the Rai and the