The Sun. — London, England, 1870-03-09 00:00:00

I,IISCELLANEOUS NEWS. BRISTOL. The Liberal Association of Bristol is steadily pur suing the electioneering campaign which was so creditably begun. Having fairly got Mr. Berkeley hustled out of the way, the executive committee are devoting themselves with equal energy to preventing a schism in the camp by securing a test ballot between Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Robinson. A sub-committee, consisting of five supporters of each candidate, has been appointed to arrange this essen tial preliminary. Unfortunately, the fearful Odger looms in the distance, and his shade daily becomes more substantial. It is thought that he is almost certain to become a candidate. He is announced to a'ldress the electors. Voluntarily offers of pecuniary assistance have been received from trade organisa tions and Liberal bodies. In connection with elec tion matters, it may be mentioned that there is a rumour, though very vague, of the retirement of Mr. AVesthead, the Liberal member for York. 311 t. COOKE, Q.C. Mr. Evkvn has asked the Government whether th e fact that' - 11 r. Cooke, ccunty court judge for Norfolk, was a briber at Beverley does not di squa lif y him from exercising his functions on the bench. The Att orne y-Creneral . hasrephed that th ere i s some d ou b t. as to the disanalthcation, and that the Government do not intend to take proceedings against him. It may be well to state that not only was Mr Cooke de -hv the commissioners to be a brib er ,, b u t th ey expressly affirm that his evidence was untr us t wor th y . One witness said one thing, Mr. Co o k e sa id another; the commissioners believed the forme r , a nd set d own th e county court judge in the schedule as a briber. Surely this matter needs enquiry. TIIE ED IT C A TION CONTROVERSY. Whilst the Land Bill is left in peace to the discus sion of the House of Commons, the education measure gives rise to meetings too numerous to chronicle. Every evening half a dozen towns discuss this great question. But there is very little difference between one debate of the kind and another ; for if the meeting be under the wing of the League, the League amendments are endorsed and if the Unionists gather together, the measure is approved, subject to those modifica tions which the Union suggests. Sometimes, how ever, a noteworthy contribution turns up, as happened in the case of a paper read by Mr. Edwin Chadwick, before the Social Science Association. Mr. Chadwick is no admirer of the principle of giving such great powers to local bodies. Before compulsory education is adopted, he argues that there must lie a complete system of machinery ar ranged in order to carry it into effect. Plenty of school accommodation must be provided, and a higher standard of attainment ought to be adopted for the future. These ends, Mr. Chadwick thinks, will never be attained by vestries and town councils. He prefers that the matter should be entrusted to a new body—one-third to be nominated by the Depart ment of Education, on the principle of the metropoli tan district hoards ; one-third to be elected representatives of ratepayers, with a fair pro perty qualification, like special jurors ; and a third nominated by the supporters of the existing , . schools; the religious difficulty to be left • for adjustment by the Government, as it is in Holland and in Germany. Nevertheless, he thinks the great principle of the Government bill so important that it had better be passed at all hazards than fail. *NVIIAT A LOCAL BOARD TIILNKS. Those local bodies who are to be made so impor tant henceforth have hitherto kept very quiet. At length, however, the Burslem Local Board tells us that it dislike the Education Bill for the simple and natural reason that the measure does not recognise local boards of health. The power of elect ing school boards is vested in the town councils; and though Burslem has 30,000 inhabitants, it possesses no town council, but only a board of health. Hence this populous place will be degraded for educa tional purposes to the level of a rural parish. The aggrieved body intends to memorialise the Vice- President of the Council, in order that boards of health may also enjoy the dignity conferred upon town councils. AN IRISH PROPRIETOR ON THE LAND DILL. Mr. 3.l'Carthy Downing, an experienced land agent, proprietor, and legal practitioner, contributes a valuable letter to the Cork Examiner on the Land Bill.- He is of opinion that it can be made into a substantially good measure ; but he does not agree that the extension of the Ulster custom to the whole of Ireland would be the best solution. In Cork the farmers would almost unanimously reject the Ulster tenant-right, if they k n ew its operation correctly. Mr. Butt has expressed the opinion that the extension of the period for a notice to quit from six to twelve months is of no practical value ; Mr. M'Carthy Downing, holds that the extension is a very substantial benefit. "As the law now is, a tenant whose tenancy is determined by a notice to quit on the 25th of March, and who had sown his oats, barley, green crops, and potatoes after that day, would lose all—they would become the property of the landlord ; and of the crops sown before that - day, the tenant - Would only be entitled to a por tion of the crops according to the custom of the dis trict; while under the' proposed law the tenant could only be ejected on the 29th of September, on a notice served before the 29th of September in the preceding, year." Mr. Downing would extend the scale of com pensation and make other amendments. Whilst agree ing that the measure is not faultless, he strongly ridi cules the outcry raised against it . in certain quarters. PUBLIC PROSECUTORS. Mr. Eykyn is bringing forward a bill to provide for the appointment of public prosecutors, and for . the more effectual prosecution of indictable offences. The Secretary of State will appoint attorneys or solicitors of good standing to be public prosecutors of defined dist r i c t s . It w ill be their duty to institute and co n d uc t prosecutions for indictable offences within their respective dis tricts. Information will be given to the public pro secutors in all cases where it appears to any court of law, civil or criminal, that an offence has been com mitted for which the ofiender should be brought to justice. In cases where a private individual has commenced a prosecution the public officer will have power to intervene, and take the conduct of it - out of his hands. THE INCLOSIIIM COMUSSIONERS' Biro= The. Thelontre Commissioners have issued their ' 4 ,la annual report. It shows that the of applications of all kinds since the passing cts has been 5,935. The number of cases , last annual rep or t i s 244. The acreage of vs confirmed is 531,558; and the estimated of inclosures in progress is 119,438. Of the S acres in confirmed inclosures, the number which public allotments could bo re by the Commissioners is 364,173. it set out as public allotments for exercise •eation and for gardens for the labouring poor .lows':—For exercise and recreation, 1,C07 for the labouring poor, 2,064. The-Commis state that they are not in a position this year any scheme for the confirmation of Par- 'TIE TOYSEY PROSECUTIONS. Voysey case must now, for weal or for woe, -,cision to the Judicial Committee of the Privy ; and the momentous question it involves, at which the Church of England.ceases its ision, will thus be finally settled. The in between Mr. Voysey and the Archbishop as Mr. Voysey's letter to his solicitor has failed entirely. It would seem letter published in the Daily News Ir. Leo, the . legal adviser of the of Canterbury, that Mr. Voysey was mply to resign his appointment, if nothing -em clone or said in the matter; but the Primate would not submit to that arrange insisted upon an engagement on the de .. s part that he would not arrain take urefer and that ho would pay all costs. Mr. Leo tells this letter that " his Grace's object in requiring orment of a substantial sum for costs was to that the acceptance of the resignation was no , mise by the Archbishop of the prosecution of - sey, but that, on the contrary, it was clearly to indicate an acknowledg on Mr. Voysey's part that he be unable to succeed in his appeal." Leo explains that the Archbishop has no 'live feeling; but "he does not understand how proposal that ,the proceedings should be to drop could be seriously made, after great and cost have been expended to procure a t in the court below, which his Grace.confi believes will be affirmed in the Court of ." The case is (the most rev. Primate thinks; 'e that it ought tQ be decided by the Courts. ILL-TREATMENT OF LUNATICS. , 1 Shaftesbury writes to the Times on the mai int of lunatics in some of our pauper asylums. ',lnerous instances of the kind which have pod npjn various parts o*the country fully his lordship, or any other rerson po9s eEs i nz a human feeling, in urgenfly calling public ion to. the matter. I3olief in the systeui of treatment in cases of lunacy lies long ex. and the experience of years has shown that is is the only antidote for so terrible a malady. as the governing bodies of these ions are concerned there is doubtless a general ul to carry out the milder regimen, but as dis .,ers will now and then get into a police Ital warders will be found occupy_ ion in lunatic asylums for - which, training nor constitution, they are )rd Shaftesbury very naturally ex hope that the late sentences will :e careful and humane conduct towards _Cha t -Th18_1161)6 .l6.lll4Linadtglahv..alt tivippty-fifty r of; Act e la res c of i ac whip b 3 ent creat: °Hoy for t eat art a t. Voy eels] ;ar t at ens q t , le Ir. :hop were rn ho in t's pal , and ti this lei = payment .1c that ti I romiso • oysey .ed ci on d be Leo ex five fe. prop A to d: ie and n in ti belie ." TI e that IL' d Shaft ent of mero 13 1 3 1 104 his lo or nun ;ion to . treat') .d, and 1 ess is tl] 'ar as tions ;on to cl • icer 4 ru tic ors 114 pre who nave a thought upon the matter; but the only true remedy lies in severely testing the moral and mental qualifications of those subordinates who have the unfortunate creatures entrusted almost wholly to their charge. MEDICINE AS A PEOFESSION FOR, WOMEN. The fitness of woman for professional life in general and for the medical profession in particular has been argued at a public meeting in London, under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Miss Faithful' urged that the chief thing to wonder at was, not that women wished to practice medicine, but that they had over discontinued a workso essenti ally. womanly. With regard to what has been said of tho preference that women showed to men doctors, both Miss Garrett and Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell had found more to do than they were able to accomplish. Miss Garrett advised the students to make up their minds to their great work, and in the course of time they would triumph. The noble chairman, in acknow ledging a vote of thanks moved by Mrs. Robertson Johnston, said he was more convinced than ever, afterthe admirable speeches of Miss Faithful], Miss Garrett, and D r . D rys d a l e , o f t h e soundness of the movement which aimed to open the medical profes sion to women. SHAItr. TACTICS. The bearing and bulling with which we were so familiar during the days of finance and banking companies are being repeated now that telegraph enterprises aro so largely dealt in. The old trick of despatching circulars filled with alarming predictions and calculations has been renewed, and heavy sales aro being made as of yore, in order to make stocks look unstable. It appears that people never grow experienced enough to treat this stale expedient as it deserves. The trick is miserably worn, but it always seems to answer. GREASE FROM MUD. Th,p South London Press has been favoured with a sample of grease made from the Thames mud at Battersea. "It is of yellowish tint, very like inferior butter in appearance, taste, and smell." The south London Press is much puzzled to discover how nutriment can be derived from such a substance. Mud in itself cannot yield anything good for food. Peat contains paraffin, stearine, and analogous fatty bodies, and it is possible that peal may be found on the banks of the Thames; "but it is yet more likely that the ground is impreg nated with fatty matter, the refuse of manufactories, of ships, and derived from other sources." The South London Press adds that one thing is certain ; large quantities of grease made from mud are shipped' to llolland every week ; and another thing is equally certain—this grease is shipped back to E.igland in the shape of butter. THE FAMINE IN JEUUSALE3f. Sir Moses Montefiore—the most distinguished of the benevolent Jews of this country—sets an example of real Christian charity, in the fullest sense of that many-sided word, which is well worthy of being followed. Ho appealed some time since for funds to relieve the famine prevailing amongst his Hebrew brethren at Jerusalem. It suddenly struck him that others besides his co-reli- gienists were in want, and ho sent to inquire. In return ho received the following telegram :—"Pooror classes all communities suffering. Scarcity water. Crops threaten fail." As soon as he received this notice he forwarded £lOO to the Bishop of Jerusalem, and the same amount to the Gover nor of the city, one sum to be divided amongst the Christians, the other amongst the I\lohame dans; and he now asks for funds to be distributed in the same truly " unsectarian " manner. THE ERrE RAILWAY. We are always delusively thinking that the lowest depth of American swindling has been reached at last, but as often are we astonished by a display of fresh beauties of roguery. The holders of Erie shares in Europe have just formed an organisation for the pur pose of fairly trying the questions whether their property is completely at the mercy of Messrs. Fisk and Co., whether systematic ro g uery is upheld by all the tribunals of America, whether there is any judge in the land who cannot be bought, or any justice which is not regularly sold. Mr. Fisk and his fellow-directors of the - Erie Company have heard of this Protection move ment without any display of alarm. Their reliance on their friends, the New York judges, is perfect. But, just in a casual sort of way, they have intimated their intention "not to permit" the transfer of any shares with which the London Protection Committee has had anything to do The stamping of the shares they call illegal, they will confiscate all such shares, and they will assess the expenses of any litigation upon the stock of the party who started it. These gentlemen are fully convinced that their influence with the New York bench will enable them to go this length. EMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA. The merits of Virginia as an emigration field have received much attention lately. Air. Goldwin Smith aids his testimony in favour of this fine State. He says that emigrants' eyes have hitherto been fixed too exclusively on New York and the West, to the ne glect of Virginia and the S ou th ern States gcnerallv. The Old Dominion has a rich soil, and for the most part the climate is both healthy and temperate. The following recommendation is very noteworthy:— " The people are the most English of all Americans; they are very friendly to the mother country, and very anxious that their State should be filled up by Enlish emigrants, not by the carpet-baggers and their train. In the Northern States the English emigrant now finds himself, I am sorry to say, not only in a foreign, but in a hostile country. Wherever the blame may lie, or whatever the cause may be, this is the fact; and I cannot help being sensible of it, in spite of the satisfactoriness of my own position, and the kindnebs with . which I am personally received." A principal source of ill-feeling are the Irish; but there are no Irish in the Southern States, and an English Virginia would be The best counterpoiSe to the Irish vote. There are now a few English in Virginia, but though they are good citizens, and contributed during the war five times as many soldiers in proportion as the Irish did, yet they aro weak, scattered, and count for nothing in the estimate of politicians. Virginia, says Mr. Goldwin Smith, is the land of hope for tlie English in America. THE COUNCIL. There is now not the slightest doubt that Franco has interfered with the Council. Authorities differ as to the nature of this interference. Some say that the 011ivier Ministry ask only to be allowed a repre sentative at the council, but the Daily News cor respondent, amongst others, declares it to be positive that the withdrawal of the troops is threatened as the consequence of pronouncing for Infallibility. It is added, likewise, that Austria has interfered, not merely by the semi-official epistles of Count Beust, but by directly warning the Papal Government against the Infallibilists. Austria is said to have signified her wishes that everything re lating to Church and State affairs should be left as it is. OBITUARY. The Marchioness of Tweeddale, who has just died, was remarkable for her numerous and distinguished family. She was born in 1797, married in 1816, and has had fourteen children. Her oldest son, who was Earl of Gifford, and sometime M.P. for Totnes, died in 1802. Her second son, formerly Lord Arthur Hay, is now Lord Walden, and heir to the title. Lord William Hay, has represented Taunton, and wa s th e d as hi ng Lib era l who attempted to wrest Lord Elcho's seat from him in 1868, although Lord William's own family supported his opponent. One of the Mar chioness's daughters married the late Marquis of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India ; another is the Duchess of Wellington ; and a third is the wife of the present Sir Robert Peel. The Marquis of Tweeddale. who was born in 1787, still survives. TUJ MALT TAX. An important deputation from the Chambers of Commerce wa;ted upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday respecting the Malt Tax. It • was not so much the entire removal of the impost that was hoped for; the great desideratum was that it should be imposed in some. other form. In its present shape the burden was injurious in many ways, in terfering with the feeding of cattle with brewers' malt, and compelling the use of raw malt instead. Tim tax, moreover, it was urged, causes drunkenness by preventing poor men frOm brewing at home, its they might do, instead of going to the ••public-howe. - Mr. -Lowe made- a rather dc:inito statement in reply. lie agreed that the tax lint an unfair effect, and ho u dilly acknowledged that if he. saw his way to imposing it in some other form he would not fail to do so. Edmotp.l who was roorted to hive been ml4l - der , ,l w:th 3 pock k near Cupp.. w hite, county 'l%p• r•. y. lets rot, it now appears, sip:culla:tat to his iujuties..— C,rk TUE CUDAN QursTioN IN CONGRES.S.—ifurtner e)rrelpondence betwem the United States and Spanish - felfitin3- to Cuba has been submitted to Con ::r z.e :.;. It corkLained tha letter to the Spanish Minister for F.:reign A in which Gener a l Sickle withdraws the noto tendering the good offices of the American (;-.).-ornment, the reply of Senor Silvela, and a despatch feorn the American Consul at Santiago au the condition of .'fairs in the island. H e reports the state of things as deplorable. He declares that the liberal-minded Spard:h oilicm do not think the insurrection can be put down. oirrit AMER IC A .—skavlees irom Panama state that the new treaty between the United States and C.,lumbia for the excavation of a canal across the isthmus of Daiien had not been signed, but that all was ready. Its details were not made public, but persons in position say that the terms are fa voura bl e t o C o l um bi a, and the affair is looked upon as full of promise. The town of Crete, in the State of Balivar, was entirely destroyed by fire on the 14th of January. Owing to the inflammable material of which the town was built the flames spread with great rapidity, and nothing was saved. A like calamity befell the city of Ca rmen on th e 16th u l t. S ome one Tim CITY OF BOSTON.—TIIO American papers ! hundred and 1 o y yed. houses in the most important part of st;ate that the greatest anxiety prevails in Halifax with tse city were se d v e c s n tr t .... , -- rev'et to tli.:; safety of the City of Boston. A gloom was The freedom of the city of Edinburgh has b een c - r.A over thi! city by the intelligence of the arrival of the I presented to the Earl of Southesk. Oronte; in Ilir;laiitl, after a pa , i , iage of twelve days. The ; 'I he joiners ' strike still continues i n Gl asgow, an d , welcher probably en coun t ere d b y t h e steamer has been t v iken int o cons id era ti on, and its safet„, is now almost i as yet, there i s no i n di ca ti on o f any termination to the despaired of in Halifax,di_ ... ss2:_kz.-;.„:r_, t ,,, ittt:l4-. , -7 4f_ tycicl,44ftiat...i.ag rHE SUS, LONDON, WFDNES)AY EV EMNG, mAt:cri 9 1870, THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. TUESDAY. The examination of Lord Napier before the select com mittee appointed to inquire into the difference between the estimate and the cost of the Abyssinian expedition, was resumed this day, Mr. Candlish in the chair. Among the committee present were Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Seeley, Mr. Eastwick, Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Camoron, Colonel Bartelott, and Captain Eeaumont. His lordship in reference to his answer to a former question, said the cost of maintaining a force in the country would not have been anything like the cost of taking it there and bringing it back. They were obliged to make provision for the rapid accomplishment of the objects of the expedition, and had it lasted longer no doubt there would have been more economy ; but, on the other hand, they would have had other drains. No doubt the experiment was expensive, but it would have bAn useful throughout the campaign. Of course speak. ing after the result, he thought the estimate a small one, but if he had been asked before he might have thought it nasonable. He could not answer the question how far the judgment of the Government on the estimate was c)rrect, without a searching expenditure. He repeated that he did not consider the question of expense. If a General were to do so, and have a balance-sheet before him e...ery day, it would excessively impair his judgment' in tile campaign. SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS. TUESDAY. A large and important deputation composed principally of members of Parliament and other gentlemen represent ing all parts of the United Kingdom, waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer this afternoon to remonstrate with the right hon. gentleman on the proposal con tained in the Savings Bank Amendment Bill to reduce the interest on savings banks' deposits from its present rate of 3} per cent. Amongst the hon. members present were—Lord Sandon, Lord Claud Hamil- On, Sir Massey Lopes, Mr. Hibbert, Mr. Mundella, Mr. Cross, Mr. Scourfield, Mr. M`Arthur, Mr. Monk, Mr. Liddle, Mr. George Melly, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Gavin, Mr. Wheelhouse, Mr. Miller, Mr. Macfie, &c. Mr. THOMAS BARING, M.P. , who introduced the deputa tion, said it was not a party organisation, nor did it wish to treat this as a party question. The object of the deputation was to urge upon the right hon. gentleman's consideration the great utility of savings' banks. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : I fully admit their usefulness. Mr. BARING was glad to hear that. He attached the greatest importance to these institutions, which by their operation connected the interests of 1,400,000 of the work ing classes with those of the upper ranks of society, and tended to foster in the former habits of thrift. Of course the figures before the right hon. gentleman shewed that a deficiency had arisen in connection with these banks, but he did not think the deficiency had arisen from the employment of money in this way, but rather from the manipulations of various finance ministers. If the trustees for the reduc tion of the National Debt had considered themselves trustees for the employment of the funds of Savings'Banks, there would have been no loss. (Hear, hear.) The result of the proposed reduction would be to save £90,000, which was a very laudable object ; but was it quite fair to do that at the expense of the savings' bank depositors? This rate of interest had been maintained since 1844, and there fore a conviction had been formed in the minds of depositors that it would not be covered. (Hear, hear.) If the rate was reduced, the result would be that the greater number of deposits would be withdrawn and invested in hazardous speculations (hear, hear) and the removal of such large sums from the use of the Government would bo most injurious. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HIBRERT, a trustee of one of the largest country banks, the Manchester Savings Bank, with deposits amounting to 1-1, millions, said the managers of that institution viewed this proposal with great disfavour. He did not think that the payment of 3t per cent. was really a loss to the Government ; the deficiency wa.3 the result of the high rate paid previous to 1814. Therefore it was the duty of the nation to make up what had been lost, and not to throw the incubus upon the present management of savings banks funds. (Hear, hear.) It had been a great advantage to the Govern ment to be able to make use of these funds, and there was a surplus of £400,000, for which they had paid no interest (hear, hear), while there were times when in con sequence of these deficits the Government had had £300,000 in the till. (Hear, hear.) After some remarks in support of these views from Mr. SCOURFIELD, Mr. CROSS represented that by meddling with the rate of interest the Government would create distrust, which would lead to a sudden withdrawal of these funds. (Hear, hear). Mr. MUNDELLA said this was a most important question of public policy. Gentlemen of all parties were indebted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for his care of the public purse— (hear, hear)—but he thought they should hear no more of the loss previous to 1844.: The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed in this opi nion. (Hear, hear.) _ _ Mr. MUNDELLA said whatever might have been the case in the past, he believed there would be no loss under the management of the right hon. gentleman. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no power to lend money, and he could only invest it in public stocks or undertakings guaranteed by Government. Mr. MUNDELLA impressed upon the right hon. gentle man the. importance of savings banks in encouraging thrifty habits, and expressed his belief that the proposed measure would be economy in the wrong direction. He, had a letter from the manager of the Yorkshire Bank con firming this view. Mr. Gavin, Mr. Wheelhouse, Mr. Miller, Lord Sandon, Lord Claud Hamilt on , an d o th er mem b ers a l so a dd resse d the right hon. gentleman. ' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who was• received with aeplanse ' said, in reply, that he need not assure the deputation of his earnest desire to do everything in his power, so far as he was able consistently with his duty, to pro - mote habits of thrift and economy in the poor, and he had as little wish as anyone to injure the fesvings banks institutions. Nobody standing in the position he now occupied, could avoid paying the gravest attention to such a deputation as this, representing so much of the wealth and intelligence of the country, and containing so many influential members of the House of Commons. Therefore it must not be supposed that he treated the question with levity. The state of the case, ai he understood it, was simple enough. The Govern ment was compelled by Act of Parliament to borrow money from savings banks, and to pay them 3} per cent. They were tied up to this by the Act, and therefore no margin was left except the £400,000 surplus which might perhaps be worth 212_,'000 a year. So that unless the tr a nsactions o f the Govern ment in buying and selling exactly balanced each other there was nothing to rely upon ; and he was informed that at present they made a heavy loss. It arose in this way. When the times were prosperous the people invested in the banks, but when they were bad investors drew out. Therefore it became compulsory on the Government to buy when the funds were high and sell when they were low. He did not blame anybody for this; it followed from the nature of the business, and any commercial man would see, a priori, that such must be the case. It was calculated that the loss since 1844 amounted to £327,000 or £123,000 a year. What,. then, was his duty as the guardian of the public purse in the interest of the whole country—to continue this state of things, or to give Parliament an opportunity of reviewing it, and putting it on a right footing, by which this loss might b e save d. B u t h e was as k:d in a question of economy, if it were not for the Act of Parliament, he should say to misappropriate public money by applying it to the benefit of one part of the community only. He was asked to enter into competition with private bankers with publijc money, and to pay a rate of interest which he could not afford. He could conceive of nothing which was more opposed id the duty of the Government and the principles of free trade than that he should inflict a burden on the taxpayers generally for the benefit s-,f a portion of the community only. It was not a question of economy, bUt of equity, between the nation at large and a particular class. As a free trader, he had always been opposed to the pro• tective duties for the advantage of one class, and for the same reason he must object to losing £123,000 a year for the benefit of another. It must be recollected that many thousands of working men could not or did not put money into the savings banks, and, therefore, by complying with this request he would have to tax, working men's sugar, tea, coffee, and spirits, or what ever they consumed, in order to apply the proceeds of their more prosperous brethren. He believed that the members of the deputation were actuated in coming there by the best motives, but, he was sorry to say, it was not in his power to take the course they recommended. Mr. BARING and Mr. HIBBERT suggested that this was purely a question of management, and that a better invest ment might render this reduction unnecessary. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : I do not under take to say that these funds have always been properly managed • but when you trust them to human creatures there is always a possibility of error, so that you should leave a margin to provide for it. ILaughter.) The deputation then withdrew. Every one will be glad to hear that, though still in a very precarious c ndition, Mr. Bright's medical atten dants are confident of his complete recovery, physically and mentally, though he is still strictly enjoined to main tain the most perfect rest of mind. Ile goes shortly, it is said, to Llandudno. TILE WATERFORD-VIVIAN' DIVORCE CASE.— The Waterford-Vivian divorce case is to be revived, if we may credit the North British baily Mail, which says : " We have not yet heard the last of the Waterford-Vivian divorce case. A. decree nisi was granted some time since by Lord Penzance for a divorce between Capt. Vivian and his wife. The decree would have become absolute if within G months cause was not shcwn or affidavits as cause lodged. Affidavits have been filed, alleging several matters as rea sore for the re-hearing of the suit. The Marquis of Water foil, subsequent to the elopeinent, declared his intention of marrying Mrs. Vivian. so soon as the divorce had been obtained, and he Still adheres to that determination. His fauuily are, however, geeatly dissatisfied with this step. It in they who have intervencd,and it is said they are prepared to go into a history of the intimacy between the marquis and the lady prior to the elopement, to show that the hm:band (who, no doubt, was deeply engaged in official and Parlia mentary duties) was about the only one who did not ap prehend something like what actually occurred. This will be the line taken as cause against the decree. The intervening parties undertook to let matters run their course if the-marquis pledged himself never to carry out his declared intentions, but this he declined to do, and hence their action. THE MALT TAX. IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY MR. LOWE. TUESDAY. This afternoon a deputation from the Central Chamber of Agriculture waited on the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to urge upon him the necessity of repeal ing the malt duty. There was so large a number present that all could not obtain entrance to the audience cham ber. The deputation was introduced by Colonel Tomline, M.P., and amongst the members. of the House of Com mons were Earl Percy, Major Paget, Mr. Neville Grenville, Mr. M. W. "Ridley, Mr. E. Turner, Mr. W. E. Welby, Colonel Corbett, Mr. C. Sykes, Lord Claud John Hamilton, Mr. Sowel Read, Sir Mon tague Cholmley, Colonel Wilmot, Colonel Gilpin, Lieut.- Colonel C. Ancotts, Lieut.-Colonel Parker, Mr. J. Fig gins, Sir George Jenkinson, Mr. R. Paul Amphlett, Sir Edward W. Buller, Hon. F. Walpole, Sir Edmund Lacon, Colonel Barttelot, the Hon. E. Miller, Viscount Holmes dale, Mr. T. Mitford, Mr. Orrnsbey Gore, Sir Percy Hrebert, Mr. Rowland 'Winn Mr. H. C. Wise, the Hon. lionneker Major, Mr. Winn, Mr. Beach Mr. Hillyard, Mr. W. Baker, Mr. J. Floyer Mr. J. B. Gregory, Lord Augustus 'Harvey, and Captain Crai'ie. Mr. Rowix.v, of Cheshire, drew the attention of the Chancellor i f the Exchequer to the injurious effect which the tax had on • the farmers in the cultivation of their grain. The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : Your point is that it limits the barley that is used for the purpose of making beer to the first quality. Mr. ROWLEY : Yes. _ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : What you Mean is, that if it were not for the malt tax the inferior kind of barley would pay ? Mr. ROWLEY : Yes. Mr. MAY (Staffordshire) urged that every facility ought to be given to the farmers for the growth of barley, which was limited in its growth, and in which other nations could not very successfully compete with us. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. —You mean that n o country can compete with England in barley. Mr. MAY : Yes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : And that our barley is the best in the world. Mr. MAY: I believe it is. At all events it would be an act of justice to place us in the same position as the foreigner. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : How do you con sider yourself worse off than a foreigner ? Mr. MAY : Because we cannot grow wheat at the same price as he can. The CHANCELEOR of the EXCHEQUER : You think barley ought to be set free to compensate you in order that you may compete with the wheat-producing countries. Mr. MAY : I think we might export malt if we could grow barley under better conditions. _ _ _ The CHANCELLOROf the EXCHEQUER : Is there anything to prevent you doinq it? Mr. MAY : There is the tax. . • -• The CHANCELLOR of the Excentcnput : They would remit you the tax if you exportedit, I suppose. Mi. Seymour, Essex ; Mr. Gardner, Essex ; M r . Whit well, Peterborough, and other gentlemen also a dd resse d the right hon. gentlemen in support of the objects of the denutation. CHANcr r.ron of the EXCHEQUER: I should like to ask a qlestion—Supposing it were possible—taking off the tax is another question altogether —to transfer the tax and c )llection from the =sister to the brewer, do I understand that that would be considered a relief ? (Loud cries "Avery great relief.") Then it would be considered a relief ? (Renewed cries " Yes, a very great relief," and " It would enable farmers to use their corn." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : Would it make the inferior kinds of barley more available ? Several members of the Deputation : Very much more so. The CHANCELLOR of the Excitzwan said : Gentlemen, I will make you one admission very cheerfully, that it is quite impossible to levy a revenue approaching seven mil lions on, agricultural produce without very much inter fering with the cultivation of the land and the business of those who carry it on. It is absolutely impos sible that it can be otherwise. It must have a very great and embarrassing and very likely prejudicial effect. It cannot he doubted for a moment that it is so. And, gentlemen, I will make you another admission. It is exceedingly undesirable that a most important, most respectable, and respected class should live in a state of chronic discontent ; that they should think themselves ill-treated. I can assure yon that nothing would give me greater pleasure if I could hit on anything which would satisfy you in this respect. It would at once be a great service to you and to the country. I do not like that any class—whether I think their feelings are exaggerated or not—should entertain such an opinion, and especially that it should be entertained by so large and intelligent a class. But with respect to taking off this tax altogether I must tell you plainly that it is simply impossible. All our duties on fermented liquors hang together. Supposing -it were in my power, but it is quite out of my power, pecuniarily—l would not recommend it because it would immediately shake the whole foundation on which we raise some fifteen millions of money. It is vain for me to hold out any hope of that kind. Whether we can reduce it or not is, perhaps, another ques tion. I should look on its reduction if it could be effected, with favour. (Hear, hear.) As to the views which have been placed before me, they shall be most carefully considered. And, understand me, I do say that as a matter of course in reply to the deputation. If I could find means of putting the duty at a later stage on beer, instead of on malt, nothing would give me greater gratification. But there are great difficulties. There is -the question: -of private breiving. (Cries of " Licence," " Licence.") I could not take a licence for the labourers. (A. voice " Then take it for his employers.") It would be Halle to fraud. (Voices : " No," and " Not much.") Still, gentlemen, the case is full of difficulties. Ido not say that anything can be done. You must distinctly understand that we are now looking, and we will carefully look into the matter. If we can - hit upon anything to meet your views, anything which is reasonable and fair, we will endeavour to do it. I can assure you that it will not be for want of good will. If the difficulty cannot be got over it will be because we cannot see our way to do it. The answer of the right hon. gentleman appeared to give considerable satisfaction, and there was a general expression of opinion that in the forthcoming Budget some alteration would be proposed, and most probably that it will be a substitution of a brewing licence. All1E1?ICAN CORRESPONDENCE. (From the Anglo- American Times) NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Messrs. Barnett, Hoares, and Co., of London, have telegraphed :—" Stolen—£l.o,ooo, in Bank of England notes, including eight £l,OOO notes, dated October 18, 1868. Payment stopped." Can payment of a Bank of England note be stopped? Although I know nothing of law, I doubt the power of stopping the payment of any genuine promise to pay to bearer on demand, for if the Bank of Eng land can stop th e p aymen t o f i ts notes at the re quisition of any person, it may refuse payment whenever it likes and a note in circulation may be come worthless by the mere fact that at some period of its career it had been stolen, although the holder had accepted it, as compelle l by law to do, in his ordinary business transactions. Talking of mis takes, your correspondent is bound to admit that he is not infallible, indee t he has admittel that he is no more infallible than the Pope, and he must acknowledge to an eiror in diseussing New York rowdies. He is not a c dci dar of these worthies, and he mixed up Reddy, Ihe blacksmith, with Real; the " real " murderer of S e lick. They say,' however, that Real does go about amusement, although under confinement for the murder of the policeman, A most ext airdinary mur der has just occurred ; one of those instances of the wantonness of armed ruffianism. The party were in Fogerty's drinking saloon, at the corner of Col imbia and Carroll streets, South 13roaltlyn, on Sunday Light, when a Mr. D. S. Voorhees, with some friends, induced Fogerty to supily them with wine, although against the Sunday Aer. They remained drinking bottle after bottle, till a Mr. Chambers was introduced, who, judging froai the publican's testimony, must be mad. After leaving the saloon for a short period he returned and sat down not far from the group, when he commenced muttering about being a Fenian and an Irishman. Suddenly he pulled out a pistol, and fired promiscuously at the convivial party. The bullet struck Mr.Vorhees above the right eye and lodged in his brain,whereou he sank without a word. There appears to have been a rush to the door ; but the barkeeper managed to soothe Chambers down, giving him something to drink, but when Chambers had returned the pistol to his pocket he pounced upon him. A crowd had assembled, and it was with difficulty they were prevented from lynching the murderer, and troops were sent for to guard the gaol, in front of which during the night a number of persons congregated. The death of Mr. Joseph Wesley Harper, at his residence, No. 93, Clark-Street, Brooklyn, on the 14th instant, aged 69, is an event of some interest, as he was one of the four brothers who foupded the famous pub lishing house, and was well known in his very ex tensive business as one of the most acive of the partners. You may remember that his brother, Mr. James Harper, died last spring from the effects of an accident, and the event has evidently preyed upon Mr. Joseph's mind, for lie was not well at the time. He took an affectionate leave of all his family, and of his many friends who is ere em ployed in his own house. The firm was esta blishe I by the industry of himself and his brother, who cam: up to, this city as poor lads, more journeymen printers, but the two brothers founded one of the most extensive publishing houses in the world. He was a me.nber of the Sand-street Methodist Church, whence his funeral took place on Thursday morning. Th.3services were conducted by the Rev. Messrs. Kettle and Fletcher, and the pall-bearers were all employes of the firm. The hody was deposited, and that of his brother, in the family vault in Greenwood. His brothers, Fletcher, .James, and John, with hid widow and two sons, followed the remains to the grave. Another funeral took place on the same day, that of Dominicus Voorhees, and the police had to preserve order, so great was the throng. Mr. Voorhees, who died the :lay after he was shot, was a lumber-merchant, a esi ec able citizen. William Chambers, who fired he shit, is a native of Ireland, and a picture-frame dealer at 53, New Chamber•street. Among the excitements is the mysterious death of Mrs. Steb bins at the hotel near the ferry in Jersey City. The supposition is that she was poisoned, the object being to get possession of her property, which was considerable, and a man named Ma becchio has been arrested. Although some very 11;0-priced valentines have been purchased, the trade in those interesting documents is steadily declining. There was a, time when the delivery taxed the efforts of the Post-office, white now but few extra hands are required. Mr. Bergh continues his efforts to defeat the bill lately introduced into the Assembly, which he describes as intended to extinguish the Society, sanctioning the return of the cruelty to animals, which it is their business to prevent. On the day fixed for the trial of Rey nolds, the illness; of the prisoner's counsel necessi tated an adjournment till next Monday. Reynold's appearance was far from inviting, unshaven face, un combed hair, unbrushe I clothes, dirty to a degree. and apparently the lea- , t interested spectator in the court, which was crowded. lle exhibited no emo tion even when Mrs. Townsend, the widow of his sictim, entered and took n scat near. 'the body of Mr. Greenwaldr, who was murdered at Havannah, arrived in the Bieneille on Tuesday, and a grand ceremony was threat:nod at the funeral, at which Cubans were to make a demonstration, but at the re quest of the family they did not take place. TheFrec Trade League have called a meeting, in Broad street, against the new Tariff Bill, and several members of Congress are to iddress the assembly. The litigation of the Erie Railroad continues. Mr. Bush is said to have joined the Ramsay-Eaton party, o t behalf of the English shareholders, and is, in conjunction with them, to open a vigorous campaign. Judge Barnard, in the case against Mr. Ramsay for contempt, in proceeding with his suit, notwithstanding the injunction issued last Sep tember, has granted an order directing a reference to ascertain •the plaintiff's injuries, William Bart lett being the referee. The " ring" keep the trans fer books closed, opening them without notice, to shut out the registration of the English share holders. Our citizens are curious to learn bow the English will proceed, the idea being that the ring will circumvent them, thought it is believed that a crisis has arrived for the gang. Several new law suits have been commenced, and in New Jersey the Erie appears to be in a bad way, for the State is legislating against the line ; the Sunday trains in Jersey City have been stopped by au ordinance. Among the lawsuits is another with the Atlantic and Great Western, which is to be tried in Pennsylvania. Among the weddings last week was that of Mr. Edward Adams of the great Express Company to Miss Enmity, daughter of Mr. John Macy; of Miss S. G. Liines to Mr. John 11. Hill of Connecticut of Miss S. Stixas to Mr. Robert B. Bland. Miss Lucy, daughter of Mr. A. G. Richardson, is en- gaged to Mr. Edward F. Browning, and Bishop Simpson is to marry them at the Episcopal Church next Thursday. Miss Julia, the daughter of Mr. D. D. Miller, was married to Mr. Colin Lightfoot, in Trinity Church, Brooklyn. Miss Kellogg re appeared at the Academy in Linda last Wednesday week, and on Monday for the first time with Signor Lefranc in Rigoletto. Mary C. Putman, M.D., a daughter of the well-known publisher, has, by an unanimous vote, been elected a member of Sorosis; the lady is pursuing her studies in Paris. Professor Agassiz has been unwell, as his physician says from nervous prostration and overwork, and he is not, therefore, permitted even to correspond. Mrs. Law rence Potts and her daughters are preparing for a European tour to extend over several years, and they contemplate leaving in March. The I'ipsic, with thellarien Canal surveying expedition, arrived at Aspinwall on the 3rd instant, and will begin work at once. Mr. Burt, the agent of the Erie share holders in England, arrived on Thursday, and Fisk and Gould will have to bear the brunt of a charge of unknown force, but . not on that account the less formidable. I learn that the IVoodhull and Claffin brokerage firm, over whose establishment the iterolation rejoices, are sisters, who, through clairvoyance, profess to cure every disease tl at flesh is heir to. The latter is known as Tennessee Claffin, as she there practised her clair voyance. A writer in the Star gives an amusing account of his first interview with her. His con- _ .• snmptive wife was given over by the doctors and he Consulted her as a last chance. She threw. herself into a trance, and soliloquized—" Some one,. who calls herself Annie, takes me by the hand and leads me to your house. She says I can cure your wife ; that her affection is cancerous." Thereupon she inquired if the visitor had any one in his family by the name of Annie, to which he replied that the deceased mother's name was Ann. Returning to the trance state with convenient speed, she con. tinned :—" Your wife's sister, leading her two little children, takes me by the hand and draws me to the bedside of your wife. They lean over her and are in great distress ; they say I can cure her. Do you recognize the persons I have rained?" Whereat the visitor replied, that Lis wife's only sister died in infancy. This fact pr.:eluded the possibility of her :laving two children in a world where they are not married or given iu marriage. The lady warranted a cure for 500 dollars, but the visitor, for reasons, did not execute the contract. Our Supreme Court has granted an injunction against the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company, and the New York agents negotiating the loan of $6,500,000, as well as an order to show cause why the loan itself should not be prohibited. S. W Johnson, the plaintiff, aserts. that bonds aad land grants have been transferred to R. M. Shoemaker and Co., the contractors, for the personal use of the directors. The statements of the plaintiff are merely ex parte ; but Mr. Perry, the Presi- - - dent, is expected here immediately from Europe. The weather has been inclement, but worse inland, heavy rain here and violent storms in the interior stopping the trains and swelling the rivers. Among this we'ek's tragedies is a curious use concerning Thomas Sheridan, a pickle mannfactnrer, who, in 1861, went to the war, leaving his wife and four children. His regiment, the 70th, served its term, and with it he came back to New Yot k, where he was coldly received, and he returned to the war. During his absence his wife became posses-ed of some $20,000, and she, expressing sorrow for past mis conduct, induced her husband to return, but she quickly relapsed into infidelity, and he left her. She appears to have been living with a man named Powers, with whom Sheridan quar relled, and, borrowing a live-barra revolver, called on his wife, who asked him what busi ness I:e had there, and, after some harsh words, picked up something to throw at him, when Sheri dan drew his pistol, fired, and sent two bullets through her head. Powers then seized and dis wined. hitn. ' Sheridan is described as an intelligent and respectable man, whose p, ineipal regret seems to be that he lad not shot Po.vers ,00. A relaps ing fever bar here caused much anxiety, and 1 learn that scarlet fever raging iu Michigan. There has been an explosion at Pililadelphia, fol lowed by an extensive fire,. which, commencing at the woollen mills of John •P. Bruner, partially destroyed the block between Twenty-third and Twenty-lour:It-streets. The North British Insur ance Company lose $25,000, and the Manhattan, of New York, $75,000 ; the mills were valued at over $700,000; the total insurance being $450,000.- WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The two committees—one investigating the cele brated New York Gold Gamble, and the other the sale of naval and military appointments—have been at work during the past week, and the first will de liver its report next Monday. A bookkeeper in one of our book stores volunteered to give.mvidence to the committee. Ile asserted, when brought up, that he had noticed, about the time of the panic, an entry in an express book of a money package:cif $25,000 for Mrs. U. S. Grant, on the same papas one for his firm. Though subjected to a strict cross-exami nation, he persisted in the story, even when the officer of the Adams's Express appeared with the book, and could not find the entry ; but on the search being continued up to the 25th of October, the entry of a package for Mrs. Grant on the same page as the firm was then disco vered. As the package was valued at $250, with two naughts for cents, it appeared on first glance as: if that lady had received a package of $25,000 until more closely examined. Captain Porter, private secretary of the President, was questioned about the letter su often alluded to, Written by Mr. Corbin, and despatched by a special messenger of Mr. Fisk's. It had been destroyed, and therefore could not be produced, which was certified to by Mr. Corbin. General Garfield's examination concluded the busi ness. When printed the evidence will cover 200 pages. It is said that no public officer is badly compromised, though General Butterfield will, it is thought, be censured. With regard to the sale of cadetships, Mr. Whittemore, of South Carolina, is implicated, A late Representativ e from Pennsylva nia, Dr. Newton Pettis, is also involved, Mr. Bishop having secured from him a West Point cadetship for his son, now holding it for $BOO. Purchases and sales iu many cases were pro--el but not brought home to Congressmen. Mr. Blackburn, who was a mem ber of the Fortieth Congress, from Louisiana, sold one ; atd a negotiation with another member from Louisiana failed, because he demanded too much money. Mr. E. P. Brooks, who gave this evidence, acknowledged that he had bought a cadetship from a member of Congress, *hese name he refused to give ; but the Conmittee is determined to get at the fact, and will commit him for contempt unless he divulges the name. The Senate do not appear very ready to abolish the franking privilege; the bill will be amended, sent back to the House, and there kil ed, unless the outside pressure be too strong. Postal reform is so generally urged, even by the pros=, though free exchanges be cut off, as well as the free circulation of weeklies in counties of pub lication, that Congress may have to give w.ly. Mr. Orton, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, says that the company has been misrepresented, and demands the re-opening of the telegraph question before the Senate Pod Office Committee; it is, he adds, the purpose of this company strenuously to oppose Government interference with the telegraph. Mr. Belknap's reception, last Saturday, at 3, Madi son-place, formerly the residence of Secretary Seward, went off with great eclat. The President arrived at 10 o'clock, with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Sharpe, and Vice-President and Mrs. Colfax. Gene ral and Mrs. Butler and Miss Blanche came shortly after. Senator Sherman and General Sherman were present, as well as almost everybody of note in the city. Another reception will take place to morrow evening, and again on the 12th inst. Lent will put sotre stop to the festivities. 'The President's last reception of the season is to be held on the 24th. Mrs. Sherman gave her last party before Lent on Tuesday. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES. BRUSSELS, March 3, 1870. MY DEAR SlR,—While looking through your most excellent number of the .-I.A. Times of the 26th ult., I notice in pa ge 17, un d er the head of " Money anßusiness," a serious error in regard to the de crease of the debt of United States since March Ist, 1869. You give - the amount as $18,650,971, when it ought to be $80,649,971 09 —as per state ment of the public debt of tho United States, made by the Secretary of the Treasury on the Ist ult., which I enclose.—l remain, respectfully yours, A. L. CHETLAIN, U.S. Consul. [We thank Mr.Chetlain for his correction, but the error was an unaccoun able misprint.—ED. A.A. 7'.] The New York World says that an ingenious New York Congressional " dodge" consists in sailing cadet appointments only to incompetent purchasers who are sure to be rejected on nomination, so that the cadetship can be sold two or three times over. The Brooklyn Daily Times,- in concluding a long article on the Public Ledger, says :—" Among all the papers of the world the non-partisan and high toned Philadelphia Public Ledger stands pre-emi nent; ranking first in almost every important sense of the word." The Netv York Citizen and Bound 7 able observes :—" During the past year there have de ceased nineteen of our public men who have served at various periods in Congress—twelve in the Senate and seven in the House. Of the former were the ex-President Pierce, and Messrs. John Bell, W. Pitt Fessenden, James Guthrie, Isaac Toucey, Robert J. Walker, Charles A. Wickliffe, who had in addition, at different periods, filled va rious Cabinet positions. The necrological list of the year is quite fruitful with many prominent and favourite names in the other walks of life. The deaths of three estimable publishers—James Har per, Henry J. Raymond, and Charles C. Little— are fresh in our recollections. Generals Wool, Rousseau, and Rawlins, of the Army ; Commodore Stewart, of the Navy ; Anthony Lispenard Robert son, Edward Bates, James T. Brady, an d J ames Mason Campbell, of the Bench and Bar ; and Pro fessors Dunglinson and Meigs, of Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia) will be favourably remem bered." Aproposof Chief Justice Chase's decision as to the legal tender, the Boston Transcript says : "The monwhose fa ceis on what the Supreme Court calls it redeemable paper currency' has some cheek' to turn his back on his portrait. No man ever pronounced against his own issue to the extent of Chief Jus tice Chase." The Public Ledger remarks— , ' The London Quarterly held back its January number a week in order to get in its reply to Mrs. Stowe's book. It gives her a vindication' of the severest sort." The New York lierald says—" It is pro posed to pension two little girls just rescued from Indian captivity, and to charge this pension against the annuity of the tribe that stole the children. This idea might be carried further. Why not charge against the Indians, in the nature of da mages, a certain sum for every white man they kill, and reserve that sum from the, annuity of the tribe to -which tho murderer belonged ?" The 7ri tune asks—" What is a bad man ? And can it be possible that bad men' ever get into Congress ? We would not even suggest such a thing for the world, only in the sweet little passage-at- arms last ThUrf3- day between Messrs. Cox and Butler, the former called the latter a bad man ;' and.said that every body on both sides knew the gallant G ener al to b e bad man,' and also a borrih-proof' soldier. We take issue with Mr. Cox. For once we cannot agree with him. Everybody knows that the Gene ral is not only one of the best, but one of the sweetest-tempered of mankind in general, and of Congressional mankind in particular. In Adam's fall, we sinned all ; but we don't consider General Butler to be a morsel wore sinner than little Mr. Samuel Cox." A DvEnTisEsarr. I —lloiloway's Pills. Confidential Advice. To all persons who suffix horn bilious Load aches, disordered stomach, biliousness, or flatulency these Pills are most strongly recommended as the safest, Lest, and quickest mode of obtaining ease, without weakening Or irritating the nervous system. Holloway's Pills are especially useful in clearing away any excess of bile,which usually produces fever unless remedial measures be adopted without delay. In asthma, bronchitis, and congestion o f the lungs they may be relied upon for removing all dan ger; and by purifying and regulating the circulation they effectually prevent relapses. By rousing the liver to a fair secretion of bile, and, quickly carrying it off from the system, these Pills ward off low spirits, listlessness, and those (Wizening feelings often called "neryput3." MONETARY REPORTS-1 esteraay. The Stock Markets, to-day, have been devoid of any feature of especial interest. The business doing h a s been only moderate, and prices have been without ma terial change. Consols have been quiet, and unaltered, at 92k to 921 for money, and 92f to 92f for the April account. Se duced and New Three per Cents., 91} to 911 xd. Ind ia Five per Cents. have been done at 1111 to 112. Excheq uer Bills, March, 2s. dis. to Bs. prem., and June 2s. to 3s. pr em. Business in English railways has not been extensive. Tbe tone of the market, however, has been healthy, and the al terations have been mostly favourable. The principal move ment has boon in Metropolitan, which has- risen I, Grea t Northern (A) and Midland have advanced and Great Western has been } better; but London and Brighton has fallen +. Indian Railway Stocks have been quiet, but prices hivs been maintained. Canadian shares have been firm, an d Fur Great Western have well supported the late advance. foreign shares there haibeen but little inquiry. In the Money Market to-day a fair amount of animatiort. has been apparent. Capital has b , en sparingly offered, and three mouths' paper has been charge:l 3 to 31 per coat. There have been no bullion operations at -the tank to day. The rates of exchange are without material alteration, but the quotations ou Italy are rather lower. The market for Foreign Bonds has boon rather depressed' Turkish securities have boon dull, and have given way to t he extent of 1 per cent. Egyptian (1808) also, on realisations, have relapsed 1. On the other hand New Grenada and Peru" vian have risen 1; and Guatemala (1869)1 per cent. The Russian Loan is quoted at 4 to 41 prem ; the at 1 to 11 prom., and the Turkish, at 2 to 21 prem. The American Securities have been firm. The 5-20' (1882 and 1885) Bonds have risen 1; ditto (1887) ; 10-40, ; Illinois Central and Pennsylvania, 2; and ditto, General Mortgage, 1 ; but Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds and Erie Shares have fallen 1. Joint-stock Bank Shares have commanded but little attee" tion, but prices have ruled firm. As regards Telegraph Shares, Anglo-Mediterranean have fallen I, but British Indian Submarine have been I better' Hooper's Telegraph Works have been quiet, at Ito a die. Telegraph Construction Shares have been firmer, and beV ° risen 1. For Miscellaneous Securities there has been but MO inquiry, at the rates previously current. For Mexican dollars the demand has been inactive, and the quotation has fallen to 59-?- 4 d. per oz. Hamburg advices state that the §ubscriptions for the Commerz and Discounts Bank, just established, wit h lb capital of £1,500,000, of which 2750,000 was to be first issued, have exceeded £50,000,000. The scrip is at 4 Per cent premium. The report of the Brazilian Street Railway Company' to be presented on the 18th inst., recommends a clividena at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £3,946. After appropriating £2,500 to the extinction °I preliminary expenses, a balance of £2,403 will renaaill be carried forward. The report of the London and San Francisco Ban k (Limited) *thews an available total of £24,815, which the directors 'are to divide amongst the proprietors at the rate of 2s. 6d. per share. • Thd liquidators of the Commercial Clothing Company have announced a first dividend of 18s. in the pound. At a meeting of the Van Deiman's Land CompanY, the directors' report was adopted, and a dividend of 2s. 6 ,1 P er share was declared. _ _ _ _ .• A meeting has been held of the Commercial T.Tni° n Assurance Company, and a dividend at the rate of 101 0 cent. per annum was declared. The traffic returns of the South-Eastern EailwaY f or the week ending March 5 present a total of £23,254, being an increase of £257 w h en compare d w i th the corr esP°l"". ine• week of 1869. MAIM ETS—I esterday. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. TUESDlY.—Privately the demand for tea has teen limited, but prices have been supPor":d• As regards coffee the auctions have been more Ireely supPL. J o; biddings have progressed steadty, and p r i ces have ruled iirm. the sugar market there has been a co n ti nuance of (Nines.). but ',, r .. disposition to press sales has been evi nce d . Middli ng bsdocs, 355. to 365. gee cwt. Cocoa ha s b een i n f a ir reqtlZ; Surinam, Gss. to 655. 6d.; Caraccas, 95 5 . ; an d G uayaqu il , 49 5 . to •," per cwt. LONDON TRADE REPORT. TuEsnAlL—The tallow market hgs been flat, YC ou the spot. 46a. ; March, 465. ; last three mont h ' 465. 4d LONDON WOOL MARKET, TUESDAY . —With th e close o f the public sacs the demand for colonial wool has been less active. Th e tone of the market, however, has been good, and the advance J— been maintained. English wool has been firm, on former terms. LONDON METAL MARKET. TUESDAY.—Iron has been at 50a. 3d. cash, Scotch pig. Tin has continued firm. Straits tW £l2O cash. Spelter £l9 to £2O. English tough-cake copper. is n O .. quoted at £7l ; selected. £73; I n di an s h eet, £ 75 ; and other o°7 £7f ; discount, 2i per cent. • LONDON OIL MARKET, TUESDAY,—Linseed oil has been steady, at 325. spot London, 31e. 3d. spot Hull, 31s. 2d. to 32a. neon; Rape has been quiet, but steadier. English brown, on spot. 41 5 - . ' modili, 41s, 9d. Coc oa - nu t o il an d o li ve oils have sold slowly. 0 1 Oil has been dull, at 40s. 6d. for tine Lagos. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS • POTATO .0 TUESDAY.—The supplies have been only moderate. The trade been steady, as follows ; • English regents, 70s to Dot. ; rocks, 7C 5 . Scotch regents, 755. to llf•s, ; and French, 6'. s. to 70s. per ton. • METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TIT EsDA - ::1 There was a fair anpply. and the trade was inanimate at the ative . quotationa . :•;--Prime inead,w hay, 755. to Sus. ; inferior ditto, to 7t s. ; 50s. to 6:ls ; prime clover, 110 s. to Les. ; ditto, B',)s. to 951. ; prime second-cut clover. 100 s. to IlOs. ; ivfe z ditto, Eles. to 90s: ; and straw. 21s. to 3ts. per load. n of MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—The pesi.tgo the market is not so strong as on Friday. There are some very ta ,.. oilers being made for shirt.ngs at under manufacturers' rin. Hons. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, T UESDAY. —Trade Sales about S,OOO bales. . - - LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.-ITheat has Seria firm at an advance of per mital. Flour has been in request, ja 61. per money, and a corresloadlng improvement has taken plac ts the value of maize. Barley; oats, beans, and peas steady. LIVERPOOL COPPER MARKET, TUES D A Y .—Th e trade bsS _ been quiet, and prices are nomi na l. H o l ' ere o f ores are very tir'" LIVERPOOL TALLOW MARKET, TUESDAY.—The trade b ss been dull, at 465. spot. CORK BUTTER MARKET, TUESDAY.—FIrsts, 1355. ; Fecieo 13'e.; thirds, 110 s. ; f ourt h s , 79 5 . ; fifths and sixths not quoted, eh@ firkins in the market. Mild-cu re d, no c h ange; f our firkins hl '— market: A TRAGEDY IN THE METROPOLIS. A shocking discovery has been made at Old Ford. Eor some time past a man named Edward Banks and his wife Emma Banks; have occupied the house No. 12, Gretton-terrace, Old Ford-road. The man was a builder, but in consequence of failing in business had been c aupelled to become a jounieynian bricklayer. He let au upper room in his house to a respectable woman, who states that she had not noticed anything very peculiar about his manner, but Mrs. Banks fre quently complained of the way in which her husband treated her. Mr. Flint, the landlord of the house, lived next door, and he took a dislike to his tenants in conse quence of the way in which Banks treated his wife, and he on Monday week gave them notice to quit. When Banks received the notice he a pp eare d t o leeecine very much affected, and called upon Mr. Flint three times, and asked him whether he really wished that he should leave his house. Mr. Flint replied that he did, and Banks returned to his home. He then requested his female lodger to remove her goods and give up her apart ments, and on Monday evening she did so. Banks and his wife were seen occasionally until Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday several persons noticed that all the blinds of the house were drawn down, and at seven o'clock on Satur day evening a young man named Edward Banks, a plumber, the son of the deceased, who resided in another part of the city, called at the house and knocked at the front door several times without receiving any answer. Ire then returned to his home, and deter mined to call again on Sunday evening. On Sunday night lie accordingly did so, and after having knocked at the door for half an hour he became alarmed, and called a policeman who was passing by, and told him he was afraid something serious had happened. Au entrance into the house was accordingly made, and on proceeding up stairs the young man found a bedroom door locked. This door was pushed in, and a horrible scene presented itself. The body of Emma Banks was found stretched across a bedstead, and that of her husband under the bed. A pan, in which charcoal had been burned was on the hearthstone, and all the air vents in the room were pasted over with paper. In the pocket of Mrs. Banks's dress was found a bottle containin ,, laudanum and a letter, which was addressed - "To my mother." The letter was opened by the police, and inside, written by a female hand, were the words, "I can b ear it no longer. " The medical examination tended to shew that the unfortunate woman had been dead four days, and it seemed probable, from the appearance of the remains, that she had expired before her husband , and from this circumstance grave suspicions of the latter having been her murderer have been aroused. Some persons believe that the woman herself committed suicide with the laudanum, and that Banks afterwards thought of getting charcoal and ending his own. existence ; but of course conjectures of this kind must be extremely doubtful till further parti culars are known. Ina cupboard in the room was discovered a ticket-of-leave declaring that the holder of it, Edward Banks, had been granted a licence after having been sentenced to five years' penal servitude for an assault with intent to murder upon Emma Banks, his wife. Up to the time of the discovery it was never supposed in the neighbourhood that Banks was a ti c k e t- o f-l eave man, b ut he has now been recognised as such by the police. It would appear that some years ago Banks made by his business as a builder a considerable sum of money, and that he took premises in.Whiteoross-street and opened a linendraper's shop. In a few mouths he lost by that and other speculations all the money that ne had made as a builder. He had to sell off evnrything,• and having no capital to commence business with again was compelled to become a bricklayer. His altered circumstances appeared to prey upon his mind, and he was often known to have been in an irritable stated for days. It was -.line in this state he had formerly attempted to kill las wife by striking her with a piece of iron. Since _auks was allowed out of prison his old melancholy had returned, aml h.i was constantly b e h av i ng i n a crue l manner to Mrs. Banks. It has been supposed that his landlord's notice to quit may have led the deceased •to imagine that his secret relating to his convict life was becominc , known, and that 11) therefore resolved to put au end Co his own and his wife's existence. REMOVAt OF A LEGAL GRIEVAiTCE.—The new Act abolishing imprisonment for debt has incidentally removed what to debtors was regarded as a " legal grievance," by getting rid of all proclamation of outlawry. Since the days of Alfred, debtors after judgment have been proclaimed at county courts for five months, and in many cases the publicity or exposure has led to arrange ments. By abolishing imprisonment for debt, the parties, if they surrender, cannot be taken to prison. On the last court day there was not a single case called, and it is expected that the cessation at the Sheriffs' Court will be Pf kinF pclutinauviae, WA.: • -tAk21,4a..,, The Bank Returns. The Ranieri Magazine furnishes the returns of tho ch . culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks .ending Ist of Jan., 187°' These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average ei r , culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks endo u the 29th of Dec (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation. of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : Dec 4, i Jan. 1, 1869. I 1870. Increase. Decreso' 5 74,40 z, 67,5 41 01,5 78 312,1 1 1 •:97,9j‘ -11,260:0 Bank of England ,) 23,181,190 '22,706,752! Private Banks f '1,751,719 2,60 .1,4. Joint-stock Banks 2,3 8,789 2,281,1418 Total In England. 28,301,64. Scotland... 5,287,454 Ireland 7,354,163 V,650,070 le 4,,75, 47 7,053,25: United Kingdom. 40,9'3,2&9, 30,651,373, And as compared with the month ending the 2nd o f Dec., 1869, the above returns show a decrease °I £412,119 in the circulation of notes in England, a nd decrease of £50,413 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation: The English private banks are below their fixed issue £1,380, 506 The English joint-ctock banks are below their fixed issue 457,44 2 Total below fixed issue in England £1,837,9 4 ,1 The Scotch banks ar e a b ove th e i r fi xe d i ssue... 2,225,7 7 !: The Irish banks are abov e th e i r fi xe d i ssue 701,70 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng' land in both departments during the month ending 29th of Dec. was £19,091,239, being an increase of .£648,03 3 9 as compared with the previous month, and an increase 0 £906,873 when compared with the same period last year. The following aro the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the of Jan.: Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £3,087, 604 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks .., 2,757,3 58 ---- X5:4 ;r 96 0.. 2 being a decrease of £79,689 as compare d w i t h vious return, and an incroaseid £314,579 when compared with the corresponding ported last year, In consequence of the disturbance which has lately occurred among the men of the Military' Train Corps at Woolwich ,their places as ,drivera in the Royal Arsenal have been filled by men be longing to the Royal Horse, Artillery, who receive for these extra duties working pay, in addition to their regimental pay. BIRTHS. BultßA—On the 7th inst., at Springfield, Mrs. Henry Burrs, of a son. SNOW— On the 7th inst., the wife o f J o h n Snow, jut], ' 4 P a t ernos t e r-row, of a daughter. Ry e , SusSeS", MA RNA GRS. COLLETT —WEDLAXE - On the 3d in - st., at Plaistow, F. A . Edwards, second son o f t h e l ate Rowland W. D. Co: lett. Esq., barrister-at-law, to Laura Augusta, vonnges" child of the late Henry B. Wedlake Esq., solicitor, o f the Temple. , TnENCIIARD — GATETIOT:SP, - On the Ist inst., at Punting' don, Sussex, Ilenry Luke Dillon Trenehard, Esq-, of Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, to Fanny, younge,t daugh ter of the late John S. Gatehouse, Hants. }lig , of pllsworth, .DEATIIS. BURDETT—On the 4th inst., at, flunstanton, King's CountY l John Head Burdett, Esq., J.P., aged 61. BIKES —On the 4th I,st., at. the Chauntry House, Newark , suddenly, FraLeis Sikes, Esq., aged 68. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREW S of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE SUN Office, 1' 0. 112, Stra" ll in the Precinct of tho Savoy, in the QQ/uny Qf Middlesex-7 Wednesday, March 9, 1870.