The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-06 00:00:00

)YIOIt\TEY MARKET AND COMMEROILL INTELL/GENGE, TWELVE oCLocK. in the ge nera l discount market there is ' no change Whatever to report. Money is still very abundant, and there is a great scarcity of bills on offer. Gold to the amount of £lO,OOO was tikn to the Bank of Engl an d y es t er d ay f rom L i s b on. The Stfick Exchange Committee have appointed I ‘ l ° lll lay, the 11th inst., a special settling day in. the Scrip and paid-up Scrip of the Chilian 6 per Cent. Sterling Government Loan. The considera twit of the quotation is adjourned to Friday i . theSth instant. The report of the directors of James Schofield and Sons (limited), to be presentel to the share holders on the 20th inst., states that there is a balanc e to the credit of profit and loss on the past Year amounting to £20,175 Os. 4d. ; and a dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, is recom mended for the past half-yeir. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have declined 1, to 38 40 ; but the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds remain steady, at 31 31k. The report of the Hercules Insurance Company recommends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. A report has been issued by the Australian Agri cultural Company for the half-year to the 31st December last. The directors state that the cash at the bankers in London on the 31st December last (-.A uding bills siuc e ma t ure d) amoun t e d to £9,934 le. 2d., out of which the directors are prepared to recommend the appropriation of £7,500 to the pay reent of a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share, free of in come tax. The balance of £2,434 ls. 2d. is retained to y for rails ordered, insurance of the clip and wool bales, which are altogether estimated to cost £ 1 )920, and to keep the bankers' account in credit. Two o'CLoca. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69.45. Firm. There is no change in the Consol Alarket, the latest prices being 904 / for money and the 7th instant, and 901 4 for the March settlement. The New Threes and Reduced are very steady. The Foreign Stock Market is not so firm an it was at the opening this morning. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced 5, to 304 304 ; Spanish Certificates 4, to 144 4 ; and the Chilian Scrip 4, to 4 prem. ; but Greek have declined 1, to 134 144. Mexican remain firm a t 17, ; Italian at 54, ; and Spanish Passive at 22, 44. Russian Scrip is steady at 1, 4 4 prem. American Securities have slighly improved, Erie Shares having advanced 4 to 404, and United States 5-20 Bonds to 721 5, while Illinois are firm at 84 81. Bank Shares are in some instances a shade flatter. Alliance have receded to 161 ; London and County to 66/ ; Oriental Bank Corporation to 44 ; Consoli dated remain at 44 5. In the Railway Share Market continued firmness Prevails. Great Northern A Stock has advanced li, Caledonian 1, Metropolitan and Yorkshire and Midland each 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, at barely former values. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are flat. An -10-Americati Telegraph being dealt in at 154 j. ; Vale at 101 ; Fore-street Warehouse at 124; ,Nation al Discount C ompany at 134 ; and Hudson's Bay Company at 16. ri]NING MARKET. Contin ued activity prevails D WENESAY, Two o'Clock. in the Mining Market, the shares chiefl la ck) South y enquired for are—Great Retal- Grenville, Buller Cheverton, South If erodBfoot, North Crofty, and East Russell. An llozed arc the current quotations : ilrYtt Grriog, —; Cern Brea, —— ; Clara Cam borne,t 223 &I 213 Od; Central Miner, ——; Chiverton Fell 6 GI; Chon:alos Gold, 2/ 1; Clifford Amalgamate, Z' Condurrow, —; Cooks' Kit c h en, 111 121 ; Drake % 22s Od 21 s ; East Basset, 19 21 ; East Caradon, Ru 6 ; East C ern Brea, 3 31 ; East Lovell, 10} 11; East ssell, 31 31 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21 ; Great Great N or th D owns, 31 . ; Groat Retailed:, 43s Od 43s 6d ; South Ileroisfoot, 5 6 ; Great South Tolgus, 193 Od 21s Od; Great Wheel Tor, 19 21 ; Starke T a ll ey, 41 1; North Crofty, 31; North Roske ar , 10 11; North Treskerby, 2} 21; Prince 01 Wale6d;paper United, s, 33e 338 P3 31. Provid ence z ... 34ine ; 27 ! 36; B e d moor, is 6d 10s; South Caradon, —; onth Condurrow, — 8 Od Od ; Sown. Darron, ; South Prances, ; South Grenville, 98 Od lls ; St' I'rea Consols,West C —; Stray P ar k, — s —8; Tincroft, —; aradon, 10 11; W es t Chi verton, ,63 65 ; West —; Woet Seton, 1271 1321; Wheal " ; Wh ea l Chiverton, 81 9 ; Wheal Crabo r 5 , —6 Buller, 2 -5 ; :! V heal G renv i lle, -s —s Od; {Wheal Seton, 100 ; iVhcal Basset, 65 67. 110 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a per Cent. Consols ........................... 901 + I a Do. Account, Feb. 7 ........................ . 90+ ._per Cent. Reduced .......................... 89/ 90 / ZlexvNew3 per Cent ................................. 90 89/ 901 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 .................. .Do. 5 per Cont. Jan. 1873 .............. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April:lBBs... Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908... 'Yxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent,,,,,. 11 p in Do £5OO ~ Do £lOO & £2OO 14 Bank o f E ng l an d S toc k , 6} per , pm Cent ... 251 49 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. lachau Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 216 1 20. Account uo. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1838 Ro• Certificates • — _ Do. Refaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 13 °. 5i per Cent, May 1879 Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Po, Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO lk. und er £l ,000 30 put BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Attmtrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 tirazilian 5 per Cent — Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 ..~ 4 . 1 0. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do A ccount ti rio. £lOO B onds 73} 7 1 Enos Ayres 6 per Cent 3 C oil , 2 Per Cent. (D e f erred 3 per Cent ) n 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — Xo.k 6 per C en t A Col b. " , ° ' ll lab, 6 per Cent. 41-.1;105 6 per Cent. e ,lish 3 per Cent., 1825 r,:"°. per Cent., 1864 ..., nubian Principalities ,„ Do• Account 'cl,'...ador New Consolidated 1 per Cen 1)o. Provisional Land Warrant., — Do Cent....- 1) o•, 4 RvPtian 7 per Cent ,Do. A ccount 83 Do. Second issue 1 Do. £lOO Bends 84 86 D Do. 1861 B3 Do o 1 Xl6O Bowl s B4 1 . Government Railway Debentures. 801 } 00. Account .• GI rt?ek 5 per Cents., 18':4-5, ex Coupons Account JO. Coupons Glirtten-mla 5 per Cent. Ita;iau 5 per Cer t 1865 Do, Account ,Do.lattrominana Railway a loxicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account De. 1864. 17+ I ............... Do 6 per C en t. Anglo-French Montevidean G per Cent. • B loorish Imperial 5 per Coot Now Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Defernd 5 per l'irtivian bo Laild Wa Ce n rran t. , I ts C 865 liectaro4) Do Acc oun t 65 Do 4i per Cent., 1865 DoDo 1 per Cent. (Uribarren) b 00 Account • °ll.liguese 3 per Ct. 181.3'6 '7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 421 1 ituesian 5 per Cent:, 1822, 1 .£ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 . Da 4} p er Cent. 89i , 1860 i. ) ,° 3 per Cent. 1859 - 1 - 1 0 0 5 i‘er C en t. 1 8 62 5 per C ent. 1864 B9 O. An glo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7l 1 ea nb . o. Ce do. £25 paid ll 's pm 5 pbr nt P,411,811 3 per Ce n t Do Acc•Aint Do New Deferred bo. Account . 311 1..,,,.. ve . 0 ............................. nn „..c D i . ~... ft. . ". 41- '- ,n t asAlteCert.,of • Coup not funded 2.1 dish 4 .............................. vedisl i 4 per Cent. . Do' 4} per Cent. 184. . -~ ~._~ "-=- -- - 7 • • • Do. Scrip, £6O paid ' dis Turkish 6 per Cont. 1851 — W „ Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account - -- 6 Do £lOO Bonds I . Do. Account . 4.,:..... Do 6 per Cent. 1862 , Do Account Do £lOO Bond Do 6 per Cent., Do b per Cont., 1865 Do. Account 3Ol 301 11 301 Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — `T , ,nozcola 3 per Cont. - Do A:100 Bonds - i ) ,-, . 6 per Cent, 1862 — Ditto II per Cent. •• — Dividends ou tho above payable iu Londou. Awitoisn, 5 ror Cent., Ex. 10 Florins INgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'i* per o.ut. Ex. 12 Gni!, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... ....... al — French Itentes, 4per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 3 r,r Cont. 18 il, Ex. 251. Do. Account 5 ll 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 90! I) Account COITESE OF EXCHANGE.--I ast Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 35 Brussels — 25 35 • Hamburg — 13 81 Paris Ditto 8 Months. 4 5 321 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1191 Vienna — 13 10 Trieste — 13 i 211 Petersburgn Berlin Madrid — 47 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 26 80 Palermo Messina 11 17 H 19 11 19 25 40 25 40 13 9 25 20 25 40 25 40 120 18 15 13 17i 311 6 26 48} 481 26 90 26 90 26 90 2G 90 26 90 26 90 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Sailed, Feb. 6—lnternational, for Canaries ; Albert Ed ward, for Port Philip ; Cid, steamer, for Bilboa ; Albion, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Roxburgh Castle, from Trinidad, for London; Corcyra, screw steamer, from London, for Malta. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENClL—(rliis Day.)—An arrangement was come to this morning between the parties in the case of Kearns v. Storks, which prevented the necessity of carrying on the suit, which has for the last three days occupied the attention of the Court. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.-L-CAM BRIDGE, Tuesday Evening.—At a meeting of the Univer sity Boat Club this evening Mr. Griffiths, the president, proposed that the usual challenge bo sent to Oxford, and the proposition was carried ~with enthusiasm. FALLING DOWN A PIT SIIAFT.—On Saturday, at the West Silkstone Colliery, Robert Hoyland and Thomas Mellor were in the act of being drawn out of the pit, and when near the top of the shaft, from some unexplained cause the engine reversed, the engine man lost all control and the unfortunate men, with the chair, fell to the bottom The arms and legs of one of them wore broken, and both are frightfully mutilated. LNCOME TAX ENLIGHTENMENT. —The income tax returns are very suggestive and:-instructive as to the general progress of the country in prosperity. From those contained in the tenth report of the Commissioners (just published) it appears that the increase of the value of lands, &c. (comparing 1864 with 1853) has been at the rate of 1.16 per cent. per annum ; houses, 3.50 ; gas-works, 11.45 and railways, 7.57. On the other hand, the improvement in profits of trades and professions in the same period has been at the rate of 4.58 por cent. per annum. In Ireland the improvement in this respect was only at the rate of .93 per cent. per annum. SHOCKING MANSLAUGHTER BY A NEPHEW.—Lato on Saturday night two brothers, named Colley, with a son of ono of them, were- drinking in a public -house at Tib berton, a village near Worcester, where a quarrel arose between the uncle, William, and the nephew Thomas. They disputed on the way home, and on arriving there the hither of Thomas took the part of his son against his brother. A row ensued, in the course of which Thomas took up a "dolly" and struck his uncle such a severe blow on the head that he died from the effects yesterday morning. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL - WAY.—As the 10.30 goods train from Swansea to Ponty pool, on the Great Western line, was travelling at its ave rage rate of 12 miles an hour, on Saturday last, it met with an unexpected accident. About seven miles from Merthyr, and adjoining Quaker's-yard, there is a blind siding, to which a new man, we aro informed, has been lately ap pointed. Ms duty was to lock the points to this blind sid ing, but this, it is stated, was not done, and in consequence an aperture of half an inch was left. Into this aperture the great wheal of the locomotive dashed, but in passing through it broke the pivot of the point, and the result was the points were at once firmly closed, and the carriages sent along the main line. Then followed one of the most singular accidents on record. Tho carriages, pre vented from following the locomotive, and thrown into the right track, exercised a resisting power on the engine, and running, as it were, at right angles, pulled the locomotive on its side, just as a restive steed brought masterly to a pause is not unfrequently thrown on its back. The poor engine driver, Phythian, and Evans, the stoker, were killed instantly, and for ten or eleven yards the locomotive ploughed into the earth.—Cambrian Daily Leader. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The directors of this company yesterday determined to recommend to tho proprietors at the general meeting on the 23d inst. to declare a dividend for the half-year to the 31st Decem ber last, at the rate of £8 per cent. per annum on the ori ginal stock of the company, giving for the half-year £1 per cent, to the original stock; £3 per cent. to the B stock ; and £5 per cent. to the A stock. These rates will make thO dividend for the whole year 1866 as follows, viz.:— £6 10s. per cent. on the original stock ; £6 per cent. on the B stock; and £7 per cont. on the A stock. ACCIDENT ON THE STAGE.—A " ballerina" of the Modena theatre, named La Barbizon, a few evenings ago, passage executedtors: s re i ae gd t e h habenear her dross l rws l s y tf hte e hea x uaf c go i w t ho e trt d l figob footlights o t sf l a l rli o oonm a ut col calculation eo i a ft e oo t i nr i f o ci: 3hns distance, orchestra. t f nr t ad h . e s public,eun whichbwtl h i a c es , was st heel carried r s , e dc w f oa h uo i c ts ,h who hn h so o e w el en e s v va i c e f r, ob , pu w et dews herasp r si o nu m ot promptly their immediatel so y dhe i b n ym l e i x al t e in to g t u s. lBh after found to have sustained no serious injury. Tll E LATE CATASTROPHE OFF No RIKIFLEET. After the lapse of there weeks, one of the bodies of the nine un fortunafa men who perished on the night on the 20th of December, while proceedin g in a small boat from Northfleet to their vessel:, the Rose Winans cigar ship, has been p i c k e d up. The recovery of this first body has given some melancholy satisfaction to the relations of the other unfor tunate sufferers, as some fear was entertained that the bodies might have been carried out to sea. The accident happened, however, during the early part of the flood, and, as the body was found higher up the river, it is believed that the other remains will soon be cast up. As handsome rewards aro offered for the recovery of the bodies, tho boatmen have commenced dragging the river. REPRESENTATION OF BOSTON.---Mr. T. Parry is still the only candidate in the field to supply the vacancy about to bo occasioned in the representation of Boston by the retirement of Mr. M. Staniland. Mr. Parry is a mode rate Liberal. A requisition to Mr. Gourley, of Sunderland, inviting that gentleman to come forward, has received a considerable numborof signatures, and waste be forwarded to Sunderland yesterday. HOW TO GET MEASURED FOR BOOTS OR SHOES. —If you want a shoo to fit you comfortably, next time you are measured for a pair, stand upon a piece of paper, and get the shoemaker to trace with pencil the outline of each foot ; each foot, I say, because two feet aro never alike in size and shape, though they belong to the same person. They are more than right and left ; they aro unlike. Don't suppose that you can bo measured for a pair by the most careful measurement of one. Insist on having the outlines as well as the girth and length of each foot taken, and then, if the maker is an honest man, he will send home a pair of boots which, with their turned-in toes, will look unpromising when off, but when once on will prove not only the most becoming, but the most comfortable you ever wore.— Leisure Hour, GERMAN :GYMNASTIC SOCIETY, LONDON. - -lye gather from the annual report just published that this society has made fair progress duhroinagl, htloiewolvasetr,yoeualry. There are now 1,180 members, of w 410 are Germans. The receipts in 1866 amounted to £1,343, and the property of the society is now valued at £2,233. The gymnasium cost altogether £9,562, which were raised principally by shares and mortgage deben tures. The building is the property of the Gymnasium Company (Limited), the first company of that kind started in England, but the society by buying up the shares and liquidating the other liabilities of the company, will acquire the Gymnasium as its own property in course of time. £1,783 have been paid off in this manner hitherto. There exists in connection with the society a fencing and boxing class, a swimming club, a ladies' class, a singing club, and an amateur band of some fifty members. There is, moreover, a library of nearly 2,000 volumes, and altogether the society is in a most flourishing condition. I 'The Government of Coburg-Gotha has just an nounced that it has given orders for the elections to take place on the 12th, and for the meeting of Par- Oiament ou the 24th, of the present month. 0 LOI4 I /50N, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1867. SNARE MARKETS:— This day. ORDINARY SHARKS AND STO.3. Closing l o pusinesa Railways, r i oe r d ene . Bostol anclll6. Caledonian can:W.lBn cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Pertli, & A b.J unc, E.Lontion, Certi. Do. & S. Western Great. Eastern, Ord. stk., Do. E. Aryl. at. No. Yj N unit ot Scotland; ; ireat Northern • „ . D.,. A stock... I Do. Bz , tock.. Do. sew, is. at • pin t S, and W. of Ireland' ‘Vestern -Original! D,,. J. Vtt. Rail gua. Do. South (Vales Do. W. Mid.—Ox.tor, Newport in). Hereford..... I ',at:lo,6lllre Yorkaliir L,..udou and ittackwat ;Lon., S Coax' Lou., L:hat., and DJVt•li Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lou. & South Wester'. Man., SUL, J& Lincoln, .bletropolitan. Do. New Do. Aletropolttan Dietrict. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's \IA ! Ilidiand Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. k Derby did Kent ... . :forth British Do. Ed., 1111., & Dun: Nth. Eastern—Berwich i Do. G.N•M purohaai; Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-ill Sorth London .. Do. do. 1851 5 . Do. do. 1860 lorth Staffordshire & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. &wet , Do. Scot, Ella. Shropshire Union ;wall Devon ,outh E,stern itaines, Wok., & Wok rati Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenn Waterloo & Whitelia‘ West Cora wa11... 87 89 118 i2O 40 46 ES 118 j. 4 8 65 6s 70 72 - 1 8 ]8 33 33, 8 8 11 t 2 1 U •30 lOU I• 0 100 I 0 331 I 119} 9 20 129 81 11i 53 i it i I 1 9 8 611 19. 19 1 9 1221 5 2 ,1:71 5 I lut 11 56 5/ 123 2i 31 1 4 ,0 1 I 105 I 100. I lIRITISII Atlantic & St. Lawrence Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. ir shares Buffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference 11 utl:,Bran t, & Goderich 6 p 1872-3- Calcutta ..1; S. E., e Town Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p r;ast. Bengal, gu. , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension ;rand trunk of Canadi Do. Egoip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds 1)o. do deferred ... De. 2d Pr,. f. Bonds. Du. do. deterred ... Do. : 3 cl Prcf. stock... Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Prel. stook . Do. do. deterred Ot. ludia Pen. gua. sp.c 0. (Ina. 5 per cent ) Do. New gua. 5 p. o 1 it. South of India gut. 5 per cent D... 41 per cent great Wes. of Canada Da. New .. Do. 6 p. c pay 1873 Do. 54 di. pay. l/577-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o I Do. 43 iio Do. 13 do Do. Fifth Extensio Nlelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds 3fel. & Hudson's Lay.. N. itl.C' cht, 6pc Ist loth* ...... A 4 Do. Delhi Do. do Do. runiaub ::IL 4" i Do.lndusSt.Flot 40 91 OS 51 65 32 35 31 36 ::.8 .30 St 86 18 -0 10 10 .23 .21 8. V 7 51 83 .28 ikt) 21 31. 101 It lA3 121 1(/ 11 92 94 38 39 4 18 105 Ic6 di E 6 100 101 35 36 10 11 p 120 122 2 p I 1 1 2p ;2 74 115 120 148 152 . 48 t,O 72 73 9 10 153 arg 3 4; iS lONS. 50 58 100 101 Id ip 4 44 74 NI 50 55 101 103 101 IE3 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 53 51 52 51 37 40 23 25 106 1(6 e 1 p It. 1046 211 I 100 102 91 93 12i 13,11 14 1201 F 8 12 81 84 It It.. 160 102 92 /4 65 90 82 85 97 9! 97 98 1 1.. 97 98 1001 i 1 1 110 AD EDITION. • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE.—This Day. - -~- VICTORIA CLUB-THIS DAT. Though there was a considerable attendance at the clubs to-day, the actual business transacted was not of a heavy nature, still there were features of interest provided in the continued hostility to The Rake, and the further advance of Christmas Carol in the quotations for the Lin colnshire Handicap. To-day, though frequent offers were made to bet against the winter Dolby favourite, ho was friendless, and ultimately 10 to 1 was in-effectually offered, D'Estournel leaving off the undisputed premier. Christmas Carol's advance has from day to day been steady, and after Of to 1 was registered, a halt a p)int, les: was only obtainable, and the horse bids fair to b:T.ozne as " hot "as Copenhagen last. year. For the Grand National Globule, after being backed at 40 to 1, found a supporter who accepted 1,000 to 30. The •other quotations will be found Mow:— LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Christmas Carol (off., 51 to 1 taken) 100 to 7 agst Mount Palatine (taken) - LIVERPOOL STEEPLECIIA I B. 100 to 7 agst Surney (taken) 100 to G agst Columbia (offered) 100 to 4 agst Alcibiade (offered) 83 to 1 agst Globule (taken) 33 to 01 agst Doctor (taken) 33 to 1 agst Pan (offered) 40 to 1 agst Thornastowu (offered) 40 to 1 agst Banker (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to i agst Lecturer (offered) 20 to 1 agst Proserpina (offered) 1000 to 35 agst Weather Star (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Plaudit (offered, take 41 to 1) 31 to 1 agst Hermit (offered, take 100 to 8) 12 to 1 agst Julius (offered, take 13 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Knight of tho Garter (offered) DEWY. 9to 1 aggt D'Estournal (offered) 10 to 1 agst The Bake (offered) 100 to 8 agst Plaudit (offered) 1000 to 50 agst Hermit (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dragon (taken) 50 to 1 agst Julius (taken) AXE RIO A. (Br ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The House of Representatives has passed a reso lution instructing the Committee of Ways and Means to report a bill to prevent the further con traction of the currency during the current year. The Inman steamer City of Paris arrived out to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 137+ ; Sterling Exchange on London, 108 f ; 5-20 U.S. Bonds, 1081; Illinois, 114 f ; Erie, 58f ; Upland cotton, 33c. PROSECIITiON OF GOVE,IiNOR EYRE. An application was made to the chief magistrate at Bow-street (Sir Thomas Henry), this morning, by Mr. Fitzjames Stephens, for warrants for the apprehension of Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand, on the charge of the wilful murder of Mr. Gordon, at Morant Bay, in the county of Surrey, in the Island of Jamaica, in October 1865. Mr. Stephens, with whom was Mr. Horne Payne, was instructed by Messrs. Sheen and Roscoe. He stated that the actual prosecutors were Mr. John Stuart Mill, the member for Westminster, and Mr. P. A. Taylor, the mem ber for Leicester, both now present. The name of Governor Eyre was not at present included, because that gentleman was not at the present moment within the jurisdiction of the Court. There was no doubt, however, that he would be ready and willing to meet the charge, and they had an in timation from his solicitor that he would attend upon due notice. He was desirous of doing perfect justice to all parties, and must, therefore, state that Mr. Eyre had shown the most honourable and courageous determination to meet most fully and fairly every responsibility properly devolv ing upon him. He (Mr. Stephens) was sorry that the great questions at issue could not be decided upon a less grave charge than that of murder, the parties who instituted the prosecution being actuated solely by motives of public jus tice, and not by any potty party or personal ill-feeling. But he should contend that the act, if, as he alleged, illegal was an act of murder and not of manslaughter. The deli berate putting of a man to death illegally was murder, and' was not excused either by the good faith or ignorance of the parties, :or by the argument that they acted under orders of superiors. Mr. Stephens went into on elaborate statement of the motives of the prosecutors, the facts and the law of the case, contending that the question r at issue was, whether the law of England was supreme, or *hether the Sovereign had power, in time of rebellion, to suspend all law, and set up a military despotism with absolute power over the lives of the subjects of the realm. Dr. Alexander Fiddes, examined by Mr. Horne Payne —I mu a medical man residing in Kingston, in the Island of Jamaica, and was medical officer to the late Mr. George William Gordon. The last time I saw him before the outbreak at Morant Bay was on the 26th September, 1865. Ho called at my house, very sick. I did not see him again to the best of my recollection till the day of his arrest, the 17th October, but on the 16th I re ceived a letter from him. On the 17th October I went to seek for him, a n d f oun d him in the house o f hi s co usin, in the parish of Kingston. With him were his wife, a male friend, and the inmates of the house. I informed him that Government had issued a warrant against him, and he concurred in the propriety of going to the Government. Sir Thomas Henry--you can hardly go iuto that unless they are present. Mr. Payne—Did you go anywhere ? Witness -I went to Gen. O'Connor's, where Governor Eyro told him it was necessary to apprehend him, as it was his duty, and took him in custody. I saw hint taken from the house in a carriage with Dr. Bowerbank. A few mounted volunteers accompanied the carriage. There was not any disturbance at all in Kingston at the time. The general's house, in which Mr. Gordon was arrested, was in the parish of Kingston. I know Mr. Gordon. Ho was not iu the military service nor'in the Mr. Andrew Henry Lewis—l was in Jamaica in 1865. I was a member of the Assembly and Justice of the Peace in three parishes. I was summoned to attend a C)uncil of War to bo held on Oct. 12, 1865, at the King's house—(cor recting himself) at the General's house. Tho Council do cided to proclaim martial law, and I was an assenting party on the representation of Governor Eyre of the state of that part of the country. Martial law was proclaimed in the county of Surrey, with t h e exception o f Ki ngs t on . C o pi es of the proclamation were printed at F or t M oran t, in th e parish of St. 'Thomas-in -the-East. I accompanied Gover nor Eyro and Gen. Nelson on board the French steamer, the Garavolli, and proceeded to Morant Bay, whore we arrived, I tlink it was, on the 13th of October. Go vernor Eyre afterwards went back to Kingston, leaving General Nelson in command at Morant Bay. I did not see Mr. Gordon laud at Morant Thy. I saw him on board the Wolverine . several days after I arrived He was then in custody. When Le landed at Morant Bay. I w ehfn ah il l e V was several other prisoners. O n s a eleft the Wolveriner Morant ee. T Bay. he re the following day, about the 21st, I was present at the Court, composed of Lieutenant Brand, R.N., Lieutenant Errington, R.N., and Ensign Kelly. Mr. Gordon Ramsay was provost-martial. He attended the Court. Witnesses w ere examined and documen t s produced. Mr. Stephens--Was he called upo n to plead? Witness-1 saw him tried, but I was not there at the commencement. Mr. Stephens -Was he called upon for a defence ? Witness—He made a defence. Mr. Brand was the pre silent. At the close of the evid ence the court w as closed, and I did not hear the sentence until v ery body hung f ora considerable done by sa il ors, to whom he shortly before it was ca rried in to effect. 1 saw Mr. Gordon bung, under the orders of the provost-marshal, g t w i a in hvo e e , wt t h h ae e s r e can present. . t 0 no doubt until he was quite dead. Ho was not a soldier. Ido not know whether ho had ever been in the militia, but that force had not bean called out for some years. I was at Morant Bay from the time I arrived until the execution, and during that period there was no armed resistance to the authorities or breach of the peace. Charles Saville Roundel was secretary to the Jamaica Royal Commission, and was present at their sittings. I have custody of the documents which were produced be fore them, and have them here. Mr. Rouudcll being called upon to produce these docu ments, stated, that as they camp into his possession as secretary to the commission, and for public purposes, he wished to produce them only on proper authority, and, therefore, asked the magistrate if he was bound to do so now ? Sir Thomas Henry said he was. The documents were then put in. The further hearing was then adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock. The strike of ironworkers in Blackburn, 'ho t h,, men a gain passed a resol u ti on no t to re fuseac- to agree to a reduction of their wages, has thrown o a n bou ls t o to d o a o y men out of employment. At a meeting h e ld cept the reduction. A fow of the works are still in opera ion on the old terms. The Count de Flandre, accompanied by his aide de-camp, Lieut.-Colonel Burnells, has left Brussels for Germany. ilis absence will be about three weeks. THE MEMBERS OF ROCHESTER AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS. On Monday night, at eight, a crowded public meeting of the freemen and other electors of Roches ter was held at the Corn Exchange in that city, to hear addresses from the sitting members, Mr. Ser geant Kinglake and Mr. P. W. Martin, explanatory of their view-s—oa various important questions. The chair was occupied by Mr. STEELE, who commenced the proceedings by alluding to the ser vices rendered by the hon. members during the period they had represented the constituency. At a recent meeting, convened by the'Reform. L-ague and held in that city, he dig not atter' I, because he vas not in favour of manhood suffrage ; but he must ay that every credit was die to that League, and especially to Mr. Bright, for keeping the Reform question in a state of agitation, and it must not be allowed to rest until a good sound Ref,rm Bill was carried. He had no faith in such a bill being car ried by the present Tory Government, and fully believed that the Liberals would soon find it neces sary to kick them out. Mr. P. W. MARTIN, M.P., after alluding to various local topics, said he had now represented the city eleven years, and it was very probable that some of his best friends might not agree with him in everything he had to say, but they would find that he had honestly redeemed his promise to t suppor measures calculated to benefit all classes of the com munity. He had voted for the Reform Bill of the late Government on every division that took place, except one, when he paired. He thought that no true Liberal member of the House of Commons could look back at the results of the last session without a feeling of chagrin and regret that such an excellent opportunity had been lost for settling, at least for a considerable period, the vexed question of Parliamentary Reform. Personally, he should have voted for a much more advanced measure, and had a twenty-pound franchise in counties, and an eight-pound borough franchise been passed, as it ought to have been, eleven years ago, they should now have been looking for a more liberal franchise. It was a great mistake to-suppose that after the last general election the Liberal Government had a clear working majority of 70, because out of this so-called majority there were 28 members who in the previous Parliament had voted against a six-pound borough franchise. Taking this as a test, therefore, the Liberal majority would dwindle down to 16. He believed that Mr. Gladstone was per fectly honest and sincere in his endeavours to carry his bill through the house; but from the day, it was introduced, when he heard Mr. Gladstone say that there were only 12 days to discuss it, he thought that it stood very little chance of being passed. One of the greatest mistakes in the bill was the 16th clause, which provided for the dis franchisement of dockyard workmen. After detail ing the efforts made by himself and other members to strike out this clause, - which would have been done had the bill passed, Mr. Martin observed that, strong advocate as he was for a comprehensive mea sure of reform, he would not step over the floor of the House of Commons to support Earl Russell's or any other Reform Bill if that game was to be re peated. The question of reform could not be left in abeyance, and would continue to impede the progress of all other legislation until it was settled. He agreed with Mr. Baines, Mr. Bright, and other einiuent reformers, that it would not be sound policy to go to the extent of universal or manhood suffrage at present—not that he feared to trust the masses of the people with political power, but be cause he thought that such a measure would tend to paralyse trade, render capital nervous, and thus injure all classes. He did not say that in the course of a few years manhood suffrage would not prevail ; and if it was the law to-morrow, he, for one, did not believe that there would be any ugly rush upon the rights of property, but that things would soon settle down much in the same state that they were before. If manhood suffrage prevailed he very mach ques tioned whether many working men would be sent to the House of Commons. For his own part he should very much like to see 40 or 50 bona fid representatives of the working classes sitting as members of that house, and then the other members would be able to learn the opinions and wishes of the great mass of their countrymen. For the future he should vote for any comprehensive Reform Bill that appeared likely to be carried. The question itself might be full of danger, but the greatest danger of all was not to carry a Reform Bill at all. Last year the country generally would have accepted the Government Reform Bill ; even the democratic leaders out of doors were satisfied with it ; but delays were dangerous, and such a moderate measure of reform might be rejected with scorn on another occasion. After alluding to the fiscal and commercial reforms effected by the late Government, Mr. Martin expressed fears that when the budget came before the house it would be found that the country had made a very bad exchange. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE, in the course of a humorous address, said his 'hon. colleague and him self should be at St. Stephen's to-morrow in order to learn the great secret—was there to be a Reform Bill or not? It was said, " Wait till the Queen's Speech is delivered, and then we shall know all about it." That he did not believe, for his own opinion was that the Tories were at a loss to know what to do with the question ; but if anything was said about it in the speech it would be with a view to postpone it. The reform question had been used for years as a shuttlecock to serve the purpose of the party in or the party out, but that would not do any longer; and as the Tories had turned the Liberals out be cause their Reform Bill was not good enough, if they did not bring in a better they must go out of office. A vote of confidence in both hon. members was then unanimously adopted; and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CAMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES. TUESDAY. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sous each, with 40 added Three miles. Mr. Green Price's The Nun, by Fly by Night —nip, aged, 12st 71b Mr. Roberts's Milford, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (G. Holman) 2 Mr. Wallace's The Thane, aged, 12st 71b...(Mr. Thomas) 3 Mr. Barker's Saucob ox , age d , 12 st 71 b ( H. Edison) 0 Mr. Lewis's Freitag, 6 yrs, 12st 4lb (T. Owen) 0 Mr. Powell's The Fawn, list 91b (J. Pope) 0 Mr. Russell's Sir Anthony, 12st 21b (T. Davies) 0 Mr. Merton's Jack o' N ew b ur y, 6 y rs , 12 s t 71b (O wne r) 0 Betting -5 to 2 agst Milford, 4to 1 agst The Nun, sto 1 agst The Fawn, 6to 1 agst The Thane. Won by three lengths; a length between second and third ; Jack o' New bury was fourth. The Fawn and Frietag fell. The win ner was objected to on the ground of being liable to race horse duty, and the ease stands over for further investi gation. The Open Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft with 100 added ; winners extra. Four miles. 81 subs. Mr. Powell's Daisy, by Hercules—Rose's dam , a g ed, 12st. 51b J. Pope 1 Mr. Williams's Arlescott, aged, list 111 b ..... (H. Ellison 2 Mr. Martin ns Mulbery, aged, lOst 111 b ...... (J. Holman 3 Mr. Powell's Flyfisher, aged, 12st 71b......... G. Holman 0 Mr. Yates's Merrimac, aged list 121 b ...... (Mr. Hobs,,n) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Meerschaum, aged, list 7 1 b (J. Page) 0 Mr. Rowland's Garus, list 111 b ..... .......... (W. Reeves) 0 Mr. Owen ns Pensioner, lOst 71b ............. (Mr. Thomas) 0 Mr. Lewi s 's Aprilis, 6 yrs, lOst 71b .............(T. Davies) 0 Mr. Ducrow's Ballet Girl, 6 yrs, 10st 91b...(Mr. Milward) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Merrimac, 7to 2 agst Aprilis, 6to 1 each agst Daisy and Meerschaum, 10 to 1 each agst Ballet Girl and Garus. Won by a length and a half, three lengths between second and third, Meerschaum fourth. Aprilis and Garus fell. The Cambrian Selling Race of 3 soya each, with 40 added; winner to be sell. Three miles. Mr. Barker's Saucebox, by Vengeance, aged, list (..£10) (11. Ell:800J Mr. P. Herbert's Robin Adair, aged, llst (..£7O) (Mr. Milward) 2 Botting-6 to 4on Robin Adair. Won by several lengths. Mr. Ellison claimed Robin A RACING Fix:rt FEBIt • JRES FOR 1867. UARY. Nest Drayton 26 Derby Lincoln Spring ......... 19 Harrow Spring ...... 21 Nottingham ............... 26 Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring 12 18 Margate... 19 Warwick Spring 101 r. Bromley f;psom Spring 2 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 tIL. . Phirsk 11 Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham .. Catteriek Chester 3O Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny NOVE. Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn., ll :MBE R. I Leamington Hunt Shire COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. • - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 - - Can.Goy.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Au,; 1 0 99 101 -1.).). sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 99 101 101 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & Julyl 100 83 81 - Do. sp. e. lanribed aI.LI 100 83 85 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. I 87;i1 100 101 11,4 -- ou.Apl.&tict • 1900-190( ' 100 101 106 - Do. do 188).-9. 100 li 3 105 - Do. Jan.. , .:July, IS9O-9 100 101 103 - Jo. 5 per unt. 15 April arid ,5 uct., W 00.... lOU 90 ;2 - (ley iOll, Nov. 1868, 6 p.' 100 tot t)3 - Do. 1878, do :00 It 6 lls - ' ‘t.inritiu, 6 p. c, 18:3, Jan. and July - Do. 1 , 78 - ;o. 1882, Mayls, Nov : 10.) 1(3 1(6 - Du. 1)85, Feb. & Aug.. 100 105 107 - Axial .lov. o per cent.. 100 99 WI - N. R.Gov. 6 p.c.J a.&J uly 100 95 97 - N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,186, 100 90 93 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 ' 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 :00 85 !. Of t, - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9J 111 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 81 85 811 1 - Nova ScAla Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 - gneensland Gov. 6p. c lOO. 91 93 921 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18084. 100 - - - Do. 1878 tlr upwards l. 0 101 108 - Vlc,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - - Do. do, d pril & Oct lOO 107 108 117 1 1 ......------- BRITISH AIINES. Cam. Consul. Gold, lira. 1 - - - Chiyerlon - Clifford Amalgamated BO 7 8 - Devon G. Cons.(Taylst 1 410 420 - Drake walls 2.1.0 11 11 - East Bassett (Illogan) , 2111 22 24 - East Caradon • 2.14.1: 8 7 - East Cara Brea 3l 3 3 6 - East Grenville - East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 4 - East Loved 3.0.0 9 10 - FL WI Russell (Taylstk 10.8. L 21 21 - ilam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 1 .irtat L ixey, limited all 17 18 - Great South Tolgus- - - - Great Wheal Busy..., 11.9,0 - - - G. Wheal Vor (Heist u 40 15 16 - 1 3renville 8.18.0 li li - ilerod's Foot , .... 8.10.4. 30 32 - Ilingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 21 51 - 51argaret Wily Lelanl 1317.6 2 4 - Marke Valley 5.10.0 31 44 4 )'lwyndy Iron Ore, liw 31 24 14d •-• N elv Se ton - `forth Roskear - 4.WlVlBassett(lllogan 4.1.0 - - - North Wheal Crotty - "Orosper United 7.1.5 - - - i'r,vidence Uny Ltdant 10.6.: 21 26 - ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 820 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 / 14 - 'S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 - Stray Park 35.15.6 - - - 'I'M Croft 9 1 2 - 71gra and Clogan, lim all 9 lii - W est Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradun (Ltskeard 1! 12 14 - ‘VestChiyerton .. 11 54 16 - West 5et0ff....... 471 115 :25 - Wheal Bassett , Illogan 54 05 75 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 18 20 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 10 12 -- Wheal Seton - W 11,41 Treiawney (Lis 5.17.9 7 9 I'ltEYEttitNllll.; SI Ureat Western, Orig. 44 per cent, 8 LAUES. I'ItKPERENCE SUARES AND STOCKS. North Staffoidshiro. Ditto, 5 per cent., 99} lAN ES LEASED bT FIXED RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 02 FOREIGN RAIL WAYII. Dutch Rhenish, Di U rear Luxembourg, 121 ; Ottoman (Smyrna to -Main), 3 Sambre and Meuse, 7j Sambre and Meuse, 5i per cent. pt. 9 San Paulo, Hut, gua. 6 per cent., 134 FOREIGN MINIM. Anglo •Brazilizin Gold, limited. 11 Uhontale Gold and Silver Mining, • Don Pedro, Nora) Del Bey, 5-10 pm United Mexican, lira. , 21 so • ctel Key, u rn.. t3i radan .mutana of South Australia, lira., DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, all 2i 2 Alliance. 161 l7i ----- City, 141 1 t_onsolidated Bank, lint., 41 5 41 Ditto, new, 31 Eafoish, Scotch, and Australian Chartered; 12 181 English and Swedish, lirn.„ 131 Lnperiai Bank, lint., 241 Imperial Ottoman, lint., 6/ 9 Lard Mortga;:e Bank of !mita, lim., S London and ilrazilian ' s lim.), Ditto, new, I/ London and River Plate. 48 71 London Chartered ralIK of Australia, 221 London and ::outity, C 63 1 I , ondon Joint Stock, 13 London and 11 estminster, 95 43 National Provincial of England.,l3sl Ditto, d and :id irsKtle, 39 Oriehtal Bank Corpontion, 8 / i Provincial Eankitig Corporation, lint., 5 Provinaial of Ireland, Dim), new, 33 Union of London, 451 41 MISCELLAN NOVO. Anglo-American Telegraph, lsi I Atlantic Telegraph, 23 it o, Ber c,rit., 63 2i aerli D n Wate p r ‘Vorks. lim., 121 3 B. and 1. Ma nctio rclegraph, lim., 94 Conauercial Union, hisuranse, 41 Credit yonder of Englann, ,4 1 Crystal Palace, 28 - Ebbw Vale, ICI Egyptian Corn, and Trading, lim., 3 Fore-strcet Warehouse, link, 17.1 it udson's Bay, is Imperial Land Company of 3larseillet International Financial ,ociety,ilm., International Land Credit, lim. 31 L ondon Financial Association , lira.. London General Oms i bus Company, I Mediterranean Extension Teleuraph, Freehold Land and Dock, 9 lirlional Discount Lompan.Y. Ditto, new, Issued at 5 prem., of wh. Rio de Janeiro City improvements. if Royal m di Steam, 103 7 Telegraph Construction and Mainten, Ditto (£l,O, 126 Thames and 3lersey Marine; Insurano es, sf 3 •- , lira., 21 81 hioh 24 is t LO Lance, li ce, Um. 7:}; 22 The Origin of the Volunteer Movement. Captain Bertrand Payne has addressed the fol lowing letter to the editor of the Sunday Times : Sir,—ln reply to the query made by your cor respondent "Fides," I beg to inform you that I have, at my disposal, such a mass o f va l ua bl e evi dence, consisting of extracts from the leading jour nals (bearing ample witness that Colonel Richards, and no one else, is entitled to the entire fame and reward of having given fo rm an d su b s t ance t o the present volunteer movement), • and letters ad dressed to this gentleman by statesmen, politicians, soldiers, and journalists congratulating him upon the success of many years' labour awl thought, ai place his po ition of founder of the volun teer movement of 1859 beyond the possibility of doubt or cavil. In compliance with a very widely expressed desire upon the part of the patriotic public and tl.c volunteers, I am about to edit a precis of these articles and letters for general distribution. A committee of more than ordinary influence and to ignitule is also in course of formation, with the object of prosenting to Colonel Rich srds, pending the act:on of Government in the matter, a substan tial token of the estimation in which the unceasing labour of ten years, and lavish expenditure of money on his part, are held by his countrytuen.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, J. BERTRAND PAYNE, M.R.1., F.R.S.L. Conservative Club, Jan. 29. IHPERIAL PARLIAMENI HOUSE OF LORDS_LAST EVENING. THE ADDRESS. (Continual from our Third Edition of last evening.) Earl RUSSELL—I am happy to say that with regard to the motion for the Address that has been so fairly and tem perately moved and secon led, I can see no reason for ob jecting to any part of that Address. With respect to the Speech, however, I think it necessary to make some obser vations. No one can complain either of the brevity or want of variety in the topics, the only difficulty is to choose among so many topics those that ono attaches the most importance to. I will therefore proceed to touch on a few of those topics that I myself think are the most important. In the first place, the thing that strikes one's attention is the question of the late war in Europe, and uporrthat subject I would rather call the attention of-riarlordships to the statement in the Speech from the Throne on the prorogation of the last Parliament than to the very short sentence upon it in the present Speech. At the end of the session her Majesty was pleased to declare that she had been no indifferent specta tor of events that had taken place on the Continent, but that she had not taken any part in a conflict in which neither the honour nor the interest of the people demanded her active participation. I entirely agree with that sen tence. It appears to carry fully and satisfactorily the rea sons why her Majesty did not participate in the war between Prussia and Austria. My lords, her Majesty is made to say, " I hope that the termination of that war will lead to the establishment of a durable peace." Well, we all hope for the same thing, and though I for one sincerely hope that that will be the case, at the same time I can not speak sanguinely upon that subject, because I must say that ever since the aggression upon Denmark that took place two years ago against all treaties, and all faith that has been hitherto observed, there has been roused a spirit of aggression in Europe, especially on the part of one power, which may in future lead to great calamities. I trust that it will not be so ; but it is impossible to view without pain the probability of some such catastrophe, still more if we refer to rumours that are afloat upon the subject. The next topic which is referred to in the Royal Speech is that with regard to the United States—" I have suggested to the Government of the United States a mode by which questions pending between the two countries arising out of the civil war may receive an amicable solution, and which, if met, as I trust it will be, in a corresponding spirit, will remove all grounds of possible misunderstand ing, and promote relations of cordial friendship." I believe that it is not quite good grammar to talk about meeting a mode; but with regard to the substance of the paragraph, I must say that I do not see any reasons why one Secre tary of State should not enter into communications with another, even although they may come to different conclu sions as to the particular course of action. With regard to this matter I acted more in conformity with the views of the American Government than my predecessors had done, and I see no reason why a Secretary of State may not take such a course of action amicably, provided that the honour of the country is not involved in any concession that is made. Indeed I should hear with extreme and painful surprise that the noble earl opposite had consented to any solution of the question by which the honour of the coun try was at all compromised. (Hear.) I conclude that the papers on that subject will be laid before Parliament at the earliest possible period, and that we shall bo informed very soon wlea proposition her Majesty's Government las made, and whether it was met in a corresponding spirit, such as her Majesty's Government anticipated it would be met with. Now, my lords, there are various topics in the Speech which I do not think it necessary to deal with here. There are many measures of groat importance, and I trust that when those measures are produced your lordships will find that the proposals and the measures introduced will be such as will be conducive to the welfare of the country. I now come to one subject on which the attention of the country is fixed, and that is the question of the reform in Parliament. It is said, " Your attention will again be called to the state of the representation of the people in Parliament, and I trust that your deliberations, conducted in a spirit of moderation and mutual forbearance, may lead to the adoption of measures which, with out unduly disturbing the balance of political power, shall freely extend the elective franchise." I hope I may conclude from that paragraph, which is some what mysterious in its wording, that a measure in the shape of a bill will be very soon introduced into the other house, and that it will contain provisions so clear that the house will be able to consider it in a spirit of fairness. I must, however, request your lordships to allow me to state how it is the question has arrived at the position at which it at present stands. There was unfortunately introduced into the Reform Bill of 1832 by Lord Chandos a clause, which introduced into the electoral body a set of persons who I should say are the - most dependent class existing in this country, viz., the £5O tenants-at-will. (Oh, oh.) It was, therefore, after wards proposed that the occupiers of a lower amount in the counties, and the occupiers of lower than£lo houses in the towns should bo admitted to the franchise, but it was constantly opposed on the ground that it would be de grading the franchise, and consequently when the noble earl in 1859 was in power it was declared that the extension of the franchise must only be in a lateral direction, and that no lowering of the franchise in towns would be admitted or listened to, the effect of which would be to exclude every man under £lO for over—men who ware perfectly able to exercise the franchise, and who, in my opinion, ought to enjoy it. The bill of the noble earl had also another great defect— that of intending to restore nomination boroughs, for it was clear that by the provisions of that bill a land lord who lived 200 miles away would be able to swamp the inhabitants of the borough. That being the case, I consi dered it my duty to endeavour to reject the bill by resolu tion on its second reading in the House of Commons, and on its being carried tho Government of that day was ob liged to give up the bill, and they dissolved the Parliament. Who lowering of the franchise has been constantly opposed since 1854 and before the general oloetion of 1865 it was declared by the right hon. gentleman the member for Buck 'inghamshire that the House of Commons had happily refused to degrade the franchise by the admission of the best of those artisans who lived in houses somewhat below £lO per an num. That was constantly said and done until last ses sion, and then what happened ? Government of that day thought it right again to introduce a measure of reform, and I think if your lordships will consider a moment that the proposition to admit in the counties men who rented under £5O, and in the boroughs under need not have so frightened hon. gentlemen, because the prin citple tad been admitted in the Reform Bill which was passed for Ireland. But, unfortunately, that bill, which proposed to lower the franchise in counties to £l4 and in boroughs to £7, was mot by an opposition which I have always considered was neither houourablo to the person who promoted it nor safe to the countr y . (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) Tho noble earl now at the head of the Go vernment, referring on that a o h c o c pe asio t u ha t t o tthe wouldpro p o b s e e d a billme mea sure the Government, express , sure which he should be able to support, and that it was one which would reasonably and satisfactorily settle this important question. It was desirable, the noble lord said, to settle it once and for all, and ho promised me that my bill should have fair play—(hear, hear, from Lord Derby) —and that it should not meet with any factious opposition or combination against it, but that it should be considered and dealt with on its merits. (Bear, hear, from Lord Derby.) If the bill was one which he approved of he would give it his cordial support, but if, on the other hand, he consi dered it an imperfect, inadequate, and dangerous mea sure, he would do his best to throw it out by fair de bate and au honourable opposition. (Cheers front the Ministerial benches.) Now, my opinion is t hat that bill did net have fair play, but was thrust aside by underhand means. It was not opposed on its merit; but by a factious movement and combination against it; nor was it opposed by a fair debate and honourable opposition. That is my statement with regard to the bill of last session. It is hardly regular for me to trace that bill through its stages in the other house, but I have stated that I do not consider that it was defeated by fair debate and an honourable oppo sition. One proposition was that the county franchise should be £l4 per annum. That was met by a proposition that it should be £2O. Now, that was a fair mode of meeting the bill and of dealing with the question. But let me state the other course that was proposed. It was not considered suf ficient to deal first with the franchise upon the principle that had been laid down for Ireland; and it was objected to proceed with that bill by those who were opposed to any change, as well as by others, on the ground that the subject should be dealt with as a whole, and that the bill for the redistribution of seats should be taken first, by which means much valuable time would have been lost, and the discus sion would have occupied some months on the merits and demerits of that part of the question, so that it would have been quite impossible to have 4A any atiCitaaiVA QA the realii.etn 7gb, ywo q rui u tnx e hd s 6t t e. i hr o eh n Tab — nihld N la ri to z nw . question—viz., proceedings, haem merits.wo u a n a t Tni o ndh f we f yt r a hheai nchise—whether XS a c t hdpetrahoTpeoyouserae7 to defeat contraryde f e e a a l t placing rules of t h the t o i u ,ale s pet, e tnivi: o ,rewt. t f ttt Commons and the practicen the be I call of honourable opposition, which all parties had adopted for many years, of giving notice of any important amend those who had to meet it should an unfes in air kof the G.t, abnsoaovt printeder Gt overnment course h f cne o e a rn r t sa m : a t nta h hdd a s aol o t tvp t m ai h ttnel o a lyd t - - coo ; ,lil:oo.ttntitrial.:w:faiols‘k,i,l,,nttishms:aa:s:tbiiltsoeiwtoudenigtpt.eitwloora That s sf the aili l l a late Cji-eorvheasn•nd ineut it was not melon its merits, but nn attempt wassnado at a combination against it on the part of those w'ao were unable to combine 011 ally other subject. If that was the case, and Innns well founded in the history of what took place, the noble earl opposite had nu occasion to say that he " thanked God that he was not as other men," because be was quite as bad as those "publicans" of 1859. (A laugh.) With regard to this bill, which the noble earl is to produce, I only trust that it will be introduced soon ; that it will contain clear provisions; and that it will be considered by the House of Commons. For my own part I neither promise support, nor threaten opposition. If it be a good bill, no doubt we shall be happy to see it carried (hear, hear.) If it be a bad bill, with an incomplete or de lusive franchise, why then it would do just that to which the noble earl objected, and truly objected. Above all, if we think it leads to future agitation of a perilous character it will be our duty to oppose it. If the House of Commons pass a fair bill, and your lordships approve of it, giving a great body of the artisans of this country that privilege they aro well fitted to exorcise; if you impose on them that duty which they are well fitted to perform—that of exercising one of the most important functions which can be exercised in a free country, in voting for representatives to Parliament; in short for selecting men on whom the conduct, power, faith, and freedom of this country depend for many years, if you give them that advantage freely and fairly, and to a proper extent, then you may hope to settle this question ; but if you endeavour, by any tricks or shuffles, to cheat them of that fair right, and endeavour to give them less than thatto which they are entitled, you will not succeed. Public meetings have declared for manhood suffrage, but hardly any one in either House of Parliament wishes for manhood suffrage; but if you give the working classes a fair pro portion of votes you may hope to settle tits question for a considerable time. But if you deal with it unfairly and ina dequately there can be no butter theme for agitation at the general election which must take place soon after the pass ing of that bill than that the present House of Commons cheated the country, and that it was necessary to have a new Reform Bill and new members who will do their duty to their constituents more honestly than the members of the present House of Commons. If I were an agitator I should wish for nothing better than such a state of things. (A laugh.) The noble earl having arrived at the conclu sion that there ought to be a largo reform, will, I trust, reduce the franchise to such an extent that his measure will be accepted by the country. We all know very well that there are different methods of reasoning, which affect different minds. Some people are well convinced by the inductive method. Others are more convinced by the me thod of deduction. Some like the algebraic, and others the geometric method in order to arrive at the truth. But to noble lords opposite there id no way which succeeds so well as being in office. (A laugh.) The noble earl, in the speech he made at Liverpool in the Course of the summer dwelt upon the advantage arising from a change of Government from time to time. I quite agree with him in what he said, but there is a further advantage which he did not mention— namely, that in coming into office he perceives the truth of propositions to which he had been opposed for 15 years. (A laugh.) I have only further to say that I trust the mea sure which the Government have announced with respect to Ireland will have all the merit which should belong to it, that it will have no injurious effects on the rights of pro perty, but will enable tenants to make improvements. If the noble earl effects those objects he will confer a great advantage on Ireland. The last time the noble earl was in office he was fortunate in his selection of his Lord Lieu tenant. Lord Eglinton performed his duties in a manner which satisfied all parties in Ireland and in this country— (hear)—and I believe he is equally fortunate in his selec tion of the present Lord Lieutenant, who has conducted himself in a manner to which no one can object. (Hear.) Of course the duties of a Lord Lieutenant are those of adminis tration only. As the late Lord Wellesley said, the duty of the Lord Lieutenant was to administer the law, not to alter it. There are other questionsof importance affecting Ireland when we have got rid of reform, and which will deserve your lordships' attention as much as any question can. My noble friend whom I see near me, Lord Kimberley, made, as Lord Lieutenant, many valuable suggestions on the sub ject of landlord and tenant, but nothing can be undertaken on the subject of Ireland without the deepest consideration. The best intentions are not enough ; but I do trust that measures for the amelioration of Ireland will be considered with deliberation and carried. I thank your lordships for your attention, and I have only now to add that I do not consider it necessary on the present occasion to move any 1 1 amendment to the address. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY—I trust that in addressing your lordships I may be permitted to express my gratitude to my noble friends behind me for the clear and distinct man ner in which they moved and seconded the Address. (Cheers.) I should have hardly thought it possible to go through the various topics of a Speech from the Throne with so much clearness, discretion, and brevity as was done by my noble friend who moved the Address. (Hear.) There was not one topic of the Speech which he left un touched, and not one that he did not touch upon with per fect fairness and discretion. I must also express my satis faction that the noble earl who has just sat down has not found any matter for comment, certainly not for objection, in the Speech from the Throne. lam more satisfied with the course which the noble earl has found it expedient to pursue than even with the noble earl's assurance that he does not intend to move an amendment to the Address, be cause in his somewhat lengthened discourse he has not confined himself, with one exception, to the various and important topics of the Speech. The noble earl has entered into an historical description of the progress and non-pro grog; of Reform during the last 35 years, and the various bills, discussions, and disputes which have taken place. Now, I must say, at the outset, that I decline to follow the noble earl through that portion of his speech. Her Ma jesty's Ministers have expressed their hop 3 that the great question of Parliamentary Reform may meet with an early and satisfactory settlement; they have announced their intention to bring forward the question at a very early period; and I may at once relieve the noble lord's anxiety as to any attemt at delay upon our part by saying that upon the very earliest possible day—l believe as early es Monday next—it is the intention of my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to lay before the House settlement of the question, if it be no hope of a satisfactory Commonsof f atter deta itlh.t‘G(lretirr,fliniteeaurt.)BPßrtftcllsaalminsurreefetrhe.anteeth.teor.tehitss e t wi th s .) whichlf whentlse noble bandying ' is m o oted we are to commence e ta a k d en ha u s p thos int e h n e question recriminations n parties, double-dealing, on a o n a d no w th ha e t not, connexion with the political history of the past Ify v y e ars or more, and instead of enterin g u p on the sub j e ct Nith the view of considering what is best to be done, then unfairness, inconsistency , c onsistency, I say, there is no hope that the matter will be settled, and I shall deeply regret that her Majesty's Ministers have been induced to bring forward a question which the event will then have shown can lead only to angry discussions. (Cheers.) My lords, if we do desire and hope . for a satis factory settlement of this question, if we desire to see the representation of the country placed upon a sound basis, if we desire t 3 see a settlement of the question which I will not say shall be final, but which shall render unnecessary and improbable any further agitation upon the subject for a very considerable time, then, I say, this object cannot be attained by making the question one of party and political strife for the purpose of obtaining office or Parliamentary majorities. The question must be examined in a fair, deli berate, and dispassionate spirit ; we must be prepared to give and take ; we must be prepared to meet each other's views, and wo must be prepared, above all things, to cast away all party objects and be quite frog from mere political strife. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Noble lords may laugh', . but I am speaking from the deepest convictions of my mind when I say that there is no possible Government in this country that can at the present time carry a Reform Bill. The noble earl tried to do so last year, and he thought he had a majority with him when he laid down the principle that no Government was required, and that no Govern ment was ever justified, in bringing forward a Reform Bill unless it had a reasonable prospect of being able to carry it. do not go as far as the noble earl, but I say that in the pre sent state of parties no Government can hope to carry, by their own separate and distinct exertions, such a Reform Bill as would in their view be most desirable ; and I repeat that, if this question is to be settled, it must be dealt with in a spirit of mutual forbearance, and not by bandyingrecriminations. (Hear.) Although I cannot commend the noble earl for accuracy in reference to the recapitulations of what to k place in 1859 or 1806, I will not follow him with regard to one of the points he raised. I will not argue with hint touching his statement that from 1832 down to 18ti6 the desire and working of the Conservative party was to keep the borough franchise from being reduced to £lO, or the county franchise below .£5O ; but I will remind him, with regard to the county franchise, that in 109 the Govern ment of the day proposed a larger exte nsion of the county franchise than has been proposed si nce. It is undoubtedly true that at that time a proposition was made to place the county and borough franchise upon the same footing, and in that view of the matter the Government declined to re duce the borough franchise, while it proposed a large re duction of the county franc hise. This principle, however, was not sanctioned by the countr y or Parliament, and has not b,‘en introduced since ; it has be e n un i v er sally admitted that there should he a differepc : .s bstweon the county and borough f (Earl Russell—" Hear.") Then I wou ld alsoalsoremindnoble given opportunities u: i ni t: e nt h hy i e so . upon the subject of Reform, for from 1860 to 1866 the noble earl had been perfectly satisfied to leave the whole question at rest, and it was not until last year that he awakened w ith a new - zeal for the artisans, nn . i brought forward a 20 st Sr 100 too 1 . SSE; 11.0 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 10 100 10t 2 II Iz4l 5