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WOMEN. of Comm ons )octant, exten• characteristic ving the Ele c .: iond time by Uus sanctioned ewhat it seems iody, and w e on that 14, luded from I,* It results from with women ightere paxty rhich it v..— lrea dY is a vote ma l e vo the electors Manches t , er tol an eighP,' constitueno • / will have 2 1011 Lye the wale.; and a qui d° tical greatn es , 1 5 and elevatol; soc ial life `ill is of Conn°o' 3 the Postsjoy of ax T ii 'ested :xis we ET I ; t that av-,„'7e oe tweeng., that su ch ' P' of :nglishrua n r e , ,ss in it t ° t he ice avoi d e most 0331 rhe Pe ace o e. this ou tli it ;tapdbathe f tha t ;ogle 0 _ , a ek soil an d tirpatedt.al.„ d travelierch rider 1 7 v ith terms 7espond (4 lavrYe-yet lerated• do pt a if We 3 that e reply w et I t the 1 )° , o f radic 3t ' ° tor. 1 benef ac tinz' for ass et ,,,, svaP"' . 1 4 he sickens Le i re Exehe c loir gugan o. they Poun the aph on i a ed to.se e , A i has Ito as e oPP°s e d x pres- r o Sir Edsv_, t it is N V quisi tiou• e of Beir a° t to the 130 1, , but seld re of Fol nc rg e ' ;o the othel Spain, d conduae tic courtitil e„st the PA" THE \IONE Y MARKET AND C OAIAIERCIAL INTELJJIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The business on 'Change to-day was certainly an itnprovement on that of yesterday. Consols have g °ll e Up k, and in the Foreign Market a good many transactions have taken place in the New Turkish Lnail, and th ere h as b een a recovery t o t h e extent ' 0 f 1 per cent. in the French Funds. Railway stocks are steady, and Telegraph and Miscellaneous Shares 1-:11liet. The demand for discount is not very active, but the rate still continues 3 per cent. Consols are now at 93/ to 941 for money; ditto, account, 941 4 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 I ; Ne w Three per Cents., 921 ; ditto Annuit es, 1885 ,11 3-16 ; Bank of England Stock, 41 per cent., 235 4 i. E xchequer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per cent., par 5 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, prem. India Stock, 10i per cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 .per cent., July, 1880, 1131 s ; ditto 4 per ce nt., Oct., 1888, 1001 11; ditto Enfaced Paper (3_, per cent., 921 ; ditto 5f per ce n t., 1879, 110 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 21 prem. ; Metropolitan h oard of Works, 31 per cent. Stock, 941 1. In the Foreign Market Argentine Six per Cents. are now 911 to 921; Brazilian Five per Cents. (1865), ; 9 . 1 to 891 ; E gyp ti an (1868) , 804 to 80 1 ; I ta li an T i ," per Cents. (1861), 55f to 561; Mexican Th ree per Cents., 141 to 15 ; Peruvian Five per Cents. 1 885 ), 871 to 871; Spani s h New Three per Cents. 67 ), 291 to 291 ; Turkish Five per Cents. 865 ), 49 1-16 to 49 3-16 ; ditto Six per Cents. 1885 ), 721 to 721. In the English Railway Market prices are better, with the exception of South Eastern and Great Eastern, the former being 1 lower, at 771 to 771, an d the latter 1, at 421 to 421 ; Caledonians are at 4 to 74 ; G r e a t Northern Ordinary, 121 to 122 ; La ncashire and Yorkshire, 1291 to 1291 ; London atßrighton, 451 to 451 ; Met ro p o lit an , 761 t o 761 ; , Northern (A) 1261 to 127 ; London and for th - WeStern, 1271 to 1271 ; . Midland, 126 to 1261; Gre at West ern , 72 t o 721 ; L on d on an d S out h Wes tern, 90 to 92 ; Metropolitan District, 35 to 36. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 881 to 881 the Tea-Forties, 851 to 86. Erie Shares are 18j t° 1 4 ; Illinois, 111 to 112 ; and Great - Western consolidated Bonds, 271 to 281. „ A nglo-American Telegraph Shares are 16/ to 171; lndian,Brttish 7-16 to 8 9-16 ; China Submarine, 2 t ' fable, 151 ° 1 1 dis. • Falmouth, 8 11-16 to 8 13-16 ; French to 151; and Construction and Mainte nance, 341 to 341. In Bank "Shares Anglo-Austrian are 14 to 16 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 311 to 321; Consoli dated,d3 Lon don 41 to 41; Imperial Ottoman, 4 to 4+ prem. ; I , 4on don and County, 49 to 50; London Joint Stock, ')3i to 34 ; Alliance, 12/ to 131; U n io n o f Lon (l°°, 3 21 to 331; and London and Westminster, 61 1 to 62/. 14 Miscellaneous Shares General Credit is f to 1 trrezl 2• ; International Financial, 1 9-16 to 1 7-16 dis.; ,u° ll 's Bay Company, 111 to 111 ; London Gene u" O mnibus Company, 21 to 21 ; National Discount, i' 4 1 1 to 11 / ; P en i nsu l ar an d O r i en t a l St eam , 43 t o ' 5 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 51 to 53. The Jap anese L oan i s now 31 t o 21 di s ., and Lomb Iceroy of Egypt's Loan is firm at 1 to 1 pr em . bardo-Venetian Shares are 151 to 151 ; and Gre at Luxembourg, 131 to 131. The accounts from the Frankfort Bourse describe peat heaviness, owing to the check to spec u l a ti on )r c asioned by the severe fall in Lombard Rail w ay 14 es, consequent on the unsatisfactory dividend ann ounced when expectations had been raised by th e large receipts of last year. Capitalists have now re to investments in South German stocks, • A eh giving a lower interest, offer a better Be - The subj o i ne d correspon d ence w ith th e T ur ki s h ba , sado r h as b een p resen t e d t o P ar li amen t i n relation to the new Daira Loan of the Viceroy of gYpt " MAMMIES PASHA TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON. " Imperial Ottoman Embassy, London, ‘;: April 25, 1870. a The undersigned, Ambassador Extraordinary ta ll ; P lenipotentiary of his Imperial Majesty the Sul - h as the h onour o f d ec l ar i ng , i n the name of his Sul- G o ' AL.ernment, to the Earl of Clarendon, her Britannic Ag e ; st rs Principal Secretary of State for Foreign that the Subliuie Porte makes its reserves the -"" regard to the priva• e loan which his Highness atil(hedive of Egypt has recently contracted, or is th a 7c Present time engaged in contracting, and eV it protests beforehand against any finan pre ; a rrangement which may not have been je s t' cl uelY authorised by his Imperial Ma teJi the Sultan, according to the t e rms of di r - ,,?,5t Imperial firman, and which would affect, or indirectly, the revenues of Egypt, or to asit might be intended to give an effect which, cial~e ds the past and the future, would be prejudi- Dro; ° the rights which the public treasury of the 11i ,OCe of Egypt h as over th e p r i v at e f or t un e of his fiegriess on account of the management of the a , b ee of that p rov i nce . t o ; oe ,i'ecitiesti ng his Excellency the Earl of Clarendon ti ol , 4l e the kindn e ss to take note of this communi,?a , 'he und ers i gne d , & c . " MUSURUS. 4:11 E EARL OF CLARENDON TO MUSURUS PASHA. " Foreign Office, April 30, 1870. t4:,"rhe undersigned, her Majesty's Principal Secre aoo State for Foreign Afftirs, has the honour to tire„ - ",leclge the receipt of the communication ad aotrrou to him by the Ambassador Extraordinary Saltak)euipotentiary of his Imperial Majesty the Sm i ." , dated the 25th instant, stating that the th e I me Port e ma k es cer t a i n reserves w ith regar d t o eentPrivate loan which his Highness the Khedive has trapj a cted, or i s a t thi s presen t ti me engage d i n con - Atia„' ll .g , and th a t i t pro t es t s b e f ore h an d aga i ns t any NtiVal operation which may have been previously , cor c i"ecl by his Imperial Highness the Sultan, ac tni i. b tit. o t _ the terms of the last Imperial firman, and ve t „ W ould affect, directly or indirectly, the re illtfeeia,°f Egypt, or which m ight be considered pre °f th e as regard s th e pas t or present , t o t h e r i g ht s th e -,Public treasury of the province of Egypt on refer Pli vat e fort une o f hi s Hi g h ness t h e Kh e di ve w i t h managementProvisilee to th e of the finance of that c. At a meeting in &c. CLARENDON." in bankruptcy of the creditors of fai led c 'un Brockbank, timber merchant, Carlisle, who tie s f Ohl the 18th ult., the statement showed liabili se:lol;hl;esb°rO2klelr's , of which the amount due to un two e u. creditors was £28,680, including £B,OOO to while the asiets were estimated at 44 0; 6 ' . Mr. Thomas Wright, solicitor, was fiv e dlted trustee, with a committee of inspection of c redit ors. 'th e (-111 Art a nnual m ee ti ng o f th-. proprietors of the Qhi t er ed Merc ant il e B an k o f I n di a , L on d on , an d ie called for the 17th inst. Agstlx. extraordinary meeting of tha Colonization fo r the aalce C orporation will be held on the 21st inst., the „„_,Purpose of confirming the new regulations of BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. °ro t , h i ,, _e nNMENT rtINDS. 93i 41 kii;t; at. Consols 8 p er ''6 ) for Account 94 1 92i Nkiw• 3 e nt tte luend 921 Ne w 2 , Per Cent b u. A Per Clent..l4l) 1894 A tI) `titll. u " eon J 1,11.1873 b() . ", 40 Vrs, expiro Sib J n n., 1,',"' •••• t 4 , .or 3u yrs, ,Ixpirost.b April liiK ... • t,; ) . ( it "d !4ott. I'fAcf,rall). A tig., lti'M. ... m t''."111"i• lillpi. . 6 1,00 ii, 21 p. Ct ' par 5 p 4 ? _ clot), x2ot , & rsOlt _ll 3-16 -- ''t of p r), "glau-1 Stock, 4i per Cent 235 4i 0 ' o Penin g , til aci ......................... lilt ~..4 1 Per °Ont. Roods 5 1 C. ()looted Otntnum 11,4i,,s'IAN dovERNmENT SECUEITIII,. 0 tOf!k, 104 oer Cow., April I.s 7 • 41.°' ° Pea' . 4 lag, for Account 0. , l.,'r Oeui. -Jul,y- IFBO ........ .... ...- 113 1 i D ' l'b'z' Celit. O. 188* D J. '. kli.iftteed Paptu 4 per °Aut.. .- — 92 1 ''J. 5 P e r Cent., Jan. 1872 ..... ..... ...., THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1870. SHAR LIST. RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid. Name. Quotations. done. St Bristol and Exeter lOO 78 80 80 St Cal, donian 100 731 741 734 1 St Cambrian lOO 15 20 20 Cornwall all 21 31 St Dublin and Belfast Junction-100 . . . . St Dun, Prtb, and Aber. June 100 70 72 20 East London all 4 6 20 Do 20 1)o - St Glasgow and S.Western 100 116 117 St Great Eastern lOO 42 421 421 1 4 St Do East Anglian, No. 2.-100 61 71 St Great North of Scotland 100 13 16 St Great Northern 100 121 122 121 St Do A 100 126 127 1261 St Do B lOO 126 128 St Gt. So. and West (Ireland) 100 98 100 St Great Western - Consolid 100 71 711 72 St Do South Wales 100 68 70 St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45 St Do do Newport 100 36 38 St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 130 131 1291 St Lond, Bright'n, and S Coast 100 43 431 St Lond, Chatham ' and Dover 100 144 154 15 St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11 St London and North Western 100 126- 1271 1271 1 St London and South Western 100 881 891 St Manch, Shef, and Lincelnsh 100 51 511 521 St Do New. issued at £5O die 3O St Metropolitan lOO 791 80 77 St Do Preferred... lOO ... St Do Deferred 100 10 Do Redeemable St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 374 4 St Midland . lOO 1241 125 1264 1 St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 94 96 St North British. lOO 34 35 St Do Edin, Perth, and Duride 100 13 15 St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1261 1271 1354 St Do Leeds 100 891 901 89 St Do York St Do Stockton and Darlingta 100 178 180 St North London lOO 120 122 10 Do New, 1868 6l 14 1 St North Staffordshire 100 59 61 St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105 St Rhymney lOO 52 54 St Shropshire Union 100 62 63 St South Devon 100 46 48 St South Eastern 100 764 77/ 774 St Do Preferred .lOO 1091 1101 1114 12 St Do Deferred... lOO 41 414 414 1 St Staines, Wok'ham, Jt Wok'g. all 121 131 St Taff Vale 10 Do C 6 3 6 St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100 ••• 10 Waterloo and Whitehall MISCEL LANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17 25 Austn Mort Land and Fin, L 5 4d pr 10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5 10 Berlin "Water Works, Lim 5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 54 5 Ditto, New 4 pr Ipm 50 British American Land 20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 24 34 27 Canada Company all 78 80 20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 20 Ditto, A shares 25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d 30 City of Milan Improvinent L all 4 5 50 City Offices, Limited 50 Colonial, Limited 2O 1d pr 50 Commercial Union (Asso) 10 Com of African Merch, L 20 Continental Union Gas, L 23 Copper Miners of England, Prof 71 per cent all 5 7 100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877, 44 per cent all -- 100 Ditto, 1879, 41 par cent 100 Ditto 10 Credit 1882, 4 per cent Fonc o England, L all 24 34 50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 24 14d St Crystal Palace St Do, Preference lOO 94 99 St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 108 113 50 E India Land Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d 32 Ebbw Vale 271 104 10d 100 Egypt 9 p et Viceroy's Loan gua by Egyptian Goy all 1004 1014 1014 24 20 Egyptian Com and Trading L 4/ 13 3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 4 4 15 Eng and Foreign Credit 74 4 3d 10 European Gas all 17 18 .. . .. 10 'Do, new... 6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p 20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 3 1 44p 100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust and Loan 6 per ct Bonds all 97 96 954 10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 4 Id 15 General Steam Navigation l4 29 31 50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p 20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and Co. of Adventurers of Eng trading into) all 12 124 50 Imperial Continental Ga 5..... 434 134 136 50 India Rub, Telg Works, L 45 49 50 10 International Finan Soc, L 5 14 14d 20 Italian Irrigation Canal. Cav all 44 41 100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bowls, red all 1:870 50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 ld 25 London African Trading lO 50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d 4 Loud Gen Omnibus, Limd all 21 21 50 Lond & Glasg Engie, Limd 25 18 16d 20 London and Prov Marine 2 par Ip St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100 spc by India Gov lOO 103 105 50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37 10 Natal Land and Col Co., Lim all 34 41 25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 114 11/ 10 National Steamship, Limd all 131 14 1 1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6s 6d 4 tO New Consolidated Dis Ld 4 5 New Quebrada, Limited 4112 41 4'd 25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c 25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 14 14p 10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d 10 Do, B all - d St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70 50 N British & Mercan lusnce 64 23 234 25 Ocean Marine Insurance 5 15 16p 5 Oriental Gas, Limited 5 Do, New 10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 fd fp 5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 24 St. Peel Riv Dad & Min, Lim lOO 31 33 50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 50 Do., New, 1867 lO :31 214 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do, New all 84 25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lintd all 191 201 20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO 20 Societe General de l'Empire Ottoman ... 8 24 34 25 South Australian Land 20 Tel Construe & Maintenance (lim and red aced) all 36 36 361 20 Thames & Mers Mn Ins, L 2 21 21p St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88 10 Trustand Agency of Austra _ _ _ lasia, (Liniited) Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 *fp Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 61p Union Steam Ship, Ld United Dis Corpora, Lmtd ... 6 2 ld thrive'. Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4f Sip Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1 Van. Diemen's Land ..... 283- 7 9 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln. all 854 861 841 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d WI & P Steam, Limited ... 20 4 3d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada Government, 6 pc, Jan and July ,1877-84 100 104 105 i Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103 1 Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 105 106 f Do, 5p c, Jan and July . .... - 100 944 95f Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 - 100 954 96f Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873.-100 103 105 Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890- 1900 lOO 111 113 Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111 Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 - 100 Do, 5 p c, April 1i and Oct 15, 1900 100 1024 1034 Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Do, 1872 lOO 103 105 Do, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114 Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104 Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108 Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15.-100 107 109 D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113 Natal Gov 6p c, April & Oct 100 106 108 1064 Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109 New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and July lOO 104 105 N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to 1876, Jan and July lOO 1004 1014 Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and July 100 102 103 103 Do, 5 p c ' red by ann draw s , from 1867 to 1875 . la. 100 1014 Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872 to 1898 100 1004 1014 - New Zealand 6p c, 1891 100 107 109 Do, 5p c 100 97 98 Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 974 984 964 Do., 6p c, 11+91, Mar and Septloo 108 110 Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p e sterling, 1875, Jan and July lOO 102 f 103} Do, 1886 lOO 1044 1054 Queensland 6 per ct, 1882-85, Jan and July 100 109 110' 1094 Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 108} 1091 S Australian Government, 6 p c, 1869-77 lOO Do, 1878-92 100 Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111 Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and and July Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110 Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO 113 1141 Do, April and Oct, 1883-5 lOO 1101 111 1101 Do, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1p,1894 100 103 104 103 i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. -WEDNESDAY. I. l he Speaker took the chair at 20 minutes past twelve. METROPOLITAN AND ST. JOHN'S WOOD RAILWAY BILL. This bill was further considered, and ordered to be read a third time. WOMAN'S DISABILITIES BILL. Mr. JACOB BRIGHT moved the second reading of this bill, which he said was one for removing the political disabilities of women. If the bill passed women would become voters for boroughs, whose name was on the burgess roll, or who were householders, and in counties they would become entitled to vote for members of Parliament if they were householders, and rated at £l2 and upwards, or if in possession of property- similar to that which gave a vote to men. With respect to the number of women who would become enfranchised, it appeared from a return that the, largest number of women on the municipal burgess roll was in Bath, where there was one woman to every 3.08 men, and the smallest in Walsall, where it was one to 22 . 09. The average number of women who would be affected by the bill as regarded votes would be—ln Bristol one to seven, Manchester one to six, in Newcastle, 1 in 18; in Northampton, 1 in 13 ; and in York, 1 in 7 ; and if he was asked on what ground he ad vocated the measure, he would say he did it on the principle of justice, With respect to a man, if he was ever so bad, if he were a thief, a drunkard, or a returned convict, if he only got his name -on the list of voters, he thus obtained his parliamentary pri vilege, he was able in some degree to influence the proceedings of the House. It did seem to him an anomaly that women having all the qualifications of men, and the same intelligence, should be excluded from the privilege to which he contended they had a right. If it was said that women escaped from certain burdens that were im posed on men, and that, therefore, they were not entitled to that privilege for which he contended, he denied the proposition. The only one he had ever heard of any iinpartance was that women took no part in the defence of the country, but then those who did defend it were paid, and women contributed to the charge. There was not a single tax paid by men which was not paid by women, and with respect to taxation, that fell far heavies on women, because they worked longer and were paid much less than men, and yet they were called upon to pay the quota of taxation without any regard to their mode of income. There was no law im posing restrictions of even a penal nature on men from which women escaped, but the hardship did not end there, as there had been laws passed with regard to women which had • called forth the greatest indignation. The bill did not propose to give votes to mar ried women, but it would entitle those who had been married, or were spinsters, to the elective franchise, and therefore he contended that such a proposition would give security to the whole class. This was, he thought, the first proposal for the extension of the suffrage that could be said to be free from party conflict, and it was something in its favour to know that five of the hon. members who voted in favour of the bill when first brought forward by Mr. Mill were now members of the present Government, and he could but regret the absence of the right hon, gentleman the member for Buckingham shire, because had he been present he felt he would have supported the bill. He did not that day ask for anything for women on the ground of liberality ; but that for which he did ask the House was justice. It had been said that women were politically ignorant, but he might as well be told that grass was not green, or that they had no care for the welfare of their families or the greatness of their country. One of the great objections against the bill was that it was said the women did not care for the elective franchise, and would not use it if they got it, but those who made such statements were lamentably ignorant of the real facts of the case. He had inquired into the matter in Lancashire, and found that where they had the right on occasions of municipal elec tions the women always exercised their right. If they passed the bill that would not compel women to vote, but it would give them a right to which they were entitled, and which now they did not pos sess. He had been told that the hon. member who was to follow him in opposition was to move the previous question, but he wished he had taken a more manly course, and that he had framed his motion so as to call upon the House to give a distinct "No " to his (Mr. J. Bright's) proposition. His bill would in fact be the only one that would give real household suffrage, and on that ground and the higher ground of justice, he asked the House to assent to its second reading. Colonel SYKES in supporting the bill asked the House to look at the matter as a practical question, and he would ask what entitled persons to vote for members of Parlia ment but payment of rates, therefore the privilege was clearly a question of money and had nothing to do with sex. It seems to him on that ground ' quite im material whether the taxpayer wore a petticoat or a pair of breeches. (Laughter.) It was but fair that those who fulfilled all the duties imposed upon them by the State should have the right the bill would give them. There was one strong argument in favour of the measure with which he was acquainted, it was the fact that in the great East India Company women were allowed to vote for twenty-four men, who at one time governed a great empire with over 200,000,000 of people, and yet it was here ob jected to give her the privilege of voting for 1 of the 658 persons who legislated for about a tithe of that number of people, and considering that nearly 95,000 persons had peti tioned in favour of the bill, he hoped the house would read it a second time. Mr. SCOURFIELD moved the previous question. He con tended that an extension of privileges increased responsi bility, and argued that if the political influence of women were increased, they would lose much of their social influence. He spoke of the annoyance to which women would be subjected at a contested election. Mr. W. FOWLER seconded the previous question, while he had the strongest possible feeling with regard to the injustice which had been done to women by the laws of this country, he was not prepared to say that they were to enter into political life. He objected to the title of the bill. Instead of being a disability, he con sidered that having no vote was a privilege as far as women were concerned. He believed that they had considerable political influence as expe rience had shown ; but he held that their sphere of in fluence was at home. Where was the thing to stop ? It appeared to him that the argument on the other side went to show that there was no reason why women should not occupy seats in that house. (Hear, hear.) Much had been said about the neglect of women's rights, and he agreed with hon. members on that part. For instance, he regarded the law as to married women's property as a scandal. At the same time there was no reason for grant ing women such political power as was asked for them. The real point at issue was whether or no women should enter into political strife. Sir CHARLES DILKE pointed out that the bill did not apply to a woman who had a husband, and it might as well be argued that widowers with children should be dis franchised on the ground that they should stay at home and instruct them, as to argue that a woman should confine herself to domestic matters. H e denied that any act of vi&ence had been committed during the election so far as the women voters are concerned. With regard to the admission of women into Parliament, that was a matter which was in the hands of the constituencies. He believed that if the bill was rejected they could not resist the demand which would be made for universal suffrage. MX. BERESFORD HOPE declined to support so frag mentary a bill. Unless it were a measure for the enfran chisement of all persons with a certain state, be they married or unmarried, it was a fragmentary piece of illogical legislation. His chief opposition to the bill was grounded on the fact that the male was logical and judicial, whilst the female was instinctive and emotional. Dr, LYON PLAYFAIR said that in the speeches against the bill there was a great tendency to make the question an abstract one instead of a purely limited and practical one. The law regarded a woman as a capable citizen, and all that the advocates of the bill now asked was, that she should be taken out of the only list of incapables known to the the law, idiots, lunatics, criminals, and minors. He main tained that their rirrht to the elective franchise was Per tectly clear, and he proceeded to discuss tne question whether it would be to the interest of that class of wom e n themselves to have political representation, and whether in the second place it would be expedient in the interest of the State to admit them to the franchise. The responsibility of power was soon followed by fitness to exercise it, and he followed up this declaration by saying that it would be beneficial both to the interests of the women and the State, were they invested with political power, It had been argued that the mass of women had not demanded the power. He admitted that they had not assembled in force, and pulled down the park railings ; but 100,000 women had petitioned for it in a constitutional way, and all such movements were initiated by the higher and more educated portion of the people. Sir GEORGE JENKINSON supported the bill, because it simply contained the principle of giving a vote to women who had property. He did not fear that a female voter keeping a shop would be persecuted with regard to her vote any more than a male shopkeeper. Mr. MUNTZ could not see why a lady should not be able to vote whilst her tenants and servants were. Sir H. CROFT opposed the bill. He did not like the idea of women going about lecturing on women's rights. He agreed with Mr. Punch that those who wanted women's rights wanted woman's charms. Mr. BRUCE observed that the Government had not had an opportunity of giving the subject that consideration which it deserved. It was a very large question and re quired mature consideration. It was an extension of political power in an entirely new direction, and it re quired the greatest deliberation as to the manner of the extension, and the consequences which would flow from it. If they gave women a right to vote,for the election of a member of Parliament, they could scarcely deny them admission into that House. Mr. JACOB BRIGHT said he had just received a telegram stating that the Town Council of Manchester had agreed to petition in favour of the bill by a majority of 102 to 12. The House then divided on the proposition " that the question be now put." The following is the result of the division : Ayes... Noes ... Majority The bill was then read a second time. PUBLIC PROSECUTORS' BILL. Mr. EYKYN moved the second reading of the above bill, urging the importance of public prosecutors, and alluding to the miscarriages of justice which had occurred in con sequence of there not having been such officials. Mr. RATHBONE seconded the motion. He hoped the right hon. gentleman at the head of the Government would take the matter up, and carry the measure to a successful issue. It would greatly add to the many bene fits he had already conferred on the community at large. Mr. WEST said he had had experience of the working of the system of having a public prosecutor at both Man chester and Leeds, and also at other places where the system was not adopted, and the result was that he thought justice was not administered where there was not such an officer. But the officer proposed to be appointed by the bill would be a very different one from that of the public prosecutor at Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds, and he must strenususly object to the uncon stitutional powers which the measure put into the hands of the person to be so appointed. The House ought to be very cautious in their proceedings in the matter, while he was bound to say that he had great objection to the bill as it stood, and he would therefore suggest that it should be referred to a select committee as the matter was not urgent. If this course was adopted he would vote for the second reading, but if not he could not give his vote in favour of the bill. Mr. CROSS objected to the bill as it would give too great power to the Home Secretary over the person to be appointed, on the ground of expense it would en tail, and farther as he thought it would destroy the in dependence of the bar, and promote the system of centralisation, to which there was so much objection. Mr. HENLEY thought that a bill of the important nature then under discussion ought to be in the hands of the Government. He thought the proposal to send the bill to a select committee was the wisest course that the House could adopt, and that the interests of the public would not suffer by such a course being adopted. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was quite of opinion that a bill of such magnitude as that under discussion ought to have been in the hands of the Government, but he was sure that under present circumstances the Govern ment would not be blamed for not bringing in the bill, as it was thought they had brought in too many already. He was authorised on the part of the Government to say that they approved of the principle of the bill but by that it must not be supposed that they were to be committed to all the details of the bill, which he thought could be best considered if it was referred to a select committee. Mr. EYKYN said, under the circumstances that had been urged, he should offer no objection to the bill being re ferred to a select committee. After some remarks from Mr. Cousurs, The bill was read a second time, and referred to a select committee. EDUCATITON OF THE BLIND BILL. Mr. WHEELHOUSE, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained the nature of the measure. It provided that wherever a board of guardians were asked by the parent of an indigent child, such child, were he blind or deaf or dumb, should be sent to schooL Mr. ASSHETON moved that the bill be read a second timethat day six months. The question which the hon. gentleman wanted to raise for the consideration of the House was as to whether it was the duty of the State to provide at a large expense for the education and main tenance of all those poor children who were not, as he might say, ablebodied. If the bill became law, there would be no need for private charitable institutions. Mr. APLAREN approved of the object of the Bill, although he was afraid it welt too far in the way of doing good. He thought a distinction should be drawn between the blind and the deaf and dumb. Mr. W. JOHNSON supported the bill. He thought it was the duty of the State to educate the children, and to step in against the cupidity of the parents. Mr. SYNAN approved of the principle of the bill, but thought the machinery it set out quite inefficient to carry out its provisions. If it was read a second time he should be in favour of its being referred to a select committee. Mr. DICKINSON objected to the power the bill gave to the Poor-law Guardians. Mr. A. PEEL hoped the House would refuse to give the bill a second reading. It contained many proposals that were highly objectionable, and it would, if passed, be another load on the already heavily taxed ratepayer. The cost of maintenance of the children was set down at too low a figure, and altogether the bill abounded in such objectionable enactments that it would fail to carry out the humane intentions of its promoters. At a quarter to six o'clock the debate on the bill stopped in accordance with the standing order. r) - t per t' - -nt. May 18" ,, llO Jo. 5 per Cent., Rup. Del'. 1872 Da do • Do. do. 1882.. ... 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Acoount, June 1 94} I POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. William Smith, harness maker, of Portland-street, Soho, was chared before Mr. Knox with violently assaulting George Smith, cab driver, bad g e 4,561. The complainant said that about one o'clock he was with his cab on the Berners-street rank, when the prisoner came up to his cab door and annoyed him. He requested the prisoner to go away, and as he would not he gave him a push, and the prisoner then seized him by the legs and threw him, and his head was so much hurt he was compelled to go to the Middlesex Hospital. Mr. Knox said he must see that no harm came to the complainant before dis posing of the case, and remanded the prisoner. WESTMINSTER A young man, decently dressed, who gave the name of Samuel'Johnson, was charged with assault ing Robert Smith, an inoffensive lad of 15, shopboy to Mr. Dobbs, a glover, of Prince's-street, West minster. The complainant said that as he was out for a parcel for his master he passed the defendant and two others ; as he did so defendant " bonnetted " him, hut as he returned defendant and the others jeered at him, and on telling them to mind their own business Jefendant struck him in the eye and knocked him down, and as he tried to get into the shop h was again knocked down by the defendant. Mr. Arnold sentenced defendant to a month's hard labour. THAMES. William Brown, a seaman was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with obtaining a coat, vest, cap, shirt, and scarf, value £2 10s., the property of Mr. Edmund Craig, outfitter, of 80 Leman-street, White chapel, under false and fraudulent pretences. The prosecutor said the prisoner came to him on Tuesday last, and represented that he had come home in the ship Ida, from the Baltic, as a seaman, and had up wards of £5 to receive at the Shipping Office. Tower hill,"for wages, and said he wanted a rig out. On the faith of this representation he entrusted the prisoner with goods to the amount of £2 10s. and advanced him 2s. 6d. in money. He afterwards ascertained that the prisoner was not one of the crew of the Ida, and had no wages to receive, and that he came home in the Ida as a passenger. He was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. Walton, an officer of the Court, reported to Mr. Woolrych, that, in pursuance of his worship's direc tions, he conveyed the 18 Lascars, belonging to the ship Vixen, to the East India Dock yesterday even ing, and that all the men returned cheerfully and readily to the vessel. Mr. Woolrych—l am very glad to hear it. oeverai .Austrian industrial societies having peti tioned for the opening of an international exhibition to Vienna in 1872, C oun t I3 eust has strongly expressed his approval of the proposal. It is expected that the project will be carried o u t, as the present Minister of Finance does not object to it. The Council of the Society of Solicitors before the Supreme Courts of Scotland have issued a report upon the Lord Advocate's Land Tenure Bill, approving of the principle. They do not, however, approve of the mode in which the object is proposed to be be carried into effect. Mr. N. M. Maniachi, one of the Greek residents of Manchester, heads a subscription for the widow and orphans of Mr. Lloyd, who was lately murdered by the brigands, with a donation of 250. - Mr. Maniachi appeals earnestly to his countrymen to follow his example. At a meeting of the Wearmouth colliers, a resolution was passed—" That all begging be di s pensed with on behalf of the men of this colliery, except from such places as have no association, and that any perso n b egg i ng w i t h books about Sunderland, or the neighbourhood, will be considered and treated as an imposter." COMMITTEES. The Coroners' Bill, the Felony Bill, and the Mortgage Debenture Act (1865) Amendment Bill passed through :omrnittee. OYSTER AND MUSSEL FISHERIES' BILL. This bill was read a third time, and passed. The House then adjourned at six o'clock. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 k.:OVS. Tamara f Lord Hawke Aberdeen ..... Flyaway Jack.. Old Sam ... Orphan Void. MAIDEN PLATE. Ten ran. MAY STAKES. Thirteen ran ... 3 2 3 CITY BETTING.—Turs DAY. CHESTER CUP. 4 to 1 agst Sabinus (offered) 200 to 40 agst Muster (taken) 10 to 1 agst Starter (offered) 100 to 8 agst Glenfalloch (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Wild Flower (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vestminster (offered) 9 to 1 agst Hodgman's lot (offered—take 10 to 1) DERBY. 6 to 4 agst Macgregor (offered—take 700 to 400) 7to 1 agst Sunshine (offered) 1000 to 40 agst Camel (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Muster (taken) NEWMARKET MEETING.-YESTERDAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Lac PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES. Toison d'Or Bertha Bradgate HANDICAP PLATE. Skipjack Far away Vintner Five ran. TWO-lit-OLD PLATE. Alcyone f Rambling Katie f Sister to Verdure 3 Twonty ran. PLATE OF 100 SON'S. Countryman Lady Highthorn . Six ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CHESTER CUP. 425 to 100 agst Sabinua (taken) 600 to 100 agst Muster (taken) 9 to 1 agst Starter (taken) 100 to 6 agst Wild Flower (taken) 100 to 6 agst Formosa (take 20 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Glenfalloch (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Cherie (taken) 40 to 1 agst Locksley (taken) 40 to 1 agst Socrates (taken) 50 to 1 agst Our Mary Ann (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Blandford (offered) L'lllstoire announces that Al. Cernuschi, the Italian 4xliker who has been expelled from France has subscribed another hundred thousand francs to the Anti-Pldbiscitary Fund. The Cork Herald says that Captain Mackay, the. Fenian prisoner, is again suffering' from the rigour of pri son life, and that he is in hospital for the third time since his imprisonment commenced. A. few days ago a cow belonging to Mr. Henry Weaver, Dunham-o'-th'-Hill, Cheshire, gave birth to a calf with six legs. Both cow and calf were reported am doing well. Thlity guineas premium are being paid to effect insurance on the ship Catherine Vankin, which left Ams terdam for Java on November 16th, and by the lase advices had not arrived out. The death is announced of Lady Cotton Colt, the wife of the Rev. Sir H. V. Colt, Bart., vicar of Hill, Gloucestershire. She was the daughter of Dr. F. H. Northern, of Lea House, Staffordshire, and was married to Sir H. V. Colt in 1844. The North German Gazette says, with regard to the health of Count Bismarck, that the jaundice from which he suffered is gone, but it has left such a degree of weakness as to prevent the Chancellor from returning to active work for some considerable time. An Eleventh Commandment—says a correspon. aent of Notes and Queries—is to be seen on the wall of the chancel of Chisledon Church, in North Wilts. It is needless to add that it is " The New Commandment," mentioned in St. John xiii. 34. The Echo says that the Queen of England, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Russia have sent congratulations to the Emperor of the French expressing satisfaction at the failure of the recent plot to assassinate him. MR WILLIAM RUSSELL, BART., M.P.—The application for an injunction to restrain two petitioning creditors of Sir William Russell from proceeding to adjudicate him a bankrupt, was argued before the Chief Judge. His - Lordship, after hearing counsel, said in the first question presented to him as to the validity of the proceedings at the meetings of creditors, no question existed in his mind that what had been done was quite within the intent of the act ; the appointment of a receiver and a committee shewed that no means were neg lected to care for the estate and the interests of the creditors generally. The first petitioning creditor having neglected to appear and oppose a former motion for injunction to re strain his proceeding until a meeting of creditors had been held, was estopped by his act, as such meeting had not yet been held. The second petitioner had shown no reason to disregard the opinion of the majority of the cre ditors, who, it appeared, were acting en a bona fide manner. Their interests could not be disregarded, and an order would be made restraining the petitioner from pro ceeding until the 26th inst. A CURIOUS QUESTION OF LIABILITY.—In the Court of Exchequer, in the case of "Stansfeld v. Rolling," singular point has been raised as to the liability of a shop keeper for the death of a dog under the following circum stances. In August, 1869, Miss Stansfeld visited the bakery and confectionery shop of Mr. Rolling, at Clifton, for the purpose of purchasing some confectionery, and was accompanied by a very valuable spaniel dog, belonging to her father. The defendant had a quan tity o f . Battle's Vermin Killer placed underneath the counter,: in his shop for the purpose of destroying rats and mice, with which he was troubled. Plaintiff's dog got under the counter, and seizing a piece of bread and cheese which: was covered with poison, he was immediately taken with, symptoms which resulted in his death. The; plaintiff recovered damages from the county courts judge, who considered that defendant had not taken due; precaution to prevent dogs, &c., from getting under Mal counter. The Court. however, reversed this decision,; and gave judgment for the defendant, as their lordships! considered that he was perfectly justified in placing they vermin-killer underneath the counter of his shop, for the, purpose of ridding his establishment of noxious vermin, and could not be held responsible for any consequences resulting to the'pet spaniels, &a., of customers who visited, the spot. ACTION AGAINST A GOLD MINING COMPANY.—Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., moved in the Co n * o f COmmott, Pleas for a rule nisi for a new trial in the case of VLles ' boisnet v. the Ovens Gold Quartz Mining Gompany (Limited), which was lately tried at Westminster before Zr. Justice: Willer when the j ur y re t urne d a ver di ct for the plaintiff'kr £ 2OO. Leave was was reserved to move. to seteside t Mverdict, and to enter it f or th e d e f en d an t s ,: or fon new trial, on the grounds--First, that there was, no evidence to go t o t h e j ury of a fraudulent misrepresen-' tation ; second, that the plaintiff was not entitled to re-' cover the money independently of a fraudulent misrepre sentation • third, that th e J u d ge m i s di rec t e d th e jurt; and, fourth, that t the verdict was agains t th e we i g ht o f evidence. Mr. Justice Wiles left the question of special agreement' to the jury, who found there was none, in the face of this fact. The company has never been wound up, has not worked the mines, and is doing nothing. Over £3OO only has been rece i ve d for shares. The Court intimated that they would communicate with Mr. Justice Wines on the point of the verdict being against the evidence. ATTEMPTED MURDER. - Two charges of attempted murder have been brought before the Metropolitan police courts. A butcher named Fountain cut the throat of a woman named Henrietta Comby, in Cavendish-street, New North-road. The wounded woman ran across the street to a man and his wife who' were walking along together. The man pursued roun-' tain, but before he could catch him he cut his own throat with a razor. The woman was seriously wounded ; the man less severely. He was remanded. No reason is given for his conduct. The other case occurred in Lambeth, where a cabman, who was in the habit of drinking, stabbed his wife while intoxicated, and wa& committed for trial. AN EXPLOSION. —The London Steamship Company have been summoned at the Mansion House for having refused to pay William Wilkinson, an engineer, in their employ, the sum of £26. The complainant was third.. engineer on board the Italia, which sailed for Malta last. autumn. There was an explosion on board., during the voyage, and thii complainant was• seriously injured ; having to remain in the' hospital at Malta for three months. The ship meanwhile sailed without him, and he now claimed the wages due to him since last September. The Lord Mayor said it was a hard case, but the court could not help him. The company were only bound to pay him the sum due at the , time of his accident, which was lls. 6d. THE " Lowar FiEm."—Two members of the "long firm " have been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to seven years' penal servitude, and twelve months' im-.4 prisonment with haxcl. labour rcropegtlyely, for conspiracy. THE FIRE AT HULL. Later news of the fire at Hull states that the conflagra. tion broke out in the saw mills belonging to Tisson and Sons, and these mills are entirely destroyed. The fire spread to a timber yard the property of Messrs. Wade and Sons. The youth killed was the son of a pulleyman named Beckett. A policeman named Matthews was also injured. The total damage is estimated at about £30,000, the loss to Messrs. Wade being about £20,000. The firs is still burning, but all danger is over. LONDON SOCIETY FOR TEACHLNG THE BLIND. WEDNESDAY. The thirty-first annual meeting of this institution was held at the Hanover-square Rooms this afternoon, Colonel Strange in the chair. There was a numerous and distinguished assemblage. The report presented was on the whole of a satisfactory character. The Earl of LICHFIELD, who had been prevented from taking the chair, as announced, by other business, said the institution was one of the most valuable character,and he regretted that the funds were so incommensurate to its utility. The great object was to enable the afflicted in mates to do something for themselves in after-life ; and he could not conceive of any institution that appealed more strongly to human sympathy than one which was in tended to ameliorate and to relieve the necessities of the blind. The cost of educating these unfortunate persons was very great, but without such institutions as this he could not see how the blind could be so materially assisted as they were in this one ; and his lordship commended it most earnestly to the support of all Christian minds. The meeting was addressed by other speakers. The Earl of Albemarle has brought in a bill to repeal the qualification required by the Act 18 George H., cap. 20. for the office of justice of the peace. The Italian Consul, who has been murdered in South America, met his death at .Asuncion, in Paraguay. The assassin has .not been discovered.