The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank return, which is made up to the Ist inst., shows so me considerable changes, but they are such as are chiefly incidental to the close of the quarter. The payment of salaries has diminished the amount of public securities and also of the Bank's rest ; whilst there is an increase in the private securities, counterbalanced by an increase in the private deposits. The Reserve by these changes has fallen, and the circulation enlarged ; while the bullion shows a fall ing off. The next two returns will exhibit analogous features, owing to dividend and other payments. The following are the principal changes since last week : Increase in Circulation £1,356,690 Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits... 789,454 Decrease i n G overnment Securities Increase in other Securities .. 658,580 Decrease in Rest Decrease in Bullion —.••• 333,971 Increase i n R eserve Bullion in both Departments ...... 21,104,112 Reserve of Notes and Coin 11,936,307 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,691,555 The following is the return of Paid Clearing for the we ek ending Wednesday, April Ist, as certified l Mr. George Derbyshire, the chief inspector. March 26, Thursday March 27, Friday March 28, Saturday 11,077,000 March 30, Monday March 31, Tuesday April 1, Wednesday .... 10,614,000 Total £72,662,000 This aggregate does not appear to have been ma terially affected by the end of the quarter, from which it may be inferred that trade remains nearly sta tionary. The settlements on the Stock Exchange on Tuesday indicates rather a large business there. The discount market is moderately active at 14 to 2 per cent. Consols are flat at 923 to 93 for money, and 93 to 933 for account • New and Reduced Three per Cents., 914 to 91/ ; India 5 per Cents., 113/ to 114* ; Ex chequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem. A low animated tone pervades the foreign stock market, but it is still very firm. The rise of 2 per cent. yesterday in Brazilian (1865) bonds upon the news of the progress of the war, has been followed by a further rise of per cent., the present price being 75 to 755. There it also a fresh advance of 4 per cent. in Egyptian Railway Debentures at 895 to 90 ; of in Orel-Vitebsk at 81 to 815 ; of in Greek, at 125 to 13 ;_ and of 4 in Mexican at 15i to Kt. The Viceroy's Nine per Cents. are * lower at 884 to 89, and of k in Italian (1861) at 49} to 495. New . . panish are 353 to 363 ; Turkish (1865), 34* to 341 ; Egyptian (1864), 81 to 82 ; and the Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 725 to 73. American Securities are firm. United States Five- Twenty Bonds are I better, at 724 to 72g. Erie shares end Illinois are each 5 higher, at 49 to 495 and 90 to 91 respectively. Colonial Government Securities are steady at previous prices. Canada 6 per Cent. is quoted at 100 to 101 ; ditto 5 per cent., 865 to 874 • Mauri tius 6 per cent., 104 to 106 ; New south Wales 5 per cent., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand 6 per cent., 1045 to 1055 ; Queensland 6 per cent., 1105 to 1114. Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan is firm at to 15 prem. The new Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded to 265 to 275 ; but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds have further improved ±, to 301 to 31i. English railways shares are generally firm, and prices in most of the principal lines show a slight advance. Caledonian, • Great Northern, Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshir e , an d London, Brighton, and South Coast are each 4 better ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, ,each. On th e ot h er h an d , N ort h B r i t i s h i s Lo wer ; and Great Eastern, 4. The following are the quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1265 to 126. Midland, 1041 to 105/ ; South Eastern, 72 to 734. London and North Western, 114 to 1145 ; Great Northern, 10211 to 103 ; ditto (A. stock), 97 to 97 5 ; Great Eastern, 335 to 34 ; Great Western, 494 to 491 ; London Brighton and South Coast, 50 to 50 5 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 435 to 444 ; Metropolitan, 1124 to 113 ; Caledonian, 72 to 72 i ; North British, 335 to 34. The traffic receipts of the Great Central of Belgium Railway for the fourteen days ending March 17 show an increase of £2,561 as compared with the cones roonding period of last year. Bank Shares are steady, the only movement being a further advance of l in Imperial Ottoman, which is now quoted at Z- to 15 prem. ; Alliance, 13 to 12 ; (A. Shares) 10 to 105 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4 to 44 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 285 to 295 ; Co nsolidated, 4 to 4 ; Imperial, 17 to 174 ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; London and Westminster, 30 67 to to 68 ; Ori en t a l, 42 t o 43 ; U n i on o f London, 31 ; London Joint. Stock, 31 to 32. In Foreig n Mining Shares St. John del Rey is firm at 23 to 25 ; Port Philip, 1/ to 15 ; Chontales 1 to dis. Miscellaneous Securities are without change, except Hudson's Bay, which is 3 better, at 141 to 144 ; An g lo- American Telegraph, 22eto 221 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., 5, 1 ; to 54 • Fore-street Ware house, 2/ to 24 ; London General Omnibus, 1/ to 2 The partnership lately subsisting between Messrs. Vickers and Harrington, advertising agents, has been dissolved, and the business will be carried on in future by Mr. James William Vickers. The sum of £4,000 in United States gold coin was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The Oneida, from Brazil, has arrived at Lisbon, en route for this country, with £18,824 in specie. The bar silver by the Douro was sold yesterday at Ss o,id per ounce, and the Mexican dollars, for refin ing purposes, a t 43 110, being in each case an ad vance of id. The first ordinary general meeting of the Staverton Cloth Company will be held on the 15th inst, when a dividend will be declared. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Me. .ropolitan Life Assurance Society has been convened for the 14th inst. A call of £2 lOs per share has been made by the liquidators of the West London Wharves and Ware houses Company, payable on the 27th inst. The liquidators have at the same time issued a long report, showing the result of their labours from the date of their appointment, and the object of making the present call. They also state that there is no reason to believe that the unsecured creditors can receive any dividend for a considerable period, otherwise than by moneys raised from calls. The half-yearly meeting of the Cape Railway has neen called for the 24th inst., for the trans a ction of the o r di nary general business of the company. It is affirmed in Paris that the directors of the Credit Foncier of France have determined to double their capital, and that the transactions will anticipate the French loan in the money market. The report of the Illi no i s C en t ra l R a il roa d C ompany am been issued. The net earnings for the year 1867, after deducting Government tax amounted to £496,113, against £435,189 in 1866. This increase is attributed to local causes, and it is expected to co ntinue. The outlays on account have been limited to th e growing wants of business. A meeting of the shareholders of the European Ba nk is called for the 9th inst., to receive a report of the liquidation, and to consider the proposal made to the c re di tors last week, and which, we presume, has been accepted by them, to receive a further instal ment of is 6d in the pound now, and to receive pro missory notes for the remaining 10s, payable in six, twelve, and eighteen months. The allotm en t o f t h e U n it e d Ki ng d om El ec t r i c Telegraph C ompany ' s new i ssue o f £ 6 0 ,0 00 i n Si x per C ent. Debentures has been made, the applications for !hethe s ame exceeding cons id era bly the amount whit/ oornnanv had to allot B RITISIRFUN DS —CLOSING PRICES 00111111NMENT FUNDS. 0 per ()exit. Consols 8 Do. A ccount, May 5 93 per C ent. Reduc e d 91 1 New 3 per Cent 9ll 1 N ear2l, per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ -1)°. per Cont. . oan. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 P D— ° o. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885_ 12i (Red Sea Televaph), AuA, 1908 — zchoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — Do £5OO l2 pm £lOO & 200 _ b Bialzfia nit.o4f eEctiogulnatud Stock, 4/ per Cent Shut A N. GOTERNmENT SECURITIES. Do tock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 . Account Do. 5 par C en t . J uly, 1880 ll4 Ro• 4 per Cent., O c t . 1888 uo. Ce rtificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 por Cout — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o. 5 4 per C en t ., M ay 1879 lOB/ Do 5 per Cont., R up. D e b ., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. , 1882 Do . Bonds Do. Deb., 5 per Cent Aug. 1873 5 - per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...._ Au3trian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 6B ' Do. 4i. per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. , 1858 — Do. i 0 — Do do . o:, 18 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 D C' A oo 9 l lllt ~,,,, isms. 000000000 MIIIIIIII/11 74 i 5 41 )ril 2. npanied [d, and th Ken- ace and ided by arrived )rkshire. w days, oenich, 3 Fanny aurigy's Ilotel death fiich oc was the •as born 1, Cam father , was, in orations quity of without nn last ms re- 7efused party, L, who , that gymen i that T. B. f Mr. led it. at that 61, and ►ent to them. -arious errup great Glad in this i been of the ircus, g the ons of . An ed by , Rev. itche )y the esol u eland, latiou A th e meet- The Tay t this Jinn- k pro e Ca la for run of L that II y be ind at m all lution 3 ulti g the r Mr. turb- ere a ) their oises. ipt to Tong 1 the their four They dues dis- ;Ma iVed- vted sting aoisy held Ider ming e the rtiou , "the orre very Ms. fur [and. the sent, eady tten- br ttion Live es as ater. ie o f l tel rious Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Cailian 6 per Cent 671 81 Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 Do., 7 por ,Cent., 1866 9B Do., Scrip £32 paid C ILl:abler), 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 — xd Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 6B; Do 8 per Cent., 1867 731 2} ein,uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — figyptian, 7.per Cent — Do. Se-ond Issue — Do. £5OO Bonds Do. .£lO6 Bonds — Do. 1881 Do. £5OO Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds •••• • - Government Railway Debentures .... 89 81 91 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., £25 p 10 lima 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account ~ 75 11 Do. Maremmana Raiway 5l Mexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French 94 ilontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — &loorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Con,, — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) - - Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account .. 794 80 794 i Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) - Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -. — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Gt., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 40 Do. do., 1867 391 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B5l Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Accf,unt Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 -- Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 66 Do. 1863 561 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 341 1 1 1 Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5B 71 i / Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the above payable in London. French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent. Es. 25f. Dutch 2} cc Cent. Ex. 12 (Gil„ Do ACci)unt Reim, 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 251. Do. Account 49i CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 92i 3 Do. Account, sth May 93 BANK OF F.EtANCE PARIS, April 2. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 2. Mar. 26. fr. c. fr. c . Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 34,503,509 56 34,671,615 89 Treasury account cur rent creditor 73,503,048 81 80,361,147 81 Current accounts, Paris 374,817,462 97 401,984,460 53 Do. branch banks 52,617,480 44,356,719 Dividends payable 985,083 78 1,051,406 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. April 2. Mar. 26, Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks 1,151,721,594 67 1,169,060,093 25 Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet duo 223,273,814 24 218,375,827 87 Do. branch banks 213,782,547 197,513,212 Advances on deposit of bullion 45,805,700 46,455,100 Do. branch banks 10,764,877 10,875,977 Do. on French Public Securities 12,551,600 12,469,900 Do. by branch banks 7,131,400 7,178,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures 35,990,300 35,884,400 Do. branch banks - 27,194,900 Do. on Credit Fender Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees ---(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,331,433 8,328,381 Expenses of manage ment 1,128,859 97 938,526 55 Sundries Total Certified by the Senator• Governor of the Bank of France. ____ (Signed) ROULAND. MARKETS—(This Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. OILSEEDS. —The market for linseed is rather firmer, on the spot Calcutta 63s 6d, and for arrival 63s 9d to 645; Bombay would bring 64s 6d to 65s ; Black Sea, ex ware house, 63s ; July and August ship men t s , 61 s 6d U. K The q uan tity of East India n an d li nsee d a fl oa t f or Lon don is 56,300 qrs Calcutta, and 273 qrs from Bombay, and the total to the United Kingdom 80,740 qrs, against 35,881 qrs last year. RAPESEED is without improvement, although the grain lots afloat from Calcutta is only 21,000 qrs. Spot, 52s 6d. A. T. for Calcutta, and Ms to 54 Gd Forozapore seed. OlLS.—With an improved demand, linseed is firm, at 33s 9d, spot here, and 33s Gd to 33s 9d in Hull, whence the exports last week were '219 tons, against 259 tons in 1867. Rape oil has declined to 35s for Eng lish brown on the spot, is Gd more for early and 3s 6d for distant delivery ; colza quiet, 39s 6d spot, 40s for ward ; Niger, 41s ; olive dull, in face of small stocks and bad crop reports ; Mogadore, £64 ; Malaga, £7O lOs ; cocoa nut and palm firm ; fish dull. TIMPENTINP.—The 'price is quoted 31s for American, with a firmer tendency, the change in the American tariff, by which the revenue tax is abolished, and also the draw back of £5 per ton on export having stopped shipments, whilst there is now more afloat, and the quotation by cable is 36s 6d cost and freight. NEWGATE AN]) LEADENHALL. Supplies of dead meat are rather short, and with a steady demand rates are firm. Beef 3s 4d to 4s 4d. Mutton— English, 38 8d to 4s 4d ; very choice, 4s 6d. Veal, 4s to ss. Pork, 3s 8d to 4s Bd. Lamb, 7s per stone of 81b5, by this carcase. CORN. The general tendency of the trade is firm. From the country markets the reports quote full rates to is advance this week for wheat. From the continental shipping ports quotations come rather against buyers. The French markets were firm. Paris dearer for wheat, but not flour. In Mark-lane the attendance to-day was moderate and the trade steady. English wheat moved off steady at Monday's terms. Foreign wheat steady in value and demand. Floating cargoes firm, only six on sale 3ff coast. Malt unaltered; demand moderate.. Barley, beans, and peas quoted steady, with moderate inquiry. Supplies of oats are falling off. Maize unaltered. TALLOW. The market is very steady, with a fair home trade and export demand. Y. 0., 43s 9d ; spot, 43s 9d ; April to June, 448; 44s 9d, last three mouths. Petroleum.—Standard whits is dull at Is 2d, in face of good deliveries and reducing stocks. COTTON. LivEnrooL, April 3. —Sales probably 23,000 bales. Uarket *to higher. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, Ditto, 6 per cent., 87 London and _Brighton, 5 per cent. kua. No. 2, Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. rd., 914 North Eastern, Cone., 4 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. rd., 934 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Preston and Byre, 134 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco,:liAn., gua.;,7„,perjoent., 115 Dutch Rhenish, - • Ditto, all, 234 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 34 Recite and San Francisco, Um., gua. 7 per cent., 9i FOREIGN MINIM Cape Copper, 10 Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., 4 restarena United Gold, lien., 2k St. John del Rey, lim 231 3 United Mexican, Um., if BANNS. Agra, lim., A, 10 Alliance, lint., 121 Anglo- Austrian, 101 Chartered , qer. of India, London, and China, 29 Imperial Ottoman, 101 11 L And Mortgage Hank of India, London and County, 511 London Joint Stock, 312 London and $1 estminster, 63 ;1 Ditto, Scrip, 461 Union of London, 3011 BLISCELLANLOWS; Anglo American Telegraph, 221 Atlantic Telegraph, 561 Ditto, te. per cent 103 f East India Irrigation and Canal, 171 Egyptian U per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua. by:Egypt. Goy., 89 Fore-street Warehouse, lint., 9 1 Gen. Credit and Discount, i am— 61 International Financial Society, Um., 3 5-18 Peninsula •and Oriental Stearn, 671 8 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 18 Royal Mal Steam, 56, Viceroy of Egypt 7 per cent. (Mortgaga) Loan, 73 21 THE TOD M ORDEN MURDER. —Yesterday Miles Weatherill, who is to be hanged at Salford to-morrow morning for the murder of Jane Smith, at the Todmorden vicarage, had a last and final interview with his mother and sister, and Sarah Elizabeth Bell, his sweetheart. The meeting and parting of Sarah Bell and the condemned man was peculiarly touching. It is much to be regretted that notwithstanding the efforts of Mr. Caine, the chaplain pro tern., the unhappy young man shows no signs of contrition or even sorrow for his dreadful crime. Indeed, he is said to be as " hardened as over," and it is to be feared that such is the fact. RESPITE OF QUIGLEY.—The Liverpool police authorities have received a communication to the effect that the sentence of death passed upon Thomas Quigley at the assizes last week, for the murder of his wife, will liQt be carried OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, Friday, 12.45 p.m. Both crews have been out this morning, merely paddling, however, and doing no hard work as usual the day before the race. The Oxonians wont out first, paddled to the Aque duct, and rowed some smart spurts and starts, coached from the bank by Mr. George Morri son. The pace was at times tremendous, the strength in the boat being something remarkable. Their rowing was much admired as after turning at the point they spurted down the Surrey side of the boat-house. The Cantabs went out later, their coxswain hav ing been taken over the course by Mr. T. S. Egan, and went little further than their opponents, doing the same kind of work. The men are in fine con dition—if anything, too fine ; but they and their friends are very sanguine, and only wish, as this morning, a fair, mild, and fine day. Their rowing is much improved. The start will take place between 11 30 to 12. Betting is still 13 to 8 on Oxford, and although the generality of the Putney people fancy Cam bridge none seem inclined to back them, unless at a long price. Mr. Robert Bain, oar and scull maker, of Lam beth, has chartered the fast sailing steamer Citizen Bto accompany the race. The steamer will call at all the piers from London-bridge, and we can safely say that gentlemen taking tickets for his boat will find their comforts well attended to. I'OLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF TIIE SECRETARY OF A FORESTER'S LODGE FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.—Robert Thomas, secretary of Court 1,715 of the Ancient Order of Foresters, held at the house of Mr. Rowlands, the York Minster, Wardour-street, Soho, was brought before Mr. Knox for final examination, charged with embezzling several sums of money belonging to the trustees of the lodge. Mr. Harper, from the -office of Mr. Froggatt ; Mr. Wm. Rowlands, of the York Minster ; War dour, the treasurer of Court 1,715 of the Ancient Order of Foresters, proved that the prisoner was appointed secretary of the Court about three months ago, having previously acted as sub-secretary ; that on the death of the late secretary a grant was made from the funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the funeral ; and that Dr. Saunders had contributed a guinea towards that object which the prisoner had failed to account to him (Mr. Rowlands) for. Dr. Saunders proved handing the prisoner a guinea for the object above stated, and Sergeant Cole, C division, proved that when he took the prisoner into custody the prisoner said that he was in distressed circumstances or he would not have done as he had done, and that he intended to make it up. Mr. Harper said he now proposed to go into other cases against the prisoner. The prisoner in one case had received a cheque for 112 9s. 61 from the district trustee, and failed to baud it over to Mr. Rowlands, the treasurer of the lodge, as he should have done, and he had never admitted that ; and in other cases the prisoner had received con tributions from members, marked the amounts on their cards, but failed to hand it over to the trea surer, or to account for it in any way. There were other cases of a more serious nature against the pri soner, in which he had forged the names of widows who were dead, but it was not proposed to go into them. The prisoner said the widows were not dead. Mr. John Parrington Peters, of No. 219, Strand, said that the prisoner handed him nine papers pur porting to be receipts for widows and orphans' pensions, and he gave the prisoner a cheque for £l2 9s. 6d., and it was the prisoner's duty to re pay it back to the treasurer of the court. Mr. Rowlands said it was the prisoner's duty to band over the cheque to him in repayment of money he had formerly paid him. The prisoner had never done so nor accounted for it to him. Mr. Israel John Smith, of 35, Regent-square, and Mr. George Brown, of 11, Kenton-street, Bruns wick-square, proved paying the sums of 4s. 4d. and Bs. 7id. respectively, and that the prisoner booked the amounts on the cards. Mr. Rowlands produced a book, in which it was the prisoner's duty to collect the accounts received from the witnesses, and proved that they had not been entered in it. Mr. Harper said he was prepared with the cases. Mr. Knox said he thought the cases already gone into sufficient, the more especially so as the prisoner had admitted his guilt. The prisoner was committed for trial. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SIEARkGS AND STOCKS. Share Railways. paid) C P loB rioe in . g 15ni do in nt tii at artittsol and Wxeter .... 100 81 93 1 at Caledonian --... 100 70 72 724 24 1/ at Cambrian - Cork and Bandon...- - - 20 Vornwall all 3 , 4 at Dublin & Belfast June , 100 75 77 at I.Jun„Perth, & Ab. June ! 100 70 72 - &London, scrip Corti all - 100 - -d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 102 104 at Great Eaetern, Ord.stk. lOU 3.4 3 3 1 331 1 1 at Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 100 6 8 et Great North ol Sootiang 100 15 63 at Great Northern lOO 102 IC3 1024 at Do. A stock. . 100 96 1 , 8 974 at Do. B stock lOO 121 125 at Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 100 - - at Gt 3, and W. 01 Ireland 100 94 95 et Ot. Western -Original 100 45 10 19; at Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - at Do. South VI ales et Do. W. Mid.-Oxlord 100 20 30 at Do. Newport lOO 25 28 at Do. Hereford lOO - - et Lancashire & Yorkshirt 100 i 254 426 1254 at London and Meet:wall 100 - - at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 100 504 51 PI at lon., Chat., and Dover 100 15 19,1 151 ; at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 12 15 at Lon. A North Western 100 1141 115! 1'44 414 at Lon. & South Western 100 8. 57 e 5: 0 et Man., Sher., A Lincoln 100 4 24 13 st aletropolit an at Do. New lO - - at Do. Extension all 107 108 106 at 1 Metropolitan District all 73 75 10 ( Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's WN 6 - - et didland - Do. £9 Share 7 - - et Do, Birznin.. & Derb) 100 73 75 73 - did Kent - - - at North British at Do. Md., Pth., & Dun. 109 - - et 11 th. Eastern-Berwick 100 10) 101 1001 25 Do. G.N•E purchase , 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds ..... 100 58 60 at Do. York lOO 93 90 924 at Do. Carlisle . . ... at Do. Stock. & Darling. all 129 131 25 Do. do. 1850-61 lB - P at North London at Do. do. 1864 5 - - - Do. do. 1806 10 North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - Soot. N. E ,Aber. stock 100 - Do. Scot, Mid. stuck lOO - Shropshire Union at Sontn Devon lOO 43 65 st South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 1, 10 at Pall* Vale lOO 143 145 10 Do. C . - V ale of Neath - - - Waterford & Kilkenn} 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whltelia i 6 - - West Cornwall - - BItITISII YOSSEBB/ONS. 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 51 46 I at Baroda, R Cen.ln. 100 1 024 1034 1034 4 1 gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F /shares l6 1 41, 504 Ruffalo & Lake Huron all a 4 10 Do. Preferenoe tf.,, o 100 Bußrant & Gderich all 5 7 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO - - at Jape Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: all 99 102 'et East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 t 044 1051 1054 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 1 0 9 11 9 1101 20 Do. J Extension - - at GrandTrunkof Canada 100 154 164 154 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 100 Do. lat Pref. Bonds all 43 45 100 Do. do deferred all - - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 35 100 Du. do. deterred - - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred all - - at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 100 109 110 1081 94 300 10. Gus.. 5 per cent lB 14 2 • • tO Do. New gua. sp. o 6 1 4 2 at t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 44 per cent lOO 91 96 et Do 2 - 204 Great Wes. of Canada all 15 4 16 4 154 1 1 204 Do. New „ all -- 00 Do. 6p. c. Bt.& pay. 1873 all 98 100 • 00 Do. 53 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 93 g at M tD ad o r . a 4 s l , g d u o a. 5 p.o 1 10 0 0 0 1 9 0 3 0 ;0 3 2 v lO B 3 at Do. 41 do.. lOO 89 91 29 Do. Fifth ........... 5 - at Melb. Cor. 6p. tr. hinds 100 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay.. all at N.Rl.C'da,6po letptbs 100 83 85 et Oude &Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.O 100 103 104 1034 st Soinde 100 100 101 et Do. Delhi 20 Do. do ti 4, 15 t 1 P at Do. Puniaub.... ue 100 100 101 ▪ t Do. Indus St.Flot 5 ° 100 87 89 BRITIB6I MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lina 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 54 84 Devon G. Cons. (Tarifa. 1 440 460 Drake walls ... . ....... 2 . 1 . 0 1 East Bassett (Illogan).. 291 10 12 'sast Carad0n.......... 2.14.6 4 5 "ant Cara 8rea........ 31 2 21 East Grenville .......• 2.14.0 11 2 East Gunnislake 8.2.0 1 East Loved .. . " ... 9.0 8 9 E. WI Russell (TaYistk 11.7.6 11 2 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 164 171 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 - - Great Wheal Busy. 14.9.0 - G. Wheal Vor (11elstua 40 18 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 11 tlerod's Foot .... 8.10.0 38 40 Hinuaton Downs 1 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.8 6 8 Ilarke Valley 1.10.d 6 61 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, Ihp', 31 21 11 New 8 ton •—• North toskear I 481 5 7 - N.Wh Bassett(lllogan4.l.o - North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 Vrosver United 8.11.0 2 21 Providence (Uny Lelant 11.5.7 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 11 380 400 South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 i a. Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 371 421 stray Park 135.15.6 4 6 Pin Croft 9 14 15 Vigra and Clogan, lim.. all Went Bassett (Mogan .., 11 j 11 W. Caradon (Liskeardl 12 10 12 West Chirerton ll 61 86 —. West Seton... Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 75 80 Wheal Butler (Redruth 16 18 19 Wheal Mary Ann (Palen. 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 COLONIAL GO VEIINMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1372. Can.GoY.6 p.o.Ja.ct July 1877-84 .. . . .... 100 100 101, 1004 IDo. 6p. a. Feb. & Aug l OO 93 1001 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept, 100 98 10' Do. sp. a. Jan. & July 100 86 88 87 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 85 57 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 106 Do.Aph&Oot.l2l9o-11200 100 109 110 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.3tJuly, 1890-91 100 106 108 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 ;00 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.t 100 111 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 103 107 -- Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. lOO 106 108 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 1O 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 10 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 99 10 N. S.W. Gov. 5 rc.,186u, 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 100 93 90 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 100 954 961 964 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 102 101 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 1031 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868.9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 6 p.a. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1111 1121 1091 THAMES. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.-.--REVIVAL or GAuorrlNG.—John Barrett, aged 19, and Samuel Jacobs, 20, two well-known and desperate thieves, were brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged with violently assaulting and robbing Mr James Beckett, storekeeper, of No. 11, Gill-street Limehouse, at 9 o'clock on Sunday, March 15, when ho was suddenly attacked by the prisoners in Five Bell-alley, immediately behind Limehouse Church, garotted, and after being plundered of his watch and part of his chain, was dashed on the ground by the villains, and left there insensible. The attack was so sudden and savage that the pro secutor could not positively identify either of the persons, but he recollected seeing Barrett as he en tered tha alley on his way home. He is a little elderly man, and could not offer an effectual resistance to the ruffians who assaulted him and plundered him. He now identified his watch, which was paw n ed the morning after the robbery in the NV h heel) apel-road. Michael Lead e r, a boy who knew the prisoners well, said that Barrett was called Longcoat, and Jacobs was known as Nicker. He saw both in Five Bell -alley at nine o'clock on the 15th of last month. He heard the screams of murder. He looked down the alley. Jacobs had his hand on the prosecutor's mouth, and Barrett was taking his watch. Jacobs said, " Have you got it yet ?" Barrett said " No," and clapped his hand on pro secutor's mouth, and his arm round his neck. The prosecutor was quite exhausted, and Barrett then broke his chain and carried away his watch and part of his chain. They then threw the old man on the ground, and left him there. Mr. Beckett, recalled—ln the first instance one of his assailants put his arm round his neck and nearly strangled him, and the hand of the same man was placed on his mouth. The prisoners called two Irishwomen ; named Margaret Shea and Elizabeth Barrett, of the thieves' -streets, Spitalfields, to evidence was very unsatisfac tory. e an alibi. Flower l and p No. 4 K, Charles Abbott, Coleman, 68 K, proved for ners, and m 3 3e2 Police-sergeant convictionsK , d Sergeantagainst Bri d ecno, the l Mr. Paget fully committed them for trial. POPE. Paris, that the Pope has E. —Reports have been current Hls E S n been seriously ill. We are enabled, however, on unques tionable authority, to pronoun ce a ll suc h repor t s t o b e wholly untrue. His Holiness is in excellent health and spirits. Telegraph. LADVERTISEMBNT.] -- Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach and liver complaints in every stage are only aggravated London TllE and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health -restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of eases which had been considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con sumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derange ments, hemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, in fluenza, noises in the head and oars, rheumatism, gout, impu rities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, ,tc We quote a few.—The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No 68,413.—" Rome, July 21, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other lemedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal, It has proSuced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." From the "Gazette du Midi,' July 25. Cure No. 40,270. Mr. James Roberts, timber mer chant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness.— Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 48,832. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness and vomiting.—MariaJoly." Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins at is. 104 1 lb., 2s 9d. ; 2 lbs., 4s. 6d, ; 5 lbs. 11s. ;. 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 40 s. — BA.naY Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Fortnum and Mason, 182, Piccadilly; and at 61, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapside; 63, 150, and 298, QTAZ4IO9O; BSQ I Sad Pcl§u swore pa ckiatat _ THIRD EDITION• SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last evening, con taining full returns of the Racing at Bedford and the Latest Betting, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BEDFORD RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. Father O'Leary St. Jacur Threo ran. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLEC fIASE Albiighton 1 Doctor... 2 King Arthur Fourtoen ran. Avonay scratched at 1.45. SELLING STEE PLEC El ASE. Atalanta Storm Throo ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. Savannah Colenso Three ran. VOLUNTEER, CUP. Joseph Mayiower , Gayburst .. 3 Five ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAT. CIIESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Dalby (offered—take 11 to 1) 11 to 1 agst Aborgoldie (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Seville (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Priest (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Rosicrucian (offered, take 100 to 30) 9 to 1 agst Paco (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 100 to 6 agst See Saw (taken) 500 to 15 agst Bauditto (taken) DERBY. 6to 15 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered 100 to 15 taken) 20 to 1 agst Pace (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Uncas (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Restitution (taken) 1000 to 10 aget Michael de Basco (taken) OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. 6 to 4on Oxford (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Threa Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. LONDON COMMISSION EXCHANGE, FARRINGDON-ROAD, E.C. Established Nov. 1, 1867. ANNUAL SußscitirTioN—FlVE SHILLINGS. W. B. ROCHE, Secretary. DURHAM MEETING.—MONDAY, APRIL 13. Acceptances for the Durham Handicap. One mile and a Half. Age st lb Age et lb Declaration 5 8 12 Child of the Mist f. 3 6 7 Three per Cent. 5 8 2 Jenny Mills 3 6 7 Liberal ... 4 7 4 Festivity ... ... 3 6 6 Fby Weatherbit out Sawyer ... 3 6 5 of Lapidist's dam 4 7 1 Beautiful Star ... 3 6 3 Dear Tom ... 4 7 1 Popgun ... ... 3 6 1 Wee Woe Flour 4 7 0 Savoir Vivre ... 3 6 1 Miss Osborne ... 3 7 0 Philosopher, by Caprera ... 3 610 Laughing Stock 3 6 1 The highest weight accepting being Bst 41b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Acceptances for the North Durham Handicap. One mile and a quarter. Age st lb Three per Cent ... 5 8 12 Jura ... 5 8 3 Liberal 4 8 1 Carperby ... 5 8 0 Polecat ... 4 7 13 Lapidist's dam filly 4 7 13 Miss Osborne ... 3 7 10 Wee Wee Flower... 4 7 9 Age st lb Child of the Mist f. 3 7 3 Jenny Mills ... 3 7 3 Festivity ... ... 3 7 2 Sawyer ... ... 3 7 1 Lady Rose— ... 3 6 13 Popgun ... ... 3 6 12 Lady . Cavendish ... 3 6 11 Savoir Vivre ... 3 6 10 hag being 7st 91b, it has been tors in proportion. The highest weight accept raised to Bst 121 b, and the oil CATTERICK BRIDGE MEETING. THURSDAY, April 16. Acceptances for the llornby Handicap. One mile and a half. Age st lb Declaration ... 5 8 12 The Czar ... 5 8 5 Liberal ... ... 4 7 4 Polecat ... 4 7 2 Miss Osborne 3 6 11 Wee Wee Flower 4 6 10 Sawyer 3 6 2 Acceptances for the Brough Age st lb Hermosa 3 6 0 Beautiful Star ... 3 6 0 Catterick ... 3 6 0 Popgun 3 5 12 Bishopdale ... 3 5 11 Tatela ... 3 5 11 Savoir Vivre 3 5 11 Handicap. One mile and a ter. qua Age st lb Age st lb The Czar ... 5 8 12 Geant des Batailles 3 6 13 Louis of Hesse 4 8 7 Scarth Nitch ... 3 6 12 Elvire (h b) ... 4 8 5 Sawyer ... 3 6 9 Reltub ... 4 7 13 Lady Rose... 3 6 8 Dervrent ... 4 7 11 Popgun 3 6 7 Miss Osborne 3 7 6 Lady Cavendish 3 6 7 Quality 3 7 6 Stafford 3 6 6 Woe Wee Flower... 4 7 6 Bishopdale 3 6 6 Caprera ... 3 7 1 Savoir Vivre 3 6 6 The hit be r, weight accepting being Bst 51b, it has been raised to Bat 121 b, and the others in proportion. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. APRIL. Newcastle Spring I Edinburgh Spring Bromley Spring 6 Lewes Spring Durham Newmarket Craven .... 13 Curragh April 2l Hendon l3 Croydon Spring Knighton l4 1 Liverpool Hunt Lichfield Spring l4 Newmarket Ist Spring 2' Abergavenny LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. P. R. Los as Consul at Sunderland and Seaham for his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 2. Staff Commander James Jeffery has been this day pro moted to the rank of Retired Captain in her Majesty's Fleet, under order in Council of 26th June, 1867. APRIL 1. Staff Commander John Jennings Ball has boon this day promoted to the rank of Retired Captain in her Majesty's Fleet, under Order in Council of 26th June, 1867. MARcli 31. Lieut. William George . Hepburn Morgan has this day been promoted to the rank of a'Retired Commander, under her Majesty's Orders in ConnCH of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1863: COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 18 ... 11 18/ Ditto Rotterdam — ... 11 19f ... 12 f Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brissels Ilamburgh — ... 13 9f ... 13 10f Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 '25 Ditto 3 Ms. ... 2) 30 ... 25 35 Marseilles... Frankfort-on-the-Main ... ... 1201 ... 120/ Vienna — ... 11 '75 ... 11 80 Trieste — ... 11 75 ... 11 80 Petersburg — ... 32/ ... 22f Berlin ••• ••• 6 261 •.. 6 27; Madrid — ... 48/ ... 48f Cadiz Leghorn — ... 27 9J •.. 28 0 Milan... Genoa — ... 27 90 ... 28 0 Naples Palermo — ... 27 90 ... 28 0 Messina Lisbon h 1 .i. . . 51/ Oporto SHOCKING MURDER Al SYDENHAM. Last night, shortly before twelve, a young man named Richard Bishop was given in charge of a constable at Sydenham for assaulting Alfred Cartwright, a waiter at the S wiss Cottage Tavern, in that parish. While walking to the station to prefer the charge Bishop suddenly turned round, and, with an oath, plunged a large clasp knife into the right side of Cartwright. The injured man instantly fell. Medical aid was sought, and the injured man was ordered to be removed to Guy's Hospital, but he died on the way thither. The accused was charged at the Greenwich Police court, this morning, with the murder of the deceased, and was remanded pending the Coroner's inquiry. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed.—Sir R. Peel, for New York; Falk., steamor, for Bremen. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, April 2.—Diligentia, for Cardiff ; Abbotsford, for Brisbane; Return, for Philadelphia; Lightning, fo.x Liverpool—all from London. Anchored. —Windermere, from Sunderland, for limig kolas. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The London and North Western, and Knighton and Central Wales Extension Railway Company's Bill, Weedon and Davontry Railway Bill, Woy and Mum Junction Bill, and Bristol and North Somerset Railway Bill, wore read a third time. PETITION. Lord WESTBURY presented a petition praying for an alteration in Courts of Justice in Scotland, and stated that he quite concurred in it, and should after the Easter recess call attention to the matter. THE LAW OF PARTITION. _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR would request their lord ships to bring in a bill which should contain a law to be called the Law of Partition. He did not at that stage intend to enter into any details, but observations concerning it would be printed and circulated. The bill was read a first time. AFFAIRS IN CRETE. Lord STRATIIEDEN rose and called the attention o he house to the correspondence with regard to the dis-f urbances in Crete. The Earl of MALMESBURY said if ho had heard aright what was the state of the rebellion in Crete, and what was the policy of ;the British Government with regard to the Cretans. Now the policy had been whether it ever was to endeavour to adjust matters amicably, without inter fering with the rights of another Power, though there had b3en so much cruelty, but not so much as had been stated. According to the statement of Mr. Elliott, the insurrection had died, and that of late there had only been a few skirmishes. The fact was that the Cretan war was a religious one, and they were ruled over by a Pasha who was a most Ns orthy man, and be thought he might say that the amiable weakness of this gentleman was that when the insurrection broke out he allowed them to go so far that they thought they could go farther. The Turkish Government had now appointed two Christian governors. They also felt a delicacy about interfering with the operations of foreign Governments, and it won d be long before they would be induced to interfere in any way actively. After a few remarks from the Duke of ARGYLL, (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tars EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, a now writ was ordered to issue for Launceston, in the room of Alexander Henry Campbell, who had accepted the office of steward of the Manor of Northstead. THE IRISH C lIURC H.-THE ADJOURN. ME NT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Mr. DISRAELI said he thought it would be bettor, at the present opportunity, to state the course the Govern ment intended to pursue with regard to the adjournment of the house kr the Easter holidays. Although he had for merly stated that he could make no announcement on the subject until the division had been taken on the motion now under the consideration of the house, he thought it would be for the general convenience of the house if he stated that it was his intention to move that the house, at its rising, adjourn until Monday, the 20th April. There was, he thought, no doubt that the house would divide to-night—there certainly might be some difficulty in the matter, but he thought under any circumstances there would bo a division, and the right honour able gentleman opposite would either find himself in a minority or majority on the question that the house go into committee. If the motion of the hon. gentleman was defeated then the arcangomenl he had to propose would of course altogether alter ; but supposing for a moment it was found to have a majority —(loud laughter, and cries of ." hear, hear")—the course the Government would pursue had been indicated by, more than one of his hon. colleagues. What, therefore he proposed was to offer no further opposition to the next stage, but to consent to the house going into committee on the resolutions pro forma, and then to report progress; and after Easter he should be happy to give the right honourable gentleman opposite every facility for proceeding with his motion. (Hear.) There was certain business always fixed for the Monday and Tuesday after the recess, and the Budget was set down fof Thursday, beyond which day it would be most inconvenient to postpone it. As it was for the conve nience cf the house that the debate should be carried on during consecutive evenings, therefore he should propose to the right hon. gentleman to proceed with his com mittee on Monday, the 27th. He had to inform the right hon. gentleman that he should give his resolutions his Most unequivocal opposition. (Loud cheers from . the Ministerial side of the house.) Mr. GLADSTONE said he had to make a protest upon one ground only, and that was that it was inconvenient to alter that day, which had been settled last evening, as many members might not be in the house. (Hear, hoar.) The right hon. gentleman had stated that if any objection was made to his proposed arrange ment ho should not feel bound to sustain it, but as far as he was concerned he (Mr. Gladstone) thought all had been done as far as was convenient, and it would be most convenient that the debate should proceed uninterruptedly, and therefore some parties must be prepared to make sacrifices. (Hear, hear hear.) He did not wish that the country should see any evidences of hurry in the matter. (Loud cries of " Hear, bear" from the Ministerial side of the house.) Monday and Tuesday having been appropriated, and Thursday having been already fixed for the Budget, and supposing that which the right hon. gentleman thought impossible—(hear, hear) — Mr. DIS RA E Mt—Unreasonable. Mr. GLADSTONE—WeII, we all see so many things that are strange—(loud laughter)—but under all the circumstances he was not at all inclined to ob ject to his taking the first day after that fixed for the financial statement for the bringing forward his resolutions, which he should bo prepared to do on the 27th of April. (Loud cheers.) GOVERNMENT'PATRONAGE. Mr. D. GRlFFll7llaskea the - First liiorTOf the Trea sury whether it was the intention of the Government to advise the Crown to confer a title of dignity on one of the members for the borough of Thetford ; and whether this honour is due to any arrangements with the Government as to the representation of that borough. Mr. DISRAELI said the hon. member was in the habit of asking questions which did not comply with the habits of social life, and, as far as his experience led him, at variance with political life. On reading the question he was at a loss to know what was the meaning of it. He thought at first somebody had been telling the hon. gentleman sometbing—that somebody had been practising on his frank intelligence. (Loud laughter.) He then thought that he had been made the amiable vehicle of bringing forward some particular olaim. (Loud laughter.) He must ask the house to grant him its sympathy whilst he endeavoured to grapple with the question, which he considered was not put either in a personal or delicate style. He could not say who " the one member for Thetford" was. Neither the Lord Advocate or the other hon. gentle man who sat fur the borough had made any application, an't therefore it had never occurred to him that it was his dqty to suggest to her Majesty to confer distinction upon either of the hon. gentlemen. Mr. HORSMAN said it seemed to him that the arrange ments of the Government made the great subject at pre sent under the consideration of the house a matter of in difference and contempt by their not making it the subject of the slightest consideration. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CRAWFORD asked whether it was proposed to take the second reading of the Irish Reform Bill as at pre sent arranged. Mr. DISRAELI, in reply, said he did not propose to make any alterations in arrangements already made. The second reading of the Irish bill would bo taken before that for Scotland. The motion that the house at its rising stand adjourned until the 20th April was then agreed to. THE REGIUM DONUM. In reply to Mr. VANcE, Mr. GLADSTONE said he thought such questions as those that had be en o f l a t e p u t w ith res p ec t t o w i t hholding certain votes that it would be the duty of Parliament to agree to a plan for the further destribution of the ecclesiastical endowments of the Irish Church, if it was agreed that endowments should cease, all other en - dowmonts and grants would also have to be considered. STAGE PLAYS. _ Dr. BRADY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention had been directed to a para graph which had appeared in several of the daily papers to the effect that the Lord Chamberlain had re fused to license a play dramatised by Mr. Oxenford from Mr. Dickens' celebrated work of " Oliver Twist ;" and that all plays from the same work were in terdicted in London as being offensive to parish beadles ; and whether he approved of the Lord Chamberlain's con sideration for the feelings of the parish authorities? Mr. HARDY said it was altogether a mistake, as Mr. Oxenford's play had been licensed. THE IRISH CHURCH—THE AWOURNED DEBATE. Mr. COLERIDGE resumed the adjourned debate, and strongly supported the disendowment of the Irish Church from an English Churchman's point of view. [LEFT BITTING] HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING, THE IRISH CHURCH-LORD STANLEY'S AMENDMENT. Mr. ROEBUCK then resumed the adjourned debate by presenting a number of petitions in favour of the disen dowment of the Irish Church. He said the subject which at present occupied the Parliament was one of the utmost importance, and each member of the house would have to state boldly the view he took of the pro position, and ho had no hesitation in saying that he should vote in favour of the resolution of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone.) He was one of those who looked at any Church establishment as a bad instrument for teaching religion, and it was idle to say that which the house had established it could not disestablish. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that no party trick was intended on the present occasion, and that if they on his side of the house ousted the Government, as he thought they would —(hear, hear, and laughter)—the right hon. gentleman who had brought forward the resolutions would be prepared to introduce abill to carry out his object. (Immense cheer ing.) In his opinion, if Ireland was separated from this country it would bo cutting off the right hand of .Eng land, and the house was called upon to do eveqthin.g its power to maintain Imperial rule in I . reland unimpaired. That rule must be maintained under all circumstances. He for part of the B r itish empire from the other. one would never assent to any proposition to weaken or disarm one (Gtiftgli.) Mr. HENLEY said it appeared to him that the real question at issue was the repeal of the union, a proposition he could never consent to. He was convinced that the proposition of Mr. Gladstone would fail as a measure of con ciliation or pacification. It was nothing more than play ing into the hands of those who wished to dissolve the union between the two countries. Holding this convic tion, he felt he would be a traitor to his country, to his Sovereign, and to his God if he were to give his vote for the resolutions proposed by the leader of the Opposition. General PEEL was persuaded that if the house were to agree to the resolutions the inevitable result would be separation of Church and State in England, and the repeal of the union in Ireland. Tho reason for the disaffection that prevailed in Ireland was that England had always sympathised with revolutions elsewhere. The letter which the Premier had written to the Earl of Dartmouth con tained sentiments to which it was to be hoped he would adhere, although he owned that ho was not sanguine as to the constitutional tone of the Administration. For his own part he viewed the threatened changes in Church and State which hal lately taken place with consider able apprehension, and ho owned that ft "No surren ler " was to mean no dissevering of the connection between the Irish Church and the State, ho was pr.ipared, as a member of the old Tory party, to adopt that cry. Doubting, thore foro, the policy of the original motion, and also that of the amendment, he should vote against both. Mr. LOWE invited the house to look at the religious statistics of Ireland, which showed that of every 100 of the population 78 were Roman Catholics, 12 members of the State Church, nine Presbyterians, and one waif or stray. There was a simple eloquence about those figures which he owned went to his heart. T welre per cent of the population, and that the most wealthy portion, had an endowed and Established Churih, while the 78 per cent., who were the poorest, had no provision whatever for their spiritual wants beyond that which they supplied for themselves. This arrangement reminded him of Dives and Lazarus, with this exception, that whereas Lazarus got the crumbs from the rich man's table, the Catholics of Ireland got nothing—but insult. It might, he knew, be thrown in the teethof the Liberal party that they had not moved earlier in this matter. Ho regretted they had not ; but that argument could no longer be used. Tho hour and the man had now come. The Liberal party had got their leader, and they would not shrink from the challenge they ha I thrown down. /Referring next to the letter of the Premier to Lord Dartmouth, he asked whether "the sacred union" be tween the Irish Church and the English State had not tsulf been brought about by an Act of Parliament carried by means the reverse of sacred. The whole course of the Government last year on the subject of Reform, and this year with respect to the Irish Church, was weak, vacil lating, and contemptible. The letter to Lord Dartmouth was utterly inconsistent with the amendment of the Foreign Se cretary, for while the former proclaimed a creed and hoisted a standard, the latter gave up the Establishment alto gether. Such hollow devices would no longer have any effect upon the public, and the Premier would find that the limit of human gullibility had been reached. The Irish Church stood on a rotten foundation. It was based on the dominant rights of the few over the many, and it must not be allowed to stand. Why, he asked, should such a corpse be united to the living body of the English Church ? It was like an exotic purchased at a groat price and brought from a far country, but planted in an un congenial soil and in an unfavourable climate. It had the curse of barrenness upon it; it expanded no leaves; it bore no blossoms ; it yielded no fruit, and the sooner it was cut down the better, for it cumbered the ground. Mr. HORS FALL apprehended that if the Church of Ireland weto disendowed the Church of England would be in danger of suffering a similar fate. Mr. OLIVE was in favour of making some provision for the ministration of religion, for voluntaryism pure and simple often led to fanaticism, as in the case of America. Speaking on behalf of the University of Dublin, Mr. LEFROY denounced the scheme of disendowmeut as unconstitutional and unjust, and as calculated to produce much mischief in Great Britain as well as in Ireland. Sir J. GRAY quoted statistics to show the anomalies of the Irish Church, and which he insisted amounted to an intolerable scandal. The Stata Church had btien forced upon an unwilling people in Ireland, literally at the point of the sword, and yet it had never taken root in the COUII-. try, and after nearly three centuries continued to be, not an object of esteem and veneration, but the badge of ascen dency and the emblem of degradation. Lord C. J. HAMILTON contended that Mr. Bright had underestimated the number of Episcopalians in Ireland, and declared that the majority of the people of that coun try were not in favour of disendowment of the Church. He warned the house how it tampered with the ecclesias tical establishment of the Protestants of Ireland. Mr. OSBORNE having reminded the house that he had himself some years since proposed the reform of the Irish Church, and had been told by the Opposition that he would endanger the Establishment, and by his friends that the time for action had not arrived, charged the Whigs with being wakeful in opposition and sleepy in office. Ho ad mitted that the resolutions before the house were strong, but they had been suddenly forced upon Parliament in the shape of a party question by the apathy and vacillation of the leaders at either side. The spiritual staff of the Pro testant Church in Ireland was ludicrously in excess o: the wants of the Episcopalians. For 693,000 Anglicans, 12 bishops and upwards of 2,000 clergy were provided. Ap plying the same episcopal power to England, there ought to be 240 bishops, and about 50,000 ecclesiastics. If reform and not disendowment were to be the remedy for the abuses of the Church, the Establishment should be reduced to the actual wants of the people. Ono bishop for each province with £2,000 a year, and a body of 500 clergy would be amply sufficient for the legitimate requirements of the Protestants. He did not believe that disendowment and disestablishment alone would pacify Ireland. No single measure could effect that object. Time alone could efface the memory of the bitter wrongs which Ireland had suffered at the hands of England. Just and liberal measures might eventually pacify the country, and the sooner they were brought forward the better for, however delay might suit the exigencies of a Government, it was dangerous to the wellbeing of a nation. Sir S. NORTHCOTE characterised the tactics of the Opposition as an attempt to upset the Government by an abstract resolution framed to catch as many votes as pos sible. The course which the Government intended to adopt was in the first instance to take exception to the time selected for entering on the consideration of the subject They would consequently challenge the first resolution, that the Speaker leave the chair, and, if beaten upon that, they would meet the Opposition on the resolution in do tail. The gist of the amendment put forward by the Go vernment was that in the present position of Parliament the house could not with advantage deal with a question so grave and s) complicated. He objected to the resolutions on the ground of their vagueness. What, he asked, was to be done with the surplus funds, and what was the meaning of the phrase that they were to be ap plied to " some Irish object." Did the leader of the Opposition mean to spend the money on Cork harbour or on the reduction of the duty on whisky ? To abolish the Protestant Church in Ireland was not, in his opinion, the best way of pacifying the country. Ho did not believe it would satisfy the Roman Catholics, while it would irritate the feelings and hurt the susceptibilities of the Protes tants. At midnight, on the motion of Mr. Coleridge, the debate was adjourned until this day. In reply to Mr. Gladstone, Mr. DISRAELI said as he had no doubt the discussion would be brought to a conclusion to-night, he hoped to be able to meet the wish of the 'douse by submitting a mo tion for adjournment at its rising over the Easter holidays. The remaining business on the paper was disposed of and the House adjourned at a quarter-past twelve o'clock. IRELAND. DUBLIN, April 2. The announcement that the Princess of Wales will accompany the Prince on his visit to Dublin has at length been officially confirmed, and the cloud of suspense which rested for a while upon the public mind and chilled the ardour of its loyal anticipations is now dispersed. A reaction of joyous excitement has set in and redoubled efforts will be made to give such a reception to the Princess as may be creditable to the city. The illuminations which were included in the programme of festive demonstrations will, it is expected, be general and upon a more brilliant scale. Although the procession from the Castle to St. Patrick's upon the day of the instal lation has been shorn of much of its popular attractiveness by the omission of the knights, who are to stand not upon the order of their going, but to proceed to the cathedral before its arrival, it will be an imposing pageant, pre sence of the Princess in the cortege . imparting a lustre to it which it would not otherwise possess. the numerous, and it and the Royal party will . be The equipages of his Excellency the Lord-Lieute nantconveinent length f if all the k w n o i u g l h d ts pr w o e lo re n gto"jetionthe arrange ments will bo explained in a few days b an inconvenient details o by the publi cation of the official programme. There is no ground w hatever for the statement that any Van dalism is being committed in the cathedral. The utmost care and vigilance have been exhibited by Sir Bernard Burke, and the monuments and fittings of the sacred edifice will be fully protected. Some of the alterations which have been made are mani fest improvements, which'ivill probably be allowed to remain, but distinct arrangements have been entered into for having the cathedral restored to its former state. The chair used by William 111. will not be brought into requisition on the occa sion. Two Chairs of State of Irish yew are being manufactured in Dublin for the Grand Master and thq rritioe, , hick ouis, r us. last, rain• ?ans. the Llthy dies, as a ,n in le to aper rday, limey I the e for 3tiyal ,Isful