The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-24 00:00:00

MONEY . MARKET AND :!OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, _ _ CITY, Two O'CLOCK: The Stock Markets are quiet with a steady tone. No change of much importance since the final close on Saturday has occurred in the Funds or in the lead ing railway stocks ; but in the Foreign Market there is a demand for Turkish stocks some of which have further improved a point or two, while the improve ment is maintained in Italian. On the other band American stocks 'are heavy and lower, owing to the cable advices from New York. The Discount Market is quiet at 11 per cent. on the best bills. The Wheat 'Market is steady at last week's prices. Consols are quiet at Saturday's prices, being quoted at 93 to 93i for money and .account ; New and Re duced Three per Cents., 93g to 931 ; India Five per Cents., .112 to 1121; Bank Stock, 248 to 250: Exchequer Bills, 12s to 17s prem. The Foreign Stock Market is firm. Italian (1861) Bonds, however, are a point lower than Saturday's final price, being quoted at 453. to 45k. Turkish are animated, and the 1865 Bonds are higher, at 33/ to 33a. There is an improveMent of in Peruvian (1865), at 75!-T to ;of in Mexican, at 15i- to 161 ; 'and in Greek, at 121- to 13 ; and of in New Spanish, at 36/ to 36k. Portuguese are quoted 39i to 40 ; Russian (1862), 85 to 86 ; Egyptian Nine per Cents., BS2 to 891 ; and ditto (1864), 87i to 88k. The allotment letters of the New Russian Railway Loan were received this morning. All applications received in full, and the price of the scrip declined to p . emium. American Securities are flat. United States Five- Twenty Bonds are lower, at 71/ to Erie Rail road is quoted at 44 to 46, being worse ; and Illinois 1 lower, at 87 to 88. The variations in Railways are unimportant. There is a decline of ± in Metropolitan and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and of * in Great Western, London and North-Western, and South-Eastern ; and a rise of ± in Caledonian, and of *in Chatham and Sheffield. The prices current are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127 k to 128; Midland, 1071 to 107/; South-Eastern, 73 to 73f ; London and North Eastern, 118. to 119 ; Great .Northern (A), 108 to 109 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 30} ; Great Western, 451 to 46± ; Brighton, 46 to 46i ; Sheffield, 42 to 42 ; Metropolitan, 111 k to 1111 ; Caledonian, 84 to E34* ; North British, 34f to 35* ; and Chatham, 181 to 19i. Bank shares are without change. Alliance, 13* to 12A dis ; Anglo-Austrian, 31 to 41 prem. ; Char tered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consolidated, to l prem. ex div.; Imperial Bank, 17f to 18 ; London and County, 52 to 53 ex div. ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; Lon don Joint Stock, 34 to 35 ; Union of London, 34 to 35. In klnance Shares Credit Foncier is dull, at 3 to 31,-; General Credit k lower, at 3 to 24 dis.; International Finance, 2i to 11 dis.; London Finance, 24 to 23 dis. Foreign mining shares are dull. Chontales, worse, at 11 to 14 dis. ; St. John del Rey, 17 to 19 ; Port Philip, 1i to li. •Miscellaneou - s Securities are extremely quiet. Anglo-American Telegraph, 191 to 19i ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 51- to 5i • Hudson's Bay, lower, at 14± to 14i ; Ocean Marine, 14 to 16 ; National Discount, 101 to 11k. The following memorandum has been received. It is hardly necessary to say that anything relating to the re-establishment of Venezuelan credit must be received with caution :—" Advices received from Venezuela announce the appointment of General Engelcke as Minister of Finance. That functionary, on a former occasion, was chief officer of the Cus toms at La Guaira for one year, during which period he doubled the revenue by the suppression of smuggling and the vigour of his administra tion. When in London, in January, 1866, he placed himself in personal communication with Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., and the committee of Vene zuela bondholders, and in a letter addressed to Mr. Gerstenberg, the chairman of the committee, he advo cated the regeneration of the credit of the country by means of the unification of the Venezuela debt, on the basis of a gradually rising rate of interest, and the application of a portion of the revenue to the construc tion of railways. It is confidently expected that General Engelcke will do his utmost to establish the credit of Venezuela, by entering into an honourable arrange ment with the British bondholders." _ _ _ There were again no bullion operations at the Bank of England on Saturday. The Siberia has arrived from New York with £18,500 in specie ; the City of New York with £2,000, and the Allemania with £36,000, the last- Mentioned being silver. • Consequent upon the unfortunate character of the news from the mines, the directors of the Chontales Mining Company on Saturday decided to call up the remaining lOs per share. It is payable the 25th of March. The traffic receipts of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company for the ten days ending with 31st of December amounted to £13,428 lls 11d, comparing with £12,092 2s 2d fur the corresponding nine days of 1866. The directors of the Anglo-Argentine Company (Limited), have made arrangements with Mr. Barnard, formerly connected wit - h the works, to proceed to Mario, and take a legal transfer of the works, &c. Mr. Barnard has selected the requisite stores, which Will be shipped without delay. Mr. Barnard leaves by the steamer, from Bordeaux, on the 29th inst. Mr. Christopher Gabriel (nephew of the late Lord Mayor) has this day joined the firm of Cock, Spavin, and Co., Fenchurch-street, which will in future be carried on as Cock, Gabriel, and Co. The following list of some of the leading dividend paying mines of the colony of Victoria, shows how extraordinary has been the rate of profits upon a very small amount of capital, when the workings are con ducted upon practical and scientific knowledge : Name of Mine. Subscribed Capital. Dividends up to Nov 1867. Cosmopolitan £5,986 0 0 .. £128,944 5 oin °years iCoh-i-noor Irnitedßandof Hope 32.000 0 0 .. 361,600 0 oin 3 1 4 years Great Redan Sir W. Don 2,000 0 0 .. 130,500 0 oin 2 years Newington Freehold 6,500 0 0 .. 45,000 00in 14 mons. Western Freehold Defiance Nelson &Wellington 18,658 0 0 .. 187,357 0 oin 6 years Albion .. Prince of Wales ZUttinyong Total!! BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GCVERNMEXT FUNDS. 8 psr (lent. Consols Do. Account, March 5 93/ 21 8 per Cent. Reduced 93/ I 1 New 3 per Cent 93 i i i i New 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 -- Do. 5 per Cent. J an. 187 3 Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan. , 1880 — Do. for 30 y rs, exp i re sth Ap r il 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,,,., 1908 — E tehoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — Pm Do £5OO Pm Do. £lOO & £2OO l2 16 pin Balk of England Stock, 4* per Cent 219 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 loBf i Do 5 per Cent., Rep. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — _ Do. do. 1882 — Do. nob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Anitrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — ' l o. 4i per Cent, 1852 — Do. do., 18 , 8.... Do. do., 1870 — Do. do., 1863 i Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 ~.. Do Account 74 1 16 uecos Ayres 6 per Cent — ~. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) uuba, 6 per Cent. Ouilian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent _ Do. 6 per Cent., B .. Do. 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 931 1 Do., Scrip £32 paid 4 : 3 ) 1 ' mbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 psr Cent., 1825 , -- D usubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — ~. Do 8 p er C en t., 1867 miluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — qyptian, 7 per Cent — , Do. Second Issue _ Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. £5OO Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds B 9l 9 , Government Railway Debentures ..... 91 ‘'reek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account bo. Coupons Do. Account Gtutternalft 5 per Cent . — R onduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £2,5p Itslian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Ilaremmana Raiway exicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — per Cent. Anglo-French — ztontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Now Granada Imperial 5 per Cent +low Granada D 0 3 per Cen,, - I'Do. Deferred 1) 0 Land Warrants °lectures) ertis r i an 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 761 1 6 ~,0 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) " 4 i. per Cent. 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 7 '6 7 '7, '9,'60,'2,':i 394 Do. do., 1 67 394 4 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid 4 pin Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 .Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds 88; Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BB4 4 Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — - Sardinian, 5 pbr Cent — Spanish 3 per Oen . — Do Acc/Junt Do New Deferral — Do Account Do Passive — Do Acceunt Do Com. Cert. of Cou: , . nut funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — • Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6 Bl Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds , - 63} 4 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865.... 54 4 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — 1 , 0 6 per Cent., 1862 Po 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificate: . .. . Pivideuds on the above payable inlorbiou French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 2M. • Austral'. . C par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do Account . Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Es. Zsf. Do. Account 451 / TIIREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92/ 3 Do. Account, March.. MA RKETS—( 2 his Day.) ;son, need L had , ower ed to final A her lip to ci and stores ras in trial tions, ne of Eodg itions 's en- navy, g ap imilar ed by other ave a 33in. neter, Dwing ersion 5 very about nches. ?ower, four 1.111, of the is per ce the a only nomi of the -boiler lanche ;s, this ,nae is ill and rester of tho laving after- Vater- Ports t Ply lain of by the )aging ch the barka official° 'ection• g re in- Engl . ospital a bal e onver ,nd ar e ietneb- ;tted to rs, ar° lam :".,' .eut. flare► Lie l t. C. ll' n, 160, 1 3 now es, an d he 84th 84t11 at C °li mies of Stat e' Gtov eril ; 53, an of il; St °3 'or their 0 . 1- fae 4 0 st h v ves tbel establis4 NEWGITE AND LEADEN HALL. MEAT—Supplies of dead moat are moderate, and demand steady at previous rates, except for beef, which is if any thing rather dearer. Quotations—Hutton, wethor, 3s 8d to 4e ; ewe, 3s 2d to 3s 6d ; ox beef, prime, 4s to 4s 2d; middling, 3s 6d to 3s 10d ; plain, 3s to 3s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 4d per stone of 81b by the carcase. CORN. The trade generally continues firm, the largo demand for the continent which takes off a considerable propor tion of recent arrivals off the coast, - giving confidence to factors. The home demand, however, is quiet. From the provincial markets quotations show an occa sional advance of is. to 2s. in wheats on the week, but without much activity in the trade. From the Baltic shipping ports rates come firm, and from France the last accounts to hand mention that purchases were still going on. At Mark-lam, this morning there was a fair attendance, and a moderate demand for most articles of the trade. The moderate supplies of English wheat were taken off steadily at the rates of this day week, and for best samples rather more was asked. Foreign wheat was well held, and for Russian and American, the supplies of which are reducing, and the prices of which are relatively moderate, slightly higher terms were necessarily paid. ry Flour moved off steady, at quite late rates for both ex port and foreign. Malt was in fair supply, and sold strong, withoat change in value. . Barley realised late currencies for both grinding and malting kinds. Beans moved off slowly at steady rates for English, Egyptian hanging on hand. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supplies of fat stock on sale to-day were about the same as last week, and trade ruled quiet. Of beasts there were 3,390, including 592 from the Continent; 420 from Scotland, 100 from Ireland, and 2,280 from the various English grazing grounds. The beef trade ruled dull, and prices for secondary sorts were easier. Of sheep there were 17,050, including 1,400 from abroad. The demand was slow, and rates about as before. TALLOW. The market is quiet, at late rates. Stocks this day, 31,882 casks; arrived last week, 1,232; delivered last week, 2,151. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.—Market opens very dull ; a farthing lower. Sales probably 8,000 bales. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. (From the Wall-Street Journal) WE RAILWAYS AND TELEGRAPHS OF THE WORLD. In 1866 the total length of railways opened for public traffic throughout the whole world amounted to 87,578 English miles, and are divided among the various nations as follows : Miles. United States of America 32,742 Great Britain and Ireland G erman y (including Austria) France India Italy Spain Russia 2,815 Canada Belgium 1,618 Sweden Switzerland Holland. 87,578 The cost of the 13,476 miles of the English railways up to the present time amounts to £455,000,000, while the 13,392 miles of railway in Germany cost only £96,752,000. The 9,142 miles of railway in France cost £280,000,000. The total length of the telegraphic lines through out the world is upwards of 178,056 English miles, consisting, on the average, of a triple line of wires. The following is the length of the lines in the vari ous countries, and according to the latest returns : 1866. Germany 1866. Russia 22,992 1866. France 18,694 1866. Great Britain and Ireland 16,297 1866. Turkey 1863. Italy 1865. Sweden 1861. Belgium 1,0b9 1866. Switzerland 1865. United States of America 52,957 1865. Canada 167,974 To this must be added the two Atlantic cables, the total lengths of which are about 4,317 English miles (3,754 nautical miles), and the total length of the other submarine cables amounts to near 5,765 miles. ERIE RAILWAY Manx ROAD.—In the New Jersey Legislature, on February 4th, Mr. Taylor introduced in the House a bill to authorise the Erie Railway Company to construct a branch railroad to the Hudson River south of Fort Lee. The com pany may build tunnels, docks, piers, &c., and establish ferries to New York and carry oil over this branch road. By telegram from San Francisco, under date of February 4th, we learn that work on the Central Pacific Railroad, east of the Sierra Nevada moun tains, is progressing rapidly. The weather is fa vourable, and the grading of two sections is nearly completed and ready for rails. A new 40-ton locomotive has been safely transported across the summit. Sufficient motive power and material are east of the Sierras to complete the contemplated one hundred miles track in time for the connection to be made at the summit. Signor Mario is said to have retrieved his credit in Russia by his singing, but still more by his acting, in " La Favorite." Mr. Dion Boucicault hae, it is said, purchased the Sal)limier° Hotel, Leicester •square, for the purpose of converting it into a theatre. • _ _ Mr. Mapleson's season of Italian Opera will open at Drury-lane about the end of March. Lortn H. SEYMOUR'S WILL.--On Saturday a number of solicitors connected with the London charities attended before Mr. Marshall, the Chief Clerk at the Rolls Chambers, to make claims to share in the large bequest of Lord Henry Seymour to the London charities. Out of 172 claims by hospital and other institutions only 31 were ad mitted by the Master of the Rolls under the terms " hos pice" mentioned in the will. The hospitals had appealed to the Lords Justices, and their lordships held that all places where patients were admitted to reside would come within the denomination of "hospice." The case was sent back to the Rolls for the certificate to be varied, and the first sitting took place on the present occasion. Mr. Greatorex appeared for the charities admitted in the first schedule. The Chief Clerk gave directions on the matter to facilitate the first distribution. There would be no appeal to the House of Lords. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 18G8. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid:' Closing Business Prior. done. 10t1 100 100 100 1 7 100 100 109 100 1e,13.4 'KEN 190 100 100 It.o 100 100 SSII;S, NO 100 100 all 100 100 100 1 . 100 15 100 100 15 117 85 85i 20 301 3 4 75 77 70 72 IC4 106 30 31 , Oi 7i b 6 107 101 i ltB 10) 124 128 VG 93 1511 16 45 47 25 Sv 27 2) 128 1284 411 96 3 / 4 19 IV, 12 15 118/ 119 3 / 4 6.5 67 12 1:3/4 11:{ 105 IC7i 1(.; 7G 7S 31 35i 105 107 83 64 98 100 130 134 I'4 136 - •- P 113 tlB 1 14P 56 58 G 8 69 t) 7:1 7,t 9 Iv' lid i+so T SECUL 84j 51 I 108 10) 0 151 ei Lit 8i 461 1 81 12 S 5 6} 421 a /04 104 i I 1 .011 7 i1l 73i 4 CITI1:5. 93 ICO WO 102 300 102 86 82 b 5 87 i 103 105 107 109 106 lus 105 107 DO n 114 111 103 107 103 105 105 107 107 10.,i 109 111 104 106 99 10 98 90 L5l 013 j 9SI 99' 102 104 103 IGS 951 i :1031 112 111/ nti i 109 i 103 i 1051 1001 3 4 54 66 4zo 430 10' 12 6 2 26 14 2 8 9 I f 2 4 5 17 15 20 21 it 35 37 21 2/ b 41 51 2i 1/ 60 70 5 7 191 i 2 3 2 2a 29 at 390 410 i I 37a 42 9 4 8 la 14 i Ii lo 12 67 69 115 205 85 95 16 la 18 20 85 90 6 8 DISCOVERY OF MR. SPEKE. Sir Richard Mayne presents his compliments to the Editor of ?he Sun, and requests he will have it made publicly known that information was received this morning of the Rev. Mr. Speke's safety. Mr. Charles T. Murdoch, on receiving the intel ligence communicated it immediately to Sir Richard Mayne, in order that the public mind might be relieved as early as possible from the painful state of suspense that the case has produced. Ile was found at Padstow, Cornwall. 4, Whitehall-place, Feb. 24, 1868. CRIMINAL COURT.—This ray. OLD COURT. The February sessions commenced to-day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, re ferred to a number of cases in the calendar, which contained the names of 109 prisoners for trial. The principal cases to be disposed of were those of a prisoner named James Necdell, a clerk, who stood charged with feloniously wounding Thos. Chatterton, with intent to murder him. It would be seen from the evidence that he met the prosecutor in the neighbourhood of Clerken well, and deliberately discharged a pistol at him, the charge taking the most serious effect on him. The witnesses would prove the fact most conclusively, but they, the grand jury, would have nothing to do with the state of mind of the prisoner at the time he com mitted the act ; that would have to be determined at another tribunal. There was also a charge against a man named James Clancy, a printer, against whom there were three charges of shooting with intent to murder. The prisoner, in the first instance, was followed by a detective sergeant, named Chown, from his lodgings in Somers town, and on arriving near Bedford-square, the constable went up to him, and, after putting a few questions to him, Clancy made an evasive answer, and then drew a revolver and deliberately discharged one of the chambers at the constable, and then attempted to run away. Chamberlain, who was with Chown at the time, then came up, when the prisoner again discharged the pistol at him, fortunately without any effect, although Chamberlain was very close to him. The third time the piece was discharged was at a coach man named John Hurst, who came to the assistance of the constables. The bullet on the last occasion never left the pistol, it becoming fixed between the pin and the barrel of the pistol, in which position it still remained. They would have the whole of the facts placed before them, and if there was a prima facie case made out to their satisfaction it would be their duty to return a true bill against him. There was another case contained in the calendar which would call for their most serious attention, and such an one that had not come before the Court for many years. It was the indictment of Maurice Lyttle ton, Florence Macarthy, and James Richardson for traitorously compassing, imagining, and intending to deprive and depose our most gracious lady the Queen from the style, honour, and Royal name of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom, and such compassing, imagining, and intention they ex pressed by certain overt acts and deeds. There were two other indictments against the prisoners : one was for feloniously administering, and causing to be taken by one Daniel O'Leary, a certain oath and engagement, intending and purporting to bind him to commit the offence of treason by adjuring alle giance to the Queen, and by undertaking to take up arms in the Fenian cause against the British Government ; and the other was for feloni ously administering and causing to be administered to James Boutell a certain oath and engagement binding him to take up arms in the Fenian cause. The prisoners resided in the neighbourhood of Deptford, and on the Bth of January the prisoner Lyttleton introduced Boutell to O'Leary, who, he said, was a head centre, an i then the offence with which they stood charged was committed. The prisoners, with the exception of O'Leary, were taken into custody through the circumstance of Boutell communicating the whole of the pro ceedings to one of the detective officers of the Greenwich division of police, and after a very long examination before the magistrates they were fully committed for trial. The Recorder then detailed the evidence given before Mr. Maude, the magis trate at Greenwich, and told the jury it would be for them to say whether there was such a case against each of the prisoners as would warrant them in finding a tine bill against each of them. Having referred to some other cases of lesser import ance, the learned Recorder concluded his remarks and the Grand Jury retired to their room. In a short time after the ordinary business of the session commenced. THE CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST ALLEN. Jeremiah Allen was indicted with the murder of William George Chilton ; Sarah Ann Hodgkinson , Minnie Julia Abbott, and Martha Evans. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Poland said the prisoner had been committed for trial on the inquisition of the Coroner for the City of London, for the wilful murder of the per sons mentioned above, whose death was occasioned by an explosion of gunpowder which taok place at the walls of the House of Detention on the 13th of December last, the object in view being the rescue of two prisoners, named Burke and Casey charged with treason felony. The prisoner had undergone a lengthened examination before Sir Thomas Henry, at Bow-street police court, and after all the evidence had been heard the prosecution, which was at the instance of the Crown, thought that the prisoner was not a participator in the act which had led to the deaths of the unfortunate per sons, and the magistrate also being of opinion that, although Allen had been seen in the neigh bourhood of the House of Detention before the ex plosion took place, he was not there with a mali cious motive, he ordered him to be discharged. Under such circumstances he should not ask for the prosecution of the prisoner on the present indict ment. Allen was then ordered by the Court to be dis charged. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 20. 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. Feb. 20. fr. c . Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) .. . ...... Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro- 7,044,776 02 22 ,105,750 14 Feb. 13. fr. c. 182,500,000 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 14 perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Weasury account cur- 4170,526 92 7 2 ,855,094 81 887,986,846 32 45 ,130,252 - 1,747,205 75 2,700,735 71 930,376 76 .84,097,587 28 72,405,215 73 874,086,898 59 43,437,142 1,704,995 To 2,450,938 00 930,376 76 rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 7,058,634 99 6,567,088 29 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 20. Feb. 13. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c, Branch banks 1,109,010,039 26 1,085,820,444 4l Commercial bills over- due* Commercial bills dis- 66,803 61 364,378 98 counted, not yet due 240,339,023 77 241,524,611 97 Do. branch banks 2 15,078,223 '227,093,046 Advances on deposit of bullion 56,420,600 59,377,300 Do. branch banks 10,955,277 11,143,077 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 12,048,800 - 7 ,507,400 - 36,671,700 -- 27,352,100 -- 12,066,700 -- 7,645,300 - 36,604,100 - 37,551,600 - Bonds Do. branches 906,500 864,000 Certified by the Senator Governor of th e B an k of F rance . (Signed) 110 VIAND. THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER. Mr. Disraeli appears to persist in his original misconception of this troublesome question. Even at his Scotch ovation he talked of " personal pay ment of rates" as a fundamental principle of his Reform Act, although, as the Attorney-General has since been compelled to admit, the reform Act con tains no such provision, and the law at present is as 'it was before the new act—it is still permitted to the landlord to agree with the tenant to pay the rates, and such payment by the landlord will be deemed to be payment by the tenant. This is the answer that should be given to most of the questioners in the House of Commons. But there is another difficulty which Mr. Disraeli does not appear to understand, and which cannot be dismissed so easily. As the law was before the new Reform Act there were two processes by which rates were made payable by the landlord instead of the tenant. By one parishes adopting it were empowered to rate the owner of small tenements instead of the occupier, and by the other, parishes were empowered to compound with the owner of such tenements to pay the rates, upon terms which allowed to the landlord a large deduc tion for the trouble of collection and risk of loss. This was profitable to the landlord, because he added to the rent the amount of the rate and some thing more, and thus was enabled to recover. in the form of rent, rates which could not have been collected under their own name. Now, both of these convenient arrangements have been disturbed by the new Act. The parish can no longer rate the owners of small tenements instead of the ten ants, and it cannot compound with owners to pay the rates for their tenants. The consequence is that multitudes of tenants cannot, or will not pay, and landlords who were previously rated, and therefore compelled to pay the rates of small tenements, being no longer liable, refuse to pay the rates for their tenants as hitherto they had done. True it is that in every case the difficulty might be solved by the owners continuing to pay the rates and adding them to the rent, and that by so doing they would be in no worse position than before, save in this that they pay the full rate instead of the compounded rate ; but in the majority of cases they decline to do this, and hence the present difficulty, which is a real and substantial one, which should be met by some speedy remedy. The repeal of the rating clause of the Reform Bill is demanded as being, the only efficient one. But there are many ob jections to this. Rating is an obligation of citizen ship. The principle of the scot and lot franchise is that the voter shall pay his scot—that is, his share of the local burdens, and bear his lot—that is, his part in the local offices. Rating is the proof of occupancy ; it is the best evidence that the claimant is a householder. But rating does not imply per sonal payment. Being rated, the householder is liable to pay; but it is not obligatory upon him to pay with his own hand out of his own pocket; pro vided only that the rate is paid the law, and the reason of the law are alike satisfied. It is not there fore, practicable to devise a plan by which, while securing the test of being a rated householder, the present parochial difficulties in the collection of the rates may be avoided. Having given to the subject much thought, we venture to suggest what appears to be a feasible plan for effecting this desirable object. It is very simple. Let it be enacted that in all parishes in which the Small Tenements Acts are not in force—and this would include all the boroughs— the name of the owner of all rated property, as well as that of the tenant, shall be inserted in the rate book, and that with respect to all tenements rated at a less annual value than £lO the parish shall be entitled to recover rates from the owner if it fail to do so from the tenant ; in other words, make the rate a charge upon the property, and not upon the person. This would practically restore the law to what it was before the Reform Act. It would not be unjust to the owners of small tenements, for they could protect themselves by paying the rate and letting their houses at rents that would include the amount of the rates they pay; and, in fact, it would merely give them an inducement to do that which they have done hitherto with equal advantage to themselves and to the parishes. Thus, without disturbing any existing provisions of the Reform Act, and without injustice or wrong to any, the present difficulty might be effectually removed.— Law Times. Railways. - Bristol and Exeter .... `aledonian li 4111 brian Cork and Bandon...—. It.;orrisvall . 'Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth o t Ab.J unc. bi. London, bcrip Ceti Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great 11;aster, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: et. No. Great North of Scotlant; Great Northern Do. A stook • • Do. B Mock Do. New, is. at 25 pm Cite, and W. of Ireland Wekern Do. S. Val. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Aild.—Oxiorci Do. Newport Do. llere7ford Yorkshire Landon and illackwall Lon., Drigli.,l4, 5 Coast' Lon., CULL, and Dover Do. Mctrop. Ex. A Lou. Z•icriti Weeteru Lou. ez out Weston, Lioooio Aletropolitan..... tio. New Liu. lictrupolltau llistr►et 110. do. 10. i)o. and dt. John'oW Do. £9 Share Do, Kiruna.. Derb; qid Kent ... North British Do. Ed., Ptlt., & Dun. th. Eastern—llerwim, Do. (1.:..N•E purchas: Do. LeN.'.B Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 .;:ortb London Do. do. 1661 6 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central ikot. N. E Aber. steel , : uo. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . Staines, Wok., & Wok Taft Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & White %% r ut Corawatl CO LOAIAL GO VII Itiritioh Columbia, 6 per) I tient., Dec. 31, 1+372.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.Jz July) • 1877-b4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. & Sept Oe. 5 p. e. Jan. d July . Do. 5 p. c. !ascribed as Cape U. Dope, 6 p.e.167S Oe. Ap I. & Oct , 1890- Do. do 158u-'lo. Do. Jan.&J nip, 189041 Do. 5 per neut. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1200 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 . p.e 1872, do.. Mauritius, 8 p, o, 1873, .lan..and Jtily Do. 1878 ... i)o. 1882, Mayls, Nov. ti Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.., Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N. 8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&J 'N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,1606, Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1696' New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c B.Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct 13.111T1S II I' Atlantic ez St. Lawrence Rom., Mirada, . Cen.ln. . _ gu. 5 percent... Do. F dhares Ituffaio it Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- t Calcutta & B. E., liar ' Jai e Town & Dock, gu Oemerara, 7 p.c. per. p East Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension .; rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge & p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Frei. stook .. Do. do. deterred t. India Pen. gus. sp.c. o Grua. 5 per cent.. • Do. New gua. 5 p. o t. South of India gua. 5 per oent DJ. 41 per cent Do iireat Wes. 01 Canada Do. New Do. 6p. o Bia. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do Do. 43 do.. . Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & 11 obsor 's Bay N.Rl.C'da.6pc let pt.ba Dude do Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.o ninde ... • I Do. Delhi Do. do .l r".. Do. Puuiaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot MINING INTELLIGENCE. The furnace invented by Mr. Stetefeldt for roast ing ore was tried on January 11 at Murphy Mill, in Ophir Canyon, Nevada, when two tons of gulp were passed through in two hours and 20 minutes, assay ing 82 per cent. The furnace is considered such a success, as no doubt, to supplant all others now in use, and work a revolution in reducing silver ores, as it greatly economises both labour and time. It consists of a chimney about 25 feet in height, sur mounted with screens, into which the pulp, mixed with salt, is passed. The flame from the furnace enters at two sides, near the bottom, and the sieves at the top being kept in motion, a slight shower of pulp is discharged through the flame, chloridation, being effected before reaching the bottom, where the ore passes through_ an orifice. One furnace of this description can do all the roasting work re quired by a battery of 20 stamps. L. H. Banks, of Nevada, has discovered a com bination hitherto unknown in metallurgy, which re duces metals to fusion, with low heat, at a rate of not more than $5O a ton, melting without oxydizing or volatilizing the metals. He took two pounds of as pure galena ore as he could obtain from the Prize Lode, pulverized it, and mixed in a shallow iron vessel with chemicals, and, applying a dull red heat, smelted it. The result was six ounces of metal, of which one ounce was demonstrated to be bullion by assay. At the price of silver, only the yield was at the rate of $1,233, besides 1661b5. of lead per ton. THE COIISTOCK LODE.—H. T. P. Comstock, the discoverer of the celebrated Comstock lode, now living at Butte City, Montana, writes a most in teresting letter to the Missouri Republican, giving an accurate and detailed account of his discovery of that celebrated property, and how he got swindled out of it. He says the Washoe men are interested in misrepresenting him, as they fear his claims with regard to the water, the town site of Virginia City, and other interests they have swindled him out of. He thus describes the discovery :—" The first dis covery of the Comstock lode was made in this way : In the middle of January, 1859, I saw some queer looking dirt in a gopher hole. I ran my hand in and took out a handful of the dirt, and saw silver and gold in it. Big John Bishop and old Virginia were with me, when I found it; they were sitting upon the side of the hill—Gold [fill—a couple of hundred yards from me. I took up five claims. . . . We started to rocking with my water ; had only a small quantity to rock with— we made from five to ten and twelve pounds a day, and the dust.was from $9 to $l2 an ounce—went at that at Brewster's Bank, Placerville, California, where I did my business." lle describes how he located the Savage, and showed the ground to the old man Savage, as also the Gould and Curry and the Norecross ; also how he owned the principal part of Gold Hill, and how he leased 950 feet of it to Walsh and Woodruff. He sold the claim finally for ten thousand dollars, and au eleventh of all that came out of it during his natural life, and also oue hundred dollars a mouth. " That was the contract ; and two men, Elder Bennett and Munny Pouroy, witnessed it ; but my health was bad, and before I had the contract of sale recorded, Woodruff and Walsh sold it out. Having taken no lien on the property, I never got a dollar from that thy to this, except what was first received. lam a regular-born mountaineer, and did not then know the intrigues of civilised rascality. lam not ashamed to acknowledge that." lle states that 160 acres of Virginia City are built on his old recorded ranch, and evidently thinks he will be a big trouble yet, to some parties in that territory , . Ile says that Montana is a very rich country, and that the Cable claim is next to the Comstock. Altogether Comstock's life has been a very chequered one, and if all he says be true he is the victim of one of the greatest swindles of the age. The contract between Messrs Gye and Maple io Skid t 9 4RT9 fAlitnl tiggugh, BUITISH 911N1115. Cam. Conaol. liold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Coml. (Taviat Drake walla ,ast Caradon !last Carn Brea East Grenville ..... • • • East Gunnislake East Lovell W '1 Russell (Tavistk L'am.St StAubyn(Gwen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolg - us Great Wheal 8a,5y...., G. Wheal Vor (lielst•bu Grenville Gerod's Foot Elingston Downs .. . Margaret (Uny Lelant. Starke Valley .........• Awyndy Iron Ore, line New 8 ton ........ North toskear . ....... N.Wh Ba.ssett(lll ogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United........ Nrovidenoe (Uny Le.lau t S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. south Condurrow ...... ii. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 1 itray Park rin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeara West C hi v er ton ....... , West Seton . ..... Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (nen Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 94 2. 2 14.0' 3i 2.14.0 8.10 3.0.0 11.7.0 588 5.17.0, rjtErIs;RENCE SMA.RES. Great Northern, 5 per cent. rd. a t 10 per cent. pm., 107 G rea t Western, 5 per cent., rd.. 82 1 rKEYERENCE t3BAltlr AND STOCKS London, Brghton. &c., 5 per cent., 1865, 83 LIVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 87 Nottingham and Grantham R. and C, 91 - F0100(114' RAIL WA Yr. gabia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per cent., 15 Great Luxembourg, Oh San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., l$ FOREIGN atiNko. Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, Um, 32i Don Vedro, Nor.h Del Rey, 2k PM St. John del Mey, lim , 17. 18 BANES. Agra. lim.. A, II Ditto, B, 8 1-'8 Alliance, it Anglo-Italian, lim., 5/ Australasia, t 4 Bank of Egypt, 331 City, 1 Imperial Ottoman, 9f, Loudon and County, 54 ' London and %I' estruinster, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 461 7 Oriental Bank Corporation, 424 DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 501 Southampton, 72k MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo American Telegraph, 19/,,1 Athutio Telegraph, 50 40k Dit o, 8 par cent., 1 )781,81 Berlin Water Works, um., 131 Bombay Gas, Aim., 4k Canada Company , City of Moscow Gas, Aim., l Couimercial Union, Insurance. 5$ I Credit Foncier ot Englano, 1110., 2 1 15- : 6 a Ebbw Vale, 12k Egyptian. 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egyp Lawn., 891 Litioson's Bay, 141 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour). Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redern. 1670. issued 90, 40 London Financial Association, Aim.. 6 4 1 EJndon ileneralOinnibus Company, lint, 1 15-16 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent, by Indian Government), 102 New Quebrathi, reuiusu a and Oriental Steam, 50 South Australian Land. 35 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, Hm., 111 Thauics and Mersey Marine, Insurance, hid., 4 7-16 United Discount Corporation. lim., 21 United Kingdom Tel graph Co., lint., 2i Viceroy of Egypt (.ilortgage) Loan) 741 31 COAL MARKET. Price per Ton s d 1 Cowpen Hartley 11 52 2 ' 16 Haswell lB 0 Original Hardepool lB 0 Wylam l5 6 Hetton Raton Lyons Brancepeth Cannel lB 6 Tees I 00000 11111111/$ll.ll 17 0 at tho Close, Hough Hall s d 16 3 East Hart1ep001......,, 15 9 Russell's Hetton... South Hetton Tunstall ... 15 0 Caradoe l6 0 Eden Main ThOrPenieirtir mum; 15 6 110 111 110 112 is ions. 64 66 1(3 101 33 4 iP 5 6 68 71 18 52 99 102 104! 106. 10 110 151 iCi 78 82 43 45 33 35 27 29 18 19 IC9 110 1a 2 1 16 2 IC2 103 Sii 16 - - 161 1611 98 100 91 91 100 102 03 15 89 91 68 85 104{ 1054 , 100 101 100} 1014, 0 10J 101 87 80 THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. TAT TERSALL'S-T HIS EVENING, GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 9 agst Daisy (offered—take 100 to 8) 100 to 8 agst Moose (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst The Lamb (taken) 100 to 7 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 100 to 7 agst Tennyson (taken) . 100 to 7 agst Tusculanura (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken) • 25 to 1 agst Despatch (Laken 25 to . 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 28 to 1 agst Astrolable (taken) 30 to 1 agst Clansman (taken and off.) 30 to 1 agst Capt. Crosstree (taken) 40 to 1 agst Benazet (taker) 40 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 50 to 1 agst Bui-zke (taken) TWO TIIOUSA ND. 9 to 4 agst Rosicrucian (offered) 6to 1 agst Pace (taken) 7 to 1 agst Formosa (offered) 12 to 1 agst Typhoeus (taken) 200 to 100 agst agst Sir J. Hawley's lot (taken) 10 to 1 agst Blue Gown and Green Sleeve (taken DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown 40 to 1 agst See Saw 40 to 1 agst Banditto 1000 to 13 agst Brother to Strafford 1000 to 10 agst Franchise - VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 9 agst Daisy (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Moose (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Chimney Sweep (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Tusculanum (offered) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Alcibiado (taken) 100 to 6 agat The Lamb (offered) 20 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (offered) 20 to 1 agat Despatch (offered) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Astrolabe (offered—take 33 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 33 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 40 to 1 agst Hall Court (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Sea King (taken) 50 to 1 agst Kingswood (offered) 100 to 4 agst Kingswood and Hall Court coupled (taken) CHESTER CUP. 23 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered) CITY IND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Breach (taken freely) 2,000 GUINEAS. 3to lon the field (offered) 13 to 1 agst Typhoeus (taken) DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Typhoeus (taken and off.) 20 to 1 agst The Earl (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (off.) 1000 to 15 agst Brother to Strafford (talon) ARRIVALS AT NOTTINGHAM. Nike, Sweet Anne, Lady Diana, Moonbeam, Kilda, Despair, Kate Kearney, Moses, Belzoni, Buckingham dam filly, Sister to Lemonade, Lucifer, Verity, Guile colt, Lady Sykes, Salliet, Catton, Three per Cent., and Grey Stocking. ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Reynals, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, rill be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele. graph Company are now laid on, and are open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. SPORTING NOTES. Nottingham Races commence to-morrow, the principal event being the Spring Handicap, for which there were originally forty-six nominations, but Empress of India, Beauty, Proserpine, Sister to Vedette, Beanstalk, The Rock, and Tribune have already paid forfeit. The horses best in are Edin burgh, Bst 61b ; Master Willie, Bst 21b ; and Numa , Pompilius, 7st 71b ; one of whom I expect to see returned the winner, the latter for choice. The Derby Meeting, which is under the same management as that at Nottingnam, will take place on Thursday and Friday. Several of the horses entered at Derby have prior engagements at Not tingham, and the decisions at the last-named place will have a material influence on the Derby pro gramme. I shall, therefore, content myself with pointing out Greenland and Benazet as best in the Midland Steeplechase (three miles and a half) ; Orne and Chevy Chase in the Hurdle Race (two miles); and Retry and Bassoon in the half-mile Innkeepers' Plate. A FRESH MAN. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MARCH 3. Weights for the Trial Steep each, with 100 added. Age st lb Chimney Sweep 612 7 Gameboy ... a 12 7 Astrolabe .:. ... a 12 7 lechase (handicap) of 5 soya Four miles and a quarter. Age at lb Bridegroom a 10 9 The Lamb... ... 6 10 9 Corkscrew... 6 10 8 King Arthur ... 6 10 8 L. S. D. a 10 8 Avenay a 10 7 Lytham ... ... a 10 7 Captain Crosstrco (late Charlie) ... a 10 5 Flandrin ... 6 10 4 Clansman 6 10 4 Helen ... a 10 4 Wings of the Wind 6 10 4 Sylph ... 6 10 4 Mount Gifford a 10 4 Ballycasey... ... a 10 4 Lord Waldegrave... 6 10 0 Excitement ... 4 10 0 The Fawn... ... a 10 0 Daisy ... a 12 0 Globule ... all 12 The Doctor ... a 11 9 Benazet a 11 9 Jack of Trtunps(h-b) a 11 5 Dick Turpin ... a 11 3 Pensioner ... a 11 2 Huntsman's Daugh. a 11 0 Shakspere... ... n 11 0 Fan - 6 10 12 Sultan ... 6 10 12 Ca:•toucho ... a 10 12 The Beadle ... a 10 1)) Reporter ... ... a 10 10 Game a 10 10 Albrighton 6 10 10 Brighton Cato The Lawyer) (h-b)... a 10 10 Weights fur a Steeplechase Handicap of 100 sous. About three miles. Age et lb' Oamoboy a 12 7 Astrolabo ... a 12 7 Daisy ... a 12 0 Cilobule ... a 12 0 Hornet ... a 12 5 The Doctor a 11 10 Philosopher ... a 11 10 Revolver ... a 11 10 Columbia a 11 8 Jack o"frumps(ll b) a 11 7 Sinite a 11 7 Despatch a 11 2 Pearl Diver ... a 11 2 Huntsman's Daugh. a 11 2 The Plover a 11 0 Shakspere a 11 0 Laura (11 b) a 11 0 Walterstown b). 6 11 0 Beadle .. a 10 12 Sultan 6 10 12 Reporter ... a 10 10 King of Hearts ~. a 10 10 Age st lb King Arthur 6 10 10 Garus...alo 9 Moose a 10 9 Avonay ... a 10 8 Wings of the Wind 6 10 8 Brick ~. a 10 8 Flaudrin ... 610 7 Greenland... a 10 7 Harcourt a 10 4 Archimedes 6 10 4 L.S.D. „. alO 7 Sincerity ... a 10 7 Sylph ... 610 7 Clansman ... 6 10 4 The Nip (ii b) a 10 4 Queen of Hearts ... a 10 0 Little Peter a 10 0 Atalanta ... 6 10 0 tlrs. Allan... 5 10 0 Prima Donna ... 4 10 0 The Fawn alO 0 RACING FIXT MA rREs FOR 1868. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park ........ 27 Northampton Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring 31 10 Shrewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenuy tIL. Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk . 21 Curragh April 2l Newmarket let Spring 27 • Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer N J13314:111 :ea ' ;11: terpoyat l os Ctal leu b Chester N Winchester ............ York Spring l2 Doncaster Spring Salisbury West Drayton Manchester t 2 e d r Summer Ascot Summer Beverley, Hull, and East Riding Stockbridge lo Aloxaudra Park Windsor Summer . , Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. Stamford Radcliffe ..... Huntingdon: Nottiugha►u July Southampton Goodwood AUG Brighton 46 I Brighton Cl u b Lewes Summer Wolverhampton l 7l I Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 I Egham lB Hastings XprliAtigiut mini um 19 , UST. Dover Oxford Scarborough I Canterbury Derby Summer I Weymouth Lichfield I Tunbridge Margate IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tins Evxxxxa.) The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. BUSINESS. isle of Wight and PRIVATE Cowes and Newport Railway, Leeds New Gas, Lewes Water, London and North Western and Kennington Extension Railway Bills were read a second time. LAND TENURE IN IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANRIGARDE, in moving this bill said; that it appeared that a recommendation had ben made that a new committee on this question should be appointed, but ho thought that any amendment as to the land tenure in Ireland should be carried out at once, and there could not be a more favourable moineut than the present. No landlord had a greater State obligation than now. Wanton, useless, and absurd afflictions now prevail over the whole agricultural districts in Ireland. He could state that one landlord in Ireland had spent on his estate more than £140,000 out of his own private purse without going to any laud society for assistance With regard to tenant right he wished to call attention to the pro sentposition they were in. Ho would show in larger counties of Ireland the evictions were smaller than those iu the lesser counties, he would contrast Cork and Armagh. Ho reprobated on this account those who was stated by an eminent man that every man should have GO years' lease of his hcl ling. They had evidence that this was not even desired by the tenant himself, but wer per fectly absurd in detail. if the tenant of large holding preferred the position of proprietor to tenant, ho could obtain it by the purchase of land. But even the smaller one could do so also. He could not con ceive why they should want to place men getting lb per cent. for their money into the estates of men who did not by carrying out improvements raise the. amount of the rent as the smaller holders did. In a report which he would quota it was stated that the writer did not meet with a more satisfactory state of things in any part of England than in the north of Ireland, nor were the town more wretched than those in Ireland. He did not see by what right they should be forced to buy up these holdings. According to this theory nobody could be a proprietor without being an occupier. The best farmer was generally the largest proprietor. He had heard that with regard to a large section of the rural population they believed that the land in Ireland had been sold to the Fenians. He concluded by stating that the question of landlords and tenants ought to be equally adjusted in Ireland, and gave notice of the bill he intended to bring in on the qustion. Lord ST. LEONARDS said it was a very difficult question to argue upon. lie thought that by act of Par liament the present legislation could meet any difficulty that mght occur. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. SUNDAY 'TRADING. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from the tradesmen of Leeds in favour of the bill for preventing unnecessary trading on Sundays. SCOTCH REFORM BILL. Mr. M'LAREN gave notice that on the second reading of the Scotch Reform Bill he should move a resolution to the effect that no bill to amend the law of represontation of the people of Scotland which did not treat that country , as an integral part of the United Kingdom should be ac cepted by the house; and, further, that the :number of members to be added to the number already elected ought to be fifteen. THE TURKISH NAVY. Captain MACKINNON asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if it was true that Commodore Sir William Wiseman, R.N., was appointed some months ago by the Admiralty to proceed to Constantinople to assist in the organisation of the Turkish fleet; and if this appointm e nt h a d b een approve d b y the Secretary of State to the Turkish Government; and if it were true that this officer was not to proceed to Turkey in consequence of another British officer of the royal navy having accepted the appointment without the sanction of the Government; and what steps the Government had taken to recall this officer, to allow Sir William Wiseman to take up the duties he was appointed to last summer Lord STANLEY said in May last a communication was made to this country to allow a British officer of rank to be appointed to act with some native officers to form a kind of Turkish Board of Admiralty, and Sir W. Wiseman was selected for the purpose, with the understanding that he could not leave this counrty till the Cretan war had terminated. As that war was still continued the ap pointment had not been carried out. A communication afterwards had been received that Captain Hubbard of the Royal Navy had been appointed to a seat at the board ; but a communication was sent to that officer that if he accepted the appointment without sanction of her Majesty he could not continue an officer in her Majesty's service. Capt. Hubbard had ac cepted the office, and he had consequently resigned his commission, which had been accepted. As the office was a civil one, and Turkey being in amity with this country, Capt. Hubbard had not violated any law of this country by his acceptance of the appointment. POLLUTION OF RIVERS. Mr. CANDLISH asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, during the present session, he intended to introduce a bill to prevent the pollution of rivers; or, if he did not intend to legislate on the whole subject, if he would introduce a bill to prevent solids being deposited in rivers. Mr. HARDY said a commission was about to issue to inquire into the state of rivers which had not yet been ascertained, and that having been done a bill would be introduced. It would net therefore be judicious to legis late until the whole subject had been investigated. MAIL SERVICE TO FRANCE. Mr. TAYLOR -asked the .Secretary to the Treasury whether there was any foundation for the report that the Government were in negotiation with Mr.Churchward in respect of a new contract for the mail service to Franco ? Mr. HUNT—No, sir, none whatever. (Laughter.) INDIA IRRIGATION. Mr. SMOLLETT asked the Secretary of State for In dia whether, with reference to the statement made by the the then Under-Secretary, on the 15th May, 1866, that a sum of £600,000 was about to be lent to the Madras Irri gation Co., on debentures, he was prepared to state what sums had been so advanced ; upon what terms the advance was made; what was the state of account with that com pany at the present date, and whether any net revenue had accrued from the work. And whether the chairman and directors of that company are paid for their labours ; if so, by whom ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said it was true a grant had been made to the Madras Irrigation Com pany for the prosecution of certain works in that country. The sum had been advanced at the rate of 5 per cent., and it was to form a first charge on the revenues of the company. There was also an understand ing that if the works should not be completed in five years they should be handed over to the Government on terms to be agreed upon. The sum of £llB,OOO had been already advanced, and the works were going on satis factorily. METRIC SYSTEM. Mr. EWART obtained leave to bring in a bill for the introduction of the metric system of weights and measures into this country. OYSTER FISHERIES. Mr. S. CAVE obtained leave to bring in a bill to carry into effect a convention between her Majesty and the Emperor of the Freneli coucerning the fisheries in the seas adjoining the British Isles and France, and to amend the laws relating to British sca fisheries. COAL AND WINE DUTIES. On the motion that the house go into committee, to order that the chairman might be directed to move the house that leave be given to bring in a bill to continue and appropriate the London coal and wine duties, Mr. LABOUCHEIt•I) asked whether the bill was iden tical with the one introduced last year. lie did not think that a proposal to extend the coal and wine duties from 1882 to 1888, and to borrow money on that security, was a plan that would be approved of. It was submitted to the house by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. He thought the very rich parish of St. George's, Hanover-square, ought to have carried out the improve ments in their own locality, such a measure as the one proposed being highly necessary. If the bill was the same as that to which he had referred, he took that opportunity of announcing that he should give it his most strenuous opposition, and otherwise do his best to secure the rejec tion of the measure. GAS COMPANIES. Mr. AYTON moved that all bills relating to gas com panies in the metropolis be referred to a select committee of 10 members, five to be nominated by the committee of selection. The motion was agreed to. COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND) The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the procedure in the Court of Session, and the judicial arrangements in the superior courts of Scotland. [LETT SITTING]. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. A. us t ra lla and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar c h 28 . Ditto, via Marseilles .... ......March 22. Ditto, via Panama • . Feb. 28. B r azil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Vid eo March 5. Ditto, by French packet F,b. 22 Cape Verde, by Brazil packet ...... _ March 5. Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and. St. lielena Feb. 27 China. Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton March 5. Ditto, via Marseilles ....Feb. 27 Falkland Islands Maroh 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton Feb. 25 .. India,via Southampton ...... Feb. D. Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, &O. Ditto, Marseilles.. Feb. 22. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via Southampton March 21 Ditto, Marseilles March 15. Newfoundland ...... .... ....... ...... .• • • March 11. Portugal Ditto, by pr iv Lie ship to Oporto ... Ditto r itto to Lisbon United States, l anada, California, &e., by British packet - Feb. 21. Ditto, by L Lited States packet Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto ditto Ntw York) Ditto ditt( (Baltimore) . Ditto, by Canadian packet ... .. Feb 21. Wet Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerlife ...... March 1_ West Indies and l'aMfie (except 51exica and Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico •.. .. Feb. 23. Bahamas, via New Y . - - Naarch 2. Bermuda, via Halifax . The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 251. 12,`,C. per £1 sterling. On cmparing these rates with the English Mint price ot WO. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly iwa-tenths dearer in Paris than in London. rhe murse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At this rate there iS no profit on the imVortatiQu of gold trera the United States. 19 91 22 26 lied less ales Di rish a in ales ough the d at 3 the his last Ed- pson 'CE. ad a ured , the al of okes .ence her orts staff :ngi- of achi- ting chief tssis andi Mr. ihare! 20 et at 100 too si I to to i to to I