The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

o.a. V MARKET 'AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGE N CE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Stock Markets are perfectly inactive. 13usi ness from the public is evidently prejudiced by the efforts about to be made in Parliament to raise dis turbing questions, although much satisfaction is felt at the promptness with which the discussion on the Irish Church resolutions will be taken. The Funds are stationary; and in the principal descriptions ofßritish railways no change of importance has been estab lished, though in several cases the tone is heavy and dull. The principal foreign stocks remain at previous rices, but with scarcely so good a tone as that which lias recently been prevailing. Money is firm in price. The rate in the open Market for first-class commercial bills is 2 per cent. On the Stock Exchange the terms for short loans on good securities are 1 to 2 per cent. The English Funds are steady. Consols opened at Yesterday's prices, at 93 to 93& for money, and 93k for account, at which they are now quoted. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 91i to 92 ; India Five ter Cents, una lt ere d , at 114 to 114 k ; Exchequer 10s to 15s prem. In Foreign Government Securities, Italian (1861) bonds have recovered ; and Turki , h, tin Egyptian Itaileray Loan, and the Vic ero y' s 7 p er C ents ., are firmer ; but Mexican, New Spani s h, O re l-Vi te b s k , and the Egyptian 1864 bonds are flatter. The following are the present quotations:—Mexican, 15k to 16 ; Greek, 1 4- to 13; New Spanish, 35R- to 35k; Italian (1861) 474 47 i ; Turkish (1865), 33k to 332 ; Portuguese, to prem.; Orel-Vitebsk, 7 S to 791 ; Egyptian (1864), 8 8i to 87k; ditto Railway, 90k to 91 ; Viceroy's 7 per Ce n t., 731 to 7 4 ; and ditto 9 per Cents., 89} to 91 In American Securities, United States Five-Twenty Bonds are steady, at 72 to 721 ; Erie Shares and I llinois are each f lower, the former being quoted at 46 to 47, and the latter at 89 to 90. Atlantic 'and Great Western Railway Debentures .... s lave receded 1 to 261 t o 27, an d th e C onso lid ate d Mortgage Bonds to 271 to 28. The New Honduras Loan is steadyat 1 to 11 prem. In Colonial Government Securities Canada Six per Cents are quoted at 100 to 101 ; ditto Five per Cents, 8 8k to 87k ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 104 to 106 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 09 to 101 ; New Zealand Six per Cents., 105 to 107 ; Queensland Six per Cents., 103 to 104 ; Victoria Six per Cents., 110 to 111. There is no change in railways, and the quotations Surrent are :—Lancashi r e and Yorkshire," 1251 to 1252 ; Midland, 103 to 105 k ; South Eastern, 72k to /3; London and North Western, 1141 to 1151 ; Great Northern, 104 k to 105 k ; ditto A, 99 to 100 ; Great Eastern, 31k to 32k ; Great Western, 46k to Metropolitan, ; Brighton, 48k t o 48/ ; Sh e ff i eld, 43 to 43k ; Metropolitan, 1141 to 1141 ; Caledonian, 801 to 801 ; Chatham, 18/ to 18k ; and North British, 331 to 34i.. The allotment of the Metropolitan District Deben tures will be made on Thursday next. It is stated that the amount subscribed is about five times the tuna required. The quotation this morning is lf to lf prem. The Foreign and Colonial Government Trust re 'tains firm, at 1* to 11 prem. Bank Shares continue to meet with little attention, end prices are merely nominal, the only changes being a decline of k in Union of London, at 32k to a3i ; and an improvement of k in Consolidated, at 4i to 4. Agra (A shares), 10 to 10k ; Alliance, 1 3i to 12k ; Anglo-Austrian, 3k to 4 prem. ; Char tered Mercantile, 28k. to 29i Imperial, 17 to 17k ; Imperial Ottoman, dis. to par ; London and County, t 2 to 53 ; London and West m i ns t er , 674 to 68k; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 31cto 32k. In Finance shares General Credit is k lower at 2i to 2i, while International Finance is k better at 2 to dis. ; Credit Foncier, 2i to 3k. Foreign Mi n i ng s h ares are stea d y. S t. J o h n d e l Rey,, quoted at 18k to 1.9 i ; Port Philip, lf t o 1k , Uhontales 1 to k dis. In Miscellaneous Securities the dealings are foe }Rid unimportant, and not a single variation is noticed tprices. Hudson's Bay, steady at 14 to 14k ore -street Warehouse, 2k to 1k dis.; London General mnibus, 1k to 2 ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 21k tO 22} ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 5 1-16 to 8 3-16 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15 prem.; Names and Mersey Marine Insurance, 4k to 41? ; niversal Marine, k dis to prem. ..The gold re t urns o f t h e D on Pedro North del Hey Mining Company for January amounts to 11,105 oitavas and the profits to £2,700 5s 7d. The pro seeds Of the Rossa Grauda Mines only amounted to 2 81 oitavas. The gold returns of the Anglo-Brazilian /nines for January was 2,058 oitavas, worth £926 2s, And costing £1,434 19s 3d. There were no gold operations reported at the Benz Yesterday. The Australian gold known to be now on the way to this country amounts to £1,005,000, of which a l arge propo r ti on w ill b e d ue i n about a, fortnight. The following aro the names of the-ships :—The Lady Melville, with £264,000 ; Kenilworth, with £37,000 ; Itlacduff, with i'290,000 ; Mediator, with £37,000 ; True Briton, wi t h £115,000 ; H o h nes d a l e, w i t h £190,000 ; and the Superb, with £72,000. Bombay private telegrams quote the exchange °n Londo n as l ower, an d there is consequently lets inquiry for silver. Holders, however, hope that the newspaper quotation of " document bills" W ill prove correct, and refuse to accept lower prices. The liquidators of the Scinde, Punjaub, ana D elhi Bank Corporation have issued their report, which is brought down to the clo se o f th e secon d Year of the liquidation. It shows an esti znated surplus on the 27th February, 1868, of 1 2,127 9s 5d ; and the report thus concludes : :` In our last report we expressed the opinion that 111 addition to the return previously made of £6 per £lO share, and £1 per £5 share, there would ulti raately be further returns equal to 14s per share on all the shares of the bank. A subsequent return of 10 a per share has already been made, and we are !!till of opinion that the remaining 4s will ultimately be realised ; but the date for a final return cannot Yet be fixed, inasmuch as further realisations de- PoPdo mainly upon receipts from es t a t es i n li qu id a- . F inance report of th e E as t I n di a L an d , Credit, anct •Irinance Company has been issued. It states that t he whole of the liabilities have been extinguished, 411 d no new business transacted. The interest on outstanding loans has been sufficient to pay all ex tpenses, and leave a balance of £2,700. Two pounds er sha re h ave b een already returned, and there will a further distribution before the end of the year. The M aster o f t h e R o l ls has authorised Mr. R. P. D.arding, th e official liquid a t or o f th e J o i nt S tock is count Cowp on y, t o pay a f urt h er dividend of 2s . the pound to the creditors of the Company, making th the previous dividends 12s in the pound. S ubscription. lists for the loan for the City of Ge rmany, have been op ene d i n Belgium, France, a n d ' 4o n:fla tl y, as well as in Italy. At the general meeting of the "Societe Generale our Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce de ; I ndustrie en France," to be held on the Ist o f A pri l , i c lividend will b e proposed of 191. 40c. p er s h are. This added to the interim dividend paid on the Ist of y.etober last of sf. 6c. will make for the year 1867 a Otvidend of 25f. per share. The Government of Wurtemburg has been authorises Icitto contract a loan of 18000,000 florins for the con ruetion of new rail wa y s . O ne -h a lf of this loan, bears 4i per cent. interest, has been emitted a Messrs. Rothschild and Sons, of Frankfort, at 4i Per cent. 1. „ 4 1e Official Gazette of Madrid of Saturday last c0n ,,,13:18 a decree authorising the Minister of Finance to z7ntract a loan of £2,200,000 sterling, at 61s per cent., it e „ c loOnfabl e in fifteen years. The loan has been tanged for in Paris. .the traffic receipts of the Melbourne and Hobson'. OUnited Railway Company for the week ending tlaary 30, amounts to £2,287, an d f or the coma riLlng week of last year to £2,177, s h ow i ng an I'm° of £llO. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES I, QOVERNMENT FUNDS. vet' uent. Consols 8 D ° r ,,,. Accou, April 2 93}4 N ow Oe nt nt. Reduced 914 N.,,,, - a per Cent 92 11 6 4 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 44 c '• 0 per Cent. ,i tin. 1873 — Dtittities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd r• for 30 yrs, ' expire sth April 1885 — t t ° (Red Se a Televaph), Au,..,., 1908 — ettoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. O £5OO — pm 11 o. %10,. D ZlOO it £2OO — pm 12 1 's of England Stock, 41 per Cent Shut °. Account 141.1!%14N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. •!.a stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 t'o. Account - b o ° ' 5 Per Cent. July, 1880 13 • 1 per C en t.. Oct. 1888 O. Certificates Dob°. Enfaced P a p er 4 pe r C e nt B7l per Cent., Jau. 1872 I), D ' N• Per Cent., May 1879 lOB4 "" a per Cent., Rup, Deb., 1872 — o . do. 1877 — ii) , Do. d o. 1889 p n * „ s nob., 5 p er C en t., A ug . 1873 i) - • ts onds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO ". under £l.OOO 44.,„ F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICk S. 447,11 tine Republic, t per Cent — tra - , i tl Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Vatin 6 per Cent — .1) ° : 4 i per Cent., 1852 — Lo do 18'8. . 1) o . do., 18 00.. ~ 4 bo, do., 1863 — D o X Per Cent., 1865 — 72 c ' cul ltllltisitiftsfittinti ttttttttttttttt .., ITat reh 23. ended by uise and tlcled by DAY. now, OF er-place, itt, with er-street, !d for au ichool of it eleven ~.: in the that au )set, and vas lying used the ire, when had lost he had I that he Chinking t he was in home, king Mal ,er-place, wed him its story Ind gavC tt with a lust have by mis- paid the re to pay work of least, the adant to VENT.- held at write de Eico, was ;*e of her , a child g it in a ster-row, the Pro- Ymarket. Miller, Convent detailed; i conVie' r wound g for the and I%Ir• an idea More the the stir' ras sum - Rion for 1 is in no convent in West the rail leased to school efeudant at St. care at Brown. f March• e to the ;he same in dan- pent on ow, and Iger of A until the k, under action to tend the was ad" —Davi d 1 i n the brough t arid ell" [orris, A People's :he ra° de was °t e en tered a book' )ulder of 3cl Gl lbs ; ould 11Y: fa r sway weigh er ' money' r said to Vie can declined e queut l i e known who 14 ' 3 ,1 Insider e ; ;r 7 :et. to lorris L s gOt se he l g 1111312- an ytbil 3 g an d th e - de l ad 1 113 i° d to ;, an rial. e utn d jjo ~0 collo e. It vos I that t h o b t. o l ic ief da da 13) be :, this 61 " ° , Pr"" -gO l / 1 f o r boi o ' T. N• S' f ftria ). 11 15 1 ,0 f Jew ocou vi d dol in j ster , ') " t •e• 1 , 1 0 a, 00 the Bust os Ayres 6 per Cent Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cuba., 6 per Cent. Cullian 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent — UO. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., 7,per ,Cent., 1866 97 4D0., Scrip £32 paid C )1 mbia u, 6 per Cent. Danisn 3 per Cent., 1825 .. D tnullian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 7Ol 1 !!lquador New Consolidated, 1 per Gen , — Egyptian, 7 per Cent •••• -- 00. Sr, oad Issue B3 D.,. 15'm Bonds - Do..£loG Bonds — 1 re. 1864 1)o. 15 0) Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 881 i Government Bail w:iy Jiebentures .... 901 i Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. account .. Do. Coupons Coupons • Do. Account -- Gnats= to 5 per Cent .. — HondurasGov.Rail.Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It3lian 5 pti• Cert., 1865 — Do, Account • — Do. 31 arernmana liai way — mmxierti - , 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1861- — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Freuch — Siontevid , ;au 6 per Cent lloorish Imperial 5 per Cent - Now Granada — .. - Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Ltiiid Warrants (Hectares) - - PeraviaL 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 7Bl 9 Do 41 per Cent. (I,Triharren) Do 41- per Cont., 186,2 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,':'• 39f Do. do., 1 67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid - pm Ruisian 5 per Cent., ItizZ, £ 61. — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 - 53 Do 5 per Cent., 1e62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., 87 Do. do. £B4 15s. d0..,_ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l -1- Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 pbr Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen ... - Do Account - Do New Deferred •••••• Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc,:ant Do Corn. Cert. of Cou ,, . not funded — Do Account, Twki.sli 6 per Cont. — Do Accoiint Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds - - Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 66j Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 564 I Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... )ividencie on the above payaole in Londou.. French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4f per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch •ik per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil., Do Account -- Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, Ea. zsf. Do. Account 471 f THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93} f Do. Account, March .. 93} f NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE, I VALLETA, March 17.—The only actual move ments in the squadron since our last are the de parture, on the 13th inst., from Malta of her Ma jesty's screw troopship Simoom, Capt. Lethbridge, for Alexandria, to bring back invalids from Abys sinia ; the departure of her Majesty's screw gun boat Wizard, 1, Lieutenant-Commander P. J. Murray, on the 16th instant, for a cruise in the Malta Channel, for target practice and other exer cise ; and the arrival this morning, from Palermo and Messina, of her Majesty's ironclad sloop Enter prise, 4, Commander Bosanquet. The Wizard will probably visit Syracuse, and will return here or. the 21st instant. The Enterprise is to proceed to the Pirxus as soon as ready for sea, which it is ex pected will be about the 23d instant, to relieve the Lord Warden ironclad, ordered back to Malta. Her Majesty's screw frigates Endymion and Arethusa will leave for a cruise on the 21st instant. The former is to visit Naples, and possibly the Arethusa may also call there. This latter vessel is now perfectly healthy, there not having been a single case of sickness among her crew since they were landed last Mon day fortnight, and they are to go back to her to-morrow. Rear-Admiral Kellett will go to Naples in the Endymion on Lave for the benefit of his health. Her Majesty's screw sloop Racer, 11, Commander L. Brine, at present on service in con nection with the Malta and Alexandria Telegraph, will be recalled as soon as communication can be had with her, orders having been received to send her to England. The telegraph line continues in terrupted, and it is quite uncertain when communi cation will be restored, as the defects have been found even more numerous than anticipated, and the Hawk steamer will have to return to Malta for coals before anything more can be done. Her Ma jesty's screw sloop Cruiser, 5, Commander Morgan Linger, which was at Alexandria on the 24th of February, has returned to the coast of Syria. Her Majesty's paddlewheel, steamvessel Antelope, Lieut. - Commander James Buchanan, has been ordered from the West Coast of Africa to Malta. Lieut. Charles J. Balfour has been appointed temporarily to command the despatch vessel Psyche, during the absence of Sir Francis Blackwood, sick in hospital. The Swedish screw corvett3 Gefle, 8 guns, Capt. Rosengren, arrived at Malta on the afternoon of the 13th inst., from Smyrna; she will probably leave to-morrow for Naples, to return here in April. The Prussian screw corvette Medusa, 17, Capt. M. Struben, bearing the flag of the North German Confederation, arrived here on the 16th inst., six days from Alexandria. There was a heavy fall of rain on the night of the 13th inst., which continued without intermission for 12 hours. The pluvi ameters showed its depth to be nearly three inches —more, it is said, than has fallen in so short a period for many years. The company of the 51st Regiment which has been stationed at Hampton Court for some time past is ordered to join the head-quarters of the corps at Aldershot this day. The Philomel and Ringdove, twin screw (uaar moured, wooden) gun vessels, each of 664 tons measurement and 160-horse power, nominal, of engines, recently launched from the dockyards of Woolwich and Portsmouth, have just made their official trials of speed over the measured mile on the completion of their outfit and preparatory to their commission for foreign service. Both vessels have been built from designs prepared under the direc tion of the Chief Constructor of the Navy, and both have been fitted with their machinery by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Co. They are of the ordinary direct action pattern, as supplied by the firm to the ships of her Majesty's navy, their cylin ders having a diameter of 32in. and a length of stroke of 18in. The engines of the Philomel drive a pair of two-bladed screws, each of Bft. 6in. dia meter and with a pitch of 12ft. 7iin. The Ring dove's engines drive a pair of three-bladed screws, each of Bft. 6in. diameter, and with a pitch of lift. 9in. The Philomel made her trial over the measured mile off the Maplin :Sands, drawing 10ft. sin. of water at her stern and 9ft. 4in. forward. Six runs over the mile, with I full boiler power, gave the ship a mean rate of speed of 10 . 861 knots per hour ; and four runs made with half-boiler power gave her a mean rate of speed of 9.391 knots per hour. With full boiler power the diagrams taken gave the engines au indicated power of 968 horse, and with half-boiler power an indi cated power of 452 horse. The trial of the Ring dove, which was made over the measured mile in Stokes Bay on Friday last, was attended with lesi favourable conditions of weather than that of her sister vessel, the wind blowing at a force of from four to five, with sufficient water disturbance to produce a damaging effect upon the speed of so small a ship. Her draught of water was 9ft. 10in. at the stern, and Bft. 6in. forward. Six runs o ver the measured mile with full boiler power gave the ship a mean rate of speed of 10.632 knots, and four runs made with half boiler power a mean rate of 8.145 knots per hour. The engines of both ships are highly finished specimens of engineering work. • Mr. 11. C. Maudslay and Mr. Warriner represented the manufacturer on the trials. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1868, SHARE LlST.—This Day. 03,,LNARY dIIARES AND STOCKS. Aare, Railw3Ys' Closing ] Butanes] Price. I done. at and - Exeter luv 82 Li 81 st Caledonian lOO 82 63 801 1 at Cambrian. - Cork and Bandon.- - - - Y 0 ,Cornwall all 3 4 st Dublin & Belfast June l OO 75 77 at Dun„Perth,& Ab. June .OO 70 72 - IG. London, scrip Crr ti all - - Do. 100 - at Glasgow AS. Western 100 102 104 et Great Eastern, Ord.atk. 10u 31 314 31/ 21 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 6 7 st Great North of Scotliin 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 1(4 1(5 at D. A stock .. 100 Wu 101 991 at Do. it stuck st Do. New, is. at 25 pat 100 - - at (RS, and W. 01 Ireland 100 94 96 at Gt. Western -Original 100 46 18 461 I st Du. S. Val. itail gua. 100 - - at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.-Oxfore WO 25 30 at Do. Newport IOU 26 28 at Do. Here:on! ..... 100 - - at Lancashire& Yorkshire. 100 1251 '251 at London and Blackwall 100 - - at Lou., Brigh.,./z Coast 100 171 04 ilBl I at 1-on., Chat., and Wye/ 10 , .] 18 ISti Is/ st Do. Metrop. Ex. A feu 12 15 at Lou. A North Wester: lOO lill 110 115 st Lon. A South Western 100 8 17 8 4 at Man., Shet., A Lineole 100 421 131 43 at Metropolitan.-- all 111 1 5 114 f at Do. New - .7331 at Do. Exten awn all 107 ILS 1081 at Metropolitan District. all - - 10 I Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 1)u. and St. John's 'u 6 - - at 31.10 ;and - Do. .0 Share 7 - - at Do, airmin.. & Duly, 100 74 76 - tint Bent . . all - - at North British .34 st Do. Ed., I'th., & Dun IOP - - at IN th. Eastern-Berwics 100 1011 1021 It 4 1 25 Do. (.4.N•E purchata 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds ..... 10u 60 61 at Do. York lOO 93 94 st Do. Carlisle at Do. Stock.& Darling ail 1:i0 1 3 2 13 0 1 15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - P at :North London at Do. do. 1864 5 . lO - - - Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at ,Scottish Central - - ii6oot. N. E , Aber. stoat lOO - Scot, Mid. retook 10;.1 - Sliropalare Union at South Devon ioo 43 15 st 'South Eastern 40 Staires, Wok., A Wok all 0 10 at full . Vale lOO 143 145 • 10 Do. C - V sic 01 Neath - Waturlord & Kilkenny 100 - - t 0 Waterloo & Whiteha I 6 - - Wet-t Cornwall - - - 0 L 01,11A.L VliatN dIEN T SECURITIRS. ItlritiiU Columbia, o per cent., Dec.3l, 1672.... lean.Gov_.6 p.c.Ja.Jc July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug 5 p. o. Mar. A Sept Do. sp. o. Jun. July 1 Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed NK Cape 6 p. 0.1873 Do.Apl.StOot 1890-I'.WO Do. do 1680-9 u Do. Jan..tduly, Do. 5 per cent,. 15 Aprii end 25 Uct., 1900.:. les:ty lon, i510v.678, 6 p., 1.)o. 1872, Mauritius, 0, 187., .1 an.andi July ' ' Do. 1878 - %o. 1832, Mayls, Nov. a Do. 1845, Feb. & Aug.. Natal , loy. 6 per cent..l N. 8.G0y.6p.c.Ja.&.1 my N. S.W. Gov.s pv.,185t. Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 i, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1856, New Zealand, 6 p. cent' Do. 5 per cent ... Nova Scotia Goy. 6 p. o. sterling, 1875 Zueensland Gov. 6 p. c. Aus.GoY. 6 p,0.18684 I Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vio,Uoy. 6 p.o. July Do. do, A pri 1 & Oct.. 190 100 100 ILO 100 100 100 1011 93 1&,0 , 98 100 1 86 ISB b 5 67 1(4 106 It 9 11) BR 109 It° 1(8 PS 10• 111 105 107 104 106 106 :06 107 104 u• 99 10 99. 101 VS 99 95i 96i 97j 9S 102 104 103 105 110 111 100 f SW} 113} ber of men to be voted for the army b? 2,758, the garrisons of th e W es t I n di es an d being half the Mauritius, grounding his motion both on economical aL 4 sanitary grounds. He contended that our garrisons in ti..."so and q similar stations were o f n o milit ar y va l u e, th a t th e ir rea l defence must be by sea, and he also insisted that on. colonies should bear a greater share in the expenses of their own defence. Mr. CARD - WELL also spoke in favour of impressing on the colonies that they must no longer trust entirely to British troops for their defence. Major Anson and Capt. Vivian spoke in favour of the motion, and Sir J. PAKINGTON gave further explanations of the Estimates, and to Mr. Otway he replied that these colonial garrisons were a part of our old policy which could not bo changed in a moment. Ultimately Mr. Otway withdrew his motior, and the vote of 138,691 men was agreed to, making up, with the sums taken alre tdy on account, £3,378,379 pay allowances and charges. £1,239,807 Commissariat establishment. Several orders were advanced a stage, and the house adjourned at 5 minutes past 1 o'clock. HORRIBLE DISCOVERY IS DIE CITY. FINDING OF THE BODIES OF INFANTS IN A CELLAR. INQUEST THIS DAY. This forenoon Mr. Win. Payne, the City coroner, held an investigation at the Crown Tavern, Red Cross-street, Barbican, respecting the supposed murder of a male child, and the discovery of a num ber of human bones, at No. 11, Hanover-court, Milton-street, City. Michael Manion, 8, Sun-court, Milton-street, a carpenter, deposed that on Thursday last he was employed in making some repairs at Mr. Reynolds' house, 11, Hanover-court. In the rear of the house he observed that the pavement wanted to be repaired, and he went to look for a stone for the purpose of settling it. In the cellar, close by the stairs, he observed a stone, some 16 inches long by 9 broad, and, thinking it would suit his purpose, he struck it, preparatory to pulling it up. To his surprise he heard a hollow sound. He did nothing more then, however, but he Ns ent away. lu half an hour he deCided to go back and lift it up. With some tools he lifted it up and removed it. The place was dark. He put in his hand and placed it on something cold, which lie found to be the head of a child. He left it then and got a light, and then saw the naked body of a child lying on its back. He did nothing further then. The following day (Friday) he told his employer, who had the contract for repairing the house, and the police were communicated with. Witness accom panied a policeman to the cellar, and showed him the child. It was then taken out of the hole. There was something fastened round the child's waist, and the legs were tied together. They dug down about two feet, and found a quantity of bones. There were legs, arms, and bits of skulls. Dr. F. H. Simpson, police-surgeon, said he had examined the body. There were two wounds on the right side of the head ; there was another wound on the left. The latter wound was nearly three inches long. The scalp was parted from the bone, and the skull was fractured. In his opi nion, the child must have been dead only a week when it was discovered. The cause of de ceased's death was, in his opinion, the extensive in jury to the head. Mr. Thomas Reynolds, 11, Hanover-court, City, deposed that he was an undertaker, and that he had lived at his present residence for 14 years. The cellar in question was open to all in the house on account of the dust-bin being there. He could not say how the body came there. The street-door opened by a string. He put all still-born children that he got into shells for burial, and he could show by receipts (which he handed in) that he paid the fees for burying such children. Since the dis covery had been made in the cellar the door had been nailed up. Sarah Kelly was then called—She said that she was a widow, living at 50, Regent-street, Lam beth. She was recently absent from home, attend ing her daughter, Elizabeth Beckley, who was mar ried last year to a carman, living at 62, Long alley, Bishopsgate. Mrs. Beckley was confined on Saturday fortnight. Witness was present, and so was a doctor. It was a male child, and was born about half-past one in the morning. It lived till half-past six on Saturday evening. The doctor saw the child during the day. It was con vulsed at times, but the doctor said, " While there is life there is hope." It had received no hurt durino. birth. Witness identified the body found in Mr. Reynolds's cellar as that of her grand child. She knew the flannel. When the child died it was laid out, and the father got an undertaker, who came and measured it, and took it away on Wednesday week. Joseph Beckly, a carman, said that he was the father of the child. After the death he went to an undertaker, who asked too much, and then he asked a friend who buried his children. The friend told him Mr. \\Ticks. He went to Mr. Wicks, who sent him to Mr. Reynolds, to whom he then went. Mr. Reynolds was not at home--he was iu a public house. Witness told Ale. Reynolds that he had a child dead that he wanted to get buried. " Do you want to make a funeral of it ?" Mr. Reynolds asked. Witness said, " No, lam only a poor man, and my money aint much." " Well," said Mr. Reynolds, " I'll do it without a funeral for lls." On the Wednesday while witness was out Mr. Reynolds took away the body in a shell. Witness got a receipt from him as follows :—" Received of Mr. Beckly 11s. for the expenses of his child's funeral. March 13, 1868. T. Reynolds." Joseph Fowke, detective of the City force, said that he went to 11, Hanover -court, and in the cel lar he found a hole. It appeared to have been for merly a sort of well bricked round and filled up. He had it dug out, and discovered a quantity of pieces of the skulls of children. He afterwards saw Reynolds at Moore-lane police-station, and told him the body of a child had been found in his cellar. He said he knew nothing at all about it, and that he had not got a stillborn child to bury for the last ten or twelve months. Witness eventually suc ceeded in getting the receipt signed by Mr. Rey nolds. The Coroner asked whether the police thought they could get evidence to alter the complexion given to the case by the evidence of Mrs. Kelley ? Detective Fowke said that he did not think that was likely. lie heard that the child died in the arms of a respectable woman named Jones, who was not, however, present. Dr. SitupsOnsaid that he would modify his first evidence from what he heard. It appeared that the child had been dead longer than he supposed, and it was just po.sible that the effusion on the head, where the injuries had been occasioned by the pressure and the lapse of time. Bat the broken rib could not have been post mortem. The Coroner asked whether the broken rib could have been the cause of death ? Dr. Simpson said he thought not. Dr. Flack said that be would attribute death to debility, or exhaustion from convulsions. The Coroner said that it was satisfactory to find the case so far cleared up, for at first it seemed as if a very foul murder had been committed. The conduct of Mr. Reynolds could not be dealt with by the jury ; but, nothing could be more reprehensible. This case showed what facilities such a disgraceful system would give for the disposal of murdered children. The jury then returned a verdict of death from exhaustion, arising from convulsions from natural causes. A quantity of the bones found in the hole in the cellar were produced, and examined by Drs. Simp son and Flack. They found that the remains of at least four children were in the parcel. Some bones of animals were amongst those of the children. It was supposed to be useless to attempt to go into the case of the children the portion of whose skeletons were discovered. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 6. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will be kept on Saturday, the 23d of May next. FEB. 3. Notice is hereby given, that the Queen will hold draw ing-rooms at Buckingham-palace on Wednesday, the Ist April, and on Tuesday, the 12th May next, at three o'clock. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAucii 23. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senbor Pedro Affonso de Figueiredo as Vice-Consul at' Newcastle fur his Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves. WHITEHALL, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Stuart Walker, Esq., Advocate, to be one of the Board of Super vision for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, in the room of the Right Hon. Sir John M'Neill, G.C.8., resigned. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint John Skel ton, Esq., advo'ate, to be secretary to the Board of Super vision fur the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, in the room of Win. Stuart, Walker, E q,, resigned. CROWN OFFICE, lki ..:_ARCIE 21. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Huddersfield.—Edward Aldam Leatham, of Whitley Hall, near Huddersfield, in the county of York, Esq., iu the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Pearson Crosland, deceased. The newspapers are teeming with references to econo my in tea by co-operation. Hornistan and Co. have for 30 years co• operated through Agents to supply tea on mora advantageous terms than by the ordinary channel; their tea reaches the consumer in the same pure state as it leaves the 2rMfrl as it it) InCurod in packets. ( P l - 1 1 r-c )5 ) SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK fjPERIAL PAR LI A DIEN.' H OLI S LORDS—THIS E VENING. The LORD C'HANcErmo: . took his seat on the Wools ac k at five o'clock. - NT Ess. 110 112 SIONS. 78 62 (I is S 3 35 27 2 22 18 10 109 110 14 2 t., 16 2p 102 103 Sol 06 - 161 161 98 100 91 93 100 102 93 95 89 91 83 85 1)4 105 100 101 1001 ] 10 D 10) 101 b 7 811 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his siat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. BANKRUPTCY ACT REFORM BILLS. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he would now go into a detail of the nature of these bills, which it was not convenient to do when first introduced. He would remind their lordships that the last consolidated measure in bankruptcy was in 1849, and no alteration took place until 1859. His noble and learned friend, then Lord Chancellor, who introduced the bill of 1859, added to it four extremely important measures. One was the total abolition of imprisonment for debt. It made also a dis tinction between trader and non-trader. It regulated the proceedings of trustees, and also provided for composi tion with creditors. Iu 1861 another bill was introduced, which provided very similar dis tinctions. (Hear.) It was found, however, that there was some inconvenience in the working of this bill. and some dissatisfaction was expressed. A select com mittee was appointed, which sat duri❑g the years 1861-65. In the latter that committee reported their opinion as to the alteration in the bankruptcy laws in 32 clauses, and with the exception of one or two clauses his bills were similar. His act was a consolidated one, and when they were drawn any one having them in his hand would know what was the whole of the bank ruFtcy laws. He would go through the different points which ho wished their lordships to adopt. The first was the question of imprisonment for debt. Of course they knew that after judgment execution could be taken, and the debtor might be taken into custody. Under the Lew bill they proposed to abolish imprisonment for debt altogether, that is to say, at the option of the creditor. Their lordships would then ask what they would provide instead of imprisonment for debt after judgment. They proposed that he should be required to give security, like an absconding debtor, or be put into prison in default of doing so. He would then resort to the Court of Bankruptcy. Of course there would remain, finally, the imprisonment from County Courts This brought him to the system .of imprisonment from these courts. Ho proposed that no committal should be made in any County Court except by the Judge himself, and then only in open court, and that every County Court should make an annual return to Parliament of the num ber of persons so committed. Individually he would be glad to see imprisonment for debt abolished, but at pre sent it would be difficult to abolish it all at once, though he thought the course he recommended would lead to a reduction of the hardship. His lordship then went on to point out the provisions of his bill as regarded persons made bankrupt on their own petition, and the checks which he proposed to impose on this increasing practice, and also the grounds on which be would give the Court the right to suspend the order of discharge in certain cases. He proposed no new courts nor new Judges; but oa the contrary, that the district courts should be ab sorbed and closed as each Commissioner died. Lord WESTBURY, like the Lord Chancellor, dwelt most strongly upon the evils and inconsistencies of the present law, and pointed out the frauds which were almost openly committed under it. If a really competent tribunal was erected under the new acts, the frauds anci plunder now complained of would be prevented, and confidence in the administration of bankruptcy would be restored, for creditors would feel some assurance of receiving what an e,tate was capable of producing without being subject to the present enormous deductions. Lord CHELMSFORD, after coinciding with the pre vious speakers as to the great difficulties which lay in the way of satisfactory legislation on this subject, gave a gene ral support to the principles of the bills, and agreed, as had been suggested, that they should be referred to a select committee, where they might receive the consideration of noble and learned lords who had devoted special attention to the subject, and who would put the measure in the best possible shape. - Lord RWIILLY thought the bill seemed to go in the right direction, but did so very timidly. He agreed in all the condemnations that had been passed on the present state of the law, but was still not at all sanguine about the success of this bill, and could not help thinking that the Lord Chancellor was right when he said his bill would probably not be found quite satisfactory. If the bill came before the house from a select committee, he would pro pose several amendments in it which, in his opinion, were required to place the measure on a proper basis. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply, very briefly de fended the principal clauses of the bill, and said that the chief evils of the existing system of bankruptcy were too much official interference and too great expense. In that sentence all the defects of the law of bankruptcy wore comprised, and the best way was to make the creditors themselves the masters of the estate, through the inter vention of a trustee appointed by themselves. The bills were then read a second time, and their lord. ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING THE ARMY ESTIMATES. The house then went into committee of supply, and Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to move the army estimates. The gross total required for effective and non-effective services was £15,455,400 against £14,388,000 last year. The right hon. gentleman proceeded to refer to the different items making up the above totals, and remarked that, wi,h re spect to recruiting, it 'WM at present progressing most satisfactorily. There was a matter which ho hoped soon to see abolished, and that was the scenes that were now so familiar at public houses, a matter altogether most objec tionable. (Hear, hoar.) He was glad to say that General Edwards, the Chief of the Recruiting Department, also was of opinion that the using of public-houses for such a pur pose was altogether most objectionable, and it was pro posed to form recruiting depots in all the large towns in the country. (Hear, hear.) They had at pre sent two of those depots —one in London and the other in Bristol, both of which had worked so satisfac torily, and an extension of the system could not but be considered beneficial both for the country and the recruit. (Hear, hear.) In the 'militia there Wftt3 an increase of £Bl,OOO, bat this was produced by the receipt of allowing lodging money to officers. The case of the Quartermasters had also been con sidered with respect to the same subject, and it had been determined to increase the amount given to them as lodging money, viz., 10s. to 14s. per week. He also proposed to carry out the arrangement made by his gallant friend the member for Huntingdon (General Peel) of forming the militia into a reserve foie() of 30,000 men, ready at any emergency to join the regular army, and General Lindsay had been appointed to the command of that reserve force. The hon. gentle man then went on to refer to the charge of the ♦olunteers, which he said amounted in ,the present year to £385,150, an increase of .£21,150, and ho expressed his regret that ho was unable to increase the capitulation grant. In the number of men there was a slight decrease —from 137,245 to 136,650—and there were slight increases in the clothing and barrack votes. On the Hospital vote there was also an apparent increase of about £105,000- caused by the transfer of the medical officers from one vote to another. Sir John next explained his reasons for not agreeing entirely in the report of the committee on retire ment in the Artillery and Engineers, and he congratulated General Peel on the unqualified success of the change he had made in the recruiting system, which was shown by the large number of re-engagements, the unusually small discrepancy between the actual establishment and the numbers voted, and the improvement in the class of re cruits. He stated, too, his intention of carrying out some of the recommendations of the recruiting commission as to military schools. Passing to the Reserve Forces, Sir John stated that in the Militia Vote there was an increase of a little over £Bl,OOO, caused by an increase in the number of men and by the allow ance of lodging money to the quartermasters. In the Volunteer vote there was also an increase of £24,150, the capitation grant having risen from £205,500 to .£228,235 ; while the efficionts had risen from 115,427 to 124,605, and the extra-efficients from 78,280 to 90,515. He canvassed the claim of the Volunteer of f icers for an increase in the capitation grant—justifying his refusal—and announced his intention to place the Militia, Volunteers, and Reserve forces generally under the command of one officer, Gen. Lindsay. On the votes for stores and supplies, he explained that the increase was chiefly apparent, arising from a trans fer of charge. It was proposed to convert this year 160,000 Enfolds to Sniders, against 210,000 last year, at a cost of £159,604, and this would exh aus t th e E n fi e ld s available for conversion. With regard to the arm of the future, Sir John mentioned that no decision had yet been come to, but L or d Sp encer ' s sub committee was inquiring into it, and he expressed a strong belief that no country poSsessed a bettor arm than the Snider. Pointing out that it would be ne cessary immediately to undertake considerable expense for arming the fortifications which we had already built in different parts of the world, he announced his intention to place the manufacturing establishments at Woolwich under the control of a commandant, and in the concluding part of hisspeech he canvassed at length the recommenda tions of Lord Strathnairn's Committee on Army Admini stration, and explained what he intended to do towards carrying them out. Sir IL Storks and General Balfour had been added to the War-office, and they had already drawn up plans for improving the external control of the War Department and the ;system of audit, which would lead to a considerable saving. They were also prepared to recommend changes in the Traasport Service, which would give us a most complete system. 7 - The Marquis of HAR FINGTON complained of the continuous tendency of the Army Estimates to increase under the present Government, and contrasted it with the decrease effected by the late Govetrunent. As to the plan for reorganising the administratio n of the army, it would require very close investigation, and ho deprecated a pre mature discussion of it. General PEEL pointed out that for our increased ex penditure we had got a vastly improved system of recruit ing, and had armed our troops with breech-loaders. The usual desultory conversation followed, embracing all the points touched on in Sir J. Pakington's speech. 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(Mogan 18.18 p 37e 44 _ )(ray Park 35 15.6 81 _ 110 Croft II4 11. Vigra and Ulugan, Lim all _ West :tassett (111ogau W. Caradon (I,lsl:card le. 1.) .2 West Chirerton ll 64 66 -. West Setoff Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 75 8) _ Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 16 10 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 lisi f eft EFERENCES TARES. North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 101 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 821 etill:lOgltENCE titiAKt AND STOCKS Great Eastern 41 per Dent., Ditto, 5 per cent., i 862, LIVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 93 • FOItigiGN'ItAILWAYP. Bahia and San Francisco, 11. a., gua.l7iperlfoeut., 15; San Paulo, Rm., gua. 6 per cent.,l7f FOREIGN MINES. Anglo Brazilian Gold, i Thn i'edro, North Del Rey, 2 } Rosa Grande, par BANL S. Agra, 11w., A, 101 Alliance, liw., 11: j City, 121 Consolidated, Um., 4} English, Sewell. and Australian Chartered, 16: Loudon and Brazilian, lim., 12 London and County, 51: London and 11 estruinster, 61 Midland Bank, Urn., 14} MISUELLANMOUII; Anglo American Telegraph, 22; Atlantic Telegraph, 52 6 Ditto, b per cent 101.1 Gen. Credit and Discount, 11w., 6} Hudson's Bay, 141 Madras Irr.gation and Canal (guaranteed 6 per cent. by Government). 1031 l'illwaalFreehold Laud and Dock. 33,1 National Discount Lompany. Peninsula and Oriental iteam, 59} Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. lei Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, 13} United Kingdom Tel, graph Co., lim., 21 Viceroy of Egypt 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 74 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Linstralit and New Zealand, via lionthampton.....March 29 Ditto, via Marseilles .............April 19. Ditto, via ra1141119. liaenui Nyre3, awl Atonic Vidao April 6. . _ Ditto, by French puska ..... March 2z Cape Verds. by Brazil packet .. April 6. eape of Good dope. Ascension. and St. March 21 China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton.. March 28. Ditto, via Marseilles .. .•• • April 5. Falkland Islands .... April 6. Gibraltar, via Southampton March 28 Indla, Via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, &c. March 25 Ditto, AI Arsenics March 2, Mauritius, Cape of Good five, and Natal, via Southampton April 18 ewfouudlaLt, Portugal Ditto, by p /iv; 10 ship to Oporto ... Ditto vitt° to Lisbon PRIVATE BUSIL, The Bodmin and Wadbrid g e Railway 2i ll and the Vale of Towy Railway Bill were read a third time.'airs (Ire land) Bill was read a second time. COMPLETLNG• THE OFFICES IN DOWNING• STREET. Lord REDESDALE would ask what arrangements had been made with regard to the spaces which were now un occupied in Downing -street and the neighbourhood of King-street, Westminster, and the Foreign and India Offices. Ho considered tint it would be impossible to bring these buildings in connection without blocking up Downing-street, and making a passage under an archway between them. Ire would now ask whether any plans had been drawn up, and what.course was likely to be pur sued. Ho should like to know as speedily as possible what new buildings were to be erected on the vacant sites. It was rather hard upon the persons occupying thJ houses which were to be pulled down. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that the spot be tween the Foreign and Culouial Office wag ti be built upon. Parliament-street would be widened at the point 01 Dean-street. The ground between Charles-street and St. Margaret's Church would be carried on in a uniform line. With regard to the frontage of the Privy Council Of f ice, nothing bad been decided as to what should be done with the ground between that and the Horse Guards. After a few remarks from Lord REDESD A.LE as to the folly of expending money by driblets, th 3 subject dropped. _ EDUCATION. The LORD PRESIDENT said that ho rose to bring before their lordships the important subject which he trusted would occupy their utmost consideration. It was a subject mentioned in her Majesty's Speech, and was one which ought to be most tenderly handled. It wts that of general education. If in this matter they were to make a false step it would be doing an irrefragable injury to a large portion of her Majesty's subjects. It was a question on which the hatchet of political discord might well be buried, and one that both sides of the house might be united on. It was the education of this country on which they might take a wide and general view. There was another point which he would call their attention tc : they were beginning for the first time to legislate upon this great question ; they were not dealing with a desert field, but upon a question which bad already been dealt with, and which they should review in all its bear ings. He must dwell at some time upon what was the present state of education in this country. He would call their attention to the report of the Royal Commission of 1861. (Hear.) He was urprised that no more attention had been called to this report than there had been, for it was a most elaborate report. The report of the commission found that under a voluntary system the child out of every seven or eight went to shool, while in Prussia under the compulsory system one in six went to school. From the year 1803 it appeared that the desire of educatiim had in creased in a very large ratio in this country. From these facts ho would contend that the educational requirements of this country were not so great as had been represented The noble duke then entered into a statistical account of the large returns of those who attended the Church of England schools. He would take four particular counties. He would take that of Berkshire first, an agricultural country the increase there was very large. In Chester, partially manufacturing and partially agricultural, an increase also. It Lancashire it was similar, &c. From these facts, although education might be to some extent in this country deficient, still it was not so deficient as to justify the ominous statements which had been made. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. Ur. DODSON called the attention of the house to their standing orders, and moved that order 131, allowing com petition to be a ground of locus stencil, be struck out, and that the following new order be substituted for it:— " It shall be competent to the referees on Private Bills, if they think fit, to admit the proprietors of existing works to be heard upon their petition against a Private Bill re lating to similar works within a town or district served by them, on the ground of absence of public advantage." Mr. LEMAN strongly opposed the motion, contending that the order proposed to be struck out had worked well, whilst the one proposed would ,be but an act of hosti lity against all the established railways. Mr. CAVE supported the proposed new order. After a few words from Mr. WATKINS, the motion was withdrawn. IRISH REFORII BILL. Colonel FRENCH gave notice that in committee on this bill he should move the reduction of the qualification from £l2 to £B. UNIVERSITY TEST BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that he intended to pos pono the proceeding with this bill until the 13th of May. THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE asked the First Lord of the Trea ury, what instructions were given to the Assistant Boundary Commissioners for the borough of Portsmouth, and whether he had any objection to lay them upon the table of the house, and also their report to the Boundary Commissioners, recommending for Parliamentary elec tions the annexation of the town of Gosport to the borough of Portsmouth, contrary to the wishes of both. Mr. DISRAELI said with respect to the report of the instruction given to the assistant bonndary commissioners it was unnecessary to produce them as they were already on the table. With respect to the reports of the assistant boundary commissioner; these documents were of a con fidential character, and therefore they could on no account be produced. THE LIOENOING SYSTEM. Mr. MARSH called the attention of the house to the subject of those licences which restrict the trade and com merce of the country, with a view to their abolition, and, in case of a financial necdssity, a transfer of the charges to make or sell any article to a direct tax on the article itself ; and moved, T bat, in the opinion of the house, it was desirable that all licences injuriously affecting the in dustry and commerce of the country should be abolished. The hon. gentleman said there were no less than 121 dif foment licences, but he did not intend to touch upon them all, but those to which he wished to draw particular notice were those that were very small in amount, yet very irk some to trade. The first was a licence to mako soap; it was a very foolish tax, and ought at once to be repealed. there was a tax for carrying on the business of vinegar makers: there ought to be no such trade as a vinegar maker, because vinegar made itself —it was merely wine which had become sour. Then there was the licensing for carrying on the trade of paper making, selling tea and ,coffee, but as no tax was placed on the draper, I lie thought the tea dealer had good reason to complain. Tobacco also was taxed and so was the trade in wine, but the quality of wine sold in retail over the counter was generally very inferior, and he was till it could be got for about 16s. a dozen. Now, he thought the license to sell wine of that quality ought to be abolished, so that it might be sold as free as small beer. There was a license required to deal in sweets, to sell gold or silver, to carry on the trade of a pawnbroker, but as the latter were liable to take in stolen goods he thought they ought to be regis tered, so that they ought to become known to the police. There was the tax on malt and beer, but the tax ou the former was, in fact, an additional tax on the latter. Not content with this, there was also a tax upon the retailers of beer, so that the dealer in this necessary article were compelled to sell the article to the consumer at a higher price than it was worth, in order to enable him, the retailer, to pay the heavy taxes imposed on him. The hon. gentleman then went on to refer to the taxes levied on private brewers, makers of spirits, chemists using stills, hackney carriages, and cabs, the drivers of the latter he con sidered a very illused body of men. The taxation of the hackney carriages produced about £20,000, and an additional 3 per cent. on the assessed duty would enable the whole of the irksome licenses to be abolished. There was a license enforced upon auctioneers of £lO per annum, and why a man should have to pay for the permission to carry on such a trade as that was quite beyond his comprehension. He thought if the licences were abolished iu most of the trades he had mentioned, the loss would be more than replaced by the increased consumption of the article sold. Mr. P. URQUHART seconded the motion. Mr. LABOUHERE rose and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 18 ... 11 181 Ditto Rotterdam — ... 11 19f ... 12 i Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 91... 13 10} Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 25 Ditto Marseilles ... ... 25 32} ... 25 371 Frankfort-on-the-Main ... ... 120 1 ... 1201 Vi enna — ... 11 721 ... 11 771 Trieste — ... 11 75 ... 11 8U Petersburg — ... 32/ ... a2k Berlin ... ... 648 261 ... 6 27f Madrid — ...1 ... 481 Cadiz Leghorn — ... 28 7J ... 28 30 Milan... Genoa — ... '2B 70 ... 28 90 Naples Palermo — ... 28 70 ... '2B 90 Messina.— Lisbon ... olf ... oli SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—The period for which special constables were sworn in last December, after the alarm occasioned by the Clerkenwell outrage and explo sion, has in many instances expired ; the warrants of many others will expire this day ; and others in the course of the present month. It is not, we believe, intended by her Majesty's Government to ask for any fresh powers, but to rely on the ordinary powers of the City and Metropolitan police force for the preservation of the peace. The jus tices in special sessions alone have the power to order payment from time to time of such reasonable allowances to special constables for their trouble, loss of time, and expenses, and also order the payment of such expenses as may have been incurred in providing staves and other necessaries. It is understood that the justices of the various divisions in the metropolis will meet in the course of next week to make the orders usual in ouch cans. E PSOM RACES—THIs DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. The Trial Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; three year olds 7st 11b, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six and aged 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs, if for 200 allowed 51b, if not to be sold 9115 extra. One mile. Paul Jones 1 Philosopher 2 Huntsman Eleven ran. S FAMFORD PLA rE. The Stamford Plate of 100 sous (handicap) for all ages; winners (matches excepted) after March 19, at 10 a.m., 51b extra. Half a mile. Laird of Scotland 1 Patrician 2 Monarch of the Glen - Twenty-four ran. BE AUFOR r STAKES. The Beaufort Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 Boys each, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst Fib ; the whiner to be sold for 100 soya. Half a mile. Fleetwing. Tarragona f Cap nci ne Fourteen ran. Cfry AND SUBURBAN. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 soya each, 13 ft the last mile and a quarter. Speculum Abergeldie Knight of the Garter Burl one hour and a half behind time. The above are the only telegrams receivad up to the time of going to press. ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, Three 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. Programme of Epsom Spring Meeting,•" WEDNESDAY. The Durdans Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; twe year olds 6st 51b, three Bst 51b, four 9st 61b, five, six, and aged 9st 81b, mares and geldings allowed 31b; the win ner to be sold for 150 svvs, if for 100 allowed 41b, if for 50 71b. Half a mile. The Great Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft. Two miles and a quarter. The Epsom Spring Cup (handicap) of 200 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, 3 only (to the fund) if declared ; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes winners of a handicap with public money added after February 27, at 10 a.m., 5 Ib, of two such or of the City and Suburban or Great Metropolitan 101 b extra, One mile. 33 subs, 12 of whom declared. Age et lb Master Willie ... 4 812 N~mca 4 811 Mount Palatine ... 5 8 8 Foresight ... 4 8 7 Speculum ... 3 8 6 Orion ••• ... 3 8 6 Montagnard ... 4 8 4 Rabbit Trap 4 7 13 Lady Rosehill ... 4 711 La Muta 5 7 10 Secrecy ... ... 4 710 The Prince of Wales's Stakes, a Free Handicap of 10 soya each, h ft, in case of acceptance, with 200 added ; win ners of any race after March 12 (at ten a.m.) 31b, of a handicap race 71b extra; one mile. Age at lb Xi ... ... 5 8 13 Van Amburgh ... 4 810 Out and Outer ... 6 8 7 A bergeldie ... 5 8 6 Mount Palatine. ... 5 8 0 Cheltenham 4 8 0 Montgoubert ... 4 7 13 Actiaa 5 7 11 Feodor ... 4 7 3 Montagnard ~. 4 7 3 4 7 3 Conundrum .. 5 7 2 Attack colt ... 4 7 2 Yard-arm Sea-mew Powderham Defiance ... Clairon ... Demon .., Carlos ... Acorn ... Chantilly Ladylove Aga at lb ... 3 710 4 7 10 ... G 7 9 ... 4 7 1 ... 3 7 4 ... 3 6 11 ... 3 6 4 .• . 3 6 4 ... 3 paid ... 3 paid Age st lb Cecil ... ... 3 6 6 Clemence 3 6 2 Angus ... ... 3 6 1 Clairon ... 3 G 0 Choral ... ... 3 5 8 Piper ... ... 3 5 7 Warlike ... ... 3 5 7 Lady Morgan ... 3 5 7 Sister. to Maid Ma- rian ... ... 3 5 7 Aurifera ... ... 3 6 7 Laird of Scotland 3 5 7 RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. Newcastle Spring Edinburgh Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham Newmarket Craven Hendon l3 Knighton l4 Lichfield Spring l4 Aborgavenny Catterick Bridge l6 Eastbourne . 2O Lewes Spring Thirsk Curragh April 2l Croydon Spring Liverpool Hunt Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Cardiff AY. Chester 5 Eglinton Hunt 7 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 Bath Wye ICroydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer I Paris 81 NE. West Drayton Croydon 2d S mmuer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer Beverley, Hull, and I East lidding lO Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park BO Chelmsford I Liverpool July M....... 16 Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Stamford I Newmarket July 7 Radcliffe ... 2O Hungarford I Pontefract Reading Down Royal ()or?. AUGUST. Deauville Leek 3 Oxford Brighton Brighton Club 6 1 Canterbury Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Derby Summer Stockton Plymouth I Windsor August l3 Lichfield ..... 17 l l—` • ' Eghatn Hastings York August SEPTEMBER. Badon Warwick September ... 1 I Monmouth . . 17 A.bingdon 3 Newmarket let Octob er 22 I Leicester Doncaster September.— 8 Edinburgh I Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn Kelso L; OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Ealing Bromley Autumn Nownaarket 2d October 5 1 Bromley Autumn Lanark ... 8 I Worcester Autumn 27 Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 ' Lincoln Autumn 2O Cheltenham l3 I STEEPLECHASES. MARCH Grand Military l6, 17 West Somerset 24 I Warwick l7 Cheltenham ••••• 26 Chertsey 2O I Southdown Hunt Margate 23 1 Cambridge APRIL. Grand National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) 2 Abergavenny Roy. Artillery(Woolwich) 3 Hambledon I Bromley . 6 Kildare Hunt Aldershot I Hendon SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Gmtvzsitsp, Tuesday Morning. Arrived.—Furet, from Gravelives ; Leopard, steamer, from Hamburg; Delta, steamer, from Bordeaux; Victoria, steamer, from Gothenburg. Sailed.—Ajmeer, for Otago; Rhine, steamer, for Bou logne. DEu, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—Ethelwin, from Sunderland, for Naples; Ot tawa, screw steamer, from Alexandria, for London. Sailed.—Fanny, from Demerara, for London. THE ACCIDENT To A BALLET DANCER.—The un fortunate girl whose dress caught fire at Day's Concert hall, Birmingham, on Friday night, died yesterday morn ing_ SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.--VisitOrs during the week ending March 21:—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 10,968; on Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6d.), from 10 a.m. till b p.m. 1,697 —total, 12,665. Average of correspond ing week in former years, 10,773. Total from the opening of the Museum, 7,255,358. Patent-office Museum, South Kensington.—Number of visitors for the week ending M. :arch 21, 8,720; total number since the opening of the museum free daily (12th of May, 1858), 1,2t34,042. THE Loss OF THE JAMES C. BELL—This vessel, a wooden sailing ship of GOO tons, with a cargo of coal for Bombay, was abandoned by her crew off the coast of Corn wall, and afterwards wrecked, at the beginning of the . month. A Board of Trade court inquiry sitting at Liver pool yesterday acquitted the captain, and restored him his certificate. By an error in making up the coal returns on board her Majesty's ship Minotaur the amou'ht con sumed on the occasion of her continuous steaming trial on Wednesday last between Spithead and St. Alban's Head was stated to have been 95 tons. It should only have been 75 tons ; and thin included what was burnt before and after the six hours' trial, in taking the ship out from and bringing her back to Spithead, SPORTING INTEL GIGENCE.—This D ay.