The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTIULIGENOB, The Bank return scarcely responds to the change which has taken place in the discount market. For example, the addition to the private securities is insig nificant, while there has been rather a large increase ih the private deposits. The reserve, too, shews a considerable accession of means arising from deposits. It follows from these conditions that up to the date of the return the inquiry for money which has advanced the terms in Lombard-street has, so far, failed to make any impression upon the Bank, and that it is prema ture to look for a very early advance in the rate of discount. The bullion continues to decline, but the total diminution is less than the aggregate of the withdrawals during the week. The following are the principal changes - since the previous return : Decrease in Circulation Increase in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits No change in amount of Government Securities. Increase in ocher Securities Decrease in Bulli on Increase in Rest 5,351 nereale in Reserve - 311.280 Bullion in both Dapartinents 20,527,100 Reserve of Notes and Coin 11,587,080 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills-24,112,917 The following is the return of Paid Clearing for the m,:eek endi ng W e d nesday, April 22, as certified by .a lr. J. C. Pocock, deputy inspector. Apri 16, Thursday Apri 17, Friday Apri 18, Saturday [11,705,000 Apri 20, Monday Apri 21, Tuesday Apri 22, Wednesday—A.— 8,907,000 Total £75,615,000 This is one of the largest clearings in any week since the first publication of the return. A consider able portion of it arose from the half-monthly settle ment in the Stock Exchange ; but, making allowance for this exceptional case, the return indicates some expansion in commercial engagements. There is a good demand for money, and rates can not be reported otherwise than firm, at 2 per cent. - Corn is quiet, but firm. The E ng li s h F unds are firm. Consols show an im provement of k, at 931 to 93g for money and account; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92k to 92i ; Bank stock, 243 to 245 ; India Five per Cents., 115 k to 1151 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s prem. Egyptian Government Securities have recovered per cent., the 1864 bonds being 80 to 81 ; Railway Debentures, 89 to 90; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., „. 70 1 to 71 ; and th e Ni ne pe r Cents., 88k to 89 ; New Spanish are lower, at 341 to 35, on the death of I s Tarvaez ; Mexicans are steady, at 15k to 151 ; Creek, 12k to 121 ;- Italian (1861), 48a to 48#; Turkish (1865), 34# to 34 ; Portuguese, 1 to A- prem.; Or el - Vitebsk, 781 to '79 ; and Nicolai, 654 to 66. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. nit The Sp an i s h C o l on i a l Ei g h t per Cent. Loan f u ll y id up,. is 90 to 901, and the Scrip 3k to 2k dis. Bln American securities United Stares Five-twenty wßonds a re qu i et at 694 to 70k ; Erie Shares are 11 lower, at 45 to 46 ; Illinois, 93 to 94. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 29 to 30 ; but the Consolidated Mortgag€ Bonds have receded k, to 321 to 33. The chi e f movement in English railways is a fall of 43 in Great E astern on the report recommen di ng ew issues of stock. The present price is 32 33 i. Lancashire and Yorkshire stand at If.J.Bsitertno, 1281 ; Midland, 108 to 108 k • South 731 to 74i ; London and North 'Western, A l 6 to 116 k • Great Northern, 102 k to 103 k ; dittc " 4 - 1 98 1 to 99,k' ; Great Western, 52 to 521 ; Brigh I .°H, 52 to 521 ; Sheffield, 43 to 431 ; Metropolitan nlato 11i1 Chatham, 181 to 19 ; and Caledo , iont to 74. P°rel g 4 Railway shares are steady. Lombardo- Venetian is quoted at 142- to 14/ ; Great Luxem burg,ni 9g- to 91 e x di v . he only feature in B an k Sh ar es i s a furtherim avt")v.seinent of 1 p er cen t. i n I mper i a l, w hi c h i s quo t e d 18 1 to 194 Other descriptions are without sahlt:ration. The following are the prices :—Agra (A. re s), 9k t o 10k ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo touVan, 4 to 4k prem . ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 `•'° ; Imperi a l Ott oman , # to # ; O r i en t a l, 42k to • London and Westminster, 67k to 68 ; London__ : r uu County, 51 to 52 ; Union of Loudon, 32 to 33 ; Liondon Joint Stock, 32 to 33. R4oreign Mining ares are dull. St. John del ja remain at 20k to 21k ; Chontales are k lower, at 2k t o 21 ; Port - Philip, 1# to 1;1. witilloisucellane-ous securities are . 23 change. Anglo-American 'Telegraph, 224 to quiet,butprices are R.,, Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 5 3-16 , tuoon's Bay, 14k to 14g ; London General O 14 to 2. `il4 yesterday, gold to the value of £47,000 was sent into the 14 - Yesterday and £B,OOO in foreign coin was with drawn. • Tel egrams from Ne w Y or k anno un ce th e departure ye snterday o f a further £200,000 in specie for Europe. L ady Melville has arrived from Melbourne with .‘464 ) 000 in Australian gold. Serill' call of £3 per share has been made on the 4th a of the Chartered Gaslight Company. loan of the Indiana Southern Railway has been withd raw n from public subscription for the present. b A general m ee ti ng o f th e E ng li s h an d S we di s h ~.4 10 a nk has b een called for the 26th May, for the pur aPe,'e of receiving t h e li qu id ator ' s account, s h ow i ng hi s en " and dealina s s i nce t h e w i n di ng - up o f th e —l nPany. A special general meeting of the Royal Bank of „,ud has been called for the 13th May. o _ 4 : ti ne annual general court of the proprietors of thwark Bridge has been convened for the sth 'Bl-thYlvittoyr. the pu r p ose o f a dj ourn i ng t h e meet i ng to t h e .eTrahte ordinary general meeting of Liebig's Extract Company will be held on the 4th May, for the yuTphoese of receiving the directors' report and state ment of accounts. particulars are announced of a new mining !nterprise, called th e H um b oldt Silver Mining Com ollY, with a capital of. £60,000 in £5 shares. It is u _ r . t !ight out upon terms which will probably meet encouragement. I...._Tohne report of the F a i r b a i rn E ngineering Company amends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per 41inu m . The Metropolitan District Railway Coan notif That scr i p cert i f i cates for the Six per Cent. mp Deb y y enture Flock recently i ssue d w i ll be ready to be exchanged ~r the banker's receipts at the office, 6, We s t m i nster C hambers, S.W., on and after Tuesday, the 28th 4istant. t is officially explained that the Metropolitan ,rlkffic return for the week ending April 19 is purely ,ailetropolitan and includes no "portion of the receipts !_t!e to St. John's Wood. On the contrary, the `_etinate due to St. John's Wood on the traffic arising , ) e that line has been deducted from the amount ; h a i r i ‘ l , e( l . To prevent mistakes in future, I may add jetropolitan traffic will always be kept and re kroe as at present, distinct and separate from any BRITISH F UNDS —TWO O'CLOCK. 3 QovEuxiktENT FUNDS. 93 } i Per C ent. C onso l s 3 Ditto for Acc oun t 931 92 i I l l i er 0( nt. Reduced 92 N©w 3 Per Cent _ ijv 2i Per Cont. Jan. 1894 _ A ---°' 5 Per Cent. oan. 1873 —enuitie, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1889 -- 1).„0. or 30 yrs, expire sth April 18, a _ , Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 13 pin '2,ehequer Bills, £1,009, 2 per Ut D o, De £5OO 12 pm 111,-. 1 . £lOO St £2OO 9131 5 ",-,-" of England Stock, 4p3r Cent - __ Lo. A ccount 4(1'1141/IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. b ir‘ l ,l! ..4.cc ti ti l n O t i per Ce n t., A pr il 1874 r ,.. 4 Per C ent. July, 1880 115- ; i i °' 4 Pe.: Cent Oct 1888 iuo , er t ) ficates ) • 14.nfaced Paper 4 p— or Coot pno' ,ler Ce n t ., Jan. 1872 De per Cent., Rup, Dob. 1872 — do. 1877 ..... D o D - • do. 1882 _ _ b':). ponds, 5 per per 1873 pm . 0 • ' , ends, 5 per Cent., £I,OOU _ pm 0. under £l,OOO CLOCK. .k r ~,,,, . FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO 74i .4kii''tll.tltio R epublic, 6 per Cent lir ' . 1 . 411 bonds 5 per Cont. 1859 70 0 44 3 111 .. m1 5 Per Cont ' D o ' ' 1 1 Per Cent., 1852 h () * do 1858_, • mci , *, 66 bo. "°') 18i0 64 5 D ° do,, 1863 1) ( ' ) ' 4 5 Per bent., 1865 — t IA (!entitt, Lin°B Ayres 6 per (lent elm ') 2 Per (lent. (I),,ferrod 3 per Cent ) r— e ~.'S 0 per Cent. n G per C ent.,.... — t; ( ) ) ' . 4 1 Per Cent „o 6 P e r Cent., B • 92i 11 2 -..-: ), 1867 1 ) ; ) 7 por ,Cent., 1866 0,. ) . °', B erip £32 paid o.rubian, 6 per Ceut. 87 1)4411ti,, 3p u Cent. 1825... Dadll iati Pri ncipalities, 7ln Cent --__ • per Cent., 1867 p , or New Consolidated 1 per Cent — iTPtian, 7 per Cent ••• ~n; Sccoad lssuo ..•••• 791 - V, • £5OO Bonds ve• £lO6 Bonds — 11° -Do. 1864 ,• .£5.,0 Honda -u0..£1011 Bonds : ....... ....• Orr,?ny'llMlut 11a . l1 . .. '''' e . nturos ...• 89 1 8 "e,e1t.05 per Cont., 1 824-5, ex Coup — • Account ............... , 1) 4,u. i j 0u...,0 ....: ............... .). A 1 " . "' • .. , — --. ''eC°llllt ..................... • ........... tar. I Highl y after- ily also BURY• Royal th time lay, or T. r. mortal coi n ci- There a larger Ulrich- xt some lency of genial enjoy spent. 3illing , Miss Moore, s Fur - S. P. Mr. J. Mr. R. Obilds. abun and. drank mortal and iu t, said 1 groat use ill much pre- r _ w as w ho As, the a tri of tha gained w, en ob- autical Mr. £5OO of the of the entbu depart nother chair- I Mrs. to Mr. ald be °ming ►ssible. Cuni- y were Lieb id Mr. oforte. Several by the too, k, the ;ated • ith re- i 123. lJni - 2d, in 'rofes ,er of COM" en eral i c h he Ile except red ao nation C Un" ihurch e ex )d for led to Is an' to tlio I with :holar onS. 3t Sal pass ion of se ar mend up bY R ROWS id the Lild be Masses d the ,rneuts yenta'' b. exa- might int of vired iment Ling. vill b° )berlY/ ..ruocl The a St• KW, , inat., .vice - nivcr" OA nea rs It j° thel rOliC° afte r- , or - t he 3 rbi ;hang° ) f tile 7orea ti colt 03 ) - 1 ea , Tbe s_ •sdai s ' e dell Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p Iti Han 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do. Account . 731 41 Jo. Maremtnana Rai way — Wiricar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — ilonteNidQatt 6 per Cent .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l3l Do 8 per Cen 341 Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - - PeruTian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account .. 811-1111 Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) - Do 41 per Cent.. 1E62 -. — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ot., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2.'s 40} Do. do, 1'67 39i Do. 'do., Scrip, £2O paid 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Crnt., 1360 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1.62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds.. 86k Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... Bsk Do. do .£Bl 15s. do.. diuian 5 per Cent 5 73 Spanish per Ceu . Do Accf/unt Do Now Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Acc.unt Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account ~ 631 ~ 66* Do 6 per Cent., 1865 571 8 Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41. per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch if per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austnan a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Han 5 per Cent. 1851, E. zsf. Do. Account 4Bl TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 I Do. Account, sth May ........ . ......... 93i BOURSE, April 23.—Ti closed as follows : see o'clock.—The market Bank Shares Ital:an Loan End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Homo Debt Deferred 351 Account Orleans ............................... 8631 orthern llB7 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... Western Eastern • . Sardinian 547 i Austrian 370 Lombard North of Spain Saragossa .......................... Roman ...................... , 4i per Cent. Lnd of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 22i Credit Mobilier 235 End of month 235 Credit Fonder 1468 75 End of month — - RAILWAI 45 BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, April 16. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account DEBTOR. April 23. fr. c. 182,500,000 April 16. 182,500,000 - Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, Juno 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of landed pro- 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur- 37,193,995 79 33,485,047 34 rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry . _ 65,689,662 98 64,234,976 78 366,094,621 24 356,369,107 91 49,277,678 - 47,853,191 - 824,524 75 868,151 75 interests Rediscounted tho last 5,284,825 95 5,047,376 19 six months Surplus of receipts not 930,376 76 930,376 76 distributed - Sundries 8,014,549 62 8,815,728 32 Total CItEDITOR. April 23. April 16 Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due Do. branch banks Advances on deposit of 229,040 08 2,874,682 03 2 46,153,136 27 234,102,664 12 1 94,834,014 - 201,178,404 - bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public 4 0,407,800 - 9 ,255,877 - 42,860,000 - 9,626,177 - Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 12 ,201,800 - 7,003,900 - 12,479,500 - 7;155;600 - 8 5,070,900 - 2 6,528,250 - 35,355,100 - 26,750,250 -- Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 909,600 - 6 782,950 - 897,500 - 799,350 - 60 ,000,000 - 60,000,000 - serve 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immthalisees (Law, June ; 1857) 1 00,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the 13taak and landed gruropei ty branches E x penses of manage ment Sundries 12,980,750 14 40,651,419 66 100,000,000 -- 8,361,931 - 8063,228 - 1 ,407,587 19 1,188,296 71 19 ,045,199 10 20,654,656 09 Total:' 1 ,9 52,563,986 25 1,946,006,497 09 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank o f France• (Signed RoULAND. MARKETS—(This Day.) COLONIAL. OlLS.—Linseed dull, at 33s 3d, on the spot; Hull, 33s spot 33 s 3d, month ; 33s 9d, M ay and June. Export fa i r. Rape quiet, and quoted 35s 6d for English brown, on the bpot ; and 38s last four months ; cotton quiet, 38s 61 to 395; olive dull, Mogadore, £66 ; Malaga, £7O to per ton ; fine palm scar ce , and firm, at 40s. Cof 7 0 oan i n ° t s in demand, at 49s for Ceylon on the spot and to arr i v e. Sperm oil more saleable at £lOO. TALLOW has declined to 418 spot, or up to Juno 44s last three months. CORN. The general tone of the trade is firm, with an upward tendency in the prices of wheat. The country markets continuo to harJen ; from Conti nental slipping ports quotations conic firm, and floating cargoes of wheat, both arrival and on passage, aro held for extreme to rather higher prices. At Mark-lane the attendance to-day was rather small, and the trade quiet but steady as to prices. . _ English wheat quite as dear, although purchased sparingly. Holders of foreign wheat rather inclined to ask more than take less, but in what is doing quotations cannot be altered. Flour moved off in retail at full rates for both English and foreign. Malt unaltered in value and a quiet sale. Barley, beans, and peas aro as previously quoted. Oats in moderate supply and moving off steadily with out quotable change in prices. Linseed and rapeseed dull. Oil cake in steady request. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAL—With beef the markets are very moderately sup.. plied, and prices aro firm. If iddling qualities of mutton are a quiet sale. Prime veal supports late high prices, but second qualities are relatively cheap. Lamb is a better sale, prime parts in steady request. Quotations per stone of 81b by the carcase—Beef, 3s 44 to 45 4d ; very choice, 4s 64 ; mutton, wother, 3s 104 to 45 24 ; owe, 3s 24 to 3s 8d ; foreign, 3s to 3s 84 ; veal, prime small, 4s 104 to 5s ; second quotations, 4s 44 ; west country, 3s 44 ; pork, prime small, 43 84 ; middling, 4s 2d to 4s 4d ; coarse, 38 8d; lamb, Gs to Gs 4d. BOROUGH HOP. _ Henry Turnbull and Co. repert that the trade for Eng lish hops continues steady for most qualities. COTTON. LivitnrooL, April - Sales probably 15,000 bales. Market buoyant and advancing. MENDELSSOIIN NIGHT AT EXETER HALL.—The great success and interest in the performance of the " Walpurgis Night" by the National Choral Society, undor the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, on the 25th ult., and very many strongly expressed wishes for a repetition performance, have induced Mr. Martin to arrange for the same on Wednesday next, combining with this great work the " "'pun of Praise" (Lobgesang), by the same composer. The baud and chorus will number 700 per formers. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, IS6B. 74 I BOW-STREET. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. A STRANGE PASSION FOR JEWELLERY.—John Webster, described as a labourer, a dirty, ragged, and emaciated creature, overrun with vermin, was brought up on remand charged with being found in a vault under the Adelphi arches, supposed for the purpose of committing a felony. Police-constable Jamieson, 30 F, stated that on Friday morning last, about. one o'clock, when on duty in plain clothes, he found the prisoner sleeping on a step inside the vault, and asked him what he was doing there ? Ha could give no satisfactory account of himself, and witness took him into cus tody. On searching him at the station-house witness found on him 11 duplicates of pawnbrokers' tickets for various articles of jewellery pledged io different parts of London, and also a bank note of a penny savings bank at Hackney, giving credit for deposits to the amount of 305., anti three invoices for jewellery (gold rings and ear rings), purchased of jewellers at Clerken well. Witness madeiuquiries, and found that the prisoner was known to the police as a tramp, and to the workhouse officials as a frequent sojourner in the casual ward, but was not known to have been convicted for any criminal offence. Ile seemed to have a strange passion for jewellery, pnrchasing any articles that took his fancy, giving a deposit, and afterwards paying the balance by instalments. On completing the payments and receiving the article he would immediately leave the shop and pledge it for less than ho had pai 1 for it. Mr. Vaughan said that it seemed rather suspi cious for a person with no visible means of living to have money to spend on such a hobby. It looked as if he had not come by it honestly ; still as there was no proof of a dishonest act, he must be discharged. 87A7F, OF TRADE. BRADFORD, April 23.—Though cotton is again up, the wool market continues very quiet. During the past few weeks an immense business has been done in wool, and most spinners have supplied their wants for some time to come. The transactions to-day are consequently very restricted. The quo tations, especially of all good wools, are generally extremely firm, though there are some holders who are rather better to deal with. There continues to be a good business done in worsted yarns. Twofold yarns, for which there has of late been an extraor dinary demand, are actually dearer to-day, but the quotations frequently are intended to be prohibi tors in consequence of spinners being fully em ployed for some time to come. There is rather more doing in small lots in single yarns, the ex treme quotations having slightly fallen. Lustre yarns, 40's single for home, and carded yarns, con tinue in steady request. MANcliEsrEn, April 23.—This market has been very firm to-day, and buyers have shown rather more disposition to do business. They are not yet quite prepared to give the prices asked by pro ducers, but some transactions have occurred at last week's full rates, and, altogether, a more confident and cheerful tone has prevailed. Inquiries have been numerous, and the margin between buyer and seller is so trifling that - there is a probability of a fair business being done shortly. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Thursday.—A further improvement has taken place in our mar ket to-day, a large business being done at about id. per lb. advance since yesterday. Arrival busi ness is also very animated and about 4-1. dearer. Compared with last week, prices for American and Egyptian are about fd. and in Brazil nearly a l. ; other descriptions being unchanged. To arrive, late on 22d inst. : Fair new merchants, ship named, Nlangrole, 91d. ; Oomrawuttee, 91d., 911 This .day : American, basis of middling, ship named, from SaVannah, 121 d. ; New York, bales, 124 d. ; New Orleans, and shipping, 13d: Brazil, Pernam, firsts, ship named, 1.21 d, ; Bahia, fair average, 12d.; Dharwar, fair, February sailing, 101-1. Broach sailed, fair new merchants, 101 d. ; ship named, ginned, 101 d. Dhollera, fair new m?rchants, ship named, 94d. Omnrawuttee, ship named, fair new merchants, 90., 9811 10d. ; middling fai r , 9d. ; fair, February sailing, 104-d. ; March, sailing, 1011, 101 d. . I.3trimlNGlum, Thursday.—There was very little business done here to-day between the ironmasters and the agents, and the reports from the works did not indicate the probability of a speedy improve ment. The inquiries for iron are few, and the competition is severe. The list of orders has not lengthened to any appreciable extent in the past fortnight, and finished iron may now be bought in. South Staffordshire at lower rates than have been known at any time in the past three years. To day one of the Great Wolverhampton establish ments, the Chillington Company, began in part, and last night some few of Earl Dudley's men re sumed at the Round Oak Works. The men have now resumed in whole or in part at the works of the leading houses in the South Staffordshire trade, and the strike is therefore regarded as virtually over. Nevertheless sales arc impeded as long as the majority remain out. Hardwares, in some few branches, are unfavourably affected by the strike, and, generally, trade is quiet. Copper and brass goods are firm, with an upward tendency. LEICESTER, Thursday.—There is a marked falling off in the demand for wool at present as compared with two or three weeks since. There is a disincli nation on all sides to enter into arrangements beyond what immediate necessities call for. Prices have further declined, average lots of half-wethers and half-hogs not being worth to-day more than 40s. per ton. The hosiery trade has a satisfactory aspect. Several large buyers have been in the market this week, and have placed some fair orders for the winter trade. Spring goods are also in request, although the present prices somewhat check the demand. The inquiries for elastic webbings have not been numerous, but manufacturers report that they are still able to run their machinery full time without materially increasing their stocks. Gus setings for the homeinarket are the chief, articles just now in request. TILE 181811 IN AMERICA. --~- It is now about 17 years since a little Irishman from Roscommon, named James Cuffe, settled in the Island (Woolfe Island, iu the St. Lawrence). Low-sized, but broad-shouldered, well knit and vigorous as a " four year old," Jimmy Cuffe, like thousands of his race in America, possessed only that species of capital which may be easily carried across ocean and over mountain—which rust cannot consume nor moth devour, but which, although the wonder-worker of civilization, is often blindly despised by those who will alone believe in bullion or bank notes ; —it consisted of his strong pair of arms and his brave heart. Literally, he had nut a penny in his pocket ; nor indeed—at that time at leash-could he " take a shine" out of his reading and writing. Bat so resolutely did the little Con naught man—in whose composition, it may be re marked, there was not the faintest suspicion of the Anglo-Saxon—labour at his calling, " morning and night, early and late," that he rapidly became a thriving man ; and Jimmy Cuffe is now the pro prietor iu fee-simple of 800 acres of rich land, which it would he difficult to match in Roscommon; with a fine house, a btable full of good horses, spacious barns, cattle and stock of every kind—iu a word, everything that the heart of any rational Irishman could desire. lie drives his family to church in a spring waggon, drawn by a pair of good horses, " as grand as the Lord Mayor of London, or as any real gentleman in the ould country." I hap pened to be in Kingston the day Jimmy Cuffe came in to take up the bill on which he had raised the purchase-money for his latest acquisition of 200 acres. It was rather a large suns, but the produce of his harvest enabled him to do so without embar rassment. And Jimmy's sharp grey eye glistened as he told how he had got along, and succeeded not only in " making a man of himself, thank God," but—what pleased him quite as much—in buying out the old settlers—a class rather inclined to think little of what Jimmy Cuffes can do. When describing how several of the wealthiest of the modern emigrants succeeded in life, some one who knew the city well would say, " Such a man first worked as a labourer ; I remember this man in a sawmill ; that man commenced as a lumberman ; one was a gardener, another a porter, another a pedlar ;* and now such a man is worth £2,000; such 'a man, £5,000; Such a man, £10,000; such a man, £20,000 ; such a man, £50,000 ; but, sir, all made by honesty, energy, and good conduct." This is literally the history—the noble history—of many a man in St. John, who is a credit to the country of his adoption, and an honour to the land of his nativity.—J. F. Maguire, M.P. The usual monthly meeting of the English Church Union was held at the Freemasons' Hall on Tues day, tho Rev. M. W. Mayow in tho chair. After the usual routine, which included the election of 113 now members and the nomination of 89 now candidates, the chairman read a brief valedictory address from tho ex-presidont Mr. Colin Lindsay, who has retired on account of ill health. The hon. gentleman, after dwelling with some emphasis on the two great perils which he conceived threatened the Church of England—namely, the toleration of scepticism by her authorities, and the proposal to abo lish or seriously modify her ritual law ; and after bequeath ing to the society as its motto that which had formed the theme of his inaugural address, "Union and unity—union as a compact body, and unity as united in principle and action "—concluded by speaking in the most cordial terms of his successcr, the Hon. Charles Lindsay Wood, son of Lord Halifax. Ho said ho thought the council could not have selected a better man, and he hoped he would receive the cordial support and co-operation of the member'. A note from Mr. Wood, who was accidentally prevented from being present, was then road, accepting the offise, aad Mr. 11. E. Pellew proceeded to move the following re solution :—" That tho English Church Union hereby ex press their great regret at the cause which compels their late president, the Hon. Colin Lindsay, to resign the post so long and so efficiently filled by him ; and in offering this public testimony of their appreciation of his services, they hope that hia life may long be preserved and his valuable labours continued to the glory of God and the defence of the doctrine and liberties of the Church of Eng.- land." (Cheers.) Mr. Polle es mentioned that eight years ago, when Mr. Lindsay became president of the English Church Union, it numbered but 200 members, whereas it had now 9,500 members, 800 associates, and 1,500 women associates, making a total of 6,800 unionists. Tho motion was seconded by the Earl of Limerick, and carried unani mously. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT II 0 USE OF LORDS—LASVEVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. THE LATE MR. D'ARCY M'GEE. The Duke of BajKINGRA.M aunouncod that infor mation had been received from Lord Monk relative to the assassination of Mr. D'Arcy M'Geo, and also informing the Government that an arrest had been made of one of the supposed murderers. The noble duke passed a high eulogy upon the great and noble qualities of Mr. M'Goe. SHARE LIST. iharel Railways. 1 03i=1`and Exeter .... Caledonian ..... Cambrian .•••• Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall. Dublin d; Belfast June.l Dun„ferth, dr Ab.June.' 11/.London, bOrip Corti. l DO. Glasgow d; S. Western Great Eastern, Urd. stk. 1)o. E. Angi. at. No. 2 Ureat North of Scotian*/ Great Northern Do. A stock b 2 t 4 73 73, 20 30 3 4 75 77 ie 72 It 2 104 331 31 7 9 15 6 102 104 tits 100 121 116 Do. B moot.. Do. New, la. at 23 pm CitS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western —Original Do. 6. VAL Rail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Alid.—Oxioro' 9'S 97 51 62 51 56 3) 35 20 32 1%8 128 i 52 522 151 IVI, 12 15 2.51 il't 13 14 1112 1.4 10 k 11 , 5 70 Li, 14,71108 a 76 78 33 34 Ik2 103 58 5.1 WI 96 130 131 PO 132 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1 731 41 32 2 31 401 123 k 32 f I 12 1 8 521 II l'ii I 16 t 9, loti n 8 I 1 2/ Closing 1 Business Paid.l Prioc. dens. Do. Newport. Lo. Her lord. ..... Lanoastnre Yorktintri LJndon and lilaokwah /.on., Brigh.,..t S Corns; I•on., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. ..tr or t h 11 - eaten, Lon. 4; South Weaterr. Man., btlel., Jr Ellicott, Metropolitan Do. New Du. Extensiott...... liet.rupolitau District, ;Jo. do. do. t)o. and St. John's W 'y .lidiand Do. XII Share Do, Birmin.. I)arb) Mid 'Sent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun N th. Eastern—.Berwich Do. G.N•E purohas, Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock.& Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 186 i 5 Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. J unction Scottish Central Soot. N. N , Aber. stock Do. Soot, Kid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Statues, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C V ale of North Waterford 43t Kilkenny ►Waterloo & Whiteha 1 West Cornwall 116 118- 11 14 57 511 106 108 57 58 it Id 73 75 V 1() 113 11 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A DISORDERLY LICENSED VICIVALLER.—Mr. W. Walker, licensed victualler, of No. 235, High street, Borough, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in Piccadilly. Charles Patch, 138 AR, said that about half past one that morning he was in Piccad►lly, and saw the defendant standing on the footboard of a Hansom cab and pulling the reins, there being a fare in the cab at the time. The defendant was calling " Police," and said he wanted protection, at the same time showing him a shilling. The defendant, who was drunk, then backed the horse on to the pave ment and it fell, and he then took defendant into custody. John Page, a cabman in the employ of .Mr. Moss, a cab proprietor, said that shortly after one that morning the defendant got on to the footboard of his cab, seized the reins, and set to pulling them. lie asked the females who were in his cab whether the defendant belonged to them, and they said he did not, and they were anxious to get rid of him. The defendant then said that he wanted the pro tection of the police, and he (witness) told the police that he wanted protection. The defendant then threw the horse down on the pavement, and hurt its knees. The defendant said that he had ridden in the witness's cab to Leybourne's in Windmill-street, and that on getting out he gave the witness half-a crown, and the witness then returned him a shil ling and drove off, taking more than his fare, and he went after him and stopped him. The witness said that he never saw the defendant before he jumped on his footboard, and could not make out what he wanted. The home would haVe to rest for two or three days. Mr Knox said it was quite clear to him that the defendant was drunk, and mistook one Hansom cabman for another, and thus got into his present scrape. The defendant would have to pay a fine of 20s. or 14 days for being drunk and disorderly, and pay 20s. or 14 days as compensation for the injury to the horse. WESTMINSTER. "BACCHANALIAN REPRISALS." —A well-dressed young woman, giving the name of Mary Ann Tor ness, was charged with stealing a quartern measure from the Zetland Arms Tavern, Brompton-road. Francis North, the master, said he was shutting the house up at a quarter-past eleven last night, when he saw the prisoner and another woman drinking at the bar. Shortly after this the proprietor said he had lost a measure, and told witness to go after the prisoner and her friend, which he did. Ile overtook them about a hundred yards from the house, and asked for the measure, which after some excuse she touk oat of her pocket. Mr. Arnold—Was she drunk or sober ? Witness—She appeared to be drunk, but she did not get drunk in our house. Police-constable Daniel Pegg, 37 B, said he took the prisoner into custody for stealing the .measure. She was drunk. Mr. Arnold—What did she say ? Policeman —She told me she took it because she didn't have proper measure. Mr. Arnold—That was a very improper measure. Prisoner—l did not have proper measure. I called for a quarters of gin, and paid 51. for it, and it only went a glass and a ha lf i ns t ea d of two glasses. I complained, but they pa id no at tention, so I tho ug h t I'd take the measure. It was no use to me, and I shouldn't have taken it, I dare say, if I had been sober. She was remanded till Tuesday. TIIAiIIES. A DESTRUCTIVE Y OuNG ScouNDßEL .—P a t r i c k Cronin, an I r i s h b oy, Paget charged with damaging a d r i n ki ng foun tain in Whitechapel. was brought before Mr. The prisoner and several other young ruffians were amusing themselves by dashing water from the fountain near the railway viaduct, at the top of Leman-street, over each other, and then threw the water over passers by. Some of the urchins were soundly thrashed by two sailors who were passing by, and they were not pitied by those who witnessed this just punishment. The prisoner then broke the chain which held the drinking mu) to the fountain, and threw the cup away. The prisoner was immediately taken into custody. The fountain was under the care of the Board of Works for the Whitechapel district, and their clerk, Mr. Alfred Turner, solici tor, took particular care of this fountain, which was situated Home in a populous district, clo. ie t o th e Sailors' in Well-street, and near to several great factories and sugar refineries. An officer of the Whitechapel Board of Works said the fountain, which was of great service to the public, had been more than once damaged, and that on the 23d of February last the prisoner was con victed by Mr, Benson for damaging the same foun s imprison m e n t and h ta a i r n d , l a a n h d ou s r e . ntenced to 21 day Mr. Paget said it was extraordinary that people did not take care and preserve drinking fountains, which were of such immense advantage to the public, And particularly to the poor. Any one who damaged a drinking fountain must be very wicked and badly disposed. The prisoner was a perverse and mischievous boy, who had b een already corn mated for 21 days for damaging the fountain, and be again sentenced him to 21 days' imprisonment and . hard labour. The prisoner was 17 years of age, and quite old enough to know he was doing wrong. UNIVETISITY OF EmNßuitoit.—A meeting of the General Council of this University was held on Tuesday; Christisou in the chair. It was agreed to record au expression of the groat loss sustained by the University in the death of Sir David Brewster. It was also resolved to petition both houses of Parliament in favour of granting at least two members to the Universities of Scotland. At a meeting of the Town Council of Edinburgh, also held on Tuesday, tho Lord Provost stated, with reference to the Principalship of the University, that the porsons who had been spoken of and suggested for the office of Principal were Sir Alexander Grant, Bombay; Sir James Y. Simp son and Dr. Christison, Edinburgh ; Mr. George Dawson, Principal of the Macgill College, Kintreal ; and Principal Tulloch, of St. Andrew's. His lordship stated that the Curators had already held three meetings on the subject, and were likely to hold other two. At a meeting to be held on the 7th of May the day for the election of Prin cipal would be fixed. The election for the Professorship of Moral Philosophy had been appointed for the 16th of June. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. LOU Atlantic& 8 t.La wrence all 64 46 at; itom.,Baroda . Cen.ln. 100 1021 1031 1011 gu. 6 per cant... 10 Do. F 'shares l6 1 It 101 Buffalo .t Lake Huron all 3 4 10 Do. Preference all 5 7 100 ButE,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.o. IVO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO at .:aye Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 00 o..tmerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 lu2 at Cast Bengal, gu., sdo 100 104/ Mb 105 st Wast Indian , gu. 5 p.o. 100 IG9 110 114 I.o} 10 Do. J Extrusion at irandTrunkof Canada 100 151 lei WO Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 62 100 Do. Ist Pref. Boucle all 43 15 100 Do. do deferred all 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 35 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3cl Pref.stook all 27 22 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook - 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 100 11 0 10 1 93 , o. Uua. 5 per cent lB 11 21! tO Do. New gua. p. 0 6 ' 1 1 21 1 et Ct. South of India gua. 5 per cent 10 It Do. 41 per oent lov 91 9 st Do 20 /rent Wea . of Canada all 101 161 14 . 201 Do. New ...... all -- 00 Do. 6p. Ike. pay. W., all 98 100 00 Uo. 54 dv. pay. 1877-8 all 91 91 et Viadras, gua. 5 p.o at Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 at Do. 41 do lOO 69 91 10 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at Ilelb. Cor. 6p. c. Bride. 100 -- 60 & Hobson's Bay all st N.lll.C'da.6pclstpf.ba 100 83 85 at Gude &lthiik'nd,g.sp.o 100 102 103 at ocinde 100 1011 It2l at Do. Delhi 100 20 Do. do 2O at Do. Puniattb—Li at Do.ludua St. Flo I ' l3 100 87 89 1 1 0 0 1 41 9 1022p1 102 11 1 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Coneol. Gold, lim 1 Chi vertou Clifford Amalgamated 3O 54 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 440 46) Drake walls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan)•• 294 10 12 Aast Caradon 2.14.0 4 5 blast Corn Brea 3l 2 24 ttast Grenville ..... 2.14.0 11 East Gunnislake 8.3.. I East Lovell 5.9.0 8 11 h.. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.0 14 2 Jarn.& StAubyli(li wen. .10 4 5 I Great LAxey, limited., all 164 174 g Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 Great Wheal tubs) , — G. Wheal Vur (Ltelat••o 4 4 14 10 Greuville 9.0.6 14 14 lieroes loot 8.10.0 28 40 tungsten Downs 5.10.6 21 21 Alargaret (Uuy Lelant 13.17.* 0 5 .llarke Valley 4.10.6 0 131 4 tlwyndy Iron Ore, Ilea .3 1 2 / 1 1 ie*.v S ton North :oak ear 4.%Vh Bassett(lllogan 1•4• 0 North Wheal Crotty 2.12.0 2 3 erosper United 8.11.0 2 24 erovidenee(UnyLelaut 11.6.. 25 27 ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer) II 380 400 South Condurrow 1.2.0 1 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 421 Stray Park . 36.15.6 tin Croft •9 14 15 Vigra and Clogan, Gin all W est Bassett (Mogan iV. Caradon (Liskeard 1: 10 12 West Chiverton . 11 61 06 —• West 5et0n....... 474 1115 195 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 75 81 11 , heal Buller (Itedruth 16 16 10 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 Wheat Setou Wheat Trelawiley (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIEt. I British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1872 lOO Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. dt Aug lOO 98 100 Do. sp. 0. liar. & Sept 100 98 100 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 86 88 89 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 86 67 Cape (i.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 1(4 106 vo.Apl.&Uct 1890-1900 100 109 110 1(8 1)o. do 1880-90 100 11.17 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 106 108 Do. 5 per Debt. 15 April and 15 Uot., 1900 lOO r 8 .00 Ca; lon, Nov. 1878, 6 p., 100 11) 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1678 ... lOO 106 108 .)o. 1882, Mayl6, Nov. it 10t) • 107 sou Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 1(6 Natal goy. 6 per cent lOO - N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 99 10 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1860 100 9) 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 , 100 254 964 971. New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - Do. 5 percent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 102 101 . n A e u e n e. s G I a o n v d . 6 G p 0 , v 0 .. Ap o . 1 1 0 0 0 0 IL 3 10 . 5 . 10i1 Do. 1878 itt Upwards lOO 110 111 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 i - Do. do, April & Uot lOO 11111124 1104 PREFERENCE sa Sold E stern (Reading Arms. £1 A RES. .O.Cd), 22 I. IVES LEASED AT FIXED KENT AL S. Nottin jam and Grantham It. and C, 93 ronxiGN RAIL WAYP. Antw rp and Rotterdam, 09-16 Ba int and San Franctsou, llin., put. 7 perAent., HI tir at Luxembourg, 91 Otlonian (Smyrna to Aidin), 31 Sa i Paulo. licit. , gua. 8 per cent., •81 Sou 11 Autitria nd .Lonunardo Venetian, 111 :FOli.11:1(121 Anglo Brazil! Gold, Choutaleg (lel and Silver Sllntna , link, 21 Don redro. N rth Del !ley, 2 ptp DOCKS East and We t India. 122 London anti .t. Katharine, 47i BANKS. Agra, lira., Colonial, 311 Consolidated, lirn., Imperial Bank, lira.. I Si Imperial Ottoman, 101 f i k Land Mortgage Bank or India, lira., London and 11 est intinner, Gi Ditto, Scrip, 461 National Proviuciai of Ditto. ed and 3d i 881.19, 39 MISCELLANZOILM: Anglo American Telegraph, 231 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, ti per cent , 1074 Credit Fonder of England, Um., 3 Ebbw Vale, 13k Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan. cum. by Egypt, G oy Gen. Credit and Discount, in._ a I-19 Home andlColonial A ssurarice, audson's Bay, 141 International Financial Society, lim., 34 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, ti per cent. Bonds, redem. 1570, Issued 90, 48 National Discount i,,ompany, 1./i Peninsula and Oriental z6teitui, 531 bit°, new, 1r67, IQ; 11 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE — This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, April 23.—Evadne, from Antigua; Catharine Ann, from St. Kitt's. Arrived, April 2.l.—Johan Martin, from TrieEt:3; Co logne, steamer, front Boulogne. Sailed.—North Star, steamer, for Christiania; Blonde and Sir It. reel, steamers, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored—Lydia, for Nantes ; Hannah Lizzie, - for Sierra Leone; rrovidenc_ , , for Demerara—all from London. Passed—Hotspur, from Calcutta, for London. Sailed—Vero, Ccittant, Llintope, and Anuesley, for the westward. THE LATE PREMIER. The E:irl of Derby occupied his usual position in the house to-night apparently in good health, and on present ing a petition, the terms of which . were inaudible, was greeted with congratulatory cheers by both sides of the house.- COMPULSORY CITURCEI RITES. Earl RUSSELL moved the second reading of this bill, and strongly animadverted upon the compulsory enforce ment of such a rate, an I said that it did not take into con sideration what might ba the religious feeling of the person who was c empelled to pay it. By this bill there would ho a complete abolitio:i of these obnoxious rates. The great question was t-e get a sum necessary to repair the churches, and the sec in clause of this bill provided fur that. The object of th's clause was to put proper machinery into operation te effect this purpose. The rate would rest of course with the vestry. These were the whole of the conditions of the bill, acd it was a very simple one. " The Duke of BUCK INULIAII said that on such a vexed question as that of church rates he should have thought that stronger reasons would have been brought before their lordships in the preamble of the bill than those ad duced by the noble lord. It was only urged that the rea son for abolishing church rates was that the inhabitants of ,the parish refused to pay them, and litigation was in volved. Tho noble duke quoted a number of instances, which ho contended showed that Church rates were not so obnoxiOus us insisted upon. Many endeavours had been made to satisfactorily adju , t this most vexation; most difficu% question. But yet . it could not be denied that the church rates were the support of the Church of England, and this resulted from the unceasing want of the inhabitants of the parishes from the creation of new dis tricts, cte. lie thought un ler these circumstances that the •Government should ask the house to pat this bill in the hands of a committee, and whim that committee had made its report to support or reject it. (Hear, hear.) Lord MALMES BURY expressed his intention to move the house that the bill be referred to a select committee, and hoped that Lord Russell would soon decide as to what his future course would be with regard to the bill. Re would move that to-morrow it be referred to a select com mittee. The bill was then read a second time. The other orders of the d iy having been disposed of, Their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMNIONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. SPAIN AND PRUSSIA. In reply to Mr. ACKROYD, Lord STANLEY said a treaty of c3mtnerce had boon made between the two countries mentioned and the Ger man Confederation. Ho had not yet received a copy of it, but as soon as he did ho would lay it on the table of the houso. THE WAR IN ABYSSINIA. Mr. FAWCETT asked the Secretary of State for India whether the Estimates ho had received from Bombay of the sums expended on behalf of the Abyssinian expedition were sufficiently full and accurate to enable the Govern ment correctly to calculate its aggregate cost up to the present time ? Sir S. NORTIICOTE said the accounts ho had received from Bombay were not as full as he could wish, but Gen. Jameson had gone over them, and, as far as the office was concerned, it was felt that they had laid an esti mate before the Treasury on the subject that could be relied upon, as far any estimate could, th•it related to the subject of the war. ____ THE BUDGET. The house having resolvad itself into a Committee of Ways and Means, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to make his financial statement. He said the interest that invariably attached to a subject such as that he was about to bring under the consideration of the house, had no doubt lessened in consequence of the partial view that was taken of the finituo!al condition in November last. He had to inform the committee that the elasticity of the public resources had not been equal to that of former years, but, considering that they had boon suffering from two bad harvests, that they had not recovered from the commercial pressure of the year 1866-7, ho did not think there was any reason for despondency, but that, on the whole, they might con gratulate themselves on the condition of the country. The estimated revenue, according to the calculations of his right hon. friend, for the year was £69,130,000, to which ho (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had in November lest to make an,additiou of £310,000 by an in crease of the income-tax of a penny in the pound, or as the right hoe. gentleman put it, of 2d. fur the half-year. The two items made a gross total of £69,970,000, but the actual receipts amounted to £69,600,000, showing a deficiency of £370,000 below the suns estimated. The sources of revenue upon which there had been a falling off were the Excise, the income tax, the Yost-office, and miscellaneous estimates. Whilst the revenue hat fallen off in the Excise, which was generally looked upon as showing the condi tion of the labouring classes; yet., although there had been a del:lone) , in tthat as regarded England, it was satis factory to know that such was not the case as far as Ireland was concerned—(hear, hear) —which he took to represent an increased prosperity in the condition of that part of the United Kingdom. Tho right hon. gentleman then proceeded to show the amount of in crease and decrease under the other heads of revenue for tho financial year, and said it was very satisfactory to find there had been an increase in the Customs, which he did not think it would be too much to attribute to articles upon which duty was paid, yot which did not pass to the excise. One of these articles to which he attributed the increase was the article of tea, and it would be satisfactory to find that a change had taken place in the hatsits of the people with respect to the cup which cheers but net inebriates in pre ference to the consumption of ardent spirits, which pro duced more profit to the Exchequer than te the parties who consumed them. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the dog tax, it had produced very good returns, but it was proposed to change that tax front the assessed taxes to the department of the Excise, by which means any article would have to be kept fur a year before the charge was made. (Hear, hear.) It appeared to be undesirable te continue to assess ueoa what had been the case in the previous year—(hear, hoar)—and the committee might perhaps at sonic future time consider whether the principle that was proposed to be applied to the Dog Tax could not be applied with success to other matters. Having compared the expenditure of the country for the year 1367-8 with the year 1865-7, the right hon. gentleman remarked that be did not consider the balances stood as high as they should do, but they had been sufficient to carry them through without having to ask the Bank for advances. Speaking of the present year, 1868-9, it was true there was au increase in the esti mates; the Navy estimates wore, in fact, only increased by the suns of £lO,OOO. The Army estimates were in excess of last year by £200,000, which had been explained by his right honourable friend, and the civil service estimates —which had increased to the extent of £400,000 —A:170,000 of which must be attributed to the extension of education and science and art. In taking a view of the resources of the country to meet the expenditure, he would advise that the tea duty was to continuo, and that the income-tax was to remain at 4d. par pound, which it did at the beginning of the year. With respect to the extra ordinary calls upon the resources of the country by the Abyssinian war, the Government had no reason to believe that the estimates would be exceeded. (Hear.) It. had been stated to the house by his right hon. friend that supposing the war to close by the end of April, the esti mate of 3 1 to 4 millions would be sufficient to meet the expedition ; but he might say.that the estimate for trans port had been very much exceeded. Taking two millions to pay the expenses doWn to the end of the year 1867, wo start from the ISt of January, 1368, and we estimate that the sum required will be £600,000 per month—(oh, oh)—and we calculate that the expenditure will last to the end of May, leaving five months to be paid for at the rate he had mentioned. We anticipate that Sir R. Napier will be returning from the country, having been successful in his expedition, by about April 20 ; and, considering all things, the total cost of tho expedition would amount to £3,000,000, leaving £3,000,000 to be provided for. The source from which that sum was to be drawn was the next thing to be considered, and the income tax naturally presented itself, especially as the demand upon it was only to be of a temporary character. If they were to add an additional 2d. to that at which it already stood it would produce £2,800,000, nearly sufficient to meet the demand, but as there would be some hardship i , i making the whole of that payable in one year, he proposed to increase the income tax to 6d. in the ordinary way, and spreading it over the whole year. la such an arrangement he proposed to take power te issue £1,000,000 of Exchequer bonds to' be paid next year. That would enable him to meet the calls that had boon made upon the resources of the country, and he did not think if his pro position was adopted it could be said that they were throwing the burdens of the present time upon posterity. The right hon. gentleman concliekd by placing a reso lution in the hands of the Chairman, that the tea-duty be continued at 6d., which under ordinary circumstances would have expired this year. tio M n s r. of Cl DriSg.hrt°llNoEn. ogxeuptrieosisneadm appro val of the Theproposi onte resolution w eso a lu s t a io s u re t e o dto, continueand the duty of 6 d. in the pou nd up The Chairman reported progress. house then adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Rosizrucian (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Formosa (taken) 7to 1 agst Pace (taken) 800 to 100 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 100 to 12 agst Le Sarazziu (taken to £250) 100 to 12 agst Vale Royal (Liken) 100 to 9 agat Moslem (offered—take 100 to 8) 20 to 1 agst St. Ronan (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Chelsea (taken and offered) 1000 to 30 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) 1000 to 3U agst Lord Glasgow's lot (offered) 40 to 1 agst Harvester (taken) CHESTER CUP. 8:0 to 100 agst Paul Jones (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Speculum (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 100 to 6 agst Pace (offered—take 20 to 1) 1000 to 50 agst Blue Gown (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Torn Bowl►ne c (taken) 4000 to 100 agst Le Sarrazin (taken) 40 to 1 agst Earl (offered—take 1000 to 20) 1000 ti 10 agst Franchise (offered) YORK SPRIN The Flying Dutc G MEETING. thman's Handicap. 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Milton ... Charn woo(' PriueJ Regent ... 3 6 0 • 3 5 12 -3 5 10 ... 3 5 13 • 3 510 ... 3 5 10 ...3 5 7 ROTUNDA. CLUB AND CONIAISSION EXCHANGE Throo Doors Iron Blackfriars Bridge, Su'rrey Side, IA• NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annuli subscription, Five Shillings. Ap,)lie itions for momborship should ba made to thJ Secretary, 3, Black - friars-road. LONDON 001131ISSION EXCaANGE, PARRINGDON-ItOAD, E.O. Establishod Nov. 1, 1867. ANNUAL SUB3CItIcrioN—FIVE SHILLINGS. W. B. RUCHE, Secretary. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. Chester 5 Egliuton Hunt 7 Winchester - 12 York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury I Bath I Wye lOroydou Ist Sainzuer tlarpondon Epsom Summer I Paris 3l NE West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 133ver1ey, Hull, and East Hiding lO Windsor Summer Nowtoa Hampton Newevstle 23 Bibury Club 23 St,ockbridge Aluxaudra Park 3s) THE FENIAN TRIALS. (Continued fret our First Edition of last Evening) Jane Capel had seen the prisoners English and William Desmond at Mullany's. Barrett she had also seen there. he passed by the name of Jackson. Some weeks ho would be there two or three times and stay an hour or more. The luau named Hastings was also often there. Mrs. Barry used to come to see Hastings. Had not seen either since the explosion took place. 'A person named Brown or Williams used to visit at Mullany's. Heard of his being arrested. Had seen hint yesterday in Newgate in presence of Inspector Thompson. Never saw him at Mullany's after having heard of his being taken up. On the afternoon of the explosion, being at work at Mullany's, witness saw a man named Patten, whom they had seen before, come in with his ear bleeding. This was about live or half-past. had not soon Patten since. On the saute evening witness saw Mullany and Barrett together coming from a public-house. Went with them into the Welsh Stores that Mullany might get change. Noticed that Barrett was clean-shaved, and was not dressed as he had ban thl last time she saw him. He had been in the habit of wearing a long Chester field coat, thou lie hal on a short coat. Did not recognise him till he spoke. Saw him again passing down the street the next morning. Was certain Barrett was the man sh 3 had known as Jackson. To Mr. Keogh —Thought it was a wook or fortnight be fore the explosion that she last saw English at Mullany's. To Mr. Baker Greene—Said nothing about what she bad now stated until after Mullauy had given his evidence. By the Court—When in the public-house spoke to Bar. ret as to an old acquaintance. Joseph Bunco identified the two Desmonds, O'Keefe and English. The Lord Chief Justico stopped the further examination of this witness. The evidence ho was called to give was not worth the piper to writo it on. Alexander Chisholm deposed that he arrested Barratt is Scotland on the 14th of January, but not on the present charge. John Hall produced a book containing the names of persons visiting the House of Detention. Tho name of Anne Justice appeared on the 13th December; that was the only time she was at the prison. At the request of Mr. Keogh, counsel for English, Mul l:toy was again placed in the witness-box, and said that English had a halt in his walk. By the Court—Burke had been at his house in the sum mer. Barrett ►vas introduced as having come from Glas gow. This was the case for the prosecution, and the Lard Chief J ust:ce asked the Attorney-General what case there was agaiust Anne Justice ; and eventually, under his lord ship's direction, the jury at one returned a verdict of "Not Guilty." Anne Justiza was then aUoived to leavo the dock. Prior to passing down the stairs, she warmly shook hands with the prisoners, and threw her arms round the neck of BAr rett, who had o,:cepied the seat neat to her. All the ac cused seemed blighted at her acquittal. There are other indictments against her, so that she remains in custody. Mr. Montague Williams submitted that there was no case against O'Keefe. The Lord Chief Justice could not say that the case of O'Keefe was like that of Anne Justice, but lie would leave it to the Attorney-General to consider by to-morrow morning whether he would withdraw the charge against Mr. Warner Sleigh then addressed the jury for William DJsmond. In the course of a long and earnest speech the learned counsel severely dealt with the evidence of Mul-. lany and Vaughan, and contended th a there was nothing to show that the meeting at Wm. Desmond's house was held there with his sanction, or that he know of tho purcha,o of the powder. lie blamed the prosecution for not having given the prisoners notice of the use intended to be made IA the latter from Burke. It was not proved that his client was at the meeting on the night before the explosion, nor on tho spot or near it on the afternoon that the attempt on the prison was made. He urged upon the jury that the prosecution had entirely failed to bring home the charge of murder to his client. The Court . then adjourned till to-morrow morning. At tho rising of the Court an application on the part of Burke and Shaw was made to allow their attorneys to see them during hours other than those allowed by the prison rules. Tho Lord Chief Justice thought that, as the trial would not come on till Monday, the application was not necessary. If, however, it could be shown to bo ro, an affidavit brought into court to-morrow would be con idured. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending -.... the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, W e dnesday, April 22, 1868. r LII.TMENT. (G o von' mt. Debt E. 11,015,100 Other Securities 3,961,ukni Geld Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion ..„ issus nEi Notes issued .....£34,315,565 £34,315,563 i NANKING L. 434,315,565 i: PART =NT. Governmt. Seen rities(iucludiug Dead Weight Annuity) .... f 13,277,696 Other Securities 17,1132,148 Notes 1 0,375,;.'45 Hold a nd Silver Coin . 4 , 1,211,535 Proprietors'Capi tat ..............£13 103 ,511553000 Etc At................ Fu bile Deposits (iueliulitig Ex chequer, 6:w jugs Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Acco . unts 4,219,175 Other Deposits 20,319,011 S3ven Days and other Bills 472,897 £12,697,q4 442, 697,62; AL,tlgf, GEORQZ EQl=B, chid Cashier.