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

MONEY MARKET A ND t 7 OMMEROIAL INTELLIGNNOM, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Tne Bank return, which is made up to the Ist inst., shows some considerable changes, but they are such as are chiefly incidental to the close of the quarter. The payment of salaries has diminished the amount of public securities and also of the Bank's rest ; whilst there is an increase in the private securities, counterbalanced by an increase in the private deposits. The Reserve by these changes has fallen, and the circulation enlarged ; w hil e th e b u lli on s h ows a fall ing off. The next two returns will exhibit analogous features, owing to dividend and other payments. The following are the principal changes since last week :-- Increase in Circulation £1,356,690 Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits .. 789,454 Decrease in Government Securities ... 408 Increase in other Securities Decrease in Rest Decrease in Bullion Increase in Reserve Bullion in both Departments 21,104,112 Reserve of Notes and Coin Circulation, including Bank Post Bille 24,691,555 The following is the return of Paid Clearing for the week endi ng Wednesday-, April Ist, as certified I , Mr. George Derbyshir e , th e c hi e f inspector. _ . . March 26, Thursday March 27, Friday March 28, Saturday March 30, Monday . 11,368,000 March 31, Tuesday April 1, Wednesday ...... Total .£72, 662,000 This aggregate does not appear to have been ma terially affected by the end of the quarter, from which it may be inferred that trade remains nearly sta tionary. The settlements on the Stock Exchange on Tuesday indicates rather a large business there. The discount market is moderately active at 11 to 2 per cent. Consols are flat at 924 to 93 for money, and 93 to 934 for account • New and Reduced Three per Cents., 91g- to 911 ; India 5 per Cents., 1131 to 1141 ; Ex chequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem. A low animated tone pervades the foreign stock market, but. it is still very firm. The rise of 2 per cent. yesterday in Brazilian (1865) bonds upon the news of the progress of the war, has been followed by a further rise of 2 per cent., the present price being 75 to 751. There it also a fresh advance of 1 per cent, in Egyptian Railway Debentures at 891 to 90 ; of in Orel-Vitebsk at 81 to 811 ; of t in Greek, at 121 to 13 • and of 1 i n M ex i can at 15 2 to 161, The Viceroy's ' Nine per Cent s . are ± l ower at 881 to 89, and of 1 in Italian (1861) at 491 to 491. New Spanish are 354 to 364 ; Turkish (1865), 34k to 342 ; Egyptian (1864), 81 to 82 ; and the Viceroy's Seven per Cents , 721 to 73. American Securities are firm. United States Five- Twenty Bonds area better, at 72i to 74 Erie shares and Illinois are each 1 higher, at 49 to 491 and 90 to 91 respectively. Colonial Government Securities are steady at previous prices. Canada 6 per Cent. is quoted at 100 to 101 ; ditto 5 per cent., 862 to 871 • Mauri tius 6 per cen t . , 1 04 to 106 ; N ew South Wales 5 per cent., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand 6 per cent., 1041 to .105? ; - ; Queen s l an d 6 per cent., 1 1 0 1 to 1111. Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan is firm at 1k to 11 prem. The new Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded 1, to 261 to 271 ; but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds have further improved t, to 302 to 3 i t. English railways shares are generally firm, and prices in most of the principal lines show a slight advance. Caledonian, ; Great Northern, Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and London, Brighton, and South Coast are each I better ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, 1 each. On the other hand, North British is t lower ' • and Great E as t ern , 1. The following are the quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 126 ; Midland, 1041 to 105/ ; South Eastern, 722 to 73i London and North W es t ern , 114 to 1141 ; Great Northern, 1021 to 103 ; ditt o (A s tock), 97 to i ; Great Eastern, 331 to 34 ; Great Western, 491 to 491 ; Londo n Brighton and South Coast, 50 to 501 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 431 to 441 ; Metropolitan, 1124 to 113 ; Caledonian, 72 to 72 L; North British, 331 to 34. The traffic receipts of the Great Central of Belgium Railway for the fourteen days ending March 17 show an increase of £2,561 as compared with the corres laonding period of last year. Bank Shares are steady, the only movement being a further advance of g in Imperial Ottoman, which is now quoted at to 14 prem. ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; A"ra (A Shares) 10 to 101 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4 to 41s prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 281 to 291 ; Consolidated, 4i to ; Imperial, 17 to 171 ;London and County, 51 to 52 ; London and Westminster, 67 to 68; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; Union of London, 30 to 31 ; London Joint Stock, 31 to 32. In Foreign Mining Shares St. John del Rey is firm at 23 to 23 ; Port Philip, lf to 11 ; Choutales 14 to dis. Miscellaneous Securities are without change, except Hudson's Bay, which is 1 better, at 14/ to 141 ; An glo - American Telegraph, 24 to 222 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., 5A- to 5/ ; Fore-street Ware house, 21 to 21 ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2 The partnership lately subiisting between Messrs. Vickers and Harrington, advertising agents, has been dissolved, and the business will be carried on in futur e by Mr. James William Vickers. The sum of £4,000 in United States gold coin was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The Oneida, from Brazil, has arrived at Lisbon, en route for this country, with £18,824 in specie. The bar silver by the Douro was sold yesterday at tls Oad per ounce, and the Mexican dollars, for refin ing purposes, at 4s 111 d, being in each case an ad vance of Id. The first ordinary general meeting of the Staverton Cloth Company will be held on the 15th inst, when a dividend will be declared. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Me , aopolitan Life Assurance Society has been convened for the 14th inst. A call of £2 10s per share has been made by the liquidators of the West London Wharves and Ware houses Company, payable on the 27th inst. The liquidators have at the same time issued a long report, showing the result of their labours from the date of their appointment, and the object of making the present call. They also state that there is no reason to believe that the unsecured creditors can receive any dividend for a considerable period, otherwise than by moneys raised from calls. The half-yearly meeting of the Cape Railway has peen called for the 24th inst., for the transaction of the ordin ar y genera l business f the company. It is affirmed in Paris that the directors of the Credit Foncier of France have determined to double their capital, and that the transactions will anticipate the French loan in the money market. The report of the Illinois Central Railroad Company nas been issued. The net earnings for the year 1867, after deducting Government tax amounted to .£496,113, against £435,189 in 1866. This increase is attributed to local causes, and it is expected to continue. The outlays on account have been limited to the growing wants of business. A meeting of the shareholders of the European Bank is called for the 9th inst., to receive a report of the liquidation, and to consider the proposal made to the creditors last week, and which, we presume, has been accepted by them, to receive a further instal talent of is 6d in the pound now, and to receive pro missory notes for the remaining 10s, payable in six, twelve, and eighteen months. Te T le hgerapa h llotment of the United Kingdom Electric Company's new issue of .£60,000 in Six per Cent. Debentures has been made, the applications for the same exceeding considerably the amount which the nomnany had to allot BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOPERNMENT FUNDS. - Per ( Amt. Consols 93 Do. Account, May 5 8 per Cent. Reduced 9ll 1 New 3 per Cent 9ll i 1 i N ew 21 p er C ent. Jan. 1894 — D° ' per Cent. d an. 1873 Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 1 : :°- for 30 yrs, expire sth April l lBBs l2l .1,... (Red Sea Telet,,raph), Au,..., 1908 — '''' ehocpier Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — pm Do £5OO , Do, Alan). £lOO & £2OO 'of England Stock, 4 1 per Cent Shut Do. Account 1 . INDI AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 11(1aMock, 10f per Cent., April Do. A ccount " - D 0.5 Per C ent. .f uly, 1880 II4 Do 4 Pet' s Cent., Oct. 1888 . ertificate Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 lOBl Do 5 per Cont., Rup , Deb., 1372 - -Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 D,... Deb 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 Do. Bon, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO D o. Bon d s £I.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent _ Au Arian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 Bra..tilian 5 per ' Cent 6B Do. 41 per Cent., 1852 Do. do. , 1818 Do. do. , 18 ;0 Do. do ., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 74} 5 4/ rat .il 2. panied 1, and 1 Ken- ce and led by :rived •kshire. v days, enich, Fanny urigy's hotel death ich oc ,as tho Ls barn Cam- father 7 was, in rations Luity of rithout , n last DS TC- efused party, , who that ;ymen that T. B. Mr. led it. it that I, and en t to them. arious great Glad in this been b this UtiOn g the Mr. turb ere a rVed vted sting apex -day, Loney I the e for ;tival 4§ful Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cuilian 6 per Cent 671 81 Do. 4i per Cent — Do. 6 per Cont., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 9B Do., Scrip £32 paid C )1( mbian, 6 per Cent. Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 6Bl Do 8 per Cent., 1867 731 21 tiletuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — b'gyptian, 7 per Cent — [)o. Second Issue — Do. £5OO Bonds . — Do. £lO6 Bonds — Do. 1864 D0..£500 Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ••••• Government Railway Debentures ..... 89 81 91 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p 10 iian 5 per Cert., 1865 7 .. Do. Account . Do. Maremuuma Rai way 5l sl.,xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account • Dn. 1864 — Do i per Cont. Anglo-French 9l . — +lontevickau 6 per Cent. . . , Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Gen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) - - Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account .. 795 80 79i 5 Do 45 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 45 per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account Portsguose 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 4U Do. do., 1867 39f Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid 5 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 45 per Cent. 1850 Do 45 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1839 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 85i Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 855 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardlnian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Acchunt Do New Deferred — Du Account Do Passive Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cont. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 - Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 66 Do. 1863 561 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5B 71 I I Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. . ...... Dutch per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail Do Account Italia), 5 per Cent. 18S1, Ex. 251. • Do. Account 49i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 921 3 Do. Account, sth May 93 BANK OF FRANCE PARIS, April 2. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 2. fr. c. 182,500,000 7,014,776 02 Mar. 26. fr. c , 182,500,000 Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank 7,014,776 02 and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,209,485,575 1,179,861,575 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 34,503,509 56 34,671,615 89 Treasury account cur rent creditor 73,503,048 81 80,361,147 81 Current accounts, Paris 374,817,462 97 401,984,460 53 Do. branch banks 52,627,480 44,356,719 Dividends payable 985,083 75 1,051,406 75 Discounts mid sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. April 2. Mar. 26 fr. c. fr. c. Cash in hand and in Branch banks 1,151,721,594 67 1,169,060,093 25 Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 218,375,827 87 197,513,212 - 46,455,100 - 10,875,977 - 12,469,900 - 7,178,400 - 35,884,400 - 27,194,900 - 908,200 - 851,800 - 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 40,706,669 66 100,000,000 -- 8,328,381 - 938,526 55 17,119,580 41 counted, not yet due 223,273,814 24 Do. branch banks...... 213,782,547 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public, Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares 45,805,700 - 10,764,M77 - 12,551,600 - 7,131,400 - and debentures Do. branch banks ... Do. on Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Sentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed propel t,y branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 35,990,800 -- 27,472,550 - 900,500 - 841,250 - 60,000,000 -- 12,980,750 14 40,652,669 66 100,000,000 - 8,331,433 - 1,128,859 97 18,706,113, 78 Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. I VIARKETS—(This Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. OILSEEDS. —The market for linseed is rather firmer, on the spot Calcutta 63s 6d, and for arrival 63s 9d to 645; Bombay would bring 61s 6d to 65s ; Black Sea, ex ware house, 638 ; July and Augu s t s hip men t s , 61 s 6d U. K Thequantity of East Indian and linseed afloat for Lon don is 56,300 qrs Calcutta, and 273 qrs from Bombay, and the total to the United Kingdom 80,740 qrs, against 35,881 qrs last year. RAPESEED is without improvement, although the grain lots afloat from Calcutta is only 21,000 qrs. Spot, 52s 6d. A. T. for Calcutta, and 54s to 54 6d Ferozapore seed. OlLS.—With an improved demand, linseed is firm, at 33s 9d, spot here, and 33s 6d to 33s 9d in Hull, whence the exports last week were 219 tons, against 259 tons in 1867. Rape oil has declined to 35s for Eng lish brown on the spot, is 6d more for early and 3s 6d for distant delivery ; colza quiet, 39s 6d spot, 40s for ward ; Niger, 41s ; olive dull, in face of small stocks and bad crop reports; Mogadore, £64; Malaga, £7O lOs ; cocoa nut and palm firm ; fish dull. TURPENTINF.—The 'price is quoted 348 for American, with a firmer tendency, the change in the American tariff, by which the revenue tax is abolished, and also the draw back of £5 per ton on export having stopped shipments, whilst there is now more afloat, and the quotation by cable is 36s 6d cost and freight. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Supplies of dead meat are rather short, and with a steady demand rates are firm. Beef 3s 4d to 4s 4d. Mutton— English, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; very choice, 4s 6d. Veal, 4s to ss. Pork, 3s 8d to 48 Bd. Lamb, 7s per stone of 81bs, by the carcase. CORN. The general tendency of the trade is firm. From the country markets the reports quote full rates to is advance this week for wheat. From the continental shipping ports quotations come rather against buyers. The French markets wero firm. Paris dearer for wheat, but not flour. In Mark-lane the attendance to-day was moderate and the trade steady. English wheat moved off steady at Monday's terms. Foreign wheat steady in value and demand. Floating cargoes firm, only six on sale off coast. Malt unaltered; demand moderate. Barley, beans, and peas quoted steady, with moderato inquiry. Supplies of oats are falling off. Maize unaltered. TALLOW. The market is very steady, with a fair home trade and export demand. Y.C., 435 9d ; spot, 43s 9d ; April to June, 44s ; 44s 9d, last three months. Petroleum.—Standard white is dull at is 2d, in face oi good deliveries and redu,;ing stocks. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, April 3.—Sales probably 25,000 bales. Market i to i higher. PREFERENCE SNARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, Ditto, 6 per cent., 87 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. No. 2, Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook, Dirto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. rd., 914 North Eastern, Cons., 4 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. rd., 934 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Preston and Byre, 43i FottEIGN RAILWAY?. Bahia and San Franctsco,_ll,u., gua. , 7 per.:ccnt., 15 Dutch Rhenish, 7 • Ditto, all, in Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 31 Recite and San Francisco, lim., gun. 7 per cent., 9i FOREIGN MIN NO. Cape Copper, 10 1 Uhontales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., 4 Pestarena United Gold, lim., 2i St. John del Key, lim , 23j 3 United Mexican, lim., li BANES. Agra. llm., A, 10 Alliance, lim., 12i Anglo-Austrian, 101 Chartered iler. of India, London. and China, 29 Imperial Ottoman, 101 11 Lana Mortgage Bank of India, Ilm., London and County, 51i London Joint Stock, 3tl London and 1% estminster, 63 71 ' - Ditto, Scrip, 461 Union of London, 41 MISCICLLANEOUni Anglo American Telegraph, 221 1 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 3 per cent 1031 East India Irrigation and Canal. 171 Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua. by:Egypt. Goy., 89 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 9 1 Gem Credit and Discount, ttm.. Al international Financial it m.. 3 5-16 Peninsula and Oriental Stearn, 671 8 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 18 Royal Mai Steam, 56, Viceroy of Egypt 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 73 21 THE To D MORDEN MURDER.—Yesterday Miles Weatherill, who is to be hanged at Salford to-morrow morning for the murder of Jane Smith, at tho Todmordeu vicarage, had a last and final interview with his mother and sister, and Sarah Elizabeth Bell, his sweetheart. The meeting and parting of Sarah Bell and the condemned man was peculiarly touching. It is much to be regretted that notwithstanding the efforts of Mr. Caine, the chaplain pro ton., the unhappy young man shows no signs of contrition or even SOITOW for his dreadful crime. Indeed, he is said to be as " hardened as ever," and it is to be feared that such is tho fact. RESPITE OF QUIGLEY.—The Liverpool police authorities have received a communication to the effect that the sentence of death passed upon Thomas Quigley at the assizes last week, for the murder of his wife, will not be carried out. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. PUTNEY, Friday, 12.45 p.m. Both crews have been out this morning, merely paddling, however, and doing no hard work as usual the day before the race. The Oxonians went out first, paddled to the Aque duct, and rowed some smart spurts and starts, coached from the bank by Mr. George Morri son. The pace was at times tremendous, the strength in the boat being something remarkable. Their rowing was much admired as after turning at the point they spurted down the Surrey side of the boat-house. The Cantabs went out later, their coxswain hav ing been taken over the courso by Mr. T. S. Egan, and went little further than their opponents, doing the same kind of work. The men are in fine con dition—if anything, too fine ; but they and their friends are very sanguine, and only wish, as this morning, a fair, mild, and fine day. Their rowing is much improved. The start will take place between 11 30 to 12. Betting is still 13 to 8 o❑ Oxford, and although the generality of the Putney people fancy Cain bridge none seem inclined to back them, unless at a long price. Mr. Robert Bain, oar and scull maker, of Lam beth, has chartered the fast sailing steamer Citizen Bto accompany the race. The steamer will call at all the piers from London-bridge, and we can safely say that gentlemen taking tickets for his boat will and their comforts well attended to. POLICE IN TEL L IGENCE.-TIIIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF THE SECRETARY OF A FORESTER'S LODGE FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. — Robert Thomas, secretary of Court 1,715 of the Ancient Order of Foresters, held at the house of Mr. Rowlands, the York Minster, Wardour-street, Soho, was brought before Mr. Knox for final examination, charged with embezzling several sums of money belonging to the trustees of the lodge. Mr. Harper, from the office of Mr. Froggatt ; Mr. Wm. Rowlands, of the York Minster ; War• dour, the treasurer of Court 1,715 of the Ancient Order of Foresters, proved that the prisoner was appointed secretary of the Court about three months ago, having previously acted as sub-secretary ; that on the death of the late secretary a grant was made from the funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the funeral ; and that Dr. Saunders had contributed a guinea towards that object which the prisoner had failed to account to him (Mr. Rowlands) for. Dr. Saunders proved handing the prisoner a guinea for the object above stated, and Sergeant Cole, C division, proved that when he took the prisoner into custody the prisoner said that he was in distressed circumstances or he would not have done as he had done, and that he intended to make it up. Mr. Harper said he now proposed to go into other cases against the prisoner. The prisoner in one case had received a cheque for £l2 9s. 6d. from the district trustee, and failed to hand it over to Mr. Rowlands, the treasurer of the lodge, as he should have done, and he had never admitted that ; and in other cases the prisoner had received con tributions from members, marked the amounts on their cards, but failed to hand it over to the trea surer, or to account for it in any way. There were other cases of a more serious nature against the pri soner, in which he had forged the names of widows who were dead, but it was not proposed to go into them. The prisoner said the widows were not dead. Mr. John Parrington Peters, of No. 219, Strand, said that the prisoner handed him nine papers pur porting to be receipts for widows and orphans' pensions, and he gave the prisoner a cheque for £l2 9s. 6d., and it was the prisoner's duty to re pay it back to the treasurer of the court. Mr. Rowlands said it was the prisoner's duty to hand over the cheque to him in repayment of money he had formerly paid him. The prisoner had never done so nor accounted for it to him. Mr. Israel John Smith, of 35, Regent-square, and Mr. George Brown, of 11, Kenton-street, Bruns wick-square, proved paying the sums of 4s. 4d. and Bs. 7id. respectively, an:l that the prisoner booked the amounts on the cards. Mr. Rowlands produced a book, in which it was the prisoner's duty to collect the accounts received from the witnesses, and proved that they had not been entered in it. Mr. harper said he was prepared with the cases. Mr. Knox said he thought the cases already gone into sufficient, the more especially so as the prisoner had admitted his guilt. The prisoner was committed for trial. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1868. Share, SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. l l Closing I Business Prise. done. at aßrietth and Eieter .... 1 100 81 131 at Caledonian . 100 70 72 724 2 at Cambrian - Cork and Bandon - - - 20 f.;'orn wall all 3 4 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 75 77 et Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc WO 70 72 - E.London, bcrip CertL all - 100 - - at Glasgow &S. Western 100 102 104 at Great Eaetern,Ord.etk. 100 3.'4 334 334 4 4 st Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 6 8 at (irc:,t North of Scotland 100 15 64 at Great Northern lOO 102 103 lon et Do. A stock .. 100 96 88 et Do. B stuck lOO 121 125 at Do. New, ta. at 25 pm 10u - - et WS, and W. of Ireland 100 94 96 at Gt. Western -Original 100 16 49 44 at Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Alld.-Oxloru 100 25 3o et Do. Newport lOO 25 28 et LW. Hereford lOO - - st Lancashire& Yorkalim 100 1251 126 1254 et Laudon and lliaekwalli 100 - - st Lou., lirigim.,A S Coa,l l 100 504 51 Sol at Chat., and Wye! 100 19 104 at I Do. Metrop. Ex. A at ILon. & North NV eaten, 100 1,44 113 114 et Lou. & South WeEterr. 100 8' t 54 6 it Man., She)., A Lincolt 100 424 13 at et Do. New lO - - et Do. Extension.- ail 107 R 8 at Metropolitan District. all 73 75 IC / Do, do. do. 10 -- - 10 Do. and St. John'sll" 't. 6 - - at .11idAnd - Do. 49 Share 7 - - et Do, tlirmiu.. & Derb) 100 73 75 73 - mid Bent - - et North British at Do. Ed., I'th., & Dun. 100 - - et Nth. Eastern-Berwick. 100 10) 101 10( 4 25 Do. G.N•E purchion 16.13.41 - - et Do. Leeds ..... 100 58 60 at Do. York lOO 93 91 et Dc.. Carlisle et Do. Stock. & Darling. all 129 131 45 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - st North London et Do. do. 1861 5 . - - - Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire 100 57 59 at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - Scot. N. E Aber. stock 100 - Do. Scot, Mid. stack lOO - Shropshire Union ,t South Devon lOO 43 15 st South Eastern 40 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 at Tall' Vale lOO 143 145 10 Do. C - V ale of Netith - - - Waterford & Kilkenn) 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 6 - - Weat Cornwall POSSESSIONS. (nu Atlantic 61St.Lawrenoe all 54 66 g . 80111., Baroda, Cell. ln. 1 00 1 02 4 10 3, 1034 4 gu. 6 per cent.. 20 Do. 4' shares l6 4 41' :04 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 3 4 1 1: 0 flu D tiß o.:rrraeilt, odericher a en G ce all 5 7 6 p.c. 1872-3-1...., lOO 63 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lirn lOO - - et ix! c Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 130 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. all 99 102 at t.:ast Bengal, gu., sdo 100 04 1 IGSI at Bast Indian, gu.ls p.c. 100 109 110 1104 40 Do. J Extension .. 15 - - at LirandTrunkot Canada 100 154 164 151 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 74 62 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 43 45 100 Do. do deferred ail - - 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 35 100 Do. do. deterred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all - 100 1)o. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred all - - et .31. India Pen. gua. 52. c. 100 109 11 0 104 73 to. Gua. 5 per cent lB 14 2N . 10 Do. New gua. 5 2.0 6 1 4 2 1' et .3t. South of India gua. 5 per cent et Do. 44 per vent tou 91 96 204 ,3rea D t Wes. of Canada all 164 Or 154 204 Do. New . - - 00 Do. 6p. o 13&s. pay. 1873 all 98 100 00 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 91 et Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 et Do. 41 do lOO 03 115 et Do. 11 do lOO 69 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at nen). Cor 6p. c. Buds. 100 - 50 Mel. A Ilobsor.'s Bay., all - at N.lll.C'da..6pc letpf.bs 100 83 85 et ,Dude g. 5 p.O, :00 103 101 et Sclnde .......... 100 100 101 et Do. Delhi 20 D 15 I is et D o. P do unittub I 100 10) 101 et Do.lndue St.lelot ' 4 I 100 87 89 BRITISII MINES. cam. Consol. Cold, lint I Chiverton 34 Clifford Amalgamated. 10 51 6 1 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 440 160 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 I East Bassett (Illogan) 2l/4 10 12 East Caradon 4 5 East earn BrPa 34 2 21 Nast Grenville .... 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British Colombia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 lOO ean.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 .... 100 100 101 1004 ,Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug.. lt,o 93 100 !Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 98 10 , ' Do. sp. c. Jan. & July; 100 86 88 87 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk; 100 85 67 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 IC4 106 Do.Apl.&Oot 1890-1900 100 109 110 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-0. 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 Cd 3 lon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.t lOO 11J 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . do. 1882, Alay lb, Nov. a 5 100 107 109 Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug.. 100 IC6 08 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 99 10 N. S. W. Goy.s p•c.,1866 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 u 100 98 90 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 100 154 964 96* New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 971 984 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 1034 S. Aus.Goy. 6 p,o. 1868-9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1114 1124 1091 1 THAMES. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.—REVIVAL OF GAnorrusTG.—John Barrett, aged 19, and Samuel Jacobs, 20, two well-known and desperate thieves, were brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged with violently assaulting and robbing Mr. James Beckett, storekeeper, of No. 11, Gill-street, Limehouse, at 9 o'clock on Sunday, March 15, when he was suddenly attacked by the prisoners in Five Bell-alley, immediately behind Limehouse Church, garotted, and after being plundered of his watch and part of his chain, was dashed on the ground by the villains, and left there insensible. The attack was so sudden and savage that the pro secutor could not positively identify either of the persons, but he recollected seeing Barrett as he en tered the alley on his way home. He is a little elderly man, and could not offer an effectual resistance to the ruffians who assaulted him and plundered him. He now identified his watch, which was pawned the morning after the robbery in the NV hitechapel-road. Michael Leader, a boy who knew the prisoners well, said th a t B arre tt wa s called Longcoat, and Jacobs w as k nown as Nicker. He saw both in Five Bell- a ll ey a t n i ne o ' clack on the 15th of last mouth. He heard the screams of murder. lie looked down the alley. Jacobs had his hand on the prosecutor's mouth, and Barrett was taking his watch. Jacobs said, " Have you got it yet ?" Barrett said " No," and clapped his hand on pro secutor's mouth, and his arm round his neck. The prosecutor was quite exhausted, and Barrett then broke his chain and carried away his watch and part of his chain. They then threw the old man on the ground, and left him there. Mr. Beckett, recalled—ln the first instance one of bis assailants put his arm round his neck and nearly I strangled him, and the hand of the same man was placed on his mouth. The prisoners called two Irishwomen, named Margaret Shea and Elizabeth Barrett, of the thieves' colony m in Flower and Dean -streets, Spitalfields, to prove an alibi. This evidence was very unsatisfac tory. Police-sergeant K and No. 4 K, Charles Abbott, 33 Sergeant icn, Coleman, leman,6B K, proved for mer convictions against the prisoners, and Mr. Paget fully committed them for trial. POPE, —.Reports have been c r a ( rd E. Paris, that the Pope has We are en a bl e d , h owever, on unques tueoerrHnnae I bns s elter i li TaoautOuesttlyhyl authority, lEn London il t S . THE pronounc e a ll suc h re po r t s t o b e ilE wholly untrue. His Holiness is in excellent health and spirits.— Telegraph. LA D v E ßnsEh[zn.]—Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach and liver compl ai nts in every stage are only aggravated and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health - restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless; (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con diarrhoea, all gastric derange ments,complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, , diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, in fluenza,suchfevers,indigestionsore constipation, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impu rities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, &c We quote a few.—The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No 68,413.—" Rome, July 21, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, "especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabic& Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has pro luced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." From the "Gazette du Midi,' July 25. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, timber mer chant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness.— Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness and vomiting.—MariaJoly." Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins at ls. Id.; 1 lb., 2s 9d.; 2 lbs., 4s. 6d,; 5 lbs. 115..; 12 lbs., 228.; 24 lbs., 405.— BARRY Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Fortnum and Mason, 182, Piccadilly ; and at 61, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapside; 63, 150, and 288, OLtiVkiltiOeti 830 8 Stritacl Pd All scars and chgaitsta. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAsT EVENING. Tha LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord MA.LMESBURY moved that the house adjourn 11 Thursday, the 23d of April, at its rising to-morrow. MARINE MUTINY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said that he would remind their lordships that in the place of the suspension of corporal punishment in this bill no punishment had beon introduced whatever. They were placed in this position, that should any mutiny occur in time of peace they did not know what punishment to inflict. lie would say that an army, unless thorough discipline was maintained, would be very distasteful to the people of this country. The Earl DE GREY said that ho understood the ques tion to bo that the corporal punishments having been withdrawn, that no other punishment hail beon instituted. Now ho thought her Majesty's Ministers ought to see that there were substitute punishments upon which court martials could act. A Noblo LORD said that in consequence of her Majesty's Ministers names not appearing to vote for the bill, it arose from the fact that it was thought best that those persons who had been tnomb3rs of the Royal Com missi , n should net vote on the question. Earl RUSSELL said that ho was given to understand that there would this year be a majority in favour of the abolition of corporal punishment, but he thought that im mediately after passing of the last bill the Government ought to have appointed a Royal Commission. The bill was read a second time. INCLOSURE BILL. This bill was read a second time. POOR RELIEF BILL. The Select Committ:)e proposed on this bill were ap pointed. INDIAN RAILWAYS COIIPANIES BILL. The amendments on this bill were gone through and received. CONSOLIDATED FUND £6,000,000 BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LONDON COAL AND WINE DUTIES CONTINUA- TION BILL. This bill was committed and passed. RECEPTION OF PETITIONS. Earl RUSSELL moved that a select committee be ap pointed to which petitions should be referred. The motion was agreed to, and their lordships adjourned HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING, The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND. Colonel DYOTT presented a petition from a person in Walsall, praying the house to establish direct railway communication between England and Ireland. (A. laugh.) THE IR:SH 011URCII. A great number of petitions were presented both against and in favour of the disendowment of the Irish Church. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS. Mr. GRAVES asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade if he could say when the Merchant Shipping Con solidation Bill would be introduced ? Mr. CAVE said circumstances had prevented the com pletion of the bill. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Mr. BRUCE asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education if it was true that Mr. Whit worth hat offered a very large sum to be applied in pro motion of technical instruction; and if so, whether he could state what was the precise nature of the endowment and whether he could lay upon the table of the house any papers on the subject? Lord R. MONTAGU said it was quite true that Mr. Whitworth had offered to found 30 scholarships of £lOO each in furtherance of the object stated. The minute of the Pi ivy Council accepting the offer, and thanking that gentleman for it, was the only papr he had on the subject. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. Mr. MILL asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was his intention to propose any measure, either separately or as a provision in the Election Petitions and Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill, for the prevention of bribery at municipal elections. Mr. DISRAELI said the subject was of great impor tar.co. Ho intended to make every effort to carry the bill with respect to political elections, but he did not intend to mix that up with other questions. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. In roply to Mr. FAWCETT, Sir S. NORTHOOTE said ho was not yet enabled to state what would be the exact cost of the expedi tion. Ho did not think he should b 3 able to give any direct or positive information on the subject until after the holidays. It might be interesting to know that he had received a telegram from Sir R. Napier, who had now arrived to within 25 miles of King Theodore's camp, so that as at that time he had started no doubt he should be able to announce the 'wilt of Gan. Napier's close proximity to the King. Ho hoped not only to be able in about three weeks to state the total cost of the ex pedition, but that the expedition was returning home wards. (Hear, hear.) ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. In reply to Mr. AYRTON, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he intended as soon as possible to lay papers on the table with respect to the bill for the acquisition of tho electric telegraphs. THE IRISH CHURCH-LORD STANLEY'S AMENDMENT. Mr. YORKE proceeded to state that the first division would not be taken on Lori Stanley's amendment, and he at first thought the noble lord intended to withdraw his amendment. If the division was to be taken on tha motion "that the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question," and it was carried, the noble lord would be precluded from taking a division on his amendment. As the communication was by no means clear he had to ask the noble lord whether he intended to withdraw his amendment or not, and whether he would state the exact position of the motion. Lord STANLEY said he was not the author of the communication referred to; but this he could say, that no change was proposed to take place in the position he had taken up when ho gave notice of his amendment. Lord CRANBORNE said he had to ask Mr. Speaker to point out on which the division would be taken. Was it to be considered a division on the main question that the house resolve itself into committee. (Hear, hear.) The SPEAKER said there having been an original mo tion made, an amendment had been proposed, therefore the house was practically engaged in a discussion on the amendment. (hear, hear.) It would be quite fatal to the amendment if, on a division, the proposition "that the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question" b 3 carried. (Hear, hear.) Then the main question would come on for consideration. (Hear, hear.) In reply to Mr. WHALLEY, Mr. GLADSTONE said if the endowment of the Irish Church were to be taken away, the consolidation fund would have to be relieved of all such charges as the grant to Maynooth College. Mr. ROEBUCK then resumed the adjourn od debate by presenting a number of petitions in favour of the dison dowment of the Irish Church. He said the subject which at present occupied the Parliament was one of the utmost importance, and each member of the house would have to state boldly the view he took of the pro position, and he had no hesitation in saying that ho should vote in favour of the resolution of the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Gladstone.) He was one of those who looked at any Church establishment as a bad instrument for teaching religion, and it was idle to say that which the house had established it could not disestablish. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that no party trick was intended on the present occasion, and that if they on his side of the house ousted the Government, as he thought they would —(hear, hear, and laughter)—the right hon. gentleman who had brought forward the resolutions would be prepared to introduce a bill to carry out his object. (Immense cheer ing.) In his opinion, if Ireland was separated from this country it would be cutting off the right hand of Eng land, and the house was called upon to do everything i n its power to maintain Imperial rule in Ireland unimpaired. That rule must be maintained under all circumstances. He for one would never assent to any proposition to weaken or disarm one part of the British empire from the other. (Cheers.) Mr. HENLEY said it appeared to him that the real question at issue was the repeal of the union, a proposition he could never consent to. He was convinced that the proposition of Mr. Gladstone would fail as a measure of con ciliation or pacification. It was nothing more than play ing into the hands of those who wished to dissolve the union between the two countries. Holding this convic tion, he felt he would be a traitor to his country, to his Sovereign, and to his God if he were to give his vote for the resolutions proposed by the leader of the Opposition. General PEEL was persuaded that if the house were to agree to the resolutions the inevitable result would be separation of Church and State in England, and the repeal of the union in Ireland. The reason for the disaffection that prevailed in Ireland was that England had always sympathised with revolutions elsewhere. The letter which the Premier had written to the Earl of Dartmouth con tained sentiments to which it was to be hoped he would adhere, although he owned that ho was not sanguine as to the constitutional tone of the Administration- For his own part he viewed the threatened changes in Church and State which bad lately taken place with consider able apprehension, and he owned that if " No surrender" was to mean no dissevering of the connection between the Irish Church and the State, he was prepared, as a member of the old Tory party, to adopt that cry. Doubting, there fore, the policy of the original motion, and also that of the amendment, he should vote against both. Mr. LOWE invited the house to look at the religious statistics of Ireland, which showed that of every 100 of the population 78 were Roman Catholics, 12 members of the State Church, nine Presbyterians, and one waif or stray. Where was a IgUlplC. eloquence abput these figures which ho owned went to his heart. Twelve per cent. of the population, and that the most wealthy portion, had an endowed and Established Church, while the 78 per cent., who wore the poorest, had no provision whatever for their spiritual wants beyond that which they supplied for themselves. This arrangement reminded him of Dives and Lazarus, with this exception, that whereas Lazarus got the crumbs from the rich man's table, the Catholics of Ireland got nothing—but insult. It might, ho knew, be thrown in the teeth of the Liberal party that they had not moved earlier in this matter. He regretted they had not ; but that argument could no longer be used. The hour au I the man had now come. The Liberal p irty had got their leaden and they would not shrink from the challenge they had thrown down. [Referring next to the letter of the Premier to Lord Dartmouth, he asked whether " the sacred union" be tween the Irish Church and the English State had not itself been brought about by an Act of Parliament carried by means the reverse of sacred. The whole course of the Government last year on the subject of Reform, and this year with respect to the Irish Church, was weak, vacil lating, and contemptible. The letter to Lord Dartmouth was utterly inconsistent with the amendment of the Foreign Se cretary, for while the former proclaimed a creed and hoisted a standard, the latter gave up the Establishment alto gether. Such hollow devices would no longer have any effect upon the public, and the Premier would find that the limit of human gullibility had been reached. The Irish Church stood oa a rotten foundation. It was based. on the dominant rights of the few over the many, and it must not be allowed to st mud. IV,.y, he asked, should such a corpse ba united to the living body of the English Church ? It was like an exotic purchased at a great price and brought from a far country, but planted in an un congenial soil and in an unfavourable climate. It had the curse of barrenness upon it ; it expanded no leaves ; it bore no blossoms ; it yielded no fruit, and the sooner it was cut down the batter, for it cumbered the ground. Mr. 110IM'ALL apprehended that if the Church of Ireland were disenclowed Cue Church of England would be in danger of suffering a similar fate. . Mr. CLIVE was in favour of making some provision for the ministration of religion, for voluntaryism pure and simple often led to fanaticism, as in the case of America. Speaking on behalf of the University of Dublin, Mr. LEFROY denounced the scheme of disendowtnent as unconstitutional and unjust, and as calculated to produce much mischief in Great Britain as well as in Ireland. Sir J. GRAY quoted statistics to show the anomalies of the Irish Church, and which he insisted amounted to an intolerable scandal. The Stata Church had bo.n forced upon an unwilling people in Ireland, lite.-ally at the point of tho sword, and yet it had never taken root in the coun try, and after nearly three centuries continued to be, not an object of esteem and veneration, but the badge of ascen dency and the emblem of degradation. Lord C. J. HAMILTON contended that Mr. Bright had underestimated the number of Episcopalians in Ireland, and declared that the majority of the people of that coun try were not in favour of disendowment of the Church. He warned the house how it tampered with the ecclesias tical establishment of the Protestants of Ireland. Mr. OSBORNE having reminded the house that ho had himself some years since proposed the reform of the Irish Church, and had been told by the Opposition that he would endanger the Establishment, and by his friends that the time for action had not arrived, charged the Whigs with being wakeful in opposition and sleepy in office. He ad mitted that the resolutions before the house were strong, but they had been suddenly forced upon Parliament in the shape of a party question by the apathy and vacillation of the leaders at either side. The spiritual staff of the Pro testant Church in Ireland was ludicrously in excess of the wants of the Episcopalians. For 693,000 Anglicans, 12 bishops and upwards of 2,000 clergy were provided. Ap plying the same episcopal power to England, there ought to be 240 bishops, and about 50,000 ecclesiastics. If reform and not disendowment were to be the remedy for the abuses of the Church, the Establishment should be reduced to the actual wants of the people. One bishop for each province with £2,000 a year, and a body of 500 clergy, would be amply sufficient for the legitimate requirements of the Protestants. He did not believe that disendoWment and disestablishment alone would pacify Ireland. No single measure could effect that object. Time alone could efface the memory of the bitter wrongs which Ireland had suffered at the hands of England. Just and liberal measures might eventually pacify the country, and the sooner they were brought forward the better for, however delay might suit the exigencies of a Government, it was dangerous to the wellbeing of a nation. Sir S. NORTIICOTE characterised the tactics of the Opposition as au attempt to upset the Government by an abstract resolution framed to catch as many votes as pos sible. The course which the Government intended to adopt was in the first instance to take exception to the time selected for entering on the consideration of the subject They would consequently challenge the first resolution, that the Speaker leave the chair, and, if beaten upon that, they would meet the Opposition on the resolution in de tail. The gist of the amendment put forward by the Go vernment was that in the present position of Parliament the house could not with advantage deal with a question so grave and f4J complicated. lie objected to the resolutions on the ground of their vagueness. What, ho asked, was to be dono with the surplus funds, and what was the meaning of the phrase that they were to be ap plied to " some Irish object." Did the loader of the Opposition mean to spend the money on Cork harbour or on the reduction of the duty on whisky ? To abolish the Protestant Church in Ireland was not, in his opinion, the best way of pacifying the country. Ho did not believe it would satisfy the Roman Catholics, while it would irritate the feelings and hurt the susceptibilities of the Protes tants. At midnight, on the motion of Mr. Coleridge, the debate was adjourned until this day. In rep ly to Mr. Gladstone, _ _ _ Mr. DISRAELI said as he had no doubt the discussion would be brought to a conclusion to-night, he hoped to be able to meet the wish of the 7-louse by submitting a mo tion for adjournment at its rising over the Easter holidays. The remaining business on the paper was disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter-past twelve o'clock. IRELAND. DUBLIN, April 2. The announcement that the Princess of Wales will accompany the Prince on his visit to Dublin has at length been officially confirmed, and the cloud of suspense which rested for a while upon the public mind and chilled the ardour of its loyal anticipations is now dispersed. A reaction of joyous excitement has set in and redoubled efforts will be made to give such a reception to the Princess as may be creditable to the city, The illuminations which were included in the programme of festive demonstrations will, it is expected, be general and upon a more brilliant scale. Although the procession from the Castle to St. Patrick's upon the day of the instal lation has been shorn of much of its popular attractiveness by the omission of the knights, who are to stand not upon the order of their going, but to proceed to the cathedral before its arrival, it will be an imposing pageant, the pre sence of the Princess in the cortege imparting a lustre to it which it would not otherwise possess. The equipages of his Excellency the Lord-Lieute nant and the Royal party will be numerous, and it would prolong it to an inconvenient length if all the knights were to join. Minute details of the arrange ments will be explained in a few days by the publi -cation of the official programme. There is no ground whateverlfor the statement that any Van dalism is being committed in the cathedral. The utmost care and vigilance have been exhibited by Sir Bernard Burke, and the monuments and fittings of the sacred edifice will be fully protected. Some of the alterations which have been made are mani fest improvements, which will probably be allowed to remain, but distinct arrangements have been entered into for having the cathedral restored to its former state. The chair used by William 111. will not be brought into requisition on the occa sion. Two Chairs of State of Irish yew are being manufactured in Dublin for the Grand Master and the Prince. A return dublished in the Daily Express gives the following exports of cattle and sheep from the port of Dublin during the three months ending 31st of March :—Cows, 24,038 ; oxen, 11,437 ; calves, 116 ; sheep, 45,652 ; swine, 45,847. The same journal states that at the meeting of Convocation of the Queen's University, to be held on the 14th inst., a resolution is to be proposed dis tinctly protesting against the proposed charter to a Roman Catholic University. The Express ob serves :—" We rejoice that the Queen's University has added its voice to the general chorus of Irish public opinion reprobating the dereliction of prin ciple involved in the proposed measure. From the north, as well as from other parts of Ireland, from England, as well as from this country, there is but one cry of astonishment and indignation at the position which her Majesty's Government assumed upon this question. This is not the result of any antiquated prejudices against the Roman Catholic religion, as some pseudo-Liberal Conservativesta. re always contending. It is the result of an attentive study of history and of the facts of thisparti_culhar case, of a conviction that the necessities_ of t e Ultrarnoutane priesthood in t heir struggle with modern ideas are driving them into a course of action which it is the duty of all who attach any value to Protestant principle to withstand at every point." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. ..... VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Dalby (offered—take 11 to 1) 11 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Seville (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Priest (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Itosicrucian (offered, take 100 to 30) 9 to 1 agst Pace (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 100 to 6 agst See Saw (taken) 500 to 15 agst Baaditto (taken) DERBY. 6 to 15 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered-100 to 15 taken) 20 to 1 agst Paco (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Uncas (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Restitution (tlken) 1000 to 10 agst Michael de Basco (taken) OXFORD AND CAMUHIDGE BOAT RACE. 6 to 4on Oxfor6 (taken) 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 t o the Secretary, 3, Black friars- road. LONDON COMMISSION EXCHANGE, FARRINGDON-ROAD, E.C. Established Nov. 1, 1867. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FIVE SHILLINGS. W. B. ROCHE, Secretary. DURHAM MEETING.—MONDAY, Aritu,l3. Acceptances fur the Durham Handicap. One mile and a Half. Ago st lb Age st lb Declaration 5 8 12 Child of the Mist f. 3 6 7 Three per Cent. ... 5 8 2 Jenny Mills ... 3 6 7 Liberal ... ... 4 7 4 Festivity ... 3 6 6 Fby Weatherbit out Sawyer ... ... 3 6 5 of Lapidist's darn 4 7 1 Beautiful Star ... 3 6 3 Dear Torn ... 4 7 1 Popgun ... ... 3 6 1 Wee Wee Flour ... 4 7 0 Savoir Vivre ... 3 6 1 Miss Osborne ... 3 7 0 Philosopher, by Caprera ... 3 610 Laughing Stock 3 6 1 The highest weight accepting being Bst 41b, it has been. raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Acceptances for the North Durham Handicap. One mile and a quarter. Age st lb Three per Cent ... 5 8 12 Jura ... 5 8 3 Liberal 4 8 1 Carperby ... 5 8 0 Polecat• ... 4 7 13 Lapidist's dam filly 4 7 13 Miss Osborne ... 3 7 10 Wee Wee Flower... 4 7 9 Ago st lb Child of the Miet f. 3 7 3 Jenny Mills ... 3 7 3 Festivity ... 3 7 2 Sawyer ... 3 7 1 Lady Rose.— ... 3 6 13 Popgun ... ... 3 612 Lady Cavendish ... 3 6 11 Savoir Vivre ... 3 6 10 ing being 7st 91b, it has been iers in proportion. The highest weight accept raised tol3st 121 b, and the ott CATTERICK BRIDGE MEETING. THURSDAY, April 16. Acceptances for the Hornby Handicap. One mile and a half. Age st lb Declaration 5 8 12 The Czar ... ... 5 8 5 Liberal ... ... 4 7 4 Polecat ... ... 4 7 2 Miss Osborne ... 3 6 11 Wee Wee Flower 4 6 10 Sawyer ... ... 3 6 2 Acceptances for the Brough qua: Age st lb Hermosa ... ... 3 6 0 Beautiful Star ... 3 6 0 Catterick ... ... 3 6 0 Popgun ... ... 3 512 Bishopdale ... 3 5 11 Tutela, ... ... 3 5 11 Savoir Vivre ... 3 5 11 Handicap. One mile and a 'ter. Age st lb Age st lb The Czar 5 8 12 Geant des Batailles 3 6 13 Louis of Hesse 4 8 7 Scarth Nitch ... 3 6 12 Elvire (h b) 4 8 5 Sawyer ... ... 3 6 Reltub 1 7 13 Lady Rose... ... 3 6 8 Der went ... 4 711 Popgun ... ... 3 6 7 bliss Osborne ... 3 7 6 Lady Cavendish ... 3 6 7 Quality ... 3 7 6 Stafford 3 6 6 Wee Wee Flower... 4 7 6 Bishopdale 3 6 6 Caprera ... ... 3 7 1 Savoir Vivre 3 6 6 The highest weight accepting being Bst 51b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. APRIL. Newcastle Spring Edinburgh Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham. Newmarket Craven Hendon 33 Knighton l4 Lichfield Spring l4 Abergavenny ..... 16 I Catteriek Bridge l6 Eastbourne Lewes Spring I Thirsk I Curra.gh April 2l. Croydon Spring Liverpool Hunt Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Cardiff :AY. Chester 5 Egliuton Hunt 7 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath I Wye Croydon Ist Summer I Harpenden Epsom Summer I Paris 3l NE West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Newton liarupton Newcastle 23 l3ibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Hungerford Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpoot July M. Odiham l6 Stamford Radeliffo . '2o Huntingdon Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood AUG Deauville Leek 3 Brighton Brighton Club 7 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 Hastings York August SEPT Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon ll Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Kelso l2 BUST. Dover Oxford Scarborough 24 Canterbury Great Yarmouth 25 Derby Summer Weymouth Ipswich O7 Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l :MBER. Hendon l7 Monmouth .. Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 23 Edinburgh West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M ABYSSINIA. The representative of the New York Herald in London has received the following telegram from the special correspondent of the .New York Herald with the Abyssinian Expedition : " Lake Ashange, March 16. "We have arrived here. A hostile chief is camped on the height overlooking the English camp. He refuses to give provisions, and dares Sir Robert Napier. This chief has sent a message to Sir Robert Napier stating that Theodorus proffers friendship. Jacoub, friendly chief, persuades the general not to believe him. We are now six days' march from Magdala. There is no grain, grass, or straw. Hostile chiefs have devastated the country. King Theodorus ravages far and wide. Desolation of the country univer sal." rThe above nows must bo received with great caution, as a reference to our Parliamentary proceedings will show that Sir Robert Napier is within 25 miles of King Theo dore's camp.] Bank of England Returns, An Account, pursuant to t nap. 82, for the week ending ISSUE DE} he Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, April 1, 1868. P LET KENT. Notes issued .„.X34,935,295 -------- Governmt. Debt..£11,01 5 , 100 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Bullion in Silver Bullion .... £34,935,295 1 BANKING D £34,935,295 Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. 6 910,477 Other Deposits Accounts 20,291, Seven Days and 523,7.73 other ..... 680 :ELEMENT. Uovernmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,271,154 Other Securities.. 20,698,418 Notes ............... 10,767,490 Gold and Silver Coin «.1,168,817 £45,906,479 FR X 45,906,479 LNK MAT, Deputy Cashier. gSIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed.—Sir R. Peel, for New York ; Rake, steamer, for Bremen. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, April 2 .—Diligentil, for Cardiff ; Abbotsford , for Brisbane; Return, for Philadelphia; Lightning, for Liverpool—all from London. Anchored. —Windermere, from Sunderland, for Hong kong. r rAH loisy held rain• :ans. the lit hy dies, as a n in Le to • I