The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-13 00:00:00

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PPLY.- -- * Ho use of of Rich - Harness , rest w ich ; Thwaitcs s, Messrs• W. Pole, • public rn Hall $ ability of presided• ieme, the 3 not used -I that the When the favour of ONEY MARKE . AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCR, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank return snows from an increase in the Securities that the demand for money is increasing ; but this condition is more than counterbalanced by an accession to the deposits. The circulation has consequently fallen off, and the Reserve has enlarged. In other respects there is no material change in the position of the Bank. It is still one of considerable strength ; but not strong enough to prevent antici pations of an advance in the rate of discount in the event of any important increase in the demand for the means of remittance to India to pay for cotton. The following are the principal changes since the pre ceding return : Decrease in Circulation Increase in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits... 412,361 No change in amount of Government Securities. Increase in other Securities Increase in Bullion —... 43,443 Increase in Rest Increase in Reserve Bullion in both Departments _....21,179,530 Reserve of Notes,and Coin 13,004,515 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 23,671,613 The return of paid clearing, for the week ending Wednesday, March 11, as certified by Mr. J. 0 Pocock, deputy-inspector, is as follows :-- March 5, Thursday £11,411,000 March 6, Friday March 7, Saturday March 9, Monday 9,462,000 March 10, Tuesday 8,901,000 March 11, Wednesday ,.....1 7,187,000 T0ta1...... £60,348,000 This aggregate is nearly 18 millions less than that of last week, but that week included a Stock Exchange settlement, of unusually heavy character. As in the Present week no disturbance of the kind has inter fered with the ordinary course, it may be inferred that the transactions of regular commerce are in creasing. The last time when similar conditions occurred after a Stock Exchange settlement, the aggregate clearings were but little above £54,000,000. It is, therefore, only reasonable to infer some improve ment in trade. The Discount demand is unaltered, at 1 per cent. The English Funds are rather dull. Consols re- Main at 93 to 93 for money and account. New and Reduced, 91i to 92. India Five per Cents. are flat upon realization, being quoted at 114/ to 115, show ing a decrease of . Bank Stock, 249 to 251. Ex chequer Bills, lOs to 15s prem. la Foreign Stocks Egyptian Railway Debentures, Peruvian (1865), and Orel-Vitetske are per cent. better, but the Viceroy's Nine per Cents. and Greek are lower, and Italian /. Spanish are firm. The quotations are as follows,:—Mexican, 151 to 16 ; Greek, 12k to 12/ ; New Spanish, 35/ to 36 ; Italian, 45/ to 46 ; Turkish, 33 to 33/ ; Portuguese, / to 1f prem. ; Orel-Vitetske, 78 to 781- ; Peruvian, 76k to 761; Brazilian (1865), 71f to 711 ; Egyptian (1864), 86A- to 87/ ; the Railway Deben tures, 90J to 91 ; Viceroy's Nine per Cents., 88i to 89 ; and the Seven per Cents., 73i to 74. American Securities are steady. United States 5-20 Bonds are enquired for at 71/ to 72. Erie Rail road 49 to 50. Illinois, 891; to 90. Confederate Cotton Bonds are being speculatively bought to a small extent, and the price is 6 per cent. The New Honduras Loan is steady at I to 1f Prem. Atlantic Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 26A- to 27/, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 28 to 29. The Railway Market is a little firmer at the sub joined quotations : Lancashire and Yorkshire, 125 k to 126 ; Midland, 105- to .106 ; South Eastern, 72 to 72i ; London and North Western, 115 to 115 i ; Great Northern, 105 to 106 ; ditto, 110 to 101 ; Great Eastern, 31 to 31i- ; Great Western, 461 to 47 t - ; Brighton, 48i to 49 ; Sheffield, 42i to 43 ; Metropolitan, 1131 to 1131 ; .and Caledonian, 82 t o Foreign Railways are rather firm ; Lombardo- Venetian Railway is quoted at 14/ to 15 ; Luxem burg-, 9i to 9i. Bank Shares are without feature, and the only change is an improvement of k in Imperial Ottoman, at dis. to par ; Imperial 16 to 174- ; Alliance 14i to 13i dis ; Anglo-Austrian, 3i to 4 prem. ; Char tered Mercantile, 28-k to 2; London and Westmin ster, 6Th- to 68 ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London Joint Stock, 32i to 33i; Union of London, 33 to 34. Foreign Mining Shares are dull. St. John del .;l eys are k lower, at 1(V)-- to 17i ; Port Philip, 1± to ; Chontales, 1k to 1k dis. Little business is doing in Miscellaneous Securities. A nglo-American Telegraph is firm at 221 to 22i ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 p er C en t s ., 5a to 5!„ ; Fore- Street Warhouse, 1 to 1/ dis.; Hudson's Bay, 14,i to 14-i ; London General Omnibus, to 2 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15 prem.; Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance is k better, at 2k to 13 retn.; Universal Marine, dis. to par. The Pestarina United old Mining Company have received a remittance of 788 ounces, valued at £2,700. The remittance of the Val Antigoria Gold Mining Company is 59 ounces. Bar gold to the value of £4,000 was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The silver market is very active in consequence of the increasing demand for the means of remittance to the East and the scarcity of supply. Late yesterday b usiness to the extent of £250,-000 was transacted in b ars at 60id t o 61i-d per ounce, the current price being id per ounce higher. Advices from Marseilles describe an unfavourable reaction in the wheat market, owing to adverse winds ha ving delayed arrivals from the Black Sea and else- Where. At the same time there had been rather a a u_dclen accession of orders to purchase, more espe cially on the tith instant. A reduction of 4- per cent. on rates of freight on a _pecio t o India has - been made by the Peninsular an d Oriental Company, and of I per cent. on specie to China and Japan. On gold to India their charge is no w 1 per cent. The o r di nary genera l mee ti ng o f th e D on P edro North del Rey Gold Mining Company has been called f or th e 23d inst., for the transaction of th e or di nary bu siness of the company. Me directors of the Oude an d R o hilk un d R a il way ‘)_ ° Lapany have received info rma ti on th a t ex t en d e d u peratio ns h ave b een commenced on their lines, and t hey propose to issue shortly a further £1,000,000 of toPital, in shares of £lO eac h, t o b e o ff ere d ratea bl y the shareholders. A. dividend of 1- has been declared on the Linores Lead Mining shares, of 2s on Fortuna, and of is 61 oa Alamillos. New York advices announce the failure of Smith and Lounsbury, carpet dealers ; Wicks, Van Alstyne, an d Co e t f _ x ensive dry goods jobbers and importer s , „,? I merly George A. Wicks and Co. ; and Thontass and `-? 0 ., importers and commission dealers in ribbons, Mks, and dress goods. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the _jentral Argentine Railway Company (Limited) will held on the 31st inst. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES GoVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per (.ge nt . Consols -u °• Account A - 1 9 a • , pm. - 93 4l per Cent. Reduced 9l 2 ZeW 3 per Cent 9l- 2 e rN W 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A 4 J O . 5 per Cent. .) an. 1873 — 11,11nities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd i ., 4 - 70 . for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — .." 2 ' (Red Sea Televaph), Au A ., 1908., — cB'oquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — pm Do £5OO — pm Ba h DO . £lOO Sr £2OO lO pm-tt. o4f c E c n oi g i l n a t nd Stock, 4/ per Cent — 1N /44. GOVERNMENT SECURITIEB. !. - r t,i tock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 'Jo- Account 1 :3 ) ° . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 1: ) ° . 4 pe!-. Cent., Oct. 1858 „0- Certificates t i c ) . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — IP 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 b ° ' 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 — ° 5 per Cent., Rup, Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do D • do. 1882 D ' Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 • b' Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO 0 - under £l,OOO Pol 4 r.. t r OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A ti„'ine Republic, 6 per Cent _ lira7;l,3=l Bonds s . per Cent. 1859 ri` l "an 5 per ' Cent — B A 3 - ' 4l a Per Cent., 1852 — 1, - * do., 1858 -0 — °' d 0. ," 18,30 634 5 b o , do., 1863 ' 634 1 t) • ° Por Cont., 1865 )14_0 Accou nt 7ll Dios Ayres 6 per Cent• — 94; ° 2 „Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ( 341 Per Cent. -1:3 04v p Cent — p,., - ,2 - per Cent 80. ° Per Cent., B . b., 1867 Iv , 7 Per ,Cent., 1866 — 0 :', B erip £32 paid I) k , t ,'"'olan, 6 per Cent. 1), 11,7 1 ,. 3 Per Cent., 1825 13(;-8)Jan Principalities, 7 per Cent — 11- 1 1 ,„ Per Cent., 1867 . _. /1g.,`::: 11 " IN Con.selidated, 1 per Cent l2* Il y ' l a'), 7 per Cent — 1 ), - Seco a d I ssue .. D • £5OO B onds °. £ l -6e, Bonds... — n • .4)(). 1864 bo- o • X 5 lO B on d s B6: (~ XlOO Bonds qi.,(,(l),ernia.mat Railway Debentures ..., 901 b cco , 5 Per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — h% A unt 41 Q• Coupo ns. -P..4 •-• , - ---. IIIIIMMIMMM101111.1(k. '....., Do. Account G vitemala 5 per Ceut . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p Italian 5 per Cert., 1863 — Do, Account . — Do. Marernmana Raiway — 11‘,10:11T 3 per Cont — Ditto for Account - — Do. 1864 9B Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French • — tilonterideau 6 . por Cent .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen. _ Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peravian 5 per Cent. 1865 - } Do Account — Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4 per Cent., 18G2 Do Account Portuguose 3 por Ct., 1853, '6,7, '9,'0,'2,'3 Do. do., Is'67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid —pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Sc — Do 4 1 per Cent. 1350 Do 41' per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1559 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds., Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7 1 7 DO. do. £B4 13s. do — Sa-ilalian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen Do Account - Do New Deferred 3ll Do Account Do Passive ' Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Tudiish 6 per Cont. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account , Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do ..£IOC Bonds 6ll 31 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cont., 1865 321 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 ' 54 1 DO 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent.. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 no 6 per Cent.. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable in London. French Buttes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrisu o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'Ai per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, D.) Account Ifalian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account 46 • THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, March •• 93 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY OF LONDON COURT. A WRIT OF PROHIBITION SERVED UPON THE JUDGE The troubled state of affairs of the City of Lon don Court seem likely now to come to a reasonable determination. It will be remembered that some discussion has arisen recently in legal circles, and especially in the Court of Common Council, as to how far the duties of Mr. Kerr, the Judge of the Court, were :affected by the operations of the 30th and 31st Vic., cap. 142, known as the County Courts Amendment Act. The old title of the court known as the " Sheriff's Court " dates back before the time of the Normans, and is said to be derived from Shire-rieve. At the com mencement of the year 1868 the title of the court was altered to "The City of London Court," and Mr. Kerr contended that he was no longer a COM misaioner of the Central Criminal Court. The 35th section of the new act distinctly says that the title of the court shall be " The City of London Court," and all the processes that have been issued since that act came into operation have borne that title. A seal was ordered by the judge, and it bore upon the face the Royal arms, and words, " City of London Court." Upon these alterations certain proceedings have taken place in the Corporation, and it was understood th a t t h e authorities were endeavouring to obtain a speedy settlement of the dispute, but Mr. Torr, an officer of one of the metropolitan County Courts, has cut the Gordian knot. A few days ago he applied to Mr. Justice Willes for an ex parte writ of prohibition against Mr. Kerr, calling upon that learned judge to discontinue using the seal with the royal arms and title of the court in its present form. This writ was served upon Mr. Kerr at the Court House on - Wednesday, and during yesterday the seal bearing the royal arms was returned to the judge, and the processes now bear the old seal of the court, thus,'" Sheriffs' Court," with the City arms. In fact, some of the records bear two seals, viz., that ordered by the plaintiff and the old seal used before the passing of the act. It is not un likely that these summary proceedings will cause considerable inconvenience to the public, be cause should the ex parte writ of prohibition be set aside, all the writs issued will be void. At the present time, however, the writ of prohibition has been served, and the business of the Court is being conducted under the old seal, and the reporter understands the title chosen to be of the Sheriffs' City of London Court. POLICE 11V TELLEGENCE.-THIS DAL MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE " POOR PLAYER."—A few days ago a poor fellow named James Lee, who described himself as an abused actor, was charged before Mr. Knox with begging in Burlington Arcade. He entered into a statement of his misfortunes, from which it ap peared that many years ago, while the late Mr. T. P. Cooke was the stage manager, he performed at the Coburg TheatrA, and said he had performed in the provinces and at minor theatres in the metro polis, but that now, in his old age, having a wife in the London Hospital, he had fallen into a state of great distress. He denied that he was begging, but said that he was merely mentioning his distress to a gentleman, when the beadle of the Arcade took him into custody. Mr. Knox, commiserating the poor man's condi tion, discharged him. Since then prisoner has been forwarded 10s., and J. G. 24 postage stamps, for his benefit. THAMES. TEA ROBBERY IN TIIE LONDON DOCK.—John Bruce, a labourer, aged 38 years, was brought be fore Mr. Paget charged with stealing 4 ounces of tea, the property of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company. In the course of the last twelve mouths upwards of 100 labourers have been convicted for stealing tea, sugar, and other articles which they were bringing out of the various docks on the north side of the Thames. Although many of them have been severely punished the practice still continues. La bourers have brought tea and sugar out of the docks in their clothes, in their boots, pockets, caps, and in their shirt sleeves, while others have made up belts and false backs for the concealment of tea. Yesterday evening the prisoner was " rubbed down" in the customary manner by Francis Anders, a constable in the service of the London Dock Company, as he was leaving the gate at the principal gateway in Upper East Smithfield, and four ounces of tea were found under his clothes, and very ingeniously secreted. The prisoner said he picked up the tea. Mr. Paget said that labourers were not allowed to pick up tea in the docks, where immense quanti ties in bulk, in chests, and in boxes were always lying about. Ile sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind, S.W.; rainy. Arrived, March 12—Annie Large, from Helsingborg ; Granton, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, March 13—Victor, steamer, from Caen ; Hot spur, from Foochow; Margaret, Rosa, Admiral, and Mary Garland—all from Guernsey ; Queen, from Dun kirk; Blue Coat Boy, from Brussels; Cherub, from 0 neglia. Sailed.—Velocity, steamer, for Calais ; Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk; Lady Octavia, for St. Helena ; Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne. _ _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. - Wind, S.W., fresh ; with thick rain. Anchored.—Harmoni, from London, for Bathurst. The Judgeship of County Courts' Circuit, No. 15, vacant by the death of Mr. Sergeant Dowling, has been conferred on Edmund Robert Turner, Esq., of Lincoln's inn. Mr. Turner is a member of the Chancery bar. His call clato§ from 102. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 186 S, 11I1L1TAR Er XPENDITU.RE FOR 1866-G7. A return has just been issued to Parliament, showing the expenditure on the military services of the country for the financial year ending March 31, 1867, as compared with the army estimates for the same period ; and it is satisfactory in the highest degree to find that the difference between estimate and expense is less than fifty thousand pounds. Considering that the amount dealt with is nearly fourteen millions and a half, it is creditable to the IVar-office authorities, and especially to the Accountant-General's department, that so large an account should be closed and audited within less less than twelve months, and that there should be so little difference in the sum total, though that little is on the wrong side. The army estimates are divided into twenty-seven votes, and these again are classed under two general heads :—First, Effective Services, including—l. Regular Forces. 2. Auxi liary Forces. 3. Stores. 4. Works and Buildings. 5. Other Services. And, secondly, Non-effective Services. Under the head of Regular Forces are in cluded seven votes, on every one of which there was an increase upon the sum voted, amounting among them to more than £220,000. The chief items of the increase in regular forces are said to have been caused by the continued employment of troops in New Zealand, and an increase of the forces in British North America ; the large number of recruits raised to fill up casualties in regiments returning from abroad--levy money figuring for nearly £B,OOO, and allowances and gratuities to soldiers discharged in consequence of the Limited Enlistment Act, or de sire to settle in New Zealand. The commissariat charges exceeded the estimate by £105,000, partly owing to New Zealand expenses, partly to the Fenian raid in North America, and partly to two military expeditions, of which probably scarcely one of our readers ever heard—the movement of troops to the frontier of Basuto country, Natal, to protect the Boers, and the expedition against San Pedro to resist an attack of native Indians on the mahogany works belonging to the British Hondu ras Company. Clothing figures for an excess of £41,000, due either from technical reasons of ac count, or caused by the large force proceeding to Canada last winter drawing winter clothing. Bar rack establishments call for £25,000, and the in- ' crease is not satisfactorily accounted for, except that it is said to be partly due to increased attention paid to sanitary regulations. Divine service takes £6,000, and martial law nearly £5,000, owing in part to the strange innovation of allowing certain prisoners to be defended by counsel, and employing shorthand writers to take down the evidence. Medical ser vices, which can never be grudged, demand some £22,000 over the estimate. The other excesses were in auxiliary forces, £lO,OOO on account of the great increase of men who joined the army reserve force—a well expended sum ; and £64,000 for the manufacturing depart ments, included under the head " stores ;" this last item being owing to improvements in carriages being at once carried out instead of a delay occur ring till the next year, and the purchase of addi tional material for the gun factories, which was not counterbalanced, as had been expected, by a saving in the laboratories, owing to the increased demand for ammunition for Snider rifles. " Miscellaneous services" claim £29,000 for expenses incurred by the Ordnance Select Committee in experiments, re wards to inventors of small arms, Contagious Disease Act, field allowance in New Zealand, &c. A few minor items close the lists of excesses. The savings, on the other hand, are considerable : £59,000 for Irish Militia, not called up for training; £7,000 for Yeomanry not called out owing to the cattle plague; £133,000 for stores, £59,000 of which is in consequence of reserves made with the consent of the Treasury; £44,000 for works and buildings postponed or abandoned ; £3,000 on mili tary education, by reason of the reduced number of cadets at Sandhurst ; £2,000 on administration of the army; and £31,000 in full-pay, pensions, &c., owing to the number of casualties much exceeding the estimate. The total excesses on the entire estimates are shown to amount to £329,043 and the surpluses to £280,563 ; leaving a balance against the estimates of £48,480. In replying to the War Minister's request for permission to defray the excesses as far as pos sible out of the surpluses, the Lords of the Treasury point out that a sum of £63,000 (more, as we now see, than the total balance of excess on the whole estimates) was only sanctioned by them on the dis tinct statement that a saving would be effected on the Royal Laboratory vote of £40,000, and of £23,000 on the vote for the carriage departments ; and that, as these savings did not occur, that they have unwittingly sanctioned an expenditure in ex cess of the estimates ; and they beg that " the Secretary of State may issue such instructions as may cause more care to be take* when the sanction of this board for increased expenditure is sought for in future." A statement is appended to the return, showing that all accounts received by the War Office up to date were included in the return ; and that only twelve accounts had not been received in the War Office when the general account was closed ; these were from New Zealand, Honduras, Barbadoes, and UNIVERSITY TESTS' ABOLITION BILL. The following statement of the exact scope of Mr. Coleridge's bill, now before the House of Commons, may be useful for reference :—" The bill comprises Mr. Cole ridge's and Mr. Bouverie's bills of past sessions. It applies to both universities, and thus meets the objections of those who deprecated partial legislation. It, moreover, satisfies the demands of those who required the subject, if, dealt with it at all, to be dealt with completely and finally ; for, if this bill is passed, the tests question at the univer sities will be settled, so far as regards Parliament. The fundamental principle of the bill is the recognition of the national character of the national seats of learning. This principle is worked out with due regard, on the one hand, to the public interests, on the other to the independence of the colleges as self-acting societies. As regards the universities, the Legislature prescribes : as regards the colleges, it enables. The opening to the Queen's subjects of the degrees, public professorships, and academical offices, emoluments, and privileges, is mandatory; the opening. of the college fellowships and offices is permissive. The Act of Uniformity and other restrictive Acts of the Legislature are repealed ; but, so far as concern the col leges, the bill stops short of requiring emancipation, and leaves such college to please itself. These aro the positive enactments of the bill. On the negative side, clauses are introduced to disavow any intention to interfere with existing law or usage, as regards (1) Masterships of En dowed Schools (Section 3. Proviso) ; or (2) College Fel lowships and offices (Section 5) ; or (3) The celebration of public worship in the Universities or the Colleges (Section 7)." The leading Nonconformist tutors and students at Cam. bridge have issued a circular calling upon Nonconformist ministers to exert themselVes in favour of Air. Coleridge's measure. They observe that previous bills of the same kind, which have been brought forward in past sessions of Parliament, have been introduced by episco palians, and by them mainly supported ; but their endea vours have not, it is considered, been hitherto adequately supported by Dissenters ; and they appeal to their fellow- Nonconformists throughout the country no longer to leave their champions unaided. The circular is dated Cam bridge, March 4, and the names appended to it are those of William Steadman Aldis, Thomas Northeote Toller, Neville Goodman, Samuel Hope Morley, Elkanah Armi tage, John Remington Wilson, and Charles Edward Baines Reed. Many years have passed since the Non conformist bodies made a steady and united effort to influ ence the Legislature ; and it is alleged that the fact that twelve hundred peers, professors, and clergy have signed an address to the Archbishop of Canterbury, calling upon him to head a strenuous opposition to Mr. Coleridge's bill, renders it their duty to make such an effort once again. THE IRISH PRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS. The Liberal journals express much dissatisfaction with the programme of Mr. Disraeli's " truly liberal measures of domestic policy for Ireland," as stated by Lord Mayo in Tuesday night's debate. The Evening Post sums up the list as follows : " Upon the land question, illusory legislation and fraudulently-meant inquiry ; upon the Church question, denial, qualified by insult, of religious equality ; upon the education question, a pretence of reli gious equality, which, leaving the University of Dublin and the Queen's University in the possession of vast re venues and great endowed colleges, gives to the people and religion of Ireland a university without a college, and with the chance of a petty and doubtful subsidy." The Freeman observes that Lord Mayo took four hours to reply to the speech of Mr. Maguire, and after all that talk arrived at no single proposition that will give satisfaction to the country. As to the land and the Church questions, the Government will do nothing. The Freeman asks, what will the House of Commons do? The Northern Whig thinks the Opposition are not likely to acquiesce tamely in the policy of "No surrender" with regard to the Church Establishment. The Conservative organs are equally dissatisfied with the Ministerial policy. The Daily Express thinks that, with the exception of the cohrse.adopted on the Church question, it cannot meet with the approval of the country. In the opinion of the Express, " the country " means the Tory landlords and the Ulster Orangemen. The Express strongly depre cates the proposed legislation on the land question, and sees great danger in " departing from settled principles in so important a question as that of the rights of pro perty." With respect to the conferring of a charter on the Catholic University, the Express is deeply afflicted at the success of the Ultramontane party, " in getting a Consultative Government, in defiance of its Pro testant adherents and in contempt of the independent Roman Catholic laity, to lend itself to the scheme." If this concession were a settlement of the question the Express could understand its expediency being urged upon the House, but it is only a means to an end only a step in the process of Ultramontanising Ireland. The Evening Mail is equally opposed to the intended legislation on the land tenure and the granting of a charter to the Catholic University ; but, on the whole, considering the persistence and the violence of his hostility to Lord Mayo for some time past, it lets the Chief Secretary off rather easily. The Mail admits that Lord Mayo's speech is "perhaps a more cautious programine than might have been apprehended." Saunders's News Letter and the Irish Times speak more favourably of the Ministerial policy, but they do not app ear t o b e per f ec tly satisfied with it. It is stated that there were 12,600 evictions in Ireland during seven years, 12,600 families were reduced to destitution. A marriage is arranged to take place between Lady Laura Phipps, eldest daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, and Mr. Vivian Hampton, second son of Mr. Hampton Lewis, of Henllys. THE REPRESENTATION OF HUDDERSFIELD. —MR. Wright Mellor has become a candidate for the seat occupied by the late Mr. Crosland, and opposes Mr. E. A. Leatham. The contest will be very severe. A. subscription list has been opened for the pur pose of procuring a portrait of Sir William Heathcote by some eminent artist, to be presented to the county of Hants, and to placed in the room where the civil business of the county is for the time being conducted. Upwards of £3OO has been already subscribed. THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—The Secre tary of State for %Var has approved of a review of volun teers taking place at Portsmouth on Easter Monday, the 13th of April. Applications from corps desirous of attend. ing this review must be made on a prescribed form through the lords-lieutenant of their respective counties, and de livered at the War Office on or before Thursday, the 2nd of April, after which date no further applications will be received. THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE FARNHAM INQUIRY.—The report and decision of the Poor-law Board has been laid on the table of the House of Com mons by Mr. Sclater-Booth. The report virtually excul pates the guardians. It takes up the position that the most serious charges are unfounded in fact, and that the other charges have been grossly exaggerated. It admits that, in respect of nursing, ventilation, (to., there is much room for improvement. THE TODMORDEN TRAGEDY.—DEITH'OP THE REV. Mn. PLC/W.—The Rev. Anthony John Plow, of Todmor den Parsonage, died on Thursday evening in great agony. from the injuries received on the night of the murder of his servant. The infant child also died on the same day ; it was born only three weeks before the murder, and the unavoidable removal from the mother after the murderous attack on her is supposed to be the appr3ximate cause, Inflammation of the brain was observable in Mr. Plow on the previous night, and before the morning he had become delirious. Mrs. Plow sustained the shock better than was expected, but she was not allowed to be present when her husband died. The Rev. Dr. Molesworth arrived at Tod morden, but too late to see his son-in-law alive. THE RUSSIAN DEFENDERS OP SEBASTOPOL. —A few days ago the eighth annual banquet of the old defenders of Sebastopol was held at St. Petersburg. The number of officers present was sixty-five, the Grand Duke Nicholas being one of the party, and Gener a l T odtleben presiding. Speeches were pronounced by Gener a l Z e l eno i and other officers. Telegraphic messages were exchanged with the Grand Duke Michael, lieutenant of the Emperor in the Caucasus. Some days after the officers who took part in the feast paid a visit to the Grand Duke Nicholas to thank him for his constant solicitude in favour of the old defenders of the fortress. " I consider it a happiness," replied the Prince, "to belong to the family of the defenders of Sebastopol, and it is I who ought to thank you for giving me so cordial a reception:, THE PEOPLE AND THE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS,— ...tplying to a letter of Mr. E. Stanley R. Jones, secretary to the National Society for the Restoration of Endow ments, Mr. J. S. Mill writes :—" I thoroughly approve the object of your association, the value of which will be very great when Parliament comes to deal with the mass of the grammar schools of the country, the report on •which is about to be presented to the House. The seven schools included in the bill now before the House were originally designed for the highest and most costly educa tion which the nation could require, such as would only be given to a select portion, not to All ; and this is still the idea which is in the minds of those who are attempting to reform the gross abuses of those schools. But the prin ciple which I uphold is, that the persons who should be selected to receive the education given at the highest places of education should be those (of whatever rank or class) who have most distinguished themselves in those other schools which are the proper preparation f4t tjze • SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE. WEST DRAYTON SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY. The weather on the opening day of this popular subur ban meeting was fair, although heavy-looking clouds threatened a downpour of rain just before the first race. A splendid rainbow, however, dispelled any thoughts of a wet afternoon. Throughout the day the fields were nume rous, but the contests were not characterised by any very special feature. The course was somewhat heavy-going owing to the wet weather. Business was delayed consi derably by the conduct of three jockeys at the start for the first race, Viney, Marsh, and Mordan, who were com plained of by Mr. M'George, the starter, for their unruly behaviour at the post, and on returning to the weighing room Mr. M'George lodged a complaint against them. Captain Townley at once adjudicated on the matter, and ordered the jockeys to be suspended for the week. Backers had generally the best of the procaedings, and details will be found below : The Iver Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap) ; winners after March 6 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. About five furlongs. Mr G. Williams' Thorndyke, by Thormanby—Lily of the Valley, 3 yrs, 6st Sib ~ (S. Mordan) 1 Mr S. Barnes's Hop Leaf. 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Wyatt) 2 Mr C. Head's Marquis of Worcester, 4 yrs, Bst 11Ib (inc 71b extra) • • (Marsh) 3 The following also ran: —Venturer, Pauline, King of Spades, The Monk, Heckler, Tina, Lion King, Vicious, Rally, Mount Blanc, Osprey, Lady Glencora, Lionel, and Inheritance. Betting.-5 to 2 sgst Thorndyke, Bto 1 each agst Hop leaf and Osprey, 10 to 1 each agst Marquis of Worcester, Paulina, Hackler, and Rally, 12 to 1 agst Lady Glencora, 100 to 6 agst The Monk. A deal of time was thrown away at the post, the Mar quis of Worcester and others breaking away. At last they were despatched on indifferent terms, llopleaf getting well away, followed by the Marquis of Worcester, and Thorn dyke close up, the rest in a cluster being whipped in by The Monk. Little change occurred till coming into the straight, when the favourite drew out and won cleverly by a neck, two lengths separating second and third ; Hackler was fourth, Osprey fifth, Mont Blanc sixth, King of Spades seventh, Lion King next, Lionel ninth, Vicious and Lady Glencora bringing up the rear. The Open Hunters' Plate of 30 sovs ; four year olds lOst 121 b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st. One mile and a half on the flat. Mr. C. Carr's Elvire, by Lambton—dam by Oreste, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (Mr. F. G. Hobson) 1 Mr. G. Clement's Romney, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (Clifford) 2 Mr. Wodehouse's Buckfoot, aged 12st (Owner) 3 Miss Emma and Carbine also ran. Betting—Even on Elvire, 7 to 4 agst Romney, 10 to 1 agst Buckfoot. Elvire got off with a lead, followed by Miss Emma and Carbine, but after going a abort distance, Elvire and Miss Emma were pulled to the roar, Carbine and Buckfoot being thus left in advance. Opposite the Stand Carbine gave way, being outpaced, and Miss Emma took up the running, attended by Buckfoot and the favourite, and the latter pulling double, took up the running, and won by four lengths; a bad third. The others pulled up or. the post. The Middlesex Handieap of 5 EMT each, 2 ft, with 80 India. One point deserves special notice ; the apparent saving of £133,000 on stores does not, according to the Lords of the Treasury's showing, exist. They write, " In place of a saving of £133,000, there has been an excess of expenditure over the amount granted by Parliament of £59,862. This disrlre pancy arises from the fact that, in place of re ceiving repayments to the amount of £50,683, as shown upon the estimate, the actual repayments in aid of the vote have been £243,623 ; that is £192,940 more than was taken in abatement of the vote." After entering into details, and quoting a similar instance occurring in the previous year, their lordships continue :—" It appears to my lords that these instances clearly prove that the present system of crediting transfers and repayments in aid of the votes entirely vitiates the control of Parliament over expenditure, by introducing into the grant an ele ment of great uncertainty, which occasionally places at the disposal of the departments large sums beyond the amount appropriated by Parliament to the ser vice." This is, we trust, th e b eginning of a reform inesenditure. MARKETS—(This Day.) CORN. The trade in most departments continues dull, with very little variation in price. At Mark-lane there was only a moderate attendance to-day, and the rates paid for nearly all articles were the same as on Monday. A short supply of English whoat was taken off slowly, at unaltered rates. Foreign in fair supply, but not offered on longer terms. Flour quoted as before, with a retail demand for Eng ish and foreign. Barley quite as dear. Beans and peas in limited demand. Rates unchanged. Oats continue to arrive slowly, and are firm, although he demand is noc brisk. TALLOW. The market is firm at 43e to 43s 3d spot, 43s 6d to 43e 9d April to June ; 41s 6d last three months. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—The supplies of dead meat have been light, and prises firm, with a good demand. To-day the market is barely so strong. Beef, 3s 2d to 48 2d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s to 5s 4d; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 4d. POULTRY.—The poultry market is scantily supplied and prices unaltered.::Pigeons as an exceptionare plentiful and cheap. Eggs remain at 9s for Englisliand 7s for French per 120. COTTON. Ln - EurooL, March 13.—Market unchanged. Americans weak. Sales probably 10,000 bales. MANCHESTER, Tuesday. --Prices continuo steady, but there has been no increase of business to-day, and sellers complain that they have found buyers more reluctant to give out orders than they were yesterday. A small general business goes on daily, but producers are not so extensively under contract as they were a few weeks back, and it is only the unremunerativo nature of the prices offered which prevents them taking advantage of any fair offers which are made to them.-3lanchester Guardian. THUNDERSTORMS.--A curious fit of rough weather for March set in in the North Riding on Tuesday night, when and during next day several smart showers, with thunder and lightning, occurred. During Wednesday the weather was very mild, and a conkridertthle depth of rain fell, added. About one mile. Mr. H. Wright's Apron Strings, by King Tom—Petti coat, 3 yrs, 7st lib (Peppier) 1 Mr. Lowdon's Maid of the Mill (h b), 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Taylor) 2 Mr. E. Rickards's Trifle, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Sharpies) 3 The following also ran :—Bright Phcebus, Charivari, Triana, Sour Grapes, and Queen of Scots. Betting-2 to 1 agst Apron Strings, sto 2 agst Trifle, 5 to 1 agst Triana, 6 to 1 agst Maid of the Mill. Queen of Scots made play, closely followed by Maid of the Mill, Sour Grapes, Apron Strings, Triana, Trifle, Cha rivari, and Bright Phoebus last. After passing the Stand and reaching the far side of the course Maid of the Mill took the lead, attended by Queen of Soots and Apron Strings, Bright Phoebus still being in the rear; but about half a mile from home Apron Strings took second place, closed with the leader at the half-distance, and finally won by a neck, a length dividing second and third ; Queen of Scots fourth, Charivari fifth, Triana sixth, Bright Phcebus seventh, Sour Grapes being absolute last. The Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added. About lr.lf a mile. Mr. Easton's Puritan, by Warlock—Revivalist, 6 yrs (£3O), 9st 21b , (Clarkson) 1 Mr. J. Nightingall's Adjutant, 3 yrs (£3O), Bst 51b (Elphick) 2 Mr. Beadman's Brenda, 3 yrs (.£3O), Bst 21b ...(Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Batlow Lass, Pauline, Valen- tine colt, Nicola, and Revivalist colt. Betting-5 to 2 agst Puritan, Bto 1 each agst Brenda and Adjutant, 6 to 1 each agst Batlow Lass and Revivalist filly. Betlow Lass got off with the lead, but after a short dis tance Nicola took the lead, attended by Adjutant, Puritan, and Betlow Lass dropping into the rear. No change occurred till within the distance, when Puritan drew out and won cleverly by half a length, and Brenda, joining Adjutant in the last few strides, secured third place, being beaten only by a neck; Nicola was fourth, Pauline fifth. Betlow Lass sixth, Valentine colt last of all. The winner was bought in for 38 guineas. The Selling Hurdle Plato of 30 sons (Handicap); the winner to be sold for 40 soya. About one mile, over four hurdles. Mr. Spittle's Aurora, by Lord of the Isles—Dawn of Day, 5 yrs, list (W. Ducker) 1 Mr. Rickards's Peignoir, aged list 71b (Owner) 2 Duke of Hamilton's Hourly; aged, 12st 71b ...(Jenkins) 3 Mr. Pa wley's Kismet, 5 yrs, list 71b (W. Reeves) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Aurora, 2to 1-agst Kismet, 3to 1 agst Heurlys, 5 to 1 agst Peignoir The last-named cut out the work, followed by Kismet and Aurora, Heurlys lying last. When half the distance had been gone Kismet went up to the leader, but refusing at half a mile from home, was thrown out. Peignoir maintained the lead till a quarter of a mile from home, when Aurora took it up and ran in a winner by three lengths. The winner was bought in for 130 guineas. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 30 added ; winners of any hurdle race after March 6 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. About two miles, over seven hurdles. Mr. Lowdon's Vigilant, by Vedette—Corbeau 6 yrs, list 111 b '(Payne) 1 Mr. W. S. Stonehewer's Applecross, 5 yrs, list 51b Mr. Clark's Cl ar i na (T. Pickett) 2. , aged, 11st 31b (Daniels) 3 The followi ng a l so ran : —Roving Maid, Hopvine, Vol hynia, Isabella, Dunstaffna2;e, and Bedlamite., Betting-3 to'l agst Dunstaffnage, 4to 1 agst Hopvine, 5 to 1 agst Vigilant, 8 to 1 agst Applecross, and 10 to 1 agst Vigilant cut out the work at a cracking pace, followed by Volhynia, Roving Maid, and the others in a body, save Isabella, who got badly off. After passing the Stand and going to the far side of the course, Volhynia went the wrong course and was not persevered with. Vigilant maintaining his lead was never caught, and won by eight lengths; a bad third ; Roving Maid was fourth, Hopvine fifth, Dunstaffnage sixth, Bedlamite seventh, and Isabella lust BETTING ON THE COURSE. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 6 agst Speculum (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hippia (taken) BRISTOL AND EAST SOMERSET STEEPLE CHASES. —THURSDAY. The Bedminster Handicap of 3 soya each, with 30 added ; any winner after Feb. 26 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra; the second to save his stake : about two miles. Mr. J. Goatees Demon, by Teddington—Ellipsis—aged, lOst 81b Mr. H. Ellison's Th e G u id e, 6 yrs, 1 Ist 71b (j (o .P w a n g e e r ) ) 2 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Pri ma D onna , 4 yrs, 10st (Keates) 3 i'latcatcher and Kronberg also started. Won by a length ; four lengths between second and third. The Clifton Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. About three miles. Mr. E. Brayley's Lisette, by Yellow Jack—Ninette, 6 yrs, lOst 31b .. (J. Page) 1 Mr. H. Barnes's Nimrod, aged, lOst 81b (Hatchings ) 2 Mr. W. Marsden's Huntsman (late Feigie) aged, lOst 81b (Nolan) Balham also ran. Won by two lengths ; six lengths divided second and third. The Parkhonse Hunters' Stakes of 2 soya each, with 25 added; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st. Capt. Bernees The Vet, aged, 12st (Mr. Thomas) 1 Mr. George's Golden Drop, aged, 12st (Owner) 2 Mr. A. C. Douglas's Star, aged, 12st (Mc. H. Baker) 3 Win and Pay, Miss Glasgow, Nancy Dawson, Tramore Lass, Polly Perkins, and Little Doe also ran. Won by a quarter of a mile. .The Queen Charlotte Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; list 71b each ; two miles. Mr. R. Watt's Eheu, aged (ao), lOst 71b (Seates) 1 Mr. J. Godfrey's Ganymede, aged, lOst 71b (J. Page) 2 Mr. T. Youngman's gelding (pedigree unknown), aged, lOst Beverley and Fairplay also ran. Won by three lengths ; two lengths between second and third. The Keynsham Plate of 30 Boys, far horses that have never won a steeplechase value 50 Boys; 10st 71b each ; about one mile and a half. Mr. E. Brayley's La Pique, 6 yrs, list 111 b..... (J. Page) 1 Mr. Doncaster's Roué, 6 yrs, 10st 51b (Ellison) 2 Mr. J. R. Riddell's Spreacombe, 5 yrs, 10st (Owner) 3 Seaweed, Monmouthshire Lass, The Gift, Bow Bell, Maid of Erin, and Lord Albemarle also ran. Won by a length and a half ; three lengths between second and third. Her Majesty's screw Indian relief troopship Cro codile, Captain George W. Watson, sailed from. Portsmouth at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday for Alexan dria, with detachments of officers and men from various regiments, under the command of Colonel Turner, R.H.A., on board, for Aden and Bombay. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Jumna arrived at Bombay on the 10th inst. from Suez, with the 85th Regiment and other troops all well, ( C, r 2 1.2 litl ) EDITION T. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Fourth Edition of The Sun of last night, containing the Latest Betting, and races at Bristol and West Drayton, was published in time for the country post and for delivery in town at 8 pm. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT _ 8 HOUSE OF LORDS—Tots EVENING. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his But on the Woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Somerset and Dorset Railway Bill was read a second time. MR. DISRA.ELI'S LETTER. The Duke of ARGYLL said that he now rose to speak upon that subject upon which he gave notice some days ago. That subject was one which was so cutting and so injurious to the feelings of the people, that it became necessary that it should be investigated into. In terms which were severe, but not more severe than they deserved to be his noble friend (Earl Russell) ha i disclaimed any confidence in a Government which had pursued the course adopted by the present Govern ment. The chief Minister of the Crown had adopted a peculiar course in this matter. Ile had written a letter to the Times about the matter. He must say that the Tory party were a very good-natured party, and if the right hon. gentleman had been on the Liberal side of the house, and had uttered these remarks about "being educated," a great number of justly indignant men would have gone into the Cave of Adullt.m. (Hear, hear.) It considered that if these five points in this letter were to be taken as the theory of the Conservative party, he thought that it was the duty of the Liberals to protest against them. He should take the Edinburgh one as it had been made. He would, however, do the right hon. gentleman the justice to admit that he did say by the word "I" "I do not mean myself, but the Government to which I belong." He should lightly in his remarks pass over the 4th clause, but should speak at some length on the sth. The first clause asserted that the bill must be complete. With regard to this clause i was by persuading the minds of the members of the house _ that they, the Liberal party, intended to bring on ono point in one house and another poiut in the other house. The peculiarity of their bill was that they did not wish to abrogate the smaller boroughs, but letting them down gently in order that they might be amalgamated with others. The third point was that there should be a real Boundary Commission, but this question had never bean mooted between the two parties, and if the right hon. gentleman for seven years had been instilling this into the minds of the people he must have had an uncommonly easy task. The next point was the distribution of seats in the country, but this was not at all a serious point. These were the four points which, it was argued, the Con servatives had been pressing upon the people. He now come to the fifth point, which was formed by the borough franchise upon the rates, and this was really the serious point upon which the parties had been at issue. (Hear, hear.) The groat auestioa was not that they should take the votes by the vote book, or in any other way, for all the Liberal Government had introduced a rateable franchise. Is 1859 they might have, con-idered that the borough franchise should be reduced, but Mr. Disraeli, when he left office, reverted to his former opinion. Ho had asked Lord Derby's Government —" Will you or will you not reduce the . borough franchise?" The noble duke then quoted extracts from Mr. Disraeli which stated that he ha not altered his opinion on the subject of Reform, and that he was for a lateral extension of the franchise. (Hear, hear.) On one occasion he said that it was the impartial opinion of the country that they rejected a gross and indiscriminating reduction of the franchise. The noble duke said the last time on which the right hon. gentleman had been educating the people he said that this point was a mere blind by which they first succeeded in duping their own party, and then a large portion of the house. It was a remarkable fact that the bill passed last year contained no per sonal payment of rates. It was a more delusion, and contained precisely the same clause as that of the Reform Bill of 1832, and that clause was perfectly inoperative. It was to test the solvency of the debtors, but generally the course was that no notice was taken of the non-payment of the rates, or else it was takenn advantage of politically by the landlord, or the electioneering agents, and they paid the rate. The clause of last year was of the same description as that of the Reform Bill. It was meant that the poorest votes should have an independent vote by the personal payment of rates, but in reality it was not so. The noble duke then went into a statistical detail of the position of the towns of Leicester and Exeter with regard to the pay ment of rates, and said that if they would look into the records of Lord Grey's ministry, they would find that so keen was political contest that the owners of property in those towns had agreed to pay their tenants, and they were immediately put upon the register, and this result would accrue from this rating clause of the bill of 1867. In ad dition to that, in those municipal towns where the land lord had no political feeliug it would bring the most cruel and unjust effects upon the municipal authorities where the tenants were allowed to pay the rates. In the east of London it was proved in the appeals against the rates that that landlords had not reduced the rent, and thus the additional rate fell upon the poor. In the district of Hack ney 1,000 to 2,000 summons had been issued. Rather than pay the rates every class of labourers and mechanics was giving up housekeeping. In Salisbury each family had a separate holding, but this rating system would compel many to take lodgings. [LEFT SITAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. In reply to Mr. CRAIN - FORD, — The LORD ADVOCATE said it was the intention of the Government to introduce a measure on this subject during the present , session. PARTY PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND. In reply to Colonel Ksox, The Earl of MAYO said in October last 25 persons pleaded guilty at Downpatrick of an infringement of the Party Procession Act. The men were allowed to go at large on their own recognisances, they promising not to offend the law. The othe rs refused to plead guilty; they were tried and convicted, when Mr. Johnson, of Bally kilbeg, who was one of them, asked that the other two men might be liberated like the others, as they had acted under his direction. Mr. Johnson's memorial went to the Lord-Lieutenant, who referred it to the judge, but that learned gentleman said as the memorial did not come from the prisoners themselves, but from a prisoner who aaked no favour for himself, it was returned to the person sending it as informal. The informality being remedied, the men were allowed to go at large on their own recogni sauces, but as Mr. Johnson had stated that he could ask no favour for himself, he had therefore to undergo the sentence passed upon him, which was a month's imprison ment for that offence, and another month for his refusal to enter into his own recognisances to abstain from doing as he had done for the future. STATE OF IRELAND—THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. The adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. MAGuiRE was resumed this evening by Mr. 0. FORTESCUE, who said the mind of England had now ripened on the condition of Ireland, and it being considered intolerable. The Fenian organisation had been, up to the present, productive of but bad results; it had led to the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act and other steps of repression, but it would be a most for tunate thing if from that evil good was to result, and that the matter had terminated in the whole state I I of the country being considered with a view to its im provement ; but he must say that he thought all consi deration would be useless which did not deal with the great problem which was at the bottom of all—viz., the State Church in Ireland. That a better state of things was in store for the country he felt certain, and nothing showed the real state of feeling of the well-disposed people in that country than the conduct of the Irish juries during the late Fenian prosecutions. (Hoar, hoar.) The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to allude to the system of education pursued in Ireland, and remarked that the proposition of her Majesty's Go vernment with respect to university education in that country was such that he thought it ought not to meet with hasty hostility, although it was one that was calculated to startle seine people. It was his great desire to see the University of Dublin become a truly national institution, and the best results, he believed, would follow if that institution became un sectarian. Whilst he said that he thought some atten tion ought to be given to the wants of other educational establishments not touched by the proposal of the Go vernment. With respect to the tenure of laud in Ireland, it was a subject of the greatest difficulty, and he did hope that in any proposal that was made to place it on a more improved basis the hon. member for Cork and those who acted:with him would not give to every proposal that was not entirely in consonance with the feelings they entertained their most determined opposition. It was not by pursuing such a course that any amelioration could be arrived at, but, by a mutual concession much good might be done ; but he must say that he could not see that any very great good could result from the commission of inquiry. With respect to land in Ireland, because it seemed to him the commission was mainly for the pui pose of enabling the landlords of Ireland to clear their characters from the charges that had been made against them by the hon. members for Westminster, Birmingham, and other places. The great point to be considered was the mode nuder which land was held in Ireland. It was not to be expected that a tenant would ever rest contended and satisfied when it was possible to turn the result of all his labour and improvement against himself. He knew that change of rental was very frequent in Ireland, and in one instance that was within his recollection, no less than seven changes in the amount of rent had been made in a period of ten years. That was not a state of things that ought to exist, and that opinion was shared by one of the largest and moot benevolen t land managers in Ireland—a high Conservative too—who was of opinion that in no case ought the amount of rent to tle varied in less than 21 years. [LEFT SPEAKINGI LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 7. The Queen has been graciouidy pleased to appoint Horace Rumbold, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Berne, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Em bassy at St. Petersburg. The Queen has also been gra ciously pleased to appeint Algernon Bertram Mitford, Esq., to be a Second Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Wm. Doria, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm, to be Secretary to h er Majesty's Legation at Lisbon. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Francis John Pakenham, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Stockhom. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Thomas Charles Middleton, Esq., Secretary to her Ma jesty's late Legation at Mexico, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Berne. WIIITEIIALL, MARCH 11. The Queen has peen plemod to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, ap pointing George Maakham Giffard, ono of her Maj es ty' s Counsel, to be a Vi ce Ch ancellor, in the room of Sir Wm. Page Wood, Hut., resigned. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MARCH 13. Coldstream Guards—Lieutenant George Windsor Clive to be Captain and Liautenant-Colonel. Ist Foot—Lieutenant F..Charteris Brooke to be Adjutant. 2d Foot—Ensign Francis Philips to be Ensign. 11th Foot—Ensign Dennett Kinder to be Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet Frederick Duncan Raikes to be Ensign. 15th Foot—Francis Charles Philips to be Ensign, by purchase. 21st Foot—Lieutenant Walter N. Carey to be Instructor of Musketry. 27th Foot—Lieutenant lionelm. D. Murray to be Adju tant. 34th Foot—Ensign Frederick Raikes to be Ensign. 38th Foot—Lieutenant Norman Pringle to bo Captain; Ensign Harry Weatherby to be Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet Philip Doyne to be Ensign. 48th Foot—Lieutenant. William Vandolour to be Captain, Lieutenant Henry Oldhani to b© Captain ; Lieutenant John Kane to be Captain ; Ensign George Lewes to be Lieutenant ' • Ensign Thomas P ow l e tt t o b e Li eutenant; George Liebenrood na to be Ensig n ; Willi am S andean to be Ensign. filth Foot—The Commission as Adjutant of Lieutenant Jekyll to antedated to the Bth January, 1868. 68th hoot —Lieut. IL Villiers-Stuart to bo Captain; En sign William Greene to be Lieutenant; Thomas Wil liams, Gent., to bo Ensign. 71th Foot—Lieut. Robert Glasgow to be Adjutant. 83d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles R. Macgregor to be Ensign. 95th Foot Foot — Quartermaster-Sergeant William :Reid to be Quartermaster, vice Campbell. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to the Brevet rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to be antedated :—Captain and Brevet- Major Robert E. F. Craufurd, Royal Artillery ; Major Thomas Wickham, half-pay, late 831 Foot; Captain and Brevet-Major Thomas B. Speedy, half-pay ; Captain and Brevet-Major Henry Fitzhugh, Royal Artillery. TO RE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Captain and Brevet-Major France James Soady, Royal Artillery : Captain and Brevet-Major Joseph Godby, Royal Artilley ; Major Roland Richardson, 19th Hussars ; Cap tain and Brevet-Major John Spurway, Royal Artillery; Major Charles Alex. Boswell Gordon, 60th Fbot ' • Majoe Benjamin Banbury Mauleverer, 88th F oo t ; Major Francis E. Drew, Depot Battalion; Major C. R. Sher vinton, half-pay unattached ; Major i G. F. Dallas, half-pay, late 46th Foot ; Major the Hon. Charles William St. Clai r , h a lf- pay, l ate 57th Foot; Major Edwin Ashley Tucker Steward, 21st Foot; Major Frederick Miller, 47th Foot ; Captain and Brevet-Major Reginald Curtis. R oyal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major Thomas Gore, 88th Foct ; Major Wm. James Gillum, half-pay, unattached ; Captainiand Brevet- Major Frederick Smith Vacher, 22d Foot ; Major Charles Pelgud Bertram, 41st Foot ; Captain and Brevet-Major William Powell Bennet, half-pay, Royal Artillery ; Capt. and Brevet-Major Algernon Brandon, Royal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major James Da Havilland, Royal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major Edgar Grantham. Bredin, &Val Artillery; Captain and Brevet-Major Wil liam Henry R. Simpson, Royal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major George A. Milinan, Royal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles E. Burt, Royal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major Hazlit Irvine, Royal Artillery ; Captain and Brevet-Major S. M. Grylls, Royal Artillery ; In continuation of the promotions which have taken place in succession to Lieutenant -General Dames, de ceased :—Captain and Brevet-Major Sidney Augustus Capel, half-pay, 51st Foot, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; Captain George Webb, Royal Marine Light Infantry, to be Major. THE TODMOKDEN TRAGEDY. TRIAL 0 THE MURDERER. MANCHESTER, March 13. The trial of Mies Weatherall was commenced this morning. The prisoner, on stepping into the dock, did so almost jauntily, and gazed for a moment upon the crowded court with a sort of half satisfaction. He carried on his arm a thick over coat. On being arraigned he in a firm voice pleaded not guilty. Mr. Campbell Forster and Mr. Addison were engaged for the prosecution ; Mr. Torr defended the prisoner. Mr. Campbell Forster stated the.facts of the case for the prosecution, which he concluded shortly after ten. The trial then proceeded. By Mr. Torr's cross-examination, the learned gentleman is trying to show that the prisoner is non compos mentis. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day WEST DRAYTON RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) COUNTY PLATE. Hop Leaf Marquis of Worcester Ottoman 3 Twelve ran. Won by a head, a neck between second and third. TRADESMEN'S CUP. Tho Tradesmen's Cup, for horses the property of persons residing within twenty miles of London ; llst 71b each. Three-quarters of a mile. King of Spades General Sherman Romney Five ran. SELLING PLATE. King of Spades Inheritance ... 2 Vicious Four ran. The West Drayton Spring Handicap of 7 sovs each, 2 ft, with 50 added ; about one mile and a half. SPRING HANDICAP. Mexico Tho Shrew 2 Gulnare_ 3 Thirteen ran. Won by three lengths. VICTORIA CLUB BETTLNG—Tffis DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (offered) 100 to 7 agst Speculum (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst,Nemea (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Breach (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Franchise (taken and offered): 25 to 1 agst Ilippiaffl(offered—take 30 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Corporal (offered —take 40 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Grey Stocking (offered—take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Vortigern (offered —take 50 to 1) METROPOLITAN STAKES. 40 to 1 agst Corporal(taken) NoRTHAMPTONSIIIRE STAKES. 100 to 8 agst Mandrake (offered, take 100 to 7). 100 to 7 agst Lord Hastings (offered) 100 to 6 agst Roquefort (offered) 20 to 1 agst Leap Year (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Viridis (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Dalby (offered) 25 to 1 agst Weather Star (taken) • 28 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 33 to 1 agst Deceit (taken) 33 to 1 agst Owen Glendwyer (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Strathconan (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 100 to 15 agst Pace (offered) 7to 1 agst Formosa (offered —take 8 to 1) 8 to 1 aget Typhoeus (offered) Bto 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 100 to _8 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Suffolk (taken) 20 to 1 aget The Earl (offered—take 25 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Harvester (taken) 40 to 1 agst Speculum (offered—take 50 to 1) ROTUNDA CLUB AND 00M/18810N EXCHANGE. Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road, NORTHAMPTON MEETING —APRIL 1. Weights for the Earl Spencer's Plate of 100 soy; added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 5 ft, if declared on or before March 17, at noon ; a winner of any handi cap after March 12, at ten a.m., or of the Whittlebury Stakes, 71b extra. The New Spencer Plate Course. 5 furlongs. 70 subs. • ....Y .. is si X lb Pe i ricles 12 Ou 10 t-and-Outer a is u l t . ma ci a et u r d k : y. ll .. a te ..: 6 6 t 1 ? Chapel Mr. Pitt ... 5 8 5 Leonia ... 3 8 5 Tibthorpe 4 8 4 Indian Star ... 5 8 3 Vespasian ... 5 8 1 King Victor ... 4 8 1 Monitor (bred in France) 6 7 13 Reindeer ... a 7 13 Moonbeam 4 7 12 Tumbler 4 7 11 Verulam 4 7 11 Mistletoe 5 7 11 h by Promised Land —Rather 5 High... 7 10 Tremble ... 4 7 10 Wolsey ... 5 7 10 Marshal Noy 5 6 7 7 1 9 0 Monarchof the Glen 5 L 7 Orion •.. 3 7 8 Grand Duke ... 4 7 8 Pirate Chief 4 7 7 Problem ... 7 7 Magician ... 6 7 6 Jeannie Deans ... 4 7 5 Fakir ...4 7 5 ...4Cellina 7 5 Lady Roseliill 4 7 5 Veda ...3 7 5 Fat-14 .„ ,„ 4 7 3, Yrs st lb Parma ... ... 4 7 2 Alruno 4 7 2 Musa ~. 4 7 2 Weather Isle ... 3 7 0 Belphegor 3 6 13 The Czar ... ... 6 6 13 s yche 4 6 13 Man of Ross ... 4 6 11 Hop Leaf ... ... 5 611 Conundrum 5 6 11 Miss Hayes ... 4 6 11. Charnwood ... 3 6 10 Milton ... 3 6 13 Ligurian ... 3 6 9 Tom Vernon ... 3 6 9 Witchcraft ... 3 6 9 Bliss 3 6 8 Brother to Knight of the Crescent 3 6 7 Ironmaster 3 6 7 Northern Star ... 3 6 7 colt by Lambton— Norma ... 3 6 7 Chantilly ... 3 6 7 Spitfire 3 6 5 Eleanore. ... 3 6 5 Dulcet ... ... 3 6 5 Rhine Wine 3 6 4 Arkadi ... 3 6 4 Warlike 3 6 4 Snowdrop ... 3 6 3 Sirocco ... ... 3 6 2 Prince Georgo ... 3 6 2 Redivivus 3 6 2 Picnic ... 3 5 12 Patrician ... 3 5 12 Laird of Scotland,,, 3 5 10