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

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Miller, Convent letailed ; con vie- wound' for the and Mr. an idea fore the ,he stir' as Sinn° tion for is in 110 convent a West the rail f, leased sc h o ol :fend►nt at St• care at Broil ) * March• 3 to the he same i n &In' UCLA 011 )w L--- , - and ger of 5 lutil the lc, Unde r Caen t 0 Red the was Ad- _Pavia I in th e i. b r ought and CU "orris, 3 peop o ,he wo cle was the entered a boo ►ulder Of 3d 0 11)B. ould not Lvial Pr we i g her raoecY' r said te T , we G a il " decline: equel 3t ' t ,.; e kuoW who sv 3 l alside re '' 3r, 0 14 ;et. to 'orris uP gOt se lo ig 111030 „ytbil 3 g and 1,,13° ,ad 1 1151 '.: : casio ° j to t, and ,rial• our e s dj utue olOr o 5. I°l ttle i that t soic Fief Cleric be 0• L tbo 4- e kP ril* „oft boundfs-('V• q ,• 1%1 0 t Iree l and Sipe 0. F A , 11 15 11 r 0 1 4 e leal' j b a sste r , 0 0 ni ina c a ILO' t t i o i J av . 0 0 P . 06'la Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent B4; Do 2 per Cent. (Defen - od 3 per Cent.) Cuba, 6 por Cent. (Lillian 6 per Cent .. .• Do. 4i per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 s••• 89 i i I Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip £32 paid C )1 rubbl,, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 DAnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 7Ol 1 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian, 7 per Cent — no. Sc., odd Issue . 83 D... 15 )o Bonds Do. 1100 Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. £5 ;0 Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 881 i Government Rail way Debentures .... 901 - Greek, 5 per Cont., 1324 1 5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., .£25 p • Italian 5 pet Cent., 1865 — Do, Account . — Do. Maremniana Raiway Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 - Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Alontevidean C per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. De:fury - ad Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - - Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 7Bl 9 Do 4! per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cont., 1862 Do Account Porta Kuese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,' 391 Do. do., 1'67 - — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid - pra. Russian 5 per Cent., 13:z, £ bi. — Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4; per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 811 4 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds.. 87 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 874 4 ..... . _ .. Do.' do. ..£B4 15s. do Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do Aeci,unt Do New Deforroa Do Account Do Passive Do Am. - ant Do Cum. Cert. of Coup. not fuudod Do Account Tu lish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .£l6O Bonds - - Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 66 1- Do. 1863 - - Do 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 s6i 1 Do 4 per Cont. ' Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cont., 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 a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail, Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. zsf. Do. Account 47/ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93{ Do. Account, March .. 93} NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCEI 24, 1868. SHARE LISTS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Share ) Railways. Price. rbsne. at Finial and 82 Li 83 at Caledonian lOO 82 83 801 1 at Cambrian. - Cork and Bandon...- - - - 20 ,Corn st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 75 77 at Dun„rerth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 - 10. London, scrip Cvrti all - leo et Glasgow &S. Western 100 102 104 at , Great Eastern t Ord.atk. 100 31 313 311 21 at Do. .E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 6 7 et (treat Northot Stiotlant , ' 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 104 1(5 at Do. A stock . 100 100 101 991 at Do. II stock lOO 121 125 at Do. New, is. at 25 pm 10/7 , - - at Gtti, and W. 01 Ireland 100 94 98 st Gt. Western -Originaii 100 40 48 464 at Do. 6. Val. Rail gua. 100 - - at Du. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.-Oxloru 100 25 30 at Do. Newport llOO 26 28 et nereford 1 100 - - at Lancashire St lor t shirk. 100 1251 251 at London and Black:v:411; WO - at Lon., Brigh., A. S Coastl 100 474 454 18/ at I-on., Chat., and D4Yel 100 18 ISt 14 at 1)o. Sictrop. roe. A luti 12 15 at Lon. North Wester) IOU 114 3 113 115 at Lou.l k South Weston NI u b • t. 7 at 'Man., 6110., & Lincoh 100 .121 134 43 at at 1)o. New - - at Do. Extension all 107 118 108) at Metropolitan District all - 10 l pc, du. do. 10 - 10 Do. and at. John's t - - at Mid ;and - Do. .69 Share 7 - - at 1)o, ilirmin.. Durb% too 71 70 - did Kent . . * all - - at Not tlt British at Du. Ed., Pth. & Dun lOO - at N th. Eastern-- lierwici, 100 1014 1021 114 25 1)o. Ii.N•E purchas, 16.13 . 1 - - at Do. Leads ..... 100 60 41 at Do. York lOO 1 1 3 91 at Do. Carlisle ..... 100 126 132 at Do. Stock. & Darling. all 1• 10 132 130 4 25 Do. do. 1860-01 lB - p at North London st Do. do. 1166.1 5 . lO - Do. do. 1666 10 North Staffordshire • at N. AS. W. Junction at Scottish Central - Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 - - (.10. Scot, illid.mtoca lOO - Shropshire Union 100 50 Li st South Devon lOO 43 (5 at South E‘ir:tern 00 Staines, Wok., it Wok all P 10 at Tact Vale 10 Do.(; - - - Vale of Nvath llOO - - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whitcha i 0 - - Wee.t Cornwall - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Columbia, 6 Fell cent., Dec.3l, 1572 Uart.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1577-81 Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. o. Jan. lc July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed st Cape H. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873' Do.Apl. & Oct . 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-9 1 Do. Jan.&July, 1690-9,1 Do. 5 per cent. 15 Aprii and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p. Do. 1872, do Ilauritins, 6 p. o, 1873,1 Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal grov. 6 per cent 1 N.l3.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&Julyl N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c.,1661)i Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1871 i Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 184 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 )ueensland Gov. 6p. c S. Aus.Gor. 6 p,0.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. p.o.jst &July Do. do, A pril & Oct 100 101 93 1LO; 98 100 88 88 t 5 n 1t.4 108 IC9 110 107 IC9 1(15 105 100 1 VVI 03 1011 11,1 111 103 107 104 106 106 LOS 107 109 1(6 19:3 99 10 99 I'JI 98 99 95a 901 97h 98i 102 104 103 105 190 100 100 100 100 100 110 ilt 110 112 wo st 1 BRITISH r, 'Atlantic St.Lawrenoo Rom., Baroda, Cen. In. gu. 5 per cunt Do. F 61taree Buffalo 45 Lake Huron Do. Preference 20; 10 100 1 et Buti.,Braut, &Goderich 5 p.c. [Calcutta & S. E., lirn ~'ale Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi elast Bengal, gu. sdu East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension irand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonde 1 charge 6 p.o Do. lst Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred , 4t. India Pen. gut). fipm. o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0.. t. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent ll 41 per cent Do treat Wem. of Canada Do. New Do. 6p. o Bi.s. pay. 1873' 00. f do. pay. 1677-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4f Lo Do. 1 . ; do Do. Path Extenwioni Velb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds.' Mel. 'e Hobaon's Bay.. N.l{l.(rda.6polstpf.bm , Dude Js Rhiik'nd,g.sp.o elnde . , 0 I Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub...•i 41 a. f.:o.lndus st.not ISSES, 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1 - 100 IS 100 100 2 4 5j 6 43 41 5 10 12 4 5 2 2j 11 2 5 IP 1j 2 4 5 17 18 18 19 11 36 40 21 21 a 8 6 63 21 tt 60 70 5 7 2 3 2 24 25 27 380 400 374 424 03i 14 IN 11 .2 61 66 1115 195 75 5) 16 19 21 23 6 8 112} 151 f 103} 971 ber of men to be voted for the army by the garrisons of the West Indies and the _ grounding his motion both on economical.and s&. grounds. lie contended that our garrisons in these a.. similar stations were of no military value, that their real defence must be by sea, and ho also insisted that our colonies should bear a greater share in the expenses of their own defence. 758, being half Mauritius, *iitary Mr. CARDWELL also spoke in favour of impressing on the colonies that they must no longer trust entirely to British troops for their defence. Major Anson and Capt. Vivian spoke in favour of the motion, and Sir J. PAKINGTON gave further explanations of the Estimates, and to Mr. Otway he replied that these colonial garrisons were a part of our old policy which could not bo changed in a moment. Ultimately Mr. Otway withdrew his motion, and the vote of 138,691 men was agreed to, making up, with the sums taken alre idy on account, £3,378,379 pay allowances and charges. £1,2A,807 Commissariat establishment. Several orders wore advanced a stage, and the house adjourned at 5 minutes past 1 o'clock. HORRIBLE DISCOVERY IS THE CITY. FINDING OF THE BODIES OF INFANTS IN A CELLAR. INQUEST THIS DAY. This forenoon Mr. Win. Payne, the City coroner, held an investigation at the Crown Tavern, Red Cross-street, Barbican, respecting the supposed murder of a male child, and the discovery of a num ber of human bones, at No. 11, Hanover-court, Milton-street, City. _ Michael Manion, 8, Sun-court, Milton-street, a carpenter, deposed that on Thursday last he was employed in making some repairs at Mr. Reynolds' house, 11, Hanover-court. In the rear of the house he observed that the pavement wanted to be repaired, and he went to look for a stone for the purpose of settling it. In the cellar, close by the stairs, he observed a stone, some 16 inches long by 9 broad, and, thinking it would suit his purpose, he struck it, preparatory to pulling it up. To his surprise he heard a hollow sound. He did nothing more then, however, but he vent away. In half an hoar he decided to go back and lift it up. With some tools he lifted it up and removed it. The place was dark. He put in his hand and placed it on something cold, which he found to be the head of a child. He left it then and got a light, and then saw the naked body of a child lying ou its back. He did nothing further then. The following day (Friday) he told his employer, who had the contract for repairing the house, and the police were communicated with. Witness accom panied a policeman to the cellar, and showed him the child. It was then taken out of the hole. There was something fastened round the child's waist, and the legs were tied together. They dug down about two feet, and found a quantity of bones. There were legs, arms, and bits of skulls. Dr. F. H. Simpson, police-surgeon, said he had examined the body. There were two wounds on the right side of the head ; there was another wound on the left. The latter wound was nearly three inches long. The scalp was parted from the bone, and the skull was fractured. In his opi nion, the child must have been dead only a week when it was discovered. The cause of de ceased's death was, iu his opinion, the extensive in jury to the head. Mr. Thomas Reynolds, 11, Hanover-court, City, deposed that he was an undertaker, and that he had lived at his present residence for 14 years. The cellar in question was open to all in the house on account of the dust-bin being there. He could not say how the body came there. The street-door opened by a string. He put all still-born children that he got into shells for burial, and he could show by receipts (which he handed in) that he paid the fees for burying such children. Since the dis covery had been made in the cellar the door had been nailed up. Sarah Kelly was then called—She said that she was a widow, living at 50, Regent-street, Lam beth. She was recently absent from home, attend ing her daughter, Elizabeth Beckley, who was mar ried last year to a carman ' living at 62, Long alley, Bishopsgate. Mrs. Beckley was confined on Saturday fortnight. Witness was present, and so was a doctor. It was a male child, and was born about half-past one in the morning. It lived till half-past six on Saturday evening. The doctor saw the child during the day. It was con vulsed at times, but the doctor said, " While there is life there is hope." It had received no hurt during birth. Witness identified the body found in Mr. Reynolds's cellar as that of her grand child. She knew the flannel. When the child died it was laid out, and the father got an undertaker, who came and measured it, and took it away on Wednesday week. _ _ _ Joseph Beckly, a carman, said that he was the father of the child. After the death he went to an undertaker, who asked too much, and then he asked a friend who buried his children. The friend told him Mr, Wicks. lie went to Mr. Wicks, who sent him to Mr. Reynolds, to whom he then went. Mr. Reynolds was.not at home--he was in a public house. Witness told Mr. Reynolds that he had a child dead that he wanted to get buried. " Do you want to make a funeral of it ?" Mr. Reynolds asked. Witness said, " No, lam only a poor man, and my money aint much." " Well," said Mr. Reynolds, " I'll do it without a funeral for lls." On the 'Wednesday while witness was out Mr. Reynolds took away the body in a shell. Witness got a receipt from him as follows :—" Received of Mr. Beckly lls. for the expenses of his child's funeral. March 13, 1868. T. Reynolds." Joseph Fowke, detective of the City force, said that he went to 11, Hanover-court, and in the cel lar he found a hole. It appeared to have been for merly a sort of well bricked round and filled up. He had it dug out, and discovered a quantity of pieces of the skulls of children. He afterwards saw Reynolds at Moore-lane police-station, and told him the body of a child had been found in his cellar. lie said he knew nothing at all about it, and that he had not got a stillborn child to bury for the last ten or twelve months. 'Witness eventually suc ceeded in getting the receipt signed by Mr. Rey nolds. The Coroner asked whether the police thought they could get evidence to alter the complexion given to the case by the evidence of Mrs. Kelley ? Detective Fowke said that he did not think that was likely. He heard that the child died in the arms of a respectable woman named Jones, who was not, however, present. • Dr. Simpson said that he would mod►fy his first evidence from what he heard. It appeared that the child had been dead longer than he supposed, and it was just po-sible that the effusion on the head, where the injuries had been occasioned by the pressure and the lapse of time. Bat the broken rib could not have been post mortem. The Coroner asked whether the broken rib could have been the cause of death ? Dr. Simpson said he thought not. Dr. Flack said that he would attribute death to debility, or exhaustion from convulsions. The Coroner said that it was satisfactory to find the case so far cleared up, for at first it seemed as if a very foul murder had been committed. The conduct of Mr. Reynolds could not be dealt with by the jury ; but nothing could be more reprehensible. This case showed what facilities such a disgraceful system would give for the disposal of murdered children. The jury then returned a verdict of death from exhaustion, arising from convulsions from natural causes. A quantity of the bones found in the hole in the cellar were produced, and examined by Drs. Simp son and Flack. They found that the remains of at least four children were in the parcel. Some bones of animals were amongst those of the children. It was supposed to be useless to attempt to go into the case of the children the portion of whose skeletons were discovered. LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, 11ARen 6. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will be kept on Saturday, the 23d of May next. FEB. 3. Notice is hereby given, that the Queen will hold draw ing -rooms at Buckingham-palace on Wednesday, the Ist April, and on Tuesday, the 12th May next, at three o'clock. ISIONS. 64 66 1024 1034 OP 3 4 5 68 71 18 52 99 IC2 044 11;5, ILO no 151 16, 7 E 2 43 45 S 3 35 27 29 la 11 tog 110 2 p 111 2 f 102 103 94 06 161 16}' 98 100 01 91 100 102 93 95 b 9 91 83 85 101 11,5 100 101 1001 1014 t * 10) 101 157 SA IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT NORIIY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEN au, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The Stock Markets are Perfectly inactive. 23usi ness from the public is evidently prejudiced by the efforts about to be made in Parliament to raise dis turbing questions, although much satisfaction is felt at the promptness with which the discussion on the Irish Church resolutions will be taken. The Funds are stationary ; and in the principal descriptions ofßritish l'lilways no change of importance has been estab lished, though in several cases the tone is heavy and dull. The principal foreign stocks remain at previous prices, but with scarcely so good a tone as that which has recently been prevailing. Money is firm in price. The rate in the open Market for first-class commercial bills is 2 per cent. On the Stock Exchange the terms for short loans on good securities are 1 to 2 per cent. The English Funds are steady. Consols opened at Yesterday's prices, at 93 to 93k for money, and 93k for account, at which they are now quoted. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 91i to 92 ; India Five er Cent s . un a lt ere d, at 114 to 1141 ; Exchequer 44 1115, 10s to 15s prern. In Foreign Government Securities, Italian (1861) bonds have recovered k; and Turkish, the Egyptian Railway Loan, and the Viceroy's 7 per Cents., are firm er ; but Mexican, New Spanish, Orel-Vitebsk, and the Egyptian 1864 bonds are flatter. The following are the present quotations:—Mexican, 15/s to 16 ; Greek, 1 2i to 13; New Spanish, 35i to 35k; Italian (1861) 47± 47 ; Turkish (1855), 33i to 331; Portuguese, to t Prem.; Orel-Vitebsk, 781 to 79±- ; Egyptian (1864), 86 to 87i ; ditto Railway, 90i to 91 ; Viceroy's 7 Per Cent., 731 to 74 ; and ditto 9 per Cents., 89±- to In American Securiti es , U n it e d St a t es Fi ve -T wen t y •uonds are steady, at 72 to 72f ; Erie Shares and Illinois are each lower, the former being quoted at 46 to 47, and the latter at 89 to 90. Atlantic 'and Great Western Railway Debentures nave receded to 261 to 27, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds ± to 27k to 28. The New Honduras Loan is steadyat to 1± prem. In Colonial Government Securities Canada Six pet Cents are quoted at 100 to 101 ; ditto Five per Cents, 8 6i to 87i ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 104 to 106 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 99 to IQI ; New Zealand Six per Cents., 105 to 107 ; Queensland Six Per Cents., 103 to 104 ; Victoria Six per Cents., 110 to 111. There is no change in railways, and the quotations turrent are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 125 i to 125/ ; Midland, 105 to 1051 ; South Eastern, 72i to 73 ; London and North Western, 1141 to 1151 ; Great Northern, 104- to 1051 ; ditto A, 99 to 100 ; Great Eastern, 31/ to 32/ ; Great Western, 461 to 4 7 ; Brighton, 48i to 48/ ; Sheffield, 43 to 43; ; Metropolitan, 114 f to 114/ ; Caledonian, 80i to 801 ; Chatham, 18,f to 181 ; and North British, 33/ to 34i. The allotment of the Metropolitan District Deben tures will be made on Thursday next. It is stated that the amount subscribed is about five times the • Stun required. The quotation this morning is lf to If prem. The Foreign and Colonial Government Trust re- Mains firm, at 11- to 1/ prem. Bank Shares continue to meet with little attention, and prices are merely nominal, the only changes being a decline of in Union of London, at 32-i to 3 3i ; and an improvement of / i n C onso lid ate d , at 4g. to 4a. Agra (A shares), 10 to 101 ; Alliance, 13i to l2i ; Anglo-Austrian, 31 to 4 prem. ; Char tered Mercantile, 281 to 291 Imperial, 17 to 17i ; Imperial Ottoman, * dis. to par; London and County, 02 to 53 ; London and Westmi ns t er , 671 t o 68 k ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 31k to 32k. In Finance shares General Credit is * lower at 21 to 21, while International Finance is better at 2to dis. ; Credit Foncier, 2/ to 3/. Foreign Mining shares are steady. St. John del isey quoted at 18k to 19i ; Port Philip, 1i to 1.11 Chontales / to 1 dis. In Miscellaneous Securities the dealings are few !Rid unimportant, and not a single variation is noticed In prices. Hudson's Bay, steady at 14 to 141 ; ore -street Warehouse, 2k to 1i ; dis.; London General 4nibus, 1/ to 2 ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 21i t o 22* ; Atlanti c T e l egrap h 8 per cent., 5 1-16 to 3-16 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15 prem.; Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, 4* to 4a (Tniversal Marine, dis to prem. The gold returns of the Don Pedro North del Rey kining Company for January amounts to 11,105 oitavas, and the profits to £2,700 5s 7d. The pro needs of the Rossa Granda Mines only amounted to 28 1 oitavas. The gold returns of the Anglo-Brazilian mines for January was 2,058 oitavas, worth £926 2s, and costing £1,434 19s 3d. There were no gold operations reported at the Bans Yesterday. The Australian gold known to be now on the way 5o this country amounts to £1,005,000, of which a , l arge propo r ti on w ill b e d ue i n a b out a fortnight. the foll ow i ng are th e names o f t h e ships :-The Lady Alelville, with £204,000 ; Kenilworth, with £37,000 ; Macduff, with .£290,000 ; Mediator, with £37,000 ; Tine Briton, with .€115,000 ; Holmesdale, with 4 ' 1,9 0,000 ; and the Superb, with £72,000. Bombay private telegrams quote the exchange l ess London as * l ower , an d t h ere i s consequently 'ess inquiry for silver. Holders, however, hope that the newspaper quotation of " document bills" Will prove correct, and refuse to accept lower The liquidators of the Scinde, Punjaub, ana Delhi Bank Corporation have issued their report, Which is brought down to the close of the second Year of the liquidation. It shows an esti- Plated surplus on the 27th February, 1868, of ,i 12,127 O s 5d ; and the repo r t th us conc l u d es : In our last report we expressed the opinion that in addition to the return previously made of £6 per share, and £1 per £5 share, there would ulti rnately he further returns equal to 14s per share on all th e shares of the bank. A subsequent return of 108 per share has already been made, and we are !till of opinion that the remaining 4s will ultimately be realised ; but the date for a final return cannot Yet be fixed, inasmuch as further realisations de- Pend mainly upon receipts from es t a t es i n liquida tion., The report of the East India Land, C issued. It stateredit s , and P inance Company has been that t he whole of the liabilities have been extinguished, a nd no new business transacted. The interest on outstanding loans has been sufficient to pay all ex penses, and leave a balance of .£2,700. Two pounds tr share have been already returned, and there will a further distribution before the end of the year. The Master of the Rolls has authorised Mr. R. P. Hardin , g, the official liquidator o f th e J o i n t S toc k ; Discount Con:pally, to pay a furthe r di v id en d o f 2 s 41 the pound to th e cr edit ors o f th e C ompany, ma ki ng Ivith the previous dividends 12s in the pound. Subscription li s t s f or t h e l oan f or t h e C i ty et Flo rence „ have been opened i n B e l g i um , F rance, an d G ermany, as well as in Italy. At the general meeting of the "Societe Generate v,. (3 dr Favoris er l e D eve l oppement d u C ommerce de l edustrie en France," t o b e h e ld on th e I s t of April, ;%tlividend will be p ro p ose d o f 19f. 40 c . per share. Allis added to the interim dividend paid on the Ist of yctob er l ast of sf. 6c. will make for the year 1867 a dividend of 25f. per share. The Government of Wurtemburg has been authorised t ? Contra c t a l oan o f 1 8,000,000 flor i ns for the con ,",r9etion o f new ra il ways. O ne-half of this loan, B lr dich be ars 4i per cent. i n t erest, h as b een emitted , Messrs. Roths c hild an d S ons , o f F ran kf ort, at 4 i per cent. La The Official Gazette of Madrid of S a t ur d a y l as t con ds a decree authorising the Minister of Finance to red eemable a loan of £2,200,000 st er li ng , at 6 . 5 per cent., in fifteen years. Th e l oan b as b een arr anged for in Paris. 4:11 0 traffic receipts of the Melbourne and Hobson's l United Railway Comp an y f or th e wee k en di ng e°ary 30, amounts to £2,287, an d f or th e corres . Ming week of last year to £2,177, s h ow i ng as tease of £llO. BRITIS El FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES 8 OOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Gent. Consols a 13 0. Account, April" Neer Cent. Reduced 9li Isi:W 3 per Cent 92 1i , 19. 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 4,°• b per Cent. Jan. 1873 — `4,oUlties, $O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd 'ti r .,o. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E ; j „,? (Red Sea Televaph), Au,..., 1908 — - ' 4o quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO — pm 1:1Do. £lOO & £2OO -=. pm U- of England Stock, 41 per Cent Shut 0 . A.ccount k jgd.INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. la litoc, 10i per Cent., AprillB74 o. Account - I D ° . 5 per Cant. July, 1880 D 0• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 iio. Certi ticn tea bel. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l b c) . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 b ° ' Si per Cent., May 1879 lOBl ° 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 ..... - Do. do. 1877 — , 1)° • do. 1889 I) b • Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ....,. D 0• Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO 0 . under .£l,OOO A r FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICI S. 4,_Otitine Reublic, 6 per Cent. — Itrustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 elan 5 per Cent — n 0 .3 4 i Per Cent., 185 9 — h - 0 do., 1838.,.. Do do., 18'30...., — b, ‘ : ~ do., 1863 — 0 per Cent., 1865 '''',' 49 c 9 untlimmiltssommumummus 7 2 i I T ALLETA, March 17.—The only actual move ments in the squadron since our last are the de parture, on the 13th inst.,. from Malta of her Ma jesty's screw troopship Simoom, Capt. Lethbridge, for Alexandria, to bring back invalids froin Abys sinia ; the departure of her Majesty's screw gun boat Wizard, 1, Lieutenant-Commander P. J. Murray, on the 16th instant, for a cruise in the Malta Channel, for target practice and other exer cise ; and the arrival this morning, from Palermo and Messina, of her Majesty's ironclad sloop Enter , prise, 4, Commander Bosanquet. The Wizard will probably visit Syracuse, and will return here on the 21st instant. The Enterprise is to proceed to the Piraeus as soon as ready for sea, which it is ex pected will be about the 23d instant, to relieve the Lord Warden ironclad, ordered back to Malta. Her Majesty's screw frigates Endymion anfl Arethusa will leave for a cruise on the 21st instant. The former is to visit Naples, and possibly the Arethusa may also call there. This latter vessel is now perfectly healthy, there not _having been a single case of sickness among her crew since they were landed last Mon day fortnight, and they are to go back to her to-morrow. Rear-Admiral Kellett will go to Naples in the Endymion on I.3ave for the benefit of his health. Iler Majesty's screw sloop Racer, 11, Commander L. Brine, at present on service in con nection with the Malta and Alexandria Telegraph, will be recalled as soon as communication can be had with her, orders having been received to send her to England. The telegraph line continues in terrupted, and it is quite uncertain when communi cation will be restored, as the defects have been found even more numerous than anticipated, and the Hawk steamer will have to return to Malta for coals before anything more can be done. Her Ma jesty's screw sloop Cruiser, 5, Commander Morgan Linger, which was at Alexandria on the 24th of February, has returned to the coast of Syria. Her Majesty's paddlewheel, steamvessel Antelope, Lieut.- Commander James Buchanan, has been ordered from the West Coast of Africa to Malta. Lieut. Charles J. Balfour has been appointed temporarily to command the despatch vessel Psyche, during the absence of Sir Francis Blackwood, sick in hospital. The Swedish screw corvett.! Gefle, 8 guns, Capt. Rosengrcn, arrived at Malta on the afternoon of the 13th inst., from Smyrna; she will probably leave to-morrow for Naples, to return here in April. The Prussian screw corvette Medusa, 17, Capt. M. Struben, bearing the flag of the North German Confederation, arrived hero on the 16th inst., six days from Alexandria. There was a heavy fall of rain on the night of the 13th inst., which continued without intermission for 12 hours. The pluvi ameters showed its depth to be nearly three inches —more, it is said, than has fallen in so short a period for many years. The company of the 51st Regiment which has been stationed at Hampton Court for some time past is ordered to join the head-qtrarters of the corps at Aldershot this day. The Philomel and Ringdove, twin screw (uuar moured, wooden) gun vessels, each of 664 tons measurement and 160-horse power, nominal, of engines, recently launched from the dockyards of Woolwich and Portsmouth, have just made their official trials of speed over the measured mile on the completion of their outfit and preparatory to their commission for foreign service. Both vessels have been built from designs prepared under the direc tion of the Chief Constructor of the Navy, and both have been fitted with their machinery by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Co. Thsy are of the ordinary direct action pattern, as supplied by the firm to the ships of her Majesty's navy, their cylin ders having a diameter of 32in. and a length of stroke of 18in. The engines of the Philomel drive a pair of two-bladed screws, each of Bft. Gin. dia meter and with a pitch of 12ft. Tin. The Ring dove's engines drive a pair of three-bladed screws, each of Bft. 6in. diameter, and with a pitch of 11ft. 9in. The Philomel made her trial over the measured mile off the Maplin ',Sands, drawing 10ft. sin. of water at her stern and 9ft. 4in. forward. Six runs over the mile, with full boiler power, gave the ship a mean rate of speed of 10.861 knots per hour ; and four runs made with half-boiler power gave her a mean rate of speed of 9.391 knots per hour. With full boiler power the diagrams taken gave the engines as indicated power of 968 horse, and with half-boiler power an indi cated power of 452 horse. The trial of the Ring dove, which was made over the measured mile in Stokes Bay on Friday last, was attended with less favourable conditions of weather than that of her sister vessel, the wind blowing at a force of from four to five, with sufficient water disturbance to produce a damaging effect upon the speed of so small a ship. Her draught of water was 9ft. 10in. at the stern, and Bft. Gin. forward. Six runs over the measured mile with full boiler power gave the ship a mean rate of speed of 10.632 knots, and four runs made with half boiler power a mean rate of 8.145 knots per hour. The engines of both ships are highly finished specimens of engineering work. Mr. 11. C. Maudslay and Mr. Warriner represented the manufacturers on the trials. eIt&FERIGNUE SIA.RES. North'Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, 101 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 821 •tiE. 4 I , : I I.I 4 :NCZ Stleatit, AND STOCKS treat Eastern 4i per cent., Ditto, 5 per cent., 1864 Gil LIIES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 93 0'01{1 4 :1GN ItA.CLWAYIk. ;tablas and San Francisco, 11,n., gua.,7perlicent., 15 San Paulo, llin., uua. 6 per cent.,l7l FOUEIGN 1111/1/03. Anglo Brazilian Gold, 1 redr., Nunik Del Rey, 2 Hosea Grande, par BANE Agra, Lim., A, 101 Alliance, 'tin., 1;i 1 City, 121 Consolidated, lim., 4a English, aouwell, and Australian Chartered, in London and Brazilian, lim., 12 Loudon and County. 511 London and %b estmlnster, 6EI Midland Bank, Lim.. Dili RISCHLLELNZOUB; Anglo American Telegraph, 22; Atlantic Telegraph, 52 a Ditto, S per cent 101 i Gen. Credit and Discount, Um., 6* Lludson's Bay, 141 Madras Irr.gatien and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cert. by Governmant), 103 a Ifillwaalleieehold Land and Dock. 38,1 National Discount uompauy. I.'l 11 Peninsula and Oriental atea►u. 59. Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 161 Telegraph Construct. and Maiateuanee, 131 United Kingdom Tel. graph Co., Bin., 21 Viceroy of Egypt 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 74 Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. &natralla and New Zealand. via Southampton—. Ditto, via Haredllea Ditto, via Panama ....... .March 23 —April 19. . March 3) .April 6. March .April 6. —.March 29 .. March 28. ~ April 5. ..April 6. . March 28 Mardi 24 ~ March 28 .March 25 .March 2) Brazil, 13aencs Ayn.,33, and Monte Vtdeo Ditto, by F'renoh paokot Cape Verde, by Brazil packet ....... Cape of Good /Tope. Ascension. and St. tielena... China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sour hamp ton Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, Sta. Ditto, Marseilles Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton AlarEellies . April 18 Newfoundland Portugal April 6 Ditto, by p rivi te ship to Oporto ... Ditto Ditto to Lisbon HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his slat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. BANKRUPTCY ACT REFORM BILLS. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he would now go into a detail of th• nature of these bills, which it was not convenient to do when first introduced. He would remind their lordships that the last consolidated measure in bankruptcy was in 1849, and no alteration took place until 1859. His noble and learned friend, then Lord Chancellor, who introduced the bill of 1859, added to it four extremely important measures. One was the total abolition of imprisonment for debt. It made also a dis tinction between trader and non-trader. It regulated the proceedings of trustees, and also provided for composi tion With creditors. In 1861 another bill was introduced, which provided very similar dis tinctions. (Hear.) It was found, however, that there was some inconvenience iu the working of this bill, and sonic dissatisfaction was expressed. A select com mittee was appointed, which sat during the years 18Gt-65. In the latter that committee reported their opinion as to the alteration in the bankruptcy laws in 32 clauses, and with the exception of one or two clauses his bills were .imilar. His act was a consolidated one, and when they were drawn any one having them in his hand would know what was the whole of the bank ruFtcy laws. He would go through the different points which he wished their lordships to adopt. The first was the question of imprisonment for debt. Of course they knew that after judgment execution could be taken, and the debtor might be taken into. custody. Under the Lew bill they proposed to abolish imprisonment for debt altogether, that is to say, at the option of the creditor. Their lordships would then ask what they would provide instead of imprisonment for debt after judgment. They proposed that he should be required to give security, like an absconding debtor, or be put into prison in default of doing so. Ile- would then resort to the Court of Bankruptcy. Of course there would remain, finally, the imprisonment from County Courts This brought him to the system of imprisonment from these courts. He proposed that no committal should be made in any County Court except by the Judge himself, and then only in open court, and that every County Court should make an annual return to Parliament of the num ber of persons so committed. Individually ho would be glad to see imprisonment for debt abolished, but at pre sent it would be difficult to abolish it all at once, though he thought the course ho recommended would lead to a reduction of the hardship. His lordship then went on to point out the provisions of his bill as regarded persons made bankrupt on their own petition, and the checks which he proposed to impose on this increasing practice, and also the grounds on which lie would give the Court the right to suspend the order of discharge in certain cases. He proposed no new courts nor new Judges; but oa the contrary, that the district courts should be ab sorbed and closed as each Commissioner died. Lord WESTBURY, like the Lord Chancellor, dwelt most strongly upon the evils and inconsistencies of the present law, and pointed out the frauds which wore almost openly committed under it. If a really competent tribunal was erected' under the new acts, the frauds and plunder now complained of would bo prevented, and confidence in the administration of bankruptcy would be restored, for creditors would feel some assurance of receiving what an e3tato was capable of producing without being subject to the present enormous deductions. Lord CHELMSFORD, after coinciding with the pre vious speakers as to the great difficulties which lay in the way of satisfactory legislation on this subject, gave a gene ral support to the principles of the bills, and agreed, as had been suggested, that they should be referred to a select committee, where they might receive the consideration of noble and learned lords who had devoted special attention to the subject, and who would put the measure in the beat possible shape. Lord ROMILLY thought the bill seemed to go in the right direction, but did so very timidly. Ile agreed in all the condemnations that had been passed on the present state of the law, but was still not at all sanguine about the success of this bill, and could not help thinking that the Lord Chancellor was right when he said his bill would probably not be found quite satisfactory. If the bill came before tho, house from a select committee, he would pro pose several amendments in it whicb, in his opinion, were required to place the measure on a proper basis. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in reply, very briefly de fended the pi incipal clauses of the bill, and said that the chief evils of the existing system of bankruptcy wero too much official interference and too great expense. In that sentence all tho defects of the law of bankruptcy were comprised, and the best way was to make the creditors themselves the masters of the estate, through the inter vention of a trustee appointed by themselves. The bills wore then read a second timo, and their lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. THE ARMY ESTIMATES. The house then went into committee of supply, and Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to move the army estimates. The gross total required for effective and non-effective services wa5£15,455,400 against £14,388,0001a5t year. The right hon. gentleman proceeded to refer to the different items making up the above totals, and remarked that, wi h re spect to recruiting, it wai at present progressing most satisfactorily. There was a matter which ho hoped soon to see abolished, and that was the scenes that were now so familiar at public houses, a matter altogether most objec tionabl'o. (Hear, hear.) He was glad to say that General Edwards, the Chief of the Recruiting Department, also was of opinion that the using of public-houses for such a pur pose was altogether most objectionable, and it was pro posed to form recruiting depots in all the large towns in the country. (Hear, hear.) They had at pre sent two of those depots—one in London and the other in Bristol, both of which had worked so satisfac torily, and an extension of the system could not but be considered beneficial both for the country and the recruit. (Hoar, hear.) in the militia there was an increase of £Bl,OOO, but this was produced by the receipt of allowing lodging money to officers. The case of the Quartermasters had also been con sidered with respect to the same subject, and it had been determined to increase the amount given to them as lodging money, viz., 10s. to 14s. per week. He also proposed to carry out the arrangement made by his gallant friend ho member for Huntingdon (General Peel) of forming the militia into a reserve force of 30,000 men, ready at any emergency to join the regular army, and General Lindsay had been appointed to the command of that reserve force. Tho hon. gentle man then wont on to refer to the charge of the volunteers, which he said amounted in ,the present year to £385,150, an increase of £24,150, and he expressed his regret that he was unable to increase the capitulation grant. In the number of men there was a slight decrease —from 137,245 to 136,650—and there were slight increases in the clothing and barrack votes. On the Hospital vote there was also an apparent increase of about £105,000- caused by the transfer of the medical officers from one vote to another. Sir John next explained his reasons for not agreeing entirely in the report of the committee on retire ment in the Artillery and Engineers, and he congratulated General Peel on the unqualified success of the change he had made in the recruiting system, which was shown by the large number of re-engagements, the unusually small discrepancy between the actual establishment and the numbers voted, and the improvement in the class of re cruits. He stated, too, his intention of carrying out some of the recommendations of the recruiting commission as to military schools. Passing to the Reserve Forces, Sir John stated that in the Militia Vote there was an increase of a little over £Bl,OOO, caused by an increase in the number of men and by the allow ance of lodging money to the quartermasters. In the , Volunteer vote there was also an increase of £24,150, the capitation grant having risen from £205,500 to £228,235 ; while the cfficients had risen from 115,427 to 124,605, and the extra-efficients from 78,280 to 90,515. He canvassed the claim of the Volunteer officers for an increase in the capitation grant—justifying his refusal—and announced his intention to place the Militia, Volunteers, and Reserve forces generally under the command of one officer, Gen. Lindsay. On the votes for stores and supplies, he explained apparent, arising from a trans that the increase was chiefly fer of charge. It was proposed to convert this year 160,000 Enfolds to Snider; against 210,000 last year, at a cost of £159,604, and this would exhaust the Enfields available for conversion. With regard to the arm of the future, Si John mentioned that no decision had yet been come to, but Lord Spencer's sub committee was inquiring into it, and he expressed a strong belief that no country possessed a better arm than the Snider. Pointing out that it would be ne cessary immediately to undertake considerable expense for arming the fortifications which we had already built in different parts of the world, he announced his intention to place the manufacturing establishments at Woolwich under the control of a commandant, and in the concluding part of hisspeeoh he canvassed at length the recommenda tions of Lord Strathnairn's Committee on Army Admini stration, and explained what be intended to do towards carrying them out. Sir 11. Storks and General Balfour had been added to the War- office, and they had already drawn up plans for improving the external control of the War Department and the ;system of audit, which would lead to a considerable saving. They were also prepared to recommend changes in the Transport Service, which would give us a most complete system. Tho Marquis of HARTINGTON complained of the continuous tendency of the Army Estimates to increase under the present Government, and contrasted it with the decrease effected by the late Government. As to the plan for reorganising the administration of the army, it would require very close investigation, and he deprecated a pre mature discussion of it. General PEEL pointed out that for our increased ex penditure we had got a vastly improved system of recruit ing, and had armed our troops with breech-loaders. The usual desultory conversation followed, embracing all the points touched on in Sir J. Pakington's speech. Towards -the dot of it Dix. OtYfel Mined to reduce the totes inll3l FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased to , approve of Seuhor Pedro Affonso de Figueiredo as Vice-Consul at Newcastle for his Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves. WHITEHALL, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Stuart Walker, Esq., Advocate, to be one of the Board of Super vision for the Relief of the Poor iu Scotland, in the room of the Right Hon. Sir John M'Neill, G.C.8., resigned. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint John Skel ton, Esq., tylvo , ;ate, to bo secretary to the Board of Supor vision for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, in the room of Wm. Stuart, Walker, Esq., resigned. CROWN OFFICE, MARCH 21. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of HuddersieTcF.- l Edward Aldam Leatham, of Whitley Hall, near Huddersfield, in the county of York, Esq., in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Pearson Crosland, deceased. The newspapers are teeming with references to econo my in tea by co-operation. Hornistan and Co. have for 30 years co- operated through Agents to supply tea on mora advantageous terms than by the ordinary channel; their tea reaches the consumer in the same pure state as it leaves the ,grOwer7lll ii is secured in packets. BRITISH MINES. thitn. Coneol. Cold, lira Chivertan Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (Tavist urake walls East Bassett (Illogan) Caradon I %as t (Jana Brea bast Grenville East Gunnislake .. lEitst Loved W'l Russell (Tavlatk tlarn.& StAubyn(G wen. Llxey, limited.. ~:-reat South Tolgua•— • Great Wheal 'l. Wheal Vor (Lielat.n ;renville Ilerod's Foot •••• tliox - stou Downa trlitri;aret (Uny Lelant .larkc Valley ',lwyndy Iron Ore, lim New 8 ton , (orth loekear . Bassett (Illogan worth Wheal Crotty .• Orosper United.... __l rr, , vidence t Uuy I<elan t S. Caradon (St. Cleer) •i4.)iitti Gond urrow 6:Wheal Fran. (Mogan ray Park . tin Croft.. Vigra and ()Ivan, lira.. est :zaasett(lliogan W. Caradun (Liakeard! W cbt Cinrerton %Vest Seton %Vl:teal Baseett 'Mogan' Wheal Buller (lkedruth Wheal Mary Attu (Men ' Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawney (Ida 2.1.0 294 2.14.0, 3t 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.1.0 11.7.0 all 1.4.0 11.9.0 9.0.6 sAo.o 5.10.6 13.17.4 t.10.d Si 56/ 36; 2.13. t 8.11.0 ,18.18. P SS& 5.17.0 ( ri - rat 1) EDITION • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. iffp i :RlLL PAR LI A hiEN 1 HOUSE OF 1A.).. ?ADS—THIS E VEN I NG. s The LORD CHANCELLOR ttklk his seat on th e W oo l sac k at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSL.NESS. The Bodmin and Wadbridge essay Bel and the Vale of Towy Railway Bill were read aOM time • Fairs (Ire land) Bill was read a second time. OMPLETING THE OFFICES IN DONSISING- STREET. Lord REDESDALE would ask what arrangements bad been made with regard to the spaces which were now un occupied in Downing-street and the neighbourhood of King-street, Westminster, and the Foreign and ludis Offices. He considered . th.t it would be impossible to bring these buildings in connection without blocking up Downing-street, and making a passage under an archway between them. He would now ask whether any plans had been drawn up, and what course was likely to be pur sued. He should like to know as speedily as possible what new buildings were to be erected ou the vacant sites. It was rather hard upon the persons occupying the houses which were to be pulled down. The Earl of AITALIIESBUHY said that the spot be tween the Flleign and Colonial Office was to be built upon. Parliameut-street would be widened at the point of Dean-street. The ground between Charles-street and St. Margaret's Church would be carried on in a uniform line. With regard to the frontage of the Privy Council Office, nothing had beon decided as to what should be done with the ground between that and the Horse Guards. After a few remarks from Lord REDESD ILE as to the folly of expending money by driblets, the subject dropped. EDUCATION. The LORD PRESIDENT said that ho rose to bring before their lordships the important subject which he trusted would occupy their utmost consideration. It was a subject mentioned in her Majesty's Speech, and was one which ought to be most tenderly handled. It NV Is that of general education. If in this matter they were to make a false step it would be doing au irrefragable injury to a large portion of her Majesty's subjects. It was a question on which the hatchet of political discord might well be buried, and one that both sides of the house might be united on. It was the education of this country on which they might take a wide and general view. There was another point which he would call their attention to :.they were beginning for the first time to legislate upon this great question ; they were not dealing with a . desert field, but upon a question which had already been dealt with, and which they should review in all its bear ings. He must dwell at some time upon whet was the present state of education in this country. Ile would call their attention to the report of the Royal Commission of 1861. (Hear.) He was urprised that no more attention had been called to this report than there bad been, for it was a mist elaborate report. The report of the commission found that under a voluntary system the child out of every seven or eight went to shoot, while in Prussia under the compulsory system one in six wont to school. From the year 1803 it appeared that the desire of education had in creased in a very large ratio in this country. From these facts he would contend that the educational requirements of tlfts country were not so great as had been represented The noble duke then entered into a statistical account of the large returns of those who attended the Church of England schools. He would take four particular counties. He would take that of Berkshire first, an agricultural country the increase there was very large. In Chester, partially manufacturing and partially agricultural, an increase also. In Lancashire it was similar, &c. From these facts, although education might be to some extent in this country deficient, still it was not so deficient as to justify the ominous statements which had been made. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. Air. DODSON called the attention of the house to their standing orders, and moved that order 131, allowing com petition to b 3 a ground of locus stancli, be struck out, and that the following new order be substituted for it : "It shall be competent to the referees on Private Bills, if they think fit, to admit the proprietors of existing works to be heard upon their petition against a Private Bill re lating to similar works within a town or district served by them, on the ground of absence of public advantage." Mr. LEIIAN strongly opposad the motion, contending that the order proposed to be struck out had worked well, whilst the one proposed would be but an act of hosti lity against all the established railways. Mr. CAVE supported the proposed new order. After a few words from Mr. WATKINS, the motion was withdrawn. IRISH REFORM BILL. Colonel FRENCH gave notice that in committee on this bill he should move the reduction of the qualification from £l2 to £B. UNIVERSITY TEST BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice that he intended to post pono the proceeding with this bill until the 13th of May. THE BOUNDARY coauissioN. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE asked the First Lord of the Tree ury, what instructions wore given to the Assistant Boundary Commissioners for the borough of Portsmouth, and whether he had any objection to lay them upon the table of the hoes , :., and- also their report to the Boundary Commissioners, recommending for Parliamentary elec tions the annexation of the town of Gosport to the borough of Portsmouth, contrary to the wishes of both. Mr. DISRAELI said with respect to the report of the instruction given to the assistant boaneary commissioners it was unnecessary to produce them as they wore already on the table. With respect to the reports of the assistant boundary commissioners, these documents were of a con fidential character, and therefore they could on no account be produced. • THE LICENCING SYSTEM. Mr. MARSH. called the attention of the house to the subject of those licences which restrict the trade and com merce of the country, with a view to their abolition, and, in case of a financial necdssity, a transfer of the charges to make or sell any article to a direct tax on the article itself ; and moved, That, in the opinion of the house, it was desirable that all licences injuriously affecting the in dustry and commerce of the country should be abolished. The hon. gentleman said there were no less than 121 dif fetent licences, but he did not intend to touch upon them all, but those to which he wished to draw particular notice were those that were very small in amount, yet very irk some to trade. The first was a licence to make soap; it was a very foolish tax, and ought at once to be repealed. there was a tax for carrying on the business of vinegar makers: there ought to be no such trade as a vinegar maker, because vinegar made itself —it was merely wine which had become sour. Then there was the licensing for carrying on the trade of paper making, selling tea and coffee, but as no tax was placed on the draper, be thought the tea dealer had good reason to complain. Tobacco also was taxed and so was the trade in wine, but the quality of wine sold in retail over the counter was generally very inferior, and he was toll it could ba got for about 16s. a dozen. Now, he thought the license to sell wine of that quality ought to be abolished, so that it might be sold as free as small beer. There was a license required to deal in sweets, to sell gold or silver, to carry on the trade of a pawnbroker, but as the latter were liable to take in stolen goods ho thought they ought to be regis tered, so that they ought to become known to the police. There was the. tax on malt and beer, but the tax on the former was, in fact. an additional tax on the latter. Not content with this, there was also a tax upon the retailers of beer, so that the dealer in this necessary article were compelled to sell the article to the consumer at a higher price than it was worth, in order to enable him, the retailer, to pay the heavy taxes imposed on him. The hon. gentleman then went on to refer to the taxes levied on private brewers, makers of spirits, chemists using stills, hackney , carriages, and cabs, the drivers of the latter he con sidered a very illused body of men. The taxation of the hackney carriages produced about £20,000, and an additional 3 per cent. on the assessed duty would enable the whole of the irksome licenses to be abolished. There was a license enforced upon auctioneers of £lO per annum, and why a man should have to pay for the permission to carry on such a trade as that was quite beyond his comprehension. He thought if the licences were abolished in most of the trades he had mentioned, the loss would be more than replaced by the increased consumption of the article sold. Mr. P. URQUHART seconded the motion. Mr. LABOCHERE rose and was (LEFT SPEAKING•) COURSE OF EXCHANGE—:I his Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 18 ... 11 181 Ditto Rotterdam.... ..... Antwerp --... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brussels Hamburgh -- ... 13 94 ... 13 101 Paris Short ... 25 15 ... 25 25 Ditto 3 Ms. ... 2 ) 30 ... 25 371 Marseilles ... ... 25 324... 25 374 Frankfort-on-the-Main ... ... 1201 ... 1201 Vienna — ... 11 724... 11 77f Trieste — ... 11 75 ... 11 80 Petersburg — ••• 321 ... 82/ Berlin ... ... 6 26/ ... 6 27/ Madrid — ... 48f ... 481 Cadiz Leghorn — ... 28 7J ... 28 90 ... 28 70 ... 28 90 Milan Genoa _ ... 28 70 ... 28 90 Naples Palermo — ... 28 70 ... 28 90 Messina Lisbon ... ... 51} ~, SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—The period for which special constables were sworn in last December, after the alarm occasioned by the Clorkenwell outrage and explo sion, has in many instances expired ; the warrants of many others will expire this day; and others in the course of the present month. It is not, we believe, intended by her Majesty's Government to ask for any fresh powers, but to rely on the ordinary powers of the City and Metropolitan police force for the preservation of the peace. The jus tices in special sessions alone have the power to order payment from time to time of such reasonable allowances to special constables for their trouble, loss of time, and expenses, and also order the payment of such expenses as may have been incurred in providing staves and other necessaries. It is understood that the justices •of the various divisions in the metropolis will meet in the course of next Trock tv make tin 'gam tool in ouch cum SPOILTIIsiG INTELLIG-'l•TOE.—filis Day. EPSOM RACES—THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH; TRIAL STAKES. The Trial Stakes of 100 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; three year olds 7st 11b, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six and aged 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31h ; the winner to be sold for 500 soya, if for 200 allowed 51b, if not to be sold 91b extra. One mile. Paul Jones Philosopher 1 Huntsman Eloveu ran. S rAMFORD PLA rE. The Stamford Plate of 100 sovs (handicap) for all ages; winners (matches excepted) after March 19, at 10 a.rn., ' 51b extra. Half a mile. Laird of Scotland 1 Patrician 2 Monarch of the Glen ... - Twenty-four ran. BEAUFORT STAKES. The Beaufort Stakes of 100 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; the winnor to be sold for 100 sous, Half a mile. Fleetwing Tarragona f Capucine 3 Fourteen ran. CITY AND SUBURBAN. The City and Saburban handicap of 15 4.)V.i each, 10 ft the last mile and a quarter. Speculum Abergeldie Knight of the Gart er - Won in a canter by three langths; a head between second and third. Bun one hour and a half behind time. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7.30 P.M. EPSMI RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) UNITED RAILWAY STAKES. The United Railway Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; two year olds 6:4 51b, three Bst 51b, four 9st 61b, five, six, and aged 9.3 t 81b ; mares ant geldings allowed Bib; the winner to be sold for 80 sovs, if for 50 allowed 41b, if for 40 71b. Half a mile. Sir Oliver Lump Sugar .. 2 Seringapatam Fourteen ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 71b; the second re rceivos 25 sovs out of the stakes. Ralf a mile. 58 subs. De Vero Trompette Sunflower f. Tweuty ran. HEATHCOTE PLATE. - This race is postponed until to morrow. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 12 to 1 apt Speculum (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 to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. Programme of Epsom Spring Meeting. WEDNESDAY. The Durdans Stakes of 5 soya each, with 100 added; twe year olds 6st 51b, three Bst 51b, four 9st 61b, five, six, and aged 9st 81b, mares and geldings allowed 31b; the win ner to be sold for 150 suvs, if for 100 allowed 41b, if for 50 71b. Half a mile. The Groat Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft. Two miles and a quarter. The Epsom Spring Cup (handicap) of 200 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, 3 only (to the fund) if declared ; tho second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes winners of a handicap wit February 27, at 10 a.m., 5 1 and Suburban or Great mile. 33 subs, 12 of whom Age st lb Master Willie ... 4 8 12 N4m6a, ...4 8 11 Mount Palatine ... 5 8 8 Foresight 4 8 7 Speculum ... 3 .8 6 Orion ••• ... 3 8 6 Montagnard ... 4 8 4 Rabbit Trap ... 4 7 13 Lady Rosehill ... 4 7 11 Muta ... 5 7 10 Secrecy ... ... 4 7 10 The Prince of Wales's Stake: each, h ft, in case of accept ners of Any race after Me handicap race 71b extra; of Age st lb Xi ... 5 8 13 Van Amburgh ... 4 8 10 Out and Outer ... 6 8 7 A bergeldie ... 5 8 6 Mount Palatine ... 5 8 0 Cheltenham ... 4 8 0 Montgoubert ... 4 7 13 Acts 5 7 11 Feodor •... 4 7 3 Montagnard ~. 4 7 3 ... 4 7 3 Oonundrtim .. 5 7 2 Attack colt ... 4 7 2 th public money added after lb, of two such or of the City ietropolitan 101 b extra s One declared. Age at lb Yard-arm 3 7 10 Sea-mew 4 7 10 Powderhain ... 6 7 9 Defiance ... 4 7 4 Charon 3 7 4 Demon ... 3 6 11 Carlos ... ... 3 6 4 Acorn ... 3 6 4 Chantilly ... 3 paid Ladylove 3 paid )s, a Free Handicap of 10 soya )tance, with 200 added; win trch 12 (at ten a.m.) 31b, of a one mile. Age st lb Cecil ... - ... 3 6 6 Clemence ... ... 3 6 2 Angus ... ... 3 6 1 Clairon ... ... 3 6 0 Choral ... ...3 5 8 Piper ... ... 3 5 7 Warlike ... ... 3 5 7 Lady Morgan ... 3 5 7 Sister to Maid Ma- rian ... 3 5 7 Aurifera 3 5 7 Laird of Scotland 3 5 7 RACING FIXT RES FUR 1868. IL. Newe,astl4 Spring Edinburgh Spring Bromley Spring Durham Newmarket Craven Hendon Knighton l4 Lichfield Spring l4 Abergavenny Catterick Bridge l6 Eastbourne Lewes Spring Thirsk C urragh April 2l Croy dull Spring Liverpool liuu t Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Cardiff :AY. Chester . 5 Egliuton Hunt 7 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury I Bath Wye Croydon Ist Summer I Harpenden Epsom Summer I Paris NE. West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Mauchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Whidsor Summer Newton Hampton Ne wcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra, Park sO Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Hungerford Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 1 AUG Deauville 7 3 1 Leek Brighton ILiverpool July M. Odiham l6 • Stamford 16 I Radcliffe .. 2O Huntingdon I Nottingham July Southampton I Goodwood UST. iDover Oxford Scarborough 24 SNIPPING INTELLIGENCLI—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived.—Furet, from Graveliaes ; Leopard, steamer, from Hamburg ; Delta, steamer, from Bordeaux ; Victoria, steamer, from Gothenburg. Bailod.—Ajmeer, for Otago; Rhine, steamer, for Bou- Eogne. _ DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—Ethelwin, from Sunderland, for Naples; Ot tawa, screw steamer, from Alexandria, for London. Sailed.—Fanny, from Demerara, for London. THE ACCIDENT TO A BALLET DANCER.—The un fortunate girl whose dross caught fire at Day's Concert hall, Birmingham, on Friday night, died yesterday morn ing. bOUTH KENSINGTON MusEux.--Visitors during the week ending March 21:—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 10,968 ; on Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6d.), from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. 1,697 —total, 12,665. Average of correspond ing week in former years, 10,773. Total from the opening of the Museum, 7,255,358. Patent-office Museum, South Kensington.—Number of visitors for the week ending March 21, 3,720; total number since the opening of the museum free daily (12th of May, 1858), 1,264,042. THE Loss OF THE JAMES C. BELL.—This vessel, a wooden sailing ship of 600 tons, with a cargo of coal for Bombay, was abandoned by her crew off the coast of Corn wall, and afterwards wrecked, .at the beginning of the month. A Board of Trade court inquiry sitting at Liver pool yesterday acquitted the captain, and restored him his certificate. By an error in making up the coal return s on board her Majesty's ship Minotaur the amount con sumed on the occasion of her continuous steaming trial on Wednesday last between Spithead and St. Alban's Head was stated to have been 95 tons. It should only have been 75 tons ; and this included what was burnt before and after the six hours' trial, in taking the ship out from and bringing her back to Spithead. k b