The Sun. — London, England, 1871-02-24 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN GOSSIP.-T HMI SDAY. in admirable order, the Household Brigade advanced to the attack without a single skirmisher or patrol. It would have gone hard with the crack corps, had it been real instead of sham warfare. Truly a more useless body than the heavy cavalry that decorate the ap proaches to the Horse Guards could not well be imagined. But how can we hope for efficiency in these matters ? Whilst the Germans are never satisfied with the skill attained by their troops, Englishmen are content with talking about Wellington, fields of glory, and the honour of Old England. Among the ftresentations to the Queen on Tuesday were Mrs. Fish and Mr. Nicholas Fish, wife and son respectively of the American Secretary of State. Lady lecturers are at present attracting no small amount of public 'attention. On Sunday Miss Blackwell gave an oration at St. George's Hall, and the following evening Miss Emily Faithfull lectured at the Hanover-square Rooms on " Women's Work and Women's Sphere," the Proceeds being given to Lady Lothian for the benefit of the French female refugees. The audience was very large and fashionable and Lord Lyttelton pre sided. Mr. Carlyle, in a letter regretting his unavoidable absence wished her an " abundant harvest," and sent his "own little ear of corn" to add thereto. Mr. Ruskin, heartily sympathising with Miss Faithfull in de fining woman's work and sphere, said, "it is as refreshing as the dew's, and as defined as the moon's, but is not the rain's nor the sun's." Miss Faithfull said that Mr. Tenny son, whose " Princess" had been often quoted, and oftener perverted, was one of the foremost and strongest sup porters of the new college for women. Business in the match line has been singularly brisk at the most fashionable church in London during the last few days. The period when the trees begin to bud is always the period when the hopes of young couples begin to develop themselves, but this week the press of matrimony at St. George's; Hanover-square, has been exceptional. So great was the crowd of wedding guests that it sometimes became necessary to marry two couples at once, a proceeding which excited the susceptibilities of those concerned, and marred that placidity of mind that ought to prevail on such occasions. Stylish parties appear to prefer a wedding to themselves, leaving humbler pairs to be married in batches, as they often are. Country cousins are fond of paying a visit to St. George's during the season. Now is their time, for it is not often that one has the opportunity of witnessing half a dozen grand weddings at once. A family feat of an extraordinary character has been accomplished by three of the girl art-students, of the South Kensington Museum. The annual competition in fans of pretty design has taken place, and the first, second, and third prizes, valued respeCtively at £5, £3, and £2, have all been won by members of one family, by the Misses Montalba. There were eleven prizes in all, given by the Science and Art Department, and for these thirteen fan painters presented themselves. The eleven students who have been fortunate enough to win prizes have the extra satisfaction of knowing that their fans will be entered, at the expense of the department, for the competition for the Queen's Prize, which will take place late in the spring. As her Majesty's prize is open to national competition on the part of English girls under twenty-five years of age, it is expected that some hundreds of artists and art students will send in designs. It has, moreover, been arranged that all the fans of successful candidates and others shall be exhibited, and in some cases offered for sale, in the forthcoming International Exhibition. The National Gallery pictures have been increased in the past year, a Parliamentary paper informs me, by only five extra paintings, and these for the most part represent sacred subjects by old masters. Lovers of Turner's style will be interested in knowing that his handsome picture of " The Fighting T4m4raire" has been oftenest copied of all the works in the gallery during the past twelve months. Uwins's painting, "Le Chapeau du Brigand," has also been a great favourite, while, curiously enough, poor Mulready's more social sub ject, "The Last In," is amongst those least reproduced. The five new pictures were furnished to the gallery at a cost of £14;503. Sir Walter James, Bart., has been ap pointed a Director of the National Gallery, in place of Lord Overstone, who retires. The proprietors of the Irish comic journals Blarney and the Knight Errant have opened, offices in London for the sale of these publications. The former is now advertised on boards at the• Metropolitan stations in these, words, "Blarney, Twopence a Kiss." From Ireland, too, we have a rejoinder to "Dame Europa's School," entitled " John's Fag." The fag is, of course, Ireland, and the country is represented as being bullied and maltreated by England in a manner that calls forth the displeasure of all other nations, especially " Brother Sam," America. The book concludes with an appeal for an effort at Inde pendent rule on the part of the Fag. The French version of " Dame Europa's School," due I believe, to the pen of a talented French lady, which is remarkable for the curiously correct manner in which the slang words and phrases are rendered into a very uncon genial language, is having an immense sale on the Con tinent. Upwards of twenty-five imitations of the pamphlet have already appeared, one of which is attributed to a bishop, and several others to dignataries in the Church. Canon Pullen is busily engaged in writing a longer and much more ambitious work, in which the same style and manner will be exercised on a very different subject. The volume, which will probably appear in about a fortnight, will be published by the same London firm as was " Dame Europa's School," and will be certain to command an im mense circulation, It is reported that G. A. Sala will not claim the £5OO he has gained by his action against the publishers of Hain Friswell's " Honest" criticisms. This is disinterested. Mr. Friswell himself is the person who ought to suffer punishment ; but doubtless he will, for few publishers will trouble him again. A new novel, " Her Lord and Master," by Florence Marryat, is an nounced ; and Mr. Mathew Arnold comes out with "Friendship's Garland : being the conversations, letters, and opinions of the late Arminius, Baron von Thunder ten-Tronckh." The most important literary announce ments are Mr. Darwin's book on " The Descent of Man, and Selection in relation to .Sex ;" and the forthcoming " Life of Brougham," by himself. The Domestic World is announced as a new weekly journal of homely and useful information. The French Post Office have just issued the new postage stamps of the Republic. The impress is that of a female head surmounted by a garland, over which again appears the one word "Itepublique." We are in firm anticipation of a speedy peace. Every thing points to peace, from the solemn assurances of the most accomplished political prophet to the glorious weather and peaceful aspect of the heavens, protesting, it would seem, against a renewal of the war. There are some more. substantial indications. It is now positively known that M. Thiers is in favour of peace at almost any price, that the Assembly will accept whatever he offers, and that nothing but the most flagrant demands will provoke a renewal of the war. He is confident that he will be able to lead France if a treaty be signed at once, but' if he continued the war and failed to succeed, he would fall as surely as did the September Government. From the foreign papers I gather that the despatch of fresh troops from Germany has ceased. Several orders for raising fresh regiments have been countermanded, so that the male population, which must be woefully decimated, will now be left in peace. If the war continues, the host now on French soil will suffice for a time ; but. the chances of a renewal are so small, that the German leaders justly deem it useless to disturb industry any further. Hence the drain has stopped, and great is the rejoicing through out the Fatherland. There appears to be little doubt that Earl Granville has been making overtures in the way of mediation, and equally little doubt that they have met with no very gracious reception. Indeed, I see that the Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung, indisput . ably one of the best informed papers in Europe, says that the armistice would have been extended to a reasonable length, but for the desire of the German authorities to frustrate the intervention of the neutrals. The meagre additions of five and then two days to the period originally agreed upon are owing not to the fear of French preparations, but to the fear of neutrals meddling in the matter. Earl Gran vllle has undoubtedly interested himself during the last few days much more actively than before. To shew how little his services are appreciated, I may mention that the officials at Berlin refused to forward to Versailles a des patch from the English Foreign Office, dated January' 20. Other proceedings have been as ungraciously met. The other neutral powers, too, shew great timidity in this matter of interference. Lastly, the French Go vernment has been assured that a more favourable peace could be gained by confining the negotiations strictly to the two parties. So that at present matters do not look very promising for the cause of mediation. I have heard from an excellent authority on English politics that in Government circles the prospect of the Republic being maintained in France is very favourably regarded. I believe this to be true. It might appear that as the reigning English House was very friendly to the Claremont exiles, it would, if not actually favour a restoration, at least regard an Orleanist triumph with satisfaction. But there are other considerations. The Orleanist family are notoriously. hostile to Germany. One of the Berlin official papers the other day openly declared against them. An Orleanist king would be irresistibly impelled to ' strengthen his dynasty by regaining the lost provinces, if a favour able opportunity occurred ; whereas a Republic, consisting of no tangible persons, would not be in fluenced by such considerations. Hence the Republic is thought to offer the best chance of peace ; and warm as may be the friendship felt in the highest quarter for the Orleanists, the feeling towards the Hohenzollerns is warmer still. For my own part I find great difficulty in believing that any French Uovernment whatsoever will keep the peace longer than is necessary to recruit the national strength and reform the army. I venture to make a suggestion which may be worth considering. The ,French cannot possibly raise the immense indemnity they will have to pay at less than eight per cent, (their Rentes are now quoted at little over 50). England could get it at fopr per cent. If we could not help our old ally and intimate friend on the field of battle, would there be any objection to helping her to raise the money? It would cost England nothing, for France would bear the interest. So long as Germany received her terms, she need not insist upon the burden to France being twice as heavy as it might possibly be made, and if she did insist, it would not necessarily follow that her instances should be regarded by us. The bill for amending the conduct of parliamentary and municipal elections is likely to prove the great Govern ment triumph of the session—that is, likely to give greatest satisfaction to the Ministerial supporters. It is a very advanced measure, and if the amendments to extend the hours of polling until eight in the evening, and to forbid paid canvassing be accepted, it will be nearly perfect. The liveliest Demo crats could only want one provision more—the payment of members. If that were conceded, and the two amend ments I have mentioned inserted, we should see some changes at the next general election. Per haps we shall as it is. Nothing more than the overthrow of the moneyed interest in elections is required to give a fair chance' to the Democratic clubs, which at present have their being and their supporters, though they find no representative in the press. By the way, a bill for paying members of the Victoria Legisla ture has passed both Houses. Upper and Lower legislators are to have £3OO a year. It is a very bad business, that resignation of Sir Spencer Robinson, and the circumstances connected therewith. It would be premature, perhaps , to pronounce upon the matter before Mr. Childers has made his statement, but nobody whom I have met with can discover a mode by which either the First Lord of the Admiralty or Mr. Gladstone can get out of this terrible muddle. When the loss of the Captain raised the question, Who is responsible? everybody was, of course, anxious to prove that he in particular was not responsible. Mr. Childers said in his official minute that Sir Spencer Robinson had not called his attention to the consequences which might he expected from sending the Captain to sea. Mr. Reed and Mr. Barnes (Mr. Reed's deputy) had given opinions that the vessel was more or lessunsatisfactory, and Mr. Childers affirms that Sir S. Robinson did not refer him to the reports of these officers. Sir Spencer Robinson replies that he expressly forwarded the reports, and that Mr. Childers, in referring to his letter, has omitted that part of it in which the enclosure of the papers in question was mentioned. In other words, Mr. Childers is charged with tampering with a communication of the first import ance, and what is worse, the general public is unable to see how the difficulty is to be g ot over. Thep lot, how ever, thickened after this. Mr. Gladstone endeavours to get Sir Spencer Robinson to resign voluntarily. This act would obviously have been self -condemnatory, and Sir Spencer refused either to resign or to forego his right of answering Mr. Childers's minute, He was dismissed, and Mr. Gladstone asks him to date his reply to the minute posterior to the dismissal, in which case it would have ap peared only as the complaint of an aggrieved official, not as the just representation of right. It is a very painful affair, and by the confession of the Government's warmest supporters, it looks as if Sir Spencer Robinson had been treated with as little justice as judgment. The opening of the Military Reform debates in Parlia ment has been the signal for a shower of pamphlets, written by officers and civilians, demonstrating almost every weak point of the existin g s y stem of ar m y organisa tion. One of the best of these is a reprint of some propo sals submittedprivately to the Under Secretary of War in 1869, and is comp iled by two officers, " Two usketeers," as they call themselves, who have devoted many years to the practical working of their profession at horn*, abroad, and in the field. They principally suggest that the re serves of the army shoul d be strengthened, not by un tried recruits, but by soldiers who have experienced short periods of service. The militia, they consider, ought to afford the first training. From the Militia soldiers should be drafted into the standard army, and from thence, as stated, into the reserves. A second ex haustive pamphlet deals with the alleged necessity of abo lishing the offiee of military secretary. It is entitled" Horse Guards Law," and the army journals are quoted to prove the disadvantage of leaving it in the power of a Military Secretary alone to advise his Royal chief in important arm y matters. The writer of the pamphlet argues that although the brunt of complaints against the Horse f Guards Departmen t must fall to the share of the Mike o Cambridge, still certain questions are, owing to the Duke's delicacy and other caus.es, virtually left to be decided nowadays by the Military Seoretary, who has, it is said, a general authority to act in his 4,4 v al Highness's name. In the military clubs i n the neighbourheed of Pall Mall these brochures are in the hands of all the menabere, and each has its share of partisans and opponents. It happened rather unfortunately for the reputation of the Household Brigade that this very body made a wretched exhibition of incompetency just before an at tack was made upon the cavalry in the House of Cr mons. The handling of these troops at Wimble don was truly laughable. Whilst the 10th Hus sars, who represented the enemy ; were placed NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIQENCE. The Admiralty, having been unable to find a Chief Constructor to fill the post vacated by Mr. E. J. Reed, C. 8., it is said they, are desirous of continuing the " Council of Construction" for one month longer .than was originally intended. The Globe understands that the Treasury has refused to carry out the scheme proposed by the Admiralty for the compulsory retirement of assistant paymasterS, Materials for torpedoes on an extensive scale have been ordered to be sent to Malta from England, and there is no doubt that for some time past measures have been un ostentatiously taken to place that island in an efficient state of defence. On account of the epidemic now prevailing, the autho rities of tlae Admiralty have considered it necessary that all the officials connected with the departments at White hall And Somerset House should be re-vaccinated. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1871. 25 Alliance (L) 10 Anglo-Austrian 20 Auglo-Egyptian . (14 22; 23 t 15 Loudon Joiut - tock 374 8 50 British N American 52 53 20 Lou and Weatninster C2l 6'! 20 Ch of India, Auatrlia 131 14 1 621, 3, 2.1, 3 131, 1 10 Metropolitan__ 25 Char Mere of India 23 24 20 Midland (L) 10 City 11t 34 :0 Colonial 4 n olidated (Ti 20 Eng. Scot. and Aus C 151 161 25 Union of Australia.. 39 40 2 Imporhil %Li 3.7 t . 15 Union of bondon .. 40 4 1 10 1 iiipt.ria. l fittmmui 11'1, a, ;, 1 tdis pin . 35 Pd 10 Agra !Sink (IA .... AGRICULTURE IN IRELAND. - - The returns of agricultural statistics in. Ireland, which have now been published, state that the statistics were collected by the police from 600,000 separate holdings. Tbe total acreage under all crops last year was 5,642,556 acres, being an increase over the preceding year of 64,776 acres. Compared with 1869, wheat shews a deciease of 19,546 acres, and oats of 30,476 acres. In barley. there is an increase of 19,242, in here and rye of 581, and in beaus and peas of 760 acres. Green crops slim an increase of 29,455 acres, the largest amount being in the extent under turnips, which increased last year by 16,987 acres. There is an increase in the extent under meadow and clover of 105,119 acres, and a decrease in flax of 34,359 acres. The returns of live stock for 1870, when compared with 1869, show an in crease in the number of horses of 3,105 ; of cattle, 62,705 ; of pigs, 377,108. Sheep exhibit a decrease of 317,21 L Una!Under the initialshasbeen a second contribu tio of £l,ooobestowed the Look Hospital. of " London. BitrexFAsT.—EPrs'sCOCOA.—GRATEFUL AND C 031- FOldlkb .—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered ft a' gep,eFel favourite. The Civil Service Gazette re marks :—" By a thoreugl?. knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of and nutrition, and by a careful application df the fie'properties %f-well-selected cocoa, Mr, Epps has provided our breakfast tables with s delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Each packet is labelled —JAMES EPPS & co., Mimeo pathic Chemists, London. Also, makers of Epps's Cacaoine, very th4l evening beverage.—Adyt: TELEGRAPH COM PA:NEES. Pd Pd 100 Angte-Ainerlcum LI 76 77 10 Great Northern 76 6 Great N. China, and 10 Auglo ILI 127 130 .Tapan Extension.. S S', 1291, t, 5 Indo-European (L).. 12 14 100 Atlantic — 10 Marseilles, Algiers. 000 ho 8p e 10 British A ustralu (1.).. 4 Mrs 10 51eiliterrn Ex Ril .. 4 51 4 346 21 Pullman , ' S. Udell. 4 3 clii 10 British hid ltxten (L). 8 81 dis 81, i. i 8 Minter's . IC British Indian Sub- 8/ marine, (1) 10 Chine SnlnnorinelL) 4i 4dis 100 Submarine 237''41 41,9-16, 7 1146, 1 no Scrip 2l 2.4 IS Falmouth, Gibrititar, 10 W Inahtk , Pan:mm(l,l 51 61 and Malta (1,1 02. 2 111,11 8 Si AI ISCHIA, AN go us sFetriunits Pit 5 intern) Pitiful Socil.) 23 2ldis Anglo- Austrian Bnd- 21 ad. holders' Certificate 1 3 20 It !nig' Call Cavour 333 10 LlerlinWal•erworks(L) 163 161 I'd 161,.3 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re -30 Bolckow-Vaughan 14 32 371'm deeinah:e 1870 . 62 64 100 Boston City (U.S. :-0 London Fin A5 9 0c(1418', 1 7 iti , 4 P c Sterling Loan 93 n 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. 21 3 4 Brit & Fgn Marine L 143 41Dm 2 15-16 25 Canada Company. 74 76 2 Lon &..- Prov Marine T.) 1311 pm 10 Ceylon Company L) 31 31dis 3 3-16. A x d'n 35 City Offices (LI 103 g 511 c by Ind Gov. 101 102 20 Colonial (L) 17!. 17 5 NatnlDisctComp LI 111 121 5 Corn Union Assume° 43 41pm 2; N Zealand Loan and 93. 3 Merc Agency IL) .. IC Pm 10 Crilt Folic of Tug (L) 3 31 6 N Zealand Loan and 33, 1 Trust (L) 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do l'ref 100 Do Op a fern Deb , 110 115 50 P and 0 Steam 44 46 271. Ebbw V aleStiel LI.. 10 %die 45 do New. 1867 4 3 dis 100 Viceroy of Egypt 7p 0 10 Do Mortgage Loan.... 78 79 50 'thy y Iron . 731, 9 15 Do New 9 93 100 Egypt) ii e V'royl,oan, 60 Royal Mail Steam guar by Egyp Gov.. 97 99 621, 2 971 12 Tel Con and Main 1.4 253 05 13 Fore-stWarelionse(L) 7171 Pm 253, 1, 3 71. I, 2Pm 2 Thames and Mersey 100 Fun andColonialGov Marine Tusur (1, 'Trost 6 p a Bonds.. 103 102 Tobacco G D a Loan 7( GenCreilt&DisetlL)•. a 3pm guar by Italian Gov 29 91 8, 73, xd 89 14 Gen Stilt Navigation 28 29 5 Trust and Loan Co of 281 Upper Canada 7 I loopor's Tel Works 1 Nis 6(I Marine. Lvpool IL 53 5 Aim 63, 3-16, x 4 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 25 17 Hudson's flay Bl 83 6 United Dis Corprn IL :Nis Ipm 8, 7-16 5 Univ Marine insuriL , 6 61pin 4i , 1 ildrbbr,OutPer.atid 113, i x 4 Tel Works 1,) .... 591 513 12 War,,,,,t, Finance.... 8 7 dis 51, 3 • NIINTNG Si lARE LlS'l`. --FEBRUARY 23. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Officer., 1, St. Michael's Alley, ('oral ill, London. Market quiet. West Chiverton opened flat, at 301 sellers, but advanced to 37i buyers. South Condurrow flatter. Carl, Brea. 51, 53 . Prince of Wales, 11, 11 Chiverton Valley. Providence Mines, Choittales (Gold), Roman Gravels, Cooks' Kitchen, 19, 20 Rosewa,lt hill and M 1,119011 ie Devon Great Consols. - United, Drakewalls, South Combirrow, 5. 51 Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21. 21 South Frances, 321, 35 East Caradon, 51. 51 Sweetland Creek, 3/, 4 East Lovell, 30, 31 Tatikerville, 121, 121 East Wheal Grenville, 3, 31 Taquaril (Gold), 27s (d, 29s Eberhardt ',nil Aurora, 151, 161 Tincroft, Frontino and Bolivia 1(I01(1), Trumpet Consols. —s., —s. Van. General Brazilian, Van Consols, 21, 21 Great Laxey, 18, 19 West Chiverton, 371 3 9 Great lictallack. West Maria and Eortescno. Great Wheal Vor. 41. 51 308, 32s 6d Hingston Down,.l, 11 West Seton. 125. 130 Markt, Valley, 71, 71 West Tankerville, 21, 3 • New Beldon, Wheal Crehor, New Lovell, Wheal Grenville. 4, 4} North Crofty. 21, 11 Wheal Kitty. St. Agnes. Pary's Mountain, 3, 31 I Wheal Margaret, • Perran Wheal Virgin, Wheal Mary Ann, l' Plynlimmon, - Wheal Cu. MARKETS. AIETROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.-The cattle market to-day was characterised by increased depression, and prices had a further downward tendency. There was an average supply of beasts on sale, of which a fair quantity was of good quality and weight. The inquiry for all descriptions was inactive, but prices were withbut material alteration, the best Scots and crosses selling at ss. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81bs. The show of sheep in the pens was tolerably good. The demand was quiet, and values were ve - y weak, the best Downs and half breds being disposed of with difficulty at 55. 10d. to Os.' per 81bs. Calves and pigs were unchanged in value. Per 81bs. to sink the offal :-Coarse and inferior beasts, 3s. 2d. to 4s. Od. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; prime large oxen, ss. Od. to ss. 40. ; prime Scotch, &c., ss. 6d. to 6s. 8d ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; prime coarse-woolled sheep, ss. to ss. Bd. ; prime Southdown ditto, ss. 10d. to 65.: large coarse calves, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 4(1. ; prime small ditto, ss. to 6s. ; large hogs; 3s. 6d. to 4s. and neat small porkers, 4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. ; Quarter-old store pigs, 225. to 255. each. Arrivals.-,English :-Beasts, 640 ; sheep, 5,210 ; calves, 44; pigs, 90. Foreign.-Beasts, 130 ; sheep, 350 ; calves, 26. Total.- Beasts, 770 ; sheep, 5,560 ; calves, 70 ; pigs, 90. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY. -The market to-day was moderately supplied. The trade was slow, and late rates were barely sustained. Prime meadow hay, 130 s. to 140 s. ; inferior ditto, lips. to 120 s. ; prime first-cut clover, 1355. to 1475. ; inferior ditto , 115 s. to 1255. ; prime second-cut clover, 1265. to 1355. ; and straw, 30s. to 40s. per load. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, THURS DAY.-Sugar : A dull tone' prevails, and prices are nominal. Coffee : Transactions are restricted, but prices are without quotable alteration. Plantation Ceylon, good middling to good colony, 695. to 735. 6d. ; other goods, 595. to 665. ; good ordinary native, 575. 6d, to 58s. per cwt. Tea : The auctions have passed off without change. Rice : The market is quiet, but firm, Rangoon, firm. Cape of Good Hope sold at 10s. 3d. for sound, and Bs. 3d. 'to 9s. 9d. for damaged. Cotton : There is less activity in the demand, but prices are un changed ; good fair Tinnevelly Gad. Metals: Copper remained firm ; Chili bar £65 10s. to £66 for common to good ordinary, and £67 for best brands, cash. Tin fiat • Straits £l3O. Spelter firm. Scotch pig iron Us, 3d. cash, 525. fid month. Oils : Linseed firmer. English brown rape weaker at 445. 6d. sellers. Tallow continues firmer Y.C., spot, 445. 6cl, to 445, 9d., March 445. 9d., June 455., 455. 9d, last three months, BIRMINGHAM IRON TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.-There was an average attendance of ironmasters at this market to day. Business is still dull, but the trade Wenerally has not been nmch affected by the failures of Hingley and Co. and Messrs. Onions. Pig iron is still quiet, but there is a fair demand for plates, sheets, and most descriptions of finished, the works being fairly engaged on home orders. GLASGOW CATTLE MARK - 43 T, THURSDAY.-There were 1,376 oxen at this market to-day. Top Scotch, 755. to 765. per cwt.; secondary, 70s. to 725. ; middling and inferior, 60s. t 0,655. There were at the market 3,214 sheep. Top white-faced, 91d. to 90. per lb.; top black-fated, 81d. to 91d.; secondary, Bd. to 81d.; middling and inferior, 61d. to 7id. There were fully 200 more cattle at this market than last week. Trade was very slow at quotations that were barely maintained, and it was im possible to effect a clearance at the finish. The supplies were also larger of sheep, but the demand was fair, at the full rates of last week. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, THURSDAY.-fit this mar ket this morning English wheat was steadier in tone, sorts s amples not being obtainable at less money, while damp Jiang on hand. Foreign was only in moderate demand, at from 2d. to 3d. per cental below the rates of this clay sen'night, Flour was in limited request, and must be quoted ls. per sack cheaper. In oats there was no material change, Egyptian beans re ceded ls. per qr., but English remained firm. Indian corn de clined ls. per qr. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, THURSDAY.-There was a fair supply of wheat at this market to-day, which sold at Bd, per quarter lower, There was a slow sale for barley at last week's rates. Oats Gd. per quarter dearer. Beans were firm. Peas were dull. Indian corn was unalte, ed. . Not much business was done. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY. -Opening Re port,-There is less animation in this market to-day, and the demand is only on a moderate scale. Sales, probably 10,000 bales. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, THURSDAY.--At this market to-day a good business was done, at full prices. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, THURSDAY.-This market was firmer to-day at 525: sd. cash, and 525. Bd. in a month paid. Closing sellers at these prices. Buyers, 525. 4d. cash and 525. 74d. in a month. THE BRIGHTON RITUAL CASE. On Thursday the Lord Chancellor delivered the judg ment of the Judicial Committee of the. Privy Council in the case of " Hibbert v. Purchas," being an appeal against the decision of the Arches Court. The rev. defendant was charged with having offended against the laws ecclesiastical in the several ways in which their lordships now gave their judgment. After a lengthy exposition of the law, their lordships said, in reference to wearing the chasuble, alb, and tunicle, they considered that these things were swept away by the Act of Uniformity in 1662, and had not been permitted, and it would be their duty therefore to advise her Majesty that a monition should issue against the iefendant on this point, but with regard to the cope the appeal would be disallowed. In reference to the charge of wearing the biretta, their lord ships did not consider they should be justified in pro nouncing it illegal. The cha;ge of mixing wine with water they consider l ed had been sustained, and they should therefore advise that a monition be issued against the de fendant in this respect also. With regard to the use of wafer bread, their lordships observed that the Rubric implied the use of the usual bread. It appeared also from the articles of visitation that the churchwardens of parishes were to provide pure wheaten bread, and this Being evidently according to the laws of the Church, a monition must issue on this charge as also that of mixing wino with water. The last charge against the defendant was that of standing with his back towards the congrega tion during the breaking of th►e bread in the Com munion Service, so that they were unable to see the ad, Their lordships considered that neither the articles nor the formularies of the Church could be construed as justi Ey ing Mr. Purchas in standing in this position, and they should therefore advise a monition on this point also. Finally as all the material charges were proved, the defendant must be condemned in the costs of that Court, and of the Court below. Tint Loss op THE CAPTAIN, —A relative of one of those lost in this terrible calamity asks if it be too much to expect that some member of the House of Com mons world bring the subject of the Propriety of erecting some monument to the memory of the unfortunate cre w and officers before the House. That the public would approve a small sum being voted for a public memorial in St. Paul's or Westminster Abbey cannot, he thinks, be doubted. MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. The position of affairs on the Continent .is gradually becoming better. The extension of the armistice for forty eight hours is, undeniably, a good feature, and the rumour that the terms of peace are already agreed upon, and that the treaty requires but the signatures of the opposing Powers to 'settle the dispute is probably not without foundation. At the same time the aspect of affairs on this side of the Channel is not unfa vourable. The mild, genial weather of the past farmers to make pre few days has been of great benefit in enab lin g parations for spring sowing.. The winter sown crops look well, and the wheat plant with but few exceptions is generally well spoken of. These circum stances have not been without their influence on the stock markets to-day. A good business has been transacted, and priceshave again improved. Railways have been in request, and Metropolitan, Great Northern A, Midland, North Western, and Great Western have risen in value. As regards f or eign boo ds, the French Loa n has been largely purchased and an advance of 12 per cent. has been established in prices. Turkish also have been rather firmer. Consols have been steady, at 911, 92 for delivery and the account. Reduced and New three per Cents, 92k, 923 ; Bank stock, 244, 246 ; Exchequer bills, 4s. to 95. pm.; India Five per Cents., 1091, 110: and India Bonds, 20s. to 1 255. pm. ,Although prices do not close at their best, English rail way stocks shew a decided improvement over yesterday. Business has been on a more liberal scale, 'and large pur chases of Great Western have been made. At one time the price was 773, 771- ; but it eventually receded to 77; 771 ; showing an improvement of 1 North-Western has risen 1, Midland 3, Great Northern A 1, and Metropolitan Caledonirn is quoted at 873, 871; Brighton, 43, 431; South-Eastern, 781, 79 ; Metropolita n, 661 66a ; Great Northern A, 1341, 1345; Great Eastern, 38$, 39; North. Eastern, 1471, 1472'; Midland, 128,128 k; North-Western, 130, 1301. For Indian railway stocks there has been but little in quiry, but prices have been well maintained. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1031, 4 ; East Indian, 1092,. Great Indian Peninsula, 105, 1; Madras, 1032 ; Onde and Rohilkund, 101 3 ; Scinde, 1014. Canadian $ hares have been quiet. • Great Western, 152. In foreign shares Western and North-Western of France have risen 21, 22 ; Northern of France haVe marked 401; Antwerp and Rotterdam, 12 1; G reat Luxemburg, 12 a ; Recife and San Francisco, 151, 3 ; and Lombards, 14$. The• feature in the foreign bond market has been the strong inquiry for French. At one time there were buyers at 911, but a reaction ensued, and the price de clined to 901, 913, being an advance of -1$ per cent..on the day. Turkish have been 1 per cent. better. Egyp tian, 1868, 74, 744 ; Italian, 1861, 541, 511- ; Spanish, 30301, ;-1 ; Turkish Five per Cents, 412, 42 ; ditto 1869, 522, 53 ; United States Five-Twenty 18S2 Bonds, 904, 911 ; ditto, 1885, 900, 90 s T ; North-German Scrip has ad vanced 1 being quoted at 21, pm. Bank shares haVe been steady in value. Agra A have been done at 9; City, 111 ; Imperial Ottoman, 111, 112 ; London and County, 511, London and Westminster, 621, 63 ; and Union of Australia, 391, 391. In telegraph shares the transactions have been on a limited scale. British Indian Extension, 84; Falmouths, 9a, 92 ; and Telegraph Constructions, 251, 255. For Miscellaneous securities the demand has not been active. Berlin Waterworks, have marked 161; Cr4clit Fonder of England; 31, 3; ; Fore-street Warel-ouse, TIL„ ; General Credit and Discount, 71, 8 ex-div.; Royal Mail Steam, G 2, 622. The Clearing House return for the week ending Febru ary 22 skews a total of £71,407,000, against £60,718,000 for the corresponding period last year. Notwithstanding the strong inquiry for money which has prevailed in all quarters during the week, the Bank directors have eleeted to make no alteration in the rate, which therefore remains at 21 per cent. The demand to day, although hardly so active, has still been strong; and three months' paper has been charged 21 per cent. The Rangoon has arrived at Gallo, with £330,000 in Australian gold for Europe. There have been no bullion operations at the Bank to- day. Subscriptions Wave been invited by Messrs. Rothschild and Co. for a new Brazilian loan of £3,000,000, in bonds of £lOO, £5OO, and £l,OOO each, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum from the Ist of February. The price of issue is 89 per cent.. The sum of £5 is pay able on 'application, £l5 on allotment, £2O on May 8, £25 on July 17, and £24 on August 21. The loan is to be redeemed by a sinking fund of one per cent. per annum. At a meeting of the Credit Foncier of England (Limited and Reduced), the directors' report, shewing an available total of £91,149 was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the six months' was declared, leaving £16,149 to be carried forward. At the annual meeting of the English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association, the report stated the new policies issued in 1870 at 562, insuring £427,722, and yielding in new premiums, £14,085. The renewal pre miums were stated to be £109,751, and the invested fund £760,132. The returns of the traffic on the Great Northern Rail way spew an increase in the receipts over those of the corresponding week last year of £11,205 ; the returns of the Great Eastern Railway an increase of £2,789 ; of the Great Western, an increase of £17,018 ; of the London and North-Western, an increase of £8,278 ; of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, an increase of £2,261 ; of the Cale donian Railway, an increase of £2,100 ; of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, an increase of £1,382 ; of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, an increase of £4,536 ; of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, an increase of £1,463 ; of the Cork and Bandon Railway, an increase of £69. I.ON DON STOCK EXCTIANGE.—THuRsnay, LAT.EST 'PRIC 111 It 0v b [0 I A.T, [JOWL 4 The prices under the lines indicate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. i'lk,ee ler Cent 00111018 91; 92 DoApril &Oct 1833-85.. 112 1 911, 25 Do for Acco . unt 92 . 1024 Three per Cent Reduced 925 925 Braillian. 1 305 , 5p a 925,4,5 94 925 923 I F . 0 g y €: ii ot p l v t i i ti a : u : 1 13 80 0 ,11 2 5) . e. 7 . : 7 1: 0 1 c;.3 i . ... ... 59 8 90 3 : 09 8 01 5 New 3 per Cent 925. 5 , + 4 Exchequer hills , March 4 9pin Italian, 1845. 5p a 4 9") Portuguese 9° 1 5 869 3 8s pm Do, June 4s pm p 0 .. 32 33 Bank Stock - Russian. 1862. 5 p c.. .. F-5 1 . '6 245 865, 4 -, Ind la 5 per Cents ludia 11onds ............ 695, 9 pm Spanish Can 6pa .1 anSc.lnlylB77-84 105 106 30$, 4 1055,2. 5 . Turkish. 11)54, ii p a 79 81 Do. 1315. 5 n a 805 411 42 Do 1),, 5 p 014ilaairics,h.Scialyept... 105555105971 Do Inscribed Stock .. 98 99 415, 4 D om of can Si' c 1903 .. 99 101 1)o, 1805 ii p e Ceylon 6 p c May and 61, 605 November 1878 lO7 109 U. 5.5-2 01 pa 1331 91 9 Mauritius I p c Jan and 921 July 1873 lO3 105 Do do New SWalas 5 p alB7l-711 lOO 101 905 New Zealand 4p c 1891 lOB 110 Do 10-4013138, Bt.IIA 11 871 33 Do 5 pa Do 5p c Consolidated 99 100 ErloSlut, i i i,t,,is,:ill pat,' 995 Illinois Central Shares .. Do 6p chtar &SeptlB9l 110 112 1085. 0 Do June & DeclB9l 108 110 Atlantic and 44 Wlt Con V id, 11 p c tan &July - 1891 113 114 Mortgage Bond. . 931 94 1835 903 90; 108i109L ItAILWAYB , Bristol and E xe t er 9O 92 im Is 6o Prof 80nd5.... Caledonian 872 no 2nd ['ref Binds .. 431 441 Great Eastern . :',Bl 39,1 441, 4 I ' ,B l, :, i Do '..4.1 Prof Stock ..., 321 331 Great Northern G 1251, 3, A. 3 , I r and Trunk of Canada 134 135 Do A 4th Prof Stock 181 134; /, ri, 41 Great western 77.. 771 Great - Indian Pan g 5.‘ a 10431053 761, 7, 62, 7: 1051, 3. 5, s. Lancashire & Yorkshire E511::61 • GreiLt wc.teril 01 4. 11 adil 15 : 153 1351, 1152 Lon, Brigli, and it Coast 43 431 1)o 6p c Bonds, 1873.. 9911003 433, 3,2 a d Do 53 do, 1877-8 96 18 Lou, Chat, and Dover .. 14 144 Do sti c pref. 134itod. 8 , 1 1 Zinn Madras guar 5 no 143, 1 ton and North-Western 1292130 1032, 2 .130, 1, 293. 3 0 N. Railway of Canada. Lou and South-Western 94 9§ 6 p olst P.rof Bonds 95, 42 Opcip and Itoliilkuntl g Man, Slief, and Lincoln 462 471 5 0 1 ; 462 Metropolitan 662, i 'Delhi guai a p a Midland 1272, la 114,1i1a s a nd Sgt) Francisco North British 34 Belgian E Junction .. 21 1 ... Nor 01-Easton' Consols 14731472 Buenos Ayres (It Stlirii.. '252 NI 1473, 2,3, 3, 7 I Mnalairi.g anal Witoosk 18., 19 South-Eastern 783, 83, 9, 81 24, I Eastern of Pfal , Co . Atlantic and St Lawrnce 77 79 Bombay, Ilaroda, and G reat Luxembourg Central India, g 5 P 0.. 103 104 122 1031, / Lemberg uzernowitgna Buff and Lake Huron .. 4/ 4/ 7 1 , 1 CapeDo 53 po 80nd5,1 8 7 2-3-4 80 82 . 16 (Limited) guar 7 1, 0 .. guar 6p c East Bengal guar 5 p C 10 3 31041 401 East Indian, g 5 p o 1092, 2 Recife andSait Francisco Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort llnd I 153, 3 charge 6o c 931, 3 , South Anstit & Lout-Vet] 148 14„ Do 21,4 do Bonds 87 rionthent °U France . 59t 60i 1% 19 91 93 18 20 12. 121` 15t 1G 39 41 15 15, 1.9 21 BANKING COMPANIES. Pd Si 91 20 Lou (Mar of Austrila 24 25 25 TH (FROM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE " CENTRAL PRESS.") soldiers. PARIS, February 21. The weather is splendid, and the boulevards crowded. Already the German troops are practising the parade movements in anticipation of marching past their Em peror in Paris. Peace is considered as certain, and General Trochu's letter is looked upon as most untimely and ill advised, appearing as it did at the very moment when Jules Favre, Ernest Picard, and fifteen deputies are negotiating with a view to peace. Last night several people slept in the streets waiting for a share in the Lord Mayor's gift. Trains are arriving daily with provisions. The restrictions concerning the sale of butcher's meat have been removed, and butchers can now sell to whom soever they please, without their customers being com pelled to produce their ration cards. Of course the elections still afford us plenty of conversa tional topics. Ledru Rollin has resigned the honour of being deputy in the Bouches du RhOne, the Seine, or the Var, he feels that he has not been elected under sufficiently independent conditions. The name of M. Picard, as Minister of the Interior, has been received with some ob jections, but as his appointment may be considered as I essentially transitory, these will carry no great weight. A number of the Liberal-Conservative papers, are pre paring to join in a kind of convocation, in view of the new elections. Upon the list I find the na.mes of La Patrie, La Presse, La France, Le Constitutionnel, Le Pays, La Gazette de France, Le Gaulois, La Liberte, Le Figaro, Le Soir, Paris Journal, Le Francais, Le National, and Le Temps. I may have forgotten the names of some, but I am certain - that L'Opinion Nationale, though it has nothing dangerous in its republicanism, does not figure among them. I believe the chief design of this convention is, at the moment when the Republic is declared by M. Thiers, to endeavour to exclude all Republicans from office. La Patrie, for instance, in its list, had declared MM. Victor Hugo, Louis Blanc, and Quinet as "non eligibles." Here, of course, they would fall out, not only with such Red papers as Le Vengeur and Le Ma d'Ordre, but with the fair and honestly Liberal section of the press represented by L'Avenir Nationale and the Siecle. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine that the papers I have named first can ehtablish a common agreement and concord among themselves. Allthe papers; however, are unanimous enough ' in the opinions they express as to the entry of the Prussians into Paris, but the sale of certain caricatures, of a very melancholy kind of humour, less allowable, perhaps, now than ever, is extremely to be regretted. Of course accusations and recriminations are heaped upon the late Government now that it has fallen, and the members of the International have forwarded to the English papers, especially to the Weekly Despatch, all manner of charges against M. Jules Ferry. It is before the Chamber that charges of this nature should be made, if—which I do not believe—they have any foundation, not insidiously in the columns of a foreign journal. On the Bourse to-day the Three per Cent. rose 35 centimes, and all securities were in much better demand. THE EFFECTS OF WAR. All accounts speak of 'the misery in and around Paris as something terrible, and not to be concealed by the at tempted levity of part of the population. It is to be hoped, says a military correspondent of the Times, when peace ha s beensigned, and Paris is once more opened to the world that many Englishmen will go thither with open heart and hand, for France has suffered terribly in her expiation of her thoughtless plunge into war. • Round the environs you may see such desolation as could hardly be produced by a great conflagration, and the money which should go to repair the damage will be required to pay the exactions of the conquerors. A drive round by Clamart and Meudon, by Sevres and St. Cloud, preaches a powerful sermon on the effects of war. The hill above Clamart was covered at the top with rich fields, and the slopes towards the city were fringed with trees. An earthwork was built at the top, but the French could not hold it. If long-ranged guns had been known in the days when Paris was fortified a fort would most likely have been constructed on the top of Clamart. Before the bombard ment the Bavarians constructed batteries behind the fringe of trees. When the day came for the bombardment the trees in front were cut down and the firing began. It was in tended that each piece should fire 50 rounds daily, and 1,000 rounds were to have been provided, so that the fear ful storm of iron missies might be driven down on Paris and her forts, chiefly Forts Vanves and Issy, for 20 days if necessary. But the excellence of the position tempted the Germans to crowd their batteries too closely together on this spot. Fort Montrouge was able to spare some shells, though itself attacked by batteries more to the east above Bagneaux, and the Germans suffered heavy losses. In front of the batteries and on each side are trenches cut in the ground (which, it must be remembered, was be- . fore the war richly cultivated) with parapets in front which were intended to enable the men to work safely. Some of the trenches were meant to hold infantry soldiers who were to be in readiness to repel a French attack on the guns. The ditches are now full of water, nor could they be kept dry even during the bombardment though pumps were freely used. The same is to be said of the wooden huts in the fields behind. The floors were sunk below the level, and though the heavy roofs covered over with. earth kept the wearied men from the rain, the water soaked in from the ploughed fields, and life was dreary for the Bavarian soldiers. No road was made over the fields to the batteries, and when the weather broke up the track became a slough of despond. By the side of the road from Clamart to Meudon is a hill on which stands a pretty Swiss chalet in the midst of lawns and flowersheds. Here there is a Prussian battery which was intended to shell Issy and the Pont du Jour, where the circular railway crosses the Seine. The lodge is a mere wreck, and when you enter the grounds through a gap in the fence you will imagine yourself in a field ploughed by a huge plough into irregular furrows and gaping hollows ; but the furrows have been made by ter rible projectiles and the hollows by bursting shells. The front of the chalet looks as if it had received little damage, for the hole made by a shell through wood is small and round. Floors torn up, smashed mirrors, fur niture dashed to pieces, huge gaping holes in the walls. There are other traces of the war, however, and here and there, in hastily dug pits, or sometimes under separate mounds of earth, lie French and German dead together, surmounted with single crosses, and just the number below. Almost always the number of French is greater than the number of German. Where the carnage was not so thick the graves are single and fenced round with stone, telling the name and regi ment of the dead. The sights in the environs are curious and suggestive. On the road to Sevres the first object which strikes the eye is Prince Napoleon's travelling carriage upset to serve as a barricade, so that it may be impossible for a Frenchman to pass along his own road. It is time of Armistice, so all may pass now. But the Moniteur Officiel talks of French preparations for wz.r, and, therefore, the occupation of Paris becomes necessary. The only necessity cif the case is that German public opinion, and especially the feeling of the army, demands absolutely that France be made to feel she has been beaten. This is the saddest of all the many proofs that the breach between France and Germany has no chance of becoming healed in our days. The Gironde announces that it is the intention of M. Thiers to offer the Ministry of Public Worship to Bishop Dupanloup. The. Emperor Napoleon will shortly take his departure from Wilhelmshohe for England. The regular railway service between Paris and Brussels is re-established, and the journey is now accomplished in eleven hours. General Trochu has resigned his functions atthe request of M. Thiers. He has retired into private life, and is now residing at his hotel in the Rue Lille. The buildings which were used as the offices of the Provisional GoVern ment have now been given up. The surrender of Belfort took place on the morning of the 18th. After the Germans had hoisted the flag of the Northern Confederation they fired' with the French artillery a salvo of 100 guns. General Treskaw has re ceived the Cross of Military Merit. In granting him this honour the Emperor of Germany declared that he highly appreciated the valour of the troops. • The Commandant Baroche, who fell at Bourget last October, has just been buried at. Pbre-Lachaise. After three mouths of fruitless inquiries at the Prussian out posts, his friends at last discovered where he had been placed, and the last honours were paid to his memory in the presence of numerous friends and the officers of his battalion. The Parisian military authorities made a mistake in reckoning up the number of their cannon, and conse quently were unable to deliver to the Prussians the pre cise quantity which was indicated in the list agreed upon. It has been settled that four new cannons shall be cast at the foundry of Caillox, in order that the Prussians may receive as many pieces of artillery as they were promised. The Geneva Journal says that on the 19th of January, out of five hundred thousand men on the French territory, there were fifty-five thousand ill, which was at the rate of 11 per cent. In the German hospitals of France there were nineteen thousand young men who had started in . perfect health struck down by wounds or typhus , At the CE. same date in Germany there were thirty-six thousand sick and wounded. In Berlin, no one can take ten steps in a street without coming across cripples and mutilated PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AT VERSAILLES.—The special correspondent of the Daily News with the headquarters of the Crown Prince of Prussia thus writes from Paris, February 21 :—You will have heard of the arrival in Paris of the fifteen Peace Commissioners from Bordeaux, and you will soon have news of them as " in terviewing " the terrible Count himself in Versailles. Things have at last reached the point of solid, practical negotiation . There is a French Govern ment which Germany has agreed to recognise as properly representing France, and the victor may now state his full demands. I find that most well informed Frenchmen are convinced of the necessity of peace. They seem to me to be still blind to the fact of their position face to face with Germany, and to reckon over much on neutral support, even at the eleventh hour. But many illusions have vanished, many bitter lessons have been taken to heart, and the French are prepared to yield land as well as money rather than see their southern provinces laid waste. It would be an evil day for the country south of the Loire when hostilities were recommenced. • The Germans are in no mood to trifle with those who should keep them any lonner away from home, and would be ready to repress all irregular warfare with an iron hand. What but irregular warfare could, in most places, be opposed to the German troops ?, We may rejoice that a struggle, of such a kind is little likely to occur. The Peace Commissioners go to Versailles with some inkling of the victor's demands. They will not turn back in disgust because he drives a hard bargain, but will try to make the best of it. M. Thiers, the veteran Chief of the State, has declared that his one policy is "to put an end as soon as possible to the foreign occu pation by means of a peace courageusement clibattue, and which peace will only be accepted if it be honour able." It is clear that. the Commissioners at Versailles will not shrink from a tough discussion. Their peace courageusement debattue will be resolutely bargained for. Alas for them that they are so down in the world as to make bargaining difficult ! THE AMERICAN COMMISSION. The New York papers of the 10th contain the ecirtea spondence between Sir Edward Thornton and Mr. Fish in reference to the appointment of the Mixed Commission. On the 26th January Sir Edward, by Lord Granville'd instructions, proposes the Commission, which shall hold its' sessions at Washington, and discuss the questions arising out of the fisheries as well as those which affect the relations of the United. States towards the British American possessions. He ex presses his confidence that the proposal will be met in the same cordial spirit of friendship in which it is offered. Four days later Mr. Fish writes back, saying the President fully recognizes the frier dly spirit which has prompted the proposal, bi, . he considers the removal of the differences which have arisen out of the Alabama claims to be essential to the restoration of cordial and amicable relations. If the British Govern ment assent to this addition to the proposed subjects of discussion, the Washington Government will appoint commissioners and will spare no efforts towards a just and amicable arrangement. On February 1 Sir Edward Thornton signifies that it would give her Majesty's Government great satisfaction if the Alabama claims were discussed by the Commission, provided that all other claims, both of British subjects and citizens of the United States, arising out of acts committedduring the civil war were similarly referred to it. In conclusion Sir Edward expresses his conviction that the Government of the United States consider it of importance that the causes of dispute between the two countries should be done away with. On the 3rd Mr. Fish replies, expressing the satisfaction of the President at the intelligence that Earl Granville had agreed to his proposal, and consenting to the extension of the inquiries of the Commissioners to any other claims, whether British or American, arising out of the civil war, but sug gesting that only such claims as may be presented at an early day; to he fixed by the Commissioners, shall be con sidered. NOTES FROM AMERICA. A correspondent writing from Philadelphia on February 3rd, says :—There are again rumours of a reconstruction of the Cabinet, and it is believed the President is this time in earnest about it. The present Cabinet is extremely weak, and does not possess the confidence of the Republi' can party. The President desires to surround himself with representative men of stronger calibre, and the opening of the new Congress on the 4th of March is the date assigned for the change. It is understood that Secretarie s Robertson of the Navy, and Delano of the Interior may be retained, while all the others are to retire , Senator Morton, of Indiana, being thought to be already selected for Secretary of State. This thorough reorganize' tion of the Cabinet is regarded as a necessity to the Re' publican party's carrying the Presidential election I ' l , 1872.—A telegram from Toronto announces the de ath Mr. John Ross, the well-known President of the Grad Trunk Railway, and member of the Dominion Senate.' The effect on the American gold market of the prospec t of peace in Europe has been to raise the premium to 1 per cent. on account of an anticipated drai,l'• of gold to Europe. The premium is now 111. 1 1 to —The last effect of the prospective close of the NATI° is the restoration of mail service in its old channe l° between America and Europe. The North German bee . of steamers have resumed their direct trips between Nei York, Bremen, and Hamburg, going throug h the Channel instead of North of Scotland, and the mails have bee n restored them. The Holsatia left New York yesterd 4 for Hamburg, the first steamer from this side under the new arrangement. She carries an English mail, which will be landed at Plymouth.—For some time the nomili fy tion as Minister to Denmark of the Rev. M. J. Cram er ' brother-In-law of the President, has been pending in the Senate, that body declining to confirm him, as 11 , is not thought competent for the post. On February however, an attempt was made to get at the case by th ' President's friends, a motion being made that the C °7ll ; mittee on Foreign Relations be discharged from i further consideration of the nomination. Upon °, Senator Sumner sprang to his feet and said, " I o b late for the reason that in two months the Committee been unable to find any reason why he should be c ° . 1 , 1 , firmed, excepting that he is the President's brother law." This defiant remark took the Senate by surPr_di'e: and the ollection stopped further proceedings in the ev'el; while subsequent attempts to get a vote up on it have be neffectuaL THE HUDSON RAILWAY ACCIDENT. For r %, details concerning the accident on the Hudson River ali that great want of care on the part of the railway al4bfi°ti, ties existed. There was no one in charge of the d r t e ,l bridge that night, the white light, " all right," reoll y !,,t up until the collision. One of the w itnesses stated w:ef there would have been plenty of time for the M t ile signal to have been hoisted between the overthrow d freight train and the arrival of t he ill-fated Pacific e%P`ei train, Had the company provide d a tower sign sl ' tel the New York and other c om p anies do, the dis`-00 might not have occurred. The conductor of 01004 train stated that his train did not r un " on time, an extra one, and had the right of way. He was °rd ° fel by printed regulations to furnish his train with a bellr n oe, but ho did not have it on, because no oil train can usc s ie Only twenty - one persons ar e now su pp osed to t yet perished, but complete certainty on this point eari n° be arrived at. Extra precautions are now tal=e4t, preserve life, and almost every car carries a red 11 ' which is kept in an accessible place. rifisy tADVERTISEMENTA—HoIIoway's Ointment an u fvy These precious treasures work wonderful cures 11°,0ito worst diseases which defy other treatment. 9 : 1 1 gi(l e • have extolled them as they de served, y et have n° 0 ,41 them one word of praise more than they richly An attentive study of the dir ection wrapped rours-1.er,,, way's medicaments will enable any inval id to ("swell; his infirmity, whether it be inflammations, ell chest complaints, as well as most disorders of i ; 3 . 0 ,1 0 heart, stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, ing te o . oo o ta lly removed by those means, which ar e no lees : 0 ,0 succes sfully contending with the oft times fatal' ll f c_ o r s tt of the throat, which periodically render scarlet diphtheria most terrible public scourges. BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., at Coptfold Essex, 1-'9'"rho rine Petre, of a son. O wife 22nd inst.. at 3, Myrtle-place, of Arthur Hall, of a daughter. Elacichefiti , ,, MARRIAGES. On the 21st inst., at St. George's Hanver-505r% Jacomb Hood, Esq., of Lee - p ark, 119rilt Blackh e ath , ° beth, second daughter of the late Thos.'ll of Gloucester-street, South Belgravia. 9,r) On the 21st inst., at St. Mary's. Battersa, 10-hi youngest son of John Costeker, Esq., of S t. of Battersea-rise, to Edith Mary, only daugtOr Wix, Esq., of Park-road, New Wandsworth. DEATES. .o.,Thooka Oh the 21st inst., in London, the lion. A.- - Luke Plunkett. toil On the 21st inst., at Rlinfield, Upper CI6P -d 84 vorst diseases which defy other treatment. '-'-' - t cr ovj, La ve extolled them as they deserved , ye t have n° e ;ite o , hem one word of praise more than t he y richly Tod, Vii attentive study of the direction wrapped roll° o ve n vay's medicaments will enable any invalid to 01, 0 11 :is infirmity, whether it be inflammations, or liel i ii , hest complaints, as well as most disorders o f y e o ci o ieart, stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, mg teo t o s Lally removed by those means, which are no less P eo ,,tio a luccessfully contending with the oft times fatal' lle_ ve r 0 A the throat, which periodically render scarlet f° liphtheria most terrible public scourges. ..--- BIRTHS. &li r TiaclY Dn the 20th inst., at Coptf o l d Hall, Essex , I II() rine Petre, of a son. cliefitb, D wife Arthur ist.. at 3, Myrtle- place, B l ° l of Hall, of a daughter. ' MARRIAGES. I PI4 . o ' ci tio- , stO On the 21st inst., at St. George's Hanover ath, to _ g o Jacomb Hood, Esq., of Lee-park, beth, second daughter of the late T B h i 0, 9 of Gloucester-street, South Belgravia. cherletie On the 21st inst., at St. Mary's. Battersek j o hni te t IY I of ''' f youngest son of John Costeker, Esq., _otter o Battersea-rise, to Edith Mary, only d or tu. Wix, Esq., of Park-road, New Wan e e DEATES. a varoi 00 0 Oh the 21st inst., in London, th e Hon. • s o Luke Plunkett toot CUP On the 21st inst., at Elmfield, upper Ireland, Esq„ aged 84. 0 1 010; 0 1 1 CLAN P - DI "of ' ' London : Printed by GIDEON A ~,..,,,iishea - DI " of ' No. 112, Strand, Printer, and -!-T he preelP THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in Savoy, in the ninty of Middlesex._ ,"1.. Friday, February 2.1, lot oasc.khheoraton, '- - 40-1 , - r