The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-24 00:00:00

PROTINCIAL SHARI MARKETS.

Lirßarool, Jour 23.-41a1m= Great Luken, 301
1-Great Western, 53 21- and Yorkshire, 1231
London and North Western, 119 1811-Manchester, Sheltie d,
end Lincolnshire, 504-Midland, 126-South Mateyo, 69 81
Buffalo and and Lake Huron, 4 516-Grand Truk of Canada, ISt
19-6rk, 45 #1 6-United States 6.90 Bonds, 701 1 701 1.-Dateh
Rhenish, 24 len d p-Dttto paid-up, 221 ex d. -Great Luxem-
bourg shares. 1316-18-Bank of Liverpool, 201 ex all- Liverpool
and London, and Globe The and life, 61 p.- Royal Insurance,
3-16 1 e p.--Anglo-Areterimin Telegraph, 91 1--Atientrc Tele-
Eaph 8 per emit., 31-Ebbw Vale Limited) 91 d.-Liverpool
, 27-Pa Steam New Shares, 1114 p.-West Indle
and Pacific Steam, 6d.
Maiteamerta, JULY 23.-The market was quiet, IMO rather
better prices generally. Alliance Bank (Limited), 2 7e-11 &-
Buffalo and Lake Huron, 41-Consolidated Bank grmitod,, t p.-
tries, 441 641 6 1 6-Great Be tern, 31 301 1 -Great Luxem-
bourg, 13 6-161- Great Northern A, 171+-Great Western, 63
21 1-Illinois, SO 791-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231-London '
and North Western, 11811--Manchester, ShefSeld, end Lincoln-
shire, 691-Metropolitan, 1334-Midland, 120 1 c.- North Bii-
thch.s4l-Bnnth Pastern, 09 81 Stately Coal and Iron Company
/Limited), 12 -Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance kLi-
mlted), 44 p.--Velted States 6-20 Years' Bonds, 71 1 701-Cale-
ItiNew, 101-Turkish Five per Conte ,281-South Austrian,
ltantie Telegraph, pref., 3/-Whitehaven and Turner, 31.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 21-Beetneasdone-Loodon and North
Western Railway, at 1181: and Lloyd's Bank at 81 pm.
Closing prices:-Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham Six per Ceut.,
119, buyers: Birminghani Canal, 87 to 871: Staffordeldre Joint
Stock Sank ILIMIII4d), 4 40 6 prem. ; Midland Mancha ;milked).
1 dia., sellers . Bisminsrluun end Staffordshire Gee Mk Prem.
sellers ; Birmiam New ITilloo Mill, 2to 2 5-10 ; am
Wagon , Limited , 101, buyers ; Metropolitan Railway Cartilage
and Wagon 'Limited,, 91, sellers Leeswood Casual and Gas Coal
IA 'rnited), 11 to 11 ; Mantes Metal 'Limited), 1 9-16 dla,
sellers.

Count de Reiaet, Minister of France at the
Coast of Hanover, has informed the leading manufacturers
of that place that the opening of the French Universal
Exhibition stands irrevocably fixed for the Ist April,
1867, and he has expressed a wish that this information
should be generally made known.
STASH/ OF PRINCE ALBERT.—Upwards of
20,000 persons were present on St. George's-day at the un-
veiling in Sydney of the bronze oast, obtained from New
South Wales, of Mr. Tbeed's status of the late Prince
Consort. It is placed on a handsome pedestal in one of
the finest sites in the city, at the entrance to Hyde-park.
The figure is ten feet high, and the likeness is striking.
LEAP FROM WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE. Yesterday
afternoon, at a quarter-past 4 o'clock, at the Whitehall
side of Westminster-bridge, • well-dressed man threw
himself from the bridge into the Thames. There were
three or four steamers at the time at the pier waiting to
embark and disembark their passengers, and one, the
Twilight, was in motion, when the passengers saw the
man spring from the bridge, and then plunge headlong
into the water. For an instant he was out of sight, but
on hie cm he seemed to be battling with the
water. e sank a second time, and on the third ap-
pearance he was wildly dashing the water from his face
with his hands, his bead being entirely above the surface.
It was, however, momentary, for be sank to rise no more.
The Twilight got out the lifebuoyy, and a large hitcher,
but the time was too short to allow the vessel to ap-
proach the drowning man. The other steamboats also put
out and dragged the river, but the body could not be re-
covered.
A return has been presented to parliament show-
ing the amount of revenue received from the postage of
newspapers by the Victorian Poshoeice during the years
1863, 1884, and 1865. In the first-named year the amount
was 13,294/. ; in the second 15,9171. ; and in the third,
17,744/.—Melimerne Age.
A hundred platypuses and native porcupines are
I required by Henn, Hinsby and Calvert, who will moeive
tenders for the whole or part, but they must be good
specimens, either alive or perfectly fresh. They are
wanted to send to England to the order of • respectable
house, but for what purpose does not appear.
town,(Tannanian) Journal.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONLAN-ROAD
ISLINGTON, N.—Number of patients for the week eadini
July 21, 828, of which 293 were new owes.
CzywrAL PALAcs. Oirs Sauxnea DAT.
MONDAY, JILT M.—Admissions on payment. 11.1188
ditto by mason tickets, 1,257. Total visitors, 13,245.

MONEY MARKET.-(T-HIB DAY.)

WIZ WOLuCZ.
There is little demand to-day for pnbtii secu-
rities, and the general tendency of prices iafrather

dull, notwithstanding the announcement that
Austria has accepted the preliminaries of, pesos
prop wed by Prussia. The statement that the
government intend to relinquish Mr. Gladitone's
. . .

bill for the creation of terminable annuities is the
chief cause of the flatness, because under the
operation of this measure stock would have. been
bought to • large extent in the market. The
funds have declined a per cent., both for mosey and
the acoonnt. English railways are quiet, slid the
variations in foreign bonds are unimporta4 with
the exception of • fall of per cent. in Italian c

186 L Banking and naZicial shares have been

little dealt in. The recent improvement II Ame-
rican securities is maintained.

The applications for disoyant are modenie, and
the general charge for choice paper is unaltered, 4
9 to 9} per cent.
Consols are now quoted 814 to foe rtioney,
and 881 to for the account (August 9).

Malian bonds of 1861 are flat, and have declined
# per cent. Turkish of 1865 have also :wafted /,
but Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates,
and Mexican have improved to 1. Turkish Bonds
of 1862 are now quoted 51 to 53, ex div.; ditto of
1866, Tit to 28; Greek, 111 to 121; Spanish Passive,
14 to 201; ditto Certificates, 151 to I ;
1861, 641 to 55, ex div. ; Brsoilian scrip, to 21
dia. ; and Mexican, 171 to #.
United States 5-20 Bonds are steady, at ;01 to
71; Erie Railway shares, 441 to 44 ; and Minds
Central, at 791 to I.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to ; London Financial, 11 to le du. ;
General Credit, 11 to tux ; Credit Fonder,
to dia., ex div. ; and National Dist:mutt, 8 W
Prem. •

- About 48,000 sovereigns from Alexandria were
sent into the Bank yesterday. There were no
withdrawals for export.
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A telegramLocbislieddaesora2i
It is understood that the recent arrivals of gold,
chiefly from Australis, amounting to about three-
quarters of a million sterling, have all been taken
for abroad.
The Clasen° has arrived from Otago, New
Zealand, with 35,5001. in gold, and the Trans-
atlantic, from Port Phillip, with 28,0001,
Bar silver and Mexican dollars have experienced
a fresh decline of id. to id. per ounce, the present
quotations being N. Oid. and 4.5. llid. respectively.
bdß°oeclpnerenilinSfvb:idonyuada'intolythy,.tiehtsh.e2otTeihisi22ehdxnehalig.iredil:,:prerre. :Bankperte:enandosis
n
of 1i per cent. in favour of
received
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Ifflur: e r
wi
having h
movementico
England. lt seems to be expected that the Olen
will be to bring to this country some amount of
sovereigns, besides causing the whole of the gold
shipped from Australia to find its way hither,
instead of its being partially diverted to India. The
isame telegram quotes the shares of the Chartered
Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China at
40 per cent. premium. This marks a 'great revul-
sion from the unwarrantable panic previously pre-
vailing.
The London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail.
way traffic return shows this week an increase of
6051. over last year.
The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the last week in June
were 111,762 dub., against 122,848 dols. in the
same period last year, being a decrease of
11,088 dols. The total earnings for the month of
June amounted to 474,441 dots., against 42'J,669
dols. in the corresponding moth of last year,
showing an increase of 44,772 dols.
Mr. H. H. Cannan, liquidator of the Agra and
Masterman's Bank (Limited), has issued the follow-
, ing notice :
Holders of Bills of Exchange accepted by this bank. and
holders of bills drawn by its various branchea upon but
not accepted by the bank, and holders of drafts drawn by
the branches payable on demand, are requested to send in
particulars of their claims to the undersigned and at the
same time to produce such bills and drafts for ruistra-
Lion, between the hours of 10 and 2, on or before the 15th
August next, preparatory to, the payment of a first divi-
dend, of which due notice will be ven to all bill-holders
whose claims heed been so
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the
Consolidated Bank (Limited) is convened for the
31st inst. at Manchester.
A general meeting of the London and St. Bathos
rine Docks Company is called for the 31st inst.,
for the purpose of declaring a half-yearly dividend.
The meeting will then be made special, " for the
purpose of authorising the directors to give to tae
holders of the preference stock, raised or to be
raised, in conformity with the resolution of the
special general meeting of proprietors on the Slat
January, 1865, the option to convert such prefe-
rence stock into ordinary stock at any time Within
five years."
The half-yearly meeting of the Tottenham and
Hampstead Junction Railway Company is fixed for
the Bth of August, and will be made special, " for
the purpose of authorising the raising, under the
powers of The Tottenham and Hampstead Junc-
tion Railway Act, 1866,' by the creation and issue
of new shares, either ordinary or preferential, or
both, any capital not exceeding 100,0001."
A general meeting of the Langham Hotel Com-
pany (Limited) is called fur the 31st inst.
A general meeting of the Volunteer Service and
General Assurance Association is called for the
31st inst., when the liquidators will present their

report.
/The half-yearly meeting of the General Land
Drainage and Improvement Company is called fur
the Bth inst.
The seoond yearly ordinary general meeting of
the Metropolis Sewage and Essex Reclamation
Company will be held on the 10th of Au t.
A petition for the winding up of the Cadiz,
Oporto, and Light Wine Association (Limited) is
to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Wood on the
31st inst.
The favourable accounts relative to the growing
crop of cotton in America are referred to as fol-
lows in the circular of Messrs. Neill Brothers and
Co., dated Now York the 10th nun. :
The weather has continued favourable, with scarcely la
exception, in all parts of the cotton-growing country, and
the contrast presented by oar correspondence this week
with the disheartening reports remised a few weeks ago
is extremely satisfactory. Many persons who then ad-
vised, and no doubt honestly believed in, • total dastrue
Hon of their crops, now write quite cheerfully of their pro-
sp -.!cts, so great a change does the more favourable weather
produce, not only on the prospects but also on the spirits
of the planters. It seems now to be admitted that the
injury. although great, ras, as we wrote at the time,
capable of being to a considerable extent repaired by
favourable weather.

MONDAY MVININO.

Consols, which dosed on Saturday at 84 to f
for the 9th of August, opened this morning at
438,1 tot and, after declining to 88} to #, dosed at
88# to • For money the last price was 88i to k.
The o cis' business report is as follows :—Three
per Cemt. Consols, for =may, 88k, I ; ditto, for
account, 881 ; Three per Cents. Reduoed, 87k, jF ;
New Three per Cents., 87#, 4, ; Bank Stock,
248, 7; India Stock 907 ; ditto Five per Cent., 103 k,
k ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 55., 15e. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady. The
March Exchequer Bills remain quoted ss. dis. to
par, and the June par to ss. prem.
Foreign stocks were in good demand, and man
of them attained a further improvement. Moorish
Bonds rose 2 per cent. ; Russian (1850, 1859, and
1862), Egyptian (railway debentures), and Vene-
zuelan, 1 per cent. ; ()leek (including the Coupons),
Brazilian of 1865, Egyptian (100 i. bonds),, and
New Grenadian, "ex all," f ; ditto Deferred, and
Italian of 1861, 1; and Spanish Passive, I. On
the other hand, Turkish of 1865 declined per
cent., and Mexican and the Spanish Committee's
Certificates, I.

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VirERIAL PAIILIAMKST.
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HOUSE OF LORDB.—MONDAY, JULY 23.
ICEb OltaionaLos took him nest on the woolsack at
, 111 Ala&
The royal assent WM given by commission to several
11111 a
NEW PEER&
The Earl at Kimberley, introduced by eke Earl of
Clarendon and Earl Granville ; and Lord Henniker, intro.
laved by Lord Digby and Lord Egerton, took Us; oaths
and thew sesta.
PRIVATE BUSMEN&

The following bill' were read a third time and pawed
Devon Valley and North British Railway ; Berwickshire
Railway ; Langhorne Railway ; New Romney Railway
Tamar, Kit Hill, and Callington Railway ; Vale of Crick.
Dowell Railway ; Great Western Railway ; Wye Valley
Railway ; Greenock sad Shaws Water; Greenock Water;
North Western and Charing-crom Railway ; Louth and
Lisooln Railway ; Brecon and Lisadovery Junction Rail.
way ; and Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway.

THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Marquis al OLANRICARDR—I wish Ia ••k •
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upon a sabjest on which it is novesstery tbst par
larnint- and the oountry should be very accurately in-
/formed, namely, as to the part which the British govern-
ment may have taken as to any negotiations or propoid-
liens made to any of the belligerent powars, either for a cer
Oaten of hostilities, or as to the preliminaries of the terms
of
peace. I certainly gathered from the speech of the
muses earl on Friday night that government had acted in
satire conformity with the announcement of their polic7
mot to interfere in any way to compromise this
miantry, and pledge themselves to any proposition whet-
ever. unless they had
be lesson to think that any proposition
made to the belligerents would acceptable to those
powers, sad would be likely to establish peace. On read-
▪ the speech made by the noble lord the Secretary for
• • Affairs I certainly thought that that line of policy
bad followed. I did not gather from reading his
words that the British government had given any opinion
se to what were to be the terms or even the bails upon
which a treaty of peace was to be founded. I understood
that question was to be left entirely open. Bat it appears
that the noble earl near me (Earl Russell), speaking at a
Sinner on Saturday night last, at the inauguration of the
Cobden Club, expressed his deep regret that the British
government shouM be a party to terms which he considered
were offensive to Italy. Everybody must be very glad
that at this moment there is • emanation of hostilities even
for Ave days ; but I think it ought so he clearly understood
whether the government have proposed any terms for an
armistice or for • peace, and how far we are committed to
zoases
illornion upon the conditions and provisions which
be desirable for the establishment of peace. I should
be glad also if the noble earl (Earl Russell) would give any
ilarastion with respect to the opinion ascribed to him.
the Earl of DERBY-I should almost have thought that
the noble marquis would have addressed himself in the first
instance to the noble earl opposite, because his question is
founded upon • speech stated to have been made by that
Amble earl on a recent occasion, and as to which I should
I. glad to ask the noble lord whether be ham been accu-
rately reported in the Observer of yesterday.
Kiri RUSSELL-Yes, it is a correct representation,
and I may as well state in explanation that I did not un-
derstand that the noble lord at the head of the Foreign
meat had assented to any proposed terms, of peace,
bas only to the principle of as armistice.
The Earl of DERBY-I confess I can hardly reconcile
the explanation given by the noble earl witL the words as
reported, as in those words the noble earl expresses his
regret that the British Secretary of State should have
/*YOB his sanction to terms which he knew would be offen-
sive to the Italian people. I should not have taken any
notice of this speech under the circumstances had it not
been for the question of the noble marquis. That speech
was made, I believe, at a spades of political
picnic, established on Saturday last, for, in the
first instance, doing honour to the memory
of the late Mr. Cobden, and in the next place establishing
the Cobden Club; and the names of those present, and
more especially the names of those who formed the com-
*tire, appeared, in conjunction with Mr. Gladstone and
the noble earl, to form the most advanced section of liberal
politicians. Before that audience the noble earl's health
was drunk, and in returning thanks he thought it news.
harp to deal with the question on which the noble marquis
lad touched. The circumstances are briefly these. Upon
the first day that we accepted office, and before we
returned from Windsor, the French ambassador called
at the Foreign-office and communicated to the Under-
arm-star, of State the arrangement made between
Prance and Austria, and communicated copies of letters
addressed to the Kings of Prussia and Italy, communi-
cating the cession of Venetia to France. That was accom-
panied by no observations at all, but later in the day he
even palled at the Foreign-office, and stated he had re-
ceived a telegraphic communication requesting us to unite
our good offices with those of France to stop the effusion
of blood. That telegram was communicated to us imme-
diately on our return from Windsor, but, in conformity
with the determination we had come to not to interfere to
state any terms, we simply complied with the
application, and instructed our ministers at Berlin
and Florence to co-operate to obtain, if pos-
sible an armistice for the purpose of endeavouring
to ascertain whether any terms of peace could be named.
I need not say that in dealing with that proposal for an
armistice we expressed no opinion whatever upon any
political question attached to it. We did not think it con-
&tent with our duty, having simply received the intelli-
gence as un fait accompli of the cession of Venice, to make
any representation to either France or Austria, nor did we
consider it any part of our duty to consider whether the
elusion was or was not likely to be agreeable to the Italian
people. I can easily imagine that a proposal for
the cession of Venetia to France would not be likely to be
conciliatory to the people of Italy, and that they might feel
considerably hurt at finding they had obtained that which
they desired, not by their own arms, but by the anus of
Prussia and the diplomacy of France. Bat that wasa
question upon which we had no right to enter. Oar sole
object was to stop the effusion of blood, and if possible to
pave the way to peace. It is perfectly well known that
our endeavours and those of France failed in their object,
and from that period the attempt at mediation has
been in the hands of the Emperor of the French.
We have taken no part whatever in negotiations;
our advice has not been asked, and we have not
given any. We have simply stood aloof awaiting for any
opportunity which might occur for interposing our good
offices if required towards the restoration of peace, but
we have had nothing whatever to do with any terms be-
tween the three belligerents. That is the state in which
the ease stands at present. The Emperor of the French
has taken upon himself to mediate between the contending
parties. Certainly at one time his mediation did not
pear to be successful, hut I am happy to say that by the
hat telegram, although I do not know whet the terms
precisely are, preliminaries of peace have been accepted
by Austria and Prussia. I therefore think that we may in-
dulge the sanguine hope that the horrors of war are over
for the present, and that diplomacy may effect, on what-
ever terms, at all events • pe,aceable if not altogether satisfac-
tory solution of a question which at one time threatened
to involve Europe in • very long and sanguinary war.
(Hear, hear.)
Earl RUSSELL-I am of the same opinion now that I
was, namely, that the proposal of an armistice
without any preliminaries of peace was not
likely to stop the King of Prussia in his career.
I understand now that preliminariesof peacehavebeen pro-
posed-I hope that is so-and that those preliminaries have
already been to far accepted as to give hopes of the resto-
ration of peace. (Hear, hear.) No one can rejoice more
than I shall at that event.
The Earl of DERBY-The authority upon which ! stated
that the preliminaries of peace had been accepted by the
governments of Austria and Prussia is a telegram received
from Lord Cowley yesterday after communication with
the Emperor of the French. With regard to the observa-
tion of the noble lord, I confess I do not understand its
force, because I do not understand how, if it were coma
mendable on the part of the Emperor of the French to
offer these propositions, it can be matter of regret that
the English Secretary oiState should have endeavoured to
give effect to the views of the Emperor. (Hear, hear.)
Earl RUSSELL-The noble earl will allow me to ex-
plain somewhat further what I said. The Emperor of the
Trench, having made this proposal for an armistice, re-
ceived, as I understand, an answer from the King of
Prussia which, I think, was very natural and
fair under the circumstances, the purport of that
answer being, " I cannot accept this armistice, which is a
scheme to give time to my enemy to recruit his
forces and repair his strength ; but if it was coupled with
proposals that might serve as preliminaries of peace, then
I should be willing to agree to an armistice." Ijust read as
I came into the Louse an account of the proceedings of the
Emperor Napoleon the First after the battle of Austerlitz,
which states that the two princes, the Emperor of Austria
and the Emperor of the French, met, and after some con-
versation agreed at once to an armistice and to the pre-
liminaries of peace ; and the account ends by saying that
preliminaries of peace having been agreed to, peace may be
concluded in a few days. It is perfectly conceivable that
preliminaries of peace having been agreed to, an armistice
was likely to be accepted ; but it is sot conceivable that
two belligerents, one being victorious over the other,
should agree to an armistice merely to give hops of the
establishment of peace.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :-
Sheriff Court-houses (Scotland) Act (1860) Amendment
Bill ; New South Wales and Van Diersen's Land Govern-
ment Bill ; Revising Barristers' Qualification Bill ; Piers
and Harbours Confirmation Bill.
Their lordships adjourned at • quarter past six o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, JULY 23.
The SPIAILDR took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Wrirrmonn took the oaths sod his seat for Bridge-
north on hie re-election.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
CoL CUPPORD, the Yeoman Caller of the Black Rod,
summoned the house to the Peers to hear the royal assent
given by commission to several bills.
PRIVATE BUSINMS.
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The Caithness Railway', and the Ryd. Station Railway
Hißs iron read a third tams and prod.

NEIV

WIUT.

CoIoosITAYLOR moved for a new writ for the Univer-
sity of Dublin, in the room of Mr. Whiteside, who has been
appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench is
Ireland. (Cries of " Hear, hear.")
OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA.
Mr. WHITE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether, looking to the conspicuous pod faith and
friendly feeling of the government of the United States
towards this country in its recent conduct to the Fenian,
her Majesty's government was now prepared to submit all
claims and matters in dispute between the two powers to
an arbitration mutually acceptable.
Lord STANLEY—I agree in the opinion which the hon.
member has expressed as to the friendly and honourable
feeling that has been shown by the government of the
United States in regard to this Fenian affair. I speak for
my colleagues as well as myself when I say we are anxious
to do anything we reasonably can to remove any feeling of
irritation or of soreness that may remain in consequence of
circumstances connected with the late war. But with re-
ference to these claims, I sin afmid I cannot give hire so
precise and so positive an answer as he may desire.
With regard to the moot important of those claims
full discussion has taken place between the government
of the United States and those who preceded us in office.
That discussion terminated six or seven months ago, and
during the very short time that I have been in office these
claims have not been revived. They involve questions of
considerable perplexity and intricacy, and I need not say
that I hays bad but • very short time and very little
leisure to consider them. In any use it would be prema-
ture on the part of the government to say immediately what
answer we should be prepared to give to claims of that kind
until or unless they are preferred. Perhaps I may say, with
• view, if possible, to lessen the protability of such diffi-
culties arising in future, it is the intention of the govern-
ment to advise her Majesty to issue a ro7al commission to
inquire into the working of the neutrality laws, and, if
necessary, to revise them. (Cheers.)

wail to enable theCommierioners tithe Treasury to advance
to certain Irish railway companies, who, in the present
state of the money market, could not meet their deben-
tures, a sum not exceeding 500,00 W., for three months,
with power to increase the time to twelve months.
SYNAN regretted that the bill applied only to
debentures falling due within the period to which it ap-
'bed, and not also to collateral securities connected with
debentures wbieh might not become due within that time.
Sir F. HIREGATE supported the bill, but suggested that
there might have been connected with it some provisions
which would put an end to the existing mismanagement of
Irish railways.
Mr. CHILDERS said that the measure wl5 of a merely
temporary nature, and sould not therefore deal with the
permanent management el railways in Ireland.
After an observation from Mr. Hawser,
Mr. HUNT explained that the bill was a temporary
bill, framed to meet temporary difficulties arising out of
the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, and the de-
pressed state of trade in Ireland. He believed that ulti-
mately the securities would be found sufficient.
Mr. XADITIRE denied that the political disturbances
had anything to do with the depressed state of railway
property in Ireland. The railway directors themselves
attributed the depression to the emigration of the people.
Mr. HENLEY hoped that the step about to be
taken would not be drawn into a t.
The bill was then read a secon time.

INLAND REVENUE BILL.
This bill paned through osinzaittio.
VACCINATION BILL.

The order for the committal of this bill was discharged.
The house adjourned at a quarter to 2 o'clock.

PamaariaLD ELsortox.—An election took place
yesterday to All the seat rendered vacant by the elevation
of Sir William Tolliffe to the peerage. Mr. William
Nicholson, of Basing-park (independent liberal), was pro-
-1884 b Mr. Boam-Carter, M.P., seconded by Mr.
ElMngton, and elected, there being no other
candidate.

RJ?ORM MEETINGS. —Last night, by perminaion
of the mayor, a numerously attended public meeting of
the working classes of High Wycombe was held, to take
into consideration (as stated in t handbills) the present
aspect of the reform question. Various addresses were
delivered, and resolutions were adopted expressive of con-
fidence in Messrs. Gladstone and Bright, and condemna-
tory of the conduct of those professed liberal members of
the House of Commons who advocated parliamentary re-
form on the hustings, and subsequently combined with
the tories, and thus defeated the very moderate measure of
reform introduced by the late ministry. A similar meet-
ing was held on Saturday, at Hartlepool, with the like
result.

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'ha SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY. Yesterday
afternoon a numerous assemblage of ladies, among whom
were a few gentlemen, met at Stafford-house, by invita-
tion of the Duchess of Sutherland, to promote the move-
ment in favour of the early closing of chops on Saturday
afternoon. Amoeget the company present were the
Duchess of Manchester, Lady Kildare, the Countess of
Duck, the Countess of Shaftesbury, Lady Constance
Grosvenor, lady Elcho, Lady Frederick Cavendish, Lady
Caroline Stirling, Lady Howard, Lady Charlotte Denison,
Lady Manningham Buller, Baroness Weld, J. T. Delano,
Esq., Mrs. Thomson Markey, Mrs. and Miss M'Mardo,
Mrs. J. Macgregor, Mrs. Charles Gilpin, Mrs. W. G.
HumphrT, Mn. James Hamilton, Mrs. Benjamin
Shaw, Mute Marsh, Mrs. Peter Cater, Mrs. Thomas !Roney,
Mrs. Thomas Chambers, Mrs. M. Matthews, Mrs. Baldwin
Brown, Miss Ryle, Mrs. Michael Gibbs, Mn. Bateman,
Mrs. S. Scott Alison, Mrs. Erichssn, Mrs. Riadon Bennett,
Mrs. Lusk, Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. Richard Burgess, Mrs.
Leo Schuster, Mrs. D. Biddle, Mrs. William Burdett,
Mrs. W. Capper, M. Daniel, M. Wm. Debenham,
Miss Jay, Ws. Marshall, Mrs. Nichola, Mrs. F.
Swayne Pearce, Mrs. Snelgrove. On the 14th instant
an arrangement for closing business establishment, at
two o'clock on Saturdays, for the next three months,
was entered upon by thirty-four of the leading silk.
mercers and linendrapery houses at the West-end,
the City, and other parts of London. The immediate
result has been the admission of several thousand
persons to the benefits of relaxation at the period in
question ; and it appears that the example thus set is
about to be followed in the jewellers' and various other
establishment, at the West-end. The object of the
meeting of yesterday was to enlist ladies generally on
the aide of the movement, and to induce them to resolve
not to impede it by becoming purchasers of goods,
directly or Indirectly, after one o'clock on Saturday.
The proceedings of the meeting were opened by Earl
Grosvenor, who gave a brief history of the movement,
and showed its connexion with the Volunteer move-
ment. The Earl of Shaftesbury moved the first
resolution :—" That in order to promote the Saturday
half-holiday movement amongst the ladies of the
metropolis, the following ladies be requested to act as
a committee, with power to add to their number :—The
Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Ducie, the Coun-
tess of Shaftesbury, Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lady
Riche, Mrs. Thomson Hankey, Mrs. Charles Gilpin, Mrs.
W. Gilson Humphry, Mrs. Richard Burgess, Mrs. Ben-
jamin Shaw, Mrs. Thomas Chambers, Mrs. Dr. Hamilton,
and other ladies not present." The noble earl made some
remarks from hie personal knowledge on the benefits
already received from early closing, and confidently e: -
pressed the opinion that the highest domestic, moral, and
social results would flow from its extension. After some
confirmatory observations from Lord Echo and Dr. Cum-
ming, the resolution was adopted, and the proceedings
terminated with a vote of thanks to the DI =bees of
Sutherland for the use of her residence for the occasion.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A SOLICITOR. —Yeaterday
afternoon Dr. Lankester held an inquiry at the board-
room, Holborn union, on the body of Joseph Burton, de-
scribed as • solicitor, of Clement's-inn, Strand, and
Reading, Berko, who was run over by • cab whilst pur-
suing • woman who had robbed him of his watch and
chain. Mr. John Cooper said deceased was his brother-in-
law. He was a married man, G 3 years of age. He wished
the subject fully investigated, because the friends of de-
ceased believed he did not get fair treatment at • hospital
to which be was taken after being injured. Mary Evans,
32, Gray's.inn-road, said she was in Gray's-inn-road at
about five minutes to 1 o'clock on Saturday morning last,
and saw deceased running across the road after a woman.
He appeared tipsy, and fell down in the road. A cab
drove up, and the wheel passed over his chest. The cab-
man masted deceased, who said he was not hurt ; hut her
husband and a policeman took him in • cab to the hospital.
The driver and the woman got away, and she had not seen
either of them since. Police-constable Brooke, 78 F, said he
and a young man took deceased to the Royal Free Hospital
in Gray's-inn-road. Deceased had his watch wrenched off,
but witness could not say whether any other valuables had
been stolen from him or not. The medical man at the
Royal Free Hospital galvanised the deosased, as he said he
appeared to be suffering from cholera. Witness told him
deceased had been run over, and the medical man examined
him for about an hour and a half. He gave him an emetic,
but it took no effect. At last the medical man (whose
name witness did not know) told witness deceased wee
drunk, and he must take him to the station-house, and he
did so. The deceased was examined at the station-
house by Dr. Paul, divisional surgeon, and he told
witness to take him immediately to the Holborn union
infirmary. He also gave him a certificate to the
house-surgeon , as follows :—" 26, Burton-crescent,July 21,
1866.—1 hereby certify that Joseph Burton is in a dan-
terstate, and is not suffering from the effects of drink.
i:s in an extreme state of collapse, and requires imme-
diate attention. Jas. T. PAUL, Surgeon, E Division."
William Evans said he went with the policeman to the
/Loyal Free Hospital, and in his evidence corroborated the
policeman in every point. Mr. Morton, M.R.C.S., aid
deceased was brought to the infirmary at 3 o'clock on
Saturday morning last. He was suffering from • bruise on
the right side of the chest, and had also two of his ribs
broken. He died at 11 o'clock the same morning from
haemorrhage, caused by rupture of the liver. The jury
unanimously asked the coroner for an adjournment, in
order to get further evidence, which Dr. Lankester at once
agreed to, remarking at the same time there wen several
points which required clearing up.
HEAVY COMPENSATION CASE. —The Solicitor-
General, with whom was Mr. Murphy, appeared yesterday
at the Sheriffs' Court, Red Lion-square, oefore Mr. Garth,
as assessor, and • special jury, in a heavy railway compensa-
tion case, " Forbes and others v. the Midland Railway,"
which occupied the court to a late hour. Mr. Lloyd and
Mr. Horace Lloyd represented the company. Scene remark-
able evidence was given in the case. According to the est-
' deuce for the claimants, the property for building purposes
near Kilburn, partly in the Edgware-road, was worth up-
wards of 1,0007. per acre. About ten acres were required,
and with the damage done by the severance the claim ex-
ceeded 20,000/. On the other side the surveyors put the
value between 8,000/. and 9,000/., with some 1,5001. for any
supposed damage by the severance of the estate by the rail-
way. All the surveyors for the company denied that land
was injured by railways running through property. Mr.
Vigers said he had purchased considerable property, and
sold surplus property, and his opinion wee that the sever-
ance of property by railways was not injurious to land. It
appeared that the property in question was near the land
of Sir Thomas Marron Wilson, and Mr. Clark (Farebrother,
Clark, and Co.), who was examined for the claimant, stated
that Sir Themas Wilson only lost his bill by seven votes, and
expected to obtain it on the next occasion, and then
large plots of land would be laid out for building purposes.
Mr. Clark estimated the damage done by the cattang of the
railway at more than 13,0001. Mr. Lloyd complained of the
great price demanded, particularly with reference to the
damage occasioned by the cutting. There was • wide field
for fancy as to supposed damage by the severance. His own
opinion was that railways did not majors property in • com-
mercial point of view. The Solicitor-General addressed the
jury on the whole ease. The learned assessor, in placing
the case before the jury, thought the material question was
as to the alleged depreciation by the severance of the land.
In his opinion it was unreasonable to suppose that to cut
through a large
.property like the present did not consider-
ably depreciate it. The lui7 would, however, consider the
matter, and the other question as to the value of the land.
Theory retired, and on their return gave • verdict far
13,4x0& The can was not concluded till pain 7 o'clock.
Thvivsaarre COLLEGE Hoerrrei. —Patients re-
lieved daring the pest week, 2,407 ; of this number 453
were new cases. In addition there were 807 applicants for
diarrkois sisters.

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