The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1867.

wENE I.V THE lI:EACH
CHAMBER.

••,! 1-nollin:try seene took plaet` during the
NI. r in the French Legislative ('orpa on
y .M. ii ivmt. speaking of the foreign debate,
; ~,• only kgitiinate government is that in whose
I n.,w 1a-:thing. It was consecrated by the vote
!, three several times- first. at the moment
rtiment was directing the affairs of the
stoat disposing of all the means of action--at that
f h.- t•s pruswltte.l himself, alone, to the nation
, ,•,t of his 11.11111 C, of his misfortune., and of
v • la. f•imily. (Loud applause.) The nation
~'c pluclainied Louis-Napoleon
iite. r the 2nd of I becristber it proclaimed hint
,•• . I ',dent interruption on some benches.)
• s la. Say nothing about the 2nd of
.5 cat noise,cries, eclantations.)
standing up awl speaking with great energy
‘••1! ied in oblivion' (More violent agitation.)
. s.!• is smell milembrances. (Continued noise.)
i• • T 'Monsieur Thiers,' pray be calm, and
sr.,;, aniess you have received the usual authorisit-

N 1.•;

I th • olid4 of the noise—lto not speak of
~1 r lvfore those %shout it proscrits.A.
" t srdcr. order.•')
1'..1 -1..) Monsieur Thiess. you have nut received
and therefore do nut address the

'I. To up. again pronounced some
o old.L o, r, hot iu thy twice and agit..tion.
'I r —I must ropiest U. Thins to sit down

.1

i!t n Thiers interrupti me with 3 violence
I .11 on thy to bear witne4s to. (" Yea,
•. t ontotueil agitation.p
31, .1 LES FAV KE --It is you, Monsieur le Ministre, who
! (Noiw cries of "Order, order")
Tnit.to;-- I appeal to the Chamber

)1. J; i.i ...'OlooN-1 to France and to history !
1% c.. 11 puLlic ownility to be our witucss ! (l'untinued

Itatlo II.)

The 1 ICE,II.IiNT --The agitation of the Chamber pre-
:.T, vliv (non dhdiriguishing the intemiptionA, for if 1
al I a oub I in..tantly call the anthoN of them to order.

M. 1 could only bear in M. niers' intetTulr
single word •• proscribed."

• FAWKE Yes, lie wits au, and contrary to law.
" I order, order-)

't'u. 1.L.1,11.Ks r-1 ‘letinuid silence, and I will certainly
t di w ta.i“r whoever make* any intenuption.
1:•n sea - I has. to say to M. Thies that I had no

;•.•vution of :treating in his mind either a painful emotion
r di,a:,revable reniiithicence. I only wanted to state a
•o,gle fact that French society had been saved froin
(fries of " Yes, yes," and violent interruptions
s..nir bunches.)

LI • FAVIIE—it is you who violated the law. (Con.

M. 1:4.1111.1( -It was evidently saved from anarchy. I
t kiwis those passions of madmen winch burst forth
on the benches of the Left. (Cries of " Yes, yes," excta-
uwtimn the opposition benches.) Why are you here
your,lses: You cannot deny your origin; you spring
pnuxh from universal suffrage. (Renewed interrup•
ton) You think I will stop short before this noise—this
Inid of insurrection. You are quite mistaken. (Applause.)
%iolent interruptions drown my voice, but
tiny cannot alter my conviction, and as to your
inteetives, I disdain them ! (Another burst of noise and
interruption from the Left.) The principle of nationalities,
the ',0ven:4,114 of the populations, alone found govern-
t.ents solemnly and legitimately. (Approbation.) Yes,
it 1, the only form in which regular governments can be
constituted, and such persons as protest against the
mvereignty of the people are nothing else but factious.
(Violent interruptions, as before.)
Mr. Rio EAT PICARIII.—It is you who are factious!
M. Tit i t: HS again rose suddenly, and uttered some words
is the midst of the noise.

EUG KNE PELL LTAN —Yea, it is you who are factious.
It is you who violated the national sovereignty and uni-
‘ersal suffrage. (Cries of "Order, order.")
Hurting—The factions were those persons who con-
sp"tred against Prince Louis-Napoleon. Whoever attacks
the existing institutions is nothing but a factious citizen.
(" Ves, yes," noise.)
PAILH. BETH MONT—Do not speak of the 21 of Decem-
ber. (Gineral tumult.)
M. Rot uut—l ask to be permitted to close the incident.
(" Hear, hear," on the left ; " No, no," on the ministerial
benches.) But I must declare in the most distinct terms
that, whenever you attack that date, I will defend itwith
the utmost energy. (Loud applause.)
M. IlEn liven (ri,ing)—To language of the most moderate
you oppose nothing but abuse. (Cries of "Do not inter-
rupt.") What ; I should not have the right to make the
remark when the word factious is employed !
A HERBER—AIi ! Ah ! Here we have a coalition before

M. Itsmass, sitting down—l cannot speak. lam not
•ell.

The Marquis PE PIRC—The Sick will be inconsolable ;
but your protests prove the utility of the 2nd of Dece.uber
and the advantage of Baron Hausonann's barracks.
INoive.)
M. llot Hee then continued his address.

Carrel, the supposed Fenian spy, who was at-
tadcraby Fenian. near Borrisoleigh last week, and left
for deal un the road, still survives, but his condition is
%try precunnia

Sixteen acres of furze were burnt at Waraash,
in Hants, on Sunday night. It is supposed to have been
set on fire by some children. A corn-field intercepted the
fire, or eight acres more would have been burnt. The fire
raged for three hours, and was seen at a long distance. The
fire appeared some miles off to he quite close to the Royal
Victoria Hospital.

A private letter front Rome, dated the 12th feat.,
aays:—" The weather here is quite warm—just like June
weather, all windows are thrown open."
Jon e MORKlan/LY IN CONORIVIn. —Of all the
of the new Congress, Mr. Morrissey, of this city,
hl lears to attract most interest in Washington. We are
bad that when he made his appearance to be sworn in on
Monday, the anxiety of the house and the galleries to get
&glimpse of hint was intense. The telegraph, with some
eonfte.ion of language, say. that " Ins fine prraontirl
astoeisheil many who had formed their opinions of
him, based upon ideas obtained from the pope-
Lit conception of his character." Members crowded
rowel his seat to congratulate him, end the brilliant array
of Wiles who on this occasion were scattered all over the
house, gave evidence of something more than curiosity
concerning him. The first public act of Mr. Morrissey
after heisig sworn in was to enter his protest, in company
with his -fellow democrats, against the exclusion of
Southern representatives from their seats in Congress,
and the protest received emphasis from the fact
that he joined in it. If, now, Mr. Morrisseychooses to take advantage of Ms opportunity in Con.
he can make a mark which few of his fellow.
heathen, have the chance to do. And in this we must not
he understood as saying anything funny, or with a double
nn,thine. Anyone might envy biro the chance of fame
that lice in his first speech. We venture to aity that no
orator ever Mood in Congress with more eager listeners
than he will have when he opens his mouth to deliver his
maiden nwecb ; and no speech was ever perused with more
interest by the country than his will be when be gives the
opportunity. If he take up, as we have no doubt he will,
the question of reconstruction, and if he deliver an ora-
tion worthy of the theme and the hour, he may not only
aid in bringing order out of political confusion, but he
may raise a monument to his own name more durable than
that of which Virgil sings. Let him expose the fallacies
of Stevens. rebuke the wrath of Logan, and make Butler
behave himself—let him, at the same time, with patriotic
independence, spurn the Copperhead counsels of Brooks
and kernando Wood, and he will soon be able to justify
the interest which his presence has already excited in
Woihington. In the meantime he should not be long in
following up his pmtest of Monday with a more elaborate
effort. --A", York Times, March 6.
THE LATE GaI.E.—SISLSEY, SCSOCI, TUESDAY.—
The brigantine Sarah Ann, bound from Jersey to London,
with a cargo of broken granite, was wrecked yesterday
otf this plaice (reports Herbert C. Foster, 8.0. The
Frietail lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was
through a very heavy surf, and succeeded in
saving the whole of the crew, six in number. As soon as
these men were landed signals of distress were heard from
the Owr rs light ship, and the lifeboat proceeded
to a second vessel which had struck on the shoals,
hear the li;ht-ship. Owing to the heavy sea and the ad-
verse wind end tide, the boat was sometime in making the
wreck. add unhappily when she arrived there it was found
that all hands had disappeared, and that only the vessel's
masts were visible above the water. The lifeboat be-
haved :ehiiirailly in the breakers.. The wet of this lifeboat
WWI Colltrjhlite,l to the Lifeboat Society a few years since
inerobers of the Society of Friends—and she has been
the !reale, of rescuing the crews of thirteen men belonging
to wrecked vessels.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

The SITAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
TILL' CHARGE OF BRIBERY AGAINST MR. W. H.

I.KATHAJI.

Mr. LEATHAM wished to make a personal explanation
with regard to the question which hail been put to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was the same air.
William Henry Leathain who was found by • select com-
coati,• of that house guilty personally of bribery in as eke-
tion at Wakefield. The answer to that question was that ho
was not found guilty personally of bribery by a select coiu-
mittee. A direct contrury resolution was come to, namely.
that it was not proved that such bribery was committed
with the knowledge and consent of the sitting member.'
Before the question was answered, he placed a paper in
the hands of the t lancellor of the Exchequer, hoping that
his honour was safe in his hands, but the right
honourable gentleman did not choose to allude to
it, an .I answered the question in a jocose manner.
The wily accusation that hail ever been made against him
from beginning to end in connection with the Wakefield
election was that he wrote a letter to his brother-in-law
in London asking for money to he sent down to
the argent. That letter was, by a great misfortune,
torn in two IT his brother-in-law, and the
half which came into court was the half upon which he
was convicted at York. Before that occurred he wished
to supplement the half letter, but he was not called. The
hon. member then proceeded to explain bow it hap-
pened that be hail hail no subsequent opportunity
of supplementing the half of the letter on which he
was convicted, adding that it was in consequence of that
that lie hail been exposed to taunts which were not de-
served. lie declared that he was not guilty of what
was charged against him, and said that even conservatives
had told him they were satisfied on that point.
He was, in fact, victimised. Knowing that some clerks in
• local bank were conservatives be preferred writing
to his brother-in-law fur a loan of 1,0001., and the
fact that notes, which could easily be traced, were sent
showed that he did not intend the money to Ise used for
bribery. The letter of which he had spoken stated that
the :manna was wanted for legitimate purposes. The
part which was torn off contained these words—" As
well as for payments to watchers and runners of a
somewhat doubtful character." That was the exact way
in which the letter closed. He knew perfectly well at the
time that watchers and runners were of doubtful character,
and hence that description of them. The hon. member
concluded by thanking the house for patiently listening
to his explanation.
RATES ABOLITION BILL

Mr. HARDCASTLE moved the second reading of this
bill. Ho mid that he had been blamed last session for
want of heal in not pressing his bill last year, but he post-
poned it in consequence of the intimation thrown
out by Mr. Gladstone of his intention to bring
forward sonic proposition which would settle the
question. Another reason for postponement was
that the occupants of the Treasury benches and of
the oppowition changed ',Lice'. This was an old question.
In former days the opponents of church rates urged
their abolition as • matter of conscience, and they were
met by the assertion that common honesty required the
payment of this impost. Since that time the arguments
had changed, and now the supporters of church rates
confined themselves principally to asking how the
churches were to be repaired and the expenses
connected with the conduct of worship defrayed.
Compromises were now at an end, and the question was
now narrowed to this—whether the comparatively small
sum required for the repairs of the churches should con-
tinue to be raised by church rates'
Mr. BAINES, in seconding the motion, expressed his
surprise that the hon. member for Stoke (Mr. B. Hope),
who was a party to the compromise of last year, had given
notice of a motion to reject this bill. He (Mr. Baines) was in
favour of the compromise then suggested, which was to
abolish compulsory church rates, leaving them to be col-
lected voluntarily.
Mr. B. HOPE said he found, on farther consideration,
that the compromise which he spoke in favour of last
year would have shut out not only the dissenter but the
dishonest churchman. He was in favour of •
mode of settling the question which would be carried
out by the Church Rates Regulation Bill, which stood for
a second reading that day. As to the objection to ticketing,
as it was called, persons who did not wish to pay rates, he
would remark that the members of that house were ticketed
"M. P.," while others were ticketed "M. A." and so on.
Such an objection was pitiful, and unworthy of such a great
question. He concluded by moving that the bill be read
a second time that day six months.
Mr. GORST seconded the amendment.

Sir G. GREY regretted to find that the house seemed in
a less satisfactory position for coming to a settlement on
this question than it was last seodon. He should vote
fur the second reading of this bill, reserving to
himself the right of taking the course ho might deem best
with a view to a compromise.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE opposed the second reading on
the ground that other measures which were on the paper
ought first to be considered.
Mr. C. S. READ also opposed it.
[Left sitting.]

REFORM MEETING AT DEVONPORT. —At the
first monthly meeting of the Devonport Reform League,
held last evening, a resolution was passed by aocla.
mation that the meeting " having no confidence in
the newfangled Reform Bill of Earl Derby," pledges
itself to use all legitimate means to agitate the question
of reform, in favour of a measure embodying residential
manhood suffrage. Every confidence was expressed in
Mr. Gladstone as the leader in any future reform legisla-
tion. Although started but a abort time, this branch of
the Leagues stated to have 200 members, and 100 of these
are voters who exert great influence in the elections.

A conference of delegates from the Yorkshire
branches of the Reform League was held in Leeds yester-
day, when it was determined to hold a reform demonstra-
tion on Woodhouse Moot on Easter Tuesday, and to invite
reformers of all shades to take part in it.
Yesterday, the inquiry into the cause of the
death of Mr. Caygill, who was killed by the collision in
the Bowling tunnel, on the Leeds and Halifax Railway,
on the 11th inst., by which two persons were killed and
several injured, was concluded. The jury returned a
verdict to the effect that the collision was caused by an error
of judgment on the part of the signalmen and the guard
of one of the trains, adding a recommendation to the com-
pany that they should appoint more competent men to
such offices, even if higher salaries had to be paid.
ADVANCE IN THE PRICE or TlN.—Mesas- S. I.
Scott and Co.'s circular announces that the price of Eng-
lish tin is this day advanced 21. per ton. Present prices :
Common, 921. ; refined, 9.51.
' RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION. Last
evening the fifty-third annual meeting of the East London
Auxiliary Sunday School Union was held at the Beaumont
Institution, Mile-end ; the Duke of Argyll presiding. The
noble chairman, in opening the proceedings, spoke regard-
ing the place which Sunday-schools must occupy in the
future education of the country. He thought it could not
be said that England had any system of education at all as
a tem, and be contrasted the establishment of a system
in eootland with the want of a system in England. It was
well known, he said, that at the time of the Reformation
in Scotland it was laid down as a principle with which the
parliament should deal that care should be taken for the
religious and secular education of the young. Schools
were aeconlingly established in connexion with the este-
blished church of Scotland, and the catechisms of the
church were taught in those schools ; but it was early laid
down that the children of other churches might be secu-
larly educated in those schools without the religious in-
struction. In such a system as that Sunday-schools
would form an unimportant part of the national
education ; but the case of England was different.
In England, at the time of the Reformation, no system of
education, as a system, was started or founded by the re-
formers, and there was no national system of education
until, comparatively speaking, some few years ego. The
education of the young, both secular and religious, was
left to the churches, and it must be contented, however
valuable that education was, it had not been able to over-
take the population, and it had proved inadequate to meet
the great wants of the people. The time, he felt, was
coming when a more truly national system would be
pressed for, and he believed that they would look for the
adoption of the system of the United States of America,
where education was supported out of the public rates. If
our parliament should adopt this system, education would
more or less be dieconnectel with the religious bodies,
and then the Sunday school work would never cease to
have its importance in the state. The common school
system of the United States of America he did not regard,
as some regarded it, as one which did harm, but, on the
contrary, as one which did immense good, and facilitated
the religious instruction of the scholars. Though he was
in favour of a system of education in connexion with de-
nominations, as far as it could be carried out, yet he could
not think that a purely secular education on week days
was antagonistic to religious teaching. He had no fear of
any such teaching upon the people, and he urged that if
this system should be established in this country the
churches should set their shoulders to the wheel to sup-
plement that education by dogmatic teaching. The noble
duke, who was greatly cheered then called upon the hon.
secretary, Mr. Comyn, to read the report.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAl'Sta
(Befnre the Judge Ordinary.)
BAKLR r. ItAKY/t AND MOOG.

Sir R. P. Collier, Q.C. and Mr.
English Harrison for the petitioner ; the Queen's Advo-
e.ite and Mr. Mathew for the respondent ; Dr. Swabey for
the co•respoiident.
Captain George Grenville Baker sued for a divorce from
Mary Matilda, his wife, on the ground of her adultery
with William Grigg. Both the respondents denied the
charge, and the wife also pleaded recriminatory allega-
tions.

The case on behalf of the petitioner was as follows. In
lM.in Captain Baker (who was in the army) was quartered
at Portsmouth, and becoming enamoured of the daughter
of his landlady, he married her. At that time he wu
111/out 40 years of age, and she about 30 or 31. Her name
was Parnell, but she had a half-sister named Madilick,
who was a great deal her senior. The parties lived
happily together at Car-green, in Cornwall, till 1860,
when they went to Plymouth. In the following June
there was a separation, the respondent insisting on Jane
Mseldick coming to live in the house as her servant. Cap-
tain Baker told her that if she left him he would not have
her hack ; but ehe nevertheless went away, and in May,
1862, a formal ileed of separation was executed between
the parties. The co-respondent was a person who
styled himself a "medical electrician," at Ply-
mouth. The respondent took to visiting him, and
at length she went to reside at his house. In March,
18611, Mrs. Baker went away, and she afterwards returned
with her half vaster and a baby. It was suggested that
this child was Jane Maddick's, but the contention of the
respondent was that it was his wife's. It was afterwards
discovered that it had been born at Totnes, and re-
gistered by the respondent by the name of Win. Parnell,
the son of Mary Matilda Ball, formerly ParneU, the
father being described as Wm. Ball, a master mariner;
who, however, Sir It. Collier stigmatized as an imaginary
personage altogether.
In support of the petition Major-General English,
a friend of the petitioner, was examined, but he only
spoke to seeing Mary Matilda Parnell at Captain
Baker's lodgings, and to having been told by hhn that he
bad married her.

Margaret Butler, *errant to en-respondent, deposed that
while Mra, Baker was living at her master's house she
had one morning gone upstain with the respondent's
clean linen. She knocked twice, but receiving no
answer, she au that Mrs. Baker was dead
asleep, and ent the room. As she did so Grigg leaped
out of bed in his shirt and seek.. He asked her what she
wanted, and she said, " Mrs. Baker's clean linen, sir." He
took it from her and she left the room. The respondent
afterwards told her thatshe was faintand thatshecould not
make witness hear; but the co-respondent'sexplanation was
that having broke his own bell, helm! gone into Mrs. Grigg 's
room to call up the boy. Before Mrs. Baker went away in
March she seemed stouter than usual. When she returned
she was of her usual site. She seemed very fond of the
pushy. Had noticed appearances of two persons having
slept in the beds of the respondent.
Croreeexaminsd—Mr. Grip had not given witness a
satisfactory character, and witness had threatened to tell
Captain Baker what she knew. .

[Tile case was proceeding when our report left]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Cornmiaioner ilotruyd.)

IN RE ?EASLEY:APPLICATION FOR URLAMi FROM

CCM7`OI/T.

The bankrupt, • wheelwright, of Oakley, Bucks, re-
cently passed his examination, and now renewed hie
application for release from custody.
Mr. (*Maley, in supporting the application, stated that
the bankrupt had been eight months in custody.
Mr. Means opposed. The circtuustances were peculiar.
The bankrupt was in custody for the costs (211.) incurred
in an action in which judgment had been obtained since
the bankruptcy, and therefore the court had no power to
interfere.

His Honour mid that the creditor had chosen to flax
up the debt and costa, and consequently to make the
whole a debt. The court would grant a release, but with.
out prejudice to any further steps which the creditor
might be advised to take. For this purpose the order
would be suspended for • day or two.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Cloulbum.)
IN RE FREDERICK W. LAVTON.
- .

The bankrupt was described as of ri, Warwick-gardens,
Kensington, and about half a dozen other addresses, and
formerly of Wood-street, Cheapside, in partnership with
two other persons, as Manchester warehousemen. Debts,
WIC ; no assets.
Mr. eh dley, for the assignees, offered no opposition, and
the order was granted.

IN AZ J. A. iv!.
The bankrupt was a groper and tea dealer, of Skinner-
street, Clerkenwell. Debts, 256/. ;nu assets.
Mr. Aldridge opposed, and examined the bankrupt. It
appeared that in the course of nine months' trading he had
occupied two shops, one at a rent of 541., the other '.,*24.
He Mal disposed of both before coming to the court.
An adjournment was ordered, the bankrupt being re-
quired to account for the proceeds of his two businesses.

MARLBOROrOR-STREET.
A UANO OF TOUNU I4HOF THIEVES.

Marra SAarpe, a boy, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
as follows :
Mr. James Henderson, confectioner, of No.
Berrien-street, Oxford-street, said that about 9 o'clock
last night, while in the parlour at the rear of '
his shop he saw the prisoner and another boy
enter his shop, and snatch up a bottle of wine, and
run out. He went after the boys, and the prisoner was
stopped by a young man, who took the bottle from him
and hsnded it to him. On taking hold of the prisoner,
he was attacked by a gang of boys and girls, but lie kept
his hold of the prisoner, and at last got him back to his
shop, when he gave him into custody.
Robert Mini e, 40A, Wells-street, Oxford-street, de-
posed to seeing a number of boys and girls watching about
the prosecutor's, and as he had once lived with the prose-
cutor and knew that he was frequently rubbed by boys
and girls, he kept his eye on them. Seeing the prisoner
tun out of the prosecutor's shop lie went after him and
held him, when be was surrounded by a number of boys
and girls, who tried to prevent his securing the prisoner.
Sergeant Barrough, 21 E, said that on taking the pri-
soner into custody he denied taking the bottle of wine.
The prisoner and es number of boys and girls were in the
habit of going about at night, and while one went into a
shop on the pretence of making a purchase, another of
the gang stole something. The gars • was a terror to the
neighbourhood, and the conduct and language of the boys
and girls were of the most abominable description.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the boy whether he wished to go for
trial

A woman at the back of the court here called out " settle
it here."

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months
with hard labour, remarking that he had no doubt trades-
men were much annoyed and harassed by the class to
which the prisoner belonged, and promising the prisoner
that if he was brought before him again he would be sent
to the sessions. _

WESTMINSTER.
THREE WEEKS AFTER WEIHMK.

........
An exceedingly well grown young woman who described
herself as only 19 years of age, applied to the magistrate
this morning for protection.
Mr. Arnold inquired what had occurred.
Applicant—l am very much ill•uaed by my husband and
I have not been used to it.

Mr. Arnold—How long have you been married?
Applicant—Three weeks to-morrow we were married at
Lambeth Church, and he has used me shamefully.
Mr. Arnold—lt seems to be the normal condition of
marriages in that neighbourhood, but he ham begun very
early at three weeks.
Applicant--He began at the 'end of the first week, your
worship. I bought a nice joint of meat, and first Le threw
it on the fire and then under the grate.
Mr. Arnold—What does he do to you ?
Applicant—He refuses to give me any money.
Mr. Arnold—What else? as I cannot interfere with that.
Applicant—He locks me into the room and takes thy
clothes away.
Mr. Arnold—That's to prevent your going out, I eulw
pose.
Applicant—Yes ; but I didn't marry to be abut up in a
room.

Mr. Arnold—Has be assaulted you in any way
Applicant--He has terrified me very much. He declares
he will cut my throat, and he is constantly talking of the
horrible things he has done. lie says he has been com-
mitted to prison seven or eight times. I am very much
afraid of him—be is so violent, and the language he uses is
horrible. I hope you will protect me.
Mr. Arnold granted the summons, to be served forth-
with.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(IEUTLIVIS TeLrnRAWP.)
THE PAPAL STATES.

ROME, M:Rfli 20.

A proclamation has been issued at Frosinone,
offering a reward of 600 acudi for the capture of
every hrigand, dead or alive, and 1,200 acudi for
the capture of every chief of a band.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
LIVERPOOL, MA itcH 20.

The African Company's steam-ship Ethiope with
the above mails has arrived here with 14 passengers
and 49ozs. of gold dust.
Her dates are—Bonny, Feb. 11 ; Fernando Po,
12 ; Cameroons, 14 ; New Calabar, 17 ; Lagos,
20 ; Accra, 22 ; Cape Palmas, 25 ; Sierra Leone,
March 1 ; Teneriffe, 10 ; and Madeira, 12.
At Lagos the new oil season was expected to be
very good, but trade was dull. At Accra trade
was also dull, in consequence of a disturbance
which had taken place in the interior.
Other news unimportant.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
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Very few dealings have been reported to-day in
the stock markets, and the tone is dull, in conse-
quence of the uncertain position of the Ministry.
The diminished demand for money and the influx
of gold to the Bank have no a-Junto-acting in-
fluence at the moment. The funds are unaltered,
but English railway securities have declined, upon
the withdrawal of Lord Redesdale's Railway Traffic
Protection Bill. Foreign bonds, as well as banking,
financial, and miscellaneous shares, are inactive.
The government broker has bought to-day 34,000/.
New Three per Ceuta. for the Sinking Fund.
The discount market is quiet, and the rates for
bills are quoted the same as yesterday. Advances
on Consols for a few days are offered in the Stock
Exchange at 21 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 91 to 1 for money,
and 911 to 1 for the 10th of April, and the Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.,
891 to f, ex div.
The amount of business in the foreign stock
market is very small, and prices are without
change, with the exception of a rise of 1 per cent.
in Spanish Certificates and Mexican. Turkish of 1865
are quoted 34.4 to f ; Greek, 151 to 16 ; Spanish
Passive, 221 to ; ditto Certificates, 14A to ;
Italian of 1861, 53} to j ; Mexican, 171 to 18; Rus-
sian Scrip, 2} to 1 prem.; Chilian Scrip, 1/ to lg
dia. ; and Danubian Scrip, lf to 1 dis.
United States 5-20 Bonds are without variation,
at 741 to f ; but Erie and Illinois Central Rail-
way shares have improved f per cent., the present
prices being 40 to and 781 to 1, respectively.
Atlantic Cable shares are firm, at the rise of
yesterday. Anglo-American are quoted 151 to 16,
and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre-
ference, af to 1.
International Financial shame are quoted
• to if dis. ; London Financial, 18} to 17f dis. ;
General Credit, 3to 21 dia. ; Credit Fonder,
61 to 6 dis. ; National Discount, 71 to si prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16.
We are informed that intelligence has been re-
ceived by the East India Irrigation and Canal
Company to the effect that the cause which ope-
rated to prevent the cultivators in Orissa irrigat-
ing their lands from the company's canals
has been removed, the government of India
having renewed the present land settlement upon
the same terms for 20 years more, and undertaken
at any future settlement not to charge more for
irrigated than for unirrigated land. Also that,
with a view to give more extended employment
to the suffering population, and to expedite the
extension of irrigation by the company, the
Governor-General had offered to advance as much
money as the company can expend, in addition to
their own regular outlay, during the current
year, and that such offer had been accepted by the
company's manager. _

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HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols are steady, at 91 to i for money, and
911 to t for the account.
No bullion operations have occurred at the
Bank.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Reuter
opened at 69fr., being about the same as yesterday.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
steady. The rates for bills on Austria were quoted
a trifle lower. The usual list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.183 to 11.191 ; ditto, short,
11.161 to 11.171; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.1,.4 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40; Brussels, 3 months,
25.35 to 25.40 ; Hamburg and Altana, 3 months, 13.8!. to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, &a., 3 months, 6.25 A to 6,26 ,•
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 311 to 30,1 , Paris, short, 25.01
to 25.20 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.321 to 25.371; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.321 to 25.371 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 114 to 120 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.5 to
13.15 ; Trieste, 3 months, 13.5 to 13.15 ; Maarij, 3
months, 481 to 48; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 48; Cadiz,
3 months, 491 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 491 to 49; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 481 ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 481: Bar-
celona, 3 months, 493 to 481; Bilks, 3 months, 481 to
48 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 4s ; Leghorn, 3
months, 26.871 to 26.921 ; Genoa, 3 months, 26.87! to
26.921 ; Naples, 3 months, 26.871 to 26.9*.5+. ; Palermo, 3
months, 26.871 to 26.921 • Messina, 3 months, 26.87; to
26.921; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 621 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 521 to 52.
A contract has just been made on behalf of the
International Ocean Telegraph Company of New
York with the Indiurubber, Guttu Percha, and
Telegraph Works Company of Silvertown, for the
manufacture and laying of a submarine telegraph
cable between the United States and Havanna, in
the island of Cuba, the working to be completed by
the end of June. This is the first link of the in-
tended cable to Panama cid Jamaica.
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The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 249/. over last year.

A meeting of the Ebbw Vale Company (Limited)
took place yesterday, at which satisfactory explana-
tions were afforded by the directors with refer-
ence to the report of the committee of investiga-
tion, and thanks were unanimously passed to the
board for their services. _ .

Messrs. A. Young, A. F. Hewett, and J. H.
Norman, the liquidators of the Scinde, Punjaub,
and Delhi Bank Corporation (Limited) have con-
vened a general meeting of the shareholders for the
21-th inst., at the London Tavern, to receive a report
on the progress of the liquidation. From this re-
port we extract as follows :
The shareholders will remember that a circular was
delivered to them about the time of our appointment in
March, 1806, containing a statement of the position of the
bank as then estimated by the directors and manager,
which statement was confirmed be Messrs. Coleman, Tun
quand, Youngs, and Co., the aualters, fromwbich it ap-
peared that the paid-up capital amounted to 417,7711., and
that the probable losses incurred would reach the sum of
133,215/. 54. 241., whereby the capital would be reduced to
the sum of 284,5551. 14s. 10d. At that time the direct
liabilities werelti,s37/. 15e. 9d., and the endorsements on
bills of exchange, 380,7301. 17s. 24., making a total
liability of 789,208/. 12s. 11d. Since that date
nearly the whole of these liabilities have been dis-
charged or have run off, and on reference to the annexed
balance-sheet it will be observed that the chin.s and
liabilities on the 27th ult. were estimated at 8,721/. 64. 7d.,
and that the assets at the same date were represented as
follows :—By cash, 267,3190. 3s. Bd. ; by sundry hills, arAl,
estimated to produce 11,252/. 15. 9d. ; showing a probable
surplus of 27'2,899/. 12a. 10d. As regards the final result of
the liquidation—after snaking provision for all losses li`cely
to arise, and the expenses of winding-up, we believe that
in addition to the return we have already made of V. per
101. paid share, and of 1/. per 51. paid share, there will
ultimately be further returns equal to Hs. per share on all
the shares of the bank ; that is, assuming that the recent
decision of the Court of Chancery regulating the mode of
distribution will not be disturbed, and we hope to be able
to announce a second return before the expiry of three
months from this date.
I Special meetings of the West Sussex Junction

Railway Company, the Chichest..r and Midharst
Railway Company, the Surrey and Sussex Junction
Railway Corm:a:3 , ❑nd the Lyndon, Brighton, and
Synth Coast I.lotniqatv are called for the
2nd of April, to eor,Pider hills now pending in par-
liament, the el Mt ..hject of which is to vest the
rimers of the are,• former undertakings in the
Brighton Company.

Wie are inf..' tl'at the inspection report of
the Delhi Rai' tri‘ by Major W. E. Warrand,
R.E., deputy can engineer to the Punjanb
government, c,,:,c1•.,1e. in the following satisfactory
terms :—•' The q,• .!Iry of the work is everywhere
very good. It is to be hoped that every endeavour
will be made t.. erootre .1 proper supply of rolling
stock for the Delhi end of the line ; the trek
will be very• great. and no help will probably be
obtained from de. Lab. .re end for a couple e.f years
after its opening. •
The prospects of the Suburban Village and
(Amend Dwellings Company (Limited) is in &m-
-' lation, with a propmed capital of 1,000,0001., in
10!. shares, of which, however, the first issue is to
be limited to I:oo,this,.. The object is to erect
blocks of buildings for the homes of working men
'in or near the metropolis. The arrangements prn-
Potted aim at securing the co-operation of the
working classes.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
duck, and witterwor.is shares. as given in the Stock
Exchange list of List evening:

Insuraiiee—Alliance British and Foreign, 12'. ; Guardian.
44 S, 4 ; Liverpool and London and Globe (I/. annuit.). lGi •
Ocean Marine, Itt ; Thames and Mersey Marine
(Limited), 41.
Gas Light and Coke—City of Mosoow Gas, 161;
Imperial Continentai. ; Surrey Consnoiers, ISt;
Western, in, ex illy.
Docks—East 125, 6 ; London and Ht.
Katharine, 614.
Waterworks—Berlin, Ili.
The annexed in.mitonindum is from the London
Stack and Share Company (Limited).
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Amongst the wales at to-day's auction were the following:
—Credit Fancier (:'l. paid), at 31. ; Ceylon Coffee (101.
paid), at 314. 6,1 ; City (thee; (Mt. paid), at 71. 10.1. ;
Guildhall Taverna (10'. paid), at 71. 7a. 61. to 71. 12e. Gd.
Haleonihe Company ICJ. paid), at 4/.12.. 6d.; International
Hotel W. paid), at 14.. ; an ovenlue debentute for 5,0001.,
nutted by the Chatirou and Den er Railway, at 54 per
; a debenture of tii.! Natal Colonization Company, as
58 per cent. ; Ottoman Railway shares 1201• paid), at
:51.:15. ; Oxford and Canterbury Musk Halls (101. paid),
at Pa tid. ; Star and Garter Hotel 110/. paid), at 3e. ;
Varna Railway (7.)/. paid), at 31. 7s. 6d. to 31. 10s. ; Albert
Insurance Company (101. paid), at 11. 18e.: ditto (31. paid),
at re. 4.J. ; Ramage Aataurance (11. paid), at IN. 3d. to
•.:N. bd. per share; Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin) Railway
(20/. paid), at 3/. 3a— &c.

TVESPAT NVIXING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91a to I for
the 10th of April, opened this morning at 91 to a,
and closed at 91,1, to a. For money the last price
was 91 to a. The Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents. showed no variation, closing
at 89d to a, ex div. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
90k, la, 904. I,'„ 1. ; ditto, for account, 914;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, a, ex div. ; New
Three per Cents., 89a, a, 4, tegxdiv.; ditto, Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., -72 ; Annuities, 1885,
12il ex div. ; Bank Stock, • ,ex div., for open-
ing ; India Five i.er Cont. Stock, 1091, 9, ; ditto
Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 10*

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

9x3 corms.

The mining market is rather active to-day, espe-
cia'.h• as regards shares in tin mines, owing to the
official advance just announced in the price of that
metal. Great Vor shares are quotssl 21 to 22 ;
North Crofty, G to 6 ; Chiverton Moor, fq to ;
Trmnpet Consols. 115 to 125 ; Chiverton, 75 to 8 ;
West Chiverton, 0a) to 61 ; Prince of Wales, 535.
to This.; Caldbeek• Fells, 14s. to 16e.: Prosper
United, 3i to 4 ; Great North Larry, 275. 6d. to
305.: and Bryn Owing, 16 to 18.
The smelters yesterday raised their prices for
English tin 21. per ton, viz., to 921. for common
block, 931. for bar, and 95/. for refined.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

Ors olhooz.

British railway stocks are offered to-day, and a
decline of I to k per cent. has occurred in Metro-
politan' Great Western, Midland, South Eastern,
IGreat Eastern, Great Northern A, and North
British. Great Western shows chief depression.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1201 to a, ex
div.;GreatWeatern, 40i to 3 ; London and North
Western, 11G to Z., ex div. • Midland, 116 k to
ex div. and n. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
126* to I, ex div. ; Caledonian, 11(11 to 111 i ;
South Eastern, 661: to ex div.; Great Eastern,
27j to 28 ; Great Northern, 115 i to 110 ; cx div. ;
ditto A, 1211 to I, ex div.; London, Chatham,
and Dover, 17 to w ; and North British, 31i
to 32.

grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock has im-
proved I per cent., viz., to 19 to but other
colonial, as well :111 foreign linos, are quiet.
(For to-day's Share List see page 4.1