The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-09 00:00:00

DEBTS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

Mr. SOMERSET BEARD:ONT asked the Secretary to the
Treasury, what papers or documents there were in the
Treasury having reference to the debts stated to be owing
by Spain and Portugal to this country; and, if he would
lay them upon the table of the House.

Mr. STANSFELD said there were such papers, and ho
would lay them on the table of the House.

THE MILITIA.

Viscount ENFIELD asked the Secretary of State for War,
whether the retirement of quarter-masters of militia would
be made compulsory after the present year. And, whether
in the computation of their retiring allowances previous
service in the regular forces would count as well as the time
spent in the militia.

Captain VIVIAN said the retirement of the quarter-
masters of militia would be effected in the manner de-
scribed by the Secretary of State for War the other
evening. The retirement would be voluntary up to
April, 1871, after which it would be compulsory. There
would be some arrangement with respect to the time spent
in the militia.
RECOMMENDATION OF JURIES.

Colonel TAYLOR asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether he had received a letter from the foreman of the
grand jury of the county of Meath, dated the 28th
February ; and if so, whether the Government intended
to act upon the suggestions contained therein : and if he
had any objection to place a copy of the letter in question,
and his answer to it, upon the table of the House.
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he had received the letter
referred to, and had answered it, stating that the matter
was receiving full consideration. He shouldhave no obj ection
to lay the papers on the table, but he thought it would be
injurious to make a partial statement before the right
hon. gentleman at the head of the Government made his
statement on some future day.
DESTITUTION.

Mr. W. M. Tounms asked the Secretary to the Poor-
law Board whether he was aware on the Ist instant, when
a motion was made regarding the increase of distress, of
the facts which were immediately afterwards disclosed in
a return compiled and published under the authority of
the Poor-law Department, namely, that in the third week
of February the number of destitute persons in the metro-
polis had increased by 11,000 beyond the week preceding,
and that since the beginning of the present year the 1111111-
her relieved out of rates had increased from 152,752 to
1E0,231.
Mr. A. PEEL said he was not aware of facts
referred to in the return, but he hoped the hon. gentleman
would acquit him of any dezire to mislead the House or to
distort the truth. The figures stated by the hon. gentle-
man were unfortunately correct, but his argument was
. unsound. Tho increase had been caused by the severity
of the weather, and one more unfavourable return might
be expected, but after that they might look forward to a
permanent recovery from the depression.

THE • IRISH LAND BILL.
Mr. M &GUIRE resumed the debate on the motion for the
second retAing of this bill. No Irishman, on whatever
side of the House he sat, but who must be filled with a
te. •rible sense of responsibility, for the state cf Ireland
war such, and such were the expectations of
the -people, caused mainly by long delay and fre-
quel i disappointmeno, that he canfessed if the bill
did : wt realise the object in view it would be a very -rad
day; er the country, and a deep ECTIE:, of injury would be
felt 1 y who were nationally aff.'eted thereby. Re-
plyise.e- to the complaint of the right hon. gentleman, the
suer bee for the University of Dublin, that the bill
eapp' axed to treat the Irish tenant farmer as if he was
mot in a condition to be placed on the same level
.evs other yeomen, the hon. gentleman said, speaking
.of the hundreds of thousands of farmer.; throughout the
)untr f—men with farms varying from five to fifty acres
--hist ad of complaining that they were not based on the
same independent level as other men, he rather found
fault- that much more protection was not given them under
the clause of the bill. (Hear, near.) There were two
races of landlords—the old Irish race and the new. It
-would be most important to have it securely set forth that
no • purchaser of property should enter into possession
without being bound down to observe the obligation he
.was about to assume. He had to direct the attention of
hon. members to a blue book which had been
published during the last few days. It was
most important, as it would enable many to
have a full knowledge of the subject under discussion,
and it also shewed most clearly the necessity there was for
spec:al regulations with respect to Ireland. It was the
report of the Poor-law Commissioners for Ireland,
and they there shewed that the misery that existed
far and wide in that country was caused by the
frequent change,—of property. Mr. Hamilton in
that book stated another thing that led to much misery
was the holding land on lease from year to year, and the
reason for doing so was that there was no alternative where
the demand exceeded the supply. It was a struggle for life
and if in an encounter one man could not get a place to
stand on he must take his chance of getting either tram-
pled upon or crushed out. Dr. Brodie also gave his
opinion in almost similar terms, and the other persons
whose evidence was contained in the book spoke
of the evil that had been brought about by
way in which land was held in that country. Another
circumstance that gave either misery or happiness to the
tenantry, was the change of landlord. Where they got a
good man the condition of the people was hap-
piness and contentment ; but he would leave the
House to imagine what it was when they fell
into the hands of a few money lenders, who in some cases
had held the land for money lent to the spendthrift owner.
The change of agent also in some cases produced misery,
that it was almost impossible to describe. There were some
good, but some were so overbearing and oppressive, that
they thought themselves a small god on earth, and this
class made fools of themselves or slaves of their tenants.
To show that a long lease would produce the most beneficial
results, he knew a case where a gentleman bought 18,000
acres, and believing that the people had a right
to live on the soil on which they were born,
he gave them sixty-one years' leases, and in
some instances leases for 100 years, and the result
was that the landlord never had to go near them— (hear,
hear)—and why ? because all they wanted was to do all
they could for themselves, and the payment of their rent
followed. That was brought about by giving a
long lease. He knew another instance where a citi-
zen of Cork inherited a large property, and he gave a long
tease at a fair rent, and the face of the country entirely
changed throughout the whole of the limits of
that property. There were, however, some landlords who
treated their tenants no better than they would a cargo of
corn or a drove of cattle ; and that being so, was it a
wonder that the holdings of those persons was the scene
A abject poverty? Notices to quit at one time had
been thought sufficient to produce misery on the
tenant, but now to that a system of stamped
agreement was in some instances had recourse to, and
;hese instruments gave the landlord a more speedy
.neans of seizing the holding of the unfortunate tenant
who became a defaulter in rent. The tenant who
fell under these stamped agreements had no resource
out to yield up the holding, and thus they were dispos-
sessed, as they said, by a double-barrelled process,
as,. if they could not be brought down by
the one, they could by the other. The
tight hon. gentleman, the member for Dublin Uni

rersity, demanded that the clause legalising the tenant
zustom should comprehend all Ireland. He (Mr. Maguire)
.tould not conceive a greater calamity to the Bill. (Hear,
sear.) There must be some definition of tenant right.
lie believed there were a great many things to be im-
proved in the 1 dll in committee. One great point was that
the - eV erurn art
_Slion their . re+:ol44ti,4*-
'to protect the labouring classe:i. The law of
distress was a theory that ought to be abolished.
and was surely.only maintainedin deference to the feelings
a Englishmen and Scotchmen, who viewed .those things
differently to Irishmen. It ought to be the earnest effort
A Irish members to assist the Government in rendering
their bill acceptable to the people of Ireland. The great
want of Ireland was a peasant proprietary—an indepen-
dent class of yeomen, and there was not a more beneficent
clause in the bill than that which provided for that object.
(Cheers.)

Mr. WARD Hum. said most deliberately that this was
the greatest measure which had come before the House in
his experience. It might be looked at from two points of
view. First, as to how far it affected existing relations
between landlord and tenant in Ireland ; and secondly,
how far it would guide a good land policy for the future.
He could not agree with some of the enactments of the
bill, and one of those which he thought would require
much consideration was that which laid it; down that the
improvements were to be presumed to have been
effected by the tenant unless it could be shown

by the landlord to the contrary. He had sat some time
ago on the Tenant-right Commission, and in the course of
that inquiry he found that in many cases where improve-

ments had been made in some cases the labour had
only been given by the tenants as the materials had
been found. Then main there was the provision which
set forth the limits beyond which a tenant could
not claim for improvements—but that, however, was a
matter -of detail, which eould be considered on a
future occasion. He could not agree with that portion of
the measure which gave 'damages to an evicted
tenants ; it was a most objectionable enactment, and one
which he did not think either just or equitable. The right
hon. gentleman then proceeded to read a long extract from
the evidonee of Judge Long-field given before the tenant-
right Commission, to the effect that compensation ought
to be given for capricious evicitons ; but he could not
assent •to the proposal as laid down in the bill that was
now under consideration. As to advances of public money
for the purchase of land, he thought the provision would
operate to the advantage of both landlord and tenant—
(hear, hear). Respecting whether tho bill laid down a
good land policy for the future, he was afraid it did not.
In substantiation of this view, the right hon. gentleman
quoted the opinions of eminent agriculturists—Lord
Dufferin and Mr. H. S. Thompson—who had pronounced
against the principle upon which tenant right was founded
by this bilL He then proceeded to consider what were
the omissions of the bill, and on this ground he found
reason also for deep complaint. In conclusion, he again
reassured the Government and the House of his sincere
desire to improve the bill in committee, and to secure to
Ireland a measure that shall be generally satisfactory.
(Cheers.)

The Anon:ay-GENERAL replied to one or two objec-
tions to the principal provisions of the,bill. The Govern-
ment had done all they fairly could to attain security in
place of fixity of tenure.
Mr. G. 11. MOORE said that if the people of Ireland were at
all disappointed in the present measure it was because they
had been led into (also expectations, producing consevent
delusions, at the bands of designing persons. The principal
objection to the bill, be thought, was that it. did not appear
to carry out its principles to their own nal will and legitimate
conclusion. He contended that it ought to have gone much
farther in the development of national and local customs,
which in every civilised country were a sure bend of unity.
Despite those flaws, however, he should support the bill.
The discussion was continued by Mr. Samuelson, who
described the measure as an admirable cane; Mr. 0. 5.
who ascribed most of the misfortunes of Ireland to the want
of the existence of anything like a middle-class fanner ; and
the O'Donoghne, who criticised the provisions rel. ting to
the granting of leases with great minuteness, tut was gene-
rally in favour of the measure.
Mr. HENLEY Wa9 not surprised that, considering
the enormously increased value of land iu Ireland of re-
cent years, there should be a cry for greater fixity of holding.
He objected to the manner in which the present measure
would put a money value on every holder
.of laud in Ireland
—in fact would put a ticket round his neck with the sum on
it. As to the money-lending claus'es, he thought if itch a
principle was to be carried out in Ireland it ought to be
equally applied to Scotland and England; although wher-
ever it was extended it would, in his opinion# prove a
dolusivg.

TUESDAY.
Considerine the trouble that some members take to get
the entres into St. Step:lea's Club, it is aetonishing how
slow they are t.) exercise their right. For instance, there
is Sir J. G. Sinclair, who was elected for Caithness some
time last summer, and yet he did not take his scat till
I.vit night. Caithness, it is tree, is a long way off from
Westrniaster ; yet it can scarcely have taken tho hon.
baronet nine months to travel even from the
North of _=',e.etland. The inference is that he
thinks more of the honour than of the duties of
M.P.-ship. The Marquis of Bowmont, bein; still in his
green and salad days (he is only 21), has sheven more ala-
crity. He was elected about tea days ago, his locum
tcnens havine dutifully- resigned the seat for Roxburghshire
which he held by the grate of God and the favour of the
Duke of Roxburghe. But where, oh where, is our Osborne?
Think how many battles he has fought—with lambs at Not-
tingham, with Quakers at Liskeard, with Mr. Churchward
at Dover, and with Rory on the Hill at Waterford; and
then reconcile, if you can, his eagerness to obtain a seat
with his tardiness in occupyingit I cannot explain it. I
can only guess that he is not dry yet, that he has not
yst done diluting his involuntary dose of tank-water with
" L.L." whisk-7. Let us say no more about him. Our nride
must keep us silent respecting him henceforth. We can
get on very well without him. We did get on very
well without him last night, as you will presently see.
The first glance at the House of Commons spewed that
though a motion had been placed upon the notice
paper-to reject the chief measure of the session, there
was to be no really formidable opposition. There
were none of the signs of a grand field night.
The two leaders entered without the smallest at-
tempt at a cheer, though Mr. Disraeli walked up the
whole length of the House with his usual tread, like that of
a cat upon hot bricks. At half-past four—catechising-
time—there were many empty seats, though several inte-
resting questions were to be asked. Mr. Cooke was the
hero of that half-hour. He had previously been the sub-
ject of much searchings of heart on both sides of the
House ; and- as the Government could not say, in the
absence of the Attorney-General, what they meant to do
with him, Mr. Eykyn determined to put his question
again as soon as Sir Robert Collier returned to his
place. But the learned member for Plymouth was not
able to give much information. It is quite true that Mr.
Cooke had been declared by the Beverley Bribery Com-
missioners guilty of bribery, and it is to be presumed that
Her Majesty's Attorney General does not consider a
person lying under that stigma fit to hold the post of
Judge. But the Government do not think it " ex-
pedient" to take any steps in the matter. Thus
Dr. Kinglake is to be prosecuted for bribery at Bridg-
water, and Mr. Cooke, declared guilty of bribery at
Beverley, is not only not to be prosecuted, but is to con-
tinue to sit on the seat of justice. Verily it is true, as it
was of old, that " One is taken and another left." There
was some little excitement when Mr. Cardwell explained
how the new Army Regulations would affect subalterns
who wished to sell, their commissions; and there
were derisive " Ohs," from both sides of the House
when the Secretary for War said that the new rules
were conducive to the interests of subalterns. Then Lord
John Manners returned to the assault, and asked when
the First Lord of the Treasury would be prepared to state
his intentions with regard to the preservation of life and
property in Ireland. 'There was breathless silence as Mr.
Gladstone replied very briefly, " Her Majesty's Govern-
ment will state their views with regard to the condition of
Ireland immediately after the debate which commences
to-night shall have been closed."

It -wsis now five o'clock, and the House had become
well filled. Every seat downstairs was occupied, and
the members' galleries were sprinkled with members.
The Peers' gallery was but about a fourth full, and most
conspicuous of its occupants was Prince Christian, who
chatted with the Marquis of Clanricarde. Lord
Orinathwaite looked down upon the assembly which ho
once adorned under the less euphonious name of Sir John
Walsh. Handsome Lord Harrowby sat in his usual stately
fashion: The newly-made peer, Lord Greville, looked
d mwn upon his youthful son mid successor below him.
The Turkish ambassador and his red-fezzed suite
occupied one row of the distinguished strangers' seat under
the gallery. And here let me anticipate. These gentle-
men, of 'whom probably the majority wou'd understand
very little of what was said, sat unmovable for nearly
seven hours, as 1 can testify, and When I left the House
about eleven o'clock they were still sitting as impassive as
the great figures which Mr. Layard brought over from
Nineveh. Neither coffee nor sherbet AVM brought- to re-
fresh them, no hookah aas brought to soothe them, nor
did they even rest their weary limbs by sitting crates.
logged. They sat like us i mil iel Giaours, only a good deal
more upright and dignified, and they fasted with all the
rigour of a ritualist parson ism llkey Week. It was a
g,and and impressive sight.
But to return. At two minutes to five the Speaker put
the question " That time :lath Med Bill be now read a
seeend time." There was a bee: of cariosity to see wile
was that would venture to say "eo" to tLat question. The
h so brave stems found, not in the ranks of the Opposition,
".'revertirtlie seats Mow the gangway, but on the
meond bend behind the Ministerial phalanx. Mr.
Bryan, that was hie name, is the representative of
one of the oldest families in Ireland. He OW"
nearly all Kilkenny, and, f 1.4 a mater of course, represents
that county. He is married to the daughter of an Engli4l
marquis, and looks every inch a gentleman. lie is half
bald, and was well got up as to dress, without being a fop.
But he was nervous—there was no doubt about that.
Once before he had obtained some degree of celebrity by
calling the attention of the House to the fact that Chief
Justice Lefroy continued to hold his post when he was 90
years of age, and quite unfit for work ; but then he had
the support of the Liberal party. This time he was setting
himself in opposition to then). : and he, who, as a great
landowner, ought to know, told the Government that if
they thought their Land Bill would satisfy the Irish
people they would find themselves grossly deceived..
He anticipated that he would be in a miserable minority,
but he felt bound to enter his protest, and to move with
unfeigned regret that the bill be read a second time that •
day six months. Who would second the amendment?
A tall, dark young man, with black moustaches, and
every inch a soldier, and who was sitting by Mr. Bryan's
side, rose to do so. There was no hesitation about him ;
he was no more nervous than he would be commanding
his company at a review. The first words that
he uttered in a* strong clear voice showed that
he was an orator as well re a soldier. But
who was be? Capt. the lion. Charles White, fifth
son of that Lord Annaly whom Lord Palmerston ennobled
for having fought so many battles in behalf of the Liberals,
not without much shedding of money. The Whites a hun-
dred years ago were represented by a small bookseller ;
they now own land in half the counties of Ireland ; and so
the seconder of Mr. Bryan's amendment was another
representative of the Irish landlords. Though probably
there were not twenty men in the House who agreed
with him he was frequently cheered by 'both
sides ; for his earnestness and graceful eloquence
quite charmed that critical assembly. Once he made a
slip ; he spoke of the " unanimous support which he
had always given to the Liberal party, and when the
House laughed he was not the least disconcerted, hut sub-
stituted " uniform " with perfect self-possession, went on
with his peroration, and sat down amid a loud chorus of
"Hear, hears."
After the tragedy comes the farce. After Captain White
came Mr. Dense. I confess this gentleman's name was
almost unknown to me, and yet he had evidently already
aequired a reputation. His rising was the signal for
laughter, and every face was on the broad grin. Then
followed shout upon shout, as in the richest of Milesian
brogues he kept perpetrating bull upon bull, and " de-
ranging his epitaphs " in a manner that his great country-
man Lord Castlereagh never surpassed. 'l'i'e newspaper
reports give no idea of the irresistibly comic character
of the hon. member's oratory. Mr. Beresford
Hope's " P,atavian grace " is nothing to it.
And all the whit o Mr. Dense seemed as pleased as though
faetead of It-molder it was cheers that he WAS
The climax was reached when he put his hand upon his
heart, and thanked hon. members for the great kindness
and courtesy with which they had listened to him. He
sat down amid a perfect explosion of merriment. Did I
not say that we could get on very well without our
Osborne? Then followed a dreary time of some three
hours, nearly one of which was occupied by Sir Frederick
Ileygate. Some excitement was created when Mr.
Kavanagh was called upon by the Speaker. Mr. Glad-
stone was ut once all attention, and honoured the hon.
member by taking notes, whereas during other speeches he
occupied himself by cutting the leaves of a new kook, and
chatting to Mr. Chichester Fortescue. Mr
wears a long black cassock like a High Ch-
ao that no one can see his defective limi
he sits, and read his speech from she.
managed very cleverly with his no hands,
showed much close etudy of the subj‘
somewhat dry. Nevertheless, Mr. Kavana
as, on concluding, he leaped upon
dant's back, and was carried out of
A little later came Mr. Whalley, and at tl
voice the Attorney-General's face lengthe
was a sight pitiable to see. Mr. Whale;
speaker, a very vigorous speaker, especially
favourite topic. Though a little man hi
House, and as all roads lead to Rome he y
getting there. lion. members shook theil
catingly ; others muttered audibly, "Ah,
thought he would soon come round;" ant
ten minutes time words " llomish hierarch
mouthful, and Mr. Whalley made the ui
repeated incese,antly. During the middle
Mr. Newdegate entered, and lboked very
he found that his favourite subject was bee
his rival. To Mr. Whalley succeeded Mr.
he spoke for just an hour with great force a;
eloquence. Until then the criticisms had
cliiofi y against details; but Mr. Brodrick crif
cipl es of-the bill not very favourably. Yet eve'
his intention of supporting the measure. al
ten Mr. Chichester rorteecue rose, the fir,
the Government to take part in that debt
burs speedily came back from dinner and fill.
that had been so deserted while the other
were speaking. Mr. Fortescue is not an ss
Gladstone composed himself for a nap
league's speech. Nevertheless the Chief
Ireland understandshis subject, as, indeed,
is he not the chief author of the bill? So
tened attentively. The debate was conch
evening by Dr. Ball, whpalayAtYlt SMMINLIA
both dila 91 the OllOO.

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ment after the death of any person who shall have been
entitled far life to tho Dividem's of such Stock. •

paoymENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFI
AS. ocTATI- -N

(Estab:isheil 18.0)

TRUSTZ-E.S.

Thqmas Baring, Esq., If P.
P. W. Crawford, Esq., M P.

I. Thomas Trankey, Esq
I 'Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P.

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The report and balance-sheets of this Association for the yoar
ISti9, exhibiting in full details the amounts assured. ages of the
members, with particulars of the invested fund, may be had on
application to the chief office, or to the agents.
The annual income from premiums is
From intere.lt on Investments... 19,006
'.I lie invesici fund, after payment of all claims, exceeds 415,000
The whole of thu profits divided among the members

Cash bonuses have already been allotted to the assured,
amounting to £100,009.

W. THO 3. LINFOBD, Secretary.
No. /5, Voergate-street, March 1, 1170.

T"E BENEVOLENT SOCIETY of Sr.
PATRICK. Instituted in the year 1784.
Under the Patronage of her MAJESTY and his Royal
Highness the Prince of WALES.
•
The EIGIITY-SEVENTII ANN I VEISAR,Y FES-
TIVAL of this Society will he celebrated at Willis's
Mintz-street, S. :hones's, on ST. PA TRICK'S
DAY, the 17th March, 1870,
His Grace the Duke of A BERCORN, K G., in
the Chair
VICE-PRE:4 DENTS.
The Marquis of Lansdowno.
The Marquis of Ileadfort, K.P.
- The Eart of Cork and Orrery, K.P.
The Earl of Egmont.
The Earl of C!otonell.
Th Earl Vane.
Tits,. Vise not Poe'ive.
Tlib Viscount Barberton.
Viseount ieht:
•The h r i ('laid Haniiltoc, M.P.
Th A. Ed in Hill Trevor, M.P.
The lord Dmisany.
The Lard Dufferin and Claneboye, K.P.. K.C.B.
Tile Right lieu. Ch;chester Fcrtescue,
STEWARDS.
ThesPizlit Hon. William Cowper-Temple. M.P.
'1'11.43 Hight Hon. Francis Phi:lkea Dunne.
the lion. Dirlley Fitzgerald do Los.
'Fite Iron. Robert Harris Temple.
Lat.-General Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence,
c.
Sir ..George Frederick Harvey, K.C.S.I.
Captain Sir F. Leopold M'Cliutock, R.N.
Sir Edward Coey.
John-F. Corseaden„ Esq.
Janc Conrtonay, Esq.
Alexond-r Firdlater,
Montague Guest, Esq., M.P.
Thomas Grir, E'll,
lon Tract Hamilton, Esq., 3f.P.
Lient.-Colonel G. W. Ilemans.
M.Calttiotit, Esc.
Moitith John O'Connell, Esq.
Joseph Radcliff, Esq.
Captain Bug!) de Grey Seymour, M.P.
The Musical Arrangements will 1.-4 under the direction
of Mr. Lend, of the London Glee and Mad. ig-al Union.
Diener on table at Seven o'clock punctually.
As this Fesiival affirds to Irishmen in London the
opportunity of uniting in the Celebration of the national
anniversary, the ceintuittee earnestly hope for a numerous
and inauential meeting.
Tickets Is. each. to 133 had at Willis's Rooms, and at
the Selio.;!s. in Stamford-street, Blackfriars-road.
Thtr. Children Dine, as uusal, on St. Patrick's Day, at
the gcho .14, at One o'clock.
. , THOMAS KIPPAX KING, Jun, Secretary.

IGN and COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
TRUST (SECOND ISSUE),
itt.es of £foo each, bearing h per cant. jutcrost.
• " -To'ba issued at-. 00. -
TRUSTEES.
The lion. Lord Westbury.
Lord Eastace Cecil, M.P.

Geo. Wo lehouse Lam', Esq.
G. M. NV. Sandford, Esq.
Rose. E--q.
ABR DGED PROSPECTUS.
Tess of t!i Foreign and Colorbil Grwernmei,t
ch wps twined in May, 18GS, has called for an
f this mode of investnl•mt.
iiance, therefore, with a general d 'sire, it has
to orn a subscription for a ',cc oid issue
£troo,ooo, in Certificates of £R(', to bear 5
t.o.re.t, to he is,med at 180.

,ct, Which is HOW Arell nndr rsfood, is to give to
ir Of moderato means the ~ame advantages as
•ip!tl'ist, in diminishing tlio risk of inventirer in
pi Uolanial Govornment Stnoks, by sprowlityr
meat nvi,r a nuodi cliff •rr.i.t Stooks, nn-1
pm lion of tito extra intore t and th, nuin‘itit,
rodonintinn ns a Sinking Fun 1 to phy off Vie
pitql ; and, in addition, to nave to each Sub-
° rats participation in the ultimate rocorsion in
nt Stooks, which Trill remain when the return
eap:tal has by the ,o nva us been arc Tn.

the Second Tssno wi I last for tw(mty-f%e
eNPirttion of wh'olt time it is estimated 'hat
..,..prt;im of the Certilicatei will, in :ill probahi-
‘'.l off, anti that a larize proportion of
t,ll rtuiiin for distriEtt,ion as a reversion
6 •
l Trust will I,e ournl lip as soon es all `lle
e- w
,
drawn, or at f. 1.0 clic! of twontv-five
isevvr shall first happen, the Stooks
and any Certificates not previously irawn

Every description of Clothing ready-made
or made to measure, f3r all ages, all occa-
sio”.. and all classes, at E. MOSES and
SON'S.

An immense assortment of WINTER
CLOTHING, in all the newest designs and
materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. .
OVERCOATS from 19s. to Zo.

BOY'S OVERCOATS from 10s. Gd. to 455.

town.

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