The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-26 00:00:00

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan
and July ,1877-84 100 104 1051
Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103
Do, 6p c, Mar and Sept 100 1051 106 f
Do, 5p c, Jan and July . lOO 941 95
Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 94 96 951
Do, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 lOO 951 96/
Cof Good Hope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105
Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890-
1900 100 111 113
Do, 6p c, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111
Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO
Do, 5 p'c, April 15 and Oct 15,
1900 100 1021 103/
Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111.
Do, 1872 100 103 105
1/o, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114
Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104
Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108
Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109
D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113
Natal Gov 6p c, April & Oct 100 108 110
Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109
New Brunswick Gov 6 p c, Jan and
July_ 100 104 105
N. S. Wales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to
1876, Jan and July lOO 1001 1014
Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and
July - 100 101 102 101 /
Do, 5 p c, red by ann draws,
from 1867 to 1875 100 100 101/ 101
Do„ 2 per c, annual draws, 1872
to 1898 100 100/ 1011
100 107 109
100 97 98
NeDwo,Zseaplacnd 6 p c, 1891
Do, Jan, April, July, Oct 100 971 981 98
Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and Septloo 108 110
Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109
Nova Scotia Gov, G p c sterling,
1875, Jan and July lOO 1021 1031
Do, 1886 lOO 1041 1051
Queensland 6 per et, 1882-85, Jan
and July
Do, 1891,Jan and July 100 1081 1091
S Australian Government, 6 p c,
1869-77 lOO
Do, 1878-92 100
Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111
Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1895, Jan and
and July 100 108 110
Do, 6p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO 108 110
Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and

July, 1891 lOO 113 114 114;
Do, April and Oct, 1883.5 lOO 1131 1141 114 f
Do, 5p c, Jan. and July,lB9l 100 1.014 1021 I.oli

THE RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY.

The Times publishes a letter from Earl Russell to Mr.
\V. E. Forster, Vice-President of the Council. It is.
dated March 21, from San Remo, and runs as follows :
"My dear Mr. Forster,—l am sorry to see that your
great bill for national education has met with opposition
on the second reading ; but I must own that on the point
which has roused the objection of the Dissenting bodies, I
think the Dissenters are quite in the 'right. It is clear that
in all country districts Churchmen will have a majority,
and it is, I gather from past experience, equally clear that
where Churchmen have the majority on the School Board
they will use their advantage to introduce into the schools
what the Bishop of Winchester calls distinctive teaching.
This is a real and very considerable grievance. When I con-
sider that these schools are to be supported by rates, and
that, according to the luminous judgment given by Lord
Mansfield in the House of Lords in 1778, Protestant Dis-
senters are in England not only tolerated but established, it
is a manifest wrong done to them if their children cannot
enter the rate-supported national schools on equal terms
with the children of Churchmen. There are two ways in
which this difficulty - may be overcome ; the one is that
suggested by Mr. Auberon Herbert—namely, that the
school boards should have power to direct the reading of
the Bible in the school, but without any formulary or
catechism. The other way, which I should greatly
prefer, is that Parliament should direct that a portion
of the Bible should be read, and a hymn sung every
morning before the secular teaching begins ; that
no formulary or catechism should be used in
the school, and that the Conscience Clause should
apply to the time at which the Bible is read. For Roman
Catholics would object to our authorised version, and
Jews would object to hearing lessons from the New Testa-
ment. But with these exceptions English parents would
readily agree that it is a national duty to provide that
children taught in a great degree at the national expense
should daily acknowledge the great benefits we have re-
ceived at the hands of God set forth His most worthy
praise, and hear His most Holy Word. Such men as Mr.
Miall and Mr. Winterbotham ought surely to be con-
ciliated by justice, and not overpowered.—l remain, dear
Mr. Forster, yours sincerely, RUSSELL."