The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1870.

SHARE LIST.

RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Closing Business
Paid. Name. - Quotations. done.
St Bristol and Exeter lOO 79 81
St Caledonian - 100 78 781 781 74
St Cambrian, l6O 15 2u
20 Cornwall all 2l- 31
St Dublin and 11,,lfast Junetion 100 . . ...
St Dun, Pith, and Aber. Jnuc 100 70 72
20 East London. all 4 6
20 Do
20 1)o
St Glasgow and S.West-ru 100 111 113
St Great Eastern lOO 371 38 38 f
St Do East Anglian, No. `2 100 61 71
St Great North of Scotland 100 15 16
St Great Northern 100 114 115 1151
St Do A 100 119 1191 118 k I
St Do B. lOO 126 128
St Gt. So. and West (Irelitod) 100 9'B 100
St Great Western - Original lOO 67 68 65f I
St Do South Wales 100 68 70
St .Do West Mid land—Oxford 100 44 45
St Da .do Newport 100 36 38
St Lancashire and Yorksbire 100 1251 12511 1251
St Loud, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 431 441
St Lond, Chatham, and Dover 100 141 151
St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11.-
St London and North Westorn 100 1231 123 1231 1
St Loudon and South Western 100 881 89 88 24
St Maud], Shef, and Lincolnsb.loo 51 51
.521 f
St Do New, issued at £5O dia 3O .- ..
St Metropolitan 1r:0 791 80. 814 804
St Do Preferred 100 ... ...
St Do Deferred 100 .
10 Do Redeemable
St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 381 I
St Midland 100 1241 125 120
St Do Birmingham and Derpyloo 92 91
St North British. lOO 34 35
St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15
St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 126 1271 1281
St Do Leeds 100 84 851 84f
St Do York
St Do Stockton and Darlingta 100 169 171 172
St North London 100 118 120
10 •Do Now, 1868 6l 11 lf
St' North Staffordshire 100 59 61.
St North and So. West. Juuct 100 102 105
St Rhymney lOO 62 54
St Shropshire Union 100 62 63
.
St South Devon 100 46 48
St South Eastern 100 74 751
St Do Preferred "100 161 1161
St Do Deferred... lOO 41 41f
St Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok'g. all 121 134
St Taff Vale
10 Do C 6 3 6
St Waterford and Cent. Ireland 100 ... ...
10 Waterloo and Whitehall

MISCELLANEOUS.

10 Anglo-Mexican 'Mint
25 Australian Agricultural 2of 16 17
25 Austn Mort Land and Fin, L 5 }d pr
10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lim all 3 5
10 Berlin Water Works, Lim
5 Bombay Gas, Limited all, 5 oi
5 Ditto, New 4 pr
50 British American Land
20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 2} 31
27 Canada Company all 61 66 79
20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d 6f
20 Ditto, A shares 5 2 Id
25 City of London Real Prop, LlO 7 6d
30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5
50 City Offices, Limited
50 Colonial, Limited 2O ld pr
50 Commercial Union (Asso)
10 Corn of African March, L 3 21 lid f
20 Continental Union Gas, L all 26f 27f
25 Copper Miners of 111 and,
Prof 7i per cent all 5 7
100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877,
4f per cent all
100 Ditto, 1879, 41 per cent
100 Ditto, 1882, 4i per cent
10 Credit Fonc o England, L all 2} 31 2}
50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 2f lid 9f
St Crystal Palace
St 1)o, Preference lOO 93 98
St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 106 111
50 E India Laud Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d
32 Ebbw Vale 27f 101 10d
100 Egypt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan
guts by Egyptian Gov all 97f 98f 1001
20 Egyptian Com and Trading L4/13
3 English and Austr Copper, L 21 I
15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7i 4 3d
10 Earopean Gas all 17 18
10 Do, new..._ 5 4 41
6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p
20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 3f 4fp
100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust
and Loan 6 per ct Bonds , all 97 96
Gen Credit and Discount, L 71 f Id
General Steam Navigation l4 2U 30
Homo and Col Marine Ins, L 5 1(1 p
Hudson's Bay (Governor and
Co. of Adventurers of Eng
trading into) all 12 12} 12}
50 Imperial Continental Gas 43f 131 136
50 India Rub, Telg Works, L 45 57 59 551 6
10 International Finau Soc, L 5 if lid
20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all df
00 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all
1870
50 Land Securities, Limited 5 2 Id
25 London African Trading lO
50 Lond Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d
4 Lond Gen Omnibus, Liind
50 Lond & glasg Engin, Limd 25 16 16d
20 London and Prey Marine
St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100
spc by India Gov lOO 103 105
50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37
10 Natal Land and Cot Co., Lim all 3} 4}
25 National Discount Co, Lim 5 111 itf
10 National Steamship, Litr.d all 14 141
1 Nerbudda Coal & In, Ld 6a 6d 4 1
1.0 New Consolidated Dis Ld
5 New Quebrada, Limited 4/12. 4f 41d
25 N Zealand Ln & Mere, &c 2} fp
25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld..: 5 lf lfp
10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d
10 Do, B all d
St N British Austral, Limited 100 60 70
50 N British & Mercan lnsnce 6} 23 23}
25 Ocean Marine insurance 5 15 16p
5 Oriental Gas, Limited
5 Do, New
10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 fd fp
5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 2f
St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33
50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45 '43
50 Do., New, 1867 lO 3f 281
50 Rhymney Iron
15 Do, New all 8f
25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lmtd all 191 20
20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54
St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO
20 Societe General do l'Empire
Ottoman 8 21 3f
25 South Australian Land
20 Tel Construe & Maintenance

10
15
50
20

(-Um and reduced) all 891 39j 41i
20 Thames & Mors Mu Ins, L 2 2} 21p
St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 86 90
10 Trustand Agency of Austra-
lasia, (Limited)
20 Tr &LnCoof Up Canada 5 iip
50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 6fp
20 Union Steam Ship, Ld
15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd... 6 2 id
20 Univer Mar (Ins), Lmtd 5 4f sfp
W Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all * 1
30 Van Diemen's Land
.00 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Lo all 80} 81} 85k
50 Warrant Finance, Limited 12 8 6d
50 WI & P Steam, Limited ... 20 4 3d

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan
and July ,1877-84 100 104 1051 105 1
Do, 6p c, Fob and Aug lOO 102 103
Do, 6p ; Mar and Sept 100 1051 106/
Do, 5p c, Jan and July . .... - 100 941 951
Do, 5p a, inscribed stock lOO 91 96
Do, 5 Rc,Dominion of, 1803 —lOO 951 96/
Cof Goonlope, 6p c, Dec, 1873 100 103 105
Do, 6p a, 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 a, April 15 and Oct 15,
1900 100 1021 1031
Ceylon, NOV, 1878, 6p a 100 109 111
Do, 1872 100 103 105
Ito, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114
Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan St 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. \Vales Gov 5 p c, 1871 to
1876, Jan and July lOO 1001 1011
Do, 5 p c, 1888 to 1896, Jan and
July 100 101 102 101 1
Do, 5 p c red by ann draws, .
from 1867 to 1875 100 100 1011 101
Do, 2 per c, annual draws, 1872
• to 1898 100 1001 101}
New Zealand 6p a, 1891 100 107 109
Do, spc 100 97 98
Do, Jan, April, July, Oct ... lOO 971 98/ 98
Do., 6p c, 1891, Mar and deptloo 108 110
Do, p ct, 1891, Juno and Dec 100 107 109
Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p c sterling,
1875, Jan and July 100 1021 1031
Do, 1886 100 1041 1051
Queensland 6 per at, 1882-85, Jan
and July lOO 108/ 109
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
Tasmanian, 6 p c, 1893, Jan and
and July 100
Do, 6 p c red, 1893 to 1897 lOO
Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan and
July, 1891 lOO
Do, April and Oct, 1883 5 .., 100
Do, 5 p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1594n,100

THE WICKLOW PEERAGE CASE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY.
The House of Lords sat as a Committee of Privileges at
tan o'clock this morning, Lord Redesdale in the
chair. The evidence in the Wicklow Peerage case was
again proceeded with.
The following learned counsel are engaged in the case

For the claimant : Sir J. D. Coleridge, Q.C. (the. Solicitor.
General) Mr. Herbert Smith, and Mr. Charles Clarke.
For the orisinal claimant : Sir Roundel' Palmer, Q.C.,

Sir J. Kar.3lake, Q.C., Dr. Ball, Q.C., and Mr. Fox Bris-
towe, Q.C. For the Crown : The Attorney-General (Sir
R. Collier), Q.C., and. Mr. Archibald.
Mary Best was recalled, and cross-examined by the
Solicitor-General : I lived in 1864 with my aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, and knew Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
My uncle and aunt are now dead. Mrs. Jones took me
to see a doctor, to know if I was with child or not, but
she did not go to the workhouse with me, though I saw
her several times. After I came out of the workhouse
I went to the house of a person named Bedward for a
week, and then went home. I had my child with me.
Mrs. Jones saw me with the child. I did not
say anything to her about keeping the child and I
did not offer her ss. a week for doing so. Nothing
whatever passed about it. I will swear that within
eight, nine, or ten days , after I left the workhouse I
was at the house at Stokesley, at the Bedwards. I had
bad breasts at the time, and Mrs. Jones told me to put
poultices on them. I did not tell Mrs. Jones I was to
take the child to Thorpe. After I left Stokesley I went
to live at Mrs. Matthews. In May I got a letter, stating
that my child was dead at Thorpe. Mrs. Jones did not
tell me to put on black, and I did not cry about it. I did
not put on black. The letter was addressed to Mrs. Mat-
thews. I told Mrs. Jones that the child had delicate eyes,
having taken cold in the workhouse ; that was so. The
child that I brought up was not my child, it was given to
me when I left the workhouse. I cannot say at what
time it was given to me, or who was present. It was in
the lying-in ward, and there were others present. Ido
not know them, neither do I know whose child it was.
I didnot want any one to know it was not mine.
The Solicitor-General : But you know you had disposed
of
_your son to Mrs. Howard, and why could you not
account for it?—My friends Lew I had a child, and I
wanted to take one out with me.
Witness continued—The only person I told of this was
Mrs. Johnson, who lived on the left hand side of Mrs.
Matthews, coming towards Islington. I told her it was
not my child ; my child was dead at the time. I then
told her I had given my own child away. This came out
in the course of conversation, and it was about two years
ago, in the spring of 1868. I had not seen Mrs. O'Brien
nor Mrs. Higginson at the time. I swear I was not at
Liverpool Workhouse in August or October last. I showed
the child I took from the workhouse as my child, but I
did not go out much. I told Mrs. Smith that my
child was dead, but don't remember saying it was in
Wales. I did not cry that 1 remember, but I was in
mourning at the time. That was for a little boy of Mrs
Matthews. At Stokesley I told all my friends and the
doctor that the child I then had was mine. I did not tell
Mr. O'Brien when I told him that I parted with my
child to Mrs:Howard, and that I brought another child out
with sue, but I believe Mr. Higginson knew it. I paid
for the burying of my child, and was never paid back. I
never took any steps to find who was the mother, and it
never occurred to me to try and trace. When I was exa-
mined by Mr. O'Brien I did not know what it was for. I
knew that I was coming to a court of law on Mr O'Brien's
business, but I did not know it was to the House of
Lords.
By Sir Roundel' Palmer : I thought inquiry would be
made about my child if I came out without one, as there
was no proof to give that it had died. My uncle and
aunt were not persons who would have let the matter
pass over without inquiry. I told everyone it was my
child. Mrs. Johnson is still living at the same place,
101, St. Ann-street, and when I told her I did not
know of a law case • I told her the same story as I did
your lordships, and it is true.
Sir R. Palmer produced a letter dated March 13, and
asked witness if It was in consequence of that she told
her father.
Witness said it was in answer to that letter that 'she
told het father.
The letter was then read. It was from witness's father,
and ran as follows :—" My dear Daughter—We received
your letter and are sorry you have got into so much trouble. You need not think about it being kept a secret,
for it is in all the newspapers. They have been handed
round from one house to another before we heard of it.
It appears that you have given the child to a lady, and it
has cost me and your Uncle John a great deal ottrouble,
and if you did give the child to the lady, where did you
get the child from you brought to Stokesley ? Please let
us have the truth, as we are anxious to know."
The Lord Chancellor : Did you ever receive any
assistance from the father of the child ? No.
None at all ? I never saw him afterwards.
Lord Colonsey : I suppose your child was a boy ? Yes.
Lord Chelmsford : Did you ask to have another child
when you left, or did some ono propose it ? It was
brought to me.
By whom : I could not say. I was fretting about my
child, and it was brought to me. I did not want it.
By Lord Redesdale : I was a general servant, Slid
earned 1;9 a year.
Mrs. Higginson, examined by the Solicitor-General : I
did not
repeatedly see Mrs. Howard in the course of last
summer', in Queen-street, Mayfair. I heard she was.there,
but I did not see her. I went there once with Mr.
O'Brien, to identify the lady who took the child. I did
not go especially to see Mrs. Howard. I did not see her.
I never sat next to her in the lobby of the House last
year. I swear I did not see her in the House last sum-
mer at all. I was only in Queen-street once. I was to
watch the house of Mrs. Howard, but I did not know it
WAS hers at the time. Ido not know that the police were
Complained to about my watching the house. I was
not interfered with. I know nothing of the story
of the second child. I am" willing to swear
that Mary Best did not go out with a child to my
knowledge. She ought not to have done so without my
knowledge. Mary Stuart ought to have known, because
she washed and dressed the child. Yesterday afternoon
was tho first time she had been to the Liverpool Work-
housey
i t
Lord
as Chelmsford:ot her wn. IfT since last week.
By the Lord Chancellor : Though I kept an entry at
the child, I did not miss it. Mary Stuart would know of
it. If a child died I should be told of it. Mary Best's
child was baptised before it left. It was named William.
beweannt out with
it.
The child
The books in the office were examined by the guardians
from time to time, but she was not prepared to say if the
day books were.
worearreyw Beat
Sir Roundel' Palmer asked if any other women went
out witt children in the same way ?
On referring to the books it was found that two women
left on 'I same day,' one with a male and one with a
le
In the • -in ward.
44
Mary tuart, examined by the Solicitor-General: I
fly iNd..Collier : There were 36 women and children
remember Mary Best's child being given to Mrs. Howard
on the 26th. Mary Best went out on the 29thin the
, and
interval I did not see her with a child. am
not positive as to tho date she left, but
whenever it was I saw her in the morning. She had
I was about all day, I did
Can'syesterday
she room, but though
not see her with a baby. I went to Mr.,but I,
did not see Mr. 0 Brien,
no child with her then. She could have got, into the
she having sent for me. I
saw Mrs. Higginson there. It was about noon. I
did not see Mr. O'Brien at all yesterday or
on Tuesday.
A number of witnesses were called to prove Best
that
had said that the child that died was hers, and that she
appeared much affected at its death.
was
examined
- William Best, the father of Mary Best,
in the September of
a child coining to me at Stokesley
1864. She seemed to do for it as
though it was her own
that it was not so.
child, and I saw no reason to think
followed at the
by the Solicitor-General :—I remember my daughter and
I remember the child dying. I funeral,
The Solicitor-General put in the copyof_ the registry
of the child's death. A was registered in the district of
as follows :—" 27th May 1867,
'William and was
nine
t 1 1 '
William Best, sex male, age
deathpaidagain.convulsions, -not
Bost.
in reply towitness •
Sir Roundel' Palmer, said the letter
certified, person present at the death, the mark of Mary
Which is given above was written to his daughter by his

request.
Dr. Handyside deposed to attending the child in its
dying illness.
Mrs. Daris vsaid that she remembered Mrs. Howard
being at Longney. She was there at the time of Long-
ney feast, which always came on the first Sunday after
the 10th of August. She remained, she knew, till the
g
end of August, and she saw her at least twice a week.
This was in the year 1864. She did not remember Mrs.
Howard beiniawaY durin the period mentioned.
Sir Rounde 1 Palmer : he used to go to the house for
orders, and always took them from Mrs. Howard her-

self.
Richard Matthews : I have lived for the last fifty years
at Longney, and am a carrier. I have known Mrs.
Howard for a long time. I remember the August of 1864.
T saw Mrs. Howard there on the Monday week following
the Longuey feast, and at other times also.
[The object of this and the evidence of previous wit-
nesses was to shew that Mrs. Howard was at Longney
at the time it was alleged she went to Liverpool with the
obtaining a child to adopt.]
David Matthews, son of last witness, deposed that he
went to pick some fruit at the vicarage on the 22nd
August, 1864, and saw Mrs. Howard there then. He also
saw her on several occasions during the ensuing week.
Sir R. Palmer : Longney feast commences on Sunday,l
think ?--Yes.
And is it kept up on the Monday ?—You can keep it up
all the week if you like. (Laughter.)
And I suppose some do like. (More laughter). But if
it is kept up all the week, might it not be a week later you
saw Mrs. Howard than you now indicate ?—No it was on

the 22d I am sure.
Cross-examination continued : He had not been visited
by a lawyer and asked to give evidence.
By the Solicitor-General : He went voluntarily to the
lawyer with his proofs.
By the Lord Chancellor : Mrs. Butterfield and Mrs.
Davis had been to him about the case, but the only thing
he was told was that most likely he and his father would
be wanted. Nothing more transpired. He did not
remember when they came— whether it was two, three, or

four weeks ago.
The Lord chancellor : But you have been swearing to
a date six or seven years ago.- Surely you can recollect a
week or two back ?—No, I cannot.

Butterfold, curate of Longriey, and Mrs.
Howard's step-father, recollected his daughter being at
the vicarage th 9 P-2-4-114 .4'181114' Ilvvg

slept out of the house, and it was impossible she could
have gone to Liverpool,
The Solicitor-General sail he did not propose to call
further evidence.
Sir R. Palmer : I think it right to say that as soon
we heard the statement, which is a material one,
whether true or otherwise, as to Mary Best having men-
tioned to Miss Johnson two years ago, what she has told
the house to-day, welelegraphed to- Liverpool for ,the
attendance of Miss Johnson. I should like to have an
opportunity of tendering her as a witness, whatever she
may have to say.
Lord Chelmsford : Is that the only witness you propose
to call ?
Sir R. Palmer : As at present advised, that is all my
lord.

It was then arranged that Sir R. Palmer. should address
the Houee upon the evidence, after which the Solicitor-
General should be heard on the other side, and Sir R.
Palmer should be allowed to reply if it was thought
nßcessarv.

THE TUNERAL OF M. DE 31ONTALEMBERT.
The funeral, of M. de Montalembert took place on
Wednesday morning, in the midst of a large assembla,e,
who crowded to render a last tribute to a man of Xis
tinguished talent and high character. Before ten o'clock
the hotel which M. Moutalembert occupied was besieged
by a crowd of visitors, who were eager to inscribe their
names to leave with the porter, The pall was held by
Count Daru, the Duke de Brogli6, Prince Czartorisky,
and other distinguished persons. The funeral
service was celebrated in the church of Ste.
Clotilde. The simple form of interment prescribed by M.
Montalembert, was strictly adhered to. The body was
interred at the cemetery of Pik us, where the Mantalem-.
bert family have a vault. -Pi‘pus was a place of refuge
for many of the victims of the Reign of Terror, and this
induced the Montalemberts to choose the spot for thair
cemetery, because some of their family had perished by
the guillotine. According to the express wish of the
departed, no funeral discourse was pronounced over his
remains. Among those present on the sad occasion were
M. 011ivier, M. Guizot, and M. Thiers, &c.