The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-03 00:00:00

LArnun DISTURPANCPS IN THr. -:,7E'rrri--;nr„kNps,

A. riot hes taken place in the island of 11/acheren
between Dutch and Belgian workmen. The latter have
stcwn themselves willing to work for low wages, and the
Dutch accordingly resolved to drive them out of tl►e
country. A detachment of 300, armed with divers tools,
attacked the Belgian men in their quarters, but tl
outnumbered, prudently retired. Severn{
however, wounded, but the information of the
Nationale, to the effect that five had beenkilled, is not con-
firmed.

NAVAL AND MILITARY ITEMS.
The Army ond Navy Ca:otte says that the inten-
tion of appointing; Pear-Admiral Loring to Ports-
mouth dockyard is abandoned, and that a successor
to Rear-Admiral 'Wellesley will probably be found
not. very far from Whitehall. The same paper
A SCLAVONIAN CONSPIRACY. believes that it is not -true that Sir Edward
According to intelligence received by the Posen Journal, Wetherall has relinquished his command to take
the Russian Government has discovered the existence of command of a division in India. The Brood Arrow
a widespread Sclavonian conspiracy. The object of this states that Lord Clarence Paget, Commander-in-Chief
plot is the establishment of a Sclavonian Federal Republic, of the 'Mediterranean squadron, struck his flag on the
with Moscow, Warsaw, Wilna, and Kiew for its capitals. 28th, and left Malta for England rid Naples.
These cities are at such distances that the territory LITERARY NEWS.

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*including them would comprise the greater part cf Russia The old-established publishing business of Virtue
in Europe. Many arrests have been made. and Co., includinc, St. Paul's Mafia:lac, but not the
Art thurnal, is to be transferred to one of the
youngest, and quite the most energetic, of the
London publishing firms, Messrs. Strahan. This
firm, it will be remembered, lately bought the copy-
right of Mr. Tennyson's works for a large suns.
The relation between the two houses has long been
very close.

THE "ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION" IN EGYPT.

There can now be no doubt that the attempt to assns•
sinate- the Viceroy of Egypt was a complete farce. The
director of the theatre found the Government subvention
too small to keep his head above water, and he therefore
determined tolncrease it by earning a reward for "saving
the life" of the Viceroy. The bomb and its admirable
arrangements under the Viceroy's chair was only
a plot to be revealed by the plotter. The
director himself carried out all the details, and
so completely did he arrange the mist en scene that
the danger of an accident converting the plot into a
reality was by no means slight.
THE IRISH LAND LAWS DEBATE.

NATIONAL SPORTS.

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The last day of the Newmarket First Spring 3leeting
presented one or two noteworthy incidents. The most im-
portant event, the N ewmarket Stakes, throws rather a curious
light on the Two Thousand running. Standard Bearer was
last but one on Tuesday, beaten 'it least 100 yards from
Tasman: but he defeated this horse in the Newmarket
Stakes, though odds were laid upon Tasman. tilueskitt's
easy triumph for the £2OO plate made JEgean a firmer favou-
rate for the Chester Cup, a trial between these two having
proved very favourable to lEgean. The Field fears thut
Tasman is nothing better than a good looking impostor.
The,next, event, of importance is the Chester Cup.. This
race may produce a field of about IS, of whom six have
been distinctly established ahead of the rest as the leading
favourites. These are Paul Jones, the winner of the Cop
last year, 2Egean, Knight rat the Garter, St. Mungo, Romp-
kg Girl, and Fairwind. Up to Fritby evening 2Egean bad
a slight advantage over Paul Jones in the struggle for first
place in betting, each being at 3 to 1, but the younger horse
Unproved a little upon this figure in consequence of Blue-
skin's easy victory. Nothing came near these two. Knight
of the Garter stood at 7to 1, but though backers would
have accorded support at a point more, they could
not obtain it. St. Muncto and Romping Girl are
each at 9 to 1, and Fairwind at 10 to 1. The
training reports are favourable in the cases of all these
horses. The owner of Paul Jones has declared himself
quite satisfied with what the horse is doing, and he himself j
appears perfectly sanguine as to the result. No horse could
be doing better than the 7Egean. During most of the week
be has been led by Distaff in two- mile gallops, accompanied
occasionally by Birthday. With his very light weight it is
believed that he can scarcely lose. Knight of the Garter is
also doing well. Of Romping Girl the Sportsman says:
The accounts which reach us of this filly are .of
the most flattering description. From the work she
has been put through during the last week or two
she is evidently " meant," and the public may rest
assured that her owner will leave nothing untried that will
secure succesi. Fairwiud is in comparatively quiet train-
ing, and little is known of his doings, but the reports
speak well of him. The statement that Dalby has broken
down is not correct. It may be taken for certain that he is
the selected horse of the staLle.
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Undoubtedly the two subjects which now require
the gravest attention of Parliament and the country
are the Alabama claims and the state of Ireland.
The latter was before the house of Commons on
Friday night, and forms the topic of the principal
leaders in the journals. No one can be surprised
that the subject was pressed on the attention of the
Government; but the Daily .2Vews charges the
Opposition—unjustly we cannot but think—with
using the subject simply for the purpose of
delaying the Church Bill. The Times, on the other
hand, not only justifies the debate, but demands a
positive statement of what the Government intend
to do. Individual members of the Ministry may give
their opinion, but what is wanted is a concrete policy.
The Spectator is very severe on Mr. Bright for giving
out that he had a scheme in embryo
"This curious and irregular independence of his chief
on one of the most delicate and difficult questions of the
day must, we should fear, lead to misunderstanding, if
not disputes, in the Government. Mr. Bright always
feels too little of the sense of corporate responsibility
belonging to his station, and of the loyalty which a col-
league owes to a leader."

The question whether the land-laws have led to the
disturbances and the general insecurity of the
country is still fiercely debated. Quite a discussion
has been taking place in Ireland as to whether the
murder of Mr. Bradshaw was agrarian or not.
Leaving this out of the question, the Derry riots are
distinct:y religious the murder of Mr. Anketell has
no reason assigned, and he was not a land-
lord. The Mayor of Cork manes no re-
ference to the land-laws, but deatands sepa-
rate nationality, and the general feeling of mis-
trust may be in part ascribed to panic; caused by so
many sad events happening in the same week.
Underlying all this, however, there can be no doubt
that the laws of property are much disliked. There
is a
.universal feeling that they must be altered.

Of these competitors the Field pronounces in favour of
2Egenn and Knight of the Garter. Mandrake, it think.,
will be Leaten by Fair.vinft, who may put iu an appearance
amongst the lead.-rs. S'. Mango, too, commands the Field's
respect. The Sportsman makes the tame selection. The
-" Wizard" thinks that Paul Jones is very favourably treated.
"He is literally 'chucked' into the handicap, and how Mr.
'Popham let off with 7st 91b an animal that cat.tered away
with the race last year, and afterwards, when heavily backed,
ran second for the St. Leger, I cannot imagine. 'Ou paper,'
the race appears a gift for bite, and yet two three year olds
who have been overlooked may prevent him from repeating
the Delby and Leamington triumphs." The 2Egean has
a capital chance, being decidedly better than Birth-
day, who, ran second in the City and Suburban.
The Sportsman, therefore, goes in for Ecr,ean and Knight of
the Garter, and with all respect for Paul Jones, selects St.
lingo for a place.
For the Derby, Pretender is the favourite, Pero Gomez
being friendless at 3to 1. . The highest offer on Cambridge
platform wasl,ooo to 400 against Pretender, 3 to 1 could not
be bad ; 3to 1 would not be taken about Pero Gomez. But
more sensat'onal have been the proceedings in connection
with Belladrum. He was laid against at 20 to 1 imair -
diately after the Two Thousand,-but he very sp.edily came
down to one-fourth that price. On Tuesday night he was
backed for all the moues obtainable down to 9 to 1, and
next day be was so heavily supported at 8 and 7 to 1 that
a "monkey" was in one case invested at 6to 1. A point
less was afterwards taken to at least ~£1,001; but after this
the opposition broke out strongly, and he has since receded.
The Field still believes iu his chance for the great race.

MONEY ,IiND BUSINESS.

(From the Springfield 14trbiican, April 17.)
Tho money marl:et at New York has been fluctuating
and uncertain during the week, but the general :and un-
mistakable tendency is towards lower rates and greater
abundance of loanable funds. To prevent this situation
combinations of operators have been twice effected, within
the last few days, which have produced an artificial strin-
gency and a scarcity of money. The unnatural result
existed however but for a few hours, only long enough
to prove the inevitable course of the market and the im-
possibility of resisting it. Money is flowing into Wall-street
from the West, and the increased activity in the late spring
trade will swell the accumulation. The great outlet for
money at the present time is in the South. and it is esti-
mated that within the last few mouths that section cf the
country has drawn from all portions of the North over
fifty millions in greenbacks. Politically as well as finan-
cially this is most desirable, for the money has gone South
to etay, and a great portion of it, ultimately, to the
pocks is of the freedmen and labourers who raised the
crops for which it was paid. The demand from the South
has lately been chiefly made on the New York market,
and the recent statement (April 10) of the Wilke of that
city shows the effects of the movement—they now hold
in excess of their legal reserve only $5,913,010 against
$14,814,221 a year age. The South prefers greenbacks
to national notes, and until some pin for the redistribu-
tion of the currency is perfecte I will probably retain this
preference. The Boston money market responds closely Lithe
situation at New York, while at the West there is art un-
usual ease, and Chicago reports, for a wonder, more money
than sufficient to meet the legitimate demands. In Cin-
cinnati, however, there is greater stringency and greater
still in New Orleans. The public funds have been firm
and advancing, though the business in them has net been
large. The foreign houses are ready buyers, an I cannot
meet their orders. Although the Senate has rejected, 51
to 1, the arrangement which Reverdy Johpson called his
Alabama treaty, Five-twenties advanced in London on the
reception of the news, and there is no prospect thet the
foreign demand for our securities will be diminished.
Wednesday's steamer at New York from Liverpool brought
a large quantity of five-twenty interest coupons for collec-
tion, and it is said that the greater portions of their pro=
coeds will be immediately re-invested in securities of the
United States. Secretary Boutwell has ordered the
anticipation of the July coupons on a " rebate" of six
per cent. interest only on interest not yet duo being
deducted. The plan does not, however, seem to work
very extensively. Hardly a " baker's dozen" of heavy
bondholders have thus far applied at the Boston sub-
treasury for their interest in advance, an 1 in New
York, up to the beginning of business Wednesday morn-
: ing, the assistant treasurer had disbur.sed on account
I of the May interest only $332,446.08, on which the amount
saved to the Government by rebate amounted to but
$1,305.67. The situation of the gold market and its pro-
spects for the future are supposed to produce this reluct-
ance of the bondholders to receive their interest in al-
va.nce. Tho improbability that gold will be lower than
I at present, or less than 130 before July 1, renders the
holders of coupons more desirous to hold oe and receive
the full amount of their interest. The gold market d .es
not relax, and the range of its quotations has been hieliee
than for the first week in the month. A sharp stock-job-
bing trick by the bulls on Saturday, which involved the
credit of the Bank of New York, producel considerable
excitement iu the market, and gold advanced 1 to 11 per
cent., but the effect was only temporary, and on Mo eday
morning things were in their no:m:11 condition. The ex-
ports of specie for the past week were light, $320,350,
while the inverts were much larger. The. City ofßrooklyn,
from Liverpool, Monday, delivered $1,400,000, and the
Java, from the same port, Wednesday, $410,000. It is
said that still larger amounts are to conic, and that not
less than seven millions in gold is now on its way to
our shores. In spite of those receipts, however, cash
gold still continues scarce, and the expected decline
in price is not realised. There is a loud clamour at
New York that the Secretary of the Treasury should
s 11 some or all of the large amount of gold, which
ho now has on hand in the Treasury vaults, amount-
ing to more than a hundred million of dollars, brit
he shows no indications of such action. The Govern-
ment receipts will pay its current expenses, and Mr lbut-
well is known to be in favour of applying this balance to
the purchase and cancellation of Government bonds,
without the intervention of the greenback or currency
medium. The effect of such an action on the public secu-
rities would be immediate, and some guessers -interpret
the increasing price of Five-twenties of 1862 as an indi-
cation that the Secretary is about. to put his theory into
practice. The exports to foreign countries continue light,
while the imports are enormous. The total at New York
for this week foots up neatly $8,000,000, or about double
those for the corresponding week last year. The stock
market has had an up and down motion for the last few
days, and at the latest dates, with the exception of the
Vanderbilt' roads, the tendency of the speoelatiou seemed
to be generally upward. The uncertainty of the action
of the New York Legatture upon the extensive issue of
80 per Cent. Certificates on 01,3 Central stock, last fall,
and the report that the legalizing Act has been linked
with that of the Broadway Railroad Bill, and that both
will fail, depressed the Central on Wednesday, and the
Hudson River and Harlem subsided with it. The prospect,
hi spite of the report, is still good, that some way will yet
be heeled by which the sharp practice of the directors will
be legally con firmed, and full poseession of the spoils insured
to the ring. The stock of the shore roads front Buffalo tm,
Chicago was helped by a. report which is credited in the best
informed circles that all the muds now composing the line
from Buffalo via Erie, Dunkirk, Cleveland and Toledo to
Chicago will be consolidated under the general title of the
Lake Shore Railway. The stocks of all the components
will go in at their par value, making the aggregate capital
$53,000,000. Consolidation of the Now York Central,
Harlem, and Hudson Liver -a union which has long vir-
tually existed, is also:talked of. The Cincinnati, Hamilton,
and Dayton (0.) Road having backed out of its lease of
its line to the Erie, and thus deprived the latter of its
terminus at Cincinnati arid southern connections, the Erie
has advertised for proposals to construct an independent
line from Dayton to Cincinnati, 60 miles, and threatens to
begin operations immediately. Fisk and Gould are also
reported to threaten Mr. S. S. L'Hommedieu, president of
the Hamilton and Dayton Road, with a suit for $1,000,000
damages for not keeping his contract with them, but the
Cincinnati papers recommend the railroad Napoleons
to think twice before beginning either their now line
from Dayton or their suit for damages. Both would
probably cost a good deal and amount to very little.
Pending the settlement of the quarrel, the Erie enters Cin-
cinnati by the Little Miami road, the narrow gauge rival
of the Hamilton and Dayton, and on the other side of the
city. Western railroad stocks are generally strong, and
the tniscellaneous market tends in the same direction.
Mariposa preferred and Western Union telegraph are mak-
ing the most decided advances. The season is still back-
ward in the dry goods market and there is considerable
anxiety to sell, which has been generally taken advantage
of. In nearly all descriptions of cotton and woollen goods
there has been a falling off in prices, but an improvement is
hoped for, as the depression is considered the result of
temporary causes. The flour and wheat market has also
been unsettled and fluctuating in consequence of advices
from Europe, and prices are generally lower. Cotton is
heavy with a decline of prices in the northern markets
and an advance at the South. The cattle markets at
Brighton and Cambridge had a better feeling than for
several weeks, but at New York the supply was greatly
in excess of the demani and the decline was fully 25c. per
hundred.
The New York Tribune reports as follows: -Friday,
'April 16, p.m—The Gold market was higher on an active
demand for cash gold for delivery. The opening transac-
tions were made at 1321 with sales at 1331 closing 137-i
bid. Cash gold loaned as high as 1-16 per cent., the ave-
rage rate was 1,32 per cant. for the use of coin. The
clearings at the Gold Exchange Bauk were $50,895,000,
and the, b'alance $1,125,650 18. The payments on ac-
count of the May interest amounted to $50,189 73. Go-
vernment Bonds were strong and active, with:a good de-
mand from the German bankers; '628 sold at 1201; the
new bonds sold at 1151. This is the, highest price ever
made. There was a good borrowing demand for bonds,
'62s loaning flat, and '67s at 6 to 7 per cent. interest for
carrying. The market closes: strong and active, but with
few bonds offered at quotations. State bonds were higher.
New Tennessee 6 per cents. sold at 661; North Carolina
6 per cents., 611; new bonds, 541; Missouri 6 per cents.,
861 ; •Virginia New (.per cents., 60. Railway bonds were
firm at quotations. Western Union Telegraph was strong
at 411 to 41i; Mariposa sold at 22} ; Mariposa Preferred,
391. Pacific mail was active, with heavy transactions.
The opening sales were made at 921, with sales at 94i to'
931, closing at 941 ; Mariposa Trustees' certificates are
offered at 68, including the accrued interest at 10 per cent.
pet annum since Ist of July, 1808. The holders of these
certificates (of which there are about $3,000,000 issued in
exchange for Mariposa bonds) are the real owners of the
Mariposa estate and must receive 10 per cent. per annum,
beside leaving 5 per cent. more in the Treasury, before
any divideud can be paid.on the Preferred stock. If the
interest on the certificates 'should remain unpaid for two
years from last July, the ti ustees have the right to sell
property and apply the proceeds toward the redemption
of the certificates et par and accrued interest, before
anything can be p lid on the stuck. Express shares
were higher; Adams sold at 59 to 591 ; United States,
eel. Canton was buoyant, seli:ng at 61, closing at l'3l to
64. Railway shares were buoyant, with a continued de-
mand from operators for an advance. The desire to buy
was general, and prices showed an improvement. New
York Central sold at 1651, Hudson 150, Harlem 145, Read-
int? 941 Michigan Southern, 991 Toledo and Wabash 72,
Toledo and Wabash Preferred 80, St. Paul Common 80, St.
Paul Preferred 861, Fort Wayne 1321, Ohio and Missis-
sippi Common 338, tileveland and Pittsburgh 911, Lake
Shore 99, Rock Island 1381. The market continued buoy-
ant until just previous to the 1 o'clock Board, when there
was a sudden decline in New York Central to 161, which
had the effect of depressing prices from to 1 per cent. on
the general list. The transactions in Erie continue to be
light, the price was 331 to 331. At the 1 o'clock Board the
market was lower, declining 1 to 11 per cent. from the
highest prices of the day. At the decline there was an
active demand. At the close the market was strong, the