The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-07 00:00:00

ItAIL NY &TS.

For Account.
Orleans 857 50
Northern 1147 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 865
Southern
Western 547 50
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
L0mhard........ ....
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

- -
386 25
365 -

IN THE THICK OF IL

(From the Correspondent of the Times.)

After mature consideration of the respective
merits and advantages of a friendly balcony in
Park-lane, and another in Connaught-terrace, from
which I could survey the doings of Mr. Beales and
his "Men of London" in Hyde Park, with that
same luxury of Sauve Mari Magno feeling with
which I viewed their progress along Pall-mall on
more than one occasion from my club house win-
dow, I deemed it best to give up all thoughts of a
safe harbour, and plunge into the thick of the meet-
ing, judging that'the ear might thus come in for no
less a share of the entertainment than was allowed
to the eye.
At about 6 o'clock in the afternoon I was on the
ground. I stood for some time at the Ilyde Park
Corner end of Rotten-row, where only a few riders
still lingered, though there was no lack of glittering
carriages with flaunting parasols on the drive. The
last urchin had trundled off his hoop from the foot
path ; the last nursemaid had c lught up her tod-
dling charge and bundled off with it ; the assem-
blage of promenaders was so thin as to give the
Park the appearance it ordinarily wears ou a grand
Derby Day, or used to present on the recurrence of
one of the Chiswick shows of ancient times. There
was nothing like bustle or excitement, no apparent
expectation of any unusual event. As I proceeded
along the drive, however, there was a visible change
in the aspect of things. A motley multitude of vari-
ous ages and of both sexes lay on the grass plot of
the Achilles and the adjoining grounds—a quiet,
drowsy set, lazy, lazzaronic in appearance, hardly, it
would seem, to be moved from their blessed repose
by all the thunders of Mr. Potter's eloquence. As
I reached the scene of the evening's achieve-
ments, I threaded a crowd of listless saunterers,
mostly belonging to the lowest ranks of the
working classes, not a few in rags; most of
them unwashed, but, on the whole, a most in-
offensive, orderly set, playing off their harmless
jokes upon one another, joining in poor at tempts at
a choral song, and crowding together here and there
in groups where a tipsy man formed the centre of
attraction, and little, if at all, disconcerted by the
policeman, who peeped above their greasy caps and
fell back as soon as he had ascertained that no thim-
blerigger was there at his old tricks. Specimens of
the " rough" genus there ware few indeed, if any,
and no expression struck my ear of a more seditious
character than that of a promising youth in tat-
tered fustian jacket, who wondered " when the
sodgers would be coming." For the rest, the cir-
culation was everywhere free, with plenty not only
I of standing and sitting, but even of reclining, room
everywhere. The gentle sex was largely, if not
fairly, represented. Cracking nuts and peeling
oranges seemed to be the great business. It was a
people's fair, a picnic, a holiday in the open air.
Lookers on in broadcloth were numerous, and there
were not a few gentlemen on horseback, rising
above the level of the people's heads, together with
groups of women perched here and there on the
benches.

There was no appearance. of platforms, though
here and there might be seen an attempt at a scaf-
fold hung with dirty red cloth and dirtier Union
Jack, and tables, destined perhaps to do duty as
" stumps," but, in the meanwhile, put to other uses
by members of the thimble-rigging fraternity. To
these gentry the few, but all-seeing, policemen
showed no forbearance.
At last, between half-past 6 and 7 there was a
stir in the multitude, a shouting, a waving of caps,
arid a bandying about of the names of Beales, of
Dickson, and of the other heroes of the day. The
ten platforms were instantly reared on various
points of the vast green expanse. The kings of men
stood upon a form at the foot of that glorious
cluster of old trees rising in the centre of the
Park ; the minor orators spread here and there,
wherever the multitude volunteered a hear-
ing. In the midst of each group the number of its
especial platform was held aloft as a standard ; be-
side the bearer stood " Mr. Chairman," arid it was
to him personally that the words of the orator were
addressed. The crowd was nowhere either very
-dens,: or very stationary. There *as a perpetual
;hitting and swaying here and there ; everywhere
the same want of earnestness or reverence ; indeed,
the same sense of unmitigated egregious fun. At
no time was it difficult to make one's way up to any
Of the ten platforms, to hear distinctly every word
of any of the ten bawling orators. I cannot say I
carried away much of their effusions myself, but I
doubt whether any one present was much more edi-
fied than I was, although, as a matter of course,
every sentence was received with the accompani-
ment of tremendous cheers. "We are the enemies
of wiolence," said one; " we are the enemies of dis-
order ; we are the friends of the for ; we are the
friends of order." Another wasted a prodigious
amount of breath in vindicating the people's right
to meet in Hyde Park--a point that seemed to have
been practically settled to everybody's satisfaction
by the very fact of his being where he was. A
third was sure Government would be overwhelmed
by their "stunning" demonstration, and as unable
to withstand their resolutions as it was powerless
to prevent their meeting. Big as the words were,
and strong as were the lungs which uttered them,
there is no doubt that all eloquence fell extremely
it a among the multitude, and the dulness of the
whole affair was hardly relieved by a procession
making its way over the green from the Marble
Arch, preceded by a blood-red flag, and marching
to the tune of the inspiriting Marseillaise. That
fresh inroad of new actors, and the theatrical
style of theirapproach, broke through the sameness
which had characterised the proceedings of the
evening, and seemed to create some stir among the
masses, who threw themselves with a rush into the
new comers' way ; but it was the flash of a moment;
by the time the strain of the band was hushed, and
the flag had taken its station at ono of the platforms,
the weary work went on in its humdrum way ; and
it was with the greatest difficulty that it could be
kept up until the sun sunk, like a great ball of fire,
behind the Bayswater steeples. At about a quarter
to 8 a juvenile column, formed under the guidance
of some unknown leaders, and singing
in chorus,
took its way towards the gate at Apsley-house ;
other bands, as far as I could see, marched off in
all other directions, and the assemblage thus broke
up in the same orderly and exemplary manner which
had characterised its conduct throughout.the even-
ing. As I came to the gate I saw a gentleman on
horseback advancing at a walk in the midst of a
crowd of small ragged urchins, who cheered him
lustily. That gentleman, as I learnt from a by-
stander, was Lord Ranelagh, " the people's friend."
Altogether I should say there never was an
instance of greater disappointment than men's
hopes and fears met in this famous Hyde Park
gathering ; for neither was it possible for its oppo-
nents to anticipate more perfect behaviour than that
of the assembled multitude, nor, on the other hand,
could its promoters have shown less ability to pene-
trate the apathy and inertness of the masses. I
called the assemblage 44 a gathering" advisedly, for
it had but little of the character of a meeting or
demonstration. Hardly anything could be more
difficult than to estimate the numbers of a multitude
scattered over so vast an extent of ground. Yet I
think I am quite safe in my statement that there
were at no time more than from 30,000 to 40,000
persons in the Park. But, however wide of the
mark either that or any other estimate may be,
there is no doubt that out of ten persons present,
men, women, or children, hardly three knew any-
thing whatever about the nature and object of the
day's proceedings, and the others cared but little
about them. With the vast majority the attraction
was merely fun, and even that was found upon ex-
periment to be of the stalest and slowest description.

THE MAR PEERAGE.—We have been informed
that Mr. Goodeve, who assumed the title of Earl of Mar
on the death of his uncle, the late earl, applied, through
the Home-office, for the usual permission from the Queen
that his brother aul sisters might have granted them the
rank and dignity of an earl's children. This, however,
was refused, on the ground that Mr. Goodeve had not
established his right to the title.— Allou Advertiser.
ARRIVAL OF THE WATER NYMPH.--.The Water
Nymph, Captain Babot, from New Zealand on the 14th
February, with passengers and a general cargo, including
a consignment of gold, was off Plymouth on Sunday night.
She landed one passenger,

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HER. MAJESTY, dac•

OSBORNE, May 6.
The Queen walked and drove in the grounds this
morning, accompanied by Princess Louise.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and
Princess Beatrice also went out.

Her,Royal Highness Princess Christian has driven
out twice daily at Windsor since her Majesty's de-
parture from the Castle.
Sir John Pakington left Osborne this morning for
London.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees-
dale, rode out yesterday forenoon.
•Ilis Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, attended
by Major Elphinstone and Mr. Aaron Polley, honotued the

Institute of Painters in Water Colours with a visit on
Saturday last.
The Archbishop of Dublin has arrived at
Maurigy's Hotel from the Palace, Dublin.
The Earl and Countess of Strafford and family
have arrived at their residenc• in St. James's-squaro from
their seat in Herts.

The Earl and Countess Amherst and family will
arrive in town to-day from Montreal at their seat near
Sevonoaks, Kent.
The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and Lady
Agneta Yorke have arrived in town from Sidney Lodge
near Southampton, for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Home. and family
arrived at their residence, in Grosvenor-square, on Friday
last, from the Hirsel, near Coldstream, 13erwickshire.

The Countess of Jersey will have an evening
party on Saturday next.

The Countess of Morley and Lady Katherine
Parker have arrived at 50, Eaton-place, from the south of
France.

The Count and Countess Moltke, accompanied
by the Countess Halek Winterfelt, have arrived at
Maurigy's Hotel from Denmark.

Viscount Holmesdale arrived in town yesterday
from Linton Park, Kent. Viscountess Holmesdale returns
to town to-day for the season.

Launch of an Armour-Cased Frigate.

Yesterday the interesting ceremony of launching
the iron armour-cased screw-frigate Crown Prince
took place on the premises of Messrs. Samuda
Brothers, at Poplar. This magnificent vessel has
been constructed for the service of the Prussian
navy, and it has been brought to its present advanced
state in less than 18 months from the time of its
commencement. The dimensions of the ship are as
follows :—Length between the perpendiculars, 2861 t,;
breadth of beam, 50ft ; extreme depth, 36ft 4in
burthen in tons, 3,404 ; engines, 800 horse-power.
The Crown Prince has been constructed with a view
to fulfil all the requirements of the modern system
of naval armaments, and those who are especially in-
terested in the science of naval architecture will per-
haps not be surprised to learn that the shipyards of
this country seem likely to supply vessels of war not
only to our own navy, but to the rulers of Conti-
nental States. The appearance of the Prussian flag
at the stem and stern of the vessel, relieved in mid-
distance by the union-jack of England, sufficiently
indicated the country for whose purposes it was des-
tined ; and certainly every one who saw her as she
stood " high and dry" upon the ground, ready to
slide into the water, was impressed with the idea that
she possesses all those qualities of impregnability
which are now more than ever demanded in the
construction of ships of war. The Crown Prince is
cased with armour plating extending all round the
vessel from 6ft below the water line up to the main
deck, 5 inches in thickness, and reduced to 4i
inches at the ends, and so arranged as to protect
the rudder and steering apparatus, as well as the
whole of the lower deck. Also for about 120 feet
amidships, extending upwards to the height of the
upper deck, thus fixing a midship battery.,
which
in addition is protected by thwartship iron-cased
bulkheads. The deck-beams are covered With
steel plating as a protection against shell, and the
Vessel is built with a double bottom and water-
tight wing passage. The armament will consist of
14 steel breech-loading guns of seven tons each, in
the midship battery ; one pivot gun on the
upper
deck forward, protected by an armour plated shield
and a pivot-gun aft. She is designed to be barque-
rigged, with iron lower masts and steel lower yards,
the masts being skilfully arranged to form ventila-
tors for the lower cabins and store-rooms. The
vessel will be fitted with all the modern improve-
ments for securing the greatest speed, strength,
and protection, and for economising fuel. Her
speed is expected to exceed 13 knots an hour. Al-
though the keel of the ship was laid so recently as
the end of February, 1866, she is now rapidly ap-
proaching completion, her internal fittings being
nearly all in place, and her masts, rigging, Ste.,
being ready to go on board. Viewing all the ad-
vantages of strength, power, and speed displayed by
the Crown Prince, it must at once be admitted that
she is an important addition to the iron-clad navy
commenced by the Prussians, and the nucleus of
which was formed by the cupola-ship Armenius,
launched from this yard in the month of August,
1864. The ceremony of christening the vessel was
performed by the Countess Bernstorff, wife of the
Prussian Ambassador, representing on the occasion
the Princess of Prussia, at the express desire of her
royal highness. As the countess, in obedience to
existing custom, struck a bottle of wine against the
bow of the vessel, she exclaimed, " God speed the
Crown Prince," and the superb frigate glided into
the water with as much ease and grace as if she
had been long accustomed to it. In short, the
launch was in every respect most successfully car-
ried out; and Mr. Samuda was loudly applauded
when, at the close of a dejeuner which afterwards
took place on the ground, he proposed " Success
to the Crown Prince, coupled with the
health of the Countess Bernstorff." Count Bern-
storff having acknowledged the compliment, gaYe
" Prosperity to the firm of Samuda and C 0.," 3
toast which was responded to with the most en-
thusiastic acclamations. Besides the Count and
Countess Bernstorff there were present—Baron
Loe, Baron de Schmidthals, Baron D'Obineck, Lord
John hay, Sir Robert Peel, Bart.; Vice-Admiral
John E. Erskine, the Prussian Consul-General, Sir
J. Thwaites, Messrs. Rothschild. C. Vignoles ,
P. Anderson, &c.

The Post contradicts the report of the illness of
Lord Brougham. By the last accounts received by the
members of his family the illustrious and venerable lawyer
was still at his villa at Cannes, and, considering his great
age, in the enjoyment of perfect health and vigour.
DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED SCOTCHSIEN.--On
Friday, Mr. G. M. Greig, the well-known eminent Scottish
water-colour painter, died at his residence near Edinburgh'
and on Saturday, Mr. Walter Crum, F.R.S., of Thornlie-
bank, near Glasgow, died•in his 71st year.
THE LODGER FRANCHISE.—In reference to the
correspondence between Mr. Crawford, M.P., and
Mr. Potter, of the London Working Men's Association, on
the subject of the lodger franchise, published in Satur-
day's papers, Mr. Potter wishes to say that neither
the committee nor himself have received one farthing for
their time and trouble in getting up the meetings, but they
have subscribed towards the expenses as far as their mean 6
permit. Ile further states that after such conduct on the
part of Mr. Crawford, the association does not desire aril
further communication with him, nor ce,n they have eni
confidence in him as one of the Liberal representatives of
the City. Mr. Potter, writing to Mr. Crawford, says :"
" I now beg to tender you my regret for making the APO-
cation, as my only object iu do doing was under the 01'
pression that you sympathised with the cause we have in
view, and that you would probably help us to defray the,
expenses which were being incurred, as several other of
the metropolitan members have done."
ARTISANS' VISIT TO THE PARIS EXHIBITION.--;
The Motaiteur announces that the subscriptions to assist
French workmen to visit and study the Paris Exhibition
already exceed £4,000. The Society of Arts have started
a subscription with 100 guineas to British workmen 10
like manner, and desire to receive subscriptions.
SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.—At the meeting of this
society held yesterday, W. H. Le Feuvre, Esq., Presiden,_,
.
in the chair, the following gentlemen were balloted for
and duly elected members :—Bonjamiu S. Fisher, Eds"err,
Buckham, Benjamin Cooke, Henry Shield, John 13. F"11110_
Fred. C. Danvers, Thomas Greenhill, and John WatSilge:
, ritiud
F.G.S.; Associates: Charles M. Barker, Richard G
William Sandison, Douglas Heath Ashbee, and -re
Rumble, Eecirs.

NONEit'IARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL •INTELLIGENCI,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The money market continues very steady at pre-
vious quotations ; if anything, money is not quite
F3O plentiful.

It has been notified thatOlr. William Grain, of
N°. 31, Threadneedle-street, London, has been
appointed a Commissioner of Affidavits for the
Canadian Courts, and of Deeds for the States of
New York and California.

A further withdrawal of £60,000 in gold took
Place at the Bank of England yesterday afternoon.
The following are the latest prices of bullion :
Bar gold, 775. 9d. to 775. 91d. per oz. standard ;
bar gold, parting, 78s. do. ; doubloons, Spanish,
758. Gd. to 765. Gd. do. ; doubloons, Mexican and
South American, 735. 9d. to 745. 3d. do. ; United
States eagles, 765. 4d. to 765. sd. do. ; bar silver,
ss. Old do. ; bar silver, containing gold (5 grains
and upwards), ss. id. to ss. Id. do. ; dollars, Mexi-
can, 4s. Hid. do. ; cake silver, ss. sfd. do.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been only a
moderate amount of business transacted, the opera-
tions in tea having been deferred until the public
sales, which commence this day. Sugars have
maintained steady prices, while superior qualities of
Coffee have brought full values. In rice the opera-
tions have been to a very moderate extent, the high
rates demanded by holders having checked exten-
sive operations. In tallow the dealings have been to
a very moderate extent, and prices have in some
instances ruled a shade firmer, particularly for
forward delivery.
We have received the annexed with regard to
the arrangements between the Grand Trunk and
the Great Western Railways of Canada

"It is announced that the negotiations to which
the chairman of the Grand Trunk and Great West-
ern Railways of Canada referred at their late half-
yearly meetings as being then in progress, have
now been brought to a successful termination a
memorandum of agreement having been settled by
the two boards. The principle of the agreement is
to charge equal rates and fares for competitive
traffic, and a division of all traffic for which the two
companies compete in Canada. There are also
stipulations preventing any unnecessary outlay by
either companies for new lines, and for the joint
working of the, stations of the two lines where they
come in contact. It is believed that the result of
this agreement will be not only to obtain more re-
munerative rates for the existing traffic, but also to
develope the traffic of both companies, with, at the
same time, a reduction in the working expenses."
The report has been issued of the Chartered
Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China for
the past 12 months ending 31st December last,
from which it will be seen that the profit amounts
to £102,221 3s. 2d., to which has t 6 be added
£2,713 14s. 2d., brought forward from the previous
year, making a total of £104,934 17s. 4d. A sum
of £75,000 has been paid in two half-yearly divi-
dends of five per cent. each. The shareholders will
probably have anticipated from the disastrous events
of 1866 that the results of the bank's operations
for that year have been unsatisfactory. Looking
forward to the possibility of continued danger, the
directors considered it their duty to curtail as much
118 Possible their business at all points, and it will be
Seen from the accounts that this policy has been
Strictly carried out, though at the cost of a very
material reduction of the usual profits of the bank.

Two o'CLocK.

There is not much animation in the market for
Stocks and Shares, but prices are generally well
Sustained. Consols are 91i 1 for money and ac-
c,,olint, and 91 1 1 for the June settlement. The
New
Threes are 89k ; Reduced Annuities, 891 1;
'ew 2k per cents., 72t; Exchequer Bills, 225.
pren,
• ; Bank Stock, 253 ; India Stock, 218} ; do.
per Cents., 1101 ; and do. Bonds, 48s. 525.
prern.

Foreign Stocks have been in rather more demand,
and a further slight advance has been exhibited.
Italian 5 per cents have improved to 48i i ;
Greek Bonds, 4, to 13 14 ; Spanish Certificates, I,
toM 131 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents, f, to 29} f ;
exican Stock, however, has declined f , to 15i
16.
In the Railway Share Market increased buoyancy
has prevailed, prices generally showing a further
sligh t advance. Great Eastern have improved j ;
Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire each
; North-Western, ; Midland, 1 ; South-Eastern
; and Great Northern A stock, 2.
The foreign and colonial lines remain without
any important variation.
American Securities have advanced. Illinois,
t° 75 and United States 5-20 bonds it, to 71: k;
but Erie shares are I lower, at 71f f.
Atlantic' and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined f, to 32 33 ; but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds remain steady at 21 22.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain very
quiet. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cents., however,
have improved to 97f 100 ; Anglo-American Tele-
graph are steady at 18j 19 ; Telegraph Construe
tion and Maintenance, flat, at 12; ; and National
Discount Co. steady at 121.

Bank shares are quiet, with the exception of
Union of London, which have shown some slight
fluctuation, being at one time as low as 38, but
they have since recovered to 39f ; London Joint-
Stock are marked 424 ; London and Westminater
04 ; Alliance Bank. 141 ; and Bank of
Australia, 64.

MINING MARKET.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A fair amount of business has been transacted in
the Mining Market. The shares chiefly inquired
f(,) „,r have been Seton, West Chiverton, Retallick,
;4011tales, and North Crofty. Annexed are the
).atest prices:—
13rYll Gwi° g
uhiverton
Moor
Ileaalifftoßrautvalgamate ,511 05-1
14 16
Allt Lars'
tast 0, Br dor"' _ _
tact LOvaell 11
5f 51
taet Russell
9f
a‘gtWhealGreirrille Great --
Laxey l7l 18-}
°rest Whealc
eat Rotallik
V 01.... 171 18

Marks Valley
North Crofty
North Treskerby —
Prince of Wales 52s 6d 54s Od
Providence Mines ... 27 29
South Condurrow ...12s 143
Tincroft l2i 13}
West Chiverton 671 70
West Seton
Wheal Chiverton 6 6i
Wheal Grenville
Wheal Satoh lO5 110

.81ITiSK FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
3 CiorsnsmsNT FUNDS.
Der Unit. Consols
a 00. Account, May 9 9l 1
per Cent. Reduced B9l
iieW 3 per Cent B9l t 4
D°. ev 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
°. 5. per Cent. Jan. 1873 721
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
ti,,i9no. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 ---
.? (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,,., 1908 —
'4leqer Bills, £l,OOO, a aud 4 per Ct —
Do £5OO —
ti • £lOO & £2OO 22 pm
a3IIE o 1)
f° England Stock, 64 per Cent
, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
tacliau Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 2184
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
P.O. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888
, , . Certificate; —
PO. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
DIDO'S per Cent., Jan. 1572
0. 54 per Cent. May 1879 —
18 —
Po. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £1,00073 4B 52 pm
4Jo. under £l,000
Ar . FOINIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
, getatne Republic, 6 per Cent —
,tivstriati Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
tazilian 5 per Cent
00. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863
,
De. 5 per Cent., 1865
4-)0 Account 72i
t 00..ti00 Bonds
4,°1304 Ayres 6 per Cent
oi,v,) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
iian 6 per Cent
'Jo. erC Centent
A
R°- 6per . -
.I".
Do. 11 B
Do
1867
80 " dis
0 A • . e Scrip, £2O paid
etihelub,tan, 6
Cont.
Cent.
o ''Bl %per en
rsh. per Cent., 1825 —
D a• 5 per Cent., 1861 ..
nubiau Principalitie. 7 per Cent
~ I
DO. Do. 8 „ 1867
E Do
,A lu . Do. Scrip, £2O paid die
, odor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
tigiptian 7 per Cent —
no. Second Issue
Do. 4100 Bonds

ijo. Do. _ 1864 BOl

Do. £lOO Bonds
Do Government Railway Debentures Bok 80
Greek 5 par Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
G iatemala 5 per Cent ..
.1 'llan 5 per Cent 1865

Do, Acscount .
Do. Maremmana Railway —
M +xicat 3 per Cant —
Ditto for Account
D.. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
%,foutevidear, C per Cent. .. —
%foolish Imperial 5 per Cent -
Nov Granada —
Do 3 per Cen
Do. Deferral
Do Laud orarrants (Hectares)
Po -avian 5 per Cent 1865
Do Account —
Do 41 per Cent., 1865
Do 41 per Cent.. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
P irtsguesc 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,': 401
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 41 per Cont. 1850
Do 4 per Cent., 1860
1)o 3 p3r Cent., 1859 —
Do 5 4>er Cent., 1862 B5l 41
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 —
D ~ Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B5l 6 5
Do. do. £6O paid — dis
A ardinian 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Ace/font
Do New Deterred —
Do. Account
Do Passive —
Do Acc.unt —
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account .4 131
Swedish 4 per Ceut. —
Do. 41 per Cent. 1864
Do. Scrip, £6O paid
l'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do. Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account 521
Do £lOO Bonds

Do 6 per Oent., 1863 .
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account ' 29 8/
Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 —
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed --
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 l7l
Do. 1864 l7l 181
Ditto 1 per Cent. —
Diviieuds on the above payable in London.
Austrian, a per Cent., E. 10 Florins
Belgian. 41 per cent, Ex. 25f.
Dutch 2ir per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent,. Certificates .... —
Frenoh Rentes, 3 Der Cent., Ex. 25f. —
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Report of the Charity Commission.

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The Charity Commissioners for England state in
their report on the year 1866. that the number of
charities that have placed their funds in stock
vested in the official trustees under the Act of Par-
liament has reached 4,099, and the amount of the
funds is £2,686,564. The Commissioners re-
ceived in the year 17,017 returns of the
accounts of charities. They are not pro-
ceeding further with the digest of endowed
charities until Parliament shall decide whether it
shall be printed for general information. Upwards
of 300 orders were made in 1866 for the appointment
and removal of trustees, or the establishment of
schemes for the administrations of charities—orders
made with ample publicity and with almost abso-
lute immunity from cost, but formerly requiring ex.,
pensive applications to the judicial courts. But the
Commissioners again call public attention to the
inconvenience of the rule of law which prohibits the
establishment of any scheme involving a substantial
departure from the declared intentions of the founder,
reventing the adaptation of ancient charitable en-
dowments to the altered conditions of modern so..
ciety and the results of experience, although the de-
sign of the founder may have failed, or the funds
may be promoting pauperism, or, being insufficient
for their intended object, may be capable of being
more effectively employed. It would not be difficult
to place abundant guards and checks against the
abuse of a power for the settlement of such charities.
The present report presents three schemes provision-
ally approved by the Commissioners, to be submitted
for separate acts of Parliament—a course which can-
not be made extensively effectual for the same bene-
ficial objects. The first scheme is for the better ad-
ministration of Sir John Port's hospital and school
at Etwall and Repton, Derbyshire. Many questions
have arisen upon the management of this trust, and
the scheme proposes the appointment of an efficient
body of trustees with power (with the sanction of
the Charity Commissioners) to devise new regula-
tions for the more useful administration of the trust.
The foundation dates from 1556, and includes an
almshouse and free grammar school. The almshouse
has been the means of drawing to Etwall the poor
of the neighbourhood. The almsmen would be
happier, and more good would be done, if they
had out-pensions and lived with their friends.
There are 16 almsmen, and only 58 labourers in
the parish, a small number to choose from. The
charity estate is worth probably £3,000 a year,
and Repton and Etwall do not together contain
3,000 persons. The school has extended far be-
iond the provision of a free education for a few
boys ; it now supplies a first-class education to 200,
and takes high rank among classical schools. Great
improvements might be accomplished by an efficient
body of suitable local trustees, of which the heredi-
tary governors and the master of the hospital should
be members. The second scheme to be submitted
to Parliament relates to the Tancred charities,
founded hi 1754, providing a home at Whixlcy,
Yorkshire, for 12 decayed gentlemen, and the edu-
cation of 12 students for the learned professions.
The principle of the foundation at Whixley has
proved unsound, and it is not expedient to continue
that establishment ; but the studentships have been
productive of benefit. The scheme proposes (sub-
ject to existing rights) out pensions not exceeding
£1,200 a year in the whole, extending this part of
the charity to include women, and the application
of the residue of the funds to an increased number
of studentships. The income of the charity exceeds
£4,000 a year. The scheme gives powers to the
governcrs which would enable them to relax the re-
gulation made by the founder, that the divinity
students should be educated at Christ's College,
Cambridge, the medical at Gonville and Caius, and
the law at Lincoln's-inn. The last of the three
schemes relates to the foundation of Mr. T. Brown,
who died in 1852, having made a bequest -to the
University of London for establishing (15 years
after his death) an animal sanatory institution, for
the cure of the maladies of quadrupeds or birds use-.
ful to man, the institution to have a resident pro-
fessor who should give free lectures to the public ;
the bequest to revert (if the institution should
not continue to be conducted agreeably to the
will) to the University of Dublin for founding
professorships of the Welsh and certain Oriental
languages. The trust fund is about £30,000
stock. The income of that fund would not main-
tain an efficient institution of the character contem-
plated by the donor ; but his benevolent purpose
would be effectually promoted by the application
of the income to the improvement of veterinary
science and practice. The senate of the University,
therefore, recommend the institution of a depart-
ment in which intending veterinary practitioners
may submit themselves to progressive examinations,
to be followed by the award of exhibitions and
prizes, and by marks of honourable distinction, as
well as certificates of proficiency ; any remaining
surplus of the income to be applied iu other ways to
the general diffusion and advancement of veterinary
science. The Charity Commissioners, assenting to
these views, have provisionally approved a scheme
for carrying them into effect.

We understand that /he Day newspaper having
answered the end for which it was originally pub-
lished, of ascertaining, namely, whether public
opinion would support a journal representing Constitu-
tional Liberalism, will be verified, under the same name, or
another, as may seem the more expedient, as soon as
the machinery required iu order to meet the demand for
it can be provided.
DISMISSAL OF A VOLUNTEER.—On Saturday, at
the assembly of the Ist Warwickshire Volunteers in Bir-
mingham Drummer Cotterell was publicly dismissed from
the corps, pursuant to decision of a court of inquiry, for
having hisSed and assaulted a member of the drum and fife
band of the corps. This is the second dismissal from this
corps within a short time.