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The philosophical member for Westminster is
determined, it seems, to be something more than a
theoretical reformer, and last night he brought a
very important question under the consideration of
the House of Commons. The local government of
oar overgrown metropolis has long b.:.en one of the
problems of the day. It is admitted on all si•les to
be a complete anomaly, or rather collection of ano-
malies, and does not certainly succeed in producing
anything like a definite and satisfactory result. We
have complain' s on all sides about the quality of
the gas, the water supply, the pavini, and lighting

of the stree s, and a dozen other matters of the kind

while m...re serious questions are no more efficiently
dealt with. The unsatisfactory administration of the
Poor jaw, the neglect of sanitary law,the irregularities
and deficiencies and architectural shortcomings of
our public buildings, are all evils of common re-
mark, apparent to the most casual observer. Yet
the inhabitants of this heavily-taxed city grumble
and pay their rates an 1 taxes, everybody adtnit-
ting that the management of London is not what
it ouglit to be, and that ou the Continent such
things are managed better, but no one knowing

how to set about instituting a reform, and pro-
bably no one caring enough about the matter to
take much trouble to find out. This state of
affairs does not satisfy Mr. MILL, who, as the re-
presentative of a large and important district of
the metropolis, has a very good right to speak.
His scheme is of wider range than the subject
which occupied the House last night, which
related merely to the establishment of mu-
nicipal corporations in the several districts
of the metropolis. Mr. MILL, however,
does not consider that this bill will deal aiequately
with the question, and he has already given
notice of his intention to introduce a bill for the
establishment of a central federal municipality for
the whole of the metropolis. He is desirous of
bringing forward that bill before he asks for a
second reading of the bill which he introduced
last night. The leading feature in the Municipal
Corporations (Metropolis) Bill is the establishment
of local municipal boroughs of considerable ex-
tent, conterminous with the Parliamentary boroughs
of the metropolis. The districts now adminis-
tered by vestries and local boards are, in the
opinion of the member for Westminster, too small ;
and, although he had no hostility to vestries,
which had, he thought, in some respects, done good
service, he believed that, for municipal purposes,
affairs should be dealt with on a larger scale. The
bill of last night contemplates the erection of Ken-
sington and Chelsea into a separate borough, and
provides for the subdivision of the Tower Hamlets,
as stipulated in the Government Reform Bill. The
larger measure, which is not yet before the House,
proposes, we understand, to establish a central
federal municipality, taking the City Corporation
as a fundamental point, and dividing the metropolis
into wards, having, we may presume, some resem-
blance, in their constitution, to the City wards under
the existing system. Mr. LOCKE, in referring to
this branch of the subject, reminded the house that
the City Corporation had many advantages over
similarly constituted bodies. It had the prestige
of its ancient history, it had plenty of money, and a
staff of officers quite sufficient to carry on if neces-
sary the whole of the local business of the metropolis.
We doubt whether the other parts of the metropolis
would be willing to submit their affairs to the go-
vernment of the City Corporation, but since
the system is in efficient working order it
is worth while to consider how far the rest
of London may profitably imitate it. We
must remember that the citizens themselves
are not always satisfied with their own alministra-
tion, though they have perhaps less cause to grumble
than the outlying districts. The great want of the
metropolis, with regard to its local government, is
to be dealt with in a larger and more statesmanlike
Kale, to have some unity and energy infused into
the governing bodies, and to provide altogether for
more harmonious action. In our national dread
and dislike of centralisation we have gone to the
opposite extreme, and have really suffered from
evils not much less in their extent and cha-
racter than those arising from the vexatious inter-
ference of Government officials. The Commission
Committee on the Local Government of the Metro-
polis, which was appointed last session, included
Mr. MILL among its members, and the report of
the committee had his general concurrence. Mr.
AYRTON, who as chairman both of the committee of
last year and of 1861 knew something of the sub-
ject, did not agree with the hon. member for West-
minster in his schemes. They had, be said, been
considered among the- other plans submitted to the
cousideration of the committee, but he thought the
evils inseparable from the constitution of large
corporations would outweigh the good. Leave
was, however, given to bring in the bill,
Jima it is not possible to judge fairly of it until we
have the larger measure also before us, because the
one depends upon and is influenced by the other.
It is evident that Mr. MILL has not come forward
too soon. It is six years since the last committee
was appointed, and we are still at .the very thres-
hold of the question. Municipal Reform, like
Parliamentary Reform, has a great deal to contend
against. It has to struggle against prejudices, local
jealousies, and vested interests of all kinds.
Nevertheless, the work must be undertaken, and it
should be undertaken with energy and promptitude.

at al,

The present Government since taking office have

ad a great deal of awkward business on their

rands, but perhaps nothing has been more annoying

,han the fact they have been compelled to take in
,he affairs of Ireland. When Parliament assembled

this year it was announced that the Suspension of '
the Habeas Corpus Act would cease, but scarcely
was that act of grace- accomplished when further
disturbances rendered it imperative to return to
stringent measures. Last night in the House of
Commons Lord NAAS asked leave to intro-
duce a bill, to ronew, for a limited
period, the Habeas Suspension Act in Ire-
land. In doing so the noble lord produced

some explanations, which completely justified the

proposal, and showed that it was no exaggeration
for him to state that " only a deep conviction of the

absolute necessity in the interests of the peace of the
country induced him to propose a renewal of the
Act." In alluding to the recent disturbance that
had taken place in Ireland, he said that .it was iu
consequence of an organisation having existed for
the last four or five years in spite of all that had
been done by the Government to suppress it, and
that though it lasted for a very short time, still it
was spread over a large space. Many causes con-
spired tolead to itsi►nmediate extinction, but the chief

one was the " extraordinary fidelity, courage, and
loyalty displayed by the Irish constabulary." The
latter deserve the tribute they received at the hands
of the noble lord, for their conduct has been deserv-

ing of all praise, and it is certain that their spirit
and presence of mind contributed materially to
attain the desired end as quickly and effectually as
possible. The powers conferred upon the executive
by the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act were
of real importance, and had it not been so the
insurrectionary movement would soon have assumed
a very different appearance, and led to far
other results than those we have witnessed.
The existence of that power enabled the authorities
some days before the last outbreak occurred to seize
many of those who were implicated in the move-
ment, and who have in some cases proved to have
been prominent leaders of the affair. The conse-
quence has been that this seditious attempt has been
paralysed in Ireland.
_ . .

Lord NABS stated that, although at this moment
there appears every chance of this organisation
collapsing, if it has not actually collapsed already,
still there are symptoms apparent which prove
that great caution and vigilance must be
exercised. We should think that all who
are not hopelessly prejudiced must be con-
vinced by this time that it is expedient to con-
tinue this act. A great deal of intimidation exists,
of which a notable instance was adduced by the
noble lord last night when he narrated the case of
a young man, supposed to be au informer, who had
been fired at repeated:y, yet refused to give up the
names of those who attacked him. A number of

per4ons are now in custody, under the warrant of
the Lord-Lieutenant, whom. it wo..f.d be inexpe-
dient to release just now. The no _le lord spoke

very fairly when he assured the House that ac-
cording as Ite mrivement seemed to die out
in Ireland a gradual release of these men
will take place, for it is not desired that
the powers of this Act shoUld be exercised for
purposes of punishment, but merely to place for a
short time under restraint those whom the Govern-
ment are assured to be conspiring against the State.
The noble lord justified the releases that had been
made last autumn under the present Government,
and, in conclusion, declared that the adoption of
the present course was most likely to put a speedy
end to that conspiracy which had proved FO great
an evil and so bitter a curse to the country. Much
as it is to be regretted that this Act should be kept
in force, it is rendered absolutely necessary by the
state of things. We hope that those Irish mem-
bers, and others equally ill-advised, who made a
great outcry about this subject on a previous occa-
sion, will have • the good sense to abstain from
offering any opposition at a future period to a course
, that is taken with a full consideration of the deep
responsibility which it involves.

We think that the perverse and arbitrary course
pursued' by the Berlin Government has been shown

in nothing more strongly than by the manner in
which they have acted towards Hanover. That
unfortunate kingdom has been a doomed spot
from the commencement of the recent war on the
Continent until the present period ; and it is the
more strange that such should be the line of their
policy, because the place is in some manner associated
with the Crown of England, and a near relative of
our Sovereign was the ruler until lately. From time
to time we have heard accounts of the harsh and most
tyrannical manner in which matters have been car-
ried on ; and, indeed, the proclamation cf the Go-
vernor was enough to justify any sinister predic-
tions that might have been made. The last news is
that " domiciliary perquisitions and arrests have
been made in several parts of Hanover even among
persons of the highest position." This is very en-
couraging intelligence, certainly, for the disciples of
the grand scheme of German unity, and those who
have been exhausting language in their praise
of the Government which was to confer
such blessings may just as well wait to
see the end of the game before they commit them-
selves much further. Another most inexcusable
thing on the part of the'Prussians is the way they
have behaved about the private fortune of King
GEORGE, which should have been handed over to
him at once, without any convention or arrangement
The Prussians are too greedy, however, to
,et anything go out of their grip which they can
possibly hold firm, no matter how imperative may
be the claims of honour or of honesty. Indeed
we have yet much to learn, it may fairly
be presumed, respecting the policy of Prussia. As
time goes on, and the first excitement of the recent
comprehensive change dies away, the agents and
emissaries of Count BISMARCK will give themselves
more scope, and cast away those fetters which pru-
dence may have hitherto imposed in great measure.
It will then be seen how far those have wandered
from their destination who set out in the expecta-
tion of gaining more freedom under the auspices of
the Berlin Government than they possessed accord-
ing to the regime. It is indeed another instance of
the danger that exists in making uncorkidered
changes, and giving up old lamps for new ones.

celebrity for ages, but the present display shows
great advance in this branch of industry. Visitors
should look at Class 18, devoted to carpets and
furniture. The articles are splendid and tasteful in
the extreme. England has long traded with
Turkey for such articles. France voluntarily de-
prived herself of the benefit to be derived from the
trade by the imposition of excessive duties. She
has " changed all that ;" and now, in con-
sequence of recent commercial treaties, the
duty upon such articles of Turkish produce
being redu3ed to 15 per cent. (that duty is, per-
haps, too high), there is a considerable sale of
Turkey carpets in France. They are remarkable
for originality of designs, and particularly for har-
mony and solidity of colour, and relatively low
price. Carpet-weaving now forms a large branch
of the industry of Turkey. At Smyrna and the
environs, at Koniah and most of the villages on the
banks of the Danube, it employs the greater portion
of the population. Many women earn good wages
at the work. Splendid materials of velvet texture
are manufactured at Constantinople. Beautiful
specimens are to be seen in the saloon, and enter-
ing which is ornamented by a life-like bust of the
Sultan, the production of M. Gamier, a French
artist. There are four qualities or classes of
Turkey carpets. A great many from Smyrna
may be seen at the Exhibition. It appears that
carpets in Turkey are woven by means of wooden
machines, seemingly of rough and primitive con-
struction, but at all events they produce beautiful,
if not inimitable, specimens of this branch of indus-
try. Some of these machines, or at all events of a
similar description, are to be seen in the machine
gallery. Turkey has not yet arrived at the em-
ployment of steam machinery in this respect.
Turkey carpets are produced by hand loom wcav-
°lug. These carpets are peculiarly remarkable for
their fast colours, which are not to be effaced, it is
said, by the most powerful acids. Notwithstanding
the great advance of science in Europe, it is said
that both French and English manufacturers admit
that they have yet something to learn in this

weather.

respec
There is a very agreeable change in the weather
It has been warm, if not hot to-day, and there has
been very little rain. The Exhibition has been
crowded.
A German paper says that the international
Congress to discuss the best modeof curing ophthal-
mia, -which was to have been held at Vienna, will
take place in Paris. It will open on the 12th of
August, and be immediately followed by the great
medical congress.
There has been another attempted assassination
It took place at La Vilette. A carpenter, who has
lived some years with a woman, so illtreated her
that she lately left him. He discovered her new
residence, and, without a word of explanation, in-
flicted such serious injuries that she c.tn hardly sur-
vive. On inflicting the wounds he said, " Now I
am revenged." He then went to the nearest station,
and, confessing the crime, gave himself up as
a prisoner.

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LATEST INTEL LIATEN 16.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
FALMOUTH, Wednesday Morning.
The ship Orient, belonging to Anderson, Thomp-
son, and Co., Loudon, 1,032 tons, Captain Harris,
from Adelaide, for London, arrived off this port (all
well), having on freight 250 tons copper and ore,
3,800 bales wool, 150 tons sundries, and three pas-
sengers, one of whom was landed here ; sailed from
Adelaide on the 10th February, rounded Cape Horn
on the 30th March, crossed the Equator on the 21th
April ; had light winds and fine weather to the
Azores, thence light and variable winds and misty

CALCU rTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.

GALLE, May 19.
The Ottawa from China arrived on the 15th
inst., and the Avoca from Australia to-day.
The Surat leaves for Suez to-day.
The Bombay reached Melbourne on the 14th and
Sydney on the 16th April.
The Mongolia arrived at Galle on the 4th May.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, May 17.—The most interesting local
events of the week are the arrival of our new Go-
vernor, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Patrick Grant, G.C.8., and
the departure of the Naval Commander-in-Chief,
Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., for the usual summer
cruise. Sir Patrick Grant arrived early in the morn-
ing of the 15th inst., from Marseilles, on board the
Peninsular and Oriental steamer Nyanza, and at 8
o'clock his excellency, Lady Grant, his family, and
his personal staff landed at the Marmuseetto with
the usual honours. At 11 o'clock her Majesty's
commission appointing Sir Patrick Grant Adminis-
trator of the Government of the Island of Malta
and its derendencies was read in the hail of St.
Michael and St. George, and the usual oaths were
administered in the presence of the constituted
authorities and a considerable number of the in-
habitants. Previous to disembarking Sir Patrick
Grant received a visit on board the Nyanza from
Lord Clarence Paget, who was on the point of sail-
ing, but had postponed his departure in order to
welcome her Majesty's representative before leaving.
His Excellency's staff is composed of Capt. A. C.
Grant, 11th Hussars, Assist. Military Secretary and
Private Secretary; Lieut. G. G. Strahan, R.A., Ist
A.D.C., and Lieut. H. G. Grant, 78th Highlanders,
2d A.D.C. The same morning the Naval Com-
mander-in-Chief, Lord C. Paget, with Lady Cla-
rence and family, left Malta in H.M.S. Victoria,
Capt. Alan Gardner, for Gibraltar, accompanied by
Arethusa, Capt. R. J. G. Macdonald. More
than usual interest was taken in the departure of
these ships, or rather the former, on account of her
being in all probability the last of the seagoing
three-deckers that will be seen in the Mediterra-
nean. On reaching Gibraltar the Admiral will shift
his flag to the Caledonia, ironclad, which•it is ex-
pected will have arrived before him. The Victoria
thence, proceeds to Devonport to pay off, the Cale-
donia and Arethusa remaining for the present at
Gibraltar, whence they will, however, in a few
weeks commence their summer cruise by visiting
some of the ports of Spain and France. The rest
of the squadron will join the Admiral as soon as
they can be got ready for sea and have completed
the fitting of their new heavy ordnance. The Ocean
21, ironclad, Captain Stanhope, will probably sail
about the 24th inst., for Gibraltar and China. The
Royal Oak, 35, ironclad, Captain the Hon. G. D.
Deane, will be ready for sea about the middle of
June, and the_ Prince Consort, 35, ironclad, Capt.
Inglefield, about the 4th of. July. Four United
States' ships of war were at Messina on the 12th
inst. The half-yearly inspections being over, many
officers of the garrison have obtained leave of ab-
sence and proceeded to England.
The launch of the unarmoured screw sloop Danae,
4 guns, 350 horse power, constructed from the de-
signs of Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of
the Navy, was successfully accomplished yes-
terday just before noon from No. 2 building slip
of Portsmouth dockyard. In the notice of the
Danae, in the Naval Intelligence of yesterday, by
a clerical error, the speed of the Amazon at the
measured mile, at her deep load draught, was stated
to be "a little short of 13i knots." It should have
read " a little short of 12i knots."
His Italian Majesty's ship Eurydice, 24 guns,
Capt. Cavalier Bertelli, arrived at Spithead yester-
day from Genoa and Gibraltar, and on anchoring
exchanged the customary salutes with the Port Ad-
miral's ship at Portsmouth and the garrison saluting
battery. Unfortunately, in firing the salutes from
the Italian frigate a very serious accident occurred
—two of her men reloading one of the guns being
blown into the water out of the gun port by a pre-
mature explosion of the charge on being rammed
home in the gun, supposed to have been caused by
the vent of the gun not being " served" properly
i.e., the external air kept from the chamber of the
gun by pressure of the thumb of the man on the
touchhole of the piece whose duty it was to attend
to that part of the gun's loading. One of the poor
fellows had his hand blown off, and the other had
his arm severely fractured. Both were immediately
sent on shore to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar,
Gosport, where their injuries were promptly at-
tended to by the staff of the establishment. Capt.
Bertelli will land at Portsmouth to:-day from his
ship, and, accompanied by the Italian Vice-Consul,
the Chevalier Vandenbergh, pay the usual official
visits to the Port-Admiral and Lieutenant-
Governor, acts of courtesy which he was pre-
vented doing yesterday by the roughness of the

weather.
The sailing Indianian Nile, 1,250 tons, Captain
Owen, one of Messrs. Green's Blackwall fleet,
arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from Cal-
cutta, with 185 invalid soldiers, 14 women, and 38
children. The Nile sailed from Calcutta on the
29th of January, called in at St. Helena on the 3d
of April, and arrived off the Lizard on
.the 17th
inst. The troops will be disembarked from the ship
early this morning, and she will afterwards sail from
Spithead for the Thames to discharge her cargo.
Her Majesty's steam transport Euphrates, which
has been built by Messrs. Laird, Brothers, of Birk-
enhead, and was floated on the 24th of November
last, has received her rigging and completed her
fittings. Yesterday she finally left the New
Alfred • Dock, Birkenhead, and was formally
handed over to, Government. Captain Mon-
tagu Dunn assumed the command, Mr. E. J. Reed,
Chief Constructor of the Navy, and Mr. Luke, one
of the Admiralty Inspectors, were present. The
ship, it is understood, will leave the Mersey for
Portsmouth to-day. She is a very fine vessel, and
is the first of the five transports destined for the
Indian relief troops service, via Suez. Her length is
365 ft., breadth 491 t., maximum draught of water
21ft., and tonnage, 4,173. Her engines, which are
of 700 horse power nominal, were also constructed
by Messrs. Laird, who have, in fact, built and com-
pleted the ship throughout at their own works. The
cylinders are 94in. diameter, with 4ft. Gin. stroke.
Her accommodation is for 1,450 persons, 1,250 mili-
tary, and 200 crew. After her trial at Portsmouth
she will proceed to Bombay to commence, in August,
the new system of relief.
The trial last week of the engines of the screw
steam frigate Phoebe, Capt.. J. Bythesea, V.C.,
outside Plymouth Breakwater, not having proved
satisfactory, another trial will be made as soon as
the necessary alterations are completed.
The screw steamer Imogene, tender to the Coast-
guard, from Cowes, was appointed to leave Ports-
mouth yesterday with supernumeraries for Ireland.
The Lords of the Admiralty have determined on
erecting foitifications on St. Catherine's Island,
near Teuby, and tenders have already been received.
The island commands an important point of the
Bristol Channel, and the new works will be a valuable
addition to the range of fortifications around Mil-
ford and Pembroke.
The Enrolled Pensioners and Army Reserve men
of the Bristol district, under the command of Major
Maclean, staff officer, completed their annual eight
days' permanent duty on Monday, when they were
inspected on Durdham Down by Colonel Blyth, of
the 40th Regiment, who spoke highly of the efficiency
of the corps.
The following appintments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commander Edward W. Shaw,
to the Revenge, for service in the Coastguard ;
Commander Loftus F. Jones to the St. George, for
service in the Coastguard ; Commander Richard 11.
Harrington, to the Frederick Williatn, for service
in the Coastguard ; Lieut. John 11. O'Brien to the
Bristol, additional, for disposal; Sub-Lieut. F. G.
M. Powell to the Phoebe ; Sub-Lieut. W. Bayly
and Sub-Lieut. J. G. W. Harrison to the Lord
Clyde ; Sub-Lieut. N. 14. 11. Clarke to the Dryad ;
M. Napier, midshipman, to the Phoebe; W. Y.
Ottley, midshipman, to the Achilles ; P. F. Tillard,
naval cadet, to the Zealous ; A. H. Lindesay, naval
cadet, to the Phoebe ; E. P. Brett and G. A. D.
Haviland, naval cadets, to the Royal Alfred ; T.
Parker, engineer, to the Excellent, for service in
the Stork ; 11. B. Fabian, engineer, to the Indus,
for the Vixen; and J. Pearse, engineer, to the Cum-
berland, for the Lee.

It is rumoured that a gentleman connected with
a large music publishing firm, the universality of whose
enterprise has long been appreciated, is about to devote
his entire energies to the establishment of a permanent
peripatetic English opera ; short seasons to be given in all
the chief towns of the United Kingdem."—Qi'chotra.

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WINDSOR CASTLE, May 21.
The baptism of his Royal Highness the infant
Prince, son of their Royal Highnesses the Prince
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess
Christian (Princess Helena of Great Britain and
Ireland) took place to-day at one o'clock, in the
Private Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The following Royal personages were at the
ceremony : Her Majesty the Queen, his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G., his Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, their Royal
Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian, her
Royal Highness Princess Louise, his Royal Highness
Prince Arthur, his Royal Highness Prince Leopold,
her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal
Highnesses the Grand Duke, the Grand Duchess,
and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess d'Aumale, his Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Serene Highness the
Prince of Teck, and Count Gleichen.
The Cabinet Ministers present were the First
Lord of the Treasury (the Earl of Derby, K.G.),
the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, and the Secretary
of State for the Home Department (the Right Hon•
Gathorne Hardy).
The clergy officiating were the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Ilon.,and Very Rev. the Dean of
Windsor, and the Very Rev. the Dean of West-

minster.
The members of the household in attendance as-
sembled in the corridor shortly before one o'clock.
The Ministers and other company invited to be
present proceeded on arrival to the Red Drawing
Room, and thence were shown to seats provided for
them in the chapel.
The sponsors for his Royal Highness the infant
Prince, viz., her. Majesty the Queen, his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, her Royal Highness
Princess Louise, proxy for her Royal Highness the
Crown Princess of Prussia ; his Royal highness
the Duke of Edinburgh, proxy for his Royal
Highness the Duke of Saxe-Goburg-Gotha ;
1 his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, proxy
for the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Angus-
tenburg ; Lady Churchill, proxy for the Dowager
Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; were conducted
to the seats prepared for them on the left side of
the Communion rails.
Her Majesty. the Queen was attended by the
Duchess of Wellington (Mistress of the Robes), and
by the Dowager Duchess of Athole (Lady-in-Wait-
ing), and the Hon. Lucy Kerr and the Hon. Emily
Cathcart (Maids of Honour).
At the commencement of the service the hymn,
" In life's gay morn," &c., composed by his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort, was sung.
The infant Prince was brought in, attended by
Lady Susan Melville.
The Queen handed him to the Archbishop, and
named him Christian Victor Albert Ludwig Ernest
Anton.
At the conclusion of the service another hymn;

composed by S. Bach, was sung.
Her Alajesty the Queen then retired from the
chapel to the Green Drawing Room. The Royal
and other distinguished guests were also conducted
to the Green Drawing Room, where the baptismal
register was completed.
Luncheon was served for the royal family in the
Oak Room, and for the other distinguished guests
in the dining room.
During the collation the Lord Steward gave the
following toasts :—" Prince Christian Victor of
Schleswig-Holsteiu," " The Queen," "Their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein."
A special train left the Paddington Station for
Windsor Castle at 11.30 a.m. to convey her Majesty's
guests, and returned from Windsor at 3.15 p.m.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold and
Princess Beatrice, drove out this afternoon.
The Dowager Duchess of Athole has succeeded
the Countess of Caledon as Lady in Waiting.
Viscount Torrington and Colonel the Hon. C.
Lindsay have succeeded Viscount Hawarden and
the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West as Lord and
Groom in Waiting.

The Prince of Wales, attended, by General Sit
W. Knollys and Major Teesdale, went to Windsorhe
yesterday, and was present at the christening of t
infant Prince, first child of their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess Christian.
The Duchess of Northumberland will leave town
in a few days for Oatlands Park Hotel, IValton-00-
Thames.
The Duchess Dowager of Athole and Miss Ma'
ray Macgregor have left the St. George's Hotel.
The Duca and Duchessa del Galdo, with the
Conte Giusso and Signor and Signora Volpicellif
have arrived at Cataldi's Hotel from Naples.
+ of
The Earl of Wilton entertained a large par..y
sporting friends at dinner last evening at his DWl-
sion in Grovenor-square.
Lord Dunglas arrived at the Earl of Home's 1110,-.
sion in Grosvenor-square, on Monday, from din
Viscount and Viscountess Boyne have arrived ill
Belgrave-square from Burwarton, Bridgenorth.
The Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone re:
ti
ceived a select party at dinner last evening at 'v
family residence on Carlton-house-terrace. Mrl.v..
Gladstone had a very small circle of friends later
the evening.

Death of Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, Rik'

The death is announced of Mr. Clarkson
field, the eminent academician, who expired, ate;
a lingering illness, on the 18th inst., at his reZ:
deuce, Hampstead. The deceased was in his 17,
year, In his youth he was a sailor, and the hutn,-;
rous voyages he made on the sea contributed to
Pea
success as a marine painter. Having, in 1824, joina
the Society of English Artists, he devoted tbrw
years to the study of painting, and at first he :4;0-
plied himself to landscape painting. Ile came belbe
the public in 1837, at one of the exhibitions of 00,
British Institution, through a painting of largo the
representing " Wreckers off Fort Rouge." In fit 00
same year he sent to the Royal Academy the.noThi
production, " A Calm at Sea." These were P-iir
followed by the " Neighbourhood of Chalocs"l3,o;
Saone," in 1829 ; " Mount St. Michael," in 1- quo
a series of views of Venice, painted for the Aler.'eoo
of Lansdowne, in the same year ; and other vivo
of the same city in 1834, executed for the Due rt
of Sutherland ; and the " Battle of Traftiletbo
in 1836. Mr. Stanfield occupied a long time e:
post of decorator at Drury-lane Theatre. 0,01
Royal Academy made him an associate in 18391;odo
elected him an honorary member in 1835. Ways
frequent visits to the Continent. France, o,e'
Holland, and Switzerland supplied him with 111 to
rous subjects of landscape study, varied bl
such a degree that it is sometimes difficuhis lt to
cognise the hand of the painter. Among
productions are " The Battle of Ischia," "1:11: the
after the Wreck," " French troops orossnico ;
Magra"—an episode of the first campaign °fi
'The Battle of Noveredo," The Abauu°totei;
" Wind against Tide," " The Victory c piost
into Gibraltar after the Battle of Tr'
" The Siege of St. Sebastian," and " Theo 0,
Rock." The stage was deeply
deceased artist for many beautiful works. It is
that he created, and 'afterwards painted 0411.
his own brush more.scenic masterpieces tu:ler ha
other man—his industry throughout his car°
been as remarkable as his genius.
indebted_
is oio

AS'll.4
.4141105 v
‘.60,

held at Mancheslr oßn
A BOY KILLED ----------F,
worth, aged 13. The deceased was employed bY it,.,-- (11' 9
char, at Little Lever, as a ticket make Oa ".5 igir
VMAoNud—ayN,Goit thel:- -bloCitly io- f -1.! 0.
riia -E'lt''
morning last, when the engine man fired list ngine, "- iarl,
thes deceased playing a few yards away, on retarli 00
shortly afterwards, he found the lad fastened betwoen.titely
driving wheel of the drum and the wall•
Ile ntinoll o,
stopped the engine and conveyed the deceased to tb_ ova
fimary, where he died on Sunday. The docessocirdict
been cautioned against. oing near the engine•
A- Ire
[ of accidental death was returned.

MONEY TiIARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
No change has taken place in the discount mar-
ket ; the demand is veryfight, and the supplies con-
tinue abundant. Greater confidence is observable
among capitalists, as they are bringing more money
into circulation, and business is steadily though
slowly resuming greater activity. The rates are un-
changed at 2i per cent.
Ne gold operations of importance took place at
the Bank of England yesterday afternoon.
The Colonial Securities Company have issued a
report to be presented at the meeting to be held on
the 27th instant, in which a dividend is recom-
mend, l at the rate of .2i per cent. for the half-year
ended 31st December, 1866, together with a bonus
of 2 per cent., which, with .the interim dividend
already paid, is equal to 7 per cent. per annum.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are study at 28 30 ex-Coupon, and the Consoli-
dated Mortgage Bonds at 21} 22.
Telegraphic advices from Liverpool state that
business in the Liverpool Cotton Market has re-
mained very quiet, the sales having been about
102000 bales, chiefly on speculation.
Gold is arriving in large quantities from America.
The City of Paris has arrived with £277,000, and
i 600,000 are now on the way by the Persia :and
City of _
Ne w York.
The Crown agents for the colonies have invited
tenders for £200,000 Cape of Good Hope Govern-
ment Six per Cent. Debentures, the proceeds of
w_hich, h is understood, will chiefly be applied to
ci_lie Paying
off some temporary loans shortly falling
bs tie.
The bonds have 334 years to run, and will
ear interest from the 15th April last. The allot-
ment is to take place on the 31st inst.
MeB3re- Price, Holylaud, and Waterhouse have
been appointed b
of y the Committee of Investigation
to
the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
o act as their accountants.
At the meeting on the 4th of June the directors
of the Bank of British North America will recom-
mend the payment of a dividend at the rate of 6
Per cent, per annum, together with a bonus of 14
per cent.

wo oCLoca.
The latest telegrams from Paris T
report' less firm-
ness in the value of the Rentes, the 3 per Cents.
being of. 87c.
thThere is a continued firmness in the market for
e ''nglish Funds, butless animation and buoyancy,
whichi is partly attributable to the Derby holiday,
i has thinned the " House" and the City gene-
Notwithstanding the recent increase of
nusinns and the consequent large accounts
rory °Pen for speculative purposes, Epsom
, the nonce has proved an attraction superior
I:). the precincts of the Stock Exchange. We have
therefore very little business to report in stocks
therefore
shares. There is some degree of flatness prin-
cipally Owing
to the lassitude of business, but
despite a few adverse changes, the different markets
.are still inherently firm. Consols are now 93
tor money, and 94 for the account ex div.
The New Threes are 91 * ; Reduced Annuities,
91 „ ; Annuities (1885), 12 ; Bank of England,
'5l 253 ; India 5 per Cents., 112 j ; and ditto
Fonds, 525. to 535. prem.
In the Foreign Market considerable buoyancy
prevails, and prices, though lower at the opening,
are now better. Russian Scrip has advanced I, to
par to prom. ; Danubian Scrip ,to 5 3 dis ;
,T,nrkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 31* ; Mexican k, to
and Spanish Certificates *, to I, ;
Spanish Passive are firm at 221 ; Greek at 141
;.and the Chili= Loan Scrip at 2*, 1.1 dis.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been numerous, but prices generally have shown
less firmness. Great Northern A Stock has receded
11 ; South Eastern, 1i ; North Western, 1 ;
I;land, Metropolitan, 4 ; Great Eastern, London,
Chatham, and Dover, and Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, each f
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little
variation. South Austrian and Lombardo-Vene-
tian are dealt in at 15i ; Dutch Rhenish, at 20 ;
Antwerp and Rotterdam, at 91 ; East Indian, at
109 ; and .;Treat Indian Peninsula, at 1091 I.
American Securities are weak, with a small
namount of business. Uuited States 5-20 Bonds
ave declined I, to 72 * a, but Erie Shares are 421,
d Illinois are 76f 77, being a little firmer.
b Miscellaneous and Finance Shares have only
een in moderate request, and without material
alteration in values. Anglo-American are marked
1I ; Credit Foncier of England, at 3} ; Lon-
yea Financial, at 8* 9 ; and Telegraph Construe-
'l3ll and Maintenance at 16*.
,
ank Shares continue very quiet, but in most
ance4 fully maintain previous prices. Anglo-
...tristrian are marked 71
; Bank of Australasia 631
Perla' Ottoman, 9 91; Oriental Bank Corpora-
tior, A
and Union of London, 40.1.

. MINING
The market closed
to-d;
little business has been I
the latest Prices :
ehiverton. Me or ...... 52t
tliffetiolateles C./old .. B—4
e'rd A.mal a 44i
,ttst Basset .. g
.111
.. 16 18
bovoo. Gt. 0.11130113....
Oaradoa ..... 51 g
xAet ovell. .....
Elm Russell ..........
euville 2 24
Etel Wheal
(I:rettt La
......... 171 18}
cire'tt
re......
m Wheal 17i. 1

MARKET.
'EDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ky at 2 o'clock, and very
ransacted. Annexed are

•111a,rke Valley
North Crofty
North Retalliek
Prince of Wales 52s Od 54s Od
Providence Mines
South Caradon 340 350
Tincroft —
West Caradon
West Baton
West Chiverton 65 671
Wheal Basset 65 70
Wheal Seton l2O 125

ti,Thi .TISPI. FU DDS—CLOSING PRICES.
unman FUNDS.
V •;e2il. Consols
4 os Account, June 6 9ll 1
P)e'r Cent, Reduced Oll. 1
91 it 1 1 1 1
IsieW 3 per Cent
ijv 31 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
443,,°•,0 Per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
"u'tiee, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan , 18fP
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1882
_l2l
Ltke (Red Sea Televaph), Au,,” '5--
&Lauer Bills, £l,OOO, o and 4 perl9o
Ct 23 26 pm
26 Pm
Do
£5OO
26 pm
ta
Lb%
.£lOO St .£2OO
-11'L of En land Stock, 51 per Cent
4, 41)1A.x gGOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
43'41Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 —
D°. 'l-ceennt
1121 i 12 i
00. ',Per Cent. July, 1880
Do,'
6' Per Cent., Oct. 1888
0% Certificates
___,
Ns. .ttfo•ced Paper per Cent
DO. Per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do, 14err,Oent., May 1879 —
Do. to ', ° Per Cent., Aug. 1873
Ntido, 5
53 5 pm
Do. der
,Per Cent., £l,OOO
40000
Pm
OREIG-nr " -rgentio t-,_ PUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian n'Publie, 6 nor Cent — erDaViiii -'-'sollds, 5 ‘-- 8-9
per CenPter Cent'
1 °
1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60
h Do
_
-.0. 5 '
1863
00•. Per Cent., 1865 _
tbo 4 eettltt
h . 410 Bonds ........
--
11,11(:: 43'es 6 per Cent
0 •i• 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
4tt uo, G
„0 per Cent _
4.,' •41
1-) .
P Cen _
0
,Ne• 6 perer Centt A •
80, ', B
Do, ~ 1867 ... - i
17 1 dis
o)l,,nmia n Scrip, .£4O paid
_
(Ink 6 '3, 6 Per Cent
o,l_. , per Cent.
...._
-WBn. 3 Per Cent., 1825
-03.5 1)4 . per Cent., 1864 _
_
1)608.11a Principaliti3s, 7 per Cent
1867 _
Do. 8
~., Do.
no.
Scrip", £35 paid dis
'!lita,tor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do,gPtian 7 per 0 _
s s Cent
_
~,econd Issue
uo. XlOO Bonds
1)0• Do.
rse• 4100 Bow lB6l B2l
1.
is B5 3
01-'0 Governineut Railway Debentures B3l
eek per Cents.,'B2l '5
ex Coupons
D°'N. Ac i - ' l4l
,cunt o
• oupons
Do ,
I. • Account
ras:tteniala 5 per Cent
.„"ae 5 per Cent 1865
4-'0 Account
711
I_l 34
52
1, ,?• aremnaana Railway
I,e(tz 3 per Cent Ditto for Account
...., Do,
1864 _Up 6
_
m per Cent. Anglo French
i.oenteyideau C.per Cent
1,1 °rish Imperial 5 per Cent
`Jew Granada
Do a
per
0en.,.....................
61
1300 1, a
—ftil,a, fiILITSaItS (Ilectares)