The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-16 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
the Countess of Macclesfield, Lieutenant-General
Knollys, and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, honoured
the Archbishop of Canterbury with their compaq
at luncheon at Lambeth Palace yesterday.

..0,-.--

The Marchioness Dowager Townshend had A
small and early dancing party last evening, at her resi-
dence in Upper Brcok-street.
The Earl and Countess of Morton have left town
for Scotland.
Lord and Lady Houghton received a select circle
at dinner last evening, at their residence in Upper Baker-

street.
Lord Polwarth has issued cards for an assemblY
on the 20th inst., at his residence in Grosvenor-street.

The Ladies' Champion.

(From the Law Times of to-day.)
Mr. J. S. Mill has- presented a petition from
1,500 ladies of Westminster, praying for the admis-
sion of female householders to the suffrage, and he
has given notice of a motion for the introduction into
the Reform Bill of a provision to that effect.
The announcement has provoked a repetition of
the storm of sorry jests by which shallow pates pa-
chase an easy reputation for wit, and the phile;
sopher will probably be put down by shouts 01
laughter in the House of Commons evoked by Ber-
nal Osborne and other professional wags. It is easy
to anticipate their line of argument. They will mis-
represent the nature of the claim, and treat it as if
it were a request that all women, wives and laugh"
ters included, may be endowed with a vote. Se
taken, they will win an easy victory in argument as
well as by jest.
But that is not the proposition, nor anything
like it, and Mr. Mill, and they who support him'
must take good care that the debate shall not be
diverted from its proper subject so as to afford the
desired food for scoff and jest. Let it be clearly un-
derstood that there is neither desire to assert la"
is called " woman's rights," nor to interfere in anY
manner with the proper and established statust
duties, and responsibilities of women. It is
intended to convert our wives and daughters into
politicians, nor to disturb the peace of households
by hoisting buff and blue on opposite sides of the
same table.
The claim is merely that single women who er.e
independent householders and have the same quall
fication as other electors should be permitted to vote
as such in the election of members of Parliament. e
And wherefore should they not ? The burden of
proof is on those who would exclude them. Naviege
all the ingredients that qualify an elector, they 1131
a right to call on the objectors to show cause VII
they should be deprived of the privilege.
The only ground of objection can be that of o°'
She occupies a house of £7 value ; she pays rates
and taxes ; she is subject to all the liabilities of
dependent householders, except that of serving 03,5
ea
jury. Wherefore, having to bear its burdens, slinit.
she be deprived of its privileges? It is for the nv

jector to make good his objection. It
We know precisely what the answer will be.
will repeat the arguments, some shallow but wail?
sound, against the enfranchisement of women gel' ;
rally, and then it will be triumphantly assumed tbass
these are conclusive answers to the claim of thi3
cla
of women in particular. And there will lurk !"_
fallacy which those who hold a different opie7ci
must detect and expose. Those arguments are g°,n,
as against wives and daughters ; but they are aldwe,
gether inapplicable to single women who are ill
pendent householders. 311
Having given to the question much thought, 11l
the help of much experience, we are unable to seff;
gest a single sound objection to the claim of feels

householders to vote. maid
But there are many good reasons why they 6-1,-,co
do so, apart from that foremost one that theY
all the qualifications which the law requires to °lld
stitute an elector. They pay the same rate, 8.1)10 •
taxes as other electors ; they are not merely eligified
to serve the office of overseer, but may be conWe'it•
to serve it, and in many parishes do really serve.ej
But, more than all, the law has actually enfrociu:st
them for parochial voting. They are at this is
lawful members of vestries ; they may, and
fact, vote at all parish meetings, upon the k,bg but
principle that, paying rates as individuals, ;ditnra
just that they should have a voice in the expo
of the rates they pay.
consti•
Being then admitted by the law and Ihi,l° 060
tution to vote in parish elections and' °n Pnthe
questions, as being independent householders,
choice of guardians who are to expend the ratan bo
pay, what substantial and rational objeeti°n doll
raised to their admission to vote also for the el
If
of those who are to expend the taxes 014 Poebise'
justice has been deemed to require their ellf%s just
meat for rating purposes, surely there is 11°10100
a claim to their enfranchisement for taxing P of gr'
We heartily wish success to the endeavour
Mill.

stan(l
Mr. E. A. Leatham, who has consented t° ~itecl
for Dtee
ww seburze, s.wh oeudledetehdaety, borongh
dbeel
ievnefrreacin eh i a E'd, 11l
e 'll
sapnedcecrahhreesiisn,teinissan.w_ohßilciihrmfihusie7denounced the disrepo:ldect°.ii:•iieg°l
the Tories on the Reform question with all bis `Mold
g011gb:
ton, were tried yesterdahaaynmatoPlthdosetni.Ceannt,raalnCdriEollilnellii•-rafte°f°°-1
abducting a young girl named Tolley. The e• pier.
the prosecntrix was of a very singular charaeter..6oo 05
tually both the prisoners were found guiltY-_,.,11,bt0° to
a wGeeAkß'smirnmmprisoi
sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and 10"
raliti
nAinNeDntll. IS CAPTOR.—G
cini, who has just joined the Italian voluneteneerrs,aisi t33:01o61:11)ite::
commander that took Garibaldi prisoner at AaPr i,ettef;
and who happens at present to be disengaged:, torltie,,.
state that it is at Garibaldi's own request that his boil*
opponent has been assigned to him, the e%-pietai
orocer 'a
had occasion to appreciate all the ability of that
partisan warfare. who riclieS
ARTEIRTS WARD ON THE FENIANS.---'"erri s" a'',
bons proceedings of the Fenians, with their "C N-vearci is,
" centres," have just been described by Art
at
5,,,,bie1l Who
very droll "report" of one of their meetings, lu.' -_.„aer t':
supposed to have presided. The little volt,, ilitc be po:;
it.itle of " Artemus Ward among the Feniaus, ' arrive
hed here at once. The author is expected to
Liverpool by the City of Boston this week.
no douo
THE LONDON IMPROVEMENTS.--PariS iS
_,,000,..
an elegant city, and so will London be if the iotal;;li. doiiiro
continue for the next few years as they hay
streets el t 6,
We noticed in a walk through the prinoiral ,aiicliag.,
City and the West-end several very handsome " r ova
'rit of o'l .11 b6l
showing the wealth' and enterprising sPI ...antple l'il aei
awnedn t a
facturers and merchants. We hope the, e2.nro
followed, believing the investment ii, Yer7._'...esfilt:libel°ll,°°,lcel;
clecidivg 'v
010
onniarmkoendeyilaprokviner;einnt übpoolensoaldiled.n
tumbled down. We felt a difficulty la the Pri" of
façade was the handsomest, but we thinkoeb_builderos'ell
be given to Laurie and Marner's, the_ e is otrefroot
Oxford-street ;itis in a pure Italian styl
ei' bolo °f tile voil-
imposing, more especially now that the V c topoive 111
the
has been rebuilt since the fire. This very '..‘ft,t wa 5 er,
factory is built on the site that some years I,:u 1.1300 of
Clo7oe'rs till ;
j'ioj
he BoYg' '
square, the house itself being noW i
garden to the Earl of Carnarvon's house ,'A 001
Music.

101\TE-Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENGB,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
118 Money Market is firm, and so far as the
Bank is concerned tolerably active. For the moment
there is a disposition on the part of discounters to
limitationlll4 their operations, but the influx of gold and the
of trade must very soon lead to a reduc-
'ea in the value of money.
EnTiere is still a flow of gold into the Bank of
ft:gl,land ; bars, representing £86,000, were taken
Zere:yesterday, and 13,000 sovereigns—the latter
'4.0111, the United States.
'\'° change of importance can be reported in the
market for silver.
s twenty-fifth report of the directors of the
a°ethThe Australian Banking Company recommends
dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, free of
aTine tax, payable as heretofore on the 15th
tli and 15th January next. During this year
e bank has transacted an increased business,
and
r; the branch establishments in general show
remunerative results.
The London and Provincial Marine Insurance
ba°lll,lPanY have notified that interest for the
''Plar ending June 30th, at the rate of 5
t. cent. per annum, will be payable on and after
the 9th July next.
Payment has been announced by Messrs. J.
Thomson,dividend
'l'. Bonar, and Co., of the half-yearly
Loan of the Peruvian Four-and-a-half per Cent.
ti due Ist July ; also the dividend on the Con-
solidated Peruvian Five per Cent. Loan. The third
half-Yearly redemption at par of the latter loan
be drawn on the 3d of July, and will amount
t 262700, making the total sum redeemed
'7687900.
The movements of the precious metals during the
past week have been of an extensive character,
a:,ing to large arrivals from New York, Australia,
the continent. The imports have amounted to
ab-'
„°llt i 1,559,876, while the exports, consequent
11
von large remittances to the continent through
l'ate sources, estimated at atont £860,975, have
ell to the extent of £1,042,950.
hThe Cuba has arrived from Boston with £329,985
,
"m gold.

Two O'CLOCK.
chtilllness has prevailed to-day in the Stock Ex-
haall,ge markets, and comparatively little business
ueen negotiated. Sales, however, have been
madevcr to close accounts as usual at the end of the
st,e„e' and as the war feeling on the Continent is
ril--anglY in the ascendant, a few speculators have
8017 e ,their appearance to operate for a fall. Con-
be.s' however, are not much worse, the latest prices
Thing 86i for money, and 861 for the account.
Exchequer
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86 ;
di;eaequer Bills, 15s. to ss. dis. for March, and ss.
ditt_t°ss•prem. for June ; India 5 per Cents.lo3/ 4 ;
4 per Cent., 91 ; and ditto Enfaced 5 per
e33ats., 1001 101.
actlf/bless in the Foreign Market has been rather
pr:vel but there have been several instances of de-
eansic'll• Turkish 5 per Cents. are 261 ; Mexi-
4T: ,15 ; do. New Loan, 13 1 ; Greek, 11 ;
Italia Passive, 191 ; the Certificates, 141 15 ;
Unit n, 38 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 41 41 dis.
loaited Statei 5-20 Bonds are 64/ 4 ; Erie Shares,
t4l-1; and Illinois, 741 751.
Con-
tin'l3iness in the Railway Share Market has
verY quiet, and prices have in several in-
cio:tees been flatter. Great Northern A Stock has
ea,l,lled 4, and Great Western and :Metropolitan
I, while North Western have advanced I.
50 he Foreign and Colonial lines are neglected.
Austrian and and Lombardo Venetian are marked
and Bahia and San Franeisco 14i.
Sank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet,
trloa d exhibited no marked alteration as regards prices.
191idl'a and County are at 64 to 65 ; Alliance at
i
en-
i 191 ; Union of London at 57-4- ; Credit o
,a:nd Mobilier of England at 3/ dis. ; General
-e`ut at 2.1 dis ; and National Discount Company
at 74. prem.

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rotates. an •
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Ex March. June.
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$D° £5OOl 15 5 dis 5 dis spm
.i. £lOO and £2OO l5 5 dis 5 dis spm
11Z 1 England Stock, 5 per Cent ...... 247*
ixt Account
Ito;_ lAN GoVElimiErr SEM:MIES.
174 StOck, 10i per Cent., AprillB74 —
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De. `', Per Cent. July, 1870
jp_. '* per Cent., Oct. 1888
Du Certificates
Do E 6 nfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
De. Per Cent., Jan. 1872
13,0...)1- Per Cent., May 1879 ............
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41'gc nPREION FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
dialet Ttte Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm
i3razffil Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
D0.1,,411, 5 per Ceut 94
9- per Cont., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863 —
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Do Account 7O
Sap/i•,,ScriP, £55 paid
bo' - 4•Yres 6 per Cent —
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0 1)117 ' P- „Pent. (Deferred 8 per Cent )
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14 tt,6 Per Cent.
bailli -` 3 Per Ce.A., 1825
t übian Principalities ..2
D°•, Provisional Land Warrant —
tfo Deferred
gi.,YPtiatt 7 per Cent —
I —
Do £lOO Bonds ssue B3l
1., Do. 1864 72
'-'0 £lOO Bonds 7B 4
uo. Government Railway Debentures 7B
orl::ic .70... paid
1824-5, ex. Coupons dis

Cents., ~
DO. Account
1.20. Coupons
, JAI. Account
", llatemala 5 per Cent. —
&tslian 5 per Cent 1865

Do AccOmit

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Do. Maremmana Railway
Itexican 3 per Cent —
Do. Account
Do 1864 l2
..Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
paid —
I&,..ontevidean 6,per Cent., £3O
88
410orish Imperial 5 per Cent
12/0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
New Granada —
I, 100 2 per Cent —
eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865
P - Account
D° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
0 11 per Cent., 1862
Op.l 59
13„Account, ........................
--n'eguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do
- ° 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 42,
; Account
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JD,' 1 per Cent. 1850 .............
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es 0 per Cent. 1859 ........................ 7--
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sar(l/ l', Per Cent. 1861
1: i nniall 5 per Cent —
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SAccount
lliea 3 per Cent -
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U 0 Passive
.s 0
13:2' Account l9l i
Aelsh Cert. of Coup not funded —
I„, 4'o Account
,Wedi.., 4 15 I 141
to_ ea per Cent.
Turkish 4.1. per Cent. 1864
D 0
"811 6 per Cent. 1851
130 Account BO
DO-
Per Cent. 1858
- A.
„ Lcovnt
t 0 f 100 Bonds
1) per Cent. 1862
„0 Account 531 3
',--;. XlOO Bonds 55 3 4f
ii!
.6 per Cent., 1863
bou 0 per Cent, 1865, paid up Scrip —
t,,, A-ccount,
•I'-'eeVierr3Cpeenrt. Guaranteed
-01)lot account Cent.
!... Do, 4,. ~Per Cent.' 1862
ccorint
Do. 1861 3O 291
41, s)ividend p on the above payable in Lonuon.
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