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THAMES EMBANKMENT.

That portion between Waterloo-bridge and the
Temple-gardens had 1,295 feet of the low level
sewer completed, 2,387 feet of the flushing and
small drains, intercepting sewers, 660 feet of the
subway, and 1,004 rods of brickwork ; and of the

The SOLICITOR read a letter from the contractors
for the removal of- dung, stating their inability to
complete their contracts in consequence of the ma-
gistrates of Essex refusing to allow the dung to be
brought into their coanty, and they believed that tho
authorities of Surrey would follow the same course;
the effect of which would be to accumulate a large
quantity of dung in the metropolis, which would be
detrimental to the public health.
After a few remarks from the CHAInmAN, it was
arranged that a deputation from the board should
wait upon Sir George Grey at an early period with
reference to such orders, and the immediate removal,
of such dung and refuse.

After some routine proceedings the board ad-

journed..

The Water Supply of the Metropolis.

The water which is supplied to London contains
a very large quantity of organic and inorganic sub-
stances; the sources whence the supply is obtained
are more or less polluted by sewage, and conse-
quently rendered unfit for human consumption. All
that the water companies can do in the way
of :filtering the supply is ineffectual to purify it,
and if we would prevent the spread of disease it is
absolutely necessary that some further steps should
be taken. Every householder has it in his power to
provide a filtering apparatus,_ but experience has
shown that the slowness and uncertainty of their ac-
tion are such as to prevent their being exclusively
relied upon. Added to this there are many practical
difficulties in the way of supplying the filters, and
irregularity in this respect defeats the very object
for which they are provided. In this state of things
a water-purifying company steps in most oppor-
tunely, and by providing a filter so constructed as
to be fitted to the cisterns whence the daily house-
hold supply is drawn has made a step in advancg
which requires to be only more generally known in
order to secure a supply of pure water. The filter-
ing apparatus which the London and General Water
Purifying Company supply is so constructed as to
act upon the soluble impurities as well as those held
in mechanical suspension ; it is composed of mate-
rials that do not give any taint or smell to the water
passing through it ; its action requires no attention
on the part of servants ; it retains its purifyingqua-
lities for a very long period ; and not the least im-
portant feature is that its cost is so small as to bring
it within the reach of all classes.

A meeting of the company was held on Wednes-
day, when Lord In gestre, the chairman of the com-
pany, stated that they had some trouble in inducing
' the Government to adopt their filter, but had at last
been successful in their efforts, having already
placed one in 'a hosialtal, and were now
about to fit them up in the barracks. The confi-
dence of Government was of so much importance
that he Book the earliest opportunity of informing
the shareholders of their success. The high testi-
mony borne by several leading medical authorities,
such as Dr. Letheby, Dr. E. Smith, Dr. Birch, Mr.
H. J. Johnson, and numerous private individuals,
whose names would be found in the report, would
show the public the importance of the new principle.
The advantages of well
-filtered water were so well
known that he would not dwell upon them. He
(the chairman) had used one of the company's
filters for some time past, and had found it to
answer admirably, and he might also say that it
I had never been necessary to have it repaired
in any way since it had been in his posses-
sion. Water which previously he was only able to
use for the purposes of washing had now become
thsoroughly drinkable. The directors thought it
advisable, in the present state of the company's
affaii's, not to accept any remuneration for their
services. But he thought the.prospects of the com-
pany were such that they would not have long to
wait for their fees. He should be happy to answer
any questions or bear anything that any shareholder
had to say.

Dr. Little said, as a member of the medical pro-
fession, he might be allowed to say a few words on
the subject of the filter. He thought anything more
striking as to the merits of this filter could not be
found than the fact that one-eighth of the whole of
the filters parted with had been supplied to leading
members of the medical profession. (Hear.) It
has been found that the only medium to remove
organic impurities in water was animal or vegetable
charcoal, but the former alone would remove
metallic impurities ; and although it was by far the
most expensive, they had not hesitated to use it.
All other existing filters were merely mechanical to
remove the grosser impurities, but the new system
removed the impurities more intimately mixed up
with the water. Arrangements, as the chairman
'had told them, had been made to supply the Go-
vernment with their filters, and he thought that the
request of the Government would materially affect
the interests of the company, for it was certain that
they would not have taken that step unfleossin influ-
encedheir
medical authorities.
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cess CHARLOTTE herself bequeathed some charitable
allowances to the amount of £360 annually, and there
were other pensioners, mostly in the enjoyment
of their incomes for more than 30 years. As the
Earl of DERBY observed, those who received the larger
amounts may naturally be supposed to have insured
against the stoppage of their pensions, but such
persons as were in receipt of £3O or £4O per annum
could not have done so. It is, therefore, a matter
of great regret that these petty pensioners should
have been allowed to lose their incomes so suddenly
upon the King's death, and that the very reason-
able request of the trustees to be allowed to pay
them such part of their quarter's income as was due
from September 29th to October 10th, on which
day King LEOPOLD died was refused, on the very

insufficient plea that the Act did not provide for
fractional payments. But this was surely a case

which might have been judged by the spirit rather
than the letter of the law ; and we think that all

Englishmen will learn with shame and mortifica-
tion that an old servant of the Princess CHAR-
LOTTE has been forced by the sudden stoppage of

her income to go into the workhouse ! We cannot
but hope that Lord DERBY'S representations of the

hardship of such a case will have weight, and that
the proverbial delay and evasion of our routine

system may be broken through in favour of the old
dependents of the heiress-presumptive to the Throne

of England.

The last intelligence from Jamaica is of great
interest and importance, for it brings us many de-
tails of the proceedings before the Commission,
which has prosecuted its labours with vigour, and
already got through an immense deal of its work.
Mr. EYRE has been examined, but will have to be
examined again further on some other points that
will arise. The Commission have wisely endea-
voured to put their inquiry under different heads,
so as to form a clear and comprehensive notion of
the progress of affairs. Nothing very new has
come out yet, hut the GORDON case and
the inquiry as to the origin of the outbreak,
and also the investigation as to the particu-
lar nature of the outbreak have yet to be

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LONDON, .511TURDAY,

The account rendered by the Earl of DERBY to
the Upper House last evening of the manner in
which he and his co-trustees had discharged their
trust in reference to the pension of the late King of
the BELGIANS could hardly have failed to have
gratified their lordships. Clear and lucid as the
noble earl's statements proverbially are, his address,
so far as the financial part of it was concerned, left
nothing to be desired, while the interest attaching
to the retrospect of the past naturally engaged the
attention of his hearers. Most of them were old
enough to remember the pleasure felt through-
out the country at the Princess CHARLOTTE'S
auspicious marriage, the warm interest taken '1
in the young couple by all classes of the community,
and the cordiality of the hope§ that Were enter- ,

looked into. The work of the Commissioners is
very hard, and it is to be feared that it may have
injurious effects upon Sir HENRY STORKS, who has,
besides his share in the Inquiries before the Court,
to transact all the affairs of Government, which
task, in such a climate as Jamaica, must be very
exhausting. Difficulties have been met with in
getting the evidence, but after some exertion it
now seems to be getting on in a satisfactory style.
The Commissioners have very properly refused to
allow Mr. GORRIE and Mr. PAYNE, who represent
Mrs. GORDON and the Jamaica Committee, to cross-
examine witnesses, deciding that as they represent
all parties, it is fit that the examination should
be conducted by them alone, and not by those who
appear in the interests of parties. Such a resolve is
to be highly commended, because in an important
affair like this strict impartiality must prevail, and
the introduction of particular views and especial
prejudices cannot be too strongly condemned. It
is very satisfactory to find that general satisfaction
prevails as to the course pursued by the Commis-
sioners, and that all concur in praising their effi-

ciency and energy.
Mr. EYRE'S examination did not last long, al-
though it had been expected that it would take up
some: considerable time. So far as the answers
bore upon the case of GORDON, it seems that
they are very conclusive. In reply to questions
put by Mr. GURNEY, the Governor stated that he
believed the connection of GORDON with the leaders
of the outbreak to be personal, political, and reli-
gious, and that political feeling ran high in the
district to which he was a member. Mr. EYRE
also stated that he believed GORDON had led to the
insurrection by his language, and as to his bein the
instigator g
of this particular outbreak, the autho-
rities were aware that he had circulated seditious
placards, which contained attacks by name on
some of the very persons who were subsequently
murdered. This is in itself avery significant fact. Mr.
EYRE said, "I have seen the seditious placards in
which the attacks were contained, and prior to the cap-
ture of GORDON. I ascertained that he was the person
who circulated the placards. Since then I have
also ascertained that it was he who wrote them,
the original manuscript from which the placard
was printed being found in his own handwriting.
refer to the placard headed The ,State of the ,
I

tamed that the happiness of her married life might., Islan d.'" Theplacard inquestion was then readto the
compensate the high-spirited and popular young court iby Mr. GURNEY. It is a most vehement
Princess forlhe sorrows and mortifications of her :mid violent production, and is as much calculated
girlhood. They could recall, too, the bright hopes to goy the
seeds of dissension and strife, and
with which that married life commenced, and the even to stir up those to whom it is addressed to
sudden shock of grief and consternation which acts of open violence as possible. After apostrophis-
startled the public mind when
" in the dust
The fair-haired daughter of the isles was laid."
The bride and bridegroom, for whose provision
im ;the blacks as ".Poor people of St. Anne's, starv-
in, g people of St. Anne's, naked people of St. Anne's,"
th e writer goes on to declare that he believes her
AI ajesty the QUEEN and her Ministers have been
and comfort this trust was originally made,
cIE ceived, and then merges again into an excited
both sleep soundly now, separated not only
sti lin—" People of St. Thomas-in-the-East ! you
Iby the divisions of land and sea, but by
have been ground down too long already. Inhabi-
half a century of life, its engagements, its perplexi-
ties, and its struggles. The chasm is wide and deep tants of St. Thomas-in-the-East ! you have been
between the fair young bride just entering on life: afflicted by an enemy of your peace, a Custos,
full of hope and love, and the venerable old monarch whose views are foreign to yours ! Do your duty
sinking into the grave full of years and cares, after on the 29th day of July, 1865. Try to help your-
selves, and HEAVEN will help you !" Mr. EYRE
a long career of wars, of revolutions, of diplomacy,
of statesmanship, the mediator between contending reminded the Commissioners that at the time when
Governments, the pacificator of angry States, the the arrests called in question were made there were
embodiment of caution, of prudence, of all the no more than 1,000 troops in the colony, and of
wisdom and moderation associated with age and these half were wanted for the disturbed districts.
He therefore considered that he was justified in
experience. The statement of Lord DERBY broke
down all these barriers, and, to our memories and
adopting the most decisive measures for the suppres-
associations, reunited the long-severed pair in the sion of the outbreak as speedily as possible. Mar-
bright hopes and affections of fifty years ago.
tial law was not proclaimed in Kingston, because it
The manner in which Lord DERBY and his co-
produced great evils, and he therefore thought it
better to take upon himself the responsibility of acts
trustees have discharged their duties reflects the
highest credit upon them, and the mederation of which, if they had been done under martial law,
could not have been called into account. Mr.
the late King of the BELGIANS does his memory
EYRE replied, in answer to a question from Mr.
honour. Under the various heads the trustees have
GURNEY, that he believed these arrests referred to
received a sum total of a million and a half, of which
had quieted apprehensions throughout the island.
King LEoroLD neither directly nor indirectly re-
In the course of the evidence it appeared that
ceived a shilling. The trustees have put and kept
some excesses were perpetrated by those in autlio-
the estate of Claremont in repair, have paid the
rity at Moraut Bay, but the exertions of Colonel
wages, taxes, and pensions ; have attended to the
various demands and requirements of the estate ; NELSON subsequently stopped many of them. One
of the worst features of the case appears to have
and have finally repaid £1,099,500 to the Treasury,
been the conduct of Provost-Marshal RAMSAY, but
retaining in hand a balance of nearly £5,000.
as he has not yet been heard in his own defence, it
With regard to the establishment itself there can
be but one feeling in the country, and that is that is not yet proper to come to a conclusive opinion
the illustrious and venerable lady whose vicissitudes respecting his conduct. The evidence of many
have increased her claim to sympathy, though they parties confirm the notion that the negroes were
could hardly do so to respect, may finish her determined upon prosecuting their infamous work
of destruction. Mrs. MAJOR, who resided in the
days in peace and retirement under its sha-
disturbed district, saw the reflection of a fire
dew. The hospitality of the Queen of ENG-
at Moraut Bay. Six negroes were LAND may be gracefully accepted even by an
at the time, and declaring that they
pass-
ex-Queen of FRANCE, and the invitation which her ing
MAJESTY so promptly and cordially offered to her would kill WIRE, HARRISON,a and many other
venerable friend will be heartily seconded by all who managers of estates; they were singing a fearful
can appreciate the fortitude and resignation with song, the refrain of which was—
" Buckra's blood we want,
which Queen MARIE-AMELIE has met the sudden Buckra's blood we'll have !
overthrow of her own and her children's prospects. Buckra's blood we'll have,
There was one point in Lord DERBY'S otherwise Till there's no more to be had!"
gratifying address, which can scarcely fail to occasion 'WIRE fell a victim to their ferocity, thinking that
he could trust the negroes, and HARRISON barely
pain and surprise to the reader. The Treasury,
escaped with his life. These statements show that
lavish enough usually in all matters of pensions and
the rebels meant what they said. So far as we can
allowances, has shown the most extraordinary
exactitude and parsimony respecting sundry small judge from what has already transpired during the
annuities paid during many years to various mem-
inquiry, no doubt mistakes may have been com-
bers of the CLAREMONT establishment. The Prin-
mitted by some in the execution of their hazardous

task of preserving the peace ; but it certainly ap-
pears as if the opinion before prevalent in King-
ston as to the chief authorities, especially the
Governor being exculpated, will finally be proved to
the correct one. It will be a relief to all parties
who take an interest in the affairs of the colony
when the decision of the Commissioners has been
made public ; but, meanwhile, it is a satisfaction to
know that there is every reason to think that the
investigations are being conducted in a fair spirit
and according to the best judgment. Mr. EYRE has
shown every desire to impart the fullest information
in his power to the Court, and it must be remembered
that the most important part of the inquiry has yet to
be made—namely, that which refers to the case of
GORDON more especially.

The long-expected notice of the coming Reform
' Bill was on Thursday evening given in the House
of Commons by Mr. GLADSTONE. Before the Ides
of March have passed, the momentous question
which has occupied so much attention, and given rise
to such endless discussion during the recess, is to be
fully brought under the consideration of Parliament.
So far it is satisfactory to find the Ministry abiding
by their pledges, and actually introducing the
pro.nised measure before Easter. There were, how-
ever, some points in Mr. GLADSTONE'S notice which
were less encouraging. The voluminous sta-
tistics upon which the bill is founded are now,
it seems, undergoing revision, and will pos-
sibly not be in the hands of members until
after the Ministerial statement a somewhat
singular arrangement truly. Further, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer showed an unaccountable
eagerness to take the opinion of the House as to
the merits of the bill on its first reading. Surely
Mr. GLADSTONE has been years enough in the
House of Commons to know that this is a most
unusual proceeding. Indeed, if it were custo-
mary, it would be only wise to vary the order,
since a debate on the first reading before the
statistics are even in the members' hands, before
they have thought over the measure, have heard the
opinions of their constituents, have tested the feeling
of the public, must necessarily be very incomplete. We
do not wonder that cries of " No, no !" greeted the
Chancellor of the Exchequer when he suggested the
adoption of such a course. The day has been alto-
getherleft to the Government to fix—the time is their
own. Having waited so long, why not wait two
days longer, or at least hurry on the revision of the
statistics, so as to enable members to judge for
themselves, and to avoid the awkward appearance
of smuggling the measure through the house. Par-
liament and the public are willing to give the
Ministers and their bill a fair trial, but the course
which they seem inclined to pursue does not inspire
confidence or encourage sanguine expectations.

LIMITED SERVICE IN TIIE ARMY.—Returns show-
ing the manner in which the men who have com-
pleted the limited service in the army in the years 1860,
1861, 1862, and 1863 have been disposed of ; also of the
foreign stations from which the men taking their discharges
stating the number from each, and the average cost of the
passage. The general total of expired terms of service for
the four years is 16,722 ; the number discharged 7,424 ;
the number re-engaged 9,295. Of the foreign stations
from which soldiers have been sent there wore in 1860-1,
from India, cavalry 110, Royal Artillery 40, Foot Guards
810 ; the number from the other foreign stations being
comparatively small.

MALT AS FOOD FOR STOCK.—Mr. Lawes's report
of experiments undertaken by order of the Board
of Trade to determine the relative values of unmalted and
malted barley as food for stock has boon issued. It narrates
the results in groat detail, and presents the following con-
clusions The general conclusion from the results of
the direct experiments with cows, oxen, sheep, and pigs is
that a given weight of barley is more productive, both of
the milk of cows and of the increase in live-weight of fat-
tening animals, than the amount of malt and malt-dust
that would be produced from it. The results of these new
experiments, as hero stated, are consistent with those ob-
tained in an official inquiry conducted, in 1815-6, by Drs.
Thomas and Robert Dundas Thomson, with cows and with
oxen. They are consistent with the results of experiments
made at Rothamsted, in 1848 and 1849, with sheep; and
also with those of others made in 1854 with pigs, in which
some were fed on sugar. Wherever weights have been
taken as a measure of the effects produced, experience
hitherto has failed to show any advantage in malt over the
amount of barley from which it would be produced, as a
staple food for healthy milking cows or fattening animals ;
and, if no advantage, there must, in point of economy, be a
loss, on account of the cost of the malting process. Irre-
spectively of economy, malt is undoubtedly a verygood food
for stock ; and common experience seems to show that a cer-
tain amount of it is beneficial when given in an admixture,
and in change with other food, to young or weakly ani-
mals, or in ' making up' or 'finishing' for exhibition or
sale; that is, when the object is to produce a particular re-
sult, irrespective of the economy required in ordinary
feeding'

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1866.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Friday Evening.
The Moniteur, in its non-official part, says that
its private information enables it to contradict the
report of the resignation of Earl Russell.
The Corps Legislatif yesterday was entirely oc-
cupied with the affairs of Italy and the Pope. A
verbal amendment was proposed to that part of the
address which affirmed that the Convention of the
15th of September, faithfully carried into effect,
would *form a new guarantee of the temporal power
of the Pope, the maintenance of which was indis-
pensable for the exercise of the spiritual power of
his Holiness. As I led you to expect, the amend-
ment upon this subject, as I fully believe will be
the case with all the other opposition amendments,
was very feebly supported, and on a scrutiny the
numbers in favour of the address were 218
against it, 18 only. Numbers of votes-236.
Absolute majority —ll9. The chief orators
were M. Adolphe Gueroult, editor of the
Opinion Nationale, and the ernineat lawyer M. Jules
Favre. The latter speaker entered into various
historical details, and contended that when the
French flag should be withdrawn from Italy the
temporal power of the Pope would be virtually de-
stroyed. The effect of the occupation of Rome by
French troops was that they were the only protectors
of his temporal power. M. Jules Favre cited Fene-
lon as having been opposed to the exercise of tem-
poral power by the Pope, and contended that men
the most illustrious and the most Catholic were of
opinion that the union of the temporal with the
spiritual power of the Pope was pernicious to both.
M. Granier de Cassagnac, on the part of the com-
mittee who drew up the Address, disposed of the
subtleties of the supporters of the amendment in
these forcible terms. He said, "It is incontestable
in the interest of Catholicism, the interest of liberty
of conscience, and in the interest of civilisation that
the government of the Church should be exercised
with full and entire liberty. This would not be the
case if the Head of the Church had not the control
of the police of his city and the police of his State.
It is, therefore, necessary, in order to enable the
Pope to preserve the integrity and the efficacity of
his power, that the Pope should be free, and that
wherever he may be, he should be the head or only
one, as he could not be the second anywhere."
(Cries of " That is true. That is very right.")
The order of the day this afternoon was the
discussion of that pant of tie Address which relates
to the affairs of Germany. The members who will
support the amendment to be proposed upon this
subject are for the most part the same as the select
few who advocated the abolition of the temporal
power of the Pope.
There is a very amusing piece at the Folies
Dramatiques, by Messrs. Dunan-Troupeux and
Pelissier, " The Five Francs of a Citizen of Paris."
This citizen, M. Duhamel, like Johnny Gilpin, is a
citzen of " credit and renown," and withal
a rich merchant of the Rue de Clichy. His
chief characteristic is his " frugal mind," so
that although he came to Paris with only three
francs and a half in his pocket, he is now worth
millions. He is not averse to amusement and en-
joyment, but his principle is that it should never
cost more than five francs a day. He accepts an
invitation to dine with some bachelor friends at a
crack restaurant, stipulating of course that the
dinner is not to cost more than five francs a head,
which is agreed to. After dinner, however, when a
little excited with champagne, his good-natured
friends introduce him to a beautiful and agreeable
actress, who takes him to races, opera, balls, and
other agreeable places of public resort, and he is
soon unable to resist the payment of her little debts
to the tune of a great many thousand francs to save
her from prison. On his return home on oneocca-
sion he finds ho has spent 18,000 francs, but in his
waistcoat pocket is the five franc piece which he
destined for the day's amusement. The too-easy
millionaire is played with admirable comic humour,
and is responded to by frantic bursts of laughter
from beginning to end.
At the last sitting of the Academy of Science it
was announced that M. Fouche, who was charged
by the academy with the mission to repair to the
Greek Archipelago to give an account of the vol-
canic phenomena now presented on the roads of
Santorin, has left Paris for that purpose, and
that his observations respecting them are expected
very shortly. M. Deville, the learned geologist,
has received a second communication upon the sub-
ject from M. de Lenormand respecting the state of
the volcanic island between the 3d and 10th of Feb.
At that period the new island had increased to the
extent of 140 metres long by 65 in width and 45 in
height. But, in fact, it is no longer an island, for it
has now connected itself with New Cammeni, and
forms a promontory. The name of King George's
Island has been given to it, but it may Row be termed
a continent. In New Cammeni an opening has
taken place along the whole surface of the island
from west to east. The southern portion is contin-
ually exposed to shocks of earthquakes, which
have made many fissures, but the northern portion
remains firm for the present.
Ovid wrote instructions respecting the ,Art of
Love. In Paris an instance has just occurred of
love-making with an eye to business. A well-
dressed young fellow went into a silk mercer's in
the Rue St. Honore. One of the attendants is a
first
whole
young lady, described as very beautiful and of
truth,w i with rat
lady
fascinating manners. The young gentleman affected
desperatelystioghhta,veanfadl,lentoaaythe
in love
h e
the
seemed nothing loath to receive his addresses, and
to accept the offer of his hand, and heart, and for-
tune. He dwelt particularly upon the latter in-
ducement for the bestowal of her hand. In the
midst of the young gentleman's declaration of love
some one came into the shop, and he asked the young
lady to show him some expensive silk cravats that
he might have the air of a purchaser, and
not of a lover. He appeared to be as much in love
with the cravats as with the lady, but he suddenly
made towards the door, taking with him on his way
some valuable silk handkerchiefs. The lady was
so delighted with the lover, or so astonished at his
daring feat, that for the moment she could not call
for assistance, and so, for the present at least, the
lover is in possession of the handkerchiefs. One of
the most popular romance writers for the news-
papers is Madame d'Ash. The Temps promises to
to publish her memoirs. In the meantime one of
the Paris papers has a quaint description of the
lady and her style of living at home. It says that
Madame d'Ash has nothing of the blue stocking
about ber. In 1830 she had a great reputation for
beauty, but she herself regrets that she has enjoyed
the reputation for so many years. The lady lives at
the Batignolles in a small house. There is no resi-
dence so cheerful and so comfortable. The garden
is about as large as a table-cloth; there is a microsco-
pic greenhouse, an aquarium, birds, a little Havannah
dog, about the size of a bale of silk, and in her
drawing-room are portraits of Alexander Dumas
and Roger de Beauvoir when 20 years old, and her
own portrait when 15. Madame d'Ash regrets
nothing. When asked by her friends if she is con-
tented, she says, " I have suffered so much that I
am happy at the absence of misfortune."

A letter from Lyons states that there was a very
heavy storm of thunder and lightning on Wednes-
day, which did much damage in the town and
neighbourhood, and that in the adjoining depart-
ment :a considerable quantity of snow fell in the
evening. There has also been snow at Rouen and
llavre. It has snowed slightly in Paris on two
nights this week, and this evening there seems a
likelihood of more snow.

The Paris papers appear to think there is some
foundation for the report of a fresh Conference of
the great Powers respecting the Danubian Princi-
palities. The Siecle says that Prussia will take
advantage of the complications to promote German
interests.

One of the ablest defenders of Democracy, M.
Gustave Jourdan, the author of several works, has
just died after a painful illness.

Mgr. de Parisis, Bishop of Arras, was seized on
Wednesday morning with an attack of paralysis just as he
was getting ready to preside over a discussion meeting. His
ceudition crealoS great alarm.
krammoo

ITALY.

FRANCE.

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

FLORENCE, MARCH 2 (Evening).
The Supreme Court has confirmed the judgment
cf the Lower Tribunal in reference to certain estates
in favour of Prince Crony Chanel and against the
former Duke of Modena.

PARIS, MARCH 3,

The Moniteur of this morning confirms the news
that the Prince Imperial has been suffering during
the last two days from a slight attack of measles,
but adds that his state of health causes no anxiety.
BOURSE, March 2, Three o'clock.—The market
closed at the following quotations :
If per Cents 99 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69 50
Do. end month 69 60
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares 3680
Credit Foncier 1335
Italian Loan 6l 25
Do. end month 6l 40
ILUL

Roman
Ottoman Fives 3B 50
Mexican Loan 47 50
Do. Bonds 3Ol 25
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred -

Acct.
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