The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. 3.—Two o'clock.—To-day the
settlement is being proceeded with in French and
Foreign Railway and Miscellaneous Shares. The
report is not high, and on several securities there is
a deport, which on Credit Mobilier Shares has varied
from if. to 50c.
Three o'Clock.—The market has closed as
follows :

4it per Cents 9B
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69 85
Do. end month 69 72i
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Foucier —
Do. end month 1376 25
BAIL'

Bank Shares 3620
Italian Loan 56 40
Do. end month 56 25
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
'AYB.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern ' 1187 50

Lyons and Mediterranean 9OO --
Southern 583 75
Western —

Eastern 533 75

Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 303 75
North of Spain —
SaragosE a
Ditto to Barcelona —
Roman. —

Mr. Moncreiff on Reform.

EDINBURGH, Monday Evening.

Mr. MONCREIFF addressed a crowded meeting of
the electors this evening on the question of Reform.
He said he did not regret Lord Russell's resigna-
tion if for no other reason than because it would
restore confidence in public men. A settlement of
the Reform question, to which everything else must
be postponed, was now inevitable. He regarded
representation as the right of the coramunity, not of
the individual, and, like Mr. Fox, he thought the
best principle of representation was that which
should bring into activity the greatest number of
independent voters. He commended the advanced
Liberals for their support to the late bill, and said
Mr. Bright's speeches in the house, whatever they
might be elsewhere, were calm and moderate. Ile
thought the advanced Liberals were unjustly sus-
pected as having had too great a hand in preparing
the late bills, which, in fact, came far short of their
own views. He advised the working classes to give
up the cry for manhood suffrage, and take up, that
of the old Reformers,—" the Bill, the whole Bill,
and nothing but the Bill." He would not give the
present Government a factious opposition, but hoped
the Liberals would return to Parliament with more
united ranks.

The speech was received with great cheering, and
followed by a vote of confidence.

Dwellings for the Labouring Classes.

A meeting of the department of Economy and
Trade of the National Association for the Promo-
tion of Social Science was held at the rooms in the
Adelphi last evening—Mr. William Hawes in
the chair—at which was read, by Mr. Horace
Davey, a paper "On the Legislative Measures
necessary for the Improvement of the Dwellings
of the Labouring Classes." The paper urged the
provisions of a bill drawn by him last session, at the
request of a special committee of the department,
but which was not, owing to technical difficulties,
introduced into the house. The bill incorporated
certain provisions of the Lauds Clauses Consolida-
tion Acts of 1845 and 1860, and empowered muni-
cipal associations or public companies to apply by
memorial to the Secretary of State for a certificate
for the compulsory purchase of premises. The Se-
cretary of State may direct inquiries and grant the
certificate if he is satisfied of the following matters :
—l. That the premises described in the memorial
are unfit for human habitation or pestilential, and
a nuisance to the neighbourhood. 2. That dwell-
ings proper and suitable for artisans and labourers
are needed in that locality. 3. That the applicants
are in a position and have the means to execute the
works referred to, with such additions or alterations
or modifications as the Secretary of State shall
direct. 4. That it is fit and proper that the appli-
cants should have powers for the compulsory pur-
chase of the premises. The Secretary of State may
direct alterations in the plans, and direct other per-
soils to execute the works at the expense of the ap-
plicants if not commenced within three months after
obtaining possession ; and municipal corporations
are empowered to raise money by a charge upon
the general district rate. A discussion ensued, in
which Mr. Beggs, Mr. Dresser Rogers, Mr. Hast-
ings, Mr. Henry Robinson, Mr. W..H. Smith, Dr.
Pankhurst, Rev. Brooke Lambert, Rev. W. L.
Clay, Dr. Liddle, Mr. Rendle, Hon. Arthur Kin-
naird, M.P., and the chairman took part, after
which it was resolved that the paper be printed and
circulated. The meeting then separated.