The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-05 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The market is dull, at 445; spot, 44s 3d to 44s 6d; June,
41s 3d to 44s 6d.

POTATOES, &e.

The supplies on sale are about an average extent. Some
meet a steady sale, at about late rates.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, May s.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Mar..
ket firm but little doing.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in
Downing street. The Ministers'
.were—the Right Hon.
B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marl-
borough, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Gathorno
Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham an
Ckandos, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chan-
color of the Exchointer, Right lion. 11. T. L. Corry, the
Duko of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, and the Earl of
Mayo.

THE POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF TRADE.—Since
our last a considerable change has taken place in the
money and discount markets. An improvement in
domestic trade has been follov%ed by more animation in
the produce markets, especially in the article of sugar; and,
while capitalists have been laying in considerable stocks, spe-
culators have been assisting the markets, as far as they had
the means of credit, by holding on borrowed money. The
terms for the discount of first-class bills have consequently
advanced from 11 to 2 per cent.,:while for secondary paper
the rise has been higher. Bankers and discounters have
consequently been making a good deal of profit out of
the movement in produce. In some cases they have
even found it advantageous to call in loans from
the, cotton districts, in order to employ the money in
warrants: They have, however, within the last few days,
had their own movements counteracted to some extent,
Large capitalists aro often in competition with the banks.
and they have also been lending on produce. 'I ho conse-
quence is that the banks have experienced a reduction iu
their deposits, so that nearly the whole of them have found
it expedient to advance their rates for money left at notice
from to 11 per cent., and in some cases to even more.—
Borwick's Price Current.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEtat.—Visitors during
the week ending May 2.--On Monday, Tuesday, and Satur-
day, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,215 ; on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday (admission 6,1.), from 10 a.m. till 6
p.m., 2,252; National Portrait Exhibition, by payment,
2,930; total, 14,397. Average of corresponding week in
Muse
former years, 12,696. Total from the opening of the
um, 7,359,312. Patent-011:e Museum, South Ken-
sington.—Number of visitors fur the week ending May 2,
2,915; total number since the opening of the Museum free
daily (nay 12, 1858), 1,292,893,
THE PRINCESS OF WALES ICI IRELAND.—SO,
when the procession is again formed, and the royal lady
in green passes by, the progress is indeed tumultuous and
triumphant. A vast number of unrecognised aides-de-
camp insist on making part of the procession, and rush by
the side of the carriage, their hands on the door, waving
their hats and caubeons in the face of the object of this
homage, and bellowing loyal cries. Tha effusion
is supreme—alarming almost. Tho contrast between that
fair and delicate creature thus invaded, and the flushed and
delighted faces, is almost ludicrous. But it was meant
well and heartily. Since the great day of London-bridge
there has been no such welcome for her as at Punches-
to .—Dickens's " Allthe Year Round."

Another city church, well adapted for the purposes
says the Pall Mall Gazette, is to have a higher order of
services than has prevailed. On Sunday night the Rev.
T. Pelham Dale, the rector of St. Vedast, Foster-lane,
announced that he should hereafter make an alteration
which would, he hoped, render the services more at-
tractive, not only to the parishioners, but to others who
might like to attend. St. Vedast is a spacious and very
beautiful church, close to St. Lawrence, and while one
was crowded to suffocation on Sunday night, there were
in the high pews of the other not more than fifteen or
sixteen people. Mr. Dale, the rector, is a son of the well-
known Canon of St. Paul's.

The Bishop of London has not thought it neces-
sary to resist the assumption that he is the proper person
to institute proceedings against all clergymen who have
published alleged heresy in Paternoster-row. Conse-
quently the rule nisi obtained by the complainant in the
suit against the Vicar of Frome has been made absolute,
and it is now his lordship's duty to examine the incul-
pated writings and decide whether the prosecution shall
go on. No doubt if the Church Association is prepared
to undertake the pecuniary responsibility, his lordship
will cheerfully acquiesce, even at the cost of furnishing
a precedent which may be retorted upon him with ruinous
effect when there is no persecuting organization at hand
to place its purse at his disposal.—Church Times.

Archbishbop Manning gave evidence on Monday
morning before the Select Committee on Sunday drink-
ing. In the Archbishop's opinion, Saturday is the most
dangerous day in the week for the working classes ; there
is more drunkenness on that night than any other night
in the week. With regard to the police reports, they
afford no information as to the extent of drunkenness at
the present time. The sale of intoxicating drinks is
generally admitted to have increased, and drunkenness
has increased with it. Efforts after the spiritual benefit
of the drinking classes is absolutely paralyzed by the
prevalence of their evil habits. A great portion of
witness's flock are exposed to great temptation to drink
to excess on the Feast of St. Patrick, and strenuous
efforts have been made during the last few years to sup-
press the drunkenness consequent on that festival. In
his opinion why drunkenness was su prevalent on
Saturday night was the fact of the poor working classes
being paid on that night. In spite of tho police, it is'
notorious that drink is obtainable at any hour on the
Sunday, especially in low neighbourhoods. The restric-
tions proposed by the present bill as to the non-consump-
tion of liquors on the premises, and the curtailment of
hoUr§ (A tilts Sunday, doubtless be highly beneficial.