The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1865.
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SHARE LIST.

ORDINAILY diIAKES AND STOCKS.

I Closing Business
31ars Railways. I Paid.
Price. done.
at iiistol and Exeter .... ivy 82 st
lt Caledonian . 100 I 7 7.:1
at ID onan
- kirk and Bandon...- - - -
40 ;orn w4ll
at 'Dublin, Belfast Juno lea 75 72
st Dun„Perth,& Ab.J nue ',Lot, 70 72
-111. London, borip Ceti all - -
Do. 11c0- 0 -
at Glasgow &S. Western 100 013 97
at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 100 33 361 361 f
st Do. E. Angl. at. N 0.2, 100 71 8
it Great Northof Scollandl 100 15 6
at Great Northern 1 100 101 102
15 Do. A stock ..' 100 91 8, 911 1
at Do. B stock lOO 123 146
it Do. New, ts. at 25 pm 101 -
(RS, and W. of Ireland 10u 97 9S
at Gt. Western -Original 10 491 e 9;
Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - -
at Do. South Wales 1,0 44 55
at Do. W. Mid.-Oxtord 100 28 13
at Do. Newport lOO 30 33
at Do. tiereiord lOO - -
st Lanoashire & Yorkshirc 100 1271 '2Bl ;23
st Landon and Blackwall 100 - -
at Lou., 13righ.,12 S Coast 10u 511 62 511
at 1•on., Chat., and 1)ovel 100 194 194
at Do. Metro!). Ex. A lOO Li 15
at Lon. & North Western 100 113 115 1114 14
st Lon. & South Western 100 ut 113
at Aaiun Shen, B Lincoln too 11 12
at i,letropolitan... • • ail 112 i 113 1131 1 I
- Do. New lO - -
at Do. Extension all 108 1(9
st Aletrupolitan District all 76 81
231 Do. do. do. 10 -
13 00. and St. John's W 6 - -
at Midland
it Do. OJ Share -
Do, Birmin.. B barb; 100 73 75
it did Kent • • BO - -
et North )3ritish 3OO 31 341
st Do. Ed., 13th., & Dun. lOC - -
it Nth. Eastern-Berwio6 100 102 103 103
25 Do. ti.N•E puroheat 16.13.4 - -
at Do. Lends
s Do. York lOO 92 v 3
at Do. Carlisle ..... 100 13u 131
st Do. Stook. & Darling. all 131 133
- Do. do. 1860-01 - • - 1'
at North London
- Do. do. 1804 5 . - -
10 Do. do. 1866
at North. Staffordshire
at N. &S. W. Junction
- Scottish Central - -
Scot. N. E , Aber. stock - -
uo. Scot, aid. t ock - -
at Shropshire Union 100 561 471
it South Devon lOO 45 17
st South Eastern
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 101 116
at Caff Vale lOO t 43 146
10 Do. C . -
is ale of teath - - -
st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 -
+Vaterloo & Whiteha 1 6 - -
Vest Corn 'A 41.1. -
13111T1S11. POSSESSIONS.
100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 55 17
it $ Bona.,Baroda,aCen.ln. too lc6 107 1.03 k
1 gu. 6 per
I) Do. 1' ahares l6 1 4P
104 Buffalo & Lake Huron all _ 3 4
10 Do. Preference
Butl.,Brant, &Godcrich
‘OO 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 ll/0 68 71
st Calcutta &S. E., lim.. 100 - -
at a 1 e Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 62
00 iemerara, 7 p.c. per. p. all 119 102
at .t:ast Bengal, gu., sde 100 iOB 11'
it East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 112 113 1021
40 Do. J Extension .. 15 - -
at ,randTrunkot Canada 100 151 164 161
u 0 Etuip. Mort. Bonds
1 charge t p.c all 78 62
.00 Do. lot Pref. Bonds all 43 45 451
100 Do. do deferred - -
too De. 2d Prd. Bonds all 33 35
too Do. do. deterred - -
100 Do. 3d Pref. stook ail 25 27
100 Do. do. deferred - -
too Do. 4th Pret. stook all 18 13
100 Do. do. deterred - -
at 3t. India Pau. gua. bp.e lOO 1101 1111 1061 I
13 0. Gua. 5 per cent lB 14 21,
10 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 14 21,
at tt. South of India
gua. 5 per ocnt
it DJ. if per cent lov 99 191
at Do, .... -
,reat Wes. of Canada all 141 141 141
204 Do. New all •-
00 Jo. 6 P.O lins. pay. 1873 all 98 100 ttO
uC 54 do. pay. 1877-8 all 91 91
at madras, gua. 5 p.o
at Do. 41 do lOO 100 104
et Do. 41 do lOO 95 97
29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - -
at delb. Cor 6p. c. Buds. 100 - -
50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay all -
et
N. 111.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs 100 83 1,5
it Oude&Rhilk'nd, g. 5 p.O 100 1. 7 108 1051
st• Sande . . 100 1031 1(4 102
it Do. Delhi
20 Do. do ..Iti 5. 2
at Do. Punlaub.... 100 101 105
at Do.lndusSt.Flot 64 100 87 69

‘..1./LOrittal, GtP/ ERN ANNA' SECURITIES.
- British Columbia, 0 per
I cent., Deo. 31, 1572 lOO -
(.lan.Uov.6 p.c.Ja.36 Suly
1877-84
- Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug l,O 143 105
- D. sp. a. Mar. & Sept 100 103 105
- Uo. sp. a. Jan. & July 100 93 95 901
- Do. sp. C. Inscribed sa 100 93 9.5
- Cape G. Hope. 6 p.c.1873 103 It 2 104
- Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 100 111 111
- Do. do 1880-9.' 100 107 109
- Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9: 100 108 110
- Do. 5 per °oat. 15 April
and 15 Dot., 1900 lOO 98 .00
- Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p., 100 1 8 110
- Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107
- Mauritius, Ip. c, 1873
Jan. and July
- Do. 1878
- 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. lou 107 109
- Do. 1305, Feb. & Aug lOO 146
- Natal 'iov. 0 per cent lOO --
N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 99 10
- N. S. W. Gov.s p•c.,18,10 100 99 101
- Do. 5 p.a. 1871 to 1870 100 98 93
- Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 100 051 965 984
- New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - -
- Do. 5 per cent....
- Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o.
sterling, 1875 l9O 102 404
- Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 1(61
- 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 18684 100 - _
- Do. 1.878 St upwards 14.0 110 ill
- Via Gov. p.o. J a July 100 - _
- Do. do. April at Got lOO 1111 1121
BRITISH MINES.
- Cam. Consol. Gold, Um. 1 -
Chiverton
- Clifford Amalgamated SO 55 65
- Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 440 460
- Urake walls 2.1.0 1
- East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12
--
East Caradon •,.14.0 4 s
East Cara Brea 3l 2 24
- waist Grenville 2.14.0 15 2
- East Gannislake .. 8.3.0 5 4
- East Loved 3.9.0 8 V
- E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 1E7.6 14 2
- Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5
- Great Laxey, limited., all 18 17
- Ureat South Talgus 1.4.0 -
Great Wheal I:hwy 14.9.6 -
G. Wheal Vor (lieb3ton 49 15 18
- Grenville 9.0.6 15 14
- Llerod's Foot .... 8.10.0 38 40
Hingston Downs 5.10.6 25 21
- Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8
- Mare Valley .. ... 4.10.6 6 65
lwyndy Iron Ore, llm 35 25 14
- 11 e'w S ton
- North ioakear . 3Bl 5 7
- N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 -
North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3
- Prosper United B.IEO 2 24
- Providence (tiny Lelan t 11.6.7 25 27
- S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 380 900
- South Condurrow fs.2.o 5
- S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 376 426
Stray Park . 35.16.6 4 6
.- Tin Croft 9 14 15
- Vigra and Clogan, Um all -
West Bassett (Mogan
- W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 10 12
WestChiverton ll 6) 61
- West
- Wheal 'Bassett (Mogan 55 75 80
- Wheal Buller (Bedruth 22 15 9 11
.... Wheal Mary Ann Men. 8 21 23
-- Wheal Seton 584 774 821
Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9

PREFERENCE SNARES.
Great Eastern, E. Comities Ex., No. 2. 91
Great Western, Orig. 41 per cent.. 85y t

I IVES LEASED AT FINED RENTAL 0.
Clicker and Holyhead,
Ditto, 5 per cent., 113 14
FUItEIGN'ItAIL WAY/1. •
Central Argentine, 13}
ahia and San rrancisco, mi. 7 per cent., 15}
reat Luxembourg, 12
South Austrian Lombardo Venetian, 16 }

/FOREIGN gaitimi.
Chontales Golf' and. Silver Mining, Ilm , 21
Din Pedro. N r..b. Del Itey, 2 16-10
llossa Grande,
St. John del Key, ilm, 111

•••••••••
IMOIMMI

BANNS.

Anglo Hungarian, 10
English and itio de Janeiro, lim.,
imperial ottoman,
London and River Plate,
Ditto, new, 114
London Chartered Banc of Australia, 2211
t.ondon and County, 591
London Joint Stock, 32
i.ondon and 1%. estininster, 891
Oriental Bank Corporation, 43i
Union of Australia, 49
Union of London, 33} I
bitsCELLANXOUB.
Anglo American Telegraph, 21 1
Aglu-Mexican Mint, l 5)
Atlantic Telegraph, 434
Ditto, 8 pLIr cent , 98t
Berlin Water Works, lit
B. and I. 51a,;netie Telegraph, lint, 1;5
Cnaimercial Union, lusurauJe. 51
Ezyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua., 88i
Electric aril International relegraph,_2.o

Ditto, ne 18i
`Gen. Credit and Discount, Lin.. 5 1
Hudson's Bay, 14
international Financial Society,lim., 31
London Provincial Telegraph, Um.,
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Lo.►n, .1 It

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

I.IOUSE 01? COMMONS—This DAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clftk.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL.
The adjourned debate on this bill, which is for the
regulation of the public schools, was rosuniel;
(LEFT SITTING.)

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via douthanipton.....July 18.
Disco, vla trseilles ........July 13.
Ditto, via -Vaal:xis
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Alunte Vidoo July 5.

Ditto, by lerenon paokot ...... ...• . Jay _2
Oapa Vorda. by Brazil paotot
()ape of Wad Live. As4enaloa. and St. Helena ...July 19
s;h111a, Penang, and Singapore, vii klouthaniiton..July 4.

11 EPMAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, July 6.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Prin-
cess Louis of llesse and Princess Louise, went
to London this morning.

The Duchess of Itoxhurghe was iu attendance.
Her Majesty visited the Duchess of Cambridge,
at St. James's Palace, and' afterwards visited the
Prince and Princess of ' Wales at Marlborough
House.

The Queen and suite returned to Windsor shortly
fter two o'clock.

lEALTIL OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

(THIS _DAY).

The following bulletin was issued this morn-

II 0' • -•-•
•

" Marlborough Hause, July 7.
Her Royal Highness and infant Princess are
going on perfectly well.
" ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
" EDWARD 11. SILNEKING, M.D."

Qrs. ending aprogress.res in
CoSnhi aprl eete.
aorteasl Receipts.
Dec. 25,.1867 .... 61.0 17J 789 54,268 9 8
March 25, 1863 .. 39 • I's 570 50,948 33 4
Jane 24. 1e68.... S-22 b 3 905 19,697 6 '
1,817 4 7 2,264 151,914 9 4
Totals to MI
chaelmas, 1867. 2',383 5," 97 27,783 1,10 `,613 7 9
Grand totals to •
stidsummer, 1.6 24,213 5,834 30,047 1,255,517 17 1
The total withdrawals since the formation of the
society (1852) to Lady-day, 1868, are ... £321,532 12 8
The total sale of land for the same period

The reserve fund to ➢lidsu.
The register of rights, f

636,276 17 6
timer, 1863, ie... 12,109 5 2
ixing the rotation far the selec-

tion of plots oa the society's estates, when offered for al-
lotment, stands as follows:--•

Completed. Drawn. Seniority. Total.
7,312 3,336 1,803 12,476
Deduct rights exercised on estates, &c,, ... 9,551

Unexercised rights ... 2,925
The last share number on the register of rights by
seniority of membership is No. 18,968.
The last share number issued to Midsummer, 1868, was
No. 30,047.

The estates allotted siuc3 the last Lady-day report have
been the following:—

Clapham Junetion'Estate, 'Kist Surrey, Ist portion, 29th
April, 1868.
Ditto, ditto, 2d portion, 24th Juno, 1868.

The executive committee have much satisfaction in being
enabled to inform the members that the first portion of the
above property, divided into 113 plots, was entirely dis-
posed of within such a short period as to justify the board
in announcing a second allotment at once, the result of
which has been a very large sale of the 181 plots on the
second plan, which has frontages to Wandsworth-common.
Bolingbroke House, with the grounds, will be reserved for
the present. No time will be, however, lost in the opening
up of the estate by the making of five new roads, connect-
ing the Battersea-rise with Wandsworth-common. The
Clapham Junction Estate, from its extent and position, is
adapted for sites to erect houses thereon to suit all classes
of the community. The remaining allotments fcr the pre-
sent financial year will be Holloway Estate, on Thursday,
the 16th inst. ; the 'Waterslade Estate, Red-hill, on the
24th ; and the Northampton Estate, on the 19th of August.
These three properties will be the last allotted by the so
ciety, the business of which at Michaelmas will be con-
fined to advances and ‘r the Benefit Buil ling Acts, whilst
the dealings in land will be carried on at the same offices
by the United Land Company (Limited), which has com-
menced operations in purchasing estates. Considerable
sales have taken place on the St. Margaret's Estates, the
building on which is progressing. There are now but a
few plots remrtining, with frontages to the ornamental
dardens, to be disposed of. The land left on hand on the
Roehampton and Putney-heath Estates is now confined to
a few plots. The roads on the Malvern Link and Sandown
(Isle of Wight) Estates have been completed. It is ex-
pected that the works on the fourth portion of the It mind
Hill Estate, Brighton, on the second portion of the Forest
Gate Estate, and the Finchley Estate, No. 2, will all be
completed before the close of the year. The members of
the Conservative Land Society have invested largely in
the United Land Company (Limited) since the last report
of the executive committee, which announced that inves-
tors might join both society and company if they thought
fit, the liability in both cases being confined to the amount
of the shares taken. The members of the Conservative
Land Society will continue to have the option of taking
shares in the United Land Company (Limited). The Con-
servative Land Society will be enabled, on the termination
of its 16th year, to extend largely the building advance
business, and thus develope more rapidly the estates which
will be in the hands of the United Land Company

(Limited), and the working of the two on the co-operative
principle will promote the prosperity of both associations.
(Signed) RANELAGH, Chairman.

(Countersigned) CHARLES L. GRUNEISEN, SAC.
The proceedings had not terminated when wo went to
press.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The last exami-
nation of candidates for the membership of this in-
stitution for the present session will be held on the 18th
inst., and already, owing to the new regulation requiring
all students to undergo an additional examination in medi-
cine, unless they should already have done so, which comes
into operation in October next, the number of gentlemen
whn have entered their names is considerably, iu excess of
former periods. .

THE CASE OF SERGEANT FLERON.—The Nord
announces that the King of the Belgians has signed a de-
cree, sparing the life of Sergeant Fleron, condemned to
death for shooting his commanding officer.
The French Government have granted to Baron
Emil Erlanger, of Paris, and Mr. Julius Reuter, of
London, an exclusive concession for 20 years to
lay and work a submarine telegraph cable between
France and the United States.

BoARD OF TRADE, June 31.—The Board of
Trade, in exercise of the powers vested in them by the
Merchant Shipping Act, 1867, have exempted from the
rule to be observed respecting limo or lemon juice and
other anti-scorbutics to be carried by foreign-going ships
those ships bound from any port in the United Kingdom
to ports on the Eastern Coast of America situate between
the 35th and 60th degrees of north latitude, and also all
ships bound to any islands or places in the Atlantic Ocean,
situate within those limits. Provided always—first, that
the exemption shall not extend to ships which may by the
terms of their agreements be also bound to any place out
of those limits; aud, . secondly, that the exemption shall
not extend to ships. bound to any part of the coast or
islands of Greenland situate within the limits aforesaid.
The sporting seasonorse
races,
ha s f r fairly
ocaotm
races,
commenced
nidn
base-ball America,
and there are h
matches in profusion. On the Jerome Park race course
Privateer has won the Feather Stakes, and Local took the
Westchester Cup, valued at $2,000. The rowing match
at Philadelphia between Janes Hamill, of Pittsburg,
and Henry Coulter, of Alieghany, Pennsylvania, for
the championship of America, resulted in the up-
setting of both the boats, and no decision. THE HAR-
VARD CLASS REGATTA took place on Monday, Juno
15. The class races of the Harvard University were
rowed in presence of 5,000 Bostonians and others, who
filled the grounds of the Alma Mater. Four boats entered
—viz., the Scientific and Law School, the Juniors, Sopho-
mores, and
whaedrein)ffj
fthraiels'eely
handso n tthlLyman,le°dSayo before the race, making things look blue
for that crew. Will Blaikie, the well-known college
athlete, acted as starter. At the first send-off the Junior
stroke broke his oar, aud the boats were recalled. Ou the
second start the Sophs took the 1ea,.1, Freshmen second,
Junior.) third, and Scientifics last; but the distance be-
tween the first and last was not more than a length. At
the end of the first half-mile the Scientific took the third
place. and at the end of the first mile took sccjnd,
the Sophomores also passing the Juniors, who ha I
got ahead of thin nearly. The Freshmen now ha I
tile lead, and turned the turning sake, t tking
the inside track. Now a tight struggle ensued,
but the Freshmen had pluck to spare, and came
home with a wild cheer; winning by fifteen and a half
seconds to the surprise of all. The following are the
names of the crews, and the time made by them :—Scieu-
title and Law School : .J. Hawthorne (stroke), R. H. Jo-
rome, H. U. Sargent, J. J. M'Cook, W. Rowland, and R.
W. Bayley (bow). Juniors : IL Rich-trds (stroke), J. L.
Silsbee' H. W. Putnam, W. S. Whitewell, R. M. Lawrence,
11. M. Howe (bow). Sophomores : T. Parsons (stroke),
S. V. Thayer, F. Kidder, E. M. Low, B. Adams, G. Willis
(bow). Freshmen : P. 0. Lyman (stroke), G. J. Jones, S.
W. Rice, W. B. Manwaring, N. G. head (bow). Race for
six-oared boats for the Beacon Cup, distance three miles,
the winners to take cup and six silver goblets; second,
six silver cups. Freshmen, 29m. 591 c.; Scientific, 21.13 ;
Sophomores, 21.58; Juniors, 21-501. Judges: A. P.
Loring, G. W. lioldregs, W. W. Richards.
Spirit.

lIcIPE ItIAL PAR L A.51.1] NT

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HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wo‘3lsack
at five o'clock.

Pontypool, Caerlyon, and Newport Railway Bill, Great
Western Railway Bill, and St. Lconard and St. 31 try Mag-
dalen Church Bill were real a third time and passed.
METROPOLITAN REGULATIONS BILL.

The Marquis TOWNSLIEND said, in moving the
socoul reading of this bill, that ho ro;rettol that Govera-
ment thought them>olves compiled to olvoso the read-
ing, therefore he would not tak.; up their ti_u; but would
ask that the bo discharged.
The order was then discharg
INDUSTRIAL SCIIO )LS BILL.
The order for this bill was also discharged.
ITETROPOLIS LOCAL MANAUESIEN P ACT BILL.

The order in this bill was also dischargal.
AFFAIRS IN NOVA SCOTIA

Lord STBA.THEDEN presented a petition from
Nova Scotia, alleging the existence of much dis-
content in the province in regard to the Act passed
lust Session tmder the title of British North
America Act, au t mwrsd that an humble aldro3.;
be presented to her Majesty to appoint a commission to pro-
ceed to Nova Scotia for the purpose of examining the allegeA
cansesof dissatisfaction, with a view to their removal. 110
said that the cause of discontent was the Confederation of
Nova Scotia with Upper aid Dever Canada, the former
province preferring still to rehab attached to the British
empire instead of being included in the Confederation.
The issue before the House was net as to the merits
of the Confederation, which subject had been so often
discussed. With regard to it he was ready to concede
what they liked. Bat they had not met to review the
advantages of confederation, but for the purpose of ascer-
taining what was the amount of disaffection. The noble
lord entered i Ito a statement as to the iin2ortance of the
stronghold of Nova Scotia, and said that although England
deprecated a war with the United States, yet Nova Scotia
in such an event WAS most important as a military and
naval station, and by the discontent to which he reforrel
we ran the risk of losing it. Earl Grey, the late
Duke of Newcastle, Sir John Bargoyne, and many
others considered Halifax as One of the most important
strongholds that we had. Under these circumstances it
was most j !alously to be guarded, a,3 the loss of Halifax
and Nova Scotia would be of the most vital importance.
-He -would now enter into a few of the facts connected
with the disaffection he had spoken of. In 1863, in the
month of July, a general disaffection took place in Nova
1 Scotia. The population was aroused to sp:.,OA.- upon car-
taia subjects of discontent.
_During the Parliament of

;h:it yea.r a great organic change took plqce. The
'•

true object of discontent was that as Nova Scotia was i
always intensely British, and in all great demon-
strations against England she was most loyal and '
always first to oppose invasion, therefore was she
the first to resist being dissevered from the Bri-
tish
Empire. When the members of her Parliament
assembled at Halifax iu January following shown 1 that
they were the partisans of Coafeleeaeion their discontent
arose. In consequence of this fifteen resolutions wore
framed, and delegates had been many months iu this country
ready to express the discontent that was felt in Nova Scotia.
Another subject of annoyanee was that Canada. had re-
fused to enrol the Nova Scotian militia. The new local
Parliament of Nova Scotia assembled in August and the
question must speedily be decided on. Woul lit be sup-
posed that &scent eat would pass away unless something
was done before the Bth of August? He did not believe
in the statement that the union of peoples must aroaso
some discontent., nor was he of opinion that unions of that
descri, tion were always successful. The local Par-
liament will meet is a few Weelee and this question
must then be settle 1 or lea 1 to all the evils which he had
shadowed forth. With regard to the manner iu which the
discontent was to be dispersed, there were one or two
ways. The one was that of repeal, but this, when the
session was almost exhausted, was impossible. Thera
was another means, and that was that there should be a
committee appointed to inquire int 3 what were the
causes of disaffection. This inquiry could not be made by
the Governor-General, because that would only preci-
pitate an outbreak, and however clover an I dispas
sionate he might be, his opinion coming from the Go-
vernment of Canada would create uo respect.. The
inquiry should be by commission, and would be accepted
as a fair investigation ; and it would have the effect of
drawing out in Nova Scotia whatever feeling there was in
favour of Confederation, and would elicit the opinions of
those who did not join in tFee discontent.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM, while regretting that the
notice of motion had been so long before the house with-
out action being taken on it, pointed out that the alleged
grievances arose entirely from the course adopted by the
first Canadian Parliament, and these had teen completely
removed by the action of the tuccceding Parliament. The
feeling in Nova Scotia was far from being unanimous
against the Confederation ; in fact, it was the feeling of as
small majority. He pointed out the great advat.tage
which Nova See tia would derive by joining with her sister
colonies. Ile deprecated any inquiry by Commission, and
urged that her Majesty's Government would do all that
they could in a spirit of conciliation towards the province,
and would use their influence in Canada in favour of a
similar policy.
Lord CARNARVON vindicated the course which
Government had taken in the matter, and want through
dates and facts 'to show that the course a lopted had been
approved by the other Provinces, and sanctioned by both
houses of the Home Legislature. lie hoped the house
would reject the prayer of the petition. The discussion
was continued by the Marquis of Normanby, who was
against any Commission, and by Lord Lyveden, Lord
Lyttelton, and Lord Airlie, who were also opposed to it,
while the Marquis of Clanricarde was in its favour. Lord
Russell briefly added that ho thought all the representa-
tions of such a loyal colony deserved the gravest con-
sideration.
Lord STRATIIEDEN declined to divide the house
and then withdrew his motion.
The Boundary Bill passed through committee, but on
its report being brought up,
Lord RAVENSWORTH moved as an amendment that
Jarrow should be added to the borough of South Shields.
This led to a brief discussion, in which several peers took
part. Eventually the amendment was pushed to a divi-
sion, and being defeated by a majority of 19, the bill
passed through committee.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
their lordships adjourned at 10 minutes to nine o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--LAST EVENING.

The SPELIC.EIt toak the Chair at 4 o'clock,
WINDSOR BARRACKS.

Colonel LESLIE asked the Secretary for War whet her
he had seen the report in the papers of the sanitary coin-
missioners of the Lancet on Windsor Cavalry Barracks ;
and whether there was any truth in that report as to ttm
bad state of the barracks?

Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had seen the report, but
he thought the complaints with respect to married soldiers'
quarters were somewhat overstrained. Comparing the
condition of married soldiers now with what they were
ten years ago, he thought the arrangements were very
satisfactory. They had already spent £llO,OOO in im-
proving the quarters of married soldiers, and now the
outlay was between £30,000 or £lO,OOO per annum in
order to secure each married soldier a separate room.
He thought that it was making too great a demand that
soldiers having four or five children should have two
rooms. With regard to the shortness of water, ho did
not think, so close as the barracks were to the River
Thames, such complaints ought to exist.
CAVALRY HORSES.
Sir R. ANSTRUTHER asked the Secretary of State for
War whether his attention had been called to Captain
Cockerell's Report to the Co:nmissionera of the Paris Ex-
hibition upon the new system of shoeing horses irate-
duced by M. Charlier, and now extensively used in Paris,
and whether he would give directions that a trial of this
system of shooing should be made at the Cavalry Depot
at Canterbury.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had seen the report, but
as he was in communication with the proper offieers he
oould not at that moment give an answer to the question.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
Col. FRENCH, in the absence of Mr. Dillwyn, asked
the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was true that
negotiations, contingent upon the passing of the Tele-
graphs Bill either in this or the next session of Parliament,
for the purchase of their interest in telegraph companies
by the Government, had been entered into by the Post-
office authorities with certain railway and other com-
panies, notwithstanding that a select committee of the
house was I1)W conducting an inquiry into the whole
question of the expediency of the Government's taking
up the telegraphs; and, if so, whether ho would lay a
copy of the suggested form of agreement upon the table of
the house?
Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said an
agreement had been entered into with the electric tele-
graph companies and the railway companies opposing the
bill subject to the approbation of the committee. If it
was approved of there would be full opportunity given to
tho house to express its opiui un the subject.
THE DOVER FORTIFICATION 3.

In rep:y to Mr. DIXON,
Sir J. PXKINGTON sald he had re.luivod intelligence
through a private slur,:e that a schooner, whilst lying in
Dover Roads, hat been struck by a shot from the bat-
teries, and he had given directions that a moat searching
inquiry should be made into the circumstance.
THE REGISTRITION BILL.

Mr. lIARDY moved that, first, the orders of the day bo
postponed, in order that the R:gistration Bill might be
read a third time that it might be sent up to the House
of Peers. •

The motion having been agreed to,
The SPEAKBR put the question that the bill be read a
third time.

Mr. CANDLISH wished to call the attention of the
house to a decision which had been given in the Court of
Common Pleas on Saturday last, which was to the effect
that tenants of a portion of a house were not subject

to th 3 piyanat of ra1.33,

ai therofora u.)t cu-

t!tlod to the 4raue7iiie as h.) balicved it wa; iu-

tended they shoalff (Rear, hear.) The effect of
.the

decision of the Chi !f Justice of Common Pleas would be

to disqualify from between 100,000 and 200,000 parsons,
whom it was intended to onfranchise. In the b)rough he

representol he believed b:itwoen 2,000 and 3,000 would be
prevented from t•ileu4 prt is the next election, and in
Newcastle-upon-Tyna the num'rr woall ba between
5,000 a-id 6,00). The now R3forin Bill, accarding ta that

decision, would not enfrancliis thal ons-half
tll3 nu alto r that was intends-0, an 1, as it

was a matter of such great impirtanc3, to-morrow hs

should ask the right hen: gentlern to wLtether he intended
to bring in a short bill to give effect to that which was the
intention of Parliament. (hear, hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to know what steps were
to be taken to prevent houses being unduly crowded is
order to obtain a vote.

Mr. HARDY said there was nothing in the act abJut
crowding hous3s. The great question to be decided would
be, was the person claiming qua!itled to vote ?
Sir G. BOWYER expressed r,.gt'et th it evidence had
not been hoard on the naatt3r, an 1 113 qa.:stion33d very
much whether the registration would be carriel out satis-
factorily.

The bill was then ra,d a third tinip and passed

CaRRUPT PFLA.:;TICES AT ELEJTIONS BILLS.
Tile house then went into co nraitte.: oa this bill.
On clause 5 being proposed,
Mr. BOUVERIE moved that the clause and all clauses
following up to clause 18 inclusive be omitted. He
did so because he believed that the provisions
were such that the whole intention of the measure
would be frustrated.. The right hon. gentleman moved
a number of clauses to take the place of those proposed to
be left out : the first set forth the place at which the trial
was to be held, the next provided for the appointment of
three additional judges, " and the other clauses
provided that every such election inquiry should be
presided over .by one of the judges of her
Majesty's superior Courts of Common Law at Westmin-
ster, such judge not being a member cf the base of Peers,
and such judge should alone decide every question of law
arising ou such trial, whether relating to the admissibility
of evidence or otherwise, and slieula direct the said com-
mittee upon the law by which their decision was to be
governed, and such committee should accord-
ingly, as a jury, give their decisioa only
on the facts of the case : provided always that
such trial should proceed and be con lacted in all
'respects iu the same way as a trial at Nisi Prim., or a cri-
minal proceeding before a jury. Oa the conclusion of the
trial the judge,ha proposed, should certify to the Speaker
the result of the trial, at the same time stating if any and
what corrupt practices had prevailed. Ile thought if

the house were to adopt his amendments, that great
good would result, and they would have a tribunal which
would do the work far more efficiently thau at present.
Sir P. COLLIER objected to the ammlneuts, the more
so as they did not provide for any local inquiry, an ar-
rangement very gmerally desired, and also that no
provision WAS made for au inquiry being Urea
-when the house was not sitting.. (Hear, hear.)
He thought if the house parted with the jurisdiction of
conducting these inquiries into corrupt practices, the
power should only be given to the highest judicial
authorities. He obj3ctul to give it to barristers of
ten years' standing or county court judges.
(Hear, hear.) It had been said that the inquiry would b.:
too severe, but he did not thick that could be so, for if
there was corruption existing it was well for the country
that it should be known and ruotel out.

Mr. LOPES' supported the amend aunts of the right hon.
member for Kilmarnock. Ile nought that the proposal
to try these ele:tion incriir:es by an ass•eeser a.id a kind
of jury selected from that house was one of the best
arrangements that coul I be made.
Mr. lIUGESSEN said the select committee having de-
cided upon the house giving up iti jurisdiction, he thought
the best thing to do was to agree to it rather than fritter-
ing the time away of the house in useless dis,:us,ions,
which would only prevent anything Wing done at all dur-
ing the present session. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HENLEY supported the chaise, bacaule it gave the
.security of a jury, rather than making their decisions rest
upon the opinion of one man.

Mr. MILL said ho wished it could ba mala unlawful
for bribsry to be tolocatel, and that could not ba done as
long as PArliament itself took the initiative in deciding
the question. If the matter vas d6cidad by an indepen-
.

dent tribunal, a mach more satisfactmy state of things
would result than that which at present existed.
Mt. GLADSTONE, though personally preferring, both
to the bill and to Mr. Bouverie's amendment, a plan con-
templated by Mr. Ayrton (to institute preliminary in-
quiries by effi.;ials specially appointed, and to be called
attorneys of the Rouse of Commons), pressed the Govern-
ment to facilitate the progress of the bill by accepting Mr.
Mill's amendment ; but
Mr. DISBIIELI declined to give any opinion at present
as to the expediency of limiting the duration of the bill,
though ho promised favourably to consider it when it was
propo.s
-ed as a substantial amendment. Mr. Bouverie'i4
amouclm3nt, ho intimated, would be considered as fatal to
the whole principle of the bill.
Mr. Lopes and Sir C. O'Loghlen supported the amend-
' went, and Mr. Knatchbull-liugessen supported it. On a
division there was a majority of 77 against it, and in favour
of the bill-201 to 127.
The committee was occupied with the bill up to half-
past ten o'clock, but no material amendment was made in
it until clause 10, which sanctions the appointment of two
election judges, and on this an important decision was
arrived at, which for the moment has brought the bill to a
stop.

Mr. AYRTON suggested that, instead of nominating
two judges to bo - specially set apart for this duty, one
judge should be added to each of the Common Law courts,
and election petitions should be tried indiscriminately
by the general body of judges, according to a settled rota.
Mr. Russell Gurney, Mr. Kerslake, Mr. Denman, Mr.
Sergeant Gaselee, and others supported this plan, and
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in opposing it, pointed
out that the remonstrance of the judges against having
this duty imposed on them was not withdrawn, and
hinted that the adoption of this scheme might imperil the
bill.

Mr. LOWE strongly protested against this line of argu-
ment. It was the duty of the house to create the best tri-
bunal in its power, without reference to the protest of the
Judges, or to the possible action of the House of Lords.
He strongly urged the Government, therefore, to consider
their determination, and to commit the jurisdiction to the
Common Law Bench, reinforced by the addition of three
new Judges. • .
Mr. DISRAELI admitted that this might be the best
course, but, remembering the effect of the Judges' protest
on the House of Commons, it was possible it might be
equally powerful with the other house. It was therefore
necessary to consider not so much what was best as what
would be most likely to be carried ; and, not being pre-
pared to risk the success of the bill, he declined to assent
to the suggestion.
On a division Mr. Ayrtou's amendment to omit the
essential portion of the clause was carried by a majority of
65-136 to 71. Upon this Mr. Disraeli moved to report
progress, with the view of considering what could be done
to meet the views of the house, but he added that he
could not conceal from himself the great difileulties ho
had to contend with. The further progress of the bill was
then adjourned until Thursday.
The Army Estimates were the next business on the
paper, but befere going into supply,
Major ANSON interposed with an elaborate attack on
the manufacturing department of the army, which he ac-
cused of gross waste, extravagance, misrepresentation,
and even falsification of accounts. Under the head of gun
manufacture especially Major Anson pushed his attack
into minute detail, supporting it by a great mass of figures,
and concluded by a comprehensive resolution containing
three propositions—first, that in order to secu-o greater
accuracy of accounts an annual statement of the stores
in possession of the troops and in the arsenals be laid be-
fore Parliament ; next, that in order to prevent the Go-
vernment manufactories becoming monopolies a certain
proportion of stores be purchased from the private trade ;
and, lastly, that the manufacturing departments be worked
as private firms.
Sir J. PAKINGTON complained that Major Anson had
given no notice of his most serious charge against the
manufacturing departments; consequently he was unable
to answer them on the spot. To the first proposition Sir
John made no difficulty in acceding by way of experi-
ment, though he pointed out it would be very costly. To
the second he rep'ied by showing in what large propor-
tions such stores as clothing, gunpowder, small arms, &c.,
are purchased from private manufacturers, and on the third
and most important of Major Anson's proposals, while
acknowledging its desirability, he refused to commit him-
self without further consideration.
The Marquis of HA.RTINGTON held it to be imprac-
ticable to conduct the Government manufactories as pri-
vate firms, and on that account chiefly he urged that
Major Anson's charges against them should be strictly in-
vestigated.
Mr. Otway, Sir G. Bowyer, and General Herbert made
some observations on the same subject ; and Lord Elcho,
on Major Anson's behalf, offered to submit his case to
a select committee or any other inqui,ition.
The practice of iutrusting privates and non-commis-
sioned officers with 20 rounds of ball cartrilge in time of
peace was mooted by Mr. HAI TER, and these preliminary
discussions occupied the house until so late au hour that
the army estimates were postponed until the next supply

night.
The Earl of MAYO brought in the Registration Bill for
Ireland, which, like the English bill, is confined chiefly to
the process of revision. It provides that the process shall
be completed between September 8 and October 6, so that
the lists shall be in the hands of Sheriffs by the Ist of
November. It also contains provisions for facilitating
the making up of the supplemental lists of lie w voters,
and the general result is that everything will be ready for
a general election in Ireland about the same time as in
England.
The house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock.