The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN

SHARE LIST.

ORDINARY tIIIikENS AND STOCKS.

ihare,i Paid./ os
Railways.
done.
I
it . 4 nano stet .... 100 82 94
Closing
Business
at "aledonlan -.. 100 714 75 711 1/ 1
at 'ambrian
- serk and Bandon...- - - -
90 'orn wall all 24 34
st Dublin & Belfast June lO3 754 77
st Dun„Pertb, A Ab.Junc -.00 70 72
-16. London, bcrip Cfriti all - -
Do. 100 - -- d
st Glasgow &S. Western, 100 - -
at Great Eastern,Ord.stk.l lOU 31 -,.311 311
at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 21 100 7 8
at larcatNorthofScotlan:i 100 15 6
at Great Northern 1 100 102 103
at Do. A stock . ! 100 17 93 1 974
st Do. B stock lOO 124 146
at Do. New, Is. at 25 pre, t 0 - -
at Gt 6, and W. of Irelanui 100 96 87
at Gt. Western -Original! leo 53 634 53 4
it D. :.',. Val. Rail. gua li_) - -
at Do. South ;talcs
at Do. W. Mld.-oa.tord 100 30 35
at Do. licwi.ort
at Ito. Rereford lOO - -
at Lanc,siiire a iorkalliry 100 1271 )281 1281 71
at Landon ..nd 131ackwali! 100 - -
it Lou., lirigh.,J':. S Coast, 10u 52 53 e 24 1
at I on., that., 441(.1 Dove; 109 19; 20 193
it Do. Aletrop. Ex. A ' too - --
et Len. A 'North Hester: loi, 115 1154' 1151 415
at Lon. A Souili Wertcri lui. 91 9•t , 914
at Man., 611,(1,, A LAl:dole Ito, 421 14
at aletr:.,poutae all IL4 1.•41 112 4
91 Do. New - - i
at Do. Ex LClISIOII
at ( Nletrupolitan Diatriet all 8.) 5
it / Do. do. do. 10 - -
10 1)o. and:A. John's IN 'k, 6 - -
at ,Ilid;and
- Do. £9 Share 7 - -
at Do, 13iriniu.. A Diirbi 100 75 77
- Bid Kent . - -
at North British
at Do. Ed.' Pill., A Dun lO9 - -
at Nth. Eastern-Berwich 100 1024 1034 1021
25 Do. U.N•E purchas( 10,13.* - -
at Do. Leeds
st Do. York lOO 01 95 141 1
at Do. Carlisle .....
st Po. Stock. & Darling all 131 133
25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - -- p
at North London ...
at Do. do. 1861 5. - -
- Do. do. 1865
10 North Staffordshire
at N. AS. W. Junction
st Scottish Central -•--
- Soot. N. B , Abcr. stock 100 - -
- Do. Soot, Mitt stook lOO - -
- Shropshire Union
st South Devon lOO 43 15
at South Eastern
90 Staines, Wok., A Wok all le 11
st raft* Vale
10 Do. C - -
-- V ale of Neath - ,-
- Waterford A Kilkenny 100 - -
10 Waterlod A Whitelia*l 6 - - -
West Cornwall - - -
BRITISII fOSSESSIONS.
(00 Atlantic& St.Leawrenoe all/ 64 46
,„ 1 doin.,l3aroda,(kCen.ln. 100 I 105 106 1.5/
' gu. 5 per cent...
40 Do. I shares l6 1 91,
404 Buffalo A Lake liurow all 3 4
10 Do. Preference
100 1 Butf.,Brant,&Goderich
/ 5 p.c. 4872-3-1 WO 68 71
at Calcutta .I 4 S. E., lim lOO - -
at ,Jape Town A Doak, gu: 100 18 52
00 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi all 99 102
at East Bengal, gu., 6do 100 1044 1054
at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 109 110 1111 }
JO Do. .1 Extension - -
at tirandTrunkot Canada 100 151 161
100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45
100 Do. do deferred - -
100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 33
100 Du. do. deferred - -
100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 27 29
100 Do. do. deferred - -
100 Do. 4th Pret. stook
100 Do. do. deterred - -
at Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0. 100 100 110 1101 6
i 3 (.o. (Ina. 5 per cent lB 14 2 p
tO Do. New gua. sp. o 6 19 3 P
at al t. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at Do. 41 per cent lou 94 90
28t4 p
';reatoli2
es. of Canada oall 10 4-64!
204 Do. New .... - -
00 Do. 6p. c Be.s. pay. 1873 all 08 100
00 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 91
et Madras, gua. 5 p.o .... 100 100 102
at Do. 41 do
at Do. 41 do .. 100 89 91
20 Do. Fifth Extension! 5 -
at ilelb. Cor. 6p. c. Biada.l 100 - -
50 Mel. A Bobson's 8ay..1 ail -•-•
at N.lll.C'da.6pclstplbs 1100 83 65
at Dude Althiik'nd, g. 5 p.O, 100 1034 1014
at Seinde . ..
st Do. Delhi
20 Do. do :7, 4 2 4 !p
st Do. Puniaub.... =to I WU 101 102
at Do.lndurt St.Flot 4.1 I 100 87 89

COLON I.a.L (4 0 VERN ME NT SECCRITI 5.
I British Columbia, 6 pert
cent., Deo. 31, 1872 100
Can.Gov.6 p.c.J ft.& J uly
1877-131
Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug l4O 102 IU4
Do. sp. o. Mar. La Sept, 100 102 143
Do. 6p. c. Jan. & Julyl 100 91 93 921
Do. sp. c. Inscribed 100 91 93
Cape G. dope, 6 p.o. 1873 i 160 105 107
Do.Apl.3tUct.ll,9o-12001 100 108 ILO 108
Do. do 1880-94 100 100 108
Do. Jan..sg..luly, 160-91 100 108 Itu ,
- ID°. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 :00
Nov. 1878, 61. 100 1 8 110
Do. 1872, do 2OO 105 147
Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1873 ... lOO 11.6 108
do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. In 100 107 109
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO IC6 108
alai 'Joy. Co per cent. 100 -
- iN.8.G0r.6p.c.Ja.3/.1u1;! 100 99 10
S. S. W. Gov. 5 p•0.,166,,, 109 LI) 101
- j Do. 5 p.c. 1811 to 1876! 100 98 90 101
I Do. 5 p.c. 1388 to 1896: (00 4'51 9.1
- New Zealand, op. oeni; 100 -
- Do. 5 per cent.... .j 100 978 981 904
- Nova Scylla Gov. 6p. 0.1
sterling, 1475 1190 102 101
,teueensland Gov. 6p. e.' 100 103 105
c. Aua.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-0 100
Do. IS7B al, upwards lOO 110 :11
Vic,Uov. 6 p.o.Ja.ltJuly 100
Do. do, dpril k Oot lOO 1111 112tI 110) 11
BILITISLI 511141t13.
Carn. Consol. tiold, Um. 1
- Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated, SO 51 61
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 440 46)
Drake walls 2.1.0
East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12
East Caradon 2.11.6 4 5
East Carn Brea 3l 2 24
East Grenville
East Gunnislake 8.3.0 4 41
-- East
E. W'l Russell (Tavistk' 11.7.0 14 2
Jam.LSc StAubyn(Gwen. 66 4 5
Great Lakey, limited.. all 18 174
Brest South Toigus.... 1.4.0
Great Wheal busy-- 14.9.0
(1. Wheel Vor 40 15 17
Grenville 9.0.6 1) It
llerod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40
tiiagston Downs 5.10.6 21 2/
Margaret (Uny Le1aut113.17.6 6 8
Ilarke Vallev 4.10.0 6 gi
Ilwyndy Iron Ore, Urn 8) 21 11
New S ton
North toskear
4.Wh Bassett(lllogau 4.1.0 --
- North Wheal Crotty 2.13.4 2 3
Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24
ProvideucekUnyLelant 10.6.: 25 27
S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 380 400
South Coudurrow t.2.0 4 f
S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 421
Stray Bark . 35.15.6 4 6
Croft l.l 14 15
—•
Vigra and Clogan, Um all -
- West Bassett an l+ 14
W. Caradon (Liskeardl 10 10 i. 2
West Chiverton ll 61 66
West 5ct0n....... 474 200 210
Wheal Bassett (Mogan 54 75 80
\Vheal Butler atedruthl22ls 9 11
Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23
Wheal Scton
Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9

PREFERENCE STARES.
London, Chatham, end Dover 5 per cent., 47
South Eastern (tteading Akns. £1.0.6d), 22}

ritilarlqumws btlA KM> AND STOCKS
Great Western, 0 per cent., irrd.. 1866, 104
London, Chatham, &0., Motrop. Ext. C, 6 per Cent., 28

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Wilts and Someset, SO
FOREIGN RAILWAir.

_
Dutch Rhenish,
Ditto, all, 211
i;reat Luxvannuurg, 11l
Recite awl San leranctsc9, lira., qua. 7 per cent., 11
Sea Paulo. Lim., gut'. 0 per cent.,lBi
FOtt Atlr4B:B.
Anglo Braz it
Cape Copp-T.llm, 12

BANhS.

Anglo-Italian, lim., 5
Agra, Aim., A.
Ang.o. Austrian, 11l
•
Anglo-Hungarian, 8 9-16
Anglo-Italian, 1866, lim., 6
Bank of South Australia, lim, 29
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 18}
Consolidated, lim., 4}
imperial Ottoman, Ilf }
London and River Ylate,
new, 111
London and County, 52}
Ditto, new, 35
London Joint Stock, 35}
London and 55 est.ninster. 711
Ditto, Scrip, 48)
Union of Australia, 481 I
Union of London, 351
11 LISLIELLANXOOS.

Bombay Gas, 11m., 4
Ceylon Company, 71 7
E2Yptiau per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gna.by Egypt. Gov 881
Gen. Credit and Discount, tint.. 5
ti udson's Bay, 151
Ocean Marine Insurance), 191
Rio de Janeiro Gas, 22a
Telegraph Construct. and Maintenanee, 113
Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 2
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 721

THE OXITORDSIIIRE MlLlTlA.—=this regiment,
commanded by Colonel Fano, has just concluded its an-
nual training. The men have boon dismissed to their
homes after an inspection at Aldershot. The inspecting
officer complimented the regiment on its smartness and
soldier-like bearing. Au official complaint, however, was
made respecting the form by which officers are selected
for promotion in the regiment, but the matter is likely to
be satisfactorily arranged. . •

CITY SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—At the execution
of Barrett yesterday, in addition to a strong body of police,
there was assembled at the Parade-ground, rear of St.
Sepulchre's Church, as early as six a.m., s reserve of the
City special constables of the district of St. Sepulchre
under the command of the chief constable, Mr. Charles
Woolforton, Messrs. Superintendent Hough, Midwinter,
Bethel], Francis, and others, who remained on special duty
until after the body of the culprit waa taken ciQWII;

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUP. OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

, .
PARIS; TUESDAY, May 28
4 .
The recent speeches at the Berlin banquet to
Customs Parliament have caused a considerable' Sell's'igiin
here. The Government journals attempt to attenuate
Count Bismarck's:and Prince Hohenlohe's reinarkS;and
lay the flattering unction to their souls that the Treati
A Prague has been faithfully kept, for the line
A the Mein has not been crossed by Prussia.
But the Opposition journals point out that virtually
this line has been crossed, for all the speakers referred to
the unity of Germany as an accomplished fact. In fact,
we now learn—though the information was carefully with-
held by the Haves Agency—that the President of the
Prussian Diet, Herr von Porkenbeck, proposeel the toast
"To the Ger Man Unity," and that Herr Metz;
Southern deputy of the Customs Parliament,
proposed "To the suppression of the line of
the Mein ;" and that Bismarck, so far from discoun-
tenancing these sentiments, made the speech with
which we hare all been made acquainted, and which, as

the Libfrtts says, " does not contain a single word insulting
to France, and yet every word is a threat." There can be
no doubt but that German unity is an accomplished fact,
and that foreign intervention would have the same effect
as is produced by a shake upon a freezing mixture—con-
vert the country into a compact solid mass: Why does not
the Emperor make up his mind to recognise this obvious
fact ? Or, if he is determined to prevent it, why did he not
seek to do so before. Every day is rendering that task
more difficult, and every day is reconciling the French
people as a nation more and more to the inevitable unifica•
tion of Germany.

At present it would seem as if Napoleon, while pre•
paring for war, was very anxious to avoid an immediate
rupture. For instance, the Hanoverian officers at
Amiens who have refused to accept the King of
Prussia's amnesty and retarn home, have been told
that, while they will be permitted to remain in
Amiens, they must not indulge in any manifestations
of animosity to the Prussian Government. In this matter
Austria appears to be working in harmony with Prussia.
It was Baron von Beust, according to all accounts, who

put pressure upon the Ex-King of Hanover to suppress the
situation, a newspaper published here in the interests of
King George. This is not the only indication of close
relations betyeen the Vienna and Paris Cabinets. I hear
that the Marquis de Moustier has written to Baron von
Beust to pohit out in the most friendly way the ill effects
that would be produced by the proposed taxation of the
Austrian funds, and recommended him to find some other
means for supplying the wants of the public treasury.
Marshal Niel has Ntritten a long report to the Emperor on
the Chassepot rifle. It is highly laudatory of that weapon,
and states that the effect obtained by it at 1,000 metres
is better than that obtained by the old rifle at 400, and
twice as good as that obtained at GOO metres, which was
the utmost limit of that piece. This report is considered in
some quarters as an apology in advance for the Minister's
refusal to assent to the reductions insisted upon with so
much pertinacity by the Budget Commission.
There seems to be no chance of a speedy termination to
the French occupation of Rome. The Sicle mentions
that the military sub-intendant has just entered into a
contract for the supply of the French Military Hospital at
Civita Vecchia from June 1 to December 31.
The Government is just now deliberating very
anxiously with regard to the elections. It sees clearly
that redder the regime inaugurated by the new press and
public meeting laws it must not cnnmit itself to some of
the deputies, who are too Napoleonist to be prudent. It
is therefore proposed to bring out a number of new and
less objectionable Government candidates. AL Rouber
and M. Pinard have had long consultations on the
matter, and each ministerial supporter has been the subject
of a deliberation whose decision will affect the deputies of
more than half the departments of France.

A petition is being circulated Praying the Senate to re-
store the elective Municipal Council of Paris. The petition
has already received several thousand signatures, and is
said to be assured of powerful support in. the Corps Ldgis-
latif, which seems disposed not to let Baron Ifaussmann off
too easily. It appears as if the actual demolition of the Boule-
vard end of the Rue de In Paix had broken the camel's
back of public patience. The inability of the city of
Paris to meet its engagements to the Credit Foncier
within the period of the contract, which is avowed by the
appeal to the Legislature to allow the payments to be
spread over more than double the number of years, affords
formidable weapons to the Opposition deputies elected by
Paris,departmental jealousies in. the Chamber.
lnatattarilecek upon M. She, Professor
byc provincial, or rather
course of his speech on
education,
reinforcedßad,)ne
Bonnechose,
e cashesovs theye
e
of Medicine, for materialistic and atheistic doctrines
introduced into the lectures to his class. This
morning, reopening of the course, M. S6e
recocrinNi-enrgl'at
quite an
nhovationfrom his pupils ; and, judging by
the police precautions that had been taken, a disturbance
seems to have been apprehended, though none took place.
Cardinal Bonnechose had, however, previously addressed
a letter to M. Troplong, stating that .the professor's words
had been incorrectly reported to him, and that he had
gone too far in his strictures. The Figaro, in relating the
demonstration of this morning, adds that a number of the
students who bad assembled after the class in the yard
were locked in by the police, and that it required the in-
tervention of the Dean of the Faculty to procure their
liberation. You know that the Figaro must not be always
taken very literally.

A violent thunderstorm burst over Paris this morning.
I hear that the lightning struck the .well-known photo-
graphic establishments of Nadar and of Alophe, nearly
opposite the Grand Hotel, and also a house in the
neighbouring Rue Caumartin, but without causing very
serious damage.

rhe birth of the new prince has given immense satisfac-
tion in Russia, where, perhaps, more than in any other
country of the world, the sovereign's relations to his people
are those of a father to his family. A salvo of 301 guns
announced the event There would have been but 31
rounds if the child had been " only a girl." The Czar has
issued a proclamation ordering that the title of Imperial
Highness shall be " on all necessary occasions given to the
new-born grand duke, our well-beloved grandson." The
infant's names are Nicholas Alexandrovitch, and he has
been inscribed in all the regiments of the guards and
hussars in which his fatherls inscribed. He has also been
named chief of the Cali Regiment of Infantry of Moscow,
which is henceforth to be called " His Imperial High
ness's Own." Rather an infantile commander of infantry
this.

Thichere w
ashas been
oau
asphilyenagioargreeovuisewspeientaSelte.. P enter: bcuzragr,
expressed himself well satisfied with the conduct of the
troops, and gave them fifty copecks each. Sometimes
these military spectacles are costly affairs. A few days.
ago the Emperor, on the occasion of the fête of the hussar
regiment, made a gift of 300,000 roubles from his privy
purse to be divided amongst the superior officers and subal-
terns of the Guard on active service.
The Constitutionnel confirms the statement of the Liberti
that there is serious discontent in Malta, and gives the
following account of its origin. Before Sir Henry Storks
quitted the island he raised the salary of the Auditor
General, an Englishman, from £5OO to £6OO. The Admi-
nistrative Council, composed of eight Maltese, sent a
protest against this measure to the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, but he ratified the decision of the late governor.
Five of the members then resigned, and as the Council is an
elective body, the election of new members gave rise to
much excitement. One of the journals declared that the
Maltese were not Abyssinians. " Sixty-five years ago we
gave ourselves voluntarily to England, and a constitution
was granted to us which ought to be respected. But
of late years we have been treated like puppets, and.
every day things become worae.,,
"Why," adds another.
paper, " does England always send us governors who
pocket their salary of £5,000 for doing nothing? There
aro plenty of other nations who would gladly take
charge of Malta. Let us endeavour to get rid of our pre-
sent oppressors." The Constitetionne/ adds that England
takes no notice of these complaint; for she has eight regi-
ments in the fortress and a squadron in the port of La
Valetta. "Nevertheless, the English journals, so prodigal
with their advice to other Governments, should advise their
own to give some attention to the intellectual situation
of the Maltese population, deprived of;, schools and
given up to idleness.s and consequently to pauperism.
There is only one opinion in Europe as to the miserable
state of the lower classes in the island of Malta."
Sir Roderick Murchison sends some more letters to the
Times, touching the latest prosecution of the Ex-Governor
of Jamaica. The first is from the Hon. IL N. Addington,
who considers that the proceedings are now assuming the
character of a "persecution," and encloses a cheque for
£5O in aid of the "Defence Fund." In the next place,
Mr. Hamilton Hume, the hon. sec. of the fund, calls
attention to the statement in Mr. Buxton's recent letter
that " it is notorious that sums vastly beyond all possible
costs - are at his (Mr. Eyre's) disposal.,, He asks what
right that gentleman had to make such an assertion,know-
ing full well that it would have been impossible for Mr.
Eyre to meet the expenses of the civil and criminal
prosecutions but for the generous aid of the public. " The
object," says Mr. Hume, " is to prevent the public sub-
scribing to assist the late Governor of Jamaica. It
remains to be seen whether such tactics will succeed."
The third communication is from Mr. J. Humphry, who
calls upon the public to come forward to defend the man
" who saved our colony," and who "should be held up to
every colonial governor as an example, not as a reproach."
At the same time he encloses a cheque for £3OO, by way
of counterbalancing the £3OO sent by the hon. member for
BaltihneY t9wan4 the oNtifimst tq mocuticqk

_TG, MAY 27, ISOB.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

VOTE OF THANKS TO SIR ROBERT NAPIER.
The'Earl of MALMESBURY announced to the house
that the vote of thanks to Sir Robert Napier, for the ser-
vices rendered by him in Abyssinia, would be postponed
Until after the Whitsuntide holidays, in consequence of no
official despatches having been received.

CONSECRATION OF CHURCHYARDS AND
RELIGIOUS SITES BILL.

On this bill being committed,
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved as an amend-
ment to one of the clauses that the clergy of various de-
nominations should at a fixed time be allowed to come
into the churchyard to perform the- burial service app:r-
taiuing to their denomination's.

The Bishop of OXFORD entirely ohjocted to this; he
thought it would be highly inexpedient that the clergy of
the other denominations sliould be albwed at a fixed time
to come into tho chure'uyird and perform a service.
Therefore he trusted that their lordships would not eut,. r-
tain his noble friend's amendment.

The bill was then pissed through committee.
THE REFORM..A.TORIES OF IRELAND BIIL.

This bill vas read a first tune.
ARTIZANS AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS
BILL.
. _ _

Lord CHELMSFORD moved the second reading of this
bill, and said that it was with great pleasure that he moved
it. The evil which it was to mitigati was daily and daily
increasing. It was calculated to confer happiness
upon a very large number of the inhabitants of our large
towns. Several bills on the subject had been introduced,
but although read a second time, none of them had passed,
although the last one passed without a division.
.One of course of the objectors to this bill
would come from those who owned a large portion of these
buildings, but he would refer their lordships to some of
the statistics referring to these localities. In one
statement was to be found the particulars of
fifty-seven persons who had been sleeping, eating,
and living in the same tenement, and when ono unhappy
sufferer died the corpse was left there, while his wife and
family were sent to the wcrkhouso. It was for the well-
being of the country that these horrible and not sin-
gular condition of the dwellings of the labouring
classes should be ameliorated. He knew that it was a
painful recapitulation, but it was beyond doubt necessary
that the very worst phases should be fully exposed.
He would refer to three great towns, Manchester, Liverpool,
and London. In them the overcrowding was so great that
it was found that 56 adult daughters slept in the same beds
as their parents ; and in another that in 99 instances adult
sons slept in the same room as their mothers and sisters, and in
37 instances in thesame bed. In one mostnotorious instance
in the same room two sons slept with the mother, and the
husband, wife, and daughter in the same bed. In one
.street (Lord-street) in Manchester through this over-
crowding there were 200 cases of typhits fever in nine
months. In 89 houses there were 3,050 persons. After
reciting and justifying the provisions contained in the bill,
Lord Chelmsford referred to a suggestion that had been
made to refer the measure to a select committee, and,
although himself opposed to such a course, said he would
consent to the reference, fearing he could not successfully
resist it if it were pressed.
Lord SHAFTESBURY spoke in confirmation of the
evils Sat present existing and the absolute necessity of some
such measure as was now proposed, which was continually
becoming more urgent in consequence of the incessant de-
molition of houses for improvements and the ever grow-
ing numbers of the population in all large towns, espe-
cially in the metropolis.
The Duke of SOMERSET thought the bill might be
made more effective by a reference to a select committee,
and pointed out how the poorer classes suffered from the
proceedings of trades' unions, which objected to cheapen-
ing the cost of erecting houses.
The Bishop of LONDON warmly approved the bill.
Lord PORTMAN was prepared to oppose the bill in its
present shape, but thought that it might be made into a
useful measure by the labours of a select committee. Ile
instanced several points in which the bill was deficient
or vague to prove that it required more careful con-
sideration.

The Duke of MARLBOROUGH approved the principle
of the bill, and concurred in the reference to a select
committee.

Vv
Lord DERBY expressed a similar opinion, indicating
one defect in the bill in its present shape, that it did not
deal with overcrowded dwellings, but only with dwellings
that were unfit for human habitation. Ho also suggested
other points requiring further consideration than could be
given in commitee of the whole house.
After a few words from Lord FORTESCUE, the bill
was read a second time, and was ordered to be referred to
select committee. _ .

The Sea Fisheries Bill passed through committee, after
some objections expressed by Lord Clanricarde on behalf
of the Irish firshermen.
The other orders having been disposed of, the sitting
was concluded at 23 minutes to nine o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Col. TAYLOR a now writ was
ordered to issuo forllublin in the room of Sir B. Guinnoss.
BURIAL CERTIFICATES.

Mr. TAYLOR asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether his attention had beon called
ue the following passage in a charge to the Grand
Jury at V.verpoel in March last by Mr. Justiee Mellor
conclusion the learned judge referred to frauds
recently practised upon burial societies, and said
that in many cases ho feared that the registration of
death was a mere farce. In one of these cases, ho said,
the doctor had given a cortificata of death without being
aware that the person was dead, and if such was the usual
practice, and ho was told it was, tho sooner it was changed
the better."

Mr. HARDY s&.d his notice had not been called to the
matter until the motion had been placed upon the paper,
but he made inquiry into tho subject, and he found that it
arose in consequence of two persons making declarations
in the presence of the registrar, and also bringing with
them the certificates of two medical men who had for-
merly attended the two persons represented as being dead,
but who were then alive. The making a false declaration
before the registrar was punishable with penal servitude;
but he had received no complaint that such false certifi-
cates had been used, as far as London was concerned, but
he had received such an intimation from Manchester. H
did notthinkthat any new system could be adopted without a
reconstruction of the Registration Act; but he thought if
proper vigilance was used the dangerous practice could
be put a stop to.
THE IRISH REFORM BILL.
In reply to Sir C. O'LOGLIL EN,

The Earl of MAYO said it was proposacl to proceed
with the Irish Reform Bill on Thutsday fortnight, who la
it would stand as the first order of the dly.

THE OUTRAGE IN JAPAN.

Colonel SYKES asked the Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs what truth there was in the statement in
the China newspapers that our ambassador in
Japan, on a first visit of ceremony to the Mi-
kado or Emperor of Japan at Kioto, accom-
panied by a European escort, was attacked by Japanoso
and twelve of the escort wounded: And, whether twelve
of the crew of a boat belonging to the French ship of war
Dupleix wore assassinated on landing on the estate of
Prince Tosa, near Osaka, and what effect these outrages
had on the relations between the British and French
Governments with that of the Emperor of Japan.
' Lord STANLEY said it was quite true that Sir Harry
Parkes and his retinue were attacked by some Japanese
fanatics on his way to pay a visit to the Mikado, and
several of the party wore wounded. The Japanese autho-
rities had done everything that could be desired in the
matter, and had gone so far as to say that, in the event of
any permanent injury resulting to any of the persons in-
ured compensation would be made them. (Hear.) Nothing
had taken place which would affect the good relations
which now existed between this country and Japan. With
respect to the murder of some of the crew of the French
vessel named, that had also been amicably arranged. The
Mikado was anxious, ho believed, to cultivate the relations
of frierdly nations, and had expressed his willingness to
adopt all the treaties entered into with the Tycoon.
(Hear, hear.)
MAILSITO THE CAPE.

Mr. CANDLISH asked the Secretary to the Treasury
if any contract had been effected with the Union Steam
Shipping Company for the conveyance of an intermediate
monthly mail between England and the Cape of Good
Hcpe.

Mr. BOOTH said a contract had been entered into with
the Union Steam Shipping Company for the conveyance
of an intermediate monthly mail between this country and
the Cape. After the contract had been completed another
offer was made, but that was not nearly as favourable as
that entered into with the Union Company.