The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

11,888,500 -
6,967,300 -

34,937,800
25,007,000

917,600 --
791,400

60,000,000 -

12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
40,651,419 66 40,651,419 66

serve
Do. disposable
Routes Immobalise'es
(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000
Elotel and furniture of
the llt.nk and landed
propel ty branches
Expenses of manage-
ment
Sundries

8,370,776 -

8,370,297 -

1,130,647 38 1,616,465 88
21,230,740 29 17,446,372 64

Total
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank

of France.

(Signed '

Ro ULAND.

NATIONAL CIIO RA L SOCIETY, EXETER
HALL.

The last concert held under Mr. Martin's direc

tion was devoted to a special performance of Han-
del's martial oratorio " Judas Maccabmus," which
has seldom been given with better spirit or more
generally admirable effect than by the bright-voiced
choirs which the founder of the above-mentioned
society has succeeded in raising to a position
only second to that of the oldest choral society in
London. Extraordinary pains were bestowed upon
the grand choruses, " Hear us, 0 Lord," and the
We never, never will bow down," with
yet finer "
which the second and third parts respectively
concluded, and the universal favourite, " See
the conquering hero comes," was of course
the bonne bouche of the night, so far as the
majority of the auditors were concerned. " Fallen
is the foe," and the spirited response to " Sound an
We hear, hear r —were also excellent Alarm"—"
examples of improved discipline on the part of the
choir. The soloists were Madame Florence Lancia,
a competent and sweet-voiced exponent of the
well-known treble songs; Miss Lucy Franklin,
whose single air, "Father of Heaven," was sung
with excellent feeling ; Mr. George Perren, who
gave " Sound an Alarm" so effectively as to secure
an encore for that always admired piece, and to
win what is, perhaps, more rarely obtained, the
unqualified respect of critical hearers ; and Herr
Wallenreicher, the recently-arrived German singer,
who is a de,:ided acquisition to our list of artists
gifted with bass or baritone voices. The audience
was a very large one, and its all but unbroken inte-
rest in the performance was sustained up to the last
number of the long oratorio.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, May 22.

The Liberal electors of Dublin are not disposed
to accept Sir Arthur Guinness as heir and successor
of the late senior member for the city. While
entertaining the highest personal respect for him on
account of the name he bears, they are naturally
unwilling at such a serious political crisis to intrust
the representation to a young and inexperienced
man whose views are likely to be antagonistic to
their own. Several possible candidates have been
named, and at any other time there would be little
difficulty in inducing an opponent to come forward;
but many who would aspire to the honour of enter-
ing the new Parliament are unwilling to encounter
the heavy outlay iwhich a contested election in-
volves, with the certainty of having to go through
the same ordeal again in a few months. This con-
sideration makes the most formidable of them shrink
from the struggle at present. it is not yet posi-
tively known whether Sir Arthur Guinness, who
has been communicated with in London, will con-
sent to offer himself to the electors. if he declines
the doubtful compliment, the Conservatives will ex-
perience as great difficulty as the Liberals in finding
a candidate. Opposition is threatened, but as yet
no one has entered the lists.

The remains of Sir Benjamin Guiuess are ex-
pected from London this morning for interment
either in Mount Jerome Cemetery or St. Patrick's
Cathedral—most probably the former. The vessels
in the river have had their flags at half-mast, and
the shops in the vicinity of St. James's-gate have
bee❑ partially closed in token of respect for the
memory of a kind and liberal employer.

Colonel Burroughs, 93rd Highlanders, was visiting the
Jmnua Musjid, Lucknow, a few days ago, when he was
mobbed and beaten by the darogali (the man in charge of
the place) and other natives.
The proposed revision of the ex:33. t',014.1 Lz cotton
goods has been postponed.
The Bombay Chamber of Commerce have adopted a
scale of rates with reference to ships' commissions; and
" inward freights," payable at the current rates of ex-
change, are to be paid for at the rate of two shillings in
100,000,000 I the rupee.

Colonel Trevor, R.E., has been appointeil Consulting
Fngineer to the Bombay Government, in succession to
Colonel DeLisle, who retires from the service.

The liquidators of the Indian Peninsula, London. and
China Bank, expect to realise from £25,000 to £30,000 be•
fore finally winding up the affairs of the company.

The Maharajah of Kashmir has connected himself with
he turf, by giving a valuable gold cup to be run fur at
Scalkote Races.

The Acting Political Agent at Aden, Captain Abbott,
has, pursuant to instructions from the Secretary of State,
sent off recently three trusty messengers (Somalis) into the
Somali country, in the hope that something may be heard
of the survivors of the St. Mb's crew. The great annual
fair at Berbera, where all the newsmongers of Eastern
Africa congregate, will shortly break up, and it is hoped
some information, from its returning visitors, will be ob-
tained for the guidance of M. Angelo, if that gentleman
d prosecute his proposed search.
Oa the 22nd April the Ethel, bound for Liverpool, was
ruchorA near llooghly Point, when the Agamemnon,
bound for Dundee, ran into her, and both ships sank.
Several lives were lost. The cargoes were valued .tt
£IOO,OOC each.

The Angattrg Gazette gives some interesting 1 art:cdari
of a conversation between one of its writers and Pal Jll von
Beust. Referring to the foreign policy of Ausi la, tha
Minister said :"It is not animated by any thoug hostile
to Prussia, nor by any tendency contrary to it: ,merman
policy, inasmuch as it is loyally decided at Berlin not to ex.-
the limits of the Treaty of Prague." In other words,
I' ussia having discouraged the Unity Address, Austria has
no ground of complaint against her.

The Paris correspondent of the Daily News still believes
that war is at hand. He says, in reference to the article
in the Journal des Debats, already referred to : " The King
of Prussia intends to make himself Emperor of Germany,
and his servants hint his intentions as clearly as the ser•
vants of Louis Napoleon did in 1852 that he meant to be
Emperor of France. There is every reason to suppose
that after much of diplomatic fencing, with u view to
shift responsibility, France means to fight with Prussia
for supremacy. The issue at stake is too vast for any
representation of Lord Loftus to postpone the trial very
long."

The Paris Moniteur de rAr»zee attempts to explain away
General Failly'e speech to the troops at Chalons, and so
quiet the alarm to which it has given rise. But in another
article the same journal re-excites the public apprehension.
The article says: " Three (Prussian) corps d'armee are
massed within a few leagues of the French frontier. These
corps are the most numerous, the best organised, and the
best prepared to take the field. There arc certain point:
of our frontiers which are more especially menaced. The
Prussian railways seem to have been constructed for the
special purpose of conveying armies to the valleys of the
Sarre and Moselle. The three principal lines of the
German network of railways converge towards the summit
of a triangle formed by the Prussian armies—a triangle
the point of which seems destined to enter the heart of
France as an iron point pierces a hole in an oak."
The Libcrtg declares that the Duke of Saxe-Coburg.
Gotha has personally given a formal denial to the rumour
that he intended to abdicate. i

Henry LXVII., Prince of Renss•Schleiz, one of the
Amallest of the German principalities, has just set an
example, worthy of being followed by his big royal
Brothers. He has submitted to bis Parliament a bill for
abolishing all the press restrictions which now exist.
The Pope has appointed Count Caserta, brother of the
ex-Xing Francis 11., a general in the Papal army.

It is believed that the life of Manzi the bri3.and will be
srared, in spite of the tlire murders and other but
atrocious offences which lave been proved againet
linmanity is great in Southern Italy, because the moral
standard is low. There are at the pr;::;ent time
712 men and :7,3 women confined in the prisons of
Solerno, who were either manutcnr;oli or mietresses of the
Drigands. The almost incredible statement is made that
there are now 44,000 persons employed in the galleys ac
origands, and that 60,000 soldiers have been employed
against them. Manzi, in speaking of the rapidity with
which his gains were dissipated, says this was no marvel,
;.or he was asked 20f. for a piece of bread no larger than
-asm's hand. Clearly, then, it is the peasantry who have
reaped the chief advantage from brigar;-!7:. 170 wonder
that the niumgcnyq; arc so Lumer

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL CASTLE, May 22.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked in the morning; and in the afternoon
drove out, accompanied by Princess Beatrice.
Prince Leopold drove out.

The Princess of Wales, drove out yesterday after-
noon, attended by the Countes3 of Macclesfield.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAl'.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET'.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT.—John. Pope, Great
Western Riilway constable, No. 691, was charged
before Mr. Knox as follows :

Police constable Henry May, 297 A, said that
about ten o'clock last night he was on duty in
Hyde-park, opposite the Knightsbridge barracks
when he saw the prisoner sitting on a seat with an-
other man, and behaving in a disgraceful manner.
lie asked the plisner what he Was doing, when he
jumpA up and kicked him and then ran away.
After a sharp chase he caught the prisoner, who said
" You can't make nothing of it; you ought to have
had the other, as he had more money, but at any
rate I have given you a run for it." The prisoner
was very violent at first, but on his telling him that
if be resisted he would knock him down, he went
quietly to the station.
The prisoner denied the constable's statement,
and said that he had been drinking.
The constable said the prisoner was quite sober.
Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial.