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

TALLOW.

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

POTATOES, &c.

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. Gathorne
Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duk of Buckingham and
Chandos, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chan-
collor of the Exchepuer, Right lion. H. T. L. Corry, the
Duke 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 followed by more animation iu
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 bolding on borrowed money. The
terms for the discount of first-class bills have consequently
advanced from It 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 iu 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 movemonts counteracted to some extent,
Large capitalists are often in competition with the banks.
and they have also been lending on produce. '1 he conse-
quence is that the banks have experienced a reduction in
their deposits, so that nearly the whole of them have found
it expedient to advance their rates for money left at notice
from 11 to 1 per cent., and in Some cases to even more.—
Borteick's Price Current.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.--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
former years, 12,696. Total from the opening of the
Museum, 7,339,312. Patent-office 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 (May 12, 1858), 1,292,893.
THE PRINCESS OF WALES IN 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 oa the door, waving
their hats and caubsens in the face of the object of this
homage, and bellowing loyal cries. The effusion
is supreme—alarming almost. The 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 fur her as at Punches-
" All the Year Round."
town.—Dickens's

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, Poster-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. Vodast 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 moro 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'A 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 so prevalent on
Saturday night was the fact of the poor working classes
being paid au that night. In spite of the 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
hours on the fitinclay, will dvabtles§ be highly beneficial.

VREFERENCE S a ARES.
Great Northern, 5 per cent. rd. at to per cent,
flu Consolidated, ö per cent. stock,
Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 4 per cent., 132
North Eastern, Cans., 4 per cent., --
Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 95

pm., 104

LL' ES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Midland, Bradford Pref., 93
Vale of Neath, 91

roamicis PAIL WAYe.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10
Vote', ILhenitsh,

Ditto, all, 231
Groat Luxembourg, !Ok
Recite and San Frandsen, Urn., gua. 7 per cent., 10,1
ioutli Austrian Ind Lombardo Venetian,

FOILNIUN MIN NIS.
Cape Copper. Urn.,
reatArtna United Gold, lim, 2;
Itoesa Grande,
St. John del Hey. urn , 191
Vancouver Coal, 4 k

DOCKS
London and it. !Catharine. •7i
3!!llwa.1 Ireehold Land and Dock.

BAN h

flzra. Urn., A, 10;
Alliance,
Australasia, 5:31
Cti:u•tereu der. of India, London, and china, 281
City, 12
lfoasoliditted, lim., 41
imperial Ut uman,
Mur4gasze :lank of India, lIT I
London Chartered c,antC of Australia, 211
tam dun and Cu city. 51
amain) Joint Stuck, ;Ai
London and bt estininnter,:o3l 8
lAtto, Scrip, 461
Nutionai l'ruyincia, ut blazlaqd,
[Attu. .1 and id issit i.:39
National dank, ,30.1
iriental Curporatiuu,4lf
Uuiu•t or Australia, 43

31160111.1.4.N140138.
Anglo American Telegraph, 231 1
All nitre telegraph,
Ditto, b p..:r cent , iO6l
Ceylon Company,
Ditto, A shares, 3
City of .10 cow liar, lim. 5
Credit Fonder of England, Urn., 2 (5-16 3
Crystal Palace, 22/
ast India Irrigation and Canal, 173
Ebbw Vale, 111
Eitypriau 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gualv Egypt. Goy, 901
Home audit 'o!onial A ssurance, 11
.1 imbon'ES Bay, •141
Itaii in Irrigation (Canal Cavour). 2,
Ditto, a per cent. Bonds, redern. 1,570, Issued 90, 45
l'euinsula and Oriental *team, 0 8
Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, 11 1
rust and Loan Company of Upper Canals, 4
Viceroy otEgypt, 7 per cent.). Mortgago) Loan, 74 1

DEPARTURE OF MR. DICKENS FROM
THE UNITED STATES.

The Russia left her wharf early yesterday morn-
ing and steamed down the bay. When near Staten
Island site rounded to and waited for mails and pas-
sengers to arrive by the tugboat from Jersey city.
When the boat came alongside, bearing among others
Mr. Paul Du Chaillu and Mr. George W. Childs,
the passengers crowded to the side to catch a
glimpse of Mr. Dickens, who, leaning over the rail
on the quarterdeck of the Russia, smiled and
nodded to his friends below. Two hours before he
had left the Westminster Hotel amid the cheers of
those who had gathered to bid him farewell, and
as he entered his carriage bouquets tossed by fair
hands from windows fell at his feet. In order to
avoid a crowd of spectators he left the city from the
foot of Spring-street in the private tugboat of his
friend Mr. Morgan. On board the tug were Mr.
James T. Fields, of Boston, Mr. Anthony and Mr.
Eytinge, artists, Mr. William Winter, Mr. Osgood,
of Ticknor and Fields (this gentleman has accom-
panied Mr. Dickens throughout his American cam-
paign), Mr. 11. D. Palmer and his associate, Mr.
C. Jarrett, of Niblo's, and Mr. Marshall B.
Wild, of Boston. The last-named gentleman
was Mr. Dickens's ticket agent. Before he
bade his farewell, Mr. Dickens acknowledged
the value of his agent's services by making
him a present of a check for $l5O. They
steamed down the bay, followed by a police boat
having on board Mr. 'l'hurlew Weed, the superin-
tendent of police, and a number of ladies bearing
beautiful bouquets for Mr. Dickens. They reached
the Russia, and were soon on board. The state
room prepared for Mr. Dickens was laden with
flowers. A basket elegantly arranged was presented
to him by Mr. Childs. In the centre, iu white car-
nations, upon a ground of red roses, was the word
" Farewell," and below the initials " C.D." It was
a lovely day—a clear blue sky overhead. As he
stood resting on the rail, chatting with this friend
and writing an autograph for that one, the genial
face all aglow with delight, it was seemingly hard
to say the word " Farewell," yet ',the tugboat
screamed the note of warning, and those who must
return to the' city went down the side. All
had left save Mr. Fields. "Boz" held the hand
of the publisher within his own. There was an un-
mistakable look on both faces. The lame foot came
down from the rail, and the friends were locked in
each other's arws. Mr. Fields then hastened down
the side, not daring to look behind. The lines
were "cast off." A. cheer was given for Mr. Dolby,
when Mr. Dickens patted him approvingly on the
shoulder, saying, " Good boy." Another cheer for
Mr: Dickens, and the tug steamed away. " Good
by, Boz,' " " Gool by," from Mr. Fields, who
stood the central figure of a group of three, Messrs.
Da Chaillu and Childs upon each side. Then
"Boz" put bis hat upon his cane and waved it, and
the answer came " Good by," and "God bless you
every one."--New York Tribune, April 23.