The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-30 00:00:00

T!IE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Markets are firm this morning at quota-
tions rather above those current at the close yesterday.
Three per Cent. English Government Stock has
advanced per cent., the present price of Consols
being 94 to 94i for delivery. A good business is being
done in the high-priced foreign stocks, such as Chilian,
Peruvian, and Egyptian, and quotations are firmer.
Railways are steady, but without any particular
nmement. Greet Northern are higher, and Great
Western are more firmly held, but otherwise there is
little feature. Miscellaneous shares generally meet
with more inquiry, and every day witnesses an im-
provement here and there. To-morrow (Friday) will
be a close holiday in the Stock Exchange.
The Discount Market continues active at 2 per
cent, for the best short-dated commercial paper.
The Liverpool cotton market is telegraphed as quiet,
and prices drooping.
The English Funds continue very firm. Con-
sols are k higher, at 94 to 94i for money and
account • New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92i
to 92ti, being better ; India Five por Cents. dull,
116 to ; Bank Stock, 243 to 2415 ; Exchequer
Bills, 12s to 17s prem.
The Foreign Stock Market is modeeetely active et
hrm rates, the increasing demand for high-priced
dividend-paying securities continuing. Peruvian (1865)
Bonds are per cent. higher, at 83k to 84. Chilian
(1867) are quoted 96k to 97i ; Egyptian (1864), 79k
to 80k ; ditto Railway Debentures, 89 to 893 ; Vice-
roy's Seven per Cents., 70/ to 71/ ; and the Nine
per Cents., 89/ to 892. Mexican are quoted
15k to 15i ; Greek, 12/ to 121 ; New Spanish,
351 to 35} ; Italian (1561), 48k to 484 ; Turkish
(1865), 3-1/ to 40i ; Portuguese, 391 to 44
The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan fully paid
un is firmer, at 91 to 91k, and the Scrip at 2 to

The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem.
In American securities Milted States' Five-Twenty
Bands are steady, at 70k- to 70a- ; Erie shares unal-
tered, at 46 to 47 ; Illinois 5 better, at 95 to 96.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain steady at 291 to 292, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds at 334 to 34.
English Railway Shares are generally well sup-
ported, and a fair business is being transacted. The
changes in prices, however, are few and unimportant,
the principal variations being an improvement of 1 in
Great Northern (A). Great Northern is also better, and
Metropolitan and London and North Western 4 each
but Midland has receded 4. The following are the
quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1281 ;
Midland, 109 to 1095 ; South Eastern, 74 to 744 ;
London and North Western, 116 to 1164 ; Great
Northern, 1024 to 1034 ; ditto (A Stock); 975 to
985 ; Great Eastern, 315 to 341 ; Great Western,
54 to 544 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 524
to 53 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 435
to 44 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 1125 ; and Caledonian,
75 to 751 t.
Bank Shares are without change, and business con-
tinues very restricted. Agra (A shares) is quoted at
9i ,
2 to
104 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo-Aus-
trian, 4/ Co 4/ prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ;
Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, k to l ;
London argil County, 51 to 52 ; ,London and West-
minster, 674 to 68i- ; Oriental, 43 to 44 ; London
Joint-Stock, 33 to 34 ; Union of London, 324 to 334.
_ In Finance Shares there is little business doing.
Foncier is quoted at 21 to 3 ; General Credit,
to 2g; International Finance 2 to 12 dis. ; London
-Finance, 22 to 21 dis.; National Discount, 104 to 11.
Foreign Mining Shares are dull. St. John del
Reys are It lower, at 194 to 205 ; Fort Philip, 1i to
Ig. ; Chontales, 2k to 25.
Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay shares
show an improvement of -4, being dealt in at 145 to
14i; Anglo-Anierican Telegraph steady, at 23 to 231;
Atlantic Telegraph,ss to sg. ; London General Omni-
bus, 1q to 25.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
'"ghind yesterday. During the week, the amount
”nt in has been £125,000, and only £15,000 have
been withdrawn.
th ishe shipments of Australian gold during March for
Icountry amounted to £734,000.
rhe numbers are published of 2,7.94 bonds of the
Viceroy of Euypes Loan, amountin to £75,300,
which have been drawn for redemption at par on the
7th of July.
le A dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum,
ss amount paid
dethe am • November last, has been
o.in m
14red by the Lemberg Czernowitz Railway Co-
pan
y.
the
a!ljourned annual meeting of the Van Diemen's
he
e'milPany will be held on the 7th of May, when
de_ d
directors will recommend the payment of a divi-
"l for the year 1867 of 3s 6d per share.
Advices from Marseilles to the 25th inst. describe
renewed activity in the grain trade of that port con-
l'':€lllent upon foreign orders, and a substantial advance
"teci to hare been established. The imports of
Were 300
principally from the coasts of the Black Sea,
were 300000 hectolitres.
Rune traffic receipts of the Bahia, and San Francisco
shoiLwaY Company for the week ending March 21
" an increase of £207, as compared with the cor-
reSpondine period of 1867.
re The London and North Western Railway traffic
ti
shows this week a decrease of £6,136 com-
pared With the corresponding period of last year; and
the Midland an increase of £703.
Messrs• E. F. Satterthwaite and Co. state as follows :
" There has been very little general business in
re London market for American securities since our
st• United States Government stocks have been
Well supported, and close at a fractional advance Qll
the quotations of this day week, viz., 704 to 70g- for
1862 issue, and 694 to 69i for 1865 bonds. Erie
shares have been neglected, and at 464 to 47 show no
alteration ; but Illinois Central have been in good
demand, and leave off nearly 2 per cent. higher, the
last price being 932 to 95/. The inquiry for Illinois
ltedemption Sterling Bonds has continued, and 1 per
cent. higher price is asked for them ; but Atlantis
and Great Western Consolidated Bonds and Deben-
tures are both a shade lower, the former being 335 to
34, and the latter 29k to 29g.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
°
, GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
9 1 31 4
4)r Cent. Consols
94
Ditto for Account 1
8 per Cent. Reduced 921 1 1
No ,v 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
_an
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 h —__
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April _
_ _
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug, 1908 _
pm
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct
Do.
£5OO
12 Pm
Do.
245} 5
/3%nk of England Stock, 41p3r Cent
Do. Account
, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Judia tock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74
Da.—
Account
1161 1 i
, 5 per Cent. July, 1880
1011 1 i
'-'O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
,110. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
D 0.1031 4
1-'O. per Cent., Jan. 1872
109
7, 51 per Cent., May 1879
'"° 513er Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 —
~
Do. do. 1877 —
, Do. do. 1882 —
'-'c. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
27 22 pm
noon Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
De. under L1,000
Ai, irOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
-°E'lltirte Re üblio 6 per Cent
AllAti P ' 1859
t_ . Bonds 5 per Cent.
_ xd
=a6tilian 5 per 'Cent
3 41 Per Cent., 1852
_
Do. do., 18,)8....•
-
18 )8.... 74
1)°. d " 18(30 —
DO 0.,
1.3(,' do., 1863
t unolcepoeuraCt ent., 1865 —
75 1 41
I,l'loB Ayres 6 per Cent —
0,.4;10 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
0.1.)'):, 6 Per Cent.
Do,4llan 6 per Cent 99{
u 41 Per Cent —
„u• 6 per Cent., B
• --
971 61 71 61
1011
1866
Cill41:2)':, °. re.: ibb7Bl. ;..P1i,1Pr8,.£6C7362n tp"a
6 per Cent
at]
1) 1418,-., ° Plr Cont., 1825
',cfloo 8 Per Cent., 1867 741
, ador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent —}
U°, per Cent _
to,:
csc;looo_Rtiolusdssue ...... . ..............
0. 410 C Bonds _
„ Do
_
1864
430 I' r .
D• , 0 lionis
o •'' _
" • £l°° Bonds .......................
ortovernnie.nt Rail w•tv Del)..iitures -
L),,_ 'l•3c °uut ............................ ,
. .
130 Ac ............................ --
. 12i 13
Gi•tt. —ee°That .............................
11°.,•_4(,!'rnala 5 Per cont .. -
.;ialuras(kov. Rail. Loan. 10p. Ct., f 23 p
JbobA PN. cet t., 1865 —
i),,' lecount
711 4
ti,,i. aorninatia liaiway
Dittoe4r-- per Cent
for A
un Account
Do 6 • 1864
moote
_Per Cont. Anglo-French —
Moo • \ idoalt 6 per Cent........
wti 11811 linporial 5 .. '.
Dow Gra,ada . per en 90 3 per , _ -
, Do. Def.,__`7, ............................... 6 _
1,,,c7„1
ceroia IT arrants (Hectares)
4 5
Do Ace Per Cent. 1865
I3G
0:
441::::121: t.. Cent.
. CJI rill).:Cr.r: ..n. .............
1 1 1
1.),_ per Cent. 1.64

Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,1, '9,'60,'2,'3 401
Do. do., 1q67 4O 391-
Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 4} per Cent. 1850
Do 4} per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ...
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds..
Do. do. £B4 15s. do. ..,
Do., 186 G, £lOO Bonds B6-
Do. do £B4 los. do —
s,ardinian, 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Con . —
Do Account ... • —
Do New Deferred —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Acc.unt .. —
Do Cum. Cut. of C,u;. not funded ...
Do Account
Do I per Cent., Guart ntood
Ta:kisli 6 per Cent. —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 --
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 64 3}
Do Account
Do £IOC Bonds —
Do. 1863 --
Du 5 per Cent., 1865 _ _

DJ Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
1)o 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gun,, —

Do Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Anglian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins
lt%litu. 5 per Cent. 1831, Em. 25i.
Do. Account 4B}

CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Money 94
Do. Account, sth May 94

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

VICE CHANCERY.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Gifford.)
LYON V. HOME.

Mr. Mathews resumed his address on behalf of
the defendant, and contended that his client could
not be convicted of fraud unless it was proved
against him. He did not deny that Home was a
visionary, and that his own evidence could only be
taken with qualification, but, bearing that in
mind, he asked the court to consider
what his conduct had been all through the matter.
The question was not whether he bad been high-
minded, indelicate, or improper—that was all foreign
to the mater in dispute. The plaintiff had first
sought the defendant out—she bad loaded him
with gifts loaded him with demonstrations of
affection ; and if it was asked why he had borne
all that the answer was ready. Home had not only
children dependent upon him, but he had a father
and sisters, and to a person in his position at that
time, which was that of honourable poverty, it was
hard to say that the acceptation of the proffered
gifts was not a very extraordinary proceeding.
The plaintiff continued her gifts, and to such
an extent that she insisted on the defendant assum-
ing her name, and finally she adopted him as her
Lou. It should not be said that the defendant had
not made some sacrifices, because he had forfeited
his liberty to a great extent by theattention bestowed
upon the plaintiff, and he could not but think it was
hard and unjust that the letter of 17th June should
be turned against him. There had been nothing in
the case that bad thrown discredit upon the defen-
dant, and be asked the court to pause before it pro-
nounced him guilty of the fraud imputed to him.
The learned gentleman was followed by Mr.
Lushington on the same side, but from the array li
of counsel engaged, it will be some days before the
Vice-Chancellor will be called upon to give his de-
cision in the matter.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

THE CASE OF MR. EYRE, LATE GOVERNOR OF

JAMAICA.

This morning, in this court, Sir R. Collier, on behalf
of a body of individuals styling themselves the
Jamaica Committee, and whose object it is to prose-
cute ex-Governor Eyre fur alleged excess of his
official functions in Jamaica, and who are re-
presented by Mr. J. S.,Mill, M.P., and Mr. Peter
Taylor, applied for a rule nisi to show cause why a
mandamus should' pot issue against Mr. Vaughan,
the police maggrlre, to show cause why be ob-
jected to the further hearing of the summons which
he had previously granted against Mr. Eyre.
It appeared that an application had been made to
Mr. Vaughan, and from the arguments adduced he
had granted a summons against Mr. Eyre, on the
ground of misdemeanour, under the statute 11th
and 12th Vict. On the occasion of its coming
on for hearing, although Mr. Eyre attended in
obedience to it, Mr. Vaughan said he had some diffi-
culty in going on with the case, and that he consi-
dered that it was necessary that an order should be
obtained from a court of Oyer and Terminer, ac-
cording to one of the clauses of the statute under
which he acted. These were the 11th and 12th
Will. 111., cap. 12, and 42d Geo. 111., cap. 85, and
the 11th and 12th Vict. It was suggested that a
difficulty arose, as he doubted whether the Court of
Queen's Bench was a court of Oyer and Terminer.
Sir Robert Collier now applied on these grounds
for a rule nisi for a mandamus.
The Lord Chief Justice said that if he wanted a
rule nisi he could have one.
Rule nisi granted accordingly.

ONE OF THE CHRISTY 111INSTRELS AND
"PICKLES."

Ai the WestminsTerOurt, this day, Mr.
John Rawlinson, one of the Christy Minstrels, was
charged with assaulting Frederick Pickles, a cab-
man. The latter also charged Mr. Duncan Scott,
the proprietor of the Queen's Elm Tavern, Bromp-
ton, with assaulting him, and the defendants in
their turn also charged Pickles.
The cabman was first sworn, and said that ho
carried Mr. Rawlinson from the Haymarket at one
this morning to the Queen's Elm, where he paid
him is. 6d. Complainant demanded more, when
he refused to give it him, and striking him on the
shoulder forced him against his cab. Mr.
Rawlinson then called to Mr. Duncan Scott, and
he came down, attacked the driver, and dragged
him into his house, whereby his clothes were torn,
and he lost 7s. out of his pocket.

Mr. Rawlinson said he paid the driver his fare,
and afterwards, to satisfy him fully, gave him some
postage stamps. Ile was still dissatisfied, and
knocked him down twice, cutting his mouth severely
inside.

Mr. Scott said that he was abed, and hearing a
disturbance, got up and saw Mr. Rawlinson being
ill-used. He went down to his assistance, and was
remonstrating with the cabman when the latter at-
tacked him, and, assisted by another cabman, three
or four of whom had congregated, blackened his
eye, and cut his nose. He never struck the driver
at all.

Mr. Rawlinson also proved that he never in any
way assaulted the cabman.

Mr. Henry Vincent, actor, proved hearing
Pickles declare " he would take it out of Mr. Raw•
linson." He saw him knock Mr. Rawlinson down
twice. The assembled cabmen recommended
" punching." Witness saw them pull Mr. Scott
from his house, and Pickles assault him.
Mr. George Washington Moore, proprietor of
the Christy Minstrels, proved being called at four
o'clock this morning to the station, where he found
Mr. Rawlinson, who complained of shameful treat-
ment.

The cabman called a witness to support his state-
ment, and said that there was a gentleman who had
given his address at the station.
Mr. Elliott fined the cabman 405., and in de..
fault 20 days. his charge was dismissed.

Some time after this decision, it was stated that
the police had heard of a witness who had seen the
whole occurrence.

Mr. Elliott said that, under these circumstances,
he would adjourn the case to see if he would attend.

M. THIERS eutered ou his seventy-second year on
the 13th instant.

A SUITABLE ROYAL MARRIAGE iS spoken of in
fashionable cirlos in Madrid, naulely, that of the eldest
daughter of the Queen of Spain and the second son of Don
Juan de Bourbon.

DEAII STANLEY, it is stated, has invited Father
Ignatius, otherwise the Rev. J. Leycester Lyne, to preach
one of the special Sunday evening services in the nave of
Westminster Abb,iy.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

GENTLEMEN AND THE POLICE.-Mr. Chao. Grif-
fiths, of 38, Worcester-street, St. George's-square,
and Mr. Lenard, of 1, Oakley-square, all described
as gentlemen, were charged before Mr. Knox with
behaving in a disorderly manner in Wateiloo-
pl ace.

From the evidence of Rittman, 230 C, and Crabb,
IG3 C, it appeared that at about half-past one that
morning they were trying to di:T:l.3e a crowd in
Regent-street caused by two females fighting,
when the prisoner came up and interfered with
them, and hustled them, and one of the prisoner?
also tried to trij up one of the constables.

In answer to Mr. Knox Rittman said the pri-
soners were cot drunk, but very troublesome.
In their defence the prisoners said that seeing a
crowd they went up to ascertain thJ cause
when they were pushed into the crowd, and might
have been pushed against the police, but they
would be sorry to interfere with them in the execu-
tion of their duty.

Mr. Knox said persons of the prisoners appear-
ance ought to have lent the police a hand—the
police at all times having a troublesome duty to
perform--instead of going against them. As the
prisoners had been locked up some time he would
not impose a fine, but order them to enter into
their recognisances to keep the peace.
DESTROYING CLOTHING IN A WORKHOUSE.—
Three women, named Maria Taylor, Mary Ann
Sturgeon, and Mary Ann lluggin, were charged
with destroying their clothing while casual inmates
of St. James's Workhouse.

In answer to the chare the prisoners said their
clothes were only rags and very dirty.
Mr. Knox committed them for 21 days each.

THAMES.

AN INCORRIGIBLE Tx I EF.—Margaret Wilson, an
old and dissipated-looking woman, who owned to
50 years of age, but appeared to be 80 at least, was
brought before Mr. Benson charged with stealing a
pair of boots, the property of Enios Parrott, of No.
6, Spectacle-alley, Whitechapel.
The prisoner deliberately unfastened the boots
exposed for sale in front of Mr. Parrott's shop,
and walked away with them. The prosecutor and
his wife and daughter all saw the robbery committed.
Mr. Parrott went in pursuit of the prisoner, and
upon overtaking her asked her for the boots. She
then threw them at him, and she was given into
custody.

The prisoner, who is very feeble from gin and
dissipation, said she took the boots and was sorry
for it.

Mr. Benson—A most impudent robbery, and I
am afraid it is not the first one you have com-
mate].

The Prisoner—l only had two months' imprison-
ment some time ago for a little thing.
Mr. Benson—How many more convictions ara
there against you ?

Roche, the gaoler of the court, said that the pri-
soner had passed through his hands a great many
times.

Mr. Benson said he should on this occasion dis-
pose of the case summarily, but if the prisoner was
brought before him ag and a case was made out
he should commit her for trial. lie sentenced her
to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.

EXECUTION OF BISHOP, THE SY DENHAM
MURDERER.-(TIIIS £UY.)

(By Electric Telegraph.)
MAIDSTONE, Thursday, Noon.

fhe unhappy man, Richard Bishop, who was
tried and convicted at the late Central Criminal
Court Sessions for the wilful murder of Alfred
Cartwright, on the night of the 2d instant, in the
Hamlet of Sydenham, in the County of Kent,
has just expiated his crime upon the gal-
lows. The unhappy man, it will be
remembered on the night in question was in a state
of intoxication, and onntnenced making a disturb-
ance in the village, more especially at the door of
the deceased's house. For that offence, and his un -
willingness to leave when desireJ, the murdered
man gave him into the custody of the police, and
whilst he was being taken t. the station-house he
drew a knife and fatally wounded Cartwright.
The culprit was at once taken before the magistrate
and committed on the capital charge. At the
inquest some surprise was manifested by the coroner
and jury at the speedy way the man was convicted,
but as the grand jury were then sitting there ap-
peared no other alternative but that the inquest
should be proceeded with, to enable the witnesses
to be examined by the said grand jury. A true
bill was found, and the wretched man had his trial,
and was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
Since his condemnation he has frequently acknow-
ledged the justice of his sentence, but maintained
that he knew nothing of what he did, as he was
then mad drunk. There were apparently several
things in favour of the culprit why the fall sentence
of the law should not be carried out ; and Mr. H.
Pook, the well-known solicitor of Lawrence Pount-
ney Hill, City, has been unremitting in his exer-
tions to obtain, if possible, a commutation of the
capital sentence. In answer to a communication
sent to the Home-office, in which he set forth the
claims the criminal had for a mitigation of the sen-
tence he received the following Whitehall, April
28, 1868. Sir,—l am directed by Mr. Hardy to ac-
quaint you that having carefully considered the case
of Richard Bishop, on whose behalf you applied to
him, he regrets that he can see no sufficient ground
to justify him in advising her Majesty's interference
with the due course of the am, sir, your
obedient servant, A. F. 0. LIDDELL. To H. Pook,
Esq." The unhappy culprit received the sad news
with apparent resignation, and frequently spoke of
the distress the family of the deceased had been
plunged into by his drunkenness. At the appointed
time the unfortunate criminal mounted the scaf-
fold, with his eyes turned downward, and in a
second or two he was no more in this world. It is
satisfactory to state that a subscription is being
got up for the support of the family of the mur-
dered man.

Rewards amounting in all to nearly £2,000 are
offered for the apprehension of the murderer of Mr.
Fetherstonehaugh, of Westmeath. The landed pro-
prietors of the county have contributed a large por-
tion of the sum. Three men arrested on suspicion
are now in Mullingar gaol, two of them being
tenants on the estate, and one a servant-boy of a
farmer.

A new gunboat, the Lynx, has been launched
from a building yard in Belfast, and the local papers
praise Mr. Corry, First Lord of the Admiralty, for
having been the first to give Ireland a share in the
construction of the naval architecture of the coun-
try. Sir James Emerson Tennent was present at a
dejeuner which followed, and hoped the Lynx was
the first of a long series of ships for the Imperial
navy to be built at Belfast.
TIIE IRISH CHERCII.--DEPTFORD.—Last week a
meeting of the supporters Cl the Irish Established Church,
admission by ticket imposing certain conditions, was held
in the Lecture all, Deptford, the Rev. Mr. Money, of St
John's, in the chair. The resolutions at that meeting were.
keenly opposed and narrowly escaped defeat. Last night
a "public meeting" was held in the same hall, admission
absolutely free and unconditional. Tho hall was crowded
half-au-hour before the chair was taken by Mr. J. E.
Saunders, common councillor. Resolutions wore submitted
approving of the proposed disestablishment of the
Irish Church, and adopting a petition to the House of
Commons in accordance with the resolutions. The
speakers were Win. Angerstoin, Esq., late member for
Greenwich; Mr. Marehaut, Mr. :Spacer, Mr. Prke, Mr.
Baxter Langley, and the Revs. John Pulling, George Mar-
tin, and Alex. King. The resolutions wore adopted
unanimously with great enthusiasm, without any amend-
ment having been even proposed. During the progress of
the meeting in the hall another very large meeting was
held in the open air, which was addressed by Mr. Baxter
Langley, and at which the same resolutions wore adopted
without a single dissentient.

DoWN WEST.—In the recent Schools Inquiry a
schedule of questicns was sent to masters and mistresses
of private schools, but it was not always possible tl get
the schedule filled up, even when verbal information was
readily given and an examination of the school allowed.
A schoolmaster in the west of England positively declined
to commit himself to writing, because there was no know-
ing what a long-headed chap like Mr. Gladstone might do
if ho got hold of the returns."