The Express. — London, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

ECOND EDITION. ()REIGN NEWS. (THIS DAY.) PAPAL ALIATUTION. • 7 - a this day publishes the text of the ti,,n upon the laws recently passed in It 11 , 1111111•11 CPS av follow/4 : 1414 thron:—We certainly would never have after the convention made nearly 13 years • n t* and the Emperor and apostolic King of • 0:.• groat joy of all good people, we should forced to lamont the miseries and mis- Oa• gtossest nature which, through the do men, now atlliot and torment in a mum. the Catholie Church in the Austrian 1- - ood. on, lilies of our divine religion have not ov, exertion to destroy that convention, the greatest wrung to us and the Apostolic de.criboa the purport of the luwspassed . path:4)ll(W, the Pope goes on to ,11.‘, 1 1i.a it ly, vourrahlc brethren, with what n.n , t cvn.ore land condumn th.,. abominable •1 by the Au,triatt government, laws which ,nt contradiction with the doctrine of the 4, with its venerable rights, it divine autho o.l cob-•tution—with our power and that of the 5.., as well as with the Concordat and ,ustie. it,elf. In virtue of the care of all the which have !NAM intrusted to us by the Lord .tst, we raise our voice in your illustrious We reprove and we condemn by our epos ' oity. the laws which we have enumerated, and • whether in generals or particulars—which in or in matters which belong to ecclesiastical :.ecit decreed or unjustly attempted in any whatsoever by the Austrian government •. subalterns whoever they may be. In NUTIC authority we declare those decrees to i void, and of no effect whatever, either now or re. As to their authors, and especially those .• t. r themselves that they are catholics, live not feared to propose, to approve, . • the said laws and decrees, we conjure them not to forget the spiritual censure and • uhich the ecclesiastical constitution and the • Ow oecumenical councils inflict as ipso facto violators of the church's rights. then proceeds to praise the Austrian -r their opposition to these laws, and to • ilLose of Hungary to make a similar (Tintorou aarrinis AOHNCT.) - 11 IER MEMORIAL.—TELEGRAM II:031 QUEEN VICTORIA. BERLIN, Ju 27. • V. toria has sent the following telegram of Prussia at Worms :—" Pray express mince for the erection of the Luther I,y most hearty congratulations upon •• .1 completion of their task. Protestant a Bally sympathises with an occasion • a'. Protestant Princes and peoples of 1,, which the above telegram refers is • .1 in a despatch from Worms, dated appears to-day in the Pans I:ing_uf Wurtemburg arrived here at 7 'll.. Kin.. of Prussia and the Prince Royal :,t 9 &clock, with the Grand Dukes of ,111:IX and Hesse, and Prince William of Majesties were received with enthusiastic us, and the streets along which they " decorated with flags. HigiouB service was celebrated in the ~f the Trinity. After the service the us breakfasted with Herr Pfaunbeckcr, •,f the customs' parliament. ~ 'clock the monument of Luther was un :, the presence of the Sovereigns and an a , sembluge of persons. Salvoes of t-e discharged in honour of the event." (TI111.4)COU HEITIYJA . IS AGENCY.) 1 - 1:11 OF SIR R. NAPIER FROM \ TO MARSEILLES THIS DAY. MALTA, JUNE 27, 9 A.M. .11 1 inincport Urgent, having on board • Napier, Theodore's son, General .: • I fifteen other naval and military —1 here yesterday, and has just left The Urgent will return here to t.l iral men for England. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Ju' 27. • of the anniversary of the Sultan's • :IA throne the Turkish Ambassador in the day before yesterday, gave a . at which the ministers for both • th( Austrian empire and the repre the foreign powers were present. 1.,:,t spoke ut some length in praise t.,ii's endeavours to introduce re- Turkish empire. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. SUEZ, Jtr 26. Lira. from Bombay, foth inst., arrived at , y. he brings the China and Japan 11 were in the Surat when she met with 1,) her screw. The passengers and cargo vessel waited at Guile for the Mool ;, it there on the 18th instant. I JUR PARIS LETTER. (17:(.31 (AL 1: ows CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. .vcriamitat ,olTa.rall a parliamentary defeat . upon at bill proposing to renew for .1111%4 a Law absolutely prohibiting the of :inns in Corsica. The majority of the • for am amendment allowing Cor i... our able to pay 2 francs for a sporting; carry a gun just as Frenchmen do. In .1 Se of tile &lade it was asserted repeatedly tn. Corsican is on the decline, and 'tacks upon per.ons lire now not much more t there than in France. counts from the Cluttom camp are more than they were wont to be on the 0c:ea .:II imperial visit. It is true that there is aieulty in saying anythingnew on the sub- I. would seem that his Majesty's health is of the public had supposed, because the ,nts say the army was " astonished" to main on horseback for five hours and a 4 number of the Elederer, some extracts gave yesterday, has been seized, and " i•hisecuted for the elastic offence of " ex ' hatred and contempt of government." the policy of a prosecution on such a 1 think it will be difficult for the Electeur '. ll a only because it presumes to say that ''' flu. prefects are manilas sujets. Ido not 11 '' ,, tt like so far as this, and content myself ''H' nag the opinion that few of them are 11 . ,- high functionaries of a great and free ought to be. In the time of Louis 'l' l ' I , n , eutions for exciting to hatred andcon- Inn: frequent, and then the defendant's wan- wIINIF THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1868. sal always went to the jury upon the ground that the government was really haiseahle and niAprisabk. Now that the jury is abolished that plea will have no chance. But the government has lately had a warning of the signs of the times. The Courrier de Gironde was prosecuted the other day for " ex citing to hatred and contempt, fie.," in the matter of religious troubles in the Charente, and the Cor rectional Court let the paper off with the nominal fine of 21. That was a terrible let down for the Bordeaux public prosecutor. The author of the petition to the Senate, whose name President Deltutgle thought it would bo in decent to place upon the records of the Upper Chamber, has declared himself to be " Charles Nauroy, Rue de Rennes, 129, author of A His tory of the Republic in ISIS,' in preparation." What his petition was about he does not dare state, and the public is left in ignorance, but he demurs to M. Delangle's doctrine that a petitioner to the Senate may b prosecuted before the ordi nary courts for language used in a petition. The Imperial Court, of Paris has decided, overruling a judgment of the Tribunal of Cotu merce, that a stockbroker has no right without a written order to sell on his own account securities deposited with him as a guarantee for speculative transactions at the Bourse. This law was laid down at the expense of M. Lagarde, a well-known agent de change, who had operated by the orders of an individual named Moulin, and sent in an account showing a loss of 12,923 fr. 50c. Moulin not only refused to pay his difference, but brought an action for 2,071 fr. 85c., the value of a stock receipt in the Italian Bente which he had deposited as a security for the credit which the too confiding broker pledged for him. The Appeal Court, on the ground that Bourse speculation is gambling, has given a verdict for Moulin with costs, as far as regards the Italian stock, and left the broker Lagarde to whistle for the difference. At the Assize Court of tho Dozer°, a man of good character, named Malachane, who was em ployed as a cantonnier on the public roads—a situation only to be got by interest with the direc tion of the Ponta et Chaussees—was convicted of an atrocious attempt to murder on a lonely road of which he ought to have been ono of the public guardians. Ho waylaid an old man of 73, a hawker, named Vignes, knocked him terribly about the head with a big stone, left him for dead, and robbed him of 182 fr. The jury found him guilty, but without premeditation ; and the court sentenced him to twenty years' imprisonment, with hard labour. Several glovers have been tried by the correc tional police for the exercise of what they call a custom of the trade, designated by the name of gratte. A wholesale glover delivers to a workman a quantity of kid akin, which he considers sufficient to make three pairs of gloves. The work man says that if by his skill he can contrive to turn out three pairs of marketable gloves from the skin, and yet reserve enough to make a fourth, he is entitled to keep that fourth pair for himself. A great deal of evidence was gone into to show that this custom—certainly more honoured in the breach than the observance, and which fully accounts for the " breaches" which afflict purchasers of Paris gloves—is really sanc tioned by long usage. The court gave a severe, and itmay be hoped an effectual check to.thepractice by a sentence of fifteen months' imprisonment against some of the workmen, and of a year's imprisonment and more against several of the receivers of their stolen goods. The Spanish Ambassador is said to have com plained to the French Government that 6,000 rifles have lately been purchased in France for the account of General Prim. There was a considerable reaction at the Bourse. Bente fell 20c. for cash, and 221 c. for account; closing at 70fr. 70c., and 70fr. 821 e. Italian fell 271 c. Mobilier and Credit Foncier, however, closed without change. There was no political news whatever, and the state of the accounts alone influenced the fluctuations. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATURDAY, JUNK 8 A.Y. Extreme. 1.1 1). rc — W. I o N.W. C B.li. I be E.N.E. c — W. 'Pict— 8. I e R.H.E. b SA W.. co W.N.W oo aw. o E. co K .cob N.E. b S.W. e it.S.W. be B.W. , b N.E. I E. b N.W. , eb W. i b I B. I T. 1: 1 W. I -0-! 61 ,5Si W. 55'54 S.S.W. '61 , 58' , W. 66 1 59, N.W. ' 61156 W.S.W. 66 62 W.S.W. 30.37 f 62 57, S. 30.34 64 bY R. 30.36 t 112 se R.W. 30.29 f 60 57 8.8. W. '30.32f84614 . W. 30.18 4 6i.) 57 W.S.W. 30.20f.81,57 W. .90.3646560 E.N.E. 80.37 1 F.b 46 , Z. 30.34 4.65 82W.S.W. 30.32,f 66 61 W. 30.83,64 51, 6. W. 130.31 • 68 &ti. '30.24 e 132 1 E. .10.22.75 lA, E. 1 30.17 f 711,701 W. 'te2.Bo, E. E. 41 . .te N. E. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(2111S DAY.) EQUITY °OMIT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Gifford.) IN RE THE DEVON •ND MOKEINIET ILAILWALT 001EPANT. This was a motion on behalf of the Ilfracombe Railway Company, who had recovered judgment against the Devon and Somerset Railway Company, and had issued write of sci. fa. against two of the shareholders, but had had execution restrained, that the Devon and Somerset Company might be restrained from enrolling the order made by tlus court on the 30th of May last, con firming a scheme, under the act of last session, of arrange ment between the Devon and Somerset Company and their ereditore, until a motion by the Ilfracombe Company for leave to file a petition for re-hearing had been disposed of. Mr. Pearson, Q.C., and Mr. Wickens supported the motion. Mr. W. M. James, Q.C., and Mr. Montagu Cookson, for the Devon and Somerset Company, opposed, on the ground that the court had no juristlsction to stay the enrolment, and that the moving creditors bad no locus standi in court, inasmuch as their rights were not affected by the scheme. The Vim-Chancellor made the order as prayed. He said be did not see that any substantinl injury would be done by stivending the enrolment for another fortnight; and as to the jurisdiction of the court ho felt no doubt. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) JONES V. LANK . AND . _ —.------ Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram for the plaintiff ; Mr. Cole, 14.0., and Mr. Lopes for the defendant. This was • suit relating to the will of Mr. Jones, • builder, at 13nidford-ou-Avon. It was propounded by his widow as executrix, and opposed by the next of kin on the usual grounds. The case, which is of no groat public interest, is likely to last the whole of the day. • COURT OF ADMIRALTY. (Before the Right Hon. Sir Robert Phillimore.) LPPLIC.ATION BY THE AXEZIOLN GOVNILIMISTAT.-TkIS °THREW= THE ALEZANDEUL.--JEDOMENT. -• In this case an important question was raised as to the right of the United States of America to put certain interogatories to Mr. Priolesu, merchant, of Liverpool, who claimed the vessel which had been seised by the government on the ground that it had been used by the Confederates. The defendant alleged that certain inter rogatories, if answered, might render him liable to penal ties under the Foreign Enlistment Act. It was urged, on the part of the United States government, that parties required the interrogatories to be answered. His Lordship, in giving judgment, reviewed the prao tice at equity and common law, and thought the practice of this court should be moulded on the courts of equity. Ile allowed the interrogatories to be administered, and if any answer was objected to, it must be sworn by the de fendant that he believed it would subject him to penalties under the Foreign Enlistment, or some other, Act. Judgment accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Acting-Commiaaioner Haslitt.) BE =WWI BARTON. This was a motionilieg upon iii;bankrupt to show cause why he should not give up pommsion of the Rail way Bell, a beer-shop, at Upper oN or in default be committed to prison. Mr. Bagley, for the assignees, pressed for the bank rupt's committal unless he gave up possession on an early day, as the assignees were waiting to realise the property. The bankrupt said he was ready to go out if he had anywhere to go to. Re had given up his last shilling, and thought it very hard that he and his wife should be turned into the streets. His Honour observed that, whatever commiseration might be felt for a person in the bankrupt's situation, the interests of the creditors had to be taken care of. It was the duty of the bankrupt to give up all his estate, and he must go to prison unless he gave up possession by Thursday next. The bankrupt said it was very hard, and ho did not know what he should do.l POLICE COURTS.-(TffiS DAY.) BOW _STREET. BY ♦ SERVANT. George Coff, house porter in the employ of Mr. G. Atten borough, 72, Strand, pawnbroker, silversmith, &c., was charged with embezzling M., and a post-office order for 31.155. ed. The prisoner, who bad been three years in the pro secutor's house, at a salary of 401., with board and lodging for his wife and family, was en trusted by Leonard Jones, an assistant in the shop, with a 501. Bank of England note and two post-office orders, to get cashed, on the 27th May last. It was found that the prisoner obtained 401. in gold for the notes, and 101. in liver and cash for one of the poet-office orders, and then absconded with the whole money, never returning to his employ or to his wife and family. On the 13th of June he was found lying on the pavement, in High-street, Camden-town, in a state of delirium tremens, and on his being placed in the charge of Police-constable Barker, 222 S, he stated that •• he was wanted at Scotland-yard." He was ques tioned as to the meaning of this mysterious inti mation, upon which he confessed—as far as his confused utterance could be interpreted—that he had robbed his employer of over 501., and had lost or spent all the money. It was ultimately gathered from him that his late master was Mr. G. Attenborough, who had sought in vain for information as to the prisoner's retreat. The prisoner pleaded Guilty, and when first placed at the bar presented a frightful aspect of debauchery and filth. He said that having lost one of the money bags on his return from the bank, and knowing that he was under notice to quit, he was afraid to return, so he went to Brighton instead, for change of air; and would have gone to America, but he was again robbed of all the money, except 10/., which he spent chiefly in drink. The prisoner was committed for trial, and the prosecutor has too much reason to fear that he has been robbed in other ways to an alarming extent. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Monteith and Thomas O'Brien, were charged before Mr. Newton with attempting to pick pockets. Philip Shrives, 82 C, said that about 6 o'clock the pre vious afternoon he saw the two prisoners following an elderly gentleman down Regent-street, and after watch ing them some minutes saw O'Brien put his band into the gentleman's pocket, but without withdrawing any thing. After going some distance O'Brien made a second attempt but it was again unsuccessful. The prisoners then crowed Regent-street and followed another elderly gen tleman, and O'Brien partly pulled his handkerchief out of his pocket. They continued to follow the gentleman and made several attempts to get the handkerchief out, but the gentleman being informed that his handkerchief was hanging out of his pocket put it back and the prisoners then turned round to walk away, when he took them into custody, and on searching them at the station he found a silk handkerchief upon them with the initials "E. W." upon it, which he said a boy in Short's gardens gave him. O'Brien said that the handkerchief was given to him by a boy. Shrives said that Monteith gave an address at a lodg ing-house full of thieves. Mr. Newton remanded the prisoners. MAHYLEBON E. _IIIE 11011BUIT OF MB. FIi.EBII7IELD'S JEWELS. Jletals, late butler to Mr. Freddield, 6, Busse:- square Hyde-park, solicitor to the Bank of England, was charged, on remand, on suspicion of being concerned of stealing jewelry to the value of over 1,000/. Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Welford defended the prisoner. Mrs. Freshfield gave evidence as to her leaving her jewels all safe. Mr. Poland said he believed he should be able to bring forth additional evidence. . . Mr. Mansfield again remanded prisoner till Thursday next. FATAL ACCIDENT To AN OXSIBUS CDNDUCTOR. Mr. Ilutuphreys, coroner, held an inquest last evening at the Panther Tavern, Bethnal-grean, relative to the death of Joseph Shepherd, aged 5d years, who lost his life through a collision between two omnibuses. The deceased was an omnibus conductor, and was on the monkey board, in Shoroditch, talking to one of the passengers, when an accident in front caused the driver to pull up suddenly, another omnibus, following close be. hind, had not time to stop, and the polo was driven with force a• , ainst deceased's arm and side. He received dreadful internal injuries, and he died on Wednesday last. No blame seemed to attach to the drivers of either of the om nibuses. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from injuries received from an omnibus pole accidentally striking him. A LUGGAGE TRAIN OX FIRE. Yesterday afternoon several waggons on the 3.40 luggage train from Salford to Bolton were discovered to be on fire as they approached Dixon Fold station. The train was stopped, when it was discovered that a large quantity of bleacher's goods, occupying three waggons, was on fire. The three waggons were detached and shunted on the siding, and every effort made to extinguish the flames. But the fire had got too great a hold on the goods, and they were altogether destroyed, together with two of the waggons. The Swedish Polar Expedition is to sail from Oottenburg on Wednesday. The offioers and gentlemen appointed to acoompany the expedition include two officers of the Royal Navy of Sweden, Captain Baron von Otter, Lieutenant Pala nder ; Professor Nordenskield, Dr. Lem obi= (who, under his title of " Physticer," will take charge of observations in physical science) ; next, four zoologists, Dm. Malmgren, Smitt, Nystriim, and Mr. Rolmgren, and two botanists, Drs. Fries and Bergrea. Be sides these there will be a geologist and a conservator. BETTING IN LONDON.--(THIS DAY.) 2.30 P.Y. A large amount of business was transacted on the Goodwood Stakes. Gamer* was backed in the course of the morning for about 2,0001. at prices ranging from 100 to 12 to 11 to 2. Several hundreds were also invested on &esti at 100 to B and 10 to 1. Romping Girl, Papillon, and Tyndale were well supported. The others mentioned in the quotations were in fair re quest. Prices as follow : GOODWOOD STAKES. 11 to 2 agst ()omen (t and off) 10 to 1 Ecarti (off, 100 to 8t f) 100 to 8 Itoging Girt (t) 100 to 7 P • on (off, 100 to 6t) 100 to 6 Ta uret (t and off) 100 to Tynedalo (off, 20 t 1 ) 20 to Btradbroke (t and off) 20 to - - Eyesore (off) 26 to Powderham (t) 2.5 to Usurper (off) 2.5 to Lucifer (off) 26 to Fitz-Ivan (off) 1000 to 30 Cannou Ball (t) 1000 to 30 Sulpinctes (off) 1000 to 20 -- Blinkhoolio (off) 1000 to 20 Taraban (off) 10 to 1 T. Dawson's lot t) 10 to 1 Mr. Green's lot off) 2 to 1 on Go oier& r. Tyn e (t) - GOODWOOD CUP. 7 to 2 ag3t lilinkhoolie (t) 6 to 1 Julius (t) SPORTING NOTES. The most important racing event of the coming week is the Grand Prize at the Alexandra-park meeting, the race being a Sweepstakes of 25 soy each, with 5001. added. There are twenty-three subeeri ' bers, including some of the moat reputed homes in England, but the prophets seem to be unanimous in anticipating the victory for Knight of the Garter. .Bal's Lift considers his most formidable competitor to be Moslem, while "Augur," of the Sporlinf Lift, and the Field incline to laneret, and "The Wizard' of the Sportieuus to Friponnier. " Touchstone," of the Era, assigns the second place to Orion. Aratrazi, Rota AND Jona DAT.—Bill's WI says it is still the theme of conversation and conjecture in Turf circles whether the threatened action in reference to the Admiral's statements with regard to the late Derby will really come off. However, immediately the Admiral arrived on Tuesday morning on Stockbridge race muse a number of noblemen and gentlemen, ad miring his plucky statement, informed him that should the said action go on they would, by his permission, de fray the whole of the expenses ; in fact, 36 of them said they would stand I,OOW. each. Tint Gnome MOON/I.—The " Special Commirdoner" of the Field, who has been exploring the moors in the neighbourhood of Aberfoldy and Athol°, reports favour. ably with respect to the disappearance of the disease which recently visited the grouse. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER ISHARES.-(THIS DAY.) [Closing pnces to 1 p.m..' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Canada, 1877 to 1884, Jan. and July, 6 per cent, 1051. Do., 1877 to 1884, Jan. and July, 6 per cent., 931, 1. New South Wales, 1888 to 1896, January and July, 6 per oent., 1001 I. Victoria, April and October, 6 per oent., 112 j. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian, 721, 11, 1 , 1. Great Eastern, 361, 1. Great Northern, 1021, 1. Do. B (A receives no dividend until 6 per cent. has been paid to B), 125. Great Western, Original, 491, 60, 491. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 511, I, 1. London, Chatham, and Dover, 191. London and North Western, 1141, 15, 141 London and South Western, 911. Metropolitan, 1101, 1,1, 1. Metropolitan District, 84, 21. Midland, 106, 1. North Fastern—Berwick, 103, 21. North Eastern, York, 921. South Eastern, 731, 41. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, New 6 per cent., 1863, 81. Great Western, 6 per cent. Irredeemable, 1866, 103. Midland, 6 per cent., 9 11-16. LINES LEASED AT FE= RENTALS. London and Chatham Com. Pond Stook, 6 ggi. cent., 66. BRITISH POS8X13SION8: Bombay, Bar. and Cent. Ind., gua. 6 per cent., log. Eastern Bengal Guaranteed, 6 per cent., 11%. Grand Trunk of Canada, 4th preference etoc 171, Great Indian Peninsula, gua. 6 per cent., 111 Do., New, 61. Great Southern of India—guar. 6 per cent., 107. Madras, g teed 6 per cent., 108 Scinde (Delhi),gua. 6 per cent., 104 k. INDIAN RAILWAY a East Indian, 1869-70-71, 108}. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 101. Danaburg and Witepek (Lim.), guar. 5 per ct., 821, 2. Great Luxembourg, 111, 1. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk, guar. by Russ. govt., 6 per cent., 821, 2. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Anglo-Brazilian Gold (Limited), 11-16. Don Pedro, North del Rey, 4, 13-16 pm. Rossa Grande 1 prem. St. John del Rey (Limited), 191, 181. Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Limited), 2. DOCKS. East and West India, 110. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited) A, 111. Do., 8,9 Bank of New Zealand, 191. British North American, 80. Consolidated (Limited), 41. London and County, 50. London and Westminster, 701, 1. Do., Scrip, issued at IW. prem., none of which has been paid, 47. Provincial of Ireland, 94. Union of Australia, 491, 50. Union of London, 38), 1. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 211. Atlantic Telegraph, 491. Do., 8 per cent., 95, 4. Australian Mortgage Land and Finance (Limited), 41. Credit Fonder of England (Limited), 31, /. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, gun. by Egyptian govern ment, 871, I. National Discount Company (Limited), 111. North British Australasian (Limited) : 38. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 54), o, 41. Scottish Australian Investment (Limited), 12.5. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited), 131. The Arundel Society will shortly publish "Ex amples of Art-Workmanship of various Ages and Coun tries," comprising 20 photographs respectively from (1) The Cathedral of Santiago de Compoetells, showing espe cially the sculpture of the Portico de la Gloria; (2) The Sculptured Decorations of the Monastery of Batalha ; (3) Treasure of Petroesa and other goldsmith's work, from Roumania; (4) Ecclesiastical Metal-Work of the Middle Ages, from works in the Louvre, Palaces of the Necessi dades and the Ajuda, Lisbon, South Kensington Museum, and private collections; (5) Italian jewellery, as worn by the peasants, collected by Signor Castellani, and purchased in the Paris Exhibition for the South Kensington Museum (twelve photographs) ; (8) Henri-Deux Ware; (7) Decora tive Plate ; (8) College and Corporation Plate ; (9) Italian Sculpture of the fifteenth century. A Paris letter says :—" If British enbjeeta have any idea of visiting Paris just now, they will find no diffi culty in procuring apartments in hotel, or private houses. Pretty nearly all the monde.. have left us; the streets and boulevards look empty; cabmen actually ask you to patronise them, and touch their hats; that is a pretty evident sign of the times, for in the season our cabmen only drive you about as a favour, and let you know it. The boulevards are peopled by men and women whose appearance tell you they are not wealthy loungers, but labourers of the great city hive, professional men, clerks, tradeepeople ; people who cannot got away, for there are such victims in all large cities." It is stated that M. Crosti, the baritone from the Opira Comique, has been engaged by Mr. Mapleeon to sing the part of Saint-Brie, in the performances of Lea Ilugnenots which are to be given in our provinces. Tin PALMER/STOW MEMORIALS.-It i 8 finally settled that the inauguration of the Palmerston memorials at Romsey shall take place on Tuesday, July 21. A special service will take place, and a sermon be preached by the Bishop of London. At the termination of the service a promotion will be re-formed and proceed to the market-place, when the statue will be uncovered, and an inaugural address be delivered by one of the colleagues of the late lamented statesman. The park and grounds at Broadlands will be thrown open, and the band of the Royal Marine Artillery will perform there. In the even- Z tlie vicar will illuminate the western window of the MONEY MARKET. 'THIS DAY.) ONB O'CLOCK• The markets for public securities are fiat to-day. The fortnightly settlement, which has ;wit com menced, shows an increased supply of stoi.‘k, the recent great rise in many securities having in duced realisations. Consols are without change of importance, while most of the principal railway shares have declined. Midland are freely offered. Foreign bonds are dull, but most of them are un changed at present. Miscellaneous shares have been very little dealt in ; General Credit, how ever, are in request. The discount market is quieter, but the lowest rate for bills is It per cent., owing to the diminu tion in the supply of money, through the revenue payment to the Bank. Consols arc quoted 94,1 to 1, ex div., for money, and 941, " sellers," ex div., for the account (July 9), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Throe per Cents., 941 to a. Home railway stocks are flat, and prices have given way. Midland shows chief depression, and has declined 1 per cent., the present price being 1041 to I. The reduction in the other lines ranges from to 1. Caledonian, 711 to 721 ; London and North Western, 114 a to 7 Great Western, 491 to 501 ; London and South Western, 911 to 921 ; Groat Eastern, 361 to 1; Brighton, 511 to a ; South Eastern, 74 to 1; Metropolitan, 1101 to / ; Great Northern, 1021 to 103; Ditto A, 96 to 1; London, Chatham, and Dover, 191 to 1; Lancashire and York shire, 1271 to 1281; York and North Midland, 931 to 1; Berwick, 1031 to ; and North British, 34 to 1. Flatness is apparent in the foreign stock market, but the only alteration is a reduction of / per cent. in Egyptian of 1864, viz., to 811 to 821. Brazilian of 1865, 761 to 771; Chilian of 1867, 951 to 96 ; Italian of 1861, 541 to ; Mexican, 151 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 85 to ; Russian of 1866, 90 to 91; Spanish of 1867, 371 to 1 ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 64 to 6.5; and ditto of 1865, 391 to Z. There is no alteration in Indian stocks. The Five per Cents. are at 114 i to 115 ; the Four per Cents., 1041 to 105 ; the Bonds, 28s. to 335. prom. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 1. Bank Stock, 240 to 243 ; and Exchequer Bills, 15s. to 20s. prem. The market for bank shares is inactive. Lon don and Westminster, 701 to 711; London and County, 491 to 501 ; Union of London, 331 to 1; Anglo-Austrian, 6 to 1 prem.; London and Bra zilian, 30 to 25 dia. ; Imperial Ottoman, 11 to 11 prem. ; and Mexican, 7 to 5 dia. In the market for miscellaneous shares General Credit aro ss. better, at 2k to 11 dis. National Discount, 6to 1 prem ; Credit Foncier, 3 1-16 to 3-16 per share; International Financial, 11 to 1: dis. ; London, 22 to 21 dig. ; Hudson's Bay, 15 to 1 ; Telegraph Construction, 13k to 14; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 41 to I ; and Anglo-American, 21: to I. The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia will be held on tho 13th July. The annual meeting of the Pacific Steam Navi gation Company is called for the 28th prox. An extraordinary meeting of the Westminster Banking Company is convened for the Bth of July for the purpose of declaring an interim dividend. TWO O'CLOCK. The stock markets close with a flat appearance. Consols are dull, at 941 to 1 for money, and 941 for the account. Some of the railway stocks, in cluding Caledonian and South Eastern, show a fresh decline of 1 to i per cent. In the foreign stock market, Peruvian Bonds of 1865 have receded to 841 to 85, and Turkish of 186.5 to 39 to 1. The following relates to the New Granada debt : Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have this day received on account of New Granada dividends the following re mittances :—From Custom-house of Santa Marta 7,2001. 15s. 6d. N.B. This includes 887 dole. 46c. from Rio Bache ; 30,718 dole. 20c. on account of the 371 per cent. duties assigned, and 8,286 dole. in payment of sums retained during the past year. From Custom-house of Sabanilla, 1,0741. lls. 6d. Total, 8,2761. 7s. The sum of 10,000/. in bar gold was sent into the Bank yesterday. The Virginia, from New York, has brought 9,6001. in specie, and the Nyanza, from Alexandria, 2,1271. The amount of specie despatched from the United States yesterday for Europe was 70,0001. The steamer Pere will take to-day 15,3401. in specie for the East, of which 13,1601. is silver for Shanghae. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the only alteration was a slight advance in the rates for bills on Hamburg. At Paris the rate of discount in the open market is now 11 per cont. ; at Frankfort and Brussels, 2 ; at Hamburg, 21; at Amsterdam, 21 ; at Berlin, 3; at Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, 41; and at St. Peters burg, 6 per cent. At a meeting yesterday of the creditors:of Messrs. Cutler and Barker, hop and seed factors, who failed on the 13th instant, a balance-sheet was presented by Messrs. Kingsford and Garlant, the accountants, showing unsecured liabilities to the amount of 33,0001., against assets valued at only 6,500/. It was resolved to wind up the estate under inspection. The commercial advices from the Danubian Principalities mention the failure of Messrs. P. Maraasi and Sons, of Galatz and Ibraila, in the corn trade, with liabilities for about 50,0001. The estate is expected to produce about 4s. in the pound. The stoppage is understood to have been caused chiefly by the late fluctuations in the corn trade, and a large portion of the loss will fall upon English houses. tie joint traffic return of the Caledonian and North British railways shows this week an increase of 1,0911. over last year. An important statement, bearing the signature of Mr. H. G. Stebbins, the pre 'dent of the At lantic and Great Western Railway, and which bas been adopted at a meeting of the board of directors in America, has been sent out to the bond and debenture holders. It shows " the present financial position of the company, with proposals for its reorganization and resumption of Parnentn," and appears to deserve the calm con sideration of all parties interested. It will be a great pity should the resuscitation of this under taking be marred by sectional animosities. One of the chief passages of the " statement " is given below : The company having lost, by forced realisation of its securities during the panic, a larger amount of its capital than has been found necessary for the completion of the line and its special requirements, it has reasonable ground's for asking what would otherwise be unjustifiable, that its creditors should for a comparatively short time reinvest their interest. It is proposed to capitalise into "Income Bonds," bearing 4 per cent. annual interest in gold from 15th November next, having twenty years to rim, with semi-annual coupons attached. 1. Two years' coupons on first Mortgage Divisional Bond; 798,070 dols. • 2. Three years' Coupons on second Mortgage Divisional Bonds, 308,663 dole. ; 3. Four years' Coupons on Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 4,926.180 dohs. • 4. Two years' interest on debentures from date of payment of last coupon, 14th November, 1867, at 6 per cent. per annum, 1,400,000 dots. • total amount of Income Bonds to be lensed, 7,432,803 dole . Resumption of interest at 7 per cant. will, therefore, com mence on the First Mortgage Bonds from the Ist of Octo ber next. A meeting of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal Company (Limited) took place yesterday, being the first meeting since the reconstruction of the company. The report and accounts were adopted. The report congratulated the proprietors upon the completion of the reconstruction, accompanied as it is by a redaction of the nominal capital. An '''''''''''R.V.^ ad interim dividend of 3s. per share was declared, amounting to 18,8161., and leaving a balance of 5,4071., which is to be added to the reeerve fund. The traffic of the Cape Railway for the month of April was 4,4581., against 4,2021. in April, 1887. For the four months ending the 30th April last the receipts were 18,0791., being 2,1451. more than last year. An extraordinary meeting of the South Raster* of Portugal Railway Company (Limited) is called for the 10th of July, " to consider and approve the basis of a contract between the said company and th q Portuguese government, and to authorise the di re , •tore to carry the same into effect." Ann. -xed are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, w.‘terw"ks, and canal sha res , as g i ven in the s kit it Exchange list of last evening: b ummice. ,..„ Alliance British and Foreign, 121 1 ; Com mercial Union, ifli Indemnity Marine, 122 ; Nortk British and Menem. 17}; Fhcenm, 132 30; Universal Marine (Limited), 61 • Dar Light add Coie..—Ci of Moscow Oas t 41 5; European, 141; ()rest CeuMitt lmperial :3; Continent a l. 991 9 ex div.; Miami:, 271 ; NYestern, 14 11. Dochs.—East and West India, 11, 141; London and St. Katherine, 47 61 ; Surrey Commercial, 106. Waterworks.—Berlin, 14 1 ; ditto new, 7 ; Chelsea, II 1 ; East London, 115. Canals.—Regent's (or London).-22%. Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarboro' Yarmouth Helder Cuxhaven._ filivdesnasi. Valenti& -.. Cape Clear Roche's Pt Holyhead Liverpool Greencastle Plymouth Weymouth . Portsmouth London C. brio Nez. Brest ',orient Rochefort Coruna "impede Paris .. 30.04 f I 30.07 f . ; 30.13 fl 30.20 f I 130.24 f 30.2 b f Strasbourg. ..... Toulon Bt.tut'p ( !311. 1 r9r aivi6f W. oo Barometer corrected and reduced to n deg. at sea level. The letters r ;rising), f;fulling), e (steady:, indicate direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 houra Thermometer exported in rdule. Extreme force with its direction during last 24 hours. Z.— calm. Weather: sky; e.—clouds (detached) ; f.— fog ; ; 1.-lightning; m.—misty (hazy); o.—overcast ,dull) r.— ruin ; s.— Mnliw ; t.—thunder. hairs-full, mow or hail (melts:42J, during last 24 hours. Flea dieturbauce. "-- - - • REMARKS. This morning a slight di...reuse iu barometrical pnairtire is re port, d Irian idl It is greatest in the north-east, but the nailing" , are still high and very uniform. The change of tempe r:llitre hits ls, n an in, eta'., which i, greailiirot at bliiel li and I ap.• (liar. Winds have main barkisl, and are principally light to ilaidenite (nun the south-westward. Rain has fallen in the north of a...nth, this rimming is generally tine, Lad IL sky is .several stations. The Bank Holidays and Bills of Exchange Bill as amended by the Select Committee, has been printed, and appears to embody the main provisions desired by the mercantile community. It authorises the creation of special bank holidays by royal proclamation, and provides that bills due on such days or on days of fast and thanks giving shall be payable on the following day. It likewise abolishes days of grace after the Ist of January, 1869, as regards all bills drawn after that date. Further, with regard to notaries, it provides that a notarial certi ficate on • bill of its due presentment shall be evidence in an action, unless notice of disputing the presentment shall be given by the defendant; and that • notary giving a false notarial certificate of due presentment shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. The Booksellers' Provident Retreat, at Abbott's Langley, has been visited to-day by the members and friends of the institution. - _ _ The Great Rose Show at the Horticultural Gardens will be held on Tuesday next. _ _ _ Among the Assyrian tablets at the British Museum have been discovered records of earthquakes. These are not supposed, says the Atheneum, to have been recorded for any scientific purposes, but as annals of omen and augury, each earthquake recited being accompanied by an enumeration of the events suppoicd to have oc curred in consequence. It is said that Herr Von Lenz is taking the life and works of Weber in hand. There is to be a Sivori Music Hall at Genoa. Herr Demeanor is announcing his musical recol lection es in preparation. MINER.-(THD3 DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. In the mining market to-day attention is almost exclusively directed to the fortnightly settlement, and prices are nominally quoted the same as yesterday. There is a slightly increased demand for Prince of Wales shares. The Directors of the St. John Del Roy Mining Company (Limited) have received the following re port, dated Morro Velho, May 16:—" Produce for April, 8,848 oitavas ; from 5,146 tons ore ; 1.719 oitavas per ton. Cost for April, 5,2861.; lose for April, 1,3071. Produce 11 days of May. 3,397 oitavas; yield 1.707 oitavas per ton. Gaia and Gabirobas produce for April, 1,453 oitavas, 6301. ; cost for April, 5781." The subjoined report on the metal market is from Messrs. von Dadelszen and North : The metal market continues exceedingly dull, com plaints have become quite general, and holders of nearly all kinds of metals have to accept lower prices to effect sales. Iron.—We have no new feature to report, both Welsh and Staffordshire prices are unaltered. T he re has been a good demand for Scotch pig iron, with a slight ad vance in price to 625. 10}d. cash. Copper remains very dull. Man is obtainable at 821., and the smelters have lower prices for raw, which has induced considers le purchases; socond.hand parcels of tough are obtainable at 771. to 781. Some business reported ix Wallsroo at 801. to 801. 10s. Burrs is obtainable at 821. Chili bars in Liverpool are very fiat, with sellers, at 731. Tin.—No new feature to report - here. Straits has changed hands in smaltparcels, at 911. 10s. to 921. Banta, nomi nally, 941. In Holland the market is fiat at 541 f., the com pany having given no intimation of what they will do with the remaining 38,500 slabs of Banes. English tin dull. Tin Plates.—The low price at which coke plates are now ruling seems to attract more attention. Charcoal are neglected.l.2a. ; L B 191. dgis.; g ood Spelte7ftcoEntinees sh Pt:11,91.14e nominal value of Silesian on the spot here 201. 108., but one sale reported of 25 tons at 201. In outporta businces done at 201. 7s. 6d. for common, and 201. 12s. 6d. for specials. V and S, 201. Belgian, 201. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. TALLOW MARKET.-{THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow, 41s. 3d. • Peters burg Y.C., on the spot, 45e. • June, 455. ; O c tober to December, 445. ; December . 44. 3d. Mown; Avniaoxii.—Town tallow, 435. 9d. ; ist by ditto, 2s. lid. ; yellow Russian, new, 46e. 3d . ; melt e d stuff, 325. ; rough ditto, 17s. 3d. ; grooves. 18e. ; good dregs, 6s. Import. for the week amount to 201 casks. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm at the fol lowing priom:—Prime old hay, 90s. to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; prime new hay, 70s. to Ms. ; inferior ditto, 60s. to 60s. ; prime old clover, 100 s. to 110 s. ; in ferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; straw, 30s. to 365. COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.) Supplies of both home-grown and foreign goods are heavy. Forced fruits are in excess of the demand, and prices therefore have a downward tendency. Strawberries may now be had ►t from 4d. to N. par lb. Cauliflowers, and indeed most descriptions of vegetables, have improved considerably since the late rains with which we have been favoured. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, stocks, lily of the valley, pelargoniums, fuchsias, mignonette, and roses. Herr Wagner is about to publish a new book, with the title of " German Art and German Polities." WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—The preacher at the special evening services on Sunday, June 28, is the Rev. Benjamin Jowett, Regius Professor of Greek and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. The preachers for the month of July are as follows:—July 6, the Right Rev. Dr. Alexander Ewing, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles; July 12, the Rev. William Cadman, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone ; July 19, the Rev. Francis Pigon, incumbent of St. Philip's, Regent-street; July 26, the Rev. Henry Twe ll s, head-master of Godolphin gra mmar schooL NATURALISATION COMMTSSION.—A meeting of the royal commissioners for inquiring into the laws of naturalisation and allegiance was held yesterday at the Westminster Palace Hotel. Present:—The Earl of Claren don, K. 0., the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.P., the At torney-General, the Queen's Advocate, Sir Bounden Palmer, QC., M.P., W. E. Forster, Esq., M.P., Moun tague Bernard, Esq., D.C.L, and Charles S. A. Abbott, Ell(1.. Secretary. LICENSED 171cruALLzits' ScßooL.—The p e of the anniversary Dinner at the Crystal Palace o r nß ec ia t s- 8 day next under the auspices of Charles A. Hanbury, Esq., are of the most encouraging character. The governor and committee, in conjunction with 150 gentlemen who hays accepted the office of stewards, are making strenuous efforts to produce such a list of subscriptions as will enable them, at no distant period, to increase the number of children in the establishment to 200. The excellent band of the Coldstream Guards, under the direction of Mr. Fred. Godfrey (by the kind permission of Colonel Dudley Carleton), will attend at the dinner, as well as at the ball in the evening. A munificent donation of 60 guineas fromthe Messrs. Boutelleau and Co., "Champagne Vineyard Proprietors Company, Cognac," 16, Mark-lane, was yesterday forwarded to the secretary, accompanyed. by a communication expressive of the greatest in terest in the prosperity of the institution, and of their desire that other great shipping houses of wines and brandies might soon be added to the nu merous list of subscribers. A new channel has thus been opened up, and the governor and committee, and the friends of the institution generally, cannot but be grateful to the firm above mentioned for so noble an example. Several members of the House of Commons have signified their intention of being present, among whom may be mentioned Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Thomas Chambers, and Mr. John Locke, also some of the can didates for the metropolitan boroughs. Other members of parliament have also accepted the invitation contingent upon other engagements permitting.—Advertiser. INCENDIARISII ON THE WOLDB.—On Thursday, at Driffield, the magistrates were engaged in a lengthy examination of a tramp, who gave the name of Joseph Wilmot, of Wells, Somersetahire, on a charge of setting fire to the stacks of Mr. F. S. Jordan, of Elmswell, on the evening of the 16th inst. Numerous witnesses swore to the man as the one seen near the stacks after =z, and when found by Superintendent Young be de ' ging, having matches, and all knowledge of the fire. This was disproved, and on being cautioned the prisoner said it would be absurd to enter upon his defence there—he was not on his trial, and should wait till then. He was hen committed to York Castle for the assizes. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JUNK 2& The market keep! quiet, and only small miles have been made at rather easier rates. Bum.—No sales to report. _ TRAFFIC Racitrrrs.—The traffic receipts of rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week ending Jose 20, GC 13,261 miles, to 772,9931., end for the corresponding week of . last year, on 12,996 miles, to 768,1671., showing an increase of 266 miles and of 4,8261. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,673 miles, to 641,3131., and for the corresponding week of 1867, on %Ka miles, to 640,2221., showing an inaenee of 191 miles and of 1,0911. The increase on the Caledonian and North British amounted to 1,0911. • on the Great Eastern to 2,2401. ;on the Great Northe rn to 4301.; on the London, Brighton, and South Coed to 9211. • on the London and South Western to 6371. ; on the Ifaaishester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 9531. • on the Midland to 4,2401. • on the North Eastern to 1,21;31. ; and on the South Ea stern to 972/.—total, 12,7461. ; but from this must be deducted 661., the decrease on the Great Southern and Western, 1,667/. on the Greet Western, 3,9911. on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, and 6,0511. on the London and. North, Western—together, 11,6541.., leaving the increase as above, 1,091/. The goods and mineral traffic on those lima amounted to 324,2921., end for the corresponding week of 1867 te 324,5391., showing a decrease - of 3471 'Pb. receipts foripeasengers, weals, &c., amounted t 0.317,0211.. against 316,6831., sho an increase of 1,3881. The truths receipts on 52 other • amounted, on 3,67andles. to 131,6801., and for the corresponding week of last year, on 3,614 miles, to 127,14461., showing an increame of 64 miles and of 3,7361. Me total receipts of the past week show an increase of 94,3761., as simpered WA theta 43{ the preceding week, fading the Mk, ink