The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARIcET AND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two o'CLocx. The demand for accommodation continues active, and a moderate discount business is now trans acted at the Bank of England. There is conse quently no immediate prospect of an alteration in the minimum rate, although the payment of the dividends may be followed by increased facilities, as a considerable addition will then be made to the resources of the market, and very little inclination is shown to encourage new undertakings that would have the effect of employing capital. The settlement of the speculative account in foreign railway securities has made favourable progress, and as the :engagements have been of a limited character, the liquidation has not exerted much influence upon the inquiry for accommodation. The Ocean Chief has been announced this morn• ing from Australia with specie to the amount of £40,648. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market closed yesterday with a more active appear ance, and 'prices were unaltered. The sales amounted to 8,000 bales. In Railway Shares a moderate business was transacted, and in quota tions no change of importance occurred. The Market for English Stocks opened firmly, and a few transactions were recorded at the latest prices current yesterday. Speculation, however, has not increased and extreme quietude conse quently preTails. Symptoms of buoyancy have nevertheless appeared, and an advance of fully - s !-- per cent. is exhibited, Consols, which opened at 929 1- being 92 , 1 1,. A few purchases have been effected, and Foreign Stocks and Railway Shares all show an improving tendency. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are firm at 93t ; India Loan Debentures at 94-1 9 ; ditto Scrip at 93 ; and Long Annuities at 171 13-16; Exchequer Bills are 225. to 255. prem. The half-yearly meeting of the General Mining Association took place to-day, when a report was presented, in which the sale of Nova Scotia coal for the year 1858 was stated to be 228,565 tons. The directors, out of the profits of the last year's operations, paid, in January last, a dividend of 15s. per share, and were now enabled to announce a further distribution of 15s. per share, making 30s. for the year 1858. There were some observations about the propriety of more detailed accounts being rendered to the meeting, but the report was adopted. Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues very quiet, and prices have advanced. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 to 77, being buoyant ; and the New are 60 to 62 ; but the 4 per Cents. are flat at 103 ; Mexican are firm at 18} ; Sardinian at 81 ; Spanish Deferred at 301; and ditto Certificates at 3:. Calls became due to-day of 20 per cent. on the Bombay and Baroda 5 per Cent. Debentures ; and ,of £1 ss. per share, or £162,500, on the London, Brighton, and South Coast 41 per Cent. £5 shares. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1859. Great Western North-Western 70,017 South Western Brighton 20,602 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern 22,272 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 8,240 North Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 9,523 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,438 North London Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,573 Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern 1858. £33,152 64,889 17,310 18,036 32,584 20,991 20,386 26,584 7,352 39,398 10,167 4,334 2,623 5,318 7,209 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 6,486 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 63,363 3;375 7;978 6,735 33,068 The above returns show a favourable increase, compared with those of the same period of last year. On the Great Western the increase amounts to £2,422; on the North-Western, to £5,128; on the South-Western, to £2,528 ; on the Brighton, to £2,566; on the Groat Northern, to £1,886; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to £1,566 ; and on the South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, to £20,295 There is a decrease on the North-Eastern of £1,122 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £644 ; and on the Great Western of Canada, of £249. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and in some instances prices have shown an upward tendency. North-British have improved ss. ; Great Northern and Great Western, lOs ; Midland, 10s. to 15s. ; Lancashire And Yorkshire, £1; and North. Western, Li 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been rather quiet. Lombardo-Venetian old shares have been at 71, and the New at 6-4 7. East Indian advanced to 101 and 1011 ; Great Indian Peninsula, to 971 ; Great Western of Canada are oteady at 143- 14i. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are exceedingly dull, and show little variation. London and County are at 291 ; London joint-Stock, 321 ; Electric Telegraph have declined to 101, and Royal Mail Steam brought 52. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. ----- — - Bank Stock - 221 20 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 i t I New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7l 13-16 India Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £ l,OOO Consols for Account (July 8) Icxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 22 4 Ditto £600.... 23 JAW) Small, lid. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Mexican 3 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent. 3O/ Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 34 Turkish 6 per Cent. 7si Ditto Account - 5 1 2 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan:3 per Cent. Ditto 1 per Cent l4i Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for:Account, July 8 .... 92i 3 x d THE NAVY. The annual inspection of the Chatham division of Royal Marine Light Infantry was commenced yes terday by Major-General S. R. Wesley, Deputy Adjutant-General, Royal Marines. The jury rigging Of the Greyhound, 17 guns, recently launched at Pembroke, is nearly , com pleted, and in a few days she will be navigated round to Plymouth, at which port she is to be im mediately commissioned. The following are her chief dimensions :—Length between perpendicu lars, 172 feet 6 inches; length of keel for tonnage, 151 feet 6 inches ; extreme breadth, 33 feet 3 inches ; breadth for tonnage, 33 feet ; breadth moulded, 32 feet 4 inches ; depth of hold, 17 feet 5 inches. The Greyhound is a beautiful screw cor vette, of 877 tons burthen, with engines of 200 horse power. The fortified barracks on the heights are now garrisoned by the Hants Militia. The steam gunboat Hind (tender to the Russell, at Falmouth) arrived at Plymouth on Monday with supernumeraries. The screw steam-frigate Orlando, 50, was taken from Keyham basin on Monday to the sheer hulk for the purpose of being masted. The paddlewheel steamsloop Gladiator, 6, was commissioned at Plymouth on Monday by Lieut. Clarke, for Commander H. Hickley. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : Paymaster—John Tompkins to the Vulcan. Second Masters—Thomas 11. Hayman to the Ilhada manthus ; William L. Dobbs (additional) to the Asia. Clerks—John W. Thomson to the Clio ; Thomas John ston to the Edgar. Assistant-Paymaster—John T. Farwell to the Amphion. Mates to be Lieutenants —Harrington Campbell Onslow and Francis Stirling. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 29, 1859. A despatch, dated the 12th of April last, has been received front the Governor of Victoria, New South Wales, stating that the Colonial Government steamer Victoria had returned, after an unsuccessful search for anything to indicate the loss of hex Majesty's sloop Sappho, in the neighbourhood of Bass's Straits, although each island and rock in the vicinity of the Straits was examined by the ship or boats, and the Victoria was assisted in her search by H.M.S. Elk. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Are Railways. Paid. Closin g Price. Business 2.10 Amberg., Notting. Boat. and Eastern Juppflon 10 51 54 51 1 50 Belfast and Balitmena all 3.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 75 85 took Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 73 75 74 25 Blackburn all 101 111 25 Blyth and Tyne all .32 85 ock Bristol and Exeter 100 93 95 941 4 ock Caledonian ock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all -- 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 41 5 A roves. no div t all 10 Do. A until6p.c.per an all 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß 50 Dublin andßelfast June all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 74 Si wiz East Anglian lOO 135 145 ock Eastern Counties lOO 56 67 66 ock Eastern Union A Stock 100 37 42 ock Do. do. B Stock 100 26 28 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 85 25 East Kent all 12 14 12 .ock East Lancashire lOO 90 92 90 89/ 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do ock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 71 73 ock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. - 100 25 26 .0 Forth & Clyde Junction all ock Furness ock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 91 93 O Great North of Scotland all 10 101 ock Great Northern lOO 99 101 991 1001 ock Do. do. A Stock lOO 82 84 83 ock Do. do. B Stock lOO 130 132 131 4 ock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 ock Great Western ock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 100 53 65 2 Irish South Eastern all O Lancaster and Carlisle all 83 87 61 Do. Thirds 3 4 Do. New Thirds l6 10 5 11. p 27 ock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 93 9 92 1 2 31 I 6 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 1 d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 4 d a Do. West Riding Union 1 0 Do. Southport ck London and Blackwall all 62 64 63 - Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — ck Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 111 113 )ck London & North Westn 100 92 93 90 1 2 ▪ Do. Eighths ck London& South-Westn lOO 911 92/ 5 L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen all n 5 n 7 ock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 66 37 ) Metropolitan , ck Midland lOO 911 1001 991 1 100 991 ck Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 74 77 73 1 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all i Do. A Shares all 1 Newcastle and Carlisle all New., Aber., & Ilerefd all 9 11 Newry & Armagh (def. \ 9 1 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all ck Norfolk lOO 56 58 North. Counties Union 34 34 3 d 3k North British lOO 511 651 55 ▪ Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 ck Do. B Stock lOO an 0, 9 ek North-Eastn.---Berwick 100 881 894 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 21 l 4 d 1k Do. Leeds lOO 45 455 ck Do. York lOO 721 721 72 1 1 1k North London lOO 100 103 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 is. North Staffordshire l7l 41 4X d North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 8 ok Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 31 32 Peebles all Portsmouth Rhymney lO k Scottish Central lOO 1(9 110 South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 235 241 k Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 80 82 k Shropshire Union lOO 43 41 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 3 d k South Devon lOO 41 42 416 it South-Eastern lOO 685 69 075 851 k South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67 Do. do lB Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 Stockton & Darlington all 30 87 361 1 Do. do. 185.5 7 Do. do. 1858 7 Stockton & llartlepool 161 k Taff Vale lOO k Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 k Vale of Neath lOO 66 70 k Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to 13 all 3 31 Do. B all 71 71 West London Do. Ist Class all Do. 2d Class all --- PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. pai ,. I Clriceng osi Busine Done.ss P. 25 I Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at 250) all 49 51 (Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.et.Stock 100 95 97 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 tock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 102 104 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 • Stock Chester & Holyhd, 5/ pc 100 Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - 6 t Cork & Bandon, 5/ p. c all Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 51 61 Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 110 114 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc lOO 107 111 109/ Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 112 114 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 111 113 Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock 100 127 129 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 83 Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO 6 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 69 70 Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas.,&S West. r a. spc lOO 112 114 Stock Great Northern, sp. et lOO 1119 121 Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.e.pm 100 1111 113 1104 Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 162 64 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pf all 11 11/ Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 100 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 teat West. (Berks and 6 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. ' Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct: 100 94 96 95 4 Stoc Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 86 88 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 87 89 Stock Do. sp. ct. Redeem . Pref lOO 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 10 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares all 164 171 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 94 101 Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 73 263 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 191 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 Stock Lon.&l3rig.spc. g - u. No.l 100 119 Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct lOO Stoek Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 Stock Lon. & N. w. Cov. &Nun - eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, I ate 3d shares lOO 158 162 ' 12/ Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4sh all 7 9 Stock & Lin., 6p. et lOO 1,20 125 t 6 Do. t 6 1 Stock Do. 31 per cent. 68 70 69 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all 124 I Do. 4 per cent... Do. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock St o ck Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et lOO 140 142 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 104 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 p 1 p Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. at. 100 92 94 10 Newport, Aber,&c. p ret.s p. c. redeem, at sp. m all 94 10 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 all 111 11/ 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ores all Stock Do. sp. e. Ext.Stock,lB46 1 Ou• Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 109 111 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dak.Co. 100 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 95 97 96 17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4. 1/ 1 p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 roo. York, H.& S. Purch. 10 4 1 d 9/ 20 North Staffordshire . . all 224 234 Stock Ox.wr. & Wol. 6130.1;4* 100 122 124 123 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 120 122 Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 100 101 81 Scottish Central, new pi all Stec k Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 Stock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock 100 72 74 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 118 122 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 101 10/ 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 1 1.0.6. South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0 6 c ) Stock Do .44 percent lOO 102 101 Stock Do.Fixedl4P.c.lstis. 100 102 104 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. all 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 28 29 25 Do. 6 per cent all 32 4 33 4 334 e. Stoc Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 par cent. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing Closing Business Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. Share 12.10 13.14 Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 !6134 Stock Stock Stock Stock 14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock, Stock Share) Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.19 5 6 6 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 450 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 168 172 -- Great South Tolg - us.. G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaa) 11.18.8 14 2 14 G. Wheal Vor (llelston) 91 4 Lady Bertha lBs 6d 1 1 North Frances (Illogan) 84 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 61 74 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 9 10 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 12 13 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. 3lin.Co. 6s SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 225 235 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 21 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 165 175 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 2 21 10 Tin Croft 9 41 4/ UnitedMines(Gwennap) l 40 - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (Illogan) ll 21 22 W. Caradon (Liakeard) lO 1121 1171 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 165 175 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 105 115 • Wheal Edward (Cals.). 54 11 2 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10 11 Wh '1 MaryAtua (3lenhe 8 39 41 Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 29 311 FOREIGN MINES _ _ 20 Australian " 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 10s 1( I) , 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 11 20 Do. S t.Johnd eIR ey, Lim . 15 8 9 5 Do. L and and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... d l , 40 Cobra Copper all 39 41 I 404 Cepiapo l6 9 11 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all - 44 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 9 10 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all I 1 New Granada all 1 N. Rhine Cop. of S. A us. I lO p 20 Byatgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 3 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 28.2.81 United Mexican all 11 21 13 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closihg i Business Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. 1 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 69 71 40 Australasia all 83 85 25 Bank of Egypt all 201 211 100 Bank of London 5O 43 46 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 80 British North American all 56 58 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 2 1 d 100 City 5O 100 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Landon 2O 174 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 151 164 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 201 211 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 50 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 60 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .13k. Corporation all -- 20 Ottoman Bank all 151 161 161 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all - 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia all 51 53 25 Do. New 2O 59 Union of London lO 100 Unity Mutual 6O . 100 Western Bk of London 60 d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja.& July 100 1121 1131 1134 Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 110 112 N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 ' 1.69 1084 9 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 991 1001 1001 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 108 109 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 110 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 SPO4TING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACES.--WEDNESDAY. The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; two-yr-olds, 6st 121 b; three, Bst 121 b; fillies, &c. allowed 31b. Six furlongs. Mr. J. Donkin nd Shafto, 3 yrs (W. Abdale) 1 Sir C. Monck's Vesta, 2 yrs (Pritchard) 2 Mr. G. Forster's Slut, 2 yrs (Edwards) 3 Mr. Wilson's Teal, 2 yrs (Little) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Vesta, 6to 4 agst Shafto, 10 to 1 agst Slut, and 15 to 1 agst Teal. Vesta, with Shafto in close attendance, made play for about a quarter of a mile, when the latter crept up inside, headed Vesta half way up the distance, and won, after the appearance of a race, by half a length ; four lengths be twent second and third. The Licensed Victuallers' Handicap of 50 sots for two-yr• olds and upwards. Six furlongs. Mr. T. Dawson's Northumberland Duchess,3 yrs, Est 61b (Madden) 1 Mr. Gray's First Lord, 2 yrs, 6st 61b (Sinclair) 2 Mr. Blakey nd Layton, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Little) 3 The following also ran :—Bilberry, The Bat, Meta, Canty Queen, Mary Stuart, Bo Quick, Tommy Noble, and Just in Time. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bilberry, 4to 1 agst Layton, and 6 to 1 each agst Meta and Northumberland Duchess. Meta took the lead at starting, keeping it to the bottom turn, when Northumberland Duchess, First Lord, and Lay ton, passed ber, and b this trio the issue was confined, the Northumberland Duchess, who had always the best of the struggle, winning a very fine race by a head ; First Lord heading Layton by the same ; Bilberry was a good fourth, and the Bat fifth; Canty Queen ran out at the turn and lost much ground. The Northumberland Plate of 200 sovs added to a handicap stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Two miles. Mr. Forster's Underhand, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b.... (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Shelley's Lifeboat, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (L. Snowden) 2 Mr. Prout's Paul, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Burgomaster, Wrestler, Hepa tica, Peggy Taft, Beethoven, Lady Mary colt, Gargrave, Bankrupt, and Harry. Betting-2 to 1 agst Paul, 7to 2 agst Hepatica, 6to 1 agst Gargrave, 8 to 1 agst Lifeboat, 10 to 1 each agst The Wrestler and Underhand, 100 to 7 agst The Burgomaster, and 100 to 8 agst Harry. After one attempt, in which Bankrupt, Gargrave, and Burgomaster were conspicuous, Hepatica, next the rails, jumped off with a clear lead, with Gargrave and Lifeboat in her track, Underhand going away last of all. Going up the hill, on passing the stand Beethoven rushed to the front, but as the lot approached the cut Gargrave was seen in advance, with Bankrupt and Hepatica lying second and third, the lot being together on pretty even terms. On approaching tho T.Y.C. Gargrave was still in front, Paul, who had by this time come from the rack, taking third place. Rounding the coal-pit turn at the bottom of the course, Lifeboat born his colou:s in the van, with Paul, Wrestler, Hepatica, Underhand, and Bur gomaster going at his heels. Immediately afterwards Hepatica was beaten, and half way up the entrance Under hand, splendidly ridden by Aldcroft, made his effort at the girth of Lifeboat, and eventually won cleverly by a neck ; half a length between the second, third, and fourth; Wrestler was fifth, Gargrave sixth, Hepatica seventh, and Bankrupt eighth. The Commercial Visitors' Stakes of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 50 added. Mr. Hall's Caliph, aged (£25) (Alderoft) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Vatty, 3 yrs (£25) (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. C. Reynard's Cheery Chap, 4 yrs (£25) (L. Snowden) 3 The following also ran:—Rosedale, The Northumber land Duchess, Tib Tacket, and Meta. Betting-7 to 4 agst Caliph, sto 2 agst the Northum berland Duchess, and 4 to 1 agst Cheery Chap, who made play to the coalpit turn, when he was passed by Vatty. Half-way up the distance, Caliph, on the outside, joined them, went in front, and won cleverly by a neck; two lengths between second and third; Rosedale was a bad fourth, and Tib Tacket last. The winner was bought by Mr. Rhodes for 40 guineas. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three-year-olds, 7st.; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st 41b ; six and aged, 9st 71b. Three miles, Mr. Simpson's Eskdale, by Newminster, 3 yrs (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. Donkin nd Shafto, 3 yrs.. (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Whitworth's b c by Vatican—Lady Mary, 3 yrs (J. Snowden) 3 Mr. T. Dawson's The Slave, 3 yrs (Bullock) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Shafto, and 2to 1 agst Eskdale. Eskdale led at a slow pace, followed by the Lady Mary colt, _Me Slave, and Shafto ; at the two-mile post the same positions were maintained, but immediately on passing it The Slave and Lady Mary colt changed places, Shafto slightly improving his position. The race soon afterwards became better, but Eskdale, after never being headed, went home an easy winner by three -quarters of a length, Shafto from 111 f-way up the distance being his only attendant. BIBURY CLUB.-STOCKBRIDGE COURSE. WEDNESDAY. Plate of £5O, for two-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for £3OO ; allowances if for less. About five fur longs. Mr. Locke's New Brighton, aged, 9st 21b.....(A5hma11) 1 Lord Anglesey nas. Bridget colt, 2 yrs (£100), 6st 41b (J. Adams) 2 Lord Clifden's Chanoine - , 3 yrs (£200), Bst 31b.... (Bray) 3 Artist and Volga also ran. Betting-5 to 4on New Brighton, 4to 1 agst Volga. Won by a head ; the second beating the third by the same ; bad fourth. The winner was bought in for 315 guineas. The Champagne Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Winners extra. Last three-quarters of the New Mile. 17 subs. Mr. J. Powney's Confusion, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 1 Mr. J. Parker's Chirp, Bst 101 b (Roe) 2 Lord Clifden's Beeswax filly, Bst 71b . , (Bray) 3 Fravola and Plumper also ran. Betting=9 to 4 each agst Fravola and Chirp, 9 to 2 agst Confusion, 5 to 1 agst Plumper. _ Won cleverly by half a length; two lengths off the Bees wax filly was third, having passed Fravola, who was pulling up within a few strides of the chair. The Bibury Stakes of 5 .sovs each, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. To be ridden by members of the club; jockeys 71b extra. Last mile and a half. 12 subs. Lord Strathmore's Worcester, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (inc. 71b ex.) (Wells) 1 Lord Clifden's Roman Candle, 5 yrs, 12st..(Capt. Little) 2 Mr. Payne's Cock-a-h oo p, 3 yrs 9st2lb (Mr. W. Bevill) 3 • The following also ran :—dr. Sykes, Spiteful Dick, Lottery, and Petra. Betting-5 to 2 agst Roman Candle, 3to 1 agst Worces ter, 4 to 1 agst Cock-a-hoop, 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; a length and a half between the second and third. The others were beaten off and walked in ; Mr. Sykes being absolutely last. Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 30 added ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. To be ridden by members of the club; jockeys, 71b extra. T.Y.C. Mr. W. Bevill's Target, 4 yrs (£100), list 91b.. (Owner) 1 Mr. W. Day's Northampton, 3 yrs (£200), list 1 llb (A. Day) 2 Capt. Little's Timon, 3 yrs (£SO), lOst 51b (Mr.John3ton) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Northampton. Won by three quarters of a length. Timon ran out soon after starting. There was no advance upon the selling price. Tho Andover Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added. Old mile. Lord Clifden's Fadladeen, 4 yrs, list 71b.. (Capt. Little) 1 Mr. Brown's Pactolus, 4 yrs, lOst 71b .. (Mr. W. Bevill) 2 Mr. Merrifield's Gala colt, 4 yrs, lOst 61b 71b extra) (A. Day) t The following also ran :—Catherine, Mr. Sykes, Grand Secret, Felicitas, and Tho Dove. Betting-5 to 4 agst Fadladeen, 6to 1 each agst Pactolus and the Gala colt. Won by three-quarters of a length; Gala colt and Catherine, who ran a dead heat for third place, were beaten a neck from the second ; Grand Secret was a bad fifth. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added; for two and three-yr-olds. Half a mile. Mr. J. Day's Fravola, 2 yrs, 7st 81b (Fordham) t 1 Mr. J. Dowhng ' s Skittles, 2 yrs, Est 91b (NV. Bottom) t 2 Sir J. Hawley's Twang, 2 yrs, 7st 51b (Bradley) 3 Mr. Park's Bouquet, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (S. Rogers( 4 Lord Anglesey's Stratagem, 2 yrs, 6st 21b (J. Adams) 5 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Fravola and Stratagem, 4to 1 agst Skittles. A dead heat. Twang was beaten a long way from the first two. ...__. _ .. _. Deciding heat.—The betting opened at 5 to 4 on Skittles, and finished at evens. Won by a length and a half. ACCEPTANCES for the Goo: MOOD STAKES. Two miles half. Age st lb Leamington Fright Lifeboat Blue Jacket Melissa Mademoiselle de _ _ _ Age st lb Ferndale ' Heir-at•-Law 3 6 12 Newcastle 3 6 12 Grand Secret Ethiopian Tattler 5 6 9 Gallus Gargrave Tocher Woman in Black 3 6 2 Harlestone 3 6 2 Gaspard 3 6 2 Minster Queen Bess Heiress Mountain Nut Cincinnati Mutineer - 3 5 3 Helia Commodore Cytherus ' Woodburn 3 4 10 Production Chantilly Vanity Scribbler Polestar a 7 10 Miss Cath 6 7 10 Pensioner Tame Deer .... 6 7 9 Lord Nelson 5 7 9 Hamkt Starke 4 7 7 Compromise Gouvieux Queenstown Hydromel Go-ahead The Burgomaster 3 7 0 Worcester 5 6 13 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. June 23, at 2.37 p.m., Beadsman, out of the Goodwood Cup. June 23, at 9 a.m., Sweet William and Rocket, out of all their engagements. June 24, at 2.35 p.m., to Mr. Swindell's, Manchester : Raspberry, Archduchess, and Little Agnes, out of the Members' Plate; Secret Treasure, out of tho Tyro; Vivace and Dutchman's Daughter, out of the North Derby ; Weasel, out of the Licensed Victuallers ; Secret Treasure, out of the Grand Stand Plate ; Tormentor and Birdcage, out of the Grand Stand Plate ; and Raspberry, out of the City Plate—all at Newcastle. June 24, at 9 a.m., Simpleton and Meadowdale, out of the Liverpool Cup. June 24, at 9 a.m., Rosabel, out of the Steward's Cup, at Stockbridge. June 24, at 9 a.m., Fisherman, out of the Worcester Cup June 25, at 9 a.m., Nell Gwyne, out of the Worcester shire Stakes. June 27, at 9 a.m., Mr. B. Ten Broeck's horses, out their engagments at Liverpool. June 27, at 9 a.m., Olympias, out of the Three-year. old Stockbridge Triennial. June 27, at 2.40 p.m., Supple Jack, out of all his en gagements. June 27, after 6 p.m., Old Robert, out of tho Stewards Plate, Stockbridge. June 28, at 9 a.m., Physician, out of the Stewards' Plate at Stockbridge. June 28, at 9 a.m., O'Meara, out of the Hurstbourne Stakes at Odiham. June 28, at 9 a.m., Skittles out of the Dogmersfield Stakes at Odiham. June 28, at 12.20 p.m., Sedbury, out of the Hampshire Stakes at Winchester. _ . Bedford and Bletchleyl all ILn & N.W .. - t MISCELLANEOUS. Buckinghamshire - - 100 ILn &N W 97 09 98 Clydesdale Junction. . ' 100 Caledonin 102 104 Closing Colchester, Stour Val. all E.IL&E Cl 6 17 Share Miscellaneous. Paid. Business dons Price. E.Lbacolnshirea.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 138 140 _ E Union,HarwicliShs. all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge - . 100 - - Gle.Barr.&Neile,Drct -. . 100 Caled on i a _ 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 1000 Atlantio Tel. (Limited), all 160 210 Do. New lOO Do. -.. . - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 31 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. W es t. .- - 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 1 H - artlpool.Dck.&Rall. all Yk.N.&B r - 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 2 Hull and Selby all Yk.N.2,ld. 110 112 10 Do New, issued at £5 dis 2 - - Do. 1 Shares all Do. ...... - - 50 British American Land SG - - Do. 1 Shares all D 0... . ... - „,,,,, 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 London&Greenwich - all 19 21 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilbv.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 93 95 100 Canada Land 32/ 111 115 Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk - _ Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - - Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25 manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M 21 21 2/ 4 5 Crystal Palace. Midsb.& Ttedor, g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar ._ , 5 Do. Preference all 4/ 5 Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .97 99 981 20 Eastern Steam all - - Newmarkt.,BuryEx 15.5. 6. E.Counts. 11 p Put Stock Electric Telegr a p h lOO ,103 103 101 gu aranteed sp. c. 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all par ip Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 56 58 - Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. - - Do. Fixed '5 per cent. all Do. - - L& N IV o o p p: s t A ln m d. s Junct. Tel 109. - _ Preston and Wyee. ! all a L.yk. ) - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. - - 20 London Discount ...... 5 111 a 100 Gt.North.i 135 138 N D : o tB. d .r o . 4. Saßoth.&Gol.g.r , p.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk - - Rovstn,Hiteh.,& Shep 10 Med. Exton . Tel. (Lim.) all 5 6 104 3 y e lA d i i e G r. e . n. Electric Omnibusfr e 1 C e g o . . allal _l4 2 1 5 Shrowsbry& Hereford all T Brassy 9 ?1 25 National Discount Co.. • 5 11 11 d South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean . 101 11 10 Netherlands Land ..... 6 - -- I N D D ° O B P A N e ll e . w a P t :sae Shares a: s r i Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all stk.& Dar - - Do. do. . ............ all IDo. - - )Vilts and Somerset, . 100 'Gt. West 88 90 1 1 0 0 0 : NevaS ----________ Wimbledon& Croydn, all 114,&Brgtn 8 9 6 Peel River Land s e oi s ea s tn . j ail , i ma d n i e d. . ) a a Bao l l l l l l 11 1 1:1 20 North of Europe Steam all - - DOCKS. 1 Oriental Gas par s 3 ,52 _.--------_ Closing Business Paid Share D °Cics. i Price. Done. 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 77 79 50 Do. New .1 .. ..., . . 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr lO 1 i d 100 - 50 Rhymney Iron Stock Commercial . ........ .... , 00 Stock Do4perCent..rref;Nlin• A...„, - 15 Do. New 100 [loyal Mall Steam &.- 1 .1 , 1 n all 21 3 all 55 61 - - 1 Soot.Austrlu, Inv.( Lim.l all 115 130 Stock St. Kau.th aria r.. , e ..... 100 s S t r.G4 ock if i i ;Letancl . 1 . 5:0 . 5 . t ....... ..... ...... 1, 00 70 - 25 South Australian Land. 11 36 38 Stock ,Southampton ''" • 10 - 1 Submarine Tel Scrip. all / 1 StockiVictoria 100 100 1.04 1 Do. do Registered all i 20 IDo New ~ ........ ...... ' 18 .... - 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5 - - , 100 Van Diemen's Land THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,' JUNE 30, 185 g. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Businesi Share Railways. !Paid. price. Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 79 81 Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 131 16 17 u. 5 per cent 18 Do. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 14 11d 75 18 Do. Do. B 9 11 15 d, 75 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all A 455 d 201 Do. New 164 51 61d 100 1 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrieh / 100 _ 6 p. ct. lxls. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 Ju ly, 1873 100 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. /d par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 25. 1 5 id 15 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 164 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1/ 15d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 100 101 1011 4 1 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 -- 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 97 99 984 9 20 G e e e e l l o o n nr C m or e p L o gu ra a t .p on p. 0. 6 1 all 19 _l9 _2O Geelong Sto. f ( per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 34 36 34 5 5 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 72 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 90 92 9lf 1 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.g-ua.sp.c all 97 98 97} 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 15 4 • 3 20 Do. do - - 20 j Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip / 2,. 1' 1 ( guaranteed ser cent. zoi Gt.W. of Canad a Shares all 141 15 414 5 201 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76_,Nv..ith all 98 102 ( ept. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 102 100 Do. do. "/3 without opt all 98 102 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c all 16 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 17 181 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 16 17 I 1 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 1 1 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 0 p.c. Bonds 1 00 , - 20 i Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO -- d! .. Do. do. Land do 20 Northof India Tramroad I Limited, Scrip 2s. _ 20 Oude (Limited) - _ 20 Saluda + l4.s 15 —d d 20 Do. L'l 20 Do. New ,Q 10 11 1 d a - , 20 ao. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo keg 10 1 15d 20 I ` '' t. Andrews & QuebecA 18 10 rinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 4 31 4 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 I'l 1,1 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 / 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2g. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 55 51 55 10 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 4 id 74 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 335 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New - 20 Namur and Liege 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 171 18/ 16 Northern of France .. 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and. Medit all 325 335 20 Paris and Orleans 20 ( Recife& S. Fran. (Pena.; ) 11 31 34 gua. 7 I). et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 -- 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 5 51 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders all 55 54 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 20 21 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western cf Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all BRITISH MINES. Mines. Paid * \ Closing Businebs Price. Done. LITERATURE. The Lees of Blendon-hall: an Autobiography. By the author of " Alice Wentworth," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The peculiarly intricate style of this story will attract those readers who love the marvellous. There is something very painful in the idea of the step-father having murdered the father of Alswitha. The various attendant circumstances are narrated with great skill, and there is an additional excite ment imparted to the sketch in consequence of the heroine's being of so tender an age when the awful event occurred. It was through her instrumentality that the fatal secret was at last discovered; for ; her memory having retained the events, her added sense enabled her to comprehend more fully the action that to her infant intelligence had seemed so strange. Her brother Godfrey is a fine charac ter, but he is too impetuous, and he occasioned much suffering by his needless violence, and there was too much revenge in his spirit, instead of merely seeking to let justice take its course. Owen Wyndham is a most despicable character. Apart from the crimes he committed, there is a meanness and malignity in his nature that is appalling. His brother Hugh is very different. It is to be re gretted that the author should have described him as the object of AlsWitha's regard. It increases the confusion without adding to the interest. It jars upon the feelings, at the conclusion, to be informed that she was willing to unite herself to one who was connected with the murder of her father. Although he was violent, it is satisfactory to find Godfrey Lee, with his stern determination, come to the rescue, and, by his machinations, prevent so direful a catastrophe from occurring. There is retributive justice in the last page of the life of Owen ; and Hugh's fall at the battle of the Alma was a blessing to himself, for his existence had become intolerable to him. Neither can the early death of Alswitha be regretted. Her life had been one of trial, and death was her only true release. Altogether a most powerful story in its way is this record of sin, shame, and suffering ; and the skill of the writer of " Alice Wentworth" has suffered no eclipse in the compilation of these volumes. Through the Shadows. By the Author of "Sidney Grey." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The writer of this tale has formerly distinguished herself by some charming children's stories. It was evident, even from their pages, that the know ledge of character, the depth of feeling, and the clear unaffected style of the authoress wa3 equally capable of pourtraying the joys and sorrows of older and darker years. She has proved herself fully competent to this task in the novel before us, whose mournfully expressive title is singularly appropriate. Unpropitious circumstances, uncon genial companions, and their own wilfulness or weakness. bring over the young hearts of the story heavy and abiding clouds, «hick throw dark shadows on their paths. All these sorrows are rell and pressing, such as meet us at every turn in life, such as sit at every domestic feast like the Egyptian skeleton, and press heavily on the hearts of the home circle, though the world without may know little of them. An unprin cipled.youth whose reckless extravagance involves him in crime ; a harsh and exacting rela tive who is constantly twitting those around her with want of gratitude for favours bestowed; a weak and irritable man, whose frenzied pursuit of failing speculations, renders his temper unbearable and his fortunes-irretrievable; the constant pressing cares attending a small and encumbered income ; such are the chief troubles that overcloud the lives of Alice Earle and Ruth Brandon when we are first introduced to them. 137 and bye, the shadows thicken on their paths, but it would be injustice to the authoress to unfold the plot so briefly and incompletely. It is enough to say, her characters, though vividly drawn, are all lifelike ; and though the events of the story are not extravagant, they have an air of freshness and novelty about them that is not common in tle fic tions of the day. The plot is very ingeniously arranied, though neither complicated nor mysti cal. \ The reader has a dim perception from the first of the sorrow and suffering which will be the fruit of the wilfulness of Ruth, the weakness of Alice, the suspicious reserve of Sebastian, and the reck lessness of Frederick. Maxwell Earle, the brother of Sebastian and cousin of Alice, is one of the most attractive characters in the book ; yet his suffering sentiment to usurp the place of principle, and his allowing himself to follow the claims of ideal self sacrifice, instead of the plain practical duty, brought bitter fruits to many. The character of Sebastion, though peculiar, is ably drawn. It is shown how the unpropitious influences of his child hood, his severance from his mother's love and household ties, weighed upon a nature both proud and sensitive, and impressed him with a morbid distrust of his power of inspiring affection which brought much subsequent suffering. The catastrophe of the story occurs in the second volume, but the interest of the reader is sustained till the close. The picture of Alice, gentle and mournful, tending with unceasing care the wants of her childish and querulous parent, yet ever with a pause in her labours looking with mental vision on the frost-bound ships, and the wide trackless ice which pitilessly shut out hope or explanation, lingers on the reader's memory. Ruth, the earnest and true hearted, whose great object in life was to shield sorrow from those she loved, brought on herself the heaviest punishment she could have devised by her rebellious refusal to bear the trial sent her. She resolved with all the strength of her determined nature that her mother should be spared the knowledge of Frederick's crimes. On , herself she said should be the consequences of the steps she took to avert it ; she was ready to face them, whatever they might be. She reaped the reward of those who defy the decrees of Heaven, and wilfully endeavour to shape their own destinies. Not on herself the consequences fell, but on those most dear to her. And, in the midst of the unavailing regret for sorrow which she had brought but could not take away, the gentle invalid whom she had wished to spare died, with words of tender reproach on her lips, that "some thing had been kept from her." The intuition of the mother's love was too clear-sighted to be baffled or deceived. Aunt Harriet is forcibly desribed, and few would be inclined to pity the lonely old age which her bitter tongue and exacting selfish ness brought upon her. Many minor characters, each individual and peculiar, fill up the scene. Mr. Meyer and his son Harry, Caroline Brandon and her husband, Miss Dudleigh and her companion, are each separate portraits, though only in outline. There is no question of the writer's power in construction of plot or delineation of character; the interest of the story, and the individuality of the dramatis per sona are sufficient proofs of her abilities in both re spects. Her lessons are drawn from life, of whose trials and sufferings she has evidently seen much. The pure and straightforward simplicity o f the unspoken moral of her pages, is only what might have been anticipated from the author of " Sidney Grey." Now through the toil and conflict of the troubled lives of men and women, she teaches the same truths ; of peace that comes through much patience ; of hope that rewards the upward looking spirit; of faith, that crowns the heroism of suffering nobly borne : till learning the lessons of life and sorrow, the anxious heart, the wilful mind, the weak and craven spirit are led even by the troubles which they shrank from "out of darkness into liblit, through the shadows." A MAN LOST IN THE HILLS.--An old man be longing to Plas Issa Colliery, near Rhosllanerchrugog, Wales, recently lost himself in the hills, and was onlyfound after an absence of ten days, by a besom maker, who was going to collect ma t er i al for his work in a lonely part of the mountain called My ny dd Cerr i gw ynion, and when disco vered was eatin g grass an d h ea th. He was not able to speak a word, and was taken home, and is at present seri ously ill.—Ches ter Record. The Gazette de France says that the Emperor has ordered lists to be made out in every department of France of all categories of men liable to be called to arms, and that measures are taken for raising 450,000 men within two months. I should have been inclined to look upon this as an alarmist paragraph, Invented by a hostile jour nal, but I find it reproduced in the Sicek. The prefects, I am told to-day, are ordered not to be particular about taking men under the regulation age, but to accept lads of 16 or 17, if they are strong. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS—(Tnis EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE DIVORCE ACT. Lord CHELMSFORD gave notice that on Thursday he should call the attention of their lordships to the Divorce Act, in order to introduce some legislative measure on the subject. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH asked whether it wag the intention of the Government to proceed this session with the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill. Earl GRANVILLE said he would give an answer to morrow eveniEg.____ COURT OF CHANCERY. Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that on Friday week he should call attention to the method of taking evidence in the Court of Chancery. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE gave notice that on Friday fortnight he should call the attention of the house to the affairs of Italy. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - - ' On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a second time :—Hampstead Junction Rail way ; Worcester and Hereford Railway ; Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable Railway; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; London and South-Western Railway; Vale of Neath Railway; and Wilma) , Railway (No. 2). MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION. Lord GRANVILLE said he wished to condense as much as possible the observations he had to address to their lord ship. Their lordships knew the reasons that had led to the resignation of the late Ministry. Her Majesty had done him the honour to send for him on the occasion r and honour him with the Royal command to form an Ad ministration; but he fancied a much more efficient Admi nistration could be formed than he could hope to accomplish, by his noble friend. Lord Palmlrston was sent for, and he had succeeded in forming a Ministry which had no small claim to the confidence of the Legislature. He knew they must not claim by what they had done, but they _ _ looked confidently for that confidence by what they in tended . to bring forward. (Hear,: hear.) There were, however, some questions which called for an earnest and immediate legislation, and foremost amongst them was the question of the state of the representation of the people—. (hear, hear).—in the other House of Parliament; but their lordships would feel that at this particular period of the session it would be impossible to treat this question with the seriousness and importance it demanded. He thought it would be a want of respect to bring forward this question now when there would be no time for the house to fully consider it, but it would be brought forward as soon as the house re .assembled. There was another question of domestic policy which called for a speedy settlement—the ques tion of the national defences. (" Hear, hear," from Lord Lyndhurst.) When the noble lord behind him came to make a motion in connection with his department, he would be afforded an opportunity of showing that no blame was im putable to any one from having, as had been supposed, reduced the preparations for naval def ence . He (Earl Granville) had no fear of an invasion, but it was the duty of her Majesty's Government to preserve the peace of this country, and do all that was pos sible to restore the blessings of peace to the rest of Europe. When the noble earl announced to the house that he had found it his duty to resign, he stated that it was not his intention to offer any factious opposition to . the new Administration ; but en perience had taught him that assertions of that kind were not to be too implicitly relied on ; but he felt certain that should the public service ever require that all parties should unite, they would be found, as had hitherto been the case, firmly united to.preserve the honour and interests of this country. (Hear, hear.) The Duke of RUTLAND condemned the conduct of those who had brought on the war which was at present raging in Italy. He thought the noble earl who had lately filled the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was entitled to credit for the manner in which he had conducted the affairs of his department, and for the indefatigable in dustry which he had shown, but unfortunately without success, to prevent war breaking out. He could not - for bear alluding to the line of conduct that had been pursued by noble lords opposite in defeating the late Government. It had not been done to improve their foreign policy, but simply in the hope that they might, by chance, bring together a Government that might be able to carry cut the policy they had pursued. Lord MALMESBURY rose, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The house re-assembled for the first time since the ad journment on last Tuesday week, when the SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. RE-ELECTION OF MINISTERS. The following Ministers took the oaths and their seats on re-election .—Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Mr. Cardwell, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Sir Geo. Grey, Mr. Lowe, Sir R. Bethel!, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hugessen, Sir C. Wood, Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Whitbread, Sir H. Keating, Mr. Headlam, Sir W. Dunbar, and Mr. Sid ney Herbert. PRIVATE BUSINESS The following bills were read a second time :--Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company; Galway Harbour and Port Act (1853) Amendment; Norwich Corn Exchange; and Bray Commons. PETITIONS. Sever a petitions were presented from different dissenting bodies praying to be admitted to the same privilege with reference to endowed schools as the membersof the Church of England. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. BRAND the following writs were ordered :—For Northampton, on the elevation of the Right Honourable Mr. Vernon Smith to the upper house ; for the county of Wicklow, vacant by Lord Probyn having ac cepted the office of Comptroller of her Majesty's House hold ; for the city of Lichfield, vacant by Lord Alfred Henry Paget, being appointed Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal ; and for the western division of Gloucester, in consequence of Mr. Kingscote having been appointed Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. MR. GILPIN Mr. W. 0. STANLEY gave notice that to-morrow he would draw the attention of the house to the statement which had been made by Mr. Dennis at a public meeting, to the effect that an attempt had been made to corrupt Mr. Gilpin on the late division. MANNING TILE NAVY. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that he 'would ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to carry out the recommen dation of the report on this subject.. Mr. WILLIAMS asked the 'late Secretary of the Admi ralty if any commission had been issued with respect to the reduction of the naval e2c.penditure_?_ Sir J. PAKINGTON . said he did not remember. THE MATRIMONIAL AND DIVORCE COURT. Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that he would draw the attention of her Majesty's Government to the accumulation of arrears in this court, and to ask whether it was poposed to introduce any measure to remedy the consequent injus tice inflicted on suitors. NEUTRALITY IN THE WAR. Lord ELCHO gave notice that he would move that the conduct of the late Government with regard to the present war should be taken into consideration, and that the Government should adhere to the neutrality they had preserved. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Lord PALMERSTON, in laying some papers on the table, took the opportunity of making a brief statement. When he consented to form an Administration, an agreement had been previously entered into between him and the noble lord the member for the City of London, that whichever of them should be called to the premier.. ship, that they would co-operate for the public benefit. Accordingly that noble lord had consented to accept the difficult position which he now occ u pi e d, an d h e was happy to state that he had been able t o surround himself ith colleagues, whose talents and chara c t er would, he felt satis tohi tfihedat, he e e c u h r a e d T e e m e p a n k fi e , d e i tn was e a ofa painfulthe country s flenelinthgse selection could not obtain the servic es o f some of those gent l emen with whom on former occas i ons he was so h a ppy that he to co-operate, and whose zeal and ability were such as to command not only his ,epprov . al, but that of the country. The first great question they would have to consider was their foreign relations in connection with the war now waging in tIA south of Europe, and the next were the laws with regard to the amendment in the repre sentation of the people. With 'respect to the first question it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to preserve the course adopted and recommended by their predecessors in office, namely, strict neutrality, in reference to the contest in Italy. (Hear, hear.) However their sympathies might be enlisted in re gard to those engaged in those hostilities, still their in terests were too remote for them to interfere in them. As related to the r epresentation of the people, considering the period of the session at which the y had arrived, and the near approach of August, when the attendance of the house would be thin, as w ell as the great amount of other business that had to be transacted, he thought it would be trifling with the important question of Parliamentary Reform to attempt to introduce a bill on this subject this session. However, during the recess they would prepare a measure and introduce it to Parliament next session. There might be events that would make that session com mence earlier than usual, or the reverse, so that no promise on that point could be given. In the meantime they would proceed to the immediate business before moving the estimates and the consideration of the budget, as well as other subjects that would certainly occupy as much of the remainder of the summer; would secure sufficient at tendance to deliberate on those questions which called for their attention at present. It was his intention to propose that on Thursday fortnight orders should precede other business. CONVENTION WITH TIIE KING OF PORTUGAL. Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table a copy of this con vention, THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. Sir C. NAPIER raid that he would not givo his sup port to the Government unless he received from them a dis tinct statement as to what they pl:c‘pt4efl, to do with refer. ence to the national dames, which at present were not in a state of efficiency. He a t dvised the Government to follow in the footsteps of the . late Government, who were entitled to the vottitude of tit* country for their conduct in refer. - - ence to this matter. He would not press the matter further, but would on an early occation draw the attention of the Government to the subject. Lord PALMERSTON rose to reply, but, The SPEAKER decided that the hon. and gallant mem ber was not in order, not having brought forward a motion. The subject then dropped. CRIMINAL STATUTE LAW. Mr. WHITESIDE moved for leave to bring in a bill to consolidate the statute-law of England and Ireland. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL considered that the house would not consent to a measure for the simple conso lidation of statute law, though he admitted it was very de sirable that the present state of the should be altered. Mr. MALINS alluded to what he had stated on a former occasion, namely, that the Lord Chancellor was the func tionary from whom such alterations as were proposed should emanate, and objected to proposed bill of the hon. member (Mr. Whiteside). Mr. LOCKE KING ' said that the late statute commission was annihilated, and they could constitute another commission with advantage. He did not approve of dealing with a question of such importanre as the pre sent in the way that was proposed by the right hon. gen tleman who moved for leave to bring in this bill. Mr. BOWYER expressed his surprise at the commission. not having performed the task assigned to them, con sidering that all consolidations of the law had been effected by commissions, and illustrated his statement by reference to the Justinian code and the code Napoleon. Mr. COLLIER rose, and was [LEFT SPEARING.] OXFORD ELECTION.—(This Day.) STATE OF THE POLL. Gladstone Chandos Gladstone Chandos Gladstone Chandos . 1 o'CLocK. 3.50 P.M. 5 P.m. .. 760 .. 667 .. 810 .. .. 700 870 .. 740 NEWCASTLE RACES.-(TIIIS DAY). [EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TYNE HANDICAP. Miss Conyng ham Layton ... 2 La Victime 3 Thirteen ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. Miss Hawley . 1 Butterfly Annie Seven ran. GOLD CUP STAKES. Daniel Gift Rachael Six ran. CORPORATION PLATE. Dilkoosh... Lottery.... Tom King. 1 2 2 Ten ran. Won in a canter. STOCKBRIDGE RACES-THIS DAY. [ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] NINTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Compromise Star of the East Beacon 1 2 3 Four ran. MOTTISFONT STAKES. Bucetiner Blue Ruin Hartley Wintley 1 • 3 Ten ran. TIIIS DAPS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 484 3d; barley, 31s Id ; oats, 24s 9d ; rye, 37s 6d ; beans, 464 3d; and peas, 41s 9d. TTIE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 10d ; barley, 32s 6d ; oat s , 25 s 7d ; rye, 37 s Id ; beans, 46s 6d ; peas, 42s Od. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 69,192; barley, 906; eats, 2,661; rye, 63; beans, 1,419; peas, 95 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. A full average time-of-year supply of beasts was on offer in to-day's market in fair condition. For all kinds we ex perienced a heavy demand at barely Monday's currency. The show of sheep was large, and the mutton trade ruled very inactive. In prices, however, no quotable change tookplace. Large numbers o f l am b s were on offer, and the inquiry for them was heavy at pros ions quotations. Calves were in good supply and sluggish request at barely late rates. Pigs and milch cows were very dull on former terms. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. -- - a. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 2 Primecrs-wool do. 4 2 4 4 Second qualitydo. 3 4 3 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 6 4 10 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 44- 6 Prime small do 4 4 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Largo hogs 3 0 3 $ Second quality do. 3 84 0 Small porkers Lambs, 4s 8d to 6s Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 22s ; and quarter •old store pigs, 19s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY 1 Beasts . 1,197 Sheep and lambs 12,000 Calves Pig% 312 FOREIGN SUPPLY, Beasts lBO Sheep Calves , Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand is somewhat firmer, u fol lows :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTELALL, June 29.—The supplies of stock here to day were seasonably large, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 6d ; mutton, 3. 4d to 4. 10d ; lamb, 58 Od to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 2d per 81bs. to sink th• offal. ROMFORD, June 29.—We had a very dull market to. day, and prices were drooping : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs ; milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each ; suckling calves, 12s to 18s ; quarter old store pigs, —s to —s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £2l2s to £4los; new do., £3 2s to £3 14s ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 8a; and straw. £1 4s to £1 8s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish trade. CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 lOs ; new do., £3 3s to £3 15s; clover do., £4 Os to £5 8s; and straw, £1 44 to £1 8s per lead. Trade dull. WHITECTIAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s; new do., £3 3s to £3 16s; cloves do., £4 Os to £5 8/;and straw, £1 4s to Al 8s per load. S upply good , an d trade dull LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(TSIS DAY.) VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS. (Before the Lords Justices.) NELSON V. STi;CKER--JUDGMENT APPEAL. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir John. Stuart, holding that the husband was bound by the covenants in the settlement. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner considered that the defendant was not bound by the settle meat, and dismissed the bill without costs. PAYNE V. MORTIMER-APPEAL TUDGMENT. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, holding that the defendant, on his assign ment of the covenants to pay £5,000 on the bankrupt's daughter's marriage settlement, had no preference over the claims over the bankrupt's general creditors. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner were of opinion that the original voluntary charapter of the deed granted without value followed the aesigament of it for value, and created no preference over the other creditors of the bankrupt. Their lordships affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chan cellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, June 30.--Wind this day at noon—North ; rather fresh breeze, with fine weather. NEWPORT, June 29.—Wind W.—Sailed—Arctic, for New York. PORTSMOrTH, June 29.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Armethina, from Brazils. PLYMOUTH, June 29.—Wind S.W.—ArriTed— Orient, from LondonVor Adelaide, S.A. SWANSEA, June 20.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Pathfinder, for Coquimbo._ _ CARDIFF, June 24.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Borodino, for Singapore. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TilllrBfidaY Morning. Wind N.N.E. Arrived.—Woodlands, from Sunderland ; Windermere, steamer, from Cardiff ; Atalanta, and Dispatch, steamers, from Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg. Sailed.—Argyll, steamer, for Carentan—Havre, steamer, for Havre; Courtier, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived, June 29—B r iti sh Queen, screw steamer, from Bordeaux. Sailed, June 29.—Welcome, for Dieppe; William Wilson ) for Bombay ; As s y r i a, for New Orleans. _ a .. Sailed, June 30.—C larendon, for Shanghai. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) Wind W Rerzogen, G RAV ESEND, Thursday Morning. tide . 2 . first hour's flood ; weather fine. Arrived, Ju ne 29—Si r John Rae Reid, from St. Eitt's ; Result, from M e lb o urne • Reindeer, from Buenos Ayres ; of Brabant, from Jamaica ; John Field, from Iquique ; Herrington, from Algoa Bay ; Scorpion, from Nassau ; Borneo, from Cochin ; Planter, from Algoa Bay ; Excelsior from Cochin ; Lord Burleigh, from Colombo; Emma Colvin, from Colombo. Sailed, June 29—Disraeli, for Quebec; Eclipse, for Genoa.