The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY NEWS-SATURDAY. According to the private telegrams this afternoon from New York by the Europa, the New A ork stock -market had experienced a further average advance of 1 per cent., but as the premium on gold had at the same time risen to 51 and the rate of exchange to 1151, the movement is of no actual importance. The introduction of tie anticipated bill for a fresh issue of £30,000,000 of inconvertible P per is already announced. Large operations in cotton, for home consumption, export, and speculation, continue to be reported from Liverpool. The transactions of the present week have been to the extent of 124,000 bales at Liverpool, and 18,000 bales at London, and the in terest in the question of the future supply is daily becoming more intense. The total stock of raw cotton at Liverpool this time last year was 1,107,000 bales; the present stock is 260,000 bales. The quantity afloat from the East Indies to Liver pool this time last year was 246,000, against 220,000 afloat at the present time, and the reported quantity afloat from America last year at this time was 125,000 against none at the present time. France, it appears, is relatively even worse off than this country, as her stock this time last year was 332,000, and her present amount is only 44,000. It is assumed that the weekly consumption for the United Kingdom, at the reduced rate of working is still 30,000 bales, and we have also been exporting weekly at the rate of 14,000 bales. The excitement in the Liverpool cotton market continues. The transactions to-day were to the extent of no less than 20,000 bales, and Surat sorts Were quoted at a fresh rise of id. to Id. per lb. The scrip of the new loans has experienced little change. Turkish was quoted 33 to 31 prem.; Egyptian, 21 to 21 prem.; and Russian, to prem. Proposals have been issued for subscriptions for £BOO,OOO preference 9 per cent. shares of the Varna Railway Company. The total capitalof the company is £2,000,000 (.£1,600,000 in shares and £400,000 in debentures) on which the Turkish Government guarantee 6 per cent. The increased rate offered on the present shares will be made up by an arrange ment, under -which the other shareholders forego 3 per cent, of their guarantee. The line is 116 miles, and will run from Rustchnk, on the Danube, to Varna, on the Black Sea, and thus by connecting with the existing steam lines on those waters will complete the route from London to Constantinople, and reduce the distance between the two places to four and a half days. The part of Bulgaria to be traversed by the railway is rich and well populated, and the line will also attract the traffic of Wallachia, while it is also of importance in its bearing on our prospects of future communication with the East, by the valley of the Euph r ates. In the market for bank shares the only change Was a rise in Ottoman. About £56,000 in bar gold was bought by the Bank to-day. According to an official statement just furnished the importations of wheat and flour into this country in the nine months from the let of September last to the Ist of the present month amounted to 4 ,919,344 quarters of wheat and 4,236,466 cwt. of flour. Thirty-five per cent. of the wheat and 74 per cent, of the flour were obtained from the United States. The aggregate value of these importations was about £17,000,000 or £18,000,000, and of that of the American portion about £8,000,0:30. In the same period we have imported from the United States about £3,000,000 worth of Indian corn. The Turkish Bondholders' Committee have ascer tained that the sum of £65,000 is in the hands of the Ottoman Bank in London, on account of the dividend on the Turkish loan of 1858. Holders of paid-up scrip for S.:100 (in exchange for which bonds are not yet ready) in the New Turkish Loan are to lodge it at the Ottoman Bank, in order to claim the dividend due the Ist July. The rates of discount are sustained with more difficulty now that the bullion movement has be came favourable. Transactions in good short bills take place at 2,1 to 21 t per cent. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Renter opened at 68 30, and closed at the same quota tion, both for money and the account, being about the same as yesterday. We are informed that the United Kingdom Elec tric Telegraph Company's bill, which has been befo re Viscount E n fi e l d ' s committee since Tuesday last, has been passed without any material altera tion in the clauses. It is said that a Portuguese loan for about £2,000,000 sterling will be introduced here in the catirse of next week. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY - CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.. During the past week more activity several branches of business throughout the manu prevailed m facturing districta. There was an improved demand for both cloths and have s h own an u yarns at M anc h es t er , an d prices The woollen Upward tendency. trade of L eeds has been more animated, and Pur chases to s ome extent were made for b o th home use and for exportati on . At Bradford, Halifax, and He uddersfield, a st ea d y business has been done in se.sonable goods, and orders on French account have slightly increased. The hosiery and lace trades of Leicester and Nottingham have continued active, but in the hardware districts, viz., at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, little change of im portance can be recorded. The iron trade of South Staffordshire has sitown a slight improvement. The half year's interest is announced for pay ment on Cape of Good Ho 6 Victoria per c en t. D e b entures, ditto, ditto pe , New Zeal an d d i tto, Queensland lv''-‘eW South Wales 5 per cents., and South Australian Government Bonds. CITY, Two O ' CLOCK. The demand f or money, which exhibi te d a further `diminution t owar d s the slightly revived to-day ; but the market, neverthe less, retains an exceedingly quiet appearance and the rat es continue easy. Su per ior bills of th ree months' d a t e are negotiable at 21 per cent.; but it is not improbable that a little more activity and firmness will temporarily prevail owin q g to the u sua l uErterly disbur sements, and the preparatio ns th at will follow for the settlements at the Stock Ex change and the monthly at of commercial accorluts. Continued quietude has pe rva d ed the English Stock Market to-day, and very little alteration has taken place in prices. Consols are 9l?,- for transfer, and 91 for the account Speculation continues very dull, and the number of transfers is too limited to create animation. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 91-1- ; Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. to 6s. prem. Bank Stock is heavy at 234 and 235 ; but the 5 par Cent. India Loan is firm at 108 i ,No material alteration has taken place in the Forei gn Market, and the dealings have been of a moderate c h aracter. Turkish 6 per Cents are 82 1 83 ; ditto, 1858 , 701 ; ditto New Scrip is firm at 3 i Prem.; Egyptian at 2 7 3 prem. Mexican are steady at 27 • . g Italian at 71i 721 , Moorish at 96 ; 5 per Cents. • ; and Venezuelan 241 Russian Scrip has declined to prem. Increased heaviness has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, and prices have receded about 1 to Per cent. Great Northern A Stock and Lanca shire and Yorkshire have Counties and No r th - decli ne d 5 5.; E as t ern Eastern York, 10s., and Great Westerns, £l. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South-Easterns, however, have improved Se.; and Caledonians, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been dull, without any material change in value. Great Luxembourg remain steady at 131 14 ; Royal Danish at 151 ; Great Western of Canada 111- •; East Indian have improved to 1061 ; and Bombay and Barod a have decli Joint Stock Bank ned 1021 103. and Alitcell aneous Shares remain without change of importance as regards prices. London and Westminster Ottoman Bank realise 791 ; 241 ; Alliance of London an d declined to ; Liverpool 34 41 ; and London and London have Crystal Palace Stock has improved to 341 341 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam have declined to 69. " BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la 1 i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9la i ti, India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5i per Cent. Consols for Account, July 10 . 91i ndia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 3 6 pm . _ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. `— Ditto 44 per Cent, 1852-58-60 Equador New Consolidated Egyptian, 7 per Cent Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent. 96 I.ll9sian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St — Ditto Account Ditto, b per Cent., 1862. Scrip ardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive.. Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. Ditto Account Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 3/ Ditto, Paid up Scrip 7 li I Vecezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f 9sf, Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 72 1/ 2/ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account THE INIERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. The following is a table of the past week's re urns : Monday .. Tuesday is Od Wednesday is Od Thursday is Od Friday 2s 6d Saturday 2s 6cl VARIETIES. What age is the most deceiving ?—The sausage. WANTED.—An artist to draw 9:badger ; also a few ac tive hands to collect the days as they break; persons of a mournful disposition will be preferred. A man whom Dr. Johnson once reproved for following a useless and demoralizing business, said in excuse, " You know, doctor, that I must live." The brave old hater of everything mean coolly replied, " I cannot see the lest necessity for that." , To act with common sense according to the moment is the best wisdom I know, and tho best philosophy to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation. — Horace Walpole. " AT THE LAST." This beautiful poetry appeared originally in the Indepen dent, written upon the passage, " Man goeth foi th unto his work, and to his labour, until the evening." The stream is calmest when it nears the tide, And flowers are sweetest at the eventide, And birds most musical at the close of day, And saints divinest when they pass away, Morning is lovely, but a holier charm Lies folded close in Evening's robe of balm; And weary man must ever love her best, For Morning calls to toil, but Night to rest. She comes from Heaven, and on her wings doth bear A holy fragrance, like the breath of prayer; Footsteps of angels follow in her trace To shut the weary eyes of Day in peace. All things are hushed before her, as she throws O'er earth and sky her mantle of repose: There is a calm, a beauty, and a power That Morning knows not in the evening hour. "Until the evening" we must weep and toil, Plough life's stern furrow, dig the weary soil, Tread with sad feet our rough and thorny way, And bear the heat and burden of ths day. Oh I when our sun is setting may we glide, Like summer evening, down the golden tide, And leave behind us, as we pass away, Sweet, starry twilight round our sleeping clay I ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The concluding regatta of the season came off on Satur day. The club had offered, with its usual liberality, the following prizes, viz, :—For the first class, being yachts exceeding 20 tons, club measurement, a prize to the first boat of the value of £5O in plate, with £lO in money to the second boat ; and in additionto these prizes, the commodore and vice-commodore (Messrs. A. Arcedeckne and H. F. Smith) had jointly given prizes, valued at £4O first boat and £lO second boat, for yachts which had not been launched or won a prize within a year, to sail intheirordinary sea-going trim, with everything standing, vessels over 35 and up to 50 tons, to allow half a minute per ton for difference of 'tonnage amongst themselves, but the aforesaid vessels to allow those under 35 tons three-quarters of a minute per ton. Unfortunately the entries for the first-class race did not fill according to laws, and the extra match, therefore, was the only one sailed. This, however, repaid those who had regretted the absence of the first-class vessels, as a very fine race ensued. The entries were as follows : Names. Tons. Owners. Eva Pearl Amazon Maid-o'-the-Mist 31 Mars Oriole Out of these the Amazon did not start. The commodore was the officer of the day, and under his direction the yachts started at Erith at llh. 57m. The vessels rounded the steamer between Southend and the Chapman, the Mars leading by a minute, and in turning to windward home she rapidly increased her lead upon the Oriole, and, after some changes, the race concluded as under at Erith:— U. M. S. Mars Pearl Maid-o'-the-Mist.. Eva 7 11 0 Oriole THE DISINTEBiIILIVTS AT SHEFFIELD, The Archbishop of York has written to the Rev. John Livesey, incumbent of St. Philip's, Sheffield, in reference to the charges preferred against the rev. gentleman at a large public meeting in Shef field. The correspondence is as follows—" 43, Upper Grosvenor-street, June 16.—Dear Sir,—You are no doubt aware of the memorial that has been addressed to me, calling upon me to institute an inquiry into your conduct in having been cogni sant of certain malpractices that have take place in the churchyard belonging to the district of St. Philip's, such as the removal of a number of corpses that had not long been buried, and their being flung into a large hole in another part of the ground ; that coffins have been taken out of the graves and broken up, and bodies mutilated or destroyed to make room for new occupants; that bodies have been buried without the performance of the funeral service and fees received for dead that have never been interred. Before I take any proceeding s i n should give this explanation you the case I think it but fair that I YouTepthease.—Believe me yours truly, l opportunity of offering any as follow s :--e C. T. EBoR." the above letter Mr. Livesey re pliedfield, June 17. —My Lord honour Parsontige, Shef field, Archbishop, —I have the ewthee receipt of your grace's honour to acknowledge tedaware of the letter of yesterday. me morial referred to. I am obliged of affording me an opportunity of , however, to your explanation. .Grace by the kindness gen o e f s t 1 ( 1 )f A personal explanation, emphatic denial,3 would not, I am convinced, meet the the interests the case. I therefore confront the alleg ations character, memorialists by a general and and earnestly request your grace, in of truth and for the vindication of my to issue at once a commission o f inquiry .—I have the honour to be, my Lord Archbishop, your Grace's faithful servant, JOHN LIVESEY." The Archbishop has now written to the memorialists for specific charges against Mr. Livesey as a neces sary preliminary to a commission of inquiry. THE MIDDLE LEVEL DELUGE.—Not only have the spaces between the walls of the dam been filled up, but a very large bank of chinch has been formed against its seaward face, so as to protect it from the utmost influence of the tidal waters, So extensive is this bank that it affords a broad footway across the drain, and it will be further in creased, so as to be a solid defence against which the tide will fall harmlessly, The efficiency of the work has been tried by the tide, and up to the present time it has stood I well. ME SUN LONDON, MONDAY, EVENING JUNE 23, 1862 SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing i Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleaf.,and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div till c.p an.has 9° ' been 6p paid to B. Dublin .15 Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do East Snflolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an ! W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val aria. stock Lancashire ,t Yorkshi re London and Black‘vall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L 'derry & Enniskillen. 1 , 1 an., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares Iretropolitan Midland 6.4.0 Do New 13.14 8 8i 6 7 91 93 107 197 i et 7} 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 21 21 55 56 57 50 38 40 914 107} i 25 st st 88 90 29i SO 101 103 140 115 114 115 107 108 132 134 105 106 70 70i 55 57 100 107 59 61 122 123 44 16 94 641 99i 10141 40 45 78 39 7/ 8/ 12 , 8/ 127 14 ) 1p 9? 99 Do Tlirmi & Derby, %lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Nori olk North British Nor.Dey.BailfiDk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d 73 75 613 62 till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do,_G.N.E. purchase 90i 07 1 Oid 541 55i 83 84 100 102 id ipm 41 d 101 111 119 121 45 47 102 104 Do'Lecds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid, stock 1 Shrews, and Welchpool! Shropshire Union I South Devon S. Durham & Lano.Un South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok. ,an dWok. Stockton & Darlington) 19.15.4' 45 47 34 36 ni 83 65 67 93 ICO 6 7 38 39 8i 9 p 6 64 p 145 148 I Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. . Do Pref. No. 1 ,Ulster Do Do Wale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim 1 Waterford ,tz Kilkenny! West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool ITar.ctß.l West Midland Oxford' NewportDo Do Hereford 55i 56i 26 3i dip 88 90 134 138 7t 45 47 39 41 87 83 58 55i I 1141 1071 701 f i f 70 1061 2 71 123 451 9ii 38 71 8 71 ; 1261 7 1} it P 62 1 96} 83 i 661 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead Buckingh mslkre.. Chester & Iloiyhead.. 100 Do. 55 56 • Do. 51 per cent 100 Do 126 128 190. 5 , 100 Do, Clydesdale Junction 100 Ciedon.. Colchester, Stour Val., 100 E.U.&E.O 65 67 E. Lincolnah. g x'' , pr c.; 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs, all E.Counts. 41 q Do. Woodbridg - e....1 100 . • • • • • Gls. Barr.&Neils.Drct. : 100 Cledon . .. .. Gloster &Dean Forest , all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and •'•• elby 1 ail Yk.N. Mid 11 0 11 2 ' Do. halves Do. quarters I all Do. , • Lancaster & Carlisle, 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. 11l 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do. ...... • ! • • Da.New Sh 1861, 4 p.c.l all Do .-. ... ... 20 22 Do.Wn. Ext. A, 41 p.c; all Do.. .• • • 8 0 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 61 Do. Preferen . Lon.,Tilb.& S.. 1 thend 100 Peto &Co B9 91 110 Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M St 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt Bury 'x ' .• E i5.5. 8. E Counts. pa p g - ua. 5 per cent... • pm Northn.&Eas tn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber. .. •• North Western Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 934 944 Preston and Wyre. f all L. & L. Yk. j 1 44 46 Do. 1 shares A all Do. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep., 100 IGt.North. , l3s 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 IT Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. , 3 •• l i 111 p South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W; .. .. Wilts and Somerset 100 'Gt. West.; 92 94 Wimbledn t Croydon, all lL,&Brgtn; 81 9/1 ItI3ITISH POSSESSIONS. ' Share Railways. Paid. plainess done 100 — ktlantie &St Lawrence all Closi n g - ' m i c e 6 g_ Btk Gu. 5 per dent.. lOO Ind 100 1021 1031 1021 3 I 201 Buffalo and Laae Huron all 45 11 I 5 208 Do. New ....... all 10 Do. Preference.... all 85 85 100 1 Buffalo,Brant,&Godria , I 3 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 i 100 80 85 100 'Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 78 82 ^ 1— ^ Do. do. June 1, 1574 um 76 ft) st Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin ) 100 103 105 at Cape Town & Dock Scrii 1(0 105 107 1 171 Demerara... ...... ~ all stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 105 106 1055 5 stock East Indian, gu. sp. e. 100 106 107 1061 1 20 Do. do. G Ext all stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 221 231 221 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 60 65 621 2 3 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 50 55 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr all 33 36 35 4 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 all 40 15 100 Do. do. 1867 all 30 35 100 Do. do. 1872 all 30 35 stock Gt.lndiaPcnin.gua.sp.e 100 104 105 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 12 1 2 p 12 4 stock Gt. South.of Inclia(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1021 1031 103 201 Gt. W. ot Canada Shares all 114 )15 111 201 Do. New .. . . . lB 9 /5 - 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 97 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 93 05 100 Do. 1878. all 93 85 stock Madras guar., sp. c. lOO 102 103 stock Do. 45 p. c. Extensior 100 S 6 (8 ,96 stock Do. 4i do.. ..' lOO 93 95 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Ands 100 20 Newlir uns wick et Cmida Ry.&Land(Lim.)g•.6pc Class A Capital Shar, all 5 7 .. Do. do. Land do.. 20 Do. do. B Capital do. a„ , A .. Do. do. Land do. — " N.Rl.C'da 6pc Ist pi bds 100 85 18 stock Scinde - a„ 100 1( 41 1054 20 Do. Punjaub .... _a z , 15 1 IP Do. Do. 1 D n 0 du5..5i..1710 .. . 10 Trinidad (Lim.) tieri l Ai st Z oe p lc 1 % 1 11 0 2 1_0 0 0 4 _ l 2 O Ol 1005 FOREIGN RAILWAYS 20 Algerian 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all el 64 ! 6 5 20 Ardennes.... ... •. •• 20 Bah.&S.Fran..l,lm.7 p.c 164 11 15 I 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 1; Ca rmeaux Mine & Rail 80 101 111 100 Copiapo ..........•• 10 Ditto Extension all 45 4 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c al 20 Gt. Luzern., Con. sits all In 14 14 135 4 20 Italian Junction 20 Lyons & Geneva 20 Namur & liege 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France.... • all 411 421 16 Do. New Shares - —... 15 10 Norwegian Trunk Prof.'all 8 10 IP 20 Ot'mn(Smynaa to Aidn) 15 8 7 20 Parls,Lyons, d; Mcditer. all 43 44 20 Paris & Orleans .. . ... all 49 61 20 I Recife & S. Fran. (Perm) gua. 7p. ct. lira.-- 19 51 41 r• l4l 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all 20 Royal Danish ........ all 15 16 151 5 Royal Swedish ....... all 4 Do. 7 per cent. itef.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..— all 14 10 I 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c. • 8 4 4Pm 82 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venettn 18 4 ; 4 1 1)1 225 26 S. East Portugal 7 p et. 7 - 20 Southern of France• •• • all 33 34 84 West Fiandern 10 Do. 51 pc. Preference all 10 104 20 W. & N.W. of France • • all 21 22 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year. st I*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 103 105 20 Cornwall 41 p.c. ga.perp all at *E. Anglian, Clsl3, 6 p.c. 100 120 123 at * Do. ClaC, 7 p.e. 100 130 133 st ! Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 81 83 at Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c.,41 I per cent. 1858 100 103 105 st IDo. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 92 95 st 'Do. do. 41 per ct. 1861 100 103 105 5 Do. do. 41 per et. 1861 3 5 10 Lon. & Chat'rn, Metrop.' Ext. 13, 6 p.c ..... ....I all 94 104 at ;Lon. &S.Western 41 p.c.: 100 102 10* 103 4 10 North British £lO (qua.: all Shares, 1861... at l*ScottialiCentral4l p.c lOO 1 irred. pref.. 10 IS.-Eastern 4 p.c. 1859 , all 94 10 10 iDo. 5 p.e. June 1861 (rd.) • 5 pr ipm, 10 I Do. 5 n.e. Au , .1861 (rd.) 3 4 p r Om' irred. pref.. IS.-Lastern 4 p.c. 1159.. ! all Do. 5 p.c. June 1161 (rd.) ' 5 I Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 3i tilure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any * Fi made given half subsequent year not to be t half year. BRITISH MINES. 3." 4:0 44 1 0 - Altre.l Consols (Philack) _ liritish Iron j 16 Clifford 1 nil 25 27 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 130 40 42 East Caradon I 2,11.0 43i 144 East Carn Brea. 1 3.0,0 18 181 18} E. WI Russel (Tavistk )1 7.10.1. 54 51 6 1 54 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen )! 50 16- 18 Great South Tolgus 17.5 #i 41 44 G.Wheal Aitu.(Philack)i 485 102 4 8 1 44 0 4 M 4 41 S lO4 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 6 4 1 0 5.0 Grenville Herod's-Foot I 8 12 39 41 Hing,ston Downs 1 4 .! 4 21 3 4 Lady Bertha pia rgaret (tiny Lelant)l ' 4 1 . 21 i 4 ; .12 St ark e Valley 4 slyndy Iron Oro (Lim ); Il• 1 ,4 # 14 1 North Downs 1 23 s 1 44 44 North Frances(lllogaii) 12 . 3 --- N.Wri'l Basset (Illnan) /3 0 34 4 NTorth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 1 4 6 20 Providence (tiny Le1nt.)11 0 . 6 . 7 4 5 0 42 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 # South Caradon(St.Cleer); 11 330 SO S. Care Brea (Mogan), . I 3.11.6 3 3i S.Wheai Fran. (Illogon),18.1S.V 110 115 !Stray Park 6 Tamar Silv.i.t Lead 211111.1 41 11 1 10 Tin Croit 1, 9 11 11 West Basset (Ilinan) 1 i 12 13 W Caradon (Liskearct 1 5 324 314 %Vest Seton Wheal Basset (allogan' 51 90 95 I Wheal Buller(itcdrutli) 5 35 45 Whi .1 Edward (Cals.)! 71 11 11 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)! 1.7.2 101 111 Wheal Mary Ann (Mem)! 8 13 15 ;Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)l 7 13 15 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim all f 5 Brazil Land & Mln.Co all 1 1 l Clarendon Cons.MiuCo ; clic. 40 Care Copper all 24 27 214 5 20 Copiapo l6 7 8 2 Capula Silver los. i d fpm 1 OunMoun.Cop.Minv.Co all 1 lip 3 East Doi Itey (Limited) 1 * 2 Fortuna... 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N Cop. of S. Austr l4 1 id 11 Kapunda (Limited) l 1 4 p $ Linares all 74 5 Luritanian 2 i d rar 1 Niariquita I all 2 1 N.lthineCopofS.Aus.L ; 1 Ids 20 Vontg,ibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 11 1 i Santaßarbara Gld Mine 4 4 gpm 1 1 icottish Austrin. (L.) lOB. 1/ 11pm 144 ; 20 St. John del Key ( 1, •)••• • , 15 60 62 612 28.2.8; United Mexican all 66/ 6 1 Worthing (Limited)....l all a DOCKS. stock (Commercial 11G0 I stock 1)0.4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 stock I East and West India ' 11:0 stock ILondor ~ . 100 55 57 5 6 stock Katharine. stock Southampton lOO stook ITlqtoria 100 I 18 100 ' 11 "' New • 2 id par ft; 10 0 id par FRENCH AND ENGLISH PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. , , (From the Money Market Review) The speech of M. Granier de Cassagnac contains some interesting comparisons between the public expenditure of France and England, which, though not accurate, so far as our own finances are con cerned, may be worth reading : France. England. Civil Service £9,080,000 .. £1.0,000,000 Army 14,760,000 .. 24,000,000 Marine £29,880,000 £13,760,000 M. Granier de Cassagnac estimates the number of men in the French army at 400,000, and the total of the English army at 300,000, 100,000 of whom are employed in Great Britain, and 200,000 in India. The interest on the national debt being omitted in both cases, we have no means of drawing any fair comparison, but the total amount set down as the expenditure of Great Britain for army, navy, and civil service is correct. The exact figures, according to the recent budget, were Army, Militia, and China War £16,500,000 Navy 11,800,000 Civil Service 15,460,000 £43,760,000 This, although the total is the same, gives a very different complexion to our national expenditure as compared with that of France; but as we shall write on the French budget when M. Fould has more fully explained the details, it is needless to pursue the subject at present. The increase of the national wealth of France is also worth notice. The law of Aug. 7, 1850, prescribed the drawing up of a decennial inventory of the land revenues, which was accordingly done. On Jan. 1, 1851, they amounted to £101,840,000 On Jan. 1, 1861, they amounted to 128,640,000 Showing an increase during the ten years of £26,800,000 or a mean augmentation of £2,680,000 per annum. LORD CANNING AND THE FREEDOM OF IEE Clll% The sudden death of Lord Canning is an event of greater magnitude, and of much more moment to the affairs of this country than it has been as yet regarded. There is something extraordinary in the quiet manner in which he has passed away, and we observe a general unconcern as to the event which we cannot regard as either creditable or natural. If we may use a common-place expression while confronting death, it may be said that Lord Canning died most inopportunely ; for, though the great labour of his life was completed, and the jus tice of his Indian policy had been recognized, the man himself had received but few tokens of national regard, and might not have been thoroughly satis fied if his self-sacrifice, devotion, and patriotism were fully appreciated,. either by the Crown or the people. The City has especial reason to take note of the quiet passing away of this master pilot, who steered the Indian empire through rocks and whirl pools to open water and benignant sky. It was but the other day that Lord Canning was selected for the addition of his name to the list of Honorary , Freemen of the Corporation. The " freedom," en closed in the customary box for preservation, had been unanimously voted him, and the presentation of the gift was deferred, in consequence of the bad state of his lordship's health. The opportunity for a. graceful act of recognition by the City of Lord Canning's services to the country and the Crown has gone for ever. " .Mors ultimo linen rerum est," says Horece, and it is the lesser evil that a great man should miss a social compliment than that he should sink in the midst of the enterprizes on which rests the hopes of a nation and his own political fame.—City Press. PREFERENCE SHARES. ' Closing Business Share I Railways. Paid.( Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne .0 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Brie. & Exct. 4 p. c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. Cornwall, 5 percent Dun. Perth, & Abel .Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. share Do. I p. c. guar. S. & D Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. Do. 45 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redtr.atsp.c.pro Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. la p. Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. et 1 Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar: stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.).. Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent d 0... .. Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P. I Do. 4 p c.st. (div.detliP6s Lon.Chat&Dov.sp.c.pt. Lon. & N. W., Coy. l Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West 7 p. cent 04 96 4 204 2 6 14 6 .04 106 110 112 [O9 111 127 129 86 89 110 112 00 02 97 99 101 103 91 93 92 04 103 105 77 79 77 :9 170 175 104 100 - - IN 140 103 101 116 118 116 118 136 142 116 118 152 156 130 135 78 80 97 98 Pt., late 3d shake Londony. & Ennis. shs Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 124 126 67 69 iPm Do. 3 per cent... Do. redeem. 6 per cent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. 41 per cent. .. ... • • • Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 40 p.c. Irredeemable Do. 4} per cent ~ . . Do.Leic. andHitlper ct Norfik. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lBl7 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. TJn. g. prf. shs N th .Dvn .1? ail.&Dck. Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. j Do. 44pr. et' redeemable , Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pre Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quartcrs, 1848.. Do. York, R. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Scottish North-Eastern; .i 6 141 iO3 105 uo il 113 1 ,cll 111 1 16pru, 101 103 96 08 11 01 par 23 24 f p 3 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. • 1859 10. 6. Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 5 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c... Do. B 6 p. c... Do. C 6 p. c... atrf d & Kilkny. 6 p. c. W. 11.11d.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do. Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf. red. ,Do. Perpet.6 p. C. pf. 1866 Do. till 1869 100 100 100 all all 1031 1551 140 145 10 11 23 24 101 103 101 103 86 90 201 21% 28 29 33 34 33 34 42 45 127 1%9 120 125 ,102 104 '122 124 1119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.e.J a. &J ulyi 1877-S2 Ceylon, eDD.DDr3OOO: :"...nsDs::vopixin6.Aoroespj.vpec).:reelecipi.ebB.7tnjoe6irdic.tilos.B6:lBloup:Bo7-1 stock Do. 6 p. c. Feb. Az Aug'. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. d o Sept. Cape G.llope, 6 p c,18731 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Do. 6 1). e •A-P. & Oct. N. S.W. G ov. 5 P. c., 1866 Do. d0.,1888 ,i, up wth , New Zealand 6 p. cent. 'Nova Scotia Cloy. n p . e . I 1 sterllnz, 1875 . . . , . . i S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& 0/3_l vio.Goy. 6 p.C. Ja.&Julyl D r, ). do ' 6 p.O, ikIN gtOet... 1061 100 i 106 6f 6} JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&,UnitedService Ili, 50 87 89 40 : Australasia all 65 67 25 Bank of Egypt, all 22 23 221 3 100 lioak of London ...• 50 British North American all 20 iChtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 205 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 36 100 City ... 50 95 07 100 ,Colonial .. ...- ... ... 25 394 405 01 20•11 ,Corn. Bank:of Cana • cla.. all 20 lEng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 18 184 185 1 20 • ,Gen. Bk .ot Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Au s tr a l all 245 254 20 Do. new all 0 ”. 50 London and County 2.0 37 3 F 3 ''. )4 4 , 2 • 50 London Joint Sto c k •.: 10 36 Ai ' l ' l 20 London and S.Atrican l2 5d IPm ~„.,„ ~,, 100 London & Westminster 20 794 804 iv 2 ov 100 Metrop. & ProvinL Bnk.l 10 4 d i P 100 vat. Prov. of England 42 —•-• 20 Do. new 50 National Bank ..... .. 25 25 New. South Wa1e5...... all 40 12 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank I 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new I 25 South Australia .., 25 Union of Australia 1 all 454 464 50 Uni,),l of London ...., ! 12 324 334 33 5 100 Unity Mutual... , 60 ..... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 l A.ng,lo-Mexican Mint 10 (Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d)) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) I all 25 ,Australian Agricultural 19 24 20 241 10 ' Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 45 51 5 50 I British American Land 40 50 111.&I.Mag. Tel. A. (lArn,) all 25 30 20 I Do. 1L7D,c.ti111852 (Lim.) all IS 20 20 I Do. ''.(Limited).. 321 (Canada Land all 110 114 10 i China & Japan Coast & ' River Steam Naviga. 21 st. Cop.slin.ofEng.&Srriltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 75 per cent all 13 16 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st, Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 107 110 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. 74 15 Do. B. 71 20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 par fpm 11. at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 .... 6 English & Aus. Copper. all 15 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigati ni 14 26 27 1 Great Sliip Limited) all 5 I 1 Do 175 pct Preference all t 1 15# 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 6 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 35 3% d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 it i t 20 Madras hr. and Canal.. 1 25 25 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim.) all 34 44 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref.. all _ 25 National Dim. Co. (Lim.) 5 5 1 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 id Ip p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.atl dis all 2 1} • 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 12 14 1 N.B.Australa Man (Lim.) all i 1 1 lO r iental Gas (Limited). all 11 it I I Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 10 lOrintl. In. steam(Lim.) all 65 74 65 at. .Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 57 59 50 Pen. .t Oriental Steam all 68 ;0 69 60 , Do. New .. . 20 I Red Sea&ln.Tel. ~ g.4lp.c. all is& 1, 50 1 Ithymney Iron 15 Do. Now .. .. .. , 25 ItioJaneiro 10 Roal Mail Steam st 0 . 'Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land all 33 : , 5 1 ,Submarine Tel. Scrip al) I i 1 ;Do. do. Registered 10 I Do. do .. , t 2 (Telegraph to Ind a(L ) 1 4d p r 10 (Trust and Agency oi l A us t r lasia (lim)lst is.; 1 Icl p r 20 Tr.& LILCO. ot Upr.Can.l 5 ;, 4 1 5,U. h ' dona Tel. Co. (111401 1 2 1 100 yap Invineu's L. lld so 2ti4 81 gi SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, June 23.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy- weather, with the appearance of rain. FALMOUTH, Juno 22.—Wind N.—Sailed--Triumphant, for Trinidad. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Mon Jay Morning. Arrived—Bridesmaid, from Girgenti ; Clemente, from Cherbourg. Sailed —Branch, for Sunderland. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, June 22—London, from Jersey ; Oman, from Libau ; Levant, from Port au Prince; Johanna, from Westerwiek ; Albert from Stralsund ; Salust, from Kon gelf ; Rareten, from Gothenburg;' Janet Kids!on, from Porto Rico ; Caroline Agnes, from Bombay ; Leo, from Mem. ; Claudia, from Barbadoes ; Croxdale, from Dantsie ; Ana, from Havannah ; Bradford, from Guernsey ; Lene from Horsoers ; Lord John Russell, from Dunkirk. Arrived, June 23—City of Hamburg, from Havre. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, June 22—Circassian, from St. Jean d'Acre ; Exile, from Nevill ; Anna Maria, from Jamaica; Italia, screw steamer, from Gibraltar; Chimera, from Kurrachee ; Eastern Empire, from Akyab ; Mary, from Porto Rico — all for London ; Syra, from London, for Now York. Passed, June 23.—Nautilus, from St. Kitt's, for Lon don ; Regina, from Africa, for Lowestoft; Jessie, of South ampton, from West, for North. PERMANENT EXHIBITION IN PARIS.—TIIO pro jcct for a permanent Exhibition in Paris where specimens of the manufactures and products of every country will be collected in one spacious building, in order that dealers and consumers from all parts of the world may see them, has met with the entire approval of the Emperor Napoleon 111. The Minister of Finance and of Commerce and Agriculture have issued the necessaryauthori ty for carryingout the under taking. A special licence has been granted by the above Ministers for the admission of all foreign products free of duty, with liberty to re-export them without payment of duties ; or to sell them on the spot on paying the duties im posed by the new international tariff. The whole of the capi tal, amounting to £600,000., has been subscribed in France. The palace which is in course of construct ion near the rail way station at Auteuil, in Paris, will be opened for the pur poses of the Exhibition early in the summer of 1863. It is stated that the building will surpass in size the present International Exhibition. The amount of space allotted to France and several other Continental countries has already been taken up.. It is proposed that all pro ducts and manu factures of the same nature shall be classified and placed in juxtaposition, so that those of different countries may be compared by intending purchasers. BRIGHTON TESTIMONIAL TO LORD RANELAGH.— A large and influential meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall, on Thursday night, at which Mr. Alderman Burrows presided, for the purpose of taking into considers ' tion and determining on the best means of applying the amount already subscribed in Brighton, and that which may be hereafter contributed, to the contemplated testimo nial to Viscount Ranelagh. The chairman explained the object of the meeting, which was to pay a compliment to Lord Ranelagh for his conduct in relation to the volunteer sham fight held on Brighton Downs, in 1861 and 1862, and Mr. Stanford having put the first resolution, namely, " That in the (Onion of tho meeting it was advisable that a com mittee should be formed to consider the proper steps to be taken in reference to the subject under consideration." Cap tain Merry seconded the motion. This gentleman alluded in forcible terms to the zealous and distinguished services of his lordship in connexion with the volunteer cause, and as a native of Brighton, taking great interest in the local affairs of the town, he argubd that a testimonial worthy of the oc casion should be presented to his lords hi p , and suggested that a sword of honour would be the proper thing to pre sent. Captain Merry pointed out to the meeting that so long ago as 1845 Lord Ranelagh had writt en a pamphlet en titled " Observations on the present state of our National Defences ;" in which his lordship urged that a volunteer force should be formed. He also alluded to Lord Ranelagh'sr foresight in selecting the Brighton D owns as the scene for the the sham fights, and amidst the ch eers of the meeting, pealed to the gentlemen present to do their uretmsoolustitooncawrrays out the object under considera tion. ro r i a te speeches passed ches passed unanimously, and severa l other app pcarried n h h a a v t i rm ng an t 7 e a n nd m tla il e de n% a mooting adjou rned. BANDITS from Madrid, in the Debat s, sa y s : .--A letter A FEMALE CAPTAIN OF " A woman known a s evinog adjourned. o f thanks as to 20 years. Always on neighbouring provinces for the l all a number of bandits, she the She Wolf' has been the terrorst of Gallicia and the horseback, and followed by the travellers and mulet er in that part of Spain. Woe to t t t e . resistance was sure was at the head of all the robberiesani and murders committed s who crossed her path ? Any to be pun i s hed by death, w hich a e w m a P sof p ten accompanied by the most atrocious tortures. Josephs . erez, as the woman committed the most revolting acts of ferocity was namiecatims. Often she 17.:78 had to defend herself against oarnmheedrfvorees, and the advantage has always been on her side until now, when the Mayor of San Jacolio de Compos tells, who wa s in s earzh of a criminal, discovered the cave which serve d as a place of concealment to the She Wolf,' and in which she was arrested with one of her accomplices.' The meetings for the present week of scientific societies are :—Tuesday, Zoological, 9, " New Corals, and Br i t i s h Species of Habellum," Mr. Holdsworth. Wednes day, Society of Literature, 4i ; Society of Arts, 4 ; Annual General. Thursday, Philological, 8 ; Horticultural, 1, J Apo Si r. 108 110 106 ICB 106 1(8 99} 104 98 99 1106 107 411 113 1111 113 112 114 106 108 1001 1014 1 100 101 UN 1006 , 109 111 1107 109 Ina no 468 110 11001 106 k THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. THE HANDEL FESTIVAL. THIS DAY. The great musical even o the year which whe ther in respect to its fine art—or even national im portance—ranks second only to the more practical display of the Exhibition --the triennial Handel Festival . was inaugurated to-day under cir cumstances of the most favourable and gratifying character. The weather, which in the morni • ng had been very chilly and foreboding, as the day advanced seemed to grow ashamed of its ill humour and perverseness, and at length broke away into one of the finest days which we have bad for several weeks, lighting up faces and land scape with a congenial glow of brightness. Accordingly the expected crowds were soon veer, to begin assembling at the railway stations, an d by twelve o'clock the Crystal Palace was assuming a very lively and elegant a ppearance. On reaching our seat, the first thing that struck us was, of course, the improvement in the orchestra, which is now roofed over with a handsome dome, in order to com pact and throw out the sound, instead of being covered by its old sail cloth, which, to a great extent, absorbed it. This addition, which is un questionably a great musical advantage, does not, at the same time, abate from the general im pression of the transept. It gives a proscenium in the form of a handsome ellipse, is colored through out a delicate blue, with some ornamentation in the centre of a light amber tint, and has altogether a very elegant and airy appearance. There seems to us another improvement of which the transept is still capable, and that is an enclosure of its sides by a light wooden partition during such occasions as the present, the effect of which would be to create a perfect Hall, that certainly in apace and elegance, if not acoustic properties, would be one of the finest in the world. The enlarged dimen sions of the choir at the present festival furnishes another and distinctive feature of this attractive celebration. Three years since, it will be remem bered the band and chorus amounted to some 3,500 members. They are now augmented to 4,000 (the new members, we believe, being taken from London societies), being the largest musical force ever assembled in this country, and we are inclined to think also in Europe. The solo performers on this occasion were, of course, worthy of its importance. They included with one exception only—Madame Goldschmidt— the very first talent of the day in connection with sacred music—Madame Titiens, Madame Sein ton Dolby, and Mademoiselle Parepe, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Weiss, and Signor Belletti. Of the execution of the " Messiah," with which the festival opened, we may say, in general terms, that it was one of the very finest that has ever been heard in England, whilst in re spect to the solo music, having so recently noticed its principal singers at Exeter Hall, we have no occasion to do more than say that they were all in excellent voice, and renewed their claim to all the eulogies which we then so cordially bestowed on them. As respects the choruses—in every requisite of time, sentiment, and artistic treatment—we have never heard them more happily given ; whilst, at the same time, we confess the improvement caused by the addition to the orchestra was rather in respect to an increased clearness and fineness of tone, than to any very perceptible increase of force. They were given with an energy as well as precision which it would have been quite impossible to sur pass, and yet we confess we were not sensible of pro founder impressions than they created three years since. However, whether the improved orchestra or numbers have added to their force or not, there can be no question as to the superb quality and artistic cha racter of their delivery, or the sense of gran deur which their masses of sound must have railed in the souls of the most indifferent. We shall allude but to those which especially impressed us as the most successful. These were, in the first part— " For unto us a child is born," sang with immense fire and precision ; " Glory to God in the highest ;" and " His yoke is easy," which were each as ani mated and vigorous as they were artistically varied. In the second part, the " All we like sheep" was a most masterly performance; " The Lord gave the word" had a vigour that was unsurpassable ; whilst the unapproachable "Hallelujah," it is only justice to say, was never rended with mare majesty. The choruses of the concluding portion were all of the same superior character. Of the solo performers, as we have already noticed, Madame Dolby, Mr. Simms Reeves, and Signor Belletti, so recently, we can only renew the praise which they then so entirely merited. The great novelty of this per formance, and, we may add its great solo feature, we need scarcely say, was Madame Titiene, whose recent successful entrance into the field of Sacred music, so worthily enlarged the public estimate of her sympathies and talents. Mafame Titiens may be safely pronounced as the only successor of Clara Novello in this field of lyric exposition, and not more entitled to this distinction by the unequalled character of her voice than the pro , found feeling, taste, and reverence which she dis plays in its employment. Her execution of the two great airs, " How beautiful are the feet" and " I know that my Redeemer liveth," were successes so perfect of their kind, so true in expression, so rich in tone, so impressive in sentiment, and enrapturing in melody, that we despair of convey - ining their effect by any words at our command. We were told on leaving the Palace that the numbers present were 20,000. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE:B USINESS The following bills were read a second time :—Moreton hampstead and South Devon Railway, Rotherham and Wortley Road, London and North-Western Railway, and Chester and Holyhead Railway (capital), Red House and Weeland Roads, Eastern Counties Railway and other companies amalgamation, West Riding, Bull and Grimeby Railway, Stockton and Darlington, South Durhamt and Lancashire Union, &c., Railway, Llandloas and New own and Milford, &c., Railways. PROSELYTI ZING IN SCOTLAND. The Duke of ARGYLE said as a statement had been made in reference to proselytizing pauper children in Scot land he had to move, in accordance with the wish of the Board of Supervision, that copies of the regulations and all correspondence relative to pauper children in that country be laid on the table. The motion was agreed to. ORDERS IN CHANCERY. sco m learnedplai n ing of the new ord er by whicho. documents Lord BOUGHAM presend a ition very nurner. ously signed by the law wr ter ste printed of the m metropolis °l and were t be used instead o f written ones. The noble ' lord said by the new regulations a great numb er of very industrious persons would be nearly ruined. THE POST-OFFICE. The Earl of MALMESBURY said on an early day he should move for the production of all the correspondence wh i c h had taken place between the authorities in the Post offices with the chieP RIZE f constabl; i s o o N t coun Y ties. L or d CHELMSFORD said on Friday next he should call the attention of their lordships to the Board of Admi ralty with respect to the prize money gained at Kertch. The Landed Property Improvement (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill passed through committee, and was re ported without amendment. The Oxford University Bill was read a third time and passed. The Rifle Volunteer Grounds Act (1860) Amendment Bill passed through committee. The Retiring Pay, &e" India Bill was read a third time and passed THE QUEEN'S PRISON. The LORD CHANCELLOR called the attention of their lordships to the intended removal of the Queen's prison. The Jurisdiction in Homicides Bill and the Discharged Prisoners Aid Bill were read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS —Tilts EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Hull and Hornsea Rail way Bi'l were considered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered to be read a third time. The Ceylon Railway Cora pany Bill was 'cad a tbird time . and p asse d. The following bills were considered end ordered for third reading :—Enniskillen. and Bundoran nailway— oss-shire Inverness and Aberdeen Junction and Inverness and R Companies' —Ll y nvi Railway— Ins te !' and Railway Com Banbridge, Lis burn, and Belfast Railway—and Wilford Bridge. TRADE MARKS BILL. In re ply to Mr. ROEBUCK I*, g. =SON able to bring in lithe bill next week, but ho would give a notice stating the precis?, time in the course of the evening. THE INCOME-TAX. Mr. DOULTON asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether the Commissioners of Income-tax had autho rity, in cases of appeal based upon a three years' statement of profits, to dismiss the appeal without investi gating such statement ; and, whether, in the event of such dismissal (the assessment being under £l5O per annum), the appellant has any remedy by application to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, the Treasury, or other person or body ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that parties liable to the income tax were bound according t o law to make a correct return of their income on an aver age based upon three years profits. The commissioner 4 were bound to receive authentic information in support of state ments made by persons liable to the income-tax. THE POOR LAW (IRELAND). In reply to Mr. MAGUIRE, Sir. R. PEEL said that he would lay on the table the correspondence relative to some of the Poor Law Commis sion in 'the south of Ireland, of which the Government were in possession, and fur the production of which the hon. member had moved on a former occasion. FAIRS AND MARKETS (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. VANCE, Sir It. PEEL said that it was the intention of Govern. ment to proceed with this bill, and they hoped to be able to get a morning sitting next week for that purpose. WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Mr. SCULLY gave notice, that he would ask a question of the Governmem as to whether it wou ld not be (lesirable to increase the height of the balustrades of the n.ew West minster Bridge, in order to diminish the facilities which it now presented for the commission of suicide. (Laughter-) TRADE MARKS BILL. In reply to Mr. Ronnucx, Mr. M. GIBSON said he hoped to be able to obtain a, day next week for going into committee on this bill. FORTIFICATIONS AND WORKS. The house went into committee on this subject, Sir G. LEWIS moved a resolution for the granting f the money adequate to the c arr yi ng out the worksconencierlia-ezyol. for the defence of the country. Mr. B. OSBORNE, in a humo rous speech, that the Government had not made out any case to j ustif the demand which the made upon Parliament for tz tore pewee. [LEFT arnAxara.l SPORTING---THIS DAY. TATTERSALLS'—THIS DAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 3to 1 agat Paste (take 7to 2) 6to 1 agat Cape Flyaway (taken) 7to 1 agst linutsford (taken) Bto 1 agst Brighton (taken) Bto 1 agat Wild Rose (offered) 12 to 1 agst Montebello (taken) 12 to 1 agst Neptunus (offered) 16 to 1 agst Beverley (takes) ARRIVALS AT NEWCASTLE. Gardener, Scamander, Skipjack, Wild Rose, Neptunw i , Longshot, Knutsford, Rapparee, Montebello, Brightfin, Johnny Armstrong, Beverley, Rose of Raby, Peggy Taft, Bohemia, Queen of Trumps, King of Kars, Birthday filly, Captain Crow, Lard Albert, Nelia, North Pole, Barbara Allen, Montrose, Dutch Sam, Grimstone, Astange, Flush, Tattoo, Dictator, Anter, Tulloch, Gouram, Lachesis, Joe' Jones, Donne Canne, Miss Armstrong, and Miss Alice. OPENING OF 11IE ROYAL AGRICILL.. TURAL SHOW.-(THIS DAY.) The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England opened this morning in Battersea-park, where the preliminary arrangements have been for some time in pro gress, and, so far as the aspects of the ground is concerned, apparently with complete success. The exhibition, as is usual, comprises agricultural im plements, machines, and other articles for farm purposed . . seeds, roots, manures, &e., for the inspection of which 'oy the public it will continue open until the 2d of July. It is divided into three distinct compartments—viz., machinery, machinery in motion, and cattle. The first two only are thrown open this morning; the opening of the last ia. fixed for Wednesday. The whole cover an area of about 30 acres, of which some four acres are devoted to the ma chinery in motion, the other portion being about equsAlly iivided between machinery and cattle, the length of " shed ding" appropriated to the former being about la mile, and that appropriated to the latter about 1/ mile. The grand entrance to the ground is on the south side, whet 3 visitors pass through a turnstile upon the "tell-tale" principle. The sheds run in long ranges behind this open area (on which it is proposed to have a military band), with an ample space between for light, ventilation, and the passage of spectators, and with a wide central opening of aisles seitat rating them into two great divisions. With the exception of one shed, which is devoted to "seeds and roots," they are filled with farming machines and implements of every con ceivable description, every department being carefully clas sified, and every class embracing a variety of develop. ment and detail perfectly bewildering. Nothing is absent that can by any possibility be connected with agriculture from the huge steam plough to the pitchfork, from thn patent .metal pig-stye to the patent sausage-chopper. E \ - ery exhibitor has his name conspicuously displayed at his stand, and the eye successively rests on the well-known names of Ransome, Tuxford, Crosskill, Clayton, Shuttle worth, Garrett, Fowler, and others, eminent as agricul tural machinists and engineers. The arrangements of the various sheds was only finally effected on Saturday night—in fact a few articles were ad - mitted this morning ; and while this renders it im possible, in a bast} preliminary notice, to dwell upon the particular merits of individual exhibitors, it is also impos sible to avoid doing justice to the all but absolute air of completion which prevailed throughout the sheds when they were thrown open to the public. In point of variety, and perhaps of novelty, the present show is vastly superior to any previous one ; and there can be no doubt that from the ready access to its site, the number of visitors this year will greatly exceed that of any former year. The area appropriated to the " Machinery in Motion ' department, unlike that of the " Machinery," presents this morning a rather rough and somewhat unready appearance. There was no lack of huge machines upon the ground, and here and there the eye detected the rapid revolutions of a fiy wheel, or the ear the buzzing rush of a revolving strap ; but generally the attendants seemed to be employed in get ting up the steam, or turning the last screw, or putting in the last pin. To-morrow, no doubt, everything will be iu due order, and the machinery in motion department per fect in its way, and more than sufficiently puzzling to the non-practical Eye. It has been stated already that the cattle depa rtmen u t not open till Wednesday. Into this department s a owil! o feature has been this year introduced, viz., . th ma _ hibition of foreign stock (there is no t f h ° u re e 'gil added chinery), and although the quantity to the exhibition will not' of attention will certainly attract a considerable amountfromthose to whose from British connoisseurs,be ver y considerable, it but only a very lot it falls to adjudicate theaps pected from abroad have alreadyocontributi to this depart asMos, t of the eattle ex small proportion of the nativouod. The great arrival, it is went is at present on the grb rz well es . railway to-night. To-mor • • • ted will take place y anticip ,andclassification to arrangement row will be devoted beadjudged to the best • rises will spec], Wednesday the P menu of eac h s pecial and the cattle yard w ill on t h a t day be th r o wn o p en, the charge for admission being one guinea. Up t o 12 o'clock this mo r ning the number of visitors (pay ing half-a-crown) was fully as great as h a d been ex pected, and was made up principally of foreigners. It is expected that the Queen will return to Windsor about the 21st of July.—Court Journal. The wedding of the Princess Alice will be con ducted so privately that there will not even be music ; and the great officers of State will take their departure imme diately after luncheon.--Cout t Journal. The Queen will reside at Windsor at much longer periods than heretofore. Her Majesty shall be more en d eare d to Windsor than ever .—Court Journal. h a s said she The Cambridge meeting of the British Associa tion for the Advancement of Science has been postponed until October. Professor Willis will preside, with the Dean of Ely, the Master of Trinity, the Astronomer Royal, and Professors Sedgwick, Adams, and Stokes as the vice-pre sidents. Dr. Hopkins will act as general secretary and Mr. Spottiswoode as treasurer. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 1. THE MOORS AND FORESTS.—Much anxiety war felt during the last fortnight in regard to the state of grouse and other game, owing to the almost continuous rains and the prevalence of bail showers and cold winds. Since SO: turday, however, gamekeepers and watchers have bees t on the greater part of the moors of Perthshire, ands sped te d u fo ports agree in stating that the grouse have not n nearly to the extent which was generally ende:Pa_ _ 'i n the extensive shooting grounds of Preadaltr__u _ !„s ta i a n ju wai ry; hatched broods of grouse have suffered b w a eB4U On the but the nests newly hatched appe ar to be son upwards of 5,000 brace w h e re last Bea killed, the ae o range extending from Crieff to f A g r r g ou y ee llsi we re On the north hills of Strath counts are also encouraging• south - west eod b end ex p o e f e e the d county,an dththeerempoorotrso asrtereastehing:mrsthire f „, e h y : youn g broods of pheasants, after the incessant rain i• to have suffered mos t numbers the birds have been found dead. which are the most tenderfroina the t c h o e ld ga r ze ns s , p f e o c r ie i s n , appear to many cases num " r *ful in all the districts of the shire, and . ireephtlatehed earlier than usual, the birds are unsettled weather. In the forests as thertribdbgl re eotsoodaereiv withstand_Pe now a -Bread • al seaso n as well as last bane, and Glenartney, fawning has com menced;year, an unusual l'oef'authde deer have had twins, but a continuance of tnmohfueeAmnpcbtredhee°srent unsettled weather would soon prove injurious to the t youngs the fawns. The rain y es t er d ay aga i n fell in tor n. — Edinburgh Courant. tor runts whole day It is said that General Forey, without being pre cisely commissioned to supersede the French envoy in Mexico, M. de Saligny, is armed with diplomatic Paw" » which will enable him to dictate to the civil ambassa dor. Admiral Julien de la G r avi er e, now in Paris, will, fleet against said, go out aga i n i n comman d o f th e expeditionary against Mexico. 1 k r - ~