The Sun. — London, England, 1869-06-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Conso's are firmer to-d.ty at 921 for money ; ditto, for Acount, 92i ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921 ; New Tkree per Cents, 921 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 4 dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. . . . India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 2111 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 9 per Cent., 1044 ; ditto 51 per Cent., 110 ; ditto 13)nfis £l,OOO, 2 prem. . . _ Tl.e movements in Foreign Stocks are not im portant, but so far they are adverse. Peruvian have fallen I, Brazilian /, and Italian and Turkish i• each. Spanish are steady ;Bi azilian, 81/ to 81i; Viceroy Seven per Cent., 811 to 821; ditto Niue per Cent., 91i to 95. American Securities are firm. Unified States Five- Twenty Bonds are I higher, at 80i to 80i ; Erie Shares are also better, at 191 20 ; Illinois steady, at 941 to 951. Railways are generally lower. As compared with last night's close, London and North Western Shares are 1 lower; Caledonian, f ; Great Western, Brighton, and Midland, 4 1 each ; and Metropolitan and Great Eastern, each. Great Northern are I better; and Chatham, I. Bank Shares are quiet, and the only movement in prices is a fall of 103. in London and West minster, the price being 61 to 62. London Joiut- Stock is steady, at 311 to 321 ; Union of London, 34f to 351 ; Loudon and County, 491 to 501 ; Im perial, 15 to 16; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 21 prem.; Anglo-Austrian, 181 to 191 prem. ; Alliance, 131 to 141 ; Agra (A), 10 to 101. _ . _ The transactions in Miscellaneous Securities are only nominal, and prices on the whole are scarcely BO firm. Hudson's Bay is lower, at 121 to 121. Anglo-American Telegraph is steady, at 211 to 211. The Corn Market is firm, but the trade is quiet. The sum of £73,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. . . The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer due at the end of the week is expected to bring about £160,000 in gold from Australia. The America, from New York, has brought £19,000. The bar silver brought by the West India steamer has been disposed of at 60kd., showing no material alteration in the price, and the few Mexican dollars at 590., being a decline of id. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. "Watson and Sherbourn at Manchester the liabilities were stated at £12,599, of which £3,000 is secured. A committee of investigation was appointed, to re port on Monday next. The receipt of the usual remittance to provide for the half-yearly interest on Bonds of the Bombay Municipality, due 3Uth inst., has been received. The payment of the hail-yearly dividend, due the Ist of July, on the Peruvian Four-and a-Half per Cent. Loan of 1862, is announced ; also on the Five per Cent. Consolidated Peruvian Loan of 1865. The niuth half-yearly redemption at par of bonds amounting to £304,600 will be drawn on the Ist of July, making the total amount of the loan redeemed £2,488,600. The Bank of New Zealand have given notice that they will pay the interest due the 30th of June and the Ist of July on the outstanding bonds of the Otago Eight per Cent. Loan, 1861-2 (£50,000), the Otago Six per Cent. Loan, 1862 (£500,000), the Canterbury Eight per Cent. Loan, 1856 (£30,000), and the Canterbury Six per Cent. Loan, 1862 (£500,000). The governor and cAnmittee of the Hudson's Bay Company propose to recommend the payment of a further dividend of Bs. per share, payable on the 10th of July next. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £2,889 over last year ; and the Glasgow and South Western an increase of £539. The traffic return of the Graml Trunk Railway of Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. shows an increase of £4,114 over last year. The transfer books of the London and Provincial Marine li.surance Company ‘A ill be closed from the 25th instant to the Bth of July, both days in clusive, " preparatory to the payment of interest to the shareholders for the half-year ending the 30th June." The half-yearly meeting of the PLcenix Gas Com pany will be held on the 7th of July, and be imme diately adjourned till the Gth of October, " for the purpose of declaring dividends to the present Mid summer, and for other business." By the present mail we have received a copy of the report of the directors of the National Bank of Australasia, which was to have been confirmed at the meeting to be held at Melbourne in May. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 Per cent. per annum. BRITIVII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. (4 OTERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, July 7 ‘ , B per Cent. Reduced 92} New 3 per Cent New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Du. I) per Cen i an. 1873 &unuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- Do (Red Sea Toloh,ropli), Aug., 1908 — Exe,liciin.: - ...r Bills, £3,000, 21 & 3 per Ct Do £lOO, £2OO & .£01:10 4 d Batik of England Stock, 41 por Cent Do. opening — ~Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Int/or-Colonial (Minium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES io•iia !itock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,... — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ,„,., lO4l Do. 55 per Celt. May 1879 llO D. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — IL. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 •••••• Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREION FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...... Bll xd luitrian Bonds 15 por cent .. — Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do. 1860 — Do. do., 1863 6Bl Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 11 tenes Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cont ) Cu')e, 6 poitCant. C .ilian 6 per Cent — DO. 4f per Cent.... Do. 3 per Cent., — Do. 6 per cent. 1867 — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 C lo•nbian, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principa lities, 71. er Cent 79 Do 8 por Cent., 1867 ... 92 Xrivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. kgyptian, 7 per Cent — Du l'Aecoad Issue — Do. £5Ol Bonds — Do. 4100 Bonds • •••• 86 Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. 1500 Bonds Do. .ilO6 Bonds B9f Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railway Debentures 991 ( Ireetc 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ox Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons • .• Do. Account % aatemala 5 per Cent .. } Lou:lux-as Gov Rail. Lean., 1U p. Ct., all pd It s;ian b per ( - cc t., 1865 Do. Account . — De Marenunana Railway — alexicax. 3 per Cent **•— Ditto for Account - Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — aontevideau 6 per Cent. — . c tt .• • .. rish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada -- Do 3 per Cen — , Do. Deferred 4.0 nylon 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ., 801 1 De 4} per Cent. (I.ll:t4irren) Do 45 per Cent.. 1862 .. Do Account — c ort , guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': -- Do. do. 1.H37 - " 0 . do. Scrip, £2O paid — itassian 5 per Cent., 1.822, X St, Do 44 per Cent . 850 Da 41 por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bends.„ 90 Do. do. £B4 los. do — Do., 1864, £lOO Bonds 9O £B4 15s. do - Di Nicolas Railway 65 Sar Union 5 p,,,r Cent. Spanish 3 por O n . 3l Do. Acc , Junt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred Do. Account. Do. PassiV , ` Do. Com. Cert. of Conj.. not funded Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do dc, 1868 I.'urkish 6 p,r Cent. Di Account Do 6 p,.-r Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bowls Do 6 per Cent., 1e62 Do Account Do IlOt Bonds 6B} Do 5 per Cent. 1865 44f Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 por Cont., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. A cc. ant Do 6 per Cont., 186'2 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Liustrtan o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail., Do. 4 per Cont. Certificates ..... — Do. Account... French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, E..-;.. - Zsf. Da Account TWO O'CLOCK. Jonsols, Money 921 xd Do. Account, July 7 STA 2 E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Monday, June 14.---The market has again been quiet to-day, but there is no change in prices of any moment. The quieter aspect of the cotton market makes producers rather more willing to entertain offers which they would not ac cept some days since, but on the whole prices are steady, and the quotatioLs of last week are ad hered to. BRADFCRD, Monday.—The wool market remains much in the same condition as last week. The higher rates obtained so far at country fairs cannot be realised by staplers in this market ; and although the tone of the market is represented by some as firmer, yet most staplers state that little, if any, more than the ordinary demand for consumption is apparent. The effect of the advancing rates in the country is to make staplers a little firmer in their quotations. In the absence of any marked increase in the demand for yarns, there is no expectation of firmness in prices. The demand hitherto has been confined to choice sorts, low and inferior kinds being quite neglected. In worsted yarns there has again been more inquiry for both single and twofolds ; but it is evident that merchants are more bent upon testing the actual market value of articles than inclined to place contracts. A few spinners are asking higher prices, but the majority would be glad, if there was any chance of securing orders, to accept then, at lower quotations. The home demand is still the best part of the business, and continues of au average character for the time of the year. Ti,t'S quotations are well maintained. The piece market is rather quieter. The recent disturbances in Paris have had the effect of checking the demand for the French market. A steady business, but of a retail character, continues to be done for the Continent. American merchants are operating very cautiously. No fresh business in either camlets or figures is re ported. As a rule, prices continue very firm. LEICESTER, Monday. —Notwithstanding the more cheerful tone which pervades the wool market, but little increase has taken place in the number of in quiries. Buyers for the most part are waiting on the fairs which are now coming off before supply ing themselves with large stocks of wool. Lustres are chiefly in request, but the amount of busi ness done has only been small. As was expected a week ago, there has been more inquiry for woollen yarns. Manufacturers having during the past week received a number of orders, they are making arrangements to partly cover their wants. The demand is mostly for latuLswool and Berlin w001.=.1 Worsteds, although a little more in request, are still very difficult of sale. Cotton yarns have been almost neglected, as manufacturers are now turning their attention to woollen fabrics. A much better feeling is manifest in the hosiery trade. During the last fewgidays a fair number of buyers have been in the market, and they have placed tome good orders, especially for fancy hosiery. In this branch of the trade there is a marked improvement, as many houses which a few weeks ago had scarcely au order on their books are now well engaged, and will continue so for some time. There is also more doing iu fancy stockings and socks for bona fide orders. Plain goods, both in shirts and hose, are not much sought after. Not much change base occurred iu the boot and shoe trade. Although there is more doing than there was two or three weeks ago, there is much less than an average demand for the time of the year. PRICE OF GOLD. The quotatiin of gold at Paris is about at par, and t ie short exchange on London is 25L1,25z. per £1 sterling On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of .E 3 ois, ibid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is of higher value in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the 14th inst. about O per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. COURSE, OF LXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 2/ ~. 12 21 Do Rotterdam ..... ....1`2 4f ... 12 4 Antwerp — ... 25 4-7/ ... 25 52 Brussels Hamburg n — ... 13 12} ... 13 12 Paris Ditto . 3 Ms. ... 25 42} ... 25 44 Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 121/ ... 122 Vienna — ... 12 70 ... 12 75 Trieste — ... 12 70 ... 32 75 Petersburg Copenhagen.. — ~ 9 25 ... 9 29 Berlin Madrid.. Cudi? — ... 481 ... 49 Leghorn Milan . 26 55 ... 26 60 .. Genoa — ... 26 55 ..,, 26 60 Naples Palermo — ... 26 55 ... 26 60 Messina Lisbon — ... 51 i . 52 Oporto — ••• 511 52 ••• Rio Janeiro — ••• .•• .-- New York - Foreign Mail Pacliet List. MAILS DUE. Mistral!). and New Zealand. via Southamptoll.....June 19 Ditto. via Yuseilles .July 14 Brasil. 13ueuos Ayres, and Monte Video Ditto, by rrenoh packet June 22. Cape Verde. by Bra z il picket .••••• ...... July 4 . Cape of Good H o p e . A scens i on. an d Bt. Helena.... June 27. China, Penang, and Si nga p ore , v i a Southampton.• June 1). . bibraltar, via South ampton .. June 19 India, via Southampton ............. June 19 unto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, &o. June 19 Dittb, Marseilles— Juno 19 Newfoundland June 16 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Ditto, Marseilies . July 4 Portugal United States. l anada, California. dro.. by Brititth " - packet .Jane 19 Ditto ditto (Baltimore) Ditto, by I. sited States packet Ditto, by Inman packet Juno 16 Wcbt Indies and I'e dllo ;except Mexico alai Baku_ mas) Juno ',23 cyst Coast of Air a, Madeira. and Teneriffe June 17 Cuba and Mexico .... .........Juue 28 Bermuda, via [lsha.nae, via New 1 ork .. Juno 16 NAVAL AND AUL! TA lir INTELLIGENCE. The screw steam frigate Liverpool, 35, Captain J. 0. Hopkins, flag of Rear-Admiral flornby, and the Endytnion, 21, Capt. Lacy, both from Ports mouth, under canvas, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Sunday morn!ng. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :•—Capt. Robert Gibson to the Bar rosa, commissionel ; and Charles B. C. F. Mac donald, nominated a naval cadet. DOCKS. et East and Westlndia lOO 118 1.:1 st Loudon and St. Katherine 100 42 44 42# i lon D oLeb. stock, 4 per cent , all Dlillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 26 30 st Southampton lOO 7J 72 et Surrey Commercial THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1869, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. — Or ring itusineas Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10 10j 1.0 Du B lO 3.; Z - 1 00 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Aug 10-Egyptian, lim all 20 211 20 Anglo-llu ngarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1308, limited 10 51 40 Austrllasiaa 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 1: 20 Do issued at 2pm 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, line. 25 Bank of South Australia nil 30 3! 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 33 10 Bank of 1 es , Zekland all t'i 17 50 British North Ainurican all 501 511 20 Chartered of India, Ausira- lia, 11d China all 1S 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India. Loudon, and China all 32 31 20 City 100 Colonial 23 30 10 Consolidated, lini. 50 Delhi and London, 1101 25 ... 80 Eati London, lieu b 21 1/ 20 English and American, dm 10 ... 20 English Bant: of Rio de Ja neiro. lien ...... 10 I lip 20 English, .-euttish, Aus tralian Coartered 281 Hong Kong and Shaught.i Bank C0rp0rati0n........, all 36 38 281 Do now bl 21 21 100 Imperial, liar 20 Imperial Ottuoun z 5 lonian all 17 20 25 Do now 'PO Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3; 31 100 Do 5 p.c. Dobs.lB6l, 30 all 76 76 10 30 London Bank' of Mexico and South America, limn. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 b 1 41 100 London & River Plate, lint 40 9 It 25 Do now 21 21p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 25 20 London and C0unty..,,,,,,, 23 50 SI 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 London Joint 1 311 321 Loudon and South African al 81 91 00 London & S.-Western, limn, '2O 13 11 150 Loudon 2,; Venezuela, lint l2l 100 Loudon and Wastrniuswr. 2,) 681 63/ 611 / 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 100 Merchant, lint 14 Metropolitan, lint 100 Midland, dint.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 Id 1p 100 National Provinc. of tn,s'd 42 10 Do 50 National. 20 New South Wales all 41 48 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 42 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 6 5 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do new.. all 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, limn 20 15 1 100 Do issued at 6 pin lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of LJ.1(10:1 MARE LIST. ORDINARY oklAickS AND STOCKB. ihsae Itallways. P a id . Closing Business Prior. done. et Bristol and Exeter 100 77 70 at Uslectonian ... 160 7rl 77 74 6a z Cambria:. 23 Corn w2ll all 21 3 it Dublin & Belfast. Juno lO6 77 79 et Dun„Vorth, Ab.Junc lOO 70 73 2' East London.... tO 15 di Do 10 .t Glasgow &S. Western lO4 97 93 et Great Eastern it Do. E. Angl. No. 2 too it Great North of Sootlail4 lOO 15 6 et Great Northern lOO VS 103 et Du. A stock et Do. Betook 1.:0 et God, and W. of in:1,3411d lOO 35 -7 ▪ Gt. Western -Uri4ivai l6O 001 SS; 501 1 Do. South Wales st Du. W. Al 160 26 27 E Do. Newport •Ou S 5 30 Lancashire &l or 160 25 26 • Lon., Brigh.,23. S.Coast.. 160 41 411 441 • Do Scrip .... ...... alt et Lon., Chat., aiiu Dover— 103 164 17i 16a at De. Metrop. ex. A.... IUO v 11 ,t Lou. & ,North 11 este, - 1... 100 lill lei 119 181 st Lon. as South IVestero.. leo 811 J 1 11 1 3t Man., slick., & Lincoln.. 100 L5l 55,1 55i it Aletrordiltan . lvo .71 08 971 a et Du Exteusi..o 100 43 9S 93 1 10 Do. New rd 19 Id p st Metropolitan District. all 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 ou 1 6 - st Mithaud st Do, dirmin. & Deruy it Nirtti British et Do. lid., k'th., & Dun lO3 st N. or. Eastern—Berwick lOO 1051 1061 1.6 25 Do. G. N.E purchase —16.13.4 et Do Leeds. . 100 61 63 st Do York lOO 04 vl st Do Carli.le .... . lOO 142 125 at Do Sloe ~. & Darling HO 134 i3O st North Lou 10u 10 Do iew 1818 st North Staffordshire . . 100 55 67 56} et North and S.-W. Junction 101 US 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... .. st Rhymney st Shropshire Union llO 58 b 1 at South Devon' tit South Eastern lOO 761 71 Et Staines, Wok'ham, & Wok all 13 13 st 'Can Y ale lOO 148 153 -- DO. C .. - -- Waterlord & Kilkenny 1(0 lo Waterloo & Wltitelia.l 6 RAILW.IYS-PREFERENCE SliAtti. AND STOCKS, st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 83 et Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO st Do. Scot. N. 8., 41 per cent lOO et Do. Aberdeen, gut.. 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 73 82 et Do. Wall tad st Do. Lun lee and Arbroath 100 ~. 20 Cornwall, 5 per ecat ' st Dundee, remit, and Aber deen Junction lOO 103 107 st Do. let Class preference lOO ... st Was. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st 1 4t. Emden', EA) Ex. NO.l 109 14-; 50 st Do do No. 2 100 91 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10; 112 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do B 6 du. 100 et Do do C 7 do. 104 et Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 st Do Not folk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 at Great Noi thorn, 5 per cent 14 st Du 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 et Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp.c. pm lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lO3 ... st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 9G 97 at G t.Wet.q.-9rig.&J ut.-Iteut chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO 101 103 st Do. Orig. (B.& li. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 05 100 at Do du 4, per cent. 1330 lOO 87 s 9 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem IJO 95 07 st Do do Bir.niughatn gua lOO 63 72 st Du do du pref lOO •... st Do do Chester gal loj 60 83 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO at Do do do 5 du 100 tr., we et Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... st Do do 4g p.c 193 et Do do 4, 1350 lOO ... at Do do 5 st Du West :did. Oxford Ist g. 10; 110 114 at Do do 2,1 gua. 10') 107 111 at Do Newport, lst g. S p.c. 100 I) 92 at Do do 2.1 do 100 97 100 et Do gua. 51 per cont. 1363 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... st Laucash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 10J 1 3 133 at Do Barnsley, £3 3s 102 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 no 135 st Do 41 (Blackburn parch). lOU 93 100 st, Loudon & Brizliton, p. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... ate, Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2. 100 st Du 6 do do lllO at Do 5 do N 0.4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO ... t Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Do 4 do 1859 • lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ll O... at London and /1.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ... at Do Shrewsh'y & Welchp'l lOO st London and 6 W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 140 150 ▪ Do (Portent. perp ans 256 d) all - ... • Mau., Sher., &Lineln. 6 p.c lOO 11 i 117 Do s Do 31 per cent lOO 60 6.3 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. I 6 I Slid. Consolidated., op. e lOO 130 1;35 s Do Bristol & Bina., 6p. c IOJ 132 1:11 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO IJJ a Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 98 lot) • Do Leicester & irchn, 4 p.e. 1110 .80 I'l at North British, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 , 100 at Du E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO - 87 so st Do 41 per cent. redeem: lOO 93 97 at Do U N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ..• 17 Du Berwick capital 8 1:1.4. Do York, 14. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stclan & Drling. A 5 p.c lOO 106 103 at Do W. Hartlepool 11. and 11 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire 10s S. Devon Annuities, I.s all v 10 lOs Du Ta,visteck Anus., 10s all lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 1,0.6. S. East. (Read. Anna., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ... et Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Tail Vale No.l lOO 14 s 153 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7p c lOO ... et Do 41 p irredeem all st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 et Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 80 et Do 5 do, 1362 lOO 85 88 701 et Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 83 e 6 st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO b 2 85 8t Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 ... et Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 •.. .•• at Do Boston &Sleald, 44 pc 100 ... et Great West., W. Midi., p c 100 ... at Do Joint perpc. 5 p c,1865 100 88 VC st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 106 108 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, It lop ..„ 5 Lanc. and York New 44 per cent till July, 1871 2 1 h 1 et Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 et Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Du do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 et London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 y 3 96 10 Man. Shef.& Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 81 at Metropotitan 5 per cent lOO 100 102 st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 108 st Do B 5 do is 1 00 108 108 Do 5 p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 201 201 is Do Inconv. New Shares all 184 191 114 12 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 ..... . 8 1 11 2 41) at North British, E. and G No. 1, A per cent „. 1 00 at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do E. &G , No. 2, 5 P•c at Do per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c et Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 :at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 1,5 ; 7 at Do Stock. & Danl., D at North London, 4 1, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 6p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS) Vg -ii- 100 — lo:74per cent. Prefer all 100 1 - 02 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO b 56 at Do. bi per cent. at Do. b do. ... 100 11C 113 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 131 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., Sc., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 t Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. at Gt. \Vogt ,W. Mid., Here/ 100 96 98 b 0 Hull and Selby all 110 111 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2L5 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 44 per cent lOO ••• •.. at London, Chat., &c., 44 p c lOO ... at Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, dc South 100 83 is at Lowest.oft, gua 4 per cont lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 54 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 5 . 51 at 31 idland, Braiturd, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Lino) 50 Northern& East., b per cent all b 3 bd 60 Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastora—Hartlep00l at N.Wost. A perp. prof, 5p c. 100 107 109 at Do B p.c.... 100 at Notting. 2: Uranth. R. C lOO vl 2.7/ Preston and IV yre. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch. and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury anti Hereford 106 131 134 10 Do do 8 2 Zap at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 96 9ti st Do 4 per coot gua lO 73 80 at Do 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lO9 175 to at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 14 14 20 Do do B all 20 Du do C all ... st 'Weymouth and Portland lOO at Wilts and Sumer/set TELEGI AI'U COUP...NI Es. Auglo-Americau Tel., lint aTI 221 11 2,4 I It) Anglo Mediter Tel., lint 10 121 13 111 st Atlantic Telegraph 10 2 t t 8 23 t at Do. 8 per cent. st B. and 1. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 158 161 st Electric 5; Inter. Telegraph 100 24 ) 24; 10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO 6 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint. all g 1 31 20 lteuter'a Telegram all 66 6) .0 t r i e in t: a u l l l l p 6 Societe Transatlant., lint all lef 171 17; st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 20 Telegraph eon. Main.,lim all 17i ,131 t 6 U. Kingdom D o. t) per c ent. e1.C0., r MISCELLANEu 10 Auglu-Mexican Mint all ltt IC} 25 Australian Agricultural - 0 1 Is to 25 Australian Mort. 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Dewsbury, Sheffield, St Helens, and other p'aces protested against the measure on Monday night. DEWSBURY. The opponents of the Irish Church Bill held a meeting at Dewsbury on Monday, Dr. Thornton presided, and declared it to be his opinion that if the Government carried this mea sure it would soon be followed by an attempt on the Eng lish Church. Ho did not thAs that the rules of our Consti tution required that the House of Lords should not express a contrary opinion to that of the House of Commons. A resolution, condemnatory of the Government Bill, was passed with only- one dissentient. Mr. M. Newsome, in proposing it, said that to take money from a Protes!ant Church, and to confer it upon the Romanist-+, looked very like robbery, gird Le could not support such a measure. The Rev. T. Lee, in mporting the motion, said tLat there were two ways of telling a lie the lie direct, and the lie oblique, and Mr. Gladstone bad chosen the latter course iu his dealings with Maynooth. He denied that the opinion of the country had been taken with respect to the bill, and he thought the geeeral tendency of the mea sure was highly dangerous and glaringly unjust. A resolu tion, pledging the meeting to support the House of Lords in resisting the bill, was adopted unanimously. NUFFIELD. A crowded meeting was held in the Cutlers'-hall, Shef field, on Monday, for the purpose of protesting against the Irish Church Bill. The Chairman said that the object of the measure was to conciliate the Iteman Catholic population of Irelaud, and he denied that it was likely to accomplish that object. The Rev. Canon Trevor, iu moving the first reso lution, said ho had been a supporter of Mr. Gladstone, and he cast no reficction on him ; it was with the measure Mr. Gladstone brought forward be had to deal. Ho declared that the Queen could not be absolved from her Coronation Oath, in which she undertook to preserve the rights and privileges of the clergy of Ireland. The Earl of Carrick spoke strong'y against the measure, and declared that it was the duty of Englishmen to oppose it, as it would end in establshing the supremacy of the Popo instead of that of the Queen. A petition praying the House of Lords to re ject the bill was signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting. MACCLESFIELD. An open-air Protestant demonstration took place at Macclesfield on Monday to denour. ce the Irish Church Bill. The number of persons present exceeded ten thousand. A resolution declaring that the bill was a viola tion of the treaty between England and Ireland was carried, and a petition to the House of Lords requiring the rejection of the measure was agreed to. ST. HELEN'S. A similar demonstrati 11 took place in St. Helen's, on Monday. Dr Carr presided, and rejoiced that the people of Lancashire had at last spoken and declared that the unjust and iniquitous bill should go no further. Ho believed, on good authority, that next Friday the atrocious bill would ba bundled out of the House of Lords. He concluded by declaring that, despite the Liberal majority in the House of Commons, the Conservative votes were half a million in excess of those of their opponents. 011ACII. On Saturday there was au open air demonstration at Omagh to protest against the Gov-ernu.ent measure. Sir J. Marcus Steuart presided, and entered hi 4 protest against the "Nefaricus Spoliation RP." The Bev. Dr. Smith, rector of the parish, criticised the provisions of the bill whit great severity, and:aid that Mr. Clads:one's name would go down to pos!crity as the enemy of Protestantism. The proceed ings telminated with the adoption of a petition to the House of Lords for the rejection of the bill. It has been detertnimd that a meeting shall be held at Enniskillen on the 18th of Juno to protest against the Irish Church Bill; it is expected to be very large aLd enthusiastic. BIRMINGHAM, A town's meeting was held in the Town-hall, Birmtng ham, on Monday evening, to consider the Irish Church Bill now before Putfitment. It was railed by the Mayor, on the requisition of 1,500 Literals, but as it was supposed to represent the feeling of the town a largo number of Con servatives, including the Conservative candidates ut the late election, were present, and great confusion resulted. The Mayor, in opening the proceedings, said that a resolu tion would be moved in favour of the Irish Church Bill, to be followed by an amendment, and then there would be ono speaker on each side. This announcement was received with great uproar. Mr. Thomas Lloyd moved the first resolution, declaritz that the bill was wise in policy and just in prin ciple. Ile said that the Parliament was elected specially to try this case, and the Li..l was supported with unprecedented unanimity. Mr. Chamberlain, who seconded tho resolution, ridicu:ed the shortsightedness of all w ho refused to acknow ledge the decision of the country. It reminded him of a farmer who quarrelled with his barometer. The instrument was out of order, ;old kept at "Set Fair" for three wet days. The farmer Iva,: so incensed that he Leat it against the doorway, "Won't you be.ieve your own eyes?' When be heard such extravagant state ments about the people and the Lich Church Bill he thought those who made them were in the position of the barometer. The Mayor then called upon Mr. Sampson Lloyd to move - the amendment, when a serious disturbance arose, and the meeting broke up amidst great upfcar. TIIE GREAT MEETING 1N DUBLIN. The demonstration against the Irish Church Bill, which took place on Monday night at the Dublin Exhibition Palace, was decidedly the largest Protestant meeting ever held in the city of Dublin. One of its most prominent promoters, the Hon. David Plunkett, estimated the number present at 35,000. If we deduct 10,000 from that number we shall probably be near the mark. The committee of the Protestant Defence Association, under whose auspices the meeting was held, say that up to the morning of the day when the meeting was to be held 20,000 tickets had been issued, and a few thousands more were distributed during the day. All classes of Protes tants, the upper, the middle, and the humbler ranks of society, were represented on this occasion. There was a large muster of the clergy, and amongst the audience were lawyers, doctors, merchants, and traders of a highly respectable position in the city. As the intention to hold the meeting did not origirate until Friday last, the demonstration was a very successful one in point of numbers. The main audience was assembled in the great concert•room, which was densely crowded. Here Sir Edward Grogan, Bart., presided, and, in a brief speech, urged the Protestants to stand firm in the cause of their Church, and to support the House of Lords in their rejection of Mr. Gladstone's unjust and iniquitous bill.—The chairman was followed by Mr. Falkiner, Q.C., who moved the following resolution :—" That this meet ing sees in the proposed Irish Church Bill an abandon- ment of the principles upon which our Constitution is founded, and hereby solemnly protests against it as irreligious and revolutionary." The learned gentleman called on the House of Lords to do their duty in rejecting the bill, assuring their lordships that, although they were but five hundred, there were thousands behind them 'to cheer them on their noble way. Mr. Falkiner referred to the immense meetings in Manchester as proofs of the reaction in England in favour of the Irish Church, and in justification of the course about to be taken by the Conservative peers.—The Rev. Dr. Griffin seconded the resolution. Here are a few sentences from his speech. He believed that the time had come when the peers of England would again prove themselves the saviours of the liberties of the nation. They had reason to believe that a reaction had set in that would hurl Mr. Gladstone from power, and would prove him to be a convicted traitor—a traitor to his former and better self, a traitor to his country, a traitor to his Queen, a traitor to his Church, and a traitor to his God. The question was not whether the Church should be plundered, but whether the glorious Constitution of England should remain ; whether that noble Constitution that was established in 1688, and which had stood quiet and unmoved while the tide of revolution rocked the thrones of Europe to their centres, should fall and perish. Let Eng lard be assured that if that measure passed it would be only the first swell of a tide that would never cease to roll until it had undermined the throne of Great Britain. Their faith was dearer to them than their lives ; that though the spirit of Protestantism might slumber for a season it was not dead—the spirit that snapped the boom at the Foyle, as if it were a rotten twig—the spirit that closed the gates of Derry—and the spirit that chased the craven champions of James, and drove them like flocks of timid sheep into the Boyne—they would tell their Roman Catholic countrymen that they would not permit them selves to be deprived of their dearly-bought liberties, and that if one or other was to go to the wall it would not be the Protestants.—The Rev. Mr. Foley, who had just returned from two months' labour in England, gave a glowing description of the great Manchester demonstra tion. They Were going to stand by their liberties, he said, and he would like to see the man who would dare to put a pickaxe into the churches that they had built with their own money. The Queen, God bless her, took a solemn oath at her coronation, and the only parties who could absolve her from it as regards this matter were the people of Ireland, on %los( behalf it was taken. But were they consenting parties to her breaking this engagement ? Was God a consenting party to her violating that oath ? Could any man absolve the Queen from that solemn oath ? They protested against the insult that was offered to the Queen, to the religion of the nation, by this conspiracy against Protes• tantisrn, by this agent of Rowe, who had absolution i his pocket. Another meeting was held in the transept of the build ing. This was presided over by Sir Richard Owen. an attorney, who mrorraed his hearers that they had Met that'errning to protett against an attempt by anAct of Parliament brought forward by an apostate Minister to rob them of their liberties, their religion, and their pro perties. The resolutions adopted - A the first meeting were proposed and carried at this.--The principal speaker was Archdeacon Gould, who protested against therdl, and expressed his belief that it would unfold a new roll of misery for this unhappy couutry.—Mr. Joshua ff. Nunn, an attorney, declared that if there Avers a true spirit of loyalty in the empire, the Minister who had dared to introduce such a measure as Mr. Gladstone had done would be impeached. If the Revolution of 168 S .vas justifiable, the same means by which that revolution was achieved would be lawful to be resorted to in main taining it. The time bad arrived to tell the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and their beloved monarch, that the bill Would not be submitted to by the Irish people. Mr. Nunn's sentiments were enthusiastically applatided.---Mr. Walter Boyd, Mr. Frazer, Mr. r Alech an (three barristers), and several others, addressed the meeting, which broke up about a quarter to eleven o'clock. The proceedings were very orderly. MEETING OF CONVOCA 7 lON FOR THE PROJUNCE OF CA NTERBUR Loth Houses of Convocation assembled on Tuesday for the despatch of business. TAR UPPER ROUSE. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and several bishops were present. THE ATHANAEIAN CREED. The Eishop of ELY presented two petitions from a large number of clergy and laity in his diocese, one complaining that the parochial clergy were not sufficiently represented in Convocation, and one praying that some measures might be taken for altering the condemnatory portions, of the Athanasian Creed. He said he should like to say a few words on the matter, as he had been asked to speak specially on thissubject. A nything that could tend to recon cile Nonconformists to the Church would be a blessed good. With regard to the Athanasian Creed, a charge had been made that there were some• exaggerations which would not have been the case had the Creed been drawn up by a general council instead of a single individual. At the same time be did not forget that the Creed had been accepted by the universal Church for ten centuries, and anything that might bed..ine to soften it down and explain the extreme rigour of some of the expressions would be acceptable, without at all attempting to remove it from the Prayer-book. The Bishop of LLANDAIT suggested that if the word "may " were substituted for " will" in the opening sen tences it would be sufficient. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL objected to any alteration, and was afraid that the views of the Bishops of Ely and Llandaff would create some dismay in the Church. The Bishop of BAXGOR said he knew that amongst the intelligent laity there was a great objection to the con demnatory clauses of the Creed. The Bishop of Ib:REFOLD thought the true solution of the difficulty would be in the clergy explaining the Creed from time to time to their congregations. The Bishop of Liscor,N said that in the American Church a discretionary power was given to the clergy. The Archbishop of CAN . Trrtrintv trusted that nothing which might be said would be considered to cast any reflection on the A merican Church. At present there was a good deal of truth about " union." Ile did not thiuk that union with the Church of Thmie was likely, but any alteration might - stand in the way with the Eit4i rn Church, on the one Land, and the Amerlcau Church on the other. The petitFon was ordered to lie on the table. TIIIC LISTIOPRIC OF I)UNEDIN. The Bishop of LICIIFIELD announced that there had been some objections raised to the appointment of Dr. Jenner as Bishop of Dunedin. On an election, the clergy voted pretty equally, but by the votes of the laity Dr. Jenner was rejected. He was not, therefore, the Bishop of Dunedin. Thi re was practically no endowment of the bishopric. REFORM OF CONVOCATION. Several petitions on this subject were presented. The Bishop of GLoucEsTEr. aud. BRISTOL moved that the Archbishop of Canterbury should be requested to communicate with her Majesty's Government on the sub ject. The motion having been agreed to, the Ail nunsHor said he would do so. Their lordships adjourned, after a very brief sitting. PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BILL. The select committee on this bill re-assembled on Tues day in Conmittee Room No. 18, the Marquis of Ilartington in the chair. Tie first witness examined was the Rev. Mr. Al‘Det Tarot, a Lonlain CALoIIc / Hest, of Sligo, vi ho 'poke generally as to the mode of conducting elections in that county. ll's gene ral Mil ression was that elictots were coerced by their landlords, both Liberal and Conservative, to vote against their pet sonal feeling and principles. He had known instances where sham riots were got up in order that the voters might be carried off and kept secure until the pulling day. Then they were taken to the hustings under a strong protection of the military and constabulary. At the last election for Sligo, which took place on the 30th No vember, the magistracy began to write for military escorts on the 18th, which was more than ten days before the polling. The escorts were sent out generally by sub-agen s, and rarely if ever upon the sworn information of any of the voters themselves. The effect of sending out the soldiery and the police VCRS that the people believed that they could not resist successfully against the combined forces of the Government. He knew that in some cases a voter was taken away and prevented going to chapel cu Sunday, which he considered a great crime, and as an atonement he gave his vote for the Conservative, other wise he should have voted for the Liberal. The priest ad dressed the eh ctors in the chapels before an election. Ho had done so, but be invariably told them to vote according totheir convictions. There was no undue influence on the part of the priesthood in Sligo. They, as a rule, did not want to inter fere with parliamentary elections, but they were forced into by popular pressure at the time. He believed there was no actual freo voting in Ireland, and theta never would until they had the ballot; but that would be of no use without strict secrecy was observed. The power of the priesthood would not be increased by such a means. He did not be lieve that the information bow the elector voted would be ascertained in the confessional. Voting papers he thought would increase the power of the landlord. At a parliamentary election he always took a great interest ; he was not always at polling booths, but in the streets. At the last election he was anxious that a Liberal candidate should be returned it was, in his opinion, a case of peace or rebellion, and it was acting on those views that he took an active part in the pro ceeding. The Government officials, ho believed, intended to intimidate the electors at the last election by a military display. As a rule he felt sure if the ballot was brought into opera tion the priesthood of Ireland would not become acquainted with the political opinions of the voters at large. There was, however, generally a Sunday intervening between the nomination and polling days in Irish elections, but poli tical meetings were not, as a rule, held in the churchyards after service on that day. Col. Torrens, M.P. for Cambridge, said he had been a nominee member of the Australian Legislature, previous to 1856, when the new Constitution was introduced, and, after that having lost his office he became a candidate for South Adelaide and was elected by ballot. Ile did not exactly know what was the qualification before the ballot was in troduced, but it was not a high figure. It was notorious that large numbers of the electors were open to tribery, and as a necessary consequence an election was an ex pensive matter. They were generally conducted in that country as in England ; there was rioting and broken heads, but the ballot had entirely changed the aspect of matters, and now elections are carried on with the greatest order and very small expense. The witness then proceeded to detail the mode of conducting an elec tion in Australia, and said that a cross was placed against the name cf the candidate on a ssrd which was given him. A voter who could not read could not vote, because it would be contrary to the law for adm to ask another person to put the cross on the card for tim, and he could not publicly declare his vote. THE MURDER NEAR CHEPSTOW.—CONFESSION or THE PRISONER.--William Lane has been committed for trial by the Chepstow magistrates for the murder of William Nicholls, near Chepstow, on the evening of the 6th inst. In reply to the charge he said I did it for counsel to others. An angel from heaven appeared to me and told me I was bound to do it." The following is a copy of his confession :—"lt wasin the Bible for me to go to the !souse, order the servant girl out, to take possession of the house and gate, write on the house amY gate, possession taken,' to fasten with a withy, which I was to find on a hurdle - stand a little way off, and shoot the first man who came to the gate where my sister lived. I have known Nicholls for thief years ; the other man used to live with the Crocket^3, at Wentwood. I was to have three charges ; shoot brae man twice, the other once, which was to finish my powder and shot. I was to kill the first man, but not the second ;he was only to be wounded. The people are getting very bad about the world, and I was to do it for a warning to others. Mr. Waddington, of Usk, caused it all, by taking four seven-year -old oxen from the farm. Mr. Foye and Mr. Cooper have cheated me out of £47, and made me pay twice." Mr. Foye and Mr. Cooper, it may be said, tome time ago prosecuted the prisoner for embezzling that amount from Chepstow Union, the prisoner being at one time overseer for one of the districts in the union, IMPERIAL 2ARLI A Y, B IT r HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY. The Srr.AxER took the chair at twelve o'clock. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL. Mr. Plli prvsent- , 1 a petition from the inhabit tnts of Dublin iu favour of the Ml.rcied Won Property MORKING SIT 'FING ON FRIDAY. Mr. B. BENTINOK gave notion that ho would to-mor row ask whether it was the iutentien of the Government to a morning sitting on Friday, and if so, whether they would undettake to keep a house then ? SEEDS ADULTERATION DILL On the order of the day, Mr. WELBY moved the second reading of this bill, and said that it had received the support not only of the gene ral public, but also that of the most respi-ctable members of the seed trade. The adulteration of scocls affected the small farmer in a much greater degree than the large pro prietor of I.tnd, for the latter, as a rule, could always buy from a large dealer, whlst the former was in most cases dependent for his supply upon the small dealer in his own neighbourood. The Lon. gentleman quoted statistics to prove the alarming amount of adul teration in this business, and affirmed that six or eight manufacturies existed for the express purpose of tam pering with and adulterating seeds. The average amount of adulteratien amounted to 33 per cent. The bill which he had brought forward would, he thought, con siderably check the progress of adulteration, while a pro viso in the second clause would prevent any injury being done to legitimate operation or to trade. Mr. COLLINS hoped the bill would be allowed to pass the second readiug, but considering the small amount of information possessed upon this subject, ha proposed that it should then be referred to a select catumitee In many cases, too, adulterations took place, not to deceive the pur chaser, but to equalise the standard of seeds and for other purposes. [LEFT SITTING. I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR RACES- YESTERDAY. T W O-YR-OLD PLATE. • Lady Macbeth Hibernian ebilwortli N in© ran. RAYS HANDICAP. Ironmaster..... .... , Bretby Harebell Nine ran. RACING STAKES. numerate .... Master Dick.. Wild Willie ~ Eleven ran. HANDICAP PLATE. 5 fur. Hereford.. Stork... Nannie.. Seven ran. ETON HANDICAP. Skipjaek Border Knight. Lionoria.. bt,vou . TIIIME 3 HAN DICAP. Acorn 31alcohn Retty r rtal n. HANDICAP PLATE. Half-a-tulle. Titul:us (lieu Stuart Eioit NURSERY PLATE. Queen of Hearts lionflour Swift inn ran. ROYAL STAKES. Pate Flyaway Jack Lancaster Race Glasses, byVoigtl.inder, are now ao longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand for photographic lenses has diminished, au opportunity has been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in some instances to as much as 20 per cent. In fact they are now no dearer than those of the bust French or English makers. At the depot Callaghan, 23e, New Bond-street, corner of Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may indulge their taste iu the possession of a veritable Voigtlander at comparatively trilling cost. It is suparllitous to say the quality is as ever matchless. RACING f Curragh 22, 23, 24 Newcastle 22, 23, 1 Odihanu 22 Pibury Club 23 Stockbridge 24, 25, 26 'IXTURES. Ntw Foreat Hunt Worcester l, 2 Newmarket J uly 6, dc. j (Lyucillurst) 28 Chelmsford Liverpool Summer 29, 30 Suttou Park LY Curlisld 6, 7 Ileucion Pontefract l ', 13 Nottingham l3, 14 Southampton 13, 14 AUG Deauville 1 Ripon 2 Brighton 3, 4 Tiverton 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes Egnam lO, 11 Wolverhairpton lO, i 1 Windsor 12, 13 Bromley 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, '2O Dover 1 SEPT Margate 2 Ipswich '2 West Drayton a Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 OCTI Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 00t...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 IDown Royal Corpo. '4 Airdrie Ifr "lauding 15, 16 linutsford 1.; rSuutingdon 2O, 21 Stanford Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 UST. Oxford unge I ford 24 York 24, 25, 26 Uroydou PI . ) mouth Pi, 17 Scarborough .30, 31 Badou Baden 3l Great Yarmouth 31 Derby Summer ..,31, Sep 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. Canterbury ....„ 31, Sep. 1 Cheltenham 10. 2! Curragh l9, 2G, il West Drayton ......-21, 22 Hereford 2l, 9 2 Monmouth 9 8, i 4 Newmarkbt H'ton ...25, Itc. NOVEMBER. Harrow ...2, 3 Eglinton 'Cunt 6, 7 I Worcester 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury ..... 15, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury, - _ _ _ . 9 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 29 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 15, Harrow 2, 8 1 Lesmiugtor. liuut ....23 &c bverpool 0 10, 11, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G. Orniebby 19, Ste. Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27. THE FRENCH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION. Captain Sherard Osborn, R.N., C. 8., Managing Director of the Telegraph Construction and Main tenance Company, telegraphs from Brest as fol lows " Tuesday, 12.50 p.m. "The Chiltern and Hawk have safely arrived this morning. We shall commence operations directly the weather moderates." NOTTINGHAM ELECTION. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Seeley ... Seymour ... ... 4,634 ... 4,525 LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 11. The Queen has been pleased by a Commission under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to constitute and ap point Theodore Thring, of the Middle Temple, London, Esq., barrister-at-law, one of the Commissioners of the Court of Baukrupt‘:y iu the country, in the room of Henry James Perry, Esq., deceased. ADMIRALTY, Just 11. Sub-Lieutenant Vero Bernard Orelbar has been pro moted to the rank of Lieutenant in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of Ist June, 1869. JUNE 12. William Hewlett, Esq., has this day been promoted to the rank of Staff Commander in her Majesty's Fleet, with Seniorit3 of 9th June, 1869. The following officers have been promoted to the rank of Paymaster iu her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 2d June, ?86:':•—William henry Gribbell, Esq. ; Edward Woodward Goldson, Esq.; Charles Edwin James, Esq.; William Henry Hyde, Esq. ; and William Cope Devereux, Es'q. :MBER. Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23 21 Monmouth... , 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lanark... 29 30 IBEII.