The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-25 00:00:00

a - al.ll to the ;s" to t. He as td r it is Vales, By in. lling ity of con atioal dingo r of a the been land. the who icu- Ved will nge- Pad- LOrtie ules atest :ions MONEY MARKET A ND CITY IVEIVS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts from the manufacturing districts continue of a very unsatisfactory character. At Leeds business during the past week has been very quiet, and at Manchester the slight improvement noticed last week has been lost, particularly for India goods. Wools and yarns at Bradford con tinue inactive, and less businc,,s than usual has been recorded in piece goods. The hosiery trade of Leicester, however, is moderately active ; but in the various hardware districts, viz., at Birming ham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, no material improvement can be recorded. There is now a very active demand for accommo dation and an extensive business will probably be negotiated before the July dividends become pay able at the Bank of England. A considerable sum is being absorbed by the payments into the Exche quer, and this, no doubt, has some effect upon the market. At present, however, the rates exhibit no material alteration, the best bills being nego tiable at 4 ner cent. On the Stock Exchange 4to 41 per cent. are the terms for temporary advances. Rather less activity was apparent in the Liver pool Cotton Market on Saturday, but prices were unaltered. The sales were estimated at 9,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and quotations were steadily supported. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England on Saturday. The Southampton has been announced this morning from Melbourne, with £77,000. A call of 15 per cent., amounting to £166,725, is due to-morrow on the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada 2d Preference, issue 1860. There is very little animation in the market for Public Securities to-day; the quotations continue flat, although the variation in prices is unimportant. A decline of 1- per cent., however, is reported, Con sols being 93/ I, owing to unfavourable advices from France. The New Threes are flat at 92; 93; ; the Reduced at 92; 93/ ; India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has receded to 97/ ; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto remains at 1021 ; the Debentures are 96/ ; and Exchequer Bills par to / prem. A very small amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices show no material variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 774 to 77/ ; ditto New, 60/ to 604 ; and the 4 per Cents. have improved to 102/, and Russian 3 per Cents. to 641. Portuguese are flat at 45k. Venezuelan 3 per Cents. are steady at 24i ; ditto 1; per Cents, at 121. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 14 I prem. ; the Thames and Mersey Z- 1 prem.; and the Universal par f prem. A very moderate business has been transacted in the Railway Share Maket, and the few dealings entered into have not shown any material altera tion in value. Midland and South-Eastern have receded ss. ; North-Western, 10s.; South-Western and North British have advanced 55.: and Great Northern, 10s. The Foreign undertakings were very quiet. Lombardo-Venetian brought par, and Bahia and San Francisco 71. In the Colonial market Grand Trunk of Canada were flat at 30 to 301. East Indian declined to 1021 102 i, and Great Indian Peninsula brought 1001 100 i. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have been inactive, prices in most instances remaining unaltered. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 1 2i New 8 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 6 per Cont. Ditto 54 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 Consols for Acco un t, 10th J u l y .. 931 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 1/d D tro £5OO 5 4 pm par Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • . Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent .. • . Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent . 774 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto 14 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, ex div .. 934 4 THE NEW RUSSIAN LOAN FOR EIGII7 MILLION STOCK. The prospectus just issued states as follows :--t- " Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., and Hope and Co., beg to state that in conformity with the annexed translation of the Ukase of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, dated May 27, 1860 (old style), and in compliance with the in structions ef H.E. the Minister of Finance, they are ready to receive applications for the loan therein authorised of 18,000,000 (eight million pounds sterling) of stock, bearing 4t per cent. interest, on ths following terms and condi tions : " Bonds in due form executed in St. Petersburg, will be issued in sums of £lOO sterling, or 1,180i1; £5OO sterling, or 5,900 fl ; and £l,OOO sterling, or 11,800 fl ; respectively, with 20 half-yearly dividend warrants payable June Ist and Dec. Ist (new style) of each year, at the counting-house of Messrs. Baring Brothers, and Co., in London, or Messrs. Hope and Co., in Amsterdam, and with an authorisation to claim fresh dividend Warrants without charge. " The half-yearly dividend warrant will be respectively for, £2 ss. or 26.558. on each bond of £lOO or 1,18011. ; for £ll 5s or 132.751 on bonds of £5OO or 5,90011. ; and for £22 10s. or 265.5011. on bonds of £l,OOO or 11,80011. " The amount of the bonds will be also reimbursed, with out charge or deduction, either at the counting-house of Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., in London, in pounds sterling, or Messrs. Hope and Co., in Amsterdam, in florins, at the choice of the holders, and an annual sinking fund of one and a half per cent. (4 per cent.) on the principal, will be applied to their repayment at par. "The bonds to be reimbursed will be annually drawn by lottery in St. Petersburg, and the first reimbursement will take place at par in London or Amsterdam on Ist June, 1862 (new style), when bonds to the amount of £120,000 sterling, or 1,416,00011., will be repaid at par ; and a like amount will be reimbursed annually. " All the bonds will thus be repaid at par, and they bear interest, in favour of subscribers, from Ist June, 1860. " The subscription price is 92 per cent., say at the rate of ninety-two pounds sterling for every hundred pounds stack In London ; or in Amsterdam at the rate of 90 per cent, at the Exchange of 12 florins per £1 sterling. " The payments in London will be as follows : £lO per cent. must be paid two days after allotment, to Messrs. Martin and Co., Lombard-street, 15 per cent on 16th July, ~ 10 „ „ on 15th August, ~ 10 „ „ on 17th September, I, 15 „on 15th October, ~ 10 „ „ on 15th November. ~ 22 „ „ on 17th December, X 92 per cent. " The half-yearly dividend duelst December may be deducted from the final payment. "The failure to pay all the instalments regularly, forfeits all previous payments. " Subscribers may pay up all or any of these instalments under discount of the respective maturities, at the rate of three per cent. per annum. Scrip receipts will be delivered with as little delay as possible, on the pr duction of the bankers' rece i pt of payment of the instalment, an d the t o ,N n , ds will be is sue d w i th the least possible delay. () applications for thi s l oan w ill b e rece ived after two o'clock p.m. on Saturday, the 30th June. "London, 22d June, 1860." The Patric says : " A comet has been very visible for some days. It is situated in the N.N.W., between the Great and Little Bear. Its nucleus is about the size of a sta a r of ed the second m agn it u d e, and its tail is long and fan shp." The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway have forwarded the handsome subscription of one hundred guineas to the fund for the relief of the:widows and orphans of those who were unfortunately lost in the gale at Yar mouth ant Lowestoft. COLNE VALLEY RAILWAY.—The extension of this line from Halstead to Haverhill has been commeiced, the first sod having been turned during the past week by Miss Gurteen, daughter of one of the directors. It is pro posed, if possible, to further extend the line from Haverhill to Cambridge. _ THE TOITETII PARK WIFE MURDER.—The jury (at Liverpool on Saturday) returned a verdict cf wilful murder against Thomas Rollinson, who murdered hie wife by striking her on the head with a hatchet or saucepan. The evidence of medical witnesses described three distinct fractures of the skull. DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—It iS stated that the post of paymaster of Civil Services, vacant by the death of Mr, Charles Grey, worth £1,200 a-year, will not be filled up, tb. office being doomed to abolition. SHARE MARKET.-1 ORDINARY SHARES A 110.lways 3.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Belfast and Ballymena. Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., f.a., and Ch June Blackburn 'Tllyth and Tyne 11365 t. Sher. and Mid. Co 'Bristol and Exeter !Caledonian learmartlien & Cardigan !Cork and Bandon !cork, !Brock., &Passage 'Cornwall A (A gets no div Do until 6 - p c peri.n Do B 1 basbeen pd. toB Dublin & Belfast June. i Dun., Perth, kAb. June ' F as t ' Anglian ti Eastern Conn es 'Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds. East Suffolk stock stock stock stock stock stock Edinburzh Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth &Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Po do A stock Po do T 1 do S. W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gus. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire .tz Yorkshire London and Black - wall Lon.. Brig-ht.& S Coast Loud., Chat., and Dover Loud..t Nth. Western Do eighths Loud. - , th. Western L'derry & Coleraine l',lerry dr, Ennisto Man. Shef. aryport and Carlisle T)6 do shares Metropllitan Midland Do lirmirr.. t Derby Mid. G. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Ctrlisle New., Aber. & Herefd Newry & Armagh. def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk • • Nthn. Counties Union.. North British ... Nor.Dey.Rail&Dk.stock D , A stk ; A recs no d. until hpctias beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ....... Do York North London North Staffordshire.... N. and S. W. Junction.. Not. & Grantham Rail.. Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles. . Portsmouth Rhymney ...... . • Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union .. • Sittinpbourne & Sheer. South Devon .. South Eastern • . South Wales .......... S. York. and River Dun Staines. Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton ,t Hartlepool Taft Vale ...... ........ Do Pref. No 1 ThamesliavenLktitall Ulster . •• 12 10 stock Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West C , rnwall 0 'West London stock Paid. all 100 34 100 100 8 8/ 74 76 11/ 12/ 6i 7 1 104 106 921 031 6i 7 8 9 16 17 54 55 36 38 25 27 774 784 30 31 103 105 114 115 114 115 130 13? 113 114 69* 69, 60 65 101, 1051 704 714 1144 1154 11 12 . 1014 102 4d AP 93 94 10 11 41 41 3 2 d 1171 1181 96 9S 63 64 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 174 all 96 964 1+ f d 51/ 52 81 81 104 106 4 3+ d Do Ist class 3 61 44 - 45 114 116 324 334 87 89 49 51 4 3d 44 45 854 86 67 69 79 81 6 8 381 391 84 9 p 55 2 1 561 p 3 d p 53 58 10 11 51 6} Do 2nd class .. WoreestLr &Hereford.. 2 1 d 301 i 114 15 114 U 691 f PREFERENCE SHARES. 1051 5 1151 1018 21 411 i 118 171 63 21 96 4 I 1 d 521 81 13! 6 4 44i 4 851 f Closing Business Share Railways. !Paid. Price. Done. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 2f Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock !Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. ,Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber..Tun E.Anzn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class II 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per et. Do. 5 per c , r.t. Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. gua. S. & D. F.din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Greti,t, Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm, Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm ;Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 ) p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Do. Redeemable, 4. p.et. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do d c sp. ct. pref Do Birmg.g,uar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York fi p. c. stock Do.Barnstst.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pe.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 43,- per cell'. Do. do. 4/ p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(div.def. til '651 Lon. Chat, and Dover Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S. W, 7 0. et. stock Londondy. & Cole. , sh. Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £ll Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Mary- ort & Car., 4 p. C.' Do. 41 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. a stock.. Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at. Newport, A ber.&e.pret 5 p.c.redeem. at 5 p.c.pm. iDo. Perpet. 6 p. c. with option till 1466....... Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. at. 1846 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. c. Do. New, gua. 5 p. C.... Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. sits Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.ll ail. & Dck.Co. N-E a st. Con s.Pref. 4p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox.Wr.Wol. 6p. c. Ist g. Do. Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d gus Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon. Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent ... Do. Fixed 4p.c. Ist is. 'mall Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. C Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c 96 98 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 1101 103 51 6 101 10 112 115 109 112 110 112 109 111 125 127 81 83 stock stock stock stock stock all }lOO 1?i. stock stoer stock stock stock 110 112 ,90 92 75 76 stock 12 101 12i stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 118 120 117 119 111 112 105 107 85 87 97 99 100 102 90 92 92 91 103 105 9/ 101 17 18 101 101 74 76 191 20 91 10 14 15 139 141 [l6 118 [l6 118 [4O 145 [l6 118 [O3 105 154 157 [32 136 68 70 20 22 16 118 52i 1571 stock stock stock 81 stocl, stock stock 10s. 1.0.6 stock stock stock stock stock all 100 100 100 all all 12 124 126 128 4 ip 68 70 4 $P 140 142 103 105 stock 111 k I P 04 96 91 IN 111 1 2 i I i li pl 10 112 i I 91 93 96 97 1 1 1) i 23 24 125 127 100 100 100 all all 97 i 120 123 73 75 loi 11 231 24] 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 331 34i 33 34 45 50 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENIALS, Railways. Paid. Leasing ,Closing' Business I 1 Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all ~n t N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire ciDydoe. sddoa.: :ij:Junction.. retci eo . n . n . t. . : 1 : 0 0 0 000 n&N.`V 96 98 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 )o. 1 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 27 5 Caledonin b 113 115 1141 C E olc i h n e e s o t i ej s , l S ,i t r oz 6 V p a c. l. i a oooo l oo l E.Union,liamich Shs all E.Counts.' 41 li G i D s. o B . a i r V r o at oci N b e r i i i d s g; D e ic . t .. , G c E a i lj .:l: d o E o r n t i h:. l l l 3B 6 ... 1 1_ 4 7 0 Do. New - . .... 100 Do. .. .. . Gloster& Dean Forest all ,Gt. (Vest. Hartlpool.Delt& Rail. all IYk.N.&B r 1: Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N.Md.lll 113 Do. 1 Shares ....... all ;Do. Do. i Shares ....... all :Do ..._ L a nc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 ;Ln.&-N.W 208 211 209 London & Greenwich 100 ,S. East 163 65 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby,t Soutend. 100 IPeto &Co I 94 97 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.cf. 100 IlsT , Tfolk 3-ra-ti. 100 'Do. D L o N . W&M 21 31 33 D ri o ni d . n . 6 c B. nr pe la r tidxi cent. otiri .d , t P . I Newmarkt,BuryE x 5. 5. 6 E.Counts i 1 p refer ence Stock .......... 100 Midland 96 98 guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.&Eastn. 5 p.c.l all Do. 55 57 Do. do. 6 per cent .... all Do. — Lk NW N T) o o r . tFhilxveedstserpner.c.e.f.t.t .. all D m o id . ja . n . Preston and Wyre. all & L. y k. Do. i Stares . ...... A.: all Do - — 313 06 s ß h o r y e s w tn sb .l r l y it ,t cl ie , t re S f l o le r p d , Do. Do. 1 1 i P South Staffordshire .. all McClean.. 1 0 i 11 • Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. , 93 95 100 10 T G ,13 "N r a ° s r s t e h y . 103 135 1 1 . Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.& Brgrtn 71 B}_______ _ DOCKS. ________ - I • Closing \ Business Share Docks. i Paul., Pr i ce. Done. 1 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Commercial 1 100 ; , Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min.; 100 I East sod West Indies 1 ifs,p j London lOO I St. Katharine ' 100 ! Southampton ' 100 I Victoria 1 100100 102, Do New 1I 2 id 01 holt ! THIS DAY.) ND STOCKS. Closing I Business Price. Done. 10 11 7 6 54 56 34 3d THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVENING, JUN I. 25, 1860. Business done 42 41. 1 1 2} 2k r 5i 5 a 23} 24 61 7 19} 20 38f ni 86 9 p 3ii 35 53 55 ll li d 4 102* i a 301 30 1001 991 100} Dordt. Ostend.. '"" • • Total ... 600 5,746 736 Per Blbs to si a. d. 8. d. THIS DAY'S MARKETS'. CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of wheat on offer in the leading country markets held on Saturday were only moderate; neverthe less, both red and and white qualities moved off slowly ant inferior samples were somewhat lower in price. Most kinds of spring corn met a dull inquiry at barely provious rates. Throughout the Continent, wheat has continued in ac . tire request, on English acceunt, at extreme quotations. Spring corn and flour have sold readily at very full prices. In the United States, the markets contiuue to be well sup plied. Only moderate supplies of English produce came to hand last week ; but the imports from abroad were extensive, viz., 32,563 quarters of wheat, 7,904 barley, 95,832 oats, 1,300 beans, 1,100 peas, 349 tares, 14,680 linseed, 8,300 rapeseed, 395 sundry seeds, and 5,527 sacks of flour. Fresh up to-day, both from Essex and Kent, a very moderate supply of wheat came to hand, coastwise and by land carriage ; hence the show of samples was rather limited. Good and us eful qualities moved off slowly, at last Monday's currency ; but all other kinds were a dull inquiry, and in some instances the quotations ruled the turn in favour of buyers. At the close of the market prices gave way is to 2s per qr. We were well supplied with most descriptions of foreign wheat. The business doing was much restricted ; never theless, late rates were supported. Floating cargoes sold slowly, nevertheless, prices ruled steady. Most kinds of barley moved off slowly, at last Monday's quotations. Very little was on offer. Malt—the show of which was limited—changed hands slowly, at late rates. We were heavily supplied with foreign oats, which moved off slowly at 6d to is per quarter less money. Beans were in moderate request,at last week's quotations. No change took place in the value of peas. The flour trade was very inactive, at about last week's quotations. The transactions generally were much re stricted. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 478 to 568 Ditto, old 5OB 68s Ditto, white, new 5Ol 638 Ditto, old Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 4BB 578 Ditto, new 47s 56s Rye—Old —8 —8 New Barley—Grinding...., 27s 298 Malting -8 —II Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk .. 52s 888 Brown 5OB 628 Kingston and Ware s2s 70s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2os 248 Potato 26s 308 Youghal and Cork, black 2OB 258 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2lB 26$ Beans--Tick Pigeons ... 458 49s Peas—Grey Maple White 36s 38e Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3Bs 40; Stockton and Norfolk. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 8,083 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we received 6,236; in 1858, 3,964 ; in 1857, 4,924 ; in 1856, 2,464; in 1855, 3,681; and in 1854, 6,179 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen Hamburgb. Bremen Tonning.... 59 .. Antwerp Amsterdam - • • - • • 13 • • - • • - •• - •• 378 .. - .. 25 .. 117 .. ''-' • • '" • • - •• 31 .. -.-.. • • - • • """` • • 432 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs. .859 275 .. 4,464 .. 990 .. 859 .. 48 858 778 .. 3,763 .. 934 .. 452 .. 27 857 ll5 .. 2,518 .. 463 .. 811 .. 157 856 164 .. 1,566 .. 500 .. 144 .. 90 855 747 .. 3,819 .. 298 .. 683 .. 134 854 1,158 3 455 256 .. 921 .. 409 The show of foreign stock here to-day was moderate, ;;d sales progressed slowly, on rather easier terms. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up were again rather limited, and in but middling condition. The weather being very wet, the attendance of buyers was less numerous, aid the demand for all kinds ruled somewhat heavy, at a decline in the quotations realised on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots sold at 5s 6d per 81bs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire comprised 2,000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England 450 various breeds, and from Scotland 4e Scots and crosses. The show of sheep was again very moderate. The best Downs and half-breds were in fair request at full quota tions, but other kinds moved off slowly at barely late rates. Lambs, the supply of which was tolerably good, were very dull, and 4d to Gd per 81bs cheaper. The top figure was 6s Gd. We were fairly supplied with calves, which changed hands steadily, at full quotations. The pork trado was heavy, yet in most transactions prices were sapported. ink the offal. s. d. s. d. 50 5 2 5 4 5 6 4 6 5 0 5 25 8 40 4 6 4 85 0 Crse. & inf. beasts 4 2 4 4I Primecrs-wool do. Second quality do. 4 8 5 0 Pme.Sithdowndo. Prime large oxen 5 2 5 4 Large orso. calyes Prime Scets, &c. 5 4 .5 6 Prime small d 0... Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 4 , Large hogs . Second quality do. 4 6 4 101 Small porkers .... Lambs, 5s Od to 6. ed. Suckling calves, 20s to 235; and quarter •eld store pima, 23e to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,800 Beasts Sheep and lambs..... 24 ,600 Sheep Calves Pigs i statement and comparison •f the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Jule 27, 1859, and this day, Monday, June 25, 1860 : Per Blbs, sinking the offal. June 27, 1859. June 26, 1860. Coarse and inferi or b easts . ad.s.d.s.d. e. d. Second quality ditt o. . . 3 oto 3 241 {2* . to 4 4 . 4 3 Prime l arge oxen ..• . 3 .. 3 8 4 6 4 8 5 0 2 5 4 6 6 Prim e Scots, Scc. . . . . . . 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 6 Coarse and inf er i or s h eep . 3 2 3 6 1 0 4 4 Second quality ditto , .3 8 40 4 6 410 Prime coarse-woolled ditt o .4 2 4 4,5 0 5 2 Prim e Southdown. ditto . .4 6 4 105 4 5 6 Lambs ...... 4 8 6 o's 0 6 6 Large coarse calves . 38424 6 5 0 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . , . . 3 0 3 2.4 0 4 6 Neat small porkers . . . . .3 8 4 2 4 8 5 0 Beasts . ,"! . 3 ,7 18 3,800 Sheep an d lambs•. .. . . 31,100 24,600 Calved . Pigs • • • .. .. . 400 440 3 36 294 SUPPLIES ON , SALT, June 28, . MS.—Beasts, 3,785 ; sheep and l am b s, 28,350; calves, 410; pigs, 600. calves, June 2, 1857—B easts, 3,463; sheep and lambs, 21,630 ; 334 ; pigs, 29}. NE\VGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Very moderate supplies of meat are on offer here to-day. Trade, generally, is inactive, yet prices continue to rule very high. Per Sibs by the carcase. 8 . d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior beef .. • . 3 6 3 10 Middling mutton 4 4 4 8 Middling do.. • . 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 10 5 2 Prime large do.. 4 6 4 8 Veal Do. small d 0.... 4 10 5 0 Small pork 4 10 5 0 Large pork 4 0 4 6 1 amb.... ...... 5 0 6 2 Inferior mutton 3 10 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is tolerably firm for nearly all kinds of hops ; but, compared with last week, no change has taken place in the quotations. The plantation accounts are by no means favourable, and the duty is called £160,000 to £170,000. Mid and East Kent pockets 80s to 140 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Kent 62s to 84s Sussex 628 to 76s 7) BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Only moderate supplies of old potatoes are on offer, and the demand for them is steady at from 86s. to 140 s. per ton, New qualities move off steadily at from Bs. to 10s, per cwt Last week's imports were 1,332 baskets from Rotterdam and 263 do. from Dunkirk. York Regents Do Flukes .................... 110 s to 140 s ~ Kent and Essex Scotch Do Cups .......... 1208 to 125 s Dunbars ............ 110 s to 140 s ~ ~ Rocks TALLOW Owing to the scarcity of town tallow, our market con tinues very firm at extreme rates. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 525. 9cl. per cwt.; town tallow, 525. net cash ; rough fat, 2s. 91d. per 8 lbs. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Barod a &. Cent hul l Gu. 5 par cent ..... Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New . . . Do. Preference ...... Buffalo, Bran I,AG odrich p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. .June 1, 1874 Clcutt a. ,t S. Eas t n. (Lim) Cape, Ea s t n.Prov. ( Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4f p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 18G7 Do. do. 1872.. Gt. IndiaPenin.gma.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, wit opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5a p. c. do. '77 do. Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth d 0.... Do. d 0... Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. Newßrunswick& Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ !Do. do. B Capi!al d 0... IDo. do. Land do. ...... ;nude (Limited) ........ / IScinde .......... d..; IDo. Punjaub .... Le g Do. Do. .. .. .. . . a 49. Do. Indus. St. Flo. ,T.,,„F; S t. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip..l all 100 1 all ss. 1 100 all 5 100 18 1 Paid. Closing Frice. 85 87 9e4 97} id id 41- 41di 6} 61 75 80 70 75 68 73 d ip 100 100 1. 3 0. 11 d 1 1 d 1' i d 102 102} par i p par i p 99 99i 101 1014 21 22 all all all 100 30 31 91 93 69 61 77 74 65 70 65 70 99; 100 d id 17 lid 111 11 9 Bid' 97 99 97 99 97 99 92 94 88 90 984 99; 92 93 1; ;d ,A.TL . 5 7 5 7 100 101 if d 1 d 951 964 ,WAYS. FOREIGN Ir l e w n e gs Sytotterdam Belgian East. Junction !Beziers to Graissessac.. !Carrneaux Mine dz Rail' Copiabo _ d c . Ina° Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction .. Lake Constance & Bale. Lierre Jz Turnhout Lyons Jc Geneva Maria Antonia :0 Namur & Liege ........ !O Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ [6 Northern of France.... :0 Do. New Shares . . [0 Norwegian Trunk Pref. !O Part s,l,yons, Mediter. :0 Paris k 0r1ean5........ , 0 f Recife & S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. ct. lim !O Riga & 10 Rome & Frascati ...... :0 Royal Danish Royal Swedish ..... Do. 7 per cent. Fret. Sambre Meuse ... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, 2*. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... 'West Flanders . Do. 64 p. c. Preference W. N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden . Do. 8 per cent. Pref , Zealand 13 15 a 8 tit li d iP 20 2 1 5.3 St 9.1 9 22 23 BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. lAlfred.Consols(Philack) 2.11.10 4 44 20 ißritish Iron ; 16 1 2 Clifford — 240 250 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 445 455 I East Bassett (lllogan) 3O 132 1371( East Caradon . ... ' 2.14.5 8 84 E. WI Russel (Tavistk )! 7.4.0 11 124 a Gam.SrSt.Aubyn(Gwen )I 541 41 43 i Great South Tolgus 1 17s 114 12 ,G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack)l2.l3.9 1 14 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 4 Grenville I Herod's- Foot 8.12 274 291 Hingston Downs 4.7.0 4 44 ILady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9; 40 45 North Downs 2l 5 54 North Frances (Mogan) 11 4 5 IN.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) 5s 54 6 North Wheal Crofty Tar Consols (St. Blazey) 11 124 134 10 , Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 , 47 49 I Sortrido.:e Cons. Min. Co. 12s i 11 1% South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 ' 295 300 1 292 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3 3 34 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 4 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Illog,an) 18.1*.9 165 170 'in Park 26.18.0 51 53 5 mil. Silv.& Lead Min. 44 21 2; 10 'in Croit 9 46 5 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 138 6d 1 1 I West Basset (Illogan) 2.4 18 19 —11 V. Caradon (Llskeard) 5 69 71 70 'West Seaton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 150 160 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 90 95 .Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 2 24 !Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 14 15 Wheal MaryAnu (Men.) 8 21 22 7._ (Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 54 27 28 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim, 15s 4 d pr 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £i p.) 274 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 30 31 314 1 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Con s.MinCo. 4 —L. 40 Cobra Copper Copiapo l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming,.Co all I 1 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 23 25 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 4 d par 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 14 11 p 3 Linares all 104 114 5 Lusitanian, 2 4 d p 1 Mariquita all * 3 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L los. 1 11 d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt a ll 5 7 5 Port Philip . 1 1 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) lOB, 1 1 28211 United Mexican . 1 Worthing (Limited) all 1 I I 1 Do JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedSery ice Bk 50 - • 84 40 Australasia.. 25 Bank of Egypt all 214 22 100 Bank of London 5O 54 66 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 194 204 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 100 City ... 20 ___. i 100 Colonial . ... ... 25 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 191 201 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 161 161 161 20 Gen. Bk .ot Switzerland all —.- 20 Lon. Char.llkof Austral all 224 23 50 London and County .. 20 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 100 London Aa Westminster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 35 20 Do. new 50 National Bank 20 INew South Wales all 391 $ 20 IDo. new 25Orient. B. Corporation 120 Ottoman Bank . 100 (Provincial of Ireland 10 , Do. new. all 33 25 'South Australia 25 'Union of Australia 50 Union o' London l2 100 Unity Mutual... ..... COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. •Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &Jul 100 115 117 Do. Bp. cent. 188 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 188 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 188 100 :1141 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6p.c. M sr. & Sept. 100 110 112 c Do. 5 per cent lOO 4021 1021 1021 1 1 Do. Scrip 42 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 109 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oot. 100 N. S. W. Gov, sp. c., 1866 1 100 1004 1011 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876, 100 1004 1014 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwds, 100 100 101 1004 Nova Scotia Gov. op. c ' sterling, 1875 ' 100 1084 1094 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up 100 110 112 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1 - - Do. do. 6 p,c, Ap.&Oct 100 11071 1081 1071 $4 1071 151 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 2 1 Atlantic Australian Angle-MexicanTe . Agricultural(l (Limited) n i 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 5 50 British American Land 40 iitnetdi aa l ll 9 ll 2 -13 9 4 3 11 1 4 50 B.&l.Mag, Tel. A. (Lim.) all 37 39 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 321 Canada Land i all 118 123 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 6 8 stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg,' all 22 27 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent, stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock 'Do. 6p, o. Perpet. Deben. 100 101 106 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 p 1 5 English & AIM Copper, all 21 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigati )n 14 1 Great Ship I butted) all i 2 I 1 Do. 171 p. et ('reference 1 Id 1 p 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 1/ 1 d 20 London Disc oun t (Li m.) 5 1 d 4 IL.G. Omnibus Co. (Li m. ) all 11 1 20 {Madras Irr. and C ana l 1 24 3 p 10 Mediter. Electric T e l eg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Li m. ) all 21 31 o t 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.' 5 1 01d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 11 1 d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.e.Pret.iss.atl di s . a ll 100 N.BrANevaSeotiaLandi 80 10 1 15 1 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.)' all / 1 I i 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. Ipr 10 Orintl,lu.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C stock i Peellt.Lnd.&Min,(Lim ) 100 45 48 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 2O 11 13 p 20 Re dSea&lnd.Tel.g,4lp.o 13 4d P 50 Rhynmey Iron 15 Do. New all 51 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 501 511 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim,) 100 120 130 25 South Australian Land all 341 351 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 110. uO. hegistered 24 Tr. & Ln.Co.ofUpr.Can A —a " 1-- 100 Van DiemeiC9 I,vaid „ 4. 1 98i 91 101 1856. 1857. L 18 58. 1859. 1860. Stock this day.... X. 01 90 _ 15,337 14,515 12,305 24,868 72, 01 to 2a 6d to 55s 94 to 2s fd to Price of Y.C. _. 04 —a Od —2 Od 55a ad — a Od .. DoLiTery last week 2,043 1 1,008 846 1,028 1,822 Ditto from June 1 0,872 4,947 3,142 3,301 7 6,224 Arrivala last week 1,822 7 80 1,514 1,012) 1,234 Ditto from June 1 7 7,023 7,110 6 ,120 3,585 4,098 Price of Town .... 48s 6d 60, 34 52s 04 55$ 9d,2 531 6d WOOL MARKET. All kinds of home-grown wool conti nue i n request at4ery full prices, but the business doing, owing to the limited sup plies on offer, is trifling. Foreign and colonial wools move off slowly at late currencies. The imports last week were 454 bales from Adelaide, 943 from Port Philip, and 120 from the Cape, SEEDS. Linseed continues in steady request, and in same in •tances, rather high rates have been obtained. Rapeseed is less firm, but without change in value. Canary meets a fair sale, at full quotations ; but all other seeds are ne glected. In cakes, a moderate business is doing, at last week's currency. furnip,White,p.bus.lBs to 2251 Carraway 32s to 34s Swede Mustard, 8r0wn.... —s —s Henspseed, per qr 40s 44s White, new.... —s —s Linseed,Eng,.sowing 668 68s Tares,Winter, new.. 7sod 8s Crushing Old —s —8 i Baltic -s -s Canary, per quarter 46s 52s Odessa 49s 6d 51s Rye grass, new 26s 28s Linseed Cake, p. ton Clover, Red Eng., ct. 40s 46s t English .... £9 5s £9 15s White Foreign Red 4OB 40s Rape Cakes,p.ton £5 Os £5 108 White 688 72s Rapeseed, p. qr. Vs 66s Trefoil, new ... 18s 22s POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DA T.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET., ROBBERIES AT THE VOLUNTEER RMYIEW.—John Coley, described as a cabinetmaker, WAS charged before Mr. Henry, with stealing a gold watch and chain of the value of £25, from the person of Mr. George Payton, gen tleman, of 11, Sussex-square, Hyde -park. The prosecutor said that on Saturday afternoon he was in Hyde-park with his wife and three children, when he observed the prisoner with a coat over his arm. The pri soner stool near him for about 10 minutes, and on his moving to another part of the park, followed him. Having got into a rather dense crowd he suddenly heard a snap at his waistcoat pocket and missed his watch, which had been snapped off from the chain at the bow. He immediately seized the prisoner, when a gentleman in plain clothes said, " I saw him take it," but having an idea he might be a confederate, ha unfortunately let go the prisoner and seized the other, who, he afterwards, on another constable coming up, found to be a constable. The prisoner was, however, secured, but the watch was not found. Thick, 85 D, proved seeing the prisoner for some time fidgetting about near the prosecutor, his coat being over his arm up to the elbow. Some one said he (the constable) was a confederate, and the gentleman then seised him, which prevented his securing the prisoner's hand. The prisoner either threw the watch away or passed it to some one else. The watch was not found. By Mr. Beard (for the prisoner)—l secured the prisoner as soon as I could after the click, and his coat was up his arm to his elbow. Mr. Beard, on behalf of the prisoner, pleaded guilty. A constable Baia he llall seeu tho prioonor eonvichad three or four times for felonies. Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for six months with hard labour. There were numerous other cases of picking pockets, which were disposed of in various ways. THE REV C. SPURGEON AND "SABBATH" OBSERVANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR„—My invitation to the Islington clergy to meet me for an open discussion of " the Sabbath Question," which you so courteously laid before the public, it appears, from your last evening's number, should be extended to the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon. Will you, then, further permit me to inti mate that it is hereby thus extended ? Our rev. brother appears awe-stricken at the " Sabbath desecration," not merely of Roman Catholic but Protestant princes. Although Luther, and Calvin, and Beza, and Bucer, whose teaching these evangelical rulers of Ger many, it should be remembered, adopt, would have recom mended that the Baden-Baden Conference should have been held on Sunday, had an apprehension existed that the people would think their rulers " sabbatised" by waiting for any other day ; yet, Mr. Spurgeon is overwhelmed, if not with alarm at the heinousness of their grievous sin against " God's peculiar day," yet with righteous indig nation, and asks, " Will net the Lord be avenged en such a people as this ? Now, it is high time, Mr. Editor, that Christendom should strive to attain something more ap proaching-unanimity of view and uniformity of practice, touching what is lawful to be done on the first day of the week. Nothing can be more antagonistic than the views which are held by Mr. Spurgeon and his party on the one side ; and those of anti-Sabbatarians on the other. Neither Lord Chelmsford, nor any other benevolent legislator,lwho would fain see Sunday observance on a consistent basis, can ever hope fully to succeed so long as the weekly hole. day is regarded by leading divines as having usurped, they know not how, the claims of the Mosaic Sabbath, as interpreted, too, not by the Great Lawgiver himself, but by Rabbis of later ages. As, therefore, Mr. Spurgeon's object in publishing his letter is the propagation of truth, he will doubtless be re joiced to find that on his return, "refreshed with rest," he may secure, mere signally and extensively, this laudable object by refuting my arguments before a London auditory. The name "Bayley" was inadvertently written for " Stevens" in my last letter. The present secretary of the Lord's-day Observance Society is the Rev. Henry Stevens. —I have the honour to be, sir, yours, &c., RICHARD HIBBS. 1, Great Stuart-street, Edinburgh, June 23, 1860. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Juno 25. Wind this day at noon S.W.; moderate breeze and cloudy, but heavy rain early in the morning. PORTSMOUTH, June 24.—Wind S. to W.S.W.—Arrived Windermere, from Demerara. Sailed—Osprey, screw steamer, Southampton; Her Majesty's steamer Bulldog, Iceland. SOUTHAMPTON, June 24.—Wind S.W. Arrived— Osprey, screw steamer, from Rot' erdam, bound from Porte mouth ; Bavaria, steamer, from Hamburg, and left for Now York. Sailed—Neckar, for Hong Kong ; Isabella, for Quebec. QUEENtiTOWN, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Per sia, steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded for New York. Sailed—Bravo, for Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W., blowing hard, with heavy rain. Arrived, June 23.—Hambourg, steamer, from Brest ; Bavaria, steamer, from Hamburg; Branch, Anne, Good Design, and Hannah, from Sunderland ; Prosperous, from Salcombe ; Ernest and La Poule, from Cherbourg ; City of Exeter, and Despatch, steamer, from Jersey; Alliance, steamer, from Havre; 'remora, steamer, from Dublin ; Whim, steamer, from Jersey. Arrived, June 24.—Wave, from Cowes, Argyle, steamer, from Carentan. Sailed, June 23.—Marsella, for Llanelly ; Lively, for Sunderland ; City of Exeter, steamer, for Jersey; La Pottle, for Cherbourg; Hainbourg, steamer, for Havre; Temora, steamer, for London; Ernest, for Cherbourg; Elizabeth, steamer, for Neath. Sailed, June 24.—Necker, for Hongkong; Bavaria, steamer, for Now York; Pet, for Scilly. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind S.; tide four hours' ebb ; weather moderate, and rain. Arrived, June 24.—Constance, from Memel ; Deptford, from Santander; Auld, from Stockholm; Alice, from Me • tnel ; Foroning, from Stockholm ; Ormold, from Griefs wald ; Landon, from Lisbon; De Voororog, from Leghorn; Onward, from Brussels. Arrived, June 25—Olga, from Bjorneborg ; Doncaster, from Stettin ; Sea Horse, from Riga ; Peter Cordp, from Pillau ; .Lulus, from Wiesmar ; Storm, from Caen ; Lionne, from Gravelides ; Furst, from Gravelinos; Arabella, from Smyrna ; Riverdale, from Cronstadt ; Nautilus, from Memel ; Funkea, from Gothenburg. Sailed, Juno 24. Malta, for Kurrachee ; Northern Crown, for Calcutta; Spectator, for Demerara ; Plutus, for Quebec. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate. Anchored.—Sea, for Valparaiso ; Susanna, for Rio Janeiro ; Spectator, for Demerara; Politena, for Liverpool; Juacara, for Glasgow; Minerva, for Bristol—all from London. According to advices from the city of Mexico, Messrs. Jecker and Co., the eminent bankers, have failed, with very heavy liabilities. The amount of their assets is stated to be also large. We ( Athenceu»z) understand that there will be a vacancy, at the end of the present session, in the Chair of Botany at the University College, Dr. Lindley having re signed it, after filling it for more than thirty years; that is, from the date of the foundation. Dr. Lindley has been appointed, with Dr. Hooker, joint examiners in botany to the University of London. THE DENBIGH NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD.—This Eisteddfod, which will be held in August next, is expected to be a most successful meeting. The papers sent in for literary competition are very numerous, and the musical competition is likely to be active. On the present occasion a new feature will be introduced. It is well known that the Gaelic languages (Irish and Scotch) are cognate with the Cymric. Accordingly, several Scotch and Irish scholars are ;invited to !attend, with a view of exciting a common interest in the study of Celtic languages, literature, and history. The manifestation is therefore calc u l a t e d to be philological and historical as well as national, and, conse quently, all lovers of ancient literature may fairly be called upon to co-operate in the support of this cause. BAROMETERS FOR LIFEBOAT STATIONS.—The National Lifeboat Institution is about to place barometers, wherever found practicable, at each of its lifeboat stations round the coasts, in ord e r that the seafaring population of the neighbourhood may be warned in Uwe of a coming storm. Rear-Admiral Fitzroy, F.R.S. having been re quested to aid the institution with his advice in the matter, immediately promised the undertaking his cordial co-ope ration, and has subsequently addressed the following letter to the secretary : " Board of Trade (and Admiralty) Meteorological Department, 2, Parliament street, London, S.W., Juno 19. Sir,—You request my opinion on behalf of the committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution respecting barometers, with instructions and ask whether I would co - operate in their establishment. in for their use at lifeboat station s, . In reply to the question, I beg that you will submit to the ' Barometer and Weather ying manual, published by the c G o u m id m e i , tte w e it t h he its first aee p oi a n g p e a s n of a Board of Trade, and will show them one of the baro meters supplied now to 33 of the populous, the poorest and the most exposed, fishing villages in Great Britain. Such a barometer, packed as I now send it for your inspec tion, may be forwarded anywhere ; and the directions show how to use it, including suspension or removal. The price p aid carr d ia b g y e. the A B s a ea m rd emb 'ot e T r Trade is ecommittee L4 of the institution, I , exclusive of p ac ki ng an d shall have great satisfaction in aiding its objects, the utility of which cannot be disproved or oven - ated.—l am, &c., R OB ERT FITZROY, Rear-Admiral." A benevolent gen tleman, desirous to assist the Lifeboat Institution in carry ing out this laudable design, which will involve an ex pense of about £5OO, has given it X. 50 to begin with. Mea sures have also been taken by the society to elicit, by a series of question addressed to its honorary secretaries, every information relative to this important object. SPORTING NOTES. There were four excellent days' sport in Hamp shire last week. The Bibury Club day opened with the usual half-mile Handicap, for two and three-year-olds, Sir Edward, on the strength of his Odiham running, being made favourite, but had to succumb to Cronstadt, my selected, who won cleverly. Captain Little rode the favourite and the winner of the Bibury Stakes; but none of the lot call for notice, and the Champagne Stakes resulted in so easy a win for Shillelagh, that it speaks little for the quality of the field behind him. The Selling Plate over the five furlong course was booked a certainty for the King of the Forest. He was, however, defeated easily by Lord Clifden't Cynic, the colt by Pelion, out of Slander, and the style in which he won found him so many admirers that from his entered selling price of £3OO he ad vanced to £4lO, at which figure he was retained by Lord Clifden. Thursday's racing commenced with a match be• tween Predictor and Syringe; Predictor won easily. The tide that has so long run against Lord Clifden is evidently turning, for he possesses a rare two-year old in Cynic, whose performance in the Biennial is almost equal to Dundee's, as he "lost" Big Ben, and also Shillelagh, who won the Champagne at. Bibury so very easily; and had he not met with an accident in the spring which will always place his leg under suspicion, half the odds now offered against him for the Derby would be worth taking. The Amport Handicap proved a decided success, nearly one-half of the acceptors going to the post, and I take some little credit to myself for having come to such a just conclusion when reducing it to a" matter of health" for Northern Light or Ariadne, first and second. The meeting of Dundee with Mentmore, and eight others, for the new piece of plate, run over the seven furlong course, was the great event of the day, and the book-makers stood out bravely against Mr. Merry, who backed his Derby calt heavily against the field. The race requires little descrip tion, as Dundee won the moment Custance sailed upon him, and passed the post four lengths in front of the Matilda colt, who beat Mentmore, for second place by the same distance. This performance certainly stamps Dundee as one of the most won derful two-year•olds ever foaled, and if he continuos to improve, I much doubt whether we shall find a better in next year's Derby. The prospect at Newcastle, Chelmsford, and Ipswich is a gloomy one for those wishing good sport, the programme of the north country meeting being under the average. Oa Tuesday there is the North Derby, for 3-yr olds, one mile and three-quarters, where Vanquisher has only to beat T. Dawson's pair —Sir William .and Horace. The Members' Plate, about one mile, appears a good thing for Walkington, 3 yrs, sst 31b, whose Beverley performances were so creditable. The Tyro and Grand Stakes will both find Sir C. Monck's representative pretty handy, and Doe foot and Grenadier are not badly treated in the Licensed Victuallers' Handicap, looking at the company. The Northumberland Plate, two miles, will bring to the post about one-half of the number engaged—viz., Underhand, Hepatica, Gladiolus, Dilkoosh (doubtful), Shafto, Butterfly, Ben Webs ter, Apollyon (doubtful), Bivouac, Captain Wedder burn, First Lord, Widgeon (doubtful), Viatka, Edmund Kean, Baron Parke (doubtful), Malpus, Walkington, and Wildman. Butterfly, Edmund Kean, Ben Webster, Bivouac, Wildman, First Lord, Hepatica, Underhand, and Captain Wedder burn represent different interests, and appear to be " going for the money," the only one under suspi cion being Ben Webster. Butterfly, even supposing she has not this horse to beat, is giving a lump of weight to Bivouac, First Lord, Edmund Kean, and Wildman, who have some staunch friends. I would advise the backers of the " Fly" to get out of their money at the present short price. To sum up, I expect the judge to place them in the following order : Ben Webster (if wanted) ...... . Edmund Kean Bivouac Wildman 4 and Butterfly nowhere. The meeting at Chelmsford commences to morrow. For the Great Baddon Two Year Old Stakes appear the names of Blisworth and the Bohemienne colt ; but I expect they will have their work -to do to beat the unpenalised Morella filly, who is also allowed 41b. Clovernook is favourably weighted for the Chelmsford Handicap, and the same remark applies to General Hess for the Mem bers' Plate, Estella the Cup, and Volunteer the Town Plate. With a start I expect to see Weatherbound pull off the Ipswich Suffolk Handicap, and Cynic the Chauntrey Stakes. June 25. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTL Jv: RES FOR 1860. Newmarket J. 3 Carlisle Worcester 5 Liverpool Abingdon .. Nottingham 17 Stamford l9 Marlborough 2O Goodwood 24 Aus Brighton Brighton Club 3 Wolverhampton Reading 8 Radcliffe l3 Egham l4 SRPT: Oxford le Plymouth '2l York Lichfield 27 Stockton 2B Derby 29 Warwick Doncaster 11 Chesterfield l7 Leicester Monmouth 2O Manchester Autumn 21 Newmarket F.O. '26 00T , 111/. Bedford Newmarket S 0 Nerineark-et li 22 Worcester Autumn 30 11•112liBlilt. Hereford LiTerpool Autuna 7 I IRELAND. JULY. Bellevrstown if iisown Royal Cup ..24 ArGvar. Huth of Maryboro' .... 7 ( Rows)amen 2 Galway 14 SEPTBMIII. Curragk .. Tramore 011TOBEIL. Londonderry C urrag h l6 Strabane TEE COMET. LITERATURE. Mainstone's housekeeper. By Eliza Meteyard (Silyerpen). 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. _ - - This story may certainly claim the merit of ex treme ingenuity in construction, fsr it is rarely that we meet with a narrative so complicated in detail, so rich in adventure, and so peculiar in style. It will undoubtedly be in circulating libra ries for some time to come a novel of renown, for its revival in some measure of the old school cf io mance. At the same time, it must be said that there is too much elaboration, and too much mi nuteness in its- composition—not enough is left for the reader's mind to do for itself. Every subject is exhausted, as it were, and every per.. son's character is so comprehensively described, that it is sometimes rather an effort to follow out the story, instead of there being a pleasing sense of some better qualities in the background, of the existence revealed before us, something bright and beautiful to shine after the night of sorrow, as the morning star and to reflect splen dour and beauty over the mean and common ways of life. Some of the sketches are very ably de lineated ; and it is most satisfactory to find that the excellent heroine, Charlotte Waldo, was not united to her old friend. Such an union is al ways an outrageous notion in novels, and never can be happy, hence the persistence of story-tellers in introducing it is highly to be reprehended. After the love-sick style of the Minerva press, there has been too much of the marriages of duty, self-sacri fice, &c., introduced into romances, and that ex treme is as bad as the other. Mr. Radnor is a well intentioned and pious man, but not one that we respect, as he was lamentably weak; and no one with a grain of self-respect would have tolerated for an hour in his house a woman like Mrs. Jack. This person is a likely enough portrait ; too many such devour the substance of deluded employers, and wake their rich harvest out of the follies their sharpness has detected. The decision of Charlotte is delightful to witness, and it is one of the most useful possessions one can boast of in a world where wrong must be fought against, vice trampled under foot, and the treacherous wiles, whose name is legion, must be surmounted. Many a life of regret, many a dreary death-bed would have been robbed of their sting, had moral courage nerved the tortured sufferer in some momentous hour, and won for him a precious victory. Barbie Bell is a delightful little maiden, most naturally described, with her pretty face and her foolish vanity, which at last is happily subdued before it works out mischief for her after-fate. Richard Wenloch is a striking character, one sure to make a name for himself wherever his lot may be cast—a true worker in the fields of enterprise, and a brave man on the highway of life. One so truth ful and simple as Charlotte could have found no better guide, and no more meet companion than this excellent "man. The feud which raged between Breere and Thornhill seems to typify the secret grief of many a household where dwell families in riches, but poor in the only possessions that can smooth the rugged road of life—a kindly heart and a gracious spirit. The Montague and Capulet epi sode of their children, nearly issued in a similar gloom as its prototype, but at last the prospect brightened. It would have been more suitable to his position, and the sacredness of his vocation, had Mr. Radnor pointed out to the infatuated young lovers the errors they were committing in a secret marriage. Whatever were the faults of their fathers one crime does not excuse another, and it is never allowable in a minister of the Church to counte nance such subterfuge as that practised by the son and daughter of the inimical squires. Some of the scenes at Moore Farm are most painful, and would have been better omitted, as the story is quite intri cate enough without them, and they do not redound to its interest. Finally, it may be said, that this novel, as a whole, is a very fair attempt of its au thoress, and its eventful pages and stirring scenes afford ample scope for reflection, edification, and recreation. The Luck of Ladysmede. 2 vols. Blackwood, Edinburgh and London. This is the reprint of a work which appeared sectionally in Blackwood's Magazine, and as in the notice of that periodical we were enabled to criticise it from month to month it is unnecessary to dwell at any great length on it at present. It is not certainly one of the chef d'ceuvres that occasionally illumine the pages of Maga, but it is full of inge nuity in its complicated narrative, and goes back to a remote period that nowadays is almost totally discontinued by authors in choosing the time for their stories. There are also many cha racters introduced with great skill, and the latter portion of the tale in especial is exciting in many of its scenes, The perils and persecu tions which the fair Lady Gladice underwent may vie with those marvellous records and ro mantic legends which have so often chronicled the dangers of lovely damsels in castle, keep, and fortress. Sir Nicholas le Ilardi is a most despicable man, and yet the boldness of his manner, and his utter fearlessness, show to advantage, besides of a person in every way so con temptible as Sir Godfrey. The wily plots and dark machinations of these worthy confederates in mischief, and chiefs of evil, are related in an artistic manner, and in the passages that refer to Isola are nerved with a power that impresses, and the sorrows of that unhappy lady naturally attract one's sympathic interest. Waryn Foliot is a noble youth, and in the bright promise of his opening manhood gives a sure earnest of after years develop ing in him the heroic qualities, and displaying the devoted patriotism that have rendered renowned many of the bold barons of the country in the chivalrous epoch of which the story treats. Many of the men and events in this book are historical, and, on the whole, it is probable that this will not be an unsuccessful addition to the stores of valuable and interesting volumes that have been brought before the publie by the enterprising publishers of the " Luck of Ladysmede." Ebb and Flow ; the Curiosities and Marvels of the Sea Shore. Houlston and Wright. Under this title the Rev. Robert Fraser has pro duced a highly instructive volume, for old as well as young people. Few objects, the author forcibly observes in his preface, possess greater interest than those which pertain to the sea shore. The coast itself, whether rocky or level—the ocean with its tides, its storms, and its calms—the plants, the fishes, the birds which inhabit or visit the shores —constitute an inexhaustible fund of instruction and delight. The contents of the volume which at present glitters and adorns our desk consist of no less than 42 different subjects, all treated in such an interesting manner as fairly to enchain the attention of the juvenile reader. We have chapters on " The Sea Shore," "Phosphorescence of the Sea," "Tides and Currents," " Shells," " Sea Weeds," " Water spouts," " Ice-fields," "Fishing-boats," and many other equally interesting subjects. The man of business, when he takes his annual trip to the sea side, and there assists his children to fill their pretty little shell baskets, will find this book a very agree able companion ; while, as a scholastic prize, it will be greatly valued by the fortunate winner. The beauty and intent of the work is much enhanced by the splendid and profuse manner in which it is illustrated. The handbook qf Book-keeping by Single and Double Entry. London : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. This little work is what it professes to be. It gins first a clear account of each kind of book in its relation to the object of book-keeping, and then takes the supposed accounts of a wholesale and retail firm for a month, illustrating by them the practical use and keeping of each book. Any tolerably intelligent person familiar with the ele mentary rules of arithmetic could not fail, with ordinary attention, by the help of this small treatise and its examples, to master the principles and, practice of book-keeping. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—During a temporary lift of the dense clouds this (Sunday) evening we descried a large comet in the N.W., about 15 deg. W. of Capella, and in a line with that star and 0 Auriga. We had a hasty glance at it with a 4in. re flector, when the bead, apparently about 4 min. in breadth presented a most magnificent appear ance. Enclosed you will find a sketch. The tail was distictly visible for about for about 10 deg. pointing due N., and had the night been darker there is no doubt but that a great deal more would have been visible. Perhaps our astronomers will tell us whether this is the expected great comet or no. We remain, &c., T. G. SMITH. N. SMITH. 8, Glenmohr Terrace, Greenwich. It is understood that the Prince of Wales will remain in town as long as the Court is at Buckingham Palace. The Queen will leave town for the Isle of Wight about the same time that the Prince of Wales sails for Canada.—Court Journal. _ _ _ There will be a grand military display at Alder shott in the early part of next month, but the details have not yet been organised. The Queen and Royal Family will be present.—Court Journal. The vexatious and impolitic regulation attempted to be put in force respecting the presentation of Volunteer officers at Court has been withdrawn, and these gentlemen are presented now en precisely the same footing as officers of Militia and Yeomanry. The last levee contained several examples.—Court lout nal. The Council of the National Rifl e A ssoc i a ti on , h av ing resolved to extend the time for the entry of volun teers who desire to compete for prizes at the Wimbledon meeting on the 2d of July, entries will be received up to Saturday next, the 30th inst. The special Sunday evening services in West- , minster Abbey will cease With the service of next StiudaY for the present year. UST. TILE SAVOY QUESTION. We understand that the British Government hay. received a communication from the Fre nc h Foreign office, of which the object is to initiate a negotiation that may result in reconciling the stipulations of the Treaty of Zurich with those of the final act of the Congress of Vienna. It is proposed to effect this by means of a Con ference, or by an exchange of notes among the Powers, or by a direct arrangement between Franco and Switzerl an d . It remain s to be seen which of these three courses will be pursued. It is not unlikely that the first may be considered most expedient, and that a Con ference will assemble.—Morning Post. " It is plain," says the Gardeners' Chronicle, "that a. very late harvest must be looked for. The wheat is not yet generally in ear over the southern counties, and is every where declared to be three weeks or a fortnight later than it generally has been. And it is equally certain that what ever the weather of July may be, the harvest when. it comes will not be nearly so good as that of last year, much as that fell below the average of the previous crop. Ne wonder, then, that with unusually short stocks in the hands of the growers, prices in the corn market should every where ba rising." THE RIFLE CORPS REVIEW.—The Second. Edi tion of the Court Journal, published this day, contains the fullest and most complete account of the .g reat Volunteer Corps Review as witnessed front the Saluting Standard, at which her Majesty was stationed, and also gleaned front especial and official sources of i n formation. Price 5d,, stamped 6d., of Wm. 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