The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The amount sent in during the week since the last return has been £239,000. The payment of the dividends at the Bank of England, with the outflow of those on foreign securities, has already sent an enormous amount of capital into circulation. When the distribution in .the cases of banks, railways, and others shall have betn effected, the total will prove greater than ever. Without, therefore, some impetus to trade is given, large sums will have to remain idle or be forced into investments for the sake of returning terest. There is a rumour that the Government will in vite tenders for the maintenance of the telegraph system of the United Kingdom as soon as it comes into their possession, and that, in this case, the scope of the operations, as well as of the profits of the Telegaaph Construction and Maintenance Company, is likely to be considerably increased, scarcely any other eltablishment in the kingdom possessing equal facilities for this class of work. On the 15th of September next -the creditors of 0 verend, Gurney, and Co. will receive another is. dividend, which Tall make 20s. iu the pound, and that all that will then remain due to them will be the interest on their claims. The amount of , this was according to arrangement to have been paid concurrently with the final ls. of principal, but the liquidators have continued to find more difficulty in realising the assets than there was reason to expect when these first passed into their hands and criminal proceedings.had not been commenced, and are there fore compelled to ask for an extension of time till the 30th of June next. The required sum might be raised by calling up from the shareholders a part of the £lO which still remains uncalled for on their £5O shares, but this would be a needless aggrava tion of their distress, since the assets still in hand are believed to be ample for the purpose. The tenders for £325,000 in bills on India re ceived yesterday at the Bank of England, when the amounts allotted were—to Calcutta £315,100, and to Madras £9,900. The minimum price was fixed as before at Is. 100. on Calcutta and Madras, and tenders on those presidencies at ls. 110. will receive about 66 per cent. ; those above that price in full. The large diamond of 83k carats, lately discovered at the Cape, has reached London, consigned to Messrs. Joseph Mosenthal and Co. The directors of the London and Westminster Bank have resolved to declare at the ensuing gene- ral meeting a dividend and bonu3 equal together to 8 per cent. for the half. year ended the 30th of June, carrying forward £1,200. This is the first dividend upon the augmented capital of two millions, and is equivalent to a division of 16 per cent. upon the old capital of one million. The dividend and bonus declared at the corresponding period of last year were equal to 12 per cent. The dividend to be declared by the Union Bank of London at their meeting on the 14th inst. will be at the usual rate of 15 per cent. per annum ; to which will be added a bonus of 2f per cent. on the paid-up capital, making together 10 per cent. for the last half-year. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. E. Rodgett and Co., spinners and manufacturers at Blackburn, owing to losses from one of the re cent failures at Manchester. The liabilities, which are understood to be chiefly in Liverpool, are be lieved to be rather large. A. meeting of the creditors of Messrs. George Smith and Son, millowners and spinners, Preston, Was held yesterday. The assets consisting of stock-in• trade, are said to amount to £2,719, and the machinery is valued at £l,OOO, the total de ficiency being about £82,000. Messrs. Livesey and Thorpe, who failed in Liverpool on the 10th ult., are understood to be creditors for £BO,OOO, While the security held by them amounts to £60,000. Notice is given that in consequence of the Thames Tunnel being required for the East London Rail- Way works it will be closed for traffic on and after the 21st inst. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. 8 UOVEILNAIENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols - 3 1 Ditto for Account, July 7 , 8 , per Cont. Reduced 93.1 _3 N e w 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Oen J an. 187 3 A-tiMities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 8 0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 - o (Red Sea ,121Tele6,rap), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO p. Ct. March pm Do. 3 do. June 10 Da £lOO, £2OO Sr £5OO — 134 4 k of England Stock, 41 per Cent Do. opening Canada 4 per Copt. Bonds — l uter-Colonial Omnium — , INDIAN GOTERMiENT SECURITIES. &i lia £6OCIC 2 101 per Cent., April 1874 , 206 - 1 -40. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 'per Cent. .July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent....„ — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ~......... lO 5l Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Lk. Deb., 5 per Cont. Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 p er Cent., £l,OOO ...... Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. 4 rgontine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds 5 per cent .. b D • o. 'rlzilian 5 per Cent lBs9 — Do. 1/ per C en t. 1852 — Po. do 1858._ ............. uo. ui ,. 186 ) °•., 13 do., 1863 — ~ ''',,o• 5 per Cent., 18G5 B. u . 0 Account B3l .enos Ayres G per Cent. , bo 2 per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C u ., • - ~ •?., G per Cent. , iiltan 6 per Cent -0 0. 41 per Cent .. - -L'o. 3 per C ent., - 12 ,0. 6 per cent. 1867 — r , - uo. 7 per Cent. 1866 • 1001 : i -, lo nbian, 6 per ' Cent. r \ i ttlisu, 3 per Cent., 1825 ........ '"iiiint)ittn Principalities, 7 per Cent BO l 8 C t 186 - p per en ~ i k c lua . lor New Con3ulidated, 1 per Cent. '44tian, 7 per Cent...~ I'a S i ecotid Issue D 0... 5 .C50f, Bonds 8 3.1:1 "Jo. £lOO Bonds ..... 86-1 D e . 1864 ri o• 45 Doo. Bonds Account 0 1)0 . 410 E Bonds — 4) „ m °. 7 per Cent., 18 Groverunitut Railway Debentures LO. ek 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ox Coups — Account CITY,. Two O'CLOCK. Consols are firm to-day at 931 3 4 for money ; ditto, for Account, 931 1 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93+ 3 ; New Three per Cents, 93+ 3 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 10 prem.; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 10+ per Cent., April, 1874, 206 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 1 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per Client., 1051; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 16 20 prem. In the Foreign Market Italian are 1 lower, at 531; Mexican 1, 12 to 121 ; and Spanish, at 28+ to 281 ; and Turkish, at 45f to 451, are nearly f lower. Argentine, 781 to 791 ; Egyptian (1864), 90 to 91 ; Egyptian (1864), 791 to 801 . ; Orel- Vitebsk, 801 to 811 ; Charkof-Azof, 791 to 801 ; Spanish, 281 to 281; Honduras, 83 to 84 : and Brazilian, 831 to 84. In Railways there has been an improvement. Prices are now as follows :—Caledonian, 79 to 791; Great Eastern, 381 to 381 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Great Northern A Stock, 107 to 1071; Great Western, 50/ to 511; London and Brigh ton, 44+ to 45 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 17 ; London and North Western, 1181 to 119+ ; London and South Western, 89 to 91; Me tropolitan, 971 to 98 ; Midland, 1171 to 1171 ; and South Eastern, 77 to 771. American Five Twenties are 811 to 811, and the Eries are / lower, at 19 to 191. In Bank Shares the changes are unimportant, and in Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay are f lower, viz., 12/ to 13 ; National Discount is steady, at 114 to 111 ; and General Credit, 1 to dis. Do. Coupons -- Do. Account aoatemala 5 per Cent .. • — Honduras Gov Rail. Les n., lop. Ct., all pd it ~ian 5 per Ccr t., 1865 — Do. Account . Do M%remn ARA 11.1.111Wils 11oxiear. 3 per Co it Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — .dontevideau 6 per Cent .• — tit c cash Imperial 5 per Cent New litanada — Do 3 rr Ilf3n — Do. Deferred Pe avian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 77 1 61 Do 4} per Cent. (Ut:')•lrren) ....... ..... Do 41 per Cont.. 1862 -. — Do Account — Por .aguesr;3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.':1 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — R issian 5 i •or Cont., 182 z, £ St Do 41 per Cent 1850 Do 41 per Ccnt., 1860 Do ii per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ,„. 851 Do :do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.., 901 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Da. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 66 Sarlinian a per Cent. - Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Account Do. 1867 . — Do. Account Do. Now Deferrea — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Cow. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 — Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cont. „„.., . — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 — Do Account _ Do £lOO Bonds 674 8 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Acc•unt Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian b par Cent. Bx 10 Florins - Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 'il per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail 55} Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, July 7. We are all very much troubled today with a paragraph in the Pays affirming that the Emperor Las expressed himself on the crisis in these terms :—" On the 19th January I committed a great fault. By acting without previous concert with the majority I caused it to regard with suspicion my sentiments towards it. All my efforts should tend to regain its confidence." The Pay: regards this as a very important announcement, and perhaps it is, but it is perfectly impossible for anybody except the Emperor himself to comprehend it. His Majesty clearly enough says that the reforms of January 19 were concerted without first consulting the majority; but the majority, composed of M. Boulter and l is host in the Chamber, had undoubtedly a large share in the busi ness. For the fact is that the changes proposed by M. Emile 011ivier were greatly modified by M. Rouher, so that it was owing to the majority that the January reforms were passed in their final shape. M. 011ivier would have increased them ; the majority lessened them. But whether his Majesty regrets all reforms, or whether he regrets that the initiative of the last reforms did not come from the majority, it is impossible to tell. There can be little doubt, however, that the sentences published in the Pays are genuine. The Pays is, indeed, the most mendacious of journals ; but its editor is on intl. mate terms with the Imperial family, and it is not likely that a fabrication in matters of this kind would be attempted. ,The interpellation of the Left Centre has now obtained 110 signatures. The new recruits are Imperialists, the Left still holding back. The members of this latter party have held a meeting in the Boulevard des Capucines, and the unexpected number of forty deputies attended. It was resolved to draw up no interpellation respecting constitutional liberty, but to pitch into things in general the conduct of the police at the late riots, the affray with the soldiers in the coal region of the Loire, &e. Nevertheless, nobody doubts that the Left will vote for the famous interpellation, so that if the matter be brought to a division the Government will have the utmost difficulty in saving itself from actual defeat. The figures are simple enough. The Left may be mode rately set down at 30 ; the signatures are 110 ; total 140 —out of a House of 288 members. A lively argument is going on respecting this interpella tion. The law of the Empire is that it is unconstitutional to discuss the Constitution ; but here is a proposal to snake a radical change from personal Government to Ministerial responsibility being signed, canvassed, and enlarged upon in the press, and nobody takes any notice. Beyond doubt the interpellation. itself is a viola tion of the law. But then the strict letter of the law is no longer regarded. In the Chamber the Constitution is knocked about in debate almost everyday, but neither M. Rouher nor the President interferes. This all-important movement on the part of the Moderate Liberals is the engrossing topic of the day ; but some of the doings in the Corps L6gislatif touching the verification of the elections are well worth notice. At the last sitting but one M. Pelletan called attention to the partisanship of the clergy. It is well known that the priests interfere in the elections, but I scarcely imagined that they would go to such extremes as they have done this year. One curd actually told his congregation from the pulpit that if they voted for the official candi date they would go to heaven ; if they polled for the Moderate Liberal purgatory would be their lot ; but if they supported a Radical they would infallibly go to -. Touching an election in the Dordogne, M. Beth- mont noted that a distribution of public money had been made to repair the injury done by some hailstorms. This was all very well, but the hail fell in 1868, and the money was given only eight days before the election of last May. M. Bethmont remarked that gratitude does not always last eight dav, that those who bad not been afflicted with hail were in a rage with the Government, and voted against it, and that it would have been better to have promised the money and paid afterwards. At the usual State dinner, given by the Emperor to the deputies who have been returned for the first time, several members of the Opposition —some of them rather advanced—were present. But Itaspail and Bancel were not, neither were Gambetta and Ferry, though these ,vro were at first set down for invitation. was the Empress who procured their elimination. Some awkward incidents, I am told, took place at the dinner. All the deputies had to be presented by M. Rouher ; but M. de IC4ratry, who was contemptuously spoken of in the Corps Legislatif by the Minister of State, and who wrote a book on Mexico by no means flattering ;o that statesman, presented himself. Of all the candidates Guyot-Montpayrouz was most fiercely opposed by M, Rouher. He, too, had to be presented. The Khedive has arrived here again, and Mr. Oppen neim, the banker of Alexandria, has given a fête in honour of his Highness. It was particularly brilliant and successful. The Imperial Court has finally disposed of the long pending case respecting General do Ponte's will. The General, who inherited considerable property in Gloucestershire through his English wife, made a will leaving all his possessions to a friend, a Mrs. Irwin, to be dealt with according to his wishes, which, he said, he had fully explained to her. The General's relatives contested this will, on the ground that it was drawn up in the English form. But it has been twice decided that the French law recognises wills drawn up by French subjects abroad, if in accordance with the law of the country in which they live. As the English law does not require a will to be in the testator's own handwriting, the objection that General de PontYe Will was not in his own hand fell to the ground. A demonstration of the trades' unionists of Man chester took place on Tuesday, at which resolutions in sup port of the bill introduced by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Mun della to amend the laws relating to trades' unions wero unanimously adopted. The chief item of political news from Paris is that the interpcllation of the Moderate Liberale, praying for Ministerial respcnsibilit,y, has Leen signed by two of the Emperor's relatives, Joachim and Murat, and the Due do Monchy, as well as by M. do Mackan, the deputy to whom the Empercr addressed his letter affirming that ho would concede nothing under pressuie. The following is a copy of a telegram received at the Admiralty on Wednesday :—" The Bermuda Dock was mut at noon on the Ist inst., in lat. 39.0 N., long. 13.28 W., in tow of the Agincourt and Northumberland, Terrible and Lap wing in company. helicon left squadron fur 3ladeira on tho 29th ult. Captain May, senior officer in command of squa dron, expected to arrivo at Forto Santo on the 4th inst. .A.ll going well." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVESING, JULY 8, 1869. .`SH FIR LIST. Closing BEsineasi Share NAME. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10; Ili 11/ 4 i 9 Do B lO 31 3-: 46 4 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 201 211 21 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 54 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia.. all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2 pm.....,... 5 5 4 i 25 Bank of E gypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia, all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all Id 17 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, tad China all 13 39 25 Chartered Mere, of India, London, and China all 32 33 20 City 14 11 12 100 Colonial 25 38 40 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and Loudon, lim 50 East London lim 5 2 ! 11 20 English and American, inn 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Bic) do Ja neiro. lim 20 English, Scottish, and Aus tralian Chartered 28; Hoag Kong and Shaught‘i Bank C0rp0rati0n......... all 36 38 281 Do new A/ 2} 21 100 Imperial, lint 2O 15 18 g 20 Imperial Ottoman • lO 21 4 111 15 lonian all 19 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3 4 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Deles.lB6l, 30 all 76 76 60 100 London Bank! of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lim. 45 30 27 20 Do new 7 1 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 Loudon Chart. of Australia all 231 241 20 London and County 2O 491 504 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m,16 pd ll .• • . London Joi n t S toc k 1 X 3ll 32 4 London and South African al 8 : 9 .1 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 " 60 London & Venezuela, Km_ 121 ..• ••• 100 London and Westminster. 2,1 GI 62 63 21 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O ••• ••• 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 74 00 Midland, Jim.~, 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverp oo l , J i m l5 3d 1p 00 National Provinc. of Eug'd 42 ... ... 10 Do . . 42 ..• ... 50 National._ .......... ........... 30 ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 7l 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 42 60 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., Jim lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 90 92 10 Do new. all ... ... LOO Stand. of Brit.& Af r i ca, lint' '25 11 i / 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 8 G 25 I.llllollof Australia all 47 43 AI Union of Ireland, lim ... ... 50 Union of London l 5 37 1 38/ vit...vANA.,..2., tit) v mitiA de...tibet WM.:UM:I i P, 10 pr 1p all Gi 17 161 - 13rIti.b Columbia, a per 0ent.,18:2.... - 1)0. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Jau.'diJ uly 1177-84 - Do. 6p. o Yeb. & Aug luo 103 1t.5 1051 - Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept lOO 102 1(4 p. uly l OO 08 i 0 1 , 22 - - Do. sp. c. Illseribcd ICO siti 92 - Cape 11.110Pe• 6 P•e• 1674 .• 10 0 102 101 - 1)o.Ap1.&001 1190-1900 lOO 111 11 Y - 1)0. do 1880-90 lOO 107 101. 1 - Do. Jan.&July, 1891 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 .. 100 93 ICO - Ca 3 lon, Nov 1879, 0 p.c.. 100 lob l it 110 j Do. 1872, do.-. 100 105 Dr - Mundane, 6p. o, 1873,- - Jan. and July - Do. 1578 130 166 09 - Do. 1882, Slay and Ne. - Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug - I.llbourne Corporate - 1467.75, 6 per cent I CO 1(0 100 51.1 a; Nov 1 0 1 c 105 N N. a ß ta . ?o ov p .6 o p ); o A .J p a i t. o l 100003 13 103 ) 1 __ - Do 6p c. N. S. W. 5 p . c., '7l to '73 l9O 9() t I Do. 5 p.c. lets to 1800. . 10i its 99j Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to N.Zealand, 6 p. ot.1801.• !CO Do. 5 percent.... DoJan,Ap I,July, 0 t lOO 93 94 041 if Da 6p c. Mar & belt '9l lOO 108 110 107 Do .1 vee & Deo , 1-9 t Do I'ruv. i At.ogld. n ( :trio • 1.22, 1:..95 ) - Nova Sout . ta 6p . and July, 1875 ........ 190 10 103 Do ...•:••••• • . 1 90 102 1( 4 Qu"cuslnd. sp. C. '5'24,•. lOU iv; # 1( 8 2 Do. 1891 It?, It 5, e 3 Tasmanian f> per e• 18')i• • • • OiSi 107 k „u, , 1151 W 7 Victoria cr cent. 19%. .. 115 6 Amilan 1 Oct - ''" llt 112 DUDE': AR Y dIIAREB AND STOCKS. ibare Hallways. et Bristol and Exeter 100 77 79 781 st Caledonian ivo 791 791 st iJauthriar, 20 Cornwall all 21 3 t Dublin .%; Belfast June l OO 77 79 at Dun„ Ab. June .OO ;0 7:: 21 East .bondon all 6 7 20 15 - - 2J DO 10 - et Glasgow 41: S. Western lOO 102 104 st Great Eastern .. at Do. E. Angl. No. I— lOO st Great North of Seutlau4 lOO la 11 it Great Northern ... 100 10:1 .081 1071 8 st Do. A stool: it Do. is stock lOO st GtS, and W. of Irebuiti lOO 95 97 at Ut. Western -Original IGO 501 51 51 It Do. south Wales lOO 1.4 56 at Do. W. Mid.-Oxiora llO 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO :5 10 st Lauoashire.a Yorkshire lOO i2O .20 1251 st Lou., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 441 45 Ol Do Serip - st 1 ou., Chat., and novo st Do. Metrop. Ex. A mu 1 0 12 at Lon. & North IV tistero st Lun. a South Western ItO Bv Ji 9ut at Man., Shel., di Lincoln ItO Lrii Z. 0, 1 st Metropolitan ..... lOO 97; 971 st Do Extension 10 Uo. New rd 10 I id st Metropolitan District. all - - 36 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 001 6 - - st Midland at e Do, Birmin. 412 Derby lOO 84 86 st North British st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lO9 - - at Nor.hlastern-Berwick lOO 1t O 1 .17 171 25 Do. 0. N.E purchase-163L1 - - st Do Leeds. .... 100 62 64 . 611 st Do York lOO 071 881 U.; st Do Carßile . . lOO at Do Stoe:c. es Darling l6O 134 ;36 st North Lon Jou .. lOO 117 20 10 Do New 18e8 . 2 if 11p et North Staffordshire . . 100 57 19 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 98 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... at Ithymney at Shropshire Union 1(0 LSI 5)4 at South Devon" . at South EasterO lOO 771 73 77j f st Staines, Wokliaan, ct Wok all 12 13 stll Vale - - Do. C Waterford &IC ilkent* ICU - 16 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 RAILWAYS-PREFER ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per.cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. du. 7 per cent lOO ... st D. 5. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 St Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gun all ... st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gun. 5 per ct lOO st ult. Eastern, E.O Ex. No.l 100 9 i 911 st Do do No. 2 100 93 93 at Do do 6 per cent 100 10.1 111 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 st Do do 13 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 103 ••• st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gun. 100 70 75 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1616 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 st Great Not thorn, 5 per cent 10 , st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 4 1 do do do 103 st Do 5 du at sp. c. pin. 100 .:. st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... st Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st G LWest.—Orig.&Jnt.-Itcut chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B. iH. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per emit. 1850 lO3 87 t 9 st Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem 103 95 97 st Du do Birmingham) gua 100 63 72 st Do do do pref... 100 st Do do Chester gut lOO 1.5 9 ) st Do do du 8 per cent lOO st Do do do 5 do 100 95 ioe st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c st Do do 4 f 1853 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Slid. Oxford Ist gl OJ 110 112 st Do do 20 gua lOO 107 111 st Du Newport, lstg. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 et Du do 2d do 103 97 lull at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 103 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all st Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. lu,) 1 115 st Do Barnsley, £5 Os 100 p.c. 103 et Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 103 133 135 st Do 41 (Blackburi purch). 130 98 100 et. London & Britatton, I p.c. guaranteed, No 1.: lOO st Do 5 per cent. gun. Nu. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 d 3 NJ. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per - cent lOO st Du 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 St DJ 4 do 185:1 lOO st London, Chatham), & Dover ••• ••• 5 per cent ICO ••• st London and 1;.W., C. and ••• Nuneaton 3 per cent lOO 11) 11 st Do Bedford &Cambridge.- 100 st Do Shrowsb'y & Welchp'l lO3 st London and a W. 7 p,c late Id shares lOO 140 150 s Do (Purism. perp ans 2560) all a Man., Shef.,&.Linclu. 6 p.c lO3 all par Ipm a Do 31 per cent lOO 60 to 1 Do reocent. 6 per cent 5 et Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 113 115 s Do Bristol & Birin., 6p. c lO3 1 2 1.11 s Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 55 100 s Do 41 per cent. irreiteern lOO 98 1,),i s Du Leicester& Irchu,4 p.c lOO 89 st North British, 5 p.c. No.l lOO st Do E. &U.4p.c. S. & D lOO st Do N. 8., No. 2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lO3 st N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 pm.— 100 87 85 st Do 41 per cent. redcoat._ 100 97 99 st Do o N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.1:1.1. Do York,ll.& S. purchase lO 10 lot DO Stcktu & Drllno. A 5 p.c lOO 106 106 st Do W, Liartlepoulti. and It 100 81 86 20 North Staffordshire all 201 211 10s t. 4. Devon Annuities, I,a all 9 10 10:3 Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8 9 lOs Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 ,0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anns., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 percent lOO ..• ..• • st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l lOO 144 153 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 P.m—". Closing Business Price. done. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOOKS With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p 0 gua st Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO ~,, at Do 41 p all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 8,/ at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 85 83 st Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 83 t 6 85 7 at Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO b 2 85 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... at Do Boston & Sleafd, 45 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. 5p c 100 at Do Jointperpe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 tit at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 108 1075 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lune. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 I Ip at Lond., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Do do 4i do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 6 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Lond , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 6 p.c et London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at London &S. Western, 41 p o 100 i 3 95 10 Man. Sher. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 8} 85 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO luo 102 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref 100 107 109 10) at Do B 6 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 20J 215 18 Do Incony. New Shares all 19 195 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 15 25p at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... ... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... at Do E. &G , No. 2, 6 p.c 100 ... at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 at Do E. & G., N 0.3,5 p.c at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p e 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 45 07 at Do Stock. & Dart., D 100 111 113 et North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pO, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 10 0 ••• st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIYP.D RENTALS! at Birkenhead IOU 92 91 100 Do. 41 per cent. 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A shares 10 City Discount, lim 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 411 30 City 01' Milan Improv. lint, all 5 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint all 2 5 214 251,1 101 50 City Offices, lim 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercia; Jniou (Assur) 5 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 20 21 201 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Loudon Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 44 per cent. all 1014 1054 100 Do. 1882, 44 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 24 21 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim lO 34 215 at Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 at Do. Preference lOO 92 97 st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb lO9 102 110 20 Darjeeling, lim. I 0 Eastern Assam, lim Bl ...d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Jim. 20 East India irriga, & Canal all • • • • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Gov all 95 954 964 6 20 Egyptian Com. & Trad. lim 6 3 Eng. & Austral. 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Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 21 16d 20 Lund. &; Provincial Marine 2 4,1 pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 106 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim. 50 Merchant Shipping, lim all 32 37 60 31illwall Iron Works, lint l2l 10 Natal Land and Colonisa- ••• ••• tion Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co., lim 5 11 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lim. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all 01 101 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, Om, 6 3,3 d 10 NOW Consolidated Dis. lim 3 11 114 5 New Quebrada, lim 4.8.0 41 44 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. nt I ru im st and Loan, lim 2l ip 25 ZealandNe ca w il 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea, lhn. 5 7 5 10 Do. B st" North Brit. Austral., lim lOO eAg e n c y, T 48 9 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 1 50 Oriental Financial, lim ll N 50 North Brit. & Mercan. In, 6l 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lim 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail Jim 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lim 100 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Do. New 1867 lO 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lim all Do. • Gas, lint all 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref lOO Societe Fin. d'Egypte, Jim lO Societe Clen.de l'Empire Ot 8 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine 4 ut . J 3 2 d pr i p 7 ti 2 1p If s 21 ip 31 31 48 0 lid 01 71 7 22 24 61 7 17 18 24 8 211 41. :4 ;8 84 7 6d 2; al 34 36 (Insurance), lim v 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, Jim_ Si 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,liin. 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 20 Universal Marine(lu.), Um 5 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 30 Van Diemay's Laud 2Bf LOO Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan.., all 50 Warrant Finance, lim. l2 50 West India and Pacific 2f 3 i ip 41 5 p 22 24 11 44 41 11 2 p 2 6 7 £2 821 80f 79i 11 104 Steam, line 2O 20 WestLoudou Wharves and Warehouses lO 5 3 THE COST OF THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITIOAT. him (Sir Stafford) he feared the cost would be greatly in excess of the original estimate, but Sir Robert Napier said he did not think this would be the case. The last detachment left the shore on the 18th June. TILE WIMBLEDON MEETING. Prior to stating what was done at Wimbledon yesterday, it is necessary to mention that a meeting of the English twenty selected to take part in the contest for the Enfield International Trophy was held in Captain Field's tent on Tuesday night. The gathering was attended by the members of the English Twenties of former years, and its object was to discuss the best means of reciprocating the hospitality extended by the Master of Lovat and the other members of the Scotch - Twenty to their English tompeti!ors when they visited Edinburgh in the years 1806 and 1808. The result was that a dinner at - Richmond was decided upon, to take place immediately after the Trophy has Leen shot for on Saturday. The course adopted by Lord Elcho in openly discussing the two or three little grievances which the Volunteers felt in reference to the absence of commissionaires to attend upon them, the use of gravel instead of sods at the firing. houses; and the conduct of the commissariat department, taken in cornection with the speedy remedy of such of the evils complained of as really had an existence; and were capable of alteration, has produced the best results, and the utmost balmony n:ay be said to prevail at th present time in the Camp. In the match between the Lords and Commons, which will be shot to-day at three o'clock, the Upper House will be retresented by the Duke of Abercorn, Earl Denbigh, Lord Duffel-in, rail Spencer. Losd Cloncurry, Earl Ducie, and I•'arl Dmanore; wbile the honour of the Lower House will Le maintained by the Afarquis of Lorne, Lord Echo, Sir P. Egerton, Mr. Bass, Mr. l'oedyce, Mr. Malcolm, and Mr. Wells. The Council of the A ssociation have issued an order to 1110 effect that steel barrels will be disallowed in all competitions where the use of Government pattern rifles is specified. A light pull of trigger has disqualified Sergeant Johnstone, 10th Cheshire ; Corporal Dale, sth Cheshire ; Corporal Fair field, 4th Warwick; and Private Stanley, 4th Warwick, who made good scores for the St. George's Challenge Vase yesterday. Yesterday saw the conclusion of the shooting in the first stage of the Alexandra Prize, and has decided the winners of the Daily Tetegrap' Cup and wine cabinet. It also witnessed the commencement and close of the struggle at the shorts range, 200 yards, for the most coveted honour of the meet ing. This is the Queen's Prize, the total aggregate value of which, exclusive of medals and badges, is £1,315. To the best shot at the three ranges of 200, 500, and Of yards are giVen the silver medal of the National Rifle Association, the silver badge of the association, and £OO. To each of the next twenty-nine best shots in order. of merit are awarded the association badge and £l5, the next thirty winners getting the association badge and £lO, and the next ninety in order of merit receiving £3 each. All but the last ninety are entitled to shoot in tb second stage of the Queen's Prize, the highest scorer it whiCh carries off £250, the gift of her Majesty, and the gold medal and gold badge of the association. The number of shots allowed at each of the three ranges is five, and any rifle of bond fide long Enfield Government j pattern may be used provided that when not of actual Government manufacture the barrel be stamped with the Government viewers' Birmingham or Tower mark. The prizes are adjudged according to the highest aggregate scores at the three distances, and are competed for by Volun. teers efficients in the years 1868 and 1869 of the corps for which they shoot. That none may be unfairly shut out from the contest it is arranged that where intending com petitors have been unable, from want of opportunity, to complete the number of drills necessary for efficiency, the. council can deal exceptionally with such cases at the instance o f the commanding officers _of the corps to which such intending competitors belong, provided that in all cases the competitor has been returned as an efficient of some corps under the Volunteer Act of 1863. It is sincerely to be trusted that when the contest comes to be finally concluded there may be nothing like a repetition of the unpleasant contretemps which marked the final event last year. The "Martini" Challenge Cap, value £5O, the gift of the association, is another prize for which the shooting was opened yester day. To it are attached one money prize of £lO, which goes along with the cup, two of £5, and ten of £3. These thirteen money prizes are also furnished by the association. The cup will be held by the winner for a year, and all who may become entitled to a prize must produce a certificate signed by their commanding-officer or by the adjutant of their corps that they were marks- men in 1868 or 1869. The range is 600 yards, and the number of shots allowed five. Throughout the day the shooting in connection with thq Windmill Prizes, 200 and 500 yards ; the Enfield Asso ciation Cup, the first stage of the Military Breechloaders and the " Small-bore Breechloading " Prizes, 500 and 800 yards, has been continued with unabated vigour. Late in the afternoon Sergeant Lowe, 16th Linzolnshire, and Corporal Wyatt, 13th Salop, who each scored 20 for the St. George's Challenge Vase, shot off the tie, the winner taking the vase, the gold jewel, and £25. Private Woodford, 2nd Isle of Wight, and Corporal Egg, 22nd Middlesex, who each scored 19 in the same contest, also . _ shot off the tie. One of the most, if not the most, extra- ordinary scores of the present meeting has been made by Sergeant Pollard, 13th Cornwall, who, out of a possible 60 in the Ale::andra aggregate, has secured 53 points. The Irish Church Bill, which ou Tuesday passed through committee in the noose of Lords, will be reported on Frid:ty, and read a third time on Monday. It will pro bably be returned to the House of Commons next night, and on Thursday Mr. Gladstone will move that the Lords' amendments Lo considered. ArcLdeaccn Denison has written a letter to Mr. Bennett, the vicar of Frome, expressing sympathy with him under Lis approaching prosecution, and entire confidence as to the result of it. The Archdeacon b( heves that we have lived too long upon uegatlor.s, that `to want the primi tive and Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist as preserved at the Reformation, and there need be no fear as to the decision of the Courts in the matter of the central doctrine, of the primitive and catholic inheritance of the Church of England. The select committee appointed to inquire into the cause of the cost of the . Abyssinian Expedition held its first sitting at the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr. -Candlish presiding. Sir Stafford Northcote was the first witness examined. He said he was Secretary of State for India during the years 1867-B.' The decision to snake preparations for the Abyssinian war was on the 31st July, 1867, and the deci sion to act. about a fortnight later. Prior to that a feeling had prevailed among the authorities that if an expedition was undertaken it should be undertaken from India. At the time the Cabinet came to the conclusion that they would direct preparations -to be made, they had nothing that could be called an estimate. As soon as the Cabinet had ascertained froth India what force General Napier intended taking out, the Auditor-General prepared an estimate of the probable cost. The preparations and the details of the arrangements were entrusted to the Indian authorities ; first in the hands of the Governor of Bombay, and afterwards in the hands of the supreme Government of India. The estimates were pre pared by the Admiralty, the War Office, and the India Office ; the. Whole being under the supervision of the Auditor-General. The total amount of the estimates pre• seated . on December 1867 was two millions, for the purpose of landing the force on the shores of the Bed Seas That was all which was asked for, but Mr. Disraeli intimated in November J 867 that another million and a half, or two millions, would be - reqUired to carry out the expenditure to the end of April. The Chancellor of the Exchequer estimated that two millions would be the entire .charge upon this country for the financial year 1867.8, and witness believed that amount was not exceeded. The Chancellor of the Exchequer estimated the entire cost of the expedition at 4 millions. On the" 24th April the Chancellor of the Exchequer made a supplementary statement to the House of Commons in which he said that the 2 millions for landing and expenses to the end of 1867 would not be exceeded. Sir Stafford then said in reference to the enlargement of the estimate of November, that the number of men origin ally contemplated at 12,000 reached 13,000. This was at the instance of the Commander-in-Chief. The ques. tions as to coals and transports would_ be answered by the Lords of the Admiralty. The various officers .of the commissariat made purchases in India. Colonel Dsmsford was at the bead. He knew that in Egypt for a very short time there was an officer from the Bombay Government, and another from the Govern inent of England ; but he did not know that they bid against each other in the purchase of horses. A con siderable portion of the transports would have to be discharged in Bombay. Government found the costs in returning the force much in excess of the estimate. It was extremely difficult to estimate at the time; as so much difficulty arose in fixing the time for the setting in of the monsoon. The object of the expedition was completed within the time originally estimated. Two officers were sent out from Government to dispose of some portion of the stores on the spot. One of the officers so sent out died, and the other was detained in quarantine in consequence of disease breaking out in the vessel. Very shortly after the expedition closed, Sir Seymour Fitzgerald told THE AJ URSAY-CAItRINGTON CASE. Lord Carrington appeared at Marlborough-street yesterday to answer a charge of assault preferred against him by Mr. Grenville Murray. Mr. Murray bad applied for two summonses—one for a common assault, and the other for an offence at coalition law, provoking him to fight a duel. Mr. Mur ray, on being called, was subjected to a cross examination by Mr. Giffard that appeared to try his temper severely. Ile declined to answer the question whether he had not a paper called the Queen's .Messenger. To the question whether he wrote a certain article—the one reflecting on Lord Carrington—he answered, " No." A number of let ters, articles in manuscript, and a corrected proof of an article were then shown to the witness, but he declined to say whether they were in his handwriting. He admitted that he had written some articles in the Queen's Messenger, but said that he would rather have cut off his right hand than have written others. Lord Carrington was ultimately bound over to keep the peace in reference to the first summons, and committed for trial on the second one. He was admitted to bail, himself in £4,000, and two sureties tbc Duke of Beaufort and Lord Colville—in the same sum. During the proceed ings a disgraceful scuffle took place in court for the possession of a box of papers which Mr. Grenville Murray alleges to have been stolen from him. Blows were freely dealt on both sides ; the magis trate's table was nearly overthrown ; and it took a dozen policemen to part the combatants and restore order. CHARGE OF ASSAULTING AN OFFICER OF THE COURT. Colonel Archibald Campbell Campbell, of 2, Seymour. place, Mayfair, was to-day charged before Mr. Knox with disorderly conduct in the Marlborough Police-Court, and also with assaulting 'William Bowdon, the messenger of the court. A number of gentlemen were present, some being ac commodated with seats on the bench. Mr. EdWard Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for Col. Campbell. William Boden, messenger of the court, said that on the previous afternoon he was in the court, and when Lord Carrington was committed for trial the court was full of persons. There was then a rush made to the solicitor's table by about half a dozen persons, who seized a gentleman named Newman who had charge of a tin box from which he had taken papers in the course of the case. Mr. Newman called out " Po lice !" and " Murder !" as loudly as he could. He and Poole, another officer of the Court, immediately rushed to Mr. Newman's protection, as did the other officers in at tendance. He caught hold of one end of the box and Poole the other, and while holding the box he was struck with sticks and umbrellas in the back. Feeling the blows on his back he turned round saw a gentleman (the defendant), who , was sitting on a c h a i r a t t h e solicitor' tulle, i n the act of striking, and he then let go the box, and said to the gentlemen, "Desist," these are officers of the court. The defendant made some reply, but I cannot say what, and seized him by the collar, which was broken open, his watch chain was also broken, and his leg hurt. He told the defendant the box was in the possession of the police, and that he had nothing to fear when ho got up. Sergeant Martin said to the defendant, " That's an officer of the court," and the defendant then let go of him, saying that he did not know that ho was an officer of the court. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said ho told the defendant that he was an °Meer of th court, being in plain clothes at • the time. As soon as the defend tut was tild that he let go of him. He Ltd since ascertained that the persons who tried to get the box from Mr. Newman were friends of Mr. Grenvil!o Murray. sergeant Martin, 14 A, proved seeing the defendant take :hold of Boden. He let go of him when he (Martin) told him that he was an officer of the court, and said that be was very sorry he had made a mistake. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said ho saw the defendant do nothing more than collar Boden. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length on the defendant's behalf, urging that the defendant had mistaken Boden for one of the persons trying to get the box from Mr. Newman, and for whose protection the de fendant interfered, and stating that no one regretted more than the defendant his mistake, or that Bowden should have been hurt in doing only that which it was his duty to-do. Mr. Lewis called several witnossm, all of whom bore testimony to the fact that the defendant only interfered for the protection of Mr. Newman . and to prevent Cm box hAng taken from him. Mr. Knox, after going over the evidence, said it ap pearol that a dastardly attack had been made on Mr. New man by a parcel of ruffians to get possession of a box con taining papers which he had been subitened to bring to t court. He was bound to say that BoJen's conduct had been most commendable in resisting the endeavours of the persons to take away the box. He believed the defendant had acted on the side of law and order and to support the authorities of the court, but he Lad made a mistake. The defendant sail ho regretted that, under a misap prehension, ho had laid a finger on Bodou. After some ccnversation, Mr. Knox said he would put the complainant and the defendant as one gentleman apo logizing to another, and if the defendant would apologize to the defendant he would advice the complainant to ac cept of the apology. Col. Campbell having apologized to the complainant and stated his regret for what had occurred, the matter en led. Mr. Knox said he was prepared to grant warrants against all persons concerned in the riot in the court, and if the case was proved against any of them he would send them for trial. A FIB CAS WITH BETTING ME?'. At the Middlesex Sessions to-day, Matthew Jones, a betting-man, was indicted for maliciously wounding William Matthews, another betting-man, living at 18, Wilton-road, Pimlico, who deposed that on the 10th of May the defendant and he were outside Tattersall's, and defendant was being chaffed as to his " tip" for the Chester Cup. Some words occurred, and the de fendant took him by the collar, and asked him what he meant by what he said. Witness told him to keep his hands off or he would lock him up. Defendant then struck witness with the point of an umbrella in the chest. He then drew it back, and said, " I'll knock your - eye out," at the same time thrusting the point of the umbrella into witness's eye. He did not recollect any more until he was taken out of a cab at St. George's Hospital, where ho remained for three weeks. His head was affected as . well as his eye. Cross-examination, the witness admitted he had been bound over to keep the peace for six months towards a pugilist named Dillon. He bad also been turned out of the ring at Chester. He did not strike Jones, or say to him, " Your life is not worth sixpence." Jeremiah Calvin, alias " Jerry Noon," of No. 63, Her cules-buildings, said he retired from the ring 15 years ago, and was now engaged in racing pursuits. Saw the defen dant thrust Matthews in the eye with his umbrella. The eye and nose bled. Witness took him by the collar. Mr. Butler Rigby—Now, Mr. Jerry Noon, did you not "bonnet" the defendant ?—Witness : No, indeed ; I would sooner give him a punch in the nose for what ho did. (Laughter.) The defence was that the whole affair was one of self defence, and that the thrust in the eye was accidental. John Mason, a betting man, deposed that the complain ant went behind the defendant and smashed his hat. The complainant followed defendant and struck him on the neck with his fist, and was in the act of striking him again when the defendant put his umbrella and made a " job." Police-sergeant Turk proved that the defendant was convicted in 1867, of an assault on a man named Wor mald, whose tooth he knocked out, and was fined £3. A Mr. Littleford, who frequents races, proved that the defendant was convicted of robbing a woman who was going to visit a dying mother, and got six months' imprisonment. The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault doing grievous bodily harm. The Assistant-Judge said it was an unprovoked assault. The defendant must be imprisoned for six months with hard labour. He should wish the jury to express their opinion with reference to the evidence of the witness Mason. The Foreman—lt is the unanimous opinion of the jury that we could not believe one word ho said. The Assistant-Judge ordered Mason into custody MISSING SHIP.—The Colleen 13awn, of London, official No. 43,946, sailed from Sydney, New South Wales, on the 10th of November last, for Hong Kong, and has not since been hoard of. THE SHIPPING REVENUE OF GLASGOW.—The re venue of the Clyde Trust for the financial year ending the 30th of Juno last amounted to £150,135 14s. 5d., being au increase of £6,294 178. 2d on the preceding 12 mouths. For the month of Juno last the revenue was £13,968 Gs., being an increase of £1,691 lls. 3d. on the corresponding period of 1868. The sailing Indianian Alumbagb, Commander Dale, 1,137 tons, belonging to Messrs. Gtilatly, 11aukcy, and Sewell, of 27, Leadenhall-street, Lon don, arrived at Spit Lead on Tuesday evening from 111adrrs, with 25 invalided soldiers on board, accom panied by two women and three children, under the command of Capt. W. R. Lascelles, Rifle Bri gade. PERIAL PARMA-IEN HOUSE OF COMAIONS.-7-YEsTERDAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. TRADES' UNIONS, citc., BILL. Mr. I'. HUGHES moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to re:ieve trades' unions from an exceptional position in the eye of th 3 law, leaving them separated, like other bodies, to the gener./.1 law of the country when charges were preferred against them. It also proposed to prevent the recurrence of illegal and ob jectionable acts on, their part, and to enable them to take measures for their protection against fraud in a sum mary and inexpensive way before a justice of the pace. He denied that trades unions—in which strikes were un avoidable— were favourable to them, or that their opera tion had the effect of driving trade out of the country. The remedy proposed by the measure, which he had the honour to ask the house to read a second time, was to sweep away the combination lsws, and to allow masters and workpeople to make their contracts with respect to the manner in which work should be performed, and for making such societies subject to the common law of the country. The only other proposal of the bill was to protect the funds of these societies, which the Embezzlement Act passed last year did not sufficiently guard. Ho thought those societies deserved well of the country if only for the amount of good they did in the way of benevolence. The Engineers' Society had paid away no less a sum than £100,300 in supporting the members of their own body against the privations caused by want of work and other circum stances; the ironworkers had also paid upwards of £30,000 in support of their members when in want, and nume rous other societies had done equally large amounts of benefit; and, if on no other ground, he hoped that the house would read the bin a second time if only on the grounds of expediency. (Hear, hear.) If these large trade societies were placed on the same position as other friendly societies, the most beneficial results would follow, but if Parliament refused. them that which was but justice, there never would bei peace amongst the industrious classes of the country. Mr. MUNDELLA seconded the motion. Mr. MASSEY said that while the bill gave protection to a large body of persons belonging to trades' unions, yet he thought it ought to be so arranged that the same amount of protection ought to be given to those who kept aloof from those societies. He did not believe that trades' unions did anything like the benefits claimed for them by these engaged in them. Tke great regulator wee supply and demand—(hear) —and he could safely assure the house that the rate of wages did not give a true view of the value of the work done, because he could speak irom certain facts that in works carried on by his father abroad, that in all cases where the highest price for la bour was paid there the work was better and more satis factorily performed than in cases where low wages were only given. Mr. FORSTER supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. HENLEY said it was much to be regretted that as the gulph was widening between the employer and the em ployed Goveinment should have delayed introducing a bill on the subject, and also stood in the way of a private member dealing in the matter. The bill was then read a second time without a division. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. Mr. RYLAND said as this bill had been on the list for a considerable time, and there did not appear to be the least likelihood of its being passed during the present session, he hoped the hon. member would now move the discharge of the order. Mr. T. iIIiGfIES said he could not do so, and he should bring the bill forward on Monday week. The house agreed to the Lords' amendments to the Beerhouses Act. The other orders having been disposed of, the house adjourned. SPORTING IN TEL LIGENUE —This Dtt7 LONDON BETIING.—Tins DAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. G to 1 agst Bete Noire (offered) 6 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 10 to 1 agst Starter (taken) 100 to 0 agst War (taken) 100 to 6 agst Make Haste (taken) 100 to 6 agst Cur Mary Aun (offered) 100 to 3 agst Choral (offered) 20U to 4 agst Hobart (offered) 100 t0,.8 agst Make Haste and Hobart couple,l (off.) GOOD WOOD CUP. 6to 1 agst Rupert (offered) ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 agst Brennus (taken) BPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE. NEWMARKE r mEETTNG—YEsTERDAT. TOWN PLATE. Du Vere.. Lnncot. Faraway AIIDSUMMER STAKES. Herraiona c Badsworth Misad Yea t ttro HANDICAP PLATE, 100 SOVS. Sabrina.. Eff,rou .. Successor . Eight ran. EXETER STAKES. Basquine f.. ......... Mal:onia Calypso 3 Five ran. PL TE OF 50 SOVS. Victross —Aga, Court Cud 3 Ti►irteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OP 10 SQVS. Sharp Practice Tit Bit.. f Seven ian. BEAUFORT STAKES. Silenus Locksley Aspirant .. a Seven ran. i SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOUS. Bradgate LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 7to 1 agst Bete Noir (taken) • 8 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) 8 to 1 agst Starter (taken) • 9 to 1 agst War (taken) 10 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 100 to 8 agst Adolphus (taken) 100 to 7 agst Make Haste (taken) 20 to 1 agst Miss Gratwicke (taken) CARLISLE RACES-YESTERDAY. LOWTHER PLATE. Kelvin Gr0ve....... Anuie Stowart ! .. ... Z First Blood •• Six ran. CORBY CASTLE NURSERY. Catalonia Hawthorndale Leonora 3 Five ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. Triphthong Quality Hymen QUEEN'S PLATE. Geant des Battailes Number Nip ...... 2 LOTTERY STAKES. Whiff Rho 1 . Velvet N e d 3 Eight la n . HOLM HILL STAKES. Honesty Minster Bell Evelina CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Pantaloon Shamrock 2 First Blood a Seven ran. RACING FIXTURES. JULY Pontefract l2, 13 1 Reading 15, 6 Nottingham l3, 14 Knutsford 16 Southampton 13, 14 Iluntingdon 2O, 21 Down Royal Corpo . l4 1 Stamford „. :.l ') 23 Airdrie: 11; I Goodwood "I , 28,29, 3U AUGUST. Deauville 1 Ripon Brighton 3, 4 Tiverton 1 i Oxford liungetford York • •).t 9 Croydon 4, 25, :26 Brighton. Club , Lewus.. G, 1 ligilaUl lO, 11 Wolv , .rlutuTton lO, 1 11 12, 3 Wiu(sor Bromley 17, 18 1 iSteekton ............. 18, 19, 20 1 Dover 18 i Plyitiourat 46, 9 i Scarborough 30, 31. Badcu. Baden 3l. Great Yarmouth 31 Derby Summer .. 31, Sep 1 \Veyolouth 3l, Sep 1 Canterbury „ 31, Sep. 1 MARICE 7 S-2iiiS DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July B . —Sales probably 10,000 bales. The mto steady. I