The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-09 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two o'CLocK. Consols aro firm to-day at 93f 1 3 for money ; ditto, for Account, 931 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 93 ; New Tkree per Cents, 931 3 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 8 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, 207 f ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 12; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1001 -a; ditto Enfaccd Paper, 5 per Cent., —. Foreign Bonds are dull, Italian, Mexican, Spanish, and Turkish being flat. Argentine are quoted at 78/ to 794 ; Brazilian, 831 to 84 ; Egyptian (1864), 901 to 911 ; Egyptian (1864), 80 to 804 ; Viceroy Seven per Cents., 801 to 801 ; dito Nine per Cent., 96 to 961 ; Italian, 531 to 51 ; Mexican, 12 to 121; Peruvian, 761 to 77 ; Russian (1868), 90 to 91 ; Orel. Vitebsk, 81 to 811; Charkof, 79/ to 801 ; Spanish, 28/ to 28; ; Honduras, 83 to 84 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 45+ to 451; and ditto Six per Cents., 65/ to 661. In the Railway Market, Great Northern are + lower, and Chatham and Caledonian * each. Metropolitan and Midland are * better. Prices are as follows :---Caledonian, 794 to 79/ ; Great Eastern, 34 to 381 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Great Northern A Stock, 106 to 107 ; Great Western, 501 to 51 ; London and Brigh ton, 441 to 45 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16/ to 17 ; London and North Western, 1181 to 119 ; London and South Western, 89 to 91; Me tropolitan, 971 to 974; Midland, 111 to 117;; North Eastern (Berwick), 107 to 108; and South Eastern, 77 to 77k. United States 5-20 Bonds are steady at 811 to 811 ; ditto 10-40 Bonds, 72+ to 721 ; Erie Shares are 1 lower, at 18/ to 19 ; and Illinois Central, 951 to 96. Bank Shares are without movement. Agra (A) is steady at 11 to 111; Alliance, 1.5 to 16 ; Anglo- Austrian, 19 to 21 prem. ex dix. ; Chartered Mer cantile,-301 to 311 ex div. ; Consolidated 41 to 4i ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 11 prem. ex div. ; London and County; 501 to 511; London and Westminster, 62 to 63 ; Oriental, 41 to 42 ; London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; and Union of London, 37 to 38. A considerable business continues to be done in Telegraph Shares, and prices generally show a fur ther advance. French Atlantic Telegraph is higher, at 211 to 211. Telegraph Construction is very firm, at yesterday's advance. Anglo American Telegraph is 4 better, at 20a to 20i. In-Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay Shares arc dull, at 121 to 13, being a decline of 1 ; National Discount is steady, at 11+ to 11i ; General Credit, to dis. ; and International Finance, 2to 14 dis. ex div. English wheat continuing scarce, firm rates are asked in the face of the brilliant weather. The report of the directors of the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Company presented at the half-yearly meeting to-day declared the usual dividend at the rate of 9 per cent, per annum. The sum of £32,000 in gold was taken to the Bank to-day. The Canaan, from Sydney, has brought £25,000 the Anglesey, from Port Philip, £43,500 ; and the Jerusalem, £42,000. The Bank of France return this week shows a further diminution of £480,000 in the bullion. The letters of allotment for the 4i per cent. City of London Bonds for £234,000 at par will be issued to-day. Tenders for more than six times the amount were sent in. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the East and West India Dock Company will be held on the 16th inst. The Levant Herald of the 30th ult. says :- 4 ' Nothing has transpired during the week as to the progress of the negotiations for the proposed 110,000,000 loan, nor is there yet any news of the budget. Country advices report the failure of a firm en gaged in the corn trade in the Eastern counties, with liabilities estimated at £150,000. The report of the Dutch Rhenish Railway Com pany, which was adopted at the annual meeting of proprietors held at Utrecht on the 29th ult., states that the receipts for the past year exhibit an in crease of X.' 9,407 12s. 4d. over those of the preced ing year. A payment of 14s. 4d. per £2O share and 4s. 3d. per £6 share, in addition to the provi sional distribution in January last, was recom mended, making the total dividend for the year at the rate of £8 Os. sd. per cent. The directors of the London Joint-Stock Bank have resolved to declare at the half-yearly general meeting, to be held on the 15th inst., the usual dividend at the rate of 123 per cent, per annum, carrying forward £5,4. The suspension has been announced of 11r. Bourne, of Brindle, near Preston, but the liabili ties are not stated. The following is from the Cape Copper Mining Company :—" The company have despatches, per Celt, to the 22d of May. The ground beyond the Flucan in Ookilp mine continues to show consider able improternent. Spectakel also continues satis factory. The mule sickness continues, but means are being taken to stamp it out. Fine rains had fallen. Bills of lading are received for 523 tons of ore." Advices from Vienna state the arrangements for the issue of bonds for the construction of the net work of railways in European Turkey to be nearly complete. It is intended to issue two kinds of bonds. The first, based upon a guarantee from the Lombardo-Venetian Railway Company, is to consist of 600,000 lottery bonds of 100 florins each, with lottery poizes after the manner of the Austrian Credit Lottery Bonds. They are to be put forth by the Anglo-Austrian Bank at 87i florins per bond, with instalments spread over two years. The second issue is to be for a nominal amount of francs. 264,000,000 f. in 650,000 bonds of 400 f. each, bear ing 12f. interest per annum, and having four draw ings annually, at each of which there are to be two prizes of 400,000 f. and two prizes of 200,000 f. The bonds are to be absolutely guaranteed by the Tur kish Government, in a form similar to that of the existing Russian Railway Bonds. The issue price is stated as 172 f. 10c. per bond. It will be seen by the nature of the intended securities that they can be issued only on the Continent. The return from the Bank of England for the week ended the 7th of July gives the following results when compared with the previous week :-- Rest Public deposits Other deposits 21,091,460 ... increase ... 1,941,734 On the other side of the account : Government securi- ties £15,702,999 Increase 1,548,626 Other securities 17,409,587 ... Decrease 3,142,622 Notes unemployed 9,748,680 ... Decrease 482,190 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,996,330, being an increase of £603,225 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,810,598, showing au increase of £29,822 when compared with the preceding return. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols and French Rentes with the corresponding week of last year : Same Week last Year. Bullion ........... £19,810,598 X 22,551,512 Reserve Notes in circulation 23,996,330 24,722,730 Rate of discount Consols French Routes At Present The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, July 7 : ThurEday £16,394,000 Friday Saturday... Monday 11,010,000 Tuesday Wednesday 14,126,000, £80,912,000 BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. OVEJINMENT FUNDS. por Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, July 7 „ 3 ERr Cent. Reduced 93 1 NOW 3 per CAnt New 21 Or Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con J an. 187 3 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- 1)o (Red Sea Telebraph), Aug., 1908 — Fxclicqu'r mile , £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March 23i pm Do. 3 do. Juue 8 Do £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent De. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds Inter-Colonial Uranium. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India 2tOck, 10f per COnt., April 1874 2071 Do. Opening, for Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cont., Oct. 1838 Do. Certificates ... Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per CAnt.. „. — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... •-,t. — Do. 54 per (Pit. May 1879 — DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — th„ Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873 ....„ Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under .£l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, t; por Cent tu itrian Bonds 5 per cent ....... Do. 1e59 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — D 0.14 per Coat. 1852 — Do. do 1858 — Do. uu. 186 ' — • Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account B3l i B..enos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Coot , -- Gem, 6 per Cent. o.•ilian 6 per Cent — Do. 4 i per . Cent..., -- Do. 3 por Cent., — Do. 6 per cent. 1867 9ll Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 J lombian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — It:quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent• Egyptian, 7 per Cent B6 Do Serood Issue .. •• Do. .£501.. Bonds B6f Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 87 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. .4500 Bonds Do. Al OC Bonds — Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railway Debentures •9B G. eeir 5 per Gout., 1824 5, ox Coups. — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Ur uateutala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 821 It ilian 5 per err t., 1865 — Do. Account . — Do Maremmana Railway — Ilexicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — alanteNidean 6 per Cent. .. — lidocrish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada l6l Do 3 per Con 35; • Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account .. 761 7 Do 4} per Cent. (1:10)arren) Do 41 por Cent., 1862 s. . — Do Account Portaguesep per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2.'3 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St Do 44 per Cent . 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do S per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... 854 1 Do :do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bowie — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds — Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 661 Sariinian 5 per Cent -- Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. Account 284 Do. 1867 Do. Account 1 2B 1 Do. New Deferroa — Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account - Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 , Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 por Cont. —... Du Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 671 1 Do 5 per Oent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 66 5/ 6 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Ice. ant Do 6 por Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cont. 1564 Dividends on the above payable in Lyndon. Austrian 0 per Cont. Ex 1U Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i 4 per Cont. Ex. 12 Gull.. — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, August 5 - I POLICE lA'TELLIGENCE.—This Day. THAMES. THE SUICIDE BRIDGES OVER THE LONDON DOCK. Mr. Paget addressed Mr. George and Mr. Mumford, chief constables of the London and Sr. Katherine Dock Com panies own police, and said he was much obliged to them for their attendance, and wished to call their attention to the number of suicides and attempted suicides at the Old Gravel-lane bridges over the dock. The attempted sui cides only came before him and his colleague, and the method adopted was to remand the offender to Clerken well prison for a week, and then on a favourable report from the chaplain of the prison to discharge them with a reprimand. He now had two women under re mand, who had attempted suicide at the Old Gravel lane Bridge. As one of the magistrates, answerable for the peace:of the district, he could not help thinking it was shocking to humanity that these attempts were so fre quent, and that some scheme might be devised to prevent drunken and half-insane persons jumping into the water. He and his colleague only heard of the unsuccessful cases. The successful cases of suicide wore investigated by the coroner, and they wore numerous. Mr. Mumford said the railings of the bridges were high enough for ordinary purposes. Mr. Paget said that was so, but drunken and insane per sons got over the railings and attempted suicide in the dock. Mr. Mumford said if the height of the railings were increased it would be an impediment to business, and that nothing would then stop people jumping into the River Thames a few yards further on. Mr. Paget was of opinion that the height of the railings could be increased at a trif ling expense, and people kept out of the water. There were some bridges at the lower part of the docks in Shad well with lattice work 10 feet high, and there were no suicides or attempted suicides there. Mr. George said those bridges were moved by hydraulic machinery, and erected under the provisions of a recent Act of Parlia ment. Mr. Mumford said it bad become fashionable for drunken persons, and particularly prostitutes, to attempt suicide at the bridges of the London dock. The Bridge of Sighs, as Waterloo-bridge was termed by Tom Hood the novelist, was the fashionable resort for suicides in the West, as the London dock bridges were in the East. Mr. Paget said he had nothing to do with Waterloo bridge. He was firmly of opinion that these outrages to humanity could be lessened, and ho wished the solicitor of the London and St. Katherine Dock Companies, now united, should wait on him. Mr. George and Mr. Mumford said the magistrate's wishes should be communicated to the solicitor, and after stating that Westminster-Bridge was not a fashionable resort for suicides, though the railway was only four feet higher, took their departure. WESTMINSTER. ►SERIOUS STREET COLLISION.—George Lucas, driver of a Brighton fly, plying between Wimbledon and Putney, was charged with causing hurt and damage, and being drunk during his employment as a hackney carriage driver. It appears that at half-past eleven last night Mr. John Biddulph and his wife were driving from Cromwell-road to the Palace Hotel, Buckingham -gate, and opposite Brompton-square, the defendant, in the middle of the road, ran into the carriage and turned it over, injuring the coachman severely, as well as Mrs. Biddulph. H e was very drunk. Both the carriages were very much damaged. Mr. Arnold asked whether he should send the case for trial for causing bodily harm, as his powers were very limited ? Mr. Biddulph wished the case to be sett!ed. Prisoner said he took a fare from Putney to Germyn str._et, and had too much drink. Mr. Arnold said the damage could bo recovered from the owner of tho carriage, and for the furious driving and drunkenness he fined defendant 40s or a month. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.—MRS. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and do lightful fragrance is given to the Hair. It stops the Hair from falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes al dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dyo. In large Bottles— Price Six Shillings. Sold by most chemists And FOrfumem paint 266, High Hollnorni VIE SUN, LONDO_N, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, i 69. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. - Closing Business Share NAABs. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 104 11/ 111 4 19 Do B lO 3/ 34 4/ 4 50 Albion l5 8 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 201 214 21 4 20 Anglo-Uungarian 8 11 2 V 4 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 12 20 Do issued at 2pm , . 5 54 1 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of Nev Zealand all 16 17 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, and China all 13 19 181 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all 32 33 20 City l9 11 12 100 Colonial 25 38 4 ) 10 Consolidated, im. 4 i 4/ 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lint 5 21 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja noire). lint lO pr 1p 10 1 20 English, .t , cottish, and Aus. tralian Chartered 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 54 21 24 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 16 . 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 24 zil_ Hi z 5 lonian all 19 22 25 Do new 5 (3 3 Lnd Mortgage of ludia, lint 4 3i . 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 39 all 76 76 t 0 100 London Bank; of Mexico and South America, lint. 20 7 6 1)0 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 110 27 20 Do new 71 5 41 190 London &River Plate, lina. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 21/ 20 London and County 2O 461 501 5 1 4 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 London Joint 5t 0c k ......... 1 X 3ll 321 London and South African al 8; 91 l i t 100 London & S.-Western, lien, 20 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lint 124 ... 100 London and Westminster. 2J 61 62 621 11 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lint ' all 74 7 i 7 1 00 Midland, lint.. 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint l5 31 1p 00 National .Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... ... 401 10 Do 60 National. 20 New South Wales all 41 4:1 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 i 42 411 4 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 61 hi 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 9 J 9z 10 Do new. all .. ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 2.5 15 L 1 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 IS 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l5 371 3.51 "71 4 k.VLAUALa.L. lit/YJAittPiaL_,,A Britivb Columbia, 6 per cent.,1872....... ..... 100 Uo. 18x5. ' - Uati.Gov.6 uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. c Feb. & 100 102 lus Do. sp. o. Afar. & Sept lOO 102 It:4 D 0.6 p. o. Jan. & July lOO os Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk HO 90 92 Cape G.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 lOO 102 10i 110.Ap1.&00t 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 1111 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1891 •••• 100 108 lit Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 .. 100 98 Ico Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.e.. 100 108 lis Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 lOr -- Mauritius, 6 p. a, 1873, Jan. and July ........ 100 104 106 Do. 1878 ........ .• 100 106 tog Do. 1882, May and Nc\ .. 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug ..•••• 10 10 195 Melbourne Corporate.,.. - 1867-75, 6 per cent...... ICO 100 100 8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.. 100 103 104 Natal 6 p ot, Apl& Oct... 00 . Do 6p o. Slay & Nov 1 0 1( 6 10& N. S. W. p•c., '7l to '73 lOO 99 141 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896_ 10) Hi 901 381 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 - N.Zealand, 6p. 0t.1821 lOO _ Do. 5 percent.... Do Jan, Aprl,July, 100 93 94 PS I Do 6p c. Afar k ititlit '9l lOO 108 110 - Do June & Deo , 1.91 .••• 100 109 1,1 - jDo i•rov. •t Aucirld. t _ 1 0 - ( ctrie.ldt2, 1( 1 .95 ) /Nova Scotia 6p. c.Jau and July. 1875 ...... 190 10 103 - Do 1686.. Qtmnslnd. sp. c. '824 lOO 107 k, 1081 107 f - Do 1891 - • _ lOO 1074 1, 8 1 Tasmanian (3 per 0.159 3 .. 064 1071 Do .( , 9; '97 ..•••• 100 1.)3} 107 Victoria 6 t er cont. 1341 tvU 116 1.6 --- Dn. Apriland Oct - 162 111) TELEGRAP II COMPAN I ES. 1U Ahglo-Atneileam. TeL, lim aTI Log 'lO 204 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., lint— 10 14 lif 111 I at Atlantic Telegraph lO 19 21 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 65 ' 0 70 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., liin. 100 170 175 at Electric At Inter. Telegraph 100 258 2 3 262 3 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., 10 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 4} 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all t p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 4 41 25 Reuter'; Telegram all 70 74 LO Societe Transatlant., lint all 191 20 2:1 I st Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip ell 11 1 20 Telegraph Con. & Lim all 211 y, 211 I 5 U. Kingdom Tel. Co., Um all 6; fii 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 4;p PARIS CORRESPONDENCE, Tnunsn AT, The interpellation of the Left Centre becomes more and more formidable. Some exaggerated estimates of the number of signatures have been published, but it is certain that the total up to the time I am writing is not fewer than 115. Yesterday itwas 110, and 5 more Imperialists have joined the Moderate-Liberal camp within the last twenty four hours. Tho Liberte states that 33 deputies of the ex treme Left will infallibly vote in favour of the interpellation, and as M. Emile de Girardin's journal is the leading ad vocate of the Moderate Liberals, this statement must be accepted as correct. If the interpellation, therefore, he brought to a division, the Liberals, according to all appearances, will be supported by 153 votes, and the Government will be beaten. What a change in a few months from the stereotyped Land of twenty-five who used to hopelessly throw themselves on the serried ranks of the Imperialists ! Whether the Emperor will allow the question to be brought to this pass is most anxiously canvassed here. At present all is in the dark. We have nothing tut conjecture to rely upon ; but the general impression is that the Emperor will give way, and yield up personal government. From some vague words let fall by M. Itouher during the last day or two, it would appear that the Government was not radically opposed to change. The Emperor, in fact, was willing to grant reform, but not so much as was claimed by the Left Centre. I hardly need remind you that the significance of the famous interpellation has been materially altered. At first it pronounced for reform generally, without specifying what concessions would be accepted, now it demands that personal government should cease, and that Ministers be responsible for the acts of the Government. This means that the Emperor is to become a constitutional sovereign. M. Itouher of course opposes a change which would involve his own downfall. He calls the demand for Ministerial responsibility an attack upon the Emperor, and doubts whether it can be entertained at all. But the signature of one Imperialist after another is asymptom which cannot be overlooked. The official deputies are clearly beginning to think that the ship of personal government is sinking, and that they had better get out of it. The Emperor might resist a demand which was supported by none of his own followers. But when his relatives and the elected of his prefects are joining in the cry for change, is it possible that he can resist it? Most people here think he cannot. All are agreed that this is the most momentous crisis the Empire has yet seen. That M. Rouher and his colleagues are frightened at the aspect of affairs there can be no doubt. Yesterday the business in the Corps L6gislatif was almost entirely neglected. The Ministers were taking the recalcitrant deputies apart one by one, and entreating them to modify their demands. Several of the Moderates were told yesterday that if they would not insist upon Ministerial responsibility, anything short of that would be granted. But no deputy gave way. Five more signed. There is a rumour to-day that the presentation of the interpellation will be contested on the ground that it is unconstitutional. In the letter it decidedly is, for by the law the constitution cannot be discussed in Parliament. But nothing is unconstitutional in spirit which is agreed upon by the people and their ruler, and the Liberte rightly refuses to believe that the Emperor will thus endeavour to stem the rising tide. The question of naming the Secretaries of the Corps L4gislatif is much discussed at present. Some are in favour of proceeding at once to that operation, whilst others conceive that as many non-contested elections as possible should be previously dispoied of, so as to impart to the decisions of the Chamber a greater authority. Hitherto, however, the Administration has refused to consent to the election of the Secretaries, and the Liberal papers accuse it of endeavouring to delay the discussion on reform as long as possible. Of course, no regular busi ness can be undertaken until the Secretar:es are elected. But the fact is that if any divisions took place now the Government would be nowhere, for no deputy can vote whose election has not been confirmed, and there are sixty-seven yet unconfirmed. Nearly all these are Impe rialists. M. Bailed made his debtit yesterdaY in the Corps 1.403. latif. He was listened to with great attention; which he deserved, fur he is a fine speaker—eloquent, liberal, and by no means violent—at least on this occasion. If I have a fault to find with him it is that he is too solemn. Your readers will remember that M. Bancel is the candidate who defeated Emile 011ivier in Paris. One of the official arguments used against him was that he had, whilst in exile, drunk to the defeat of the French army before Sebastopol. Yesterday M. Bancel energetically denied this. lie had (bird( to the abolition of war and the resurrection of liberty, but never to the defeat of his countrymen. The inslnuation was one too contemptible to be noticed. More complaints of corruption yesterday. M. Bethmont demanded the abrogation of an election in the DrMlle, on the ground that the official candidate had won by only 1,450 Votes on a poll of 27,000, and that this majority had been gained only by the most flagrant corruption. One official had offered money for votes. The bulletins of the official candidate had been sent attached to voting-papers— a grave offeve, M. Bethmont thought, equivalent to ordering the 4ectors to vote for the Imperialist. The Liberal bulletins had not been sent round at all by the authorities. An Englishman, named Roberts, got into trouble at the fair at Fontainebleau. A holy found his hand in her pocket, and though he protested that he had meant to put it into the pocket of his overcoat, the aid of a policeman was procured. Nine gold pieces were then found in his mouth. lie declared that ho had put them there to cure the toothache, but he became the victim of this rather strong circumstantial evidence and rs.r sentenced to a year's imprisonment. MR. GLADSTONE AND THE DUKE OP NEIVCAS7LE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(TIIIS DAY.) Last night the Lord Chief Baron suggested that as the matter resolved itself entirely into a question of law, it should be left to the court above in the share of a special case setting the reliable facts. This morning a long and earnest consultation took place between tho counsel and parties, and ultimately Mr. Denman announced to his lordship that they had agreed to these terms : —" The jury to be discharged ; special case to be stated by Mr. Gray, Q.C. ; the Court to be at liberty to enter the verdict as it thinks fit, and to draw inferences of fact without prejudice, to the right, if any, of either party to apply, to tunend, issue and order. Tho duke's examinations to be admitted as evi.lonce before Mr. Gray, subject to all rights of examination or contra. diction. Certificate fur special jury. Judge's order to Embody terms." ,The Lord Chief Baron—That is the form in which I suggested the terms should be arranged, and I need nut, therefore, say that I entirely approve of it. The jury wore then discharged accordingly. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOC' A7ION PRIZE MEETING.—(This Day ) This morning the first range in the first stage for the prize was begun at 600 yards. Tho highest aggregate score for the Queen's Prize has been made by Colour-Sergeant Sherlock, 20th Middle-- sex, up to the time of writing. Ile has made 42 points, which is the highest score made at the three ranges of 200, 500, and GOO yards. Another gentleman, who made an excellent score at 200 and 500 yards, has come hopelessly to grief. This is Mr. Burrows, of the London Irish, who having made the fine score, considering the weather, of 16 at 200 and 18 at 500 yards, has only made 5 this morn ing at 600 yards. SHAPE LIST. ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. st Bristol and Exeter 100 77 70 st Oaledonian ......... 100 791 791 701 et Cambrian. 23 Cornwall all 21 3 at Dublin . Bellast June lOO 77 79 st Dun„ Perth. Ab. Juno lOO 70 72 2) East brlndon all 6 7 10 Do 15 - - Do 10 - - et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 102 104 at Great Eastern .. 'oo 381 3 4 381 at Do. E. Angl. N 0.2.... 100 ... et Great Northoi Scotland.. 100 15 11 et Great Northern lOO 107 103 108 at Do. A stock et Do. B stock at GtS, and W. 01 Ireland lou 95 v 7 Gl. Western -Original lOO 501 51 at Do. South Wales lOO 54 56 st Do. 11'. Mid.-Oxford lOO 25 27 at Do. Newport lOO t 5 10 at Lancashire .k Yorkshire lOO 123 213 at Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 441 43 03 Do Scrip ....• all - - et Lon., Chat., and Dover lO3 161 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 9 it at Lou. & North Western lOO 1181 .19 1181 1 at Lon. .k South Western lOO 89 91 891 at Man., She., & Lincoln ICO 56 561 161 at 51.(trooolltan at Do Extensi .. 100 84 96 95 10 Do. New rd at Moz.ropolitan District. all - 10 Metrop at. John's li oo I 6 - - at M.a.aud st 00, diriniu. .k Derby at North British st Lo. h 0. , rth., & Dun... 109 - - st ror.K:astern-lierwick.. 100 107 itB 107 , I 23 Do. (3. N.E purchase.. '6.13.5 - - at Do Leeds. ...... ....... 114 u 63 61 st Do York lOO 98 v 9 at Do Chtlii de •• • • • lOO at Do Stoer. de. Darling lOO 134 136 at North Lon ion 10 Do New 18(8 . 2 lip at North Staffordshire." l OO 57 59 st North and S.-W. Junction 100 WI 100 10 Do New £lO shares 7 ... •• at Rhymney st Shropshire Union lOO 581 5 I at South Devon'.. st South Eastern lOO 77 771 st Staines, Wolehani, & Wok all 12 13 st 'Vail Vale -- Do. C Wateriord & Kilkenny ltU •- Waterloo & White 6 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 80 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st D 9. do. Ordinary lOO 76 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per et lOO st 44-t. Eastern, E.G Ex. No. 1 100 st Do do No. 2 100 at Do do 6 per cent 100 at Do East Anglian A 5 p. c. 100 at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do 0 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 s t Do Norfolk 5 p.e.Ex.1816 100 st Do do 5 p.c.Way.V0.1.1817 100 at Great Northern, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 4 1 do do do 100 st Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO st GIL Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 at Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO st G LWest.—Orig.&Jnt.-Bent chg., per gua. 5 p.c lOO st Do. Orig. (B. it H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 st Do du 4j per cent. 1650 100 st Do do 4 do do ... 100 at Do do 5 per cent. redem. 100 st Do do Birmingham gua 100 at Do do do pref... 100 at Do do Chester gua, lOO st Do do do S per cent lOO st Do do do 5 do 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 41 p.c lOO st Do do 41 1850 lOO st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 100 at Do do 2d gua. 100 at Do Newport, lat g. 5 p.c. 100 st Do do 2.1 do 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 at Do Barnsley, £5 38103 p.c. 100 at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 at Do 41 (Blackburn parch). 100 st. London & BO:Alton. sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO st, Du 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2. 100 st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO a s t t D llo a 4 do 6 duW.E. & C.P.) 100 ( 1859 100 at Loudon, Chatham, & Dover 105 107 99 101 97 100 103 111 70 75 9G 97 102 104 95 10 , J 87 b 9 721 77 79 95 97 68 72 b 5 9J 95 100 110 112 107 111 90 92 97 10J 1 J 1:;5 I.h 1 5 VS IOU . vs ... ... 77 5 per cent ICO at Loudon and /LW., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO at Do Bedford &Walbridge IOJ et Do Shrewob'y & Welchp'l lO9 et Loudon and b W. 7 p,e In II; late 3d shares, lOO s Do (Portsm. perp ans 2560) all s Man., Shei., & Lineln. 6 p.c lOO Do x 6 all par Ipm s Do 31 per cent lOO CO 135 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 s Do Bristol &Birm., Cp. c lOO 1 2 131 s Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 18 IOJ s Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO US 140 s Do Leicester &.1.12chn,4 p.c lOO 80 st North British, 5 p.c. No. st Do E. & (1. 4p.c.S. & D. 100 st Do N. 8., No. Y, 5 per cen.t lOO _ st Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO st N.-Easteru—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 67 8s st Do 4.1 per cent. redeem__ 10) 97 89 st Do 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital Do York,ll.& S. purchase lO 10 104 104 Do Stcktn & Drling. A 5 p.c IV() 106 106 HO 150 st Do W, liartlepool ii. and lt 10J Si - till 20 North Staffordshire 108 Devou Annuities, 1 s all V to 108 Do Tavistock Anns., 10s all 8 9 10s Do Fixed 4i per cent all 8 8i 1p.6. S. East. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 et Do 44 per cent lOO st Do Fixed 44 per cent lOO st Taff Vale No.l lOO 11) 153 St Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Divideuda contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 pc gua. st Do Scot. Oen. min. 7 p c lOO st Do 41 p irredeem all ,„ 8 B e a t: Gr D p ea u o t 4 i p la c st c e o r n n . 5 4 i s i d s ie , e r l d B c a 6 e t 2 n . B . t o 1 10 00 6 0 ) 8 7 . 7; 6 . 9 . ; St Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 85 87 at Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 81 86 at Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO ... st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO st Do Boston &Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... st Great West., W. liidl., 5p c 100 ... at Do Joint lerpe. 5 p c,1865 100 Se SC at Do do 6p c irred., 1366 100 106 108 1071 '2J Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 20 at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B IOU 5 Lane. and York: New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 -1 Ip at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 at Da do 4:1 do, 186:3 100 at Do do 5 do, 18135 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1868 11)0 st Do No. 7 sdo st Loud, Chat., &c., 2a, 6 p.c 101 st Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c Do do C 614. c at London &N. Western, 5 p:1 100 110 112 st London &S. Western, 41 p c 101) s 3 95 10 Man. bhef. &Liu., 5 pc, 1365 all 81 at st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO lou ltr2 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 107 10J et Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Incouv. Now Shares all 19 1.4 191 22 Do 5p c con, into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 21p st North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... st Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P., &Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 .. at Do E.& G , N o . 2 , 5 p.c .. at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1 862 100 ... at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 35 17 at Do Stock. & Darl., D st North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) st North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 p c, 18 59 100 ... . at Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 ... at Do 5 do, 1864 st Victoria St. &Pimlico,. 41 pc 100 ... RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS! st Biltenhead lOO 82 9I 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 100 102 st Buckinghamshire at Chester apd Holyhead lOO 51 56 st Do. 5, per cent. st Do. 5 do. ..., lOO 11G 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. C lOO 132 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ... . s Gt. Easti., Newm.,&c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 st Gt. West, W. Mid., Heref 10 0 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2 6 st London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO st London, Chat., &c., 41p c lOO st Do. Com. Fund, 5 do 100 st London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO st London, Tilbury, & South lOU 80 85 £3l 4 st LoWestoft, gu a 4 per cent lOO 79 81 st Do. do. 6 do. 51 Manch., Buxton. it Matlk all at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 91 JO Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northernk East. , 5 per cent all 53 66 80 Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N.West. A peril. pref, 5p c lOO 107 109 st Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. R4Urauth. R. OZ C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Wyre.. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 106 132 134 10 Do do 8 2 21p at S. Yorksh. and River D un 10 0 97 9 9p st De 4 per cent gua lO 78 80 at Do 5 do at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 110 at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all ... 20 Do do C all st Weymouth and Portland lOO ••• •• 4 • st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. st East and West India lOO 119 121 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 42 44 R:1 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Miliwall Freehold Land et Dock et Southampton lOO 70 72 st Surrey Commercial MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Auglo-Mexican all 151 25 Australian Agricultural 201 15 16 25 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lint 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 .1 .5.1 10 Berlin Water Works, !kn all 11 10 Do. Now 6 3 4 100 Bolekow Vaughan, liin. 5 Bombay 1.1,p, lim. 5 Do. New 4 1 N 5,1 bit British American Law] 4l 15 17 20 British Inlittu Tea, lira. all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 66 7J 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lim 2l 20 Ceylon Company, lira lO ;•4 21d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lira 9 bi 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lira_ all 50 City Offices, lira 25 50 Colonial, lint. Do. 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 10 Company of African Mer chants, lira 20 Continental Union Gas, lim all 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 100 Do. 1879, 4; per cent. all 100 Do. 1882, 4} per cent. all 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO at Crystal Palace lOO at Do. Preference lOO at Do. 6 p. c Pet petual Deb lOO 20 Darjeeling, lim. [0 Eastern Assam, lint. 6l 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance,lim. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim .00 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy (dua. by Egypt. Gov all 20 Egyptian Com. & Traci. lim 6 3 Eng. & Aust rod. Copper, lint 21 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 .00 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lint 8 10 Fairbairn Engineering 20 Fore-street Warehouse,lim .00 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and pr t p 5 7 1031 1011 1011 1051 1031 104 21 21 21 31 21d 23 2, 22 97 102 110 5; 414 11 llid 4; 5 :S 21 12 1 2 p Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 50 Gellivara, lim 10 General Credit & Die., lint. 71 15 General Steam Navigation 11 50 Home & Col. Marine In. lim 5 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lint. 20 Intern. Financial Soc. Um 5 20 Interns,. Land Credit, lim 6 50 Italian Land 5 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 50 Land Securities, lim 5 25 London African Trading lO 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lint 6 10 Loudon County Land and Building, Ihn. 4 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lim 25 20 Lond. & Provincial Marino 2 et Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. 5 p. c. by ludia Goy. lOO 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim ll 50 Merchant Shipping, lien— all 2 If 31 6 4d id p 3 32 65 67 2 lid 7 5d 2 2k 21 16d id pr 11 id 32 37 60 Millwall Iron orks, Mu. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa- tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 5 IS ew Quebrada, lint 1.8.0 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. muffle Agency,lim 2l 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint 5 10 Do. 13 St' North Brit. Austral., Rm lOO 60 North Brit. & Mercan. In._ 61 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 50 Oriental Financial, lira ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In• vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lint 10 Panama, Now Zealand, and Australian R. Mail tint 5 Do. do. at Peel R. Land & Minerl, lint 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, lint lO Societe Cien.de l'Empire Ot 8 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint C 25 South Australian Laud 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lim.„ 81 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 • 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 20 Universal Marine(lu.), lint 5 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 30 Van Dieman's Land 2Bl 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 50 Warrant Finance, lint. l2 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 2O 20 West London Wharves 11441 WilTeh9ll,oomlttimoinsuf. 10 7 6 4 11 111 01 101 31 act 1f Ifd 4j 4j IP 11 7 5 V S 43 53 V 191 13 11 7 8 i 11) id IP lf 21 7 61 24' 33 34 33.1 2 3 • iP h 41 5 p 22 24 11 ad 11 2 p (3i 31 2 6 7 211 ?Sid 101 2d rir 2 1 d 20 21 211 95 951 961 a 871 831 89 11 11 61 27 29 21 20 21 1 7 ;1 i3L 121 13 104 106 1031 31 34 46 43 47 61 2 1 `i d 21 016k 71 61 7 47 13 171 21 6 42 44 78 81 E 2 821 803 1 I 11 10d 5 3 !II •10 MORE SERIOUS FIRES, This morning, between one and two o'clock, a fire, which lighted up the greater portion of the metropolis, happened in the premises belonging to Messrs. Jenson and Nicho7son, varnish manufac turers, carrying on business at Pleasant-grove, Belle Isle, King's-cross. The flames commenced in the factory, a factory about 30ft. long and 20ft. wide, and was caused from the vapour arising from pans of boiling varnish. Another fire, resulting from an explosion of fire works, and which it is feared will terminate fatally, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. E. Dyer, a pyrotechnic artist, carrying on business at No. 13, Galton-street, Peckham. The back room of the building on the ground-floor was used as the packing compartment, and whilst Mrs. Dyer and others were storing fireworks for removal to one of the public gardens, the friction caused by pressing in the goods caused a friction of the com position, and in an instant the whole of the fire works exploded, filling the room with fire and sulphurous vapour. With the exception of Mrs. Dyer, who is 43 years of age, the other parties escaped without injury, but the unfortunate woman was so seriously burned that it was deemed advis able to have her removed to the hospital, where she remains in a precarious state. The engines quickly attended, but before the fire was extinguished the building was seriously damaged by fire and explo sion. GLOBE THEATRE.--To-morrow night, the last of the season, is set apart for the benefit of Mr W. J. Iturlstone, the manager and treasurer of the establish ment, when, in addition to a strong bill of attractions, the patronage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is extended. IMPERIAL i'ARLIA 1 EN,, HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LIFE PEERAGES BILL. Earl RUSSELL moved the third reading of this bill. The Earl of MA LMESBURY opposed the motion, and moved that it be read a third time that day three months. The object of the noble earl in introducing the mea sure was high and worthy, but he thought the House of Lords did not require any increase of power or prestige in the country. The composition of 'he house was now as varied as was necessiry, as in addi tion to landowners they had amongst them bankers, rail way directors, and upwards of fifty peers who had been d:stinguished members of the House of Commons, the military, naval, and legal professions, diplomatists, his torians, and writers both of prose and poetry. Such being the case, he did not think there was any reason for altering the fundamental principles of the Constitution — namely, that peers should be hereditary. He denied that the creation of life peers would popularise the House of Lords, and he was supported in that opinion by the autho rity of Mr. Bright, who was generally supposed to represent the popular view, as he looked upon the mea sure as simply a childish tinkering with legislation. Lord LYVDEN opposed, and Earl STANIIOPE supported the bill. Earl GRAN VILLE thought tho motion for the third reading a stage at which to discuss the merits or demerits of the bill. He thought there had hitherto been a con currence in favour of the bill, and after the comprom'sa had been made in committee, her Majesty's Government had felt it right to give the nt,ltsuro its su,port, which it would extend to it it went down to the other House of Parliament. Lord CAIRNS said ho on a former occasion reserved to himself and those who sat around him full liberty to take which course they pleased ou the third reading. He had from the beginning looked upon the bill as contain iug a dangerous principle ; there was no way of securing that its provisions could be fully carried into effect. Un aer all circumstances, he should give his vote against the third reading, because if it went to the House of Commons it could not be fully discussed there at the very late period at which it would be taken into consideration. ... 106 ".----29 The house divided, and the numbers were— For the third reading ... Against it ... Majority ... The bill was accordingly rejected. The Bankruptcy Bill was read a second time, and the committee was fixed for the 16th. The Imprisonment for Debt Bill and th 9 31unicip31 Franchise Bill were read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. 110 USE OF COMNIONS.—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. TRADES UNIONS. Mr• RAT HBONE gave notice that it was his intention to ask on an early day whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce a short Act, limited to one year, to protect the trades unions. CATHOLIC CHILDREN. Mr. GOSCHEN said there was not the slightest truth in the cock and a Lull story referred to at the Marylebone meeting of Guardians about a Catholic boy, of 12 years of age, being whipped at Cockormouth because he had told his priest that he had changed his religion. It was only another specimen of the gigantic falsehoods that grew so rapidly in religious controversy. The Poor-law Board could not interfere with children of the age of 14, but with those whose age was only 12 they required proofs of the competency of boys to determine what religion they would follow. CLERKS OF THE CROWN. ➢ir. C. FORTESC I rE said the appointment of clerks of the Crown rested with the Lord-Lieutenant, and although Mr. Bergin had been recommended by the members for King's County it did not follow that ho was sure to bo appointed. It had boon thought that the office of clerk of the Crown for King's County would ba efficiently filled by a Mr. Dalton, and he hal received the appointment ac t:ordingly. THE REVIEW AT WINDSOR. Mr. OT WAY, in reply to Major Staepoole, said he re ceived no applications from the military attachds of the embassies in London for cards to be present at the late review. If he had received such an intimation from any ho wouli at once have communicated with the Deputy Ranger of the Park and obtained the necessary admis sions. No discourtesy was intended to any person, but ho (Mr. Otway) had no power to issue invitations of any kind. THE RIOTS AT PORTADOWN. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland, in reply to Colonel Knox, said he must decline to give any opinion whether the Irish constabulary were justified in using their arms in the manner they had without the order of a magistrate. The matter was still under investigation, and he must therefore decline to give such an opinion as the bon. and gallant member I-, quire.l. With respect to the boLtire, the police never iut_Tfered with ti:e kindling of it. Mr. VANCE a,k.d if any fresh instrucroni had been issued to the constabulary with respect to the use of their arms for the future. Mr. C. FORTESGUE said no new order had been is ,mid, and ho was not prepared to say that any now it structions were ncc:ssary until all the facts connected with the circumstance hal become known. AMERICA. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had to appeal to tho bon member or Taniworth not to proceed with the motion ht had on the paper for to-worrow with respect to America, and to move for papers. 11. bad no reason to bjlieve that America loiked upon it Its dropped, but ho believed it was thought in America that it would be as well if some time was allowed to elapse before the subject was again re opine-l. It was a most delicate matter, and, under all circumstances, it would be most desirable that no discus sion should not take place at the present moment. Sir EL BULWER said he should regret postponing the expression of opinion on the failure of the American treaty, because he was convinced that, as matters now stood be tween this country and America, we should have cause to repent delay. He was for leaving well alone, but certainly nover fur letting ill alone. Lord J. MANNERS rose to order. The SPEAK Eli said some latitude must be allowed the hon. member in answering the appeal that had been made to him. Sir 11. BULWER thought it woda be iujnstic.► to the country and himself if the matter was not discussed, but if it was the general wish of the h)use that the matter should not be brought forward, ho should not cf ours() persevere, but Lis former anticipations had all turned out correct, and if complications and difficul- ties became greater against dt•lay Ito should c Ist the re. rponsib:Uty on those who Lad been the causo of his not bringing forward the discussion. SUPPLY. The house then went into Committee of Supply, and a discussion ar, se on the subject of granting ..V,UOU for the alteration and deco, ation of the central hall. Mr. LAYARD showed that the present frescoes were fading under the influence of the atmosphere of the me tropolis, and that the mosaic plan Lad been satisfactorily tried in St. Paul's. He had therefore saved expense by substituting it for the frescoes. However, the vote was was reduced to £28,000, although Mr. Gladstone pleaded that it would be impossible to carry on the public service without some discretion of the kind. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and :he house adjourned. Foreign Mail Yaeliet List. MAILS DUE. Anetralla and New Zealand, via Southampton..... July 17 , Ditto, via Yuseilles .. .. July 12 Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug 4. Ditto, by Frcnoh packet Uspa Verds, by Brazil packet ...... . Aug. 4: ()ape of Good Elope. Ascension. and St. Helena.— July 13. Mina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton_July 17. La ibraltar, via Southampton .. .July 11 indla,via Southampton vitt°, via Marsell.es Malta, Egypt, SDo. July 10 Ditto, Marseilles July 7 Newfoundla ...... ....... July 14 ilat.ritiva, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via 6( unfurl ton Alareelltes ~ Aug 1 ...... Aug. 4. Ditto, Portugal United States, I. anada, California, &0., by British pack e t July 10 Ditto ditty (Baltimore) . Ditto, by L lifted States packet Ditto, by Inman packet July 7 West Indies and Pilaff., (except Mexico and Baha mas) July 14 West Coast of Africa, Madeira. and Teneriffe July —, MARKE7 S-21118 DAY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July 9.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Thu marke steady. The Queen held a Council at Windsor Castle at one e'clozk to-day. Tito Queen will not go to Osborne this week. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander H. T. Ellis, to the Lion ; Staff Commander James Kiddie, additional, to the Pembroke ; Navigating Lieute nant Herbert T. Gimson, to the Pembroke, addi tional, for the Walverene ; Henry L. Fleet, Edgar Bouge, Augustus H. Coker, Edward H. Bayly, William M. West, Ebenezer Rae, and George P. Henderson, midshipmen, to the Monarch, as super numerary ; Ernest G. Rasou and George, Hunting ford, midshipmen, to the Duke of Wellington, addi tional, for the Revenge, to be transferred to the Royal Alfred, when recommissioned; and k:dward W. Lee, azeisti-ettrg., to the Mersey, S POR TIN G IN ITLXIIGENCE—This Dai :NEWMARKET JULY MEETING THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Lancet i Crown Prinoess 2 Wild Flows: • • 3 Six ran. PL A.TE OF 100 SOVS. Capsule 1 Hibernian .... Preclude colt 3 Ton ran. 5 FORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. NEIVMARKET AIEETING-YESTERDAT, MATCH. Percy. 1 Sister to Parma MAIDEN PLATE. Podesta 1 Adeline g Polly Perkins t Verdure Twenty-four ran. PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Silenus Cho mule c Moonstone Eight ran. SUAIMER STAKES. Reindeer Suffolk Royal Rake Eight au. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Kingcraft ... 1 Cestus 2 St. George •• Fourteen ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Prince Imperial Pericles Flash 3 Thirteen ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Suffolk.. Stork Bratlpte 3 Four ran. I. RACING F • J l. Pontefract l2, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 Southampton 13, 14 Down Royal Corpo. l4 Airdrie i IT; Deauville 1 Ripon 2 Brighton 3, 4 Tiverton 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes Egham lO, 11 Wolverhan'pton lO, 11 Windsor 12, 13 Bromley 17, 18 Stockton lB, 19, 20 Dover 18 SEPT] Margate o Ipswich 2 West Drayton 3 Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, lb, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 24 Uct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOV Harrow ...2, 3 Worcester 3, 4 St. Albans 5, 6 'IXTURES. Reading 15, G Knutsford 16 lluntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... "2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 IST. Oxford Hungerford 24 York 24, 25, 26 Croydon Plymou►h 26, 27 Scarbor)ugh 30, 3t Baden Baden 3L Great Yarmouth 31 Derby Summer —.31, Sep. 1. Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury 31, Sep. 1 MBER. Richmond 21, 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23 21 Monmouth... , 23, 24 Newmarket Ist Uct....28, Lanark 23 3U iBEIL Cheltenham l9. 2f Curragh l9, 2ti, 11 West Drayton .........21, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 21 Newmarkbt ll'ton ...25, Ito. MBER. Eglinion Hunt 6, 7 Liverpool Shrewsbury ..... 15, 16 STEEPLECIIASE FIXTUItES, JULY. Kingsbury. 9 OCTOBER. Bromley - -1 West Drayton 2l, 21 NOVEMBER. Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury I*, Harrow 2, 3 Leamington hunt ....23 tto Lverpool 9 10, H, 12 I COURSING FIXTURES. AUGUST. St. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, G Orniebby 19, ite. liuutiugdun 26, 27. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS July 3, at 9 a.m., Fair Wind, out of tho Birmingham Stakes, Sutton Park. July 5, at 9 a.m., Prince Harry, out of .the July auk( Chesterfield Stakes, Newmarket, and First year of the lirst Biennial Stakes, Nottingham July Meeting. July 5, at 9 a.m., The Enslish Baton, out of , Nursery Handicap, Sutton Park. July 5, at 9 a.m., True Lova, out of the Birmingham Stakes, Sutton Park. July 5, at 1.15 p.m., Master Dick, out of all engagements, 1869. July 5, at 2 p.m., Expansion, out of all engagements to present date. July 5, at 4.12 p.m., Fiona, out of July and Chesterfield Stakes, Newmarket. July 5, after 6 p.m , Vagabond and Winifred, out of all engagements for which weights have appeared up to date. July 5, after 6 p.m., Virtue, out of Reading engagm ments July 6, at 9 a.m., Not Out and King Richard, out of all engagements. July 6, at a.m., Whinyard, nut of all handicaps to date. July 6, at 9 a.m., all Ur. Green's horses out of Notting ham engagements. July 6, at 9 a.m., Laird of Scotland out of Sutton Park engagements. July 6, at 3 p.m., Mars out of Great Barr Cup and Erdington Plate, at Sutton Park. July 6, at 6.5 p.m., Symmetry colt out of Chesterfield Stakes, Nnwmarket. July 6, after 8 p.m., Truo Love out of Sutton Park eneagement3. July 6, at 9.35 p.m., Aubade out of the Goodwood and Hunting !ou Stakes. July 7, at 6.30 p.m., Paul Jones out of Nottingham en gagements. In the list of horses struck out of their engagements published in No. 24 of the Raciny Calendar the datee of the following scratchings were incorrectly given ; they should have been as under:— June 14, at 1.45 p.m., all Sir W. Booth's horses out of Windsor engagements. June 14, at 1.45 p.m., Wistaria out of Windsor Nursery. June 14, at 1.45 p.m., Magnolia out of Manor Plate at Hampton. Jane 14, at 1.45 p.m., all Mr. Merry's horses out of New eastlo engagements. YACHTING FIXTURES. JULY. 13, 14—Royal Northern Yacht Club Regatta 15—International Regatta at Havre 15 Royal Yacht Scuth luercnYb iactehtgaCtlta at übße tta 17—Ulster Bangor 17—Prince of Wales Yacht Club: Match from Gravesend to Ramsgate 19—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: Channel Match, Bangor (Belfast) to Kingston 19, 20 —Goole Regatta 20—Sailing Barge Regatta 20—Royal Dee Yacht Club Sailing Match 21, 22—Dublin Bay Regatta 24—Prince Alfred Yacht Club: First Class Match 23 (?)—Kingstown Regatta 27, 2t3 - Royal Western Yacht Club and Plymouth Royal Regatta 80—Royal Welsh Yacht Club Regatta AUGUST. 1, 2 —Havre Regatta 2—Temple Yacht Club: Second Match 3—Victoria Model Yacht Club : First Class •Match 3,4, 5, 6—Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta s —Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club : Regatta at Oulton 7—Cheshire Yacht Club: Third Match 9-14 Royal Victoria Yacht Club Regatta 10—Great Yarmouth Regatta 13—Shoreham Regatta 21—Clyde Yacht Club: Corinthian Match 21—Cheshire Yacht Club: Fourth Match 24, 25--Dartmouth Regatta 28—Clyde Yacht Club : Closing Cruise 27 Torbay Royal Regatta REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. JULY. 14—Tunbridge Regatta 14—Hartlepool Regatta 15—Bedford Amateur Regatta 16—Vesper Rowing Club : Junior Pairs, River Lea 16—Albion Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, Junior Fours, and Sculls, River Lea IG—PLaenix Rowing Club : Junior Fours, River Lea 16—Leander Boat Club : (Joolden Challenge Cup (Sculls) 17 - Lurline Boating Club : Senior Fours 17—Hamburg (International) Regatta 17—Kingston Rowing Club Regatta • LAMBETH ROWING CLUB.—A meeting of this club was held on Monday last at the "Ship Inn," Fore street Lambeth. The principal business transacted was the making the final arrangements for the forthcoming four-oared race in connection with this club. Tho race will take place on Monday, July 12, the course being from Putney to Barnes, when five crews will contend. As usual, Mr. R. Bain ban engaged a nteanacr to accompany gio raw. AUU OCT