The Sun. — London, England, 1869-06-25 00:00:00

kONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are lower to-day, at 921 for money ; ditto, for Account, ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 924 ; New rflree per Cents, 92i 4 ; R2cl Sea Telegraph, 191 13-16 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 2 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. The railway market is firmer. London and South Western are ICs. Ligh(r, Great Northern (A)1, and Brighton, London and North Western, Midland, Metropolitan, and South Eastern I each. London, Chatham, and Dover, and Caledonian are excep t!onally 1 1 lower. The following are the prices:— Caledonian, 77 to 721 ; Great Eastern, 381 to 384 ; Great Northern, 103 to 109 ; Great Northern (A), 1081 to 1084 ; Great Western, 501 to 51 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 126 to 1261 ; London and Brighton, 441 to 55; London, Chatham, and Dover, IGI to 171; London and North Western, 1181. to 1191 ; London and South Western, 89 to 9 1 ; Metropolitan, 97:1 to 981 ; Midland, 1174 to 1181 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 105:1 to 1061 ; and South Eastern, 774 to 781. In Foreign Stocks, Egyptian are especially good, while Peruvian and some others are fractionally lower. The Emperor's Speech at Chalons, though meaningless, has not tended to encourage specula tive business. Argentine are 80k to 81; Egyptian (1864), 88 to 89 ; ditto (1868), 781 to 791 ; Italian, 5M to 56 ; Mexican, 121 to 121; Peruvian, 79 to 791 ; Orel-Vitebsk, 80 to 84. American Securiies are extremely quiet. The United States Five-Twenty Bonds are steady at 89i to 801; the Ten-Forties, 711 to 721 ; Erie shares are unaltered, at 194 to 20 ; and Illinois, 94 to 95. Bank Shares continue quiet, and prices are little altered. In Miscellaneous Securities, Telegraph shares are firm. Atlantic Telegraph is 1 higher, at 22 to 23 ; and Anglo-American Telegraph 1, 201 to 20k. General Credit is k better, at 11 to 1 dis. ; International Finance is steady, at 2 to 14 dis. ; National Discount, 111 to 11 4 4 ; and Hudson's Bay, 121 is 124. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. Ihe joint-stock and other banks have reduced their rate of allowance for deposits from 3 to 2i per cent. A reduction of per cent. has also beeu made by the discount establishments, whose terms now are 2f per cent. for money at call and 21 for deposits at 7 or 14 days' notice. The interest due the Ist July on the Canadian Consolidated Five per Cent. stock is advertised for payment. _ _ _ . - The Anglo-Austrian Bank has given notice that the Coupon, due Ist July, of the Roumanian Seven and-a-half per Cent. Railway Loan, will be paid on and after that date. The half-yearly meeting of the Rhymney Iron Company is called for the 14th of July. We are informed that the recent issue of prefer ence shares by the Great Western Railway of Canada has been fully subscribed. The report of the Bank of South Australia, to be presented on Tuesday next, recommends a divi dend of £lO per cent. per annum, free of income tax. At the annual meeting of the Marine Insurance Company a dividend and bonus of £8 per share on the 10,000 shares of the company were declared. Mr. Millis, Coventry, of the firm of Coventry and Sheppard, has joined the Board of the Metro po:itan Bank (Limited.) The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia will be held on the 12th of July. With reference to the London and Provincial Law Assurance Society, it is notified that a divi dend at the rate of 4s. 6a. pershare will be payable on the 15th of July. The Committee of Anglo-Austrian Bondholders, in conjunction with the Council of Foreign Bond holders, have given notice that they have made arrangements for the conversion of the sterling bonds, under protest, through the London and County Bank, which will recei‘e the sterling bonds, and deliver a certific.ite of identification of the bond converted, and also a certificate to re present the claim on the Austrian Government for tin forcel conversion. Ttiey have also made arrangements to issue certificates to those bond holders who have already converted. The last advices from Buenos Ayres bring the official notices with regard to the national exhibi tion to be held in the city of Cordoba in the Argen tine Reptiblic next year, to which the manufacturers of all classes of implements and machines adapted to agriculture, mining industry, &c., are invited to forward their works. The full opening of the rail way from Rosario to Cordoba, a distance of 240 miles, now under rapid construction by Messrs. Brassey, Wythes, and Wheelwright, will have been previously effected so as to afford every facility for the transmission of goods. Tha return from the Back of England for the week ended the 23d of June gives the following results when compared with the previous week : East „ . PeLlic deposits 01her deposits 16,972,9:.)6 ... Decrease ... 482,445 On thi4 other side of the account : liovernment securi- ties £14,239,874 ... Increase 66,207 Other securities 16,165,014 ... Decrease ... 521,386 Notes unemployed 10,731,710 ... Increase, ... 266,210 The amount of notes in circulation is £22, 6R0,440, being an increase of £102,720; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,595,960, showing an increase of £442,335 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 : At Present. Same Week last Year. Bullion Reserve Notes in circulation 22,680,440 ... 28,687,890 Rate of discount Consols French Relates The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, Juno 23 : Thursclty £9,766,000 Friday . . Satur - day Monday 9,243,000 Tuesday 9,289,000 Wednesday 8,051,000 £61,017,000 BRITISII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVEUNNIENT FUNDS. 3 pea Cent. Console Ditto for Account, July 7 8 per Cent. Reduced 921 I- New 3 per Cent - t New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con Jan. 1873 . Auntities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- Do (Red Sea Teles a raph), Aug., IVOB , 191. Exottoqu:tr Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Ct D £lOO, £2OO & £5OO -- Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent _ . - - .11 e. opening Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Uranium ItiorAN dovaturatErrr Secunnite India V)rocic, imi per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent.., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per CAW., ~.. — Do. 5 per Cert., Jau. 1872 .....,, — Do. 54- per Oznt. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cont., Itup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — - --- DJ. Yob., 5 per Cent., Avg. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 por Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Arvntine Republic, 6 per Ceut . tu itrian Benda 5 per cent Do. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent _ _ O. iti poi- Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858....... Do. do. 1869 1)o. do., 1868 69} Do. 5 per bent., 1865 Do Account • 82i B;zenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cube, 6 peiplut. Galatia 6 per Cent — D ). 4111 er Cent •• Do. 3 per Cent., Po. 6 per ce-t. 1867.. — Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 13 to nbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825........ Dannbian Principalities, 7 per Cent 791 Du 8 per Cent., 1867 I.'quadur New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Egyptian, 7 per Gent - B3l 1)0 Secoad Issue Do. £SOI Bonds D0..£100 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. .GOO Bonds Do. 4106 Bonds 9O 891 Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Governrrent Railway I)ol,,niturei t . ~, Greys: 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Dr. Acceunt Do. Coupons Do. Account idalernala 5 per Cent . Honduras Gov Bail. Los n.,10 p. Ct., all pd It ',inn 5 pet Ctr t., 1 t 65 B6 Do. Account • Do Mirenimana Railway — Ilexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — tiontevidean a per Cent. — .. 11 crrish imperial 5 per Cent N'ew Grana Is — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deftiry•ed Pe. a 1:5.1.. 5 per Cent. It3U 5 Do Account .. 791 1 Do 4} per Cent. (Cri:' , arren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 -. Do Account Po Itiguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9 '6O '2.':- I 1 Do. do. 1867 • - Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Uussian 5 ~ar Cent., 182 z, .4; S t Do 41 per Cent 850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do do, Scrip — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE _ Do. du. £B4 15s. do , - Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..... Do. do .£B4 15s. do — Du Nicolas Railway 651 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cen . — Do. AcciAint Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferrou — Do. Account 6. — Do. Passive — Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government., 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7l Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do Accoun t Do XIOC Bonds 7O 694 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6 74 1 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Acc.ant Do 6 per Cent., 1862 • Do 6 per Ceut. 1664 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guii. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Do. Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Rte. 25f. Do Account 554 6 TWO O'CLOCK. Oonsols, Money 924 xd Do. Account, July 7 THE LIBEL CASE IN THE BAIL COURT. (THIS DAY.) The judge summed up the evidence in the case of Cadogau v. Piper, after which the jury returned to con sider their verdict. After having been in delibera tion for upwards of two hours they returned into cJurt with a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £2O. His lordship asked the jury on what grounds they had come to that deeision,, „and was informed on the case generally. His lordship told the jury the case was one that called for substantial damages, or else the verdict ought to be the other way Ho wished to know whether they were of opinion that the plea of justification had been made out, or whether it bad been made out only in part, and if so, what part? Tlrsy bad bettter, therefore, return and reconsider the matter. The jury were again locked up, and had not come to any decision when we went to press. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The annual field inspection of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), under the command of Lieut.-Col. Millie, was made at IVindsor on Tuesday by Major- Gen. Lord G2orge Paget, K.C.8., Inspec or-Gene al 0: C The Penelope, armour-plate I ship, will succeed the Pembroke guardship at Harwich. The Hercules, Capt. Lord Gilford, and the Belle rophon, Cr pt. F. M trtin, returned to Spithead from Dover yesterday afternoon. The Minotaur, armoured iron frigate, Capt. Jas. G. Goodenough, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon, on her return from the Baltic. As this was the first occasion of the Minotaur entering Spithead otherwise than as a flagship, salutes were exchanged between her and the flagship of the Port Admiral. The cost of the gunpowder annually burnt in honour of Admirals commanding in the home ports must be something extraordinary. It certainly appears that in the case of our naval offi cers a less expensive mode of saluting each other than blowing away punpowder would not detract in the slightest from their individual dignity, would save the nation some money, and would, at the same time, be exhibiting a due regard for sound sense in lemming a lavish adherence to a barbarous custom. Voreign Mail racket List. MAILS DUE. australia and New Zealand, via Southampton July 12 Ditto, via YArseilles July 14 Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video July 4. Ditto, by French packet .. . .June 22. Gape Wide. by Brazil paeact ..... . July 1. Cape of Good tidpe. Ascension, and St. Helena... June 27. China, Penang, and Singapore. via Sochampton—July J. bibraltar, via Southampton .. .June 23 India, via Southampton .June 26 unto, via Harseil.es Malta, Egypt, &o. Juno 23 Dittb, Marseilles... June 22 Newfoundland ...... ....... ....„„ ..Juno 30 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Scuthansi ton Ditto, Marseilles July 4 Portugal United States, t anada, California, &0., by British paok et 26 Ditto ditto ( Baltimore) Ditto, by L sited States packet Ditto, by Inman pa0ket........ ....... ..... ....Juno 28 West Indies and Paoilic (except Mexico and Baha- mas) June 23 West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe June 23 Cubs and 31 exi oo ........ June 23 Bermuda, via liana. Bahamas, via New York TiticE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and t'ic short exchange on London is 25f. 250. per £1 sterling On comparing - these rates with the English Mint price of £3 1;6.101d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold at the above price is of high , r value in London than in Paris. The course or exchange at New York on London for bills at 69 days' sight was on the 14th inst. about O 9 per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. A TERRIBLE !WK.—JERSEY, Tuesday.—Three metropolitan excursionists hired a waterman's boat in St. Helier's harbour on Sunday, and went, as was supposed, to row in the bay. They thought fit, however, to turn Noirmont's Point, and rowed about seven miles to the west. Here they were caught by one of the currents which only practised sailors understand, and carried towards the coast of Prance. They drifted about all night, and, fortunately, tho weather, which has been uncertain and shifty of late, continued lino. Next day, famished and exhausted, they got towards the Jersey shore again, and landed at La Rocque in a deplorable plight, owing their lives to the excrptional forbearance of wind, wave, and current. _ _ George Jewell presided at the meeting of the Colonization Society, in Hartford, Connecticut, Tuesday evening, June 1. Its work, that of helping coloured people to go to Liberia, has been aided during the past lour years by the St ►te society with $70,000, and it has sant 2,231 negt 03S to Liberia iu that time. The society owns a ship worth $30,000, which will carry 650 passengers, and a building in Washington worth $50,000. Among the speakers were Rev. Dr. Haight, Rev. Dr. 31.‘Lean, of New Jersey, Governor Jewell, and President Roberts, of Liberia (a coloured man, who has laboured 40 years in the work.) He gave a very interesting account of the successful expe riment of a Republic in Liberia, and described the colleges then as in a flourishing condition. RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SIIARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Proilts of each separate year. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1869. SHARE LIST. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. OJWINAEY di:I4IANS AND STOCK& CtOsing Business Share NAILE. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 10 101 101 1 10 Do B lO 3 i 3# 3 1 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, dm all 201 211 20 Anglo-Hungarian "20 Anglo-Italian 1836, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 14 20 Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 16 Bank of New Zealand all 18 17 .50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, nd China all 18 19 .... . __ 25 Chartered Mere. of India. --- -- London, and China all 32 33 20 City ll 12 111 1 1J 100 Colonial e 38 4-) 10 Consolidated, lint. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East Loudon, din 5 2A 11 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of ltio de Ja ueiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, z,cuttish, and Aus • .... tialittn Chartered 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new .si) 21 21 100 Imperial, lim 2O 13 16 131 1 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2} si 121 12 .5 lonian. all t 9 .2 25 Do new 5 6 3 20 Lnd. Mortgage of India, Hui 4 :;4 :!1 100 Du sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 t 0 30 London Bauk of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 30 'l7 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 19 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 23 t 2-1 20 London and County 2O 491 601 5) 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ▪ 11 ... ... London Joint Stock 1 311 31 32 London and South African al 8: 9 00 London &S.-Western, lin; 20 13 11 150 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ... ... 100 London and Westminster ▪ 20 61 62 61 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10pm.. 100 Merchant, lim 25 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lim all 71 74 100 Midland, 1im.... 2O 11 1 - ' 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3.1 Ii) 100 National Pro vine. of Kng'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 59 National. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 13 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 14 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lO 61 51 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 90 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 li It 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 48 100 Union of Ireland, Urn 50 Union of Loudon l5 att 351 DOCKS. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Z 0 Auglo-American Tel., lim all 24 201 2tt 1 10 Anglo Mediter Tel., 1im.... 10 131 14 at Atlantic Telegraph lO 21 23 st Do. 8 per cent. lOO 63 73 7) 671 st B. and I. Magnetic Tel., Rm. 100 165 170 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 255 260 10 Do. New 8 9 11 p 25 Indo-European Tel., Rm lO ,„ ... 5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lim all 21 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all pr tp 10 Mediterra. Eaten. Tel., lim all 81 31 25 Reuter's Telegram all 66 64 20 Societe Transatlant., lim all 19 191 19; 181 at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 11 11 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 171 181 2O I 5 11. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all ti 7 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all I 4.p TRADE DISPUTES. 1 IMPERIAL PARMA ENT .. ... . . The silk weavers at Leigh, in Cheshire, Lave this week ---0 struck work. It appears that at the mills of Messrs. Harrop, HOUSE OF LORDS.—Lan EVENING. where moat of the hands are employed, a notice was lately Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his sect on the woolsack posted up, to the effect that a fine would be inflicted fer at five o'clock. irregular attendance at work. This innovation the work men recent, on the ground that, as they are paid 1 - y the piece they have a right to choose their own time. At a meeting of the operatives connected with the diffe rent branches of the building trades in Liverpool, held on Wednesday night, it was resolved that a weekly levy of is. a man should be made for the purpose of assisting the mason: in the present dispute with their masters. The wages dispute in the cotton trade in the Oldt am die- Wet is practicaly settled, the rperativcs at the mills - in 'Oldham, Itoyton, nellinwood, and Clomp:on having accepted the 5 per cent. reduction and returned to their work. The house painters of Glasgow, who lava Leen out on strike since the Ist of 3lay. have agi - ced to adjourn their strike until amore co:Art.l_l,lot reriod. THE CHARGE OF LIBEL _AG...LUST TIM " .NOllll.l JV .11,7',5 11l RA 1,D." The case of " Cadogan v. Pip( r," the action by the Hon. Mr. Cadogan against the 1 myrietor of the lrerth, Wilts Herald, was returned on Thursday in the Cum t of Queen's Bench. The secretary of the Electric Telegraph Corn- Fany was Called as the last witness for the plaintiff, and he had Lcen in attend:a:cc each of tl:e previcus days, but was not now present. After waiting for some thus without his arriving, the learned judge ruled that it was unnecessary to wait any longer. Mr. Giffard, Q.C., then proceeded to address the court and jury. He called special attention to the letter of Mr. Evans, which, he said, was the first point from which they bad started. After having read the whole report of Mr. Cadogan's evidence at the trial at the Old Bailey, he asserted that it was impossible to come to any other con clusion than that Mr. Cadegan gave evidence at that time, the effect of which was to give an impression which he (Mr. Cadogan) knew was not true. The charge made by Mr. Evans agaicst Mr. Cadogan was that he made use of the information he derived, from the telegraphic messages by his position as a director of the company for stock-jobbing purposes. The jetty who tried the case in 1857 did not know the facts which had been proved before the present jury. He asked whether anyone believed that Mr. Cadogan would be unable to remember whether he had sold the £40,C00 on the 13th of December referred to at the trial. He also asked whether great value could be attached to Mr. Cadogan's evidence after such circum stances had occurred. Mr. Giffard dwelt at great length on the details of the trial in 1857 as it bore upon those of the present suit, and especially deprecated the line of conduct adopted by the brothers Thomas and Albert Evans. He strongly defended 'the witness Mr. Sandilands from the accusation of having committed perjury, and commented with great severity upon the whole of the treatment to which Mr. Thomas Evans bad been subjected. Be also dilated at considerable length, and in terms of the most emphatic censure, on the means which had been taken in every direc tion by the Hon. F. Cadogan to relieve him self from the more than questionable position in which he had placed himself in relation to the telegraph com pany, and also to the contractor for the refreshment department at the French Exhibition. Rela tive to the letter which was sent by Mr. Cadogan to the newspapers in explanation of his connection with the French Exhibition, he (Mr. Giffard) did not hesitate to say be had suppressed a por tion of the truth, and had suggested that which was untrue, for the purpose of vindicating himself and at the same time misleading the public. The judge will sum up to-day. A large meeting of grccers was held at Birming ham on Wedm d.y, cbout 400 being present, wl.en it was resolved to at andon the l n tent system of telling sugar, and in no case to sell it at a loss, or under wholesale market value. The Roman Catholics of London are about to 3rect a n.w college for the twining of their foreign mission aries, and Mill Bill, Hendon, where there has for tome time past been a ten rosary college, will be the site of it. It has been arranged that the foundation stone shall be laid by krcLbishop Manning, on Tuesday next, being St. Peter's Day. THE ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol lorn:g bills :—Customs and Inland Revenue, Exchequer Bonds 1 : , ,300,000), Civil Service Pensions, Norfolk Island Bishopric, .Sea Birds Preservation, Oxford University Statutes Bill, 1,1 1 . -ction Commissioners' Expenses, the Stan aeries, and a irimbe.” of railway and other private bills. mETßopoms 7.0 C AL MANAGEMENT ACTS AMENDIONT BILL. The Marquis of TOVVICSIL T %ND moved the second teading of this bill, the olject of which was to make better provision for the reguletion of the traffic in crowded thoroughfares in the inetro k solis, and also to pro vide certain evils that now, he said, 1.•91'e a disgrace to any civilised soc'et . „-. Barrel organs were also embraced within the provisions of the bill as nuisances. _ . The three Manchester boys whose Protestantism ied them to beet to death a little Irish girl for wearing green ribands Lave not cszaj ed pueibLment altogether, notwith standing that the coroecr's jury refused to bold them re spontible. They w, re brought before the magistrates on Saturday and remanded tiil Thursday. They were then discharg,ed, alter a lecture from the bench. TUE LONDONDERRY RIOTS.-4t will be remem- Jered that during the visit of Prince Arthur to Ireland, some very serious rioting took phc at Londonderry. Telegrams from Derry FLte that Murphy, the third man wcttheed at the said riots, died on Thursday night after terrible and protracted suffering. TUE WATER SUP - PLY OF TILE METEOPOLTS.—The report of the royal commission on the water supply of the metropolis Las been laid on the table. Its general pur pot t is, it is stated, to condetLn the extraordinary sources of supply which have been recommended, and to recommend a development .of the present sources under Government supervision and control. The water now supplied is very favourably spoken of. EDINBURGIL—On Thursday, at the Edinburgh and Midlothian Rifle Association meeting, the Caledonian Challerge Shield, value £560, was gained by Corporal Angus Cameron, Gth Inverness Company, and Queen's Prizeman of 1860, with a score of 50 out of a possible 60. The ranges were 200, GOO, and GOO yards. The winning score was two points above the highest ever before made for the shield. _ _ _ -- - VELOCIPEDES. Velocipedestrians have com plained a great deal that they are not allowed in the me tropolitan parks. It is now announced that practice en velocipedes is in future to be allowed in Hyde Park from the time of opening the gates until 10 a.m. on the carriage road on the north side of the Serpentine. The use of velocipedes is, however, to be strictly limited to the por- tion of the park mentioned. PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT TO CANADA. —lt is stated that Prince Arthur will leave Liverf.ool en Saturday, tLo 14th of August, in the lonan Com pony's steamer C iy of Paris, for Halifax. On arrival out the Prince will join the 4th Battalion of Royal Engineers, Low stationed in Canada. Ho will return to England next spring Before leaving the Mersey the City of Paris will ha p'aced in the graving dcck, and will receive a thorough overhaul. THE SUTHERLAND GOLDFIELDS.— A despatch from Helmsdale, in the fforthern Ensign, about the Sutherland gold diggings, is as follows: " Towards the close of last week some of the digging claims turned out very well, and a few of the lucky diggers made from 10s. to 12s. a day for a few days. This raised the ebbing spirits of most of the men, and all hands are now working with a little more courage. Most of the old claims are running out, and a general desire is expressed that a new allotment of ground should be marked off, but it is not known if this will be conceded. A few new bands arc still arriving, and the number of licences issued for the month now amounts to 170. One of the Inverness jewellers visited Kildonan last week, and purchased a considerable quantity of gold at £3los. an ounce." INFANTICIDE. — A shocking case of child murder has formed the subject of a coroner's inquiry at Wimborn'e. The mother, a single woman, named Emma Pitt, re spectably connected, was mistress at the National School, Park Home, near Wimborne. On Tuesday she was seen to be suffering great pain, and on her going home after school hours, the suspicions of the neighbours having been aroused, a search was instituted in the school-house, and in one of the drawers in an upstairs room was found the dead body of a child. The child had been beaten on the head with a heavy flint stone, and its tongue, which was cut out at the root, was found wrapped up in another part of the drawer. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Emma Pitt. CURIOUS CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.—A curious case of animated trance or chronic somnambulism has cone to public notice in Chicago. A man was observed one evening walking in a peculiarly straggling manner along Washington street. Thinking that the man was intoxi cated, a policeman approached him, intending to send him home. When questioned by the patrolman he returned no answer. and although his eyes were open, there was a fixed, strong glare in them that alarmed the officer, and led him to believe that the man was insane, and- to t a k e hi m i n t o custody. He was recognised as Joseph Ireton, a young man about 24 years of age. lie was inn state of partial com a, He bad been in the opera house during the eitrly portion of the evening, from which place lie was elected, it being supposed he was drunk. The next morning he lots found to be in the same condition as upon the- previous,' night, and the city physician was summoned. The doctor seemed to be unable to dclerminc exactly what malady, if any, the man was labouring under, and pronounced the case to be one of the strangest that be ever witnessed. When Ireton was placed in a standing posi tion in the centre of the floor, his head would drop forward slightly, and he would be to all intents sleeping soundly. He was placed in several other attitudes, tl e result being precisely the same. He would allow the lids of his eyes to be opened and closed by the fingers of another party with out giving any signs of feeling, and the lids would remain in the position in which they were placed. All endeavour.e, to make him talk or eat anything were perfectly futile, sleeping appearing to ho the only thing tha h r . ca ap Paid. Closing Business bare gallways. Price, done. st Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 77 70 st Caledonian ... 100 77 771 at Cambrian 23 Cornwall all 21 3 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 77 79 st Dun„Perth,d; Ab.J um l6O 70 72 2.) East London all 6 7 tO lio 15 - Do 10 - - at Glasgow &S. Western lO3 101 103 at Great Eastern .. .00 3 1 3s - 38j st Do. E. Angi. No. 2 lOO ... at Great North ot Scotland lOO 16 6 at Great Northern ... 100 108 109 1081 st Do. A stock lOO 108 11+9 at Go. 1.1 atueic lOO st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 95 • 7 st Gt. Western 100 50 51 50 11 st Do. South Wales st Do. W. .1;1.1-Os:lord- 100 25 27 st Do. N2wvi urt too *2O 70 st Laiseashire Yuri:thin lOO 126 5.7 et Lou., S.Coast lOO 4.1 4.Z. 4'l 0.) Do Scrip .... • - - at I ott., Chat., anti Dover lOO 17 171 at 110. I.letroji. 64x. A lOO U 11 at Luu. da North Western lOO 1181 lei 1181 at Lon. is south Western lOO 8 9 91 St Man., Sher., Lincoln ILO 55 551 5141 at Metropolitan j... . lOO .8 es t 97, 81 8 at Do Exteusi)n 10 :Jo. Aix rd 10 1 :d st Me . opoittan District. all - - le Metrop ~t. John's tit cool 4 - at at )o, dir.osiu. .0 Der:, 100 r 4 eti at N . ..... 100 131 4; st do. lila., flit., & Dun lO. - - st : or. i'.asteru--Berwics.. 100 1051 1161 IGI 91 25 Do. 3. N. E purohat I - - st Do Leeds at Do York lOO i; 18 oul st Lo Card ,le . st Do Stoc & Darling lOO 134 130 st North Lon Lou 'oo ill 20 10 Do New 1818 st North Staffordshire...." 100 55 57 st North and S.-W. Jnnetiou 100 Ud 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ••• • • st Rhymney at Shropshire Union 1(0 58 54 st South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 78 781 st Staines, Wok'ham, 8r Wok all 12 13 st 'Lau Vale • - Dc. - Wat‘rlord & Kilkenny llO - - ln Waterloo & Whitehail 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. at Bristol and Exeter 4 p.Cent. 100 86 88 at Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO ... st Do. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... at Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. let Class preference lOO at Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO .. at vit. Eastern, E.O Ex. No. 1 100 9, i , 9 t Do do No. 2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 111 st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... at Do do B 6 do. 100 ... st Do do 0 7 du. 10J st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 7u 75 st Do Notfulk p.c.Ex.1646 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lB47 100 ... at Groat Not thern, 5 per cent 10 , st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p.c. pm. 100 ... st Do 4 1 do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pin. 100 ... 108 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 9G 97 _ . at Gt s .West.--'.orik.&Jnt.-pent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 102 104 st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 41 per cent. 185 J lOO 87 SO 671 at Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. redem lOO 91 97 95 st Do do Birmingham gua lOO GS 72 st Do do do pref lOO st Do do Chester ,gua, lOO 85 90 st Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 du 100 95 10e at Du South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Du do 44 p.c lOO at Do do 4 ) 1850 lOO at Do du 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10) 110 112 at Do do 2,1 gua. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 st Do do 25 du 100 97 103 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Laucash. & Yorksh. ii p.c. 100 1 135 st Du Barusley, .65 Is 105 p.c. 13) at Du 6 p.c. (East Lancashiro) 100 130 1;1 at Do 41 (131ackburu purch). 10 US 100 at London & Briwhtun, 5 p.c. guarantead, No 1 lOO ... sti Do 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2 lOO ... st Do 6 do do lOO st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO ... t Do 7 per cent st Do 6 do (W.E..v, k 1.1!.) 100 st Di 4 do 1659 lOO st London, Chatham, & Ducer 5 per cent st London and C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent-- 100 11) 11 st Do Bedford &Uambridge lOO ... st Do Shrewsb'y dt Wolchp'L lO6 st London and S W. 7 p,c late 3.1 shares, lOO 140 150 s Do (Purtsm.perpaus 2s6d) all ... s Slid., &Lilian. 0 p.c lOO Do Aig all par pat a Do 3,1 per cent lOO 6J 65 1 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 st Slid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 145 s Do Bristol & p. e lO2 I;'2 131 131 s Do 41 psr ,!out. redeem 10(1 108 102 s Do 41 per coot. irredoem lOO 03 lio s Do Leicester & 'Venn, -1 p.e. 100 8J st Nunn 1 3ritish, 5 p.c. N. 1 111(1 st .Du E. & ti. 4p.e.S. & D lO3 st Du N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ecu.t IUJ st Do Border Union, 54 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Uuus. 4 p.c lOO 67 69 st Uu 41 per cent. re 100 93 9; 57 st Do ~..,- per coat., lOO 17 Do .13, r,vick capital 8 13.1. Do York, H. &S. pure:lase lO 10 101 Do Stektu Drliug. A 5 p.c lOO 106 108 st Do \ , ,r, and 1i 103 81 so 20 Nortu Staffordshire all 201 211 lOs a. Devon Annuities, 1 5 all o 10 lOs Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 8 9 103 Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 84 0.6. 8. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.11.6) all 22 23 . . - st Do 41 percent lOO ... ... at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... ... st Tall Vale No.l lOO 14, 153 rajt; \Va terrord & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st I+o Scot. Cen. ram. 7 p c lOO st Do 4 p irredeeni all st Do 4p e con. issued at 80 6a... st Great Easter❑ 41 per cent. 10) 77 8,) st Do 5 do, 1862 100 83 88 fit Do New 5 do, 1393 100 83 86 st Do do 5 do, 1861 lOO 82 85 st Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 st Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 st Do Boston &Sleald, 41 pc 100 et Great West., W. 31id1., 5p c 100 st Do Joint perpe. b p c,1865 100 88 92 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 103 108 1061 20 Do Vale N oath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 14 lOO 5 Lanc. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 „. at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 .„ at 1)3 do 41 do, 1863 100 at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 5 do at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p.c at Du Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c st Lo p ud o on& N d . o Weste C r 6 urf p .. c 11: 0 0 0 00 1:10 0 . 112 st Loudon &S. Westeru, 41 p c 100 03 95 10 Man. shef. & Lin., .5 pc, 1865 all 81 al st Metropolitan 5 per cent lO2 at Midland, A 5 per cent pre! lOO 107 109 at Do B 5 do DO 107 109 is Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 is Do Incouv. New Scares all 19 1 9 1 1) 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 21p st worth British, E. and Ct No. 1, 5 per cent at Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E ,P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 at Do h. & (1, No. 2, 5 p.c st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1662 100 st Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c st Du E. & (1., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 st North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 95 0 7 st Do Stock. & Dark, D at North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staliordshiro 5p c lOO st South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• ••• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1861 at Victoria St.& Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAILWAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS] st Birkennead WU 02 9i 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all Du 102 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 5, 53 st Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ,„ st Colchester Stour Valley st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 112 13k 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all ••• Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... st Do.do.Woodbrg•Es., do 100 .„ st Gt. West, W. Mid., Here! 100 95 us 50 Hull and Selby all 115 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2 6 st London and Elackwall lOO 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO at London, CUt., &c., 4s pc. 100 at Do. Cons. k'und, 5 do 100 at Loudon and Greenwich lOO 62 64 st Do. do Preference 100 ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 85 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent 100 79 81 at Do. do. 6 do. lOO ... 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all . st Midland, 13ralford, Pref 100 tit 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 N orthern& East. , 5 per cent all 63 56 Su Do. do. 6 do. all st N. Eastern—Hartlep00l at N. West. A perp. prof, 5p c lOO 107 109 at Do B minimum It p.c lOO at Notting. & U ranth. lt. & C lOO 91 93 25 Preston and Vl' yre. all 44 46 R o yston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 131 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 13:2 131 10 Du do 8 2 21 /3 at S. yorksh. and River Dun 1 00 97 st D o 4 per cent gnu JO 73 30 at Do 5 d o at Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 IN st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset st East and West India lOO 118 121 st London and St. Katherine lOO 13 45 431 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all ... . lilillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 28 30 st Southampton lOO TJ 72 et ,Stirle7 gOlettitentel itt I ni .e MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 111 15; 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lim 9 3 5 5 10 Berlin Water Works, lien all 14 111 10 Do. New a 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lim. 5 Bombay Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 4 15 lil 3 1 50 British American Land 4l 14 17 20 British Indian Tea, lim all 21 35 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 66 7 ) 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment,lim 2l „ ... 20 Ceylon Company, lira. lO :.4 .2 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim S - 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 45,1 30 City of Milan Improv. lint all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 50 City Offices, ihn 25 27 265 50 Colonial, Jim. Do. ... 50 Commercial Union (Assur) 5 pr i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, li m. 20 Continental Union Gas, Jim. all 20 21 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of London Bands, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 104 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1041 105.5 100 Do. 1882, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lira. all 25 21 zi 1 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 35 21d st Crystal Palace lOO 2 i 25 st Do. Preference lOO 93 10) st Do. 6p. c Perpetual Deb. 109 10S 112 20 Darjeeling, liin. to Eastern Assam, lim. Of ... ...d a 50 Easti, Indian Land Credit atit, Finance, lim 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lim. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'ruy. Ulla. by Egypt. Gov all 911 951 95 20 Egyptian Coin. &Trad. lim. 6 .. .. 3 Eng. & Aust rad. Copper, lira 21 1 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3,d 100 Eug. and Scot. 11 aria°, lim. 8 ... .. , 1 10 Fairbairn Engineering...,,, 5 3 2.1 20 Fore-streetWArehouse,lim. 1.2 1 11? 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at Z, - ; all 874 834 50 Gollivara, lint. .................. 20 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 1 1 1 1 6 15 General o c S o t r iNavigationooEn.iiin 51 14 27 2 2.9 .4 2 1 50 ilm 10 H u ng hung and ChiuJ, G.ks all ..• ••• 20 Hudson's lszty ............ all 121 1 2 / 1 1 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. .................. 121 ••• ••• 20 Interna.FinaneialSoc. lint. 5 2 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, lint. 6 6 4d 50 Italian Land .................... 5 13 p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal davour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued ............ all 65 67 50 Land Securities, 1im..... 5 21 111 25 London African Tr Wing... 10 7 5 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lira. 6 ••• ••• I 10 London County Land and Building, lim. ............... 4 ••• ••• 4 50 Lend. Financial As so . , Km 30 23 '4,1 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lira 25 21 163 20 Lond. & Provincial Marine 2 11 Pr at Madras Irriga. & Canl. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 106 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency,lim... 50 Merchant Shipping, lim. all 32 37 50 Millwall Iron Works, lint. 1 . 21. ..• ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 111 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ••• • • 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 101 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lint. 3 14 113 5 'New Quebrada, lira 4.4.0 41 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Mer. cantile Agency,lim 2l 1 iP 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint.. 10 Northern Assam Tea, lint. 5 7 5 • 10 Do. B at" North Brit. Austral., lint 100 48 5 t 50 North Brit. & Mercan. 61 9 191 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 50 Oriental Financial, 5 Oriental Gas, lint , all 7 1 8 1p 5 Do. New ......... . 10 Otago and Southland In• vestment, 1int.,.,,,,., Id ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lint. . ......... If 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Mined, lim 100 31 34 461 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 48 50 50 Do. New 1867 50 Rhymuey Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City all 17 18 Do. Gas, 1int..,,,, all 24 6 100 Royal Mail Steam Scottish Aust. Invest.,lice 100 83 8 Do. 6 p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 • 7 63 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot. 8 21 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 25 South Australian Land 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl 10 Trust &Agency of Aus.,lim 1 • 1 IP 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 ▪ k p 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 5 p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 11 13 20 Universal Marine(ln.),llm 5 11 2 p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lim all 11 2 Egypt, 7 per 82 8 24 824 155300°00 Warrant Van i csae c et e rent r p a o t n y i e (lt ni :n o F i nrat l a L acgne a l V i m Loan . Pacific 2 2 1: 7 14 : 120 7 3 20 West London Wharves and Warehouses lO t; , Lu N ijkL (10 V VIM !WOE T t K tr. i &Web Columbia, 8 per 100 Do. 1895.. lOO CI an. GOv. 6 p.c.Jan. ° &J uly 1877-54 .. lOO 1(5 IC7 ion Do. 6p. o & Aug..— 100 102 )t 5 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept.. 100 102 104 Do. 6p. o. Jan. & July.. 100 88 CO 931 41 Do. sp. c. Inscribed Bk.. ICO go 92 CapirG.Hopo, 6 P• 0 •107 3.• 10 0 102 101 Do.Apl.&Ooi 1890-1900.. ICO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 Do. Jan.,SrJuly, 1891..... IGO l 0 iit Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anti 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 93 1( 0 Ceylon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 Ilt Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, Bp. 0, 1873, - Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Slay and N 0... 00 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug..... 10 106 108 Melbourne Carporatn.,.. 1867-73, 6 per ant.-- ICO 103 100 - N.8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July.• 100 101 le4 Natal 6 p or, Apl & Oct .. 0) Do f, pc. May Az N0v..... 1' 0 U c 108 N. S. W. 5 lye., '7l to '74.. 100 99 1 I -- Do. 5 p.c. ISIS to me... 13.) %,t1 991 1001 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75.. - N.Zealand, 6p. at. 1891.. ICO Do. S per cent.... ..... Ico Do Jan, Aprl, J uiy, Oct... 100 93 94 On 4} Do 6p c. Mar & Sept '91.. 100 108 110 - Do June & Deo , 1,91 100 log ,1 IDo Prov.ut Auck id. j 1:0 teens 1 &2, 1895... Nova Scotia 6p. C.Jan... and Jnly. 1876 • 190 10 103 - Do 1886.. . 100 102 1.04 Quncrisbid. tep. O. '62-1.. 100 1071 1081 lief Do 1891 . lOO 1074 ItBl Tasmanian 8 per c. 1595.. .. 061 1071 Do rtB,3 '97 ~.... .... 100 1151 107 Victoria 6 per cent.lB9l.. lt,o 115 116 -•• Do 4nd 0ct , ... .. V; 111 112 HOUSE OF CONINiONS.—LAsr EVENING. Thl SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. TUE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Mr. MONSELL said the deLiy in gazetting the vp poiatments was owing to the necessity of commencing w:th persons residing in distant colonies. The decora tions would I) distriLutel to the pf%rsons upon whom the distinction had been c-nferred, Lut t.!,..y would have to be returned on the death of tliiso b whom they had been g iven. TILE RXID ON BETTING HOUSES. Mr. EYKYN asked the Secretary of State for the Herne Department by what authority the police had been in structed to take legal proceedings against certain ecrnmis sion agents who were brought before Sir Thomas Henry on Saturday last. Whether these proceedings were based on the Ist or the 3d section of the Act of 1833 for the sup pression of betting houses; and, further, if he would state how far the interpretation which had been now put upon these sections will affect other establishments where bet ting is carried on ? Mr. BRUCE said the prosecutions had been instituted by the Chief Commissioner of Police,' but with his (Mr. Bruce's) full consent and authority. It was not necessary that the prosecution should be based upon any particular section ; but all that was required was that the proceed ings should be based on the Act. He could not say how far the prosecutions would affect other establishments, or how far those " other establishments" could be brought under the provisions of the,Betting House Act. THE MORTALITY AT BARKING. Mr. BRUCE, in teply to Mr. Eastwick, said there was no intimation that any assistance was required by Sir El. Rawlinson, who was at present engaged to ascertain the causes of the mortality at Barking and as to the chemical state of the water in the adjoining ceeek. If a medical inquiry was desired the inhabitants could communicate with the Home-office, when the matter would at once be at tended to; but it did not appear at all necessary that a legal assessor should b 3 appointed. Tim EXPLOSION AT HOUNSLOW. Mr. BRUCE, in reply to Viscount Enfield, said there was no permanent inspector of gunpowder works, but where any demand was made a competent person was at once sent to make the inspection. About three years ago an inspection was made of the works at Hounslow, and everything as far as safety was concerned was considered highly satisfactory. The cause of the explosion, as far as it could at present b 3 ascertained, as t'oere had been no verdict yet returned of the inquest, was that it had been occasioned by some accident to the machinery. There did not appear to be any reason for the apprehension of danger on the part of those per sons living in the vicinity of the works. There had been no evasion of the precautions laid down in the Gunpowder Act, neither was there any neglect on the part of the local authorities. THE DUBLIN FREEMEN'S DISFRANCHISEMENT B ILL. Sir G. GREY, in reply to Mr. Collins, said ho would fix tho second reading of this bill for Monday next, with a view of their seeing if some specific I tinto could not then be fixed for proceeding with tha bill. PAROCHIAL GOIWOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE, iu reply to Sir R. Anstruther, said there was every desire to proceed with this bill, but a postponement of its consideration was necessary for a short time, but he hyped it would become law during the present session. ENDOWED SCHOOLS. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to Mr. Neville-Greville, said that the secretary to the commission would be Mr. Roby, who had been secretary to the Schools Inquiry Commission, and his salary would be £l,OOO a year. Lord Lyttleton, the Chief Commissioner, would receive £1,500 a year; Mr. Robinson, £1,200 a year; and Mr Hobhouse would receive £2,000 a year. There would be no other emoluments given or received by those constituting the commission. THE EEVIEW AT WINDSOR Colonel FRENCH rai,l a grand review was to take place i.i Windsor Great Park before his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt on S iturday nex', and as it was to be given on a very extensive bode he wished to know whether any arrangements had been made fur the con venience of the members of the House of Commons. Mr. LAYALID sa . d as no not:co had been given of tho question he could not give the gallant member an answer. (Uh, ob.) ASSESSED HATES BILL. The house then went into committee on thi.s bill, when Mr. V. HARCOURT proceeded to move his amendment to clause 4, the Otject of which was to give the occupier the p ivilege of the municipal and Parlia mentary franch!se, notwithstanding that the owner had made provision for the paym nt of the rates. lie said hon. members might s ty what they pleased, the truth was that the present bill was in fact a now reform bill which had become necessary in consequence of the blunders con tained in the act passed lust year. Mr. GOSCIIEN pointed out that the hon. and learned member was acting upon a most erroneous assumption, for the Government would certainly have been open to his weighty indictment if they had overlooked this point. The bill was not a now Reform Bill, and its oLject was simply, as the Government had pledged itself, to redress an ad mitted grievance without raising up political questions. The amendment was negatived by a majority of 291 to 42. Several other clauses relating to notices, proof of rates, and other matters of procedure having been agreed to, the bill passed through committee. The report of the Civil Offices (Pensions) Bill, after a pertinacious but ineffectual opposition from Mr. Fawcett, was agreed to. Several other bills were also advanced a stage, and the houso adjourned. BOAT R.4CE. An exciting boat race took place last evening between nice officers of the Royal Artillery and nine officers of the Royal Eugiucers. 'The odds were nearly level, but the officers of the Royal Artillery won easily. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t. cap. 32, for the week endingl the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, June 23, 1869. ISSUE DEP AZTALENT. Notes issued m .. 03,412,150 Governmt. Debt £11,015,10C Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion 483,412,150 L 33,412,150 JUNKING DPAILTMENT. Proprietors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,498.189 Other Deposits 16,972,956 Seven Days and other Bills 418,456 Goverumt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £14,239,874 Other Securities 16,465,014 Notes 10,731,710 Gold and Silver Coiu .-. 1,183,810 .£42,620,408 G EOR £42,620,408 z FORBES, Chief Cashier MARKET S-2 MS DAY. LIVERPOOL CO 1"l'ON MARKET. June 23.—Sales probably 10,000 bales, possibly more The market quiet and unchanged. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam Short ... 12 21 ... 12 21 Do Rotterdam . 12 41 ... 12 4t Antwerp .. 25 4 4 ... 25 521 Brussels Hateburg ti Paris ;Curt ... '25 40 ... 25 45 Ditto ... "Ms . 2) 421 ... 25 471 Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1 9 1 i ... 121 i Vienna . . 12 6, 1 ... 12 721. Trieste . 12 671 ... 12 721 Petersburg Copenhagen.. ......... 2a ... 9 29 :Berlin Madrid.. 4 9 •• • 49 i Cadiz. Leghorn Mi noa Ge lan _ ~ ... 26 70 ... 26 60 ..., '26 70 ... 26 60 ... 26 70 Naples Palermo — ... 26 60 ... 26 70 Messina Lisbon — ... 51i ~.. 52 Oporto B AG Janeiro — 1... .. —: . Vow Yfak mommoom r 01 "7 n! -"! SvORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day STOCKBRID3E RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) TENTH BIENNIAL. Brigantine W.O. WALLOP PLATE. Departure liazo Romping Girl Ten ran. LONDON BETTlNG.—`fats DAY. LIVERPOOL CUP. sto 1 agst Spy (taken) 6to l agst Ploughboy (taken) 7to 1 agst Laird (taken) GOODWOOD ST SKES. 9 to 1 most Startyr (taken) 10 to 1 agst Adolphus (taken) 11 to 1 eget Robespierre (taken) 100 o 8 agst Storm King(taken) 100 to 8 agst Make Haste (taken and offered) 100 to 7 asst Bete Noir (taken and offered) Y 0 ti 1 agst Assinebcino (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 6to 2 nest. Brigantine (taken and offered) sto 1 :TA Rupert (taken) ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst Pretender (taken) 4to 1 sgst Pero Gomez (offered) 9 to 2 agst Drummer (offoroi) SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACES-YESTERDAY. LAMB EON PLATE. Breunus Quality Heetor..... Nine rao. NEWCASTLE HANDICAP. Number Nip King's Cross . Minstor Bell 2 EIS Inn. SEXTON DELAVAL STAKES. Agility . La Calonne Torreador Eleven ran. STAND STAKES. Siege Train De Clare Hector Seven ran. NURSERY STAKES. The Boy Marnquita Fiction Nine ran. STEWARDS' CUP. • Myosotis Lady Zotland Sawyer 8 Nine ran. STOCKBRIDGE MEETING—YESTERDAY. CROOME PRODUCE STAKES. Lady Annie W.O. ANDOVER STAKES. Puilibhment Maze Music Six ran. VISITORS' PLATE. Atonement Acttea Reflection Fivo ran. ItilLW AY STAKES. Dent.ell ........ Playmate Aintree Ten rau. S TOCKBRIDGE CUP. Guy Dayrell Formosa • • 2 Dsmidoff 1 Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Horsham Venice •• Fuuadling BEAUFO It lUNDICIP Pompeii Cock of the Walk Islam W EST MO RL AND PLATE. Pompeii Departure Atonement . . Six rau. COV EN TH I STAKES. Lady Anuio Satilizht ~.. 3 HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR, ENGAGE- ENTS Juno `?3, tit 3.30 p.m., l'lbebtiB, ont of the Goodwood J two 23 ut 3.30 p.m., St Mango and Crocus out of the At-el-pool Cup. Juno 23, at 2.30 p in., Morgan ht Faye filly, out of the V,,reestershire Stakes. LIVERPOOL SUMMER MEETING. THURSDAY, July 1. The Liverpool Cup of 200 sovs in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each ; certain winners extra. Ooe mile and a half. 69 subs, LO of whom pay 3 sovs each to the fund. Age st, lb Romping Girl ... 5 812 Fortuuio ... 5 8 lu Tabouret ... 4 8 7 Cecil ... 4 7 13 Ploughboy ... 5 7 13 ho Spy 7 9 St. Mungo... ... 3 7 9 Pair Wind... 5 7 7 Mount Palatine 6 7 3 Islam 3 7 1 GOODWOOD ME Weights for the Goodwood (Calculate) Age at lb Kt. of the Garter... 5 9 T rocadero ... 5 9 7 Fortunio 5 9 7 Bliukhoolie ... 5 9 7 The ltake 5 9 7 See-Saw ...4 9 0 Rusicrucian ... 4 9 0 Tabouret ... 4 9 0 Restitution ... 4 9 0 Blueskin ... 4 8 10 Brigantine... ... 8 7 It! The Goodwood Stakes (Hat and only 5 if declared, wi subs, 26 of whom declared Age st lb Blinkhoolie ... 5 9 0 The Rake 5 8 9 Cecil 4 8 7 Taraban 5 8 5 Phoebus ... 4 8 2 Alpenstock 3 7 12 Islam ... 3 7 9 Bracken ... 5 7 7 Robespierre ... 3 7 2 War ... 6 7 0 Assineboine ... 5 7 0 Our Mary Ann ... 4 6 12 Bete Noire ... 3 6 12 Make Haste ... 4 6 12 Acaster ... 3 6 10 Age st lb King of the Fairies 5 7 1 Minster Bell; ... 5 7 1 The Laird... 4 6 13 Acaster ... 3 6 10 Bcte Noir ... ... 3 6 9 Stella ... 4 6 7 Orocus ... 3 6 5 Aftermath... 3 6 5 Sportsman... ... 6 6 2 LETING -Jtax 29. Cup ; two miles and a half. d to date.] Age st lb and Hawthorn ... 3 7 7 St Idungo ... 3 7 7 The Drummer ... 3 7 7 Provider ... 3 7 7 13•phon ... 3 7 7 MYrtyrdoru Robespierre Thor walsden Itui:el t ... Laucet ... .. . 3 7 7 .. . 3 7 7 .. . 3 7 7 .. . 3 7 .. . 5 7 idicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, ,th 100 added. 21 miles. 51 RACLNG I J 1.. Worcester l, 2 Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Hendon ..... Pontefract l2, 13 Nottingham 13, 14 Southampton 13, 14 SEPT Margate 2 Ipswich , West Drayton 3 Warwick 7, 8 1 Curragh (likval) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 AUG Deauville 1 Ripon 2 Brighton ..................3, 4 Tiverton ........................ Brighton Club ............... 5 Lewes ....................... , 7 Egham ................... 10, 11. Wolverhampton ...... 1 0 , 11 IVindsor .................. 12, 13 B r omley ................. 17, 18 5t0ckt0n....... lB, 19, 20 Dover lB Age st lb Miss Gratwicke ... 4 6 10 Provider ... ... 3 6 10 VallAtion g ... 4 6 6 Choral ... ... 4 6 6 Y. Fenton ... 3 6 6 Adolphus ... 3 6 2 Storm King ... 3 6 0 Hobart 8 5 12 Queen of theForebt, by Atherstone ... 3 5 10 Starter ... ... 3 5 10 Vacuum ... 3 5 9 Aubade 3 5 7 Judge 3 5 7 IXTURES. Down Royal Corpo. l4 Airdrie Reading 15, 16 Knutsford 1G Huntingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... • Goodwood 27, 28,29, 30 ,HBER. - - Melanoma 21., 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23 24 Monmouth. . 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &c. Lanark... 2O 30 UST. Oxford Hungerford 24 York 24, 25, 26 , Croydon 1 Plymouth Searbor3ugh £6, fl 30, 31 1 Bacl4n Baden 3l Great Yarmouth , 31 Derby Summer —.31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sop 1 I Canterbury Bl, Sop. 1 OCTOBER. Bedford 5, 6 Cheltenham l9. 2f I Ed i n b urg h 6, 7, 8 Curragh l9, 24., at Leicester i, 8 I West Drayton. ..„.....21, 22 Bromley 7 8 I HerdOrtl 24 22 Newwaiket 2d 0ct...11, &e. Monmouth 23, 24. Chelmsford l9 20 I Newmarkbt Wton ...25, &u. Kelso 19 20 1 NOVEMBER. Harrow ,..2, 3 EgHilton Hunt 6, 7 I Worcester 3 , 4 Liverpool St. Albans 5, 6 1 Shrewsbury ..... l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. JULY. Kingsbury OCTOBER. Blinaley,,, tni i ii i,,witimia(` ' Yost Prit7tQA itstssisali 22