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

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Consols are firmer to-day at 921 for money ; ditto, for Ac.mmt, 021 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 921; New Three per Cents, 921 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, 4 dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 2111 ; ditto 4 per Cent.,-Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 9 per Cent., 104; ; ditto 5} per Cent., 110 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 2 prem. The movements in Foreign Stocks are not im portant, but so far they are adverse. Peruvian have fallen 1, Brazilian and Italian and Turkish f each. Spanish are steady ; Brazilian, 811 to 811; Viceroy Seven per Cent., 811 to 821; ditto Nine per Cent., 94/ to 95. American Securities are firm. Unitied States Five- Twenty Bonds are higher, at 801 to 801 ; Erie Shares are also 1 better, at 191 20 ; Illinois steady, at 911 to 951. Railways are generally lower. As compared with last night's close, London? and North Western Shares are lower; Caledonian, 1 ; Great Western, Brighton, and Midland, each ; and Metropolitan and Great Eastern, 1 each. Great Northern are I better ; and Chatham, 1. Bank Shares are quiet, and the only movement in prices is a fall of 10s. in London and West minster, the price being 61 to 62. London Joint- Stock is steady, at 311 to 321 ; Union of London, 34k to 351 ; London and County, 49f to 501 ; Im perial, 15 to 16; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 21 prem.; Anglo-Austrian, 181 to 191 prem. ; Alliance, 131 to 141 ; Agra (A), 10 to 101. The transactions in Miscellaneous Securities are only nominal, and prices on the whole are scarcely so firm. Hudson's Bay is lower, at 121 to 121. Anglo-American Telegraph is steady, at 21f to 21i. Tbe Corn Market is firm, but the trade is quiet. The sum of £73,000 in gold was taken to the Plank yesterday. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer due at the end of • the week is expected to bring about £160,000 in gold from Australia. The America, from Now York, has brought £19,000. The bar silver brought by the West India steamer has been disposed of at 60kd., showing no material alteration in the price, and the few Mexican dollars at 591 d., being a decline of id. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Watson and Sherbourn at Manchester the liabilities were stated at £12,599, of which £3,000 is secured. A committee of investigation was appointed, to re port on Monday next. The receipt of the usual remittance to provide for the half-yearly interest on Bonds of the Bombay Municipality, due 30th inst., has been received. The payment of the halt-yearly dividend, due the lst of July, on the Peruvian Four-and a-Half per Cent. Loan of 1862, is announced ; also on the Five per Cent. Consolidated Peruvian Loan of 1865. The ninth half-yearly redemption at par of bonds amounting to £304,600 will be drawn on the Ist of July, making the total amount of the loan redeemed £2,488,600. The Bank of New Zealand have given notice that they will pay the interest due the 30th of June and the Ist of July on the outstanding bonds of the Otago Eight per Cent. Loan, 1861-2 (£50,000), the Otago Six per Cent. Loan, 1862 (£500,000), the Canterbury Eight per Cent. Loan, 1856 (£30,000), and the Canterbury Six per Cent. Loan, 1862 (£500,000). The governor and committee of the Hudson's Bay Company propose to recommend the payment of a further dividend of Bs. per share, payable on the 10th of July next. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of £2,889 over last year; and the Glasgow and South Wobtern an increase of £539. The traffic re:urn of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. shows an increase of £4,114 over last year. The transfer books of the London and Provincial Marine li.suranee Company will be closed from the 25th instant to the Bth of July, both days in e.usive, " preparatory to the payment of interest to the shareholders for the half-year ending the 30th June." The half-yearly meeting of the acenix Gas Com pany will be held on the 7th of July, and be imme diately adjourned till the Gth of October, for the Purpose of declaring dividends to the present Mid summer, and for other business." By the present mail we have received a copy of the report of the directors of the National Bank of Australasia, which was to have been confirmed at the meeting to be held at Melbourne in lily. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT fr USW: 3 per Cent. Console Ditto for Account, July 7 3 per Cent. Reduced 921 New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cen J 9.11.1873 Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs l expire sth April 1885 -- Do (Bed Seal elek,,raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Ct Do £lOO, £2OO a £5OO 4 d auk of England Stock, 41 per Cent Do. opening vsnada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Colonial Oninnun INDIAN dOVERNMENT ISucukiTLE& liviia stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874 Shut Do, Opening, for Account — Do. 8 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pet Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Papoi 4 per Cant..,... — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..... ”,.... lo4} Do. bf per Cent. May 1879 llO DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — iDo do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — 1).). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bends, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent la itrian Bonds 5 per coat — Do. 1E59 — Br shilian 5 per Cent — `)o. 44 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1838.... Do. do. 186 i Do. do., 1863 6Bl Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 'Do Account Bl4 4 2 11 ,:enos Ayres 6 per Cent. DI) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cum., 6 pe*Cent. ()Allan 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent., 1)o. 6 per co-t. 1867 Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 0 lo.nbian, 6 per . Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825... ..... Danubian Principalities, 7 i..er Cent 79 Do $ per Cent., 1867 ... 92 kquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. Lityptityn, 7 per Cent — Jlo Second issue Do. .£5Ol, Bonds Do. £3.00 Bonds ..... 86 Do. 1864 — Do. Account Do. 1500 Bonds Do. £lOO Bends B9l Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 Government Railway Debentures 991 Cireolc 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — 1)o. Account .. . Do. Coupons Do. Account Q uat emala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd Itmlian ii per Cent., 1865 —l Do. Account ... Do Mxremmana Railway &lexical; 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1364 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — 31 outevidomi 6 per Cezt. . --• MG: r i s h I m p er i a l 5 per Cent New Granada -- Do 3 per Gen Do. Deterred PA avian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account BOl 1 Do 4 per Ceut. (U):harron) Do 41 per Cont. 1862 - Do Account — Jr ortwguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do. 1867 - - Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — iSassiau 5 ear Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4} per Cent .100 uminuelmi tttttt --- Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 1-; per Cent.., 1859 Do 5 per Ot , nt., 18(32 Do do, Scrip _ . _ Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 186 - 1, £lOO Bonds 90 Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. 1866, £lOO Bonds 9O Do. do £B4 135. do — Do Nicolas Railway 65 Sardinian b per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Acez,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred 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 per Cent.. •• ~.... Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds _ Do 6 per Cent., 1662 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 6s Do 5 per Cent. 1865 4l.i Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Do ',hod Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. A ec• ;nit Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Invidenets on the snore payable iu Londoi.. A.ustriftn o p sr Cent. Ex 10 Florins 4i per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch 214 per C.ut. Ex. 12 Guil „ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Do. Account French Routes, 3 per Cont.. Ex. 2M. )talinn 5 per Cont. 1831, Ea. Zsf. Do Account CLOSING PRTCES. tionsots, Money 92-1 I ad Do. Account, July 7 •• O 92i I ad STA7E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Monday, June 14.—The market has again been quiet to-day, but there is no change in prices of any mo►uent. The quieter aspect of the cotton market makes producers rather more willing to entertain offers which they would not ac cept some days since, but on the whole prices are steady, and the quotations of last week are ad hered to. BRADFCRD, 11.1onJay.—The wool market remains much in the same condition as last week. The higher rates obtained so fir at country fairs cannot be realised by staplers in this market; and although the tone of the market is represented by some as firmer, yet most staplers state that little, if any, more than the ordinary demand for consumption is apparent. The effect of the advancing rates in the country is to make staplers a little firmer in their quotations. In the absence of any marked increase in the demand for yarns, there is no expectation of firmness in prices. The demand hitherto has been confined to choice sorts, low and inferior kinds being quite neglected. in worsted yarns there has again been more inquiry for both single and twofolds ; but it is evident that merchants are more bent upon testing the actual market value of articles than inclined to place contracts. A few spinners are asking higher prices, but the majority would be glad, if there was any chance of securing orders, to accept them at lower quotations. The home demand is still the best part of the business, and continues of an average character for the time of the year. The quotations are well maintained. The piece market is rather quieter. The recent disturbances in Paris have had the effect of checking the demand for the French market. A steady business, but of a retail character, continues to be done for the Continent. American merchants are operating very cautiously. No fresh business in either camlets or figures is re ported. As a rule, prices continue very firm. LEICESTER, Monday.—Notwithstanding the more cheerful tone which pervades the wool market, but little increase has taken place in the number of in quiries. Buyers for the most part are waiting on the fairs which are now coming off before supply ing themselves with large stocks of wool. Lustres are chiefly in request, but the amount of busi ness done has only been small. As was expected a week ago, there has been more inquiry for woollen yarns. Manufacturers having during the past week received a number of orders, they are making arrangements to partly cover their wants. The demand is mostly for lambswool and Berlin wools.} Worsteds, rltl►ough a little . more in request, are still very difficult of sale. Cotton yarns have been almost neglected, as manufacturers are now turning their attention to woollen fabrics. A much better feeling is manifest in the hosiery trade. During the la,t fewidays a fair Humber of buyers have been in the market, and they have placed some good orders, especially for fancy hosiery. In this branch of the trade there is a marked improvement, as many houses which a few weeks ago had scarcely au order on their books are now well engaged, and will continue so for some time. There is also more doing in fancy stockings and socks for bona fide orders. Plain goods, both in shirts and hose, are not much sought after. Not much change base occurred iu the boot and shoe trade. Although there is more doing than there was two or three weeks ago, there is much less than an average demand for the time of the year. AMTMICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) WASHINGTON, June IG. The Spanish Minister has notified to Secretary Fish that the Government of Peru had been guilty of a breach of faith towards the United States and Spain by recognising the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents after accepting with Spain the mediation of the United States. Spain, there fore, now regards herself as released from the terms of her acceptance of the mediation. The Supreme Court of Georgia has decided that negroes r.re eligible for office in that State. ITALY. FLORENCE, June 16. At midnight, yesterday, an individual, who has not yet been arrested, attempted in the public street to assassinate Deputy Lobbia, by whom evi dence was furnished before the pending Parlia mentary Committee Inquiry, in reference to the tobacco monopoly concession. Signor Lobbia received two dagger wounds, which, however, are not dangerous. lie preserved his life by firing his revolver at the assassin. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. australis and Now Zealand, via Ea.outhamptoa ..... June 9 Ditto, via Y r lrseilles Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video July 4 Ditto, by French packet Cape Verds. by Brazil paotot July 4 Cape of Good [lope. Ascension. and St. Helena June 27. Ulitita. Penang, and. Singapore, via Southampton June It. ibraitar, via Southampton India, via Southampton .....................••. June 19 vitto, via Marseiles Malta, Egypt. Ste. ,.., Juno 19 Alarseilles.., June 19 Newfound la nc ...... ....... June_l6 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via tiouthami ton Ditto, Marseilles ~ July 4 Portugal July 4. United States, l anada, California, dto., by British packet Ditto ditto ( Baltimore) Ditto, by L sited States packet Ditto, by Inman packet........ June 11 West Indies and Pacific (except )flexico Ana Balla• mas) - ---- --....- Tune p 3 West Coast of Atm 11, Madeira, and Tenerille June 17 Cuba and Mexico ..... • ----Jane 23 Bermuda, via 11alitax. ....... Juno 30 Bahamas, via New York ..... Juno 16 COURSE OF EXCHANGE. A D msterdam o 3Ms ... 12 41 12 4/ Rotterdam l2 4L ... 12 4; 25 4 4 25 ti2 A l Antwerp Brussels Ilatuburgh — ... 13 12} ... 13 121 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 1211 ... 122 Vienna — ... 12 70 ... 12 75 Trieste — ... 12 70 ... 12 75 --- 30 ••• 30} Petersburg Copenhagen.-..,,,,,,, 9 25 ... 9 29 Berlin 6 28} ••• 6 29 ••• Madrid 484 ••• 49 .. Cadir ... 48f ... 49 Leghorn Blilan m 26 bb . •,, 26 60 RAILWAYS.-PREFERFNCE SUARES AND STOOLS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1E69. Sri ARE LIST. , 11.01:NAUX :311.A.LiNb AND STOClib. raid. Closing Business share Railways. rrice, dens. at Bristol and Exeter 100 77 70 at Caledonian ............ 100 76 764 751 61 at Cambrian. 23 Corn lvAll all 24 3 st Dublin Jr Belfast June lOO 77 79 at Don„Pertbot Ab. June lOO 70 72 21 East London all 6 7 80 Do 16 - 2) Do 10 - - at Glasgow .2 S. Western lOO 93 100 at Great Eastern .. 'o3 371 38 371 8 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2.,.. 100 ... at lircatNorthol Scotland.. 100 16 6 st Great Northern ... 100 1071 1084 at Do. A stock at Uo.llatock lOO .. st GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 03 :7 s: Gt. Western -Original lOO SO 50 501 at Do. South Wales lOO 53 63 at Do. W. Alid.-Oxford lOO 25 27 it Do. Newport lOO 24 10 at Lancashire. Yorkshiro lOO 125 26 st Lon., lirigh.,A S.Coast lOO 44 411 441 0) Do Scrip - - st Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 181 )7 161 r I Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 9 11 at tt North Western lOO Obi 115 119 184 I t st Lon. at South Western lBO fila 91 $ st Man., Shet., at Lincoln lOO 551 551 54i at 31 , trOtiOlttau. st Do Extousiin 100 v 3 95 93 10 Do. New rd 10 id p st Me , ,rupolitan District. all - - lu Metrop St. Joi n t's Wool 6 - - at 1.1,4.aud at 00, Birmin. x Dvroj lOO 64 e 6 at Nsirtu ...... 100 .31 44 31 at Do. Ed., l'th., at Dun lO4 - - at r. or. Eastern- Bench:K.. 100 11)84 ItBl la 6 25 Do. t 4. N. E purchaaa 16.13.1 - at Do Loels at Do York at Du Cara . lOO It 2 125 at Do Stoc 110 134 (36 st North Lon ion 10 Do Now 18118 . 2 14 lip at North Staffordshire lOO 65 67 at North and S.-W. Junction 10) Vis 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ••• • - at Ithyrimey at Shropshire Union (6O 58 bi at South Devon' st South Eastern lOO 77 774 at Staines, Woleham, & Wok all 12 13 at t... eels lOO 148 153 • - ilo. C - Vs aitriord I Ki.kcnny llO 10 Watcriwa (.0 Wiliteha: 1 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHAKES AND kiTOCKS. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. CriAltig Business Share NAME. raid. Price. done 10 Agrie Limited, A all 10 101 AO Do B lO 31 fi 3S 50 Albion 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira all 201 211 21 20 Anglo-Hun,garian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 54 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 11 20 Do issued at 2pm ... . 5 6 4 23 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim 25 Bank of South Australia_ all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all 16 17 17 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra- . .rj lia, .nd China all 18 19 23 Chartered Mere, of India, Loudon, and China all 32 33 20 City l.l 11 12 100 Colonial 25 38 4 ) 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lim 30 East London, lim .5 '2l 11 20 English and American, lim 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lim ls pr lip 20 English, ceuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered ...... 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do sew 5 1 21 21 100 Imperial, lint ...... . 20 Imperial 0tt0man..........,. 14 21 zi 25 lonian. all 19 'a 25 Do new 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 34 ::I 100 Do 3p.c. Do b 5.136 I, i.o) an 76 76 bp 30 London Bauki of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 Loudon and Brazilian, Hui. 43 30 '27 20 Do new 71 5 41 100 London & River Plato, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do now Is 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 231 241 20 London and C0unty..,,,,.,, '24 491 401 50 Do new, Ist. at 20 p in, 13 pd. 11 ... ... London Joint 5t0ck........, 1 311 3.11 London and South African al 8 5 00 Lon lon & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 150 London .t Venezuela, lint.. 1 . 1 - ... ... 100 London and Westminster. 2,) 61 62 814 1 4 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm. ...... . 20 ... ... 100 Merchant, lint 25 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lim 100 Midland, 1im.... 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool lim l6 31 a lp 100 National Pro vine. of Eizg'd 42 ... ... 10 Do 50 National.. 3O ... .. 20 New South Wales all 41 41 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 42 50 Provine.l3auk.Corpo., Rm. 10 64 64 31 00 Provincial of Ireland... 10 Do new.. all ... ... 100 St and. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 14 Is 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 47 43 100 Union of Ireland, Ihn 50 Union of London MEETINGS ON THE IRISH CRUTCH BILL, Meetings of the Manchester and Liverpool demonstrations were the precursors are Leing held all over the country to strengthen the hands of the Peers should they decide to throw out the Irish Church Bill. DersLury, Sheffield, St Helens, and other places protested against the measure on Monday night. et Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 t► 6 88 at Caledonian Qrs., Nu. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cont. 100 at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ... at Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 ... at D. do. Ordinary lO9 73 82 st Do. Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent guy,... all ... at Dundee, Perth, and Aber- deep junction lOO 105 107 st Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. ec S.W. gus. 5 per ct lOO st 441. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 9 i at Do do No. Y 100 91 95 st Do do G per cent 100 10J 112 at Do East A.nglian A 5 p. c. 100 ... at Do do B 6 do. 100 st Du do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, i p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gust. 100 70 74 at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1846 109 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.V4.1.1817 100 at Great Northern, 4 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 st Do 41 do do do 100 ... at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... at Do Locclo, Bradford, and • Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, let pf 100 ... st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per ceut lOO 96 97 st G t.West.—Orig.& Jnt.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 101 102 st Do. Orig. (B. &H. Ex). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 at Do do 4 3 per cent. 1850 lOO 87 rs 9 at Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cont. redem lOO 92 97 at Do do Birmingham gua, lOO 68 72 st Do do do prof lOO at Do do Cheater gua, lOO 80 85 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... st Do do do 5 do 100 95 100 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do do 44 p.c lOO at Do do 4 1 1859 lOO ... st Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford rat g. 100 110 113 st Do do 2d gua. 100 107 111 et Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 90 92 at Do do 25 do 100 97 100 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c all at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c 100 1 3 135 st Do Barnsley, 45 3s 105 p.c 100 ... st Do G p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 91 100 at. Loudon & Brighton, 5 p.c guarantead, No 1 ati Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 11)0 at Do 6 do do lOO ... st Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO st Do 7 per cent lOO at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO at London and IZ.W., C. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 103 110 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO ... at Do Shrowsliy & Welchp'l IOJ ... at London and s W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 110 150 a Do (Forum. perp ans 236 d) all ... a Man., Sher., &Lincln. G p.c lOO 111 117 Do e Do 34 per cent lOO ' 60 65 1 Do redeem. 6 per cent 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 100 130 135 a Do Bristol& Birm., Gp. c lOO 112 134 a Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 1,8 10J a Do 44 per cent. irredeem l.OO 93 1.0 a Do Leicester & li'elm, 4 p.c Wu B'l I'l at North British, 5 p.c. N 0.1.., luJ at Do E. &U.4p.c. B. 4; D l'o st Do N. 8., No.'2, 5 per cen.t lOO st Do Border Union, 54 p.c lOO st N.-Eastern—Cous. 4 p.c lOO 87 81 at Do 41 per cent. 100 95 97 at Do UN.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Du Berwick capital 1.13.4. Do York,ll.& S. purchase lO to 101 Do St:•.ktu S Drling. NS p.c lOO 106 108 at Du W, Hartlepool 11. and 11 103 s I Sd 20 North Staffordshire lOs a. Devon Annuities, I,s all 9 10 10s Du 'raviatock Anus., 108 all i 9 108 Du Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81 1 0.6. S. Viast. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 44 percent lOO ... at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ... st Taff Vale No.l lOO 141 153 at Water! Jrd & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 st Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. win. 7p c lOO ... at Do 41 p all ... st Do 4p c con. issued at 80 63 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 701 at Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 85 88 at Do New 5 do, 1363 lOO 83 ad st Do do 5 do, 1864 lOO 82 85 st Great Northern, 5p c irred lOO st Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... st Du Boston &Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... at Great West., W. 11101., 5 p c 100 at Do Joint perpc. 5 p c,1365 100 88 9t at Do do 6p c irred., 1866 Da 103 108 2) Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, X lOO 5 Lauc.and York New 41 p er ... cent till July, 1871 2 j ip at Loud., Brig &c., 41 pc, 1853 100 at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 st Do do 41 do, 1861 100 ..• tit DJ do 41 do, 1863 100 • • st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 ••• st Do No. 6 5 do, 1366 100 •• at Do No. 7 sdo st Loud . Chat., &c., 20, 6 p.c st Do Mcirop. Ex., 136 p.c Do do C 62i.c st London &N. Western, 5p e 100 110 112 st Loudon &S. Western, 41 p c 100 83 96 10 Man. bhef.‘t Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 81 st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO lou 10. st Midland, A 5 per cent pref lOO 106 104 a t Do B 5 do 100 108 108 13 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 204 2 0 1 2.4 18 Do Incony. New Shares all 18i 191 191 2.2 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1372 Bl if Zip at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent • at, Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 Do E t P., &Dun., 2d, 4139 100 st Do 1 , ...&G , N 0.2, 5 p.c lOO st Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 st Do E. et G., N 0.2, 5 p.c 100 at Do E.& G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 ;,at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 vs 97 st Do Stock. & Dart., D st North Loudon, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 st Do 5 do 1861 100 ••• ••• st Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 st Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St..fc Pimlico, 41 pc 100 BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED BENTALSI va 9S 100 — T.o.44per cent. Prefer all 1,00 102 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 51 56 at Do. 54 per cent. at Do. 5 do. ... st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ..• ••• at Colchester Stour Valley at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. o lOO 131 13k 20 Gloater and Dean Forest all ... a Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ... et Do. do. Woodbrg. Ex., do 100 .. st Gt. West. W. Mid., Herat 100 96 98 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2,5 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 at Do. 44 per cent lOO st London, Chat., itc., 44 p c lOO st Do. Com. Fund, sd o 100 ...... at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 b . 5 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 51 Blanch., Buxton, & Matlk all . 6 • 31 at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 92 94 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., per cent all 53 56 SU D o. do. 6 do. all at N. Easters—Hartlepool IUU at `.West. A perp. prof, 5p c. IUO 107 IU9 at Do 11 minimum 14 p.c.... 100 at Notting. & Uranth. R.& U IVO 91 94 25 Preston and Wyro. all 44 46 Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford DO 131 131 lu Du do 9 2 20 at S. Yorksh. and laver Dun 100 96 95 at DC. 4 per cent gua lO, 7.8 SU at Do 5 do at Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 IFo at 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 at Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 11$ 121 - at Loudon and St. Katherina 100 42 44 421 i 100 D oDob. stock, 4 par cent all ... ... lifillwall Freehold Land st Dock l.OO 26 30 1 st Southampton lOO T J T 2 at Xurrey CQuinzlitill - - - e - 04• ll TELEGRAPII COMPANIES. Ih Anglo-American Te1.,11 1 0 10 Auglo 31editer Te1.,111 22 .... 10 124 13 141 at Atlantic Telegraph 10 .21 23 23 t f 4 st Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., lint lOO 158 163 at Electric Inter. Telegraph 100 94 j 4; 10 Do. 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Victoria 6 Ter cant. 1891 lO. z 1.4 1:1 -.. Do. AprilanclQct 'AC 10) 119 ~ ~,, DEWSBURY. The opponents of the Irish Church Bill held a meeting at Dewsbury on Monday, Dr. Thornton presided, and declared it to be his opinion that if the Government carried this mea sure it would soon be followed by an attempt on the Eng lish Church. Ho did not think that the rules of our Consti tution required that the House of Loris should not. express a contrary opinion to that of the House f Commons. A resolution, condemnatory of the Goverrnient Bill, u'as passed with only ono dissentient. Mr. 31. Newsome, in proposing it, said that to take money from a Protest nut Church, and to confer it upon the llomanistr, looked very like robbery, and he could not support such a measure. The Bev. T. Lee, in ,pporting the motion, said that there were two ways of te:liug a lie—the lie direct, and the lie oblique, and Mr. Gladstone Lad chosen the latter course in his dealings with Maynnoth. He denied that the opinion of the country had been taken with respect to the bill, end he thought the general tendency of the mea sure was highly dangerous and glaringly unjust. A resolu tion, pledging the meeting to support the House of Lords in resisting the bill, n as adopted unanimously. Fur rrxtin. A crowded meeting was held in the Cutlers'-hall, Shef field, on Monday, for the purpose of protesting against the Irish Church Bill. The Chairman said that the object of the measure was to conciliate the Roman Catholic population of Ireland, and he denied that it was likely to accomplish that object. The Bev. Canon Trevor, in moving the first reso lution, said ho had been a supporter of Mr. Gladstone, and he cast no reflection on him ; it was with the measly o Mr. Gladstone brought forward be Lad to deal. Tie declared that the Queen could not be absolved from her Coronation Oath, in which she undertook to preserve the rights and privileges of the clergy of Ireland. The Earl of Carrick spoke strong7y against the measure, and declared that it was the duty of Englishmen to oppose it, as it would end in establishing the supremacy of the Pope instead of that of the Queen. A petition praying the [louse of Lords to re ject the bill was signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting. MACCLESFIELD. An open-air Protestant demonstration took place at Macclesfield on Monday to denounce the Irish Church Bill. The number of persons present exceeded ten thousand. A resolution declaring that the bill was a viola tion of the treaty between England and Ireland was carried, and a petition to the House of Lords requiring the rejection of the measure was agreed to. ST. HELEN'S. A similar demonstrati n took place in St. Helen's, on Monday. Dr Carr presided, and rejoiced that the people of Lancashire had at last spoken and declared that the unjust and iniquitous bill should go no fluffier. Ho believed, on good authority, that next Friday the atrocious bill would be bundled out of the House of Lords. Ho concluded by declaring that. despite the Liberal majority in the House of Commons, the Conservative votes were half a million in excess of those of their opponents. OMAGH. On Saturday there was an open air demonstration at Omagh to protest against the Government measure. Sir J. Marcus Steuart presided, and entered his. protest against the "Nefarious Spoliation Bill." The Rev. Dr. Smith, rector of the parish, criticised the provisions of the bill with great severity, and said that Mr. Gladstone's name would go down to posterity as the enemy of Protestantism. The proceed ings terminated with the adoption of a petition to the House of Lords for the rejection of the bill. It has been determined that a meeting shall be held at Enniskillen on the 18th of June to protest against the Irish Church Bill; it is expected to be very large acd enthusiastic. BIRMINGIIAM. A town's meeting was held in the Town-ball, Dirmtng ham, on Monday evening, to consider the Irish Church Bill now before Parliament. It was called by the Mayor, on the requisition of 1,500 Liberals, but as it was supposed to represent the feeling of the town a large number of Con servatives, including the Conservative candidates at the late election, were present, and great confusion resulted. The Mayor, in opening the proceedings, said that a resolu tion would be moved in favour of the Irish Church Bill, to be followed by an amendment, and then there would be ono speaker on each side. This announcement was received with great uproar. Mr. Thomas Lloyd moved the first resolution, declaring that the bill was wise in pol!ey and just in prin ciple. Ile said that the Parliament was elected specially to try this case, and the bi.l was supported with unprecedented unanimity. Mr. Chamberlain, who seconded the resolution, ridiculed the shortsightedness of all who refused to acknow ledge the decision of the country. It reminded him or a farmer who quarrelled with his 1 arometer. The instrument was out of order, Arcl kel tat Set Fair" for three w, t days. The farmer was so incensed that ho Lest it against the doorway, exclaiming, "Won't you he:ievo your own eyes?' When he heard such extra vajatit state ments about the people and the Lhh Church Bill ho thought those who made them were in the position of the barometer. The May. r then called upon Mr. 'Sampson Lloyd to move the amendment, when a serions distutbanee arose, and the meeting broke up amidst great uproar. THE GREAT MEETING IN DUBLIN. The demonstration against the Irish Church Bill, which took place en Monday night at the Dublin Exhibition Palace, was decidedly the largest Protestant meeting ever held in the city of Dublin. One of its most prominent promoters, the Hon. David Plunkett, estimated the number present at 35,000. If we deduct 10,000 from that number we shall probably be near the mark. The committee of the Protestant Defence Association, under whose auspices the meeting was held, say that up to the morning of the day when the meeting was to be held 20,060 tickets had been issued, and a few thousands more were distributed during the day. All classes of Protes tants, the upper, the middle, and the humbler ranks of society, were represented on this occasion. There was a large muster of the clergy, and amongst the audience were lawyers, doctors, merchants, and traders of a highly respectable position in the city. As the intention to hold the meeting did not origirate until Friday last, the demonstration was a very successful one in point of numbers. The main audience was assembled in the great concert•rcom, n hich was densely crowded. Here Sir Edward Grogan, Bart., presided, and, in a brief speech, urged the Protestants to stand firm in the cause of their Church, and to support the House of Lords in their rejection of Mr. Gladstone's unjust and iniquitous bill.—The chairman was followed by il,•. Falkiner, Q.C., who moved the following resolution :—" That this meet. ing sees in the proposed Irish Church Bill an abandon. ment of the principles upon which our Constitution is founded, and hereby solemnly protests against it as irreligious and revolutionary." The learned gentleman called on the House of Lords to do their duty in rejecting the bill, assuring their lordships that, although they were but five hundred, there were thousands behind them to cheer them on their noble way. Mr. Falkiner referred to the immense meetings in Manchester as proofs of the reaction in England in favour of the Irish Church, and in justification of the course about to be taken by the Conservative peers.—The Rev. Dr. Griffin seconded the resolution. Here are a few sentences from his speech. He believed that the time had come when the peers of England would again prove themselves the saviours of the liberties of the nation. They bad reason to believe that a reaction had set in that would hurl Mr. Gladstone from power, and would prove him to be a convicted traitor—a traitor to his former and better self, a traitor to his country, a traitor to his Queen, a traitor to his Church, and a traitor to his God. The question was not whether the Church should be plundered, but whether the glorious Constitution of England should remain ; whether that noble Constitution that was established in 1688, and which had stood quiet and unmoved while the tide of revolution rocked the thrones of Europe to their centres, should fall and perish. Let Eng. lard be assured that if that measure passed it would be only the first swell of a tide that would never cease to roll until it had undermined the throne of Great Britain. Their faith was dearer to them than their lives ; that though the spirit of Protestantism might slumber for a season it was not dead—the spirit that snapped the boom at the Foyle, as if it were a rotten twig—the spirit that closed the gates of Derry—and the spirit that chased the craven champions of James, and drove them like flocks of timid sheep into the Boyne—they would tell their Roman Catholic countrymen that they would not permit them- selves to be deprived of their dearly-bought liberties, and that if one or other was to go to the wall it would not be the Protestants.—The Rev. Mr. Foley, who had just returned from two months' labour in England, gave a glowing description of the great Manchester demonstra tion. They were going to stand by their liberties, ho said, and he would like to see the man who would dare to put a pickaxe into the churches that they had built with their own money. The Queen, God bless her, took a solemn oath at her coronation, and the only parties who could absolve her from it as regards this matter were the people of Ireland, on whose behalf it was taken. But were they consenting parties to her breaking this engagement ? Was God a consenting party to her violating that oath? Could any man absolve the Queen from that solemn oath ? They protested against the insult that was offered to the Queen, to the religion of the nation, by this conspiracy against Protes tantism, by this agent of Rome, who had absolution i • his pocket. Another meeting was held in the transept of the build., nw. Thin was preaided over by Sir Richard Chao. an „ . tttorney, who informed Lis hearers that they had met that eming to protest against an attempt by an Act of Parliament brought forward by an apostate Minister to rob them of their liberties, their religion, and their pro. perties. The resolutions adopted •at the first meeting were proposed and carried at this.--The principal speaker was Archdeacon Goold, who protested against thetill, and expressed his belief that it would unfold a new roll of misery for this unhappy country.—Mr. Joshua H. Nunn, an attorney, declared that if there were a true spirit of loyalty in the empire, the Minister who had dared to introduce such a measure as Mr. Gladstone had done would be impeached. If the Revolution of 1688 was justifiable, the same means by which that ixvolution was achieved would Le lawful to be resorted to in main taining it. The time Lad arrived to tell the House 'f Commons, the House of Lords, and their beloved monarch, that the Lill would not be submitted to by the Irish people. Mr. .Nunn's sentiments were enthusiastically applauded.—Mr. Walter Boyd, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 11`Meehan (three barristers), and several others, addressed the meeting, which broke up about a quarter to eleven o'clock. The proceedings were very orderly. AI - FETING - OF C'ONVOC.47 lON FOR THE Ple 07'1 NCE OF CA NTERBUR Both Houses of Convocation nsscn:l)lcd on Tuesday ror the despatch of LusinrFs. L:;•rrn The A rabblv - p of Cv.ttt-rl.ury presided, and several hisbops were present. TEL ATPANASIAN CfILYD. The Bishop cf ELY presented two petitions from a large numb er of clergy and laity indiis diocese, one complaining that the parochial clergy were not sufficiontly represented in Convocation, and one praying that some measures might be taken for altering the condemnatory portions of the Athanasian Creed. He raid lie should like to say a few words on the matter, as he had been asked to speak specially on this subject. Anything that could tend to recon cile Nonconformists to the Church would be a, blessed good. With regard to the Athanasian Creed, a charge bad been made that there were some exaggerations which would not have been the case had the Creed been drawn up by a general council instead of a single individual. At the same time ho did not forget that the Creed had been accepted by the 'universal Church for ten centuries, and anything that might be dJne to soften it down and explain the extreme rigour of some of the expressions would be acceptable, without at all attempting to remove it from the Prayer-book. The Bishop of LLANDAFF suggested that if the word " may " were substitMed for " will" in the opening sen tences it would be sufficient. The Bishop Of GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL objected to any alteration, and was afraid that the views of the Bishops of Ely and Llandaff would create some dismay in the Church. The Bishop of BANGOR said he knew that amongst the intelligent laity there was a great objection to the con demnatory clauses of the Creed. The Bishop of HEREFORD thought the true solution of the difficulty would be in the clergy explaining the Creed from time to time to their congregations. The Bishop of LINCOLN said that in the American Church a discretionary power was given to the clergy. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY trusted that nothing which might be said would be considered to cast any reflection on the American Church. At present there was a good deal of truth about "union." lie did not think that union with the Church of Rome was likely, but any alteration might stand in the way with the Eastern Church, on the one hand, and the American Church on the other. The petition was ordeied to lie on the table. THE 11ISHOPEIC OF DUNEDIN. The Bishop of LICIIFIELD announced that there bad been some objections raised to the appointment of Dr. Jenner as Bishop of Dunedin. On an election, the clergy voted pretty equally, but by the votes of the laity Dr. Jenner was rejected. lie was not, therefore, the Bishop of Dunedin. 'lli re was practically no endowment of the bishopric. REFORM OF CONVOCATION. Several petitions on this subject were presented. The Bishop of GLoucEsTsr. and BRISTOL moved that the Archbishop of Canterbury should be requested to communicate with her Majesty's Government on the sub ject. The motion having been agreed to, the AncHnisnor said he would do so. Their lordships adjourned, after a very brief sitting. PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BILL. The select committee on this b:11 re-ts-embled on Tues day in CorurnittN3 Room No. 18, the 3.larquis of Hartington in the clatir. The first witress e x:anined was the Ilev. Mr. M'Dermot, a Roman Catholic priest, of Sligo, who Tole ntrally as to the mode of conducting el( eCons in that county. Ii 's gene ral in ression was that electors were coerced by their h.ndlold,, th Lib( rul and Cot servative, to vote against heir pe:sc , nal feeling and principles. He had known instaeces where sham riots were get up in order that the voters might be cartied off and ki pt secure until the polling day. TM n they were taken to the hustings under a strong protection of the military and constabulary. At the last ele, tion fur Sligo, which took place on the 30th No vember, the magistracy began to write for military escorts on the 18.11, which was more than ten days before the polliug. The esccrts•were sent out generally by sub-agen s, and rarely if ever upon the sworn information of any of the voters themselves. The afect of sending out the soldiery and tho police was that the people believed that they could not resist successfully against the combined forces of the Government. Ho knew that in some cases a voter was taken away and prevented going to chapel en Sunday, which he considered a great crime, and as an atonement ho gave his vote for the Conservative, other wise he should have voted for the LiberaL The priest ad dressed the electors in the chapels before an election. He had done so, but he invariably told them to vote according totheir convictions. There was no undue influence on the part of the priesthood in Sligo. They, as a rule, did not want to inter fere with rarliamentary elections, but they were forced into by popular pressure at the time. He believed there was no actual free voting in Ireland, and time never would until they had the ballot; but that would be of no use without strict secrecy was observed. The power of the priesthood would not be increased by such a means. He did not be lieve that the information Low the elector voted would bo ascertained in the confes,iornl. Voting papers ho thought would increase the power of the landlord. At a parliamentary election he Aiwa) a took a great interest; Le was not always at polling booths, but in the streets. At the last election he was anxious that a Liberal candidate should be returned it was, in his opinion, a case of peace or rel.:onion, and it was acting on those views that he took an active part in the pro ceedinre. he Government officials, he believed, intended to intimidate the electors at the last eiection bye military display. As a rule he felt suro if the ballot was brought into opera tion the priesthood of Ireland would not become acquainted with the political opinions of the voters at large. There was, however, generally a Sunday intervening between the nomination and polling days in Irish elections, but poli tical meetings were not, as a rule, held in the churchyards after service on that day. Col. Tortens, 3LP. for Cambridge, said he had been a nominee member of the Australian Legislature, previous to 1856, when the new Constitution was introduced, and, after that having lost his office he became a candidate for South Adelaide and was elected by ballot. Ile did not exactly know what was the qualification before the ballot was in troduced, but it was not a high figure. It was notorious that largo numbers of the electors were open to bribery, and as a necessary constquence an ticc:ion Kas an ex pensive matter. I hey were generally conducted in that country as in England ; there was rioting and broken heads, but the ballot had entirely changed the aspect of matters, and now elections ale carried on with the greatest order and very small expense. The witness then proceeded to detail the mode of conducting an elec %ion in Australia, and said that a cross was placed against the name cf the candidate on a card which was given Lim. A voter who could not read could not vote, because it would be contrary to the law for aim to ask another person to put the cross en the card for tile, and he could not publicly declare Lis vote. THE MURDER NEAR CHEPSTOW.—CONFESSION or THZ PEISONER.—WiIIiam Lane has been committed for trial by the Chepstow magistrates for the murder of William Nicholls, near Chepstow, on the evening of the sth inst. In reply to the charge he said :—" I did it for counsel to others. An angel from heaven appeared to me and told me I was bound to do it." The following is a copy cf his confession :—" It wasin the Bible for me to go to the !louse, order the servant girl out, to take possession of the house and gate, write en the house am:' gate, possession taken,' to fasten with a withy, which I was to find on a hurdle - stand a little way o ff, and shoot the first man who came to the gate where tuf sister lived. I Lave kilown Nicholls for thirty years ; the other man used to live with the Crochets, at Wentwood. I was to have three charges ; shoot one man twice, the other once, which wax to finish my powder and shot. I was to kill the first man, Lot not the second ;he was only to be wounded. The people are getting very bad about the world, and I was to do it for a warning to others. Mr. Waddington, of Usk, caused it all, by taking four seven-year-old oxen from the farm. Mr. Foye and Mr. Cooper have cheated me out of £47, and made me pay twice." Mr. nye and Mr. Cooper, it may be said, some time ago prosecuted the prisoner for embezzling that amount froth - Chepstow Union, the prisoner being at one #41 . ! oversee; for o 4 of the di t s4loo 44.a..1141i94. ..`r. _. f .. _ ~ ~' (; 1 111=a1) EDITION= J'he Third Ed.tiou of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day WINDSOR RACES—THrs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) SURLY HALL HANDICAP. Halloween .. Kate Coventry Six ran. MANOR STAKES. Royal Princess., Daylight.. Volhynia Four ran. CLUMBER CUP. Typliceus Athena Symmetry e URSER Y PLATE. Maiden's Blush Milo Swift Fourteen ran. WINDSOit lIANDICAP. Skipjack Alpeustock Romping Girl Fvnr rau. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7.30 P.M. WELTER , C UP. Islam Nine Elms Bretb,y Eight tan. WINDSOR STAKES. Gnmos.. Calypso SELLING HANDICAP. 1 Scimitar. Aversion Amity Eight ran PLATE OE 50 SOUS. Stork , Candidate IN annie 3 Fourteen ran. LATEST BETTING. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 5 to 2 agst Spy (taken) 6to 1 agst Myosotis (taken) 100 to 15 agst Three per Cent. (taken) 100 to 8 agst Tramp (taken) 100 to 8 agst Emerald (taken) LONDON BETIING.—THis DAT. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 5 to 2 agst Spy (taken) 7 to 1 agst Tabouret (offered) 7to 1 agst Three per Cent, (offered) Bto 1 agst Myosotis (taken and wanted) 100 to 7 agst Tramp (taken) 20 to 1 ngst Minster Bell (taken) 20 to 1 agst Hind (offered) 25 to 1 agst Flora (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 100 to 30 agst Brigantine 7to 1 agst Rupert (taken) ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 6to 1 agst the Drummer (taken and offered) Race Glasses, byVoigtlander, are now no longer the ex clusive luxury of the rich. Since the great demand for photographic lenses has diminished, an opportunity has been afforded for applying mechanical power with the greatest success, whereby the cost of these beautiful and most perfect instruments is reduced in price in some instances to as much as 2U per cent. In fact they are now no (carer than those of the best French or English makers. At the depot Callaghan, 23A, New Bond-street, corner of Conduit-street, the patrons of the Derby may indulge. their taste iu the possession of a veritable Voigtlauder at comparatively trilling cost. It is superfluous to say the quality is as ever matchless. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twolve o'clock. MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY BILL. Mr. PIM. presented a petition from the inhabitants of Dublin in favour of the 3litnied Worueu's Property Bill. SEEDS ADULTERATION BILL. Ou the order of tho day, Mr. WEL BY moved the second reading of this bill, an said that it had r,ceived the support not only of the gene rid public, but also that of t lie most respect,ble members of the seed trade. The adulteration of seeds affected tits swell L.rnier in a much greater degree than the large pro prietor of land, for tlie latter, as a rule, could always buy from a largo dealer, whilst the former was i❑ most cases dependent for his supply upon the small dealer in his own neighbourood. The hon. gentleman quoted statistics to prove the alarming amount of adul teration in this business, and affirmed that six or eight rnanufacturies existed fur the express purpose of tam pering with and adulterating seeds. The average amount of adulteration amounted to 33 per cent. The bill which ho had brought forward would, he thought, con siderably check the progress of adulteration, while a pro viso in the second clause would prevent any injury being done to legitimate operation or to trade. Mr. COLLINS hoped the bill would be allowed to pass the second reading, but considering the small amount of information possessed upon this subject, he proposed that it should then be referred to a select committee In many cases, too, adulterations took place, not to deceive the pur chaser, but to equalise the standard of seeds and for other purposes. After some discussion, Mr. BRIGHT observed that the Government had no wish to oppose the second reading. lie admitted that a great grievance existed, but the question was whether the bill would be of use in redressing it. This was entirely a new question, and he thought a select committee ought to be appointed to inquire into the cause of such grievance, its extent, and the effect the bill would have in redressing it. Now, the bill did not propose ru deal with what the Iloi ti cultural Society called the great grievance, viz., the kiln ing of seeds. And then the second clause of the bill would caused great embarrassment and cost. It would inflict a great injury upon the trade, and this might be well illus trated by the case of the respectable seedsman who, Laving sold seed which turned out to be bad, was sued. The value of the seed was 11d., and the soil cost him in expenses £l5O. in many cases it was impossible to say whether seeds had boon killed or had been injured naturally, He admitted the great mischief which existed, hut supported the appointment of a select committee. Mr. WELDY then consented to the bill being referred to a committee. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (METROPOLIS) BILL. Mr. BUXTON, in moving the second reading of this bill, after regrcttinz• the absence of Mr. J. S. Mill from the house, said that it was submitted to Parliament in order that the Government might consider it during the recess, and compare it with the rival schemes of the Metropolitan Board of Works, of Lord Fottescue, of the member for Southwark, and of the tiuder-Secretary of the Treasury. The object of this scheme was to give a system of repre sentative self-government by the creation of a federa tion of municipalities. It proposed to take the ten metropolitan boroughs, and form each into a separate borough, and to give to each complete machinery for self government as a borough. These boroughs would also be united into ono corporation of the whole metropolis, with a representative council and executive administration elected by the whole body of ratepayers of London. The bo roughs were Westminster, Chelsea, Marylebone, Finsbury, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, Southwark, Green wich, City, the whole population numbering three mil lions. Each borough would have its own officers, police courts, and justices of the peace, entirely separate from the other. Mr. MORRISON seconded the motion. Mr. C. BENTINCK moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr, HENLEY seconded the amendment. Sir 11. lIOA RE spoke in favour of the principle of local sif-government, which, if preserved with proper checks against unnecessary espenditure, would bo adapted to the requirements of the case. Mr. LOCKE admitted that there was great need of something being dour, and urged the plan which he had so long adrucated of further extending the powers of the present corporation. After a few remarks from Mr. BREWER, Mr. BRUCE said that he would not commit the Govern ment upon a question which they had not yet fully con sidered. He urged the IN ithdrawal of the bill and the amendment, and the latter was withdrawn. The hill was thou read a second time and withrawn. SUNDAY AND RAGGED SCHOOLS BILL. Mr. CHARLES READ, in a long and earnest speech, appealed to the Government to support the bill, and con. eluded by moving the second reading. GitAVESsecoucied the motion. Ou a divitiiou the bill was read a second time. The Upube phortly aftemlitda Idj°Wad. . • -saw= •a a