The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-24 00:00:00

if ONE I' MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Rather more animation has been apparent in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the week, and for some of the principal staples higher _rates have been current. Sugars have improved 6d. to ls. per cwt., and in the refined market en hanced quotations have been current for dried goods. At the public sales of tea the biddings were not quite so animated, and some descriptions were at rather easier rates ; of 19,000 packages offered, already 7,600 were sold. Coffee has been in fair request, _And good qualities of plantation Ceylon have realised full values. For rice there has only been a mode rate inquiry, and the dealings in saltpetre have been on a limited scale, previous rates being barely - supported, The tallow markethas been steady, and prices have been well maintained both for present and future delivery. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, but without animation, and prices of all descriptions remained stationary. The sales only amounted to 5,000 bales. In Railway Shares a fair amount of business was transacted at previous rates. The suspension of Messrs. Robert Brandt and Co., merchants, of Old Jewry Chambers, was an nounced yesterday afternoon. The liabilities are stated to be about £20,000, but the assets have not been estimated. A public Company has just been formed for the purchase of Masters' Crystal Palace Hotel, at Norwood, the trustees being Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart., M.P., and Thomas N. Farquhar, Esq. (chairman of the Crystal Palace Company), with a capital of £30,000, in 3,000 shares of £lO each, the deposit being £2 10s. per share on allotment. The present building is found to be doing a steady and profitable business, but it is quite disproportionate to the increasing number of visitors. The object of the company is, therefore, to enlarge it to a commensurate extent, by which the directors consi der a very high and profitable return will be de rived for the shareholders. The arrivals of specie this morning include £137,560 by the Shallimar, and £21,356 by the Annie Wilson, both from Port Philip, and 22 cases by the Baron Osy, from Antwerp. At Hamburg the rate of discount has been re duced to 11 per cent. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. The gold by the steamer La Plata, viz., £120,000, has been taken for the Con tinent, together with a small portion of the recent Australian arrivals. The continuous influx of the precious metals is causing a steady accumulation of bullion at the Bank of England, and as the demand for money, although increased by temporary arrangements, is still very quiet, there is some expectation of a lower minimum rate of discount. The alteration, however, even if practicable, will probably not take place until after the dividends are paid, but as in the meantime accommodation on first-class bills can be obtained at 22 per cent., temporary delay will not be attended by inconvenience. During tho 'Catty part of the day the Market for Public , . Securities was exceedingly heavy, and rather lower quotations were produced by speculative sales. Subsequently, however, a rather firmer tone was apparent, and the present quotations show a partial recovery. Consols, which were 911 92, are now 92 to 921. It is clear that foreign political intelligence is exercising an unfavourable influence upon the course of quotations, and a comparatively small supply of stock is sufficient to create depression. ' The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities have - declined to 921, and India Loan Debentures to 94} ; the Scrip, however, is firmer, at 931 1, and Exchequer Bills at 265. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been ♦ery inactive, and prices are rather depressed, Turkish 6 per Cents. being 71 to 73; ditto New, 58 to 60 ; Dutch 4 per Cents. have,receded to 961 97 ; Mexican to 171 18, and Danish 3 per Cents. to 801 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are firmer at 411 to 42. The market for American Securities during the past week has not exhibited much variation. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, • and Co. remark :—" The market continues steady, and prices stationary. There . has been a fair amount of business doing, but the transactions have not been to a large extent, or of a character that entitles them to particular notice." Redeemable. Prices, United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 - Do. 6 per Cent Bonds Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds - 75 77 Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 92 94 Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - 93 95 Massachusetts 5 per Cent Str. Bonds - 99 101 Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 ' 98 100 Pennsylvania f per Ct. Stock - Bl 83 Pennsylvania 6 per Ct. Bonds 1877 83 85 T ennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 82 84 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. 1886 85 87 Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 84 86 Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds - 88 90 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 1875 74 76 Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1876 70 73 Illinois Central 7 per. Cent (Freelands) Do. shares, 60 dole. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent Do. do. shares .. New York Central 6 per Ct., not convertible . New York Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 1864 93 91 Do. do. shares 63 65 New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortgage ... lBB3 62 54 New York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible. 1862 30 35 New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , sinking fund 1875 Do. do. shares Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort gage Str. Bonds not cony.. 1859 100 102 Do. do., Ist. do. A very limited amount of business has been recorded in the Railway Share Market, and several of the principal lines show a further decline. North Western, North British, and Oxford, Wor eester, and Wolverhampton have receded Se. ; Eastern Counties and Great Western, 155.; and Caledonian, £l. South Eastern improved about 6s. ; Great Northern, Midland, and Manchester, Sheffield, and L;ncoln, have realised former rates. 1860 85 87 41 40 dies 1869 78 82 45 48 1883 77 79 5 7 The Foreign and Colonial lines have been very inactive, and the variations have been unimportant. Lombarde-Venetian New shares have declined about 55., and Eastern Bengals ss. East Indian improved ss. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are at slightly reduced values. London and Westmin ster have declined ss. ; Bank of Australasia, ss. ; Electric Telegraph, £1; and Peninsular and Orien tal Steam, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 1 1 1 / New 3 per Cent. Annuities 1 1 1 India Stock - - Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Consols for Account (July 8) k xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 26 p Ditto £5OO 24 p Ditto Small, lid FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Danish, 1825, 3 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent. ' Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent 42 42 1/ Ditto Account Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent 72 • Ditto Account ' Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above parable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, July 8 .... 92} } m d FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.—Mr. Tidd Pratt, registrar of friendly societies in England, delivered a lecture last night on the above subject in the school-room of St. George's, Hanover'square. Since 1793, he said, 26,000 benefit societies had been enrolled in England and Wales, Which was at the rate :of 400 a year. Of these 7,000 had ()eased to exist, being at the average of 100 a-year, or two every week. This number was greatly on the increase ;at Present there were 20,000 societies, numbering 2,500,000 *Umbers, in England and Wales. In order to insure suc "BB in the establishment of societies, ho would recommend that they should insure medical attendance, allowance in Sickness, endowments—a sum applicable at death—and a Provision for the expense of management. The failure of many societies arose from the false rate at which the con tantions were calculated. As an instance of a ni' el etY, he called their attention to the Westminster • • dent Benefit Society, which has been recently fo • •,; capital of societies now enrolled amounted to £lO, and the annual payments for sickness, Superannua • • thattk money exatiod £1,500,000, 3 , SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railway -to. Paid. Closin L Liminess Price. g 5 i 4 74 84 74 76 104 111 .32 35 93 95 784 781 4 6 7f 81 13 14 55 66 37 42 26 28 12 14 87 89 71 72 25 26 91 98 10 10 93 19 79 61 130 132 [O4 105 54 85 50 65 83 d 7.144 p 14 Ili p 891 901 1 1 d 1 1 d 02 64 111 112 89 90 2 1i d 89} 901 , 5 7 35 351 98 99 74 77 9 11 58 58 dj 531 641 871 881 If d 44 HI 71 72 100 102 4j 4;d 13 14 6 6 30 31 8 IS d IN 110 23} 24} 79 81 43 44 4 3 d 41 43 664 57 59 61 63 67 8 11 36 37i 65 70 4 6 1 3 Ilf 7f 7i Share 12.:0 13.1+ Stoek Stock Stock Stock Nmberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juw , tion I .lelfast and Baliymena fir., Wol., and titr. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesil Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A I A roves . no div Do. B until6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßeltast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent ,East Lancashire Vast Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow 'Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. Forth & Clyde Junction 'Furness • Glasgow& South Weatn.l Great North of Scotland: Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall, Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. Lon.,Brighton kS.Coasl London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn, L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Ahef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & DCrby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 3 Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Roe Norfolk I North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchaae Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolfer Peebles Portsmouth Rh ymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do. A. —A recv. nodiv. till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B IWest London 'Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 14 100 100 10* 100 all all all all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. Share i Railways. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p..ct Dp, pcßedm.„lop,c.pnr! too. 44 c. 'do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,spc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt.SnA W (Ireland) 4 Stock ISO p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et. Do. Redeemable, 4i p et. Do. RedeeMable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, d 0... Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock St o ck Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock; Stock Stock 12i 12i I Stock Stock Stock Stock 10{ 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stocki Stock Stock, Stock Siock Stock Stock 81 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) 20 2.5 25 Stock shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. & Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 21 Do. New gua., 6 p. et 1 Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, I ate 3d sh . are - s Londondy & Cole, shs 1 Londondy.& Ennis sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Blythe and Tyne 1( perj c. pref. (Issued at Z50)1 Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock i Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4i per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. et. . Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class G 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lano..6 per ct,.... E.& IV. Tor.k..Jen. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. C. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. it. Newport,Aber,&o. pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. 0. n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 o. York, H.& S. B Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & v'i'ol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua. 6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (R' eading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yerkshire, 4 P.C. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny,' 6 percent.. paid . 1 Crlorieoe.lng 49 51 55 97 1102 104 5 1 6 1 99 101 110 114 107 111 112 114 111 113 127 129 80 83 69, 70 112. 119 121 111 . 113 la 'lO5 ' 62 64 11 111 all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 94 96 86 £8 87 89 100 102 9s} 10 9 61 1 1 10i 7i 71 73 18 19} 9 91 13 14} 139 141 158 102 ► 9 [2O 125 67 i 69 iP 140 142 [Ol 103 P 92 94 fa 10 11 114 109 111 95 97 li 1p d 23 24 120 125 120 122 100 101 72 74 118 122 115 120 10 10 1 231 24} I 'lol 103 101 103 lati 1121 28 29 31 32 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchleyi Buckinghamshire .... ClydesdaleJunction..' Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g%6p.c. E Union.liarwichStis.' Do. Woodbridge — 1 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest llartlpool.Dck.&Rall Hull and Selby • Do.. Shares Do. 4 Shares London&Greenwich • Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, glut. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Mid sb.& Redcr, Mid. Bradford Prf . Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. C. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyrgi.si Do. a shares /ft Roystnnifell..& Steep Shf. Roth. &Gol. gr.sp.e. Slircwshrv& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. Do. d 0... Wilts and Somerset.. ! Wimbledon& Croydn.l Share Docks. iLn N.W 'Ln & N.W ,Caledonin E.U.&141 C Gt. North. iE.Counto. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md: Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L& N W & L.Yk. Do. t.North. Lan.& Yk 'T Bras scy l ii'Clcan • ; iztk.& Dar Do. West. IL.&Brigin DOCKS. stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent .P ref .. Min Stock East and West India.— Stock London StocklSt. Katharine, Stock:Southarcpton Stock Victoria Q 1 1)0 i ) TQW re ex op tom re L .♦ ~ln 4.. 97 99 101 103 16 17 138 140 4i 4! 110 112 6 66 11 4 5 120 93 95 97 90 iP 66 58 1135 138 9 il loi 11 88 90 8 9 Closing Prioe. 1100 a". 103 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 1513 4 100 100 100 £3 Ib. 174 all all 100 all 1 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24 1859. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-:-(THISiDA 7. ) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings after Term—Befsre Mr. Justice Crowder and a Special Jury.) HORNIMAN V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action instituted by the plaintiff to recover a sum of £2O Gs., for loss resulting from an alleged breach of contract by the defendants. From the opening statement of counsel, it appeared that the plaintiff is a fish and fruit salesman, carrying on busi ness in Billinsgate-market, and the declaration set forth that the defendants undertook to convey 32 boxes of oranges from London to Birmingham within a given time, which they failed to do, and in consequence plaintiff sustained loss to the amount specified. The defendants pleaded that they had duly cpnveyed the goods to Birmingham, but they had been unable to discover the address of the party to whom they were consigned. On the 14th of June the plaintiff received a telegraphic message from a person named Braines, a fruit salesman at Birmingham, to send him without delay a qUantity of oranges, which he accord ingly forwarded by the London and North-Western Rail way, at seven o'clock on the same evening, and they were to arrive at six o'clock on the following morning. They were ordered specially for the 15th of the month, the day on which the Queen was expected to visit Birmingham ; but they were not delivered, and on the 17th the plaintiff received them back. He then sold them at a loss, for which, as well as the amount of the carriage, the present action was brought. Charles Plowman, the plaintiff, proved to the goods having been deposited at Messrs. Chaplin and Home's to be forwarded to Birmingham, and to their having been returned to him. When he received them back, though 'some of them were sound, they were generally in a damaged condition, and considerably deteriorated in value. The goods were directed to "Robert Braines, fruiterer, at Birmingham." The plaintiff had been in the habit of forwarding goods to him so directed. Lewis Elliott, a clerk in the employment of the plaintiff, gave some corroborative testimony as to the forwarding of the goods, and to their being returned damaged. Mr. Robert Braines said that on the morning of the 13th of June, 1858, he applied at the goods department of the North-Western Railway station at Birmingham, but could obtain no information relative to the oranges. He was told that all the goods which had come by the train were on the platform, and he searched there but could not find the oranges. He was in the habit of receiving goods directed to him simply at Birmingham and other places, and they reached him in safety. The Queen arrived that day and the streets were barricaded, but if the goods had been pointed out to him at the station he could have con veyed them without difficulty to his place of business. He swore positively that it was not usual for him to call for goods forwarded by railway, but that they were de livered to him by the company when directed in the way described. Some further evidence was adduced to prove that it was the practice of railway companies to forward goods when they were directed to be called for, and that the oranges were sold at a loss, which closed the case for the prosecu -3O tion. For the defence it was contended that the goods duly arrived at Birmingham on the morning of the 16th du.ne, 1858, and that articles of a perishable description had been delivered early that morning in consequence of its being apprehended that the streets would be impassable as the day advanced, owing to the visit of her Majesty. Every effort had been made to discover the where abouts of Mr. Braines, but without success, and at the hour when he stated he applied at the station it was impossible that he could have removed the goods from the state :of the streets. It was also deposed by one witness that the goods were not claimed, and that a telegraphic message had been despatched to the plaintiff for further directions to enable the servants of the company to deliver them to Mr. Braines. It, was further deposed that on the morning in question no truck, or mode of conveying so large a quantity of goods as were consigned to Mr. Braines, could be procured in Birmingham. Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. Powell were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. Giffard for the defendants. The jury found a verdict for the defendants. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) THE ROYAL. BRITISH BANk-DIVIDEND. To-day was appointed for the declaration of the further dividend of is. in the pound under this estate. Mr. Linklater for the assignees referred to a claim by Messrs. Nixon and Dillon to prove against the estate in respect of certain shares bargained for by them, just before the bankruptcy, under circumstances which they considered entitled them to have the money returned, or that they should prove against the' estate. A state of facts had been agreed on for tßisHoLour's decision, but in the interim the otlAia`l*sinhger had made a claim on them as contriliutOri r g, c ,'Atid that question was now in Chancery. lie (Mr. Link Tater) now had to urge that the claim should be expunged; so as not to interfere with the dividend. now proposed to be paid. The oase had stood so long that the claimants would not be injured by letting the matter stand over until the final dividend, for had the case been argued before his Honour and the decision was unfavourable there could be no doubt that an appeal would be entered, and that could not be decided until November at least. His Honour did not consider he ought to expunge the claim, it ought to remain so as not to interfere with the present dividend. The case of Mr. Law, of the Victoria Tavern, Holloway, was then brought before the Court. It was similar to the above as to facts, but he had refrained from claiming as it had been understood that the case was to abide the result in the previous case. Mr. Reed supported on the ground that Mr. Law ought not to be prejudiced by a delay. To save expenses on all sides, he said that he ought to be placed in the same position as Messrs. Nixon and Dillonot . His Honour concurred, and admitted the claim. After some few applies / gong of no general iinportance, it was announced that arrangements would be made for the payment of the dividend forthwith. Mr. Johnstone, the messenger of the Court, made ar rangements, which will be duly announced. A further dividend is expected, although small, under the bankruptcy. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. Lowzow, June 24.—Wind this day at noon--Westerly; light, with fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from Woolwich. NEWPORT, June 1 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Reaper, from London for Jamaica, Sailed—lnkermann, for St. Thomas. PLYMOUTH, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Gul nare, from Moulmein. CLYDE, June 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Rose, from Trinidad ; Lady of the Lake, from Quebec ; Achilles, from Miramichi ; Britannia, from Mauritius ; Robert Hastie, from St. John's, N.B. OFF QUEENSTOWN, June 23.—Wind W.—Arrived— Rosamond, from Bahia. CORK, Juno 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Girl I Love, from Barbadoes. LONDONDERRY, June 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Annie Hall, from Richibucto ; Mary Ann, from St. John's, N.B. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Momingb wind N.W. Arrived—Clown, from Newcastle ; London and Sham rock, from Newport; Foyle, steamer, from London. Sailed—Foyle, steamer, for Dublin ; Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived, June 23—Queen of India, from St. John's, N B. ; William Wert, from New Orleans ; Pacific, from Honduras; Alonse and Mary, from Nantes ; Nancy, from Havre; B. Colombo, from Quebec; Ellen Morris, from Venice. Arrived, June 24—Xarifa, from Nantes ; Sulan, from New York. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Whid W. ; tide two hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived, June 23—Constance, from Barbadoes ; John Lugars, from Tutocorin ; Speedy, from Sydney ; Come On, from Porto Rico; David, from Guernsey; Alice, from Dunkirk. Arrived, June 24—Henrique Fredrike, from Porto Rico; United States, from: St. Min's ; Lelia, from Nassau British Empire, from Calcutta; Sola, from Matanzas; Palestine, from New York ; Sannon, from Calais ; Sorata, from Foo •choo-fow ; Oden, from Bahia ; Stag, from Guernsey ; Colonsa, from Bombay. Sailed—Panther, steamer, from Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind N.N.W. ; moderate. Passed—Countess of Leicester, brig, from north for west ; Parthenia, from Sunderland for Alexandria ; Owen Glen dower, from Melbourne for London (off south) ; Ceres, from Barbados for London ' • Pessita, from London for Liverpool ; Prosperity, of Cowes, from west for north; Trafalgar, from Madras for London (last night supposed sailed or outward bound). The following vessels were spoken with by the Owen Glendower, on her passage from Melbourne : " May 4.—Shepherdess, from London for Algoa Bay, out 60 days, in lat. 25 15 S., long. 31 12 W. "May o. —Fusin, from Leith for Adelaide, out 60 days, in let. 16 2 S., long. 25 50 W. " May 10.—Isaac A. Bordman, from Liverpool to Aden, out 72 day s , in let. 13 6 S., long. 30 28 W. "May 19.—French ship Costa Rica, from Valparai so fo r Havre, out 56 d ays, i n l et. 2 16 N., long. 31 09 W. ; also, French barque At rato, 7 A 5 1 a d y a y 2B s H I a e t b . 1. 3 011 4 , 0 s N tee ., r l m. on g g. 6o 3 u o t 2 h 6 , of Havre. nut W. "May 20.—J o h n P elle, from I qu i que for Queenstown, long. in lat. 25 55 N., 49 20 W. " June 3.—Rose of England, from Chili for Liverpool, out 71 dais, in lat. 3.5 56 N., long. 47 27 W. ; French ship Luzitano, from Rio Janeiro for Havre, out 2 7 N.,days, in lat. 35 56 long. 17 29 W. ; and French ship Etoile. also, the " June 9.—Brobio, from Wharapoa for London, out 96 days, in lat. 42 12 N., long. 40 10 W. " June 12.—Addie Snow, in lat. 43 42 N , long. 38.18 W. "June 20.—Chile, from Melbourn e f or . London, in lat. 47 N. long. 15 17 W. " Alay 20 (by the John PeilV=Severn , Bay, ill lat. 330 N., long, 80 1 W." from Portland `..,. ... ~ ~__ ELECTION OF sHEEz_rt,:.tbW LONDON, MIDDLESEX.-(THIS DAY.) A Common Hall of the Livery of "the City of London was held this morning at the Guildhall, for the pur pose of electing fit and proper persons to fill the office of Sheriff of London and Sheriff of Middlesex, the Chamber lain, and other officials. The Lord Mayor, with a full attendance of aldermen, presided. Mr. Alderman Phillips and Mr. Alderman Gabriel wore unanimously re-elected sheriffs. 'Mr. B. Scott was re-elected Chamberlain. Other officials having been re-elected, Aldermen PHILLIPS and GABRIEL returned thanks, and the proceedings terminated. Mr. 0. C. T. Eagleton, of 84, Newgite-street, is ap pointed Under-sheriff, to Mr. Alderman and Sheriff elect Phillips, and Mr. Charles Gammon, of the firm of Lepard and Gammon, of Cloak-lane, to Mr. Alderman and Sheriff elect Gabriel. SWEARING-1N OF. TRE LORD CRAN- CELLOR-(THIS DAY.) This morning the ceremony of swearing in Lord Camp bell as Lord High Chancellor of England took place before Sir J. Romilly, the Master of the Rolls The oaths having been taken by Lord Campbell, his lordship afterwards, in his official capacity, sat with the Lords Justices Knight, Bruce, and Turner. Sir Alexander Cockburn, also, as Lord Chief Justice of England, was shortly afterwards sworn into office before the Lord Chancellor, in his private apartments, and the same ceremony was gone through by Sir William Erle, en his being appointed Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY. BOW STREET. UTTERING A FORGED LETTER.—James Davison was placed at the bar on remand, charged with uttering a forged letter with intent to defraud. A female domestie in the service of Mr. Philpot, of Montague-street, Russell-square, said about a week ago the prisoner brought a letter to the house for her master, which she delivered to him. Mr. Philpot said—l received the letter spoken of by my servant. On opening it I found that it contained a memo rial, purporting- to be drawn up by the curate of Hampstead, for the purpose of raising £36 to defray the expenses of ob taining the admission of a child into the Blind Asylum. The petition was drawn up in the most harrowing lan guage, and bore the signatures of the Rev. Mr. J. P. Fletcher and Mr. Prior for subscriptions. Some doubts having arisen about the genuineness of the application, the Mendicity Society was communicated with, and an officer was ordered to watch the house, as the man said he would call again for an answer. The letters was as follows : " Hampstead Parsonage, June 17, 1859. " The Rev. Thomas Anger presents his compliments to J. Philpot, Esq., and at the earnest entreaty of Mrs. Clarke, begs to submit the enclosed document for his charitable cdnsideration. _ _ " Mrs. Clarke is a native of Lyme Regis, Dorset, daughter of the late James Baker, and related to John Baker, boot and shoemaker, Combe-street, Bloomsbury, and maternally related to John Harding, Bridge-street, •f that town. Having a knowledge of J. Philpot's family for many years, Mrs. Clarke is induced to hope he would add his signature to the memorial to enable her to procure the boys's admission, to-morrow being the day of admission. The Rev. Thomas Anger has taken more than usual interest in this case, having known the family during their resi dence in this parish, and hopes that the motive which prompts him in thus addressing J. Philpot, Esq., will find some apology." A list of names was then given as persons in Lyme Regis to whom Mrs. Clarke was known. The Rev. Mr. Anger, perpectual curate of Hampstead, said the letter was not in his handwriting, and it was not written by his direction..,) The signatures of Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Prior he knew to be fictitious, as he was well ac quainted with the handwriting of both these gentlemen. Horsford, the constable of the Mendicity Society, said he watched the house and saw a well-known begging letter writer, named Sullivan, go to the house. Sullivan, on seeing him, ran away, but very near the spot he saw the prisoner. The prisoner, who declined saying anything, was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AGGRAVATED AND BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.— Richard Worrell, a tall stout man, was charged with the following brutal assault on a female named Clara O'Don nel On the case being called' on, the constable who had charge of the case said he was informed the prosecutrix would not attend; but Mr. Beadon said he would hear the nature of the case, and the evidence of some of the wit nesses proving that a most brutal assault had been com mitted on the prosecutrix, sent for her, and she shortly afterwards appeared in court with her face covered with adhesive plaster, and evidently in a state of great suffering. On being sworn, she said her name was Clara O'Donnel, that she lived at 16, Union •street, and was acquainted with the prisoner. On the previous night she went to fetch the prisoner home, when a female said something to her she did not like, and the prisoner did not take her part, and when he came home he struck her a blow on the face, knocking her down - aild 'rendering her insensible. The prosecutrit (who gave her evidence evidently in a manner to screen the prisoner), wasquestioned by the magistrate, and said the prisoner did not give her the serious blow on her eye; it was done by falling on the fender; but the other witnesses said she was not near the fender at the time. Mr. Beadon said it was lucky for him, after such a blow as he had given the female, he was not before him for man slaughter, and comitted the prisoner for a month. THAMES. ROBBERY BY AN AUSTRIAN SAlLOR.—Vincent Mar ciovitch, an Austro-Italian seaman, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a purse containing £1 10s. in gold, and other monies, from the person of a Spanish sailor. Mr. F. Pignatilli, a linguist, of Strathmore-terrace, Back-road, Shadwell, was sworn to interpret, and he had a difficult task to perform, the evidence of the prosecu tor being given in the Spanish language, rendered to the prisoner in Italian, and translated to the Court in English. It appeared from the evidence of the Spaniard that he and the prisoner were lodging in the boarding-house of Mr. John Seymour, a Greek, at No. 32, Wellclose-square. Last night they went out together, in company with their landlord. Witness then had a purse in his jacket pocket. It contained £1 10s. in gold, and some silver. They went to a public-house in Rateliff-highway, and called for some drink. Soon afterwards he looked for his purso and missed it. The prisoner was gone. He went home with his landlord and asked the prisoner for his purse and money. The prisoner denied having seen either, and said he had only his own money in his possession. The prisoner, on being asked if ho had any questions to ask, said he was guilty, and did take the purse and money. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month with hard labour. THIS _DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to .day very little English wheat-came to hand, coastwise or by land carriage, and the show of samples was limited. For good and fine qualities the demand ruled steady, at full quotations. Low and damp parcels moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. The amount of business passing in foreign wheat, the show of which was extensive, at about stationary prices. Floating cargoes of grain were dull, but not cheaper. Grinding barley realised full prices ; but malting and distilling sorts were dull in sale. There was very little inquiry for malt, but no disposition was shown to accept lower rates. The oat trade was healthy, on former terms. Beans, peas, and flour sold slowly, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1,620 — 1 3,230 240 ; 1,090 / ' Irish Foreign 11,130 1 3,910 I --8,920 i 3,110' sks I blo NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of moat here to- day were mo derate. Prime beef, mutton, lamb, and veal wore in fair request, at inlivrices; Otherwise, the trade ruled heavy. Per 81bs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 to 3 0 Mid. d 0..... 3 2to 3 6 Pro.largedo. 3 Bto 3 10 f Do. small do. 4 oto 4 2 j Large pork.. 3 2to 3 6 I Lamb, 4s r s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 3 2.,t0 3 6 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 0 Prime do. 4 2to 4 6 Veal 3 10 to 4 8 Small pork 3 Bto 4 2 I to 5s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. Some of the plantation accounts state that the fly is still increasing, but that the bine is progressing rapidly. Our market for all kinds of hops is very dull, and it is difficult to quote prices accurately. To sell, lower rates must be submitted to. The duty is called £175,000. COLONIAL. = TEA.—The public sales of this article 'have gone off rather slowly, and, in some instances, at slightly reduced values. Common congou has declined to 141 d per lb. SUGA.RS.—Tho demand for the better descriptions of British Wost India has been gooil, and prices have ad vanced 6d to is per cwt. In the refined market a large business has been transacted, and at firm prices. CorrEE.—A rather large quantity of plantation Ceylon has been disposed of during the.last few days, at fully late rates, and prices generally show an upward tendency. RlCE.—There has been a moderate inquiry for Bengal qualities at about late rates. The transactions recorded, however, have not been extensive. . FRUIT.—At public sale ourramts went at rather easier rates ; raisins and. figs, however,. were in fair demand, and brought full values. SALTPETRE.—Tke market continues rather quiet. A few lots Bengal, 9 per cent. refraction, sold for 41s 6d per cwt. TALLOW.—Little change of importance can be recorded in the demand; and quotations are steady. P.Y.C. on the spot is at 665, and 668 Od to 67s for last three months' de. ;guy, • • • SUBMARINE TEI,EGRAPHS. TO THE EDITOR •OF 'THE SUN. SIR,—As everything relating to submarine tele graphs possesses at this moment a public interest, I venture to send you a few facts on this important subject. Assuming a cable to be safely submerged to a depth of three miles, and its electrical condition not impaired, we must now consider what mecha nical effect such , a pressure of water produces on the insulator. From practical tests I have made on portions of the Atlantic telegraph cable (sup plied with a potassium wire in lieu of copper), I discovered by immersing it in water for a continu ous period of 23 weeks, and subjecting it to a pres sure of three tons per square inch, that it was per fectly insulated; but, from this date, the insulator appeared to deteriorate, and at the 25th week, dis covered that moisture had reached the centre of the core, consequently decomposing the potassium. To obviate this difficulty I immersed fresh pieces of cable in bisulphuret of carbon and the chloride of sulphur, which had the effect of shrinking and closing up the pores, and rendering the insulator thoroughly impervious to moisture ; this, in fact, vulcanised the insulating core to about 1-16th of its own thickness. Having proved by experiments that my system of preserving the insu Latin gmedium from moisture is effectual, I beg to bring such a valuable fact to your notice. The result of these trials was brought forward at a meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers prior to the laying down of the Atlantic cable, and with the view of deterring the Atlantic Telegraph Company from sinking their cable in its then in efficient.state. The subject was discussed at a meeting of the company, but unfortunately it was overuled by Mr. Whitehouse, the company's electrician, although the fact of such inefficiency was apparent to all practical men. The result of applying such a cable for deep-sea purposes proves the accuracy of my experiments, but at a loss of from £400,000 to £500,000. The main 'practical part to be considered in the construction of telegraphic cables is, combined with sufficient strength, perpetual isolation. It is not by outer coverings of tarred and greased hempen twine, or such soft materials, that will. assist in rendering the core perfectly insulated, but by apply ing to the insulating material, whether fillets, or coverings of indiarubber or gutta percha, a pressure of four tosix tons per inch, at the time it is encased round the copper. conductor. This pressure is ob tained by passing the conductor between a series of double rollers, and to prevent abrasion fibres are incorporated in the outer coating of the insulating material, producing a body of such consistency and power of resistance to alteration of form that alone is not inherent with the pure insulating substance, such as gutta-percha or indiarubber. The adoption of the above means of constructing telegraphic cables will necessarily produce the fol lowing inevitable results :-1. As gutta-percha and indiarubber decompose, absorb moisture, and are injured by heat, which, in long lengths of tele graphic cables, greatly reduce their insulating properties, and which have been the great cause of failure, the cold vulcanising renders the insulating core homogeneous, shrinkin g and closing up all pores and joints, besides rendering the insulator oroof against moisture, decomposition, abrasion, or injury, by tropical heats. _ . 2d. The great advantsge of laying on the coatings or fillets of .indiarubber, longitu dinally, and submitting them to cold vulcanisa tion, must be apparent to all, over the ex pensive and ineffectual system of spirally winding them round the wire, making a join every quarter of an inch, or 253,443 joins in a mile, which are the elements of its own destruction: 3d. The rapid rate at which these cables can be made will reduce the expense 25 per cent. 4th. ,From, their lightness and great longitudinal strength there will be little or no strain upon the conductor; therefore the paying-out apparatus will be simple and inexpensive. sth. Telegraphic wires , insulated with india rubber, and subjected to cold vulcanisation, will resist 250 degrees of heat, and may be punctured 50 times in the space of an inch without admitting any water to the wire, from its superior power of elastic contraction caused by. vulcanisation. To the publio this is a matter of the Atlantic importance, inasmuch as one pin-hole in'the Atlantic cable would render it unserviceable. In conclusion, I believe that a cable constructed on these principles will eventually be the only one capable of permanently resisting the severe natural actions to which all submarine wires are subject, when submerg&l at great lengths and depths. I may add that I have met with the same diffi culty in introducing the above system of construct ing telegraphic cables that I did t wen ty y ears ago , in i ntroducing powerful , metallic rollers for the coating of cloth with indiarubber, and vulcanising the surface, first employed by me at the Tottenham Indiarubber Mills (then known as the London Caoutchouc Company), and now universally adopted. The coating of, telegraphic wires with india rubber is but a simple affair compared to coating cloth two yards wide ; suitable machinery (which is being constructed) will coat 'from 250 to 300 miles of perfect vulcanised cable per day.—l am, &c. JOHN MACINTOSH. COURT OF LIEUTENANCY. A Court of Lieutenancy for the City of London was held yesterday, at Guildhall, over which the Lord Mayor presided, for the purpose of considering a letter addressed to his lordship by the late Secre tary at War, suggesting, the propriety of calling out the Royal London Militia. THE ROYAL LONDON MILITIA. The report of the present state of the staff was read, and ordered to be entered on the minutes. A letter was also read from the Secretary at War (late) upon a change in the dress of the officers, as well as another letter, stating that the lords lieutenant of counties were calling out their -various regiments of militia, and suggesting that the Commissioners of Lieutenancy for the City of London should do the same. After some discussion, Friday, the 15th July, was fixed for calling out the regiment, and the clerk was ordered to communicate the fact to the War-office. Numerous applications for commissions were laid before the Court, and were referred to the Head quarters' Committee, and some resignations were also received from officers who had received other appointments. A letter was also read from the Secretary-at-War regulating the standard fer recruiting. RIFLE CORPS FOR THE CITY OF LONDON. The LORD.MAYOR said he had received a requisi tion, very numerously signed by merchants, bankers, and tradesmen in the city, requesting him to convene a meeting of citizens, for the purpose of taking steps to form a rifle corps for the city of London. (Hear, hear.) He had consulted the clerk of the Court (Mr. Henley Smith) as to precedents ; and, finding from him): that the powers of any rifle corps that might be formed must emanate from that court, subject to the sanction of Government, he should be glad to receive the advice and assistance of the court upon the subject.. After some discussion, _ _ _ _ COL WILSON thought they could do no better than follow the example set them by the lords lieutenant of counties, who had called meetings of their depifty•lieutenants, formed committees to re ceive applications from volunteers, and looked to all the arrangements which it was necessary to make, and submit for approval to the Secretary at War. Unless the citizens were prepared to come forward with spirit, and in strong numbers, and as a matter of duty, it would be better not to stir at all. (Hear hear.) But he felt sure. that those who might not wish to join personally would willingly con tribute pecuniary subscriptions. - (Hear, hear.) A motion having been made and seconded, after a discussion it was decided that the matter should stand over to enable the Lord Mayor to have an interview With the Secretary at War, his lordship Undertaking to do so, and to report the result to a fitin re 'are. Some other business of a routine character having been transacted;the court adjourned. ' The postage on letters for Portugal, Madeira, the Azores, the Cape de Verd Islands, and all the other Portuguese possessions on the Coast of Africa has been moderately reduced: • REDUCTION OF POSTAGE TO MALTA.—On the Ist July next, and thenceforward, the combined British and French postage upon all letters addressed to Malta, for warded via France, whether conveyed between Marseilles and Malta by British or by French packet, will be reduced to 6d. for a letter not exceeding a quarter of an ounce in weight; Is. for a letter above a quarter and under half an ounce, and so on, 6d. being added for each additional quar ter of an ounce. L e tt ers f or Malta forwarde d v i a South ampton will be chargeable by the half-ounce scale, as here tofore. The satisfactory notification has been made that Alesso. Hermann, Silk= Son, and Co., who.stopp ed in the crisis of 1857, are prepared to discharge in full the balance of their outstanding engagements, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. The Judicial Committee of the Privy 'Council sat yesterday. Lord Justice Knight Bruce gave judgment on appeal from Bengal, Hetnarain Sing v. Modnarain Sing. An appeal from Jersey, Palle v. Le Sueur et Le Huguet (part heard) was concluded, and judgment given by Lord Justice Knight Bruce. - The anniversary of thd. accession of li r present Pope, was celebrated at Rome ,on the 17th bLa. religious 'ceremony in the Sistite ChiiPel' . at the VaticanOn the pre sence of the Pope,- the prelates; tind7Soman magistracy. Cardinal di Pietro said mass on the occasion, after which the Pope received the eopiratuhttions of the cardinale. LIU!. (II:, THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. 11 - .EIVTON RACES-TIM DAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LYME PARK STAKES. Maid of Lyme .. Welshman Two ran. TRADESMEN'S STAKES. Turret Lord Jersey -. Knockbum 781 j 8 ss~ } 104 i 54 go . S9l o 90 5 1 901 90 BS i 99 81 74 5431 67 61 Business Done. Business Bois. SELLING HANDICAP. ' Lord Jersey 1 Emerald Awful Six ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 2 agst Hepatica (taken freely) 7to 1 agst Underhand (offered) 10 to 1 agst Paul (offered) 10 to 1 agst Burgomaster (offered) LONDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENING) WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Rear-Admiral George Rodney Mundy, and Captain Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne, R.N., to be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; and of David James Simpson, Esq., one of the Pay masters-in-Chief of the Royal Navy; William David Jeans, Esq., Paymaster in the Royal Navy; and John Edye, Esq., late Assistant-Surveyor of the Navy, t o b e Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 22. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Duchess of Sutherland to be Mistress of the Robes, in the room of the Duchess of Manchester, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Robert, Viscount Sydney, to be Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, in the - room of George John, Earl De la Warr, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Valentine Augustus Browne, commonly called Viscount Castlerosse, to be Vice-Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Hon. Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, commonly called Viscount Newport, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint, to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, James, Earl of Caithness, iu the room of James 'Walter, Earl of Veralam, resigned. George, Viscount Torrington, in the room of George A. Frederick Charles, Earl of Sheffield, resigned. Thomas, Lord Camoys, in the room of William Henry, Viscount Strathallan, resigned. George, Lord Rivers, in the room of Henry Francis, Lord Polwarth, resigned. George, Lord de Tabley, in the room of Edward, Lord Crofton, resigned. Richard, Lord Cremorne, in the room of Lord Bate man, resigned. Frederic Henry, Paul, Lord Methuen, in the room of Richard Henry Fitzßoy, Lord Raglan, resigned. WHITEHALL, JUNE 24. • The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent tobe passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Henry John, - Viscount Palmerston, K.G. ; the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone; Edward Hugessen Knatchbull Hugessen, Esq. ; Sir Liam Dunbar, Bart. ; and John Bag9ll, Esq. ; to be Com missioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain, and Lord High TreaSurer of Ireland. ' The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting to the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone the offices of Chan cellor, and Under-Treasurer, of her Majesty's Exchequer. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing George Wil liam Frederick, Marquess of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse to her Majesty. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the office and place of Advocate-General, or Judge-Marshal, of her Ma jesty's Forces, to the Right Hon. Thomas Emerson Head lam. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson to be Poor Law Commis sioner for England. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Robert Lowe to be Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education. The Queen has also been pleased to grant the office of her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland to James Moncreiff, Esq., Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, June 22, 1859, her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliver the cus tody of the Seals of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster to the Right lion. Sir George Grey, Bart., G.C.8., the oath of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was this day, by her Majesty's command, administered to him accordingly. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, JUNE 18. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right [lon. John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough, to be Master of her Majesty's Buckbounds, in the room of the Right Hon. John William, Earl of Sandwich, resigned. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE, 1859. The Queen • has been pleased to appoint Henry Allen Johnson, Esq., to be a member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island ; William Thomas Mercer; Esq., to be a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong; John Lambrick Vivian, Esq., to be Superintendent of Po lice for the Island of , St. Christopher; and the Rev, J. H. Pemberton to be a member of the Council of the Island of Nevis. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNG 23. Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry Hamer Gideon as Consul at St. Helena for his Majesty the King of Denmark. _ _ _ The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. A. Marion as Vice-Consul at Bathurst for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Jurrn 24. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet John Taylor Marshall to be Instructor of Musketry. 7th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Arthnr Hare Vincent to be Instructor of Musketry. Royal Artillery—Paymaster Wm. Archibald Kidd, from half-pay 27th Foot, to be Paymaster; Quartermaster James Scott, from Depot Battalion, to be Paymaster; John Baylis 'Thompson, Esq., to be Paymaster; Assist ant-Surgeon Herbert Chalmers Miles, from the 83d Foot, . . to be As - sistant-Surgeon, vice Morris,'cashiered. Military Train—Cornet George Ramsey, from half-pay late Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign, vice Bleazby, who reverts to the half-pay of his former rank of Lieutenant in that Corps. - - Grenadier Regiment of Guards—Ensign and Lieut. Lewis Guy Phillips to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. Win. Francis Forbes, who retires ; En- sign Leopold Richard Seymour, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Phillips. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Henry Charles Fletcher to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Astley, who retires; Ensign and Lieu tenant Charles Shelley to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Fletcher; Ensign the Hon. Henry Thomas Fraser, from the 42d Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shelley; Lieutenant and Captain Raymond Herbert White to be Adjutant, vice Fletcher, promoted. 7th Foot—Herbert Henry Rice, 'Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kempson, promoted. Bth Foot—Lieutenant John Evans Freke Aylmer to be Instructor of Musketry. 10th Foot—Ensign Hargood Thomas Snooks to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Hunter, who retires • Gentleman Cadet Henry E. Poole, from the Royal Mil itary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Power, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet Henry P. Bluett, from theßoyal Mili tary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice R. S. Riddell, appointed to the 70th Foot. 17th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry . E. Sharpe, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase vice Keir, who resigns ; Gentleman C a d e t Charles W. B. Aylmer, from the Royal Military College, to be En sign, without purchase, vice Wrench, p romo t e d . by purchase, vice Foster-Melliar, whose 20th Foot—Ensign Harry Russell Bowlby to be Lieute nan t, Whiteford, fro m Bal dwin t m lem ilit ali ry cad co e ll t ege, be K ins lV g hi n purchase, on 26th Nov., 1858, has been promotion,eed;nb., Unwire, promoted ; Gentleman 'CadC hamp ion Jones , from the Royal Military College,pmurcthashe Royal Cadet to be Ensign, without purchase, vice James, promoted. 21st Foot—Gentleman Cadet John T. Coke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensi i n w ithout purchase, in suc cession to Lieut. Carnes, promoted. 24th Foot—Ge n tl eman C adet J o h n L. Bland, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Farquharson. 29th Foot—C a pt a i n Ri c h ar d Edwrl Barry, from the 67th • Foot, to be C a pt a i n , vice Stehelm, who exchanges. 39th Foot—G en tl eman Cadet Richard L. Leir, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Calcraft deceased. 42d Foot_Li a ltenant Thomas Fraser to be In structor of Musketry. 45th Foot—Lieutenant James Franklin, from the 2d West to b e Lieutenant, vice Smith, who ex changes; Assis tant- India Regiment, S ur geon James Arthur Hanbury, from th e Staff, to Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cunningham,promotedKß"nibe on the Staff. the Ensign Edwin Augustus Windsor, from 48th Foot— • 74th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Mtirshall, promoted. 54th Foot—Li eu tenant George Fowler, from 86th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gray, who exchanges. 57th Foot —Henry Downe Chevers Barton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cox, promoted. 63d Foot—Lieutenant Benjamin Hayes Illolines, from half pay 36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Alfred Grey, pro moted to an Unattached Company, without purchase ; Ensign Charles Henry. Kinahan, to be Lieutenant by purchase vice Holmes, who retires. 64th Foot—Gentleman adet Arthur B. Alston, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Davies, promoted. 66th Foot—Surgeon William Sim Murray, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Hanley, appointed to the Staff. 67th Foot—Captain William Francis Stehelin, from the "229th Foot, to be Captain, vice Barry, who exchanges. 69th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas L. Ines, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice St. George, promoted. 70th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William J. F. Feneran, from the Royal Military College, to ba Ensign, without pur chase, vice Hill, promoted. 74th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles IL Dougherty, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Windsor, appoi n ted to the 48th Foot. 83d Fo o t—Assistant- Surgeon Edward O'Connell, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon,. vice Miles appointed to the Royal Artillery. 86th Foot—Lieut. William Ker'Gray, from the 54th Foot,. _ to be Lieutenant, vice Fowler, who exchanges. - 87th Foot—Eusigu Richard Throokmorton to - be Lieut.- nant, by purchase, vice Sack - ville George Lane Fox, who retires. 88th Foot—Ensign Patrick Dwyer to. be 'lnstructor of Musketry. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Dawson Barwell to be In strudor of Musketry. 91st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. McLean Marshall, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice O'Nial, pr o . moted on the Staff. 96th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Frederick Henniker, frvuu the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase vice Clayton, appointed to the 84th Foot. 2d West India Regirnent—Lieutenant Arthur G. Smith, from the 45th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Franklin, who exchanges. UNATTACHED. Captain Henry Prim Hutton, 31st Foot, having been ap pointed a Major in the late Land Transport Corps, by General O r d ers , i n th e C r imea, pendi ng her Majesty's pleasure, to be Major, without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. - Surgeon Dudleyil;.nley, M.D., froni the 66th Feet, to be Surgeon, vice Murray, appointed to the 66th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon John O'Nial, from the 91st Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Halahan, deceased. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Henry Frederick Meadows has been permitted to resign his appointment. BREVET. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Martin Bladen Nell], upon half-pay 40th Foot, having on 9th October, 1858, completed three years' service as Dep u ty Adjutant•eneral, in Australia, to be Colonel in the Army. Brevet-Major William Knox Orme, 10th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. The promotion of Captain Gallwey, of the Royal Engi neers, so the Brevet Rank of Major, to bear date 14th May, 1859, and not 14th May, 1855, as erroneously stated in the " Gazette" of 31st ultimo. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. East Suffolk Artillery Regiment of Militia—Frederick Barlow, Esq., late Captain Suffolk Artillery, to be Pay master. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of Militia —Charles Ebenezer Treffry, Gent., to be First Lieutenant, vice Magor, appointed to the 12th Foot. County of Lincoln—Major the Hon. William John Monson, M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Woeester—John Slaney Pakington, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Elmley to be Deputy Lieutenant. MmitouANDui.-- : Worcesterliiilitia—Her Majesty has been graciously pleaseed to accept the resignation of Major Edward Winnington. County of Surrey—Lee Steers, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenant. North Riding of the County of York----Thomas Meynotl, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. _ _ County of 14oriblk—The Marquis of Lothian to be Deputy Lieutenant; the Earl of Albemarle to be Deputy Lieutenant; William Postle, Esq., to be Deputy Lieute nant. Norfolk Militia Artillery—Frederick Henry Brice to be Second Lieutenant. 2nd Royal Lanarkshire Militia—Ensign . Edward John Clifford, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Tait, resigned; En sign William Henry Bower, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Davidson, resigned; William Lefroy, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Clifford, promoted. Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Rifle Regi ment of illiam Douglass Brodie Ketchen, Gent., to be Ensign. Regiment of Stirlingshire, &c., Militia, Highland Bor derers' Light Infantry—Ensign Francis Pringle, to be Lieutenant, vice John Henderson, promoted. 2nd Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Ensign Denn Hannagan to be Lieutenant, vice R. Warren, resigned ; Frederick John Owen, Gent., to be Ensign, vice G. W. Barnes, resigned. MEMORANDUM.--Her Majesty has been pleased to aceept the 'resignations of Ensigns Thomas Baskett Turner and Richard Henry Salkeld, of the same Regiment. BANKRUPTS. George Smedley, glass and china dealer, New Sleaford, Lincolnshire, to surrender, July 12, and Aug. 2, at half. past eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. _ - Samuel Treacher, licensed victualler, Fenchnrch-street, City, July 7, at two, and Aug. 4, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Clarke, King's Lynn, victualler, July 8 and Aug, 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Elliman, draper, Slough, July 6, at half-past one, and Aug. 3, at two, at the Court of BankrAptey. Henry John Payne, coal dealer , Exmouth, on the 4th. and 25th, at twelve, at the District of Bankruptcy, James Holdsworth, tidibei merchant, Wolverhampton, July 8 : and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. George Wood, builder, Rayleigh, Tssiex, July 13, at one, and Aug. IG, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Peters, Bilaton, wine and spirit merchant, July 8 and 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham District. Court. _ _ Robert Davies, innkeeper, Moclidre, Denbighshire, July 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bernard Parry, farmer, Newmarket, July :6 and 27, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Joseph Allison, cattle-dealer, Stockton-upon-Tees, July 4 and Aug. 10, at twelve, at the NewcaBtle-upon-Tyne District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Dorin, spirit dealer, Glasgow. James Hastings, warehouseman, Glasgow. Alexander Bell, dealer in cloth, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. John Taylor, builder; Edinburgh., BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending- on Wednesday, the 22c1 day of June, 1859: ). ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .£31,898,305 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 17.423,305 Silver Bullion .... - 431,898,305, 521,898,305 DA.NRING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in- • eluding Exche quer, Saving's'. Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTMENT. Government Sectt— rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) 5C11,281,396 Other Securities 18,376,275 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 687,109 counts) 9,304,619 Other Deposits 14,019,013 Seven Day and other Bills 744,742 £41,792,440 M. I £41,702,440 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier, Dated June 23,1859. .1•1•1•••••• AVERAGE PRICE OF S#GAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, coin. puted from Returns made in the week ending the 21st day of June, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs . p a id or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into ; Great Britain Per cwt._ From the British possessions in Americao 26; Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritia: 26s 6 1 d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 30s Ilid Average price of the foregoing 26s hd COURSE OF . EXCHANGE.—This DAY. Amsterdam Ditto :3 Months. 11 141 11 15} Rotterdam — 11 141 11 15} Antwerp Brussels — 25 10 25 25 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 30 25 35 Frankfort on Maine — 1151 1161 Vienna -14 65 14 75 Trieste Petersburgh - .33 331 Madrid Cadiz — 491 49f Leghorn Genoa — 29 90 30 0 Naples -40 i 25 7.5 Palermo 4ll 122 122/ Messina 123 Lisbon 90 days' date 511 61a oporto 51/ Rio Janeiro New York • • E.I Co's ble. Houk bls. 60d. Calcutta, Co.'s rupee ^ • • ' • Bombay ditto ^ .. • • Madras ditto ' ' ' • East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 2d to the 9th Juno. ....... Bengal £543 G 8 Nadi-as Bombay 0 0 0 0 0 0 £513 6 8 Foreign Gold in Bars (Stendard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 5 2 NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointmentTs were made this afternoon at the Adthiralty : Commander Charles Wake has been promoted to the rank of Captain: Surgeons—M. T. West, to the Mars ; T. R. Pick thorn, to the Amphion ; James Henry, to the Sidon ; R. C. Russell, to the Cossack ; Dr. Mark Hamilton, to the Gladiator. Assistant-Surgeons—John Caldwell, to the Mars ; Robert L. Bett (acting) to the Donegal ; John Ligterwood to the Impezieuse; Thomas Kipling to the Dauntless. IMPERIAL PARLIA HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The house met to forward some private bills a stage. Lord REDESDALE, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the woolsack at half-past 4 o'clock, The folloWing bills were read a second time: --Great North of Scotland Railway, Great 'Western. Railway, Kingston-upon-Thames Gas, South Wales, Pembroke, and Tenbyaunction Railway, Tweed Fisheries Luellites Estate, and Earl of Kintore' s E s t ate. , The house adjourned shortly after 5 o'clock tin half-past 4 o'clock to•morrow (this day). • THE FRASER the Ines) re4ttes to the statement he ari ed note T by n t e h x elast says American fti mail that the accounts from the Fraser River gold mines were discouraging. Looking at the ample advicee received not long previously, which clearly established the general and.supenor character of the depcsits, it 14 wholly impro bable that any unsatisfacto turn can have occurred in the lapse of a week or t wo :—" 3 Raymond's-buildings, June 22. —Sir,-=-With reference to a paragraph ou British Columbia in the Times of - this mo rn i ng , co pied front the Californian papers, I would observe that all information derived from those journals should be read with the utmost caution, ae the Californians have p ro verbially displayed a feeling an tagonistic to the new colony. To dispel this misconception on the part of your readers I need but refer them to the letters of the Times' correspondent written on the spot, and. advises. 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