The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

- - , • . ............. -MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEW& SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) - • CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Although a temporary cessation has taken place Share Railways. 'p a id . ' Closing I Business • in the withdrawals of bullion from the Bank of . ( Done. England, the demand for gold on Continental 60 ( Belfast and Ballymena all I - - account continued active, and American and other ['WT., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 85 supplies are consequently appropriated as fast as stock l i qr a k eib L ur a n ., and Ch June. l a l/ 1 ip:l s 1 t , 2 1 they arrivt. Unless a decided improvement should 10 25 Blyth and et an Tyne all - - Bost. Sled Mid.Co all 64 7 take place in the state of the weather, stock Bristol and Exeter whereby a satisfactory harvest may be insured, stook C 1 0 C a a l r e nc i anr n t i l a w n n A Cardie•an 1 11 (. 1 -- - a44 it is feared that the exportation of specie for the 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 20 Cork, Itlreck., &Passage all - - purchase of foreign grain will become very serious, 20 Cornwall 0 all 55 64 53 and exercise a marked influence upon the tendency 10 Do n ( t . i i Vets n div i all _ nt il6pc pe ran all - - 10 Do B of the mone market. :hasbeen pd. toB 50 Dublin A Belfast June. all - - y There is an increased demand for money, and 25 Dun.. Perth, AAb. June all 8 9 stock East Anglian lOO 17 15 the market now presents a firmer as well as stock Eastern Counties lOO 555 566 a more animated appearance. Loan instalments, stock Eastern Un d i o on, A i st d o o ck 100 3 2. 5 lt c :i ) railway calls, and the preparations in progress for 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 81 -- - new loans, are influencing the movements of capi- 7g Ea T ;;t o Suffolk - all - - talists, who are consequently charging increased stock Edinburgh A Glasgow 100 795 801 stock Edin. Perth, A Dundee leo 306 31 30 1 terms for accommodation. 10 Forth A Clyde Junction all - - - The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex- stock Furness hibited a slight advance in the Austrian rates. 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - - stock Great Northern lOO 1175 1184 118 i 1 The meeting of Messrs. Francis & Co.'s creditors, stock Do do A stock Iconvened for to-day, was postponed, owing to an s sroc c t ( - 4: o g. d ; 1 1 V. ( o 1? Ireland 100 135 1:1376 7 , 1 adjudication in Bankruptcy, and the t ri a l o f t he stock Great Western lOO 725 73 . 2 . . 1 stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 case " the Queen v. Hooper. " 12 Irish South-eastern 10001 - 110- 1104 Rather less activity was exhibited in the Liver- stock oc I.'oannda:nhiarnl ' 4l 3 a r gTa r l ' l 100 I° ?t 72 71 pool Cotton Market yesterday, and American stock Lon., Bright.. A S Coast 100 109 111 1104 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 114 124 descriptions were nearly Id. per lb. dearer. The stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 1025 103 sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. 124 Do eighths stock Lond. A 'th. Western lOO 95 96 955 The half-yearly dividend has been advertised for 25 L'derry A Coleraine - - payment on the Anglo - Peruvian 4 1 per Cents. sto 2s ck ILl:adne.rSrVheAf. E A n T n d i n sit c f o l l l n en m all 4 1 2 0 5 4 1 3 1 42 3( An instalment of 8 per cent. becomes due to- 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - 125 Do do 3 shares all - - morrow on the New Canadian Loan of £2,800,000. 10 Metropolitan The transactions in the market for Public stock 3fielatie stock Do I•tinning. & Derby 100 104 106 Securities to-day have not been extensive, bat sales 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 25 Do 4 shares all - have again preponderated, and the tendency of 25 Mid Kent... ...... - - prices has been unfavourable in consequence. 1 1 og N(Pw o Ca C slTe y a L n i t ra l i ti:li e• sie • • all -- -- Consols are now quoted 92 1 93 for money, and 10 Newry A Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. A Ros all - - 93 to 931 for the account, being 1 per cent. lower. stock Norfolk... . _ Counties . . .. Un • iOn - 34 3f 35 d Sales of Stock for transfer are also effected, stoc w k t h r - 111 British - too 64i 65 65 4 and which increase the prevailing depression. stock Xcg. , Dev s .Rail&Dk.stoe k 100 - - A tk , A recs no d. The New 3 er Cents. and the Reduced have re- until ()polies beenpd.B 100 1 - - P, , 100 - - ceded to 931 ', l , ; Bank Stock has advanced to stock B 411 0 . Elassttneerkn-il•e•r•wic•k 100 1 1005 101 1004 I d too} 232 ; India Stock is 217 and 2181 ; ditto New Loan, gt 2 ce'k 1?)°,1%.„(1r.N.E. purchase 1V 0 34 1 tsd 554} 5 5i p 103 t 104; and Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. to stock Do York a •••••• • • • • • • lOO 1 855 85f 85 4 stock North London 6s. prem. 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 175 35 35 d The transactions in Foreign Securities continue 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 91 10 12 Not. A Grantham Rail lO 64 7 on a very limited scale, and prices tend downwards. 10 Peebles - - all Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 to 751 ; ditto New, 10 6O - Portsmouth - - Rhyrnney..... -- ••• • • • all - - to 61; Portuguese remain at 441 ; Spanish, at 484 ; stock Scottish Central Russian 41 per Cents. are firmer, at 944 ; but Sar- stocketoc Scot. ,_ .l - c . o } . . i ate s r ioe stoc .. ! / Jo k 100 86 88 dinian have receded to 831. stock Sittin Shropshire rn Union gboue & Sheer. all 6 7 12_ e The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2.4 stock 9 sto e ck So n u nth th E e a y ste n rn •.• • • : 100 45 46. 100 9 0 904 905 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, 1 I prem. ; and stock South Wales ...: :: :: .. 100 671 685 the Universal, 1 1 prem. stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 82 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 The Gellivara Company's Shares are -7,- 1 prem. 25 Stockton A Darlington all 404 414 do ll 10 11 p The transactions in the Railway share market have 25 St D oc n kton A Hartlepool 163 -•- been limited, and chiefly connected with the liquida- s st to c'e ct Ta go V A• l e e fKo - i -••. • • • 12 f -- -- tion of the half monthly account. Prices have shown, 25 Thamesllaventik&Rail 22 , - - 50 Ulster • • however, an upward movement. Great Western. 25 Do 20 2 35e North-Western,North-Eastern, Berwick and South- stock Vale 00 o .... : of Neath Eastern, have improved ss. ; Eastern Counties, 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 1111 111 stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland, 0 Waterford A Limerick all 1- - 10s.; Caledonians and South Westerns have declined 20 West Cornwall ...... - all I 65 73 20 West London all I - - 108. 10 Do let class - - 20 The Foreign and Colonial lines are inactive. stock West Do 2 class • Midland-Oxford •• • • lOO l 46 - 48 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian realised 25 Do. Newport all 11 114 124 Do. hereford 115 I 25 2 d 11. Grand Trunk of Canada 301 31 ; Great - - _ PREFERENCE SHARES. Western of Canada 121 1, and East Indian 991 4. ' Closing Business I Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have Share ' Railways. Paid. Price. Done. 1 undergone no material variation in value. 10 per c. pref. (issued at £ 5 all - - • BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. ‘.:tk f Bris. & E 4 xet.4 p.et.stock 100 - - 1 - - 120 Do. do. do. Shares Bank Stock ' 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 5 stock ,IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2 . all - - ' 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - - 4 i New 8 per Cent. Annuities 65 t India 5t00k.... stock E.Angn.Cl ass A 7 Asp.c. 100 99 101 1 Ditto a per Cent lO4 34 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... 100 114 116 Ditto Debentures 1858 96/ stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 105 110 • Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 112 114 Ditto under £I,OOO . Consols for Account, 6th Sept 935 3 stock ,Do. New 6 per et. stock, 100 1 81 27 183 30 Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, 15d D tto £SOO p 100 - - I stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 Ditto Small 63 pm stock ; Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 n FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. stock I Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 1 00 79 80 s s t t o o c c k k .! G E 'Furness, a r s o , e t s s s ~ w 5 per . c z e . ant.. 5p.c... 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 18 3 1 1 2 0 0 5 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St stock I Great Northern, sp. et. 1 0 0 1 118 120 per i Ditto 44 Cent - 941 stock I Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.e.pm 100 112 114 113 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account a ' Spanish 3 per Cent. - - j Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 } 100 99 100 a Spanish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded 55 stock / p, et. pref. stock.... Turkish 6 per Cent .. - 50 (Great West. (Berks and a Ditto New Loan - - Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 89 91 Dividends on the above payable in London. stock Do. irredeemable, d 0... 100 91 93 TWO O'CLOCK. stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 102 104 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 105 Consols, Money Ditto Account, September stock Do Birmg.guar. stock.. 100 77 79 265 Do. Chester gua. shares all 205 21 INAUGURATION OF THE CROSSLEY 0 no. do. do. all 1 154 STATUE AT HALIFAX. stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock. 100 137 139 ' stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 - - • stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) .. 100 - - , Yesterday, the ceremony took place of inaugu- stock Lon.,t3 Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l 100 1141 1161 stock Do. gua c No. 2 100 1141 1161 rating the statue of Mr. Frank Crossley, M.P., in ) ' stock Do. 6p. a 1 the People's Park, Halifax, and was accompanied stock Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 1145 1164 1 by general rejoicing, the day being also the third stock Do. do. 45 per cent..... 100 102 104 0' ' anniversary of the opening of the park. In the after- 5 'Do. do. 44 p. c. shares.. 5 - - noon business was very generally suspended, the stock Do. 7p. ct. Prof. stock. 100 152 156 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 130 134 shops were closed, and a general holiday was kept. stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.deftil 6,5) 100 68 70 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. all 204 215 In August, 1857, contemporaneously with the stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and ) opening of the Park, which was the gift of Mr. Nuneaton, sp. et..... 100 117 119 Frank Crossley to the people of Halifax a meeting stock Lou. A S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 152 5 1575 was held at which Mr. John Whitworth, the then f 2; t s ol i. 13 o o .. t i t r p t e s m r e e p n e t r p lOO - - 1 anns. mayor of the town, presided, and it was decided, of 2s. 64.. . * ...•_ _ _ all - - 124 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all - - by a large majority, that a statue of marble 124 Londony. A Ennis. 4 sh. all 124 124 Cl should be erected in the Park, that hence - stoc k Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 p er e 6 Do. £6 4 5 4 5 P el 100 126 12 8 forth all comers, while beholding the princely stock Do. 35 per cent I 100 69 71 /t I gift, might also see the form and figure 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 5 4p 5 1 25 lio. a of the giver. The cost of t he statue has 124 aynort A Car., 4p. c. all - - 1 D r 44 per cent. all - - 0 been defrayed by public subscription, in which all stock Mid. Con. ap. a stock , 100 - - . 1. political parties have joined. From various causes stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. p.c ' 100 139 141 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 1 100 101 105 d the preparation of the statue has been delayed. 6 Do. with option tIIIIB6OI 3 - - a One alleged reason, if true, is somewhat romantic. stock Do. Leic. A Hit. pref. se 100 95 97 1 lt is said that the Italian quarrymen while digging out the block of marble of which the figure is made, stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846. 100 - - stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847, 100 were roused by shouts of "Liberty," coupled with ' D NO . r s t W h ia sp. c 100 110 112 stock si oek n p v r .l i lr i tt s l h .E . x.5t.18471 100 - - sp, a i 100 112 114 sttiT ) l( Do. New, ei . she _ 4 15 p . 9 the names of Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel. 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. 1 I which rang through Italy some time ago ; and 10 I Do. do. do. all - _ that they left their work to join the victorious ban stock NEast.Cons.Pref. 4p. a 100 92 94 stock Nth.Dev.Rail. Dek.Co. 100 - - ner of those great leaders. stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 994 1004 - 8 .13.4. 4 d 4 p The statue, which is of colossal proportions, re- 17 Do. do. do 20 presents the hon. gentleman sitting in a chair or 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 - - Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 - - , I couch, holding in his hand the deed of gift of the 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 5d 5 p Park. The pedestal, which is 3ft. bin. high, 20 North Staffordshire all 23 235 23 _ev Guaranteed. all - - 0 'weighs 34 cwt., and is of Sicilian marble ; 1 8 0 4 Scottish Central. new pf all - - whilst the figure, which is of pure Carrara stock Scottish North-Eastern marble, is 6ft. bin. high, and weighs 56 cwt.3l p. e. pref. stock lOO 73 75 ostock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. 100 122 124 1 Its cost has been about £l,lOO, the artist being sock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 130 135 Mr. Joseph Durham, of Portland-place, London. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10 nt. all s. all 104 114 a It is a splendid work of art, and forms 10 Do. Fixed 41 per ce - - * 1 0. ' 6 s ou th Eastern (Reading, conspicuous object in the arched recess behind Ann., 1.0.6) the pavilion on the terrace. Over the pavilion stnek D. 45 per cent- lOO 104 106 lee tos len is the text, " Blessed be the Lord who daily stock stc z( I X; t e a__ s ' 4 , ri. 4 t p s b e: 100 91 93 ) loadeth us with benefits ;" and on each side are stock Do. 44 per cent. lOO 100 102 wings, with ornamental fountains ; that on the stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua , 100 86 88 I right having over it the words, "Let no m an seek 2255 l his own, but every man another's wealth," and Stock. A Dar. A s p. c a l l 28 29 ok B 6 per cent a ll 335 345 25 Do. C 6 percent all 33 34 that on the left, " The rich and stock Watrfd A Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 129 51 poor stock WMi I meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them . Dod.-°xlinGduoa stk 100 g 11 5 ) all." The building has cost the Corporation £450. 10 Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. all 101 101 0 10 Do.Perpet. 6p. c. pf 1866 all 12 1 is 10 Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 115 125 ) THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 10 Do. do. 2d is. 5 , - . • 10 Do. Hereford 45 p.c. pf. all '-- - LONDON, Aug. 15.-Wind this day at noon-South- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. r I. L ,n e & as N in l g v iClosing Business West ; light airs and cloudy . weather.. Railways. Ham- Bedford and Bletehley Paid.' I Co.'s. I Price. Done. ' FALMOUTH Aug. 15.-Arrived -Alice Hawthorn, from Beckinghamshire .... 100 'Ln &N • W LA 100 Taganrog. Off Port-Arracan, from Batavia for H burgh. - w....-S ailed-Emily Rosser, Chester A Holyhead.. 100 Do. • SweNSEA, Aug. 14 -Wind 52 53 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 102 Do. do. 55 per cent. 100 for Catania ; John Rosser, for Barcelona..l2s 127 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do Do. 112 114 11 Sailed-CARDITF, Aug. 14.-Wind E.-A i rnve . d-Little Nell, ' San Sebastian, and Eugenie, from I‘ arsei es. _ co , • ei en ter, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 16 104 17 Veritas, for Alexandria; Princess, do. ;. Quickstep, for enteeolnshire,g.6 p.c. 100 Gt IsTorth 139 111 J o hn Smith, for Corfu. E.Union,Harwich She 1 ' Gi D s. o ß . a W rr oli N b e r i i i d s e; D e • . I:Ci. 100 Caledonin 7 : Corfu; Roseland, for Palermo ; i l a o j E.Counts. 46 44 PLYMOUTH, Aug. 14.-Wind S.W.-Arrived-Shah Japan, from London for Adelaide. Sailed-Result, for or Do. New Philip. Gloster& Dean Foresi all Gt. West. = .7- lernA.comßr., Aug. 14.-The Sea Lark, from Newport to Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all Yk.N.&Br - - and Se ...... all St. Thomas, which drove on the rocks here to - d a y , has been HI D o. I Shares lby all Do.Yk.N. Md. 112 114 condemned and sold. Do. 5 Shares Lana& Carl. gua.s p.c lOO Ln.& N.W 210 213 London A Greenwich 100 C. East... 62 64 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Do. Preference . lOO Do. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. L on .,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 , Peto ACo 9 24 935 Wind S.W. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 iNerfolk - _ (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Manc„Buxtn. A Matk. all L NWAId 3 ei I Do. 6 per cent........ 100 po. . GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning . Mid. Bradford Prefer- Wind S. ; tide two hours' flood ; light and fine. DEAL, Wednesday Morning.Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 '5. 5. 6 E.Counts 5 Si' g. once Stock .....- .... 100 'Midland 97 99 guaranteed 5 p. c. I Wind S.W., moderate and fine. 56 58 _ Passed, in tow-Minerva, from Demerara, 1 all 'Do. Eastu• 5 P•e• I Do. do. 6 per cent .• • • all Do. 11 Do. - - P - Fixed 6 per Cl ent.l a ll Midland 145 15 Northn.& North Western ...... , a L& NW) THE BAD.EN CONFERENCE.-STRANGE REVELA- Preston and W re. Y I all A L.Yk. i - - TioNs.-" The secrets of Plombieres and Verona have .A. all Do. ~, transpired, and lamin a position to offer you some authen.. Po. 5 Stares .... , h 100 Gt.Mrth. 137 139 Roystri,Hitch, & S eP tic details of the projects broached at Baden. The conference Skr by& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 106 108 was insisted upon for the purpose of bringing that mesmeric D e o w . 8r- Do. 1 ..... I i influence-on which Louis Napoleon prides himself-to bear South Staffordshire .. all M'Cleall• • 104 11, upon the Prince Regent, and thus to extort his assent to a Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. Westtii 92 94 more splendid offer than Prussian ambition ever dreamed Wimbledon A Croydn. all L.& Brg_ __ _ ._ of. The proposal dates from the late Baron de Budburg's Vali S. __ ____ journey to Paris, and it was made i n the j oint names of ,A Closing Na th an Pa'"; R uss ia and France. In t u r ning a deaf ear to so magnificent Share! Docks. Price. Done. an offer, the Prince proved himself either a hero or a fool, -- according as we estimate political rectitude to be a positive stock Commercial or a negative quantity. To Prussia was offered the whole stock De. 4 - 100 - of Germany, from the frontiers of Austria and Switzerland stock East per Cent,Pret3fin. 100 - to the extremity of Jutland, on the simple condition of aid • stock London d West Indies., 100 - 100 - ing Russia in the East, and of ceding the left bank of the stock St. Katharine ,„„ 100 Rhine to France."-Baden Correspondent of the L o ndon k Southampt on lOO - .ROVI#W• Victoria ~. ;stock2o Do New ... 100 96 98 974 •••• TEE SUI, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1860. 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST ETENThrG. CROWN• OFFICE, AUGUST 13. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. - - _ HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. NE W WRIT. On the motion'of Sir W. JOLLIFFE 7 a writ was ordered to issue for• West Cumberland, vacant by the decease of Major-General Wyndham. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Sir J. DUKE presented a large number of petitions from different parts of the kingdom in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. PROCEED:NGS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr. MELLOR gave notice that, on the motion for ad journment on Friday, he would draw the attention of hon. members to the refusal of the House of Lords to entertain a bill relating to savings banks and benefit societies, and also to the power they exercised of limiting and prescribing the time for the consileration of bills sent from that house. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. CONINGHAM entered into some explanations relative to his observations last evening in regard to the British Museum; and was proceeding to snake some gene ral remarks, but be was called to order by the Speaker. . UNION OF BENEFICES BILL AND ENDOWED CHURCHES. The committees on both of these bills were postponed. COUNTY CORONERS' BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and a ccmmittee was appointed to draw up rea sons for the same. SUPPLY. The report of tha committee of supply was brought up and agreed to. The - house then ment into committee of supply. The sum of £19,11 for salaries of the public records was voted. On the Tote of £22,969 for defraying the expenses of ad ministering the poor law, Mr. WILLIAMS said he could not understand why 12 inspectors of the poor law were required, or why £B,OOO was required for their travelling expenses, and he moved that the vote be reduced by that amount. Mr. VILLIERS entered into some explanation, and said that the subject would be inquired into during the recess. After a few words fiom Mr. E. JAMES the amendment was withdrawn, and tha vote was agreed to. On the vote of £6,431 for the jtousehold of the Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland, Mr. WILLIAiIS complained of the enormous expense of this item. He considered that Ireland should be more proud of the Government of the Queen than of a sham royalty. If it produced the slightest benefit to Ireland he would not object to it, but he entertained a different opinion. He could not see of what use were many of the offices in connection with the household of the Lord Lieutenant, which were included in the estimates. Of what use, for instance, was the use of a " Master of Horse," or two " Men at Large ?" (Laughter.) He thought the present efficient Secretary for Ireland could perform all the duties required in connection with the office. (Laughter.) He was surprised that the Irish representatives did not consider themselves dishonoured by having any other Sovereign than the Queen. (Hear.) Mr. - VANCE thought that the hon. member's remarks would be more appropriate at the time when the question of the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant was taken up. Mr. E. JAMES thought it would be unreasonable to require the Chief Secretary for Ireland to perform all the duties con nected withthe office of the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland. For instance, the estimate included the salary of the " kettle drummers," and it would be unfair to require the right hon. gentleman to undertake a series of performances on the " kettle drum." (Laughter.) Nor eould they expect him to assume the office of " Master of a Riding school." Again, the estimates included the salaries of the " Singing Men." (Laughter.) They cou ld h ar dl y as k th e Chief Secretary for Ireland to enter upon this double duty, the more especially as tkese officials were threatened with a bill which would make it a misdemeanour for any one to sing a song in Ireland that might arouse the animosity of any one. (Laughter.) He should like to know what was the " Cork Herald," and what was an "Athlone Pursuivant ?" (Laughter.) Mr. LONGFIELD could not help agreeing in a good deal of what had fallen from the hon. member for Lambeth. At the same time, he could not avoid remarking that there seemed to be a much greater desire to ecenomiso with re spect to Ireland than with respect to England. Mr. 'WILLIAMS moved that the vote be reduced by £1,574 15s. 2d., the amount for the Queen's plates. After some further discussion the amendment was with drawn, and the item was agreed to. The other items were also agreed to, together making a total of £16,084. On the estimate of £7,400 for the expenses of Civil Ser vice Office, Ireland, some discussion ensued in regard to the propriety of abolishing the office, or postponing the item of £I,OOO for the salary of the Paymaster-General. Mr. LAING objected, on the grounds of public exigency, to the adoption of the latter course. Mr. SCUL LY moved that the vote should be reduced to the amount in question, for if it were merely postponed it might be voted some time after the Irish members had left town. — Someciiscussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. CARDWELL said he thought it would not be worth while to discuss the subject farther, and that it would be better at once to agree t o th e om i ss i on o f th e it em in questidn. The amendment was agreed to without a division. The other votes for this department were then agreed to. A sum of £2,721 was voted for the salaries sill expenses of the Inspectors of Lunatic Asylums, as well as a sum of £33,118 for defraying expenses of office of auditors of pub lic account. On the vote of £19,660 for the expenses of the Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commission, some discussion took place, but it was ultimately agreed t o . - A sum of £36,400 for the General Register-office in Eng land and Wales, and of £33,301 for th General Register office, Dublin, were agreed to; as were £5,812 for the office of Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages in Scotland. The vote of £14,652 for th e National Debt-office was agreed to after a short discussion. The following votes were also agreed to, vis. :—X2,800 for the Public Works Loan Commission, £1,420 for West Indian Islands Relief Commission £6,166 for the vote of £1,222 for sala r i es and expenses connected with t C h o o mmi om s c s e ion o e f rs ge i n n eralsu Lunacyp in Engl an d, £ 923 to complete superintendent of county roads of South Wales; £24,000 to make up £32,000 for the secret service, and £335,280 for printing and stationery. On the vote of £128,628 for the public postage depart ment, Sir G. BOWYER asked for information as to when the Postmaster-General would be appointee, the duties of which office at present were discharged by the Duke of Argyll, the Lord Privy Seal. He drew attention to the fact that for some.time the post office had been in a state of insur rection, the men being worked for 16 or 17 hours a day with out intermission, and were unable to discharge such onerous duties. lle also wished to ask whether the report of the commission on the post office was ready. Sir G. C. LEWIS said he understood that the office was to be filled up immediately. The report alluded to was under the consideration of the Duke of Argyll, who hoped to be able to lay it, with the optnions of the commission, on the tables of both Houses of Parliament. Colonel DUNNE wished to know what was the revenue and expenditure of the Post-office in Ireland, and he would move for returns to that effect. Mr. HENNESSY drew attention to the non-produc tion of two returns relating to the Post-office in Ireland, which were ordered at an early period. Mr. LAING said he would make an inquiry into the subject. Some other votes were agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] Major Augustus C. Honner, Ist Bombay Native Infan• try, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Captain and Brevet-Major Pearson Scott Thompson, 14th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Brevet-Assistant- Surgeon Joseph Walter Raleigh Ames bury, of the Bengal Army, to be Surgeon in the Army. ATTEMPTED RESCUE FROM THE AGAPEMONE.— Mr. Price, accomp an i e d by At an early hou r on th e morning of Friday last the Rev. Joseph Reeves, a veterinary surgeon, William F urze, a burnbailiff and a shoemaker named Briffett, proce e d e d f rom Bridgewater to Spaxton for the purpose of forcibly re l easing the wife of the first-named gentleman from the A gapemone. Mr. Price was the first to enter the " Abode of Love," and he succeeded in finding his " better half" in one of the conservatories. He was on the point of securing her when she cried " Murder !" and the Princeites then came to the rescue and routed her hus band and his companions. It will, no doubt, be in the re collection of our readers that Mr. Price was formerly an inmate of the Agapemone, and that after leaving that establishment he endeavoured to obtain the release of his wife also. The latter was taken before the legal authori• ties upon a habeas corpus, When she gave h er husband to understand that s h e preferred remaining with the "brethret," and she consequently returned to these free lovers. BRITFOnD GREAT S TTER? AND HORgv FAIR.— This far-famed fair for sheep, o f w hi ch there are genera lly from 80,000 to upwards of 10 0,000 on offer—was held in Britford-field, near S a li s b ury, on Monday last. The num ber penned exceeded that o f l ast year by about 10,000, and was larger than any numb er at market for the last ten years. Business commenced very early in the morning, and the attendance of buyers being exceeding) numerous, considerably nu merous, far mers experienced little difficulty-- in obtainin time the fair began u n til shortly after mid-day, when scarcely a flock remained unsold. Lambs realised from 30s. to 40s. per head ; second s , from 265. to 30 s . ; ewes, from enhanced rates. The d emand was continuous from the 365. to 465. ; and wethers, from 40s. to 50s. Many prime lots changed hands at higher figures. There were a num ber of pens of prize wether lambs, breeding ewes, Down rams and ram lambs e x hibit ed by Wiltshire and Hamp shire breeders, which attracted considerable attention. The horse fair was very largely supplied with animals of vari ous descriptions, besides numerous droves of New Forest ponies. In this department trade was not brisk. Useful and £4O a cart-horses and e, colts sold a t prices varying between £25 piec HUNGARY AND ITS HERO. —...We read of a hero wbo was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders ; we have seen a patriot who was called and who consented to bear a weighty section of it on his. He bore it well equipoised ; he bore it steadily, and upright under it, until it was shoved off by such malicious and irresistible Powers as riveted the chain round Prometheus for bring ing down fire from heaven. Twin stars are now in the as cendant which will guide Hungary with Italy through the tempest. Man's arm is i nv i gorated by labour, and his heart is fortified by adversity. Again the venerated name of Kossuth will be heard from the Vistula to the Carpa thians ; and the right hand of Italy will be extended to Sarmatia across the Adriatic. The spirit of Manin rises over the Lagunes and dispels the darkness of surrounding night.—Walter Savage Landor's " Letter to Kossuth" in the London Rociew. Mr. Potts has given notice that next session he shall moue that an humble address be'presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to command the archbishops and bishops in their several dioceses to order that sermons may be preached on the first Sunday, or any ether Sunday i n th e year, i n a ll par i s h c h urc hes or district churches, f or t h e support of the f a b r i c of the church, and for the necessary expenses, usually effected by the grant of a church -rate. CANADIAN MAILS. —The screw steamer Nova ScOtian, with the Canadian mails, will be despatched from Liverpool for Montreal and Quebec to-morrow (Thursday). The letter-box rhadone a nd via Londonderry a t 930 p.m. • with a late fee of. 'd at 10 p.m., and a lat e f ee of 3d. at 10 15 p.m. A d. a.m. that day, ' As Count de Beaulincourt , m ilitary attache of the French Embassy, a sad accident occurreti closes at Liverpool at 9 rrup to mount his horse, t Belin, o forn foott this he iln despatch ott hh stirrup of the troops, the an i ma l too k f r i g ht an d some mancouvres a on the review ground near the road to Treptow, to witness started off, dragging along the count, whose f oot was caught in the stirrup. The horse was stopped after going about fifty yards, butthe Count was found to be dreadfully injured, and was conveyed home in an alarming state. Borough of Sligo—Francis Macdonogh, of Rutland square, in the city of Dublin, Esq., Q.C., in the room of the Right Honourable John Arthur Wynne, who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead, in the county of York. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL,: - AnausT 14. 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major-General Allan T. Maclean to be Colonel, vice General the HonouraLle Sir Henry Murray, K.C.8., deceased. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Duncan Anderson ?Far quhar, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Roydsr_pro moted. Military Train—Ensign Edward William Webb, fronr the 58th Foot, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Bod.ki,u, who retires. 2d Regiment of Foot—William Edward Montague, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Bennitt, appointed to the 6th Dragoons. 3d Foot—Surgeon Alfred Crocker, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Barker, appointed to the Staff. 4th Foot—Ensign James Henry M'Ewen to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Lieutenant Henry Arthur Grey Todd to be Adjutant, vice Ensign Francis Robert Sandys, who resigns the Adjutantcy only ; Charles Greenlaw Leggett, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Studdert, pro moted. 12th Foot—William Stewart Hamilton, Gent., to be En sign by purchase, vice Wallace, appointed to the 6th Dragoons. 16th Foot—Horatio John Thomas Walpole, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bell, promoted. 18th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Orr, from the Staff, to be ~,Assistant-S urgeon, vice Hyde, appointed to the Staff. 19th Foot—Charles Gilbert Fryer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rogers, promoted. 20th Foot—Stewart Abercrombie Wroughton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gibaut, promoted • Charles Ramsay Gibb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Vernon, promoted. 21st Foot—James Whitton, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Thorb•urn, promoted. 25th Foot—William Bigsby Brown, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase. 29th Foot—Rickard Alexander Oswald, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Fawcett, promoted. 34th Foot—Ensign Thomas Howard McDougall Murray, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Rutledge, de ceased ; Ensign Philip Walker, from the 3d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Murray. 53d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Parke, C.B , from the 72d Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Payn, who exchanges. 55th Foot--Lieutenant Percy Lytton Bellamy to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Parke, who retires; Ensign George Wildman Yates Fits Gerald to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bellamy. 68th Foot—Leonard James Wilkinson, Gent,, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Crae, who retires. 65th Foot—Duncan Chisholm Oliver Spiller, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice White, promoted. 72d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel William Payn, C. 8., from 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Park, C. 8., who exchanges • Captain and Brevet. Major Charles John William Norman, to be Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet-Lieutenant- Colonel Alexander Dalton Thelluson, who retires; Lieutenant Edward James Upton to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Norman ; Ensign Albert Tanner to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Upton ; Cornet James Elmsley Macaulay, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Ensign, vice Sherlock, promoted. 73d Foot—Surgeon Gordon Kenmure Hardie, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Booth, deceased. 75th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon 'William Millar, from the _Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Reid, deceased. 77th Foot—Captain James Lazenby, from half-pay unat tached, to be Captain, vice Fosbery, , appointed Captain of a Company of Gentlemen Cadets, Royal Military College s 89th Foot—Thomas B. Urquhart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ostler, who retires. 91st Foot—John Breadalbane Campbell, Gent., to be En sign by purchase, vice Elrington, appointed to the 2d Dragoon Guards. 93d Foot—Captain John Bond from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Edward Welch, who exchanges. 95th Foot—Charles William Fiddes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Knipe, promoted. 90th Foot—Ensign Frederick Henniker to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice French promoted. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant James Bunbury Hamilton, from Adjutant Recruiting District, to be Captain, with out purchase. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Acting Deputy Assist.- Commissary-General Herbert Taylor Ussher, having completed the required service on the Western Coast of Africa, to be confirmed in the rank of Deputy Assistant- Conamissai y- General. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon Francis Oliver Barker, from the 3d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Crocker, appointed to the 3d Foot; Assistant-Surgeon Richard Armstrong Hyde, from the 18th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Orr, appointed to the 18th Foot. BREVET. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. .... Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo Brant &Godrich 6 p. Ct . bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gm 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext.....i Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864.. Geelong Melbourne.. Geelong Corporation 6 percent. Bonds ...... Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 18&2 .. Do. do. 1867 .: Do. do. 1872.. G t.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New eua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. .. . Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '60...... Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras, guar., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth c 10........ Blelb.Corp. 6 p. e. Bnds. Newßrunswick & Canda Ry.ttLand(Lim.)r,r.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... lOude (Limited) ......... I Scinde ••••• • • • • • sd +2 IDo. Punjaub .... g t { Do. Do. ........ ca e 2 Do. Indus. St. Flo. zL:;4' St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. all all all 100 Paid. Closing Price. 04 05 1 1 d 5 6d, all all all 100 100 100 1. 3 0.1 6 1 7} 75 80 70 75 63 73 i d kp 2f 11 d d 14 d 90 100 id "so coo 101 102 2f i 22i ,ATL" 31 32 90 92 65 57 64 68 52 56 52 55 96f 974 id fdl 11 11d] 12f 121 8f Bd' 95 97 95 97 95 97 90 92 85 87 94f 95f 89 91 11 lf d 5 7 5 7 97i 98i li d lid —d 94 95 'WAYS. FOREIGN 10 20 20 5 20 Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes..... ..... ah. &S.l4`ran.. L im.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. iCarmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo Ditto Extension .... 'Dutch Rhenish . . ;Eastern of France , Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France IGt. Luxem., Con. shs... ',ltalian Junction ...... Lake Constanoe & Bale. Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva, (Maria Antonia New 0 Namur & Liege ....... 0 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ....... 6 Northern of France. 0 Do. New Shares 0 rorwegian Trunk Pref, IParis,Lyons, & Mediter, (Paris & 0r1ean5........ 'Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7_ p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg Rorne & Frascati !Royal Danish ;Do. 7 per ce d nt. Pref (Sambre & Meuse Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, fr. 7 p. c. S. Au st. &Lomb Ver. e tin Southern of France.... !West Flanders . Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... Zealand .. 5 * 5 1 i ITI PI f 1 i 21 2f 21 , lid 4 i 3 0 25 26 6i 71 8 $1 19 20i 37i 38i 8 9 35 36 53 55 2 lid 14 16 4 1 Ed d 19 5 24 6 ~ f 22 23 BRITISH MINES. [Hack), 41 si 1 2 220 230 430 440 110 120 91 DI 111 1.2 i 33 36 12 13 I It 24 29 30 31 3 21 21 36 39 4 44 3 17e 12.13.9 9i 5.14.6 8.12 4.8.6 1.8.6 5 6 9.18.9 1i 10.6.7 1} 3i all 18.1w.9 22.18.0 1.1", s 6d 1./.2 8 1 9 1 12 13 45 47 1} 1/ 290 295 21 3} i i t 150 160 52 54 21 _2l 41 6 181 19 i 63 65 295 305 135 140 EC 00 1/ 21 14 15 24 25 23 25 Pao. Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. Share Mines, Alfred Consols (P; British Iron .... Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )! East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon ...... E. W'l Russel (Tavistic.) l Gam.& St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolg - us G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville illerod's- F00t..... .. Hity.rston Downs ;Lad); Bertha !Margaret (Uny Lelant) (North Downs North Franae4 (Illogan) IN.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) ;North Wheal Crofty 'Par Consols (St. Blaney) ,Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan), Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Corm ) West Basset (Illov,an) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset ((Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals. ,Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant Wheal Mary Ann (Men. (Wheal Trelawney (Lis. i 1 i d pr 1} 11 26 27 die. 42 45 11 13 1 2 21 22 23 idi l} d p 101 11 d i p Id 5 6 11 *2 inuriness done BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. John Walker and James Neave, builders, Southwark Bridge-road, Surrey. Edward Wherry, grocer, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire. BANKRUPTS Robert Mitchell, draper, Tunbridge Wells, to surrender Ang. 24, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Henry Harper, confectioner, Abingdon, Berk shire, Aug. 24, at half-past one, and Sept. 27, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ranson George Wilkinson, insurance broker, Fen church-street, Aug. 27, at eleven, and Sept. 24, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Page, licensed victualler, Tong Norton, Salop, Aug. 31 and Sept. 21, at elevea, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. John Thomson (trading as Charles Thomson), licensed victualler, High-street, Kensington, Aug. 24, at two, and Sept. 27, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Edmund Davies, innkeeper, Newport, Monmouth shire, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Joseph Rothery, watchmaker, Halifax, Sept. 3 and 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Joseph Wilson Horn, tobacco manufacturer, Penrith, Aug. 22, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 10, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. John Richard Teale, cabinetmaker, Leeds, Aug. 27 and Sept. 17, at eleven, at the Commercial-buildings, Leeds. William Kaye, grocer, Clayton West, Yorkshire, Aug. 27 and Sept. 17, at eleven, at the Commercial-buildings, Leeds. _ George Hasluck, ironmonger, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. _ _ James Zacharies Williams, builder, Woburn-chambers, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, Aug. 24, at half-past ten, and Sept. 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Dodd, tanner, Hexham, Northumberland, Aug. 22, at half-past eleven. and Oct. 4, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Edward Wherry, grocer, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, August 28, and September 20, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. John Williams, builder, Reath, Glamorganshire, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Coulter, ironmonger, Lochgilphead. Roualeyn Gordon Cumming, proprietor of the African Museum, Fort Augustus. THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. An unusually small supply of English wheat was on sale in to-day's market. Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather for the crops, factors were very firm, and, in some instances, prices were a shade higher than on Monday. There was a full average business doing in foreign wheat, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Floating cargoes commanded extreme rates. The few parcels of barley on show were disposed of at very full prices. The malt trade was slow; nevertheless, the quotations were well supported. Oats were rather dearer, with a good demand. Both beans and peas were very firm, and there was rather more business doing in flour. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flaw'. 530 1,190 ; 610 Irtsll.. ..... F0reign........ 6,950 3,200 l3 : -310 4,440 Basks 11,890 brls. WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally is steady, as follows : Beef, 3s Od to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d ; lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 42 Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. There is rather less activity in the demand for hope, owing to some accounts stating that the bine is looking more promising. The duty is called £BO,OOO. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—•YBSTERDIT. Amsterdam Ditte Rotterdam — 11 161 11 17 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 35 Hamturgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 1171 117/ Vienna Trieste Petorsburgh '7- 344 35 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — Le horn — 49 a 4% g 30 32/ 30 37/ Milan . 25 37i 25 42/ Genoa — 25 37 3 / 4 25 42 3 / 4 Naples Messina — Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro — • • . • New York — • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), ...per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 91 0 5 21 Silver in Bars (Standard) f, 0 0 0 South American Doublons We are informed that the London and North• Western Company intend to apply, in the ensuing session of Parliament, for power to complete the portion of line between Altrincham and Stockport, for which the latter Company obtained power. The completion of this part of the original scheme of the Warrington and Stockport Com pany will connect Stockport and the surrounding district with Garston and Birkenhead Docks and the Holyhead Railway ; the London and North-Western Company hav ing purchased and leased the intermediate lines.—.Afanchss ter Guardian. 5 1 28'2'81 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 113 115 Do. 6p. cent. 1878 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. IGO ,109 111 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 112 114 1141 f Do. 5 per cent lOO 101/ 102 1014 t Do. Scrip 5O N.B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 105 106 1051 4 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866' 100 99 100 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 18761 100 99 100 99 Do. 5 p.c.,lBBB&upwda 100 984 991 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c ' sterling, 1875 lOO 1061 1071 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO 108 110 Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Jade July 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.Wet. 100 109 1091, 1094 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 40 Australasia all 68 70 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 201 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 32 24 100 City 100 Colonial .................25 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 uommercial of Loud 2O 20 21 20 Eng,., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 151 16 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all —.- 20 ; Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 234 231 50 ,London and County 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 284 100 London & Westminster 20 100 ,Nat. Prov. of England . 42 984 20 ,Do. new l2 50 .National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wales all 20 Do. new 25 'Orient. B. Corporation 20 ,Otilbman Bank all 18 19 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new ........ 25 South Australia 25 ,Union of Australia 50 Union or London l2 100 Unity Mutual 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 rAnglo-Mexican Mint .. all 131 141 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25!Australian Agricultural 19. 28 30 10 IBerlin Water (Limited) all 5 51 50 ,British American Land; 40 30 35 50 R&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.); all 35 38 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.)' all 19 21 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 15 321 Canada Land all 114 117 10 Chan Islands TeL (Lim ) all stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stnitg - all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deben. 100 105 107 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 pr p 5 English &Aus. Copper all 24 21 e t 15 Gen. Stea m Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all 1 4 1 Do. 174 p c t P re f erence 1 1 d pr 5 Lou. Dist r i c t T el. (Lim.) 2 2 lid 20 London _1 _lld $1 1 4 L.G. Omnib us C o. (Lim.) all 1 1 20 Madras Irr. a n d C anal 1 24 3p 10 m edit r . D i Electric seoun T ( e i i Discount(Lim) . ale 10 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) g all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 I 11 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Li m ) 5 t 11d 10 Netherlands Land a ll 5 Do.B p.c.Pref.iss.atl dis. all i 1 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 85 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all i 1 1- 1 1 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. 4pr 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C. 2s. stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim.) 100 .7 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 75 77 50 Do. New 25 12 13 p3B 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.44p c all 184 194 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 51 61 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 122 126 25 South Australian Land all 32 341 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 1 Do. do. Registered 100 Do. do all 6 7 i 10 Tr. & Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can. 5 - 20 Van Diemen's Land ... 284 91 101 2.11.10 16 2.14.6 7.4.0 FOREIGN MI Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at Xi p.) Do. S t. John d el Rey,Lim Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo . DunMoun.Cop.Ming Co Fortuna. General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian . Mariquita N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) l United Mexican • • Worthing (Limited).... Do all 1 10s. all all 108. ! all 1128.6 d, 994 i 34 1 121 f THE NA VY. 1 The Etna, 16, steam floating battery, 200-horse power, one of the squadron of iron-cased floating batteries now under repair at Chatham dockyard, has undergone a careful survey by the officers of that establishment, the result of which I is that the vessel is found to be generally in good repair, and in a more satisfactory condi tion than either of the floating batteries yet taken in hand. The Etna was built in Cha tham dockyard during the most exciting time of the Russian war, and notwithstanding the rapidity with which she was constructed it is satisfactory to find that her huge timbers, and indeed every part of her, remain as sound and in as excellent condi tion as on the day she was completed. A few in cidental repairs will also be effected, after which she will be undocked, and another of the floating batteries taken into the same dock to be overhauled and repaired. It is believed that the suggestion made to the Government some time since by a writer in the Times for the employment of the float ing batteries on certain parts of the coast will be adopted, and that as soon as the several batteries have been repaired, manned, and equipped they will be placed on conspicuous parts of the southern and south-eastern coasts, in which positions their large and powerful guns will sweep a considerable per tion of sea and dockyards. The contract-built screw despatch gun-vessel Linnet is being fitted at Chatham for the second• class steam reserve. Her engines and machinery, which are of 60-horse power, are now being fixed on board by the contractor's workmen. The screw steam Coastguard ship Hogue, 60, Capt. Reginald J. I. Macdonald, was placed in the basin at the Keyham Steamyard on Monday, and was appointed to be taken into No. 1 dock yester day. The screw steam troopship Himaktya, Captain Seccombe, left Plymouth on Monday evening for Liverpool. The paddlewheel steam-sloop Geyser, 6, Com mander George M. Jackson, was appointed to leave Plymouth Sound yesterday to join the Channel Fleet. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander H. G. St. John Mildeiay, to the Pembroke, as Inspecting Comman der of the Coastguard, vice Risk, appointed to the Indus ; Commander G. M. Balfour, to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Bowie, placed on the retired list; Lieuts. C. B. Powell and B. S. Hamilton, to the Tartar ; Lieut. H. Fox, to the Curlew; S. Stephens, chief engineer, to the Cum berland, for charge of the machinery of the Orpheus; H. Hadlow, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Scylla ; J. C. A. L. Eversfield, assist.-paymaster to the Asia ; and W. H. Bowen, clerk to the Blenheim. THE ARMY. In a letter dated Shanghai, June 13, an officer, writing to his friends in Plymouth, says : " Affairs in this place are in a most wretched condition. The Imperial troops have been defeated by the rebels at Hangchow and Soochow, two places very important to England with regard to com merce; the former being the great emporium for tea, while the latter is the great market from which silk is brought. The rebels behave with much cruelty to their captives, destroying men, women, and children. At Hangchow no less than 75,000 were put to death, f e streets flowing with blood. They are now threatening this place with an attack. To protect the British residents, as well as the Im perialists, 400 marines and others have been landed, and are quartered in some of the temples. It must appear strange to the people of England that we should protect here the very class of men whom in another month we are going to fight in the north. The Chinese Government have .our troops and the French regularly in their service. They pay, feed, and furnish residences for them according to the custom of the English. The officers are messed free, and are allowed to make use of whatever they please. Executions are almost of daily occurrence, either of rebels or of deserters from the Imperial army. After the executions the heads are strung up in twenties, and exposed in public places as a warning to others. I saw about 30 the other day in a most decayed and offensive condition. This state of affairs will prevent many here from going north, to their great chagrin and disappointment. The General and Admiral are hourly expected from Hong Kong, when it will be decided. Most of the other troops have already departed." The reinforcements for the 73d Regiment, to the number of 259 non-commissioned officers and men, were drawn up on the parade-ground at Chatham Barracks yesterday morning, where they were in spected by Major-Gen. Eyre, accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp, Lieut.-Col. Gordon. The troops com posing the detachment are generally a very fine body of men, and will prove a valuable addi tion to the service companies, which have fallen very much below their proper strength by reason of no draughts having been despatched from the depot for some time, it having been generally understood that the regiment, which has been 15 years in India, was on the eve of returning home. The order, however, for its return has been countermanded for the present, and it is now uncer tain when the head quarters will leave India. The reinforcements will embark at Gravesend on Satur day next, in the Gosforth. 774 E VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. Lieut.-Col. Crawford ; commander of the Robin Hood Rifles, called a meeting of the manufacturers and tradesmen of Nottingham on Monday after noon for the purpose of considering the propriety of permitting the young men in their employ (members of rifle corps) to have a holiday on Thurs day afternoon weekly for drill exercise. The meeting was held at the Exchange Rooms. The colonel, in stating the object of the meeting, said he intended to propose that for the next few months the employers of Nottingham should grant a holi day of three hours to their young men on Thurs day afternoon for battalion drill. There was to be a review of the entire corps about the middle of October by the Duke of Newcastle, after his return from Canada: He only wished the holiday to be extended to those who were effective members of the rifle corps, and as Lord Middleton (of Wol laton House) had kindly given him permission to take the men into his park, he (the Colonel) hoped the manufacturers would give their assent to his request. The corps at present, he said, was in an excellent state of efficiency, and to maintain it in that position it was absolutely necessary that its members should have an opportunity afforded them weekly of battalion drill. He did not wish the proposed holiday to interfere with the hosiers' Sa turday half-holiday, and he wished it to be under stood that he only wanted the Thursday's holiday up to the review, and about half-a-dozen times during the winter. The attendance being so very limited no definite arrangements were made, and the meeting adjournel. The members of the Ilford or 2d Essex corps have just had a competition for a Jacob rifle, given by Mr. John Davis, of Cranbrooke-park, to the best shot in the first class at 700 yards ; two silver cups to the best shot in each wing, given from the funds of the corps, the -winner or the rifle not being allowed to compete ; a silver cup of the value Of £5 55., given by Lieutenant Clifton, for the best shot in the second class, at 400 yards ; a silver flask of the value of ,E 5 55., given by Mr. Harvey, for the best shot in the first class at 500 yards ; and a field glass given by Mr. Doublett, for the best shot in the first class (winners of previous prizes excepted) shooting from the shoulder at 300 yards. Among those who witnessed the shooting were Mr. Alder man Finnis, Mr. W. Cotton, Mr. J. W. P. Wat lington, M.P., Admiral M'Hardy (chief constable of Essex, Colonel Palmer (Commandant of the Essex Yeomanry), Major Laurie and Captain Wig ram (Tower Hamlets Volunteers), &c. The first prize was carried off by Mr. Edward Agar, who obtained four points ; the second by Mr. S. W. Fry, who made three points ; the third by Mr. Knowles, who made two points ; the fourth (Lieut. Clifton's) by Mr. R. Wilson, who made five points ; the fifth (Mr. Harvey's) by Mr. J. Hart, who made five points ; and the sixth (Mr. Doublctt's) by Mr. F. Mitchell, who made six points. The Ist, 2d, 7th, 11th, 12th, 15th, and 17th Companies of Cornwall Rifle Volunteers, from Penzance, Camborne, Helston, Truro, Hayle, and Redruth, under Major-General Tremenheere, commanding the Ist Battalion, were assem bled on the 7th inst. in the grounds of Trevethow, near Hayle, the seat of Mr. W. Praed Ty;ingham, for inspection by Lord Vivian, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county. The meeting was one of unusual interest, and attracted . a large concourse of specta tors, no such military demonstration having been witnessed in the western division of the county since the beginning of this century. Including the Hayle Artillery Company, which was also drawn up in line for his lordship's inspection, 434 volun teers were present under arms. The battalion, after marching past in open and quarter distance column, went through several mano3uvres with great steadiness and precision. This was the first occasion on which these companies had been brought together, and probably very few of the Volunteers bad ever seen a battalion manoeuvred. The manner in which they performed the different evolutions showed that the zeal with which, at great personal sacrifices, the Volunteers have de ' voted themselves to their work will, with perse• verance, make them in time fit to take their place in line with regular troops, and they will thus be come a most valuable element of the military strength of the country. At the conclusion of the % review Lord Vivian expressed his great gratifica tion at the efficiency of the battalion, and addressed to the men some suitable remarks on the Volun teer movement generally, and on the necessity of meetings for battalion exercise, such as he had just witnessed. He also suggested that measures should be taken for an early inspection of both the battalions of the county, in brigade, by Major- General Hutchinson, commanding the western dis trict. All on the ground seemed highly pleased, and the proceedings closed with cheers for the Queen and the Lord-Lieutenant, such as Cornish men know how to give. CIVIL SERVIOE APPOINTMENTS. In February last the House of Commons ap pointed a Select Committee to inquire into the mode of examining and nominating candidates for junior appointments in the Civil Service of the Crown. The object of the inquiry was to ascertain " whether greater facility may not be afforded for the admission of properly qualified persons." The com mittee included Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Bright, Lord Stanley, Mr. R. Lowe, Mr. Roebuck, Colonel Sykes, Mr. Maguire, Sir W. Hay ter, and Mr. Hennessy. It represented both sides of the controversy on the sub ject of previous examination and competitions for civil appointments. The committee sat for a fort night, and obtained evidence and information from the heads of all the principal departments of the civil service, both as to the working of the old sys tem of nomination by interest atone, and the new one that inquired into moral and intellectual fitness for the duties to be discharged. The report of the committer, drawn up by the chairman, Lord Stanley, has just been presented to the House of Commons. It contains some interesting information ; the opinions of the effects of the change differ in dife rent departments, and are not, therefore, quite con clusive, but the condemnation of the old system is decided, and the general result of the reform is a very considerable improvement. The necessity of a change in the system of appointments was pointed out by the report of a commission that sat i n 1853. t had then become evident that the civil service, if not deteriorating in comparison with its efficiency at former periods, was not keeping pace either with the increased demands on the service itself, or with the standards furnished by private establishments. The public service did not draw into its ranks the ablest of the youth of the country. Admission into it, or a "situation under Gove rnmen t," was cer tainly most eagerly sought ; the lists of the candi dates " put down" for appointments in every branch of the service always presented a formidable aggre gate of claims, which it was one of the duties of a member to his constituents to urge on the dispensers of patronage. " Competition" in this matter was, in fact, very keen for many years before any " test examination" was dreamed of. Public employment was " eagerly sought, but it was for the unambiti ous, the indolent, and the incapable that it was chiefly desired." The results of this system, accumu lated through a series of years, became unfortu nately perceptible as the pressure of public business increased and ministerial changes became more frequent. In those departments, in which every body and everything is permanent except the Minis ter, the importance of the immovable staff became immensely increased ; but commerce and the active professions continued to absorb the ablest of our young men, and to the public offices were left the less capable, the more indolent, the physically weak, and those who were content with easy work, cer tain if not high pay, and a provision for the future. These were drawn, as if by a natural affinity, to wards the civil service. Of course there were better elements mixed up with this mass of passable mediocrity ; but the language of the Commissioners of 1853 clearly, though tenderly, intimates that the public offices contained many individuals who in another branch of the service are called " her Ma jesty's hard bargains." Certain heads of depart ments demurred to the Commissioners' estimate of the efficiency of their particular staff; "others, with Sir James Stephen," confirmed their general accuracy. It is curious to observe that one of the most recently created departments, that of the Re gistrar-General, appears to have been the worst ; and it was formed, it must be supposed, out of the candidates the period provided. Most of the "frightful examples" of unfitness, of several kinds, are given from this department. These abuses, which occurred 24 years ago, are no longer pos sible, it is said ; but before the existence of an in dependent Examining Board there was no security against them ; and it should be noted that " they have only come to light in the course of this in quiry." The Registrar's-office has worked itself clear of its first mistakes in the lapse of years, and got rid of its fraudulent debtors, its cheats, its batches of inefficients, and those whose misdeeds are put down generally as " disgraceful conduct." But it was not so easy as might be imagined to un seat an employe ; in one department a positive, not a comparative, idiot was appointed; and the head of the office, it seems, found very considerable difficulty in " getting rid of him." The report of the Commissioners of 1853 states as its con clusion that, with all the drawbacks, " the men are better than the system—better than un der such a system they can fairly be expected to be ; but the necessity of amendment was great and undisputed." It became, in fact, necessary to improve the sys tem itself; the establishment of an Examining Board, and some test of capacity, was not a need less fancy or modern crotchet, as it has been termed. It was an unavoidable measure of policy. On the 21st of May, 1855, the order in Council was is sued appointing the Civil Service Commissioners, and defining their duties. On that order the board still acts. The report, quoting at length the evidence of Mr. Maitland, describes its proceedings since that pe riod. The general results are these :—Up to the end of 1859 the total number of nominations to which the order in Council had been ap plied is 10,860. The competitors for 732 appoint ments have been no less than 2,821, or four to one. In the last year 1,179 persons competed for 259 appointments. The severest competition, however, in point of number, was that for nine clerkships in the India-office ; 391 candidates contested these prizes; it was the only occasion "on which the principle of an entirely open competition had been practically tested." The number of rejections was greatest in 1855-6, when out of 1,686 more than one-half failed to pass the test. The number has since decreased, rather, the Commissioners state, from a lower standard of examination having been adopted than from an improvement in the attain ments of candidates. It is scarcely credible that, of the whole 2,479 failures, all but 106 were re jected for ignorance in the very rudiments of edu tion—arithmetic or spelling. This, the committee thinks, should be borne in mind when complaints are made of needlessly high educational require ments being imposed by the examiners. As to the results and effects of the change, the evidence of several heads of departments was taken. The opinions vary. Mr. Arbuthnot, Auditor of the Civil List, thinks the competition has excluded in capable men, but that the supplementary clerks it has introduced into the Treasury are above their work, and that a discontented body of men has been created ; but this feeling has not extended to the regular es:tabliphutent clerks. Sir B. Hawes, repre senting the War-office, speaks in favour of the sys tem. Mr. Trevor, of the Inland Revenue depart ment, says the recent appointments are men of higher education and superior social position than they were formerly ; but he does not admit that they are better for the work for which they are re quired than the old race of clerks. He is not aware that their higher education has rendered them dis contented with their duties. Sir T. Fremantle, Chairman of the Board of Customs, believes the ap pointments since 1854 are very much of the same character as they were previously; they come from the same class of society; the literary education is higher than before, the general qualifications are not; and in the selection of some inferior officers he states too much stress has been laid on intellec tual attainments, and too little regard has been paid to physical fitness. From the Post-office Mr. Tilley reports that the change has made no perceptible difference ; the clerks are neither more nor less useful than they were before ; the class is the same, the duties of the same simple routine character. requireof the He fears that sometimes those who have Passed. a higher examination are less contented and, less good as clerks than others not so highly a c g h e sm toa trained. He thinks m i r t . d n is o a ni dv il a i n: in candidates a knowledge their duties will not call into exercise. Board of Audit, though opposed to an unlimited competition, speaks ve r y favourabl y of the system of examination. Sir H. Bromley, Accountant- General clerks,o b t u h t e c N O a u v s i y d , e a r d s m t i h t e s a superiority in the present test higher than the service requires. Mr. Merivale, for the Colonial-office, briefly deposes that " inefficiency is excluded ;" but his experience has only been of seven appointments out of 24. 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