The Sun. — London, England, 1869-07-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK Consols are firm to-day at 931 3 f for money ; ditto, for Ac:ount, 931 ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 931 3 ; New Three per Cents, 931 3 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 10 prem.; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., --. The large diamond of 83k carats, lately discovered at the Cape, has reached London, consigned to Messrs. Joseph Moscnthal and Co. The directors of the London and Westminster Bank have resolved to declare at the ensuing gene ral meeting a dividend and bonus equal together to 8 per cent. for the half• year ended the 30tb of June, carrying forward £1,200. This is the first dividend upon the augmented capital of two millions, and is equivalent to a division of 16 per cent. upon the old capital of one million. The dividend and bonus declared at the corresponding period of last year were equal to 12 per cent. The dividend to be declared by the Union Bank of London at their meeting on the 14th inst. will be at the usual rate of 15 per cent. per annum ; to which will be added a bonus of 2f per cent. on the paid-up capital, making together 10 per cent. for the last half-year. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. E. Rodgett and Co., spinners and manufacturers at Blackburn, owing to losses from one of the re cent failures at Manchester. The liabilities, which are understood to be chiefly in Liverpool, are be lieved to be rather large. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. George Smith and Son, millowners and spinners, Preston, was held yesterday. The assets consisting of stock-in• trade, are said to amount to £2,719, and the machinery is valued at £l,OOO, the total de ficiency being about £82,000. Messrs. Livesey and Thorpe, who failed in Liverpool on the 10th ult., are understood to be creditors for £BO,OOO, While the security held by them amounts to £60,000. Notice is given that in consequence of the Thames Tunnel being required for the East London Rail- Way works it will be closed for traffic on and after the 21st inst. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVEIINMENT FUNDS. 6 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, July 7 „ r 8 per Cent. Reduced 93 1 .3 * 3 per Cent ~..A1 0 - , N cm 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 per Oen J an. 1873 A-unUities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs expire sth April 1880.,, -- Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — ExeliequDr Bills, £l,OOO, 2k p. Ct. March pm Do. 3 do. June 10 Do £lOO, £2OO & £5OO —l 3artk of England Stock, 4f per Cent r , Do. opening — `-janadt. 4 per Cent. Bonds — In ter-Colonial Ommum — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITI ES . India 7tock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 206 Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 'per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates _ Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per CAM..... — Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 „.„„. los} Do. 5} per Cent. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 _ Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — V:). Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per C en t., £l,000 Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. 4 •„ z 'gentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... . - Atiitrian Bonds 5 per cent o. 1859 — B razilian D 5 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent. 1852 ._ do 1858.... ............. Uo. e o , 186 ' — po. do., 1863 — 4 - , 0- 5 per Cent., 1865 Jj .- Do Account .. -enos Ayres 6 per Cent. e Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 w per Cent ) -- 6 per Cent. kj,ilitto 6 per Cent . D o. 41 p er C ent..., — -- Do. 3 per Cent., per cent. 1867 — , Do. 7 per Cent. 1866 i: ) to: ibial!, 6 per ' Cent D an ,, 3 per Cent., 1825 "atie IX:La Principalities, 7 per Cent —Bol per............. .40 • • 0.• ...... ipttaclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4 Yrtian, 7 per Cent.... ••• 1 ,.t , St s 'eChill Issue '- ir i s o• .£set. Bonds BU I 'up. £lOO Bonds ..... 86-1 Do. WI — Do. Account 1) 0. 4500 Bonds 1) ) 0 . 4106 Bonds ‘, 7 per Cont., 1868 Ql,e7 erremeni Railway Debentures 7 -,' 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups — '-'O. A.ecount . . India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 206 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1114 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 i j ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 5 per Cent., 1051 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 16 20 prem. In the Foreign Market Italian are lower, at 53i ; Mexican I, 12 to 12i ; and Spanish, at 28} to 28f ; and TUrkish, at 45i to 45!, are nearly I lower. Argentine, 781 to 791 ; Egyptian (1864), 90 to 91.; Egyptian (1864), 79i to 80i ; Orel- Vitebsk, 804 to 81i; Charkof-Azof, 791 to 80-1 ; Spanish, 28k to 28}; llocduras, 83 to 84 : and Brazilian, 831 to 84. In Railways there has been an improvement. Prices are now as follows :—Caledonian, 79 to 79f ; Great Eastern, 381 to 38/ ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Great Northern A Stock, 107 to 1071 ; Great Western, 50/ to 51/ ; London and Brigh ton, 44f to 45 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16/ to 17 ; London and North Western, 1181 to 119/ ; London and South Western, 89 to 91; Me tropolitan, 97f to 98 ; Midland, 117/ to 117/ ; and South Eastern, 77 to 771. American Five Twenties are 811 to 811, and the Eries are i lower, at 19 to 19g. In Bank Shares the changes are unimportant, and in Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay are I lower, viz., 121 to 13 ; National Discount is steady, at Ile to llf ; and General Credit, 1 to i d is. There were no gold operations at the Bank yes terday. The amount sent in during the`week since the last return has been £239,000. The payment of the dividends at the Bank of England, with the outflow of those on foreign securities, has already sent an enormous amount of capital into circulation. When the distribution in the cases of banks, railways, and others shall have been effected,. the total will prove greater than ever. Without, therefore, some impetus to trade is given, large sums will have to remain idle or be forced into investments for the sake of returning interest. There is a rumour that the Government will in vite tenders for the maintenance of the telegraph system of the United Kingdom as soon as it comes into their possession, and that, in this case, the scope of the operations, as well as of the profits of the Telegaaph Construction and Maintenance Company, is likely to be considerably increased, scarcely any other establishment in the kingdom possessing equal facilities for this class of work. ' On the 15th of September next the creditors of Overend, Gurney, and Co. will receive another ls. dividend, which mill make 20s. in the pound, and that all that will then remain due to them will be the interest on their claims. The amount of this was according to arrangement to have been paid concurrently with the final ls. of principal, but the liquidators have continued to find more difficulty in realising the assets than there was reason to expect when these first passed into their hands and criminal proceedings.had not been commenced, and are there fore compelled to ask for an extension of time till the 30th of June next. The required sum might be raised by calling up from the shareholders a part of the £lO which still remains uncalled for on their £5O shares, but this would be a needless aggrava tion of their distress, since the assets still in hand are believed to be ample for the purpose. The tenders for £325,000 . in bills on India re ceived yesterday at the Bank of England, when the amounts allotted were—to Calcutta £315,100, and to Madras £9,900. The minimum price was fixed as before at Is. 101 d. on Calcutta and Madras, and tenders on those presidencies at ls. llid. will receive about 66 per cent. ; those above that price in full. Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent . Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd lt.); ian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account ~. Do Maremmana Railway )I.xican 3 per Ceat Ditto fcr Account Dn. 1864 ' Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French u onto's - Wean C par Cent. do :risk imperial 5 per Cent Yew Granada 1)0 3 per Cen Do. Deforred Pe arian 15 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 77 1 6 Do 41 per Cont. (11): 1 •arren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -. Do Account For ajuese;.lpor Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'S Do. do. 1867 Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail — R issian 5 i .,er Cont., 1822, X St Do 41 per Cent 1850 • Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Du 3 per Cent., 1859 . Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 'do, Scrip Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bondi.. 901 no. d.. J.:84 15s. do. -- Do.. 1866, £l6O Bonds 9Ol do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway Sar Julian b per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . Do. Acci,unt Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. Now Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded - Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account L'o 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Gil 8 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 b 6sf 6 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) .. Venezuela 3 per Cent Do. Acc.ont Do G per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1664 Dividends on the above payable iu L,ndor, Austrian o por Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch Belgian, per Cant. Ex. 12 Gni] 5.51 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 851 28i i CORRESPONDENCE Fl:Or►r PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS. WEDNESDAY, July 7. We are all very much troubled to-day with a paragraph in the Pays affirming that the Emperor has expressed himself on the crisis in these terms :—" On the 19th January I committed a great fault. By acting without previous concert with the majority I caused it to regard with suspicion my sentiments towards it. All my efforts should tend to regain its confidence." The Pays regards this as a very important announcement, and perhaps it is, but it is perfectly impossible for anybody except the Emperor himself to comprehend it. Ilia Majesty clearly enough says that the reforms of January 19 were concerted without first consulting the majority; but the majority, composed of M. Rouher and his host in the Chamber, had undoubtedly a large share in the busi ness. For the fact is that the changes proposed by M. Emile 011ivier were greatly modified by M. Rouher, so that it was owing to the majority that the January reforms were passed iu their final shape. M. 011ivier would have increased them ; the majority lessened them. But whether his Majesty regrets all reforms, or whether he regrets that the initiative of the last reforms did not come from the majority, it is impossible to tell. There can be little doubt, however, that the sentences published in the Pays are genuine. The Pays is, indeed, the most mendacious of journals; but its editor is on inti mate terms with the Imperial family, and it is not, likely that a fabrication 'in matters of this kind would be attempted. The interpellation of the Left Centre has now obtained 110 signatures. The new recruits are Imperialists, the Left still holding back. The members of this latter party have held a meeting in the Boulevard des Capucines, and the unexpected number of forty deputies attended. It was resolved to draw up no interpellation respecting constitutional liberty, but to pitch into things in general the conduct of the police at the late riots, the affray with the soldiers in the coal region of the Loire, &c. Nevertheless, nobody doubts that the Left will vote for the famous interpellation, so that if 'the matter be brought to a division the Government will have the utmost difficulty in saving itself from , actual defeat. The figures are simple enough. The Left may be mode rately set down at 30 ; the signatures are 110 ; total 110 —out of a House of 288 members. , A lively argument is going on respecting this interpella tion. The law of the Empire is that it is unconstitutional to discuss the Constitution ; but here is a proposal to make a radical change from personal Government to Ministerial responsibility being signed, canvassed, and enlarged upon in the press, and nobody takes any notice. Beyond doubt the interpellation itself is a viola tion of the law. But then the strict letter of the law is no longer regarded. In the Chamber the Constitution is knocked about in debate almost every day, but neither M. Rouher nor the President interferes. This all-important movement on the part of the Moderate Liberals is the engrossing topic of the day; but some of the doings in the Corps Ldgislatif touching the verification of the elections are well worth notice. At the last sitting but one M. Pelletan called attention to the partisanship of the clergy. It is well known that the priests interfere in the elections, but I scarcely imagined that they would go to such extremes as they have done this year. One curd actually told his congregation from the pulpit that if they voted for the official candi date they would go to heaven ; if they polled for the Moderate Liberal purgatory would he their lot ; but if they supported a Radical they would infallibly go to Touching an election in the Dordogne, M. Beth• moat noted that a distribution of public money had been made to repair the injury done by some hailstorms. This was all very well, but the hail fell in 1868, and the money was given only eight days before the election of last May. M. Bethmont remarked that gratitude does not always last eight days, that those who had not been afflicted with hail were in a rage with the Government, and voted against it, and that it would have been better to have promised the money and paid afterwards. • At the usual State dinner, given by the Emperor to the deputies who have been returned for the first time, several members of the Opposition —some of them rather Advanced —were present. But Itaspail and Bancel were not, neither were Gambetta and Ferry, though these ;wo were at first set down for invitation. was the Empress who procured their elimination. Some awkward incidents, I am told, took place at the dinner. All the deputies had to be presented by M. Rouher ; but M. de K4ratry, who was contemptuously spoken of in the Corps Legislatif bythe Minister of State, and who wrote a book on Mexico by no means flattering to that statesman, presented himself. Of all the candidates M. Guyot•Montpayroux was most fiercely opposed by M, Rouher. He, too, had to be presented. The Khedive has arrived here again, and Mr. Oppen neim, the banker of Alexandria, has.given a fête in honour of his Highness. It was particularly brilliant and successful. The Imperial Court has finally disposed of the long pending case respecting General de Pont's will. The General, who inherited considerable property in Gloucestershire through his English wife, made a will leaving all . his possessions to a friend, a Mrs. Irwin, to be dealt with according to his wishes, which, he said, he bad fully explained to her. The General's relatives contested this will, on the ground that it was drawn up in the English form. But it has been twice decided that the French law recognises wills drawn up by French subjects abroad, if in accordance with the law of the country in which they live. As the English law does not require a will to be in the testator's own handwriting, the objection that General de Pontd'; will was not in his own hand fell to the ground. A demonstration of the trades' unionists of Man chester took place on Tut sday, at which resolutions in sup port of the bill introduced by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Mun della to amend the laws relating to trades' unions wero unanimously adoptcd. The chief item of Political news from Paris is that tie interpellation of the Moderato Liberals, praying for Ministerial responsibility, has Leen signed by two of the Emperor's relatives, Joachim and Murat, and the Duc do Monchy, as well as by M. de Macken, the deputy to whom the Emperor addressed his letter affirming that ho would concede nothing under pressure. The following is a copy of a telegram received at the Admiralty on Wednesday :—" The Bermuda Dock was met at noon on the Ist inst., in let. 39.0 N., long. 13.28 W., in tow of the Agincourt and Northumberland, Terrible and Lap wing in company. Ilelicon left squadron for Madeira on the 29th ult. Captain May, senior officer in command of squa dron, expected to arrive at Porto Santo on the 4th inst. All going well." ihare at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 70 781 at Valedonian ........ too 791 794 at UanibriaL. 29 Cornwall. all 21 3 it Dublin & Belfast June lOO 77 79 at Dun„l'erth, & Ab. June lOO 70 72 2l East _London all 6 7 20 00 15 2) Do 10 -,- st Glasgow &S. Western lOO 102 104 at Great Eastern .. ...... st Do. E. Angl. No.') lOO .. ... at OrcatNorthol ScotlanA lOO IS n at Great Northern lOO 1071 1081 1071 8 at Du. A 5t0ck....... lOO 167 1071 st Do. B stunt lOO .. ... st GtS. and W. of Ireland lOO 05 a 7 81 (Gt. Western —Original lOO 501 51 54 A Do. South Wales lOO 04 16 at Do. W. /Md.—Oxford— 110 k 5 27 at Do. Newport lO2 '25 10 at Lancashire at Yorisittr lOO ,25 211 1254 at Lon., itrign., At S.Lluast lOO 4'4 45 0) Do Scrip .. ... ... 41 I on., Chat., and-Dover Wu 164 171 ,t Do. Metrop. 16x. A lOO 10 12 st Lou. & North Western toe ctrl 1,1 119 84 at Lon, 4 South Wester" itu Sc Om Suf at Mau., Shel., t Lincoln 1.1,0 Lel 17 14 4 at Metropolitan ... . lOO 07f 07f at Do Exteusirn .. .. 100 94 06 10 Do. New rd .. at Metropolitan District. all 3 6 10 Motrop. St. John's VI 001 6 at Mtulaud st Do, Birinin. & Derbi st North British .... 100 351 141 st Do. Ed., Yth., & Dun_ 100 at I\ or.itiastern—Berwica.. 100 1161 .67 1:71 25 Do. G. N.E p ur0ha5e..16.18.4 at Do Leeds. ...... ....... 100 62 64 611 at Do York. lOO WI 1 ,8 1 3, 4 at Do Carlisle .... . . lOO et Do Stock. & Darling... 100 134 136 at North Lon lon .. lOO 117 20 10 Do New 1808 at North Staffordshire lOO 67 . 59 at North and S.-W. Junction 100 V 100 10 Do Now £lO shares 7 ... at Ithymney st Shropshire Union ICO 531 5.4 st South Devon' at South Eastern lOO 771 78 774 4 st Staines Wolehatn,.lt Wok all 12 13 .. st Tall Vale De. a.. Waterford & Ito 10 Waterloo & Whiteha4l.. 6 100 1119 tCS st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... at Do. Scot. N.E., 41 per cent lOO ... at Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO ..• st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO st D. do. Ordinary lOO 78 82 at Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ••• 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua .. ••• st Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO st Glas. & S.W. gull,. 5 per ct lOO ... ••• at tit. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 9 ) 99 st Do do N 0.2 100 95 93 st Do do 6 per cent 100 10) 11l st Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 st Do do C 7 do. 100 st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 st Do E. Union 4 p.c. gum. 100 7u 75 st DoNorfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1316 100 ..„ st Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val.lBl7 100 „ st Great Not there, 5 per cent 10 st Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 Do 4 1 do du do 100 St Do 5 do at sp. c. p.n lOO st Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per coat lOO at Gt. Nrch of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ••• „, st Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 st G t•West.— Orig.& Jnt.-ltent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 102 104 at Do. Orig. (B. & 11. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 st Do do 4, per cent. 1850 100 87 a 9 at Do do 4 do do ... 100 77 79 at Do do 5 per cent. relent. 100 05 97 9:1 st Do do Bir.niughain gun.. 100 63 72 st Du do do prof... 100 st Do do Chester gua, lOO as at Do do do 3 per cent lOO at Do do do 6 do 100 95 ice st Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ••• .„ st Do do 4. p.e lOO ••• at Do do 4 1 1810 lOO at Do do 5 st Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g lOO 110 II t at Do do 2d gun lOO 107 111 st Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c lOO 90 92 st Do do 23 do 100 97 100 tit 1)o gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 00 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ••• St Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Du Barnsley, £5 is 103 p.c. 100 st Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) 100 130 131 at Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 US 100 st, London & Br3tchton, sp. c guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... st. Do 5 per cent. gua. No. 2 lOO st Do 6 do do at Do 5 do NJ. 4 lOO .. st Do 7 per cent lOO st Do 6 do (W.E. & (LP.) 100 • at Da 4 du 1350 lOO st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent ICO at London and / - 1. W., 0. and ••• •.. Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 11) 11 1 at Do Bedford &Cambridge lOO st Do Shrewsb'y & Welchp'l lO3 ••• • st Loudon and n W. 7 p,c late 3d shares, lOO 110 150 s Do (Portsin. pup ans 256 d) all s Man., Shef.,&Linelu. 6 p.c l .OO „, 11 Do a Do 31 per ee. CaJ ah; 1 Do redeem. 6 percent. 5 st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 13) 135 s Do Bristol & I;irin., 6p. c lOO 1 2 131 Do 41 per cent, redeem lOO 18 100 Do 4 per cent. irredeem lOO 0.3 lAi 8 Du Leicester&li'chn,4 p.c lOO 8J it at North );ritis'a, 5 p.c. N 0.1.., too st Do E. &G.4p. c. S. d.r. D... 104 ... st Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per ceu.t Eh) st Do Border Union, 51 p.c... 100 st N.-Eastern—Cutts. 4 p.c.... 100 87 85 at Do 41 per cent. redeein..... IJJ 97 1,9 at Do ll N.E. 4 per cent., lOO ••• 17 Do Berwick capital Do York, li. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stektu.S;Drliu,, , , A 5 p.c lOO 106 luS at Do W, LlartlepooM. and. It 100 8 4 86 20 North Staffordshire 108 8. Devon Annuities, I , a all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistock Auns., los all 8 fi 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 8i 1,0.6. S. Last. (Read. Anus., 1.0.6) all 22 23 st Do 41 percent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• st Taff Vale No.l lOO 145 153 at 'Waterford &Kilkenny, 6pc 100 43 45 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, With Dividends contingent on tho Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. st Do Scot. Cen. win. 7 p c lOO „. at Do 41 p irredeem...., all at Do 4p c con. issued at 80 65 at Great Lastern 41 per cent. 100 77 Si st Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 83 SS at Do New 5 do, 1863 lOO 83 s 6 85 7 at Do do 5 do, 1364 lOO b 2 85 et Great Northern, .5 p c irred lOO at Do Permanent 5 per cent lOO ... st Do Boston &Stead, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W. Midl., 5p c 100 ... at Do Jointl.orpe. 5 p c,1865 100 88 tot st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 106 108 MI 20 Do Vale Neath peril. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO 5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 ip at Loud., Brig &e., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... st Do do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 100 st Do do 41 d o , 186 3 100 "' st Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 at Do No. 7 sdo at Loud , Chat., &c., 2d, 6 p .c lOO ••• •.. at Do Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.c lOO Do do C 6 p.c lOO .„„ at London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 at Loudon &S. Western, 41 p e 100 t 3 95 10 Man. chef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 81 cif st Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO Do 102 et Midland, A 5 per cent pref 100 107 109 10) st Do B 5 do 100 107 109 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1869 all 201 211 18 Do Inconv. New Shares all 19 191 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 1872 Bl 11 2fp at North British, E. and G No. 1, 5 per cent ... at Do £lO guaranteed, 18 . 61 100 Do E ,P.,&Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 .. st Do E. &G , No. 2 , 5 p.e . 100 ... at Do N . 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 . 100 st Do E. & G., N 0.3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordi rY) 41 P .. 100 •: st North Eastern, 41 p er cent 100 i , 5 97 • at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 d o 1861 100 ••• ••• at Do sdo (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 *** at Do 5 do, 1864 at Victoria St. & Pimlico, 41 pc 100 RAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS' st 13irlrenheael IOU ire 91 100 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all 100 102 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 58 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 5 do. 100 11C 112 st Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO at Colchester Stour V a ll ey st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 . 2 di 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all a Gt. Easa., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 g Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 ••• st Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., d o 100 at Gt. West, W. Mid., Herat 100 96 98 . 60 Hull and 5e1by,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, all 11t1 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle...... 100 212 2 6 st London and Blackwall ...... 100 93 95 st Do. 41 per cent......... 100 „, st London, Chat., &c., 41 p C. 1 00 at Du. Cum. Fund, 5 d o 100 ,„, st London and Greenwich ... 100 4:2 64 at Do. do Preference... 100 ••• ••• 85 st London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent... 100 79 8 1 at Do. do. 6 do. ... 100 „. 51 Mauch., Buxton, &Matlk.., all „, st Midland, Bradford, Pref... 100 92 91 10 Mid _Kent Cray Line) ...... all 50 NorthernScEast., 5 per cent all 5:3 08 80 Do. do. 0 do. all ••• ••• at N. Eastera— Hartlepool ... 100 at N.West. A peril. pret, 5p c. 100 107 10 . 9 at Do B minimum 1.1- p.c.... 100 at Notting. 6; Urauth. 11. & C... 100 91 93 25 Preston and It yre.. ......... all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 132 131 10 Do do 8 2 21p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 97 Vo at De 4 per cent gua... 10 78 80 at Do I; do „, all 93 100 at Vict. Station and Pi m li co... 100 175 Ite at West Cornwall 20 West London, Cl ass A l3 14 20 do B all 20 Do do st Weymouth and Portland at Wilts and Somerset IOU b 0 8.1 DOCKS. st East and Westlndia lOO 11.,) 121 st Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 42 44 lOU D oDeb. stock, 4 pox' cent., all Itillwall Freehold Land st Dock lOO 23 24 st Southampton lOO TO 7:4 st S urrey con= oruhtl •• THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1869. SHARI? LIST - ORDINARY rilialiEB AND STOCKS. .iliallways. osing M113111(113 Pa d' Cl Price. done. Mosin,g Business i 0 NAYE. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited , A all 104 1 1/ 113 3 10 0 Albion Do B. , lO 31 34 4/ 4 5 15 8 7 00 Alliance, Li m i ted 25 131 141 20 Anglo Aust r i an 20 An glo - Egyptian, lim all 201 211 21 20 Anglo - llungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1566, limited 10 51 41 at 40 Australasianall 5:4 521 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 It '2O Do issued at 2 pm....., 5 5 4 i 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, Urn. 25 Bank of South Anstraiia all go 33 30 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 30 10 Bank of New Zealand all ii 17 30 British North American lia, t nd China 25 Chartered Mere. of India, all 18 19 Loudon, and China 20 City 100 Colonial 10 Consolidated, fins. n 4 1 50 Delhi and Londo, lint - - 50 East London, lien 20 English and American, lint 10 20 English Bank of ltio de Ja neiro. 1ien.,.,,..... .. 20 English, z cuttish, and Aus tralian Chartered • 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai Ban.k. Corporation all 36 38 128 1 Im Do new 5/ 24 24 perial, lim 20 Imperial Ottom an lO 21 ij 114 Yslonian 25 Do n ew 5 6 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 31 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 76 80 100 London Banki of Mexico and South America, lim. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lira. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 541 100 London & River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 23/ 214 20 London and County 2O 491 501 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll. ... . . 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(Mortgage) Loan all E 2 821 801 79/ 50 Warrant Finance, lirn. 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lint 2O 5 3 20 WostLomlon Wharves and Warehouses lO i fp THE COST OF THE ABYSSINIA N EXPEDITIOZ was extremely difficult to estimate at the time; as so much difficulty arose in fixing the time for the setting in of the monsoon. The object of the expedition was completed within the time originally estimated. Two officers were sent out from Government to dispose of some portion of the stores on the spot. One of the officers so sent out died, and the other was detained in quarantine in consequence of disease breaking out in the vessel. Very shortly after the expedition closed, Sir Seymour Fitzgerald told him (Sir Stafford) he feared the cost would be greatly in excess of the original estimate, but Sir Robert Napier said he did not think this would be the case. The last detachment left the shore on the 18th June. TILE WIMBLEDON MEETING. Prior to stating what was done at Wimbledon yesterday, it is necessary to mention that a meeting of the English twenty selected to take part in the contest for the Enfield International Trophy was held in Captain tent on Tuesday night. The gathering was attended by. the mcmhers of the English Twenties of former years, and its object was to discuss the best means of reciprocating the hospitality extended by the Master of Lorat and the other members of the Scotch Twenty to their English competitors when they visited Edinburgh in the years 1866 and 1868. The result was that a dinner at Richmond was decided upon, to take place immediately after the Trophy has been shot for on Saturday. The course adopted by Lord Elcho in openly discussing the two or three little grievances which the Volunteers felt in reference to the absence of commissionaires to attend upon them, the use of gravel instead of sods at the firins, houses, and the conduct of the commissariat department, taken in ceenectien with the speedy semedy of such of the evils complained of as really had an existense, and were capable of alteration, has produced the best results, and the utmost halm( ny nay be said to pre% ail at th preeent time in the Camp. will be shot to-day at three Ccleek, the 1 7 1 , 1 er Ikuse will he re; resented by the Puke of A Lescorn, Earl Denbigh, Lord Ps MI in, E:u I Spencer, Lend Concurry, Earl Lucie, aid nal Pulanore ; while the honour of the Lower House will be maintained by the Marquis of Lorne, Lord Mello, Sir P. Egerton, Mr. Bass, Mr. Fordyce, Mr. Malcolm, and Mr. Wells. The Council of the Association bare issued an order to the effect that steel barrels will be disallowed in all competitions where the use of Government pattern rifles is specified. A light pull of trigger has disqualified Sergeant Johnstone, 16th Cheshire ; Corporal Dale, sth Cheshire; Corporal Fair field, 4th Warwick; and Private Stanley, 4th Warwick, who made good scores for the St. George's Challenge Vase yesterday. Yesterday saw the conclusion of the shooting in the first stage of the Alexandra Prize, and has decided the winners of the Daily Telegrap' Cup and wine cabinet. It also witnessed the commencement and close of the struggle at the shorte range, 200 yards, for the niostcoveted honour of the meet ing,. This is the Queen's Prize, the total aggregate value of which, exclusive of medals and badges, is £1,315. To the best shot at the three ranges of 200, 500, and Gs yards are given the silver medal of the National Rifle Association, the silver badge of the association, and £6O. To each of the next twenty-nine Lest shots in ordes of merit are awarded the association badge and ZS, the next thirty winners getting the association badge and £lO, and the next ninety in - order of merit receiving £3 each. All but the last ninety are entitled to shoot in th second stage of the Queen's Prize, the highest scorer it which carries off £250, the gift of her Majesty, and the gold medal and gold badge of the association. The number of shots allowed at each of the three ranges is five, and any rifle of bond fide long Enfield Government pattern may be used provided that when not of actual Government manufacture the barrel be stamped with the Government viewers' Birmingham or Tower mark. The prizes are adjudged according to thehighest aggregate scores at the three distances, and are competed for by Volun teers efficients in the years 1868 and 1869 of the corps for which they shoot. That none may be unfairly shut out from the contest it is arranged that where intending com petitors have been unable, from want of opportunity, to complete the number of drills necessary for efficiency, the council can deal exceptionally with such cases at the instance of the commanding officers of the corps to which such intending competitors belong, provided that in all cases the competitor has been returned as an efficient of some corps under the Volunteer Act of 1863. It is sincerely to be trusted that when the contest comes to be finally concluded there may be nothing like a repetition of the unpleasant contretemps which marked the final event last year. The "Martini" Challenge Cap, value £5O, the gift of the association, is another prize for which the shooting was opened yester day. To it are attached one money prize of £lO, which goes along with the cup, two of £5, and ten of £3. These thirteen money prizes are also furnished by the association. The cup will be held by the winner for a year, and all who ,may become entitled to a prize must produce a certificate signed by their commanding-officer or by the adjutant of their corps that they were marks men in 1868 or 1869. The range is 600 yards, and the number of shots allowed five. Throughout the day the shooting in connection with th• Windmill Prizes, 200 and 500 yards; the Enfield Asso ciation Cup, the first stage of the Military Breechloaders and the "Small-bore Breechloading " Prizes, 500 and 800 yards, has been continued with unabated vigour. Late in the afternoon Sergeant Lowe, 16th Lincolnshire, and Corporal Wyatt, 13th Salop, who each scored 20 for the St. George's Challenge Vase, shot off the tie, the winner taking the vase, the gold jewel, and £25. Private Woodford, 2nd Isle of Wight, and Corporal Egg, 22nd Middlesex, who each scored 19 in the same contest, also shot off the tie. One of the most, if not the most, extra ordinary scores of the present meeting has been made by Sergeant Pollard, 13th Cornwall, who, out of a possible 60 in the Alexandra aggregate, has secured 53 points. The Irish Church Mil, which oa Tuesday passed through committee in the horse of Louis, will be reported on Frit'.Ay, and read a third time on Monday. It will pro bably be returned to the House of Commons next night, and on Thursday Mr. Gladstone will move that the Lords' :.mendments be considered. Arcbdcaecn Denison has written a letter to . Mr. Bennett, the vicar of Frotne, expressing sympathy with him under his approaching prosecution, and entire confidence as to the result of it. The Archdeacon believes that we have lived too long upon negaCons, that wo want the primi tive and Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist as preserved at the Reformation, and there need be no fear as to the decision of the Courts in the 'natter of the central doctrine, of the primitive and catholic inheritance of the Church of England. The select committee appoitited to inquire into the cause of the cost of the 'Abyssinian Expedition held its first sitting at the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr. Candlish presiding. Sir Stafford Northcote was the first witness examined. He said he was Secretary of State for India during the years 1867-8.• The decision to make preparations for the Abyssinian war was on the 31st July, 1867, and the deci. sion to act about a fortnight later. Prior to that a feeling had prevailed among the authorities that if an expedition was undertaken it should be undertaken from India. At the time the Cabinet came to the conclusion that they would direct preparations to be made, they had nothing that could be called an estimate. As soon as the Cabinet had ascertained from India what force General Napier intended taking out, the Auditor-G eneral prepared an estimate of the probable cost. The preparations and the details of the arrangements were entrusted to the 1 Indian authorities; first in the hands of the Governor of Bombay, and afterwards in the hands of the supreme Government of India. The estimates were pre pared by the Admiralty, the War Office, and the India Office, the whole being under the supervision of the Auditcr.General. The total amount of the estimates pre sented on December 1867 was two millions, for the purpose of landing the force on the shores of the lied Sea. That was all which was asked for, but Mr. Disraeli intimated in November 1867 that another million and a half, or two millions, would be required to carry out the expenditure to the end of April. The Chancellor of the Exchequer estimated that two millions would be the entire charge upon this country for the financial year 1867-8, and witness believed that amount was .not exceeded. The Chancellor of the Exchequer estimated the entire cost of the expedition at 4 millions. On the 24th April the Chancellor of the Exchequer made a supplementary statement to the House of Commons In WWII he said that the 2 nailliona for landing and expenses to the end of 1867 would not be exceeded. Sir Stafford then said in reference to the enlargement of the estimate of November, that the number of men origin ally contemplated at 12,000 reached 13,000. This was at the instance of the Commander-in -Chief. The ques tions as to coals and transports would be answered by th• Lords of the Admiralty. The various officers of the commissariat made purchases in India. Colonel .Dunsford was at the head. He knew that in Egypt for a very short time there was an officer from the Bombay Government, and another from the Govern ment of England ; but he did not know that they bid against each other in the purchase of horses. A con siderable portion of the transports would have to be discharged in Bombay. Government found the costs in returning the force much in excess of the estimate. I Tll .111 teAr- CA la - ?.I4VGITOX CASE. CHARGE OF ASSAULTING AN OFFICER OF THE COURT. Colonel Archibald Campbell Campbell, of 2, Seymour-, place, Mayfair, was to-day charged before Mr. Knox with disorderly conduct in the Marlborough Police-Court, and also with assaulting William Bowden, the messenger of the court. • A number of gentlemen were present, soma being ac commodated with seats on the bench. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for Col. Campbell. William Boden, messenger of the court, said that on the previous afternoon he was in the court, and when Lord Carrington was committed for trial the court was full of persons. There was then a rush made to the solicitor's table by about half a dozen persons, who seized a gentleman named Newman who bad charge of a tin box from which ho had taken papers iu the course of the case. Mr. Newman called out " Po lice !" and " Murder !" as loudly as he could. Ho and Poole, another officer of the Court,•i:umediately rushed to Mr. Newman's protection, as did the other officers in at tendance. He caught hold of ono end of the box and Poole the other, and while holding the box he was struck with sticks and umbrellas in the back. Feeling the blows on his back ho turned round saw a gentleman (the defendant), who was sitting on a chair at the solicitor' table, in the act of striking, and he then let go the box, and said to the gentlemen, "Desist," these are officers of the court. The defendant made so:ne reply, but I cannot say what, and seized him by the collar, which was broken open, his watch chain was also broken, and his leg hurt. lie told the defendant the box was in the p3ssession of the Police, and that he had nothing to fear a hen lie got up. Sergeant Martin said to the defendant, " That's an officer of the court," ani the defendant then let go of him, saying that he did not know that he was an officer of the court. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said he told 013 defendant that ho was an oflicer of tho court, being iu plain clothes at the time. As soon as the defendant was told that he let go of him. IL, htd biuce ascertained that the persons who tried to get the box front Mr. Newman were friends of Mr. Grenv,Le Murray. Sergeant Martin, 14 A, proved seeing the defendant take :hold of &Am. He let go of hint when be (Martin) told him that ho was an officer of thJ court, and said that he was very sorry he had made a mistake. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said he saw the defendant do nothing more than collar Bodeu. Mr. Lewis add.essed the magistrate at same length on the defendant's behalf, urging that the defendant had mistaken Roden for ono of the persons trying to g•t the box from Mr. Newman, and for whose protection the de fendant interfered, and stating that no one regretted more than the defendant his mistake, or that Bowden should have been hurt iu doing only that which it was hhs duty to do. Mr. Lewis ealed several witness?s, all of whom bore testintopy to the filet that the defendat,t only jute' ferol Eur the protection of Mr. Newma❑ and to prevent the box bAng tnken front hint. Mr. Knox, :titer going ov, r the evidence, said it ap peared that a dastardly attack had boon nude on Mr. New -1 mot by a pnrcel of rutli.ins to get possession of a box con. 1 taining papers which he had been sub/ caned to bring to the court. lie was bound to say that Boden's conduct had been most commendable in resisting the endeavours of the persor sto take away the box. Ile believed the defendant had acted on the side of law and order and to support the authorities of the court, but he hal made a mistake. The defendant said he regretted that, under a misap prehension, ho had Li..l a tieger on Boden. After some ccnversation, Itlr. Knox said he would put the complainant and the defendant as ono gentleman apo logizing to another, and if the defendant would apologize to the defendant he would advice the complainant to ac cept of the apology. Col. Campbell having apologized to the complainant and stated his regret for what had occurred, the matter en led. Mr. Knox said he was prepared to grant warrants against all persons concerned in the riot in the court, and if the case was proved against any of them he would sand them for trial. Lord Carrington appeared at It yesterday to answer a charge of assault preferred against him by Mr. Grenville Murray. Mr. Murray had applied for two summonFes —one for a common assault, and the other for an offence at common law, provoking him to fight a duel. Mr. Mur ray, on being called, was subjected to a cross examination by Mr. Giffard that appeared to try his temper severely. He declined to answer the question whether Le had not a paper called the (Queen's iic. , ,scrigcr. To the question whether he wrote a certain article—the one reflecting on Lord Carrington—he answered, " No." A number of let ters, articles in manuscript, and a corrected proof of an article were then shown to the witness, but be declined to say whether they were in his handwriting. He admitted that he bad written some articles in the Queen's Messenger, but said that he would rather have cut off his right hand than have written others. Lori Carrington was ultimately bound over to keep the peace in reference to the first summons, and committed for trial on the second one. He was admitted to bail, himself in £4,000, and two sureties the Duke of Beaufort and Lord Colville—in the same sum. During the proceed ings a disgraceful scuffle took place in court for the possession of a box of papers which Mr. Grenville Murray alleges to have been stolen from him. Blows were freely dealt on both sides ; the magis trate's table was nearly overthrown ; and it took a dozen policemen to part the combatants and restore order. A Fl? ACAS WITH BETTING MEN. At the Middlesex Sessions to-day, Matthew Jones, a betting-man, was indicted for maliciously wounding William Matthews, another betting-man, living at 18, Wilton-road, Pimlico, who deposed that on the 10th of May the defendant and he were outside Tattersall's, and defendant was being chaffed as to his " tip" for the Chester Cup. Some words occurred, and the de fendant took him by the collar, and asked him what he meant by what he said. Witness told him to keep his hands off or he would lock him up. Defendant then struck witness with the point of an umbrella in the chest. He then drew it back, and said, " I'll knock your - eye out," at the same time thrusting the point of the umbrella into witness's eye. He did not recollect any more until he was taken out of a cab at St. George's Hospital, where he remained for three weeks. His head was affected as well as his eye. Cross-examination, the witness admitted he had been bound over to keep the peace for six months towards a pugilist named Dillon. He bad also been turned out of the ring at Chester. He did not strike Jones, or say to him, " Your life is not worth sixpence." Jeremiah Calvin, alias " Jerry Noon," of No. 63, Her cules-buildings, said he retired from the ring 15 years ago, and was now engaged in racing pursuits. Saw the defen dant thrust Matthews in the eye with his umbrella. The eye and nose bled. Witness took him by the collar. Mr. Butler Rigby—Now, Mr. Jerry Noon, did you not "bonnet" the defendant ?—Witness : No, indeed ; I would sooner give him a punch in the nose for what he did. (Laughter.) The defence was that the whole affair was one of self defence, and that the thrust in the eye was accidental. John Mason, a betting man, deposed that the complain ant went behind the defendant and smashed his bat. The complainant followed defendant and struck him on the neck with his fist, and was in the act of striking him again when the defendant put his umbrella and made a "job.,, Police-sergeant Turk proved that the defendant was convicted in 18G7, of an assault on a man named Wor mald, whose tooth he knocked out, and was fined £3. A Mr. Littleford, who frequents races, proved that the defendant was convicted of robbing a woman who was going to visit a dying mother, and got six months' imprisonment. The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault doing grievous bodily harm. The Assistant-Judge said it was an unprovoked assault. The defendant must be imprisoned for six months with Lard labour. lle should wish the jury to express their opinion with reference to the evidence of the witness Mason. The Foreman—lt is the unanimous opinion of the jury that we could not believe one word he said. ' The Assistant-Judge ordered Mason into custody. I MISSING SHIP.—The Colleen Hawn, of London, 1 official No. 43,946, sailed from Sydney, New South Wales, on the 10th of November last, for Hong Kong, and has not since been hoard of. THE SHIPPING REVENUE OF GLASGOW.—The re venue of the Clyde Trust for the financial year ending the 30th of June last amounted to £150,135 14s. 5d., being an increase of £6,291 17s. 2d. on the preceding 12 months. For the month of June last tho revenue was £18,968 Gs., being an increase of £1,694 Ils. 3d. on the corresponding period of 1868. The sailing Indianian Alumbagh, Commander Dale, 1,137 tons, belonging to Messrs. Gellatly, llankey, and Sewell, of 27, Leadenhall-street, Lon don, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday evening from Madrrs, with 25 invalided soldiers on board, accom panied by two women and three children, under the command of Capt. W. R. Lascelles, Rifle Bri gade. IMPERIAL PARMA E I HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. TRADES' UNIONS, &c., BILL. Mr. T. HUGHES moved the &Toad reading of this bill, the object of which was to re:ievo trades' unions from an exceptional position in the eye of the law, leaving them separated, like other bodies, to the general law of the country when charges were preferred against them. It also proposed to prevent the recurrence of il!egal and oh jectiondhle acts on their pa , t, and to enable them to take measures for their protection against fraud in a sum mary and inexpensive way beforn a justice of the piece. He denied that trades uniorte—in which strikes were un avoidable— were favourable to them, or that their opera tion had the effect of driving trade out of the country. The remedy proposed by the measure, which he had the honour to ask the house to read a second time, was to sweep away the combination laws, and to allow masters and workpeopla to make their contracts with respect t. the manner ie which work should be performed, and fur making such societies subject to the common ldw of the country. The only (Alia. proposal of the bill Was to protect the funds of these societies, which the Embezzlement Act passed last year did not sufficiently guard. He thought those societies deserved well of the country if only for the am - amt of good they did in the way of benevolence. The Engineeis' Society had paid away no less a sum than £100,500 in supporting the members of their own body against the privations caused by want of work and other circum stances; the ironworkers had also paid upwards of 30,000 in support of their members when in want, and nume rous other societies had done equally large amounts of benefit; and, if on no other ground, he hoped that the house would read the bill a second time if only on the grounds of expediency. (Hear, hoar.) If these large trade societies were placed on the same position as other friendly societies, the most beneficial results would follow, but if Parliament refused them that which was but justice, there never would be peace amongst the industrious classes of the country. Mr. 31UNDELLA seconded the motion. Mr. MASSEY said that while the bill gave protection to a large body of persons belonging to trades' unions, yet he thought it ought to be so arranged that the same amount of protection ought to be given to those who kept aloof from those societies. He did not believe that trades' unions did anything like the benefits claimed for them by those engaged in them. 'like great regulator was supply and demand—(hear) —and he could safely assure the house that the rate of wages did not give a true view of the value of the work done, because he could speak from certain facts that in works curried on by his father abroad, that in all cases where the highest price for la bour was paid there the work was better and more satis factorily performed than in cases where low wages were • only given. Mr. FORSTER supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. HENLEY said it was much to be regretted that as the gulph was widening between the employer and the em ployed GoveLnment should have delayed introducing a bill on the subject, and also stood in the way of a private member dealing in the matter. Th© bill was then read a second time without a division. S UNDA)."CRADING BILL. Mr. RYLAND said as this bill had been on the list for a considerable time, and there did not appear to be thu least likelihood of its being passed during the present session, ho hoped the hou. member would now move the discharge of the order. Mr. T. HUGHES said ho could not do so, and he should bri❑g the bill forvva.rd on Monday week. The house agreed to the Lords' amendments to the Beerhouses Act. The other orders having been disposed of, the house adjourued. SFORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day LONDON BEFflNG._flhts DAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Bete Noire (offered) to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 10 to 1 agst Starter (taken) 100 to 9 agst War (taken) 100 to G agst Make Haste (taken) 100 to G agst Our Mary Ann (offered) 100 to 3 agst Choral (offered) 200 to 4 agst Hobart (offered) 100 agst Make Haste and Hobart coupled (off.) GOOD`; OOD CUP. 6to 1 agst Rupert (offered) ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 agst Brennus (taken) SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE, NEWMARK E MEETING-YESTERDAY. TOWN PLATE. Da Vera.. L an cet .. Faraway. RIIDSUALNIER STAKES. Heriniona c.. Badsw or lisailvelituro Sabrina.. Elferou . HANDICAP PLATE, 100 SOVS. ue,:essor 1. Eight ran. EXETER STAKES. Basquine f Alahonia 2 Calypso Five ran. PLATE OF 50 SOY'S. Victress Riga Court Caid Thirteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Sharp Practice Tid Bit.. Media f Seven ran. BEAUFOR I STAKES. Silenus 1. Locksley Aspirant 3 Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Bradgate w.o. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 7to 1 agst Bete Noir (taken) 8 to 1 agst Robespierre (taken) Bto 1 agst Starter (taken) 9to 1 agst War (taken) 10 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 100 to 8 agst Adolphus (taken) 100 to 7 agst Make Haste (taken) 20 to 1 agst Miss Gratwicke (taken) CARLISLE RACES—YESTERDAT. LOWTHER PLATE. Kelvin Gr0ve....... Annie Stewart •• First Blood Six ran. CORBY CASTLE NURSERY. Catalonia Hawthorndale Leonora Five ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. Triphthong i Q ual ity Hym®n .. 3 QUEEN'S PLATE. Geant des Battailes l. Number Nip 2 LOTTERY STAKES. Whiff. Rho 2 Velvet Nod Eight van. HOLM HILL STAKES. Honesty S• Of Minster Bell Eve Hurt CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Fautaloou Shamrock First Bluod Seven ran. RACING FIXTURES. JULY Pontefract l2, 13 1 K Reading 15, G Nottingham 13, 14 nutsford 16 Southampton 13, 14 Huntingdon 2O, 2L Down Royal Corpo. l4 1 Stamford «') 23 ~, Airdrie i 11;• 1 Goodwood 27, 28,29, 80 AUGUST. Deauville 1 i Oxford Ripon 2 Hungerford 2.4 Brighton 3, 4 York 2.1, 25, l6 Tivv+rton 4 i Croydon Bri•;-liton Club 5 Pl ymouth 26, 27 Le wes. _..6, 7 I 8 -rbor • V, kr`,;bam lO, 11 Wolverhairpum lO, I 1 Wiudsor 12, 13 Bromley 17, 18 t itocktou lB, 19, 20 I Dover 18 1 Jearbor.mgh 30, 31 Badou Baden 3l Great Yarmouth 31 Derby Summer „.31, Sep I Weymouth 31, Sep 1 Canterbury ..... 3l, Sep. 1 111,11110E7 8-21118 D.l Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. July probably 10,000 bales. The ma.. 4 steady. I I ;.1