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

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, -.4.,-___ 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 will make 20s. iu 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 au 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, whai the amounts allotted were—to Calcutta £315,100, and to Madras £9,900. The minimum price was fixed as before at Is. 100. on Calcutta and Madras, and tenders on those presidencies at ls. 110. will receive about 66 per cent.; those above that price in full. The large diamond of 8:31 carats, lately discovered at the Cape, has reached London, consigned to Messrs. Joseph Mosenthal and Co. The directors of the London and Westminster Bank have resolved to declare at the ensAing gene- ral meeting a dividend and bonu3 equal together to 8 per cent. for the half. year ended the 30th 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 2} 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 manufacturer 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—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Per Cent. Consols - 3 1 Ditto for Account, July 7 8 per Gent. Reduced 931 3 liew 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Con J 9.11.1873 kti.nuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., IbBU — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 -- Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — Exchoquzr Bills, £l,OOO, 2f p. Ct. March pm Do. 3 do. Juno 10 03 £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — 'Zink of England Stock, 4} per Cent e , DO. opening '-attad4 4 per Cent. Bonds I nter-Colonial Cranium INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. In dia tOck, 10k per Cent., April 1874 206 Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 I)er Cent. July, 1880 Do.l per Cont., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Du. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent..,... — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ~....... los} Do. 51 per Ozat. May 1879 — Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — 0.... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ — Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO .. . l6 20 Do. under £l.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A r4entine Republic, 6 per Cent Au itrian Bonds 5 per cent ..-...... — Do. llr itilian 5 per Cent — 2 0 ..4i per Cent. 1852 — uo. do 1858 — l io• ay. 186 ) I? 0• do ., 18133 — lie. S per Cent., 1865 /4 1 - ) . 0 Account B 3k•-• .cnos Apes 6 per 1),) 2 •C , t (Deforr.d 3 per Cent )-- ( poi in . . .. L u na, 6 per Cent. 1-)0. 4f p .dittr a 6 pe er CC r ent Cent _ - 'Jo. 3 p9r Cent., ...... ••• 4 -,. 0. 6 per ce , t. 1867 — 0 - ;- ) 0. 7 per Cent., 1866 1 . io übian, 6 per Cent. 1!) 411 • 31 -k 3 per Cent., 1825 an.,t,i„, principalities, 7 per Cent BOl P - 0 0 8 per Cent., 1867 Olalor New Cuttiolidated, 1 per Cent 371. 1 an, 7 per Cent.... '(.l Seeood Issue ~ £5' , ./t, BOWIS 8d•i:1 4 ' O . £lOO Bonds B 6 l. Do. 1864 PDo. Account s °. *3OO Bonds ~,, ~ r .,-• 4.114; Bonds — — O. ~. 79i 801 torei per Cent., 1868 Cir ee rnruent _Railway Debentures Lo' Oyer Cent., 182-1 5, ex Coups — Acecuut OhEY MARKET CI IT, Two o'CLocK. Consols are firm to-day at 93f 3 I for money ; ditto, for Account, 93/ ; Three per Cent. Re duced, 931 3 ; New Tkree per Cents, 931 3 ; Exchequer Bills £1,00.0, 10 prem.; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., —. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 206 ; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1111 1 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100/ ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5 per sent., 1051; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 16 20 prem. In the Foreign Market Italian are li lower, at 53i ; Mexican 1, 12 to 121 ; and Spanish, at 281 to 281 ; and Turkish, at 451 to 451, are nearly 1 lower. Argentine, 781 to 791 ; Egyptian (1864), 90 to 91 ; Egyptian (1864), 79i to 801 ; Orel- Vitebsk, 80/ to 811; Charkof-Azof, 79/ to 801 ; Spanish, 281 to 281; llocduras, 83 to 81: and Brazilian, 83k to 84. In Railways there has been an improvement. Prices are now as follows :—Caledonian, 79 to 791; Great Eastern, 384 to 38/ ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; Great Northern A Stock, 107 to 107/ ; Great Western, 50/ to 511; London and Brigh ton, 441 to 45 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16/ to 17 ; London and North Western, 118/ to 1191; London and South Western, 89 to 91; Me tropolitan, 971 to 98 ; Midland, 114 to 117/ ; and South Eastern, 77 to 77f. American Five Twenties are 811 to 811, and the Eries are 1 lower, at 19 to 191. In Bank Shares the changes are unimportant, and in Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay are 1 lower, viz., 121 to 13 ; National Discount is steady, at 111 to 111 ; and General Credit, 1 to / dia. 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. `\ Do. k ou pone - Do. Account '. iatentala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Coy Rail. Los n., 10 p. Ct., all pd It • ;ian 5 per Cert., 1865 — Jo. Account . — Do IlAremnlanl Railway •.. --- '4,,icar_ 3 per Ce at Ditto fcr Account Do. 1661 _ Do t per Cent. Anglo-French — alontevidQau 6 per Cont. — .• 11c crisp Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — De 3 per C e n • — Do. Duferyad Pe all= 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 77 1 61 Do 41 per Cent. (I.ll: l iarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 • — Do Account ••• Por.aguese;riper Ct.,1853, '6, 7, '9,'610,'7,'!' Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Set ip, £2O pai,l — R issian 5 „,er Cent., 1822, .t: St Do 4} per Cent 1850 ..., Do 4} per Cent., 1860 ...., Do 3 per Cent., 1839 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do :do, Scrip . Do. Angle-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Sundt, .. Du. do. £B4 15i. d 0.... -- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9Ol D. ) . do •£8 . 4 15s, do — LA) Nicolas Railway CC Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Oen . — Do. Acc , ..unt ... Do. 1867 Do. Account ....... _ Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account. Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bowls Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do . .(10C Bonds 671 8 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1860 . 651 6 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed - Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Ace'unt Du 6 per Cent., 1862 ..... Do 6 per Cent. 1e.64 . .•• 281 Dividends on the above payable in Lyndon. Austnsn o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch i per CAnt. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... . CLOSING PRTCES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, August 5 CORRESTONDLICE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS. WEDNESDAY, July 7. We arc all very much tro•.ibled to day with a paragraph n 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. His Majesty clearly enough says that the reforms of January 19 were concerted without first consulting the majority; hut 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 in 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. Theie can be tittle 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 arc 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 140 —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 ralical 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 Legislatif touching the reriEcation 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 be 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 las' eight days, that those who had not been afflicted with hai 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 hy the Emperor to the deputies who have been returned for the first time, several members of the Opposition —some of them rather ndvanced—were present. But Raspail and Bailee' were not, neither were Gambetta and Ferry, though these two were at first set down for invitation. I 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 IC6ratry, who was contemptuously spoken of in the Corps L4g,islatif by the 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.Montpa.yroui 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 PontYs 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 had 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 acilordanee .-- Wilitb: law of the country in which they live. As the English law does not require a will to be in the testator's own handWriVng, the objection that General de PonWs will was not in his own band fell to the ground. A demonstration of the trade3' unionists of Man chester took place on Tu sday, at which resolutions in sup port of the bill introduced by Mr. Lluglics and Mr. Mun della to atneLd the laws relating to trades' unions were unanimously adort.cd. The chief item of rolidcal ucws from Paris is that the interpellation of the Moderate Liberals, praying for rial riFpunsibility. bas leen signed by two of the Emperor's relaCv,s, Joachim and Murat, told the Due de MoLchy, as will as by M. de Mackin, the (It pMy to whom the Emperor addressed Lis letter nlE:ming tl at lie would concede nothing under pressure. The folios% ing is a copy of a telegram received at the Admiralty on We,!nesday :—" The Bermuda Dock was met at noon on the Ist inst., in let. 19.0 N., long. 13.28 W., in tow of the Agincourt and Northumberland, Terrible and Lap wing in company. Ilelicon left rqualron fur Madeira on the 29th ult. Captain May, senior officer in command of squa dron, expected to art ive at Porto Santo on the 4th inst. All going well." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1869. 'l3 1 To?* /Cr/1 ...... Ciusing Business Share N.A.ItE. Paid. Price. done 10 Agra Limited, A all 101 111 14 au Do B lO 31 ) s t 4 15 4 50 Albion l5 8 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 201 211 21 1 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1863, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columhia all 10 11 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 11 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lint. 25 Bank of South Austra;ia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 14 17 50 British North Anieriwn 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, . nil China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India London, and China all 32 33 20 City . 100 Colonial ....... . 10 Consolidatedlim. 4 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lien , n 5 21 11 20 English and American, ihn 10 ... 20 English Bank of Rio de Ja neiro. lint 20 English, :. coltish ; and Aus tralian Chartered ...... 28i Hong Kong and Shatm,lial Bank Corporation all 38 88 281 Do Xla IV perial, lim 20 Imperial. Ott oman lO 25 s 4 111 kslonian ............. . 25 Do ne w 5 0 3 Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 gl 100 Do sp.c. De 1i5.1664, 30 all 76 76 10 100 London Bank! of Mexico and South America, Rm. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 641 100 London &Riv er Pl ate, lint. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 20 London Chart. of Australia all 23. 2i4 231 20 London and County 2O 491 101 50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll .. London Joint S toc k 1 . . 811 81 1 London and South African al 8: 91 . 100 London & S.-Western, lim, 20 13 11 7 1 50 London & Venezuela, limn l2l ... 100 London and Westminster 2O 61 62 63 21 1 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10pm 2O 100 Merchant, lim 2.5 6 5 10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 7 : 8 00 Midland, lim 2O 14 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool, lint 1.5 30 1p 00 National Provinc. of Ened 42 ... ... 10 Do .... 50 National. 3O ... . 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 74 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 42 411 1 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 61 51 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 VU 92 10 Do new. all ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, limn 25 14 I ; 010 Do issued at 6 pm: 10 8 6 25 Union of Alltitralia all 47 43 00 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of Loudon l3 37, 385 :41 f ..A...mi.k...c,11...t... tto v isitiziaaNivk b &cunt t A. 10 pr .1p all Cy 17 Briti*b Columbia, 6 per 100 18a5 . 100 _ _ Can.t.4ov.6 July 16;77-U4 - Do. 6p. o ieb. & Aug lOO it 4 104 1051 •••• Du, sp. a. Mar. .1t Sept lOO 11.,2 D 0.3 p. 0. Jan. .1t July lOO bs tO en Do. 6p. c. Inscribed sx lOO 00 s , Cape (1.1.10pe, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 101 Do.Apl.AtOot 1190-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 100 Do. JanAtJuly. 1891 lOO 108 111 DO.: per cent. 15 Apr:l and 15 Oat., WOO lOO ps ic 0 - Ca; lon, Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO lus lis - 1)0. 1872. do• • 100 106 lu7 - Alaurltitm, 6 p. a, 187:1,- - Jan. and July - Do. 1878 .. • .. 14 106 .08 - Do. 1882, Hay and NO OO 106 it , - Do. 1895, Feb. & Alta .... 10 100 pm - Melbourne Corporatn.,.. - 18117-75, 6 per cult 1(0 100 100 - N.8.G0v.6 •• 100 103 164 - Natal 6 p et, Apl.x Oct .. - Do Gp a . 611 at N0v..... 1 0 1 G 10L - N. S. W. 6 p •v.,'71 to If.. LOU 111/ 1 1 Do. 6 p.c. IStt to 1806. • 10.; 141 0:4 • Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6: to '75.. • N.Zcaland, 6p. et. iBll.. ICO • Do, 6 percent.... ..... ItO DoJan, A p I,July, 0 t... 100 93 94 944 f • Do 6p c. Mar ,1z sept '91.. 100 108 110 107 Ju.e .1z Deo , 1-91 .... 160 100 .. 1 •4 Do I•rvv. 1 1 0 • ( rie •1& 2, 110 .. • Nova Scotia 6p. r.J an... an) July, 1876 Lo 1):11. ••••• •• • • 10 0 102 1, 4 Qineuslnd. 5 p.c. '15 24, •• 100 1071 It 81 1)o two, Tasmanian 6 per c . . 1 .895. • • • 061 107/ Do a 9. '97 . . .00 1131 Victoria 6 er cent 1841 ..0 ;15 1:6 • •:. Am-Haul Oct • '•' ill 112 TELEGRAPH COMPANI KS. 10 Auglo-AinericaiiTii., Inn all 2„ t , o , 2t , i i 10 Anglo Alciliter Tel., 11:n.... 10 14 111 111- A at Atlantic Telegraph lO 10 21 at Do. 8 par cent. l OO 6 . ) 0 CiSl st B. autil. 311guetie Tel., lint. 100 170 175 st Electric & Inter. telegraph 100 257 2 2 10 Do. New 8 12 12,) 25 Indo-European Tel., Jim.— 10 ... ... 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 4 A 1 Du. Prefer. 10 per cent all t i p 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lint all 4 41 25 Reuter's Telegram all 7J 72 72 701 •,0 Societe Tramilitlant., lieu all 191 20 211 A at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip sal la i l 1 20 Telegraph eon. &Main.,lini all 2if f 2I f 5 11. Kingdom Tel. Co., Inn all 014 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all if 4 .p MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Auglu-Mexican Mint all , 15 14 25 Australian Agricultural .. 2 201 I; 16 15 25 Australian Mort. Land au.{ lizn. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 3 it 1 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 14 lit 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolekow Vaughan, litre. 5 Bombay 41 as, 5 Do. Now 4 11 A d Si British Ainorieau Land 44 15 17 20 British Indian Tea, lint..., all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all G 6 7) 10 Canadian Luau and Inve,t meat, lim 20 Ceylon Company, 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 6 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lim 9 51 41.1 30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5 25 City of Moscow (las, lint_ all 50 City Offices, Hut 25 231 50 Colonial, liul. Do. 50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 5 pr 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 20 Continental Union Guts, lint all 20 21 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per cent, 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041 100 Do. 1879, 44 per cent. all 1041 1054 100 Do. 1182, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 2 1 50 Credit Puma Mauritius lint. 10 3 1 - ‘l , t st Crystal Palace lOO 23 25 st Do. Preference lOO 92 97 94 4 st Do. 6p. c Petpetual De.b lO9 102 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. 50 East Italian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all • • • 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 95 951 961 20 Egyptian Cont. & Trad. lint 6 3 Eng.& Aust rod. Copper, lint 21 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3jd 100 Eug. and Scot. Marine, lim 8 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 3 211 20 Fore-stroetWarehouse,litn l2 1 2 p 13/ 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust aud Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 871 88 1 89 50 Gellivara, lim. 10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 14 11 61 15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29 50 Home & Col. Marino In. lim 5 21 21d 21 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 121 121 13 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 20 Interna.Financial Soc. lim b 2 If 31 20 Interns,. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4, 1 SO Italian Land 6 Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1170, issued 90 all 65 157 50 Land Securities, lim 6 21 11d 25 London African Trading lO 7 Sd 25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 . ...d 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 22 21 4 Lond.Glen.Omnibus.Co.lim. all 2 21 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 16d 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 1 , 1 pr at Madras Irriga. & Caul. Gua. sp.c. by India Gov. lOO 104 106 1034 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agony, 1im..... ll 11 1d 50 Merchant Shipping, all 32 37 60 Millwall Iron Works, lim. 121 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., tins 6 1 1 , 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 10 National Steam Ship, lim. all yi 1 01 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 31 3d 10 New Consolidated Dis. lim 3 1 1 4.8.0 44 44 24 I 1p Lo 5 11 1 1220555 Northern sl:r o e L eec i a l Qt : e Z i r i : e e e n ae i nA l ar a gna s n e s dd d n : Y ' 1 la r m T ininn u c ' s s a t lai Mar . n m d . 5 7 6 10 Do. B st" North Brit. Austral., him._ lop 5 2 5 50 5 ° 00 0 1 C Ir e: ii e r ee ai h n tt aaMll Brit.a Financial,i Gas,t n ( e l r . o sahuinmia in I l i 15 1 9 :4 all 5 Do. New 1 10 Otago and Southland In vestment, lim 5 Ottoman Gas, lim 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lim 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Miner!, lim 100 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 50 Do. New 1167 lO 50 Rhyunney Iron Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,lint, all Do. Gas, lim all 100 Royal Mail Steam GO Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO Do. 6 p c. Guar. Pref lOO Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint lO Societe Uen.de l'Empire Ot 8 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim 6 25 South Australian Laud 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insure.nee), lint 2 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,litn. 1 10 Do do. do. all 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 50 Union Marine L'pool, dm 6 20 Union Steam Ship, lim all 15 United Discount Corp., lim 20 Universal Marine(ln.), lint, 5 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 30 Van Diemap'a Land 2Bl 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) all 50 Warrant Finance, litre. l2 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 20 WestLou.] on Wharves and Warehouses lO 7 fi i 1p Id ip 13 21 31 34 46 43 47 61 22 a 2 4 01 71 CI - 7 17 18 171 24 4. :4 :8 81 7 6d 2f si 33 - 34 34 21 3 i -11) h 11) n I) 22 24 1 4, 1 2 i p e g i 2 ti 7 F 2 82 4 602 I 11 um 5 3 THE COST OF THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION: Lim (Sir Stafford) he feared the cost would be greatly in excees of the original estimate, but Sir Robert Napier said he did tot think this would be the case. The last detaelnocut 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 Field's tent on Tuesday night. The gathering was attended by the members of the English Twenties of former years, and its object was to discuss the beat means of reciprocating the hospitality extended by the Master of Lovat and the other members of the Scotch Twenty to their English cenapetitois wl.cn they visited Edinburgh in the years 18C6 and 1868. The result was that a dinner at - Richmond was decided upon, to take place immediately after the Trophy Las teen 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 firing.- houses, and the conduct of the commissariat department, taken in connection with the speedy remedy of such of the evils complained of as really had an existence, and were capable of alto ration, Las produced tLe best results, and the utmost harmuny may be said to prevail at th present time in the Camp. In the n - atch between the Lords and Commcnr, which will be shot to-day at three o'cleek, the Upptr House will Le reprerented by the Duke of Abercorn, Earl Denbigh, Lord DulTerin, Earl Spencer, Tend Cioncurry, Earl Duch, arul Fail Dunmore; while the honour of the Lower House will Le maintained by the Marquis of Lorne, Lord Elcho, Sir P. Egerton, Mr. Bass, Mr. Fordyce, Mr. Malcolm, and Mr. Wells. The Council of the Association have issued an or , ler to the effect that steel barrels will be disallowed iu 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 shone range, 200 yards, for the mostcoveted honour of the meet ing. This is the Queen's Prize, the total aggregate value of which, exclusive of medals and badges, is £4315. To the best shot at the three ranges of 200, 500, and 6( yards ara given the silver medal of the National Rifle Association, the silver badge of the association, and £6O. To each of the next twenty-nine best shots in orde:- of merit are awarded the association badge and £l5, the neat 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 bona 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 eflicients 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 instan ce o f th e comman di ng 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 Cop, value ao, 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 GOO yards, and the number of shots allowed five. Throughout the day the shooting in connection with the Windmill Prizes, 200 and 500 yards ; the Enfield Asso- elation 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 Linzolnshi;e, 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. Ono 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 .11e2;andra aggregate, has secured 53 points. The Irish Church Bill, which on Tuesday passed rough eonitrit tee in the lloure of Lords, will ho reported ,in Frid3y, 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' amendments be considered. Archdeacon Denison has written a letter to Mr. Bennett, the vicar of Promo, expressing sympathy with him under his approaching prosecution, and entire confidence as to the result of it. The Archdeacon I.a lieves that we Lave lived too long upon negatlons, that we 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 matter of the ccntral doctrine, of the primitive and catholic inheritance of the Church of England. The select committee appointed 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 bad prevailed among the authorities that if an expedition was undertalcen 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-General prepared an estimate of the probable cost. The preparations and the details of the arrangements were entrusted to the Indian nutle iitiLs ; Ent in the Lands 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 Auditor-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 Red Sea. That was all which was asked for, but Mr. Disraeli intimated in November J 867 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 Excheqtfer estimated that two millions would be the entire charge upon this country for the financial year 1867-8, and wallas 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 which he said that the 2 millions 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 the Lords of the Admiralty. The various officers of the commissariat made purchases in India. Colonel llnneford 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 ; Lut 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. It 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 ORDINARY &WARMS AND STOCKS. Share Railways. at Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 77 70 78 et Caledonian U ..... 100 791 791 St t.:411101 - lati 20 Cornwall .. nll 21 3 it Dublin & Bella st June... 100 77 79 at DUtl„ Perth, & Ab.J iOO 70 72 21 East Loudon_ 10 110 15 - - 2) Do 10 - - et Glasgow &S. Western lOO 102 104 at Great Eastern .. et Do. E. Aug]. Pio. 2 lOO at Great North ol Scotland lOO • 1a 1 , et Great Northern lOO 107 103 10:1 8 7 at Do. A stocir at Do. 13 stook lOO st LitS. and W. in. IreL.uiil• lOO 93 a 7 at (it. Western -original lOO 501 51 531 it Do. Soutii Wales luu 14 50 at Do. W. Mid.-L)atorn ILO 15 27 at Do. Newport lOO •15 20 at Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 25 .20 151 at Lon., iiri;h.,gt S.Coast lOO 411 45 02 Do Scrip ..oesso hi! ft , tvo lef 171 dt Do. Metrop. Ex. 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No. 2 lOO at Do 6 do do lou st Do 5 do N. 4 lOO ... at Do 7 per cent lOO st Du 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 St Do 4 do 1639 IOU st London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent 'CO ••• ••• at London and C. and • Nuneaton 5 per cent—. 100 111 I l at Do Bed!nril. &Cambridge 100 st Du Shrowsb'y & Welchp'l 105 st London and n W. 7 p,c. late 3d shares lOO 140 150 a Do (Purtsm.perpallS 2s6d) all s Mau., Sher., &Linda. 6 p.c 10U Du £6 all par Ipm a Do 31 per cent lOO co 65 1 Do redeem. 6 leer cent 5 st Slid, Consolidated., p. c lOO 130 135 s Do Bristol & Birin., Gp. c... 1 2 1:14 s Du 41 per cent. redeem lOO t 8 100 s Du 4l per cent. irrodoem lOO 06 IJJ •Du Leicester & Wenn, 4 p.c l ,lO 80 91. at North British, 5 p.c. No.l 100 at Du E. &0.4p.c. 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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 he declined to say whether they were in his handwriting. He admitted that he had written some articles in the (2nee,i'3 Me43enger, but said that he would - rather have cut off his right hand than have written others. Lorl 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 tbc 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. CHARGE OF ASSAULTING AN OFFICER OF THE COURT. Colonel Archibald Campbell Campbell, of 2, Seymour place, Mayfair, was to-day charged befor,e Mr. Knox with disorderly conduct in the Marlborough Police-Court, and also with assaulting William Bowden, tho messenger of the court. A number of gentlemen were present, some 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 had charge of a tin box from which he had taken papers in the course of the case. Mr. Newman called out " Po lice !" and "Murder!" as loudly as he could. He and Poole, another officer of the Court, immediately rushed to Mr. Newman's protection, as did the other officers in at tendance. He caught hold of one end of the box and Poole the other, and while holding the box he was struck with sticks and umbrellas in the bank. Feeling the blows on his back he 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 some 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. He told the defendant the box was iu the possession of the police, and that he had nothing to fear sr hen he got up. Sergeant Martin said to the defendant, " That's an officer of the court," and the defendant then let go of hi m , saying that he did not kuow that ho was an officer of the court. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said ho told the defendant that he was an officer of at) court, being in plain clothes at the time. Ai s,;on as the &feud tat was told that he let go of him. Ilc htd since ascertained that the persons who tried to get the bo..y from Ur. Newman were friends of Mr. Orenvil'e Murray. Sergeant Martin, 14 A, proved seeing the defendant take :hold of Boden. Ile let go of him when he (Martin) told him that he was au officer of the court, and said that ho was very sorry he had mado a mistake. • In answer to Mr. Lewis, the wituess . said he saw the defendant do nothing more than collar Boden. Mr. Lewis add: eased the magistrate at some length on the deftndaues behalf, urging that the defendant had mistaken Boden fur one of the persons trying to get 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 in doing only that which it was his duty to do. Mr. Lewis called several witness , s, all of whom bore testimony to the fact that the defeudaut only iuterfered for the prctoction of Mr. Newman and to prevent the box bring taken from him. Air. Knox, after going ov,r the evidence, slid it ap peared that a dastardly attack Lad been made on lir. New man by a parcel of rufnius to get possession of a box eon. taking papers which he had been subrened to bring to the court. lie was bound to say that Boden's conduct had been most commendable in resisting the endeavours of the perLors to take away the box. He believed the defendant had act,d on the side of law and order and to support the authorities of the court, but he had made a mistake. The defendant said ho regretted that, under a misap prehension, ho had laid a finger on Boden. After some ccnversation, Mr. Knox said he would put the complainant and the defendant as one 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 apo:ogized to the complainant and stated his regret for what had occurred, the matter ended. 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 send them for trial. Lord Carrington appeared at Marlborough-street yesterday to answer a charge of assault preferred against him by Mr. Grenville Murray. Mr. Murray had applied for two summonses—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 bis temper severely. lie declined to .answer A' FRACAS 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 luck 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 had 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 eyo and nose bled. Witness took him by the collar. Mr. Butler Rigby—Now, Mr. Jerry Noon, did you not " bonnet" the defendant 2—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 Letting man, deposed that the complain ant went behind the defendant and smashed his hat. The complainant followed defendant and struck him on the neck with his fist, and was in the act of striking him agaia when the defendant put his umbrella and made a " job." Police-sergeant Turk proved that the defendant MS convicted in 1867, of an assault on a man named Nor maid, whose tooth he knocked out, and was fined £3. A Mr. Littleford, who frequents raoos, proved that the defendant was convicted of robbing a woman who was going to visit a dying mother, and got six months' imprisonment. Tho 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 bard labour. He should wish the jury to express their opinion with reference to the evidence of the witness Mason. The Foreman—lt is tho unanimous opinion of tho jury hat wo could not believo one word he said. The Assistant-Judge ordered Mason into custody. MISSING SHIP.—The Colleen Bawn, of London, official No. 43,940, sailed from Sydney, Now South Wales, on the 10th of November last, for Hong Kong, and has not since been hoard of. TIIE 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 mono► of June last the revenue was £18,908 Gs., being an increase of £1,601 lls. 3d. on the cot responding period of 1868. The sailing Indianian Alumba,gh, Commander Dale, 1,137 tons, belonging to Alessrs. G2.llatly, Hankey, and Sewell, of 27, Leadenhall-street„ Lon don, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday evening from Aladrrs, 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. %1.m.....ra ~,...mn......-, THIRD E lii. fION SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day NEWMARKET JULY MEETING-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) MATCH. Percy Sister to Pa r MAIDEN PLATE. Podesta Adeline g Polly Perkins Verdure",.. T wenty -tour raw. PLATE OF 50 SON'S Silenus Chamade c.. Moonstone_ Eight ran. SUMMER STAKES. Reindeer 1 Suffolk 9 Royal Rake Eight Nam CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Kingcraft Cestus... St. George 2 Fourteen ran. lIA7SIDIOAP PLATE. Prince Imperial Pericles Flash Thirteen ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. - Suffolk Stork Bradgate Four ran. LONDON BETTING.—nits DAT. GOODWOOD STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Bete Noire (offered) 6 to 1 agst Robespierre (offered) 10 to 1 agst Starter (taken) 100 to 9 agst War (taken) 100 to 6 agst Make Haste (taken) . 100 to 6 agst Cur Mary Ann (offered) 100 to 3 agst Choral (offered) 200 to 4 agst Hobart (offered) 100 to 8 apt Make Haste and Hobart coupled (off.) GOODWOOD' CUP. 6to 1 agat Rupert (offered) ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 azst Brennus (taken) FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE. BREST, July 8. Capt. Sherard Osborn telegraphs as follows : Up to 10 a.m. Greenwich time, about 7 o'clock ship time, all going ou well ou board the Great EAs:ern. The tests and signals satisfactory. Size is still evidently rolling considerably, but accor.ling to the latest news last night the Hind has abated. She will be in shoal water to-night or early to morrow. IMPERIAL 2ARLIA EST I' HOi ISE OF LORDS.—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LIFE PEERAGES BILL. Earl RUSSELL moved the third reading of this bill. The Earl of MALMESBUR 17 opposed the motion, and moved that it be real a third time that day three mouths. The object of the noble earl in introducing the mea• sure was high and worthy, but he thought the House of Lords did not require any increase of poweror prestige in the country. The composition of the house was now as varied as was necessary, as in addi tion to landowners they had amongst them b.iukers, rail way directors, and upwards of fifty peers who had boeu distinguished members of the House of Commons, the military, naval, and legal professions, diplomatists, his torians, and writers both of prose and poetry. Such being the case, he did not think there was any reason for altering the fundamental principles of the Constitution— namely, that peers should be hereditary. He denied that the creation of life peers would popularise the House of Lords, and he was supported in that opinion by the autho rity of Mr. Bright, who was generally supposed id represent the popular view, as he looked upon the mea sure as simply a childish tinkering with legidation. Lord LvVDEN opposed, and Earl STANIIOPE supported the b:11. Earl GRAN VILLE thought the motion for thn reading a stage at which to discuss the merits or dometi.a of the bill. He thought there had hitherto been a con currence in favour of the bill, and after the c nnprotu;sl, had been made in committee, her Majesty's Governtnent had felt it right to give the in,ttsure its su;.port, which it would extend to it it went down to the other House of Parliament. Lord CAIRNS said ho on a former occasion reserved to himself and those who sat around bin, full liberty to take which course they pleased on the third reading. Rd had from the beginning looked upon the bill as contain ing a dangerous principle ; there was no way of securing that its provisions could be fully carried into effect. Un der all circumstances, he should give his vote against the third reading, because ii it went to the House of Commoua it could not be fully discussed there at the very late period at which it would be taken into consideration. _ The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Evening was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TiIis DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. TRADES UNIONS. Mr• RATHBONE gave notice that it was his intention to ask on an early day whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce a short Act, limited to one year, to protect the trades unions. CATHOLIC CHILDREN. Mr. GOSCHEN said there was not the slightest truth in the cock and a bull story referred to at the Marylebone meeting of Guardians about a Catholic boy, of 12 years of age, being whipped at Cockermouth because he had told his priest that he had changed his religion. It was only another specimen of the gigantic falsehoods that grew Sc, rapidly in religious controversy. The Poor-law Board could not interfere with children of the age of 14, but with those whose age was only 12 they required proofs of thee competency of boys to determine what religion they would. follow. CLERKS OF THE CROWN. Mr. C. FORTESOI rE said the appointment of clerks of the Crown rested with the Lord-Lieutenant, and although Mr. Bergin had been recommended by the members for King's County it did not follow that he was sure to 133 appointed. It had been thought that the office of clerk of the Crown for King's County would be efficiently filled by a Mr. Dalton, and he had received the appointment ac cordingly. THE REVIEW AT WINDSOR. Mr. OT WAY, in reply to Major Stacpoole, said he re ceived no aapplications from the military attaches of the embassies in London for cards to he present at the late review. If he had received such an intimation from any ho would at once have communicated with the Deputy Ranger of the Park and obtained the necessary admis sions. No discourtesy was intended to any person, but he (Mr. Otway) had no power to issue invitations of any kind. THE RIOTS AT PORTADOWN. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL for Ireland, in reply to Colonel Knox, said he must decline to give any opinion whether the Irish constabulary were justified in using their arms in the manner they had without the order of a magistrate. The matter was still under investigation, and he must therefore decline to give such an opinion as the hon. and gallant member required. With respect to the bonfire, the police never interfered with the kindling of it. Mr. VANCE asked if any fresh instructions had been issued to the constabulary with respect to the use of their arms for the future. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said no new order had been issued, and he was not prepared to say that any new ic structions wore necessary until all the facts connected with the circumstance had become known. AMERICA. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had to appeal to the hon. member for Tamworth not to proceed with the motion he had on the paper for to-morrow with respect to America, and to move for papers. 119 had no reason to believe that America looked upon it as dropped,.but he believed it was thought in America that it would be as well if some time was allowed to elapse before the subject was again re opened. It was a most delicate matter, and, under all circumstances, it would be most desirable that no discus sion should not take place at the present moment. Sir IL BULWER said he should regret postponing the expression of opinion on the failure of the American treaty, because he was convinced that, as matters now stood be tween this country and America, we should have cause to repent delay. Re was for leaving well alone, but certainly never for letting ill alone. Lord J. MANNERS rose to order. Tho SPEAK ER said some latitude must be allowed the hon. member in answering the appeal that had been made to him. r Sir H. BULIVER thought it would be injustice to the country and himself if the matter was not discussed, but if it was the general wish of the h.mse that the matter should not be brought forward, ho should not cf course persevere, but his former anticipations had all turned out correct, and if complications and difficul ties bocomo greater against delay he should cast the re sponsibility on those who had been the cause of his not bringing forward the discu , sion. SUPPLY. The house then went intodoTi;tnittee of Supply, nal a discussion an se on the subject of granting .{:4,U t p,) fo r th e alteration and decoration of the cent al hall. [LEFT SITTING. PRICE OF GOLD. The quota i of gold at Paris is about at par, and t e short exchange on London is 25f. 221 c. per £1 sterlini'. coinpiiring these rates with the English /dint price of 100. per ounce tor standard gold, it appears that 40:d at the above price is dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 6) days' sight was on the 3d inst. about 1091 per cent. At this rato there is no profit on the importation of gold from the 'United States. I I .4 .