The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-07 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England rate of discount remains at 10 per cent., no alteration having been made this In t er ning in the o ffi c i a l m i n i mum b y th e di rec t ors When assembled at their weekly court. At present whil e so much f r e s h di squ i e t u d e i s occas i one d b y the failure of Agra and Masterman's Bank, and not un til there h as b een a more cons i dera b le amount of t he notes recently issued returned to the establish ment, can a reduction be effected. The inquiry for accom modation continues moderate, and in the open ulscount market the best bills are negotiable 1i per ce nt. below the Bank rate. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1866. 1865. : Great western 73,937 77,930 116,773 117,818 South western 33,876 35,097 I3r . i ghton rn 20,510 82,523 Idulland 41,747 48 8011th Easte rn 24,430 24,827,827 great North ern Lancaster and Yorkshire , 5 , 1 791 and Exeter 7,152 7,298 .11°Iltil Eastern 70,432 69,041 4,4,rae chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17.507 19,360 at Eastern Loudon and Chatham and Doter These returns, when compared with those of the corres ponding period of last year, show a falling if on the receipts of most of the principal lines, d conse quent upon the variation of passenger traffic „ uri ng the Whits un tid e h o lid ays ; an d as regar d s le Southern li nes, th e rac i ng wee k o f E psom. O n `'the Great Western there is a decrease of £993 e ll the North-Western of £1,055; on the South Western of £1,221; on the Brighton of £12,010 ; of t n th e Midland of £6,919 ; on the South-Eastern 397 ; on the Great Northern of £727 ; on the 'iristol and Exeter of £146 ; on the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln of £1,853 ; and on the Great Easte rn of £3,797 ; while the Lancashire and Y orkshi re shares increased £4,526 ; the North- Eastern of £1,391 ; and London, Chatham, and over, £94. Two O'CLOCK. T he French Rentes, this morning, according to '. ih er'S telegram, were 63f. 15c. Firm, but little 4 Not withstanding the failure of the Agra and t.,. aste rinan's Bank, the F un d s h ave b een fi rm ly sus-, e g e lned, and there is now an improvement of 1 per aft t ' compared with the latest prices yesterday ba nk failure which were at an advance of 1. The failure seems in many quarters to have been a Be re g e ne conclusion, and h ence t h e effect upon State rities has been comparatively immaterial. Con till3 ar e improved to 86 1 for nconey, and 86} 1 for d ti e 4 ecouut. The New Threes are 851 4; and Re d; ced Annuities 851 ; Exchequer Bills, ss. to 9s. s * India 5 per Cent., 1031 i ; ditto 4 per Cents., 93 ' and ditto Etifaced, 100. he ln the Foreign Stock Market there is general and prices are fractionally lower. d .' 4 "sh 5 per Cents. are 281 ; Mexican, 171 ; 1 1 8 tt o evr 151 Greek, 111 ; Spanish Passive, the Certificates, 131 14 ; Italian, 364 371 ; 17 (1 Brazilian S cr i p, 6 1 51 d i s. United States 5-20 641 ; Erie sha res , 421 ; and Illi no i s, 751 . he dealings in the Railway Share Market have ah 11 to a fair e x t en t, an d p r i ces genera ll y h ave ° lvo increased firmness. Lancashi re an d Yo r k s hi re Mi dland, North W es t ern h ave eac h i mprove d 10 s. ; " v ' i dland, ss. ; Great Easte rn , £1 ; an d G rea t No rthern A Stock, £llos. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little - ' u llation, and prices are unaltered. I lank and Mi sce ll aneous Sh ares con ti nue ver y L at ' . Agra and Mastcrman are dealt in at 231 dis. ; ty °ll don and County have declined to 62, and O l en of London to 46. International Financial d 4 i Ir e receded t o 21 2 di s. ; G eneral Cre di t to 3 1 21 to 3' Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England to p i . dis• ; and Imperial Mercantile Credit, pro to 10 8 dis. ~, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ki-e-v, a .111cliENT FUNDS. beor ent. Consols 8 perc).ocount, July 10. New `l 3 Cent t, Reduced B5l 85ii-iii clew 2 Per Cent Do Per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ Aone'ititPer Cent. Jan. 1873 — Do.. )30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 bler 30 yrs, expire st), April, 1885 — /.40°, (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 5 dis 'Muer Bub; £1,000,3 per Cent, 5 9 13 ae £5OO — atik of £lOO and £200 ~ England Stock, 5 per Cent th DI II ...ai,,,, s sxOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1),O. Act?slc, 10i- per Cent., AprillB74 — Do.uo 5 'punt 4 Per Cent. July, 1870 N. (1e1: Cent., Oct. 1888 O. t ,Ificates — Do, 5 'faced Paper 4 per Cent be. 5 iPer Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. lieu'' Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 I) ond 0. n 87 £l,OOO — 14,4er £l,OOO A IP 014-L„ tgetii• 4.'-'4IGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. I‘ll 14 Ite bl' fir tria„ II Pu le, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd —pm kzili II Cent, 1859 Do. 444, 5 Per Cent — 93 .ttoPe r Cent., 1852-58-60 . 64 /I Do 1863 — —0 Ac • 1865 /3 Doleerionnt 681 1 tiNs AP• £55 paid Do, .4.7.Yres 6 per Cent _ b Lcount 82 Do tlOO 'R _ —owl _ 01414141),er Cent.s(Deferred 3 per Cent.) 32 -DO, 41' Per Cent — Do, g Per Cent — ti 6 Per 0 dig t, 0 seri. ent colorobi I; £5O id Dab'.all a Per Cent: — 6 —r .4181 ye Cent. t.!8.4.1,Cia! Per Cent., 1825 lad 11 Prizeipalities er IsTe.,_ f, 0 p n' uonsolidated, 1 per Cent — Do berevisional Land Warrant _ 'li* 11°rred it Per Cent — 1 •Jeo fpo• 41,. mid Issue BO u,° Bonds DoDo De. 1864 7B 7 5 1,100 Bonds 80 tiDe 0: t'senvern.inent Railway Debentures. dis eic v Paid i 1)0. A'-' per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons .60 Account Lo u 11 121 j 4. mons t 4.4• Accopunt b„'4. 5 per Cent 1885 1)1, Account 1.1„.?. Maremmana Railway 6lcan 3 per Cent e• Account bo an 1864 l5l 41014(36 Per Cent. Anglo-French ke . !Wean 6. per Cent., £3O paid ries ,I)o ,-.' Imperial 5 per Cent ;vir q'tl,l3-d Warrants (Hectares) etiivi_ anada Do 344 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Cent. (Uribarren) port Az Per Cent., 1862 Az Per _ ~e "03 se 3 per Cent., 1853 bDo APer per 1856, '7 '9, '6O, '62 '3, .44 • ',Yee 1 7 t' lin43 04 5° it Per Cent., 1822, £St — DoDo 4 Per Cent 1850 3 ~Per Cent , 1860 D s'" Cent.. 1859 14e 5 Per Cent. 1862 80: 11 801 Nitr P 4 Cent 1864 Si O. At k • - 4 O. At ' Per Cent 411isi eolint a 0 1 3 Per 0 t):0 AAlS,ceee:itetfer7etd ~"0 p count ~, Do . usive ... 01,44,--seekuw.• ---.. , ~,, be eon eon b_.: .. .; '4i,odikecoiit ... t Coup not funded — 43.E1h A „,, • 4,,, . 41. ,rr,..Cellt. . tokilih „v_ . uent. 1864 5- A.ec'ol2°r Cent. 1854 —Nu 6 per4,,nt. ........ . till so: Af 1.1pel)e:rui_°;111111tdt..811883682 511 5 1 De tloo -gt b 6 Per"4ds 1)00 5 per gent-, 136:i ............... 13 Aec -eitt., 186'paid s i . 281 Q 0, 4 ()tint o, up Cl p.. n. 1 ,I.kz per 0_ Dit,llel, 3 ent• Gua.ranteed lie l'f? aeeettlef Cent. , 1.)71- oe,_• : . .. . . . . Illistr,„ videZ,!• 1862 '''bi . 'All 5 '''''S en the above payable in London. i 3 t 1,14 , pn. e Iltq, ~ 41 per era, Ex. 10 Florins ••• Fr bo 14i p„ Cent.,ce Ex. 25f. 1 ux- 0 it, Ex 12 G oil — --W. --.., .1. eiii. ,--, . • 1)144 s'eates 3 'e_rt_lficates 0, A Per °earl uent — Account •I 1861, Ex. 25f. 0,,,1 "L ......................... . , 361 i 7 D:11 fo THREE O'CLOCK. 4% t Irione oti,t jur .............................. 854 Git xd Y .... $6l 1 xd ............ ..1.• SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I p a i d. l Closing I Business Price. I done. t.ii lbw' anti .N.Xeter lul Caledonian 10( Cambrian. Cork and Bandon.-- al Cornwall al Dublin & Belfast June 10( Dun„Perth,& A b.Junc lc( S.London, terip Certi al ;0 tio 92 )0 126 27 0 55 65 11 13 15 11 4 6 10 67 70 .0 70 72 El - - _ Do. 1 , Glasgow & S. Western 10 Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. 10 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 101 Great North of Scotland foi Great Northern 10( Do. A stock lOl Do. B stock 10( Do. New, is. at 25 pm 10: GtS, and W. of Ireland 101 Gt. Western -Original 1(.1 Do. S. Val. Rail gua. 101 Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 10( Do. Newport lOl Do. Hereford 10( Lancashire & Yorkshire 10( Landon and Blackwall 10( Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 101 Lon., Chat., and Dover 10( Do. Metrop. Ex. A 10( Lan. dc North Western 10( Lon. & South Western 10( Man., Shet., & Lincoln 10( stetropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension.. LO 25 15d )0 112 111 10 37 83 10 6 7 10 10 122 123 10 131 13: 0 I 51 5 10 I N 40 10 34 Si 121 722 10 94 06 10 25 27 111 7171 92 93 6I 62 127 128 2 2i r• I I. 83 8, Metropolitan District. al Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. X 0 Share Do, Birinin.. & Dee)) 10 IT id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lO Nth. Eastern—Berwick 10 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.1 Do. Leeds ..... ID Do. York lOl Do. Carlisle ..... 101 112 124 If If 92 04 54 f 6 4 26 108 109 )0 7O ;2 )0 107 1( 8 Do. Stock.& Darling. al, Do. do. 1860-61 ti North London Do. do. 1864 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire 101 N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock 101 Do. Scot, Mid. stock lOl Shropshire Union 101 South Devon lOl South Eastern Staines, Wok., do Wok al rail' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkeuny 10 Waterloo & Whiteha _ 11 35 36 8 10 11 ,9 120 122 7 1 2p 7 1 2p 10 73 75 .11 108 112 'OO West Cornwall BRITISH I' Atlantic &St. Lawrence a. Bom.,Baroda, t Cen.ln. 10 gu. 5 per cent... Do. F ehares 1 Buffalo dr. Lake Huron al. Do. Preference ali Buff.,Brant, Si Goderlch 6 p.c. 1872.3- t, Calcutta & S. E., lira lOl :are Town & Dock, gu 10( Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p al. East. Bengal, gu., 5 do 10( East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10( Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canadt Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p,o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds al Do. do. deferred ... as De. 2d Pr,f. Bonds al Do. do. deferred al. Do..!d Pref. stock al Do. do. deferred al. Do. 4th Pref. stook al Do. do. deterred al t. India Pen. gua. sp.c 101 o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c It. South of India gua. 5 per cent D .41 per cent lO. Do treat Wes. of Canada.. Da. New .. - - 11 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 al Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8_ a Indian Branch, limiter Madras, gua. 5 p.o 10 Do. 41 do to Do. 43 do lOl Do. Fifth Extension sfelb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 104 Mel. & Hudson's Bay al 6pc Ist pi. bs 101 Scinde 14 Do. Delhi ci Do. do Do. Pun;aub } Do.lndus St. Flu, a 0 COLONIAL GO VER. British Columbia, 0 per' cent., Dec.3l, 1872....1 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.dzJuly 1877-84 - - 10 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.. 1 I D. , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 1 ,30. sp. c. Jan. & Jul) 101 Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed Mr 101 Cape G. Hope. 6 p.c. 187:3 101 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 V Do. do; 1880-9• Do. Jan &July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent: 13 April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOl Ceylon, Nov. 1868, Bp. t 10( Do. 1878, do lOl Ilaurltius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July '''' Do. le7B Jo. 1882, May 15, Nov. a 10 Do. 1805, Feb. & 1,9 Natal glov. o per cent.. 10 N.13.G0v.6p.c.Ja...tJu1; 10 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1861 10 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1871 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. 5 per cent lO Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 l9 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lO d.Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-1 , 10 , Do. 1878 & upwards l .l Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja .Sc July 101 Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITIS 'Cam. Cousol. bold, Urn MINES. / 6 7 $0 8 10 1 493 510 1.0- g :91 13 15 14.0 5 6 3 1 1 1 !4.0 14 2 3.6 9.0 8 9 ,8.0 3 3a ;6 11 21 14.6 I la Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Si Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake wal is 2.1 East Bassett (Illogan) 2l Nast Caradon 2.1 East Carn Brea Nast Grenville 2 East Gunnislake 8.3 East Loved 3.9 WI Russell (Tavlstk 10.1 Gam.& StAubyn(G we 61 Great Laxey, limited al Great South Tolgus O.l Great Wheal Busy. • • G. Wheal Vor (Ilelstnn Grenville Herod's Foot ..... •• • Hinge= Downs Marg a ret (Uny Lelant 13.1 Starke Valley 31.wyndy Iron Ore, lim N Se ton ........ 4. North Roskear N. Wh' 1 Bassett (II Logan 2. 4.4. North Wheal Crotty erosper United.... • 7.1. Pri..vidence ,Uny Lulant 10. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow 3.2 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.1 Stray Park 35.' Tin Croft .6.7 27 2 9 11 350 375 1.0 If 2 18.9 15 20 15.6 - -- 9 9 11 kll 3 5 11 1 2 9 6 7 11 721 171 125 671 135 51 80 85 16 123 171 8 3 5 181 195 205 7 13 15 IV IC 18 18.0 1} 2 10.0 37 39 10.6 4j 6 17.6 4 6 10 2 .6 31 4f 1 2 lid 131 30 45 181 2 4 1.0 13.( 1.6 I Vigra and Clogan, lim a West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Misheard West Chirerton 1 West 5et0n...... Wheal Bassett (Mogan I Wheal Buller (Itedruth I Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton (Wheal Trelawney (Lis. FREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 41 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 93 Gt. Western , Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d'guaranteed stock, 113 Manchester, Sheilleld. and Lincoln, Ober cent.. 121 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. Lc., 5 per cent., 1663, 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 51 Nottingham and Grantham R. and C, 901 93 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8& • Great Luxembourg, 21. • South Austrian and Lombardo Venetis t ß, FOREIGN AIMEE. Waslioe Gold, lien. , ij BANKS Agra and Masterman's. lim., g 1 3 11 Oi Alliance, lim.. 15 161 17 15 1 1 Anglo Egyptian. lira., 21 Bank of Egypt, 24 5 British and Californian, Rm., 21 Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and China. 16 Chartered Aler. of India, London, and Chita, 33j 4 2 City, 14 15 Colonial, 4: Consolidated Bank, lira., / English and Swedish, lira., European Bank, lim., 31 Hindustan, China, and .Eapan,illm.,:ll IMperial Bank, Ilm.. 24 31 Imperial Ottoman, 81 Ditto. new, 71 4 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., L 1 21 London and County, 67 j 5 61 21 41 2 571 6 5 London Joint Stock. 44 Loudon and South African, 10_12 London and South-Western, 1in..:151 Merchant Bank, lira.. 18 New South Wales, 40 Oriental Dana Corporation, 37 5 6 3 6 3 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 41 Provincial of Ireland, 831 3 Ditto, new. 3) Union of A ustralla, 45 6 5 Union of London, 47 8 6 4 MISCELLANEOUS: Angle-Mexican Mint, 15/ Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 3/ / Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance, hin., al Ceylon Company, 8* • Ditto, A shares, 2 icehraof s . g ir . a , 1 21 , 21142110 um C C r d p i t a y o n o el e A r f a r n i c d a n a 1 Ar o b e i Crystal Palace, 361 Ddsoount Corporation. 6, 7 61 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lim., 3 Egyptian Coin. an . d Trading, Rm., 6* 6 1 Electric Telegraph lA 7 Fore-street Warehouse, Urn., 11 !Cl/ Gen. Credit and Finance 01 London, ilm., 2/ 1 3 General Steam Navigation, 26, Hudson's Bay, 151 s Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., C*6 Imperial Mercantile Credit Mao., um. D. International Financial society, lim., 2/ 3* London Financial Association, lim , 41 5 1 5 London General Omnibus Company, lint.:: National Discount Corm any, 111 101 11 10, Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 31 is to pay, 3j Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 461 RioldeJaneiro City Improvements, lim.. 19, Royal Mail Steam, 1. 0 submarine Telegraph, 52 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lirn.,— Ditto (.£l2), 10 Trust and Loan Company c,f Upper Canada, 41 Van Dietttct3'p Land, 81 148 150 '0 I 65 67 0 47 49 )0 69 1 0 11 7 8 10 140 113 31 3 ) 10 100 103 IJ - - 52 54 , SSESSIONS, 64 56 100 102 8 id 1p 11 41 41 1 8 it 76 80 * 60 65 11 100 102 O 100 102 O 101 i 102 5 -- ►0 1 20 22 n 85 87 11 60 63 sl 55 6) 11 55 67 11 50 55 [1 42 45 11 42 45 LI 27 30 El .. .. 108 169 .6 I 14 2 f 6I 1 2 10 I no ldl 1u 91 93 it 111 151 ,8 51 S 11 0* 46 11 83 .•5 2 11 )0 100 1(2 )0 90 02 )0 86 89 5 - - 1 61 63 10 8. 8! .00 98 100 00 07 99 2 8 i 100 97 00 100 - - 'RENT SECUE )0 93 05 0 90 93 13 00 03 10 77 79 )0 70 79 )0 102 101 )0 102 101 10 112 101 )0 102 114 10 86 -8) 10 100 102 10 105 1 7 )0 I 102 O 103 105 ) 101 103 O W 4 106 o 99 101 00 93 10 90 95 10 83 88 10 98 98 10 72 75 I 0 96 99 )0 98 100 104 106 100 102 ME S , LONIDON,_ THUBSDA V EVENING, JUNE 7 , 1866, Testimonial to of the Thames Fteedoin of Last night, the presentation of a splendid testimonial to Mr. Henry Kelley, the champion sculler of the river Thames, took place at the Canterbury Hall. The pro ceedings were inaugurated by an elegant supper, at which over 200 gentlemen were seated at the tables. Mr. Thomas Beard presided ; the vice-chair being occupied by Mr. Charles Bush, the well-known and liberal supporter of all aquatic sports. The testimonial, which was placed on the cross table in front of the Chairman is a massive silver vase-shaped cup, 34-inches in height, standing on a plateau of rock-wor4 and water, with water-lilies growing, and swans grace fully floating. It is surmounted by a figure of Britannia presenting a laurel wreath, and on its sides a• vie wof Putney and a representation of a boat race, and it is in scribed—" Presented by subscription, to Henry Kelley, in recognition of his skill and prowess as a sculler, and in commemoration of his having on August Bth, 1865, re stored to the banks of the Thames, the possession of the Championship of England." Its handles are formed of figures of Father Thames, with bulrushes and water-lilies entwined. The loyal toasts of the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal family, having been warmly responded to, The CHAIRMAN said he now came to that part of the interesting proceedings which h e m i g ht we lt ca ll t he busi ness of the evening. He owed some apology to the com pany for taking the chair on that occasion, because be thought come other gentlemen better fitted to discharge the duty, and ono more intimately associated with aquatic sports, could easily have been found to perform so pleasant a duty. (No, no.) He thanked them for their cheering assurance, and therefore ho would proceed with his task. When he looked at the splendid testimonial then before him he felt that it was one of which Mr. Kelley might well be proud, and that he was worthy of it they might all rest assured, or he would not have been at that table. (Hear, hear.) In the trial of life Kelley had earned a reputation which he felt assured ho would never lose, and every gentleman present, he was sure, partici pated in that feeling. Ho might dilate upon the qualities of Kelley until he quite wearied his hearers, because he felt satisfied that whatever he might say it was no more than their friend Kelley was entitled to. (Cheers.) Their guest oextent knewan ofh indomitable t n had started 'y oung i n lif e, an d , lik e all other persons, he had had his up s an d d owns, b ut h e had well preserved his balance by the pl uc k an d courage which they all knew him to possess. Wh en h o en t er ed t h at room he honestly con fessed he e h was e t o however, some be tv the pi, ihete performances cl courage,hi fae . m p andHe n e f Kelly oscnuellheirgohflythreesTpehcatmedesi,n both public a m had been well informer} since then by Mr. Stanley, and now he was enabled to tell them that Kelley's first public success was the winning of the Leander Coat and Badge, and after that fortune smiled upon him, for at the Thames National Regatta he three times won the champion sculls. (Cheers.) Ambition seized him, he challenged MacKenney, was again successful, and this success he followed up by defeating Buttle at Norwich. His next essay was the contest with MeSsenger, the then champion, which he won. The contest with Chambers was a circumstance over which Kelley had no control ; he was not successful; but a run of good for tune he could not exOct to last for ever. The loss of the great object of his ambition to many'a man would have been the break down of life; but not so with Kelley; he maintained his courage, set steadily to work again, and in a comparatively short time he challenged Chambers, ?Ma won _back the Treat 'and glorious reputation of 'being the champion rower on the Thames. As champion he was compelled to accept the challenge of any , man ; but of this they might rest assured, Kelley would never add disgrace to defeat, and if he was ever again vanquished it would be by a better man than himself. (Cheers.) All must hail with delight the approaching contest between Kelley and the American. No doubt it would be a great trial, because our cousins on the other side of the Atlantic would be sure to send their best •man to contend with so renowned a sculler as Kelley ; ,but the honour of the Old C oun t ry was safe (e I v ee a r 8 )—and that being s o , th ey wou ld b e buthearty welcome to one wh o came to try h with K of our English 'watermen. Two matche s se too t pleased l prowess.e s l Kelley—(cheers)—and to o g and the other 21 miles out and home. The contest wa s f ora were to be rowed on the Tyne, ono was five miles strai g ht, large sum—Xl,ooo ; but it was not that which would ani mate their friend, it was the honour of England that would be his strength and his support. The splendid tes timonial which he now had the pleasure of presenting to their guest had been purchased by public subscription t o mark the high estimation in which Kelley was held—(hear, hear)—and as long as he pursued the straight course his friends would be but too happy to give him every support. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) had no fear of a depar ture from the honest course by Kelley, and, therefore, he need not point out to him the position of one who took liberties with his friends, and was now looked upon with contempt and scorn. cCheers.) With honour Kelley was sure of friends, without it ho would fall into utter insignificance. (Hear, hoar.) He would not trespass on their timo further, but in the name of tho subscribers, he had the honour to present to Mr. Kelley the splendid testimonial now before him for his acceptance, and to in vite the party to pledge tho health of the Champion of the Thames in a bumper. (Loud cheers.) The toast was drank with great enthusiasm. Mr. H. KELLEY, who seemed quite overpowered, rose to return thanks for the elegant present. He said he never felt greater happiness than he experienced at that moment —it was of such a nature that it precluded him from giving utterance to his feelings. He thought the testi monial was more than he deserved. (" No, no.") He lost the championship, it was true, but he hid regained it, and in doing so he had only done that which there were many other men desirous of doing if they had the opportunity viz., retrieving their laurels. (Loud cheers.) There was no fear for aquatic sports with such patrons as it possessed, and with such gentle. men as Mr. Bush, and the Morton family—(cheers)—there was no cause for mon going wrong—(cheers)—all they had to do was to keep honest, and success was certain. In the next race he should try to win, and theymight depend upon it that if he defeated the American he would never loose the championship of the Thames, because he never intended to take another turn. (Cheers and laughter.) He trusted they would excuse him saying more ; he could not give proper expression to his feelings, but ho was certain that with such staunch support as aquatic sport had there was no fear of it ever going down. (Cheers.) Ho begged again most heartily to thank,them for their great kindness. The CHAIRMAN said he had now another toast to give them, and it was one they would drink with the greatest pleasure—it was the health of their genial and generous vice-chairman—their mutual friend, Mr. Charles Bush. The toast was drunk with the utmost cordiality. Mr. C. Bum returned thanks. He said it afforded him the greatest pleasure to take part in the interesting pro ceedings that evening, because he was very deeply at tached to aquatic sport. It was indeed his hobby. (Cheers.) The success of Kelley was spoken of in all countries, and he rejoiced at it, because it showed the value of upright ness and integrity. Where all was fair and honest the respect of all men was to be obtained, but a de parture from that led to consequences quite the reverse He hoped he should be long spared to participate in aquatic sport, and to continue that support which had been so kindly acknowledged by the chairman. If it was left to himself he would never leave it. (Loud laughter.) With respect to what our guest had said about there being plenty of good men ready to come out, all he could say in reply was that he' should be most happy to second their endeavours. There was one great factlwhich stood out with honour in the aquatic world. No ono ever heard of a rob bery being perpetrated by a boat race. (A cry of "no maceing.") He couid:only thank them most heartily for their kind recognition of his efforts. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one that would give the greatest pleasure. It was the he a lth o f th e pr i me mover in raising the testimonial, and the gentleman who had catered for them so successfully that evening, viz., Mr. Charles Morton, who had the gratification of having troops of friends, all true to the heart's core. (Cheers.) Mr. 0. MORTON briefly, but very neatly acknowledged the compliment. He said what he had done was a labour of love, and therefore his whole energy had been devoted to beenl2 o'clock. proposed and respondedTh The hea health the t partythe Chairmanb broke e h up a s v h i nogrt shortly before THE SICK IN THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE. -THE IMPORTANT POOR-LAW BOARD INQUIRY.- Yesterday Mr. R. Basil Cane, the special commissioner of the Poor-law Board, resumed and concluded the inquiry as to the management of the sick and infirm poor iu the Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland-street, Tottenham , court-road, on charges brought before the Poor-law Board by the late head nurse of this and other ki. Dr. J o seph work houses. The case was watched on behalf of the committee of the Association for th e Improvement of R DL o or. g n e dA r o s was innstleV'o e r s akil a h m do i u ti 3sl e el d . at lj great n.firmoarie C. Parkinson. by Mr. E rnes t H ar t , leegth. He repeated and confirmed the statements made by the nurse at the last in quiry, and spoke to the obstacles which he had to encoun ter at the hands of some of the former guardians. A document, signed by Mr. Stott. and Mr. Hedgcock, as guardians of the Strand Union, was handed to Mr. Cane, with a request that it be laid before the Poor-law Board. It expressed concurrence in all the chief grounds of com plaint against the condition and management of the Strand Union. A vote of thanks to . the commissioner, in which all which had lasted for c n o e n a c rl u y rr e e i d g , h c t o h n o c u lu r d s. ed the proceedings, A VALUABLE CARGO.—The British ship Golden Light was cleared at the Custom-house in this city yester day for Liverpool, by Mr. A. Soullard, with a cargo con sisting of 2,071 bales upland cotton ; 479 do. Sea Island is, we believe, one of the do., and 158,826 feet lumber. The cotton weighed from this port this season. 1,094,0651b5., and the total cargo Was valued at 480,986 md_oosissi:Tlt:hiaahisb,if:inariost:,temhseasylhairfgore.esdt, LAW INT This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Justices Mellor Shce.) IN THE MATTER OP AN ATTORNEY. Mr."\Wollcott moved for a rule calling on an attorney to show cause why he did not pay a sum of £7 10s., under the following circumstances. It appeared that in the case of Sullivan v. Goodyear the plaintiff sued an attorney at Swansea for a sum of £5, and, having obtained judgment, entrusted the writ to the attorney in question to be served on the defendant. The attorney received the amount, but when applied for payment gave somo evasive answer. The plaintiff then commenced an action against him, and suc ceeded in getting a judge's order for the £5, and £2 10s. costs. Mr. Justice Blackburn considered that all that was neces sary for tho plaintiff to do was to get' execution on the judge's order. Rule refused. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, the Lord Chie. Baron, Sir J. P. Wilde, and a Special Jury.) RYVES AND RIVES v. TILE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The examination of Mr. Nethercliffe, the expert, which commenced yesterday, was resumed this morning with a view to identify the handwriting of George 111. and other parties, whose names were appended to some of the docu ments put in evidence on behalf of the petitioner. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justico Keating and a Common Jury, RAPPER T. FULLER. This was an action to recover £2l 145., to which the plaintiff pleaded that he was not indebted beyond £2 ls. 6d., which he paid into court. , Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Brandt appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson for the defendant. The plaintiff is a coach-builder, carrying on business in Long-acre, under the name of King and Co., a firm which had been established for more than a centu►y ; and the defendant is a doctor, residing at Albany-street, Regent's park, and was in extensive practice. From the evidence of the plaintiff it appeared that he was the inventor and patentee of " the miniaturs brougham," which was very much patronised. In 1864 the plaintiff laced himself in communication with him respecting theMre of a brougham, but ultimately agreed to purchase one, for which he paid £lOO in cash, and gave a bill for the remainder. The brougham was duly delivered, but in the early part of 1865 it was sent back to the plaintiff to be repaired, the defendant in the meantime being sup plied with the use of another brougham. The brougham was again damaged, and sent to the plaintiff, and during its repairs the defendant was again supplied by him with a brougham. The charge was made for the repairs and hire of the broughams. This evidence was confirmed, and it was stated that the charges made were those usual in the trade. For the defence it was contended that the defendant had bought the brougham with the distinct understanding that it was to be kept in repair for 12 mouths, and that, while under repairs, the plaintiff was to give the defendant the freo use of another brougham, which was most positively denied by the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TILE WAY STREET ACCIDENTS ARE OCCASIONED.—Wm. Malkin, a coachman in the employ of Mr. R. Mullinger, job-master, of Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and incapable of driving a pair of horses attached to a carriage. Sergeant Edwards, 2 C, said that while in Bruton-street, Bond-street, the previous afternoon his attention was called to the defendant by a gentleman, who said be was driving he a reckless manner. He went *after the' de fendaut, who was in charge of a pair of high-Spirited horses, and found him sitting on the box, the horses going at a trot and the'reins hanging down quite slack, the de fendant being helplessly drunk. Ito then :took the de fendant into custody, and sent the horses and carriages home. The defendant said he was sorry for what had occurred. In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said the streets were very crowded at the time, and the defendant was driving to the common danger of passengers. Inspector Bowles said the defendant was very drunk. . Mr. Knox said it was shown that the streets were crowded, and that the defendant was drunk and driving a pair of high-spirited horses, and the defendant might be thankful that no accident occurred. The public must be protected, and the defendant would have to pay a fine of 40s. or a month. THAMES. BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.—George White, alias Knight, described as a sailor, aged 32 years, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with breaking out of the White Horse public-house, in White Horse-street, and stealing a gold watch and chain, value £2O, a,gold ring value .£10;' - and £5 in cash, the property and moneys of Mr. John Daw son, the landlord. A few weeks since the prisoner, who had been working at one of the iron ship building factories in Poplar, sought relief from Mr. Dawson, whose house is used by smiths, hammermen, and boiler makers, and he sot him to work as potman, and he agreed to Continue him in that capacity until he obtained a better situation. The prisoner repaid the kindness of Mr. Dawson by the most black ingratitude. He absconded from the house in the middle of the night, taking with him a gold watch and chain, a gold ring, and £5 05.1 d., which he took out of a box belonging to the Sail makers' Society. The box was forced open. Three other boxes, in which were the papers only of three other benefit societies, were broken open. Fortunately there was no money in them. Yesterday the prisoner was taken into custody in Woolwich by James Margetson, 122 11, who said he wanted him for a burglary and robbery he had committed in Woolwich since he had absconded from the White Horse, and also for robbing Mr. Dawson. The pri soner said he stole the watch, chain, and money from the White Horse, and was quite guilty of all that, but ho was innocent of the burglary in Woolwich. Ho was taken before the magistrate at the Woolwich Police-court yester day afternoon, and the case of burglary and robbery in that town broke down in consequence of the absence of a ma terial witness. He was discharged, and recaptured by Police-sergeant Briden, 4 K. Margetson produced Mr. Dawson's gold watch and chain, and 18s. ho found on the prisoner when ho took him into custody at the Coach and Horses in Woolwich. Mr. George Callaway,. assistant to Mr. Birt, pawnbroker in Woolwich, lent the prisoner .£3 on the watch on the Bth of May, and £2 more on the 17th of May. The Prisoner said he had no defence to make, and he was committed for trial. Calls to the Bar. INNER TEMPLE, June 6. The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple : —John Siddoll Wood, Esq., M.A., Cambridge ; Frederick Boyle, Esq., Oxford; ;William Wheeler Smith, Esq,, 8.A., Cambridge ; Henry Frederick Thurlow, Esq., 8.A., Ox ford; Vernon Kirk Armitage, Esq., 8.A., LL.B., Cam bridge ; John Carrington Loy, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; John Burnett Box, Esq., '.A., LL.B., Cambridge ; Arthur Trevor Jebb, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Edward• Louis Bateman, E s q., 8.A., Oxford ; Tilson Humphrey Moseley, Esq., KA., Oxford ; Frederick Gray, Esq. ; John Douglas Finney, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; Robert Grant Suttie, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; William Duncan, Esq. ; George Frederick Climbers, Esq., King's College, London ; Ed mund WilliaM Hollond, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; Nicholas John Hannen, Esq., 8.A., - London; and Joseph Marcus Joseph, Esq., LL.D., Glasgow.-- MIDDLE TEMPLE, June 6. The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the degree of the Utter Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple:—Joseph Edward Grant Dawson, BA., Trinity College, Dublin, Esq.; Conrad 11. Pinches, Esq.; Henry Bohn, Esq.; Theodore Thomas, Esq.; Charles Thomas Browne, Esq.; Francis William Gardener, Esq. ; Joseph Firth Bottomley, of the London University, Esq.; Charles Miller, Esq.; Albert Birmingham Miller, 8.A., Pembroke College,Cambridge, Esq ; Paynton Pigott, Esq. ; , 8.A.,A St. V John 's n 'C s o College, l f or Ralph H eap Richard Chester Fisher, 8.A., Christ Church C o ll ege, Ox ford, Esq.; Stainsby Henry Pigott, Esq. ; Wm. G r iffi t h s, B Cambridge,Orford, Esq. Wm. ; Bushe Power, Esq. ; Edward Bennett, Esq. ; David Brandon, o f C orpus Na d o d Christi College, Cambridge, Esq. ; Septimus Man, Esq. ; and Hugh Reilly Simper, Esq. LINCOLN'S INN. The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to he degree of barrister-at-law by the Hon. Society of Lin coln's-inn, viz. :—Alfred Claiibeux Curlewis, Esq., 8.A., Melbourne University (holder of Studentship, 1866); Alexander Carter, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; George Francis Dowdeswell, Esq., Cambridge; Georgo Willis Penton, Esq., 8.A., Oxford; William Rose Holden, Esq., late of Oxford; Thomas Cope, jun., Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; Henry Meredyth Plowden, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; James Douglas Walker, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Jafnes Alexander Cruikshank, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge; Thomas Douglas Murray, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Henry Richard Tomkinson, Esq., M.A., Cambridge; Thomas Durell Hodge, E sq.; William Whitworth, jun., Esq., 8.A., Cambridge; William George Lemon, Esq., 8.A., London ; Edmund James Townley, 8.A., Oxford ; Frederic Thompson, Esq., ALA, Cambridge ' • D a rnley Rowland Poppy, Esq. ; S e ft on W es t Strickland, Esq., M.A., Cambridge ; Henry Godefroi, Esq., LL.B., London; David Lindo Alexander, Esq., 8.A., Cam bridge; R o b er t Stanley Scholfield, Esq., M.A., Cambridge; ; Henry Rowl an d Brown, Esq.; Edward Hag gar d , E sq , Theodore Cracraft Hope, Esq. ; Charles Braine Finlayson, Esq. ; John George Laing, Esq., M.A., Camb r id ge ; C arr Stephen, Esq.; Manornohan Ghose, Esq., Calc u tt a Univer sity ; a n d Judah Philip Benjamin, Esq., Gray's. inn. June 6.—At a pension holden this day, Sidney Laman 131an chard, of No. 50, Westbourne-park-road west, Middle sex, gentleman, and John Southgate Ford, of King's Lynn, gentleman, were called to the degree of barrister- THIS DAY. The ceremony of conferring the freedom of the City of London upon his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, took place to-day, at Guildhall, the civic functionaries having taken the greatest pains to give eclat to the proceedings. Th e Guildhall yard was covered in, and tiers of reserved seats were placed on each side, all of which were occupied by the friends of the executive com mittee, or else by those who had the ipfluenco of procuring a ticket front those appointed to manage the affair. Th e Prince, on his arrival, was conducted to a raised dais in the Guildhall, and there, in the presence of a very largo com pany, his Royal Highness went through is part of th e per formance with the greatest patience. After the formalbusiness was transacted, his Royal High ness partook of lUncheon ; and having delighted the citi zens with his condescension, his Royal Highness quitted the city. The guests, however, were not in such a hurry to leave the entertainment provided for them by the "executive committee." EIDIIWYSI7. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Da, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HAMPTON RACES—Tms DAY. WEST MOLESEY STAKES. Arabia Bitter Sweet Varnish Kinghorn, Flatcatcher, Lytham, Gulnara, and Moss Rose also ran. Betting —..7 to 4 agst Lytham, sto 2 agst Flatcatcher, 6to 1 agst others. Won by a neck. CLAREMONT STAKES. Huntsman .... Pirate Chief . Lady Pam .._ _ Fourteen ran. Betting -2 to 1 a gs t Pi ra t e Chi e f , 3 to 1 ags Huntsman, 6to 1 agst Orne, 10 to 1 agst others Won by two lengths. HAMPTON S LAKES. Soapstone . Yellow Girl Bessie . _ ............................ Ei ghteen ran. ... . SURREY AND MIDDLESEX. Du1cimer........................................ Buckfoot iiebe ....... .......... ......... ......................... Black Prince and Hasketon Maid also ran. , Bettting-6 to 4 agst Black Prince 5 to 2 ags Dulcimer, sto 1 agst Buckfoot. IVon by a length NEWTON RACES—TIIIS D AYS ST. HELEN'S PURSE. • Mr. J. Mulling's Radcliffe (Cameron) 1 Mr. Webb's My Cob (Ward) 2 Mr. Maund's Stockinger (Pearson) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Stockinger, sto 2 agst Rad cliffe. Won easily. HAYDOCK STAKES.! Taraxippus 1 Southampton 2 King's Daughter Betting —Even agst National Dance, 5 to 2 agst Taraxipphus, sto 1 agst King's Daughter. Won by a length ; a neck between second and third. European Assurance Society. At the annual meeting of the directors and shareholders of this society, a most encouraging report was read to the meeting. It stated that the business continued to increase, and that the gross amount received in premiums during the year was £310,623 11s. 7d., against £169,658 in 1864, and £119,526 in 1860. The new premiums on the life and guarantee policies, issued during the year, amount to £43,463 Gs. ; whilst in the fire department the result is equally satisfactory, the amount of uew premiums for the year is set down at £18,926 13s. sd. The actuarial inves tigation, appointed by deed of settlement, is now in pro gress with the greatest rapidity, and the most satisfactory result is confidently anticipated by those whose position gives them a knowledge of the affairs of the Society. Li Jerpool Cc tton Market. --ibis Day. Sales probably 5,000 hales, at prices 4to lower. The failure of the Agra and Masterman's Bank has had a very depressing effect on the market. Mil. S. O. BEETON has just now taken occasion to inform the public and the trade that, in conse quence of his premises in the Strand being required for the new Law Courts, that ho is obliged to postpone the publication of the following works, recently an nounced as forthcoming this spring, viz. :—his "Book of Poetry," "Dictionary of Geography,"Dictionary of Natural History," "Dictionary of Gardening," "M. de Bonne chose's History of France" (translated by Sir Las celles Wraxall), " Charles Lever's Charles O'Malley," and other works illustrated, and the Rev. J. G. Wood's Works on Natural History. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were—To Calcutta,.£l6B,3oo ; to Madras, £7,500 ; and to Bombay, £52,000. The minimum price was fixed at-Is. 11d. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 111 d. on Bombay. Tenders at and above the minimum will receive in full. The meeting of creditors of Messrs. Peto and Betts has been postponed till Friday, and it will be held in the City instead of at the West-end. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Emperor Life and Fire Assurance Societies was held yesterday, when a dividend was declared of 5 per cent., free of income-tax, and a bonus of 1 per cent. Mr. Price, of the firm of Price, Ilolyland, and Waterhouse, has been appointed by the Master of the Rolls, provisionally, official li luidator of Moore, M'Queen, and Co. (limited). The gold taken to the Bank yesterday amounted to £228,000. COMPENSATION FOR A STREET ACClDENT.—Yes ,erday, at the Secondaries' Court, an action in the Queen's Bench, " Fitzmaurice v. Baxendale and Co." (Pickford and Co.), was heard, brought to recover com pensation for a street accident. Mr. Hall Smith was for the plaintiff, of the firm of Barry and F itzmaurice, tea dealers, Mincing-lane, and Mr. Joyce appeared for the de fendants, who had allowed judgment to go by default. The damage was laid, at £5OO. The plaintiff was in Fen church-street on the 19th Feb., when a package fell from one of Pickford's vans and injured his face. Ho was, it was alleged, disfigured for life. his medical and other expenses were about £2O, and he considered he was entitled to £250 for the disfigurement, and £250 for his loss to the firm. The jury assessed the damages at £5O. The Earl and Cou n t ess o f Cl aren d on rece ived at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Grosvem;r crescent, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl of Morley, Countess Frances Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., Lord Gil ford, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Skelmersdale, Lady Cremorne, Lady Bloomfield, Baron and Baroness de Baude, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. DETERMINED SUICIDE FROM BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE.—This morning a determined suicide was committed by Henry Stephens, aged 52 years, bookbinder, who resided in Cumborland-street, Hackney-road. It ap peared that the deceased jumped over the temporary bridge of Blackfriars. Boats and drags of the Royal Humane Society were put into requisition, but the body was not recovered. The deceased left his address in his hat. No cause is assigned for the suicidal act. A MONSTER ABATTOIR.—A new city slaughter house has been erected at Bridgeport, near Chicago, in tended for the entire slaughter work of the latter city. It is 270 feet long, 175 wide, and three storeys high. It has a daily capacity for working off 1,200 head of cattle, 2,000 hogs, and 1,000 sheep. TAR METRIC SYSTEM IN AMERICA.—On the re commendation of the National Academy of Sciences Congress passed recently a bill, which has since been approved by the President, providing for the issuing of a coin of the value of five cents, which shall supersede all paper fractional currency of a less denomination than ten cents. This coin is to be connected with the French metric system by its weight of five (Fr.) grammes, and its breadth of one-fortieth of a metre (39.37 in.) On Thursday the house passed promptly three bills providing that hereafter it shall be lawful throughout the United States to employ the weights and measures of the metric system; directing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish each State Government with a set of these standard weights and measures ; and authorising the Pre sident to appoint a special commission to negotiate with foreign Governments for the establishment of a common unity of money, of identical value in all commercial countries which shall adopt it. These are very consider able strides in a direction towards which all Europe is tending, as we took occasion to show in No. 39 of the Nation. England has gone so far as to legalise the metric system as the House of Representatives has just done ; and it would be well if something like tho action of the British Association for the Advancement of Science should be taken here. That body appropriated money to erect in conspicu ous places mural tablets containing the metre and its sub divisions, Besides the most obvious conveniences likely to result from international agreement on the metric system, the aid that statisticians will derive from it is simply in ealculable.—New York Nation, May 21. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. MUNIFICENT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BUILDING ONE OF THE WINGS.— The council at their session on Saturday last, Lord Belper, Vice-President of the College in the chair, were gratified by a communication from Mr. Samuel Sharpe, one of their col leagues, to the effect that as, from the increased number of students in the college, and of boys in the school, the need had arisen for a larger space for class-rooms, which would, perhaps be best supplied by adding a wing to the present building to receive the school, Mr. Sharpe wished to present to the college the sum of £l,OOO as a means of forwarding this desirable improvement, and as a step towards raising a building fund, on condition that the donation should be invested in Consols, and allowed to in crease at compound interest by investing the dividends in the same stock, until the council, after receiving other gifts for the same purpose, should think fit to make use of it for building. On the motion of the treasurer, Mr. Grote, it was resolved unanimously :—" That the council feel deeply grateful to Mr. Sharpe for his munificent donation, and that the suns be forthwith invested in Consols, to be pre served and to accumulate, in the hope that Mr. Sharpe's generosity may operate as an example to others." This seems a fitting opportunity to remind our readers of the distinction so repeatedly overlooked between the Univer sity of London and University College. The college, al though the parent of the university, has no connexion with it, except the incidental one of its students present ing themselves for examination for the degrees of the uni versity; and has never received assistance of any kind front Parliament, but owes its existence and maintenance to the contributions of friends, to the liberal principles on which it was founded, and to the payments made by students. Her Hawaiian Majesty, Queen Emma, is at Carlsruhe at present, where she receives kind attentions from the royal family of Baden. Her Majesty will make a short visit to Paris, and then revisit England. Whilst hero she willoccupy Lady Franklin's house at Kensington gore, which her ladyship has most kindly placed at her disposal. The Queen's stay will probably be brief, and then she will return to her native islands.— John Bull. REVIVAL OF STAGE COACHING TO BRIGHTON.— On Saturday a four-horse stage-coach started from London to Brighton, with a full load of passengers, and is continu ing running this week, and its route is through Kenning ton, Brixton, Croydon, Crawley, ece. It has live relays of horses, and makes the journey in six hours. The aboli tion of toll-gates on the roads has induced this experiment, and, if successful, other "drags" are to be put on the road. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 108 f per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the hoportittlint of gold _from the United States, 'rinse Alfred. 37e 81 122 } 13. I 51! 1 1211 I 9k 26 51 5, 117 e f 18 9.: Sit 127 i SI 71 1231 3 4 3, 61 711 & P 35 i i 2S 102 J i 1 ITIlf;S. MANOR. CUP. King of Spades Wynnstay Contract 3 Lady Coverdale, Kenilworth, and Begun' also ran. Betting -5 to 4 agst King of Spades, 4to 1 agst Wynnstay and Lady Coverdale. Won by three lengths; bad third. Hidalgo Kenilworth . Amulet Zisca GARSIVOOD HANDICAP. L Betting-2 to lon llidalgo, sto 2 a,gst Zisca 6 to 1 agst Amulet, 10 to 1 agst Kenilworth (off). VISITORS' STAKES. Grapeshot King of Spades Duty Free TURF AGENCY OFFICE, • 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON. •MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from £1 upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a race at. all_ the. principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASII be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug.2o, 186-I.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may hav e b een for merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their commissions, to any amount, to 100, Jermyn-street." THE RACE S.—For dust, heat, or rain, NICOLL'S WATERPROOF OVERCOATS, One Guinea each.-11. J. and D. Nicom., 114. 116. 118, 140, Regent street, ; 21, Cornhi,l , E.O. ; 10, Mosley-street, Man che ter ; and 59, Bold-street, Liverpool. BANK OF FBANCE. PARIS, June 7. The Bank of France return for the week ending to-day shows the following changes as compared with the previous account : INCREASE. Cash Treasury balance Current accounts Advances 39; millions. 10* „ 5 1 „ 2 1-10 -„ DECREASE. Commercial Bills • • 5B 4-5 Notes IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LORD BROUGHAM. Lord BROUGHAM took the oaths and his seat. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN. Lord SHAFTESBURY asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was the intention of Government to introduce a bill this session for bringing children engaged in certain trades under the operation of tits Factory Act ? Earl RUSSELL requested the noble lord to repeat his question on Monday next. CHARITY TRUSTS BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR this b) was read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were retidas7cond time :—Liver pool Central Railway Station, Saltash Road, Leven and East of Fife Railway, and Macclesfield, Knutsford, and Warrington Railway. . The Buchanan Estate Bill, the Liverpool Sewage Utili sation Bill, and the Newchurch Parish Division Bill were read a third time and passed. THE ROYAL MESSAGE. Earl RUSSELL brought up the message from her most gracious Majesty asking the house for an additional pro vision for her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cam bridge on the event of her approaching marriage with Prince 'Peck. The noble lord moved a reply agreeing to the address, which was adopted. • THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL. On. the motion of the' LORD CHANCELLOR, the house went into committee on this bill, and the different clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed. THE NEW FOREST. Lord NELSON presented a petition from the com moners, freeholders, and residents in the New Forest and its neighbourhood, praying for the rejection of clauses 4 and 5 of the Crown Lands Bill, and to be heard by counsel against the said clauses. This petition was signed by 750 persons ; and he asked that the bill should be referred to a select committee up stirs, ord that the app re h ens i ons t v hi ch were entertained in in refe er - rence to the proposed alterations in the New Forest were well-founded or not. CROWN LANDS BILL. Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the second reading of this bill, and briefly explained the objects of the bill, but in so low a tone as to be unintelligible in the gallery. • • Earl NELSON said that under an act which had been passed some time since, an arrangement was entere d i nto with the commoners by , which a large number of acres of pasturage ground was included in the dimensions of the fo rest, to the detriment of the interests of the commoners. But what the commoners complained of in the present instance was that instead of leave being given to shoot by leasn l ! was now given by this bill by licence under sign manual. The acreage consisted of 90,000 acres in round In bars, a great portion of to be rigorously dealt with by the powers propose d ztnd Forests. conferred on the Commissioners of Woods impeded in the New At the present riding and driving most Was i g i t ) ??d be altered, Forest, but that state of things 1_ d occurro I in the and an instance of this kind had a lro t a h i ough a portion of case of a person who refused acces s s e d as a highway. He the land which had always beenz bo inflicted ch the ha _ which would be contended that other injurie s_ 'de w n ' t in the neighbourhood, terests of the persons rest bv the proposed altera ld be depreciated t object to the bill if the and the land would would not tions. The Commons iic transferthe power of licensing noble Lord President w 11 to the woods and forests, and the land from the Crown . . • tem of licensing instead of leasing, su b s tit u ting the syS ELLFT ....PEAKING.' US — Tilis EVENING. The 0E oF COMMONS fr . o'clock. Dir. SPEAKER to CHURCIhIok the cai ßA r at T ou ES B. lIOPE gave notice that in the event of the I Ab o lition of Ohurch Rates Bill being read a second time he should move that it be referred to a select committee. EXPERIMENTAL GUNNERY. • Mr. G. ST UOLEt asked the Secretary for War whether th e penetration with of various guns h a d b een tested against work granite and, if so, woukl he be pleased to lay before the house the official report upon such expe riments; and whether the Gun Cotton Commission had reported; and, if the Commission had not reported, when the report might be expected? The Marquis of lIARTINGTON said. experiments had been made with guns of various construction against granite walls, and the reports, of course, would bo laid on the table of the house, but more experiments had been ..................• Ir• ...... tlilio the Re . The house then T w ll e E nt lliEnFtoocommittee n presen tation of the People and redistribution of Seats Bill. Clause 1 was agreed to. Clauses 2 and 3 were postponed. On clause 4 being read, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said an amendment was to be moved to this claus e w h ich in valved one of the vital principles of the bill. Th e amendment proposed by the right hon. gentleman oppo site (Mr. Walpole) was to strike out the word fourteen; and insert instead thereof the word twenty, to make that the amount of the qualification for the county franchise, and to that proposal he could not give his assent. The great object of the Governnkent in fixing £l4 as the county franchise waste settle, if possible, for some time the sub ject of reform. (Hear, hear.) The Government propceal had been frankly accepted by the reforming party in the country, and hex could not consent to the alteration. If the bill passed as the• Government proposed, he felt there would be a practical settlement of the question of ParliaMentary reform, but the adoption of a £2O franchise would entirely iu the opinion of the Government fruStrate that mu c h d e si r ed end. The object of th e clause was to complete the enfran chisement of the middle classes, while at the same time the power of the working class in counties was by the Govern ment proposal reduced, and lie trusted the house would re collect that when they came to the consideration of the borough franchise. He did not believe that there would be a great manufacture of £l4 qualifications if the proposal of the Government was accepted by the !Muse. One important argument, in favour of the £l4 franchise for counties was that it was, in fact, the county franchise in Ireland, where it had worked well for the last 15 years, a circumstance the importance of which could not be over estimated. (Hoar, hear.) The addition that would be made in the county franchise of the Government proposal was adopted would be 171,000 per sons, whilst the number to be added by the £2O qualifica tion would be 115,000, or a reduction of 56,000 persons from the number sought to be enfranchised by the Go vernment. He, therefore, should feel it hi s d uty to resist the amendment. Lord STANLEY said he did not rise to answer the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but to ask for the postponement of this clause, in order that the portion of the bill for the redistribution of seats might be ilist taken into consideration. (Rear, hear, from the Opposi tion, and laughter from the Ministerialists.) (LEFT SITTING. 1 FOERTII EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENOz—This Day. HAMPTON RACES-THIS DAY. Claros.. Rose.. British Tar.. Soiled Dove Dolphin Ambitious MANOR PLATE. Ten ran. HURST STAKES. ........... . ................ 1 Nine ran. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Bto 1 agst Miss llaworth (taken) Bto 1 agst Windham (taken) 9to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 11 to I agst Dolan (taken) 14 to 1 agst Honesty (taken) Bank of England Returns,•--This Evening. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, June 6, 1860. PARTMENT. . Governmt. Debt...£11,016,100 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bull ion -- 12,620,325 Silver Bullion .... ISSUE DE Notes issued .....£27,620,325 £27,620,325 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal .CI4, 553, 000 Rest 3,434,385 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,649,515 Other Deposits.., 20,206,683 Seven Day and other bills £27,620,325 567,70 G -- £45,411,289 EPAR,TMENT. Governmt. Sem rities(ineluding Dead Weight Annuity) £10,813,403 Other Securities.. 31,771,845 Notes ............... 2 167405 Gold and Silv er , , Coin .......... 658,636 £46,411,289 IZARKETS..:—This Day.• METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was only moderate, and the demand for all breeds ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations compared with Monday o 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses realised 5s 4d per 81bs. Sheep, the show of which was by no means exten sive, moved off freely, at 2d per Sibs more money. The best Downs and h s. a 4i o. lf el - sc od b s r 85 e w d a s ods produced t Psinsmac be coarse t ese od 6 a s : ns p per former a ra B i) eee s . prs . 5: 1 6 a 4 Lambs b . 3 : met a slow inquiry, at late rates, viz., from 6s 8d to 8s per 81bs. The inquiry for calves was somewhat restricted at LargePBainmteocrBpalsl d o ...... a 0 late currencies. Per Th s e ib to t p o s fi a g L n a r t e rhg w ee a o s ff 6 a s l. 4d per 81bs. 0 1: 4 I olwrikhell:r1•51: ...... 41 : 81 d : slip,e,rrciiigo;dvies:r:ry,:tl:ii.totledeeno.b.u..... 45 62 5 44 sma i I second qfnuf.aibiteyasdtos.i....A43mlieb . 4 4 . 2 68 °W" " I 5 0 6 0 crse. and in c i a .: v i e n s e , e 2 p o .: : 0 0 2 4 3 : Suckling ,3 345 each. and quarter-old store pigs, 3" load of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. 2x2 Beasts ............. ... 970 Beasts. ... _ Cows. ................ Cows.... i ,0,0 GO Csheep and ItattlL ...... f,l , 0 sheep and 1 no, alvea ............... . 10 Ca red ...... l'igs ............. ..... 210 1-12.8 MEAT MAETS. N EGATE AND LEAD ENHALL.— RK The supplies of meat are ; , moderate, 4s 8d mutton 48 Od to 5s 10d 441 to and the trade is s teady, a s follows : ---Beef, from 3 s 2d to 7s Gd ; v ea l , 4s 4d to . 5s Gd ; and pork, 3s 10 d to os 2d p er Sib by the c arcase . l a mb, e/ r ILI Y. SMITIIFIELI).—Meadow h a y, £1 Os to £5 lOs ; Clover, £5 Os to £6 15s Od ; and straw, .£1 18s to £2 4s per load. A slow trade. CuacummAxD.-111 ea d o w hay, £4 Os . to £5 Lis Od; clov e r £5 Os to £6 15s Od ; , and straw, /2 Os to /2 a s per l oad. Supply moderate. WrtrrEcuirEL.--Meadow hay, 14 Os to £5 10s; clover, £5 Os to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 18$ to £2 Is per load. A fair demand. COAL MARKET. - 7 - ni c o per ton at the close of the market. s. d. • v.. 9, d. s. Flartlepool Walls End 'Raton 18 0 Harlon Tees , 17 decided on, and, therefore, it was thought best that the whole of the reports should be produced together. The Gun Cotton Commission was a very peculiar one, and he feared it would bo souse time. before ,the report, was received. FENIANIS. Mr. WILILLEY asked the Chef Secretary for Ireland what was the cause of the militia not being called out this year in Ireland; and whether, in particular, it was owing to the knowledge or belief that a large proportion of that force was or had been in complicity with the Fenian con spiracy ; and, if so, whether the Government was prepared to furnish the house with further information .as to the nature and extent of such complicity. Mr. C. FORTESCUE presumed that the hon. member was not aware that he had already answered the question two or three times before. lie had nothing to add to the answer be had given to the hon. member for the Queen's County. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Sir A. AGNEW asked the Vice-Preside n t of the Corn ' mittee of Privy Council if it was true that rinderpest had broken out in the Isle of M an, appearing there last week in five places almost simultaneously ; and if the information he had received led to the belief that these outbreaks can be •traced to distinct sources df infection, or whether it would appear that the disease had taken an epidemic form, or that all or any of these cases had originated spontaneously? Mr. BRUCE said an inspector had been sent to the Isle of Man, and he had received a communication from him, dated the 4th inst. It was to the effect that, although the disease had the appearance of rinderpest, yet ho was not in a position to state positively that it was so. SUPPLY.— PROWISION FOR THE PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDGE. The house then went into committee of supply, Mr. DODSON in the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose in pursuance of order to move for a further provision for the Princess Mary on the occasion of her marriage with his Royal Highness Prince Teck. The character of the Princess was most favourably known in this country, and the same impression existed with respect to the illustrious person to whom she was about to be united. Her Royal Highness enjoyed at present £3,000 per annum, but that was thought to be inadequate for the marriage state, with out her Royal Highness united herself in marriage to a person of large resources. The members of the royal family were called upon to keep up a certain position, and they were not so fortunately placed as other subjects of her Majesty, because, in the event of their expenses becom ing more than could .be easily met, they could not easily re duce their expenditure. The princess, after her marriage, would still remain a resident in England, w h ere the Prince Teck would also reside. The proposal he had to make was that in addition to the annuity of £3,000 which the princess already received, an addition of £2,000 per annum should be made, making it in the whole £5,000. propos a l £H T 2e, l l o o tolioorpeefroie a. was such a moder a t e an d j us t proposa l t h at the h ouse he felt w ou ld rea dil y agree to i t. (Hear, hear.) to3,beir.spetotlrieds on IN r u o ti po i eab s: ei d )grirrai the resrnds Mary e l s ta o ol l i u yh t e i rr o e do n 3 ff that etly a br,ei f . as u ds i oi aue h ni e i r oa sum nn nui t o y f Mr. DISRAELI said he had the honour to second the proposal, and he at the same time took the opportunity of hero wis uspici ng her ous u Royn ion.al Highness the grea t est happiness from The resolution was then agreed to, and the house re sumed. V e -0 211! 204 400 10C 141 1 731 4 101 f 1