The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

HONEY MAR ~.... KET AND COMMERCIAL i TOLLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Discount Market continues to present symp toms of activity, but, excepting at the Bank of England, the business negotiated is not extensive. The brokers prefer to take short-dated bankers' acceptances upon terms varying from 8f per cent. to ordinary commercial bills at 1 per cent. higher. There was an influx of gold at the Bank yester day, amounting to £47,000, viz., £15,000 in bar gold and 32,000 sovereigns, the latter received from Alexandria. The Thornbury Bank (Messrs. Heywood, Flet cher, and Co.), and the Clevedon Bank (Messrs. Harwood and Co.), have transeferred their accounts to the London and Westminster Bank. 'The Lan gollen Bank (Messrs. Richards and Co.), and the Guildford Bank (Messrs. Haydons and Co)., have transferred their accounts to the National Provincial Bank of England. The bills of Messrs. Snead and Co., bankers, Chepstow, have been returned by their agents, the London and Westminster Bank. The difficulties are stated to have arisen through forged bills, but as the business has always been conducted judiciously a good liquidation is anticipated. During the last few days there has been only a limited amount of business transacted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Market. Sugars, however, have generally maintained former rates, while a con siderable decline has taken place in the value of coffee. Rice has been held for enhanced rates, while in tallow a fair amount of business has been done for both present and forward delivery at steady prices. The coupons for the half-yearly interest on the first mortgage bonds of the New York division, and the second mortgage bonds Pennsylvania and Ohio division of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, are announced for payment on the 2d of July. Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. have this day received the following remittances on account of the New Granada dividends :—From the Custom-house of Santa Marta, £1,989 15s. ; ditto Sabanilla, £l6l Is. ld. ; making a total of £2,150 16s. Id. Besides the present arrival there was received on the 25th May last £3,683, and on the 30th £325. Two o'CLoot. According to Reuter's telegrams this morning. the French Rentes were 63f. 05c. Very firm. Beyond a rise of I per cent. recorded last night in the English Funds there has been an additional advance of k, and affairs altogether present a better appearance. The latest prices are 86/ for money, and 87 for the account. It is a special feature that the purchases are principally for in vestment, and not for speculation. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 84 86j ; Ex chequer Bills, par ; India 5 per Cents., 103/ ; and ditto Bonds, par. Foreign Stocks show, continued firmness. Tur kish 5 per Cents. are 28k s ; Mexican, 141 ; ditto New, 11k 12i ; Greek, 10k. 11; Spanish Passive, 19i ; the Certificates, 144 1; Italian, 404 ; ditto New, 50 51; Brazilian Scrip, 4 3i dis. United States 5-20 Bonds are 63k 64f ; Erie Shares, 33/ 34; ; and Illinois, 741 /. Business in the Railway Share Market has been Moderately active. South Western have improved ; London, Chatham, and Dover, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), each 15s. ; Great Northern, 10s. ; and North-Western and South- E astern each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in very moderate request. Alliance have advanced to 20/, City Bank to 14 /, London Chartered of Australia to 201, London and Westminster to 92, Oriental Bank Corporation to 361 7. Credit Foncier and Alobilier of England are at 11 dis., General Credit at 21 dis., International Financial at 1i dis., London Financial at 14i dis., and National Discount 61 pm. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, July 10. "per Cent. Reduced .„,•"61, „., e O / 3 per Cent B6 5 i 6} , Nei. 2i pe r Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ...............• '°-ntuxities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. f or 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 _— March. June. Xzehequer Bills, £l,OOO, per Cent po. £5 0 0 par - - ...atilt Do .£lOO and .£2OO ......... par B ank of England Stock, 5 per Cent ...... Do Account — y Do GOVER NMEN T SECURITIES. `Minn Stock, 10 per Cent., Ap r illB74 Shut Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July 1870 ............ , lo3i i Do. 4 per Cent, Oct. , 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — 320. 5 pe r C en t, Jan. 1872 V,°- 5i per Cent., May 1879 — D O. Deb., 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO par De. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ""rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd pm ilustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 r azilian 5 per Cent Do• 4 per Cent. , 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1863 — Do Account — Do • 0 , • Scrip, £55 paid ban i sh 6 per Cent. — per Cent. 3 per Cent., 1825 — uubian Principalities 1.2)o. Account a4 . 10 r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do 0., Defo ea Provisional Land Warrant 'lSXptian 7 per Cent "" 0 -1 Second Do £lO O Bonds Issue B2l SO Do. Do XlO O Bonds 1864 5 i,971 , 1)0 . Gove rnmen t R a ilway Debentures 17471 die u 4-10. X6O paid DO per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 11 1 -L.,.40. Account --).0. Coupons , Jio. Account ;leaternala 5 per Cent. — ttalia ll 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account _ It DO. Maremmana Railway — „lican 3 per Cent 4 -' O . Account Do 1864 — ulDo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — i": o ntevidean 6 . per Cent., £3O paid ' l . o orish Imperial I per Cent Do Land Warrants (Hectares) - 'ervir Granada lll 11 291 PDo 2 avian Cent % 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do 4 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — 1 p er Cent., 1862 1 , 0 0 Account e -n rt egucse 3 per Cent., 185 3 .. , "° 3 r Ce - nt., ID e 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, 3, I t 0 . Account I V l ati 5 per Cent., 1822, X St b e 4 i . per Cent. 1850 1)„ 3 9 Per Cent., 1860 Db o " '' Per Cent. 1859 - 80 i ° 5 per Cent. 1862 6a rd e . 5 Per Cent. 1864 V ulia ll 6 er Cent b -0. ccoTnt • V iish 3 per Cent D e Account ---- 1) 0 New Deferred ..... ~0 Account -,'° Passive — t 1,'"0 Acci,unt l9 44 4 , DO LI Cert. of Coup not funded S wo A.ccount l4l i i b d 4 per Cont. Torizt)rie.Y i Per Cent. 1864 0 0 sh 6 per Cent. 1854 11, ee ount 79 D° , 6 o Per Cent. 1858 ,• Acc ount - tc 4100 Bonds 57 b c : 6 Per Cent. 1862 „_ Account 521 31 5 ts°o X l OO B on d s 54 D e Per Cent., 1863 D o l e per Cont., 1865, paid up Scrip — tr D o. 4 count , eo ez ' Per Cont. Guaranteed 9 84 8 trtt lie le 3 per Cent 1 0 accou n t . 1) 0 6 D O. Do Per Cent , 1862 23 5 6 - , ceoun t ' A P r ,er. Cent, 1864 i Tist ri,, - ; Dividends on the above payable in London. h - elgi a , !, Psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 4 - 1 1.u o i i - , , n Per cent., Ex. 25f. •rreo 'autosont., Ex. 12 Guil I • e 0 tmk, 3 per Cent. — Do.A e ce P . er Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. uunt 00.- , s fo r THREE O'CLOCK. itee l money ". e o equit ney 87 xd ............ • B6l i xd 'his Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. 'Bristol and Exeter Caledonian OO • Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab. June e.. London, bcrip Certi Do. Glasp.:ow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock • . Do. B stock Do. New, 13. at 25 pm GtS, and \V. of Ireland Gt. Weste:n Do. S. YaLßail gua., Do. South ‘Vales:. Do. W. Mid.—Oxloici Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon Brigb., S Coast Ch;ii., and Dover Do. Dletrop. Ex. A.. Lun. do North Western Lon. South Westerh Man., Sher., ,t Lincoln Do. Now Do. Extension 3letropolitan District Do. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd MicUand Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Der!): %i id Kent •.. North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Pb. Stock. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... no. do. 1865 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 all I Paid) Closing I Business I Price. done. 89 91 126 127 50 60 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 -, - 112 111 36 37 6 7 120 121 130 13. 52 53 3 Si 36 i 53 21 1211 I 26 56 I'6; 17 MI 92k 130} Fi 87 124} 2 61 241 1' 8& 691 70j 69} 12) 122 91 63 24 25 116 )17 91 92 58 GO ►2T 130 2 2! p 6 I j' 85 87 1 1:4 125 1+ Ifi 93 05 55 57 v 1 26 107 109 69 71 105 107 35 38 9 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 108 112 [lB 150 65 67 45 48 63 70 8 9 142 145 2 3 1 100 103 - - 52 64 ESSIONS , 52 Is 4 101 102 dp 1 41 8 9 76 80 58 60 100 102 100 102 IG2 103 18 20 85 87 58 62 55 '6O 50 55 48 52 40 15 37 41 94 26 107 109 11P 1t P 99 101 91 93 14i 15 5 3 / 4 5d 91 93 83 8 5 1101. J 101 1(,2 91 93 SO 88 8) 92 98 100 98 99 1 id 97 99 BRITISH [Atlatic &St. Lawrence 80m., n Baroda, & Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... ..... Do. 1' 'shares . . ...... Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- t..• ...• • Calcutta & S. E., ...'ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. •If Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond: 1 charge 6 p. 0.... Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonus Do. do. deferred ... • Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ...• Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred .• • Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. Co. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India ..... • gua. 5 per cent Do. 4f per cent Do .. .... Great W'cs. of Canada Da. New .. ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 luo. Si do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited 11ildras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do Do. 43 do Do. Filth Extension 11e1b. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. & Hudson's Bay.. N. 111. C'da, 6po Ist pt. bs Scinde .... Do. Delhi Do. do . Do. Punjaub.... Do.lndus St.Floi Qw COLONIAL GO VER; 'British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. Si, 1372. ... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.S July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 1)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 I)o. Apl. & Oct 1890-19 00 Do. do; 1880-9.; Do. Jan.ArJuly, 1890-9 1 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.( Do. 1878, do gauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1578 Do. 1852, May i 5, Nov. it, Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug:. Natal goy. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S. W. G ov. 5 re., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 187 e Do. 6 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... •• • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. 0 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards I Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oct.. BRITI Cam. Consol. Gold, Chiver ton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls .. t . East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East L0ved.......... W'l Russell (Tavistk Gain.lt St Aubyn(Gwen. Great L Axey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist qi Grenville if erod's Foot Ilingston Downs Margare t (Uny Lelant Marke Valley ........ Niwyndy Iron Ore, hai NeTv Se ton ........ • North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogau North Wheal Crotty • • Prosper U n ited.... • • • • Provi d e nce Uny LOant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow &Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft . . Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi ver ton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis I'ICE FE ILEN rOSS. 100 100 100 all 100 100 'MEN 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 ,II ML 2.1.0 294 2.11.01 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8. all Q. 14.6 14.9.6 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15,6 'T SECUR: f 5 97 92 15 92 95 78 80 78 80 99 101 102 101 102 104 102 104 86 8) IGO 102 105 17 1(4 105 103 JOG 100 0 99 96 100 104 106 - - 102 104 6 7 7 9 440 460 1 i 1 1 i 6 8 9 I 21 21 61 31 3 7 21 k 2 I 1 1 4 18 20 a 2 37 30 4 5 4 6 2} l id 35 45 2 4 4 .1 27 2 350575 It 2 15 20 g 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 676 72 6 125 135 0 85 121 178 3 b 170 18) 11 13 :11G SHAWN. 1021 2 ILII } 151 I ITIES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, 874 Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, 95 tat. Western, Wt. Illidland, Oxford ist guaranteed stock, 11 6 4 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 78 Great Northern, 44 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 99 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCIS. London and Blackwall, 44 per cent. stk.. 851 LINES LEASED AT lI4ED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 541 Ditto, 5 p:r cent., 110 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, gun. 7 per:cent., 14 G rea t Luxembourg, 11 South Austrian and Lomoardo Venetian, 10/ 111 West Flanders, 71 er cent. pf., 9 West Flanders, 5i p FOREIGN MINICE. Cape Copper, lira.. 91 Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., I Chontalea Gold and Silver dining, 3f Scottish Australfan St. John del Rey, 1iin. , 491 BANS& Agra and Masterman'a, 11M., 5 Alliance, Australasia, 60 British and Californian, lim.. 2 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 14 Chartered Nler.fof India, London, and China. 4 City, 1;51 # Consolidated Bank, lim., 3# Bast London, lim., 3 Hindustan, China, and Japan, Imperial Ottoman, 71 I Ditto, new, 71 lonian, Ditto, new, 3 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 204 London and County, 034 6 London Joint Stock, 434 London and South African, 11 London and South-Western, lim., 15} London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Um., 0/ London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at li t pm., 4 London and 11 estminster, 92 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 15 Midland Bank, lim., 17 National of Liverpool, limited. 13 'dental Bank Corporation. 35 64 Provinaial of Ireland, 834 U n ion of Australia, 454 Union of:London, 8143 44 ISCELLANEOUL Anglo-American Teleg,rapb,T9l Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cant. guy, 3 4 Australian . Agr i cu ltural, 15 Commercial Union, Insurance, 5 Credit Fonder and liobilier of England, 24 34 4 3 4 Crystal Palace, 36 % 6 East India Irrigation and Canal. 61 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., r „„ Gen. Credit and Finance of Lon don. Hudson's Bay, 16704 International Financial Society,lim.,.23 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1170, issued 90, 40 London Financial Association, Um., 3 5 1 Preehold;Land and Dock, 41 National Discount Company. 114 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem. of which is to pay, 41 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 67 Ditto. new. 4 Royal Mail Steam, 101 Thames and Hersey Marine, Insurance, 1 us, el SHARE LAW INT BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Lush and a Common Jury. JENKINS V. MOORE. This was an action to recover £lO5 for money lent and paid on account to the defendant, Mary Moore, an aunt of the plaintiff, to which she pleaded that she was never in debted. _ Mr. J. 0. Griffiths appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Powell, Q.C., and Mr. W. J. B. Smith for the defendant. From the statement Jf counsel and the evidence for the plaintiff' it appeared that the latter was employed at a shipwright's at Sheerness, and although a young man from saving habits was enabled to accumulate over £lOO. In the April of 1865 the defendant suggested to the plain tiff that he should assist her to get into business, and an ar rangement was made by him for the purchase of the Eagla Tavern at Sheerness, on which he paid a:deposit of £2O, and she entered into possession of the establishment. He had previously lent her £BO, and after the purchase of the Eagle Tavern he made her a further advance of £5. Ho _ . obtained no acknowledgment for the different sums of money at the time of lending them, but on the event of a fire breaking out in the premises, by which a considerable portion of the property of the defendant was destroyed, he got an I 0 U from her for the full amount lent, and dated the 2d of April, 1865, some months previously, the ground of which was that it was the day on which the £BO was advanced. The plaintiff lodged with the defendant, but always paid her for his board and lodging. On applying for his money the plain tiff was surprised by the defendant stating that she owed him nothing, and when the I 0 U was produced she denied that it was in her handwriting. On the other side evidence was given, from which it appeared that the defendant had been in the service of most respectable families, and had saved up a large sum of money for a person in her station of life, and that it was most improbable that she should have borrowed any money from the plaintiff, or that from his youth, and the nature of his employment, he could have required the amount of money which ho alleged he' had advanced to the plaintiff COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Fritts, before Lord Chief Justice Cock• burn and a Special Jury.) VALENTIN V. HALL. The cross-examination of the plaintiff was resumed this morning, and her case is not likely to be closed before to- morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SERIOUSLY INJURING A BM—Eliza Narsh, a German laundress, carrying on basiness at No. 87, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a boy named William Carr, residing at No. 8, Bennett-street, Fitzroy-square. The complainant, whose head was enveloped in a ban dage, said, a little after 10 o'clock last night some niggers were singing and playing outside a public-house, when a boy ran into the prisoner's shop and called her a name. The prisoner then came to the door with a can of water and Jung it into the street, and it struck him on the head cutting it very badly. I was afterwards taken to Dr. Saul's in Charlotte-street, and had the wound attended to. The prisoner (through Mr. Albert)—Was it not done accidentally ? The boy—She threw the can at anybody. Mr. Tyrwhitt (to the boy)—ls all the blood I seer:about you from the wound? The boy—Yes, sir, I lost a deal of blood. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had you been in the shop ? The boy—No, sir. Police-constable Thomas Boyce, 55 C—Last night I saw the;,boy coming out of the doctor's, bleeding so profusely that I could scarcely see his face. The boy told me that the prisoner had struck him in the head with a can, and I took her into custody, when she denied all knowledge of it. The can—a half-gallon ono—was smashed by one of the boys about the ,street. The wound the boy had received was about two inches in length, and it had to be sewn up. Mr. Tyrwhitt —lt will be my duty to remand the pri soner to see how the boy gets on, because especially in this hot weather there is danger of erysipelas setting in. It was a most improper thing to throw such a can into the street. THAMES. LOVERS' QUARRELS. ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—MatiIda Naylor, a very pretty fair-haired girl, with great simplicity of manners, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with attempting to commit suicide in the water of the Regent's Canal, at Limehouse. A police-constable of the K division statedthathe was on duty at the top of Salmon's-lane last night, and hoard that a female had plunged into the canal from the bridge. He found the prisoner on the bank. She had just beau taken out of the water, and was nearly insensible. She said she had been quarrelling with her you ng man, and that he caused her to make the rash attempt on her life. Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if she had anything to say, and she replied in a simple and artless manner, "I quarrelled with the young man I have been keeping company with." Mr. Paget —And that caused you to commit this wicked act, The prisoner—Yes, sir. John Wallace, a youth, said ho had been keeping com pany with the prisoner for three months. Ho left her at the corner of the Dog-row, Mile-end, last night, at a quar ter past 10 o'clock. They had some words, and she would not let him see her home, and said she would go home by herself. The mother of the prisoner was desired to enter the witness-box, and she said—l know nothing about it at all. My daughter left home yesterday afternoon very com fortably at half-past two o'clock. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week to the Clerkenwell House of Detention, where she will have the benefit of the spiritual advice and consolation of the worthy chaplain. Mr. Paget, at the same time, directed the mother of the girl to attend the court when the daughter was again brought up. The Mother—Please, sir, can I see my poor daughter; let me see her. • Mr. Paget—You can see her; speak tt) the gaoler. The prisoner was removed from the court crying for her mother, with whom Roche, the gaoler, soon arranged an interview. THE MURDER IN ROSEMARY-LANE.—lnspoctor Dendy applied to Mr. Paget for summonses in the case of Patrick Harrington, who stabbed his son-in-law on Sunday night. We stated yesterday that it was intended to commit the prisoner for trial, but owing to the prisoner's strong asseve rations of innocence, it was deemed necessary that addi tional confirmatory evidence should be given to the state-. ments of Cornelius Leary and his son Daniel, who swore that the prisoner struck Peter Mann, his son-in-law, on the right breast, that the deceased reeled, called out "Old man you have stabbed me," that tho blood gushed from a wound on the breast, mad that the young man turned over and died immediately. • Inspector Dendy said that several others would confirm the testimony of the Learys, and that there was no dis position on the part of any of the Irish who saw the fatal blow struck to screen the prisoner. Mr. Paget granted the summonses, and they were made out by Mr. Nairn, the second clerk, and entrusted to Howland, No. 89 H., one of the summoning officers of the court to execute. The atrocious murder has created a great feeling of indignation in the locality where it took place. WESTMINSTER. EXTRAORDINARY CIIARGE OF ROBBERY.—Maria Parnell a young married woman with an infant in her arms, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a great quantity of wearing apparel. The prosecutrix, who described herself as Frances Stevenson, said that the prisoner lived in her service in June, 1861, for six weeks, and suddenly left one morning without a word of notice, taking with her some dresses shawls, petticoats, &c. She never _heard anything of her afterwards, and met her last night, when she gave her into custody. Mr. Smyth, for prisoner, cross-examined prosecutrix, who again and again swore positively that she was sure she was her former servant, and iu this respect she was confirmed by a girl who also lived in her house. Mr. Smyth further cross-examined the prosecutrix, who admitted that she had once beforo charged a gentleman at this °mixt with robbing hor of a watch, but he was ac quitted on the ground of mistaken identity. She was then " gay," but had since married. Mr. Smythe said ho would show, if time were given, that prisoner was in the service of another family at the time she was charged with living with Mrs. Stevenson. She was a respectable married woman, and her last em ployer was present to speak to her character. A gentleman gave her the highest character, and ex pressed his willingness to bail her. Mr. Arnold accepted him for her appearance next week. THREE MEN KILLED IN A PIT SHAFT.--On Thursday morning at Benhar, adjoining Harthill, in the parish of Whitburn, three men named William Pate, John and James Hare (brothers), and Robert Hare, their uncle, were engaged in clearing out the shank and level of a pit in order to get rid of an accumulation of water. They got on to the cage to descend the pit, when tho chain snapped near the pulley on the top of the pit-head frame, and the four unfortunate men were precipitated down the pit a depth of 20 fathoms. William Pate was killed in stantaneously ; Robert Hare died about an hour after the occurrence; and John and James Hare were found to be' very seriously hurt. The dead bodies of the two men were conveyed home in carts, and the two injured were conveyed home on stretchers. John Hare, who had to undergo am putation of one of his legs, died the same night in about three hours after the operation. The men were all married, and have left families. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold fom the Ulll statad, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1866. This Day. W. D. B. writes to the Times as follows :—As it is possible that some journals which affect to repre sent public opinion may allude to a scene which oc curred to-day as a proof of the real feeling of the working men of the metropolis on the question of Reform, I beg permission to describe what that scene really was, and of what ingredients its prin cipal actors were composed. Returning quietly from`the House through the Green Park, ruminating over the scanty intelligence which had been furnished me by Mr. Gladstone, I suddenly heard yells proceeding from some dis tance behind me, which, as I paused to listen, gave notice, by their increasing dissonance, of their rapid approach. A divergence of a hundred yards or so brought me in view of three gentlemen walking abreast, pursued by about 20 men and twice as many boys and girls, who were engaged in serenading them with the music that first attracted my attention. My first impression was that Mr. Villiers was being escorted home by pauper lunatics, who were adopting this mode of congratulating him on his admirable management of metropolitan workhouse infirmaries ; but a nearer inspection showed me that this was a grand reform demonstration, and that the working-man was expressing his disapprobation of the opposition to the Government Reform Bill in general and of the conduct of Mr. Lowe in parti cular. Seeing him but slenderly attended, and judging from the appearance of his followers that something more than insult might be intended, I joined his small bodyguard and walked with him to the steps of the Duke of York's column, where he got into a carriage and drove away. During the walk I took especial notice of the very few grown men who contributed a very inadequate base to the shrill treble of the boy-and -girl majority of serenaders. I know something of the real- working man of London, and I can safely assert that not more than two or three of the little mob bore the least resem blance to the class intended to be represented. The great majority were of that stamp whose proximity leads a man instinctively to button up his coat and feel for his watch. Two or three were indisputably drunk, and of these one, a young fellow, about as _ . ill-favoured an example of a non-elector as I have yet come across, lurched past me twice, and on each occasion endeavoured to articulate some dangerous doctrines, the syllables of which, however, like the Reform Bill itself, became f used in committee in his mouth, and never either redistributed or repro duced themselves in an intelligible shape. Are we to expect, Sir, much more of this ? Is this the true expression of " popular opinion ?" I see that great meetings are being held express ing firm confidence in the Government, and an earnest desire for the dissolution of Parliament. May I ask of what materials these meetings are composed ? Captain IVaddt.dl and the SileualOoah, The Times correspondent, writing from Mel bourne on April 26, notices some extraordinary statements, which appear to have been made on oath to the United States Government by a man named Temple, professing to describe the proceed ings relating to the Shenandoah, when in that port in the month of February of last year. Assuming that Temple's deposition is accurately abstracted, he finds the deponent stating as follows "That on her (the Shenandoah's) arrival at Melbourne she was received in the most cordial manner by the officials and people of that port, and had every facility afforded to obtain supplies and make repairs; that the officers of the Shenandoah were entertained on shore, and in their turn entertained the officials of Melbourne on board the Shenan doah ; that Captain Waddell entertained privately on the Shenandoah the Governor of Melbourne ; that the Govern ment engineer at Melbourne was on the vessel two or three times a day, and, if he did not superintend the repairs that were being made, at least gave the benefit of his ad- vice ; that at the time they left Melbourne they had more than 40 persons stowed away on hoard the Vessel, all of whom were enlisted and enrolled upon the ship's articles boforo they went out of sight of land." The Times correspondent continues : " Now, in reference to the above passage, which is all that relates to Melbourne, you may find in the letter of your own correspondent for the month of February, 1865, a circumstantially correct account of the proceedings and treatment of the officers of the Shenandoah in this port and city, and that account is diametrically opposite to the one deposed to by Temple. In point of fact, the Governor, so far from being entertained by Captain Waddell, never had even an interview with him or any of his officers ; no member of the Government ever visited the Shenandoah, or the Shenandoah's officers, or any of them, or ever had any but strictly official communications with the ship, such commu nications being confined to the subject of the amount of repairs and supplies which could be permitted to Captain Waddell for the purpose of enabling his ship to leave our port. So far from the Shenan doah having been welcomed by the Government here, it is quite fresh in the memories of the people of Melbourne that the Government, on re ceiving well-authenticated information that Capt. Waddell had in his vessel British subjects who had been shipped in Melbourne in violation of the Foreign Enlistment Act, caused a warrant to be issued for the apprehension of the men, which war rant Captain Waddell would not allow to be exe cuted; that at this time his ship was on the patent slip, and that on Captain Waddell's resisting the search of his ship he was refused assistance in getting her off the slip ; that the following morn ing the Argus had an article with a sensational heading, ' Seizure of the Shenandoah,' the Govern ment being denounced for inhospitable treatment of the vessel; that, to the confusion of the sympa thising believers in Captain Waddell's word of honour as a gentleman and on officer,' which backed his assertion that he had no one on board whom he had not brought into port with him, four men were arrested by our police one night, when being rowed away from the ship, all of whom had been secretly shipped in Melbourne ; that two of these men were afterwards prosecuted to conviction by our own authorities in our Supreme Court for violating the Foreign Enlistment Act ; and that whatsoever men were finally shipped by the cap tain were taken into the vessel outside the Heads, and beyond the control of our Government. That the officers of the Shenandoah were_ privately en- tertained by certain members of the Melbourne Club and at Ballarat is as certain as it is certain that the Government had no right or power to in terfere with these private hospitalities. And when Temple deposes " that Captain Waddell entertained privately on the Shenandoah the Governor of Mel bourne," I half 'suspect that he must mean the then Mayor, inasmuch as I believe that civic dignitary did visit the Shenandoah, and we have no Governor of Melbourne eo nomine. I cannot suppose that so sensible a man as Mr. Seward or Mr. Adams would propose to hold her Majesty Queen Victoria liable for an exuberant Melbourne Mayor's admiration, which must be equally innocent and harmless, whether bestowed on a Confederate Captain or on a State coach."—Anglo-American Times. ELOPEMENT OF A BRIDE.—AII amusing scene has been enacted in Cirencester during the week, the chief performer being a Mrs. B-, from the neighbour hood of Redditch, who arrived in the town on Thursday last, with her newly-married husband. Tho quarters chosen were situate at an inn, not a long way from D yer - s t ree t. Ev b e h ry u t s hi a n n g d calling seeme h is if dto go w on e h is ‘‘ as merry as a m arr i age -b e ll," the dear viola adorata. The married couple were accompanied by the bridesmaid and "father in church," and were on the eve of returning to after having seen the newly marriod couple off to k London. e The delighted husband w as so pleased w i th h T i e s w you s n b g ur ife's charms that during their stay at Cirences ter ho made her several purchases out of the money he was foolish enough to obtain by the sale of some houses in the neighbourhood of Redditch (the facts of which ho gave to our correspondent). Tuesday evening Was fixed upon for seateden himself in a chair the start, and dinner for the four was p repared at 4 o ' clock, at which r , shortly a ft er th a t, a ng inn,ate h and w by the fire. Alas, the scene ! We n ow d escribe it. It appears that some years ago the stran ger was the first love straeartrhiveeyd were at the se of Mrs. B—, and immediately she saw th e gentleman she rose from her seat, shook him by the h an d , and invited him to partake of dinner. The invitation was accepted. At this juncture Mr. B— loft the table and called out his wife. She followed, and shortly again resumed her seat. The husband went out for a walk to console his feelings and on his return he found that the two had fled, the lady love not forgetting to take his purse, containing some £32. Ifs immediately searched the town, but to no effect; his viola tricolour (or " heart's ease") had duped him. On Wed nesday he left for Stroud, taking with him the bridesmaid and fat4er at church."—North 11ilts Lierald. 1 1 11Htn EDITION, I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT SUN OFFI CE, 7 o'CLocx. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at six o'clock. The appearance of the house testified to the deep interest that is felt at the present critical position of political parties. The house was crowded, and there was a large attendance of ladies in the gallery. THE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. Earl RUSSELL rose, amid profound silence, and said that he had to inform their lordships of the re sult of the interview which had taken place that day between the members of her Majesty's Go vernment and her Most Gracious Majesty that day. Ile had previously stated the reasons which had induced the Government to tender their resignation, and the reason why her Majesty had declared to accept that resignation. Her Majesty had been induced to alter her deter mination, and had that day accepted their re signation. Ile wished to repeat wh a t h e had already said, that her't Majesty was influenced in her first resolve by a consideration that it would not be politic to transfer into strange hands the reins of the government at the present crisis of foreign affairs. The Government considered that any persons occupying the position of the Ministry of the country were bound to redeem the pledge given when the late premier (Lord Palmerston) was in office, and if that promise had not been redeemed disgrace would rest upon the Ministry. [LEFT SPEARING.] HOUSE OF LORDS—Tars EVENING. SPORTING INTELLIGEIVO-2.—This Day, NE.WCASTLE RACES-THIS DAY, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Mr. Wilkiru3on's Weatherbit f (Craddock) 1 Mr. R. Chilton's Capitola (Walker) 2 Mr. C. Peck's Bachelor (Morris) 3 Timbre]. and Minna also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Capitola, sto 2 agst Tim brel, 3to 1 agst Weatherbit f. Won easily. HOUSE OF COMMONS--Tnrs EVENING. The Smaiatt took the chair at six o'clock. The house was crowded in every part, and the ! most noticeable feature previous to the commence ment of business was the entrance of Lord Dun kellin, who was received on his appearance with loud cheers. Between one and two thousand persons assembled outside Westminster-hall this evening to witness the arrival of the different members of Parliament. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was loudly cheered as he entered the house. THE HELSTONE ELECTION COMMITTEE. The members chosen to try the merits of this petition were called to the table to be sworn, when Mr. WALPOLE said Mr. Hibbert, who had been chosen rs chairman, was too ill to attend. Dr. M'Cann, the hon. gentleman's medical attendant, was in waiting, and he begged to move that Dr. M'Cann be called to the bar. The motion was agreed to, and Dr. M'Cann ac cordingly appeared. The SPEAKER asked Dr. M'Cann when he last saw Mr. Hibbert professionally. Dr. M'CANN—On the 21st of the month. (Loud laughter.) The SPEAKER —ln what state did you find him ? Dr. M'CANN—IIe was taken exceedingly unwell on his return from the Duke of Devonshire's party. (Loud laughter.) The SPEAKER—Is he now unable to attend to his duties in the house ? Dr.:M'CANN—IIe is. The SPEAKER—You may withdraw. The swearing of the committee was then post poned until a future day. THE BALLOT.' Arr. BERKELEY postponed his motion with re spect to the ballot for a fortnight. THE RESIGNATION OF MINISERS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose amidst loud cheers, and said the suspen sion which the house had been kind enough to pro long was at an end, as her Majesty had graciously pleased to accept the resignation of her Minis sters. Her Majesty, in the first in stance, had thought fit not to accept that resignation when it was first tendered, but after her Majesty had had a personal interview with the noble earl at the head of the Government and himself she had been graciously pleased to accept the resignation tendered to her. In the present state of affairs on the continent the resig nation of Government must be looked upon as a public disadvantage, because it was not easy to the incoming Government to step into the exact position of affairs, but as the division on the Government measure had in a great effect entirely changed the aspect of the bill, the Govern ment felt that under the circumstances it was their duty to tender their resignation, and he had now to announce that the Ministry, by her Ma jesty's request, only held the seals of office until their successors were appointed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PORCHEFONTAINE RACES. An attempt has been made to revive here the meeting which met with such signal failure when established by a limited liability company two years back. Thenew essay, based on tho same principle as on the former occasion— that is, as a gate-money speculation—can hardly be said to have found any better success. The running was of the tamest description possible, the horses engaged in the flat races especially included nothing better than the com monest selling platers, as the owners of all the large stables held aloof, no doubt with the object of discouraging such shopkeeping undertakings. The weather was fine, but the heat was most oppressive, and there being no shade of any kind, the reflection of the sun on the white sand of which the ground consists was quite blinding. A military band was present and played in the intervals of tho races on a platform erected for the purpose, but which came to the ground with a crash at the close of the afternoon, fortu nately without injuring any one. The attendance was but small, both in tho stands and outside. Subjoined are details of the proceedings:— A HANDICAP of 3,000 E for all horses; entry 200 f, h ft, or 25f only if declared ; the second to receive 500 f. 2,400 metres (a mile end a half). 23 subs. Mr. Jenning's Ultima, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Widdington 1 M. Dorlodot's Novatour, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Spreoty 2 M. Lupin's Damiette, 8 yrs, Gst llb (Gittus 3 The following also ran :—Mdlle. Duchesnois, Duo de Bourgogne, Amania, Mina, and Coreisa. Betting-7 to 2 agst Due. do Bourgogne, 4to 1 agst No vateur, 9 to 2 agst Coreisa, and 5 to 1 each agst Ultima and Mdlle. Duchesnois. A SELLING RACE of 1,500 f ; entry, 100 f ; the winner liable to be claimed for 6,001 f ; selling allowances. 2,200 . - metres. 9 subs. IL Voisin's Rabat-Joie, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (J. Watkins) 1 Mr. Carter's La Menagero, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (Jones) 2 M. Flersheim's Gaulois, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (G. Pratt) Duke of Hamilton's Virilis, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Welborne) 0 Betting-5 to 2 each agst La Menagers and Virilis, 4to 1 each agst Gaulois and Rabat-Joie. The winner was not claimed. A HURDLE RACE (Handicap) of 2,500 f; entry, 200 f, h ft, or 25f only if declared ; the second to receive 500 f from the entries. 8,000 metres. 12 subs. M. Lunel's Milton, 6 yrs, 9st 41b ..................... (Page) 1 Baron Finot's Sco3vola, 3 yrs, 9st 41b ......... • (Cassidy) 2 Count de la Bigne's Jarnicoton, 3 yrs, lOst 41b (Quinton) 3 The following also ran:—Julian, Betty, Firefly, and Caprice. Betting-5 to 2 agst Betty, 4to 1 agst Jarnieoton, 9to 2 agst Secevola, 5 to 1 agst Milton, and 7 to 1 agst Julien. A STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 2,000 f; entry, Hof, 25 ft, if declared ; the second to receive double his entry. 4,000 metres. 13 subs. Baron Finot's Valentino, 6 yrs, lOst 81b (Cassidy) M. Voisin's Harriet -Watts, 6 yrs, 9st 21b ....(Lanapiugh) The following alsci ran :—Magenta, Elise, Lucetto, Bar berousse, and Mireille. Betting -7 to 4 agst Valentino, 9to 2 agst Magenta, 5 .0 1 agst Ilarriet-Watts, 10 to 1 agst Elise, and 12 to 1 igst Luce tte. RACING FIXTI Jl7. 28 r 128 I Ly N RE . ; E s WorcesterF F o r 13t Hunt l 8 1866. Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Spilsby Chesterfield Southampton 25 Huntingdon Caen 29 Goodwood 3l Hungerford Newcastle-on-Tyne JU Carlisle . . 3 Newmarket July Pontefract 9 Abingdon ............... lO Reading l2 Nottingbam D ow n Royal K n utsford Stamford l9 Airdrie 2 Doauvillo 4 Ripon G Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 Wolverhampton 14 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Northampton ............... OCT( 2 Lothians' Racing Club... 3 Ryl. Cal. Runt and Kelso 3 Bedford .......1 ............. UST. Hastings 2l York August 2l Dover . . . 2? Plymouth 2ZI Lichfield 27 Tunbridge 2E Yarmouth Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 29 , Baden Baden ......._ I BER. -- Newmarket 2d October... 8 Hereford lB Newmarket Houghton 22 TOWN PLATE. also ran. Botting--5 to 2 agst El Cid, 3 to 1 agst Three per Cent. DECIDING HEAD—Three per Cent beat El Cid. NORTH DERBY. Mr. T. Masterman's Honesty (Dixon) 1 Lord Zetland's Pedant (Snowden) 2 Capt. Gray's Terror (Challoner) 3 Claros, Stabber, and Cranmore also ran. Betting-2 to 1 each apt Honesty and Terror, 9 to 2 others. STEPHENSON STAKES. Newland Romping Girl Honestish TYNE SELLING STAKES Ladylike Soda Water Mirella Five ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Castanet 1 Lozenge Miss Shafto i Seven ran. Won by six lengths. HUNGERFORD MEETING.-THIS DAY, LADIES' PLATE. British Tar (Morden) 1 Irolhynia (Jackson) 2 Comet (iluxtable) 3 Shrapnell, Professor Anderson, Clatford, and Duet also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Comet, 3to 1 agst British Tar, 4 to 1 agst Volyhynia, 5 to 1 agst Naiad, 6 to 1 agst Professor Anderson. Won by a length. SELLING STAKES. Princess Dagmar Ifeliotrop Bonne Fort ume Won easy. BERMS STAKES. Morris Dancer Musketeer Fonder Won easy. HUNGERFORD STAKES. Millie Alcazar Won by a short head. IV OODIIAY STAKES. Stilton Dred Princess Dagmar • 7 ran.. Won by three lengths. CRAVEN STAKES. Overture Loaf Sugar Gulnara Fiv© ran. LONDON GAZE T TE. --This Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 26, .. 2 .. 3 .. 1 .. 2 ~ 3 .. 2 .. 1 ~ 2 .3 .. 1 .2 .3 2dflogiment of Life Guards--Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Alexander Cockburn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Charles Stephen Fremantle, who retires ; Charles Francis Buller, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cockburn. Ist Dragoon Guards—Arthur Gibbings, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Watt, transferred to the 3d Dra goon Guards. 2d Dragoon Guards—Major Anthony M. Fawcett, from the 9th Lancers, to be Major, vice M. J. B. Dyne, who exchanges. 3d Dragoon Guards—Cornet William Watt, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Edward S. Ohre, who retires. 9th Lancers—Major Musgrave James B. Dyne, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Major, vice A. M. Fawcett, who exchanges. 13th Hussars—Sergeant-Major Patrick Morrisey, to bo Cornet, without purchase, vice Hone, promoted. 15th Hussars—Comet Robert Bedford Wallis Wilson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Dennison Hat- • . grooves, who re tires; John Wyndham Knight Bruce, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Wilson. 17th Lancers—Clement William Joseph Unthank, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bancroft, promoted. 21st Hussars—Gentleman Cadet James Edward Kitson, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, vice Law rence, transferred to the Bengal Staff Corps. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieut. George Gosling to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice George Grimston Viscount Uffington, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. the Hon. J os h ua Charles Vanneck to be Lieute nant and Captain, by purchase, vice John-James Hugh Henry, Duke of Athole, who retires; the Hon. Robert Frederick Villiers to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gosling ; Wm. Edward Montgomery, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. J. a Vanneck. Ist Regiment of Foot—Major and Brevet Colonel the Hon. Gharles Dawson Plunkett to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Edmund Hay thorn; who retires upon half-pay • Captain and Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel Frederi c k Wells to be Major, with out purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel the Honourable 0. D. Plunkett ; Lieutenant Duncan C. Brook to bo Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet Lioutenant-Colonel Well; Ensign Hercules Akorman to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Brock. 8d Foot—Capt. Robert Paterson Fox, from half-pay, late 21th Foot, to be Captain, vise Henry Thomas Anly, who retires upon temporary half-pay. 6th Foot—Lieut. Rowland O'Connor to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Moss, p romo t e d ; Ensign 'Henry Adolphus Hebolor to bo Lieutenant, without purchase vice O'Connor. 14th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Langtry has boon permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 15th Foot—Captain Johnson Wilkinson to be Major, without purchase, vice Sewell, promoted to a half-pay Lieutonant-Colonelcy, without purchase. 37th Foot—Captain George William Savage to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Heaton, promoted to a Half-pay Lieutenant-Colonelcy, without purchase. 38th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur William Barron to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Walton, trans ferred to the Bengal Corps ; Lieutenant Henry Beal, from the Bengal General List, to be Lieutenant, vice Barron. 59th Foot—Major Charles Kendall Bushe to be Lieute nant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Robert William Romer, who retires upon half-pay ; Captain Edward Fre derick Chadwick to be Major, by purchase, vice Bushe ; Lieutenant Richard Dane to be Captain, by purchase, vice Chadwick; Ensign Charles Peter Morgan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dane. 60th Foot—Ensign Frederick Chas.. Blenkinsopp Coulson to bo Lieutenant, by. purchase, vice John E. B. Barlow, who retires. G2d Foot—Lieutenant Charles W. Brown has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission. 70th Foot—Ensign David Vibart has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. 88th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh Frederick Smith, from the Royal Military College, to bo Ensign, without pur __ chase, in succession to Lieut. Scott, promoted. _ _ DEPOT BATTALlON.—Quartormaster Siinuel Haden, from 16th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice John H. Anderson, who retires upon half-pay. HALF-PAY.—Major Algernon Robinson Sewell, from 15th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Cap tain John Dawson, from Gth Foot, to be Major, without purchase. Lord ZetlanCl's El Cid (H. Clarke) 1 f Mr. Fobert's Three per Cent. (Bates) 1 f Mr. Miller's Risk (Laurence) 3 Arkenside, 33 accleuch, Deerhound, and Murillo AMERICA, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) BREST, June 26. The Transatlantic Company's steamer, Ville de Paris, from New York on the 16th inst. has arrived here with 10,000,000 francs in specie. COURSE OF EXCHANGE —This Evening. Amstertiare Short. 11 13+ 11 14+ Ditto 3 Mouths. 11 18f 11 184 Rotterdam 11 18+ 11 18 : Brussels Anrp 25 47+ 25 60 25 47+ 25 60 13 9 / Hamburg Paris . Short 25 12+ 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 42f 25 47+ Marseilles Frankfort on th e M a i ne —11 7 i Vienna — 13 50 14 50 ' Trieste _ 13 50 14 50 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid — 44+ 44 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples•-30 0 80 31 .. AUG -, .a..m.......... SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, June 25.—Durham, from Calcutta ; Argo, fr 07.4 Sundswall ; Forth, screw steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, June 26.—Leopard, steamer, from Hambr ag; Neptune, steamer, from Havre ; Panther, steamer,. from Boulogne. DELL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Prinee Alfred, for Port Natal ; SaraL, Grice, for Port Phillip—both from London ; Maid of London, Rind Loyal of Jersey, from tho north, for the 'west. Sailed—Ann Orompton, and Early Morn. THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCVATION. —On Monday the general council of this association issued an address, which commences as follows :—" loor many years past the local governm en t o f the metropolis larke excited a serious and growing discontent. It is a mattr:r of notoriety that the first city in the empire is one of the worst and most expensively governed. A want of system is conspicuous in every department o f its manage The sewers, especially in the poorer distri c t s , are i n a t-,cate of dilapidation and decay ; the paving, except in S , JDIO of the leading thor o u g hf ares , is greatly out of rep a i r, and in many cases dangerous ; the lighting is defective, both as to the quality of the gas and the number of public lamps, whilst the prices charged both for public and private light, ing are in excess of those which prevail in most other I: Arge towns in the United .Kingdom. The cleansing and viater ing are much neglected, and often so managed as `,,0 be of little use; the supply of water is left, without any in the hands of large commercial companies, who have never been called upon to comply with the require_ and having th e i r street service at all times charged moots of (the M etropolis Water Act as to constant supply, 'With water. As a necessary consequence, the water available for general and domestic use is scanty, especially a mong the humbler classes, who do not obtain sufficient for the purposes of cleanliness and health. It has also been show n , before a Parliamentary committee that many of the existin g local authorities of the metropolis have neglected to enforce the provisions of the Metropolis Gas Act, the Water Act, Adulteration of Food Act, and even ..thq requirements of the acts expressly passed for the bet` t e r local management of the metropolis have not been en forced, especially those in relation to sanitary narsanr ee . The inefficiency of the present administrative, b o di arises, no doubt, i n some measure from divided j es urisdic tions, many of the m working without concert, and with no care for the conven i ence of neighbouring distriets ; and the existing s y s t em i s rendered expensive by the number of establishments and the multitude` of officers which have to be maintained. Under the provisiaus of the Metropolis Local Management Act alone, there are . 39 vestries and district boards, each having an independent existence and government, for the purposes of paving, lighting, cleansing, and the sewarge of the metropoli- 4 . The Metropolitan Board, which is formed of represeetta fives from these several vestries and district boards, in whom of is vested great powers of taxi ng the ratepayers, and expenditure upon public improvements, is, from its constitution and modes of election, a prac tically irresponsible body. The magistrates for the counties of Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey also exercise ex tensive jurisdiction and large powers of taxation within th e metropolitan districts, uncontrolled by representative action. The defects of the present system are patent, and the expense is enormous—amongst these defects there is - n for a proper audit and publication of the o auditors' provision reports. mad ports. e As an example of the comparative cost of management between consolidated and divided districts, the parish (not the borough) of St. Marylebone and the city of Westminster may be taken. The population of each is about the same. FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the last sit ting the President announced that the second public 1 quarterly one would take place on the 4th of July next. M. Deless presented a geological map of the subterranean strata of the department of the Seine. This map is con structed on the scale of one to 25,000. A letter was re ceived from 31. Simonin announcing that on the 29th of January M. Malard had sent in a paper on certain aurife rous deposits in the Limousin and the department of the Marne, where it seemed he had discovered neither more nor less than a Gallic California. M. Simonin now con firms this statement, adding that on the other side of the Cevennes he has found other placers, which in his opinion must have produced all the gold possessed by the, ancient Gauls. Dr. Jobert, probably a candidate for the 100,000 f. prize, sent in a paper, in which he endeavours to prove that a fall of the barometer, a tropical heat, and confined air are quite sufficient to cause a spontaneous epidemic invasion of cholera. We trust that the learned doctor will allow that these three causes have existed simultaneously thousands of times, without giving rise to such an epidemic. But a prize of £4,000 looming in the distance will occasionally produce wonderful discoveries Dr. Rouget read a paper in which, on the strength of nume rous photographs, he endeavoured to settle the vexed ques tion of muscular motion, generally attributed in Franou to fibrous contractibility, and in Germany to the phenortenon of elasticity. Dr. l4ougot is of the latter opinir,v. M. Charles St. Claire Devils has for some months past been communicating papers to the Academy on certain meteor ological researches of his for the purpose of proving that the months of February, May, August, and November are remarkable for certain periodical variations of temperature. Ho has found in those four months variations of tempera ture intimately allied with those of the barometer. THE ENGLISH PAINTED BY THE FRENCH. —NO French draughtsman, no French word-painter, ever depicts the English young lady save as a tall, rigid, and angular female —comely of face if you will, but standing bolt upright as a life-guardsman, with her arms pendent and her eyes demurely cast down. She always wears a straw bonnet of the coal-scuttle form, or an enormous flap-hat with a green veil. Her hands, encased in beaver gloves, and her feet, which are in sandalled shoes, aro very large. She usually carries a capacious reticule in variegated straw of a bold chessboard pattern. Sh e seldom wears any crinoline, and her hair is arranged itt long ringlets most judiciously drooping. She seldom opens her mouth but to ejaculate " Shocking !" It is absolutely astounding to find so accurate an observer and so ' graphic a narrator as Monsieur Theophile Gautier falling into this dull and false conventionalism in his charming book on Spain. He is describing Gibraltar, and is very particular in the portrayal of such a Mees Anglaise as I have sketched above. The fidelity of the por trait will of course be fullyappreciated by all British officers who have mounted guard over the Pillars of Hercules. . . . It is curious that the French, ordinarily so keen of per ception and so shrewd in social dissection, should not, by this time, have discovered some other and really existent types of English tourists, male and female, to supply the place of the obsolete and well-nigh mythi cal " Mees," with her long ringlets, her green veil, her large hands and feet, and her figure full of awkward and ungainly angles. And may not the British Baronet, with his top-boots, and his bull-dog, and his hoarse cries for his servant "Jhon," and his perpetual thirst for "grogs," be reckoned among the extinct animals ?—Dickens's " All the Year Round." THE SOUTH WALES IRON AND COAL TRADES.— The rupture of the peace of Europe in Germany is likely to be more disastrously felt in the manufacturing dis tricts of Great Britain than many people anticipate. Italy and some of the German States are among our best cus tomers, and any departure from the peaceful pursuits which latterly characterised the people of those States is sure sooner or later to make itself felt in England. It was hardly thought, however, that the evil consequences of an Euro pean war would so soon develope themselves. The falling ou off in orders withi n t h e l ast week or two h as b een alarm ingly eetaanbd, whichlishmens aofm3ofnotnh inthshire great. and lil Southm ago was m ore th an brisk, is now reduced to almost nothing. os t oWalesf the largo demand, these districts that the continual drain of emigrationi would produce an inconvenient scarcity of hands. d. W e e cas h e a is A month ago there was a general apprehension throughout Herod—the position of things ironworksreverse re now & . discharge of workmen has already coin so scarce that the . one establishment which in ordinary times !Deuced, and at reason to believe that at some of the orders are employs a b o ut 5,000 hands there is not a single order worth men ti o ning on the books. At this place the proprietors have already commenced stacking, which m eans reduced labour and by and by reduced wages. It is impo ss ibl e to say when a turn for the better may take place ; but th e pr ba o bility is that trade in South Wales will continue in a languishing state, to say the least, for the whole period of the war. Ironmasters and coalowners feel especially soli citous about 'the attitude which may be assumed by the French Emperor, as they believe that a departure from strict neutrality by that potentate will immeasurably ag gravate the conflict by giving other Powers a pretext for intervention, and so make matters worse for them. At this inopportune period, too, the colliers of the IthonddaValley have determined to strike for an advance of wages. A few weeks ago the men sent in their request for an advance, and the masters thereupon convened a meeting and formed themselves into an association to resist the demand. In deed an opinion was freely expressed that if the present state of things continues they will have no alternative but to reduce the wages now paid to the men. The decision to resist the application for an advance was communicated to the men last week, and the latter have responded by a ge neral notice to leave the works in a month unless a settle ment can bo previously arrived at. We hope some satin factory arrangement will be made. The masters, how ever, can concede nothing. The only thing to be done is for the men to withdraw their notice, and rest and be thankful that things are not worse than they are. The prospect before them is by no means to be contemplated with satisfaction. plin, and Tcohem4mBtahnd(Nofortchoal.mjp.toGn.shnir.ei Regiment, un d er the consist ing of 33 officers, 728 men, 7 horses, 78 women, and 98 children, arrived at Aldershott Camp on ; 1 Thursday afternoon, from Shorncliffe. The regi ment is temporarily stationed in the west block Permanent Barracks.