The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

IVIONEY MARKET GoiIintERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is less active to-day, but bankers and brokers, although having a good supply at their command, will not negotiate the best bills under 3 per cent. A further sum of £24,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr. Geo. Scott, of Bond-court, Walbrook, official liquidator for winding up the Constantinople and Alexandria Motels Company (Limited). The directors of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company have declared a dividend out of the interest on investments for the half-year, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum (2s. per share), free of income tax, payable on the 13th of July, to shareholders registered on the 30th inst. The Baughparah Tea Estates Company of Assam have announced an interim dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, for the half-year, ending the 30th June, 1866, which will be payable on and after the Ist of July at the London and County In the Foreign and Colonial Markets during the last few days there has been very little animation. Sugars have been dull without any material change in values. For coffee there has been a moderate inquiry at full rates, while the public sales of tea have concluded without any material alteration. Tallow has been in more demand, and prices gene rally a shade higher. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 32c. Flat. The English Stock Market, after having recovered the loss sustained yesterday., has again been sub jected to a further decline of * per cent., and Con sols are now quoted 894 s for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 84 89 ; Exchequer Bills, Is. to 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 104* s ; and Bonds, 225. prem. In the Foreign Market there is little animation, and prices tend downwards. Turkish Con solides are 49+ 4 ; Mexican, 25 + ; do New, 24 13 1 ; Greek, 20i 21; Spanish Passive, 294 30 ; do. Certificates, 14+ 4 ; Italian, 654 66 ; and Con federate Loan, 6 8. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued 411, and prices have shown in most instances rather less firmness. Great Northern A Stock have declined £1 ; South-Western, £1 ; Metropolitan, 10s. ; and Great W estern, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, and North-Western, each ss. • The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are dull, and Prices in some instances are a shade flatter. London and South African have receded to 17} ; Imperial Ottoman to 168 ; Hudson Bay Company to 168 ; and Peninsular and Oriental new shares to 54. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new projects :—Phosphate of Lime Company 11 2 pm. ; Steam Biscuit and Flour Com pany, 1 11 prem. ; the New Issue of 50,000 Pre ference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 11 1 prem. ; the A Stock of the Metro politan Extension Railways of the London, Chat ham, and Dover Company, 60 62 per £lOO stock ; the Downs Docks Company Shares, 11 2 prem ; Grange Town Iron, 11 14 prem ; Albert Bridge Company, 1 11 pm. ; Russian Ironworks Company, 8 9 prem. ; London Bridge Land, par 1 pm. ; London Quays and Warehouses, 11 2 prem. ; West London Freehold Ground Rent Association, 12 pm.; Peruvian Railways Company ; 21 3 pm. ; Lion Brewery Company, 11 21 pm. ; Barned's Banking Company, 11 21 pm. ; Waterloo and Whitehall Railway, par 1 pm. ; Austin Consolidated Silver, 1 a pm. ; East London Railway Scrip, 2 3 pm. ; ditto, paid up, par 1 pm. ; London and Mediterra nean Bank, 3 a pm. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ° Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, June 6 ° per Cent. Reduced B9l 8/ 91 tew 3 per Cent' B9 1 81 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 189 4 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — , n . Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — zxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent Do. £5OO — b Do. £lOO and £2OO 'Balk of England Stock, 51 per Cent 249 Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. s'per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 80. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — ,D O . 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — ~°O . Bonds, £l,OOO — uo• under £l,000 , FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Js krazilian 5 per Cent — ' Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ~, De. 1863 Aotiertos Ayres 6 per Cent — D O . Account yo I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent ____ Do. 41 per Cent ___ (lolombian 6 per Cent. 1 ,- l uba, 6 per Cent. ...._ uanish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 ,„' Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid uauubian Principalities ~, Do £B6 paid '.cluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~., Do., Provisional Land Warrant — '''gYptian 7 per Cent — Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 934 1 G Do £lOO Bonds t rs eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D 0 Account ~uo. Coupons ti " 0 . Account Datemala 5 per Cent. I Do. 1839 an d 1850 ‘talian 5 per Cent (Ilaremmana Railway) be 1865 1 4 _ 13 0 Scrip, £671 paid — dis e rs zican 3 per Cent. — uO. Account Do 1864 244 I ),° b per Cent. Anglo-French — 1 , 0 4 - 1 0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ii o ntevidean 6 per Cent., £ 3O paid °rish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — 13 ,0 2 per Cent — •ue Deferred p e '- .h 'o Land Warrants (Hectares) DO Scrip, per Cent. ". r ,O Scrlp, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dis -( 13 per Cent. (Uribarren) — 1 , •'-'0 41 per Cent., 1862 — Vaguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — ~° per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, I t 1 -'0 Account 49 1 118 1 -,Sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., " 0 41per Cent 1850 bo ., 1860 ]P° per 5 3 per Cent., 1859 911 I • . 1 3 0 Cent., 1862 1864 B a Lthnian 5 per Cent 11,,u 0 . Account 4 ', 4l liah 3 per Cent •"0 Account E l ° New D e f err ed 0 Accou n t i, ~0 Passive 4 4 -' 0 A.ccount Allish Cert. of Coup not funded 11„ 4 . 1 0 Account Z (110 1 4 per Cent. Ti,..?; 4 4 per Cent. 1864 izB A h ec 6 per Cent. 1854 Bo ....1. ount 931 3 1) u per Cent. 1858 D 0 Account 6 per Cent. 1862 D 0 Account 73 z P D ° £ l OO Bonds - 41 D ° 5 Per Cent. 1865 B rip, £2O paid V- ° Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 481 40i ellezuila --- 3Per Cent. l) ..,1) .00 : i Z e pe co r ui C2rt, 1862 — b ° 6 per Cent., 1864 _ °. 1 ), per Cent _ 4 1 ,05 t • ivi 11 8 1 . ) 'de d on the above payable in London. —elp.i rla n , , s per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ut :1 0 , li per cent., Ex. 25f. li s " 4 2 i per Cent Ex. 12 Guil 64 French— , der Cent. Certificates ••••• b Aeutes, 4i- per Cent. Ital.o. Account ij all `. Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 0. Account cons o l s THREE O'CLOCK. 1 ) 894 ./ ......... 8 ............................... ..... 4 Do 4e co. nt surer, :e her D f the three le ad" :lone 1 d the [lol l2° Lords drive, antes 3nhatu .endov , Sefton, >unteS o t 11 0 P• isterot, isonby , )schen, achess lint do )tel for ved at ad. took party set. rty 0 enter their 'hester kerl and le Ea rl Lyons, Emi l Y Abbey, 2d the y a t St• Weigh party ngton• led the severe is resi - Villiani iscount 3t. Liz, Id, and burg in 5 eldest ;ilding. ded to , Basil I May, iter of lied, in eliding Y years v., and ie was ul the ye. _ tion of In and ervicest A King, ,ecolne s narrie d i ter an I Lady I nd se daugb" r Park/ e goo. ving ° f ho Wost La d cow in peu °il , 1p 115 all 30 nam es 4llyb° Cl3r 1. 2, 1863 3roiliers 3S Marl as been since the From losit y Made It 3r ill her lowever7 not with alarmed when 5 a on 013° subse )o yards' rnewardst ho hea rd boat Pro sister -in" r the EP° t brealdug T b° he rocks, jury r 0" ant slid e w here 'he lat ter laying 3 listener, be draW il antler-ins ,sks ree 6 spee c/j. l i ter ',wig a a stePP ° neir 6- (gut Thr (3 .. t h r ee fo' then elle sed to 1 1 cheers' ernoo o arqu is (S t • t O. e barW 3l :i I 0 11 0/ ht of fir g ze . d the et 1 the P r°- a ' ts o f th° tin 0 , cell ght b °131 , 0 w as ighlY c ° " - tis life• t sinc e a of Christ 't i s Let 5 , 6 e ver 03 SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share/ Railways. Bir., Wol., & r3tr. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A- gets no div. Do. 13 till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & , b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. W. stern Great Eastern, ord. k. Do. E. A ngl. st Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. I; o 95 17 1321 133 k ti 6 61 (6 ;6 17 90 92 105 1 8 98 4 7 8 100 100 ICO 100 10 131 1:4 144 116 128 32 Do. sew, is. at 25 pa GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original I) . S. Vs , . gua. Do. South Wales .... Do W. Mid.— Ox:ord 100 10 1( 0 10 100 E 43 VS CSi 891 f 4 66 47 49 45 48 ,05 'O6 121 /21/ i 9! b 4 107 109 I 41 12 12'•% 121 99 ICO 61 63 1)o. ):e wpo t Vo. Ile eford Lane •shire &Yorkshire ndon and Blackwali Lou.,' Bri & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Daver Lon. & N orth Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, Itirmin & Derby, Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. A shares aid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ~& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1865-t8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 181i4 North Staffordshire , N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock O. Scot, Mid. st ' 4 hvews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -ouch E stern 4taines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale ' Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw til 1411 1421 3t 311, 1311 125 104 10 53 54 z4i /5 111 112 69 70 103 104 37 33 - -P 94 104 p 121 123 1 I►.PI 79 80 114 12 145 159 61 53j 61 63 55 63 831 9 10 156 159 3 4p IC4 106 47 4•J W.llartlepool liar.& lt. Do. A Irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. 78 80 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 951 61 451 : 1 131 1414 31 P'i I 1071 a 1`.:31 2j 993 iii 611 1 1311 i 103, 4 84 1 Paid./ Closing :I Business Price. done. 69/ 81 91 81 112 11¢ 12 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St.Lawrenec all 57 55 at J Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 1031 IC4 101 ( gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. le shares 2 pr ip 101 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 41 41 10 Do Preference all 8 9 . 100 Buff Brant, & Goderich ^" 6 p c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 1( 0 Do. do. July I, 1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1574 100 st Calcutta &b. E., lim lOO 99 101 at a e Town & Dock, gu lOO 70 75 72/ 00 Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p• all 100 102 it East. Ben.:al, gu '5 do 100 1 0 3 1 01 9t East 'Alan, gu. 5 p.c. 100 1( 44 105, 1041 51 20 Do J Extension st Grand Trunk of Canada 100 10 i9l 100 Do. Equip. Ilort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 85 87 • 100 Do. Ist i'ref. Bonds all 61 63 100 Do. do. deferred , all 54 56 Pi) Do. 2d Pr, 1. Bonds all 55 57 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. Pref. stock all 45 4S 100 Do. do. deferred 1 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e lOO 1011 1054 105 20 10. Gua. 5 per cent l4 4 p 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 4 3 I 1) at Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent at D. 41 per cent 10) -- 81 Do 201 Great W, s. of Canada, all 101 20/ D.,. New .... 100 Do. 6p. c. Bda. pay. 1873 all 86 88 100 110. 55 do. pay. 1877-8 all 81 84 10 Indian Branch, limited 102 1 id st Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 1.03/ st Do. 41 do (00 95 97 at Do. 4i do lOO 89 91 20 Do. Fifth Rxterisiol, 2 st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 1 00 50 Mel. & Hudson's nay all 65 07 20 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B at Nl.lll.C'da,pclstpf.bds 82 61 st Scinde ...... 100 101 102 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do sg 4. 2 id pr at Do. Puniaub o+o 100 1011 'lO2 at Do.lndus St Flo " 100 91 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per • cent., Dec. 31,1872.. . .. 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 13774 , 4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug*. ICO 11 99 D sp. c. Mar. ct, Sept 101 t,7 99 11 0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 86 08 Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 100 85 47 Cape (.4.110pe, 6 p.c. 1873 100 101 103 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. do! 1 , 90-1 100 Its lu7 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 107 109 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 107 109 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1887, May 5, Nov. 5 101 104 106 Natal qov. 0 per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 93 96 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1861 i 09 100 102 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1871) 100 44 96 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 100 92 01 92/ 3 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 llO 97 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 1051 106, S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18e8-0 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 10) Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, d pril & Oct lOO 1091 1101 110/ BRIT I SR DI INES, Cam Consul. Gold, lim Chi verton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as c Cam Brea East Grenville East Love I E. W'l Russell ~ Tavlstk Gam & StA übyn(G wen. Great L .spy, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor ,Helst, .L. Grenvile Herod's Foot llingston towns Margaret (Uny Want Marke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, liw Nangiles •. New Se ton ....... . North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett 'dogma North Wheal Crotty Prosper I Tutted—. • Pr vidence Uny S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft West l'assett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Ch iverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redrutb wile& Ludo..tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Se ton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal • . • Si 9/ 25 28 595 605 I 1 15 18 121 131 6) 7 . 3 3i ilk 124 4} 4 ; 3 5 20) 21 3 • 31 :73 3j .31 23 40 3 1 3 • 4 6 8: 51 fit' 2i 16 18 35 45 32} 1.10.6 2.8.. 7.1.6 10.6.7 13 15 t 2 1. 21 3 : 32 : - 5 505 515 174 22 13 15 17 18 74 84 104 12 774 82, 185 195 90 05 15 20 18.1§:91 30.17.61 3.12.8 8 3SI 11 13 200 210 )7j 181 rtiEFEItENCE 6 Great 'Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., t.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxfora 2 , Ditto, West Mid., gua. shares, 5 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, 1)i to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 132 i Ditto. 44 per cent. pt. stock rd., 9u Midland, Leicester and Ilitchin 4 per ct., 91 AR S. guaranteed stock, per cent., 1E63, 51 PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pr., Ditto, new, 5 per cent., 9 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Eat., B 6 per cent., 1011 FOREIGN ItAILRYAYS. Gfreat Luxembourg, 14 Namur and Liege, gas. 6 per cent. pf., 191 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 191 • U NAOS MINES. Cape Copper, Urn., 12 f liapunda, Ma., i t Port Philip. lk Washoe Gold, lira., Ditto (.£3,, 8k BANKS. lim., aoi 30 1, Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 211 Anglo Austrian, 6; Anglo Egyptian, Bra., 12; 13 Colonial, inn., 414 Imperial Ottoman, 7 ; London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 50; London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23i London Joint Stock, f 1 London and South African, 17i Merchant Bank, Aim ' 26 1 National Provincial of England. 101 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., -- Ditto (£lO , 7 Scinde, Punjauo, and Delhi, lira., 61 Union of Australia, 65 Union of London, 55 41 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine. 67 MISCELLANEOUS. Atl .ntic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., Lierlin Water Works. 11m., 101 Credit Fonder and Mobiiier of England, 9 81 Ebbw Vale, 8 Electric Telegraph, 1201 Hudson's Bay, g Humber Iron Works, 1 International Financial 9ociety, lim., London Financial ASROCiatIO II . lirn., 221 1 London General Omnibus Company, 31 Madras Irrigation and Canal, 91 Mil Ewan Freehold Land and Dock, lim , 11 Ocean Marine Insurance), 21 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lirn., Ditto, new, 5 Pen nsula and Oriental Stcam, Ditto. new, 54 Irinidad Petroleum, Um., 3/ Universal alarm?. Insurance, lint, 6 The Echo de la Dordogne announces that the harvest has commenced in that department, particularly in the neighbourhood of Bergerac and Sarlat. Wheat was cut there a week back, and the grain turned out exceed ingly fine. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING„JUNE 27, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) IN RE STRAND MUSICK HALL COMPANY (LIMITED)- JUDGMENT, His Honour delivered judgment in this case, which came before the court on summons, and which had been argued at considerable length. He said that the European and American Finance Corporation held bonds and other securities for the sum of £lO,OOO and £5,000, for which they had advanced respectively £5,000 and £2,700 to the Musick Hall Company in question, and they further claimed interest from the 7th of March, 1865. The only question was as to the validity of claims put forth by the corporation as creditors of the company, and whether the latter proved a flourishing concern or a failure had nothing to do with the matters in issue. Having referred to the 78th and 35th clauses of the company's act, he said he considered that according to a correct interpretation of their provisions, the directors were empowered to increase the amount borrowed to £30,000, and they accordingly ob tained the first sum of £5,000. They afterwards applied for the £2,700, giving the bond and a policy on. the Phoenix Lifo Insurance Company as collateral securities, in addi tion to a promissory note. But prior to the latter transac tion the management had borrowed over £28,000, and there was no authority by the shareholders to enable them to increase the money raised beyond the £30,000. Ile was of opinion that the Corporation were entitled to receive the £5,000 with three months' interest. With regard to the other amount, it was clear that there was no instrument binding on the company for its repayment, however the Corporation might have been deceived by the statutory declaration shown them, and the suppression of the fact that the company had borrowed nearly £30,000 previously. He had no power to grant relief as against the company in respect to the £2,700, though they had evidently been the victims of a fraud. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Register Winslow.) IN RE SIR G. C. EARDLEY, BART. This bankrupt was adjudicated when he was on the continent, the debts being heavy. The matter has been before the court on many occasions, adjournments having frequently taken place in consequence of the non-filing of the accounts. To-day was appointed for the order of dis charge, but it was understood that the case had been again adjourned sub silentio. IN RE RANDALL. This bankrupt was a surgeon, of Finsbury-square, and to-day was appointed for the order of discharge. The debts are £22,965, and the deficiency £19,555. Some dis cussion ensued as to the figures in this case, and his honour ordered an adjournment. TN RE LORD THOS. CHAS. PELHAM CLINTON, This bankrupt, whose case was reported recently, was brother to the late Duke of Newcastle. The case ad journed upon the last occasion in order that the accounts might be amended, and to-day was appointed for the last examination and order of discharge. The case had not concluded when the report left. Waterloo Festival at Brunswick. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) BRUNSWICK, June 19. Our Waterloo Festival came off yesterday, and, as I think some account of it may interest you, I send you a slight sketch of the proceedings. Friday being the 50th anniver sary of Quatre Bras, where Friedrich William fought his last battle, and died the death of a hero, after living the life of one, was celebrated by a solemn Cathedral service, at 6 30 in the evening, and by all bells in Brunswick tolling the passing knell for half an hour. The Cathedral-place was crowded, and there was no possibility of getting within the doors, even officers being obliged to stand outside. From every house hung a flag or banner of some kind. But in every case, whether the colours were those of the town or country, of Brunswick or Hanover, the long black weepers of crape never failed, marking thus the mourning of the Brunswickers for their gallant and unforgotten Duke. In many cases there was simply a black flag in solitary gloom, hanging from the staff, which, however, like the crape weeper, was to be removed the next day in order to give place to the ducal, municipal, or national colour. Saturday passed over very quietly. It was bitterly cold, a biting north-east wind blowing up clouds of dust, and searching one's very ,bones ; yet many parsons want to see the vete rans arrive at the railway station at 6.30. Nine hundred odd had announced themselves—an almost incredible num ber, when one thinks of the age of all and of the fifty years come and gone since the great battle which sealed Napoleon's fate. Tho old warriors—chiefly, of course, men in a very humble class of life—were met at the station by the youths attending the Gymnasium. These are here called the Gymnasts, and belong to a society for the pro motion of athletic exercises. They wear a simple uniform and their captains marching at the head of the corps give their orders in military fashion. One of the young athletes had a drum suspended at his waistband ; beating a muster roll, all the old veterans came to call ; they were then con ducted by the Gymnasts to a Bureau, where they received their tickets of billet, the number of the house and name of the street where they were to be freely lodged ; they were then conducted to their quarter by the young athletes: At six on Sunday morning a general reveilld was sounded, and all met on the Monuments platz, a very beautiful open space, surrounded by a double row of chestnut trees, and in the centre of which, in the middle of a closely shaven lawn, stands a obelisk to the memory of those two gallant Dukes of Brunswick, Earl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Napoleon's General Brunswick" who met with his death, as you remember, at the unfortunate • battle of Jena), and that of Freidrich Wilhelm, the father of the reigning Duke, who fell 50 years ago at Quatro Bras. A solemn morning hymn was played, and other appropriate music followed. At 930 there was Cathedral service. We knew there was no pos sibility of getting in, but we drove to the Cathedral-square to see the Waterloo heroes come out of church. Everybody almost who had a carriage to send had placed it at the dis posal of those gallant old fellows, preferring to walk or take some public vehicle themselves ; and, indeed, the poor old men could never have tottered out to the parade ground before the town gates, for many of them were already ex hausted with the unusual excitement and all that they had already gone through that morning. I never saw anything more touching than when the Cathedral doors opened, and the solemn notes of the great organ came grandly pealing out into the morning air—all these old men, halt and maimed, feeble, infirm, and furrowed, each with a sprig of the traditional German oakleaf in his hat, many with a second sprig in their buttonholes and not a few with a scarf of oakleaves interwoven and worn order-wise across the breast and over the shoulder—people of a gone-by ge neration, men who had lived• in times of excitement, and who had seen bloodshed and tyranny, pestilence and famine, had stood side by side in the midst of battlo and sudden death, had gone through hardships untold, had (not a few of them) crossed the Alps, and escaped as by a miracle the snowy death of Russia, now standing helpless and weak as little children in summer sunshine, supported by one, tenderly guided by another, looked at with reverence almost savouring of awe by all, themselves, perhaps, the least affected of any by the touching scene. The Platz was densely crowded, and of - course, there were not nearly carriages enough for all " the nine. hundred. We took two into our drosky. One of them had helped to carry the Duke from the field of battle at Quatre Bras, after the fatal bullet had gone home doing its crnel work. These were both only Waterloo men. But the day before I spoke to one who had been all through the Russian campaign, a hale hearty old fellow, whom it did one's heart good to see. And, indeed, though many were sadly feeble, it was very cheering to see how many had work in them yet ; their old faces rosy, and their eyes still bright, while they marched away as well as the best of their pioneers, the Gymnasts. It was some time before the line of carriages got into motion, and then we went at a footpace, with frequent stoppages. This was rather trying' as lithe sun was pouring its fiercest rays down upon us, a bitter cold wind blowing, and clouds of dust flying ; for in these primitive parts we aro as yet unblest with water carte. But we had ample amusement in looking about us. Across the street were suspeudedwreaths and chains of oak leaves, forming sort of triumphal arches ; from every house hung flags and banners, with appropriate legends and in scriptions. In many cases the windows were completely garlanded with flowers, and up to the housetops human faces crowded one above the other. All the beauty of Brunswick was to be seen. The variety of pink, white, blue, and mauve bonnets was perfectly bewildering. If "none but the brave deserve the fair," I am sure the valour of those poor old veterans must be incontestable, for the brightest eyes, the rosiest cheeks and lips were there to do them honour, and the whitest hands flung bouquets by the hun dred into the carriages and among the crowd for the "Waterloo heroes." The procession passed up the principal streets, leaving the blackened ruins of the burnt down Schloss to the right, and across the market-place, and out of the town gates to the " Exercier-platz," or parade-ground, a large open green space, bordered on all four sides by fine old elm and lime trees. Here all the soldiery were drawn up ; the Generals and the staffs in a cluster looked very gay, with their dress uniforms and all their mani fold decorations and orders ; but every eye was directed to, the gallant 900 in every variety of costume, but with the unfailing Waterloo medal and the emblematical though simple decoration of oak leaves. The troops were then paraded. The bands played " God save the Queen.' The General Commandant of the town (Erichsen) at the head of his staff crossed the parade ground to where the veterans stood, and gave them a short address, which we were too distant to hear. The bands then played some German national airs, and the troops, defiling before the General, left the parade ground. The Waterloo heroes were then conducted to a banquet provided for them, and at which, I believe, 1,100 sat down to dinner. In the evening there was a grand display of fireworks, and military music in the grounds adjoining the infantry barracks. These were on a very grand scale, and all Brunswick was there ; not only the populace, but also the elite. The festivitie s were over between 11 and 12, but I trust the poor old Waterloo heroes were in bed long before that hour. Of course, they wore all brought hither free of expense, and had free quarters and food, but they must have been three try ing days for the dear old men. It was really good of them to arise out of their distant villages to go through all the excitement and fatigue, but it shows the true old spirit was alive in them yet. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFULLY DESTROYING THE LIST OF VOTERS FOR WESTMINSTER.—John Baker, a shoeblack, was charged before Mr. Mansfield, with wilfully destroying the list of voters_ for members of Parliament, placed on the parish church of St. James's, Westminster, the property of Mr. Scott Turner, the high bailiff of Westminster. Mr. Buzzard, the vestry clerk of St. James's, appearod to prosecute the prisoner, the proceedings being taken under the 6th Vic., chap. 18, sec. 25, which enacts that every person who shall wilfully destroy, mutilate, efface, or remove any notice, list, register, &c., affixed "on a church shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 40s. Lethbridge, 58 0, said that while on duty about half past two that morning, he saw the prisoner pull down the list of voters from the church door and take it away. lie stopped the prisoner, wLo was given into custody by 'Warren, the messenger at St. James's vestry. In answer to the charge the prisoner said he was very ignorant, and he was very sorry for what he had done. Mr. Buzzard wished to state that it was an offence con- stautly occurring. Mr. Mansfield said that however ignOrant the prisoner might be, he must be well aware that when public notices or papers were put in such places they were not intended to be pulled down. He would, therefore, have to pay a penalty of 405., or be committed for a month in default. THAMES. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUlClDE.—Margaret Macarthy, a large, red faced, and masculine Irish woman, was brought before Mr. Ellison, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and attempting to commit self-destruction. Frederick Greenfield, a police-constable, No. 495 K, stated that yesterday morning he was on duty in the Com mercial-road, near the Cannon-street gate, and saw a mob of 400 or 500 about and near the prisoner, who was drunk and making a great disturbance. She was desired to be quiet and go home, which she refused to do, and on his attempting to remove her she struck at him and at every one within her reach. Slie raved and swore fearfully, threw herself on the ground, and was removed on a stretcher to the station-house, followed by a boisterous mob, and to the scandal of the well-ordered and moral portion of the community. William Stutch, a police-constable, No. 696 A, stated that in the course of the night he visited the cell in which the prisoner was confined, and found her stretched on the bench with a handkerchief fastened very tightly round the neck, and with two knots in the handkerchief. She could not speak, and he had much trouble in unfastening the knots and releasing her. After she was recovered he left her. In 10 minutes afterwards he again visited her. The shawl she was wearing was then covered over her head kneck, and face, and a portion of it thrust into her mouth. ' She was quite insensible, and he had more trouble than before in recovering her. He was compelled to watch her for the remainder of the night. Mr. Griffin, inspector of the K division, said that the prisoner was a woman of infamous character, and kept a brothel in a low neighbourhood, called Queen Ann-street, Limehouse. Sho had given much trouble to the police. The prisoner, in defence, said that she put the handker chief round her neck to protect herself from cold, and the cloak over her head to keep it warm. Mr. Ellison said he did not put any credence in the pri soner's *story. She had been drinking heavily, and in her excitement made two attempts to commit self-murder. Ho should order her to be remanded for a week. WESTMINSTER. A WORTHLESS SON ATTEMPTING SUICIDE.—William Gifford, aged 19, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. William Haymont, superintendent of, the Rochester buildings lodging-house, Westminster, said that defen dant's father and family lived there. Last night witness was called to the apartments to remove the prisoner, who refused to go away, stating that it was his father's place and he had a right to remain. His father refused to admit him, and the accused, suddenly taking a knife from his pocket, and, unclasping it, said ho would not trouble any one any longer, and was raising tho knife to his throat when witness seized it and took it away from him. A policeman was sent for, and while, witness was speaking to him, prisoner nearly strangled himself by drawing his neckerchief tightly round his throat, and he .was insensible for some seconds, and when he came to, he was taken into custody. Defendant said that ho had got nowhere to go, and con sidered his father had a right to afford him a homo. The father, a sergeant of the Corps of Commissionaires, said that prisoner was a worthless young man, who was repeatedly troubling him for money and bringing him to distress and penury. His master had discharged him for misconduct. Ile was remanded. The Taxation of Ireland. ~~.~ The report of the select committee appointed to consider tho taxation of Ireland was issued yesterday. It over twelve folio pages, and enters at some length into the question as to the conformity of the taxation of Ireland with the provisions of the treaty of Union. The commit tee find it impossible to present—as they wished—an ac count of the total net liabilities of the two countries at the time of the Union and again at the time of the amalgama tion of the exchequers. By the treaty of union it was pro vided that even after amalgamation certain abatements and 'exemptions from indiscriminate taxation should be allowed to Ireland if the circumstances of the country seemed to require it. Of late years, however, the committee say considerable additions have been made to Irish taxation, and it has been placed more nearly on an equality with that of Great Britain. Between 1852-3 and 1862-3 the increase of taxation in Ireland wad 52 per cent., whilst in Great Britain it was only 17 per cent. The committee are of opinion that with regard to the grants for poor law medi cal officers and for workhouse schoolmasters, the same aid should be extended to Ireland as in England. Mr. Senior, who gave evidence before the committee, remarks that the taxation of England is both the heaviest and the lightest in Europe ; the heaviest as regards the amount raised, the lightest as regards the ability to bear that amount ; but that in the case of Ireland it is heavy both as regards the amount and as regards the ability of the contributor; and he adds that England is the most lightly taxed, and Ireland the most heavily taxed country in Europe, although both are nominally liable to equal taxation. The committee were directed to inquire whether the taxation of Ireland was "just in reference to the resources of the country." Though it is extremely difficult to ascertain exactly the relative wealth of the two countries, they think it is clear from a variety of figures, supplied chiefly by Mr. Chisholm, Chief Clerk of the Exchequer, and from other evidence, that the wealth of Great Britain is much more than that of 7- times i that of Ireland, the proportion fixed for the contributions of the two countries by the treaty of union. It should be said, 4owever, that at no time from the union to the pre sent day has Ireland actually contributed to taxation in that proportion. The committee say it is not to be denied that Ireland has been suffering during the last few years, but it has not been shown that this suffering has been owing to the pressure of taxation. "It would rather ap pear," says the report, " that it has been owing to the extremely unfavourabl e character of the seasons, which, for several years past, have been remarkably inclement, and which have caused peculiar sufferings to a country whose industry is almost wholly agrinultural." If the taxation of Ireland, they add, is to be graduated so as to relieve her on the ground of her poverty, there are parts of England and Scotland which might getup a similar case. They hold with regard to remedies that it would be a seri ous error to expend the money voted for national objects in any other way than that which appears best for the na tion at large ; but while they conderfin unproductive ex penditure, they are of opinion that any measures which can be safely taken for furthering advances of public money to promote the improvement of Particular districts in order to render those districts ultim a t e l y more capable of ad di ng t o the national wealth aro de s i ra b le. The applications f or loans under the Lands Improv ements Acts, which aro at tended with no risk of loss to the country, have fallen off since 1849, and the committee think that the conditions must be too onerous, and might with advantage be modified. The committee recommend "that extensive proprietors should be allow ed advances for land improvement, drainage, and labourers' cottages, beyond the sum of £B,OOO, which is now the fixed limit, in all cases, whatever may be the size of the estate. They also recommend that it should be made optional with the proprietor to borrow the money, under the arrangement at present in force, viz., by repay ments at 61 per cent. for 22 years ; or by payments of 5 per cent. for such a number of years as will be necessary to re pay the sum borrowed, with the same rate of interest as at present. Also, that when a loan is granted for a farm building, it should not be made a condition that the proprietor should provide a house at a cost of £2OO. There are many cases where a small farm building would be most useful, but where no house is required. Your com mittee also recommend that the conditions attached to the erection of labourers' cottages should be reconsilered. Your committee recommend that full periodical returns of local taxation in Ireland and Scotland should be laid before Parliament, as is provided in England by the act of 1860. Your committee, in conclusion, call attention to a question which has arisen as to a grant of £5,000 a year, Irish cur ency, which was originally made for the encouragement of the Irish coast fisheries under the Act 59 Geo. 111., c. 109. Some doubt appears to have existed in Ireland in 1830 as to the effect of subsequent legislation upon this grant ; and the Commissioners of Irish Fisheries Were directed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, in the same year, to suspend all further proceedings with respect to that grant. It seems afterwards to have been considered that the grant was actually terminated, and no issue of money was subse quently made under it, although applications were from time to time made to the Commissioners of Public Works for aid towards the building and repairing of fishery piers, and for assistance to poor fishermen. Whether the original grant of £5,000 a year is still in force, or capable of effect, Appears to your committee to be a legal question of no small importance, and possibly of some nicety. Your com mittee strongly recommend that the question be submitted for the opinion of the legal advisers of the Crown." SPORTING INTELLIGENOE, CITY BETTING—Tins DAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 2 to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered) sto 1 agst Brown Bread (taken) 6to 1 agst Revival (taken) 10 to 1 agst La, Toucques Ktaken) 10 to 1 agst Macbeth (taken) 12 to 1 agst Brandy Wine (taken) 20 to 1 agst Any other (offered) BETING AT MANCHESTER.—Mos. Speculation at the . Subsbription Rooms this day on filo Northumberland Plate was of the usual "up and down " character, as horses were knoCked about in a most my, sterlcus manner. • Caller Ou, however, who opened at 7to 2, tiOSed at sto 2 (taken freely). Brown Bread and Revival, who were very unsteady at the latter portion of last week, Were in good odour, 9 to 2 being accepted about the Middleham colt, and 13 to 2 was taken about the representative of the " spots." Le Marechal was steady at 10 to 1, but Brandy Wino fluctuated between 9 to 1 and 100 to a, the latter being the offer at the finish, and that price •was taken about Macbeth. La Toucques rapidly declined from 7 to 1 to 20 to 1 (offered), and Strong Beer was friendless at 100 to 3. Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 5 to 2 agst Caller Ou (taken freely) 9to 2 agst Brown Bread Oaken and offered) 13 to 2 agst Revival (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Le Marechal (taken) 100 to 8 agst Brandy Wine (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Macbeth (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Alice (taken) 20 to 1 agst La Toucques (offered) 20 to 1 agst Little John (offered) 100 to 3 agst Stiong Beer (offered) 100 to 3 agst Henrietta (offered) 100 to 3 agst Wharfinger (offered) AQUATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR scullers' race of a very in teresting description was rowed yesterday between George Cannon, of Blackwall, and Joseph Heath of Greenwich, from Putney to Mortlake, for £25 a-side. Both are water men, and had several times previously distinguished them selves, and they met before last year below bridge, when, after a severe race for three miles, Heath nearly drove his man ashore, and going by, won with ease. Since then Heath has rowed Horace Cole, of Chelsea, and would have won easily, but a foulearly in the race was given in against him. Cannon had trained at Harry Kelly's, the Bells, Putney ; Heath at Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth ; and both were very fit. Three steamers, densely crowded, accom panied, and betting was 6 to 4 on the Greenwich lad. Mr. Heath having been appointed umpire for his son, George Hommerton for Cannon, and the veteran Bill Pocock re feree, they went to the Aqueduct at 4 o'clock, Cannon with the station, and after an amount of fiddling got away at 20 minutes past, Cannon obtaining a strong lead. In a few strokes Heath came up, but Cannon got away again a little, and a splendid race followed by the Star and Gar ter and London Boat-house, Cannon all the time drawing slightly, aided by Heath's faulty steerage. At the Point Cannon was all but clear of his man, but Heath stuck to him gamely, and a little further drew over his quarter, and they so rowed till near the Dung-wharf. Here Cannon drew clear again, taking Heath's water, and after another desperate race went away at the Soap Works, and led by a good two lengths under Hammersmith-bridge. After this, in spite of Heath's plucky rowing, Cannon gradually in creased his lead without any remarkable effort, and won by four lengths, in 24 min. 10 secs. The winner is pos sessessed of a very useful style, especially for a below bridge man, and may be looked for to do something better ere long. The Murder of a Child and Alleged Poison ing of a Wife at Woo'wit:h. Last evening Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, resumed at the Royal Oak Tavern, Woolwich, the inquiry respecting the death of Benjamin Jones, an infant, whose body was found in the Thames under circumstances that have given rise to a charge of wilful murder against his father, Thomas Jones. The. court was densely crowded, and the proceedings were regarded with great interest, as it was known that the accused was also charged with the murder of the child's mother. The Coroner said that he had to request the jury to attend carefully to the links of evidence in the case, and not to suffer themselves to be led away by the excitement which prevailed in the neighbourhood. Louisa Beer, 32, Raglan-row, Plumstead, repeated the evidence which she had already given before the magistrate, and which was to the effect that the deceased was born on Good Friday, and that its mother died on the 30th April, leaving the child in her care. On the Bth June she took the child to the father's by his orders, and she never saw it alive after. She now added that the father had paid her 2s. Gd. a week for minding the child. When she objected to the child being sent to London then, as its clothes were dirty, he said, "Never mind the clothes ; I will send it where there is another baby," and he asked her for a pint bottle of milk. Two days after she saw the milk, unused, in tho cupboard, and she asked him why he had not given it to the child. He said, " Because the woman had the breast." When she afterwards, on the 14th instant, told him that she felt very uneasy, and if he did not tell her where the child was she would go to the magistrate, he said, " If you ask again, and don't mind your own business, I will go to Mr. Hughes (the solicitor), and see what he can do for you." _ _ . Mary Holman, 5, Raglan-row, Plumstead, said that the deceased's father lodged with hor. He was a labourer at the dockyard. He had been in the workhouse previous to the birth of the child. Shortly after the child had been brought to the father, on the Bth of June, witness, at ten in the evening, went into the room, and, not seeing it, said, " Where is the baby gone ?" Jones said, "It is gone to Camberwell. I have sent it to my sister's. Did you not see the lady go out with it ?" Witness said that she had not. She afterwards asked him to let his friends know where his sister lived in Camberwell, so that they might write. He merely replied, "I am the father of my own babe, and shall do as I like by it." . Henry Smith, a painter, said that on a Thursday night a short time since, either the 15th or the Bth June, he was larking with two girls in New-street, Woolwich. It was about ten o'clock. A woman camp and told him that Jones wanted to see him outside the Ship and Half Moon public-house. Witness continued, I went and saw Jones, who said, " Hallo, Harry, where can I got a boat ?" I said. "What do you want of a boat at this hour of the night ?" He answered, "My landlady has given me half-a-crown to go and drown some cats and dogs which I have now under my arm." I said, "It is very strange for her to give you half-a-crown to drown cats and dogs at this hour of the night." Jones answered, "No, it is not. I may as well do that as nothing," and " I have drowned them in the water-butt." He said that he would not throw them into the river from the.bank as there might be a bother ; and he asked me for a piece of string to tie them up tight, and said that they would sink because he had put a flat iron with them. I asked him to give me the iron for my mother, but he refused. We went down to the stairs and got a boat from a man for a pot of half-and-half, and we gave two boys a penny each to row it. We went towards the arsenal. I again asked him for the iron, and tried to get at the bundle, but he would not let me. We rowed out into the river to the middle, and he threw the bundle in. We rowed away. He turned round and looked, and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, good God! it has not sunk. Let us row back." I could not see it in the darkness, and I said, " No, no, lam not going back to your - cats and dogs. Row ashore, boys." Nothing more was said. The witness stated that he was not quite sober at the time, and that he had no suspicion that anything was wrong. Two boys, Alfred Brewer and Thomas Nolan, proved rowing a boat out in the river on the night of Thursday three weeks, for two men, who said they were going to drown puppies. The Coroner said that he would not conclude the present inquiry until he had taken the inquest upon the body of the child's mother. The court was then adjourned. THE EXHUMATION OF THE BODY OF THE CHILD'S MOTHER. Mr. Carttar, the coroner, accompanied by Dr. Stuart, Inspector Brown, and a body of police of the R division proceeded with a jury to the picturesque churchyard of St. Nicholas, Plumstead, where the remains of Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, the mother of the murdered child, had just been exhumed. Large crowds were assembled, and looked on at the proceedings with some degree of awe. The de ceased was much decomposed, and when Mrs. Holman, the person in whose house she had lived, was asked if she could recognise her late lodger, she burst into tears, and said that she could not. She ultimately, however, stated that she would be able to identify the shroud and the stockings by certain marks and by the letters " M. A. C." The coroner and jury then proceeded to the Plume of Feathers Tavern, in the village of Plumstead, for the pur pose of hearing the evidence. Louisa Beer, a married woman, said--I had a sister named Mary Ann Savage, who married Thomas Jones. She was twenty-ono years of age, and had two children, a little girl aged three years, and an infant born on Good Friday. She died on the 30th April, and was buried on May 4. Mrs. Mary Holman said—l made the deceased's shroud, and put the flowers in her coffin. 1 can swear to the shroud. Her husband cut her on the back with a razor two years before her death. The Coroner at this stage adjourned the inquiry for the medical evidence, and to give time for a chemical analysis to be made of the stomach and viscera of the deceased. During the afternoon the accused, Thomas Jones, aged 23, was brought up on remand, before the magistrate, at Woolwich. He is an intelligent-looking young man, and made no statement whatever. The evidence taken was not so full as that given before the coroner's court. The prisoner was remanded for a week. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE _This ray. • BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NEWCASTLE RACES-THIS DAY. TRIAL STAKES. Wale& Penhill Ifiv3 ran. NORTH DERBY. Oppressoe Extoller Strong Beer ,, MEMBEI:S' PLATE, Windham Clown Wangle Eye The above are the only races received up to the time of our going to press. LADTERTISEMENT.I " TAT TERSALLS' TlSSUE."—Commission Agency. —.Tames Hopkins executes Commissions on all Races throughout the year. Place-betting and double events. Cheques to be crossed National Bank, and Post-office orders payable at the Fleet-street office. Address, 13, Rolls buildings, Fetter-lane, London. E.C. IMPERIAL PARLYAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING• The LORD OHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. ABOLITION OF OATHS. Lord HOUGHTON gave notice that, unless the ques tion of the abolition of all statutory oaths were taken up in another place next session, he would move for a select committee to inquire into the subject. TYNE IMPROVEMENT BILL. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented two petitions against this bill, setting forth that the state of the harbour of the port would be rendered dangerous. The Duke of SOMERSET objected to opposing a bill which stood for third reading. After some discussion, the subject dropped. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. Earl GRANVILLE said with reference to what had been stated by the noble lord Tedesdale) last evening, that Lord Palmerston had been communicated with on the subject of the time for dissolution, he (Lord Granville) could state that the Government considered there were important reasons why the private bills before the house in certain stages should bo postponed after the public business had been disposed of, and Go vernment would advise her Majesty to dissolve Parlia ment on Thursday the 6th of July. He believed that no great inconvenience would be experienced with regard to private business by the rising of the house at the time proposed, as considerable progress had been made that day with respect to several private bills. It was most desirable for the country that there should be no delay in proceeding to the general election, as it would do consider able injury to certain districts. At the present time much injury was done to manufacturing districts by the excitement caused by the approaching elections, and he believed that there would be ample time for the public business by the date in question. Lord REDESDALE said that a large number of private bills had been got through, but there were several other bills which were not disposed of, owing, in many cases, to the neglect of the parties themselves. He trusted the house would not adopt the principle of " hanging up bills," so as to allow their being resumed at the stage where they left off. PRIVATE BUSINESS The following bills were read a second time :—The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. 2) ; East Glouces tershire and Wiltshire Railway ; Sirhowy Railway ; Alex andra (Newport) Docks ; Strathspey Railway ; Aboyne and Braemar Railway ; and Midland Bailway (Maccles field, &c., Lines). The following bills were read a third time and passed : Baroness Windsor's Estate; London, Chatham, and Dover and London and South-Western Railway Companies ; Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway; Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. 1); Monkland Railways; West Yorkshireßailway; Caledonian Railway(Bougholm branch); London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2) ; Bury St. Edmunds and Thetford Railway ; Tyne Improvement ; Callandar and Oban Railway ; Ipswich and Felixston Railway ; Greenock Railway ; London, Chatham, and Dover No. 1) Railway ; Tooting and Merton Railway ; Bishops Castle Railway (Deviations, &c.); and Leeds New Railway Sta tion. ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES. Lord REDESDALF t moved the following notice on Standing Order No. 179, sec. 1 :—That Wednesday next shall be considered as a sitting day with respect to any petition praying to be heard upon the merits against any bill mentioned in either of the two classes of private bills ; and also moved that Standing Order No. 178 sec. 9 be dispensed with for the remainder of the session. The motion was agreed to. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—This DAY. Tho SPEAKER took the chair at 20 minutes past 12. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Burnham Tidal Harbour; Belfast Water ; Edgware, Highgate, and London Railway ; Fulham Railway; Lancashire Union Railway; Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway ; Southport Improvement ; South wark Bridge Transfer ; and Sunningdale and Cambridge Town Railway Bills were considered and agreed to. THE STANDING ORDERS Col. W. PATTEN called the attention of the house to the report of the Committee of Referees on Private Bills, and moved the following alteration in the Standing Orders : —To repeal Order 88, and to substitute the following : " The Chairman of Ways and Means, with such other persons to be appointed by Mr. Speaker, and for such period as he shall think fit, shall be referees of the house on private bills ; such referees to form ono or more courts, and three at least to constitute one court ; the chairman of each court to be a member of this house." After No. 90, to insert the following :—" In case the promoters and opponents of any bill shall agree that all the questions in isstie between them upon such bill shall be re ferred to the referees, it shall be competent to the referees to inquire into the whole subject matter of the bill, and to report their opinion thereon to the house ; and, in case they shall report that such bill ought to bo proceeded with, the same shall, unless the house shall otherwise order, be re ferred to the committee on unopposed bills, and shall be treated as an unopposed bill." After No. 91 : "In case the referees shall report, with reference to any bill, that the estimate deposited in respect thereof is insufficient, or that the engineering is inefficient for the proposed object, the bill shall not be further proceeded with unless the house shall otherwise order." The hon. and gallant gentle man went at great length into the matter, and said he was of opinion to compensate the members of the house for the sacrifice of time they were called upon to make in filling the office of. referees. Mr. AYRTON objected to the proposition of paying members of that house for services rendered in committee. Mr. LIDDELL thought it would be better to postpone the consideration of the matter until the next Parliament met. He did not think that a thin house at the close of the session ought to determine the matter. Sir E. COLEBROKE was quite ready either to take the motion into consideration on that occasion, or leave it to be dealt with in the next session of Parliament. He did not think they could carry out effectually the committee of referees without the members were adequately compensated for the undivided attention they were called upon to give for the public good. Lord HOTLIAM objected to the payment of the refe rees without they were placed in the same position as the chairman of committees. . . . Mr. HENLEY was quite disposed to vote for the contl nuance of the arrangement of the court of referees, pure and simple, but he was indisposed to give his assent to a propcsition now made for payment of the members of the house forming the court. A long discussion ensued, which terminated in Colonel Wilson Patten withdrawing the 88th order, which involved the question of payment of members, and the other alterations suggested by the hon. and gallant member were agreed to. The SPEAKER, at the conclusion of the debate on the standing orders, said he had to thank the several members who had taken part in the transaction of the private busi ness of the house, and Sir G. GREY, on the part of the Government, also said that the house and the country were under deep obliga tions to the hon. gentleman for the valuable services per formed. The amendments to the Clerical Subscription Bill were considered and agreed to. The amendments to the Turnpike Act Amendment Bill were considered and agreed to. The County Courts Equitable Jurisdiction Bill was read a third time and passed. The Colonial Docks Loan Bill, as amended, was further considered, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Poor Law Board Continuance, &c., Bill was read a third time and passed. The Marriages (Lambourne) Bill passed through com mittee, and was reported without amendment. ADMIRALTY ACTS REPEAL BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. HENLEY hoped the bill would not be proceeded with at that moment, as he had certain observations to offer upon the bill. The order for committal was postponed until to-mor row. The committee on the Dockyards Ports Regulation Bill was postponed until to-morrow. The Lords' amendments to the Union Chargeability Bill were considered and agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Lunatic Asylums Act Amendment Bill were considered and agreed to. Ths sitting of the house was then suspended. At Mx o'clock the house resumed, and was [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening LORD CIIAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JUNE 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Rev. Henry, Lord Bishop of Worcester, to be Clerk of the Closet in Ordinary to her Majesty, in room of the Right Rev. John, Lord Bishop of Chester, deceased. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE leased 20. to The Queen has been graciously p appoint Francis Clare Ford, Esq., now a Second Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service employed in her Majesty's Embassy at Vienna, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in. Japan. JITNE 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Major Charles Edward Mansfield to be her Majesty's Consul- General at Warsaw. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 27. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. Deputy Commissary-General Humphrey Stanley Her bert Jones, C. 8., to be Commissary-General, vice W. H. Drake, C. 8., placed on half-pay. Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General James Stewart FOURTH EDITION Calder Sutherland to be Assistant-Commissary-General, vice J. M. M. Gaudet, placed upon the retired list. Deputy Assistant Commissary General Horace Lavers to be Assistant Commissary General, vice Atkinson, de ceased. CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT. The Rev. Hugh Huleatt, M.A., Chaplain of the Second Class, to be Chaplain of the First Class. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the " Gazette" containing the Bank rupts had not arrived when we went to press. SUN OFFICE, lIALF-PAsr 7 O'CLOCK. SPOI-ITING INTEL SNCIE T.Ws Bay. - BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NEWCASTLE RACES—Tins DAY. HUNTERS' STAKES. Extra Number First Whip Fonr ran, TYRO STAKES. • Blue Riband Vulture Bob Chambers Six ran. SELLING STAKES. Reviver Jack's Alive S Nveetness Five ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 2to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 9to 2 agst Brown Bread (taken) 6to 1 agst Revival (taken) 6to 1 agst Marechal (taken) Very little betting. ODIHAM RACES—Tins DAY. MANOR PLATE. Modicis Thais Crytheia Ten ran. STEWARDS' STAKES. Chicken Hazard Professor Anderson Cotytto c Five ran. ODIHAM HANDICAP. Surney Basquine Harkaway HUBS TBOURNE STAKES Squire Novice Lecturer . DOGMERSFIELD PARK STAKES. Squire Sweet Anne Opposition Twelve ran. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY PLATE. Thor.. Viper Virtuous . COURSE OF EXCHANGE-VA Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles Franldor: on the Maine Vienna. Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Tifessina, Lisbon Oporto is Evening. Short. 11 17 3 Months. 11 19 11 19 25 42 25 42 13 9 Short 25 17 . 3 Months. 25 37 2.5 37 120 1 11 1/ 11 15 30i 47 48 481. 48• - 25 50 25 55 25 50 25 55 25 50 25 55 11 18 11 19/ 11 19/ 25 45 25 45 13 9i 25 24 25 44 25 44 120 3 11 24 11 25 25 524 25 574 25 52 25 574 25 524 25 574 511 51 51 514 Railway and Other Companies, BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday, at the London Tavern, Lieutenant-Colonel P. T. French in the chair. Mr. BAYNES, the secretary, having read the notice con vening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as road. Tho CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it was so full and explicit that it left him very little to say. The line had been completed and opened at the end of November last to Bombay for passenger traffic. The monsoon was now at its height, and would keep pouring down until September, after which the portion of line from Bulsar to Bombay, 120 miles, would be opened for goods traffic. He thought the receipt of £l4 per mile per week over the whole 306 miles, for passenger traffic only, was very satisfactory. The vast population on their line was chiefly confined to the rich and productive districts of country north of Belfar, so that at ono end of their line they had Bombay, and at the ether a most extensive cotton district. When the goods traffic was brought on the line their receipts must largely increase. Tho Government had required new forms of accounts to be adopted, which had caused some delay in their preparation, and the directors were not then able to show the expenditure for the two past half-years, but that would be rectified when the new forms were adopted, and they would be able to present them in future. The traffic receipts were continually increasing. By the last returns the receipts for six weeks to the Bth of May amounted to £31,890, against £18,627 in 1864, being an average of £5,315 per week against £3,105 per week, and £l9 16s. 3d. per mile per week against £l6 lbs. 2d. per mile per week in 1864, and this he thought was very satisfactory. Their tariff for goods was low, be ing only Id. per ton per mile for pressed cotton. Cotton presses were being established at Surat, Broach, Ahmeda bad, and other places on their line. The pressing of tho cotton would facilitate the loading and unloading of it, and make the risk from fire much less than when unpressed. He believed they charged the highest rates for third-class passengers of any line in India. The population at pre sent on their line between Bombay and Bulsar, a distance of 120 miles, was very thin, but from Bulsar to Ahmeda bad, 186 miles in length, constituted the populous and rich districts, and from which they might fairly expect an im mense traffic. The goods traffic could not be fully deve loped until they got their permanent station at Colaba, near the waterside, in Bombay. They had recently ordered 10 more engines and 1,000 goods waggons, and would soon require more rolling stock. They had also under consi deration the placing of a double line on all their bridges and large embankments ; and also the doubling of the lino for a few miles out of Bombay. It would be necessary to raise further capital for those purposes ; and they also pro posed to establish an insurance fund by a half-yearly con tribution out of the gross receipts of £2,000. He then ad verted to the retirement from ill-health of Mr. Lane, their late able manager, who had rendered great services to the company. _ . 11r. W. HARTRIDGE, deputy chairman, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, which was agreed to unanimously. Formal resolutions were also adopted authorising the di rectors to raise further capital by the issue of new stock, or debentures, under the sanction of the Secretary of State for India. It was also agreed to convert the paid-up shares into stock. On the motion of Mr. lIARTRIDGE, Col. French and Major Vereker, the retiring directors, were unanimously re -elected. The ratiring auditors were also re-elected. Lieut.-Col. KENNEDY said he had compared the traffic receipts per mile on their line with those of three other In dian railways, and found that they were 8 per cent. more than one, 40 per cent. more than another, and 10 per cent. more than a third. The profits on the goods traffic would be much more than those on the pass_nger traffic. Their real anxiety was not as to getting traffic, but as to bow they should carry the traffic that would come to the railway. Considering that a large amount of their receipts would be from through traffic, and that they were making every effort to accommodate it, ho fully expected to see dividends ' of 10 per cent. iea]ised. Mr. LANE, the late manager of the company, fully con firmed the statement of Col. Kennedy, the consulting en- gineer. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. Liverpool Cotton Market—This ray. Market firm at the clo e ing prices of yesterday. Sales, probably 15,000 or 20,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE — This day. _ -o---- LONDON, June 27.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. QUEENSTOWN, June 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Celes tine, from Monte Video. FALMOUTII, June 27.—Wind S.—Arrived—Alexander 11., from Cardenas. OFF FALMOUTH, June 27.—Wind S.—Arrived—Cecile, from Cuba. PORTSMOUTH, June 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Roslin Castle, from Calcutta; Lady Eglinton, steamer, from Dublin. CARDIFF, June 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Excelsior, from Santander. It [ineSS 3rdaY Ilea 3sley, )Hour Ma- adon, Mr. ler of ;c0r11"