The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-13 00:00:00

I tIONEk - 'IIARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLocK. There is very little business in progress in the Money Market, the number of bills brought forward for negotiation being very limited. The distribution of the dividends has tended to increase the floating capital of bankers and others, but the rates remain firm at 10 per cant. and upwards for the best descrip tions of short-dated securities. At the Bullion -office of the Bank of England yes terday there were no transactions of public interest. The New Zealand Trust and Loan Company have is sued a report to be presented on the 18th inst., in w hich the directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. The Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Com pany have declared an interim dividend at the rate ofto per cent. per annum for the half-year ending h June, viz., 10 per cent. per annum and a bonus of 5 per cent. The third report of the Bank of Otago for the .Year ending 31st Afarch last shows a net profit of 414 ,781 13 s. 6d. The surplus is sufficient for a d ivi dend at th e ra t e of 6 per cent. per annum as be fore, but th e di rectors have deemed it to be their d uty not to recommend the payment of a dividend at the present time. With regard to the debt of 1 1-59 ,852 B s . 10d ., due to the Bank by the South ,and Govern ment, the directors state that an act had been passed by the General Assembly for the settlement thereof. At the ordinary general meeting to-day of the [shareholders of the Alliance Bank the directors re commended the declaration of the same rate of dividend as was paid in January last, viz., £5 per c ent• per annum, free of income-tax. Two o'CLocK At the Paisßourse this morning, according . to Reuter's telegram, the French Rentes were 68f. 25c. Ileavy offered. Many securities at the Stock Exchange to-day h ave been flat, but Consols are firm, at 87+ 1 for Money, and 871 4 for the account. Why English Government Securities should of late be in so much favou r isnot so remarkable when the brief existence of so many joint-stock companies is taken into con sideration. There is at the present moment a reac tionary investing movement, and it is in favour of old established securities. The advertising columns of all our journals are now printing few, if any, prospectuses of new companies, and it will be a long time before the public have digested, financially con sidered, the specious undertakings so abundantly Provided by greedy promoters and the folly of cre dulous subscribers. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have been dealt in at 861 ; and India 5 per Cents. at 1031. Foreign Stocks show no material alteration. Mexican have receded 1, to 153 1 ; Spanish Pas to 191 1 ; t h e Certificates, 1, to 151 ; urkish 55 per C ents. continue at 26/ ; and Italian, 1, 4 51 1 ; Greek h ave advanced a ., to 11 12 ; and theties Brazilian Scrip t, 1, to 4 3 di s . A mer i can securi ,l " are stea dily supported. U n ited States h ave clioed , to 671 ; Erie Shares have remained a t 39 1 ; and Illinois, at 761. v in the R a i lway Share Market business has been n ery d u l l. Price s, h owever, have not varied to any la portant extent. Great Eastern, North-Western, La ncashir e South-E astern have each improved 10s. ; while The and Y or k shire have declined 10s. e Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive. Great_ Indian Peninsula have declined to 1044. ria ß l ahnk and Miscellaneous Shares exhibit no mate- Chi na c anges• Chartered of India, Australia, and Austre dealt in at ; London Chartered of Cr 21+ ; Metropolitan and Provincial, at :131a: Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, ; General Lscount C ompany, Credit, at 14 dis. ; and National 81 prem. BRITISII FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 8 QcVERN MEn IrwsrD S. Der Cent. Consols . B 7I IR I i I 8 DO. Account, • July . 10: B7l if i Newper Cent. Reduced B6i i i 3 per Cent B6l New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1880 L- L 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908. Elellequer Bills, 41,000,3 per Cent. ilarch. Do. 4500 _ Do 410 and £2O , 9 Bank of En gland Stoc o k, 8 Per Cent Do Account 4x GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} per A , 0 . Account _ D. 4 - per Cent., Oct. 1888 DDo. C ertificates e.. En faced Paper 4 per C en t _ . D o 100+ ° 5 per Cent., J an. 1872 51 per Cent., May 1879 _ Pm O. Deb., 4 p er C ent., Aug. 1866 D o unde r Do. Bond; £l,OOO pm . 41,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent, 415 pd —6s p BrAustrian Bonds 5 per Cent, 1859 azilian 5 per 'Cent. ......52- Do. 4i per Cento 18 58-60 Do. 1863 DO Do. 1865 D o .4100 Account„ Bonds .. ~ DO. Scrip, 455 paid "nenes Ayres 6 per Cent D 0 4100 Bonds Do 1 per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Do'Chilian 6 per Cent Deferred - 0.6 41 per Cent Cper Cent .............................. m olombD° Sc rip, £5O paid Danisian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. h 3 per Cent., 1825 k D Principalities Do. Account f.: quador New Consolidate d:1 per Cent lOl Do., Provisional Land arrant Cent., Do Deferred ................................. Egyptian 7 per Cent ............................ 85/ Do., Second Issue Do ..clOO Bonds .............................. 871 8 Do. 1864 ..................... 83 Do £lOO Bonds .... ........................ 84 5+ 6+ 1)0Do. Governmentv Railway Debenture; . paid ................................. dis Ureek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex CouponE3 Dno. Account ................................. Do "- enuPons ................................. uatem. Account ................................. ala 5 per Cent. ........................ Doltalian 5 per Cent 1865 ..................... ...Do Acc ount ...... ~.. ........................ Alexi. Mare mmana Railway .................. 00. can 3 per Cent ........................... Account ................................. 15+ / D o 1864 ...................... ...Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French..,, .'nentevideata 6.per Cent., 430 paid.............. moorish ImpfTial 5 per Cent ............... 4 o Land Warrants (Hectares) ......... "7 Granada .................................... 121 .,..0 2 per Cent ................................ 311 veruv, lie. Deferred ................................. D,o.ian 5 per Cent., 1.865 .................. Account ................................ ",° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ............... p: 0 4 } per Cent., 1862 ..................... --. 0 Account.. .................................. 61 - °,l-tguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ..... . ..... ;.. SDO 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, 3, "0. Account ................................. rt ussi an 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St - h p ° 4 } per Cent. 1850 -'-'0 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 -, .kro,,,° 5 Per Cent. 1862 5 ................... 1 3 . per Cent. 1861 ardEnian 5 per Cent z D 0; Account .......... "P a nish 3 per Coot 1)0 Account , DoDO New Defe;;:ed. DoAccount Passive -- f 121° AcellUlt .................. .. 191 P Inish Cert. of ....... ......... . funded ,D 0 Account ... P ow e d ish 4 per Cent __ Do 4i e rr ent. 1804 h 6 pCent. 1854 Dosccount D __.. .......................... 0 per Cont . 1858 56 D'. Account I), xton , _ ...........................0 I) ,_ ~ v -uoncis ............. ................ 6 D° ti per Cent 18(4 .. 51 . .-'0 Account .. ...... 521 501 Pk, ~.. ............................ 53 2 1 21 D o 6 " Bonds .............................. . 0 _ Per Cent.,1863 ~.; 26 - 0 0 per Cent 1865 paid up Se --P'" a 57 6.1. Do Account D o 4 .:., .... : v. per Cent. Guaranteed — ' '6lclzuea 3 per Cent. -Ditto account ... . . . -1)01.; ) ° 6 per Cent., 186.2 14- . A ccount 6 per Cen . t . , . 184.. A denos en the above payable in London. ..eatistriatt, 5 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins ..• I) ja , 41 Per cent.,”Ex..2sf. I.ltch 2irer Cent., E. 12 Guil itze!lell Far 3 per Cent Ilia), 5 per Cent., 1 861, E. 25f. Zo. Account Consols money .. Do. Afor .............. ..... TIIREEB7O.I'7OC.K. 87 } i ft:a ....................... 2 ... ........... `his Day. ORDINARY SRA.RES AND STOCKS. Share, Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, hcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang,l. et. No 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 p o Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire Liz Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat„ and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. At North Western Lon. Az South Western Man., Shef., Lt Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension__ Metropolitan District. Do. do. _ do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Darby %lid Kent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. (.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 . 'North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. st Shropshire Union South Devon Iyouth Eastern Statues, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo Sr Whiteha J West Cornwall Paid] Closing Business Price. done. 39 91 125 127 35 45 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 112 114 31 32 5 6 121 12:3 129 130 G2k 52; 34 83 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 all 3 16 i i 1 2i 1I 130 291 52 j 2 1231 21 P 3 21 . 118 j 18 921 58f 135 f 3 1261 6 i 691 1 BRITISH POSSE 'Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent• • . Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, & Goderich Calcutta & S. E., lirn ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Benal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Blort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th P . Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0 o. (Ina. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do Great Wcs. of Canada..l Do. New • • Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Ifelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay N.l3l.C'da, 6pc lstpf.bs Scinde ..... A • Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub...• Do.lndus St.Floc 100 100 100 all 100 100 COLONIAL GO YEE; British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do: 1880-9, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.( Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. I'l7B 00. 1882, Alayls, Nov. iL Do. 1895, Feb. & Natal 4 ;ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.AsJuly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p'c., 18tio Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct.. BRIT'S Cam. Consul. Gold, lim. Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea tast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great L txey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Rwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nev Seton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence ,Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton ....... . West Seton .... " Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Bedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis , 111 M . 2.1.0 29i 3, 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 6 7 5 7 423 445 lz If 7 8 i 1 2 3 3 t 3 i 7 ! 3t 191 201 t . 14 18 * 22 11 2 33 35 31 31 4 6 2i31- 41 11d 35 45 2 4 I 1 li 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 20 25 325 375 If 2 17i 22i 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 674 72i 105 115 80 85 10 15 3 5 145 155 10 12 584 5.17.0 YKEFERENC.E /611ARICS. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Great Eastern, E. Anglian, B stock 6 per cent. pl., -- Ditto, No. 1, 5 per cent, stock, 95 Great Western Orig. pref. 4i per cent pt, 85 North Eastern, Cons. pref., I per cent., cent.,ea a en rd.92 8., Sout p h it eas 4 te er r p n(R Ditto, 4} per cent., 91 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian 4i per cent. gua. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldin), South Austrian and Lombardo Yenetian,ll4f I FOREIGN MINES. Anglo -Brazilian Gold, limited, dis par Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 34 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 4 1 Alliance, lim.. 22 1 2 Australasia, 661 Bank of Egypt, 301 British and Californian, lim., 31 r 74". Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 161 Chartered tier. of India, London. and China, 361 Consolidated Bank, lim., 51 1 4 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 19 Imperial Bank, lim., 27 61 Imperial Ottoman, 8 Land Mortgage Bank of India. London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 London and County, 67 51 London Joint Stock, 44i London and South African, 15 4 London and South-Western, Him, 17 London and 11 estminster, 953 44 Me tropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 13 12 Oriental Bank Corporation. 15 4 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim. , 5 South Australia, Union of Australia, 484 MISCELLANEOUS. An Telegraph; 9 81 1 A pantie Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 3 .1.1 City of Moscow Gag, lim , 7 Credit Foncler and Bobilier of England, 31 1 Egyptian Coin. and Trading, lim., 31 Gen. Credit and Finance of L mdon. Inn., 3; 41 4 Hudson's Bay, 163 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 1 International Financial , ociety, Ifm. , 31 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. P,70, issued 90, 50 National Discount ompany, 131 1 tfieDitto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 31 is to pay, 5 1 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mali, lim., Upper Assam Tea, Urn.. Ditto 61 [AD VERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills—Everbody'sWish —One of the many causes of the eminent success of this medicine is the quiet, purifying effect it exerts over the circulation ; it watches over the new blood forming from the food, invigorates the distribution of the mature blood, and casts out the old which has done its duty, and whose further p resence becomes detrimental. By taking Hol loway's Pill s, agreeably to their accompanying instructions health every person may att a i n th e b est perm i ss ib le state of without interfering materially with his usual habits, pleasures, or pursuits. The weak and nervous will find themselves invigorated by judicious doses of this medicine, and b steady and p ersever i ng attention ,may confidently health. hoe fo increased strength , greater comfort, and better 123 123 92 94 20 22 1178 1181 92 )3 58 6 , ) 1321 13341, 21 3pl b 4 86 125} 126 It 2 r, 95 07 56 58 ',4 26 109 110 69 71 1064 107 h 9 11 p 119 121 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 198 152 65 67 46 48 69 20 76 81 14 . 195 2 3 100 103 53 65 ISIONS. 62 64• 100 101 ip 4 44 74 84 76 80 55 CO 100 102 90i IGO 100 101 18/ 19 85 87 57 50 53 55 50 55 45 SO 40 45 37 41 24 20 23 25 10k it 6 li 97i 98i 91 93 151 151 51 5 g 91 e 3 83 85 1} Op 98 09 ti 9 91 85 87 81 82 961 971 96 97 1 f•i 951 961 T SECUR 92 94 93 95 91 94 75 77 75 77 99 ICI 102 101 102 104 100 103 86 8) ICO W 2 105 1.7 102 104 103 105 101 103 I(i3 105 97 100 90 02 90 92 90 95 83 f , 5 92 91 76 78 94 96 94 96 102 104 104 105 Jun©. SHARE MEN' POLICE IN MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE JUDGE AND THE FIRE ESCAPE CONDUCTOR.—James Rowlands, a fire escape conductor, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner, and assaulting Mr. Henry George Brooks, judge of the Judge and Jury Society and refreshment-house keeper, No. 21, Leicester-square. • Mr. Brooks said that shortly before twelve o'clock last night, in consequence of what he was informed, he went into his public-room, and saw the defendant very violent, and making use of bad language. He requested the defen dant to leave, but he refused, and kept shouting out " Music." He told the defendant that be had no music, and again requested him to leave, and as he would not he called a constable, and the defendant then said he would leave. He (Mr. Brooks) left, as also did the constable thinking the defendant would go away, but about ten minutes afterwards ho was again sent for, and found the defendant had forced his way into a a private room and taken up a chair. He tried to get the defendant out of the room, and the defendant then seized him roughly and threw him against the wall and head long down stairs, endangering his neck. He then got a second constable, and after a great deal of difficulty in getting the defendant into the street he gave him into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant said the de fendant was very drunk, and that he never saw a con stable show more forbearance than the one who took him to the station, and ho felt it his duty to mention the fact. The defendant denied calling out in the room, but Mr. Brooks said he called out " Music" and "Banjo." Mr. Brooks, manager, proved hearing the defendant call out " Music" and "Banjo," although he requested him not to do so. A waiter proved seeing the defendant throw Mr. Brooks against the wall ; and Suckling, 177 0, proved that the defendant was drunk and used very bad language. In his defence, the defendant said that he never toliched the complainant, and that the complainant was intoxi cated. Sergeant Appleton and the constable both stated that Mr. Brooks was quite sober. The defendant's inspector said defendant had been four times reported for absence from duty. He would now have to appear before the committee, and after what had oc curred would be dismissed, the society not permitting such conduct. Mr. Knox said the defendant's stating that Mr. Brooks was drunk, when it was proved that he was not so, made him think very badly of him in trying to take away a man's character. As the defendant would be discharged from his employ, he would not send him to prison for a month, as ho otherwise would have done, but he would give him the option of paying a fine of £3, or a month's imprisonment. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ATTEMPT TO ROB A IlousE.—Thomas Ivell, a boy about 14 years old, was placed at the bar, charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Sydney Davis, artist, 172, Cambridge-street, Pimlico, with intent to commit felony. Mr. Thomas Crer, a gentleman living in Cambridge street, said that at 20 minutes to 11 last night ho saw the prisoner and a man with him sit down on the front steps of 172. His suspicion was excited by their stealthily watching and removing from the spot where it appeared that they were observed. They returned, however, in a few minutes, and having watched till the street was perfectly free of passengers, the prisoner mounted the balustrade, and having got on to the sill of the parlour window, opened it, and went inside. Witness immediately rang the bell of the house, and apprized the inmates. The police were called, and the pri soner was found in the parlour concealed behind the couch. Mr. Arnold—Where was the man ? Witness—He was at the door when the boy entered, and ran away when he saw me. Mr. Arnold—ls the boy known ? The Police—He has been here before charged with felony. He is well known to us. Prisoner was remanded for a week. THAMES. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A WlFE.—Daniel Driscoll, a fellowship porter, was brought up on a warrant, before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting his wife. The prisoner was in the receipt of 355. and neglected his family. His four children, in court, were in a miserable plight, and appeared to have been half starved. The wife, who had been terribly ill-used, was in a similar condition. The prisoner had beaten her in a savage manner, blackened her eyes, and broken a chair over her in bed. Nine weeks ago he knocked her down with a hammer. When the prisoner was arrested last night by Howland, a police constable, No. 89 H, the children were crying for food, and the officer asked the prisoner for some money to purchase bread. The heartless fellow said he had no money. He was searched, and 6s. 6d. was found upon him, a portion of which the officer judiciously expended in food. Mr. Paget commented at groat length on the prisoner's heartless conduct to his children, and his brutality to his wife, and sentenced him to be imprisoned for six months and kept to hard labour. Ho directed that the mother and children should be taken to the Whitechapel workhouse. MARKETS.---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were but moderate. The trade for all quali ties was in a most inactive state, and prices ruled next to nominal. The supply of foreign wheat on sale was moderate. In all descriptions sales progressed slowly at late currencies. Floating cargoes of grain were dull at drooping prices. The market was moderately supplied with barley, chiefly foreign. The trade was very quiet, and prices had a down ward tendency. Malt sold slowly at last week's currency. Tho market was well supplied with oats. The trade was dull, but at full prices for good and fine corn. Beans and peas met a slow sale, at about late sales. The flour trade was quiet in the extreme, and prices had a downward tendency. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,390 1,480 580 570 Irish — Foreign 20,610 13,420 33,930 610 sks , bls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of meat aro on sale. Generally speak. ing, the trade is dull, at our quotations. Per 81b by tile carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 3 6 3 10 Aliddlinc , do. 4 0 4 4 - s d s d Inferior mutton 4 4 5 0 Middling mutton 5 2 5 6 Prime do 5 8 6 0 Large pork 4 0 4 5 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 A to is 4d. Prime large do. 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 u Veal 4 0 5 0 Lamb, 6s 4 BOROUGH HOP. A very moderate business has been transacted in hops; nevertheless late quotations are fairly supported. The accounts from the plantations are, on the whole, favour able. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market is very dull, and prices remain with out change of importance. The public sale of Indian and Assam descriptions will commence on Tuesday next. SUGAR.—There has been a fair demand in the private market for West India at fully previous rates, but no public sales have been held. Refined goods are in most instances held for enhanced rates. Common lumps and titlers being quoted 44s per cwt. COFFEE.--A moderate demand has prevailed for Ceylon descriptions, but Plantation has receded about is per cwt. RICE.—The operations have been on a very restricted scale, and prices are a shade lower. TALLOW.—Business continues very dull. P.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted 44s 6d, and last three months delivery 46s 6d to 46s 9d per cwt. LNDIDO.—The sales have again proceeded with conside rable spirit, and prices have further slightly improved. 3,438 chests were offered, of which 470 were sold, 2,768 withdrawn, and 200 bought in. Tho sales will close to morrow (this day) with the B Catalogue. DRUGS.—At sale Turkey opium part sold, 13s 6d to 1.5 s ; ord. 10s to lls Gd; Egyptian out, 4s. Turkey picked Arabic out, £6 to £ll. Otto roses out, 20s to 225; inferior, 17s to 18s. Gum tragacanth, lOs to £ll 5s ; fine, £l3. Turkey galls out, 120 s to 130 s ; mixed, 60s to 755. Roll annatto out, is sd. Yellow bark part sold, 2s 5d to 2s 7d ; Calisaya, 2s. Castor oil sold, 7id to 7id. Cod liver oil part sold, 3s Gd to 5s up to 6s ; Not wegian out, 5s Gd Alexandria Senga out 6id. Cubebs, damaged, sold, 57s Gd to 765. Balsam capivi out is 11d. Honduras sarsaparilla FRANCE AND TII E NEEDLE- G UN.—The Evenement has received the following "communicated" note :—" In your number of the Gth you assert that the Prussian needle gun was presented to the Emperor Napoleon two years back, and that his Majesty merely thought fit to place it among his curious amis. The gun in question was pre sented to the Emperor six years ago, and Immediately the committee of artillery, by his Majesty's orders, engaged iu the task of comparing together all the guns which load at the breech. Upwards of 100 models were tried, and it was only last year that an arm was adopted far superior to the Prussian one. Tho troops at the Camp of Chalons will in a short time receive a great number." Dr. Denvir, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, died on Wednesday morning, at Belfast. Dr. Denvir was a man of advanced age, and about fivo or six years ago his coadjutor, Dr.Dorrian, took the entire charge of the diocese. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —A young woman named Richards, and a little girl, the daughter of Mr. Mann, the station-master at Mary, were killed on Wednes day evening on the Launceston Railway, Plymouth. They were carrying Mr. Mann's tea to him, but, loitering on the way, thoy were overtaken and run down by a train. 100 99j ,ITIES. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1866, Prince Consort's Windsor Association. BAND OF FIANCE -- ..-.--_.- ..- The annual meeting of this exceilent association, under the special patronage of her Majesty, was held in the Home Park yesterday (Thursday.) Since the death of his Royal Highness the Prince Con sort, the Prince of Wales has attended the annual distri bution of the prizes. This year it was arranged that his Royal Highness the Duke:of Edinburgh should present the prizes, but at a late hour, as was explained by Major-Gen. F. H. Seymour, most important engagements had pre vented his coming. At four o'clock the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ox ford entered the Royal tent, with Major-General F. H. Seymour, Viscount Kirkaldie, the Rev. H. J. Ellison, Mr. John Jones, the Mlyor, Mr. 'l'. A. Moore, and the Rev. S. Neville, when his lordship addressed the successful candi dates ; after which Major-Gen. Seymour took the chair. The Rev. S. NEVILLE read the report, from which it ap peared that the society is now in its sixteenth year, and is progressing very satisfactorily. The number of applicants was so great that the committee had often been obliged to reject cases in which the term of service had been even longer than 16 years. The honorary secretaries and visitors at the cottages report that they uniformly find a hearty readiness to receive their visits, and the result of their ex perience is that a progressive improvement in the condition of the cottages and gardens, especially in certain districts, is decidedly manifested. The allotment gardens were in a very satisfactory state, but the number of them had been. diminished by the extent to which building was going on at and near Windsor. The savings bank worked well. This year there were 101 applicants for 118 prizes, and the sums awarded amounted to £152 55., and about £25 to exhibitors. Her Majesty was specially thanked for singing the prize cards. After reading the report, the prizes were presented to the successful candidates by Major-Gen. Seymour, as follows : CLASS I.—To the labourer, or artisan, or his wife, who has brought up a family in honest, sober, and industrious habits, without parish relief, except in cases of sickness. Five recipients at £2 each, one at £1 155., and three at £1 10s. Capital of the Bank.... Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1837) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve iu landed pro- CLASS lI.—To the widow of a labourer or artisan who has brought up a family in honest, sober, and industrious habits, whether with or without parochial relief. Three recipients at £2, one at £1 lOs.; three at £1 10s. each, and one at £1 ss. CLASS lII.—To families distinguished for cleanliness and tidiness in house and person. Three recipients at £1 ss. each, twenty-five at £1 each, and nine at 15s. each. CLASS IV.—To well-conducted servants or labourers, male or female, who have lived the longest period of ser vice in the same situation. Three recipients at £3 each, six at £2 each., three at 355. each, eighteen at 30s. each ono at 255., three at £1 each, one at £2 10s., and one honourable certificate. CLASS V.—To young persons, male or female, who have kept their first place of service for the longest period (not less than three years). Two recipients at £2 each, one at £1 10s., two at 255. each, four at £1 each, and six at 15s. each. CLASS VI.—To the best cultivators of gardens or allot ments, being persons of honest, sober, and good moral cha racter. Five recipients at £1 each, two at 15s. each, and five at 10s. each. EXTRAORDINARY AND MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN MILE-END.—An inquiry was held by Mr. Humphreys, coroner, at the Crown and Sceptre Tavern, Charles-street, Mile-end Old Town, on Wednesday, relative to the death, under very singular circumstances, of two new-born children, the illegitimate offspring of a young woman named Emily Warner. Jane Warner, a widow residing at 8, James-street, Mile-end, said that the two deceased were the children of her daughter Emily, a bead worker, who was in her twentieth year. Last Saturday night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, witness, her daughter Emily, and her youngest daughter Hannah, aged ten, went to bed to gether in the same bed. Witness did not know that the elder girl had gone wrong. During the night Emily asked for a drink of water, saying she did not feel well ; witness gave it to her, and fell asleep. On Sunday morning, when she awoke, Emily said that she could not get up, for something had happened. Witness then found the two deceased children in the bed dead. She put them at once in an empty pail and fetched a doctor. In cross-examination by the coroner, it was elicited that wit ness had suspected that something was wrong with her daughter, but when she positively denied that it was so witness believed her implicitly. No baby clothes were prepared. Witness had not heard anything during the course of the night, and the children were certainly dead when she awoke in the morning. Witness knew that her daughter kept company with a young man named Richard Waits. Mr. F. J. Riley said that he was called in, and told that the girl had had a miscarriage. When he de manded to see the children a pail was produced half full of water, and in it ho found two fully-developed male children, quite dead. The post-mortem examination showed that the tongues and eyes protruded, and there was marked lividity. If the children had been born alive he should attribute their deaths to suffocation or strangulation. But he could" not undertake to say that they had been born alive. If there had been proper at tendance, &c., there was no reason why they should not Tabt t hhvuheaet There children a b ehhg l ei ell r rvd s ea; t. seiw W , nnna e a ows r roe n t ehin e ae r ae s bornoce o nae u sl e l d andol n ti v rh o e a c b: o e . have been born alive. H e had hardly thought it possible t s e uc b ha e b d ao u l, t ir ht h i in i t l g was said to h ave occurred. An hour and a half was the e ; h e nothing i c s h a m whyapse elapsed the b e d t e w ce e n en sed th ch e il b d i r r e t n h sh o n f n t l w d i n n n s t . d n known t i n n t w h have lived. The coroner having remarked upon the case, the jury returned a verdict " That the deceased children were found dead in a bed ; that there was no reason why they should not have been born alive ; but under what cir cumstances they came by their deaths the evidence failed to prove." LAST HOURS ON THE LONDON.—For my part I thought she might keep afloat four or five hours yet (at this time I would not ask anybody's opinion for fear of being misled), and concluded I would go down to my state room to put en a dry coat. I thought I might as well live comfortably for a few hours, if I had to die then. Before going I satisfied myself she would not sink while I was below, as I had a long distance to go, and had a particular horror of being closed in. I went down the companion way to the euddy deck, then around and down to between deck. At this time the passengers had ceased with the buckets, thinking their labour useless. There was no one there at the time but the captain. He had been having a look at the engine room. I spoke to him, and asked him if he thought it any use to still continue carrying up water ; if so, I would go and try and get them together again. He did not care about answering me, and walked back to the engine room, and I with him. We looked down, and afright ful place it was; the water coloured black with the coal, and washing about and breaking up the iron floorings or plat forms, and producing an unearthly noise. And a great pool of water it appeared to be. We stood looking for a minute or two. When he turned to go aft, I said, " Well, captain, what do you say ?" He replied, ' You may, but I think it's no use." We then went up the steps on to the cuddy-deck. There was a division between the after state rooms and the cuddy. In passing these rooms we saw some sailors and firemen in there opening cases of liquor, and some with bottles of brandy in their hands : there were several drunk at this time. The captain said to them, calling some by name, Don't do that, boys! don't die cowards !" I saw a sailor down on his knees, feeling about in a foot of water for a sovereign which he had dropped out of his mouth. He was as cool and eager looking for it as a street Arab would be for a sixpence he had seen fall. I saw standing at the cuddy-door a first-class passenger with a life-pre server strapped round him. I then turned and went down again to go to my room, opened one of my trunks, took out I coat, may my watch and purse ; thought to myself, well, sa aya w s well take them ; laid there out, shut the trunk, was particular in locking it (such is the force of habit): then put my watch in my pocket. At that moment the ship gave a roll, the water covering the port, which ghbouupt my coat, my purse a foot and a half fell darkened iinto to the t the e w r a o t o o m r. , a T n o i r n o picking c a k s i n a there at the time. I put my arm down, and felt for half a but could not find it minu te,thou v like al k t d e s o a n i l t o i r n f t o o r t t h h e e o s a o b l i - n e reig n, ; there were about half a dozan there at that time. I saw a Mr. Lemmon, of Mel bourne ; I spoke g—he shook his head didAl r. I n l o a t r din wish to be interrupted for death, and patiently waiting. t a h s e n n n : ic s h om a e s s t i o tti s n a g yto w hae ith their heads resting on the table a I s l a n N i v ost a a o ll p e r ld ep or a l r y in strapping up a railway rug into a bundle ; shortly after he was seen on preparing for deck with it, when the captain, with a faint smile, asked him if ho intended taking it with him. I have since been told by friends of this gentleman th a t h e h a d 1,000 sovereigns with him ; and probably th ese were in the rug. . . . I got on the poop as soon as I could, knowing now that the end was near. I had some difficulty in get ting up the staircase between the euddy and the poop, as it was crowded with people, who were all mute. It was then about one o'clock or half-past one in the day, Thurs day, 11th January. Just as I got on to the poop I saw an elderly couple, man and wife, with three children, two little girls about eight to ten years of age, and an infant. I am not sure, but I think they were the same who were wrecked a short time previously in the Dunbar, and this was the second, if not the third, attempt they had made to get to Australia. The mother and the two girls were sit ting on the lee-side, close to the mizen rigging, and the father alongside of them, holding an infant in his arms, and shielding it from the spray that was blowing clean over from windward. I took the mother and two girls up, and set them midships in the lee of the after companion way. In about half an hour after, and just before we left the ship, I saw the mother and two girls washing about on deck, drowned.—Cornhill Nagazine for July. " The journals of Paris," says the Impartial of Nancy, "announce that Marshal Forey has gone to the Prussian head-quarters, his mission being to determine King William to accept the armistice proposed by the Emperor of the French ; but the fact is that the Marshal has not quitted this town." WHO'S YOUR DOCTOR ?-MORISON'S PILLS l'Anrs, July 12. The followino• is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : ___ July 5. fr. 182,500,000 7,044,776 02 This Day. DEBTOR. July 12. fr. c . 182,500,000 7,044,776 02 perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 956,906,975 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur- rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last 120,224,650 4G 347,058,047 76 39,685,904 -- 6,604,227 75 six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 11 4,000,000 937,566,975 31,251,946 62 31,262,065 48 126,241,043 54 375,601,248 37 46,943,923 11,497,050 75 2,225,927 75 1,700,829 07 2,372,304 91 2,372,304 91 15,944,172 52 23,740,233 19 Total CREDITOR. July 12. July 5. fr. c. fr. c. 657,291,000 79 668,237,785 73 Cash in hand and in Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet duo Do. branch banks Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) Government Stock re serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 140,532 44 258,691 69 363,911,482 72 382,346,406 44 375,118,115 - 378,311,124 - 9,906,300 - 9,711,500 12,336,440 - 12,774,240 15,146,000 - 15,277,100 8,831,400 - 8,464,600 35,632,600 - 36,091,900 23,802,200 - 23,615,300 707,300 - 705,600 545,600 - 535,900 60,000,000 60,000,000 12,980,750 14 36,171,987 91 12,980,750 14 36,171,987 91 100,000,000 8,288,359 - 8,272,758 97,182 61 60,492 15 17,017,459 50 18,760,060 41 Total 1,737,924,710 11 1,772,576,199 47 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) RoULAND. The return issued by the Bank of England is not of a satisfactory character; but, as the changes which have taken place are partly owing to causes generally in operation at this season of the year, no great surprise has been evoked. Subjoined is our usual analysis : dctiy Circulation Decrease ...X25,192,830 ... 619,035 ▪ 13,993,470 • 883,475 • 3,659,692 ... 45,552 ... 2,726,739 4,073,512 ... 21,472,485 ▪ 1,532,878 ... 706,381 20,622 • 10,278,123 500,000 • 29,039,534 ... 1,710,020 ~. 3,094,685 241,115 Bullion ... Decrease .• • •.• •.• ... Rest ... ••• ... ...• .._ Increase Public Deposits Decrease ••• Other Deposits ... Increase Seven Day and Other Bills Increase ~, Government Securities ... Decrease ~, Other Securities ~. Decrease ~. ?rotes Unemployed ~. Decrease ~. ••• •81, ••• With the exception of a decrease in the bullion, amounting to £440,000, and of £1,432,000 in the current accounts, the return from the Bank of France is not unfavourable. The notes in circula tion have been reduced £2,020,000, the commercial bills discounted £870,000, and the Treasury ba lances £1,432,000. Advices from Cronstadt state that a violent con flagration had broken out there, when 32 houses and a great number of sheds were reduced to ashes before the flames could bo got under. The loss is estimated at more than a million of francs. The journals of the centre and South of France continue to furnish accounts of disasters occasioned by storms. In the department of the Rhone a paper mill is reported as having been struck by lightning and a large quantity of rags set on fire. Happily the exertions of the workmen and neighbours saved the buildings and machi nery. In the same neighbourhood, at Grand-Pre, a stack of hay was set on fire and consumed. In many other places in that department the hail has done great damage to the crops; in some localities one half of the harvest is expected to be lost, in others one-third. The cotton manufactory of M. Beghin at Armen tierei (Nord) has just been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 40,000 f., but is covered by insurance. A con siderable number of workmen are deprived of employment. THE RIOT AT NEWCASTLE RACES.—At the New castle police -court on Wednesday. 18 Irishmen were charged, on remand, with creating a riot on the Newcastle Town Moor, after the conclusion of the races on Wednes day, June 27th. Six were discharged, but the others were committed for trial. THE ICING OF BAVARIA.—A German correspon dent gives the following account of this eccentric Sovereign, and the rapidity with which his neglect of royal duties has led to his loss of popularity :—" I was in Munich some days ago, and was surprised to hear the freedom with which Government measures and the King's conduct were canvassed. The Bavarian was hitherto ac customed to consider the latter as something too sacred to be attacked. Now, however, you hear in the streets civi officials, high and low, expressing openly their opinion of the unworthy and unbecoming behaviour of the monarch. And then our King !' they will exclaim ironically, after criticising the state of things in the country; 'and then our King !'—as if that word were the climax of perverse action, as if that word represented.the complete non-com prehension of the earnestness and the necessities of the time. And, in truth, it seems to do so. While every throne is tottering, the young King is unable to leave his roses on the Staremberg Lake. With the utmost difficulty ho is at last prevailed on to open in person the Chamber, which is to vote the money for the army. Instead of being in tho capital or coming thither daily as the Emperor of Austria does from Schonbrunn, he buries himself in his castle on the lake ; not, however, to occupy himself with affairs of State, but—will it be believed ?—with the Sager of Lohengrun and mediaeval poems. Instead of thinking of the impending dangers of the State, of which he is the head, he writes letters to the burgomaster of a Swiss canton in order to be admitted as a Swiss citizen. Or, still worse, he pens a long condolatory epistle to M. de Bulow, in which he gives full vent to his indignaton that profane tongues should have dared to utter their tittle-tattle about his wife, and promising that he (the King) will do his utmost to find ' out and punish the chatterers...._ His head is full of Marie Stuart and William Tell when he should be thinking of Germany and his subjects. It is thus utter disregard of every regal duty which has embittered the people so against him. And, believe me, it takes a good deal to make a Bavarian not feel full of enthusiasm for his King. When he came to the throne he was the idol of the nation. He has entirely lost its love now." • MIP.ACULOUS ESCAPE OF A TOURIST AMONGST THE ARGYLESHIRE MOUNTAINS. Three young gentlemen, two of them belonging to Edinburgh, and the third (Mr. Shepherd, a draughtsman, wo believe), from London, passed Tuesday night near the summit of the range of high mountains which lie between the road passing by Rest-and-be-Thankful, and that leading from Lochgoilhead through Hell's Glen to Inverary. From what we can learn it appears that the three young men left Edinburgh by the express train on Tuesday morning, and having quitted the steamer at Tarbet, on Lochlomond, they pro ceeded on foot, via Arrochar, with the view of reach ing Inverary that night. One of the party, it seems, had some knowledge of the locality, and, after passing Arrochar a fow miles, it was resolved to alter their route, and make their way over the mountains to Loch goilhead, which they hoped to reach early in the evening. Slowly they wended their way up the face of the mountain, but when near the top they became quite bewildered, a close mist having closed around them. They travelled on until near 9 o'clock, unconscious of where they were, or in what direction they were going, and when passing near the brink of a deep ravine, Mr. Shepherd lost his footing, and in a moment disappeared, rolling down the steep bank for a distance of 40 yards. Alarmed at the occurrence, the other two young gentlemen cautiously descended the declivity a little farther down, and directed to the spot by the moans of their companion they found him lying quite insensible and considerably bruised and cut on va r i ous p ar t s o f the body, and bleeding profusely from a larg e woun d on the back of the head. Ris friends having ad m i n i s t ere d a smallquantity of brandy and water, and bathed his temples with water, slowly sol resolved re gained consciousness. On consultation, it was r to remain where they were till daylight yesterday morning, when the party—Mr. Shepherdtbeeing coursesup supported of the by his companions—proceeded to follow h ravine. Ultimately, about six o'clock, they reached the road from which they bad deviated the previous forenoon 1 They were then quite exhausted ; but a conveyance having boon obtained, the party, after getting some refreshments, proceeded to Glasgow. TRIER]) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. LONDON GAZE T TE. This Evening NEW PEERS. WHITEHALL, July 12. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Hon. Sir Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Lytton, of Knebworth, in the county of Hertford. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to John, Baron Hen niker, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Ireland, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere, in the county of Suffolk. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honour able Sir William George Hylton Jolliffe, Bart, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hylton, of Hylton, in the county Palatine of Durham, and of Peters field, in the county of Southampton. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, July 10. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Orlando George Charles, Earl of Bradford, to be Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, in the room o f John Robert, Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., resigned. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Claude Hamilton (commonly called Lord Claude Hamil ton),ice Chamberlain of her Majesty' s H ouse h old, in the to b Browne (commonly called Viscount Castlerosse), re signed. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, JULY 10. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Most Noble John Winston, Duke of Marlborough, to be Lord Steward of her Majesty Household, in the room of the Right Hon. John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough, resigned. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Right lion. William Alleyne Cecil (commonly called Lord Burgh ley) to be Treasurer of her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Augustus FitzGerald(com monly called Lord Otho Fitz Gerald), resigned. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Charles Philip Yorke (commonly called Vis count Royston) to be Comptroller of her Majesty's House hold, in the room of the Right Honourable Granville Le veson Proby (commonly called Lord Proby), resigned. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles, Earl of Tankerville, to be Captain of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Thomas Henry, Lord Foley, resigned. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Charles, Earl Cadogan, to be Captain of her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of Henry John, Earl of Ducie, resigned. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S, OFFICE, ST. JAMES'S PALACE; JULY 13. Notice is hereby given, that the State apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public under the usual regulations on and after Monday next, the 16th inst. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 10th day of July, 1866. Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. T his day the Most Noble John Winston Spencer, Duko of Marlborough ; the Right Hon. 'William Reginald, Earl of Devon; the Right Hon. Charles, Earl of Taukerville; the Right Hon. Henry Charles, Earl of Cadogan; William Alleyne Cecil, Esq., (commonly called Lord Burghley); Charles Phillip Yorke, Esq. (commonly called Viscount Royston) ; the Right Hon. Charles John, Lord Colville of Cul ross ; an d S tep h en Cave, Esq., were, by her Majesty's command sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 10th day of July, 1866, present the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty in Council, her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, President of the Committee of Council of Trade, in the absence of the President of the said Committee, for the time being. At the Court at Osborne, July 10, 1866, her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliver the custody of the Seals of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster to the Right Hon. William Reginald, Earl of Devon, the oath of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was this day, by her Majesty's command, administered to him ac cordingly. WHITEHALL, JULY 12. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to bo passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Edward Geoffrey, Earl of Derby, K.G. ; the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli ; the Honourable Gerard James Noel ; Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, Bart. ; and Henry Whitmore, Esq. ; to be Commissioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain, and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting to the Right lion. Benjamin Disraeli the offices of Chancellor and Under Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart., G.C.B ; Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.B. ; Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, K.C.B. ; Roar- Admiral George Henry Seymour, C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bart. ; and Charles Du Cane, Esq.; to be her Majesty's Commissioners for exe cuting the office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent t o be passed under the Great Seal, granting the office and place of Attorney-General or Judge Martial of her Ma jesty's Forces to the Right Honourable John Robert Mowbray. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Honourable Gathorne Hardy to be Poor Law Commis sioner for England. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Right H on. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry to be Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education. The Queen has also been pleased to grant the office of her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland to George Patton, Esq., advocate. The Queen has also been pleased to grant the office of Solicitor-General for Scotland to Edward Strathearn Gordon, .Esq. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 10. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to constitute and ap point Sir Hugh M'Cahnont Cairns, Ent., her Majesty's Attorney-General ; and also by other letters patent to con stitute and appoint William Bovill, Esq., one of her Ma jesty's Council learned in the law, her Majesty's Solicitor- General. FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 10. Lord Stanley has received a telegram from Sir Alex. me e t, K. 0.8., her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Frankfort, dated the 11th inst., announcing that her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse (Princess Alice of G rea t B ritain) safely gave birth to a Princess, at Darmstadt, at two o'clock on that morning. BUCKS ELECTION —(This Day. RE-ELECTION OF THE NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. The election for the county of Bucks, necessitated by the appointment of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli to the Chan cellorship of the Exchequer, took place this morning at the County Hall, Aylesbury—Mr. Henry Arthur Hoare, High Sheriff, presiding. Mr. T. T. DRAKE proposed, and Mr. P. DAUNCEY se conded, the re-election of Mr. Disraeli, and no other can didate being nominated, the returning officer declared him to be duly returned. Mr. DISRAELI, in returning thanks, briefly narrated the circumstances which had led to the necessity for his re election, expressing himself confident that the career of the new Government would not be stopped by any fac tious proceedings, but by the merit of the measures they would introduce for the benefit of the country would gain its support. Adverting to the European war, he declared his firm opinion that there was no necessity for the inter ference of England in that con test, and urged that the opinion that that doctrine was one indicative of a decline of power and influence on the part of England was utterly erroneous. He looked upon the abstention of England from unneces sary interference in the affairs of Europe to be an evidence rather of its increasing strength, because the truth was England had outgrown the European continent ; the posi tion of England was no longer that of an European Power merely, for she is the metropolis of a great maritime empire extending to the boundaries of the farthest oeean• condition Be ferring to the Fenian outbreak, ho said the country. of Ireland was not one of satisfaction l t a o - The emigration from its shores was mity, and one which Government would check. Speaking of the r a a te rto o e interest,f aetnsdoe caiya endeavour cala mity, he preerscof the Chancellor of the denied that it was in the . tt a er g ; o i o t d m h ig a h r t ve b s e t stated, the great question upon which rEosmeehdeigeudereitthoerinilbyuentm ei,tpofpoworacteh,e obre Reform was not, as the present Ali n i s try ce wo s t y be wi d th e fe t a h t e ec q l. uestion. ConservativesHo re- h a d already dealt sues fused to pledge the Government to any action on the sub ject of Reform during the present session. In conclusion, Mr. Disraeli t hanked the electors for r e - electing him, and hoped that he might continue to represent them for many years. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tms EVENING. The LORD CIiANCELLOII took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. EXTENSION OF THE FACTORY ACT. In reply to the Earl of SHA.FTESBURY, The Earl of DERBY said a bill on this subject had been prepared, but was not so advanced as to be brought for ward during the present session. In answer to the EarIBREECH LOADERS. DE GREY, Lord LONGFORD said that the late Government bad approved the principle of the conversion of the exist ing arms, the cost of which, though it might now be probably reduced, was £1 each. 600,000 were ready for conversion, and 40,000 has been given by the late Govern ment for such conversion, which n um b er had been in creased by the present to 150,000, which would be ready for use by March next, as a portion of the contracts had been taken up, and others were advertised for. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said he could endorse what fell from both sides of the house on this subject. The question to be considered was, what was to be the most efficient arms with which the troops could be the soonest supplied, and he was of opinion that, under the circumstances, the conversion of the existing arms was the best move that could be devised. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Langharm Railway, Rhymny Railway, Kingbridge Railway, Devon Valley and North British Railway Com panies (Arrangements), Bedford and Northampton Rail way, Great Yarmmouth Fish Wharves and Tramways Bill, and Somerset and Dorset Railway. [LEFT SITTING.I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. READING RACES—Tfus DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THAMES HANDICAP. Mr. York's Birkdale (Covey) I Captain Christie's Salliet (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. T. Hughes's Mongrel (Challoner) 3 Deerfoot, Pegasus, Eleanor, Puebla, Monitress, Princess Dagmar, Discreton, and Countess 8010 also ran. Betting-7 to 2 agst Countess 8010, sto 1 agst Salliet and Birkdale, 10 to 1 agst others. Won by a neck ; a bad third. EASTHAMPSTEAD STAKES. Mr. T. Cliff's Alice Lee (Fordham) 1 Mr. York's Kingmaker (Covey) 2 Mr. Ten Broeck't Bigote (Adams) 3 Gulnara, Filbert, Mephistopheles, Viceroy, and Bayleaf also ran. Betting-3 to 1 agst Kingmaker and Viceroy, 5 to 1 agst Alice Lee and Mephis topheles, 6to 1 agst Bigote, 12 to 1 others. Won by a head ; bad third. FORBURY STAKES. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Claymore (Murray) 1 Mr. England's Stud (Reeves) 2 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Piano (S. Adams) 2 Betting -5 to 2on Claymore. STAND PLATE. Salliet 1 Cranbury Gay Tom SELLING STAKES. Practitioner Victoria Lord of the Manor Won by a length. Eight ran. ABBEY STAKES. Capt. Kidd 1 Commissioner 2 Jeannie Deans Won easy. Thirteen ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. Skirmish Opposition Bitter Sweet Nine ran. Won easy. BETTING ON THE COUSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 12 to 1 agst Black Prince (taken) We regret to learn that Mr. Gulliver's well-known en tire horse, Big Ben, accidentally broke his leg, the begin ning of the week, at Boddecott Paddocks, Banbury. Hopes, however, are entertained that his life may be pre served. Lord Poulett's Nu was struck out of the Goodwood Stakes yesterday afternoon. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 13 Ditto 3 Months. 11 17k Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 471 Brussels Hamburg — 13 8 Paris Short 25 7f Ditto 3 Months. 25 37f Marseilles Frankforl on the Maine 1171 Vienna, — 13 50 Trieste — 13 50 Petersburgn - 251 Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan 11 14 11 18 11 18 25 52/ 25 52k 13 81 25 17 25 40 25 45 118 14 0 14 0 26 6 27} 44f 27 tiO 27 60 THE NEW CHIEF BARON.—Sir F. Kelly, the new Chief Baron, will join the Norfolk Circuit on Tuesday next. REVENUE FROM DOGS.--The tax upon dogs, or upon dogs' friends for keeping them, is returned in the financial accounts for the year ending with March, 1866, as amounting in Great Britain to 4'219,313, an increase of .48,984 over the previous year. During the last few days there has been rather more business transacted in the Foreign and Colo nial Produce Markets. Sugars have been in good demand at full prices. Coffee, however, has given way about 1 per cent., while in rice, fruit, and spices there has been little change of importance as regards values. The private sales of indigo have progressed with rather more spirit, but tallow has been ne glected, and quotations for both present and for ward delivery are a shade lower. Mr. George Scott, of Bond Court, Welbrook, has been appointed by the Master of the Rolls offi cial liquidator of the Strand Hotel Company. The Journal de Geneve states that the Federal Council has sent a message to the Assembly, asking for full powers to eventually put 20,000 men on a war footing. LIFEBOATS ON THE IRISH COAST.--The National Life-boat Institution sent yesterday a new lifeboat 32ft. long to Ballcotton, on the coast of Cork, in lieu of the present boat on that station, which had become unfit for service. The cost of the boat was presented to the society by a benevolent lady residing in Lancaster. A free con- veyance had been readily granted to the boat to Cork by tho Cork Steamship Company. The old lifeboat at Bally cotton had on several occasions been of great service in saving life, and was instrumental in rescuing a few months since, under very difficult circumstances, 11 persons from the ship Alarm, of Belfast. BUSINESS AT THE JUDGES' CHAMBERS. —Mr. Baron Bramwell was yesterday engaged with the common law business of three courts at chambers. There were as many as 30 summons on the counsels' file. Among the new regulations is one to the effect that the acknoW lodgments of deeds will only be taken by special appoint ment on Tuesdays and Fridays, at half-past 9 o'clock, the applicant first satisfying the Judge of the necessity of the case coming before him. The adjourned summonses a re _ daily taken at 10 o'clock. At the present time upwar of steamers, quickly procured. c t u h r e e d. 100 summonses are day by day taken out. ALARMING FIRE AT PECKHAM—This' caused in about 10 o'clock, considerable alarm a fir W e aß breaking out High-street, Poplar, in consequence of on er. The fire ori ginated the premises of Mr. Ballard iroum_ ra g m a lighted forenoon, The Surrey Volunteer Brigade, igniting some packages. ginated in the basement, by spark f candle quickly attended, and an lower y apffiarltinogf the a r '. Co.'s patent hydrants the firemen hose to one of Beck an were enabled to confine t he a a b s u w n e d l a l n as t sutpwpolylanofdw pre;IiRSCES.IN Tim BOR . OUG:.—At 55 minutes past a re wasdiscovered by police constabletmhoornMingdivision, in the drying-house at o f the main building belonging to Mr. T. Bear the rear - tobacco manufacturer, No. 233, Iligh-street, Borough. Conductors Wheatley and Ball promptly attended with the Royal Society's fire-escapes, and numerous engines of the t ND tropolitan Brigade followed in rapid succession, and threeocloAhoifs owing to the combined exertions of all present the flames were soon extinguished, but not until considerable damage was done to the building and the contents. The origin of the fire is unknown. The sufferer, it is understood, WO insured. DROWNED WHILE BATHING.--Yesterday afternoon a young man, about 23 years of age, named Mr. William Saxt on , li v i ng at N ew Brompton, went d own to Sheerness poseof ugspelnvditihhis wife and a party of friends for the pur the afternoon by the seaside. He went with two friends into one of the bathing machines, and appears to have got out a little beyond his depth. Not being able to swim, he became frightened and sank. A. strong ebb tide was running at the time, which had the effect of driving him further from the shore. An officer in the army was standing on the beach at the time, and he immediately threw off his coat and plunged into the water to try and save the drowning man. lie succeeded in tak ing hold of him and got him some distance towards the shore, when he was obliged to loose his grasp, and he sank again. Although several persens were on the beach at the time none of them could swim, and Mr. Saxton was drowned not a dozen yards from the machine which he had entered a few minutes before. After some time a boat was brought to the spot, and after dragging for an hour and a half the body was found and taken to a neighbour.. ing public-house, where an inquest will be held to-day. Although large numbers of people are constantly using the machines, the bathing company have never thought it necessary to provide a small boat for such emergencies as these. 100 et 1 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 1011 5 Og 81 93 2 76 a 76 i