The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

AMERICA. [ltEuTErb's EXPRESS.] (Per the Cuba.) NEW YORK, June 6. The following order has been issued Attorney-General's Office, Washington, June 5. 6 , To the Detroit Attorneys and Marshals of the United States, "By the direction of the President, you are hereby instructed to cause the arrest of all pro minent leaders or conspirators, persons called Fenians, whom you may have probable cause to believe have been or may be guilty of violations of the neutrality laws of the United States. (Signed) " JAMES SPEED, Attorney-General." MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. At a special meeting of the " American Numis matic and Archzeological Society," held at their rooms, on the 27th of April, 1565, when the assas sination of President Lincoln was still the theme of conversation and the subject of thought everywhere, after remarks pertinent to the occasion had been made by several of the.rnembers, the following re solution was offered and passed unanimously :- 44 Resolved —That since it is the duty of this Society to perpetuate the memorials of historic greatness, we will " A we to be struck in bronze a medal, designed to com memorate the life and perpetuate the name of Abraham Lincoln ; and that a committee be appointed to carry this resolution into effect." . . --- - A Committee was accordingly appointed, of which Mr. John Hanna, 75, William-street, Treasurer of the Society, was Chairman. The various die-sinkers were at once communicated with, and at the fol lowing meeting the Committee reported a design and inscription for the medal, which were accepted, and submitted to the proposition of Mr. Emil Sigel to complete the dies, his being the most satis factory work exhibited. A contract was accordingly entered into with Mr. Sigel, and the work commenced. Meanwhile the Committee prepared circulars and subscription papers and circulated them extensively, and sub scriptions began to come in rapidly enough to show that there was at least no danger of loss from the undertaking. Various matters interfered with the rapid com pletion by Mr. Sigel of his labours, and it was not until the middle of March in the present year that he was able to furnish specimen copies complete, although imperfect copies had been presented to the President of the United States, and to the lion. George Bancroft, on the occasion of the oration delivered by the latter at the Capitol in Washington on the anniversary of the birth of Mr. Lincoln. At length, everything being completed and in readi ness, the difficulties of obtaining a sufficiently powerful press having been surmounted, the dies were put in press, and the process of striking com menced. Sixteen bronze medals and a few in white metal had been struck, when by some accident not yet fully understood the dies were broken so badly as to necessitate the abandonment of all idea of striking from them medals in hard metal, although it was believed that they would strike impressions in soft metal without the injury being apparent. The Committee having reported this misfortune at a late meeting of the Society action was taken on the evidence furnished, exonerating both the Com mittee and Mr. Sigel from all blame in the matter, and authorising the Committee to proceed in the work, have new dies made, and complete the medal as originally proposed ; Mr. Sigel's new proposi tion to furnish new dies by the first of August next being accordingly accepted. The few impressions of the medal-that were suc cessfully struck leave nothing to be desired, either in sharpness and force of outline or in the life-like appearance of the portrait. The medal will be a credit to the artist and to the country. Mu. GEORGE PEABODY.—The New York herald publishes tho following brief sketch of the career of Mr. Peabody, whose princely munificence on both sides of the Atlantic has rendered his name familiar as household words. Although George Peabody was only eleven years old when he left his native place (Washington-street, South Danvers, Massachusetts), there are many still there who remember him in his school days, sixty years ago, and can recall how ho dealt out groceries and beer to the villagers in Mr. Proctor's little store in Main-street—then but a lad of eleven years, the embryo merchant who was destined to win the esteem of the two hemispheres, to receive royal favours from " the first lady in England," and to become the recipient of blessings from thousands of poor whom his bounty had relieved. He is remembered as a fine frank boy, with always something commanding in his manner ; quick to learn, and active to work. He was full of pluck too, and would brook no insult from his playmates. One of his school mates still living, a Mr. Osborne, had a fisticuff match with young George the grocer's boy, half a century ago, and when Mr. Peabody, the London banker, returned from Europe, the ancient enemies met as friends, and had an old-time gossip about - their school days. Young Peabody was not much of a student. He had little time for study, and was but trbrief . period at the district school, where he received all the • education he got. His parents were poor, and labour be came a necessity to the boy. His first venture beyond his native town was in Thetford, Vermont, and afterwards at Newbury, where ho became clerk in the grocery store of his brother. Ho was then only fifteen years old, and began to demonstrate that business tact which has since marked his character. While yet under age his uncle placed him at the head of his establishment in Georgetown, district of Columbia ; but the establishment not being successful, ho was set up in the wholesale dry goods business by Mr. Elisha Riggs. Prosperity then began to smile on him. Next year he was junior partner in the house of Riggs, Peabody, and Co., and removed to Baltimore. Branch houses were soon established in Philadelphia and New York. In 1827 he went to England to purchase goods, and here his first relations with that country commenced. By the death of Mr. Riggs, in 1829, Mr. Peabody became senior partner. Eight years later he took up his residence permanently .in England, where he established himself as a banker in 1843. The foundation of his fortune was now laid, and vigorously he built up the structure. On the occasion of an anniversary of South Danvers he sent from London a toast in a sealed envelope as follows :—" Educa tion—a debt from the present to future generations." A sum of $20,000 accompanied the toast, for the endowment of an institute and library in his native town. Subse quently he increased it to $50,000, and donated $lO,OOO for a b ranc h i nst i tute i n N or th D anvers . H e was equally liberal to other enterprises, contributing $lO,OOO to the an institute Arctic Expedition, and $500,000 in 1856 for in Baltimore for the promotion of science, art, and literature. Charlotte Cushman's mother died recently in England. John G. Whittier refuses to a c a b o t ts candidate for Congress from the fifth district of The President has nominated John Logan (father of the gallant Gene ral ) Marshal for the S outhern District of Illinois. The widow of Paul Akers, the sculptor, of pathetictor,Oße " Rock me to Sleep, M other," and other gems poetry, are well known, has married again ; her new hus band being a Mr. Allen, of Washington city. An uncle of Prince Christian of Augustenburg some years ago married an A merican lady named Leo. He died a few months afterwards, and his widow now re sides in Paris with her sister, the Baroness Wachter. Thus it will happen that after her marriage the Princess • Helena will be niece of a New York lady. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. To -day the stock bonds and the mining and petroleum exchanges are closed, as a mark of respect to the memory_ of Gener a l S cott. D ur i ng t h e pas t wee k th e con tinued exportation of gold has caused an advance in its price— the latest quotations yesterday being 141. The Money market shows increased ease, the rate for call loans being s i x per cent., with exceptional cases of five per cent. on Government securities. In foreign exchange the quota tions were 1091 to for bankers' bills on England at sixty days, and 110 1 to 111 at three days. Bills on Amsterdam are nominal to 42 to 1, on Hamburg 86 to sixt days to 37i, on Frank fort W, at 421 to }, on Breinen 80 t o on P to 5.081, fo r Prussian 5.13 to 5.111, three days 5.07 an i y Thalers 731 to 71: - - The Stock Market has been firm, \yin' a $ e i n 2 c o c o tauy dency, and speculative. Tho New York Central k n . perp.-3tually the new lino of railway fr om sch a has leased Athens on the Hudson river, tho terms being to 00 per annum, equivalent to 6 per cent. on $2,000,000. per York Herald rep orts that at the eld meeting of the direct e 2s ew of the Erie R a ilway Company, h on Wednesday, its float ingf debt was stated t o be $ 1,500,000. In addition to this the company is understood to be indebted to one of its directors, a well-known Wall-street speculator, to the ex tent of two millions. It is represented that tho company recently made an arrangement with the latter, under which it re-hypothecated the fourteen thousand shares of com mon stock withdrawn from him when the lien was paid off upon the occasion of the company negotiating its last loan in London. These added to the fourteen thou sand shares previously in his possession leaves him the custodian of the original twenty-eight thousa nd shares; in addition to which he is said to hold convertible bonds as security for the two millions advanced. The general impression is that the whole or a part of the stock thus hypothecated has been thrown upon the market. There has, however, been no over issue of stock. The company, it is estimated, has expended for materials and supplies during the past year three millions and a half, to which it adds from the construction account two millions and a half making a total of six millions disbursed during the year. The company owes it to its own reputation to publish a statement of its affairs at the present juncture, when Wall street is full of scandalous reports regarding its man agement. Nothing should be left to inference that can be satisfactorily explained where the inferences are so damaging. On Thursday the Sub -Treasury of New York redeemed $10,000,000 of the one year certificates for June, July, and August, upon which interest has now ceased. The monthly statement of the New York Sub-Treasury for the month of May shows a balance of 585,526,464 at the end of the month, against $88,080,555 at the beginning- - - Th e following were the latest quotations on Thurs- U.S. G's, 1867, 1251 ; U.S. 6's, 1881, con., 1094; U.S. G's 5-20, 1862, c., 102 1-3 ; U.S. 6's 5-20, c, 1865, 102,1 ; Ten nessee 6's, 901 ; Missouri 6's, 771; Trn. 7 3-10, 2d s., 1024 ; Trn. 7 3-10, 3d s., 1021; Del., L. and W., Ist in., 101; Reading, 1094 to 11 ; Michigan Southern, 801 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 8-14 ; Rock Island, 931 ; North-Western, 281—preferred, 581; Fort Wayne, 974 to 4. Ohio and Mississippi Certificates, 284 to 4 ; Canton, 61 to 1; Cum berland, 454; Quicksilver, 511 ; Western Union Tele graph, 604. Afterwards the market ,remained dull but firm, and at hall-past five New York Central was quoted at 981 to 4 ; Erie, 614 to 1 ; Reading, 1094 to 4 ; Michigan Southern, 804 to 4 ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 81 to 1: North-western, 281 to 4 —preferred, 581 to 4 ; Fort Wayne, 974 to -4; Canton, 61 to 1. ;Prom L. P. Morton and Co's. Circular, New Fork, June 2, 1866.) Per Steamer "City of Boston."—Tho monetary arrange ments, alluded to in our last advices, have subsided, and the loan market is again comparatively easy. The Treasury has disbursed several millions of currency in the redemp tion of Certificates of Indebtedness, which has compensated for the late large withdrawal from the banks in payment for gold sold by the Government. On call loans, the rate is generally 6 per cent. ; prime paper finds ready currency at 5} to 61 per cent. Five-twenties have shown increased firmness, under a demand from investors and from parties who had sold on options in anticipation of the return of further amounts from Europe. Tho price has advanced from 1011 to 1024, and closed at the latter quotation. No amount of bonds of importance returned from Europe have been offered during the week. In the Stock market there has been a strong reaction from the depression of last week, and prices have advanced materially under speculative operations. Owing to mat ters connected with the management of the Company, the Stock of the Erie Road has declined, from our last quota tions 10 per cent. The Board have authorised a loan with one of the Directors for $1,700,000, for a period of two years, upon $3,000,000 of the convertible Bonds of the Company as collateral. The lender stipulates for the right to convert the Bonds into common Stock at discre tion, and is to be freo to use either upon the market. It has also transpired that the Company lately borrowed a further amount from Mr. Drew, depositing the 14,000 shares returned upon the liquidation of a portion of his loan some months ago. The total floating debt of the Com pany is reported as $3,500,000. These negotiations have affected the stock unfavourably. There has been a re covery from the extreme decline of 57k, and the price was ' quoted yesterday at 61k to 614. Illinois Central has fluc tuated between 118 and 120, and closed on Thursday, at 118 to 1184. Yesterday there was a suspension of busi ness on all tbo markets, in respect to the memory of the deceased Lieutenant General Scott. State Stocks have been more active, but at lower prices. The last quotations for Tennessee 6's was 901; for Mis souri 6's, 77 ; for Virginia 6's, 65 to 66 ; and for North Carolina 6's, 821 to 821. Gold has been steady at the advance established last week. The export demand has been to the extent of about six millions. The purchases for to-day's shipments caused yesterday an advance to 141, after which the price slightly re-acted, closing at 1401. The exports to Europe by Wed nesday's steamers aggregated $3,191,400. In Foreign exchange the bulk of transactions has been in Sight Bills, the rates being a fraction higher than last week. Bankers' Sixty Days' Sterling Bills were quoted yesterday 1091 to 1091; Sight do., 110+ to 111. Bankers' Bills on Paris, sixty days, 5.114: do., short date, 5.07+ to 5.061. There has been a slight downward re-action in the Cot ton market ; partially owing to the dulLess of the staple at Liverpool, and partly from the inability of manufac turers to sell cotton goods at the advance of last week. On Thursday; the market closed at 37 to 37+ for Mid. Upland. The receipts at this port continuo comparatively light. The arrivals at all the ports, reported here for the week ending May 29th, were 20,000 bales, against 19,000 for the preceding week ; the exports for the same period were 20,000 bales, an increase upon the preceding week of 1,000 bales.—L. P. MORTON and Co., Bankers, 35, Wall street. 48 71 8V; Friday, 48; Saturday, 481; Monday, 50 481 ; Taesetay, 49/ 50 ; Wednesday, 491 50. Erie Shares, $lOO, all vaid : Thursday, 421; Friday, 40 1; Saturday, 411 : 1 Monday, 401 1; Tuesday, 41; Wednesday, 401 1. Illinois Central Shares, all paid: Friday, 75 ; Saturday 74; Monday, 751 ; Tuesday, 751 ; Wednesday, 75 1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. June Ist. May 25th. London commercial lOB/ -108 k 1081 — Do. bankers' long Do. bankers' short sight ll4-111 1101-110 i Paris sixty days 511 4 1 5121- 5111 Do. short sight 507-i-506f 5084 Antwerp 511 f 515 Hamburg 37i 37 Amsterdam.. 4 21 411— 42 Frankfort Bremen Berlin COTTON QUOTATIONS. Uplands Mobile N. O. & Texas. Good Ordinary 33 to 34 34 341 to 35 Low Middling 3si to 3l 36 to 86 none offered. Middling .. 37 to 371 38 71 Good Middling 39 to 40 40} 71 MOVEMENTS OP SPECIE AT NEW YORK. Imports.—From California past week, $324,557 ; re ceived previously, $14,478,974 ; since Jan. 1, 1866, $14,803,531. Exports.—For week ending May 26, $9,421,766 ; pre viously, $17,143,655; Since Jan 1, $26,563,521; same time 1865, $11,710,933. (From E. F. Sateertliwaite and Co.'s IVeckly Circular, June 13.) Our advices from Now York, per the "Java ," arc to the 29th ult. On recoipt of intelligence from Europe, re porting large shipments of Government and other secu rities, prices gave way, and at the same time the premium on gold advanced to 414, but before the date of last ad vices there had been a decided rally in stock and decline in gold, on which at one time the premium was as high as 411 but the last quotation was quite three per cent. lower. United States 5-20's. after having been done under 101, were last quoted 102 i. The Railroad Share Market was strong on the increase in traffics, Cleveland and Pittsburgh being in especial demand at an improvement of $l3. New York Central, Illinois, and Reading also show au advance of from $2 to $5; Erie was, however, an exception to the general list, and on largo speculative sales, coupled with adverse rumours, had declined $ll. State Stocks were steady, and in Railroad Bonds there was more activity than for some time past. Money was in brisk demand, and nothing under seven per cent. on good collaterals was accepted. 17a " Greencastle " we have received the following quotations, being to the 2nd inst. : United States 5-20's 102 i I Erie, Common Illinois Centrals 117 i 1 Gold l4l The following is the return of the New York Banks : Discounts. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. $ $ May 19, 255, 690,463 13,595,465 25,189,684 217,427,729 May 26, 257,969,593 19,736,929 26,223,867 208,977,905 The following is from the New York Tribune of the 26th May : " The executive officers of the trunk railroad companies have been in session at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Tho freight rates wore settled, and a resolution was adopted, after some opposition from the Now York and Erie Com pany, abolishing all commissions on sale of passenger tickets from and after the 10th day of June next. This will put a stop to all the ticket-offices in the city where commissions aro paid, and will save a largo sum of money to the roads. Tho amount paid out as commission money has been estimated as high as $BOO,OOO a year in this city alone." The Great Western of Canada traffic is, for week ending June 1, 18 4d 66, £12,115 ls. 4d. sterling, on 315 miles, or £35 2s. . per mile per week. June 4, 1865, £ll, 35 750_. 4d. sterling, on 345 m il es, or .£34 is. 2d. p er 1 mile per week. Th e Grand Trunk of Canada traffic is, for wee2km7,eilneldsiBi6nosgr May 26, 1866, £23,174 Os. mile per Od. we sterling , week. May on 111,a3y77 £:21:147e,1pe6158r• Os.we9 week. The ' ster li n g, on 1,377 miles, or £l7 10s. 3d. per , The usual weekly traffic . return d for the Detroit and has been a fair amount of the past w Milwaukee l n American t e i n e sr thereeec eekt business during v i e n the London market, and, i m m a t i maintained. e diiii this pointui t o s n ta t t h es e 520, s whole, at the closing quotation is there has been a reaction, and . , 641 to f. about the same as this day week; prices one limo hav e touched been 66 well, Illinois Shares remained without alteration but Eries, on the lower prices in Now way nearly $2, the last price being 401 to 41. z a . lte ir rat r i k o , n hi tt iv t Tho settlement in course of arrangement toio veloped a scarcity of both 5-20 Bonds and Er e 7s g t i o v I ' the &, Contango " on the former had entirely'gone off by the close 01 business this afternoon. There is a continued d s a h y ar h e a s, s adned good demand for the Debentures and Consolidated Bonds of the Atlantic and . Great Western Railway. ' The first and Second Mortgage Bonds of the various sections are 6 OpekTrlClCALT.R.Asx.2BAocTlßooxnsdrsdosßF steady at former quotations. 2 WEEK.—United States Friday, 641 1; Saturday, bI o l d ay, Thursday, 5 64 11 i ; peTuresdcaeyn,t.6sl-mtaWr c ß dn on es c il s ar, .61 1 aturd a y, 4 . Allan. 1 5 41. 1i Virginia 6 and Cit. Watt= Conoctlidated S livuds, lt% ; Thursday, THE SUN, LO SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE MANCHESTER MARKET. The Liverpool Meeting may be considered one of our home gatherings, but the only event to come off there that has been speculated upon is the Cup, for which 7 to 2 has been freely taken about Terror, and a small amount in vested on Vespasian at 7to 1. The offers against several of the horses are not worth quoting, as most of them were nwre indications of the probability of their not facing the starter. For the Northumberland Plate, Primate appears to be supported in earnest, finishing first favourite ; and Wind ham, Miss Haworth, and Red Earl had each friends at their respective quotations. Caithness was very quiet ; there was evidently a desire to lay full odds against him, but no taking price was named. For the Goodwood Stakes the business was confined to Celerity colt, about whom 10 to 1 was taken ; and Rama had friends at 14 to 1. Judging from the parties support ing the latter, she will most likely see a shorter figure. There are very few volumcs opened on this event. No thing done on the Leger. CLOSING PRICES. LIVERPOOL CUP. _7 to 2 agst Terror (taken) 7 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 1 agst Primate (taken) 6to 1 agst Windham (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Red Earl (taken) 9 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 10 to 1 agst Zenobia (offered) 11 to 1 agst Honesty (taken) 16 to 1 agst Brown Bread (offered) 20 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (offered) GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Celerity colt (taken) 14 to 1 agst Rama (taken) NOMENCLATURE. The following names have been given : Mr. W. Bevill's Colt-foal by Dundee, out of Audrey ... The Provost. Mr. R. B. Jeffery's Bay colt by Weatherbit, out of Fairy Knowe, 2 years... ... Weather Star. Mr. S. Jacob's Brown yearling colt by Leamington, out of Excitement.... - ... Lord Chesterfield! Downham Races will take place on July 18. Flageolet's forfeits have been paid. East Lynn has paid forfeit for the Cumberland Plate. Copenhagen was struck out of tho Stockbridge Cup at 5.7 p.m. on Thursday. Wisboach Races have boon postponed until Wednesday, June 27. ild Charley was sold on Friday at Stockbridge for 200 guineas. Miss Fanny, the winner of the Railway Plate at Stock bridge, was sold to Mr. Thellusson for 150 guineas. Sir F. Johnstone claimed Mongrel, and Mr. Chaplin Charles 11., after they had run in a £5O plate at the Bibury Club Meeting. We are glad to hear that the condition of J. Holman, the jockey, continues to improve, and he is now considered out of danger. Out and Outer, 4 yrs, was sold to Capt. Macbell for 500 guineas, after winning the 10 sovs Sweepstakes, at the Bi bury meeting, on Wednesday. Mr. H. J. Smith's two year old bay filly by Ratan out of Flora Macdonald, who ran at Stockbridge during the last week, has been named Avonmaster. Glendusk was bought in for 270 guineas, after winning the 50 sovs Plate at Bilbury, on Wednesday. STOCKBRIDGE CUP.—Mr. G. Angel sold Attachd, pre vious to the race on Thursday, to the Marquis of Hastings foi the sum cf £2,000. Adanianthea, 2 yrs, by King of Trumps, was purchased by the Marquis of Hastings for 310 guineas, after winning the Stewards' Stakes at Odiham on Tuesday last. We understand the Electric Telegraph Company have completed their arrangements to send messages from the Grand Stand at Goodwood during the ensuing meeting. Mr. John Scott's chestnut colt foal by Gamester out of Cypriana, foaled May 29, has been named Royal Oak ; and his bay filly foal by Gamester out of Tooi Tooi has been named Theresa. Miss Frances, 2 yrs, who won the South Western Rail way Plate at Odiharn on Tuesday, was purchased by Mr. Goddard for 120 gs. Mr. B. Land claimed Yellow Girl, who ran second. Miss Fanny, 2 yrs, winner of the Railway Plato at Stock br:dge on Thursday, was sold to Col. Astley for 150 g-c. The report of the suspension of Loates and Hughes which appeared in a contemporary, is prematitre. The alleged misconduct at Hampton is to be further investi gated. AQUATICS. HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA. Subjoined is a list, so far known, of the crews engaged in this regatta; the entries have already been published : The Kingston Crews.—The Eight : C. Mowbray, G. Meynell, E. L. Corrie, H. B. Middleton, B. B. French, F. Crowder, E. S. Goodden, R. Wells, C. Walton (cox). The Stewards' Four: E. S. Goodden, F. Crowder, B. B. French, R. Wells, C. Walton (cox). The Wyfold Four : C. C. Mowbray, G. Meynell, H. B. Middleton, E. L. Corrio, C. Walton (cox.). The Eaton College Eight : Calvert, Shep hard, Royds, Ridley, Tinno, Lewis, Benson, Hall, Elliot (cox.). . • The London Crows.—The Eight :—Gibbons, W. Gra ham, H. R. Stinton, R. Willis, G. Ryan, B. P. Snare, Smith, J. C. F. May, Weston (cox.). Tho Wyfold Four : Wontner, Schoolbred, O'Leary, Montennis, Weston (cox.) Tho Oxford Crews.—Tho Etonian Eight: W. P. Bow man, G. Y. Newton, H. P. Senhouse, R. G. Marsden, F. Willan, W. W. Wood, A. Brassey, A. H. Hall, C. B. W. Tottenham (cox.). Tho Wyfold Four: H. P. Senhouso, C. Y. Newton, F. Willan, R. G. Marsdon, C. R. W. Tot tenham (cox.). The Oxford (University College) Crow.—A. Brassey, W. W. Wood, W. P. Bowman, A. H. Hall, W. H. Lips comb (cox.). Tho Cambridge (Black Prince) Crew.—The Eight : This crew has been training, but is not decided upon, and some of the mon may be displaced—Porter, Bidwell, Harvey, Hoyles, Kemp, Bourke, Anderson, Pinckney, Anderson (cox.). Tho Four: Anderson, Hoyle, Kemp, Bourke, (Anderson (cox.). The Leander Crews.—The Eight : C. C. Scholefiold, J. W. S. Cadman, J. 11. Smith, H. Watney, J. G. Chambers, R. A. Kinglake, F. H. Kelley, J. H. Forster, F. Walton (cox ). The Stewards Four :J. H. Smith, F. 11. Kelley, J. W. S. Cadman, J. IL Forster, F. Walton (cox.). The Radley College Eight.—T. H. Houblon, H. Chad wick, 11. E. Burgess, E. S. Roscoe, R. S. Ross, W. R. Thornhill, J. Mais, G. 3. Richards, C. Longridge (cox.). The Gun Club Pigeon Shoot-Pg. Notwithstanding the quantity of shooting there has been this season, including the great champion sweepstakes, which Mr. Frank Heathcote so zealously and admirably carried out, the Ascot open Handicap of the Gun Club shot on Saturday at the ground on Wormholt Scrubs opened with the capital entry of 37, of which number 19 came to the post. The handicap was the 6th of the season by this club, and speaks much for the energy and activity of Mr. Arthur Battcock, the secretary, to whose obliging courtesy every one is much indebted. During the bye shooting the following betting was cur rent :-100 to 12 on Mr: C. Hambro ; 8 to 1 on Mr. Berke ley Lucy; 9 to 1 on Mr. J. Jee, V.C., C.B. ; 10 to 1 on Mr. R. C. Musgrave, Viscount Stormont, and Mr. William Watts ; 12 to 1 on Captain Dymoke, Colonel Murray, and Captain A. L. Ricardo ; 20 to 1 Mr. Corballis. The books against Mr. C. Hambro were " full" directly, ani Vis count Stormont's " price," opening at 15 to 1, came down very rapidly to the closing figure above quoted. The conditions were :—A sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, £1 forfeit ; post entries after the publication of the card, 6 soya and no forfeit—at six birds each. For peers, members of Parliament, officers in the army and navy on full pay, and members of the following clubs :—The Army and Navy, Arlington, Arthur's, Boodle's, Brooks's, Carlton, East India Military, Egerton Pratts', Guards', Junior Army and Navy, Junior Carlton, Pratts', St. James's, Travellers', Union, White's, and Windham; also the Gun Club, the now club at Edinburgh, certain Paris clubs, and all the jockey clubs of Europe. Guns of 11 bore or less. Charge of lioz. of shot, and gentlemen shooting with less to go in at the rate of half a yard for every loz. of shot less than lioz. All to load from the same bowls. No wire cartridges allowed, and cartridges to be shown to the handicapper, Mr. G. Arthur Battcock. The Gun Club rules to be strictly observed. The handicap was begun by Mr. R. C. Musgrave, who brought down his bird with the second barrol. Mr. H. Rudd, who followed, missed. Tho non-success latterly of this usually fine shot may be attributed to his shooting too much. Mr. Montague hit hard with the second barrel, but the "flyer" fell to the lot of the scouts, and the Swiss count let his bird get too far off before firing. Captain Hervey Talbot was the f ourt h i n succession to Igvhomo was put down, and though Captain A. L. Ricardo scored his pigeon smartly that example was not followed by Mr. Ly s ie,y, Viscount Stormont shot his bird the instant it rose, and Sir John Blois also dropped his with the first barrel, only using loz. of shot. Mr. W. Watts and Mr. C. Hambro both killed; but Mr. George Stone, who by virtue of using only ioz. of shot stood a yard and a half nearer than handicapped, did not; Mr. S. Bateson also missed ; and, though Mr. G. Lee, V.C., C. 8., hit his bird customer," tMurray,very hard, the fielde rs had it. The p i g eon p ulled for Mr. fence most os t , untouched ,likoly ; m d o Co o l r . never . et w Co h r o ba w ll as is flaw over the da e sa t o uched his bird. Mr. W. W. Beecher onl y had occasion to let off the first barrel ; .but Mr. Berkeley Lucy and the Jon. C. A. W. Man, both missed, thus closing the Arst, round with seven of the last eight birds being missed and 12 in the round. Mr. R. C. Musgrave again commenced with a splendid second barrel shot, and Mr. 11. Rudd missing was disquali fied, the same unpleasant position being assigned to Mr. William Montague, Le Comte de Gendre, the latter gentleman dwelling on his aim as if ho had a rifle in his hand. Captain H. Talbot, Captain A. L. Ricardo, Mr. W. Lysley, Viscount Stormont, and Sir John Blois, Bart., potted their birds in succession, but so did not Mr. William Watts, the " noisy division" singing in chorus "Oh ! Willie we have missed you," amid great laughter Mr. C. Ham bro sustained the hopes of his friends by a fine shot, but to Mr. George Stone, Mr. Samuel Bateson, Mr. J. Jee, Colonel Murray, and Mr. W. W. Beecher the scorer made the unwelcome announcement "I shall not have to trouble you again." Mr. Berkeley Lucy, Mr. W. Corbellis, and the Hon. C. A. W. Winn, each killed, and so ended the second circle. At the end of the round .£3 even was betted that the winner killed all his birds. Mr. R. C. Musgrave began his third round by killing, the two captains, Henry Talbot and Ricardo, following suit. Mr. W. Lysley's miss put him " out of court," but Viscount Stormont again showed in form as the winner. The hon. baronet, who ultimately played second fiddle, followed in the shooting, but not in the hitting ; Mr. Watts and Mr. C. Hambro reversing the result. Mr. W. Corballis and Mr. B. Lucy lost their Nailer chance at very good birds, Mr. W. W. Beecher and the Hon. C. A. W. W inn savingtheir opportunity for that turn at least, bringing Mr. R. C. Musgrave again to the scratch, and for the fourth time he killed. Captain H. Talbot was " out" on his performance. Capt. A. L. Ricardo, Viscount Stormont, Sir John Blois, Bart., Mr. C. Hambro, and Mr. William Watts killing. In the fifth round Mr. R. C. Musgrave missed for the first time, the bird getting right away, Captain A. L. Ricardo hitting his bird, but unavailingly. Viscount Stormont sustained his previous efforts, which Sir :John Blois ably emulated, Mr. William Watts needed only his first barrel, but Mr. C. Hambro missed a very vexing bird. The sixth round was commenced by Mr. C. Musgrave, who " sbut up" his own chance, and Captain Ricardo was no better. Viscount Stormont made his "sixth" with fine effect, and as it was the winning shot the performance raised great cheering. Sir John Blois, Bart., shot his last bolt, Mr. William Watts missed, and Mr. C. Hambro killed. That left, as already indicated, Viscount Stormont the winner, will Sir John Blois, Bart., and Mr. C. Hambro ties at five birds each. Mr. C. Hambro had declined to shoot, as the effect of his 'winning the second prize would be his being placed two yards further back in future, but ultimately consented to shoot off for the bets ; , but Sir John Blois did not shoot, and, the other gentl'e'man declining, the prizes so went. Of the 71 birds shot at in the handicap only 37 were killed--:a sure indication of the excellence of the birds ; indeed, it is only fair to state that it was a matter of general observation that Offer's birds were really "too good." Subjoined is the full score : Viscount Stormont Sir John Blois, Bart. ... Mr. C. Liman) Birds Total Shot at. Killed. ... 111 1 1 1-6 ... 110 1 1 1-5 ... 111 1 0 1-5 _ - ••• ..• ••• _ Mr. R. C. Musgrave 111 1 0 0- 4 Captain A. L. Ricardo ... 111 1 0 o—4 Mr. William Watts ... 101 1 1 0- 4 Mr. W. W. Beecher (post entry) ... 10 1 0 Retired Captain Henry Talbot 0 1 1 0 Retired Hon. C. A. W. Wynn (post entry) 01 1 0 Retired Mr. Berkeley Lucy (post entry) 0 1 0 Retired Mr. W. Corballis (post entry) 0 1 0 Retired Mr. W. Lisley 0 1 0 Retired Mr. Henry Rudd ... 0 0 Retired Colonel Murray (post entry) ... 0 0 Retired Mr. William Montague 0 0 Retired Lo Comte Pierre de Gendre ... 0 0 Retired Mr. Samuel Bateson 0 0 Retired Mr. J. Joe, V.C., C.B. ... 0 0 Retired Mr. George Stone... ... 0 0 Retired Of the above shooters some stood at shorter distances than the original handicap, according to the stipulations as to the weight of bhot used, viz., Le Comte Pierre de Gen dre, Mr. W. Lysley, and Mr. Samuel Bateson shot with 1i oz.; Sir John Blois, Bart., with 1 oz. ; and Mr. George Stone, with I oz. The issue as above referred to was:— Viscount Stormont, Ist prize .E75 Sir John Blois, Bart 2d l5 Mr. C. Hambri), 3d After the great event there were several important sweep stakes shot for. In the first (of 27 entries) Capt. Hervey Talbot, Mr. J. Jee, Viscount Stormont, Capt. A. L. Ricardo, Mr. William Montague, and Mr. H. R. Alexander killed three birds each ; and in shooting off the ties, Capt. Her vey Talbot and Mr. J. Jeo killed two each, and divided. Another sweepstakes of 26 members was won by Mr. R. C. Musgrave, who killed five birds in succession, beating Vis count Stormont and Mr. Samuel Bateson, who shot four each, Mr. William Watts and Mr. William Montague only bringing down three. The last important act of the day was another sweepstakes of 22 competitors. Mr. J. Jee, Mr. Samuel Bateson, Mr. W. Lysley, and Mr. Percival Hambro each killed three. Mr. Lysley missed his fourth, Mr. P. Hambro failed at his sixth, the other two gentle men hitting bird for bird five times A proposal for the usual division was declined by Mr. S. Bateson, who missed his next bird, and his!, gallant competitor following suit, "Divide, divide" was loudly called and agreed to. The other competitors in the different sweepstakes were —Le Comte Pierre de Gendre, Mr. Henry Rudd, Mr. Henry Brougham, Capt. Dymoke, Mr. C. Hambro, Colonel Murray, Mr. W. W. Beecher, Major Hope Johnstone, Mr. Berkeley Lucy, Dr. Sharpe, Mr. Lamont, M.P., Mr. Monk, M.P., and Mr. Blackbourn. Another handicap has been already commenced by Mr. G. A. Battcock, to be shot for on the 30th inst., and the following entries received : Col. Murray, Mr. inenry Rudd, Mr. W. Gregory, Le Comte Pierre de Gendre, Capt. Henry Talbot, Mr. W. Lysley, Viscount Stormont, Mr. Henry Brougham, Mr. W. Watts, Hr. H. R. Alexander, Mr. C. Hambro, Major Hope Johnstone, Mr. W. W. Beecher, the Hon. C. A. W. Wynn, and Captain A. L. Ricardo. DON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1866. Welchers and their Victims. The facetious correspondent of the Racing Times writes on the above subject as follows : The late welching case at Epsom has attracted a large and undue amount of public attention. What ever were the antecedents of the fellow Hartley or Hargreaves, the excited backers took the wrong remedy. It was impossible to know what would be the result, and, like otherpanics, might have proved groundless, but, looking at the whole affair with the unprejudiced eye of an impartial historian, it is out of the question to justify such an outrage as one person thrusting his hands into the pockets of another and forcibly seizing all that could be laid hold of. Supposing a party who had deposited in so loose a concern, say a couple of sovereigns, had seized and ran away with twenty times the amount, what could have been urged in extenuation of such an act ? However great a scoundrel the welcher might have proved, and however good the welcher's intentions, such acts must not be tolerated in a country like our own. I have been led into these few remarks on the receipt of letters from well-meaning parties protesting against the injustice of the sentence awarded, which, though slight in its nature, was heavy and degrading - to the recipient. The sting was taken away by omitting labour usually affixei on such occasions, and the judgment no doubt emanated from the magistrate who intended to make the temporary detention as pleasant as possible. Sir George Grey, on being appealed to, thought the case was a fit one for a free pardon, so that the inconvenience was only temporary, and the sympathies of friends and well wishers will effectually heal the wound. After all that has been continually urged against such practices as breaking faith, how simple the remedy is. There are well-known and long-estab lished persons pursuing betting as a profession, who receive and pay with unerring certainty many tens of thousands of pounds yearly, and who are to be found at certain places from Knightsbridge, in the far west, to, Whitechapel, eastward; the favourite spot being the City proper. With those gentlemen communications may be made " by letter only," but they are not above personally receiving current coin from anybody. Why, then, should not the race of welchers be permitted to retire from the scene for want of patronage ; but, I . regret to find, from ex perience, that fools continue to crop up in every walk of life. They arrive by all sorts of vehicles from all kinds of places in the morning. They arc pounced upon by, and yield to, the most shallow artifices of patent and palpable duffers, whose schemes any reasonably sharp lad of ten years of age would see through, and frustrate without hesi tation. A welcher has recently been secured for advertising to lend money to anybody without security, provided the borrower's respectability could be made apparent to his private travelling agent, but no inquiry fees nor any preliminary or contingent expenses were to be incurred. Six per cent. was the figure ; and, considering that the Old Lady of Threadneedle-street is now charging ten for first-class paper, nobody would grumble at the former sum, especially as the repayment of the loan was to extend over the period of five years. The obliging familiarity of an entire stranger was amus ing. His first letter in reply to this borrower com menced " My dear Sir," and ended " yours very truly." The " travelling agent" next made a spe cial journey into the country, and in the strictest honour and secresy reported the borrower to be a first-class personage, so that a forged bill stamp was sent down with a request to accept and remit £6 10s. to him, one years' interest payable in ad vance, and postage stamp, &c., of course. The S victim sent Post-office order, but as to the remit tance of the hundred it stood over for further consideration. The p o li ce i n charge of the case apprehended the welcher when in the act of obtain ing several registered letters containing cash, and no less than 70 unregistered from as many dupes, complaining that cheques had not been remitted in exchange for their valulable autographs. Probably the greater portion of the applicants never intended to pay, but there was no justification in the welcher robbing them of a year's interest on an imaginary certainty. 1 happened last week to get into some mixed society, and met a reformed character of the tribe. lle was a shrewd fellow, and only practising his performances under another guise. lle had been bred up pretty well in the country, and during youth and several years of adult life, he said, had never entered a theatre or any similar place, but had not been so particular since his location in the great village. Sole provisional committeeman and managing director of his own fortune, he gave a graphic description of the period when, commenc ing on his own " hook," be joined an intelligent gentleman in the money borrowing line, which formed a distinct profession from the money lending. If persons advertise to lend, there are generally a multitude of borrowers ; but if they advertise to borrow, there are not so many lenders, and therefore a sufficient bait must be held out ; and this consists of two things—the one very liberal interest, and the other good security. The gentleman requiring the cash is always a needy tradesman, wants the accommodation for a week or ten days, will give a bonus of £5, and de posit security worth £lOO for the loan of £lO. The " security" is always mock jewellery, or wine, or tea warrants, representing goods which could never be removed from their damaged condition and the dock charges exceeding their value. I was in formed that the deposits were occasionally strength ened, and rendered more valuable by mortgage deeds issued by modern Lombards known by the popular sign of " three golden dumplings," but whatever was exchanged for current coin never be came returned, and the lenders were always vic timised. It appeared that the " tradesman" should be a person looking what was termed " up to the knocker," and a fair stock in trade of plausibility was essential to the successful carrying on of a large business where skill and industry were com bined in the operations. " One thing will be apparent," he said, in answer ,o an observation. " I had received a sound, elemen tarp education, at the average cost to my worthy sire of sixpence a week. I was taught to look up to governors, spirituous pastors, and masters, and so forth, contriving to carry out to some extent popular precepts, and if I erred, generally did so in good company. Turned my hand to drinking fountains, early closing, practised general utility among those classes who only do welching on the respectable scale ; in fact," he continued, " like an eccentric uncle, greatly respected by his creditors, who had been bankrupt on more than one occasion, and whose stock, furniture, and indeed everything which had not been previously removed, were un- luckily destroyed by fire after a policy had been opened, always advised me to keep the expenditure within the income. Those who back horses are not always able to do so if they acted on my uncle's motto, but should they contrive to adhere to the principle and seekiinvestments:in safe channels only, a more certain record might possibly be the result, assuming there to be anything sure, or to inexpe rienced hands, of advantage in the pursuit." _ There can be no doubt that the press, general or class, particularly that portion devoted to our national pastimes, is a mighty engine, if fearlessly put in motion, and would soon estab lish a healthy condition of things by cautioning the less wary from embarking their capital, large or small, with parties of the discreditable grade referred to, and whose modes of working are ever on the change, as described by the man of many callings ; but in whatever position of life, adhered to the sole guiding system of his existence by welching in some one or more of the methods which are continually presented to the veteran schemer, and as pertinaciously fallen into by the greenhorn. Year after year rise and fall into the memories of the past, producing at the beginning new and bright hopes to the fortunate carrying on some in continuous success and increas ing prosperity, meting out to others a hard and doubtful existence, and winding up with the re mainder by a close struggle at the post or finish. The tide of speculation in many circles has received a serious check, and cautions its votaries to look ahead and allow discretion to temper their future operations, whether sporting or otherwise. The Hon. Neal Dow. This gentleman, the author of the prohibitory liquor law, called after his native State of Maine, and during the American civil war a Federal General who had the mis fortune to fall into the hands of the Confederates, is now on a second visit to Europe. He arrived in London last week, en route for the Continent, and the metropolitan auxiliary of the United Kingdom Alliance hastily ozganised a reception, by convening its leading supporters to a soiree held at Radley's Hotel, New Bridge-street, Fleet sfreet, on Monday evening. Here a most cordial recep tion was accorded to the Hon. Neal Dow, by between 100 and 200 persons, including Mr. W. Saunders, who presided, Professor Newman, the Rev. Dr. Edmunds, Dr. Ellis, Mr. S. Pope, the Rev. Dr. Burns, Mr. J. Hawkins, M.R.C.S., Mr. James Gale, Captain Bayley, R.N., Rev. Dawson Burns, Mr. G. Dibley, Mr. E. Lloyd, Mr. J. Riley, Mr. J. R. Taylor, Mr. J. H. Raper, Mr. Ludbrook, Mr. W. West, Mr. li. Jeffery, Rev. G. W. Were°, Mr. R. S. Dixon, Mr. J. Bomond, Mr. Job Caudwoll, Mr. Hartley, Mr. J. Mumford, Mr. J. Hilton, Mr. R. E. Farraut, Mr. W. Fithian, 21r. W. Malthouse, and many other prominent friends of the temperance cause in London. Many ex pressed regret by letter that the shortness of the notice precluded their attendance. The CHAIRMAN, in his opening remarks, while not doubting the ultimate success of the Alliance in its effort to carry the Permissive Bill, admitted that that success was so distant as to bo scarcely within sight, as he said, of the imagination. Mr. DIBLEY read the following address : " To the Honourable Neal Dow, of Portland, Maine, United States. "Dear and Honoured Sir, —With no ordinary pleasure we received the tidings of your arrival upon our shores ; and now that we are permitted to meet face to face, we give you in all sincerity a hearty English and Alliance greeting. "Your name, as identified with a great principle of legislative protection, is known throughout the civilised world ; and in proportion as that principle is incorporated with the political institutions and social life of mankind will your memory be held in wider and warmer esteem. "But without forgetting your peculiar and transcen dent position as the Father of the Prohibitory Law of Maine, we desire to indulge for an instant in some more familiar, yet we trust not less, welcome strain. We greet you, dear and honoured sir, in the spirit of a brotherly friendship that distance cannot weaken or time corrode. We congratulate you very cordially on your preservation through the manifold dangers of war, and on the return to your beloved country of the priceless blessings of peace. We shall rejoice to learn that this journey is rendered salutary and prosperous by the smile of a benign Provi dence, and that during your absence your home is divinely guarded from every ill. We know that when you regain the other side of the ocean laborious days and nights await you, to be expended in the service of a pure and Christian philanthropy, and in all your " works of faith and labours of love "—when the task is heaviest and the strain on mind and body at the hardest—may you be en couraged, if need be, by recalling the assurance now effec tually extended, that you will ever hold a fraternal place in our remembrance, our sympathies, and our prayers. " Signed on behalf of the London Auxiliary of the United Kingdom Alliance. " JOHN RILEY, Chairman of Committee. " GEORGE DIBLEY, Hon. Secretary of Auxiliary. JOB CAUDWELL, Treasurer. " DAWSON Mims, Metropolitan Superintendent." Mr. S. POPE delivered an address, and referred to the visit made to this country nine years ego by Mr. Dow, who since then had passed unscathed and scarcely changed through the turmoil of war. Mr. Pope expressed, amid cheers, the warm attachment of all present and of all con nected with the Alliance to Mr. Dow, who, he stated would, on his return from the Continent in the autumn, address public meetings in this country. Mr. Pope also took occasion to dissent from the views of the chairman as to the remoteness of the success to be achieved by the Alliance. • __ _ _ Professor NEWMAN delivered an address, in which he expressed the opinion that the greater part of the miseries of mankind had arisen from the fact that the public affairs of nations had been generally conducted by men of a lower moral quality than the average cultivated classes, and that for some time this had been aggravated in England by that false doctrine which taught that the public authorities ought not to seek the moral benefit of the people—that was, should not propose it to themselves as an object to be aimed at directly. That doctrine might be described as J3entharuism, which did not look to the State as a moral agency. The professor also took more sanguine views than did the chairman of the probable success of the Alliance. The Rev. Dr. Bums having spoken, The cIIAIRMAN explained that he had no want of faith in ultimate victory, but there was no immediate prospect of it. After other addresses, • General NEAL Dow, who was received with enthusiastic cheering, returned thanks, and in doing so anticipated the success of the Alliance from the history of the prohibitory movement in America. Re had that afternoon, he said, conversed with a clergyman who, although a total ab stainer, did not see his way to join the Alliance on the ground that it would interfere with " the liberty of the subject." That was spoken cf in this country as though it were a thing unknown on the other side of the Atlantic, where the people boasted of liberty, political, religious, .civil, and personal ; 'but their belief was that true liberty did not comport with drunkenness, de gradation, poverty, and crime, and that no man Lad a right to the liberty to do that which was incon sistent with the -general good. Americans were often amazed at the ignorance of Arno:lean affairs dis played by educated persons in England ; but the Ameri cans could not plead guilty to a similar ignorance of Eng lish affairs, for the business and political relations of Americans with England were more important than their relations with all the world beside. Even the Chancellor of the Exchequer had recently spoken of American coal being largely mixed with anthracite, which was like say ing that English wheat was largely mixed with potatoes. (Laughter.) Raving referred to opinions expressed in this Autry during the American civil war, Mr. Dow said that Americans would regard it as a national misfortune if leading Americans made such mistakes about English affairs as Englishmen made about American affairs. Liberty was as much understood in America as it was here, but no good or intelligent man there wished for liberty which was inconsistent with the public good ; and as drunkenness, degradation, pauperism, and crime depended entirely upon the traffic in intoxicating drinks, Americans regarded that traffic as inconsistent with the general good, and they therefore resolved to strike it down. (Cheers.) The Maine law contemplated interference with no one's personal habits, but only with the traffic, which was inconsistent with the general good_; to the inconveni ence which resulted, if any did, the Americans were wil ling to submit; and the same principle was applied to everything of the same character as the liquor traffic, so that there was no need to seek any one's consent to the principle of the Maine Law. (Cheers.) In America no clergyman could sustain his position unless ho were a total abstainer, and the keeper of a gaming house would as soon be admitted into the church as the keeper of a grog-shop. In conclusion, he anticipated for the drink traffic here the fate of slavery in America. Mr. RAPER and other gentlemen afterwards addressed the meeting. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. THE " SATURDAY REVIEW" ON THE PROGRESS OF THE REFORM BILL.--The Reform Bill goes on very slowly ; and it goes on slowly because there are many persons who do not wish it to go on at all, and who hope that, by making it go on slowly, they may make it stop, and also because the subject is one which raises very many questions of a com plex and intricate kind. The wish, therefore, natu rally arises that the Government would abandon the bill, and bring in a new bill next session. This seems to many minds the easiest course. It would not necessarily be humiliating to the Government, it would give a mild triumph to the Opposition, and it would please those who hate Reform, and who think that every month of delay is so much gained. But the easiest course is not always the wisest or the safest. The Government would sink exceedingly in general estimation if it gave any signs of being no longer in earnest about Reform.' It has staked its reputation and its existence on carrying a Reform Bill, and it would be a lamentable blot on the high character of English statesmanship if men who have protested earnestness so loudly were found to be willing to relapse readily in a comfortable luke warmness. The discussion has not gone far enough as yet to enable the Government to bring in a better bill:next session. It must be remembered that there are many questions included in the main questions of Reform, as to which it is hard to say which is the better side. How nearly the arguments on each side may be balanced, and how slightly opinion may incline one way or the other, is sufficiently indi cated by the division of Thursday night. Until the Government has ascertained the feeling of the house on the main provisions of the bill, it can have no further materials for a correct judgment than it possesses already. At what stage the discussion should stop, and what measures should be taken to prevent the time spent in discussing Reform this session from having been wasted when Reform is dealt with hereafter, is a very nice and difficult matter of detail. But clearly it is to be desired that an express decision of the house on•most of the main provisions of the bill should be placed on record this session. The country is very quiet about Reform. 'There is no great zeal for or against it in any county or in any large town. Points therefore that need discussion may be discussed calmly and s-Ltisfac torily. But the nation is aware that, so great a question as Reform having been solemnly submitted to the decision of the Commons, as it had been this session, there will be a probability, or perhaps a certainty, of great public inconvenience and embarrassment if Parliament shows itself in competent to make a fairly good use of all the months consumed in discussing it; and those who look to the practical exigencies of Government have convinced themselves that no strong Ministry can be formed, nor any of the many social changes that are needed carried, until Reform has been disposed of. If the Conservatives came into office next week they would have to propose a Reform Bill before a twelvemonth had gone by ; and the nation and its representatives must be taken to have decided that, if a Reform Bill is to be passed, the present Minis try had better have charge of it than any other that can be contrived. [Because—we presume—of the enormous muddle they have made of it !] The Spec tator says :—On the whole the net result of the Reform debates of the week has been infinitesimal, and the prospect of passing the bill this session, always diminutive, is now invisible to the naked eye. THE " OBSERVER" ON THE MONEY MARKET.—The Bank rate of interest is still 10 per cent. ; this, of course, cannot be lowered until the reserve is . suffi ciently increased as to admit of its being done with safety. Since our last publication the reserve has augmented by £700,000, but it is still under £4,000,000, and is consequently £4,000,000 below £8,000,000, which we have in previous numbers pointed out as the figure which the directors ought not to allow it to fall when it ca n possibly be pre vented. Strenuous attempts arc now, however, being made to induce, or rather to compel, the direc tors to lower their rate in the interest of the discount and speculation banks. The gentlemen connected with those establishments seem to imagine that the Bank of England has no other object or mission than to assist them and help them out of their diffi culties. They ought to recollect that the Bank of England has its shareholders as well as the joint stock and limited companies, and that its directors are as much bound to consult their interest as are the directors of the other London banks to look after the interest of their respective share holders. It is for the advantage of the share holders of the Bank of England that 10 per cent. should be maintained until the reserve has been brought up to a proper amount ; and if the directors allow themselves to be cajoled or bullied out of this course they will be sacrificing not only the interest of their constituents, but of the public—of all those who are carrying on legitimate and productive trade—to the gain of those specula tom who have caused the panic and the high rate of interest, which it is now absolutely necessary to maintain for some time longer, in order to work out the cure of those evils brought on by overbanking. The chief reason which is assigned by several of our contemporaries for the reduction of the rate of interest is the large amount of gold (£,14,000,000) in the issue department. We pointed out in last week's number that this gold does not belong to the Bank of England any more than it belongs to the London and Westminster. The gold in the issue department is the property of the holders of Bank of England notes, whoever and wherever they may be, and the directors cannot touch an ounce of that gold. It would not add in the slightest degree to their power of discountin g if the gold amo unted to £30,000,000 instead of £14,000,000. All. that really belongs to the Bank, and out of which alone the directors have the power of dis counting bills, are the notes and coin in the banking department. This, as we have already stated, only amounts to £3,500,000 ; a sum far below what it ought to be, and which can only be augmented by keeping up a high rate of interest. We shall now con clude by noticing the Bank return of last Thursday. The bullion in the issue department has, we per ceive, increased by about £1,000,000, and the Bank ing reserve by £700,00Q. But we may remark, as we did in our last number, that not a pound of the notes issued to the depasitors of the £1,000,000 of gold in the issue department has entered the bank ing department or in any way increased the reserve. This could only have been done by the holders of the notes depositing them with the bank. But this. we know was not done, for by the return referred to, the private deposits, instead of being increased, have since the previous week actually fallen off to the extent of £77,000. But, as we have already stated, the reserve has increased by £700,000. This has arisen from an increase in the public deposits and a decrease in the private securities or in the bills discounted. There still remains in the portfolio of the Bank £31,000,000 of bills running their term. This is at least £12,000,000 above the normal amount. Here, then,*is a large margin out of which the Bank can secure an ample suffi c i en t reserve which, as we have frequently stated, ought not to be below £8,000,000. But, in order to secure this. it is necessary that theidirectors act with firmness and resolution, and resist all attempts to make them lower their rate of discount until the right figure has been attained. After this we have little do ubt that the crisis will come to an end. The banks of speculation will have given in and have left the field to the old joint-stock companies. Then the loanable capital will be restored once more, with moderate interest, to the legitimate and productive Industry of the country. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH SATURDAY. Tho wheat had,: at this market to-day was in somewhat an excited state, owing to the warlike news from the Col , ' tinent, and many samples were withheld by the fame's. The limited amount of business done was effected at ti t n advance of 2s per qr. upon the rates of this day se'li n 'g b , Fine and seasonable rains, which wo have had during tii° past week, have proved of incalculable benefit to trio va rious growing crops, which are now reported to pre sent very promising appearance. White wheat (weighing 641 b), 52s to 565; old red o4to (weighing 651 b), 45s to 51s ; new red ditto (weig, l l 691 b to 631 b), 43s to 48s ; best malting barley (weig`,,ql' 521 b to 531 b), 36s to 38s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 b to &L" , ' 34s to 365; distilling ditto (weighing 501 b to 521 b), 308.. s ° 32s ; oats, 24s to 265; beans, 57s to 39s peas (maple)' 39 to 38s per qr. Flour, 35s per sack. • NOT TINGHAM—SATUUDAY. The show of wheat was small and the demand was bri t at an advance of 3s per qr. For grinding barley th e mand was steady, and prices were unchanged—not h l doing in malting. There was a short supply of oats, will' were very firm in price. Of beans the supply was m ea g re ' and extreme rates were obtained. e vi Old white wheat, 56s to 62s ; old red, 52s to 5 Gs ;o at . white, 54s to 61s ; new red, 49s to 55s per 36 stone. 1 : 1 : old, 28s to 345; now, 2ds to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, ° 50s to 54s ; new, 45s to per 49s 38s stone. LEICESTER—SATURDAY. a m There was only a middling show of wheat to-daY, 11_4 samples changed hands steadily, prices being 2s to lls 3 $ r qr. higher than last week. Barley was in very ply, and realised recent terms. For oats late prices we re s easily made. There were few beans on offer, and Pr ice tended upwards. New white wheat, 51s to 56s ; new red, 46s to 53s • white, 55s to 60s ; old red, 50s to 56s per 36 stone. vr,; s ma r ley, for malting, 35s to 40s per qr.; grinding, 30s to 0 4 per 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 33s ; new, 27s to 32s Pe r ` stone. Beans, old, 50s to 55s ; new, 45s to 48s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 39s to 42s ; seconds, 35s to 37s per 20 stole. YORK-SATURDAY The supply of wheat was again scanty, and there 10 . 55 g barley demand at a considerable rise in prices. 3 1 " 1ti t ,.:, exhausted—grinding was held at previous ra ilj i r There was only a thin sprinkling of oats, which met a I inquiry, and late prices were well supported. Beans org:, to hand very sparingly, and samples changed hands 3t munerative rates. • :3 6 • New white wheat, 53s to 58s ; new red, 48s to 55P(eilia, stone. Barley, for malting, 32s to 34s per qr. ; g,.l.!°stone• 32s to 34s per 30 stone. aats, new, 28s io 30s per 24 St6Bs• Beans, new, 48s to 50s per 38 stone. Malt, 66 s t° Flour, 36s to 38s Der sack of 2801bs. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia aid New Zealand, via Southampton..- ••- JOY ' -r i me , 1 4. Ditto, via Marseilles Thiv Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet........ • •d Ditto. by French packet jou -- Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. ilelena...June June " ig, China. Penang. and Sing-pore. via Souiliamptun.. J u ne Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands .• Gibraltar, via Southampton Julio 19 India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Sauthampton.— J a o / Ditto, via Marseilles Jun e 2/. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jua n June . Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Ju n - 2 1. Ditto, via Marseilles Juli e 3 Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseille 3. ...... ._ , .JulY ' ‘ , l 'Newfoundland •• I 1 ... .. Portugal ...JuIY 1 Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon ....... United States and British North America, by Bri- ,0, .tish packet Alo e " Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via C'Jrk r 23 ' Ditto, by Canadian packet, via 'Londonderry • Weat Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and o q llondurai) • June"' _June Cuba and M,xico Julie ‘)3. Bahamas, via New York JOY 1 ' Bermuda, via Halifax 'NJ t' AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN DEVON.---- withstanding the comparative cold and uncertair, :t racier of the weather now that midsummer is so cl : s° l4 o, band, vegetation has been making rapid progress Of pf and agricultural prospects are especially good in our " county. Ilay-making is commenced in most P nvts bot Devon, especially in t.ho north and east, and front ct we noticed of the grass already cut there seems a P r°sPe so of a good heavy swath. The clover-grass is hara l l g v i promising. It is almost too early to predic t With TDo degree of certainty the prospects of the grain crer B. . i bo fields, however, have much improved in appearance in Ti j o last few days, especially those of oats and barley. wheat is in full ear between Bickleigh and Silverte, 'or we also hear in the neighbourhood of Ilonit on, sud POO bably in other places. The root crops so fa r aro a ct p ro' could be iv:shed, and there is considered to b e a 019 c° of spect of apples. Thero is also a greater aliend°ll6oloo strawberry blossom than has been for many years ? rt t he of the wild fruit has been already gathered ripe 1 hedges.— Tiverton Gazette. --rf 1 •& CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT. to grant, alter, and repeal certain duties of custorsoreto Inland Revenue, and for other purposes relating t h o t he has just been printed. The statute is founded o ci a nd Budget resolutions. The Customs' duties on W . v i o timber ceased on the 9th ult., as well as on perreiir'uti 04 only alteration made is in respect of milesg ° bor.° stage coaches and omnibuses, and on licences to lill obei and carriages for hire. The tiew mileage duty effect on and after the 2d of July, when the ves'l be from one penny to one farthing per mile. ' e sspe l. licence duty on horses and carriages to let will 13° to tb° year for one horse or carriage, and in propo rti ones, the number. • Not exceeding 20 horses, or 15 esrrit'v duty will be .£6O per year. a bilio°'`. (envEnvisEmENT.]—Consumptlon, and all n ervu - • stomach, and liver complaints, ia eTery stage , ure 11 ll us gravate 1 and accelerated by drugs of every descriP',,,ol;ti pertmly curable by Du Barry's health restoring To n Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases ' y 0 51$ r aysP e • at' been considered hopeless ; such as indige6tion cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipat°e'r 0; hcea, all gastric derangements, haemorrhoid s, ef„ r e plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness' fe!„, - , in " 0 , throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, nG'°,-ptis,, head and cars, rheumatism, gout, imputities• hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, 01 c rag e , pitatioti, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsl'a spasm- , , nausea and sickness even in prep the npicr9, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness 0 1 _ llo olts io pains in the pit of the stomach and between the voh e s el &c. We quote a few.—Cure, No. 45 , 270 . Mr. J 09%, dile,sof, timber merchant, of Friraley Surrey, of thirty Yea'rtigtl longs, spitting of blood, liver derangenaent , an d° f e% t f coll ° ness.—Cure, No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jue eps ' a o od ' le. ' ' , ell' nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low 8 1 3 . 41 , t5 ' i,01 4 7,0 fancies.—Cure , No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Mew s, rp. l "' c oth tenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspePsi--erfoo%na Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspeian'v.ooo4,l', asthma, cough, const patio a, flatulency, spogn s ;, s , l c .l o „ e •,,li t i vomiting—Maria Jolly.- Cure No, 54,816. Tile "' a tori', 3 ,/ Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion t t ro trac"oiN of the liver. which had resisted all medicallb~ os; A 00; /.4 00', Afi e In tins,2lb, 4s 61 ; 51b, 11s ; 40s.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, also Phillips, tea dealers, 8, King William-stlisuop%od; at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, P . 30, 't r 9 6, street Within ; 63, 150, and 295, Oxford-street ; r ' t.0 01; 010 0 54, Upper Baker-street; 103, Tottenham-ot.0111: St' Regent-strevt; pWey;'-te, Upper-street, Islington, N.; ilarvey, ter raCk'oe* Brothers, 65, nigh-street ; and Stubbs, Queen P ro A O John's-wood. London; and all respectable gr°°e mists.—Beware of smtrious imitations. ... Births. a oe lif' • g o , , Coos-On the 16th inst., at Field Head, 3 11 r P . of Thos. H. Cook, Esq., of a son. 40 1 -,-,- VI , 7 LOBB—On the 11th inst at Field House, rla ri $ 0 of Harry Lobb, Esq., ' Of a son. vi f e 0 , PENRILYN—On the 15th inst , at Southport, of s ta so- • I, t cel Rev. Oswald Penrhyn, of . Bickerstaffo, of 3 11 4.0' P ' oc ' RoBERTsoN-On the 12th inst ,at 4, o' sqls gStl t Newry, the wife of Captain . C. Robertson'„ naught Rangers, of a son. re b ' Marriages. clo 0 fthrist vg d CONKER—BERGER—On the 11th inst., st i'itlrius.goil, Paddington, Daniel Conner, Esq., -toY 3 ' -- sl l .. t ° ' g er ' Infantry, eldest son of Ca t. R. C0nner,11.,,,,1 ii,.lter Steigeu, second surviving daughter of Il e to Esq., 30, Clovoland-squnre, Hy de-par ~ ice y,feet , MATTHEWS—TRIGGS—On the 11th inst , 3/ e bee 6 o . Church, Thomas Matthews, Esq., of Old allo.liter 0 Hyde-:park, to Flora Elizabeth, youngest dal' . late Captain Triggs, of China. i 0 Deaths. ow- BEOIVNINZG-On the 14th inst., a t Paris, Ro b ert, Esq., aged 81. Q - eaul actr' CUMBEREA-ND-On the 13th inst., at I.° , o , o a 79. Te ar • London, f,....builai, dope N.W., John Cumberland, Esq. , f i b., i ~5 ge, GREEN—On the 14th inst., at 3, Plowde joii,o pie, Joseph Green, Esq., B.A, lato of :75t ertlee' Cambridge. PEARSE-On the 14th inst., at it' , obit' Henry Pearce, Esq., aged 64. .trec i ' , al ° .-. rail'' , Vto Ulm- On the 13th inst., at 18, tipper 0091'10- o f tbo ue 1 32, Qtloos-gitte- t Esq.' F.R. eldest son of man-square, Alex , . IJ re, Surgeons of St. Mary s Hos pital, Dr. Andr ew 11 F . R . S • - 'oo' ..., A it:ii t- 1 10, ------ - -- - - 0,4-24- $ O. -ci London : Printed and Published by WIL , __ 0 irwo , ic .oti of No. 112, Strand, Painter, et Tr`-" Svq o the C, u 61")Y' Strand, in the Prednet 01 *LC " Mid d leaelL -Monday, June 18, 1880.