The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-21 00:00:00

D ECLARATION OF WAR BETWEEN ITALY AND AUS MIA. FLORENCE, June 20. The Italian military declaration of war against Austria has been issued to-day from the head quarters of the army at Cremona. It bears date this day, and is addressed by General Cialdini, chief of de general staff of the Italian army, to the Arch e commanding the Austrian army in Venetia. The declaration says : Past the "The Empire of Austria has been for centuries principal cause of the division, the subjec tion, and the incalculable moral and material wr ongs of Italy. N ow th a t the nation is constituted, Austria withholds recognition, and continues to op press one of our noblest provinces, transforming it t ° a vast entrenched camp, in order to menace our existence. " The counsels and efforts of the friendly Powers With Austria were useless, and it was inevitable that i' o us tria and Italy should again find themselves face f ace in the first European complication. The initiative taken by Austria in armaments, a nd her rejection of the pacific propositions of the neu tral Powers, proved her hostile designs. The peo ple of Italy have risen up from one extremity of the peni nsula to the other, and it is for these reasons that „ the King, the guardian of his people's rights, r and the d e f ender of the i ntegr i ty o f t h e national teritory, declares war to the Empire of Austria. " I notify t o your I m p er i a l Hi g hness the order of thee King, that hostilities will commence within e days hence, unless your highness does not ac ee P t this delay, in w hich case I beg you to be good eno ugh toinform me to that effect." MARKETS.--This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was only a limited supply of beasts on sale here today l a but middli ng condition. All breeds moved off freely.‘rncts:teaciii full prices. prices. The general top figure was s s . 10d. rol l' 814 Sheep —the show of which was only,moderate— at extreme rates. The best old Downs were at S. B d. to Bs. per 8 lbs. The supply was by no ke ans full e xtensive. Calves changed hands slowly, but at prices. The pork trade was steady at fu ll y late rates. trig learn that the movement of stock acro ss the Aus n frontier has been prohibited. Per 81b to sink the offal. ers e.4 . sded s dad tieco n ,, beasts...l 04 4 Pmecrs-wool sheep 52 . 5 8,, Prbai e ' c inalitY ..4 6 5 0 Prime S'thdown (0. 5 .. 6 t! Prin„ grge oxeu ..5 2 5 6 Large coarse calvt.s.. s 0 5 6 er se a cots, &c.... 5 8 5 10 Prime small do. ..... 4 4 8 ) .; i3ec o i l id inf. sheep. 3 8 4 2 Large hogs qual itY do ..4 4 5 0 Small porkers ....... t 6 5 2 to 3 3s ll Lamb.... 68 8d to 8 3 d. to 3i's eft lealves, 203 to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s Head of stock on sale. geits,_l .Total supply. Foreign supp l y . 320 0w,.............. 75 • Beasts .. •• • • Bhe e ............... Cows. ettly and ..... 8,300 Sheep a all mbs 1 0 0 LA I es ........... 190 Ca ves .................. 320 ' rigs es _drate, Isitw MEAT MARKETS. blede GATE A " LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat f are m and the trade is steady, as follows :—Beef, from 6 ci. to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s Bcl 81b eal, sass. to 5s 8d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s 8d per by the ca 11 / HA Y. .£5 TRTlELD.—lfeadow hay, £4 Os to .£5 105; _clover, Os to .£6 12s Od ; an d s t raw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. 0 ode rate demand. TrdB hay, £4 Os to ..£5 12s Od; clover, T r 8 to .£6 108 Od ; an d s t raw , .£2 Os to £ 2 5 s per load. stie st eady. l ' Ecit A-PEL.—lleadow h £4 Os to £5 1 0 s; clov er, 15s Od; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4 s per lo ad. 4 1 3 P1y rather imited. MONEY MARKET AND C OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. No alterati on h as b een ma d e this morning in the ° lt l e ial rate o f di scount. A n id ea p ar tially prevailed ofeYBterdaY that the directors would, in conseque nce the falli ng o ff i n th e num b er of bills recently er r "ght for negotiation, and also owing to the in crease which it was supposed to have taken plac e in t he reserve of bullion, have been enabled to low er their minimum. The inquiry is now more active because of the large number of bills that w ere held in reserve. In the open market the rate s for the „ lle gotiation-of first-class bills rema in at Si and 9 or cent. At the Bank of England yeste rda y 5,000 sove r,, i were received from Beyro ut, and £42,000 in I:: 4vva s withdrawn, i n cluding 40, 000 so verei g ns 1 8111 1 31 tellt to Lisbon. to Lhe last week's railway receipts , ascertained up this d ay, are in round figures as under :- 1866. 1865. N ar - eat Western 75,347 74,135 ' MI ' Western 117,339 116,244 bol Western - right° Itt'd ... j aad ...................................... f A aO9 41,660 soup,Great Northern N'tO.rsttheirl ........ ............. 2343:897739 24,697 36483 I,ajicaster and Yorkshire -, istoj a Xorth, Eastern Exeter krke, ....Astern 74,471 68,608 Clr ne ster, Sheffield, and Lincoln 20,098 17,174 Loudon eat Eastern and Chatham and Dover cor These returns, when compared with those of the "" di ng period of last year, are generally w tie __ a vour o a f ble character. On the Great Western estern an increase of £1,212 ; on the North £l,o9s ; on the South-Western a 2e3r,ease of £2,727 ; on the Brighton an increase of ; on the Midland of £8,849 ; on the South- Of Mteril of £lB2 ; on the Great Northern a decrease in er 2lslo ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire an 4&, ease of - £4,026 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of e h ' ; -North-Eastern of £5,863 ; on the Man toester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £2,924 ; on the er ," (114 Chatham, and Dover of £598 ; and a ": e ase on the Great Eastern of £ll9. Cu extraordinary genera l meeting of the share rs of th e Consolidated Bank has bee n held, and e terms recommended by the direct ors for the re sumption of business were adopted. 4 General Court of the Hudso n ' s Ba y Company Till , be held at their house in Fenchurc h-street on il lirsday, the sth July, at 1 o'clock. • A dividend of 5 per cent., free of Income - tax , for t he half-year ending 30th current, will be paid to the proprietors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank ( , ) ,, f India, London, and China, on the Londo n Registe r , on and after the 2d July next. bills on India took place yester day ril at e the bid dßinagns f Bank of England. England. The proportions al lotted were-to Calcutta, £36,500 ; to Madras, 3,000, and to Bombay, £ll,OOO. The minimum Price was fixed at ls. 100. on Calcutta and Mad ras, and is. 10Id. on Bomba y . Tenders at and a 'ove these prices will receive in full. The following communication is of interest to P eruvian bondholders Foreign-office, June 19, 1866. to `.` Gentlemen,-1 am directed by the E arl of Clarendon 4fe rre you, with reference to your letter of the 22nd of lJan uary last, that her Majesty's Minister at Madrid has re rexiceidietaochyis lordship that in a conv ersation which he had t 4 with the Spanish Minister for F orei g n Affairs, his informed Sir John Crampton that the Spanish li til li at adre rt had been ordered home fr om the Pacific, and Isi a - ,7sequently the projected occup ation of the Chincha " 8 'would not now take place, - I a m, Gentlemen, your host obedient humble servant, " E. HAMMOND. Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co., Mr. 571, Old Broad-street." dames Cooper, of the firm of Johnstone, - 00 th e 13 1‘ e r, VVintle, and Evans, has been appo inted b y 11.e_ 'ster of the Rolls official liquidator of the New Zealand Banking Corporation (Limited). Two o'CLocx. th e t en rding to Reuter's telegrams this morning, Z reneh Rentes were 62f. 90c. Everything firm. a ed " e E nglish Stock Market has been rather active, th c lootation s h ave, with few exceptions, been well a l) orted. Th e F unds are a t l ow pr i ces, butpur p„Bers Can hardly be expected to make investments per ' l a large scale when they can obtain 6 and 7 are 86 for interest for their money. Consols for money, and 86i 1 for the account. 85 i e N ew Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked e 0 2. ; India 5 per Cents., 103-4- ; ditto 4 per (lit ditto 10611te' 9 0 ; ditto 5i per cent. enfaced paper, 4 per Cent. Debentures, 100} ; and It ° . l3° lids, par. 1 Tv ith the exception • of Greek, which have declined StockStt er c erit., the other alterations with the Foreign Alitrket have not been important. Spaniah Passive have receded 1, to 181 1 ; the Certificates 1, to 141 1. Brazilian Scrip has advanced 1, to 5 4 dis. ; Mexican remain at 141 1 ; ditto New at 12 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. at 254 26. United States 5-20 Bonds are 654 66 ; Erie Shares, 41,1; and Illinois, 76 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very dull. Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China have improved to 28 29, and Metropolitan and Provincial to 13 ; Oriental Bank Corporation have declined to 33f, and Alliance are steady at 19 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England are at 2/ dis. ; International Financial, at 21 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very inactive, and prices in most instances show a further slight decline. Great Northern have declined 15s. ; North Western and North Eastern (Berwick) each 10s. ; and Great Eastern, Great Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, each ss. ; while Metropolitan have improved 10s., and South Eastern ss. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GCVERNNENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, July 10. 3 per Cent. Reduced B5 1- Now 3 per Cent B5! - 1 i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 6Bi Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — A nnu ities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire s th April;lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., nos — March. Juno. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. sd .5 5 m pm Do. ..£5OO. sd p D o ;6100 and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oc t. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 por Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 lO6l Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under Xl,00 0 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pin Austrian Bonds, 5 per Ce nt, 1859 Brazilian 5 por Cent ....................... . Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58- 60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 ... 70 4 69 4 Do Account ................... Do. Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do £lOO Bonds Do 1 por Cent. (Deferred .3 por Cent.) Ohilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent.. Do. 6 per Cent .................... • ......... Do Scrip, £5O paid Colombian 6 per Cent. ................ . Cuba, 6 per Cent. ••..... ••,, Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 .................. . Danubian Principalities Do. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 9 Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deferred Egyptian 7 por Cent. Do. Second Issue — Do ~ £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 — Do £lOO Bonds 771 91 Do. Government Railway Debentures 764 71 Do. £6O paid ................................. 15i. die ;reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ' -, ua temala 5 per Cent. — .talian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account ....... R ........ 5O Do. Maremm ana ailway 11exican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 .. „._ Vo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French .. , — .11ontevidean 6 per Cont., £3O paid 11.00rish Imperial 5 per Cent Do Land Warr an t s (Hectares) New Granada Do 2 er Cent ................................. Feruvian p 5 per Cent., 1865 .................. Do. Account ................................. 65 6 Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 D o Account Portsguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 18 . 22, X St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pox Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account ... Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account ............................ .. . Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive D o Account lB4 i ran i s h Cert. of Coup n ot funded — D o Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 44 per Cent. 1864 ................. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Ce nt. 1862 Do Account .................................... 51 I 1 2 501 q 50 Do £lOO Bonds 5ll Do 6 por Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Ce nt., 1865, paid up Scrip... 2 D o Account '3: I 2 5 G I Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — V en ezuela 3 per Cent. D itt o account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in L o ndon. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cont., Ex. 25f. Dutch '24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil French Routes 3 per Cent. • — Italia;. 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ..,, Do. Acco unt ........................... - ..... 39 8 4 'THREE O'CLOCK. Co nso ls for money .................... . ......... 854 6 xd Do. ACCOUEIt ...................................... 864 I ad —____--- SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —Ths Day. - LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, June 21—Sarah and Ocean, from Caen. Sailed, June 21—Pantheon, steamer, for Corfu ; Flandre, steamer, for Dunkirk• DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Racehorse, for Sydney ; Flora, for Salcombe —both from London. Sailed, Juno 20—Spheroid-Camillas, with several others, outwards. All well. UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. Mails for the United States are made up in London every Saturday .evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday ev ening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach t h e Ge neral Post-office by 6 dclock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that da y . News p a p ers must always be post de half an hour earlier. Tho Wednesday and Saturday's mails aro taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steame rs . T he Wednesday morning mails are taken by the Southampton steamers. Mails from the United States are duo in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the s hape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates : —Not exceeding 2 oz., Id. ; above 2 oz., but not exceed in g 3 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd.; with an addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 16 ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British portion, a further sum b e ing charged on delivery. Tho periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers or books (except those specifi ed above), addressed to the places above named, are liable to letter rate of postage. There must be no writing, or other marks upon such periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the to cowhom vers, they ex cept the names and addresses of the persons are sent; nor upon the covers must there be any printing, except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to letter rates of postage. How DAUGHTERS WERE BROUGHT-UP 20 YEARS AGO.—" Lady Lucas," adds her daughter, " was particularly careful to bring up her children under the in fluence, not of fear, but of love. She would not suffer her servants to be rude before us, or to domineer over us, which all vulgar servants are apt to do." And, as a proof of the well-ordered nature of her household, she continues —"Neither would my mother suffer the vulgar serving men to be in the nursery among the nursemaids, lest their rude love -making might do unseemly actions, or speak un handsome words, in the presence of her children." For tutors, adds the Duchess, "although we had all kinds of virtues, as singing, dancing, playing of music, reading, writing, working, and the like, yet wo were not kept strictly thereto ; they wore rather for formality than bene fit, for my mother cared not so much for our dancing and fiddling, singing, and prating of several languages, as that we should b bred virtuously."—Once a Week. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 118. loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-ioth per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on L ondon for bills at 60 days' sight is about lo9i per cent. At the se rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from t he United State, fliE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 18C6. 31 31 12 /22 91 93 24 25 114 116 91 92 58 60 :26 127 2 2: 11 E 5 87 1 2 123 1. lit 93 95 55 57 4 26 107 IC9 69 71 105 107 35 36 10 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 72 74 108 112 118 150 05 67 43 48 63 63 8 9 142 145 2. 3 ) 100 103 62 64 ;ESSIONS , 52 54 101 102 ip 41 8 UI 78 80 58 60 100 102 100 102 102 103 - - 13 20 85 87 58 62 55 60 50 55 48 52 40 15 37 41 24 26 23 25 107 100 f' 0 101 91 93 141 5 5 1 1)1 93 83 85 if Of 1 101 102 91 93 86 88 8 ' $ 2 98 100 93 $9 1 id 97 99 S ECU. P 5 07 92 5 92 95 78 80 78 80 99 101 102 101 102 104 102 104 In 2 1021 1 86 8) 100 102 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 104 106 09 100 91 y 4 92 9i 90 v 5 83 88 91 96 74 70 24 23 1071 ,ITI ES. 991 9 104 4 981 97 6 103 2i 3} LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ROLLS' COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) BISHOP COLENSO V. MR. GLADSTONE, M.P. AND OTHERS. The case of Dr. Colenso, Bishop of Natal, against the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Vice-Chancellor Wood, Mr. Hubbard, M.P., and others, the treasurers and trus tees of the colonial bislioprics fund, was resumed this morning. After some further arguments, Mr. James replied on the whole ease. The Master of the Rolls deferred his judgment. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Willes and a Special Jury.) DAIVKINS V. LORD ItOXEBY. In this case the plaintiff is a lieutenant-colonel in the Colistream Guards, and tha defendant, Lord Henry Ibkeby, is a colonel in the second battalion. Th,re were several counts in the declaration charging the defendant with unjust treatment of the plaintiff, breach of duty in not bringing him before a court-martial, and by false re- presentations, in coucart with others, inducing H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge to cornpal him to retira upon half-pay, on the ground that his continuance in the battalion would be injurious to the sarvica. The defendant pleaded the Mutiny Act, but placed no other plea on the record. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., appeared for the plaintiff ; and thel Solicitor-General, Mr. Bovil, Q.C., Mr. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Doweswell for the defendant. Mr. Kerslake, in opening the case, said that the fa cts which would have t o b e di sc l ose d an d the correspondence it would be necessa r y t o pro d uce wou ld o ccupy a long time. It appeared that th e plaintiff was the son of Col. Dawk ins, who had been a distinguished officer in the same battalion in which the plaintiff served. The plaintiff entered the Coldstream Guards in 1844, and served with distinc tion in the Crimean war, and he continued with his batta lion until 1865, when the Order of 11.R.H. the Commander in-Chief compelled him to retire. From an early period it appeared that the plaintiff had become very obnoxious to Colonel Newton, who had been formerly in the Coldstream Guards. Ho had been accused of a breach of military duty, but the only ease that could be made out against him was that upon one occasion, while he was on leave of absence at Rome, there was an unusually early muster-roll of the regiment, and the letter from the adjutant informing him of the fact did not roach him before it was too late to be in attendance. Colonel Newton administered to him a severe rebuke, not only in the presence of Captain Monk, the adjutant, and inferior officer, but in the hearing of some non-commissioned officers. Lord Frederick rivulet, the commanding-officer of the battalion, commanded his attendance, and exception was taken to a letter he had written complaining of the conduct of Colonel Newton in rebuking him before an inferior office; and in the hearing of non-commissioned officers. Lord Rokeby demaudod that ho should recall that letter, which he ultimately con sented to do, at the cams timo complaining that ho had been very improperly treated. Lord Rokeby censured him severely. The learned counsel then proceeded to detail a series of acts of which the plaintiff complained up to the time of his being compelled to retire on half-pay, including the refusal to grant him a court-martial. Colonel Dawkins was then examined at considerable length by Mr. Karslake. He said that from the time he entered the Coldstream Guards it appeared that Colonel Newton had taken an unaccountable dislike to him, and he was never on the same terms with him as with his other fellow officers. Colonel Percival, who had formerly been in command of the Regiment, had sent hint a message by telegraph, oomplaining of some particular act on his part, and he remonstrated with him for adopting a medium of such publicity for conveying a disagreeable communica tion. Tho matter then ended, and after that they were on very 'good terms. Colonel Newton had made a most unfair use of that circumstance to injure him with Lord Rokeby. With regard to not attending the muster roll, it arose out of an accident. He was on leave of ab sence in Rome iu 1859, and the letter did not reach him at Wiesbaden, whore ho was staying on his return home. He had given instructions at the Guards' Club that the letters should bo forwarded to him, and the letter of Captain Monk informing him that the muster-roll would take place on the 9th of May did not reach hint until his leave of absence in a foreign Country had expired ; but it was usual for officers to extend their absence at home beyond the actual period, except under peculiar circumstances. Ho did not consider that he was bound to attend on duty before June, but if he had received the letter in time ho would certainly have done so. There was some unpleasantness arose in consequence of Capt. Monck's letter relative to the invitation to the Queen's ball not reaching him in time. The letter was not% directed as he (Colonel Dawkins) gave directions, and the result was that ho did net get it until it was too late. lie felt displeased at such a circumstance, and wrote a letter to Capt. Monck complaining of the matter. Capt. Monck thougqt the letter contained offensive expressions, and ho wrote to him (witness) to withdraw the note, which he fused. The correspondence was ultimately forwarded to Lord Rokoby, and on May 27 he received a letter to attend at Montague House, Upper Berkeley-street. When he went there he saw Lord Rokeby alone, but Lord P. Paulot afterwards arrived. Lord Rokeby said Capt. Monck was quite right. lle was in a violont-passion, and ho approached him (witness), grinding his teeth, and said he was stub born, and that ho should have great hesitation in recom mending him for promotion in the army, and he (witness) understood him to say that he was losing his time by re maining in the army. Lord P. Paulet alluded to some manner, and Lord Rokoby, who was wry violent, and said something about court-martial ,if ho did not notice Colonel Newton's presonce more distinctly than he had done. He did not know thai he had ever treated Colonel Newton with coolness or disrespect. He had always noticed Colonel Newton when in private life. Tho wit ness, during the interim with Lord Rokoby, was as respect ful as it was possible to be. Lord Rokeby got more violent in the conversation . He would not listen to his ex plwation. He thou left the house. Ho did not withdraw the letter he had written to Captain Monk. The interview with Lord Rokeby took place on the 25th of May. But when ho left town for Ash ho consulted with some of his military friends. Wi hile on duty at Ash there were a great many officers there. Colonel Stepney was the officer in command at Ash. On the. 21st of June ho had been out with his men at practise, and in the course of the day, while off duty, ho went into the luncheon tent. He took the seat near the door, as the place was very full. There were at tho time some gun makers trying the rifles. He saw Lord Rokeby when he entered the tent, and after an interval Lord Rokeby and his friend rose to leave the tent. He (witness) was still sitting at luncheon with others on both sides of him. He knew Lord Rokeby was in plain clothes, and when he canto to the place where ho (witness) was sitting his atten tion was attracted by the whole party stopping, and Colonel Stepney said, "Dawkins." He (witness) looked, and then he saw Lord Rokoby talking to Cap tain Legge. Lord Rokoby extended his hand and said, " How are you, Dawkins ?" He (witness) rose as soon as he could, and saluted in the most respectful manner. Lord Rokeby returned the salute, and went out of the tent, and he witness went on with his lunch. Ho did not take Lord Rokeby's hand when he extended it. He felt there was nothing disrespectful in what ho did. He resumed his luncheon, and having finished ho proceeded with his duty. About three hours after this ho received a letter from Colonel Stepney to attend on hint. Ho was sure Lord Rokeby was not in Ash on command. go was in plain clothes, and he believed he had come from London to see the rifles tried. Ho went to Col. Stepney when Cul. Armitage was present. Col. Stepney said ho must put him under arms'. He was not sure whether he said ho was ordered, but he perfectly recol !octet' that he said it was for deliberately insulting Lord Bokeby, and that ho was not to go to the mess. He under stood ho was to remain at his quarters. The learned Judge—Was anything further said ? Withess—Yes, my lord, but I perfectly recollect Col. Stepney saying I was put under arrest for deliberately insulting Colonel Rukeby. There were plenty of officers at Aldershot to constitute a court-martial, if required. (The case is likely to occupy several days.) COTRT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN RE SIR CULLING EARDLEY GIDEON EARDLEY, BART. This case, which has been before the court for some time, has now assumed a somewhat singular aspect. To-day was appointed for the adjourned examination and order of discharge, but no accounts have been filed. Tho bank rupt has chiefly resided abroad, but ho surrendered to his bankruptcy, and more than one lengthy private examina tion has been held before the registrar. Upon the last occasion, when the bankrupt should have attended to be examined baforo the Commissioner he did not sur render, and it then transpired that he had b3en arres t e d i ll n u ß tch u it g o n n e , an for d th v o defendant, prison for debt. To-d ay M r. Bury said that the bankrupt had obtained his release from custody, but had been again arrested. It was contended under these circumstances by the assignees that the case ought to be adjourned sine die. It further transpired that there were certain important Chancery proceedings in futuro,llnd his honour formally adjourned the case sine die with protection for two months. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT CLAPIIAII.—A little girl, named Julia Spier, eight years of age, with two other little girls, was playing In the enclosure of Grafton-squaro, Clapham, on the evening of the 15th inst., and was endeavouring to climb to the top of a largo vase filled with earth and flowering plants, of which there aro several in the enclosure. The child, in endeavouring to smell the perfuine of the flowers, pulled the vase over, and it fell with great force, knocking her down and rolling upon her. Medical aid was called in, but she died on the following day of severe internal injuries. ROYAL lIORTICULTURAL S OClETY.—Upwards of 2,000 people were present at the conversazione of the society on Tuesday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the D uke of Edinburgh arrived shortly after 10 o'clock, and l•emained about an hour in the conservatory. Mr. Weippert's excellent band was in at tendance. S ÜBE BIARIiETS.—This Day. Share Railways. Briatol and Exeter !Caledonian 89 91 126 127 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 7 0 70 72 Jambrian ;ork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Junc.l Oun„Perth, & A b.Junc.' .11. London, t crip Certi. Do. Ilasgow & S. Western ;mat Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 great North of Scotland Irent Northern D.). A stock . • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pro (It S, and W. of Ireland it. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gun. Do. South Wales Do. W. 3114.—Oxiord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc ,ehire & Yorkshire LJndon and Black wall Lon., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Han., Shet., & Lincoln lietropolitan Do. New 112 111 36 S 7 6 r 121 122 1:30 i 3. GO 6 Do Extension—. Iletropolitan District, Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd xlid!and Do. L 9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby *did Kent North British Do. Ed., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick, Do. (-.N•E purehaav Do. Leeds Do. York DG. Carlisle ..... ...• Do. Stock.& Darling. Do. do. 1860-G1 North London .....• Do. do. 18134 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. st Ark Shropshire Union .• • • South Devon South E..stern Staines, Wok., £ Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornw :►.'.l l 0•) 100 100 100 100 all ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 3`l k 511 . 5/i 120. 1 92 1 t 4; 5 127 6) 86 i 6 121! 1 I 61 I'B 104 7 60 81 1 3 Psid.l Closing Business rice. 1, • done. ... 1151 15 11 BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & B. E., lim 2ape Town do Dock, go Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Ben;al, gu sdo East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. lst Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred Dr , . 2d Prt.f. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do, deferred D. 4th Pref. stook 1/o. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e 10. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c. Wit. South of India gua. 5 per cent . 4,i per cent Great Wee. of Canada. New Do. 6 p. e. Bois. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o ... • Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension 31elb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. l tt Hudson's Bay N. lll.C'da,6po Istpf.bs Scinde . ... Do. Delhi Do. do a s Do. Punjaub g. Do.lndus St.Flot COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.Jz July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug .. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Capc G.llope. 6 p.c.1873 Do.Api.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 180-9 ) Do. Jan.&July, 1800-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 r!ey lon, Nov. 1863, 6 p Do. 1878, do Ilauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Is7B 1)0. 188?, May t 5, N0v..6 Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug Natal qov. 6 per oent N.B.Gov. p.o.Ja.&J N. S. W. Gov. 5 ;iv., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189! New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So,tia Gov. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,(3ov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct 100 100 100 all 100 100 ~l~n 100 100 100 It,o 100 100 ross. N 99 96 100 104 106 IC2 104 6 7 7 0 44) 460 1k 14 8 9 1 2} 21 3 ! 3!! 21 22 18 20 1} 2 37 89 4i 5 4 8 31 41 2 IV 36 45 2 4 POLICE MTELLIGENCE.---This Day. 3 IARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN IMPOSTOR.—Chas. Pennington, described as a clerk, was charged as follows : Mr. Reginald B. York, a gentleman residing at No. 45 St. James's-place, said—Last night, about 20 minutes past 11, I was passing through Trafalgar-square on my way home from tho Adelphi Theatre, when the prisoner came up to me and told me a story to the effect that he had just come from Canada, that he was in groat distress, having had nothing to eat for some days, but that he was in ex pectation of receiving remittance through a banker. I re cognised the prisoner as a man who had begged of me several times, and remember that on ono occasion he told me that he had come from Hell, and I then gave him a shilling. I allowed the prisoner to follow me till I came to a policeman, and then gave him into custody, and should have done so a few nights ago, but he succeeded in giving me the slip. Bernard Campbell, 209 C—On taking the prisoner into custody he denied begging. Prisoner—l did speak to the gentleman, but I did not ask for anything. I said I was in a painful position, and ho talked to me till we got near a constable, and he then seized me and gave mo into custody. Mr. Knox—l shall commit the prisoner for a month, and if he comes here again he will go for a longer term. THAMES. STRANGE CONDUCT IN A STATION-HOUSE.—Daniel Cooper, a tall military-looking man, was brought beforo Mr. Paget charged with breaking a pane of glass in the Bow Police-ptation house. John Knowles, a police-constable, No. 658 A, stated that the prisoner was a hawker. Yesterday afternoon he brought a basket of oranges into the station, and asked him to purchase some. He told him ho did not want any, on which the prisoner, who was drunk and made a good deal of noise, said he was determined to bo locked up and threw an orange at the window. It went 'through a pane of glass. He locked up the prisoner in a cell, and soon afterwards he asked for water which was given to him, but instead of drinking it ho threw it in his face. The prisoner said he was very sorry (for what he had done. He was formerly a horse soldier. He was in the 2d Dragoon Guards four years, and discharged with a good character. He met two comrades from India yesterday, and they gave him some liquor to which he was not accustomed. Mr. Paget dealt mercifully with the prisoner by fining him ls. only, and Is. the value of the pane of glass which he paid. SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND ON HIS WIFE.— William Bartlett, an iron moulder, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting his wife. The parties have been living in Featherstone-buildings, Limehouse. Their dissensions have been under tho notice of the magistrates several times. The husband has been represented as a very brutal fellow, and the wife to be very "long-tongued," and so irritable. The prisoner was sen tenced to a month's imprisonment and hard labour for beating his wife in August, 1864. They have separated and renewed cohabitation repeatedly since that time. Last night, after a separation of several weeks, they met at a publichouse, went home to their lodgings, and the prisoner commenced beating his wife, twisted her arm, and at tempted to break it. In the struggle which took place between them the prisoner knocked his wife about shame fully, and hit her on the breast and on the arm. She ad mitted having scratched his face for protection and in self defence. The prisoner said his wife was a very wicked old woman, and that she came to his club-room last night, and pro mised to behave well. Directly she reached home she abused him and scratched his face. Mr. Paget said the prisoner had exercised a good deal of violence on his wife, and her " long tongue," as it was styled, did not justify it. He sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Agricultural Prospectr. The week opened with a fine, hot day, very breezy in the afternoon. Monday was also fine, but rather cooler ; wind W. to S.W., thermometer 58 degs., barometer 30.10 in. to 30.05. Our advices received on that day from Essex stated :—" One or two farmers have commenced mowing grass, but it will not be general in this district for a week. The crop will probably be good, but not so abundant as was expected before the May frosts had checked the growth. Fine weather for corn, which is improving rapidly." Tuesday was a cool day, and cloudy,with some slight showers in the afternoon, while the night was cold and threatening ; wind varying from W. to S.W., thermometer 58 degrees, barometer 29•G5 inches. Our advices from Suffolk on that day rau : " Rain wanted in this district. The aspect of our growing crops generally not good." From the West Riding of Yorkshire the advices were :—" We have had a good deal of rain during the last few days, but the farmers say there has not been too much yet." Another account says :--" Since Friday we have had showers, with a steady rain through last night, and the appearance of more this afternoon, so that Yorkshire must be well moistened, and crops progress fast now" From Norfolk :—" We have had during the past week fine forcing weather, and to-day a steady rain, which is much required for the spring-sown crops." From Northumberland it was remarked :—" Since our last, we have had fine growing weather, the wind varying from the south-east to the south-west." From the interior of Suffolk the accounts stated :—" The crops have made considerable progress during the past 14 days, and the early white varieties of wheat are now burst ing into ear. We do not hear a good report of the wheat crop; the plant has run up weakly, with the excessive heat, and it promises only a small ear. With the present aspect of the growing crops, empty stackyards, and small foreign supplies, the present values of wheat are much below what they should be." The morning on Wednesday was fine, but the afternoon wet. Our advices from the west corst of Scotland went thus :—" The weather has been fine with occasional fruitful showers. On Thursday there were some showers, varied by gleam of the sun. Haymaking was going on in early dis tricts, the crop variable, good here and there on most pastures, but light on other soils. Our advices from Warwickshire stated : "We have now had a fortnight of splendid growing weather, and the crops throughout the country, as well as vegetation gene rally, show a remarkable improvement." From the neighbourhood of Newbury it was stated :—" Hay making has• commenced in this district. The crops generally are rather light. Wheat looks very mid dling ; barley and oats well." From the neighbour hood of Windsor, on the same day, it was stated : —" The late rains have proved very bene ficial to the Lent corn. The cutting of clover and grass will be general next week, should the weather clear up." From Suffolk, near the coast :—" The weather is mild and genial, and our crops are fairly progressing. Wheat dots not grow in favour, but spring corn, save some of the barleys, is decidedly promising." Friday proved showery at times, with the barometer slightly fall ing. Our advices from Devonshire on that day stated : " Haymaking is generally over in this dis trict; one small field was ricked close to Exeter, in May. Wheat is getting into ear, and is not much, if any, later than last year. The crop promises to be fair, but not great. Some early-sown barley looks very well ; but, generally speaking, oats and barley are later relatively this year than wheat." From the West Riding of Yorkshire our advices state :—" We have had showers during almost every day this week, and our farmers speak well of their growing crops, and say they have very much im proved within the last fortnight." From Lincoln shire our advices were :—" At last we have had a good fall of rain, which will do an immense amount of good. On dry thin soils both barley and wheat were at a standstill—in fact had begun to suffer, and it is doubtful if there are not several cases past recovery. Wheat does not seem brisk, which I think is surprising, as not for years and years has the stock of wheat been so low as it is this season ; in fact, as I said at harvest, this country had a very miserable crop of wheat. Should the weather prove genial now, I think there is a good prospect." Saturday was a fine breezy day, most suitable for haymaking, and a good deal of the crop, no doubt, would be secured in fair condition. Weather per mitting, during next week an immense quantity of grass will be cut down. Agricultural prospects, on the whole, are for the moment more favourable, wheat having somewhat increased in value, while the farmers are on the qui vie for war prices, and a movement in the trade appears to be close at hand, so that such agriculturists as hold any stocks will no doubt have an opportunity of reaping more or less benefit by the troubles of the continent.— Mark-lane Express. Liverpool Cotton Market—(This Day.) The market opens with more demand. Sales probably 6,000 or 8,000 bales. BRITISH ML Cam. Conga Cold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 'rakewalls Last Liathactt East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved S. WI Russell (Tavisti (;am.& StAubyn(G ?JCL Great L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal sumy G. Wheal Vor (11elst Grenville [lcrod's Foot .... Ilingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lclant Clarke Valley llwyndy Iron Ore, lin, New Sewn ... • • North Roskear NAV lel Bassett (I' lo,gan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr.videnee Uny 'Maui S. Caradou (St. (leer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park . Tin Croft ; rigra and Clogan, Ihn West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi rer ton West Beton ,Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 29i 2.14.0 3} 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 f 1 27 2 350 375 If 2 )5 20 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 671 721 125 135 SO 85 121 171 3 5 .70 18) 11 13 t'ItEIrEILEMIE bliAlt.EB. Great Northern, 4} per cent., rd. at 10 per cent pm., 99 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent, D,tto 4i per cent., rd., 93) North Eastern, G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref., Stockton and Darlington .11, 6 per cent., 311 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and llo:yhead, Ditto, 5 p r cent., Great Western, West ➢lid., llereford, 101 1'0RE:1644 'CALL NVA Ye• Antwerp and Rotterdam, SI Great Luxembourg, 10i San Paulo, 11. m., gua. 0 per cent., 14 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 10i FOHEIGN M IN XP. Cape Copper, lim., 9.1 Panulcillo Copper, lim., 2i g Scottish Australian, litn., - BAN K S. Agra and 31mterman's, 11m., 21 Alliance, lim., 19 Bank of Queensland, lim, 6 British and Californian, lira., 21 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 81 91 Chartered 41er.lot India. London, and 011,n, 28 9 Hindustan, China, and Japan,:Jim., 41 Imperial Bank, lim.. 21 Imperial Ottomanl7l Ditto, new, 7 61 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 201 London and County, t 5. 6 London and Westminster. 93 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lien., 13 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 351 31 5 31 • Provincial of Ireland, 81 MISCEDLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 91 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 3i Australian Agricultural, 15 Bo £bay Gas, lim., Ditto. 9d Jane, n Ditto, new, 11 Ceylcn Company, 8 1 City of London Real Property, Rm., 31 City Offices, lira., 211 Commercial Union, Insurance, 5 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 2 IL Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 103 71 D:scount Corporation. 61 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 11 1 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 101 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira.. 31 3 Hudson's Bay, 14 I International Financial Society, lira., 21 1 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour', Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 391 London Financial Association, lira , 1 i 2 i London General Omnibus Company, Um, 91 Lon on at d Provincial Mari ne, 21 M dray Irrigation and Canal, 15} 2l lllwall F re ehold Land and Dock, 4 Naional Discount Company , 11 1 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem ., of which 31;1s to pay, 41 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 67 0 Ditto, new. 41 1 5 Submarine Telegraph, Litto, Sciip, 1 Admiral the Hon. James W. Drummond, C. 8., Superintendent of Devonport, inspected the turret ship Wyvcrn, 4, Capt. Hugh T. Burgoyne, on Saturday. It is understood that she will be sent to the North American station, A DEERICAiI ANOTHER FENIAN RAID. ARRIVAL OF TIIE CITY OF LONDON QUEENSTOWN, Wednesday. The steam-ship City of London, from New York on the 9th instant, arrived here to-day, with 1,087,407 dols., £3,500, and 283 passengers. She landed 53 passengers, and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. NEW YORK, June 9, Morning. 1 ;SAOO Feniant to 3 , force,OoO men,under variously e nestimated Spear, a t crossedfrom i the boundary near Hi g h gate, S ermon t , on th e n d e r General morning of th e 7th i nst., and occup i ed P i geon Hill , where, it is reported, they routed a body of British cavalry and captured three flags. A squad 'of Fenian cavalry is also said to have routed some British cavalry at Frelighsburg. Spear at last accounts was entrenched at St. Arm - aud awaiting the attack of the British force, which con sisted of the 7th Fusiliers, a battery of artillery, and a body of volunteers. Spear's force is greatly de moralised, and half of it is said to be in a state of intoxication. Numbers are deserting and recross ing the borders. The course taken by the Federal authorities has caused great consternation among the Fenians, most of whom, with the exception of those under Spear, are endeavouring to return home. Some are making desperate efforts to reinforce Spear in Canada. General rleade has prohibited the transport of Fenians towards the frontiers, but facilities are being afforded to them by the Federal authorities to re turn homeward. A plot is reported to have been arranged for a general rising of Fenians throughout Canada on the 7th inst., but up to the present the Irish population of Canada have shown an unexpected degree of loyalty. General Sweeney has been held to bail for $20,000. Roberts was released upon Lis own re cognisances, after refusing to give bonds to keep the peace ; but was subsequently re-arrested, in consequence of orders from Washington. Numerous Fenian leaders have been arrested at St. Albans, Malone, and other points. General Murphy has been arrested at Buffalo. Gen. Lynch, commanding the Fenians at Buffalo, has advised his men to return to their homes. The Senate has passed, by 33 to 11 votes, the reconstruction resolution, with amendments, basing the representation on the voting population, and declaring that all persons born in the United States or naturalised are citizens. The section disfranchis ing the rebels until 1870 is struck out. The Reconstruction Committee have sent a long document to Congress, declaring that the rebellious States can only be restored to the Union by the action of Congress, and that no Southern State had legally adopted the constitution except Ten nessee, which State alone was entitled to represen tation. The counsel of Mr. Davis is said to have received the assurance that he would soon be released en parole or on bail. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, June 9.—Money easy—Gold, 139 i. Exchange on London, 152} ; do. on Paris, 3.68. Stocks dull—New York Centrals, 97; Illinois, 1211 ; Erie, 63 1 1 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1021. Cot ton quiet—Middling Upland, 38c. ; receipts five days, 10,250 ; sales yesterday, 1,500. Flour dull. Wheat and corn firm. Provisions quiet. Coffee heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses good enquiry. Petroleum dull--crude, 261 c. ; refined, 421 c. NEW ORLEANS, June 8.----Cotton firm—Low Middling, 35c. to 36c. ; sales yesterday, 2,250 ; week's receipts, 5,250; exports, 21,750. NEW BRUNSWICK. ST. JOHN'S, June 8. The elections in New Brunswick, as far as is yet known, have resulted in the return of 26 members favourable to Confederation and only six Opposi tion members. Nine elections have still to be de cided. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday. The North German Lloyd's steamer Bremen sailed to-day for New York with 142 cabin passen gers and a large cargo, including French jewellery, value of 150,000 f. This company's steamers will continue to sail from here to New York as usual, there being no probability whatever of any alteration in conse quence of the present state of continental affairs. The "Black Man" and the French Journals. A curious discussion took place in the Corps Legislatif on Saturday. M. Jules Favre, at the pre vious sitting, had affirmed that there was no pos sibility for any man belonging to the people, in the present situation of the Press in France, to induce a journal to publish a complaint of his against an existing grievance. On the minutes being read, M. Gueroult, who had not been present the previ ous day, took occasion to object, and to declare that the hon. gentleman was quite mistaken, since, when such complaints were addressed to the Opinione Nationale, they were never neglected. He exercised proper discrimination. Ile then mentioned the cases of the journeymen printers and the cab drivers, whose grievances the Press had taken up. These remarks brought M. Jules Favre to his feet, and he again asserted in presence of several editors of papers that they had no freedom to write what they liked. M. Favre—l should be greatly grieved if my lan guage could have been of a nature to wound any one, and I admit at once that the editors of the journals act, in presence of the existing legislation, with great devotedness and a rare courage. (Move ment.) But I have to ask are there not circumstances in which journalists receive semi-official noticenot to speak of such and such person, and such and such events ? If that is true, where is theirliberty ? Were theyleft to themselves their courage would be a suf ficient,guarantee ; but if there is above them a so ♦ereign will which disposes of their pens— (loud in terruption and almost unanimous marks of denial) I merely mean to say that thereare certain questions which they are forbidden to touch on. A must amusing scene followed in consequence of M. Granier de Cassagnac requesting the journalists present to say if their pens were free, yes or no. M. Gueroult—l reply at once. Since I have as sumed my position as a writer on the public press, I have never been interdicted to speak on any subject. (Hear, hear.) I have certainly sometimes received au intimation to remain silent on certain private affairs relating to families—a course which I should have followed myself, without any such advice. It has also occurred to meto receive an invitationfrom the Minister concerned not to discuss questions of an exciting character. (Movement—agitation.) M. Jules Favre—Ah I there it is ! M. Gueroult—But whenever such recommenda tions are given, I am at full liberty to accede to them or not, according to my judgment and on Any own responsibility. (Hear, hear.) As to myself, I have the pretension of never doing but what I con sider my duty ; and I think that the independence of individuals is less in the situation than in the character of each. (Hear, hear.) M. Havin —I wish merely to say that certainly an individual has been occasionally sent to me to ab stain from certain questions; that has been done in such a manner that I could not suppose that any refusal on my part would be attended with disagree.. able consequences to the journal. (Hear, hear.) M. Jules Favre—Then you were more fortunate than M. Gueroult, who received a warning. M. Gueroult—Yes, but long a ft er. _ M. Jules Favre--Well, it was certainly after. M. Havin-4 am convinced that no interdiction has ever been given to a French journal which could clash with its duties to society. Had anything of the kind been done, we should have resisted, as neither warning nor suspension nor suppression could have stopped it. (Hear, hear.) No, never has any prohibition been se n t t o me which I was not at full liberty to disregard, if that course suited me. (Loud approbation.) The minutes Were then put to the vote and adopted. TMR,D EDITIOIV SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) IPSIVICH RACES—THIS DAT. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. La Sorrell ti n a Forester (lluxtable) 1 ( Wild Thym e Fordbana) 2 (Lynch) 3 Di g nity and Cadiz also ran. Betting -5 to 4 agst La Sorreneina, 3 to 1 agst Forester, and 5 tq 1 agst Wild Thyme. Won by a neck. RENDLESHAM STAKES. Bounceaway Chignon .... Court Card Five ran. Won by a head. CIIAUNTRY STAKES. Chip-of-the-Old Block Maria f Queen of the West Won by a neck. Five ran WELTER STAKES. Volunteer HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Elland .... Benvoglie Won in a canter. HOLYWELL STAKES. Jolly Jack . Volunteer Caprice Three ran. ............... VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tars D A Y. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 100 to 30 agst Primate (taken) sto 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 6to 1 agst Red Earl (taken) Bto 1 agst Caithness (taken) 15 to 1 agst Missile (taken) 20 to 1 agst Zenobia (taken) Few members present, and very little betting. ,ACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. JUNE. Hlpswich ..................... 21 I Newcastle-on-Tyne . 26 ungerford ............... 26 I Worcester ............... ... 28 JULY. Carlisle NewmaPontefract y rket Jul Radcliffe ..................... 23 I 9 Winchester .................. 24 Abingdon Mansfield 12 Southampton ............... 25 Reading 17 I Chesterfield ............... 25 Rundle by 17 I Huntingdon ............... 26 Nottingham 19 I Goodwood .................. Stamford AUGUST. Jersey 1 I York August ............... 21 Brighton 7 I Dover 23 Brighton Club Lewes 10 West Drayton E,gham 14 Lichfield Wolverhampton 14 (Tunbridge 2B Stockton l5 I Yarmouth Oxford l6 Derby Summer 29 - - Ilastings 2l I Weyinouth 25 SEPTEMBER. Warwick September 4 I Hendon (Welsh Harp)... 20 Leicester 6 Monmouth Doncaster Brecon l7 1 Wordsley 24 Canterbury lB Newmarket lst October 25 Richmond lB Walsall TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON. 111 R. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter .JL sell's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from*.Cl upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a race at all the principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.13.—1t is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug.2o, 11364.—" We aro satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their commissions, to any amount, to 100, Jermyn-street." CRiCKE r. WEST LONDON ALLIANCE CRICKET CLUB, T. THE PRIORY CRICKET CLUB, SOUTHWARK. The above match was played at Shepherd's Bush green on Satuiday afternoon, and resulted in a drawn match, time not permitting it to be played out. The match was very interesting. WEST LONDON ALLIANcE. G. Lamboll, b Parker ... G. Smith, b Parker .. W. Griggs, c by Smith, b Parker A. Peters, badly hurt ... C. Smith, b Parker H. J. Long, c and b Parker ... G. Wareham, b Parker F. Hansom, b Smith J. Rushton, b Parker Williams, not out ... E. Fielder, b Denyer Wides 8, laps 28, leg-bys 2 ~. ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ~. 62 ... 0 ... 11 ..• 5 ... 6 ••• 7 •.. 7 ••. 2 38 Total ••• ••• PRIORY CRICKET CLUB. ... 127 Dawkins, run out ... W. Greener, run out , Hawkins, b Lamboll . P. Smith, run out W. Roberts, b Lamboll Beal, b Griggs G. Smith, b Lamboll. J. Denyer, not out ... Parker, b C. Smith ... To men to go in. rides 2, laps 8, leg-bys 2 ... 10 ... 1 ... 3 ... 8 ... 0 ... 1 ... 2 ... 11 .., 6 .. . I*. : Total J( THE VOLUN EEK REVIEW. We are requested to state that, with the excep Eon of the tickets forwarded from the Office of Works to the members of the two Houses of Par liament, no tickets of admission to the enclosure will be issued on the occasion of the Volunteer Review in Hyde-park on Saturday next. Bank of England Returns,--This Evenzng. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending Lie Act ith and Bth Victoria, Nednesday, June 20, 1866. ISSUE DE Notes issued :....£29,174,110 'AItT3LENT. GovermuL Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £29,174,110 £49,174,110 ] AKI O D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National /EPARTM ENT. (iovernmt. 1 Secu rities(including Dead W eighi Annuity) £11,148,454 Other Securities 31,209,162 Notes 4,067,820 Gold and Silver Coin .... 677,010 Debt, and Div Accounts) . 7,288,344 Other Deposits... 21,171,357 Seven Day and other hilts 585,084 £47,101,946 .£ 4 7,101,946 describes the of policy that journal of hearnTHE POLICY OF RUSS IA.— The St. Petersburg correspondent i 's lie d ' a N te r° , thus rd'inthe h Rus sia in the prese n t cr i s i s. " The sole object which Russia has T uesda o yf at this moment in view is the accomplishment of internal reforms commenced in the present reign; and the preserva tion of the general peace being indispensable to that end, Russia devotes to it all the efforts of her internal policy. Without seeking any alliance, she endeavours to maintain relations of reciprocal goodwill with all the European Powers. As far as it is possible to do so without compro mising the n a ti onal i nterests, she stands aloof from all all com p li cations in which th ose interests are not however, to concerned, or by whi c h they are not menaced. It is no be understood th at R ussia des i res peace at t any price, be cause, however pai n f u l it might beto of our g rea t i nternal wor k , we should not hesitate to sus pend its progress if such a course s h o uld boome necessary in order to m ee t the external d ang ers of a European ar rangement which would , Thedistu.Nrb to our detriment the gene ral balance of power. , ord, in its resume, add s , " In Gortscdone its best to preser ve peace, the meantime, Russia has koff has sought to modif y th e pre liminary bases of and if Prince the ha Congress which h as now proved ender them acceptabl e t o Austr i a, i t abortive in order to r was not this latter Power which denies has been because it nor which sought to bring about . ter the force of treaties nts. Prom that point to an alliance • l re-arrangements. . ter ritorial great, and that distance will obviously never the distance is Russia unless her own interests should be passed over by d catch a course." , n iperiously demand al the the lice the LTD. ith, the er 6nd bile ;on ere ed ISt