The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-20 00:00:00

AuNEY MARKET AND COUMERCIAL in a with th her Hotel, 'e lef t nived eking-. iscount sday at use of f Cora- idence. to the o take issued oon at eet. Mmes re jor the ; of :he led Lod ii le es, Bullion ••• Increase Public Deposits ... Other D Decrease eposits Seven D.— Decrease ay -y and Other Bills Increase Government Securities Dr c. _ ~, ~~~` \`'` i -.X25,421,380 ... 228,550 ... 13,645,975 . . ... 347,495 ... 3,714,053 ... 54,361 ... 2,161,726 ... 565,013 ... 19,820,939 ... 1,651,546 ... '735,249 48,868 10,028423 Other Securities -. 03 Creti,130 ••• ••• ••• 250,000 27,752,249 l Decrea se 'Unemploy e d 1.287 285 ote s 2,498,455 Decrease ••• ••• 400 ••• 596,230 The Bank of France return exhibits an increase of £576,000 in the bullion, of £1,000,000 in the notes in circulation, of £253,320 in the Treasury ba]an,xs and a decrease of £930,000 in the Corn tnercial bills discounted, of £28,000 in the advances, an d of £4,400,000 in the current accounts. Two o'CLocx At the P ar i s B ourse, this morning, according .to Reuter's telgram, the 3 per cent. Rentes were 68f. 65c. Firm, animated. The Money Market, up to the present moment, continues firm, and affairs generally are particu larly quiet. Notwithstanding the war, the deter mined attitude assumed by Prussia, and the 10 per cent. minimum, the British Funds are well main tained ; the same may be said of most descriptions of Stock Exchange property. Consols are 888 I for money, and 881 for the account. There is Considerable dullness in speculation, but a great desire to make investments. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 87f 8 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 s. to 58. prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 246 2 48 ; India 5 per Cents., 103 ; and do. Enfaced 5 i per Cents., 107. L the Foreign Stock Market quotations are gene rally at an improvement Greek have risen 1 per per Cents cent to 121 ; Italian, 4to 534 to f ; Turkish 5 ~ declined Ito 28i ; Spanish Passive, to 19-1 t he Certificates, to 15.1 ; the Brazilian Scrip has loi a 31 to dis. ; and Mexican continue at 2 - • American Securities are buoyant. United St ates 5-20 B onds are better, at 69i ; Erie Shares at 421 E ; and Illinois I, 77.1 81. Bu siness in th e R a il way Sh are M ar k et h as b een rather animated, and prices have shown an upward movement Great Western, North Western, and a nd Midland have each advanced 55., Metropoli tan , Great Eastern, £l, and South Eastern, 4 1 ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little va riation of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, and Prices generally remain steady. London and County are dealt in at 66 ; Consolidated at 54 4 ; and Alliance at 214 228. Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England are at 24 dis. ; General Credit at 14 ; International Financial at 1i clis. Mail St eam h ave improved to 111 i . ' and Royal BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Der Cent. Consols NNpDo. Account, July 10. er Cent. Reduced B7l eer Cent. 1 p per et New 2Cent.B72 1 i Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 _ Aaluities,.3o yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r il, 1885 — (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1 908.. ia - Trch. til zellequer Bills, 41,000,3 per Cent. Do. r £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Cent 248 6 Bank GI England Stock, 5 per Do_ Account il 3 Liar GOVERNMENT SEURTITtr ....._ 8 3. 74.. Itkdian Stock, 10i per Cent., C Api _ Do. A ccount -,} Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 103 , f .o. 4 p er C en t ., O ct. 18 88 tiro. o. Certificates _ D _ " Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do,°° 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 lO7 Doßob 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ ..... . ..., .1 ''''' PM U 0.130114 £l,OOO " Do. under £l,OOO Pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm ek-ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ra ,zilian 5 per Cent " 0 . Loper Cent., 1852-58 -60 1863 Do. 1.865 Do Account ... gtoo. 4100 Bonds 721 3 41 D. Scrip, £55 paid D.enos Ayres 6 per Cent o 4100 Bonds ................. ; (u 1: )? 1 per Cent. (Deferred . 3 . per Cent.) , La n 6 per Ce n t. ' - ' O . 4 i per Cent • Do. 6 per Cent Colo °O S eriP, £5O paid mbian 6 per Cuba, per Gent Cent. —p m t ar tish 3 per Cent., 1825 a nubian Do. Account PrinciPalitles __. " 49nador New Co .. nsolid ...... i.Pei Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — • R,l)c) Deferred o.,aptian 7 per Uerit Second Issue Do 4100 Bonds , Do. 1864 De4,-,0 4100 Bonds ....... ........ ~. . . Government Railway Debentures — (_} ree k l)o , £6O paid ...................... . ......... dis 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons --- ,1)°I)o. Account .......................... e .u°. Coupons uate' Account ................................. rnala 5 per Cent. tta n li alt 6 per Cent 1.865 — h ° A,...ccount ...... „.. .......................... I / --'°. -4arenzunana Railway .................. I, 3 dean 3 per Cent ........................... "0. Account ................................. 151 Do 1864 .. _.. ...... _. ............ Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ............ tlontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid k oorish can 5 per Cent ~ Do Land Warrants (Hectares) "fw. Granada , DoDo 2 per Cent eruvi. Deferred ooan 5 per Cent., 1863 . Account .... DoDo 3 per Cent. (eribarren). Do4i per Cent., 1.862 Account .................. , Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .. . .......... . DDo 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, o. Account EtnsFfi £ 5 per Ce n t., 1822, St B9 too 4 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 p et Cent. 1859 no 5 per Cent. 1862 B6l 1 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 9O Nirdn 5 per Cent Do Account S p a nish ~ 3 per Cent .. _ L'e-' Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive A 13° Passive gh Cert. of Coup n.ot funded — lediDo Account sh 4 per Cent. Turkish' 4 per Cent. 1864 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account .. . .. . . ti e 6 per C ent : ..... e.- Account Do £lOO Bond s D o 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 53 ii. 2/ Do 4100 Bonds D o • , 6 per Cent., 1863 — .. 0 5 ~, per C ent., 1865, paid up Scrip .-,0 Account D I r °- 4 per CenL Guaranteed — eit,lPzuea 3 Per Cent. Ditto account D o 6 ......... .121 p e r Cent., 1.862 — 1) 0 0 " Account • 6 per Cent, 1864 — itt4o. • Dividends on the above payable in London. eel 'Pan, 6 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Du,p,...2,4i per cent., Ex. 25f. p r r , '4,1 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Itite,ll. iterates 3 per Cent. — ,-, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 4.'0. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Cl3risol ti c). 1 f ° l ' rooney ............. ... •-• g a l -ceouta, ...................... 74111. June. 5 pm TWELVE o' Monetary affairs manifest no important CLocc altera tion. The inquiry for assistance continues rather limited, with an abundance of floating capital, but the rates remain at prices ranging from 8 per cent. for the best short-dated paper„ The sum of £60,000 was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday, and there was au influx of 25,000 soverei gns. „ T he suspensi on was announce d yes t er d ay o f • a lessrs. Carleton Brothers, of Goldsmith-street and elsewhere, wholesale warehouseman. Mr. White, accountant, has the books in hand ; and the assets, it is stated, will prove considerable. The Bank of England return is not favourable, but the c h anges shown were generally expvted. S ubjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation ••• ••• ••• Increase Rest DecreaDecrease...•— SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share kailways. Paid. Closing I Price. !Bristol add Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon., Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, bcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.). A stock Do. l 3 stock Do. sew, Is. at 25 pi: Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Westezn -Original Do. S. V.J. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport. )o. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln stetropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. do. do Do. Do. and St. John7BV'd Ilid,and Do. £9 Share Do, Llirmin.. dT, Derby ,1 id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York DG. Carlisle Do. Stook. & Darling Do. do. - 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1884 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. st..)ck Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Tsayale tfo. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornw4ll 89 91 25 127 85 15 13 15 4 67 70 70 72 112 114 28i Z 9 5 6 '2l 123 128 120 511 34 31 122 :23 92 92 20 22 103 100 100 100 100 all 1171 )184 92 57 51 133 134 2 3 p 85 87 /25i 126 /f 21 95 J 7 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 all 54 56 4 26 108 110 69 71 t(5 107 35 35 9 11 p 119 121 1 2p, 1 2p 75 77 108 112 150 1:.4 65 67 J 46 48 E6} 67 71 8} 14 116 2 3 ; 100 53 65 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 118 1 921 125 i 6 1091 tIJ i 106} 67f I 81 Business done. ILITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butt,Brant, Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-L..-- Calcutta /cc S. E., litre Lave Town alt Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p' East. Bengal gu., 5 do East Indian gu. 5 p.o. Do. ,1 EXtengion Grand Trunk ot Can aut Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do deferred Di', 2d Prif. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stook Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. O. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. Gt. .Sou ho f India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per oent Do o .reat Wc s. of Canada.. DJ. New Do. 6 p. e. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N . lll .C'da,6pc Ist pf . b s Scinde D. d Do. Delhi '' .... pct 0., . .. ... Do. Puniaub...• o D oandus „n 40 10 100 ISSK WO tOO 100 all 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMEN British olumbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1872. ..- Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 187 7-1,4 DO. 6 P. c. Feb . & A ug Uo• 5 P. c., Mar. & Sept o. 5 p. c. Jan. dc July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sit Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 D U O ' : API & d ° o ? : 1 18 r8 - 0 19 .9 0 4. J O . Do. an. &July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., nauritius, 6 p 1878 . ,c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. b7B , )o. 1882, May!s, Nov..:, Do. 1805 Feb. e Aug Natal , ;ov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c...1a....tJu1) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186t , Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 t, Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 189.). New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... . Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. o. sterling, 1875 queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do. April & Oct.. 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 BRITIS Cam. Consol. Gold, m lina. Chiverton ......... Clifford A algamat ed. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. Urakewalls East Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon East Carn 8rea...6 East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L Axcy, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Elerod's Foot •••• llingston Downs ...... Margaret allay Lelant Marke Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh ' 1 Bassett (Itloga n North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pruvidenoe Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lira West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chi rerton ....... . West Seton. ... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (I,ls MI: 2.1.0 29i 2.14. E 3, 2.14.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 SB4 5.17.0 18 - 1} 33 31 4 2 3 1 35 2 6 lid 45 4 - _ f 1 20 25 3251 h 75 ti t 17i ai 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 676 72; 105 115 80 85 10 15 3 5 ils 153 10 12 eitEFICRENeit BEARE& Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook, Di•to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 130 28 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 4i per cent., rd., 94} FORE/ GN ttAi LWA Yl3. Great Luxembourz. 13 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, lbi I f FOREIGN MIN E+-. Cape Copper, Um., 91:8i Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 1k Don Pedro, Nor.h Del Rey, 1 pm par Washoe Gold, lim., 11 I BANK 13. A ['lance, lien., 221 11 An to Egyptian, lim., 13 Bank of New Zealand, 181 19 Chartered 3er. of India. London, and Chhia, 331 6 Consolidated Bank, lint, 51 i Imperial Ottoman, 81 Land Mortgage Bank of India. Um., 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 2 London and County, 66 Midland Bank, Um., 17 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., Union of London, 441 5 MISCELLANEOUb. A nglo-American Telegraph, 9; 1 1 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 3i aerlin Water Works, lira., 101 Ceylon Company, 9 C oininercial Union, Insurance, 61 Credit Fouler and Mather of hngland, 3; 41 East India Irrigation and Canal. 91 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., Gen. Credit, and Finance of London. iim.. 4; International Financial society, Lim" 3 ! 6 Londo n Financial A ssoc i a tio n . lira , 14 gcaetaionna,ilaPrirlionnncsiawl London General Omnibus Company, lira, 1 Natal Land and Colonization Co, Um, 2 Panama, New Zealand. and Australian Mail, lira., 7k Insurance.). 40., }loyal Mail Steam. 1094 17 4 hames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira, 61 PROPOSED DECORATION FOR WOMEN.—It is pro posed in Prance to institute a decoration which should be given exclusively to women for acts of courage, devoted ness, or charity. This order should be called the Eug6nie F ATAL ACCIDEN T AT THE C LAPHAM POND.— Yesterd ay an inquest was held at Clapham on the body of Charles Lockyeav, aged 16. On Wednesday week the de ceased went into the Long-pond on Clapham-common, to get out a toy boat, and was drowned, The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and requested the coroner to call the attention of the local authorities to the state of the pond. BEER DRINKING IN PARIS.—The consumption. in Paris of beer from the ancient provinces of Alsace and Lorraine is increasing in a remarkable manner. Six trains arrive every wee k by the Eastern Railway completely laden with casks of that liquor, and the quantity now drunk annually •o.mounts to 4,500,000 gallons, and has nearly doubled within five years. The, extent of land devoted to 2 the cult ivation of h o p s was, i n 1860 , 925 acres; it is nom: ,860. During the year 1865, 440,000 gallons of beer from Munich and Mayen were also imported,—Galignoni. ISIONS 62 54 100 101 Id fp 4 4i 7f 8i 76 80 55 60 100 102 99i IGOi 100 101 85 87 57 60 58 55 50 55 45 50 40 45 37 41 24 26 23 25 104 106 1 1 11 v 97i 98 91 93 151 151 5i 5 d 91 03 83 A 5 '1 t 98 09 h 9 85 87 8 82 964 974 98 P 7 1 95i 96i T SECUE 92 94 93 95 94 9,5 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 101 102 104 100 103 'B3 8) 100 W 2 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 Lc 3 105 97 100 90 02 90 92 90 95 83 F. 5 92 91 73 75 94 96 94 96 102 104 93 99} 103 105 d 7 5 7 425 445 12 11 7 8 i 1 2 3 61 7, 3 31 19 Al I I* _{ 104 41 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Bay. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.) HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING, BOARDMAN V. BOARDMAN (AND QUEEN'S PROCTOR INTER VENING.) Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Harmer for the Crown. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. SALE OF ESTATES BY AUCTION. Lord ST. LEONARDS gave notice that on Monday next he would draw the attention of the house to the law relat ing to the sale of land by auction, and bring in a bill onthe subject similar to that which had been rejected by the House of Commons. THE EXTRADITION LAW. This was a suit by the wife for a dissolution of marries ., on the ground of her husband's adultery and cruelty, to which he replied, pleading denial, condonation, and he re criminated the charge of adultery. Information reached the Queen's Proctor to the effect that there had been col lusion between the petitioner and respondent to obtain a divorce, and he accordingly intervened. The parties were married at Glasgow in 1860, the petitioner being only 18 and the respondent being also young. The petitioner was possessed of property, and had an absolute re version 0f.£10,000 on the decease of her maternal grandfather. They went to re side at Liverpool, where the respon dent carried on business in partnership with another . gentleman. For about 18 months after the marriage they lived happily together, but then the respondent, who had induced his wife to assign to him her fortune of £l,OOO and her reversion of the £lO,OOO already mentioned, commenced neglecting her, being in the habit of seldom coming home till late at night, and addicting himself to gambling and drinking, although not to the ;extent of intoxication. In the year 1863 Mr. Boardman and his wife went to live in the house of a gentleman and his wife, named Bousfield, at Liverpool with whom they were on most intimate terms. They afterwards removed, and Mr. Bousfield died, which, how ever, did not interrupt the close intimacy that previously existed with Mr. Bousfield. Mr. Boardman allowed his wife to go to public places of amusement with Mr. Bous field, and did not object to his kissing her in his presence The marital intercourse between the petitioner and his wife continued until, when it came to the knowledge of the petitioner in the early part of February, 1865, that her husband was keeping a woman named Smith, and that he had had an improper intimacy with other women during the• time of their cohabitation. She immediately com menced proceedings to procure a divorce ; and the respon dent also filed a cross-petitlon, charging his wife with having committed adultery with Mr Bousfield. In con sequence of this Mr. Bousfield brought an action against Mr. Boardman for slander, but was nonsuited on technical grounds. . _ The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving for leave to bring in a bill on this subject, said the French Govern ment had expressed dissatisfaction at the Treaty of Extra dition, and had given notice that at the perioi of its expi ration they woitld discontinue to be parties to it, but had consented to allow it to remain in operation until next December, with the distinct understanding that it should then undergo an alteration. A bill on the sub ject had been prepared by the late Government, and would have been introduced by the late Secretary for Foreign Affairs except for the change of Ministry. That bill met the emergency of the case, and it was the measure he proposed to introduce to the house. The present treaty, which had been extended by the consent of the French Government, was agreed to in 1840, and . lasted until 1860, when it was renewed, and was entered into between the United States, France, and Denmark, while France had no less than 53 such treaties. Having explained the anomalies of the exististing treaties, which excluded only the cases of murder, fiaudulent, bankruptcy, and forgery, he expressed a hope that the house would consent to allow him to introduce the bill. After's few remarks from the Earl of CLARENDON, the bill was then read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read. a third time and passed : —Great North of Scotland Railway, Llanelly Railway and Dock, 31uswell Hill Estate and Railway, and Great Eastern Railway (Alexandra Park Branches.) The Imperial Gas Company (No. 3) Bill was read a second time. The Glasgow Corporation Water Bill and Glasgow Bridges BilL was advanced a stage. The order for the second reading of Masters and Opera tives' Bill was discharged. The Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Bill went through committee. Several witnesses were called for the purpose of dis proving the allegation of adultery of the petitioner ; and ode of them stated that Mr. Boardman said in his presence that his wife was as pure as snow. There was medical evidence also to show that Mrs. Boardman was suffering from a loathsome disease, which she alleged was commu nicated to her by her husband, which constituted cruelty. The Glebe Land (Scotland) bill was read a third time and passed. The Revising Barristers Qualification Bill was read a second time. The Carriage and Deposit of Dangerous Goods Bill was also read a third time and passed. POLICE iNTELLIGENCE.--This Day. The Sheriff Court-houses (Scotland, 1860) Act Amend. ment Bill was read a second.time. MARLBOROITGH-STREET. The New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land Bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY.— Catherine Gairard Holt (stylishly dressed) and Kate Holmes were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a gold watch and chain, of the value of .£B, the property of Mrs. Louisa Leslie, who described herself as a milliner, of No. 10, Kcmpsford-road, Ear , y read, Kennington. HOUSE OF COMMONS --LAST EVENING, The Speaker took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE 13USINRSS. The prosecutrix—l was at Barns's, the Grapes, in the Haymarket, at a quarter to one on Wednesday morning, taking some gin and strawberries. Holmes took my watch and-chain off my neck, and pretended to give it to some one, but did not, do so. I asked my niece, who was with me, where my watch and chain were, and she said that Holmes had got them. The following bills, with amendments, were considered and agreed to :—Bedford and Northampton Railway, Bray Improvement, Bristol and North Somerset Railway (Addi tional Capital), Great Yarmouth Fish Wharves and Tramways, Singsbridge Railway, Lynn and Sutton Bridge, Spalding and Bourn, and Norwich and Spalding Railway Companies, North British Railway (New Works, &c.), Peterborough, Wisbeach, and Sutton Railway, and Somerset and Dorset Railway. THIRD READINGS. Tho following bills were read a third time and passed —Claro College, Cambridge (Blythe's Benefaction: and Troyte's Estate. Southern Railway, Taylor's Estate, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1866. returning officer in England, in case of an equal number of votes being polled for two or more candidates at an elec tion, to return all such candidates. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed with Mr. Lowe that the Mayor of Holston had by his letter cleared himself of his contempt ; but with regard to the motion of the hon. member he recommended that it should be deferred for a few days, in order to give the house an opportunity of properly considering the matter, and seeing what might be the fate of Mr. Goldsmid's Returning Offi cers at Elections Bill. Mr. GLADSTONE concurred in this recommendation, and the discussion was adjourned for a week. THE INDIAN BUDGET. In committee of the whole house, Viscount CRANBOItNEsaid it was the practice in treat ing- Indian finance to deal with three years. With respect to the first of the three, 1864-5, the gross revenue was £45,653,000, and the gross expenditure £45,846,000, being a deficit of £193,000, being a difference of more than £BOO,OOO from the estimate. In regard to the year 1865-6, the gross revenue was £17,041,000, and the gross expenditure was £47,020,000. In that year there was an increase generally in the land and forest revenue, though the net profit from the latter was at present but small. The excise yielded £2,291,000, being a gain of over £47,000 on the previous year. The income tax had been repealed, princi pally because it had been a complete failure in India, though at tenpence in the pound never producing more than two millions a year. The salt tax had experienced a consider able loss, about £167,000. The customs showed a gain of £BB,OOO, while opium gave £8,638,000, or £1,277,000 more than in the previous year. The public works realised a sum of £1,016,000. Turning to expenditure, he spoke of the enormous cost of the collection of the revenue, it being £8,776,000, though there was last year a diminution of over £200,000. The army cost £13,468,000, being nearly the same as in the previous year, which was about the average expenditure. The expenditure for public works was £5,352,000, law and justice £2,439,000 ; and police £2,398,000 ; each item being an increase. The estimate of the revenue of the year 1866-7 showed a deficit of £72,800 The opium-tax was estimated at £8,500,000, but that was a high and exceptional estimate ; and ho feared that too much reliance was placed on this source of revenue. This was the more to be regretted as the percentage of other sources of Indian revenue had decreased rather than in creased ; and thus opium had become the essential element in Eastern finance. For the current year more than £6,000,000 was spent on public works, which was a heavy item of expenditure, but it was, in fact, a large surplus which was invested in remunerative works. The cash balances at the close of the year would not be more than £10,000,000. The railway expenditure had been a source of enormous success, for the repayment of the outlay was going on with extraordinary rapidity. The Great Indian Peninsula line paid 7 per cent. on its capital, and the East Indian nearly 5 per cent., though neither of them was fully and thoroughly opened. In conse quence of a very full and able report on the general moral and material condition of India which had been presented to the house, it was not necessary for him to say more than that education was progressing, public works—particularly of irrigation —were going on; rail ways advancing ; the Ganges Canal had been rendered more fitted for its great purposes, and there was much evidence of prosperity. The shortness of his tenure of office must be an apology, if he needed it, for his not speaking of the policy of the Government in regard to India, but it was quite in his power to say that that policy was peace, public works, and an avoidance of the old ag gressive system of annexation. Mr. LAING thought the house must feel greatly in debted to the noble lord for the interesting statement he had made, and that they might augur well for the prospects of India under the noble lord's administration, from the comprehensive manner in which he had dealt with the subject. The Governm- nt had acted wisely in not attempt ing to reimpose an income tax, which was peculiarly ob jectionable to the native population. The general system of Indian finance inaugurated after the mutiny was not upon the whole, unsatisfactory, and he saw no reason why the revenue should not increase at the rate of a million a year. Any future difficulties that we might encounter in India would, he believed, most likely arise from the extent to which irregulars were employed in the army, with an insufficient number of European officers to command them. The police system also required an improved organisation, for at present there was great danger of its becoming a military force. Mr. STANSFELD said that if the policy shadowed out by Lord Cranborne were carried into effect it should lead to the keeping down, not the cutting down, of the military expenditure, and we were entitled to hope that the general expenditure should not increase, but be subjected to a gradual and moderate reduction. Further, if we had abandoned the old policy of conquest and annexation, then the time had come when we were bound to concentrate all our energies upon the civil government of the country, and the moral, intellectual, and material progress of the people. This meant financially a much larger civil outlay, and more money spent upon law and justice, and above all education, for which the people of India were athirst. He should be glad to hear that the noble lord adopted these views ; and in that case Mr. Stansfeld assured him that he should have his cordial support. Mr. SMOLLET T recommended that economy, and not new taxation, should be the rule of the Indian Government in future. Mr. CRAWFORD expressed a general approval of the policy enunciated by the Chief Secretary. Lord W. HAY, referring to observations made by pre vious speakers on the subject of annexation, took occasion to defend the administration of the Marquis of Dalhousie, contending that the annexations of territory then effected were absolutely necessary for the consolidation of our Eastern empire. Sir J. FERGUSSON, noticing the remarks of Mr. Laing respecting the police of India, said that on the whole the force worked very well, and that so far as the army was concerned he could not agree with the hon. member that it was an element of danger. Mr. J. B. SMITH was gratified at hearing that the Godavery was to be opened, for it was really the Miss issippi of India. In his opinion, however, public works should be provided for not out of revenue, but by means of loans. The discussion was continued by Colonel Sykes, Mr. Liddell, Mr. Ayrton, and Lord Dunkellin, and closed with the adoption of the usual resolution declaratory of the re venue and charges for the financial year. The consideration of the Thames Navigation Bill wag resumed in committee at Clause 63 shortly before midnight, but it was a quarter to two in the morning before the re maining portion of the clauses were agreed to, and the bill ordered to be reported to the house. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.—RE DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE, who rose at a quarter to two o'clock, said —On rising to move that the orders be discharged, he had a few words of explanation to offer as to the course he proposed to take. On the occasion of the resignation Of the late Government he had not moved the discharge of the orders, under the conviction that it was their duty to give the incoming Government an opportunity of consider ing the course they should adopt with respect to the bills, The declaration of the leading members of the Government in another place, and likewise in the country, showed that it was not their intention to take any step in reference to the bills, a course of which he did not at all make a com plaint. He did not think, however, that the motion should bo taken altogether as a matter of course, and ho had there fore given notice of 1115 intention to make it, in order that if any member desired to take the opinion of the house upon it he should have an opportunity of doing so. At that late hour he would not enit7 into the reasons for not going forward with the bills at this per ;ji of the session, but perhaps it was expected of him that after ai; t. that had taken place he should say a word as to the future. As re gards the future, the great subject of the representation of the people was not primarily in the hands of himself or of those with whom he had been connected. It was, of course, to her Majesty's Government that in the first in stance the country would look for a decision in reference to those bills. He did not desire to press the Govern ment upon the question, nor did he make any com plaint that the Government had declined to give an early opinion upon the course they intended to adopt He would only say that it would be matter of great satis faction, both to his colleagues and himself, if the Govern ment should be in a condition to moot this question, and to deal with it in a satisfactory and effectual manner. He did not ask from them, nor was he prepared to give on his own part, or on the part of those with whom he had the honour to act, any pledge either with respect to time or any particular provisions of the late bill, or any bill for par liamentary reform. This was not the period at which the matter should be so handled, but they would be glad to support any measure which they believed to be good and effectual, and without the smallest regard to what had hap pened should be ready to assist and congratulate those who might be more fortunate than themselves. (Cheers.) He must also say, without conveying any imputation what ever on any class of persons, that they were not the parties who would consent to the passing of any measure that they should regard as reactionary or illusory in its provisions, and to such a measure they should offer the best resistance in their power. Beyond that, to any questions put to him in regard to their future course, and to their intentions in respect to this matter, he would only say that they should wish to be judged by what they had said during times past and in the present session. He meant not so much in refer ence to the particular terms or provisions for the attain ment of an object of such great public importance, in re spect to which all parties ought to remain entirely free, as in respect to the temper, the spirit, and the aim with which they should at any time, if it became their duly in the place which they now occupied, to approach this su‘)ject. With respect to those points, they would wish their futureeoz duct to be interpreted by their langu a g e and their act the past. With those words he b e gg ed leave to move that the the orders of the day for going into committee on the Repre sentation of the People Bill and Redistribution of Seats Bill should be discharged. The order was then discharged. The Commons Metropolis Bill passed through com mittee. The remaining orders 'were disposed of, and the house adjourned shortly after 2 o'clock. Mr. Knox—Why is the other prisoner in custody ? Prosecutrix—Because she was with Holmes at the time. I went to the station, and gave information to the police. Mr. Knox—Had you been drinking ? Prosecutrix—Yes, a little wine at the Alhambra. I paid for some gin at Barns's, but gave that away. Mr. Knox—Gordon (the constable in the case}—ls there anything more against Holt ? Gordon—No, sir. Mr. Knox—Then he is discharged. (To Holmes). The prosecutrix says you took her watch and chain. Holmes—l deny it. Annie Russell (niece to the prosecutrix), said, on Tues day night my aunt and myself met the prisoner and her friend at the Alhambra. We got into conversation and had something to drink at a public-house, and then went to Barns's. The prisoner took the watch off my aunt's neck, saying " There's a lot of thieves visit these houses,' and she then pretended to put the watch and chain down my bosom. I thought I had them, but .found I had not when my aunt spoke to me about them. Holmes—l never took the watch and chain ; you know your aunt was very drunk. Mr. Knox ordered Holt to be called as a witness. Holt said—While at the Alhambra Russell came up to me and said, "My aunt calls me Rats." I replied, "Then I suppose you call her Mouse." We then got into conver sation, and afterwards left, and after going to different places and having something to drink, went to Barns's, in the Haymarket. The prosecutrix wanted to have some supper, and dragged Holmes into a supper place, but the waiter said it was too Tate. The prosecutrix, who was very drunk, said, " Where's my watch and chain ?" and Russell then took off the watch and chain from her aunt's neck and put them down her own bosom. I went to the Alhambra next night, when a constable came up and took me into custody, but I know nothing at all of the watch and chain. Mr. Knox—l do not believe you do. Gordon, 3$ took the prisoners into custody—one last night, the other this morning, Mr. Knox—Holmes is discharged. As soon as Holmes left the bar she fell on the floor, having fainted, THAMES. DOG STEALING. John Flinn, a coalwhipper,was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a valuable black retriever bitch, the property of Mr. Henry Holt, the landlord of the Hoop and Grapes publichouse, and naval rendezvous, in Ratcliff-highway, Mr. Holt missed the dog, which he called Nell, at break- fast time yesterday morning, and gave immediate informa tion to the police. Yesterday afternoon a police-constable named Proctor,, No. 60 K, saw the prisoner in a place called the S.hadwell Gap, near the High-street, leading the retriever with a piece of cord round its neck. Proctor immediately recognised the dog to be the one Mr. Holt had lost, and said to the prisoner, " What are you going to do with that dog ?" to which he replied, that he was about to take the dog to the Three Crowns public-house, in Hackney, and that a man named Thomas Stevens told him the dog belonged to the landlord of that Place. Mrs. Proctor said why the dog is Mr. Holt's, at the naval rendezvous, the Hoop and Grapes, in the Highway. Mr. Holt and Nell recognised oach other, and the prose cutor said he lost another valuable dog, worth £25, a few week's ago, and offered a reward. of £5 for its recovery. He believed the dog in court was stolen, in expectation that a reward would be offered for it. He had not recovered the first dog he had lost. Re would offer no more rewards. The prisoner, in defence, said that he heard two men call the dog Nell, and they told him if he took the dog to the Three Crowns at Hackney he would got paid for it. William Doyle gave the prisoner a good character, and said he had been at work, as a coal whipper out of the office in Shadwell for 18 or 19 years. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said I know the prisoner, he is an industrious man, and is a coal-whipper. I know but this, I must say if there is a dog worth 4d, hanging about the coal-whippers will have it. Mr. Partridge directed that inquiries should be made about the man named Thomas Stephens, and remanded the prisoner until to-mc*row. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(Thio Day.) I.4OwDoN, July 20,—Wiud this day at noon—Nonli- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather 'cloudy, EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Fr day Morning. Arrived, July 20—Fairy Queen and Granite—both from Archangel ; Emmanuel, from Stolpemunde ; Cambyses, from St. Vincent; Louisa Marie, from Clristiansand ; F Edward and Crest—both from Christiania ; Marie, from Wismar; Marie Margareth, from Krageroe ; Persia, from Sydney ; Rosa, from Sulina ; Stadeworcum and Zornelia —both from Worcum ; Pallion, from Stettin ; Sir J. Law rence, from Calcutta. Sailed, July 19-13reeze, for Malta; Oliva, steamer. for Dauteic. DEAL, Friday Morni ng . Passed—John Harley and Remo, from London, for Car.. cliff; Jubilee, from China, for London; Gulnare, from Sunderland, for Constantinople; N, IL S. D. Commercial Code, from the west, for the north. Passed in tow•—lndian Empire and Stratton Aubley, from Calcutta; Eliza, Laing, from Colombo —all for London. • Anchored- -David, of Yarmouth, from the west, for the north. The first general meeting of the Scottish COM. mercial Insurance Company was held in Glasgow on the 17th inst. The report stated 8,443 fire policies had been issued in the nine months the as sociation had been established, yielding premiums to the amount of £9,954 ; the losses during the same period were £3,157. The directors propose com mencing the business of life assurance. The directors of the London Financial Associa tion have issued a report for the past half-ye . ar which states that there is a balance of £76,581, after paying current expenses at the credit of profit and loss, which amount, as well as the reserve of £lOO,OOO, has been placed to a special account to meet any depreciation of securities and losses, when ascertained. It is stated that #.ll obligations of the association have been duly met, without the sacrifice of any securities at present low prices. The directors do not advise the payment of a dividend. [29k !29 3 . 1 24 3, 51 1001 1 ,ITIES, THE OUTBREAK IN JAMAICA.. Mr. MILL asked the Government whether they were in a position to answer the questions he had placed on the paper with respect to the late proceedings in Jamaica ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he must trouble the hon. gentleman to read his questions at full length. Mr. MILL then proceeded to read the questions as they appeared on the paper. The first of the 10 queries em bodied in the question was whether any steps had been taken or would be taken to bring to trial Lieut. Adcock for unlawfully putting to death two men named Mitchell and Hill without trial. The question was then repeated as to Captain Hole, Lieutenant Oxley, Ensign Cullen, Dr. Morris, Stipendiary Magistrate Fyfe ; Attorney- General Hislop ; Lieutenant Brand, Captain Lake, Captain Field, General O'Connor, Colonel Nelson, Bri gadier-General, in Jamaica ; and the string of inquiries closed by asking whether any legal proceedings had been or would be ordered to be taken against Mr. Edward John Eyre, lately Governor of Jamaica, for com plicity in all or any of the above acts, and particularly for the illegal trial and execution of Mr. George William Gor don ; and, if not, whether her Majesty's Government were advised that these acts were not offences under the criminal law ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the nine or ten questions run into one exceeded the bounds at u hs s ci u ne a lk. l t l a y tihn a ae c td t i e tt d hwa u a st p o tp n hie. a o t p:v t h rh e toh p l ie o s tfh e n et h t h t eo i me H npr o cee d i l . member un lawful before he assumed that they were so. Ac cording to his ( t h e Chancellor o f the Bache ns quer's) idea it w as a matter of opinion ; however, He could g should not have were but with respect to the question he tad to say that the late Government had exercised a wise and sound dis cretion in appointing the commission to inquire into the unhappy proceedings in Jamaica, and acting on the report of the Commissioners they had thought it right to dismiss the Governor. The Admiralty and the Horse Guards had also been consulted with respect to ulterior proceedings ; the former had replied that they saw no ground for any fresh action ; and with respect to the Horse Guards, they had not yet sent in their answer, and in this state of things the hon. member was pressing for an answer. The late Government had fully considered and acted in the matter, and under the present circumstances he had no further information to give the hon. member. STEEL RIFLE BARRELS. Mr. SAUNDERSON asked the Secretary of State for War whether the attention of her Majesty's Government had been directed to the question of substituting cast steel barrels, bored in the solid, for the iron barrels employed in the manufacture of the Enfield rifle ? Mr. WALPOLE, on behalf of his gallant friend the Secretary of War, said their attention had been directed to the matter—that experiments were going on which might possibly lead to the use of steel in place of iron in the construction of rifle barrels. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT. Mr. LAIRD asked the President of the Board of Trade if he intended to proceed further with the Merchant Shipping Act (1854) Amendment Bill this session. Sir S. NORTLICOTE said it was not the intention of the Government to go on with the bill this session, neither did he think it possible to go on with the Water Works Bill ; therefore he should move the discharge of both orders. THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND. In answer to Sir P. O'BRIEN, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was extremely difficult to remember all the offers made in the year 1858. (Laughter.) He believed, however, it was quite true that the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was off3red to Mr. Blackburn, who at that time held a permanent appointment, and not thinking the offer made to him partook of that character—(loud laughter)—he de clined the proposal. lie did not believe that the ques tion of age had anything to do with the non-acceptance of the oMce. THE COAL COMMISSION. Colonel SYKES asked whether the Royal Coal Com mission was authorised to bore for coal in different parts of Great Britain ; and whether it was understood that ex penses might be incurred to an unlimited extent without the previous approval of the House of Commons, Mr. WALPOLE said the commission bad no such powers, and they were not authorised to incur an unli mited expenditure in such a proceeding. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know whether he under- Was given the co mm i ss i on to s t o o m d ak c n e rr b e o c r t i l n y g t s h; t power Mr. WALPOLE said such was the case, THE PROPOSED MEETING IN HYDE PARK. Mr. J. C. TAYLOR drew the attentio n o f th e h ouse t o He should lik e to know by whose it propos e d meeting on Monday placards which had been posted in different parts of the a nm u eex t t h tr o oi r Pno y such aplacardlinsYPdroeliPibaritkin.g the l was issued by the Commissioners of Police. _ _ 11. - WALPOLE said the order was issued in accordance with his direction, and he was entirely respons i ble for it. There was reason to believe that riotous and disorderly conduct would take place—(no, no)--at all events that t of quiet and orderly thought undesirable to allow such a p rocee di ng. Notices people,it would fe n t had been extensively circulated i n every p ar t o f t h e me tropolis that certain persons Were to meet at certain points, an d then proceed t o H yde-park, headed by bands of music. The parks were not open for such displays, and therefore he should have considered himself highly blameable if he had not di rected the order to issue. Sir G. GREY said the steps taken by the right hon. gentleman were in exact accordance with the o r d ers i ssue d abnydththeerlaetfoore all public meetings Hyde-p ark was a royal park, were prohibited from being held there for political purposes. THE HELSTON ELECTION COMMITTEE. Mr. LOWE, in calling attention to the second report of r the Helston election committee, read a lette r h e h a d re ceived from the mayor of that borough explan a t or y o f th e thecicircumstances late m election, ac cepted as clearing his worship of cont empt. He thoughtith was desirable, however, that theouse should declare what was the practice in cases where there was an equa lity o f es an under d which whic h he lio had ecnamended should b e given a casting vote at votes; he moved, therefore, that according to the law and usage of Parliament it is the duty of the sheriff or other THE WAR IN GERMANY. - - _ (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS) HEIDELDERG, July 19. The head-quarters of Prince Alexander of Hesse Darmstadt are now at Waldurn, and the Duke of Nassau has proceeded to that town. The rolling stock of the Neckar railway has been brought to Heidelberg for safety. TURKISH FINANCE. PARIS, July 19. The Fiance of this evening announces that the payment of the half-yearly coupons of the bonds of the 5 per Cent. Consolidated Turkish Debt, due on the 13th July, has been postponed to the 13th of October next. AMEIt I C A . ARRIVAL OF THE BAVARIA. SOUTHAMPTON, July 19. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Bavaria, from New York, passed the Needles at at 1 40 p.m. to-day. Anti-Slavery Deputation. On Saturday last a deputation from the commit tee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society waited on Sir John P. Grant, K.C.8., Governor of Jamaica, at 29, Lancaster-gate, Hyde-park-gardens, for the purpose of presenting an address in relation to the affairs of th e island. The deputation con sisted of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. Wil liam Allen, Robert Alsop, Joseph Cooper, Sydney Cooper, the Rev. Dr. Massie, Frederick Wheeler, Thomas Harvey, William Brewi n ( last named being the deput a ti on to Jamaicath e two from th the Society of Friends), William Morgan (late special correspondent in Jamaica of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society), and L. A. Chamerovzow. The address called attention to the recent lament able events on the island, and expressed a strong hope that his Excellency would be enabled to bring about a better state of things. Sir J. P. GRANT read the following reply " Gentlemen, I thank you for the address which you have done me the honour to present to me, and for the papers containing information on particular points which you have been so good as to place in my hands. In every public office that I have held it has been with me a paramount object that all classes of my fellow-subjects should meet with equal justice, and that all interests should be treated with the fairest and most liberal considera tion in matters both of legislation and administra tion. lam convinced that the permanent good of every class is best consulted when justice is done to all classes. It will be in the West, as it was in the East, my earnest endeavour to carry this principle into practice to the best of my ability. You will not expect me now to offer any opinion or to enter into any discussion upon the several questions you have brought to my notice, many of them ques tions of difficulty and great importance. I can now only promise that, so far as may depend upon me, these shall have such full and mature consideration as they deserve. My province is to deal with the future rather than with the past ; but it may be open to me to make a remark on one of the subjects to which you have alluded—the deplorable events of last October. Nothing could have justified or ex cused armed insurrection and massacre. It must always be the first object of every Government to suppress, on the instant, such commotions as those which have taken place in Jamaica; and exem plary punishment must always be expected to fall upon the most guilty of those concerned. If evils and defects of administration anywhere exist, they become only more difficult of cure when order and subordination to law ful authority are disregarded by any class of the community. If any person can succeed in impres sing the negro population with this principle, I can not but think that a great good would be effected ; and perhaps, gentlemen, it may be in your power, through your just influence with friends in the colony, to assist in the good work. Am I asking too much if I ask for your help in the matter? I believe it is only by the hearty co-operation of all parties that any speedy improvement can be ex pected in the condition of all classes in Jamaica ; and for such co-operation no one would be more grateful than myself." Mr. JOSEPH COOPER said he wished to refer to that portion of his Excellency's reply which bore upon the recent riots. The committee had never shrunk from condemning the acts of violence committed by the rioters, but, on the contrary, had denounced them from the first as deserving of punishment ; and if no reference to this condemnation appeared in the address, it was because the committee had so many times, and under so great a variety of circumstances, recorded their views on this point They wished to be understood as having no sym• pathy whatever with those who had been guilty of infringing law and order. Messrs. Harvey, Morgan, Brewin; Alsop, and Dr. Massie having addressed the Governor on par ticular points, Sir JOHN GRANT said that both with reference to these, and to the others more particularly specified in the address, he could but renew his assurance to the deputation that they should receive his best at tention. The deputation then withdrew, the interview hav ing lasted an hour. Bank of England Returna.--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending 1 the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, July 18, 1866. PARTMENT. Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion ISSUE DE Notes issued ~...£27,919,835 £27,919,835 £27,919,835 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,714,053 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National ''-bt and Div 19 820 939 Accouni:; 2,161,726 Other Deposits Seven Day and other bills ~. EPARTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £10,028,123 Other Securities 27,752,249 Notes 2,498,455 Gold and Silver Coin 3. 726,140 755,2*: £41,004,967 X 41,004,967 ASBESTOS.—A correspondent of an AustraNan paper, the Orange Guardian, writes as follows : —" Some 24 years ago I recognised the asbestos, or amicanthus rock, in this district, and since then I have from time to time exposed portions of the stone to atmospheric influence, and the result has always been a perfect change of the stone into asbestos, or into a substance closely resembling the finest staple of wood, only something stronger, and, if pos sible, whiter in appearance. I have sometimes obtained it six inches in length, have combed it out, and found it as soft and pliant as any silk. This substance, as no doubt you are aware, is inconsumable by fire. The stone may be brought into the state of asbestos in a very short &sec; have been employed sinking a well of late, and some suit of I got as much of this mineral as would make clothes. I can show the stone here in all its stge a :, u f e l v 'o e m r stone itself to the asbestos state. asbestosShoueldgsut v no doubt, come into general use it will, from its incombustible nature, Pel i s t will also set aside the line. Besides this great advantage. s iu u B°.rneedonith'e evils of shecrino unrobes herself be pivc,., will have to do when a vexatious expense and use of slooasvpinagndfiNir,ea,tearn,.dlflowr ahleflaa they y ls her articles of apparel into g have become as white as a snowflake she may resume them a t her pleasure. Perhaps you pay deem some part s o f t h e foreg oing rather extravagant; but, nevertheless, I rea ll y believe that by proper appliances the amicanthus may yet become a source of revenue, and I theref ore recommend th e thing to your attention," WORE HOL SE INFIRMARIES.— Yesterday at the meeting of the Marylebone vestry, Churchwarden Kynaston in the chair, Mr. Tavener drew the attention of the board to a rather important error in Mr. Parnall's official report on workhouse infirmaries. It is stated that in No. 6A Ward of the Marylebone Workhouse there were only 206 cubic foot of air to each patient, and 18ft. space to each bed, whereas the fact was there were 456 cubic feet of air to each patient, and 36 feet space to each bed ; in one case double, and in the other case more than double what was stated. The board of guardians, feeling they were misre presented, wrote to the Poor-law Board, but had not re ceived any answer. SPORTINGLGEN CE. —This llll TELL Da' STAMFORD RACES -THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) KETTON STAKES. Lucifer.............................................. 1 Ambition .................. 2 Hobe 3 Royal Tour in Belgium. LIEGE, July 16. This ordinarily busy city, the Birmingham of Belgium, has been more than usually busy duri ng the last two days, notwithstanding the entire sus pension of all the manufacturing operations which form its staple employments. The energies and the good will of the population had been devoted preparing a fitting welcome for their Sovereign, w no, in fulfilment of his intention to visit all the princi pal towns in his dominions, had decided upon giving Liege an early place on the list. Yesterday, in anticipation of the Royal visit, numerous bodies from other towns who had been invited by th a people of Liege arrived in the city and impar ced additional bustle to the already bustling streets. in accordance with the idea which is presumed to have induced the journey of King Leopold 11., the Liegos seem to have thought that the more general the representation of the kingdom at these fetes the more significant they would be, and, therefore, in their hospitable zeal they issued invitations to all the representative bodies within a very extended radius from their city. On Sunday troops of the civic guard were continually arriving (including some who bad performed a hurried journey from Wimbledon), and they were constituted the guests of the civic guard of Liege, each special body of which entertaining the corresponding number of the force in other towns. In addition to the military guests less warlike assistants had been summo ne d , and had responded in the persons of upwareis of 60 choral societies coming from different parts of I3el - It will be readily understood that, with magnificent weather, the old town of Liege was ex ceedingly gay on Sunday. To-day the interest has centred on the Royal party which arrived here about 11 o'clock. The King, accompanied by the Queen and the Count of Flanders, had left Brussels by railway about half-past 8, but had stopped for a short space at Tirlemont, where an address from the local authorities was presented, in which after mentioning the 35 years of the reign of King Leopold I. as so many years of happiness and pro.. gress to Belgium, the present King was remind e d that to insure for Belgium a continuance of that European respect which his father had obtained for it he had only to follow in the steps of his illustrious parent. " The confidence and the fidelity of the nation," it continued, "will never fail yoa. Th e people will second you in your august mission, con vinced that its future and its happiness cannot be intrusted to more able or more worthy hands, and that they are intimately bound up with the future and the welfare of the King and the royal family." The address from the clergy declared that, " based upon the principles of religion, the fidelity and the attachment of the Belgians to their King are un changeable." The royal train then proceeded to Liege, where they were received by all the local authorities, civil, military, and ecclesiastical, accom panied by whom they traversed the city from the railway station to the Place St. Lambert, receiving in their course the warmest welcome from the dense throngs which filled the streets. In the great square an immense trophy of the principal works for which Liege is famed had been erected, and there before the King and his Consort defiled from 18,000 to 20,000 of the workmen belonging to the city. The royal party then proceeded to the palace, where an address from the municipality was presented, of which the following were the most striking passages —" Yes, Sire, we have confidence in the future of the country, for we are strong in our own right. We are strong also in the paramount influence of public opinion, which, not less than treaties, has marked the place of Belgium on the map of nations. And in the grand conflicts which we are now wit nessing we remember with gladness the words de serving the consideration of all the chiefs of nations, and which a powerful sovereign pronounced ten years since in the presence of Europe assembled to glorify the acts of peace. At the moment of combat,' said he, ' the success of armies, however brilliant they may be, are but transitory. In the end it is public opinion which always gains the ultimate vic tory.' In this point of view, Sire, what political position was ever better guaranteed than that of Belgium? United among themselves by the same need of independence and liberty ; united by recip- rocal and respected engagements to a dynasty which is honoured by the friendship of the most powerful sovereigns, theßelgians can observe without anxiety the movements of general politics." The King made a suitable reply in general terms, and, after receiving other addresses couched in a similar spirit from various bodies, his Majesty proceeded to visit various parts of the town where objects of attrac- tion bad been prepared. MARKETS.--This Day. MARK-LANE Fresh up to oar market, to-day, the arrivals of home grown wheat were small. The import of foreign wheat being large the trade for all qualities ruled heavy, and prices wero about 5s per quarter beneath the late highest point. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. For all descriptions the trade was still at drooping prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at about late rates. The market was well supplied with barley—chiefly foreign. The trade was heavy, and prices had a drooping tendency. Malt sold slowly on former terms. Oats were in good supply, and the trade was dull at a decline in prices from Friday last of Gd to is per qr. Beans and peas sold heavily at is per qr. lees money ,han on Friday last. The flour trade was dull at drooping prices. 8111 P ARRIVALS THIS 'WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. EnglishandScotch 1,190 20 2,610 1,590 Irish — 640 Foreign 43,960 12,040 52,080 380 sks. Ws. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Very moderate supplies of meat are on sale ; neverthe less the demand is inactive at our quotations. Per 81b by the earuase. s d s d s d s d Inferior beet 3 6 3 1' Inferior mutton.... 4 0 4 S Middling do. 4 0 4 4 Middling inution.. 4 1' 5 4 Prime large do 4 6 4 b Prime do .......... 5 6 5 8 Prime small do 410 5 , Large pork ........ 310 4 4 Veal 4 4 5 4 .small p0rk......... 1 0 5 u Lamb. ed ad to : a 4d• BOROTiGIi HOP. The accounts from the p lantations are favourable. Very little business is passing in any d e scription, and thi ten dency of prices is in favour of buyers. COLONIAL. The : Gf a T ou n i E l g li A y el pE i 88nite publics. s the the b refined iddi n in g a s r k f e o t r !parka is very dull without, however, any alo svoAu .—A. good business has been done in West India y ,; 4 a s. hd 6d p . c e s e tend w t . upwards. t he Plantation sul p is on Com usomt quoted c,ylon have bsen spirited, and su • perior descriptions sold readily at full prices. Other qualities were without won lumps arc RlCE.—Business remains very quiet, and quotations are unaltered. TALLOW. - -The market is very dull, and the general ten dency of prices in all positions is downwards. P.Y.C., on the spot, is marked 445., and last three mails 15s. qd, per cwt. GREEN FRVlT.—Market quiet, which is usually the case at this period of the year. Some parcels, Sicily lemons, sold by Keelit's- and Hunt at public sale, went at au im provement in price. Nuts of all kinds dull. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. The report to be presented at the meeting of the Merchant Shipping Company recommend a divi dend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, equal to 15s. per share for the half year, free of income- tax. At the meeting held to-day of the Discount Corporation (Limited) the re p ort stated that the gross profits have been £ 14,260 2s. 11d. and d e ducting £6,360 3s. 7 d. fo r expenses, and £7,516 9s. for rebate on bills, a sum of £383.105. 4d. is carried forward to new account. 4, 1..... 99 i 24; 1051