The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-14 00:00:00

s ell ; ha- , Ls c l " r Ol° ap a Log ~.. 110 /TrY - MARKET AN y!) OUDIDIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, 0 TWLLVE O'CLOCK. The commercial classes are holding over their bills 111 el Peetation of a reduction to-morrow in the offi eial minimum. The fortnightly settlement at the Stock Excha nge h as, h owever, crea t e d a little' ac -1 cv itY for short loans, which are obtainable at 3 Per ce nt. The quotations for mercantile bills are gai n and 3+ per cent. further sum of £32,000 in gold was taken into the tank yesterday. The re Was a slight upward movement in the forci6 exchanges yesterday afternoon. T he Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, Lon and China have notified a dividend of 8f per cent for the cu rren t h a lf year . Its announced that the Hudson's Bay Company ii °P°se to pay on the 12th of next month, an addi t-nal dividend of 10s. per share for the year ended Thet of M ay l as t . ' vm share-list of the Llanberis Slate Company close on th e 24th i ns t. f or L on d on , an d on th e 26th ,,, for the c oun t ry . 41 e directors of the Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi k Corporation have made a first call of £3 per ° l l the third issue of shares, which is to be Aid on the 31st July at the Union Bank of London. Two O'CLOCK. / 1 41 the Paris B ourse thi s morn i ng , according to 27 4t er's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. ti the English Stock Market has been rather inac oe,,e, and at one ti me a d eprec i a ti on o f * per cen t . 4 : 4l red in th e F un d s, b ut a recovery su b sequent l y Look place, and Consols are again 90* 1 for money, 90 3 he " d 4 1 I f for the account. The New Threes and uc ed Annuities are 898 I ; Exchequer Bills, Is. 6 .18 ' preen.; India 5 pe r C en ts., 104 1 ; Enfaced P e r Cents., 102 , an d di t t o 5i per C en t s , 108. In the Foreign Stock Market, the principal quo teti°lls show an i mprovemen t. Turkish Consolides a , ,'e risen Ito 49,i 50 ; Mexican, ex all, 1 to 248 - 1; the New Stock, 1 to 238 24* ; Greek Bonds, to 1 21 em . 2 ; Spanish Passive, Ito 3 0 8 31 * ; 1 151 to 151 ; Italian, remain at 65i 66 ; . 44 the Confederate Loan, 7 9. English Railway Shares are very buoyant and ; , her active. Great Eastern have risen 4 ; Great estern, ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, *-; Brighton, . North Western, j ; and Metropolitan, 4. B ank Shares • are also better, but Miscellaneous "'e flatter. T he following are the present quotations for new -4 akings :---A Stock of the Metropolitan Rail ef the London, Chatham, and Dover Cora iq 41 prem. ; I m p er i a l Ott oman , 1.--11 11 dis. ; L ss ian Iron W or k s , 7* 81 p r em. ; Northern 1, - 1 7 , 411 1 Tea, par * prem. ; Downs Docks, 14 2 prem. ; . u slilate of Lime Company, 1i n prem. ; London G Pld ge Land, I 1 prem . ; W es t Lo n don Freehold oCreilind Rent A s s oc iation, 1 2 prem. ; Peruvian ilfw aY Company, 24 31 prem. ; Lion Brewery p h ill panY, 2 8 prem. ; Blakely Ordnance, 3 1 44 4 41 .; Ott oman C ompan y, 11 21 p rem . ; W a t er l oo am Whitehall Railway Company, 21 31 prem. ; 1411 don and Mediterranean Bank, 3 4 prem. B RITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GO VERNMENTpe, FUNDS. e de nt Consols 9Ol I 90 1 6 , 12' eeount, June 6 9Ol Is43"'j eut. Reduced B9i - f 1,1 N ; ",,Per Cent' B 9 I -iti ii e ly o 't per Cent. Jan. 1894 — • 4,,,,,' 5 Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — C uti es, 30 yrs, expire sth Jn., 1880 — l) ° for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — ki o C it ed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — %N e u . or Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent } t hi Pe• £5OO 4 1 pm £lOO and £2OO itjj' of England Stock, 51 per Cent — 140 Account ' 0r.,,, ~ • .11di„ ----, UUVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4 11 41 Stock, 101- per Cent., Apri1187 ... 0 A _ • tk ."-, e COUnt - b o ° per Cent. July, 1870 Do • Account Do ° 4 ,, Per Cent, Oct. 1888 bo. Certificates t i „' t, kfaced Paper 4 per Cent . 102 t; ',,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 ' lOB D . ' - '1 per Cent., May 1879 e o . 4 per Cent Aug. 1866 , ~ Do. £l,OOO 2l • under £l,OOO St y •POREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 41 4 , ; , -1 ,_ 41 1 Bonds, 5 per Cent — 1) - o - ' 4 , 4 11 , 5 per Cent — „ ' 1 .,,t per Cent., 1852-58-60 is tle .00. 1863 „1:1 4 ,-, ° - r s Ayres 6 per Cent — uliiii'• Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) , 6 per Cent No-. 1,1 per Per Cent b —y— -0 l an 6Cent.ti Do o c 6 Per Cent. ,I),lPer Cent., 1864 crop,''hoißl,'" £55 paid -- per Cent, 1825 1, 1 ••• hD o , Per Cent., 1863 — ' - '4l l ,l,',Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — ,11 0 - ' 43 a Principalities k tplui tS6 Paid — be -° - n t New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Eq 7.,f r ovisional Land Warrant — Lo ) "' u ll 7 per Cent 5 ., Second Issue ° .ClOO Bonds — 1864 9l 1 (ir ee ° 4100 k , Bonds o A u Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Ac Per 21± Do, ' ° uPorts (i Ac 4 /kte coun t . i ) ,.0 1'1 1,, 4 , 14 ,, 5 per Cent. — 4i8,„ - `','u and 1850 t boi B u 6 Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) m ° eri - • ~xi.,,,,, Si, X6r i paid 2i 1 dis u o. A .'4 ,, ' Per Cent. B' o eount Do 6 1864 231 kb, O'er Cent. Anglo-French at - r euch Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c v.i0f..,4'%-itlean 6 per Cent., £3O paid N. 11. Lean rial 5 per Cent b o ta n. , r t ll 1), 2,Per Cent — h D . r u efer r d Do e 61 cer ti 'And Warrants (Hectares) ~01,,1 1 ,4 } per Cent. ~•eo3- ` '"1) £4" paid, paid in Bonds — ills •eo D e r , Cenl:(Uribarren) h 44. F "O. g Per Cent., 1862 , 1 •41,„,, - 'ceenut 4J —eB e raper Cent 1853 t o o ;keeo ut . , — I) " Per a 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 491 1 1 ,, o A e _ wit., 4 ,,Rtik, runt Vo ii u Per Cent, 1822, £ St., 4 .1 0 i Per Cent., 1850 1) 0 , 1860 D o 'I R Per Cent., 1859 1),,, - Per Cent., 1862 nth s... 1861 6-40 . 1 A 44 5 Per Cent 74f P ' 4 „4l 3 ' 1,-kencount •uo A - u Per Cent — D° 'NI t , s o I T n 49 1 '-'o A e w Deferred uo j3,!•eeur' D° ti ant p +JO A a Sglve - . I kki' ke eelint 3oi h 44 0 " 0 4 'ert. of Coup not funded — * ,e(Veelint , t .ec . 4; 4 Per Cent. — I tlti, l ,/ Per Cent. 1864 ° A . 4 6 Per Cent. 1854 92.1 ( ie g tc ount t bo A - t o r Cent 1858 b ° 6 Per l t lt — be A ceourt ent. 1862 0 731 ci 41 °0 Bo nes 74i. 1 4 b 6 Per p eqld s h o k,, 4 Cent. 1863 V Q 1 ), X2O paid b4...e.z4e-qria,aaiateed, 4 per Cent — el °. A teo... per Cent. • Dernt ip.k ee -ent, 1862 — D°o Gent 401 Per Cont. .l s' 1861 — 44t per Cent ' — 1 ' l4, ti,.s (le nods on the above payable in London. tip:l, 41, Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ate 8, 2 1 4 Per cent., Ex. 25f 4,, ° ' 4 tr,l)l;_,Cent.,x. 12 G . il 64 31 Ipth ft. -1. "ent. Certificates ti 1 e. ellte s t.lii_ Ac e ,4i per Cent. NI r °lint Ilt t ' , ' Per Cent., 1861 , E x. 25f . O eh, D ' 8 THREE O'CLOCK, ee°ll4t . A ........ ................ 901 x d 904 I x d Lie'. .."------------- Cotton Market—This Day. 4, 4 v „ 4 4c e. pens witii a good demand, at about i d. Sal es probably 15,000 bales or more. Ic)D l : 4 t bI A 4,,,,,, Nvi t ,, ci ., I ' 4 er • -eic AY Gmg.—Mr. James Mackay's 1 . 2- \ l'lli en f r "e adaptation gun, the performance of which f() kl l li ae eTlently referred to during the past month, and 4 0 11/ ' 4l led airelclY borne nearly 700 discharges, has . been q o to s ho 14 4 I N lki eb ni7nOs for Government . expernnen an ts a . 414 . 1 . r-Allteltays system will now receive a fill ~__:_: SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY MARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. p aid. ' C p lo n s c i e ng Business done. Bir., Wol., & 6tr. Val. Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon 94 96 1331 1311 ti 6 ICorn wa 1 1 A Do. Al ti gets no div. ll6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & a b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. st k. Do. E. Angl: st No. •? Great North of Scotland Great Norther.) D A stock Do. B o Do. New. is. at 25 pn GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Uri, inai D . S. V t'. Pail bus. Do. South Wales Do W. Mid.— Ox!ord ro. Newpo t Do. Ile. cford. Lancashire &Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western. Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., dt Lineolu Maryport and Carlisle. Do. shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid and _ _ Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. 6 shares %lid Kent .. No. th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. New Do. do. 18(4 forth Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ct ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t , O. Scot, Mid. st ick shrews Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon =ouch E stern Staines, Wok., ,k Wok Taff Vale Do. C • Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwi.ll W.Harllepool Har.&R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable Atlantic & S t.L awrence Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. shares Buffalo Lake Huron Do I'reference Buff.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug'. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., lira a e Town & Dock, gu Demera• a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu sdo East IL (Ilan, gu.:s p.c. Do. J Eitension. Grand Trunk ot Camel Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c....... Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do do. deferred .... Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds.. Do. do. det.•rred Do. Pref. stock.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deferred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. I •o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gna..s p. c.. Gt. South ortudiaZtim. gun. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great %V- e. of Canada.. New' Do. 6 p. c. Bd9. pay 1873 Po. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited 31adras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Exteusion Melb; Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g.l3l.C'da, pc let pf.bds Scindc Do. Delhi Do. do . . 1 1 ci. Do. Puniaub.... =,o Do.lndus St Flo COLONIAL GOVER: BRITISH POSSE! British Columbia, fi per ecrit„ Dee. 31, 1572. Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.,t July 1877-4 - Do. 6 p. e. Feb. & Aug 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 30.5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p luseribod sk Cape (.Rope, 6 p.c. 1873 vo. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do; IS9O-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1691 Ceylon, Nov. 18!8, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1673, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. ;!, Natal ';i3v. o per cent N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.July N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 187! Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent Nova Scotia GO7. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.m Jii& July Do. do. a pril & Oct BRIT I Cam. Consol. gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Love.l E. W't Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StA üby n(G wen. Great L .xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist t• Grenvil e Hcrod's Foot ..... • Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley • Niwyndy Iron Ore, lira Nangiles .New Seton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh' 1 Bassett(lllogan North Whe.,lCrofty, Prosper United... Pr vidence UnyLvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) , S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan' stray Park . Tin Croft Nest Bassett (itiogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chirerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth. Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton IWheal Trelawncy (Lis. 1 1Vheal Uni,r 62 (6 16 17 90 92 106 1 7 • 474 :8, 7 8 133 134 147 14 128 32 86 BS 712 /2i f 3 f 5 50 52 45 48 IC4 1 06 1224 12. a 89 11 107 109 40 12 123; 123 99 100 63 63, 143 144 3} 31p, 13ii 136 , 105 107 j 53 , 54. 112 113 7) 71 101 1(41 383 37k 9S 1O p 117 119 1 UP 78 79 11} 111 145 153 51 53 81 (3 59 61 Bii 854 8,9, 156 159 3 IC6 108 47 4) 79 81 ISIONS, 55 e 7 103 i 1041 pr 11 4 4, ti 99 101 72 • 73 1 100 102 103 101 1(.4i 101 IP 18} 1' e 5 87 61 63 54 56 55 57 47 4 . ) 45 44 43 95 25 2 24 26 101) 1056 P I 3 P 102 IC3 111 101 101 90 84 86 8: t 4 1 d 103 104 94 96 89 91 65 67 3 5 82 81 101 102 101 102 id pr 10Iy 102 91 97 T SECU 04 96 93 05 93 95 62 64 81 93 103 167 1(5 107 I( 5 107 107 ICO 102 104 L 7 109 103 Ins 106 ICB 104 106 102 104 93 95 100 102 94 06 01 93 IC4 106 7 00 97 100 104 106 107 107 109 110 INES. fi 9 2S 29 600_ 610 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 97 Gt. Western, Wt. Midland. Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 125 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di' to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., .Dittori per cent. irred., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, eec., Metrop. Ext., A'.6 per cent., 251 London and South-Western, 4i per cent., 106 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. East Lincohi gua. 6 per cent., 132 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldin), Sambre and Meuse, 6k 7 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 19/ F01{1;1014' DUNES , Cape Copper, lira., 111 Cobre Copper, 26 Washoe Gold, lira., Ditto (.£3 , 8} Yorke Peninsula, Um., I BANKS. alliance aim.). 271 Bank of British Columbia, 15/ Chartered tiler. of India, London, and China, 50 4S Imperial Bank, Urn.. 2i Imperial Ottoman. 61 London Joint Stock,tsu6 Oriental Bank Corporation. 51 Union of London, 51) MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 111 11 Company of African Merchants. lira., 2; Credit Foncier and Mobliter of England, 8; Egyptian Cora. and Trading, lira., 2; 3 Electric Telegraph, 120 E glish and Australian Copper, 1 / Hudson's Bay; 151 +5 Indian Carrying, lim., ; • London Financial Association. lira., 23 Lon on ai,d Provincial .Marine„ Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, lira , 1 / North British and Mercantile Icsurence, lira., 17f Pcn:nsula and Oriental Steam. 78 Telegrai h Construe. tivi Maintenance, 1im.,17 I Trinidad Petroleum, lim , 4 Universal Marin?. Insurance, lim., 61 The number of passengers conveyed on the Metropolitan Railway in 'Whit Week this year was 370,843, and the total receipts £3,414, equal to £9lO per mile. The increased receipts over the Whit Week of last year was £1,200, or 54 par cent. This enormous traffic was conveyed with the greatest ease, the passengers being as rapidly conveyed from the station as they presented themselves. The Metropolitan Company also carried dur ing the same week about 85,000 persons in their trains over the Hammersmith and City line, and these figures give an idea of what the immense traffic must be when the exten sions of the Metropolitan and the Thames Embankment line are completed. The works of the City Extension of the line to Finsbury are being vigorously proceeded with, and the Junction with the London, Chatham, and Dover lino is expected to be completed in a few weeks. The works also of the Metropolitan and St. John's-wood line have been commenced. 100 {lOO 2 100 100 nEN' ISII M 13 15 ' 2 L. 21 11; 32 15 505 515 17} 22 13 15 17 18 7i 8 104 12 724 7,1; 185 195 00 95 17} 22) 11 13 205 210 18 20 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN CITY SEWERS COMMISSION• -,,t. The Commissioners of -Sewers of the City of London met yesterday at the Guildhall, under the Presidency .of Deputy De Jersey. The court to-day received tenders for the purchase and destruction of the meat condemned by the City inspectors as unfit for human food. The conditions of the tenders were very carefully drawn, under the superintendence . of Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of the City, with a view to the prevention, under any circumstances, of the moat, after condemnation, ever being used as an article of food. Considerable attention has of late been paid by the com missioners to this important subject; and their attempts to put down the traffic in diseased meat have proved. very successful, and of great adVantage to the public. The principal clerk, Mr. PAW, reported that there had been paid into the chamber by the Metropolitan Board of Works the sum of £7,163 6s. Bd. in aid of improvements carried out by the commissioners in various parts of the City. THE GAS SUPPLY. Dr. LETTIEBY, the gas analyst for the City, reported to the court that in the course of last quarter there had been 652 examinations of the illuminating power . of the gas sup plied to the City, and the results were that the mean illu minating power of the Great Central Company's gas had been equal to 14.19 standard sperm candles; the Chartered gas to 14.31 candles ; and the City gas to 14.26 candles. During the whole of the quarter the illuminating power had been but once under the Parliamentary standard, and that was in the case of the Great Central gas. In that re spect, therefore, the quality of the gas had been very satis factory, for it had been about one candle higher than it was in the corresponding quarter of last year, and two candles better than the act required. The che mical quality of the City Company's gas had been almost invariably' good. It had been at all times perfectly free from ammonia and sulphuretted hydrogen, and the average amount of sulphur in 100 cubic feet had been about 17.5 grains, and the Parliamentary proportion of 20 grains had been exceeded seven times out of 59. The quantity of sul phur in the Chartered gas had also been generally low. It had averaged 19 grains in the 100 cubic feet, and it had ex ceeded the limit of the act on 12 occasions out of 59, but the proportion of ammonia in the Chartered gas had always been excessive. The chemical quality of the Great Central gas had been good in two respects, namely, in the absence of ammonia and sulphuretted hydrogen ; but the amount of sulphur in the gas had nearly always been about the quan tity sanctioned by Parliament. It had averaged 23.7 per 100 cubic feet, and it had failed to fulfil the requirements of the act in that respect on 51 occasions out of 55. The report was ordered to be printed and circulated amongst the members of the Court.. Whilst upon the question of the supply of gas to the City, it may not be out of place to refer to a report presented to the Court of Common Council by their General Purposes Committee, to whom it has been referred to consider several petitions adopted at a number of the ward meetings, com plaining both of the quantity and quality of the gas sup-• plied, and the majority of them urging upon the Corpora tion to take measures to get a repeal of the present acts of Parliament regulating the supply, and to take such mea sures as will secure to the City a better and a cheaper supply of gas than at present, and by an application to Par liament obtain power to undertake, if necessary, the manu facture and distribution of the gas within the boundaries of the City, whereby so essential a commodity might be se cured of a good quality and at a moderate price. Among the wards which petitioned the Corporation to this effect were those of Farringdon Without, Farringdon Within, Bishopsgate, Castle Baynard, Aldgate, Cripplegate, Port soken, and Langbourn. The General Purposes Committee in their report state, that they have been attended by de putations representing several petitioners, and having heard them at length in explanation of their views and opinions, they had entered upon the subject with that careful con sideration which its importance suggested as connected with the interests of their fellow-citizens. The use of gas having become so general two material points had naturally from time to time been urged by the consumers, viz.—the purity and illuminating power of the gas; and next, the price that should he charged for it. The Commissioners of Sewers had, in the discharge of their duty, frequently in vestigated the subject as connected more particularly with the public lighting of the City, but the committee considered that in reference to them the question was raised as affect ing the personal interests of the citizens. Either view, however, pointed to the same result, and they were there fore of opinion that considerable advantage would be de rived from conferring with the Commissioners of Sewers. Their request for this purpose being readily complied with they had discussed the subject with their special committee on gas, and had had their attention particularly drawn to a report recently presented by them to the Court of Sewers, and to a joint report upon the subject from the engineer and medical officer of health. The committee, after stat ing that they entirely agreed with the special committee, entered into a general statement of the facts contained in the report ; but as an abstract of these has already appeared in the columns of The Sun, it is unneces sary to republish them here. The General Purposes Committee state that, without going further into details, they believe that the complaints of the petitioners are borne out by results of inquiry, and the great question therefore arose, what remedy should be applied. Andupon that point, again, they had every satisfaction in endorsing the conclusions of the Commissioners of Sewers, and though they felt that the action of the •Corporation would, at all events, under the present circumstances, be limited, whilst that of the Commissioners was general, there was a unity of purpose which suggested the great desirability of co-operation in action, and they begged, therefore, to quote the recommendations of the Special Gas Committee, and to ask the authority of the Common Council for the com mittee to act with the Commissioners in endeavouring to carry out such measures founded upon those recommen dations as would tend to answer the reasonable expecta tions of the citizens. The following were the recommendations of the Special Gas Committee referred to : 1. That an offer should again be made to the companies for the commission to undertake the lighting, cleansing, extinguishing, and the entire charge of the public lamps, affixing metres to every twenty lamps or thereabouts, and adopting such other precautions as will insure a fair ave rage consumption. 2. TlTat the companies be requested to affix, at their ex pense, governors or regulators to the whole of the public lamps. 3. That the further assistance of the police be, if possible, obtained in the supervision of the public lighting. 4. That all legal measures to secure to the citizens gas equal to the Act of Parliament standard of illuminating power and chemical purity should be resorted to. 5. That an application bo made to the Secretary of State for the Home Department to institute inquiry as to the capi tals of the several companies, and for the purpose of secur ingto the consumers all the advantages contemplated by the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860. 6. That, after mature consideration of the subjects re ferred to us, we are,oLopinion that it is inexpedient at,tha present time to ;take measures/with the view Upthe odm-' mission manufacturing and selling gas ; but that application be made to Parliament for a modification of the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860, so far as it affects the city of London, and especially with the view of obtaining for the citizens gas of a higher illuminating power, of greater chemical purity, and at a cheaper price than that now supplied, and such other powers as may be beneficial to the ratepayers and gas consumers in the City. The Geneal Purposes Committee state that they further agree in the opinion expressed by the commissioners that, should the commission fail in its endeavours to benefit and protect the public, it should be a recommendation to the Court to consider the propriety of providing the means for constructing works, laying down pipes, and undertaking the manufactures of gas for the citizens. The report of the General Purposes Committee will, it is understood, be con sidered at the next Common Council meeting. The commissioners, after transacting some further busi ness, adjourned. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market to-day were very moderate. Most samples being received in good condition, and the supply on the stands being limited, factors held both red and white qualities at full prices. Sales progressed slowly, and the quotations were unaltered from Monday. Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on offer. American and good and fine old continental wheats were firm in price; otherwise, the foreign wheat trade ruled quiet at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, and prices ruled firm. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. Both grinding and distilling qualities moved off slowly at late rates. The malt trade was quiet on former terms. The market was well supplied with.oats. Most descrip tions were in steady request, and prices ruled firm. Beans and peas were firm at full currencies. The mar ket was very scantily supplied with both both articles. Iu flour a moderate business was transacted at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ancl S cotch.. 290 890 60 220 Irish. Foreign 13,260 3,080 14,240 110 sks. brls COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN For the week ending Juno For the corresponding week 10, 1865. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 57,704-41s 5d Wheat 55,331-38s lld Barley 2,751-283 8d Barley 4,006-29s Gd Oats BOROUGH HOP. The hop market is decidedly quiet: In prices scarcely any change has taken place. WHITECLEAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is very moderate. The trade is slow, as follows : Beef, from as 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 8d ; lamb, Gs Od to 6s 8d ; veal, Be 101 to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. SHIPWRECKS• Her Majesty the Queen of Spain has presented to Thomas Bate, coxswain of the Bude Haven lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the gold medal of honour for his brave service in aiding to save some of the crew of the Spanish brig Juanito, which, during a fearful gale of wind, was wrecked off Bude Haven in January last. A high-reef of rocks stretched from near the foot of the cliff in the direction where the vessel lay. One of the brig's crew had at the moment of her striking aground been washed overboard, and another was at the same time knocked from the wheel. During all this time the breakers (so terrible on this coast) were making a clean sweep over the vessel's stern. She had heeled over considerably on her port side, and the crew were clinging to the starboard bow. One or two of them several times got over the bulwarks, and appeared resolved to attempt toswim to the shore. Had they put such a resolve in practice they would, in their exhausted state, and from the fury of the waves, doubtless have perished. The approach of the people on the reef appeared to give the crew confidence and hope of relief. The first in this daring exploit was Captain Maynard. A line was thrown from the vessel, which, after some delay, was seized by those on the reef, and by this means a hawser was sent along to the rock. This was hauled tight, one end fastened to the bowsprit of the vessel, and the other to the projecting part of the rock. Over this hawser three men in succession passed from the reef to the vessel. This was an act of cool and daring courage, for had the rope either given way or slipped the men would have been precipitated into the raging sea, which still swept with much fury between the reef and the vessel. The first man who thus went on board was Thomas Bate ; the others were Henry Johnson; of Bude, sailor, and Henry Stapleton, of Bade, ship carpenter. By them the hawser was more securely fastened, and by this means three of the crew were preparing to follow, but at : this time the rocket apparatus arrived, in charge of Mr. William Simp son, chief officer of the coast guard, by which means the remainder of the crew were safely brought ashore. The National Lifeboat Institution voted a reward to the gallant men. Great Seizure of Stolen Watches. The North British Mail records the capture of a receiver of stolen watches as follows : " On Thursday last Mr. George Henderson, factor for English and Geneva watches, 20, Victoria-street, Edin burgh, was taken into custody at the Queen-street station of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and in his posses sion was found a small box, which on examination was found to contain eight silver watches and ono gold one, which have since been identified as having been stolen in Glasgow and neighbourhood within the last few weeks. Henderson's visits to Glasgow have for some time past been so frequent, and the localities which he visited so unlike those which a respectable wholesale factor in watches would patronise, that the detectives became somewhat curious as to the reasons which could induce him so to act. Their observations were reported to Superintendent M'Call, and it was decided that a close watch should bo kept on the movements of Henderson on his next visit. That visit was made on Thursday last. His arrival was immediately made known to Mr. M'Call, who, accompanied by Mr. Audley Thomson, sub-inspector of the detective depart ment, kept an eye upon him till half-past one o'clock in the afternoon. At that time he went to the railway station again, having under his arm a small square box, about which he seemed to be very solicitous. His manner, too, seemed anxious, as if he wished to avoid, as much as possible, all observation. Ho went into the booking-office, where he was followed, and as soon as he had laid down his box on the counter for the purpose of obtaining a ticket Mr. M'Call lifted it up, and asked, Is this yours ?' The reply was, ' Yes.' Mr. WOO then further asked, What is it ?' Henderson said, 'A parcel.' The`officers then remarked that they saw that, but wished to know what it contained. On that point, however, Henderson pretended to be profoundly ignorant, and, by way.of explanation, stated that he had re ceived it from a hawker named Williamson,. who had re quested him to carry it to the railway station, which ho had obligingly done. The address on the box was 'Mr. Wil liamson, care of Mr. Henderson, Victoria-street, Edinburgh.' Mr. Henderson's explanation not being considered satis factory, he and the box were conveyed to the Central Police-office in a cab. The contents of the box, as already stated, were found to be eight silver watches and one gold ono. Shortly afterwards the officers ob tained possession of two other boxes which Henderson had left in a shop at the Broomielaw, and on examination these, again,werefound to contain 56 silver and 20 gold watches. The same afternoon Mr. M'Call despatched Sub-Inspector Thomson to Edinburgh to take possession of Henderson's premises, and to search them thoroughly before the pro ceedings in Glasgow could become known to the friends of the accused. In the accomplishment of that mission Mr. Thomson was ably assisted by detectives Malloney and Dixon, of the Edinburgh force. The Glasgow officer re turned on Friday night, having been engaged on Thursday evening and all Friday in searching Henderson's premises. He brought with him 40 gold and 90 silver watches, to gether with 75 movements' in all stages of doctoring.' He also carried to Glasgow a large number of silver tea spoons, with different initials on them, such as W. T., J. N., D. E. N., &c. The dials and numbers of many of the watches have been tampered with and altered. While Sub-Inspector Thomson was prosecuting his search on Friday a box was delivered by the railway company at Henderson's premises. It was ascertained that it came from a Coventry house, and that it contained ' name pieces' renumbered, dials bleached,' and cases po lished up to look as if hew. Foreign ]'lail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton June :8 Ditto, via Marseilles June 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pac...et July 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and ;St lrma 22. China, Penang,. and Singvare, via Sou'hampton June 13. Ditto, via Marseilles June 12. Falkland Islands ................ .. Gibraltar, via Southarilptorl • " • . Jim° India (d'alentta), and Coy fon; i'l j a. 4 satli.indipton June 18 Ditto, via Marseilles ....... India (Bombay), via Southampton. June 25 Ditto, via 3 darseines June 19. liauritius, via South ampton . July; 1. Ditto, via Mars e il: e 4 July 6. Newfoundland .......................... June 21. Portugal ..... .Ditto, by private ship•to .... L....isb ..... .....July 4. on.— •• • Limed States and British North America, by Bri tish packet ........... .......... Ditto, by Unit e d State ........ ...June :5 States packet, via Southamp- Di ton • • ....... I•• • ........... • tto, via Cork.., .................. Ditto, by Can a di an packet, via Londonderry.. June 16. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe July 12 West Indies and Pacific (exceptßaharras, Cuba, and Mexico ......... . ....... . ....... ... .. June 13. Bahamas, via New ork.. ............ June 29 Bermuda, ditto ..................... ............. July 5 Cuba and Mexic o ) ............................ June .8 BANCROFT V. ITA.MER.--PA,i SE REGISTRATION OF BIRTH.-Mr. Samuel 'l amer surrendered at the Manchester police-court yesterday, b e f ore M r. Powlari the stipendiary magistrite, upon a w arran t c h arging him with felony, under the Registration of Births d Deaths Act, clause 41, in h cap. 86, 6th and 7th William IV., gild caused to be falsely registered in the superintendent's register of births for the Manchester district the birth of a certain child named Margaret, the father's name being entered as Samuel Hamer, and the mother's name (formerly Lenyon), such child not as Margaret Hamer being the daughter of the said Margaret Hamer. The alleged offence was com mitted on the 19th September, 1 850. Mr. Bancroft, it will be recollected, has had two suits instituted against his wife, in the Divorce Court, for adultery, Whi c h failed. he history of this case is that Mr. Banc ro ft, a f ew years ago The short married the mother of the child refer re d to a b ove. H o did not learn till after his marriage that his wife had had a , Which c hild, it a pp e ars, Mr. and Mrs. Hamer, a child ra e s dg o o i n ps tt e ee rd l e 2 db or ya silt their u y e in e r c a l r ec s before o a r tu e hn object being as far is possible to cover and conceal the disgrace of its mother, then an unmarried woman. Mr. Torr, barrister, prosecuted, and Mr. Leresche, barrister, defended. Before the case was gone into Mr. Leresche took an objection. He said the Marriage RegiStration Act, 6th and 7th Wni. IV., c. 85, and the Births, &c., Registration ActGth and 7th Wm, IV., c. 86, received the royal assent on the same day. A clause of the former , act ( 23 d) incorporated the two acts, and clause 41 provided that no prosecution under the act should be commenced unless brought within three years after the offence was committed. Mr. Torr contended that there being no clause in the Births, &c., Registration Act limiting the time for prosecutions the objection did not apply. Though a clause of the Marriage Act incorporated the two acts, it could not have been intended the limita tion clause of that act should apply to the other. Mr. Leresche contended that every section of the one act ap plied as if they were the sam e ac t. Th e wor d s of the t o 44 thhe other, section were that this act shall be t a k e n to be t part of the same act, as if fully incorporated therewith. No words hardly could be stronger. Mr. Fowler said he could not put any interpretation on thi s ac t b u t th a t re lied on by Mr. Leresche, and the warrant must be dis missed. If the other side chose to take the matter to a higher court, they might take a case, Mr. Torr said he would take time to consider. IT lES. NG s 3 ITN E :14, 1865. Merchant Shipping of France. A report has been lately presented to the Legis lative Body on the state of the Merchant Shipping of France and the best means of improving its position. The member who has drawn up the document is avowedly a man of great experience in such matters—M. Arman, the great shipbuilder, Deputy for the Gironde—and his statement repre sents the French mercantile navy in a very unsatis factory condition. The Presse remarks at consider able length on the report, and after an analysis of M. Arman's statements, declares that the Courcil of State is unwilling to go as far as the committee suggests in providing for the evil. The following passages from our contemporary contain some statis tical information of interest on the question : " From 1858 to 1863 the movement of the French flag in our colonial relations was reduced to the extent of 71 voyages ;—navigation with other French possessions out of Europe was diminished by 52 ships ; the deep sea fishery laid aside 121 vessels ; and we made 22 foreign voyages less. In 1864, on the entries and clearances of French vessels between our ports, our colonies, and our possessions out of Europe, we suffered a reduc tion of 11,000 tons; and we ceased to employ 8,000 in the deep sea fisheries. It is true that our relations with the countries of other continents, under our own flag, have increased 90,000 tons. The foreign merchant shipping everywhere sup plants us, both for our imports and exports. In 1864 it furnished us 2,710,000 tons, when we im ported only to the extent of 1,587,000; it cleared out with 1,723,000 tons, while we expected only 1,022,000. In 1858 our flag loaded 703,000 tons against 1,983,000 under the English flag ; in 1863 we preserve only 650,000 tons, and the freight of England has, risen to 2,350,000. The following tabular statement also proves that our intercourse with the greater part of the other countries is car ried on to the detriment of our marine : French Ships. Foreign Ships. Russia 52,000 tons. Sweden Zollverein Netherlands Spain Austria 2,000 „ United States... 29,000 „ If we deduct, by a calculation which is liable to no uncertainty from the Custom House tables, the figures of our princ;pal imports and exports in 1865, we find—importation under foreign flags, 12,590,721 quintals ; under the French flag, 5,746,160 quintals, leaving a difference to the loss of France, 6,844,561 quintals ; exportations under foreign flags, 1,039,930 quintals; under the French flag, 529,470, or a difference against France of 510,460 quintals. If we compare the number of ships loaded, en tered, and cleared in 1837 and 1863, we find for 1837, 337,095 ships; for 1863, 327,940 ships, or a decrease for France of 9,155 ships. Our long voy age foreign trading vessels at this moment comprise 538,000 tons, and we have only 73 vessels of 700 tons and upwards. England has a merchant ma rine of 5,228,073 tons, and she reckons 1,353 ves sels of more than 700 tons. Her development, com pared to ours, is as 130 to 1. In 1863 she possessed 2,298 steamers, gauging 596,856 tons ; France had only 84,919 tons, divided amongst 345 steamers. In that same year England was increasing her packet-boats by 59,600 tons, and we only by 5,000." Such an inferiority, the writer observes, must be considered as extremely grave, particularly when free trade tends to continually develope the naval intercourse be tween countries. The fault he attributes to the nature of the existing legislation, which aims at pro tecting without due reason a great number of branches of business which would be infinitely more prosperous without any such interference. In par ticular, it has inflicted such heavy duties on the in troduction into France of matters required for ship building, and rendered the cost of transport by sea so excessive, that French vessels cannot compete with those of other countries. Another cause of decay is also specified : " The maritime inscription," says the writer, " on its side, weighs so heavily on the merchant navy, by depriving it of young and able seamen, that our crews always present an effective numerically greater to those of foreign vessels, a state of things which involves a much greater expense. Thus when, for every ten men, France embarks 177 tons Russia embarks 239 ; this difference in the case of Sweden amounts to from 190 to 257 tons ; in the case of England, from 120 to 141 tons; of Aus tria, from 190 to 206 ; and of the United States, from 268 to 407. The remedies, therefore, are very clearly indicated. The costs of construction should be lightened ; all the necessary materials admitted duty free; the primes awarded to machinery of French manufactures to be received by.our vessels suppressed ; and the naturalisation, at the lowest possible rate, of vessels constructed abroad should be promoted. The tonnage and differential duties must be suppressed, and the same benefits assured to French vessels in the ports of other nations. Above all, the maritime inscription should be re: placed by a system of recruiting analogous to that of the army ; and we leave the moral side of this great question to regard its practical side only. The committee, we are bound to admit, desired all these things; but the Council of State objected to the last reform being provided for by the bill, as the Government is yet studying the question. Let us hope that it will soon yield to the reasons so strongly expressed in the work of M. Arman, and on which the committee, of which he is the organ, insists with so much energy." Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, ',, • • '• • Miles Opened. 4 Receipts. 1 • Railways. ~.A..____.....„ ---_,A..______ 1865. 1804. 18(5 1864. £ 6 Belfast and N, Counties 10) 10) 1,935 1.702 Ilk:Bast and County Down 49 49 850 708 [Myth and Tyne 2B 28 2,453 2,031 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 7,299 0.83 a Caledonian Cambrian Cockermouth K & Penrlth 3li 24 Cockermouth and Workin 9 9 3)3 349 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 331 431 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6} 6i • ?CO 201 Cornwall O5l 631 2,003 2., 00 Deeside l7 17 524 433 Dublin & Belfast Junction.— 63 63 • 1,344 1.317 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,758 1,713 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO7l 911 3,282 3.621 Furness, &c Glasgow & South-Western at. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 4Ol 865 37,011 32,562 .., . Great North of Scotland t9 99 3,673 3.883 0 L.Nortlin, & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 127 520 1 t.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3B7} 3731 8,825 8.824 Great Western 1268 1225 78,103 60,167 HtVl & Hornsea - 161 - Inverness & Aberdeen June Sin 1171 1,653 1,480 Inverness & Perth JunAion 119} 119} 2,011 1,567 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,521 1.5 9 Kent Coast 27 27 1,860 1,380 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 402 41,731 39,212 Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 261 26 249 148 Llanelly 461 461 721 774 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 31,221 31,058 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 2d 26i 398 353 Bombay, Baroda, & (;en. India 306 185} 5,077 2,480 Detroit and 3lilwaukie lB9 189 5,823 4,793 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1(.81 8,682 5,432 Eastern of France 1176 1128 70,8 2 67,158 Eastern Bengal ... . 110 110 3,097 1,613 East Indian - - Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1.135 25,252 21,(31 Great Central of Belgium 295 272 6, t 63 - Great Indian Pepinsula 690 553} 21,981 13,520 G r eat Luxembourg 134 134 5,187 4.422 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 3 , 5 12,378 11,225 Madras 571 418 6,545 4 947 "Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant . Northern of Guiana Northern of France 728 723 57,811 56,466 Norwegian Trunk Ottomen Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1967 1781 139,867 135,8 4 Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 72,1 7 6 .117 Recife and San Francisco, &c 77} 771 1,557 1,465 Sc.nde. Do. Punjab, &a 32 32 288 2CO South Austrian, Ac .. . 1651 1527 53,318 54,1(2 Southern of France 123 770 28,979 26,8,3, Victoria Welland 25 2.5 888 374 West,& N-Wn. of France REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD. —A large and very influential meeting of Conser vative electors was held on Saturday last, June 10, at the Enston Hotel. Abel Smith, Esq., and H. E. Surtees, Esq., were present, and stated in the most positive terms their intention of sgain contesting the county at the forthcoming election, and a letter was read from Sir E. B. Bulwer Lytton, Bart., expressing his determination to adopt a similar course. There are, therefore, three candidates in the field, and from the enthusiasm manifested by all pre sent, no doubt can bo entertained of their triumphant re turn. We understand that the addresses of the three Con servative candidates will be published in the course of a few days ; but from a natural reluctance prematurely to disturb the peace of the county they do not contemplate commencing an immediate canvass. No addresses have at present been lotted by their Liberal opponents. TIC EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE This Day. ASCOT RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FERNHILL STAKES. Gardevisure Attache Fleuret to Nine rau. CORONATION STAKES Siberia Desiree Princess of lAWes Five ran. ROYAL HUNT CUP. Graiitude Carnbt:ll Union jack Twenty-five ran. SWEEPSTAKES 10 SOT'S. Troublesome Jdlo Girl Danaus Six ran. VISITORS' PLATE. Threadbare Lady Hylda Amber ASCOT DERBY STAKES Cellerima Lazaretto King Charming THIRTEENTH ASCOT TRIENNIAL Janitor Staghound Gold Pen Five ran. SEVENTH ASCOT BIENNIAL. Farewell Gardevisure King Charming Five ran. THE DERBY, 1866. 20 to 1 agst Janitor (in force) BEVERLEY RACES—Tms DAY. BEVERLEY CUP. Club Queen Ameer Newmarket GEMSTONE PLATE. Madras Cimarosa, Risk BISHOP BURTON STAKES. Ita,unds Castanet Honesty 1 KINGSTON-ON-HULL STAKES. Penhill Miss Vulcan , Fizroy Seven ran. LADVERTISEMENT.I James Lowe, 157, Strand, London, executes commissions (by letter only) to any amount on receipt of cash. A list of the latest betting sent free to any part on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF. COMMONS—Tms DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Assam Company ; Kilrush and Kilkee Railway, and Poulnashery Reclamation ; Sidmouth and Budleigh Std terton Railway ; and Sidmouth Railway and Harbour. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. Mr. GOSCHEN moved the second reading of this bill, which he contended was one that would confer great benefits on a very numerous body of gentlemen. The tests now in existence he looked upon as quite below the en lightenment of tho present day, and ho thought that nothing but the greatest good could result from the bill which ho had the honour of introducing. The object of the bill was to remove all subscription to the 39 Articles, to throw open all academical degrees, without any test whatever to give a vote in academical affairs, and to admit all to certain emoluments from which they were at present virtually altogether excluded. The bill was not to hand over to the Dissenter the emoluments of the Church of England, but to throw open to many of them that which they could not hope to attain under the present system of tests. Ho thought handing over and throwing open would bo thought by the majority of the house to mean two totally distinct things. The great question which they had now to answer was whether they were prepared to maintain that all the emoluments and franchises of the universities should be retained for one Church which comprised but half of the population, but out of this half to those members only who were pre pared to take all those complicated tests now in existence. He thought the greatest good would result to the Estab lished Church by the passing of this act, and trusted that a majority of that house would be of the same opinion. Mr. DUFF GRANT thought the bill one that ought to be generally supported, as it gave to the dissenters from the Established Church an instalment of their just rights to the benefits of our universities. Lord ROBERT CECIL said he did not object to the bill, because it adopted that which was known as the Cam bridge compromise to Dissenters wishing to take the degree of master of arts, but ho objected to it most strongly, because he considered it would deliver the government of the universities into the hand of Dissenters. He thought it of the highest importance' that good religion should be taught at our universities in preference to good classics. Ho moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. DODSON said the objection of the noble lord to the measure was founded entirely upon a misconception. The bill, which the noble lord did not appear to have read, did not throw over the government of the Universities to the Dissenters, it did not virtually separate the Church from the State, and it did not place the colleges on the same footing as the Universities. (Hear, hear.) On the con trary, it gave relief from some stringent tests, not from the teachers, but from those who come to those universities to be taught, and did that, in his opinion, which would re sult in nothing but good in the Established Church. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the bill. He could not see how a general education could be given apart from the religion of the country, and tho question proposed by the mover of the second reading appeared to him to be whether the religion of the Church of England was necessary to enable the university to do its duty. Ho was of opinion that it was. He thought the lay tests ought to be altered and modified, and ho was of opinion that the present regulation did not give all that to the Dissenters which might be safely given them. (Hear.) As the amendments that he might suggest wore not likely to be accepted by the supporters of the bill, it would be idle to vote for its second reading. Mr. G. HARDY contended that the universities were quite as much national establishments as the churches. (Hear, hear.) Ho opposed the bill this year just as strongly as ho did on the last occasion the subject was under discussion. Ho never could support a measure which would, in the words of the hon. member for the City, admit freo inquiries into the governing body of the university. [Mr. Goschen expressed dissent. 1 Ho denied that the members of the Church of England amounted to but one-half of the people of the country. That had been offered to be tested when the census was taken in 1861, but that proposal had been declined. Mr. NEATE supported the bill. The house would not now attempt for one moment to pass a measure exclusively fer the benefit of the members of the Church of England, and therefore ho did not think that an act should continue in operation which would not now receive the sanction of Parliament. Mr. P. HENNESSY said ho should vote against tho second reading of the bill. After a few words from Mr. MoNsELL and Mr. Bou- TERIE, The house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 206 Against it Majority —l6 The bill was then read a second time. Mr. C. FORTEkUE and Mr. SCULLY supported the bill. Mr. HENLEY opposed the bill on the ground that it would produce the greatest perplexity, and spread dissen sion broad cast where it was of the highest importance that the utmost unanimity should prevail. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES ACT (1864) AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. WHALLEY moved the seconl_reading of this bill, the object of which was to enable the President of the Board, in cases where all parties are agreed, to give Parliamentary sanction to landowners - making railways through their own land. The hon. member was addressing the house at:a quarter to six when he was stopped by the standing order of the house. BIRTH OF A PRINCE. Lord BURY brought up her Majesty's answer to the ad dress voted by the house on the occasion of the birtt of a Prince by the Princess of Wales. Her Majesty thanked the house for their renewed expresaion of attachment to her family. PHEASANTS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. INNS OF COURT BILL. This bill passed through committee. The other orders were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. SPORTING NOTES. Yesteiday the Prince of Wales honoured the Ascot Meeting with his presence, and warmly congratulated Mr. Chaplin on the success of Breadalbano in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. The horse is engaged in the Twelfth Ascot Triennial Stakes, run on Friday, and ought to secure that rich prize for his owner. The Ascot Cup looks like a match between General Peel and Fille de l'Air, but I will expect to see the former win. If anything upsets them, it will be Zephyr or Young Rapid. Zephyr will prove a good investment for a •place. Tho New Stakes has Janitor engaged, with a 51b. penalty. His most dangerous oppo nent is Mount Palatine, who is said to be 71b. better than Mazeppa. File do l'Air or Baragah will win the Alexan dra Phite. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTI au: Ascot Beverley, Hull, and East Biding l4 Liverpool Hampton 2l JIL; Newmarket July Carlisle Jersey 5 Worcester .................. 6 Pontefract ........ , ......... 10 Abingdon Stamford l3 Hungerford l3 HIES FOR 1865. . ;E. Newton Newcastle Odiham Bibury Stockbridge New Forest Hunt l4 Nottingham Winchester lB Southampton l9 Chesterfield Cambridge 2O Aldershot Camp 2O, 21 Goodwo UST AVG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Knutsford 3 Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Paisley Reading Radcliffe l4 Egham l5 Stockton l6 Oxfckrd l7 York Great Yarmouth 22 Plymouth Lichfield ' 28 Devon and Exeter 29 Tunbridge 3O Derby Summer 3O Ipswich . 3O Weymouth 3l SEPTE Warwick Leicester Dover Hereford Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond ocTo] Bedford Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh 4 Northallerton 6 Newmarket 2d 0ct..., 9 NOVE: Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall Lanark Perth West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. M 23 Worcester Autumn :BER. Warwickshire and Leam ington Hunt LAW INTELLIGENCE 'This Day COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE LORD HENRY GORDON. This bankrupt was described as the Right Hon. Lord Henry Gordon, of Hampton Court Palace, and also of King William-street, tobacco and colonial broker, and to day was appointed for an audit meeting. The amended accounts show Dr. to Cr. :—Unsecured £627, creditors hold ing security•£B2o, less value of security held by them £758, to rank on the estate £7O, principal debts £6lB. Cr.—By household furniture £l4O, other property £750, estimated surplus £192. The bankrupt ascribes his bankruptcy to the delay he has experienced in procuring the receipts of his private assets. The expenditure has been at the rate of £5OO per annum. Amongst the creditors aro Messrs. Coutts and Co., the well-known bankers of the Strand, who claim £3lO, and hold a lien upon a legacy of £5OO, left to the bankrupt by the Dowager Lady Amherst. His lordship has a pension, as captain in the Hon. East India Company's service, of £l7O per annum, but that is returned as of no value to this estate. This morning Messrs. Law rence, Plews, and Boyer, on behalf of the creditors, asked for a day for the declaration of a dividend, and it was arranged for June 21st. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE C. JOYCE AND CO.-HEAVY FAILURE. These bankrupts were described as merchants and un derwriters, of Moorgate-street and Alexandria. The debts are stated to be £320,000, and the assets £120,000, to be chiefly realised in Egypt. To-day was appointed for the proof of debts, and several large claims being admitted assignees were chosen. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. --e-- JUARLBOROUGII-STREET. ROBBING A COFFEEHOUSE KEEPER.—Thos. Challenger, a lad in the employ of Mr. Andrew Seherzer, coffeehouse keeper, of No. 7, Leicester-street, Regent-street, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with stealing £3, the moneys of his master. From the evidence of Mrs. Sophie Scherzer, wife of the prosecutor, it appeared that she gave the prisoner, whp was employed as a porter, three soverigns to pay a butcher's bill. The prisoner did not come back, and she afterwards found that he had spent the money in the purchase of a suit of clothes in Seven Dials. Elliott, 43 C, said the prisoner admitted stealing and spending the money. Mrs. Schorzer said the prisoner was taken into the house with them out of charity, as ho had no home, and ho was paid three shillings a week with board and lodging, and was to have had a new suit of clothes given him that very day, and shortly an increase of wages. Tho prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Mansfield said the prisoner was a foolish fellow, as he had been treated with great kindness. He was now disgraced and degraded, and all through foolish vanity. He should commit him for a month with hard labour. Central Criminal Court—This Day. • OLD COURT. (Befoio Mr. Baron Martin.) TUE FIRE AT MESSRS. BARRY'S WHARF. The trial of the Messrs. Barry, wharfingers, and three of their servants, Thom, Arnott, and Sedgowick, on a charge of conspiring to defraud various insurance offices of certain sums of money on account of property insured with them against loss by fire, which property had never been destroyed. The case, it will be recollected, occupied a long time at the Mansion-house, the principal witness being a person who had been in the employ of the Messrs. Barry. He said the tallies had been removed from a great many bales of jute brought by the ship Onward, afid sub stituting others of a different description. The case will occupy two or three days. There are no less than thirteen of the leading counsel engaged in the THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) SENDING UNWHOLESOME MEAT TO MARKET. James Loseby, 33, butcher, was indicted for sending to Newgate-market 501bs. of pork for sale for human food, well knowing the same to be unsound and unwholesome. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The judge sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' im prisonment, and to pay a fine of £5O, and not be liberated from custody until the fine was paid. ILLEGALLY PAWNING A PIANO. A man named Godfrey was indicted for illegally pawn ing a pianoforte, the property of Messrs. Moore. The instrument had been obtained from Messrs. Moore by the prisoner in company with a man named Nash, and immediately pawned for £lO. The jury found him guilty, and ho was sentenced to 18 mouths' imprisonment with hard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, June 14.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Juno 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mer Majesty's ship Medea, from the West Indies ; Albert Victor, from Calcutta. CLYDE, June 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Elizabeth Cannon, from St. John's, N.B. FALMOUTH, Juno 13.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Jeanita, for Havanna. SUNDERLAND, Juno 12.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Novara, for Hong Kong. BRISTOL Juno 13.—Wind S.W.— Arrived.—Rosalind, from Rio Grande. WATERFORD, June 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Atlas, steamer, from Sulina. CARDIFF, Juno 13.—Wind N.W. — Sailed — Osborne, for Palma.. NEWPORT, June 12.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Julia, from Liverpool for Vera Cruz. SWANSEA, June 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Antonius, from Caldera. SnrELDs, Juno 13.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Artinaus, for Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, June I.2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sarah. Arden, from Matanzas. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, June 13---Ocean Pride, from Ushant; Delta, steamer, from St. Petersburg. Arrived, June 14—Eveline, from Porto Rico; Com merce, from Dantzic. Sailed, June 14—Sir Robert Pool, steamer, and Sylph, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Morning Star, screw steamer, from Grenada for London. • -- , THE CASE OF DR. PRITCHARD —Last week the witnesses in this ease were cited to attend tho High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on the 3d July. The greater number of them are resident in Glasgow, nearly all the others belonging to Edinburgh. Apropos of this matter, we may state that on Sunday, and for several Sundays back, special prayers on behalf of the prisoner were re quested in St. Mary's Church, Renfield-street—the place of worship which be usually attended.--Glasgow Morning Journal. MBEIL IBEIt. r css le, the .od es'S- ion -day cut - aye ham r au reef, the uite ohn and ran,- witt - 3uh ered gin" and with once C SO le o f Far' 60 0 1 Wing per" ee t ' J• ►+ Le 2 3 055 00 151 o 5, f , 850 Ilia killg ' do e " c.f. the 13.14 st st ' st 50 20 10 10 100 10 1.0 10 100 100 100 10) 100 100 2.1.0 30 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 6(J all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18. t gi 4.3.0 214 3 321 3.10.6 2.8. Q 7.1.6 10.6.7 30.17.6 47i 54 10 3.12.8 8 584 47& £ 1 , 5 6 123 i 105 91 1031 1 96 109 f f