The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-07 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. T he Bank of England rate of discount remains at 10 per cent., no alteration having been made this 111 , °r ning in th e o ffi c i a l m i n i mum b y t h e di rectors when assembled at their weekly court. At present W hile so much fresh disquietude is occasioned by le failure of Agra and Masterman's Bank, and not t he there has bee n a more cons id era bl e amoun t o f 'ne notes recently issued returned to the establish ment, a reduction be effected. The inquiry for a:colinnodation continues moderate, and in the open discount market the best bills are negotiable 11 per c ent• below the Bank rate. T he last wee k' s ra il way rece i pts, ascerta i ned up to thi s day, are in round figures as under : Cheat 'Western 1866. 1865. 73,937 77,930 lior Western 116,773 117,818 Western 33,876. 35,097 southri6lA lt aland - 41,747 48,666 ~r)uth Eastern 24,430 24,827 .krxreat Northern ty_caster and Yorkshire 46,256 41,730 lio i rl °l , and Exeter 7,152 7,298 b _ n tt Eastern 70,432 69,041 7, ae chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,507 19,360 ?r o at East ern - 32,976 36,673 4 4 ndon and Chatham and Dover T hese retu rns, w h en compared w i t h t h ose o f th e c orres ponding period of last year, show a falling ff co on the receipts of most of the principal lines, 4 nse quent upon the variatio n of p a ssenger traffic the the Whitsuntide holidays; and as regards Souther n li nes, th e rac i ng wee k o f E psom . O n the Gre a t W estern there is a decrease of £ 993 tl t h eNorth- Western of £1,055 ; on the South of £1,221; on the Brighton of £12,010 ; ;of tho rn Midland of £6,919 ; on the South-Eastern g 397 ; on the G rea t N or th ern o f £727 ; on th e E t h ist el and E xe t er o f £146 ; on t h e M anc h es t er , , efi eld, and Lincoln of £1,853 ; and on the Great in of £3 , 797 ; w hil e th e L ancas hi re an d E cshire sh ares i ncrease d £4 , 526 ; the North gastero of £1 , 391 ; an d L on d on , Ch a th am , an d Over, £94. Two o'CLock. Re'rhe French Rentes, this morning, according to titer's telegram, were 63f. 15c. Firm, but little Ipg 4 Net withstandi ng th e f a il ure o f t h e A gra an d t ai aBt erinan's Bank, the Funds have b een fi rm ly sus cenilted, and th ere is now an improvement of 1 per '7 afterno " c ompared with the latest prices yesterday bo a * ) which were at an advance of 1. The 1.0 fa ilure seems in many quar t ers t o h ave b e en a sec urities co nc l us i on, and hence the effect upon State has been comparatively immaterial. Con solsth are improved to 86 1 f or mone y, an d 861 1 for d : account. Th e N ew Th rees are 854 ; and Re eed Annuitie s 851 ; E xc h equer Bill s, s s . t o 9 s . 9 5. . ; Ind ia 5 per Cent., 1031 1 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 3i and ditto E n f ace d , 100. h e : l the Foreign Stock Market there is general and prices are fractionally lower. di tt 'h 5 per Ce n t s . are 281 ; Mexican, 171 ; 1 8 ; ° , IC ew, 151 ; G ree k, 111 ; S pan i s h P ass i ve, a 2- 9 ; the Certificates, 131 14 ;, It a li an , 361 371 ; t dl3r azilian Scrip, 64 51 dis. U n it e d St a t es 5-20 ° , ll dis, 641 ; Erie shares, 421 ; an d Illinois, 754. b "ie dealings in the Railway Share Market have sin to a f a i r ex t en t, an d pr i ces genera ll y h ave aid increased firmness. Lancashire a n d Yo r kshi r e Inorth 'Western have each improved 10s. ; ss. ; Great Eastern, £1; and Great °r thern A Stock, £1 10s. T he Forei gn an d C o lo n i a l li nes ex hibit littl e 4„ "'lllation, and prices are unaltered. fl a s an k and Miscellaneous Shares continue very 1 40 ;,, Agra and M as t erman are d ea lt i n a t 231 dis. ; li Ti l'ett and Co un t y h ave declined to 62, and 11 4 1°11 of Londo n t o 46 . I n t erna ti ona l Fi nanc i a l di a e r eceded t o 24 2 di s. ; G eneral Cre di t to 34 21 t o 3 ; Credi t Foncier and Mobilier of England to I provccl to 41 1 0 8 dis.. Imperial Mercantile Credit, im- n. j3RI TISII FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. -er nh ...._ ansr Cheat, -.AaiR.NT FUNDS. 86 5i 6} 5 1 a Per i ' ,, eeo IClnotn, Consols s ly 10. !slew i' ul- -Reduced B 5l i / 85 1 i 1 'I ~ kfew 2Per Cent 8 0. 1 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 na n i t . Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — 1)0,• f l°8 , 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 ~, D (b _ ° ' . 3 0 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — 42e ; : s. , A ' -, k4d Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 5 dis B - ( 1 . /te r 13ills, Xl,OOO, 3 per Cent. 5 9 II D o £5OO — D o a £lOO and X2OO -,' England Stock, 5 per Cent 1 ND ant ,„,,,,,,, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1) 0. Act°k, 101 per Cent., AprillB74.„ be eonat D°• 4 Per Cent. July, 1870 o. O' er Cent., Oct. 1888 be. e rt c i tates — N . 'aced Paper 4 per Cent b, s,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 100 b e il,Per Cent., May 1879 — n . i3 eo ., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 o. uslcle, Xl,OOO " S l4, er, X l ,OOO eent-i„°II„tIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. iatria,n-e,PePUblic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm razir Cen t er Cent, 1859 — b be,, 4 5 Per bop.er Cent., 1 852-58-60 1) 1863 — 0 D A o. 1865 B A , '‘ h ecou li t .. . 681 1 8„ • o eri .,, ..:., ..... : 00000000000000000000000000 6 4 dis ‘slles 4, li ' 40 5 paid uo . A •Yres 6 per Cent — be - c e.ount 82 t, 100 ,,01.„ .Bonds 01liatiSel Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 32 11 0. A ,' Per c ent D o. 1) p Per Cent o 8 P.er at dis tol cr IP, .£5O dis ti l t?tilbi a ,„ 6 paid Lank 6 Per Cent. _ 4 pi' Ceut . li),(4llebia. Per Cent, 1825 _ _ tiact ?4,,Prieelpalities to.,°?-I.'oviewsioConisi),lidatiO 1 pert Cent _.— ii , 2 „o D e f erred na and arran 0., lifjtiall 7 per Cent — Se Bn,. eond Issue BO 4100 Do. Bonds .1:1 0 1) 0. 4 ,, 10 0 R on d a 1864 7B 7 5 80 6m 1)e. .el:ferntuent R a il way Debentures. --- r eek ..o b e A 5 per paid Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons die Do. Account I) Coupons Ellkt°. Accou n t • + thh. e ialala 5 per Cent. con 5 per Cent 1865 ,B" Account ge:f karemmana Railway.. oo p s e ku. 3 per Cent • Account 1) 15k 1 ,1) 0 6 0 1864 k lo4 te Per Cent. Anglo-French _ "'eori vi 'letul 6 per Cent., X3O paid 1) 'lll I lil • 5 Cent t z o L am Penal per Pe Q r 11 Warrants (Hectares) — Npi a nada, _ - O h o 3 8 • 115 Per Cent., 1865 Vo er 11 Cet. (U _ 90 AZ Per , C n eat, 1862 ribarren) — () rt hß . connt "° p er 3 n Per C t 1853 11„ D 0. 4 k 1) :r ,ee.t., 1856, en '7, '9, '6O, ' 62 , ' 3 , 4 - 3 'gal% 't-ln.t L i ° q pe p r e; Cent., 1822, £ St — ~,a 4 wit. 1850 Ve 6 t'el C ent t. 1 85 1.) Per ' - 801 1/ 80/ k ,,,, 15 5 b„ Cent. 1.869 .4i 4i ' -. 41 1 86 , 1 B7 Do, ..fir, 5 • _ '''o. 4" Per Cent . kill 1 ceoUnt- Dkl 3 „ ................. . - 0 gt„ Per Cent "0 lv ' °o ut . 8 -,e w ~ ...................... " - b° A e ue ferred , - ;0 p..? -4 :lnt ' ~j ,s 3 :_ e 1.i4.0ki4e_,,iiv1it.........................,•••••••—• bo rsl i e6ert 311-e,l.4keeei„,* ° f Coup not funded — 1,-eoish ut . 41 4 p er „ e . • ......................... tirlo , . per C ent ." nt. D 1 U r,„, 1864 Do -4 tee ' ' %. 'eut. 1834 C I le ° r ll , l ,?t 1)0 _ two 13.4 , 11 t. iiisj 1) 0 6 Per o°ll118 t, O Akc oe ,. 14.6..1 ................ o 41;0t ant. t 1 ) 00 6 6 1 t e rr o ° e ' l ra tf t e ., 1...4.zi _5B 7 lt, bo .l ee(l on e t i'llt ') 1865, ..paid upgcrip 2 , B s ti t tezti iir eon! ................................ 2j 4 DiDitt h e 4 3 p e t' Chtaranteed - a eeo ll r eettt• ................ 4 Per 0 Id 4. ._.004t., i ..... ....................... p Q atl4 t vi ex t ,„ 4 Q., ................ IP - u 01 1. 5 '8 Cent the abo p ayab le in Londo • A/ '' , lb ' Par a ve 4 ei ~, li Per ent., Ex. 10 Florins 1 ) 1. 4/ . „ c est. ~x _ . . ) t•Qh ° , 4 l:' e l ,, e ,-„" °oat ' z ' • . 2°f +t t l•Qti 1, - uetit. A' --i. 12 Gail — l a , -4ezd ertiß e a,~ 3 b e , 5 P e , 0 4 ° Per Ce t • 4,. - ,e nt o • •.. .......... t e4 1)0 cl:feoe:°11:01.1.0...:. ............ ......... . 2 .. 5 . f ... .. -- 3- ji 4 7 s e i THREE O'CLOCK. 'I , couiat .............................. 85 1 6 1 xd , July' .. 86i. i t xd .............. .., 'his Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. nriscoi anu Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ..... Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc F.London, tali) Certi 110. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pip Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western —Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South \Vales Do. W. Mid. —Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. t North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension .... „ Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin Derby slid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., do Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purehasc Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction : Scottish Central Soot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. at :AA Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., Sc Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of heath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall I p a i d. , Closing I Businesi Price. done. 90 92 126 27 55 63 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 25 15 d' 112 111 37 83 , 6 7 I T 22 123 130 i 3: GI 55 39 40 34 83 121. :22 37i 81 7 122 f 13 542 } 1211 I 25 5.1 C 1174 1 18 94 6tl 127 k SI 7} 9} 1231 3 4 3 6k 711 1 P 35 II & 23 BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence nom., Baroda, k Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 8 p.c. :872-3- .......• Calcutta & S. E., lim ;a ;.e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Efitasiori (rand Trunkof Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do. do. deferred De. 2d Prd. Bonds. Du. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stook' Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gun. sp.c I o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gun. 5.p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada., D 3. New ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4a do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. JD Hudson's Bay N. Rl.C'cla, 6pc I st pf.bs Scinde . ... Do. Delhi 1 Do. do es `-= a Do. Punjaub 1 Do. Indus S COLONIAL GO VIM IBriti2h Columbia. 6 pert cent. Deo. 31, 1972: Can.Clov.6 p.c.Ja.dic July 187744 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873, Do.Apl.&Oct.lB9o-1900 Do. do; 180-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1899-9' Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., . . 1)0. 1878, do Awaiting, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. is Do. 1895, Feb. do Auz Natal rlov. C. per cent N. 8.G0v.6 ul3 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 186 E. Do. 5 p c 18:1 to 187 t, • • Do. 5 p.c. 16138 to 180 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 18684 Do. 1878 Ji upwards VicD,o. O do, . Ap p.c ril & Oct ...Ja Jul BRIT) Cam. Consol. bold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea avast Grenville East Gunnislake. East Loved 1 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk l Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus...• Great Wheal Busy. • G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's F00t..... • Hingston Downs M arga ret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, New Se ton ........ • • North Roskear Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.....• • • Providence ,Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clegan, Urn West liassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West An e n y ( Wheal Bassett /Mogan Maryl Men l T S e r t e o l: WW W hh h ee e aa a Wheal Buller (Redruth t 1 27 2 / 350 375 11 2 ]5 20 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 674 72j 125 135 80 85 12e 1?i a , 5 195 205 13 15 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern,' 4i per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 93 t. Western, Wt, Midland, Oxford 2d 'guaranteed .tool[, 113 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6jper cent.. 121 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 5 per cent., 1805, 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 51 Nottingham and Grantham R. and C, 90/ 90 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8/ Great Luxembourg, 24 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 111 FOREIGN MINER. Washoe Gold, Urn., 14 _ BANKS Agra and Masterman's, lira., 1 3 13 11 01 Alliance, lira.. 15 161 17 151 Anglo Egyptian, lira., 21 Bank of Egypt, 24 5 British and Californian, Him, 3/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 16 Chartered hler. of India, London, and China, 331 4 2 City, 14 15 Colonial, 41 Consolidated Bank. lira., English and Swedish, lira. . European Bank, lira., 31 Hindustan, China, and Japan,:Um. ,1 1 Imperial Bank, lim.. 24 3t Imperial Ottoman, 81 Ditto. new, 71 4 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira.. 34 21 London and County, 67 4 5 61 24 41 g 571 65 London Joint Stock, 44 London and South African, 10:12 London and South-Western, 1im.,:151 Merchant Bank, Jim., 18 New South Wales, 40 Oriental Bank Corporation, 37 5 6 3 6 :t Provincial Banking Corporation, liar., 41 Provincial of Ireland, 834 3 Ditto, new, 30 Union of A übtralia. 45 6 5 Union of London, 47 8 6 4 MISCELLANEOUS: AtlanticAngi rA u str ali a n l e ` x e 3 i l r c e a o g r n r t a l n a , t 5 n t d p l ae nd t q . F inance,ua., 181 Ceylon Company, SI. Ditto, A shares, 2 Credit Company on o c i l e A r l a r n i c d a n u D o l b e i r i e h r a o n f t s s , 11 1 l a m i ... n 2 u l , 2 11 Crystal Palace, 361 Dascount Corporation. Cl 7 61 y Nast p I t i n a d n i Co L m a . n a d n Cr d T e d r a l t d nngd, lira n a . n , c 6 1, 6 11 , 3 Electric Telegraph, 129 7 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 11 10/ Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 21 81 3 General Steam Navigation, 261 Hudson's Bay, 151 E 1 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, Um., 61 6 Imperial Mercantile Credit Aliso.. Dm. 91 Internatignal Financial Society, lira. 21- 31 London Financial Association, lira., 4 5 1 5 London tieneral Omnibus Company, lim, 31 Nalonal Dircount Com' any, 111 101 11 10 0 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 3 is to pay, Si Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 46/ Riolde Janeiro City Improvements, Urn 191 Royal Mail Steam, 1.0 .• Submarine Telegraph, 52 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim Ditto (Zl2), 10 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 41 Van Diemen's Land, 8 1 a 94 96 25 27 1171 3171 92 93 61. 62 127 128 2 2i I lh 83 8i 142 j 24 )1 li 92 01 54 C 6 •<4 26 108 109 70 72 107 R 8 35 36 10 11 p; 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 108 112 198 150 65 67 47 49 69 70 7 8 140 143 1 3 ) 100 103 52 64 ,ESSIONS. 64 66 100 102 id ip 41 41- 8 9 76 BO 61 65 100 102 100 102 1011 102 20 22 E 5 (30 63 55 G) 55 57 50 55 42 45 92 45 27 30 108 lull 2 f 2 t. 99 ICI 91 93 141 :51 5i 5 a* V 6 83 ,a 5 lf OFI 100 It 2 90 92 66 83 61 63 8. Sz 98 100 97 90 8 97 99 1021 f } T SECUR 91 95 PO 83 90 93 77 79 76 79 102 104 IG2 101 102 104 102 104 86 8) 100 102 105 1 7 102 1(4 103 105 101 103 104 100 99 101 90 03 92 91 90 95 81 RS 91 9,3 72 75 96 99 98 100 104 106 100 102 SHARE FOSS: AlEti 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 41 MINES. 6 7 8 10 49) 610 li 15 5 6 14 2 14 2 i I 8 9 3 34 21 22 16 16 11 2 37 39 4f 5 4 6 3 if 2f 11d 35 46 2 4 2.1.0 291 2.1.8, 3 I I 2.14.0' 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 2 431 38 4.4.0 2.13.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 TIJE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1866. Testimonial to the Champion of the Thames. Last night, the presentation of a splendid testimonial to Mr. Henry Kelley, the champion sculler of the river Thames, took place at the Canterbury Hall. Tho pro ceedings were inaugurated by an elegant supper, at which over 200 gentlemen were seated at the tables. Mr. Thomas Beard presided; the vice-chair being occupied by Mr. Charles Bush, the well-known and liberal supporter of all aquatic sports. The testimonial, which was placed on the cross table in front of the chairman is a massive silver vase-shaped cup, 34-inches in height, standing on a plateau of rock-work and water, with water-lilies growing, and swans grace fully floating. It is surmounted by a figure of Britannia presenting a laurel wreath, and on its sides ft - ..e a view of Putney and a representation of a boat race, and it is in scribed—" Presented by subscription, to Henry Kelley, in recognition of his skill and prowess as a sculler, and in commemoration of his having on August Bth, 1865, re stored to the banks of the Thames, the possession of the Championship of England." Its handles are formed of figures of Father Thames, with bulrushes and water-lilies entwined. The loyal toasts of the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal family, having been warmly responded to, The CHAIRMAN said he now came to that part of the interesting proceedings which he might well call the busi ness of the evening. He owed some apology to the com pany for taking the chair on that occasion, because he thought some other gentlemen better fitted to discharge the duty, and one more intimately associated with aquatic sports, could easily have been found to perform so pleasant a duty. (No, no.) He thanked them for their cheering assurance, and therefore he would proceed with his task. When he looked at the splendid testimonial then before him he felt that it was ono of which Mr. Kelley might well bo proud, and that he was worthy of it they might all rest assured, or he would not have been at that table. (Hear, hear.) In the trial of life Kelley had earned a reputation which he felt assured he would never lose, and every gentleman present, he was sure, partici pated in that feeling. He might dilate upon the qualities of Kelley until he quite wearied,his hearers, because he felt satisfied that whatever he might say it was no more than their friend Kelley was entitled to. (Cheers.) Their guest had started young in life, and, like all other persons, he had had his ups and downs, but he had well preserved his balance by the pluck and courage which they all knew him to possess. When he entered that room he honestly con fessed he was to some extent ignorant of the performances of Kelly ; he, however, knew him to be the champion sculler of the Thames, a man of indomitable courage, and one highly respected in both public and private life. He had been well informed since then by Mr. Stanley, and now he was enabled to tell them that Kelley's first public success was the winning of the Leander Coat and Badge, and after that fortune smiled upon him, for at the Thames National Regatta he three times won the champion sculls. (Cheers.) Ambition seized him, he challenged MacKenney, was again successful, and this success lie followed up by defeating Buttlo at Norwich. His next essay was the contest with Messenger, the then champion, which he won. Tho contest with Chambers was a circumstance over which Kelley had no control; he , was not successful ; but a run of good fortune he could not expect to last for ever. The loss of the great object of his ambition to many a man would have been the break down of life ; but not so with Kelley; lie maintained his courage, set steadily to work again, and in a comparatively short time to challenged Chambers, and won back the great and glorious reputation of being the champion rower on the Thames. As champion he was compelled to accept the challenge of any man ; but of this they might rest assured, Kelley would never add disgrace to defeat, and if he was ever again vanquished it would be by a bettor man than himself. (Cheers.) All must hail with approaching itd w ul contest bea great trial, between becausean d u the No doubt the other side of the Atlantic would be s ure too o At d i seirn delighti s c en i n th sc e a i n. r on the best man to contend with so renowned a safesculler t a h s K K e e n l e l ey y_ ; o b h u e t e t r h s a o n n d o honour a o t f the g O s l o d , t Country i w d as be but too pleased to give a hearty welcome to one who came to try the prowess of our English watermen. Two matches were to be rowed on the Tyne, one was five miles straight, and the other 21 miles out and home. The contest was fora large sum—Xl,ooo ; but it was not that which would ani mate their friend, it was the honour of England that would be his strength and his support. The splendid tes thnonial which he now had the pleasure of presenting to their guest had been purchased by public sulscription to mark the high estimation in which Kelley was held—(hear, hear)—and as long as ho pursued the straight course his friends would be but too happy to give him every support. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) had no fear of a depar- Lure from the honest course by Kelley, and, therefore, he need not point out to him the position of one who took liberties with his friends, and was now looked upon with contempt and scorn. (Cheers.)- With honour Kelley was sure of friends, without it ho would fall into utter insignificance. (Hear, hear.) Ho would not trespass on their time further, but in the name of the subscribers, he had the honour to present to Mr. Kelley the splendid testimonial now before him for his acceptance, and to in vite the party to pledge the health of the Champion of the Thames in a bumper. (Loud cheers.) The toast was drank with great enthusiasm. Mr. If. KELLEY, who seemed quite overpowered, rose to return thanks for the elegant present. He said he never felt greater happiness than he experienced at that moment —it was of such a nature that it precluded him from giving utterance to his feelings. He thought the testi monial was more than he deserved. (" ico, no.") He lost the championship, it was true, but ho had regained it, and in doing so he had only done that which there were many other men desirous of doing if they had the opportunity viz., retrieving their laurels. (Loud cheers.) There was no fear for aquatic sports with such patrons as it possessed, and with such gentle. men as Mr. Bush, and the Morton family—(cheers)—there was no cause for men going wrong—(cheers)—all they had to do was to keep honest, and success was certain. In the next race he should try to win, and they might depend upon it that if he defeated the American he would never loose the championship of the Thames, because he never intended to take another turn. (Cheers and laughter.) He trusted they would excuse him saying more ; he could not give proper expression to his feelings, but ho was certain that with such staunch support as aquatic sport had there was no fear of it ever going down. (Cheers.) He begged again most heartily to thank them for their great kindness. The CHAIRMAN said ho had now another toast to give them, and it was one they would drink with the greatest pleasure—it was the health of their genial and generous vice-chairman—their mutual friend, Mr. Charles Bush. Tho toast was drunk with the utmost cordiality. Mr. C. BUSH returned thanks. He said it afforded him the greatest pleasure to take part in the interesting pro ceedings that evening, because he was very deeply at tached to aquatic sport. It was indeed his hobby. (Cheers.) The success of Kelley was spoken of in all countries, and he rejoiced at it, because it showed the value of upright ness and integrity. Where all was fair and honest the respect of all mon was to be obtained, but a de parture from that led to consequences quite the reverse He hoped he should be long spared to participate in aquatic sport, and to continue that support which had been so kindly acknowledged by the chairman. If it was left to himself he would never leave it. (Loud laughter.) With respect to what our guest had said about there being plenty of good men ready to come out, all he could say in reply was that he should lee most happy to second their endeavours. There was one great factjwhich stood out with honour in the aquatic world. Igo one ever heard of a rob- bery being perpetrated by a boat race. (A cry of maceing.") He could:only thank them most heartily for their kind recognition of his efforts. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one that would give the greatest pleasure. It was the health of the prime mover in raising the testimonial, and the gentleman who had catered for them so successfully that evening, viz., Mr. Charles Morton, who had the gratification of having troops of friends, all true to the heart's core. (Cheers.) Mr. C. MORTON briefly, but very neatly aeknowledged the compliment. He said what he had done was a labour of love, and therefore his whole energy had been devoted to it. • The health of tho Chairman having been proposed and responded to, the party broke up shortly before 12 o'clock. TILE SICK IN THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE. —TIIE IMPORTANT POOR-LAW BOAnD Yesterday Mr. R. Basil Cane, the special commissioner of the Poor-law Board, resumed and concluded the inquiry as to the management of the sick and infirm poor in the Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland-street, Tottenham court-road, on charges brought before the Poor-law Board by the late head nurse of this and other work houses. Tho u case was watched on behalf of the committee of the Association for strhelllmpErronveesntieilitaio.tf, RD L o o rg. n e d Ar o s n nwstai W es, o ex r a k na h md o i u nit s .re e id.. a l tj n . fi g r r m eca a .t r i i ep e e s agrtk b bi.nsl confirmed the statements made by the nurse at the last in quiry, and spoke to the obstacles which he had to encoun tere re p peate j d os and h at the hands of some of tho former guardians. A document, signed by Mr. Stoic and Mr. lledgcock, as guardians of the Strand Union, was handed to Mr. Cane, with a request that it be laid before the Poor-law Board. It expressed concurrence in all the chief grounds of com plaint against the condition and management of the Strand Union. A vote of thanks to the commissioner, in which all concurred, concluded the proceedings, which had lasted for nearly eight hours. A VALUABLE CARGO.—The British ship Golden Light was cleared at the Custom-house in this city yester -071 bales upland cotton ; 47 9 do. Sea Island day for Liverpool, by Me. A. Soullard, with a cargo con dsios.t, and 158,826 2 1 ' 58,826 feet lumber. The cotton weighed 1,094,0651b5., and the total cargo was va l ue d at 480,986 dais. This, if not the largest, is, we believe, one of the most valuable cargoes shipped from this port this season. —Savannah Herald, May 10. Freedom of the City to P THIS DAY. prince Alfred. The ceremony of conferring the freedom of the City of London upon his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, took place to-day, at Guildhall, the civic functionaries having taken the greatest pains to give eclat to the proceedings. The Guildhall yard was covered in, and tiers of reserved seats were placed on each side, all of which were occupied by the friends of the executive com mittee, or else by those who had the influence of prccuring a ticket from those appointed to manage the affair. The Prince, on his arrival, was conducted to a raised dais in the Guildhall, and there, iu the presence of a very large com pany, his Royal Highness wentthrough his part of th e per formance with the greatest patience. After the formal business was transacted, his Royal High ness partook of luncheon ; and having delighted the citi zens with his condescension, his Royal Highness quitted the city. The guests, however, were not in such a hurry to leave the entertainment provided for them by the " executive committee." LAW INT This Day. COURT-OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Justices Mellor and Shee.) IN THE MATTER OF AN ATTORNEY. Mr.Woollcott moved for a rule calling on an attorney to show cause why he did not pay a sum of £7 10s., under the following circumstances. It appeared that in the case of Sullivan v. Goodyear the plaintiff sued an attorney at Swansea for a sum of £5, and, having obtained judgment, entrusted the writ to the attorney in question to be served on the defendant. The attorney received the amount, but when applied for payment gave some evasive answer. The plaintiff then commenced an action against him;and suc ceeded in getting a judge's order for the £5, and £2 10s. costs. Mr. Justice Blackburn considered that all tbat was neces sary for the plaintiff to do was to get execution on the judge's order. Rule refused. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, the Lord Chic. Baron, Sir J. P. Wilde, and a Special Jury.) RYVES AND RYVES V. TEE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The examination of Mr. Nethercliffe, the expert, which commenced yesterday, was resumed this morning with a view to identify the handwriting of George 111. and other parties, whose names were appended to some of the docu ments put in evidence on behalf of the petitioner. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Keating and a Common Jury. HAFFER V. FULLER. This was an action to recover £2l 145., to which the plaintiff pleaded that he was not indebted beyond £2 Is. 6d., which he paid into court. Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Brandt appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson for the defendant. The plaintiff is a coach-builder, carrying on business in Long-acre, under the name of King and Co., a firm which had been established for more than a century ; and the defendant is a doctor, residing at Albany-street, Regent's park, and was in extensive practice. From the evidence of the plaintiff it appeared that he was the inventor and patentee of " the miniatur• brougham," which was very much patronised. In 1864 the plaintiff placed himself in communication with him respecting the hire of a brougham, but ultimately agreed to purchase one, for which he paid £lOO in cash, and gave a bill for the remainder. The brougham was duly delivered, but in the early part of 1865 it was sent back to the plaintiff to be repaired, the defendant in the meantime being sup plied with the use of another brougham. The brougham was again damaged, and sent to the plaintiff, and during its repairs the defendant was again supplied by him with a brougham. The charge was made for the repairs and hire of the broughams. This evidence was confirmed, and it was stated that the charges mado were those usual in the trade. For the defence it was contended that the defendant had bought the brougham with the distinct understanding that it was to bo kept in repair for 12 months, and that, while under repairs, the plaintiff was to give the defendant the free use of another brougham, which was most positively denied by the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE WAY STREET ACCIDENTS ARE OCCASIONED.—WM. Mal kin, a coachman in the employ of Mr. R. Mullinger, job-master, of Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and incapable of driving a pair of horses attached to a carriage. Sergeant Edwards, 2 C, said that while in Bruton-street, Bond-street, the previous afternoon his attention was called to the defendant by a gentleman, who said he was driving is a reckless manner. He went after the de fendant, who was in charge of a pair of high-spirited horses, and found him sitting on the box, the horses going at a trot and the teins hanging down quite slack, the de fendant being helplessly drunk. He then took the de fendant into custody, and sent the horses and carriages home. The defendant said he was sorry for what had occurred. In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said the streets wore very crowded at the time, and the defendant was driving to the common danger of passengers. Inspector Bowles said the defendant was very drunk. Mr. Knox said it was shown that the streets were crowded, and that the defendant was drunk and driving a pair of high-spirited horses, and the defendant might be thankful that no accident occurred. The public must be protected, and the defendant would have to pay a fine of 40s. or a month. THAMES. BURGLARY AND ROBBEltY.—George White, alias Knight, described as a sailor, aged 32 years, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with breaking out of the White Horse public-house, in White Horse-street, and stealing a gold watch and chain, value £2O, a gold ring value £lO, and £5 in cash, the property and moneys of Mr. John Daw son, the landlord. A few weeks since the prisoner, who had been working at one of the iron ship building factories in Poplar, sought relief from Mr. Dawson, whose house is used by smiths, hammermen, and boiler makers, and ho set him to work as pottnan, and he agreed to continue him in that capacity until he obtained a better situation. The prisoner repaid the kindness of Mr. Dawson by the most black ingratitude. He absconded from the house in the middle of the night, taking with him a gold watch and chain, a gold ring, and £5 Os. ld., which he took out of a box belonging to the Sail makers' Society. The box was forced open. Three other boxes, in which were the papers only of three other benefit societies, were broken open. Fortunately there was no money in them. Yesterday the prisoner was taken into custody in Woolwich by James Margetson, 122 R, who said he wanted him for a burglary and robbery he had committed in Woolwich since he had absconded from the White Horse, and also for robbing Mr. Dawson. The pri soner said he stole the watch, chain, and money from the White Horse, and was quite guilty of all that, but he was innocent of tho burglary in Woolwich. He was taken before tho magistrate at the Woolwich Police-court yester day afternoon, and the case of burglary and robbery in that town broke down in consequence of the absence of a ma terial witness. He was discharged, and recaptured by Police-sergeant Bridon, 4 K. Margetson produced Mr. Dawson's gold watch and chain, and 18s. he found on the prisoner when he took him into custody at the Coach and Horses in Woolwich. Mr. George Callaway, assistant to Mr. Birt, pawnbroker in Woolwich, lent the prisoner £3 on the watch on the Bth of May, and £2 more on tho 17th of May. The Prisoner said he had no defence to make, and he was committed for trial. Calls to the Bar. INNER TEMPLE, June 6. The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple : —John Siddoll Wood, Esq., M.A., Cambridge; Frederick Boyle, Esq., Oxford; William Wheeler Smith, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge; Henry Frederick Thurlow, Esq., 8.A., Ox ford; Vernon Kirk Armitage, Esq., 8.A., LL.B., Cam bridge ; John Carrington Ley, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; John Burnett Box, Esq., 8.A., LL.B., Cambridge ; Arthur Trevor Jebb, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Edward Louis Bateman, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Tilson Humphrey Moseley, Esq., M.A., Oxford ; Frederick Gray, Esq. ; John Douglas Finney, 8.A., Cambridge; Robert G ran t S u t t i e Esq., 8.A., , s Cambridge ; William D uncan, Esq. ; George Frederick q" ck E Chambers, Esq., King's College, London ; Ed mund William Hellond, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge; Nicholas John Hannon, Esq., BA., London; and Joseph Marcus Esq., LL.D., Glasgow. _ Joseph, MIDDLE TEMPLE, June 6. The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the degree of the Utter Bar by the Honourable Society of OnCharles the Middle Temple:—Joseph Edward G ran t D awson, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin, Esq. ; Conrad H. Pinch es, E sq.; HenryThoasßßohronw, Browne, Esq. ; sci. T ; Theodore William Thoma G Thomas, Earecider, Esq, ; Joseph Firth Bottomley, of the London University, Esq.; Charles Miller, Esq.; Albert Birmingham Miller, B.A. Pembroke Collego,Cambridge, Esq ; Paynton Pigott, E sq . Richard Chester Fisher, 8.A., Christ Church College, Ox ford, Esq.; Stainsby Henry Pigott, Esq.; Wm. Griffiths, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge, Esq.; Ralph Heap, 8.A., Wadham College Oxford, Esq. ; Bushe Power, Esq. ; Edward Bennett, Esq. ; David Brandon, of Corpus Christi College, Cambriilge, Esq: ; Septimus Man, Es q . ; and Hugh Reilly temper, Esq. Lino Lies Iww. The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the degree of barrister-at-law by the Hon. Society of Lin coln's-inn, viz. : —Alfred Claiibeux Curlewis, Esq., 8.A., Melbourne University (holder of Studentship, 1866); Alexander Carter, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; George Francis Dowdeswell, Esq., Cambridge ; George Willis Penton, Esq., 8.A., Oxford; William Rose Holden, Esq., late of Oxford; Thomas Cope, jun., Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; Henry Meredyth Plowden, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; James Douglas Walker, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; James Alexander Cruikshank, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge ; Thomas Douglas Murray, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Henry Richard Tomkinson, Esq., M.A., Cambridge ; Thomas Durell Hodge, Esq. ; William Whitworth, jun., Eq., 8.A., Cambridge; William George Lemon, Esq., 8.A., London ; Edmund James Townley, 8.A., Oxford; Frederic Thompson, Esq., M.A Cambridge • Darnley Rowland Poppy, E sq . ; Sefton West' ' Strickland, Esq., M.A., Cambridge ; Henry Godefroi, Esq., LL.B., London ; David Lindo Alexander' Esq., 8.A., Cam- bridge ; Robert Stanley Scholfield, Esq., M.A., Cambridge; henry Rowhind Brown, Esq.; Edward Haggard, Esq.; Theodore Cracraft Hope, Esq. ; Charles Braino Finlayson, Esq. ; John George Laing, Esq., M.A., Cambridge ; Carr Stephen, Esq.; Manomohan Ghoso, Esq., Calcutta Univer sity; and Judah Philip Benjamin, Esq., Gray's. inn. J une 6.—At a pension holden this day, Sidney Lainan Blan chard, of No. 50, Wostbourne-park-road west, Middle.. sex, gentleman, and John Southgate Ford, of King's Lynn, gentleman, were called to the degree of barrister at-law. European Msurance Society. At the annual meeting of the directors and shareholders of this society, a most encouraging report was read to the meeting. It stated that the business continued tc, increase , and that the gross amount received in premiums during the year was £310,623 against £169,658 in 1864, and £119,526 in 1860. The new premiums on the life and guarantee policies, issued during the year, amount to £43,463 6s. ; whilst in the fire department the result is equally satisfactory, tho amount of now premiums for the year is set down at £18,926 13s. sd. The actuarial inves tigation, appointed by deed of settlement, is now in pro gress with the greatest rapidity, and the most satisfactory result is confidently anticipated by those whose position gives them a knowledge of the affairs of the Society. Liverpocl Cctton Market. —Tide Day. Sales probably-5,000 hales, at prices to f lower. The failure of the Agra and Masterman's Bank has had a very depressing effect on the market. Mn. S. 0. BEETON has just now taken occasion to inform the public and the trade that, in conse quence of his premises in the Strand being required for the new Law Courts, that he is obliged to postpone the publication of the following works, recently an nounced as forthcoming this spring, viz. :—his "Book of Poetry," "Dictionary of Geography,"Dietionary of Natural History," " Dictionary of Gardening," "M. de Bonne chose's History of France" (translated by Sir Las cellos Wraxall), " Charles Lever's Charles O'Malley," and other works illustrated, and the Rev. J. G. Wood's works on Natural History. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were—To Calcutta, £168,300 ; to Madras, £7,500 ; and to Bombay, £52,000. The fninimum price was fixed at—is. 11d. on Calcutta and Madras, and is. 111 d. on Bombay. Tenders at and above the. minimum will receive in full. The meeting of creditors of Messrs. Peto and Betts has been postponed till Friday, and it will be held in the City instead of at the West-end. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Emperor Life and Fire Assurance Societies was held yesterday, when a dividend was declared of 5 per cent., free of income-tax, and a bonus of 1 per cent. Mr. Price, of the firm of Price, Holyland, and Waterhouse, has been appointed by the Master of the Rolls, provisionally, official li luidator of Moore, M'Queen, and Co. (limited). The gold taken to the Bank yesterday amounted to £228,000. COMPENSATION FOR A STREET ACCIDENT.--Yes terday, at the Secondaries' Court, an action in the Queen's Bench, " Fitzrnaurice v. Baxendale and Co." (Pickford and Co.), was heard, brought to recover com pensation for a street accident. Mr. Hall Smith was for the plaintiff, of the firm of Barry and Fitzmaurice, tea dealers, Mincing-lane, and Mr. Joyce appeared for the de fendants, who had allowed judgment to go by default. The damage was laid. at £5OO. The plaintiff was in Fen church -street on the 19th Feb., when a package fell from one of Pickford's v ans an d injured his face. He was, it was alleged, disfigured for life. His medical and other expenses were about £2O, and he considered he was entitled to £250 for the disfigurement, and £250 for his loss to the firm. The jury assessed the daniages at £5O. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon received at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Grosvencsr crescent, the Marquis of Ilartingt on, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl of Morley, Countess Frances Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., Lord Gil ford, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Skelmersdale, Lady Cremorne, Lady Bloomfield, Baron and Baroness de Baude, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. DETERMINED SUICIDE FROM BLACKFRIARS- I BRIDGE.—This morning 'a determined suicide was committed by Henry Stephens, aged 52 years, bookbinder, who resided in Cumberland-street, Hackney-road. It ap peared that the deceased jumped over the temporary bridge of Blackfriars. Boats and drags of the Royal Humane Society were put into requisition, but the body was not recovered. The deceased left his address in his hat. No cause is assigned for the suicidal act. A MONSTER ABATTOIR.—A new city slaughter house has been erected at Bridgeport, near Chicago, in tended for the entire slaughter work of the latter city. It is 270 feet long, 175 wide, and three storeys high. It has a daily capacity for working off 1,200 head of cattle, 2,000 hogs, and 1,000 sheep. TAE METRIC SYSTEII IN AMERICA.—On the re commendation of the National Academy of Sciences Congress passed recently a bill, which has since been approved by the President, providing for the issuing of a coin of the value of five cents, which shall supersede all paper fractional currency of a less denomination than ten cents. This coin is to be connected with the French metric system by its weight of five (Fr.) grammes, and its breadth of one-fortieth of a metre (39.37 in.) On Thursday the house passed promptly three bills providing that hereafter it shall be lawful throughout the United States to employ the weights and measures of the metric system; directing the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish each State Government with a set of these standard weights and measures ; and authorising the Pre sident to appoint a special commission to negotiate with foreign Governments for the establishment of a common unity of money, of identical value in all commercial countries which shall adopt it. These are very consider able strides in a direction towards which all Europe is tending, as we took occasion to show in No. 39 of the Nation. England has gone so far as to legalise the metric system as the House of Representatives has just done ; and it would be well if something like the action of the British Association for the Advancement of Science should be taken here. That body appropriated money to erect in conspicu ous places mural tablets containing the metre and its sub divisions. Besides the most obvious conveniences likely to result from international agreement on the metric system, the aid that statisticians will derive from it is simply in calculable.—New York Nation, May 21. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. MUNIFICENT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BUILDING ONE OF THE WIKGS.— The council at their session on Saturday last, Lord Belper, Vice-President of the College in the chair, were gratified by a communication from Mr. Samuel Sharpe, one of their col leagues, to the effect that as, from the increased number of students in the college, and of boys in the school, the need had arisen for a larger space for class-rooms, which would, perhaps be best supplied by adding a wing to the present building to receive the school, Mr. Sharpe wished to present to the college the sum of £l,OOO as a means of forwarding this desirable improvement, and as a step towards raising a building fund, on condition that the donation should be invested in Consols, and allowed to in crease at compound interest by investing the dividends in the same stock, until the council, after receiving other gifts for the same purpose, should think fit to make use of it for building. On the motion of the treasurer, Mr. Grote, it was resolved unanimously:—" That the council feel deeply grateful to Mr. Sharpe for his munificent donation, and that the sum be forthwith invested in Consols, to be pre served and to accumulate, in the hope that Mr. Sharpe's generosity may operate as an example to others." This seems a fitting opportunity to remind our readers of the distinction so repeatedly overlooked between the Univer sity of London and University College. The college, al though the parent of the university, has no connexion with it, except the incidental ono of its students present ing themselves for examination for the degrees of the uni versity; and has never received assistance of any kind from Parliament, but owes its existence and maintenance to the contributions of friends, to the liberal principles on which it was founded, and to the payments made b' students. Her Hawaiian Majesty, Queen Emma, is at Carlsruhe at present, where she receives kind attentions from the royal family of Baden. Her Majesty will make a short visit to Paris, and then revisit England. Whilst here she will occupy Lady Franklin's house at Kensington gore, which her ladyship has most kindly placed at her disposal. The Queen's stay will probably be brief, and then she will return to her native islands.—John Bull. REVIVAL OF STAGE COACHING TO BRIGHTON. — On Saturday a four-horse stage-coach started from London to Brighton, with a full load of passengers, and is continu ing running this week, and its route is through Kenning ton, Brixton, Croydon, Crawley, (to. It has five relays of horses, and makes the journey in six hours. The aboli tion of toll-gates on the roads has induced this experiment, and, if successful, other " drags" are to be put on the road. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At these rates there is a prat on the importation of go:d from the United States, • 101 i i ,ITIES. 731 4 THIRD EIVTION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HAMPTON RACES—Tins DAY. WEST MOLESEY STAKES. Arabia Bitter Sweet z Varnish 3 Kinghorn, Flatcatcher, Lytham, Gulnara, and Moss Rose also ran. Betting -7 to 4 agst Lytham, sto 2 agst Flatcatcher, 6to 1 agst others. Won by a neck. CLAREMONT STAKES. Huntsman .... Pirate Chief . Lady Pam .... Fourteen ran. Betting -2 to 1 agst Pirate Chief, 3to 1 agsi Huntsman, G to 1 agst Orne, 10 to 1 agst others Won by two lengths. Soapstone Yellow Girl Bessie HAMPTON SrAXES. .................................... Eighteen ran. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX. Du1cimer.................... ............................ 8uckf00t.................... ............................ • Hebe................................................ • Black Prince and Hasketon M a id also. ran...... Bettting-6 to 4 agst Black Prince, 5 to 2 agg Dulcimer, sto 1 agst Buckfoot. 'Won by a length NEWTON RACES—THIS DAY. ST. HELEN'S PURSE. Mr. J. Mulling's Radcliffe (Cameron) 1 Mr. Webb's My Cob (Ward) 2 Mr. Maund's Stockinger (Pearson) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Stockinger, sto 2 agst Rad cliffe. Won easily. H AYD OCK STAKES.] • Taraxippus 1 Southampton 2 King's Daughter Betting—Even agst National Dance, 5 to 2 agst Taraxipphus, sto 1 agst King's Daughter. Won by a length ; a neck between second and third. MANOR CUP. King of Spades Wynnstay ..... Contract 3 Lady Coverdale, Kenilworth, and Begum also ran. Betting -5 to 4 agst King of Spades, 4to 1 agst Wynnstay and Lady Coverdale. Won by' three lengths ; bad third. Hidalgo Kenilworth . Amulet .... GAR WOOD HANDICAP. Zisca 4 Betting-2 to lon llidalgo, sto 2 agst Zisca, 6 to 1 agst Amulet, 10 to 1 agst Kenilworth (off). VISITORS' STAKES. Grapeshot King of Spades Duty Free TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON. MR.. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from £1 upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a race at all the principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. ,N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their. commissions, to any amount, to 100, Jermyn-street." .._ - decided on, and, therefore, it was thought Lest that the whole of the reports should be produced together. The fea red Gun Cotton Commission was a very peeuliar one, and he it would be some time re the report was received. M. Mr. VirIIALLEY asked the FENIANIS Chief Secretary for Ireland what was the cause of the militia not being called out this year in Ireland, and whether, in particular, it was owing to the knowledge or belief that a large proportion of that force was or had been in complicity with the Fenian con ,pwacy ; and, if so, whether the Government was prepared to furnish the house with further information as to the nature and extent of such complicity. Mr. C. FORTESCUE presumed that the hon. member two or t. Ile h n ad nothing to add to the answer he had given to th e hon. member for the Queen's County. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Sir A. AGNEW asked the Vice-President uolftatnheeously Com mittee of Privy Council if it was tr ue t h at rinderpest l had ast broken wotl i o n u t fivein the pl a e l e s s l e a o l f m M os a t n, appe a ri ng there and if the information he had received led to the belief that these outbreaks can be traced to distinct sources of infection, or whether it would appear that the disease had taken an epidemic form, or that all or any of these cases had originated spontaneously? Mr. BRUCE said an inspector had been sent to the Isle of Man, and he had received a communication from him, dated the 4th inst. It was to the effect that, although the disease had the appearance of rinderpest, yet he was not in a position to state positively that it was so. SUPPLY.—PROVISION FOR THE PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDGE. The house then went into committee of supply, Mr. DODSON in the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose in pursuance of order to move for a further provision for the Princess Mary on the occasion of her marriage with his Royal Highness Prince Teck. The character of the Princess was most favourably known iu this country, and the same impression existed with respect to the illustrious person to whom she was about to be united. Her Royal Highness enjoyed at present 13,000 per annum, but that was thought to be inadequate for the marriage state, with out her Royal Highness united herself in marriage to a person of large resources. The members of the royal family were called upon to keep up a certain position, and they were not so fortunately placed as other subjects of her Majesty, because, in the event of their expenses becom ing more than 'could be easily met, they could not easily re duce their expenditure. The princess, after her marriage, would still remain a resident in England, where the Prince Tock would also reside. The proposal he had to make was that in addition to the annuity of £3,000 which the princess already received, an addition of £2,000 per annum, should be made, making it in the whole £5,000. £ 11 1 1 .2e 0 ,0 h o u p s e e r he a thereforeen proposedfelt n u annum w b would ul d t granted h r n e i resolutiontl y o agree h e r thatt o Majesty, i t . tt f as n( The proposal was such a moderate and just proposal that 0 to3bier.sDetotiDedsoonNthheavli'nrginH ttah e n a e r r , hear.) formally M read the resolutio a Mr. DISRAELI said he had proposal, and he at the same thiiaeteooofhkoCtnahonleubroriptdopgoseer.tcuotinnnsiumndtyutithooyeff her wishing her Roy nion.al Highness the greatest happiness from auspicious u The resolution was then agreed to, and the house re sumed. THE and REFORMn it i t li ee L o . T n tEtes B Represen tation eßedistributionco of Sea into mm Peopleouse e Clause 1 was agreed to. Clauses 2 and 3 were postponed. ohf then went On clause 4 being read, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said an amendment was to be moved to this clause which in volved one of the vital principles of the bill. Th e amendment proposed by the right hon. gentlenian .oppo site (Mr. Walpole) was to strike out the word fourteen, and insert instead thereof the word twenty, to make that the amount of the qualification for the county franchise, and to that proposal he could not give his assent. The great object of the Government in fixing as the county. franchise was to settle, if possible, for some time the sub ject of reform. (Hear, hear.) The Government propoeal had been frankly accepted by the reforming party in the country, and ho could not consent to the alteration. If the bill passed as the Government proposed, he felt there would be a practical settlement of the question of Parliamentary reform, but the adoption of a..£20 franchise would entirely in the opinion of the Government, frustrate that much desired end. The object of the clause was to complete the enfran chisement of the middle classes, while at the same time the power of the working class in counties was by the Govern ment proposal reduced, and he trusted the house would re collect that when they came to the consideration of the borough franchise. He did not believe that there would bo a great manufacture of £l4 qualifications if the proposal of the Government was accepted by the house. One important argument in favour of the .£l4 franchise for counties was that it was, in fact, the county franchise in Ireland, where it had worked well for the last 15 years, a circumstance the importance of which could not be over estimated. (Hear, hear.) The addition that would be made in the county franchise of the Government proposal was adopted would be 171,000 per sons, whilst the number to be added by the £2O qualifica tion would be 115,000, or a reduction of 56,000 persons from the number sought to be enfranchised by the Go vernment. He, therefore, should feel it his d u ty t o res i st the amendment. Lord STANLEY said he did not rise to answer the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but to ask for the postponement of this clause, in order that the portion of the bill for the redistribution of seats might be lust taken into consideration. (hear, hear, from the Opposi tion, and laughter from the Ministerialists.) [LEFT SITTING. ruin E It AC E S.—For dust, heat, or rain, NICOLL'S IVATERPROOF OVERCOATS, One Guinea each.-11. J. and 1). NICOLE, 114, 116, 118, 140, Regent street, W. ; 22, Cornhill. E.C. ; 10, Mosley-street, Man che., ter ; and .50, Bold-street, Liverpool. BANK OF FRANCE. -- PARIS ; June 7. The Bank of France return for the week ending to-day shows the following changes as compared with the previous account : INCRE.ISE. Cash 391 millions. Treasury balance Current accounts Oi Advances 2 1-10 „ DECREASE. Commercial Bills 5B 4-5 „ Notes IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT' HOUSE OF LORDS—Tnis EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LORD BROUGHAM. Lord BROUGHAM took the oaths and his seat. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN. Lord SHAFTESBURY asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was the intention of Government to introduce a bill this session for bringing children engaged in certain trades under the operation of the Factory Act ? Earl RUSSELL requested the noble lord to repeat his question on Monday next. CHARITY TRUSTS BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR this b: was read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time:—Liver pool Central Railway Station, Saltash Road, Leven and East of Fife Railway, and Macclesfield, Knutsford, and Warrington Railway. The Buchanan Estate Bill, the Liverpool Sewage Utili sation Bill, and the Newchurch Parish Division Bill were read a third time and passed. THE ROYAL MESSAGE. Earl RUSSELL brought up the message from her most gracious Majesty asking the house for an additional pro vision for her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cam bridge on the event of her approaching marriage with Prince Teck. The noble lord moved a reply agreeing to the address, which was adopted. THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the house went into committee on thi s bi ll, and the different clauses were agreed to, and the house resume d . THE NEW FOREST. Lord NELSON presented a petition from the coin ' movers, freeholders, and residents in the New Forest and its neighbourhood, praying for the rejection of clauses 4 and 5 of the Crown Lands Bill, and to be heard by counsel against the said clauses. This petition was signed by 750 persons; and he asked that the bill should be referred to a select committee up stairs, i n orde that the appr e h ens i ons w hi ch were entertained in refe r rence to the proposed alterations in the New Forest were well-founded or not. CROWN LANDS BILL. Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the readin of this bill, and bri e fl y explained the objects second but iii the bill, but iii so low a tone as to be unintelligibl e in the gallery. Earl NELSON said that under an act which had been passed some time since, an arrangement was en t ere d i n to with the commoners by' which a large number of acres of pasturage ground was included in the dimensions of the fo rest, to the detriment of the interests of the commoners. B u t what the commoners complained of in the present instance easoit was that instead of leave being given to shoot I - was now given by this bill by licence under sign in roun d num- The acreage consisted of 90,000 acres in dd . bo most bars, a great portion of which would to be rigorously dealt with by the powers •p and Forests. conferred on the Commissioners of Woods mpeded in the New bYmanual. At the present riding and driving i o. vas: , d occurred in the i Forest, but that state of thin o _s ros and an instance of this kind haalcisds through a portion of case of a person who refused been used ._ ~hinthwa„. lie 1 b • if don the o de tercets be altered, the land which had always be woui _ e u n ' i -. ic e ' contended that other injuries resident in the neighbourhood, depreciated by the proposed alters and the land would be v Wrests of the Ould not object to the bill if the tions. The President Common SNS‘'ould transfer the power of licensing noble Lord .urown to the woods and forests, and persons the land from the , LLEFT SPEAKING.I substituting - the * St_in of licensing instead of leasing. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tuts EVENING. The srE - took the chair at four o'clock. CHURCH RATES. Mr. B. HOPE gave notice that in the event of the Abolition of Church Rates Bill b e i ng read a second time he should move that it be referred to a select committee. EXPERIMENTAL GUNNERY. Mr. G. ST UCLE Y asked the Secretary for War whether the penetration of vakious guns had been tested against works faced with granite • and, if so, would he' be pleased to lay before the house the official report upon such expe riments ; awl whether the Gun Cotton Commission had reported; and, if the Commission had not . reported, when the report. might be expected? The Marquis of HARTINCITON said experiments had . been made with guns of various construction against granite walls, and the reports, of course, would be laid on the table of the house, but more experiments had been FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 o'CLocl;. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. -- HAMPTON RACES-THIS DAY. MANOR PLATE. Claros.. Rose British Tar Tcn ran. HURST STAKES. Soiled Dove Dolphin .... Ambitious 1. Nine ran. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Bto 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) Bto 1 agst Windham (taken) 9to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 11 to I agst Dolan (taken) 14 to 1 agst Honesty (taken) Bank of England Returns,.—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Juno 6, 1866. ISSUE DE Notes issued ...„X27,620,325 'AATMENT. Governmt. Dobt—£ll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £27,620,325 £27,620,325 BANNING D: Proprietors' Capi tal X14,553,009 Rest 8,434,385 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Say ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts),,,,,, 6,649,515 Other Deposits 20,206,683 Seven Day and other bills ZP.A.RTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £10,813,403 Other Securities 31,771,845 Notes 2,167,405 Gold and Silver Coin ..... 658,636 £45,411,289 .C1b,411,22 9 MARKETS.---This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was only moderate, and the demand for all breeds ruled steady, at szo"mewhat restricted at an advance in the quotations compa f r ro ed m w 6 it 3 h Bd M t o o nday o 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses realised 5s 4d per 81bs. Sheep, the show of which was by no means exten sive, moved off freely, at 2d per Sibs more money. Th e best Downs and half-breds produced 6s per 81bs. Lambs Pme c r 2 6 - ,wt.eol sheep 5 6 5 8 8s per late Bllst . a currencies. sloThev iinnuu inquiry rr33. 'l " The top latec to a p lv es figure rates,'vasv i was Gs 4d per 81bs. ILI pigs very little business was transacted on former terms. For 81b to sink the offal. I d o 4 5 1 8 d 5 d Second quality do Prime Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Larcr e n ern. & Inf. beasts...3 s clown c 0.5 .0 6 0 Prime Scots, ‘te....5 2 5 4 pra t tle coarse ealves.s 4 5 10 Crse. and int. sheep.:; 10 4 1 t small do .. 6 Second quality do ..4 6 5 4 s —ar b- 0 6 4 y hug. .... ..4 0 4 4 Lamb....6s 8d nl a 1 porkers I 6 5 0 tog, 01 Su:kling calves, 203 to 9 34 ,3 3:5 each. "---; and quarter-old store pigs, 305 Read of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. - - Beasts Cows Sheep and 1 Int), I goo Ca ves rigs Beasts .............. - C0w5.......... Sheep bud lambs ...... Calves ............... . 1 0 tlgs ............. 210 -- - 2)2 tood E er \\ a MEAT MARKETS. N • G t cA, T a n n ( A i x t t e L t EAD rade ES i r stit.d—nTalsiefosiulpopwlsie:s_oßof nolfe,aftroalr: 3s 2d to y 4s gd ; mutton, 4s Oil to 5s 10 d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 75 6 d; veal, 4s 4d to 5s ed; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d per Sib by the carcase. £4 , Os to £5 103 ; clover, ILI Y. £5 Os Ti toIFIIE6w £1 18s to £2 4s per load ' . A slow trade. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow - 0 .11 e;a anddo Iv st hap, ra CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £sl2s Od; clover, £5 Os to £G 15s Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 5 s per load. Supply moderate. WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 103 ; clover, £5 Os to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 18$ to £2 4s per load. A fair demand. COAL MARKET. p r i c e per ton at tie Close of the market. 8. d. a. d. • 17 9 Rartlepool Walls Dad Hettou ......... 1 5 Teel ;13- far the ae- ess rg, 1:0 :rs, Lrd re- ;e 7 )1 1 of r~ • ,a ►t 20 kO ! 10 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 f 100 2 100 100 1071 141 1 l ii