The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

]IONEY MARKET AN CUMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been a fair demand for discount ac eoraraodation to-day, and the rates for the best bills Il a . ve again ranged from 28 and 3 per cent. Money 11 ) no doubt, be in great request during the next 511 few days, owing to the approach of the termination tof the quarter, when several heavy engagements weenie due. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday e ftprised an influx of £4,000 in bar gold, and 8 ,000 sovereigns from New Orleans. The Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England and t he Imperial Mercantile Credit Association have iavited subscriptions for raising 50,000 8 per cent. Preference shares of £5 each for the Atlantic Tele graph. Company. £1 is to be paid on application a nd £4 on allotment, and no further liability can therefore accrue to subscribers. The number of fares, however, to be allotted to the public will be limited to 10,000, as 10,000 shares will be appro priated to applicants who are shareholders in the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, Limited ; , 'A O OO shares will be appropriated to applicants Who are shareholders in the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association, Limited ; 10,000 sshares will be a ppropriated to applicants who are shareholders in t he Atlantic Telegraph Company ; and 10,000 ®hares will be appropriated to applicants who are s hareholders in the Telegraph Construction and kaintenance Company, Limited. Two o'CLocK. $ Al the Paris Bourse this morning, according to lteuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were ; 66 f. 30c. Heavy. The English Funds have been steady, at the de- e a Pressed quotations of yesterday. Very little busi -11%8 has been in operation, and Consols are 901 1 for $ money, and 901 j for the account. The New Threes a likl Reduced Annuities are 891 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. to ss. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., E 1 041 Foreign Securiries, which were firm in the morn big, are now a trifle weaker. Turkish 6 per Cents. (1862) are 741 ; ditto Consolides, 501 ; Mexican, 25 1 ; ditto New, 241 ; Greek, 211 ; Spanish 1 1 Passive, 301 1; ditto Certificates, 15 1; Italian, , 65 1 66 ; and Confederate Loan, 6 8. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, and prices have, in several instances, to shown a slight downward movement. South Wes- to tern have declined 15s. ; Metropolitan £1; North tr Eastern (Berwick) ss. ; and South Eastern 5s Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, have fin. Proved ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there i ll little change of importance. Grand Trunk of Canada, however, has advanced 10s. i tc t sank and Miscellaneous shares continue inactive, tc nut without material change in prices. Oriental is Bank have declined to 54, and Hudson Bay Cora is - Pang have improved to 161 1. 1( The following are the current quotations of some O the principal new projects :—New Issue 50,000 B ,,Per Cent. Preference Shares Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1 1 prem. ; A Stock Metropolitan Ex- 'elision Railway, London, Chatham, and Dover, 62 64 ; Imperial Ottoman 5 per Cent. Loan, 2 111 dis. ; Russian Iron Works, 8 9 prem. ; Lon- 1 ' (I °n Bridge Land, 1 1 prem. ; 'Downs Docks, 1 1 2 prem. ; Chubwa Tea Company of Assam, ti• prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, * 1 premium ; Tv eat London Freehold Ground Rent Association, 12 prem. ; London Merchants Company, 31 41 ; Peruvian Railway, 21 21 prem.; Lion 15 rewery Company, 14 2f prem. ; Blakely Ord 11alace Company, 2 8 3 1 1 prem. ; Waterloo and Whitehall Railway, 11 11 prem. ; East London - Railway Scrip, 2 21 prem. ; do. paid up, 2 21 prem. ; L ondon and Mediterranean Bank, 21 31 prem. I BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. I GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, June 6 9Ol tper Cent. Reduced B 9; I i New 3 per Cent' . 89 i i i New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 92 a Po. 5 per Cent. Jan. 18 73 — 'lnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — lo bo (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 'tehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 &3i per Cent 5 Do. £5OO 5 Do £lOO and £2OO sank of . England Stock, 5i per Cent 2161 1) 0 Account 1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10k per Cent., Apri 11874 ... Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account per Cent., Oct. 1888 3) 0. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent tO. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 _ Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 ~10. Bonds, £l,OOO _ 4) 0. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FITNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. tnstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent r az ilian 5 per Cent — L'o. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 b Do. 18 63 'llenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account D oe v I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) " 41 , 1 an 6 per Cent — J i o. 4- per Cent — C olombian 6 per Cent. 4 , b al 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 _ b juo. Scrip, £55 paid ualish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 1 - -)0 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid "apubian Principalities 1) 0.£86 paid 4ctador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... 0 ., Provisional Land Warrant —ELYPttan. 7 per Cent Lo-, Second Issue De £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 941 i Do £lOO Bonds " L ' Ts eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, en Coupons D 0 Account 2 ll 1 D 0• Coupons "0 A ccount r, ` 4o atemala 5 per Cent. — 1 + , 130 . 1839 and 1850 — '''''iall 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 1 3 1)0 Scrip, £671 paid 2 f dis exicari 3 per Cent. — „ L' o . Account Do 1864 — I ,° per Cent. Anglo-French — 1 ,-"0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20e -.ko ntevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid New Imperial 5 per Cent s 'eNv Granada — Do 2 per Cent — DO„ Deferred p " 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) 611 tvian . 41 per Cent. DO .„ Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds dis " 1 -,° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) 1 , ,., — ,,,° 4 i per Cent., 1862 ''' ,ll guese 3 per Cent., 1853 1 1 0 Account — uo 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 1) 0 Account Ru ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., 1 2 1 0 0 41 per Cent., 1850 1860 42 , . 1, 1)1° per Cent. 1859 4- ' 0 5 r Cent., 1862 L ., b e P e 13ardinian 5 per Cent l864 941 130 . Account .-- .--wish 3 per Cent — DO, h Account 491 , 41 0 New Deferred — 'i', o Account 4Ol '" 0 Passive — Dei,.. Account 3ol 1 _,Likuish Cert. of Coup not funded — ti , s9o Account l4i I,edish 4 per Cent. — ir O. his r Cent. 1864 11rki er Cent. 1854 il-u0 Account .."'° 6 per Cent. 1858 1210 Account n ° 6 per Cent. 1862 ...,0 Account 741 .u ° X l OO Bonds .1) 1) 15 5 per Cent. 1865 .b ° S crip, £2O paid lir, 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, eu o zuela 3 per Cent. 1211)°' goo Cent, 1862 .-,0. nt .t. l 'et 6 per Cent., 1864 4l* —O . ii per Cent A listi .uird en d je o n n t the . above payable in London. Ex 10 Florins t ut g i ,":4} per cent., Ex. 25f. IS c o u 2 i Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil p • 4Ter Cent. Certificates — It jj e ll Uentes, 41 per Cent. 40. A.ccount a i, 411 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 251. -,-,0. Account co nsole TWO O'CLOCK O. . .... °CO t 90} aof bo i t io t ate ice'stir sir, o o a t t o ,er S o Jy of SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share Railways. 14 Bir.. Virol. ' & btr. Val it Blyth and Tyne it Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian _ . 94 06 133; 134 i 1 . 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall it A gets n o div, 1 10 0 D Do o.. B an ha A been paid to B at Dublin & Belfast Juno. 25 Li 6 _ buri,.Perth, St A b.June. st Edinburgh do Glasgow at Glasgow &S. Wt stern at Great Eastern, Ord. sik. st Do. E. Angl. at. No. •e at Great North of Scotland t Great Norther a t D A stock et Do. B •o t Do. New, Is. at 21 pm at Gt S, and W. of Ireland at Gt. Weste n -OriAnal at D . S. V.O. Rail gua. at Do. South Wales at Do W. And.— Oxtord at Do. Newpo t at Lo. He - eford at Lane ishire &Yorkshire at L , ndon and Blackwali at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast it Lon., Chat., and Diver at Lon. & North Western at Lon. & South Western at Man., Shet., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 124 Do. shares .. et Metropolitan. 10 Do. New 61 46 16 17 90 94 106 1 , 7 18 49 7 8 100 100 ]CO 100 1.0 132 13i 146 14i 128 32 £6 IR 71i 72 63 65 49 61 45 48 105 XOB 122 123 69 91 107 109 41 12 1238 1241 99 100 63 64 143 i t 44 41) 136} Iscsli 105 1(7 it rid:and it Do, liirmin A; Derby, 0 Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland, Do. 6 shares slid Kent it North British it Do. Ed., Pth ,'dc Dun it Nth. Eastern Berwiok i 5 Do. G.N•E purchabe st Do. Leeds it Do. York st Do. Carlisle 12 Do. Stock & Darling 15 Da. do. 1855-t8 15 Do. do. 1860-61 it North London LO Do. New LO Do. do. 18t4 at North Staffordshire LO N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E . Aber. stock at uo. Scot, Mid. st 3ok 10 4 h-ews & Welchpool at Shropshire Union st South Devon at south E stern 20 itaines, Wok., & Wok at Taff Vale ' 10 Do. C at Vale of Neath st Waterford & Kilkenny at West Cornwell at W. liar tlepool Han& lt at Do. A irredeemable at Do. A redeemable 53 54 /5 1121 113. 701 711 104 105 36i 37 94 104 j 119 121 100 100 100 100 103 100 _ - 47 49 - - 79 81 ISIONS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1 lipl 78 79 1 11} 1111 145 153 1 51 56i 61 63 53 60 8t 85§ 8i 9) 156 159 3 4p 106 108 MI 58 58 103 i 104} pr 4p 4 4 , ei 9!) 99 101 70 .75 100 102 103 101 IL4i 105 i IP 18} Igl lii P 2) i Oil 2 124 31 63 1351 1051 5 19 181 85 87 6t 63 54 56 55 57 47 41 45 44 43 45 25 2 24 26 MI 1054 P P 641 I 102 103 101 111 101 90 86 68 id 1031 1041 95 97 89 91 65 67 Cl o sing Business Paid.) p r i oe. done. 1431 2i 113 In • P 201 i 25 105 1 4) 51 1041 3; BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence it Bom.,Baroda. & gu. 5 per cent... lO Do. l shares A Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do. Preference Buff Brant, & Goderich 0 p.c. bds. Alp:. 1, 872 )0 Do. do. July 1, 1873 )0 Do. do. June 1, 15791 it Calcutta &S. E., lim it a e Town & Dock, gu 10 Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. pi 3t East. Benat.l, gu., SCo t East L.clian, gu. 5 p.c. X 3 Do. J Extension it Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Id Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 9th Pref. stock 'OSSK . _ * Do. do. deterred it Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. O o. Gus. 5 per cent.. O Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. it Gt. South of India (lint. gull. 5 per cent It D . 4.1 per cent st Do !Olt Great W , s. of Canada.. ~ 04 Da. New )0 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 )0 Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8 i 0 Indian Branch, limited; at Madras, gua. 5 p.c it Do. 41 do it Do. 4i do 20 Do. Fifth Kxtension it Sielb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. SO Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. 20 New Brunswick & Can. Class A and B it Y. Kl. C' da, pc Ist pf.bds it Scindo it Do. Delhi d !O Do. do to" it Do. Punjaub... • ,„,= it Do. Indus St Flo COLONIAL GOVERNSIEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1872 10' Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOl Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk 10 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 10 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 IC , Do. do 7. 1190-1 10 • Do. Jan. & July, 1801 lOl • Celon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c • Do. 1878, do lO • Mauritius, f, p.O, 1873, Jan. and July • Do. 1.78 • Do. 1884 May 15, Nov. ;1 10 • Natal '3ov. o per cent lo' - N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July 10 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p '00866 0 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 10 - Do. 5 p.c. 1688 to 189! 10 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 101 - Do. 6 per cent.... ... 10 Nova Scitia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9l - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lO - S. Aus.Gov. 6px 1808-9 10 - Do. 1878 & upwards l, , - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 10 - Do. do, IA pril & Oct lO BRIT IS 2 Cam Consol. bi old, lira - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drakewalls - East Bassett (Mogan). • - East Caradon - as t Cam Brea - East Grenville - East Loved - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.1 - Gam.St StAubyn(Gweu. 6 4 Gr,_ at L .xey, limited al - Great South Tolgus l.l - G. Wheal Vor (Heist 4 - Grenvll , e 7.1 - fierod's Foot - Ellngston Downs 4.1 - Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley 4 Awyndy Iron Ore, liw - Nangiles - New Se ton ..... •• .• • - North Downs - North Roskear - Baseett(lllogan t.l , - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper 1 7.1 - Pr vidence Uny L.lant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 - Stray Park 30.1 - Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (L skeard - West Chiverton 1 - West Seton 4 - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan I - Wheal Buller (Redruth 1 Whea Ludoat 3.1 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. - Wheal Seton -. Wheal Trelawney (Lis - Wheal Uniun 79 7i 1'1E)PEREN(11 1 ; StiARM. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1.:10 Great Western Orig. 44 per cent pl., 96 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4A per cent. pr.. Ditto,aew, 5 per cent., 99 8 Kent Coast, AA per cent. pref. Is, 107 i London, Chatham, (tr... Metrop. 6xt., B 6 per cent., 101 Ditto, C, 6 per cent., 78 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tli.n.) gua. 7 per cent., 131 Dutch Rhenish. 23 Namur and Liege, gus. 6 per cent. pf., 144 FOUEIGN MU lyb St. John del Rey (Um.), :391 81 Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto (.£3 , 9 8) BANKS. &gra and Masterman's, lim.. 122 20 Alliance Lim. Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 91 European Bank, 1im.,12i Imperial Bank, lim., SO London and Brazilian (Um.), 45 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditio, new, 12i London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 London and South African, 18i London and %% estminster, 99 Oriental BanK Corporation, 54 Union of Australia, 55 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67} SIISCELLANEOUB. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 5) City of London' Real Property, aim., 2; • Commercial Union, Insurance, 8; Contract ‘orporation, lim., 6 dis Crystal Palace. :384 8 9 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Rm., 7 Egyptian Com and Trading, lam., 3i Hudson's Bay, 15} 16 ; International Financial Society, lim.. 611 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, Jim , 21 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 171 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Um., Ditto, new, 5; QuebrAda Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 3 Royal Mail Steam, 106 4 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira., 7i SUSPECTED MURDER.—A young man named Thomas Jones, working at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, is in custody charged with the murder of his wife and child. A few days ago.the body of an infant was found in the Thames. It bad a flat-iron tied to its neck, and its skull was beaten in. Suspicion fell upon Jones, and the body was identified, by means of the clothes, as that of his child. His wife was confined - on Good Friday, and a few days afterwards suffered from all the symptoms of poisoning. She died,and the child was sent to her sister's, whence it was taken by Jones a few days ago, on the pre tence that he was going to put it elsewhere. He is re manded, and the body of the wife is ordered to be disin terred for a post mortem examination to be made, 3 _ 82 84 1101 W 2 1 101 1 02 id Pr 1011 102 94 97 SECUR. 10 97 99 10 96 08 I) 96 18 10 84 66 )0 83 65 )0 103 105 )0 105 107 )0 105 107 iO io tos )0 102 104 )0 107 109 103 105 10 106 ►OB 1.) 104 tO6 10 102 104 10 93 96 0 100 102 10 94 96 10 91 93 10 104 106 10 E 7 00 PO 97 100 )0 105 106 0 1 107 10? p 3 1 109 no MINES. q 9 - 28 29 1 600 610 1.0 ___l !, W 12 - 14 14.6 124 134 1.0 flk 7 7.0 3 34 13.6 114 I '•4 ,0.6 4/ 41 iO/ 3 5 11 19 2 1.0 26 3 10 30‘ 31, 8.3 3k 31 38 40 18.0 31 3 94 6 81 3.0 51 51 24 24 14 19 1 6 18 214 35 45 3 A 13 15 0.0 4 ;.0 2 1. 1.6 21 Si .6.2 32 :35 11 505 515 lag 174 22 17.6 13 15 9 17 1 8 1i 74 8 g 104 12 11 724 Vt 174 185 195 54 90 95 10 174 22 12.8 8 11 13 205 210 18 20 all 10) 100 1100 2 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20 1F65. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) GIVING} THE LIE TO A SERVANT.-AN ASSAULT NOT WAR- RANTED.—WALKER V. WILSON. This was an action to recover wages actually earned and wages in lien of notice, plaintiff alleging that he had been improperly dismissed; Mr. Buchanan, for the defendant, pleading a justification. Plaintiff stated that he had a few words with the super intendent of the department in which he worked, and, after some disputing, the superintendent told plaintiff that he was a liar. Upon this plaintiff struck him a blow in the face, and for this blow ho was dismissed summarily. Mr. Buchanan—You admit that you struck the super intendent ? Plaintiff—l did hit him when he said I told a lie, but I only hit him with my hand. Mr. Buchanan called Mr. Thane, the superintendent, who deposed that he had a dispute with plaintiff in refe rence to some work. Plaintiff was referred to the books as to the correctness of the statement of the work done. Plaintiff averred that the books were all wrong, when wit ness replied that it was a lie to say the books were wrong. Plaintiff—The books were never mentioned. He said I was a liar, and I did hit him with my open hand. Mr. Buchanan—And for that assault your dismissal fol lowed. His Honour—Was the superintendent dismissed ? Mr. Buchanan—No. His Honour—Then I cannot see the justice of dismiss ing the plaintiff. So far as lam concerned, lam bound to say that the plaintiff cannot recover his claim ; but I do think that the word used was most unjustifiable. It is a word that should never be used by one man to another, and really I cannot blame a man for resenting such an in sult. Strong language is always to be deprecated, but upon the defence I must find for the defendant, though I think the superintendent ought to be dismissed. Verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CONJUROR CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.—Henry Kye, describing himself as a " conjuror," but refused his address, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with stealing a gold watch, of the value of £lO, from the person of Mr. William Sanders, rag merchant, No. 54, Carnaby-street. The prosecutor said ho was at Mr. Cook's, the St. James's Luncheon Bar, Windmill-street, about one that morning, the prisoner being close to him. Feeling his waistcoat move, he looked down and saw his watch chain hanging loose. He at once concluded the prisoner bad taken his watch, which was of the value of £lO, and charged him with taking it, when he dropped it. He then followed the prisoner out of the house, and gave him into custody. In answer to Mr. Mansfield, the prosecutor said the watch was broken at the swivel. The prisoner said he was a "conjuror" and "did tricks." (Laughter.) He was not sober, nor was the pro secutor, who had some girls with him. He believed the prosecutor wanted to get his watch, but he was too sharp, and that then some one else took the prosecutor's. Munday,"7B C, said both parties were far from sober. The prisoner said that all the police knew him, or ought to do, and he hoped his " lordship" would allow him to go with the constable and show him where he lived, as he had forgotten the address. Remanded. A SINGULAR CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS.—Catherine Cortes, residing at 17, Market-street, Fitzroy-square, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. It appears that yesterday afternoon the sergeant went to Foley-street, where her husband is at present at work as a labourer upon a house that is being rebuilt. She had a few words with her husband, who, to get away from her, ran up the ladder to the top of the house. Determined not to be foiled, the defendant rushed up the ladder after her husband, and succeeded in getting to the top ; but the drink she had taken overcame her, and she was unable to descend. A constable then went into the next house, and succeeded in dragging her through a window, and, with assistance, carried her down stairs and to the police station. Mr. Mansfield fined her ss. Great Britain and Canada The following papers relating to the Conference which has taken place between her Majesty's Govern ment and a deputation from the Executive Council of Canada appointed to confer with her Majesty's Government on subjects of importance to the pro vince were presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty yesterday : No. 1. COPY OF A DESPATCH FROM GOVERNOR-GENERAL VISCOUNT MONCK TO THE RIGHT HON. EDWARD CARDWELL, M.P. (No. 83.) Quebec, March 24. Sir,—l have the honour to transmit for your informa tion a copy of an approved Minute of the executive Council of Canada appointing a deputation from their body who are to proceed to England to confer with her Majesty's Go vernment on subjects of importance to the Province. The gentlemen named on the deputation propose leaving by the steamer which sails on the sth of April.—l have, &c., MONCK. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., &c. COPY OF A REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE HON. EXE CUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL ON TUE 24TH OF MARCH, 1865. The Committee respectfully recommend that four mem bers of your Excellency's Council do propose to England to confer with her Majesty's Government 1. Upon the proposed Confederation of the British North American Provinces, and the means whereby it can be most speedily effected. 2. Upon the arrangements necessary for the defence of Canada in the event of war arising from the United States, and the extent to which the same should be shared between Great Britain and Canada. 3. Upon the steps to be taken with refei once to tho Reciprocity Treaty, and the rights conferred by it upon the United • States. 4. Upon the arrangements necessary for the settlement of the North-west Territory and Hudson's Bay Company's claims. 5. And generally upon the existing critical state of affairs by which Canada is most seriously affected. The Committee further recommend that the following members of Council be named to form a delegation :—viz., Messrs. Macdonald, Cartier, Brown, and Galt. Certified, W. H. LE . FY C.E.C. (No. 2.) COPY OP A DESPATCH PROM THE RIGHT Hox. EDWARD CARDWELL, M.P., TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL VISCOUNT MoNcx. (No. 95) Downing-street, June 17, 1865. My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your Lordship list several conferences have been held between the four Canadian Ministers who were deputed, under the Minute of _ . your Executive Council of March 24, to proceed to England to confer with her Majesty's Government on the part of Canada, and. the Duke of Somerset, the Earl do Grey, Mr Gladstone, and myself on the part of her Majesty's Go. vernment. On the first subject referred to in the Minute, that of the Confederation of the British North American Provinces, we repeated on the part of the Cabinet the assurances which had already been given of the determination of her Majesty's Government to use every proper means of influence to carry into effect without delay the proposed Confederation. On the second point we entered into a full consideration of the important subject of the defence of Canada, not with any apprehension on either side that the friendly relations now happily subsisting between this country and the United States are likely to be disturbed, but impressed with the _ _ conviction that the safety of the Empire from possible at tack ought to depend upon its own strength and the due application of its own resources. We reminded the Cana dian Ministers that on the part of the Imperial Government we had obtained a vote of money for improving the fortifi- cations of Quebec. We assured them that so soon as that vote had been obtained the necessary instructions had been tent out for the immediate execution of the works, which would be prosecuted with despatch ; and we reminded them of the suggestion her Majesty's Government had made to them to proceed with the fortifications of Montreal. The Canadian Ministers, in reply, expressed unreser vedly the desire of Canada to devote her whole resources, both in men and money, for the maintenance of her con nexion with the mother country ; and their full belief in the readiness of the Canadian Parliament to make known that determination in the most authentic manner. They said they had increased the expenditure for their militia from $300,000 to $1,000,000, and would agree to train that force to the' satisfaction of the Secretary of State for War, pro- vided the cost did not exceed the last-mentioned sum an- nually, while the question of Confederation is pending. They said they were unwilling to separate the question of the works at Montreal from the question of the works west of that place, and from the question of a naval armament on Lake Ontario. That the execution of the whole of these works would render it necessary for them to have recourse to a loan, which could only be raised with the guarantee of the Imperial Parliament. They were ready to propose to their Legislature on their return a measure for this pur pose, provided that the guarantee of the Imperial Parlia ment were given now, and that they were authorised to communicate to the, Parliament of Canada the assurance that, the occasion arising, England will have prepared an a dequate naval force for Lake Ontario. They thought that if the guarantee were not obtained now it was probable that the Canadian Government and Parliament would think it desirable that the question of defensive works should await the decision of the Government and Legislature of the United Provinces. On the part of her Majesty's Government we assented to the reasonableness of the proposal that if the province un dertook the primary liability for the works of defence mentioned in the letter of Lieut.-Col. Jervois, and showed a sufficient security, her Majesty's Government should apply to Parliament for a guarantee for the amount re quired ; and we said that her Majesty's Government would furnish the armament for the works. But we said that the desire and decision of the Provincial Legislature ought to be pronounced before any application was made to the Im perial Parliament. On the subject of a naval force for Lake Ontario, we said that, apart from any question of expe diency, the convention subsisting between this country and the United States rendered it impossible for either nation to place more than the specified number of armed vessels on the lakes in time of peace. In case of war it would, as a matter of course, be the duty of any Government in this country to apply its means of naval defence accord ing to the judgment it might form upon the exigencies of each particular time, an d the Canadian M i n i sters m i g h t b 3 assured that her Majesty's Government would not permit itself to be found in such a position as to be unable to dis charge its duty in thisrespect. This was the only assurance theuCpeannaadiraenviMewineifstethres c w o h u e ld le e ma xp t e t c e t r , , or th e w c e a c n o a u d l i d an m give in . fs ters reverted to the proposal which has been mentioned above, that priority in point of time should be given to the Confederation of the Provinces. To this we, on the part of her Majesty's Government, assented. In conformity, how ever, with a wish strongly expressed by the Canadian Mi nisters, we further said that if, upon future consideration, the Canadian Government should desire to anticipate the Confederation, and to propose that Canada should execute the works, they would doubtless communicate to her Ma jesty's Government that decision ; and we trusted that after what had passed in these conferences they wouldfeel assured that any such communication would be received by us in the most friendly spirit. On the third point, the Reciprocity Treaty, the Canadian Ministers, represented the great importance to Canada of the renewal of that treaty, and requested that Sir F. Bruce might be put in communication with the Government of Lord Monck upon the subject. We replied that Sir F, Bruce had already received instructions to negotiate for a renewal of the treaty, and to act in concert with the Go vernment of Canada. On the fourth point, the subject of the North-western territory, the Canadian Ministers desired that that territory shOuld lie made over to Canada, and undertook to negotiate their rights,. on condition that th e i n d emn ity, if any, with the Hudson's Bay C ompany f or th e termination of should be paid by a loan to be raised by Canada under the Imperial guarantee. With the sancti on o f the Ca bi ne t , we asse nted to this proposal, undertaking th a t if t h e nego ti a ti on s hould be successful, we on the part of the C row n being satisled that the amount of the indemnity was reasonable, and the security sufficient, would apply to the Imperial Parliament to sanction the arrangement and to guarantee the amount. On the lost point it seemed sufficient that her Majesty's Government should accept the assurances given by the Ca nadian Ministers on the part of Canada that that province is ready to devote all her resources, both in men and money, to the maintenance of her connection with the mother coun try, and should assure them in return that the Imperial Government fully acknowledged the reciprocal obligation of defending every portion of the empire with all the re sources at its command. The Canadian Ministers, in conclusion, said that they hoped it would be understood that the present communica tions did not in any way affect or alter the correspondence which had already passed between the Imperial Govern ment and the Governments of the British North American provinces on the subject of the Intercolonial Railway. To this we entirely agreed.—l have, & c ., EDWARD CARDWELL. LYCEMI THEATRE.--This house will be reopened for ono night on Wednesday, when a variety of attractive entertainments will be produced, for the benefit of Mr. H. Barnett, the acting-manager, a gentleman who, during the whole period of Mr. Feehter's lesseeship, has discharged the duties of an arduous office with zeal, , ability, and un varying courtesy. LETTERS FOR SWEDEN AND NORWAY.—A daily packet service having been established between Stralsund in Prussia, and Malmoe in Sweden, a notice has been issued, stating that all letters addressed to Sweden, and not spe cially directed to be sent by any other route, will in future be forwarded via Stralsund. In exception, however, to this arrangement, letters for Gothenburg and Uddevalla will continue to be forwarded, as a rule, during summer, by the Swedish mail packets, leaving Hull every Saturday. Letters for Norway will continue to be forwarded by the route of Hamburg, and will be liable to the same rates of postage as at present. Unpaid letters will be charged with an additional rate of 2d.when not exceeding half-ap-ounce in weight. The Late Cotton Famine. CENTRAL RELIEF FUND. A meeting of the Central Executive Committee was held yesterday afternoon in the Manchester Town-hall, Sir J. P. Kay Shuttleworth in the chair. The Hon. Secretary reported that £BO 18s. 10d. had been received since the last meeting on the Bth of May, and that the balance in the bank was £36,134 12s. Id. Mr. RAWLINSON, C.E., presented the following report : " Office of Public Works, St. Peter's-square, Manchester, June. 19, 1865. " Public works have been in operation in the distressed cotton districts for nearly two years, and about one million sterling has been expended upon use:ul employment, at an average rate of some £lO,OOO weekly, since the commence ment of the works to the present time. During the deepest portion of the distress some 35,000 people, directly and in directly, have received relief from the money so expended. A considerable amount of money has also been expended in connexion with public works, but derived from private sources, so that relief is not entirely measured in the amount of money advanced by Government. Upwards of 200 miles of streets have been sewered, formed, paved, channelled, and foot-walks flagged. The average wages earned by cotton operatives have ranged from 14s. to 16s. per week. There have been many forms of labour other than sewering and street-forming, such as land-draining, which some noblemen and gentlemen have undertaken. High ways and roads have been improved by boards of guardians ; owners of estates adjoining having, as a rule, given the land required. The resident inspector (Mr. R. A. Arnold) has made 300 visits to the local authorities and inspections of the works. 315 special reports have been made, and Mr. Villiers, the President of the Poor-lawßoard, has issued 275 orders for loans and instalments. The greatest number of distressed operatives employed directly at any one time was 4,002, besides upwards of 2,000 employed indirectly in getting stone and other materals. But this is not the full test of the usefulness of these works, as many, after learn ing to use their implements, have found employment in other places. Cotton operatives are now being rapidly withdrawn to their mills. Contracts have, however, been entered into in some districts for the completion of sewer iug, paving, waterworks, and the other various forms of work undertaken. " ROBERT RAWLINSON." Mr. GLADSTONE said it appeared from -one state ment in the report that the operatives preferred millwork to other labour. Mr. G. L. ASHWORTH said that in Rochdale many operatives had refused the offer of 225. or 235. in the mills for 16s. upon the public works. The HON. SECRETARY stated that in the amount of subscriptions received the following large sums from foreign sources had been remitted to the Central and Mansion-house Funds :--Europe, £1,750 7s. sd. ; Asia, £132,625 Bs. 6d. ; Africa, £10,115 Is. ; South America, 9,612 ss. ld. ; North America, £40,868 2s. 2d. ; Australasia, &c., £64,740 Bs. 6d. ; total, £275,521 12s. Bd. The amount from Asia includes the balance of the Indian Famine Fund, which was remitted from Calcutta to the 1 Mansion-house. The amount from North America, however, does not include the value of provisions received from the New York International Relief Committee, about £25,000. The other remittances were almost all from British residents abroad. Mr. FARNALL reported that on the 10th inst. there was a decrease in the number of persons re ceiving parochial relief in the 27 unions of the cotton manufacturing districts, as compared with the num ber so relieved on the 29th of April last, of £14,388. He also stated that, in accordance with• instruc tions from the Poor Law Board, his connexion as special commissioner with this district would cease, and that this would be the last meeting of the com- mittee at which he would have the opportunity o being present. He expressed the satisfaction he had experienced in co-operating with a body that had so ably discharged animportantpublic trust committed to its care. A letter had been received enclosing a resolution of the Ashton-under-Lyne Boroughßelief Commit tee, at a meeting on the 15th inst., to the effect that the committee could not conclude its arduous labours of nearly four years' duration without recording its warmest thanks to the Manchester Central Relief Committee for its munificent grants of money, amounting in the whole to the very large sum of £65,443 7s. ; also for large and valuable supplies of clothing, bedding, and wine for the sick and infirm. At the request of the Chairman, Mr. Farnall and Mr. Rawlinson retired from the room, when the committee deliberated on the following resolutions, which were proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Lord E. Howard, and unanimously adopted :-- "That this committee desires to record its sense of the very cordial manner in which the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, the President of the Poor Law Board, has from the com mencement of its labours promoted the co-operation of the boards of guardians of the cotton districts with the local relief committees. It would in particular acknowledge Mr. Villiers's appointment of Mr. Farnall as special commis sioner, and his success in promoting harmony between the various relief and public works boards. This committee further desires to express its conviction of the important influence of -the Public Works (Manufacturing Districts) Act, carried through Parliament by Mr. Villiers, in pro viding employment, aid of the skill with which that Act ' has been carried into execution by Mr. Rawlinson and the officers who have acted under him. This committee wishes to give public expression to its conviction that the advan tages derived from the Public Works Act cannot be mea sured by the amount of employment provided, but that its indirect influence on the discipline of labour, and as a stimulus to the profitable application of capital, has ex ceeded the more direct, and therefore more apparent, bene fits derived from it. It desires likewise to convey its ac knowledgments to Mr. Villiers for the readiness with which he assented to its request that he would place at its dis posal the services of the two inspectors, who have mate rially promoted by their reports the economical adminis tration of the Relief Fund." Mr. Farnall and Mr. Rawlinson having re-en tered the room, The CHAIRLIN, on behalf of the committee, addressed them as follows :—I have great satisfac tion in informing you that this committee has felt it impossible to approach the apparent close of its labours without recording resolutions expressive of its strong sense of the very important services which the President of the Poor .Law Board has rendered to this district by his cordial co-operation with the committee. It has adverted to the ap pointment of a special commissioner, to the ser vices of that commissioner, to the earnest ness and skill with which Mr. Villiers recommended the Public Works (Manufacturing Districts) Act to the approbation of the House of Commons, and to the vigilance with which he promoted the passing of that Act through both Houses of Parliament. It has also expressed its sense of the importance of the labours of the officers to whom Mr. Villiers has intrusted the execution of that Act, and to the very beneficial con sequences which have flowed from it to this district. I recapitulate the general terms of these resolutions as a preliminary to the agreeable duty- which devolves upon me of communicating to you, Mr. Farnall, the terms of another resolution, having special refer ence to yourself, and which is as follows : "The committee desires to record the expression of its thanks to Mr. Farnall for the persevering attention which he has given to its deliberations, for the amenity with which he has mingled in them, and for the promptitude and skill with which he has on all occasions aided the committee." Mr. Rawlinson, I have to address myself to you, and to inform you that the committee have a strong conviction that the general adoption of the Public Works Aes by corporations and local boards throughout this district is in a very great degree due to the confidence with which you inspired those boards, both in yourself and inOhe intentions of the department with which you are connected. Having been present when you lime communicated with certain of the municipal co rations, I wish to give expression to my belief that many of the prejudices which might have prevented the adoption of the act by them were removed by your owu personal de meanour, especially by the simplicity and sincerity of your communications, and your admirable tact in explaining its provisions—a skill derived from your intimate knowledge of the character of the public bodies in your native county. The resolu tion which I have to communicate to you is as fol- lows : " To Mr. Rawlinson the committee wishes to convey its conviction that the general adoption and successful opera tion of the Public Works Act have been greatly Promoted by the confidence which the local boards have felt in lei•; sincerity, experience, and skill." Mr. FARNALL and Mr. RAWLTNSON briefly re turned thanks, the latter gentleman observing that, if his life should be spared so long, he hoped to see the public works in this district completed as suc cessfully as such operations could possibly be; that Lancashire might not only have received relief from them in her great distress, but that she might receive permanent sanitary benefit. The conduct of these THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A POLICE STATION.—Jane Dun bar, a very noisy and dissipated young woman, fast going to destruction, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting several persons, and attempting to commit self destruction. The prisoner was intoxicated and disorderly, and rolling about the streets in the neighbourhood of the Commercial road, and some children were following her, and laughing and hooting at her eccentricities. She lost her temper and made an attack, not upon those who were amusing them selves at her expense, but on children she met in front of her. She seized a boy, named Walter Henry Bray, of No. 10, Dean-street, knocked him down, and dragged him along by the heir of his head. His mother interposed, and the priso ner abused her and used very foul language, and struck her with her fist on the face. Theprisoner then knocked down a little boy, whose mouth bled copiously. The prisoner was then seized and consigned to the custody of the police. She made an attempt to hang herself in the cell, and was found nearly dead, with several strings .torn from her dross round her neck, and the constables at the King David-lane station had much trouble to save her. A policeman, 334 K, said he knew the prisoner well. She had one month's imprisonment for assaulting him a short time ago. Police-sergeant Sutherland, 46 K, stated that the pri soner was a most disorderly prostitute, and had repeatedly been in custody. The prisoner—l am very fond of a drop, sir, and of course when I am in that way I don't know what I do. Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a very bad woman, and that he could not permit respectable persons and their children to be struck with impunity by incorrigible prosti tutes. Ho sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprison ment for the assault on Mrs. Bray, and one month for the assault on her boy, the sentences to be consecutive, and with hard labour. ANOTHER PRISONER ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE. — Georgina Clark, a middle-aged woman, was charged with assaulting and wounding a German mechanic with•whom she has been cohabiting, and who, though seriously injured, would not give evidence against her. She was then charged with attempting to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of sugar of lead. A police-constable, 60 11, said the prisoner was very bad when she was brought to the station-house, and she had a small piece of white paper in her hand, which contained the remains of sugar of lead which she had swallowed. Mr. John Scott Signora, surgeon, of No. 34, Leman street, said ho was at the station-house on business when the prisoner was brought there, and he ascertained that she had swallowed sulphate of zinc, which was very much like sugar of lead. Sulphate of zinc was a poison, but it was very nearly its own antidote, and acted as an emetic. It was used generally in making a lotion for the eyes. The I 'prisoner was nearly recovered. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week. WESTMINSTER. ROYALTY IN TROUBLE.—A man of stout stature, who gave the name of King George, a labourer, was charged before Mr. Arnold with violently assaulting two police constables. _ vv It appeared that about two o'clock this morning as police-constable B 206 was on duty in the King's-road he heard a great disturbance. The constable went to the spot, where he found the prisoner, who was under the influence of liquor, and who was threatening to fight any one. The constable endeavoured to quiet him, but he became more violent, and struck the constable in the chest. He was then seized hold of by the con stable. The prisoner promised that if the officer would let him go to the station-house without laying hold of him he would go quietly. The constable did so, when the pri soner gave him a violent blow, which seriously hurt him. The constable then knocked him down with his staff. The prisoner upon being again taken into custody made a simi lar promise, and again broke it, but was eventually locked up. On his way to the station-house he made a most de termined resistance. He was sent for 14 days to the House of Correction, and held to bail in his own recognisances to keep the peace for three months. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market strong. Sales, probably 20,000 bales or more. A V.C. AND B.A.—Among the men who took their B.A. degree at Oxford on Saturday was Mr. Arthur Mayo, of Magdalen-hall. He was a midshipman in the Indian navy, and is a Victoria Cross man ; we believe, the only Indian naval officer with that decoration. He obtained the V.C. for bravery at Dacca, Bengal, in 1857, during the Indian mutiny when he was but 17' years of age. Mr. Mayo came up to Oxford at Easter, 1862, being at that time on furlough, and since then has been pensioned, in common with the other Indian naval officers. We believe ho intends taking Holy Orders : the first V.C. man, we imagine, who has gone through the University course and become a pos tulant for them. JOHN MIroHEL AGAIN.—We read in the New York Tribune:—" The democratic press of our city has recently boon strengthened 'by the accession to its editorial ranks of Mr. John Mitchel, whose published aspirations for an Alabama plantation, well stocked with fat negroes, have been blighted by the sudden and utter collapse of the Jeff. Davis Confederacy, whereof he was one of the founders and remained a pillar until its precipitous downfall. Mr. Mitchel, having probably done more than any other live man to imbue the Southern whites with his own vitriolic hate of the North and the 'Union, and thus to incite the wholesale murders of our soldiers by exposure, cold, starvation, &c., which have filled 20,000 Northern homes with mourning, has come North to counsel and in struct us in the great and difficult task of conciliation and reconstruction, and is now going on with,that work through the editorial columns of the New York Daily News." IVES. works might afford an administrative precedent in the relief of o nilar future distress, as well as a il. lasting stimulus to municipal improvements. On the motion of 11 Tr. Ross it was resolved— " That this meeting at its rising adjourn sine die, subject to the summons of the chairman, vice chairman, and secre tary." Grants were made of £5O to the Tintwistle Com mittee, £l2O to Glossop, £3O to Bacup, £250 to Wigan, and £2O to Heywood. IMPERIAL FABLIAMENT -- -4. - - -- - - HOUSE OF COMMONS—TATS DAT. The SPEAKER took the chair at 20. minutes past 12. SUPPLY. Mr. DODSON brought up the report on Supply, which was agreed to. WAYS AND MEANS. The house went into committee of ways and means, and several votes on account were agreed to. EXCISE ACTS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the following resolution :—That, upon the delivery for home consumption of any British compounded spirits which may be warehoused in any Customs or Excise warehouse upon drawback, there shall be paid for and in respect of and in addition to every one hundred pounds of the Excise duty payabla thereon the same rates as are directed by the 15th section of the Act passed in the 23d year of the reign of her Majesty, chap. 22 (as construed and explained by the sth section of the Act passed in the 23d and 24th years of the same reign, chap. 36), to be paid for every one hundred pounds of Customs duty payable on goods (not being to bacco or sugar), delivered for home consumption from any Customs warehouse.—Agreed to. COUNTY COURTS EQUITABLE JURISDICTION BILL. In committee on this bill,, a resolution was proposed to meet the proposed increase inthe salaries of the judges. Mr. A. SMITH urged that it would be better to increase the number of the county court judges than to augment the salaries of those now in existence. Mr. PEEL explained that the proposed increase was on account of the Equitable Jurisdiction Bill, which proposed that no county court judge's salary should ever exceed £1,500 per annum. Only 12 of them now received that sum. Mr. AYRTON hoped there would be no further addi tion to the salaries on account• of other. duties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the salaries proposed were liberal, but it was impossible to say what—might be the nature of the duties imposed on them. He hoped that no further demand would be found to be necessary. The resolution was agreed to, and the house resumed. THIRD READINGS. The following public bills were read a third time and passed without discussion :—Greenwich Hospital, Forti fications (Provision for Expenses), Malt Duty, -Harbours Transfer, Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No. 2), Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No. 3), Trusts Administration (Scotland), Record of Title (Ireland), Wick and Ayr Burghs Election. INLAND REVENUE BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to. _ FIRE BRIGADE (METROPOLIS) BILL. In clause 10, Mr. BARING moved the introduction of the following words :—" Including the payment of all pensions that have been granted to the members of the said fire engine esta blishment, according to a list that has been furnished to the chairman of the said board by the chief officer of the said fire engine establishment, and all trustees for the same shall be indemnified against such liabilities and obliga tions." The amendment was agreed to. In clause 11, Mr. HARVEY LEWIS moved to strike out the words " thirty-five pounds," and to insert instead " eighty-seven pounds ten shillings." The object of the clause was to protect the metropolitan ratepayers from paying more than £15,000 to make up the £50,000 annual expenses incurred by the bill. The fire insurance offices were exceedingly wealthy, and he did not see why they should be allowed to escape at the expense of the ratepayer. It was estimated that the expense of carrying the bill would be £50,000 ; now, as the fire insurance offices were to contribute £25,000 per annum, the Government offices were to contribute £10,000; and ho considered the remaining £15,000 was all that ought to be contributed by the ratepayers. Sir M. FARQUHAR opposed the amendment. He denied that the fire offices wished to escape any of their just liabi lities. .They were remarkable for the promptness and libe rality with which they liquidated their claims, and he thought it was unjust that they should be made in any way responsible, further than they had agreed, for the protection of the uninsured property of the metropolis. There were, it was estimated, £900,000,000 worth of pro perty in the metropolis, out of which only £300,000,000 was protected by insurance. Mr. AYRTON thought that insurance ought to be paid according to the risk. - Lord FERMOY thought that the fire insurance offices would be much better off under the new law than they were previous to its passing. That being the case he felt that the proposal of his hon. colleague was a per fectly fair one. He thought the insurance companies ought to lower theirmte of insurance, because the public were going to greatly improve their position. He felt it was quite true, as had been stated, that in the end the whole of the cost of extinguishing fires would be cast upon the rate payers, without some provision was made to prevent it. He did not see why the burden should be taken off the rich insurance companies, and cast upon the poor rate payers, and for that reason he cordially supported the amendment of his hon. colleague. Mr. BARING could not agree to the amendment. Ho thought that the principle laid down in the bill, that the proportion to be paid should be according to the amount of property insured, was the best mode that could be adopted The committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l6 Against Majority The amendment was therefore negatived (LEFT -45 Great Conflagration in Spitalflelds (THIS DAY). At an early hour in the morning the inhabitants of the industrious and densely-populated neighbourhood of Spital fields were thrown into a painful state of excitement, in consequence of the outbreak of a fire, which was nearly attended with fatal results to two firemen. The premises in which the misfortune commenced belonged to Mr. Bau grave, a looking-glass frame-maker, carrying on business at 15, Fashion-street, Spitalfields. The discovery was made by a police-constable of the H division, by seeing an unusual glare of light in one of the upper rooms. The constable at once sounded an alarm, and the inmates, consisting of two men and two boys, who were sleeping on the:ground floor, managed to escape before the flames reached the lower part of the premises. Con ductors S. Vv ood and W. Joles promptly attended with the Royal Society's escapes; and Turner, the parish engineer, and thQ engineer of Christ Church parish followed, and also several engines of the London Brigade and two powerful land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., under the direction of Mr. Gatehouse, the chief officer of the A district, and the ion. Colonel Armytage. Fortunately the mains of the East London Company yielded a good supply of water, and the firemen, taking advantage of the same, had the steam and manual power engines set to work, but by that time the roof had fallen in, and the third, second, and first floors were in a thorough state of ignition, owing to the flames descending from room to room with such rapidity. Tho firemen, however, nothing daunted, carried the hose of their engines up the ladders, in order to discharge the water into the principal seat of the confla gration, and, whilst so engaged, the rounds of one of the ladder broke, and two firemen who had been standing thereon with the heavy hose charged with water were precipitated from the second floor to the ground. Strange to say, neither of them received any other injury than a severe shaking. The fire was ultimately extinguished but not until - the premises, with the exception of a small part of the sleeping apartments, were destroyed. The total loss is very considerable. The origin of the fire is unknown, bat it is understood that the sufferer was insured. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day, ---+---- BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. LoNno)r, June 20.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weatherr. PORTSMOUTH, June 19.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Middle sex, from London for Madras. PLYMOUTH, June 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Roman, screw steamer, from the Cape of Good Hone; left on the I,lth May. CLYDE, June 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Adept, from Quebee. FALMOUTH, June 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Harold, from Havannah. OFF HARWICH, June 19.—Wind S.—Arrived—Oronato, from Buenos Ayres. CARDIFF, June 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Alida, for Buenos Ayres. SHIELDS, June 19.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Rosemary, for New York. HULL, Juno 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Atlantic, for Quebec. NEWPORT Juno 19.—Wind S.W.- Arrived.- Alidia, from Bristol for Havannah. Arrived, Juno 19.—Robert and Sarah, from Porto Rico; Roseau, from St. Vincent; Billow Crest, from Paraiba; L'lmperatrice Eugenie, from Port Natal ; East Lomond, from Callao. Sailed, June 20.—Botanist, for Sydney; Strathmore, for Swan River; Cumberland, for Sydney. TERRIBLE AND FATAL EXPLOSION IN A BALLOON. —Recently a circus manager named Lamberger gavo ajete at Agram, in Hungary, which had been an nounced to terminate with a balloon ascent, firework a &c. Just as the balloon asce nded au iron pipe filled withiTun powder and various pyrotechnic ingredients oxplodedwith terrible effect, killing three persons on the spot and in flicting such serious wounds on others that six of them died in the hospital in the course of the night. The mob would have torn Lamberger into pieces had he not been protected by the police, who had taken him into custody. IRON-PLATED SHIPS AND BATTERlES.—Yesterday a return was issued from the Admiralty, which shows that the country now has 26 iron-plated ships afloat, and six in process of building. There are are also. five floating bat teries, making 37 in all of this modern class of vessels. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING—This DAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Revival (taken) 5 td 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 10 to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken) 100 to 7 agst Brindisi (taken) LIVERPOOL RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER. Spring Gun Lavinia Breffirt . LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL CUP. Gto 4 asst Success (taken) sto 2 agst Sidewind (taken and offered) Nothing else backed. ARRlVED—Cutaway, Lady. Bohun. Liverpool Cup—Stanton, Helen, Farce, Success, Side wind, and Nu, aro-here. • Expected—Macbeth. Sutton Plate—Gipsy Girl, Lufra, Lucy Long, Zisca, Viola, and Orontes, are here. Badminton Stakes—Proserpine, Gretna, Selina, Caprice, and Grand Master, are here. • Bentinck Testimonial (llandicap)--Farce, Cl,tanning Woman, Nu, and Orontes, are here. Foal Stakes—White Gauntlet is here. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL SUMMER MEETING-MONDAY. _ . Her Majesty's Plato of 100 guineas ; three-yr-olds, Bst four, 9st 71b; five, 9st 131 b; six and aged, lOst. Two miles. Mr. W. I'Anson's Caller Ou, aged, lOst (Challoner) 1 Mr. Barber's Helen, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (J. Snowden) ) 2 Mr. W. H. Scott's Stanton, aged, lOst (J. Osborne 3 _ _ _ . . Betting-5 to 2on Caller Ou, 4to 1 agst Helen, 6to 1 agst Helen. Stanton cut out the work at a slow pace, followed by Helen, clear of whom came Caller Ou, till entering the straight, where the latter drew up to Helen. At the dis tance Stanton dropped back beaten, and at the entrance to the enclosure Caller Ou headed Helen, and won hard held by three lengths ; Stanton a bad third. The Flying Stakes (Handicap) of 5 soya each, 2 ft to the fund, with 60 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 34 subs. Mr. R. Law's Lucy Long, 3 yrs, 7st (Maidment) 1 Mr. W. H. Scott's Prescription, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Betting-6 to son Lucy Long, who ran in attendance on Prescription to the distance, where she came away, and J. Grimshaw easing Mr. Scott's mare opposite the stand, was beaten by 10 lengths. A. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added. One mile. 9 subs. Did not produce a race, there being only two horses present, and the added money not behig given. The Great Lancashire Produce Stakes of:, 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added ; for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances ; the second horse to receive 50 sous out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 34 subs. Mr. F. A. Williamson's Blue Riband, Bst 7lb (J. Osborne 1 Mr. Stewart's Dagmar, Bst llb (J. Snowden 2 Mr. Jackson's Full Bloom, Bst llb (E. Harrison 3 Mr. Saxon's Lord Craven, Bst 71b Mr. Redhead's Wallet (late Warrior), Bst slb (Challoner 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Dagmar, sto 2 agst Blue Riband, 4 to 1 agst Wallet, 5 to 1 agst Lord Craven, 7 to 1 agst Full Bloom. Dagmar, with a slight lead, made play, with Lord Craven in close attendance, followed by Blue Riband to the distance, where Mr. Saxon's colt gave way, and in a few strides Blue Riband headed Dagmar, and won easily by a . . length ; the same distance separated the second and third ; Lord Craven was fourth, a length from Full Bloom, who was two lengths in advance of Wallet. The Molyneux Cup (Handicap), for all ages, by subscrip tion of 10 sovs each, with 100 added ; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Capt. Gray's Windham, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Challoner) 1 Mr. St. George's Arbutus, 4 yrs, ist 21b...(J Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Handley's Viola, 3 yrs , Est 21 b (Carrol) 3 Mr. Jackson's Jupiter, 3 yrs, Est (Cameron) 4 The following also ran :—Lufra, Rigoletto, Zisca, and Persuasion. Betting-6 to 4 agst Viola, 7to 2 agst Arbutus, 4to 1 agst Windham, 100 to 15 agst Persuasion, 10 to 1 agst Rigoletto, and 100 to 8 agst Lufra. Won by a length; six lengths between second and third; a bad fourth. The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added ; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b ; penalties and allowances. Half a mile. Lord Stamford's Chibisa, 9st llb (inc 51b ex)... (Morris 1 Mr. H. Goater's Gretna, Bst 61b Mr. R. H. Jones's Grand Master, Bst 10Ib (Harrison 3 Betting opened at 7 to 4 on Chibisa, but closed at evens each Chibisa and Gretna. Won by a short head. The Stanley Nursery Stakes "(Handicap) of 5 sovs each with 80 added ; for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 15 subs. Mr. T. Dawson's Belmont, Bst 101 b (Osborne) 1 Mr. R. Riddell na Full Bloom, Bst 21b Mr. Saxon's Merry Lass, 7st 51b (H. Sharpe) 3 Lord Uxbridge's Life Guardsman, ist 101 b (Hulme) 4 Mr. Ballinger's Sergeant Pacquot, Bst 101 b (Key ) 5 Mr. J. Merone's Indulgence, B st 71 b ( Merone, jun.) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Belmont, 4to 1 each agst Full Bloom and Merry Lass, and 10 to 1 each agst any other. Won by a neck ; a head between second and third ; a bad fourth. The Grand Stand Stakes of 25 sovs each, 5 ft, for 3-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each; penalties and allowances. Nearly three quarters of a mile. Mr. C. Snewing's Traffic, Bst 71b (Sellers) w.o. TAT TERSALLS'—MONDAY. LIVERPOOL CUP. 2to 1 agst Success (taken) 7 to 2 agst Sidewind (offered) 7 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Revival (taken) sto 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) Bto 1 agst Brown Bread (taken) 14 to 1 agst Alice (taken; 14 to 1 agst Brindisi (taken) 14 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) DERBY, 1866. 20 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) 22 to 1 agst Auguste (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bcrtie (taken) 50 to 1 agst Strathconan (taken) 10 to 1 agst Robin Hood (taken) RACING FIXTIJ RES FOR 1865 NE. Newcastle Odiliam au Newmarket July Carlisle Jersey 5 Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Stamford l3 Hungerford l3 Bibury Stockbridge New Forest Hunt Nottingham Winchester Southampton Chesterfield Cambridge 2O Aldershot Can i p 2O, 21 Goodwo UST Oxford York Great Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter Tunbridge Derby Summer n Ipswich Weymouth AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Knutsford 3 1 Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Paisl3y Reading Radcliffe Egham l5 Stockton IG Warwick Leicester 7 Dover Hereford Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond Bedford Caledonian Hunt and Edi n burgh 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct.. 9 Perth West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. M 23 Worcester Autumn 3l NOVEMBER. Lincoln Autumn Liverp00l Autumn Shrewsbury ............... 13 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. THE GARDENER'S ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITU TION.—The twenty-second annual festival of this meritorious institution is fixed for Friday, July 7, at the London Tavern, Bishopagate-street, on which occasion the chair will be filled by J. R. Jeffery, Esq., of Wooltou Hall, Liverpool. The peculiarity of this festival is, that the gardeners of the nobility and gentry contribute the flowers to decorate the banquet hall, the exotics to grace the tables, and the fruit for the dessert. Apart from the benevolent object of the institution—viz., providing pen sions for aged and infirm gardeners and others connected with horticultural pursuits—tho banquet is of a peculiarly interesting nature. The preceding festivals have all been productive of the greatest benefit to the institution, and it is not for a moment to be doubted that the approaching festival, presided over by such an open-handed and large hearted gentleman as the chairman, will fall below its pre decessors either in a pleasurable or pecuniary point of view. PATENT -OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON. —Number of visitors for the week ending June 17, 1,627 ; total number since the opening of the museum free daily May 12, 1858, 030,382. :11BER. Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall Lanark I BER. SEPTE: OCTO: ~ 22 31 less nds a jor iay, c l at am, aNis7 Lelia, d at f !. the s atiou ou t of i ii 00 invent Aa r I d of cipro :ether. ' ec t in la o' l istitu- bat 1t .5 uP° l2 jou 1 0 3 reigp,' pe t ob futu re tea t° aw e of , to b° 102} 1091 I