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

DECLARATION OF WAR BETWEEN ITALY AND AUSPRIA. ---..—Alb,—_ FLORENCE, June 20. The Italian military declaration of war against Austria has been issued to-day from the head quarters of the army at Cremona. It bears date this day, and is addressed by General Cialdini, chief of the general staff of the Italian army, to the Arch duke Albert, commanding the Austrian army in Venetia. The declaration says : " The Empire of Austria has been for centuries past the principal cause of the division, the subjec tion, and the incalculable moral and material wrongs of Italy. Now that the nation is constituted, Austria withholds recognition, and continues to op press one of our noblest provinces, transforming it into a vast entrenched camp, in order to menace - our existence. "The counsels and efforts of the friendly Powers * with Austria were useless, and it was inevitable that Austria and Italy should again find themselves face bo face in the first European complication. " The initiative taken by Austria in armaments, and her rejection of the pacific propositions of the neutral Powers, proved her hostile designs. The pee- Pie of Italy have risen up from one extremity of the Peninsula to the other, and it is for these reasons that the King, the guardian of his people's rights, and the d e f en d er o f the integrity of the national te rritory, declares war to the Empire of Austria. `'l notify to your Imperial Highness the order of t Ring, that hostilities will commence within three days hence, unless your highness does not ac cept this delay, in which case I beg you to be good e nough toinform me to that effect." MARKETS.—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was only a limited supply of beasts on sale here to-day in but middling condition. All breeds moved off freely at full prices. .Tbe general top figure was ss. 10d. Per Blbs. Sheep—the show of which was only,moderate— !old steadily at extreme rates. Tho best old Downs were at 6s. Bd. to Bs. per 8 lbs. The supply was by no f "ns extensive. Calves changed bands sl owl y , but at ull prices. The pork trade was steady at fully late rates, We learn that the movement of stock across the Aus trian frontier has been prohibited. Per 81b to sink the offal. d s d Ville I- s d s Seen'beaBte...4 0 4 4 Primeo sheep 5_ 5.. 0 P r i nd quality do ..1 5 0 b'thdown c. 3 0 Prue large oxen ..5 2 5 6 Large coarse calves.s 0 5 6 Crap e S cuts, .tc..— 5 8 5 10 Prime sma ll d0....•.5 ( 4 1 is eco — and inf. she ep.3 8 4 2 Large hogs ...... ....4 0 quality do ..4 4 5 0 Small pork ers ....... t 6 5 2 Lamb....6s 8d to 8s Od. ta B 3 3 44l ing calves, 20s to 23s ; and quarter - old store p igs, 30s 3 eaeti. Head of stock on sale. Be" Total supply. Foreign supply. Cows... is) Beasts ..... . ................. ILO Sheepand -- Cows. ........ :-. •.. and lambs 8,300 Sheep and 1 , mbs 1 5OO Calvespi,„,_ l9O Ca yes .. ........ . ....... I_o go .......... liE MEAT MARKETS. Illode7QATE AND LEADENHALL.—TIIO supplies of meat are 88 ~ ate, and the trade is steady, as follows:—Beef, from 71 ,; 3 d to 58 Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s 8d to 84 ; veal, 48 Od to 5s 8d; and pork, 48 Od to 5s 8d per ' 7 the arcase. HAY. Eiho r ,„ .C 5 0 '''lnr l .—Meadow hay, .£4 Os to .C 5 10s ; clover, 4. A MB. to .£6 12s Od ; . and straw, .£1 1 8 s to £2 4s per load. derate demand u Cm ts B EIMAND.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £sl2s Od; 1r de st ea d clover, 6 lOs Od; and straw, £2 Os to .£2 5s per load. Wli t TECRAPEL,--MeadoW hay, .C 4 Os to £ 5 10 s; cl over, 8" 1 , us to X 6 5s Od; and straw, .£1 18s to £2 4s per load. PP I Y rather limited. tIONEy MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. No alteration has been made this morning in the °tticial rate of discount. An idea partially prevailed Yesterday that the directors would, in consequence f the falling off in the number of bills rece ntl y br ought for negotiation, and also owing to the in crease which it was supposed to have taken place 111 the reserve of bullion, have been enabled to l ower their minimum. The inquiry is now more l i t l e4 ve because of the large number of bills that were in reserve. In the open market the rates for r negotiation of first-class b ills remain at 81 and Per cent. At the Bank of England yesterday 5,000 sove z.eigna were received from Beyrout, and £42,000 in B°l4 was withdrawn, including 40,000 sovereigns for shi • pment to Lisbon. tot The l as t week ' s ra il way r eceipts, ascertained u p his day, are in round figures as under :- 1866. 1865. Great 75,347 74 , 135 Western North st3rn 117,339 116 , 244 south Western 29, 29,707 32,434 lalhaten 50,509 41,660 south R d trisctoalstaelar, Gr -astern 24,879 24,697 tart Northern ci an E d j eto or i kshire 7 182 6,82 5 North BancEastern 74,471 68,608 nester, Sheffield and Lincoln ......•• 20,098 17,14745 LoudonEas r and Chatham and Dover These returns, when compared with those of the 0 corresponding period of last year, are generally a favourable cha r acter. On the Great Wes tern the re is an incre a se of £1,212 ; on the North ' ' v. rn eate d eer of £1,095 ;on the South-W es t e rn a ease of £2,727 ; on the Brighton an inc rease of X 238 ; on the Midland of £8,849 ; on the South- Easternof £lB2 ; on the Great Northern a dec rease of i n ; on the Lancashire and Yorksh ire an increase of £4,026 ; on the Bristol and Exe ter of x 3 ; North-Eastern of £5,863 ; on the Man i, est er) Sheffield, and Lincoln of £ 2 , 924 ; on the °lid ", Chatham, and Dover of £ 598 ; and a decreas e on the Great Eastern of £ll9. An extraordinary general meeting of the share 41,°IderS of the Co n solidated Bank has be en held, and i'oe terms recommended by the directors for the re sumption of business were adopted. A General Court of the Hudson's Bay Company will be held at their house in Fenchurch-street on Thursday, the sth July, at 1 o'clock. A dividend of 5 per cent., free of Income-tax, for the half-year ending 30th current, will be paid to the proprietors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, on the London Register, on and after the 2d July next. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The proportions al lotted were-to Calcutta, £36,500 ;to Madras,: £3,000, and to Bombay, £ll,OOO. The minimum price was fixed at ls. 10d. on Calcutta and Mad- I'm, and Is. 100. on Bombay. Tenders at and above these prices will receive in full. The following communication is of interest to Peruvian bondholders :- " Foreign-office, June 19, 1866. " Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Earl of Clarendon ' 0 inform you, with reference to your letter of the 22nd of J anuary last, that her Majesty's Ministe r at Madrid has re tod to his lordship that in a conversation wh i c h he ha d "heldixcellency with the Spanish Minister for Forei g n Affairs, his La t informed Sir John Crampton that t he Sp anish Z a dron had been ordered home from the Pacific, and xsiaconsequently the projected occupation of the Chincha "a would n o t now take place,—l a m, Gentlemen, your west obedient humble servant, " E. IlAmmorin. "Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co., 57i, Old Broad-street." Mr, James Cooper, of the firm of Johnstone, Coo th _ 1 2eri Wintle, and Evans, has been appointed by .„.uWATaster of the Rolls official liquidator of the 'e Zealand Banking Corporation (Limited). Two o'CLocK. eccording to Reuter's telegrams this morning, e French Rentes were 62f. 90c. Everything firm. a Th e English S t o c k M ar ket has been r a th er act i ve, su cinotations have, with few exceptions, been well j l Aport e d . The Funds are at low prices, but pur asers can hardly be expected to make investments 1 ? °11 a larg e sca l e w h en t h ey can o bt a i n 6 and 7 o ' ,r 4 4 . cent, i n t erest for t h e i r money. C onsols T h e e ! 6 1 for money, and 861 1 for the ac coun t . 8 5 dew Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked e ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 ; ditto 4 per 11:; t8 ' 90 ; ditto 51 per cent. enfaced paper, ditto 4 per C ent. D e b entures, 100 1 ; and mitt ° B o _ , s, o par. ith n the exception of Greek, which have declined y o er cen rkt., th e other alte ra ti ons w ith the Foreig n Stock Maet have not been important. Spanish Passive have receded 1, to 181 ; the Certificates I, to 141 1. Brazilian Scrip has advanced I, to 5 4 dis. ; Mexican remain at 141 ; ditto New at 12 1 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. at 251 26. United States 5-20 Bonds are 65i 66 ; Erie Shares, 41 . 1; and Illinois, 76 The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very dull. Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China have improved to 28 29, and Metropolitan and Provincial to 13 ; Oriental Bank Corporation have declined to 338, and Alliance arc steady at 19 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England are at 21 dis. ; International Financial, at 21 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very inactive, and prices in most instances show a further slight decline. Great Northern have declined 153. ; North Western and North Eastern (Berwick) each 10s. ; -and Great Eastern, Great Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, each ss. ; while Metropolitan have improved 103., and South Eastern 53. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, July 10. 3 per Cent. Reduced B6l I New 3 per Cent B5l 1 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —ch. Juno. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent Do. £500,1 — Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account LVDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'radian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent ' 'Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si per Cent., May 1879 lO6l Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £ l,OOO . Do. under £l, 000 FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pin Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account Do. Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do £lOO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Do. 6 per Cont .............................. Do Scrip, £5O paid Colombian 6 per Cent. ........•• Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent. , 1825 ........ , — Danubian Principalit ies Do. Account Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred B g yptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 — Do £lOO Bonds 771 91 Do. Government Railway Debentures 76/ 74 Do. £6O paid l4 dm :creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons — Do. Account :, ua temala 5 per Cent. — tali= 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account...... ... Do. Maremmana.Railway M e xican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do ...... . ._. vo 6 per Cent. Anglo-F re nch Monteviclean 6 per Cent., £ 3O p aid Moorish Imperial 5 p er Cent — Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — g e w Granada. Do 2 er Cent Peruvia p n 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. A cc ount ... ._ 65 Do 3 per Cent. (U r ibarren) — Do 41 per Cent. , 1862 Do Account P or t ug uese 3 per Cent. , 1853 — Do 3 per Cent. , 1856, 7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account ................................. 421 i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 BOl Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 7Bl I Do 5 por Cent. 1861 Sardinian 5 per Cen t . Account Do Spanish 3 per Cent ...................... Do Account ................. . Do New Deferre d — Do- Account Du Passive Do Accaunt ............................ : Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account. Swedish 4 per Cent ..... Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 T ur kish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Ce nt. 1862 1 Do Account 51 50, li Do £l OO Bo nds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cont., 1865, paid up Scrip — D o Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — V e nezuela 3 per C ent. Ditt o account po 6 per Ce nt., 1862 — able in London. D i v id en ds on the above pay Austrian, 5 psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch ii per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Frenc h Rentes 3 per Cent. — I ts lial. 5 per Cont ., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account ......................... ..? T 39 WO O'CLOCK. C onso ls for money Do. Account .......................• 861 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCS. Ths Day. LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, June 21—Sarah and Ocean, from Caen. Sailed, June 21—Pantheon, steamer, for Corfu ; Plandre, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Racehorse, for Sydney; Flora, for Salcombe —both from London. Sailed, Juno 20—Spheroid-Camillas, with several others' outwards. All well. UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENT& Mails for the United States are made up in London every Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6 o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always bo po sted half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day, by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning mails are taken by the Southampton steamers. Mails from the United States are due in London on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the ehafie of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates : —Not exceeding 2 oz., Id. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding 3 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 16 ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication) may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon. This postage is only the British portion, a further sum being charged on delivery. The periodical works or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers or books (except those specified above), addressed to the places above named, are liable to letter rate of postage. There must be no writing, or other marks upon such periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent; nor upon the covers must there be any printing, except the names and addresses of the persons to whom they are sent and tho names and addresses of the senders Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to letter rates of postage. How DAUGHTERS WERE BROUGHT-UP 20 YEARS AGO.—" Lady Lucas," adds her daughter, " was particularly careful to bring up her children under the in fluence, not of fear, but of love. She would not suffer her servants to be rude before us, or to domineer over us, which all vulgar servants are apt to do." And, as a proof of the well-ordered nature of her household, she continue! —"Neither would my mcthor suffer the Vtilgaf Serving men to be in the nursery enottg the nursemaids, lest their rude love -making might do unseemly actions, or speak un handsePte Words, in the preseace of her children." For tutors, adds the Duchess, " although we had all kinds of virtues, as singing, dancing, playing of music, reading, writing, working, and the like, yet we were not kept strictly thereto ; they were rather for formality that ens fit, for my mother cared not so much for our dancing and fiddling, singing, and prating of several languages, as that we should b bred virtuously."—Once a Week. Tne quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per Li sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 iis. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent, dearer in Paris than in Londe*. I The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at GO days' sight is about 1094 per cent. At these rates there is a profit Ott th,s thApprtation of gokd from the United States, THE SON, LONDON, TR LT.RSDA Y ENIN_C3-, JUNE 21, 1866. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I Paid) CiNin g Busine" Prise. done. (Bristol ana Exeter .... Caledonian ....... 89 VI 126 127 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 7 0 70 72 Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. X.London, bcrip Certi, Do. Glasgow & S. Western great Eastern, ()rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. Great North of Scotland D 2 It 30 a: 6 7 ireat Nortbern D A stook Do. B stock Do. New, LS. at 25 pm t S. and W. of Ireland 121 12, 130 :3 t. Western -Origins) Do. S. VAI. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxlord Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lane .shire& Yorksinrs L indun and Illackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., ('hat., and Dover Do. Metro"). Ex. A Lun. & North Western Lou. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln stctropolitan Do. New Do. Extension...—. netropolitan District. Do. do. do. _ Do. and St. John's W'd ►iid'and Do. £9 Share Do, 111rmin & Derby slid Kent . :North British Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle .... Po. Stock. do Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 .. Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. .TUIIOIOII Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. st,sck Shropshire Union South Devon 'iouth Eastern Statues, Wok., & Wok l'aff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford dr Kilkenny Waterloo .1; Whiteha 1 West Cornwall 100 ]0 100 luo 100 :00 YOSS 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 2 100 00 'MEN GI 53 34 81 ►2 , 122 91 05 24 25 115 )16 91 92 58 60 i 23 127 2 21 p i ll' 85 88 1 2 1 24 li If' 93 #5 55 67 4 26 108 109 rT SECU 95 97 92 f 5 92 95 78 8U 78 80 99 101 102 101 102 101 102 104 86 "8) IGO 102 105 1 7 102 104 103 106 161 104 104 106 99 100 91 • 01 92 95 90 95 85 88 91 9d 74 76 96 99 96 100 101 106 511 1 1201 1 92 . ..41 5 1151 15 I 86 £ 1222 1 6k 1001 6 7 69 S I 14 I 1 I} ,ITI ICS. 991 9 )01i 4 981 97 6 103 2i 31 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ROLLS' COURT. (Beforo the Master of the Rolls.) BISHOP COLENSO V. MR. GLADSTONE, M.P., AND OTHERS. The case of Dr. Colenso, Bishop of Natal, against the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Vice-Chancellor Wood, Mr. Hubbard, M.P., and others, the treasurers and trus tees of the colonial bishoprics fund, was resumed this morning. After some further arguments, Mr. James replied on tho whole case. The Master of the R.311s deferred his judgment. COURT 01 1 COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, beforo Mr. Justice Willos and a Special Jury.) DAWKINS V. LORD ROKEDY. - - - In this case the plaintiff is a lieutenant-colonel in the Coldstream Guards, and the defendant, Lord Henry Rokeby, is a colonel in the second battalion. There were several counts in the declaration charging the defendant with unjust treatment of the plaintiff, breach of duty in not bringing him liefore a court-martial, and by false re pr,?sentations, in coacert with otk'rs, inducing the Duke of Cambridge to compel him to retire upon half-pay, on the ground that his continuance in the battalion would be injurious to the service. The defendant pleaded the Mutiny Act, but pl ace d no ot h er pl e a on the record. Mr. Hawkins, Q. 0 ., and Mr. Coleridge, Q. 0., appeared for the plaintiff ; an d t h ol S o li c it or -General, Mr. Bovil, Q.C., Mr. Giffo r d, Q . 0., an d M r . Doweswell for the defendant. Mr. Karslako, in. opening the case, said that the facts which would have to bo disclosed and the correspondence it would be necessary to produce would occupy a long time. It appeared that the plaintiff was the son of Col. Dawkins, who had been a distinguished officer in the same battalion in which the . plaintiff served. Tho plaintiff entered the Coldstream Guards in 1811, and served with distinc tion in the Crimean war, and he continued with his batta lion until 1865, when the order of S.R.H. the Commander in-Chief compelled him to retire. From an early period it appeared that the plaintiff had become very obnoxious to Colonel Newton, who had been formerly in the Coldstream Guards. He had been accused of a broach of military duty, but the only case that could be made out against him was that upon ono occasion, while he was on leave of absence at Rome, there was an unusually early muster-roll of the regiment, and - the letter from the adjutant informing hi►n of the fact did not reach him before it was too late to be in attendance. Colonel Newton administered to him a severe rebuke, not only in the presence of Captain Monk, the adjutant, and inferior officer, but in the hearing of some non-commissioned officers. Lord Frederick Paulet, the commanding-officer of the battalion, commanded his attendance, and exception was taken to a letter he had written complaining of the conduct of Colonel Newton in rebuking him before an inferior officer, and in the hearing of non-commissioned officers. Lord Rokeby demanded that he should recall that letter, which he ultimately con sented to do, at the same time complaining that ho had been very improperly treated. Lord Rokeby censured him severely. The learned counsel then proceeded to detail a series of acts of which the plaintiff complained up to the time of his being compelled to retire on half-pay, including the refusal to grant him a court-martial. Colonel Dawkins was then examined at considerable length by Mr. Karslake. lie said that from the time he entered the Coldstream Guards it appeared that Colonel Newton had taken an unaccountable dislike to him, and he was never on the same terms with him as with his other follow officers. Colonel Percival, who had formerly been in command of the Regiment, had sent him a message by telegraph, oomplaining of some particular act on his part, and he remonstrated with him for adopting a medium of such publicity for conveying a disagreeable communica tion. The matter then ended, and after that they were on very good terms. Colonel Newton had made a most unfair use of that circumstance to injure him with Lord Rokeby. With regard to not attending the muster roll, it arose out of an accident. Ho was on leave of ab sence in Rome in 1859, and the letter did not reach him at Wiesbaden, where ho was staying on his return home. He had given instructions at the Guards' Club that the letters s hould be forwarded to him, and the letter of Captain Monk informing him that the muster-roll would take place on the 9th of May did not reach him until his leave of absence in a foreign country had expired ; but it was usual for officers to extend their absence at home beyond the actual period, except under peculiar circumstances. He did not consider that he was bound to attend on duty before June, but if he had received the letter in time ho would certainly have done so. There was some unpleasantness arose in consequence of Capt. Monck's letter relative to the invitation to the Queen's ball not reaching him in time. The letter was not directed as ho (Colonel Dawkins) gave directions, and the result was that ho did nit get it until it was too late. lie felt displeased at such a circumstance, and wrote a letter to Capt. Mouck complaining of the matter. Capt. Monck thougqt the letter contained offensive expressions, and ho wrote to him (witness) to withdraw the note, which ho fused. The correspondence was ultimately forwarded to Lord Rokeby, and on May 27 he received a letter to attend at Montague abuse, Upper Berkeley-street. When he went there ho saw Lord Rokeby alone, but Lord F. Paulet • afterwards arrived. Lord Rokeby said Capt. 3lonek was . quite right. He was in a violent passion, and ho approached him (witness), grinding his teeth, and said ho was stub born, and that he should have great hesitation in recom mending him for promotion in the army, and he (witness) understood him to say that ho was losing his time by re maining in the army. Lord F. Paulet alluded to some manner, and Lord Rokeby, who was very violent, and said something about court-martial . .if ho did not notice Colonel Newton's presence more distinctly than he had done. Ho did not know thai he had ever treated Colonel Newton with coolness or disrespect. Ho had always noticed Colonel Newton when in private life. The wit ness, during the interim with Lord Rokeby, was asrospect ful as it was possible to be. Lord Rokeby got more violent in the conversation . lie would not listen to his ex planation. He then left the house. He did not withdraw the letter he had written to Captain Monk. Tho interview with Lord 119keby took place on the 25th of May. But when he Wt town for Ash he consulted with some of his military friends. W' hie on duty at Ash there were a great many officers there. Colonel Stepney was the officer in command at Ash. On the 21st of June ho had been out with his mon at practise, and in the course of the day, while off duty, he wont into the luncheon tent. He took the seat near the door, as the place was very full. There were at the time some gun makers trying the rifles. Ho satv Lord Rokoby when he entered the tont, and after an interval Lord Itokoby and his friend rose to leave the tont. He (witness) was still sitting at luncheon with others on both sides of him. Ho knew Lord Rokeby was in plain clothe; and when he cause to the place where he (witness) was sitting his atten tion was attracted by the whole party stopping, and Colonel Stepney said, "Dawkins." He (witness) looked, _ _ and then ho saw Lord Rokeby talking to Cap tain Legge. Lord Rokeby extended his hand and said, " How are you, Dawkins ?" Ho (witness) rose as soon as he could, and saluted in the most respectful manner. Lord Rokeby returned the salute, and went out of the tont, and he witness went on with his lunch. He did not take Lord Rokeby's hand when he extended it. Ho felt there was nothing disrespectful in what he did. Ito resumed his luncheon, and having finished ho proceeded with his duty. About three hours after this he received a letter from Colonel Stepney to attend on him. He was sure Lord no'why was not in Ash on command. Ho was in plain clothes, and he bolieved ho had come from London to see the rifles tried. Ho wont to Col. Stepney when Col. Arniitaga was present. Col. Stepney __ . said ho must put him under arrest. Lie was not sure whether he said ho was ordered, but ho perfectly rocol lectod that he said it was for deliberately insulting Lord Rokeby, and that he was not to go to the mess. He under stood he was to remain at his quarters. Tho learned Judge—Was anything further said ? Withess—Yes, my lord, but I perfectly recollect Cot Stepney saying I was put under arrest for deliberately insulting Colonel Rokeby. There were plenty of officers at Aldershot to constitute a court-martial, if required. (The case is likely to occupy several days.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. -- - AN IMPOSTOR.—Chas. Pennington, described as a clerk, was charged as follows : Mr. Reginald B. York, a gentleman residing at No. 45 St. James's-place, said—Last night, about 20 minutes past 11, I was passing through Trafalgar-square on my way home from the Adelphi Theatre, when the prisoner came up to me and told me a story to the effect that ho had just come from Canada, that he was in great distress, having had nothing to eat for some days, but that he was in ex pectation of receiving remittance through a banker. I re cognised the prisoner as a rirm who had begged of me several times, and remember that on one occasion he told me that ho had comp from Hell, and I then gave him a shilling. I allowed the prisoner to follow me till I came to a policeman, and then gave him into custody, and should have done so a few nights age, but he succeeded in giving me the slip. Bernard Campbell, 209 C —On taking the prisoner into custody he denied begging. Prisoner—l did speak to the gentleman, but I did not ask for anything. I said I was in a painful position, and he talked to me till we got near a constable, and he then seized me and gave me into custody. Mr. Knox—l shall commit the prisoner for a month, and if he comes here again he will go for a longer term. BRITISH Atlantic StLawrence Rom., Haroda, t Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent... Do. aliares Isuffato .65 Lake Huro* - Do. Preference B ufl: , Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta .t S. E., lirn 1 'al e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.a per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. .1 Extension Grand'Trunkof Canada Do Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pre t. Bonds Du. do. deferred Da 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gun. sp.c Po. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o t. South of India ..... • gus. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent... • Do Great Wee. of Canada. New Do. 6 p. u. Ids. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 9; do Do. Fifth Extension Nfelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay N. lil.C . da,6pc Ist pf.tos Scinde . • • Do. Delhi Do. do . g.) Do. Punjaub.... bow Do.lndus St. Flo• COLONIAL GO VER: British Columbia. 6 per' cent., Dee. 31, 1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.at July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. a Feb. ttc Aug D. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-90 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1373, Jan. and July Do. 1..78 do. 188?. Mayis, Nov. it Do. 1595, Feb. t /Utz.. Natal 'iov. 6 per cent.. N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..10 uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1876 1)0.5 1 . ).0. 1633 iu 130 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards l irio,Gov. 8 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril do Oct BRITIS' Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Chiverton .;lifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. Ea►t LoYeLl E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L lacy. limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1 Grenville Rerod's Foot .... Bin" ston Downs Mar c, ' , aret (Uuy Lelant llarke Valley Hwyndy Iron Ore, lull N e Sewn North Roakear NI.Wh'I Bassett (Mogan North Wheel Crotty 'eroaper United Pr, "Mance tiny Lulant 5. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Cin Croft Vigra and CI )gan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Lsekeard West Clilverton West Seton Wheal Bassett ( llloisiii Wheal Buller (Redruth %Meal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Trelawney (Ida. 111 MINES. 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 2,14:0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10,8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 t 1 27 21 MO 375 1f e 15 20 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 VI 721 125 133 80 85 121 176 3 5 .70 18 11 13 i'ILEIPEItENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 4i per cont., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 99 North Eastern, G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref., Stockton and Darlington t 3, 6 per cent., 31} LINES LEASED AT FLIED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 p r cent., II 1 Great Western, West Mid., Hereford, 101 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8: 'great Luxembourg'. 10i San Paulo, gua. G per cent., I II South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 10i FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, Urn., 91 Panulcillo Copper, lira., 211 Scottish Australian, lira., i BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, Um, 21 Alliance, Um., 19 Bank of Queensland. lira, British and Californian, lira., 21 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and Chinn. Ai 9,1 chartered , iler.lot India. London. and China, 28 9 Hindustan, China, and Japan,iiim., 11 I spade Bank, Urn.. 24 imperial Ottoman PI Ditto, new, 7 6} London Chartered Bank of Australia, 201 e London and County, e 5; 6 London and Westminster, 93 fdetropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 13 Oriental Barri( Corporation. 331 3j Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 81 Union of;.London, 431 DOCKS. ondon and St. Katharine, 69 Southampton, 59 MISCELLANEOI:IS. Anglo• American Telegraph, Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gpa., 3j f Australian Agricultural, 10 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Um., 3* Berlin Water Works, lim., n Bo bay Gas, Urn., Ditto, 3d it:nue, Ditto, new, 1* Ceylon Company; 8 City of Lon tdb lim., 3 City uttidS, litn., 2} Co,omercial Union, Insurame, 5 Company of African Merchants, lim., 21 Credit Fonder and Slobilier of England, 2 ICA Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 110 j Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 2jll English and Foreign Credit, 1 I Fore-strcet Warehouse, lim., 11/ Gen. Credit and Finance of L lim., 3j 3 Home and C 'lonia' A ssurance, lim, 2 11 Hudson's Bay, 16* j Indian Carring International Financ , ial Society, lim.. 211 International Land Credit. lim.. 2 3 Italian Irrigation (Canal Car our,, 31 Land Securities. lan., 2 London Financial Association, lim , London General Omnibus Company, lien, 31 / Lon on ar.d Provincial Marine, 2 j. idras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 19 * Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, him., I 0/ Naional Discount Company, 11l Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lira, 7 l'eninsula and Oriental Steam, 67j Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 91 Royal Mail Steam, 1001 99 Scottish Australian larestment, Um., 1A 69 71 107 108 35 $6 10 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 ' 2p 72 74 108 112 148 150 6,5 67 41 48 63 70 8 9 142 145 2 3 ) 100 103 52 51 lESSIONS. 62 64 101 102 ip 41 41 8 9 76 80 5; 65 100 102 100 102 102 108 18 20 85 87 58 62 55 60 50 55 48 52 40 45 37 41 24 26 23 25 107 109 I It V p 11 99 101 91 93 141 15 6i 5 et e 3 83 85 - 1% 01 I 101 11+2 91 03 80 88 8) 82 98 100 93 99 1 84 97 99 1(2 101 6 7 7 9 440 400 11 16 8 9 1 2i 2, di 4 3 3 J 21 22 # 18 20 11 2 37 39 41 2 1F 31 45 2 4 i WIRT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN RB SIR CULLING EARDLEY GIDEON RABBLE; BART. This case, which has been before the court for some time, has now assumed a somewhat singular aspect. To-day was appointed for the adjourned examination and order of discharge, but no accounts have been filed. The bank rupt has chiely resided abroad, but ho surrendered to his bankruptcy, and more than one lengthy p r i va t e examina tion has been held before the registrar. Upon the last occasion, when the bankrupt should have attended to bo examined before the Oommissioner he did no t sur render, and it then transpired that he had b een arres t e d in B and the wasinprison for d e bt. T o-day Mr. Bury defendant,Hutchinson, said th a t th e b ankrupt had obtained 11fo his release from custody, but h a d b een aga i n ul o g arrested, It was contended under those circumstances by the assignees that the case ought to be adjourned sine die. It further transpired that there were certain important Chancery preeeedings in fisturoland his honour formally adjourned the case sine die with protection for two months. was play ing thev eu i i n ng of M EL ANCIIOLY ACCIDENT AT CLAPHAM.--A little girl, named Julia Spier, eight years of age, with two other littletheenclosure thelsth n s t. i o! a G n al d f w Le as e-sciure endeavouring to climb to the t op o f a l arge vase filled with earth and flowering plants, o f w hi c h th ere are Clapham,gi on several in the enclosure. The child, in endeavouring to smell the perfume of the flowers, pulled - the vaso over, and it fell with great force, knocking her down and rolling upon her. Medical aid was called in, but she died on the following day of severe internal injuries. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOClETY,—.Upwards of 2,000 people were present at the conversazione of the society on Tuesday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived shortly after 10 o'clock, and remained about an hour in the conservatory. Mr, Weippert's excellent baud was in at tendance. THAMES. STRANGE CONDUCT IN A STATION-HOUSE.—Daniel Cooper, a tall military-looking man, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with breaking a pane of glass in the Bow Poliee-ptation house. John Knowles, a police-constable, No. 658 A, stated that the prisoner was a hawker. Yesterday - afternoon ho brought a basket of oranges into the station, and asked him to purchase somo. He told him he did nut want any, ou which the prisoner, who was drunk and made a good deal of noise, said he was determined to bo locked up and threw an orange at the windoW. It wont through a pane of glass. He locked up the prisoner in a cell, and soon afterwards ho asked for water which was given to him, but instead of drinking it he threw it in his face. The prisoner said he was very sorry Ifor what he had done. He was formerly a horse soldier. He was in the 2d Dragoon Guards four years, and discharged with a good character. He met two comrades from India yesterday, and they gave him some liquor to which ho was not accustomed. Mr. Paget dealt mercifully with the prisoner by fining him Is. only, and is. the value of the pane of glass which he paid. SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND ON HIS WIFE. William Bartlett, an iron moulder, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting his wife. The parties have been living in Featherstone-buildings, Limehouse. Their dissensions have been under the notice of the magistrates several times. Tho husband has been represented as a very brutal fellow, and the wife to bo ♦ery "long-tongued," and so irritable. Tho prisoner was sen tenced to a month's imprisonment and hard labour for boating his wife in August, 1864. They have separated and renewed cohabitation repeatedly since that time. Last night, after a separation of several weeks, they met at a publichouse, went home to their lodgings, and the prisoner commenced boating his wife, twisted her arm, and at tempted to break it. In the struggle which took place between them the prisoner knocked his wife about shame fully, and hit her on the breast and on the arm. She ad mitted having scratched his face for protection and in self defence. _ _ _ The prisoner said his wife was a very wicked old woman, and that she came to his club-room last night, and pro mised to behave well. Directly she reached home she abused him and scratched his face. 'Mr. Paget said the prisoner had exercised a good deal of violence on his wife, and her "long tongue," as it was styled, did not justify it. He sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Ag;:icultural Prospects. The week opened with a fine, hot day, very breezy in the afternoon. Monday was also fine, but rather cooler ; wind W. to S.W., thermometer 58 degs., barometer 30.10 in. to 30.05. Our advices received on that day from Essex stated :—" One or two farmers have commenced mowing grass, but it will not be general in this district for a week. The crop will probably be good, but not so abundant as was expected before the May frosts had checked the growth. Fine weather for corn, which is improving rapidly." Tuesday was a cool day, and cloudy,with some slight showers in the afternoon, while the night was cold and threatening; wind varying from W. to S.W., thermometer 58 degrees, barometer 29.65 inches. Our advices from Suffolk on that day ran : " Rain wanted in this district. The aspect of our growing crops generally not good." From the West Riding of Yorkshire the advices were :—" We have had a good deal of rain during the last few days, but the fanners say there has not been too much yet." Another account says :--" Since Friday we have had showers, with a steady rain through last night, and the appearance of more this afternoon, so that Yorkshire must be well moistened, and crops progress fast now" From Norfolk ;—" We have had during the past week fine forcing weather, and to-day a steady rain, which is much required for the spring-sown crops." From Northumberland it was remarked :—" Sinde our last, we have had fine growing weather, the wind varying from the south-east to the south-west." From the interior of Suffolk the accounts stated :—" The crops have made considerable progress during the past 14 days, and the early white varieties of wheat arenow burst ing into ear. IVe do not hear a good report of the wheat crop; the plant has run up weakly, with the excessive heat, and it promises only a small ear. With the present aspect of the grow:ng crops, empty stackyards, and small foreign supplies, the present values of wheat are much below what they should be." The morning on Wednesday was fine, but the afternoon wet. Our advices from the west corst of Scotland went thus :—" The weather has been 'fine with occasional fruitful showers. On Thursday there were some showers, varied by gleam of the sun. Haymaking was going on in early dis tricts, the crop variable, good hero and there on most pastures, but light on other soils. Our advices from Warwickshire stated : "We have now had a fortnight of splendid growing weather, and the crops throughout the country, as well as vegetation gene rally, show a remarkable improvement." From the neighbourhood of Newbury it was stated :—" Hay making has commenced in this district. The crops generally are rather light. Wheat looks very mid dling ; berley and oats well." From the neighbour hood of Windsor, on the same day, it was stated : _cc The late rains have proved very bene ficial to the Lent corn. The cutting of clover and grass will be general next week, should the weather clear up." From Suffolk, near the coast :—" The weather is mild and genial, and our crops are fairly progressing. Wheat does not grow in favour, but spring corn, save some of the barleys, is decidedly promising." Friday proved showery at times, with the barometer slightly fall ing. Our advices from Devonshire on that day stated : " Haymaking is generally over in this dis trict; one small field was ricked close to Exeter, in May. Wheat is getting into ear, and is not much, + if any, later than last year. The crop promises to be fair, but not great. Some early-sown barley looks very well ; but, generally speaking, oats and barley are later relatively this year than wheat." From the West Riding of Yorkshire our advices state :—" We have bad showers during almost every day this week, and our farmers speak well of their growing crops, and say they have very much im proved within the last fortnight." From Lincoln shire our advices were :—" At last we have had a (rood fall of rain, which will do an immense amount of good. On dry thin soils both barley and wheat were at a standstill—in fact had begun to suffer, and it is doubtful if there are not several cases past recovery. Wheat does not seem brisk, which I think is surprising, as. not for years and years has the stock of wheat been so low as it is this season ; in fact, as I said at harvest, this country had a very miserable crop of wheat. Should the weather prove genial now, I think there is a good prospect." Saturday was a fine breezy day, most suitable for haymaking, and a good deal of the crop, no doubt, would be secured in fair condition. 'Weather per mitting, during next week an immense quantity of grass w7 l l be cut down. Agricultural prospects, on the whole, are for the moment more favourable, wheat having somewhat increased in value, while the farmers are on the qua vie for war plus, and a movement in the trade appears to be close at hand, so that such agriculturists as hold any stocks will no doubt have an opportunity of reaping more or less benefit by the troubles of the continent. — Mark -lane Express. Liverpool Cotton Market—(This Day.) The market opens with more demand. Sales probably 6,000 or 8,000 bales. AMERICA. ANOTHER FENIAN RAID. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON. -QUEENSTOWN, Wednesday. • The steam-ship City of London, from New York on the 9th instant, arrived here to-day, with 1,087,407 dols., £3,500, and 283 passengers. She landed 53 passengers, and 'proceeded immediately for Vverpool. NEW YORK, June 9, Morning. - A Fenian force, variously estimated a 1,500 t o 3 ,000 men, under General Spear,crossed the bounda ry near Highgate, Sermont, on the tfrom morning of the 7th inst., and occupied Pigeon Hill, where, it is reported, they routed a body of British cavalry and captured three flags. A squad of Fenian cavalry is alSo said to have routed some British cavalry at Frelighsburg. Spear at last accounts was entrenched at St. Armand awaiting the attack of the British force, which con sisted of the 7th Fusiliers, a battery of artillery, and a body of volunteers. Spear's force is greatly de moralised, and half of it is said to be in a'state of intoxication. Numbers are deserting and recross ing the borders. The course taken by the Federal authorities has caused great consternation among the Fenians, most of whom, with the exception of those under Spear, are endeavouring to return home. Some are making desperate efforts to reinforce Spear in Canada. General Meade has prohibited the transport of Fenians towards the frontiers, but facilities are being afforded to them by the Federal authorities to re turn homeward. A plot is reported to have been arranged for a general rising of Fcnians throughout Canada on the 7th inst., but up to the present the Irish population of Canada have shown an unexpected degree of loyalty. General Sweeney has been held to bail fcir $20,000. Roberts was released upon his own re cognisances, after refusing to give bonds to keep the peace ; but was subsequently re-arrested, in consequence of orders from Washington. Numerous Fenian leaders have been arrested at St. Albans, Malone, and other points. General Murphy has been arrested at Buffalo. Gen. Lynch, commanding the Fenians at Buffalo, has advised his men to return to their homes. The Senate has passed, by 33 to 11 votes, the reconstruction resolution, with amendments, basing the representation on the voting population, and declaring that all persons born in the United States or naturalised are citizens. The section disfranchis ing the rebels until 1870 is struck out. The Reconstruction Committee have sent a long document to Congress, declaring that the rebellious States can only be restored to the Union by the action of Congress, and that no 'Southern State had legally adopted the constitution except Ten nessee, which State alone was entitled to represen tation. The counsel of Mr. Davis is said to have received the assurance that he would soon be released en parole or on bail. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, June 9.—Money easy—Gold, 1394. Exchange on London, 1521 ; do. on Paris, 3.68. Stocks dull—New York Centrals, 97 ; Illinois, 121 e ; Erie, 63i ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1021. Cot ton quiet—Middling upland, 38c. ; receipts five days, 10,250 ; sales yesterday, 1,500. Flour dull. Wheat and corn firm. Provisions quiet. Coffee heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses good enquiry. Petroleum dull--crude, 264 c. ; refined, 42ic. NEW ORLEANS, June B.—Cotton firm.--Low Middling, 35c. to 36e. ; sales yesterday, 2,250 ; week's receipts, 5,250; exports, 21,750. NEW BRUNSWICK. ST. JOHN's, June 8. The elections in New Brunswick, as far as is yet known, have resulted in the return of 26 members favourable to Confederation and only six Opposi tion members. Nine elections have still to be de cided. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday. Tim North German :Lloyd's - steamer Bremen sailed to-day for New York with 142 cabin passen gers and a large cargo, including French jewellery, value of 150,000 f. This company's steamers will continue to sail from here to New York as usual, there being no probability whatever of auy alteration in conse quence of the present state of continental affairs. The " Black Man" and the French journals. A curious discussion took place in the Corps Legislatif on Saturday. M. Jules Favre, at the pre vious sitting, had affirmed that there was no pos sibility for any man belonging to the people, in the present situation of the Press in France, to induce a journal to publish a complaint of his against an existing grievance. On the minutes being read, M. Gueroult, who had not been present the previ ous day, took occasion to object, and to declare that the bon. gentleman was quite mistaken, since, when such complaints were addressed to the Opinione Nationale, they were never neglected. He exercised proper discrimination. He then mentioned the cases of the journeymen printers and the cab drivers, whose grievances the Press had taken up. These remarks brought M. Jules Farm to his feet, and he again asserted in presence of several editors of papers that they bad no freedom to write what they liked. M. Favre—l should be greatly grieved if my lan guage could have been of a nature to wound any one, and I admit at once that the editors of the journals act, in presence of the existing legislation, with great devotedness and a rare courage. (Move ment.) But I have to ask are there not circumstances in which journalists receive semi-official notice not to speak of such and such person, and such and such events ? If that is true, where is theirliberty ? Were theyleft to themselves their courage would be a suf ficient guarantee ; but if there is above them a so ♦ereign will which disposes of their pens— (loud in terruption and almost unanimous marks of denial) I merely mean to say that there are certain questions which they are forbidden to touch on. A most amusing scene followed in consequence of M. Granier de Cassagnac requesting the journalists present to say if their pens were free, yes or no. M. Gueroult—l reply at once. Since I have as sumed my position as a writer on the public press, I have never-been interdicted to speak on any subj ec t. (Hear, hear.) I have certainly sometimes received an intimation to remain silent on certain private affairs relating to families—a course which I should have followed myself, without any such advice. It has also occurred tometo receive an invitationfrom the Minister concerned not to discuss questions of an exciting character. (Movement—agitation.) M. Jules f'a're—Ah there it is ! M. Gueroult—But whenever such recommenda tions are given, I am at full liberty to accede to them or not, according to my judgment and on MY own responsibility. ellear, hear.) As to myself, I have the pretension of never doing but what I con-. sider my duty ; and I think that the independence of individuals is less in the situation than in the character of each. (Hear, hear.) M. Havin—l wish merely to say that certainly an individual has been occasiona l ly sent to me to ab stain from certain questions; that has been done in such a manner that I could not suppose that any refusal on my part would be attended with disagree able consequences to the journal. (Hear, hear.) AL Jules Favrc —Then you were more fortunate than M. Gueroult, who received a warning. AL Gueroult—Yes, but lon g a ft er. I _ _ M. Jules Favre—Well, it was certainly after. M. Havin—l am convinced that no interdiction has ever been given to a French journal which could clash with its duties to society. Had anything of the kind been done, we should have resisted, as neither warning nor suspension nor suppression could have stopped it. (Hear, hear.) No, never has any prohibition been sent to me which I was not at full liberty to disregard, if that course suited me. approbation.) (Loud The minutes were then put to the vote and adopted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tais DAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 100 to 30 agst Primate (taken) sto 1 agst Miss Hatirorth (taken) 6to 1 agst Red Earl (taken) Bto 1 agst Caithness (taken) 15 to 1 agst Missile (taken) 20 to 1. agst Zenobia (taken) Few members present., and very little betting. ACING FIXT JUT JRES FOR 1866. NE. Ipswich linugerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Worcester Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abiugdon Mansfield Readug Ilundleby Nottingham Stamford Knutsford Radcliffe....... Winchester.... Spilsby ........ Cambridge .... Southampton. Chesterfield .. Huntingdon ~ Goodwood UST. York August 2l. I Dover 23 1 Plymouth . 23 I West Drayton ILichfield Tunbridge 2B Yarmouth Derby Summer 23 Weymouth M :MBER. Hendon (Welsh Harp)._ 20 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Wordsley Newmarket Ist October 25 BER. Walsall Newmarket 2d October... 8 Harrow •—. 16 Newmarket Houghton,,,, 22 Worcester 3O • MBE& I Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 - G FIXTURES. 'LY. ............ 24 ........... 24 ....... '. ... 24 .......... 25 ........... 25 ........... 26 , .......... 31 Jersey Brighton 0 • Brighton Club Lewes _Bghain Wolverhampto n Stockt on Oxford Hastings Warwick September. .. SEPT. 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond 007 Northampton Bedford Lothians' Racing Club 3 Bromley 4 NOME Lincoln . Liverpool IRISH RA GIN JU] Carlow SEPT: Cuangli ........................... .•OCT( Downßoyal Corporation 18 IMBER. IBEIt. 4, 5, 6 Curragh ................................... ;.................. 16, 17 18 FR ENCH RACING FIXTURES. J ULY. StToulouse ..................... 1 Abbeville .................. 6 . Omer .................. .. 1 Le Pin ....... .......... MRouen ... 9 Chalon -stir-Saone ... 22, 23 Aetz B, 9 Saintes .............. .. . 28, 29 miens AUGUST. Deauvi11e.....,......... 4,5, 6 Le .. 19 , 2 Mans ................. .. . Rochefort 5 Laon ............. ... • 1 . 9, 20 10, 12 Tarbe5„............2 Bourges 12, 13 Blois. .. . .......... 26, 28 Valenciennes 13, 14 Baden-8aden,,,,........... 31 Moulins 19 Cherbourg SEPT Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 Chantilly OCT aIBER. Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 Paris 7 Chantilly l4, 18 , BER. Vincennes TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON. MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter on all the p s rincipal u races throughout O the season, y from .£ly1) 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 backors 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." THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. MASSOWAR, May 28. No news from Mr.- Rassam or the other Eu- ropeans. COURSE OF EXCHANGE —Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 14 11 15 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19+ 11 19 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 10 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 421 25 50 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 118 118+ Vienna — 14 20 i 5 0 Trieste — 14 20 15 0 Petersburgn - 24 25 Berlin Madrid ..... ...... 45 45 Cadiz 461 46 Mil Leghorn Genoaan 30 50 32 0 Naples 30 50 31 50 ..---__.---__ THE Poucr or RUSSIA.— The St. Petersburg correspondent of Le Nord, i n th e num b er of that journal bearing Tuesday's date, thus describes the policy of Rus sia in the present crisis. "The sole object which Russia has at this moment in view is the accomplishment of internal reforms commeaced in the present reign; and the preserva tion of the general peace being indispensable to that end, Russia devotes to it all the efforts of her internal policy. Without seeking any alliance, she endeavours to maintain relations of reciprocal goodwill with all the European Powers. As far as it is possible to do so without compro mising the national interests, she stands aloof from all complications in which those interests are not concerned, or by which they are not menaced. It is not, however, to be understood that Russia desires peace at any price, be cause, however painful it might bo to interrupt the course of our great internal work, we should not hesitate to sus pend its progress if such a course should become necessary in order to meet the external dangers of a European ar rangement which would disturb to our detriment the gene ral balance of power." The Nord, in its resume, adds, "In the meantime, Russia has done its best to preserve peace, and if Prince Gortschakoff has sought to modify the pre liminary bases of the Congress which has now proved abortive in order to render them acceptable to Austria, it has been because it was not this latter Power which denies the force of treaties nor which sought to bring about ter ritorial re-wangements. From that point to an alliance the distance is great, and that distance will obviously never be passed over by Russia unless her own interests should imperiously demand such a course." The depot companies of the 35th and 94th Regi ments, which left Chatham Garrison on Saturday for Colchester, have been detained at Gravesend for the purpose of going through a course of instruc tion in ball practice at the Government Rifle Range, Milton. Both depots will leave to-morrow and pro ceed by railway to Colchester. The depots of the Ist and 2d battalions of the 4th King's Own Royals h \% a r v a e lpo b l e e e , n inspected K.c.B.,at Chatham, previously Major-Gen. previo Si R us lyto r ieaovbienrgt that garrison, to proceed to Parkhurst to join the sth depot battalion at that station. The regimental depots which will succeed the 4th King's Own at Chatham have not yet been announced. is ordered to e m b ar k at — i i ;ign Stockley, 2 d battalion of the 1 8th Royal the service companies of his regiment in New 'Lea land. e l n ri d sh in E th e e gi l m V e in n t t erthur for Auckla n d , t o join land. An order has also been received at Chatham to received join the directing Ensign Griffon, 4th West India Regi ment, 2 9 1 1 s s t t in I s I t i g . 111foar:eallIthaas, to join the depot companies at Chatham garrison.' orders to embark on board the Alnwick Castle at Gravesend Ensign Gurney, °n t h service companies of his regiment. Port-Admiral Sir Charles H. F remant l e, K .C. 8 ., returned to Devonport from leave of absence on Saturday, and re-hoisted his flag o u b oar d th e Royal raAndsfeelarirded to the Adelaide, Rear idlls. Admiral Drummond's flag The armour-plateshipd Prince Consort, 31, Capt. George 0. Willer , C. 8., will be taken out of No. o 2 dock at Devonport - y t da 11. The screw steam frigate Liverpool, 35, Captain Frederick Seccombe, left Plymouth on Friday for Queenstown. The iron paddlewheel steam tender Harpy, 1, Lieut. William Howorth, left Plymouth on Satur day to resume the survey of the coast of Scotland. The screw steam frigate, Phoebe, 35, Capt. W in. E. Rolland, lately from the Mediterranean, having discharged her powder while in Plymouth Sound, left on Saturday for Hamoaze, where she was placed a l on gside the jetty, preparatory to being dismantled and paid off. Admiral the Hon. James W. Drummond, C. 8., Superintendent of Devonport, inspected the turret ship Wyvern, 4, Capt. Hugh T. Burgoyne, on Saturday. It is understood that she will be sent to the North American station. AUG ar. Lay. ester- ;coin } the MiS S jeut. , V 111 1) lier luilill rolill r ana y are al in B aDd o ption of e ither mo ots : 0 her unti l elens r, tb ° 0 the cep° I th° ,ion 7 in hat sea ) le, er• 16 1 lid a st the 30,