The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

Iffinim'' -- ONEY MARKET aO MmgR CiAL AND 4Tiff The Alon e TWELVE O'CLOCK. tivit y :Market presents i n di cat i ons o f ac - Y , chiefly in consequence of the large number of bills which had been held in reserve, lest a reduction should have been made yesterday in the official rate ,0f discount. The floating capital of the brokers is, nowever, large, but full quotations are required for all the business they transact. While 8 per cent. is the general rate for the best descriptions of paper exceptional transactions take place at i, and in some instances at 1 petr cent. lower. the The Bank of England retur n i s f avoura bl e , b u t improvement in the chief alterations has been comparatively light. S u bj o i ned are the particulars : Active Circulation ...£25,263,090 ullio n Decrease ". ." ".... 138,290 B "' ''' ..• 13,716,829 .. ••• "I. ••••• • Increase••• • 70,854 Rest . 3.742,406 Increase 28.0 o 3 Public Deposits . ". ... ... **: 2'355157:742439 Other Deposits .• •.• ••• •.. •• Increase " ecrease... ... ... ''' ''' .... 18,546,7 79 Sersa D ay and Other Bills .•:: Gover nment •• ••• ••• ••• D Ot; Deerea s 90,69 ... ..• 1 ' 274,1r 664,554_ Securities ... ... ... ... 9,828,123 r , 200,000 ..• •.• ••• •.. Jur Sseuritiel e .. 26,742,316 Notes UnernplOyed ••• ••• ••• . 1.009,933 Decrease 2,630,035 Increase At ••• ..• ••• ••• ::: .:. ::: ::: 131,580 the Bank of England yesterday there were 11 0 gold operations of importance. Lanca shire It is announced that the dividend of the and Yo r k s hi re Railway will be at the rate of i per cent., being li per cent. more than for the wrresponding period of 1865. . To 'CLcK. At the P ar i s Bourse, this morning w , according to Renter's telgram, the 3 per cent. Rentes were 68f. 85 0 . Considering the limited attendance in the City, the quietude of speculation, and the absence of large investments, the Funds are exceedingly well sustained. Money is at a high price, and riots equal to those of chartists in 1847 have taken Place, yet with the thinking and substantial classes confidence is reposed in the present Government— able enough, it is imagined, to deal with any con tingencies for the general welfare of the country. Consols are therefore very steady at 881 for koney, and 881 / for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 ; Bank of tngland Stock, 250 ; India Stock, 210 ; ditto 5 Per Cents., 1031 1 ; and ditto Enf aced 5 per Cents., 100. Foreign Stocks show few changes of importance. Spanish Passive have declined 1 to 191 20/ ; the Certificates 1 to 141 151 ; Italian, 1 t o 521 1 ; aid l Mexican, 1 to 171 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cents. con tinue at 271 281; N ew M ex i can, at 131 141; and bee n at 111 12. A merican Securities have not in good request, and their values ha ve i n most ease s slightly receded. United States 5.20 Bonds are 69 1 ; Erie Shares, 42/ ; and Illinois, 771. In the Railway Share Market business has been very dull, prices in most instances being flatter. ,Jarighton and Metropolitan have each declined ; - 1 -4 ondou, Chatham, and Dover, North Western, and .:1/anchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, each lOs ; and Great Western and Great Northern each ss. , The Fo re i gn and Colonial lines are also at re utuced rates in several instances. Great Luxem- G ur g h ave decli ne d 1 , Grand Trunk of Canada 1, Great India n P eninsula 1, and East Indian 1. quie t ba nk and Mi scellaneous Shares remain very ) and without change of importance. London an d County have receded to 651 ; Credit Foncier and c'fMobilier of England are at 3 dis.; Egyptian i s adin g Company at 51 dis., General Credit at 11 ', and 'National Discount Company at 8 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES a GOVERNRENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols 88 } Do. Account, July 10. 87 i .k 3 per Cent. Reduced 87 4 4 i i New 3 per Cent New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 —. Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 O. for 30 Sea Tel ArilBBs l3} Do (Red Sea iel Aug , , 1908 — graph), March. June. 2 pm tlxellequer Bills, 41,000,3 per Cent. — Do. Do P. , tg ''' £"..0" ddii: par 250 ) ", 1:1 4 Gr England Stock, 5 per Cent -'0 Account ''' .. L DOIDIAN G oVERN .. 3IE ***** SECURITIES. udian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lO o. Account Oct. 3 Do. 5 per Cent July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., lBBB o. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent o. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5 4 Per Cent., May 1879 lO6 5} Do. Deb., 4 per Cent , Aug. 1866 undertl°*l3cmcis, £l,OOO -0 £l,000 FOREIGN FUN DS —CLOSING PRICES. Argeutine R epublic, 6 per Cent., .£1.3 pd — rut Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 13ra.zilian 5 per Cent. 13 °. 1} per Cent., 1852-58-60 o. 1863 , Do. 1865 1-1,0 A ccount .. . uno. 4100 80nd5..7 74} 4 . A ' B elip, £55 paid -n„e4oB Ayres 6 per Cent Do .£lou Bonds ~, Do 1 p©r Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) D°,ian 6 per Cent r , i Per Cent tio. 6 per Cent rie S criP, 475 paid Colornbian 6 Cent. a,6-, 6.- , Per 6,, ,r Ce Dllsl4UiS.brllPP'er:iellaCintP•talltiBe2Ss L , ilot Account 67 "9, atter New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 6 .13)00.,D.Perf,oisional Land Warrant gYptian Trod per Cent 871 1,0 £ l OO Bond s o. 1864 B9l 90 84t 51 Do £lOO BondsB7 6 Do . Governimmt Railway Debentures. 81 2 1 .601. Do. £6O p a id , reek 5 per Cents.. 1824-5, ex Co u p on . die Do Account Do. Coupons 1-)0. &ccount -vuatemala 5 per Cent. ' t aiion 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account D. Ilar emmana Railway 661 8 M exican 3 per Cent Do. Account 1 D. 1864 17 1 o 6 per Cent. Anglo-French AloDntevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Roorish Imperial 5 per Cent Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do 2 per Cent Do. Defe rre d 6 eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account 611 2 Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 no Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account 43f i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St Do 3 per Cent. 1859 91 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 §arclinian 5 per Cent Do. Acc Spanish 3 per ount Cent Do Account 36 Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive 20 191 20} $P Do Accsunt lnish Cert. of Coup not funded —Do Account l4l 15 141 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 DoD — Account B2l 4 2 o Do. Account Do .£l.OO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 52 Do £lOO Bonds D ._.° 6 per Cent. 1863 —Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip ."T i 8 Do Account 101 1001 ,„ Do. 1 per Cent. Guaranteed v euezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto account — Do 6 per .count Cent , 186 4 — Do. A c ° o• 6 Per Cent, 1864 Aust ri Dividends on the above payable in Londou. - 11, 1 • •'; 6 per C en t ., E x. 10 Florins 1.) R' lit e b . 'zit au. 41 per cent., Ex. 2sf. rtp• rent. Ex. 12 GO _,, Do. Certificates ~'Areach Reines 3 per Cent. — Do.4tilla,. 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. - Account Consols for moneY i 1) % Aeou l it - . ........... . . 88; I SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. flare, P.ailwaye. BI 1st(l anu Exeter ... Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & b.June London, alp Certi , 90 92 122 124 85 45 13 15 4 8 67 7u 70 72 00. Glasgow Sc S. Westernl Great Eastern,)rd.stk. Do. E. Aug!. st No. •! Great North of Scotland Great Northern D .. A stock Do. B stock 100 1.0 all 1 , 0 10( 112 111 z 9 30 5 6 i2l 123 120 i:;1 Do. :New, is. at 25 pr,. GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original :5. VII. Pail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W thd. Oxford I , O IOv 100 1 G 3 53; Do. Newpoi t. 34 31 00. De! jford Lanc..shire & Yorkshire) L nclon and Blackwell' Lou., S Coast. Lon., hat., and Dov.-t Do. Metrop. A i Lon. & orth Western Lon. & South Western & Lincoln' Do. New 123 :23i 92 94 21 23 118, )10 02 1.3 58 60 131 32 3,; 68 90 Du Extension.- Iletropolitan District. 00 d ,to ')o. and t. John s VV'el vi id and Do. £9 Share 10u 5 100 all . 400 ' 100 a 6.13.-1 . Verb) id Kent Noith British Do. Ed., L'th Dun. Nth. Eastern --tierme, Do. Cr.A•E Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . 5) 2.,5 if 2 d 7 54 6 3 '25 107 1(9 1 1 0. stock. & Darling. 69 :1 tO4 1(.6 Do. do. 1860-ot _North London .. Do. do. 1864 ... Do. .0. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. Shropshire Union .outh Devon -outh E stern 35 35 9 p 119 21 too all lOU 100 "-;!Rimes, Wok., & Wo i raft Vale Do. C 1 2e 75 77 108 112 15,»54 65 67 Vale of Neakti Waterford Kiikeony Waterloo & Whiteha Wert Cornwl,l 46 ;8 67 (8 ' . :RITISii POSSE; Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., liaroda, • Cen.ln. Si ; ;5 2 3 tal gu. per cent... Do. F 'Aintree Buffalo Lake Huron Do. Preference Bulll,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- • Calcutta .8 E., Bin a, e Town & Dock, gu femerara, 7 p.c. per. p ,ast. Ben al, gu ' 5 do East I:.diau ' gu. 5 Do. .1 Itlxtension 53 55 1610 N, pit and Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.a Do. :9t - ref. Bonds Do. do deterred De. 2d Pr, I. Honda Du. do. deterred 52 54 93 lOU id 6p 46 76 S 6 76 80 ► to. Ad Pref. stock.. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stook .. • • Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. G ua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c tit. Sou: h of India gun. 5 per cent 1) • 41 per cent .rest 'At H. of Canada D... New ...... Co. p. c. lids. pay 187: , , o. 5. do. pay. 1877-x. • Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 4 do ... Do. do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's day N. Itl.C . da, 6pc Ist pf. bs cinde ..... Do. Delhi Dodo Do. Puntaub... • Do.lntlus St Flo 55 60 100 IU2 99} B 0 1i 0 !01. • 1 04 ..0i 00 4 04, 1S ,94, 85 87 57 60 58 55 s') 55 45 40 45 37 41 25 27 23 25 105 I 13 t:1 98 100 91 93 15} 151! 54 3 d el. 43 83 AS Of 98 99 "U $1 85 87 8 s 96 97 96 1 I 95 96 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCK:, 21 a 82 BV, 91 1251 I 6 211 1 I 5i Si Paid) Closing I Businesp j Price. f ,done. 122 1} 21 it 9 101; 1001 oLoNIAL Govrat,NAN.N t SNClilt 13ritivh Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.. LP Cart.Gov.6 p.c.,Ja.&J uly 1877-4 Do sp. c. Feb. & Au 4 1 0 o 3 95 I I .. sp. c. Mar & Sept lu 91 S 6 ~ o . S P. c . J an. & July 100 75 77 761 Do. 5 p . InscriLutd ss Wu 75 77 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 101 Du.Apl.&Oct 189u-1900 100 102 104 do: IsBu-9-. 100 102 101 Do, Jau.&JUly, 1890-0 101, 100 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April ana • 5 Oct. 1900._ 10u 86 8 ,Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 100 102 Do. 1878, do .OO 105 1 7 105 Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. >O. 1881, May 5, Nov. 10 tOI 103 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aue lOO tr 3 .05 natal •ov. o per cent l O, 97 400 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.luly 100 93 92 N. n. W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1861 , 10u 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 187 , - 100 90 v 5 e ljo lZ s ea P iana, 6 p. 1888 to cent , 100 10 92 0 83 ;5 1 25 w Do. 5 per cent.... .. 100 73 75 741 Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 96 queensland Gov. 6p. e lOO 90 P 3 921 s.Aus.Gov. 6 po3 1868-t• 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 102 .01 Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, sprit & Oct lOO 103 105 1041 31 BRITISH MINES. uam. Consul. told, ling. 1 - - Chiverton lifford ,oinalgamateo. 3U 5 7 • Devon G. Cons. cTavist. 1 425 445 'rake walls.. East Bassett (Illogan) 20.1 lz It Nast Cara. ion 2.14.r 7 8 7} has,: kjara Erea 3l Nast Grenville East Gunnislake .. 8.3.. - - East Loved ......... 3.0.0 61 71 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8_, 3 3j Gam.& StAubyn(Gweu. 66 - - Gr,at L ,xey, limited,. all 19 0 Great South Tolgus.... 0. 4.6 1 t Great %V heal busy..... 14.9.6 1 G. Wheal Vor Heist 40 18 22 18} Grenville B. its.° 11 II erod's Foot „ 8.10.1; 33 35 Bingston 'owns Margaret -I.iny Lelant 13.17.6 4 o Marke Valley 4.1..6 31 41 wyndy Iron Ore, Hu: 2/ lid New Sewn North Roskear ~ .Wh'll.3assett(lilop.:an 4.4.• - Xorth Whe..l Crotty Prosper United—, 7.1 . l'r vidence UnyLAant 10.1... 20 25 S. Caradun 'St. Cleert ll 325 375 South CondurroW S. Wheal Fran. t l Hogan. 18.18 1 171 221 ".tray Park - • . Croft v 9 11 Vigra and Cl ga.n, litre .. all 3 5 West : , assett (Mogan . i 1 W. Caradon L skeard 9 6 7 West Chiverton ....... 11 65 70 West Seton .... . ..... 474 105 115 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redrutb 16 10 15 Wheal Mary Ann (Hen. 8 :3 5 Wheal Seto,: c•t 45 155 1461 Tteiawuev Lia, 5 '7.0 8 10 R,FERNN;;t4, -UARE- AND -Tit* n North Eastern. G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref., s(ockton and Dal tington A, 5 per cent., 26} iNE!- t.M;Asl;i AT wiX El) Itt6Nl:At. Nottingham and Grantham It. and C,_92 au4. 7 per, , lent.. 13 a 1 S iutli Austrian and Lombardo V enetian. 151 ;e "ia ' t and xeM an b:u 'r r a g, c l l 3 Bc i n t' ' ha^. Kapunda, lim., 1 United Mexican, Lim., 11 BANiih nolo A ustritin. 5 Bank of New Zealand, 18 Chartered .ler. of India, London. and China. 35 olonial 40 Consolidated Bank, lim. 41 5 I industan, Chin a , and Sapan, am., 31 4 Imoeriai Ottoman. 8} London and Couut). 65} London Joint Stock, 4. London and +1 estminster. gli Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. 1 1m.. 11 Union of London, 45} _ _ DOeKS. London and St. Katharine, 63i gi .111hC1CLLANEOUb. Anglo-American Telegraph, lif 2 11; Ati .ntio retegrapn, r 3 p..r cunt. krua.. 41 i s B and I. Ma netic telegraph, lim., Bo Ceylcn Company, 94 oncier and Ilobiller of Englano, 4; 2 3 Crystal Palace, 37 D. scount Corporation. 7 Kgyntian Com. and Trading, lira., 31 London Financial Association. Bra., 13 Natal Land and f.'olonizatiou Co, lim, 2 Nr.tional uiscount ompany, 13 /dental Inland Steam, 11 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 21# Telegraph Constructit,n and Maintenance, lira.. Uitto (£l2), 2 # Waarrant Finance lim., 22 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, July 2G—Bielefeld, from Cochin; Jantje, from Archangel ; Star, from Guernsey ; Miranda, from Tuti corin ; Arcadia, from Jamaica ; Onward, from Cronstadt ; Agatha, from Jamaica ; Amy, from Nassau ; Tritonia, from Montreal. Arrived, July 27—Castle Eden, from Alexandria. Sailed—Mataura, steamer, for Port Phillip ; Lord J. Russell, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed (in tow).—Hero, from Madras, for London. Passed-- Queen Bee, from Colombo ; Annie, from Bahia ; Calcutta, from Algoa Bay—all for London ; Flying Scud from Licata, for Rotterdam. The Elizabeth, from Gambia, from London, in coming into the Downs for a pilot got on shore on the Maine, but came off, with assistance, ou the flowing of the tide, and proceeded. • THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1866. The Fatal Fire in Heaton. INQUEST ON THE SHOPMAN-(THIS DAY). This forenoon Mr. Wm. Payne, the coroner for the city of London and borough of Southwark, opened an impost on the body cf Thomas Burnett Bales, who perished in the fire that occurred on Sunday morning last in the pre mises of Mr. Fugle, general draper and silk mercer, Brad ford House, Pitfield-street, Holton. It will be remembered that at the fire in question a young woman, who acted as housemaid, was burnt to death, and that Mr. Humphreys opened an inquest, but adjourned it for further evidence as to the cause of the fire. The unfortunate deceased was one of the shopmen, and was so terribly burnt that it was found necessary to remove him to the hospital, where he lingured and died from the mortal effects of the injuries received. After the jury had been sworn they proceeded with the coroner to view the body, which presented a shocking appearance, and upon their return to the inquest room the following evidence was taken, in addition to that given before Mr. Humphreys : Mr. James Fugle, of 28, Bitfield-street, Hoxton, said that he was a draper, and about three or a quarter to 3 o'clock the premises took fire. The premises consisted of a dwell ing house and shop. He went to bed at half-past one on Sunday morning. Ho slept in the front room, second floor. He first knew of the fire by his brother telling him that the place was on fire. His brother slept on the second floor back. Six persons in all slept in the house. The deceased was one of his assistants. The servant girl slept on the third floor, and she is dead. The shop extends further back than the house. The fire seemed to him to have com menced in the basement. After repeating the evidence he gave before the coroner, he said that his Woks were all saved, they having been placed the over night intone of the patent reliance fire-proof safes. A brick wall divided the metre from the kitchen. Therr were gas lights in the shop, and alsoin the first floor. In answer to further questions by the coroner, Mr. Fugle added that he called several times to the deceased to get up, but he said that he could not, and he managed at last to pull him out. He then called out, " Sarah, come up,'' and he tried to reach her, but the heat was so great that his hands seem scalded, and the escape having arrived, and the conductor not being able, on account of the smoke, to descend, they were obliged to give up the attempt of sav ing her as fruitless. There were more than 30 gas jets on the premises. The fire he believed commenced in the base ment, which was considerably burned, but the top of the house more so, as there was a well staircase that acted as a funnel to the flames. By a Juror —He was obliged to increase the insurance on account of his extra stock. He took stock in February, when his stock amounted to about £1,600. His returns were £3,000 per year. Mr. F. Fugle having repeated the evidence he gave be fore the Middlesex coroner, added that he was awoke by the smoke. He wet and called his brother and the other inmates. The deceased then went back to his room, opened the windows, and called for help, and the draught sent the smoke to the trap door on the roof. He had thrown some things on hurriedly before he got to the trap door. They took their meals in the first floor. Mr. Blackwall, surgeon, said that ho lived in the adjoin ing house to the ono burnt. About 3 o'clock on Sunday mousing he was aroused and saw smoke coming from the windows in front of the house. He got his family together, and he found some of the inmates of the burning house on the roof of his dwelling, and another on the roof of Ix. Moon's. He attended upon deceased, and had him removed to the hospital. At the former inquiry he had said that Mr. Fugle was perfectly dressed and had his boots on, which was wrong, as he had merely put on his trousers and coat, and was barefooted, and he lent him a pair of stockings. There were only a few buttons on his trousers fastened. Police-constable 251 N gave the same evidence as he did before Mr. Humphreys. Police-sergeant Burrow said that he was present at the fire, and he brought the deceased to the hospital. He first saw the fire coming from the top floor, but he saw none in the basement. The inquest was shortly afterwards adjourned to obtain additional evidence. MARKE TS. --This Day. - .4. - MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our markets to 7 day the arrivals of home grown wheat wore but moderate. The trade for all quali ties was very slow, at fully the late decline in prices. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. In all descriptions the trade was quiet in the extreme, at drooping prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at barely late rates. The supply of barley on sale was moderate. In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, on rather easier terms. Malt was in slow request, at late rates. Oats were in good supply, and the trade ruled heavy, at a decline in prices of 6d to is per quarter. Beans and peas were very dull, on easier terms. Flour sold slowly, at drooping currencies. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 380 960 840 Irish Foreign 23,550 1,960 7,542 2,360 sks. bls. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT 110 USE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. THE WAR IN EUROPE. Mr. GOSCHEN wished to ask the noble lord the Foreign Secretary two questions of which he had given him private notice—viz., whether the Government had received any official communication relative to a demand made by the Prussian authorities for a contribution of £2,000,000 ster ling from the free city of Frankfort ; and whether the noble lord could give the house any idea whether there was a prospect of the cessation of hostilities between Prussia and Austria? Lord STANLEY—In answer to the right hon. gentle man's first question, I have to say that I apprehend there is no doubt that a demand to the amount named by him has been made upon the free city of Frankfort. I don't know that the right hon. gentleman desires me to go into further details on the subject. As to the second question, I under stand that the Grand Duke of Baden, with the sanction of the allied Governments, is occupied in negotiating an ar mistice between the Federal armies and the Prussians; but I am not yet aware of the result of that proceeding. Mr. OTWAY said that as it had been stated in ono of the papers that an application had been made to the Bri tish Government by the Senate of Frankfort for its arbi tration on that subject, he wished to ask the noble lord whether that was the fact, and whether her Majesty's Government had undertaken any such arbitration. Lord STANLEY—No demand or request has been made to her Majesty's Government that they should arbitrate in this matter, and as long as the question was one between a German Government and a German population we should have no locus standi. (Hear, hear.) I ought to say that it has been reported to us that threats have been used by mili tary officers commanding in Frankfort of a very violent cha racter. One of those reports was that it had been threat ened, in case payment was not made, to bombard the town and give it up to pillage. lam bound to say that the Prussian Government have strongly disclaimed any such conduct. (Hear.) The accounts are very contradictory, yet it certainly does appear that some language of that kind was employed, but employed, it would seem, without the sanction of high authority. I may add, with reference to the protection to be afforded toßritish subjects in case of any strong measures being taken against the town, that communications have taken place with the Prussian Go vernment, and the assurances which we have obtained on that head are satisfactory. But the Government of Prussia, I may repeat, deny having ever used or sanctioned any threat of bombardment. (Hear, hear.) THE HYDE-PARK DISTURBANCES AND THE C OVERNMEN T. Mr. B. OSBORNE—As great uncertainty and anxiety exist in the public mind in regard to the meeting which has been extensively placarded as being about to take place on Monday in Hyde Park, I wish to ask theright hon. gentle man the Home Secretary the precise state of the case as to his relations with the Reform League—(laughter) and further, if he has granted permission for a meeting to take place in the park; and if he will state, in order to calm the anxiety of the public mind, what precautions he has taken for the preservation of the public peace. (Hear.) Mr. WALPOLE—My relations with regard to the Reform League are simply the relations of Secretary of State re ceiving a deputation from that body with reference to the painful circumstances which have recently happened in the metropolis. That is an answer to the hon. gentleman's first question. With regard to the second question, a very natural question, as to whether any meeting is to take place in Hyde Park on Monday next, I have to state, and I think I can show, that a misconception of a most extraor dinary kind exists on the part of the promoters of that meeting. (Hear, hear.) There are persons in this house and out of the house and others present at the interview which I had with a deputation from the Reform League, who know exactly what took place. Substantially a state ment made in what is called the leading journal is correct. What took place on that occasion was this:—l intimated to them, after a statement made to me of a conciliatory character, that as the main, if not the only question that had given rise to the disturbances that had occurred in Hyde-park was the alleged right, or claim to a right, of admittance to that park for a public meeting, her Majesty's Government would give every facility in their power for obtaining a legal decision on that question ; and that in the interval nothing should be done in the assertion of, or any attempt made to assert, that light on the one hand, and on the other hand that nothing should be done to interfere with the determination of the question. It was then stated at the meeting that one of the great causes of irritation at that moment was what was called the demonstration of large bodies of police, and an intimation was made to me that if those large bodies of police were withdrawn, the irritation would cease, and the disturbances too. My answer was that th e re was no desire ou the part of her Majesty's Govern ment to make any unnecessary demonstration either of the police or of the military force, and if the gentlemen who addressed me, and who expressed their willingness, on the removal of the large body of police then in the park, to go to the park and use their best endeavours to induce the people to retire peaceably, would do so, I undertook, on the one hand, to remove these large bodies of police, reserving to myself, however, the fullest power of calling out either them or the military force in case of damage to person or property, or in the event of danger to the public peace, and on the other hand, those gentlemen undertook to do their best to stop the disturbances, the unhappy and fatal dis turbances, which have taken place in the last three days. not availed a l va t i h le i d nk m i ys s e h l r o l f d s h u a ch ve a n n eg o l p e p c o te r d y tu m nity du o t f y b if rin l g h in ad g these unfortunate matters to what, I hope, will be a satisfactory conclusion. After that interview was over two or three of the members of the deputation came into the room, and asked the question whether her Majesty's Government would allow a meeting on the ques tion of reform to take place in Hyde-park on Monday next. I replied distinctly that such an application as that must be made to me in writing; and that in writing they should receive their reply after I had submitted their application to my colleagues. It is stated in the placard which was afterwards posted in different parts of the metropolis that the meeting should take place on Monday next by arrange ment with the Secretary of State. Now, I have not wished to use any language which might provoke any irritation on these unhappy matters, and I will not use that language now, but I do say that a more extraordinary misconception could not possibly have arisen. (Hear, hear.) The letter of application, which was written to me by a Mr. Edmond Beales, was actually not in my hands till near 6 o'clock yesterday evening, and the placards announcing that that meeting was to be held must have been printed at that time. I suppose the house would not care to hear the let ter. (Cries of "read.") It is dated 25th July, and I re ceived it between 5 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon. It is as follows :—" Sir,—l am requested by the council of this League to most earnestly press upon you the advisability, and even the urgent necessity, as the most effectual means of putting an end to the state of dangerous exasperation now existing in the public mind, that you will offer no op position to the meeting proposed to be held by the League in Hyde-park on Monday afternoon next at 6 o'clock, such meeting to be held on the general subject of the elective franchise and reform, and to be without prejudice in any way to the decision of the question in Parliamen t, or in a court of law, as to the abstract right of the people to meet for political discussion in that or any other park, the council of the League undertaking on their part to do everything in their power to preserve the peace—(a laugh)—and to prevent any act tending to riot or disorder. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, Edmond B eales." ' That letter shows as distinctly as words can show-,-inde pendent of the affirmation which I have already made — that the application, which was to be made to me in writ ing was then received, and that the answer which was to be given by me in writing had not been given at all, and could not have been given, for I had had no opportunity of consulting my colleagues. I might appeal to the witnesses who were present. (Cries of "No, no.") I thank the house for that expression. In justice to a most able mem ber of the League, whose writings are known to many members of this house, I must say that, infinitely to his credit, he voluntarily came to my office this day to make a statement on the matter. He could not see me, for I was so much engaged that I could not see him, but he saw my private secretary, who immediately afterwards told me what he said, and I said it was so important that I desired him immediately to write it down. He did so, and I believe that what I am about to read to the house is correct. It is to the effect that, "Mr. Holyoake said he had come to repudiate in the strongest terms Mr. Beales's proclamation, and that he perfectly understood Mr. Walpole to decline to sanction any meeting in the park, and to ask that any application for that should be made in writing, and that he spoke to many Liberal members, and also to Mr. Beales, when that proclamation was being made." I have only to add that I regret this unfortunate misconception, however it occurred, and I hear that Mr. Boales regrets it also. To complete the statement I think it right that I should now give the answer I sent him this afternoon : " Sir—l have laid your letter of the 25th July before my colleagues, and I beg to state that, pending the judicial decision, every facility for obtaining which will be afford e d b y the Government, as to the legal right of the people to hold meetings in the royal parks, no permission for such meetings can be given. In the event of its being desired to hold any open-air meeting on the subject of reform, no objection will be made on the part of her Ma jesty's Government to such meeting being held on Prim rose-hill." The only other observation I have to make is this, that after what has occurred I really do trust that those who desire to promote these meetings, with a view of set tling this question, will not think it necessary to assert that right by means like those which were had recourse to on Monday. I further hope that on whatever side of the house gentlemen may sit they will aid us in the mainte nance of those rights and privileges which her Majesty's Government believe belong to the Crown. (Cheers.) Mr. J. S. MILL—My object in rising is to make a state ment which I believe will be satisfactory to the whole of the house. I have just had an interview with Mr. Betties and several leading members of the Reform League, in cluding the whole of those who were present at what may be called the second interview with the Home Secretary, and to which he has referred, and I have full auth or it y from them to say that so far as they are concerned there has been no council of the Loaguo held, and they are not in a position to spa.); for the Loaguo. (Laughter.) Do hon. members suppose that the members of the Reform League do not mean what they say ? I tell them that they do. What I have to say is this •: that these gentlemen them selves regret extremely th a t the misunderstanding should have occurred with regard to the communication made to them by the right hon. gentleman. They are certain that the misunderstanding is in no way imputable to him. Their interview with him left on them a most favourable impression of his character, and disposition, and feelings (cheers)—and there is nothing which they would more regret than to say anything in the slightest degree offensive to him. This being the case, it is unnecessary to enter into the circumstances, though I might state some which might account for the misunderstanding. The very same motives which induced them to exert themselves to prevent last night what they firmly believed would have resulted in bloodshed besides other horrors—these same motives preclude them from taking any advantage of or acting on what is now shown to be a misconcep tion. Whether they will accept the offer of Primrose hill, or consider that at present it is better to abstain from any meeting altogether, I am not authorised to state, and perhaps they do not themselves feel autho rised to give a decision on that offer without consulting the council of the Reform League ; but so far as the influ ence of those gentlemen goes nothing will be done that can possibly cause any danger to the public peace. (Cheers.) The subject then dropped. Lord NAAS, in answer to Mr. OSBORNE, said it would be necessary to introduce a bill as soon as possible to prolong the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. The adjourned debate on the Holston Election was re sumed, and on a division Mr. Lowe's resolution, which affirms that when the votes are equal the returning officers ought to return all the candidates, was carried by 135 to 6. Major JERVIS moved an address for the appointment of a royal commission to inquire into the condition of the rail ways in this country, particularly as to their ability to tulfil their engagements to the public, having due regard to the interests of all parties concerned. After some remarks from Mr. Childers (who insisted on the necessity of providing some means for winding-up English railway companies), from Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Whal ley, Mr. Scourfield, and Mr. Goldney, Sir S. NOIITHCOTE pointed out that the Board of Tiede had already power to institute an inquiry into the material condition of any railway, and promised that it should be exercised on due complaint being made. He de clined to appoint a commission, but engaged in the recess to consider the expediency of introducing a bill for the winding-up of English railways. The motion was withdrawn, and the house went into committee of supply. A vote was agreed to of £4,970 for the purchase of gun metal to be employed in the construction of the Prince Consort's Memorial. Mr. LOWE moved the British Museum estimate, amount ing to £102,704, being an increase of £4,580 on last year's estimate. This increase, he explained, occurred in the items of salaries, house expenses, and purchases, and the increase in salaries was caused chiefly by the superannua tion of Mr. Panizzi, who, after 34 years' service, had re tired on full salary. After mentioning some of the prin cipal acquisitions made during the last year, Mr. Lowe in sisted strongly on the necessity of enlarging the Museum, showing how inadequate the present accommodation was for the display of the collections. After a brief conversation, embracing the topics usually discussed on these occasions—the necessity of enlarging the Museum, the separation of the collections, and the expediency of opening the Museum in the evening, &c.— the vote was agreed to. The remainder of the votes in Class IV., relating to Education, Science, and Art, and a largo number of Supplementary Civil Service Estimates, including a vote of £2,000 for Lord Palmerston's monument, were also agreed to. Various orders were forwarded a stage, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock. Terrific Explosion at a Druggist's Shop in Bolton. A most appalling catastrophe, involving loss of life to three persons, and giving serious injury to a number of others, happened on Wednesday, at the druggist's shop of Mr. Alfred Langshaw, in Bolton. Shortly after noon, Mr. Langshaw received a barrel of naphtha, containing about 26 gallons, from a lorry. The barrel was placed in a narrow passage which adjoins the shop, for the purpose of being emptied into a large storing cask, kept in a small and very confined yard at the back. In the course of the afternoon, Mr. Langshaw proceeded to empty the barrel, placing a tap in it, running the naphtha into a tin vessel, and then pouring it into a large cask, the capacity of which was about 100 gallons. Whilst engaged in this work he was called into the shop to dress a man's finger, and had unfortunately left the naphtha running into the can. Immediately opposite where the barrel stood in the entry there was a cottage which was then occupied by three persons. One of them, a young woman named Nancy Tempest, seeing that the can was full and the dan gerous liquid was running over on the ground, ran for Mr. Langshaw. Both instantly returned, but the naptha on the ground had then ignited, and the flame was hastening to the barrel swiftly. He seized the barrel, struggled with it a few moments, but was unable to get it away. The fire reached it, and in a moment the barrel was blown over a cotton waste warehouse occupied by Mr. Lowe, and fell in a pas sago, which was only about a yard and a half wide. The flames set the cottage on fire. A bed in one corner on the ground floor was speedily consumed, and all the furniture, flooring, and stairway were in a blaze instantaneously. The borough fire brigade and fire engines were speedily at the scene of the sad occurrence, and with an immense power of water drowned the fire, but the flaring liquid could not be extinguished, and down the passage a sheet of flame ran into the main sewer. As doorway ebody soon as the fi re h ad been subdued, the efforts o f t h e firemen and ot h ers were directed to the dea d and injured.n g the a' The of of thel . L o o a t u t g a s g h e aw , oppositespot where the b arrel had stood. Every art i c l e o f clothing wa s b urned off his body. His watch was vas foun they d lying by his side, having stopped exactly at twenty minutes to three o'clock. His knife and other small articles not readily consumed were also picked up. Everything inside, the dwelling was burned black as charcoal. In the corner, near the remains of the bed, knelt the body of the occupier of the house. His wife, having apparently fled upstairs for safety, was found there; both were dead. The bodies were taken to the infirmary. Several men who ran down the passage to render what assistance they could were caught by the burning liquid, and rushed back into Deansgate, their clothes being on fire —two of them on fire from head to foot. The flames were smothered by persons near, and the injured taken to the infirmary. The names of the dead are Alfred Langshaw, druggist ; John Spener, 55 years of age, partially a cripple ; Ann Speller, his wife, 52 years of age, who was engaged washing at the time of the occurrence. Of the men who offered to render assistance, William Cross, a painter, of Black Horse-street, was the most seriously injured; next to him Michael Cana van. Both are badly burned about the middle of the body ; Cross is not expected to live until morn ing. Another man, known as Tom Leth, had the lower portion of his legs burned. Nancy Tempest (the woman who ran for Mr. Langshaw), niece to the occupier of the house, had her arm burned. No thing can pet be stated as to how fire got to the naphtha, but it is supposed that the vapour arising from the naphtha penetrated the dwelling, and ignited on getting near th e firegrate, that the flame flashed to the spilled liquid and spread to the barrel. The yard door was on fire at one time. Had the fire got to the other side of the door, there was the 100- cask, g allon and the result would have f ul been still mor e fear . l n 'he of Banktiie of establishment France return s h ows that the situa tio has been further im proved. The bullion has boe n i ncreased £712,000, while the notes in circulat ion have been reduced e £293,332. Ther e has bee n a diminution in the bills discounted of £900,000, and of £43,332 in the advances on stock. The current accounts have been decreased £40,000, and there is an augmenta tion in the Treasury balances of £20,000. At the meeting held to-day of the Scottish Aus tralian Investment Company, the report for the half-year ended 31st December in Australia, and to the 30th June in London, stated that the direc tors propose a dividend, payable on Wednesday the Bth of August next, on the ordinary stock of the company, £300,000, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, less income-tax, which will require £15,000, and leave (after setting aside the above-mentioned £1000) £126 4s. 9d. to be carried to the credit of the reserve Fund, which will then amount to £8,834 12s. 11d. The Earl and Countess of Sandwich are enter taining a select party at Hinehingbrook, Heats, during the Huntingdon raoo meeting. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar. kets, the trade for which is steady, at our quotations:— rer 81b by the carcase. s d - s d Inferior beef 3 6 3 10 Middling do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 6 4 Prime small do 4 10 5 t. Veal 4 0 5 2 Lamb. 5s 8 ti d a d Inferior mutton 3 8 4 4 Middling mutton 4 6 5 2 Prime do 5 4 5 8 Large pork 4 0 4 6 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 id to 7a Od. BOROUGH. HOP. The accounts from the plantations continue satisfactory. Fine parcels aro firm in price, but the demand for inferior qualities is heavy, at barely late rates. COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales of China were continued yester day, and prices generally were well maintained ; 6,676 packages were offered, of which 6,143 were sold, all being without reserve. SUGAR.—OnIy a moderato amount of business has been done, and quotations remain without change of importance. Refined goods continue very scarce, and common humps are quoted 455. per cwt. COFFEE.—The market has continued moderately active, both Plantation and Native Ceylon having sold readily at tull rates. RlCE.—There has been a very limited inquiry, and no material change can be reported in values. TALLow.—The market a dull. P.YC. on the spot is quoted 445, and for last three months' delivery 46s to 46 3d per cwt. COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM-THURSDAY. At this day's market there was a short supply of English wheat, which sold slowly, at a reduction of is to 2s per qr. Barley maintained its value. For oats there was a fair retail sale. Beans firm. Peas rather cheaper. The millers have lately reduced the retail price of flour 3s 4d per sack. BURY ST. EDMUND'S-WEDNESDAY. There was only a moderate show of wheat here to-day ; trade was not brisk, and a decline of fully 2s per qr. had to bta submitted to. There was scarcely any business doing in any other kind of grain. White wheat, 56s to 625; old red, 49s to 51s; new red. 44s to 48s ; grinding barley, 35s to 38s ; Page's prolific bar ley, 39s to 40s per qr. averages :—Wheat, 540 quarters, at 50s Od ; barley, 19k qrs., at 37s Od ; oats, qrs, at Os Od. BRIS T 0 L-T HURSDAY. We had a short supply of English wheat , which sold slowly, at a decline of is to 2s per qr. For foreign there was no inquiry, and values nominal. Barley in limited request, at a reduction of 6d per qr. For oats a moderate retail demand, at barely last week's prices. Indian corn more freely offered, and values have given way fully is per qr. • kNGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE PRUS SIANS AND BAVARIANS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MUNICH, July 26 (Evening). An engagement has taken place with the Prus sians near Wurzburg, which resulted unfavourably for the Bavarians, who suffered serious losses, espe cially in officers. The Bavarian head-quarters are to-day at Rotendurf. BERLIN, July 27. An address of the inhabitants of Norden, East Friesland, to the King of Prussia, has arrived here for transmission to his Majesty. The address ex presses the wish for the union of the whole of Hanover with Prussia. MAN C HES TER-THURSDAY. Since the news of the armistice the tone of trade has become weaker, and with an exceedingly limited business, prices have been in favour of buyers for all articles. Our market to-day was poorly attended. Wheat met a very slow sale, althz,ugh offered at a reduction of 2s per quarter on both English and foreign. Flour was also difficult to sell, at a further reduction of is per sack. Oats and oat meal sold slowly at barely late prices. Beans sold at rates similar to those of the previous week. Indian corn rather cheaper. EDINBURGH—WEDNESDAY. Wheat on the top, 3s 6d down average, 2s 7d down. Barley on the top, Os 3d down average, Os 10d down. • Oats on the top, Os 3d down average, Os 5d down. Beans on the top, 2s Od up average, 2s 4d up. Total supply and sales. Wheat 844 qrs sold 547 Barley lO9 qrs sold 61 Oats 950 qrs sold 467 Beans lO qrs sold 10 Average prices. Wheat, 47s 9d I Oats, 30s lid Barley, 3Bs 7d Beans . 54510 d Town-made flour sells as follows:—White, 41s 6d; extra superfine, 40s Od; superfine, 38s 6d; fine, 378 Od. GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY. At this day's market there was the ordinary attendance. Wheat and flour, in the absence of demand, have s to be written at a decline of is per boll an d sack respectively. Barley Gd lower per 3201 b. Beans fi rm. Oats, peas, and Indian corn the Lurn cheaper. Lord and Lady Alwyne Compton have arrived at the Marquis of Northampton's residence in Piccadilly, from the continent, on their way to Castle Ashby. Colonel and Lady Victoria Lambton leave town in a few days on a visit to the Earl and Countess Cawdor and family, at Cawdor Castle, N.B. The Right Hon. Sir Henry Bulwer has arrived at the Clarendon Soto', from Paris 131 4 31 1I 2 lg 118 k 18 824 8 1311 30 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tms EVENING. The LORD CRA-NCELLOR took his seat ou the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATEwere read athird e r The following billstime and passed: Burntisland Harbour and nian Railway (Edinburgh Dock, Newport Railway, Caledo- Station), Bo'ness and Grange mouth Railway, Haleso Glasgow Corporation Wat wen and Bromsgrove Railway, in-th-Filds Workhouse,"' Glasgow Bridges, St. Martin's and London, ha & t. - 1 ., Rebuilding, and South- Easter n Lewes, and Brighton) Rothman; and Dover (London, POLITICAL MEETINGS.RaiIways, Lord SHAFTESBURY brought tion of the house the circumstances connected with the late attempted demonstration a nd suggested that there should be an alteration in Hyde-park, in the existing regulations respecting public meetings for politi cal purposes. He thought it was desirable should be an address to the Crown on the subject requesting her Majesty to take such measures ' would enable the public to have spaces in the metropolis as where they could discuss political subjects without is in terruption on the part of t he police authorities, ex cept where the public peace was endangered. H e had the intention of moving the address of the description to which he referred previous to the circumstances thathad arisen in respect to Hyde Park. It might be said that the people could assemble at Primrose-hill, but he reminded the house that that right had been disputed. Ho ,expressed a hope that the noble lord at the head of the Government would see the necessity of taking some action in reference to this important subject. The Earl of DERBY said that he acceded to the views of the noble earl (Shaftesbury) as to the necessity of taking some steps in reference to this subject for the principle involved was one of the greatest public.im portance, but he trusted that the noble lord would not say anything more on the subject at present. Lord SHAFTESBURY said he would not ask the noble earl to make such a statement. Lord REDESDALE did not consider that Hyde Park was a proper place for political meetings. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE proposed a series of amendments, the objects of which were to afford increased facilities in the raising of capital, and the carrying out of the con struction of railways and other important undertakings. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY. Tho SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to : —Brecon and Llandovery Junc tion Railway, Great Western Railway, Greenock and Shaws Water, Greenock Water, Northampton and Ban bury Junction Railway, North Western and Charing-cross Railway, Tamar, Kit Hill, and Callington Railway, and Vale of Crickhowell Railway. CASHEL JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the order referring the Cashel Junction Railway Bill to the examiners of peti tions for private bills was read and discharged, and the bill was withdrawn. THE DIFFERENCES WITH AMERICA. A petition was presented from Newcastle, praying that the differences btween this country and America should be referred to arbitration. LADY SLANEY'S TRUST (ESTATE) BILL. On the motion of Mr. C. FORSFER, the standing orders were suspended in respect to this bill, which was read a second time, and that it be an instruction to the committee of selection to appoint the committee on the bill to meet on Monday next if thought proper to do so. MARKET BOSWORTH SCHOOL. A motion similar to the preceding was agreed to in re gard to this bill. SUPPLY-THE STATUE TO THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. On the bringing up of the report of supply in respect to the estimates agreed to last night, Mr. MONK drew attention to the sum of £50,000 for the national memorial to the late Prince Consort. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the contracts for the construction of the proposed statue had been entered into by the late Lord Palmerston. It would not be fair to the contractors to break faith with them in consequence of the death of Lord Palmerston. It was agreed also that some gun metal should be sup plied to the sculptor, and the vote was agreed to last night. The report was then agreed to. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Aberdeen Provisional Order Confirmation, Inclosure (No. 2), and Parishes (Scotland) (1844) Amendment. The Railway Companies Securities Bill went through committee, and the house resumed. The Reformatory Schools (Recommitted) Bill went into committee. The amendments on tho Railway Companies Securities Bill were considered and agreed to. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS BILL. Clauses Ito 9 were agreed to. -- On clause 10, Mr. POWELL moved the omission of that part of the clause relating to the authority of the Home Secretary. The ameftdment was negatived, on a Envision, by 48 to 22. _ _ alause 11 was amended and agreed to. Oa clause 12, Mr. WHALLEY moved an amendment to the effect that the religion of the children should be held to be the same as that of the parents, on the ground that Roman Catholic priests in large towns made a practice to visit workmen's homes, and sometimes w ith th e conse nt of the parents and sometimes without, subjecting the children to the rite of baptism. The amendment was negatived without a division. Mr. O'REILLY proposed an amendment to the effect that the managers of every school should, on receiving a youthful offender into their custody, enter his name, and also his religious persuasion, iu a book to be kept for that purpose. The motion was negatived by 38 to 27. An amendment was agreed to, on the motion of Mr. powELL, making it lawful on the representation of the parent or nearest adult relative of any offender, for a minister of the religious persuasion or such offender to visit the school for the purpose of affording religious assistance and instruction, subject to the approval of the Home Secretary. The clause as amended was agreed to. Clause 13 was agreed to without discussion. Progress was then reported, and the house adjourned at a few minutes to 4 o'clock. LONDON GAZE r TE. —This Evening WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JULY 27. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant John Henry Do la Poer, Earl of Tyrone, to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice George Lewis Watson, who re tires ; James Graham, Marquis of Graham, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Earl of Tyrone. • 3d Hussars—Lieutenant Henry Francis Dent to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Frederick Grant Forsyth Grant, who retires ; Cornet Albert Praed Hallifax, to be Lieu- tenant, by purchase, vice Dent; Ernest Augustus Bel ford, Gent, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hallifax. 7th Hussars—Charles Fitz Gerald Thomson, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice James Moffot, who retires. 9th Lancers—Cornet Hugh M'Calmont to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hamilton Hamilton Johnston, who retires; Francis Alphonse Herbert, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice M'Calutont. 17 th Hussars—Cornet Herbert Wynne Apperley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ronald Mackintosh, who retires ; Alan Coniston Gardner, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Apperley. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lieut. Alan Coulston Gard ner has been permitted to resign his commission. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut. St. George Gray to be Cap thin, by purchase, vice the Hon. Thomas 0. Westenra Plunkett, who retires; Ensign Francis Charteris Henry Brooke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gray ; Au gustus William Munsey, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Brooke. 2d Foot—Captain Thomas Francis Beamisb, from half pay, late 4th West India Regiment, to be Captain, te22_ William M. Dixwoll Alderson, who retires upon sthporary -The Foot • to be Lieute usign Hunt, ap pointed Foot—Ensign William Owen L? Y Tonthe t t r t d h C J h u ri ne st l i a a s n t, n i a s mCearoefw to be Ensign, by retires ; Frank Longbourne, Ci • nant, by purcLase; vice Williamenbd; purchase, vice Lanyo. ,r to Falcon, who ter-Sergeantfioban, who retires upon Quartermaster, vice Thomas 13th Foot —Quarterma. Alfred Griffin to be half-pay. Laurence Dundas to be Lieu Lewis It . 11 . Foot —Ensign John la , promoted. 15ttehnynot,otby pure , , 16th Foot—Lieutenant George Lee Mesurier Taylor to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Lancelot Lo Ensign John who has r esi g ned the appointment • 7 E • John Edward Orange to be. Lieutenant, without purchase vice James Bell, deceased ; Gentleman Cadet Geor g e M a inwaring, from the Royal Military College, to be En_ R sign, w ith o ut purchase, vice Orange. 26th F oo t—Major Simpson Hacked, from the 28th F oot, to C a h l a c r o l t e t s , who exchanges. owlanaß erk Berkeley Calcott, 228th be Foot—Majorlliaj°r' vice C from the 26th Foot, to be Major, vice Hackett, who ex changes. 32d Foot—Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Bassano to be Major, without _ Alfredpurchase, vice Robert S. Coils, promoted to a half-pay Lieutena without purchase. Lieutenant-Colonelcy, 41st Foot—Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Rowlands to he Lieuten int vice Juliust-Colonel, without purchase, Brevet-Colonel Edmund Goodwyn, C.B seconded on appointment ~ to the command of a Brigade in India; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles P. Ber- tram to be Major, witho u t purchase vice B rew t tenant-Colonel Rowlands;eant Richard P be Captain, with out purchase, vice Brevet-Major L tram ; Ensign G eorge West Barnes to be Lit ut e without purchase, v i ce P ack; Gentleman Cadet rence Dinwiddie, fr om th e R oyal Military College, la Ensign, without purch ase, v i ce Barnes. - 43 d Foot —Ensign John S. Langlands, from 97th Foot, be Ensign, vice Sir Cha r l es Legard, Bart., who retl - to 54th Foot—Major James S. Th ompson to be Lieuteiiant. Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Marl Herbert, C. 8., who retires upon f u ll- pay ; Capt. Edward T. Shiffuer to be Major, without purchase, vice Thom. son; Lieut. John A. Wood to be Captain, without pur. chase, vice Shiffner ; Ensign Charles F. Carey to b e , Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wood. 55th Foot -Ensign Robert Patch to be Lieutenant, by mr chase, vice Thomas Dunn, who retires ; Gentle man Cadet Audley Walter Washbourne Money-Kyrle, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Patch. 63d Foot —Major and Brevet-Colonel John Blaquiere Mann, from half-pay late 90th Foot, to be Major, vice Reboil Prescott Harrison, promoted to a half-pay Lieu• tenant-Colonelcy, without purchase; Captain Archibald Wybergh to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Mans, who retires. 66th Foot—Captain Thomas Henry Sangster, from the 106th Foot, to be Captain, vice Westropp, Who ex changes. 68th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Reeder Clarkson, to be Captain, by purchase, vice George John Arata Oakley, who retires. 77th Foot —Quartermaster-Sargen.nt George Hope to be Quartermaster, vice Henry Blissett, who retires Ivor' half-pay. 87th Foot—Lieutenant Anderson James Ashmore, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Anthony Butler, who retires; Ensigu Gostwyck Gard to b e Li eutenant, by ' purchase, vice Richard Hay Ki •kbride Saul, who retiroe ; Ensign Evelyn Campbell Money to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ashmore ; George Christopher Oldfield • Courtenay, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gard; Evelyn Charles Martin, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Money. 97th Foot—Dacres Thomas Charles Belgra-rs, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John S. Langlands, trans ferred to the 43d Foot. 106th Foot—Capt. Robt. G. Westropp, from the 66th Foot, to be Captain, vice Sangster, who exchanges. CAVALRY DEPOT. —Lieutenant-ColoneljE B. Cureton, from half-pay, late 12th Lancers, to be Assistant-Command a nt, vice Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel C. Higgin.. son Teush-Hecker, Unattached, promoted Commandant. HALF-PAY.—Major Robert Stacy Coils, from the 32d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Cap tain Alfred Wright, from the 81st Foot, to be Major, With.. Out purchase. RR EVET. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Chas. Bea:nish, retired upon full-pay, 33th F oo t, t o h ave th e h onorary rank of Major-General. Quartermaster Henry Blissett, half-pay, late 77th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. Quartermaster Thos. Hoban, half-pay, late 13th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. HUNTINGDON RACES—THIS DAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.' The MILTON STAREs of 5 sovs each, With 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b ; fillies Bst 71b ; winners of a stake of the value of 60 sovs 51b extra; m a id ens allowed 31b ; T.Y.C. (half a mile, straight). Mr. Coventry's Narino (French) 1 Mr. T. Jenning's Sweet Home (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Chaplin's Satyr (Custanoe) 3 Matilda, Oddfellow, and Lady Dundas also ran. Bet ting-6 to 4 agst Sweet Home, 2to 1 agst Satyr, 10 to 1 agst others. Won by a head ; a length between second and third. The APETFIORPE SCURRY HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added ; winners after July 19 (at 10 a.m.) 71b, extra ; three-quarters of a mile ; 26 subs. Count Batthyany's King Charming (Daley) 1 Mr. Chaplin's Arbutus (Cannon) 2 Mr. R. H. Jones's Skylark (Snowden) 3 Cadiz, Brimstone, Marco Spada, Neroli, and Gas also ran. Betting —5 to 2 agst King Charming, 4to 1 agst Sky lark, 7to 1 agst Arbutus. Won by half a length. The HUNTINGDON CUP of 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added; three-yr-olds 7st 21b, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six and aged 9st llb ; mares and geldings allowed 41b ; the winner of any Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger, or the Ascot, Goodwood, or Doncaster Cups, in 1865 or 1866, 101 b extra; maiden three-yr-olds at the time of starting allowed 71b, four and upwards 121 b ; four-yr-olds and upwards, not maidens, which have never won 100 sovs allowed 71b, starters three times and not won in 1866 51b; two miles; 16 subs. Lord Bateman's Moulsey (Morris) 1 Duke of Manchester's Lucifer (Stevens) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Moulsey. Won by a length. NEW RACE.— A HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, if declared by the 25th July, with 50 added, for two year olds ; the winner to be sold for 250 soya ; half a mile, straight. Should the highest weight accepting be under Bst 101 b, it will be raised to that weight, and the rest in proper.. tion. To close and name on or before Saturday, July 21. Claymore 1 Thyra Rose Leaf 3 Seven ran. The PEEL HANDICAP PLATE of 200 soya. Half a mile, straight. Cleopatra 1 Naiad Dupe filly Ten ran. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENOE.—This Day. HUNTINGDON RACES.—Tins DAT. The CORPORATION STAKES Of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; two year olds 7st, three 9d ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; maidens, if they have run once, allowed 31b, if twice 51b ; winners once in 1866 31b, twice Mb extra ;.the winner to be sold for 200 sovs; if entered for 150 sovs allowed 31b, 100 51b ; three-quarters of a mile. To close and name by nine o'clock on Thursday night. Effervescence 1 Caprice Dregoodau 3 Eight ran. The RAMSEY ABBEY NURSERY HANDICAP, a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added, for two year olds ; winners of any race after July 10 (at ten a.m.) of the value of 100 sovs 31b, of two stakes of 100 sovs each or one of 300 71b extra (extreme penalty); the second to save his stake ; three-quarters of a mile ; 27 subs. Apoponax Miss Fanny 2 • Seringapatam 3 Wou by a head. Six ran. The OAKLEY SELLING PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each ; two year olds 7st 31b, three 9st 111 b, four 9st 121 b, five, six, and aged lOst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 71b, 75 101 b, 50 141 b, 30 211 b; T.Y.C. (half a mile). To close and name by nine o'clock on Thursday night. Lady Clinton 1 Delaum t Bessy t Sixteen ran. Won by a neck. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—Tms DAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 2 agst Special (taken) 6to 1 agst Midia colt (offered-100 to 15 taken) 6 to 1 agst Black Prince (taken) 20 to 1 agst Potomac (taken) 100 to 6 agst Surney (taken) STEWARDS' CUP. 10 to 1 agst Mrs. Stratton (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 4to 1 agst Duke (taken) 4to 1 agst Tourmalin (taken) 10 to 1 agstWindham (taken) OOVRSE OF BXO.IIANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 3. 12 li Rotterdam — 12 .T. 12 li Antwerp ............. : .... — 25 43 Brussels — 25 45 25 52i Hamburg —. 13 9} 25 421 Paris . . Short 25 10 13 Dt Ditto 3 Mouths. 25 40 25 20 Marseilles 2' , A2l Prank -for; on the Maine ' - i 25 50 Vienna. l lBk 119 Trieste — 13 2U 14 • Petersburgh ..... 13 20 14 0 Berlin Madrid . • 281. . ....... Cadiz........... 44 44i ............ Leghorn ... ............ --- 44 4 5 ...... t...i.an . ............ 27 9 0 28 20 Genoa .................. 27 89 28 20 ....................... 27 80 28 20 ...... Naples 27 9° 28 20 . ....................... Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa Aug. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet .....Aug.s. Ditto, by French packci gape ul Good Elope, Ascensiou, and St. lielena Aug. China. Penang, and Singapore, via Soul hampton Aug 3. Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton July 28. iuCUa iCaloutta). and Ceylon, via Southampton... Aug. 3. Ditto, via Marseilles ........ . ........ • ....July 28 ludia (Bumbay), via Southampton. July 28. Ditto, via uarseiiles . . .Aug. 6 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via So utham p ton Jul .2 Ditto, via 3larseilles J 28. ilauritius, via Southampto n Ditto, via ............. . ..... . Aug. 13 Newfoundland ....4;4 11 Bahamas, via New l ea. )., w ith this cess lay, and )ck, am? the the her ase .oln red .ore ost the oSt roe Olt 01 1 the her ted ors le ter )re We d gs