The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-05 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Bank of England have held their usual weekly court, and have separated with out making any reduction in the rate of discount. Two o'CLocx. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the French Rentes were 70f. Oc. Great agithtion. All thelnarkets of the Stock Exchange are buoy ant, although the Bank directors have not reduced the minimum rate of interest and discount. The policy of the Court, however, has been productive of little, if any, surprise, owing to the peculiar situa tion of monetary affairs. At the present moment there is a considerable amelioration and much activity. The improvement is mainly due to the rumour that the Continental war is virtually at an end; in fact, it is already stated that an armistice has been proclaimed. The British Funds have risen per cent., and Italian Stock is 11 per cent. higher than it was yes terday afternoon. These movements are very sig nificant, and it is only to be hoped that they have been established on a truthful basis—peace. Con soLs are 87 for money and the 13th inst., and 871 Q for August. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have been dealt in at 86a ; Exchequer Bills, at 3s. dis. to ss. prem. ; Bank Stock, at 244 ; India Stock, at 2071 ; and ditto 5 per Cents., 1031 3. Great activity has prevailed in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are, in almost every instance, higher. Turkish 5 per Ceuts. have risen 3 per cent. to 31 ; Italian, 11 to 57 ; Spanish Passive, 1/ to 19/ ; Certificates, /to 15i ; Mexican, /to 11/ 15 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 4 to 3} 3 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 2* to 67-k 68i ; Erie Shares, 1i to 34 39i ; and Illinois, 3 to 77 78. The Foreign and Colonial lines also are at en hanced rates. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian have improved to 144 154 ; Great Luxem bourg, to 12i 13i ; East Indian, to 100; 1001 ; and Great Indian Peninsala, to 1051 In the Railway Share Market the operations have been to a fair extent, and a decided improve.. ment has taken place in prices. South- Eastern have advanced ss. ; Great Eastern and North- Western, each 10s. ; Midland, 15s. ; Great 'Western, ; London, Chatham, and Dover, £1 ss. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire and Metropolitan, each £1 15s. Great Northern, however, declined ss. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, but at steady rates. Consolidated are dealt in at 41 4 ; Imperial Ottoman at 8f j ; London Joint Stock at 44 4 ; Union of London at 45i ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England have improved to dis. ; Egyptian Trading Company, 53. dis. ; International Financial, 1 dis. ; London Financial, 13i di s. ; National Discount Company, 7 8 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT. FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols - D o. Account, July 10. 3 per Cent. R e d uced B6 I New 3 per Cent B6ii 6 iii New 2k per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent . Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 y rs , expir e sth April, 1885 — Do (R e d Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 p er C en t . — Do. £5OO Bank o £lOO and .£2OO D of E Do Accountngland Stock, 5 per Cent _ IndNi lA-N G OVERNMENT SECURITIES. an Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. A ccount 204 . 1 _ Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 3 1031 Do. 4 Do . Cer per ti c ates ~ Oct. 1888 Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ _ Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Pm Do. under £l , OO O FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd ..._-- pm Austrian Bond; 5 per Cent, 1859 B razilian 5 per C en t _ Do. 4, per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — _ Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do .£lOO Bonds — Ch D il o ia l n 6 per Cent. cenet.nt_ (Deferred 3 per Cent.) _— Do. 41 per Cent _ Do. 6 per Cent Do Scrip, £5O paid Colombian 6 per Cent. _ Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Danubian Principalities Do. Account E quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent ss— l Provisional Land 'Warrant Do Deferred Iggyptian 7 per C en t Bl- 3 Do., Second Issue Do £ lO O Bonds B5 Do. 1864 Bl 2 85 Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures Bl 1 o. 5 6 0 paid Do Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons ddis. Account Do Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account 61 4 Do. Ma remmana Railway Ailexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — b.lontevidean a per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent blDo Land Warrants (Hectares) ew Granada DoD 2 2 per Cent Peruv. Deferred Doian 5 per Cent., 1.865 . Account DDo 3 per Cent. (IYribarren) 00 o 41 per Cent., 1862 A.ecount Fortsguese 3 per Cent., 1853 DDo 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, o. Account .......................... 421 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St DDO 41 per Cent. 1850 o 41 per Cent., 1860 DDo 3 per Cent. 1859 Doo 5 per Cent 1862 5 per Cent. 1864 - SpanishSardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account 3 per Cent Do Account DDo New Deferred. Doo Account ................................. 31 DoPassive .................................... Account Spanish C ert. of Coup not funded Do Account, S wedish 4 pe r Cent l5l TurkiDo. 41 per Cent. 1864 ..................... Dosli6 per Cent. 1854 ..................... DoAccount .................................... Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account ................................. £lOO Bonds ............................ DDo 6 per Cent. 1862 ........................ o AC-count ................ . ................. 521 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 p er Cent. ........ 1863 ......................... 5 Do 5i .................... . Do 5 per Cent., 1865, p a id up Scrip... . Account ................................. 29 81 31 - V en Do ezuel a 3 per . 4 per Cent Cent., . Guaranteed -- Ditto account ...................... : Do 6 per Cent. Do. Accou , 1862 nt . 18 64 Do. 6 p er Cent, ................. le Di vidends on th e a b ove payab in Londora. Austrian 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil French itentes 3 per Cent. DO.ltilian 5 per Cont., 1861, Ex. 25f: Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for money ....... . 871 Do. Account ............................... ---. .. .. ..................... 871 Du. August ........................... 87_0 L- June. iverpool Cotton Market —(This Da: __,_ Market rather dearer. bales or more. Sales probably 12,000 itAILIVAT PROPERTY.— -Yesterday Lord Redes dale's b ill for securing the traffic upon railways fro ru ption by th e creditors of companies was printed.m after a the p assing of the act no engine, carriage, or railway is be t a k en in execution for debt. The bill is to be read to a seco nd time on T uesday next. Thirteen persons have been poisoned at N tonards, ew hards, near Belfast, by eating unwholesome veal, and two have died. The stomachs of the latter w ill undergo cemical analysis, an d i n the meantime the coroner's ta all zjnquest stanch adjourn e d . Fi ve families have been affected SHARE this Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. ! ram/ C r lo ri s o i e n s Business 'Bristol and Exeter ;Caledonian 89 91 124 126 35 45 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, t crip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Augl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock 112 114 32 33 5 6 120 121 128 132 Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. "Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua.' Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc.ishire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North \Western Lou. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland 50 5l 34 3') 121 124 Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Darla: mid Kent .... North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun N th. Eastern— Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Dc,. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1854 Do. to. 1855 North Staflordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t , o. Scot, Mid. st.gik Shropshire Union „, South Devon South E.:stern Staines, Wok., Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall BRITISH I Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, Cen.ln., . . gu. 5 per cent.. • Do. I' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,& Goderich l 6 p.c. Calcutta dz S. E., Rm 2al e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu. , sdo East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. ,1 Extension Grand Trunkof Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 Clia - rge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds: Do. do. deferred Do. :Id Pref.stook... Do. do. defeired Do. 4th Pref. stock : Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D., 4f per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6.p. e. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4I do Do. 4a do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Itay N. Ifl.C'da, 6pc lst pf. bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St. Flo 4° COLONIAL DOVER British Columbia, 6 per Cent., Deo. 31, 1872. Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 D. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c . Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 1580-9 t, 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. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1678 Do. 1882, 51ay15, Nov. it Do. 1895, Feb. & Natal ' iov. 6 per cent N.B.G ov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 186 i, Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1871, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,O 1868.14 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct MENT SECURITIES. BRIT1S: Cam. Consol. Gold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) ' East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East G unnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlatk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L.acey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor ("Eclat , e Grenville Elerod's Foot ..... . Efingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley liwyndy Iron Ore, lira New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lira West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Lqikeard West Chi verton West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis ,I 1 M. 2.1.0 294 3} 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.0 14.9.( li 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. South Eastern, 6 per cent. Charing-cross, 1t63, 98i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland, Bradford Pref. Stock, 88} Shrewsbury and Hereford, 9f FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 12# 13i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14i 151 BANKS. Anglo Fgyptian, Urn., 9;,.8 Australasia, 66 5 Imperial Bank, lim. 29 • Consolidated ;Bank, lira., 411 2 imperial Ottoman, London Chartered Bank of Australia, 202 London Joint Stock, 442 Union of Australia, 48 7 Union of London, 454 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 91 2 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 34 ff Ceylon Company, 92 Credit Fonder and ffobiller of England, 4 3i 44 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 31 Fore-street Warehouse, Jim., 114 i; en. Credit and Finance of London, 11 m.. Hudson's Bay, 162 17 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, Urn., 671 International Financial ,ociety, inn., 31 London Financial Association, lim , 64 London General Omnibus Company, lira, 31 Naional Discount Company, 12: Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 65j OS Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, is .‘ THE PRUSSIAN NEEDLE-GUN. — The otecte, re ferring to the superior arms of the Prussians, says : —" We believe, notwithstanding the silence of the Ger man journals, that the Prussian needle-guns, which were already so celebrated, succeed beyond all expectation. The Prussians fire six times a minute ; thus, if an advance of four minutes is necessary for making a charge, the Austrian soldier is exposed to twenty-four shots before having a chance of meeting his adversary hand to hand, and should he only pause in his attack for a moment, he is laid .low by a bullet immediately. Such is the truth ; the Prince of Prussia was, therefore, right when he said in his proclamation to his soldiers, `Have confidence in the justness of your cause—and in your arms of precision.' At present those two ideas, which were formerly so dissimilar, now present no incongruity. The fearful massacre by those firearms is, besides, most methodical, At the left of the Prussian army the defile of Nachod was filled up with the Austrian killed. Whole battalions of Tyrolean chasseurs were cut down in com plete files. The 37th Regiment of Westphalian riflemen (the best marksmen in the Prussian army) effected a hor rible carnage while scarcely suffering themselves." A telegram from Vienna of the 3d says :—" The needle-guns of the Prussians have caused immense carnage in therauks of our army." 90 93 23 24 116 117 91 1 1 26 57} 58) 129 fr 1306 2 21 p t 1 1 , 83 85 124} 120 1 1 11-'1 93 05 58 58 4 26 ICB 110 69 71 106 107 35 36 9 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 148 152 65 67 45 48 69 70 7i 9 14 , 145 2 3) 100 103 53 55 ESSION& 62 54 102 103 ip 4 4i 8 9 76 80 58 60 100 102 100 102 IC2 103 18 20 85 87 58 62 55 60 50 55 48 52 40 15 37 41 44 2.; 23 25' 107 109 I lt P 99 101 91 93 14/ 15 5 3 / 4 3 91 23 83 85 1 01 101 102 91 03 86 88 8. 82 98 100 98 99 1 97 99 100 1001 I I 19 I lon I 96 98 15 b 7 91 96 78 80 78 80 99 ICI 102 101 102 104 102 104 86 8) 160 102 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 104 106 99 100 91 94 92 9i 90 95 85 88 98 95 74 76 96 99 96 100 104 106 84} 31 92 75} 4i 102 104 6 7 6 8 443 460 1z 11 7 8 i 1 2} 2i t3I 7i 3 34 20 2 1 18 22 1} 2 37 3 9 33 3' 4 tl 31 4 2i lict 35 45 2 4 I 1 27 2 350x75 Ii 2 171 221 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 67& 724 125 135 80 85 124 174 3 . 5' 170 1K H 311 21 129} 51j I 2 2 122 I 20 117 i 921 fiJ 133 23 31 125! 41 5j 1091 I P 106 35i POSS THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1866. THE NE' TRATION. The following List of the New Administration as at present constituted, we believe to be sub. stantially correct : First Lord of the Treal Earl of Derby, K.G. Bury Lord Chancellor Lord President of Council Duke of Buckingham. Lord Privy Seal Earl of Malinesbury, l G.C.B. Chancellor of the Ex- } Rt. Hon. B. Disraeli. chequer Home Secretary fßight Hon, S. H. Wal pole. Foreign Secretary Colonial Secretary Earl of Carnarvon. Secretary for War ... Secretary for India Viscount Cranborne. First Lord of the Adini- Right Hon. Sir John ralty Pakington, G.C.B. Duke of Montrose (no in the Cabinet). Postmaster-General Chancellor of the Duchy Not filled up. of Lancaster President of the Board of . Trade President of the Poor Law`, Board Lord Steward Comptroller of the House-1 Sir Stafford Northcote Mr. Gathorne Hardy. fDuke of Marlborough (doubtful). • Lord Burghley. Earl of Bradford. Lord Claude Hamilton. Duke of Beaufort. hold .. Lord Chamberlain Vice-Chamberlain Master of the Horse Master of the Buck hounds First Commissioner of . Works Lords of the Treasury - Lord Colvile. Lord John Manners (in the Cabinet). SSir R. Bateson, Hon. G. Noel, Lord H. Scott. Col. Taylor, Mr. Ward • Hunt. Joint Secretaries of the Treasury Lords of the Admiralty Under-Secretary for War . Under-Secretary for India Attorney-General Solicitor-General . Sir John Hay (Firs Naval Lord). Earl of Longfcrd. Sir James Fergusson. Sir Hugh Cairns. Mr. Bovill. IRELAND. Lord Lieutenant of Irel Marquis of Abercorn. land Secretary for Ireland f Lord Naas (in the Ca• billet). SCOTLAND. Lord Advocate OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS—AS ANNOUNCED IN THE Owl. - Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and Prince Christian will pass several days of their honeymoon at the Embassy at Paris. Lady Cowley will leave town shortly to make the necessary arrangements for their reception. Earl Spencer has resigned his appointment as Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We understand that Sir Sidney Colpoys Dacres, K.C.8.. Rear-Admiral George Seymour, C. 8., Sir John D. Hay, and Sir Alex. Milne aro likely to be the Lords of the Admiralty ; Mr. Pakington, son of Sir John Pakington, Private Secretary to the First Lord. We hear with pleasure that the Hon. George Barring ton has been appointed Private Secretary to the Earl of Derby. Mr. Walpole, son of the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, will probably be his father's Private Secretary. Mr. W. C. Scott will bo Principal Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, and the Hon. Edward Thesiger Gentleman of the Chamber. Lord Malmesbury, the Duke of Richmond, and Lord Devon have all declined to be Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The statement that Lord John Manners is to occupy that post is incorrect. We believe that the Marquis of Abercorn has consented to be appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The office of Vice-President of the Committee of Coun cil on Education will be held by Mr. Adderley, M.P. The statement that Lord Wharncliffe is to be Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs is incorrect. The Duke of Marlborough will probably join the Government. Sir James Fergusson may probably become the Scotch Lord of the Treasury. _ _ The Hon. Auberon Herbert, brother of Lord Carnarvon, has been appointed private secretary to Sir Stafford North cote, President of the Board of Trade. Chief Justice Lefroy, as we are informed, has tendered his resignation, and will be succeeded by Mr. Whiteside. Lord Colvilo is to be Master of the Buekho wads. Mr. F. 0. Adams has been appointed second secretary to the Embassy at Paris, in succession to the Hon. Jas. Ellis, who proceeds to Athens. THEORY OF EXCHANGES—BY Mx. Goscxmx. Glad and Dizzy new seats in the Senate-house claim, And each, in exchanging them, changes his name ; Since Russell's Reform Bill is gone to tho bad, Glad is made dizzy, and Dizzy made glad.—Old. Recon, Lerica. The following is President Johnson's message to Congress, relating to the Reconstruction Amend ment, and Mr. Seward's report therein referred to. The message was delivered to the Senate and the House of Representatives on June 22 : " I submit to Congress a report of the Secretary of State, to whom was referred the concurrent reso lution of the 18th inst., respecting a submission to the legislatures of the States of an additional article to the constitution of the United States. It will be seen from this report that the Secretary of State had, on the 16th inst., transmitted to the governors of the several States certified copies of the joint resolution passed on the 13th inst., proposing an amendment to the constitution. Even in ordinary times, a ques tion of amending the constitution must be justly re garded as of paramount importance. This import ance is at the present time enhanced by the fact that the joint resolution was not submitted to the two houses for the approval of the President ; and that of the thirty-six States which constitute the Union, eleven are excluded from representation in either House of Congress, although, with the single excep tion of Texas, they have been entirely restored to all their functions as States, in conformity with the o::- ganic law of the land, and have appeared at the na tional capital, by senators and representatives, who have applied for and have been refused admission to the vacant seats. Nor have the sovereign people of the nation been afforded an opportunity of express ing their views upon the important questions which the amendment involves. Grave doubts, therefore, may naturally :and justly arise as to whether the action of Congress is in harmony with the senti ment of the people, and whether State legislatures, elected without reference to such an issue, should be called upon by Congress to decide respecting the ratification of the proposed amendment. Waiving the question as to the constitutional validity of the proceedings of Congress upon the joint resolution proposing the amendment, or as to the merits of the article which it submits through the executive department to the legislatures of the States, I deem it proper to observe that the steps taken by the Secretary of State, p.s detailed in the accompany ing report, are to be considered as purely ministe rial, and in no sense whatever committing the exe cutive to an appeal or recommendation of the amendment to the State legislatures cr to the people. On the contrary, a proper appreciation of the letter and spirit of the constitution, as well as of the interest of national order, harmony, and union, and a deference for an enlightened public judgment, may at this time well suggest a doubt whether any amendment to the constitution ought to be proposed by Congress and pressed upon the legislatures of the several States for final decision until after the admission of such loyal senators and representatives of the now unrepresented States as have been, or as may hereafter be, chosen in confor mity with the constitution and laws of the United States. "ANDREW JOHNSON. " Washington, D.C., June 22, 1866." "Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1866. "To the President—The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress of the 18th instant, in the following words That the President of the United States be requested to transmit forthwith to the executive of the several States of the United States copies of the article of amendment proposed by Congress to the State legislatures to amend the constitution of the United States, passed June 13, 1866, respecting citizenship, the basis of represen tion, disqualification for office, and validity of the public debt of the United States, and to the end that the said States may proceed to act upon the said article of amendment, and that he request the exe- cutive of each State that may ratify such amend meat, to transmit to the Secretary of State a certi fled copy of such ratification"—has the honour to submit the following report, namely :—That on the 16th instant the Honourable Amasa Cobb, of the committee of the House of Representa tives on enrolled bills, brought to this depart- meet and deposited therein an enrolled resolution of the two Houses of Congress, which was there upon received by the Secretary of State and de- posited among the rolls of the department, a copy of which is hereunto annexed. Thereupon the Secretary of State, on the 16th instant, in confor mity with the proceeding which was adopted by him in 1865, in regard to the then proposed and afterwards adopted Congressional amendment of the United States concerning the prohibition of slavery, transmitted certified copies of the annexed resolution to the governors of the several States, together with a certificate and circular letter ; a copy of both of these communications hereunto annexed. Respectfully submitted. " WILLIAM H. SEWARD. " Department of State,Washington, June 15,1866. "To his Excellency the Governor of the State of --. " have the honour to transmit an attested copy of a resolution of Congress, proposing to the legislatures of the several States a fourteenth article to the constitution of the United States. The de . cisions of th e severa l l eg i s l a t ures upon the subject are required by law to be communicated to this department. A n ac k now l e d gment o f the receipt of this communicatian is requested by your excel lency's obedient servant, " WILLIAM H. SEWARD. The accompanying paper is the certificate of a true copy of the concurrent resolution proposing au amendment to the constitution. ALL COULEUR DE ROSE; Or, a Change in the Times. After an unus ua ll y l ong interval the new Ad ministration is, we believe, completed. Some days must, indeed, yet elapse before the ordinary course of public business will be resumed, but the new occupants of the great offices of State are finally chosen. A few of the Household appo i ntments are still vacant, but it always requires an effort of reason to understand why Household officers should change with a change of Ministry, and there are not wan ting persons who deny the necessity of the rule. It is understood that on the present occas i on two or three posts usually considered political will not be vacated, and the tendency undoubtedly is to mode rate the ancient rigour which made all the House hold go out and come in with the Whigs and Tories. The public will be more concerned to know when the new Administration will meet Parliament. w e have been deprived of a responsible Government and the benefits of Parliamentary criticism long enough, and some natural surprise may b e expected when it is stated that no Ministerial explanation is possible before next Monday. We understand that Lord Granville will this evening, in compliance with a request of Lord Derby, move the adjournment of the Upper House , till that day, and we presume a simi lar motion will be made in: the House of Commons. It is, of course, impossible that the members of the new Cabinet sitting in the House of Commons can make their appearance there till after they have been re-elected ; and as it is not expected that the Council at Windsor will separate to-morrow in time for Lord Derby to be present in the House of Lords at the usual hour of assembling, the adjourn ment till Monday is inevitable. To that day, there fore, _we must look forward for an authoritative statement of the policy of the new Administration, and such revelations of the efforts made to form a Ministry on a wider basis as Lord Derby may be at liberty to make. The failure of Lord Derby to in duce any of the moderate Liberals in either house to serve under him necessarily compelled him to have recourse to the members of 'his former Cabi nets, and to construct a new Administration out of these materials, with the addition of two or three of his younger supporters who have become promi nent since he was last in office. On the whole, he must be held to have made a very tolerable Minis try. If we are not overwhelmed by the spectacle of administrative ability presented to the country, we see no reason to apprehend any discredit, much less any mischief, from the way in which the public business is likely to be conducted. The burden of debate in the House of Lords must rest mainly upon Lord Derby himself. Lord Chelmsford can, how ever, render efficient aid in Parliament, and his former tenure in office showed him qualified for its judicial duties. The Duke of Buckingham will bring to the office of Lord President the habits of busi ness which caused him to be elected Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway ;Com pany. Lord Carnarvon, as Colonial Secretary, will have an opportunity of showing that he is capable of greater things than reforming prison discipline, and though we hope that no Jamaica insurrection or Australian crisis will arise to try his powers, we see no reason to doubt that he would on such emer gencies pursue the judicious policy of his immediate predecessor. Lord Malmesbury proves his devo tion to his party by accepting the Privy Seal. In the House of Commons the new Administration will be remarkably strong in debating power, how- ever defective in the number of its followers. Mr. Disraeli resumes the position of leader of the house, which is incontestably his due. Our financial system is now so much simplified that the grew duty of a Chancellor of the Exchequer is to apply the excess of revenue over expenditure which is the natural result of the free growth of our commerce and industry in the reduction of taxation, and the House of Commons may be trusted to pre vent any such reduction being made in the interest of class or party. In financial discussions Mr. Disraeli will be assisted by Sir Stafford Northcote, who may find in his own office at the Board of Trade some things to be done in the way of railway legis lation which Mr. Milner Gibson never suffered to ruffle his composure. Mr. Walpole and General Peel return to the posts they have twice filled with suc- cess, if not with distinction ; and Mr. Henley, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancashire, will, undis turbed by official duties, be able to exercise the singu lar power of colloquial debate in which he is unri- valled. The appointment of Lord Stanley to the Foreign Office must prove satisfactory to all except those who advocate agenerous sympathy and encou ragement of popular movements wherever and how- ever they may be occasioned. The only objection to the appointment is that Lord Stanley is removed from the position of Secretary for India, for which he was so eminently qualified, and in which Lord Cranborne will have to show that an efficient debater can also be an efficient administrator. Mr. Gathorne Hardy is, like Lord Cranborne, a new accession to the Conservative Cabinet, and it seems possible that in his place at the Poor Law Board a round peg has for once been fitted into a round hole. Lord Derby is fortunate in being able to retain the services of Sir Hugh Cairns in the House of Commons, where he is almost as indispensable to his party as Sir Roan dell Palmer was to the late Ministry, and Mr. Bovill has fairly earned the position of Solicitor-General. The Irish appointments, as finally made, will be ac cepted without dissatisfaction, and if Lord Naas does not attempt the ambitious policy of which Mr. C. Fortescue has lately been the spokesman, he will probably not be required to introduce into the house measures so hastily concocted as some which have been under the conduct of his predecessor. In the present state of the House of Commons it is, of .course, out of the question that a Conserva• tive Government should do more this Session than carry on the administration of affairs, and we do nol regard it as at all probable that it will ever be in a position to pass beyond this modest function. The Liberal Government has been broken up, partly through the bad management of its leaders, partly through the divergence among the sections of the Liberal party produced by a determined attempt of one of them to gain the mastery ; but it is evident that in Opposition the warring sections will approach again, each division will know how much must be conceded to the others, and a return to office may be expected as the crown and reward of re-esta blished unity. In the meanwhile—in the transition period—it is essential that the nation should be re. presented with dignity abroad, and that the func tions of Government should remain unimpaired ai home, and the Administration which Lord Derby has formed promises to secure these results. It is a possible consequence of the accession of a Con servative Government that it may develope a policy _ . sufficiently moderate to recommend itself to the continued support of the country, but the prospect of such a result is remote. The new Cabinet may be, and we believe is, well fitted to discharge the ordi- nary business of Government, but it is too little in accord with the majority of the House and with public opinion to afford much hope of a prolonged existence. Several of its members possess great con- structive ability, but there can be little scope for its exercise. We accept Lord Derby's Ministry as an interregnum, affording the best opportunity of re constructing a Liberal Cabinet, and we are thankful hat while it serves this purpose, and cannot easily exceed it, it also presents an appearance in itself so thoroughly respectable. NAVAL ENCOUNTER IN THE ADRIATIC.—Our Malta correspondent, under date June 29, states that a telegram to Rear-Admiral Kellett from Captain Rowley, of her Majesty's iron-clad steam corvette Enter prise, lately despatched from Corfu to Ancona , and Pola, to watch the naval movements of the belligerents,. reports that on the morning of the 27th June, 17 Austrian iron clads (some 10 more than they are known to possess—pos sibly some error in the transmission), encountered the leading Italian fleet off Ancona, when shots were ex changed, but at such a distance as to bo productive of no effect. The Austrians made off for Pola, and the Italians returned to Ancona, but an engagement may be shortly looked for. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.—Poor rates and assessed taxes due previously to the sth January last must be paid on or before the 20th instant, to entitle a voter to be on the next register. The lists of the last registration are now on the doors of all churches and chapeb. New Pontoons. Yesterday a committee of Royal Engineers from Chatham, consisting of Col. Simmonds, C. 8., Col. Fisher, Col. Browne, and Col. Lennox, met at the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South Kensington, to investigate the merits of some new light infantry pontoons, invented by the late Capt. Fowke, R.E. A guard of honour of the Ist Mid dlesex Engineer Volunteers, by whom also the ex periments were performed, attended under the com mand of Capt. Webber. The operations commenced soon after 7 o'clock by the construction of a bridge 50 feet in length, formed dl these new pontoons, and throwing it over a piece of water. Each pontoon when extended is eight feet long and two feet six inches wide, but when folded as it can be into the shape of a carpet-bag the width of its extended shape becomes its length when thus contracted. The weight of each of these pontoons is only 501 b—of which 291 b. is allowed for the lower part of the ar rangement, while 211 b. represents the weight of the superstructure. It will be seen, therefore, that to form a bridge of 50ft. in length, only 20 of these pontoons are required. The weight of this whole erection, each pontoon—as we have shown, weigh ing 501 h—would amount only to 1,0001 b., or some what short of 9cwt. A bridge of this length and weight was thrown over one of the basins in the Horticultural Gardens yesterday by 40 men of the Middlesex Engineer Volunteers in the space of two minutes, and was immediately after separated into its component parts in a minute and a half. This experiment was repeated several times with singular success. The peculiar advantage, however, of these pontoons, as indicated by those who are endeavour ing to promote the adoption of their use into the service, is their capability of being employed in cross ing ditches and moats in sieges, for which the old structures have never been made available. To show their excellence in this respect a bridge formed of the pontoons was let drop from one of the balus trades of the gardens into one of the basins. This was not done, however, without difficulty, and some of the covering of the pontoons got torn, so much so as to permit the water to enter the inner part of the construction. This apparent mishap only tended to exhibit prominently another peculiarity of the invention. Each portion consists of six water-tight compartments, and even though five of these are injured, the remaining one has sufficient flotation power to sustain the complement. In this case, then, though considerable damage was done to the bridge which had been formed on the ground, there was no apparent decrease in its buoyancy and strength. Another distinctive feature in the new arrangement is that the superstructure can be erected before the,bridge is cast on the water ; whereas when using the old pontoons it is necessary to make the roadway after the under portion has been launched. The three points, therefore, on which the promoters claim a superiority for this new and apparently suc cessful adaptation are lightness in weight, economy in time, and manageability in cases in which the use of the old instruments were found impracticable. The committee, who, we may add, were appointed by the War-office, did not express any definite opi nion on the results of the experiments, but there is every reason to believe their report will be favour able to the adoption of the new invention. BIRMINGHAM JOINT STOCK BANK (LIMITED).- Tho directors have declared an interim dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum; it is payable on the Ist of August. [ADVERTISEMENT.i—IIoIIoway ' s Pills. —Bilious I ffec tious and stomach complaints, induced by atmospheric heat or too liberal diet, if not early checked, are often at tended with serious consequences. When any ono finds his ideas less clear than usual, his eyesight dimmed, and his head dizzy, while he is indisposed for all exertion, physical or mental, he may be quite certain that he is in immediate need of some cooling and purifying medicine. Let him sond at once for a box of Holloway's pills, after a few doses of which his head will be clear again, his spirits .elevated, and all his energies will be restored. Printed directions for the guidance of patients in the use of this admirable medicine are affixed to every box. ARMIES OF AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. great contendin g Le Nord of yesterday ' s d ate g i ves t h e following details of the compos i t i on o f t h e arm i es of the two German Powers : " The Au s t r i an army of the North i s at this mo memt composed in the following maner :-Ist Corps (Count Clam-Gallas), at the extreme left ; one of his brigades (Gondre Court) connects the Saxon Corps, near Theresienstadt, with the Austrian army, 2d Corps (de Th un), 4th Corps (Archduke Ferdi nand), 7th C orps (General Henickstein), Bth Corps (late Archduke Leopold), 9th Corps (General Hartung), 10th Corps (Baron de Gablenz), 6th Corps (Ramming). Cavalry divisions of the re serve, Emeric de Tour and Taxis and Edelsheim. The Saxon army (the King and the Prince Royal), two divisions of infantry and one of cavalry. In course of formation, at Laybach, the 11th and the 12th Corps, intended to reinforce, as may be neces sary, the Southern or the Northern army. The other corps, sth (Prince of Lichtenstein) and 3d (Archduke Ernest) are in Italy, where we have reason to believe that before the commencement of hostilities the army of Archduke Albert included an additional corps, Which was transferred to the army of the North after the victory of Custozza. Esti mating each corps d'arnzee at 25,000 fighting men, the two reserve divisions at 4,000 horses, and the Saxon army at 20,000 men, it will be seen that Bene dek has at his disposal over 200,000 soldiers. The two Prussian armies do not present less imposing figures. They are composed of 8 corps, viz., the army of the Elbe (Prince Frederick Charles), 2d Corps (General de Smidth), 4th (de Schla c k), 7th (C oun t (Herwarth d e Bi tten f e l d). Army of Prince of Pru ss i a ), I s t C orps (d e s V i o le g s e ia l), (C B r t o h wn Bonin), sth (Steinmetz), 6th (Mutius), and the Royal Guard. 'The 3d Corps (under the orders of Prince Frederick Charles before the war) now oc pies Saxony. General de Manteuffel, with the troops which were stationed in Schleswig at the time when hostilities commenced, is now in central Germany. A corps of Volunteers, composed of three regiments of infantry, three of cavalry, and three batteries of artillery are operating on the eastern frontier of Silesia, in the direction of Oswiecsin. Two corps. which will be numbered 10 and 11, are in course of formation, and Will cover Berlin, Each Prussian corps when on a war footing numbers 30,000 men, and at this moment they all possess their full com plement. Thus, including the Royal Guard, Prussia has now upwards of 200,000 men in line upon the Bohemian theatre of war." At a meeting of volunteer officers at Stirling on Tuesday it was decided that the national review of the volunteer corps of Scotland should bo held at Stirling on Saturday, the 22d of September —ample time for arranging everything for a thoroughly successful day.—Scotsman. The Great International Scullers' Match. (THIS DAY.) The second contest between Kelley and Hamill, the English and American champion scullers, at Newcastle, took place this morning, the distance rowed differing from that of yesterday, although the start took place from the High Level Bridge. The race to-day was two miles and a half out and home, and such was the signal victory of Kelley that it needs but a few lines to record the fact. The start took place a little before eight o'clock this morning, and for the first quarter of a mile it was a tolerably good race, but here Kelly drew ahead, and at the turn he was one minute and twelve seconds in ad vance. At this point Hamill saw the battle was virtually over, and therefore gave up rowing, and Kelly finished the distance at his leisure. Any odds were then offered by the supporters of the Englisher, but the friends of Hamill were quite satisfied with the display of yesterday, and at one time it was thought that the American would give up the second contest without a struggle. However, such was not the Case ; and the result has not surprised anybody, because at starting any odds were to be had from the supporters of Kelley. The feeling in Newcastle in favour of Kelley is enthusiastic. .UIXON'S PATENT GUN- CLOTII CHARGES.—The Inventor and Patentee (W. A. Dixon) claims for his Patent Gun-cloth Charges freedom from all risk or danger, on the simple ground that (except when confined in a gun-barrel or bomb-shell) they are non-explosive they burn but do not explode; if lighted and held in the hand they are harmless ; they may be dropped down a red-hot barrel withort fear of danger. A hundred, he says, may be lighted at once, and the result will not be more explosive or dangerous than setting Ere to a handful of shavings, neither would the firing of a whole magazine be attended with more danger than the burning of so much wood, cotton, or paper, and I think all will admit it is impossible to over-estimate the value of this element of safety. They are more portable and convenient than gunpowder. From their small, light, compact, cylindrical form, they aro ex ceedingly portable and convenient ; neither measuring nor weighing is required ; they are complete and perfect in themselves ; they do not take up so much space, or require nearly the attention of powder ; they may be carried any where, and in way whatever, so long as they are kept free from damp ; and may be used from the pocket or the pouch. THE WEATHER AND THE HAYMAKING SEASON. — The unsettled and showery state of the weather has en tirely suspended haymaking, and around Barnet and other parts of Rerts some thousand acres of grass land is mown, and the half-made hay is lying on the ground. In Surrey, Middlesex, and Essex large tracts of land are covered with cut grass in swathe and in cocks. Further mowing is sus pended, and much of the hay must of necessity be damaged by the rain. Groups of Irish haymakers are lying about out of work and in a state of starvation, and in some parts are plundering the potato fields for subsistence. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—In the district round Newmarket the wheat and barley crops are looking healthy:and strong, and will without doubt produce an abundant harvest. There is a splendid crop of hay and clover, most of which has been well got up. Turnips and marigolds are growing fast and strong, and potatoes are at present free from disease. An Ipswich letter says :—" The growing crops look luxuriant, and are much benefited by the favourable weather of the past month. The wheat ears, however, are small, and the present boisterous weather is not favourable for the blooming of the plant." THE WEATHER ON THE CONTINENT.—The change of weather which has just taken place in France has also extended to Belgium. The fetes which commenced in the environs of Brussels two days back suffered considerably. At Mechlin the celebrated procession of St. Rombaut was not able to leave the church. The number of strangers at tracted to the town was but small, as might be expected, and the majority of the out-of-door amusements could not take place. From Darmstadt we also learn that a tremen dous storm had taken place in that neighbourhood. MISS BURDETT COUTTS.—To-morrow (Friday) Lord St. Leonards will move an address to the House of Lords for the production of documents connected with the money advanced by Miss Burdett Coutts, and its applica tion to the Colonial Bishopric Fund. SUICIDE OF A BETTING MAN.—Yesterday evening an inquiry was held at the Strand Union by Mr. St. Clare Bedford, relative to the suicide of Mr. J. M`Sparren, aged 55 years. The deceased, it appeared, was a native of Killarney, and he came over to London some years ago in consequence of a quarrel with his family. After pursuing various avocations he became a bookmaker and betting man. He lived at 36, Arbour-square, Commercial-road, but on Sunday he took a bed at a coffee-house in Welling ton-street, Covent-garden. As he did not make his ap pearance on Monday morning, Police-constable Thompson, 52 F, was called in, and that officer found him lying on the bed, partly dressed, with a penknife, both blades of which were open, grasped in his right hand. He was quite dead, and a severe wound in the throat showed that he had committed suicide. Dr. Harvey said that the deceased had divided tho jugular vein and other vessels, causing almost immediate death. Several witnesses deposed to various acts of eccentricity on the part of the deceased, but none could assign a cause for his suicide. He was pos sessed of considerable property, but was said to have lost largely on the turf recently, and it was also stated that he had been expelled not long since from a club. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. i WHIRLWIND IN YORKSHIRE.—On Saturday a terrific whirlwind, which did considerable damage, passed over the country near Tadcaster, in Yorkshire. The course was from south-west to north-east. At one solitary farm house in the track large pieces of the roof were removed, the tiles having been taken off by hundreds, a cart loaded with hay was upset, and so great was the force of the wind that even a heavy wooden stand, common in farm-yards, and weighing several cwt., was lifted out of the manure in which it was deeply imbedded, and carried to a distance of 15 yards. The track of the whirlwind, about 50 yards wide, w as quite plain, the corn being laid fiat on the ground over which it passed. Large haycocks were carried into the air, even oaks were broken, and the tops of trees and large stones carried to a considerable height, and, as it passed over the river Wharne, an eye-witness stated that tons of water were swept up into the clouds. The people in the neighbourhood were much alarmed, especially as it was seen from a great distance, and a farmer says that on hearing the noise, which he described as that of a train, he turned and ran quickly towards home, judging, from the appear ance of smoke, that his house was on fire. ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.— The "fourth of July" was signalised in Liverpool yester day by a fine display of flags from truck to stem and taff rail on board the American ships in port. The fleet of the Cunard, Inman, Montreal and Quebec, and National Steam Navigation Companies also joined in similar demonstra tions. The office of Mr. Dudley, the United States consul, was gay with bunting, both English and American, and the leading American merchants also had their offices de corated. The 84th anniversary of American independence was celebrated in the evening by a banquet at the Wash ington Hotel, which was attended by the principal Ameri cans at present in Liverpool. DEATH OF BISHOP WILLSON.—The death was announced yesterday of the Right Rev. Dr. R. W.Willson who was for some years Roman Catholic Bishop of Hobart Town. Tho deceased was a man of high literary attain. ments, and was held in great esteem in the colony. MILITARY EXECUTIONS IN SPAIN.—A Madrid letter in the Temps gives tha subjoined _terrible narrative of the execution of the sergeants in that city who were concerned in the recent insurrection :—" I could have wished to write this letter in a cheerful strain, but find it impossible. I remember that at a certain time military executions were very frequent in Spain, and the Charivari used to sum up its news from that country by conjugating the verb fusilier. The tradition seems to be still respected, _ _ and the logic of revolutions appears destined to remain eternally the same. At noon, two days back, 21 young fellows of the army engaged in the late insurrection, almost almost all of handsome appearance, were taken ou t of the prisons, and after being tied together two wideby open,t° were placed in carriages with the windows .0 ce and escorted by a numerous body of troops 0 of execution, a spot selected in the vacant ground between ne of the Salamanca Palace and the Champs blYs ot a hundred my friends is having five houses built not fi n caffolding are a discourseh o deg urs, d hti ra about noauga t which positions paces from the spot. The masonry a excenent in course of erection, and afforded was a preliminary which I couldtimtime thesenot for viewing the scene. Th ra s d r ation ; a promenade ceremony under the fl o a f g ; m t i h li e ta a ry hear, but which lasted two have already suffered a thousand unfortunate men mus t followed l y l o a l r v d e ' d s dt the s t a n ce An di s tance ouurm" gd cr in owd lio w b o y h a ic t t he troops, At l e pro deaths. last the clay wall, with their backs to the • ' soldiers, and from a low 0 took place. Nearly all of them fell. At 2celsysiioontimwsaswkeeropt at a .. t ch th ar e g lierma.nos de la Caridad, rushed forward to Savo at least a few, but were repulsed by the troops, and the firing recommenced and continued. t t h h a e t n to th o e m d e i: The firing went on, and more than 200 shots were fired. What a sight ! I s aw one man raise himself three times, and fall again on his knees with his arms extended in a direction from which a piercing voice was heard to shriek in the midst of the massacre, ' Federico ! Federico l' The soldiers then approached the corpses, turned some of them over with their feet, and still perceiving some signs of life here and there, discharged a last shot point blank. All was then over. The bodies were thrown upon tumbrils, and the regiments filed off, some to an air from ' Norma ;' some co ono from ' Semiramide.' Thirty more are to be shot in a day or two—soldiers also; the rest will come after. Let us hope that the Queen will show some compassion." The Duke of Bedford has given a donation of of £l,OOO towards the enlargement of the Devon County SQIIOO/ 3 West Bucklend. ___....________„....... SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.-T DE (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NEWMARKET RACES. —THIS DAY. MATCH. Musa beaeLa Sorrentina. MAIDEN PLATE. Midwife Duchess ....................... 1 ...... ,g 21 ran. Nerino match is off. CITY BETTING—TiIIs DAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 4to 1 agst Special (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Midia c (taken) Bto 1 agst Nu (taken) 14 to 1 agst Black Prince (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 20 to 1 agst Potomac (taken) RACING FIXTU 'RES FOR 1866. .Y. JU. Pontefract Abingdon Bea auig N oftingharn Down Royal K uutsford Winchester ........... . ...... '24 Spilsby ...................... 24 Chesterfield ........ . ....... 25 Southampton ............... 25 Huntingdon Caen ................ .... . ...... 29 Goodwood .. . ........ . .....32 Stamford 19 Radcliffe 23 AUG Airdrie Deauville Ripon 6 1 Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 I Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 OCTO Northampton 2 i Lothians' Racing Cl u b 3 Ryl. Cal. Hunt and Kelso 3 I Bedford 4 SEPT. Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster -11 Brecon - - 17 Canterbury lB Richmond NOVI Lincoln Liverpool lIIISR RACES Iflastingk. .................... 21 York .A.ugust . . ............. 2). Dover Plymouth. ........................ 2g . ................ 2:1 Lichfield ... ................. '47 Tunbridge, ................. , 28 Yarmouth ............... ~. 28 Derby Summer ....... ~... 29 Weymouth .................. 29 Baden Baden ... 31 BER. Newmarket 2d October... 8 Hereford • Newmarket Houghton.,. 22 MBER. Monmouth .............. 21 Manchester Autumn ... .. 25 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall ..................... 27 Lanark. ....................... 28 MBE& Shrewsbury .11 Leamington Hunt. .... ....... 19 G FIXTURES. ULY. Carlow SEPT' Down Royal Corporation 18 IBER. Curragh ......................................................... 4,5, 6 OCTOBER. Curragh l6, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. JULY. Toulouse St. Omer Rouen 'B, 9 Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 23 Metz B, 9 Saintes 2B, 29 Amiens TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON. MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the seas ;n, from LI 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 SAT UR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH bo registered. The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their commissions, to any amount, to ICO, Jermyn-street." THE WAR IN GERMANY. DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIANS. PRUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS, HORITZ, near GITSCHIN, July 4, 10 a.m. In the great battle near this place yesterday the 10th Fusilier Guards captured 20 guns, the Elisa beth Regiment 10 guns, the First Guards 8 guns, and the 12th Hussars 4 guns. Three flags have also been taken. No reports have yet been received from the other corps. The Austrians have abandoned Pardubitz pur sued by the Prussian cavalry, and are in complete rout. The road is strewn with the arms and baggage they have thrown away. The Austrian force apparently consisted of five army corps, which occupied a very strong position. The 12th Prussian Hussars broke two Austrian squares. Owing to the extent of the battle-field, the losses on either side are not yet correctly ascertained, but 10,000 Austrian prisoners have already been brought in here. Mr. Gladstone's Small and Early. The following delicious skit appeared in yester day's number of The Owl: " Mr. Gladstone received a numerous company on Monday afternoon at Kennington Common. The spot chosen was singularly appropriate, being near a pump and a public-house, so that refresh ments might be obtained by those of the guests who support the Permissive Bill, as well as by those who prefer more stimulating comforts. The proceedings began at three o'clock, when Mr. Gladstone was en- thusiastically voted to the milestone, which on these occasions takes the place of a chair. The warmth of his reception was undoubted. The people refused to believe that their beloved leader is no longer a member of the Administration, for, as will be seen, they insisted on addressing him as " Governor," a term indicative of confidence and hope. " Mr. Gladstone, who was supported by Mr. Forster, Mr. Stansfeld, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Lucraft, Mr. Holyoake, Mr. Bright, and other leaders of public opinion, proceeded to read letters of apology too numerous for insertion. Amongst others was one from Mr.Milner Gibson. The audience having lighted their pipes and bestowed themselves as they best could, the business of the evening began. Our report is necessarily imperfect, as our reporters could find no resting-place for their note-books, except on the backs of adolescent Reformers, who chartered the accommodation for three-halfpence, a noggin of Old Tom (Brown !), and the unburnt end of a cigar. " Mr. Gladstone said—Gentlemen — You have As ladies been invited to-night—not by myself. your cause, Mr. Bright— awisfrihneingd,tohigahchlyiepvleatchede,trtiouminpvhitoef t s h o e ci ir al life con b pa es ny eeh , c so did I, humbly venturing, entreat that old and stal you to the wel come,without refreshment, which I ha ve come I ( v d a r e a t f e n c n h a g l7 to offer. (Cries of Tip us a s ki v, old c io h n ee4—to bid 'un !' How about the Exchequer 21 A drain can't do us no ha rm, ' and l aughter.) Ge n tl emen, .1 a m not worthy of you. (Bray vo. ) lam not me et for men of such respect a bl e appearance and goo d order. I come amongst you an outcast. (Sh o uts of 6 So you d o. ') An outcast from those w ith whom I had associated, the slow and res i st l ess that ? "We've force of convictio n . C What's been convicted—some of us !') But I may plead in mitigation. I was born under the shadow of the great name of Canning. (Cheers.) Every influence connected with that name governed the politics of my childhood and my youth, and it was Canning who sang the song of the seven pounder, of the hardy knife-grinder—(tremendous uproar)—of whom I may cite to the proudest scion of the most ancient house as an example of gentle nature and of good breeding, nay, of high breeding. (' Go it, old 'un." Tip us a song, Go vernor.' ' Won't you stand something to drink ?' Three cheers for Doulton !') Yes, I come to you in pauperit forma. ("Then you won't do for us.' Oh! he's a casual, is he ?') But I may say to you —one humble as myself may say to you— ' Non in caro nidore voluptas Summa, sed in teipso est: to pulmentaria qucere Sudando.' (' Give us that once more, Governor.' Won't you take something after that ?') " This, then, gentlemen— " At these words a posse of roughs so disturbed this respectable meeting that, on the repr esentat i on of a representative of public authority that the n. c peace was likely to be disturbed, the right hogentleman, with due deference, accosting a hansom cab, drove homewards in the society of Mr. Beales, who lighted a Vevay cigar, and proceeded t o martyrdom at Charing -cross." UST. ass nd ral :n- m ,nd esg at by al sor on to of be the )er, , cy, :on. led J)g the lot hat eau °DI' 100 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 100 100 100 53 1001 151 } 93i 2 lon 104 I El I