The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-29 00:00:00

DIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is active, owing to the nume rous bills that were kept in reserve during the past few days in expectation that the rate would have been lowered, and also to the preparations for meeting engagements due at the end of the week. The supply of capital on offer, however, has been large, and the quotations show no mate rial change, the best descriptions of paper being negotiable at 9 and 10 per cent. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last three days there has been very little business transacted, the present high rates of discount preventing all speculative transactions. In tea there was no change since the conclusion of the public sales. Only a moderate quantity of sugar has been offered for public competition, although prices have remained steady. For coffee there has been a fair enquiry, and superior qualities have fully maintained the late advance. Rice has been dull, while in tallow the dealings have been very re stricted, and prices generally are a shade lower. The Bank of England return for the past week is favourable, as will be seen from the following analysis : Active Circulation ••• .• • ..£24,823,990 Decrease .. 282,800 Bullion ... ... 15,042,399 Increase ••• ••• ••• ••• 199,27 9 Rest 3 533 274 ••• .• ••• ••• .• ; ; Increase 29,113 Public Deposits ••• ••• 10410 •e• ••• 7,965,331 Increase 676,987 Other Deposits ... ... 20,839,750 Decrease 331,607 Seven Day and Other Bills ... "'559,318 Decrease 25,766 Government Securities ... 11,348,454 Increase ..• ••• ••• ••• 200,000 Other Securities .. 30 , 883 , 810 Decrease •.• •.• ••• ••• 325,352 Notes Unemployed . 4,346,545 . Increase 279,225 The return issued by the Bank of France exhibits an increase of £BBB,OOO in the bullion, £728,000 in the bills discounted, of £52,000 in the advances on stock, of £128,000 in the notes in circulation, of £1,510,000 in the Treasury accounts, and a decrease of £92,000 in the current accounts. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the French Rentes were 63f. 45c. Flat. The English Stock Market has been rather ac tively dealt in to-day, and the funds have improved in consequence. Consols are at a rise of 1 per cent., viz., 861 / for money, and 86/ / for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 851 /, India 5 per Cents. 103 1, and ditto Bonds, ss. prem. Few dealings have taken place in Foreign Stocks, some of which have improved and others have de clined. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined Ito 271 a ; ditto New, 4to 111 12 ; and Greek, to 10/ 111 ; while Spanish Passive advanced to 19 1 ; Certificates, Ito 141 ; Italian, 1 to 39/ 401 ; Mexican Stock continues at 141 1 ; and Brazilian S crip at 31 3 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds were to 64k 4 ; Erie:Shares, 1 to 37 1 ; while Illinois presents no change at 73 1. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued very dull, and prices generally have shown considerable depression. Great Eastern have receded fully £3 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and North-Eastern (Berwick), !£1 ss. ; Metropolitan, £1 lOs ; Great Northern A Stock and Midland, each £1; and Great Western, London, Chatham, and Dover, and North-Western, each 10$. The Foreign and" Colonial undertakings exhibit little change of importance. Great Luxembourg are marked 111 /, and Great Western of Canada 151 Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet. Alliance are dealt in at 211 22+, London and County at 65 66 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England at 1/ dis. ; International Financial, at 11 dis.; and Egyptian Tra din g Company, 5f di& BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols ........................... 861 Do. Account, July 10. ..................... 861 1 3 per Cent. Reduced - 8 ........................... 851 I New 3 per Cent .. ............................. 51 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 .................. Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ... . ..... . . Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., .... Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885... -- Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908... March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO ........................ Do £lOO and £2OO ...... Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent ...... Do Account .................................... INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874... Shut Do. Account .......... . ...................... Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870_............••• 103 f Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... Do. Certificates .............................. Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent ............ Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ............... Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 .... .......... Do. Deb., 4 per Gent., Aug. 1866 ...... Do. Bonds, £l,OOO ........................ ••• Do. under £l,OOO ........................... 5 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £ l5 p d.. p m Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ......... Brazilian 5 per Cent.. ..... • . ................ Do, 4I per Cent., 185 . 2-58-60 ............ 1863 ..................... 64 Do. 1865 ..................... 71 Do Account Do. Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do £lOO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. per Cent Do. flier Cent _ Do Scrip, £5O paid Uolombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. D.,anish 3 per Cent., 1825 D anubian Principalities Do. Account Zquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant .......•• Do Deferred , ugyptian 7 per Cent - 170., Second Issue Do .£lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. £BO paid ................................. dis Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ra uate m a 1 a 5 per Cent. .......... Ita:ian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account Do. Maremmana Railway — itlexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Dn 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Itontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 pe r Cent Do Land Warrants (Hectares) New Granada Do 2 per Cent Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4k per Cent., 1862 .............••••• no Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 92 Do 4; per Cent. 1850 D D 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 p e r Cent. 1 862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 B6- Bardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish Panisb 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Acceunt 8 Danish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account I'vedish 4 per Cent. — „ sti D i o. 41 per Cont. 1864 1 *kish 6 por Cent. 1854 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 DO. Account 1 Do .£lOO Bonds 59 D ° 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 53 Do £lOO Bonds Do 53 , 6 per Cent., 1863 _ "° 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account r,.Do 4 271 7 8 r ,_, n • per Cent. Guaranteed ezuela 3 per Cont. Ditto account Do , per Cent 1862 — DO 6 A.Account " u. 6 per Cent, 1864 3O ju nto, _Dividends on the above payable in London. 1- , „, it, kt per Cent., Ex. 12 Quil — ItraZen -Routes 3 per Cent. — a '. 6 per Cent. I 1861. Ex. 25f. 1 . TWO O'CLOCK. Consols f or money r.. B6l 41 0• licCOUnt memmov ilemiliono wsiostitio 86 . SHARE MARKETS, This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS• Share! Railways. ui ustoi awl Exeter .... Caledonian Cambrian.. Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, :.crap Certi IJO. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. s Do. K Angl. st. No. 21 Great North of Scotland Great Northern A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pa' (RS, and W. of Ireland, Gt. Western -Originall y Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport Do. He, eford Lanc ,, shire &Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. 3[etrop. Ex. A Lyn. & :,orth Western Lon. & South :Pester❑ Man., She., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. 1./o. du. do. Do. and st. John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby •lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwies i Do. G.N •E purehabt , Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. stO. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock O. Scot, Mid. st ..)ck Shropshire Union South Devon •,outh E,,stern ' Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale or Meath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha ,West Cornwall tatITISFt Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent.. ...... Do. F shares ........ Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference ...... Buff.,Brant, & Godericb 6 p.c. 1872-3- • ••••• • • Calcutta ,16 S. E., litn. • al.e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extcnsion t; rand Trunk of Can ads Do. Equip. Mort, Bond's I Do. Ist ''ref. Bonds.. Do. do deferred • • De. 2d Pr, f. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred .• • • Do. 3d Pref. stock... • Do. do. deferred •• Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred. .. • • Gt. India Pen. gsp .c. o. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India ....• • gua. 5 per cent ...... D . 41 per cent... • D 0...... l;reat a. of Canada.. New • • ..... • Do. 6p. e. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5e do. pay. 1877-8..1 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O - Do. 4a do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bods. Mel. & Hudson's say N. Rl.C'da,6pc letpf.ba 1 Scinde Do. Delhi .8 cs Do. do ~ •:, 6 ,1 Do. runiailb.• • 1 Do.lndue Sc..rlo, 100 5 100 all 100 - ioo 100 2 100 tlOO Paid. p r i ce. Closing Business done. 89 91 126 127 50 60 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 112 114 36 87 5 6 1204 1214 131 232 521 52 34 3i 121 121 0 92 25 26 116 i 317 91 721 sgi 604 3,a ' 3 lll 2 21 p I I ; 85 87 1 41 124] /i 93 .35 55 57 4 26 ICS 110 ross: 32} I 1241 IC9 81 G. 70 69 1001 } 151 1 ITISS. COLONIAL GO VE a: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dee. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. • D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 1)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed all Cape (MI ope, 6 p.c. 187) Do.do Do.Apl.& Oct Iso-1900 ; 1889-9 v Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9• Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do Mauritius, l p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 ..... . Do. 1882, May i 5, ' Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug. • Natal per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Ju l ) N. g. W. C.v. p , task., Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 e Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to N e w Zealand, 6 P. cent Do. 5 per cent...• •• • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling*, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aue.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 Jr upards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja w July Do. do, April & Oct... BRITIS Cam. Consul. Gold, lira. Chiverton Devon G. Cons. (Tavtst. Drake wa115............ East Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon .......... East Cam Brea ........ mast Grenville ........ East Gunnislake East Love.l E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.St StA übyn(G wen. Great L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Helst .0 Grenville Herod's Foot ..... . .. • • Ilingston Downs Margaret I Uny Lelant Jlarke Va......1iw Niwyndy Iron Ore, New Se ton ........ ...• North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... • • • • Pr .videnee tiny Lelant S. Caradon (St. (.leer) South Condurrovi S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and 01...gan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Laskeard West Chi verton ....... West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Butler (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheat Trelawney (Lie II M. 2.1.0 294 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.0.0 10.8.0 I 1 27 20 350 375 II z 17,E 221 9 11 3 5 1 2 7 67{ 7211 125 135 80 8 5 12i 17 ,i 3 6 i7O 189 It 13 ettii; bliAttAIS. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2.961} North Eastern, G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref., Stockton and Darlington 13, 6 per cent., 32 p•oftEi GN kLAIL Great Luxem bourg, 11f FOILE,IGN MINER. St. John del Rey, lim., 46 BANK& lira.. 2 j 21 Atiatraifteft. 65 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and Mina. 161 Chartered .ger. of India. London, and China, 31 City, 16 31 Conso lid a ted Bank, lirn., imperial Ottoman, 7j 4 6 Ditto, new. 71 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 3j London and Comity. CO 61 London and South African, .2j iriental Bank Corporation, 42 401 Union of London, 45 41 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 9j 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 Atiantic Telegrapn, 8 per cent. gua., Australian Agricultural, 17 City offices, lim., 11 Credit Fonder and Itobilier of England, 32 1 Crystal Palace. 37 East Indian Land Credit and Fina nce, Iw., 21 Egyptian Com. and Trading, 11m., 31 / Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 111 Gen. redi (l t and Finance of London. lint.. 41 1 Home C and lonial. A ssurance , 11M, 2 1 Hudson's Bay, 161 I n t erna tional Financial Society, 31 London Financial Association. 651 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 6J 61 Ditto, new. 44 South African Mortgage and Investment, 11M., I_ol Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 21 _-10/••• The report of the governors of the Hudson's Bay Company to be presented to the shareholders at the forthcoming meeting has been issued. It states that the profits of the year ending May 31st will enable a dividend to be declared of 14s. per share, in addi tion to that of Bs. per share which was distributed in January last, being a ltogether at the rate of 5i per cent. on the stock of the company. It is stated in advices received from Constanti nople that the Government of the Porte has failed to obtain a sufficient supply of funds for the pay ment of the coupons Government authoritiesought to revert to their determination to defer the payment thereof. In the meantime negotiations are pending with English and French capitalists for the loan of £2,000,000. The gold operations at the Bank yesterday con sisted of a withdrawal of 100,000 sovereigns, and an influx of 100,000 sovereigns from Alexandria. 69 71 106 107 35 sa 9 11 p 120 122 1 2p i 2p 74 76 108 112 148 152 65 67 45 48 70 70, 140 145 2 3) 100 103 63 65 lESSIONS. 52 1 4 102 1(3 4 d 44 ip 8 V 76 60 58 60 100 102 100 102 11.2 103 18 20 85 87 88 62 55 60 50 55 40 45 37 41 24 26 2; 25 107 1 0 0 t I#p I 11 p gg 101 91 93 141 15 5i 31 91 43 83 eip 01 101 la 91. 03 86 88 8 S'2 98 100 98 9 9 1 ' 97 99 fT SECUR: 96 18 15 6 7 9i 96 78 80 78 80 99 101 102 101 102 104 102 104 86 8) ICO 102 lus 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 104 108 99 1 00 91 fot 92 95 90 95 83 8 8 91 0 8 74 76 96 9 9 96 100 104 108 102 101 6 7 6 8 44) 460 12 ll 7 8 i 1 2} 2, df 7i 3 3! 20 21 / 16 18 20 2 37 89 33 31 4 8 31 4} 21 35 45 2 4 This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) SHAW Y. THE LONDON AND ST. KATHERINE DOCK COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages by the death of his son, which it was alleged was caused by the negligence of the company's servants. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr. Warton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Rarslake, Q.C., and Mr. Murphy for the company. The deceased was engaged in working with another man in assisting the hoisting of some woollen bales at warehouses in the vicinity of the railway station, of which the company were the lessees. One of the bales fell on the deceased, who died three days afterwards from the injuries which he sustained. There were three bales being hoisted, and it was alleged that the ropes were too short to be reeved, so as to present the accident. The plaintiff brought his action in consequence of the loss of assistance ho re ceived from the deceased, who allowed him a portion of his wages. For the defence it was contended that the company was not liable, inasmuch as the accident was caused by the negligence of the deceased, who omitted to reeve the ropes, although warned of the danger of not doing so. The jury found a verdict for the defendants. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE O'ROURKE, OTHERWISE FALCONER. This bankrupt, who was formerly one of the lessees of Drury-lane Theatre, came up to-day for his order of dis charge, and to pass his last examination. The accounts show a total indebtedness of £3,000, the assets being £1,350, and the deficiency is subject to certain copyrights in plays, pantomimes, songs, ac., of which bankrupt is the author—to wit : Tragedies and serious plays—The Cagot, Francesco, Love's Ordeal, Camelies, Extremes of Men of the Day, the Family Secret, Does She Love Me ? Woman, Nature's above Art. Dramas —Peep o' Day, Bonnie Daudet), Husband for an Hour, Night and Moon, Galway Go Bragh, Next of Kin. Farces : Too Much for Good Nature, The O'Flaherties, Husbands Beware, The Fletchers, It Must be Five Stairs in the Papers. Extravaganzas: Chrystabelle, Songs of Killarney, and Among the Green Hills. He also claims by purchase the right of performance at Drury-lane of the following: Mayor of Zalamca, by Oxenford ; Goody Two Shoes, Sinbad the Sailor, Hop o' My Thumb, and Little King Pippin—pantomimes by E. L. Blanchard; My Heart's in the Highlands, April Fool, Going to the Dogs—farces by W. Brough and A. Haliday; The Deal Boatmen, by Ilurnard ; and The Alabama, by T. Morton. As the accounts were not filed in time the case Was again adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. MANSION-lIOUSE. Patrick Heron, a boy about ten years of age, was charged before Mr. Alderman Finnis with embezzling 45., the pro perty of his employer. Robert Blair, the prosecutor, said that he was a pastry dealer, and kept a shop near London-bridge. He took the prisoner into his employment, ho having been previously in a charity school in the neighbourhood, and on the 17th of May last he gave him 4s. to purchase some cakes, but he did not return until yesterday, when he saw him going under the arch of London-bridge. He gave him in charge, sod the prisoner did not deny that he had stolen the money. The policeman who had taken the prisoner into custody said that ho had made inquiries and found that he had been tinned out of one school three times for misconduct. The prisoner, who was almost in rags, said nothing in reply to the charge. The mother of the prisoner said she bad married a second time, and supported herself by charing. She was quite unable to maintain the prisoner, and declined to receive him back. The prisoner was remanded for a week, in order that further inquiries might be made respecting him. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Sanh Higgins, a good-looking girl, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a large quantity of valuable property, belonging to Mr. Benjamin Lewis Franklin, a gentleman at present staying at the County Club, Albemarle-street, but formerly residing at No. 13, Bruton-street. Mr. James Lewis, of Ely-place, prosecuted. The prosecutor said—About 10 weeks ago I had apart ments at No. 13, Bruton-street, and the prisoner was one of the servants. About the 24th of this month I was re moving from Bruton-street, and in consequence of what I was informed I looked in my jewel-case and missed a quantity of property, including a locket containing the portrait of an adopted child ; and I also missed a silk dress, and other articles which had belonged to my deceased wife. Being told the prisoner was at No. 13, Bruton-street yesterday, 1 wont there and saw the prisoner. asked her if she was not ashamed to look me in the face, after what she had done, and she said " No, I am not, you gave me the things." Evidence having been given at considerable length, Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner on her own rocog nisances, recommending her to place herself in the hands of a solicitor. MARKETS.—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to day the arrivals of ;.home grown wheat were small. The trade was very firm for all qualities, and the late advance in prices was fully sup ported. There was a fair supply of foreign produce on the stands. The trade was firm in the extreme, and the prices current on Monday were fully maintained. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. With barley the market was moderately supplied. The trade was steady for all descriptions. Malt was in fair demand, at full currencies. Oats, of which there was a moderat e supply on offer, ruled steady, at full prices. Beans and peas are in fair demand, at quite late rates. The flour trade was firm, at very full prices. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 950 1,880 200 1,290 Irish Foreign 18,910 1,510 - 16,930 1,410 sks. bls. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. These markets are only moderately supplied with meat, the demand for which is inactive, at our prices. Per 81b by the =Vase. s d g d g d g d inferior beef 3 4 310 Inferior mutton.... 4 4 5 2 Middling do. 4 4 4 Middling mutton..s 45 8 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime do ..........5 10 6 0 Prime small do 4 4 10 5 u Larg po Veal Lamb. 5s 2, :d to 68 ed. BOROUGH HOP. For all kinds of hops the trade rules firm, and previous quotations are well supported. The accounts from the plantations aro tolerably favourable. COLONIAL. TEA—The market is very dull, and prices remain without change. SUGAR—There has been very little business entered into Holders do not press sales, and late rates are in most in stances maintained. In the refined market common to middling grocery lumps are quoted 43s 6d per cwt. COFFEE—A fair demand has prevailed for superior qualities of Ceylon and Plantation sold readily at fully late rate rates. RICE.—A moderate business bae been reported in cleaned descriptions, and prices generally are steady. SALTPETRE — There have been no sales of importance. British refined is quoted 275, 27s 6d per cwt. GREEN FRUlT.—Market for oranges continues good; some parcels Lisbon and Valencia sold at public sales went at prices similar to those of last week. No improvement in lemons. Barcelona and Smyrna nuts in moderate de mand, without alteration, in price. TALLOW.—}usiness continues dull. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 455., and for last three months delivery 475. per cwt. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.—The usual general half-yearly court of the governors of this institution, established for the purpose of boarding, clothing, and educating the destitute orphans of deceased, and the children of necessitous commercial travellers, was held at the London Tavern yesterday ; Mr. R. C. L. Bevan pre sided. Mr. London, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the progress of the school was most satisfac tory. On the present occasion twenty children would be elected, being the largest number ever elected on any oc casion since the institution was established, and an in crease by six on the number of the retiring scholars. This would cause increased demands upon the charity, and the directors trusted to receive additional support to meet the same. Tho annual examination, held on Saturday last, was very favourable. The usual number of boys had been sent to the Oxford middle-class examine tiens, and there was reason to think they had acquitted themselves in a manner to uphold the credit of the school. The total income for the last half-year had been £1,012. 9s. 4d., being an increase of £77105. 7d. on the correspond ing half-year of 1865. The financial statement for the half-year ending March 31, 1866, shows a total expendi ture of £2,898 7s. 2d., leaving a working balance of £443 13s. 2d. The usual formal business having boon transacted, and Mr. J. Walker, of the firm of J. and C. Boyd and Co., of Friday-street, City, having announced a donation from the firm of 100 guineas, the proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. The election of 20 children, 12 boys and 8 girls, then took place Report of the Theatrical Licenses Committee, The Government Committee upon Theatrical Licenses and Regulations finished their labours yesterday by agreeing to a report which ought to please all but the most devoted protectionists. After hearing a vast amount of evidence, which was meant to prove that any attempt to weaken the foundations of the present theatrical monopoly must necessarily lead to a degradation of dramatic art, they wisely concluded tbat the wishes of the public were entitled to some little consideration, and hesitated to affirm that thirty millions of people ought to go without the right to 'oe amused in any way they chose to select, in order to in crease the exceptional profits of a few theatrical landlords. The report which the committee have agreed upon, not without much discussion and many divisions, is an emphatic recommendation to Parliament to remove all existing restrictions on the performance of the drama. Even without legis lation this report will encourage, and to a certain extent legalise, all those evasions of the law by which the public, in their entertainments, are so largely benefited. It will recommend that no man who is anxious to present the drama to his patrons —an entertainment which, even in its lowest forms, has some intellectuality in its composition—shall be debarred from so doing, and yet have full liberty to supply more degrading forms of amusement. The Lord Chamberlain stated, in his evidence before the committee, that ho felt quite able, with an increased staff, to deal with all theatres, institutions, concert halls, and music-halls. The report will recommend that he should still hold his authority as licenser of theatres and stage plays, but that any proprietor of a fit and proper building should have a right to de mand a dramatic license. In case of disputes on this point, the report will recommend an appeal being granted to the Home Secretary. The illegality of morning concerts will be removed, and theatres will be placed on the same footing as music-halls for wine and spirit licenses—that is, they will both have to apply to the licensing magistrates for their public house privileges. Tho publication of the report will check all those prosecutions Of music-hall and con cert-hall proprietors for the illegal performance of " stage plays" which have insulted the public for several years, and will probably remove many scruples of the Lord Chamberlain as to his distribu tion of dramatic licenses. 523 li 251 41 5 151 164 `i 1`491 30 84 1 LAW INT Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum. The pleasant little village of Snaresbrook was en fete yesterday afternoon, in consequence of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales, on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of a new dining-hall at the above asylum. Occasion was also taken to hold the anniversary festival previous to the ceremony, the dejedner taking place in a tent adjacent to the building. There were between 500 and GOO guests present, and the weather being extremely fine, all the approaches to the asylum were crowded with carriages filled with ladies in most elegant costumes. It was, in fact, one of the gayest and most fashionable gatherings which has taken place in the neighbourhood since the late Prince Consort visited the spot end laid the founda tion of the handsome building which has been erected, and which is a lasting memorial of the large bene volence of our great shipowners and merchants. Between 200 and 300 orphan children are comfort ably supported in this noble establishment, and at suitable ages sent out into the world under circum stances of very great advantage, considering their station in life. During the whole•of the day some hundreds of people perambulated the establishment from top to bottom, and greatly admired the ex treme neatness and cleanliness of every department of the establishment, and all belonging to it, while the healthy appearance of the inmates, and their quiet and orderly demeanour, bore ample testimony to the care, both moral and physical, which they received at the hands of those entrusted with the onerous task of management. The general proceeds of the festival exceeded £2,000, and it is gratifying to find that some of the outports are coining for ward and recognising the benefits conferred by the asylum by giving their cordial support. The ports of Whitby, Brixham, Aberdeen, Sunder land, and Dartmouth are particularly prominent in this respect. In consequence of his royal highness having first visited the Worcester merchant seamen's training school, off Erith the Royal party did not arrive all together, but shortly after 2 p.m. the Princess of Wales, who was attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Lady. Sunderland, drove up in a carriage, and was received, amidst the cheers of the spectators, by the lady visitors of the asylum, Mrs. H. Green, Mrs. J. Gurney Fry, Mrs. T. F. Buxton, Mrs. Ximenses, and Mrs. Burners, and was by them conducted into a very pretty little extemporised boudoir to await the arrival of the Prince, her husband. His royal highness, who was attended by Gen. Knollys, Lord Harris, and the Hon. Col. Keppel, arrived about half-past 2 p.m., and was received by Lord A. Paget and the com mittee of management. His royal highness was cordially cheered on passing through the crowded thoroughfares leading up to the asylum gates. Both their royal highnesses looked in excellent health and spirits. The Prince having joined her royal highness the august party proceeded to the ptblic reception room, where they both recorded their names as visiting the institution, after which they were con ducted to a spacious marquee, where an elegant de jeuner was served. In the absence of Lord Russell the chair was filled by Lord A. Paget ; and after the toast of the Queen had been loyally responded to by the company, the noble chairman gave the health of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the royal family, The toast was received with perfect enthusiasm. The Prince of WALES, on rising to respond, was met with defeaning cheers. His royal highness said —My lords, ladies, and gentlemen, I am indeed deeply sensible of, and grateful for, th 3 exceedingly kind manner in which our noble chairman has pro posed my health and that of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales ; and I am as deeply grateful to you for the excessively kind manne'.. in which you have been pleased to receive the toast. Our presence here to-day affords us great satisfac tion, as we have come to assist in a work which to me is of particular interest, inasmuch as the first foundation stone of this asylum was laid by my lamented father in the year 1861 Under any circumstances it would be a pleasure and an opportunity of which I should feel proud to take part in such an occasion as the present. (Cheers.) We must all remember what an important part the mercantile marine of the United Kingdom play at this moment, and how important therefore that we should provide for the orphans of those brave men who are exposed to many dangers. (Prolonged cheers.) As you are well aware, a year after the foundation stone was laid—in the year 1862—this asylum was inhabited, and I believe I am correct in saying that its inmates ntmber now over 180 boys and girls. This, lam sure, must be exceedingly gratifying to the friends of the institution. (Cheers.) I feel for my part very pleased on this occasion to lay the foundation stone of an additional wing to the building. I understand it was for the purpose of a dining hall, without which the original plan of the building would not be complete. (Hear, hear.) Let me now thank you once more for the reception you have accorded to us. I am sure that nobody feels more pleasure than the Princess in being pre sent on this occasion, or takes more interest in the 'work we have undertaken to perform. (Loud cheers.) Ilis Royal highness subsequently proposed " The health of Lord A. Paget," who briefly acknowledged the toast. Their royal highnesses were then conducted through the building to the chapel, and thence to the tent, where the stone was laid of the new din ing-hall, with the usual ceremonies, the choir of the Forst school, under the direction of the Rev. H. J. Wardell, together with the children com posing the full choir. The band of the Royal Ar tillery accompanied some of the psalms, and played during the dejeuner. The 3d Essex Volunteer men, and a guard of honour composed of 100 men of the cor ps,were pre corps, numbering about 250 pre sent. Purses were laid en the stone after the cere mony, and a considerable amount raised ; and alto gether the proceedings passed off with very great eclat. (From the _Morning Herald.) To the complaint usually made regarding the inefficiency of the police—that when their services are required they are never to be found —may now be added another—that when present at what may fairly be considered breaches of the public peace they decline to act in their repression. Since Mr. Bright's demand for the muster of a mob in Parliament-street, sufficiently numerous to obstruct the way, and sufficiently boisterous to frighten timid members and influence the action of the house of Commons, the vacant space in front of Westminster Hall has been occupied on every occasion when a debate of importance connected with the passage of the Reform Bill was likely to arise by a crowd of disorderly and disreputable looking persons, whose conduct towards the political leaders whose opinions happen to be at variance with their own, has been most disgraceful, without causing any interference whatever in behalf of the outraged on the part of the police, who stand passive spectators of the riotous proceedings. We can well comprehend that Lord Elcho should be sur- rounded and hustled in St. James's Park by the unwashed claimants for the franchise ; because it is probable that the guardians of public tranquillity were not, as is their wont, present where their duty should have brought them ; but we cannot under stand by whose orders a mob of insolents are permitted with impunity to 'pour fourth their disgusting Billingsgate and imperil the personal safety of such men as Sir John Pakington and Mr. Lowe, by frightening the horses they ride or drive with their ruffian hooting, under the very noses of officials, who are always but too ready to arrest a child selling matches to gain a livelihood, or to take into custody any half-drunken sot who might in his cups offer insult to the sacred blue. It is true that one of the mob of Tuesday night, named O'Connor, was brought before the magistrate at Westminster and fined, but he was made amenable to justice not because he had hooted and yelled at the members of the Conservative party as they came from the House—an amusement he might have indulged in as long as he pleased with impunity—but beeause, in reply to a request that he should leave the way unobstructed, he had punched the head of his captor while in the discharge of his daty. It is all very well to allow Mr. Gladstone's " lambs" to follow him through the street and cheer him with their melodious voices, or even to permit them to offer an ovation to the ladies of his family. Such silly dis plays of sympathy from his own " flesh and blood" may be as gratifying to him as they are harmless to the community ; but it is quite a different matter when those entrusted with the pre servation of the peace tolerate the hostility of those same persons towards others until it culminates in the perpetration of acts of personal violence. Nor is this neglect of duty in the want of the protection which should be afforded to the Con servative members of Parliament the only one which may be justly brought against Sir Richard Mayne. The misconduct of some of the members of the force under his command has been lately, on more than one occasion, atrocious, and although most strongly commented upon by the magistrates before whom the culprits were brought, and reported to his superiors by the superintendent, the offenders have been permitted still to con- tinue in their employment to the manifest danger of society at large. On Wednesday Edwin Nesbitt, No. 341 S, was charged at Marylebone office on a warrant with assaulting a person named Paine, of Chapel-street, Camden Town. Tho complainant had seen him strike, and almost choke, his son of ten years old, who had been sent of an errand. On remonstrating against such unprovoked and cruel conduct he was himself instantly seized by the throat and nearly strangled. A neighbour named Lang, who interfered in his behalf, and who besought the policeman to spare him, as he was suffering under great affliction, having only just buried his wife, fared still worse ; he was knocked down, and pursued to his lodging, where, in a struggle to arrest him, both his arms were broken. Meantime Paine, when released, ran to the police station for protection, and during his absence Nes bitt forced the door of his room, and smashed all his furniture to. pieces. All those facts were clearly proved by respectable witnesses, who fully corrobo- rated the statements of the complainant ; and an other constable, who attempted to remove the ruffian from the spot, had his thumb smashed by a blow of his truncheon. About a fortnight before this same policeman had, at the same court, charged three young men with being drunk and assaulting him. lie and a brother constable who gave evidence contradicted themselves in so marked a manner that Mr. Mansfield dismissed the prisoners, saying " that it was palpable to every one who heard the case that the prose cutors were a pair of rascals." It was no wonder, then, on Nesbitt's appearance again before him in uniform that the worthy magistrate should express his astonishment that after his ormer denunciation of his conduct he should be still permitted to remain in the force, or that he should declare " that he considers Sir Richard Mayne and the other commissioners responsible for this piece of ruffianism." Mr. Lewis applied for a remand, in order that Nesbitt and his confederate might be charged with perjury committed on the last occasion alluded to. He said that he had been in communication with the commissioners on the subject, but that they regarded the affair as merely a quarrel between the parties, and he produced a letter received from them, on reading which, Mr. Mansfield said--" I think it wrong when a magistrate expresses himself so strongly as I have done that the commissioners should treat the matter so lightly, for it is upon the good conduct and discipline of the police that the public safety depends. I cannot understand why they have overlooked this case." A very well-me rited censure this on those who, admitting men into the force without sufficient vouchers for their good conduct, allow them to continue in it after their un fitness for the position they fill has been discovered. Tolerating the presence of such fellows amongst a body of men upon whose good behaviour so much depends is criminal in the extreme in their chiefs, and may entail endless misery on innocent persons. Liverpool Cotton Market—(This Day.) Market opens rather quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. American id. to id., and Surats id. to id. above last Friday. Foreign Mail Packet List. • (From the Times.) About 20 of the principal supporters of Lord Derby assembled at his house in St. James's-square yesterday. Lord Derby addressed them at some length, and announced that both at the suggestion of her Majesty, and iu compliance with his own view of the necessities of his position, he proposed to offer high office to several members of the Whig party, and even to certain members of Lord Rus sell's Government. He should, therefore, have to ask from his own supporters a sacrifice of their just pretensions. In some cases it might be neces sary that they should altogether resign their claims to office ; in others they would have to accept offices of lower rank than those to which they might rea sonably have aspired. We are informed that the members present cheerfully assented to the terms thus proposed, and declared their willingness to make any sacrifices necessaryfor the formation of a strong Administration. Lord Derby proceeded to wait on the Queen at Windsor. No appointments have yet been made, nor is it expected that any will be made so long as there is any prospect of the accessions from the Whig party which Lord Derby intended to seek. We believe that hitherto Lord Derby's overtures have not been favourably responded to. (From the Horning Post.) Lord Derby is known to have declared that he would not again form an Administration unless he saw a fair chance of carrying on the Government of the country with it, and although it is natural that the rank and file of the Conservative party, after so long an exclusion from office, should be anxious to taste, were it for ever so short a time, the sweets of office, the obvious reasons against attempting to rule by the sole aid of the weaker party must have great weight in the decision as to the course to be pursued, while the respect due to the Sovereign would no doubt disincline so high-minded a statesman as Lord Derby, when entrusted with her commands, from forming a merely tentative Administration. In the face of the adverse majority, therefore, it is necessary to seek for assistance and support from beyond the proper limits of the Conservative party, if any permanence is to be hoped for by a new Government. The chiefs of the Adullamite sec- tion were naturally applied to ; but it is understood that at present they decline formally to pledge themselves to support any purely Conservative Ministry, though they would probably give their aid to any one that should embrace an element com posed of the more moderate of the Liberal party. (From the Morning Advertiser.) The anxiety of the public to know who are to constitute the new C a bi n et is natural, and will soon be gratified. Lord Derby had yesterday a meeting with about forty of his principal friends relative to the formation of a new Cabinet. The meeting, we are told, lasted about an hour. Shortly after it was over Lord Derby proceeded to Windsor to have an interview with her Majesty. There is no doubt that the noble Earl has undertaken the task com mitted to him by the Queen, and the belief last night, in well-informed circles, was that lie would be successful. (From ths Morning Herald.) A meeting of two or three and twenty of the leading members of the Conservative party took place yesterday morning at the residence of the Earl of Derby. His lordship received from the noble men and gentlemen assembled the fullest assurances of support in his endeavour to form an Administra tion. Shortly after the meeting broke up Lord Derby left for Windsor, where her Majesty had graciously appointed an interview at 4 o'clock p.m. There is no doubt that a strong and efficient Ad ministration will be formed within a few days, but it would be obviously idle at the present hour to give currency to the various rumours that are afloat as to its personnel. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton July 20. Ditto, via Marseilles July 14. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet July 4. Ditto, by French packet July 2.!. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena J uly 't2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—July 3. Ditto, via Marseilles. June 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton June 27. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 3 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. June 27. Ditto, via Marseilles .. July 7. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 3. Ditto, via Marseilles June 27. Mauritius, via Southampton July 13 Ditto, via Marseilles July 7. Newfoundland Portugal .July 4. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet .. July 4 Ditto, by United States packet, via Scuthamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..July G. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and TomerifTe ..July 11, West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras)_ ..... .............July 14 Cuba and Mexico Bahamas, via New York. July 26 Bermuda, via Halifax .July 4. \ GREAT THUNDERSTOP,3I AT NEWPORT.—The most fearful thunderstorm that has ever been known broke over this town and neighbourhood onWeduesday at half-past 5, and continued with unabated violence for one hour ; hail stones fell weighing from two to three ounces; the rain descended in torrents, and 100 houses, including the shops in the principal streets, were ilooded. A large amount of glass was broken. Great damage was done to property and standing crops. TICE ITRY, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. This Day. LONDON, Juno 29.—Wind this day at noon—North ; light breeze and cloudy weather. LIVERPOL, June 28.—Wind from Monte Video. OFF LIVERPOOL, Juno 28.—Arrived—Minnie, from Monte Video. CARDIFF, June 28.—Wind S.W —Arrived—Gleaner, from Santander. Ponrszovrm June 27 —Wind S.W:—Arrivad—Porcy, from Auckland, N.Z. BRISTOL, June 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—Charles, from Savannah. COWES, June 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Baltic, screw steamer, from New York. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1 GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, June 28.—Chili, from Otago. Arrived, Juno 29.—Cactus, from Riga ; Golden Sea, from Melbourne; Helene, from Anclam ; British Merchant, from Port Wiram ; Hendrik Übbo, from Norden ; Bondicar, from Cronstadt. Saila—Schwan)°, steamer, for Bremen; Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Juno 28.—Middlesex, and Winchester, for Cal cutta ; Sir G. F. Seymour, for the west—all from London. Passed, June 29.—Indiana, from London, for Quebec ; Elvira, of Whitby, and Isabella Leith, of Leith, from the north, for the west. RIOT AT NEWCASTLE.—OII Wednesday after noon a riot, which seemed likely to be of a very serious character, broke out on the race-course at New castle. About 200 Irishmen, supposed by some to be Fenians, started from two of the drinking tents, armed with bludgeons, and began an indiscriminate attack upon all who came in their way. The police, in as strong a body as could be got together, were sent to quell the dis turbance, but before they reached the course the peaceably inclined people who had been attacked took the law into their own hands, and had driven the rioters back to the tents. This had not been done without considerable injury being inflicted. About twenty of the Irishmen were convoyed to the Newcastle Infirmary, where surgical aid was afforded. The police took eighteen men into cus tody as being ringleaders in the riot, and almost all these needed medical attendance. It seems probable that two of the mon who were conveyed to the infirmary will die from the injuries received. The townspeople praise the police for their prompt attendance, and the thorough way in which they set about the capture of those who had been most concerned in the riot. RECEPTION OF THE EARL OF DERBY AT WINDSOR. —Yesterday afternoon the Earl of Derby arrived at Wind sor by the Great 'Western Railway at 3.35 p.m. A large number of the inhabitants were waiting upon the platform, and when the earl alighted he was received with the greatest marks of respect. His lordship immediately drove to the Castle in one of the Queen's carriages which had been sent to the station for his use. The Earl of Derby, after his audience with her Majesty, returned to London in the evening. MIL !LEVY ut DUBLIN.—At the concert in the Exhibition Palace last evening a number of elegant selec tions were given, and amongst the petformattces which called forth enthusiastic applause were those of Mr. Levy, who on his splendid instrument played airs from " Son nambula " and the Whirlwind Polka( So highly is Mr. Levy's music appreciated that no sooner does the first note pass from his instrument than all the promen a d ers rus h to the concert-hall. Mr. Levy is admittedly a very great at traction to the Exhibition.—Freeman's Journal. DEA.TII OF SIR HENRY MUGGERIDGE.—The death is announced this morning of Sir Henry Mugge ridge, formerly an alderm an o f th e Cit y of London. He carried on for some yea rs an ex t ens i ve b us i ness as a con tractor on St. Andrew's-hill, Blackfriars ; and in 1853 was elected alderman of the ward of Castle-Baynard. In 1854 he was sheriff of London and Middlesex, and received the honour of knighthood after the visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French to London in 1855. When in the usual order of things it became his time to be Lord Mayor of the City, he was opposed, and was unsuccessful in pro secuting his claims, a circumstance which induced him to resign his aldermanic gown. THE POOR-LAW INQUIRY AT PADDINGTON.— Yesterday Mr. Farnall, Poor-law inspector, resumed an inquiry in tho board-room of Paddington Workhouse re specting the management of the infirmaries of that house. Much evidence as to the management of the sick wards was received, and more was offered on both sides, but Mr. Farnall said he thought sufficient had been taken to en able the iPoor-law Board to come to a decision, and he should close the inquiry at this point, but would reopen it if necessary. ROYAL LONDON YACHT C LUB. —An amateur match, under the immediate direction of the sailing committee, amongst yachts not exceeding 25 tons, has been fixed to take place on Monday, the 9th prom., open to vessels of any royal yacht club. The course is from Erith to the Nore Light and back. Time allowance half a minute per ton ; entries to close at 9 p.m. on the sth ; prizes, £2O and £lO, and a tankard to each of the winning crews. Croy, one hand to every five tons, all told, and only bone ficlo amateure to be allowed on board. THE WAR, IN GERMANY. (RE UTER'S TELEGRAMS.) June 28. Three Austrian prisoners h VERONA, aving been nun g oz , trees by the Itali ans , t h e Archduke Albrecht wr to the Italian C ommander-in -Chief to the effe oto ct that, in the event of a repetition of this course, e system of repris a l s wou l d be adopted. PESTH, June 27, royal rescript was read at the sittin g of the Hungarian Chambers to-day, proroguing the Diet for an indefinite period, on account of the war. BERNE, June 28. The Austrians have re-descended the Stelvio and occupied Bormio, driving the Italians bac& to Tirano. PRUSSIAN HEAD-QUARTERS, REINERT; June 27 (Evening). Early this morning the army commanded by the Crown Prince of Prussia, came upon a strong body of the enemy at Nachod, consisting of the Austrian Zamming corps, a divi sion of the reserve cavalry, and the Prince Schleswig Holstein division of cavalry. A severe en_ gagement ensued, which lasted till 3 p.m. The Austrians were compelled to retreat, pursued by the Prussian cavalry. Their loss was considerable, that of the Prussians trifling. The Crown Prince was present at the engage.. went. Five guns and two standards were taken. Many of the Austrian cavalry were captured. The vanguard of General Herrwarth Bitterfeld came upon a small body of the enemy at Hunerwassen, who were driven back with a loss e d i 50 prisoners. BRUSSELS, fume 28. The King and Queen of Belgium, with their suite, left Brussels this morning for England, itt order to be present at the marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Helena. GREAT DEFEAT OF THE PARAGUAYANS, Rio DE JANEIRO, June 8. The allies have gained a fresh victory over the Paraguayans, who lost 6,000 killed and wounded, siz guns, and four flags. BAHIA, June 13 . —Exchange on London, 25i to 26. Cotton 14,800 to 15,000 reis. Sugar, whites, 2,170 to 2,250 reis. ; browns, 2,100 reis. PERNAMBUCO, June 16.—Exchange on London, 25i to 26. Sugar, whit es , 2 ,600 to 2,850 reis ; browns, 1,600. Cotto n , 14,5 00 reis. The Messageries Imperiales steamship Estre. madure arrived here on the 12th inst. RACING FIXTI JII IRES FOR 1866. A'. Carlisle Newmarket July 9 I Spilsby . ..................... 24, Pontefract 10 I Chesterfield ............... Zo Abingdon 12 I Southampton ............... '25 Reaunig Nottingham 17 Caen Huntingdon Down Royal ............... 26 23 18 19 I Goodwood 3l. Knutsford 19 Stamford AUGUST. - - Airdrie ^ 2 Deauville Ripon 6 Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Eg, ham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 OCTC Northampton 2 Lothians Racing Club 3 Ryl. Cal. Hunt and Kelso 8 Bedford 4 Hastings . 21. York August 2l Dover 9* Plymouth 24 I Lichfield 1 Tunbridge 2B I Yarmouth Derby Summer Weymouth Baden Baden . 3/ BER. Ne wmarket 2d October 8 Hereford • • ... le Newmarket Houghton ... 2:4 SEPT Warwick September -- 4 . Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Ctinterbury lB Richmond NOVE. Lincoln Liverpool :MBER. Monmouth ..20 Manchester Autumn...... 2/ Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall ..................... 28 Lanark ........................ 27 'MBE& IShrewsbury ............... 11 Leamington Hunt......... 19 IRISH RACING FIXTURES. JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Carragh 4 ,5, 6 OCTOBER. Curragh 16, 17 18 FRENCH RAC LNG FIXTURES. rLY. JET. Toulouse St. Omer Rouen Metz B, 9 Amiens ..................... 15 I Abbeville I Le Pin 22 Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 23 Saintes 2B, 29 Caen 29, 30, 31 UST. 1 Le Mans Laon l9, 20 Tarbes l9, 22 Blois 26, 28 1 I Baden-Baden 3l Deauville... AUG ......... 4,5, 6 Rochefort 5 Bourge5... Valenciennes Cherbourg SEPTEMBER. Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 1 Paris (Autumn) ...... 2 2, 30 Chantilly ~.,....1 OCTOBER. • Paris 7 Vincennes Chantilly l4, 18 I Bank of England Returns,•--Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to f cap. 32, for the week ending' Le Act ith and Bth Victoria, ffeduesday, Juue 27, 1866. ISSUE DE Notes issued ....£29,170,535 'ARTMENT. Governmt. Debt.£ll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £29,170,5351 BANKING D: .C 29,170,535 Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,533,274 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National 3PARTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £11,348,454 Other Securities 30,883,810 Notes 4,34.6,545 Gold and Silver Coin 871,861 Debt, and Div Accounts) 7,965,331 Other Deposits 20,839,750 Seven Day and other bills 559,318 £47,450,673 £47,150,673 e m is osp g h e e n r e i r e ali si y tu t a r t a inogn ailye sterday: The bulletin of the Paris Ob servatory gives the as tmo t s h p e he a r t _ fol , l , o T w h in e g a through out western Europe. The depression on the Bay of Biscay is extending to Brittany and the north of France, where the barometer is slowly falling. New storms are therefore probable in those regions. The sky is cloudy at Boulogne, Besancon, Lyons, Toulon, and Madrid." At Paris yesterday the weather was again fine, but exceedingly hot. At three the thermometer marked 28-8 Centigrade (84 4-5 Fahrenheit). The first samples of this year's wheat from Algeria were yesterday offered for sale in the Paris corn market. A sack of flour and one of wheat of the new harvest, from the mills of MM. Chapard, of Dijon, were offered for sale yesterday on the corn-market, and pur chased by M. Masson, baker to the Emperor. As M. Brame, Deputy, accompanied by his son, was descending the Champs-Elys6es in a tilbury the evening before last, the horse getting frightened at the noise of a t contusions.o rn o d t the They thewer were where carried to ne receivingctehive egguard-house aervd drum made a sudden start forward and shortly after over turned severe afterwardsiudnsti conveyed a P n a d la w ce e o re f M. DESEN'S APPARATITS.—This bathing appara tus, which is also invented for ,the saving of human life,. was exhibited yesterday evening on the Serpentine, op posite the Royal Humane Society's establishment, in the t o their presence of many scientific gentlemen and a fashionable company, the b an k s ou both sides being crowded with spectators. The invention is simple, but truly ingenious. The upper part has a cylindrical cork float, canvassed over, resembling a cr a dl e , w hi c h keeps the bather afloat. n _ There the is a netw or k , w i th tu b u l ar p ip es for supports, n bottom of the bed is a piece of twilled turns on a swivel tick, and at the foot there is a scr ew co pper rudder, which d with a pair of cork soles the shape of the foot, by t, in bather can propel himself or recede at will. A person got into this wshwihl it is guided ; whilst by the use of handle the machine, and with his bead out of the water, propelled himself in all parts amidst cheers from the crowds on shore, said that he had heard but two men who approachedand Father of an orator. They were Daniel Webster . Emerson, in a recent lecture at Boston hlis.idea in Mr. Dickens's "American Notes." Taylor. the seamen's preacher, whoseeloquence IS described i 'MEN' 190 100 100 110 100 100 991 9 74j 5 1031 4 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1866.