The Sun. — London, England, 1870-06-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. ROUSE . OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at a quarter past twelve o'clock. THE BRISTOL ELECTION. The Clerk read the report of the judge who tried the Bristol election petition, stating that Mr. Robinson was not duly elected. PRESS ACCOMMODATION. Mr. P. A. TAYLOR gave notice that on Monday he should ask whether the attention of the First Commis sifter of Works had been called to the insufficient accom modation for the Reporters both as regarded space and v entilation. R EPRESENTATION OF PEOPLES' ACT AMEND MENT BILL. HARDCASTLE moved the second reading of this bill. Ile sought to repeal certain clauses in the Representation of the Peoples' Act of 1867 and 1868, which had the effect of Partially disfranchising the voters in certain urban and aural constituencies in England and in Scotland. In B Peaking of the effect of the minority clause, he said that the result of the general election had not been what was a nticipated. The clauses which he wished to repeal he C haracterized as a dodge, for the purpose of giving a large minority in certain constituencies, the power which ought Properly to belong to the majority. Mr. CoLLINs moved "the previous question," and said that the effect of the bill was not simply to take away i t he power of minorities in certain cases to return mem °era, but it likewise re-enacted an exploded system of triple representation, that was to allow electors in certain constituencies to vote for more than two Members. This was a complete novelty in English r epresentation, a novelty introduced in 1832, which had been virtually condemned ever since its i ntroduction. If they repealed the minority clause they Would practically, in his view, disfranchise 800,000 electors. He believed that the principle of the represen tation of minorities prevented politics from stagnation. Mr. GLADSTONE observed that the hon. member who had just sat down objected to the innovation of 1832, and appeared to think that it was a principle of the Constitu tion that no person should be allowed to give more than two votes. But there were instances in the Parliamentary system as it existed before 1832, in which more than two votes were given. The city of London, for instance, by a privilege enjoyed for cen turies, returned four members to the House ; and an insignificant borough, probably from accidental causes, returned four members. There was no doubt that minorities ought to be represented, and they could not conceive a more detestable government than the repre sentative system, which should simply sum up and ascertain the opinion of the majority, and treat as nothing the opinion of the remaining portion. Mr. Gladstone went on to argue that minorities were represented, and then briefly stated the reasons which induced Parliament to incorporate the minority clause in the Act for the Representation of the People. At the tim e it was passed, a majority of the members of that House did not conceal their disapprobation of it. After t he experience of the working of the clause, there must be very few indeed who thonght that Parliament was likely to go on with the extension of the minority clause. lie expected that there were those among the supporters of the clause in 1867, who now seeing the improbability of its extension might admit that it was untenable in its pre sent position, and therefore had better be parted with. The Act of 1867 would, in his opinion, stand better and firmer upon its foundation after this extraneous and Peculiar introduction had been dismissed, than it did now. He did not think that the motion of his hon. friend had the slightest tendency to produce a general disturbance of the subject of Parliamentary representation, and he should give the bill his cordial support. Mr. MORRISON seconded the previous question. He thought the time for bringing forward the measure was i nopportune, and he said he did not agree with the Prime Minister that the member for Bury had only raised a s mall question. The minority representation gave the electors a greater liberty of choice, and he argued, at great length, in favour of proportional representation, referring to the movement on the Continent and in America in relation to the subject. The great principle of representation which they should aim at was that the minority should be represented in the sense that it should be heard on all questions ; but they should take means to secure as the result that the majority should rule, and in support of this view the hon. member in stanced the system adopted in the free cities of Italy and of the ancient world. He remarked that hereafter the Ho , nee would have to consider questions of greater importance in their ultimate result than any they had yet considered, and chief amongst these would be the question of capital and labour. Hitherto the working men had failed to secure a repre sentation of their interests by a bona fide artisan represen tative, and to satisfy their aspirations on this subject it was necessary that they should send their own nominees to the House. It was on this ground that he found so many working men advocated some system of proportional representation. Mr. J. HARDY supported the previous question. Sir GEORGE GREY said he should vote against the second reading on the ground of the extreme inexpediency of attempting now to repeal provisions which were in serted in the Reform Act of 1867 by an arrangement between the two Houses without any pressing or urgent necessity. There was no great interest taken in the matter by the House, and he was not aware that there was a sense of wrong or a grievance among the people which required immediate attention on the part of the Legislature. The clauses were necessary for the effective re presentation of minorities. It was impossible to deal with the subject in the summary manner proposed by the Member for Bury. Mr. WALTER protested against the question being re opened in the present session. The subject, he considered, formed part of a much larger question of the general electoral system of the country. In his opinion, it was only when there were more than two members returned that the system of giving the minority the power to return a member was justifiable. Mr. GRAHAM supported the bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE, in the interest of freed om, ur g ed the Rouse not to depart from the principle of the representa tion of minorities. Mr. DODSON remarked that purely on the majority system they got a monotony of opinion , acc om p anied by great voting power emanating from a few centres. .0n the othe r h an d , if t h ey were to returnmembers onthe ram°. ritY system they obtained an antagonism of opinion of the roost undesirable kind, because it was apt to be tinged with the colour of local disputes, and they got into the House a Paralysis of p ower . There was no reason why they should Stop at three or more . members. The tendency of modern ci vilisation was to concentrate the wealth into centres , and there was no reason w hy the inhabitants of large t owns should no t ask for five or six, or '4IT, more members. It appeared to him t hat e was a rough justice and common sense in the old system of representation under which import ant con stituencies r e t urne d two members, whilst less important Con stituencies returned onl o ne. He was not prepared vote t o „After some remarks from Mr. Buxton, 311- r• FAWCETT defended the representation of minorities, 411.11,,strongly opposed the second reading of the bill. se 'YIr. .RATHBONE said he had been in favour of the repre ntatton of minorities long before it was introduced into t o Act of Parliament. He urged that the system should a _Z,O a long trial before any final step was taken. DISRAELI thought the best course for those to athewho agree d w ith him was to support the motion for e Previous ques ti on . He justified the course he h ad '1 adoptedunder o n former occasions when the subject had been der consid era ti on because then, as now, lie was again st " 31 3 , of these refined' and fantastic arrangements for the representation_ of the people. He thought that it would unwise after so brief an experiment to pass a bill for d a l repeal of that upon which there was yet no reliable of 4 4 ,. He thought itwould be better to accept the motion hon. member for Boston, because it committed the T,lse to n o p r i nc ipl e , but only delayed the consideration of 'oe matter until some further information was gathered on the subject. Mr. • HENLEY supported the second reading, because it bill. s ought to g e t r id o f that which he looked upon as a great i mistake in the re presentative system of this country. • HIBBERT supported the second reading of the Colonel L. LINDSAY said he should vote for the amend ment of th e h on mem b er f or B o ston, because it would ng about th a t w hich he wished, namely delay before a ili nY final result was arrived at on a subject upon which great doubt still existed. 11 a division " that the question be now put " there aPPeared Ayes lBl Noes lBl T here wh was some excitement at the result of the di v i sion, le i' was increased on the Speaker giving his v ote with th e aYes. - Rouse the n di v ided on the question that the bil l be j 4( )Nv read a second time, when there appeared — For the second reading . 175 Against it Majority against the second reading ... 8 ad A Turned at The other orders were then disposed of, and the H ouse six o'clock. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS-THIS MORNING. THE EDUCATION BILL. The State, observes the Times, in discussing the Edu cation Bill, finds a work to be done, which it must do in some fashion or other. Tne religious people will not act in concert by merging their differences ; nor is there any body willing or able to do all the work. So there are thousands, and tens of thousands, and, what seems a still more hopeless case, scores, and tens of scores, of children growing up without instruction, or with instruction which is a name and not a thing. Where this is the case, and where evidently a burden is thrown on the State, the only conclusion yet dis covered is that the ratepayers shall be empowered to provide schools. But here comes the specific form of the difficulty upon which good peoole are at once so sen sitive and so useless. Ratepayers are a well known in- stitution. They have managed to put themselves rather forward of late years, till there are men who would have no objection to face a line of battle, a battery, a House of Commons, or a town hall, but who would rather not make an observation in a parish vestry. The ratepayer is the terror of the age ; he is the only being who achieves victories without cost, and exhorts surrender without compromise. Everything gives way to him, and the only bounds 1 to his successes are the enjoyment he evidently derives from the sport itself, apart from the value of the prey. If a new tax is to be imposed on the ratepayer, nothing is more certain than that it must be for a purpose entirely and to every jot and tittle in accordance with his wishes. Unless ratepayers are quite agreeable, and unless they first agree among themselves, it will be simply impos sible to make them maintain a school. They have carried this point as to the higher institution, the Church itself, and the school follows as matter of course. sing. m re dered perty her is a l the ,ure is w h e at 'reach ustria ❑ striae ,11 anY ac tor'', i j o ed 1 0 r large e Beige listake to the and in ad hilt ( ' nd an; Tiber ure an e grea t ass, ol d Legis maY 138 etvireer/ hag ens state' :officia l ad any .om the dg regar ropose cl as the le color s aran, e Swis s ) sign he h° h ration of The l a st the no cal lso t a uty °' ~.., tgr• an 4 ' resetolrdsl Vie ° 100, )- V ° r , ryt the cl criciet ).in• T. g °s SeraPi a , Later'- ♦DMIRALTY STORES. The Telegraph thinks the plain English of the new contract and purchase system at the Admiralty is, that our great and costly naval department can now go into the open market, buying what seems most profitable, without the trammels of long contract, and certain that, in its offers, it commands the entire range of supply ; without restricting itself to a small section of p ro ducers who may combine to extort high terms. And official documents will show that this improve - ment of our position as purchasers has not been effected entirely or even chiefly by resort to the open market—since most of the supply under the new system has been procured, not by direct purchase, but by employing some one of the other three methods that we have instanced. However this may be, a commercial country like England can only approve the enter prise and economy of a Government which, securing good judges of work or material as its buyers, goes boldly down into the common market to purchase for the public service as cheaply as it can. As regards the imputation of favouritism and corruption, we need only remember who aro the trained and wearisome grievance-mongers from whom it comes, to pass it by at once as the too familiar cavil which, blindly and indis criminately, assails with equal contumely corruption and reform. BRISTOL LIBERALS. The Standard says that the Liberals of Bristol have selected their candidate for the vacancy which was yester day officially declared. Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, who was second to Mr. Robinson at the now famous test ballot, is the choice of the majority of the party, and although Mr. Odger complains loudly of the decision arrived at to his disadvantage, it is hardly probable that he will protest against it in the polling•booths. So we may take it, that Mr. Hodgson will enjoy in the forthcoming contest the support of the " great Liberal party" in the capital of the West, and that if he is defeated—as we hope and trust he will be—the personal disappointment he must experience will be but a small matter compared with the sense of discomfiture and dis aster which will come over the Liberal managers in Downing-street. The Conservative candidate has not yet been announced, but that there will be one is a matter beyond all question, and there can hardly be any doubt that if Mr. Sholto Hare will only wage again, and under so much more favourable circumstances, the fight he so gallantly undertook last March at the eleventh hour, his candidature will be cor dially welcomed by the Conservatives of Bristol, and, so welcomed, will prove successful. The Conservative cause has the best prospect of success at Bristol, and its chances will not be damaged by the disunion which its enemies have imagined. Our Liberal contemporaries will have another occasion in the polling at Bristol of proving the progress of the Liberal cause from the diminution of , Liberal strength in the large constituencies. MINORITY CLAUSE. The House of Commons, after a tie, in which the Speaker's vote was so given as to afford opportunities for a second division on the merits, has, says the Daily News, rejected Mr. Hardcastle's bill for the repeal of the mino rity clauses of the Reform Act of 1867. Nearly every eminent parliamentary authority is opposed to the prin ciple of these clauses. Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Henley condemned them. On the other side were found, running in stra n g e couples, Mr. Morrison and Mr. John Hardy, Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Fawcett. The minority scheme in its best form, which is certainly not that partially adopted in the Act of 1867, is little better than an ingenious ph sophical toy, better fitted to amuse the leisure of a Lap tan philosopher than to engage the labours of practical states men. Those who favour it talk of Representative Govern ment, but they are thinking only of representation, and leave government entirely out of their minds. They lose sight of the end in the means. In their desire to give an ideal symmetry to the instrument, they entirely ignore the work which has to be done. If the House of Commons were a mirror, with no other function than passively to reflect the feeling of the country, Mr. Hare's scheme would be a wise one. It is not, however, a look ing-glass, but a lever which has to lift a heavy weight ; and its efficiency is not likely to be increased by diminish ing the force that can be applied to it. The combination of a few members, whose votes say ditto to Mr. Mill, with the Tory antagonists of democracy, has given a few months or years additional existence to the blundering application of a doubtful principle, which cannot perma nently enter into our electoral system. THE IRISH LAND BILL IN THE LORDS. The Post hopes that before the bill has passod through Committee, the Marquis of Salisbury will be able to realise its true character, and to divide its provisions into somewhat less invidious categories than those of " white, grey, and black." Of those provisions which he charac terises as " white" he approves ; and we doubt not that upon further consideration he will find its " grey " and " black" provisions neither so grey nor so black as he is at present disposed to paint them. We are con fident that before the Land Bill is returned to the House of Commons many of the disparaging comments which were made upon it on Tuesday will either be re called or will not be repeated ; and looking both to the arguments which were advanced by the Opposition in re spect of this bill, and to the spirit by which they were animated, we have the fullest confidence that in a few weeks, at the outside, it will not 'only be incorporated in the Statute book, but will carry a message of peace to the homes of the Irish people. The remarkable probate suit in which Dr. Goss, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Liverpool, is the plaintiff, again came before Lord Penzance yesterday, and, after some further evidence had been taken, the hearing was once more adjourned. FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE DEE.—Since Saturday two more fatal accidents have occurred on the Dee, near Chester. On Tuesday evening about 7 o'clock a horse breaker, named Henry Sidebotham, attempted to cross the river at shallow water, expecting that the horse would swim. A few yards from Flintshire both the man and the horse were drowned. An inquest was held on Wednes day, when a verdict of accidental death was given. On Wednesday, at noon, a party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Alsopp, Mrs. Nicholson, her nurse, and children, left Chester in a pleasure boat to take a trip up the river. Having gone two miles, they went on shore to take re freshments. Mr. and Mrs. Alsopp got into the boat again ; on Mrs. Nicholson getting in the boat capsized. Mrs. Nicholson was saved, but Mr. and Mrs. Alsopp were drowned. The nurse and children did not get into the boat. The bodies have been recovered. The deceased lived at Rock Ferry, near LiverpooL HOERIBLE ACCIDENT.-011 Tuesday evening an lug: ne st was held at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on th e bodies of Thomas Baston, carpenter, and Ann Larman, who were killed upon the Great Northern Railway on the previous night. The pair were attempting to cross the line near the station about midnight, but were checked by the passing of a local luggage train. They stood on the down line metals to wait until they could pass, and were caught by a fast Manchester luggage train which runs through without stopping. The driver's attention was attracted by some broken glass flying in his face ; the train was stopped, and one of the lamps was found smashed and covered with human hair and blood. The party who went in search found some fragments of female apparel, then a woman's hand, and further on her head, ghastly, and completely stvered from the trunk. A little further on the mangled corpse of the man was found, with the skull stove in and the feet cut off. The remains of the woman's body were scattered in all direc tions, but were collected as nearly as possible and placed in the porter's room. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and advised precautions to make the level crossing less dangerous. The deceased woman lived in the locality; Baston's relatives reside at Oxford. TH SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1870. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE FRENCH EMPEROR. The Emperor of the French presided at a Council of Ministers yesterday. His health has improved ; the rheumatism from which he suffers is confined to the leg. THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA. There has been an animated debate in the House of Representatives on Cuban affairs, in the course of which Mr. Banks attacked the President's Message, which he declared was instigated by Caleb Cushing. He also denounced the insolent conduct of the Spanish Minister, and strongly advised the adoption of neutrality resolutions. Mr. Fitch called upon Secretary Fish to explain the rumour that his son-in-law acted as a paid attorney for Spain in the case of the gunboats. Yesterday the Senate adopted resolutions asking for information as to the outraget on Americans in Cuba. THE ROMAN COUNCIL. It is stated by the Univers that on the 14th inst. the discussion on the third chapter of the Schema on Infalli bility was concluded by the Council. It is expected that the last chapter will be debated to-day. half-inch plating, and above the water line an armour plated belt, six and eight inches in thickness, runs.round the vessel. The armour-plating is backed with teak wood, ten inches thick, covered with two thicknesses of five eighths inch plate, with a ten-inch frame behind, making the sides at this part two feet three and a quarter inches thick. All the decks are plated with five sixteenths sheet plates as a preventive against injury from liquid fire. Four longitudinals, divide the vessel into about 130 water-tight compartments, so that in the event of her being struck she will still retain her buoyancy. Her weight far exceeds that of any ironclad launched in the north of England. She has accommodation for 320 men, exclusive of officers. Immediately after the launch she went into the Tyne dock to receive her engines, a pair of surface condensing ones of 800 horse-power, made by Maudsley, Son, and Field, of London. A twin sister of the Swiftsure is being constructed, and will be launched soon, when it is expected that the Prince of Wales will take part in the ceremony. A COTTON LADEN VESSEL BURNT. Intelligence was received in Liverpool yesterday of the burning off Bombay, on the 11th inst., of the ship Aurora. She had a large cargo of cotton and wool on board. A STEAMER DISABLED. The paddle steamer Monarch, of London, 295 tons burthen, Captain James Elvish, bound from London to Wexford, to repair the Wexford telegraph cable, put into Penzance harbour yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, disabled. When nearing the Longships, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, her port engine broke down, and she steamed into Penzance with one engine. At a meeting of the Hyde Town Council held on Tuesday, it was unanimously resolved to send a letter of sympathy to Mr. Thurlow under his present bereavement. At the same meeting a long discussion ensued with regard to Captain Forrest, the Chief Constable of Hamp shire, who refused to send a portion of the force under Iris command to assist in keeping the peace at Hyde and Newport on the day of the Isle of Wight election, the sanction of the Home Secretary having been obtained for the purpose of sending additional protection. The visit of the Portsmouth " lambs " to Hyde was also dis cussed, and the Watch Committee was requested to take steps to find out at whose instigation the visit was paid, that such persons might be held up to opprobrium, and if possible punishment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE -YESTERDAY. - ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Mr. Henry Lindsay, of the Windham Arms Hotel, Bridge-end, South Wales, hotel keeper, was charged at Marlborough-street before Mr. Tyrwhitt with disorderly conduct, and Mary Jewin, who refused her address, was charged with being drunk and assaulting Police-constable Horidge, 37 C. The constable said he saw the female prisoner in Ryder's-court, drunk, and on persuading her to go away she refused, and struck him ; the male prisoner also pushed him about. Lindsay said that knowing the female and seeing that she was in a state of intoxication, he was trying to get her away when the constable came up and took them into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined Jewin 285., and Lindsay ss. A DESPERATE THlEF.—Alfred M`Manus, a desperate looking-fellow, 20 years of age, was charged at the West minster Police-court, with stealing a pair of boots, value 6s. 6d.; further with assaulting the prosecutor and the police. George Louis Vermulin, manager to Mr. School ing, bootmaker, 4, Queen's-road, Chelsea, stated that last night a pair of boots had been stolen from outside, and going out saw the prisoner running away with the boots in his hand. He followed him into White Lion-street, when prisoner tore the ticket off the boots, threw them on the floor, and commenced a violent attack upon him, biting and bruising his arm, and throwing a washing pan at him twice. During this time a number of prisoner's friends collected, got witness down on the ground and kicked and maltreated him, and but for the timely arrival of a constable he believed he should have been murdered. The prisoner was committed for trial. INGRATITUDE AND ROBBERY.—Richard Hughes, who has been a public-house and hotel manager in Eastbourne, London, Jersey, and other places, and Mary Ann Potter, a wretched-looking woman, carrying an infant in her arms, were charged at the Thames Police-court with stealing a large quantity of property belonging to Mr. Frederick Rayney, a solicitor's clerk, of No. 23, Arbour-square, Stepney. It appeared that the male prisoner had been known to Mr. Rayney in his prosperous days, and that he had assisted Hughes in the ban of adversity. About seven weeks ago Hughes and the woman whom he repre sented as his wife came to him and said they were starving and in great distress, and begged of him to give them shelter. Mr. Rayney listened with feelings of pity to the tale of destitution related to him, provided the parties with a good meal, took them into his house, and provided them with clothes. He allowed them to have the use of a room, and assisted th em in every possible manner as far as a limited income would allow. This kindness was repaid by their robbing him of several articles of wearing apparel and a number of trinketshis prisoner, it was said, was the heiress to a large property, and in a few days would have received a large sum of Both prisoners were remanded. DIPLOMATIC CHANGES. Several changes are rumoured in the Diplomatic world, chiefly among French representatives. M. Bouree and the Marquis de Montholon, who now now represent France at Constantinople and at Lisbon, have both been appointed Senators. In their stead Viscount de la Guerroniere, who is now at the Brus sels Embassy, will go to Constantinople, and M. Armaud to Lisbon. M. Bertheney, who is now at 'Washington, will succeed Viscount de la Guerroniere at Brussels. M. Prevost-Paradol, as hasbeen already stated in several journals, will go to the American THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE CITY GAS WORKS. Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, Mr. W. J. Payne resumed the adjourned in q uest on the body of John Clifford, the unfortunate lad who lost his life at the City of London Gas Works. According to the evidence given by the wit nesses, it was not at all clear whether the accident was c aused by the wind or by the removal of the props, by which the top of the upper portion o f the holder was su pported during the time the process of scraping was going on. The learned Deputy Coroner summed up, and remarked upon the conflicting nature of the evidence, and the jury, after consulting, returned a verdict of Accidental Death, and that greater care ought in future to be taken to prevent similar occurrences. LORD BUTE'S REVERSION. Monsignor Capel writes to the Times, under date 14th June :—" The contemplated return of the Marquis of Bute to the Anglican communion, which you have reported from the John Bull, appeared in the columns of a French journal so long ago as the middle of April. It was shown to Lord Bute. He deemed it unworthy of formal contradiction, and trusted that its best refutation would be that he had but a few days previously spoken publicly in favour of the Pontifical Zouaves, that he was about to send a large donation to the Pope, and that it was well known he was a regular communicant in the Church to which he had submitted after long and deep consideration. Your contemporary is pleased to ignore these facts, and spread a report which has not the smallest foundation. This is the more ungenerous, as it must know that Lord Bute is travelling in Spain, and cannot, therefore, promptly defend himself. Had the John Bull remembered the o ung Marquis was never a member of the E stablished Church, it might have perceived its " reliable authority" was leading it astray in announcing the return of Lord Bute to the Anglican communion. AN EXTRAORDINARY T RIAL. —A remarkable trial is about to take place in Hungary; which, it it believed, will be one of the most extensive on record in modern times. No less than three hundred prisoners are to be tried, all of them brigands, and it is thought that most probably two-thirds of them will be put to death. MRS. GLADSTONE'S ASSEMBLY.—Mrs. Gladstone had a reception last night at the family residence in Carl ton-house-terrace, which was numerously attended. An engine-minder at Carlisle has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for ne glecting to put water in a boiler. Dean Stanley intends to preach a funeral sermon upon the career and character of the late Mr. Charles Dickens, in Westminster Abbey, next Sunday. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a grand full-dress ball at the Mansion House last evening. Up wards of 1,090 invitations had been issued and the guests in all numbered between 700 and 800. Mr. Robert Peel Dawson, M.P., has been ap pointed Loud-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Londonderry, in the room of the late Mr. Acheson Lyle. CABIN El COUNClL.—Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon, at the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street. The Coundl is summoned for half-past two o'clock. CHARLIN DICKENS.--Sir John Bowring writes to the Daily News illustrating Charles's Dickens's accuracy of observation. Sir John wrote to Dickens pointing out that apa age in his description of opium smoking was incorrect. In reply Dickens said he had personally visited the docks and had only described the opium smoking as he had seen it practised there by Chinamen. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) MR. FOWLER, M.P., ON EDUCATION. Mr. Fowler, M.P. for Cambridge, met a number of the Nonconformist members of his constituency on Tuesday at the Guildhall, Cambridge, to discuss the education ques tion. The meeting was opposed to compulsory education, except where parental neglect was proved, and even in such cases objected to religion being taught in rate-sup ported schools. Mr. Fowler said he would rather go out of the House of Commons, and never re-enter it, than vote for mere secular education, which would be only tolerable if there was no alternative between secular edu cation and no education at all. The meeting, which was a ticket meeting, lasted three hours. THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER ON WORKING MEN'S 1\1133101,76. Ou Tuesday the Bishop of Manchester addressed a crowded meeting of working men in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, in connection with an undenominational evangelistic mission to working men. Several leading Dissenters were amongst the company on the platform. His lordship explained the part he took in this mis sion by saying he was not merely a bishop of the Church of England, but bishop of a diocese in which at least one million of the popu lation were unprovided with church or chapel accomoda tion. He deplored the alienation of the working classes from the Church; and, admitting the fact, said they must not be nice as to the agency by which these classes should be reached, so long as it was conducted in soberness and decency. He then spoke of the desecration of the Sabbath by working men, by drinking, gambling, and betting, who, he said, risked their hard earnings in what was nothing better than a scandal, upon horseracing in which few people were concerned but rogues and thieves. His lordship cautioned the coadjutors of the mission against revivalism, sensationalism, and false excitement. He commended the mission because it was not meant to found a new sect, but simply to gather in the neglected, and prepare them for church membership. THE ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the Essex Agricultural Society was held yesterday in the park of Lord Braybrooke, Saffro Walden. The attendance was good, the entries large in horses, oxen, sheep, and pigs. A number of hun ters which had been entered were withdrawn in consequence of the lamented death of Mr. Barker, killed at the Agri cultural Hall, Islington. The show of implements in cluded specimens from all the principal markets in Eng land. The dinner was held last evening under the presi dency of Lord Braybrooke. The usual toasts were duly honoured, and success to the Essex Agricultural Society was proposed. Sir Henry Selwyn Ibbetson and Lord Eustace Cecil responded as members for the county. The health of Lord Braybrooke, coupled with an expression of thanks for granting the use of his park, was given with all the honours. The show will remain open to-day. CHARGE OF ISSUING A FALSE PROSPECTUS• Yesterday two persons, Gibson and Yeomans, were committed for trial at the next Manchester Assizei on a charge of conspiracy to defraud a shipowner at Hartlepool, who had sent the prisoners, who held a small office in Man chester, £2OO for four shares in the North Caradon Mining Company, on the faith of an assurance in the prospectus that there were extensive minerals to be worked. At a previous hearing of the case instructions were read which had been discovered in the prisoners' office from a co partner in Paris named Wadge to keep the thing going on in eight or ten newspapers at once, and promisng to put £4,000 into Gibson's pocket. —An inspector of police who has been in Cornwall proved yesterday that there was no such place as North Caradon, as described in the company's prospectus, but that on the estate of Rilla Mill, on which Gibson had got a license from the Duchy to search for minerals, there was an old pit, now filled up and overgrown with furze and ferns, which had been similarly licensed by Wadge four years ago. It was stated that the prisoners had received twelve hundred pounds in deposits since the prospectus was issued, and what was described as a bundle of letters was produced in court, which, within the last week, have been received by the police from indignant shareholders. Bail was taken for the prisoners in a thousand pounds each, and two sureties five hundred pounds each. THE LOSS OF THE EARL OF ELGIN. The inquiry at Newcastle into the loss of the Earl of Elgin off Whitby was concluded yesterday. Af ter maturely weighing the evidence, the court found great difficulty, owing to the conflicting nature of the testimony, in coming to a decision, although the greater weight of the evidence was in favour of the Jesmond. Neither of the vessels was held free from blame, yet neither could be held responsible. Everything had been done by the Jesmond which was possible to save life. AQUATICS AT OXFORD. The final heat for the Oxford University Challenge Oars was rowed yesterday evening, Moss, Balliol (bow) and Leslie, Balliol (stroke), having first position ; their opponents being Veasey, St. John's (bow), and Mair, St. Albans Hall (stroke), who rowed the best throughout, and won easily by eleven seconds. THE REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL. Mr. Odger met his committee last night, and stated that he would retire now only on one condition, namely, that before Friday the Liberal Association should sign an agreement pledging themselves at the very next vacancy to adopt and support a direct representative of labour. THE MURDER AT WAKEFIELD. John Johnson, pitman, of Sharlston, who it was al leged murdered a woman in a back-yard in Wakefield on the morning of the 31st ultimo, was to-day again brought up for examination before the borough magistrates. Through the kindness of his fellow workmen the prisoner was defended by a solicitor. At the close of the enquiry the prisoner was again remanded for a week, but the magistrates intimated that they intended to commit him for trial at the next assizes. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WAKEFIELD. Yesterday a fire broke out at Messrs. Fallon inand Shave's worsted mill, in Back-lane, Wakefield, and a few hours destroyed the building and a valuable stock of machinery, wool, and worsted. The damage is estimate he at £lO,OOO. The West Ri din g Prison, which adjoined t mill was only saved from destruction by great exertion. LAUNCH OF A. NEW IRONCLAD. At Jarrow-on-the-Tyne yesterday afternoon a new war vessel named the Swiftsure, builtt for her Majesty's Govern ment, was launched from the ship-building yard of d C. M. Palmer and Co., making the fifth war frigate issue from this yard for the royal navy. The weather was fine, and the launch vas witnessed by thousands, the banks of the river for a long distance being crowded, and a large number of ships being overladen with spectators. At the yard there was present a large and influential com pany, the Admiralty being represented by Mr. Luke, chief surveyor. The day was observed as a general holiday in all the principal yards on the Tyne. The vessel glided without a hitch into the water amidst great cheering. After the launch a number of gentlemen were entertained by Mr. Palmer. In proposing the health of Mrs. Palmer, who had christened the ship, Mr. Luk e expressed his great satisfaction at the entire proceedings, and remarked on the splendid appearance of the vessel. The Swiftsure has be en built from designs supplied by Mr. E. J. Reid, C.E. Dimensions, length over all, 291 ft.; extreme breadth, 55ft.; extreme depth, 46ft. Her registered ton nage is about 3,893 tons. She is of immense strength, being heavily plated throughout, and will be able to attain an urusually swift speed. She is intended for a ram as well as a battery. She is plated below the water line with MONETA" YESTERDAY, Business in the Stock Exchange to-day has been to a very moderate extent. For both railway stocks and foreign bonds the inquiry has been limited, and the fluc tuations have been mostly of an adverse nature. The severe drought, and the unfavourable aspect of agricul tural affairs, continue to exercise a depressing effect in the consol market, and prices have receded per cent. For delivery the quotation has been On 92-1 ex div. ; and for July, 92k, 92i. ex div. ; Reduced and New Three per Cents 921, 92a, Exchequer Bills par to ss. prem., Bank stock 234, 236, Indian Five per Cents 111, 1111 ex div., and Indian bonds 21s. to 265. prem. For English railway stocks there has been but little inquiry, and the fluctuations have been generally un favourable. Metropoliton at 650 is higher, but Caledonian is lower, at 78k. Great Northern A, lat 134, Great Eastern k at 410, Midland 0 at 132 i, London and North Western at 130 a, Great Western at 74k, and North Eastern 1i at 147 h. The traffic receipts of the London and North Western shews an increase of £16,336. In the market for foreign bonds very little business has been doing, and prices have given way. Italian (1861) have fallen ; Spanish, ; Egyptian, ; Mexican, ; Argentine, 1; and Turkish Five per Cents., per cent. The new Peruvian loan has fallen to dis to par, and the Spanish to 2i to 21 prem. American securities have been quiet, but firm. Illinois Central shares have risen Next to nothing has been doing in Indian railway stocks, and the quotations are unchanged. Canadian shares have been quiet and unaltered. In foreign shares very few transactions have taken place, and the quotations have been unchanged. Bank shares have been purchased cautiously, and prices have been unaltered. In telegraph shares the transactions have been on a limited scale. Anglo-Mediterranean at 14i, 14k, are 0 lower. Telegraph construction shares have been dull, being quoted 25k, 25 x., £4 cap. returned. Thr sum of £84,000 has been taken to the Bank to- day. The Peruvian, from Quebec, has brought £31,600. Tenders for £400,000 in bills on India have been received at the Bank, of which £346,000 has been allotted to Calcutta, £50,000 to Bombay, and £4,000 to Madras. The minimum price has been fixed at Is. Did. Tenders on Calcutta and ;Madras at ls. 10id. will receive 28 per cent., and on Bombay at the same quotation 12 per cent. Tenders above that quotation will receive in full. At a meeting of the African Steamship Company a dividend of Bs. per share was declared. The half-yearly interest due on the Ist of July next on the Bonds of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Company First Morgtgage Con struction Bonds endorsed, payable in sterling in London, will be paid by Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. The discount market has been fairly supplied with capital. There has been a moderate demand for accommo dation, and three month s ' paper has been charged 2 /1, 3 per cent. The coupons due Ist July next of the undermentioned loans will be payable on and after that date at the offices of Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co., 22, Old Broad-street, viz. :—Chilian 7 per cent., 1866, £1,120,920 ; Chilian 6 per cent., 1867, £2,000,000; Chilian 5 per cent., 1870, £1,012,700. The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce states :—" We learm from Scotland that Messrs. Gow Brothers and Co., handloom manufacturers, Auchterarder, have stopped payment, but the amount of their liabilities has not transpired. Through this stoppage it is feared a great Lum ber of handswill be thrown out of employment. Dublin advices report, in connexion with the recent suspension of William Power, flour miller, that a firm in Cork offered to guarantee 9s. in the pound to the creditors on condi tion of the business and assets, &c., being trahsferred to them, and subsequently advanced their offer to 10s., but that it was ultimately agreed to hand over all to Messrs. M`Mullen, Shaw, and Co., flour merchants, of Burgh quay, Dublin, who have also agreed to secure 10s. to the creditors, and who will in future carry on the concern on their own account." At Mark-lane, to-day, the grain trade continued firm. Wheat freely commanded theme ate advances, and all kinds of spring corn were fullydear. The increase in the traffic of the Midland Railway for the past week amounts to £16,842 ; there is also an increase of £13,153 in the North-Eastern traffic, and £3,425 in the London, Brighton, and South-Coast Rail way. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY. LATEST PRICES -AFT. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-The sup plies of meat have been moderate. The trade has been quiet, as follows :-Beef, from 2s. 10d, to 6s. ; mutton, lamb, ss. 6d. to 6s. 2d. ; veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. ; and pork, 4s. 2d. to ss. 6d. per Sibs. by the carcase. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY.-The supplies of English wheat have been limited. The business deing has been moderate, and extreme rates have been realised for all qualities. As regards foreign wheat, the receipt has been on a moderate scale. The trade has ruled firm, and full quotations have been obtained. Barley has been firm and fully as dear. Malt has been steady on former terms. Oats have been in request. at improving currencies. Beans and peas have been steady. Flour has been firm, at fully previous quotations. Arrivals :-English and Scotch-wheat, 760 ; malt, 900 ; peas, 20. Foreign-wheat, 9,180 ; barley, 1,510 ; oats, 10,420 ; maize, 2,550 ; peas, 670 ; flour -360 sacks, 14,470 barrels. BOROUGH HOP MARKET, WEDNESDAY. - Very littel business has been passing in the hop market ; nevertheless the quotations have ruled firm. The bine continues to present a vigorous appearance, and almost without exception is well spoken of. Mid and East Keats, £7 to £l2 125.: Weald of Keats, £6 to £8 ; Sussex, £5 12s. to £6 12s. ; Bavarians, £6 6s. to £9 ; French, £5 10s. to £6los. ; Americans, £4 ss. to £6 ; and year lings, £1 105. to £3 15s. per cwt. MANCHESTER COTTON TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.- The result of yesterday's business was very small, and disap pointing to sellers, and it closed with a drooping tendency. To-day there is no improvement to note, and the business doing is insignificant, notwithstanding that producers are willing to submit to lower rates, Buyers keep aloof, in the hope of prices giving way more, as producers chew more desire to push sales, their engagements not being so numerous, and the cattle market shewmg signs of weakness. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WapicESDAY.---This market opens quiet, and with little disposition to do busldess. Saleta vill probably reach 7,000 bales. - • LEEDS CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-There were 5.93 beasts in the market to-day, and 4,090 sheep and lambs. Cattle changed hands slowly, at an advance upon last week's price, Sheep sold at from 7d. to 71d. per pound ; lambs, et from Bd. to 9d. per pound. SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-Trade to-day is slack, and prices are 2d. per stone lower than last week. The highest price for beef is ss. 9d. ; mutton, ss. 451, ; lamb, 7e. t pork, ss. ; and veal, ss. 4d. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-Firsi report :-Market rather easier. Several lots done at 60s. cask 60s. 4d. a month. Closing, sellers at above quotations, Buyers, a shade under. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT RACES--WEDNESDAT. The Visitors' Plate of 100 sovs each and 25 for the se cond. Once round and a distance. Lord Zetland's Brennus, by Voltigeur—Sweetbrier, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Snowden) 1 Mr G. Clement's Rover, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Lynham) t Mr A. Barclay's Moccolo, 3 yrs , S et 121 b (Jewitt) Royal Head and Adrastus also ran. Won by three parts of a length, the other pair running a dead heat for second place. The Second Year of the Twelfth Ascot Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each. One mile. Lord Falmouth s Wheatear, by Y. Melbourne, Swallow Bst 61b (car. Bst 71b) (French 1 Baron Rothschild's Tamarind , B st 61b (Maidment 2 Mr Fleming's Atlas, B st 101 b (Midgley 3 Asterope and Cradle also ran. Won by two lengths. The Fern Hill Stakes of 15 sove each. About half smile. Count F. de Lagrange's Turquoise, by Monarque—t- Stradella, 2 yrs, 7st llb Captain Machell's Jack in the Box, 2 yrs. 7st 41b (Jeffery) 2 Mr W. S. Cartwright's Ely Blanche, 3 yrs, Bst 1 11b (Custance) 3 Asterope also ran. Won in a canter by four lengths. The Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of Plate, value 300 soya, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each. New Mile. Sir F. Johnstone's Judge, by Voltigeur—Spinster, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Newhouse) 1 Mr. A. Schickler's Rafale, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Loates) 2 Mr. Johnstone's Sweet Sound, 3 yrs, 65t.... (W. Gray) 3 The following also ran :--Blacklock, Soucar, Pandore, Thundercloud, Carfax, The Weaver, Blue Bell, Dolphin, Typhoeus, Paganini, Border Knight, Ryshworth, Rupert, Plaudit, Starter, Duke of Beaufort, Oxonian, King o' Scots, Cymbal, Stephanotis, Chawbacon, Demidoff, Maid of Athol, Flyaway Jack, Prince Henry, and Westley. Betting.-100 to 15 agst Judge, 7to 1 agst Typhus, 8 to 1 agst Oxonian, 10 to 1 each agst Sweet Sound and Blue Bell, 11 to 1 agst Rafale, 100 to 6 each agst Chawbaoon and Blacklock, 20 to 1 each agst King o' Scots and Dol phin, 25 to 1 each agst Border Knight, Plaudit, Pandora, and Soucar, 30 to 1 agst Rupert, 40 to 1 each agst Paga nini and Stephanotis. There was a delay of half an hour at the post, but a good start was effected when the flag fell, Prince Henry being the first to show in advance, and next to him being Rafale, Thundercloud, Pandore, Rupert, Oxonian, Blue Bell, Tim Weaver, King o' Scots, the re mainder being headed by Judge. The lot came on in good orderto the road, and the favourite, who hadbeen gradually gradually up, joined Prince Henry, at the same time pro minent places being taken by Chawbacon, Paganini, and Sweet Sound. These three latter, with Judge, formed the front division at the distance, where Rafale drew nearer, and the favourite came out, the latter going on and winning in a, canter by two lengths. The First Year of the Eighteenth Triennial Stakes of 10 soya each. T.Y.C. Mr Merry's King of the Forest, by Scottish Chief— Lioness, Bst 101 b (Grimshl 1 Mr Saville's Brother to N euchatel, Bst 101 b (Maidment 2 Sir J. Hawley's Pink , B st 71b (Morris 3 Granville also ran. Won by half a length. The Coronation Stakes of 100 Rove each Old mile. Mr Merry's Sunshine, by Thormanby—Sunshine Bst 101 b (Grimshaw) 1 Lord Falmouth's Wheatear, Bst 101 b (French) 2 Mr. Bayley's Golden Horn, Bst 31b Cestus and Waif also ran. Won easily by a length and a half ; two lengths between second and and third. The Ascot Derby Stakes, of 50 soya each. Swinley Course. Lord Zetland's King Cole, by King Tom,—Qui Viva , Bst 31b (Snowden) 1 Mr W. S. Crawfurd's Claudius, Bst 31b (Chaloner 2 Baron Rothschild's King Leopold, brother to Kin Alfred, Bst 31b (Maidmeni 3 Mr Bowes's Nobleman, Bst 101 b BETTING ON THE COURSE, GOLD CUP, sto 2 &get Sabinne (offered) ST. LEGER. 400 to 100 agab Sunshine (taken) DERBY. sto 1 agat Mr Merry'a lot (wanted) ASCOT, Wednesday, ADD/ TONAL ARRIVALS—Adelaide, Xgettu, Turn of tb,o Tide, and Bonnie Katie. MIDNIGHT BETTING AT THE WEST END. Wednesday. The Gold Cap was tha only event touched upon during the evening, the New Stakes merely resulting in inquiries after one or two of the candidates engaged. Muster and Sabinus, the two post entries, were staunch favourites for the Oup, and between the pair there was little to choose, and on them 60 to 50, 5 to 4 to £75, and other bets were laid. Morns was in steady request, at 6 to 1, despite s general im• pression that she would not start. Hester at 10 to 1 had some trifling support, brit even money was betted against her running, and beyond these Trocadero at 8 to 1 was the only animal really backed, 10 to 1 bar this lot being freely offered. Bell's Life regrets to hear that Mr. Watt, of Bishops Burton, near Beverley, the owner of Strathconan, Strath nairn. Mysotis, and other well-known horses, is seriously ill. Mr. Watt was seized at Epsom with typhus fever, from the effects of which he is now suffering. Mr. Leonard Edmunds, who commenced an action for libel against the Treasury Lords, has been arrested at the suit of the Crown for the swa rd declared against him. TOWER HILL INDUSTRIAL AND POOR SCHOOLS.— The first stone of the new schools will be laid by her Royal Highness the Princess Marguerite of Orleans, on Tuesday, June 21st, at 3 . 30 p.m. The Vbry Rev. Canon Gilbert, D.D., will officiate. UNANIMITY OF TEE IRISH PFOPLE.—SOITIe friends of the National Lifeboat Institution in Dublin are now organising a national bazaar in aid of the support of the twenty-eight lifeboats the institution has placed on the Irish coast at an expense of about £16,800. The appeal has met with an unanimous response—people of every grade, Protestant and Roman Catholic, appear to be anxi ous to promote this humane undertaking in every way in their power, and it is expected that the Irish Grand National Bazaar to be held in the course of the present year at Dublin will be a great suocess. The ladies of the different towns and counties have taken up the matter with great energy ; and, of course, upon their continued efforts depends in a great measure the success of the Irish Great Lifeboat Bazaar. I ADVERTISEMENTI—HoIIoway's Pills can be confidently recommended as a domestic remedy for the ailments of all classes and conditions of people, young and old. Men and women, parents and children, may take this medicine with the certainty of deriving benefit from its use, when disorder or disease is making them miserable. Holloway's Pills are unrivalled for their purifying, aperient, and s trengthening properties. They remove indigestion, palpitation, and headaches, and are especially serviceable in complaints peculiar to females. Each box of Pills is wrapped up in printed instructions for the guidance of invalids, who will readily understand from carefully studying them the best way of regaining health. Hol loway's Pills work a thorough change in the constitution of the weak and nervous. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommended by the medical profession in preference to French brandy . Sup plied in casks and bases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Office', 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.€. GOVERNMENT Three per Cent Consols _921 92ixd Do. for Account Three per Cent Riled .. 92* 921 New 3 per Cent Exchequer Bills,March, par spm Do., June Bank Stock India 5 per Cents lll 1111xd Cau.6pcJandkJulylB77-84 10711081 Do. 5 r cent do. 98 99 Domin. pe of Can. 5p c 1903 97 98 New S. W. 5p c 1871-76 102 103 New Zealand t. p o 1891.. 112 114 Do. 5 per cent 99 100 I Do. 5p c Consolidated Queensland 5 p c 1852 . Victoria 6p 0 Jan.& July 115 116 Do. 51)0 do. 1031104 Bristol and Exeter B6 88 Caledonian 7B 78i Great Eastern Great Northern 124 125 Do. A Great Western L. and &YorAshire L. B. South Coast 44f 135 45 Lou. Chat., and Dover Lou. and North-Western 130 1301 Lon. and South-Western 91 921 Mau., Shef., and Lincoln 53 54 Metropolitan 65 651 Midland North British 384 39 North-Eastern Consols Do. Leeds Do. York — R OFFICIAL HOURS• SECII aITIES. 9 1 Brazilian, 1865, 5p a 92 931 lEgyptian, 1868, 7p a 8 2 83 Do. Rail. Delman., 7 p a 1 01 102 1 Italian, 1861, 5 per cent 5 59 Peruvian, 1865, 5 per cent 90 91 Portuguese, 1869, 3p a 33 34 Russian, 1866, 5p c 93 941 Do. Nicolas, 4 per cent 6B 69 Spanish, 1867, 3percent 3ll 32 Do., 1869, 3 per cent Turkish, 1854, 6 per cent 87 89 Do., 1865, 5 per cent 531 54 Do., 1865, 6 per cent 741 75 U. S. 5-20 Bonds, 6pc 1882 90 90 Do., 1865 Do., 10-40 Bonds, 5Pa 1 904 aq 87 Erie She., 100 dole. all pd. 18 18 South-Eastern 8ar.,&C1.1nd.g.5 po 107 108 Bom. East India guar. 5p a Grand Trunk of Canada 14 15 Do. Ist Preference Bonds 67 88 Great Indian Pen. g. 5p 0 108 1021 Great Western of Canada 15 16 Madras g. 5p a 1 109 Saluda, Delhi, do. Sciude, Ptinjaub, do 1 107 Dutch Rhenish 25 25 Eastern of France 24 25 Great Luxembourg l4l 15 Northern of France Ottom. (Smyrna to Aldinl T 7 Recife and San Francisco 151 16 San Paulo (L.) guar. 7 13.0 20 1 2 1 S. Aus. & Loin. Venetn. 16 16 BANKING CODIPANIES. Pat Agra Bank (L) A .... 11 114 101 Imperial Ottoman 4l 54pm Alliance (Limited) .. 141 153 20 Lon. Char. of Austrlia 244 254 A ng l o -Austrian .... 14 16 pm 201 4 London and County 504 51 A uglo-Egyptu (Lim) 244 25 15 Londocijoint-Stock 35 36 British North-Anircn 64 56 20 Lndu & 'Wstminstr 633 644 Ch.of India,Australla 164 174 10 Metropolitan Bl 9 Char. Merc. of India 30 31 20 Midland (Limited) 1 dis, par City Colonial Consolidated (Limtd) Ipm 25 'Union of Australia.. 454 46 Eng., Scot., & Aust. 0 173181 15 1 Un ion of London .. 391 40 Imperial (Limited) l9 194 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Pd 10 , Auglo - American (L) SO 83 100 Atl antic 3 Bride). hid. Ex. (L) of 10' British Indn Sub. (L.) 8 7 Fal, Gibraltar. &c. (L) Si MISCELIANEOI Pd i 10 Great Northern .... 11 111 251ud0-European(Lmtd) 14 18 10,Med. Extension (L).. 5 6) 20'Soc. Trans. France (L) 14 15. SIW. India & Panama 8 7 Pdi 10111erlin Waterworks (L) 14i 15 271 Canada Company 78 80 10 Ceylon Company ( L) 4 3 die 21:1 Colonial idle. jpm 10 Cred. Fonder of E (14) 2} 2t 100 Crystal Palace 13IFore-st Warehouse (L) 5 6pm Cred. & Pact pm 14 Gen. Stm Navigation 29 31 45 Ho oper's Tel. Works ll I die {Hell RITIES. I. Rbbr, G P Tel. Wks. 44 45 lutr. Financial (L) 1I 1 dis Mdras Irrigton g. 5 p c 104 106 National Discount (L) 111( 12 Ocean Marine Pniuslr & Orntl Stm. 44 46 Telegraph Constrctn Tobacco 6 po Lu, Gus. by Italian Gyrnuant 91 93 Trust &LnofU On da I 1 pm MINING SHARE LIST.-JUNE 15. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Offices, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market very quiet. East Lovell firm. East Grenville and Taukervilie in demand, Grenville advanced to 21 buyers. West Maria flatter. Australian United, 2/, 3 Bwlch Consols, Brontioyd, Chiverton Moor, 5, 52 Chivertou Valley, Cook's Kitchen, 19, 21 Chontales (Gold), Drakewalls, 11 Don Pedro North Del Rey, 3, 32 East Bassett, East Caradon, 4i, 4 East Lovell. 331, 34 East Wheal Grenville, 22, 3 Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), 19s, 21s General Brazilian, Great Laxey 18/, 191 Great Retallack, Great Wheal Vor, 9, 10 Kingston Down, Marko Valloy, 71 New Lovell, 21, 2/ North Crofty, North Treskerby, Pacific, 88, 83 Prince of Wales, 16s. 18s Providence Mines, 39, 40 Rosewall Hill and Ransome United, South Condurrow, Tankerville, 18 3 / 4 , 19 Tincroft, Tan-yr-Allt, Taquaril (Gold). Trumpet Consols. Van, 79, 80 Van Consols, 41, 41 West Chiverton, 55, 56 West Frances, West Maria and Fortescue. 21, 2 3 / 4 West Drakewalls, West Caradon, West Tankerville, West Panty Go. Wheal Agar, Wheal Chiverton, Wheal Grenville. 21, 21 Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, 7, 71 Wheal Mary Ann, Wheal Seton. MARKETS. LONDON TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.— The tallow market has ruled flat, at 455. 6d. spot and June, and 465. last three months. Oils are inactive, but unchanged in value. Tin dull, at £134 for fine Straits. LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE, WEDNESDAY.—The tea auctions are going off flatly at the late decline on common Congous. The sugar market is very dull, and very few trans actions have taken place. Mauritius fine crystallised bought in at 375. 6d. ; full clayed Manilla, 255. 6d. ; Egyptian, 225. 6d. to 355. 6d. ; Porto Rico, 265. to 355. per cwt. The high prices demanded for rice have checked business, but there is still a dis position to purchase floating cargoes. Rangoon has sold at auction at 10s. to 10s. 3d. ; Necranzie, Ss. 6d. ; Italian, 13s. 6 d , per cwt. Supplies of coffee are still in excess of the demand, and values are easy. The spice auctions have gone off flatly. RAILWLYS. ism• r, at n to Pay" but drily races, rhich ►vide rigly, es ill rates 3ient, tricts 3 and city, K tent fully how yards been five atiou