The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-18 00:00:00

tiNfY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, The tendency of the rates of discount is slightly in the direction of greater easiness, first-class bills being now negooiatcd as low as 31 per cent., although that can scarcely be quoted, as the average charge 31 per cent, being generally required by the joint-stock banks and private establishments. There was a further influx of £BO,OOO iu gold at the Bank of England yesterday. The Hibernian has arrived from America with £BO,OOO. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under 1863. 1862. Great Western 158,609 £61,906 :\ orth-Western So uth -Western Brighton Midland So uth -Eastern 20,549 25,710 Great Northern Great Eastern 1 aneashire and Yorkshire.... North Eastern t.... 41,056 40,274 Bristol and Exeter Manche s t er Sheffield , and Lincoln 14,521 15 ,0 52 Edinburgh ' and Glasgow Great Luxembourg 4,784 4,668 These returns owing to the comparison being made 'With Whitsun week last year, generally show a considerab e falling off. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £3,297; on the North Western of £4,080; on the Brighton, of £3,948; on the Midland, of 2,454 ; on the South-Eastern of £5,161; on the Great Eastern,of £3,580; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of i 8,800 ; and on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, of £lO3l. The South W estern, however, exhibits an increase of £1,877 ; the Great Northern, of £1,913 ; the North Eastern, of £782, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £B4B. Two o'CLoCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f 52c, 68f 55c. Heavy. The yearly meeting of the Natal Land and Colo nization Company was held to-day, Sir James D. Elphinstone, Bart., in the chair. The report 'Was unanimously adopted. It was stated that the result of the first year of the company's *rations enables the directors to propose the payment of a dividend at the rate or ss. per share, tree of income tax, after writing off 10 per cent, of the preliminary expenses, leaving a surplus of .1,362 lls. ld, to be carried forward to the profit and loss account for the present year. The chairman stated that the company'koperations were satisfactory, that the pro posal for equalising the two descriptions of shares would, it was hoped, meet the great difficulty hitherto experienced by the proprietors of the paid up shares who did not now receive Moro interest than the £5 shareholders. It would also be the means of Increasing the basis of the company's credit by placing a larger fund at the disposal of the directors. A resolution to the following effect was thereupon agreed to, :—Tiat the holders of the 14,000 paid-up shares have the option of receiving in exchange for each such share two shares of £lO each, with X 5 paid, charging for the advantage of the conversion 10s. for each new share. The operation, when carried ° Qt► would give an actual profit to the company of 414,000, which the directors propose to divide as bonus amongst the shareholders. The company Would derive the' great additional advantage of increasing their uncalled capital from its present "al of £42,500 to £182,500. There is a heavy market to-day for the English F unds, a few sales having resulted in a decline of }Percent. Consols, therefore, are only 91i 92 for transfer, and 92i I for the 9th proximo. 13usiabss con tinues dull, and the limited number of transac tions is sufficient to influence the tendency of 'slues. ; A small amount of business has been transacted 4 :, t he New Threes and Reduced Annuities, at " 4, i ; Bank Stock is 232 2331; the March Exche quer Bills, 2s. dis. to ls. prem. ; and Indian 5 per Cents., 1084. .1. There is le ss an i ma ti on an d b uoyancy i n t h e Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, have re ceded to 71-1, I ; ditto Consolides, to 504 51 ; Greek, to 331 to I ; ditto Coupons, to 18-1, t ; Spanish Passive are 311 35 ; ditto Certificates, 12k I ; Mexican, 37t 38 ; Portuguese 49f ; the Confederate, Loan is 1-4 to OI dis. ; and the New Venezuelan Loan, par to I prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have continued very inactive, and prices have in several instances exhibited lees firmness. Great Western, and North Western have declined ss. ; and London and Brighton, 10s.; Lancashire and Yo rkshire, however, have improved 15s. ; North 4estern (Ber , Nick), 102. ; and South Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re mained inactive at about previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue dull. Imperial Ottoman Bank realised totl ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam have declined 6 : 6 1; Intern a tio na l Financial Shares are quoted e u i Pri4m. ; London Financial do., 2 21 ; Genera r edit, 21 i prem. ; and Egyptian Trading Com - P4l l, 21 I prem. t BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t ank Stock 4 l'er Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 91/ 1 1 1 ' Nv e e r ent. Consols Annuities 92 i A 3 per C en t. A nnu i t i es 1: ?:1 1 luties, 30 yrs, exp i re s t h J an., , 88 0 — I._ pP!tto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 tto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — D -L e la Stock tto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. t to 5 per Cent DittoD Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 1001 r ,: , Bonds t hum.. . l2 pm t o 'itto upder £1,000.. toa sts for Account, July 9 921 1 ILL March June --'4equer Bills, 5,1,000 21 per Cent... 2 dis Ipm 1 die 1, Ditto 1.600 2 dis Ipm ' 4 40 Small • 2 dis Ipm er '"b r asilian 5 FOREIGCN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. . bitt P ent q ; 0 4 4 per Cent., 1852-68 -60 U 'ill 6 per Cent (P r lPtian 7 pet Cent loof ee k per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto. Account 3 Bl Wii xtaritto Coupons l9/ 184 k e .. l2 .'t 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 801 1 1 1 T Vcan. 3 per Cent ji ' 4O Account 3B 7 4 a ew Granada 3 21 I,oDrtitto 2 per Cent. b i t z goese 3 per Cent., 1853 b!, to 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — kat:it° Account 49/ Ditto 41 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — 41 per Cent., 1850 Aiitt o 'Vanish Vi per Cent., 1862 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — bate. Passive not funded .. ...... Ditto A ccount epanish. C er t. of Coup Ditto Account ....... . 121 / Turkish 6 per Cent . 1854 nitto Account — ................ 92i 3 ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .............. bitto Account 7Ol Ditto £lOO Bonds 7;i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 711 i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £3 19s 4d paid / f 1 pm e l) itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lO3 Di tto Account...- 2.5i 6 5k i -;;li i tto 6 per Cent., 1862 -ii.Ltio Account 5Bl 9 ''''itto 14 per Cent i ta , va Dividends on the above payable in London. D I . ri, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — itto Account ...... 721 Con , TWO O'CLOCK. -801 s Money 4itt oA.ccount - 4 1 -11 R ST. GEORGE'S CHALLENGE VASE.—It will be Rra..u . f • to kno Ylvig to the v o l unteers t h roughout the country co ,. w th a t an additional prize has been decided upon by Lindsay to be awarded to the winner of this beautiful ki t , • 8:ZI the c on t est at Wimbledon. purse of five dragon ei n A. gns will be found inside th e vase neon presentation " L 'e Crystal Palace, in addition to the gold and enamelled 4tvwelof St. George, &c. The entries for the selection of ~?resentatives from the various battalions in England, (Al a , 1 ,,, , `Vale are rapidiy progressing ; but as the be!Wandclose on the 26th of Jane, the adjutants and shoot .e^ramittees of such battalions have no time to lose, in mind that there is no limit to the number of ett ri . b. ' 8 of Competitors for selection, at 2s. each, provided D t /' are in all respects qualified according to the rules. A. tat l i , t° g"Ph of the vnse will be presented to every represen n, v_e in the contest at Wimbledon, which, together with his `.° distinguishing. b a dge, he will receive on application for Pak-ticket. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuft,S. Fiddt i Closing I Busines,. Price. done. 8 8i s B l X B l -- 8 1 8 1 118} .1181 6 6j 40 fl 14 15 92 93 108 110 52/ .53/ 48 60 24 25 128 129 131 132 134 136 101 W 3 es) (7 1111 111 75 77 120 +22 43 45 102 1024' 104% IC4 451 161 1 111 Ili 1281 .281 14 la V 7 09 51} E2} 24} 254 102} 1021 584 59 894 90 115 117 1 1 11 P lei 1( 14 321 119 121 454 464 99 101 50 62 32 33 I 911 411 69 71 100 102 71 8 8 39 10 11 0 8 153 166 p p 3 3 p 78 82 155 157 28 30 i 111 f 1204 20 44 4 lu2l 44e 105 4 lek 11; 128 j 1021 33 91i 46 47 39 41 102 105 SSIONS. Price. 57 CO 109 110 1 1A p 14 10 p 51 61 7i 8 108 109 1094 1101 111 1 2 109/ 111 1} llp 1 20 21 liP' 72 74 56 59 62 61 48 62 42 44 33 15 25 27 22 21 1104 101 1 2 . 1 1} 1084 1094 114 111. 9i 9 97 100 89 E 2 P 1074 +OBl tOt 103 ,9 101 52 51 3 5 84 86 .1t 112 108 1(0 # o p IP 107 4 1(8k 105 1(1 .1' SE CU 107 i 1081 .(5 ,17 1(.5 1( 7 98 99 96 98 108 110 112 114 113 115 115 117 (13 115 109 111 109 111 108 1(9 108 8 1021 103 i 103 104 [o3i 104/ 112 114 98j 8 Share' Railways. 13.14 v 25 10 et st 50 20 5.4.0 L 9.14.4 Scot N. E. ' Aber. stool: Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an d Wok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186& Taff Vale.. Do B Do C 12.10 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath ;Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkenny %Vest Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.,tli West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford' f Fair. , 7 0!., and Str. Val. isiythe and Tyne. Rost.,Sleat.,andaid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall (A tzt ts no div Do A ti II 6p c.p an. 'no. been paid to B. Dublin it Belfast June., Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinbur,gh Glesp,-ow, Glasg. and 3. Western.) Great Eastern, Ord. elk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st f lreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do Li do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Uo Str Val gua. stock Lanmsh.te 4-, Yorkshire London and Blackwal , Lon., Bright. 4 S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western man., Shef., 45 Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. 6i Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, do Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle I North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central BRITISH POSSE Railways A !antic et Sc Lawrenct 3 0m.,Barodait.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per Dent.. Do. New •••• Do. E. Shares.. 3utlalo and Lake tiunin Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godriel. o p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, Do. do. July 1, 1873 to. do. Jude ), 1,79 ._;lcutt ki as tu L ) JapeToWn Dock Su - Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext.... . DO: do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pro+. Bonds.. Do. co. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. Do. do defer• ed...... Do. 3d ef. stock Do. do. cl,ie rr, d Do. 4th Pref. s‘o k... Do. au deferred...... t. IndtaPeum.g ua.sp.e Do. New gua. 5 p. n... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.ol India (Lim' guaranteed 5 per atm. (it. W. 01 Canada Sharer Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4t p. e. Extensior. 1)c.4• Do. Fifth Extension. \lelb.Corp. a p. o. tine , Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 310rtg, ,- . Bds. Newßt anewick aCana Class A an i B N. po Ist p 1 bth &bide Do. Delhi . gi Do. do Do. Punjaub .... Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVERN k_ n.liov. p.c...1 a ..t.l 1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au., Do. d p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 6. g. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed etoce cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,187: Do.Ap &Oct. 188( Do. 189; I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 'Ceylon, Noir.D7B, 6 p t 'Mau itius 6 per cent .. Natal Go , . 6 per cant.. N.B.Gov. ti p.c. J a.&J u I) Lo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. Gov.sp 1,18 D 0..: p. c.,18.1 to :,c Do. d0.,1888 upwdt, 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c steriing,, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c 5. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..&Jul) Do. to 6 p.o. An.&Oct.. 100 100 100 100 100 BIII7IISH MI. )Cambrian Consol. Gold 101fiord Amalgamated IDevon G. Cone. (Tavist ). East Bassett (Illoganl ' jEast Clog - au Gold Ltd 14:ast Caradon East Cam Brea.... • • • E. W'l Russel (Tavistk 1 am.&SLAubynylxven j 1 t. 3 rent South Tolgus ;3. Wheal Vor alelstol, • Grenville ilerod's-Foot iuirston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (LJny Lelarr larke Valley.. Myndy Ircn Ore (Lim New Setun North Downs I N.l,Vti '1 Basset (111o4art (North Wheal Crotty t'ar Consols Blazey, itovidenee (Uny Lelnt. 'South Caradon(St.Cleer; !S. Carn Brea (Illogan) Fran. (Mogan: Stray Park '.l'itrnarSilv.,t Lead Mill no Crort West Basset (Illogan) Caredon (Liskeard.! i West Seton W heal Basset (Mogan, Vv . heal Buller( itedrutli), Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) WhealLud. ott W heal Mary Ann (Bien ), Wheal Seton . . heal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union ':.14.. 3.4.6 8.1.6 , 5.16. 4..7.01 2.0.6 4.3.0 2.4.9 11 5.15.6 16.1 -A , l 26.9. 2.0.8 2.10.8 337 r 41. 5i I 1; 230 240 15 17 3i 4 27ifi PREFERENCE SHARES. Great vorthern, 5 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1114 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 924 i ancashire and Yorkshire rd. 6 per cent. stock, 1385 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 p. r cent., 140 West Midland gua. Shares 54 per cent. 1863, 24 PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Metropolitan 5 per cent., Si LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 96} London and Greenwich, Ditto, Pr, Terence, 117 Preston and Wyre, 46i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si Bahia and San Francisco (Inn.) gua. 7 per cent., 20} 20 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 16& 16 San Paulo 'boa.), gua. 7 per cent., 0i Ditto (all), 24 i 21 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian,F.22/ FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 29} 89 7 8 General, 211 Port Philip, St. John del Rey (Rm.), 57 United Mexican aim ), 7} Vallamgasca Gold, Rm., I Yudausanutana of S. Australia • - JOINT-STOCK TANKS. Agra and United Service (Urn.), 1021 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Ifni.), 341 k Australasia, 75 Ditto, new, 31i Bank of Queensland (lira), 9 British and American Exchange (lira.), 7;I: Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 IQ 1 English, Sco;ch, and Australian Chartered, 24 Imperial Bank 22 Imperial Ottoman, 191 London and Comity, 441 5 London Joint Stock, : -, 7} London and Middlesex, lira., 4; • Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 171 Ditto, Reserved iss. at £2 pm., 12/ New South Wales, 52 Provincial of Ireland, Ditto, new, 36 London, Oft St. Katharine, 61i 31 5 DOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS, Berlin Water Works, 84_ Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 117 Electric Telegraph, 1031 International Financial Society, lim., 81 9 Si I I London Finan3ial Association, 7* Natal Land and Colonisation Co., lim., a North British Australasian, 0 g Peninsula and 0 ieutal Steam, 76i 7 Ditto, new, 47 Quebrada Land, Rail, ana Mining, 11M., 1 south Australian Land, 34 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and e° 7lin io g u t l these rates the short exchange on London is 25.22 per £1 sterling. On about t"( 1. Per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is with tie English Mint price of 23 er cent dealer in London than in Faris. 47 39i 9 Business done 1091 10k 1091 10k 43 2 33 26 i 1101 i 6 i 2; 107; 8/ i 8 M N 104 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. WAY AND WIFE V. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMFANY. This was an action for an injury sustained by the wife by the falling of a mast upon her, in consequence, as was alleged, of the want of due care on board one of the company's steamers in which she and her husband had been passengers to Herne Bay. Mr. Huldleston, Q.C., Mr. Mellish, QC., and Mr. Lumley Smith were for the plaintiff; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. C. Pollock were for the company. In August last the lady and her husband were passengers on board of one of the company's steamers, the Prince of Wales, to Herne Bay, and while they were going down the river one of the masts suddenly snapped short about a foot from the deck and fell heavily upon the lady, doing her severe injury. She was detained at Herne Bay until Octo ber, and the expenses came, it was said, to nearly £l5O. The plaintiffs' case was that the mast was made of two pieces, one of which was let into the other, and that partly from this defect and partly throneh the want of proper supports the fracture took place at the point of junction as the men were hoisting or shifting the sails. The caso for the defence was that the mast was made in the ordinary and, indeed, approved way, and th it the acci dent arose simply through a " sudden squall," and it was so stated in the report made by the company to the Board of Trade at the time. After a long trial in which there was a great deal of evi• deuce on both sides, The Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff; damages, £l,OOO. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) CAUTION TO SERVANTS ILL-USING ANDIALS-FALVEY V, GRIFFIN. This was an action to recover wages, alleged to be with held by the defendant, who is a livery stable keeper. His Honour—Why does defendant refuse to pay the money ? Plaintiff—He says that I beat a horse belonging to him, and I dld not. Defendant—My attention was called to the plaintiff, who had been cruelly beating a horse belonging to me. I found that the animal was seriously injured, and I pros!cuted the plaintiff at Guildhall. He was fined 40e,, which he paid. Plaintiff— I paid the fine, but I was quite innocent, I assure you, His Honour— I have no doubt that the magistrate was satisfied before you were fined. The fine was for th• public ofience, but as you have misconducted yourself you must forfeit your wages. Verdict for defendant. THE COURT IS SAFE.-HULL V. BATTY. This was a claim to recover £4 4s.—defendant being the well-known Italian warehouseman of Finsbury-pavement. Mr. Pook, of Basinghall-street, stated that his client, the defendant, was ( bliged to attend the Society of Arts to-day upon a most important inquiry into the rights of prize -medal holders. He had a good defence to the action, and applied for the case to be adjourned. His Honour said defendant must pay ss. costs. Plaintiff—lt is a great bother. Mr. Pook—The money is quite safe. The defendant is of Finsbury-pavement. His Honour—l must not know anybody here. You had better pay the money into court. Mr. Pook—He will do so. His Honour—There, Mr. Hull, the Court is quite safe, you know. (Laughter,) Adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. "YOUNG MEN FROM THE COUNTRY" IN THE HAY MARKET.---Charles Robinson, coachman, living at 20, Eccleston-square, and Henry Farrington, coachman, living at 18, Eccleston-square, were charged before Mr. Knox willa being drunk, and behaving in a disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Austin, 188 C, said—At " closing" time this morning I saw some persons turned out of a tavern in the Haymar • ket, and as soon as they got outside they began fighting. Mr. Knox - What is closing time Austin—Four o'clock. The defendants then backed the females, and urged them to fight, and on his interfering they began laughing and jeering, and said that if they gave me 2d, I would let them see a good fight with the —. Soon afterwards I saw one of the defendants fighting with a young man, and as they were both drunk I took them into custody. One of the defendants said—We are young men from the country, and were on our way with another coachman to see Covent-garden, and went up the Haymarket, and stood to see what was going on the same as others did, when the constable told us to move on. A girl at the time took our friend's watch. Neither of us were drunk. Sergeant Harrison—They were both drunk. Mr. Knox—l believe you are both from the country. Instead of seeing Covent-garden you got drunk, and saw the inside of a police-station, You must pay ss. each. A HARD CASE —A female, named Brown, applied this morning to Mr. Knox for his advice under the following circumstances : The applicant said that some time ago her and her hus band sold their life interests in a little property for the sum of £lOO, the money being paid over to Mr. H. W. Young, a solicitor, who acted for them. &tine of the money was paid over to them by Mr. Young, but Mr. Young was sub subsequently charged with forgery, and convicted, his pro perty being seized by the sheriff. At this time Mr. Young had about £45 of her and her husband's money in his hands. Messrs. Parsons and Lee, of 15, Coleman-street, City, then wrote to the sheriff (Mr. Gammon) requesting that applicant's claim might be investigated, in answer to which the sheriff stated that money had been paid over to the Crown-office. She then went to the Crown..office, and was there informed that the accounts had been made up, and that the officers could not interfere. As she was in great distress—her husband having had to un ergo two operations—she had attended in the hope that she might find some means of getting her money. Mr. Knox said the applicant had better petition the Se cretary of State; it was the only course she could pursue, THAMES. RECTOR'S RATE IN SR ADWELL.—ALLEGED ILLEGAL CRARGES OF A BROKER. -Mr. Cornelius Lyon►, the land lord of the George and Vulture public-house in Wapping wall, Lower Shadwell, who complained a fortnight since that his goods were distrained upon for non• payment of a rector's rate to which he objected on conscientious grounds, agFiiu appeared before Mr. Woolrych to complain of the illegal conduct of a broker, named Thwaites, of No. 13, Upper North-street, East India-road, Poplar. The com plainant was accompanied by Mr. Crighton, a Guardian of the Poor, and other inhabitants of Shadwell, who have lately entered in a compact in opposition to the rector s rate, which is levied in pursuance of a local act passed 100 years ago, to provide a stipend for the rector in lieu of tithes. Mr. Lyons said he was in arrear 16s. Bd. only, and a broker named Thwaites seized 18 pewter pots and a pier glass. The " condemned " price was 28s. Bd. The pro perty was knocked down at Middleton's action room, and sold for .£2 2s. 6d. The legal charges of the distraint amounted to Ils, 6d., wh , ch he thought was quite sufficient, when the original debt was only 16s. Bd., in all £1 Bs. 2d. The broker returned him Its. 2d., which was 2s, 2d less than the sum to which he was entitled. He refused to re ceive less than the proper balance, and the broker said he should have none. He had since written to the broker for the real balance of money to which he was entitled, and had received no anwer to his letter. Ho was opposed to the payment of the rector's rate, because he was a Roman Catholic and paid towards the support of his own priest and church. Mr. Woolrych said he had nothing whatever to do with the transaction, and had no jurisdiction to act in this case. The warrant of distraint was signed by Mr. Statfield and Mr. Dixon, county magistrates, and if there had been any irregularity a complaint must be made to those gentlemen, who would no doubt afford redress. Mr. Lyons and Mr. Crighton expressed their determina tion to seek redress of the two justices, and to agitate the subject of rector's rates in Shadwell, until the law was re pealed. THE HEIR OF FRANCE.—The Prince Imperial, says a letter from Paris, is now 7 years old, not very well grown, or what would be called a fine boy for his age, but healthy, and with an interesting countenance and very gentil manners. On the occasion of his birthday, the other dey, he attended the theatre with the Emperor and Empress, and after the performance walked about among his little brother soldiers in the pit, distributing bat leysugar, and fol lowed by his two small aides-de-camp, all in uniform. He is very affectionate, and fond of paying little attentions towards those with whom he is allowed to associate, sending them bouquets of his own gathering and letters of his own com position on their lout s-de- Ate with great regularity. His inststutrice from his infancy is an Englishwoman, recom mended originally by the Queen, and formerly in the house hold of the Duchess of Argyll. To those who believe that the Empress's Ultramontane tendencies are very strong, and bear much weight in the Councils of State, it may be surprising to hear that this lady—Miss Shaw—is a strict Protestant, whose attendance at her own church is entirely sanctioned by the Empress, and who is permitted so far to influence her pupil as t o i n duce him to pass his Sundays altogeth er in English fashion. Several times the little fele low has been known to say that he would not allow people to work on Sunday as they do in France. Since his seventh birthday a tutor has been appointed for him—a young man, M. Meunier, chosen apparently solely for his good moral qualities. The little Prince, however, still spends the larger portion of his time with his governess, to whom he is greatly attached, to whom his parents allow almost entire authority over him. Another lady attached to the Court having induced him to disobey her on one occasion, the re currence of such an accident was provided against for the future by the lady being no morn invited to attend on the Prince. The Emperor's fondness for his child appears to be extreme, and the little fellow seem, never so happy as when standing by his father's knees while ha points out to him whatever maybe likely to amuse the boy's imagination. Mr. WADE objected to ,ihe suggestion. He thought " honcurable mention" ought to be dealt with by a separate resolution. Mr. HALL could not agree in that opinion, because it seemed to him quite as important that the one class of ex hibitors should be protected as the other. The words " honourable mention" were then agreed to be introduced into the resolution. Mr. JOHNSON moved the next resolution as follows: "That the prig medal holders and others, to whom awards were made by virtue of the awards of the jurors, conse quent upon the superior skill displayed, have acquired an interest in the awards, wtdch they are now entitled to con sider as a property of commercial value." Mr. COLES seconded the motion. A GENTLEMAN present said he was of opinion that the only value of the medal was us an advertisement. As far as the awards were concerned, he looked upon the whole thing as a farce. There was, however, a commercial va ue attached to them. Mr. WADE thought the last speaker was rather in oppo sition to his opinions. He did not think that anything that was of commercial value could be considered as a farce. He was sure the majority of gentlemen present were not of opinion that the awards were a farce. The resolution was carried unanimously. Various other speakers addressed the meeting, but the decision arrived at was tliat steps be taken to obtain an act of Parliament during the present session to protect the right of holders of awards, and to prevent those who had not from representing to the contrary. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the pro ceedings. The Awards at the International Exhibition, MEETING THIS DAY. A meeting of prize medalists was held this day, at the Royal Society of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, for the pur pose of considering the best means to be adopted for their protection, in consequence of a recent decision in the Vice- Chancellor's Court, by which it appeared that there did not exist at present any legal power to restrain non-exhibitors and others, who had not received awards at the late Exhi bition, from making use of the medals as trade marks, or otherwise. The chair was occupied by Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P The CHAIRMAN said he had been called upon to preside at that meeting by a number of gentlemen, who were en titled to medals by merit, and by the council of the Exhi bit:on, who complained of the use of those medals by per sons who had not had them awarded them, in furtheranc 3 of their trade. He could not help calling such a proceeding a fraud. He was not fond of using strong language, but in a case like the present, he thought it was right to speak very plainly, and he was of opinion that any per- Pon who acted in the way described, viz., by falsely representing that he had received a priza medal, placed himself in anything but a favourable light as an honest tradesman. He should be very glad to hear obser vations from any gentlemen present, and also to assist them in approaching Earl Granville, in order to induce his lord-, ship to take some steps by which all persons who committed such a fraud would be punished. Mr. WADE moved the following resolution, viz.:— " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the use of the Ex hibition prize medals of 1862, or any previous exhibition, by any person or persons other than those to whom such medals have been awarded by her M •jesty's Commissioners under the direction of the jurors, is a direct fraud, tending to deceive and mislead the public, to injure the authorised medal holders, and to subvert the objects of the Exhibition." Mr. S. C. HALL thought that the resolution ought to be so worded as to embrace " honourable mention," because he thought it quite as bad to make use of the latter term as in asserting they had received medals when such was not the case. Arrival of the Explorers of the Nile, Captain Speke and Captain Grant, who have earned a place in history by their discovery of the source of the Nile, are now in England. They ar rived at Southampton yesterday, on board the Pera, and were, as may be supposed, welcomed with en thusiasm. As soon as it was made known that the Pere. had arrived, bringing the above gentlemen, the Mayor, F. Perkins, E:q., accompanied by the Town Clerk, on behalf of the Corporation, and Cap tain William Henry Jones, R.N., Colonel Rigby, Dr. Butkus, and other gentlemen, waited on Captains Speke and Grant, and presented them with the iol lowing address : Gentlemen,— As Mayor of the town of Southampton, may I claim the honour of very briefly addressing you on behalf of the Corporation and inhabitants. It would ill beseem the representatives of an ancient sea port whose history is connected more or less with every period of the annals of England, to neglect an opportunity of most respectfully greeting travellers whose recent dis coveries have solved the perplexing problem of all ages, by ascertaining the true source of one of the most wonderful rivers on the face of the earth. And it would be quite as unseemly in us either to at tempt on such an occasion to speak of the value of your labours, or to detain you thus happily restored to your native shores, on the very threshold of that home which you may well be eager to reach ; we beg leave, therefore, simply to be allowed to congratulate you on that Divine protection which has carried 3 ou unharmed through regions in which bo many noble votaries of science have either fallen victims to pestiferous climates, or have perished by the hands of their savage inhabitants. Praise then be to God that we have the pleasure of seeing you safe in your own country, and honour be to that un flinching courage which no danger has daunted, no diffi culties have discouraged. Long m a y you live to enjoy the honours which you have so bravely won. The M tyor, with his usual hospitality, invited the renowned discoverers to a banquet, which they were compelled to decline, being under an engage ment to wait upon the Geographical Society, but at the same time expressed the pleasure it would afford them to accept of his worship's invitation on a future occasion. So widely felt is the interest which was displayed in the seaport of Southampton, and which, before many hours have past, will be demonstrated in a more extended area, that we offer no apology for placing before our readers some personal account of these twin heroes of modern investigation. They are both stalwart men, above the average height, and possessing the well-knit frames of which the pick and flower of our army may be said physically to consist. It required, indeed, somewhat more than ordinary physique to undergo such immense hard ships as, for three years, these two English gentle men have unflinchingly borne. Before encountering the almost inconceivable difficulties of African travel, they had seen hard service in other parts of the world; and Captain Grant, we are informed, suffers even now from his old Indian wounds, more than from the effects *of fever in Africa. He lost part of his hand at the siege of Lucknow, and has other marks of the memorable Sepoy rebellion. However, of the two officers Captain Grant appears at present the healthier, his companion having hardly recovered au affection of the lungs which he suffered during part of his Afrieen wanderings. These notable travellers, who have explored the Mountains of the Moon—as the clusters of the hills those h ar a e v c e a t l r le a d ce w d h t i h c e h sbcoarrdeeer ofth h L e a N k Nyanza Ytoanza—and who acclivi ties over whose sides torrents of rain fall into the lake and cause the periodical flow of the stream, bring marvellous accounts of the fertility and natural wealth of regions through which they have passed. Cotton and every tropical product was seen by them growing in lavish abundance; and vast accumula tions of ivory strewed their route for very many leagues. Deserts, indeed, they met with, to the , north as well as south of the Equator ; but these arid tracts were of no great magnitude. Attended by gigantic savages of various tribes, whose photo graphs have been brought to this country among other trophies, Captains Speke and Grant penetrated through obstacles which even their Zanzibar guides shrank from facing, till they reached the Lake Nyanza. To this wild spot Capt. Speke had once before made his way ; but his cecoud journey was, from some causes, more arnuous than the first. Both gentlemen were robbed of everything, and stripped nearly naked, by the barbarous people whom they encountered during their journey. Only a remnant of their following proved faithful to them, and ac companied them as far as they travelled. They have brought home the skull and horns of a gigantic buf falo which had been shot near the Equator. It is gratifying to state that, by the instructions of Earl Russell, the Custom-house authorities at Southampton passed the luggage of Captains Speke and Grant free ; and that all possible facilities were afforded them for reaching London early in the day. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 46s lld ; barley, 32s 4d ; oats, 22s 10c1; rye, 34s 10d ; beans, 39s 8d; and peas, 36s Ild. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 46s 8d ; barley, 33s 5d ; oats, 22s Gd ; rye, 34s 5d ; beans, 38s 9d ; peas, 35s Ild. . , ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 75,642; barley, 1,756; oats, 6,167; rye, 106; beans, 3,029; peas, 181 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of beasts on sale in our market to-day, in good condition. Prime Scots, &c., sold steadily at full prices, but other breeds moved off heavily at ba•ely late rates. Ths highest quotation was ss. per 81b. The show of sheep was moderately extensive. Downs and half-breds were firm in price; otherwise, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. The top figure was ss. per 81b. Lambs were in good supply, and heavy request on former terms—via , from ss. 4d. to 6s. Bd. per 81b. We have to report a dull sale for calves—the sup. ply of which was large—at previous rates. Pigs were rather cheaper. In Each cows very little was doing. Per Sib, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d.. s. d. s. d. C'rse. SL inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Priroecrs-wool d 0.4 8 4 10 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Prne.S'thdowndo.4 10 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo arse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 , Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Urse. &inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 r Large bogs 3 4 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers..., 4 2 4 6 Lambs, Ss 4d. to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 275. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows l3O i Sheep and lambs .... 1,100 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 330/ MEAT MARKETS. NEV GATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, end the demand rules inactive, as follow s : —Beef, from 3s Od to 48 4d , mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; lamb, 55 Od to 5s 81 ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 5d ; and pork, 35 4d to 4 , 8 d per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 17.—The supplies of stock werereason ably extePsive, and the tradegenerellyruled inactive, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s Gd to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 10e to 5s Od ; lam 5s 4d to 61 4d; veal, 4s 03 to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, June 17.—Prime stock was in fair request here to day, at full prices, otherwise the trade ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 35 10(1 to 5t4 Od ; lamb, 58 4d to 6s 8d , veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s Gd per Sibs; suckling calves,l2s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 19s to 265; and milch cows, £l4 to £lB 5s each. HAY ➢TARIir^.TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s; and straw, £1 Ss to £1 16s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 12e ; and straw, £1 18s to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover do , £3 Ida to £5 15s ; and straw, Ll. 8s to X.l 16s per load. Supply moderately good. COAL i Prices of Coal per Ton a a. d. ARKET. the clone of the market. Davison's West Hart ley 15 3 Holywell l6 0 Wylam 15 9 Carway and DulTryn Malting l9 6 Eden Main.— . 15 9 Hastings Hartley l5 3 Walls Encl. s. d. Walls End. Braddyll's Hetton 16 6i Riddell..... ...15 6 Ships at market Hartlepool. l7 0 Heugh Hall 16 6 East Hartlepool 17 0 Trimdon Hartlepool 17 0 Framwellgate.. l5 9 Russel's Hetton 16 6 Kelloe Hetton l7 6 Haswell .. Stewart's 17 0 South Kelloe.. 16 9 63 ; sold, 51. ROW WE ARE REVENGING SUMPTER. The following is from The Old Guard, a monthly Hurnal, recently established in New York:— "HOW WE ARE REVENGING SUMPTER. " The following are the reported casualties of this war from its beginning to Jan, 1, 1863 : Federals, killed 43.874 " wounded " died of disease and wounds " made prisoners Total Confederates, killed 20,893 c; wounded YO died from disease and wounds .... 120,000 YY made prisoners Total "They have killed twenty-twc thousand eight hundred and seventy-four more of our men than we have of theirs. "They have wounded, not mortally, thirty-nine thousand four hundred and fourteen mere of our men than we have of theirs. " One hundred and fifty thousand more of our men have died of disease and wounds than of theirs. " They have made prisoners of forty-six thousand more of our men than we have of theirs. " Our total casualties are two hundred and thirty-seven thousand two hundred and ninety-seven mole than theirs —that is, our casualties have been fourteen thousand more than as much again as theirs, " This is the way we have 'revenged the firing on Fort Sumpter.' "But this is not all. We have spent almost two thou sand millions more of money than they have spent. "We have made two hundred thousand of our women widows. " We have made one million of children fatherless. " We have destroyed the constitution of our country. " We have brought the ferocious savagery of war into every corner of society. "We have demoralised our pulpits, so that our very religion is a source of immorality and blood. " Instead of being servants of Christ our ministers are servants of Satan. " The land is full of contractors, thieves, provost mar shals, and a thousaad other tools of illegal and despotic power, as Egypt was of vermin in the days of the Pharoahs. " We are rapidly degenerating in everything that exalts a nation. "Our civilisation is perishing. " We are swiftly drifting into inevitable civil war het e in the North. " We are turning our homes into charnel houses. " Th re is a corpsa in every family. " The angel of death sits in every door. " The Devil has removed from Tartarus to Washington. We pretend that we are punishing the rebels, but they are punishing us. " We pretend that we are restoring the Union, but we are destroying it. " We pretend that we are enforcing the laws, but we are only catching negroes. " That is the way we are revenging Sumpter.' " Selling our souls to the Devil and taking Lincoln and Co's. promise to pay. We have it in greenbacks and blood • " That is the way we are revenging Sumpter.' NEW MUSIC BY WEBER.—Mr. Benedict pro mises to produce, at his concert on the 22d, some as yet unpublished MS. compositions of Carl M. Von. Weber, a duet for soprano and tenor, an arietta for soprano, and a choral war-song, "We trust in God." These pieces are items in a list of " monster" dimensions, including some forty or more pieces, some new or unfamiliar, the rest suffi ciently hackneyed. MUSCULAR HEROES.—Any number of such books as " Guy Livingstone," might be written by any one who could hit off the particular trick of style. Take a giant with knotted muscles, and some women for him to love or flirt with—alternates between inchoate adultery and incohate seduction, flavoured with scowls, re icence, and the affectation of being unaffe,lted—and you have only got to change the names and vary the Greek quotations in order to make as many novels as the public will buy. It must be a strange sensation for the author to bring on the stage his fourth or fifth giant with knotted muscles, and to tell the reader for the tenth time, in a sort of confidential aside, that he does not hold him up as a model of virtue, with his hard face and evil smile. such a giant must in time be come a sort of Frankenstein. " Master, "he might say, " I have held a man out at arm's length and choked him. I have swung out my mighty fist from my left hip and felled to the ground a man bigger than myself. I have crumpled up a silver cup between my fingers in the agony of death, and what on earth am Ito do now ?" If his master would or could have the kindness to tell him to go to his own place and Bray there, it would he a satisfaction to his readers and himself. —Saturday Review. WELLINGTON AND TALTAYRAND, AS " SIX" AND " HALF-A-DOZEN !"—lsabey, having been com missioned to paint the Congress of Vienna, in which were to figure united, at the end of a conference, all the per sonages who formed part of it—" Monsieur," said Lord Wellington, with the genuine British pride, to the artist, " I consent to figure in your picture only on condition tbat I occupy the first place :it is mine, and I hcld to it." " Mon chor ami," said Prince Talleyrand, "authorised as lam to represent France, as regards both you and me, to I ought to occupy the first place in you r picture, or not appear in it all." How were these pretensions to be re conciled ? It was indispensable that they should be ; and the plan hit upon by the artist, after mature re alflelction, was this :—Lord Wellington was entering the hof conf so that he could rence, and all eyes were fixed upon him, believe himself the king of the scene, whilst Talleyrand, seated in an arm-chair in the centre, had, in reality, the pictorial place of honour. Then Isabey persuaded the noble lord that he was far handsomer seen in profile, because he thus resembled Henry IV., which so flatter-NI the Duk e of Wellington that he insisted on purchasing the sketch of this picture, which is now in England, and ranks in his family, a s one of the most glorious memorials of his career.— Lea Saeons d' ilutrefoie. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STOCKBRIDGE RACES.—This DAY. FOURTH BIENNIAL. Sea King Golden Dust Blondin Eight ran. STAND PLATE. Confidence Southport Peahen Seven ran. kTOCKBRIDGE CUP King of Diamonds Vivid Cerintha Seven ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE; SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE INDIAN NAVY. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he would on. Monday week present a petition from the East India Com pany, but he would ask on the present ocero.ion a question as to what arrangements nad been made consequent upon the abolition of the Indian navy. What he understood was th,t all the war services formerly performed by the It dien navy were to be performed by the Crown, and the conveyance of troops and stores were to be conducted by the Indian Government. . Tne Duke of SOMERs'ET replied that there would be a small local navy provided by the Indian Government for the purpose of conveying troops but, as regarded the gene ral protection of India the Admiralty would be called upon to provide. The noble lord then entered into the particu lars and extent of that navy. The Earl of ELLENBOROUL:4II wished to know who was to have the control of the navy. The Duke of SOMERSET said the Governor-General of India would direct all its movements. THE EXHIBITION BUILDING. The Duke of RUTLAND then rose to put the question of which he had given notice relative to the purchase of the International Exhibition building. He thought it would be a decided mistake to purchase the building, either on the grovnd of usefulness or economy. 11, would be altogether impossible to adapt the building, supposing the purchase was effected, to the purposes for which it was intended. Experience had always shown that attempts to convert large buildings for purposes of an opposite nature for which they had been erected had resulted in signal failure. As far as economy was concerned the purchase was quite out of the question, and instead of the building being offered at a very advantageous figure he thought the price asked was far more than its value, because it was only worth as much as the materials of which it was constructed would fetch in the market, and that he supposed would not exceed £30,000. It had been been said that the architectural features of the building were to be improved by covering bricks with a coat of stucco, but nothing would convert it into a sightly structure. Ile thought the best thing that could be done was to remove the building alto gethr, and to erect an entirely new one, adapted to the purposes for which it was intended to alter the one now standing. The noble earl concluded by asking his ques tion, which related to the state of the foundation of the Ex hibition building. Earl GRANVILLE said he regretted the noble lord had not stated the precise nature of his question when he put his motion on the paper. With respect to eco nomy, the noble earl thought the house was scarcely competent to deal with the question. He thought it would be the better plan to get the very best professional advice upon the matter that could be obtained, and be guided by that. With regard to taste, he did not profess to be passe ,, sed of any great taste, but he understood the picture galleries that had been erected were the finest in the world. In reference to the question of the noble duke, he did not i link it would be necessary to raze the the building to the ground before it could be made either a permanent or suitable one for the purpose proposed. The Earl of DERBY said he should like to know, as the ground upon which the building stood was to be sold for £120,000, why a vote in the other house for its purchase was only taken t. r £67,000. Lord REDESDALE said it appeared to him the simple question was should the building be removed or or allowed to remain. He thought the best thing that could be done was to let the contractor clear the ground, because no amount .4 money would ever make it an ornament or at traction to the metropolis. The Earl of HAR 0 WICKE said it was decided to pur chase the building, of which very little could be said by way of admiration, they would buy a bad article, and all the money that would be spent on it would never make it a good one. The Duke of ARGYLL said it was entirely a question of evidence, With respect to ihe value of the materials, that depended on the time the contractors bad to remove them. After a few words in reply from the Duke of RUTLAND, the subject dropped. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Charing- croon bridge, New Millford docks, Oswes try and Newtown railway (branches), Bradford, akefield, and Leeds railway, Shrewsbury and Welchpool railway, Evesham and tiedditch railway, Ashbourne, budbury, and Yoxall bridge, and Ulloxeter and Collingwood road, E,r martine and Buchan railway, Great Ncrth of Scotland railway, London, Brighton, and South Coast railway, and Mid Dent railway bills were mad a second time. • [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time :—Athenry and Ennis Junction Railway (Extension of Time)—Bishops `Waltham Railway—Galway Water—Kettering and Thrap_ stone Railway—London and North Western Railway (Ad ditional Powers) Midland Railway (Bristol Line)—Mist ley, Thorpe, and Walton Railway—and North British Railway (Wansbeck Railway). The Great Eastern Railway (Steamboats) Bill was read a second time. LONDON (CITY) TRAFFIC REGULATION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. AYRTON moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. He objected to the bill, because under the guise of a private measure, it sought cuormous public powers. The measure would give the city' power over the traffic on the other side of Temple-bar • but strictly speaking this proceeding would affect the trade allover the metropolis. It song it to introduce exceptional legislatien, whereas what was proposed to be accomplished should be effected by a public measure of a far more general character.. Mr. MASSEY was surprised to find so stanch an advo cate of local self-government as his hon. and learned friend opposing a measure which would confer upon the city of London simply power to regulate its traffic with a view to the public convenience. He hoped if this bill were per milted to go to a private committee that none of its provi sions would be impaired by the nui•ance of street music, crawling cabs, and improper loiterers in the streets, Mr. CRAUFURD supp rted the bill, which he consi dered indispensable for the better regulation of tke traffic of the City, In the course of a ver3 short time there would be three railway termini within the confines of the City, and the public convenience would be jeopardised, unless the powers sought by the bill ware conferred on the City. Mr. LOCKE was an advocate of municipal institutions. He would have been better pleased if the bill had been extended to the whole of the metropolis. He greatly ob jected to committees of five, because they worked a great deal of mischief. The bill should have been introduced as a public measure. He criticised the provisions with respect to cabs and the delivery of coals, as in the one case not worth legislation, and in the other as constituting a system that would increase the cost of coals from is 6d to 2s 6d per ton, As the bill was couched in the form of a private measure, the parties who would be chiefly affected by it would have no locus standi before the select committee. Mr, COX supported the second reading, believing that some of the clauses would center great advantages on the public. Sir G. GREY said the bill was only part of a plan of legislation pursued for some years by the house. It would be a great boon to the metropolis. He advised the house to read the bill a second time, and probably subsequently it would be well to consider its provisions in a committee of the whole house. _ Sir J. SHELLEY opposed the bill. If the city was so anxious to rem ye all obstructions to the enormous street traffic, why was not Temple bar removed P The bill, to be effectual, should be ext , nded*o the whole of the metropolis. Atter a few words by Mr SCULLY, Mr. AYICTON withdrew his amendment. The bill was read a second time. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that he should to-morrow move that the bill bo referred to a select committee of fifteen. POLAND—THE KNOUT. Mr. SCULLY gave notice that tomorrow he should as k the First Lord of the Treasury whether the statement in the second edition of the limes of to-day to the effect that a Russian eneral in Poland had issued an ordinance that all Polish ladies attiring themselves in mourning should be punished with the knout, was authentic. Mr. FORSTER gave notice that he should move an amendment to the motion of the hon. member for King's County (Mr. Hennessy) to the effect that her Majesty be thanked for the papers presented to the house, and that she be solicited to signify to the Emperor of Russia that his violation of the treaty of Vienna iu regard to Poland will lead Great Britain to withdraw from the contract th en entered into. SPITHEAD FORTS. Sir M. PETO asked the First Lord of the Treasury when he proposed to bring in a bill on the sutbojeicnttroofdaucloe a loan for f or tifications, and whether he p ro p osed to re-comm ence the suspended p dedLoirEkas o s f T t o he N Sp h i o th p e e a d d s l h o o r r ts tl; on the subject. He would then enter into an explanation, THE SEVERN DEFENCE. In reply to Sir W. MILES, Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government had bought the land, and meant to erect a battery upon it, but no 'vote would be asked for the current year. THE INDIAN FINANCIAL STATEMENT In reply to Mr. A. MILLS, Sir C. WOOD s a id th at he was quite ready to make his statement ; but he feared the papers presented had not yet bean sufficiently long on the table of the house. Dae notice, however, would be given. COURT-MARTIAL ON PAYMASTER SMALES. In reply to Mr. CONINGHAM, The Marquis of HARTINUTON said he had no objec tion to lay the report and the reply of the Colonel of the Gth Dragons on the table. THE RATE IN AID. In reply tr, Lnrd G. CAVENDISH, Mr. VILLIERS said that the act did not expire until the list of September. INDIAN REGIMENTS. In reply to Captain Jravzs, Sir C. WOOD said that officers retiring under the Indian regulations would attain the step adverted to. The officers referred to in the second question, mainly consisted of those belonging to disbanded regiments. The regulations re gulations referred to in the third question had been agreed to three months ago. SALT (FRANCE). In reply to Mr. TOLLEMACIIE, Mr. LAYARD said that the French had appopinted a commission on the subject, which had concluded its labours, but the report had not yet come into the hands of the Go vernment. THE LISBURN ELECTION.-PROPOSED PRO- SECUTION. Mr. COLLINS gave notice that to-morrow, in going into committee of supply, b e should move a resolution on the rnbject of prosecuting persons who had been guilty of bribery at the last election. PUBLIC WORKS (MANUFACTURING DIS TRICT,) BILL. Mr. VILLIERS, in proposing the second reading, en tered at length into the provisions of this measure. (LEFT SITTING.) NAVAL PROMOTIONS—This Evening. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this atternoon : Alfred G. Hill, assistant-clerk, additional, to the Edgar. W. F. Bunbury, do., do. Russell Osborn, do., to the Fisgard. C. K. Maloney, do., do Cecil Reid, do., supernumerary, to the Royal Adelaide. Eiward G. Whitemore, do., do. H. W. Paul, do., additional to the Indus. 'William H. Fox, do., to the Majestic. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. AUSTRIA. THE OPENING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EMPIRE, THE SPEECH PROM THE THRONE. VIENNA, JUNE 18. The Council of the Empire was opened to-day. The following is a summary of the speech from the Throne : The Fmperor makes a satisfactory retrospect of the activity of the Reichsratb, and expresses a hope that Transylvaniaw ill also shortly take part in deliberations. His Majesty contitues:— " The Roichsrath closed its first session under the blessings of peace, which the Government will en deavour to maintain undisturbed. Thanks to the liberal institutions of the Empire, its material and intellectual life is everywhere being rapidly deve loped, and its influence and position as a great Power are continually becoming more powerful. " The financial condition of the empire is becom ing more and more satisfactory. The credit of the State and the public currency have most decidedly improved. It has been unnecessary to apply for any extraordinary credit during the current year. The budget, which will be submitted to you, hes been prepared with a view to the greatest possible economy. The bills relative to taxation will be submitted to you, the object of which is to re-establish the currency on a thoroughly sound basis. Bills will also be introduced upon the reform of the Adminis tration of justice. As regards the administration of penal law, more especially, these reforms will comprise oral proceedings, publicity, and trial by jury. " The bills for the reform of the Civil Law relate to bankruptcy, the private arrangement of debts, and the right of domicile." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. BEVERLEY RACES—Tuts DAY. STAND STAKES. Patrick HULL STAKES. Little Stag .. Tarleton Little Hannah filly Seven ran. SCURRY STAKES. Jackall Cronstadt Lady Bird ; 3 Twelve ran HOLDERNESS HUNT STAKES. Hetman Ripley Itarey Eleven ran. EAST RIDING HANDICAP. Honest John Flytrap WEST WOOD CUP. Venison Slingsby ..._ 1 Three ran. SrOCKBRIDGE RACES.—THIS DAY. BEAUFORT HANDICAP. Balham beat Kingswood. SWEEPSTAKES 5 SOVS. Indolence 1 Curie Eudora 3 Five ran. MOTTISFONT STAKES. Durham Leicester 2 Ten ran. ANDOVER STAKES. Rubicon Disappointment 2 Reindeer Five ran. AQUATICS—(This Day.) COOPER AND EVERSON FOR £2OO. The match between these men came oft this afternoon, the distance being the usual one, viz., from Putney to Mortlake. Cooper won the toss, and of course chose the Middlesex side. The preliminaries having been arranged, the start was effected at 25 minutes past three. Cooper, after the first few strokes, had a decided ad'antage, and before passing Finche's had obtained a clear lead. The race was virtually over at this point, for Cooper had it all to himself, and he rowed in a winner easily ; in fact, he won the match just as he pleased. The distance was rowed in 24 minutes. Odds at starting, 5 to 2 on Cooper. An accident took place during the rowing of the match, which nearly terminated fatally to two gentlemen and a lady. It appears that they had hired a small boat to • accompany the raco, when, from the usual recklessness of the steamers, the boat got jammed in betwixt two of them. The greatest excitement was caused on board as it was thought that the whole parry must have met a watery grave. Happily it was found when the steamboats were separated, that only one of the party had been capsized into the river. The life buoys were immediately lowered, and the unfortunate gentleman was dragged on board little the Worse for his immersion. B a nk of England Return.—This Day. A n Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth V ictoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. °tee issued X28,612.205 Government Debt £11,015,10 Other Securities 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,962,205 Silver Bullion • £28,612,205 BANKING DEPARTMENT. oprietors' Capi- Government Sem ial £14,553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Coiamis missioners of Na- N O G o t o li c li ti or e i ta r tY S:c n c d urit s ie ll s v . er . X 2 1 8 1 1 . ,'; 5 4 .57, 0 7 1;15 3 ; 5 8: tonal Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 902.135 I Other Deposits 13,904,506 I Seven Day and other Bills ...- £28,612,205 521,423 f 42,020,059 M. 'X42,020,059 [ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. J tine 18, 18E3. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. (REUTER ' S TELEGRAM.) Market quiet. S a l es of the day, about 5,000 bales, Imports, 2,328; previously,l4,s33, garrlNG—This Day. -- -- t-- LONDON, June 18 —Wind this day at noon—South- E a sterly; o y ; light breeze, and fine weather, but rather F oß rsgornz, June 17.—Wind S.—Sailed—Her Ma jesty's ship Esk, for Australia. PLYMOVTLI, June 17.—Wind S.Vir.—Sailed—Beetline, for St. Thomas. stock 4took stock stook stock stock stock stock 20 stock stock Stock Than 100 Paid. all 5 5 all 101, 100 100 100 10 0 inf• ;no to, 1 ,08 ;3 1 13 .10 11i 109 115 115 11? 111 i 111}