The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

tONEy MARKET AND COBIXZHCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England rate of discount continues at 6 Per cent., the directors at their weekly court this morning not having considered it necessary to make any further alteration. The requirements of the c ommercial public are still large; but, as it is th aaght th a t i n t h e course o f a s h ort t i ms t h ey w i ll be Contract e d w i t hi n t h e i r usua l li m it s , no surpr i se h aa been occasioned by the continuance of the offi. quotation at its present figure. The terms Charged by brokers and others are equal to those ccrr cat at the national establishment, and a large ca raber o f app li cat i ons h ave consequently there been Made by the mercantile classes. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap. I I : lilted M on d ay, t h e 2 7 th i nst., a special settling Y i s th e sha res o f th e L on d on an d P rov i nc i a l wata riae Insura nc e new i ssue , i n t h e Miil wa li I ron Is 'a rks Company, and in the Otago and Southland Inv estment Company (in the latter instance only as re gards t ransact i ons en t ere d i nto on en d after the 4 May), all of which are to be marked on the affieial lists. The last wee k' s ra h wa y rece i p t s , ascer t a i ne d np to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 1533. 1834. pe at western £6B 807 £61,599 ‘? 1111 -West ern 13 °I til-Are s t ern orirghton i ti eat No rt h ern Ileaslaire an d Y or k s hi r e 40,830 35,210 Brig IL,II Easter n k i( i 1 01 and Exeter bath -o.astern reat E ern Nor th British These returns are in most instances of a very , a7 anrable character when compared with those of i l v l e same period of l as t y ear . O n t h e G reat W estern, the increase is £4,208 ; o n th e N ort h I ' v estern, £10,296; on the South Western, £3,995; ° , ll the Brighton, £29 ; on th e G rea t N or th ern , ' 3 1 76 3; on the Lanca s hi re an d Y or k s hi re , £5,620 o b n the North Eastern, £8,285; on the Bristol and 'Teter, £1,678; on the Midland, £5,667; on the ° ,.: l th Eastern, £2,059 ; on the Great Eastern, s, -4199 ; and on the North British, £BOO. We are inform e d th a t an arrangemen t on equit kble and satisfactory terms has this day been p r o. b yi "lally concluded for a fusion of the capital and 4 8i ness of the London Bank of Scotland with the v er cantile and Exchange Bank. The goodwill of ;:e for mer b an k w ill b e trans f erred to the latter, h °se London board will b e s t reng th ene d by the 4 a dition of five of the present directors of the Lou.' 4 41 Bank of Scotland, and its nominal capital 13 9 these arrangements to be increased to 4.000,000, of which £BOO,OOO will be paid up. Ti le suseension has been announced of Messrs. Lawrence and Fry, timber brokers, with liabilities estimated at £250,000, and which have been in. T arr ed, not in connexion with the timber trade, but h the execution of railway contracts. According ° the foll ow i ng c i rcu l ar it a pp ears that a satisfec t°ll' liquidation is relied upon :-- " 10, New Broad-street, June 22. "G entlemen,—We regret to have to inform you that in ti c ' ll eTtzence of the non-payment of a very large sum of eY due to ns we are advised, after mature deliberation, t c'll °l4l .spend payment. We feel justifiid in asserting, however, that our assets are largely in excess of our liabilities, and therefore with the haore confidence ash your kind forbearance pending the v i4 eEtigation of our affairs by Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Young s , and Co " We are, gentlemen, your obedient servants, "LAWRNCE AND FRY." The prospectus of the Loneon Theatre Company, tvllich will be found in our advertising columns, to one that seems to carry with it complete and en tertainment success, as the want of a superior place of in the neighbourhood of King's t r Qss has long been felt. Tne object of the directors t 8 to erect a spacious and elegant theatre in that 11 : li ghbourhood (an admirable site having been 14 ,: te4 dy secured), capable of accommodating 2,500 it ' er ons, for dramatic and operatic performances, t ll4 a smaller one for first class amateur enter it4iohients and concerts. There are already many A tiv antages in favour of the proposal, namely, a ‘ e ‘`tely populated neighbourhood, the absence of a h theatre north-west of the metropolis, the 1 1 ° xinaity of the termini of the Great Northern, 4 4 e London and North-Western, the Metropolitan, T i1 ,, (1 the intended terminus of the Midland Railway. theatres directors also propose to associate with the soi ls, a restaurant on an enlarged and improved refr eshments for the purpose of supplying to the public of the very best description at the th l4 st prices, which will doubtless prove a boon to h. ° Public and a source of considerable revenue to e° l llpany. The capital is fixed at £50,000, in °0 shares at £lO each. From calculations that 41 ; 17 e been made, very nearly 20 per cent. profit is t icipated. ' 4ll prospectus of the London and Southwark IN , "ranee Corporation has been issued, with a view 4 - ; Wordin g additional facilities for life and fire in. the on the south side of the Thames. In forming e "topany the directors do not profess to ba se its toBPects merely upon local associations, yet it must 1 ( admitted that such a consideration must enter t a s r i !e l S7 into the probabilities of a successful under ee I° R. It is certainly curious that up t o the "pre period no great effort has been made in this par :olar direction to extend the advantages of insur e ce, especially as the boroughs south of the Thames : 44 ' 41 a population of no less than 650,000, in cabitin g p 3,000 houses, beside which there are exten tillte wharves, warehouses, and manufactures of many h en onainations representing a vast amount of pro- Petty and influence. The promoters of this new th e propose to supply the omission, and with 1: 7 talent and energy with which the matter has taken up the prospects of complete success is a lmost certain. The directors are all first-rate men o f business, and the reduction that has lately taken Place in the rate of insurance daty, will no doubt 4 Qure for them a large amount of business. The 4 Pital is set down at £500,000, in 20,000 £25 41 aares ; but, in the first instance, it is only proposed 1° issue 10,000, with a call of £5, as there will be expenditure of " promotion money." The direc- LC3 t B have already secured very eligible offices in the bl oat prominent part of Southwark. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to 'ettter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes 'ket e quoted 65f. 87c. t The decline in the Stock Exchange markets yes -I,4claY was followed by a strong relapse through t hat which for the moment led to the belie;: 4 t a peaceful settlement of the war in Germany 4 d bee n success f u lly obtained by the :vlini s t ers . ti ht this morning, however, the painful intelligence ga ined round that the Conference had broken up, . 11 c 1 that war would be recommenced, which ex tilted further distrust in the public mind, and Con 43's hav e gone down 3-16 per cent., the quotations 892 a for money, and for the account 89i 90. T he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 8811; in l hequer Bills, 56. dis. to par. ; India 5 per Cents. k u4 K ; ditto 4 per Cents,, 991; and the Bonds, . gcneral decline has also taken place in the Qr e l gn Market, and business is verydull. Turkish Nt t l q Cents., 1862, are 701; do., Consolides, :ezican 42Z- 431 ; Greek, 23i; Spaninh Passive, e.?.rtifinatce, 9 1 10t- ; Portuguese 461, 87-1; Italian, 681 691; and the Confethrate 62 6 4 . 12 ereased heavine2s has prevailed in the Railway r hare Market. Metropolitan have declined 55., 140 shire and Yorkshire 10s., London, Chatham, a ' - b nc l Dover 102., and Midland 155., while South 'ihltern have improved ss. T he Foreign and Colonial lines show little or no eL aiage. and Ijize',llaneons Klaus remain inactive, 4 4 c 1 quotations in some instances exhibit less firm e", London and Venezuela Bank are (noted prem. ; Maritime Credit, 11 2 prem.; Chamounix United Hotel Company, 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVEUNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols - lk. Account, July 8 .... 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jou. 1894 - Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873., — A.nnuitics, 30 yrs, 4 - 1 , ;:i.: tth Jan., 1880 . • Do for 30 yrs. expire sth April, 1885 Do (tz:d Bca Telegraph), Aug. lOW • • Mb.rch, June. Exchequer Bills, 1,000, 23 & 3 per Cent. 8 dis Do £SOO Do £lOO and £2OO Sank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Do Aceount. . — INDIIN GOVERN;IENT SECURITIES. Irtdia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.. • • Do Account .. Do 5 per Coat. July, 1870 1)0 Acconut _ . Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 99! Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent . . Do 5 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 — Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 . — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 180 — Dc, th;nis.,_-:l,;_nio Do under £ l ,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. &ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent ••• e .- Do 41 per Cow:. 1852-58-GO • Do 1803 .. 87 6/ Buenos Ayrc3 6 per Cent )o Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. !Udall Ii per Cent Do 41 per Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. , Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. c;ZYP. ti an 7 per Cent.. Mt Do, Second IFsue - lOll Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 221 34 Do Account . Do Coupons 9l Do Account.... Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do, 1839 and 1859.. ltali4n li per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Alexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do Scrip £23 paid — CI iS Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Do 6 per Cen*. Anglo-French Ditto Scrip, £23,paid...• — Xloorisb. Imperial b per Cent New Granada .. — Do 2 per Cent. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvinn 41 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account .. 481 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '60,,,,62,'3.. 481 i Do Account - Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Etutssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. -- Ditto 3 Der Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 B7 f Ditto Anglo-Dutch .... Ditto Scrip, £39 paid 3l Pin Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account : Ditto New Deferred Ditto Accoun' — Ditto Passive Ditto Accoun` Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Ditto Scrip, £3O paid Pal turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 69 i i i Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ZDitto*Account .. 70a 70 i Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 1863 --- Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1861 Ditto 1i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Load Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Ditto Account Dutch. 21 , per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil., — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ItaHat, 5 per Cent., 1661, Ex. 25 francs — - Dittn Acoolint Peruvian. Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct.L:z. 4s. Pieimontese, 5 per Cent,, Ex. 2.Y THREE O'CLOCK. Connie Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market dull and drooping in price. Low Snrate, to down. American and Egyptian steady, Sales prob Ably 5,000 or 6,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Pay, LoNnox, Juno 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; light breeze and cloudy weather, with showers at intervals. CARDIFF, June 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Hawthorn, for Singapore—Circassian, for Rio Janeiro—Magdalena, for Gibraltar. PLYMOUTH, Jane 22.—Wind S.W,—Arrived—Demon stration, from Port Lyttleton, N.Z. FALMOUTH, June 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Queen of the Fleet, from Bahia, Sailed—Keffraria, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. SALCOMBE, June 22. Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ciocodile, from Nassau. DUNDALUI, June 22,—Wind N,l7.—Arrived—Emma, from Salina. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, June 22—Express, from Lagos—Trident, from Christianstadt—Neptune, from Frederickstadt. Arrived, June 23 , igert, from Oskhershamn—B. B. Green, from Mauritius—lndemnity, from Colombo—John, from Calmar—Blackwall, from Sydney. Sailed, June 22—.)qary Ann Wilson, for Melbourne— Precurser, for Otago —J. E. Lockhart, for Boston—Cher well, for Sydney—Philanthorpe, for Calcutta. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Pass:A, Juno 22—Benares, from Melbourne, for London. Passed, June 23—Flying Fish, from West Indies— Brothers, from Rangoon—Ardbeg, from Sydney—all for London—L. H. D. P. Commercial Code, from the 'West, for the North—Queen of the Ask, from Memel, for Cadiz. Anchored—Superior, from Rotterdam, for Cardiff— Amazone, from Shields, for Alexandria—Mattea Wet, from Callao, for orders—Felix Unino, from Hamburg, for Lisbon. An influential deputation of Australian colonists waited upon Mr Cardwell at the Colonial-office yesterday, to urge the stoppage of the transportation of convicts to Western Australia. The deputation pointed out that the colonies were much opposed to convicts being sent out to them, and it was added that if the Government peristed in this step a very angry feeling would be aroused. Mr Card well said that no credit was given to the Govern ment for what had been done in lessening the evils of which the colonists had complained. Instead of thanks the Go vernment were now threatened with agitation. He pro mised the deputation that their repregentations should be most carefully considered, but he could give no pledge as to the action of the Government. ERRATA.—In our review of " The Day-Dreams of a Scheoltnaster," in The Sun of Monday, one of the extracts was accidentally transposed, as must have been very evident to the reader.—ln line H of the letter (signed "Uncommon Sense") on tieeruits for the Army, instead of "bat no well-conducted man," read "for no well-conducted man." GENEVA IS HAYING A THEATRE BUILT, price 600,000 francs. ONLY NOMINALLY FooLisn !—A Mdlie. Sills is turning the heads of the Parisians at the 'Vari&4s in "La Post erne d'un Eurgorneister." A PRE-SENTIMENTAL SONG !—The Hon. Cathe_ rine Harriet Maynard has dedicated a song to the Viscoun tess Combermere. It, is called "The Eve of Inkermann," as it appears it was written on the eve of that battle, all unconscious of that great event, but breathes a prayer as appropriate as if it had been penned in prophetic power of insight. A Paris corespondent of the Salut Public of Lyons mentions a report that the DocileLs of Malakoff is in an in teresting situation, The Weser Gazette states that the sea haS pens. traced thr , ugh the concrete laid down in ono of the docks estaVished in the Prussian naval port cf Jande, and has done great damage. Fears arc entertained that the opera tions will be in consequence interrupted for a considerable time. SLCEIFICES TO THE CRINOLINE MOLOCH. —Yesterday a young woman named Emily Groves, 20 years of age, an imbecile, residing in the care of Mrs Aohton, at Carter-street, Walworth-road, went into the kitchen, where her crinoline-expanded dress caught tire by sweeping against the bars of the grate, and in a moment the unfortunate creature was enveloped in flames. It was found almost impossible to extinguish them before they had con sumed all that was inflammable, and when at last they were overcome by th e assistance of two police officers, the y oung woman was fount? to be so fearfully burnt that no hopes of her recovery are entertained. She lies in St. Tbomas's Hospital, where Mrs Ashton is also under treatment, in encluovatipg to save her charge. THE SUN, LONDON, ThrIiSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1864. MISCELLANEOUS—Continued, imperial and Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., International Financial society, lira., gi 104 International _Land Credit. lira., 4 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour;, 6 Joint Stock Discount, iim., 71 , a Laud Securities, Lm., London Financial Association, lira., 23 Ditto, new, 15 London General Omnibus Company, 21 London Provincial Marine, 3 ; I atal Land and Consolidation ompany, Jim , 5 1 National Discount Company, lira., 142 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 211 Oriental Inland Steam, 3,-; 3 Peninsula and Oriental Stearn, 70 1 Ditto. new, 474 Quehrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lira., n Royal Mail Steam, 02 Smith, linig,ht, and Co., lira.. 4. South African Mortgage and Investment, lira., 6. Telegral h Construe. and Maintenance, Ern., 33 ; 1 5 '; '7 7 77 fN T i f A ,1 . 6 it HER MAJEISTY, -WINDSOR CASTLE, June 22. The Qleen, with their R iyal. Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, and Princess 13c:carie2, errived at Windsor Castle at yesterday from Buck eld b Pd.dP2s- the Marchioness of Ely, 11 . e, de Granny, the Hon. ti h nh a ge l mo s s n t p. s Aa e v ar e cs n e., Ba o'clock trtcecned, Horatia Stopford, the Hon. Harriet Phipps, Lord De Tabley, Colonel the lion. A. Liddell, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, and Lieut. Haig. Her Majesty and her Royal Highnsss Princess Louis of Hesse drove in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, went to London to be present at the Levee. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by L'idy Caroline Barring ton and Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. D. Da Ros, re turned from London this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Eiphinstone, also returned. Fraulein Krehs, daughter of the llof Kapeilmeis ter at Dresden, had the honour of playing before the Princesses on Monday. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, Lieut—Colonel the Hon. D. Da Roe, and Major Elphinstone, honoured Her Ma jesty's Theatre with their presence last night. Their Royai Highnesses visited the Royal Aca demy this morning, where tucy Were received by the President, Sir Charles Eastlake; after which they returned to Windsor Castle. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred, rode on horseback yesterday, a tt en d e d b y Lieut.. Colonel Keppel and Lieut. H l i g . The Princess of Wares took a carriage drive at tended by Countess De Grey. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmar then Ladya dLi zu t.. 0 Palmerston l witho e 1 ePPeI, h onoured Lord a dinner. 511 ARE lIIARKETS—Ths day. Share I Railways. Paid. t3.14.' st I cu st St li 50 20 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. ilythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian ..• iCorx and Bandon Cornwall A div Do A e ran ing Do. B " P ::eten paid to B Dublin k 12e13 t t Juno. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. fl(linburgh & Glasti,ow. 10!ang. and S. Il'estur, ',3-aatit;wo l tn ; tiro. Ditto A stock Ditto East A ngli an st S-ctland ,t tirerit Northern Ito A ato,:k ti'do (It. S. ant W. of Great Wea', - ,ern Do ctr Val gun.. LauNtshi:e & Yorkshire London and tackivail, Lon., S. Coast Lon., Ciia., and Dover) Lon. & North Ncestern Lon. & So . .th Weatern Man., Shet., & Lincoln. `Gar; port and Carlisle Do Metropolitan Midland I Do New Do Bina Derby %lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares ficzt ... Do Cray Lite Ncrth British Etlin., Perth, Dundee' Nth. Eastoru—Derwi,,, Do, G.N.E. pi:mhose, Do Lee& Do York !Narth London Do New North; Staffordshire Q.i3.4 N. and S. W. J unction, Scc. , ttiaa Central IScot IN. E., Aber. Do Scot. Mid. stock ,Shrews. and Welohpoo, ;Shropshire Union (South Devon ;South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun tail' es, Wok.,an d Wok IStockton Lc Datlington' I Do Do New, 1.8(5C Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do DO 12.10 Vale of Neatii Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford fi Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool 13ar.4R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 100 all all all all 100 700 100 6.11.4 K 3 100 100 100 100 100 S Si 81 9} 84 $6 118 119 GI 7 35 37 18 17 tO 9t 10:? 105 10 '7 ei 7i 131 131 193 114 128 90 9! e5l 66 113 1133 06 Ci 10: i 0( 40 (2 114 112 k 97 98 06 11 113 134 1311 10! IC4 63 65 21i 25i 103 104 ORDINARY 8/lAR - ES AND STOUKS. Closing I Businesh Price. ! done. 66 113 121 14 11/ 12 112 97i tOi 112? & 1318 301 901 2 CO 61 e 2 93 125 128 14 26 p 76 78 14 11% 125 12 , 0 36 38 54 66 83 85 VOi 01 104 106 8 9 36/ 37/ 9/ 10 7 4 8 4 (, 163 170 6 7 3 4 p 107 110 34 37 I 100 No 1 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing char Railways Paid. Price. Bustness done 100 .thantio &Ft Lawrence all 69 6 1 skJ llcin.,Baroda,t.Cent Inc 100 103 10! 101 1 Gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. New .. 8 20 Do. E. Shares,,..... 71 park P ..:01 Buffalo and Laiec Buren all o 1 AO Do. Breton:nee all 84 9 1 !00 { li tzilalo,BrantAGodrich /0. , 77 82 6 p. ot. bd s . A ug. 1, 18::. 00 Do. do. July 1, 157',1 100 77 8 100 Do. do. June 1, 102 100 77 82 at Cleat a.&S.V.astn. ;Lin 100 101 le3 102 st Cape Town Dock Seri , 100 18 100 stock Basin. Bengal gu. sp. 100 IC6 108 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1(4 1051 1011 5 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 P 20 Do. do. H do. 15 P stock Grand Trunk of Canada Leo 2u 21 100 Do. Ist Fret. Bonds.. Al 72 71 74 3 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 61 cif 100 Do. 28 Pret. Bonds.. all CO 68 651 61 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 55 . 5 7 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock all 60 51 100 Do. do. deferred....., all 93 15 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 18 30 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 26 29 stock Gt.lncliarenin.gua.sp.o 100 1(45 105; IC4I 5 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 pr 11 , Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim • wuaranteed 5 per deur. 100 103 101 201 Gt. W. ci Canada Scarer all 10 lot 101 Do. New 100 Do. 6 P.C. '73 witti't opt. all 90 02 100 Do. 51 p. 0. do. '77-8.... all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1(1 stock Iladrcts. guar., sp. o. 100 1021 113!) stock Do. 91 p. 0. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc. lA d 0........ 100 92 Of 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock 31c1b.Corp. p. o. Bnda. 100 50 nab. & Dobson's Bay. all 56 58 571 100 Do. 7p. c. Olortg. Bds. all 20 Ncwßrur,swick a Cand. , Claes ti sal B. N.ll.l.C'das pa Ist pf bds 100 82 84 stock Sande •• • • (100 1031 1C45 stock Do. Delhi 10 2 0 21 )1. 40 Do. do. . pI et, Do. Punjaub 1 all kv2l 1(4103 21 1 1 0 Do. Do. •• •• i soot: Do. Indt:4.St. Plc.) i loo t 06 98 eGi COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Gp.c.J a ct;Jul , - 1877-Ss ..... 100 1(2 104 - I Do. ap. c. Feb:a Aug. 100 104 106 105 I Do.o p. c.l',lar.& Sept. 100 103 1(5 Do. sp. c. Jar.l.&July. 10i 93 tl5 Do, 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 74 Cape G.Elope, ap c. 1870 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 182( luo 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p 100 11l 113 illtauritius 6 per cent .. 101 107 109 1071 Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 107 109 I I N.B.Goy. 0 p.o. J a.aJuly 100 tO2 104 /Jo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. LOU - 11\i. G ov. 5 p IS-. 100 991 1001 - Du. sp. c.,lSta to L, 100 991 100 1 Do. d0.,1888 .!..cupwclf, 100 94 IC OI Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10) 111 :Nova Scotia Goy. op. c sterling„ 1875 lOO 105 107 IQ,ueensland GCv. 6p. c lOO 108 110 ;6. Ana (16p.c.1677,'.& up lOO 109 111 I Vlc.Goy, 6 p.c. Jr..&Jul) 100 - Do. to a n.c. An..l4oeL. 109 109 110 104 BRITISH MINES. Umbrian Consol. Gold ;k:kiflord Amalgamated Devon G. Con, (Tavist ;' East Bassett alloganl C 3 lo r sa o a n Gold Ltd Past (a East Cara Brea... Russel (Tavistk.) Garn. , SzSt.Aubyn(Gwen 'Great South Y. Wheal Vor(Helston,-a; renville !ii emirs- Yoot klingeton Downs ;Lady Bertha I !.itargaret (tiny Lelar t !Xlarke Valley.. Myndy iron Ore (Line New Setun North Down , N li't Basset ((Bova] North Wheal Crotty Consols Blazey i'rovidenee (Uny Lein t. south Caradon(St.Cleel• 3. Carn Brea (I llogan) `'.Wheal Stray Park raiamrSilv.,t Lead Abu. fin Croit West Basset (illog,an),, • W Cr radon (Liskeard j West &tort Wheel Basset (Mogan ; (Itedrutli ; ' W heal itty (U.Lelan Wheal DiZdt'oft Wheal IllaryAnut s '.llen ) Wheal kieton . . Wheal Trekawney (Lie.) 'Wheal Union ':.14.0 3.4.0 8.13.0 17s 0.16. 8.12 4.18.0 2.8,0 .1.:0 16f 3.1.0 2.6.9 100.% f 4d 3f 36 560 670 64 CO 29 30 71 ei 31 41 7 9 2i ‘2l 33 34 81 81 Afi 40 3} 4 11 16 4± 4.1 ji 6 73 Ea 14 2 14 2 44 41 90 42 450 470 0.15. V ;30.17.6 5) 65 29 31 371 18 91 101 16 18 190 201 90 :)5 27 29 2.0.0 23 21 14 16 2226 2271 19 .21 16 2 ~ 5 84 :-;..17 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 44 per cent pf.,'9B treat Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 103 Midland 4i per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1014 1004 Ditto 4} per cent., 3rred., 101 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per et.,:92 LINES LEASED AL FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 91 Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 cent., 114 Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 14 Victoria btatiou and Pim ico, IC2i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recite and San Francisn (lim.), gua. 7:per cent., 17 Great Luxembourg, lot Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidln), 12i San rani° (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 20 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21 FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (lirn.), 41 2 Yudanr4oiUt4na 01 6. A ustralia, Um., 2} ff BANKs. Agra and United Service (11m.), 130 1 Alliance (Inn.). CO 1 1 Ditto, new, 50 Anglo Austrian, 63. B.,nk of Wales, lim., 174 Bank of New Zealand, 16.1 Chartered "I.er. of India, London, and China, 69 City, 13 6 Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 10 Consolidated Bans. lim., 14 -fr Continental, lim., 17t East London, lint.. Ditto, new, 8 English and Swedish, Urn., 151 16 European Bank, lint, 11 Hindustan, t.hina, and :lawn (lim.). 33 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 17 16 17, Imperial Bank (ihm), Ditto, new, 27 bun:: Val Batik of India, China, and Japan, lim., 4 Imperial Ottoman, .18 Land Mortorage Bank of India. Inn., 51 London and Brazilian (Him), 496 London, tirm., and S. Staffordshire, lim., 27 8,1 7i London and Colonial 20 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, 1im.,17i 18i Lo n don Joint Stock, 476 47 London and Northern, lim., 23 London and South-Western, 241 4 r•cantile and Exchange. 1im.,;191 IVletropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 28 Oriental BenK. Corporation. 59h Provincial of Ireland, 04:31 South E ,stern, lira., Union of Australia, • Ditto, nowr, 53 i Union of London, 5S MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 20 City offices, lim., 41 5 Co n ti nen t a l Union Gas, lim., G i Contract 4..orporation, lim., 4 Credit D .ll,„ig i o : yi c anp o oe u tei l f i a :z ni C c( o 3o,.: i r T in, o c., r r, : , :,{ ll i (il o o n n : Trading, lirn., j o in it, , l s i l ni i 63. ifti The Levee, By command of the Queen a Levee was held yes- terday at St. James's Palace, by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Presentations at this Court are by the Queen's pleasure to be considered as equivalent to presentations made to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by his Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at the Palace from Marlborough House, about two o'clock, and was received by the Great Offic , ,rs of State co the Queen's Household. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived, at tended by Major Cowell and Lieutenant Haig. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar rived, attended by Col. the Hon. James Macdonald. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Count Gleichen were present at the Levee. lier Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, was on duty in the State Saloons under the command of the Li,,Aitenant. The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty under the command of Colonel Patterson, the Exon in Waiting. The Princo of Wales entered the Throne-room, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred and:his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and attended by the Earl of St. Germans, Lord Steward Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain; the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse; Lord De Tabley, Lord in Waiting to the Queen ; the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Lord of the Thdchamber to his Royal Highness the Prince of `Vales; Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Groom in W a i t i ng tothe Q ueen ; Li eu t.- Colonel Da Plat, Equ erry to the Queen ; Viscount Bury, the Treasurer of the Queen's House hold ; Lord Proby, M.P., Comptroller of the Queen's Household; Viscount Castlerosse, the Vice- Chamberlain ; Lieut.-General linollys, Comptroller acrd Treasurer of the Household of the Prince of Wales; Mr. Charles L. Wood, Groom of the Bed chamber ; and Lient..Colon e l Keppel, Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales. The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were introduced in the order of their precedence, when the following presentations to the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty, took place in the diplo matic circle : By his Excellency the Russian Ambassador — M. de Dourassow, Gentleman of the Chamber to his Majtsty the Emperor of Russia. By his Excellency the French Ambassador—M. e n mission. Chas. de Franqueville, Audit u u r au C onse il d'Etat By tha Portuguese Envoy —signor Thomaz de Moraes Sarmento, eon of the late Viecount Men- corvo. By the United States Envoy —The Hon, Charles Hale, Agent of the United States iu Egypt. _- _~ - ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AT CAMBRIDGE HOUSE. —Their Royal Righnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured Viscount and - Viscountess Palmerston by their company at dinner last evening, at Cambridge house. The banquet was followed by a dancing party. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Colonel Keppel, arrived a little after 8 o'clock. Dinner was shortly after wards announced, when the following distinguished circle had the honour to meet their royal hi g h nesses : —Th e D u k e of St. Albans, the Duchess of Suth er l an d , t h e D u k e an d , Earl G ranv ill e, t h e E ar l of St Germans, the Countess ury Duchess and L of ady . v , ict Wellington, oria y Ashle the Earl an d Countess of Shaftes bury Spencer, Viscount and Vis countess Royston, Viscount Hamilton, Vi scountess J oce ly n and Hon. Alice Jocelyn, Lord and Lady D a ff er i h, Lord and Lady Proby, the Right Hon. W. 1". Cowper and Hon. Evelyn Ashley. The Prince sat on the ri g h t o f th e no bl e hostess, and the Princess on the right of th e no b le P rem i er . Shortly after 10 o'clock the company bog - an to assemble for the dancing party. The ball room was brilliantly illumi nated,and handsomely decorated by a prof us i on o f fl ow ers. His oyal Highness the Duke of Camb r id ge, attende d b y Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, ex . :iced s h or tly after 11 o'clock, a large number of other distinguished persons being present. Dancing commenced at 18 o ' cloc k , t h e b a ll being opened by the Prince ef Wales danci n g with Vis countess Jocelyn, and the Princess with the Earl Cowper. At 1 o'clock supper was served up in th e d in i ng room . Five circular tables were app ro pr i ated for th e su pper, the royal table, laid festivities forai'arty of 18, b e i ng i n the wine of heroom, were prolon ge d to an early hour this morning, T the P r ince and Princess re t urning to t h e b a ll room after supper. t Their Illy - al Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales intend honouring the Duke and Duchess of Manchester with their company at Kimbolton Castle, liuntington, early in August. Their R9yal Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louise have announced their intention of honouring the B,zlar at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South Kensington, in aid of the Building Fund of the Female School of Art, with a visit to morrow. The Duellers of Wellington will have an assembly this evening at lipsey House. The Baroness Biome hus arrived at the Hann verisa Legation, in Grosvenor-place, from Holstein. The Earl and Countess Craven, the Ladies Blanche and Beatrice Craven , and Viscount Uffington have left town fer Combo Abbey, near Coventry. lhe Earl of St. Germans received a select circle at dinner last evening at bis residence in Dover-street. Lord and Lady Belper entertained a select circle at dinner last evening at their residence in Eaton square. Enri and Cuunte3s Russell left town ye2ter d3y for Pprnllr,k, T.,riffp. Richmond Park. The Case of the Bishop of Natal, JUDICLNL COMMITTEE AND PRIVY COUNCIL (THIS DAY.) This morning the first proceeding in England, connected with the deposition of the Right Rev. Dr. I. W. Colenso, Bishop of. Natal, from Lis see, was commenced before the Judicial Committee anJ 1 3 1.1 u Council at Whitehall. There were present the Lord ChaVcoior. Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Sir Edward Ryan, and Sir J. T. Coleridge. The circumstances which have given rik.'s to this petition to the Judicial Committee of Privy Council for the pro ceedings. cannot be regarded in the light of an awn!, inas much as the Bishop of Natal denies the power of the Bishop of Cape Town to depose him) are of such recent date, end have been so fully discussed that it is not necessary to re•- peat them in detail. Dr Colenso, who was s fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and Rector of Forne.ett 'St Mary, Norfolk, was nominated to the bishopric of Natal in 1833 by the Duke of Newcastle, who was then Secretary of State for the Colonies, and was consecrated by the Arch bishop of Canterbury. His letters patent bore date Novem ber, 1853, and the letters patent to the Bishop of Cape Town as metropolitan were dated 1853. In the former it is set out that the Bishop of Natal and his successors shall be subject and subordinate to the see of Cape Town, and to the Bishop thereof and his successors, in the same manner as any bishop of any see within the province of Canterbury is under the authority of the archiepiscopal see of that province, and of the archbishop of this same. The Bishop of Natal denies that the language used conveyed to the Bishop of Cape Town jurisdiction over his suffering, and that the metropolitan is not by law authorised to sum mon before his tribunal any one of his suffragans, or to exercise jurisdiction over him. Some months ago the Bishop of Natal came to England and published some works on the subject of the Pentateuch, the contents of which are known to ell the world. He was "presented" by the Dean of Cape Town and other clergy to the Metropolitan, who cited him to appear in his court; but Dr Colenso disre garded the summons, and the trial proceeded in his absence. The result was that he was deposed from his bishopric by the formal decision of the Bishop of Caps Town in his court. The Petition before the Court this morning had reference to this deposition. Mr James, Q.C., 'Mr J. Fitzjames Stephen, and Mr I. Westlake appeared tor the Bishop of Natal. The proceed ings being ex parte, no counsel appeared for the Bishop of Cape Town or the prosecutors The petition, the details of which were stated by Mr James, prayed that her Majesty would be pleased to declare the petitioner to be entitled to hold his see until the letters patent granted to him should be cancelled by due process of law for some sufficient cause of forfei ture, and to declare that the letters patent granted to the Bishop of Cape Town, in so far as they purported to create a Court of Criminal Justice within the colony, and to give to the Archbishop of Canterbury an appellate jurisdiction, hiid been unduly obtained from her Majesty and did not affect the petitioner's rights. Tho petitioner also prayed that the pretended trial and sentence were void and of no effect, and that an inhibition, as was usual in ecclesiastical cases, should issue against the pro ceedings under the sentence pending the appeal. The. Lord Chancellor, in the namo of their lordships, ordered the petition to stand over until the sittings of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council in or after Michaelmas term, with liberty to Dr. Colenso to serve the petition in the meantime on such persons as he might desire to serve. Their lordships, ho said, declined for the present to enter tain the question of inhibition, since to grant it would be to assume jurisdiction on the part of the Bishop of Cape Town. The case was then ordered to stand over until the Michaelmas sittings. The Bishop of Natal was present during the proceedings. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING GENTLEMEN IN THE HATMARKET.—Tivo CHARGES AGAINST A FEMALE.--GANG ROBBERIES.— Elizabeth Wilson, a stylishly dressed female, was charged before Mr Knox with stealing a watch, of the value of £25, from the person of Mr Mortimer Collins, a gentleman at present residing at the British Hotel, Cockspur-street. She was further charged with robbing M. Jean de Belmont, a French gentleman, residing in Stanhope-street, Regent's park, of his watch and chain. Mr Mortimer Collins stated that ho was walking down the Haymarket about half-past two o'clock this morning on the way to his hotel, when the prisoner stepped up to him and put her arms round his waist. He immediately pushed her away and found his watch chain hanging down, and on putting his hand into his pocket found that his watch had been abstracted. The prisoner ran away, but he followed her, and while doing so a man, who shammed drunkenness, tried to intercept him. Having pushed the man away he continued his pursuit of the prisoner, and at last overtook her and gave her into custody. In answer to Mr Knox, the prosecutor eaid he was per fectly sober at the time, and never spoke to the prisoner till he told her to go away. He hag just before looked at his watch, which was of the value of £25. The prisoner, who pretended to cry, stated that she never saw the prosecutor till he charged her with robbing him. Felix M'Mahon, 165 C, said that en the prisoner being given into his charge she said the gentleman had made a mistake. The watch was not found. The prisoner, who shed some forced tears, said, in answer to the magistrate's qaestion of whether she wished to plead before him, that it was hard to say she was guilty when she was innocent. Mr Knox having been informed that a second gentleman wished to press a charge, M. Joan de Belmont, cf Stanhope-street, Regent'e-park, said that about half-past 12 last night he was under the arcade in the Haymarket—the Opera•arcade—when the prisoner came up to him and felt him about, but knowing how persons were robbed by reading the reports in the papers he kept a sharp lookout. Directly after the prisoner laughed, evidently as a signal, and up walked a young man, no doubt, to receive what the prisoner had taken. He (111. De Belmont) noticed his watch and chain in the prisoner's hand, and took them from her, and she ran away. He then spoke to and assisted the police for two hours in looking for the prisoner, and then left the constable for a short time, after which the constable came up and said he had got the woman. He considered the conduct of the police very good. The prisoner, who, as soon as a second charge was pre ferred against her, quite altered her tone, assuming a defiant air, was then committed for trial on both charges. WESTMINSTER. A DRUNKEN CABMAN. —James Blake, cab proprietor, James-street, Larkall-lane, was charged before Mr Arnold with being drunk while driving his cab. Police.constable Skeat. 61 B, said that he was on duty about two o'clock that morning near Eccleston-bridge, when lie saw the prisoner on his cab. He was asleep, and appeared under the influence of liquor. Witness awoke him, when, seeing that he was not able to drive his horse and cab, he took him into custody and to the station-house. The prisoner was fined 103. . _ _ A MOST INCORRIGIBL3 PAUPER —Elizibeth Roberts, aged 16, was charged with breaking .a door at Chelsea workhouse and cutting it up for firewood. Mr Daniel Sutton, master of the workhouse, produced the remnants of the door which had been cut up by the prisoner . into firewood. He stated that it been broken by the prisoner. Mr Harrison, one of the guardians, said that the priso ner had braze repeatedly at that court on charges of dis orderly conduct and imprisonment. The guardians had done all in their power to reclaim her, and she had been sent to a Reformatory, but they had been unsuccessful in all their efforts. A long conversation tock place as b what could be done for her reformation, and it was observed by Mr Arnold that she seemed a subject of chronic depravity. She was sent for a month to the House of Correction. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The ship Blackwall, 1,000 tons, Captain William Harrison, belonging to Mr H. Green, of London, landed several passengers to-day and has proceeded up Channel. Wind, S.W., smart breeze. She brings a full cargo of wool, tallow, and hides, and 61 first class and second class passengers, among whom are Mrs Robertson, Mrs Wilkinson, Mrs Bryant, Mrs Whicker, Mr and Mrs Turpin, Miss Betts, Mr Bushby, and Mr Farmer. The Blackwall lift Sydney Heads Feb. 22, with strong southerly winds, which continued for se veral days, passed Steward Island on the sth of March, and ran her easting down in lat. 50 S. In long. 104 W. she fell in with ice, which was cleared in long. 99 W., after which and until rounding Cape Horn, April 4, light baffling winds were experienced. Strong gales and un settled weather prevailed up to lat. 24 S. The line was crossed May 14. No south-east trades were met with, and the north-east trades were lost May 28, in lat. 23 N. Until June 7 there were light airs from N.N.E., w i t h occasional calms. Lizard Point was sighted June 20. The Blackwall spoke, April 28, lat. 18 10 S., long, 29 57 W., the English bark Donna Anna, 40 days from Liverpool for Madras—June 6, lat. 33 59 N., long. 47 13 W., the schooner Only Son, 9 days from Porto Rico . for Falmouth —and Juno 11, lat. 39 9 N., long. 38 63 W., the bark Albert Williams, 98 days from Port Wellington for Lon don. Wednesday—(By ElectriC and International Tele graph.)—The ship Derwentwater, Captain John Thomson, belonging to Messrs. Richardson Brothers, of St. Helen's. place, from Port Lyttleton, New Zealand, February 25, for London, set ashore a small mail here. She brings a full cargo of colonial produce, including 1,700 bales of wool, with 16 passengers. The Derwentwater rounded Cape Horn on the 28th of March, crossed the line on the 12th of May, and spoke March 29, lat. 5639 S., long. 61 12 W., the ship William Wilson, from Liverpool for San Francisco—April 21, lat. 26 S., long. 21 29 W., the French ship No Amie, 56 days from llavre, for Bourbon—May 31. lat. 26 57 N., long. 47 26 W., the British ship Roscoe, 28 days from the Brazils for Liverpool, and June 3, lat. 29 41 N., long. 47 36 W., the American whaling schooner William Martin, 13 days from Cone Verd, for Boston. 117 CO A- T "'TT iON _A_ • SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. MADRID, Jane 22.—M. Ba'came, the Minister of the Argentine R:Tublic, yesterday exchanged the ratifications of the treaty of recognition, peace, and amity which was signed last year with the Spanish Government. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE--This Day, STOCKBRIDGE RACES--Tors DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) AAIDOVER STAKES. Durham 1 Bosh 2 Blonedale Ten ran. FIFTH BIENNIAL. Ely 1 Catnbuscan Ackworth Six ran. HASTINGS PLATE. Cranbury Worthless Sallus Nino ran. STOCK BRIDGE CUP. The Clown Birch Broom Grinder Fourteen ran. MATCH. Blackbird Slirapnell , 2 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTIITIMBEnLAND PLATE. 9to 2 agst Sir Roger (taken) 6to 1 agst Bakitichi Strai (taken) Bto 1 agst Found Again (taken) 10 to 1 agst Caller Oa (taken) BEVERLEY RACES—Tnis DAY. HULL STAKES. Spring Gun Foxholes Sweet Margery Six ran. HOLDERNESS HUNT STARES. Hypermnestra Patience Pigeon 3 Eight ran. SCURRY STAKES. Suudeelah Lady Louisa Flytrap , 3 Eight ran. GOODWOOD MEETING—JULY 26. Acceptances for the Goodwood Stakes. Age st lb Mr Jos. Dawson's Limosina 5 8 12 Lord Westmorland's Aurelian (incl 31b ex) 6 8 9 Mr W. Day's Catch'em Alive Mr S. Thellusson's Jack of Hearts .. 4 8 4 Mr S. Thellusson's Belly Edmond 6 8 3 Mr AEpinall's Stanton Mr Schickler's Guillaume le Taciturne 4 7 12 Mr T. Parr's Blondm Mr Joice's Jessie Mr R. Ten Broeck's Canzonette 4 7 o Mr G. W. nizwilliam's Myrtle Mr W S ewart's Major Mr T. Hughes's Reserve 4 6 9 Lord Ailesbury's Beatrice .. 4 6 8 Mr T. Hughes's Barbadoes Mr Hobson's Cripple (late Rubens) Mr Saville's Guerilla Mr Cowen's Bakitichi Serai Lord Coventry's Thalestris ~, 4 6 4 Lord Uxbridge's Welbeek Mr V. H. D' A.vaus's Ghillie Callum Mr Grafton's Stiletto (pays ft) Mr W. G. Bennett's o by Daniel O'Rourke, out of Highflyer's dam Mr Fleming's Jeanette Mr Swindell's Claxton 3 5 9 Mr T. Stevens's Fisherman's Daughter Lord Westmorland's Madcap 1 5 7 Lard Wilton's fby Stockwell, out of Lady Evelyn 3 5 7 EFPEP LP 11ENT .L HOUSE OF LORDS —This Evening, . ROYAL ASSENT. . _ The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the fol lowing bills : Under Secretary Indemnity—Registration of Voters (Ireland) —Local Government Supplemental—Naval Agency and Distribution—Naval Preze Acts Repeal— Chain Cables and Anchors—Common Law Procedure (Ire land) Act, 1863, Amendment—lneene Persons Act Amend ment— Court of Justiciary (Sootland) —Pontypridd Water --Bradford Gas—Clifden and I.lampeen Bridge—Stroud Gas—Swansea Harbour Trust —Wellington (Salop) Market—Andover and Chilton Pond Road—Thorn set Road—Deal and Walrner Gas--Drogheda Water —Ashton - under • Lyne and Staleyb:idge Water— Llynvi Valley and Agmore Valley Railway ChichesterHarbourEstablishment—North Easternßailway (York and Doncaster Branch)—Pucklechurch Roads — Greenwich and South Eastern Docks—Hedon and Porter - lington Road—Morpeth Turnpike Trust—London Necro polis and National Mausoleum Company—Hartford Gae— North Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and West York shire Railway Companies—Cowes and Newport Railway— Brough Ferry Road—Caledonian Railway (Bridesholm Branch)—Holborn Valley Improvement—Bedford and Cambridge Road—Stirling Water—Salop Fire Office— Trent, Ancholm, and Grimsby Railway • West minster Palace Hotel—North Eastern Railway (ad ditional powere)—Scarborough Valley Bridge—Rock Life Assurance—Belfast and Northern Counties Rail way Chesterfield and Hernston Road Christ church and Midhurst Railway (No. 3)—Moira and Gressley Road—North Western Railway—Eastern and Weston Railway—South Yorkshire Railway and River Dun Co.—Liverpool Improvement—Liverpool Sanatory— Workington Harbour—Manchester, Sheffield, Lincolnshire Railway—Tendring Hundreds Railway—Edinburgh and Glasgow and Alloa Railway—Ulverston Gas—Wrexham Water—Ely, Haddenham, and Sutton Railway—London and South Western (Chertsey Extension)—Salisbury and Yeovil Railway—South Staffjrdshire Water—West Nor folk Junction Railway—West Riding and Grimsby Road Scottish North Eastern and Myth Railway Company-- Scottish and North Eastern, and Perth and Almond Val ley, and Melhaven Railways—North British Railway (Abbey Holm and Segate Branch)—Kent Coast Railway— Crystal Palace and South London J tenet ion Railway—Great Eastern Railway (Highbeach Branch)—London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 3)—Oswestry, Elleemere, and Whitchurcb. Railway—South Eastern Railway (No. 1) — South Eastern Bailway (No. 2)—Witney Railway—North British Railway (Perth Branch)—North Cheshire Water Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Roads: Mytholm Royal Bridge and Blackstone E d g eware Road Denham Valley Railway--Dundee , Wicklow, and W exford Railway—Lancashire Local Board of Health—North and South Western Junction Railway—Nottingham Gas— D wn o a c s k t s l — e. Okehampton Railway—Scottish North Eastern a m d . Scot andnd aLiiddles t'sh Central Railway Compan y—Stockton borogh Water —Liverpool and London Fire aLife In- Lyminaton Harbour —White surace Compony—Ribblesdale ha ß v dh' R a en itwa l Y V;te p rt i N nB e ' Wallesey Embankment—Warewshury under-Lyne Canal and North Staffor s ire at way Com panies— • Bridges— East Norfolk Railway—London Brighton and South Coast Railway—and Passengers Assurance Company. The Royal CJmmiesioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyle, and Lord Wensleydale. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE DANO-GERMAN QUESTION. Earl RUSSELL said that a few evenings ago he had stated that in a few days either preliminaries for peace would be arranged between Germany and Denmark, or war would be recommenced. lie was sorry to say that the latter alternative was likely to be the result, and that hos tilities would probably be resumed on Sanday. On Mon day next he proposed to lay on the table the protocol of the Conference, and in so doing to state the general course of the negotiations. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION. Lord BROUGHAM laid upon the table a bill to prevent bribery and corruption in returning members to the Rouse of Commons. The bill was mad a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bil►s were read a second time :—London, Chathem, and Dover Railway—Mid Wales Railway— North Devon and Somerset Railway—and Mistley Thorp and Walton Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passel : Holywell Railway—West Shropshire Mineral—Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway—Weston-super - Mare Pier—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway—Bod min Railway, Solway Junction Railway—and Edinburgh and Leeth Sewerage. FACILITIES FOR DIVINE SERVICE IN COL LEGIATE SCHOOLS BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD moved the second reading of this bill. The whole of the clergy who had expressed an opinion upon it seemed highly to approve of its provisions, and thought it wound aid in the education of the people. The Earl of SHAFTESB URY entirely disapproved of the provisions of the bill, and moved that it be read this day three months. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the bill only legalised existing practices. Lord POB,TMAN thought if the bill did act upon any other than chartered schools there could be no objection to it. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought there was some danger in the bill, and therefore he should be compelled to vote against the second reading if it was pressed to a divi sion. The Bishop of LONDON advised the postponement of the bill. [LEPT SITTING HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Evening. The E'PEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following - Clifs‘veiereadaqiiitiiiine and passed : Pneumatic Despitch Company—lralee Canal—Gloucester and Ledbnry Railway—Worcester, Lean Forest, and Monmouth Railway. ROYAL ASSENT. Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, Usher the Black Rod, sp. peared at the bar and summoned hon.:members to the other house, to hear th e R o y a l A ssen t g i ven b y Commission to several bills, for which see Lords' report. THE CROWDED THOROUGHFARES AT THE WEST END. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that on Monday next he would ask whether adequate arrangements had been made by the Metropolitan Board of Works for relieving the public thoroughfares from the pressure of tituffic at Park lane. ENGINEER OFFICERS EMPLOYED AT SOUTH KEGTON. in reply to L or d J. NANNT.2ZS. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the duties of the officers and men of the Engineer corps employed at South Kensingto n was n o t o f a reg i .tnental character, and was entirelylitnitf_'cl to the local duties. RIFLE PRACTICE AT CROYDON. Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether his attention had been called to the situation of the butt which hue been erected for rifl e practice near the New C.'mydon raiiwey, between the.. Streatham caramon and the 71 .'horat.n-hea t h stat ions, and whether the War-effice is satiLlini that the range can be used without danger to the public? The Marquis of EARTINGTON said that the arrange ments were under the control or au experienced officer, and that he had made a very sati s f ac t ory report on the subject. THE ROYAL FORESTS. Mr COX asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether any steps had been taken to carry into afect th e recommendation of the select committee on Royal Forests (Essex), presented on the 9th day of June, 1863, which recommendation was as follows :—" Your committee report that a considerable extent of ground has been en closed without any consideration being paid for the forestal right of the Crown over them, which do not appear to have been either purchast d or redeemed ; and your com mittee recommend that immediate steps be taken by the Crown to assert its right, and to abate such inclosures. .Nlr F. PEEL explained that the rights of the Crown in reference to this subject were of no pecuniary value, and it had been advised by the law officers of the Crown to dis pose of them. THE iiEARSAGE AND THE ALABAMA. Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the attention of her Majesty's. Government had been drawn to the report of an action which took place last Sunday between the United States frigate Kearsage, and the Confederate ship Alabama ; and whether they had con sidered the report of the Commander-in-Chief at Dt:vonport on the preparation for battle other Majesty's ship Research. Whether, as the last-named report shows that this class of ship cannot fight her guns with advantage, and the first-named report shows that she will easily be destroyed is action, her Majesty's Government will continue to build ships which cannot be expected either to fight or swim. And further to ask, as the advantage of guns of large calibre has been so clearly shown in the above named action, whether her Majesty's Government will at once obtain a proper supply of large rifled guns for the service of the navy? Lord C. PAGET said that what the hon. member men tioned in the first pa:t of his question had nothing whatever to do with the Research, and the other matters were merely of detail. The commanding officer of the Research, who was a young and intelligent man, had informed him that he was satisfied as to her fighting qualities. The Alabama was a wooden ship originally, but the Research was an iron plated vessel, THE CONFERENCE. -MINISTERIAL EXPLL- NATION. Mr DISRAELI said—l feel called upon to ask from the noble lord the first minister of the Crown an explanation in respect to the rumours as to the Conference, and I wish to know if the noble lord has any communication to make with regard to the proceedings of the Conference the pre vious day. Lord PALMERSTON—This question was a very natu ral one, and of a nature that required an explicit answer; and all the information which her Majesty's Government could communicate. The Conference met yesterday after the levee, and adjourned until Saturday next, when I un derstand it will meet early, and it will be proposed that this shall be the last meeting of the mem bers. It will be my duty to lay all the papers in connection with the Conference on the table of tho house on Monday—(hear, hear)—and both myself and my noble colleague, the Secretary for Foreign Affaira in the other house, shall feel it our linty also to accompany the production of these documents with statements in reference to the transactions connected with the proceedings of the Conference. (Hear, hear.) Mr HUNT wished to know if the Conference were to meet for business, or merely as a formal matter to break up their sittings. Lord PALMERSTON—I have already stated that the Conference will meet on Saturday next for the last time, but I cannot say what they will do on that occasion. Mr. DISRAELI—I hope the papers will be in the hands of hon. members on Tuesday next. Lord lIALMERSTON said that he trusted such would be the case. [APPEARANCE OF THE Horrsn,—The importance at. taching to this subject had the effect of crowding the house from an early hour, and almost every available space was filled.] WEIGHING OF GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL. On the cyder for the second reading of this bill, llr AYRTON moved that, inasmuch as the bill seeks to enlarge and alter the powers of the corporation of the City of Londcn to levy a 'rate or duty, and to alter existing rates and duties, on grain and seeds imported into the port of London for the use and benefit of the Corporation, this house was of opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with until the stand ing orders relating to private bills be duly complied with. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Bank of England Return, —This Even7.ng. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32. for the week ending on Wednesday, the 22d day of June, 1864 : TIME DEPARTMENT. Notes issued Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,630,385 Silver Bullion .... .£28,280,385 £*28,230,35 :PA.RTMENT. Government Sew- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11.122,267 Other Securities 20,729,.9 Notes Gold and Silver 6:8,076 Coin .C 40,644,187 :AItSJIALL, Chief Ca hter BANKING D eroprietors' Capi tal •14,553,000 Rest rubßc Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commit missioners of Na tional Debt, and ' Dividend A.o counts) 9.?87,594 Other Deposits 13,051,6G1 Seven Day and other Bills . June 23, 1864. 452,477 £40,643,187 FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, STOCKBRIDGE RACES_Tnis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELDGRArn.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOPS. Herschel ......................... ........ ....... Hawhshaw ........................................ Viceroy .......................................... Five ran. FIELDERS PLATE. Vabalathus Lady Bohnn Seven ran, AITFORT HANDICAP. Fairwater ... .. . . 1 Young Rapid Redcap Seven ran. MOTTISFONT STAKES. Shrapuell Lovelace Five ran, LATEST BETTING ON TEE COURSE. IsTORTHITMBEELAND PLATE. 6to 1 agst Sir Rog€r (taken) 3to 1 apt Baktitchi Semi (taken) .10 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 10 to 1 agst Found Again (taken) 10 to' agst Tract (taken freely) 20 to 1 apt Borerlis (taken) BEVERLEY RACES--THIS DAY. IVESTWOOD CUP. Theobalda .• Four ran. The others bolted and did net pass the pos). STAND STAKES. R i c h m ond Lass Nei l 7 '' Cronstadt.... EAST RIDING HANDICAP. Welcome . Fontenoy Sir Watkin Six rau. MARIO T S--T his Day, MARK-LANE. WEEKLT AVERAGES.— Wheat, 403 M ; barley, 27s 64 ; oats, 20s 4d ; rye, 32s 8d ; beaus, 5d ; and peas, 33s 9d. TILE SIX 'WEEMS' AVEILAGES. — Wheat, 393 64 ; barley, 28s ; oats, 19s Ild ; rye, 30 s ; beans, 31s Sd; peas, 33s Od. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEE:E.—Wheat, 101,873 ; barley, 2,677; oats, 6,865; rye, 20; beans, 3,762; peas, 307 quarters. Mrs Arnold, a sister of Stonewa:l Jackson, has been stopping in Wheeling, Va., for a couple. of weeks. Mrs Arnold's husband was ams:cd some time since upcn charges of disloyalty, preferred by his wife. Mrs A. is a strong s upporter of the Federal Government, and is therefore not very popular with the friends of her deemed brother,—.. American Paper.