The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

IiONEY MARKET AND oOMMZECIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK There is no diminution perceptible in the demand for monetary accommodation. Everywhere —at the sank of England, in the open market, and at the Stock Exchange—activity is noticeable, and, as a consequence, no bills, not even the very best mercan tile securities, are taken by the brokers at less than the official minimum. The Shannon has brought £345,364 from the West Indies. At the ensuing half-yearly meeting of the share holders of the City Bulk for the declaration of a dividend and the election of the late manager, Mr. A. S. White, as director, a proposition will be sub flitted for increasing the capital of the establish ment by the issue of 10,000 new shares of £lOO each. The allotment and the premium at which the shares are to be emitted are to be left to the dies cretion of the Board. During the last few days there has been less ac• tivity exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Pro• duce Markets. Sugar, however, has been in mode rate request, but in some instances at reduced rates. Tea has been in rather more demand, while a fair amount of business has been done in coffee and rice at fully previous quotations. The tallow market has been rather excited, in consequence of the pre• Sent position of political affairs on the Continent, and an advance of is. to ls. 6d. per cwt. has taken Place for both present and forward delivery. The Stook Exchange Committee have appointed the following special settling days ;—Scarborough Cliff Hotel Company (Limited), Friday, Ist July, 1 30 to be quoted ; General Credit and Finance Company (Limited) New Shares, Monday, 4th July, to be quoted. The committee have also ordered the quotation of the following securitini ; Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Equipment Mortgage Bonds (Ist issue, £260,000), and At.antio and Great Western Railway, Second Mortgage Bonds of the Ne w York and Pennsylvanian Sections, Two o'CLoCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes Were quoted 65f. 80c. Rather firm. No alteration can be noted to-day in the value of _ the English Funds. The uncertain state in which political affairs is shrouded tends to induce a great deal of circumspection on the part of operators, and ' h the fortnightly settlement at the Stock• Exchange also retards operations. Console are 90} 2 for money, and 901 ; for the account. The 2 New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89} I March Exchequer Bills, Sc. to 4s. dis. ; and June el ditto 6s. to ss. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104;; and the Bonds, 10s. die. There has been no now feature of importance in the Foreign Market, business being quiet and prices it steady. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70i 71 ; do., Consolid6s, 48 8 ; Mexican, 441 ; Greek, 234 4tc 2 1 ; Spanish Passive, 29f 4 ; Portuguese, 48} 49; N Russian, 87 4 ; and the Confederate Loan, 62 64, Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather inactive, but in some instances prices have been firmer. Great Northern A Stock have ad. Vanced £1; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 165.; and North-Western, 55.; while Great Eastern have declined se.. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little or to change of importance. Bank and Miecollaneons Shares are generally , t , a shade flatter. Imperial Bank have declined to it 371, London and South African to 231, and Crystal st ; Palace Stock to 311. Chamounix United Hotel it; Shares ore quoted 1 li prem. il BRITISH FUNDS—ONB O'QLOOK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 . Annuities, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880.. Do for 30 yrs ' expire sth April, 1885... Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... -- March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 8 4 6 die Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO hank England Stk, 5i per Ct. Do Account — INDurt GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do Account o 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 .--. "a Do Certificates 1)o Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Do 5} per Cent., May, 1879' — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bonds£l,ooo — Do under £l,OOO lO dis 1031CION FUNDS—iONN O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ** Do 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 B6 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account DO 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. , hilian 6 per Cent Do 3 pet Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 864 Aquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — tgyptian 7 per Cent lOll Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 23/ I Do Account — Do Coupons Do Account,...... ........ ... Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do 1839 and 1859 ..... :.. Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do Scrip £23 paid 1 dis Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent. Do Deferred _Do Land Warrants (Hectares) reruvtan 41 per Cent Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — , q.-Do 41 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account - ' Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account • • Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. 49 Do Account — --• Do 1883 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., IFSO .. Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 6 per Cent, 1862 B7} 7 Do Anglo-Dutcb. .... Do Scrip, £3O paid Sariiman 6 per Cent Do Account — Spanish 3 per Cent Do AccOunt .. Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive • ......... Do Account 29t Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent ............... Do Scrip, £6O paid — put Turkish 6 or Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1853 . 69k Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds . 70} Ditto 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... Cent.....— Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .. - Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do lk per Cent . — Dividends on the above payable in Lond ~ Lustrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. ielgian 41 per Cent., Ea. 25f — Do Account Dutch 21 per Cent., Lx. 12 Gui! Ds 4 per Cent. Certificates tslian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — De Account — 'cruvian. Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s — 'iedraontese, 5 per Cent.,' Fa. 25f — TWO O'CLOCK. !oily& Money Do Account Liverpool Cotton Atarket—This Day. 'Market opens very firm, and prices of American cods, Surat and Egyptain, are higher. S4lva Tohitbly 12,000 Inleo. SHARE MARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOU&S. ;hare Railways. r a i d. i Closing aUSIUCSEI Price. done. 13.14. Bir., WoL, and Str. Val. all at Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co, al at Bristol and Exeter 101 at Caledonian lOl 60 Cork and Bandon 10 Do A a: 20 Cornwall a A gets no div a 10 Do. B till Op C.p an.li as a en ai to B. 60 Dublin & e ßelfast Junc.j a] 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno , et Edinburgh ' & Glasgow lO at illgE " . and S. W es t e rn lO st Great Eastern, Ord. stk 10 et Ditto A stock et Ditto EastAnglian at 10 et GreatNorthof Scotland lOr at Great Northern.. lO at Do A stock st Do B do at Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 10 at Great Western 10 at Do Str Val gua. stock 10 st Lancashlte & Yorkshire 10 at London and Blackwall 10 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 10: et Lon., Chat., and Dover IC at Lon. & North Western 1( et Lon. & So'Ath Western 10 at Man., She., & Lincoln. 1C 50 Maryport and Carlisle a 12i Do shares a at Metropolitan al at slidland Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 10 50 Mid, (It. W. of Ireland a; 25 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent ,, al 10 Do Cray Line at North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee I( at Ntb. Eastern—Berwioh 1C 25 Do, G.N.E. purohast 16; at Do Leeds IC st Do York at Do Carlisle lO at North London 10 Do New , 4.10.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction a] st Scottish Central t Scot N. E., Aber, stock 10 t Do Scot. Mid, stock lO ( 0 Shrews, and Welohpooi al 1 Shropshire Union ,t South Devon ... 10 at South Eastern 1 South Wales , t S. York. and River Dun 10 20 ntalnes,Wolc.,andWok a] 25 Stockton & Darlington a] 25 Do 1 25 Do New, 1800 1 at Taff Vale lO 10 Do B 10 Do C ...... 10 Ulster I al 25 Do 2.10 Do a si 11 Si )0 84 46 )() I 118 119 ll 1 3 5 [1 10 w 1 6 7j 131 132 144 145 128 13& 90 9: 66 MI 10 1 113} 114 66 - (8 104 104 O 40 42 0 112 112, O 07 08 0 57 38 .11 - 112 113 131} 1311 101 1(3 0 53 65 0 24 25 0 103 104 ,3.4 d 60 01 3 92 93 )O 125 128 . 5 . 14 2i r) 11 76 78 [1 lot 11} 0 12S 130 0 36 38 )0 65 E 7 )0 83 35 )0 90i 01 I ! 4 8 1 06 9 Ii 361 37/ '7 94 10 I , .0 7/ Si p )0 165 170 8 6 7 I. 3 3 4 p' - - . 20 - 1 . 3t Vale of Neath A Victoria sta. and Pim lOO n Waterford & Kilkenny 100 It West Cornwall lOO it W. Hartlepool liar,&R ! 100 it West Midland —Oxford! 100 ,t Do Newport] 100 t Do Hereford! 100 BRITISH POSSE' Railways A.ti. Liantio &St Lawrene€ al Bom.,Barodattz.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per ..... 0 Do. New . ••• I !C , D. E. 5hare5......... Builalo and Laaelluron al 10 ea. Preference .. al 10 I Buffalo,BrantAGodrich Lo 5 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187 . 4 )o Do, do. July 1,187 a kia Do. do. June t, 1 , it Clcutra.,t s. Eastn. (.1„ lOl A Cape Town t Dock Seri 101 )ek Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 101 *k Last Indian. gm. 5 p. c. 101 * Do. do. G Ext..... 10 Do. do. H do. .. L *k Grand Trunk of Canada lul 10 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al 10 Do. do. deferred...... at (0 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. al )0 Do. do. deferred...... all * Do. 3d Pref. stock ... al, * Do. do. deferred...... all 10 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 10 Do. do. deferred...... al' *lc Gt.lndlarentn.gua.sp.c. 10( * Do. New gua. sp. a... 1; Do. January, 1862 .. ook Gt. South.of In dia (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10 101 Gt. W. of Canada Shares al ioa Do. New .. 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al 10 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... al .0 Indian. Branch Limited ,ok madras guar., sp. C. .. 10( Kok Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 101 oak De. 1* d 0...... 10 Do. Elfth Extension. -- )ek Meib.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. IC 4) Melb. & Hobson's Bay. al 10 Do. 7p. c. 111.ortg. Bds. al 10 Newßr un s wick a Can& Class A and B. a, ' N.RI.C'daS po Ist if bde 1( :ock Scinde (1( ock W Do. Delhi , fll Do. do .... cd c t st. Do. Punjaub r . <-. Do. Do. ...... . , t q(g nk Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOITER: MENT SECURITIES. - ,o.Gor. 6 p.c.Ja &Jul) - 1877-S1 l . do iIC2 101 Do. Ap. c. Feb. et Aug. 100 104 106 Do. ep. o. Mar. & Sept. 100 103 106 Do. Ep. C. Jan.&J lay. 10 1 / 4 93 05 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Pape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 197 109 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 102 104 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 101 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p z., 18,1 t 10 Dv. sp. to 1::i7( 10 Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 10 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 10 ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lO Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOl a.Aus G6p.c.1873.& up l ," Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 1 1 Do. lo su.o. An.&Oet.. 11 99i 100 i )0 o9i 100 i 10 994 1001 )0 10J 111 ID 105 107 10 108 110 10 109 111 100 110 1091 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 2 id ulifford Amalgamated.. 32 34 Devon G. Cone, (Tavist.) 1 565 675 East Bassett (Illogan).. SO 65 07 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon t14.6 29 30 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 72 84 -- E. W'lRtissel (Tavistk.) 8.13.1 31 41 Gam.‘tSt.Aubyn(Gwen ; 58i 7 9 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 21 2 2 G. Wheal Vor (Relston, 40 33 34 Grenville 6.16.1 84 81 Elerod's-Foot 8.12 38 40 tungsten Downs 4.18.0 34 31 Lady Bertha Slargaret (Uny Lelant vi 14 16 Marke Valley.. 4 ‘lyndy Iron Oro (Um.; 21 15 1 d New Setun l9l 70 80 • North Downs 2l 11 2 Basset(lllo4&.n 3.1.0 14 2 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 14 41 Par Consols (St. Blazey 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 40 42 South Caradon(StCleer, 1 j 450 470 S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 50 55 Stray Park 30.17.6 29 31 ramar Silv.it Lead Alin - fin Crott d 171 181 West Basset (Illogan), ll 95 10 4 W radon (Liskeard) 5 16 18 West Seton Wherl Basset (Illogan) 54 90 95 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 s 7 29 Wheal Kitty (ILLelant) 2.0.6 - WhealLudeott ....... 3.5.8 11 2 1 Wheal MaryAnnen.) 8 14 16 Wheal Beton . 531 220 230 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Nirheal Union 3.17 11 2 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 0 per cent. pref. B, 9c FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 17} } Great Luxembourg, 10} Ban Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 11} ' FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 1im.,:21 BANKS. Anglo Austrian, 7 61 Australasia, 721 Ditto, new, 561 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, lim., 13 / 1 Hindustan, China, and Japan (11m.), 321 Imperial Ottoman, al London and Brazilian aim.), 511 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 London and County, 851 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lira., 16 London Joint Stock, 4i London and South African, 23; London and %% estminster, 961 7 New South Wales, 47 Union of Australia, 55 .MISCELLANEOI7B. City Offices, Rm., 41 Continental Union Gas, Um., ei Credit MobDitr, 8 Crystal Palace, 31i F. yptian Com. and Trading, Um., 11 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 71 Gen. Credit redi ß t aay, i and Finance of Loudon, 7 Hudson's Inmapiearni,claarnrdyiAnlge,ruciamn.t,ilie Credit Asso., lim., 71 j In t a t l e i r a n n a o t i n na ( n c c a i n a a l, c oc a l v e o t u y r , ,10} 10 I, 6 Ditto, per cent. Bonds, redem . 1870, issued 90, 85j i lrr n i p ! . l } i ' o a Joint Stock Discount, lim., 72 1 # London Financial Association, 25 61 Ditto, new, 14,1 London Provincial Marine, 3i M dras Irr., 9 ;ation and Canal, I CI Milwall Iron Works, 1,1- National Discount Company, lim., 1 4 1 Royal Mail Steam, 91i 2 Telegra( h Construe. and Maintenance, um., 3i The citizens of Kiel have given a grand ball to the Prussian officers of the garrison, at which 400 persons were present. The fete terminated with a supper, at which toasts were drunk to the Ring of Prussia, the Prus sian army, The Turin journals announce that the fifth anni• versary of the victories of Solferino and San Martino, which were gained on the 24th June, 1859, was celebrated by reviews in all the principal garrison towns of Italy. VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS THIS DAT.—This afternoon her Majesty visited the House of Lords for the purpose of inspecting Mr Herbert's great fresco painting in the Peers' Robing Room. Her Majesty remained for some time contemplating the beauty of the painting, and previous to h©r quitting the apart ment, she highly complimented the talented artist on the success of his fine work, ei 7 37 17 91 105 i 7 146 5 1141 97 58 i 107 110 S 3 35 IRONS. Closing Price. 11 59 61 LuO 1031 10! 7i part p LI 64 6 i 81 9i 77 82 I 77 8 ; D 77 82 D 101 103 ) 98 IGO 106 108 1044 104 ,5 P 2o 21 [1 72 74 ll 6e 64 11 66 68 LI 55 57 [1 48 5/. 11 43 45 ll 28 30 II 27 29 10 1644 1053, t 2 pr 4 p )0 103 11 10 .8 101. 11 90 Il 82 lot 10 1 lo ill 81 d 10 102 i )03 ip , 10 97 99 ;0 92 91 II 156 58 .1 1 - - LI 3 6 00 82 84 ,00 103 k 1041 100 102 s 1034 2 pr ip all Iv2i 103 i ',OO 196 93 Business don 104 31 41 .8I 1041 5 4 1001 1001 11111'ER: HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day. The SPEAM took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. THAMES CONSERVANCY (RE-COMMITTED) BILL. The houso went into committee on this bill. The clauses up to 75 were agreed to. On clause 76, Mr LOCKE strongly deprecated the facility which was afforded to Kingston and other places situated on the Thames to deposit impurities in the river. He said that if he stood alone he would go into the lobby and vote against the clause, which he considered most unjust. Mr ALCOCK moved an amendment to the following effect on the clause :—Page 25, line 4, after "condition," insert "provided always that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to apply to any legally authorised sewers, drains, or works, now in course of construction by the local Board of Health for the district of Kingston upon Thames, and the connection of the houses in such districts with the said sewers, drains, and works." After some discussion the remaining clauses were agreed to, and the bill passed through committee. LUNACY (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Some discussion of a technical character took place, in the course of which The LORD ADVOCATE said that considering the duties that devolved on the commissioners he though £3OO a year was not too large a remuneration for the services they rendered by devoting the whole of their time to the duties of their office. He bore his personal testimony to the efficiency with which these commissioners discharged their onerous duties. The bill then wont through committee. ADMINISTRA'IION OF TRUSTS (SCOTLAND; BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE, in reply to some hon. mem bers, said that the object of this bill was intended to meet what was considered a defect in the existing law, which restricted the powers of trustees in the purchase of property which they held in trust. Some new clauses were added 10 the bill, which went through committee, on the condition that it should be re printed with certain amendments which had been agreed to. The house then adjourned until six o'clock. Meeting of the Conservative Party. THIS DAY. A meeting of the Conservative members of both houses of the Legislature was held this afternoon at the residence of tho Earl of Salisbury, Arlington-street, Piccadilly, to consider the present position of the Government with reference to the Danish question. The hour of meeting was two o'clock, and within a few minutes of the short hour Mr Disraeli arrived, and was quickly followed by the Earl of Derby. Amongst those present previous to the arrival of the noble Earl, were the Earl of IN.Talmes bury, Lord Hardwick, Sir Edward Buwer Lytton, Lord Lennox, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Macaulay, Lord Naas, Mr. S. Fitzgerald, Colonel Dunne, Sir G. Northcote Mr. Hunt, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Vance, Mr. Longfield, Mr. P. Hennessy, Mr. Laird, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Adderloy, General Peel, and Sir J. Packington, &3. The result of the meeting will not, of course, become generally known until this evening, when it is expected Mr. Disraeli will put on the paper the motion he intended to bring forward. Thursday, it is said, is fixed on as the evening for the commencement of the debate. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts Railways. 1864. 1863. " 1864. 1883. £ £ Belfast and N, Counties 136 136 2,177 2.111 Belfast and County Down 49 49 765 692 Blyth and Tne 2B 28 2, 1 6) 1 , 803 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 8,5 8 6,859 Caledonian Cockermouth& Workington B4 84 310 314 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 418 318 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 61 61 195 233 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 654 531 1,905 1,425 Deeside l7 17 420 292 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,381 1.405 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,836 1,915 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 9ll 484 2,9 , 5 2,470 Edinburgh and Glasgow 173 1691 8,075 7.038 Furness, &c 5O 50 3,231 3,162 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 351 31,777 28,014 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,625 1,783 Gt. Northn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 815 613 G - t.Southn. & Westn.(lrlfid.) 3731 329 8,146 8,120 Great Western 10361 1056/ 68,803 61,6 0 Inverness & Aberdeen June 864 864 1,465 1,33 i Inverness & Perth Junction 1195 - 1,658 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,076 1,0 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3951 40,830 35,210 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 26k 26 1 6 256 Llanelly 164 461 655 638 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 54 .51 2,015 1,833 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast London, Chatham, & Dover 721 724 6,491 5 103 Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 61 1,909 690 Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 91 1,451 1030 Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,567 1.367 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6'40 46,721 41,051 Midland Gt.Westn. of 'rind 262 259/ 5,446 5,657 Monkland 7ll 714 1,715 1.591 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,697 2,516 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Danl 1095 10791 North London 9 9 North Staffordshire 254 254 Oswestry and Newton.. Rhymney l9l 191 St. Helen's Canal &Railway 52 52 13,053 12,253 01,588 63,A3 3,313 3,22) 8,363 8,043 1,1 2 1,151 1,( 07 919 2,107 2,052 5,052 4.705 4,9 , 0 4,888 877 3:6 4.220 4,076 23,503 21,443 5,00 1,254 ,415 2.1 2 X 2.1 Vit 2,056 2, 20 342 3 0 1,287 1,431 1,104 ‘ , ..;61 1,46 . 2 3,712 Scottish Central B9 89 Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 Somerset and Dorset 66 39} South Devon 1.••• • 751 751 South-Eastern 306 303 67 57 Taff Yale Ulster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 431 36 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 West Cornwall 271 271 W.HaTtlepoolllarbr. &Rail 52 52. W'haven,Cleator& Egrmnt lO 7 Whitehaven Junction l3 13 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 Austrian B2B 828 Bahia and San Francisco ... • 761 Belgian Eastern Junction 26 2( 7 1 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 1 185 k Buffalo and Lake Huron l6ll 161 k Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 795 650 1,000 858 958 842 1,334 1,166 33,0 ; 5 31,110 42J - 333 277 3,112 3,143 1,863 1,791 4,6t.8 3,876 THE ACCIDENT AT EGHADI.—The adjourned in quest into the death of Mr Esau Trigg was concluded yesterday at the Vestry Hall, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. The jury, after hearing evidence sufficient to establish the fact that the deceased died in consequence of injuries re ceived during the accident at Egham, returned a verdict to that effect. MANCHESTER UNITY ODD FELLOWS.—The half yearly meeting of the Norri London District of the above society was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, yesterday, at 9 o'clock, presided over by Prov. G. M. Stephens, and over 60 deputies attended. The auditor's report was read by P.P.G.M. Rough, showing the cash receipts during the half-year to be £1,192165. Old., against an expenditure of £1,247 7s. 10d. Fifty members have died, causing an expenditure of £594 12s. 3d.; thirty-one members' wive§ have also died, causing an expenditure of £lB6, which is to be met by a levy on 9,407 members at ls. 7d., which will produce £744 14s. sd. The report was adopted, two alterations of district rules were made, and the subject of graduated payments, recently adopted at Birkenhead, not being published to the members, was left to specialmeeting. An application was made to open another lodge in Con stantinople, which was allowed, but considering the high rate of mortality in that country, should be met by the lodges there forming a district of their own at a higher rate of payment. A dispensation was granted to open a new lodge at tha New Inn, Henry-street. St. John's-wood, also to open a new lodge at the King's Arms, Hanway-street, Oxford -street. Several petitions and appeals were heard, and propositions for officers for 1865, and the meeting separated after many useful suggestions. ANCIENT HAIR - DOCTORS.—But it seems that in all times ladies and gentlemen losing their hair be lieved in the possibility of a remedy, and where there was a demand there was, of course, a supply. The Ediths and Rowenas of the Saxons consulted the doctors about their hair, and so did the Julius and ./B. unifies of the Romans be• fore them. The treatment was rather differentia those days, but probably not less successful than that of our time. We may doubt whether the Lady Rowena put her hair in curl-papers; we may be sure she went to bed with her nose iull of sowbread, serenely confident that she knew how to keep her hair on her head. "In case that a man's hair fall off, take this same wort (sowbred) and put it into the noatrels," says Apuleus. He ados, Boon afterwards, "It also is well beneficial for heartache;" possibly he might have said with equal truth, for "the thousand natural ills that flesh is heir to." But in any case it is no small thing to know how your hair may be made to grow, and your heart cured of its aches by one and the same remedy. But not content with act ing upon the hair indirectly through the olfactory nerves and brain Apuleius and the Leeches occasionally recommend local applications. They mention especially water-wort. " If a man's hair fall off," they say take this same wort, pound it in oil, smear then the hair therewith, it soon belemeth fast." The assertion is rather vague as regards time, especially when we consider that the Saxons were a patient people. We are more precise in these days; "a month's trial will suffice to convince the most sceptical of the infal lible virtues of the pommade Philocome ;" and "we need ask the silletcd to buy no more than one bottle of the oil of the Erquimaux claioe,"—,Dickons's "411 the Fear THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, RINE 28, 1864. PACI MEXICAN '►r 1 WEST IND: 'IC, [REUTER'S TELEGRAM ] SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 27, The Royal Mail steamship Shannon has arrived here with the above mails, 300 passengers, and £345,363 in specie, She left St. Thomas's on the 13th inst. Jamaica was flooded in some parts by the rains, causing damage and stopping the traffic with the interior. Things were quiet at Hayti. The President had pordoned all the conspirators except three, who were to be shot. Beyond the bombardment of Monte Cristi, the Spaniards were making no progress at Santo agningo. The Emperor and Empress of Mexico arrived at Vera Cruz on the 28th ult., and proceeded to Soledad the next day, where they were met by Generals Almonte, Solas, and Woll. Their Majesties arrived at Cordova late on the 29th, and reached Orizaba on the 30th. MARKETS --This Day, HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 103 to.C4 108 Od; clever, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, £2 101 to £4 10s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £l4s to £1 lOs per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2103 to Li 10s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load, Trade inactive. ...... •••••,....... COLONIAL. TEA.—A fair amount of business has been transacted in most kinds, and prices are well supported. SUGAR.—The demand has not been active, but prices of West India have been generally well supported. In the refined market tho operations have been confined to the supply of immediate home requirements, and quotations are unaltered. CorFEE—There has been a moderate enquiry for colo , nial descriptions at about previous rates. Eros --A fair amount of business has been done in East India, and late prices are well sustained. TALLOW—The market has been rather excited conse quent upon the aspect of Foreign politics, and prices have advanced is. to is. 6d. per cwt. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 41s, 6d., 41s. 9d., and last three months, 445. to 445. 3d. per cwt. COUNTRY MARKETS. ---------.ems-....~.~ COLCHESTER-JUNE 25. At this corn exchange to-day there wasa small show of wheat, and in the few sales made former prices advaaced is per qr. Spring corn slow. Prices were rather higher for most articles, Wheat, white 42s 46s Beans, Mazagan..2Bs 32, red ..38s 42s middle & 5ma11.328 36s Barley Oats ' • 20s 25s grey 34s 368 NORTHAMPTON—Ju NE 25. A rather limited show of wheat, and the demand was good, last week's sates advancing fully 2s. Not much doing in barley. Oats and beans scarce; trade healthy. —White wheat, new, 3Ss to 42s ; new red, 38s to 412; old, 38s to 40s per qr. Barley, new malting, 34s to 36s— grinding, 26s to 33s per qr. Oats, 19s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, 34s to 382. Peas, 32s to 368 per qr. GLOUCESTER --J UNE 25. - - --- There was a fair attendan,e of farmers at market to-day, and they asked a considerable advance in the price of Eng- lish wheat, which millers refused to pay, and the few trans actionsat an imp rovem ent of 2s upon weren mode ra t e d eman d, with a r i se last week. that a t Foreign took pl a place wheat i is in value. Barley 6d higher. Oats were rather dearer. , D-Juitz 24. 'heat on offer at this market I more briskness at is per qr ing corn firm, and prices the c business. Peas, Partridge 36s 38s White 30s 34s Boiling 3Bs 42s Dun 31s 35s Ditto new —s —s Beans, Tick, fild 34s 36s new —s —s Harrow Ticks 34s 36s new —s —a Mazagan 2Bs 33s CHELMSFO. We had a fair show of w] to-day, and the trade showed over last week's pricos. Spri same as last week, with a fair Wheat, old white 30s 45s , new 43s 47s j old red 34s 37s new 36s 40s Barley ..25s 33s Chevalier ..26s 36s Grinding 20s 28s Malt.... Chevalier . 64s 68s Oats 20s 26x KIRKCALDY GRAIN—JeNE 25. We had fair supplies of all kinds of grain at market to-day Wheat sold at 2s over the prices of last week, and oats is per qr up. Sales quick. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First....33s Od 1 2Gs 6d 18s Od Second ..38s Od --s Od I ISs 61 Third....los Od - Od 2.0 a 6d COAL M. roves of Coal per Ton at s. d. Buddle'sWeet Hartley 16 3 Eden Main .....16 6 Hastings Hartley ....16 3 l'anfield Moor Butee..l3 6 Wylam 16 0 Hartlepool W. Hartleyls 9 1.1 alter Primrose l3 3 Me close of the market. Walls End. Tiaswell Heugh Hall 17 0 Kelloe South Kelloe 17 0 Framwellgate l6 3 Gosforth l6 0 Braddyll's Hetton 17 0 Wharncliffe 16 0 Hetton lB 0 Ttmstall Cassop l7 3 It. 93 ; sold, 72. Walls End. Hartlepool 17 6 East Hartlepool l7 9 South Hartlepool 16 9 Caradoc l7 3 Ships at market Foreign Nail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A.ustralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. . .June—. July 14. via Marseilles Cape of Good Hope, Ascension Jrazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 5. China, Penang, and Singapore' via SouthamPton.June ' via Marseilles June 27 and St. Helena June 29 Falkland Islands ............... . ......... Gibraltar, via Southampton • June India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June—. via Marseilles June 27 India (Bombay), via S outhampton. June 25 via Marseilles July 5, Portugal.... July 5. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton June —, via Mar se ill es July 5 Newfoundland ............................ June 22 Oporto and Vigo . S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet June 30 by U.S. packet 411 parts of West Indies, inclubLegaCnandilai,DYPearcuk)eit Jjuunne2B e 24 California. and Briti s h Columbia. A violent fire broke out about five yesterday morning in the large building timber yard of 11.1.. Delesseux, in the Rue des Ardennes, near La Villette. A large body of firemen with their engines were speedily on the spot, and by about half-past eight the fire was got under, but not before property to the amount of 60,000 fr. had been burnt. The walls round the yard wore about 2,000 metres in length, of which about 200 metres have been destroyed. RI a letter addressed to the Courrier du Pas de- Calais, Count dliericourt, Writing from Souchez, gives the following account of a new disease which has attacked an important produce of the earth :—" Beet-root has greatly suffered this year, and an inquiry instituted is anything but reassuring, as it proves that in Belgium, the Aisne, and the Nord, the land under beet. root has been resown three or four times. In the district where I reside, a red or white worm several centimetres in lergth is very its ravages are indicat e d b y a black spot on the stem of n; the plant s and every root so attacked withers and dies." commo T June 25.—Iit the Chamb er o f D e p u ti es this TURIN, day ß N the Minister o Finan ce announced that the proposition relative to the c onvent i on o f the I' f Credit Foecier had been withdrawn, and that an other based on a different principle would be pre sented. Births. FARLEY.—On the 24th inst., at T hornton -heath, Croydon, the wife of Thomas Farley, E sq., of a daughter. FRASER.—On the 26th inst., at 20, Bolton-street, Picca dilly, the wife of T. H. Fraser, Esq,, of a daughter. FARKINSON.—On the 26th inst., at L ittle Sutton House, Chiswick, the wife of John Parkinson, Esq., of a son. WIIITE._On the 25th inst., at Dadley-grovo House, the wife of W. A. White, Esq., of a daughter. Marriage& FCSTER—WILLs.—On the 25th inst., at Saint George's, Tombland, Norwich, William, eldest son of Sir William Foster, Bart., to Hari iet, youngest daughter of the late Captain T. G. Wills, R.N . RAYNSFORD.—MAYHEW. — On the 25th instant, at the Charles Arthur Raynsford, Th omas Mayhew, Esq., and ni ece o f A lf re d M a yh ew , Esq., of :Sydney house, liew. only child of the late I I a F V , I of c church, London, Ch to ie Kate k e Marion, Deaths. CURZON.—On the 25th inst., at Derby, John Curzon, Bsq., of Breedon-on•the-hill, in the county of Leicester, aged 87. GARDINER.—On the 26th inst., at Melbourne Lodge, Clare mont, General Sir Robert Gardiner, G.O 8., 11.0 .H., • •I aged 84. _ _ HUTIBERFIELD.—On the 25th inst., at her residence, Wat combe, Torquay, Mrs. liubbe. field, late of Tulsei LLOYD.—On the 22d inst., at his seat, Leaton Knolls, Shropshire, John Arthur Lloyd, Esq. RUSSELL,—On the 26th just, James Russell, Esq.„ of Wor- Fhani. Bexhill, Sussex. TINLING.—On the 234 inst., at Cheltenham, Major Geo. Vaughan Tinlipg, SPORTI ."41GENCE. TATTERSALL'S—LA ST EVENING. NORTHUMBERLINT I ?LATE. 2to 1 agst Caller Ou (tal Len) 9to 4 agst Baktitchi &era ,(taken) Bto 1 agst Alice (offered—t 4 ke 9to 1) 100 to 8 agst Lady de Trafford (taken) 100 to 8 agst Oldminster (taken and offered) Limosina, Found Again, and Sir Roger are struck out, the latter at 5.15 this afternoon. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Found Again was scratched for the Northumberland Plato by Ho me one who had not power, consequently he remains in. GOODWOOD STAI:I:S. 10 to 1 agst Thalestris (taker,;) 10 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken) 12 to 1 agat Madcap (taken) 12 to 1 agat Major (taken) 12 to 1 agst Bally Edmond (taken) 12 to 1 agst Highflyer dam colt (taken) THE DONCASTER ST. =GER. 4to 1 agst, General Peel (taken) 100 to 6 agat Ely (offered) THE DERBY OF 1865. Bto 1 agat Liddineton (offered) 10 to 1 agst The Duke (offered) 33 to 1 agst Wild Charlie (taken) 33 to 1 agst Koenig (taken) 40 to 1 agst Le Mandarin (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sortie colt (taken) 50 to 1 agat Longdown (taken) ]OOO to 15 agat Rufford (taken) 50 to 1 agst Gladiator (taken) 55 to 1 agst Friday (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNDA.T. There was a good attendance at the Subscription Rooms to-day, and some spirited betting on the Northumberland Plate took place. Sir Roger opened first favourite, 3 to 1 being taken freely, but he gradually receded, until 100 to 7 was laid against him. Baktchi Serai was in force at sto 2, and 7 to 2 was the largest offer against Caller Ou. Alice was in request at 9 to 1, mid 100 to 8 was laid on the field bar three. There was no St. Leger or Derby betting. Clos ing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 5 to 2 agst Baktchi Serai (taken freely) 7to 2 agst Caller Ou (taken) 9 to 1 agat Alice (taken) 100 to 8 agat Trust (taken) 100 to 7 agat Sir Roger (taken) 100 to 7 agst Oldminster (offered) 16 to 1 agst Lady de Trafford (taken) WORCESTER SUMME. The Worcester Stakes. Or Age at lb Fairwater Umpire The Monk a 8 12 Johnny Armstrong 5 8 9 Dollar 4 8 8 General Hess Twilight Exchequer Bing of Utopia Loiterer a 7 10 Beverley Fantail Myrtle Fontenoy Chaff 4 7 0 Cansonette It MEETING—Jurat 30, no mile and three furlongs. at lb Burgess .. , 4 e 6 10 tors Somerville .. 4 6 10 Manchester Moulsey Vacuna Lord Lifland 3 6 3 Outlaw Fisherman's Daughter .. 3 6 0 Olivia 3 5 13 Farnham Under the Cloud 3 5 7 Wildman. 3 5 7 The Tyko ........ 3 5 2 Queen of Trumps 3 5 9 MEETING—JuLr 13. )1 Cup, value 200 sous, added )f 25 says each. Two miles. LIVERPOOL JULY Acceptances for the Liverpoo to a handicap sweepstakes c { Age st lb Dollar 4 8 12 Limosina Golden Pledge Tippler ... . Stanton 6 7 2 Black Deer Fontenoy Thalestris Mejor.... Bacchus The clown The highest weight accept] raised to Bst 121 b, and the ott Age st lb i Lord &Aland 36 6 Welbeck Hymettus 3 6 4 Greville Claret Cup Ghillie Callum 3 5 13 Teddy Claxton Farnham Wild Rake 'ng being Bst 81b, it has been Lers in proportion. :E GOOWOOD CUP. to June 14.) Age st lb Claremont 3 7 7 Bel Demonio 4 7 0 Bacchus 3 7 7 Glendusk The Little Stag 3 7 7 Myrtle Lord Zetland Hollytox The Major 3 7 3 Melly Carew 3 7 3 Eeperance WEIGHTS FOR. r. (Calculated Age st lb Lord Clifdon 4 9 7 Stradella Limosina Blithfield Dollar The Ranger 4 9 0 East Lancashire Sla King .. 4 9 0 La Toucques 4 8 10 Queen Bertha Scottish Chief RACING FIXTU Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes 6 Huntingdon .. 9 Wolverhampton ..•• • 9 Reading Egham .. l6 Dover Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater Leicester 8 Doncaster OCT, Bedford Edinburgh and Lothians Club. 5 Newmarket Second Oct. 10 Worcester Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 [ RES FOR 1864. SzrT: NODE: :MBER. IRISH. JULY. Down Royal Corporation 1 Nottingham Winchester Southampton Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood GUST. Oxford Yarmouth York August Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter ..., Stockton Derby 'MEER. Brecon .. 19 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 IBER. Lincoln Kelso .... Gloucester Newmarket Houg , on 24 Leamington & War. Hunt 22 SEPT/MRER. Curragh 6, 7, 8 0 CTOBER. Curragh lB, 19, 20 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 A Specimen of Idiotcy Rampant ! Such an extravaganza as we trust may never again be perpetrated was, under the title of "Mumbo Jumbo, or ye Mountains of ye Moon, near ye Gaboon," performed before the Prince and Princess of Wales and a distinguished audience, on Thursday week, for the benefit of the Female School of Art. The following is a veritable specimen of this sickening piece of folly : • (The MOON appears, in tears.) Enter the MooN, alone (chants). I am the Moon, with my silver shoon— Shoon, not sheen, I mean—and my spoon. Enter BOGER OGER speaks from his cheeks). Ah I Paha!! Va (Dances and prances with ferocious glances.) Hum! Mum ! (Puts his dibs to his ribs). Ho! Sol! No lll (Intones with groans.) Why am I here ?—oh dear I Where are you ? there ? or where ? When are the men oh when ? What is the matter ? and who—who is my hatter ? (Dances again with savage disdain.) Tu, ru, lu, Tu, ru lu, Tu, ru, lu, Tu, ru, lu. (The BEE comes forward.) :The BEE brings the Pea I 800 ER OGER falls on his knee.) (The BEE can't sing, but flaps his wing.) (Air, " Where the Bee sucks.") Mines the money, where the honey, Fills the flower after shower, There with swag I fill my bag. On a thorn I rest forlorn, Nor wag, nor lag, with my rag and tag. (With sonorous chorus.) This piece, says the London. _Review in referring to it, is written by Mr. Charles Cole—a new, fresh, daring, and original author, and is not the production of a feeble mem ber of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Burlesque Writers. The Prince and Princess, and the rest of the visitors, adds our contemporary, are as well as can be ex pected. ELECTION OF SHERIFFS.—The polling for sheriffs was resumed yesterday morning at Guildhall, and continued until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The numbers then were —for Alderman Dakin, 359; Alderman Begley, 355; Mr Croekey, 72; Mr Ellis, 47 ; and Mr Gunn, 3. The voting will be continued to-day, and the poll kept open until Fri day, when it will finally close. CHURCH PREFERMENT---The Rev. Jobn Gar rett, M.A., vicar of St. Paul, near Penzance, has been appointed to succeed tho Rev. Dr. Carpenter, in the valuable and influential rectory of Moss-eide, Manchester. The income, according to the ' 6 Clergy List," is a year. At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the London Colonial Bank (Limited), held to-day, it was unanimously resolved to increase the capital of the company by the issue lof 5,000 new shares of £lOO each, to be offered pro rata to the holders of the present issue of 10,000 shares. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS —Last Evening, The appearance of thelobbies leading to the House of Peers presented a very animated scene last evening, in consequence of the importance attached to the statement to be made by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs relative to the position of matters with respect to the Dano-German war. Persons who had been fortunate enough to secure members' orders attended in large numbers, and on the opening of the strangers' gallery the rush was terrific. The interior of the house presented a very unusual appearance from the large number of elegantly dressed ladies who filled the galleries extending he entire length of either side of the magnificent chamber. The space in front of the throne was also crowded, and altogether the scene of animation presented was one not often seen within the walls of Parliament. The attend ance of peers was very large. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 4 o'clock. THE DANO-GERMAN WAR, THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Earl RUSSELL, after laying on the table the protocols of the recent Conference, was understood to commence by referring to the course pursued by the Government of Lord Liverpool in 1823, atter the invasion of Spain by France, which was followed by the Conference of Verona. The Government of that eay had declared that the invasion of Spain was contrary to the interests of Europe, and had pro tested against it, while at the same time they thought it advisable to preserve peace, and declare neutrality between France and Spain. Upon the present occasion (continued the noble earl) I have to discuss a question of a very com plicated character, and one which it was hoped might have remained in suspense for many years without excitin g any conflict. For the last year it has, however, been in a very critical state. In 1852 a treaty was, as your lordship& are aware, concluded, with reference to the succession to the Danish throne. It is necessary, however, not only that a I treaty should have the signature of ministers and the rati ficaitons of sovereigns, but that in its wording it ehould be made to agree with the sentiments and wishes of the people who are to be governed by it. Unfortunately the treaty and the arrangements previously entered into in 1851 were in their operation exceedingly unsatisfactory. It has been alleged against Denmark, both previously and lately in the Conference, that, contrary to the treaty and to sound policy she endeavoured to make the people of Schleswig change their nationality—that she interfered with their churches— that she kept up a perpetual vexation and irritation, and thereby violated the spirit of the treaty. It is certain that great discontent prevailed in both Schleswig and Holstein in regard to the manner in which they were governed. The fact, I am afraid, is, that by an impolitic course at all events the Danish Government produced a feeling in Germany that the German subjects of the King of Denmark were not fairly treated. Oppression there was none. The Govern ment was a free Government, and generally speaking, the people were well off. But there was in the two Duchies much of that irritation which prevailed in Belgium previous to its separation from Holland. On the other hand, Ger many, instead of asking that which might have fairly been asked, that the engagements of 1551 and 1852 entered into by Denmark should be kept, made proposals which were inconsistent with those engagements, and would have ren dered Denmark subject to Germany. One of the chief of these proposals was that the 900,000 people said to be of German race in Schleswig and Holstein, and even the 50,000 people in Lauenberg, should have a representation equal to that of the 1,600,000 people in the kingdom of Denmark. This was so unfair, and would have been so destructive to the Danish nationality, that Denmark refused to accede to it. The consequence of these disputes was, that there was a kind of never-ceasing irritation, and ae Germany was immensely more powerful than Denmark, it was only too probable that Denmark would have to suffer one day on account of the complaints to which she gave rise. It was in consequence of seeing this that, in September, 1862, I made certain proposals which, if they had been accepted by Denmark, would have put an end for ever to the demand that at Copenhagen there should sit a Parliament containing a majority of German representatives, and would have satis fied the people of those Duchies that while remaining under the King of Denmark their self-government should not be subject to invasion. Unfortunately the Danish Government rejected that proposal. At length, in October, 1863, the German Governments declared at Frankfort that they must proceed to Federal execution. , Had that been grounded on the misgovernment of &Holstein, and on the violation of the rights of the Confederation in Holstein, no power could have complained of it or contested it. But the Federal execution was in fact based upon complaints much wider than this, and which, in the opinion of the British Government, did not form the proper ground of Federal execution. Matters, however, remained in suspense until the death of the King of Den mark, which promised an entire change in the state of affairs. It was then contended, on the part of Germany, that they should at once proclaim that the King of Denmark had no right to succeed to the Duchies; and that, by the Federal law, the Prince of Augustenburg was heir to the crown. Thrls declaration was adopted throughout Germany by per • sons of all parties and all ranks ; and every Government that pretended to adhere to the treaty of 1852 was denounced as traitors to the cause of Germany. Austria and Prussia, in the beginning, declared that they would proceed to Federal execution ; thereby, to all appearance, making the King of Denmark responsible for all that was done by the late king, and thus acknowledge his title over Holstein and Schles wig. They at the same time, somewhat privately and with out the knowledge of Europe, declared that they reserved the question of succession. It did not appear either to the Danish Government or the English Government that Federal execution could be resisted without increasing the evils of the situation. But presently Austria and Prussia declared that they must occupy the duchy of Schleswig to obtain the fulfilment of the engagements of 1852. Your lordships are well aware that, shortly before that communication was made, the Government of Denmark declared that they were ready to repeal the constitution of 1863, which was apparently the cause of the proposed measure. Unfortunately, they had not acceded to that proposition when Lord Wodehouse was at Copenhagen, and when the concession might have been of some use. The German Governments, in a hurry to go to war and to gratify the German sentiment, took no heed of the proposal when it was made by the British Government, supported by France and Russia, that a protocol should be signed, bind ing the different Governments and Denmark to the repeal of the constitution. The Austrian and Prussian troops entered the duchy of Schleswig. It is impossible to have but one opinion as to that. It is evidently the invasion of territory which did not belong to Germany, and to which Denmark had the fullest right. Your lordships are aware of the subsequent events of the war. The Austrian Govern ment had always said that they were ready to have a Con ference. The Prussian Government adhered to that pro posal. The Austrian Government not only proposed, but constantly urged the putting a speedy termination to hos tilities. The English Government therefore proposed that a Conference should take place. The Danish Government expressed their readiness to enter a Conference, but in the first instance refused to consent to an armistice. Eventu ally, however, they agreed to this. The German States and France wished that a plenipotentiary from the German Confederation should attend the Conference. This was assented to, and the Conference met on the 25th April. Some delay took place with the view of obtaining a sus• pension of arms, or an armistice. The Danish Govern ment would not agree to an armistice, but would agree to a suspension of arms fur a limited period. It was dif ficult, in matters so intricate, and in which passions had been so much amused, to come to an agreement. But her Majesty's Government thought it their duty, in the interests of peace, to proceed to a Conference. On the 12th of May. after the suspension of arms had been agreed to, I asked the Austrian and Prussian Governments to declare what they required in the interests of peace. Be it observed that although the Prussian and Aus• trian Governments had continually declared that they had certain engagements to insist upon which had not been fulfilled, they never agreed to specify what these eng agements were, or what the terms were with which they would be satisfied. When Lord Wod e h ouse went to B er li n on his way to Copenhagen he endeavoured, in accordance with instructions he had received, to have an e xplanation from the Prussian Government on this point. The Prus siaa Government first replied that the Danish Government should first repeal the November constitution, and "we will then," said they, " see what arrangements the Danish Go vernment proposed to put in place of it. We must consider those arrangements b e f ore we pronounc e our opinion upon them," Nothing, I mint say, could be less explicit or less a justification of the course they were pursuing; because, at the same time, they were ready to carry war to an extre mity, and use all means to invade Schleswig with all the dreadful consequences, but without making an express de claration of their demands. When, however, the Powers were assembled at the Conference—when Austria and Prussia were obliged to meet the plenipotentiaries of France, Russia, Sweden, as well as those of the other neutral Powers, they found themselves obliged to make some state ment of their claims. Be it observed that, up to the 31st of January, the two German Governments had declared that they adhered to the treaty of London, and the execution and occupation were proof that they adhered to the integrity of the Danish monarchy. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, had no reason to suppose that their propositionslea would be of a different character. But we were to though not officially, yet upon what seemedSchleswig to bean w a h u a th t autho rity—that there was an intention of prop . call eda p w e e r r s e on td al baunuinoint,ed, an n and the d thatfrom j navy of the latter were to be separatemark ; namely, d ely that the Holsteinied and army and that the King of Denmark was scarcel y to a n y that the Duchies were to have a complete self-government ent ; influence over them. At one of the meetings of the Con ference the Danish plenipotentiary dec lared that if t hat pee . . had ever been proposed it would have been sonal union im possible for Denmark to agree to it. Therefore, though nominally adhering to the integrity of Denmark and the treaty of 1852, the proposition of a personal union would be an actual separation of the Duchies from Denmark under an independent Government. That, however, was not the , e xact proposal of the German plenipotentaries at the meet ing of the Conference on the 12th of May. The Prussian plenipotentiary declared that what the Austrian sad rrus- sian Governments wanted was a specification which would was t not e phrase, a little secure absolute guar a nt ees t o t h e D uchies agai ns t foreign aggression, and against th e real mrence of revelation and war. These guaran t ees can enl: ybe obt a i ned by the co ni ar o he. the part Your of the. icr dsh G tp e loan p r iw ill h plete political ind e p en d ence of fete Duchi es . This declara rteiomn n ahl "absolute guarantees agains t any foreign aggression." Those words evidently had reference to the late King of Denmark, who was also Duke of Holstein, and whose title was never disputed. At the mime time there was a general requisition for security agairtne war. Those two Powers Austria and Prussia—to whom the other Powers of Europe had a right to look for respect for treaties, asked the Go vernment to declare at once. that the government of the Duchies should he excluded from all disputes tending to revolution and war. That demand on the part of the German Powers was considered so ambiguous in the minds of the plenipotentiaries that they could not tell what they meant. The D inieh plenipoten iary asked what those words meant. The French plenipoten tiary also inquired as to their roeaninn, and for a long time the plenipotentiaries were unable to escertain what was really intended by the German Powers, and at last it was asked who was to be the sovereign of the two Duchies, The answer given on the part of Austria was that that was a question to be decided by the German Diet. Now, both Austria and Prussia had declared by the treaty of '52 that question had been decided, and the King of Denmark had a right to settle the succession, and that his decision in favour of Prince Christian, the present King of Denmark, would be respected. It was equally notorious that the Diet might by a considerable majority declare against any title of the King of Denmark, and Count Bernstorff did not deny that the majority of the Diet would never consent to an are rangement which would unconditionally restore the union between Denmark and the Duchies. Thus, while the two Powers were, in appearance, consenting to the treaty and to the succession devolving upon Prince Christian, the plenipotentaries of Germany, who had greater power in effect than Austria and Prussia, declared that they never would consent to a restoration of the union. At the next meeting of the Conference, which took place on the 17th of May, Austria and Prussia declared that they could no longer acknowledge the King of Denmark ; that they thought the duchies should be separated from Denmark and placed under the sovereignty of theDake of Augustenburg ; and that he should be declared the rightful possessor of the throne of the Duchies. Before this declaration was made, and in anticipation of such an event, the plenipoten tiaries of the neutral Powers had to consider the situation. The Government of France, which had many communica tions with the Government of this country, declared that they thought that a personal union would not be the found ation of a lasting peace; that the only mode of obtaining such a condition would be by separating the G erman nationality from the Danish nationality, and endeavour to make peace upon that ground. After this communication I consulted the other plenipotentiaries, and we came to the conclusion that it was useless to propose that the two Duchies should remain under the King of Denmark —that it was obvious, unless we were prepared to carry on a great war for the purpose, that after the hostilities that had taken place after the declaration of the German Powers, if any thing like a personal union were established, that there would have been at once a declaration on the part of the Duchies, and on the part of the German Confederation, supported by Austria and Prussia, that the Prince of Au gustenburg Mae entitled to the whole of the Duchies, and that if any Danish troops entered the Duchies to dispute his title, it was obvious that Austria and Prussia, and the whole of the German Confederation, would have resisted them. We had therefore to consider what was the best arrange ment to propose in consequence of the difficult position in which Denmark was placed. We accordingly prepared a statement, which I, as president of the Conference, was asked to draw up, proposing such an arrangement as we thought would be supported by the neutral Powers, among whom was the Russian plenipotentiary, although he had not then received definite instructions. What we proposed was that the King of Denmark should leave to Germany the duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the duchy of Schleswig—that the boundary should be drawn as far as the Schlei, and that it should go along the line of theDannewerke —that there should be no menacing fortress in the territory —that the German Powers should not interfere any further in the internal affairs of Denmark—and that a general gua rantee should be given by the European Powers for the rest of the Danish possessions. With regard to this pro posal, the Danish Government made a concession which I think did the Government the highest credit. They declared that the King of Denmark had accepted the crown in the expectation of the treaty of 1852 being carried out, but as the surrender of a portion of his territory was now de manded from him he was willing to make that concession provided future independence and self-government were left to the remainder of his possessions. (Hear.) The King of Denmark declared that he was ready to accept the line of the Schlei, and that without defining it, it would be neces sary to have a military and commercial line drawn for the sake of the protection of Denmark, and he declared, more over, that there should be an European guarantee for the possession of the rest of his territory. The German Powers, while they accepted the principle of the partition of Soles wig, and they no longer demanded the whole of that duchy, yet they declared that, according to their view of the line of demarcation, the line must go farther north, and that they could not accede to the line proposed by the neutral Powers. They declared, at the same time, that, while they were unwilling to have any restriction, they were perfectly ready to agree that, with regard to the rest of the territory to be left to the King of Denmark, there should be no inter ference whatever. I confess, my lords, it appears to me that, upon principle, this was the best arrangement that could be made. It was not to be expected that these duchies could be retained under the nominal sovereignty of the King of Denmark, without giving rise to fresh disputes and fresh complications. It was obvious likewise that if the sovereignty were to continue to he vested in the King of Denmark there would be constant interference on the part of the German Powers. These disputes may go on for years, and it would be far better for Denmark to retain a restricted territory with the conditions that the Danish Go vernment should have aholute control over such territory without being subject to the perpetual interference and control on the part of the German Powers. The French Government, mere especially, took that view of the case. The French plenipotentiary declared, in the fairest terms, that it was always the opinion of his Govern ment that the union of the nationalities was the cruse of all the complications which had taken place, and that nothing could be settled without some division of them. But then the plenipotentiary declared, in the name of the Emperor, that at the same time it was necessary that great forbearance should be shown towards Denmark us the weaker Power—. (hear, hear)—that that part which was confessedly German should be given to Holstein, but that with regard to the mixed districts, that they should be left to Denmark, as a means of preserving her independence and giving her com mercial freedom. Unhappily, my lords, upon this question, as throughout all the questions, the German Powers, instead of taking that view of generosity and forbearance which had been so well urged by the Emperor of the French, had been determined to insist upon their rights of conquest—the vic tories they had gained on the disputed territory over a Power so disproportioned. (Hear, hear.) 'With respect to gene. ; rosity and forbearance—with respect to due consideration for the pence of Europe, and the absence of a desire to rush again into war in order to obtain their demands by right of arms—l should be wanting in sincerity if I were to say that any such generosity, that any such forbearance, any such regard for the Peace of Europe, were manifested on the part of the German Powers. (Hoar, hear.) The Danish Go. vernment considered that this which we —toy noble friend (Lord Clarendon) and myself—proposed on the part of the neutral Powers, and which was to be the basis of pacifica tion, was an English proposal, by which England was bound to abide. Nothing of the kind was ever stated by an Eng lish plenipotentiary, and nothing of the kind has Denmark a right to expect. I did inform the Danish plenipotentiary, when there was a prospect of continuing the armistice,that I would not propose any division of the line without the con sent of Denmark, but I never gave him the least reason to hope that England would support that line otherwise than by urging its adoption in conjunctionwith otherneutral Powers. At a recent meeting of the Conference the Russian pleni• potentiary, after stating that he would adhere to the pro posal of the neutral powers, as advanced by England, de clared, on the part of his Government, that the Emperor of Russia had renounced all his claims to the duchy of Schles wig in favour of the Duke of Oldenburg. The Danes de clared that they could make no further concessions. In this situation of affairs, not knowing whether the German Powers would concede any other boundary line, the Prus sian plenipotentiary said he was ready to recommend to his Government a line from the north of Flensburg to Tonberg. The Austrian plenipotentiary did not agree to that proposi tion at first; but afterwards he concurred in it. The Danes, however, refused it at once. It then remained to be consi dered whether, without proposing any other line, there was not some mode by which peace might still be maintained. We considered that question most anxiously. It was obvi ous that many difficulties had been already removed. The King o f Denmark was ready to give u p a part of his domi nions, and, on the other hand. the German plenipotentiaries were willing that a part of the duchy of Schleswig should remain under the dominion of the Ring of Denmark. Both powers also were ready to accept the proposal that there should be no interference in the internal affairs of Denmark, and all the Powers would have been prepared, if there had been au agreem en t on other points, to give an European guarantee to Denmark, who would then have been left without indeed any sovere i gn ty over the German popula tion of the Duchies, but still possessed of a territory entirely free from foreign interference. Well, under the circum stances, we thought that the spirit of the protocol of Paris might be adopted. The protocol of Paris said that when serious differences arose between Powers, after other means of reconciliation had failed, the good offices of a friendly Power might be resorted to. It ap peared to us that sooner than this u nequa l contest s h ou ld b e resume. d it would be well to see k t h e goo d o ffi ces o f a friendly Power, under the conditio n th a t b o th the parties should submit to the line decid e d upon b y th e ar bitrator. N e w, Rey lords, I cannot believe but that any impartial arbitrator would have fixed upon a lino far more favour able to Denmark than any which tho German Powers had proposed—that a Power impartial and without passion would probably have given not a line to the north of ihns. 104 f ii