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

ONEY MARKET AND COMESILCIILL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England rate of discount continues at 6 per cent., the direotors at their weekly court this morning not having consider el it necessary to lake any further alteration. The requirements of t he commercial public are still large; but, as it is t hought that in the course of a short time they will be contracted within their usual limits, no surprise has b:en occasioned by the continuance of the offi cial quotation at its present figure. The terms charged by brokers and others are equal to those current at the national establishment, and a large number of applications have consequently there b een made by the mercantile classes, The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap. Kited Monday, the 27th inst., a special settling day in the shares of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance new issue, in the Miiiwall Iron Works Company, and in the Otago and Southland Itlvestment Company (in the latter instance only as regards transactions entered into on and after the 4 th May), all of which are to be marked on the oflacial lists. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained np to this day, are, in round figures, as under:— 1864. 1363. G reat Western (68.807 £64,599 A _ orth-Westem South -Western Brighton G reat Northern North EasterB3o 35,210 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. 40 61, , 588 53,353 n Brist o l an d E xeter .. 8,507 6,839 Midland South E as t ern Great E is ' ern North B r iti s h These returns are in most instances of a very favourable character when compared with those of the same period of last year. On the Great 'Western the increase is £4,208; on the North Western, £10,296; on the South Western, £3,995; on the Brighton, £29; on the Great Northern, £ 3 ,763; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £5,620 ; en the North Eastern, £8,285; on the Bristol and txeter, £1,678; on the Midland, £5,667 ; on the South Eastern, £2,059 ; on the Great Eastern, £2,199 ; and on the North British, £BOO. 'W e are informed that an arrangement on equit able and satisfactory terms has this day been pro visionally concluded for a fusion of the capital and business of the London Bank of Scotland with the it lercantile and Exchange Bank. The goodwill of the former bank will be transferred to the latter, whose London board will be strengthened by the addition of five of the present directors of the Lon• don Bank of Scotland, and its nominal capital ill by these arrangements to be increased to 4000,000, of which £BOO,OOO will be paid up. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. Lawrence and Fry, timber brokers, with liabilities estimated at £250,000, and which have been ins• eurred, not in connexion with the timber trade, but in the execution of railway contracts: According to the following circular it appears that a satisfac tory liquidation is relied upon :-- " 10, New Broad-street, June 22. "Gentlemen,—We regret to have to inform you that in consequence of the non-payment of a ♦ery large sum of money due to us we are advised, after mature deliberation, to suspend payment. "We feel justified in asserting, however, that our assets are largely in excess of our liabilities, and therefore with the more confidence ask your kind forbearance pending the investigation of our affairs by Messrs. Coleman, Tarquand, Youngs, and Co. " We are, gentlemen, your obedient servants, LAITRZDTCR AND FRY." The prospectus of the Lontl on Theatre Company, which will be found in our advertising columns, is one that s - ...ems to carry with it complete and certain success, as the want of a superior place of entertainment in the neighbourhood of King's Cross has long been felt. Tne object of thc directors is to erect a spacious and elegant theatre in that neighbourhood (an admirable site havin g been already secured), capable of accommodating 2,500 Persons, for dramatic and operatic performances, and a smaller ono for first•class amateur enter tainments and concerts. There are already many advantages in favour of the proposal, namely, a densely populated neighbourhood, the absence of a theatre north-west of the metropolis, the proximity of the termini of the Groat Northern, the London and North-Western, the Metropolitan, and the intended terminus of th© Midland Railway. The directors also propose to associate with the theatres a restaurant on an enlarged and improved scale, for the purpose of supplying to the public refreshments of the very best description at the lowest prices, which will doubtless prove a boon to the public) and a source of considerable revenue to the company. The capital is fixed at £30,000, in 6,000 shares at £lO each. From calculations that have been made, very nearly 20 per cent. profit is anticipated. The prospectus of the London and Southwark Insurance Corporation has been leaned, with a view of affording additional facilities for life and fire in• aurance on the south side of the Thames. In forming the company the directors do not profess to base its Prospects merely upon local associations, yet it must be admitted that such a consideration must enter largely into the probabilities of a successful under taking. It is certainly curiose that up to the pre sent period no great effort has been made in this par ticular direction to extend the advantages of insur ance, especially as the boroughs south of the Thames Contain a population of no less than 650,000, in habiting 93,000 houses, beside which there are exten- Bive wharves, warehouses, and manufactures of many denominations representing a vast amount of pro perty and influence.. The promoters of this new company propose to supply the omission, and with the talent and energy with which the matter has been taken up the prospects of complete success is almost certain. The directors are all first-rate men of business, and the reduction that has lately taken place in the rate of insurance deity, will no doubt secure for them a large amount of business. The capital is set down at £500,000, in 20,000 £25 shares; but, in the first instance, it is only proposed to issue 10,000, with a call of £5, as there will be ne expenditure of " promotion money." The direc tors have already secured very eligible offices in the meat prominent part of Southwark. Two o'CLocx. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to ' neuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes Were quoted 65f. 87c. The decline in the Stock Exchange markets yes terday was followed by a strong relapse through rumours which for the moment led to the belief that a peaceful settlement of the war in Germany had been successfully obtained by the Ministers. But this morning, however , the painful i n t e lli gence gained ground that the Conference had broken up, and that war would be recommenced, w hi ch ex , cited further distrust in the public mind, and Con sols have gone down 3.16 per cent., the quotations being 8911 for money, and for the account 891 90. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 341; Exchequer Bills, 53. die, to par. ; India 5 per Cents. 1041 ; ditto 4 yer Cents., 991; and the Bonds, 53. dis. A general decline has also taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701; do., Consolides, 47 Mexican 42 431 ; Greek, 23 : 1 1 ; Spanish Passive, do. Certificates, 9f-, 101 ; Portuguese 481 t; Rus sian, 871 ; Italian, 6S 624; and the Conted?rate Loans, 62 64. Increased heaviness has prevailed in the Railway Share Market. Metropolitan have declined as., Lancashire and Yorkshire 10s., London, Chatham, and Dover 109., and Midland 155., while South Intern have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines chew little or no chsfir. Bank end Mi,c , .;llaneous Shs.res remain inactive, and qe.otations_ in Eomeinstances exhibit less firm ness. London and Vcmcznela Bank are quoted 31 prem. ; Maritime Credit, 11 2 prem.; Chamounix United Hotel Company, 8 1 prem, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Couaols Do A.c(t'rant, July 8 1 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent 'dew 2j per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Do 0 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Aunuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yre, expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1 908 . • • , March. June, Ezehequer Bills, Pl,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cont. 8 dis Do .ESOO Do £lOO and £2OO Sauk England Stk, 54 per Ct. Do Account _ INDIIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1871 — Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 u o I:emu:it.... Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1883 991 Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 'per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do s'l per Cent., May, 1879 •• -- Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1865 .. Do bonds £l,OOO .. - Do under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do ' 1859.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 B7 6i Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .1/o Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.) .. hi liars 6 per Cent Do 41 pet Cent 76 Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 6gyptian 7 per Cent.. lOll Do, Second Issue - lO4 Greek 5 per Cent., 1524-5, en-Coupons 221 34 Do Account ... Do Coupons Do Account.... Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do, 1839 and 1859 ttalian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Aexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do Scrip £23 paid Do French Scrip, En. 25f 20c — dis Do 6 per Cm'. Anglo-French Ditto Scrip, £23 paid N.l. oorish Imperial per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent. Do Deferred .. Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... — .... ... .„... Do 41 per Cent:, 1862 De Account Portuguese 3 per Cent , 1853 Do Account 4Bl Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, '80,.62,'3 4Bi Do Account Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Rwsian .5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1850 — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 37 i Ditto Anglo-Dutch .... Ditto Scrip, £3O paid Sardinian b per Cent .... Ditto Account Spanish 8 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 2Bl # # # I 3panish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Ditto Scrip, Xi() paid — Pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853 , — Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per C0nt.1852 n Ditto t Account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7ot Ditto 1863 -- Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Ccnt — Venezuela 3 per Ceut. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1861 Ditto 1f per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lend , a Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 44, per Cent., Ex. 951 Ditto Account Dutch 2) per Cent., Ex. 12 (lull Ditto 2 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1851, Ex. 25 trance — Ditto Account O9 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Ct. Ex. 4s. E'iedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f THREE O'CLOCK, Console Money Ditto Account . 90 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market dull and drooping in price. Low Sprats, kto 4 down. American and Egyptian steady, Sales probably 5,000 or 6,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This pay. LONDON, June 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; light breeze and cloudy weather, with showers at intervals. CARDIFF, Juno 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Hawthorn, for Singapore—Circassian, for Rio Janeiro—Magdalena, for Gibraltar. PLTmou'rll, June 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Demon stration, from Port Lyttleton, N.Z. FALMOUTH, June 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Quern of the Fleet, from BAhia. Sailed—Kaffraria, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. SALCOMBE, Juno 22. Wind S.W.—Arrived—Clooodile, from Nassau. DUNDALIi, Juns 22,—Wind N.W,—Arrived—Emmo, from Sulitm, (BY ?►IAGNETIC TELEOBAPIL) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning; Arrived, June 22—Express, from Ligos—Trident, from Christianstadt—Neptune, from Frederickstadt. Arrived, June 23 —l-Agert, from Oskhershamn—B. B. Green, from Mauritius—lndemnity, from Colombo—John, from Calmar—B!ackwall, from Sydney. Sailed, June 22—Atry Ann Wilson, for Melhaurne— Precurser. for Otago—J. E. Lockhart, for Boston—Cher well, for Sydney—Philanthorpe, for Calcutta. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, 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 Ash, from Memel, for Cadiz. Anchored—Superior, from Rotterdam, for Cardiff— Amazone, from Shields, for Alexandria—Mattea Wat, from Callao, for orders—Feliz 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 Cardwell 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 representations 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 Schoolmaster," in The Sun of Monday, one of the extracts was accidentally transposed, as must have been very evident to t fz3 reader.—ln line 11 of the letter (signed "Uncommon Sense") on it ecruits for the Army, instead of "bus no well-conducted man," read "for no well-conducted man." GENETA IS HAYING A THEATRE BUILT, price 600,000 francs. ONLY NOMINALLY FOOLISH !—A Mdlle. Silly is turning the heads of the Parisians at the Varieta in " La Posterite d'un Burgomeister." A PRE-SENTIMENTAL SONG !—The Hon. Cathe rine Harriet Maynard has dedicated a song to the Viscoun tess Comberraere. It is called "The Eve of Inkormann," 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 Duchess of Malakoff is in an in teresting situation. The Weser Gazette states that the sea has pens. trated through the concrete laid down in one of the docks established in the Prussian naval port of Jande, and has done great damage. Fears are entertained that the opera tions will be in consequence interrupted for a considerable time. MORE SACRIFICES TO THE CRIROLINE MOLOCH. —Yesterday a young woman named Emily Groves, 20 years of age, an imbecile, residing in the care of Mrs Ashton, at Carter-street, Walworth-road, went into the kitchen, where her crinoline-expanded dress caught fire by swee ping 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 the assistance of two police officers, the young woman was found to be so fearfully burnt that no hopes of her recovery are entertained. She lies in St. Thomas's Iroqital, where Mrs Ashton is also under treatment, in endeavouring to save her charge. WE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1864. SHARE 111ARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOch.S. Share Railways. ; Paid.! Closing j Business i Price. t done. i; Bit., Wol:, and SAL Val Itilythe and Tyne, Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.oo Bristol and Exeter !Caledonian ..• ICoru and Bandon Corn Ta II Do A A D o. B till be n g Op e p t c s a . d i t l an o t . o h d i a i i v s . !Dublin & - Belfast Juno. IDun„Perth,&Ab. Juno, Edinburgh & Glasgow. j Gla[,7,o*. and S. Western. OreatEaste,rn, Ord. stk ' Ditto A steak Ditto Eaot A nglian st GreatNorthoi Scotland' Great Northern... Do A stack Do B do Gt. S. an , l W. of Irelan:: Great Western ... • Do Sir Val gain. stock! Laneashi:e ez orkshire London and Blackwaill Len., Bright.,& S. Coast ) Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western] Lon. & Scv.th Western i Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot 5hare5........ .• Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 8 Si 84 Of 118 118 61 7 35 37 16 17 CO 9! 103 105 16 '7 6 7i 131 132 143 144 128 1,1:, 90 91 Csi 66 113 1131 G 6 E 7 10: 104 40 42 1114 1121 97 98 58 b 7 It' 1131 1311 1312 10: IC4 Do. 4 shares Mid Kert ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, ds Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase 53 65 24i '451 103 104 Do'Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... ...• North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. It., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stock , Shrews. and Welohpool, Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. S tookton .1& Darlington Do Do New, 188 G Taff Vale.. Do Do Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford da Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford ', 3.14 ~ 60 6l 92 93 125 128 14 2i 76 78 Icl 125 120 36 33 64 66 33 $5 90i 91 10i 106 8 9 36} 37i 91 10 L , 165 170 6 7 3 E p 107 110 M 37 56 58 3 6 82 81 1031 1C44, 1026 1036 r fp v p 2; 11131 O 6 OS BRITISH POSSE SSIONS. , har, ivu Sk 20 Railways Itiantio & St Lawrenet Born., Elaroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent— ..... Do. New . stock sU,ck Pod. all Closing Prioe. 69 61 103 104 stock Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lane Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,aGodrich 3 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187' Do. do. July 1,187 z, Do. do. June 1, 16;4 CleUtta,t S.EaStri.(l , Th Cape Town & Dock Scri; Hastn. Bengal gu. fi p. Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. G Ext stack pari p pi 6 8i 9i 77 82 77 8! 77 82 101 103 98 100 106 108 IC4 105 i 20 21 PI 72 74 6t 64 66 68 55 57 50 5! 13 (5 28 30 26 29 1(41 104 Pr P .... stook stock stock stock Do. do. 11 do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. uo. deferred...—. Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P , et. stock ... lOU 100 100 100 100 10g Badness don. stock 8 tuck stock' Do. do. deferred. ..... Do. 4th Pref. stock... De. do. deferred...... GLlndlarentu.gua..sp.e Do. New gua. 5 p. e... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. Scuth.of Indiaadm guaranteed 5 per Cent. t. IV. of Canada Shares Do.. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c... Do..t p. C. Extension Dc. 14 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds. & liobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. alortg. Bds. Niewßr z=wiok at CandN Class A an d B N.lll.C'da6 pa lat pt bds 6cinde Do. Delhi, Do. do • c d •••• Do. Penjr.ub Do. Do. • •• , Do. lfr,lua.St Flo.) B'ook all 100 (iou ' 100 1 _- 103 104 10 10% 101101. 90 02 82 84 d in 1021 N 3) 97 09 94 94 iou 101 i 5 72; 3 851 61 104 j 5 103 21 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - 1877-81 ... 1(2 104 Do. Cp. c. Feb. A . .A.up 100 It 4 106 105 D 0.6 p.c.Mar.& Sept 100 103 11'5 Do. Ep. o. Jan.&.luly 10i 93 P 5 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 14 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0.181:1 100 104 116 Do.Ap Oct,& 1886 100 107 109 Do. 189( 100 1(9 111 Do. Jim. & July, 1891 103 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1873, 6p c 100 111 113 i3lauritius 0 per cent .. 100 107 100 107 k Natal Gov. 6 per cont 1)0 107 119 -- !N. /I.Gov. Op.°. J ICU 102 104 Do. op. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 S.W. G ov. 5 p 18., 100 991 10 0 / Du. sp. c.,28/1 to L , i 100 991 1004 Do. d0.,1883 &upwth 100 994 1004 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10) 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. ateriing, 1875. lOO 105 107 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 108 110 18.Aus (30p.c.1e78.A up.. 100 109 111 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja4July 100 - Do. to 6 p.c. An.AtOot.. 100 lO9 110 1091 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id Clifford Amalgamated 34 09 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 560 670 East Bassett(lllogan) 30 64 66 East Clogau Gold Ltd - - East Caradon ...... 29 30 291 l- East Caru Brea... 0.4.0 71 ki lE. W'lltuosel(Tavistk.) 8.13.1 3/ 181 Gam.&St.Auhyn(Gwen ) 08,1 7 9 Great South Tolgus 17s 2} 21 G. Wheal Vor (Ifeiston 40 03 34 Grenville .. ilercArs-}'cot 8.12 88 40 II ingston Downs 4.18.0 31 31 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant Ili 11 16 )larke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lira : 21 14 Icl New Seton l9l 70 80 • North Downs 2: 14 2 Basset(lllo2;an 3.1.0 11 2 ' North Wheal Crotty ['sr Consols(St. Blaze) — 20 l'rovidence(Uny Lelnt , 10.0.7 40 42 iouthCaradon(St.Cleer 14 150 470 18. Cern Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Mogan 12.18.9 50 55 !Stray Park - ramarSilv.& Lead Alin. - 1111 Croft 9 )74 184 West Basset (Illnan):. 11 94 10 1 W C/ radon (Liskeard; 5 16 18 West Seton kVheal Basset (Mogan , ' 5* 90 05 Wheal Buller(ltedruth)i 10 27 29 IWheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l 2.0.6 - WhealLud, ott W heal 3 1aryAnnt s rilen )1 8 14 16 'Wheal Beton 584 2221 2271 Treiawney 7 19 21 I Wheal Union 1 3.17 14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig". 41 per cent pf.; 98 great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 103 Midland 41 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1011 1001 Ditto 4/ per cent., irred., 101 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct.,:92 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED EJ Buckinghamshire, 94 Chester and Iloiyhead, Ditto, 5 par cent., 114 Lancaster and Carlisle. 215 14 Victoria Station and Pim ico, 1621 FOREIGN RAILWAYS Recife and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7:per cent, 17 I Great Luxembourg, 101 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12/ San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 20 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21 FOREIGN MINES. St, John del Rey (lim.), 41 2 Yudaaainutana of S. Australia, Rm., 24 1 BANKS. diva and United Service (Um.), 110 1 Alliance (lim.). 60 Ditto, new, 50 Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of Wales, lira., 174 Bank of New Zealand, 16i Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 69 City, 13 # Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 10 , Consolidated Bans, lim., 111 0 } Continental, lim., 17 East London, lira., Ditto, Lew, 8 English and Swedish, lim.. 151 - 16 European Bank, lim. ' 131 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 33 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 17 16 17, Imperial Bank (lim.), Ditto, new, 27 Imper;al Bank of India, China, and Japan, lint, 4 Imperial Ottoman, 18 Laud Mortgage Bank of India. lim., 54 London and Brazilian 494 London, Birm„ and S. Staffordshire, lim., 27 61 71 London and Colonial (lim.), 201 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, 1ini.,171 184 London Joint Stock, 474 47 London and Northern, lim., 23 London and South-Western, 241 4 Mercantile and Exchange. lim.,:101 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 28 Oriental Bank Corporation, 594 Provincial of Ireland, 04:3:y South E.istern, Jim., 7i 1 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 63i Union of London, 50 MISCELLANEOUS, Australian Agricultural, 20 City Offices, lira., 41 5 c C , oo Creditnv t t tin t t c ., 3 , 1 t ; a b. 0 1 J pi, o n r i a o 7t : i o G n: a , m l . 4 , 61 Discount Conioration, 151 Egyptian Coin. and Trading, lim., 41 Financial Corporation, Gen. Credit. and Filian,N3 of London, lim., I Home and C doui.,l A ssurauce, , Hudson's 13:t y, 181 I MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. Imperial and Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., International Financial society, Km, 97, International Land Credit, lira.. t Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Joint Stock Discount, Kra., 7t Land Securities, lim., 47 London Financial Association, lim., 25 Ditto, new, 15 London General Omnibus Company, 21 London Provincial Marine, 3 y atal Land and Consolidation t_ ompany, lira , 53 National Discount Company, lim., 141 t Ocean Marine (Insurance), 21} Oriental Inland Steam, 3* 3 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 70 Ditto. new, 47# Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lint, 34 Royal Mail Steam, 92 Smith, Knight, and Co., lira.. 4117 South African Mortgage and Investment, lim., Telegra( h Construe. an , l Maintenance, lim., 33. trfpart fir; 4 Mit't t m j"I HER MAJESTY, -0- WINDSOR CASTLE, June 22. The Queen, with their R.,yal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, and Princess Beatrice, arrived at Windsor Castle at o'clockttend p.m. ye s terday from Buck ed by the Marchioness of Ely, B a ruce, Mettle, de Granny, the Hon. ti Buck ingham ge half-past iHa n n . seven Mrs. Palace, Horatii Stopford, the Hon. Harriet Phipps, Lord Da Tabley, Colonel the lion s A. Liddell, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel the lion. Sir Charles PhiKs, and Lieut. Haig. Louis of Hesse drove in the gro u nds this morning. I-1;r Slajesty and her Roval Highnsss Princess 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 Lady Caroline Barring. ton and Lieut.. Colonel the n on . D. Ds Ros y re turned from London this morning. His Royal Highness Princ e Arthur, attended by Major Eiphinstone, also returned. Fraulein Krehs, daughter of the Hof Kapellmeis. 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. De Ros, 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 tney 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, attended by Lieut.- Colonel Keppel and Lieut. Haig. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive at. tended by Countess Ds Grey. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmar then and Lieut.. Colonel Keppel, honoured Lord and Lady Palmerston with their company at dinner. 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 t rvo o'clock, and was received by the Great Ogic,rs of State of 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 Cul. the Hon. James Macdonald. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Count Gleichen were present at the Levee. Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, was on duty in the State Saloons under the command of the Lieutenant. The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty under the command of Colonel Patterson, the Egon in Waiting. The Prince of Wales entered the Throne.roem, 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 Bedchamber to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Groom in Waiting to the. Queen ; Lieut.- Colonel Du Plat, Equerry to the Queen ; Viscount Bury, M.P., 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 Knollys, Comptroller acid Treasurer of the Household of the Prince of Wales; Mr. Charles L. Wood, Groom of the Bed chamber; and Lieut.-Colonel 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. do Doarassow Gentleman of the Chamber to his Majesty the Emperor of Rus s ia. By his Excellency the French Ambassador—M. Chas. de Franquevine Audit e nr au Conseil d'Etat en mission. By tho Portuguese Envoy—Signor Thomaz de Morses Sarmento, 80 n of th e l a te Viscount Mon corvo. By the United States Envoy—The Hon. Charles Hale, Agent of the United States in Egypt. ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AT CAMBRIDGE HOUSE. —Their Royal Righ nesses 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 Koppel, arrived a little after S o'clock. Dinner was shortly after wards announced, when the following distinguished circle had the honour to meet their royal highnesses :—The Duke of St. Albans, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke awl Duchess of Wellington, the Earl and Countess of Shaftes bury and Lady Victoria Ashle3', Earl Granville, the Earl Spencer, Viscount and Vis countess Royston, Viscount Hamilton, Viscountess Jocelyn and Hon. Alice Jocelyn , Lord and L a d y Dufferin, Lord and of St Germans. the Countess Lady Proby, the Rtht Hon. W. F. Cowper and Hon. Evelyn Ashley. The Prince sat on the right of the noble hostess, and the Princess on the right Shortly after 10 o'clock the company b egan t o assemble for the dancing party. of the noble Premier. The ball ro om was brilliant ly illumi nated, and handsomely decorated by a p r ofusion of flowers. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended .by. Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, arrived shortly after 11 o'clock, a large number of other distinguished persons being present. Dancing commen3ed at 18 o'clock, the ball being opened by the Prince Of Wales dancing with Vis countess and the Princ ess with the E ar l Cowper. supper was served up in the di n i ng room. Five royal table, laid for a p art y o f 18 , being in the centre of Atl o'ci circular jo°eck ei tablesY we re approp r i ated il the room. The festivities were prolonged to an early hour this morning, the Prince and Princess returning to the ball room after supper. Their Royal Highnesses the Princs and Princess of Wales intend honouring de Duke and Duchess of M cnc h e ster with their company H un ti ng ton, early in August. Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena at Kin:lb()l ton Castle, and Louise have announced their intention of honouring the B z.tar at the Royal Hortimoltural Gardens, South Kensington, in aid of the Building Fund of the Female School of Art, with a visit to morrow. The Bache" of 'Wellington will have an assembly this evening at Apsicy House.. ---- - The Baroness Biome has arrived at the Hano verian L';gatiOtt, in Grosvenor-place, from holstein. • The Earl and Countess Craven, the Ladies Blanche and Beatrice Craven, Ind viscount Uffington have left town for Combe Abbey, near Coventry. I he Earl of St. Germans received a select circle at dinner last evening at his residence in Dover-street. Lord and Lady Belper entertained a select circle at dinner lot evening. at their residence in Eaton equare. The Earl and Countess Russell left town yester day for Pembroke L:dge, Eichtnewl Fark, The case of the Bishop of Natal. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE AND PRIVY COUNCIL, (THIS DAY.) This morning the first proceeding in England, connected with the deposition of the Right Rev. Dr. 4s. W. Colenso, Bishop of Natal, from hia see, was commenced before the Judicial Committee and Privy Council at Whitehall. There were present the Lord Chancellor. Lord Wreesleydale, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Sir Edward Ryan, and Sir J. T. Coleridge. The circumstances which have given rise to this petition to the Judicial Committee of Privy Council (for the pro ceedings cannot be regarded in the light of an appeal, inas much as the Bishop of Natal denies the power of the Bishop of Cape Town to depose him) are of such recent date, and have been so fully discussed that it is not necessary to re peat them in detail. Dr Colenso, who was C fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and Rector of Forneett St Mary, Norfolk, was nominated to the bishopric of .Natal in 1853 by the Duke of Newcastle, who was then Sec:etary of State for the Colonies, and was consecrated by the Arch l bishop of Canterbury. His letters patent bore date Novem ber, 1853, and the letters patent to the Bishop of Capo 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 the same. The Bishop of Natal denies that the language used conveyed to the Bishop of Cape Town jurisdiction over his suffering, and that the nietrop:litan 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 Metrepolitan, 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 Cape Town in his court. The I etition before the Court this morning had reference to this deposition. Mr James, Q.C., Mr J. Fitzjames Stephen, and Mr J. Westlake appeared for 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, had been unduly obtained from hor Majesty and did not affect the petitioner's rights. The 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 name 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, he 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 HAYMARRET.—Two 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. Sho was further cht.rged 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 he 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 answcr to Mr Knox, the prosecutor :lid he was per fectly sober at the time, and never spoke to the prisoner till he told her to go away. Ho had 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 titl 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 shod some forced tears, said, in answer to the magistrate's question 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. Jean de Belmont, of Stanhope-street, Regent's-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 (M. 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 DRUNE.EN CABMAN.—James Blake, cab proprietor, James. street, Larkall-lane, was charged befJre Mr Arnold with being drunk while driving hie cab. Police-constable Skeet, 61 B, said that he was on duty about two o'clock that morning near Eccleston-bridge, when he 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 10s. A MOST INCORRIGIBLE PAUPER--Elizabeth 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 been repeatedly at that court on charges of dis orderly conduct and imprisonment. The guardians had done all in their power to reclaim her, and sh© had been sent to a Reformatory, but they had been unsuccessful in all then ciforfa_ A long conversation took place as b what could lee 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 Robertron, Mrs Wilkinson, Mrs Bryant, Mrs Whicker, Mr and Mrs Turpin, Miss Betts, Mr Bushby, and Mr Farmer. The Blackwell left 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. 101 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 wore light airs from N.N.E., with occasional calms. Lizard Point was sighted June 20. The Blackwell spoke, April 28, let, 18 10 S., long. 29 57 W., the English bark Donna Anna, 40 days from Liverpool for Madras—June 6, let. 33 59 N., long. 17 13 W., the schooner Only Son, 9 days from Porto Rico for Falmouth —and June 11, lat. 39 9 N., long. 3S 53 W., the bark Albert Williams, 98 days front Port Wellington for Lou 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, let. 56 39 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 Havre, 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 due from Cape Verd, for BNton. P. 16.4 6 i i 113 12] 131 41 MI 13 112 971 t6i 1121 4 1311 301 90i SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPAIN. MADRID, June 22.—M. Balcaree, the Minister of the Argentine Republic, yesterday exchavged 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. ORTING INTELLIGENCE—Thus Day, STOCKBRIDGE RACES—Tins DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGE Al'll ) AMDOVER STAKES. Durham Boih Elonsdale Ten ran. FIFTH BIENNIAL. ____._.____. Ely Cambuscan Ackworth Six ran. HASTINGS PLATE. Cranbury Worthless .. 2 Sallus Nine ran. STOCK BRIDGE CUP. The Clown Birch Broom Grinder Fourteen ran. MATCH. Blackbird Shrapnell LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 9to 2 eget Sir Roger (taken) 6to 1 agst Bakitichi Serai (taken) Bto 1 agat Found Again (taken) 10 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) BEVERLEY RACES—Tars DAY. ,HULL STAKES. Spring Gun ** Foxholes Sweet Margery Six ran. HOLDERNESS HUNT STAKES. Hypermnestra Patience Pigeon 3 Eight ran. SCURRY STAKES. Sundeeiah Lady Louisa . 2 Flytrap Eight ran. GOODWOOD MEETING—JULY 26. Acceptances for the Goodwood Stakes. Age st lb Mr Jos. Dawson's Limosina Lord Westmorland's Aurelian (Mel alb ex) 6 8 9 Mr W. Day's Catch'em Alive 5 8 6 Mr S. Thellusson's Jack of Hearts Mr S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond 6 8 3 Mr Abpinall's Stanton .. Mr Sebickier's Guillaume la Taciturne 4 7 12 Mr T. Parr's Blondm Mr Joiee's Jessie Mr R. Ten Broeck's Canzonette 4 7 0 Mr G Filzwilliam's Myrtle Mr W Stewart's Major ...,.... .......... Mr T. Hughes's Reserve 4 6 9 Lord Ailesbury's Beatrice Mr T. Hughes's Barbadoes Mr Hobson's Cripple (late Rubens) Mr Saville's Guerilla Mr Cowen's Bikitichi Serai Lord Coventry's Thalestris _ _ _ Lord Uxbridge's Welbeck Mr V. H. Li' &values Ghillie Callum Mr Grafton's Stiletto (pays ft) Mr W. G. Bennett's o by Daniel O'Rourke, out of Highflyer's dam Mr ' Flemings Jeanette .. 3 5 lO Mr Swinderl's Claxton 3 5 9 Mr T. Stevens's Fisherman's Daughter Lord Westmorland's Madcap 3 5 7 LJrd Wilton's fby Stockwell, out of Lady Evelyn 3 6 7 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OP LORDS—This Evening, ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Absent was give by tAmmtsslou to the fol lowing bills : Under Secretary Indemnity—Registration of Voters (Ireland)—Local Government Supplemental—Naval Agency and Distribution—Naval Prizs Acts Repeal— Chain Cables and Anchors—Common Law Procedure (Ire land) Act, 1863, Amendment—lnsane Persons Act Amend ment—Court of Justiciary (Seotland)--Pontypridd Water --Bradford Gas—Clifden and Hampden Bridge—Stroud Gas—Swansea Harbour Trust—Wellington (Salop) Market—Andover and Chilton Pond Road—Thorn set Road—Deal and Walmer Gas—Drogheda Water —Ashton - under - Lyne and Staleybridge Water— Llynvi Valley and Agmore Valley Railway ChichesterHarbourEstablishment—North Easternßailway (York and Doncaster Branch)—Pucklechurch Roads— Greenwich and South Eastern Docks—Hedon and Portar lington Road—Morpeth Turnpike Trust—London Necro polis and National Mausoleum Company—Hartford Gas-- 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, Armhole!), and Grimsby Railway West minster Palace Hotel—North Eastern Railway (ad ditional powers)—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 Westein 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 Staffordshire Water—West Nor folk Junction Railway—West Riding and Grimsby Road Scottish North Eastern and Alyth 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 unct ion Railway—Great Eastern Railway (Highbeach Branch)—London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 3)—Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway—South Eastern Railway (No. 1) — South Eastern Bailway (No. 2)—Witney Railway—North British Railway (Perth Brancn)—North Cheshire 'Water Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Roads Mytholin Royal Bridge and Blackstone Edgeware Road — Denham Valley Railway—Dundee, Wicklow, and, Wexford Railway—Lancashire Local Board of Health—North a s nd South Western Junction Railway—Nottingham Ga Ok e hampton Railway—Scottish Nserttol(ikEtoial:tearnadaAnididSdcloe—st.- ttsh Central Railway Company— borogh Water—Liverpool and Itail Lond w o . n y_ Fte o ild D L i o f e e k l s 1 . - surace Company—Ribblesdaie Lymina ton Harbour—Whitehaven Water—Newcastle under-Lyne Canal and North Staffordshire Railway Com panies—Wallasey Euthankmont—bhrovsbury Bridges_ East Norfolk Railwai —London Brighton and South Coast Railway—and Passengers Assurance Company, The Royal Casamissioaers wero the Lord ,ance,,or, the Dui,. Cud Lord Wensleydale. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The Lora) CHANCELLOR toik his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. TILE 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. He was sorry to say that the latter alternative was likely to be the result, and that hos tilities would probably be resumed on Sunday. 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 rho table a bill to prevent bribery and corruption in returning members to the House of Commons. The bill was Tr.ad a first t7me. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—London, Chatham 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 passed : Holywell Railway—West Shropshire Mineral—Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway—Weston-super-Mare Pier—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway—Bod min Railway, &Away 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 wou'd 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 PORTMAN 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 come 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 Estop of LONDON advised the postponement of the bill. [LEFT SITTING 3 HOUSE Or COMMONS.--This Evening. The Srz.lizEr. took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - - The following bills were read a third tine and passed : Pneumatic Despatch Company—Traiee Ca al.--uloucester MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 31 ; barle)-, 2 peas, 33786; 9 I; cL oats, 20s 4d ; rye, 32s ; beans, 55 s 5 d ; and THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, .593 6d ; b ar ley, 28s 10d ; oats, 19s lld ; rye, 30s 5d ; beans, 34s 81; peas, 33s Od. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 101,873 barley, 2,677 ; oats, 5,'G5; rye, 20; beans, 3,762; peas, 307 quarters. and Ledbury Railway—Worcester, Dean Forest, and Monmouth Railway. ROYAL ASSENT. Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, ap peared at the bar and summoned hon. members to the other house, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several bids, for which see Lords' report. TIIE CROWDED THOROUGHFARES AT THE WEST END. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notics that on Monday next he would ask whether adequate arrangements had been made by the Metropolitan Board of Works for relievint the public thoroughfares from the pressure of traffic at Park lane. ENGINEER OFFICERS EMPLOYED AT SOUTa KENSINGTON. In reply to Lord J. MANNERS. The Marquis of HARTINGION said the duties cf the officers and men of the Engineer corps employed at South Kensington was not of a rei . timental character, and was entirely limited to the local duties. PRACTICE AT CROYDON. Sir S. NOR . I2IiCO i'E asked the UudeT Secretry of Stat- fir IVa.r wh.ither his attention lisd been called to the situation 01 the butt which hits been erected for rill, practice near the New Lroydon railway, between the St: e.ithaiu common and the Thornton-heath stations, and whether the War-office is satisfied that the range can be used withcut danger to the public ? The Marquis of lIARTINGTON said that the arrange ments were under the control of an experienced officer, and that he had made a very satisfactory report on the subject. THE ROYAL FORESTS. Mr COX asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether any steps had been taken to carry into effect the ret.ommendaticn of the select committee on Royal Forests (Essex), presented on the 9.h day of June, 1863, which recommendation was as follows :—" Your committee report that a considerable extent of ground has been en etc.:Aid without any consideration being paid for tho forestal right of the Crown over them, which do not appear to have been either purchased or redeemed; and your corn-. mittee recommend that immediate steps be taken by the Crown to assert its right, and to abate such inclosures. Mr F. PEEL explained that the rights of the Crown in reierence to this subject were of no pecuniary value, and it had bren advised by the law officers of the Crown to dis pose of them. THE KEARSAGE 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 Duvonport on the preparation for battle of her 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 de , troyed in action, her Mnjesty'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 Le 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 part 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 EXPLA 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 Mejesty'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 the house on Monday—(hear, hear)—,end.both myself and my noble colleague, the Secretary for Foreign Affaire in the other house, shall feel it our duty 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 PALMER.STO'N—I have already stated thnt 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 PALMERSTON said that he trusted such would be the case. [APPEARANCE OF THE HOUSE,—The importance at taching to this subject had the effect of crowding the house fr.= an early hour, and almost every available space was tilled.] WEIGHING OF GRAIN _(PORT OF LONDON) BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Mr AYRTON moved that, inasmuch as the bill seeks to enlarge and alter the powers of the corporation of the City of Louden 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 Louse was of opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with until the stand ing orders relating to privats bills be duly complied with. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Bank of England Return,•—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victona, cap. 32. for the week ending on Wednesday, the 22d day of June, 1664: MITE DEPARTMENT. otes issued ......£28.280,335, Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. Gold Coin & Bullion 13,63L',355 Silver Bullion X. 28.280,3851 £28,280,355 BANNING D Proprietota t Capi tal £14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- •iPARTMENT. 1 Government Seen- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,122,267 Other Securities 20,729,5.9 Notes Gold and Silver 658,676 Coln counts) 9.<57,501 Other Deposits 13,051,601 Seven Day and other Bills 452,477 £40,013.157 11. . f 40,645,187 RSIIALL, Chief Ca Kier June 23, IS6I. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market, to-day, was well supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. Selected breeds sold steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at late currencies. We were fairly supplied with sheep. Downs and halt-breds chanced hands freely, at full prices. Other breeds were dull, at late rates. Ihe show of lambs was moderately extensive, and sales progressed slowly, at Monday's.quotations. Calves were iu large supply, and heavy request, at late rates, viz., from 4s to 5s per Sibs. Pits and toileh cows changed hands slowly on for mer terms. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. a. d. B. d. S. d. 8. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 j Primecrs-wool d 0 .4 410 Secondquality do. 3 8 4 0 IPme.S'thdowndo. s 0 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &e. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs.... 63 Od to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 22a ; and quarter-old store pigs, 203 to 253 each. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows l4O ' Sheep and lambs .... 1,3.50 Sheep and lambs B,lOO I C9,lves .. 470 ; Calves ...... 660 Pigs Pigs 2901 --. MEAT MARKETS. NDIVOATB AND LEADENHALL. — Fair supplies of meat, for which the demand is inaonve, at about previous rates : —Beef, from 2s 1,,d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3 a Gd to 4s Sd ; lamb, 5a Sd to Gs 6 d; veal, 3s 10 d t o 488 d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. —S-OUTHALL, Juno 21—Seasonably good supplies of stock on sale here to-day, and the trade generally ruled steady, as follows : —Beet, from 3s 4d to 4e Sd ; mutton., 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; lamp, 68 Od to 68 10d ; veal, 4s 0,1 to ssod; and pork, 33 Gd to 4s 6d per Sibs, to shill the offal. - - ROMFOILD, June 22.—A11 kinds of stock were a slow in quiry, as follows : Bed, from 3s Gd to 4a 10d; mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 6s Od to is Od ; veal, 4s 44 to 4s 10d ; end pork, 3s Ed to 43 61 per 81bs; suckling calves, 168 to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20a to 255; and milch cows, £l4 103 to £lB lOs each. HAY MARIi2TS• ------- SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to.C4 10s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10s pc: A moderate demand. CLIALBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4: 10e ; cicver l £4 Os to x's lOs Od; and straw , X i 4s to £1 10s per ;;,uO,. Irade inactive. FATAL ACCIDENT AT A BOAT RACE.--On Tues day afternoon, a short time previous to the starting of the boats in the race between Cole, of Chelsea, and Hoare, of Hammersmith, two rersons, named Blythe and Harring ton, were sailing a small skiff, with a main and foresail set; when off Battersea the boat was EOM suddenly to capcizn, mid a lout cry for assistance was hoard. A waterman, named Phelps, rowed with all speei to the spot; and suc ceeded with difficulty in rescuing Mrßlythe, but his unfor tunate friend, Mr Harrington, a corn chandler , of Lanabeth maah, bad su:k,