The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-25 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET SHARE MARKETS-- This day. AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOul*S. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Share' Railways. I paid Closing 1 Business I ' • , Price. done. - .4 -- I CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val, all 8 8/ 15 'Blythe and Tyne. - The discount market remains in a steady position, I B o , t, I;oi;tasletts.,and miciaa , I all gi 81 i Bristol and Exeter and any material change is scarcely looked for until at Caledonian lo', 1174 1181 1174 the payment of the July dividends. 50 I (7ork anol Eandou 20 Cornwall nets no div a a .i l il l , -6--. 61 The last week's railway receipts ascertained up 10 Do A . 1 10 D o , B fill fip o.p an.bas - b., this day are in round figures as under :- , t been paid to B. all - - 1863. 1862. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 40 fl Great Western £63,518 £66,255 25 st ;V d i i nd u e r rth,&A.b. June. all 144 .54 98,790 98,174 at 'G 1 Iwo. and 1 (1 1 'S.' W s' Glasgow. te,:. 100 1 1 9 0 3 9 9 11 4 1 , . North-Western South-Western Brighton • 20,113 21,581 at I Ditto A sto ck' fait l ar D ea it t to: o E r a t s h t o A t n ,s g eo li t a i n an e d t 1 1 0 0 0 0 _ 241 25 ._ at ~( G rD e ao t Midland South-Eastern Great Eastern Do A do stock 35,210 33,402 at i lOO 129 130 Lancashire and Yorkshireloo 134 136 worth Eastern -n , W. of Irelauo 100 101 103 Bristol and Exeter Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11.63 13,202 at I Do Str Val pia. stock IN - - Edinburgh and Glaseow Glasgow and South-Western Great Luxembourg at !Lon B ' g ht ,dzCoast 100 118 120 These returns again show a falling off in several of at Lou. & North Western the principal lines. On the Great Western there i.s a it I,:(l):;.,thse`f}::t h T'iensetc7.n. 100 454 161 100 ° 1 10 01 5 4 102 , li c i i i s i 42 4 11 50 decrease of £2,737, on the South Western of £3,968, rilmmosritleianresd Carlisle. all .....- -_. all 111 12 11i 12 112 on the Brighton of L 1,468, on the South-Eastern 6 10 t Metropolitan 100 1271 .281 , 1261 a I of L 1,685, and on the Bristol and Exeter of £433. / 1 . 4 . 0 Do New • 5.4.0 :16 11-p p 97 99 The North-Western, however, exhibits an increase '5l/ NZ. rr. g n . f & lr D eg . n by d 1 1 - - - of £606, the Midland of £ 4 , 69 7, the Lancashire and 2b Mfd o k 4 enl ares all - - - Yorkshire of Lt,BoB, the North-Eastern of £2,501, rt N ol)143.11"W„s Line i - - 100 514 624 and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 291 25 £1,414. at Nth. Eastern-Berwica 100 102} 1034 103 21 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.9 - - a d One of the latest undertakings introduced to the S a t Eoo Le s t 100 89 901 891 90 notice of the investing classes is the Torquay Hotel at Do Car1i51e.....,..., 100 - - t North London Company, with a proposed capital of £7 0 , 000, in 130 •Do New I 5 31 11 p shares of £lO each, of which, however, it is pro- 19.18.tti ,, ort an h d S jat v i::?rd j shire bable that not more than two.thirds will b e re- st Ic . ottish Central Junction, 101 1 1 1( 1 ) 1 12 124 t e Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 454 164 at quired for the immediate objects in view. It is Do Scot. Mid, stook lOO 99 101 brought forward under favourable auspices, and as 1 0 ,t gl ii i r re o ws i fdWelchpool all - - the locality is one of great attraction, and additional at South Devon Union • • - I ° o ° o ?-32 0 6 31 accommodation is requisite, there is e ver y reason to d al .‘ . : o o u lq ti v a a s l t e r lOO 914 tl2 911 1 100 69 71 believe that the expectations of the promoters will t o S. York. and River Dun 100 100 102 be fully realised. The prospectus refers to the 26 'g a oc in k e t s o'n W Pl3ati an •lrgf ) o k n . all al ,7 81 391 large increase of visitors, both in winter and sum- 25 Do l5 10 11 o 25 Do New, 1866 8 8 84 p met, and the especial advantages which such an st ' Taff Vale... lOO 153 156 10 Do B 8 51 51,, I establishment would at once secu re. A ver y eli g ible to Do C 3 3 34 p site, upon which the residence of Colonel Meyrick 2 lU t t o er - - 20 - now stands, has been obtained, comma ndin g sea 12.10 Do 5l -- p et IVale of Neath viewfa and provisional arrangements have been at !Victoria sta. and Pi m 1 1.1:0 ) 1 7 571 1 8 60 made with the proprietor of the Royal Hotel, at ls r r d nw & a rkedny 100 - - 28 30 whereby the company will be placed in immediate st vv. Hartlepool Har.&R. 12 0 0 st West Midland Oxford, 100 46 47 46 1 possession of a valuable connection and lucrative at Do Newportl 100 39 41 39 st business on favourable terms. Do Hereford! 100 103 105 , I Another panel of gold, amounting to £54,000, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. was taken into the Bank yester _ay. . Paid. The dollars by the last Mexican packet have been Share _ dailwe.w, Closin g Price. itusiness done sold at ss. 21d. per oz., showing a fall of sd. from 100 atlantic tic St Lawrenu all 59 61 621 , t 3, rn j rio.,Ba.roda&.Cent Imi the price obtained for the former supply. I Gu. 5p c er ent 10.) 109 110 20 Do. New . ..... ...... 5 1 14 p ------.. 20 Do. E. Shares Two O'CLOCK. 201 Buffalo and Lime 11111, 11 al 51 isa 10 Do. Preference .... . all 74 8 At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's 00 1 autialomeaneacrodrie . e 10., - - telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were ion 0 (1 . et. d b o d . s. Aug.. 1, 1 -.: July 1 873 ':'7 100 - hetivy at 68f. 50c. 100 ,a). ,to. Juq, , a, 16:4 1 0 0 -- et .11cutta,t6.1t:astn. (1,,. , 100 108 109 At a meeting to-day of the Canada Company, the st ''apeTown & Dock Scr , l 100 1 , 04 1101 directors proposed a division of £1 per share, free s s to to c e k k l i tia a :t t ll im ß d e i n a lal g g a ll. s s ji . . ,: .: l l ) , : 1 1g. , 1 i 2 l 110 of income tax, payable on the 10th July. Mr. 20 Do. ..1,30.. G E) d it•••• • lg 14 . 14p Biddulph occupied the chair, and on introducing stock Grand Trunk of Can'ajl; fi st s . 20 1 -. P to the notice of the meeting the report issued by stock 13 0 0 . . I G s o t . Pdreeir.rßeodnds all 74 7 6( 5 , 75 the directors, stated that large arrears were due to Ng i . ) ,...it P d r 7e t. r j3 2l ' . B. : all 2 2 661 54 the company for rent, and that proceedings were 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock being taken by the commissioners in the colony to lgg go o. .t .c l;r f e e t r . r .., d o .. i(::: all , 5 3 3 7 0 271 7 c i la u r d ui et t e n rr r , u • deferred l a all _23 0 25 1 , 23 recover the claims. Advices had been received by a t i re k G t ip l o n . tc Ol2 11 i , 2 0 , 1 , 110 the last mail, which stated that after the harvest the 20 Do. New gutt...% p. prospects of 'which were very encouraging stock Gt D . gO j U r t a b i l lu orT y n , diaT.im - , 8 "I: the agents anticipated the payment of the greater 2uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1084 1091 204 Gt. W. o 1 Canada Shares all 11 4 lit portion of the debt. No discoveries of oil springs 204 Do. New ... ...... had yet been made upon the company's lands, and 100 D 0 .,.. %p r .0. c '7 10 3 wi , t 7 h 7 ' . t B op 1 all al 1: 0 7 10 ,3 ( 2 1 should such discovery take place the company would 10 . Indian Branch Limited 2 ft i p stock Mitporaluuca.ri,,lxs be entitled to claim additional rental. The com- ) e . :L'ic;l; l ig L71414P 1084 missioners were preparing and collating materials stock 1.! t 10 , 1 0 101 20 c o.. Fifth E i x o jetikOn for the issue of a new pamphlet, which, as soon as stook Ilelb.Corp. il p. c. Mid- lOO - _ ready, will be published. The directors had secured 100 t 0 1 . b. 7 ,t p. 11 0. 0 I l i i s o o r n t :s 11-33 y all 1 , 52 51 20 Naß s r ,i unswick et Cana: offices on the site lately occupied by the old East A ant B .. all 3 5 India Company at a rental which would effect a .N.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds 100 84 86 stout Soinde .......... 1 saving of £250 a year. A vote of thanks to the at 5 Do. Delhi . I•• rl 1% 11,. ( 2 , 1114 chairman and directors concluded the proceedings . t Do. do . 4 t,314 2 ',-, 20 Do. Puniaub .... r . 5 15 la IC, lel 4 Increased depression has been experienced to-day st. Do. Du. .... . , f„,'„',. , 100 1(7 4 1081 1081 8 '°ek o.us. D Ind St. F 1 0 ...) in the market for the English F unds, althou g h the - awe 105 107 i 106 dealings have been very limited. Sales, however, COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SEC UItiTIES. have been negotiated, and soon after the com- - ~,,„a iraa." . e. ja. a jui , f mencement of business a decline of 1 per cent. --__ I 1877 "" Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au. , 100 14.5 :07 ensued, Consols being 911 I for transfer, and 91* - Do. 6p. c.Mar.Ar. Sept. 100 105 107 92 for the 9th proximo. The New Threes are 91* I - cape G.llope. i -- Bo o : p in c s . c j rit n e . cf's j t u o l ll: Igg 18 I 111 and Redaced Annuities, 911 1 ; Exchequer Bills o p c,187:' 100 108 110 - Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 112 114 appear fiat at 4s. dis. to par; Bank Stock is 2331 --__ I Do. 18V4, 100 113 115 234 ; and business has taken place in India 5 per -!Ceylon , o. an iV iz ov j . l u , l lB, Ig9el. 10 00 0 , 1 1 1 g ;1 1 7 5 Cents. at 1081 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents. at 1064, - il iN tt Ta a t u a tua y s 6 per cent .. 100 110 112 . p.o. p o e a r .,t cr o t.. 1 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 1 1 g Increased symptoms of depression have prevailed -- le..eataov. 6 in the Foreign Market, and a further decided de- 5p :.,18 ~ 100 1021 103 1 -- Ntiv66ltlc:AP4 & Om. 100 cline has taken place in prices, consequent upon ....- I Do. I d i c ) ) . ca, Ito 1-,i( 100 103 104' 1034 the unsettled condition of political affairs Turkish 2 New Zeal'and 1313 ° cent 1:g I° ll2 10 1 5 1 i 112 6 per Cents., 1862, a re 701 ; 71/ ; ditto Consolides, - No s T e a r T i c n o e, tia l ( B .4 7 o s v. 6p. c 100 108 109 109 8 494 -'1; Mexican, 3611 ; Greek, 351 I; ditto, C an . - t:luee u nslaidGcv.6 p. c lOO 1113 115 - Do. io pons, 161 i ; Spanish Passive, 33* 34; ditto Cer- - IvatioN=M igg i tig 11 tificates, 121; Italian, 72 1; Egyptian, 1001 101 ; 6 p.o. Ao.etOct.. 100 1111 1111 1111 4 Portuguese, 491 1, ; the New Venezuelan Loan, 11 BRIiISH 1111 - NES. - to 1 dis. ; and the Confederate Loan, 2to 1 dis. 2 Cambrian Conaol. Gold 1 4 id . The operations in the Railway Share Market - Devoni d u A c m o a n l ,, g Amalgamated.. (Taoist.;ad., - 1 15 24 .5 2 4 g have been of a very restricted character, and prices - 1 iLas s i t . 18ti o s g s:t u t(8 0 1 7 gat.. 30 774 824 804 1 generally have exhibited a downward movement. - East ~; ,sradon ..... ..! c . l : i '21?f . .,' 2 4 61 2y 261 71 Caledonian, Great Eastern,. North Western, and ....: EastPl W ' l a l r t u us ß se r l7Pa v i stk.! 8 1 1 . 6 F i 24 Midland, have each declined about ss. ; and North - ,• i. Wheal Vor ate u l s et . o . n .. ) 40 - IT'rematiotutztaiwen.) '.l" 8 68 7 11 17s 44 5 Eastern (Berwick), 10s. - 'Grenville . The Foreign and Colonial lines have also bee n at - i ilerorPs-Foot 6.16 6 041 i 6l 8.1'). 4s slightly reduced quotations. Bahia and San Fran- -_ I ii,an4BtaZowas 4.17.0 24 3 else° realise 201; East Indian have declined to 110; - Margaret (Cny Lelart 2 ; ° ii 6 34 h - Alarke Valley.. Great Indian Peninsula, to 110 . 4 lr y nd y Iron O ro (Lim ) 24 11 - t d S Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re main inactive. - 1%,i,:,. c o w r4 e lto u rv n tis London and Westminster realise 801 ; Alliance of _. N;.Wh'i Basset (111o 4 an '1.4.0 11 London and Liverpool, 34-a ; Crystal Palace Stock, --- gr rt & W n s h of:( l ,,e ( i.l 3 3 l l t n Y ze . y . , .t..,° 4 V 361. Peninsula and Oriental Steam have declined 20 - i i 6 : o r o ogdj a n r c a e c i o U n nVAn e t. 10.0.7 12 44 to 77*. International Financial Shares are voted - is. Carn Brea (Illogana r 5. 1 1 1 5.61 4Z53/4 415 - 1 -:.Whealleran.(lllOgsrl 16.1 .9 75 80 sto s*. prem. ; London Fina ncial ditto, 1*- "ii iStray Park 1 28.9. 36 38 ..... e rrn m go S i ilv.,lt Lead Min. 44 a 20 2 g I prem. ; General Credit ditto, 11 1* prem., and Egyptian Trading Co. li to l i p rem. - - West Ba t sset (Illogan) l4 1213 1 W C radon (Liskeard) 5 24 26 --- - West Seton BRITISH FUNDS_ CLOSING PRICES. - Wheal Basset (Mogan' 5 674 724 Bank Stock 232i 4 - W heal B u ll er (Redruth; 5 50 60 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) i 2.0.6 - --- 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities - WhealLud ott ,2.10.8 31 41 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 911 aaaa , - Wheal MaryAnn(Men.)l 8 14 id Nev. 3 per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities - 'Wheal Union I 3.17 31 4 BRITISH FUNDS --CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 232i 4 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Nev, 3 per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities In dia Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOB/ i 8 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Bonds £l.OOO Ditto under £l,OOO lO 14 pm Consols for Account, July 9 March June Exchequer Bills, 'AI,OOO 2} per Cent... 3 dis par 4 dis Ditto £5OO 4 3 dis Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 Knish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ilgyptian 7 pei Cent lOOl 1 100/ Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 36 51 I 1, I Ditto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 80 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 36k 7 61 i 1 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada _ - Ditto Deferred Perivign 4i per Cent. - itto 41 per Cent. 1862. - Di. _ p i Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. Ditto Account 491 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 941 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 59 Ditto 5 per Cent.. 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account...... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account ............... :"Ditto Passive ........ • ... • ... Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account . • ........ 12 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 .............. Ditto Account .... 92 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .............. 70 I Litt() Account 7O I 691 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd 1 i pm Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 25 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account s7} i Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 franc s Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 9li 2 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sold about 5,000 b.les. No change. Import, 4,760; previously, 27,117. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116/ Great We'tern, Chester gua. stock, 77 Midland, Leicester and Llitchin 4 per ct.,-96 South Wales, gua. 4/ per cent., 101 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead, 90 Chester and Holyhead, 57i Hull .nd Selby, 1121 North Western, 17 * Royston, Hitch., and Shep., 138 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and Sail Francisco (limo gua. 7 per cent., 204 Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Dutch Rhenish, 17i Great Luxembourg, 45 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidln), 12} FOREIGN MINES. Capula Silver, ;'Limited), Cobre Copper, 284 8 4 6 5 (Jim.), 24 Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lint), I St. John del Rey (lim.), 565 Yudananiutana of S. Australia (Jim.), 3 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lira.), 314 5 Australasia, 76 55 Bank of Egypt, 2i Bank of Queensland (11m), Si Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 114 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 284 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 231 Imperial Bank (lien.), 22 1 Imperial Ottoman. 181 London and Brazilian 414 1 London and Colonial airno, 44 London and County, 45k k London Joint Stock, 37i London and Northern (Lim.), 9 11 London and South African, 24 London and Westminster, 804 80 National of Liverpool, limited, 9 Oriental Bank Corporation. 564 7 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. 1, 24 Standard of British South Africa (lim), 174 Union of Australia, 5i Union of London, 36 MISCELLANEOUS, Berlin Water Works, lim., 81 Cry stal Paine, 364 International Financial Society, Rm., 74 1 7 1 Joint • stock Discount, 4 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 5 4i Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 774 Ditto, new, 48 71 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Ern., 274 Royal 31.11 Steam. 644 5 S. African Irritation Investment (lim.), 45 Van Diemen's Laud. 14 Baron Charles Dupin has just addressed a letter to the Mayor of Algiers, expressing his satisfaction at the report recently presented by that functionary to the municipal council of Algiers, on the improvements effected in that city. The baron compliments the mayer on the works already executed, and encourages him to proceed in erecting weful public buildings, and in his efforts for ex tending popular educa‘ ion, as the surest means of promot ing the permanent prosperity of the city and of the whole colony, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1863. • 4 0. 11 _ 1 2&_ 1 4 VE'Ay ,a 4 44 61111 „ • HER MAJESTY WINDSOR• CASTLE, June 24. The Queen, accompanied by the Queen of Prussia, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helene, at tended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Lient. Colonel Hon. D. De Ros, visited the Duke and Duchess of Aumale at Twickenham, and went afterwards to London. The Queen of Prussia, attended by the Countess Scnulenbourg, Countess Schwerin, and Count de Boos, weni to London this morning. Lord Camoys and the Hon. Mortimer West have succeeded Lord Methuen and Sir W. Hoste, as Lord and Groom in Waiting. Her Majesty the Queen of Prussia visited their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess Mary of Cambridge yesterday, at the residence of the royal duchess in St- James's Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, rode on horseback yesterday morning. The Princess of WE.les honoured Mr. Gibson with a sitting for her bust. The Prince and Princess of Wales went in the afternoon to Slough, to be present at the opening of the British Orphan Asylum. Their royal highnesses were attended by Countess de Grey, Earl Spencer, the Bari of Mount-Edgcumbe, Lieut.-General Knollys, and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel. The prince and princess travelled from town by a special train on the Great Western Railway, and returned to Paddington after the inauguration of the new asylum by a special train. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, attended by the Countess de Giey and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, honoured the Earl and. Countess of Derby with their company at dinner, at their residence in St. James's square, last evening. Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Earl and Countess of Derby. Following immediately on the visit paid by the Prance and Princess of Wales to the Duke and Duchess of Buecleuch, their royal highnesses yester day evening honoured the Earl and Countess of Derby with their presence at a grand dinner and ball, given in honour of the prince and princess by the noble earl and countess at their mansion in St. James's-square. Their royalhighnesses, who were accompanied by the Countess de Grey and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, arrived shortly after eight o'clock, and were met on alighting from their carriage by the Earl of Derby, when the noble earl conducted their royal high nesses to the apartment in which the guests invited to meet them had assembled. The band of the Gre nadier Guards played the National Anthem on the arrival of the prince and princess. The party invited to meet the prince and princess comprised the Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Hamilton, the Duke of St. Albans, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, the Earl and Countess of Malmesbary, the Hon. Colonel and Lady Emma Tall:ot, and the Hon. F. Stanley. The tables and sideboards presented a handsome display of ornamental plate, principally the gold cups and racing prizes won by the present earl and his grandfather. In the centre of the dining table, conspicuously prominent, was the magnificent gold candelabrum presented to the 12th Earl of Derby, grandfather of the present peer, by the deputy • lieutenants of Lancashire on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his lord-lieutenancy of the county. During the dinner the military band in an ad joining room performed a varied selection of music. Later in the evening the Countess of Derby had a dance, at which a very select circle, not exceeding 150 members of the aristocracy, ware present. The company who had the honour to be invited to the evening party were shown to the drawing. room at the end of the suite of saloons. The north drawing-room, the most spacious apart ment in the suite, was arranged for dancing, Messrs. Coote and Tinney's band being engaged. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan. and Captain P. Cast, came early. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and his Royal Highness the Count de Paris were among her ladyship's visitors after dinner. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe *Weimar were also among the company. The following is the programme of the dance music played on the occasion :- 1. Quadrille 2. Valse 3. Quadrille 4. Valse Pfingst Rosen. 5. Quadrille 6. Valse Faust. 7. Lancers Coote. 8. Valse Alexandra. 9 Quadrille 10. Valse Die Graffenberger. 11. Quadrille 12. Galop.. The Shakespere Monument Question, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Seeing by the advertisements that there are two or three committees for raising monuments to Shakespere, I cannot help thinking that those gentlemen would do a greater public service by attempting to raise the living re representatives of the poet to a better position than they occupy at present. This they should do, rather than squan der a large sum of money on two or three inanimate stone representatives, which are not wanted, because there is a very good one in Westminster Abbey, another in the British Museum, both by Roubiline, and a third on the top of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, where it is about as inappro priate as a guard of honour to a twopenny omnibus, although, in one sense, it is indicative of the taste of the times, as it suggests to the ima ginative inhabitants of Vinegar-yard the idea of the British Public having turned him out of the house to abide the pelting of the pitiless storm in Brydges-street. 'Well, next cornea the question—How can the living representa tives be aided and the drama encouraged ? Let us ee3. Of course, there must be a committee; and, as Mr. Macready is president of one of the Statue Committees, perhaps he would not object to identify himself with one for the benefit of his professional brethren. Well, could a theatre devoted to the legitimate drama be partially supported by subscrip • tion as the operas are ? The pulse of the public should be felt on the subject, and I am inclined to think that the liberal and enlightened nobility of England, with the young Prince and Princess of Wales at their head, would gladly foster any well-developed plan calculated to uphold the dramatic literature of the country, and elevate the character of the British stage.—l have the honour to be. your obe dient servant, GEORGE ELLIN. June, 1863, STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—Messrs. Caird and Co. have received an order from the West India Royal Mail Steamship Company for a screw of 2,434 tons burden and 500-horse power. The machinery will embrace surface condensation, superheated steam, and a steel shaft by Krupp, of Essen. The steamer will be modelled generally after the America, lately fitted by Messrs. Caird and Co. Satisfactory trial trips have been made by the Lord Gough, built for the Dublin trade by Messrs. Caird and Co., and the Mary Anne recently launched by Messrs. Connell and Co. The Mary Anne proved herself the fastest boat, having run the lights in 49m., thus attaining a speed of 19 miles per hour. She has been purchased at a high price by the Government of the Confederates States of America, and will leave the Clyde shortly in the wake of two other steamers which proceeded to Nassau last week. Agents of the Confederates have also been in nego tiation for the swift steamer, Rothesay Castle, but no defi nitive contract is yet known to have been concluded on the Dumbarton,plaedin: builthas lfaorunthcheedNeawn s ironu subject. e paddlect . Al n r. A. the enn am City of Zealand c oas ti ng t ra de; she is 463 tons burd en , an d i s to be fitted by M essrs . D enn y an d Cs. with engin es o f 100- Benny of horse power. Messrs. Scott and Son, of Cartsdyke, have launched the Washington, a fine steamer, of 3,250 tons, builders' measurement, constructed for the Compagnie Generale Traneatlantique. The Washington is 3461tiong from bow to stern (her bow being a perpendicular one), and her breadth of beam 44ft., while ehe has 31ft. depth of hold. She is now being fitted with engines of 850-horse power nominal, the diameter of her cylinders being 94in. Great things are expected of this fine vessel. The Washington is intended to ply leetween Havre and New York, being one of a fleet of eleven steamers now building for the same company —seven of the 11 are in course of construc tion by M( ssrs, Scott and Co., who have several of them on hand in France, and two others at their works at Cartsdyke. Each of the boilers and sole plates will weigh 61 tons, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES, JUNE 24. Licensed Victuallers' Handicap, for 2-yr.olds and upwards, with 50 added by the Licensed Victuallers of Newcastle and district. Three-quarters of a mile. 27 subs. Mr. Scott na. Mountain Buck, 3 yrs, Est Mb (Goodall) 1 Mr. Jaques's Entremet, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Noble) 2 Mr. Donald na. Rosebud, 3 yrs, 6st 71b.. (J. Grimshaw) 3 Lord Zetland's Deerfoot, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Carroll) 4 Also ran Lady Louisa, Fairy King, and Recluse. Betting-3 to 1 each agst Lady Louisa and Entremet, 9 to 2 agst Rosebud, and 6 to 1 agst Mountain Buck. Won by a neck. Two lengths between the second and third ; a bad fourth. The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added from the .Grand Stand, for 2-yr-olds and 3-yr-olds ; 2-yr-olds, 6:4 121 b; 3-yr-olds, Sat 12Ib ; f and g allowed 3,b ; the winner of the Tyro or the North Derby, or any other stake before starting value 260 sovs to carry 41b extra. The winner to pay 5 guineas towards expenses. The second to sav3 his stake. T.Y.C. 16 subs, Mr. W. Hatt's Erin• go-Bragh, 3 yrs (Clements) . 1 Mr. John Osborne's Lady of Coverham, 2 yrs (Whiteley) 2 Captain Gray's Windham, 2 yrs (Masson) 3 Mr. Joseph Dent's Mantalini, 2 '.‘ rs (Dixon) 4 Mr. Ridley na. Eola 2 yrs (Lawrence) 5 Mr. John Osborne's The Cure c, 2 yrs (Carroll) 6 Betting-11 to 10 on Erin-go-bragh, 5 to 2 agst Lady of Coverham, and 5 to 1 agst Windham. Won by a I , ngth. The same distance between the second and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth. The Northumberland Plate of 200 sovs, added to a Handi cap Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10ft, and only 5 if declared, ice., for 3-yr-olds and upwards. The second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; and a third to save his stake. The winner to pay 25 guineas towards expenses. Two miles. 52 subs, 15 of whom declared, and three did not name. Mr. W. I'ALson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (Challoner) 1 Lord Zetland's Carbineer, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Edwards) 2 Mr. J. Brodie's Lothian's King, syrs, 7st 31b (Whiteley) 3 Col. Townley's Doefoot, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (Harrison) 4 The following also ran :—Oidminster, Brilliant, Stanton, Polynesia, The Pilot, Weatherwise, Prologue, Trust, Alice, King Charming, and Prairie Flower. Betting-7 to 2 each agst Polynesia and Stanton, sto 1 agst Caller Ou, 7 to 1 agst Carbineer, 12 to 1 each agst Doe foot and King Charming, 20 to 1 agst Brilliant, 25 to 1 agst Lothian's King, and 33 to 1 agst any other. Prologue • cut out the work to the three• quarter mile post, where Carbineer took up the running. At the half distance he was reached by Caller Ou, who won cleverly by a head, a head between the second and third, a bad fourth, Poly nesia was fifth. From the result of the race, it will be seen that the decision of the judge and the prophecy of " A Fresh Man," in The Sun, very nearly agree ; as oar correspondent actually named the first three horses in the race, a circumstance never known to have been done in a large handicap by any prophet before. An instance nearly similar occurred with a celebrated sporting nobleman (was it not Lord George Bentinck ?) who, for a very large bet, undertook to place every horse as they passed the post. When the race was over it was found that the noble lord had won, as the horse he named came in first, the rest of the field being distanced. The following appeared iu The Sun of Monday, June 15 :-- " Although the • Northutxtberland Plate stands for deci sion next week, no demonstration of any importance has yet been made in favour of any of the horses engaged, as much as 10 to 1 being still offered on the field. At present I can see nothing with more formidable pretensions to carry off this rich stake than the three top weights, namely, Carbineer, Caller Ou, and Adventurer, giving the prefer ence to the former, as I cannot forget his gallant struggle with Tim Whiffler in the Gold Vase at Ascot last year, where Tim' only beat Carbineer by a short head." And again in his final - notes on Tuesday last, after discarding the claims of. Polynesia and Stanton, the two first favourites, he concluded his letter as follows : If I place them in the following order I think I shall not be far from the mark : CARBINEER 1 CALLER OU LOTHIAN'S KING Thus following up the great hit he also made on The Derby, when he pieced three out of the first four, as well as naming the winner of The Oaks. The Commercial Visitors' Stake of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 25 added by the commercial visitors frequenting New castle and their friends; the second to save his stake; 2- yr-olds ist 101 b, 3-yr-olds 9st 21b, 4-yr-olds 9st 10Ib, 5 , yr-olds lOst, 6-yr-olds and aged lOst 21b. C.Y.C. Six subs. Mr. Cunningbam's Patrick, 4 yrs (L 25) .... (Snowden) 1 Mr. Fobert's Lachesis, 4 )rs (£6O) (Doyle) 2 Mr. Miller's Annabelle, 5 yrs (i 25) ..... (Whiteley) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Lachesis, and 2to 1 eget Patrick. Won by a head ; half a length between the second and third. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; 3-yr- olds 7st 111 b, 4- yr-olds Oat 71b, 5-yr-olds lOst 11b, 6-yr-olds and aged lOst 31b. Three miles. Mayor of Gateshead na Joey Jones, 5 yrs.... (Snowden) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Comet, 3 yrs Lord Zetland's Montrose, 6 yrs (Edwards) 3 Betting—Even on Comet, and 5 to 2 agst Joey Jones and Montrose. CHELMSFORD MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The County Members' Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya, for all ages ; winners extra. Half a mile. 12 subs. Mr. Fleming's Lady Fanny, 3 yrs, Est 121 b.... (Hunter) I Mr. H. Marsh's Measure for Measure, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Hulme) 2 Mr. Flutter's Mrs. Somerville, 3 yrs, 75t.... (T. French) 3 Mr. John Daley's Santhal, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Sadgrove) 4 Mr. Barke-'s Fairy, 2 yrs, Set 71b (Barry) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agat Lady Fanny, sto 2 agst Measure for Measure, 3 to 1 agst Mrs. Somerville, 4 to 1 agst Santhal. Won in a canter by a length; three lengths separated the second and third; the others were beaten cff. The Maldon Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for all ages ; winners extra ; selling allowances. Half a mile. 4 subs. Mr. George Angell's Cadiz, 3 yrs (£4O), 7st 91b (Perry) 1 Mr. Reeves's Miss Herbert, 2 yrs (i 10), sst 71b (J. Smith) 2 Mr. Burton's Peony, 2 yrs (X4O), sst 71b (J. Barry) 3 Betting-5 and 6tol on Cadiz, who made the running throughout, and won in a canter by two lengths. Peony was beaten some distance. The winner was purchased by Mr. Fleming for 140 guineas. The Selling Handicap of 5 says each, with 50 added, for all ages. The winner to be sold for 500 soya, if demanded, &c. Half a mile. 12 subs. Mr. Cherry's Disappointment, 4 yrs, Sst (H. Grimshaw)tl Mr. H. Marsh's Measure for Measure, 2 yrs, sst 71b (S. Mordan)t2 Mr. Hodgman's Confederate, 2 yrs, 6st 7lb ....(Morris)t3 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Summerside, 3 yrs, Bst (G. Fordham) 4 Mr. Geo. Angell's Vigil, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (Perry) 5 The following also ran :—Lapidist, Dolphin, and Me lissa. Betting- - 6 to 4on Summerside, sto 1 agst Vigil, 10 to 1 each agst Lapidist and Disappointment. Confederate, Measure for Measure, and Disappointment ran home locked together and finished a dead heat. Only a head separated Summersida from the trio, and Vigil was only beaten a neck from Mr. Ten Broeck's filly. Deciding. Heat.-5 to 4on Disappointment, 4to 1 each agat the other two. Won by a length; two lengths between second and third. The Essex Stakes, a free handicap of 15 sovs each, 5 ft., with 260 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winners extra. About 7 furlongs, straight course. 15 subs. Mr. W. Robertson's Nebula, 3 yrs, Est 81b.. (F. Crouch) 1 Mr. Reeves's Necklace, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Zenker) 2 Mr. C. Booth's Invasion, 3 yrs, Est 21b (A. Woodhouse) 3 Mr, S. Thellusson's Symphony, 3 yrs, Est 51b(S.Mordan) 4 The following also ran :—Drummer Boy, Rapture, Certi ficate, Summerside, and Lucretia. Betting..-2 to 1 eget Nebula, 7to 2 agst Lucretia, 4to 1 agst Summerside, 7 to 1 agst Certificate, 10 to leach Rap ture and Symphony. Won by two lengths. Four lengths separated the second and third, and half a length divided the third and fourth. Drummer Boy was fifth, Summerside sixth, Lucretia seventh, and neither Rapture nor Certificate passed the post. The Maiden Two-year old Plate of 50 sovs, for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst Sib. Winner to be sold for b 0 sovs, if demanded, &c. Half a mile. 5 soya. Mr. Rayner's Wee Aggie, Bst 51b (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Reeves's Miss Herbert, Bst 51b Mr. Hodgman's St. Rosalie filly, Bst 51b (D Hughes) 3 Mr. Ten Broeck's Demon, Bst 10Ib (Fordham) 4 Norman weighed for Fairy, and the number was hoisted ; but the filly having thrown a plate, did not go to the post. Betting-5 to 4on Wee Aggie. Won by three-quarters of a length. A head between the second and third, and half a length between third and fourth. The winner was bought in for 110 guineas. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-yr-olds and up wards. Two miles an d a half. 10 subs, Mr. S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 5 yrs, lOst or 1 Lord W. Powlett' s Pa s te, 5 y r s, lO s t (G.F (S. R dham ogers) 2 Mr. G. Bryan's Millionaire, 6 yrs, lOst 21b (J, Gloater) 3 Mr. Goddard's Petersham, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (J, Nightingall) 4 Mr. Robertson's Dunkeld, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b.„ (J. Brewtey) 5 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Bally Edmond and Paste, 9to 4 agst Millionaire, and 20 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length; Millionaire was beaten three lengths from the second, and a similar distance divided the third and fourth. The Town Plate Handicap of 50 soya, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. About 7 furlongs. Mr. H. Marsh's Consternation, 4 -yrs, Bst 91b (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Payne's Trap, 8 yrs, 6st - 101b ..(A. Woodhouse) 2 Mr. Daley's Sauthal, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Sadgrove) 3 The following also ran :—Waterwitch, Lady Derby, and Keane. Betting-6 to 5 agat Trap, 4to I agst Waterwitch, sto 1 agat Keane, 6 to 1 agst Consternation. Won by two leng the; three lengths between second and third. LAW INTELLIGENCE--This Day, COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) RIDGWAY V. ABINGDON AND °TILERS-WEDGWOOD INTERVENING. The hearing of evidence in this case (the opening of which will be found in another part of The Sun) was re sumed this morning. Mr. P. Smith was called to give evidence as to the capa city of deceased to make a will, and was of opinion that he was quite capable of doing so when the instrument was executed. Mrs. Ledbet ter, the nurse who attended to the testator up to the time of his death, said that Mr. Mayer always ap peared to be quite collected. He took food up to the hour of his death. She gave him milk and water, with bread crumbs in it. She had seen the servants give him a spoon ful of sherry in some water. The doctor who attended him always mixed the wine betore he left him for the night. The night before his death Mr. -k. , ingdon was with Mr. Mayer, who was then suffering great pain, and young Mr. Abingdon went to the druggist to get something . from him to allay it. The pain was very uncertain in its attacks. Mr. Mayer did not appear near his death on the day he died. He was very ill, but death was not expected that day. About two months before his death he was very much concerned about a nest of throstles (thrushes) which he had in his garden. He regretted the loss very much, and Mr. Wedg wood brought two old ones, which were put in a cage and placed near the place the nest used to be. She did not notice more particularly that the day before his death a large number of letters were lying on his table unopened. Ann Faire said she lived in Mr. Mayer's service for 11 years before his death. She recollected the last witness coming to wait on him. She saw air. Mayer frequently before his death, and he always appeared quite right in his mind. By Mr. Chambers—She gave him his food. He got worse and worse, and died on a Thursday. He was very bad a week before his death. She did not recollect seeing old Mr. Abingdon there at that time. He never went into Mr. Mayer's bedroom without he was invited up. Mr. Abingdon called frequently, and appeared very anxious about Mr. Mayer a week before his death. Mr. A stle called once and saw Mr. Mayer. On the Tuesday before his death, Mr. Mayer sent for Mr. Abingdon, junior, and he slept in the house until he (Mr. Mayer) died. She had never told any persons when they called that Mr. Mayer was not in a state to do business. He was able to do writing business. She had seen him write before his death, but he was not propped up with pil lows. He was not able to attend to business a week before his death. She did not know that during that time he was attending to business, because she left the room, By the Judge --Weakness of body prevented him doing any business. He perfectly understood everything that passed, Win. Chester, gardener to the testator, said he always went of a morning to his master's bedroom to receive orders, Up to the day before his death Mr. Mayer gave him direc tions the same as usual, and always appeared to understand everything he said. The case is not expected to conclude today. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) A CITY MERCHANT SUED BY A RAILWAY COMPANY FOS 25. BD.-SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY Y. FLA TEAU. This was an action to recover 2s. 10d. under circum stances of considerable importance to persons receiving re turned goods. It appeared that defendant sent a parcel of boots to a customer in Maidstone named Marchmont, and Marchmont, after examining them, refused to accept them from the plaintiff, but returned them to defendant. The goods were taken to defendant's warehouse, and he, after the delivery, refused to pay more than ls. 6d., the carriage from Maidstone. Defendant pointed out to-day that the sum in dispute was but ls, 4d., but he did not see why he should be called upon to this, because it was not his debt. Mr. March mont had opened the package, or he could not have told whether the goods were equal to the sample. If Mr, Marchmont chose to open the package, it was clear he was liable to pay the carriage. _ _ _ A person who appeared for the company said that the consignee at M aidstone refused to receive the goods, and directed the company to take them back to defendant. The company's carrier told defendant that there was carriage to pay, and defendant said he would pay it. His Honour—The company have a lien upon the goods, and they are entitled to hold them until they are satisfied. You (defendant) have received the parcel with all its liabi- lities, and if you have any claim for the Is. 4d. it is rather against your customer at Maidstone than plaintiffs, who are entitled to a verdict, with costs. Verdict for plaintiffs. Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. The half-yearly award of commissions and dis tribation of prizes to tbe gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy, by the Duke of Cambridge (in accordance with previous examination by the Council of Military Education), took place yester day afternoon in the Gymnasium at the rear of the institution, in the presence of a large number of military officers, professors, and masters of the academy, and relatives and friends of the students. The several classes of cadets assembled on the lawn fronting the building at half-past two o'clock, with the Royal Artillery band, and carried out a series of manual and platoon exercises in a highly credi table manner. At half-past three a salute from a battery of artillery announced the arrival of his royal highness and his staff. The line of gentlemen cadets having been inspected front and rear, they marched past at slow and quick time, and subsequently carried out various evolutions. The cadets then marched in companies to the Gymnasium, and formed into square near the table which contained the numerous prizes for presentation. The pro ceedings commenced by Major. General Hamilton reading the report of the Council of Military Edu cation, which stated that of 44 cadets of the first class, 42 had been found qualified for commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. 12 commissions in the Royal Engineers had been an nounced ; the 12 senior cadets en the list having elected for that service, the remainder were recom mended for commissions in the Royal Artillery. In the first class, the examiner in fortifications, field works, and bridges, considered the result very satisfactory, every one of the cadets having obtained a higher credit than half the total num ber in the minimum course, and the nature of the answers showed that the subjects had been carefully studied. The examiner in chemistry reported the results to be on the whole satisfactory. In the second class, the progress in German and other subjects of study had been satisfactory. In the third class, the progress had also been very satisfactory. In Hindostani, the grammatical questions had been fairly answered, and considerable progress had been mede in draw ing. Col. Yorke, R.E., then read a report from Major-Gen. Sandham, Lieutenant-Governor of the Acadmy, which stated that the whole of the first class, who had just been under examination, were fully qualified for commissions, as regards conduct, discipline, and proficiency in military exercises. The number of marks gained by each cadet for for tifications, mathematics, and other branches of study, as certified by the Council of Military Education, were then read over, and the following successful candidates were called to the front by his royal highness, and informed that they would receive commissions, as under (the numbers given being the marks gained by each):- For the Royal Engineers-1. Herbert P, Knocker, 23,878. 2. Henry P. Lee, 23,419 3. Charles Birkbeck, 23,037. 4. John N. Manwaring, 32,240. 5. Killiuworth R. Tedd, 21,945. 6. Francis Q. Edmondes, 21,608. 7, William F. Spaight, 21,618. 8. William S. S. Bisset, 21,464. 9. William H. Coaker, 21,178. 10. Fleetwood T. Edwards, 21,152. 11. Herbert H. Whatley, 20,920. 12. Harry C. Fox, 20,735. For the Royal Artillery-1. SissoniC. Pratt, 20,571. 2. William H.' F. Sorrell, 20,416. 3. Francis Brinkley, 19,782. 4. Alexander W. Ferrier, 19,718. 5. Samuel S. Bomford, 19,580. 6. Francis L. Graves, 19,507. 7. Gilbert S. Parry, 19,402. 8. Francis W. J. Barker, 19.307. 9, Henry J. Rawle, 18,488. 10. Charles A. Empsom, 18,461. 11. Edwin H. H. Collen, 18,277. !2. George F. D. Sutton, 18,201. 13. William F. de H. Curtis, 18,056. 14. Harry E. Dolphin, 17,950. 15. Henry A. Graves, 17,922. 16. Robert L. Price, 17,886. 17. Henry A. Denny, 17,653. 18. Francis F. Ditmas, 17,342. 19. Harrison R. L. Morgan, 17,282. 20. Arthur A. Saunders, 17,117. 21. Richard Corbett, 17,062. 22. Arthur J. Pearson, 16,947. 23. Richard T. Roberts, 16,390. 24. John W. Buckle, 15,995. 25. William Bucke, 15,831. 26. William V. Gregory, 15,64.6. 27. Charles S. Graham, 15,160. 28, William Taylor, 14,600. 29. George Will, 13,401. 30. George Plunkett, 13,296. His Royal Highness, who was surrounded by a brilliant staf f of field of f ic ers, then proceeded to address the cadets in appropriate terms. His Royal Highness afterwards distributed the fol lowing prizes :-To Mr. Edmondes, for exemplary conduct, a regulation sword. Mr. Knocker, for exemplary conduct,.the Poliocli medal, founded by the inhabitants of Calcutta ; and for topography, a pocket sextant. Mr: Spaight, for artillery, a double telescope, and for topography, a case of instruments. Mr. Kirkwood, for topography, a prismatic compass. Mr. Macdonald, for maths triatici, a pocket sextant. Mr. Menzio, for mathe. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 21st state that a service to commemorate the anniversary of the elevation of Pius IX. to the Pontifical throne was celebrated the day before at the Italian Church, in presence of their Majesties, the Pipal Nuncio, a great portion of the diplo matic body, and many persons of distinction. A Madrid letter says :—" Marshal O'Donnell, Duke de Tetuan has returned from his estate of Somas-Agin-Is. He will leave again in a few days on a tour in France, Belgium, and Germany, and will not return to Madrid until the opening of the Legislative Chambers." matics, a pocket sextant, and for practical geo metry, a prismatic compass. Mr. Chadwick, for practical geometry, a pocket compass. Mr. Georges, for landscape drawing, Penley's water colours. Mr. Burke, for fortifications, an aneroid barometer, Mr, Fox, for second fortifications, a pocket sextant. Mr. Bissett, for chemistry, a micro scope. Mr. Anneeley, for geology, and Mr. Lee, for natural philosophy, microscopes. Mr. Whatley, for practical mechanics, a portable microscope. Mr. Mascall, for fortifications, ditto. Prizes, consisting of valuable books, were also awarded to Messrs. Vaughan, Jones, and Corbett. His royal Highness and staff subsequently witnessed a series of gym nastic exercises by the gentlemen cadets, and left the inbtitution at half-past fire o'clock, the cadets firing a royal salute from the guns of their miniature battery. His royal highness and staff then pro ceeded to the messroom of the Royal Artillery Bar racks, where a banquet was provided, covers being laid for 100 guests. SECOND EDITION. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. HAMPSTEAD HEATH. Lord E BURY presented a petition from the Metropolitan Board of Works, praying their lordshlps not to give their assent to the 21st clause of the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act Amendment Bill, by which a power would be given to certa;n persons to enclose and build on Hampstead Heath. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Elginshire and Nairnshire Roads, and the Water- Word and Passage and Ferry Bills were read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The Ashbourne, Sudbury, and Yoxall Bridge—Colling • wood Road, and the Cork and Youghall Railway Bills were read a third time and passed. THE CASE OF CAPT. WHITE. In reply to the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, Earl RUSSELL stated that the papers in reference to case were not yet ready. MILFORD DOCK BILL. This bill was placed on the paper for a third reading, but in consequence of some objections having been made it was not proceeded with. The Earl of CARNARVON wished to know the reason for not proceeding with the measure, and also why the Ad miralty had withdrawn their opposition to the bill which they had opposed some years ago. The Duke of SOMERSET said the measure was opposed in the first instance because it would interfere very largely with the tidal water, and also because ships proceeding to the dock would anchor in a channel which would prove a great obstruction to Pembroke Dockyard. It had been ascer tained that the bill now before Parliament would not affect the tidal water to the same extent as the former one, and as a clause had been inserted which would limit the anchorage of ships in the channel he had before alluded to one tide, the Admiralty considered their objections had in a great measure been removed, and as the docks would prove a great public ad%antage, they had no objection to the bill being read a third time. Lord REDESDALE said the bill had been placed for a third reading in the ordinary manner as an unopposed bill, but as it was found there were objections to it, it had been removed. He would take care that noble lords should have due notice when the bill was set down for a third reading. The subject then dropped. SUITORS' CONCILIATION BILL. Lord BROUGH AM said he should postpone pressing for a second reading of this bill until Tuesday next.; WAYWARDEN'S CONTRACTS BILL. Lord REDESDALE moved the second reading of this bill. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said the bill was en tirely unnecessary, because the matter had already been dealt with by previous legislation. This bill was read a second time. LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the house went into committee on this bill. Lord CHELMSFORD moved an addition to one of the clauses, which, in effect, gave Sir T. M. Wilson the power to apply to the Court of Qhancery for permission to build on certain portions of his estate. Lord EBURY said he had just presented a petition from the Board of Works against such a provision as was sought to be introduced into the bill by the noble lordd's addition. He thought it would certainly interfere with the passing of the measure, as the House of Commons only last evening rejected a bill which had been introauced for about the sixth time, by which Sir Thomas Wilson would be en abled to apply to the Court of Chancery for permission to grant building leases on certain portions of his estate which he was not at liberty to do at present. The proviso of Lord Chelmsford was added to the bill. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : The Buckl6y Railway, the Launceston and South Devon Railway, and the Yarmouth Gas. CHINA. Lard NAAS gave notice that in consequence of the ab sence of the noble lord at the head of the Government, which they all deplored, he should not bring on his motion on China to-night. Sir G. GREY said the noble lord had requested him to express his regret at his unavoidable absence through in disposition.lie would therefore postpone his:motion on for tifications until Monday nest, and immediately after that was disposed of, would proceed•with the vote for the Ex hibition building. CHINESE INDEMNITY. Col. SYKES asked the Secretary of the Treasury how it is intended to appropriate the balance of nearly half a million of dollars of the first Chinese indemnity remaining in the Treasury, and whether any rejected claims will be reconsidered ? Mr, PEEL said no claims would be reopened with re gard to the half-million dollars. He imagined they were paid to meet the expenses of the army. BERNARD M'LAUGHLIN. Mr. HENNESSY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the attention of thelPoor •law Commissioners has been called to the conduct of the Board of Guardians of the Innishowen Union, in refusing to allow a sick .inmate of the workhouse, named Bernard M'Laughlin, half a pound of broad, which had been ordered by the medical ,officer as extra diet. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. Mr. DUNLOP asked the Lord Advocate whether it was the intention of the Government to issue a commission of inquiry into the state of education in Scotland, and whether if so, the putting of the Revised Code in operation in that part of the United Kingdom would be postponed until the result of such inquiry be reported ? MARY ANNE WALKLEY. Mr. DAMSON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Departmentwhether his attention had been drawn to the case of Mary Anne Walkley, decease:, and the word ing of the verdict delivered by the coroner's inquest em panneled to investigate the circumstances of her death ; and if it would not be desirable and humane to introduce legislation for the purposes of limiting and defining the hours of labour in millinery and other establishments where females are employed Sir G. GREY said his attention had been called to the subject. He could only repeat what he said the other night, that it would be impossible to establish a system of regis tration applicable to rooms in private houses. CONVICT PRISONS. Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the report of the directors of Irish convict prisons had not been laid upon the table of the house ? resen ted about a Sir G. GREY said the rep ort was p week ago, but he was not responsible for its distribution. He thought that rested with the officers of the house. THE MHO W COURT-MARTIAL. for War whether, subsequently to the memor Mr. CONINGHAM asked the Under SecretaisadruymofoSfttehtee •the Commander -in-Chief on t e ow e w h ; au : dteghteear taken tv e p pro court place-e the opinion of 18th December, a second memorandum o . r letter, embodying m ceedings, alleged by Pay court martial, had not be m en m i t s e s r u on his court martial, were submitte S e d m d ; ti l t a e o l s s t o t h o , General in England for his opinion, and whether that opi nion was obtained before the paymaster was gazetted out of the service ? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that no second memorandum had been opened. The second part of the question wasgivin .so . vague and inadequate that he should not b e T uc l h N a CK cou a r s k t - e m d a w r h t i e a t l a e r n t d h i e f r e no w t s w a h n e y t h p e r r e c i e t dentwa was jus tified in g. an answer to it. ON believed there was n 3 Marquisn E s u N s t t o officers ofH in A Rr India? N o T notf 01'2 The . holding -3 1 3 precedent. He did not think that there insulting to the Indian officers. would be anything Mr. DISRAELI of complainedthe expense that would be incurred. Sir DE L. EVANS recommended that the whole regi ment should be called home. A long discussion took place. An adjournment of the house having been moved for the purpose of making it an order. The motion was of course withdrawn. EDUCATION (IRELAND). Mr. COGAN asked the Vice-President of the corn' mittee of Privy Council, whether any corres p onde p oe had taken place between the Irish Government and the depart ment of Science and Art or the Treasury, on the pro.Posf.l abolition of the Museum of Irish Industry correspondence an opinion hostile to the so, whether in that corre e p o i n Dublin; proposed abolition of that institution had been expressed on the part of the Irish Executive ; and whether he would lay that correspondence upon the table of the house ? UNIVERSITIES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. STIRLING asked the Under Secretary of State for War if he would state the steps which must be taken by the universities 'of St. Andrew's and Aberdeen, in ordor that candidates for 'direct commissions, who have taken tke de gree of M.A. in these universities, may obtain the e:temp tion from examination under clause 4of the new ri3gula tions, which his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief has been pleased to grant to candidates who have taken similar degrees in the University of Edinburgh. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the universities had only to make official applications to the War-office to obtain the same privileges. POOR LAW. Mr. FERRAND asked the President of the Poor Law Board whethk r he had yet received the return of the num •ber of unemployed unmarried woven in the cotton fa ctory districts of Lancashire and Cheshire? Mr. VILLIEtiS said he had not yet been able to obtain such returns. THE BRAZILS. Mr. BRIGHT inquired wheth,r th,, Government. could lay the case submitted to the King of the Belgians cold his awed on the table. Mr. LAYARD said the award was only received 'wester day. It would be printed and laid on the table at once, RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr. DILLWYN this order was read and discharged. THE WELLINGTON CAR. On the order for going into supply, Mr. C. BENIINCK asked 'he First' Commissioner of Works to explain the circumstances under which the Wel lington funeral car, wicker work horses, trappings, &c., is exhibited to the public sixpence a head, 'by the vergers in St. Paul's Cathedral. Mr. COWPER said he believed that the vergers were allowed to take 6d. a head from persons going down i n t o the crypt. Whether the dean and chapter were right in allowing that he could not say. Persons could not go into the crypt without a verger, and there were no cathedral funds out of which those officials could be paid, Mr. OSBORNE said that if this was a work of great genius it would be a rare opportunity for the Brorepton boilers. ARMY AND MILITIA SERVICE. General PEEL rose to call attention to the expenses of this service. (LEFT SITTING.) Bank of England Return.---This Day. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. cap. 32, for the week ending on 'Wednesday, the 24th day cf_ June, 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. N otes issued .........X28.776.190 Government Debt X11,C15,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.631, ,, 00 Gold Coin & Bullion 14.126,19) Silver Bullion ...- L 28,776,490 £28,770,490 BANKING D oprietora' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in eluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commih missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- EFARTMZNT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,251,3:'5 Other Securities 21 , 408,064 I Notes Gold and Silver t 399628 Coin , counts) ___ 10,279,053 Other Deposits 13,809,996 Seven Day and other Bills 538,675 £42,348,5.7 M. 442,848,587 ARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. June 25, 1863.: FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —Thi s Day. NEWCASTLE RACES-THIS DAY. TYNE HANDICAP. Rubini Calabria Six ran. GOLD CUP. Dead heat with Comet and Calot gelding. ',Comet afterwards walked over, and the stakes were di vided in the following proportions :—Calot gelding receives thirteen-and-a-half parts and Comet ten. Seven ran. HUNT PLATE. - !: , TYP-7 . : Bandall Cragaman Twelve ran. SPECULATION PLATE. Teddy Betsy Copeland Six rau. CORPORATION PLATE. Lothians King Ripley Six ran. IPSWICH RACES.—THIS DAY. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. Dead heat with Deerfoot and Lady Derby. Lapidist An objection was laid against Deerfoot. The case was heard, and the race given to Lady Derby. WELTER CUP. Corroborator beat East Sheen. RACING STAKES. Sanita Fitz Ruyter Anemone:g Six ran. CHANTREY STAKES. Birthday f Br. to Canace Five ran. WELTER CIIP. Corroborator East Sheen QUEEN'S PLATE, Bally Edmond Oberon Millionaire Seven ran. SHRUBLAND PARK STAKES. Charybdis Miss Alice Seven ran. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. -e. THAMES. PLATE ROBBERY BY AN AREA SNEAIC.—ThOMA 6 Tier, a well-known thief, was brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with stealing four tablespoons, three dessert spoons, three forks, a pair of sugar-tongs, two saltspoons, and six teaspoons, all silver, and valued at about LlO, from the residence of Mr. Kiddill, a builder, of No. 11, Adding ton-road, Bow-road. On Monday last, between the hours of 11 and half-past one o'clock the kitchen of Mr. Kiddill's residence was entered in the temportry absence of the servant, and the plate above mentioned stolen from a cupboard. The kitchen window had been incautiously left open, and the thief had no difficulty in obtaining an entrance. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner who is a well known "area sneak," and another man of the same character, and whose pursuits are similar. The prisoner and his confederate were seen near Mr. Kiddill's house before the robbery, and the prisoner was seen coming away from the direction of the Addington-road. He was taken into custody yesterday afternoon in a place called Gloucester-gardens, Bethnal green. Police Sergeant Pullen, No. 10 K, a detective officer, said the prisoner was a well known was stated fo thief, and had been already convicted. ad it ld Two witnesseidentifiedthepr e iso d n e e n r s ; would that if he was remanded ocher evidence coming. Inspector Kerressey, h o heard of the rob ber y a few n be forth that minutes after it was committ ed, had sent police-constables in all directions in search of the thieves and the property, but their efforts were unsuccessful, and it is feared the plate has been melted down. The prisoner denied all participation in the robbery, an d said he was not in or near the Addington-road on M onduy last. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a Week. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, June 25.—Wind this day at noon—South westerly; moierate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTS:1101:TH, June 24 . — Arrived—HoImsdale, from Hamburg. PLYMOUTH, June 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Berk • shire, from Liverpool for St. Thomas. leaky. QUEENSTOWN, June 25.—Arrived —Edinburgh, screw steamer, from N ew Y ork. KINGROAD, June 23.—Arrived—Ostrich , from Bar- Woes. BERWICX, June 23.—Wind S.Vir.—Arrived—Eureka, from Buenos Ayres. SHIELDS, June 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bernard, from Huelva. CAILDIFF June 23.--Arrived—Marjolaine, from Bilboa. Sailed—Ferns, for Singapore; Esperance, for Panama; SUNDERLAND, June 24.—Wind cator, for Shanghai. BT ILIGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAYESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Endreght, from Woreum ; Erneet, from Riga; Her Majesty, from Kurrachee. Sailed —City of Hamburg, for Havre ; Aurora, steamer, f o r St. Peter sbur g; Sidne y Hall, steamer, for Lisbon ; MSoaurecbey, t oPosloZ for Melbourne ; Village Belle, for Halifax ; amer, for Melbourne. The greater part of the troops forming the gar rison of Paris being at a considerable distance from Vin cennes where the target shooting takes place, the troops, fatigued from having marched there from their barracks. are liable to attacks of illness from the great heat. Marshal Maznan has consequently ordered that during the months of July and August the target-shooting shall not be con tinued later than ten in the morning.