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

AND COMIdERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, The Shannon has brought £345,364 from the West Indies. At the ensuing half-yearly meeting of the share holders of the City Bank for the declaration of a dividend and the election of the late manager, Mr. A. J. White, as director, a proposition will be sub mitted for increasing the capital of the establish ment by the issue of 10,000 new shares of £lOO such. The allotment and the premium at which the shares are to be emitted are to be left to the dis• eretion of the Board. During the last few days there has been less ac. tivity exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Pro. duce Markets. Sugar, however, has been in mode rate request, but in some instances at reduced rated. Tea has been in rather more demand, while a fair amount of business has bu®n done in coffee and rice at fully previous quotations. The tallow market has been rather excited, in conseauence of the pre• sent position of political affairs on the Continent, and an advance of is. to ls. 6d. per cwt. has taken place for both present and forward delivery. The Stook Exchange Committee have appointed the following special settling days ;—Scarborough Cliff Hotel Company (Limited), Friday, Ist July, not to be quoted ; General Credit and Finance Company (Limited) New Shares, Monday, 4th July, to be quoted. The committee have also ordered the quotation of the following securtmes : Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, Equipment Mortgage Bonds (Ist issue, X 250,000), and At.antio and Great Western Railway, Second Mortgage Bonds of theNe w York and Pennsylvanian Sections, Two o'CLooic, no change of importance. Bank and Mite9llaneona Shares are generally t, a shade flatter. Imperial Bank have declined to 3 371, London and South African to 23i, and Crystal its Patties Stock to 31.1. Chamounix United Hotel t( Shares ore quoted 1 lf preen. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B 9l New 2k l per Cent. Jan. 189-1 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880.. Do for 30 yrs, expiro sth April, 1885... Do (Red 6ea . Telegraph), Aug. 1908... March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. 8 4 5 die Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Sac, 51 per Ct. Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SEOVRITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 i)o Aecount _ Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates . Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .... Do 61 per Cent., May, 1879 ... ...... Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do 13onds.E1,000 Do under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Do 1859 ........ Brazilian 5 per Cent .... Do 4 DoI I per Cent., 8631852-58-60 ........ 86 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent - Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) •—• 6 per Cent. Do S pei Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1826 Do 6 per Cent, 864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Egyptian 7 per Cent lOll Do, Second Issue Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 231 Do Account Do Coupons Do , • • 00000 Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 - Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 111exican 3 per Cent Do Account Do Scrip £23 paid ............... 1 4444 1 5 h Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c........ Do 6 per Cen . . A ng l o -F renc h . ..... di' Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent. Do Deterred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do a per Cent. (Uribarren).. Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account . Do 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. 49 'Do Account — Do 1883 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 110 5 per Cent, 1862 .. Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £3O paid...... Sarlinian 6 per Cent .... Do Account — Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account — Do Passive Do Account , Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. — Do Scrip, £6O paid — pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1864 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1358 . 694. Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonda 7Ol 12 Ditto 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lOO Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account , — 1)o 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account ki Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Do Account 9B Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gut! — Do 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do Account — Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s — Pieimontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Do Account There is no diminution perceptible in the demand for monetary accommodation. Everywhere —at the Bank of England, in the open market, and at the Stock Exchange—activity is noticeable, and, as a Consequence, no bills, not even the very best mercan tile securities, are taken by the brokers at less than the official minimum. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted 65f. 80c. Rather firm. No alteration can be noted to-day in the value of the English Funds. The uncertain state in which political affairs is shrouded tends to induce a great deal of circumspection on the part of operators, and the fortnightly settlement at the Stock Exchange s also retards operations. Console ate 901 !- for money, and 901 I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 894 ; March Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 4s. dis. ; and June ditto 63. to ss. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 1041 ; and the Bonds, Ws. die. There has been no new feature of importance in the Foreign Market, business being quiet and prices steady. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do., Consolid63, 48 ; Mexican, 441 ; Greek, 232- 6 21 ; Spanish Passive, 294 ; Portuguese, 481 49; Russian, 87 ; and the Confederate Loan, 62 61, Business in the Railway Share Market has been j rather inactive, but in some instances prices have been firmer. Great Northern A Stock have ad- at vaneed £1; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 155.; and North-Western, 55.; while Great Eastern " have declined 55.. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little or ONEY MARKET! SrARE Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market opens very firm, and prices of American goods, Surat and Egyptain, Are I higher. Sales probably 12,000 Wee. Ths day. ORDINARY SITAR. S AND SToub,S. Share I Railways. Paid. Closing J Business '! Price. done. 8 Si 11 I 8.1 0 84 B O ra 118 119 11 6i 7 [1 35 37 [1 16 17 0 CO 01 D 103 105 D I 46 f,7 131 132 145 146 128 t 34 10 9O 9; 10 'B6 613 i 00 - - 114 1141 66 t 8 10! 104 40 42 112 i 113 97 98 68i z 9; 11 1',2 113 t 131 i 132 101 1(3 133 45 24 25 103 104 14t3 1141 14 , I . Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. al' 3!Blythe and T Iyne. i Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co al ;Bristol and Exeter 1 101 ;Caledonian 1 W !Cork and Bandon al 'Cornwall I al Do A ./,_ 'lets n o . s d . i i ''! a' . IDo. B MI 6 Pd•Pan-t k I a; been paid to 8., Dublin & Belfast June. I al !Dun.,Berth,&Ab. Juno., al Edinburgh & Glasgow. 1C , Glasp,',. and S. Western. 1; :GreatEastern, Ord. stk 11_ Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st 100 6 7 , GreatNorthot Scotland 100 ;Great Northern lOO Do A stook IOC Do B do Ct. S. ani W. of Ireland 10 Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock 11 Lancashire & Yorkshire 1( London and Blackwall 1C Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 10 Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 Lon. & North Western 10 Lon. & So%th Western 101 Mau., Shef., & Lincoln. 101 Maryport and Carlisle. al: Doi shares ~ al Metropolitan al Midland Do New - Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland a: Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 Nth. Eastern—Berwick 10 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.1 Do Leeds l O, Do York Do Carlisle lO North London Do New ..... North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stooh 101 Do Scot. Mid. stock lOl Shrews. and Welchpooi al Shropshire Union .... 101 South Devon ... „ „ 101 South Eastern South \Vales S. York. and River DWI! 101 Staines,Wok.,andWok.; al Stockton & Darlinirt .l 1: Do New, 1806 it Taff Va1e........... lO Do B I Do C.. Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath 'Victoria sta. and Pim.. it Wateribrd & Kilkenny 10 West Cornwall lOl W. Hartlepool Ilar.&E lOl West Midland -Oxford 10 Do Newport IC Do Hereford, 11 l 125 128 BRITISH POSSE bare 100 italhwAy6 t I anti(' it St Lnwrem: :iozn.,Bstroda,t.Cent In Gu. 6 per (mat....... Do. New . Do. E. Shares.. 04 fit! ale &nu LaKe lituvx,a. o I i)o. Prelercnce tioltalo,llraut,tGodricli 00 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, its'''. .00 Do. do. Juiy 1, V>%., .o: 00 .to. do. Jut] 1,40 i st Uleutta.d6.r.:astn.; 1.0% et Cape Town J.-, Dock Se, 101 ock Maitn. Bengal go. sp. 16, c , ok Last Indian. gu. 5 p. e. to , 20 I Do. do. G Ext..... I 0 Do. do. II do. .. 1. ek Grand Irunk of Canada t 0 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al 0 Do. ao. deferred-- al 0 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. al. Do. do deferred...—. al. Do. 3d I'. ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred._ at ) Do. 4th Pref. stock... al ) Do. do. deferred...... hi )1( GLlndiaPenio.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. sp. a... 1. • Do. January, 1862 .. rk Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 1 Gt. W. of Canada Shares a. Do. New ..... .. 1 )0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with' t opt. al )3 Dn. 5 , ! p. c. do. '77-8.. . al .0 Indian Branch Limited Ick Madras guar., 5 p. o. 10 , )ck D 0.4 p. o. Er.tension 10 , )ok , De. ci,t do.. -• Do. Fifth hxtension, ock lielb.Corp. 6p. c. BodT,i ~.. 50 Alelb. & Hobson's Bay. al 00 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. al, 0 Newßrut2.swick az Canch. Class A an d B. al N.l2l.C'das pc lat It bds 1, d, S Roinde it ock Do. Delhi 10 Do. do , g ..-, st Do. Puajaub .... t c±, Do. Do. ...... , ';',,,; 1 , )ok D.:). in due.S t. Flo.) I k . 1:10 __ COLONIAL GOVERNM _ uk.(301-. a &Jul: , 1877-81 100 102 ICI Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Aug. 100 104 106 Do. 6p. c..T.Tar.& Sept. 100 103 105 Do. sp. c. uly. IOC 93 11.5 Do. 5 Juseribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1871 100 104 106 Do.Ap Oct.& 1850 100 .107 109 Do. 1890 100 IC9 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 ;Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 109 'Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 100 107 IC9 NJ:l.oov. a.&July 100 102 104 Lo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. ov. 6 p a., ISu( Do. 5 p. c.,lBii to lb/f Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 16 iNew Zealand 8 p cent. 10 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lO Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 101 S. Aus G6p.c.1678.,t4 up.. 10( Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dzJuly 101 Do in o.c. An.&O,% 101 99 i 100 i 904 1004 994 ICOi 10) 111 10 105 107 I )0 108 110 )0 109 111 10 - - , 0 109 110 1 109; # ; MINES. 2 luambrian Cousol. Gold 1 1 id - Amalgamated..l - 32 34 - Devon G. t2one. (Tavist.; 1 565 675 - East .Bassett (Mogan). 30 65 67 - East Clogau Gold Ltd. - . d - East Caradon ....... 1.14.6 29 30 - East Carn . . 3.4.0 71 71 - E. .• 8.13.0 31 41 4 Gam.,tSt.Aubyn(Gwen 58i 7 9 - r eat South Tolgus 17s 21 - G. Wheal Voraielston, 90 33 34 - Grenville... ......... 6.160 81 81 Elemd's-Foot ....... 8.12 88 90 iiingston D0wn5....., 4.18.0 31 31 - Lady Bertha ..... • 2.8,6 4 51argaret Lelani U 1 14 16 Marke Valley. 4 Ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim 24 11 1 d - New Setun _. north Downs.... .... 2l li 2 Basset(lllN-ati 3.1.0 2 , orth Wheal Crotty . 2.6.9 41 41 'ar Consols(St. Blaze) - - 20 - rovidence(UnyLelnt.• 10.0.7 40 42 - iouthCaradou(St.Cleer it 450 470 - 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) - 3.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 11E18.9 50 65 - 'Stray Park 30.17.6 29 31 - I faniarSilv.ez Lead Min - - fin Croft 9 171 184 -- West Basset (Illogan) l5 95 105 C' radon (Liskeard; 5 16 18 - West Seton - :Cheri Basset (Illogan 5 i 105 90 2 95 heal Bulleratedrutu; 10 27 29 ,Vheal Kitty (U.Lelant, 2.0.6 WhealLud , ott ........ 3.5.8 1/ 21 YV h eal Mary Ann ;Men. 8 14 16 - Wheal &ton 685 220 230 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 3.17 li 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 10,E Great Western Orig. 46 per cent pE, 98} Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 884 74 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOWIS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. 13, ni London, Brighton, &c., t per cent., 1858, 101 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 103 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Bahia and San Francisco (Rm.) gua. 7 per cent., 14 Great Luxembourg, 106 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 1161 FOREIGN MINE& Cape Copper, lim.. 106 Cohre Copper, 34 6 St. John del Key (lim.), 40 rudananiutana of S. Australia, lim., 26 BANKS. - - Anglo Austrian, 7 01 Australasia, 721 Ditto, new, 161 Bank of Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and]China, 39 Consolidated Bank, lim., 111 East London, lim., 80 Ditto, new, 8 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Cha r t ere d , 211 1 European Bank, Jim., 13/ Hindustan, china, and Japan (11m.), 321 31 Ditto,:neW, 152 154 Imperial Bank (lim.), 381 9 L im an p d er ll i l a o a l Ottoman, tll;nl l c B L'lndia, lim., 8 a London and Brazilian (hill), 511 London and Colonial (lim.. 212 r London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2111 London and County, 851 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 16:1 London Joint Stock, 4 , 4 London and South-Western, 231 London and estminster, 1)61 7 ; T : N t s :•zo a l l i t a n d Mercantile and Exchange. Jim., 19 ! . _ oril 4 Banadn 11:rvinci C orporation, l New South wal es , 47 a Bank, ' South B stern, lim., 74. Union of Austr a li a, 5s C Berlin Water WorksMl, li S m. E , 9L LANEOUS. City Offices, lim., 4; Continental Union Gas, lim., ontract orporation, lim., 4 Credit Mobil r, 8 Crystal Palace, 3 Ease India Irrigation and Canal, 5; ; Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 4t Pore-street Warehouse, lira., 74 7 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, Jim., 7} ; Hudson's Bay, 184 I I Jmperi .1 and Mercantile Credit Asso., lira. 7* fa International Financial t-ociety, International Land Credit. lim. 4} I Joint Stock Discount, iirn., 7; London Financial Association, lam., 25; I Ditto, new, ma Marine Investment, lim , 5 National Di6coutit Company, him., 15 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lim„ Ditto, new, 1; Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 18; (;)cleie d'Egypte, 13.14. 69 61 92 93 5 L 6 I ll 76 78 [1 101 lii 0 126 130 (") 36 38. )0 65 C 7 )0 33 35 )0 90i 91 )0 - - 'B lO4 106 7 i 8 81 It 7l o A) 74 8 )0 163 17 0 8 6 7 3 3 1[ p .11 - 107 110 0 1 32 34 SIO S, Closing Price. 59 61 103} :04. 7} 1 pars p 11 Di 6 ii f 3 77 82 77 8 77 82 ;0 101 1(.3 )0 98 ;00 iC6 108 tc4i 104 5 20 21 1 72 74 Oz al I 06 68 1 55 S 7 1 i 8 52 1 43 f 5 J 28 30 3 27 29 ,0 1041 1051 12 pr 4 p 03 104 /0 10t 8 101 104 11 90 a z 11 82 81 2 d 10 102 a /03. 10 97 99 ;0 ill Of 2 -- lii 111I 11 56 56 11 3 5 100 82 84 LOG IC3i IC4b 100 102* 1031 2 pr ip all MI 10,1 96 98 T SECURITIES. 10% 1001 i Meeting of the Conservative Party. THIS DAY. A meeting of the Conservative members of :both houses of the Legislature was held this afternoon at the residence of tho Earl of Salisbury, Arlington-street, Piccadilly, to consider the present position of the Government with reference to the Danish question. The hour of meeting was two o'clock, and within a few minutes of that hour Mr Disraeli arrived, and was quickly followed by the Earl of Derby. Amongst those present previous to the arrival of the noble Earl, were the Earl of Malmes bury, .i.iord Hardwick, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Lord Lennox, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Macaulay, Lord Naas, Mr. S. Fitzgerald, ColoneliDunne, Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Vance, Mr. Longfield, Mr. P. Hennessy, Mr. Laird, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Adderley, General Peel, and Sir J. Pakington, The result of the meeting will not, of course, become generally known until this evening, when it is expected Mr. Disraeli will put on the paper the motion he intends to bring forward. Thursday, it is said, is fixed on as the evening for the commencement of the debate, IIARKETS 7 -This Day, HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 108 to£4 lOs Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—MewIow hay, L 2 108 to £4 10,3 ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. A slow demand. WHITECITAPEL —Meadow hay, £2los to £4los; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 103 per load, Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TtA.—A fair amount of business has been transacted in most kinds, and prices are well supported. SUGAR.—The demand has not been active, but prices of West India have been generally well supported. In the refined market the operations have been confined to the supply of immediate home requirements, and quotations are unaltered. COFFEE —Thera has been a moderate enquiry for colo nial descriptions at about previous rates. Ricca —A fair amount of business has been done in East India, and late prices are well sustained. TALLOW-The market has been rather excited conse quent upon the aspect of Foreign politics, and prices have advanced Is. to ls. 6d. per cwt. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 41s. 6d., 41s. 9d., and last three months, 445. to 445. 3d. per cwt. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHUMBEELIND PLATE. 5 to 2 agst Baktchi Serai (taken freely) 7 to 2 agst Caller Ou (taken) 9to 1 agst Alice (taken) 100 to 8 agst Trust (ir-ken) 100 to 7 agst Sir Roger (taken) 100 to 7 agst Oldtninster (offered) 16 to 1 egst Lady de Trafford (taken) NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Found Again was scratched for the Northumberland Plate by some one who had not power, consequently he remains in. A Specimen of Idiotcy Rampant ! Suoh an extravaganza as we trust may never again be pet petrated was, under the title of "Mumbo Jumbo,. or ye Mountains of ye Moon, near ye Gaboon," performed before the Prince and Princess of Wales and a distinguished audience, on Thursday week, for the benefit of the Female School of Art. The following is a veritable specimen of this sickening piece of folly : (The Moos appears, in tears.) Enter the MOON, alone (chants). I am the Moon, with my silver shoon— Shoon, not sheen, I mean —and my spoon. Enter Bouzie OGER (speaks from his cheeks). Ali I Psha Va I (Dances and prances with ferocious glances.) Hum Mum (Puts his dibs to his rib:). Ho So II No (Intones with groans.) Why am I here ?—oh dear I Where are you ? there ? or where ? When are the men ? oh when ? What is the matter ? and who—who is my hatter 1' (Dances again with savage disdain.) Tu, ru, lu, Tu, ru lu, Tu, ru, lu, Tu, ru, lu. (The BEE comes forward.)' (The BEE brings the Pea I 800 it OGER tails on his knee,) (The BEE can't sing, but Tips his wing.) (Air, " Where the Bee sucks.") Mines the money, where the honey, Fills the flower after shower, There with swag I fill my bag. On a thorn I rest forlorn, Nor wag, nor lag, with my rag and tag. (With sonorous chorus.) This piece, says the London _Review in referring to it, is written by Mr. Charles Cole—a new, fresh, daring, and original author, and is not the production of a feeble mem ber of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Burlesque Writers. The Prince and Princess, and the rest of the visitors, adds our contemporary, are as well as can be ex peeted Course of the Exchange.—This Day. kmsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 12 01 12 0; Antwerp,, — 25 571 25 62 Brussels — 25 57} 25 62 : Hamburgh — 13 8 13 81 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine '-' 119/ 120/ Vienna ........ — 11 90 12 0 Trieste ... • Petersbu rg ! : — 311' 32 Berlin . ..... — 48* 48* CadiMadrid ........ 48i 481 z Leghorn .... Milan . 25 621 25 67f 25 621 25 671 ........ p N G a e a l la p e o l r e a m s .0.. .: 2 22 2 5 55 5 6 6 6 6 5 55 21 2 22 2 , 55 5 5 7 7 7 6 00 0 71 Messina 51i 62 Lisbon - 0p0rt0.... . 6 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 2} 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS THIS DoT.—This afternoon her Majesty visited the House of Lords for the purpose of inspecting Mr Herbert's great fresco painting in the Peers' Robing Room. Her Majesty remained for some time contemplating the beauty of the painting, and previous to her quitting the apart ment, she highly complimented the talented artist on the success of his fine work. At an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the London Colonial Bank (Limited), held to-day, it was unanimously resolved to increase the capital of the company by the issue of 5,000 new shares of £lOO each, to be offered pro rata to the holders of the present issue of 10,000 shares. ANCIENT HAIR-DOCTORS.—Bat it seems that in all times ladies and gentlemen losing their hair be lieved in the possibility of a remedy, and where there was a demand there was, of course, a supply. The Ediths and Rowenas of the Saxons consulted the doctors about their hair, and so did the Julies and -SU minas of the Romans be• fore them. The treatment was rather different in those days, but probably not less successful than that of our time. We may doubt whether the Lady Rowena put her hair in curl-papers; we may be sure she went to bed with her nose lull of sowbread, serenely confident that she knew how to keep her hair on her head. "In case that a man's hair fall off, take this same wart (sowbred) and put it into the nostrels," says Apuleus. He adds, soon afterwards, "It also is well beneficial for heartache;" possibly he might have said with equal truth, for " the thousand natural ills that flesh is heir to." But in any case it is no small thing to know how year hair may be made to grow, and your heart cured of its aches by one and the same remedy. But not content with act ing upon the hair indirectly through the olfactory nerves and brain Apuleius and the Leeches occasionally recommend local applications. They mention especially water-wort. "If a man's hair fall off," they say take this same wort, pound it in oil, smear then the hair therewith, it soon becometh fast." The assertion is rather vague as regards time, especially when we consider that the Saxons were a patient people. We are more precise in these days; "a month's trial will suffice to convince the most sceptical of the infal lible virtues of the pommade Philocome ;" and "we need ask the afflicted to buy no more than ens bottle of the oil of the Esquimaux chiefs,"--.Dickens's ".41: the Year Round." rne Turin journals announce that the fifth anni• versary of the victories of Solferino and San Martino, which were gained on the 24th June, 1859, was celebrated by reviews in all the principal garrison towns of Italy. THE ACCIDENT AT EGHAM.—The adjourned in quest into the death of Mr Esau Trigg was concluded yesterday at the Vestry Hall, St, Marlin's-in-the-Fields. The jury, after hearing evidence sufficient to establish the fact that the deceased died in consequence of injuries re ceived during the aocideat at Eghatn, returged a verdict to that effect. - - BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNDAT. There was a good attendance at the Subscription Rooms to-day, and some spirited betting on the Northumberland Plato took place. Sir Roger opened first favourite, 3 to 1 being taken freely, but ho gradually receded, until 100 to 7 was laid against him. Baktchi Serai was in force at sto 2, and 7 to 2 was the largest offer against Caller Cu. Alice was in request at 9 to 1, and 100 to 8 was laid on the field bar three. There was no St. Leger or Derby betting. Clos ing prices : Bur]lness don IC4 n 4! 1011 51 6 iS 91 1041 5 4; 1021 TAR SUN, LONDO', TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, IS64c NEWCASTLE RACES—THIs DAY. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) TRIAL STASES, NEWCASTLE RACES--THIS DAY. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) NORTH DERBY. THE DANO-GERDIAN WAR, The Proposed Notion on the Conference. At the sitting this evening, Mr. DISRAELI rose in a very full house and said—lf it will be Convenient to her Majesty's Go vernment he would on Monday move the follow ing address to the Crown : To thank her Illajesty for directing the corres pondence on Denmark and Germany, and the pro tocols of the Conference recently held in London, to be laid before Parliament. To assure her Majesty that We have heard with deep concern that the sitting of the Conference has been brought to a close without accomplishing the important purposes for which it was convened. To express to her Majesty our deep regret that while the course pursued by her :Majesty's Govern ment has failed to maintain their avowed policy of upholding the integrity and independence of Denmark, it has lowered the just influence of this country in the councils of Europe, and thereby diminished the securities for peace. Load cheers from the Opposition. Mr KINGLAKE immediately gave notice tha he should move an amendment to the motion, bu he would give the words (,t it tomorrow. Loud cheers, mingled with great laughter. .017 SE OF LORDS —This Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Stockport ' District Water—Arden'a Estate —Tamar Kilt Hill and Callington Railway—Midland Railway—Cheddar Valley and Yatton Railway—Somerset. and Dorset Railway, North London Railway--Ilfraeornbe Railway—Lanca shire Union Railway—i s i o of Wight Ferry—Knights bridge Hampstead bridge Railway—Ch ar i ng -cross Railway—Great Northern Railway (D oncas t er and Gainaborough)—London and Blackwell Railw a y — Blyth and T yne Railway—Bourton on-the-Water R a il way—Carmarthenshire Railway—Lan and Satton•bridg e R a i lway —T cashire and York s hi re Railway (Blackburn lines)—Lynn ot stead Junction Railway—M acclesfield, Bollington, and Marple F a e n r Railway—Exmouth and Dudlolgh Railway—Salterton Water—East Gloucestershire Railw a y—Portpatrick Rail way—Buckfastleigh, Totn.es, and South Devon Railway— Scottish Central Railway, THIRD READING. The following bill s were read a third time and passed : Lord Harris's Estate,—Viscount Guillamore's Estate— Hailes' Estate—Mid Wales Railway—Hastley Thorp and Walton Railway—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne Line)—Scot tish North-Eastern Railway (Dundee and Forfar line). BROKERS' BONDS AND RENTS BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Lord KINGSDOWN moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. The noble lord, in mak ing the motion, characterised the bill as one which would take away from the Corporation of London certain ancient privileges and emoluments they at present possessed with respect to the admission of brokers. For many years it had been found necessary to examine persons anxious to be admitted as brokers by the Court of Aldermen, and if such were found unobjectionable, licenses were granted to them to carry on such business. This was deemed necessary for the promotion of the trade and commerce of the City, but if this bill passed this salutary arrangement would be abo lished, and, he therefore hoped their lordships would not give their assent to the P a ssing of this bill. Lord TAUNTON supported the bill, being of opinion that the time had now arrived when the power at present exercised by the Corporation of London in this matter should be abrcgated. He should not object to the bill being referred to a select committee, where all its pro visions could be fully discussed. (LIFT SPEAXII‘zo.) _____ HOUSE OF COMMONS...This Day. The SPZAJCIIR took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE RUSINEss. g Railway Bill was read a The Dublin Trunk Co nnec ti ng third time and passed. THAMES CONSERVANCY ( RRsCOMMITTED) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. The clauses up to 75 were agreed to. On clause 76, Mr LOCKE strongly deprecated the facility which was afforded to Kingston and other places situated on the Thames to deposit impurities in the river. lie said that if he stood alone he would go into the lobby and vote aga i ns t th e clause, which he considered most unjust. Mr, ALCOCK moved an amendment to the following effect on the clause :—Page 25, line 4, after "condition," i nser t 4; provided always that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to apply to any legally authorised sewers, drains, or works, now in course of construction by the local Board of Health for the district of Kingston upon Thames, and the connection of the houses in such districts with the said sewers, drains, and works." After some discussion the remaining clauses were agreed to, and the bill passed through committee. LUNACY (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Some discussion of a technical character took place, in the course of which The LORD ADVOCATE said that considering the duties that devolved on the commissioners he though £6OO a year was not too large a remuneration for the services they rendered by devoting the wh o l e o f th e i r t i me to the duties of their office. He bore his p ersona l test i mony to the efficiency with which these commissioners discharged their onerous duties. The bill then wont through committee. ADMINISTRAI lON OF TRUSTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE, in reply to some hon. mom ben, said that the object of t4is bill WAS intended to meet SECIN JE SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, Catalogue Tabitha Bramble Lizette 3 TIMID EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, Claremont Hymettus 3 `Windham Four ran. SELLING STAKES. Chicquot the Jester Black Duchess . Bola 3 TYRO STAKES. Oppressor ..... 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Rosemary IXPERIAL PARLIA-XENT EIEFERIAL PARLIAMENT what was considered a defect in the existing law, which restricted the powers of trustees in the purchase of property which they held in trust. Some now clauses were added to the bill, which wev through committee, on the condition that it should be re printed with certain amendments which had been agreed to, The house then adjourned until six o'clock. THE CAPE MAIL. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PLYMOUTH, June 28. The Union Company's steamer Cambrian, with the above mails, has arrived here. The Cambrian left Cape Town on the 223 ult., calling at St. Helena on the Ist, and at Ascension on the 6th inst. She brings 77 passengers, and 141 military invalids and time-expired men, with 12 women and 16 children. At the Cape great excitement was caused by the issue of a notice that importers re leasing goods frcm bond must give an undertaking to pay any additional duty which might be approved of by Parliament. Parliament had since passed an act increasing the impost duties by 25 per cent. The validity of these proceedings is called into question. LONDON GAZE T TE.—This Evening, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend John Edward Kempe, M.A , Prebend of St. Paul's Cathe dral and Rector of St. James's, Westminster, to be an Honorary Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty. FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 16. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Glynn Petre, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at Hanover, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Copenhagen. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint William Doria, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Bu enos A yres. to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Hanover. ' The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Francis John Pakenham, now a Second Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, employed in her Majesty's Embassy at Vienna, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Buenos Ayres. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 27. The Queen has boos ploabooci 6v apyrOVU Or Thomas Watson as Vice-Consul at Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, for his M a j es t y t h e King of Portugal and the Algarves. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Charles Henry Bromby, M.A,, to be ordained and come crated Bishop of the Colony of Tasmania, in the room of the Right Rev. Francis Russell Nixon, D.D., recently resigned. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, JUNE 28. 7th Hussars—Major and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Augustus Frederick Steele, from 9th Lancers, to be Major, v i ce t h e Hon. No De V. T. W. Fiennes, ho exchanges. 9th Lancers—Major the Honourable Ivo De Vesci Twisle ton Wykeham Fiennes, from 7th Hussars, to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Steele, who ex changes. 12 h Lancers— Staff-Assistant Surgeon Oliver Barnett to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice C. J. White, promoted on the Staff. 7th Regiment of Foot—Ensign John Sidney Smith to be Lieutenant, with purchase, vice Charles Gurney, deceased. Bth Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Westrenen Sawyer, froze the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice H. H. Horn, transferred to the 21st Foot. 15th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Henry Daniel, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur eiase, vice H. N. Monck, transferred to the Rifle Brigade. 16th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Spencer Acklom, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Griffith, promoted. 19th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Badeley, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice William Irvine, deceased. 21st Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Arthur Law, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Pollard, promoted. 26th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Everett, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Burton, promoted. 37th Foot—Lieutenant Tames Frederick Reyne, to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Hawkes, promoted. 41st Foot—Major Robert Neville, from a Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Meredith, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Ensign Clifford Fortescue Borrer to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Charles Henry Cox, who retires—Ambrose Humphrys Bircham, Gant., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Borrer. 63d Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Thorburn M`Gowan to be Assistant Surgeon, vice W. W. Mills, promoted on the Staff. 69th Foot—Ensign William And rew Ai tc hi son, from 11 ceasedth Foot, to be Ensign, vic e F re d er i c Knight, .de 84th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Algernon Wowen Rooke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Montagu, promoted. 85th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Kimberly Gould, from 96th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice S. H. K. Wilson, who cx changes. 87th Foot—Charles Tuckey, Gen i,., to be Ensign, by pur chase, in succession to Lieutenant Goddard, promoted. 96th Foot—Lieutenant Stephen henry K. Wilson, hem the 85th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice H. K. Gould, who exchanges. 103 d Foot —Staff-Surgeon Duncan Alexander Campbell Fraser, M.D., to be Surgeon. 106th Foot—Staff-Surgeon James Crerar to be Surgeon. 109th Foot—Staff Surgeon William Mackenzie Skues, M.D., to be Surgeon. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Emanuel Jearaes to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Stephen, promoted. DEPOT BATTALION—Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel W. Meredith, from 41st Foot, to be Major, vice R. Neville, who exchanges. UNATTACHED. Major Algernon Robert Garrett, from 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, by purchase. Captain and Brevet Colonel Evelyn Henry Frederick Pocklington, Assistant Quarter Master General, from half pay unattached, to be Major, without purchase. Captain and Brevet Colonel John Blaquiere Mann, Town Major, Devonport, from half pay Unattached, to be Major, without purchase. Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Bertram C. Mitford, Town Major, Malta, from h a lf p a y U nattached, to be Major, without purchase. Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Henry Buckley Jen ner Wynyard, Commandant Royal Military School, Dub lin, from half pay, Unattached, to be Major, without pur. chase. ilgCaptain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Marshman Havelock, Bart., from the 18th Foot, to be Major, by pur chase. Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. W. James Colville, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Major, by purchase. Captain and Brevet Major Alexander Abercrombie Nel son, Fort Major, Guernsey, from half pay, Unattached, to be Major, without purchase. Captain Wilford Brett, from 76th Foot, to be Major, by purchase. Lieutenant Henry Stratton Bates, from 65th Foot, to be be Captain, by purchase. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Assistant Surgeon Wm, Wilson Mills, from the 63d Foot, to be Staff, Surgeon, D. A. C. Fraser, M.D., ap pointed to 103 d Foot. Staff Assistant Surgeon Edward Malcolm Sinclair, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon, vice J. Crerar, appointed to the 106th Foot. Assistant Surgeon Charles John White, from 12th Lan cers, to be Staff Surgeon, vice W. M. Skues, M.D., ap pointed to the 109th Foot. PURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT. Deputy Purveyor John Menzies to be Purveyor, vice Selkirk Stuart, placed on retired pay. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place in her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, consequent on the deaths of Major-General William Sage, Bengal Infantry, on May 25, 1861, and Major-General Thomas Anderson, Madras Cavalry, on May 27, 1864 : Colonel Colin Troup, C,8., Bengal Infantry, to be Major- General. Colonel George Alexander Baillie, Madras Infantry, to be Major-General. The undermentioned officers, who have retired upon full pay, to ave a step of honorary eau, rank, as follows : Major have a step of honorary rank, as follows : Major Edward March Martin Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant Colonel: Captain Frederick John Mackie, Madras Infantry, to be Major. Captain Robert Murray Nott, Bengal Infantry, to be Major. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals John Burnie Dickson, of the Bengal Establishment, to be Inspector- General of Hospitals. ROUSE OF LORDS, —Last Evening. The appearance of thelobbies leading to the Rouse of Peers presented a very animated scene last evening, in consequence of the importance attached to the statement to be made by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs relative to the position of matters with respect to the Dano-German war. Persons who had been fortunate enough to secure members' erders attended in large numbers, and on the opening of the strangers' gallery the rush was terrific. The interior of the house presented a very unusual appearance from the large number of elegantly dressed ladies who filled the galleries extending the entire length of either side of the magnificent nhamber. The space in front of the throne was also crowded, and altogether the scene of animation presented was one not often seen within the walls of Parliament. The attend ance of peers was very large. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat c,n the woolsack at 4 o'clock. THE DANO-GERMAN WAR. THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Earl RUSSELL, after laying on the table the protocols of the recent Conference, was understood to commence by referring to the course pursued by the Government of Lord Liverpool in 1323, after the invasion of Spain by France, which was followed by the Conference of Verona. The Government of that tray had declared that the invasion of Spain was contrary to the interests of Europe, and had pro tested against it, while at the same time they thought it advisable to preserve peace, and declare neutrality between France and Spain. Upon the present occasion (continued the noble earl) I have to discuss a question of a very com plicated character, and one which it was hoped might have remained in suspense for many years without exciting any conflict. For the last year it has, however, been in a very critical state. In 1852 a treaty was, as your lordships are aware, concluded, with reference to the succession to the Danish throne. It is necessary, however, not only that a treaty should have the signature of ministers and the rati flcaitons of sovereigns, but that in its wording it ehmild be made to agree with the sentiments and wishes of the people who are to be governed by it. Unfortunately the treaty and the arrangements previously entered into in 1851 were in their operation exceedingly unsatisfactory. It has been alleged against Denmark, both previously and lately in the Conference, that, contrary to the treaty and to sound policy she end/. vaaraa h, mclro ago pcvpio of &Aka wig enaa g -e their nationality—that she interfered with their churches— that she kept up a perpetual vexation and irritation, and thereby violated the spirit of the treaty. It is certain that great discontent prevailed in both Schleswig and Holstein in regard to the manner in which they were governed. The fact, I am afraid, is, that by an impolitic course at all events the Danish Government produced a feeling in Germany that the German subjects of the King of Denmark were not fairly treated. Oppression there was none. The Govern ment was a free Government, and generally speaking, the people were well off. But there was in the two Duchies much of that irritation which prevailed in Belgium previous to its separation from Holland. On the other hand, Ger many, instead of asking that which might have fairly been asked, that the engagements of 1851 and 1852 entered into by Denmark should be kept, made proposals which were inconsistent with those engagements, and would have ren dered Denmark subject to Germany. One of the chief of these proposals was that the 900,000 people said to be of German race in Schleswig and Holstein, and even the 50,000 people in Lauenberg, should have a representation equal to that of the 1,600,000 people in the kingdom of Denmark. This was so unfair, and would have been so destructive to the Danish nationality, that Denmark refused to accede to it. The consequence of these disputes was, that there was a kind of never-ceasing irritation, and as Germany was immensely more powerful than Denmark, it was only too probable that Denmark would have to suffer one day on account of the complaints to which she gave rise. It was in consequence of seeing this that, in September, 1862, I made certain proposals which, if they bad been accepted by Denmark, would have put an end for ever to the demand that at Copenhagen there should sit a Parliament containing a majority of German representatives, and would have satis fied the people of those Duchies that while remaining under the King of Denmark their self-government should not be subject to invasion. Unfortunately the Danish Government rejected that proposal. At length, in October, 1863, 'the German Governments declared at Frankfort that they must proceed to Federal execution. ; Had that been grounded on' the misgovernment of t . Holstein, and on the violation of the rights of the Confederation in Holstein, no power could have complained of it or contested it. But the Federal execution was in fact based upon complaints much wider than this, and which, in the opinion of the British Government, did not form the proper ground of Federal execution, Matters, however, remained in suspense until the death of the King of Den mark, which promised an entire change in the state of affsirs. • It was then contended, on the part of Germany, that they should at once proclaim that the King of Denmark had no right to succeed to the Duchies; and that, by the Federal law, the Prince of Augustenburg was heir to the crown. This declaration was adopted throughout Germany by per- Ms of all parties and all ranks ; and every Government that pretended to adhere to the treaty of 1852 was denounced as traitors to the cause of Germany. Austria and Prussia, in the beginning, declared that they would proceed to Federal execution ; thereby, to all appearance, making the King of Denmark responsible for all that was done by the late king, and thus acknowledge his title over Holstein and Schles wig. They at the same time, somewhat privately and with out the knowledge of Europe, declared that they reserved the question of succession. It did not appear either to the Danish Government or the English Government that Federal execution could be resisted without increasing the evils of the situation. But presently Austria and Prussia declared that they must occupy the duchy o f S chleswig to obtain the fulfilment' of the engagements of 1852. Your lordships are well aware that, shortly before that communication was made, the Government of Denmark declared that they were ready to repeal the constitution of 1863, which was apparently the cause of the proposed measure, Unfortunately, they had not acceded to that proposition when Lord Wodehouse was at Copenhagen, and when the concession might have been of some use. The German Governments, in a hurry t 3 go to war and to gratify the German sentiment, took no heed of the proposal when it was made by the British Government, supported by France and Russia, that a protocol should be signed, bind ing the different Governments and Denmark to the repeal of the constitution. The Austrian and Prussian troops entered the duchy of Schleswig. It is impossible to have but one opinion as to that. It is evidently the invasion of territory which did not belong to Germany, and to which Denmark had the fullest right. Your lordships are aware of the subsequent events of the war. The Austrian Govern ment had always said that they were ready to have a Con ference. The Prussian Government adhered to that pro posal. The Austrian Government not only proposed, but constantly urged the putting a speedy termination to hos tilities. The English Government therefore proposed that a Conference should take place. The Danish Government expressed their readiness to enter a Conference, but in the first instance refused to consent to an armistice, Eventu ally, however, they agreed to this. The German States and France wished that a plenipotentiary from the German Confederation should attend the Conference. This was assented to, and the Conference met on the 25th April. Some delay took place with the view of obtaining a sus pension of arms, or an armistice. The Danish Govern ment would not agree to an armistice, but would agree to a suspension of arms for a limited period. It was dif ficult, in matters so intricate, and in which passions had been so much aroused, to come to an agreement. Bat her Majesty's Government thought it their duty, in the interests of peace, to proceed to a Conference. On the 12th of May. after the suspension of arms had been agreed to, I asked the Austrian and Prussian Governments to declare what they required in the interests of peace. Be it observed that although the Prussian and Aus trian Governments had continually de c l are d that they had certain engagements to in s i s t upon which h a d not been fulfilled, they never agr ee d t o specify what t h ese engagements were, or what the terms were with which they would be satisfied. When Lord Wodehouse went to Berlin on his way to Copenhagen he endeavoured, in accordance with instructions he h a d received, to have an exp l anation from the Prussian Go vernment on this po i nt . Th e Prus sian Government first replied that the Danish Government should first repeal the November constitution, and "we will then," said they, " see what arrangemen t s the Danish Go vernment proposed to put in place of it. We must consider those arrangements before we pronounce our opinion upon them." Nothing, I muat say, could be less explicit or less a justification of the course they were pursuing; because, at the same time, they were ready to carry war to an extre mity, and use all means to invade Schleswig with all the dreadful consequences, but without making an express de claration of their demands. When, however, the Powers were assembled at the Conference —when Austria and Prussia were obliged to meet the plenipotentiaries of France, Russia, Sweden, as well as those of the other neutral Powers, they found themselves obliged to make some slate ment of their claims. Be it observed that, up to the Slat of January, the two German Governments had declared that they adhered to the treaty of Landon, and the execution and occupation were proof that they adhered to the integrity of the Danish monarchy. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, had no reason to suppose that their propositions would be of a different character. But we were told—al• though not officially, yet upon what seemed to be an autho rity—that there was an intention of proposing what is called a person a l un i on , namely, that Holstein and Schleswig were to bo united, and that the army and the a separated e s f e r l o t. m . g v D e e r nam e r n k t ;; t n h a a v t y t ° Li f e D t h u e c l h a i t e t s e r w \ e ' r e e r e t o t h o a v b e e and that the King of Denmark was scarcely to hav e any influence over them. At one of the meetings of the Con ference the Danish plenipotentiary declared that if that per sonal union had ever been proposed it would have been im possible for Denmark to agree to it, Therefore, though nominally adhering to the integrity of Denmark and the treaty of 1852, the proposition of a personal union would be an actual separation of the Duchies from Denmark under an independent Government. That, however, was not the exact proposal of the German plenipotentaries at the meet ing of the Conference on the 12th of May. The Prussian plenipotentiary declared that what the Austrian and Fru- e.ae Sian Governments want e d was a specification which would secure absolute guarantees to the Duchies against foreign aggression, and against the recurrence of revolution and war. These guarantees can enly be obtained by the com plete political independence of the Duchies. This declara tion on the part of the German Powers was not a little remarkable. Your lordships will observe the phrase, " absolute guarantees against any foreign aggression." Those words evidently had reference to the late King of Denmark, who wasalso Duke of Holstein, and whose title was never disputed. At the same time there was a general requisition for security against war. Those two Pewere-- Austria and Prussia—to whom the other Powers of Europe had a right to look for respect for treaties, asked the Go vernment to declare at once that the government of the Duchies should he excluded from all disputes tending to revolution and war. That demand on the part of the German Powers was considered so ambiguous in the minds of the plenipotentiaries that they could not tell what they meant. The Danish plenipotentiary asked what those words meant. The French plenipoten tiary also inquired as to their meaning, and for a long time the plenipotentiaries were unable to ascertain what was really intended by the German Powers, and at last it was asked who was to be the sovereign of the two Duchies. The answer given on the part of Austria was that that was a question to be decided by the German Diet. Now, both Austria and Prussia had declared by the treaty of '52 that question had been decided, and the Ring of Denmark. had a right to settle the succession, and that his decision in favour of Prince Christian, the present King of Denmark, would be respected, It was equally notorious that the Diet might by a considerable majority declare against any title of the King of Denmark, and Count Bernstorff did not deny that the majority of the Diet would never consent to an are rangement which would unconditionally restore the union between Denmark and the Duchies. Thus, while the two Powers were, in appearance, consenting to the treaty and to the succession devolving upon Prince Christian, the plenipotentaries of Germany, who had greater power in effect than Austria and Prussia, declared that they never would consent to a restoration of the union. At the next meeting of the Conference, which took place on the 17th of May, Austria and Prussia declared that they could no longer acknowledge the King of Denmark; that they thought the duchies should be separated from Denmark and placed under the sovereignty cf the Duke of Augustenburg; and that he should be declared the rightful possessor of the throne of the Duchies. Before this declaration was made, emu m antoopetrun or such an event, the plenipoten tiaries of the neutral Powers had to consider the situation. The Government of France, which had many communica tions with the Government of this country, declared that they thought that a personal union would not be the found ation of a lasting peace; that the only mode of obtaining such a condition would be by separating the German nationality from the Danish nationality, and endeavour to make peace upon that ground. After this communication I consulted the other plenipotentiaries, and we came to the conclusion that it was useless to propose that the two Duchies should remain under the King of Denmark—that it was obvious, unless we were prepared to carry on a great war for the purpose, that after the hostilities that had taken place after the declaration of the German Powers, if any thing like a personal union were established, that there would have been at once a declaration on the part of the Duchies, and on the part of the German Confederation, supported by Austria and Prussia, that the Prince of Au gustenlurg, was entitled to the whole of the Duchies, and that if any Danish troops entered the Duchies to dispute his title, it was obvious that Austria and Prussia, and the whole of the German Confederation, would have resisted therm. We had therefore to consider what was the best arrange ment to propose in consequence of the difficult position in which Denmark was placed. We accordingly prepared a statement, which I, as president of the Conference, was asked to draw up, proposing such an arrangement as we thought would be supported by the neutral Powers, among whom was the Russian plenipotentiary, although he had not then received definite instructions. What we proposed was that the King of Denmark should leave to Germany the duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the duchy of Schleswig—that the boundary should be drawn as far as the Schlei, and that it should go along the line of theDannewerke —that there should be no menacing fortress in the territory —that the German Powers should not interfere any further in the internal affairs of Denmark —and that a general gua rantee should be given by the European Powers for tho rest of the Danish possessions. With regard to this pro posal, the Danish Government made a concession which I think did the Government the highest credit. They declared that the King of Denmark had accepted the crown in the expectation of the treaty of 1852 being carried out, but as the surrender of a portion of his territory was now de manded from him he was willing to make that concession provided future independence and self-government were left to the remainder of his possessions. (Hear.) The King of Denmark declared that he was ready to accept the line of the Schlei, and that without defining it, it would be neces sary to have a military and commercial line drawn for the sake of the protection of Denmark, and he declared, more over, that there should be an European guarantee for the possession of the rest of his territory. The German Powers, while they accepted the principle of the partition of Sties wig, and they no longer demanded the whole of that duchy, yet they declared that, according to their view of the line of demarcation, the lino must go farther north, and that they could not accede to the line proposed by the neutral Powers. They declared, at the same time, that, while they wore unwilling to have any restriction, they were perfectly ready to agree that, with regard to the rest of the territory to be left to the King of Denmark, there should be no inter ference whatever. I confess, my lords, it appears to me that, upon principle, this was the best arrangement that could be made. It was not to be expected that these duchies could be retained under the nominal sovereignty of the King of Denmark, without giving rise to fresh disputes and fresh complications. It was obvious likewise that if the sovereignty were to continue to be vested in the King of Denmark there would be constant interference on the part of the German Powers. These disputes may go on for years, and it would bo far better for Denmark to retain a restricted territory with the conditions that the Danish Go. vernment should have absolute control over such territory without being subject to the perpetual interference and control on the part of the German Powers. The French Government, more especially, took that view of the case. The French plenipotentiary declared, in the fairest terms, that it was always the opinion of his Govern ment that the union of the nationalities was the cease of all the complications which had taken place, and that nothing could be settled without some division of them. But then the plenipotentiary declared, in the name of the Emperor, that at the same time it was necessary that great forbearance should be shown towards Denmark as the weaker Power— (hear, hear)—that that part which was confessedly German should be given to Holstein, but that with regard to the mixed districts, that they should be left to Denmark, as a giving her com nhherapinpdileyr tn n y de l n o c rd e s a , n u d p on this question, m m e e r a c n i s al o f f r p ee r d es o e m rv . in U g as throughout all the questions, the German Powers, instead of taking that view of generosity and forbearance which had been so well urged by the Emperor of the French, had been determined to insist upon their rights of conquest—the vic tories they bad gained on the disputed territory over a Power so disproportioned. (Hear, hear.) With respect to gene rosity and forbeareence—. With respect to due consideration for the peace of Europe, and the absence of a desire to rush again into war in order to obtain their demands by right of arms—l should be wanting in sincerity if I were to say that any such generosity, that any such forbearance, any such regard for the peace of Europe, were manifested on the part of the German Powers. (Hear, hear.) The Danish Go vernment considered that this which we —my noble friend (Lord Clarendon) and myself —proposed on the part of the neutral Powers, and which was to be the basis of pacifica tion, was an English proposal, by which England was bound to abide. Nothing of the kind was ever stated by an Eng lish plenipotentiary, and nothing of the kind has Denmark a right to expect. I did inform the Danish plenipotentiary, when there was a prospect of continuing the armistice,that I would not propose any division of the line without the con sent of Denmark, but I never gave him the least reason to hope that England would support that line otherwise than by urging its adoption in conjunctionwith otherneutral Powers. At a recent meeting of the Conference the Russian pleni potentiary, after stating that he would adhere to the pro posal of the neutral powers, as advanced by England, de clared, on the part of his Government, that the Emperor of Russia had renounced all his claims to the duchy of Schles wig in favour of the Duke of Oldenburg. The Danes de clared that they could make no further concessions. In this situation of affairs, not knowing whether the German Powers would concede any other boundary line, the Prus sian plenipotentiary said he was ready to recommend to his Government a line from the north of Flensburg to Tonberg. The Austrian plenipotentiary did not agree to that proposi tion at first; but afterwards he concurred in it. Tho Danes, however, refused it at once. It then remained to be consi dered whether, without proposing any other line, there was not some mode by which peace might still be maintained. We considered that question most anxiously. It was obvi ous that many difficulties had been already removed. The King of Denmark was ready to give up a part of his dcmi nions, and, on the other hand, the German plenipotentiaries were willing that a part of the duchy of Schleswig should remain under the dominion of the King of Denmark. Both powers also were ready to accept the proposal that there should be no interference in the internal affairs of Denmark, and all the Pcnvere would have been prepared, if there h a d been au ag reement on ot h er points, to give an European guarantee to Denmark, who would then have been left so vereignty over the Germ an pooula without i n d ee d any tioa of the Duchies, but still possessed of a territory entirely free from foreign interference. Well, under the circum stances, we thought that the spirit of the protocol of Paris might be adopted. The protocol of Paris said that when serious differences arose between Powers, after other means o f reconciliation had f a il e d , the good offices of a friendly Power might be resorted to. It ap peared to us that sooner than this unequal contest should be resumed, it would be well to seek the good offices of a friendly Power, under the condition that both the parties should submit to the line decided upon by the arbitrator. Now, my lords, I cannot believe but that any impartial arbitrator would have fixed upon a line far more favour. able to Denmark than any which the German Powers had proposed—that a Power impartial and without passion would probably have given not a line to the north of Elena- BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette:— Robert Ampleford, coffeehouse keeper, Wapping Daniel Ross, coal merchant, Mile-end Edwin Henry Chilvers, tailor, Hampton-wick Samuel W. Hawkins, jeweller, Luton, Bedford Henry H. Chambers, commercial traveller, Brixton Charles Lambert, jun., butcher, Limehouse John Hetherington, general dealer, Stratford Isaac Hostler Moon, grocer, Limehouse-fields William John Buckland, upholsterer, West-square, Southwark William Dudley, nurseryman, 'Wood-green, Tottenham William Sidney, general merchant, Hammersmith William Webb, microscopic merchant, Upper Holloway Ge rge S. 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A large body of fireman with their engin es were speedily on the spot, and by about half-past eight the fire was got under, but not before property to trio amount of 60,000 fr. had been burnt. The walls rour.d the yard were about 2,000 metres in length, of thioN about 200 7:2IUrCS have been destroyed. P. 16.41 9O f