The Sun. — London, England, 1868-06-26 00:00:00

~:. ~~. abr. the 25. 3 Louise Lis moru- Prince =s vent out went out 3sterday, anniark. NO. pURGII. ,ne 26. . H.B .a. . ne admis - )uisiana, i n Con- itions of ) deprive las been i n tho l ous e of ening.. aninnni d by tho up. on was undergo ling). -day i n IberS °f an d tw° hi s pro nnected ed here, ich, and m urder. JAILS' to 25. he 1 3 t h left at south' the 4th e 25• Lh just 6313 . for c 26. iropoo and a a n ad' ing for nipple. narke 57 -- _ -- 22 ".? 19 20 39 25 .... .... .... titute a fl oor, i t the opera nt the ital to ca pers I sue': Twin' 311 the of the e, a nd )r (Sit S had 3 . y the to the ,serteci • Of Ina a IntiS oiod if any to try ) conr ,ing of s s 130 t ioilsil ucl i f w ere muse occu' orr°` c coar.,, I ROf X 0 i‘. X NI A E y AND OrdMEROIAL ti'.47.II.II,LSGENCR, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank return discloses almost exactly the same features as that of last week. It shows conclusively that the Bank has lost its command over the money inarket, f or th e pr i va t e secur i t i es aga i n ex hibi t a con siderable falling off, while the private deposits have been reduced in order to employ the money.out of doors at rates below the official minimum. The re serve has felt the effects in a further increase. This condition is unusual at the close of the quarter. The Stock. of gold i s w ithi n a f ract i on o f £23 ,0 0 0,000, an d further large supplies expected from America will add to the amount. Under these circumstances it is pro bable that the question of lowering the rate of dis count to 1 per cent. will be decided in the affirma tive in the course of next week or the week after. The following are the principal changes since the pre ceding return : _ Increase in Circulation Incretise in Public Deposits Decrease in other Deposits No change in amount of Government Securities. Decrease in other Securities . 253 ; 362 Increase in Bullion . Increase in Rest 1,327 Increase in Reserve ... ....... 229,281 . Bullion in both Departments ...... ......22,962,931 Reserve in Notes and Coin Circulation, in Bank Post Bills. 24,153,582 The return of paid clearing for the week ending Wednesday, June 24, as certified by Mr. George berbyshire, the chief inspector, is as follows : June 18, Thursday ... ... £9,108,000 June 19, Friday ... • ... ... 11,075,000 June 20, Saturday ... ... 10,080,000 June 22, Monday ... ... 9,730,000 June 23, Tuesday ... ... 9,805,000 June 24, Wednesday ... ... 8,220,000 Total . £58,018,000 These clearings have not been affected by any ex traneous circumstances, such as Stock Exchange set tlements, so that they have* been wholly of a commer cial character. In this respect the aggregate is Satisfactory. The discount demand has increased, though as yet the market i s qu i e t, an d the ra t e i s 1g to 11 per cent; for the best bills. The Funds are dull, and the following tw. ,the quotations current :—Consols 94,4 to 94/ for both money and account. New and Reduced, 94i to P 4 ii ; Bank Stock, 240 t o 243 ; India Five per Cents., 1144 to 115 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s prem. With the exception of a further relapse of to in Italian to 54,i, Foreign Stocks are firmer. Mexican are quoted 151 to 16 ; Greek, 131 to 14/ ; New SP•mish, 37$ to 38 ; Italian, 541 to 54i ; Turkish, 3 9k to 39g ; Peruvian, 854 to 86;1 ; land Egyptian, 82 to 83. Russian guaranteed Railway Stocks are in demand. Nicolai, 63/ to 651 ; and Orel-Vitebsk, 821 to 821 The only change in American Securities is fall of a/ in Illinois to 101- ; Greek shares are 451 to 45/ ; and the 5-20 Bonds, 734 to 73, • In Foreign Railway Shares Great Luxembur is 1-16 lower at is to 11g, while Lombardo-Venetian is 1-16 better at 15R to 13 t ct. Colonial Government Securities are flat at a reduc tion of i f per cent. Canadian Six per Cents. have de clined to 105 ; the Five per Cents. to 93 ; New South ' Five per Cents. to 101 ; and Victoria Five per Cents. to 112. English Railway Shares are in very limited re quest, but the general tone of prices is a shade firmer. South Eastern is better at 741 to 741 ; and an improvement of is established in Midland, at 1051 to 106/ ; London and North Western, at 114 to 116 ; and Metropolitan, at 111/ to 1111. On the other hand, London Brighton and South Coast is lower, at 51i to 52 ; Lancashire and York shire steady, at 1281 to 1281 ; Great Northern, 1021 to 103: 1 1 ; ditto (A), 961 to 961 ; Great Eastern, 36g 1 0 364 ; Great Western, 501 to 50k ; Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 42/ to 42Q ' • Caledonian, ' 2 k to 731 ; London Chatham and Dover, 19i to 20. sank Shares are very flat, and the transactions reported are extremely limited. London and West nunster shows a further decline of at 70i to 71-i ; Alliance lower, at 111 r to 10k dis. ; and Anglo- Austrian, at 51 to 6k prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, !it to 1 prem., are each k worse; Agra (A), 11/ to 12 1 ; Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consoli dated, 43. to 5 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; London and County, 50 to 51 ; Oriental, 42A- to 43i- ; London Joint Stock, 33 to 34; Union of London, 33 to 34. Finance Shares are without movement. General Credit is quoted at 21 to 2k dis.; Credit Foncier, 3k to 31- ; International Finance, 1 to lit dis.; London Finance, 22 to 20 dis. Foreign Mining Shares are quiet. Chontales are again k lower, at 11 to 2 ; but Itossa Grande is 1-16 ~Iligher, to 4t prem. ; St. John del Rey, 1 8i to 19k, Fort Philip, 11 to 11. Miscellaneous Securities are very quiet, and prices generally are without alteration. Hudson's Bay is steady at 15k to 15a • Anglo-American Telegraph, 2 1 t 471- to 21-k ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 41 to 47 4 ; Fore-street Warehouse, dis. to par ; London General Omnibus, 2k- to 2R. There were agaiu no bullion operations at the Bank VesterdaV. The Virginia bas arrived with £9,500 in specie frees New York, and a further sum of £70,000 left that port yesterday for Europe. Another arrival of Australian gold is announced— the Morpesia, with £131,000. A general court of the proprietors of the Hudson's nay Company has been called for the 7th July, to receive the directors' report, and to declare a dividend. A good deal of rain has fallen on the wheat-growing uistricts of the Continent, but the latest advices are to the effect that some days must elapse before a re lifible opinion can be formed whether the moisture has been adequate to the removal of the injurious effects of the previous drought. New wheat has been shown in th e Paris market from Arles and from Dijon. At a board meeting of the Grand Trunk Railway, 'n reference to the meeting held on the 18th instant, lt.uder the presidency of Mr. Creak, requesting the r ,esignation of the board, Mr. Creak is invited to take the necessary steps for a special general meeting of bond and stockholders to consider that subject, and the board will be happy to co-operate in asking for the necessary authority. The result of the operations of the Assam Company for 1837, is a loss of £16,000, so that there is no dividend. The report of the Mexican Railway Company for the year 1867 shows a satisfactory traffic. The re ? Pints on the Apixaco section for the six months end- In" 31st December last, exclusive of the Guadalupe t raffic ° (3/ miles), amounted to £48,213 2s ld ; the eost of management and maintenance to £25,340 40 3 11d, or 52 . 55 per cent. On the Vera Cruz sec tion the receipts for the same six months were X 29,745 Gs 9d., and the charges £28,125 14s 10d, or 94 '56 per cent ; a state of things due entirely to the mefective condition of the Vera Cruz line. Messrs. Durant's monthly silk circular states that LA the periodical public sales which were held on vv ednesday the quantity offered was about 1,000 bales Bengal, 5,000 bales China, 500 bales Japan, and 700 bales Canton silk—rather a larger quantity ° f China silk than has been printed for the last year or two. The proportion of the higher classes was very 8111 all, hence, perhaps, the whole sales commanded °yeti less than usual attention, and were allowed to pass quietly, almost without biddings, many of the better and more desirable parcels having been sold by kiTivate contract, and withdrawn from the catalogue. ile general market is firm and fairly buoyant, and 'us deliveries favourable, leading to the hope and ex pectation that the very high prices of European silk the beginning to exercise a favourable influence upon `tie consumption of Asiatic silk. BRETIBEL FIINDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, July 9 Por Cent. Reduced 941 1 No n' 3 per Cent Nei, 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A DO. 5 per Cent.oan. 1873 -•• i nuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — o. f or 30 yrs, exp i re s t h A pr il 1 88 5 — t, " P o ° (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — D ' 4o `luer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot l5 20 pm , .£500 Do • 131, 1 k of England £lOO & £2OO Stock, 41par Cent 2lO 2 t / o• Account ~ INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. m tl,ia stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 - ",„ 0 . Account " 0 . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ' - ',.., 15 . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 V s o . Certificates — UO. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9ll 1 D °. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 r, -°. .51 per Cent., May 1879 '''`) 0 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 lO4 Do, do. 1877 — Do • do. 1882 — `-'• nob., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 ...., — n o Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 1) 0. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. Au , A ...)olltille Ropuhc, F per Cent... iir4+rian. Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 kilian. 5 per ' Cent — xd . I ) 3 * 4 por Cont., 1852 _ I ,°. do. 1858.... `-'°• do., 1850 — 1) , bc', _ do., 1863 I ,'• per Cent., 1865 — B , ` 7 O Account 761 7 11 403 41yres 6 p er C en t — e tl . 3 ` ) 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 por Cont ) . o„if,_ GPOr Cent. 116 - ' 4 • 4 per Cent —. Do. 41 per Cent — Vo. 6 per Cent., B .... Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 lO3l Do., Scrip £32 paid oh mbian, 6 per Cent. - D tnisn 3 per Cent., 1825 — anubian Principalities, 1 Far Cent 721 31 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 Bl 7a • ua.dor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l4 Egyptian, 7 per Cent ••• no. Second Issue Bo} Do. £5O l l Bonds Do. 1100 Bonds B3l 21 Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. 45 r 0 Bonds Bll Do. 4100 Bonds ..... 834 Government Railway Debentures .... 96 51 6 Itqiian 5 per Cirt., 1865 — Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Raiway Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. . 1864 Bl Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Slontevidoan C per Cent. . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada l5 Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (floc:tares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — 854 I 4 Do 4} per Cont. (Uribarrou) . ... -- Do 41 per Cent.. 1e62 • — Do Account — P.,rtguese 3pi r Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'1- ' 404 Do. do. 1°67 — Do. do. Scrip, £2opaid 24 Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, X Sr.B7 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 por Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1839 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 „. 841 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.,. .. _ Do. - do. ' £Bl 15s. do Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..... 9l Do. (1.1 £B4 15s. do — Do' Nicolas Railway 651 1 1 Ss-dinian, 5 lAA. Cent 731 1. Spanish 3 per Oen . — Do Account Do. 1867 Do Now Deferral Do Account Tarkish 6 per Cont. v — Do,Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 661 1 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 621 i Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 941 i xd Do. Account, July 9 POLICE INTELLIGENCE'.-THIS DAY. WESTMINSTER. ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—James Hubbard, alias John Thompson, a desperate-looking character, well-known to the police, was charged with assault ing two police-constables. Austin Porter, 49, BR, said he was on duty in York-street when the prisoner was given into his custody on a charge of assault. Ile several times kicked witness, and behaved in a very violent manner and knocked him down twice. Another constable said he went to the assistance of the last witness, when the prisoner kicked him very violently ; he felt the effects at the present moment. Mr. Selfe—You are sentenced to two months' hard labour. Prisoner—Thank you, sir. THAMES. THE NEW DOG LAw.—lienry Golding, of 24, Oxford-street, Stepney, labourer ; and Cornelius Nash, 142, Union-court Southwark, greengrocer, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with as saulting three police-constables, to wit, William Lillystone, 307 K, Arthur Farraut; 192 A, and Geo. Drew, 429 K. This case originated out of the new dog law, which has been generally received with great satia tion by the public. Lillystone met with a stray dog in Oxford-street, Stepney, and put a string round its neck for tha purpose of conveying it to the station house. The dog struggled to regain its liberty, and the string tightened. The constable, anxious that the dog should not be strangled, stooped for the purpose of loosening the string. Golding at that moment made his appearance, and s loosen the string for you." He pretended to assist in making the dog secure without endangering its life, and set it at liberty. Lillystone asked him what he meant by that, and demanded his name and ad dress. Golding refused, and said, "Do you think hat I am going to give it to a little fool like you ?" and struck him ou the chest with his elbow. Lillystone seized him with his left hand, and was about to lay hold of his collar with his right hand, when Golding bit it, inflicting a sli g ht woun d . Th e ot h er prisoner then appeared on the scene and made an attempt to rescue Golding. A row ensued. Tarrant and Drew came to the assistance of Lillystone, and the former was violently assaulted by Nash. After much struggling, noise, and confusion, the pri soners, who were al drunk and were said to be connected with the infamous houses at the White chapel end of Oxford-street, near the back of the London Hospital, were taken into custody. Golding said he really intended to assist Lilly 3tone in securing the dog, and that the animal bit him in the leg and run away. He did not intend to strike the constable. The other prisoner denied knowing anything of the dog or the new law. Mr. Paget inquired if notices had been issued relating to the new law for the seizure of stray dogs ? Mr. Eiward Worels, superintendent of the R division, replied in the affirmative, and produced one of the printed bills. They had been extensively circulated. Mr. Paget read the notice, and said the police were empowered to seiz3 all stray dogs, to impound them in the st ttion-house, and to &strop or sell ,hens if not owned awl taken away muzzled within three days. That law having been made known, it was the duty of all persons to assist in carrying it out, and to aid the police in securing stray dogs. At the same time careshould be taken that the policemen engaged in the dangerous and difficult work of securing animals should be furnished with the means of doing so without danger to themselves. Mr. Words produced a leather strap with a slip noose, and said it was intended to supply one to each constable. It would be vary easy to pass the noose over a dog's head and make it fast without injury to the animal or danger to the constable. Upwards of 150 dogs of every description had been already seized by the constables of the R division, and an immense number in other parts of the me tropolis. He anticipated in another week there would not be a stray dog in London. Mr. Paget—Has any of the dogs been owned ? Mr. Worels—Yes; some of the more valuable, and been restored to their owners on payment of their keep. We anticipate there will be a tremen dous slaughter of the unclaimed mongrels, whelps, and curs of low degree on Monday. Mr. Paget had seen a constable in possession of a small dog that morning on his way to the court. There was a string fastened round the dog's neck, and the other end of the string was made fast to the policeman's truncheon. Mr. Worels— The police-constable did wish to keep the dog at arms length. I have given direc tions to all my men to be careful. The new regu lations will be carried out with precision and humanity. That is the wish of the Commissioners of Police. Mr. Paget was very desirous that all that had taken place should be oommunicated to Sir Richard Mayne, and care taken to preserve valuable men from danger in carrying out a new and important duty. He did believe that Golding's statement. was the true one, and that he intended to assist the police-constable, but his subsequent conduct in bit ing the constable was savage and cowardly. H e generally inflicted severe punishments for assaults of that nature, but in consideration of what he believed to be the good intentions of Golding in the first instance, and that he was bitten by the dog he should only sentence him to 1.1 days' imprisonment and hard labour. Nash had, without any provoca tion, committed a brutal assault on Farrant, and he should commit him to prison and hard labour for twenty-one days. There were upwards of 1,000 unreclainied dogs at the various station houses o( the metropolis this ay. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1868, t3I3ARE LibT. ORDINAL I AND STOCKS. share; i Railways. I p,,a A ' I Closing Business I `''''i Price. done. st ristol and Exeter .... 100 82 ft at Caledonian ........ . 100 73 73 ,72; f ; at Cambrian - •Jork and Bandon...- - - - VD Cornwall all 3 4 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 75 77 Caledonian at . Dun„Perth,& Ab. June. WO - 70 72 - E.London, scrip Ce:ti. all - - Do. 160 - -ti at Glasgow &S. Western 100 90 97 at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 100 30 34 361 4 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 7 9 at Great North of Scotland' 100 15 ;6 st Great Northern I 100 103 10f 1021 35 Do. A stock .. 100 96 47 9ta st Do. B stock lOO 123 126 at Do. New, is. at 25 pw 100 - - - GtS, and W. 01 Ireland 100 97 98 st t.l t. Western -Original lto 5, 62 5 1 5 j 1 a Do. 6. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - st Do. South Wales st Do. W. Mid.-Oxforu 100 kS 13 at Do. Newport lOO 30 33 s t Do. II ereford - - at Lancashire 4 Yorksltiry 100 :t:8 29 1181 I .st Landon and Blaokwali' 100 - - s t Lou., Rrigh., fa S Coro: 101 5 j 52 511 4 at 1.0 u., Chat., and Dover 100 20 21 191 1 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A l.OO It 15 • at Lon. & North Western 100 1:54 'l6 1151 a l Lon. 4 South Western: 100 92 91 it Sian., Sher., & Lincoh, 100 .3 14 s t Metropolitan . , t Do. New lO - - at Do. Extentaon..... all 107 105 at Aetrupolitau District all 80 85 2) ( Do. do. do. •10 -- - tu Do. and St. John'sW 'o 6 - - . ~t , Ilidland a t Do. £9 Share 7 - - , t Do, Birrnin.. & Derbj 100 74 76 t Aid K ant . all - - at North British •t Do. Ed., PLII., & Dun lOO - - at Nth. Eastern-Berwich 100 103 104 1034 Do. G.N• 81 purchaa, ,6.13.1 - - 25 Do. Leeds ..... a Do. York lOO 43 95 8 , Do. Carlisle ..... 4 ! Do. Stock. & Darling ail 132 134 a ! Do. do. 1860-61 lB - -- p i ' North London . ..... , 10') 115 12 - Do. do. 1863 5 . . lO - - Et Do. do. 18G6 at 'forth Staffordshire - N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - - Soot. N. E , Aber. stuck 100 - - - Uo. Scot, Mid. stook lOO - - - Shropshire Union st iouth Devon lOO 45 47 at south Eastern 20 itaines, Wok., & Wok all lu 12 st Taff Vale lOO 113 1 1 5 10 Do. C .. - - - V ale of Neath - - - Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whitelia.ll 6 - - West Cornwall BRITISH rOSSESSIONS. (8) Atlantic &St.Lawrenee all 55 67 ~, i ilom.,l3aroda, 4 Cen. In. 100 106 107 1004 ' / go. 5 per cant....... . 10 Do. F shares l6 1 i t , :04 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 3 1 10 Do. Preference all 5 7 • if uff:,Brant, &Goderich r .00 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., Um lOO - - at ..ail e Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.c per. p all 99 102 at cast Bengal, gu., sdo 100 108 110 1031 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 112 113 ill 10 Do. .1 Extension - - at , arandTrunkoi Canada 100 15/ 161 151 i 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 12 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 15 100 Do. do deferred ... • all - - • 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 83 35 100 Do. do. deferred - - (00 Do. 3d Pref.etook all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Prat. stook 100 Do. do. deterred - - at at. India Pen.gua. sp.e lOO 1104 1114 1111 I 93 o. Gun. 5 per cent lB 14 2 10 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 14 21 , at t.i t. South of India gua. 5 per oent st Do. 41 per cent lOO 19 101 at • Do ~..... /04 seat Wes. of Canada all 141 14: 141 1 104 Do. New-..,. - -- 00 Do. 6p. 0 Bt".s. pay. 1873 all 98 100 00 00. 5j do. pay. 1877-8 all 01 93 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o at Do. 41 do lOO 100 lua 101 at Do. 44 do lOO 4 4 5 97 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - - st Hell). Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 - - IC Mel. & liobson'a Bay.. all - - at N.ll.l.C'da.6po latpf.bs , 100 83 i 5 st Gude& Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.c. 100 1' 7 108 171 tt Scinde ..... ..... N • 100 1131 it 41 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do tic. 2 t }p at Do. Puniaub.... n . 100 101 105 at Do.lndus St.lelot ''" 100 37 89 The King and Queen of the Belgians left Lacken on Monday for Ostend, to visit the United States ships Franklin and Ticonderoga, the arrival of which in that port we have already announced. Their Majesties arrived at Ostend at ten. The King first reviewed the 7th Regiment, which was drawn up opposite the station, after which the Royal party proceeded in State carriages to the pier, where the mail steamer Louise Marie was moored, with Royal standard flying from the mast head. the King and Queen had been received with great enthusiasm, and salvoes of artillery were fired on embarking. The weather had up to that been menacing, and low, dark clouds had formed a dense canopy overhead. The Royal steamer had scarcely left the shore when the storm burst and the rain fell in torrents, quite shutting out from view every thing around the vessel. The American ships were at anchor at about six miles from Ostend, and on the steamer arriving near the flag of Admiral Farra gut, which was flying at the mainmast of the Franklin, was lowered and replaced by the Belgian standard, while salutes were fired from the vessel and the Ticonderoga. Efforts were then made t) bring the steamer alongside of the Franklin for the Royal party to go on boarJ, but the sea was now so rough that after two failures the attempt was abandoned, and the Franklin's boats, each manned by an officer and 15 men, were lowered to tranship the passengers of the Louise Marie. The King and Queen took their seats in the first, but the rain was still falling heavily, and the boats danced in such an agitated measure that the trip looked far from inviting, and some of the guests hesitated to follow the example of their Majesties. The passage was, however, made without accident, and on their Majesties stepping on board the Franklin the guns fired, the band struck up the Brabaganne, and the seamen manned the yards and raised loud cheers. The King and Queen first took a few moments' rest in the state cabin, after which, accompanied by the admiral, they visited the vessel in all its details. The other guests, and the members of the press who had been graciously permitted to join the party, re ceived the most courteous attention from the officers, and as many of the last named were able to speak French their explanations were listened to with great interest. The visit throughout the vessel having been terminated, the admiral gave to his visitors the spectacle of different manoeuvres, and, among others, beating to quarters, the working of the guns, clearing the deck for action, manning the pumps for a fire on board, and firing at a flag fixed on a buoy at a distance of three-quarters of a mile. The precision of aim was excellent, every shot striking within a few yards of the point, and in one instance the flag staff was cut in two. The rain had in the meantime ceased, the clouds had cleared away, and a magnificent sun shone forth, compensating the visitors for the discomfort of the morning. While these proceedings had been going on, a splendid breakfast had been prepared in the saloon ; as, however, the size of the room did not afford accommodation for all the guests, the King, Queen, and ladies first descended, the honours of the table being done by the admiral and Mrs. Farragut ; afterwards, a second repast, over which Mr. Sanford presided, was served to the gentlemen. A large number of steamers had arrived from the shore with spectators and plied around the Franklin. Many of the excursionists who had accompanied their Majesties had also visited the Ticonderoga. The King, before leaving, examined with great attention the immense plat form gun, weighing 16 tons, on board the Franklin, and also passed in review the marines on board. At four o'clock their Majesties took leave of the admiral, expressing the great pleasure they had de rived from their visit, and returned on board the Louise Marie. Their departure was marked by a salute of 21 guns, and as the Belgian vessel passed the Franklin the Belgian National Anthem was again played, and the yards manned. The King and Queen landed at Ostend at five, and at once left by rail, arriving at Lacken at seven. COLONIAL GO VERN AI..E NT SEC CRITIIO6. I British Columbia, 6 per ------- cent., Dec.3l, 1972 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug 1, ,0 103 105 Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept, 103 103 195 Uo. sp. c. Jan. & July , 100 93 95 031 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ski ICO 93 95 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 104 103 Oo.Ap1.&001. 1890-1000 100 .11 112 Do. do 1880-90 100 167 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 108 11u Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 .00 C:e3 lon, Nov. 1878, 6 100 1 8 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 101 107 51auritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1879 .. OO 106 LOS 1882, May 15, N0v.14: 100 107 (00 Do. 1815, Feb. & Aug lOO 10d I'lB Natal 'Gov. 6 per cent lOO - . N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&.1 Ws 100 99 10 N. S.W. Gov.s p 0.,1860 100 9) 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 u 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.o. 1886 to 1896, 100 951 961 1031 New Zealand, 6p. cent' 100 Do. 5 per cent.... --Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l OO 102 104 Queensland Gov. 6p. c loo* 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1(.0 113 111 VlO,O ov. 6 p.o. Ja.& July 100 - Do. do. April & Oct lOO 1114 112, 13.13.1T161 4 . MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lint. 1 Chlyerton Clifford Amalgamated SO 51 61 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 440 460 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 1 -- East Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 -- East Caradon 2.14.0 4 3 Nast Corn Brea 3l 2 21 East Grenville ... 2.14.0 11 2 East Gunnislake. 8.3.6 1 1 East Loved 3.9.0 8 11 W'l Russell (Tavlstk 11.7.0 11 2 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 4 5 'Great Laxey, limited all 101 174 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 Great Wheal 11.9.6 - - 1 1. Wheal Vol (aelst , q 1 40 15 17 ;renville 0.0.6 11 14 ilerod's loot .... 8. W llingston Downs 5lO 21 21 A- 38 40 Margaret (Uny Lelant [ 3 . 17 . 6 6 8 Marko Valley +.10.6 6 61 4.vvyndy Iron Ore, Um 3.1 2 i 14 >sew S ton ...... 50 i 60 70 North [oskear V. Wh Bassett (Mogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crof ty 2.13. e 2 3 i'rosper United 8.11.0 2 21 Providence kliny Lelant l ).t;.7 25 27 1 8. Caradon (St. Clear) ll 380 400 South Condurrow 5.2.0 1 8. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.19.9 371 420 stray Park Via Croft 9 14 11+ ilgra and (Mogan, tim all Vest Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liakeard 11 1) .2 West Chi rerton ll 62 61 West Seton Wheal Bassett; 'Mogan 51 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redruth 22 15 9 11 Wheal nary Ann (Men 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Tralawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 ADMIRAL FARRAGUT AND THE KING AND labour which you would act wisely in at once QUEEN ON THE BELGIANS. I abandoning." The article terminates by earnestly supplicating the Deputies to intervene and afford efficient aid to a whole people whom France has taken under her protection. KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL. The speeches were delivered and prizes distri buted yesterday in the great hall of the college, the Bishop of London presiding. Among those pre sent were the Rev. Dr. Jelf, the Rev. G. F. Maclear, the Head Master; Mr. Rassam (who has just re turned from Abyssinia), the Rev. T. D. Kingdon, the Rev. T. 0. Cockayne, Dr. Wiutzer, Rev. B. Jackson, Rev. W. Kett, Mr. Cheere, Mr. S. M. Mitster, and Professors DAarnotte, Miller, and Yeo. The body of the hall was crowded by the scholars and their relatives and friends. The following prizes were then distributed, each recipient being introduced by the Head Mastec with a few suitable words of commendation : For Divinity.—Classical Division.—Ernest New ton Wix. Modern Division.-IVilliam Alfred Sur ridge. For Latin Verse.—Arthur Aiken Brodribb. • For English Verse.—Joseph Henry Philpot. For Loftin.—Arthur Aitkin Brodribb. For an English Essay.—Trevor Bamford. For English Literature.—Classical Division.— Joseph Henry Philpot. Modern Divsioa.—G-eorge Henry Batterbury. Both .Divisions.—Joseph Henry Philpot and George Henry Batterbury (equal.) For Mathematics.—Classical Division.—John Gerard Laing. Modern Division.—Charles Edward Williams and Robert Frederick Davis. For French.—William Alfred Surridge. For German.—John Churchill. For Science.—Richard Henry Jude and Charles Edward Williams. For Drawing—Frederick Vincent Stokes. For the best Herbarium collected between the Ist day of June, 1867, and the Ist day of July, 1868.—Thomas CarnelL3-. For the best collection of mounted insects pro cured between the Ist day of June, 1867, and the Ist day of June, 1868.—Eden Greville. Workshop Prize.—Henry Wale Deecon., The HEAD-MASTER then real the following list of honours gained since the last distribution : . Oxford.—Dyer, William T. T., Christ Church, second class in mathematics, first class in natural science; Saintsbury, G. E., Merton, second class in moderations ; Richards, E. T., ,Queen's, proxitiz accessit for the Hertford; Richards, F. T., first class in moderations ; Garrod, H. 8., postmastership at Merton ; Freeman, G. F., proxim?, accessit for Cor pus scholarship. Cambridge.—Christie, W. H. DI. , Trinity CA lege, fourth wrangler; Fynes-Clinton, E., St. John's, eighth in the first class in classical tripos ; Bolkin, A. A., King's, second class in theological tripos ; Gray, E. A., Trinity Hall, second class in the law tripos ; Fawcus, J. G., foundation scholar ship at Trinity College; Rhind, G. 8., Christ's College, honourable mention for the Winchester University Reading Prize ; Platt, B. C., scholar- ship at Peterhouse ; Laing, J. G., scholarship at Jesus College ; Batterbury, G. 11., first class, Ox ford Local Examination. A vote of thanks to his Lordship for his kindness in presiding over the proceedings was then pro posed in the name of the Council, Masters, and all who were then present, and carried by acclamation. The Bishop of LONDON said he had great satis faction at being present that day. His duty as a member of the Council was a very small one. Beyond that of selecting a good master they had little to do, for when they had made that selec tion their duty was pretty well ended. The less their interference was called for the better would the school go on ; for were they continually to in terfere no good master would remain with them. As the exponent of the Council he would state that they were ready on all occasions to foster and encourage whatever branch of instruction might seem to be required, and therefore the seepud great duty of the Council was the giving of prizm. In looking at the list before him he could not help ob serving that the subjects of study at the school were very various indeed. Ills acquaintance with the school and with King's College proper led him to believe that there had been among them for a long time a spirit of improvement not requiring any special commissions to make suggestions to them in orJer that they might keep pace with the age. Bat where the subjects of study were various there was always some danger less the good old subjects, which must alwaysform the staple of a good school, might be forgotten ; therefore it was with peculiar satisfaction that he heard Mr. Maclear read the list of honours that had been gained since the last dis tribution at the two old Universities, showing that the classics and mathethatics bad by no means suffered by the introduction of other subjects, but had stood side by side with them. Indeed, he did not think there was any probability that either the classics or mathe ' matics—both of which were so admirably adapted to fit the mind for the attainment of other descrip tions of knowledge—would be neglected merely be cause boys who had no peculiar aptitude for the study of those subjects were encouraged to take up other branches of learning which opened to them a new career in after life. The great argument in favour of the study of those other subjects was that all minds were not made alike, and that the old system went too much upon the idea that if a boy could not become a good classical scholar or a good mathematician, he was necessarily of a low grade of intellect. Modern languages, science, and many other subjects were capable of giving a stimulus to minds which would otherwise remain uncultivated; therefore he was truly glad to find that this variety of subjects had been introduced into this great school. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. MACLEAR, after announcing that Mr. Rassam, one of the Abyssinian captives, was present, proposed that the meeting should cordially congratulate that gentleman on his return to civilised society, and, as they hoped, to a future great and glorious career. (Cheers.) The Right Rev. Prelate havingapressing engage mbnt elsewhere, then retired. Mr. RASSAM, who was most heartily received, assured the meeting that he was much happier that day than when he was at Magdala in chains, and felt very much obliged to them for their kind welcome. MARKETS-7 HIS DAY. The weather continuos fine, and from the heavy lands the crop accounts are very good. The tendency of the trade is loss favourable to producers, From some of the principal country markets the reports show that the late improvommt is not in all cases fully maintained. The number of wheat cargoes off the coast is increased to 40, and others are expected. Prices on the week are is. lower. At Mark-lane to-day the attendance was small, and tho trade dull, with less firmness in the tone. English wheat was a slow sale at about Monday's rates. Foreign wheat was not pressed, but there was quite suffi cient supply at market, and prices were unchanged. Flour moved off in retail at late rates. Barley and beans quiet, without quotable change. Oats in good supply, and some rather out of condition, which were purchased on easier terms. Good qualities un altered. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, June 26.—Sales probably 12,000 bales. Market slightly firmer. Sales of the week, 68,250 ; specu lation, 8,500 ; export, 14,375; import, 48,750 ; stock, 607,375. Official quotations.-31i(1. upland, 111 ; Orleans, 11 ; Mobile, 111; Egyptian, 91. THE FIIENC4 BENEVOLENT SJCIETY.—A ball of an unusually interesting character is to be given at Willis's Rooms on Monday next, in aid of the funds of this charity, known as the Societd Francais() de Bionfaimnce. So much anxiety to be present has already been displayed that a great success may confidently be looked for. It is an ticipated that several members of the English Royal Family will be present ; and as the princes and princesses of the Orleans family take so much interest in the welfare of the society their presence may be relied upon. The list of lady patronesses also includes mlny ladies of the highest rank in English society. It is stated that the -. Countess' do-Paris and •the_Dueheo d'Aumale. have ar ranged a special quadrille, which will be performed during ail Main. . THE FORTIICOMING -ALEXANDRA. I?ACES. A writer in a contemporary says :—Considering the great and increasing popularity of horse-racing, or, as it might, perhaps, with greater truth be said, considering the modern rapid growth of the spirit of gambling amongst the p2ople, and the universal disposition to discover in any public competition a peg to hang a bet on, it is curious that the inaugu ration of a handsome and commodious racecourse, within fifteen minutes' ride of Farriugdon-street, should excite so small an amount of public curiosity. Any one ;might reasonably suppose, judging from the tremendous stir that the Derby Day occasions, and the homage t! at is rendered thereto by persons of every degree, from princs of the royal blood to the Whitecross-strcet cos'ermonger, who ; in honour of the grand occa- I s!on, and that the family " turn-out" may show as it should, sports a coat of paint for the barrow and a new bridle for the donkey, that a revelation of the fact that a new " Epsom," in no way inferior to the old, was in prbgress and raj i lly approaching completion would hive thrilled London with ecstasy. One can imagine the first whisperings of the good news being received with modest incredteity. There might be races in contemplation at Alexandra Park, as there were alrea ly at Hatfield and Croydon and Hampton —amusing affairs enough, doubtless, but decidedly of not sufficient import ance to claim a man's attention for so long as a day before the time of meeting, let alone to in duce him to make special holiday, or to invest as much as a half-crown on any probable equine victor. There was but one great horse-racing holiday for Londoners, and where and when that occurred all the world knew. Aud considering the gigantic proportions that the people's horse racing holiday as held annually on Epsom Downs hare assumed, it is not astonishing that the rumour of a rival should be discredited. When, however, the rumour gained strength, and presently boldly announced itself as fact on the face of countless placards stuck about the walls, and sud len adver tisements bloomed forth in newspaper columns, an neancing the astonishing reality that within the palings that encircle the park of the palace on Mus well Hill there has been designed an I completed quite a model racecourse, extensive as that on ,Epsom Downs; and that lords and marquises of sporting tendencies, and with the cream of quadrupedal racers in their stables, had taken on themselves the supervision of the sports ; and that a stand capable of affording ac commodation for four thousand spectators had been erected; and that, including saddling pad docks, and weighing rooms, and betting ring, and enclosure for Tattersall's subscribers, and refresh ment rooms and booths, the whole affair was com plete for a re-enaction on Tuesday and Wednesday next of the festivity and folly that distinguished the 27th of May last—it does appear somewhat singular that among that vast number of people who regard horse-racing on a grand scale as the most delightful spectacle possible to be produced, there has not been a more general awakening. Per haps the directors of the Alexandra Park Com pany are loth to thrust too eagerly forward a pro gramme of sports in which a questionable element is necessarily included. Maybe the public just now, bearing in mind certain peculiar features that marked the main race on the Derby-day, are rather shy of matters horsey. Every suggestion is more probable than that the people regard this important addition to existing facilities for indulg ing in the national pastime as unnecessary. Let this be how it may, this much may be said in favour of the promoters of the scheme ; it is manifestly their desire to provide for the entertainment of their hoped-for thousands of patrons on the most liberal scale. As to the horses entered for the races, of which there will be six each day, I could obtain buc little information. Achievement, I believe, will run, and Formosa and Knight of the Garter. The grand day will be the second day, when the Alexandra Prizs will be competed for. A box is being superbly fitt for . the acccommodatiou of the Prince and Priir jess of Wales. IMPERIAL PARLIA.IYITZIiT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tars DAY. The SPEAKER, took tho chair at two:o'clock. FOREIGN CATTLE MAREET BILL. The house want into committee on this bill, Mr. Dodson in the chair. (LEFT SITTING.) SPORTING INTELLIGENOZ—This Daf. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. STOCKBRIDGE RICES-THIS DAY. _ WESTMORELXND PLATE. Choral Secrecy Charles IL _ 3 Fivo ran. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGA(3E- VENTS. June 19, at 1 p.m. (to Mr. Rd. Johnson, of Yorkl Edin burgh, out of all handicaps to date, except the South Lancashire Tradesmen's Cup. June 20, at 0.30 p.m., Prince Imperial, out of Cham pagne Stakes at Bibury, and Troy Stakes at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m., Martyr, out of Champagne Stakes at Bibury, and Oroonie Produce Stakes, and Stockbridge Cup at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m., Chillianwallah, out of Hamilton Stakes at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m., Vladimir, out of the Donningtoa Stakes and Eltham Plate at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m. Athanor, out of Coventry Stakes and Eltham Plate at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m. Speculum, out of Hurstbourne Cup at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m. Corinne and Head Centre, out of the Ninth Biennial at Stockbridge. Juno 20, at 0.30 p.m., Clairon, out of Beaufort handicap at Stockbridge. June 20, at 0.30 p.m., Cornet Smike, out of Tenth Biennial at Stockbridge. June 22, at 9 a.m., Usurper, out of the Bibury stakes. June 22, at 9 a.m., LozJuge and Slanderer, out of Stock bridge engagements. June 22, at 9.a.m., Miss Nellie, out of Newcastle engage ments. June 22, at 9 a.m., Alaster, out of the Eltham plate at Stockbridge. June 22, at 9 a.m., Carlos, out of the ninth Biennial at Stockbridge. June 22, at 9 a.m., Singapore, out of the Stockbridge cup. June 22, at 9 a.m., Haymaker and Percussion, out of the North Derby at Newcastle. June 22, at 9 a.m., Philosopher, out of all engagements. June 22, at 10.30 a.m., Tumbler, out of the B:bury S takes. June 22, at 11.40 a.m., all Mr Angell's horses out of Stockbridge engagements. June 22, at 11.50 a.m., Patrician, out of Stockbridge en gagements. Juno 22, at 1.5 p.m., Mariner, out of Alexandra Park engagements. It may be mentioned, although I doubt if the financial manager will think me for disclosing the fact, that, as regards an easy and uninterrupted view of the races, it appears a sheer waste of 10s. to expend it in the purchase of a grand stand ticket. It is hard to imagine a spot posse3sing more natural advantages towards the formation of a racecourse than does that part of the park set apart for the purpose. The course itself may be described as being kite, or rattier pear, shape. At what may be called the stem end are both the starting and June 22, at 1.21 p.m., Monitress and Skirmish, out of Bibury Stakes. June 22, at 2.30 p.m., Vestminster, out of Mottisfont Stakes at Stockbridge. June 22, at 2.30 p.m., c by Romulus, out of Attack, out of all engagements. June 22, at 2.45 p.m., f out of Lady Lurewell, out of Ch•umpagne Stakes at Bibury. June 22, at 2.45 p.m., North Briton, out of Troy Stakes and Tenth Biennial at Stockbridge. June 22, at 2.45 p.m., f out of Masquerade, out of Tenth Biennial at Stockbridge. Juno 22, at 2.45 p.m., all Mr. Merry's horses out of New castle engagements. winning posts, and the judge's chair and the tele graph board. In describing this pear-shaped track a horse must traverse a mila and a quarter. At the thick end of the p3ar, there is a circular arrange. meet of the course, making it two miles out and home again. Again, there is a straight course, or nearly straight, of five furlongs. At the stein en l of the pear-shape is the grand stand, and continuing along the curved stalk of it, as it were, the saddling paddock is reached, while between the two is an enclosed space where are WORCESTER SUSIIIER MEETING. THURSDAY, JULY 2. The \Vorcastershiro Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft., 3if declared on or before Tuesday, Juno 23, with 100 added ; second to save stake ; a winner of a handi cap of 100 sovs in value after Juna 16, at 10 a.m., 71b ; of two handicaps of 109 sovs., or one of 300 sovs., 101 b extra. N3w Coors:3, one mile three furlongs. 55 subs, 31 of whom pay 3 sovs each. the weighing rooms. It will thus be seen that a person on the stand is enablei to view the whole operation from first to last —the saddling in the paddock, the start, the return to the winning post, and the unsAdrlling and weighing. Pro vided, however, that the visitor is content with as much amusement al may be got out of a fine view of the race—and this, bear in mind, is all that he gets for his half guinea oa the Grand Stand at Epsom—he may ba amply satisfied and save his money. Grassy slopes, commanding a perfect view of the course, abound in sufficient number to afford ample room, not for standing merely, but for re clining at ease, for teas of thousands of spectators. This feature alone, doubtless, will make the Alex andra races popular. There need be no pushing and driving, as at other races ; no squeezing against rails or grievous crushing of corns consequent on the unceremonious command of the police that you should "keep back." Even though the sightseers number a quarter of a million there will be room and to spare for all. Age st lb Vespasian ...5 9 5 Christmas Carol ... 6 7 9 Dick Turpin 4 7 8 A.ettea 5 7 5 Success ... 6 7 4 Orion ... ... 3. 7 4 C by Romulus Attack (inc 71b ex.) 4 7 0 Mayflower ... 4 6 12 Needle Gun ... 6 6 12 Chivalry ... 3 6 12 Blacklock 3 6 7 Vortigeru ... 3 6 7 RACING FIXTI JU Age st lb Wild Briar... ... 5 6 G Prince Regent ... 3 6 5 Jeanie Deans ... 4 6 4 Little Ellen ... 5 6 4 Madame Wright ... 5 6 2 President Lincoln.. 3 6 2 The Returned ... 3 6 0 U by Thormanby— Phemy (Wild Chelmsf ord Worcester S um mor Kingsbury and Hendon Cliarl,;y's dim)... 3 6 0 Thorucrolt ... 3 5 12 Pest 3 5 12 Papillon ... ... 3 5 7 Ligurian 3 5 7 Again, as regards that most important feature of all, " refreshments," the directors have shown a praiseworthy desire to insure to their shilling pa trons a comfortable something to eat and drink at a rate even cheaper than it may be obtained at an ordinary tavern or eating-house. One contractor —a man of known respectability—has the entire control of this department, without as well as within the precincts of the grand stand. In the URES FOR 1866. LI. ref reshmtut rooms attached to the latter, a cold collation of a superior sort may be had for three and sixpence, and doubtless the visitor may, if he be so disposed, spend as mlch in luncheon in the outer booths ; but here, if it so please a man, he may study the most rigid economy, and still be well served, for, by binding agreement between the contracting powers, a substantial cut from a cold joint may be obtained for the small sum of six pence, while ale or beer—warranted Bass or Alsopp—may be had at the rate of sixpence a quart. By the by, while on the subject of re freshment, it may be mentioned that in the building of the grand stand a blunder has been committed that may cause some amount of inconvenience. As already stated, the stand is designed for the accommodation of four thousand persons, whereas, including the dining-room and the sandwich bars, there is bare elbow room for four hundred. This is an oversight that should be remedied on a future occasion. Another defect is, that a largo number of the vehicles will have to cruss the course in order to reach the reserved car riage space, and there remain until the break-up of the day's entertainment—an arrangement that may possibly become a source of irritation and loss of temper, unless due care is taken, by placards and otherwise to apprise visitors before they enter on the preserved ground what will be the probable duration of their limbo. Except the refreshment department, the arrange ments of the grand stand are all that could be de sired, and in one essential particular more than might have been expected in these days of unscrupulous money-making. It has of late been a matter of complaint that the admission money commonly charged at certain places of public amusement was no better than a farce ; to be sure, the specified sum 2 Odiham 2 Stamford 6 Livorpool July M. 6 I littatiugdon 2l. Nottingham. July Cliesterlield I linutsford 23 Sout , b.amptoa I Sudbury aad li.limg 1 Goodwood ..., 24 16 Ratcliffe Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Iluagerford Pontofract Down Royal Corp l4 Reading Spilsby gained for the visitor admission within the outer doors, but for all that he coald see or hear he might almost as well have remained out in the public hi g hway. The only way of remedying this inconvenience was by paying, in addition to the " admission" money, as much Ai might bQ de- THE CAPE MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, June 25. The Union Steam Company's steamer Anglian, Captain Dixon ' with the above mail, 26 passen gers, and 1,799 packages of cargo, arrived here. She left Table Bay on the 19th, and experienced tine weather. Her Majesty's bhips Racoon and Petrel were cruising off the Cape. The Pioneer and Flora were at Ascension, and the Bristol at Madeira, bound for Lisbon. On the 28th the Anglian spoke the French bark Tropique, of Bordeaux; and on the 29th the ship British Peer, 71 days from Bombay for Liverpool. The ship Brechin Castle, of Glasgow, from Rangoon, was abandoned on 28th April. Iler crew landed at St. Helena on the 28th ult. Governor Wodehouse had returned from the Basuto Land, having accomplished little by his mis sion. Ti l e Free State refused every overture to treat with him, depending on their protest to the British Government. His Ext,.ellency had resolved to leave matters as they were until the decision of her Majesty's Government had been obtained. A movement was being made in Orange Free State in favour of annexation to the British Em pire. The Colonial Parliament met on the 20th ult. The news from Natal and Port Elizabeth is un mportant. business at Cape T ow n had improved, though still dull. Sign* of revival, however, were visible in some districts. Exchange on London Bank Bills, 30 days, I per cent. discount. Commercial Bills, 90 days, 4 per cent. discount. Bank of England Returns, An Account, pursuant to t; cap. 32, for the week ending.) the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, June 21, 1868.: .ISSUE DE . Notes issued ....Z36,678,060 'A.RTMENT. Govornint. Debt.£ll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,94900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £36, 678,060 BINKISG 1). Proprietors' Capi tal £l.-1,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Bau Ics, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 8,095,285 Other Deposits.. 19,531,108 Seven Days and other Bills ..... X 36,678,060 ;PARTMENT. Guyon:tut. Secu rities(including Dead 'Weight Annuity) .... £13,294,557 Other Securities• 18,160,273 Notes 12,990,670 Gold and Silver (join H . 1,284,921 46'5,192 £1.5,730,421 UE(gt , - - - • --r•?30,421 FE k'ouzs, Qhiot Qmhior. znanded for a " reserved seat," an accommoda tion with which the building was very amply provided. With this bare-faced system of extortion, the Alexandra grand stand pro prietors appear to have but little sympathy. The •vhole of the reserved space on the stand comprises sixty boxes, admission to which is ten shillings extra each person, and the front row of the upper gallery - , which is converted into stalls. Beyond this there is a fair field and no favour. There is a great advantage in taking a two-days' ticket for the grand stand. Not only is a reduction of five shillings made, but the holder is exempt from the ordinary admission fee of one shilling at the gates on both days. rawricRENUE SIIAItms AND STOCKS. Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd.. 1855, 1026 London, Brg - hton, Sic., 46 percent., Mit, ,1 North London 41 per cent. (Mat. 5 per cent.), 1021 101 t kaGli .011 N Ets.: 4 Angr,lo•Brazili,,.. Gold, !I Choatales Gold and. Silver Minintr. lim., Don Pedro, N^rih lie! Rey, 2 7-10 I Pm Port Phillip, 14 itossa Grande, 4 St. John dpi ltey, lien , Isl :a DOCKS East and We t India, 1:4; London and it. liathariue, 4O ,BAN _s. - Agra, ilm., A, 12 11/ Ditto, B, Vi Anglo Hungarian, 91 Imperial Ottoman, 11: London and County, 49 1 50 Ditto, new, 3 ti London and +► est tninster, Ditto. Scrip, 44 Provincial of Ireland, 94 Unioa of Australia, 491 AUSCELL AN E 0 US: Anglo American Telegraph, 211 Atlantic Telegraph, 481 Ditto, 8 per cent , 92i 5 Australian Agricultural, 16 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lien., 51 City of Moscow Gas, Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan. gua 871 Gen. Credit and Discount, lulu.. t 1 Hudson's Bay, 151 international Financial Society, aim.. 31 London Financial Association, aim., 81 National Discount company. fia New Zealand Trust and Loan, Urn , 61 Iteuter's Telegram, 23: South Australian Land, 36 Universal Marine (Insurance), Jim., 61 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 74 BRISTOL ELECTION Co_llllll7 7 EE. The committee sat with closed doors yesterday. The Chairman, on the opening of the room, an nounced that the committee had come to the con clusion that Mr% Miles was not duly elected ; that there had been bribery by Mr. Wood and others, but that Mr. Miles was not cognisant of the acts of those parties. TILE CLAPHAM JUNCTION ESTATES.---The first portion of the Bolingbroke Park property having been entirely disposed of, the socond allotment took place on the 24th inst., at the offices of the Conservative Land So ciety, and a largo sale was effected. The competition for special lots was so great that as high as £5O was paid for a right of choice to secure priority of selection. Some notion of the high prices which suburban freehold land will fetch near a railway station is afforded, when it is stated that the 113 plots sold at the first instalment ranged in price from £5B up to £l,OOO per plot, and plots on the second portioa were solJ. from ,C5B up to '£llo each. THE FRENCH IN ALGERIA. Now that the Budget is on the point of being dis cussed, the Siecle calls on the Deputies to direct their attention to the situation of Algeria with a view to effecting some change in the present situation of the colony. The system acted on relative to the landed property in that country has been one great cause, our contemporary affirms, of the fright ful misery which has lately fallen on the Arab populations. The Sonatus-Consultum of April 22, 1863, in conceding all the lani to the natives, seemed of a nature to protect the ocupants for ever from want, but now that the five years have elapsed —now, that facts have demonstrated that a great error has been fallen into, will it not be prudent, the writer asks, to examine why the measure determined on in 1863 h as prove d so en ti re ly ilia , cacious. Our contemporary then goes on to say : " Two things were required to be done in Algeria. Itwas in the state in whi c h it was placed u n d er th e Turkish accessary ue s, t either to leave the native property that is to say, in usufruct under the rules, supreme control of the Government ; or to courage ously undertake a radical reform and transform the land into individual estates capable of being sold, exchanged, or mortgaged at the will of the proprie tor. To divide the whole territory of French Africa between two millions and a half of inhabi tants; to carefully examine the rights of each indivi dual, and hand over special title deeds to each, was certainly a gigantic work, which it would have been madness to attempt. What might and ought to have been done was to commence this important operation in tile tribes nearest to the European esta blishments, little by little—slowly, it is true, but surely—the Arab soil would have been transformed into real property (that is to say, saleable and ex changeable), acc or di ng as t h e ass i m il at i on o f t h e French and the natives became more complete. illas that been done ? Certainly not ; what has been effected we learn by Marshal de M'Mahon's report, and we must declare that the labours hitherto accomplished are of but small utility. What was necessary for the Arab we have said, and we repeat, was the full possession of his land ; every reform that did not tend to transform the collective property into individual was of no use. But, in five years, the Commissions specially charged with the delimitation and repartition of the soil of Algeria among iti inhabitants have arrived, after immense labour, in recognising —here, 1,132,921 hectares (2i acres each) of property called melk; there, 1,024,039 of land termed arch; further, 263,901 described as beylick. Truly,. that is an important work accomplished, and the Marshal leads us to hope that, at the rate things are progressing, the whole of Algeria will soon be divided in the same manner by the laborious com missions which hitherto have performed wonders ! The Governor-General, after going into ecstacies over the millions of hectares of melk, arch, or bey lick, with which the colony is endowed by authentic decrees, ingenuously avows that individual property has not only not been created, but, still more, never can be. At first sight,' he says, the best course would seem to be to g i ve to each his lot of ground and his title-deeds. That course would —without, however, placing laud in much sale to destroy family-ties, sale, because it would be e ett t e o r condition too cutin co u n e d b it n forup—tend and place in the hands of every h o ld er a p i ece o f soil of so small an extent that it wou ld no t b e worth cultivation. But la that case what was the use of the Senates-Consultum ? Why have de prived colonisation of the lands which aro neces sary for it ? To what purpose employ considerable sums in this survey, if dealings in estates are not rendered free between the natives and the French? lVith your fine names, which the commissions have recognised by thousands of hectares, have you prevented the Arab from dying of hunger ? have you facilitated the means for his raising a loan on his fields to purchase the seed which fails him ? Have you enabled him to sell a plot of ground to realise the capital neces sary for the cultivation of another portion ? No, you have not ; and the task you- have undertaken, from the moment it does not tend to give the'same rights to Arab property as to Franoh, i 5 a 11581058