The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

... .w..rsill rar. 19. ,ouise, ved at e from after- Prince Lieut . be in urea. he im- ership d was COM" e case titling done, )r the re his "BEET was l owil- pre ng in in her d she /CrICC. id on with ted to at he d not ;ated. KONBI MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGBNCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK The principal feature in the Bank return is thi evidence it affords of a falling off in the demand foc money. There is a considerable increase in the amount of private deposits, while the private securities show a slight decline ; and in consequence of this the cir culation is a little lower, and the unemployed reserve is enlarged. The influx of gold, which has been con spicuous during the week, has caused the stock to enlarge nearly half a million ; but much larger addi tions must be made before the maximum of a few months back is regained. The following are tho principal changes since the preceding return : Decrease in Circulation Increase in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits 259,912 No change in amount of Government Securities. 'Decrease in other Securities .. 25,763 Increase in Bullion Increase in Reserve Increase in Rest 9,865 Bullion in both Departments. . .. 20,788,963 Reserve of Notes and Coin 11,863,813 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,404,875 The returns of paid clearing for the week ending lt. ay 20, as certified by Mr. J. 0. Pocock, deputy in spector, are as follows : May 14, Thursday ... £19,848,000 May 15, Fri.lay 12,016,000 May 16, S a t ur d a y ... ..., 10,809,000 May 18, Monday... 9,786,000 May 19, Tuesday ... 9,604,000 May 20, Wednesday ... ••• 8,945,000 Total .7.7 £71,008,000 This return includes the Stock Exchange settlement oi the last fortnight. Making allowance for this incident, the aggregate is more satisfactory than that of last week, and it is in excess of that in the corresponding week of last year. Foreign Railways are unaltered. Great Luxem burg is inquired for at 11 7-16 to 11 9-16 ; and Lotnbardo-Venetian, at 14i to 15k. Bank shares are quiet, and prices are without movement. Agra (A shares) are quoted at 10 to 10i; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 4/ to 54- prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Con solidated, 4i to 4/ ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and Westminster, 71 to 72 ; London Joint S toc k , 35 to 36 ; Union of London, 35 to 36 Foreign Mining Shares are very quiet at yesterday's prices, St. John del Reys being marked at 18i to . 19 ; Port Philip, lk to 1/.; Chontales, 1i to 2k, Credit Foncier shares are very quiet at 2/ to 3; General Credit 2;.f to ; and National Discount 101 to 11i. 111 Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay are steady, at 151 to 15i ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 43 1-16 t o 23 3-16 ; Atl ant i c T e l egrap h Ei g ht per Cent., 5t051 ; Fore-street Warehouse, 2to 1 dis. London General Omnibus, 1i to 2k. American Securities are steadier. Illinois Shares opened better, at 95i to 96i. ; of the Five-Twenty nae k, at 71k to 71/ ; Erie, 451 to 45/. BLead Ihe market for Colonial Government Securities is Can Y. New Zealand Six per Cent. are 109 to 111 ; `Janadian, 104 to 105 ; Mauritius, 105 to 107 ; Queensland, 1071 to 108 i ; and Victorian, 113 to 114. The Railway Market is quiet. The changes, which are fractional only, have no definite meaning. Mid lands at 107 to 107-i, are scarcely so good as at t he unofficial close. Lancashire and Yorkshire are 127/ to 1281 ; South Eastern, 76i to 77 ; London and North 'Western, 115 to 1151 ; Great Northern, 10 2 to 103 ; ditt o (A ), 9Gi to 97i ; Great Eastern, `_ 3 2 to 341; Great Western 53 to 54 ; Brighton, 2 to 531 ; Sheffield, 42 to 43 ; Metropolitan, 112 to to 1121 ; Caledonian, 75 to 75i ; and Chatham, 181 in . Short dated commercial paper is being readily taken this morning at ig to 1/ per cent. Corn is very dull this morning, the change in the Weather being considerable, highly favourable to the Young wheat. „ English Fund s are ver y fi rm , th e con dition of t he money market encouraging investments. Consols are 93/- to 94 for delivery, and 931 to 931 ex div. for the 4th of June. New and Reduced are 93i to 9 3 i ; Excheq uer Bill s , 5 s t o lO s prem.; India 5 per Lents. are 116 to 1161 ; and Rupee Paper (1872), 104 to 1041 i•. Bank Stock is 246 to 248. SPeculative Foreign Stocks are in active request. Italian, upon the improved financial position of the g o vernment, have risen a fresh tt per cent., the present Price being 50 to 501. Turkish a further per cent. better, at 354 to 36. Brazilian are quoted 76/ to 76/ ; Chilian (1867), 95 to 96 ; Danubian 7 per Cents., 72i t o 7 3i ; Egyptian (1864), 81i to 82 ; Viceroy's 7 per Cents., 91/ to 911 ; and the 7 per Cents., 72i to 73 ; Greek, 13), to 13 1 Italian, 501- to 50/ ; Peruvian k 186 5), 831 t o 84 ; Portuguese, 40R to 40a ; Rus "ian 1862), 831 to 841 ; and Spanish, 36k, to 361. .£2.45,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yester day, including £150,000 from Alexandria on Govern- Tent account. The Ceylon has arrived from Alexandria with . 4 ' 4 ,690 in specie, and the Baltimore, from New York. With X 12,500. The steamers which left New York yesterday for Europ e bring £lOO,OOO in specie. No fewer than 149,000 hectolitres of grain were re ported to h ave arr i ve d at M arse il les on M on d ay l as t from the Danubian and Black Sea ports. These 1!11ports were pressed upon the market, which never theless remained comparatively steady. The Belgian province of Brabant has just emitted being lo an of £170,000, in 4k per cent. obligations, part of a loan originally brought out in 1864, of X 240,000, with dividend from Ist July next. The I _9n is red eema bl e b y drawings in fifty years, and some Blight advantages accrue to subscribers who pay in advance. A Special general meeting of the East London Rail- Way Company has been called for the 3rd of June to consider a bill now pending in Parliament. The traffic receipts of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway for the week ending March 28 th, show an increase of £904, and the returns of the Madras Railway for the week ending March 21st an increase of of 1,071, as compared with the corresponding periods of 1867. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway lor the past week show a decrease of £2,600 ; and the London and South Western an increase of £3,382. The traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company for the week ending 11th April, B how an increase of £294 as compared with the cor t.esPonding week of 1867. The following is from Messrs. Layton and Co.'s T ea Circular :—" The tea market has been quiet du ring the p as t f or t n i g ht ; numerous arrivals have t t ' e ° Place, and the demand from the country has k e en generally less active ; importers have, however, r,vvn great firmness throughout and towards the close. imported• at " of good common black and red leaf congou are 1,0, privately at a further slight advance in value. i s "now Fannings have met a good inquiry at l lid to lb new -make kinds from Canton at lld to 11 d per sale edium qualities of congou continue difficult of r tr , a quotations, and in fine to finest Moiling apd - s - Volva there is nothiva fresh to renort." tr 'he peculia r a d van t ages o ff ere d b y th e G r eat itain Life Assurance Society afford a perfectly nol and equitable syste m of appo r tio n ing • the 13rcfits to those adopti n g o ne o f th e mos t p ru d en t steps of modern times. That life assurance is ~..l arg ely availed of is a well-known fact, but that it n ot carried on to that extent which it ought to be is unf ortunately also most true. Doubtless the fe ar of default of payment has prevented many : t esta taking out a policy, but by the system in force adthe " Great B r i ta i n M utua l " t h e di rectors have o pted one of the wisest courses ever taken by f e 3' so ciety. By means of a nov e l an d per thctly equitable system of apportioning profits in bonuses may be applied first in extinguish g the premium, after a limited number of 4,, 4 : 411 a 1 payments, and afterwards in making the t ruht of th e po li cy paya bl e d ur i ng th e lif et i me o f eas sured. Th e resu lt o f suc h an arrangemen t i s thatti the assurer can either secure a 4, free" or paid 1/111,Pc'licY; or secondly, a Burn payable on his attain a given age, or earlier in the eve n t of decease. 48 8 IS YStelll is peculiar to the " Great Britain," and 43 , 8 4 r emoves the two great objections against the o f fie te° ' of insurance, it ought to secure for the li b that pref erence an d cons id erat i on t o w hi c hi ts eralitY so eminently entitles it. Per etenlttlT:o 3 COV E I tNittEN T FUNDS. S ns H ois FUNDS —CLOSING . 9 P 3 RI:ES. 9-11- i Ditto f • 3 or Account, Jane 4 .....•••• ..... 93. t. i „Per e , x eat. Leduced .. ...New. 3 ... 931 i New , per Cant _ 1 7 -I per Cont. Jan. 1891 _ A u °• 5 Per °eta. oni .1873 tinitios SO • - ' ith Jan., 164 ''' D 0 , pis, 0. pre I) • for 30 yr 4„ th April 1885 - ~:, pre B. Do. (Red Sea Ti ei o rA , h), Aug , 190 pm No'uquer BillB, 4 , 1,000, 2 per Ct -•,-, . Do. £5OO 5 41 4u1 ZlOO 2461 Si cof E ngland Stock. 41-p-r Cent , .00 Account 4-3 - atini. ‘ , f, a tut. , -,‘ GOVERN , LENT SECURITIES. IzObtock 10i ' Aprill874 o. , ‘ , per Cent., _ no. 8“. count 114 i b.,. t ) l'er Cont. July, 1880 u• 4 , b I et* Gent., Oct. 1888 o. Cortilleat , 1) °. E f aced " , o. . n Paper 4 per Cent — Do, 0 pe Cent., Jan. 1872 D °. 3 i per Cent., May 1079 lO9 8k Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO4 D,. nob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do_ Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £I.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Repulte, 6 per Cent Auitrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — xd Do. 4i por Cent., 1852 — Do. do., 1858.... Do. do., 18;0 — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 761 I I Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cu'e, 6per Cent. ()Alan 6 por Cent — Do. 4 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., 13 ... Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip £32 paid C ) inbi,u), 6 per Cent. itanisn 3 p At . Cent., 1825. .. . D .nubiau Principalities, 1 ler Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — ektuador New Consolidated, 1 pc r Con' — Egyptian, 7 per Gent — . . 7),...). Se,ond Issue - D ~ £5OO Bonds Do. 1106 Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5 o Bonde — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 831 Government Pail way Debentures ..... 92 Great{ 5 por Cont., 1821-5, ox Coups — 1)o. Acocunt Du. Coupons Do. Account G.l4temata 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p it . lieu 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account ~ — Do. Maremmana Itaiwa.y — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Montevidoau 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account . .. 831 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 - Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,'7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do. V 67 4Ol Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid l} Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 84} 4 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ... Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds.. Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds ..................... 871 8 Do. do £B4 15s. d 0...... Do Nicolas Railway ........................ 64f 'trctinian, 5 per Cent ......................... 74i Spanish 3 per Oen . ........................... J Do New Deferred ............... ...... ......... .......... ... 361 1 Do Account ........... Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account ................................. Turkish 6 per Cent. ........................... Do Account ................................. Do 6 per Cent. 18'58 ........................ Do Account .............................. 611 Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account - 41 Do .£lOO Bonds 6si Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1 865 s9i 9 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil ... Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins lt%lian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account DOI I } CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 941 Do. Account, 4th June 93i; MARKETS.—(Z his Day.) CORN. In Mark-lane to-day the attendance was small, and the trade very dull, with drooping prices. English wheat was in small supply and not pressed, but prices were in buyers favour. Foreign wheat in larger supply and lower to sell, but trade nearly at a stand still. Floating cargoes off . the coast, ten ; bids made very cautiously, but quotations not lower. Barley in rather better supply, and not so readily bid for. Oats in very moderate supply and steady in prices. Flour dull. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR. —Market is quiet, and prices rather easier. COFFEE.—Thu demand is steady, but prices are rather easier, supporting late rates on the average. TEA.—Steady market for congou. at is 31 1. OlLS.—Linseed dull, at 33s Gd to 33s 3il; English brown rape, 345; olive declined to £0 to £7O for Malaga owing to favourable crop reports, and lower prices from the other side. Turpentine remains dull at 30s to 30s Gd for American. TALLOW. The market is quiet, at 43s 3d spot, 43s 3d June, and 43s 9d last three months. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, May 22.—Sales probably 7,000 bales. Market qtiet, and unchanged. The g 4 QUEEN'S" GROUNDS HAMMERSMITH.--:MO proprietor, Mr. Crux, intends throwing open the newly-enclosed grounds, New-road, Hammersmith, with great eclat, on Whit Monday. On the occasion there is to be a grand shooting match for a splendid gold cup, a num ber of beautiful silver trophies, and six fat lambs ; and after we are promised a first rate display of athletic sports. The new;ground is most delightfully situated, within easy distance of the metropolis ; in fact it might almost be said to be within it, so great are the facilities of reaching it. It affords—for pedestrian matches—a course which gives a straight run in of 170 yards, and the cir cular ono is four laps to a mile. For cricket matches there is as much space as at any grounds in existence, not excepting "Lord's," and for shooting everything is precisely as the most fastidious could desire. In close proximity to the ground stands the hostelvie of the proprietor, "The Queen of England," quite a charming suburban retreat, where there is ample ac commodation for those annual gatherings of the employer and the employed that arc so frequent during the summer season. The North London and the Metropolitan rail ways run within five minutes' walk of the place, and those who dislike the puffing locomotive can roach the door by that almost universal conveyance, the omnibus. Altogether we know not of a more delightful sylvan spot that could be visited with so little trouble and expense, and there cannot he a doubt that " The Queen's Grounds" will in a very short time become one of the most favourite resorts of the smoke-dried Londoner. WESTMINSTER JEWS FREE SCHOOL, GREEK STREET,Sozo.—The anniversary of this p rogress i ng in stitution, conducted on similar principles to that of Bell lane, Spitalfields, was held last evening at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, presided over by Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., president of the school ; supported by Dr. Alder, Henry L. Keeling, Esq., vice-president ; Louis Joseph, Esq., treasurer ; E. Alex, Esq., chairman of the Jewish board of guardians ; David Hyam, Esq., Barnett Meyers, Esq.; the Revs. A. L Green, M. B. Levy, John Chapman, David Joseph, &c. Odes in Hebrew and Eng lish were recited by two of the children with charming simplicity. The amount subscribed was about .£lso—the Rothschild family being liberal contributors, and the amount was much loss than former years, which may arise from the increased charitable claims upon the Jewish com munity, coupled with adverse circumstances that have been felt by many, in consequence of the protracted money crisis the past two years. ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills.—At the change of seasons many persons feel orpressed without knowing why they are so. They are aware something within them is wrong. A few dozen of these powerfully purifying and eminently cooling pills will restore regularity to every p ail of the system ; will cast out all impurities lurking in the frame, and will thoroughly expel the last traces of dis order. however hidden the disease may be, however ob scure.its cause. With Holloway's medicine relief is in sured without risk, erroneous action is rectified without disturbing natural regularity, and health is reinstated, and with it the cheerful feelings which unmistakably tell the recent invalid that all within is right again. [ADVERTlSEMENT.]—Dyspepsia,(lndigestion), Constipation, De bility, Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach, and liver complaints in every P, iage, are only aggravated and accelerated by thugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless, suet as—cough, asthma, also diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, in stability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, head ache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, cK7e. We quote a few:—The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413.—"R0me, July 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning. all other remedies, he has c;:nflned himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabics, Food, of which he consumes a plateful at evcry meal. It has produced a sur prisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the " Gazette du Midi, July 25 Cure No. 46.270 Mr James Roberts, titubet merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs. spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. "Fif ty years'indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness. asthma, cough, co ns tip a ti on, flatulency. spasms, sicknes s an d vo miting.—Maria Jol y." Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, withou' authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously atta.clied. _ ha tins at Is. 14d.; 1 lb., 28 Si. ; 2 lbs., 4s. 68, ; 5 lbs. lls 121b5., 225.; 21 lbs., 495.— BARRY DU BethßY and Co. No. 77,. Regent-street, London- also Fortnum and Mason, 182, Piccadilly, and at 61, Gracechurc' h-street; 4, Cheapside; 63, 150, and 298, Oxf9rd-street ; 330, Strand ; and ell grocere and chemists. THE StJN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1868. RAILWAY IN7ELLIGENCE. LONDON AND BRIGHTON. A special meeting of the proprietors of this com pany was held yesterday at the International Hotel, Loudon-bridge, under the presidency of Mr. S. Laing, M.P., for the purpose of submitting.to the proprietors certain bills now pending before Par liament. Mr. Rose, the company's solicitor, stated that the first bill for their consideration was in tituled " A Bill to authorise the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company to abandon certain works, and for other pur poses " (and one of which purposes was to confirm an agreement catered into for reference to arbi tration of the matters in difference between the LDnion, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany and the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company, and divers persons parties to the pend ing suit in Chancery.) Mr. Rose having explained the bead.; of the various clauses of the bill, The CHAIRMAN moved a formal resolution ap proving of the bill. o.le of its clauses was for em powering an increase of fares. Ile did not sup pose that the shareholders would object to that if Parliament would sanction it. At the same time he wished to state that it was not proposed to charge extravagant rates, but simply to place them selves in the position of being enabled to charge moderate rates when compared with other com panies. With regard to the clauses empowering the company to raise additional capital, not exceeding £1,000,000, the proprietors were aware that at the date of the last meeting the out standing liabilities of the company amounted to £BOO,OOO. Since that time they had been reduced by some £90,000, leaving in round numbers up wards of £700,000 to be provided for. Of course, in winding up an affair of the nature of the Surrey and Sussex very much depended on the amount of compensation to landowners and others, and there fore it was necessary on taking powers to leave a mar gin, but it was not the intention of the directors to ex pend more than was absolutely necessary ; but they wished the matter settled, and he thought that their best thanks were due to the Duke of Richmond for having consented to act as arbitrator. He hoped that they would be enabled to wind up the claims by the next meeting, and the proprietors might feel assured that in any case the total expenses would be much less than if litigation had been adopted. Mr. LEVY, the deputy-chairman, seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The agreement entered into between the London and South-Western Railway Company and the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany, dated the 30th April, 1868, confirming and modifying certain previous agreements between those companies, respectively called the " Ports mouth agreement," the " Epsom and Leatherhead Agreement," and the Wimbledon and Croydon Agreement," was duly confirmed. The meeting was then adjourned. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY !MARIO AND STOCKS. iharei Railways. Closing 1 Business Pal6l* l Prise. I dine. at MlTrell andrieter .... 100 82 14 83 et Caledonian ..... . 100 741 751 ,1 751 1 at Cambrian — • 100 20 30 - 'ork and Bandon - - - 30 orn wall-- ........ . all 21 32 st üblin & Belfast June. 10 0 75: 77 at Dun„Perth, &Ab.Junc. .o 0 70 72 - 'll..Lontion, scrip Cent all - DO. 100 — 1 at Glasgow &S. Western' 10u 102 103, at Great Eastern,Ord.stk. 10u 331 34 34 31 at Do. E. Augl. st. No. 2 100 7 8 at Urcat North oi Scotlant4 100 15 6 at Great Northern 1 100 102 103 1121 1 at Do. A stock . 100 06 07 961 st Do. B stock lOO 121 116 at Do. New, is. at 25 pm 10u - - at 0 tS, and W. 01 Ireland 100 94 96 st Gt. ‘l'estern -014;inal 100 1 , 3 4 51 531 I at Do. 8. Val. Stall. gua. 100 - - et Do. South Wales .11:0 15 57 551 at Do. W..31id.--Oxloru too 3.) 35 at Do. Newport at Do. ilerclorci lOO - at Lane4sture .0. Yorkshir, WO 1271 1284 1281 at London and Blackwall! 100 - - at Lcn., Brigh., A S Coast! luo 521 51.1 53 21 at lon., Chat., and Loy. 10u 181 lb 'l2 1 at Do. .11ctrop. Ex. A lOO - -- at 1... m. a Aunt' Westeli i 100 1.51 .15i 1151 1 st Lon. 4 South Wester'. 100 sll VS , int 1 at Man., Sliel., At Lineuti. 100 all 121, 92; 3 at Aletropolitan... . all 112 1,2/ 1121 2 st Do. New - - at Do. Extension all 106 1 0 7 at 1 Aletrupolitan District all 83 80 101 Do. do. So. 10 - - 10 Do. anti St. John's Vi 'c 6 - - at Midland - Do. La Share 7 - - at Do, Birmin.. A Derbj 100 75 17 - mid Kent .. . all - - at North British st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lO9 - - et Nth. Eastern-Berwich 100 1021 103 / 25 Do. U.N •E purclmat 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds ..... at Do. York lOO 01 95 at Do. Carliale at Do. Stock.& Darling. all 131 1 33 15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - -- P at North London .. lOO 117 119 1181 18 at Do. do. 1864 5 - - - Do. do. 1866 . lO 11 114 10 North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - -- - Scot. N. B , Aber. stock 100 - - - uo. Scot, Mid. at ock lOO - - - Shropshire Uuion at South Devon lOO 43 IS at South Eastern 0 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 10 11 at Pall Vale 10 Do. C - - - V ale of Neatly - - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo A Whltelia.l 6 - - West Cornwall BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ,tio Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 54 60 at Illom.,Ba.roda,a; Oman. 100 104 105 1051 1 gu. b per cent... 10 Do. F shares lO i 41) 204 Bu ff alo A Lake Huron all 3 4 10 0: I Bu i ~.I.ll ; r i te n i t e , r & e nG c eo derich 1 6 p.c. 1872-3-a lOO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO - - at Jape Town A Dock, gu lOO 28 52 .00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pa all 99 102 et East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 1041 105/ 1071 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 109 110 1114 4 10 Do. J Extension - - at urandTrunkot Canada 100 151 161 19/ 4 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 15 41 2 100 Do. do deferred - - 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 35 100 Do. do. deterred - - LOO Do. 3d Pref. stock all 27 29 21 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred - - at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 109 110 110; 10 /9 t,o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 1 4 2 10 Do. New gua. 6p. a 6 1 4 2 et 1 t. South ot India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per cent lOu 94 96 et Do 2 201 (ireat Wes. of Canada all 161 164 141 1 201 Do. New. .. .. - - 00 Do. 6p. o 131.5. pay. 1873 all 98 100 00 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 93 901 at Madras, gua. 5 p.c .... 100 100 102 lt 5 1 at Do. 41 do et Do. 41 do lOO 69 91 10 Do. Fifth Exteusiob 5 at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Brads. 100 - - 461 50 Mel. A Hobsoc's Bay all -.- et N.lll.C'ela.6polatpLbs 100 83 15 at Oude Althiik'nd,g.sp.o 100 1u34 10(1 bt Scinde .. . lOO 1014 1( 24 1 8 31 et Do. Delhi 20 Do. do. mi. L s . , 10 2 0 101 t/ 1 1 b2 p 1)3 1 1 at Do. Punlaub R.I 100 1 101 102 at Do.lndusSt.Nlot 4.2 I 100 ! 87 89 COLONIAL GOVIGII.N.M.ENT SECURITIE6. !British Columbia, 6 per' oent.,Deo.3l, 1872. 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.J a.,!‘ July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1(0 1(2 104 DJ. sp. c. Mar. Ot Sept 100 102 It 3 Uo. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 91 03 921 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sit 100 9 t 93 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 1(4 106 Do.Apl.&001. 1890-1900 100 109 110 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 931 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p., 100 110 111 Do. len, do. 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . .10. 1882, Mayls, Nov. if, 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. At Aug.. 100 1(6 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N. B.G . ov. p.o.J a.AtJ uIS 100 99 10 N. S.W. Gov.s Itlet- 100 09 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1871 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 100 955 954 9c - New Zealand, 6p. oent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 974 981 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0. sterling, 1875 2ueensland Gov. 6p. a 100 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c.18684 100 - - Do. 1878 St up wards 1( 0 110 111 Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.kJuly 100 i I Do. do, d pril Oct (00 1114 112,' BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consot. Cold, Lim. 1 - - Chivertan Clifford Amalgamated 3O 51 61 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 440 460 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 f least Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 Caradon 2.14 ., 4 5 East Oarn Brea 3l 2 25 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 15 2 East Gunnislake .. 5.3.0 4 -- East Loved 3.9.0 8 11 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 11 2 Gam.dt StAubyn(G wen. '(6 4 5 Great Laxey, limited., all 161 174 17 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 - Great Wheal Basy 14.9.6 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist/io 40 15 /7 18 Grenville 9.0.6 If 1 tierod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 dingston Downs 5.10.6 21 23 Margaret (lJny Lelant 13.17.5 6 8 Harke Valley 4.10.11 6 64 Ilwyndy Iron Ore, line SA *4 It Nev: S ton ...... 5 01 60 7 0 North toshear . 384 5 7 N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United 8.11.0 2 25 Providence ,Uuy Lelaut 1 1.6.; 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Ulcer) l4 38) 400 South Condurrow 5.2.0 1 'S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.0 375 4.:5 Stray Park 35.15.6 4 6 ('ln Crof t 9 14 15 Vigra and Clogan,llm all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard' 1 1 .2 West Chi verton ll 61 06 ;Vest Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 55 75 81 Wheal Buller (Aedruth 22 15 11 Wheal llary Ann (Mcn I 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17 .0 7 9 PREFERENCE SU ARES. f3reat Eastern, E. Coanties Ex., No. 1, -- Ditto, No. 2, Great Western, 4 per cent irred 77 Midland, .Leicester and HUl:glen, 4.1 per cent., 90i - - riticitautastlic killAiMb AND STOCKS. Great N orthern, 5 per cent., ird., 102 Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd.. 1866, 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend,,7o FOREIGN HAIL WAYS. Namur and Lir o cre gua. 111. per annum, 10 Recite ankt San Franciscd, tun. , gua. per cent., 11} San Paulo, 11m., gua. 0 per cent., Ai FOREIGN" MINKS. Anglo•Brazilirn Gold, f Choutales Gold and Silver Mining, lirn., 1; DJn Pedro, Nrrili Del itey, 2k Pnit Hossa Grande, St. John del itey, lim , 181 SANAS. A❑glo Egyptian, Urn., 191; Bank of New Zealand, ISt .;bartered Bank of lndtx, Australia, and ()Ulna, pi Chartered iler. of India, London, and Ciiina, kit City, 121 Consolidated, Um.," if imperial Ottoman, lui ; Loudon Joint Stock, :354 London and %I estminster, 7 I 1 Ditto, Scrip, 411} 4 - MISCELLANZOM Anglo American Telegraph, 23} Aglo-Mexican Mint, lid Crystal Palace, 23} lien. Credit and Discount, Lim., 5 Hudson's Bay, 154 National Discount Company, 104 Peninsula and Oriental a;team, 59 I Telegraph Construct, and Maintenance, lif Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 72} f SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GukvEsEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, 'May 21—Boudicar, from Memel ; Kalevs., from Alexandria; Ann Brass, 11.2componse, and Shilthiel, (imp Guernsuy ; Triumpo, from Barlutta ; Thedea, from Arrived, May 22—Velocity, steamer, from Calais ; Con cordia, steamer, from Boulogne ; Traveller, from Windau• Conflict, from Calcutta. Sailed —North Star, steamer, for Christiana ; Sir Robt. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Victoria, steamer, for Gothen burg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Dalila, for Nantes; Mary Hardy, for Barbadoos; Daire, for Glasgow; Libertas, for Cardiff; Evadno, for Antigua ; Ernest Marck, screw steamer, for Constanti nople—all from London. Passed in tow—Boautiful Star, from Lyttleton for Loudon. T LIE PDX-11 UN 7 ER. As to physical abilities, a strong constitution is needful to enable any man to undergo the hardships of hunting a pac k of foxhound s . S ett i ng as i de the wear and tear of every-day life during the season, through all kinds of weather, casualties still occur, even to the best rider—falls, knockings about, hard blows, perhaps a broken collar-bone or ribs, which will prove of what stamina the corporeal is com posed. To be always with his hounds, he must be a first-rate horseman ; not a bold, reckless weight, we thi n k 1 2 st. or 13st. rider ; and, as to in the saddle quite as likely to hold his own over a stiff v ale country as one under. Big fences more often obstruct light weights and light made horses than those of the contrary calibre or stamp. A little horse, to be always taking high leaps, which he must do t o get clear of strong blackthorn or other thick hedges, will soon have him. In short, he is the " puff " taken out o f always in difficulties from violent exertion ; whilst the heavy with work th e i r way through all opposition comparative ease. Light weights are also more inclined to take liberties with their horses than men of more robust frame, who know they must husband their resources as much as possi ble. We have had both heavy and light men as whippers-in, and always found the former could beat the latter ou the same horses over an enclosed country. By heavy weights, we do not mean a lump of so much human flesh, but a muscular frame, stripped of all superfluities, without an ounce of flesh to spare—that is a powerful man in the saddle—elastic, wiry, and agile, one who can assist the animal he is bestriding in difficulties, and hold him together when requisite. More than once or twice we have heard the idea ridiculed that the rider can assist or lift his horse, and it is true that we have very often seen the horse exercising supreme supe r i or i ty over his master, carrying him where he likes, and doing just as it pleases him ; but in these cases the rider has been over matched, without sufficient muscular power to regu late his horse's action ; a little man mounted on a 15-stone hunter alway s reminding one of a tomtit on a leg of beef. Having alluded to the physical, we must now treat of the mental power and other qualifications necessary to constitute a perfect mas ter of the science. Perhaps it may be considered that the power o f mind ought to take precedence of that of body, and in human life intellect ranks first. But were a huntsman the cleverest man in the world and a bad rider, unable to keep with his hounds, all the other talents he might possess would be of little avail. It is required of stewards that they be faithful, and undoubtedly honesty in a huntsman or other head servant in an establishment where much is entrusted to them is of the utmost impor tance. Sober h e must be, or his business would be neglected, and no amount of intelligence can com pensate for that worst of all vices—drunkenness-- the root from which spring so many evils. In the present generation this vice is less prevalent amongst men of tolerable education, occupying trustworthy situations, than formerly. Hard drinking in any respectable class of society may be said to belong to the past, and swearing also. In our younger days we have often seen men, ranking as gentle men, as well as huntsmen and whippers-in, who in dulged in potations before taking the field, and then, fel en r , e as y it is called, " riding like the devil ;" men, these vices in the latter and, being clever were tolerated. There is one other indispensable quality besides honesty and *sobriety of which a huntsman to foxhounds ought to be possessed— good temper. " Ilic moderatur equos qui non is as tru e now as in the days of mo d e rabitur has" old Horace. Many can control their horses who pleasantry which give loose reins to their own pa ss i ons ; irrespec tive of the un will arise between master and man, where the grea t es t cor di a lity should exist, when the latt er i s bl est w i t h an infirmity of temper, it is notor i ous t h at t h e well-being of the pack depend s i n a great measure upon a quiet, kindly dispositio n , com bi ne d w ith patience and forbearance. Animals generally, dogs particularly, will not att ac h t h emse l ves t o men of harsh, violent tempers ; they judge us as we judge them and our fellow -beings, by that most the spirit br eat hi ng w i t hi n — t h e unerring index of eye. With what reluctance have we witnessed pointers and setters following and obeying a sulky, ill-conditioned brute of a keeper, who, upon resist ance or misundersta ndin g his orde rs , wou ld n early flay them alive ; and although h un t smen , by the rules and nature of their office are not permitted to flog their hounds, and cannot positively be accused of showing bad temper in the field, we can tell by the manner of their dependants towards them the characters of the men without examining their physiognomy. —The Science of Fox-hunting. By - Scrutator. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.—The Lancet con tains a descriptiou, illustrated with sketches, of the bullet with which the Duke of Edinburgh was wounded. Tho missile appears to have been ono of those ordinarily used with a revolver. It is small, and of conical form, and, when extracted, was flattened and otherwise altered in shape at one extremity. This was, no doubt, caused by the ball having impinged obliquely upon the ninth rib of the right aide of the spine, by which it happily became deflected, and, instead of passing through the body, pur sued a course forwards to the position from which it was extracted. The medical officer who forwarded the sketch of the bullet added tLat no bad consequences had resulted fr9l4 the injury which 80 rib DMA have sustained. IMPERIAL PARLILKENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Lssr EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. THE IRISLI CHURCH. Mr. G. HARDY gave notice that on the second reading of the Irish Church Suspensory Bill ho should move that it be read a second time that day six months. (Hear, hear, and cheers from the Ministerial side of the house.) TILE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. Mr. DISRAELI said a decision had been come to the other evening by the house, on the proposition of the hon. member for Montrose, which had rendered it necessary that the Government should consider the position in which such a decision had placed them. When the Government had determined not to uphold that proposal they had not received much sup port. Oa Monday night two important decisions had been arrived at, which affected the subject of the distribu tion of seats, and were opposed to the proposition of the Go rem:neut. Her Majesty's Ministers had no desire to treat Scotland in any niggardly spirit., but the house in coming ti its second theision affirmed principles of a very dif ferent character. The motion of the hon. member for Kilmarnock, if adopted, would establish household suf frage without any qualificati , m in a country where househo'ders did not hold houses. (Hear, hear.) He thought that the decision of the committee on that occa sion was arrived at under a feeling of misapprehension, as after the motion cf the hon. member for Mon trose it was thought that the house would report progress. But, in his opinion, the house proceeded and arrived at a precipitate conclusion, and that with but a very limited attendance of members. The course he pro posed, under the circumstances, to pursue on Monday next was to induce the committee to reconsider the decision it had arrived at somewhat hastily. (Hear.) He did not propose to ask the house to restore the two clauses which had been disapproved of, but what the Government pro posed was to move the insertion of words in the bill to pro vide that no elector for any of the burghs of Scotland should be entitled to vote who was not rated to the poor and paid his rates. (Hear, hear.) Such a proposal if agreed to would nut infringe the English principle. (Hear, hear.) It might be said that the Government by taking. such a course was proposing new principles to the people of Scotland, but in reply to that he had only. to say that such was not the case, as they wore using tho language of the act relating to the mode of voting as re spected the poor law in that country. Such a course he thought would vindicate the principles of the English bill and enable them to carry the Scotch Reform Bill to a happy conclusion, and that within a very few days. (Hear, hear.) _ _ Mr. P. WYNDHAM said it was the opinion amongst several of those who sat around hint that Government under all the circumstances would have resigned ; but not having done so it seemed to be the desire of her Ma jesty's Government to adhere to a course which would draw down upon them the contempt of every right-thinking man, and which would render Parliamentary proceedings in a short time almost contemptible. It was said that the Opposition did not treat them with forbearance and misrepresented their views, but the fact was that the Government occu pied the not enviable position of place without power (hear,hear)—which he thought was not enough to satisfy a noble ambition. (Hear, hear.) They put forward principles one day which they withdrew the next. (Hear.) There was a limit to forbearance—(hear, hear) —and he had to tell the right hon. gentleman that there were many who would not cons ent to be any longer dragged through the mud—(hear, hear)—let the position of the Ministry be what it may. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT thought that if an appeal to forbearance was made to them by the right hon. gentleman on the subject of the Scotch Reform Bill, he ought to bo quite ready to make the same concessions to them on the sub ject of the Irish Church. If the right hon. gentleman de sired smooth water, let him not himself disturb the pool. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BOUVERIE denied that the division on Friday night was the result of any sudden or hasty impulse. Oe the contrary, it was the result of a long and careful deli beration of the members for Scotland. (Hear, hear.) He thought the courso of the Government was degrading to the Crown, disgraceful to the Ministry, and destructive to the privileges of the House of Commons. Ho thought that the policy of her Majesty's Ministers was one he could designate by no other term that of legerdemain. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. HARDY hoped, after what had taken place, the Scotch bill would be either thrown out or withdrawn. Mr. HIBBERT thought that, whatever alteration was made, a proposal ought to be introduoed into the bill that those who sought to ba exempted from the rates should not be placed upon the register. Sir R. KNIGHTLEY said he was induced to tolerate the present state of things only by the desire to put a stop to the present disturbing state of things. He had a great desire to see the Scotch and Irish U !form Bills passed, and if the Scotch members really desired to pass their Reform Bill, he did not see how it could be accelerated by turning out the present Ministry. (hear, hear.) He had no desire to maintain the present Government in power fora day longer than was necessary. (Hear, hear.) Pass the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills, and then turn the Go vernment out the next day if they thought fit. Mr. RENDALL denied that the decision taken by the member for Kilmarnock was the result of a deliberate conclusion. It was, he contended, altogether a catch (liar, hear.) Sir G. BOWYER condemned the conduct of the hoe. membar for Kilmarnock as derogat "ry to the dignity of Parliament. Ho thought that the proper course to pursue was not to go on bandy ing charges, which if persevered in could ❑ot but disgrace the house, and also the honour of the country. lie could not see, although it had been ruled as being within the privileges of the honourable member for Montrose, the justice of a proposal which endeavoured to benefit the representation of Scotland at the expense of that of England. He thought the right honourable gentleman had only done his duty by asking the house to reconsider the determination that had boon arrived at the other evening. lie considered the last division a chance division, and therefore ho felt much satisfaction that the subject was to be again submitted to the decision of Parliament. Colonel L. LINDSAY also strongly condemned the im putation of moan and paltry motives to the Government, who ho believed were acting under great difficulties, and at groat personal sacrifices. He repudiated aq sympathy with the sp , :ech of Hr. Wyndham, whom (quoting a passltgo from the Spectator) ho compared to the " raw dog who might yelp his heart out w.thout any notice being taken of him," and urged the Government not to give way until they had passed the Reform Bills. After some remarks from Sir If. VEItNEY, who taunted the Ministerialists with having supported measures which they believed to be disastrous, Mr. HARDY retorted that if those who had indulged iu offensive imputations against the Government really be lieved them, they were grossly neglecting their duty by not taking immediate steps to put au end to su discredit able a state of things. "For a decision of the house on that point," Mr. Hardy said, provoking loud cheering, "1 long' and if 1 ant called on to vindicate my personal or political honour I shall not be wanting." The Government were quite prepared to moot any charges brought against them in a shape which permitted a reply, and with great warmth he defied any ono to allege that in his public Call duct he had acted dishonourably. He eintirmed Mr. Disraeli's statement that the vote on Monday was a sur prise. Mr. OSBORNE thought that the amusing process of "baiting a Minister" might be carried too far, and he held that those who talked so loudly of the honour of Parlia ment, instead of raising these miserable discussions, should put their charges into a definite shape. Ho had no sym pathy with the Government, but if ho thought as Mr. Bouverie did of their motives ho would lose no time in moving a want of confidence ; and instead of interrupting public business Mr. Bouverie ought to do this or to sup port Mr. Sergeant Armstrong's motion. But ho hoped uo vote of want of confidence would be moved, for the sensible courso was to pass the Scotch and Irish Bills, an d to get rid with all speed of this miserable Parliament. Mr. MONCREIFF brought this animated conversation to a close by inquiring whether the Government would state what other alterations they proposed to make in the Scotch Bill, but he received no answer. Replying to a question from Mr. GRAVES, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he meant to go on with the Electric Telegraphs Bill, and suggested a morning sitting. Mr. M'EVOY asked whether, in the event of Parliament being dissolved, and an appeal made to the present con stituencies, he would in the new Parliament propose the disestablishment of the Irish Church, to which Mr. Glad stone, protesting somewhat against the nature of the ques tion, replied that under any circumstances he intended to adopt every legitimate measure to forward the great object which he had taken in hand. The house went into committoeon the Election Petitions and Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill, and much time was taken up by a discussion (on a motion by Mr. Den man to report progress), which turned entirely on the principle of the bill. At half-past ten Mr. Disraeli offered to consent to report progress, stating, in answer to a ques tion from Mr. Denman, :that the Government desired to Pass the bill in its entirety; but so strong a feeling was expressed in favour of going on at once that Mr. Denman withdrew his motion, and the house went on with the clauses. On clause 5, Mr. Mill proposed an amendment, the effect of which was to give the tribunal power to in quire, not only into contested elections, but all cases where corrupt practices are alleged to have prevailed. On a division it was rejected by 219 to 74. At this point the further progress of the committee was suspended. The Reformatory Schools (Ireland) Bill was passed through committee. Some other bills advanced a stage, and the house ad journed at a quarter past one o'clock.. (1,11 IRD EDIT JON. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocs. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con taining fife Latest Betting, and Races at Croydon, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HARPENDEN RACES-THIS DAY. TRIAL STAKES. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 rulded. One mile. Llamruerton 1 Ganymedo Leap Year Five ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Handicap Plato of 100 sot's. T.Y.C. Pirate Chief Mars Dulcet Fourteen ran. TWO-YR-Old) STAKES. Tho Two-yr-old Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added. T.Y.C. Perfume Belle of Warwick M. A. Ton ran. HARPENDEN HANDICA P. The Harpenden Handicap of 15 sous each, 10 ft, and 2 only if declared, with 100 added. One mile and a half. Lucifer Midwife Distaff 2 Eight ran. SCURRY STAKES. The Scur►y Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 30 added. T.TX Blackboy Norrington Thermometer.. 3 Eight ran. ROTIIAMSTED STAKES. The Rothamsted Stakes of 5 sovs each, wi►h 50 added. T.Y.C. Claymore . Patty Little Coates 1 Seven ran. W H EATHAMSTE AD HANDICAP. The Wheathamstead Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. One mile. Pirate Chief Distaff Duchess . 3 BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 7 to 4 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken) 9 to 2 agst Blue Gown (taken) 10 to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 14 to 1 agst Speculum (wanted) 14 to 1 agst Tom Bowline a (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—T rs DAY.' DERBY. 7to 4 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) 4 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered—take 9to 2) 10 to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered) 10 to 1 agst Orion (offered) 100 to 8 agst Speculum (offered —take 14 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Pace (taken) 20 to 1 agst Roiicrucian (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tom Bowline c (offered—take 40 to 1) 40 to 5 agst The Earl (offered—take 1000 to 15) 4to 1 agst Blue Gown—with a start (offered) 10 to 1 agst Orion—with a start (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rosicrucian—with a start (offered) The " SPORTING GAZETTR" of Saturday, May 23, 1868, will be Enlarged to Sixteen Pages, and contain Pro phecies on the Derby and Oaks, by " Beacon," "Merlin,'' "Scud," and other writers, in prose and verse. —List of Probable Starters and Jockeys, Latest Betting, &c. Special Reports of Bath, Croydon, Wye, and Harpenden Races, and all the Sporting Events of the Week. The Saturday's Edition is Enlarged to Sixteen Pages. Every Wednesday and Saturday. Price Twopence. Office, 135, Strand. MANCEIESTER SUNINII4,R MEETING. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3. Acceptances for the Tradesmen's Cup. Two miles. Age st lb Ago st lb KnightoftheGarter 4 9 3 Chivalry .. 3 6 0 Success ... 6 7 7 Happy Thought ... 3 5 12 Lord Hastings .. 4 7 6 Adamant ... 3 5 9 Bracken ... 4 7 3 1'1%331(1:Int Lincoln 3 5 8 Greenhorn ... 4 6 9 C.►tterick ... 3 5 7 Feolor ... 4 6 U Ilium ... 3 5 7 Minster Bell ... 4 6 5 Broadholru ... 3 5 7 Attack c ... 4 6 4 Buttercup ... 3 5 7 Maid o f K e nt g ... 4 6 3 ... 3 5 7 Weights for the De Trafford Cup. Ono mile and a (patter. Ago st lb Vespasiau ••• 5 9 10 Kuight of Garter... 4 0 5 Honesty ..• 5 8 8 Corporal ... ••• 4 8 2 Louis of Hesse ... 4 7 9 Castanet ... ... 5 7 King's Daughter.. 4 7 2 The Clown ... a 7 0 Slap Bang... 4 7 0 Wild Briar ... 5 7 0 Feodor ... 4 6 12 Sew-saw ... ... 3 6 12 Fairwiud ... 4 6 11 Conundrum ... 5 6 10 Empress of India... a 6 10 Arabia ... 6 6 10 Paxton ... ... 4 6 9 Maid of Kent geld. 4 6 8 Weights for the Borough Age st lb Attack colt ... 4 6 8 Mercury ... 3 6 8 Deceit ... 4 6 7 Master Butterfly 4 6 6 Evelina 3 6 6 Tribune 5 6 4 Chivalry ... ... 3 6 3 Happy Thought 3 6 2 Affection ... 3 5 12 Jenny Mills 3 5 12 Helvellyn ... ... 35 10 Scotchnian's Pride 3 5 10 Highland Chief ... 3 5 7 Beautiful St ... 3 5 7 Pride of Erin ... 3 5 7 St. Valentine ... 3 5 7 Weather Star ... 4 pd Yard-arin 3 pd alford Cup. Oao mile and a calf. Age at lb Rut. of the Garter 4 9 4 Success ... ... 6 7 9 Louis of Hesse ... 4 7 7 Bracken ... .•• 4 7 5 Wild Briar... ... 5 6 13 Slap Bang... ••• 4 6 13 Kidderminster ... 4 6 12 Ambition ... ••• 5 6 11 reodor ••• 4 6 11 Fairwind ... 4 6 10 E.iipress of India... a 6 9 Ago st lb Master Butterfly 4 6 6 Deceit 4 6 6 Donaldbain ... 3 6 5 Spurgeon ... 4 6 0 Chivalry ... ... 3 6 0 Affection ... 3 5 11 President Lincoln 3 510 Jenny Mills ... 3 5 10 Tabouret ... 3 5 10 3 5 8 llighland Chief ... 3 5 7 Percussion ... 3 5 7 Pride of Erin ... 3 5 7 Sis. to Little Agnes 3 5 7 Weather Star ... 4 ptl Lady Rose ... 3 pd Alit3ia ... ... 4 6 9 Arabia ... ... 6 6 9 Conuudruni ... 6 6 8 Paxton ... ... 4 6 8 Attack colt ... 4 6 6 Weights published I ty iO, at 6 30 p.m. RACINU Fucrums FOE,- 1868. MAY. Epsom Summer JUNE Newton Hampton Newcastle Bibury Club Stockbridge Alexaudra Park West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer C helmsford Worcester Summer Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Radcliffe Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Huugerford Pontefract Down Royal Corp..— 14 Reading Spilsby ll Liverpool July 31. Odiham l6 Stamford Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Chesterfield 29 Kuutsford 23 Southampton Sudbury and Er..liug Goodwood .... 2B AUG Deauville 1 Leek 3 Brighton Brighton Olub 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 Hastings York August Oxford SEPT] Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond liainpton Autumn l5 Kelso li Bedford 1 I Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Lanark 8 I Chelmsford Autumn Cholteuham NOV.& Bridgewater and West Somerset .. 2O Dover Scarborough 24 Canterbury Great Yarmouth 25 Derby Bummer Weymoutta Ipswich 27 Lichfield Tunbridge Margate al Liverpool 3 I 6 lite wsbury UST. ;MBER. Hendon l7 Monmouth .. l7 Manchester lB Newmarket let October 22 Walsall 23 Edinburgh \Vest Drayton MI Royal Caledonian Hunt and Wester& M --- 30 IBM. OUT Sudbury and Ealing 15 Newmarket Houguton 17 Harrow Worcester Autumn...... 27 Lincoln Autumn......... 29 BER. Leamington l7 STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Bromley DECEMBER. ►'t. Albans Kingsbury The Emperor of the French, we have much plea sure in stating, has forwarded 1,000 francs as a donation to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, in the Old Kent road. The Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs has notified to the Russian Ambassador at Pekin that the export duty upon silted teas has been reduced QllO half. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. THE DEER IN THE NEW FOREST. The Viscount EVERSLEY moved for a select com mittee for taking away the right of the Crown in the deer of the New Furest, and also for compensating for the loss thereof, and for other matters. He begged at the same time to present a petition from the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, in which they stated their wish to be heard before the committee On the subject. He entered into a long discussion as to the vested interests in the forest, which was purely technical. At the conclus►on of the noble lord's argument the com mittee was agreed to. THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that at the rising of thu house he should move that on this night week it adjourn fur a fortnight for the Whitsuntide Holi days. THE IRISH CHURCH. The BISHOP of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition against the disestablishment of the Irish Church. GRANTS OF LAND IN NEWFOUNDLAND. Lord HOUGHTON presented a petition from New fouunland relative to restrictions with regard to grants of land on the so-called French coast (LEFT SITTING.) lIOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING. The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL. • Sir J. PALK said on the motion for going into committee on this bill he should move an instruction to the committee that it was expe.iient not to diminish the representation of England and %Vales. IRISH. RAILWAYS. Mr. MONSELL asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the report of the Commissioners upon Irish Railways had been considered by her. Majesty's Government, and whether they proposed to submit to those Commissioners for report the proposals on the Irish railway system drawn up last year by a committee of Irish peers and members of Parliament ; and what steps it was proposed by the Government to take with regard to the Irish railways ? - - Mr. DISRAELI said it was proposed to submit the document referred to to the Commissioners. The Govern ment had the matter in their consideration with respect to preparing a measure, but he did not think it would be ready fur introduction during the present session. MR. REARDEN AND lIIS QUESTION. Mr. REARDEN said he wished to give notice that on Monday next ho should ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it be true that her Majesty the Queen has been compelled, through delicate health, to retire from Eng land during the remainder of this season ; and, if so, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment, out of consideration to her Majesty's health, comfort, and tranquillity, and in the interest of the Royal family and of her Majesty's subjects throughout the em pire, and especially of this metropolis, to advise her Ma jesty to abdicate in favour of his Royal—(loud cries of "Order, order," "Chair, chair," during which the hon. member sat down abruptly). The SPEAKER said the house had anticipated itself— (immense cheers) —by the expression —the indignant ex pression of feeling with respect to the question of the hon. member. (Great cheering.) No doubt any member had a perfect right to ask any question of the confidential ad visers of the Crown with respect to the mode of discharg ing their public duties, but then such questions must be put in respectful and parliamentary terms, and the ques tion of the hon. member did not appear to him to be worded in that language. (Immense cheering.) Mr. REARDEN said he was very anxious to apologise if he had transgressed the rule of the house. Such a step was farthest from his thoughts, and he had no intention of doing anything that was not strict:y SIR R. NAPIER. Mr. DISRAELI said on Friday next he should move vote of thanks to Sir R. Napier and the troops engaged in the Abyssinian Expedition. (Loud cheers.) An HoN. MEMBER said he wished to know, in the event of their being a combination of members of that house with persons out of it to prosecute Sir R. Napier for any thing he might have done at Magdala, the Government would be prepared to defend him, or whether the means for so doing were to be raised by voluntary subscriptions by a just and generous nation? (Loud cheers.) Mr. STANSFELD would like to know when the despatches of Sir R. Napier would be published? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said the despatches of Sir B. Napier were extremely short, and only the telegraphic mes sages announcing the arrival, the storming of Magdala, and the death of Theodora. lie believed some despatches bad been written by Sir Robert which bad not yet ar rived, but which might be expected in a few days. How ever, there was quite sufficient information in the posses sion of the Government to enable them to bring forward the vote of thanks on the day proposed, (Hear, hear.) Colonel KNOX wished to know whether any informa tion had been received stating that the troops were on the way home ? gir S. NORTHCOTE answered in the affirmative. EX-GOVERNOR EYRE. Captain JERVIS said he had on a former occasion, when the right hon. gentleman was Chancellor of the Exchequer, asked him, when it was at first threatened to take proceedings against Mr. Eyre, whether the Govern ment intended to afford him all the legal assistance it was in their power to give, and he had received a favourable, answer. He wished to kno w whether it was still the intention of the Government to give that assistance to a gentleman in Mr. Eyre's position, which he had a right to expect— (hear, hear)—and that it was not intended to put him into a felon's dock without a strong defence being made for him, a defence he had a right to expect. (Cheers.) Nu answer being given to the question, THE CUSTOM HOUSE CLERKS. Mr. 11. 11. SHER:DAN asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it was the intention of the Government to amalgamate the Customs extra clerks with the esta blish►nent, or place them in receipt of such a scale of pay as would place them on a footing with the establishment and unable t hem to provide for their families. Mr. BOOTH, said there was no intention of making any such amalgamation. ESTABLISHED CHURCH (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to suspend all exercise of patron age and appointment to the Established Church in Ireland until the month of Aug. 1869. The right hon. gentleman re ferred to the circumstances that had led him to introduce the measure. It was said that the great object of her Ma jesty's Government was to restore and maintain tranquil lity in Ireland, but if a determined opposition was given to a bill dealing out such a measure of justice as the one he had now the honour to submit to the house, the inten tions of the Government were but a mockery, and altoge ther of a character that the majority of the house would not sanction. (Cheers.) Mr. G. 'TARDY rose to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. He opposed the bill, in the first place, because he looked upon it as a confiscation of Church property for secular purposes, and had it not been brought forward and supported by such persons as the hoe. member for Birmingham and the right hoe. member for South Lancashire, he should have looked upon such a measure as absurd and un reasonable. It had been said that her Majesty had consented to place all her rights with respect to the Irish Church at the disposal of the Parliament, but that he altogether denied. (Cheers.) Her Majesty had stated that she was ready to waive her right, but nut that she was quite ready to give up her rights, and he contei dad that her Majesty had no constitutional right to abdicate her patronage, and that being so, the principle of the bill was altogether wrong. (Hear, hear.) The bill was bad in principle, without precedent, and unjust in its action—(hear, hear)—but if that was not enough to induce the house to reject it, he had to say that in the opinion of a person of legal eminence the bill, if sanctioned, would be in fact a repeal of the Union with Ireland, without a sav iag clause was introduced into it to prevent such a result. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He should like to know in plain unmistakable words to what purposes the right hon. gentleman proposed to devote tha revenues of the Establishment. (Hear, hear.) He denied altogether the bill was either expedient or just. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. ADMIRALTY, MAY 20. Mr. George Woollard has this day been promoted to the rank of Acting Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seni. orit.y of 22d April, 1868. MAY 21. The Rev. William Alexander Richmond has this day been appointed a Chaplain in her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. 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