The Sun. — London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

N.OALY biAltfiET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The principal changes in this week's Bank return are caused by the dividend payments, although, as t hey commenced only on Wednesday morning, only a i aingu day's distribution is shown by the account. The first day's payments are usually confined to banks and Poblic establishments. The Public Deposits conse quently show a large diminution ; but, on the other hand, a great proportion of the amount disbursed re appears in the shape of Private Deposits, while the tuck' s own share in these payments is shown by the The access ion to the amount of the Rest. Ole Government appears to have borrowed £400,000 'fcln the Bank upon Deficiency Bills, which of course gill yield some profit ; but there is a heavy falling off ni the Private Securities of more than two millions st erling. These changes, important as they are, have i'ecu effected with but little disturbance to the, B ullion and Reserve. The following are the prin cipal variations in the position of the Bank since the Preceding return : Decrease in Circulation • • • £1,722 Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits Increase in Government Securities Decrease in other Securities .. 2,038,846 Decrease, in Bullion Inereasc in Rest Decrease in Reserve Bullion in both Departments ......22,551,542 Reserve i n N o t es and Coin Circulation, in Bank Post Bills. 25,222,334 rho return of paid clearing for the week ending tvednesday, J u ly 8, a s certified by 111 r. G. Derby shire, chief inspector : JOY 2, Thursday .£10,328,000 July 3, Friday ... 11,144,000 July 4, Saturday 13,912,000 July 6, Monday 9,314,000 July 7, Tuesday ... ... 11,787,000 Jjy 8, Wednesday ... 10,449,000 Total £06,934,000 IN is a satisfactory aggregate. As there have b een no Stock Exchange settlements in the week, ek, and as th ere i s no reason t o b e li eve th a t trade h materially i mprove d, it i s pro b a bl e th a t the_ amount play have b een i n fl uence d to some ex t en t by adjust raents connected with the beginning of the last half of the year. The Discount market indicates increased ease upon to e payment of the dividend, and the minimum quo ] : tation is per cent., and in the Stock Exchange Per cent. The Corn market is quiet, at previous rates. The Funds are dull and inactive. Consols are 041 to 94k, and 94'4 to 95. New and Reduced, 94 3 - to 94 , ; Bank Stock, 242 to 245 ; I n di a Fi ve 1)(1 Cents . , 1141 to 1151 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 4 prem. , Foreign Stocks are quiet, and w ith ou t an y change. At exican are q uo t e d 15/ t o 1 6 ; G ree k , 13± to 13i ; l ‘ i ew Spanish, at 36i to 361 • Turkish, 411 to 42 ; It alian 53 to 53/ ; E gypt i an 6.864), at 82i to 83/; Peruvian (1865), 80.Jj- to 81 ; New Russian Railway Loan, 21 to 3 ; Orel-Vitebsk, 831 to 84/ ; and Nicola 95 1 to 651, I n American S ecur iti e s, the 5-20 Bonds are ~o 6 . " 4 er, at 72 7 to 73k ; Erie have advanced 1, at 45 L 1 _ g ; show no change, at MA- to 102. Whole• Lancashire and Yorkshire are quoted 127 k ,uu 1281 ; Midland, 1041 to 105 ; London and South PlVestern, 91 to 93 ; London and North Western, :P 2 - to 114 ; Great Northern 101 to 102 ; do. k.„. 4 ), 95i to 96 ; Great Eastern, 361 to 361 ; Great we stern, 484- to 49 : Brighton, 41 7030 42 51 to 51f ; Sheffield, ; Metropolitan, 113 to 1131 ; Caledonian, i t o 7 1/ ; and Chatham, 19 to 19k. n For e i gn R a il way S hares, L om b ar d o -V ene ti an re nl aius at 10k to 16 1 Great Luxembourg, 12 to 121. llolonial Government Securities are in moderate ut est. The following are the cu rr e n t ra tes : Canada 6 per Cent., 102 to 104 ; ditto 5 Per Cent., 90 t o 92 ; Maur i t i us 6 per Cent., : to 104 ; N ew S out h W a l es 5 per Cent., 99 to °1 ; Ne w Z ea l and 6 per Cent., 110 to 112 ; Queensland 6 per Cent., 106 to 107 ; Victoria 6 Per Cent.. 112 to 114. o; Lank Sh ares are dull, but the only change is a fall 51 in Allian ce . Th e f o ll ow i ng are t h e quotat i ons : A gra (A), 11 to 12 ; Alli ance , 10i to 9k dis.; Anglo -41 to 51 prem. ex div. ; Chartered Mer rl"le, 28 to 29 ex div. ; Co nso lid a t e d, 4g- to 4/ ; Penal, 17 to 18i ; Imperial Ottom an , 1i t o Liti Prem. ex div. ; L ou d on an d County, 4%. to 50-i; London.4,on and W es t m i ns t er, 6 9 to 7 0 ; do. N ew, 42i ; Londo n J o i n t S toc k , 32 to 33 ; Union of n .r,eo, 33 to 4. ve t ,' ,1,4 1 Minin3ff Shares are-without movement. St. todel Rey is quoted at 11 to 20 ; Port Philip, 910 Chontales, 2to 2 4 . ; Rossa Grande, 7-16 ill-Miscellaneous shares are quiet, but without change L et rjrie es• Anelo-Arnerican Telegraph is inquired for 211 to 0-113.. Atlantic Telegraph Eight per - i'„ u nt ' , 4 4 . Co 4' ; 1 Atlantic and Great Western to Vgage Bonds, 351 t to 364- ; Hudson's Bay, 141 ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2. d al ::'ee were no gold operations at the Bank yester- Ociy) dividend or 'the London and St. Katherine j; 4 : for the past half year, as in the corresponding , 71 1 71 1 d e o s f u l e B z 6 7, is 30s per cent. Canal Company has issued the pros roactltus,,of the lottery loan for the completion of the f r .V ra w noc o h i u l l 2 o ,o 2o,ooo francs, or £5,000,000 sterling. thousand obligations are offered of 300 oor._ bi (i e n t l t i ; r r iy eiin d b ra u l r y s in tb g l s e , in fifty years at 500 francs, the two first to take place ,„`, lll e 15th September and the 15th December next. fra ncs obligations are to be paid for at the rate of 500 tw ,, if paid up in fall, less of 25c. interest for the quarters ending July 1 and October 1 ; and at °"0 franc s if paid for in instalments of 100 francs f°,!liii,sensb.soription, 100 francs in November, and 100 tb(iar.er in March bet.nex They will be made out to a_nd will quoted on the Paris Bourse. each obligation will bear 25 francs interest. The subscription will be kept open until the whole series are taker). „. An interesti ng table of the bullion movements in London on foreign aceonnt during the last six months, prepared by Messrs. Pixl a e l y, shows a considerable reviv Abell, and Langley, with this time last yeaarn. of activ p i oo t fr y tsx as compared iTnchreeaseex being an tto £10,169802, being alid_ the imports to £15,283,910, 4 a i e 4 u a n s l e 2B 4 4 z4,509,12a We have thus retained in this country, In si x months, no less than £ 5 ,269,782 o f the arrivals. TbiAccounts from Odessa to the 27th ult. give more r ,l;vourable a ccounts of the prospects of the grain crops, l_li,ooltemperature was lower, and refreshing rains had e 4 o l _ l ), which had compl e t e l y c h ange d the face of the f ir fltrY• All the markets remained comparatively de' er, At Marseill es on T uesday prices were a shade RaTph_ve traffic receipt of th e G reat S outhern of India a3r, for the wee k en di ng April 4, has shown an pe r i e o a a se of o l f B .£ 6 3 7 l . B, as compared with the corresponding BRITISII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. 3 qOVE RNNIEXT FUNDS. D Der Cent. Co nso l s - 3 itto for Account, Aug. 6 I,..Per Cent. Reduced 941 I Now 2 per Cent .& I) °. 5 per Cent. d an. 1873 Do,illie 30• sth Jan., 1880 — Do , Yrs, expire for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885.... b (Rod Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — pm lioluer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — Do. --• 17 D o ~ 11 4 ,,,,.* £lOO & £2OO ..,--, of England Stock, 1, 1 per Cent — •'-'O. Account Aci.I.ZaAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. xd 12, 1 !'-toCir, 10i per Cent., AprillB74. 13". Opening, for Account 114 i 1 1 1. , P 1,, 8 h i) . 6 per Cent. July, 1880 - . 0 •1 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Dl-10. Certificates — o I. I,_• -c•tfaced Paper , ' per Cent il .°: 5 Per Cent, J. 1872 Do 6 1 per Cent., May 1879 — ° 6 Per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. 1877 — do. h Do 1882 — a, , r, do. 121 ' n ob, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Bonds, per Cent., £l,OOO ...., pm "o• under .tl,OOO FOREIG N FUNDS Arg e ,,,. 4,l,t,,'.'ine Repulse P —TWO CLOCK. Brni.tilliria 13()pnadrs,c5enpter Cent. 1859 xd N 0: li Per Cent., 1852 — Do,b o_ 1858 do 1860 A ~ 66 bd. q° •/ 1863 6 Per C t 186 - ii,•. on ~ a 771 1 3 ,_ Account ........................ ,1,,..)4051yres 6 per Cent — 0 ,i? 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Colt ' (; 0$ 6per Cent. ilia, 102 i ' 1) 4 Per Cent o ° ' 4 i Per Cent 0 . 6 per Cent. B . • 1) 0 ~ 031 , ~ 1867 ','",°, 7 Per , Cent., 1866 Do c, 0 ) ;',,,'?eP £ 32 paid Lpi„Z ia ,;', G per Cent id B ~,,',": °P •r Cent , 1825 . ' "'an Princ . .' • ""'''' Cent — 10 0 8 ipabties, I per t oil. i per Cent., 1867 1340.Q7 IN:;zerCt joe%otlidated, 1 per Cen• . 13i 1 4 Ypti an 7 , ••• -- t s flcond issue B Ol ..• 4. ' £s')() Bonclß 0. £IOC Bonds r),, Do 1881 Arzeoutat - Matra, en to £4O. entia ;heets Mr. and ussill everil sheets ;1 7 0 ip e daY u a Fa r oc ) , the e et t l e , a itoo_ o ol 1001-ro. ` l ' l3 o rnedatlc 1:5 ISULQS DO. £lOO Bonds ..... 851 Government Railway Debentures ..... 924 Greet: 5 per Cont., 1824 5, ox Coups — Do. Account , A - Do. Coupon.? Do. Acc rant Guatewa,ia 5 per Ceut .. _ Gouduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., .£25 p kilian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account • , 794 84 Jo. Maremmana Raiway — M.Axican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Dc 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — itonterideau 6 per Cent. . — Iloorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5 4 Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1i 62 Do Account -- Portiiguese 3 pf_ r Ct., 4853, '6,'7,'9,*60,'2.' 39! Do. do. 167 391 Do. do. Sc. ip, £2O paid uss;an 5 per Cent., .1.8 z::, £ ht. 864 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4 & per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ............ .....„, B6 Do. Auglu-Dutch, 1861,£100 Bonds., Do. do. £Bl 15s. d0..,_ Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds._ Do. do £B4 15s. do — 1 o Nicolas Railway 65! Sar litinto, o per Cent Spanish 3 per Con .. — Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. A.cc• ant Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account ' — Turiiish 6 per; Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £10( Bonds 67 54 G . Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6 14 4 4 Do I per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the alcove paynole in London. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i. per Cent. Ex. 12 Go ~ — Do Account — French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cont. 1851, E - -7,:. zsi. Do. Account ................... 534 3 TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money 941 1 Do. Account, Aug. 6 .ee o'clock.—The market BOURSE, July 9.—Thr closed as follows :- 4; per Cent. End of month... 1 Itsl'an Loan 3 per Cent „End of month 7O 571 Mexican Loan ... 22 50 Credit Mobilier End of month... 292 50 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1487 50 Rome Debt 33 25 End.of month... Deferred — RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern ............................. Lyons and Mediterrancan Southern..... 576i Western Eastern ........ . ... .. 560 Sardinian Austrian 5581 Lombard 4lO North of Spain 70 Saragossa 45} Roman MARKETS-7HIS DAY. CORN. The weather continues fine for wheat, and although threatening rain at intervals, is still dry. The country markets are generally very dull, with drooping prices for wheat, but firm for feeding stuffs. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was very moderate. English wheat was very little dealt in, and rates were nominally as before. At the opening of the market sales of foreign wheat were made is under Monday's rates, but the tone was rather firmer. Flour heavy on hand. Floating cargoes of wheat are is to 2s lower on the week, but clearing off better at the decline. Only 24 car goes are now off the coast. Barley is rather firmer than in the early part. Beans and peas move off at full prices. Mize is firmer. Oats are 6d to is dearer on the week for Russian, and the prices of Swedish are against buyers. Malt unchanged. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of dead meat to-day were not so heavy, and the rate was better, the market being cleared without difficulty at previous rates. Baef, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; mut ter, 3s 4d to 4s— in some cases 4s 2d ; veal, 3s 81 to 4s Id ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s to 4s 41; choice, 4s 8d per stone of 81bs by the carcase. COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, July 10.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. Sales of the week, 70,875 ; spec, 8,875; export, 10,375 ; import, 41,250 ; stock, 581,875; middling upland, 111 ; Orleans, 1lf c ; 11',1 ; Egyptian, 9. STATE OF TRADE. BLACKBURN, July B.—We cannot record any improvement in our market to-day. The attend ance of spinners and manufacturers on 'Change were much below the average, and although prices were slightly in favour of buyers, as compared with the quotations on the Manchester Exchange the preceding day, business could hardly be effected. BRADFORD, 9th.--The wool-market to-day is un usuallyand the quantity of wool changing hands is qie is u ext t remely small. The large quantity of good wool now brought forward tends to prevent consumers from operating beyond the supplies of pressing demands. Some are waiting to see whe ther wool will go any lower in price, and are quite unwilling to purchase. Some st a pl e rs, believing that prices will not be lower, hold to their quota tions with great firmness, while others, who have less co nfidence on this point, are more disposed to meet the buyer. Middle and inferior sorts of wool are still easier, but fine choice lustre wools are firm in price. The worsted yarn trade is quieter than it was. Still there is a steady business doing both on export and home account, with a softening ten dency in price in some quarters. The piece trade is unusually quiet, the demand for every quarter being small and prices weaker. IROYMASTERS' QU.iIeTERLI MEETLYG. BIR3IINGHAM, Thursday Evening. The second of the quarterly meetings of the iron masters of this district was held in the Town Hall this afternoon. There was a large attendance, all the great iron producing firms in this and other districts being represented, as were also the dealers and the various shipping houses. The amount of business transacted was nat large, but there was an unquestionable improvement in that respect on the two previous quarter days of this year. The tone was better, and the prevailing feeling was that as soon as the hot weather is over the trade will look up; in fact, the orders given out at this meet ing showed an improvement, which is general as regards all descriptions of finished iron. There was no approach to buoyancy tc-day, but producers left the hall with a feeling of more confidence and cheerfulness than for the last eighteen months at least. There is a fair demand for Staffordshire pig-iron, all mine ; to quote prices is to convey a vague idea only as to the quotations in transactions of this co►n• modity, so varied in quality is the make ; but the particular class of iron above referred to is £3 ss. to £3 7s. 6d. per ton. The contracts for Shropshire iron were entered into as usual; prices firm. The Royal Commission on Courts-martial met yesterday at the E Committee-room, House of Lords, and proceeded thence to visit the military prison at South wark. Present—the Chairman, Colonel Wilson-Patten, Lieutenant-General Peel, Mr. J. R. Mowbray, Lieutenant- General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., Lieutenant- General Henry Eyre, Major-General Sir A. H. llorsford, K.C.8., Colonel Lowther, C. 8., and Mr. S. Whitbread, M.P. The secretary, Mr. J. L. Wharton, also attended. All receive with satisfaction the announcement, that in consequence of the Reduction in Duty, Horniman's Pure Teas are sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. 2,500 Authorised Agents—Confectioners in London and Chemists in the provinces—Fapply liornioares lea only in Packeta. IvOILEJGN KAILWAYb. Antivrrp and Rotterdam, ICi tailia and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent,' lit Bel,gianLuNx;aesmtebrnourg, Junction,i2r Gaut FOILEIGN MINICF. Chocitales Gol and. Silver Mining, 1-16 Itossa Grande, St. John del Hey, lim , 13 DOCKS Freehold Land and Duck, 321 Alliance, Um., 15 rk o- uta tri , 121 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 181 Anglo Hungarian, 10 Ch atered .ter. o!' Ludia, London, and China, 281 Consolidated, lim., 4: 11-16 imperial Ottoman, Hi i Loudon Chartered Dana of Australia, 221 Loudon and County, 494- so: Loudon Joint Stock, 13 Loudon and %1 estininster, Ditto, Scrip, 47) Union oi'Amitralia, 491 Union of Loudon, Z. 3: aIISCILLLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, S pur cent , 931 Berlin Water Works, 5 Continental Union Gas, HIM. 1 5 Crystal Palace, 27 6i ELtyptian ti per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua SS& Fore-street Warehouse, link, 12i Gen. Credit and Discount, link, bf Uudson's Bay, 154 international Financial Society, lim, 31 London Provincial Telegraph, lim., 3/ Loudon v'inancial Association. Bin— 8i Madras Irr,gation and canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by India Government), 1014 National viscount company. Ili eninsula and Oriental steam, 55} Neuter's Telegram, 251 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 711 THE SUN, LO SHARE LIST. ORDINARY StiAittlS AND STOCKS• Railways. raid. l Closing 1 Business 1 i Price. i done. st Baal/A and Eiceter iuo 82 11 et Caledonian ...... 100 7UI 711 711 at Jambrian ... 100 20 SU - fork and Bandon...-. - - 20 C_;ornwall all 31 4 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 75 77 st Jun„ Perth, & Ab.Junc '2oo 70 72 - af.Londun, Scrip Ceti all - 100 - - 0 at Glasgow &S. Western 100 1:6 97 at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 100 36 36/ 361 7 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 71 81 at tircat North of Scotland 100 15 6 at c4reat Northern lOO 101 102 25 Do. A stock _lloo 19a 86 951 I at Do. B stuck llOO 123 146 st Do. New, is. at 25 pns I 10i - - • - (JtS, and W. of Irelamil 10v 97 98 st it. Western -Oniglnai; lc° 19/ '9l 484 et Do. S. Val. Rail gee. 100 - - st Do. South Wales 1 leG 64 56 st Do. W. Mid.-Oxford ICO 28 33 at Do. Newport at Do. Hereford . ...! 'OO - et Lancashire & ors:shirt. ! 100 '271 .281 I.SI st Landon and Nat:Kw:al: 100 - - st Lon., Urigh., & S Cult" t' 10. Sc 53 511 1 et Chat., and Dove, lCu j 104 lu st Do. Metrup. Ex. A.. lOU 13 15 ' at Lon. & North Westeri. 100 113 :15 L 4 st Lon. 3t South Wester', 100 91 VI st Mau., Shet., Linooli. it 12 it st stetropolit/tu... • all 113, 114 1134 - Do. New - - st Do. Extension.-- all 1 0 ) 111 1091 az detrupolitan District. all i 8 8: 'O9 21 Do. do. do. 10 -- - 1) Do. and St. John's NV 'u 6 - - 51 11iti!aud at Do. 1.:to Share - - 1)o, Birmin.. & Due b; 100 73 73 st did Kent . . - - at North British ...... /00 31 341 .tt Do. Ed., I'tll. & Dun. 101. - - at Nth. Eastern-Berwies 100 1 102 103 1021 1 25 Do. (I.N•E purohasc 6.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds ...... iou 57 62 s ; Do. York lOO 92 93 • at Do. Carlisle ..... 100 13j 134 st Do. Stock.& Darling. all 13 1 133 - Do. do. 1860-61 at North London - Do. do. 1864 5 . - - 10 Do. do. 1866 . lO 111 1 , 1 st North Staffordshire 100 58 00 591 at N. &S. W. Junction - Scottish Central - - Soot. N. E , Aber. stock - Do. Scot, Mid. st oak - - st Shropshire Union it South Devon lOO 45 47 at South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 104 114 at Taff Vale lOO 113 146 10 Do. C - V ale or Neath - - - st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha ti 6 - - West Cornwall BRITISH YOSSESSIONS. tou Allantio&SLLawrence, all 65 47 571 st llom.,Baroda,ctCen.ln.l 100 106 107 1-4 3/ gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F shares l6 ,04 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 3 4 ,B r r r a c n i t e , r & en G ec oderich all 5 7 ( 1 0 0 0 Bu l ! 5 p.c. /872-3-4 ... IVO 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lim.. 100 - - et _At .e Town & Dock, gu. WU 18 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. all 99 102 at cast Bengal, gu. 5 de 100 108 11G at East Indian, gu. 5 p.a. 100 112 113 1091 20 Do. J Extension .. 15 - - at ~/rand Trunkof Canada 100 154 161 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c • all 78 62 /00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 43 45 to Do. do deferred all - - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds., all 33 3 5 37 100 Du. do. deferred .... all - - too Do. 3d.Pref.stook.... all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred .... all - 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook .. all 18 19 19 184 lap Do. do. deterred .... all - - at t. India Pen. gua. 6p.c. 100 1104 1114 10(11 oa 'o. Gua. 5 per Cent.. 18 14 2 p 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0.. 6 11 2t' at 1 t. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per oent lou 99 101 at Do 2 - 201 Jrcat Wes. of Canada., all 1 1 1 1 4 204 Do. New I all - 00 Do. 6p. a 13(a. pay. 18731 all 98 100 00 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8 all 91 91 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 1064 1071, 1051 at Do. 41 do lOO 100 102 991 at Do. 44 do . . 100 95 07 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - at Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bridal. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Ilobson's 8ay..1 all - et N.Rl.C'da,6po latpf.ba I IGO 8 3 85 et Dude & Rhiik'nd, g,5 p.O 100 1(44 1051 1054 st Scinde lOU 102 1(3 103 st Do. Delhi 20 Do. do al 2 at Do. Punjaub.... p .01 100 101 103 at Do.lndus St.lelot 4 ' ) 100 - - COLONIAL GOVitiliNDlNN't SNUU.IIITIII.6. :British Columbia, 6 per, I I Cent., Leo. 31, 1872. 1 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July! 1877-84 , 100 102 104 1021 Do. 6p. O. Feb. & Aug : 10 , 0 103 105 ;Do. sp. O. Mar. & Sept 100 103 1 0 5 I Do. sp. C. Jan. & July' 100 93 95 1110. sp. C. Inscribed sk , ICO 93 95 ICape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873! 100 102 104 jDo.Apl.diOot 1890-19 W 100 11) 112 Do. do 1880-9 u 100 iv 7 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 100 108 110 i Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 .00 - ;Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6p ; IUO 1 8 110 I Do. 1872, do, J ,00 105 107 jit.curitius, 6p. 0, 1873 . ,1 Jan. and July Do. 1878 • )0 . 1882, Slay 16, Nov. •:, 100 107 100 1 1) (:). 18J5, Feb. & Aug— 100 tO6 08 Liov. 6 per cent.. i 100 - - N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&.1 uly 100 99 10 - N. B.W. Gov.s 1re.,186 , ,, IC/0 93 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870; 100 98 99 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 j 100 056 966 tin New Zealand, Gp. cent' 10.0 Do. 5 per cent.... ... j 1 0 0 9 76 986 Nova So,tia Gov. Gp. 0.1 sterling, 1875 lOO 102 001 queensland Gov. 6 p c. , 100 103 105 106 'S. Aud.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-vi 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards... 100 110 ill iVlo 000v.6p.0.Ja &July! 100 Do. do, April& Oct.. j 100 I 1116 1124, Cam. Consol. Gold, ling - i Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist brakewalls East Bassett (Mogan).* East Caradon 'East Carn BrPa ii;ast Grenville East "Gunnislake East Loved W'l Russell (Tavistk Qlam.ez StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Basy G. Wheal Vor (.131elst.o renville erod's Foot •••• in).., , ston Downs Margaret (liny Lelant arke Valley lwyndy Iron Ore, litn , owS too ...... - -----•—• • -1 North toskear N.Wh Bassettallogan 'North vVheal Crotty Prosper United Providence I.3'ny Lelan t IS. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow Is. Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Fin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Illog an W. Caradon (Ltskearci West Chiverton !West Seton. Wheal Basseic 'Mogan Whcal Buller (itedruth I Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Whea► Traawney (Lia 131tITIS11 MINES. 21 31 54 61 440 460 i I 10 12 3 4 2 24 14 2 i 4 8 9 14 2 4 5 16 17 15 16 1} 16 16 40 2A 24 6 is 7 76 2} 1i 60 70 5 •l 2 3 2 2i 25 27 380 400 i I 37a 42a 4 6 14 IN 10 12 6) 04 200 210 75 80 9 11 20 22 774 82i 7 9 ;hare 476 5 h 22 15 8 554 5.17.0 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paths is about at par, and t short exchange on London is 25f. 170. per LI st er li ng. On Csinparing these rates with the 'English glut price of Wid. per ounce for standar,/ gall, it appears that gold is at about the same price in i'uris and Loudon. The course of excliinge at New York on London for bills at 60 days' Ight was on the last date about liu per cent. At this rate there is scarcely any profit on the importation of gold irorn the United states. DIE BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB.—We learn with satisfaction that the exhibition of pictures by the old masters, which has for so many years and with so much public advantage been made by the British Institution, is not to be allowed to cease ; but that, as soon as arrange ments now in progress are completed and a site for a suit able building obtained, the time-honoured and useful exhi bition will be revived under the joint auspices of the direc tors of the British Institution and the committee of the Burlington Fine Art 4 Club. 2.1.0 2104 2.11. c 31 2.11.0 8.3.0 11.7.6 DON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1868 POLICE I.NTELLIGENCE.-TillS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A TRAINER OF YOUNG THIEVES.—Charles Smith, who described himself as a tailor, was charged be fore Mr. Knox with assaulting Andrew Bartley, a servant, residing at No. 53, Broad-street. The prosecutor said that on returning home last night to No. 53, Broad-street, where he was at present staying, he got into conversa tion with the prisoner and another man, and on their telling him that they had been locked out of their lodgings he took them home with him to sleep, and, having made up a bed for them, re tired to rest. On getting up that morning he found the prisoner in bed, but the other man gone, and a quantity of his property also, of the value of He went downstairs with the prisoner, who tried to get away, and on his taking bold of him to prevent him, the prisoner struck him vio lently in the face and smothered him in blood. lld gave the prisoner afterwards into the custody of a constable. Police-constable Levi Dring, 69 C, proved taking tlie prisoner into custody on the charge- of assault. The prisoner, who was in his shirt sleeves, said he had been robbed by the other man as well as the prosecutor. Ile was a respectable tailor, living in Peter-street, and knew nothing of the other man. Mr. Knox sent the constable to the address the prisoner gave in Peter-street, and on entering the court he said that the prisoner was not known there at all. The prisoner said he could assure the magistrate he was a respectable man. At this stage of the case, Gordon, a plain-clothes officer of the C Division, happened to drop into court, and recognised the prisoner, stepped forward, and said that he knew the prisoner as a trainer of oung thieves. A few nights ago he turned the prisoner out of a public-house in Compton-street, on which occasion he was in company of about a dozen young thieves from the Dials. lie also knew all the prisoners to be the companions of a noto rious receiver named Cook, and he believed his real name to be Bryan, and that he had been once transported. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. DANGEROUS STONE THROWlNG.—Bartholomew Daley, a boy, was charged before Mr. Knox with throwing stones in Kensington -gardens to the dan ger of passengers. A police-constable of the A division said that he was on duty in Kensington-gardens yesterday even ing, about 8 o'clock, when he saw the prisoner and a number of other boys throwing stones at every one passing, and on his going after them to turn them out of the gardens the boys set to throwing stones at him also. He caught the prisoner —who was fined 2s. 6d. in September last for a similar offence—and took him to the station. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner ss. or three days. THAMES. A VERY BAD SUN.—William Hallibone, a tall youth, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of his father. William Hallibone said he was a chimney sweeper in James-street, Poplar. He had repeatedly dis carded his son for dishonesty and misconduct. His son had robbed him through thick and thin. The lad was forbidden the house; but directly ho left the house in the morning to do his work the boy came in, put his mother at defiance, and took any thing he could lay his hands on. Yesterday, at dinner time, there was a silver watch in a drawer. It was missing in the evening. Mr. Benson—Had you any evidence he stole the watch ? Witness—No doubt of it, who else would rob a poor man like me. He has robbed me 50 times. An old gentleman was robbed by him many years Mr. Benson—There is no evidence at all against him, and he is discharged. Keep him out of your house. The father—l will. If ever I catch him in the house again, I'll larrup him, I'll flay him alive, I will. Mr. Benson—No. Don't attempt to do that. The law will not permit you to flay him alive. MR. GLADSTONE AND GREENWICH. Last evening a numerously-attended meeting of the leading Liberal electors of the borough of Greenwich was held at the Literary Institution of that town, for the purpose of•securing the return of the Right lion. W. E. Gladstone, as one of the re presentatives of the borough at the forthcoming general election. Mr. NV. ANGERSTEIN, who presided, said he had great pleasure in allowing his name to appear as the chairman of the committee which bad been formed for the borough of Greenwich to support the return of Mr. Gladstone. (Applause.) By returning Mr. Gladstone they would (1 , ) honour to themselves, and also honour to the right hon ourable gentleman, whom they all desired to re turn ; for should he fail for South Lancashire, then they could offer hitn a seat for Greenwich, and if elected for South Lancashire, as he be lieved Mr. Gladstone would be, they need not be ashamed in having elected him as one of their re presentatives, for Mr. Gladstone had entered Parlia ment as a Conservative, had grown to a strong and stronger Liberal, and was the best man to lead the great Liberal party in the House of Commons. (A pplau se.) Mr. DICKSON, of Deptford, and Mr. JOLLY, of Woolwich, reported the result of meetings of the Liberal party held in those towns, fully concurring in the object of the meeting ; Mr. Jolly adding that so astounded was 'a leading and well-known Con servative at the step the Liberal party had thus taken, that he said the only way to defeat it was to bring forward Mr. Disraeli as a candidate. (Loud laughter.) Mr. W. C. BENNETT moved the first resolution, accepting the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone as one of the candidates for the borough. He observed that at the meeting held at Woolwich on Tuesday evening, Mr. Baxter Langley, who was before the constituency as a candidate for the representation, had stated that he was too good a Liberal to stand in opposition to, or to divide, the Liberal interest against, two such candidates as the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Mr. Alderman Salomons, and had promised to give every support in his power to secure their election. (Applause.) They had also heard that Sir W. Codrington, who had formerly represented the borough, was likely to become a candidate ; but he had a communica tion in his hand, and which he was at liberty to read, in which Sir W. Codrington, said : f; Although‘rhoebe some doubt whe ther separate himself he at present represents, ttier great re Gladstonea t t he r e constituencym a y w o it certainly would be injudicious for another Liberal candidate to come into the field pending the reply of the right hon. gentleman to the invitation that may be conveyed to him." (Applause.) Sir William Codrington also added: " No second Liberal can didate could afford to lose the support, from what ever cause, of the body of gentlemen who are endeavouring to secure for the borough of Green wich the distinction they are now seeking to obtain for it." Mr. WHITE seconded the resolution, which was carried with acclamation. It was then determined to form local committees in the several towns IS the borough, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. NATURALIZATION CommtssioN.—A meeting of the royal commissioners for inquiring into the laws of natura lization and allegiance was held yesterday. Present : The Earl of Clarendon, K.G. ; Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P.; the Attorney General, the Queen's Advocate, Sir Roundell Palmer, Q.C. M.P. ; Mr. W. E. Forster, hLP. ; Mr. W. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C. ; Mr. Montagu Bernard, D.C.L. ; and dr. C. S. A. Abbatt, secretary. [ ADVERTISEMENT.j—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— The Wanderer.—For all complaints ordinarily affecting mankind, whether internal or external, nothing can com pare with these peerless remedies. Young and old of both sexes may use them with certain success and perfect saf e ty. They are equally efficacious in hot and cold climates; no change of temperature or long keeping impairs their cura tive properties, which never deteriorate, and are therefore especially adapted for emigrants and officers, or gentlemen whose pleasures. or duties lead them to foreign countries and various climates. These remedies any man can safely prescribe with the absolute certainty that he cannot do wrong ; they purify, and purifying must be beneficial, not only for the cure . of the present ailment, but security azainst future disease. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. PAYMENT OF RATES. Mr. WHITE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of Government to bring in a bill this or next session to give effect to the recommendations agreed to by the right honourable gentleman and a majority of the select committee on Poor Rate Assessment, viz., that so much of any public or local act as permits composition for rates in other than Parliamentary boroughs should be repealed, and that all local rates should be merged into one (consolidated) rate, to be assesssed and collected togetder, so as to make the future Parliamentary franchise for boroughs dependent upon the payment of all or any local rate other than the poor rate, as is now the statutory qualification by the Re form Act of 1867. Mr HARDY sail he was hardly in a position to give an answer to the question at the present time. Personally he was of opinion that all rates should be merged and collected by instalments ; what effect that would have on the franchise ho could not say. LAND DRAINAGE DILL. This 1,111 pa. - sed through committee. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on. the Woolsack at five o'clock. SLIGO BOROUGH IMPROVEM.ENT BILL. This bill was recommitted to a select committee. THE BIRTH OF A PRINCESS. The Earl of MALMESBURY moved that an address of congratulation be forwarded to her Majesty on the birth of a princess. He was sure that the great and good qualities of the Princess of Wales endeared her to all the nation, and therefore they would be happy to forward this address of congratulation. The Earl RUSSELL seconded this address, and it was agreed to. SIR ROBERT NAPIER. The Earl of MALMESBURY then said that there was a message from her Majesty. The LORD CHANCELLOR road the message which had been received from her Majesty, and which acknow ledged the groat services renderei by Sir Robort Napier, and recommended the co-operation of the house to confer upon him and his immediate heirs a sum of £2,000 per annum. The Earl of MALMES BURY then said that it would be discussed to-morrow night. THE BANKRUPTCY ACT AMENDMENT DILL. Lord GRAN WORT LI moved the second reading of this bill. After a few remarks from the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord OVERSTONE the bill was read a second time. UNIFORMITY OF PUBLIC WORSIIIP BILL. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in moving the second reading of this bill, said that there could be no neces sity to wait for a third report from the Ritual Commission as to the operation of this bill. Ho contended that the bill dealt with incense and lights, besides vestments. He as serted that lights and incense used at: the Holy Com munion, except in the chapels of some of the highest ecclesiastics had been utterly repudiated, and this had been the case for upwards of 300 years. Ho (the noble earl) maintained that the main provision of the bill were in the 4th and sth sections. They enacted that no minister should use, or allow to be used, lighted candles, except they were needed thence forward by this bill they would be effectually abo lished. They said that such use would bo positively illegal, and such a construction he thought would be put upon them by their lordships. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said he could not feel justified in supporting the bill, and the Lord Chan cellor also objected to it as precipitate and inexpedient. He did not at all object to the course which Lord Shaftes bury had taken, though he thought he had failed to ap prehend the spirit of the recommendations made by the Royal Commisioners on Ritualism. He believed better results would follow from postponing legislation on the subject till next year. He deplored the practices to which Lord Shaftesbury had referred, but thought their Lord ships ought to be particularly cautious and forbearing in restrictive legislation with regard to them. The Marquis of SALISBURY, in a short but most earaest speech, utterly condemned the notion of hasty legislation on this subject. It only required that Parlia ment should interfere and strike to the ground one of the combatants in the great contest which had existed in the Church for the last 200 years to add to that side all who sympathised with those against whom Parliament legis lated, all those who took the weather bide, and all those who hated the particular school from which the legislation emanated. He was determined, he said, to oppose the second reading of the bill. The Bishop of CARLISLE as strongly supported the bill, and declared that there was an honourable obligation on the Government to support. After a few words from Lord Stanhope, stating that ho should vote against a second reading, in which ho was followed by Lord Russell oa the ground that the time was quite inexpedient, Lord Derby rose and moved the "previous question," in order to avoid the inconvenience of a division on a subject which was not ripe for legislation at that period of the session, nor, at any rate, until after the report of the Royal Corn siisAon had been received. After a few words from Lord SHAFTESBURY, the previous questio❑ was moved, and the second reading of the bill was not put. On the report of the Compulsory Church Rates Aboli tion Bill, an amendment proposed to clause 7 by the Bishop of Oxford was negatived without a division. Another amendment by his lordship was also defeated on a division. Eventually, after some short discussion, the report was adopted. Lord MALMESBURY gave notico of the course pro posed to b© taken with regard to the Scotch Reform Bill to-day, and the other orders of the day haviag been dis posed of, their lordships adjourned at a quarter to nine o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 1 o'clock. THE NEW REFORM BILL. Mr. CANDLISII asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in consequence of the decision in the Court of Common Pleas of Saturday last, in the case of Stamper v. the Churchwardens and Overseers of the parish of .Sun derland, having the effect of excl u di ng m any thou sands in that and other boroughs from the franchise, whom Parliament, by the Representation of the People Act of last year, intended to enfranchise, he would bring in a bill this session to amend the 7th section of that act, so as to give the franchise to those occupiers of parts of houses whom that decision excludes from its possession. Alr. DISRAELI said the decision did not app3ar to him to go to the extent the hon. gentleman anticipated. All persons occupying lodgings, according to the 7th section, might claim to be registered, and, if entitled, they would of course be placed on the registry. He was not prepared to bring in any bill on the matter. _ _ Mr dOLDIVEY said the decision would not affect the registry to the extent supposed by the hon. member for S underland. Mr. DENHAN said he hal been asked to give his opinion on the judgment. Mr. Justice Montague Smith was particularly clear on the subject. The occupiers of small houses, and not the owner, would for the future be rated to the poor, but the difficulty would affect only those not rated separately before the passing of the Act. It ought to be generally known that the decision would not at all affect or exclude from the franchise the owners of flats or floors where the owner did not reside on the premises. PAYMENT OF RATES. Mr 11. B. SHERIDAN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it v as the intention of Government to take any steps this session to give effect to the recom mendation contained in the report of the select committee on the subject of rates, particularly with reference to the payment of rates by four quarterly collections ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it wa s not desirable to introduce any such measure. The over seers had now certain power with respect to taking rates by instalments, which was quite in accordance with the recommendation of the report of the select committee. ARTILLERY PRACTIOE AT DOVER AND PORTSMOUTH. In reply to Mr. Sergeant GASELEE, Sir J. PAKINGTON said doubtless there was great want of care with respect to the artillery practice at both places, and he had written to Dover and Portsmouth for an explanation of the circumstances of their shots striking the vessels in the roads. He was not yet in possession of an answer from Dover, and as far as the conduct of "icertain officers was concerned, he thought the house would agree with him that it was best to be well-informed of the whole circumstances before any steps were taken. THE WINDSOR REVIEW. Lord ELCHO asked if any steps had been taken with respect to the charges of insubordination which had been made against certain regiments taking part in the late review. Sir J. PAKINGTON said ho had boon in communication with General Lindsay, and they had decided that a court of inquiry should be held. lie had received a report from one commanding officer, and he had called for explana tions from another, and two Lord Lieutenants had been written to. Until he received the whole of these commu nications ho could not state what would be the course pur sued. ADDRESS TO TIIE QUEEN. Mr. DISR!ELI rose to move an address of congratula tion to her Majesty on the occasion of the birth of a princess. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales lived so much among the people that everything that took place within their family circle was the subject of the greatest interest to the public at large. He was sure he but anticipated the feeling of the house in saying that anything that gave additional happi ness to the Royal Family was a subject of joy to the whole of her Majesty's loyal and devoted subjects. Dir. GLAD§I9NE had great plearire iu weadirig the motion. He could not but express his gratification that a fresh joy had been vouchsafed to one whose purity and lofty station, as well as her gracious manner, endeared her to the love of the people. The motion was then put from the chair, and carried nem. con. MESSAGE PROM THE QUEEN-PENSION TO SIR R. NAPIER. Mr. DISRAELI brought up a message from the Queen under her sign manual. On the message being read by the SPEAKER, it was to the effect that her Majesty, wishing to mark her esti mation of the bravery displayed by Sir R. Napier, late the commander-in-chief of the forces in Abyssinia, asked tho house to make provision for her granting to General Sir R. Napier and his next male issuo a pension of £2,000 per annum. Mr. DISRAELI said to-ram-row ha should mova that her Majosty's most gracious massage b.: taken iota con sideration. THE CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT. Mr. DISRAELI having referred to the decision come to the otter evening in committee with resp2ct to this Lill, said it still appeared possible, he thought, to legislate cn this subject during the prosaut s.lss'on, and that tso iu conformity with the resolution of the committee. (clear, hear.) After the fullest consideration li Majesty's Government proposed to insert provisions in the bill calling upon the judges of each of tho three courts of common law at Michaelmas term to form a rota, when one of the judges would be selected to try election petitions— (hear, hear) —and each of the judges performing such duty should receive the sum of five hundred pounds, such sum not to be taken into consideration when the question of pensions should be considered. They pro posed that the three chiefs of each of the courts should be exempted from such service, and also that three additional puisne judges should be appointed who should assist in the Divorce or either of the other courts. As the whole matter was an experiment, the bill would also state that no vacancy that might arise in the judgeships should be filled up without Parliament being consulted. Ho hoped to be allowed to proceed with the consideration of the bill, if agreeable to the house, at a morning sitting to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (SCOT LAND) BILL. The house then proceeded to take into consideration the Lords' amendments to this bill. Mr. M'LAREN called attention to the fact that vari ous parties who had the right to vote at elections were by the bill prevented from being placed on the rate book until next year. As that was an injustice, he moved an amendment, by which the right to vote at the next election should be irrespective of rating. The LORD-ADVOCATE opposed the amendment, and the house divided, when there appeared— For the amendment .. 124 Against it Majority -20 The other amendments having been considered the bill was returned to the House of Peers. The customary discussion arose on the motion for going into committee of supply. The topics raised were of a purely military character, the gentlemen who participated in the talk belonged almost exclusively to that branch of the service, and the attendance for some hours varied only from 20 to 30 members. At length the house got into com mittee on the Army Estimates. Major ANSON moved to reduce the vote for military store departments by the sum of £13,442, the amount re quired for new machinery. He supported his proposition by his often advanced argument in favour of employing private firms. The motion was strongly opposed by Sir J. Pakington, and upon a division it was negatived by 100 to 31. The vote was then agreed to, as also were the sums for military education, Ordnance survey, administration of the army, rewards for distinguished service, and pay to gene ral officers. At 25 minutes to 1 progress was reported, and the house resumed. The remaining orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. 11IE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. The British Medical Journal describes this week the interior arrangements of this hospital. There are only four wards in use ; the walls of rough limewashed brick ; the furniture scanty and broken ; much of the linen torn and tattered ; the accommo dation for the head nurses very bad ; the under nurses bivouacking behind screens in one of the large empty wards. In most of the details there are apparent negligence, untidiness, and want of order and comfort. The matron and steward are mother and son. They consider it no part of their duty to visit the wards. The latter was unaware that in the accident ward the patients who are able to sit and move about have no table, but sit on their lockers and dine off their beds. The matron rarely goes into the wards, or supervises them ; but, if anything is wanted, the nurses come to her. The steward, her son, was till lately 4‘ in the building trade." 'Thy butcher's bill for 85 patients is as high as that of other hospitals for double the number. There is no system of contracts and estimates. There is a drug committee for the dispensary, alai no inde pendent check upon the prices and qualities. One sub-committee of investigation lately recommended that " the powders given to patients should be dis pensed separately, and not en bloc ;" and that esti mates and contracts should be obtained for drugs. The report containing these mild suggestions was rejected. The operating-room is a very big, very bare room, without water laid on, or any proper stock of instruments or ordinary conveniences. The times and mode of consultation, visitation, and operation, are irregular and unsatisfactory. This is mainly attributable to the fact that the board have not authorised the formation of a medical committee. The staff have had to buy for the patients such things as extra bread and milk, owing to the unsatisfactory dietary arrangements. Although the patients are, by the theory of the hos pital, supposed to be " homeless and destitute," they are compelled to buy for themselves tea, sugar, and butter. The surgical appliances are scanty and in sufficient ; and it is altogether astonishing by what extremity of mismanagement so large a sum can possibly be spent on so small a number of beds, so ill-found, and on an establishment bearing about it such unseemly marks of poverty and neglect. The reporters of the British Medical Journal forbear making any comments upon the supposed duties of the gentleman called " general superintendent," because, since they have commenced their labours, he has resigned." RAILWAY _INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. The gross traffic receipts on this company's lines for the four weeks ending 20th June amounted to £116,641, from which was deducted £2,925, the cost of collecting and delivering, goods, &c., leav ing £113,716. To this was added £3,062 for rents and sundries, and £4,731 for steam packet service ; total, £121,509. The expenditure, including rates, taxes, tolls, Government duty, and expenses of steam-packet service, amounted to £51,619, leav ing the net receipts £69,890. The total receipts for the 20 weeks and one day ending as above amounted to £518,40 1 , and the expenditure to £260,911, leaving the net receipts £257,490. ago. MONT CENIS. The traffic receipts on this line amounted, from the 24th to the 30th June, to 8,514.27 francs, and from the 15th to the 30th June, to 18,928.32 francs (£757), including 17,021.55 francs (£681) for passengers. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the second week in June amounted to $89,615, and for the corresponding week last year to $10,394, showing a decrease of $12,779. OUDE AND ROHILKUND (LIMITED). The traffic receipts on this company's Lucknow and Cawnpore line (42 mans in length) amounted, for the week ending the 24th of May last, to £413 Bs. 6d. ; and for the corresponding week last year to £273 7s. 2id. LOAN FOR THE DANUBE.—A Convention was signed at Galatz on the 30th of April between the United. Kingdom, Austria, France, Italy, the North Ger man Confederation, and Turkey. These six Powers agree to guarantee a loan of 3,375,000 f., or £135,000, to be con tracted by the European Commission of the Danubefor the purpose of completing works of improvement at the mouth and in the branch of the Salina ; the loan to be redeemed by annuities comprising both interest and repayment of capital within 13 years from the Ist of January, 1.874 the date at which the payment of the loan will have been com pleted by the lenders. If the tolls should not suffice to pay the annuities, the British Government will, to avoid delay, discharge them as they fall due, the other contract ing rowers engaging to remit immediately their share to the Dritiala Givicramot. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE — This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NEWMARKET RACES—Tins.DAY. QUEEN'S PLLTE. The Queen's Plato of 100 gs, for mares; throe year olds 7st 91b, four 9st 71b, five lOst 21b, six and aged lOst 51b; Hippia 1 Ainsley Pakrita Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. A Plate of 50 aovs (Handicap), for two year olds; Chas- terfield Course. Carlotta, • Crown Princess Urania T welvo ran. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. July 2, at 1.30 p.m., lisurpor, out of the Cli,,lmsford Handicap. July 2, at 3.45 p.m., Belle of Warwick, out of the Groat Baddow Stakes at Chelmsford. July 3, at 2.30 p.m., Eudora, out of the July Stakes at Newmarket. July 3, at 3.30 p.m., Dunbar, out of Newmarket July Meeting. July 3, after 6 p.m., all Mr. Merry's horses, out of New market July. July 4, at 0.4' p.m., Assineboine, out of Beaufort Han dicap at Newmarket. July 6, at 9 a.m., Gentle Mary, out of Hungerford and Reading engagements. July 6, at 9 a.m., Grauborough g., out of the Nursery Plate at Hungerford. July 6, at 9 a.m., Try-again, out of the Craven Stakes at Hungerford. July 6, at 9 a.m., Vortigern, out of the Stamford and Reading Handicap. July 6, at 11.30 a.m., all Mr. Naylor's horses, out of the Newmarket July meeting. July 6, 1.35 p.m., Miss Nellie, out of the July and Ches terfield Stakes at Newmarket. July 6, at 1.35 p:m.,l Duke of Beaufort, out of the New-- market July Meeting. July 6, at 1.35 p.m., Thorndyke and g by Sycophant, out of Hungerford engagements. July 6, at 2.25 p.m., Toy, out of Hungerford engage ments. July 6, at 2.25 p.m., See Saw and Parma, out of all handicaps at Liverpool to date. July 6, at 3.35 p.m., Orion, out of all handicaps pub.. lished to date. July 6, after 6 p.m., all Mr Samuel's horses, out of Hun gerford engagements. July 6, at .5 p.m., Beauty, out of all engagements. July 7, at 9 a.m., all Duke of Hamilton's horses, and Bal vie, out of Hungerford engagements. July 7, at 9 a.m., all Mr. T. Golby's and Mr. Green's horses, out of Sutton Park engagements. July 7, at 9 a.m., Angus, Arran, and Lanark, out of all Handicaps. July 7, at 11 a.m., Kettloholder and Python, out of all handicaps to date. July 7, at 11.20 a.m., Strathnairn, out of the July Stakes at Newmarket. July 7, at 11.23 a.m., Snider, out of the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket. July 8, at 9 a.m., Nogara, out of Liverpool July en gagements. July 8, at 9 a.m., Christmas Carol, out of the Queen's Plato at Liverpool. July 8, at 9 a.m., Goodwood, out of all engagements to date. July 8, at 9 a.m., Duchess of Athol, out of the Chester field stakes at Newmarket. July 8, at 11.40 a.m., Nothing More, out of Airdrie en gagements. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. JULY. Pontefract Huntingdon ... . 21 Down Royal Corp...— 11 Reading pileby l4 Odiham l6 Stamford Liverpool July M. Nottingham July Chesterfield 23 linutsford 23 Southampton Sudbury and Ealing Goodwood ...». l2 AUG Deauville Leok 3 Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 Hastings York August Oxford SEPT' UST. IBridgewater and West Somerset .. 2l Dover Scarborough 2l I Canterbury IGreat Yarmouth 25 Derby Summer iWeymouth Ipswich 27 Lichfield Tunbridge I Margate SI. Baden Warwick September ~ 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster Soptember 8 MBER. Hendon l7 Monmouth Manchester Newmarket 1A October 22 Walsall Elinburgh West Drayton Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M DER. Brecon Richmond Hampton Antall!' Kelso l,• _ Bedford v 1 Bromley Autumn 1 Newmarket 2d October ö Lanark 8 Chelmsford Autumn 13 Cheltenham Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Newmarket Iluuotou 17 Harrow .. 27 IVoremster Aututun 27 Lincoln Autumn 29 NOITE MBER. I Leamington l7 Liverpool 39 1 Shrewsbury NAVAL AND MILITARY IN2ELLIGENCE. The ships forming Rear-Admiral Warden's divi sion of the Channel Fleet are being re-stored with coal in readiness for further service—the Minotaur, Warrior, and Royal Oak at Spithead, from lighters towed out to the anchorage from the large harbour of depot ships. The Pallas coaled in the harbour and rejoined the division at Spithead yesterday. The Helican, 2, paddle, despatch vessel, Com. mander E. Field, attached to the Channel Fleet, arrived in Portsmouth harbour yesterday from the westward, and will fill up with coal before rejoining the division at Spithead. In the notice of the two sailing trials made with the ships of the Channel Squadron on the 20th and 29th ult., which appeared on Wednesday, the dia. tance gained by the Warrior on the Pallas in the trial of the 29th ult. should have been given as 9,928 yards, and not 19,928 yards. The Magpie, screw (unarmoured, wooden) gun boat, 80-horse power, built and fitted for commis sion at Portsmouth, yesterday made, outside Spit head, a satisfactory preliminary trial of her machi nery, under the supervision of the steam factory officials of the dockyard. The following appointments were made yester. day at the Admiralty : —Lieut. Robert IL Eyre to the Caledonia ; Dudley Court, midshipman, to the Victory ; "William A. Wellink, midshipman, to the Eclipse ; S. L. Carr and A. F. Welldon, naval cadets, to the Doris (complement incomplete) ; and Walter Bathurst, nominated a naval cadet. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, July 9.—Admiral Peter Fordenskjold, from Namsos ; Norrland, from Sundswall ; Gerda, from Umea. Arrived, July 10.—Fanny, from Barfleur ; Florence, steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed, July 9.—Rockliff, for Port Phillip; Kenilworth, for Quebec. Sailed, July 10 —Greatham Hall, steamer, for Mogador ; Galatia, steamer, for Lisbon ; Stratton Audley, for Cal cutta ; Lord John Russell, steamer ; Blonde, steamer ; and Normandie, steamer—all for Dunkirk; Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne; Velocity, steamer, for Calais ; fleelta, steamer, for Ghent; Marie, steamer, for Stettin. DELL, Friday Morning. Passed, July 9—Leontine Marie, fromNamsos, for Idor leis ; Hawthorn, of Shoreham, from the north, for the west; Omar Pasha, from London, for Brisbane; Kenil worth, from London, for Quebec; Rockliff, from London, for Port Philip; Velasquez, screw steamer, from Santan der, for London. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for tho week ending the Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, July 8, 1868. P ARTMENT. ISSUE PE/ Notes issued ....Vg,388,460 Governint. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gobi Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 36,338, itiO BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal 04,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National X 36,3.38,460 PARTMENT. Govornmt. S eon -1 rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £14,614,391 Other Securities 18,412,785 Notes 11,665,730 Cold and Silver Coin . Debt, and Div. Accounts 4,396,418 Other Deposits.. 23,158,43 k Seven Days and other ..... 499,601 15,85,951. Eit4 ,£45, 6455 1 09 k FX NAY, Deputy Gabler. our cin— rice Lte3 6tea in- :.ess ES. mn- :tra, ssia ,