The Sun. — London, England, 1868-07-20 00:00:00

MM . M.0 . 14E1t MAitTLET AND .0051LIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The btock Alarkets are very quiet, and with some exceptions they are still inclined to heaviness, in consequence of the introduction of the new loans, and of a limited attendance. The Funds, however, have not materially varied in price, but Foreign Stocks are nearly all dulL The new Egyptian Loan is again lower. Turkish aro also lower upon realisations. Indian Government Securities and Railways also are better. In British Railways there is no important change. Canadian Government Securities have de clined. Discount is quiet, at 1 per cent. Tlio Funds are dull, and a shade weaker at quota tions. Consols (money), 94 to 04p; ditto (account), Wit to 94;Z; New and Reduced, 941 to 941 2 - ; and Exchequer Bills, 16s. to 20s. prem. ; India Five per Cent. Stock is better, at 115 to 115!3-. The movements in Foreign Stocks are unfavourable. Turkish, at 392 to 40, are 4s- lower ; and Italian have fallen 1, to 521-. Mexican, 15 to 151 ; Greek, 13i to 14 ; New Spanish, 351 to 351 i ; Egyptian Scrip,' dis. to 4 prem. ; ditto 1864, 83 to 84 ; Viceroys Seven per Cents., 714 to. 72 ; and the Nine per Cents., 88 to 89. English railways are quiet, but not lower. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1282 ; Midland, 103 k to 103;1. • South Eastern, 744 to 74ft_. London and North Vestern, 114 k to 1142 ; Great Northern, 103 to 104 ; ditto, 962 to 97f ; Great Eastern, 372 to 38 ; Great Western, 48k to 481; Brighton, 53 to 5 4 ; ISheffield, 40- to 41 ; Metropolitan, 112± to 11 ; Caledonian, 72i to 73 ; and Chatham, 191 to 191. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 371 s to 38k, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 37 to Erie Railways are f lower, at 43 to 44, and Illinois are rather better, at 95 to 96 ; United States 5-20 Bonds are steady, at 721 to 72k. The Honduras Loan is 81k. Continental Railways are steady. Great Luxem bourg are 12j, and Lombardo-Venetian, 15'4 to 16. Indian guaranteed railways are rmer. Great Indian Peninsular are better, at 108,1 fr ; and East ' r adian 1, at 109 to 110. Bank shares are quiet. London Joint-Stock and Union of London are firmer, at 3M- to 34i and 35/ t to 35k respectively. On the other hand London and County have declined to 52 ; Imperial, to 17i ; and Imperial Ottoman, to 1k prem. Canadian Government Securities are fiat, both the 6 per Cents. and the 5 per Cents. being lower. West Wisconsin Railway Bonds are 2 to 14 prem. The meeting of the Hop and Malt Exchange and Warehouse Company (Limited) is convened for the 28th July. There were no gold operations at the Bank on Saturday. The Australian gold which left Melbourne for this country during last month was £381,000. As we briefly mentioned on Saturday, Messrs. Baring Bros. and Co. and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. have issued a prospectus stating that they are autho rized by the Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada to receive on Thursday next sealed tenders for £1,500,000 Canada Four per Cent. Bonds, guaranteed by the Imperial Government, which bonds are to be repaid on the Ist October, 1903, and for £500,000 Canada Five per Cent. Bonds, to be also repaid on the Ist October, 1903. All these bonds will bear interest from the Ist of July, . 1868. A dividend for threo . months will be paid on the Ist October, and thenceforth the dividends will be payable half-yearly- on the Ist April and Ist October. The tenders may be for the whole or-part of £2,000,000, In the proportion of three-quarters of guaranteed bonds and one quarter of ordinary five per cent. Canada bonds ; and it is expressly stated that no tender will be admitted which does not comply with this condition, namely, stating one price for the two stocks united. A sealed paper, containing the mini- MUIR price at which he will sell the £2,000,000 .bonds, will be delivered by the Minister of Finance ; but it will only be opened in case he declares that the Whole amount has not been tendered at or above his 111 4141 mm. Allotments will be made to the highest bidder or bidders pro rota according to the price offered. Neither Barings nor Glyns will make any tender. On allotment a payment of twenty per cent. is to be made, and the subsequent instalments in three payments, the last of which will be due on the 13th April, 1869. Payment in full at a discount at the Bank's minimum rate. The Provincial Banking Corporation's report recom 'fends a dividend at the rate of 7i per cent. per annum, payable the 19th August. The half-yearly-meeting of the Anglo-lonian Steam Navigation Company is called for the 30th inst. The fifth annual report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India has been issued. The directors regret that " they are unable to increase the reserve fund as anti cipated at the last meeting," and " that the possible amount of losses on the bank transactions may reach a higher total than they had been led to anticipate." No mention is made of a dividend. The subscription list for the bonds of the West Wisconsin Railway Company will close on Saturday, the 25th instant, for London ; on Monday, the 27th, for the country and on Friday, the 31st, for the Continent. The report n't the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered hum recommends a dividend at the rate 2t . 7 per cent. per annum, carrying forward £1,725 s 3d. " The proprietors will observe that the profits of the half-year exhibit a falling off when compared With a report issued in January ; the losses incurred I vithin that period, however, have not been large. -che directors trust that the long protracted dulness Iu the commerce of the colonies will shortly be fol lowed by an improvement in the state of affairs gene rally, when a more favourable result attending the operations of the bank may with confidence be looked forward to." At the Swansea ticketing on Tuesday, 3,802 tons of ere were sold, realising £33,042 168 6d. The parti culars of the sale were : Average standard for 9 per cent.. produce, .£O4l 4s 6d, average produce, 17 ; average price per ton, -£ll 15s 10d ; quantity of fine C opper, 476 tons 7 cwts. Compared with the last sale the decline h as b een i n the standard £2 Bs, and in the . price p er ton o f ore a b out 8 s 2d. Compared with the corresponding sale of last month the decline has been in the standard £4 163 6d, and in the price per ton of ore about 16s 4d. It is stated that a proposal is under the considera tion of the French authorities to open the city of Lille to the British Channel by means of a maritime canal. The distance is about 63 miles. If the canal be made for commercial purposes only, the cost is estimated at £2,400,000 ; if for n ava l purposes i n addition, the estimate is £400,000. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account, Aug. 6 a per Cent. Reduced 991 1 ~.New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. o per C ent . a a n. 1873 Aanuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Aug., 1908 — EV:holuer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per at 2O 16 pm Do. £500 p Do. £lOO & £2OO l6 77 " Ailk of Englind Stock, 41 per Cent 245 6 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ... Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape, ' per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cont., May 1879 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 187 - > Do. 'do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Dc. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Repulic, 6 per Cent... Auetrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — zd °D. 41 per Cent., 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do., 1860 0 0. do., 1863 66 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 , Do Account 771 J 5 nenosAyres 6 per Cent , De 2 p er C en t. (D e ferred 3 per Cent ) `7 l, tha, 6per Cent. Uatlian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent Do. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — „ 0 0., Scrip £32 paid . r .,` . rubian, 6 per Cent. " +nisi) 3 ) r Cent., 1825 13 i.) , tibitan Principalities, I per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1667 7B tlua,clor New Consolidated, 1 per Cen• Egyptian, 7 per Cent . Do. Second Issue • D.,. 1:5.i0 Bonds Do. 410 C Bonds — 1)0. 18n4 Do. Account Do. 1510 Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds .... 86 51 Government Railway Debentures . ... 92 1 Do Account .. 79 81 91 0 0 41 eer Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4er Cent.. 1862 - -- -- ~ 110 Account. Cent.. .-or. - p t o o . guese 3ix r Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,% , 39 do. 1867 — L e. do. Scrip, .£2O paid 1 / I 'sian 5 per Cont., 182; £ Si BB Do 9/ p er C ent. 1850 -_ Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do per. Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent~ 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bowie., Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 914 21 Do. do £B4 15s. do.. — Lo Nicolas Railway 66 1 , Sar Allan, 4 pc,r Cent — Spanish 3 per Cell Do. Act-falt, D. , . 1867 Do• New Deferrou ... Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Ncc.ant Do. Cron. Cert. of Cou.. nut twitted Do. Account Tur. , .o 6 per Cent. 1)o Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do A runt Do £lOO Ponds Do 6 per Cent., 1.362 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 4O 391 401 391 -1 Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Dividends on the above payabh i 6 7 CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 94 ) li Do. Account, Aug 6 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TlllB DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. TIIE HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATION.—O UTRAGEOUS ATTACK ON A G ENTLEMAN. —Humphrey Donnelly and Samuel Jones (the latter a black man) were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. Barrett, a schoolmaster, residing at Abbey Home, Abbey-road West, St. John's-wood, in Hyde-park, yesterday evening. Mr. Barrett said—Yesterday evening I was crossing Hyde-park on my way to St. Margaret's Church to attend the evening service, when I saw a great crowd of persons, and I stopped to see who they were, when I was surrounded by a number of men wearing badges and carrying green flags, the persons crying out to me " Off with your hat." I declined to take off my hat, saying I would rather go away. I went a little further,:and got amongst another group of people who were discussing about the Irish Church, and a man asked me if I was a Roman Catholic. 1 told the man that I declined entering either on politics or religion, when I was told that I must either be a super or a Scripture reader, and there were then shouts of " Off with his hat." I then retired, and several persons pushed against me, and my hat was knocked off, and there was an attempt to upset me and throw me over. My hat was gone, but I thought I had better go without it, and was doing so when I was followed by several persons shouting after me, and au Irish gentleman came up and offered to go with me and lead me out of the park. I went on and was followed by scvcral persons ; stones were thrown at me, and a lad struck me with a stick, but I could not catch him. A person afterwards brought me my hat, and it was again knocked off. I noticed that the prisoners were foremost amongst the crowd. Jones several times rushed at me in a violent man ner. Donnelly rushed against me, and said I had been speaking against the Roman Catholics, and while going along Hereford-stret he tried to over throw me. I gave Jones into custody at the corner of Hereford-street, and the prisoner was taken afterwards. Jones.—l followed the crowd to see what was going on, and I heard the people shouting at the gentleman and saw a boy strike him, and I was then given in charge, and when at the station the gentleman said he would not swear to me. • Mr. Barrett--I did not say I could not swear to him, but was inclined to let him off only by kindness. Police-constable Joseph Edwards, 224 C— About half-past 6 yesterday evening I was on duty near the Marble Arch in plain clothes, and saw the prosecutor leave the park, followed by about 400 persons. The prosecutor went down Ilereford-street, where his hat was knocked off by Jones. The prosecutor picked his hat up and put it on, when all sorts of filth was thrown at him. Donnelly excited the mob, and afterwards knocked off the prosecutor's hat. Jones was given into the custody of a sergeant, and the mob still conducted themselves in the most disgraceful manner, when I heard some one say, " Let us take him (meaning Jones) away from the —, and down with the helmet." Seeing the sergeant was in an awkward position, I kept close by his side in case of violence, when all sorts of filth and several stones were thrown at the sergeant, and it was with great difficulty that the prisoner was got to the station, and when there, Donnelly, who was outside, was taken into custody. I saw Donnelly push against the prosecutor several times. Police-constable John Rose, 263 saw the two prisoners, with a crowd of 300 persons, follow ing the prosecutor and trying to throw him down. The crowd also threw stones and filth at him, and the black man was taken into custody. The crowd again pelted the sergeant. Sergeant John Quarry, 3 ll—The prosecutor gave Jones into custody for assaulting him. While taking the prisoner Jones to the station I was struck several times on the back with stones, and, after a great deal of trouble, Jones was got to the station. Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is only just what might have been expected from such a meeting, and such a set of people. It is base and mean conduct, and you will go for a month with hard labour each. A man named Keating was committed for a month for throwing stones at the police. WESTMINSTER. WHEN AM I TO GET RTSTICE?—A respectable looking middle-aged woman was paced in the wit ness box to make an application for a protection order. She said that she had been before Mr. Mansfield at the Maryleboue Police Court on Sa turday to seek the redress she now asked, the case being precisely similar to one in which Mr. Arnold recently made an order, and the particulars of which appeared in a newspaper she now held in her hand. Mr. Mansfield said that as Mr. Arnold had had the case alluded to she had better apply to him, which she now accordingly did. Mr. Arnold—Where do you live ? Applicant-56, Spencer-street, Edgware-road. Mr. Arnold—That is not in my district. Applicant—Mr. Mansfield sent me here. Mr. Arnold—lt is only where people live in my jurisdiction that I can interfere. A well-dressed man, who accompanied the appli cant, said he wished to speak on her behalf. Her case was exactly like the one reported in the papers in which Mr. Arnold had granted an order, and she was very anxious to get one. Mr. Arnold—l can't make orders for persons who live out of my district. I can't make orders for persons all over the country. Applicant lives in the Marylebone district, and if the magistrate there does not think it a proper case, he will not inter fere. You must apply at Marylebone. THAMES. AIANSLAUTHTER.—SHOCKING AFFRAY.--A long inquiry took place this morning relating to an affray which occurred on Saturday week, and which re sulted in the death of a German publican named Verumbulam, the landlord of the Wellington public house in the Cannon-street-road, adjoining the Church of St. George-in-the-East. His wife Dorothy Verumbulam, was now charged with man slaughter. Mr. Charles Young appeared on her be half. It appeared that the prisoner and her husband quarrelled on the 11th instant about some domestic affairs. He struck her twice, and was about to re peat the blows, when she took up a knifd and stabbed him in the right He lingered until yesterday (Sunday) morning. Mr. Cousley, jun., surgeon, who had attended the deceased, said that no post mortem examina tion had taken place, and he could not say what was the cause of death. Mr. Charles Young, on behalf of his unfortunate client charged with this serious offence, and who had been unintentionally the cause of her husband's death, said that she was labouring under extreme irritation when she wounded him. Mr. Benson--When will an inquest be held ? Mr. Charles Young—To-morrow, sir. Mr. Benson remanded the prisoner until Thurs. day next. ;hare St . 20 ' 1J SG St Railways, 113rtszol :ma Exeter .... Caledontan 1.; a MI/I"i= Oork and 8and0n...... Uorawr.ll. Dublin & Belfast J uncii Dun„ Perth, 5G Ab.i London, z-,er Glasgow S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s Lk. Do. 1.. Angt: st. No. ,tircat North of Scotland rest N or Went Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. Nev, is. at 25 pn, titS, and. W. of Iretauc. t. Western Do. 6. VAL Rail. bun. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord Do. Newport Do. lierjford Lancashire ,t Yorkeihm Laudon and itlack‘vall Lou., Isrigh,t S Coast; l•on., Chat., and Jiver Do. Netrop. Ex. A Lun. St North ‘Vesteru Lon. 4.; South Western Man., Stich, tit Lincoli, ,►lctropolitan Do. New Do. Extension...— .11.etrupolttan District Do. do. do. Do. aid St. Johu'a W'd Midlaud Do. ZU Share Do, Birann.. do Dwrby lid Kent ... . :forth British Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. N th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N - E purchast Do. Leods ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle rnO. Stook. & Darling. Do. 10. 1850-61 -- 'North London Do. do. 1363 5 . Do. do. 1860 . Yiorth Staffordshire S. & S. W. Juuotion I Soottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wok Pali' Vale Do. C ale of breath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 Nest Cornwall BRITISH I'USSESSIONS. - :on Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 15 t 7 tom.,Baroda,s per °mt.. &Cen.ln. go. 100 1031;1f44! 1 1 ;31 .. tO Do. le 'shares l6 1p tOi isutralo k Lake Enron all 3 4 10 Do. Preference too t It ult.,Bran t, & Goderich 6 tp.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 68 71 et Calcutta. kS. E., lira lOO - - st Jape Town & Dock, gu lOO 62 67 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 all 101 103 at ~ .ast Bengal, go., sdo 100 106 108 103/ at. East Indian, go. 5 p.c. 100 1 9 11U 10 Do. .1 Extension - - at _amid Trunkot Canada 100 161 171 IGO Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 62 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52 53 100 Do. do deferred - - 130 De. 2d Pr:A. Jonas all 38 40 43 103 Do. do. deferred - - - 100 Do. 3d Pret.stock all 26 28 28 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred - - at It. India Pen. gua. Ip.e. 100 1071 ICBI 1071 8/ P 3 o. Oua. 5 per cent lB 11 2 p 20 Do. New gni. f• e li ti 2 p at it. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D 11 per cent lou 19 101 at Do - - ..tOl ireat Wes. of Canada all 142 - Do. New . - 130 Do. op. c Ist.N. pay. 157 a all 09 101 PO Jo. 5t do. pay. 1877-8-1 all 91 01 at iladras, gua. 5 p.o ....I 100 1061 li7/ at Do. 41 do 1100 100 102 9)1 at Do. 11 do.. lOO f 5 07 29 I Do. Fifth Extenaionl 5 - - -t lelb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnda.l 100 - - 50 Mel. .t 11 obsoCs Bay 1 all - - at N.lll.C . da,6pe istpf.be 1100 83 15 et ,Oude g.sp.o' 100 1051 1061 1001 t I Selnde . • I 100 l e2 l 1031 Iv 3 21 it I Do. Delhi 20 I Do. do at Do. Punjaub.... i 100 101 103 102 at Do. Indus St..Flot I, 100 - 131CITIS.L1 MINES. - ream. Consol... Cold, Um 1 86 1 14 (Clifford ---Clifford Amalgamated. SO 4 5 Devon G. Cons. (Tayist 1 425 435 Urake walls 2.1.0 6 --East Bassett (Illogan) 291 14 16 East Caradon 2.11.6 3 4 East Cara Brea Si 2 21 East Grenville .... East Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 1 East Lovell 3.0.0 8 9 . W'l Russell (Tavista 12 15.6 Dam.& StAubyn(G wen. 06 t 4 !Great L.txey, limited all 16 17 `:_4reat South Tolgus 1.4.0 - !Great Wheal Isasy 14.9.0 G. Wheal Vor (lielsthe 40 15 16 ;renville 0.0.0 11 14 licrod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 tlingston Downs , 5.10.6 21 22 gar g, aret (Uny Lelant 1 11.17.6 6 Clar k e Valley a.1.0.0 7 74 Ilwyndy Iron Ore, Ilin 51 21 11 New S ton ....... 56/ 00 70 North tcsk ear NI.Wh Bassett(lllogan North .Vheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 14 Providence ,Uny Lelau: t ).8.7 20 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 360 330 South Condurrow —4. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 174 19, Stray Park Pin Croft 9 14 15 Vigra and Clogan, lim all ‘V est Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeardi 12 10 12 WestChiverton ll 6) 6l I West Seton - Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 51 62 67 1 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 22 15 4 6 - tWheal Mary Ann (Mcn.F 8 21 22 'Wheal Seton I 581 65 70 'Wheal Trelawney 5.17.0 8 10 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT S.ECUIIITIE6. I British Columbia. 6 per' 1872 lOO 102 104 :103 24 104 )05 a t : e l n s. i n 8 (1: 1) :0 , 8. y D i . 0 e e . c . 3 b l J: a a .& A J u 1 . y. 1100100 Do. sp. a Mar. & Sept. 100 103 105 Do. sp. 0. Jan. & Julyl 100 90 92 904 1 Do. sp. c. Insoribed SiL; ICO 89 91 Cape (.4. hope, 6 p. 0.18 73 100 102 104 D0.Ap1.&0.31 18904900 100 110 112 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1690-91 100 108 110 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6p. c 100 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 1 05 1 07 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 • 106 198 Natal ( ioy. 6 per cent.. 200 -- DDI .1. N. sOO. G .. wso o . v ppG ...6 000. p.0 . vll.BOBO . :a pBl:t is oo. s u ss 070 1; 6 111 1 000 100 9 000 99998 9 10 8 1 :V 01 9 10 9 0 1 New Zealand, 6p. cent' 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 974 931 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 l9O 101 103 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 105 106 1064 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 Vie Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 _ • _ Do. do. April & Oot lOO 112 114 FOILEMN RAIL WAYb. Bahia and San Francisco, iha. , gus. 74ver cent., 1t Namur and Liege, gas. 6 per cent. pt.,:211 FOREIGN MINXI 4 . Choutales col s ' and. Silver 3llning , lira., 2 1i Fortuna, 11m., lf Port Phillip, 1 9-:6 Scottish Australian. lira.. 1 St. John del Key, lim BARRE; Agra. tins., A, 11 Ditto, B, 94 1 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 181 Australasia, 524 Bank of Egypt, 344 Chartered +ler. o' India, London, and China, 231 Consolidated, lirn , 44 Nast London. lien., 31 Imperial flank, Ilm.. 17 I m perial Ottoman. 114 lonian, 20 Ditto, new. 5 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Um., 131 London and Coauty, 524 London Joint Stock, 34 Metropolitan Bank. lira., 7i 4 New South Wales, 41 Oriental Bank Corporation, 431 ; Union of London, 35, MISCELLANEOUS; B. and I. Magnetic telegraph, lim., 145 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. taistralla and New Zealand, via tiouthanapton.....July 18 Ditto, via Marseilles ...July 13. Ditto, via Panama July 2). Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug. 4. Ditto, by/crew/a paoket . ..........•July 22 Caps Vords. by Brazil paolot Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and St. Llulena....Aug. 12. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou:hampton..Juty Gibraltar, via Southamptoa.. • •••• J ily 18. India,via Southampton ...... 5 Lily 18 ui tto, via Nlarseilles . ...................July 13 U 32 la, Egypt, & ; July 18. Ditto, 3.l.arseillos... July 7. Mauritius, Capo of Goo.i II )pe, aul Natal, via Southampton Ditto, Marseilles July 13 Newfoundla d ...... • •••• -• •• • • ••• •••••• ••• ••Jaly 2) Portugal .... Aug. i. United States, anada, California, Ste., by British packet Ditto, by Canadian packet ... .•..... ....July 17. Ditto, by I_ sited States packet . . Ditto dit t( {Baltimore) West ladles and reWitiO (except Mexico and Baha mas) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerin July 17. Faikland Islands Cub t and itexico II sha.nas, via New kr July 15. Bermuda, via Halifax THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1868. DEATII OF .111 R. STERLING. COYNE. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Joseph Sterling Coyne, which took place at his residence, 61, Talbot-load, We3tbourne-pa - rk, on Saturday last, i❑ the 65th year of his age. Mr. Coyne, the son of an Irish Commissariat officer, was born at Birr, COunty, Ireland, and was edu cated at Dungannon School. He was intended for the legal profession, but soon abandoned it for that of literature. His first attempt was a farce called " The Phrenologist," brought out in Dublin in 1835. In 1837 he came to Eng land, and was introduced to a London audience. His success was decided, and many farces and dramas, some of which achieved an exceptional success, remain to testify his ndustry. For a number of years he acted as dramatic critic to a weekly paper, and con tributed occasionally to other newspapers.. He produced some minor works of fiction, and a work called " The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland." Mr. Coyne was, jointly with Mr. Mark Lemon and Mr. Henry Mayhew, one of the projectors and ori ginal proprietors of Punch. PRESIDENT JOILV,SON'S PROCLAMATION. The following is the text of President Johnson's Am nesty Proclamation : " Whereas, in the month of July, Anno Domini, 1861, in accepting the condition of civil war which was brought about by insurrection and rebellion in several of the States which constitute the United States, the two Houses of Congress did solemnly declare that that war was not waged on the part of the Government in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation ; nor for any purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of the States, but only to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution of the United States, and to pre serve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that so soon as those objects should be accomplished the war on the part of Government should cease. And whereas, the President of the United States has heretofore, in the spirit of that declaration, and with the view of securing for it ultimate and com plete effect, set forth several proclamations offering amnesty and pardon to persons who had been or were concerned in the afore-named rebellion, which pro clamations, however, were attended with prudential reservations, and exceptions 'then deemed necessary and proper, and which proclamations were respec tively issued on the Bth day of December, 1863, on the 26th day of March, 1864, on the 29th day of May, 1865, and on the 7th day of Sept., 1867 ; and whereas, the said lamentable civil war has long since altogether ceased, with an ack no wledgment by all the States of the supremacy of the Federal Constitution, andof the Government thereunder ; and there no longer exists any reasonable ground to apprehend a renewal of the said civil war, or any foreign inter ference, or any unlawful resistance by any portion of the people or any of the States to the Constitu tion and laws of the United States ; and whereas, it is desirable to reduce the standing army and to bring to a speedy termination military occupation, martial law, military tribunals, abridgment of the freedom of speech and of the press, and suspension of the privilege of habeas corpus, and of the right of right of trial by jury, such encroachments upon our free institutions in time of peace being dan gerous to public liberty, incompatible with the in dividual rights of the citizen, contrary to the genius and spirit of our Republican form of Government, and exhaustive of the national resources; and whereas, it is believed that amnesty and pardon will tend to secure a complete and universal establish ment and prevalence of municipal law and order, in conformity with the Constitution of the United States, and to remove all appearances and presump tions of a retaliatory or vindictive policy on the part of the Government, attended by any unneces sary disqualifications, pains, penalties, confisca tions, and disfranchisements, and, on the contrary, to promote and procure complete fraternal reconciliation among the whole people with due submission to the Constitution and laws ; Now, therefore, Be it known, That I, Andrew John son, President of the United States, do by vi.tue of the Constitution, and in the name of the people of the United States, hereby proclaim and declare un conditionally and without reservation to all and to every person who directly or indirectly partici pated in the late insurrection of rebellion, except ing such person or persons as may be under pre sentiment or indictment in any Court of the United States, having competent jurisdiction upon a charge of treason or other felony, a full pardon and amnesty for the offence of treason against the United States, or of adhering to their enemies dur ing the late civil war, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and except also as to any property of which any person may have been legally divested under the laws of the United States. In testimony whereof I have signed these presents with my hand, an d h ave cause d th e sea l o f the United States to b e h ereun t o a ffi xe d. D one i n the City of Washington, the 4th day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, an d o f t h e I n d epen d ence o f t h e United States of America the ninety-third. (Signed) ANDREW JOIINSON. By the President— William H. Seward, Secretary of State. " WASHINGTON, July 2." SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. e 2 7.4 73t 20 30 3} 4 75 77 70 72 S'6 67 371 •3;f 74 '3; I) 6 103 IC3, 964 9 1 123 1/6 97 98 48 18) 53 55 kti 33 30 128) 129 531 531 IJ,; 11 4 1 1.3 15 111 115 411 03 41 12 11.21 1131 103 111 78 82 72J 3 37 9 03 13 g7* 13 53 I I WI 1141 100 'Co 100 100 100 100 100 100 all too 100 100 all 100 raid. CloClosingßusiness l'ritw. (lone. 101 105 72 74 Si Sii 102 103 67 69 92 93 130 134 131 133 12) +2C 11; 58 GO 107 10d 56i 576 45 i 7 74i 741 11! 116 115 151. 311 IG2I 103 1 LAWS OF BOAT RACING. The following are the now laws of boat racing settled by the committee of the Thames Regatta :- 1. All races shall be started from boats moored for the purpose, the sterns of the competing boats being held by men appointed by the committee. 2. The starter shall ask the question, "Are you ready?' and upon not receiving a reply in the negative, .he shall give the signal to start. _ _ 3. If the starter considers the start unfair, he shall at once recall tho boats to their stations. 4. Any boat not at its post at tho time specified, shall be liable to be disqualified by the umpire. 5. The umpire may act as starter, if he thinks fit ; where he does not so act, the starter shall be subject to the control of the umpire. 6. No fouling whatever shall bo allowed; the boat com mitting a foul shall bo disqualified. 7. The umpire, when appaaled to, shall decide all ques tions as to a foul. 8. A claim of foul must be made to the judge, or to the umpire, by the competitor himself before getting out of his boat. 9. It shall be considered a foul when, after the race has commenced, any competitor, by his oar, boat, or any part thereof, or person, comes in contact with the oar, boat, or any part thereof, or person of another competitor. 10. In case of a foul, the umpire shall have the power— (A) To place the boats, except the boat committing the foul, which is disqualified, in the order in which they come in. (a.) To order the boats engaged in the race, other than the boat committing the foul, to row over again on the same or another day. (c.) To re-start the qualified boats from tho place where the foul was com mitted. 11. Every boat shall abide by its accidents. 12. No boat shall be allowed to accompany a competitor for the purpose of directing his course or affording him other assistance. The boat receiving any such direction or assistance shall be disqualified at the discretion of the umpire. 13. The courso for th 3 races shall be between Putney Aqueduct and Chiswick Eyot (except for the champion ship, which shall bo from Putney Aqueduct to tho Ship, Mortlake), through the centre arch of Hammersmith bridge, and:any competing boat not passing through tho contra arch of Hammersmith-bridge will be disqualified. 14. Each boat shall keep its own water throughout the race, and any boat departing frotra its own water will do so at its peril. . 15. A boat's own =lot is its straight course, parallel with those of the other competing boats from the station assigned to it at starting to the finish. 16. The umpire shall be the sole judge of a boat's own water and proper course during the race. 17. The jurisdiction of the umpire extends over the race and all matters connected with it, from the time the race i specified to start until its final termination, awl his decision in all cases shall be final and without appeal. 18. Any competitor refusing to abide by the decision, or to follow the direction of the umpire, shall bo disqualified. 19. The umpire, if he thinks propel, may reserve his de cision until he has consulted with the Committee. 20. Tho umpire shall b 3 appointed by the committee. 21. No amalgamation of north and south country crews will be allowed. 22. No competitor will 43 allowed to enter for more than two races. 23. In the four-oared racos each boat must carry a bona fide coxswain. 21. Tho holder of the Championship will not bo com pelled to start in the trial heats. 25. Tho entry fee of each competitor shall ba 2s. Gd and the competitors entering shall sign a memorandum to the effect that they will abide by the rules of the coin mittee. 26. The committee reserve to themselves the right to refuse any entries, and from time to time to amend and make new rules as they may think fit. ILLNESS OF THE RECORDER OF LONDON.—(This Day).—lntelligence was received to-day at the Lord Mayor's Court to the effect that the Right lion. Russell Gurney, M.P., Recorder, had been seized with illness in the course of yesterday. Sl'o-11771\7 G NO7 ES. e - --- Meetings here, there, and everywhere, ate taking place throughout the United Kingdom almost every day in the week, and, as I have frequently said, will bring a darof reckoning which will be next doer to rule to most of the shareholders and other parties interested in race meetings of the present day. It is preposterous to suppose that some half dozen places can be supported in a single week, and that is generally the average during the season. It is, however, the cursed railway speed at which the present generation is living, which is bound to swallow us all up iu a short space of time. There are only a limited nutnbar of animals in training, and how on earth can they be expected to run ovary day in the week. Look at one of the handicap books of each week's en gagements, and the same horses are engaged all over the country. The best policy, in my opinion, would be for the Clerks of Courses at the principal meetings to call a meet ing and try to make satisfactory arrang3m3uts throughout the country. At present they cut each other's throats without the slightest advantage to any on) of themselves. There were five meetings last week, Pontefract, Reading, Odiham, Stamford, and Liverpool, and it would b 3 a diffi cult task to say which was the greatest failure of the let. My advic , , and that is a straight tip, is for the different Clerks of the Course to lay their heads together, and try to do better for the future. Huntingdon is one of the most charming spots in the country, and if I am only fortunate enough to 'select the winner of the Huntingdonshire Stakes, next Tuesday, I am quite sure a journey down there will afford many of your subscribers a groat treat. Out of the twenty-three ac ceptances, it is probable some ten or twelve runners will bo found at the post. The four-year-old filly by Newmin ster out of Irish Queen did a good performance in winning The Ascot Trial Stakes, but that was only a mile, and I doubt if she can stay the two miles here. I have no fancy for the others down to Lord Palmerston, who, if he repre sents the Chaplin-Machell interests, must have a great chance; but half a dozen of the others, with leas weights on their back, seem to bo batter in, and of these I have most faith in CIIORA.L. I should think SECOND HAND is sufficiently well in to win the Members' Handicap Plate. For the Cromwell Han dicap Plata I have most faith in WARLIKE or MISS FRANCES ; and HAGAR is by no means troubled with too much weight in the Cambridgeshire Two-yr-old Handi cap. According to the conditions of the Hinclibrook Stakes there aro a lot of penalties and allowances, which make all the difference. My opinion is that LAMPOON, having 51b allowance, ought to win, and next to her I fancy LELIA. On Wednesday the Ramsey Abbey Nursery Handicap is a certainty for LAMPOON, if she runs; and the Apethorpe Scurry Stakes MARQUIS OF WORCESTER ought to have no difficulty in winning. Tho Peel Handicap Plate reads like going to SERINGAPATAM, and the Huntingdon Cup to KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, who has only Speculum to fear. For the Milton Stakes I prefer SISTER TO VEDA, unless Lelia, Lampoon, or L'Oise should have been running for the 31b allowance, in which case one of them would be about winning. _ _ _ Kingsbury and Knutsford races, both run on Thursday and Friday next, I must decline to interfere with under such circumstances. As regards the Nottingham Rsces, it is not an easy task to select the winner of the principal handicap, but if the stable run FIDELIA. under the impression that she will be able to win the Goodwood Stakes, I must give her the preference. OHARNwoon will certainly win the Bradgate Handicap, despite his 4th penalty, if asked to do so, ant I should be equally sanguine in favor of LIGURIAN for the County Members' Plato if his number goes up. I should think Lord Stamford would select to run CELLINA, who is "turned loose" for the Stand Plate, but should he not do so SKIPPER looks most dangerous. Friday's racing depends too much upon previous run nings, as the same horses are engaged over and over again, to allow me to express any positive opinion. Never theless I fancy WILD BRIAR for The Chesterfield Handi cap ; SISTER TO VEDA for The Nursery Handicap ; RAJAH for The Rufford Abbey Stakes; FLYING JIB for The Forest Plate ; AMADON for The Clumb9r Park Stakes; and ATHENA for The Donnington Park Stakes. _ _ It would be rank heresy, as according to the aristocra tic organ of the' sporting press, the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Westmorland, and Sir F. Johnstone intend to patronise Southampton Meeting on Thursday and Fri day next, not to allude to that pleasant meeting, which I only do to express an anxious desire for its success, of which, under such distinguishel patronage there can be very little doubt. A FRESH MAN. BOOKMAKERS versus LISTKEEPERS. (From the Racing Times.) Never was it more desirable, and indeed neces sary, for all classes of the sporting community to coalesce together than at the present moment. Backers of horses have had a great many bitter lessons taught them lately, and it only wants a few more examples of such bastard aristocracy, as Lady Elizabeth proved herself in the Derby, to de moralise the Turf completely. In the meantime, it: is not necessary for Bookmakers to assist in prosecuting Listkeepers, whose character acd position is equally good with their own. One of the truest axioms is that " persons living in glass houses should not throw stones," and the very men who instigated the proceedings against sundry of the ready money betters at Doncaster last autumn would not reap much advantage from an exposé of their antecedents. Bookmakers are all very well in their way, but they are not sufficiently advantageous to the general pub lic, and we do not hesitate to assert that a great majority of the sporting public infinitely prefer to speculate their money at the Lists. It is very easy to take a case in point. Fine weather, the expectation of a pleasant journey, and probably the society of an agreeable friend, are the inducements, at any rate in the vicinity of the metropolis, to tempt many to pay a visit to a race course. What is the consequence? Unless the visitor is thoroughly conversant with the regular members of the Ring, and he wishes to speculate, which is usually the case, he is almost sure to get into the hands of a " Welsher," and, more over, as he has not the advantage which is always accorded to him at the Lists of selecting the beat price, he has to accept whatever the bookmaker chooses to lay him. Another great ad vantage is, that the Listkeeper is always there directly after the race is run, and ready to pay whatever moneys he has lost; whilst the Bookmaker, who bets in the Ring, does not inconvenience himself to settle there and then. As a matter of course, therefore, a strong feeling in favour of Listkeepers is obtaining, which, we pre sume, to be the chief cause of jealousy shown by the inside division. Of the former class, where will be found more straightforward men than Sidney Smith, George Mather, Fisher and Reynolds, P. Powter, Valentine and Wright, John Stirk, The Havelock Turf Agency, &c., &c. The three first named firms do not have lists in the country, but in town they bet any amount of money at their several places of business, and all the others have a good reputation which extends to every race course in the kingdom. Several judges of the land have already decided that the exposure of lists even on a race course is a contravention of the law a 3 it st tnds, and against their decision there is no appeal ; but with all due respect to them it is quite clear the Legislature, when this measure passed through Parliament, never intended to include Race Courses in the Act. Common sense leads us to suppose it could only be intended for one object in view, namely, to prevent the facilities afforded by these lists for clerks and other servants to invest their money, and thus be induced to rob their masters. Those classes, it is natural to infer, would not be allowed to attend such places without permission of their employers, and in that case it is ridiculous to legislate for parties who have no chance of com mitting the crime—if crime it be—of backing horses more than once or twice a year. Un fortunately we have very few judges who are competent to adjudicate on sporting affairs, and the lamentable ignorance displayed by some of them in connection therewith has been truly distressing on several occasions. One of them, in deciding an appeal some short time back, said he only re gretted the fine was not double the amount—for betting on a race course, forsooth—and we consider this is a specimen of one-sided justice, also a con vincing proof how few of them are competent to give an opinion on racing affairs. Amongst the category of Bookmakers and Listkeeper3 there are, of course, an equal quantity of parasites, yclept " Welshers ;" and if, instead of doing each other injury, these parties would coalesce together to put down the swindlers alluded to, they would far better deserve the thanks of the whole sporting communit v. At any rate it is quite time the influence of some influential member of Parliament, who is a supporter of the Turf, should be brought to bear in favour of Lists on Race Courses ; and we shall certainly use our influence, from time to time, to assist in carry ing out such a desirable alteration of the law in this respect. ' iuR EDITION. SUN OFFICE, IMPERIAL PAR LI A IdEN HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuts EvENricG. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR tO3k his seat on the Woolsael, at 5 o'clock. LORD .VAPIER. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that in 'compliance with an order of their lordships of the 6th July, he had forwarded to Sir Robert Napier, now Lord Sapier of Magdala the thanks of the house for distin guished s rvice iu Abyssinia, and ho bad receive•l a reply from the noble lord expr,mssing his pleasure in receiving it iu the name of the generals mentioned, and the officers and non-commissioned officers of the army in AbySsinia. THE STATUE OF CANNING. Lord STRATHEDEN asked what site it was proposed should be occupied by the statue of the late Mr. Canning? The Earl of MALMESBURY said that it was the greatest wish of her Majesty's Government to obtain the best and most satisfactory position for the statue. After the discussion in this house the subject again came on in the House of Commons, and it was agreed by a large majority that the present site is most agreeable to the public. After further discussion this session the same opinion was come to. The present site had been much beautified, and it was considered that this handsome enclosure was a fitting place for it. After a few remarks from Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE, to the effect that a proper position not being appropriated for a statue of Mr. Canning was a slur upon the Whig party, which had been of so much service to the country. The subject then dropped. COURTS OF CHANCERY AND EXCHEQUER (IRELAND) FEES FUND. This bill was read a second time. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. The Earl of DERBY said that a very copious report had been furnished with regard to this subject by the Com missioners appointed to inquire into the question of the conduct of public schools. It had been generally under stood that other subjects besides classics were to be taught in public schools. In Eton at the present time there were 881 boys, and out of these 7611 earned French, and 300 of these were compelled to study physical science, and all the seniors were obliged to take up either physical science or political economy. He con sidered that the bill having been three years before their lordships' house, and having been referred to a committee and a select committee, ought to be now read a second (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. CEYLON. Mr. GORST asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to institute any local inquiry into the affairs of Ceylon. Mr. A DDERLEY said the Governor of .Ceylon was on his way to England, and when he arrived a consultation on the state of that island would take place. He had to say that there was no intention on the part of the Govern ment to make any constitutional changes. DOCKYARD WORKMEN. Mr. OTWAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it was true that the wages of the ropemakers in Chatham dockyard had been reduced to 19s. 2d. per week, and that men who had been working overtime had been suddenly dismissed from the service; and in such case whether the Board of Admiralty contemplated any ar rangement which would diminish the distress occasioned by these proceedings? Lord H. LENNOX said there had been a reduction of the hours of work in some departments, viz., from six days to five. With respect to ropemakers they had only been stopped working to a certain extmit, owing to the introduction of certain steam machinery. With respect to the dismissals they had only been carried into effect on the recommendations of the Admiralty reformers. He did not think the further carrying out of those recommendations would give much public satisfaction. IMPRISONMENT OF A SOHOOLMASTER. Mr. BAINES asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if it was true that Julian de Vargas, a Spanish schoolmaster at Malaga, had been imprisoned in a felon's prison since the 12th of March, and was now under pro secution by the Fiscal, who demanded a sentence of 17 months' imprisonment for having in his house a Spanish Bible and Testament, and a few French Protestant books not of a controversial character? Lord STANLEY said he believed such a case had oc curred, but tho schoolmaster was not only charged with having the book in his possession, but teaching the same. The Spanish Government were nut the parties who had moved in the matter, but the local authorities. As the person was a Spanish subject and amenable to Spanish law, he did not think they had any right to interfere in the matter beyond expressing a hope that the person might be treated as leniently as possible. WAR MONITORS. Mr. SEELY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it was correct that the French Government have now at Bordeaux two monitors fully armed, equipped, and ready for sea, and third building. Lord H. LENNOX said the French Government had a monitor at Brest another was building at Bordeaux, but it was not for the French Government. CANDIDATES' ADDRESSES. Mr. NEITE asked the Secretary to the Admiralty, in reference to a passage in the address recently published by Captain Pim, the Conservative candidate for Gravesend, iu which he said, "as your member and a naval officer it would be my duty to urge upon Government the great natural advantage your borough possesses," i.e., for the formation of a dockyard and arsenal, whether he was aware of any communication between the Admiralty and Captain Pim which would have authorised the latter to hold out such an expectation to the electors of Graves end, or whether the idea of such an arrangement is now or ever had been entertained by the Admiralty. Lord H. LENNOX said there was nothing in the ad dress alluded to that could b 3 found fault with. It was merely electioneering language, and no conversation had passed between Captain Pim and the Admiralty on the subject. THE IRISH TURF. . _ In answer to Gmeral DuxXi, - Earl MAYO said the removal of the Queen's Plate from the Curragh to Limerick had been by the direction of the Master of the Horse in Ireland. THE CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. FOSTER asked whether thAre was any truth in the rumour that the Government intended to take steps to remove a clause from the bill which had been carried on Saturday with respect to election expenses being charged on the rates. Mr. DISRAELI said the:question was quite unparlia mentary, and therefore he declined to give an answer. Mr. GLADSTONE asked whether, supposing it was intended to introduce any material change in the bill as it at present stood, due notiee would be given of the altera tion ? Mr. DISRAELI said he had done nothing since ho had been in his present position that could justify the suppo sition that he would do anything that would take the House by surprise. (Hear, hoar.) He should propose nothing without giving full and adequate notice. LORD NAPIER. The answer of Lord Napier to the vote of thanks of the II:louse was then read by the SPEAKER. It expressed deep thanks for the honour conferred upon all concerned in the ate expedition. REGISTRATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this - - Sir C. CoLOGHLEN expressed his surprise that the bill should be proceeded with, when it had been thought by the Irish members that no further steps would be taken during the present session. Mr. SYNAN also expressed his surprise that the mea sure should be brought forward at the present moment. He could only characterise it as a dodge, and an attack from a masked battery. He appealed to the Government not to persevere with the bill at that period of the session. Mr. VANCE thought the bill necessary to enable the coming elections to be conducted without the presence of the military. He thought the fact of giving increased polling places was a great advantage. Sir 0. BOWYER was against giving the Irish magis tracy the power of establishing polling places, and he much regretted that such a provision was in the bill. He hoped the Government would give up that part of the measure. He never thought there was anything in the bill, other than that of pr ov idi ng for the I r i s h elections being taken at the same time as the English. Many Irish members had left London under the impression that nothing of the kind was intended, there fore he hoped the Government would give up that portion of the bill with respect to polling places. Col. GREVILLE said the bill proposed to be a regis tration bill, but it now turned out that great changes were intended with regard to polling places. He thought they had a right to know why the two subjects had been mixed up in one bill. No alteration had been made in the county franchise, and he wanted to know why it was proposed to alter the polling places in Ireland under such circumstance; the more so as they had made no addition to the number of electors. The Earl of MAYO said there was an absolute neces sity for the clauses in the bill. As the law stood with respect to polling places in Ireland some improvement was imperatively necessary. The greatest convenience would result from the alterations made, as the ma g i s t racy wou ld be enabled to give facilities for establishing an i ncrease d number of polling places, which could not but result in general convenience. He was a tonished that any person could get up in that house and oppose the bill, as the alterations had been made for the convenience of electors, and certainly not for party purposes. At present voters in some places had to take a journey of 27 miles across a mountain to record their votes. That, he thought, highly objectionable, and it was to remedy such inconvenience that the bill was brought forward. Mr.'LAWSON said the whole object of the bill was to throw the coining elections into the hands of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. LEFT SPEAKING. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day ~4 r ..,_~ (TI ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Her Majesty's ship Duncan, from the Nore. Passed—Samaraug-, from Callao, for Antwerp; Alice from London, for Penang; Venetia, screw steamer, from Palermo, for London. HALIFAX WOOL AND WORSTED MARKET, July 18.—The wool trade does not show any material dif feronce upon last week. Prices are more Bottled, though not higher, the arrivals from the country dtiring the week having been comparatively light. The amount changing hands is not great. The export yarn trade is dull. Spin ners, howevers, keep well employed upon old contracts, In pieces there is a better feeling, and more doing for the home department. All manufacturers aro not fully em ployed, a few looms being at a stand. Lord Napier, of Magdala, has accepted an invita tion to dine with the officers of the Royal Artillery, at Woolwich, on Saturday next, the 25t inat. TATTERS:_LL'S—TWs Evening. 000DWOOD STARI7.I. 7 to 2 agst Gomera (taken end offered) Bto 1 az;st Kidderminster (offered—take (;) to 1) 10 to 1 agst Tubonret (taken) 12 to 1 ngst Ecarto (afered) 100 to 6 ngst F t adl rake (taken) 100 to 6 ag , t, Cannon Ball (offered —take 20 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Choral taken and offered-6000 to 300 (taken) 100 to G agst Filelia (iaken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Tynedale (taken) 20 to 1 agst Papillon (taken) • 20 to 1 agst Romping Girl (offered) 25 to 1 agst Ilium (offered) 40 to 1 agst Lucifer (offered) 40 to 1 agst Taraban (offered) 50 to 1 agst Our Mary Ann (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Elmira (offered) ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Earl (taken) sto 1 agst King Alfred (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Restitution (offered) GOODWOOD CLIP. sto 2 agst Blinkhoolie (take 3to 1) 100 to 30 agst Julius (offered) 7to 2 agst Speculum (offered) 100 to 9 agst Suffolk (taken) 20 to 1 agst Satyr (taken) DERBY. 5000 to 150 agst Abstinence (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Portsmouth (taken) 1000 to 20 eget Ismael (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—Tibbs DAY. STEWARDS' CUP. 100 to 8 agst Laneret (taken) 100 to 3 agst Snowdrop (taken) 100 to 3 agst Warrington (taken) 100 to 3 agst Mr. Pitt (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 75 to 20 agst Gomera (taken and offered) 100 to 12 agst Tabouret (taken) 9 to 1 agst Kidderminster (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Ecarte (taken and offered) le° to 7 agst Cannon Ball (taken) 20 to 1 agst Stradbroke (offered, after 100 to 6 had been taken) 20 to 1 agst Tynedale (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Choral (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fitz-Ivan (taken) 100 to 3 aget Illium (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Papillon (taken) 40 to 1 agst Eyesore (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fidelia (Liken) 1000 to 20 agst Wallow (taken) 500 to 10 agst Our Mary Ann (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lady Blanche filly (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Salpinctes (taken) 60 to 40 on Tabouret v. Tynedale-1, 2, 3 GOODWOOD CUP. 3to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Julius (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Suffolk (take 100 to 8) • ST. LEGER. 100 to 7 agst Green Sleeve (taken) RACING FIXTI AUG URES FOR 1868. UST. Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 I Scarborough 2l Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll I Great Yarmouth '2 5 St oc kt on Plymouth Windsor August l3 Ipswich 27 Egham l7 Lichfield Hastings York August Oxford SEPT EMBER. Baden I Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth .. . 17 A.bingdon 3 I Manchester lB Leicester Doncaster September 8 I Walsall 23 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Royal Caledonian Hunt Kelso 1:: and Western M OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 1 Harrow .. 27 Lanark ... 8 I Worcester Autumn 27 Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 I Lincoln Autumn 22 Cheltenham l3 I NOVEMBER. Liverpool 3 I Leamington Shrewsbury 9 STEEPLECIIASES. OCTOBER. Bromley 1 I Ealing DECEMBER. St. Albans Kingsbury 8 MARKETS-7 MS D.ll'. CORN. The demand from millers has been sluggish, and although holders were disposed to give way is to 2s per quarter, the amount of business done was small, and many samples have been returned unsold. Barley isl brought forward very sparingly, and prices are wel maintained. Oats, beans, and peas are difficult to pur chase, except at an advanco. At Mark-lane this morning there was but a moderate attendance of the trade. The demand was very sluggish, and dealers prefer waiting. even at some inconvenience, till the end of the harvest rather than purchasing under the present uncertain state of prices. Wheat could only be sold at a demand on last Monday's rates, but little or no business was reported. Flour, owing to the heat of the weather and the consequent pressure of sales, is heavy, at a decline of is. per sack. Barley firm, and advancing. Oats steady in spite of the heavy arrivals. BOROUGH HOP. Satisfactory accounts are still received from the hop plantations generally, both here and from the Continent, giving promise of an early and abundant crop. The mar ket is inactive, the demand being limited to the immediate wants of consumers. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of stock at market to-day. Of beasts there were 5,510, of which 31 were from Scot land, 3,699 from the various pastures of England, and the remainder from abroad. The best breeds were pretty well, and maintained late rates, but middling and inferior, of which the larger portion consisted, sold at lower prices. Of sheep and lambs there were 32,580, principally Eng lish. The trade for prime mutton was steady, at late rates. Course descriptions were depressed. The demand for lambs was very dull, and prices tended in favour of buyers Of calves there were 440 on sale. The veal trade was relatively good, and rates were maintained. Pork was without quotable change. 28Q pigs were at market. LIVERPOOL, July 20.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Mar ket very dull. The Price of Gold. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the last date about 1 ioi per cent At this rate there is scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United btates. The quotation 01 gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 174 c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gol d is at about the same price in t'aris and Lon loa. SIIELBURNE IN THE OLDEN TIME.—In Rev. Theophilus Packard's address at the centennial celebra tion at Shelburne, Franklin county, we find the following reminiscences of old-fashioned customs, sharply in con trast with modern habits :—Until 1818 no provision was made for warming the church, except by foot stoves. During service on cold Sabbaths the thumping of boots together over the house was a significant sign of what was wanted. In church music it was customary to " line," or " deacon," the hymn as it was sung, and dissatisfaction was produced by giving up the practice and by introducing in strumental music, and some would go out of church for these reasons. Formerly the notices of intended marriages were, according to law, " cried" orally by the town clerk at the close of public religious service. People had their seats assigned them in the old meeting-house by the town's committee, according to age and property, until the house was demolished in 1832. It appears from the town re cords that public offices were not always eagerly coveted in former days. In 1788 the town was actually fined for not sending a representative to the Leg islature ; and in 1780 four men, who were successively chosen as represen tatives, positively declined the office. The town used to exercise a sharp discrimination res p ectin g what kind of inhabitants they would tolerate here. 1n the first2s years it formally warned one hu ndred and thirty-two persons ac cording to law to depart out of its coasts. Before the division of old Hampshire county in 1811 all people had to go to Northampton to do county business. T wenty seven years before. Shelburne, in town meeting, com menced efforts for a division of the county. There was no public conveyance to and from town till about 1819, and no post-office till the Speaker's application to the Post master-general, APLean, in 1822, procured one. In regard to the use of intoxicating drinks a vast change has trans pired, as in other portions of the country, in forty years. Cider and cider brandy were once manufactured and sold h large liberality among the inh a bit an t s o f th e town. Eight distilleries and five public hou-es that sold such drinks outside of the Falls village were once in operation. squarely in t s l o ie m N e vay zo o y f e r a e r f s or a i g n o a , ti t o o n o . Apple trees and the worm o f th e s till at fi rst s t oo d b t \ a y n h e s g t n h a e tu fi r r e s s t ets t o ff o t r i were made, temperance pledge, not half a dozen names could be pro cured at the Falls. The temperance reform has now ex tended its salutary influence over the large mass of this population.