The Sun. — London, England, 1868-06-15 00:00:00

LE, June 13. rning, =ow- I the afternoon :ompanied by ', and Prince FIC MAILS. Er, June 13, vith the above at 11 a.m. to ecie valued at went) , passeu his port, after Southampton. ; passage, will ) p.m. trains. Walker, from 'West Indian 1 Valparaiso, 24 ; and St. the arrange -of-war being fusal of Chili he Argentine plaining that no notice of des in Lima, sere Were up- ommerce was a were about essity of en the present. theatres are lent, in order ely, inventor .5 among the he fever was been elected yti had de for Port-au- went picked Faubert and assage for a ft was feared would result sur la Ileli intellect ual strengthen It was ?sent volume ich is, itself, ested by the n the press professional one of those arily hostile L of inquiry he notices L whom, he :e, differing I ; the one a one a great Protestant Ins, and full Lions, moral esolute and r the form Ake it pene hbishop of oppel, Pro tion of the ruth of the Lent; tha t Requi re- Churches," ok Society aracteristie :ot says : any of the any of the M. Decop t and coin re both of they have to bring Inderstand exerciso 7 are not religion or profession, enter into as it is population end, doubt keir efforts. well as in he groups eligious or 1, floating, ;ted on the Ins of the —that this elf, may be ,ened, and ►neurrently necessary lic liberty • he hope ne to pro take their of events, ch are se [amine the e occupied ars to be, her lassi the secret and prae as I think, I have a I have luring nIY tirs of the Low only a have been no. b • and lave expe rantage of a to me to !at causes Cause Of political ith grati n dawn of ie inquiry t Penzance I that after . Lid dismal mgers, but Id be done• though the -five miles, opt a good ;the Long' )gnisant of n, the first could have remain oa Led ou the by the sea• some time one of the y at the tar, lialtP , Despatcbe g and to the gley has Is to Lee o btained 00 to one yeo vALITABI? Curing t 1 • 11.90,99114 .[AATt.I ZIONEY MARTiET AND COMMERCIAL IS TELLIGENCII, CITY, Two o'CLock. Messrs. liarings Brothers and Company have this morning announced the issue of an Argentine 6 per Cent. Loan of £1,950,000 Stock, at the price of 725 per cent. This forms the unsubscribed portion of the £2,500,000 loan which was authorized in 1865, Dnd introduced in the following year. The loan is to be liquidated by the operation of a sinking fund of 2 5 per cent., commencing on the Ist of July, 1869. The Bonds issued in 1866 only carried a sinking fund of 1 per cent. ' and 111es,rs. Barings are instructed to change them for ollara bearing the increased rate of 2 5 per cent. sinking fund. The instalments extend to March, 1869. The leading features in the stock markets are the inactivity of the funds, and apparently a greater dis position to purchase foreign bonds and shares, with one or two exceptions, and a preference for selected Lome railway securities. The leading foreign stocks are sper cent. better. Danubian, upon the fresh cri , is at Bucharest, are 1 per cent. lower. Great Lastern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire continue in demand, but Midland and some others are again lower. Interrational Financial and Atlantic Tele graph shares are in request at a fractional advance. lhe discount market remains without change at to 1 per cent. The English Funds are very quiet. Consols remain at Saturday's prices, at 94i to 95 for Money, and 95 t f. ? 955 fo r A ccoun t. N ew an d R e d uce d Th ree p e r uents., 94/ to 941 ; India Five per Cents. - steady, at 1145 to 115 ; Bank Stock, 247 to 249: Excheauer Bills, 14s to 18s prem. A firm tone pervades in Foreign bonds. Danu bian are exceptionally 1 per cent. lower, the quotations being 72 to 73, and 805 to 815. There is an advance o f 5 in Egyptian (1864) Bonds, at 82, but the Railway Debentures, at 955, and the Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Loan at 74 shows no change. An advance of 5 has:occurred in Portuguese at 405 to 41, and Greek, at 14 to 145; of 5 in Italian, at 515 to 52, in Spanish, at 37/tc 38 ; and in Turkish, at 38g. to 38a ; and of is idexican, at 16 to 165. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. • Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are 875 to 885. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 5 better, at 725 to 73 ; Illinois have recovered 5, at 100 to 1005 ; and Erie Shares 5. at 455 to 465. English Railway Shares are generally quiet, although 'n some cases prices are firmer. Lancashire and York shire are quoted at 1285 to 1295 ; Great Northern, at 103 to 104 ; and Caledonian, at 745 to 745 ; being in each case an improvement of 5 ; and an advance of 5 is established in the following :—South Eastern at 755 i ° 7 6 ; Great Eastern, 375 to 375 ; Great Western, 0 3 to 535 ; an d Metropolitan, 1105 to 1105. On the other hand, Loudon, Brighton, and South Coast is lower, at 515 to 525 ; Midland, 5, at 1055 tc 106 ; and Great Northern (A) 5, at 96 to 97 ;Blanches tr, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 5, at 435 to 435 ; London and North Western steady, at 116 to 1165. • Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures h ave receded to 285 to 295, and the Consolidated lortgag e Bonds to 325 to 335. Colonial Government Securities continue to meet With some attention, but prices show no particular ah Ange. Canada 6 per Cents. is quoted at 105 to i ; ditto 5 per Cents., 93 to 95 ; Mauritius 6 per ;eats., 105 to 107 • New South Wales 5 per Cents. •:.• 0 0 to 102 ; N ew Zealand 6 per Cents., 110 to 112 ; ti queensland 6 per Cents., 109 to 110 ; Victori a 6 ner u eets., 'll4 to 116. in of Finance Shares the only movement is an advance in International, which is marked at 14 to 15 ; Credit Fonder, 3 1-16 to 3 3-16 ; General Credit, 25 to 25 dis. ; London Finance ; 22 to 20 dis. }). Forei gn R a il way Shares are steady. Great Luxem i'rg is quoted at 12 11-16 to 1213-16, being an im p wernent of 5 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 15 to 155. tank Shares are i n mo d era t e reques t, b u t pr i ces ; 1 1 the whole are steady. London and County is 5 !ewer, at 515 to 525, while London and Westminster S better, at 715 to 715 ; Consolidated 5, at 45 tc Agra (A s h ares ) una lt ere d, a t 115 t o 12 ; Alli ance , ii°s to ; Anglo-Austrian, 55 to• 6 prem. ; Char. less(' Mercantile, 295 to 305 •, Imperial, 18 to 2,; Imperial Ottoman, 15 to 1 ; Oriental, 425 to a . London J o i n t St oc k, 34 t o 35 ; Union of . London, 345 to 355. Foreign Mining Shares are very quiet. Chontales ar e k lower, at 15 to ; Rossa Grande, 3-16 to 5-1 e prem. ; St. John del Rey, 184 to 195 ; Port Philip . tot. Miscellaneous Securities, although quiet, are well 4 "°Pported. Atlantic Telegraph is 5 higher, at 5 1-16 '° 5 3-16 ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 225 to .22i Px div. ; Fore-street Warehouse, 5 dis. to 5 prem. ; H udson's Bay steady, at 165 to 16i ; London Genera! Omnibus, 2k to 2g. BA second dividend of 5s in the pound is in course BPayonent to the creditors of the General Exchange at 79, Lombard-street, by Messrs. James l \ ;. )° Per (Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Evans), and W. Urwick, the liquidators. f 40 e sum of £30,000 in sovereigns was withdrawn rein she bank on Saturday, for Egypt. it The steam ship La Plata has arrived from the West lies with £75,525 in specie. The steamer which left New York on Saturday for Eur ope brings £245,000 in specie. 4 petition for the winding up of the Brighton Hotel "'Pliny is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Giffard "Ple 20th inst. c r'n• dividend of .£1 per share has been declared by the 'rectors of the Imperial Life Office. °f . 4 second dividend of 5s in the pound is in course PaYtnent to the creditors of the General Exchange a t) k . 4- special general meeting of the Eastern Bengal ~.adway has been called for the Ist July, for the :Zrriese of authorising the directors to raise any or o ",: r t of the money which they are authorised to raise bond by the creation and issue of debenture •. e d r.. o Th e n Colonial Company have announced a dividend t; '2 B per sh are , ma ki ng , w ith th e prev i ous distribu 1, 125 per cent. for the year. m The total bullion imported into this country for the t ,,eic ending June 10 amounted to £358,278, and the ij a 'al exported to £792,931, showing a balance against Is country of £434,653. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Per Cent. Consols 94j 5 41 , Ditto for Account, July 9 NPer Cent. Reduced 94f .1 e e '° 8 per Cent - r , w per Cent. Jan. 1894 ' - ' 0 - per Cent... Jan. 1873 I ,, n uities, BO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — ,uO. for 30 yrs, exp i re sth A pr il 1885 — z„"? (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — loquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot l4 pm Do. 1) 0. £5OO ~ 84 ,4 kof England Stock, 41 per Cent 2481 7 -1 -'O. Account I NDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India.,,, stock, 101 pe r C en t., Ap r il 1874 4 ' o • Acco un t D O. 5 per Cont. July, 1880 De. Certificate s Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9ll 1) 1 ,°- 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 • r ,"°. 5} per Cent., May 1879 " 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872.. Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 - -‘ nob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 PO. Bonds, 4 per Cent., 41,000 "0. under £l.OOO .FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Ar . . 4. ontine Repnitc, 6 per Cent. 1) 1 :Irian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 tplian 5 per Cent 7Ol ad r , 3 * 4i. per Cent., 1852 - ' 4 l ,°. do. 1858.. .. — ; 1 , 0 - do. , 1830 — - ft "°- do, 1863 — r - 5 per Cent" 1865 zi3O Account — 4 ,e 1 :108 Ayres 6 per Cent -- 0 'Jo 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cent.) D° 0 4 , 1 -, 6per Cent. I_,llan 6 per Cent — ." I , ° . 4 } per Cent — —°. b per Cent., B .. - -°•, 1867 D 0•, 0., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — C , 1 0 -1 Scrip £32 paid D "tubian, 6 per Cent. - L "Wall, 3 kn. Cont., 1825 D O Principalities, i per Cent 731 4 '" 8 per Cent., 1867 ~.. .„. 82} i d Uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. rrptia n , 7 per Cent — O. 8 °wad Issue . • Z5OO Bonds °. £loe Bonds Bll 1)o. 1864 — 1)°; Do Bonds A cc ount ~ -E 5 , 0 .4100 Bo n ds ••••• - ‘-r llrovornintsut Railway Debentures . ... 9,1 i e P r 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups. — i 3 O . Acccuur ''"- ( loupon3 'N. Ace Mint 4 11 tortiala 5 per Cent .. — it:tiduras Goy. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., £25 p Dan 5 per Cent., 1865 — k Maremmana Raiway — -,, ix. .lcan 3 r Cent — "Itto for Account Do. 1864 — 14,-7 ° 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French 1 / 4 " l:443 rideau 6 per Cent. .. — eorish imperial 5 per Cent - 617 Grana R ° 3 per Cen — 1:fo. D e f erre d ... — p o u t. Land W arran t s (H ec t ares ) k t l'r .il ia c n eot s u4 per Cent. 18,55 BB i .. 69 w 9 q per Qent. (trribarro) - rank Do 41 per Cent., 1E62 - 96 f Do Account Po •tsguese 3 per Ct., Iti:s3, '6, '7, '9,'66,'2,'1 , 41 Do. do. Do. do. SJ: ip, .V 0 paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ bi — ~.. Do 4/ per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1830 Do 8 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. ~ — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 15s. do.• do Do Nicolas Railway — Sardinian, b per Cent — Spanish 3 per Oen . — Do Acc‘iunt ... Do. 1867 Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Ace. ant Do Cow. Cert. of Cou,•. not In Ided Do Account• Turkish 6 per Cent. D., Account Do 6 per Cent; 1856 •Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £V(' Bonds - Do. 1863 6l+ Do 5 per r301t.., 1863 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 62i 2 i D., 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 - per Cent. Certificates . .... — Dividenas on the above payable in London. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 23f. Dutch . 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, Atic6unt French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 9 5f. — Italia', 5 per Cent. 1831, Er:. zsf. Do. Account 521 I CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 941 k x(1 Do. Account, July 9 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. • (Sittings at Nisi Prius before the Lord Chief Jus- tice and a Special Jury.) RISK ALLAH V. WIIITEITURST AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for a series of alleged libels against the proprietors of the Daily Telegraph. Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. B. Greene, Mr. B. Rigby, and Mr. IL Dunphy appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Ballan tine, and Mr. IL James for the defendant. The facts in this case were fully detailed in these columns on Saturday, and today the examination in chief was resumed, when M. Risk-Allah said that he always had the greatest affection for Mr Readley, who died on the 31st March, 1865. That morning he was found dead in his bed. Ile saw Readley on the bed and drew the coverlid of the bed over the body. Soon after his death he was arrested. He then proceeded to state substantially what his counsel narrated in his opening speech. The case was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE 11VTELL1GENCE. - TH I S DAY. MAIRLBOROUGH - STREET. UNPROVOKED AND COWARDLY ASSA ULT. . John Newbery, a bricklayer, living in the neigh bourhood of Seven Dials, and who has the reputa tion of being one of the terrors of the district, was charged before Mr. Knox with two unprovoked and cowardly assaults. John Wm. Wright said that on Saturday night he was standing in Dudley-street talking to hi s wife, when the prisoner walkod up to him and gave him such a violent blow on the nose that he was deluged in blood and rendered senseless. Mr. Knox --Then, without rhyme or -reason, you mean to say that he struck you such a violent blow? The complainant said he Mrs. Amelia Wright, after corroborating liar husband, said that on expostulating with the pri soner on his brutality he gave her a violent blow in the eye, •called her very bad names, and then ran away, but he was afterwards taken into custody. In answer to the prisoner, Mrs. Wright said she had never seen the prisoner before. Police-constable, 97 F, said that on taking ,the prisoner into custody he said he was only having a round or two with the complainant. Mr. Knox asked whether there were any other witnesses. Sergeant Chappel, of the F division, said that persons were afraid to atten 1 to give evidence against the prisoner owing to his violent character, he having been committed for assaults and felony. The prisoner said he had a fi . ;ht with the male complainant. Mr. Knox said the prisoner appeared to be a bad character, and had been convicted for assaults before, and the reason why persons did not attend to give evidence was because they were afraid of him. He should commit the prisoner for two months for the assault on the woman, and a month for the assault on the man, with hard labour in each case. DA3IAGING TIIE HEDGES IN KF.NSINGTON-GAR DENS.—John Hill was charged before Mr. Knox with damaging a hedge in Kensington -gardens, and on the evidence of Wilding, 283 A, was fined 10s. or seven days. THAMES. IMPORTANT CONVICTION OF A DESERTER FROM THE MILITIA.—Thomas Boldera alias Cranston was brought up on remand before Mr. Paget charged with deserting from the Queen's Own Light Infan try Militia, formerly on the Tower Hamlets, on the 14th of April last. The evidence of four sergeants of the Militia Regiment proved that he enlisted in December last, and attested at the Worship -street Police court. On the 14th of April a full kit was delivered to him and a day's pay given to him. lie deserted on the same day, and was not again seen until the sth of the present month, when he was met by Ser geant William Colvyn and arrested. He was measured in court, and his height was 5 feet 4} inches ; but his attestation paper stated that his height was 5 feet inches, and this variation placed the matter in some doubt, which was now. effectually cleared up. He. enlisted as Thomas andsingularly enough a witness to his cha rCstoarcatnergna've that name, while the landlord of the very house to which he referred; a sergeant of the Militia regiment, came for ward and said no one in uniform ever called there. This was also satisfac torily explained away. The colour-sergeant, who made the inquiry, was not in uniform at the time. Mr. Paget said that four witnesses identified the prisoner, and that with the exception of height he answered in every respect the description in the at testation paper. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of £2O, and is default 4 months' imprison ment and hard labour. IVESTIIIINSTER. THE FULL TERM FO2 WIFE BEATING.--Robert Fox, a costermonger, was charged with assaulting his wife, Jane Fox. When the prisoner ryas put up the constable in charge of the case said there was no pro`secutrix. Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk, informed his worship that the prisoner had been frequently there for as saulting his wife. Mr. Selfe directed a summons to issue to compel the wife's attendance, when - The prosecutrix entered the court with two ter rible black eyes and a swollen mouth, .carrying a little child in her arms. She said on Friday week she came to get a summons, and went home to her mother's, but returned to prisoner on Friday. On Saturday, at time o'clock, he brought some ale up into the room. She asked him to give a drink to a woman who had looked after her in her confinement; he struck her in the eye, knocked her down, and while on the grouud kicked her in the mouth ; he was drunk. James Joyce, 261 B, said he took prisoner out of bdd ; he was ver y hosFitadi.runk, and witness sent the woman to the Mr. SAfe inquired whether he had been there before for assaulting his wife ? Joyce replied in the affirmative ; he had suffeied six months and nine months for assaulting her. Mr. Selfe said he would not allow it: priso3er persistently acted like a brute, and continually knocked his wife about, and ought to be confined and locked up like a wild beast. Ile sentenced him to the full term—yiz., six mouths' hard labour. TnE SUN, LONDON, IVIONDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1868. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Rail ways. Paid. I Closing ! Business 't Price. I done. &Eder .... 'aledonian ......• • 'ambrlan. 'ork and 8and0n...... `OM tVaill üblin & Belfast Jane 0 un„rerth, & Ab.J unc E.Loudon, scrip Csrti 'Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 1)o. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Urcat North of Scotland, Great Northern DJ. A stock ...... ! Do. B stuck 1 Do. New, its. at 25 pa. GtS, and W. ot Ireland tit. Western -Original D. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales W..111(1.-0a1ord Do. Newport_ 1)0. tierjford ,Lancashire(t Yorkshn, Laudon and Blackwal. Lou.,' Brigh.,4 S Coast Von., Chat., and Dovet Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lyn. North Western Lon. 4 Soutu Western A; Lincoln ' Aetropolitan.... 1)0. New Do. Exteu.sion...... aetropolitau Dvstriet. h o.do. do. 00. and St. John's Vt didiand Do. £9 Share Do, dirniin.. Dvrb; did Kent . . . vnrth British Do. Ed., Pill., & Dun Zi ch. Eastern—Berwick Do. (1.14• E purchasi Do. Leads Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. dr Darling. Do. do. 1880-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 Do. do. 1866. North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction 6cottich Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stoes Uo. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . ...... taines, Wok., Wok t rail' Vaie Do. C V ale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 /Vest Cornwall 82 74 74 20 SO 3 4 753 77 70 72 37 376 7 8 15 ;6 10t 96 17 122 146 97 98 61 .IS3 31 35 30 33 129 130 5 206 21 Is 15 1111 10Z sit +3 It lluy at 105 107 ei f 5 - - 1051 1061 7$ 77 333 3 37 61 1061 85 St 1051 4* 103 a I THE NEW LAW COURTS. 6-4 - reward, and excluding me from all connectior this great national work, with which the y have allowed my name to be publicly associated during more than twelve months. —I have the honour to • be, sir, your obedient servant, "EDWARD Z. BARRY. ,4 P. Sclater Booth, Esq., M.P., Secretary to her Majesty's Treasury." 103 104 58i oh 94 93 131 131. 134 118 Ili 11 11i 57 59 107 100 57 59 ti ko 751 7 lu 12 I 1-13 lea BIUTLSU rOSSESSIONS. lantio .1; S t. Lavvrenoc elom., Baroda, Col. In. all 100 18 all all gu. 6 per esitt..: Do. I' shares Buffalo lz Lake Huron Do. Preference Butt., Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-i Calcutta & S. E., Sins ai c Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East Bengal, gu., 6 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension rand Tr unk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 0 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d .Prcf. Bombs. Du. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. e t00k... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pret. stook . Do. do. deterred t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New g ua. sp. o t. South of India gua. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do__ ;ree.t Wes. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. o B&B. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 31adras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension •lelb. Cer. 6 p. c. Hnds. Mel. do Ilobsot's Bay N.lll.C'da.6po let pf.bs Dude lthiik' ad, g. 5 p.o Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub 1 00.1ndus St.Flot `4" 100 100 100 all 100 100 65 47 106 lt7 41 3 4 - 5 7 68 71 18 52 99 102 tOB 11S 112 113 MI 16 . 78 62 43 45 33 35 25 . 27 18 13 110 i 1111 14 24 14 24 LC'S 107 !9 101 - - l4l 141, 98 100 91 9i 106 i 1071 100 192 15 97 83 $5 10d 107 10 112; 1016 102 10: 1114 87 89 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. pirlritisb Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 Can.Uov.6 p.c.J a.SzJuly D0 187 6 7 r - . 5 . 0. 1 reb. die Aug i l v o o o 1 10 06 1 r O B 6 • 1 -Ks. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 103 105 Do. sp. c. Jan. et July 100 03 95 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sit 110 93 93 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 105 107 Do.Apl.&Oct 1340-1000' 100 108 IL9 1)0. do 1830-9, 100 106 108 Do. Jan.StJuly, 1690-9* 100 108 110 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 00 0e; lon, Nov- 1878, 6p. 100 lis 110 Do. lf 72, do lOO 103 107 11auritlus, I p. o, 1873 Jan. and July 1)o. 1878 .. lOO 106 108 Jo. (882, May 15, Nov. t: 100 107 109 Jt,. 1815, Feb. .t Auk lOO tt..6 1 . )6 v atai siov. 6 per cent lOO uly 100 99 10 Y. S. W. Gov. 5 Ivo., 186 u 100 9) 1 ) 1 Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 1876 100 98 ab) Do. 5 p.c. MS to 1596 100 151 981 9DI - ew Zealan A, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 102 101 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 d.Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9 100 - - Do. 1878 &up wards llO 110 ill - Irlo,tiev. 6 p.o. Ja..k July 100 - - Do. do. April& Oot lO O 1114 1124 BRITISII MINIM Cam. Consol. Gold, lint. 1 Chivertan Clifford Amaltamated SO 54 6) Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 440 46) brakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett (1 . 1logan) 291 10 12 -- East Caradon 2.11.n 4 5 •-- East Cara Brea 3l 2 24 East Grenville 2.11.0 14 2 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 4 4 -- gout Lovell 3.1.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 Gam..lc StAubyn(ll wen. 68 4 b Great Laxey, limited all 161 174 Great South 'feigns 1.4.0 Great Wheal thasy 11.0.0 G. Wheal Vor (Ileistou ft: 15 17 drenville 9.0.6, 11 11 Herod's loot 8.10.0 38 40 Ilingston Downs 5.10.0 21 22 Margaret (tiny Lelant 13.17.0 6 Clarke Valley 4.10.6 6 14 Ilwyndy Iron Ore, 11w Si 21 Li ew S ton Yorth loskear . 384 5 7 NI.Wh Bassettallogan 1.4.0 -- - North Wheal Crotty Prosper 8.11.0 2 21 Providence,UnyLelant 11.6.; 25 27 4. Caradon (St. Clear) ll 380 400 South Condurrow 1.2.0 —4. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 12) *tray Park 35.15.6 4 6 rin Croft 9 11 15 Vigra and Mogan, lim , all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradun (Llskeard 1: 1J 12 West Cluverton ll 62 64 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 75 8') Wheal Buller atedruth 22 i 5 9 11 -- Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 ' 2 l 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rRENERENCE S2ARES. London, Chatham, vnd Dover 5 per cent., T. 41 5 rtENIFERENUIG 2:111A111CS AND STOCKS. London, Brgliton. &a., 44 per ceut., !SG!, 91 FOIZEIGN Antw rp and Rotterdam. 14 Belgian Eastern Junction, 2 h -.vat lixeitirmurtz, 121 ILyal Sardinian, 2 FOILMIGN Dan Pedro, Del Rey, 21 Frontino and Bolivia LUCKS Lezdon and it. Katharine, iB,l BANZ S. Agra, Urn., A, 11$ 12 Ditto, 11, 86 Chartered Iter. of Inlia, London, and China, 30 City, 12 Cousolidated, lim. , q thigtish, Sothelf, and Australian Chartered, 17i Imperial Ot,oinau, 116 1 Loudon and 11 estminster, 716 2 MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo American Telegraph, 22,1 Atlantic Telegraph, 511 31 Bombay Gas, lim.. Credit Fancier of England, lim., 3} East India Irrigation and Canal, 11 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua 83 iiunson's Bay. Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 5: 4 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, 111 Viceroy of Egypt (Martgaga) Loan, 7:11, Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. .instralla and New Zealand. via Boutliamptola..... Ditto, via Marseilles ......... Ditto, via Pau %Ma Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and 3loate Vid.to .......... .Juno 20. .June IS. ,June July 5. Ditto, by French paaicat • •• •Jiina 2.; Caw. Vorda. by Brazil paoret . July 5. Utpe of Goal Gpo. AgJeadiou, all St. adLll4 July 12. Ohlna, Penang, sad Sing sp.iro, via Sozi.bana l .itoa June 20 Ditto, via Haraellies Falkland 151and5...... ...... Gibraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton ..... . June 13 Ditto, via 31ar6e11 es Malta. Egypt, Jo. June 13. Ditto, Marseilles.. June Mauritius, Cape of Good 11 'pc, an 1 .fatal, vla Southampton DM), Mareeilies ~ Juno 18 Newfoundland ................June 17 Portugal .... Ditto, by privl to ship to Oporto .. Ditto ditto to Lisbon United i tates , Canada, California, &e., by British packet ... J une.l3 Ditto, by L Lited States packet Ditto ditto (Baltimore) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, Mr. Edward M. Barry will feel greatly obliged by the publication of the enclosed letter. He considers that the Government entered into a contract with the competitors in order to obtain designs from them ; and that nothing that has occurred since the designs were furnished, for which the competitors are not responsible, can vitiate this contract. 21, Abingdon-street, Westminster, S.W., June 13. "21, Abingdon-street, June 8, 18G8. " Sir,—l am informed that her Majesty's Go vernment propose to disregard the award of the Judges of Designs for the new Law Courts, and to appoint Mr. Street architect of that important work, notwithstanding that they h tve been officially informed by the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, the chairman of the Judges of Designs, that the judges have decided that my design is the best in regard to convenience of plan and internal arrangements, and that of Mr. street in regard to elevation only. " The conditions of the competition provide, in the most stringent manner, that excellence of plan and internal arrangement is to be preferred to all other considerations. The conditions state, on psge 11, that ' the chief points to be kept constantly in view, and to be treated as superseding, so far as they may conflict, all considerations of architectural effect, are the accommodation to be provided and the arrangements to be adopted, so as, in the greatcst degree, to facilitate the despatch and the accurate transaction of the law business of the country ; and, in carrying out this design, the first ob ject should be to provide ample uninterrupted communication and, accommodation for those who have legitimate business in the new building.' On page 7we read—' The arrangement of the courts and offices is of vital moment ; on it mainly depends the success or failure of their ccn centration, and its importance cannot be over-esti mated. For the interior of such a building, and in such a locality, a requirement of the first magni tude, and one having an important beating on the question of arrangement, is abundant window-light. It will be impossible to, give too much to any of the offices. Almost every room throughout the build ing being devoted to purposes of writing or reading will necessarily require the fullest extent of light which can be obtained.' Again, on pages 8 and 9—' But while the question of a sufficiency of light is of very great importance, and must neces sarily have influence on the arrangement of the rooms, a necessity of almost equal urgency is quiet. In short, that the utmost precautions be taken, and means provided, by which the quiet of the courts may be secured. The comparative degrees of quiet required for the different offices arc meant to be indicated in the schedules thus, q 1, q 2, q 3, signifying respectively quiet, quieter, and quietest.' Again, on page 13_, The :conveuient working of the whole arrangement depends on the manner in which facilities of communication are afforded.' • 66 The above extracts are but specimens of the spirit which pervades the conditions throughout, laying down the principle to be followed in the se lection of the architect, and their requirements are summed up by the general beading in the index, ' Utility to be attended to before effect.' ~ Few piactical persons will fail to admit the good sense of these instructions, or the difficulty o f com plying Fewer still w ill b e pre pared to find that the result of the c om p e titi on i s to be one with o f them, strict in y lrespectit. of ,a b u ildi ng w hi c h i s to disregard them, as if they had neve r b een writ ti ten, and to choose a design_ avowedly recommended by a prefeience for its elevation alone. " The Judges of Designs have twice officially re corded their jUdgment in their award that ' the de sign of Mr. Barry is the best in regard to plan and distribution of the interior.' Two of their number, Messrs. Shaw and Pownall, who were specially ap pointed to advise the Royal Commission on points of professional detail,l have recorded' their opinion seriatim on the several points contained in the in structions to the competing architects, and have re ported in my favour under the following hea is : Light and air, quiet, relative position of d(par t - , m eats, aceesse and stairc.lss, communication between different sets of offices, intercommu nication, separation .of traffic ; private road, Clement's-inn, Bell-yard and. Strand ; glen's Bench Court and rooms, Common Pleas Court and rooms, Exchequer Court an 1 rooms, , Exchequer Chamber, Spare Court, Lords' Justices Courts and roo.ns, Vice-Chan cellor Kindersley's Court and rooms, Vice-Chan cellor Stuart's Court and rooms, Vice-Chancellor Wood's Court and rooms, spare Court of Equity, Registrars' offices, Enrolment office, Visitors in Lunacy, Queen's Bench Judges' Chambers, Com mon Pleas Judges' Chambers, Exchquer Judges' Chambers, Queen's Bench Master's office, Common Pleas Master's office, Queen's Bench Associates, Common Pleas Associates, Exchequer Associates, Circuit Associates, Crown Officers' rooms, Royal Commissions' offices, spare rooms, waterclosets and urinals. By this report my design is selected as the best, for almost all the courts and most important offices, - and is especially preferred in the all-important matters of light and air, quiet, accesses, general arrangements, attended to, and f or the neglect of w hi ch no exterior, however attractive, w ill f urn i s h com pensation. B r -C., Which are the vital points to be Mr. Street's design is only specially noticed four times ; first, as t o condition No. 5, as being incon sistent with the conditions, in the important mat ter of the size of the courts, which is stated to be deficient ; secondly and thirdly, as to area of site and tramways, on which points it is preferred ; fourthly, it is put on an equality with the designs of seven other competitors, in the provision nLLde for the receiver of Wills Department. " When the architects were invited to compete, they were informed by a Treasury minute dated the 23d of December, 1865, that the notices, or invita tions to compete, should be issued by the Committee of Judges,' and that their award should be final, and though I have been willing, in deference to their award, to waive my special claims, and to con sent to act jointly with Mr. Street, I must, in justice to myself, maintain that by the award of the judges my claims were made superior to those of auy other single.competitor, and no other ought to have been•preferred.to,me. 6, I write in no, spirit .of hostility to my friend Mr. the ,important best, Street, but it is impossible not t o see t h at my d es i gn has been es for what I have done in P points which the tof those were as told were of vital moment. The solid grounds of the jud gmen t i n my favour are plainly and intelligibly recor d e d, competitors r ees selected tte so that all the world may judg© 6 of their im portance; while Mr. Street is to be appointed, from an easthetic preference for his elevation alone, in de fiance of the clearest statement that such preference was not to determine the competition. Moreover, as Mr. Street's elevation is inconsistent with the plan approved, and cannot, therefore, be carr i e d out, h e is selected, not for what be bas don e , b u t f or w h at he may yet do, a ground upo n w hi ch ho might as well have been chosen without any competition at all. " I have every confidence in Mr. Street's ability to design and carry into effect a building worthy of the nation, but I regret to say that I cannot acquiesce in the justice of the course proposed to be adopted, as I consider it directly at variance with the letter and spirit of the condition s on the Lab of which I, in common with the other competit ors , agreed to devote my time and att en ti on to t hi s work. complied with the condi " Having conformed to the reg u l a ti ons o f th e — aud having the deci s i on t C i o o n n s m o i f s si t o h n e e c rs o — m p h e a t v i i t n i o g n of the judges in my favour, I have a right to ask, very respectfully, but most urgently, that the Government, on their part, should abide by their engagement, formally recorded in a Treasury minute, that the award of the judges should be final. I therefore most earnestly appeal to and injury by denying my success in this t h eir competition lordsh i i p u s to n a o s t eri t o o us tu lo r s n s to me, After long and trying suspense , my just SPORTING NOTES. Windsor, Newton, and HamTuesa pto.n aro the fixtures for this week. For the Roy a l Wi n d sor /re.seting, on ny and Wednesday, Mr. F ra il h as i ssue d ono C.' his usual g t tractive lists, in which eig'ateen races are founn. Limgt l entries have been secured for the closed Malta; 4.1, everything has been doao th it experience couN suggest in the way of watering and roliieg the course, so ai to make the ground fit for horses to galloe over. Oa Tues day, iu the Eton Handicap(l mile), twenty-one candidates have accepted, and Vespasian, 9st 51b, has boon honoured with the tap weight. Python, 7st 91b ; Sey:lle, Gst 71b, Contempt, 6st 31b; Alicia, Get ; Secrecy, sst 131 b; and Skipjack, sst 111 b,. aro the host handicapped horses in the race. Of these I prefer Skin jack and Python, though Contempt will be bad to dispose of, if sent to Windsor. For the Royal Stakes (about five furlongs) thirty-seven two - year- olds have been nominated, several of which have not yet appeared in public. It wal, however, take a smart juvenile to beat the two penalised horses —Masanie!le and Bads worth—the former of whom has 51b, and the letter 71b extra. The Two year-old Plato (about four furlongs) should be secured by Gloulivat or Bennie Kati.., as Elec tricity, the best of the remaining candidates, puts up a penalty of 101 b. In the Castle Nursery (about four fur longs) fifty-one horses have been weighted, and the imposts range from Martyr, Bet 121 b, to Maitt, Gst. Those that ap pear most favourably treated are the filly by Atherstone, out of Overture's dam, 7st 121 b; King of the Revers, ist 81b ; Grand Turk, 7st ; Sea Breeze (by Carnival), ist ; the colt by Neville out of Madam Stavely, Gst 81b ; Ur sula, 7st 41b ; and M fie, Get. Several of the horses, however, that are entered have been performing with an eye to future engagements ; and shall, therefore, merely admit a alight preference for King of the Rovers and Meld.. There are lengthy entries to the Rays Handicap (about 6 furlongs) and Thames Plate (about 4 furlongs). In the Rays Lord Renald and Sirocco have not boon overweighted, neither has Pericles nor Bliss in the Thames Handicap Plate. On Wednesday there are several important races on the card. Twenty four horses have accepted for the Windsor Handicap (abou t 1 mile sad 5 furlongs). The Dean, 83t 81b; Saville, B,t ; Lord Palmerston, 7st 41b; President Lincoln, 7st llb ; and the colt by Adamas out of Eva, 7st 11b, are the lot as most likely to produce the winner. The Dean, I believe, is a goad horse over a distance of ground ; but on this occasion I shalt rely on Lord Palmerston and Seville. The Clumber Cup (about 6 furlongs) has secured sixteen cominations ; but, as The Hermit, Van Atnburgh, and Bounceaway appear to be out of form at present, the race will rest with Knight of the Garter, Tenedos, the Lady Lurewell filly, and the Diomedia filly ; and the best of these will be discovered in Kuight of the Garter or the Diomedia filly. In the Welter Cup (about one mile) twenty-six horses have been engaged. Lord Ronald, list 121 b, if he escapes a penalty, must be formidable, and after Mr. Morgan's horse 1 most esteem the chances of Silenus and Violent, notwithstanding the fact that Yarn lam and Midwife are clover animals under heavy weights. The Windsor Stakes (T.Y.C.) will be won by Masaniello or Electricity, the latter of whom has no penalty for winning at Epsom. The Newton Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and Mr. Bake's programme of 18 races, which are ovally spread over the three days. As the same horses, however, are engaged in several stakes, I only purpose noticing the principal evmts in the list. For the Great Newton Cup (about 11 miles) 16 horses have been handicapped; but, although the Hilywell ra presentative will be dangerous, 1 suspect the winner will turn up iu theelected of Wadlow's pair—the Attack colt or Conundrum, the latter of whom knows the coarse. The Golborne Park Stakes (about 4 furlongs) I award to Resa Pauline or Disraeli ; and the Makerfield Handicap (straight half mile) to Vulcan or Gordian Knot. On Thursday, for the Manor Cup (1 mile), Edinburgh and Deceit have not been heavily weighted ; neither have Vulcan and Torch in the Garswood Handicap (about five furlongs) ; nor Ot toman and Ambition in the St. Helen's Purse (1 mile). The Haydock Plate (five furlongs) should be secured by Rosa Pauline ; and either she or Disraeli will win the Lyme Park Stakes (about five furlongs) on Friday. The remaining items will not permit of comment at this date. The Hampton Meeting, which is notorious for fun and frolic, will be celebrated on ThUrsday and Friday ;. and, calculating by the immense entries that have been made for the Claremont, Prince of Wales's, Flying, King Hal, and Nursery Stakes, and the Wolsey, Visitors' and Manor Plates, there should bo no lack of racing on Moulsey Hurst. So many of the hors is, however, that have been nominated have prior engigeinents at Wiarlser that 1 dare not attempt an analys ition of the Hitopteti pro grannue. • I may, however, rem irk that th 3 S aiT .y and Middlesex Stakes (two miles) is at the mercy of the Maid of Masham mare, unless Tormentor is elual to the ta,k of beating Mr. Payne's representative. PRE'3II MAN. L IDY ELIZ.IBE77I. A week has now passed since the paying and re ceiving on the Derby account of 1868 was brought to a close at Tattersall's, and it would appear that the settlement has been effected with less than the usual nuaiber of defaulters. We can now, there fore, look with calmness at the result of the race itself, and see if any light can be thrown on the ex traordinary performances of a mare considered to b.e one of the first racers in England. Without going minutely into the steady advance in the betting since the mare's earliest perfor mances, we come to the fact that the day be fore the race (and, indeed, on the day itself) the odds against her were but a trifle more than 2 to 1; and this confidence appeared to be justified by outward appearances. The mare was brought to Epsom somewhat ostentatiously, in a van with one or more of the Days, her trainers, seated on the outside, and it was stated in all quarters that they themselves were bent heart and soul on securing her success. It is melancholy to recur to the miser able exhibition the poor animal made in the race ; her unwillingness to start, her incapability of action, and her sluggishness when her jockey attempted to rouse her (all so contradictory of the mare's antece dents) strongly suggested to many competent ob servers that she bad been poisoned, or, in turf phrase ology, had been " got at." Yet, with these staring facts before the world, we hear of no indignation, no inquiry even. The principal writer on sporting matters, " Argus," just intimates that the Days will doubtless institute a searching inves tigation into the- affair, but, afterwards, ventures to throw out the suggestion that the mare might have been " over -trained." The Sporting Life, with more audacity, mentions what Admiral Rous said on the course, " that if he had taken as much lauda num as had been given to the mare he would have been a dead man." Nevertheless, the whole matter seems to be overlaid with apathy. Now, the cir cumstances of the original owner of the mare had r become matter of public notoriety; and it would pro bably not be difficult to show that had she won her success would have gone far to retrieve the fortunes Of the Marquis, but at the same time the "Ring" would have had to pay an enormous sum of money. On the other hand, it is said, and pro bably with truth, that the "Ring" were considerable losers by the success of Blue Gown, seeing that the public had stuck to him in defiance of all rumours, as well'au,of the public declaration of his owner ; but itere is still the question by which of the two the" Ring" would have lost most—Lady Elizabeth or Blue Gown ; and the true answer probably is that had the mare won the enormous sum for which she had been backed it would have led to disastrous consequences among the bookmaking fraternity. Supposing this to be thecase, it would seem to be for the advantage of all concerned that the matter should be allowed to drop. The Days appear to be satisfied, for we do not hear that they are or have been mak ing any efforts to discover an cxplanatioa of a rather surprising result. The public arc satisfied, being winners on Blue Gown, besides having had the op portunity of hedging their bets on the mare.- The Ring are satisfied to have lost on Blue Gown ,seeing that they are saved from a leavi , tr loss ou the mare; and if it be true that the Marquis was able to se cure some winnings on Blue Gown we can under stand why he should be satisfied also. It would ap pear, therefore, that the poor mare herself suffers most ; especially as she may never be restored to her former health or powers. To what quarter are we to look for an elucidation of the mystery ? Un questionably to the stable where the mare was trained; and we cannot doubt that the Marquis and the Days will leave no stone unturned to bring the whole of the circumstances clearly before the , public. The fact that their own character is above suspicion gives us the greater reason to, hope that they will do Gazette. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocs. TATTERSALL'S—This Evening. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Fortunio (takon and offered) Bto 1 agst El Cid (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Taraban (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Fairwind (taken) 100 to 7 agst Tynedale (taken) 100 to 6 agst Stella (taken) 100 to 6 agst Polecat (taken) ST. LEGER. t to 2 agst Th.) Earl (offered—take 3to 1) to 1 agst Rosicrucihn (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst King Alfred (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tom Bowline c (taken) DERBY, 1869. 9to 1 agst Belladrurn (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Rhysworth (late Vertumna col (taken) 40 to 1 a33t Hernaione colt (taken) • ARRIVALS AT WINDSOR. Site - tu3, Python, Armuurnr, Lictor, Kettleholder, Ur sula, isrnarck, Capbaarer, Masaaiello, Esher, Clarina, am Lord I"alaterston. SPULTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, VICTORIA cLITB—THIS D.T. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Fortunio (offered-9 to 2t. and w.) 8 to 1 agst Taraban (taken); . Bto 1 agst El Cid (taken and offered) 100 to 9 agst Flora (taken and offered) Ijo to 6 agst Polecat taken) 100 to 6 agst Stella (offered) 100 to 5 aget Philosopher (offered—after 100 to 9 had been taken) 100 to 5 agst Cactus (taken) 100 to 5 agst Cawdor (taken) ST. LEGER. sto 2 agst The Earl (offered-3 to 1, t. and tr.) 7to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 500 to 40 agst King Alfred (taken) THE DERBY. 2000 to 60 agst Martyr (t tkon) 10,000 to 200 aget Herntione c (taken) RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. J U Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3U Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Kingsbury and Hendon G Radcliffe Carlisle 7 Newmarket July Hungerford Pontefract Down Royal Corp l4 Reading pileby ll AUG Deauville Leok Brighton Brighton Club fi Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Eghain Ilasticgs York August Oxford SEPT. Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Kelso OCT , Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Lanark Chelmsford Autumn Cheltenham l3 NOVI Liverpool 3 Shrewsbury 9 LY. Odiham l6 Stamford Liverpool July M. Huntingdon 2l Nottingham July Chesterfield 23 Knutsford 23 Southampton Sudbury and Ealing Goodwood UST. IBridgewater and West Somerset .. Dover Scarboroughl Canterbury IGreat Yarmouth Derby Summer Weymouth Ipswich Lichfield 1 Tunbridge Margate MBER. Hendon Monmouth Manchester Newmarket Ist October Walsall Edinburgh \Vest Drayton Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M 13ER. Sudbury and Ealing ... Newmarket Houghton Harrow Worcester Autumn Lincoln Autumn :11BER. Leamington MI STEEPLE CIINSES. OCTOBER. 1 Ealing DEC EMBER. St. Albans Kingsbury 8 Bromley . MARKE l'S -7 HIS DAY. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The effect of the drought is very much felt in this trade and in cmsequenee of the iud:fferent pasturage and want of water iu many localities, stock is being hurried to market for sale. Although the d3a I markets were over supplied last week, so that prices were heavily depressed, yet the number of cattle sent to market this morning was considerably increased, greatly exceeding the average, Of beasts there wore 3,154 from various parts of England and '26 from Scotland. The excess of supply and depression in Newgate and Leadenball caused great heaviness, and at 4d per stone decline a clearance could not be effected. Of sheep and lambs the supplies included 5,176 foreign. The market was fully as much depressed for fi-st, whilst for second qualities the fall was heavier and prices quite irregular. Veal also dull and depressed ; 311 calves to baud from abroad. Pork difficult to sell and lower. TOTAL AT MAnxEr.--Beasts, 4,610 ; sheep and lambs, 31,420; calves, 327 ; pigs, 281. QUOTATIONS (per stone of Blbs sinking offal).—Beef, 3s to 4s 101; mutton,i3sto 4s 6d ; vea l, 3 s t o 4 s 8d ; p or k, 3 s to 4s 4d; lamb, 4s 8d to 6s. WOOL. English wool is dull, and thesdes of Colonial are going with only moderate spirit, at easier prices. CORN. The progress of the wheat crops towards maturity is still facilitated by the fine forcing sunshine, but the condition is in some localities said to be deteriorated by the protracted drought which has beenstill_more mischievous to spring corn and pasture. The tone of the grain trade is firm3r everywhere. From the couLtry markets quWatious for wheat at 2s to 4s higher on the week very generally. . . At Mark-lane this morning the supply of English wheat was short, and prices ruled is. par quarter higher. The homy trade ailed firm, with tendency of prices against buyers. Malt stea•ly in value and demand. Foreign barley in good supply, and feeling prevails good. Malting firm. Beans scarce and quite as dear. Peas in moderate request, but supply light and holders firm. Oats sold at steady prices for all good corn ; inferior qualities rather easier on the week. Maize dull, and lower for future delivery. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. The markets in general continua to lack animation. In sugar, coffee, tea, rice, or saltpetre, nothing has transpired in the way of sales of any moment, and quotations of all remain uu titersd. Linseed oil is quoted 32s to 32s 31 on the spot hero, and 31s 9d to 325, and Hull rape as before. Metals quite inactive. _ TILLOW. The trilrket is firm at 41s to 4 is 3d on the spot ; stock, 20,060 casks against 16,797 casks last year ; delivery, 1,304 casks against 966 casks last year; arrivals, 10 casks against 60 casks last year. COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, June 13.—Sales 8,000 bales. MarkAt quiet, and unchanged, bat rather batter inquiry. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN -ROAD.- The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending J une 13 was, 3,615; of which 1,307 were new cases. HOSPITAL FOR DISRASES OF THE CHEST, VIC TORIA PARK.-..The nuiulnr of patients relieved at this in stitution during lea week wa3 1,613 ; of which 331 were new cases. BIRTH •OF A SEAL.—Oa the 9th of this month one of the seals (Phoc3 vitulina) at the Zoological -gardens gave birth to a young one, which was at first covered with au abundance of tine silky hair; this, as the animal wriggled about on the ground, was entirely shed, awl formed a dense blanket or rug, on which it lay. lu loss than three hours the young phoca took to the water, and swain about ac tively, endeavouring to suck as the mother turned on the side. Unfortunately, however, there was no supp!y of milk, and the mother has since died in convplsions, since which time the young one has been fed by Mr. Bartlett on milk and a small portion of cod liver oil, administered by means of a feeding-bottle. The young seal at birth was 32in. long, and weighed 201b.—The Field. POOR LAW CHANGES.—The Poor Law Board having withdrawn the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields from the Central London School district, which comprises the City of London and East and West Landon Unions and parish of St. Saviour, Southwark, have intimated their intention, in order to make up the number of unions and parishes within the district, of adding thereto the Holborn Union, instead of, as originally contemplated, joining that union with the Strand Union into a school district, With their school at Ldinynton. THE HANDEL FESTIVAL. THIS AFTERNOON. The commencement of the Great Handel Fes tival to-day, at the Crystal Palace, was the occa sion of a most remarkable attendance of visitors. The appearance of the interior of the building, with every one of the thousands of seats occupied, pre sented a scene of the utmost grandeur. The oratorio, "The Messiah," at the time of our report leaving was being performed with the most wonderful success, " the Hallelujah Chorus" actually electrifying the entire audience. All the magnificent effects we mentioned on Saturday were again repeated with, if that be possible, iticre is xd gran deur, and the applause elicite I was extraor dinary. We have only time to announce that the first day's festival bids f lir to be a most wonderful success, a result that will for czrtain be the case on both the two next performances, viz., on Wednesday and Friday next. Toe attendance of the public exceadei all expec tation. IHPERIAL PARLIAYIENZ Ii'JUK: OF LORDS—(Tars EvENENG.) Th 3 Loito Ca INC:ZUNI tOJ!s: lid S 3 It oa Woo:s.tok at fire o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Chichester Cattl3 arket, London awl S nith Western li„ailway, awl Maryport District and Hirbour Bills were read a third time and passed. THE 0111011ESTEH AND 3IIDEIURST RAILWA.Y BILL This bill was read a second time. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' BILL. Earl STANHOPE said that in bringing before them soma points with reference to the question of public schools, and asking for some papers, he had nothing to say about the ' bill now before the House of Commons. This bill was precisely the same as that which had been pointed out by the commission two years ago, and he sincerely trusted that the bill woul I be re turned to them. But ho would point out that this bill gave no power to the commission with regard to the course of study to b 3 pursued at public schools; yet this subject was one of those most discussed in the commission. Ho did not, however, wish that the bill should lay down any course to be pursued, but that it should be left to the discretion of the governiug body of the school, and he would give them power so to direct them. He personally considered that the study of classical lan guages ought to be retained, and in certain reports from the adult schools it was found most advantageous, but he did not think that it should be as it was 5d years ago, when no other subjects were studied. Mathematics was not thought of in some public schools until 1851, but now they had become a most important feature. Since the subject was last discussed in that house French had become a most important study. The system at Eton underwent a m)st important part in the change, and no doubt would b 3 the school to take the lead in this reform. Tho study of modern history and natural science had made important strides. He felt the great advantage of the encouragement of natural sci ence . If poss ibl e, h e would ask their retaining all the ancient branches of study, that as many as possible of the now ones should be introduced but he was afraid, having regard to health and the labour of the brain, that all could be so employed. lie could not. but think that Gr,ek composition, both in prose and verse, should be omitted, and that it should only be submitted to a certain class of stu dents. The noble earl then diverged into various topics connected with the course of study at public schools, and concluded with moving for the educ ttional papers of which he had given notice, and also suggested that there should be a now commission appointed, consisting of the governing and teaching bodies of universities, and also the g worn ing and teaching bodios of the public schools, who should decide upon the course of study to be pursued. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. Tho SPEAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock. CHEAP PUBLICATIONS, &c. Mr. HUBBARD asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been directed to the lamentable amount of juvenile criminality, largely at tributable to the spread of cheap publications and theatrical representations of an exciting and immoral character, which corrupt the children of the lower classes, and stimulate them into courses of dishonesty and vice ; and, whether the Government proposed any remedy for these growing and most serious evils ? • Mr. HARDY said his attention had been directed to the publications referred to, but he found that, although bed, they were not of such a nature as to warrent a criminal prosecution. They were sensational, no doubt, but not so bad as had been represented. With respect to the theatrical representations he must say there was a great deal of exig geration,and in all the places visited by the police nc immora lity had been discovered. There was, however, room for great improvement, and if the hon. member could suggest anything that would be likely to check the objectionable stele of things, he sliculd be most happy to consult with him. LAW COURTS IN EGY2 r. Mr. L AYA RD asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he had received any proposal from the Egyptian Government on the subj pct of a modification of the Capitulations, and the in reduction of improved Law Courts in E...upt, to which all fotiligners should be amenable ; and whether he would lay upon th table of the house copies of the despatches received on the subject. LorJ STANLEY said commun:eatietas had been re ceived on the subject, and it was a , present under the se rious consideration of le-r Majesty's Government. as well as other European Powers. lie should have no objection to give the deepitches received in October last. THE INDIAN ROUTE. Mr. GOLDSMID asked the Secret try to the Trevetry whether, in consequence of the op min ; of the Fell Rea wily over Mout Weis, her Majesty's Givertetieut inteaded to nd ,pt the Brindisi e for the In lieu meils ; and, whether they lied made any applicati m t 143 French Government to put an end to the twel - ec hours' detention in Paris of letters posted for Italy by the evening melts ? Mr. BOOTH said the opening of the railway had not been lost sight of in the contract entered into with the Peninsular and Oriental Compeny a short time ago. With respect to the detention of Lon lon letters fn. Italy in Paris, it was quite true they were unavoidably deteined for a few hours, but such was not the case with letters go ing through Paris from the English provinces. The de lay was at present unavoilable. THE NEW LAW COURTS. Mr. WA LDEGRAVE-LESLIE asked the First Com missioner of Works whether the statement in the Builder of the 13th of June, that Mr. E. M. Barry, A.R.A., had protested against the appoiettneut of Mr. Street as archi tect of the New Law Courts, on the ground that such ap pointment was at variance with the letter an 1 spirit of the conditions of the competition entered into by the architects, was a correct statement ? Mr. BOOTH said it certainly was true that a protest had boon given in by the gentleman named against the ap pointment of Mr. Street. It had not been received until after the appointment had been made public. ABYSSINIA. Mr. L AYARD asked the cause of the delay in bringing forward the vote of thanks to Sir R. Napier. Mr. DISRAELI said unfortunately the whole of the despatches had not yet been received. The information required was the names of the persons the Commander-in- Chief wished to bring to the attention of the Government. It was most desirable that such should be in the possession of the Government previous to tha vote being moved, and he had every reason to hope that the despatches would be iu the hands of the Government in a few days. Colonel Milward and Colonel Fraser had arrival from Magdala, but neither of those officers brought the information required. He would give ample notice of the day ou which the vote would be proposed. (Hear, hear.) THE REVIEW AT WINDSOR. • Lord ELCIIO said it was generally known that Her Majesty proposed to review the metropolitan volunteers in Wiudsor Great Park on Saturday next. Now, it would be a very great facility if a holiday was given to the volunteers in the public offices on that day. He thought if the Government gave leave of absence to all volunteers in the public offices on Saturday the ex ample would be followed by private firms, and the result would bo that a groat many volunteers would be enabled to attend. He therefore wished to know whether the volunteers in the Government offices would on Saturday next be excused attending to their official duties? Mr. DISRAELI said ha had great pleastiro in informing the noble lord that notice had been already given to the public, offices that Volunteers would be at liberty to attend the review at Windsor on Saturday next. (Hear.) if in any department of the public service the notice had not yet been received, lie would seo that it was transmitted thereto immediately. He hoped the example would be follow() Iby the private firms, and that the review would go off with the best possible effect. (Hear, hear.) THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS BILL. In reply to an HoN. MEMBER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this bill would bo taken the first thing on Thursday. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. DISRAELI moved that on Tuesday, the 7th day of July next, and every succeeding Tuesday during the pre sent session, orders of the day have precedence of notices of motions. the right being reserved to her Majesty's Ministers of placing Government orders at the head of the list. He thought that if the proposal of the Government were adopted, they would be enabled to facilitate matters to allow of dissolution without the inconvenience of a number of morning sittings. Mr. GLADSTONE approved of the arrangement, and the motion was agreed to. MORNING SITTLNG. Mr. DISRAEI.:InOved that the house meet to-morrow, at two o'clock in the afternoon, and transact business up till seven o'clock in the evening, and then sespeud their sitting until nine o'clock. The motion was agreed to. THE IRISH REFORM BILL. On the motion for the house going into committee on this bill, The SPEAKER told Mr. Reardon that his motion rela tive to a .C 3 rental franchise was nt variance with the rules of the house, upon which the hon. member at once wit hhdrew it. Mr. SA NDFORD moved that the disfranchising schemes bo given up, except so ferns Portarlington was concerned, and that the member taken from th_.ro be given to Kinds- Own. (LEFT SITTING The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and t , e short exchange on London Is 2M. 170. per £1 sterling• C mparing these rates with the English Miut price of £1 ,is. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in Paris and London. G REST NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN -ROAD. —Number of patients for the week ending Juno 13, 1,251; of which 439 were new cases. 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