The Sun. — London, England, 1868-06-19 00:00:00

High - Chris- ,copold g. in the iterday of a e ames ' S• Sterday lie E CITY posed, bill for a ment, t to be erefore, t which rivilege pseu 131 3ovorn 'erne of iorougbs nunities 3 r overn7 present promote cl to re- prouglis, wa s de -367 they t ,., stead• [I partial ye. rauchise, ent, Ives Pf rating• ced into a degree any parts ly attell- Lord of listratioa ' a trail be as re" 1 contra' pressioos f the un; destroy, , but the I not 14' I jail'. novra fe l. ' establish R o mae from the er of t b° ;ernatife• o declare tion of A arliamee‘ 'orthyei i n Ok questiOn treat Oa whether terianS, or Ong to the of dial that Mr. aspect of can never sling with ty of th° - I havo , a ti o ns and d by large &WO ess oceull new par' ought to ;n of th e , ; stablishe u to lo eel y the 1 e viding f or bildren) it I thi uj. ',ort heO re :very pi er ;her elsss l ower ; aad versities se the peoP l , e ' the who le or o rases p ,he gen et he conigill' • with Mr' full pr ice" w country of warfare; a g TOO; L ome, of t- f the Par t to ° view of ().„ 7dinal cl ll ', tLat the pub li c bur , e retrenelli neasuree ° q uestions the limate, Lr liament e l is nearet t d a mning 7 2 ' t you are is addresseirj, earnest etio h a ve ss t o9 ; t e r portl_fo :hat act ' OO roar, e re , d. Th e r i, bed sill /c o l Sealed ra! ti , 3f neees si i i ti , ,ered the 00 rietions ° o ranee l e ; r cial creategreater Dopy NI of 10 al tira e. shal' oc o 6 t the b° 0 be draw ° ,tland• off ry wil l $ , I Snail 4 ,f do all t. The F ° 1,0 84 ; hes ;AK), tc4st but „ I vo ire foreP ao l 'l .10 nd al s" h , t ov the sPe" r iff' ;n, your --4 it B O °l'' lO4i A R T AND COXMERCIAL L.4,TELLY:irsNCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Notwithsta n di ng the slightly increased price of nr neY in the o p en market, the Bank return points to th u toeiprobability of a reduction in the rate of discount p e r Cent, The Bank terms being per cent. fa re those o f th e mar k et, its securities have naturally 'en off, while dep os it s have been withdrawn for the [ o :dose of meeting the outside demand first referred " . 'Yet the re sourc e s of the Bank have enlarged j,t. 1 1 the r eserve again exceeds fourteen millions , wntle the b u lli on i s in excess of twenty-two millions till'lU. A reduction may be delayed until the a , of the h a lf year , b u t w ith the dispersion of the t i e vi dends in July, if not before, there will necessarily pleth ora o f unemployed money in the hands of B "nirE , , which will probably impel them to invite Pp l ications f or it s 'U se , by offering it even at 1 per cent.tl, The f o ll ow i ng are t h e p r i n cipal changes since Lie previous return : Decrease in Circulation Increase in Public Deposits Decrease in other Deposits No change in amount of Government Securities. Increas e in other Securities . 436,579 Increase in Bullion Increase i n R est V 8,178 Increase in Reserve • .. 377,335 Bullion i n b ot h D epartmen t s —.22,571,045 Reserre n including Notes and Coin 14,0 4 6 ,310 „‘Arculation, in Bank Post Bills 23,949,450 ule return of paid clearing for the week ending ednesd a y, J une 17, as certified by Mr. J. 0: ue pek, deputy inspector, is as follows : June 11, Thursday £7,822,000 June 12, Frilay 9806,000 June 13, Saturday ... 11,296,000 June 15, Monday ••• ••• .9,386,000 Juno 16, Tuesday ... 23,400,000 June 17, Wednesday ... ... 12,533,000 Total £74,243,000 6 11, 4 aggregate has been attained chiefly by the heavy settlement on the Stock Exchange, otherwise the re is reaso n t o b e lieve it would have proved un usually l ow. This fact i s not i n accor d w i t h the com ,Ptints of an absence of business on the Stock Ex -“anc,o. bp,he Money Market is steady, with three months' , rl ;_ bein g di scounte d -k per cent. below the Bank rate. The Funds are considerable. but Fund s opened at last night's advanced prices , there h ave since been sales, and quotations are not S° ;),, 4 3° high. Consols are 94i, to 95k for m one y , and to 9 5k for account ; New and Reduced, 941 to ' td ;, tank Stock, 245 to 247 ; India Five per ti' B •3 114 2 1 - to 115 ; Exchequer Bills, 14 s to 18 s rt. Po • th e close Stocks are generally rather firmer than at There Close last evening, but there is not much doing. is an a d van ce of in Greek, at 132 to 14k; lq 87 f t ulion (1861), at 53,f to 53k ; and in Peruvian, at at " 3 8 8_; and of in New Spanish, at 38 to 3 8 f ; ared Turkish (1865), at 39a to 39g ; Danubian Bonds, v . Bl l to 84. ; Egyptian (1864), 82 to 83 ; and the Seven per Cent., 74 to 74k. Tgeptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are 88k to 88 2. New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds Sre unalte re d a t 73 t o 731; Erie Shares are lower, at 'to 46 ; Illinois steady, at 992 to 1001. 4 tiantic and Great Western Railway Debentures ar e 2 9 to 30, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 31 to 3 41 . • ug Is 1; railways are steady, the only changes as opared with the final prices of last night being a and of lin Great Northern, and of in Caledonian i it c a l South Eastern, and a fall of in Metropo th.a. The quotations are :—Lancashire and York- D I N, 129 to 129 k ; Midland, 106 'to 106 k ; South - r,'lstern, 75 to 75k ; London and North Western, A 1 ., °1 to 1162 ; Great Northern, 103 to 103 k; ditto 9 6i to ; Great Eastern, 36k to 36g. ; Great `Western 53f to 532 ; Brighton, sto 52 ; Sheffield, 43 7-) t ° 43i ; Metropolitan, 11 Q to 1112 ; Caledonian tki to 74i ; and Chatham, 20 to 20k. Pinanee shares are in moderate request. General C if e(-, 'it is k higher at 2k to dis. ; International, dis. : Credit Foncier, 3A- to 3i : London n4. once, 22 to 20 dis. t reat Railway shares are not quite so firm. i, e _at Luxembourg is i t lower, at 12 5-16ths to 41- 16tlis ; Lombardo Venetian Railway, 1 5 to 15 . sank Shares are very quiet., and prices are with out chan ge . The. following are the quotations : T•gra (A Shares), 112 to 12.1- ; Alliance s , 104 to 91 1 -; Anglo-Austrian, 5k to 6 prem. ; onsolidated, 4 1 ,t,tp 51; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1k ~"„tt Prem. ; London and County, 50 to 51 ; London ig_g\Vestminster, 71i to 712 ; Oriental, 42} to 43 ; radon Joint . Stock, 34 to 35 ; Union of London, 34 '0 35. Poreiz, Mining Shares are lin little demand. St. j . ° tin del Rey remains at 20k to 214 ; Port Philip, tr , „ ; ..Chontales tp 2 ; Rossa Grand, 3-16 -° 5 16. b The dealings in Miscellaneous Securities are limited, A nt pric es are on the whole well ,inaintained. Anglo - Vnerican Telegraph is enquired for at 22f ; to 22g ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 5 to 51 ; Hudson's 2 4 . Y, 16i to la ; London General Omnibus , 2 } to a National Discount, 11 to 114. 13:C41.6,000 in bar gold was yesterday sent into the The Massilia has arrived with £67,00 0 in specie * 4O , _ln Alexandria. 10 .Kessrs. Barings have received £6OO on account of "es , / Granada dividends. Letters from Paris state that fears are entertained t here of th e e ff e cts of the long absence of rain, whilst 4e heats have prematurely forced some of the crops. f urther beet f or e xa mple has suffered greatly, and it has 4 orther b een i n j ure d by the appearance of insects who rain would have destroyed. Beet growers, : 110 are now an exceedingly large interest in France, are therefore feeling considerable anxieties. r. Helmuth Schwartze's wont price current, dated has night, states that since the Bth inst. the market the experienced a further decline, altogether cancelling s ',° advance on March rates, which the first week's Cps had established. This is true for all descriptions, a while for some special kinds, such as lambs, prices, on -h an of the large supply, are even materially lower an in the last series. , 4 Concession has been granted to certain capitalists ° ia rail wa y f rom G rosswa rden to Essegg, in Hungary, j l rh a branch from Essegg to Villany, the whole vi,i'gth being about 50 miles. By another concession, o i ch is shortly expected, the line will be prolonged tr, l Thsek, and thus a direct and easy communication Adriatic be opened between Southern Hungary and the , i . The line will be only a single track, and " 1 % estimated cost is 120,000 florins ner wile. BAITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. II Per Cent. Consols , Ditto for Account, July 9 NPer Cent. Reduced ' Bw3 per Cent 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 /3 °. 5 per Cont. al an. 1873 l auities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. •o. for 30 y r s, expire sth April 1885 — , E " (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ICos -40 411er Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot l4 pm be. £5OO - 71 D £lOO St X*2oo — It 13 "Ik . of England Stock, 4}p3r Cent — D O. Account . 1 ~INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4 'ita stock, 101 - per Cent., AprillB74 ... Shut 1)0 . Account DO . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ' 115 xd O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1 888 ,-, '-'„ 0. Certificates — DO. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9li D O. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872 -;l per ~ Itup. ' 0 • ser Cent., May 187 `) 5 Cent Deb 31872' — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 188 .) .'-'‘ Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 — uo. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO DO, under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. Ar . Aulttine Repulic, 6 per I,rian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 `444ilia.n 5 per Cent — xd 2pe 3 . 41 r Cent., 1852 — r,.. do. 1838.... .„"°. do., 1810 — 1 ," 0 . do., 1863 — 7-, e • 5 per Cent., 1865 lk ,u 0 Acc oun t 76j 1. -,enos kyres 6 per Cent ^ ( 3 i ), ) 2 p©r Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C 6per Cent. ',"iat 6 per Cent — .uo. Cent — U °. 6pe r r Cent B D 0•, 1867 '' U 0•, 1867 96 ;- 0 . , 7 per ,Cent., 1866 0 `'°•, Scrip £32 paid t y nibian, 6 per Cent. I) ' 4 i 81 2 , 3 pit. Cent., 1825.-- , t n , lubian Principalities, I I:.er Cent M I ' o 8 per Cent., 1867 o , odor New uonsolidated, 1 per Con'. 1 , i 4Yptia 7 r Cent I) , Proud eoi 81 2 o. S Issue ... . ' O . 4106 Bonds no. ltiLil - i ., Do. A c count ''"). £5 ;I) Bonds — D?. £lOO B on d s A • SI 14 overnire , nt Railway Debentures .... Dolc u r., t 182-f-5, ex Coups — . -- ~,'D. liourDll3 G -uO . Account ill ttentata 5 per Cent .. — .*Tc:o.durs.s Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p 4 ' ,: l all Per Cent., 1865 — ':',o, Account ~ 7B 41;?. Mareninaana Itaiway — Di 3 per Cent — ttO for Account I)n.. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Monttvidcau per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ___ Do 4i• per Cent. (Uribarrou) .. Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -. - Do Account 1 3 ,,rtsgueso 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'no,'2,':- 41 1 - Do. do. 1.; 67 4l Do. do. Se ip, £2O paid It issian 5 per Cent., 18*ZZ, £ bi — Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1861) Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1861, £lOO Bonds. Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 905 4 Do. do £B4 15s: do.. Do Nicolas Railway 65 SanituiaD, 0 per ()tut — Spanish, 4 per Con .. ... Do A ee,,unt • — Do. 1867 Do New Dcferrou Do Account Do Passive — Co Ace= out Do Corn. Cert. of Coui:. not funded Do Account Tur':'sh. 6 per Cent. - Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Du £IOC Bonds Do. ' 1863 Do 5 per Oent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent.'lB64 , — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividenas on the above payttuie In London. Austrlsn o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. • Dutch '25 per Gent. Ex. 12 Gull, — Do Account — - -French Routes, 3 p er Cent., E. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 2sf. — Do. Account 535 -1- - TWO O'CLOCX, Consols, Money 941 .I- xd Do. Account, July 9 61 4 tyl 67i ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS. Splendid weather favoured the second summer fete and exhibition of the Royal BAanic Society of London, which was commenced on Wednesday, and continued yesterday. There was, on the first day, a large concourse of fashionable visitors, amongst whom were the Duke and Duchess of Northumber land, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol, the Marquis and Marchioness of West minster, the Earl of Mansfield, the Conn - tess of Aylesford, Viscountess Falmouth, Dowager Viscountess Gort, Lord Calthorp, Lord Londesborougb, Lady Duncombe, Lldy Theo dora Grosvenor, Lady Burgoyne, Lady Farnham, Lady Audley, Lady Western, Sir P. Duncombe, Sir George Gore, Sir Frederick Bathurst, the Hon. Mr. Denison, &c., while the corps diplomatique were represented by the presence of the Prussian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Turkish Ambassadors. The exhibition was distinguished by the introduc tion of several rare and curious plants. Amongst these was an interesting collection of useful and medicinal plants, in addition to those merely orna mental. The collection of fruit was good and large, the specimens of grapes, pines, peaches, melons, and cherries especially, being much admired. There was also a very beautiful display of cut flowers. The bands of the 2d Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards were in attendance. Subjoined is a list of the prizes awarded Large Gold Medal.—To Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mr. Tredwell, Lower Norwood, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. C. Penny, gardener to H. Gibbs, Esq., Regent's-park, for 15 exotic orchids. Medium Gold Medal.—To - Mr. D. Donald, gar dener to J. Barclay, Esq., for 12 stove and green house plants ; Mr. B. S. Williams, Holloway, for 10 stave and greenhouse plants ; Mr. W. Wilson, gardener to W. Marshall, Esq.. for 15 exotic orchids ; Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, for ten roses in pots. Gold Medal.—lo Mr. J. Wheeler, gardener to J. Phillpotts, .Esq., for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. Glendinning, Chiswick, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. T. Jackson and Sons, Kingston, for 8 Cape heaths ; Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. Tredwell, for 8 ditto ; Mr: W. GAney, gardener to the Rev. W. Ellis, Hod desdon, for 15 orchids ; Mr. J. Hill, gardener to R. Haubury, Esq., for 8 exotic orchids; Mr. John Frazer, Lea Bridge, for 9 pelargoniums; Mr. W. Nye, gardener to E. B. Foster, Esq., for 9 pelar goniums. Large Silver-Gilt Medal.—To Mr. W. Kemp, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Albury, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Tauton, Epsom, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. J. Ward, gardener to F. G. Wilkie, Esq., for 6 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. 0. Rhodes, nursery man, Sydenham, for 8 Cape heaths ; Mr. J. Ward, for 8 Cape heaths ; 11r. G. Fairburn, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Sion House, for 10 foliage plants; Mr. B. S. Williams, Holloway, for 12 exotic ferns; Mr. J. Brockwell, gardener to Mrs. Henry, for 6 fuchsias ; Messrs. Dobson, Isle worth, for 9 pelargoniums ; Mr. J. Warde, gar,- dener, for 9 pelargoniums ; Mr. A. Wilkie, gar dener, for 6 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. B. Peed, gar dener, for 15 exotic orchids; Mr. B. S. Williams, for 6 exotic orchids ; Mr. Barnett, gardener to W. Terry, Esq., Fulham, for S exotic orchids. MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club was hold at Messrs. Weatherby's office, Old Burlington-street, on Mon day, Junels, 1868. Present: lion. Admiral Roue, Steward ; Lord Annesley, Mr. Berne, Count Batthyany, Lord Brad ford, Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Mr. Chaplin, Lord Coventry, Lord Falmouth, Mr. G. W. Fitz william, Colonel Forester, Sir Joseph Hawley, Captain Douglas La:e, Lord George Manners, Colonel Pearson, General Peel, Duke of Richmond, Mr. Savile, Prince D. Soltykoff, Lord Stradbroke, Lord Zetland. The following resolu tion, proposed by the stewards, was passed unani mously :—"Whereas it is expedient that the Rules of Racing which prohibit defaulters for stakes and forfeits from entering or running horses should extend to de faulters for bets, and to all persons guilty of malpractices on the turf, it is resolved that : No person convicted of any fraudulent practices on the turf, and no person that Las been reported by the committee of the Subscription rooms at Newmarket or at Messrs. Tattersall's as being a defaulter in bets, ehall be permitted to name, enter, or run, either in his own name or in that of any other per son, any horse of which he is either wholly or in part owner, for any race whatever." The rule proposed by the stewards to be added to the rules of the Jockey Club was, after some discussiOn and the suggestions of some amend meuts, finally passed as under : If any member of the Jockey Club, or of the New Rooms or Coffee Room at Newmarket, should appear in the published forfeit list as a dettulter for stakes or forfeits, or be reported by the committee of the Subscription Rooms at New market or at Messrs. Tattersall's, as being a de faulter for beta, lost on horse racing, the stewards shall cause notice toe sent to him that if his default be not cleared by a certain time, to be stated in the said notice (not to exceed three months), his name shall be erased from the list of members; and if a member of any of these clubs should bo convicted of fraudulent practices on the turf, or should compound with his creditors, ho shall cease to be a member." The proposal to alter Rule 10 of the Jockey Club was withdrawn. MR. BENEDICT'S MORNING CONCERT.—TO morrow Mr. Benedict will give his annual concert at St. James's Hall, and, as customary, will be assisted by a host of eminent artists, including the chief operatic and concert singers and many of the principal in , trumentalists. Tho programme is unusually long and particularly in teresting, embracing nearly 50 subjects. Mr. Benedict de- ENat'vedly enjoys the patronage of many members of the Royal family, and there:can be no doubt that he will be favoured with the presence of many friends on the °env. Sinn. The concert will be the 83d Mr. Benedict has given as ono of the annual musical events of London ; and it is a remarkable though melancholy fact that he is now the sole survivor of all the artists who assisted him at his first entertainment. _ _ _ In accordance with orders received at Chatham from the Horse Guards, detachments of the Ist Battalion of the Ist Royals, Ist Battalion of the 15th Regiment, 50th (Queen s 0 ,vn) Regiment, and 109th Bombay Infantry Regiment, have proceeded from the garrison to the Isle of Grain, for the purpose of being employed with the Royal Engineers on the defences at the confluence of the Thames and Med way. Lieut. J. Rolleston and Ensign E. J. Robin son, 50th (Queen's O wii) Regiment, proceeded with the troop. THE SUN ; LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, ISIS. ►SUARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. , ra id 1 Cl os i ng I 1 Business ;hare, l Rail Ways. I ; *i Price. I done. •et 1.111251 ind tireter .... ilk 82 li 4 f at saledonian ...... ...... IVO 73 f 74 1 731 i3l at ,•;am ortan lOO 20 30 .. . - 'Cork and Bandon...-. - - - 20 C ornwall . . all 3 4 at Dublin & Belfast June. 100 75 77 st Dun„rerth,& Ab.J unc. WO ", - 6 72 - E.London, scrip Ce:i , . all - - Do. 160 - -t 1 at Glasgow &S. Western 100 - - at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 366 37 351 1 1 st Do. E. An,gl. at. N 0.2 100 7 "J at tircat North of Scotland 100 15 )6 at Great Northern lOO 103 10* 1031 6 st Do. A stock lOO 91 87 at Do. 11 stock at Do. New, Is. at 25 pin 103 - - at GtS, and W. of Ireland 103 07 98 at Gt. Western -Original IGO 51 531 531 1 at Do. 6. Val. Bail. gua. 100 - - •t Do. South Wales at Do. W. alid.-Ostg. , rii 100 28 13 at Do. Newport lOO 30 33 at Do. Hereford lOO - - at La:m.ollre & Yorksltir lOO 129 g3O at Landon and Blackwall 100 - - at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast' 100 5t51 54 at 1.0 n., Chat., and Dover 10u 206 21 i at Do. sletrop. Ex. A lOO la 15 • at Lou. & North Western 100 1101 111;1 113. 1 at Lon. & South Westem 100 92 91 it Alan., Shah, A Lincoln 100 43 14' 43 a t Uetropolitau... at Do. New lO - - at Do. Extension all 105 107 at ( actrupolitan District. all 8/ 85 z 0 ( Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John'a VC ', 6 - at 4idiand - Do. .09 Share 7 - - st Do, Birmia.. A Dell); 100 75 77 - did Kent .. . all - - at North &Walt at Do. Ed., PM, & Dun. 100 - - st Nth. Eastern-Berwici , 100 103 104 1011 25 Do. bI.N•E purchaa. 16,13.4 - at Do. Leeds ..... 31 Do. York lOO 94 95 at Do. Carlisle at Do. Stock. & Darling. all 132 134 t 5 Do. do. 1860-01 lB -•-- p st North London ... ... . at Do. do. 1861 5. . lO - - - Do. do. 1806 10 North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - - ,Scot. N. E ,Auer. stock 1 1 10 . - - Do. Scot, Mid.stook lOO .--" * - • Shropshire Union ' .100 . 57 59 at South Devon lOO. 44 16 at South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok 1 all .• 10 12 st Taff Vale 10 Do. C . • 5 - - - I' ale of death - - - Waterford & Kilkenny Lou - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha i 6 - - 1 ,Ve&t, Cornwall - - - -- I intrfisil rossEssioNs. +.4) A.tlautic&St.Lawrencei all 1 05 47 1 . * lioin.,Baroda,alCen.lu.' 100 106 107 107 - ' 1 gu. 5 per cont... 20 Do. F shares lll i it :ei Buffalo az Lake Huron all 3 4 10 Do. Preference all 5 7 Bu . ll.,Brant,&Goderich • 100 1 1, p.c. 1872-3-1-. l9O 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO - at _;al-e Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 00 Jemerara, 7 p.c. per. p, all 99 102 at ~.ast Bengal, gu., sdo 100 . 08 116 at East Indian, go. 5 p.o. 100 112 113 1121 20 Do. J Extension .. 15 - - st irandTrunkof Canada 100 151 164 ' • iOO Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 73 12 ' 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 ii 14/ KW Do. do deferred - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 3 3 35 100 Po. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 4th Prel. stock (00 Do. do. deterred - - at ti t. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 1106 1116 111 1 /3 ,o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 16 2 1.: • 2.0_ Do. New gua. 5 p.c 6 1 4 2 1 at , it. South of India .. gua. 5 per cent at Do. 4,1 per cent IO9T 1.9 101 at Do • - - 201 ; rent ,Yes. of Canada all 141 11 le 141 201 Do. New .. .. all - - - 00 Do. 6p. o 13(.8. pay. 1873, all 98 100 00 Do. 56 do. pay. 1877-8..1 all 91 9 i at adras, gua. 5 p.O .... 100 100 11,71 105 M 1 at Do. 41 do (00 100 1 102 • st Do. 4/ do lOO I' s 97 1 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - st 3lelb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay., all - - st N.ll.l.C'da.6po Ist pi.ba 100 83 85 at Dude& Ithiik'nd,,g.s p.o 100 106 107 1071 1 at Sclade ..... . i lou 1014 164 1 04 1 . 100 10 4 1121 at Do. Delhi . 51 2 1 1 p Pat Do. unjaub ,., 100 101 104 at Do.lndus St.Flot 4 " . 109 -e7 89 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I British Columbia, 6 per - I oent., De 0.31, 172 100 Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.& J uly 1877-81 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug ILO 103 105' Du. sp. o. Mar. ,& Sept, 100 103 105 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 93 95 Do. sp. 0. Insoribcd es id) 93 93 Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 102 104 D0..41.8t00t 18120-1009 100 ~11 111 Do. do 1830-9 k 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-9, 100 108 110 Do. 5 per oclit. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 .00 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.k 100 1 8 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 103 107 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, • Jan. and July Do. 1878 . 'O. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 0, 100 107 10a Do. 180, Feu. Ss Aug.. 100;„ 106 108 Natal liov. 6 per cent.. 100 • - N.B.Gov.op.c.Ja.&July 100 99 10 Y. S.W. Ouv.s p•c.,1860 100 9J 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1874 100 <llB 99 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 100 tsi 961 100/ 1 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 974 98 iova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. sterling, 1875 ..... ... 100 102 101 ,lueensland Gov. 6p. t~ 100 103 105 3. All3.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 100 Do. 1378 & upwards.. 100 110 . 111 6 p.c. Ja.A5 J uly 100 Do. do. April 3; Oot.. 100 !1111 1121 BRITISH MINES. Cain. Consul. Gold, 11m. 1 Ch i verton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 51 63 Devon G. Cons. ('Taoist 1 440 46 . 1 -.• Drakewalls 2.1.0 -- East Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 East Caradon 2.11.0 4 East Cara Brea lit 2 24 East Grenville East Gluanislake 8.3.6 -- East Lovell 3.0.0 8 9 IL. WI Russell (Tavlstk 11.7 06 .6 1 44 25 am.& StAubyn(G wen. Treat Lasey, limited all 161 171. •Ireat South Tolgu.s 1.4.0 dreat Wheal busy 11.9.6 'l. Wheal Vor (Heist , u 40 15 17 I renville , 9.0.6 It 16 14 erod'e loot ..... . 38 40 llingston Downs 5.10.6 24 2:1 6.arguret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8 garke Valley 4.10.6 6 61 ilwyndy Iron Ore, liw 31 2 11 ,ew S ton North tosk ear Bassett(ltlogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24 Fruvulence,Uny Want 1 1.6.; 25 27 3. Caradon (St. Cleer) lt 380 400 South Condurrow 5.2.0 i. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 42 0 'tray Park 35.11.6 Yin Crott b ;4 15 agra and Clogan, lim all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradun (Liskeard 1 10 a West Chi ver ton ll 62 01 West Seton . Wheal Bassett; !Mogan 54 75 80 Wheal Buller (Iteeliuth 22 15 I 11 Wheal nary Ann (nen 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 ARES. PREF.ERENCE Hid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and firm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 41 per cent. rd., 90 LYE LEASED A T FIXED RENTALS. IT ull and Selby, i 13 Midland, Bradford Pref., 921 Preston and Wyre, 15} RAILWAYE. Antw: rp and Rotterdam, Belgian Eastern Junction, I 16-I6 Buenos Ayres, Great Southern, lim., gua. 7 per cent., Ureat, Luxembourg, ►2I south Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 154 FOKEIGN 4tIN 103. Chontales Gol and Silver Slining, Jim., 2 lk St. John del Rey, lim , 211 2 BANKS. Agra, lim.. A, 11* British North American, 5) imperial Ottoman, 4 Loudon and 11 estnuuster, , Ditto, Scrip, 481 Union of Australia, 53 MISCELLANEOUS. A.np.',lo American Telegraph, 221 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 per cent , 10Ij 100 • Berlin Water Works, 11* Bombay Gas, Lim., •, Ditto, new. 2* Commercial Union. Insurance, 51 Credit Fonder of England. Urn., 3 5.16 Egypaan 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua , 83E* Fore-street Warehouse, lim., i2j Gen. Credit and Discount, bin., 5* Inteniational Financial soclety,lim.. 3 11-16 L ,radon General Omnibus Company, lim. 2* North British and Mercantile Insurancte, Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 55 Societe Generale de l'Empire Ottoman, 121 Submarine Telegraph, 71 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 791 1 foni3a NW Pa3kat List. MAILS DUE. lustralla and New Zosknd, via Pouthamptoll. "June 23. DAG°, via h1ar5e.11a5........•• .... July 15. Ditto, via Panama .. • June 29 liraall, Buenos Ayres, and llonte.Videa .... July 5. Ditto, by frenoli packat ...... .•......... ... Jaae 22 Oapa Verde. by Brazil ps.otet •••• Caps of Good Llapa. Avaisioa. sal St. I:Niel:ix ...July 19. °bins, Penang, anl 3in g 'para. via Son% tin.,toa..Jano 2). Gibraltar, via Soathasp.;oa .. Jana 23. India,via S3utnam2ton , ... ••••• ..... ...June 23. Ditto, via Mansell es . • ••••• •• • •••.• • • ..June Li lialta, Egypt, 0... ..... ..... ........... ......... June 2S. Ditto, 51 wattles June —. Ilaurltluo, Cape of G 331 Live, aai Nati!, via Sautiviavt3a Dltt ),. Marseilles .. June 18 "lewfoaadla,nd ...... ..... ..... •...i. .••....•• —Jam) 17 eortuge.i .... ..... ~. ..,, ............. July I. Ditto, by priytte ohip.to OpCsrt47 .• .. ti u i• i I •.. BRISTOL ►2IIIIfITTEE. THIS DAY. The Parliamentary committee, to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Mr. Miles at the last election, assembled to-day in committee-room No. 11 ; Mr. Howes in the chair. The allegations in the petition were bribery and treating. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. H. James ap peared for the petitioners, and Mr. Giffard, Q.O , !or the sitting member. Sergeant Ballantine said he had the honour to appear in support of the petition of the electors of Bristol, which he believel would be successful, be cause it would not depend upon any accidental circumstances connected with any individual or on any matters similar to those which had become familiar at Cveutry. If his statement wss supported by the evidence he should have to present to the committee, he felt that they would have but little difficulty in coming to a de cision in the matter. He believed that he should be able to show that the most syste matic bribery prevailed, and to such an extent was it carried on that the result of the election was altogether altered from what it would have been had it not prevailed. He had to say, at the outset, _ . . that the sitting member was in no way connected with the charges made in the petition, as he was a gen tleman of position well known in Bristol, and one well calculated to represent efficiently the feeling of the electors in Parliament. Mr. Morley was also a gentleman of great respectability, and also gene- . rally well known, and in consenting to contest the election for the city, he laid it down that it should be carried on in the fairest manner. This, he con tended, had not been done, but bribery had been so extensive that the election terminated in direct opposition to the teal feeling of the city. The election had become necessary in consequence o .e miefortunes of Sir M. Pet°, which had led to his ban.Lruptcy, and on that gentleman ace3pting the Chiltern Hundreds the writ was issued, and the election took place on the 21th of April, at which time the number of electason the register amounted to 15,000: Mr. Morley, as he had said, was anxious that the election should not be marked by anything that could be considered d:sgraceful to Bristol, and that the contest was to be carried on on purity principles. This, however, was not the manner in which matters were to be conducted on the Conservative side, and frum the witnesses he should call it would be seen that the moat wholesale car- ruption had commenced by the supporters of Mr Miles as early as the nomination day. The town was filled with roughs, and at the close of the pall on the election day the numbers stood for Miles 5,173, Morley 4,977 ; majority for Miles 195. The most wholesale treating had also prevailed, and al though Mr. Morley had refrained from opening any of the publichouses, yet on the part of his opponent every house in the city was thrown open, and treating was carried on in an unparalleled man ner. Mr. Morley had no paid canvassers, yet Mr. Miles had no less than 200 cabs, all of which had his colours flying; and although he did not say they were used to influence the voters carried there, yet it appeared to him the committee would think that such an arrangement had a most material effect on the election. There were four gentlemen, viz., Dr. Robertson, Mr. Barry, Mr. Allsopp, and Mr. Parson, who were most active in the support of Mr. Miles, the first of whom was chairman of Mr. Miles's committee, the rest being active members of that body, and they being recognised as his agents. He should show that bribery took place actually in the committee room, and if his learned friend shrunk from putting those gentlemen into the witness-box, the committee would put their own construction upon such a proceeding. In the Coventry case it hal been held that bribery so proved' was sufficient to invalidate the return, and he had no doubt that he should be able to prove all that he had already stated. According to his in structions there had been the most wholesale bribery and treating, and in one particular ca e of men that , o e f a ;should body called " Horder's Dana ," h that they had show ow eac h received 105. apiece, the smallness of the pric 3 g s a n arising in consequence of their being uo demand for their services on the other side: (Laughter.) lie should prove distinctly that these men were paid after the election in one of Mr. Miles's. cern mittee rooms. Then there were two men named Gathercole and Ayres, who had since absconded ; these men were engaged to bribe the voters in Greenslade's factory, to personate a number of ab sent voters, and anything more demoralising he (Mr. Sergeant Ballantine) could not ima gine. Another man named Owen, who had taken to flight, also had been most ex tensively engaged in bribing ; and a clerk in Mr. Miles's bank, named Breton, he should show, had bribed over 50 electors. The money was paid after the vote was recorded, and one voter named Ratcliff would state tbat he went to the committee-room, after he had given his vote for Miles, and received his money from a young lady named Mary Tanner, who sat in a little room at the back of the committee-room, like our modern barmaids, b.:laind a kind of table. (Laughter). This person was the servant of Mr. Miles's proposer. (Laughter.) He should also call other witnesse3, whose evidence he believed would leave little doubt that all that was alleged in the petition would be clearly and most unmistakably proved. A witness named Woods was then called, and examined at length by Mr. H. James. He stated that he received a sovereign from Mr. Allsop, that he bribed an elector named Cox with 10s., and that he afterwards informed Mr. Allsop of • the fact, and gave him back the half-sovereign remaining of the money he had received. lie also said that he had made some inquiries respecting the value of some votes by direction of Dr. Robertson, and that on telling hini Horder's men would not vote under £1 apiece, the Doctor replied it was too much, and that it ought to be done for 10s. each. He after wards got money from Barry, which he spent in bribing the electors. The Committee adjourned on the Speaker being announced at prayers. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. WESTMINSTER. BRUTAL OUTRAGE.—John Brown, a powerfu' young fellow, was brought up on a warrant charg. ing him with assaulting John Gibson with a pick• axe. Complainant said—l am a labourer. lam at work with other men in pulling down houses in Talbot street for,thezailway. We have a quarter of an hour's rest 'allowed at half-past three in the: a f tern oon, and on Tuesday at that time I was sit-. tin pick-axe in his hand and struck me in the face with it, leav in g the mar k there. witgh o a n form, when the prisoner came up to me Prisoner—lt was an accident. Complainant —It was not. Prisoner —It was perfectly accidental, your wor ship. Mr. Selfe—Did he saYthing before he struck you ? Complainant—Yes ;he said, « For two pins I'd shove this in your eye." Prisoner—Well, he owes me 4s. 6d. Mr. Selfe—An d y ou p r etend this was accidental. Having a good m ind to d o it you do it ; having a good will to do a thin g an d doing it is wilful. e a d d o e w d n them,an Licked and prisoner—Some l ago b of them I offended ff e t m h e is a m li a t n tle vi w ont pay me the 4s. 6d. Davis, the waraut officer they threatened the complainant if he prosecuted prisoner to-day. Mr. Selfe—Anything more brutal than this it is difficult to imagine. If you or any other man threaten this complainant, I will punish him with the utmost severity of the law. You are .com mitted to hard labour for three weeks, and must enter into recognisances for three months. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Hollo way ' s Ointment and Pills.— Look to the Future. —Th3 first symptom of departing health should have instant attention and redress, not more for the comfort of the present but for the happiness of the future. Whatever the irregularity, wherever situated, however marked, Holloway's remedies will reach it and move it. The external employment of the ointment and the internal use of the pills will always restore order and ease. Cutaneous complaints, defective nutrition, want of appetite, nausea, and biliousness are immediately cured and healthy functions permanently restored to each organ. The united action of Holloway's remedies over the human frame is so singularly searching, soothing, and curative that few diseases can long withstand the thorough ptiritl catioA they conotatly bring about. DIPERIA,II PARLIA2I, ENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAsT EVENING.. The LOUD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wo )Isack at five o'clock. THE DESTITUTE POOR. On the motion of the E•trl of DEvot au inquiry* was ordered to be instituted as •to the number of the paupers relieved for ten years ending in 1867. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (IRELAND BILL.) This bill was brought up from the House of Commons, and, on the motion of the Earl of CLA.RENDON, N. , as read a first time. He fixed the second reading for this d, by week. Earl GREY then gave notice that on that occa- iion he should move that it be read that day throo months. CHICHESTER AND MIDHURST RAILWAY I TILL This bill was read a second time. RELIGIOUS SITES BILL. This bill was c3namitted. Oa recommitment a few remarks were mach by Lori Ron:Lilly, Lori Cranwo lab, and the Lord 04ancellor, and it then passed. JURORS AFFERIiATION.(SOOTOII) BILL. This bill was read a second time. POOR RELIEF BILL. The Earl of DEVON waved that report of ameudmenta with regard to this bill be received. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that he had a question to ask about the admission of auy strange mini ster who might be in the neighbourhood, and he wished that the noble earl would make it a great - feature in the bill. • The Earl of DEVON said that the words at the " I quest of an inmate" was too vagU3 and tile 3rtiiu to bo in eluded, and therefore ho must decline to accede to the request of Oa noble m trclui3. M tay of the inmates were merely children, and there was a difficulty in ascertaining their opinion on religious subj cts. TIIE NORTH AMERICAN CONFEDERATION. Lord CAMPBELL, in whose name the following no tice stood on the paper—" To present a petition from Nova Scotia alleging the existence of much discontent in the province with respect to an Act passed last session, under the title of the British North American Act ; and to move an humble address to her Majesty, praying her to appoint a commission to proceed to Nova Scotia, for the phrpose of examining into the causes of_ the alleged diSsatisfaction with a view to their removal" said,ljtat he hoped . to bring his motion on as early as six o'clock, but it was now considerably later, and as the State of the house did not 'offer. the prospect of a debate oa the subject with the care it required, he should bog to postpone the motion of which he had given notice. Ile did so with regret, regarding the subject as ono of extreme importance and urgency, but he had the sati-faction of knowing that the grounds on which he did so had the concurrence of the Secretary of State. The Earl of CARNARVON, complained of the course taken by the noble lord in giving notice of his motion and then withdrawing it. Surely half-past six was not too late an hour for entering upon a debate of so much interest and importance. Lord CAMPBELL assured the noble earl that he had been quite as anxious as he himself was to have a discussion on the question, but he could not cantend against the diffi culties which the ordors of the house opposed to a private member in his position oa Tuesdays and Thursdays. Lord LYVEDEN said he very much regretted the post ponement of the debate, especially because there were gen tlemen now in this country from Nova Scotia who had come over expressly in reference to this question, and who were not likely to be gratified at finding that half-past six was too late an hour to take such a discussion in their lord ships' house. It was a question, he considered, of para mount importance, and upon which the continued alle giance of Nova Scotia might depend. He thought their lordships might have admitted the debate, but as it had been postponed he hoped the noble lord would endeavour to fix some early day for it, when the gentlemen to whom he had referred would not yet have left for America. THE IRISH CHURCH. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave notice that on that day week, on the motion for the second reading of the Sus pensory Bill relating to the Irish branch of the Established Church, he should move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COIDIONS—LAST EVENING. The SPENKEII took the chair at four o'clock. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to issue for the election of a burgass from Stamford in the room of Viscount Ingestre, now Earl of Shrewsbury. PUBLIC PETITION. Mr. FORSTER called the attention of the house to the breach of privilege which had been committed by a cer tain individual, who, in order to make certain petitions presentable to the house, had detached 0115 of the signa tures from the bottom of the petition, and affixed it on the sheet upon which the prayer of the petition was written, being a breach of the forms of Parliament ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the time had come when some improvement ought to be come to, because the fact of ono signature being written on the sheet containing the prayer did net offer the slghtest guarantee of the genuineness of the other signa tures iixecl to the petition.. Ho did. Alt a3e much use in ke•ping up such n vary peculiar arrangement as that now in force. The subject then dropped. IRISH RAILWAYS. Mr. GREGORY asked the Chancellor of th 3 Exchequer whether her Majesty's Government inten led to legislate for Irish railways during the prosent session; aad if not, whether, before the close of it, they would nuke a state ment as to the plan they meant to adopt in dealing with those interests in the future Parliament. The OILINCELLOR of the .EXCHEQUER said it was not the intention of the Government to in troluca a bill with the objact mentioned during the present session of Parliament. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Mr. OT WAY asked the First Lord of the Troasury whether it was true that the Government had announced their intention of withdra wing the small grant of £5OO which had for some years been made to the Royal Aca demy of Music ; and whether the Government contem plated the creation of any institution for musical educa tion, to be supported from the public funds? Mr. DISRAELI said the money had already been with drawn. No provision was male for it in the estimates for the pr esent year, and no notice was taken of the mat ter when the supplies were voted. The demand of the Royal Academy was not limited to the £5OO, but to a much larger sum, and one which the Government did not feel justified in asking for, especially as after inquiry the results of the institution were not considered satisfactory. It was the opiaiou of the Government that it was desirable that a cheap musical education should form part of our national system. (Hear, hear.) But further than that at pro sant ho was not at liberty to say. (Hear, hear.) TREASON FELONY ACT. In reply to Mr. MAGUIRE, Mr. ADDELtLEY said a I,)py of the act psi by the Legislature of the United States had been received is this country, but it had bon returned with certain suggested alterations. (Hear, hear.) CROPS IN CE YLON. Mr. WATKIN asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Colonial Office had been in form xl of the failure of the crops in Ceylon, and of the dying out in large numbers of the native population ; and whether it was proposed to institute any inquiry, or to take any special measures to meet the scarcity of food ? ---- ADDERLEY said happily they had not received any such disastrous intelligence. REWARDS TO THE TROOPS OF THE ABYS- SINIAN EXPEDITION. Mr. B. COCHRANE asked the Secretary of State for. India if it was the intention of the Government to place the troops who hid served in Abyssinia on the same fOoting as troops serving in a campaign in India as regards batta, or extra pay ? 'Sir S. NOR'PEICOTE said, considering the hardships and diffieulties encountered by the troops during the Abyssinian Expelition, it had been decided . to give them a reward in the shape of six months' batta. (Hear, hear.) THE MARRIAGE LAW COMMISSION. In reply to Sir C. OIOGILLEN, Mr. HARDY said the report wjuld ba hid on the table within a very few days. MEETING OP THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI, it was agreed to moot at two o'clock in the afternoon on certai❑ days to bo fixed with a view to expodite public business. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to call the attention of the house to the present arrangements of public business. At one time it was said by the right hon. gentletna,n that the first business to be disposed of was the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills and the Boundary Bill; and now, before that was carried out, two bills of considerable importance, viz., the Foreign Cattle Market Bill and the Electric Tele graphs Bill, were interpos id, both of waich seemed likely to give rise to a very animated debate. Mr. DISRAELI said he certainly did place the public busi ness in Vie order referred to by the hon. member for Ashton; that of course was necessary in order to facilitate business, and he thought he was justified in saying that consider able progress had been male, so that the two other bills might be taken into consider:lton, as it was extremely "desirable to have an expression of the feeling of the house upon those measures. Under tbose circumstances he hoped the hon. gentleman would nut offer any impedi ment to considering, as II id been arranged, the two bills he had mentioned—viz., the Foreign Cattle Market Bill and the Electric Telegraphs Bill. He hoped therefore there would be a condensation of thought - (laughter)-- on the subject, and that they would dispose of the matter without any unnecessary delay. Mr. D. GRlFFlTHreminded the right hon. gentleman that he had not said a word about the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill. 141. r. DISRAELI kaki he undoubtedly promipetl to pro. coed with that bill after the supplementary Reform Bills SPORTING and the Boundary Bill were disposed of. He thought they had better clear the paper before they began to make further arrangements. IRISH REFORIrBILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. Mr. DISRAELI said he took that the first opportunity of stating that with respect to the postponed clauses 10, 11, 12, he did not on the part of the Government offer needless obstacles, therefore he should move that they be expunged. (Hear, hear.) On clause 10 being proposed, Mr. PIM moved to leave out from " boroughs" to end of clause, and insert "borough of Portarlington shill cease to return a member to serve in Parliament, and the boroughs of Downpatrick, Dungannon, Kinsale, and Bandon shall cease to have the_right to take part in the election of members of Parliament, otherwise than as forming part of a district of boroughs in manner herein after provided." After a short discussion, the clause was withdrawn. The remainder of the night was occupied in the discus sion of new clauses. The first controversy which arose was on a new clause moved by Mr. C. Fortescuo to group the Queen's University with the University of Dublin for election purposes. It was objected to by Lord Mayo on the ground that it was not possible for these two bodies to amalgamate, and that both were equally averse from it. Replying to some statistics quoted by Mr. Fortescue as to the paucity of the Dublin University constituency, Lord Mayo mentioned that in the Irish Registration Bill a change would be made which would add considerably to the number of electors. The Atterney-General for Ireland also opposed the conjunction on behalf of his constituency ; while Mr. Gregory strenuously supported it, as the first step towards breaking up the exclusive character of the University representation. On a division the clause was rejected by 183 to 173. Mr. FA\VCETT, in order to provide a separate and independent member for the Queen's University, moved to disfranchise the smallest borough in Irelaud—Portar lington; which Lord Mayo opposed on the ground that the house had already detertniued,not to deal with Redis tribution in the bill. Oa a. division Mr. Fawcett's clause was rejected by 210 to 55. A clause brought up by Sir C. O'Loghlen to disfranchise all Irish freemen in future, saving existing rights, gave rise to a long and lively discussion, which was mainly a reproduction of the arguments used last year, when a similar clause was moved in the English bill. It was zealously supported by Mr. Gladstone, and the claims and merits of the freemen class of voters were espoused with equal warmth by Mr. Henley. bn division the clause was rejected by 155 to 109. The sharpest struggle of the evening was on Colonel French's amendment to reduce the county franchise frum £l2 to £3 rateable value. In support of it Colonel French entered at length into the rating arrangements of Ireland, to show that the reduction he proposed would about equalise the county franchise in all the three kingdoms. Lord MAYO, in objecting to the amendment, rested on the fact that the Government scheme of Reform placed the county franchise on the same footing in all the three king doms, though Roland had anticipated England and Scot land by some years in adopting the figure of £l2. There was nothing, he urged, in the circumstances of Ireland to justify this further reduction, for it was absolutely certain that in a very short time there must be an alteration in the system of valuation in Ireland which would completely assimilate the basis of valuation in all the three countries. The proportion of the number of county voters to the population by the bill would be about the same in Ireland as in England and Scotland. Mr. OSBORNE, designating the bill as an ignis fatuus and a farce, made light of this or any other reduction of the county franchise, unless accompanied by the protec ion of the ballot. Between the landlord and the priest he franchise would be a curse to the tenant without a ease one mile. Mr. GREGORY took the same view of the effect of the amendment. It would not strengthen public opinion, but would hand over the counties more completely to the in fluence of a certain number of great landlords. Mr. GLADSTONE dwelt on the importance of observ ing a certain proportion in the Refor►n arrangements for the three counties, and argued that, if this bill passed in its present form, the franchise, both iu town and county, would be left at a higher point in Ireland than in the other two countries. In fact, a bill of so limited a scope, adding only 9,000 to the borough voters, could not be said to dis pose of the subject of Irish Reform. Lord Mayo's as sumption that an assimilation of the county franchise would be speedily brought about by a revision of the Irish System of valuation he treated as completely illusory, and. he reminded the house that in 1350 it had accepted an £3 franchise for Ireland with the approval of Sir R. Peel. Mr. SYSAN and Mr. O'REILLY supported the am)nd nent, and Lord J. BxowsE suggested in vain a compromise of .£lO. On a division the amendment was rejected by 211 to 205, and the Ministerialists saluted their fourth and greatest victory of the night with enthusiastic cheering. Dr. BRADY, who had a clause on the paper to apply vote by ballot to Irish elections, being unwilling to bring it on at so late an hour (12.15), moved to report progress, but he was beaten on a division by 289 to 79. Still refusing to go on, a motion was made that the chairman leave the chair, and Mr. Disraeli, with the view to finishing tlae committee on the bill, offered to give Dr. Brady. Use opportunity of raising the question on the re port. Dr Btady himself was willing and anxious to accept the arrangement, but other Irish members protested that no better opportunity would occur for settling the ques tion than the present, and ultimately Sir J. Gray took on himself to move Dr. Brady's clause. After wasting nearly half an hour in discussing whether to go on or not, the house divided on the Claus o, and it was negatived by 22.5 to 126. This concluded the business of the committee, and the bill was ordered to be reported on Monday. Tho Electric Telegraphs Bill was read a second time and ordered to be referred to a select committee, on the understanding that an instruction will be moved to the committee to inquire into all the important points of the general question. The ScoV:h Reform Bill, after being recommitted for the insertion of some verbal, amendments, was read a third time and passed. An amendment was introduced into the Boundary Bill to meet the case of the compound holders in the districts to be included for the first time in a Parliamentary borough, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time o-day. Soma other business was disposed of, and the house ai ourned at half-past 2 o'clock. DIE BARRACKS OF THE HOUSEHOLD CA VALRY. The Lancet devotes its sanitary report to the Knightsbridge Barrack, which is condemned as un fit for either officers, men, or horses. The whole place is redolent of horses and horse manure, the buildings being huddled together, and the litter thrown out directly under the windows of the bar rack-roams. Au instructive example is given of the way in which increased accommodation may be economically obtained. The mess-rooms of the privates have been taken from them for regimental offices, and they are now compelled to take their meals in their bedrooms. The ablution rooms are dark, uncomfortable, and their floors perpetually wet. There is no looking-glass, no place to lay a towel or the soap. The married men and their children are lodged in the most shameful manner. They have no supply of water, no watercloset, no domestic conveniences whatever. They are worse off than they would be in a workhouse or a prison. The managers of the Zoological Gardens would be execrated if they kept their animals in such au un happy state. The young become stunted for want of air and light, and no of e would suppose these puny children to be the offspring of such stalwart parents. There appears to be an almost total ne glect of sanitary laws; bad ventilation, offensive urinals, disgusting privies, uutrapped drains, and badly ventilated barrack-roonis. Baths are so short that the men cannot immerse themselves, and hot water is not allowed. In theeliospital the bath for these six-foot troopers is 4ft. Sin. long, and propor tionately wide, while be supply of hot water is on a corresponding scale. The sick wards are dull and badly furnished. Extraordinary pains appear to have been taken to secure ventilation and pure air by complicated tubes over the gas burners, louvre openings near the ceilings, Sherington valves and Galton stoves, to the utter neglect of the simpler, but far more efficient, expedient of making a suffi cient number of windows opening at the top. There are neither day nor recreation rooms, so that music halls and love-making are the chief resources for amusement. The Lancet Commissioners are of opinion that this barrack cannot be materially im proved, and recommend that it shoul i be at once rebuilt. They speak highly of the site in a sanitary point of view, and if London is not to be denuded of its troops, the neighbourhood of the parks is the best situation for them. There is, however, no rea son that the buildings should be made so unsightly as they now are. TIIE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW. —A few gen tlemen have formed themselves into a committee to raise a fund for tho purchase of a testimonial to be presented to Lieut.-Colonel Galt, of the 2d Hants Artillery Volun teers, in recognition of his services in securing the holding of the volunteer review in the neighbourhood of Ports mouth, and his active assistance in bringing it to so success ful an issue. The Dlayor of Portsmouth heads the sub , seriptio list with 11, gift of fits guineas. lE.—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HAMPTON RACES-THIS DAT. WOLSEY PLATE. The Wolsey Plate of 100 sous (Handicap); winners of any race after June 12 (at ten a.m.), 71b, of two 101 b extra Lily Breach of Promise ... 2 Vixen .... 3 ALEXANDRA PARK MELTING. TUESDAY, June 30. The Palace Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, 2 if declate4 by Tuesday, June 23 (to go to the second horse), 'with 200 sovs added; tho winner of any handicap value 200 soya after Juno 17, at seven p.m., 7d); any other winner s 3lb extra. About two miles. 23 subs. Age st lb Goodwood... ... 4 8 12 Gomm 6 8 7 Success ... 6 8 0 Salpinctes ... 6 7 12 Special ... 5 7 10 I,iss havelock ... 5 7 10 li:flight Errant ... 4 7'lo Adamanthea ... 1 7 4 Feodor 4 7 2 Rel-Tub 4 7 2 Mariner 3 7 0 Minster Bell ... 4 7 0 Age it lb Vixen g ... ... 4 7 0 Stratagem ... ... 4. 6 12 Virginia Creeper ... 4 6 12 Our Mary Anne ... 3 6 7 Prince Regent ... 3 6 7 President Lincoln 3 6 4 Lord Paramount ... 4 6 ¢ Mexico ." ... 3 6 4 Paplllon ... ... 3 6 0 fabouret ... ... 3 6 0 Examiner ... ... 3 6 0 WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING. THURSDAY, JULY 2. The Worcestershire Stakes (llandiclp) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft., 3 if declared on or before Tuesday, June 23, with 100 added ; second to save stake ; a winner of a handi cap of 100 sovs in value after June 16, at 10 a.m., 71b ; of two handicaps of 100 sovs., or one of 300 sovs., I .olb extra. New Course, one mile three furlongs. 55 dubs. [ll the highest weight accepting be under Bst 121 b, it will be raised to that, and the others iu proporticn.] Age st lb Age st lb Vespasian ... 5 9 5 *Colonel ... 5 6 9 Wroughton ... 4 8 0 *Bauditto ... 3 6 8 *Kin,f, Charming a 712 Tympanum ... 3 6 7 Christmas Carol ... 6 7 9 *Clarice ... 4 6 7 Edinburgh ... 6 7 8 Vortigern ... 3 6 7 Dick Turpia ... 4 7 8 *Blacklock ... 3 6 7 Goojerat 5 7 7 Duet ... 5 6 7 *Grey Stocking 5 7 7 Wild Briar... ... 5 6 G *Monarch of the *Rabbit Trap ... 4 6 6 Glen ... 5 7 6 Conundrum ... 5 6 6 Moonbeam .. 4 7 5' Prince Regent 3 6 5 * Vale Royal ... 3 7 5 Jeanie Deans ... 4 C 4 Acte3a. ... 5 7 5 *Fair ... 3 6 4 Success ... 6 7 4 Pidelia (bred in. Orion ... ... 3 7 4 France)... ... 3 6 4 Jezebel 5 7 3 Little Ellen ... 5 6 4 *Seville ... 4 7 3 Madame Wright ... 5 6 2 Lord Palmerston President Lincoln.. 3 6 2 (inc. 101 b extra) 3 7 3 The Returned ... 3 6 0 by Rommlus— Cby Thormanbv— Attack (inc 71b Phomy (Wild ex.) 4 7 0 Charley's dam)... 3 6 *Foresight 4 613 *Kettleholder ... 3 512 Mayflower ... 4 612 Ottoman ... 3 5 1.2 *Athena ... 3 6 12 Thorncroft ... 3 5 12 *Grand Duke 4 6 12 Pest ... ... 3 5 12 Needle Gun 6 6 12 *Landscape ... 3 5 8 Chivalry ... 3 6 12 *Kelly Rose 3 5 8 Arabia ... ... 6 611 Balvie 3 5 7 Rejoinder ... 4 6 10 Papillon ... 3 5 7 Mariner ... 3 C 10 Ligurian ... 3 5 7 Those horses marked thus (*) having been entered without the knowledge of their owners will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to re main in. ItACING_FIXT I JU Newcastle '23 Bibary Club 23 JU JItES FOR 1868. SiE I Stockbridge Alexaudra Park 3O LI". Odiham Chelmsford Worcester Summer Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Radcliffe Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Huugerford Pontefract Dawn Royal Corp ll Reading pilsby ll AUG Deauville Leek 3 Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 flastings York August Oxford •• Stamford Liverpool July M. Huntingdon 2l. Nottingham July Chesterfield 23 linutsford 23 SEPT 16 Southampton Sudbury and Ealing Goodwood ........ 2B UST. IBridgewater and West Somerset .. 2O Dover Scarborough .. 21 Canterbury Great Yarmouth 25 Derby Summer Weymouth Ipswich 27 Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l NIBER. Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster. September 8 Brecon lk Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Kelso l. OOTOBER. Hendon l7 Monmouth .. l7 Manchester Novrtntrket Ist Oototor 22 Wats tit • 23 E linburgh -k West Deayto,t 2B R.val Catalonian Haut an 1 Wastern M 'Radford 1 Sudbury and Ealing Autumn Autuu I ridsvtattrket 2d October 5 I Ihrrow Lanark Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 j Lincoln Autumn Ch e lt en ham l3 NOVEAI3I , I3. Liverpool Shrewsbury 9 STEEI?LECIIA.SEi. OCTOBEIL Bromley 1 Ealing DECEUBER. St. Albans Kingsbury 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. WIIITEHURST AND OTHERS.-LIBEL. The Lord Chief Justice was occupied the greater part of the day in summing up the evidence. The jury had not returned their verdict when WQ went to press. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. (Before the Right Hou. Sir It. Phillimore.) THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP.. - SETTLEMENT OF " 350" CLAIMS. The case of the Great Eastern, which has been some time before the public, in reference to the claims of about 350 sailors who were dismissed at Liverpool on the failure of the speculation in con nection with the French Exhibition, to and from New York, was now brought to a conclusion. The arrangement is to pay £4,011 6s. Bd. to the men, and £9BB 13s. 53. costs, making £5,000. His lordship wished it to be distinctly understood that no opinion was expressed on the points of law raised. Thus this matter was settled. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAUS.] LIVERPOOL, Jane 18. The Reyal Nlail steamer Ethiope, with the m tits from the West Coast of Africa, Tenariffa, and Ma deira arrival here to-lay. Her dues are Benin, Alay 6th; Brass River, Bth; Nun, 10th; Came roons, 14th ; Fernando Po, 15th ; Cape Palmas, 25th ; Sierra Leone, 30th ; 'l'eaeriffe, June 7th ; and Madeira, 9th. Bank of England Returns, An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the waek ending Lo Act 7th and Bth Victoria V . adneschy, June 17, 1868.. ISSUE DEP kRTMENT. Notes issued ....£36,320,080 Governmt. Debt £11,015,1 0 0 Other Securities 3,954,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion .C 36,320,030 X 36,320,080 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Governmt. Semi zities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £1.3,291,5.57 Other Securities 18,413,635 Notes 12,79.5,315 Gold and Silver (Join ~,,, 1,2603965 Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings Banks, Cominiasionors of National Debt, a nd Div. Accounts Other Deposits.. 19,70 , 1,991 Seven Days and o ther 8i115..... 421,745 .£1,5,751,532 Gnoa £45,751 7 502 at Fonnts, Chief Cashier. The usual distribution of prizes to the gentlemen cadets at the Royal Military Academy after the periodical examinations will be made to-day, com mencing about il. A.M. Prince Arthur will receive hi s commission. It was anticipated that the Queen would hand it to him, but we are informed that her Majesty will not be present, and that the Prince of Wales cannot attend; but it is expected that some of the junior members of the Royal family will honour the occasion by their presence. 1, ......... 11li: