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

i 0 Alt 11 T A ND OOMMERCIAL INTELLIGIVNC.S, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The principal changes in this week's Bank return are caused by the dividend payments, although, as they commenced only on Wednesday morning, only a supgie day's distribution is shown by the account. The first day's payments are usually confined to banks and Public establishments. The Public Deposits conse quently show a lame diminution ; but, on the other hand, a great proportion of the amount disbursed re appears in the shape of Private Deposits, while the Lanai's own share in these payments is shown by the c onsiderable accession to the amount of the Rest. „The Government appears to h ave b or ro we d £400,000 froth th e B an k u p on D e fi c i enc y Bill s , w hi c h o f course Rill yield seine profit ; but there is a heavy falling off in the Private Securities of more than two millions sterling. These changes, important as they are, have b een effected with but little disturbance to the and Reserve. The following are the prin cipal variations iu the position of the Bank since the receding return : Decrease in Circulation - £1,722 Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits Increase in Government Securities Decrease in other Securities Decrease in Bullion Increase in Rest Decrease in Reserve Bullion in both Departments ......22,551,542 Reserve in Notes and Coin Circulation, in Bank Post Bills. 25,222,334 the return of paid clearing for the week ending .dnesday, July 8, as certified by Mr. G. Derby ehlre, chief inspector : July 2, Thursday ..-: ... £10,328,000 July 3, Friday ... ... ... 11,144,000 July 4, Saturday ••• ••• 13,912,000 July 6, Monday ••• ••• 9,314,000 July 7, Tuesday ... ... 11,787,000 J t4,tY 8, Wednesday ... ... 10,449,000 Total .-.: X 66, 934, 000 Plio is a satisfactory aggregate. As there have een no Stock Exchange settlements in the week, and as there is no reason to believe that trade has Materially improved, it is probable that the amount maY have been influenced to some extent by adjust- Ments connected with the beginning of the last half of the year. The Discount market indicates increased ease upon t ne payment of the dividends, and the minimum quo• tation is 1 per cent., and in the Stock Exchange 1 per cent. The Corn market is quiet, at previous rates. The Funds are dull and inactive. Consols are 941 t o 947,, and 9i to 95. New and Reduced, to 941 ; Bank Stock, 242 to 245 ; India Five Per Cents., 1141 to 1151 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 9.03 prem. , Foreign St oc k s are quiet, and w ith ou t any c h ange. • I ‘Jexican are quoted 151 to 16 ; Greek, 13k to 131 ; Italian Spanish, at 364 to 36/ ; Turki s h, 41/ t o 42 ; Italian 53 to 53k ; Egyptian (1864), at 82i to 831; LPeruvian (1865), 801 to 81 ; New Russian Railway oan, 2' to 3 ; Orel-Viteb s k, 83:/ to 841 ; and Nicola], 5 -}to 65/. In American Secu r iti es , th e 5-20 B on ds are 1 (I wer, at 721 to 731 ; Erie have advanced at 45h "o,ai 46 i ; Illinois show n o c h ange , at 1014 to 102. ~,jglish Railways were flat, but not lower on the I .l' e le. Lancashire and Yorkshire are quoted 127.1 1281 ; Midland, 1041 to 105 ; London and South Oies tern, 91 to 93 ; London and North Western, 113 t o 114 ; Great Northern 101 to 102 ; do. ( \ A 95 i to 96 ; Great E as t ern , 36/ t o 361 ; Great res tern, 4P4 to 49 : Bri g hto n , 51 t o 511 ; Sheffi e ld, 4 1 to 42 ; Metropolitan, '7113 to 1131 ; Caledonian, 70 1- to • ; and Chatlam 19 to 191. 411 Foreign Railway Shares, Lombardo-Venetiar. remains at 161 to 16k. Great Luxembourg, 12 to 121. Colonial Government Securities are in moderate Canest. The following are the current rates : n ada 6 per Cent., 102 to 104 ; ditto 5 pet Cent., 90 to 92 ; Maur i t i us 6 per Cent., , lO4 ; New S ou th W a l es .s p er C en t . , 99 to ; New Zealand 6 per Cent., 110 to 112 ; Queensland 6 per Cent., 106 to 107 ; Victoria 6 Per Cent., 112 to 114. of . i ank Shares are dull, but the only change is a fall A in Alliance. Th e f o ll ow i ng are the quotat i ons : "ra (A), 11 to 12 ; Alliance, 10i to 9k dis.; Anglo- Austrian, 4/ to 51 prem. ex div. ; Chartered Mer iantile, 28 to 2 9 ex div. ; Consolidated, 4ft to 41 ; i TPerial, 174 to 184 ; Imperial Ottoman, 11 to Prem. ex div. ; London and County, 494 to 501; 'orlon and Westminster, 69 to 70 ; do. New, 421 t l ? ; London Joint St oc k, 32 to 33 ; U n i on of "don, 33 to 34. a _p)rei g n Mining Sha r e s are w ith out movement. St. in del Rev is noted at 19' to 20 • Po r t Philip, t 13 • q 2 o ; Chontales, 2t021 ; Rossa Grande, 7-16 to 9 . 1 s . 111, )Plriiscceesl.lanztlis shar e s are qu i et , b u t w i t h out c h ange 21 1 4- glo-American Telegraph is inquired for C~ qt to 214 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per 4 ; 1- 5 to 4 1 3 ; Atlantic and Great Western t o -, r 2 -o ge Bonds, 334 to 36 ; Hudson's Bay, 14k T ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2. day were no gold operations at the Bank Yester he dividend of tue London and St. Katherine uer r',for the past half year, as in the corresponding Th e of 1867, is 30s per cent. be 'lle Suez Canal Company has issued the of the of the lottery loan for the completion of the of , 100 ,000,000 francs, or £5,000,000 sterling. 11 ::: (1 :1 thousand obligations are offered of 300 or b e ach, reimbursable in fifty years at 500 francs, f o e : I t lue , eri.v drawings, the two first to take place Th e e d s Lh September and the 15th December next. franc°uligations are to be paid for at the rate of 500 fran cs tw o 3 if Paid up in full, less of 25c. interest for the ending July 1 and October 1 ; and at ca s '- an es if paid for in instalments of 100 francs cription, 100 francs in November, and 100 b; , are 3 i n March next. They will be made out to t" eh r ynd will be quoted on the Paris Bourse. sab se 9° l igation will bear 25 francs interest. The ar e ‘ 111)40 11 will be kept open until the whole series Lak en. ji,34.111 interesting table of the bullion movements in Prep a ° r tl e r foreign account during the last six months, shows bY Messrs. Pixley, Abell, and Langley, with this considerable revival of activity as compared x io time last year. The exports amount to anet 1 h 6 0 9 . ,80 2, being" an . increase of £4,014,128 ; 4 ,5U9 im ports to £15,283,910, b e i ng an i ncrease of in i za84 1 1. 12 0 3 . We have thu s retaine d i n t hi s country, riv laths, no less than £5,269,782 of the . A. s eo ?tits fro m Od essa t o t h e 27th ult. give more Th e i`anle a ccounts of the prospects of the gra i n crops . falle n elnperature was lower, and refreshing rains had eon ut ; wh ich had c om pl e t e l y c h ange d th e f ace of the fir m. 3 :• All the m ar k e t s remaine d comparat i ve l y d e At M arse i lles on Tuesday prices were a shade arer, h a T i he traffi c receipt of the Great Southern of India IncaY, for th e week ending April 4, has shown an period of 1867. ieaSe °f £3lB ' compared as with the corresponding BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. r, Cent.GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a .-,-,r Consols Di ttoforAccount, xrPer Cent. Reduced 941 4 1,i -e `° 3 per Cent 6 1 , 1 v 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A " 0 . 5 per Cent.lB73 D 0•, for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — ,",_° (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — E' '"equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — 1 ,11 Do. £5OO D o. II £lOO le £2OO — 77 - ullc of England Stock. 4, per Cent — - bo. Account ... ~,, 111bIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. muia took, 104 Cent., April 1874 ... xd DO. ~, . per 13'4 upening, for Account — b° 5 per Cent. July, 1880 0 0 ' 4 Per . Cent., Oct. 1888 . Certificates Do 0 • Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent 1 .,°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 uo 5 1091 10 D • i per Cent., May 1879 ° Doer Cent., Rup.-Deb. 1872 — . do. 1877 r , bo ...., rs • do. 1882 — ia • ueb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do'° Bonds, per Cent., £l,OOO Under £l.000 Jo, I'OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . it e „ ~ ....... kl u s a 4 .:::: ° s 4 p e e P r illic, 6 per Cent... 11,..,1l Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 ' Cent ..._ xd p 0 3 ' 4 1; Per Cent., 1852 _ 1.) 0 : do. 1858.. . 1.), ) d0., a0 1840 — 43 ' 5 .6 1863 66 rs o . or , ont. 1865 li tu_ Accent.. 774 p yre s .,loB . l 6 per Cent 0 4 ,'_ , ) 2 Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) D 4') l l '. 6Per Cent. .... ,!“to 6 per Cent ' lO2l ' l :; ° ' i Per Cent ~,0 0 6 per Cent., B ...._ Vo., 1867 r., .) 7 pit ,Cent., 1866 — uo s , , ( 3 ., .Clip £32 p a id D .flabiaal, 6 per Cent. 1 ) ' ,o_aist. 3 Thr Cent., 1825.. 13._ubian Pri ncipalities, i yer Cent — p.,„ ° _, B Per Cent., 1867 784 t s.atiOr v -`617 COnsOiidated, 1 per Cent. 134 14 i-, 3 ' l)t ian, 7 per Cleat ... -- -e. Secoad D Issu e OS e. 804 D o o ,e 5,,,, 0 ~ nona s Do 410 e Ronde Do 1864 Account - oods, order ensa- eenly the gins! U 42. bot." ;xtra, 1. ii., reet.) and (Mel ;rapli orpe.) MS., £77. al au " St. MS. "The ieces, 0 i vols. y Sir Bal and ussia, s in -1 the 'prig -10. ;heets es b y )rrec- ithor. graph Lilting A the ,4 The ets of James litiona extra, ten to 140. ientin sheets Mr. s and Russia >everil sheets ntynel the , te," e first orree - pp earg , e of e, and eristie. 3 froill leaved► by the , 182 8 • last lot idding ° co cked bidder o id ulti - street, r, YDfl• unchea ,f 1,4 20 borer 1, whic h 265 ft. in. SI I A ° lit ;rciai s. o Ba ril si the to : i i O4 tool -r(lc' ,e of ~ Ji5.,0 tiouris — Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 851 Government Railway Debenture, ..... 921 Greetc 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups — Do. Acecunr Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Gonduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account ~ 79/ 8} Do. Maremmana Raiway — Nl.3xicar, 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Aontevideau 6 per Cent. 4loorish imperial 5 per Cent lew Granada • l5 i Do 3 per Cen — Do. Defer7ed Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 801 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) - Do 44 per Cent., U. 62 Do Account - Porttiguese 3 p(r Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'6!P,'2.':- 391 Do. do. 1' 67 395t Do. do. Sc ip, £2O paid ussian 5 per Cent., 18 . zz, X Si Do 44 per Cent. 1850 .. . B7i Do 44 per Cant., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bolick._ Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..,, Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l; I Do. do £B4 15s. do — 1 o Nicolas Railway 65-} Sac tinian, a per Cent 74} Spanish 3 por Cen Do. A cc , ,unt D.. 1867 Do• New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive , Do. Ace. ant Do. Corn. Cert. of Coui . not funded ... Do. Account Tuniish 6 per:Cent, — ou Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds ... 67 51 6 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6 14 k . 1 D., 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable iu London. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 . 4 per (lent. Ex. 12 GO , Do Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 534 3 .... 37} ~ CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 941 94i I Do. Account, Aug. 6 BOURSE, July 9.—Thr closed as follows : •ee o'clock.—The market 4 per Cont. End of month — 3 per Cent ;End of month 7O 57i Credit Mobilier 292 End of month 292 50 Credit Foncier 1487 50 Endpf month — iIAILWA` Bank Shares 3]95 Itrd'an Loan — End of month Mexican Loan 22 50 Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt 33 25 Deferred ------ Cash Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 576* Western Eastern . 560 Sardinian Austrian 5581 L om b ar d 41 04 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 4sf MARKETS-7 HIS DAY. CORN. The weather continues fino"for wheat, and although threatening rain at intervals, is still dry. . The country markets are generally very dull, w ith drooping prices for wheat, but firm fur feeding stuffs. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was very moderate. English wheat was very little dealt in, and rates were nominally as before. _ _ _ At the opening of the market sales of foreign wheat were made is under Monday's rates, but the tone was rather firmer. Flour heavy on hand. Floating cargoes of wheat are is to 2s lower on the week, but clearing off better at the decline. Only 21 car goes are now off the coast. Barley is rather firmer than in the early part. Beans and peas move off at full prices. Maize is firmer. Oats are 6d to is dearer on the week for Russian, and the prices of Swedish are against buyers. Malt unchanged. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supplies of dead meat to-day were not so heavy, and the rate was better, the market being cleared without difficulty at previous rates. Beef, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; mut ton, 3s 4d to 4s— in some cases 4s 2d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Fork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; lamb, 4s to 4s 4d ; choice, 4s 8d per stone of 81bs by the carcase. COTTON MARKET. LITEIU'OOL, July 10.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. Sales of the week, 70,875 ; spec, 8,875 ; export, 10,375 ; import, 41,250 ; stock, 581,875; middling upland, 11}; Orleans, 11i; 111; Egyptian, 91. STATE OF TRADE. BLACKBURN, July cannot record any improvement in our market to-day. The attend ance of spinners and manufacturers on 'Change were much below the average, and although prices were slightly in favour of buyers, as compared with the quotations on the Manchester Exchange the preceding day, business could hardly be effected. BRADFORD, 9th.—The wool-market to-day is un usually quiet, and the quantity of wool changing hands is extremely small. The large quantity of good wool now brought forward tends to prevent consumers from operating beyond the supplies of pressing demands. Some are waiting to see whe ther wool will go any lower in price, and are quite unwilling to purchase. Some staplers, believing that prices will not be lower, hold to their quota tions with great firmness, while others, who hare less confidence on this point, are more disposed to meet the buyer. Middle and inferior sorts of wool are still easier, but fine choice lustre wools are firm in price. The worsted yarn trade is quieter than it was. Still there is a steady business doing both on export and home account, with a softening ten dency in price in some quarters. The piece trade is unusually quiet, the demand for every quarter being small and prices weaker. IRO.VMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETLYG. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Evening. The second of the quarterly meetings of the iron masters of this district was held in the Town Hall this afternoon. There was a large attendance, all the great iron producing firms in this and other districts being represented, as were also the dealers and the various shipping houses. The amount of business transacted was not large, but there was an unquestionable improvement in that respect on the two previous quarter days of this year. The tone was better, and the prevailing feeling was that as soon as the hot weather is over the trade will look up; in fact, the orders given out at this meet.: ing showed an improvement, which is general as regards all descriptions of finished iron. There was no approach to buoyancy to-day, but producers left the hall with a feeling of more confidence and cheerfulness than for the last eighteen months at least. There is a fair demand for Staffordshire pig-iron, all mine ; to quote prices is to convey a vague idea only as to the quotations in transactions of this com modity, so varied in quality is the make ; but the particular class of iron above referred to is £3 ss. to £3 7s. 6d. per ton. The contracts for Shropshire iron were entered into as usual; prices firm. The Royal Connnissiou ou Courts-martial met yesterday at the E Committee-room, House of Lords, and proceeded thence to visit the military prison at South wark. Present—the Chairman, Colonel Wilson-Patten, Lieutenant-General Peel, Mr. J. R. Mowbray, Lieutenant- General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., Lieutenant- General Henry Eyre, Major-General Sir A. H. Horsford, K.C.P., Colonel Lowther, C. 8., and Mr. S. Whitbread, M.P. The secretary, Ur. J. L. Wharton, also attended. All receive with satisfaction the announcement, that in consequence of the Reduction iu Duty, Horniman's Pure Teas are sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. 2,500 Authorised Agents—Confectioners in London and Chemists in the proyiuces—supply Borg Mart's Tea only its Packet:. COLONIA.L GU V 1411LINALSiNT SEUti 'British Columbia, 6 per, cent., Dec.3l, 1872—.1 100 1./an.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly I 1877-81 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug ! L.O 103 105' Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 100 103 105 Do. sp. 0. Jan. & Julyl 100 93 95 Do. sp. c. Inscribed site ICO 93 95 Cape (I.llope, 6 p.c.1873 , 100 102 104 llo.AplatrOot 1890-1900 100 ill 112 Do. do 1880-9 u 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-91 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 100 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.l 100 1.!8 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... lOO 106 108 c)o. 1882, Mayls, Nov, ;! 10u 107 10i Do. 1815, Feb. & Aug., j 100 1"6 " Natal Goy. 6 per cent lOO - - N.8.G0v.8p.0.Ja.&,1 ul) 100 09 10 v S.W. Gov.s 1811 100 94 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 100 98 99 ice Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 100 951 966 99a New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... .-• 10 97 4 98 4 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 ,Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 1(6 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.O. 1868-9 100 I Do. 1878 & upwards l Ito 110 111 - Vic Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 Do. do. April & Oct lOO 1111 1126 BRITISH MIN-19S. Cam. Consol. Gold, Um. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated SO 51 6/ Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 440 460 Urake walls 2.1.0 4 Nast Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 Mast Caradon 2.14.0 3 4 East Cara Brea IQ 2 21 n;ast Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 1 East Loved 3.9.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.8 11 2 (- 4 am.& StAubyn(G wen. (16 4 5 Great Laxey, limited all 18 17 Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 -- - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (11elst,i0 40 15 16 .;renville 9.0.6 11 16 ilerod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 Elingston Downs ...... 5.10.8 21 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant,l3-17.6 6 Clarke Valley I 4.10.6 7 76 gwyndy Iron Ore, lint 31 21 1/ e7V S ton North loskear . 3Bl 5 7 N.Wh Bassett (Mogan 1.4. 0 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United........ 8.11.0 2 21 Providence ,Uny Lelaut 1 1.6.7 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Ulcer).. 11 580 400 South Condurrow ).2.0 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 376 426 stray Park '35.15.0 4 6 rin Croft 9 1-1 15 Vigra and Clog - an, lim all - - West ltassett (Mogan , 11 I 11 W. Caradon (Ltekeardl 12 10 2 West Chiverton ll 6) 6 2 West Seton 4 74 2 0 0 210 Wheal Bassets !Mogan , 54 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redrutb 22 15 9 11 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.' 8 20 22 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 gua. 7 per oent.,l6i trOILiCiGN ktAILWAYb. Antwerp and Rotterdam, loi Great Luxembourg, czi B ksa elli a ar E d al n rn i' J ‘r u a n li c e t n ign u , i•'l>ltlE,lGN MINXP. Choutalee Golcl snd Sliver Mining, Urn., 21-16 Rossa tirande, St. John del Key, lira, 11 1 DOCKS Freehold Land and Dock. 321: Alliance, lim., 15 Augio-Austrian, 121 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 181 Anglo Hungarian, 10 CuArtered der. o!* India. London, and China, 281 Consolidated, lim , 41 11-16 Imperial Ottoman, Ili 11 Loudon Chartered Liana of Australia, 221 London and County, 49& 101 London Joint Stock, 33 Loudon and N estminster, • Ditto, Scrip, 473 Union of Australia, 491 Union of London, 338 MISCELLANICOUB: Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, S pa' cent , 931 Berlin Water Works, 5 Continental Union Gas, Um.. 15 Crystal Palace, 27 66 Eityptian ii per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua,, €Bl Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 124 lieu. Credit anu Discount, Liu.. bi Hudson's Bay, 15 International Financial Society.lith., 3 1 London Provincial Telegraph, lim., London Financial Association. Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per oent. India Government), WI National Discount i,ompany, Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 65k Neuter's Telegram, 251 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 711 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, sad the short exchange on London is 251. 17tc. per £1 sterling. On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that go l d is at about the same price in Paris and London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' Eight was on the last date about 11(1 per cent. At this rate there is scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United :gates. THE BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB.—We learn with satisfaction that the exhibition of pictures by the old masters, which has for so many years and with so much public advantage - been made by the British Institution, is not to be allowed to cease; but that, as soon as arrange ments now in progress are completed and a site for a suit able building obtained, the time-honoured and useful exhi bition will be revived under the joint auspices of the direc tors of the British Institution and the committee of the Burlingto4 Flue Arts Club. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1868. C p lo ri s oe in . g I Business dene. 100 110 :00 10C) 'Co 16.13.4 100 100 100 All 100 100 100 all 10U 100 100 1 . 100 2 100 LOO 82 84 7Uf 2(.1 30 3i 4 75 77 70 72 Q 6 97 36 adi 7i 8) 15 • id 101 102 95 Id 123 126 97 98 49i i9] 51 56 28 23 30 33 127 i 4281 52 53 19 11), is 15 ICJ )15 ist v 3 41 12 113, ill 10) 111 iS 84 104 105} 73 75 34 344 102 103 67 69 tl ?3 13u 131 131 133 120 121 Ili 14 60 107 10d 56i 570 15 47 73i 74 144 11 4 143 146 ,SIONS. 65 47 1.06 107 i ip 3 4 5 7 68 71 18 52 99 102 ,08 11G 112 113 ;1 71 361 7 95i 2 15/ 16; 481 9 1.81 511 1 191 41 1131 [ 1011 5 1021 I 671 104 31 [O f} 19 18i 1081 1051 99e 10.14 103 102 i ago. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A TRAINER OF YOUNG THIEVES.—Charles Smith, who described himself as a tailor, was charged be fore Mr. Knox with assaulting Andrew Bartley, a servant, residing at No. 53, Broad-street. The prosecutor said that on returning home last night to No. 53, Broad-street, where he was at present staying, he got into conversa tion with the prisoner and another man, and on their telling him that they had been locked out of their lodgings he took them home with him to sleep, and, having made up a bed for them, re tired to rest. On getting up that morning he found the prisoner in bed, but the other man gone, and a quantity of his property also, of the value of £ll. He went downstairs with the prisoner, who tried to get away, and on his taking hold of him to prevent him, the prisoner struck him vio lently in the face and smothered him in blood. He gave the prisoner afterwards into the custody of a constable. Police-constable Levi Dring, 69 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody on the charge of assault. The prisoner, who was i❑ his shirt sleeves, said he had been robbed by the other man as well as the prosecutor. Ile was a respectable tailor, living in Peter-stacet, and knew nothing of the other man. Mr. Knox sent the constable to the address the prisoner gave in Peter-street, and on entering the court he said that the prisoner was not known there at all. The prisoner said he could assure the magistrate he was a respectable man. At this stage of the case, Gordon, a plain-clothes officer of the C Division, happened to drop into court, and recognised the prisoner, stepped forward, and said that he knew the prisoner as a trainer of young thieves. A few nights ago he turned the prisoner out of a public-house in Compton-street, ou which occasion he was in company of about a dozen young thieves from the Dials. He also knew all the prisoners to be the companions of a noto rious receiver named Cook, and he believed his real name to be Bryan, and that he had been once transported. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. DANGEROUS STONE TllROWlNG.—Bartholomew Daley, a boy, was charged before Mr. Knox with throwing stones in Kensington-gardens to the dan ger of passengers. A police-constable of the A division said that be was on duty in Kensington-gardens yesterday even ing, about 8 o'clock, when he saw the prisoner and a number of other boys throwing stones at every one passing, and on his going after them to turn them out of the gardens the boys set to throwing stones at him also. lie caught the prisoner —who was fined 2s. 6d. in September last for a similar offence—and took him to the station. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner ss. or three days. THAMES. A VERY BAD SON.—William Hallibone, a tall youth, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of his father. William Hallibone said he was a chimney sweeper in James-street, Poplar. He had repeatedly dis carded his son for dishonesty and misconduct. His son had robbed him through thick and thin. The lad was forbidden the house ; but directly he left the house in the morning to do his work the boy came in, put his mother at defiance, and took any thing he could lay his hands on. Yesterday, at dinner time, there was a silver watch in a drawer. It was missing in the evening. Mr. Benson—Had you any evidence he stole the watch ? Witness—No doubt of it, who else would rob a poor man like me. He has robbed me 50 times. An old gentleman was robbed by him many years Mr. Benson—There is no evidence at all against him, and he is discharged. Keep him out of your house. The father-1 will. If ever I catch him in the house again, I'll larrup him, I'll flay him alive, I will. Mr. Benson—No. Don't attempt to do that. The law will not permit you to flay him alive. Slf ARE LIST. ORDINARY .11iAti.hb AND STOCKS. ROP,vays. Brifilol and exeter Ualedonian ,;.anbrian Cork and Bandon...—. 'Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„rerth,&Ab.June. E.London. Scrip _ Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. a tk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Ur cat N (nth 01 Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B Bt ock Do. New, is. at 25 pull (RS, and W. 01 Ireland Ut. Western Do. S. VAL Rail. glt., Do. South Wales Do. W. 11.1d.—Oxtora Do. Newport Do. liert.lt-d 7 . • ........ Lanoash orkbh Landon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh.,4t S Coast 1.0 n., Chat., and Dovel Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. L.n. ife Noah. Weittert Lou. at South \Venters Shel., LiECOII: Do. New Do. Ex ten si sietropolits.n District. 1)0. do. do. 00. and St. John 's idiuland Do. .Cu Share Do, Liirmin.. tt Derby aid lient . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. N th. Eastern—lierwich Do. puroliast Do. Lee 1s ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle Stock. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 186* 5 . . Do. do. 1866 North Stallordabire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stJok Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Stainea, Wok., tz ►Wok 'l.`a.tr Vale Do. C Vale of Heath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitetut I I vVest. Cornwall 78 62 43 15 33 35 25 27 18 19 1104 111 i, 14 2 1 , 14 2pi 105 107 9 101 - - I 141 14/ 98 100 9t 93 108 1(J74 100 102 45 97 83 $5 104 1 1lP 1 12 4 1 1014 IC2ii 101 103 MR. GLADSTONE AND GREESTVICH. Last evening a numerously-attended meeting of the leading Liberal electors of the borough of Greenwich was held at the Literary Institution of that town, for the purpose of securing the return of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, as one of the re presentatives of the borough at the forthcoming general election. Mr. W. ANGERSTEIN, who presided, said he had great pleasure in allowing his name to appear as the chairman of the committee which had been formed for the borough of Greenwich to support the return of Mr. Gladstone. (Applause.) By returning Mr. Gladstone they would do honour to themselves, and also honour to the right hon ourable gentleman, whom they all desired to re turn ; for should he fail for South Lancashire, then they could offer him a seat for Greenwich, and if elected for South Lancashire, as he be lieved Mr. Gladstone would be, they need not be ashamed in having elected him as one of their re presentatives, for Mr. Gladstone had entered Parlia ment as a Conservative, had grown to a strong and stronger Liberal, and was the best man to lead the great Liberal party in the llouse of Commons. (Applause.) Mr. DICKSON, of Deptford, and Mr. JOLLY, of Woolwich, reported the result of meetings of the Liberal party held in those towns, fully concurring in the object of the meeting ; Mr. Jolly adding that so astounded was a leading and well-known Con servative at the step the Liberal party had thus taken, that he said the only way to defeat it was to bring forward Mr. Disraeli as a candidate. (Load laughter.) Mr. W. C. BENNETT moved the first resolution, accepting the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone as one of the candidates for the borough. He observed that at the meeting held at Woolwich on Tuesday evening, Mr. Baxter Langley, who was before the constituency as a candidate for the representation, had stated that he was too good a Liberal to stand in opposition to, or to divide, the Liberal interest against, two such candidates as the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Mr. Alderman Salomons, and had promised to give every support in his power to secure their election. (Applause.) They had also heard that Sir W. Codrington, who had formerly represented the borough, was likely to become a candidate ; but he had a communica tion in his hand, and which he was at liberty to read, in which Sir W. Codrington, said Although there may be some doubt whe ther Mr. Gladstone would separate himself he at prese n t re p resen t s , n u c licious for another Libe ra l pending the reply i f ct r a o nc t ed u ri t tda h ai e tne g l y r t e ow a ot comeu c l o d n s bi t ne i t ti u on e i the field of the right hon. gentleman to the i nv i ta ti on th a t may be conveyed to him." (Applause.) Sir William Codrington also added : " No second Liberal can didate could afford to lose the support, from what gentlemen who are of th e borough of Green e now seeking to obtain for ede what ever t.,athe cause,urdistinction ee secure theydoyare Mr. WHITE seconded the resolution, which was carried with acclamation. It was then determined to form local committees in the several towns in the borough, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. NATURALIZATION COIIIIISSION.—A meeting of the royal commissioners for inquiring into the laws of natura lization and allegiance was held yesterday. Present : The Earl of Clarendon, K.G. ; Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P. ; the Attorney General, the Queen's Advocate, Sir Roundell Palmer, Q.C. M.P. ; Mr. W. E. Forster, 111. P. ; Mr. W. Vernon Hareourt, Q.C. ; Mr. Montagu Bernard, D.C.L. ; and Mr. C. S. A. Abbott, secretary. ADVERTISEMENTd — HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— T lie Wanderer.—For all complaints ordinarily affecting mankind, whether internal or external, nothing can com pare with these peerless remedies. Young and old of both sexes may use thorn with certain success and perfect safety. They are equally efficacious in hot and cold climates ; no change of temperature or long keeping impairs their cura tive properties, which never deteriorate, and are therefore especially adapted for emigrants and officers, or gentlemen whose pleasures or duties lead them to foreign countries and various climates. These remedies any man can safely prescribe with the absolute certainty that he cannot do wrong ; they purify, and purifying must be beneficial, not only for the cure of the present ailment, but security eviinst_future disease. . . NAVAL AND MILITARY INIELLIGENCE. The ships forming Rear-Admiral Warden's divi sion of the Channel Fleet are being re-stored with coal in readiness for further service—the Minotaur, Warrior, and Royal Oak at Spithead, from lighters towed out to the anchorage from the large harbour of depot ships. The Pallas coaled in the harbour and rejoined the division at Spithead yesterday. The Helican, 2, paddle, despatch vessel, Com mander E. Field, attached to the Channel Fleet, arrived in Portsmouth harbour yesterday from the westward, and will fill up with coal before rejoining the division at Spithead. In the notice of the two sailing trials made with the ships of the Channel Squadron on the 20th and 29th ult., which appeared on Wednesday, the dis tance gained by the Warrior on the Pallas iu the trial of the 29th ult. should have been given as 9,928 yards, and not 19,928 yards. The Magpie, screw (unarmoured, woolen) gun boat, 80-horse power, built and fitted for commis sion at Portsmouth, yesterday made, outside Spit head, a satisfactory preliminary trial of her machi nery, under the supervision of the steam factory officials of the dockyard. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : —Lieut. Rhea H. Eyre to the Caledonia ; Dailey Court, midshipman, to the Victory ; William A. Wellink, midshipman, to the Eclipse ; S. L. Carr and A. F. Welldon, naval cadets, to the Doris (complement incomplete) ; and Walter Bathurst, nominated a naval cadet. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. The gross traffic receipts on this company's lines for the four weeks ending 20th June amounted to £116,641, from which was deducted £2,925, the cost of collecting and delivering, goods, &c., leav ing £113,716. To this was added £3,062 for rents and sundries, and £4,731 for steam packet service ; total, £121,509. The expenditure, including rates, taxes, tolls, Government duty, and expenses of steam-packet service, amounted to £51,619, leav ing the net receipts £69,890. The total receipts for the 20 weeks and one day ending as above amounted to £518,401, and the expenditure to £260,911, leaving the net receipts £257,490. MON T CENIS. The traffic receipts on this line amounted, from the 24th to the 30th June, to 8,514.27 francs, and from the 15th to the 30th June, to 18,928.32 francs (£757), including 17,021 . 55 francs (£681) for passengers. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the second week in June amounted to $89,615, and for the corresponding week last year to $10,394, showing a decrease of $12,779. OUDE AND ROHILKUND (LIMITED). The traffic receipts on this company's Lucknow and Cawnpore line (42 miles in length) amounted, for the week ending the 24th of May last, to £413 Bs. 6d. ; and for the corresponding week last year to £273 7s. 2id. 711 E ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. The British Medical .Journal describes this week the interior arrangements of this hospital. There are only four wards in use ; the walls of rough limewashed brick ; the furniture scanty and broken ; much of the linen torn and tattered ; the accommo - dation for the head nurses very bad ; the under nurses bivouacking behind screens in one of the large empty wards. In most of the details there are apparent negligence, untidiness, and want of order and comfort. The matron and steward are mother and son. They consider it no part of their duty to visit the wards. The latter was unaware that in the accident ward the patients who are able to sit and move about have no table, but sit on their lockers and dine off their beds. The matron rarely goes into the wards, or supervises them ; but, if anything is wanted, the nurses come to her. The steward, her son, was till lately "in the building trade." The butcher's bill for 85 patients is as high as that of other hospitals for double the number. There is no system of contracts and estimates. LThere is a drug committee for the dispensary, and no inde pendent check upon the prices and qualities. One sub-committee of investigation lately recommended that " the powders given to patients should be dis pensed separately, and not en bloc ;" and that esti mates and contracts should be obtained for drugs. The report containing these mild suggestions was rejected. The operating-room is a very big, very bare room, without water laid on, or any proper stock of instruments or ordinary conveniences. The times and mode of consultation, visitation, and operation, are irregular and unsatisfactory. This is mainly attributable to the fact that the board have not authorised the formation of a medical committee. The staff have had to buy for the patients such things as extra bread and milk, owing to the unsatisfactory dietary arrangements. Although the patients are, by the theory of the hos pital, supposed to be " homeless and destitute," they are compelled to buy for themselves tea, sugar, and butter. The surgical appliances are scanty and in sufficient ; and it is altogether astonishing by what extremity of mismanagement so large a sum can possibly be spent on so small a number of beds, so ill-found, and . on an establishment bearing about it such unseemly marks of poverty and neglect. The reporters of the British Medical Journal forbear making any comments upon the supposed duties of the gentleman called " general superintendent," because, since they have commenced their labours, he has resigned." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, July 9.—Admiral Peter Fordenskjold, from Namsos ; Norrlaud, from Sundswall ; Gerda, from Umea. Arrived, July 10.—Fanny, from Bartleur ; Florence, steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed, July 10—Greatha.m Hall, steamer, for Mogador; Galacia, steamer, for Lisbon ; Stratton Audley, for Cal cutta ; Lord John Russell, steamer ; Blonde, steamer ; and Normandie, steamer—all for Dunkirk; Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne; Velocity, steamer, for Calais ; steamer, for Ghent; Marie, steamer, for Stettin. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, July 9—Leontine Marie, frotuNamsos, for Mar laix ; Hawthorn, of Shoreham, from the north, for the west; Omar Pasha, from London, for Brisbane; Kenil worth, from London, for Quebec; Rockliff, from London, for Port Philip; Velasquez, screw steamer, from Santan der, for London. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending 1 ISSUE DE/ ,ho Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, July 8, 18G8. P kRTAENT. Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Secarities 3,94900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion Notes issued ..,.£36,388,460 £36,388,460 BANKING a X 3 6,338,460 ProprietoreCapi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits 23,158,431 Seven Days and othor Bills 499,601 a'ARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £14,614,394 Other Securities 18,412,785 Notes 11,665,730 Gold and Silver Coin £I-3,855,9n X 45,855,091 FRANK 31AY, Deputy Cashier. LOAN FOR. THE DANUBE.—A Convention was signed at Galatz on the 30th of April between the United Kingdom, Austria, Franco, Italy, the North Ger man Confederation, and Turkey. These six Powers agree to guarantee a loan of 3,375,000 f , or £135,000, to bu con tracted by the European Commission of the Danubefor the purpose of completing works of improvement at the mouth and in the branch of the Sulina ; the loan to be redeemed by annuities comprising both interest and repayment of capital within 13 years from the Ist of January, 1871, the date at which the payment of the loan will have been com pleted by the lenders. If the tolls should not suffice to pay the annuities, the British Government will, to avoid delay, discharge them as they fall due, the other contract ing Powers engaging to remit immediately their share to the Driti§h Cloyorwannt. . BRITISH rOSSE Xtlantio St St. Lawrence Rora.,Baroda. Cca.ln. gu. 5 per pent... Do. F 'shares Minato ,5z Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, &Goderich 0 p.o. 1672-3-1 Calcutta & t 3. E., e Town & Dock, gu. l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi' mast Bengal, g - u., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension grand Tr unkof Canad , * Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k..., Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook , Du. do. deferred t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. :0. Gua. 5 ic'rcerit.. Do. New gas. 5 p. 0 ti t. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. o Bets. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1b77-8.. Aladras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4; do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension; Ilelb. Cor 6 p. o. Hnds.. Mel. & Hobson's Bay N. Itl.C'da,6po lst pf.ba Oude g. 5 p.O, Scinde . 1 Do. Delhi Do. do . Z! Do. Punjaub.... Do.lndus St.lelot 6 ' ) 1 I ;ifillitli EDITIOA • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con taining the Latest Betting and Races at Newmarket, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.30 p.m. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) ARRIVAL OF THE RUSSIA. (Via Queenstown.) NEW Yoiu July 1, Noon. The house of Representatives passed a concur rent resolution to adjourn on the 15th of July. The Florida member has been admitted to a seat in the House. General Canby yesterday removed the Governor and Lieutenant-Governors of North and South Carolina, and installed the officers elect. Gene ral Canby has also issued orders suspending the administration test oath to civil officers. ,General Buchanan has issued orders announcing that the oath prescribed by the new Constitution of Louisiana may be administered to the members of the Legislature instead of the Test Oath pre scribed by the Reconstruction Act. The Royal Mail steamship Russia, from New York, arrived at Queenstown at 10.40 a.m. to-day (10th July), with 134 cabin passengers and $617,597 in specie. She landed 105 sacks of mails and 30 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 11 a.m. All well. IMPERIAL PARLIA AUNT HOUSE OF LORDS—Turs E VENING. The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (IRELAND) BILL COMMISSION. Lord DUFFERIN inquired when the report of the Commission of the Established Church (Ireland) would be laid before the house? The Earl of STANHOPE said that he thought that the question was rather premature, and that it was dictated by a party spirit rather than otherwise. The report might or might not be ready in the course of two or three weeks. It was a difficult matter to decide when there were per sons on tho committee embued with so many different opinions on the subject. The matter then dropped. SIR ROBERT NAPIER. The Earl of MALMESBURY raised the question that the Queen's message with regard to Sir Robert Napier be received, and that a humble address be forwarded to her Majesty assuring her Majesty that the house would adopt the suggestion contained in the Royal Message. The Earl of LEVEN and MELVILLE regretted that the vote of £2,000 per annum was not extended to three lives, as was the usual practice in the case of such distin guished officers. The address to her Majesty, assuring her of the co-ope ration of the house, was then adopted. THE REGISTRATION :OF THE PEOPLE (SCOT LAND) BILL. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that it was greatly to be regretted that an amendment such as had been men tioned last night, when he introduced the course of the business of the house should have been introduced, after it was generally understood that the matter was defini tively settled. He therefore trusted that that amendment would be rejected by both sides of the house. (Hear, hear.) Earl RUSSELL said that, after reflecting upon the amendment, he must certainly support the opinion of the noble earl opposite and the Government in this matter.' After a few remarks from the Lord Chancellor, the house unanimously disagreed with the amendment made by the House of Commons. The Prisons (Scotland) Administrations Act and the Petroleum Bill were read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ADMIRALTY SUITS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. This bill was withdrawn. LODGERS' PROPERTY PROTECTION BILL. This bill was withdrawn. The Children Protection bill was also withdrawn. STATUES IN WESTMINSTER HALL. Lord HARDINGE asked a question according to notice with regard to the statues in Westminster-hall. He con sidered them vulgarly inferior as far as works of art were concerned, and did not do auy credit to the artist who designed them. He would therefore ask what would be done with them ? The Earl of MALMESBURY said that he was in hopes that the noble lord was about to suggest some place where they could go to. He must say that they were to some extent wandering statues. (Laughter.) They had been in the Royal Gallery, but that receptacle was so full that they could not remain there, and therefore they had been placed in Westminster Hall. Lord REDESDALE suggested that they should be dusted once a week. lie had no doubt this would be a great improvement. (Laughter.) The subject then chopped. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS----Tills DAY. The SPEAKER took tho chair at two o'clock. PAYMENT OF RATES. Mr. WHITE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of Government to bring in a bill this or next session to give effect to the recommendations agreed to by the right honourable gentleman and a majority of the select committee on Poor Rate Assessment, viz., that so much of any public or local act as permits composition for rates in other than Parliamentary boroughs should be repealed, and that all local rates should be merged into one (consolidated) rate, to be assessed and collected together, so as to make the future Parliamentary franchise for boroughs dependent upon the payment of all or any local rate other than the poor rate, as is now the statutory qualification by the Re form Act of 1867. Mr HARDY said lie was hardly in a position to give an answer to the question at the present time. Personally he was of opinion that all rates should be merged and collected by instalments ; what effect that would have on the franchise he could not say. LAND DRAINAGE BILL. This bill passed through committee. COLONIAL GOVERNORS' PENSION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. PROMISSORY OATHS BILL. This bill was also read a third time and passed. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS (SA- LARIES) BILL. The house then went into committee, when the pro posals of the bill were agreed to. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. The house went into committee on this bill, resuming at clause 10, which was struck out on the motion of the Solicitor-Cleneral. The three following clauses were agreed to. On clause 14 being proposed, Mr. DISRAELI moved the amendment with respect to the mode of trial of election petitions, which he ex plained last evening, and which it will b 3 recollected was that one of the judges of each of the superior courts of common law should be selected at Michaelmas term to try election petitions standing for trial, and also the appoint ment of three new judges, the salaries of £5OO each having been agr ee d t o i n the former bill. Mr. AYRTON objected that the amendment, which in fact contained ni ne separate c l auses , s h ou ld b e di s p ose d iof n a lump. Each sub-section, be considered, ought to be taken separately. No objection being made to such a proposal, the first secticn, which was as follows, was then put:—" The trial of . every electi on pet i t i on s h a ll b e con d uc t e d b e f ore a puisne judge of one of her Majesty's superior courts of common law at Westminster, to be selected from a rota to be formed as hereinafter mentioned." Mr. MONSELL proposed that the words "or Dublin" be inserted after the word " Westminster." Mr. DISRAELI said there was no objection to apply the provisions of the bill to Ireland and Scotland. He did not think an addition to the judges would be required either in Ir land or Scotland; but if the amendment of the hon. gentleman opposite were agreed to, it would be necessary to remodel the whole bill. If the bill passed through committee he would see whether a clause could not be introduced at the end to carry out such a proposal. A discussion ensued, during which Mr. BOUVERIR at tacked the provisions of the bill ; and Mr. HUGESSEN said he hoped the measure would not be imperilled by the raising of a Scotch or Irish debate. Mr. DISRAELI expressed his opinion that the speech of the hon. member for Kilmarnock was an attempt to get rid of the bill by a side-wind movement. Mr. MONSELL said he would rest content with the proposal of the right hon. gentleman, and withdrew his amendment. Mr AYRTON objected to the judges being allowed to choose the one to try election petitions. He thought they ought to try election petitions just as they would ordinary cases on circuit, as they would be on the spot with the bar in attendance. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said if the whole of the judges were to be called upon to try election petitions, they would have to give each, instead of three, the gratuity of £5OO. He could see no valid reason why the judges should not be allowed to select from themselves who was to try the election petitions. The objection to him appeared to be groundless, and therefore he hoped it would be withdrawn. _ _ _ The amendment was ultimately rejected without a division. Mr. AYRTON then moved an amendment to the second section, the effect of which was that all the judges should be called upon to perform the duty in turn instead of three being selected for the special purpose. He also further proposed to amend the section by making it compulsory that proceedings should be commenced on all petitions within two months after they had been presented. The committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l4B Against it ' the not -60 Majority against ae amendmei. On the amendment being put for the appointment of three additional puisne judges, it contained a proviso that neither of the additional judges should be eligible to try election petitions until he had been on the bench two years. Mr. AYRTON moved to omit the words relative to the additional judges having to remain two years before they were thought eligible to try election petitions. He thought it would be a reflection on the judges that were to be appointed, that they 'Walla )19 199 k td upoia U 4189mpetva; until they 1114 gone through a purification extending over two years. (Hear hear.) It was almost as extraordinary as the purification that was required to turn a Mahomedan into a Brahmin, which was teat the Mahomedan was required to be placed in a jar of oil for nine days, after which time when ho came out he was to be considered a Brahmin. (Loud laughter.) Mr. DISRAELI had no objection to the words objected to being struck out, which, having been done, the section was agreed to. The words were then struck out, and the section was agreed to. Mr. AYRTON then moved the following as an amend ment to Clause 14 :—" No court or judge shall call in ques tion, or suffer to be called in question, in any proceedings under this Act, any resolution or order of the House of Commons touching the privileges of the House, or of any member thereof, or the duties of any returning officer, or of any officer of the House of Commons." The SOLICI TOR-GENERAL opposed it. The Committee divided, when there appeared F, r the amendment 53 Against it Majority against the amendment... 132 On the question that clause 15 stand part of the bill, The committee again divided, when there appeared— For the clause 174 Against it Majority in favour of the clause —l2o Clause 16 was agreed to. On clause 17 being proposed, Mr SANDFORD moved that the following be added to the clause :—"ln every case where a member for a county or 13.)rough may be unseated for corrupt practices, then and in every such case a commission shall be issued according to the provisions of the Act of the Session of the fifteenth and sixteenth years of the reign of her pre sent Majesty, untitled Au Act to provide for more effec tive inquiry into the existence of Corrupt Practices at elections of members to serve in Parliament," for the pur pose of inquiring into the prevalence of corrupt practices in such county or borough ; and the expenses of such commission and such inquiry shall be defrayed by the county or borough to which such commission shall be issued. The house was occupied with the consideration of the provisions of the bill up to seven o'clock, at which hour the sitting was suspended until nine o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NEWMARKET RICES—THIs DAT. QUEEN'S PLATE. Tho Queen's Plate of 100 gs, for mares ; three year olds 7st 91b, four 9st 71b, dire lOst 21b, siz and aged lOst 51b; R.C. Hippia 1 Ainsley Pakrita Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds ; Chi's- terfield Course. Carlotta Crown Princess 2 Urania Twelve ran. AUDLEY SWEEPSTAKES. The Audley Square Sweepstakes of 100 soya each 25ft, for two year olds ; cults Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; Now T.Y.C. ; 10 subs. Meteor Clarissa NE W CASTLE STAKES. The Newcastle Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, with 100 added; winners of any handicap after the weights are declared 71b extra ; New T.Y.C. King Vittor Leonie .... 2 Maid of Masham c 3 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, with 25 added ; two year olds 7st, three 9st ; fillies allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 50 am ; New T.Y.O. Topsy 1 Whitchurch .... 2 Examiner Five ran. £lOO PLATE. A Plate of 100 sovs, for two year olds ; colts Bst 91b, fillies Bst 61b; winners of 200 sovs 51b, all minor winners 31b extra ; penalties not accumulative ; maidens if they have started three times allowed 31b; last six furlongs of B.M. Mrs. O'Rourke f 1 Cripple f 2 ! va Three ran. HUNGERFORD RACES—THIS DAY. LADIES' PLATE. The Ladies' Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap) ; any winner after July 2 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. Half a mile. Spitfiro Alberta Carlos 3 Eight ran. WOODIIAY STAKES. The Woodhay Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; two year olds Gst 71b, three Bst 71b, four 9st 41b, five and up wards 9st 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; maiden two year olds at the time of starting allowed 31b, three 61b, four and upwards 101 b ; the winner to be sold for 80 sovs; if entered for 40 Boys allowed 71b. Three quarters of a mile. S undow Cobra Capella Mendicity .. Of HUNGERFORD STAKES. The Hungerford Stakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners of any rano value 100 sow 51b, of two such stakes, or of 200 sovs at any one time 91b extra ; maidens which have run twice without being placed second allowed 31b; five furlongs; 11 subs. Intimidation colt Avoncourt Fragrance 3 Four ran. SELLING STAKES. A Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added ; two year olds 7st 41b, three 9st, four 9st 71b, five and upwards 9st 101 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sous ; if entered for 30 sovs allodied 71b. Half a mile. Clotilde filly Lucina - .• Betlow Lass Ten ran. CRAVEN STAKES. The Craven Stakos (Handicap) of 5 sovs e ch, 2 ft (to the fund), with 40 added; winners of any handicap value 60 sovs after July 2 (at ten a.m.) 71b, any other winner 31b extra. Three quarters of a mile. Picnic Flying Spanker Harrogate BEAKS AND WILTS STAKES. The Berks and Wilts Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, and 2 only (to the second), if declared by Tuesday next, with 50 added ; winners of any Handicap value 100 sovs after July 2 (at ten a.m.) 71b, any other winner 31b extra; one mile and a half ; 22 subs. Actce Romney Whalebone 3 Five ran. LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING. WINDSOR CASTLE, JULY 7. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on Thomas Tilson, Esq., of Clapham Park, FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 8. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senor Jesu• Temistoeles Tejada as Con3ul at Liverpool for the United States of Colomtda. ADMIRALTY, JULY 7. Royal Marine Light lufantry—Lieut. and Adjutant Nowell Fitz Upton Way to be Second Captain, vice Evans, deceased; Lieut. Jacob Mortimer Weir Silver to be Adju tant, vice Way, period of service expired. Commander George Blane and Commander James Ald worth St. Leger have this day been promoted to the rank of Retired Captains in her Majesty's Fleet, under the provisions of the Orders in Council of let August, 1860, oth July, 1861, and 24th March, 1866. Lieutenant Henry Frederick Stephenson having been ppomoted to the rank of Commander, and Mr. Robert Ber mingham Clements, Sub-Lieutenant, to the rank of Lieu tenant, by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Koppel, K. 0.8., the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's ships and vessels on the China station, in the vacancies caused by the death of Commander John T. Swann, have this day been con firmed, with seniority from the 26th April, 1868. The undermentioned officers have this day been pro moted to the rank of Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet, in consideration of their services, under her Majesty's Order in Council of 6th July, 1866, with seniority of the 4th instant : —Alexander Watson, Esq., M.D., and James Young, Esq., M.D. William Labdon Powell, Esq., has this day been pro moted to the rank of Surgeon in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 4th instant. JULY 9. William George Wratteu, Esq., has this day been pro moted to the rank of Acting Inspector of Machinery Afloat iu her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHAATGE=This Evening. Amsterdam ............... Short ... 11. 18 ... 11 18} Do ...................... 3 Ms. ... 11 194 ... 12 u 44 Rotterdam ... — ... 11 19i ... 12 0 Autweip — ... 25 37f ... 25 421 Brussels liamburgh — ... 13 91 ... 13 101.. Paris .Ditto Mrasoilles Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 119 k ... 1201 Vienna ... 11 571 ... 11 65 Trieste — ... 11 571 ... 11 65 Petersburg Berlin - ... 6 261 —. 9 10 Madrid.. - “. 49 ... 491 Cadi' ... 491 Leghorn -... 27 70 ~. 27 4 6 0 !Clan — .„ 27 70 ii. 27 80 - ;~ 9. cess 'rin trice utes atea 'rin- .ces3 .ES. -,OTII- alter proof f his r the *TO St St 2) tj g, St lOU BL toi 10 too I et