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

~•e~^,~a'"'' 0 kki LI A E AND COZIMERCIAL INTELLTGENCR, CITY, Two o'CLocK. e Stock Markets are very quiet, and with some exceptions tlaey are still inclined to heaviness, in ~m ), nseattenc e of the introduction of the new loans, and ~"'n limited attendance. The Funds, however, have _unt materially varied in price, but. Foreign Stocks are i iearly all dull. The new Egyptian Loan is again l e ,, w i e,r• Turkish are also lower upon realisations. Indian Government Securities and Railways also are eittes, In British Railways there is no important „ 1 4 , a nge. Canadian Government Securities have de clined. , bi scount is quiet, at per cent. t . l'he Funds are d u ll, an d a s h a d e weaker at quota, ts. Cunsols (money), 94 to 94!, ; ditto (account), 1 - to 94?,-; New and Reduced, 94.1 to 94. ; and ( ~ elleatter Bills, 16s. to 20.5. prem. ; India Five per `Q. Stock is better, at 115 to 115. The movements in Foreign Stocks arc unfavourable. Turki s h , aat 392 to 40, are lower ; and Italian have na ,to 5:4 Mexic tn, 15;1 to 15 7. i ; Greek, 1.3'1 i 7 1 ,1 4; New Spanish, 351- to 35l ; Egyptian Scrip, tts. l 1.4 . to k p rem , ; ditto ISO 4, 83 to 84 ; Viceroy's ( ) ev en per Cents., 71i to 72 ; and the Nine per 88 to 89. Canglish railways are quiet, but not lower. i l neashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1282 ; Midland, 4 ° , 3 1 to 103 a ; South Eastern, 74i to 74a ; London n u North Western, 11.4 to 1142 ; Great Northern, 3to 104 ; ditto, 962 to 971 ; Great Eastern, 372 5 3 38 • Great Western, 484 to 48a ; Brighton, 53 to . Sl l effietd, 401 to 41 ; Metropolitan, 112,E to to A i i . Caletionian, 7.2 i to 73 ; and Chatham, 19i a r A tiantic and G rea t W es t ern R a ilway Debentures 31 37} to 381, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 4 :17 .k. Eric Railways are k lower, at 43 to 44, n(1 Illinois are rather better, a t 95 to 96 ; United t at es 5-20 Bonds are steady, at 721 to 72i. „ I le Hond uras L oan i s 81i. C ontinent a l Railways are steady. Great Drum °.rtirg are 12a, and Lombardo-Venetian, 154 to 16. I" lnd ian guaranteed railways aro firmer. Great n d ian Peni nsu l ar are b e t ter , a t 108 k ; an d E as t Tan at 109 to 110. U ; auk shares are quiet. London Joint-Stock and 3 g6l t n n of Lond on a r e fi r mer, at 331- to 341 s and 35i to 11 r espectively. On the other hand London and onnty hav e d ec li ne d t o 52 ; I m p er i a l, t o 171 2 - ; and "leperial Ott oman, to 1 1 prem. • 0 Canadian Government Securities are flat, both the per Cent s . an d the 5 per C ents. b e i ng lower. T he Wisconsin Railway Bonds are to 11 prem. Vhe me e ti ng o f t h e H op an d M a l t E xc h ange an d qs are buuse Company aoal July. (Limited) is convened for the Th ere were no gold operations at the Bank on Qaturd ay. co l lie Australian gold which left Melbourne for this entry during last month was £381,000. L, 4 , 41 ve briefly mentioned on Saturday, Messrs. 6 4 , r 'ng Bros. aud Co. and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. r• - ",,,, l !, l ,s'stied. a prospectus stating that they are autho 6-,-- °Y . the Minister of Finance of the Dominion of ii%ada to receive on Thursday next sealed tenders for b ' 500 ,000 Canada Four per Cent. Bonds, guaranteed the Imperial Government, which bonds are to be 0 4 1 on the Ist October, 1903, and for £500,000 ti i n ada Five per Cent. Bonds, to be also repaid on any three e bit October, 1903. All these bonds will bear ,terest from te Ist of July, 1868. A dividend months will be paid on the Ist October, 1111,11 thenceforth the dividends will be payable ramtatYerly on the Ist April and Ist October. The ir l en ' t e j ay be for the whole or part of £2,000,000, h c „, i 'lle Proportion of three-quarters of guaranteed and one quarter of ordinary five per cent. t V3 - ,, l ,nua bond s ; an d it i s ex pressly stated that no t (ter will be admitted which does not comply with stislconclition, namely, stating one price for the two io ° ,, n4 s united. A sealed paper, containing the mini -1,;1,11 Price at which he will sell the £2,000,000 l m w ri ,u, B 9 will be delivered by the Minister of Finance ; w ` ;t Will only be opened in case he declares that the nl ple amount has not been tendered at or above his hi ( -1 1 , i itil ura• Allotments will be made to the highest ° e'er or bidders pro rata according to the price te a erecl • Neither Barings nor Glyns will make any t d e i _ r • On allotznent a payment of twenty per cent. p a ° be made, and the subsequent instalments in three 4 1 : 11 ,, e nts, the last of which will be due on the 13th a :K: 186 9. Payment in full at a discount at the s minimum rate. toe 'ne Pro v i nc i a l B an ki ng C orporat i on ' s repor t recom ai,n4cin a divid en d a t th e ra t e o f 7i per cent. per r r 1 , 14) ) payable the 19th August. half-y ear ly- mee ti ng of the Anglo-lonian Steam L vi gation Company is called for the 30th inst. of . .I. ll e fifth annual report of the Land Mortgage Bank I ndia has been issued. The directors regret that ."they are unable to increase the reserve fund as anti o.iPated at the last meeting," and " that the possible j ;_n,lount of loss es on t h e bank transactions may reach a Mention tot a l t h an they had been led to anticipate. " No is made of a dividend. 1 ,.:1 1 0 subscription list for the bonds of the West ~'lsconsiu Railway Company will close on Saturday, ~Lo n r e 25th instant, for London ; on Monday, the 27th, the country ..and on Friday, the 31st, for the uontinent. ei _The report o f t h e E ng li sh, Scott i sh, an d A us t ra li an ornajtered li ana recommends a d i v i den d at t h e ra t e 7 s 1 , )Cr cent. per annum, carrying forward £1,725 ofthe " The proprietors will observe that the profits With hlyear exhibit a falling off when compared Wi , L .a report issued in January ; the losses incurred he directors that period, ,however, have not been large. 111 directors trust that the long protracted dulness r: ll ,e commerc e o f th e co l on i es w ill s h or tl y b e f o l. ol l ed by an improvement in the state of affairs gene -31',? when a more favoura b le result attending the lie a tions of th e b an k may w ith con fid ence b e l oo k e d forward to." or t the Swansea ticketing on Tuesday, 3,802 tons ot were sold, realising £33,042 16s 6d. The parti 'l,Uars of the sale were: Average standard for 9 per produce, £9l 4s 6d, average produce, 17 ; e 'rage pric e per ton, £ll 15s 10d ; quantity of fine si u_ e Pper, 476 tons 7 cwts. Compared with the last sale '" decline has been in the standard £2 Bs, and in the ~li _ l ' i r e r e , P er ton of ore a b out 8s 21 Compared with the e onding sale o f l ast month the decl i ne h as b een ", the standard £4 16s 6d, an d i n t h e pr i ce per ton 01 ore about 16 s 4d. It is stated ti • tioa o f the French a proposal is un der the considera tion to th e epcll au thorities to open the city of British canal. The di stance is about 6Y3 Channel b means miles. of a maritime be mad e f or commercial purposes If the canal X 4.00,0. estimated at £2,400,00 0 ; if foronly, the cost is addition, the estimate i s naval purposes in BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Per Cont. Consols Ditto for Account, Aug. 6 .... 9ll 1. .?„Per Cent. Reduced 941 1. 1 " 4 ,6 rF 3 per Cent 'New 23. per Cent. Jan. 1894 A DO. o per Cent. Jan. 1873 'llnuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — „-9,0. for 30 yrs, exp i re sth April 1885 — T 1 uo (Red S ea T e l eq i„rapb.), Aug., 1908 — -41ehe uor Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 2O 16 pru D o D £ 5OO l' 71 b 0 . £lOO & £2OO l6 7 a4k of England Stock, 41 par Cent 1)0 . Account i„, 11.4 )I101 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -".„'' L a Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1871 . li,rlo. Opening, for Account — D°°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 ~,. 4 pee Cent., Oct. 1888 ,uO. Certificates — .1,4). Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent — I V. 5 per Cent Jan. 1872 -"°• 4-, per Cont., May 1879 — ' l3° ' 5 per Cont., Rep. Deb. 1872 ~ Do. do. 1877 Do. do. 1832 — l k• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...., lO5l pm 60- Bouds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO No.nader ..£l,OOO 4.44h.,taineFOREIGN FUNDS—TWO Ar e . —TWO CLOCK. Repubc, 6 per Cont... . 13 1 4 - "t 0 . Bonds 5 per Cont. 1859 °. r il ian 5 per ' Cent — xd 1) 0 4 1 Per Cent., 1852 — • do. 1858....• — D o 1)° • do., 1860 t . , do., 1863 66 13 ' 0 per Cent., 1865 11,- ° 4- ccount 771 ',!tos&yres 6 per Cent _ (1, 1 '' ) 0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C l l ' 6 Per Cent. _ V" 6 Per Coat — U°o: 41 per Cent — DO 6 Per Cent., B _ i.,,_, 1867 i', i 3 , 7 per ,Cont., 1866 _ _ 0 °, Scrip £32 paid .r., !tibial), 6 per Cent D ." ~ ' r ,4 " 1 . 1 1. , 3 p)r Cent., 1825...... • • x,_ 12,,,11,;,an P rincipalities, / per Cent — r„., , ,,s' rtr i) Per Cent., 1867 7B k zy ,,,° , New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 1'1,,",! t1, 7 Per Cent — D 7 '3e' oad Issue • ••• t • 4.510 Olio i t .__. U. 41(}e1 ads .. D.). 1861 r , Do. 84 21 -Jo . JP .. Account ,0 -,eie Bonds — '"„ • 100 Bonds . • •• . 86 51 i.i'r,,ov:ernniout Railway Debentures ..•• 9. 2 1 4 1 : Db` o ' ;‘,ceount .. 49 8i 9f o ll Per Cent. (Uribarren) D o 'I Per Cent., 1662 - -- -- por, Account.: . - . ' ;,*ue .. • b o ll - -6 ° per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'i , 39 B o do. P 67 — R ~.• do. Sc:ip, .420 paid b o la , o . 5 per Cent., 182 - 1, 4; St BB li Per Cent. 1850 Do 43 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Auglo-Duteli, 1864, £lOO Boude.,„, Do. do. £B4 13s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll 21 Do. d 3 £B4 158. do Co Nicolas Railway 66 1 Sar Huhu), 5 pot. Gent Spanish 3 per Cen Do. Account Do. 1867 Do. New Deferrea Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Account Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Tut. :ish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Ace unt Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lol' Bonds Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 DJ Account 4O 391 401 391 Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6ll DJ I uer Cent., Guaranteed Dividenas on the above i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94; Do. Account, Aug 6 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATION.-0 ETEAGEOLTS ATTACK ON A GENTLEMAN. —Humphrey Donnelly and Samuel Jones (the latter a black man) were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. Barrett, a schoolmaz;ter, residing at Abbey Home, Abbey-road West, St. John's-wood, in Hyde-park, yesterday evening. Mr. Barrett said—Yesterday evening I was crossing Hyde-park on my way to St. Margaret's Church to attend the evening service, when I saw a great crowd of persons, and I stopped to see who they were, when I was surrounded by a number of men wearing badges and carrying green flags, the persons crying out to me " Off with your hat." I declined to take off my hat, saying I would rather go away. I went a little further, and got amongst another group of people who were discussing about the Irish Church, and a man asked me if I was a Roman Catholic. 1 told the man that I declined entering either on politics or religion, when I was told that I must tither be a super or a Scripture reader, and there were then shouts of " Off with his hat." I then retired, and several parsons pushed against me, and my hat was knocked off, and there was an attempt to upset me and throw me over. My hat was gone, but I thought I had better go without it, and was doing so when I was followed by several persons shouting after me, and an Irish gentleman came up and offered to go with me and lead me out of the park. I went on and was followed by several persons ; stones were thrown at me, and a lad struck me with a stick, but I could not catch him. A person afterwards brought me my hat, and it was again knocked off. I noticed that the prisoners were foremost amongst the crowd. Jones several times rushed at me in a violent man ner. Donnelly rushed against me, and said I had been speaking against the Roman Catholics, and while going along Hereford-stret he tried to over throw me. I gave Jones into custody at the corner of Hereford-street, and the prisoner was taken afterwards. Jones.—l followed the crowd to see what was going on, and I heard the people shouting at the gentleman and saw a boy strike him, and I was then given in charge, and when at the station the gentleman said he would not swear to me. Mr. Barrett--I did not say I could not swear to him, but was inclined to let him off only by kindness. Police-constable Joseph Edwards, 224 C—About half-past 6 yesterday evening I was on duty near the Marble Arch in plain clothes, and saw the prosecutor leave the park, followed by about 400 persons. The prosecutor went down Hereford-street, where his hat was knocked off by Jones. The prosecutor picked his hat up and put it on, when all sorts of filth was thrown at him. Donnelly excited the mob, and afterwards knocked off the prosecutor's hat. Jones was given into the custody of a sergeant, and the mob :still conducted themselves in the most disgraceful manner, when I heard some one ay, " Let us take him (meaning Jones) away from the —, and down with the helmet." Seeing the sergeant was in an awkward position, I kept e!oe by his side in case of violence, when all sorts of filth and several stones were thrown at the se •grant, and it was with great difficulty that the prisoner was got to the station, and when there, Donnelly, who was outside, was taken into custody. I saw Donnelly push against the prosecutor several times. Police-constable John Rose, 265 V.—l saw the two irisoners, with a crowd of 300 persons, follow ing the prosecutor and trying to throw him down. The crowd also threw stones and filth at him, and the black man was taken into custody. The crowd again pelted the sergeant. Sergeant John Quarry, 3 ll—The prosecutor gave Jones into custody for assaulting him. While t tking the prisoner Jones to the station I was struck several times on the back with stones, and, after a great deal of trouble, Jones was got to the station. Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is only just what might have been expected from such a meeting, and such a set of people. It is base and mean conduct, and you will go for a month with hard labour each. A man named Keating was committed for a month for throwing stones at the police. WESTMINSTER. WHEN AM I TO GET JCSTICE?—A respectable looking middle-aged woman was placed in the wit ness box to make an application for a protection order. She said that she had been before Mr. Mansfield at the Marylebone Police Court on Sa turday to seek the redress she now asked, the case being precisely similar to one in which Mr. Arnold recently made an order, and the particulars of which appeared in a newspaper she now held in her hand. Mr. Mansfield said that as Mr. Arnold had had the case alluded to she had better apply to him, which she now accordingly did. Mr. Arnold—Where do you live ? Applicant-56, Spencer-street, Edgware-road. Mr. Arnold—That is not in my district. Applicant—Mr. Mansfield sent me here. Mr. Arnold—lt is only where people live in my jurisdiction that I can interfere. A. well-dressed man, who accompanied the appli cant, said he wished to speak on her behalf. Her case was exactly like the one reported in the papers in which Mr. Arnold had granted an order, and she was very anxious to get one. Mr. Arnold—l can't make orders for persons who live out of my district. I can't make orders for persons all over the country. Applicant lives in the Marylebone district, and if the magistrate there does not think it a proper case, he will not inter fere. You must apply at Marylebone. THAMES. MANSLAUTHTER.—SHOCKING AFFRAY.--A long inquiry took place this morning relating to an affray which occurred on Saturday week, and which re sulted in the death of a German publican named Verumbulam, the landlord of the Wellington public house in the Cannon-street-road, adjoining the Church of St. George-in-the-East. His , wife Dorothy Verumbulam, was now charged with man slaughter. Mr. Charles Young appeared on her be half. It appeared that the prisoner and her husband quarrelled on the 11th instant about some domestic affairs. He struck her twice, and was about to re peat the blows, when she took up a knife and stabbed him in the right side. He lingered until yesterday (Sunday) morning. Mr. Cousley, jun., surgeon, who had attended the deceased, said that no post-mortem examina tion had taken place, and he could not say what was the cause of death. Mr. Charles Young, on behalf of his unfortunate client charged with this serious offence, and who had been unintentionally the cause of her husband's death, said that she was labouring under extreme irritation when she wounded him. Mr. Benson—lViien will an inquest be held ? Mr. Charles Young—To-morrow, sir. Mr. Benson remanded the prisoner until Thurs day next. rousIGN RAILWAYS. Rabin and San Francisco. li.n., Rua, 7 I per cent., 15 Namur and Liege, gun. 6 per cent. pt.,;21 - - rouRIGN MINIM Choutales and. Silver Mining, Um., 2 Fortuna, lim., lf Port Phillip, 1 11-M Scottish Australian, Um.. 1 St. John del Key, llm,lBi BANHE; Agra, lim., A, 11 Ditto, B, Anglo Egyptian, lim., 181 Australasia, 521 Bank of Egypt, 311 6 Chartered Alen o' India, London, and China, 281 Consolidated, lim, 41 East London, Bin., 31 Imperial Bank, lim.. 17 Imperial Ottoman, 1 1 1 lonian, 26 Ditto, new. 5 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 11m., 131 London and County, 521 London Joint Stock, 34 Metropolitan Bank, lim., 71 1 New South Walea, 41 Oriental Bank Corporation, 44 I Union of London, 35 i MISCELLANZOUBI B. and I. Magnetic Telegraph, Um., 115 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. &astral's and New Zealand, via Southampton„,,, July 18. Ditto, via Marseilles.... ........—•." ."July 11. Ditto, via Panama Ji'ly 23. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Aug. 4 Ditto, by terenoh paoket • ... ...... July a Cape Verds, by Brazil packet ....... , ..... Aug. 4. Cape of Good liope, Ascension, and St. lielena....Aug. 12. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—July 18. Gibraltar, via Southampt,a July 18. Indta,via Southampton ..... . ... ..... ......• July 13 vitt°, via Marseilles July 13 Malta, Egypt, &.3... ... ... ... July 18. Ditto, Marsuillea ... July ,7. Ilauritlue, Cape of Goal II ipe, and Natal; via . Southampton Ditt), Marseilles July 18 Newfoundland...... July 2) eartugal ........... Aug. 1. United States, t anada, California, &c., by British packet . ..... July 18 Ditto, by Canadian packet . ......... July 17. Ditto, by L Lited states packet Data ditt' (Baltimore) . • .• West In Iles and Pa.nlie, (except Mexico and i3alia- mis) July 14. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe July 17. Falkland Islands Sept. 3 Cuba and Alexico Bitia.mas, via New i r , - Liunauda, yla 1.1,4111aX .. ...., July 29. DEBIT OF MR. STERLISG COYNE. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Joseph Sterling Coyne, which took place at his residence, 61, Talbot-road, Westbourne-park, on Saturday last, in the 65th year of his age. Mr. Coyne, the son of an Irish Commissariat officer, was born at Birr, King's County, Ireland, and was edu cated at Dungannon School. He was intended for the legal profession, but soon abandoned it for that of literature. His first attempt was a farce called " The Phrenologist," brought out in Dublin in 1835. In 1837 he came to Eng land, and was introduced to a London audience. His success was decided, and many farces and dramas, some of which achieved an exceptional success, remain to testify his ndustry. For a number of years he acted as dramatic critic to a weekly paper, and con tributed occasionally to other newspapers. He produced some minor works of fiction, and a work called. " The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland." Mr. Coyne was, jointly with Mr. Mark Lemon and Mr. Henry Mayhew, one of the projectors and ori ginal proprietors of Punch. PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S PROCLA3IATION. The following is the text of President Johnson's Am nesty Proclamation : . " Whereas, in the month of July, Anno 1861, in accepting the condition of civil war which was brought about by insurrection and rebellion in several of the States which constitute the United States, the two Houses of Congress did solemnly declare that that war was not waged on the part of the Government in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation; nor for any purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of the States, but only to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution of the United States, and to pre serve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that so soon as those objects should be accomplished the war on the part of Government should cease. And whereas, the President of the United States has heretofore, in the spirit of that declaration, and with the view of securing for it ultimate and com plete effect, set forth several proclamations offering amnesty and pardon to persons who had been or were concerned in the afore-named rebellion, which pro clamations, however, were attended with prudential reservations, and exceptions then deemed necessary and proper, and which proclamations were respec tively issued on the Bth day of December, 1863, on the 26th day of March, 1864, on the 29th day of May, 1865, and on the 7th day of Sept., 1867 ; and whereas, the said lamentable civil war has long since altogether ceased, with an acknowledgment by all the States of the supremacy of the Federal Constitution, andof the Government thereunder ; and there no longer exists any reasonable ground to apprehend a renewal of the said civil war, or any foreign inter ference, or any unlawful resistance by any portion of the people or any of the States to the Constitu tion and laws of the United States ; and whereas, it is desirable to reduce the standing army and to bring to a speedy termination military occupation, martial law, military tribunals, abridgment of the freedom of speech and of the press, and suspension of the privilege of habeas corpus, and of the right of right of trial by jury, such encroachments upon our free institutions in time of peace being dan gerous to public liberty, incompatible with the in dividual rights of the citizen, contrary to the genius and spirit of our Republican form of Government, and exhaustive of the national resources ; and whereas, it is believed that amnesty and pardon will tend to secure a complete and universal establish went and prevalence of municipal law and order, in conformity with the Constitution of the United States, and to remove all appearances and presump tions of a retaliatory or vindictive policy on the part of the Government, attended by any unneces sary disqualifications, pains, penalties, confisca tions, and disfranchisements, and, on the contrary, to promote and procure complete fraternal reconciliation among the whole people with due submission to the Constitution and laws ; Now, therefore, Be it known, That I, Andrew John son, President of the United States, do by vi.tue of the Constitution, and in the name of the people of the United States, hereby proclaim and declare un conditionally and without reservation to all and to every person who directly or indirectly partici pated in the late insurrection of rebellion, except ing such person or persons as may be under pre sentiment or indictment in any Court of the United States, having competent jurisdiction upon a charge of treason or other felony, a full pardon and amnesty for the offence of treason against the United States, or of adhering to their enemies dur ing the late civil war, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and except also as to any property of which any person may have been legally divested under the laws of the United States. In testimony whereof I have signed these presents with my hand, and have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Done in the City of Washington, the 4th day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninety-third. (Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President— William H. Seward, Secretary of State. " WASHINGION, July 2." LAWS OF BOAT RACING. The following are the new laws of boat racing settled by the committee of the Thames Regatta :- 1. All races shall be started from boats moored for the purpose, the sterns of the competing boats Wing held by men appointed by the committee. 2. The starter shall ask the question, "Are you ready?' and upon not receiving a reply in the negative, ho shall give the signal to start. - 3. if the starter considers the start unfair, ho shall at once recall the boats to their stations. 4. Any boat not at its post at the time specified, shall be liable to bo disqualified by the umpire. 5. The umpire may act as starter, if he thinks fit; where ho does not so act, the starter shall be subject to the control of the umpire. 6. No fouling whatever shall bo allowed; the boat com mitting a foul shall be disqualified. 7. The umpire, when appealed to, shall decide all ques tions as to a foul. 8. A claim of foul must be made to the judge, or to the umpire, by the competitor himself before getting out of his boat. 9. It shall be considered a foul whon, after the race has commenced, any competitor, by his oar, boat, or any part thereof, or person, comes in contact with the oar, boat, or any part thereof, or person of another competitor. 10. In case of a foul, the umpire shall have the power— (s) To place the boats, except the boat committing the foul, which is disqualified, in the order in which they come in. (B.) To order the boats engaged in the race, other than the boat committing the foul, to row over again on the same or another day. (c.) To ro-start the qualified boats from the place where the foul was com mitted. 11. Every boat shall abide by its accidents. 12. No boat shall be allowed to accompany a competitor for the purpose of directing his course or affording him other assistance. The boat receiving any such direction or assistance shall be disqualified at the discretion of the umpire. 13. The course for the races shall be between Putney Aqueduct and Chiswick Eyot (except for the champion ship, which shall be from Putney Aqueduct to the Ship, Mortlake), through the centre arch of Hammersmith bridge, and:any competing boat not passing through the centre arch of Hammersmith-bridge will be disqualified. 14. Each boat shall keep its own water throughout the race, and any boat departing from its own water will do so at its peril. 15. A boat's own water is its straight course, parallel with those of the other competing boats from the station assigned to it at starting to the finish. 16. The umpire shall be the sole judge of a boat's own water and proper course during the race. 17. The jurisdiction of the umpire extends over the race and all matters connected with it, from the time the race i specified to start until its final termination, an 4 his decision in all cases shall be final and without appeal. 18. Any competitor refusing to abide by the decision, or to follow the direction of the umpire, shall be disqualified. 19. Tho umpire, if he thinks propel, may reserve his de cision until ho has consulted with the Committee. 20. The umpire shall b 3 appointed by the committee. 21. No amalgamation of north and south country craws will be allowed. 22. No competitor will be allowed to enter for more than two races. 23. In the four-oared races each boat must carry a bona fide coxswain. 21. The holder of the Championship will not be com pelled to start in the trial heats. 23. The entry fee of each competitor shall b 3 2s. Gd., and the competitors entering shall sign a memorandum to the effect that they will abide by the rules of the com mittee. 26. The committee rosorvo to themselves tho right to refuse any entries, and from time to time to amend and make new rules as they may think fit. ILLNESS OF THE RECORDER OF LONDON.—(This Day).—lntelligence was received to-day at the Lord Mayor's Court to the effect that the Right lion. Russell Gurney, M.P., Recorder, had been seized with illness in the coUriSO of yesterday. IMFBitiAL HOUSE OF COMAIONS.-SATURDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. Mr. O'BEIRNE called attention to the recent experi ments at Shoeburyness with respect to the proposed Ply mouth fortifications. Mr. D. GRIFFITH appealed to the hon. gentleman not to delay public business by proceeding with the subject of fortifications, and thereby delay the prorogation, as it was a fact that whilst hon. members were remaining in the house other people were canvassing their constituents be hind their backs. Mr. O'BEIRNE said he had not brought forward the matter without notice. It had been clearly proved that the shields wore useless, and they were condemned by the committee appointed to report. Great sums of money had been expended on the experiments, but it was satisfactory to know that the Bermuda and Gibraltar shields had been found efficient in resisting arms before the department. entered into the large expenditure involved in the con struction of the useless Plymouth shields. An Hes. MEMBER moved the house be counted, but a rush of members from the lobby into the house prevented the motion being successful. Mr. O'BEIRNE wished, in conclusion, the right hon. baronet the Secretary of War to give an assurance that ho would suspend the expenditut e upon the shields until the report of the committee had been received, and to consi der the result of further experiments. Sir J. PAKINGTON said ho was not prepared to give the required pledge, becausa the report ou the latest and most important experiments at Shoeburynoss had not been received. The experiments had been carried on with tremendous severity, and that being so the shield was not in a condition to withstand the experiments made upon it. He believed he might however say, speaking from the re ports of the payers, the shield had stood remarkably well. Lord ELCHO condemned the construction of the shields as quite useless, as they would splinter and crumble to pieces the first time they were fired at by the guns of an enemy. Railways. !Bristol and Eteter 'Caledonian t.:Arribrian ••• •• Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall. ....... . Uablin & Belfast June. Dun„Pertb,& Ab. June. scrip Glasgow ,t S. Western 'Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Augl. st. No. 2 Brest North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A. stock • • • Do. B stock.... Do. New, is. at 25 pin GtS. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Viral.is Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanoashire& iorkbhiry London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., A S Coast I-on., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. North Western Lon. t South Weston, Man., SheL, Linooli, Aetropolitan... . Do. New Do. Extension...••• Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'u Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birrnin.. Darbj Aid Bent. North British ...... 100 11.0 100 100 100 10.13.4 100 100 100 all Do. Ed., rah, a. Dun Nth. Eastern Do. Ci.N•E purohas, Do. Leeds Do. York Dc. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-01 North London Do. do. 1854 5 . Do. do. 1566 . Aorth Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Soottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon south .14lastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Cad' Vale Do. C V ale of Neat!' I Waterford & Kilkenny! 100 Waterloo & Whitcha 1). Nest Cornwall — 100 too 100 all tut) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. :ov Atiantle&St.Lawrenoe all , 65 67 lioca.,Baroduo‘ Cen.ln. it t 100 1030044 1 1031 gu. 5 per mat.. 10 Do. F shares l6 1 ip 201 ituffalo , Lake Huron all a 4 10 Do. Preference 100 Ruft,tirant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 100 68 71 et Calcutta di S. E., Urn., 100 at Jape Town dr, Dock, gu. 100 62 67 00 tiemerara, 7 p.o. per. p. all 101 103 st : , ..ast Bengal, gu. 6do 100 100 10t3 106/ at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 1 9 110 40 Do. .1 Extension st ..raudTrunkot Canada 100 161 173 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bon& 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 62 iOO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 60 52 53 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all SS 40 40 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock.— all 26 28 28 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. Bth Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred et it. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 100 1071 108 ; 1071 61 13 o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 14 2 p 10 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 14 2 at :it. South of India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per cent lov 99 101 st Do 2 101 ‘3reat Wes. of Canada ail 141 144 Do. New ...... all —.- 1)0 Do. 6p. o Btas. pay. 1873 all 99 101 1)0 Do. 54 do. pay. 1b77 -8 all 91 91 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 1061 1074 at Do. 41 do lOO 100 102 921 st Do. 84 do lOO 95 97 29 Do. Filth Extenaiot. 5 at Melt). Cor 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Hobson's Bay all at N. Itl.C'da.tipo Ist pt.bs 100 83 f 5 st Uude.Stlthiik'nd, g. 5 p.O 100 105! tO6 MI at spcinde 100 1021 1031 103 21 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do at Do. Puniaub p.n 100 101 103 1(2 et Do.lndus St.rlot I. 100 1113ITISL1 MINES. !Cam. Coneol. Gold, lira. 1 - !Chiverton (Clifford Amalgamated SO 4 5 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 425 435 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 2y4 14 16 -- East Caradon 2.14.e 3 4 East Carn Brea 34 2 24 East Grenville East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 -- East Lovell 3.9.0 8 E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 .2 4 Great Lacey, limited all 16 17 ,Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 - 'Great Wheal Basy — G. Wheal Vor (iielstou 40 15 10 olrenville 0.0.6 11 14 Herod's Foot 8.10.t. 38 40 tungsten Downs 5.10.6 24 2i Margaret (Uny .Lelant'l2.l7.6 6 8 Marke Valley 1.10.6 7 7. 'awyudy Iron Ore, liui 31 21 11 hew S ton ....1 56/ 60 70 North toekear . 3Bl 5 7 V.WII liassett(lllogaul North Wheal Crotty ..1 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper 8.11.0 2 ',ll I Providence ,Uny Lelaut , 1 1 .6.7 20 23 I • Caradon (St. Clcer).. 14 360 3so ;South Condurrow 4.2.0 21 (Stray Fran. (illogan'lB.lB.9 174 104 Stray Park '35.15.6 4 Pen Croft 9 14 15 7ip;ra and Clog,an, lim all West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 1: 10 12 West Chiverton ...... 11 60 West I Wheal Bassett (Illoganl 61 62 67 !Wheal Buller (lkedrutW 22 15 4 5 -- Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 2) 22 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelswney (Lis 5.17.0 8 10 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1)e0.31,1872 100 Oan.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July, 1877-81 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug luo 103 )05' Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept, 100 103 105 1)0.5 p. 0. Jan. & July 100 93 95 91 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 93 95 Capu G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 101 Uo.Apl.&oot 1800-1900 100 111 112 Uo. do 1880-9 u 100 107 109 1690-9. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 Ceylon, Nov. 1878,6 p, Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . )o. 1832, Mayls, Nov. i 5 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 106 198 Natal , iov. 6 per cent.. 100 - N.B.Gov.sp.c.Ja.AzJuly 100 99 10 N. S. W. Gov.s Ivo:1.0800 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 100 98 99 901 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1996' 100 98 104 100 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 97i 98i Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 101 103 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 1 100 105 106 105} d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 Vim Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 Do. do, April & Oot lOO 112 114 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1Q( :R, SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. b 2 IWt 721 72f 2u 30 721 3 3i 4 75 77 70 72 96 97 37i 314 74 Sy 15 6 103 IC3I 964 17 123 126 97 98 48 481 43 55 :48 ';',3 30 33 128 2 29 526 53 196 11.1 13 )5 114 a 5 91 93 41 12 1121 i 136 10) 111 78 8: 10i 105 72 71 31 34j 37f 8 53 a I It.* 1(3 j Closing Business raid. ; Price. I I dens. 102 103 b 7 69 92 93 130 134 131 133 12) 121 11; I 58 50 107 10J 5134 575 45 t 7 741 741 1 , 04 115 il5 APPROPRIATION BILL. This bill via; read a sacond time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Sir F. GOLDSMID proposed the addition of a new clause, enacting that all votes given for candidates should be considered as thrown away. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the clause. Mr. B. ELOPE contended that it was decidedly news s try that the bill upon which they were engaged should have such a clause as that proposed. Mr. WILSON PATTEN said the clause, instead of be ing a protection, would in fact open the door to wholesale fraud, and instead of decreasing corruption, it would lead to the entire failure of the measure which had received so much thought and consideration. A short discussion ensued, at the termination of which the house divided, when there appeared— For tho clause 4B Against it Majority Mr. FAWCETT moved an additional clause, providing that at every election for any county or borough the ex penses lawfully incurred by the returning officers for the provision of hustings, poll clerks, polling booths or rooms, and any other necessary requisites for the conduct of the election, should be defrayed in the case of any county nr borough from the county or borough rate ; Provided, that it should not be lawful for any person to be nominated as a candidate at any such election, unless he or some person on his behalf should before one o'clock in the afternoon of the day preceding the day of nomina tion have paid to the returning officer the sum of one hundred pounds. Where a poll should take place at any such election, the returning officer shall apply the monies so paid to him towards defraying the lawful expenses of the returning officer relating to such election. Mr. DISRAELI objected to the clause, as he thought it would be most unwise to increase the rates of the country for the purposes referred to. Mr. GLADSTONE supported the clause, as it would produce greater economy than was now in practice. It was a mistake to suppose that the community did not contribute at present to the expense of a general election. It was most desirable the contests should be made as inexpensive as possible, as it was a most desirable thing that skilled artizaas should be.sent to that hens:, especially as they would be the best representatives -of the class by whom they would be sent. He was en tirely averse to maintaining a system which entirely pre cluded any but a rich man seeking a seat in that house.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. HARDY thought the present bill was not exactly the right place to introduce such a clause. If it was de sirable to enact such a proviso, it ought to be done in a different way to that now proposed. Mr. MILL supported the clause. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the whole of the measure upon which they were engaged was one for the prevention of corruption. Tue proposed clause was, in fact, a proposal to benefit members of that house at the ex pense of the ratepayers, although it was well known that both the country and borough rate was already over burdened. He hoped the house would not adopt the clause, because it was an attempt to pass a provision entirely in favour of themselves at the expense of others already vary heavily taxed. Mr. WHITE said the great expense so much talked about would amount to about the addition of a farthing in the pound. The committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause 7B Against it 69 Majority in favour of the clause —9 A very angry discussion ensued, when it was an nounced that the clause and proviso had been carried. The proviso was generally objected to, and various sugges tions were offered. Ultimately it was agreed to strike ii out, the member for Brighton agreeing to bring up an other proposal on the reception of the rep3rt. _ - On the question that the clause stand part of the bill, the committee divided, when there appeared— Ayes Noes Majority in favour of the clause —B Mr. CLAY then moved a clause rendering it necessary that members, on taking the oath at the table after their election, should be called upon to make a solemn declara tion that they had not committed, or been privy to, any acts of bribery to procure his return. The penalty for making a false declaration was put down at £5OO. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought it useless to add the clause to the bill ; it had frequently been tried to carry such a proposal, but all attempts had failed. Mr. MILL was strongly in favour of the proposed cla use. The committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority against the clauso —4o Mr. DISRAELI appealed to the committee to allow the discussion on the bill to close. Such a course would greatly facilitate business., The consideration of the re maining amendments could be taken upon the bringing up the report on Wednesday next. The suggestion was acceded to, and the chairman then reported the bill with amendments. It was ordered to be reprinted, and taken into consideration on the day named. The house then resumed. The Colonial Shipping Bill was read a third tiino and passed. The Admiralty Suits Bill was read a third, time and passed. The Hudson's Bay Company which was for the purpose of enabling the lands and rights of the company to be added to Canada, was read a second time. The house then adjourned. SHELBURNE IN THE OLDEN TIME.—In Rev. Theophilus Packard's address at the centennial celebra tion at Shelburne, Franklin county, wo find the following reminiscences of old-fashioned customs, sharply in con trast with modern habits :—Until 1818 no provision was made for warming the church, except by foot stoves. During service on cold Sabbaths the thumping of boots together over the house was a significant sign of what was wanted. In church music it was customary to " line," or deacon," the hymn as it was sung, and dissatisfaction was produced by giving up the practice and by introducing in strumental music, and some would go out of church for these reasons. Formerly the notices of intended marriages were, according to law, " cried" orally by the town clerk at the close of public religious service. People had their seats assigned them in the old meeting-house by the town's committee, according to age and property, until the house was demolished in 1832. It appears from the town re cords that public offices were not always 'eagerly coveted in former days. In 1788 the town was actually fined for not sending a representative to the Legislature; and in 1780 four men, who were successively chosen as represen tatives, positively declined the office. The town used to exercise a sharp discrimination respecting what kind of inhabitants they would tolerate here. In the fi:st2s years it formally warned one hundred and thirty-two persons ac cording to law to depart out of its coasts. Before th 6 division of old Hampshire county in 1811 all people had to go to Northampton to do county business. Twenty seven years before, Shelburne, in town meeting, com menced efforts fur a division of the county. There was no public conveyance to and from town till about 1819, and no post-office till the Speaker's application to the Post master-general, M'Lean, in 1822, procured one. In regard to the use of intoxicating drinks a vast change has trans pired, as in other portions of the country, in forty years. Cider and cider brandy were once manufactured and sold with large liberality among the inhabitants of the town. Eight distilleries and five public hou es that sold such drinks outside of the Falls village were once in operation. Apple trees and the worm of the still at first stood squarely in the way of reformation. When the first efforts were made, some 40 years ago, to obtain signatures to the temperance pledge, not half a dozen names could bo pro ciao dat the Falls. The temperance reform has now ex tendJd its salutary influence over the large mass of this population, sPoirm G NO7 ES, -- Meetings here, there, and everywhere, ate taking place throughout the Unitea Kingdom almost every day in the week, and, as I have frequently said, will bring a day of reckoning which will be next dour to ruin to most of the shareholders and other parties interested in race meetings of the present day. It is preposterous to suppose that some half dozen places can be supported in a single week, and that is generally the average during the season. It is, however, the cursed railway speed at which the present generation is living, which is bound to swallow us all up in a short space of time. There are only a limited number of animals in training, and how on earth can they be expected to run every day in the week. Look at ono of the handicap banks of each week's en gagements, and the same horses are engaged all over the country. The best policy, in my opinion, would be for the Clerks of Courses at the principal meetings to call a meet ing and try to make sktisfactary arrangements throughout the country. At present they cut each . other's throats without the slightest advantage to any on) of themselves. There were five meetings laet week, Puntefract, Reading, Oliham, Stamford, and Liverpool, and it would be a diffi cult task to sty which was the greatest failure of the lot. My advic , , an•i that is a straight tip, is for the different Clerks of the Course to lay their heads together, and try to do better for the future. . . Huntingdon is one of the most charming spots in the country, and if I am only fortunate enough to select the winner of the Huntingdonshire Stakes, next Tuesday, I am quite sure a journey down there will afford many of your subscribers a great treat. Out; of the twenty-three ac ceptances, it is probable some ten or twelve runners will be found at the post. The four-year-old filly by Newmin der out of Irish Queen did a good performance in winning The Ascot Trial Stakes, but that was only a mile, and I doubt if she can stay the two miles here. I have no fancy for the others down to Lord Palmerston, who, if he repre sents the Chaplin-Machell interests, must have a groat chance; but half a dozen of the others, with less weights on their back, seem to be better in, and of those I have most faith in CHORAL. I should think SECOND HAND IS sufficiently well in to win the Members' Handicap Plate. For the Cromwell Han dicap Plato I have most faith in WARLIKE or MISS FRANCES ; and HAGAR is by no means troubled with too lulled weight in the Cambridgeshire Two-yr-old Handi cap. According to the conditions of the Hinchbrook Stakes there are a lot of penalties and allowances, which make all the difference. My opinion is that LAMPOON, having 51b allowance, ought to win, and next to her I fancy LELIA. On Wednesd ty the Ramsey Abbey Nursery Handicap is a certainty for LAMPOON, if she runs; and the Apethorpe Scurry Stakes MARQUIS OF WORCESTER ought to have no difficulty in winning. The Peel Handicap Plate reads like going to SERINGAPATAM, and the Huntingdon Cup to KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, who has only Speculum to fear. For the Milton Stakes I prefer SISTER TO VEDA, unless Lelia, Lampoon, or L'Oise should have been running for the 31b allowance, in which case ono of them would be about winning. Kingsbury and Knutsford races, both run on Thursday and. Friday next, I must decline to interfere with under such circumstances. As regards the Nottingham Racos, it is not an easy task to select the winner of the principal handicap, but if the stable run SPORTING INTELW.G.IOE Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING. r s DAT. STEWARDS' CUP. 100 to 3 agst Lanoret (taken) 100 to 3 agst Snowdrop (taken) 100 to 3 agst Warrington (taken) 100 to 3 agst Mr. Pitt (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 75 to 20 agst Gomera (taken and offered) 100 to 12 agst Tabouret (taken) 9to 1 agst Kidderminster (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Ecarte (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Cannon Ball (taken) 20 to 1 agst Stradbroka (offered, after 100 to G had been taken) 20 to 1 agst Tynedale (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Choral (taken) 25 to 1 ag,t Fitz-Ivan (taken) 100 to 3 agst Illium (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Papillon (taken) 49 to 1 agst Eyesore (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fidelia (t_tkon) 1000 to 20 agst Wellow (taken) 500 to 10 agst Our Mary Ann (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lady Blancha filly (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Salpinetes (taken) 60 to 40 on Tabouret v. Tynedale-1,•2, 3 GOODWOOD CUP. 3 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken and offered) 4to 1 ngst Julius (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Suffolk (take 100 to 8) ST. LEGER. 100 to 7 agst Green Sleeve (taken) RACING FIXTI AUG JRES FOR 1868. UST. Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 I Scarborough 24 Lowes Summer Wolverhampton ll I Great Yarmouth 25 Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Ipswich 27 Egham l7 Lichfield Ilastings York August Oxford SEPTEMBER. Badon Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth .. l7 Abingdon 3 Manchester I Leicester Doncaster September 8 Walsall 23 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn Kelso l.; and Western M OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Bromley Autumn Newmarkpt 2d October 5 . Lanark 8 I Chelmsford Autumn Cheltenham Sudbury and Ealing ... 15 Newu►arket liougutou 17 Harrow Worcester Autumn 27 Lincoln Autumn '24 NOYEMBEPI. Liverpool 3 I Leamington Shrewsbury 9 STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Bromley 1 Ealing DECEMBER,. -• St. Albans Kingsbury 8 I FIDELIA under the impression that she will be able to win the Goodwood Stakes, I must give her the preference. ORARNWOOD will certainly win the Bradgate Handicap, despite his 4th penalty, if asked to do ao, and I should be equally sanguine in favor of LIGURIAN for the County Members' Plate if his number goes up. I should think Lord Stamford would select to run CELLINA, who is " turned loose" for the Stand Plate, but should he not do so SKIPPER. looks most dangerous. Friday's racing depends too much upon previous run nings, as the same horses aro engaged over and over ag.tin, to allow me to express anypositivo opinion. Never theless I fancy WILD BRIAR for The Chesterfield Handi cap ; SISTER TO VEDA for The Nursery Handicap ; RAJAH for The Rufford Abbey Stakes; FLYING JIB for The Forest Plate ; AMADON for The Clamber Park Stakes; and ATHENA for The Donnington Park Stakes. It would be rank heresy, as according to the aristocra tic organ of the, sporting press, the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Westmorland, and Sir F. Johnstone intend to patronise Southampton Meeting on Thursday and Fri day next, not to allude to that pleasant meeting, which I only do to express an anxious desire for its success, of which, under such distinguished patronage there can be very little doubt. A FRESH MAN. BOOKMAKERS versus LISTKEEPERS. (From the Racing Times.) Never was it more desirable, and indeed neces sary, for all classes of the sporting community to coalesce together than at the present moment. Backers of horses have had a great 'many bitter lessons taught them lately, and it only wants a few more examples of such bastard aristocracy, as Lady Elizabeth proved herself in the Derby, to de moralise the Turf completely. In the meantime, it: is not necessary for Bookmakers to assist in prosecuting Listkeepers, whose character acd position is equally good with their own. One of the truest axioms is that " persons living in glass houses should not throw stones," and the very men who instigated the proceedings against sundry of the ready money betters at Doncaster last autumn would not reap much advantage from an exposé of their antecedents. Bookmakers are all very well in their way, but they are not sufficiently advantageous to the general pub lic, and we do not hesitate to assert that a great majority of the sporting public infinitely prefer to speculate their money at the Lists. It is very easy to take a case in point. Fine weather, the expectation of a pleasant journey, and probably the society of an agreeable friend, are the inducements, at any rate in the vicinity of the metropolis, to tempt many to pay a visit to a race course. What is the consequence? Unless the visitor is thoroughly conversant with the regular members of the Ring, and he wishes to speculate, which is usually the case, he is almost sure to get into the hands of a " Welsher," and, more over, as he has not the advantage which is always accorded to him at the Lists of selecting the best price, he has to accept whatever the bookmaker chooses to lay him. Another great ad vantage is, that the Listkeeper is always there directly after the race is run, and ready to pay whatever moneys ho his lost; whilst the Bookmaker, who bets in the Ring, does not inconvenience himself to settle there and then. As a matter of course, therefore, a strong feeling in favour of Listkeepers is obtaining, which, we pre sume, to be the chief cause of jealousy shown by the inside division. Of the former class, where will be found more straightforward men than Sidney Smith, George Mather, Fisher . and Reynolds, P. Po wter, Valentine and Wright, John Stirk, The Havelock Turf Agency, &c., &c. The three first named firms do not have lists in the country, but in town they bet any amount of money at their several places of business, and all the others have a good reputation which extends to every race course in the kingdom. Several judges of the land have already decided that the exposure of lists even on a race course is a contravention of the law as it stands, and against their decision there is no appeal ; but with all due respect to them it is quite clear the Legislature, when this measure passed through Parliament, never intended to include Race Courses in the Act. Common sense leads us to suppose it could only. be intended for one object in view, namely, to prevent the facilities afforded by these lists for clerks and other servants to invest their money, and thus be induced to rob their masters. Those classes, it is natural to infer, would not be allowed to attend such places without permission of their employers, and in that case it is ridiculous to legislate for parties who have no chance of com mitting the crime—if crime it be—of backing horses more than once or twice a year. Un fortunately we have very few judges who are competent to adjudicate on sporting affairs, and the lamentable ignorance displayed by some of them in connection therewith has been truly distressing on several occasions. One of them, in deciding an appeal some short time back, said be only re gretted the fine was not double the amount—for betting on a race course, forsooth—and we consider this is a specimen of one-sided justice, also a con vincing proof how few of them are competent to give an opinion on racing affairs. Amongst the category of Bookmakers and Listkeepers there are, of course, an equal quantity of parasites, yclept " Welshers ;" and if, instead of doing each other injury, these parties would coalesce together to put down the swindlers alluded to, they would far better deserve the thanks of the whole sporting community. At any rate it is quite time the influence of some influential member of Parliament, who is a supporter of the Turf, should be brought to bear in favour of Lists on Race Courses; and we shall certainly use our influence, from time to time, to assist in carry ing out such a desirable alteration of the law in this respect. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, July 16. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor. responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. July 16. July 9. fr. 0. 132,500,000 Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 and its branches Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 —. Notes in circulation . Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 37,898,770 23 38,109,890 84 Treasury account cur rent creditor 74,218,569 51 72,266,616 42 Current accounts, Paris 321,149,030 17 314,91.1,553 33 Do. branch banks 45,824,415 46,575,876 Dividends payable 3,617,790 5,075,537 —.- Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 703,152 42 703,152 42 Total • CREDITOR. July 16. July 9 Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over- 2,200,286 31 248,304 7;., due Commercial bills 'dis counted, not yet due 214,751,580 60 231,658,938 B.' Do. branch banks 198,375,260 198,586,489 -. Advances on deposit of bullion 35,967,300 Do. branch banks 8,077,700 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 88,808,800 -, 8,505,700 -• 11,772,000 - 6,672,500 - 11,670,200 --, 6,661,900 --. 34,337,600 24,709,700 - 959,500 - 918,600 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 961,100 850,900 - 60,000,000 -. 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 40,651,419 66 40,651,419 66 serve Do. disposable Etentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 11,0 000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage- 8, 8,285 - 8,227,850 - nient Sundries 88,892 17 68,729 37 20,413,063 55 19,750,558 6$ Total 1,981,947,901 21 2,002,938,733 MARKETS-7 HIS DAY. CORN. The demand from millers has been sluggish, a - 1d although holders were disposed to give way is to 2s per quarter, the amount of business done was small, ant! many samples have been returned unsold. Barley ifs brought forward very sparingly, and prices are will maintained. Oats, beans, and peas aro difficult to pur chase, except at an advance. At Mark-lane this morning there was but a moderate attendance of the trade. The demand was very sluggish, and dealers prefer waiting. even at some inconvenience, till the end of the harvest rather than purchasing under the present uncertain stats of prices. Wheat could only be sold at a demand on last Monday's rates, but little or no business was reported. Flour, owing to the heat of the weather and the consequent pressure of sales, is heavy, at a decline of ls. per sack. Barley firm, and advancing. Oats steady in spite of the heavy arrivals. BOROUGH HOP. Satisfactory accounts are still received from the hop plantations generally, both here and from the Continent, giving promise of an early and abundant crop. The mat , + ket is inactive, the demand being limited to the immediate wants of consumers. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of stock at market to-day. Of beasts there were 5,510, of which 31 were from Scot- , land, 3,699 from the various pastures of England, and the remainder from abroad. The best breeds were pretty well, and maintained late rates, but middling and inferior, of which the larger portion consisted, sold at lower prices. Of sheep and lambs there were 32,580, principally Eng. lish. The trade for prime mutton was steady, at late rates. Course descriptions were depressed. The demand for lambs was very dull, and prices tended in favour of buyers Of calves there were 440 on sale. The veal trade wai relatively good, and rates were maintained. Pork was without quotable change. 280 pigs were at market. LIVERPOOL, July 20.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Mar ket very dull. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Her Majesty's ship Duncan, from the Nore, Passed—Samaraug, from Callao, for Antwerp; Alice. from London, for Penang; Venetia, screw steamer, froJ; Palermo, for London. ;T o p es n W ot or s t h s o T w ED any MARKET, materia ti l u d y , 18. H—The A ference upon last week. Prices are more settled, thong; not higher, the arrivals from the country during the wee I having been comparatively light. The amount changin hands is not great. The export yarn trade is dull. Spi ll . ners, howevers, keep well ernpl )yed upon old contracts In pieces there is a better feeling, and more doing for tl. t home department. All manufacturers are not fully en, ployed, a few looms being at a stand. Despatches were received on Saturday at th, Colonial-office from the Governors of the West Indi4 Islands and Bermuda. 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