The Sun. — London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

XON - EY -NARICEi AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCB, CITY, Two o'CLocie. Pie prevailing feature in the Stock Markets to-day "'witless. The business doing, whether speculative or bond fide, has all the limit a tio n s pe cu li ar to the holiday season. The account beginning to-morrow also has its effect by indisposing operators to corn- I noue° new business. The Funds are very quiet. Rank of England Stock is however exceptionally firm. Foreign Bonds are fiat. Railway shares keep firm, at p r ices rather a b ove th ose o f yes t er d ay ' s c l ose . London Financial Shares are flat on the meeting. There is no c h ange t o re p or t i n th e Di scoun t Market. V ery little business is everywhere being done, and the rate is upwards of 5 per cent. below the L ank mi n i mum. The Funds aro quiet. Consols are 94/ to 941 for deliver } and a ccoun t. N ew an d R e d uce d are 945 to n ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 19s prem. Bank Stock ie in request at an advance of 14 per cent., the pre sent price being 245 to 247. Foreign Stocks are without recovery from the de cline noticed yesterday. Mexican, 151 to 151 ; New Spanish, 355 t o 35g ; It a li an, 525 to 53k ; Turkish, 39 1 to 39; ; E gypt i an 83 to 84 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 711 to 711 ; Ditto Nine per Cents., 881 to 881; Inte r -C o l on i a l , 1061 s to 107 i ; Peruvian, 77 to 77; ; and Venezuelan, 21 to 23. The Honduras Loan continues in demand, and is quoted 825 to 83. American Securities are f per cent. lower. The 5-20 Bonds stand at 721 to 72/ ; Erie, 43 to 44 ; end Illinois, 945 to 955. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded 5, to 38k to 381, but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain at 39,t to 391. English Railways are a little firmer. The higher prices obtained towards the close yesterday upon speculative repurchases are in all cases maintained. The quotations now current are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1291 to 1291; Midland, 1041 to 1051 ; South Eastern, 76 to 76i ; London and North Western, 1155 to 116 ; Great Northern, 104 to 104 ; ditto A, 995 to 100 ; Great Eastern, 391 to 39/ ; Great Western, 501 to 501 ; Brighton, 535 to 54 ; Sheffield, 42 to 42 ; Metrop o lit an , 113 to 1135 5 ; Caledoni an , 741 te. 741 ; and Ch a th am , 20 to 20. Great Indian Peninsular Railway Stock is 1075 to 108; ; East Indian, 1085 to 1095 ; and B om b ay an d 13 arode, IC3 to 104. In Colonial Government Securities Canadian 6 per (Ants. are 104 to 106 ; Mauritius 6 per Cents., 103 to 104 ; New South Wales 5 per Cents., 99 to 101 ; Queensland G per Cents., 105 to 106 ; and Vi c t or i a 6 per Cents., 113; to 11. The business in Joint-Stock Bank shares is unim portant. The prices current are—Agra (A), 115 to 1 2 ; Alliance, 10 to 9 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 6 to 65 p ro m. ; Chart ere d M ercant il e 29 to 30 ; Consolidated, ' i t to 5 ; Imperial Bank, 17 to 18 ; Imperial Otto ?Pe /to 5 prem.; L on d on an d C ounty, 52 to 53 ; 1-eondon and Westmin s t er , 705 t o 7 1 5 ; O r i ental, 15 to 445 ; Lond on J o i nt -S toc k , 345 to 355 ; and union of London, 355 to 365. West Wisconsin Railway Bonds are 1 to 11 prem. In the various miscellaneous shares there is no par ticular feature. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted 211 to 215 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., L; Credit Foncier, 21 to 3 ; Fore-street Warehouse, on to 1 prem. ; Internation a l Fi nance , 13 t o 15 di s . ; Zi d on Financial, 24 to 22 dis. ; L on don G enera l o inc ibuq, 15 t o 25 ; N at i ona l Di scount, 115 to 12 ; 4eati Marine, 145 to 15 ; prem.; Thames and Mersey, ; Rossa G ran d e Mine, -1 to i, prem. ; St. ,°, n del R ey, 19 to 20 ; Port Philip, 11 to 11 ;and aioon tales, 2 to 21. There were no bullion operations at the Bank Yesterday. Mr. Erlanger, of Paris, has contracted with the eltY ent. of Lille f or a l oan of £320,000 , sterling, at 41 per C d new French loan is now expected to h" intro- Licect between the Bth and the 15th August. meeting of the bondholders of the Vene 'Lela Loan of 1864 is convened for Thursday, the 30th. The dire c t ors of Le Bradford Old Bank (Limited) have decl ared a dividend of £1 2s 6d per share. the herreceipts of the Lucknow and C a wnpore line os 6 Oude and Rohilkund Railway for the week end icg the 14th J une amounted to 1 '302 Ils 104 d, being Mn increase of £135 Bs. t „The poll d eman d e d at the meet i ng of the L on d on Prid ,Inan eial Association yesterday will t a ke place on ay. An increase of £570 is shown in the receipts of the .„ e .ace Ayres Great Southern Railway for the week - euing June 8. Mont to t h e official report of the works of the `_ l ° l 3 Cenis Tun ne l, th ere h as been, up to the 30th "tine last, 8,498 metres of the whole distance exca vated, leaving 3,721 still to be excavated. The traffic returns of the Great Western Railway of Ga nda for the week ending the 24th i ns t ant , a h ows - "crease of £3,623 compared with the corresponding Period of 1867. T he South-Eastern traffic shows a decrease of s, ) ' ,269 , which is explained by the fact that it corn -4 4 4 ,,,es with a n excep ti ona lly goo d wee k. Th e B r i g ht on a tuc is £l9l more. DThe first general meeting of the United Land Com art,l(Limited), will t a ke place at the offices next attal`!ft3r, the 31st inst., at, one o'clock precisely. ch notified that th e b on d s , w ith i n t eres t coupons ed, of the European and North American Rail way ar e Com pany, for extension f r om St. J o h n wes t war d, paid or? ready for delivery in exchange for the fully scrip 'and o thur Cooper, of the firm of Cooper Brothers fard has been appointed by Vice-Chancellor Gif- A„ ctucial liquidator of the Guaranteed Securities — scei t* Lett,'" Limited. mouth er s from Odessa now admit that the harvest L ar e eta e ,a Russia will at least be an average. Rains assure scat to have fallen in sufficient quantities to re not ye ti pinion in this respect, though exporters had Frida appeared to any extent. At Marseilles, on ae c l e , quotations were maintained, though there was the drill. At Bordeaux sales were pressed, while lac e d that was restricted. In Hungary it is calcu- Per cent, the wheat crop will prove from 10 to 15 of z tir . greater than that of last year. The citizens tr affic of are agitating for a reduction in the grain e of the Swiss railways, in order to make that ecni al , Eta a corn market, to London or Chicago. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. i I I a ter C ent. C onsols 941 _ a uit for Account, Aug. 6 lieP_er,,Cent. Reduced 94liii 941 1 I N e w n n per Cent 1 3 9. 4 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A c ) . 5 Per Cent. .Jan. 1873 Ilnuities 80 Jan., _ YTS, eXplre 2o°t'lA_ (ReaU yrs, expire sth April 1885 — " Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 1 2 5 0 19 pm p.oguer Bills, 41,000, 2 per Ct 15 19 ~ 1 -) 4500 ll a. 15 19 /7 .131411, £lOO & £2OO 216 8 D o. of England Stock, 41 per Cent -1. Account 44i4NtIA.ti GovErontEtir SEOURITIICP. 134 Utock, 10 f per Cent., April 1874 ••• Do O P e ning, for A ccount } b e . 5 per Ce n t . July, 1880 Do, 1 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 o• Per to• Eufaced Pap„, 4 per Cent ° c. .. 5 Speerer Cent., Jan. 1872 1101 9 i Bo' " unPer Cent , Rup. Deb. 1872 — D1) -- ( o ) . • * do. 1877 _ o I ) • do. 1882 ..._ 1051 o : b eb., 5 Per Cent., Aug. 1873 pm b e u° ll cl3, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO 30 pm • Under , 1,000 AArgertiinO.RDlGii FuNDS—OLOSING PRICES. ---4 3tri. -,,,i4epulic, 6 per Cent... . _s lir % • -4 Lionds 5 per Cent. 1859 411 all 5 per ' Cent 11,. er Cent 1852 — Lo. do 18 58... bo. do., 1860 — B b o. 6 d 0 .1863 — 1) 0 A Per Cont.C, 1865 4,4 'keCount .... 0 , 4. _ ............. D 4 2 Ayres 6 per Cent Cub,%, spar Cont. (Deferred 3 per Uent.) B2a `'4ll l rr Cent. _— Ue. 4 1 Per C ent o 6 Per Cent — ` h o ' Per Ce nt , 1)01 1867 . 'lbo 7 per ,Cerit., ii3.6G. .......... ,I,leriP £32 paid .. ~,i-a•-tn, 6 or Cent. .. • h n 3 P PI •kr q,4 P3r ent., 1825.: .. •• md 0 " Brin^i l't• -.. Cent 751 p , o $ he. ~, , pa I les, i per Dltaq,,,. Cont., 1867....., - - t'• •'• '-, ew Uo •lidatod, 1 per Con :: —..... , Ptian, 7,, cull't . 1 ), °: 8: 3 „ u t," i ° r i s 811 e ....................... .... ... _ b o. 47500 Bonds ...................... 41(ie Bonds ..................... , Do. ......................... . /I D o ,04 ................. Bu-a. f 5 • AceJunt .................. 83 1 . t,,,") Ronde .................. ~ tlo v . '24 Bonds ......... :. :: .......... ..... vr T ni6ttt Itail v7,117teb., ......... .-.• 9 31 1) 0. ~ Per Cont., 18')1 5, oz Coups I) """u3unr - ' ). C . No uti,),,... ............................ 41., t 0,,, Aec,..t.i.t.la ............................ ; 'iult ... , ........................... 1 il dUra . ," M. Cent .. t t, 4(.0V. Ittil.l.oln 10p Ct .V S P b 0 A Per Ce I t. , 146 -.' J. " - kt)xi.: -ce otkt :, - ..................... . 77i bit.cli_Robanian.a ........ ... . • 53 i lO'fo3,PAer Cent ▪ 4t, Di,: "'count o_o ni,,r Co _ .. 1884 ... ..,. _.... )44,(Tevid„""nt .4n,g10-} • rench 1 10 1 1, .Per uont. ......... .. o„, i . Qr nperial 5 per Cent jrtip , 441 a,13, .............. _ 3011:2,r cell: ferrod ................. : ▪ 61 MITA July 27. ess Louise, , walked iu been called he columns Lug that the thwarting here to for n London i esthood ill i and Pro of Canada position, to s thealleged by Canada destination lexplainedt on Canada discourage vhose well towledge. :n voted for iigrants to , not with instead of settle in ily applied ntinent of in Canada nois, Wia of Awe the coati- uunigrants represented matter of s of transit ,3stion. Of in 1866 but frequently forwarded xpense bad o consider to make seem this al in con" cts to the numbers )1y desti , to which content- these in" ly journer intention, e acknow . een whollY ada desire s lion. The peak froth e are paid most eve* ? Df Canada and in' intending i under the ie Govern' veral Pro ,ng on be" ititnting a settlers to ) properly the charg° priesthood :cession to suction of .nosy of 3 has live 3 ay perhaps 3 no c9u3" I religious views and id religion ?rotestants five, an Churello/ manage" ingernent s, i sm m ight eeling pre tent where aglish and 3osition to ears whe ° among th e rolence aro ; ardleis of ing deo' with, bu t have Pr°- the natur e occurred• conception or the turd then?' ; but it 19 on of thes e concert of ies in Ca: 5 ma y be a )f the 834 rant, 1.1 RASE• lam. Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ., 77/ 7 1 61 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) - Do 41 per Cent., 186'2 -. -- Do Account 93 Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1858, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2.'i 39 Do. do. 1P67 — Do. do. Scrip, .C2O paid R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si B9/ Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bondr„,, 92/ Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Lo., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do £B4 13s. do — Po Nicolas Railway G6I 1 1 Sar finial), 5 per Cent — Spamish 3 per Cen . — Do. Account Do. 1867 Do• New Deferred Do. Account Do. Passive — Do. Account Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Tur:cish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — . Do Account Do £lOB Bonds 664 51 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6l Da 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do G per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the above payable iu London. Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Do Account -- French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Lx. 2M. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. :25i Do. Account 52/ CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 941 1 Do. Account, Aug. 6 SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. 1 Closing 1 Suainess Paid. Prise. dams. e- t Slfatol ancirleter lot) 82 In 831 at t.laledonian lOO 741 75 74, 1 / st ;Cambrian ' 100 20 30 - Cori and Bandon...— /0 'Cornwall all 31 4 at bubltn & Belfast June. 109 75 77 at Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc. ioo 70 72 IC.London, Scrip Certi. all 100 d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 95 96 at Great Eastern, Ord.stiL :CO 391 401 391 j 43 st Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 9 9 at Great North of Scotland 100 13 ' 6 t Great Northern lOO 104 105 104} 15 Do. A stock lOO 1001 ,0:1 nO 4 4 1 at Do. B stock lOO 123 126 st Do. New, Is. at 25 pn lOO Gt S. and W. of !relent' 100 97 18 at Gt. Western —Original 1(0 50 50 i 504 et Do. S. Val. Bail. gua. 100 at Do. South Wales 100 63 65 53 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxtore 100 28 03 at Do. Newport lOO 28 32 at Do. Hereford 100 at Lancashire .k Yorkshire. 100 1293 /3) 1294 at Laudon and Blackwell 100 st Lon., Brigh.,& S. Coat t 100 631 54 61/ 1 4 at I•on„ Chat., and Dovei 100 2u 201 204 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO -- it Lon. & North Wester/ lOO 111 1151 nit at Lou. & South IVestcrx, 100 94 03 192 4 2 at Man., Shef., .t Lincolt, 100 42 124 et. Aletropoliten.. Do. New lO et Do. Extension...— all 1091 Ilej Ng' at Metropolitan District all 77 110 20 t Do. do. do. 10 1) Do. and St. John'sll 6 at .Midland at Do. £9 Share — Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 72 74 734 at Aid Kent at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 1041 at th. Eastern—lierwlok 100 102 103 1011 25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.13.4 et Do. Leeds ..... 109 57 6/ t Do. York lOO 1/2 93 921 at Do. Carlisle at Do. Stook. & Darling. all 131 133 Do. do. 1860-61 st North London Do. do. 1864 5 . — 10 Do. do. 1866 et North Staffordshire it i. &S. W. Junction Scottish Central - Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Soot, Mid. stook — st Shropshire Union at south Devon lOO 45 47 at South Eastern . lOO 761 761 731 4 6 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 11 12 at Lair Vale lOO 145 150 10 Do. C 6 ale of Isfeath st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Waterloo & Whiteha i 6 .Vest Cornwall — BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ai lento & St. Lawrenot all 116 58 j Rom„Baroda. Cm In. gn. 6 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares l6 - a l , 10/ Buffalo & Lake liuros all a 10 Do. Preference all 6 7 00 j Butt,Brant, &Goderi c t , t 8 p.c. 1872-3-4 loo 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., Um lOO at Jape Town & Dock. gu lOO 62 87 /0 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 101 It 3 at East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 106 IGts at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 1 9 l le 168' 40 Do. J Extension at 'rand Trunkof Canada 100 161 173 164 00 DO. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all :0 52 491 100 Do. do deferred 100 DO. 2d Pref. Bonds all 34 40 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. 6p.c 100 1071 1081 168 73 to. Gua. 5 per Cent lB 11 21, 10 Do. New gua. sp. 0.. 6 14 3 1 . at Gt. South of India gait. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent lou 99 101 Do 2 Great Wee. of Canada all 144 144 13i Do. New ...... all Do. 6 p.o Bias. pay. 187 L all 99 101 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 all 91 94 Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 1061 1071 Do. 44 do lOO 100 102 Do. 41 do lOO 95 97 Do. Fifth ExtensioL 5 Itelb. Cor. 6p. o. Bntls, 100 & Hobson's Bay all N.Rl.C'da,6polstpt.bs 100 83 85 Oude & Rhiik'nd, g. 5 /lc 100 1,51 1061 icinde . lOO 1021 1(31 103 Do. Delhi Jo. do ..1 2 * p Do. Punjaub....p_.es 100 1014 1021 Do.lndus St.Flot u° 100 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 6 per cent. rd. at:l9 per cent. pm., 107 Ditto, it:per cent., redeemable at 10 pm., 1(.6 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Hail., 861 Stockton and Darlington B, 6 per cent., 129 i ruicncumNuic t3IiA.KIGb AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4} per cent., 76i Ditto, 5 per cent, 1862.82 Great orthern, 5 per cent, ill., 103 3 LINES LEASED A T FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire. 91 ull and Selby, 112 FOREIGN RAIL WA Yr. Great Luxembourg, 124 1 San Paulo. lim., gun. 6 per cent., 17t South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, roluctorcnunicr.: Cape Copper, lim., 12 Choatales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., St. John del Rey, 11m . , 196 BANE E. Agra, lim., A, 112 2 Alliance, litn.. 15 Bank of South Australia, lim, 3 Chartered aler. o' India, London, and China, 28/ 9 Consolidated, Jim, 4/ Imperial Ottoman, 11 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London and River Plate, 42 Ditto, new, 105 _ London and County, 521 2 London Joint Stock, 341 1 London and 11 estminster, 71 Ditto, Scrip, 485 45 Oriental Bank Corporation, 44 Union of London, .365 REISCICLLANMOLII3. Anglo American Telegraph, 211 2 Aglo-Mexican Mint. 16 151, Atlantic Telegraph, 375 Ditto, 8 per cent , 865 5 Berlin Water Works, 14 City of Moscow Gas, Um., 55 City Offices, lim., 35 Commercial Union. Insurance, 611 Continental Union Gas, Rm. 155 Credit Fonder of England. lira., 3 2 15-16 Egyptian v per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua., 815 5 Eyyptian Com. and Trading, 11m. 15 Electric and International Telegraph, 230 Gen. Credit and Discount, lira., 5 9-16 5 Hudson's Bay, 151 5 International Financial Soclety,iim.,'32 London Provincial Telegraph, lim., 35 2 Ditto, Pref., 15 London Financial Association, 11m., 52 National Discount Company, 12 New Zealand Loan and Mer. Agency, lim., 3 Ocean Marine Insurance), 20 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 17 Rio de Janeiro Gas, 225 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance. 15 5 Universal Marine (Insurance), lim., 6 2-16 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 715 OUTWARD CAPE MAILS.—The Union Company's Cape Royal Mail steamship Roman, Captain W. R. Dixon, embarked the fortnight's outward mails for the Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena, at Plymouth, on Saturday, and proceeded on her voyage. She takes out also 40 passengers and a large general cargo. The Cape of Good Hope Steam Shipping Company's steamship Asia, Captain Gains, embarked a mail of ship letters for the Cape of Good Hope at Falmouth, on Saturday, and left for that colony. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE IN ENGLAND.—The Over seers of the township of Consido and Knitsley, West Dur ham, having resolved to put on the Parliamentary register all women possessing the necessary qualifications, have prepared their list in conformity to such resolution. The overseers of Marsden, in Lancashire, have agreed to place their qualified women on the list of voters. THE THREE-YEAR-OLD PARLIAMENT. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TIIIS DAY. The Daily News. in an article under this heaillng, notes that the House of Peers has been deprived by, death of fifty-eight of its members. Their names are :—The Duke of Northumberland ; Marquises—Camden, Exeter, tans down°, Salisbury, and Waterford ; Earls 13antrS , , Bathurst, Beauchamp, Brownlow, Camperdown, Car digan, Chesterfield, Craven, Dottoughmore, Gainsborough; Harrington, Kingston, Kinnoul, Lanesborough, Lime. rick, Mayo, Moray, Pomfret, Rosebery, Bosse, Roselyn, and Shrewsbury ; Viscounts Clifden and Gort ; the Bishops of Hereford, Lichfield, and Rochester; Lords— Aveland, Bayning, Brougham, Byron, Calthorpe, Carington, Clinton, Colchester, Cranworth, Dunfermline, Feversham, Fitzhardinge, Gray of Gray, Glenelg, Kings. down, Llanover, Monteagle, Northbrook, Plunket, Pol. warth, Ponsonby, Rivers, Vernon, Wensleydale, and Wrottesley. In this long list the two oldest peers were the Duke of Northumberland and Lord Brougham, both of whom had completed their 80th year ; the two youngest were the Earl Brownlow, who died at 24, and the Earl of Harrington, whose death was announced at the early age of 21. These, however, were exceptions to the long life which is usually enjoyed in the peerage, for the average age of the 58 deceased lords is 67 years. The earldom of Cardigan has become merged with the xnarquisate of Ailesbury, and the following nine peerages are extinct :—The earldom of Pomfret, and the baronies of Bayning, Cranworth, Dunfermline, Glenelg, Kingsdown, Llanover, Ponsonby, and Wensley dale. These have been far more than counterbalanced by the creations, which in so short a time have nob been equalled since the days of Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne. Twenty-five new peerages hare been added to the list, an average of eight every year. Ten were made by Earl Russell, viz.:—Earls Destroy and Kimberley, Viscount Halifax, Lords Barrogill, Cler mont, Kenry, Meredyth, Monek, Northbrook, and Romilly. Twelve owed their elevations to Lord Derby:— INIARLBOROUGH-STREET. DISTURBING HOSPITAL PATIENTS.---J. Flaherty, an Irish labourer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly at the Middlesex Hospital. Mr. Henry Custard, superintendent and secre tary of the Middlesex Hospital, said that, hearing a noise in the courtyard of the hospital, he went out and found the prisoner, who was drunk, making a great disturbance, much to the annoyance of the patients, and threatening and trying to strike the porter. The sister of the hall accident ward came out and complained that the prisoner was disturb ing the patients, and as he refused to go away he gave him in charge. The prisoner said that Messrs. Holland and Hartnett, the contractors, had some work going on at the hospital, and he went to see Mr. Hall, the foreman. Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoner that it was shown that he was drunk. The prisoner said he was not drunk. _ _ Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner had no right to go to the hospital and make a disturbance and annoy the poor people who required rest, and he would have to pay a fine of 10s. or seven days. STEALING PROVENDER.—CharIes Wedge, horse keeper in the employ of Messrs. Ledstone and Scarlett, butchers in New Bond-street, and Fre derick Simpkins and Robert Brown, the former a carman and the latter a labourer, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a quantity of horse provender, the property of Messrs. Ledstone and Scarlett. Lords Brancepeth, Cairns, Colonsay, Fitzwalter, Hartis mere, Hylton, Kesteven, Lytton, O'Neill, Ormatbwaite, Penrhyn, and Strathnairn. Three patents have bee* issued by Mr. Disraeli :—The earldom of Feversham, the Viscountcy of Bridport, and the Barony of Napier. The mortality in the House of Commons has been siderably less than that in the lords. Only 22 members have died, viz. :—Mr. G. R. Barry, Mr. Crossland, Mr. Dillon, Hon. J. C. Dundas, Lord Dunkellin, Sir M. Far. qubar, Mr. Foot, Mr. F. D. Goldsmid, Sir B. Guinness, Mr. Hanbury, Right Hon. H. Herbert, Mr. E. James, Colonel Lowther, Mr. Mackie, Mr. C. W. Padre, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Lort Phillips, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Steel, Mr. Treherne, Colonel Lloyd Watkins, and Mr. Wick ham. The oldest member was Mr. Steel, 82; the youngest was Mr. Barry, 42. The average age of the deceased M.P.'s is 58. Changes from a variety of other causes have been very frequent. For instance, 23 mem bers have become peers, either by succession or by creation, 19 have been unseated on petition, 12 have re signed their seats, and 12 have accepted judgeships. Thus 88 new members have been returned, while 50 others have been re-elected on their appointment to office. The numerous contests have had very little effect upon the balance of parties. The gains, however, have been on the side of the Liberals, and victories have been won in many constituencies of size and importance. The Conservative gains, fewer in number and less significant, were almost uniformly made in small boroughs. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Scarlett, baying noticed the bad condition of one of his horses for some time paSt, and suspecting all was not right, communicated with the police, and Henry Dawson, an energetic officer of the C Division, watched the prisoners, and succeeded in detecting them in stealing provender from the prosecutors, which ought . to have been applied to their horses. Mr. Sayer, from the office of Messrs. E. Lewis and Co., Great Marlborough-street, who appeared for the prisoner?, declined to address the magistrate on the prisoners' behalf, and Mr. Tyrwhitt com mitted them for trial. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE IN TILE STREET.—Wm. Maguire, a powerful man, was charged with the following disgraceful outrage : John Petit, waiter at the Royal Standard Music Hall, Vauxhall-bridge-road, said —At half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon I was walking along the Horseferry-road, Westminster, when the prisoner came up and hit me and knocked me down. Mr. Arnold—You wi:re walking along the Horse ferry-road when this man came up and hit you and knocked you down. You must have seen him be fore cr something I should think. Complainant—lndeed, I had not. He was quite a stranger to me. I had never seen him before, nor spoken to him. I gave him no provocation of any description. After I got up from the first blow, he forced me down again, and then I defended my self. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BEDFORD.—The Conservatives have selected Mr. E. L. O'Malley (son of the eminent Queen's Counsel; to join Captain Polhill-Turner in contesting the representation of Bedford against Mr. S. Whitbread and Mr. James Howard. Mr. Arnold—Was he sober ? Complainant—He was not, but he kept pitching into me after I persuaded him to go away. Williiam Thomas, messenger at the Chartered Gas Works—Defendant followed one of the men, and tried to pick a quarrel with him. He came into the works, and the watchman shut the gates ; then the defendant turned round and struck the complainant, who happened to be passing. Defendant, in reply to the charge, said I—have just recovered from a bed of sickness ; I am sure I don't know what I was doing yesterday afternoon, but I feel that I must have been knocked about very much. Mr. Arnold—You seem to have knocked this man about very much too. Defendant—l am very sorry, but I don't remem ber it. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1868. POOR, THE RELIGIOUS EDUCA7ION OF THE- Alluding to the Count-out on Thursday night, the Times says The Cattle Market Bill was not the only piece of important business interfered with by the Count-out of Thursday night. The consideration of the Poor Relief Bill was to have been resumed in Committee, and clauses of some importance would have been discussed. On Monday night the Committee entered on the clauses of the bill, which are designed to secure greater religious liberty to the inmates of workhouses, and, not withstanding a somewhat vehement opposition, the principle of these clauses was affirmed, and the first three or four of them were passed. As far as relates to adult inmates, the improvements pro posed by the bill are probably secured. A subse quent clause, however, is intended to protect the religious rights of chi!dren, and will probably re quire some watchfulness on the part of the friends of religious equality. A good deal of resistance has been offered to similar provisions on some recent occasions, and it may be worth while to give a brief account of the facts of the case. It may be remembered that some time ago Arch bishop Manning, in one of his ad Irerses, drew a : pathetic picture of the number of Roman Catholic children who were forced to abandon their parents' faith and were educated as Protestants. We ac knowledged that such a complaint was just in principle, but we expressed a certain scepticism as to the facts alleged. We confess we could not easily believe that any body of men would find it worth their while to create such a grievance. Guardians of the poor do strange things occasion ally, but that they should deliberately transform little Papist paupers into Protestants was a charge which seemed to require some confirmation. We are bound to acknowledge that this confirmation has been furnished, and that Dr. Manning has distinctly made out his case. A Parliamentary return obtained last year shows that within the previous seven years as many as 10,000 Roman Catholic children have been received into the Metropolitan workhouses. Of these about 8,000 have been discharged, but the remaining 2,000 to quote round numbers—had been transferred to district schools. These children, although known to be Roman Catholic, and so returned in answer to Parliamentary inquiries, are systematically edu cated as Protestants. It is probable that about 1,000 of these children are in the district schools at a given moment, and the Guardians are, there fore, exercising the proselytizing powers of Poor- Law administration upon a thousand children in the metropolis alone, This is one of those facts which cannot be evaded. In the debate on Mon day several gentlemen laboured to show that the present law gave all the : facilities necessary for perfect religious freedom. It was no doubt de signed to do so ; but it may fail in practice, and Mr. Villiers properly observed that " as a matter of fact" Roman Catholic children are educated 1 ; as .Protestants. The returns we have quoted show that the law does fail ; and the Roman Ca tholics suffer unquestionably under a matqrial grievance. CAMBRIDGESHIRE.-At a numerouslyattended meeting of the County Liberal Registration Society, it was resolved to invite Mr. Brand, M.P. for Lewes, to be a candidate for the county in the Liberal interest, in conjunction with Mr. Richard Young, the present Liberal member. Mr. Brand has accepted the invitation. CHIPPENIIAM.-Sir John Neeld (C.) has issued an address stating that he does not intend to offer himself for re-election. Mr. Goldney (C.) will again come forward. HACKNEY.-A preliminary meeting has been held, for the purpose of bringing forward Lieutenant -Colonel Dickson, of the Reform League, as Radical candidate for this borough. HASTINGS. —Both parties have commenced canvassing in this borough, the candidates being Mr. North (formerly for many years M.P. for the borough) and Mr. T. Brassey, jun. (Liberals), and Colonel Somerset Calthorre and Mr. Clement Thruston (Conservatives). KING'S CouNrr.—Mr. King (C.) will not again contest this constituency. Sir Patrick O'Brien (L.) is expected soon to call on his supporters. MONMOUTHSHIRE.—The Liberal committee have de. cided to bring forward only one candidate to contest this county—Colonel Clifford. It is said that in consequence of some difference between the Duke of Beaufort and Colonel Somerset (C.) the latter will retire, and the Marquis of Worcester (C.) will be brought forward in his place. D umnAnToNsninn.-111r. Campbell, of Edenwood, a nephew of the late Lord Chancellor Campbell, is about to offer himself as a Liberal candidate for this county. MID SURREY. —Mr. Julian Goldsmid, one of the present members for Honiton, has offered himself as a candidate in the Liberal interest for this new division. WEST SURREY. —Mr. Frederick Pennington, of Broom Hall, Dorking, in response to a numerously-signed requi sition, has agreed to contest the seat, and Mr. Headworth Barclay will be invited to stand in conjunction with Mr ! Pennington. It is believed that Mr. Briscoe; having lost the confidence of the Liberal party, will retire. EDINBURGH.—At a nve',.ng of the Conservatives of Lynn, it was stated on authority that Lord Stanley would not consent to stand for Edinburgh. EAST WORCESTERSHIRE. —Mr. Lyttelton (L.) will seek re-election for East Worcestershire. CHESTER.—In response to a numerously-signed requisi• tion, Earl Grosvenor (L.) will stand at the next election. DEWSBURY.— On Saturday an interview took place at the office of a prominent Tory solicitor, between some of members of the committee appointed to promote the elec tion of Mr. Ernest Jones and several local Conservatives. The object was "to agree upon a man who should unite the Conservatives and the advanced Liberals." BRIDPORT.—Mr. A. Goldsmid (C.), a barrister, will oppose Mr. Mitchell (L.) j . .. WESTBURT.—Mr. Phipps, of Leighton House, West. bury, has consented to stand in the Conservative in• terest. SALISBURY.-Mr. Hamilton (L.), brother of the Bishop of Salisbury, has announced his intention of seeking re-election. He is in favour of Mr. Gladstone's motion for disestablishing the Irish Church. Mr. Marsh (L.) is also expected to come forward again. MARLBOROUGH. —Mr. Henry Baring has issued a fare well address to the electors. He thinks that the Liberal party will no doubt gain a triumph at the next election, but believes that although they will be united for one great attack, they " will soon break off into various dis. cordant sections, req u i r i ng a leader of consummate tact and temper—qualities little recognised in him who is to be their head." HULL.—A meeting of the Hull Conservative AssoCiaton was held on Saturday, when Mr. Baxter entered into an explanation of his political views. It was resolved that Mr. Baxter should stand in conjunction with Mr. Atkin son. Both the sitting members are Liberals.—Eastern Morning News. PRIZE TEMPERANCE TALES.—In compliance with urgent representations of the many intending competitors, the committee of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, who are offering £lOO and no for the best and second-best temperance tales, have resolved that the time for the delivery of MSS. shall be extended to May 1, 1869. VISIT OF MR. BRIGHT TO SCOTLAND.—Tho North British Daily Mail is informed that the member for Birmingham will shortly pay a visit to Scotland to the seat of Mr. T. B. Potter, Pitnacree, and is sorry to learn that Mr. Bright is suffering so considerably from the effects of his arduous parliamentary duties that he will require an uninterrupted course of relaxation and quietness to rcno. Tate his health. On Saturday morning, the powder mills of Dixon and Co., at Blackbeck, about six miles from Ulverstone, were blown up, and nine mon lost their lives. It is not known in what manner the explosion originated. A farm house about 300 yards distance has suffered severely, every window being blown out and all the ceilings very m uc h shattered. A young man ploughing not far from the place was injured by the shaft of the plough being forced against his log, and another man, who had his left log broken at the last explosion, has again had it fractured at the same place. Five of the bodies were found entire, though blown a con siderable distance. The others aro in small fragments. The Lord Chief Baron Kelly mado some well timed remarks on the increase in the crime of perjury at the Lancaster Assizes, on Saturday. Edward Hall, a farmer's son, of Aideliffo, near Lancaster, was convicted of perjury, and committed at the Lancaster Quarter Sessions, in April last, in an appeal against an affiliation order. The Lord Chief Baron said that in Lancashire, as in the neigbouring county, the crime of perjury had acquired an extent and actual practice which I►ad really become a subject of sorrow and shame to al con. periled in the administration of justice. His lordship eon., tonced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with ;lard labour. - 4 - Mr. Arnold—lt is impossible to allow this sort of thing because you please to get drunk. You are committed for 14 days to bard labour. THAMES. CAUGHT NAPPING...-- William Stunt, 19, Cottage street, Poplar, costermonier, who is well known to the police, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of Francis Ward, a mechanic. Last night the prosecutor, overcome by the heat of the weather, fatigue, and a little drink, fell asleep on the steps of an ancient public-house called the Mulberry Tree, on Stepney-green. He was aroused by a police-constable named Skeates, who produced his watch and chain, and said, "Is this yours ?', Prosecutor said it was. The police-constable had the prisoner in custody, and saw him over the prosecutor. On leaving he asked the prisoner what he had been d o i ng, to which he replied nothing The constable said, "you threw him on the ground and before he could recover from his surprise took the watch from Wm. , ' The prisoner, in defence, said he picked up Ward's watch and chain close to the horse-trough, opposite Mulberry Tree. Police-Sergeant Briden, 4 K, stated that the prisoner was a well-known thief, but a very luck one, and that he had been twice tried for highway robberies and on each occasion acquitted. Mr. Benson did not think the prisoner was likely to escape trial. again, and committed him for A MALICIOUS SCOUNDREL.—George French, a cripple, aged 23 years, and who was described as a costermonger, of No. 29, Catherine-street, Lime house, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking a large sheet of plateglass, valued at £4, in the Devon shire Arms public-house Brewer-street, Limehouse. The prisoner is a very disorderly fellow, and after taking advantage of his great misfortune by enlist• ing the sympathies of the benevolent in his favour, he launched out in a career of disorder, brutality, and violence. lie has been convicted for assaults, and several times prosecuted by that excellent in stitution the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for beating horses and donkeys in a savage manner. His convictions have had no effect on his temper. Last night, without the semblance of provocation, he took up a stone as he was passing the Devonshire Arms and burled it at a plate of sheet glass, which he destroyed. He afterwards cut some grotesque capers, and gloried in the mischief he had done. Mr. George Leftwich, the laudlord of the Devon shire Arms, said the glass was valued at £4 in the police-sheet. Its real value was actually £5 12s. It would cost that to replace it, Police-sergeant Briden, a< K--The prison er h as been here repeatedly for assaults, beating animals, and other offences. The Royal Society has prose cuted him. The Prisoner—l don't care. Mr. Benson said the prisoner was a malicious and dangerous scoundrel to be destroying the pro perty of respectable tradesmen. He should not fine him, but send him to prison without the option of paying any penalty. lie sentenced him to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. The Prisoner gave a malicious grin, and ex claimed, " Go it ; this is not the first time." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVEEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, July 27.—Devon, from Barbadoes; Daring 'rom Nassau. Arrivfd, July 28. Onward, from Trinidad ; Flying Foam, from Grenada ; Christian, from Dram ; Charles Howard steamer, from Vigo; Azof, steamer, from Bremen; Michael Picasso, from Valparaiso ; Vigilant, steamer, from Jersey ; Fleetwing, from Barbadoes ; Bessie Stanton, from Havannah ; White Eagle, from Colombo ; Alwynto, from Adelaide ; Constance, from Frederickstad ; Reigate, from Melbourne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, July 27—Webfoot, from Madras (in tow); White Eagle, from Colombo (in tow)--both for London. Passed, July 28 —Kawo, bark, front the West, for Lon don. THE TEA TRADE, July 27.—The deliveries in London estimated for the week were 2 ,324,0641 b., which is an increase of 486,5271 b. compared with the previous statement, The reason of this failure is readily explained. The resent law on the subject involves two main provisions. The first is that Boards of Guardians are permitted to send children to certified schools of their own religion ; the second is intended to meet the case of unwillingness on the part of the Guardians to exercise this power, and provides that, upon a requisition by parents or kinsmen, the Poor-Law Board may interfere to compel the removal of children to such schools. The fact of such a power of compulsion having been granted at all proves that the Guardians cannot be left to themselves in the matter. In fact, four years ago application was made to twenty-seven Boards, re questing them to exercise their powers under the permissive provision we have mentioned, and to transfer the Roman Catholic children in their charge to duly certified Roman Catholic schools. Out *of the twenty-seven Boards twer.ty•three abso l lutely refused, and four. did not even answer the application. After such an experiment there can be no doubt of the temper in which the Guardians deal with this question, to whatever cause their perversitymay be ascribed. To remedy this defect, a Committee of the House of Com mons, in 1864, recommended that the Poor-Law Board should have power to require the guardians to transfer children to schools of their own reli gion, " on application made and sufficient evidence afforded." When, however, an attempt was made to embody this provision in the Bill of 1866, an amendment was successfully carried which pre cluded any one except parents or kinsmen from making such an application to the Poor Law Board. But 60 per cent. of the whole number of children are either orphans or deserted ; and under the peculiar circumstances of the Irish population, to whom they chiefly belong, they have generally no kinsmen at hand to make applications for them. Very possibly their parents are new-corners from Ireland, and have no relations in this country, and when they die, or emigrate, or simply run away, there is no one to claim relationship with the , children. The law, consequently, still remains inoperative with regard to more than half of the Roman Catholic children. These are still depend ent on the religious liberality of the guardians, and, under such circumstances, the statistics we have quoted above are not surprising. An amendment now stands for discussion in the Poor Relief Bill designed to remedy this defect, and to enable the law to effect its evident design. It simply embodies the recommendation of the Committee of 1864, and allows the Poor-Law Board to interfere on behalf of a child on the pro duction of sufficient evidence, even without the application of a kinsman. Combined with the clauses passed on Monday, according to which a " Creed Register " of the religion of every inmate of a workhouse will be open to the inspection of ministers of religion, this amendment would enable the Roman Catholics to watch effectually over the children of their own persuasion, and in all cases to obtain charge of them. Mr. Newdegate makes formidable demonstrations against these portions of the bill, but we are at a loss to see what rea _ . sonable objection can be raised to the amendment, and we cannot doubt that it will be accepted by the 'louse. In the first place, as we have said, it simply renders effectual the recommendation of a committee and the design of the existing law. There is no reason to fear the power being abused, - since the Poor-Law Board will, of course, require sufficient evidence in each case of the religion of the child's parents; and, this danger being avoided, it is difficult to understand how any one can wish to hinder these poor children from being brought up in their own faith. Both English law and common justice require that the expressed or presumed wishes of a parent should be supreme in the education of children. What in the world is to be gained by manufacturing these little half starved proselytes we are at a loss to conceive. But it is done, and that, too, in many cases with numerous circumstances of petty tyranny. The complaint having been substantiated, it is our duty to interfere, and we may expect that now the facts have been made known, a keen sense of in justice will be roused among the Roman Catholic and Irish poor if we fail to protect them. We hope, therefore, that the next time this bill comes on the Amendments in question will be placed be- pond the reach of danger. The result will simply be—first, that all children known or proved to be Protestants will bey brought up as Protest tuts ; secondly, that all children of whose religion no proof can be had will be presumed to be Protest ants ; and, lastly, that all children who are known or may be proved to be Roman Catholics, will be brought up Roman Catholics. No arrangement could be fairer; and we may add that the Roman Catholics have establishei a right to have these children intrusted to them by the anxiety they have shown for their welfare. DUNABLIIIG AND WITEPSK RAILWAY.—The traffic receipts on this company's line for the mouth of June amounted to 103,368 roubles, against 72,417 roubles for June, 1867, showing au increase of 30,951 roubles, or nearly 30 per °out. B LL. This bill was considered in committee, and some verbal amendments having been agreed to, it reported, received, and read a third time and passed. WEST INDIES BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered, and on the amendment of Mr. R. Gurney to increase the pay ment of money to the Archdeacon of Midilesex ( Jamaica),the house divided, when there appeared— Ayes 29 Noes 3O Majority The proposal was rejected, and the Lords' Amendments were agreed to. _ MR. G. F. TRAIN. Mr. BEARDEN then called the attention of the house to the case of Mr. Train, an Ain,3rican citizan, now iu pri son for debt in the Four Courts, Marshalsea, Dublin, and moved for a select committee to inquire into the whole of the circumstances connected with the case; but there not being a seconder for the proposition, it was net put from the chair. The other orders were then disposed of, and the house adjourned until four o'clock to-morrow afternoon. THE VICTORIA CROSS. (Front the London Gazette of this Evening) WAR OFFICE, JULY 28. Tho Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria. Cross on the undermentioned soldiers, whose claims to the same have been submitted fur her Majesty's approval for their gal lant conduct in Abyssinia, as recorded against their names, viz. : 33d Regiment—Drummer Michael Magner, No. 3,691, and Private James Bergin, No. 949, for their conspicuous gallantry in the assault of Magdala on the 13th April last. Lieut.-General Lord Napier reports that, whilst the head of the column of attack was checked by the obstacles at the gate, a small stream of officers and men of the 33d Regi ment, and an officer of Engineers, breaking away from the main approach to Magdala, and climbing up a cliff, reached the defences, and forced their way over the wall, and through the strong and thorny fence, thus turning the de fenders of the gateway. The first two men to enter, and the first in Magdala, were drummer Magner and private Bergin, of the 33d . Regiment. ';',11.1111) E!illst(),_\• SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocs. NOTICE. The Third Edition of " The Suh" of last Evening, con taining the Latest Betting at Tattersall's, &c., and Ar rivals at Goodwood, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENI HOUSE OF LORDS—Trus EVENING. The Loim CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Inland Revenue Bill was committed and passed. The Consolidation (Appropriation) Bill was road a third time and passed. Tho Turnpike Act Continuance Bill was read a third time and passed. The Colninons amendments to the l'Ogulation of Rail ways Bill were agreed to. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. BELGRAVIA AND SOUTH KENSINGTON NEW ROAD BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. STATE PAPERS. Mr. TORRENS asked tho Secretary to the Treasury if ho would lay upon the table any offidal acknowledgment of " the discernmout and judicious course of action," whereby, as stated by the Master of tha 11)11s, five valua ble volumes of original State papers, telawore James 1., were recovered by Mr. Hepworth Dixon for the benefit of the nation ? Mr. S. BOOTH, in reply, said he could not find that there had been any correspondence or communication that had taken place between Mr. Hepworth Dixon and the Lords of the Treasury on the subject, but the Deputy- Master of the Rolls had stated in his report that it was entirely owing to the exertions of Mr. Hepworth Dixon that these valuable muniments had been restored to the British nation. PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. Mr. WALPOLE moved that the Lords' amendments to this bill be now taken into consideration. The right hon. gentleman stated the effect of the amendments made in the other house, one of which was to increase the number of the members of the Royal Commission from seven to nine, by the addition of the tames of Sir R. Palmer, and Canon Blakeeley, of Cambridge. Sir S..NORTHCOTE regretted that any alteration of the names of the members of the commission, as contained in the bill as it left that house, should have been made ; therefore he moved that the house disagree with the Lords' amendments. Mr. BOUVERIE thought the names added by the House of Lords would give strength, and induce public confidence, and he should therefore, if be could get a seconder, take the sense of the house on the subject. Mr. NE WDEGATE and Mr. G. DENMAN thought it would be a graceless act on the part of the Government to object to the addition of the names of two such eminent men as Canon Blakesley and Sir R. Palmer to the com mission. He thought it quite unimportant whether the number be nine or seven, and therefore he was in favour of the names added by the other house being retained. After some further discussion the house divided, when there appeared .For the motion Against it . 28 Majority The proposal of Sir S. Northoute was therefore carried, and the rest of the amendments were_sAreed to. PoOtt RELIEF BILL. On the amendments to this bill being considered, Mr. NEATE vishjd to move the insertion of a clause enacting greater uniformity in the treatment of casual poor. _ _ - Sir M. BEA.O II s til it was the intention of the Poor law Board in a short time to issue a general order by which the treat:tient of the casual poor iu the country was to be assimilated to that in Loudon. It was also in tended to set forth that a distinction was to be made be tween professional tramps and those travelling in. search of work. Mr. HENLEY said he doubted the efficiency of any , arrangement that did not go to the root of tho evil. It ap peared to him that at present all th'tt was thought of with respect to the casual poor was to shov'em along with as little trouble and expease as possible. Until they treated the casual the same as the other poor all efforts to work an improvement would be fruitless, but when they got the 50,000 vagrants that circulated throngh the country under control, soma amelioration of their condition might ba attempted with success. The amendment of Mr. Neate having been withdrawn, the other amendments were considered and agreed to, and the bill was afterwards read a third time, and passed. SALE OF POISONS BILL. On the motion of Lord It. MONTAGU, it was agreed not to insist on one of the amendments made by that house to which the other house objected. DISTRICT CHURCH TITHES ACT AMENDMENT The Annesley Stakes of 100 sovs each, for four year olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst slb ; the second to save his stake; each subscriber to name two, one to the post. The Queen's Plate Course. 5 subs. Blinkhoolie Taraban . LATEST BETTING ON HE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 100 to 30 agst Tabouret (taken) sto 1 apt Kidderminster (taken) 6 to 1 agst Cannon Ball (taken) 15 to 2 agst Gomera (taken) 9to 1 agst Pidelia (taken) 10 to 1 agst Ecarte (taken) 100 to 6 agst Our Mary Ann (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tynedalo (taken) 20 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken) 35 to 1 &gat Choral (Laken) RES FOR 1868. Bridgewater and West Somerset ..... 2O Dover Scarborough 24 Canterbury Great Yarmouth 25 Derby Summer Weymouth Ipswich 27 Lichfield Tunbridge Margate Bl LUNDON GAZETTE -THIS EVENING FOREIGN OFFICE JULY 18. The Queen has b een graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. V, in. Nassau Jocelyn, now a Second Secret ar y is Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at St oc k holm. WHITEHALL, JULY 25. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Thos. Scott, M.A., to the Vicarage of West Ham, in the county of Essex, and diocese of Rochester, void by the resigna tion of the Rev. Abel John Rain. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 27. The Queen has been pleased to app Su oint Frederick Shabael Patman, Esq., to be Colonial rveyor for her Majesty's Settlement of Sierra Leone, on the Western Coast of Africa. CLARENCE HOUSE, ST. JAMES'S, JULY 25. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh has been pleased to appoint Oscar Clayton, Esq., M.D., to be Sur geon in Ordinary to his Royal HighnP-- tel .uoyal Highness. ADMIRALTY, JULY 24. Commander George Henry Wale has been this day pro moted to be a Retired Captain, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1856. The undermentioned officers have this day been pro moted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet : Mr. Peter Colquhoun, Mr. John George Sampson, Mr. James Grant, Mr. Alexander Demar. Mr. Stephen Shel don has this day been promoted to the rank of Acting Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 24th February, 1868. Sub-Lieutenant Julian Alleyno Baker has this day been appointed to be a Lieutenant in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority from June 24, 1868. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 18 ... 11 18k Do Rotterdam — ••• 11 194 ... 12 0 Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Brussels liamburgh — ... 13 94 ... 13 101 Paris Ditto Mraseilles Frankfort-on-the-Alain ... 1194 ..• 1204 Vienna — ... 11 574 ... 11. 65 Trieste — .11 60 ... 11 65 Petersburg Berlin Madrid.. ••• 48/ ... 484 Cadir ...-. ••• 49 ••• 494 Leghorn Milan — ... 27 774 ... 27 90 Palermo — .. 27 77* ... 27 90 Messina Lisbon ••• 511 ... 51 Oporto MAnINE DISASTERS.—The monthly statement published by the Bureau Veritas of Paris shows that in the month of June last 119 vessels were reported as total losses, including five steamers. Of the vessels lost 47 bore the British fl tg, 20 the American, six North German, six French, four Dutch, four Norwegian, two Danish, two Swedish, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Russia were each represented by one disaster, and the nationalities of '24 vessels remained unascertained.. MAURITIUS RAILWAY.—The traffic receipts on the Mauritius Government linos, 6G miles in length, amounted in the mouth of May last to £4,488, and for the same month in 1867 to £4,827, showing a decrease of £339. -. .•.......k it'f.•;,4- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GOODWOD RACES— Fars DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES. The Craven Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added ; three year olds 7st 121 b, four Bst 131 b, five and upwards Bst 21b ; the winner to be sold for 500 sove ; if entered for 100 sove allowed 91b, if not for sale 71b extra ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; Craven Course. Charnwood.. Vespasian Mandrake • Satyr 4 GRAT WIC KE STAKES. The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sv each, h ft, far three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b untrieds allowed 31b, if both 61b ; the second to receive 200 sove oat of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. One mile aul a half. 23 subs. Lady Blanche f Herald Phoebus 1 3 RU US STAKES. The Rous Stakes of 20 sovs each, h ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners of 200 sovs 31b, 500 71b extra ; penalties accumulative up to 1.51 b ; maidens at starting allowed 71b; last mile. 8 subs. Paul Jones w.o. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOUS. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for two year olds and up wards ; two year olds Oat 31b, three Bst, four Bst 81b, five Bst 121 b, six and aged 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 300 soya if de manded, &c.; T.Y.C. Ventuor Sir Oliver Fal-lal 3 LAVANT STAKES. The Lavant Stakes of 50 soya each, 30 ft for two year olds colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; the winner of the July or Ohostorfield Stakes at Newmarket 51b, of any two year old stakes value 300 sovs, including the winner's own stake, 31b, of any two such 61b extra (extreme penalty); the second to save his stake ; half a mile ; 33 subs. Duke of Beaufort 1 Heather Bell Badsworth 3 Six ran. STEWARDS' CUP. The Ste wards' Cup, value 300 soya (handicap), by sub scription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added; winners of any handicap value 200 soya after July 23 (at ten a.m.) 71b, of any smaller handicap 41b extra. T.Y.C. 80 subs. Vex 1 Mercury 2 3 Twenty-two ran. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7.30 P.M. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. GOO WOOD RACES—This DAY. £5O STAKES. Fifty Pounds, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; three year olds 7st 91b, four Bst 91b, five and upwards 9st ; the winner to be soil for 100 sovs ; last mile. Fakir VS 1 Merry Andrew Arkadi 3 HAM STAKES. The Ham Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; untrieds allowed 31b, both 61b ; the second to rdceive 200 soya out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 23 subs. Belladrum Minaret 2 Siderolite Five ran. ANNESLEY STAKES. RACING FIXT AUG Deauville Leek 3l Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 Hastings York August Oxford UST. MARKETS-7 HIS DAY. HAY AND STRAW. The supplies were light, and prices were well supported. Our quotations of Saturday may be repeated. POTATOES. The markets are dull, scantily supplied, and the trade is quiet without change in prices. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. Sugar.—On the spot the market opened quiet, with only a limited inquiry, but holders asked former rates. Floating cargoes are still in request. Refined sugars are unalter in value, with a moderate demand. Coffee.—The market is steady for good qualities of colonial, but pale gray and inferior qualities are dull. Tea— In China tea only a limited business is passing, and rates are unchanged. Rice is still easier in price, 1,364 to Bengal sold at lls 6d and 12s middling, mixed with; broken, and 12slor good middling. Saltpetre—Demand is very moderate, but prices steady, at 18s 6d to 19s Gd for best fine Bengal. Sheep in steady request at 37s to 38s for St. Peters burg clean. COTTON. LrrEstrooL, July 28.—Sa1es probably 8,000 balm Market rather steadier. BUTLER'S GOODWOOD STAKES MOUNT.—We believe there is no doubt but that Butler will ride Mr. Bowes's Spy for the Goodwood Stakes, the pilotage of Fidelia boing entrusted to Fox. THE Suirran.—Messrs. Weatherby inform us that The Skipper was struck out of the Stewards' Cup at CFood wood at 5.11 yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Eysore was struck out of the Goodwood Stakes at 3.0 p.m., on Saturday, and Papillon at 3.36 on the same day. PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO IDINOWALL.--. An interesting ceremony took place atMingwall on Wed . nesday afternoon. The 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs), at present stationed at Montreal, having been recently presented there with a new set of colours, in token of the kindness and welcome given to the regiment by the inhabitants of Ross-shire on their return from India in 1859, the old colours were presented to the capital of the county. On Saturday a general parade of the troops in garrison at Chatham was held, on the ozcasion of the pre sentation of silver medals and gratuities which had been awarded by the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief - to the following non-commissioned officers and men for long service and good conduct, viz. : —Sergeant-Major John Watts, Ist battalion of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, medal and gratuity of £l5 ; Colour-Sergt. Charles Grace, 29th Regi ment, Colour-Sergt. John Roberts, 31st Regiment, and Sergt. William Coffee, V.C., 82d Regiment, each a meda and gratuity of £lO ; Sergt. William M'Evoy, Private Patrick Donahoe, Private Nathan Keleher, and Private John Conolly, 29th Regimen; Private John M'Triggan, 31st Regiment, Private James Donovan and Private John M'Namara, 2d battalion of the 10th Regiment, each a medal and gratuity of £5 ; Private John Flynn, 29th Regiment, received a medal without a gratuity. The distribution of the medals was made by the officers in command of the respective battalions. SPECTROStIOPE.—Professor Osborn, of Lafayette College, has so modified the spectroscopo that he can de tect, from a room many hundred yards distant from a furnace, the sodium in the coal or decomposed fire-brick proceeding from the e furnaco mouth; also any lime or potash that may be present. The Danish Plenipotentiary sent to Washington to negotiate the treaty for the sale of the Danish West India islands to the United States returned to Copenhagen last Wednesday, the ratification of the treaty having been postponed until the next session of the American Con gross. The enormous sum of £540,000 was remitted by the Irish in America to their relatives in Ireland dur ing the past year. Of this sum £202,000 was transmitted as prepaid passage orders. Since 1848 the Irish in America transmitted .£14 : 500,000 sterling to that country share -