The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-16 00:00:00

CITY DAYS.--(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at noon at the London Tavern, Mr. JOHN JONCS in
the chair.

The SiCRETART (Mr. J. C. Worth) read the following re-
port and balance-sheet :
" The annexed statements of liabilities and assets
and profit and loss show, that after payment of interest on
current and deposit accounts, the gross profits of the six
months ending 30th June last, amount to 48,789/.lBs. 11d.
The directors, therefore, after providing for the current
expenses and rebate of interest on bills discounted but not
yet due, declare the usual dividend of 6 per cent.
per annum, and a bonus of 4a. per share, together
equal to 10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax ;.add
1,644/. Is.to the reserve fund, making the amount
at the credit of that account 80,0001. • and carry for-
ward 6991. 14s. sd. to the new profit iced lona account.
It will be remarked that the acceptances of the bank are
now stated separately. These acceptances are amply se-
cured, and constitute a sound and profitable portion of the
bank's business. The directors who retire upon this occa-
sion are Mr. John Backblock, Mr. Andrew Lawrie, and
Mr. Robert Lloyd, who, being eligible, offer themselves
for re-election. The auditors, Mr. Owen Lewis and Mr.
John Curry, also again tender their services for the ensu-
ing year. The dividend and bonus will be payable, upon
applirntion at the bank, on and after the 3:k,linst.
' Liabilities and meets, June 30, 1867.—Dr.: To capital
paid up, viz., 10/. per share on 50,000 shares, 500,001. ;
to amount of reserved fund, 78,3551. 19a. ; to amount due
by the bank on current and deposit accounts, letters of
credit, /Lc., 2,285,0681. 7e. sd. ; to acceptances against
cash in hand, bankers' bills, and approved securities,
1,777,5281. Dis. 103. ; together, 4,04597/. 6s. 3d. ;
to profit and loss, for the balsam of that ac-
count, after providing for bad and doubtful debts,
48,789/. 18s. 11d. ,• total, 4,689,7431. 4s. 2d.
Cr.: By Exchequer bills, East India debentures, and go-
vernment securities, 318,1471. 15e. 4d. ; by cash in hand, at
Bank of England, and at call, 502,9671. Az 2d.; other
securities, including bills discounted and loans, 3,819,1361.
ls. 9cl. ; by Bank premises in Threadneedle-street, Old
Bond-street, Tottenham court-road, and Ludgate-hill, fur-
niture, fixtures, Sic., 49,4921. 3s. 11d. ; total. 4,689,7431.
Az 2d. _ _

"ProSt and is account. —Dr. : To current expenses,
including salaries, stationery, directors' remuneration,
proportion of building expenses, income tax, do., 17,2091.
17.. Id. ; to amount carried to profit and loss new recount,
being rebate on bills discounted, not yet due, 4,236/. 6a.
sd. ; to amount transferred to reserved fund in addition to
78,365/. 19.. already at the credit of that aecount,l,644l. la.
To dividend account for the payment of a dividend at the
rate of 61. per cent. per annum upon 500,0001., amount of
paid-up capital upon 50,000/. shares, 15,000/. ;to bonus
of 4e. per share on 50,000 shares, 10,000/. ; to undivided
profit transferred to profit and is new account, 6991.
14e. sd. ; total, 48,7891. 18s. 114. Cr.: By balance
brought down, after providing for bad and doubtful debts,
48,789/. 18e. 11d. I total, 48,7 W. 18e. lid."
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
and accounts (after declaring a dividend at the rate of 10
per cent per annum), said the most material part of the
report was referred to in a distinct paragraph, relating to
the question, which bad been raised before, whether it was
not desirable to separate the acceptances from the other
liabilities. Other boards had come to the conclusion
that such a course was not undesirable, and the directors
of that bank concurred in that opinion, and bad acceded
to the wishes which had been expressed, though
they did not think much benefit was likely to arise from It.
The acceptances of that bank were of a satisfactory
character.

Mr. W. ILICARTHER seconded the motion.
Mr. GRIFFITHS wished for information with regard to
the amount of bad debts, and the provision made for them.
Were, he asked, all the bad debts provided for in the p
re-
sent balanoe-sheet ?

A SHAREHOLDER deprecated such questions as uncalled
for and observed that the fullest information was given on
the subject at the last meeting. (Hear, hear.) No board
was better entitled to the confidence of the proprietors.
(Hear, bear.)
Mr. Dreg inquired how much had been set aside during
the last half year to meet bad and doubtful debts.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said all the bad and doubtful
debts were, to the best knowledge of the directors, pro-
Tided for, and he did not consider it desirable to enter
into details. (Hear, boar.)
In reply to Sheriff Lyeett,
The CHAIRMAN said all the branches were goingon satis-
factory.
In reply to another question,
The CHAIRMAN said the number of shareholders was
slightly diminished, small holders having in many eases
been exchanged for more influential ones.
The report was then adopted.
On the question of the re-election of Mr. Hackblock as
• director,

A SHARRHOLDER objected to his being re-elected on the
ground of his connection, es a director, with the London
Financial and other companiel.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply, stated that Mr. Haablock
had been unremitting in his attention to the affairs of the
bank, and

Mi. Roam' LLOYD made some confirmatory remarks.
Mr. Haablock was then re-elected, aa were also the
other retiring directors, Mr. A. Lawrie and Mr. Robert
Lloyd.
The proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

REMABX&.

Barometrical pressure has filien in the north-east since yester-
day, but is now risMg In the mouth. Winds are principally south
westerly, but have veered to north-west in the south of Ireland.
Bain has been generaL

A single year, the Tinics says, has provided for
a whole generation of leading conservative lawyers.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
sat yesterday at the Council Chamber, Whitehall, to hear
petitions for extension of patents. The Lords present
were :—Lord Hominy, Sir James W. Colvile, Sir E.
Vaughan Williams, and Sir Richard T. Kinderaley.
THREATENING TO BLOW UP • NON-UNIONIST AT
HHILPFIELD.—At Sheffield Police Court yesterday • charge
was brought against a silver.plater, moaned Henry Bellamy,
who is • member of the Silver-plaices' Union, of threaten-
ing to blow up a fellow-workman, named Walter Dale. •
non-unionist, because be refused to pay to the trade. On
Thursday night the complainant, in company with several
other workmen, went to a public-house in &emboli-
street, where they saw the defendant, who was somewhat
the worse for liquor. At that time the defendant was
quarrelling with • shopmate, and shortly after the com-
plainant entered the room the defendant said he would
do for him—he would blow him up. The plaintiff said,
" What have I done amiss at thou "'and defendantreplied
" Thou artalmobstick—thou should pay to the union. 'The
plaintiff, in answer to this, said he never should pay. The
defendant said he would make him pay; he would ratten
him and blow him up; and he added that some powder
had been put under the side (where the plaintiff works),
and that the signal for it to be exploded was that a
hammer was to be struck on the aide, and that be was
then to explode the powder with • soldering iron. In
consequence of this threat the plaintiff went to his aide
to see if there was any combustible matter there, but found
there was not. Several witnesses were called to cone.
borate plaintiff's evidence as to the threat. The defen-
dant's solicitor, Mr. Bioptic, in defence, did not deny
that the threat had been made use of, but contended that
the defendant at the time we so drunk that he did not
know what he was saying. In the muse of his address
to the bench, Mr. Binney made • remarkable statement to
the effect that, in his opinion, the late commission was
calculated to do an amount of mischief which would not
be remedied for years On being asked to explain, he said
that it had " provoked" men to make jokes and to perpe-
trate jokes upon each other. For instance, men threatened
their shopmates to " Broadhead" them, or to " Crookes"
them. Although jokes, they might lead to serious °pose-
quences.—The magistrates ordered the defendant to enter
into his own recognisance in the sum of 401., and two sure-
ties of 201. each, to keep the peace for six months.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPIL—After a " hay-
making" season so fine throughout as to tax the best me-
mories to recall its parallel, a change of weather has at
last taken place. The charm" has at length been broken,
and heavy showers have succeeded to the sunshine and
almost uninterrupted dry weather which have so specially
distinguished the hay harvest of 1867. The hay crop has
proved. a splendid one, both as regards quantity and qua-
lity. The swaythe —X generally heavy one—has scarcely
had • drop of rain upon it, and has been got up in the finest
condition. Every hour of the past week has been made
use of by the farmers, for it was naturally felt that the
fine weather " could not last for ever" and that it warn
high time that the bay still remaining to be liar
vested should be secured before • change came.
There can be no question that the introduction of ma-
chinery as applied to • vast proportion of agricultural
operations must soon be more or less a universal practice.
The production of grain, grass, cattle food, meat, and wool,
has of late years come to be much more • matter of " manu-
facture" than, as of old, of mere production, and for manu-
facture upon • large wale machinery ia indispensable, what-
ever the nature of that manufacture may be. To the perm'''.
tion of this truth she agricultural mind is beginning to
awaken. Although it is said that wheat never wants rain
after June, the little that has fallen, whilst it has not been
injurious to the blooming. has stimulated vegetation and
filled out the ears of corn. Barley and oats have both been
decidedly improved ; and beans, peas,.and potatoes have
also considerably benefitted. The blooming process has been
carried out under specially favourable conditions, and the
wheal are everywhere looking in full promise. With
fine weather during the next week or two our harvest
prospects may fairly be estimated as unusually good. The
wheat crop looks like • vet), full average, and there is yet
time for barley and oats to make up any lee-way. From
the hop districts we regret to record that the latest air
counta are by no means of a favourable character. It is,
however, only right to point out that our reports mainly
bear the date of Saturday last, being written before the
refreshing rains which fell on Sunday night and Monday.
Nothing IS more marvellous than the change which is
wrought in the hop gardens by stew hours of nuking rain,
accompanied by • warm temperature.—Sunser Advertiser.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Oft o'Ozoca.

The improvement which was established in the
funds yesterday is maintained, though the public
are not giving that support to the market which
might be anticipated from the supplies of unem-
ployed money in their hands. Railways are also
firmer, but they are sensitive to the slightest re_
action in the present state of business. The
American market is flatter. A better feeling is pre-
vailing in respect to Spanish securities, which have
been dealt in to a moderate extent. Anexpectation is
becoming general that the rate of discount will be
lowered on Thursday to 2 per cent., without having
materially affected any of the markets ; and aftkr
the close of the settlement to-day there appears to
be some probability of a continuance of languor
and inactivity.
Money in the discount market cannot be quoted
higher than 1& to 2 per cent., with an extremely
limited demand. The supplies on the Stock Ex-
change are abundant ; and the terms for short ad-
vances are quoted at 1 to 1} per cent., though the
settlement has necessarily some temporary effect
upon the demand.

A call of 21. per share was due yesterday, the
15th inst., upon the 181. inconvertible shares of
the Midland Railway Company, requiring a sum
of 257,2181. This makes 121. paid np.
Consols are steady at 94f to for money, and
941 to 95 for account. Reduced and New Three
per Cents., 94 to
India stocks are also steady.

A little more firmness is prevailing in the rail-
way market, and in several cases slightly higher
prices are quoted. There is, however, no im-
portant change since yesterday ; and the principal
transactions have had relation to the adjustments
of the settlement. Present quotations we :
Metropolitan Stock, 121} to 122 ; Great Western,
43 to ; London and North Western, 1121
toe ; Midland, 1143 tolls ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 127 i to 128; Caledonian, 110 to 111 ;
South Eastern, 644 to ; Great Eastern, 261 to ;
Great Northern, 113 to 114 ; ditto A, 113 to
113} ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to f ;
and North British, 30 to 31. London and
Brighton stock remains at 501 l to I.
In the foreign market Spanish were rather
higher ; Pasaives, at 224 to ; and Certificates, at
16 to 4. On the other hand, Greek are lower, at
14 to ; and Italian (1861) have declined 4, at
494 to f. Mexican remains at 164 to f.

American securities are dull. The 5.20 Bonds
are quoted at 721 to 4, being lower. Erie
Railroad, 46 to 47 ; Illinois Central, I lower, at
80 to h ; Anglo-American Telegraph,lBa to 1, being
I advance ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Prefer-
ence, 4} to ; and Hudson's Bay, 14/ to 15/, show-
ing a decline of I.
The shares of the financial companies are quiet.
International Financial are quoted nto dis. ;
London Financial, 22 to 20 dis. ; General Credit,
21 to 2 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 54 to 51 die.
Yesterday and to-day instalments of 10 per
cent. each fall due on the Chilian Six per Cent.
Loan, the Russian Orel-Vitebak Railway Loan,
and the last Russian Five per Cent. Loan.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of 6381. 7s. sd. on account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.

The Tasmanian, from the West Indies, has
brought 195,0001. in specie, and the Palmyra
71,0001. from New York. The Christina Thomp-
son has also arrived from New South Wales with
11,8241. in gold.
The steamers which left New York on Saturday
for Europe took out no lees than 600,0001. in
specie, of which 200,0001. is on board the City of
London.

It appears from the official data that the amount
of capital estimated to be required by the Indian
railway companies between the 31st March, 1867,
and the 31st March, 1868, is 7,649,654/., being
nearly one million more than was raised in the
previous twelve months. Considering the present
state of the money market, this moderate increase
cannot lead to any inconvenience. It is satisfac-
tory to find that clear official particulars are now
rendered upon this point, and it is to be hoped
that complete information will in future be given
in parliament at the earliest possible period in each
year.
The adjourned special meeting of theßrighton Rail-
way Company was held yesterday, for the declara-
tion of the poll on the question that the considera-
tion of the agreement for an amalgamation with the
South Eastern Railway Company be adjourned
sine die in order to enable the proprietors to take a
more careful view of the subject. Sir Charles Jack-
son was in the chair. The scrutineers presented the re-
sult of thepoll on the amendment and for the original
resolution for the approval of the agreement. The
majority against the amendment was 1,780,6741. of
stock and 49,668 votes. The majority in favour of
the original motion was 1,832,0611. and 60,653
votes. The chairman accordingly declared the
original motion carried ; but, after the board had
retired from the room, some of the dissentient
shareholders passed a resolution that no action
should be taken in the matter of the proposed
agreement with the South Eastern until it shall
receive the sanction of perliament.
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,0141. over the corre-
sponding week of last year.
The following is from the report of the directors
of the Alliance Bank (Limited) to be presented at
the general meeting on the 19th inst. :

The directors have to report that the net profits of the
bank for the last hall-year (after making the necessary de-
ductions for interest on current and deposit accounts,
current expenses, bad debts, and rebate on bills not yet
due) amount to 17,0551. Ss. 4d., which, with 2,7561.18 a. 3c1.,
balance from the previous half-year, makes • total of
19,8121. Gs. 7d. now to be disposed of. The directors,
therefore, recommend that • dividend for the last six
months of 7s. 6d. per share, or 31. per cent. per annum,
free of income tax, be now declared, which will absorb
14.8451. 17a. 64.; and that 1,0001. be written off building
and furniture aoeounts; leaving 3,966/. 9a. Id. to be car-
ried
forward to profit and loss new account. The serious
depreciation in all kinds of general securities, which has
resulted from the commercial crisis of last year, has mails
it necessary to revise the estimated value of the securities
held against previous bad debts. Finding from this that
the re,erve of 70,0001. would be materially reduced by a
realisation of them at present PANS, the diatom recom-
mend that the preliminary expenses, and the balance of
the building account (Lothbury premises), be first entirely
written off, and that the amount then remaining be ear- I
Tied to the credit of the old bad debt account, which they
confidently believe will then be full covered. N.B. The
dividend warrants will beforw to the shareholders on
the 29th inst.
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At the annual meeting of proprietors of the Union
Bank of Australia, held yesterday, the directors
report, which announced a dividend of 21. 2s. 6d.
a share, being at the rate of IT per cent, per
annum, was adopted. The chairman characterised
it as a gratifying fact that, notwithstanding the
adverse circumstances of the period referred to, the
rs directo have been enabled to show a dividend
at this rate after providing for all bad and doubt-
ful debts. .

The first half-yearly ordinary general meeting of
the General Credit and Discount Company (Li-
mited), was held yesterday at the London Tavern.
Mr. John Bramley-Moore, the chairman of the
company, gave a very encouraging account of the
progress of the undertaking since its reconstruc-
tion, and stated that the profits made justified the
directors in making a payment on account of divi-
dend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the
sii months ending the 30th June. The report of
' the directors was adopted unanimously.
A general meeting of the New Consolidated Dis-
count Company(Limited)likewise took place yester-
day, when the directors' report, which proposed a
dividend of 2s. per share, being at the rate of
per cent. per annum, was adopted.
The directors of the Colonial Company (Limited)

have declared an ad interim dividend of 7s. Gal. per
there for the half-year ending the 30th June, being
IA the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the paid-
sip capital, and it is now payable.
The annual meeting of the New Zealand Trust
and Loan Company (Limited) is convened for the
23rd inst. The directors have resolved to declare
a dividend of ss. per share, being at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum.
A deputation from the Smyrna and Aidin Rail-
wsyCompany, consisting of Sir Macdonald Stephen-
son, General Tren.enhere, Messrs. Devaux, Cole-
man, Smith, Fleming, Cooke, Purser, and Cramp-
ton, waited by appointment upon his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan at Buckingham Palace yesterday
at 2 o'clock.

A deputation from the Smyrna and Cassaba Rail-
way Company (Limited) also had an interview with
the Sultan yesterday. The deputation consisted of
the following gentlemen, viz., Mr. Gilpin,
Mr. Robertson, Mr. Price, Mr. Burchell, solicitor;
Mr. Austin, engineer ; Mr. Cape, secretary.
An "extraordinary half-yearly general meeting"
of the British Colonial Steam Ship Company (Li-
mited) is called for the 29th instant. _

The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 29th June were
22,6131. sterling, being 2,0121. leas than in the cor-
responding week of last year.
receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 28th ult. were
11,620/., being 4461. more than last year.

MONDAY EVENING.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 94/,
" buyers," for the Bth of August, opened thus
morning at 94} to g„ and closed at 941 to 95. For
money the last price was 543 to I. The official
business report is u follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 94g, 1,1, ; ditto for
amourt. 943, e Three per Cents. Reduced, 931,
4, ; New Three per Cents., 931, 4, 33, 4i;
ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 77 ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 1114, #, ; ditto Five per Cent.
" enlaced" rupee paper, 1031.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady.
In the foreign stock market there was a renewed
demand for Egyptian Bonds, which experienced a
further rise of 11 to I per cent. Spanish
CertiA-
cate.a were inquired for, and advanced 1 to #, while
the Passive, though not lower, remain without
recovery. Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865 ins-
proved per cent., but the Six per Cents. of 1863
were quoted lower. A reduction of # likewise
occurred in Greek Bonds. Italian remain flat, it
appearing that little real progress has been made
with the scheme for the liquidation of the church
property, and that the government is as adverse es
ever to meeting the emergency by the only real
remedy—namely, retrenchment
The shares of the financial companies were un-
altered. Prices closed as follows:—lnternational
Financial. 2 to 1.1 dis. ; General Credit, 2to 1 I dig.;
London winandal, 22 to 21 dis. ; and Credit Foncier,
bi tos id's&
Anglo-American Telegraph shares closed at 14
to 1, being 2s. 6d. higher than on Saturday ;
Anglo-American Telegraph, at 43 to R, being firm ;
and Telegraph Construction, at 2 to 11 dis.
Hudson's Bay shams closed at 15 to ,ex div.,
being steady ; and National Discount, at 64 to
prem. City Offices, English and Scottish Marine
Insurance, and Thames and Mersey Marine shares
were more offered. Otago and Southland Invest-
ment met with inquiry.
Colonial Government Debentures were unaltered.

United States 5-20 Bonds were more offered,
and declined I per cent., while Erie Railway shares
showed a further advance of about 2. There wee
also a recovery of 1 per cent. in Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Debentures. Prices were last
quoted as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 1862, 721 to 74;
Erie Railway shares, 46 to 47 ; Illinois Central,
80 to ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway De-
bentures, 29 to 31 ; Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
23 to 24.

MINES.-(THIS DA Y. )

Oars o'Ouni.

The mining market is very quiet. Attention
is chiefly occupied with the settlement, and there is
little or no business for the new account. Prices.
however, are not materially changed from those of
yesterday, but the tendency appears to be rather
leas favourable. East Caradons are flatter. Prince
of Wales are quoted at 60s. to 625. ; East Lovett,
6to ; Seton, 110 to 115 ; Grenville, 15s. to 205.;
East Grenville, 1i to 2 ; North Treskerby, 20s. to
225. 6d. ; Great Laxey, 17i to 18i ; Great Vor,
17 to 18 ; North Crotty, 30 to ; East Camden,
ti to
No change of importance has taken place in
foreign mines. Don Pedro, however, are lower
at 31 to prem. ; Chontales have also receded
the present quotation being I to I prem. ; Port
Phillip, I to 11 ; 1 prem.;
Pestarena, tto ; Roam Grande, Bs. to 10s.

(For today's Share List see page 4.1

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COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.
(BT TELEGRAPH.)

(PION OUR OWN conazarOwnerr.)
Conon. —The market continues steady, but quid.
Sales about 8,000 bales.
Conn.—The market well attended. A large business
doing in wheat, at 3d. to 44. L per motel advance since 'hi-
der. Flour in fair demand, and 6d. per sack dearer.
Peas la. dearer. Oats and oatmeal unelanged. Indian
corn slow, at late rates ; mixed, 365. to 365. 6d.

LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
(my Tormuni.)
(ram( ova OWN oossearoxnurr.)
Business was not brisk. Wheat la. per quarter Uglier.
In other articles no change. Weather wet.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
liman.—The market bas opened quietly but steadily.
at last week's currency. Refined : Dried goods are nt
request at full prices ; pieces dull of sale.
Corrze.—The market is hrm,but no sales of importance
are reported.
Tu.—The parcels as yet passed auction show no t•late-
rial change from last sales' currency.
Rtm.—The market is firm, but no sales of import are
are reported.
Rice. —A parcel of Ballam sold, for arrival, at l2s.
Racergrais.—The demand continues quiet.
Immo. —The market is firm at quarterly sale's rate..
Corl,N. —There is a moderate amount of business doing
at steady prices.
JUT IL—The market is firm at fully late rate., at which
about li.:;00 bales have been sold.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market im steady. Priorisa minted as follow:--
Town tallow, 4:3. 3d. ; Petersham Y.C. on the spa,
445. 9.1. ; October toDecember. 465. 341. to od. ; Dammam,
455. 9d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at the fol-
lowing prices, viz.:—Prime clover, from 110 a. to 117 s. dd.;
inferior ditto, 8/Js. to 955.; prime old bay, rt4v. to 905.;
inferior ditto, Ma. to 70a. ; prime new clover, WA. tops.;
inferior ditto, 60a. to 70a.; prime new hay, 70a. to Va. ;
inferior ditto, 50a. to 00a.; straw. 40s. to 41is.

(MANOR DISTURBANCES ♦T ST. H ZLEN'4. -
Serious Orange disturbances took place yeeterdayiat SL
Helen's, where upwards of 2,000 persons assembled from
Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, and Wigan. Many of
the Orangemen were armed with pistols, swords, and life-
preser►era. About 60 or 70 persons were injured during
the day—four or five seriously ; 30 persons were placed in
BridewelL

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REPRESENTATION OF WEST CLOtTERTERRIf
GLOUCESTER, MOIWAY.—A contested election for Week
Gloucestershire is imminent, there being every probability .
of the seat to be vacated by the elevation of tiirJ. Rolt to
the bench being disputed. Mr. C. P. F. Berkeley has to-
day issued an address dated " Berkeley Castle, July 13.
offering himself in anticipation of the vacancy to br thus
created. Mr. Berkeley has already commenced his can-
vas'. It is said that Sir George Jenkinson will be the con-
servative candidate, and there is a talk of the young Mar-
quis
of Worcester being put forward.
THIt MAYORALTY OF BlRMlNGHAM.—Yeliterday
Mr. Thomas Avery was elected Mayor of iiirininghato,
The vacancy in the chief magietrocy of this borough was
caused by the resignation of Mr. Dixon, that he might
beoome a candidate for the parliamentary reprementatiou.
The political sentiments of the new mayor are moderate
conservatism, and, with the exception of the late Sir John
Rateliff, he is the only man of that creel who has ever ,
filled the office of mayor of the town.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE 07 LORDS.—MowDAT, JUL, 15.

Iv tho 1101;4r of Loans yesterday the rya k -
Sent was given by commission to a number of bills.
Earl Haar called attention to the statements that
Iliad been nude respecting the troops that wore on
their way to the intended review in Hyde-park,
amt who were detained at Hounslow, havini; been
kept a long time without food.
Tho Esrl of Lost:rout, said the troops were kept
Without fo.il in consequence of the ianatinsaariat
officer not luring been at his post, and that his
Conduct ha l been so much disapproved that he had
aanW be,..1 toilovea.

Loral 1)),: Mti %KY called attention to tic expo-
alone). of mipplying water to the metropolis from
the 0.113 water of the upper part of the
Thames.
l)uke of RIOHNIOND said a commission had
Iwo to inquire into the sul).!ert, and ho
itiageek 1 ;heir report would be isisuet: during the

The Earl of CAIINAUVON complained of the
delays %.M: had taken place
.in carryni. out the
instruct'ems sent to the Governor of New Zealand
for the return of the troops, and moved for some
papers oa the subject.
The Duke of BUcKINtIIIAM said there was only
ono regiment inure in the colony than had been
arranged to be left in it ; and as to the policy of
the goeetitinetit, it must depend in a great measure
twou the ;::over which was received from New
Zealand to the comm -liens which had already
been to the governor, .

Fart Or. (limy expressed his 'surprise that a more
•slistinet declaration of the policy of the government
Lad not been made.
Thu Doke of CAM RP I ..i4Z concurred in the views
which Lord Caraarven had expresaed as to the
policy arliirh the government ought to pursue.
Thu motion was agreed to.
Thu bielosure (No. 2) Bill and the Trusts (Scot-
land) Bill passed through committee.
The Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No.
Coßill, the. Public Records (Ireland) Bill, and the
urt of Chancery (Despatch of Business) Bill,were
read a third time and passed.
• The house ;adjourned at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, Jrtv 15.
IN the liot•ss of Commons, Sir S. Nuevo...ors
stated, in reply to Colonel Sykes, that there is no
foundation fur a rumour circulating in Bombay
that troops have been told for an expedition into
.Abysaiiiia. The government were engaged in a
correspondence which he hoped would result in the
axle nerd the prisoners.
In reply to a question from Mr. EURBAtiI,
Mr. Bair :a said he did not intend to proceed this
session with the Education of the Poor Bill.
The ONANcELLOR of the EXcHEQUER stated that
Ira did not propose that there should be a morning
sitting this day, and that, in consequence of the
naval review, the house should not sit to-morrow,
but there should be morning sittings on Thursday
and Friday, but that the house should not sit on
the eve tt ittgs of those days. He added, in reply to
Mr. Olulstono, that he would state on Monday
the bills the government would withdraw.
Bird. PAKINICEOR made a statement concerning
the conduct of the coiumissariat officers who had
negleoted to provide food for the cavalry who were
marched to Hounslow on their way to take part in
the intended review in Hyde-park, and attributed
tho blame to tho commissary-general at Aldershot.
There had been a strange series of errors, which
showed that Swum reform was decidedly required
in the commissariat department, and he hoped
that the changes that were in contemplation would
nuke it impossible that such occurrences should
take place in future.
The OH ANCELIANI of the EXCHEQUER moved the
third reading of the Representation of the People
Bill.

Lord CRANBORNE said the Secretary of the Trea-
sury had sent out notices that certain gentlemen
intended to divide the house against the third
reading of the hilL He knew of no such intention,
and seeing the undoubted preponderance of opinion
he should deprecate any division. Nevertheless he
did nut think it desirable that this stage should
pass without discussion. The bill had been called
a compound question. It was in fact a compound
of the demands made by Mr. Gladstone and the
bill as it was originally proposed. Mr. Gladstone
demanded the lodger franchise, and the lodger
franchise had been conceded • secondly, he do-
mauled a provision to prevent traffic in votes, but
in that point alone he had failed ; thirdly, he de-
manded that the vexatious distinction between
compounders and other occupiers should be
abolished, sad it had been abolished ; fourthly,
that the taxing franchise should be omitted, and it
bad been omitted ; fifthly, that the dual veto should
be omitted, and it had been omitted ; sixthly, that
the redistribution of seats should be con-
aiderably enlarged, and the redistribution had
been enlarged 50 per cent. ; seventhly, he de-
manded that the country franchise should be re-
wised, and it had been revised ; eighthly, that
voting papers should be dropped, and they had
been dropped ' • and lastly, that the educational
and savings banks' franchises should be omitted,
and they had been omitted. It was a bill of vast
importance, but they had heard no reason from
any minister of the crown why the bill had been
introduced. The debates had been carried on in
the lobby. Neither had they had any account of the
end t which the bill was likely to lead them.
After the bill passed, it was very probable that the
members of that house would still be persons be-
longing to the higher classes ; but they might de-
pend upon it that that would be no protection if
any question arose of labour against property. He
was astonished at the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Raying that he and his party had not changed. If
the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given them
a hint of what he intended to do he would never
have gut the majority he did on the 18th of June.
The noble lord then quoted extracts from the
speeches of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Home Secretary, the Secretary for the Colonies,
and the President of the Board of Trade—all con-
demnatory of a downward extension of the suffrage.
Such a change by statesmen had never happened
before. It upset all our theories of government,
which were that a party should support certain
views, and when in government should carry out
the views they held in opposition. If the moment
• a in;ul got into office he was to advocate all that
be had before condemned, the House of Commons
would be made a mere scrambling place for office.
Mr. Lows said this measure had been supported
by many members, because they thought that when
it was passed they would have rest ; but ho warned
them that, instead of rest, their troubles were only
commencing ; they were entering on a series of
perpetual changes. What would become of the
Boum of Lords ? They would have to call on
democracy to cheek democracy, as they did in
America, by having a second elective chamber.
The principle of this bill, as far as it had any
principle, was the principle of equality ; yet this it
did not carry out, for while they had household
suffrage in the boroughs, they had a 12/. occupation
in the counties ; nor was it carried out with regard
to lodgers, nor in the redistribution of seats. He was
charged with being partly the cause of the intro-
duction of this bill by his having been instrumental
in throwing out the bill of last year ; but ho had
been betrayed. He could not have expected that
the conservatives could have supported such a
measure as this, or that any men, for the sake of a
few mouths of office and the exerciseof slittle patron-
age, could have supported what they had always
previously opposed. Before they passed such a
measure as this they should have educated the
people. It was absolutely necessary that they
should prevail on their future masters to learn
their letters. He hated centralisation and com-
pulsory education, but he was willing now to
consent to both, in order that the people might be
educated.
Mr. BRIGHT said he had always, from the first
time that he spoke in public, supported household
suffrage as the permanent foundation of the borough
franchise. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had
adopted the clause in his bill, but be should have
been willing to have drawn a line, and he thought
it should have been drawn at a 31. rating. In 1860