The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-22 00:00:00

" WHO'S GRIFFITH" ?

The question thus immediately addressed to the
British Public has naturally given rise to Much
speculation, and hitherto has defied solution. We
believe we are in a position to supply the answer'
It is to be found in the annals of Parliament. Sbouldt
however, any doubt upon the subject still perplelt
the minds of our readers, we would more partioll"
Carly call attention to the following notices, which
appeared on the Parliamentary
Notice Paper oe
Thursday

NOTICES OP MOTION,
Mr D. Griffith—To ask whether there would be any ob-
jection to the whole of the order book being sent to =em-
bars weekly.
Mr D. Griffith—To call attention to the circular instleci
by the Horse Guards for the recruiting of the arraY.
Mr D. Griffith—To move that a select committee be a2'
pointed to inquire into the practice of limiting the appoint
ment of Postmaster. General to a Peer or Privy Councillor'
_
Mr D. Griffith—To call the attention of the First Lord 0!
the Treaeury to the dissatisfaction that might arise if
I
should appear that, by means of a want of decision W
energy. his Government should have failed in bringing °l°

Danish question to a satisfactory settlement.
Mr D. Griffith—On Civil Service Estimates, Revenue
Department. Vote 3—To call attention to the neglect 0
the Post-iffice authorities in not taking advantage of th:
postal facilities afforded by railways between Hungerf"."
and Devizes,
Add to the above the astounding fact that Mr 1::/
•
Griffith on the same evening spoke no less than it"
times in Committee of Supply ; that this remarks
able statesman, in addition to his herculean Parlia-
mentary labours, is to be daily seen practising at
Wimbledon with an amount of perseverance and
hich will insure his being returned as one of
he Commons' shooting E.even ; and it will, Nve
think, readily be admitted that Griffith of the walla
can be none other than the hon. member for Devizes.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR. B. SPOONER, M.P.
—lt is with deep regret we learn that our hatichd
respPcted townsmen, the senior member for North War-
wickshire, is seriously ill. The state of Mr Spooner's health
is suoh as to eause the utmost anxiety to his large circle of
friends. We are glad, however, to be able to say, from in'
quiries made yesterday, that the hon. member was a little
better, although exceedingly weak.—Birminghant Gazette.

THE bINKIIIO OF THE ALABAMA.--SOUTHAIdr•
TON, Tuesday.—Capt. Semmes, who was visited bf
several gentlemen in the early part of the day, left ways
Hotel this afternoon for a country residence,
to get a
tow days' repose and quiet, being in a somewhat exhausted
state from the wound in his hand and expisure in the water.
Mr Mason, the Confederate agent, returned to London by
the 11 30 a.m, train to-day. Great c.riosity is telt as to the
whereabouts and condition of the Kearsage, respecting
which no cefinite intelligence can be obtained.
TRIALS OF NEW LIFEBOATS.—Yesterday some
satisfactory harbour trials were made with two fine
lifeboats in the Regent's Canal Dock, Limehouse, under
the Luperintendence of the officers of the National Lifeboat
Institution. One of the lifeboats is 36 feet long, rad os
to
be stationed at Holyhead, and will, when practicable, 1;:c
used in conjunction with a steam tug. The second boat 10
32 feet in length, and is to be placed at Dover. Both boatffs
when tested, showed that they possessed the important
qualities, of self-righting and self-ejecting; the water shipPed
m the operation in an eminent degree. The Holyhead
boat, which is named The Princess of Wales, is the
liberal gift of Joseph Leather. Esq., cf Liverpool,
who had previously given the Institution the cost of a
lifeboat, and the cost of the Dover boat had been assiduously
collected in Wiltshire by Captain A. J. Reed, R.N. The
latter boat is called the Royal Wiltshire. There were pr•ct-
sent at the trials yesterday a large number of persons, ifr
eluding Captain Kamen, of the Swedish Royal Navy. _
had been deputed by his Government to visit England, with
t
the view of examining some of the Institution's Lifeboat
the view of examining some of the lutitUtioU
end lean
Stations. He had already seen several of them, end
expressed himself highly pleased with their efficiency and
completeness,

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COM

It Would
Into betweE
the Bank of
to recupera
anee in the

EY MARKET

AND

CERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

appear that the recent contract entered
n some London houses to lend money to
Madrid, in order that it shall be enabled
to its reserves, is causing some disturb-

market here. Gold for that purpose is
11°a' in ac. ive demand, Bad the consequence has
"een that 1 he rate for money out of doors has ad-
Ilcoed to that of the official olinimum. Other
causes are also operating in favour of a stringent
clone), ma rket—viz., the payment on account of
hvenne an d the withdrawal of capital froin circula-
tion by tilt ) Indian Council to pay their dividends,
title nest n ionth. Each of these operations is, ho -
e7er, only • regarded as temporary, and no great
alarm is • therefore occasioned. At present dis-
counters a re beginning to manifest a good deal of
reserve, a 2d are unwilling to accept bills of any
kind et p resent at a lower quotation than that
charged r the authorities.
A furthi it sum of £lOl,OOO, in bar gold, was
'withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for trans-
mission to ] ?aria ; being, it is understood, a portion
°fa contrac t entered into here by a private firm to
cuPply the Bank of France with £480,000 in gold.
The issue of £300,000 mortgage debentures of the
City Offices Company has been announced. Tbey
cre to be sec cured by a special mortgage, which is a
Brat charge upon the company's freehold and lease-
hold property, and the payment of both principal
and interest are guaranteed by the Credit Foncier
and the Credit Mobilier, who are to act as agents
for the prese at financial operation. The bonds are
to be emitted . at par in sums of £lOO, £250, £5OO,
and £l,OOO, to bear interest at the rate of 5 per
cont. par ann am for five years, and at the expira-
tion of which term to be paid off at par.

Two o'CLocx.

At the Pari s Bourse this morning, according to
lteuter's telei :rams, the Three per Cent. Rentes
were quoted 6 sf. 85c. Very fit on account of the
decline in Lon don.

There has 1 teen increasing anxiety to•day re•
larding the re: ►nit of the Conference, and the pub-
lic generally m anifesting but little faith in a peace-
ful solution, ha re continued to sell stock. At one
time the Fun ds were much lower, but they
have since par tly recovered their loss, and are
nay, 4 per cent. worse than the price at which they
closed last evening. Consols for money are 894, I,
and for the acco tint, 891 4. The New Threes and
Reduced Annnit ies are 881 4 ; March Exchequer
131118, Bs. dis., an d June ditto, 58. dis. ; India 5 per
Cents., 104 4 ; c litto 4 per Cents., 994; and En-
laced S per Cents 1044.
Foreign Senn ties have all declined to some ex-
tent, and at one t ime were very flit, but are now
not quite at their worst point. Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1862, have reced ed to 704 a ; do., Consolid63 to
474 s ;,Mexican ti 43 4 ; Greek to 221,23; Spanish
Passive to 284 1; Portuguese are steady at 481 49 ;
Italian are fiat at c 38} -}; bat the Confederate Loan '
tenattined at 63 65.

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In the Railway Share Market there has been
It very limited awn int of business transacted to-day,
ittld prices have i n most instances exhibited in-
creased depression. Great Northern have declined
108., Great West( irn 55., London, Chatham, and
Dover 10.3., North Nestern 1033., South Western 55.,
Metropolitan 155., I Midland 155.; and North Eastern
(Berwick) ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change
of importance.
Bank mid MiEusll aneons Shares remain inactive.
London and Brazil; tan have declined to 554 ; and
London Bank of Sc otland to 184 ; Maritime Credit
Company are quc ited 13f 2 prem. ; London and
VenEzue 'la Bank, t t prem. ; and Chamounix United
prem.

BlitlTlSla FU NDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVEILNMENT 'FUNDS.
3 per Cr Int. Cons( ils
Do Ar count, July 8
$ per Ct nt. Reduced
New 3 1 Air Cent..
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1891... . —
Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873..
Atlnuil tee, 30 yre, expire eth Jan., Ibtso —
Do fsr 30 yrs, expire bth April, 1885
Do ( Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 8 die 5 die
I Jo £5OO
Bank
D o £lOO and £2OO
'ank England Stk, 51 per Cl. .. ..
Do Account..
~ INI MN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 shut
Do Account —
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670
Do Account....
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do Certificates
Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Do . 1 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104/
Do . 1i per Cent., May, 1879 .......... 114/
Do , 1 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do 1 bonds £l,OOO l4
Do, tnder £1,000.. - die
FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Atlstri an Bonds, 5 per Cent .. --
Do 1859
4resili an 5 per Cent
Do 4 .i per Cent., 1852-58-60
„ l Do 1863. B3
isueno i Ayres 6 per Cent
Do A .ccount
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
ehilian 6 per Cent —
Do 4 1 pet Cent —
polomb ian 6 per Cent —
(3,111)a, e; per Cent
usnisli 3 per Cent.,1825
Do 5 per Cent. 864 -
b.ft quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
41YPtle.n 7 per Cent lOll
Lo Second Issue- lOll
tireell 6 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons -
Do Aiwount
Do C‘mpons —
Do Amount.. •
Guatemala 5 per Cent. , ..... 9 10
.1
Do, 1839 and 1859
Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana ItailWay) 75i
Mexican 3 per Cent -
Do Account
Do Scrip £23 paid ...... 1 niS
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die
Do 6 per Cen . Anglo-French — d,e
Ditto Scrip, £23epaid
Ddoorish Imperial 6 per Cent
New Granada l3
Do 2 per Cent.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) -
Peruvian 4/ per Cent
Do 3 per Cent. (aribarren).. -
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Do 4} per (-lent:, 1862 - .. --
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account ... 48i

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Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, ' GO, 62,' 3.. --
Do Account .. .. 48 f
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid,
Russian 5 per Cent., 18'12, £ St B9l
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1860 —
Ditto 3 per Cent 1659
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 ..
Ditto An to-Dutch ....
Ditto Scrip, £3O paid
Sardinian 6 per Cent
Ditto Account B3 i
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ; 531 21
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
~ Ditto Account 2B/liiii 9
°Panish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account 9l I
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Ditto Scrip, £6O paid 3a t Pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOl, Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account .. 701 I /
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7ot
Ditto 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account 221
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 par Cent, 1864
Ditto 1/ per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Loud ,n,
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4/ per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Ditto Account ..
Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, •
Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account BB/ a 1-
,13eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
riednaontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f —

. _ .
THREE O'CLOCK.
Cousole Money
Ditto Account 9O h