The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-07 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

THE INDIAN TARIFF.

A movement has been commenced in East Lan-
cashire to urge upon the Government the necessity
of at once repealing the remaining duties of 5 per
cent. on cotton goods and 3-1-- per cent. on cotton
yarns imported from this district into British India,
with the view to create an improved trade, and
thereby alleviate the vast distress and suffering now
endured by thousands of factory operatives. A
large out-door district meeting on the subject is to
take place near Blackburn this afternoon, when a
deputation of from 16 to 20 persons representing
the various manufacturing towns in East Lanca-
shire, will be appointed to wait on Lord Pal-
merston and Sir Charles Wood. On Wednes-
day evening a meeting of the operatives of
Great Harwood, five miles north-east of Black-

MONEY MARKET.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is rather less inquiry for discount accom-
modation to-day, and the rates continue to range
as low as 21 per cent. for the best bills.
A sum of £25,000 in gold was withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday.

No material alteration was perceptible in the
continental exchanges yesterday afternoon.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £1,087,000, and the exports £1,038,600.
The second series of public sales of colonial wool,
which commenced on the 2d May, were concluded
yesterday. The quantity offered amounted to about
95,749 bales. There was a large attendance of both
home and foreign dealers, and a considerable quantity
was taken on foreign account. Prices, however
exhibited a downward tendency, the decline being
ld to lid per lb. on good and fine descriptions, and
2d to 21d per lb. on inferior qualities, compared
vith those realised at the February and March
auctions.

The report of the Queen's Hotel Company,
Upper Norwood, states that the profits during the
year were £5,476, from which £3,041 is to be set
aside for a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.,
which will leave £2,435 to be carried forward.
The traffic receipts of the South Austrian, Lom-
bardo-Venetian, and Central of Italy Railway for
the week ending the 27th inst. amounted to £57,162
against £51,253 at the corresponding period of last
year.

A moderate amount of business was transacted in
the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were steadily supported. The sales were about
8,000 bales.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY .

Two O'CLOCK.

Business in the market for Public Securities has
been rather dull, and the quotations have indicated
a little heaviness. Consols are 91i 92 for money
and the 10th, and 92 92} for the July settlement.
The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 914 ;
Exchequer Bills, at 4s. to 78. prem. ; India 5 per
Cent. Loan is 1071 ; ditto 4 per Cent. Enfaced
Paper, 92 ; ditto 5 per Cent., 1031 ; and ditto 51
per Cent., 1091.
Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a mode-
rate extent, but prices in some instances have shown
rather less firmness. Old Turkish 6 per Cents. are
821 ; ditto 1858, 704 ; ditto Scrip, 2/ 31 prem.;
Egyptian Scrip is steady at 1-t- prem. ; Russian,
41 per Cents. are 911.- 92 ; ditto New Scrip, 1
prem. ; Sardinian are 81/ ; Italian, 713 ; and
Spanish Certificates 8-1 9.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings con-
tinued rather inactive, but a slight advance has
taken place in prices. Eastern Counties, Great
Northerns, Great Westerns, Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, and Midlands have improved 55.;
Caledonians, 10s. ; and London, Chatham, and
Dover, £l.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were
in moderate request. Dutch-Rhenish brought
17i ; San Paulo, 8t 1; and South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian 221 ; East Indian have im-
proved to 1061. 107; and Great Indian Penin-
-104; 105.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
remain at steady quotations. National Provincial
of England have improved to 1311; London Joint
Stock to 36i ; Chartered of British Columbia de-
clined to 4; ; and London and County to 371 381 ;
Peninsular Oriental Steam have improved to 71i;
and Crystal Palace Stcck to 331.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l, a
New 2 per Cent. Annuities 76*
India ntuok
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 92
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto dtito April, 1864 99/

Ditto Bonds El.OOO

.
Imo under £l,000
Consols for Account, June 10
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 5 pm
vitto Small
:FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
Chißali 6 per Cent —
Ditto 4/ per Cent .... 83f 41
Egyptian, 7 per Cent
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 18b3 --
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7,'9, and'6o 46k
_Russian 6 per Cent 1822 £ St ..
Ditto 4/ per Cent 92 11
Ditto, t per Cent., 1862, Scrip
Ditto, Paid up Scrip
Sardinian 5 per Cent..
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 3/ 21
Ditto, Paid up Scrip 7Ol i I
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f. 7lk
Console, Money .. TWO O'CLOCK.
2
Ditto Account

CAPE MAILS.--PLYMOUTH, Friday.—The Union
Company's Cape Royal Mail steamer Dane, Capt. Hoffman,
arrived here to-day from Southampton, and having taken
on board the usual monthly mails for Ascension, St.
Helena, and the Cape, proceeded on her voyage in the
afternoon. She takes out also the usual general cargo and
40 passengers.

,
SALMON FISHING ON THE TYNE.--One of tne
chief impediments to the development of salmon breeding on
the Tyne has been the dam at Bywell, the property of Mr.
W. B. Beaumont, M.P. It was proposed to remedy the
matter by the erection of a weir ladder, but the Fishery
Commissioners, who have insrected the place, recommended
the total removal of the obstruction, and Mr. Beaumont has
in the most handsome manner intimated his intention to
reply with their request.

We are requested to state that the Bishop of
London will not hold his usual weekly levee at London
House, St. James's-square, on Tuesday next, the 10th
inst., his lordship being engaged throughout the week at
Pulliam Palace with candidates for his general ordination
on Trinity Sunday,

THE CROPS IN NORTH NOTTINHAMSHIRE.—The
wheat crop, especially on the clay lands, is most promising.
On some of the sands the wire worm and grub prevail, but
not to such an extent as seriously to lessen the general
yield. Most of the crop has a highly promising appearance,
and much of it is fast preparing to shoot, Both the late
and the early sown barleys have progressed in a highly
satisfactory manner, and the yield promises to be above the
average. Up to the present time also the bean and the pea
crops are all that can be desired. They have hitherto
escaped all kinds of filth, :and are fast approaching that cri-
tical time, the blooming season, which almost always gives
the turn either for weal or for woe to this part of our agri-
cultural produce. During the present season immense
breadths have been sown with potatoes, principally of the
early or second early kinds. These have mostly come up
well, and manifest no appearance of lurking disease. The
crops
of grass and seeds are unsurpassably good.
DEMOLITION AN BURNING OP SIR TON HOUSE,
RkTROATEe e
ancient fortalice,
beensituat
titl th situated
hard by the
"Auld Kirkyard" o
This
tßa
.
thgate, has
weeks past, by order of its presZtraperoo-f
demolition for some
Taylor, who, it is rumoured, is about
pro-
prietor, Capt. Hart
to build a new house. On
Wednesday night last some
boys had lighted a fire in the lower part of the house, and
the chimney, being full of soot, went on fire. The
nests built in a hole
tames ignited some crows'
at the top of the chimney,
which again communicat-
ing with the sarking, a considerable portion of the top
tat was burned. The damage
donediscovered
was comparatively
in time, it
trifling, but had the fire not been
might have been serious enough, as Bailie Johnstone, factor
on the estate, and a builder and farmer in athgate, had a
large quantity of oats in the second floor, which, after much
in
exertion, was saved. This old h use had an existenceda
new
the time of Bruce. It was thoroughly repaired an
wing added in the year 1599 by one Alexander Sharp, the
then proprietor, and with whom the noted Archbishop
Sharp of t. harles the Second's time was somehow connected.
The house might have stood for ages to come, having been
built very strongly, the ground floor consisting of three
massive arches, and the walls being from four to six feet
thick.—Scotsman.
Puss IN A NEW CHARACTER.—A Kirkcaldy
correspondent sends us the following :—" An interesting
illustration of the curiosities of natural history occurred the
other day at h irkcaldy. A duck's egg, by some mistake,
had been put among the eggs which a hen was at the time
hatching. The chickens, however, broke their shells five
tor sixa days before the duckling, and no sooner had the alien
ra a e its appearance than they flew at it. An Archangel
cat, which Was rairsic-
K. a family of •
kittens, seeing l
wage of which duckling was thenursery,
object, seized the.d little
kittens, and hast
beavde r
beessinee tended it cvseirtyh'alsairad
u.tcbh care and
interestif i
;,, asDuckey seem %genuine member of the feline
IPec.although 't. Ztly contented with its new
uretanl,ll.l9 to return to its generzaher at intervals to be fed,
never fails been been equally kiacrtootector. The kittens,
wo believe, tang is-tis of animosit , their new playmate,
Y.' ---,ye"
and Planife ',vow/n.3