The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-23 00:00:00

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Sailed, June 22—St. Lawrence, steamer, for Quebec; Sir
Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed, June 22.—Zephyr, from London, for Swan
River.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton June
Ditto, via Marseilles June —.
Brazil and Cape Verds.• by British pao et July 4.
Ditto, by French packet . June 23
Cape of Good liJpe, Ascension, and q Helena June 22.
'China. Penang,. and Singap,:re. via Sou hampton June 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles June —.
Faikland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton •
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 18
Ditto, via Marseilles.:...... ••• June 24
India (B..mbay), via Southampton. June ::5
Ditto, via Marseilles ....June 26.
Mauritius, via Southampton July 11.
Ditto, via Marseil e t July 6.
Newfoundland June 21.
Portugal •••• .. ...... July 4.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.• . ..... .
United htates and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet • June 29
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-

toll

Ditto, via Cork
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. June 2&
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tcneriffe July 12.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahal: as, Cuba,
and Mexico

The return published by the Bank of England is
of a favourable character, although a large increase
is shown in the other securities. The reserves of
gold and notes, as will be seen by the following
particulars, have been considerably augmented :
Active Citculation. £20,709,455
Decrease ... ..• ••• ••• 24,940
••• 1.6,294,910
• 242,241
... 3,220,869
... 10,223
• 9,581,293
• 779,095
13,666,566

Bullion ... ... ...
Increase... ...

...
Rest ... ... ... ..•
Increase... ... •" ...
Public Deposits ... ... ... •••

fncrease 11111
Other Deposits 1111. 1111•
Increase
Seven Day and Other Bills
Decrease

... '731,185
... 449,097
••• 12,614
... 10,480,025
No alteration.
... 20,750,345

Government Securities ...

curities

Other tiek
Increase 1,233,708
9,294,390
Notes Unemployed
Increase 282,505
The Bank of France return is also of an encour-
aging character. Tne bullion has been advanced
£672,000, while the bills discounted have been de-
creased £488,000, and the notes in circulation also
diminished by £1,040,000. The advances have been
augmented ii 4,000, the Treasury balances £74,000,
044 tilo =Mat 3cQ9liats £540,000.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
4to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
6to 1 agst Revival (taken)
7to 1 agst La Toucques (taken)
10 to 1 agst Le Marechal (taken)
10 to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken)
10 to 1 agst Brandy Wine (taken)
12 to 1 agst Brindisi (taken)

NEWTON (LANCASHIRE) RACES.—TIIIIRSDAY.
The St. Helen's Purse (Handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 25
added, for all ages. About one mile and a furlong.
Mr. Barber's Cutler, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Snowdeni 1
Mr. Delamere's Brsffni, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Whiteley 2
Mr. Meeson's Yeatsall, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Hulme 3
Betting-2 to lon Breffni, 3to 1 agst Yeatsall, sto 1
agst Cutler.

Won by a length; three lengths between second and

third.

The Haydock Two-yr-old Stakes, of 5 sous each, with 50
added ; colts, Bst 101 b ; f and g Bst 71b ; winners extra.
Half a mile.

Mr. Osborne's Xi, Bst 131 b (including 51b extra)
(Osborne) w.o.
Mr. Smith's Ozone, 9st (inc. 71b ex.)...(Challoner) j• 0
Mr. Rich's King of France, Bst 101 b (Button) 3
Pretty Queen, Vixen, and Amulet also ran.
Betting-6 to son Xi, sto 4 agst Ozone, 20 to 1 any

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

CITY BETTING-THIS DAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
4to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
7 to, 1 agst La, Toucques (taken)
9 to 1 agst Revival (offered)
10 to 1 agstalarechal (taken)
10 to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken)
100 to 7 agst Brindisi (taken)
16 to 1 agst Strong Beer (takoai)
20 to 1 agst Brandy Wine (taken) -

NEWTON RACES-THIS DAY.

Harrington Handicap—Queen of Trumps, Lady Abbess,
Lucy Long, Worthless, Zisca, Jig, Viola, Marry Harp,
Venice, Dream; Jupiter, and Creanie d' Vanille, are here.
Lyme Park Stakes—Paleot, Jolly Boy, Wallet, Mrs.
Wellett, Xi, Happy Medium, and Rdsain, are here.
South Lancashire Cup—Moulsey, Windham, BuQkfoot,
Stiff, Barter, Edinburgh, Godmersbam, Nothing More,
Lady of Coverdale, Dubiety, Jewel, Dermot Asthore, and
Moore Game, are here.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tits DAT.

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past 12

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

• The amendments to the following bills were considered
and agreed to:—Caledonian Railway (Balerno Branch),
Southampton Corporation, Barnstaple Roads, Belfast:New
Streets, Cheltenham Water, Crays Gas, General Terminus
and Glasgow Harbour and Caledonian Railway Companies,
Inverness and Perth Junction, and Inverness and Aber-
deen Junction Railway Companies, and Sutherland Rail-
way.

HYDE PARK GATE ESTATE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
BAGENALS TO WN AND WEXFORD RAILWAY

BILL.

Colonel FRENCH moved that _standing orders 208 and
232 be suspended in the case of the said bill, in order that
the bill might be read a third time.
Mr. DODSON had no objection to the motion, which
was agreed to.
On the question being put for the passing of the bill,
Sir C. O'LOGHLEN moved the insertion of the follow-
ing words in the 2d clause :—". Provided that the purchaser
or purchasers shall maintain and keep open the railway, so
that the same may be used for public traffic."
Capt. STACKPOLE said the object of inserting the
words was to prevent either the Great Southern and Wes-
tern Railway or the Dublin, Wexford, and Waterford Rail-
way. from purchasing the line and closing it altogether
against the public, in order to benefit one or other of these
railways.
Ultimately the amendment was altered to the effect that
the purchasers should be under the same obligations as the
Bagenalstown Railway Company were at present.
The motion of the hon. and learned member (Sir C.
O'Loghlen) was then agreed to, and the bill was read a
third time.

The Consolidation (Appropriation) Bill passed through
committee after some remarks from Mr. AUGUSTUS
SMITH.

The Comptroller of the Exchequer and Public Audit
Bill was read a third time and passed.
The amendments to the Fire Brigade (Metropolis) Bill
were considered, and it was ordered for second reading
on Monday.

FLEFT SITTING.]

Palestine Exploration Fund•

A large and influential meeting of those interested in the
exploration of Palestine was held yesterday at Willis's
Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The Archbishop of
York presided.

Amongst those present were the Bishop of London, Sir
Roderick Murchison, A. H. Layard, Esq., M.P., Professor
Owen, Professor Stanley, the Dean of Canterbury, Mr.
Hanbury, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., Archdeacon Stan-
ley, Bishop of Moray and Ross, Lord Stratford de Redeliffe,
Count de Vogel, George Grove, Esq., &c.
The CHAIRMAN, in a brief address, alluded to the little
that was at present known respecting the Holy Land, and
he was of opinion that the proposed prosecution of exca-
vations in Palestine could but result in throwing addi-
tional light upon the Holy Text. Their object was to in-
stitute an inductive inquiry : they were not a religious
society, and what they proposed to do was to collect all
the facts they could concerning the Holy Land, which was
of so much importance to every one amongst them. Tho
highest person in the land had that day signified her in-
tention of becoming the patron of the fund, and that fact
augured a great success for them. He would not trench
upon the ground to bo taken up by others, but with these
few observations he would resume his seat.

The Bishop of LONDON moved the first resolution, which
was to the effect that a fund be formed for the prosecution
of explorations in the Holy Land.

Viscount STRANOFORD had great pleasure in seconding
the !proposition. He had had an opportunity of seeing
what had been done by a private individual in that direc-
tion, and from that he looked forward with great interest
to the proposed excavations to be made under the auspi-
ces of the fund now in course of formation.
The resolution was carried unanimously.