The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-30 00:00:00

THE SERPENTINE.

Mr. STRIITT asked the First Commissioner of Works
whether he comtemplated making any new regulations
with respect to bathing in the Serpentime.
Mr. AYRTON said the subject was one of much diffi-
culty, but it was under consideration with a view of
seeing what could be done generally on the subject.
AMENDMENT OF THE LAW. .

Mr. M'CLIME asked the Solicitor-General for Ireland

if it was the intention of Government to introduce a Bill
for the Amendment of the Civil Bill and Sheriffs' (Ire-
land) Acts during the present session.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND in reply said he
could only say nothing had yet been determined on, but
legislation might possibly be found necessary next session.

TRE MONEY MARKET

AND

COM INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLock.

There was a slight improvement in business to-day
on 'Change, but no change in quotations' were noticeable.
Consols are now, 921 to 921 ; do. account, 921 ; do.
3 per Cent. Reduced, 921 to 921; do. New, 921 to 921 ;
Exchequer Bills, par ; India Four per Cents., 1021
to 1021.
In the Foreign Market Brazilian Bonds of 1865 are
911 to 92 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents. of 1864, 911 ; ditto
of 1868, 821 to 83 ; Spanish of 1867, 311 to 32 ; ditto of
1869, 294 to 29i ; ditto Quicksilver, / to 11 prem.; Peru-
vian, 914 to 921; Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 521 to
531; ditto of 1869, 634; and Five per Cent. Italian of
1865, 87 to 89.
The Railway Market—Metropolitan are 671 to 681;
Great Eastern is 39/ ; London and Brighton, 431 ;
Caledonian, 78 ; South-Eastern 76 to 761 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 51 to 511; Great Northern,
122 ; ditto (A), 131; North Eastern, 1444 Midland; 5/
;
London and North-Western) 129 to 1291,
1311 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1331 to 1341 ; Great
Western, 714 to 724.
In Bank shares Alliance are quoted 144 to 151 ; Anglo-
Austrian are qa oted 16 to 18 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile,
30t031 ; Consolidated, 41 too{ prem; Imperial Ottoman,
41 to 41 prem. ; London and County, 50 to 51; London
and Westminster, 62 to 63 ; London Joint Stock, 341
to 351 ; and Union of London, 39 to 40.
Telegraph Shares—.A.nglo-American, 16 to 164 ; British
Indian, 8 1-16 to 8 3-16 ; China, 3to 21 dis. ; Falmouth,
9 1-16 to 9 3-16 ; French Cable, 15 to 154 ; and Construc-
tion and Maintenance, 274 to 28.
The sum of £19,000 in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank. The total taken to the Bank since the last return
has been, upon balance, £138,000.
The Shannon, from the West Indies, has brought £86,506
in gold, and £122,358 in silver, and the Deutschland, from
New York, £7,554. •
The Helenslee, from Auckland, New Zealand, will bring
£14,400, and the City of Auckland £24,704.
In a notice of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rail-
way the proposed extension to Azul and Tandil was
stated to be about 17 miles instead of 170. The exact
distances are as follows :—First section, Salado River to
Carmen de las Flores, 40 miles ; second section, Carmen
to Azul, 75 miles ; and third section, Azul to Tandil, 60
miles, making a total of 175 miles.
The suspension has been announced of Messrs. T. and

C. Dickens, of Manchester.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. John Henry
Cox, merchant, of Manchester, the liabilities were stated
at £6,800, and the assets at about £2,700.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. J. Long and Co.,
cloth agents, of Manchester, has been held, at which the
statement presented showed total liabilities of £24,117 9s
6d. It was decided to accept 2s 6d in the pound, payable
at three, six, and nine months.
At the annual meeting of the South Australian Com-
pany a dividend of 8 per cent. per annum, or 405 per
share, free of income tax, was declared.
The National Bank of Scotland notify the payment, on
the Ist July next, of the half-yearly coupon of the De-
bentures of the Natal Plantations Company.
An extraordinary meeting of the Bolivar Railway
Company will be held on the 7th July, to confirm the
special resolution passed on the 7th of June, in favour of
the concern being wound up voluntarily.
The directors of the Maritime Insurance Company
(Limited), Liverpool, have declared an interim dividend
for the current half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per

annum.

LAW 3 STELLIGENCE.-THIS DA T.

ALLEGED FRAUD BY DIRECTOBEL—An application W 9,8
made at Roll's Chambers, in the winding-up case of
Charles Lafitte and Company, for further time
to get up evidence on a charge of fraud. Mr.
Holt appeared for Mr. Lafitte, who was 73 years
of age, and protested against any further delay. There
was no pretence for fraud, and the reason of delay was
that when counsel attended, as in this case, before a special
examiner, they could only attend on certain occasions.
The Chief Clerk (Mr. Church) remarked that if such
was the case a special examiner, with counsel before him,
was a delay. After a long discussion the Chief Clerk
would only give fourteen days, which was not deemed
sufficient, and the matter was referred to the Judge;