The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-17 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, FRI DAY EVENING, JUNE 17. 1870.

THE A1014,E-Y MARKET

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIG ENCE.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAT.
Tne 6peaker took the chair at ten minutes pad
welve.

CITY, Two o'OLocx

The business on 'Change has improved with the change
of weather. Consols have improved, but in Foreign
Securities prices are not quite so firm. Railway Shares
are better. The rate of
_discount is still three per cent.
for first-class bills.
Consols are now 921 to 921; ditto Account, 924 ;
Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 to 921 ; New 3 per
Cent,, 921 to 921; India Five per Cents., 111/ ; ditto
Four per Cents., 102 f to 1021.
In the Foreign Market Italian 1865 are 881 to 871;
Spanish 1867 Loan, 311 to 321; do. 1869, 311 to 311 ;
Peruvian, 911 to 911; Portuguese, 334 to 34 ; Brazilian,
87 ; Egyptian, 821 to 83 ; New Peruvian, 1 to 4 prem.;
Quicksilver, 21 to 2k; Turkish, 1869, 641 to 654.
In the Railway Market Caledonians are 78 to 781 ;
Great Eastern, 401 to 404 ; Great Northern, 1234 to 1244 ;
Great Western, 731 to 731; 'Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1331 to 1341 ; Brighton, 441 to 451; London, Chatham,
and Dover, 157 to 161; London and North Western,
1294 to 130 ; London and South Western, 914 to 924 ;
Metropolitan, 671 to 674 ; Midland, 131 to 1314 ; and
Dovers, 761 to 771.
American Fire-Twenty Bonds are at 90 to 904 ; Erie
Railroad, 181 to 184 ; Illinois, 1131 to 114 ; Atlantic and
Great Western Bonds, 28 to 29 ; and the Debentures,
35 to 36. _ .

In Bank Shares Alliance are quoted 141 to 151; Anglo-
Austrian, 14 to 16 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 30 to
31; Consolidated, 44 to 5 ; Imperial Ottoman, 41 to 5 ;
London and County, 504 to 511; London and Westmin-
ster, 63 to 64 ; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36 ; and
Union of London, 391 to 40k.
In Miscellaneous Shares, General Credit are 'quoted:
prem. ; International Financial, 11 1 dis. ; Hudson's Bay,
121134 ; National Discount, 111 12.
Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are 16 to 164 ex div. ;
British India, Bto 8i; China, 31 to 34 dis. ; Falmouth,
81 to 84 ; French Atlantic, 141 to 15 ; Telegraph Construc-
tion, 24 to 241 ex the return of 24.
In Mining Shares St. John del Rey are 22 to 24 ; Port
Philip, 4 dis. to par. ; Rosso. Grande, 4 dis. to par; Fron-
tino Bolivia, to 1; Don Pedro, 24 to 24 prem. ; and
Anglo-Brazilian, 1 to 4 die.

The Austrian Government have granted a quotation
for the Turkish Railway Lottery Bonds, and a rise in
premium has occurred. Large transactions are reported
from Vienna and Constantinople.
The French Government has concluded a treaty with
the Societe du Cable Transatlantique Frangais, which
grants the Societe the right of amalgamating with other
companies. The exclusive privilege of landing has been
relinquished, and in its place the French Government
have assured the company, at equal rates, all public and
private messages not specially directed to go by another
route.

It appears that the shipments of wheat from New York
during the first five months of the present year have been
621,000 quarters, against 421,000 in the same period of
last year, and 313,000 in 1868. The shipments of flour
have been 676,910 barrels, against 392,623 in the same
period of 1869, and 387,464 in 1868.
. _

It is stated that the whole of the new stock of the Sub-
marine Telegraph Company, which was recently autho-
rised to be raised, has been subscribed for by the proprie-
tors themselves, and that the board is unable to entertain
the applications for allotments which have been received
from the general public.
The John Dryden, which left Bombay on the 27th May
for Liverpool, was totally lost on the 13th inst. on Ras
Safoon. She is valued at £140,000. The captain and crew
were saved.

American advices report that Messrs. Dodge, Moriarty,
and Weller, of Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in the dry goods
trade, hays suspended payment.
The ordinary general meeting of the Palace and Bur-
lington Hotels Company (Limited) is convened for the
28th inst.

The directors of the British and Foreign Marine Insur-
ance Company (Limited) have declared an ad interim
dividend for the half-year of 4s. per share, free of income
tax, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and
payable on July 1.
The letters of allotment for the Certificates of the Rou-
manian Government Iron Bridges Annuity were posted
last evening.
An extraordinary meeting of the National Discount
Company (Limited) is called for the 20th July, to declare
a dividend.

MARKETS.— rats DAT.

MARK-LANE.

At Mark Lane this morning the supplies of English
grain were short, of foreign short, influenced by the bene-
fit likely to accrue to the crops by the rain. The trade
hasbeen quiet, but prices have been supported. Very few
samples of English wheat have been offered. The demand
has been less active, but at steady prices. With foreign
wheat the market has been moderately supplied. For all
qualities full rates have been obtained, with a fair en-
quiry. The barley trade has been steady on former terms.
The supply has been moderate. Malt has been quiet at
late rates. Oats have been in fair request at full curren-
cies. Beans and peas have been steady at late rates.
Flour has been firm at the recent improvement.

THE YACHT RACE
OF FROM DOVER TO THE
ISLE WIGHT.
COWES, Friday.—Calm weather ; Fiona first at 2
o'clock on Thursday ; Julia second.
Guinivere Ist, shrs. 30thin. this morning.
Egeria 2nd, 6hrs. 30min. „
Others considerably later.

GREAT FIRE IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
A terrific fire occurred last evening at Whittlesea, by
which a large area of farm buildings and twelve cottages
were entirely destroyed. All efforts to extinguish the
conflagration were unavailing, and it only ceased through
want of material to work on. The scene is described as
an intensely exciting one.

A THEATRICAL SLANDER.
Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a special jury heard to-
day an action brought by Mr. Chatterton, the well-known
lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, against Mr. Marsh Nelson,
who was the architect and surveyor to that establishment.
The action was to recover damages for slander.
The case for the plaintiff was, that in June, 1869, a Mr.
Robinson had a contract to redecorate the theatre for the
sum of £3,210, and in reference to it he saw the defendant,
who made a statement to the effect that if Mr. Robinson did
the work he would probably lose his money, and that it was
likely that a Chancery suit would be commenced against
the defendant, and he would be turned out of possession.
At the conclusion of the opening speech a consultation
took place between the learned counsel.
Mr. Hawkins said what Mr. Nelson said had been en-
tirely misunderstood ; that he never made any imputation
whatever upon Mr. Chatterton : and there was not the
slightest ground for any imputation.
The Solicitor-General said that having regard to the
legal difficulties which had been referred to, he would
consent to the terms that had been mentioned. A
juror was then withdrawn.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Tms DAT.
IMPUDENT SHOP ROBBERY. —Henry Payne, aged 20
years, and described as a hammerman of Smith's lodging-
house, Flower and Dean streets, Spitalfields, was brought
up on remand before Mr. Lushington at the Thames
Police-court, charged with stealing a cash box and a silver
watch from the shop parlour of the house of No. 21, Ban-
croft-place, Mile End-road. Mrs. Catherine Poole, whose
husband is in Australia, was on a visit to her son, a shop-
keeper, at No. 21, Bancroft-place, on Saturday last, and
while in the parlour heard a noise in the shop, and saw
the prisoner behind the counter. She demanded what
business he had there, and he said he wanted a glass of
water. She called for assistance and he immediately ran
out of the shop. A silver watch and a cash box which he
had stolen out of the parlour were found upon him. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment.
STABBING AT CREMORNE. T. Clarke, a cook at Cre-
morne, was placed at the Westminster Court charged with
feloniously assaulting and wounding James Smithson,
another cook at the same establishment. Henry Palaino
said that on Thursday afternoon he was in the scullery at
Cremorne. Some angry feeling existed between the pro-
secutor and prisoner. Prisoner said that if he came near him
he would stick aknife in him. Prosecutor went across to him
and told him to put down his knife, and fight like a man.
Immediately after witness saw prisoner withdraw the
knife from Smithson's side. A scuffle then followed, after
which Smithson was taken to St. George's Hospital. A
very sharp-pointed cook's knife was produced which had
been taken from the prisoner immediately after it had
been used. As it is feared that death will ensue, the
prisoner was remanded.

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which humanity is liable.

THIS MORNING'S NEWS.