The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-20 00:00:00

IN ENGLAND.

The effects of the war have been felt in many of the
leading commercial cities. At Manchester some German
houses have availed themselves of excuses to repudiate
contracts. In one case, where a first delivery of a large
order for cloths was a few days behind time, the order has
been cancelled. At Newcastle the outbreak of
war is likely to have a serious effect in
restraining the shipping of thousands of tons of goods
now preparing was ready to sail for the continent. At
Grimsby freights have advanced 10s. per ton, and timber
has risen in price. Many of the timber fleet soon due are
German ships, which have been ordered to run for Bre-
men. The line of steamers from Grimsby to Hamburg
has been temporarily discontinued. The Anglo-French
steamers running from the port have also been knocked
off, but the steamers to Antwerp will run as usual.
In London the large fall in the price of consols is in
great measure due to the impression in influential quar-
ters that Austria will unite with France. This rumour
may have no better foundation than that to the effect that
Russia had joined Prussia, but in the present excited state
of the money market, every report of this kind has an
effect.

PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY.

A Royal Proclamation, enjoining upon British subjects

neutrality in the war between France and Prussia, was
agreed to at a Council held by her Majesty yesterday,
and a few hours later it was published in the London
Gazette. The Foreign Office has issued a series of regula-
tions governing the conduct of the ships of war be-
longing to the belligerent Powers whilst cruising in
British waters.

The Bishop of London, acting under medical
advice, has determined to postpone the visitation of his
diocese, which he had arranged to hold in the present
year.

The improvement in the health of the Ven.
Archdeacon Hale, mentioned a few days ago, still con-
tinues. He was better yesterday than for some time
past.

THE SPEAKER.—We have much satisfaction in
stating that though the Right Honourable J. E. Denison,
the Speaker, was not able to take his place in the House
of Commons last night, he is suffering only from slight
indisposition, and was able to take a drive in the after-
noon.—Daily News.

The barometer has risen everywhere especially
in the West of England. Winds, however, continue light
from the westward, and are nearly calm in the Channel.
The sky is cloudy, except in the South and East. Tem-
perature has fallen slightly in the North-West, but it has
risen elsewhere. The thermometer in the metropolis as
eight o'clock in the morning was 67 degrees ; at Aberdeen
it was 65 degrees ; at Greencastle, 58 degrees.
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A petition from Richard Fenelly, who was recently
sentenced to be imprisoned for bribery at the Bridgwater
election, praying that assistance may be afforded him to
obtain remission of his sentence, and for alteration in the
Corrupt Practices at Elections Acts, was on Monday laid
upon the table of the House of Commons.

The Standard says that the testimonial to Colonel
Taylor (for nineteen years whip to the Conservative
party), will be presented to him on Saturday next, the
23rd inst., in the large library of the Carlton Club. The
Right Hon. J. W. Henley, M.P., will take the chair.
Subscribers to the testimonial who are not members of
the Carlton, will be admitted on presenting their cards to
the porter of the club.