The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-09 00:00:00

lIER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, July 8.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
drove out yesterday afternoon.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High.
nesses Prince Leopold ani Princess Beatrice,
went out this morning.

LATEST INTELL CG-ENO7a

( It E UTE ICS TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, July 8.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 136; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 136; the lowest, 1351.
Sterling Exchange on London lO9l.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1889
66 " 1885 llBB.
66 " 1867 ll6l.
10-40 it
..
Illinois 143.
Erie 2B.
Cotton—Mid. upland 34kc.
Petroleum—Standard White ...
Flour, extra state, $6.20e. to $6.80c. Corn, old
mixed, 100 e.

QUEENSTOWN, July 9.

The National Steamship Company's steamer
Virginia, from Liverpool, arrived here last night.
She embarked passengers and proceeded for New
York. All well.

The Cunard Royal Mail steamer China, from
New York, arrived here at 6.30 a.m. to-day with
114 cabin passengers and $53,500 in specie. She
landed 75 sacks of mails and 33 passengers, and
proceeded for Liverpool immediately. All well.

FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE.
FORT MINOU, near BREST,

July 8, 10 p.m., Greenwich time.

Mr. Fordo telegraphs to Reuter as follows :
Communication with Great Eastern continues
satisfactory, and tests very steady. Ship should
be in about 600 fathoms to-morrow (Friday) at
noon.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, July 8.

Her Majesty's despatch steamer Helicon has just
arrived from Madeira, where a rumour is current of
a conflict having taken place at Funchal between
the populace and the military in connection with the
increase of taxes.

SPAIN.

MADRID, July 8 (Evening.)

In to-day's sitting of the Constituent Cortcs,
Senor Figueras asked the Minister of War what
motives had led to the abrupt dismissal of the
Captain-General of Catalonia.
Senor Zorilla, in the absence of General Prim,.
the Minister of War, replied that the Captain-
General of Catalonia had been superseded in the
regular way.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, July 9.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Pera, with the above mail, has arrived here with 134
passengers, £5,503 in specie, and a general cargo.
GIBRALTAR, July 4.
Exchange on London, 49! to ; on Paris, 5.26 ;
Madrid par.

Her Majesty's gunboats, Skylark and Redpole,
were in the harbour.

GIBRALTAR, July 7.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ceylon, from Southampton, 3d inst., arrived
at Gibraltar at five o'clock, and leaves for Alex-
andria at eight this afternoon. All well.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, July B.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows

per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 32f
Credit Mobilier
End of month —
Credit Foncier 1602 --
End of month — -
RAILWAI

Bank Shares 2915
Italian Fives 56 40
End of month —
Ottoman Loan 322 50
Do. Debt 44 ---
Spanish Threes
Homo Debt 2l 70
Deferred

Orleans
Northern

Cash
940
... 1075

Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 6o7*
Western
Eastern .. . —
Sardinian

Austrian

Lombard 5321
North of Spain 53
Saragossa
2
Roman 55

IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETISG.

BrnmiNGßAm, Thursday evening.
The quarterly assembly of the ironmasters of this
district was held in the Town-hall here this after-
noon. The trade was represented, as usual, by all
who are in any way interested, whether as producers
in other districts, or consumers, or shippers, but the
attendance was, upon the whole, below the aver-
age, and the business, commencing late, was over
earlier than it ordinarily is. So far as relates to
contracts made in the hall, it was unquestionably a
quiet quarter-day ; that fact was admitted even by
the principal firms, but on that account it must not
be inferred that the trade is worse, for it is much less
the custom now than it formerly was for customers
to buy largely at these meetings. Orders ,are novr
sent in to the works from time to time, as a particu-
lar make of iron is required, circumstances render-
ing it more imperative of late years that the turn of
the market should be gauged as carefully as possible'
The result is that the quarterly assemblies become
more and more merely conversational ; such was the
case to-day, for most assuredly the quantity of Wn
sold was inconsiderable, yet the tone was that 01
cheerfulness rather than depression ; indeed, wall
of those present inclined to the opinion that the
trade has undergone a slight improvement, and
there are various circumstances to justify the con-
elusion that such is the fact. The price of all de-
scriptions of " marked" iron is firm; rods are said
to be from 2s. 6d. to ss. per ton higher than theYd
might have been bought at three months ago; an
for merchant iron generally the demand is better
than it was at that time. At the Round Osi‘
Works (Earl Dudley's) they are all well engaged',
A subject much discussed yesterday was We
orders in the district for rails ; they are said tie
amount, in the aggregate, to many thousand torts
in all probability that is an excessive estimate, and
:
South Staffordshire, having all but abandoned rat!
making for several years, has to recover the Will-
ties for manufacture which the Welsh makers, fret];
being constantly engaged in that line, have alysl
possessed. A remarkable circumstance which WV
be mentioned is, that the undoubtedly great elei
mand for rails for some time past has not result?
in a more active demand for sheets and plates 1°
South Staffordshire.
The transactions reported in Staffordshire all;
mine pig to-day were at £3 7s. 6d. to £3 10s. per
ton, the most famous makers command that price'
cinder pig it is not worth while to quote, the gee;
lity is so various. Shropshire hot-blast iron iS at
£3 108. per ton ; cold-blast, £4 55., delivered.
Wolverhampton, but the iron trade of that distrt.er."
taken in the aggregate, is only a very small affal_,l
The North Staffordshire iron trade was reported
of unfavourably; in fact, it is in a state closed
bordering upon depression.
The meeting passed off without any unpleasant
rumours whatever.