The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1869.
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Ciusing Business
Share N.A.ItE. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 101 111 14 au Do B lO 31 )st 415
450 Albion l5 8 7
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 201 211 21 1
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1863, limited 10 51 41
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columhia all 10 11
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 11
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lint.
25 Bank of South Austra;ia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 14 17
50 British North Anieriwn
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, . nil China all 18 19
25 Chartered Mere. of India
London, and China all 32 33
20 City .
100 Colonial ....... .
10 Consolidatedlim. 4
50 Delhi and London, lint
50 East London, lien, n 5 21 11
20 English and American, ihn 10 ...
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro. lint
20 English, :. coltish; and Aus-
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28i Hong Kong and Shatm,lial
Bank Corporation all 38 88
281 Do Xla IV
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20 Imperial. Ottoman lO 25 s 4 111
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25 Do new 5 0 3
Lnd Mortgage of India, lim 4 31 gl
100 Do sp.c. De 1i5.1664, 30 all 76 76 10
100 London Bank! of Mexico
and South America, Rm. 20 7 6
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 30 27
20 Do new 71 641
100 London &River Plate, lint. 40 6 8
25 Do new 10 11 2 p
20 London Chart. of Australia all 23. 2i4 231
20 London and County 2O 491 101
50 Do new. iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ..
London Joint Stock 1 . .
811 811
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50 London & Venezuela, limn l2l ...
100 London and Westminster 2O 61 62 63 21 1
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10pm 2O
100 Merchant, lim 2.5 6 5
10 Metropolitan, lint all 71 7: 8
00 Midland, lim 2O 14 1
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lint 1.5 30 1p
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20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western 74
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 4 t 42 411 1
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lint lO 61 51
30 Provincial of Ireland 25 VU 92
10 Do new. all ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, limn 25 14 I ;
010 Do issued at 6 pm: 10 8 6
25 Union of Alltitralia all 47 43
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Do.Apl.AtOot 1190-1900 lOO 111 113
Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 100
Do. JanAtJuly. 1891 lOO 108 111
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- Do. 1882, Hay and NO OO 106 it,
- Do. 1895, Feb. & Alta .... 10 100 pm
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at Do. 8 par cent. lOO 6.) 0 CiSl-
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1 Du. Prefer. 10 per cent all t i p
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25 Australian Agricultural ..2 201 I; 16 15
25 Australian Mort. Land au.{
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10 Baugarah Tea Estates, lint 9 3 it 1
10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 14 lit
10 Do. New 6 3 4
100 Bolekow Vaughan, litre.
5 Bombay 41 as,
5 Do. Now 4 11 A d
Si British Ainorieau Land 44 15 17
20 British Indian Tea, lint..., all 21 31
20 British Ship Owners
29 Canada Company all G 6 7)
10 Canadian Luau and Inve,t-
meat, lim
20 Ceylon Company,
20 Do. A shares
10 City Discount, lint 6
25 City of London Real Pro-
perty, lim 9 51 41.1
30 City of Milan Improv. lim all 5
25 City of Moscow (las, lint_ all
50 City Offices, Hut 25 231
50 Colonial, liul.
Do.
50 Commercia; Union (Assur) 5 pr
10 Company of African Mer-
chants, lint.
20 Continental Union Guts, lint all 20 21
25 Copper Miners of England,
pref. 71 per cent,
100 Corporation of London
Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1031 1041
100 Do. 1879, 44 per cent. all 1041 1054
100 Do. 1182, 41 per cent, all 1031 1041
10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21
50 Credit Puma Mauritius lint. 10 31 -‘l,t
st Crystal Palace lOO 23 25
st Do. Preference lOO 92 97 944
st Do. 6p. c Petpetual De.b lO9 102 110
20 Darjeeling, lint.
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50 East Italian Land Credit
and Finance, lint.
20 East India Irriga. & Canal all • • •
32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and
Coal, lint.
100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy
Gua. by Egypt. Gov all 95 951 961
20 Egyptian Cont. & Trad. lint 6
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15 English and Foreign Credit 71 41 3jd
100 Eug. and Scot. Marine, lim 8
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100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust aud
Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 871 881 89
50 Gellivara, lim.
10 General Credit & Dis., lim. 71 14 11 61
15 General Steam Navigation 14 27 29
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10 Hong Kong and China Gas all
20 Hudson's Bay all 121 121 121 13
20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar-
seilles, lim.
20 Interna.Financial Soc. lim b 2 If 31
20 Interns,. Land Credit, lim 6 6 4,1
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20 Italian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 31
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50 Land Securities, lim 6 21 11d
25 London African Trading lO 7 Sd
25 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 . ...d
10 London County Land and
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50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 22 21
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60 Millwall Iron Works, lim. 121
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25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4
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THE COST OF THE ABYSSINIAN

EXPEDITION:

Lim (Sir Stafford) he feared the cost would be greatly in
excees of the original estimate, but Sir Robert Napier
said he did tot think this would be the case. The last
detaelnocut left the shore on the 18th June.

TILE WIMBLEDON MEETING.

Prior to stating what was done at Wimbledon yesterday,
it is necessary to mention that a meeting of the English
twenty selected to take part in the contest for the
Enfield International Trophy was held in Captain
Field's tent on Tuesday night. The gathering was
attended by the members of the English Twenties of
former years, and its object was to discuss the beat means
of reciprocating the hospitality extended by the Master of
Lovat and the other members of the Scotch Twenty to
their English cenapetitois wl.cn they visited Edinburgh in
the years 18C6 and 1868. The result was that a dinner at
- Richmond was decided upon, to take place immediately
after the Trophy Las teen shot for on Saturday:
The course adopted by Lord Elcho in openly discussing
the two or three little grievances which the Volunteers felt
in reference to the absence of commissionaires to attend
upon them, the use of gravel instead of sods at the firing.-
houses, and the conduct of the commissariat department,
taken in connection with the speedy remedy of such of
the evils complained of as really had an existence, and
were capable of alto ration, Las produced tLe best results,
and the utmost harmuny may be said to prevail at th
present time in the Camp.
In the n-atch between the Lords and Commcnr, which
will be shot to-day at three o'cleek, the Upptr House
will Le reprerented by the Duke of Abercorn, Earl
Denbigh, Lord DulTerin, Earl Spencer, Tend Cioncurry,
Earl Duch, arul Fail Dunmore; while the honour of the
Lower House will Le maintained by the Marquis of
Lorne, Lord Elcho, Sir P. Egerton, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Fordyce, Mr. Malcolm, and Mr. Wells.
The Council of the Association have issued an
or,ler to the effect that steel barrels will be
disallowed iu all competitions where the use of
Government pattern rifles is specified. A light pull
of trigger has disqualified Sergeant Johnstone, 16th •
Cheshire ; Corporal Dale, sth Cheshire ; Corporal Fair-
field, 4th Warwick; and Private Stanley, 4th Warwick,
who made good scores for the St. George's Challenge
Vase yesterday.
Yesterday saw the conclusion of the shooting
in the first stage of the Alexandra Prize, and
has decided the winners of the Daily Telegrap'
Cup and wine cabinet. It also witnessed the
commencement and close of the struggle at the shone
range, 200 yards, for the mostcoveted honour of the meet-
ing. This is the Queen's Prize, the total aggregate value
of which, exclusive of medals and badges, is £4315.
To the best shot at the three ranges of 200, 500, and 6(
yards ara given the silver medal of the National Rifle
Association, the silver badge of the association, and £6O.
To each of the next twenty-nine best shots in orde:-
of merit are awarded the association badge and £l5,
the neat thirty winners getting the association badge and
£lO, and the next ninety in order of merit receiving £3
each. All but the last ninety are entitled to shoot in th-
second stage of the Queen's Prize, the highest scorer it
which carries off £250, the gift of her Majesty, and the
gold medal and gold badge of the association. The
number of shots allowed at each of the three ranges is
five, and any rifle of bona fide long Enfield Government
pattern may be used provided that when not of actual
Government manufacture the barrel be stamped with
the Government viewers' Birmingham or Tower mark.
The prizes are adjudged according to thehighest aggregate
scores at the three distances, and are competed for by Volun-
teers eflicients in the years 1868 and 1869 of the corps for
which they shoot. That none may be unfairly shut out
from the contest it is arranged that where intending com-
petitors have been unable, from want of opportunity, to
complete the number of drills necessary for efficiency,
the council can deal exceptionally with such cases

at the instance of the commanding officers--
of
the corps to which such intending competitors
belong, provided that in all cases the competitor
has been returned as an efficient of some corps
under the Volunteer Act of 1863. It is sincerely
to be trusted that when the contest comes

to be finally concluded there may be nothing
like a repetition of the unpleasant contretemps
which marked the final event last year. The "Martini"
Challenge Cop, value ao, the gift of the association, is
another prize for which the shooting was opened yester-
day. To it are attached one money prize of £lO, which
goes along with the cup, two of £5, and ten of £3.
These thirteen money prizes are also furnished by the
association. The cup will be held by the winner for a
year, and all who may become entitled to a prize must
produce a certificate signed by their commanding-officer
or by the adjutant of their corps that they were marks.

men in 1868 or 1869. The range is GOO yards, and the
number of shots allowed five.

Throughout the day the shooting in connection with the
Windmill Prizes, 200 and 500 yards ; the Enfield Asso-

elation Cup, the first stage of the Military Breechloaders
and the " Small-bore Breechloading " Prizes, 500 and 800
yards, has been continued with unabated vigour. Late in the

afternoon Sergeant Lowe, 16th Linzolnshi;e, and Corporal
Wyatt, 13th Salop, who each scored 20 for the St.
George's Challenge Vase, shot off the tie, the winner
taking the vase, the gold jewel, and £25. Private

Woodford, 2nd Isle of Wight, and Corporal Egg, 22nd
Middlesex, who each scored 19 in the same contest, also

shot off the tie. Ono of the most, if not the most, extra-

ordinary scores of the present meeting has been made by

Sergeant Pollard, 13th Cornwall, who, out of a possible

60 in the .11e2;andra aggregate, has secured 53 points.

The Irish Church Bill, which on Tuesday passed
rough eonitrit tee in the lloure of Lords, will ho reported

,in Frid3y, and read a third time on Monday. It will pro-
bably be returned to the House of Commons next night, and
on Thursday Mr. Gladstone will move that the Lords'
amendments be considered.

Archdeacon Denison has written a letter to Mr.
Bennett, the vicar of Promo, expressing sympathy with him
under his approaching prosecution, and entire confidence as
to the result of it. The Archdeacon I.a lieves that we Lave
lived too long upon negatlons, that we want the primi-
tive and Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist as preserved
at the Reformation, and there need be no fear as to the
decision of the Courts in the matter of the ccntral doctrine,
of the primitive and catholic inheritance of the Church of
England.

The select committee appointed to inquire into the
cause of the cost of the Abyssinian Expedition held its
first sitting at the House of Commons on Wednesday, Mr.
Candlish presiding.
Sir Stafford Northcote was the first witness examined.
He said he was Secretary of State for India during the
years 1867-8. The decision to make preparations for the
Abyssinian war was on the 31st July, 1867, and the deci-
sion to act about a fortnight later. Prior to that a feeling
bad prevailed among the authorities that if an expedition
was undertalcen it should be undertaken from India.
At the time the Cabinet came to the conclusion that
they would direct preparations to be made, they had
nothing that could be called an estimate. As soon as the
Cabinet had ascertained from India what force General
Napier intended taking out, the Auditor-General prepared
an estimate of the probable cost. The preparations and
the details of the arrangements were entrusted to the
Indian nutle iitiLs ; Ent in the Lands of the Governor of
Bombay, and afterwards in the hands of the supreme
Government of India. The estimates were pre-
pared by the Admiralty, the War Office, and the
India Office, the whole being under the supervision of the
Auditor-General. The total amount of the estimates pre-
sented on December 1867 was two millions, for
the purpose of landing the force on the shores
of the Red Sea. That was all which was
asked for, but Mr. Disraeli intimated in November
J 867 that another million and a half, or two
millions, would be required to carry out the expenditure
to the end of April. The Chancellor of the Excheqtfer
estimated that two millions would be the entire
charge upon this country for the financial year
1867-8, and wallas believed that amount
WAS not exceeded. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
estimated the entire cost of the expedition at 4 millions.
On the 24th April the Chancellor of the Exchequer made
a supplementary statement to the House of Commons
in which he said that the 2 millions for landing and
expenses to the end of 1867 would not be exceeded.
Sir Stafford then said in reference to the enlargement of
the estimate of November, that the number of men origin
ally contemplated at 12,000 reached 13,000. This was
at the instance of the Commander-in-Chief. The ques•
tions as to coals and transports would be answered by the
Lords of the Admiralty. The various officers
of the commissariat made purchases in India. Colonel
llnneford was at the head. He knew that
in Egypt for a very short time there was an officer from
the Bombay Government, and another from the Govern-
ment of England ; Lut he did not know that they bid
against each other in the purchase of horses. A con.
siderable portion of the transports would have to be
discharged in Bombay. Government found the costs
in returning the force much in excess of the estimate. It
was extremely difficult to estimate
.at the time, as so
much difficulty arose in fixing the time for the setting in
of the monsoon. The object of the expedition was completed
within the time originally estimated. Two officers were
sent out from Government to dispose of some portion of
the stores on the spot. One of the officers so sent out died,
and the other was detained in quarantine in consequence
of disease breaking out in the vessel. Very shortly after
the expedition closed, Sir Seymour Fitzgerald told