The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-13 00:00:00

Sunday Trading Bill.

Last evening a crowded public meeting, in oPP°BI.
tion to the above bill, introduced by Mr. T. Hug
be"
M.P., was held at Sanger's Lecture-hall, City'
road ; Mr. Franklin in the chair.
Mr. WALL, the secretary of the committee, w
tire
are directing the movement in opposition to a
bill, said he had sent letters of invitation to Lot._
Amberley, M.P., and Mr. T. Hughes, M.P.I to
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present, but had received no reply to the letters•
believed, however, that Lord Amberley Was in the
country.
The CHAIRMAN said he was at a loss to conceit y
/be
what bad induced Mr. Hughes to meddle with n
subject of Sunday trading, when there were so °l3 ve
other important measures on which he Inigbt,b,:io
tried his legislative hand. (Hear.) He bad no fa" tho
this attempt to interfere with the social wants of,oor
poorer classes. It was only -in the YerY ;tied
neighbourhoods where Sunday trading was for
on to any extent, and if there was no neeess".7
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it the evil would not exist.
.Mr. PHILLIPS moved a resolution denouneing;tn;
bill
as an infringement on the civil and rely
liberty
of the people, totally uncalled for, 013's-the
that interfered with the social requirements n'
poor, calling for the most determined opPesi,til as
from the people generally. He described the:l3' of
one for the promotion of hypocrisy, as a P'e,dce'eS
one-sided legislation, inflicting pains and Pea-:citi of
on the poor alone. The bill was totally del° it,
any principle, for while it forbade the sale of frllo3o
sweetmeats, tobacco, or newspapers after ten in the
morning, it allowed the railway companies tfri;ioo
for profit the privilege of travelling in their forced
to the public during the whole of the daY• `,i)wed
the tobacconist to keep his shop closed, but allec-00,
the publican to sell tobacco after 1 o'clock on I"
day. The consequence would be that manY teha
conists would take out a beer license. (Cheers)lf
Mr. GLEGG seconded the resolution. stree°ler
condemned the bill as an interference with the P
classes. That
Mr. PRITCHARD moved, as an amendment-- for
the thanks of the public are due to Mr. linghe°.,,o-
bringing in the bill."—(The reading of the sill'itocl
ment was received with a storm of groans lot
hisses, mingled with a few cheers.) The sl3e3oioo
attempted to support his amendment, but tbe 00
and opposition were so great that, after standii3g
the platform for nearly ten minutes, he retired..do
anti
Mr. OSBORNE seconded the amendment
great uproar. t the
The CHAIRMAN having restored silence, A-u
amendment and resolution, when the latter vtas Cnat
ried by an overwhdruing majority, amidst grey
cheering.
Ain
A petition to Parliament against the bill, founbdeerc!
on the resolution, to be presented by Lord
ley, was then agreed to, and a vote of tliankS 4.0
chairmau'clubed the proceedins.

It 0 ARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOR,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The minimum of the Bank of England is still 21
Per cent., the directors at their weekly court to-day
got deeming it expedient to make any alteration,
although the actual marketable value ranges as low
a 8 2k per cent., with very little demand for accom-
modation.

There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England yesterday.
The Yorkshire has arrived with gold to the
alliount of £98,581 from Melbourne.
By telegram, dated Melbourne, April 27, received
today,
the shipments of gold to England since the
"torture of the last mail are the Wellesley with
22'500 ounces, the Omar Pasha with 30,000 ounces,
4.4(1 the Dover Castle with 33,000 ounces, making
'llaggregate amount of £342,000.
Mean's. Baring have given notice that they have
received a remittance which will enable them to
11.81 the 2 per cent. July dividend on Virginia ster-
111g bonds. In the price of these bonds yesterday
there was an improvement of between 2 and 3 per
4/It.

first dividend of 3s. in the pound has been
tired ',by the Master of the Rolls to be paid to
ule creditors of Barned's Banking Company
(L.
;It is understood this payment will
be Made next week.
It was announced yesterday that Mr. James
Aired Ebsworth, insurance broker, had suspended
'aYillent. His liabilities at Lloyd's are reported
t 0 be considerable.
It is rumoured, and evidently with some founda-
tion, that the Metropolitan Bank is likely to be
,41/141gamated with another bank, but it would be
vt'eniature to say more upon the subject until the
negotiation is complete. Such amalgamations are
se7 desirable, as it would lead to a considerable
tjing in working expenses, and diminish in a degree
the
excessive competition which for the last two or
ree years has characterised the progress of bust-
ess iu the City ; it may be added in the provinces
410.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have advanced 1, to 31 33, and the Consolidated
alortgage Bonds remain steady at 24t, 25f.
r Wo hear that a project is in contemplation for the
estlacitation of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited). „
There is still a considerable connexion that might be
'e-collected, and the promoters of the enterprise
are no doubt, strengthened in their ilea by the
v ei? Satisfactory revival of the Agra and Con-
Rn'dated Banks, both of which are making very
f
avourablo progress.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to
this day, are in round figures as under
187. 1866.
WoWeal Western ... ..• 84,558 77,303
jorth Western ••• ..• —.127,731 123,399
11,,1th Western 35,766 30,18'

iightou
~ 23,417 21;2:33
1,114411 d .. 56,914 50,199
••• ..• 4,613 4,061
GrUth Eastern ... 28,173 24,252
ieat Northern
••• ... 40,592 34,789
Oiteashire and Yorkshire... ... 49,515 45,481
Isr,,,
stol and Exeter... ... 7,524 7,152
Eastern ... 78,081 72,235
(2•llohester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,896 20,609
Zoreat Eastern 44 38,803 35,502
Is/°n, Chatham, and Dora ... 13690 11087
orth British
28,418 26,649
-
Great
and South-Western ... 11,550 10,869
leat Southern and Western of Ireland... 9,796 8,644
and and Great Western of Ireland -115,589 5,733
These returns, when compared with the corres-
Ned.
k,„ lug period of last year, are generally of a very
i'll'ufactory character. On the Great Western
ere is an increase of £7,255 ; on the North
w
estern, of £4,332 ; on the Brighton, of £2,214 ;
un the Midland, of £6,745 ; on the South-Eastern,
'1f3,921 ; on the Great Northern, of £5,803 ; on
the
Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £4,031 ; on the
sb°l4th Eastern, of £5,849 ; on the Manchester,
iefaeld, and Lincoln, of £1,237 ; on the Great
15tern, of £3,301 ; on the London, Chatham, and
o,°Yer) of £2,603 ; on the Metropolitan of £552 ;
4,,' tllB North British, of £1,969 ; on the Glasgow
South Western of £6Bl ; and on the Great
southern and Western of Ireland, of £1,152.
PRINCE OF WALES' MINE.-In the 55 East the
4? is 3 ft. wide, worth £5O per fm. ; slopes in the
back of 55 East are worth £4O per fin. each. In
the 55 West the south part of the lode on which
We are driving is 21. ft. wide, worth £2O per fin.
In the 55 the cut. N., the ground is becoming
ete mineralised. We are daily cutting springs
°t
raurdic and copper, all which is letting out
oaater, and favourable indication of being near the
1,„1 In the 45 West the lode is from 5 to 6 ft.
Ease and worth £5O per fm. ; slopes in back of 45
~t in worth £2O per fin. No change in any
ot4
ger part of the mine.

Two O'CLOCK.
last he improvement of Consols which was reported
evening has been lost to-day, and this may be
;
'artlY attributed to the diversion of attention to the
Battlement
to the
in foreign bonds and shares of all deno-
trillatiens. The quotations now are 94i 2- for
auster, and 94! for the account.
it 11e New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93i
v' Annuities, 1885, 12i ; ditto (Red Sea Tele-
CA), 201 20 ; Bank stock, 253 ; Indian 5 per
dilliftB.l 1091 ; ditto Enlaced 5 per Cents. 104 ; and
5i Per Cents., 109
The bears appear to have made a set against the
77 Russian Railway Loan, which is nominally
(after being 1 dis. to par.) now 1 dis. to 1 prem.
t these Operators, like those in Consols who try to
retard the advance, are likely to suffer, as bona fide
applications have been received for twice the amount
acquired, to say nothing of the total of subscriptions
11-rt in by stags who will bear no consideration.
'A the Foreign Stock Market the dealers are
principally engaged with the settlement, and prices
2.4
oi steady. Spanish Passive have declined 1, to
I ; Certificates 1, to 141 8 ; Turkish 5 per
euts• *, to 341 ; Mexican f, to 17 I ; and Italian
t° 52k i ; but Greek have advanced 1, to 151 16 ;
Russian Scrip 1, to 1 prem.; Chilian Scrip 11,
to 2 ; and Danubian 1, to 6 4 dis.
In American Securities there is very little varia-
t,l°n• United States 5-20 Bonds remain at 721- 73,
shares at 40 1, but Illinois are better, at
79

O'CLOCK.
BRITISH FUNDS—TWO
3 GOVkIiNMENT FUNDS.
941 i 11
t 331. ..;t3ut. Consols
a pr
Nl:"Account, July 10
Cent. Roduc:l 93f i i
ti,lvw 0 per (lent ..............................
i)0.2/ per Cent. Jan. 1891
Alp, •:). Per Cout. Jan. 1873 los+
cities,-, 3u yrs, ozvire f.,111 Jan,, 168_0 .

In the Railway Share Market, the dealings have
been chiefly in connection with the half monthly
settlement, and, in some instances, prices are a
bade flatter. Great Eastern have receded i., North
Western and South Western each f, Metropolitan
1,.! and Brighton, South Eastern each li, while
Great Western and Great Northern A Stock were
each improved 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
variation.
Bank shares are a shade flatter. Alliance have
recededcl to 18, and Union of London to 441 ; Lon-
-1,41 and Westminster remain at 107 107 i ; Chartered
_"ereantile of India, London, and China are at 34i
'11(1 Oriental Bank Corporation at 44.
l‘liseellaneous and Finance Shares continue in
very Moderate request, without any material change
as regards values, Credit Foncier of England being
dealt
in at 3; ; Hudson's Bay Company at 14 1 ;
Anglo-American Telegraph at 181 18} ; Tele-
graph Construction and Maintenance at 1Q ; and
t eer°Y cf Egypt's Mortgage Loan has declined
_0 7,
' 'Z.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
IQ +l,
a,tiveue market to-day business has continued
uhi Annexed are the latest prices :
eliverton Moor
chtintales Gold
41 4i North Crofty ........ 411 11
1),v11 Amalgamate 3-7, 41 North Treskerby ._.
Last Gt. Consols 415 425 Prince of Wales 60.5. .... 65s o..d‘
.t., L Baaset
totst 0.,. 2
16 1- P • idence Mines ... 29 50
66 68
.fasta s t Lit-0;v:::;v117.7
Elst
ii. 8 ante
Wheal Basset ......... 2 ,
Qt€o.l Sell ......... 2} 21 Whealßaller 24 26
Great -Laxey ....... 181 191 Wheal Chiverton 6,i- .71.
Great Retallick .. 441 Wheal Grenvillej lt 14
atWheal Vor ....
19 20 Wheal Seton ll7l 1224