The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-09 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Aug. 9

An ordinance of the Minister of Public
Worship has been published to-day, organising
the Superior Protestant Clerical Council upon a
new basis. The Emperor has increased the annual
endowment of the Protestant Church to 50,000
florins.

THE FRENCH IN COCHIN CHINA

PARIS, August 9

Official despatches have been received here from
Admiral de la Grandiere announcing the occupa-
tion of the six western provinces of Lower Cochin
China. The French troops occupied the towns of
Ving Lung, Sadec, Chandoc, and Ilatien without
firing a shot, the mandarins of these places opening
their gates with the unanimous cousent of the in-
habitants. The annexation of these territories to
France has been effected because they served as
refuges to pirates and agitators. A proclamation
of Admiral de la Grandiere, dated 25th June, says :
llenceforth the six provinces of Lower Cochin
China are and will remain French territory."

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HER MAJESTY, &c.

OSBORNE, Aug. 3.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by Princess Louise, the Princess of
Leiningen, and Prince Leopold ; and her 'Majesty
walked in the grounds this morning with i'rin-
cess Louise and the Princess of Leiuingen. Prince
Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice
also went out. _ .

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales
and Prince Arthur, attended by Captain Ellis and
Major Elphinstone, were present at the Cowes
Regatta yesterday ; and Princess Beatrice, at-
tended by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon.
Emily Cathcart, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville
West, and Major-General F. 111. Seymour, `vas
present at the Cowes Town Regatta in the after-
noon, on board the Royal yacht Alberta, Captain
his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen.
The Prince of Wiles, attended by Captain
Ellis, left Osborne this morning for Marlborough
House.

Major-General Sir Thomas and the Hon. Lady
Biddulph had the honour of dining with the
Queen and the Royal family yesterday.

THE QUEEN'S YISIT TO JEDBURGH.
Arrangements are now pretty nearly completed
for the reception of her Majesty on the occasion of
her approaching visit to Jedburgh. It is believed
that her Majesty will arrive on the 22d or 23d of
the present month. She will drive from Floors
Castle, and enter the burgh early in the day.
Three splendid triumphal arches will be placed in
the town, one at the foot of the High-street, one at
the top near the Market-place, and another at the
Abbey-bridge. An address will be presented by
the magistrates, either when her Majesty enters the
burgh or when she reaches the Market-place—most
likely in the latter place ; after which, it is expected
she will pass a short time in the Abbey, and on
leaving the town will drive up Jed Forest on her
way to Greenhill, the shooting-box of his Grace
the Duke of Roxburghe. A number of triumphal
arches will be placed along the route by the gentry
and nobility of the district. In the evening A
grand illumination of the town will take place.
The sum of £.20 has been voted for the illumination
of the Abbey, and the committee are confident
that with this sum it will b© very effective.

'hroughout the whole town the greatest exertions
are being made to have everything in a proper
state ; now buildings are being pushed forward
with vigour, and old houses are undergoing white-
washing and other improvements.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellis,
arrived at Marlborough House yesterday afternoon
from Osborne.
The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by
the Hon. Mrs. llardinge.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and family
have arranged to leave town on Wednesday next for Bad-
minton, for the season.
The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans are about
to receive company at Bestwood Park, their seat in Not-
tinghamshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
have,left Grosvenor House for ➢Motecombo Park, Dorset-
shire.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ifeadfort have
arrived at St. George's Hotel:
'The Marchioness of Donegal and Miss Ashworth
have left Grosvenor-square for Aix-la-Chapelle.

FAREWELL ADDRESS TO LORD LYONS•

(From the Levant Herald.)
A farewell address from the British community
of Constantinople was presented on the 25th ult. to
Lord Lyons, at the summer residence of the British
Ambassador at Therapia.
The address was presented by a deputation con-
sisting of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. E.
Gilbertson, Ilafison, E. Lafontaine, Charnaud, F.
\V. Taylor, D. S. Ogilvy, L. W. Courtenay, and
Colonel E. C. Gordon. Mr. Ihnson, in presenting

it on the part of the deputation, said :
"My Lord,—We have been deputed by the
British residents to present to your lordship an ad-
dress expressing the universal regret which they all
feel at your lordship's departure, and thanking your
excellency for the very ready and prompt manner In
which you have at all times been pleased to settle
their difficulties with the authorities. My lord, 1
have the more pleasure in being the medium of pre
senting this address, as I•can honestly assure your
lordship that it is the spontaneous feeling of the
whole British community."
Mr. Hanson then read the address, which was as

'ollows
"The Right Honourable Lard Lyons, G.C.8., her

Britannic Majesty's Ambassador.
"My lord,—lt was with mingled regret and
gratification that the British residents at Constan-
tinople learned that your excellency was about to
quit this city, having accepted the eminent post W
which her Majesty has been pleased to appoint you,
and which the distinguished services of your excel-
lency as a diplomatist have so well deserved. While
regretting the loss of a representative of her Ma-
jesty whose kindness and courtesy to all have created
an universal feeling of attachment and respect, they
cannot but rejoice that your lordship has received
so fitting a public acknowledgement of the mode
in which your difficult public functions have been
performed. They feel with some pride that the
honourable and dignified manner in which your
excellency has maintained British interests is
this country has won for her Majesty's Am-
bassador the esteem of all, natives and foreigners.
The undersigned venture to hope that it will be an
additional satisfaction to your lordship to feel that
the sentiments of profound respect and regard with
which they take leave of your excellency are most
sincere, and that they arc shared by most of their
fellow-residents, who from various circumstancoe
have been unable to append their signatures to OW
address. Trusting that your lordship may long re-
main an ornament to the profession in which yov
hold so distinguished a position, we have the honour
to be, my lord, your excellency's very obedient ser-
vants, [Here follow the signatures.]
" Constantinople, July 24, 1867."
Mr. Hanson added that there were 146 signature
attached to the address, representing the clergy, th
banking, commercial, shipping, and engineering n
i
terests in the capital, and that many more woul
have signed it had they had an opportunity of doin

80.
Lord Lyons, having expressed his thanks, enter
tained the deputation and the members of the co
bassy to lunch. At half-past one his excellency wet
on board the Caradoc, which started at once f(
Varna. He was escorted to the steamer by quite
small flotilla of caiques, and warmly and frequent]
cheered. We understand that his lordship will Oil
himself of a few months' leave of absence to spec
some time at Kissingen, and afterwards in Englan
not assuming the active duties of the Paris Embas
until about the middle of November. Lord Lye
was accompanied by Mr. Sheffield, his private seer
tary, and Mr. Valet, one of the secretaries of CI
bassy ; the former goes with him to Paris, but IV
:Valet, we believe, goes only as far as RusUclinc
and then returns to Constantinople.
Lord Lyons, before leaving, wrote the followi
reply to the address given above :
" Therapia, July 25, 1867.
" Gentlemen,--I am very grateful to you for I
kind and flattering terms in which you bid me fa
well. I assure you that I fully appreciate the ma
marks of courtesy and consideration which I have'
ceived from my fellow-countrymen during my r'
donee here, and I feel that I owe them warm that
for the confidence they have ever manifested in
sincere desire to do my duty by them. Iu no Sip
instance has any misunderstanding arisen to mar
satisfaction which my intercourse with them
constantly afforded me. I take leave of them NI
feelings of hearty goodwill to one and all, and v‘
, earnest wishes for their welfare and happiness.
lieve me to be, gentlemen, your very faithful
vant, (Signed) cc Ly(o.l

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Money Market remains in a very easy posi-
tion, and there is no alteration to report in the
general number of inquiries for accommodation, or
in the terms upon which it is supplied.
No gold operations of importance took place at
the Bank of England yesterday.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 7th August gives the following re-
sults when compared with the previous week :
Rest ... .£3,399,455 ... Increase £37,879
Public deposits ... 5,189,684 Increase 291,533
Other deposits ... 19,856,932 ... Decrease 736,885

On the other side of the account :
Government securities £12,812,373 Decrease £18,400
Other securities 16,763,303 Decrease 559,151
Notes unemployed ... 12,699,355 Increase 1e7,050
The amount of notes in circulation is £24,343,480,
being an increase of £160,520 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £23,255,564, showing
an increase of £329,111 when compared with the
preceding return.

Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England and the price of Consols
with the corresponding week of last year :

At present. Same weeklast year.
Bank bullion ... £23,255,564 ... £13,622,429
Notes in reserve... ... 13,912,034 3,580,229
Notes in circulation ... 24,318,430 ... 25,042,200
Rate of discount ... 2 per cont. ... 10 per cent.
Price of Consols 941 ••• 87}

The Bank of France return for the past week
shows the following changes, viz.—an increase in
the cash of £700,000, in the private accounts of
£480,000, and in the advances of £26,640 ; while
there has been a decrease in the notes of £840,000,
and in the Treasury balance of £2,000. The bills
discounted remain the same as last week.

At the meeting of the shareholders of the Tele-
graph to India Company the proceedings of the
meeting held on Friday, the 12th July last, with
reference to the agreement between the company
and the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance
Company, were confirmed. The usual dividend of
5 per cent. per annum was also declared.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway debentures
have declined 1, to 25i 26i, but the Consolidated
Mortgage bonds remain steady at 22 23.
In the foreign and colonial produce markets dur-
ing the last few days there has been very little ani-
mation. Only moderate quantities of sugar have
been brought forward, but prices remain steady.
Superior qualities of coffee have found ready pur-
chasers at full rates, and the public sales of China
tea have progressed at steady prices, a few superior
qualities selling at a slight advance. In rice the
dealings have been to a limited extent, and in tallow
no material alteration can be reported in the quota-
tions current for present or forward delivery.
The cotton report of Messrs. E. B. Liddell and
Co., dated Alexandria, 27th July, 1867, states that
" the only transactions we have to report since our
last of the 19th inst. are about 700 canters of low
stuff for the continent. The following quotations
nominal :—Good middling, 1111 f. o. b. ; fair to
fully fair, 130. to:l4d. do. ; good fair, 150. do.
With regard to cereals, the telegraphic news from
Europe to hand daily since our last of the 19th
Produced a strong feeling in our market, and prices
in favour of sellers till the 26th, when buyers were

not disposed to pay the previous rates, and the
market closed a shade lower. To-day's prices were
firm, at a decline of is. from the highest point for
Saidi wheat. The transactions daily have been to
a fair extent, and supplies cleared out as they come
to hand. Quotations :—Beans, Saidi, 295. 6d. per
4801b5., . f.o.b. ; ditto, Behera, 28s. 41., ditto ;
wheat, Saidi, 425., ditto; ditto, Behere, 395. 9d.,
ditto ; barley, 235. 9d., ditto."
With regard to wheat, Mr. Cavo,'of Birmingham,
remarks as follows •--" Until Monday evening
Weather in this district continued fine but sunless.
Monday night we bad heavy rain ;Tuesday showery,
With more rain at night ; Wednesday and to-day
_ _

mostly fine. On the whole it is very unfavourable
for harvest operations, and sadly retards the ripen-
ing of the corn crops, while farmers are looking
most anxiously for some hot sunny weather. Wheat
trade during the week has been limited to present
requirements,r and buyers operate with much caution.
This may partly be accounted for by the small de-
mand for flour, and also by the present unremuno-
rative state of the trade, while the supply of far-
mers' wheat has somewhat increased, arrivals of
foreign continuing liberal. At this day's market
there was a better show of English wheat, for which
there was a fair demand, more especially for picked
samples, which fetched an advance of ls. per qr. on
the prices of last week.

Two O'CLOCK.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 69f. 350. 'lnanimate.

Under the favourable influence of improved
weather, satisfactory intelligence from the agricul-
tural districts, better accounts' from the principal
manufacturing towns in the Midland and North-
Western counties, larger traffic receipts on the
leading lines of railway, more shipping business,
and a demand for really good investments, the
British funds are firmer. Consols, notwithstanding
their recent advance, aro again 4 per cent. higher,
viz., at 944 4 for money, and 941 4 for September.
Foreign Stocks continue buoyant. Chilian scrip
has advanced 4, to 21 dis. ; Italian 4, to 484 49;
Greek, 4, to 131 4 ; Spanish Passive, 4, to 211 4 ;
the Certificates, 4, to 164 4 ; and Turkish five per
Cents, 4, to 304 31 ; while Mexican remain firm at
154 4.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 944
1; Annuities, 1885, 12 15-16, 13 1; Exchequer
Bills, March, 255. prem. ; Bank of England Stock,
260 ; India Stock, 220 222 ; and ditto 5 per cents,
1124 113.
Continued firmness prevails in the Railway Share
Market. Midland have further advanced 4 ; Great
Eastern, Great Northern, and London, Chatham,
and Dover each 4 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 4 ; and Great Western, 1; while North-
Western have receded 4, and South-Western 4.
In the Foreign and Colonial lines the dealings
have been to a fair extent. Great Luxembourg
-have.. advanced to 104 ; South Austrian and
4-40mbardo-Venetian remain at 15 ;. Great Western
°f Canada, at 144 15 ; East Indian, at 1084 109 ;
and Great Indian Peninsula, at 1074 1081.
have American securities are depressed. Erie shares
declined 14, to 444 454 ; and Illinois 1, to 761
,
; but United States are 4 better, at 734 74.
_,.;l3ank Shares are very inactive. London and
estminster have further declined to 85 88 ;
tjai°n of London to 394.
Miscellaneous and Finance shares are also at
almost nominal values. Credit Foncier of England
are marked 3 3-16 ; City Offices, 74 ; Imperial
'ofalla Company of Marseilles 124 dis. ; and Viceroy
Egypt's Mortgage Loan 67.

MINING MARKET.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
)311sinesi in the market has been very inactive.
A fair demand, however, has prevailed for Prince
Of Wales and West Chiverton. Annexed are the
current quotations --
kihiv ert •oh Moor 4l 41. North Treskerby
Chfftales Gold
a.st La Amalgamate 6 64 Providence Mines ... 25 27
t basset l4 1G South Frances 2B 3'J
LastOarads 5t Tiueroft
4tst I " —
1.43 t ;I°l%ll.
Q__ll.ossoll
Q' t Laxoy l6 17 Wheal Basset
cirteat Itetallick -
liztet Wheztl Vor ... 16 17 Wheal Ohiverton 6l 7
Nortee Valley 4l 4i Wheal Grenville 10s 12s 6d
Crotty

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
ClerSnriNtENT FUNDS.
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BW 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
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Lier Bills, £l,OOO Mann. June.
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