The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEbNESDA II EV ENING, JUNE 19, 1867.

SHARE MARKETS.—This Day.

OILDINARY SIIAkiSS AND STOCKS.

Railways.

Paid.

I Closing i Business
1 rriee. done.

at Bristol and Exeter loo 80 82
at Caledonian WO 1.2 114
et Cambrian
- Cork and Bandon...- - - -
20 Cornwall all '3 5
st Dublin & Belfast June., 100 e 5 88
at Dan„Perth,& A.b.June.J 100 70 72
100 E.London, ocrip Coral --53 2
Do. 100 -
at Glasgow &S. Western 100 -
et Great Eastern,Ord. stk.! lOU 32 34 331
et Do. Angi. at. No. 2 100 5 7
et GrratNorthol Scotian& 100 - -
at Great Northern lOO 117 (19 118
at Do. A stock .... 100 1,5 118 115 i 18
at Do. B stock luo -- -
Do. New, is. at 25 pa 10,) --
atand
agtt t 1( ttoSo'‘.ia'Nue
.tidtve% W.
0-iipairirliegigi
un. 110t.°00° ,91.113 03_. 47 61
st Do. South Wales - --
at Do. W. Alld.-Oslord 100 25 3'J
at DO. Newport lOO 28 32
at Do. Hereford lOO - - •
at Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 129 .3) 129 4 1
at Landon and Blackn'uli 100 - -
et Lon., Brigh.,& 8 Coast 100 57 53 571 8.1 74 1 1
et Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 18 20 181
at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 14 l 7
at Lon. & North Western 100 116 1114 115;
at Lon. & South Western 100 80 82 8.4
st Man., She., & Lincol 100 47 4) is
at Metropolitan all 126 12 8 1271 7 1
- Do. New lO -
at Do. Extension.— all 11 113 11
100 ( Metropolitan District. all 89 91 90
Do. do. do. 10 - -
10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6
et Midland
9 Do. £9 Share 7 - -
at Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 85 88
25 aid Kent . all - -
at North British
at Do. Md., Pth., &Du 109 - -
at Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 101 its 104
25 Do. 11.N•E purohast. 16.13.11 - -
at Do. Leads ..... 100 62 03
at Do. York lOO 95 48
at Do. Carlisle . . ... 100
25 . Do. Stook. & Darling. all 31 15
10 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 84 941)
et North London
st Do. do. 1864 5 . . lO - -
et Do. do. 1860
at North Staffordshire
et N. &S. W. Junction
35 Scottish Central - -
at Soot. N. E , Aber. atoc • 100 -
Do. Scot, Mid. atock lOO - -
at Shropshire Union
at iouth Devon lOO 48 10
et
South Eastern
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 lo
et Taff Vale lOO 150 154
10 Do. C
at Vale of Neath - -
at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
10 Waterloo & Whitoha 1 6 - -
at West Cornwall lOO -
POSSESSIONS.
Wu Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 66 58 57
a t ;Bom.,Barods,&Cen.ln. 100 103 104 1031
gu. 5 percent...
20 .130. shares lO id 4p
AA Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 44
10 Do. Preference all 5 6
Buff.,Brant, &Goderich
tOO 6 p.c. 1872-3- 1....-. luO -
at Calcutta &S. E., 11m lOO - -
at e Town & Dock, gu lOO 50 55
.00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 101
at East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 :03 114
at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 111 1104 11 ICI
20 Do. J Extension - -
at GrandTrunkoi Canad‘ 100 .7 18
,00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 0 p.c all 85 88
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 55 57
100 Do. do deferred ail - -
100 De. 2d fret. Bowie all 44 i 6 45
100 Do. do. deterred all - -
100 • Do. 3d Pref. stock all 35 37
100 Do. do. deferred - --
100 Do. 4th Pref. stook l all 20 '22 21 20
100 Do. do. deterred - -
at tn. ludiaPen.gua. sp.e lOO 112 113
10 +.O. Gua. 5 per cent lB II 1 1
20 Do. New gun. sp. o 6 4 1
at dt. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at D.). 41 per cent tOu 91 93
at Do -
201 .treat Wes. of Canada, all 121 131
204 Do. New ....
100 Do. Bp. u B6s. pay. 1873 all /43 22
100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8- all 81 44
10 indian Branch, limited 2 11 11)
st Madras, gua. 5 p.o
at Do. 41 do lOO 92 Ai 1)7
et Do. 41 do ~ 100 85 90
21 Do. Filth Extension 5 - -
at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 - -
50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. all - 53
at N.lll.o'da, dpc Ist pf.bs 100 82 65
et
Scinde ..... 100 97 49
at Do. Delhi
20 Do. do. . 10 1 1
at Do. Punjaub lOO 97 98
et Do.lndus St.Flot 100 -

HER MAJESTY, &c•

BiLiktor.AL, June 17.

The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold, attended
Divine service in the parish church of Crathie
yesterday.

The Duchess Dowager of Athole and the equerry
were in attendance.

l'hißev.M.Taylor, minister of Crathie, officiated.
- -

RETURN OF ITER MAJESTY FROM THE NORTH.—
Her Majesty the Queen, with Prince and Princess Christian
and infant son, and their 'Royal Highnesses Princess
Louise and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold were expected to
arrive at Windsor this morning about a quarter to nine
o'clock.

His Royal highness the Duke of Cambridge,
attendei by Colonel Tyrwhitt, honoured the Earl and
Countess of Cork with his presence at dinner, last evening,
at their residence in Grafton-street, Piccadilly.

The Duke of Buccleuch has left Montagu House,
Whitehall, for Scotland. The Duchess has gone to
Brighton.

The Marchioness of Westminster has issued in-
vitations for an afternoon party on the 28th instant, at
Grosvenor House.

The Earl of Leicester has left town for salmon
fishing in Norway,

The Earl and Countess Grey arrived at their
residence on Carlton-house-terrace, on Monday evening,
from Howick Hall, Northumberland.

The Hereditary Prince Maximilian of Tour and
Taxis has just died at Carlsbad. His wife, a sister of the
Empress of Austria, had given birth to a child only a few
days before.

LAW IN TELLIGENCE —This DW.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,

(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord Chief Justice
Bovill and a Special Jury.)

GIBSON V. THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH

COAST RAILWAY COMPANY.
In this case the plaintiff sought to recover com-
pensation for the loss of a roulette table, and the
defendants denied their liability, or that there had
been any contract between them and the plaintiff
for the safe delivery of the property in question.
From the opening statement of counsel it ap-
peared that the plaintiff, whose business is that of
a roulette-table keeper, had arrived at Brighton
from Jersey on the 4th of August, and on the Gth
came by the company's train to London. lle had
the roulette-table packed up, and he alleged that he
explained to one of the clerks of the company the
nature of the property, and received d ticket from
him, with an assurance that on its presentation at
the London terminus he would receive the property.
It appeared, however, that it was lost in transitu,
and the company denied the allegations of the plain-
tiff as to what occurred between him and the com-
pany's servants at the Brighton station. They
pleaded that the property- was not of a description
for which they were liable as general carriers,
in the absence of a contract for its safe
delivery. The learned counsel explained that there
were anomalies in the law as related to the liability
of railway companies for the safe delivery of certain
descriptions of goods:which were very much in their
favour. Ile illustrated this statement by showing a
company were not liable in the case of a lady's silk
dress unless it were made for a veil with a string,
or unless it were made by machine.
The plaintiff was examined, and swore positively
as to what he alleged took place between him and
the clerk at the station.

The latter was called and denied this.
The jury found a verdict for the defendants.

POLICE INTELLIGEME.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN AWKWARD LARK.—William Stone, a young
man, was charged, before Mr. Knox, with stealing
a plated tankard, of the value of 165., the property
of Mr. Thomas Laybourne, of the Red Lion
Tavern, Windmill-street, Haymarket.
Henry Thomas, barman to Mr. Laybourne, said
that about twelve o'clock last night the prisoner
and some other young men came in and called for a
pot of ale, with which they were served. In con-
sequence of what he was told by the potman he
followed the prisoner out of the house and detained
him, and sent for a constable, but before the con-
stable arrived the prisoner threw the tankard,
which he took from his pocket, on the ground.
Thomas Smith, potman to Mr. Laybourne,
proved seeing the prisoner put the tankard into his
coat-tail pocket and leave the house. He went
with the last witness after the prisoner, and asked
him what lie had got in his pocket. Ile replied
"Nothing," but afterwards took the tankard out of
his pocket and threw it down, saying he was only
having a lark.
In answer to Mr. Knox the witness said the
prisoner was drunk. •
The barman said that another tankard was
missed at the same time.

John Canes, 79 C, said the prisoner was given
into his custody for stealing the tankard. The
prisoner was sober, and said he did it for alark, and
that he had been treating some policemen outside
the house, and placed the tankard under his coat.
Mr. Knox asked the constable whether there were
any police constables outside of the house ?
The prisoner answered the question by stating
that they had left before the other constable came
up. He only took the tankard out of a lark.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner would be remanded.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.
STOCKBRIDGE RACES—Tms DAY;
(or ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
CROOME STAKES.

The Crooaie Produce Stakes of 50 SOV3 each, h ft, and 10
only if declared, xvith 100 added, for two year olds ;
cults Bst 10Ib, fillies and geldings Bst 61b; untrieds al-
lowed 31b, if both 51b ; Bush in ; 34 subs, Bof whom pay
10 SOWS ft.

Innerdale .
Lady Graca
Hatchment ~

Six ran.

RAILWAY PLATE.
The Railway Plate (handicap) of 5 sous each, 1 ft (to the
fund), with 50 added; winners of any handicap afte r
June 14 (at ten a.m ) 51b, of two 71b extra; the winner
to be sold for 100 sous ; Bush in.
General Sherman ................................................... 1
Plunder

ELTHAM PLATE.
The Eltham Plate of 200 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of
30 sovereigns each, 20 ft, for two year olds ; colts
Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 71b ; winners of a stake value 1,000
sovs7lb, 500 41b extra T.Y.C. ; 81 subs.
Lady Elizabeth
fronmaster
The Earl.

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BEAUFORT HANDICAP.

Tho Beaufort Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 if de-
clared, with 200 sovs added ; winners of a handicap
after June 8 (at ton a.m.) 51b, of two 71b extra; one mile
and a quarter; 32 subs, 12 Of whom pay 5 sovs each.
Julius

Scavenger
Python

Four ran.
VISITORS' PLATE.

The Visitors' Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Haniicap of 5
sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners of a handicap
after June 14 (at 10 a.m.) 51b, of two 71b extra. Seven
furlongs on the New Mile.
Master Willie 1

Alruna
Lord Ronald fi
Os treger
Dead heat for third place.
COVENTRY STAKES.
The Coventry Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, and 10 only if
declared(the 10 sovs ft to be divided between the second
and third), with 100 added, for two year olds; colts
Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 61b; untrieds allowed
31b, if both 51b ; Bush in. 20 subs, one of whom pays 10
sovs ft.
Lady Elizabeth W.O.

AND OVER STATES.
The Andover Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 100
added by the Bibury Club ; gentlemen riders; Old Mile.
Merry Monarch
Panacea
Flutter colt

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Eight ran.
EIGHTH BIENNIAL STAKES.

The Eighth Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100
added, for three yoar olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b ;
31b allowed ; the winner of the Derby 71b, of the Two
Thousand Guineas, One Thousand Guineas, or Oaks
Stakes 51b extra; one mile and a half ; 93 subs.

Vauban
Ailesbury
Opoponax.
Five ran.

THE HAVELOCK Turf Agency's Representative can be
seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from
Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign
cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth-
road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle.

MR. Gm. WEBB executes commissions, by letter only,
at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, Haverstock-hill,
and has lists posted daily at the City Arches ; also through
his Agent, Mr. F. Butler, near Meux's Brewery. No
connexion with any other person using the same name.

NOTES

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TRAINING QUARTERS.

TIIIS DAY.

ITIPERIAL PARLIA iENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
SUNDAY LECTURES BILL.
Lord AMBERLEY moved the second reading of this
bill, the obj..et of which was to permit under certaiu re-
gulations the delivering of scientific lectures, and to repeal
tee restriction of the act of George HI. which prohibited.
money being taken at the doors of places of public enter-
tainment on Sundays. It was not, as had been said, an
act for the desecration of the Sabbath, but one trlztt would
tend to rendei a certain portion of it more in accordance
with the feelins of a great mass of the peoplit.
Mr. KINNAIRI) objected to the bill. lie said if the
house sanctioned the tell he did not see how they were to
prevent theatrical performances. He had visited St.
Martin's Hall once during the delivery of certain lectures
there, and anything more objectionable he had not seen.
There were paid singers and other matters which he con-
considered not desirable to sanction by act of Parliament.
Mr. BERESFORD-tiOPE said he should vote against
the second reading of the bill. There were three ways
at present of observing the Sabbath, the English, Scotch,
and French style, but he need hardly say he preferred the
former, and he therefore could not give his assent to a
measure which would tend to bring about a state of mat-
ters no person could desire. He did not think it would be
well at once to reject the bill, but, as the time had come
when it was desirable that the matter of public entertain-
ments should be inquited into, he intended in the event of
the bill being read a second time that it be referred to a
select committee.

Mr. MILL supported the bill, contending that it was a
measure which would improve the condition of a great
many of her Majesty's subjects.
Mr. HENLEY strenuously opposed the bill. Hs said
it was the commencement of an arrangement which
doubtless would lead to the throwing open of all places of
amusement on Sundays.

Mr. BRIGHT thought the wisest course to adopt was to
read the bill a second time, and then refer it a select com-
mittee to ascertain whether certain relaxations in the law
could not, with advantage, be made. He did not wish the
Sabbath to be desecrated, but at the same time he did not
want to see a state of things brought about which would
made matters more objectionable than was at present the
case..

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Sir W. HEATFICOTE opposed the bill.
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their enjoyments over every day in the week, whilst
a large mass of the population were restricted to the one
day. He was not one of those who thought the Sabbath
could best be passel by the poor man between Church and
his home, or possibly the public house.
Mr. HARDY said it was a very difficult matter to de-
cide, if they adopted this bill. They all knew the lectures
given by the late Albert Smith. No person could say they
were immoral, and if the bill passed, how could they pre-
vent the delivery of such an entertainment on Sunday. He
did not know where they would stop if they adopted the
bill, one of the objects of which was to abolish a very good
provision, which whilst it prevented money being taken at
the door of a building to hear a highly instructive and va-
luable lecture most successfully prevented the giving other
entertainments, which were marked by immorality and
grossness on Sunday.
Sir G. GREY suggested that the bill should be with-
drawn, and that next, session a select committee be ap-
pointed to inquire into the whole subject.
• Mr. MILAREN disapproved of the bill, and therefore he
should give his vote against it.
Mr. LOCKE said a great deal had boon said about thea-
trical entertainments taking place if this bill passed, but
that was utterly impossible, because a special theatrical
licence must be had either from the Lord Chamberlain or
the magistrates. To say that if the bill passed it would be
open to abuse was no argument against it, as everything
was open to that, and he hoped the house would lot the
measure go to a select committee. There were a large
class who, if they ha l their way, would compel everybody
to go to church three times on Sunday, but no thought the
greater class those who desired innocent recreation on
Suuday, should in the bill now before the house have their
wishes in some degree consulted.
Mr. T. CHAMBERS opposed the bill, and said there
never was a grosser p3rversiou of language than was set
down in the preamble of the bill, which went to say that
the act proposed to remedy an infringement on religious
liberty. He thought it would be a great misfortune if the
house consented to the bill, because it would break down
one of the simplest, but at the same time one of the most
efficient safeguards for a due observance of the Sabbath.
The motion for the second reading of the bill was then
negatived without a division.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the order of the day for going into committee on this
bill being read,
Mr. BAGWELL objected to the bill, as being totally
unnecessary.
Mr. VANCE objected to the bill, because he thought it
gave a premium to parents to send their children beg-
ging, and also as it would cause a great increase in monas-
tic schools in Dublin. He moved that the house go into
committee that day six months.
Lord C. HAMILTON said the bill was quite unneces-
sary, and therefore he opposed it.
The O'CONNOR DON in reply said all he intended
by proceeding with the bill was to extend the Industrial
Schools Act, which worked so well in England, to Ireland,
and the opposition of the noble lord to the bill going into
oiniuittee without his giving the usual notice, was

irregular. _
The house divided, when there appeared—
For going iuto committee l9B
Against it

144

Majoiity
The house then went into committee.

The Charitita Bill was withdrawn.
The committee on the Church Rates Abolition Bill was
postponed until Tuesday next.
The Mixed Marriages Bill was postponed until the 2Gth.
The Church Rates Regulation Bill was
postponed until
the 7th of July.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned.

Railway and other Companies.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.

The adjourned special meeting of this company
was appointed to be held yesterday at the Bridge-
house Hotel, London-bridge, to receive the report
of the Committee of Investigation, but as it had
not probably reached all the proprietors it was
deemed better to further adjourn the meeting for a
week ; Colonel Barttelot, M.P., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said he had simply to propose the
further adjournment of the meeting to Tuesday
next, the 25th inQtant, to be held in the same place,
at 1 o'clock.

The motion was agreed to unanimously, and the
proceedings terminated.

GREAT EASTERN.

A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was ap-
pointed to be held yesterday at the London Tavern ;
Mr. C. H. Turner in the chair.

Mr. J. B. Owen, the secretary, having read the
notice convening the meeting to consider a bill now
pending in Parliament to confer on the Great
Eastern Company facilities for raising money,
The CHAIRMAN said that in consequence of their
financial bill having been taken before the commit-
tee of the House of Commons that morning for the
first time it would be necessary to adjourn the meet-
ing to Wednesday nett, at 12 o'clock, to be held in
the same room. He was sorry to give the proprie-
tors the trouble of attending again, when the direc-
tom hoped the bill would be ready for their con-
sideration.

A PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDER said he attended
the meeting, as he understood that it was intended
by the bill to seriously interfere with the rights of
the London and Blackwall Railway, which was
leased to the Great Eastern Company.
The CHAIRMAN said the legal representatives of
the Blackwall Company would be found in the com-
mittee-room that morning. The Great Eastern
Company had offered to insert a clause iu the finan-
cial bill to protect their rights, which he hoped
would be satisfactory.
Several preference shareholders said they had
come very long distances to attend the meeting—
one said 160 miles ; another, 200 miles ; a third,
360 miles—and they thought it very hard on them
that they had received no notice that the meeting
would be adjourned.

The CHAIRMAN said notices had been sent on the
14th inst., informing the proprietors that the finan-
cial bill would not be ready on the 18th inst., and
that the meeting would be adjourned. In reply to
a question, he stated that when the. bill was ready
to submit to the shareholders the discussion at the
adjourned meeting should be as wide as the stand-
ing orders would admit.
Mr. C. LEGG thought they could not blame the
directors for not having the bill ready, as that de-
pended on arrangements in Parliament ; but he
hoped the shareholders would atten4 the adjourned
IVharncliffe meeting, and fully consider the clauses
before they passed the bill.
Mr. SHAW, the solicitor, explained to some of the
shareholders, who apparently never attended a
Wlaarncliffe meeting before, that it would be useless
to submit the financial bill until after it had passed
the committee of the House of Commons. It would
then require the approval of three-fourths of the
capital, represented in person or by proxy, at the
adjourned meeting.
The CHAIR3IAN then moved the adjournment of
the meeting to the 26th inst.
Mr. G. SMITH, a director, seconded the motion,
which was carried, and the meeting adjourned.
The finance bill provided for the issue of
£1,500,000 stock, to be known as debenture stock
B (over which existing debentures and debenture
stock were to maintain a preference) ; also for the
appointment of deposit trustees, who were to receive
and pay the interest accruing on the debentures and
debenture stock, which was to be paid to them
every week ; and for the appointment of preference
shareholders' trustees, who were to watch over the
interests of the preference shareholders.

AUNCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN

8 EIIRE.

A special meeting of this company was held yester-
day at the London-road station, Manchester, to
authorise the conversion of the debsnature debt
into stock.

Mr. WATKIN, M.P., the chairman, explained that
one of the main features of the Company's Addi-
tional Powers Act, 1867, was the power to convert
from time to time the whole of their debenture debt
into debenture stock. The conversion could be made
at such periods as the condition of the money mar-
ket rendered favourable. The permanent debenture
stock would have all the powers possessed by the
temporary debt, and would form a first claim or
mortgage. The proposed conversion having been
effected, the company would never be in the position
of facing an undue pressure applied at a time of
panic or inconvenience. No new capital was con-
templated by the measure, but it was necessary to
ask the consent of the shareholders. Ile therefore
moved a formal resolution in accordance with the
provisions of the several acts of Parliament relating
to the creation of debenture stock by the company,
" That there be now created a debenture stock to
the amount and extent authorised by the Additional
Powers Act, 1867, and that the same be issued by
the directors from time to time upon such terms and
conditions as they might deem expedient in the in-
terests of the company, in lieu of the debentures
now authorised to be raised, or in replacement and
extinction of debentures already issued."

The CHAir.mAN remarked that when the stock
was all issued it woul I save the company all the
stamps, commission, and other expenses attaching
to the temporary loan system.
Mr. FENToN, a director, seconded the motion.
The motion was agreed to, and a subsequent re-
solution empowered the directors to borrow and
reborrow from time to time such sums as the com-
pany were authorised to raise by loan or by deben-
ture under their several acts.

The CHAIRMAN, in response to a vote of thanks,
said he was sanguine enough to believe that the
security of debenture stock was so good, and the
advantage of every kind attending it so great, that
it would before long be very much in demand.
When Parliament gave them power to do so he be-
lieved trustees would be glad to sell Consols and invest
in debentures, the former representing only debt,
while the latter represented property, and thus a
new market would be opened. (near, hear.)