The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-29 00:00:00

BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.

Mr. OTWAY called the attention of the house to the
anomalous and embarrassing state of the law relating to
the elections for the boroughs of Totnes, Great Yarmouth,
Lancaster, and Reigate, in consequence of the postpone-
ment of the period at which their disfranchisement was
made executory.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
this afternoon :

Lieutenants—Lieutenant Eustace Cooke to H.M.S.Lord
Warden ; Lieutenant E. Hicks to Canopus ; John Edwards,
Navigating Lieutenant (additional) to the Wellesley, for
service in the Blanche.

Acting-Assistant Surgeon—William J. Wey to the Asia.

LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING.

WHITEHALL, Nov. 28.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Paterson,
Esq., Barrister at Law, to be one of the Special Commis-
sioners for Irish Fisheries.
DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 28.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Barnett
Anderson Taylor, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive
Council of the Bahama Islands ; Phineas Eyrie, Esq., to be
a Member of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hong
Kong; Charles Packer, Esq., to be a Member of the Coun-
cil of the Island of Barbadoes ; and Claude Augustus
Champion de Crespigny, Esq., to be a Member of the
Legislative Council of the Island of Labuan.
CROWN-OFFICE, Nov. 28.
The Lord Elphinstone is elected and chosen to sit and
vote in the House of Peers in the present Parliament, in
the room of Henry Francis, Baron Polwarth, deceased.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SER.V E IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT.

City of Manchester—Jacob Bright, Esq., in the room of
Edward James, Esq., deceased.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Eve Ding.

Amsterdam Short. 11 18} U. 19
Ditto 3 Months. 12 01 12 1
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 324 25 40
Brussels
Hamburg — 13 94 13 10
Paris Short 25 10 25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 25 35
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1201 1201
Vienna — 12 25 12 30
Trieste — 12 25 12 30
Petersburgh.
315 32
Berlin
6 26 6 27
Madrid
1
Cadiz
49481 4948 i
Leghorn
Milan - 28 45 28 55

Hank of England neturns,—Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
oap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1867.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued .....£35,939,973

Goveruint. Debt.Zll,ols,loo
Other Securities 3,98 ',Liu
Guld Cuiu aud
Bullion
Silver I.tuMutt

£35,939,973
BANKING 1):

£35,939,973

Proprietors' Capi-
tal .014,553,000
Beat
Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div.
Accounts 5,414,482
Other Deposits 19,232,770
Seven Days and
=other Bills 553,335

:PARTMENT.
Governmt. Seen-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) .... £12,319,203
Other Securities 16,627,911
Notes 12,388,615
Gold and Silver
Coin

X 42,154,325

£42,451,325

IBIPERIAL PAR L I AIkIENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

The Earl of DERBY stated that as there was nothing
in the paper for to-morrow, he should move that tho House
adjourn at its rising till Monday next.

THE CRETAN INSURRECTION.

Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE asked for
copies of papers relative to the Cretan insurrection. '
The Earl of DERBY said that there were papers being
prepared concerning the Cretan insurrection, and that those
papers would be placod beforo their lordships previous to
the adjournment for the Christmas holidays.