The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-08 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market. —Ti is Day.

The market opens very brisk, and with a better
one. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales, at
1-d. above yesterday's low rates.

The London agency of Messrs. Beck, Downward,
and Co, Bankers, at Shrewsbury and Welchpool,
has been transferred to Messrs. Fuller, Banbury,
Nix, and Mathieson.
The Bank of France return for the past week
shows an increase of £1,570,000 in the bullion, and
a reduction of £1,660,000 in the notes in circulation.
The advances upon stock, &c., however, have been
augmented £84,000, but the bills discounted have
run off £2,352,000.
A petition for the liquidation of the Agra and
Masterman's Bank was yesterday presented at Vice-
Chancellor Kindersley's Court, and Mr. H. H.
Cannan, of the firm of Kemp, Cannan, Ford, and
Co., has been appointed provisional liquidator.
In the foreign and colonial produce markets,
during the last few days, there has been very little
business transacted. Sugar has sold slowly at
slightly reduced prices, while coffee has also been in
very moderate request at barely late rates. Rice,
however, has been in great demand, but the high
prices current have in some measure curtailed ope-
rations. Tallow has been in moderate request at
steady prices for both present and forward delivery.
There was an influx of goad at the Bank yesterday
amounting to £452,000, including 73,000 sovereigns
from Alexandria, and 60,000 sovereigns were with-
drawn for Buenos Ayres.
The Archbishop of Canterbury entertained a
select circle at dinner yesterday evening at Lambeth Palace.
The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland received a
select party last night at dinner at their mansion in St.
James's-square.
GREAT FIRE IN DUBDIN.--DUBLIN, Thursday
Night.—A disastrous fire broke out to-night in the exten-
sive tailoring establishment of Delany and Co., next to
the Ballast-office, in Westmoreland-street. The premises,
which comprised two houses, were a wreck almost before
the engines began to play, and the next house was nearly
destroyed. It is said five lives have been lost. The Bal-
last-office was in danger for some time. The c3nflagration
could be seen miles away.
THE CANNON-STREET MURDER.—The trial of
William Smith, alias Denton, is fixed for Wednesday next
before Mr. Baron Bramwell. The prosecution on behalf
of Messrs. Bevington will be conducted by Mr. Metcalfe
and Mr. Straight, and Mr. Montagu Williams defends the
prisoner.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE LORD VERNON.—The
funeral of the late Lord Vernon took place on Wednesday
last, at noon, at Sudbury, Derbyshire. A vault was pre-
pared for him under a yew tree in the churchyard, where
the retrains of his late father and mother are interred.
The mourners were—the Hon. Diana Vernon, Lady H.
Vernon, Hon. A. W. Vernon, Hon. G. Vernon, Hon. Louisa
V. Warren, Hon. W. W. Vernon, Hon. Milired Vernon,
Hon. Mrs. F. Anson, Rev. P. Anson, Miss Anson, Mr.
Alfred Anson, Hon. and R9V. J. Vernon, Mr. C. B.
Boothby, the Earl of Lichfield, Lord Waterpark, the Hon.
and Rev. Adalbert Anson, Rev. A. Beddotne, Captain
Hay, Mr. Arnold White, Rev. Marshall Wild, Mr. G. W.
Hay, Mr. H. Chawner, and Mr. C. C. Greenwell. The
corpse was borne by eight of his lordship's labourers, and
the pall by eight of his tenant farmers. The church was
draped in black cloth, and in front of ,the singing gallery
was the following passage of Scripture :—" Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord." There was a large number o
spectators present.

THE REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH NOTTS.—There
is every probability of a contest for this division. Sir
Robert Clifton, late M.P. for Nottingham, has consented,
it is said, to become a candidate. Sir Robert has many
friends and admirers amongst the electors in several dis-
tricts of the division, and should the hon. baronet go to
the poll, the contest would be exceedingly severe. Mr.
Hildyard is the Conservative candidate.

THE LADY GODIVA PROCESSION AT COVENTRY.
—The ancient pageant was exhibited on Monday in
the fine old city of Coventry. With their characteristic
predilections for processional shows, the citizens were moat
solicitous to do honour to the memory of the Countess
Godiva, whose reputed spirit of self-sacrificing benevolence
has indissolubly associated her name with the city as its
greatest benefactress. The well-known legend is first
mentioned by Mathew of Westminster, who wrote in 1307,

250 years after the time of Leofric. The procession, as al
present exhibited, was originated during the reign of

Charles 11., in 1677. The usual style of the repres,mtative
"lady" having of late become obnoxious, the Secretary of

State has been communicated with, and Sir G. Grey wrote
to the Mayor of Coventry a few days since, requesting him
"to take measures to prevent public decency being out-

raged on the occasion."

The countess was personated by

Madame Panton, described as "from the Royal Academy,'
who rode a splendid charger lent by Mr. C. Hengler. The

pageant extended about a mile. The city companies, at-

tended by their followers and banners, and the local clubs,
Odd Fellows and Foresters, with their glittering parapher-

nalia, were well represented, and added to the imposing
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display.
GARIBALDI AND THE POLISH VOLUNTEER COM-

MlTTEE.—General Garibaldi has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the Polish Volunteer Committee :
Caprera, May 28, 1866.—Dear Friends,—l consider the
Polish cause is the cause of my own country, and the Poles
as my brothers. Nevertheless, with regard to the organi-
sation of a Polish legion, it would be necessary for your
most influential chiefs to come to an understanding with
the committee of the Italian Volunteer Corps, since I can-
not interfere with their labours in this matter. 1 shall be
happy in any case to have for comrades in arms the brave
sons of heroic Poland.—Believe me always yours, G.
GARIBALDI. The Committee for the Polish Volunteer
Corps, 19, Corso del Re, Turin."
THE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST MR. JOHN
SCOTT RUSSELL.—At the Westminster police-court yester-
day the investigation into the charge of perjury against
Mr. John Scott Russell was resumed by Mr. Arnold. Evi.

dente of a technical nature was given by Mr. Clare, and
the case was aeljourned until Tuesday week.
The following Adullamites voted yesterday even-
ing with Lord Stanley on the motion of the latter to pro-
ceed in the first instance with the Redistribution of Seats

Bill : —Earl Grosvenor, Mr. Horsinan, Mr. Lowe, Lord
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Zleho, and Major Anoon.
The COuree of exchange at New York on London for bills at
:0 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At these rates thele
's a profit on the importation of gold
_fr)rn the United
Statee.