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

Dalby..

NEWTON RACES--THIS DAY.

MAIDEN PLATE.

The Duke of Edinburgh in the City.

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin.
burgh went by appointment to Merchant Taylors'
Hall to receive the honorary freedom of their guild.
The Prince, who was attended by. Col. the Hon. A.
Liddell and the lion. E. York, arrived at the hall,
inThreadneolle-street, at 2 o'clock, and was re-
ceived bytl
Wardens,Alasr oafnthe c
oCourt Company
of
A ss(ALs.
tra. Fosternts , all
White), the
of whom wore their official robes. Thence his royal
highness was conducted to the court-room, and
ed
having taken the seat assigned to him,
The CLERK (Mr. Fisher) read the resolution of
the Court of Assistants passed at their hall on the
26th April last, which stated that the Court, desir-
ous at all times to evince their dutiful loyalty to the
Queen, its attachment to the royal fainily, and to
cherish a remembrance of the late Prince Consort,
availed itself of the earliest opportunity offered to
congratulate his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin-
burgh, K. G. , on attaining his majority, and requested
him to accept the honorary freedom of their ancient
Company in commemoration of that auspicious
event. The Court wished his Royal Highness long
life, health, and uninterrupted happiness ; that he
might be permitted to pursue a career consonant
with his Roy al birth, and add a lustre to the Royal
navy, so dear to the hearts and feelings of English-
men.

The MASTER expressed the gratification felt by
the whole Court at the condescension which his
Royal Highness had evinced in coming to receive
that mark of respect at their hands, a similar com-
pliment having been paid by them to his father, the
Prince Consort, and his brother, the Prince of
Wales. They bade his Royal Highness a hearty
welcome, and desired to express the pleasure they

had in enrolling him a member of the Company, of
(
which kings, princes, and statesmen had been mem-
bers in various epochs, and of which his Royal
father, himself a memer, on one occasion remarked
that anybody might feel proud to belong to a cor-
poration which could boast of uninterrupted useful-
ness and beneficence during four centuries, and held
at this day the same honourable position in the
estimation of the country which it did in the time
of its first formation.

The PRINCE, in reply, sincerely thanked the
Master and Warden for their address, containing
as it did, he said, expressions of loyalty towards the
Queen, a cherished remembrance of the late Prince
Consort, and attachment to the Royal family. He
was also grateful, he said, for the honour they had
done him in electing him a freeman of their Com-
pany, and he hoped always to merit a continuance
of their good wishes, by doing his duty at all times,
in every position where he could be of service to his
country.

The CLERK then administered to his Royal High-
ness the oath taken by every person on being ad-
mitted to the freedom of the Company, and which
is expressed in very quaint language.
The Prince afterwards subscribed the roll of
honorary freemen, the name of Mr. Peabody ap-
pearing on it between that of his brother, the Prince
of Wales, and his own, a circumstance upon which
the Master took occasion to remark to his Royal
Highness.

This form having been gone through, the Prince
was presented by the Master to the Wardens and
Court of Assistants, and he afterwards took luncheon
with them in the stately hall of the company, which
was served with extraordinary splendour. His
Royal Highness took his leave about half-past three
o'clock, and as he did so he was enthusiastically
cheered by the people.

00IIRSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 14 11 16}
Ditto
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
12
2525 555
13 8f 13 9
Short 25 15 25 22}
3 Months. 25 42}
25 45
v.Fraiennnkfaor: on the Maine 3 M.71--0nth51.23115221184:00
Trieste —l3 25 47i
25 50
119
13 50
13 50
Petersburgn
Berlin
Madrid4Gl,
Cadiz
Leghorn
28 50 29 0
Milan
28 40 28 90
Genoa
28 40 29 50
Naples
______

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Z
Ditto, viaMAILS DUE.
Brazil and Cap
Ditto, by ealand, via Southamptoa Janoly..
Frenerch
Marseillescls,acb:
tßritish packet ...... June
,J n u 2123:
Cape Verde, ly L
Cape of Good Hope, Lenesion, and Si Helena.... June 22.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sonthampton—June 19:
Ditto, via Marseilles .......................... June IS.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton ..... ... ............
J Tnne 13.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.:
J. unneell39
Ditto, via Marseilles .................. . —..
Juneu 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton
June 7
Ditto, via atarseilles
Southampton June,
ne 13.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via sou
Ditto, via Marseilles Ju 28.
June 13
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto. via Maroeill" June 7.
Newfoundland . ~....Jane 7.
Portugal .................. . July 4..
,aelliflacdeira, a
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. ,
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tißh packet
OndOnderry ..June 8.
.. .. ,
' ........ J
Ditto, by United States packet, vi 5 • • une 14.
(except
a outhamp
ton
Ditto, via Cork ............... ........... .
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via.y: ........
.....
West
tt Clonadibtesof
aAufdricar
ad Tenerilye
.. ..June 10.
Honduras) ...... Bahamas and
Cuba and M .xico ••
....
L .... ............... June 13
Bahamas, via New York. ................... June 28.
Bermuda, via Halifax Jane 28.
.July 4.

paymentlnsurance
FATAL
will be made on the 2d July by the Ocean Marine
n o: 58. per share by way of interest
Company.
ACCIDENT TO Mn. PARK ER, Q.C.—*
Yesterday Dr. Lankester opened an inquest at the
Mitre, Craven-terrace, Hyde Park-gardens, on the body
of Mr. Kenyon Stephens Parker, late Q.C., and examiner
ha ncery
in -latn hee
Lancaster-gate,
at the Court of Chancery, who met his death by being
knocked down and raunQ.cov.earn
Henry Charles Adamson Parker,
;of 49 ,
examiner CoMurtr.
Hyde-park, said—l am son of deceased. He was 77
years of age. Ho was
of Chancery. Ile was very strong and hale. I hoard of
the accident at 3 o'clock last Thursday afternoon. I did
not bear him (deceased) say anpthing about the accident
He had two wounds on the left side of the head, his right
arm was broken, and he had a wound on his right thigh.
He died from the injuries he had received on Saturday last
The Coroner said he would adjourn the inquiry in orde
that further evidence might be adduced.

W. o.

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1
Duty Free
Dannebrog
Gleaner
Wild Huntsman 4
MAKERFIELD HANDICAP.
Persuasion
Kenilworth
2
Court Milliner
NEWTON CUP.

Conundrum
1
Arkansas
Helen

3
Won by a length..

R9,ii.Way and Other Companies.

EDGEWARE, HIGHGATE, AND LONDON.

A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held
on Monday at the offices, Westminster-chambers,
Victoria-street ; Mr. Farquhar in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said the first bill he had to sub-
mit for their approval was a bill to authorise the
Edgeware, Highgate, and London Railway Com-
pany to extend their railway to the town of Barnet,
in Ifertfordshire.

Mr. LEACH, the solicitor, read the heads of the
bill. It authorised the extension of the railway
from the main line at Finchley to Barnet ; the
length of line would be 3 miles, and the additional
share capital required was £75,000, with power to
borrow a further sum of £25,000.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know when the line
would be opened to Finchley. They were told at
the last meeting that it was intended to take the
matter into consideration, as the inhabitants in the
district were anxious to see the line open for traffic.
The CHAIRMAN said that since the last meeting
an agreement had been come to for handing over
the line to the Great Northern Railway Company,
and it would depend upon that company as to when
the line would be open to Finchley. The agreement
would be submitted for the approval of the proprie-
tom next week for handing over the line to the Great
Northern.

Mr. J. HUGHES wished to know whether it was
intended to hand over the line to the Great Northern
before it was completed for traffic.

The CHAIRMAN-Yes.

Mr. POTTER said there was a strong desire in the
district that an end should be put to the long delay
in opening the lino to Finchley.
Mr. BELLAMY explained that it would cost £1,500
extra to open the line to Finchley, and would only
save one or two months in the time of opening the
whole way.
The bill was then approved.

The next was a bill to authorise the Muswell-
hill Estate Company (Limited) to make certain
railways over the estate, for giving access thereto
from neighbouring railways, and to enter into
arrangements for the use thereof.

The SOLICITOR read the heads of the bill, which
would enable the company to form junctions with
the Alexandra-park branch of the Edgware, High-
gate, and London Railway at Muswell-hill ; the
Great Eastern (Alexandra-park branch) line from
Tottenham and junctions with the Great Northern
at Wood-green. Also power to make working and
other arrangements with those railway companies,
and for the interchange of traffic on terms to be
settled by arbitration.
The bill was approved, and the proceedings ter-
minated.

ROYAL SWEDISH.
The traffic returns on this company's line for
four months ending April 30, amounted to £4,699,
and for the corresponding four months of last year
to £5,054, showing a decrease of £355. It appeared
that for several days in the months of February and
March last the traffic on the line was entirely
stopped by heavy snowstorms, which accounted for
the decrease in the receipts, as compared with the
corresponding period of 1865.