The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-12 00:00:00

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.

bales.

The supplies of each kind of moat on sale hero, to-day,
are:only moderato. Generally speaking the trade is steady
and prices are well supported. The imports of foreign
meat last week were :-11 cases from Antwerp ; 51 cases,
159 baskets, 400 packages, from Rotterdam; 127 bales, 43
baskets, from Hamburg ; 3 packages from Harlingen ; and
3,071 carcasses from Nieu Dieppe.
Per 81b by the carcase.
sd s d od o d
Inferior beef ......3 2 • 5 4' Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0
Middling do. ...... 3 6 4 0 311ddling matton 4 2 4 6
Prime large d0.....4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 8 6 0
Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Large pork 3$ 4 6
Veal 4 2 5 2 Small poik. 4 8 5 2
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od
BOROUGH HOP.

Fine parcels both of Sussex and Kent produce aro freely
operated in, and are mostly disposed of at very full prices.
Inferior qualities meet a slow sale at irregular currencies.
On the continent the trade is firm, at improving prices.
Last week's import consisted of 164 bales from Antwerp,
155 Calais, 141 Rotterdam, 74 Boulogne, 75 Bremen, 68
Dunkirk, 206 Hamburg, 383 New York, and 32 bales from
Ostend. . _ _

Mid and East Keats l6os t 3 221 s per cwt
Weald of ICents 140 s to 175 s 7,
Susses 140 s to 168 s ~

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Yearlings 9os to 140 s ~
Farnham. and country to
—s

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

During the past week the imports from the Continent
have been on an extensive scale, and in consequence of the
abatement of the disease the receipts of home-grown
qualities have increased. The trade has been less active,
but no important variation is noticed in prices. Last
week's imports were 25 casks from Rotterdam ; 981 sacks
Dunkirk ; 10 bales, 12 baskets, Harlingen ; 20 packages
Amsterdam ; 68 Dieppo ; 14 bags Hamburg ; 45 tons St
Brieux ; and 44 tons from Guilde.
_ _

Regents
Rocks 9os to 110 s ~
Flukes . 80s to 1308 „

business has been passing in colonial wool, either for home
use or for export, and, at the same time, the demand for
English qualities has ruled quiet. Prices, however, are
without alteration. Up to the present moment the arrivals
consist of 6,936 bales from Sydney; 7,023 Port Phillip;
429 Tasmania; 2,502 Adelaide; 41,892 Cape; and 4,625
New Zealand.

Current prices of English wool per lb.
s d.,
Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 71
Half-bred do 1 9i
Kent fleeces ..... 1 8
South Down ewes and wethers... 1 7
Leicester do - 1 7
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

TALLOW.

s d
1 8i
1 101
1 9
1 8
1 9
1 101
2 0

P.Y.C. is in slow request at 44s p'r cwt. on the spDt,
and 43s for spring delivery. Town tallow, 43s 3d net
cash. Rough fat, 2s 2141 per 81b.

1863. 1861. 1863. 186 g.
Stock—(this day)
Prices of Y.O _l43s 9d to ils Od 60s 6,1_ 41s ud
:I—s 0,1 —s 0,1 —s Od —8 01
Delivery last week
Ditto from June 1
Arrival last week 5,296 7,783 3,041 525
Ditto from June 1 60,998 51,606 65,688 56,984
Price of Town . 43s Od 4359,1 51s 3d 45s 9d

Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day.

The market opens quietly. Sales probably 8,000

LAW INTELLIGENCE,--This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S . BENCH.

'Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Juitice Cockburn
J ustices Mellor, Shee, and Lush.)
SCOTT V. BARNES.

Mr. Pollock, Q.C., on behalf of the Crown Life Assurance
Asscciation, said he had to move the Court to alter an order
which had been made in chambers. It appeared the plaintiff,
Mr. John Scott, was a judgment creditor of a party de-
ceased, named 4rnes, and that the defendant was his
wife and administratrix. She claimed a policy of
assurance from the office in question in right of the de-
ceased, but the plaintiff preferred his claim also on the
strength of the judgment ho had obtained. The association
was one of those old-fashioned offices which traded
under a body of shareholders, and, in fact, had
no more corporated existence than a banking com-
pany or any other private firm. The policy in ques-
tion had been signed by three of the directors, who were
personally liable by the effect of tko order to pay twice
over, which would be a great hardship. They had no in-
terests as between the claimants, and all they wanted was
to be protected against a double demand.

The Lord Chief Justico said that this matter should have
been brouglit on at Chambers, and it must be referred there.
THE QUEEN V. BENNETT.

This was a motion to discharge a rule calling on Thomas
Bennett to show cause why there should not be a criminal
information against him for a libel in the local board of
health atWintherden. The defendant objected to the mem-
bers of the board, and in a correspondence With the central
board of health charged them with forgery in respect to the
voting papers. This correspondence and the charge in ques-

tiou constituted the libel. He wished, through his counsel,
to explain that he made the charge in consequence of being
misinformed, and he was ready to make an ample apology
and pay the costs on being guaranteed that the proceedings
would be stayed.
The apology was accepted by counsel on the part of
the Board of Health, and the rule was acordingly dis-
charged.

LEGAL CIIANGES.—We believe there is but little
doubt that the Solicitor-Generalship will bo at the disposal
of Mr. Russell Gurney,'and that if it is not filled by that
gentleman it is because the present and pleasant certainty
of the recordership is more prized by Mr. Gurney than the
ambitious risks of political preferment. It is also to bo
borne in mind that Southampton is scarcely an agreeable
place for a Conservative to meet a Liberal in single com-
bat. The success of the Conservatives hitherto have been
brought about by divisions among the Liberals, or by an
undue proportion of Liberal candidates. The run of luck
of Conservative lawyers does not seem to approach its end.
We have some reason to anticipate that another profes-
sional prize_ will soon be at the disposal of the Government
in the shape of a vice-chancellorship, Sir John Stuart being
likely to retire.—Sung ,y Gazette.
SUNDAY BANDS IN THE PARK.—On Saturday a
deputation, headed by the Rev. Newman Hall, the Rev.
Dr. Hugh Allen, Dr. Spence, and gentlemen connected
with several metropolitan religious societies, waited upon
Lord John Manners, the First Commissioner of her Ma-
jesty's Office of Works, with members of the Lord's Day
Rest Society, to urge their views with respect to the Sun-
day bands in the public parks. A memorial, setting forth
the points to be urged upon his lordship, stated that the
memorialists believed, that " the only way of preserving
the Sunday as a day of rest and worship," was to uphold
the Divine command, "Remember the Sabbath-day to
keep it holy." " The sanctity of the Sabbath," the memo-
rial went on to say, "is its only safeguard ; and although
we are opposed to any effort to compel persons to observe
the Sunday, we are as decidedly opposed to any and every
effort which unnecessarily tends to prevent any persons
from enjoying Sunday as a day of rest. All attempts to
secularise and make a holiday of the day of rest, such as
the establishing of Sunday bands in the parks, have this
tendency." The document then went on to state that men
were employed to play all kinds of secular music in the
parks, and others were "permitted openly to break the
laws which prohibit the selling and hawking of goods on
Sundays by crying out for sale programmes of the music
played;" that the bands injured. the Sabbath and ragged
schools, and drew away many young people from their re-
ligious duties; that from the bands hundreds of parsons of
both sexes flocked to the public-houses and tea-gardens ;
that the bands encouraged Sunday labour, and that the
bands were an annoyance "to many of the residents, who
have to pass through the parks, because they collect large
crowds of persons in one spot." The concluding para-
graphs of the memorial said that the Government opposed
" the assembling of persons in the park to hold a meet-
ing or to preach the Gospel," yet allowed large crowds
to collect to listen to secular music on the day of
holy rest, which was unfair and partial; and if Sunday
bands were allowed preaching should also be allowed ; "if
a stand were erected for the one a stand ought to beerected
for the other ;" and the mernmialists hoped that, if his
Lordship could not suppress the bands already established,
that the sale of programmes (by which the bands are sup-
ported) might be suppressed, and that a stand for preach-
ing might "be erected and placed nude: the control of a
committee of clot gymen and Dissenting ministers." Va-
rious members of the deputation proceeded to urge these
and other points upon his lordship, and argued that the
public money ought not to be spent in erecting stands for
the bands. His Lordship said there were many difficulties
in the propositions of the deputation so far as regarded their
desire that the system of Sundaybands, which had been in
existence for several years, should be abolished. Ho re-
minded them, too, that if preaching were allowed all classes
of speakers must be allowed, and the infidel as well as the
religious teacher would desire to publish his principles in
the Park. After reminding the deputation that it was open
to any one to take proceedings against illegal acts, he as-
sured them that the subject should be fully considered.
The deputation then withdrew, after thanking his Lord
ship for the attention ho had given them.
TIIE STATE OF PARTIES.—The number of new
members returned to the House of Commons this
year has now been increased to 34. The now members are
—Lord J. Hay, Ripon; Mr. Candlish, Sunderland; Mr.
R. Arkwright, Leominster; the Hon. G. Denman, Tiver-
ton ; Mr. M. Wyvill, Richmond ; Mr. 11. A. Herbert, Kerry ;
Mr. M. Staniland, Boston (who obtained his seat on peti-
tion) ; Mr. H. Whitmore, Bridgnorth (who obtained his
seat on petition); Sir E. Lechmere, Tewkesbury ; Mr.
Eckersley, Wigan ; Mr. J. Goldsmid, Honiton ; Mr, E.
Gorst, Cambridge ; Mr. C. Capper, Sandwich ; Sir J. Hay,
Stamford; the Hon. 4lr. Lascelles, Northallerton; Mr. R.
Eykyn and Mr. Edwards, Windsor ; Mr. B. Osborne and
Lord Amberley, Nottingham ; Mr. D. Fordyce, Aberdeen-
shire ; Lord Eliot and Mr. M. Chambers, Davenport ; Mr.
T. B. Hildyard, South Nottinghamshire ; Mr. R. Dims-
dale, Hertford; Mr. R. B. Brett, Helston (who obtained
his seat on petition); Mr. I. A. Smith, Hertfordshire ; Mr.
R. Nicholson, Petersfield ; the Hon. J. Henniker-Major,
East Suffolk; Mr. P. Vanderbyl, Bridgewater; the Hon.
G. W. Barrington, Eye ; Capt. D. Pennant, Carnarvon-
shire ; the Hon. Mr. Cust, North Shropshire ; Mr. Howell
Gwynn, Brecknock; Captain White, Tipperary; and Mr.
Jervoiso Smith, Falmouth. These changes have been at-
tended by a gain of one vote b the Liberal party, count-
ing two on a division, but four seats are at present lost to
the Liberals at Reigate, Lancaster, and Totnes, so that
the Conservatives have virtually gained ten votes this
year. Among the elections now pending aro Belfast,
where there is a seat vacant in consequence of Sir Hugh
Cairns having accepted office as a Lord Justice of Appeal
in Chancery; Duplia University, through Mr. Walsh
having received a legal appointment ; Galway, through
Mr. Morris having received a legal appointment ; Water-
ford, through the Earl of Tyrone becoming a peer; Wex-
ford, through Mr. George becoming. an Irish Judge ; West
Glocestershire, through Mr. Reit being appointed Adtttaotrh-
ney General; and Pembrokeshire, through Me
•
of Mr. Lort Phillips. Thus between 40 and 50 new
,meatnc;
bars will probably enter Parliament this year, the as er g
number of changes attendant on a dissolution being about
eighty.
THE WESTERN FISIIERIES.—During the past
week about 20,000 libels. of pilchards and 12,000 hhds. of
mackerel were caught on the coasts of Devon and Cornwall.
One Cornish family earned more than £55 in one night by
a catch of pilchards. The mackerel sold at from 183. to
20s
per 100.
Dr. Mary E. Walker, now on a visit here from
the United States of America, has been persuaded by her
friends to deliver a lecture, which will be given at the St.
James's-hall, on Tuesday, the 20th inst.

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx.

SPORTING NOTES.

One of the last of the autumnal meetings took place last
week, under the management of Mr. Topham, at Aintree ;
and although the fields were hot up to last year's average
some interesting sport was enjoyed. The only event,
however, that I think it necessary to criticise is the Cup,
which the worthy clerk of the course has for several years
reserved for the last day, bat which I am satisfied the
Messrs. Topham would, in the interest of many of their
patrons, and the Pi•esi especially, do well to fix for Wed-
nesday or Thurslay. Now that the race is over, no one
can dispute that it turned out one of the finest handicaps
of the season. The three first places in the race were occu-
nifid by rank outsiders; and the fact of two bookmakers
who are no mean judges picking-out fourteen horses to lay
o to lagaiust when the weights appeared, in each case hav-
ing different lots, and each giving the backer one, two,
and three, speaks volumes as to the extraordinary ability
of the handicapper.

Mr. John Frail, the enterprising clerk of the course,
has issued, as usual, a most attractive programme for the
four-days' racing at Shrewsbury, which commences to-day.
Many of the most influential members of the turf and the
aristccracy continue their horses in training after the
Newmarket Houghton Meeting is supposed to have finished
the legitimate racing of the season purposely to assist at
this popular gathering. As a proof of the estimation in
which Mr. Frail is held, it may be noticed that amongst
the nominators are Prince do Sultykoff, the Dukes of New-
castle, Cleveland, and Hamilton ; Earls Westmorland,
Bradford, Wilton, Poulett, Stamford, and Brownlow ; Lords
Bateman and Forester; Ccunt Batthyany ; Sirs C. Rushout,
Fred. Johnstone, H. Edwardes, and W. Booth ; Messrs. W.
G. Craven, Merry, Payne, Pryor, A. Heathcote, Tea Breech,
H. Coventry, and a host of other turf notabilities.
The Shrewsbury Cup will be the great feature of Tues-
day, when, doubtless, several of the Liverpool Cup com-
petitors will meet again for this valuable prize, but of that
division I am under the impression thatßeeswing's 141 b
and Moulsey's 71b penalties will settle their pretensions,
and consequently that the winner will emerge from that
lot which did not figure on the Aintree racecourse last
week. Of these, I must at once ignore the chance of
Ostreger, on account of the distance, and of Ilollyfox, be-
cause ho is not doing sufficient work. Westwick is next
on the list.; but notwithstanding the crushing weight of
7st 121 b for a three year old, which he has to carry, I ex-
pect to see him in the first throe, as be is about the best
class horse engaged in the handicap. Arkansas and Pro-
visor have no attraction for me ; on the contrary, Sir
Frederick Johnstone's lot, Scarborough, Cranford, and
Queen Mary, appear especially dangerous. Of the re-
mainder, presuming Gibraltar is a " gone coon " from old
age, I see no danger from anything except Wild Poppy
and Jezabel. The Battlefield Handicap should go to
LORD WESTMORLAND or VOLUNTEER, whose perform-
ances latterly make him formidable with all his weight.
It is any odds on KNIGHT OF THE GARTER for the
Salopian Stakes if he should start. In the Column Han-
dicap, to be decided on Wednesday, there is nothing
with a chance superior to BRICK ; and for the Monk-
moor Handicap larrY is nicely weighted. The Hurdle
Race is aquestion of going to whichever Lord Poulett starts,
and nothing is better in the Wynnstay Welter Cup than
WILD AGNES. For the Gold Cup on Thursday, it would
be an exciting race if Viniurs and Friponnier were both to
put in an appearance, though in case he did I have very
little doubt of the first-named filly's superiority over this
distance of ground. The Copeland Nursery will, of course,
depend a great deal upon previous running; and I can only
point to the extraordinary chance which FREEMASON ap-
pears to possess with only 6st 101 b on his back, as it must
be recollected ho has been backed for considerable sums-for
next year's Derby. This horse is also well in in the Calde-
cot Nursery, and the owner of HATTY has nothing to com-
plain of in her weight; still the result naturally depends
almost entirely upon previous running, and for that reason
I think it desirable to sof nothing about the Hawkstone
Welter Cup and the Longnor Hurdle Race.
A FRESH MAN.