The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-29 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto Bqs
Lyons and Mediterranean 946 25 .. 917
50
Geneva 4OO .. 401 25
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 490 .. 491 25

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—A new section of the
works, extending the entire length of Guildford-place,
Clerkenwell, on the north gde of the House of Correction,
has just been commenced by Messrs. Redding, the con-
tractors. The inclosure wall of the House of Correction and
the houses on the opposite side have been strongly shored
up. Several hundred men are engaged in the underground
work, which, owing to the favourable weather, is rapidly
progressing.

MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS.-.-The
half-yearly meeting of the North London District was held
at the George and Blue Boar, H alborn, on Monday, Prov.
G. M. Harris in the chair. The auditors reported that
claims had been made on account of deaths of 32 members
and 28 wives, amounting to £550, which had been paid by
the usual levy, and that the incidental expenidture was
covered by a levy of 4d. per member. The financial returns
from the Lodges for the past quinquennium having been
been examined showed that there was received for entrance
fees, £1,935115. 9d.; contributions of members, £37,152
16s. Pd. ; and interest, £6,692 9s. 2d. ; and the payments
made to members in sickness had amounted to £19,739
lls. 6d. ; and for funeral levies, £6,152 3s. 7d ; the net in-
crease in the five years being £19,891 2s. 7d.; and the
present capital of the district, £56,010 16s. 3d. ; with 8,139
members. Some difficulty having been experienced in ob-
taining returns from Lodges, the officers of the district were
directed to demand the books for a thorough examination,
and charge the expense to the Lodges. It was also arranged
to hold an early meeting of secretaries for considering some
uniform system of book-keeping. The meeting then con-
sidered ft negotiation with the Woking Necropolis Com-
pany for an allotment of ground, as the special burial place
of the members, near that appropriated to the Royal
Dramatic College, when it was resolved to act in conjunc-
tion, with the Pimlico District, and accept the company s
i
terms, taking-possession of the ground, if possible, n Sep-
tember next,

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, JUNE 28.

The Royal Mail steamship Australasian, from
New York on the 19th inst., arrived here at 6 p.m.,
landed all mails except those for Liverpool, and
proceeded at 6 15 p.m. ; all well. She brings 83
passengers, and precious stone, value 25,000 dols.
for Havre. She has made the passage in nine days.
(PER AUSTRALASIA, via QUEENSTOWN).
NEW YORK, JUNE 18, EVENING.

The commander of the Federal troops in Missouri
has issued a proclamation declaring his intention to
put down the rebellion of the State authorities.

The New York Herald estimates the number of
Federal troops at the seat of war at 97,000, and
the Confederate forces at 140,000. The Herald
urges an increase of the Federal force.
A slave ship has arrived at New York from
Monrovia in charge of a prize crew. When cap-
tured she had 1,000 negroes on board.

His Riyal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at
Montreal on the 18th inst.
The British steamer Gladiator has arrived at New
York.

LATEST.

NEW YORK, JUNE 19, 1 P.M.

An engagement has taken place at Boonville,
between the Missouri State and Federal troops, in
which, it is reported, 300 of the former were killed.
The Governor of Missouri has fled.

The St. Louis Telegraph calls upon the people to
rise and kill the home guard who fired upon them
in the streets.

Several New York journals strongly advocate the
hanging of the crew of the privateer lately captured.
The general tone of the American press continues
to be hostile to England.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JUNE 18, 6 P.M.
Money abundant. Exchange steady. Bankers'
bills, 1051 to 105-1. Stocks quiet. New York Cen-
tral, 78i ; Erie, 23; Illinois, 65t. Cotton steady.
Middling upland, 14c. to 141 c. Flour slightly
firmer. Wneat nrmer, and in moderate demand.
Corn, good inquiry, Provisions quiet. Coffee
steady. Sugar firm. Freights unchanged.
JUNE 19, P.M.
Stocks steady. New York Central, 741; Erie,
23 ; Illinois Ceti' ral, 661.
Money and exchange unaltered.

REPRESENTATION OF WOLVER-

11AIIPTON.

The Lord Chancellor's farewell address to the
electors of Wolverhampton has been published. His
lordship says—" Her Majesty having been graci-
ously pleased to appoint me to the office of Lord
High Chancellor, I restore to your hands the im-
portant trust which you have twice confided to me.
My connexion with your borough will always be to
me a source of the greatest satisfaction, and the per-
sonal kindness which I have constantly received at
your hands will never fail to be recollected with
pride and gratitude."
On. Thursday night Mr. Weguelin addressed a
meeting of the Liberal electors in the theatre of
Wolverhampton. The building was thronged within
and without by friends, and the leading Liberals
of the borough gave a hearty support. During his
speech Mr. Weguelin denied that he was a nominee
of the Government, and then proceeded to eulogise
very highly Lord Palmerston and Lord John Rus-
sell, the mention of whose names was well received
by the audience. Was he to be called a nominee
of the Government because he declared he would
vote for them ? Why, he would tell them he had
voted against the Government. He voted against
the Government on the India Council question. He
had a jealousy of 150 millions of people being go-
verned by one man, but the House of Commons
could never be got to listen to a debate on the India
question. The working of the India Council did
not fulfil the condition expected of it, and it be-
hoved the Wolverhampton and other constituencies
to watch the Indian question to see that Govern-
ment did their duty by it, and did not make it a
stalking-horse. (Cheers.)
It was resolved nem. con., and amidst consider-
able cheering, that Mr. Weguelin, on account of
his commercial and other qualifications, was a fit
and proper person to represent the borough.
A cheer was then given for Lord Palmerston.
Mr. Weguelin's election is regarded as certain.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—ln a prominent paragraph in this day's
Times, under the heading of " Representation of
Wolverhampton,"you say that Mr. Weguelin stated
that " he lost Southampton because Mr. Digby Sey-
mour, after some unexplained transactions with
thr- Tory party, obtained 600 Tory votes. The
Tories expected that they had got a vote for Lord
Derby, but on his entering the house Mr. Seymour
spoke for Lord Derby, but voted against hirr."
Your sense of justice will, I am sure, allow me to
correct and explain this statement.
At the last election for Southampton I polled
378 Conservative votes, while Messrs. Willcox and
Weguelin polled 215 Conservative votes, 130 being
given to Mr. Willcox, and 85 to Mr. Weguelin.
At the close of the poll the numbers were 1,331
for Seymour, 1,204 for Willcox, and 1,012 for
Weguelin. If you strike off the Conservative votes
from both sides the result will show 953 Liberal
votes for me, and 927 for Mr. Weguelin, so that I
beat Mr. Weguelin by 26 Liberal votes.
The " unexplained transactions with the Tory
party" must remain unexplained, as I do not under-
stand the allusion ; but as to my apparent inconsis-
tency in " speaking for Lord Derby and voting
against him," my explanation is short and simple.
A written outline of the intended policy of Lord
Derby was brought to me by a Liberal member of
the House of Commons, to which were attached the
signatures of several independent Liberal members,
with an expression of their intention not to disturb
a Government that proposed to introduce measures
so enlightened and so popular. I signed my name
to that document. lam no admirer of faction, and
I saw at the time no particular good for the coun-
try in driving Lord Derby from power. I spoke in
the House in the same spirit. About an hour after
my speech I was informed by a Liberal member
under whose name I had subscribed my own, that
the document was repudiated, and that he and
others who had signed it were determined to vote
against Lord Derby's Government.
I was, I confess, astonished at the news, but other
facts confirmed it, and I therefore did what I believe
even my Lord Derby cannot censure me for. I voted
against his Government, because at the moment I
was under the impression that my signature to that
document had been unfairly obtained. Lord Derby's
speech at Liverpool, when he referred to the ex-
planations of Mr. Miller, M.P., at Leith, cleared the
matter up, and entirely satisfied me that I could not
in any way blame any member of his lordship's
Government. It all came to this—that a well-inten-
tioned interference by a Liberal member of the
House had unfortunately created a misunderstand-
ing which led me, and several others with me, to
alter our minds and go into the lobby with Lord
Palmerston.

Mr. Weguelin's reference to my name renders
this explanation not only excusable but imperative.
I write this letter not to prejudice him, but to
defend myself. If my wishes could aid his return
for Wolverhampton, they are heartily with him ;
but he should in future refer his loss of Southamp-
ton not to u.ny Intel feteueu uu illy part, ;still less to
any shortcomings of his own, but to the determina-
tion of a large constituency not to have two repre-
sentatives who are identified with one particular
local interest.--I have the honour to be, sir, your
very faithful servant,
WILLIAM DIGBY SEYMOUR.
House of Commons, June 27.

RAGS.—A return was made yesterday of the
names of those countries in Europe which permit of the free
export of rags ; and of those other countries that prohibit
such expert, or is pose a duty thereon, with the amount per
ton of such duty in each case. In Russia the export duty
is, by the ports in the Baltic and White Seas, and by land,
£6 4s. 7d. per ton ; by ports in the Black sea, &c., £2 Is. Bd.
per ton ; in Sweden, £2 9s. 91 per ton ; in Norway, for rags
(old), £3 163. 34. per ton; for cordage (old), D. ss. 51 per
ton; in Denmark, £2 6s. 3d. per ton; in Hamburg, free; in
Holland, for cotton or linen, £8 Bs. 4d. per ton ; for cordage
(old), £2 10s. per ton. In Belgium the exportation is pro-
hibited, except into France, where it is allowed at the
Fren, h rates. These French rates, which apply only to ex-
ports into the United Kingdom or Belgium, exportation to
other countries being prohibited, are :—For all kinds, ex-
cept woollen, £4 17s. 2d. per ton; for pulp, for paper-mak-
ing, £4 17s. 2d. per ton; for old cordages, pitched or not,
£1 9s. 4d. per ton. In Spain the export is prohibited; in
Portugal the duty is £6 2s. 11 per ton; in Italy, £1 12s.
per ton ; in Austria, £7 ss. per ton. Rags exported from
Hungary, Croatia, Slavonia, and the military Croatian-
Slavonian frontier, by the ports of Trieste and Fiume, with
the permission of the Finance Minister, are liable only to
half this rate of duty, In the Zolverein the duty is :—For
rags, £9 3s per ton; for cordage (old), £1 Os. LH.
per ton.
In Switzerland, £l. 12s. 96. per ton ; in the Papal States, b
y
the Mediterranean, £2 17s. per ton ; by the Adriatic, £1
per ton; in Greece, is, per ton; and in, Teok
eY) 8 per cent.
Avakron.