The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-12
TIE LATEsT NEWS BY THE NORTH
BRiTON.


LONDON, June l, 1869.
The Times announces that the address in reply
10 the royal speech will be moved by the Hon.
Algcrnon Egerson, M. P. for South Lancaster, and
viii he seconded by Sir James Elphinston, NJ P.
fer Portsmouth.
The Queen held council yesterday
Tie Earl of Elgin had an audience on his return
from China, and yscount. Stratford. de Radcliffe ON
bis return from Constantinople.
Miss Florence Nightingale is in precarous state
of health but the Advertiser contradicts the report
of her having entered convent.
Doctor Hethby, the medical officer of health for
the city of London reports that the Thames has,
within the last few days, notwithstanding the early
period of the year, exhibited unmistakeabe symp-
toms of oGensiveness and more pungently than last
summer.
General Sir Harry Smith, commanding the North
and Midland districts, will rclnquish his com.
mand in September next.
The Bankers Magazine, in reference to the
pectation seems to be that the value of accommo-
dalton for the present will be comparatively easy
but that subsequently an increased demand will
arise, which may even carry the rate, towards the
close Of the year, to four and half or FIVE per
cent.
The Daily Ne,cs City Article ofTuesday evening
no toll; .b.1
day amounted to threeeights per cent, making one
per cent in two days, and a total rebound of
nearly five per cent from the lowest point touched
during the panic. Making fuctuation in
the short space OF one month of 500, 900 900
in the English funds alOne.-ED. HERALD
Most classes Of other securities also par
ticipated to-day in the upward movement
among the considerations sctich assisted Ae
rise today soas an impression that the Aus.-ians
are getting the asorst Of The struggle, and nat an
carly and general odrdnce of he allied forces as
probable. The improvement established in the
foreign exchanges, at moment when gold ia flow
ing in freely from Russia, Turkey and the United
States, independently Of the remittances again
becoming due from Australia, likewise operated on
the favorable side. There were no bullion opera
tons at the bank to-day. The gold arrivals from
st. Petersburg to-day amounted to $4,000, nearly
the whole of which is expected to be taken to the
bank. The foreign exchanges this afternoon were
more favorable for this country.
The Times City Article says the funds open
ed this morning with undiminished firmness.
There acos no neps TO excite attention, and spec,s-
iaton is dormant. The savings bank purchases
appear to have ceased. OF the f2Os 900 by the Nj
agaraG1iO,000 have arrived in London and been
taken for the Continent. The remainder being on
French account will go to France direct from
liverpool In foreign exchanges this afternoon
the rate OH Hamburg was slightly higher. During
the month Just ended the movement in consols has
been-entirely upward, and an advance has been es-
tablshed of three and three-quarters per cent al
though scarcely single TACT has transpired to alter
the complexion of political affairs.
In the market for English railway stocks there
was yesterday further advance of ] to IA per
cent. The purchases by the public continue. al
though on less extensive scale. The remarkable
fail in the shares of the Coylon Railway Company
continues, and renewed doubts are felt as to the
possibility of its being constructed within the
limits of the guaranteed capital.