The Express. — London, England, 1862-08-16 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADM I R ALTY AUGURY 15. —.APPOINTMENTS. —COM madder T. A. de Trak!, to the litttlasaske. Acting Chief Engineer T. A. Clerks (pcemoted), to the Procne. Second-Clad Aisistant Engineer J. Bell (A), to the Liffey. CHATHAM, AoooPer 13. COURT-Maarlat..—A naval court-martial aa sembled this morning on board the Formidable, 84, flagship at the Nom, for the trial of Lieutenant F. G. Gambier, of the Co sack, 20, 2:io-bone power, for having been drunk on board the said ship on the 7th of August inst. ; for de. sertiog his post by quitting the deck when officer of the middle watch ; and for having slept on his watch when in charge of the said ship as officer of the middle watch. The court was presided over by Captain Thompoon , o f th e Cum berland, 70 ; Captain Moorman, of the Cossack, tad ; and Mr. Knight, solicitor, Rochester, Aida ea deputy judge-advocate. After hearing the trial, and also what the prisoner had to urge in his defence, the court found him guilty, and sentenced him to be placed at the boltoot of the lint of lieutenants, and not to rise therofrom for four years, and to be dismissed from her Majesty's ship Cossack. WOOLWICH, AUGUST 15. THE LATE CASE OF CRUELTY AT THE GARRISON. —A court martial consisting of various officers of Royal Artillery assembled in the mess-room this morning for the trial of William Bishop, the man who was recently scrubbed with sand, and subsequently an inmate of the hospital for Dearly a fortnight in consequence of the injuries received. The prisoner, who has scarcely recovered from the effects of his cruel treatment, was charged with desertion from the regiment a short time after enlistment. The prooeedings were not of a public nature, and therefore we are unable to detail the evidence adduced, but the prisoner was found guilty of desertion, and the sentence, as usual, will not be promulgated until sanctioned by the Commander-in-Chid, who will probably take a lenient view of the case, in °oral deration of the dreadful and strictly illegal punishment which has already been inflicted upon the man. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) BASOIDAT, AVOW? 16, 6 A.K. mode- SUNDAY. w. to N. and E. rate to fresh. YONIDAY. N.E. to a Z. and 8 W., moderate, generally tine. N.N.W. to H., mode- IRELAND. S.E. to W., moderate rate generally One. to fresh. Al next above, mode- W. CENTRAL. Al next above. rate to fresh. Nit to S.& and to S.W.Elrounn. S.A.E. to W.S.W., S.W., fresh. fresh. Al next above, gene- S.E. ENGLAMD. S.W. to S.W., mode rally fine. rate to fresh, gene rally tine. .7C. W. to F., moderate to X. COAST. Similar to next above. fresh, some showers. " Our mountain neighbourhood," writes the Munich correspondent of the AtAewrunt, "brings us regu lar storms every summer ; and this year Augsburg has been visited by one of unusual severity. The damage done by it is reckoned at 200,000 florins. Hailstones as large as pigeons' eggs were picked up, some of two or three inches diameter. All the fruit-gardens and core-fields were swept of their contents, and the trees in the alleys torn up by the roots, one falling so as to cover a carriage completely, for tunately without doing further harm. The glaziers cannot supply the want of windows, and more have to be brought from the neighbouring towns, eighteen being at work in the Rambla= alone." Professor Doflinger, of Munich, whose work on the "Titaness' Power" excited so much interest, has in the press s book on the " History of the Papacy in the Middle Ages." Commodore Yelverton, C. 8., the Controller of the Coastguard, left London (says the Army an d N a vy Gazette), on Thursday for Scotland, on his annual vidt of inspection of the CoastgususL The Argue has been ordered to Grants° to be in attendance on the commodore while in discharge of his official duties. JUILISDILTION OYER rug BAR.—Before !parlia ment rose Sir G. Bowyer laid before it his new bill, in which he now pro that the beechen of the 'event Inns of Court shall elect from among themselves a joint routed of discipline, which shall Lave the power to hear all complaint. against barristers, and to suspend or disbar, and also to hear and decide appeals where the beechen refuse to admit a student or call him to the tar. An appeal is to lie to the judges, or the person to whom misconduct is imputed may, in the find instance, elect to be !nerd by the judges. All hearings are to be in open court unless all parties agree to a pnvate hearieg and judgments are to state the reasons on which they are etunded. THE LAKE POETS.—Mrs. Lovell, the last link but one of a generation of which Southey, Coleridge, Cottle, and others of literary eminence formed part, died at the ad nixed age of 91 years on Sunday last at Lairthwaite Cot tage, Keswick, the residence of Miss Kate Southey, the daughter of the Iste poet-laureate. Robert Lovell Southey, anti Coleridge warned three sisters named Fucker, of whom the deceased lady was the eldest. In 1794 a small volume of poems, the joint production of Lovell and Southey, was issued. Mrs. Lovell was one of the parties to be included in the American emigration scheme of the philosophic bards, which they by the name o f " Pardisocracy. Southewritinghtind i e abovenamed year to his br o th er , a nava l su baltern, says : "In March we depart for America—Lovell,his wile,brother, and two of his sisters, all the Friction ; my mother, Mks Few, and brothers ; Heath, apothecary, ice.; G. Burnett, S. T. Coleridge, Robert Allen, nod Robert Southey." The enthusiasm of the poet. gave way before practical difficul ties, their ideas of emigration, fortunately for themselves, being incapable of realisation. Lovell died in 1796, his venerable widow surviving him for the loag period of =V nix veers, boding • horns in the household of the kind hearted Soothe during his lifetime, and subsequently paw ing the er of her days in the society of his daughter. On Thursday she was buried in Cresthwaite churchyard, her grave being dug next to that of the poet and her sister. The Revs. Cuthbert Southey and Derwent Coleridge (pre bend of St. Paul's), both natives of Keswick, and the only surviving sons of the two distinguished lake poste, attended the funeral of their aged relative. UNsUIvIEAsPEL ATTEMrTs TO SCALE THE MAT TERHORN. —The Alpine climbers who went forth, early in June, to scale the Matterhorn—and add the last triumph of skill and daring to be woo in the Swim mountains—have been again defeated. The peak defies all attempt.. Mr. Whimper, one of the Alpine Club, reached a higher point than bad hitherto been reached; but an accidental fall, which may be truly described as one of the most miraculous escapes from instant death on record, caused him to aban don, for the prenatal, sail perhaps for ever, all further as mutts on the virgin summit. In ascending the mem of ice and snow, Mr. Whimper, who was aloes, was compelled in one place to cut • series of steps in the ice, Knowing there was no further difficulty of that kind to be feared, he left his hatchet behind him, and on returning from his baled attempt to mount, Le found to his horror that his steps were gone. The sun had melted them away. As his hatchet could not be recovered, he leaned over the preci pice anal began to prod at the ice with his alpenstock. Some snow gave way, and he rolled over theledge, brazing his face sad body on the rocks sod ridges, crash, crash, down the sides of aches= eight hundred feet deep. By happy chance, he was caught iu a rough bed of rock on the crest of a precipice scarcely equalled in the Alpe, and there remained for so instant stunned and bleeding, though not seriously hurt. He is slowly recovering from the shock and from his wounds. A few days later, Prof. Tyodal reappeared on the scene of his last year's adventures. Mr. Whimper's tools and experience were placed at his disposal, and the con queror of the Riffel set off full of confidence and courage. But his courage and his endurance were taxed in vain. Apin sod again he risked his life. Higher than anyone has ever been up the peak be crept and clomb ; higher than Mr. Whimper: but the steepness of the highest peak re pulsed him, and the undaunted Lot unsuccessful moun taineer left the Matterhorn unsealed.—Athearnim. AsCENT OP SALISBURY CATHEDRAL Brian.—On Tburelity afternoon laid James Matthews, a workman in the employ of Mr. Frederick Richard Fisher, of the High street, builder, performed his annual feat of outmoding from the 'midi weather door up the iron handles to the summit of the spire of Salisbury Cathedral, for the purpose of oiling the vane. Before descending, he got astride the iron cross bar above the vane, which is at an altitude of more than 4GI feet from terra firma. THE MANCHESTER Corrox COMPANY.—The first annual meeting of this company was held at Manchester Yesterday ; Mr. John Platt, of Oldham, in the chair. The directors' report was read, but it was stated that Mr. Hey wood, their commissioner to India, had not yet prepared a report of his proceedings. When written, it would be printed and sent to the shareholders. Mr. Heywood addressed the meeting, but the proceeding' had not concluded when our report left. The new self-acting reaping machines, says the Gardeners' Chroaide, bare acquitted themselves exceed ingly well in sash trials as they have already received this barred. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commiasioues Noe.) iss RICHARDSO24.-A CITY MERCHANT'S BANKRUPTCY. Thin wan • sitting for examination and discharge. The bankrupt, John Richardson, was described as late of 40, King William-street, merchant, late a partner in the late firm of C. Bowes and Co., carrying on business under the Kyle of Heed's Patent Cattle Feed Company. The bankrupt returns his unsecured debts at 201. only ; liabilities on partnership debts, 5,6781. There are no emu. Yr. Sargood opposed for creditors ; Mr. Pook for the assignees ; Mr. J. C. Brooch supported the bankrupt. The bankrupt was examined, and it appeared he gavo • security over hie furniture to his mother-in-law. His mother-in-law quarrelled with him and took away the fur niture. She lived in some street in Hackney—he did not know where. Her name was Mary Ann Cameron. Mr. Riches, the attorney, was the assignee. When Mrs. Cameron removed the property his wife went into furnished lodgings. They had given an assignment of debts to E. Bowes for his own benefit. He was the brother of their ILA. The firm had not agreed to pay a composition of °rm 6d. in the pound. E. E. Bowes was a creditor for money lent. In answer to Mr. Brough, bankrupt said his opposing cre ditor was Mr. Denny, a corn-merchant. They purchased of him, at his request, thirty tons of rice meal. Mr. Denny may have called half • dozen times before he obtained an order. Twenty tons of the goods were invoiced to Howard and Co., at 2.. 6d. profit, and the remaining ten tons re mained in Denny's hands. The Commissioner—Do you mean Denny did not Is.. his goods ? Bankrupt—Not a third of them. Mr. Denny was his only opposiog creditor. His partnership with Bowes oommeoced in June, 1860. He provided no capital. Bowes had a capital when he joined him. Did not know Bowes's present private position. The liabilitfee which appeared on the balance-sheet were in respect of the partnership. His pri vate debts were 201. only. The furniture was transferred to his mother-in-law on the Ist or 2nd of January. Mr. Sargood applied for an adjournment for further ac counts to be supplied. He contended that in many cases y was systematiodlygot rid of for the purpose of de ir:adPeartg creditors. The assignee—" the active asognee"— Mr. Riches, brought bankrupt and Bowes tog her, and be now appeared as • creditor on the balance-sheet. The bank rapt went through the farce of giving a security on his furniture to his motherin-law—a proceeding in which Mr. Riches, the astute attorney to the partnership, concurred. Of his client 20 tow of rice meal had been obtained, which was in itself a deliberate fraud. After getting rid of his f urniture after robbing his client of his property, Mr. Riches inter vened to get a dissolution of the partnership. In June the bankrupt came to the court on his own petition, and Mr. Pock, the solicitor, voted in the name of Mr. Bowes for the appointment of Mr. Riches as assignee. This showed how wretchedly the present system of administration of the law of bankruptcy might be abused. He asked for a goods sod cash account from the Ist of January. Mr. Pub, for the assignees, complained that the speech of the learned counsel was • tirade of abuse from be ginning to end. If the assignees had bad any information as to the property said to belong to the bankrupt, he would have been happy to have endeavoured to recover it for tbe estate. . _ _ _ L 9 W. D. 9 9 L L B. .-- - Kam ... ..... 30.03 56 64 N.N.E. 9 o 2 &mom ... 29.96 66 66 N.Y.W. 9 0 3 Lim 1138twici A1m041921 19.96 60 68 NAL 9 o 1 Powwww..- 26.94 66 62 N.W. 2 b 1 GaLwAir VALISTIA Qmoworowa 1996 66 66 N. 1 b 1 1105,85.50 29.91 60 68 N.N.W. 81 3r 0.16 1 lavuurool. PBinkaol2 19.91 60 68 N.L 4 b 1 Pommes nniorn 19.67 60 67 N.W. 7 Sr 0.21 1 JIIIEY 29.86 61 69 N. 8 21. 0.091 973780crni 29.83 61 62 NIL 9 1r 0.06 4 POll9lruolll 26.79 61 59 &N.& 8 0 I Dorn Lomat. 29.91 60 68 N.N.9 7 k 0.46 - Y 5880078 104110104661 19.91 68 57 LN.L 9 191 1 611711.1. . 112.21GoLUID 19.90 63 10 L 8. 9 1 b 1 THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1862. SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) Two o".- The railway market to-day is heavy. Great Western, Midland, and Eastern Counties stocks have fallen per cent., and Lan cashire and Yorks - hire and Caledonian 4. Other lines have not varied much. London and North Western stock is now quoted 964 to f ; Great Western 651 to f ; Laneashire and Yorkshire, 1071 to ; Midland, 129 to 4 ; London and South Western, 99 to 100 ex div. ; Caledonian, 1091 to f ; South Eastern, 864 to 86 ; Great Northern, 1244 to 1254 ; and great Eastern, 44 to 4. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares remain steady at 4to prem. San Paulo are firm. Other foreign, as well as Indian and Canadian railway stocks, are I are inactive. 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The mining market is quiet to-day. East Cara don shares are in demand, and have improved to Ca to 48a, being about 30s. higher than at the close yesterday. Marko Valley are firm, at 104 a t t o I, and Wheal Ludoott steady, at 10 to a. Cern Brea are quoted 121 to 13, and North Crofty, 3 i to Port Phillip Mining shares are in good demand, and have improved, being marked a and prem. Great Northern Copper have been dealt in at 1 die. Foreign mines are quiet. The directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial Gold Mining Company have received advices from their resident director, Mr. Bland, dated Mel bourne, 25th June, 1862, of which the following are exracts : Quartz Crushing.—l am glad to have it in my power to forward a very satisfactory return of work done at Climes during the month of May, notwithstanding that it includes six weeks' work, and the last of the se parate accAmot sales of alloy. The quantity of quartz crushed fur the month was 4,294 tons, an avenge of 715 tons per week; the yield of gold, including 292 i oz. of alloy, was 3,366 oz. 15 dwt. 12 gra., or au of 15 dwt. 12 gra. per ton ; the receipts Zw ers tr. some period were 5,7651. Is. 4d. ; payment, including Melbourne mansgement, 2,2721. 19s. 4d. —profit, 3,4921. 2• This improvement in the yield still keeps up ; for the month of June, reaching to over 17 dwt. per ton, different portions of the workings vary so much that it is next to impossible to form an estimate with any degree of precision whether the present yield is likely to increase or di. minish, I can only my that the mine looks well, and the Chines Company have every confidence in a continuance of probable working. The gross receipts amount to If. 7s. 3d. per ton, and the payments to 10• 7d.; ditto le s calcining and delivering of quartz and Melbourne management to 7s. 10d. The account for calcining has nearly mead, in the stone break ing machine being now molar use. Vine.—The sinking the main shaft has been resumed and it is now down 336 feet; the work at this somewhat inter. fermi with the raising of quartz, and we have in consequence occasional stoppages at the stamps for waot of material. Machinery.—This is all in good working order, the stone- Irasking machine is working fairly. A remittance of 4,0001. has been received by this maiL At Trelawney Mine meeting, on Thursday, the accounts showed a profit for the three months of 8981. A dividend of 10e. per share was declared. At West Caradon meeting, on Wednesday, the accounts for March and April showed a profit of 1891. The assets showed a balance over the liabili ties of 4,7281. The subjoined weekly summary of the metal market is extracted from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelszen and North : There are no signs of improvement in the motel market, and complaints are becoming general about slackness of trade. It is only with the greatest difficulty that present prices are maintained. Welsh bars continue in moderate demand, at 5/. se. at the works, and from 51. 171. 6.i to 61. f. o. b. here. Staffordshire unaltered. Copper English is quiet ; English manufactured, from 101 d. to 100., &word ing to specification ; tough cake and ingot, from 911. to 93/., according to quality. 'Business in foreign is restricted : Burrs, 941. to 951. ; Kapuoda, 951. ; Spaauh, 891. to 901. ; Chili, 961. Tio : Since the reduction there has been a fair demand in English, while in foreign hardly any business has been done here. We have sellers of Straits at 1111. buyers ; limited, 110/. ; 1141.10 a. nominally. The Dutch market has fallen I tt 'D 66 to 16. Tin Plates : Manufacturers adhere to previous quo- tattoos, but the demand is slack, and it will be difficult to maintain present prices. Lead is dull; good soft English can be bought at 191. 15e. Speller : Hardly any bummer haa been done, and the tendency of prices is in favour of buyers. We quote spot here from 171. 17s. 6d. to 181.; Hall parcels, according to quality, 18/. to 18a. 2s. 6d. ; W.H., 18/. 10e. to 181. 15s, A very large speculative busi ness bas been done in Scotch pig hoe, and prime have rapidly advanced to Ms. 6d. cash, and 565. 6d. three months open ; the demand originated from Liverpool. 78 91 76 79 76 79 101 109 !fa 1066 1116 166 11e 11/ 64 68 66 96 $1 U 46 46 119 30 la 102 . 109 lollt Ps Lose' di 8 db 97 100 89 91 L ab `l l 2 101 102 96 96 5 7 6 7 4 6 4 6 86 00 10E4 1014 i i Oct OB 1041 lei 108 COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (Et 'manse AND MINH WAONCTIC ITLEORAPO (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDRNTJ The market continuer) to improve. Selee about 10,0(10 boles. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY). The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 475. fkl. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 48e. 6d. ; Sep tember, 49a. 6d. , October to Doosinber, 50s. to 50s. 3d. Marna AVERAGES. —Town tallow, 50s. • fat by ditto, 2s. 6d. ; yellow Russian, 60s. 6d.; melt ed stuff, 3Ai. ; rough ditto, 21.. 6d. ; tallow snares, 16s. ; good dregs, 7s. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY. Marra Harvey and Easton report trade very dell. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.) The supply of vegetables continues good. Importations of foreign fruit, such as nectarines, peaches, pears, and apricots, take place almost daily. Grapes and pineapples me also plentiful. Besse, artichokes, tomatoes, and comm. ben are likewise abundant. Strawberries and =mats an now pearly over. Plums, especially greengages, are plea tifaL are as yet tolerably free from disease. Cut lowers chiefly &mist of orchids, pelargoniums, violets, mignonette, and roses. A grand display of fireworks (says Gdignani) I took place yesterday (Thursday) evening at the Palace of St. Cloud, opposite the Pavilion of Marie Antoioette, for the gratification of the Prince Imperial. The principal piece was a rich escutcheon, having the arms of the young prince, with his ioitials in the centre. A brilliant bouquet terminated the display, which excited the admiration of • distinguished party invited to the palace. The shrubberies which surround the palace were illuminated with Deng% lights, which produced • most brilliant effect. NEW SYSTEM OF WAR SIGNALS AND TELEGIaAPHY. —The course of experiments lately carried oat at the comp at Aldershot, under the superintendence of Captain Balboa, 12th Regiment, with his newly-invented lime-light sigma amanita@ and system of telegraphy, having been brought to • conclusion, Lieutenant-General Sir J. L. Peanefatber, oommaoding the division at the camp. &mons ponied by his staff. Weeded at the Bell Hill, on Thursday night, to test the merits of the system. Tslaph stations were established at Comp, Cove Common. and Begehot, and messages were emit to and from the various . with great rapidity and correctness, the lights ofqopeculiarly bright and beautiful, although the stale atmosphere was very hazy. The trial lasted . from half-past eight until eleven o'clock, when Sir J. L. Peanslathse expressed to the inventor his satire satisfaction at the aneonsful results he had witeemed, and at the pro- i • flelevey of the men who have been so short • time under inalanction. This invention is likely to prove of groat value ' is oar future warfare, as by its mane eomm-mication as be established when the taped of the electric wire would be isegracticable, and signals made at a distance hitherto deemed issponsihis for ordinary signal; while It has the advantage pliAsiog liable to interruption tam the anway.—Arwp weld Novi Gazette. BAR VEST PROSPECTS. (From the Gardeners' Ckronick and dgriceUsral Gazette) The greater part of our present number is occu pied with reports of the coming harvest and the present appearance of the crops. There can be no doubt if the gentlemen who have favoured us with their opinions have taken only ordinary care in forming them, that the wheat harvest crop of 1862 is one of the wont we have bad for many . years. There has always hitherto lon the occasion of these annual returns been, among 20.) correspondents, a considerable propor tion who have declared the crop to be over average, even where the preponderance of opinion, and the ultimate expe lrience, lay all the other way. We have never before had to report that of 188 reporters there is only one who speaks of the crop in his neighbourhood as being " very good," and he is from an Irish county whose wheat crop has no great influence on the general supply of the year. And it is a still worse report of the information which has reached' as, that out of 188 there are no fewer than 150 who declare the crop to be inferior—only 37 who anticipate an ordinary return. Storms of wind causing the plant to be root fallen before the wed wee fully formed— " red gam" and " mildew," the consequence of an un kindly Rummer—have produced their natural result, a deficient harvest. A correspondent, who very pro perly adopts the signature "Common Sense," fairly cles cribes oar poeition in the following paragraph :—" I have often in former rears observed the curious unwillingness shown by the public (that is the newspapers) to acknow ledge the unpleasant fact of a deficient harvest. Our summer throughout England has been cold and wet. The consequence, namely, a deficient harvest, is as certain as that two and two make four ; yet I observe that the newspapers persist in inserting non sensical paragraphs as to the probability of an average produce, which one should think the slightest considera tion would show to be now impossible." The following is the tabular epitome of the returns, and it entirely bears out the above prediction of " Common Sense :" Over Under Total Crop.. Average. Average. Average. Reports. No. No. No. No. Wheat Barley Oats Beans Peas _ . . 10 73 23 106 It results from these figures that the wheat crop is very inferior, that barley is barely an average crop, that oats are a fair average, that beans are geoerally good, and pees on the whole a fair crop. SINGULAR DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN OF PROPERTY. —This morning information was forwarded to Mr. Humphreys of the death of Mr. William Henry Biggar, • i Scotch gentleman of property, who expired on Wednesday I last under very melancholy circumstances. It appears the deceased had taken a passage at Aberdeen on board the steamer Trident, for the purpose of coming up to the metropolis. While at dinner, nine miles from the port, be was informed that the steamer was about to start, and he instantly rose from the table, and no conveyance being at Mad, he walked with great rapidity and reached the Trident just as she was potting off the quay. He had no sooner entered the cabin, however, than he fell from exhaustion, and in spite of all re medies he expired almost immediately. The body of the unfortunate gentleman was brought to London, where it awaits an inquest, prior to being taken back in the same vessel to Aberdeen for interment. SUICIDE OF • BETTINO-MAN.—This morning Dr. Lankester held an inquest on the body of Godfrey Clay, aged 50 years, lately residing at 6, Goodgeetreet. The deceased was respectably connected, and had always been icousidered to be in very good circumstances. Not very long since a considerable property was left him ; but latterly he was supposed to have been much addicted to gambling, and to betting heavily at races. Witint the past month or two be appeared to have become very destitute. He 001 W. plained of pains in his head, and refused to take sufficient nourishment. On Wednesday night he was found hanging in his room, quite dead. Verdict—" Suicide whilst in a state of unsound mind." A CHILD KILLED BY STONE-THROWING.—Late yesterday an inquiry was held at the Golden Lice Tamen, Cannonetreet-road, by Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, respecting the death of Esther Adele Frail, aged two years, who was killed in her mother's arms by a blow of • stone on the head. It appeared from the evi dence that some boys having flung a heavy stone into the purge of a house, where a little girl named Mary Anne Hurry, was playing, the latter picked it up, sod threw it into the street Just at that moment Mrs. Frail was proceeding along the pavement with her daughter in her arms, and the stone struck the obild a violent blow on the head, stunning and dreadfully Injuring her. Mrs. Frail fainted and fell on the flags. The child died shortly afterwards from the injuries received. The cproner remarked upon the great danger of throwing stones in crowded thoroughfares, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." THE HAMPSTEAD PONDS.—Dr. Lankester, the coroner, held an inquest at the Duke of Hamilton, New-end, Hempstead, yesterday, on the body of William Wood, aged 15, residing at Harmoodetrest, Kentish-town. It appeared from the evidence adduced that on last Tuesday evening the deceased, accompanied by Edward Toughy, another lad, went to one of the Hampstead-heath ponds to bathe. They undressed together, and went into the water. Shortly afterwards the deceased rot out of his depth, and was drowned. His companion and another lad made a fruitless effort to save him. The pond was dragged by police-constable 445 S till twelve o'clock the next day, when the body was recovered. The police authorities in attendance presented a return showing that there had been 11 accidental deaths and four suicides from drowning in these ponds, besides many narrow escapee, since 1858, and that they were too much exposed for the public safety. The coroner gave his opinion that something should be done at once to remedy their present dangerously exposed state. The jury returned • verdict of "Accidental Drowning," with a strong recommendation that the New River Com pany, who hold possession of the ponds, should provide greater protection to life than now exists. A FIRE DISCOVERED BY • PARROT.—Yesterday morning, about 3 o'clock, the inmates of the premises be longing to Mr. Burgess, tobacconist., No. 1, King-street, Old Kent-road, were aroused from their slumbers by a parrot belonging to the occupier crying out, " Master ! master ! Fire !" Upon getting up the premises were found to be on fire on the ground floor, and so rapidly were the flames extending that none of th e residents were able to reach the street, door ; they were obliged, therefore, to escape out of the windows. Fortunately every person was enabled to reach the ground without sustaining the least injury. The engines of the London Brigade and others were quickly in attendance, and • good supply of water having been procured, the firemen went to work, but they were unable to get the fire extinguished until the stock in trade was nearly destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. Fortunately the sufferer was insured. FATAL EXPLOSION OF A METAL CASTING.—An explosion of a metal casting at K , rkstall Forge, on Tuesday, caused the assembling of a coroner's jury at Leeds. It appears that the workmen at the forge were engaged in casting an enormous metal anvil, and inoomequeoce, as it is supposed, of the hot liquid metal coming in contact with the damp bottom of the mould an explosion followed. Above nine tons of hot metal was blown about the shop, burning seven men, one so severely that he died on Wed nesday, whilst another lies in a dangerous state. Two CHILDREN KILLED ON A BAILWAY.—ATI accident of a very distressing character occurred on the rail way at Anjogton, Dear Tamworth, last Saturday, by which two children last their lives. They were named Geo. Henry Lawrence, aged 13, and Harriet Elizabeth Lawrence, aged 3 ream, and were the children of an agricultural labourer. living near the railway at Amioston. Wm. Lawrence said, at the coroner's inquest —I am a labourer, and the father of the deceased. They were brought homeontkiturday afternoon. The boy was quite dead, but the girl livedtill nearly midnight. Jas. Ratoliff mud— I sin a gatekeeper on the Treat Valley Railway. I was on duty at the Amington crossing ou Satur day afternoon. I saw the deceased at the coming. I would not let them pass as a train was a *rig. After the train had gone by I went to the si on the opposite aid*, and saw another engine and tender coming on the down line. I shouted to the children to stand still ; my back was then towards them. On perceiving that the engine had shut off steam, I turned and saw the two children lying on the Km I lifted them on to the bank. Henry Smith deposed—While acting as fireman on the engine in ques tion, I observed a little girl run on the line, and • little boy ran and caught hold of her to pull her back. The engine then struck them. I first saw them when about five metals length off, and reversed the engine, but could not stop until I had passed them about 30 arda. The train WAS going at about 18 or 90 miles per hour. The jury returned • verdict of " Accidental death," at the same time urging very strongly on the company the great neces sity of providing bridge accommodation at this crossing, which is near a very sharp curve. The children were , buried at Tamworth on Wednesday afternoon. A large ! number of permit assembled to witness their funeral.— I St ordain Advertiser. THE CONDEMNED PRISONER FLOOD.—The Sussex Express states that the Brighton petition for a commute- non et Flood's sentence receivri upwards of 11.C)0 signs ! tures, and that from Lewes I,sca. Other towns and villages have also sent to the Secretary of State numerously signed petition.. IA CORONER FINED FOR BAD WRITING.—AI the Liverpool Assizes yesterday, Mr. Baron Wilde, before the I crown trials commence I, complained that some depositions which had been prepared by Mr. Driffield, county coroner, were so badly wntten as to lie quite illegible. His lordship remarked that negligence of this kind amounted to contempt of court, as it interfered with the operations of justice. He should therefore fine Mr. Driffield 101., and if the offence I were repeated a much heavier penalty would be imposed. Mr. Driffield regretted that his lordship should have bad I any cause of complaint ; he had written the depositions "in I his asnal meaner , • and bad sever Moeda difficulties having been before exPerimeed with hie manuscript. The judge advised Mr. Driffield to consult with the clerk of assize, who would explain the form and style which should characterise depositions intended to be of use to the court. SALE OF THE ENTATIE OF SIR MORTON PILTO.—• The Norfolk News states that Messrs. Deals! Smith, Soe, Craerrczersz PAstair Ceintar.—lt is proposed ble and Oakley, commenced the important sale of the value property ia the neighbourhood of Lowestoft, belonging to restore the parish chards at • east of 12,0001., which to Sir & Morton Pet., M.P.. on Wednesday last. Thirteen win Dot Wade inspeosenesm to thp Immo, Aldred glade, lots were pot up, but six of them were DOS sold at the prices sad other ceeealeatal haprovesseeli.--Iheess ike/wrsi. bid. Mr. Sargood declined to withdraw any of the observa tions he had made. Mr. Brough declined to participate in the " squabble " mi between Mr. Pook d Mr. Mr. Bargaod—That is an observation which, as a member of the bar, you should not make. Enough is already said about the bar in this court. Mr. Keough, in cootinuation, denied that the learsed counsel had any justification for the hard words he had used. The Commissioner reserved judgment. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr and a Jury.) BOLL V. CHOLLT.-AN OPEN CAZZIAOL POE THE ASCOT RACE. CUIIOOB ACTION. This was an action to recover 71. 6s. for the hire of an open carriage, plaintiff keeping the Castle Hotel at Rich mond, and defendant being a stockbroker of the Royal Exchange. Mr. Jones was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Way for the defendant. From the statement of the plaintiff it appeared that on the 12th June last he received a telegram from the defen dant ordering an open carriage and pair to be at the Rich. mood railway ?station, at 11 o'clock, on the 13th June, to go to the Ascot races, and to be hired for two days. This telegram was received at 1 o'clock, and an answer was deli vered by plaintiff at the Richmond telegraph office at 2 o'clock. The carriage was duly at the station as ordered, but defendant did not appear to avail himself of its use. The telegraph office clerks stated that there was a great influx of businees on the 12th June, and the result was that the answer was not sent from Richmond till 4 o'clock (as each message had to await its turn), nor delivered in London till a quarter to 5. Hr. Way on the part of defendant stated that his client waited for an answer to his mammas till half-past four (some time after his usual hour of leaving his office) and finding that no answer came he imagined that no vehicle was to be had, and he obtained another. Under these circumstances defendant surely was not liable. His Honour, in summing-up to the jury, said that if the late delivery of the mange ensued from any negligence on the part of the Telegraph Company, then defendant was not liable, and plaintiff had his remedy against the company, but if through great press of business the menage was un avoidably delayed, then plaintiff was entitled to recover. The jury found for the plaintiff. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKEN WELL. ALLEGED CORPOIJDORT MARRlAGlL—conurrst FOR BIGAMY. Louis Napoleon Ltgras, • Frenchman. residing at 17, Upperliathbone-place,who described himself aS an engraver, was charged before Mr. Barker with intermarrying with Jane Pybea, his wife Charlotte being then and still alive. Mn. Mary Ann Blake, of 13. Bedford-street, Bedford square, having proved that her sister Charlotte was married to the pnaoner at Bt. George's Church, Hanover-square, in May, 1856, and that she is still alive, Jane Prbus, of 30, Thanet-street, Burton-crescent, the ascend wife, was called, and stated that she was married to the prisoner at Old St. Pancras Church on the 23rd of July last. Prisoner—Did you not torment me to marry you? Did you not torment me very much, and know that my dear wife was alive? (Laughter.) The witness stated that she did not torment the prisoner to marry her, although she had every reason to believe that he had • wife living. Mr. Barker remarked that it warn very strange for her to want to get married to the prisoner when she was aware of the facts. Wdeess—Bat I loved him dearly and sincerely then. (Load laughter.) Police-constable Thomas Evans, 113 C, mid be took the prisoner into custody, and when he told him the charge, be said, " She persuaded me to many her. It was all her own doing." He produced the certified copies of the certificate.' of the two marriages. The prisoner in defence said—She persuaded me to many her. She gave me money to do it. I made a mis take in the l►w, for I thought I could many her as my first wife lived away from me for seven years. The com plainant was with me for four years before I married her. I married her on a point of morality, as I had lived with her for years, to bring her to her family. Charlotte is my dear wife. Mr. Barker fully committed the prisoner to Newgats for trial WANDSWORTH. A YOUTHFUL SWINDLER. Williast R4AanTaweil7drt;l3l;th, who was de scribed as having neither home nor occupation, was finally examined before Mr. Nyman on a charge of obtaining sis• vent horses and gigs by fraudulent representations. The details of one came will be sufficient to show the nature of the frauds. Ou Thursday, the 22nd of May last, the prisoner west to the yard of Mr. North, of No. 6.5 Railway-arch, Vans. ball, and represented that he wanted a pony and trap to go to Mitcham to see his aunt. The prosecutor remarked that the prisoner came out of the Walk, meaning Lambeth walk, where he had many customers, and he replied ' 'yes." He darted away with a pony and trap, and promised to return early in the evening. The prosecutor waited up till 3 o'clock the next morning. but the prisoner never returned with the I, property. On the following Tumidity the prosecutor discovered his property at the house of Mr. Bundle. I of the Greyhound Inn, Hendon. He then ascertained that on the Thursday the prisoner, with another young man, drove to th e i nn and put up the pony mid trap. The next morning the prisoner went out with the pony acd trap for a drive, and in the afternoon he wanted them again. Having some suspicion, Mr. Bundle refused to let bun have them unless the pony's' keep was paid. He then stated that he had no money; and after some conversation, he said, " Well, I want to sell this pony and trap." He also stated that they were his I property, and that his father w ou ld b e very sorry for him to part with them. The innkeeper refused to purchase, and the prisoner then asked hint to lend him 10s. to go to Loudon to get one money to pay his e x p enses a t t h e i on. The innkeeper advanced the money with the understanding that the pony should not go until the expenses were paid. 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A prominent feature is the continued fall in all kinds of Turkish securities. At Paris, this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at Mr. 95c., being the same as the closing price oz Wednesday. Consols are officially marked 93 and 93e for money, and 93k for the account. The present quotations are 93 to I for cosh, and 931 "buyers," for the 4th of September. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cents. Reduced, 93k; New Three per Ceuta., 94, 93, f, 93 • India Stock, 228; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 104 ; Four per Cent. "eufsoed" rupee paper, 93 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., U 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 215., 18e. prem. The scrip of the New Turkish Loan has fallen to-day to 2} to 2 dia. ; and the paid-up to 65 to }, being Ito per cent. lower than yesterday. The older Turkish stocks have likewise declined, the loan of 1864 being quoted 82 to 83, and that of 1858, 08} to f . Peruvian Loan scrip is dull, at If to 1 dis. Portuguese is quoted 2} to 24 prem.; Venezuelan, par to } prem.; Russian, par to prem.; Egyptian first issue, 11 to 12 prem.; ditto, second issue, 10 to 11 pmts. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 102} ; Equador New Consolidated, 184 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., paid-up scrip, 941, 96, ex new ; Ita lian Five per Cents., 70} (exchange, 25fr.) ; ditto Maremmana Railway, 72 ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 281 ; New Granada Two per Cents., 264 ; Portuguese Three per Ceuta., 1853, 46} ; ditto for exeunt, 46} ; Russian Fiva per Cents., 964, 97 ; Russian Five per Cents., 1862, paid-up scrip, 934, ; Spanish Three per Cents., 54} ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 83}, 82 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 71, 704, I, 69}, I, ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 73, 724, 73 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1862, scrip, I}, }, 24, }dia. ; ditto paid up scrip, 66}, 4, 664, 664, 65. Harz-rase Two o'CLoca. Consols are less firm, at 93 to } for money, and 934 for the account. About 6,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank yes terday. The outgoing steamer for the West Indies, to leave on the 17th, will take about 420,0001. on account of the new Peruvian Loan. This amount consists of Australian gold, which otherwise would have been sent into the Bank, the present level of the exchanges not allowing a profit on the exporta tion of gold to Pie Continent. The steamer New York bas brought 22,0001. is specie for 'England. The bar silver by the West India packet has been sold at ss. lid. per ounce, showing a rise of id., compared with the price obtained for the previous supply. The advance is caused by an increased demand for Bombay, principally in connexion with purchases of cotton at that port, while at the same time the supply of government bills here is insuffi cient. Mexican dollars meet with a moderate inquiry for China. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were qtioted much the lame as on Tuesday. Then was, however, a reaction in the rates on Vienna, the apprehtinsions with regard to the course of events in Italy having subsided. Subjoined is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.18} to 4 ' • ditto, 3 days. ILI6 to 4 ; Rotterdam, 3 meths, 11.184 to f• Ant werp, 3 mouths, 25.471 to 52g ; Hamburg, ma. bum, three months, 13.8 to g ; Paris, 3 days , 25.20 to 5 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.421 to 74 ; Fraaktortent-thirMaine, 3 mouths, 1194 to 4 ; Petersburg (par rouble), 3 mouths, 344 to 4 ; Vienna, eft. do., 3 months, 13 to 13.15 ; Trieste, eff. 50., 3 months, 13 to 13.15 ; Madrid, S mouths, 49g tog Clad* 3 months, 494 to 1 ; Leghorn, S inteMs, 25.571 to 60 ; Clews, 3 months, 25.57 g so 60 ; Milan. 3 mouths, 25.57 g to 60 ; Naples, 3 months, 391 to 4 ; Palermo, 3 months, 1194 to ,y ; Memina, 3 months, 119* to 4 ; Lisbon, 90 digs, 524 to 53 ( ) Porto, 90 dolt, 524 to 5 3. The monthly return of the Bank of France, as made up to Thursday, the 14th of August, shows the following results (the exchange taken at 256. to the pound) : Coin and bullion Bills discounted Decrease 1,760,000 Notes in circulation Demesne 440,000 Private deposita Treasury depoeita Advances on public severities Decrease 155,000 The decrease in the bullion is not heavy. 'The demand fur discounts has fallen off. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,0461. The Gazette specie statement for the week ending Wednesday last gives the following totals, via. : Imports of gold, 597,063/. ; exports of gold, 68,9221. ; imports of silver, 44,0611. ; exports of silver, 171,6801. FIUDAT ETIOIRIG! Ocean Marine Insurance shares were quoted io day 10e to 4 prem. • Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, 24 to 4 prem. • Commercial Union Assurance, 4to 4 dis. • Univ ersal Marine, I too die. ; London and Provincial Marine, par Mercantile Fire, 1 11-16 to 1 13-16 prem. The closing quotations for shares in new under takings to-day were as follows :—Bank of 'Enda,- tan, 1 to 0} dia. ; Northern Railway of Buenos t p Ayres, 4 to 4 rem. ; Buenos Ayres Southern Rilway, 4 to prem. ; London and Middlesex Bank, par to prem. ; London, Buenos Apes, and River Plate Bank, 4 to 4 prem. • Western Australian Cotton, 4 to 4 prem. ; Metropolitan Wagon, 1 to li prem. ; Irish Rolling Stock, 4 dia. to 4 prem. • Bank of Queensland, par to 4 prem.; General Rolling Stock, 4to 4 prem. ; and Rive! Navigation of India and Mina, i to le prem. Taa RAILVINT IN Bucits.—The harvest prospects are not very encouraging, as the state of the weather ap pears anything but settled. The last few days have been such that no great prugtwa ban been made. Wheat cutting hat bocu r r ou l efilinil , but the crops turn out very unarm. as bot h quantity sad coodition. Whilst some parts of the same field are rips and ready for the sickle, other parts ere green and anything bat matured. The oats and barley crops are looking well, bat like all other Crops this year are late. For the met crops the weather has bees much mss suitable.—Becks Advertiser. TRATTIC Mauna —The traffic returns of rail ways is the United Kingdom published for the wank ending the 9th of August, amounted, on 10,406 miles. to 643,5401., and for the oorresponding week of 1861, on 10,088 miles. to 609,6221. showing ea Mamas of 318 miles. and of 33,9221. in the receipts. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal railways in the United Kingdom amounted far the week on 6,954 miles, to 506,16.31. ; and for the corres ponding week of last year, on 6,738 miles, to 485.184 L; showing an increase in the mileage of 2,16 miles, and 22,879/. in the receipts. The increase on the thledoniaa amounted to 1,0471.; on the Eastern Counties to 2,1Y361. ; on the; Great Northern to 2,3461. ; on the Great Southern and Western to 319/. ; no the Great Western to 8,0161. ; on the Loudon and North-Western to 8,542/. ; on the London, Brighten, and Smith Coast. to 611. ; oo the Looilon and Smith Waiters to 5.1991. ; Midland, 7031. ; and on the Smith Fedora to K232l.—total. 30,551/. But from this must be deducted 6,2901., the decrease on the Lancashire and Yorkshire ; 7581. on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Limageshire ; 231. os the North British ; and 601/, on th . North Eastern, together 7.673/., leaving the increase, as above, 22.8791. The reinipta on 64 other liner in the United Kingdom amounted on 3.442 miles to 135,3771. and for the correspondeg week of last year, na 3ArO „aw l. t 0124,3381., showing an Mamas of 92 miles, and of 11,0394 in the receipts. The goods teams as the 14 line* above men timed amounted for the week to 202,2241. what 203,459/., showing • decrasee et 1,2151. The passengers, parcels. mails, do., traific on those lines amounted to 306,9391. against 281.8251. far the ecaniposdins period of /361, showing an increase In the permeger traffic of 24,1141. Then lincie shay an inerensc in the perrenger train at I.°lmitoLietiutheultwatheeskiwrimelanoternationaliP6242lsedinguidiatrhsesarbibeiol4=gosishrbratiethevili Yves, wllsk ararstpia6frolastowatic.whiekeholesadr:tivrothetheari.::: inersuel of 2,0271., as 104 6 10 4 i 121 iis 11 I