The Express. — London, England, 1864-08-16 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTELN CIRCUIT.—BiastoL, A 1:t.1:5•T 13 (Before Mr. Jostle* Biles and a Spezia Jury.) 8111001/1 AND *TIMM e. ELM. Mi. M. &kith. Q.C., and Mr. Milder (instructed by Kr. H. /kitten) were counsel for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Ham lake, Q C.. :dr. Coleridge, Q.C. Mr. Stone, and Mr. Mara lanstrected by Megan. Fess • ell and Pritchard) were souse' for the defendant. Kr. Smith awed the case. The plaintiffs were the execu ter end executrix of James Howell, deceased, and they brought en action to recover a sum of mousy which wan de posited at the West of England sod South Wain Sank, et which the defendant was the public officer. The sum , shunted wee 3,700/. and interest. Yr. Howell woes timber merchant, aiming on business for acme time in Bristol in pertnership with a gentleman named Leak. That partner ship was dissolved in August, ISM, and Mr. Howell died on the 3rd of March, :862. They bad banked at the West of Eagland Bank, and in August, 1841, Mr. Howell opened a private accoust. The learned coined stated the amounts which had been paid into and drawn from the bank, and argued that the Wanu remaining in the bank to the credit el Mr. Howell was 3,700 f., the sum claimed. No witnesses were examised, but the par-book was put in in support of the plaintiffs' ogee. Itr. Kerslake, in addressing the jury for the defence, stated that the amount really it question wAs 3,500 f., and the emotion was whether it was payable to the executors of Mr. Sowell. The firm of Howell and Leak were considerable government contractors, and the nature of the business was such tb..t large admires were made to the firm by the lank. In Actual, 1861, the account at the book was over drawn to the extent of between 15,000/. and 20,000 f., bet it had increased ro 39.000/. at the death of Mr. Howell. Of .cane, if the 3.5001. had been paid in without soy agree insist whatever, it would belong to Mr. Howell at his death, and would be nayable to his exeentort after his death ; but it was paid in on the express terms that it was not to be drawn out. but continue there as security against the Geer. drawn account of Howell and Leek ; and as regarded that account it would be shown that it increased down to Mr. Howell's death, and that there was still an overdrawn se emit. Under thoeecircumetancee, the bank was bound to retain the 3, - 4.V. so long as that balance remained against Howell And Leak in the bank books. Mr. John Rates was called, and stated that the financial pail of the business of Howell and Leek was transacted by Mr. Nowell. He never represented to them that the parr . nership eras dissolved, although be (Mr. Bates) hour he wee anxious to withdraw, and alter the date of the destitution Mr. Howell c fled on the account at the bank precisely the same as before. [A letter from Mr. Howell to Mr. Bates wee pu' in and read. It was dated the 21st of November, 1861. and contained the following sentence :—" Please bold the above for 3,50(V.) as security for payment of the amount now owing you by Messrs. Howell and Leak, you allowing me 3 per cent. per annum upoo the seine.") He told Mr. Howell he could net consent to charge these bills to the account of Howell and Leak awl place them to his own credit., except spots the distinct understanding that the bank were to bold that mcizey so placed at his private account as a set-off against the balance due by the firm of Howell end Leak. [An objection was raised to the reception of this evidence, on the ground that the written documents explained the trans action. His lordship was of opinion that it was inadmissible, but he would receive it at present.) The transfer WAS made Imes that condition. The witness wan examined at some to show the nature of the transactions between the ban and Henn. Howell and Leak, and be confirmed the matement of the. learned counsel. Mr. Karelia' summed up his evidence, and contended that it allowed that this sum of 3,500/. was paid into the back am • set-off against, end to liquidate, if necessary, the ewe smugly overdrawn account of Messrs. Howell and Leak, which had never been wiped out. Mr. Smith replied upon the whole cue. He said there wield be so dould that the plaintiff opened a private account at the bank on the 19th of August, three days after the die 'Motion of partoenhip, the desolation being announced is the Gazetre in the mouth of October following. This private account was opened with • sum of 5001. ; mad them were subsequent payments of 1,5001. acid 2,0001., and the balance doe at the time the action was brought wee 3,7001. The defendant had admitted • portion of his liability, inas- much as he had paid into court the sum of 3501. 10s. It wan a well-known rule of law that banks could not &ppm vend* a sum placed to the credited &customer individually, and set it against au overdrawn amount in which he wee joined with some other persona. Referring to the letter of Mr. Howell to Mr. Ratan relating to this private aomeat, the learned counsel said the overdrawing of the writer was to authorise him to hold it as security for the sum °snag to the bank by the firm, and not for any future and doe ttudieg accouut. The learned Judge, in summing up, called the attention of the jury to the material facts of the case, and said the tint qucatioa was for him to determine, for it was one of law. The question was, what MU the construction of the letter authorising the bank to retain the 3,5001. until the debt of 24,8211., owing by Mesers.Howell and Leak, was paid. He did not think that that meant • running balance at any time, but, as it • tm-eased, the amount due at the time it was writtea. If, however, he was wrong in his construction of the letter, the learned counsel for the defendant should have leave to move the court above. Thee there was, accord ing to the es ulence of Mr. Bates, • verbal agreement be tween him and Mr. Howell at a subsequent period, when the former said he told the latter that he could not casuist to place this sum of 3,5001. to his credit, except as a set-off against the balance due to the bank by Howell and Leak. The consti action of the agreement, if they were of opinion that it was made, would have to be made by the jury. Is less than four months from the dated the written letter Mr. Howell was dead, and daring that period there was paid into the bank, to the credit of Moan. Howell and Leak, • ma of 350001., which wee over and above the amount of the over drawn balance at the time the letter was written. His lord ship then s.id that having decided in favour of the plaintiff, with lame to the defendant to move upon the written agree ment, be should sow the jury to say whether the coo .vereation between the parties took glace as Mr. Bates repre sented it, and was that intended to secure a dean( balance! He (the learned judge) must say that the security wee of very little use to the defendant, if it was so intended. Then the second question he should leave to the jury was, whether they were of opinion that there had been so appro. priation of payments such as to exhaust the balance of 24,*4111., doe at the date of the letter! The jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, and on their retorr stated that they answered the fist canticles in the affirmative. As regarded the second question, the . leaned judge said the finding of the jury we. no atelier, sad, on his suggeeitios, and with th e anoint of the loused eeneeel on both sides, it waa left to the court above. A verdict for the plaintiffs for 3,500 f, sad interest, beyond the amount paid iat o court, was then enter e d, w ith leave to its defendant to move the court above upou all point.. MRLSTOL, AUGUST 15. (Before Mr. Justice Bytes and a Special Jury.) 312CILINS AND ANOTHLE, EXECUTORS, V. THE LRLSTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Kerslake, Q C., Mr. hider's; sad Mr. Speke were for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Montagu Smith, Q.C., Mi. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. atone for the defendant% The action wag brought to recover isompensation under Iced Csuipbell's act, for the death of Mr. J oho Acre, jos.. • solicitor in Luse practice at Bristol, sod • member of the aturlcipal council in that city, who died from tie effects of wishes he had received by an accident on the defeodauta' hoe near Weak's:Anwar-Marc Yr. Kerslake, addressing the court, stated that the amt. dant occurred in July, 1A6,1, sad the damages were laid at 10,0004 An anatigement had, however, been come to between the partiesiby which it was agreed that the com pany should pay • sum of 40004 and theta. it would be necessary, however, to state the owe, as the jury would have to assume the damages amongst the inernlans of the family. Mr. Ayr., the dammed gentleman, was the architect of his own fortune. Having been • clerk in the efface of Mr. Hartley, a solicitoi, that geotleruso, oeing to his abilities, admitted him to articles without • premium, and is 1846 he was admitted as an attorney and solicitor. From that time he rose rapidly, he had a large prams's. sad it was Audited on all heads that he was an exceed. Maly clever [DKR, and his profemional income was coo eiderable. It would be oeueotesarV to go into the Par ticulars of the sashimi, which occurred through the train Fanning oft the line, causing injuries which resulted in death. Ihiniains wore now Ciaißbt4 on behalf o f th e w id ow _and eight children of the deceased, and tin father of the deceased was also within the statute and bad a right to chain isompethatiom The learned eouceel then explained that all the children, with the exception of a married daughter, were minors. and he described their ages, which ran down to six years. The oldest son, who was 20, was articled to Lis father, hut as he *mild sot be assigned without paying • large premium, he was oldiged to cease hie professional education, and the widow aid yours children were of course deprived of the advantage of the gentleman's professional income. Mr. Hill, a managing clerk of deceased, was examined, and stated his net professional income at over MOM. • year. Ile held several offices, and was mile 46 years old when he died. HI. widow was about the earns age. The father had an income of 651. charged on some houses, and at big death his widow would he entitled to 1,0001. Mr. Justice Bybee haven summed up. the jory retired, aid, on coming scat. into court. stated that they had agreed to apportion 1 Mad. to the widow. 20(11. to the eldest son, and *JIM. therms the seven yosieger chitdiee. DRAKE r. TYE TORQUAY icelL CONPART (MIMEO This. which was • builder's action, was ordered to be Tehrred. Mr. Kerslake end Mr. Kingdon fur plaintiff ; Yr. Montagu Smith and Mr. Buller for defendants. This closed the smith MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Lrebs, Arcrst 13. CE.tmN Comr.—(Before /Ir. Justice lif.tiog.) moons° WITH MUT TO II ViDU. WAWA W;viefd, w , joiw, was etarge3 with sboctiwg 1111 airy Birkieeitew, with latest to reorder her. Kr. CampbeU Foster, Mr. Waddy. and Mr. Fergu ion pen for the prateristioa ; sod Mr. Shepherd for the prenewutriz acted as housekeeper I) the prisrmer, mho stamed ow bus:sees es a wheelwright near nvoiniater up to the 18th February lust. About that time the primmer got Me didicultie. ; he had to go through the Bankruptcy °eon at lammitec, and sa his property was sold, it beams accessary f. 4 his housekeeper to Isere. It appeared that an asiresent had sprung up betimes the wales, and ants THE E the protectitrig bad goes to live with her mother at Billiogaly the prisoner wrote letters to her and extracted a half pro mise that she would accept him as'her tutor. husband. When left,eba the prisoner was owing her 111. as wenn, and aho found it necessary to go to Doncaster on the 28th of April for the purpose of prow* the debt. She walked to Doo easter sod back agate. The prisoner sailed at her mother's house next dry, the 29th, and asked after her Loath, when she told bhn that she was rather footsore with walking so' far. He replied that abe would have looked better at home than at Doocaater. He asked for the letters he had sent to the pmsecutrix, and after obtaining them he said there was a house at Sernaborougb, and that he would take it if she would many him. She said he might sake the house, and get Elizabeth, a girl whom he had courted at one time, to live with him ; but be replied, " I would rather have you with half a dozen children than Elizabeth without any." She said she would Lot have him, and the prisoner exclaimed, " If you do not have me, you will not have any oneelse "and also, " if I had been armed sa well Dow all I was on the night when I came to see you, I don't kusw whether I should leave you alive. If I had knowo you were walking home last night, I would have been ready for von." The mother of the prosecutrix was present is the kitchen while this conversation was proceeding, but as she is deaf she heard no part of it. She asked her daughter to bring her something from the parlour, and oo the prose eutng going to the room, she was followed by the primmer, who shut the door behind him. He asked her to give hint a kiss, and on her refusal, he said, " Are you ready to die r She said, " No "and he immediately proceeded to Wren the door with two wooden pegs. She become much alarmed, and seizing him round the arms, endeavoured 'to reach the door. While this struggle was going on he put his hand into his pocket and drew out a pistol, which he discharged over her shoulder. The fire scorched the prosecutrix's hair, and the bullet lodged in the wall of the room, whore it was after wards found. By a violent exertion prosecutrix reached the door and made a noise, which attracted her mother's attention. Finding the door fastened, the old lady went to the parlour window and seeing her daughter and the poi loner struggling t ogether, called to a neighbour, named Sarah Shaw, to come to her assistance. The prisoner re leased himself from the grasp of the proonntrix, and ea devoured to discharge the secood barrel of the pistol, but the cap +Dapped mod no explosion took place He then beat the woman severely about the heed with the butt of the pistol, although she begged far mercy, and said if be saved her she would marry him. Taking advantage of a quiet moment, when the prisoner was searching in his pocket, she gained the door, and forcing it open rushed from the house, closely followed by the prisoner with the pistol is his hand. A man named Wilson observed the occurrence I and seized the prisoner, thus allowing the prosecuting to regain the house. The prisoner deliberately snapped the I pistol at Wilson, but again it mimed fire. He broke away from Wilma, and rushed into the house, where Wilson found him in the act of raising a poker, with which to strike the prosecutrin. Wilson struck his arm down, and some additional assistance being obtained be was secured. I A bullet was found in the undischarged barrel of the pistol ; awl a bullet and a powder flask was found in the pri• soon's possession when he was apprehended. In craw -1 examination by Mr. Shepherd the presecutriz admitted I that she had seen the prisoner with a pistol before the 29th of ApriL When her mother first beard the noise in the parlour, she called through to know what the matter was, and the prisoner replied, " I'm only giving her a fright; she will be all right in a few minutes. . . Mr. Burman. be surgeon who attended the prosecute', stated that he found her suffering from • severe contused wound on the top of the bead. It was nearly two inches in °mob. and about half of its extent went to the boos. The wound might be produced by • severe blow with the butt of a pistol. Mr. Shepherd contended that the prisons was actuated by sone of the deadly intentions imputed to him by the prosecution. If the jury found him guilty of anything it could only be of unlawfully wounding. It was impossible to say that be was guilty of an intention to take away the life of the being whom be most loved, or that be contemplated seeding her to an early grave, and depriving her of that life which wee most precious to him. That would be altogether contrary not only to his own stateroent, that be only wanted to frighten her, but also to the facts of the case as brought out by the prosecution. William Moron, who bad known the prisoner for about 20 veers, stated that be had always found him to be &gentle, penotable, humane man. The jury, after • short aonsoltation, found the prisoner Gritty of shooting nod wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. lienteoce, ten years penal servitude. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, A rGrb-rl5. (Before Mr. Baron Pigott.) GODFREY r. TYRES. TL is cue commenced on Saturday, but did not elrse until to-day. It was an action for libel, both the parties being attorneys, of Liverpool. Mr. Brett, Q.C., Mr. L Temple, and Mr. William.; were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Attoeney.Ceneret Jame., Q.C., Mr. Melliab, Q.C., and Mr. C. Balton for the de fendant. i!! 'RESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1E64. Dishy Ssircour told bha that his lordship coogratulated biro—'• I coognittlato the defendant upon the terms ai rived at by the plaintiff." (Ltoghter.) The sum paid was 1001. and costa. The aniouLt of Interest obeli:el to the Cookson& was 74 per cent. The Attorney -General submitted that there was no evi denos of the publication of the libel. Who was the man who complained? Mr. Godfrey, the slanderer of a lady, brought to account in a neighbouring oounty for it not daring to be present in court, consented through his counsel to a verdict for lUD?. He was the trustee who obtained usurious interest from his own client. Mr. Tyrer bed in tended to have the whole correspondence printed for the Court of Chancery, for the purpose of obtaining proof ; that intention war abandoned. Two copies only bad been printed before the type was broken up, and Mr. Tyrer had not the slightest notion how this came into the paranoia of his enemy, Mr. Godfrey. After bearing Mr. Tyrer's evidence the jury decided in favour of the defendant. - - - ----- CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. We wen ail at supper together, and we were chaffing about the pickles. The prisouer's wile said that the prisoner never got the pickles she liked, and she said she would go out. The plainer said go, and first kicked his wife. Sue said, "Oh, Harry, what have you dose r he said, ..dismay, whet have I dose!' She then saw wane blood, and the primmer this said, "Fetch some mu, fetch a env goon, I have killed her." Mr. Berket—Had that. been any quarrel Witneee—None. It was all a lark. Polloeconstable, 444 A, rid that when he first arrived at the house be was told that there had been a quarrel. Police-constable, 514 N, said that when he went to the house be was informed that there bad been a few words. Mr. Barker asked if the woman was now out of danger. Police sergeant M'lntyre said he was yesterday informed that she was still in danger. Mr. Barker ea id he would remand the ease to see bow the unfortunate woman progressed. WORSHIP-STREET. Patrick Walsh, sixteen years of see, was charged with maliciously cutting and wounding Timothy Hurley, also sixteen yarn old. Both lade are shoeblacka, but neither belong to the brigade. Blood was trickling down the cheek of Hurley, his fing ers were cut, and he had one welted au the temple, and another at the hereof the head. He stated, " This morning I and my brother were in Whitechapel, and Welsh came to us, and said we should not earn any halfpence. I said, " Cu% I earn as well as you and he then struck me in the eye with his fist. Some other boys came up, and he stabbed me three times. I was taken to the doctor's. Charles Reeves.-I'm a ahoeblack, and saw all this. Hurley went serous to Walsh's side of the road for a job. Walsh struck his box. Lots of us ran up and struck his (Walsh's) box. He stood still a minute, then seized Hurley by the neck, sod stabbed him with a knife three separate times. He raid he bed no right to go over on his side of the way. Serjeaat Donoway, H division—Tberes not any regula tion to that effect ; prisoner made it • ride himself. He told me that he committed the assault is ealf-defenoe, as be was being struck with this stick (nearly as thick as man's arm), and that all the others were upon him. I took this clasp-knife from bins. It had blood on it. He says that the other abosblecks don't do businewi fairly—that they work for half price, taking • half pulpy instead of • penny, or be should Dot otherwise make any objection. Prisoner, who declared that he bad been very much ill need, but could not deny the fart of having used the knife, was remanded. _ _ . THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN CORN TEA DE. (From the Mark Lane Exorrea.) The rain, so long ardently desired, came down abundantly on Tuesda y, and the benefit has been incalcu /able. More would have been very merviosable to Os country ; bat with harvest work at its zenith, perhaps it might be hotter deferred. It will serve to give that kiedli nem to the barley which the few specimens brought to market required, and make the wheats yield better in the mill. Spume's of the latter became more abundant as the week advanced, and the consequence was that the first prices could not be nearly realised. The quality turns out finer than generally expected, exhibiting an appearance of unusual strength, and in some respects like the produce of Australia, as the cousequenoe of the great beat sod drought. We shall soon be able to report upon the quality of flour produced, lolly ex pecting • favourable result. Upon the yield, however, there yet remains the greatest uncertainty ; but with • wintu's frost that thinned the plant, and an unkindly and frosty time fur blooming, it is very probable that it will prove under an average as • whole. Market. have still bees doll, as the consequence of fine weather, and old wheat very little wed for ; but with such irregularities as attend the first isles, we cannot speak much of a reduction. Besides, we ere not yet so far advanced as to be out of danger ; and, should heavy rains set in, the grain would be in greater danger of sprouting from ita unusual dr oss. The turnips and mangolds will be saved by Tuesday s tine. The grass yet wanta coosiderably more ; but the soil will now he loosened for working, and farmers be fully employed every way. Those who can afford to wait • little will be very likely to do so, where the yield is bad ; but such as have fared well, as on the fine well-farmed Imes it is likely they will, may be content with the quantity, and take markets a they come, as the vermin often prove very destructive, and have does so this year. The harvest con. times to p roceed favourably in Europe. Paris notes dul ' nese and rather lower rates. Belgium and Holland show but little change. Duels has cheapened in continuum. of English advises, and at New York breadatuffs have been receding in value, speculation having ceased. The arrivals off the coast since the sth instant were seven of which only one cargo was wheat, three maize, three barley. Business wan tranaszted at the following rates Odessa wheat. 38e. • amber lows, eos. ; Wealth* 38e. 6d. ; maize, 275. 141. to L'9o. ; barley, Zia. 6d. to 235. per qr. The sales of English wheat noted last week were 97,201 qrs. at 41s. Id., against 70,1134 qrs. in 1863. Tee London averages were 465. 3d. on 1.616 qrs. The imports into the kingdom, for the week ending Gth Alusftdat, were 176,850qr5. wheat, 70,400 ewes. flour. Monday in Yukioe opened on small English and good foreign supplies of wheat The morning brought but a small accession of samples ; but so far as old were con cerned, they were not needed, some good samples haviag been offered for the fortnight previous in vain. These, therefore, could only be sold in part by accepting • further decline of Is. per qr., making the reduction Is. per qr. for the couple of weeks. Some new appeared of fair quality, both red and white, prices varying from 425. to 50s. per qr. The foreign business remained inactive ; bat holders would geosrally have conceded h. per qr. on all qualities. On Wed. usday there were 490 qre. per coast, 6,710 qrs. foreign. Business was then rather more easily transacted, in cotter quotas of the heavy rain which fell on Tuesday, and most dthe old samples of English were cleared at fully Monday's prices. lo foreign rather more was doing at the same rates. Friday's returns were 490 qrs. coastwise, 10,880 qrs. foreign. Very little old was then offering, but with the weather sppare o .l7... set at again,l d market, alnese Mon but former ""be consequea could tot be obtained within several shillings per quarter. Very little was doing in foreign. The supply of country flour was rather below an average on Monday, but there were more foreign sacks than of late, and further good arrivals of American barrels. Country sorts were very slack, and the previous rates were scarcely obtamable. Barrels were rather cheaper ; but for 'inequali ties, which are well represented iu the late import", there WY • steady demand. Town rates remained the same. On Wednesday there were 800 sacks per coast, and no foreign. Norfolk' were more any to quit at former rates, as well as fine American ; but there we. so improvement in the prices of either, and town quoutione stood the same. Friday's quantitate were 1,640 socks per coast, 1.380 barrels foreign. This was a very dull day, is spite of the falling off of Americas barrels, bat no quotable difference was made is the value of any desceiption. There was again but a small supply of barley on Monday, more especially of home growth. A few good samples of new malting were brought to market, and though the berry was small, the quality was pretty kindly, the average value being about 375. 6d. Forage malting eons were rather lower in consequence; but grinding sorts, though but • dull sale, maintained their values. On Wednesday there was nothing per cout, 680 quarters foreign. Business remained on • retail soils, and consisted chiefly in sales of griedieg foreign at the previous currency. Friday's returns were still aothiu coastwise, bat 1,390 qrs. foreign. There was then no new feature in the trade, though less demand for fresh heavy foreign was ea perienced in come 1 1 queue of the appearance of new English malting aorta. Fine malt fully maintained its valuson Moodsy ; but other deacriptiou were • slow sale. Prices through the remainder of the week were unaltered. There we. another heavy arrival of foreign oats on Mon day, but sot many from the United Kingdom. The late reduction stall kept up a fair demand, especially for Russian MIN which had been affected moat ; but many dealers, being well is stock, were disposed to wait, rather than go further • so there was less briskness than on Friday. Oa Wednesday there were 710 qrs. per 03•■•• and 6:20 Irish, and 24,870 qrs. foreign. With • fins rain and heavy arrivals, less was paring in this grain ; and to have sold in quantity rather lee' money must have been taken more eapecially for Remise qualities. Friday's quentitiei were 1,440 qrs. coastwise, I,EIO qrs. Irish, and 59,870 qrs. foreign. Tins very heavy supply with • return of tine weather was 'vitas imitates, and the value of Russian samples gave way about 6d. per qr. The supplies of beans on Monday were again moderate, both of home growth and foreign. Bates were well sup ported, from more unfavourable reports of the crops. The week closed firm. Teem were bat few English peas . ma Monday, and not many from abroad. Burnoose was inactive, but prices firm. There was so subsequent change. With • small arrival of bowed and continued free demand for cake at full prior, this seed was le. per quarter higher. Bates were fully as high cm Friday. But little was generally passing in seeds. Clovesseed and trefoil remained firm ; some cur of the latter was fine. Canary, raps, and other seeds were fully as deer. With mourned appearances of DOW wheat in the country markets many places were dull and lower. Birmingham, Boum, Geleshorough, Lynn, Louth, St. lye. Spalding, Stockton, an Worksop were Is. lower. Sleaf ord was 2s. does sod Bury St. Edmonds noted a decline of 2a. to 3s. per qr. ; but, on the other heed, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, and several other markets, were quits as high as in the previous week. Liverpool was steady all through. Spring corn, with the exception of =slung barley, maintained about formes prices. Edinburgh was Is. per qr. cheaper for wheat, and Glas gow 6d. per qr. At Dublin, the want of water quite stopped business. The Paris flour market has bees exceedingly dull through the week, and prices have receded about 2f. per 157 kilos. (say le. 4d. per seek of 2eolba). The current rates for the first qualities have bees 47f. to 52f. per 157 kilos. (300. to 33e. Bd. per 2801b5.). The six marks for the current mouth MOW 51f. 21. e. per 157 kilos. (334. Id. per 28011 a.). Surcely anything we. paining M type-Paris, which, for the current mouth, was quoted 31f. 500. per 101/ kilos. (31e. gad. per 2801b5.), and for the last four martini of the year If. more (or is, per seek). Very little has been doing in wheat, not much being offered ; but se the other hand buyen were ex tremely reserved. The !crium of the water limited the ma nufacture of flour, and though prices were earner, millers held back. The ranee eras 271. 50r.. to3of. per 190 kilos. (say 425. to 465. per qr.). By. without much business remained wialtend in vale--say 131.25 x. per 115 kilos. (245. 6d. per qr.). No new barley had yet appeared et market ; so chug* had occurred in the value of old, choice still being held at 16f. 50e. per 100 kilos. (255. per qr.) ; lower kinds down to hit (225. 6J.) Bat few oats were offering. and priors were coo. sequeutly well sustained-say IGf. per 100 kilos. for the best De Brie (19s. per qr.) ; inferior doers to 151. per 100 kilos. (14s. 6d. per qr.) Rapeseed was cheaper aad dull, quota tions being 45f. to 47f. per 100 kilos. It was the subs with Trifoliate iscureatum, which had fallen to tiof. to fat per bale. The new wheat at Bordeaux was considered far less valuable than last year's, sad millers ally inquired foe old ; but the donned for that was limited in consequence of the want of water. The best La Veedie was quoted 181. 50c. per heck (42e. 9d. per bale.) Marseilles was in perfect calm, the only sale rioted being a parcel of Danube. The eeuatry markets generally were much the same. The arrivals of wheat at Autwerp continued very email -say 1,200 qrs. during the week. and prices is cow. queue, were Ono. Baltic red remarried quoted 455. 6J. per quarter ; American winter, 445. 6d. ; white, 46e. 3d. ; Polish Odessa, 425. Though the rye harvest was well secured, prices were firm '.ll consequence of the deficiency of forage. Rumen old to 27a. Barley was unaltered. The stock of wheat on July 31st was 35.000 qrs. ; rye, 12,700 qrs. ; barley. 9,000 qrs. ; flour, 2.128 sacks. With abort supplies at Bruges, prices also were the same. Ghent, for this reamer, war slightly dearer. At Liege all grain was dull excepting all. Amsterdam ham been dull, though qmitatioss remain little altered. Mixed Polish wheat, 40e. to 50e. ; Friesland, 291. 6d. to 405. 9d. ; American to 45e. Rye (much offered) was about 9d. per qr. cheaper. Bye MIS also rather lower at 11 sestrieht. ad wheat dull. Scarcely anything was don, at Porrestruy, the farmers being in fall harvest for fifteen miles round. There was, however, general eatiafactiou as to the quantity and weight of the wheat ; but there were fears for the root-crop sod Lite potatoes. Wheat. 41a. Bd. to 43e. 6d. ; oats, 23e. 3d. to 275. 6d. ; barley. 235. to 23a. 6d. The same eagsgementa madis• small market at Btranbing, with derailing prime. The new rye was Sac Wheat, 395. 6d. to 41a. 9d. ; rye, 24a. to 23e. 6d. ; bar*. 22 a ed.; oat., 20e. to 21e. 9d. per qr. At Cologne the drought and heat have beet exceadve, and the market was dull, with little doisss. Native wheat, 41s. 6d. ; foreign, 38s. ; Latobotte tour. Sta. id. per 2111111 m. With snivels still moderate at Barba, there had been a fair Waimea, wheat beteg Inn, bat ode ream /00111 f. Is nil adjaceat places harvest was being proceeded with. btu se reliable accounts were received of the probable yield of each pale. Vary cold and variable weather had bee' experienced at 4,767 7,470 COM 800e&—W. L bhde dt trail llsorltdas WV Fast IRAs begs Wank bask Handl& baetsp'' Havana boxes , Cuba boreal Do. Moacovado arius 1,9b9 Hraall peekag: 132 Do. — Orris—X.2. packages 133 Do.. brb. & begs Wens auks 2.447 be. brio. & begs 2.775 Mocks packages 230 Other I India packages 10,903 Do. do. —owe bull & Costs Mee begs 481) Cocoa nta banal 71,7 Po banol Ram Val 73• Do. — RIM LI toes 140 SALI7IIIIII Mason or MAU Mae 481 6,774 1,4:d 2.726 13,770 1,716 13,580 695 1,143 1,067 70 216 2,967 tro4 14 74 8 _ 1,5011 s.—Avars, 1 `. Pr. black I J 15.1 Kett 4..4:1 Mit° 121....4.: 82.63 L , llx .617 . 444,964 i 479.,7,; "Sea 1w.41 Itti 0.64 U,4511 : itc.S 2,064 - 't 11,994 9.7. I 30,610 ; 4,4U1 ; 33,479 ! 14,:034 -f - t 463 . /2.840 3u..41 765271 144, 111,875 36,&x•. &NO Cat TALLOW.-MOICDAY Evans.-Then has been very little doing today speculatively in the tallow market. The deliveries improve, and we heat from many quarters cow plaints of the shortness of the home production. From Petersburg the market is quoted steady at 46 eke,. on spot aid for August : the exchange had declined to 320. Our closing prices are-Spot, 1863 bk., 41s. 6d. ; October to December, 435. 9d. ; December, 44a. ; January to March, 41s. 3d. to 44.. 6d. Town Tallow, 40.. 6d. net cub. Taganrog sheep, 42e. 6d. to 43a ; beef, 41s. 6d. ; North American, 41s. fine ; 40s. 6d. to 40s. good and middling. South American, 42e. 3d., diet pipet ; 41s. to 41s. 61., iallow. Auetralian sheep, 42e. ; beef, 465. floe, to 34. nferior. Cowia-ent oil steady : Cochin 40s. ; Cwylan, 38.- to 38e. 6d. No Sydney offering. Palm oil quiet 36e. 6d. to 36e. fine Lagos. Palm nut oil, 335. to 34e.-(From the croular of Mews. Smith sad Charles, dated Moedsy evening.) COTTON.—Ln zaroot. AZIGVBT 15.—Market very firm, with rather darer prices. The sales to-day are 12,000 baled, incloding 5,000 for speculatioa and export. 1,000 Alum ina, 281 d. to 32d. ; 350 Yoram, Ice., 3044. to 320. ; dl llaraskum. 310. to 324 d. ; 50 Masao and Bakis, 235. to 304. ; 4800 Etimin, 23d. to 36d.; 500 Sauna, 231 d. to 2614. ; 8.810 Barak 144. to rid, ; BonsaL /kind*, Le., 15d. to 1744. ; Chins, 194. to t/kl.; 100 Peru, kc., 30;4. to 3114. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BaAoroan, Acccor 15. Swim= remiss is much the same state as hat week. There has bees rather mon isquiry foe wool, but the trans 'otiose are few sad uoimportant. Staplers, however, are not prowling ales, sad are if anything rather firmer is their quotatices. Noih sad shorts remain u last reported. The market in wonted yarue outlaws without mittens' alteration. There is perhaps a more cheerful torte, and alight bureau in the amount of actual business doffs` for home aerosol, but the export demand, exceptan for two fold 40'., is very quiet. The piece market has bees tolerably well attended, but merchants are still very cautious is operating. The American houses are doing notbiog at all. Machinery notwithstanding is wall employed, and in the enrshonsesof our merchuita there is a very fair demand for both plain and fancy fabrics. CATTLE.—Liviarooc, Acacia 15.—The supply of cattle was larger, of steep and Jambe leas, than on kat Monday. Demand fair for cattle and sheep, without change in max Lambs much dearer. COALS.—LoeCON, ACGUB? 15.—Lambert's West Hart ley, Ma 3d. ; North P.,hoe Gas, 134.3 d.; Walker Primrose, 13s. 3d. ; Walls End Gostorth , 16 1. 9d. ; Walls End Riddell. 161. 9d.; Ede. !Lain, 171. 6d. ; Walls End Brad dylls Hatton. 17s. 9d. ; Walla End Haswell, 19s. ; Walla End Hatton, 19a. ; Walls Bad ()swop, 18s. 3d. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 13e. 9d. ; Walls End Haugh Hall, 18a. ; Walls Ead South Kelke, 181.—Ships at market, 71 ; sold. 57. THE GREAT SILK FRAUDS. Smite Werner, a respectable looking man, described in the calendar as being thirtyseven years of age and by ferias an as agent, surrendered in discharge of his bail to answer an indictment charging him with unlawfully con spiring with one thestart Sherman and one Lucien Inotow, and by false pretence* obtaining from Nicolas Tanco Armco and others, his partners, divers large quantities of silk and other moods to the value of 25,000 i., with intent to defraud. At last session the accused /animas and Flotow pleaded guilty to the indictment, sad sentence upon them was respited to the present session. The defendant Werner pleaded not guilty, and was remanded on NW cull this day. Mr. Giffard, with whom was Mr. F. H. Lewis, conducted the pro...rutin'', instructed by Mr. Ware n, the manager of the Universal Mercantile Assocation, 73, Cheapside ; and the defendant was defended by Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Orridge, instructed by Mr. Wontuer, juar. From the opening statement of Mr. Ciffard, it appeared that the prosecutors were bankers and general merchants, carrying on their business in the Rue &Lifer, in Paris, and that the defeodut bad early in the month of May in the last year been engaged by the promeentors to come to Lon don to open a branch establishment is this metropolis as their agent, at a salary equal to 2001. per annum, together with a certain oommisioo on the sales he effected. He had very extensive opportunities put into his hands by the pro secutors ; and, availing himself of those opportunities. be effected ostensible sales of their goods to the amount in value of between 30,000/. and 40,01104 The question which was involved in the case would be whether or sot the jury, after hearing the evidence, should be of opinion that the de- Umlaut had combined and conspired with other persons to let them have the goods of his employers, for which the mimed purchasers never intended to pay, and that they should divide their booty between them. The evidence would necessarily be of a circumstantial character; for of course no petson was present but themselves when the conspiracy was concocted, and the arrange ments finally made ; and therefore the plunder could sot be traced. It would, however, be found by the jury that the defendant had dealt with his em ployers' property in a that was inconsistent with hottest,- of purpose. It would be shown that the defendant on entering the service had received written instructions as to the manner in which he was to manage the affairs of the London branch ; sod amoapt these instructions the de ' fesdant was directed to certain firms to whom he was intro &used, including Messrs. Isaac sad Samuels, the London backers of the prosecutors; Messrs. Beviogtou and Sons, and other eminent City firms, for information as to the rerponaibility of the parties with whom he had dealiogs, and In was further required to supply his principals with regular accounts of males as soon as each transaction had been arranged. In consequeoce of information which reached the prosecutors, iodic-ethic some irregularities in the mode in which their bushier was conducted by the defendant, be was written to, sod cautioned in writing to adhere to and strictly observe the written instructions he bed received on his appointmeet. To these letters of caution be replied by stating that he had fulfilled all the instructions, and espe cially that he had referred in several instances (as directed) to Messrs. Bevinifton. of Cannon-street, which it was swots be had done. Two of the parties charged with being impleinted with the defendant bad pleaded guilty, and ware now awaiting sentence in ; the third, a person name Allen, had abscooded. It would be established in evidencethat the defendant bad bad consigned to him by the prosecutors goods to the amount in value of 44000/. between May, 1863, whenhe was engaged, up to his dismissal, is June, 1864, and that the pro- secutors were sufferers to the extent mentioned in the indictment. Mr. Nicolas Teoco Armee°, one of the proeeeutora, was then called, and, in hie examination by Mr. F. H. Lewis, stated that he wee a banker and general merchant. in Paris, and having a branch establishment at No. 117, Chespaide, London. In May last year the prisoner bad been intro duced and strongly recommended to him, and he was accordingly engaged to open and conduct the London breech of the concern ; and accordingly the defendant left Paris for London on the 26th of May, last year. His salary and commission were arranged, and be was supplied with written instructions as to his course of proceedings in the conduct of the concern. From May, 1863, to December of the same year, the defendant did very little Waives. ; but in the latter end of that month he presented himself in Paris, and told his employers that the business was beginning to promise well, that he had begun to make a good connection, and that the only thing he re quired to et lure success was to be supplied with a stock of goods for the then forthcoming spring trade. He added that be had brought two buyers with him, but that they were too busy to spare time to be introduced to the prosecutors. In consequence of this and other similar state meets, he (witness) instructed the defendant to go to Lyons ' to perchers silks, which be did to the amount of 16,0001. Acting on the same authority, he bought in Switzerland printed goods to the amount a 6,0001., in Paris he bought silk plush to the value of 2,0001.. and patent leather to the amount of 2,000/.. and these with other goods amounting altogether to 30,000/. were forwarded direct to the London branch, and in February the defendant returned to London. In consequence of intelligence that reached him from various quarters, and also of the irregularities which existed in the defend sot's communications, the witness came to London, to institute inquiries into the state of affairs, and these led to the discovery that the prisoner Lheman had been supplied by the defendant with goods belonging to the prosecutors to the amouot of 13,000'.. to the absconded conspirator, 11,5004 ; and to Flatow, who already steeds coovicted, goods to a very large amount. About 2,000 f. worth of pro perty has, however, been secured as Manchester. A volu minous mass of correspondence, all in the French language, between the defendant and the prosecutors, was translated by Mr. Albert, the interpreter. The accounts kept by the defendant were also put is, and were described by the wit ness to be so unsatistzetory that he had been obliged to employ a practical accountant to (mangers them and clear up the mystery by which they appeared to be enveloped. Al that examination the defendant was himself assisted by ea accountant selected by himself. It further transpired, in the comae of • long examination of the witness, that at the various interviews which had taken place between him, the defendant, and the prisoner Lheman, the defendant always represented the latter to be a man of the highest character and respectability, whereas it turned out that be was not worth 300 i. io the world. The witness further alleged against the defendant that, though he had been expressly instructed and directed not to let Lheman and the others have soy more goods until the standing account was settled, he persisted in allowing them a farther supply to a large amount. The witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. Metcalfe as to the date of the accounts by the defendant and the firm, but • detail of the figures would scarcely be understood by our readers. The cross-examination con tianed during the remainder of the sitting of the court, which adjourned at half -past 5 o'clock until to-morrow (this morning). The Common Serjeent told the jury that this be , og merely • ease of misdemeanour he was enabled to remit them to their homes, bet he earnestly advised them not to hold con verse is the interne with any persons in relation to the in eeetigatioe in which they were now engaged. On the epplicatioa of Mr. Metcalfe the defendant was allowed to go at large on a renewal of his own recognisance is 1,8001., with two sureties of 500/. each, to appear at the sitting of the court further to answer the indietmeot me which he stood charged. The libel arose oak of the affairs of Mr. Joseph Cookson, • patriots, at Hoylaka 31r. Godfrey was the trustee under • deed by which I,ooof. we. settled upon Mts. Cookson, and he was upon terms of close intimacy with her and her husband. Mr. Cookson got iota difficulties, and bor rowed money of various parties, among others of Mr. Godfrey, who advanced 117 f. on • bill of sale. Caoksoa woe Licitly to become bankrupt. Mr. Godfrey put the bill of sale in force, the goods of th e Cookson' were I seized and sold. Cookson went into lbw Court of Bank. ruptcy. Mr. Tyrer was the solicitor who examined Mr. 1 Godfrey in the court, and there was much personal feeling between them, which resulted in a letter, still unopened, sod in Mr. Tyrer's handwriting, being removed by Mr. Godfrey thus addressed :—" Mr. Godfrey, solicitor, dares ' don-rooms, Liverpool,* and on the outside " I shall print and publish our correspondence as to Cook:one in the news papers, as you think proper to return my letters notopened." This was on the 11th April. When Mr. Godfrey went to Ccoksou's with the bailiff Webster to make • seizure after the lint baihffs had bees got out, he got a printed circular containing some of the correspondence. At the Bank ruptcy Court ' Mr. Godfrey showed this to Mr. Tyree, and said, " What do you cell this! Is not this orbiting and publishing! la this bow you vilify my character ? You l iken hem more of this at the next ageism." Mr. Tyrer said be did print sod publish it, and he would do it apie, for Mr. Godfrey deserved it. The letter was as follows : " North John-street, Liverpool, April 11, 1861. Sir,—You are wholly misinformed as to the c lo ning • bead of eonspi rater; assaoltit fie. I have berm gulag at the Royal Hotel, Hoylaks, for some days, with one of m children, for his health, and as I rude my horse pest Cao 's door on Friday suede& I was asked by Cookson to alight. He did not say what he wasted, and ea I was wet I did not stop. Late, ea ia the waning. Cookson and his wife came to me in great distress, sad told me SOON bailiffs, at your suit, were in pommies of their goods, and that he (Cookson) had not been caned with any proem whatever. At their Ramat request I walked down in the vein to their house. A man, mid to be a bailiff, produced • document which he mid was • hill of Islet* secure you 1301. advanced to Joseph Cook son. He (Cookson) declared be had not had the money from you, and had not signed the document produced. I left, telling him I could not interfere in may way. I wee not in his house two minuted. He and his wife called on me the twat day, sad on their statement I considered tne ac count you had rendered could not be sustained, sod that there ought to be a bakes* owing from you ; I therefore took Cookson to two gentlemen of high standing in the profession, and they sod I advised him on his statements, and oe his assume*, that he bad sot had the money or signed the bill of sale, to put your bailiffs out and test the validity of the billed sale. I do not, bows ver, know how, when, where, or by whom they were put out. Oooksoo says they will be put out if they go agaio. I repeat, while uegotia-- lions wire going forward to refer your conduct, and remove you from • self-assumed trust, your miring the effects of these poor Cookson", and so ruining their credit, was most ligartlem and cruel, considering the terms of intimacy, ' yours faithfully, John Godfrey,' appears to have bees on with 'my dear Mrs. Cooker:ie.' I will sot give you the names of the two gentle men 1 consulted, and as to the latter part of your letter, I treat it with this contempt it deserves. I have reed what occurred at York —' Renaud' r.Godfrey.' Will you refer all questions between you and Cookson to anyone attorney of standing io Liverpool, or any one of the gentlemen I have named ! I will not advise Cookson to refer to three persons, and to show you I do sot desire to pet toque, to expense, 1 offer to forego all my charges incident to a refereOCVl if you will do so likewise. With me it is not a money ileestioo, although I sir Cooksoes until the last few icy., and may see them agaia. I em actuated by a desire to place the,, poor people mid their accounts with you on a right footing, to invest their true money is the has& of trustees who will not charge them exorbitant and usurious CLERK EN WELL. interest for loans, and on being asked for accounts, i A rough-looking fellow, who gave the name of Wilisan pot bailiffs is possession of their bads sad bedding, ! Leonard, aJed 33, • costermonger, residing at 16, Elder. ad try testae the man from earryiort no his emu- : walk, lalingtoo, we. charged before Mr. Barker with felon'. patios by laying as embargo on his bone and cart. Gusty stabbing his wife, Jane, at Islingtoo, on Saturday Pray say to-day if you will refer all questioes between you night last. end Cookies's to any core motional' is Liverpool, or, say, to lt being rumoured that the unfortunate woman was dead Mr. Marshall, barrister-at law, on the terms that no Wahl the court and its approaches were crowded. of reference am to be asked for by you or myself. lam ' Police-sergeant Andrew M'lntyre, 23 N, said that from remedies with the petition to tax your bills and instruc- informatiou he had received be went to the residence of this for bill to remove you from the trust, bat I shall stay the pr'sorer, and fouud a woman there saturated with ea your epodes to a reference to an, one gentleman on the blood. He sent for a surgeon, who found a wound be. terms proposed.— I am Your obedient servant, W. K. tw eee th e nu a b ou t au in c h and a half in l e ngth. The TTRIIL Mr. Godfrey, "elicitor. Co oksno says be intends surgeon, who said that the wound was very clangorous, had to address you through the papera." The part which was given him the following certificate : '5, Church-row, particularly depended on by , the plaintiff as libellous was 'shogun, August 15, IS6I. I certify that the the sentence commencing , '1 am actuated by a desire to patient. Jane Leonard, is labouring under • stab place theme poor people," bra. ' wound is the chest, front which the patient is steadily int• In moswexamiution by the Attorney•Cmoeral, the plain- proving. " Pro HURT BILLINGIICHST, M.D., W. DTMON." tiff swore positively that be got the paper from a man at Sergeant M'lntyre said that the woman was too unwell to Ho Li ke , acid did not obtain it somewhere himself. When a tt en d. O n t h e way to the poliorstatioe he had a kelt e in is the Bankruptcy court be we. not threatened to be cram- his had, which he showed to the miscue, who said, " I stated forth* way he answered lloastioss. He did practise did not do it wilfully • it was done in a lark.' M beekreptcy mate years ego, but the Almighty thought M r . Barker—Was As primonerdruak or sober! It to &abet Lim. As to the action at York, it we. alleged 1 The witness replied that be might have been drinking •tobe a libel, in his own bill of costa, "guest a lady at ' little, but be was sober. The injured woman appeared to Liverpool ; the broke op his happy home for him. The be very much in liquor. lentice we. tot called oe for trial ; 100/. was paid as um- ; The prisoner said—We were all at upper. We were Leh i portion because the pleas did not cover the declandaon, ' iag. 1 had • knife is my hand, and an my wife was rug red the f sage caisplieested him. I out I just toadied her. She said. "What have you does ?' The Atemerry•Geteeral—Did she judge say that he certi• and I said, " What have 1 done?" sad then I saw blood. I 6dfor • special jury, amnia' that it was well for the had so intention to stab her, and am very sorry that it has defendant that tb plaintiff bad consented to deal so occurred. It was not done wilfully. We had all berm leniently with him ? I drinking • little. I hope she will soon get better. Witness said thou were not his lordship's words ; Kr. Nary Am Dickinson mid the primmer was lass brother. THE POLICE COURTS. SOUTHWARK. John Watling , ca ver, No. 9' badge wu charged before Mr. Woolrych with demanding and receiving more than his legal fare from Mrs. Ann Harriet Hunter, under the following cirmunstrutore. The complainant, a lady residing at Southampton, said that on Wednesday afternoon she arrived at the Blackfriars station from Margate, in company with her nurse and four young children under eight years of age. She saw the de fendant plying for hire there, and she called him, when they all got fete the cab, and tour packages were placed on the roof. She then told the defendant to drive her to the Waterloo station. Oo arriving at the latter plum she asked the defendant what his legal demand wu, when he replied two shillings and eigbtpeoce. She to ld him he must be wrong, as the distance wu considerably under a mile, and he could only demand a shilling, or two fares for the children, and eightpence for the packages, making in all two shillings and twopsoce, and she offered the two ad twopeooe. He refused to accept that, and at first demanded three shill:op, and afterwards said his fare was two .hilltop and eightpsoce., being two shillings cab hire and eightpeace for the packages. Witness declining to have any further bother with him, as the train was about to start, paid him what he demanded, telling him she should certainly summon bun before a magistrate for his extor tion. . . In twiner to the charge the dei;ndant said he thought it all right, that is, he believed the distance was over a mile. Mr. Woolrych told him that he, as a cabman, must have known better. The distance is much under a mile. He did not think it atceeded halt a mile. --- Tl;daier;liiitnrgedih;ill; WMgenerally paid ► shilling for this distance, and that accounted for his asking two shams"' and eightpenos. Mr. Woolrych thought that what the lady offered him was paying him well for so short a distance. As • cauucla to him for the future he fined him Ts. and sa. 2d. costs, or 14 days. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. From the falling of the barometer at the com mencement of the week, rain seemed to be near at hand, and such proved to be the case, for Tuesday was a very wet day, and • great fall was experienced, which would partially beeefit the pastareaaad do good to the barley, either cut or standing in the fields. On that day our advice from Nor folk state :—" The weather Mom last Tuesday has bee. hot and forcing ; to-day we ham bad some slight showers. Harvesting Ur promediag rapidly ; the yield of wheat is ee -1 ported to he below an average ; and barley to be an average, although deficient in quality." From Lincolnshire the same day it was remarked :—" The weather is spleadid tor harvest operations in these districts." From Northum berland the same day, our advice@ stated :—" The weather continues very fine, and the grain mops in this district are rapidly approaching maturity. Oar fanners have already commenced cutting • few early patches of oats and barley." Referring to South Lenemitize, Cheshire, and North Wales, • party writes as under :—" On a joursay through these counties, made yesterday, the crops of grain, appeared to be as under. In the two former counties, the groin crops look tolerably healthy, but generally thin on the ground, and can only )laid lightly. Pasture and meadow lands are bare of goat, but greener and fresher than in some other counties. Tondos and other root crops are partial, bat better, on the whole, thus in many parts of Yorkshire. In the portions of Flintahire, lleabeigh shire, and Cermartheoshire between Chester and Bangor, the crop are good of wheat, fair of oats and barley, with a bright, healthy colour ; and harvest progressing slowly, though the grain is a good deal of it reedy for cutting. Turnips rid potatoes look much better than io many parte of England, though them are many failing planes amongst them. On the whole, 1 consider the farmers here are favoured this season, thus far, and will show good rumples of wheat, if well harvested." From Suffolk, the sear day, it was stated :—" Wheat-cutting has generally commenced in this district ; but no thrashing has beau done at present. Light showers the last day or two." From Lincolnshire, oa Wednesday, our advice, state:— " Wheat-cutting is cow general. TM weather during the week has been somewhat unsettled, and we have bad a few light showers, hot nothing to stop cutting." From Scotland, on the west coast it was remarked :—" The wea ther has been rather autumnal the last few days, and very rainy.' From Nottinghamshire ort that day it was observed During the past week the weather on the whole has bees suitable for harvest work, and good progress has been mad*. The yield of wheat ia expected to be pretty fair. Barley is looking weLL Oats and beans have mi tered from the bog drought. We had refreshing showers yesterday, which will prove very beneficial to the root crops." From Suffolk, near the coast, on Thursday, our advises stated :—" We bad several hours of nice steady rain on Tuesday last, and • few II ying showers yesterday, every drop of which has told. The benefit to our &Aria is immense, but we can do well with more moisture." From the same county, in the interior, the advice me thus:—" Up to Tuesday morn ing the weather was flee and hot ; we then had rain for eight hours, and a much lower temperature, which still con tinues, with oomaimal showers and • strong breeze. Harvest work bee been carried on vigoronaly ; • large breadth of wheat has been cut, and soma carted. At present reports of yield only refer to whit* wheat, and are sot gear rally satisfactory. Barley will be much bessfited by the rain." Friday was a See dry day, and harvest work proceeded rapidly. From the West Biding of Yorkshire our advice@ stated :—" Since Tuesday the weather has been mostly fine, and harvest work is going on steadily, bat reapers are cot plentiful." Saturday was • brilliabt day, very hot and forcing, the temperature being again much higher. An im. manse breadth of land would be cleared in all the southern counties on that day, the corn going up in the most splendid condition. The yield of wheat has been variously reported on—the lowest two quarters, much three, some four, and occasionally are quarters par acre ; but mid thrashing has become more general, an accurate °prole.. cannot be formed of the average yield. Farmers areyet toomrith *treed in the harvest held to thrash freely. The opening pncem for new wheat do riot encourage them to force on to the various asarkota a supersbmidanoe.—Auguat 13.—liferk-lane Ex press. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL RAILWAY. —The report of thedirectors elates that the gross earnings for the half year were 27,46 5! ., and for the correepooding half of 1863 24,d)61., showing an iocreassof 3,2571. The traffic for the year ending the 30th of June last wee peal to 2841. per mile par weak, or 59,2681., and for the year *adios the 30th of Juts', 1863, wee 261. per mil* per week, or 54.042/., showing au Matisse of 21. 10s. per mile per wear, or 5,2461. After dedootieg working expenses, governmeot duty, in terest, arida other charges, a balance remained of 10.1901., to which was added 2,3584 from the preceding ball- ear , making an available sum of 12,557/. , out of which the directors recommended the payment of a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum on the preference shares, and at the rate of 44 per cent. per annum on the ordinary shares, leaving a balance of 1,7461. The second line of rails be tween Bradford Abbas Junction and Yeovil was opened for public tralßc to May last, and the doubling of the entire remaining portion of the Noe would now be actively pro ceeded with. The bill empowering the company to acquire additional lands and to TOW further capital received the royal anent on the 23rd of June. It was proposed to wake the dividend warmata payable on the 22nd instant. The capita account showed that 932,7334 had been authoriser!, of which 656,372!. bad been raised. !varies 276,3611. to he raised. The expenditure to the 30th of June amounted to 663,9474, leaving a balance of 7,559/. 'The curious orchid " Peristeria elate," of Panama, vadat is called the Dove plant, because the form of a dove appears seated in the flower is now exhibited by Kr. Bateman, in bloom, in the Weet Orchard House of the Royal Hortkulturel Gardens at South Kessington. le this remarkable and interesting specks the dowers are prodooed Is a long spike of yellowish white wavy dowers, yielding • very peculiar fragrance. In the aeighboarhood of Panama It is known to the natives by the appellation of " el Spirito Santo," from its resemblance to the dove, and in Roman catholic countries it is much prised as • decoration for the eller. Enierig. The rye was being cut generally, bat not otter grain, and the field of this 11111100CettAill. The as., f rom Loudon had, however, depressed the wheat trade, sad K i eft were down 2s per quarter, say 40s. to 43e. A week' s taw. sees comprised 9,30 U quarters wheat, sad 5,000 quartets ty... The stocks on the 31st July were 154,000 quarters wh oa . 70,000 quarters rye, 6,000 Tarte'. white pee', and 31,30 quarters rapeseed. The last Montreal advice. note peat &mots' in flour Al well as wheat, quotations of which were es follows : super. doe, No. 2,19 e 30. per barrel; ditto from Canadian wheat, 21s. 30. • extra superdoe, 20e. ; superior extra, 26. Upper Calleda spriug w heat, 345. 4,1. per 4nOlks. ; 33e. lid. ; Mill waukie, 345. 2d. ; white peas, tie. Steamer.' freights to Liverpool, 2s. Gd. ; flour, ss. 9d, p er quarter. Wheat ; Loudoo, de. 6d. and Gs. 6d. New York continues ,to undergo daily, sad even hfluey, fluctuations, insomuch that it has become difficult to describe markets. Much of the flour offered ja unsound, and this being pressed has made very irreguler price., though the annals have been compare. tinily light. The demand for future delivery has very mul l subsided, monetary difficulties in the distance ,nu. piing the speculative movement. A fine rate had gre,tlr relieved the fears of drought. The weather had enahltd farmers to secure their crops in the west in good order, and the quality turns out excellent. The disposition to purchase for distant delivery bad ceased. Half the recent arriv a l ' proved out of order, and really fine was scarce. Extra state flour, 10 dela. 25e. (His. Bd. per barrel; round hoop OLio, 10 dole. 65c. (17e 44.) ; extra Canada. 12 dole (19s. 64.) pe t barrel. Chicago wheat, to 2 dots. 27c. per bushel per qr. ; red western. 2 dole. 58c. (33e. 44.) ; white Iliehi. gan, 2 dole 78c. (355. ld.) ; now amber Illinois, 2 dole. NI, (35e. 6d.-all per 480 lkw.) Exports for the week barrels Boar, '425,9b5 bushels wheat. MARKETS. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK MUM timporit Debverd. TRAFFIC RETURN& _ SAIWATS. Miles Pu- Mer- Total, Total, ogee elegem ehandise. L 18,1. Week ending July 31. t i I t Ottoman *est ending Augast lt. Cork and Toughal and Queenstown Direct . 314 633 116 619 f,li Week ending August 13. South Lateen ... - 1111.352 VMS 29.29 29.34 Dural Alumna RAILWAY.—The receipts for the foresight sliding July 31, 1864, amounted to 14,595 f. 19a. 80.. snJ for the corresponding period of last year to 12,5691. ss. 20., showizsg as Wonsan of 2,0261. 14s. 6d. in favour of the present you. The receipts since the tom meocemant of the present book year, o. the let of May. la. eluding the above, amounted to 69,4431. U. 60., showier as iocrease as compered with the correspoeding period of last year of 8,4071. 19s. 4d. The works,' =peens for the fortnight amounted to 4,5311. 14a. 7d., or 3L04 pat out. of the receipts, sad for the corresponding period of lest you to 3,97.31. 11a 9d., or 3L21 par out., showing ea iscreare of szpsaziee amounting to 6081. 2a. 10d. against elm prime you. The working espouse, from the Ist Nay, 1863, to the 31st July, 1864, amousted to 25.3964 17a. :td., or 36.57 per coat. of the recoipte. The working expanses for the year 1862.1863 were 39.08 par cent of the receipts. CRYSTAL PALACIL 0101 81ILL1110 MONDAY, "Looter 15.—Adieisieue no payment, 7,964; diMo by swum tickets„ 1,145 ; total. 9,109. [Adrertisemeut.)—HOLLOWalen °Mintz= AND PlLL.—Hearty and Healthy.-1 he experience of thousand', both at home and abroed. has amply demonstrated the poet, Pe tered by them Moline and tendril remedies of revl. , ‘lnz cutaneous eruptions, repairing ulcerations. and relieving astute , and abweseen These hidden evils frequently rob life of mem comfort through the reluctance of the sufferer to expose his in Trinity. Holloway's Ointment supersedes a ch dmded puhlirtry by placing within the reach of all plain Instructions for corms themeeives without any danger. and without the merles) of esentioning their malady to soy one. The Ointment and Pills will ikaeafee cure bad legs, *cabby mhos and those blemishm which trim trout the abuse of mercury, and from the me of other deleterious drugs. BIRTHS, MARRIAGNI. AMID DELTHS. BIRTH& DucKwoirrA. —.tuna ItTstiClenelands, Dewllsh, the wUe of 517tetoritt7117s.,Ofitiii — GAlLNll4ll.—Assotet 13, at Wontago-maare, the Mk of T. Z. W. (Imam, t 'Sala oth West York 11111tia, v , daughter. IXNAN.—Augast 12, at Oberstriovoad. New Wandsworth, the wife of J. C Leman,of • d ughter. PALMER.—Auguet 11. at Bruutalleld.house, Tinchley-road, NW. S. Palmer. of • daughter. SMlTlL—August 12, at [altos, Blandford, the wile of T. A. Aralth. Bag.. of a daughter. WHICIIKR.—Auguat 12, at the loyal Naval Hospital, Great Yarmouth, tLe site el Dr. J. WI Icher, TN., of a goo. XARBIAGE3. CHALLIS—DAILBY.—A7gZet IS, al St. Gass' March, Cumber. well. Morgan bnrla, sow of to. late H. W. Challis, of the Beek of liaised, to daughter of the late W. BriAlltO l irtorisic—msgu. l46 s l rrey it, at Christ Chureb. Itarteton. Num., by the Hee E. Oarbett. Arthur. sue of H. Heald, EN • of flabden Whalley, Lanouthlre, to Annie, daughter of J. Loft. bow*, Haq , of Nelson Villa. Suet/How li—MACHlN.—Angust It. at At. Georges. Camberwell. Henry. sou of the lam Mr. H. T. Malik of Canterbury, to Frances, daughter of Mr. T. Mackin, of the Old Hent.road. MUTH& ATKISSON.—Ansust 12, at Lewisham-road, fiew.crosa, Mr. J. L Aflame's, sped W. BUSEL—Andust 12, at Ma-grove, wife of Mr. J Bush, aged 5 CLARLBON.—Angest 12. at Leytoseows-road, Stratford, Maria. retreat the late Mr. C. Clarboa. aged 74. C.ASON.—Aapeat 12. at chortles Villa, Shootees-hlll.road , Blackheath. Mrs. J. Came. arsl77. I,lMCB.—Ategut 12, at Cram Greenwich, Mary, relict a the late Y. Meek Esq., 111.1..0 .Red 121.00.—August it. at Upper Baresbur) street, islingtou, Mr. 'T. Weed, seed M. i. 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