The Express. — London, England, 1862-07-14 00:00:00

THE FORTUNE COPPER MINING COMPANY of WFSTRRN AUSTRALIA (limited). Capital Cao,ooo, lo 40,000 Shares of £0 each. Ll thereof to be paid on application for shares. and a farther sum ef s:1 per share at the expiration of two months from the date of allotment. DTRIKTOFtS. Thomas Gooch, Lei. VMessra. Gooch and Cower's), 65, London wall director of the Bank of London . Charles Holland, Fay., LiverpooL Frederick Levi, Fay. (Mears. L. Levi and Co.;, London and Adelaide. William Frederick Moore, sq. (Meson William Jackson and Co.), 7, Great Winchesteestreet, City, LC. George Nicholas, Eby. director at the National Discount Com pany), $, Abchurch-lane, City, ILC. SOLICITORa—Messrs. Pattison and Wigs, Clement's-lane, City, EC. likifllina—Bank of Loudon, Threadneedle-street, City. BloCllB—Messrs. George Ikunand sad Oa, 09, Lanherdetreet, • - City. RECSirsks—R. Nicholas, Esq. Odlces-9, Orneechursh.street, Qty, - - This Company Is formed for the purpose of purchasing sad working two valuable freehold mineral properties, known as the Wheal Fortune and Wheal Virgin Mines. situated 30 miles from the &hipping port of Geraltiton, In the Champion Bay district of Western Australia, The property comprises 230 acres of freehold land with the minerals, and was obtained direct from the crown in the year nag, A y l oca l a d ven turer., who subscribed a limited capital, which was expended in the purchase of the land and the necessary mining plant, leaving a balance of only caw to com mence operations. Three shafts are already sunk to the respec tive depths of e, 14 . and 25 fathoms, and several distinct copper lodes and lead- ng creameries discovered. From one or two of the former 946 toes of copper ore have been raised and transmitted to this country, and sold at Mame& by public ticketings, between February 14, 1900, and June 10, left, the per tentage of which for pure copper averaged 24, and realised the sum of £13,509 ea. Pd., as is evidenced by the following tranicript of the ticket Wes thereof in addition to which, about lefl tons of rich lead ore have been obtained from a erase course, and sold for £:837. A further parcel of 100 boa of copper ore is advised at the port, ready for shipment. Altogether the clear profit during the two years wait-2,500, on the initial work ing capital of £3OO, exclusive of the purchase as aforesaid. The operations at the mines are continued. and the yield of ore in creases as the works progress, so that proportionate receipts may be anticipated. The copper ore was consigned to Messrs. Wm. Jackson and Co.. of Great Winchester-street, London, and sold to their order at Swansea—namely : _ . Dateofiele. - ' • Eiblp. Tons. Produce. Proceeds. 1980 February 14. Dazzler ( 19 28. Atalanta { " 19 21 1 2,357 11 9 11 19 July 31. Lord Raglan . 8 21' 106 14 9 „ „ West Australian. 1 4 ; ! I , } 890 15 4 il9 20- 1 382 16 11 1 1 18 b 3 21 916 1 1 {2B 28 21,, 2111 2,887 17 0 109 21 107 2011 1,674 9 9 340 24) 2,669 12 11 be 24) 1,072 8 0 October 9. Dolphin 1861. March 26 Or ... Juno I& Tartar July It Lord Raglan 1802. June 10. Gloucester „ „ Tartar Tone £18,509 9 9 Them remarkable results from so small an outlay, and limited labour, without steam p, to the at value of the property, and warrant the formation testify of the present Company, in order that the necessary machinery may be erected, and the mineral resources generally and fully developed under experienced management with adequate and skilled labour. The purchase of these valuable freehold mineral properties, including the existing plant, &c., without any restrictive lights or royalties, has been agreed for upon the following terms, namely, £ 91, 0 00 In cash, and 10,000 paid.up shares on assignment of the property. All charges for promotion, advertisements, brokers' commis- Biota besides all preliminary, legal, and other expenses, up to and Including the costa and fees of registration of the Company, have been defined and agreed for at 3 per cent. upon the nominal capital of the Company. Applications for shares may be made to the bankers or broken In the annexed form ; bat np application for len than flee shares, or a multiple of Ave, will be considered, nor anima a depodt of 11 on each share applied for Is previously paid to the bankers of the Company. The allotment will be made In full according to priority of application. POEM OP APPLICATION /011 MARES. To the Direcl;;;of the Fortune Copper Mining Company of Western Australia (Limited). Oorrtruse—Hatingr s :u to your Bankers, the Bank of Loodon, for to the Fortune Copper Mining Company of Western Austrslia (Ltmited), I herebyagree to accept such Shares, subject, to the provisions of the Joint Stock Com panies Acts. --- Name address Date The above tonn, when filled op, is to he left with the Betaken on payment of the deposit. H E NRY BRETT and CO., Brandy Distillers sad Wine Iferelsata. -HCLSOBN-B.ULS, and Br, FBGENT4TBZET, WATZBXOO PLACY OM MITE ANp cols PIIRE EXTRACT bf CALVES' FEET, lot Invalids and Culinary Use. Bold la Id., In, 2a., and Sa yeeketa, by all chemists, grocers, &e. MANUFACTORY. EL LITTLE PORTLAND-BT. lageot-at., W. SECOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. CRAMER, MALL, and WOOD have a large meortnant et meond-hand Planotertm, by the most seliemed makers, M greatly reduced prima —2Ol. itertentutreet FUN, EVERY WEEK, ONE PENNY. ghe erpreoo• TO COMESPONDINTS. Advertlaemente Int;liclei for " 11;eilirtee• Loges ltveolug Pape meet be at the oftlee, 10, Beevalleelaset, Irs Two on the day el publiesUee. HAY3IARIFf. TEN Emma, TEE WOLF AND THE LAME.—OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Mum doshars, nocksease : Ms. Young, IllasOUrm—LA OONTRABANDISTA. Perim N.O mai Minor MorssuL—Aud FAMILY JAGS. MINCER/Mt. TEL! ITIWIEG, THE HILYDEZVOC§.—RING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Messrs. Charles Kean, Jordan, Potter. Raymond, J. F. Cathcart. Everett, Harden, and Meadows . Mrs. Charles Lean and Maass Chapman.—And THRICE MARRIED. AT,JAYEM TRIP EMIRS. lINDIR THE ROBI—FRIENDS OR FOES. News. George Vining, Dewar, and F. Matthews Mrs. F. Matthews. lames Herbert and Lieu Turner.—And YRINCZ ARUM= NILITANIIIA. TRW 11111 CON, R 11A — RViilliT - 01/I.—THE ROMANCE Or A POOR YOU NG MAN. Messrs. J. Reynolds, W. („Tenford, &mood; Mn R. Yar,ul4l—Ringing by Mr. Sydney and Mrs. Geom.—And TER INCRANTR. OF TRY YORAM% ASn*Y . S. Tms Ivßun, MAZIPIA7—aIt; which WINES IN THE CIRCLE. Mee. Masotti—To conclude with THE MARRIED RACHSLOR.—Coormamos at 7. BIGH . WATIM ATT.ONDON BRIDOL TUTS D a y Mfg , 4b. 10m. TO-SOL33oif —Mumtaz. 4h. Atimmooft, 4R fu.a. LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 14. Tux indications in the Money Market betoken • renewed plethora. Gold is flowing into the country from abroad faster than ever. For this there are several causes, the principal being that, as before remarked, the balance of trade is still largely in our favour. Why it is in our favour may almost be explained by merely glancing at the position of the cotton trade. We are in the habit of taking from America cotton to the value of at least 30,000,0001. or 36,000,000/. a year, but these payments have been almost entirely brought to a stop by the extraordinary circum stances of the time. The supply lacking from Ame rica is not made up from any other quarter, and the consequence is that the money which usually goes abroad to buy the material of industry for our operatives and of profit for our merchants, manufacturers, brokers, and shipowners—is being stored up in idleness in the Bank of England. We, who can find no cotton to buy, are made very sensible of the causeof the influx of gold,while the Americans, who have no cotton available to sell, are made keenly aware of the loss of a commodity which acts so important a part in adjusting the trade balance between the two countries. To us, who really do not want any more gold, and could perhaps get on better without any additional accumulation, com merce is still awarding more, while from America, sorely embarrassed for want of a store of the pre cious metals adequate to her present enormous requirements, commerce is taking away even what little she has. But there is another consideration which helps in no small degree to explain why America is premed upon so severely just now for gold from abroad. The great body of holders of her securi ties in Europe have been seriously disquieted by the course of her affairs—by the threatened disrup tion of the Union, and by the vastness of the sacrifices which are being made for its restoration. Investors in American securities thought they were dealing with a people wedded indissolubly to the pursuits of peace. They argued that to the Americans the dollar was everything, and they saw, as they imagined, • peculiar . ~T: security in the bonds end- sharer .d. ' a nation reputed to possess an almost Quaker-like aversion to war. People who argued thus are now undeceived. They see that the Americans can rush to war with as much fervour as any people of old or modern times, and that in a cause in which they feel strongly they can make almost unpa ralleled sacrifices and fling every restraining con sideration to the winds. The creation of vast masses of Federal Government securities in aid of this expenditure has been all that 1 was required to determine hundreds of ' holders of American investments to realise, and realisation has been rendered more prao finable by the fact that the Americans retain un bounded confidence in themselves and in their financial ability. The rapid issue of the 'new paper money has even contributed ,to produce an inflation in the stock markets, raising prices to a point above those current in Europe. Consequently for • long time every packet brought to this country large orders to buy securities to feed the demand in Wall-street. The views of both parties have thus been met with • peculiar exactness, for while English and other ' European holders have been anxious to sell, the Americans have been equally anxious to buy. The financial effect has been the greater on account of the excessive amount of American securities held in Europe. It has been one of America's old errors to rely too much on the European money market for the means of executing the works required for the development of her resources. Sho wished to go a-head very fast, and, as the rate of interest on that side of the Atlantic always ranged at the comparatively high point natural to young communities, it acted as a bar to much which the eagerness of the people wished to see done swiftly. Accordingly, every State, city, and public company resorted to the European money market to an extent limited only by its capacity of absorption, the effect being the creation abroad of a mass of American " indebtedness" larger than most of us have any conception of. The realisation of even a moderate per centage of this mass of debt would suffice at any time to turn the exchange and the current of specie in our favour. The amount of stock which during the last few months has passed from English to Ame rican hands must amount to several millions ster ling, and this operation, combined with the inabi lity of America to discharge her European liabili ties in cotton, fully accounts for the present re markable movement in specie. In so far as the present superabundant supply of money arises from realisations of American securities, we may of course without inconvenience re-invest it in other securities. If we withdraw money from America, and place it in the bonds of Turkey or Egypt, the money market may regard the transaction with indifference, for it amounts merely to an exchange of investments. But in so far as our abundance arises from the withdrawal of money from the cotton business or any other branch of trade, it behoves us to be very careful what we do with it. Trade-money has its own special functions and duties, and is not applicable to those long investments in which a completely realised surplus may legitimately be embarked. The cotton trade will not be stopped for ever, and when it revives, the money now thrown out of it must be held ready to enter it again. We stand at this moment, it is true, with plenty of cash in hand, but it does not consist of surplus profit, with which we are free to do as we like ; its rather capital belonging to our ordinary business, and certain to be again required by it. This distinc tion must be carefully observed, for forgetfulness of it might lead to much mischief. Should the country be blessed with • good harvest, there will probably be a considerable surplus of capital available for investment in the new securities which are now being so freely created, and without trenching on the loose trade money. On the other hand, should the harvest be a bad one, the large importations of foreign grain that will be required will sweep away • very considerable portion of our surplus, and not only cause the influx of gold from America to cease, but probably turn the balance in her favour. As long as there is any chance, therefore, of our sur- ' plus funds meeting with employment in this way, it is very desirable that we should not entangle ourselves with any extensive commitments. As soon as we have arrived at a definite idea of the yield of the crops, we shall know better what we are about, and what engage ments we may safely enter into. It is chiefly on account of the caution enjoined at this critical pe riod of the year, especially considering the un settled aspect of the weather for some time past, that not a few persons of sober judgment regret the action just taken by the Bank of England, a redaction in the rate of discount to so low a point u 2} per cent. having naturally a tendency to stimulate speculation. Hitherto moderation has been observed, and it is satisfactory to remark that the public have known how to pause while digesting the mass of stock which they have already taken. We have now met the bulk of the demands in connexion with the Moorish, Turkish, Egyptian, and Russian Loans, and there are indications that a fresh batch of applicants will soon present themselves. It is a peculiarity of the period that there is • de cided appetite for new low-priced foreign stocks. The great success and permanent profit attending the three first-named of these loans are due to the care which was taken to allow that fair margin to the subscriber without which, as • mere matter of business, no foreign loan ought to be encou raged in this country. The blight that continues to rest upon the Russian Loan, which remains at • dis count, while all the others are at a premium, further illustrates the error of • selfish and narrow policy in these matters. It is said that the next borrowing proposals will come from Venezuela and Portugal, and that Egypt is so much encouraged by her recent essay that she intends to ask for • little more. Each of these proposals will of course be weighed upon its merits, but the broad and satisfactory feature is that there is no present prospect of our entering into transactions of undue magnitude. Making allowance for the peculiarity of the causes which have led to the present plethora, and for the importance of the contingencies dependent upon the harvest, it may be inferred that our superabund ance is more apparent than real, and that there is more ground for caution than may be gathered from • mere consideration either of the Bank so ' counts or of the action of the Bank Directors, anxious as they are for grist for their proprietors' mill. With our system of currency, an excess or deficiency of two or three millions of bullion, no matter how produced—whether representing realised profits, which is one thing, or merely temporarily unemployed trade-balances, which are quite another thing—exercises an exaggerated effect on the whole course of financial affairs. A time is at hand when, if experience goes for any thing, JOHN BULL will be tempted to fool his money away in • host of channels : it may be opportune, therefore, to remind him that in con tingencies by no means remote he may want a good deal of it himself. . • ^ '• • frOUtie • OSBORNE. JuLT 12. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Arthur, drove out yesterday. Lady C. Biti:rington and Colonel the Hon. A. Harding* were in attendance. _ _ SUNDAY, JULY 13. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by Primer Helene. Lady A. Bruce and Lord Charles Fitzßoy were in attendance. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Arthur rode on horseback, attended by Colonel the Hon. A. Her ding. and Major Elphinstate. Hat Majesty, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prince s@ Helena, and Primate Louise attended Divine Service at Osborne this morning. The Rev. Dr. Stanley officiated. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir G. C. Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Card well, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. 0. P. Villiers. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Lard High Commissioner et the lonian Wands. Despatches were sent to the governors of the North Americana Provinces, Bermuda, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. We (Aberdeen Herald) are authorised to state tint, in consequeoce of the Prince Consort's death, and the sojourn, during August, of her Majesty at Balmoral, there will be no Braemar Gathering held this year. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge entertained a select tide et dinner on Saturday evening at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland left Northumberland House on Saturday for Sion House, Isle worth, to pans a few weeks before proceeding to the north for the autumn. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton received a distinguished circle at dinner last evening, at their residence In ArUnites-street, Piccadilly. Their Royal Highness= the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, sad Princess Mary, and the Graad Duchess of Ifeeklesbug- Strelitz, were among the gouts. A select company assem bled after dinner. The Earl and Countess of Derby entertained the Date of Rutland, the Fart and Counts, of Chesterfield, the Earl and Countess of Darnley, Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton, Lord and Lady Cecilia Hingham, Lord and Lady Raglan, Lord Schomberg Kerr, the Right Hon. Sir W. H. Jo lliffe and Miss Jonah', Col. the lion. W. P. and Lady Emma Talbot, Sr Hugh M'C►lmoat and Lady Cairns, Mr. Lealie, Mr. Wilbraham, kr., at dinner on Saturday, at their mansion in St. Janus's-square. Lord and Lady HathertOn have left Thomas's Betel, Berkelerequsre, for Dover, en route for Germany. A marriage is arranged to take place between the Hon. Seymour Grey-Fgerton. aeoond and younger son of the Earl of Wilton, and Mite Laura Enroll, only daughter of Mr. Wm. Romall, the gooountant-GeneraL His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Counts de Flahanit had an assembly, at the residence of the Embassy, Albert-gate Hone, on Saturday evening, which was most fashionably attended. The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimer, Prince and her Royal Highness Pawns Hermann of Sme-Weimar, and Prince and Prisms Edward of Sims-Weimar, honoured the filliliOlS with their preeence. Previous to the assembly his excellency and her ladyship received the following at dinner :—The Duchene of Wel lington, the Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon and Lady Constance Villiers, Viscount St. Aleph, Lard Harris, Lord Lyons, Viscount and Viscountess Clifden, H. Bartholdi, H. de Lutteroth, H. Thouvenel, Mr. and Miss Stanley, Stc. His Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, attended by the Hon. Charles Murray, paid visite oe Saturday to the Lord Chamberlain, the Muter of the Home, the Duke of Northumberland, and the Marquis of Westminster. The Penang Argus records a visit of Lady Frank lin to the island. Immediately on her arrival she pro ceeded to see the governor and to visit the localities of in terest in the neighbourhood. The polling for Montgomeryshire, vacant by the death of the late member, took place on Saturday, and re sulted in the returnot Mr. Wynn, the conservative candi date, by a majority of 307. A great "demonstration," as it is called, which is to attend the laying at Dublin of the foundation stone of the Catholic University on Sunday, the 30th Mat., engages the attention of the ultnunontane party at Dublin to the ex clusion of every other topic. The plan is to have a proces sion of trades through the streets of Dublin, the operatives to wear green rosettes, and to be headed by their clergy. After a solemn high mass at the cathedral, Marlborough street, the men-20,000 it is rid—are to walk to the spot selected, about two miles and a half distant in the suburbs, sad there to be addressed by Archbishop Hughes, of New York, and Monsigoor Dupsaloup. A singular C4BO, which raises a question of interna tional law, came before Boon Fitzgerald, at Dublin, on Satur day, sitting in chamber. In the cant of Thompson v. Knox, an action on a promissory note made at Charleston, South Carolina, and payable at the People's Beak, in the Federal States, Mr. Henderson moved, on behalf of defendant, for leave to file a special defence under the following circuit dame :—Pl►intiff was a citizen of the Confederate Staten and defendant of the Federal States, but now residing in Ireland. Since the breaking out of hostilities between the Northern and Southern States, a law had been passed by the Federal government by which all citizens of the Federal States were prohibited from paying any debts they owed to any citizen of the Confederate States, on pain of being treated u a traitor. The law further directed that is such cues the debtor was to pay the amount into the trea sury of the United States, and this the defendant alleged had been done by his partner in America. Counsel stated that his client would be liable to be hanged if be paid the debt. The court granted leave to file the defense. The Prince °alit:in is to give a morning concert at the Hertz Rooms, Paris, this week, in aidof the sufferers by the fire at St. Petersburg. He will himself lead the band, and the music is to consist entirely of Russian oom poutions. On Saturday evening the bands of the Gen darmeneead Zonaves of the Imperial Guard gave a concert at the St. James's Hall for the benefit of the French chari table aasociatioo in King William-street. The playing was throughout admirable, and honoured with immense applause. The concert was given so suddenly that the London public were fairly taken by surprise. Hence the scanty attendance. The Society for the Acclimatisation of Animals and Vegetables dined together on Saturday, Lord Stanley in the chair. Several of the dishes at table illustrated the objects of the association, being foreign, many of them Chinese, delicacies, though it did not appear that all of ' them were grateful to English palates. Birds-nest soup and sea-slug soup, and " Kangaroo steamer," and soup of deers' sinews, in which our Chinese, Australian, and Siamese fellows delight, were introduced. His lordship, in proposing " Prosperity to the Association," explained its object., humorously observing that they did not cam • farthing for animals that could only be shown in • menagerie, and plants that would only thrive in • hot house ; their purpose wee not curiosity, nor even science— they wanted practically to benefit the country by increas ing the food of the people, and a plant or an animal that would not thrive on the ordinary conditions of English life and cultivation was of no use to them. Aooording to the Him:too Patriot some changes affecting the judges of the new high courts in India will be made. Their salary is to be 5,000 t, the practice of knight• ins them is to be discontinued, except as regards the chief justice, sad the period for pension will be extended to twei•e yearn. It is said that the Maharajah of Puttiala has withdrawn himself from the active duties of government, and has entrusted thorn to his minister, Pundit lihrodeen. Jeypore, the capital of the maharajah's dominions, is the largest and riche et city in Itajpootana, far sumassiagAjmere, the chief city, in the number and elegance of its public works, and the number sad wealth of its inhabitaata The principal street, or chowk, ha the city, "is built throughout of marble, exquisitely cut, and meet uniformly and aldL fully laid." Lammas sums have been spurt by the govern ment to beautify and improve the city, whose grandeur is very considerably enhanced by the splendid prdess and oorntrybousea which hem the suburbs. [E • EXPREr 1, MONDAY EVENING JULY 14, 1862. LATIN IN TELL ukINOS. ITALY. The assertions of the Dresden Journal relative to certain conditions with which the recognition of Italy by Russia is said to have been accompanied, are altogether at variance with M. Ratazzi's statement to the Italian chamber. After the Italian minister had announced the fact of the recognition to the members on the 9th, M. Massari asked if the ministry would place the correspondence before the house. M. Ratazzi replied that the govern ment not only saw no difficulty in the way of pub lishing the whole of the diplomatic correspondence, but that in its interest as in that of Italy it desired to do so, and would do so the next day, in order to destroy all the accusations and calumnies which its enemies and the enemies of Italy had circulated with reference to this matter, so that Europe might oe that the recognition of Russia was such as Italy can accept—that is to say, " without re serve or condition." COCHIN CHINA. The following is the latest French news from Cochin China : " A private letter of May 12 states that the Forbin steam corvette had arrived at Saigon, from Hue, with important despatches. The Forbin was employed on a hydrographic mission at the month of the river Hue, when, on nearing the great An namite fort which defends the right bank of that stream, its commander perceived that the com mandant of the fort hung out a flag of truce. He at once made for the shore, and was met by a boat having on board an aide-de camp of the Emperor Tu Duc's prime minister, who requested an interview for the next day. The French commandant went to the rendezvous, accompanied by his staff, and was entertained by the minister at a magnificent breakfast. During the reception, which was very cordial, the minister declared that his master wished to put an end to hostilities, and to live in peace with the French, and he begged Admiral Bonard to be the bearer of an autograph letter from the Emperor Tu Duc to the Emperor of the French. It was thought at Saigon that these overtures would be favourably received. The state of affairs is very bad for the Emperor Te Duo ; a great many revolts, occasioned by famine, have broken out in his states, and he is compelled to sue for peace to avoid a certain fall." (astrraa's nasoLute.) ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE GRAND DUCHESS CONSTANTINE. WARSAW, JOLT 13. This morning, at 9 o'clock, the Grand Duchess Constantine was safely delivered of a son, who has received the name of Waclaw. The public buildings will be illuminated this evening. As regards private individuals, it is left to their option to illuminate or not. AMERICA. ('er China, by telegraph from Iteche's Point.) NEW YORK, JULY 1, Ervana. Great anxiety exists for information from Gene ral Welellan. It is supposed that another battle may have been fought. In accordance with the suggestion of eighteen governors of Union States, that the army be in creased, President Lincoln has called for a fresh levy of 300,000 men. The Federals have evacuated James Island, near Charleston, and returned to Hilton Head. The summer campaign against Charleston has been suspended. The bombardment of Vicksburg by twenty Fede ral vessels has commenced. The Federal General Curtis is in a very pre carious position in Arkansas. The first train from Memphis to Corinth was attacked by the Confede rate cavalry, and captured 12 miles from Memphis. General Butler Lae issued a new form of oath for foreigners at New Orleans. President Davis has informed the Governor of Georgia that the conscription was absolutely ne cessary to ensure the 'success of the Southern Confederacy. All the clergymen of Nashville have refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal govern ment. Most of them have been confined in the Penitentiary. The House of Representatives has passed the Tariff Bill. The Conservative members of Congress have held a meeting at Washington. A large Anti-Abolition meeting has been held in New York. The Teutonic and City of Baltimore have arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE NEW YORE, JULY 1, Knanic. _ Money tighter. Gold 9 per amt. prem. Exchange firm. Banker's bills, 120}. Stocks dull. New York, 94 ; Illinois, 611 ; Erie, 363. Cotton held firmly. Middling Upland, 38c. Flour advancing, 15c. higher. Wheat in good de mand for export, 2c. higher. Corn well inquired for lc. higher. Provisions quiet. Coffee very firm. Sugar quiet. Molasses quiet and unchanged. QUEENSTOWN. JOLT 13. The Royal Mail steamship Chios arrived here at 6.30 p.m., with 92 passengers and 151,000 dole. in Specie. She landed all the mails and Rix passengers, and proceeded at 7 p.m. for Liverpool. All well. The Scotia arrived at New York on the Ist July, afters passage of eight days and a half. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JOLT 14. The Royal Mail steamer Seine arrived here this morning with 256 passengers, 1,479,996 dollars in specie and 2,360 dollars worth of jewellery. She left St. Thomas on the 30th June. The Chili government had decided on sending a Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Mexico to tender his good offices to President Juarez, with a view to the final settlement of pend ing difficulties between that country and European powers. _ _ - Little buainesa was doing in Peru. Exchange was improving, and it was expected that trade would soon revive. At Valparaiao exchange, 90 days, was quoted 45 to 45e. The news from the West India Islands is unim portant. In Jamaica the late rains had rendered provisions exceedingly scarce and dear. Breadstuff,' of all kinds were consequently advancing in pries. Coffee was scarce, and holders demanded 60s. ; sugar, fair, 18s. ; ordinary, 14a. to 15s. Exchange on London, 90 days, per cent. A Shanghae steam packet company has been started in China to run steamers to sad from Shanghais, Chula), Tientaia, the ports of Japan, Foochow, Amoy, finitely, and Canton. The capital is 240,000/. About ten or twelve steamers will be employed, which will be built in America. ow,rw EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now oirs owx PM:Mi. SUNDAY EvWNO. The government journals give no news from Mexico. The Vera Cruz, which was reported by them to be " in sight" yesterday, will not now, the Pays says, arrive till this evening. These excuses for delay in supplying the public with intelligence strengthen the presumption that the news must be bad, and requires to be dressed up for publication. A Paris letter in the /ndependance Beige speaks in precisely the same tone as the two French journals whose articles I noticed yesterday, of the probability of English influence entirely supersed ing that of France in Italy, if the Emperor persists much longer in his vacillating policy with regard to Rome. The writer says : France is threatened, within a very brief delay, with the total loss of all the advantages gained by her glorious and decisive concurrence in the work of Italian emancipation. The moment that England succeeds in obtaining the cession of Venice from Austria, there will be sa end of French in. licence in Italy ; and if, under the pressure of the revolu tionary party, and with the moral aid of Crest Britain, Italy were to make a dash at Home, the French govern ment, as • penalty for having failed to solve the Roman I question, would be placed in this painful dilemma—either to follow, in a constrained and unwilling attitude, the movement which itself initiated, or resolutely, and by force of arms, to destroy its own work, end thus blot out the best pegs in the history of Napoleon ILL The Opinion Nationale, in an alarmist spirit, suggests that the following expression in the ad dress of the Turin Chamber of Deputies on the occasion of the announced marriage of the Princess Pia with the King of Portugal—" The daughter of a King and people who have taught the world how great nations are made," may possibly fore shadow the realisation of a scheme to overthrow the Spanish monarchy and constitute the uuity of the Iberian peninsula, with the King of Portugal for its chief. In support of this ides it cites the following paragraph from the Regeneracion of Madrid, published on the receipt of the news that the Emperor of the French had negotiated the King of Portugal's marriage, and was to give away the bride : This telegram confirm' the apprehensions which this union has produced in the minds of all sensible people, re lative to the future destinies of Spain. No one can doubt that behind thia marriage titers are secret plans of a nature to do immense harm to Spain. We will therefore never cease to say to our government, " Beware !" THE OFFICIALS OP THE LATE INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. This morning was issued the report of the select committee who were appointed to inquire into the case of the clerks and officers of the Insolvent Debtors Court with reference to the New Bankruptcy Act. In the opinion of the committee, those salaried offi cers, for whom since the abolition of the court no em ployment has been found, should receive superannuation allowances es for abolished offices. They think th►t some provision ought to be made for the various officers who have lost the advantage of the receipt of fees, their pre sent position being taken into account. Partly in accordance with this view, the committee have arrived at the following amongst other conclusions :—" With reference to the persons named in schedule 1 (an. mixed), we are of opinion, that their claims will be fully satisfied by their receiving salaries at the rate of their old and present provisional salaries ; on the understanding that such payments shall be permanent. With reference to the persons named in schedule 2 (annexed), we are of opinion that provision ought to be made for their receiving the fol lowing sums, so long as they shall continue to be employed, six., Mr. W. H. Lamb, old salary, mot ; to be added, 5501.—total, 8501. Mr. W. Ingpen, old salary, 1001. to be added, 2504—total, 350/. Mr. W. Notson. old salary, 1301. ; to be added, 601.—total, 1901. Mr. B. 8.. Stares, old salary, 1501. ;to be added, 3001.—total, 4501. Mr. J. R. Warren, old salary, 1001. ; to be added, 2401.—total, 3401. On the employment of any of these officers coming to an end, we recommend that they should receive com pensation or allowances, as for abolished offices, based upon the average of their receipts for salaries and fees, as shown in the return of 22nd of Men*, 1861. The persons named in schedule 3 (annexed) it appears to us will be sufficiently remunerated by continuing to receive their former salaries, on the conditions on which such salaries were received by them whilst employed in the Insolvent Debtors Court." As regards persons in the 4th schedule, the committee report generally that the cue should be treated as if by the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 the various offices or appoint ments had been put an end to, and that compensation be given on the footing of the Superannuation Acts now in form relating to abolished offices. The committee think that the various payments which they have recommended ought to be made as from the 11th of October last. "And that the amount of ' fees' since that time received, or to be received, in connexion with insolvency business, should be divided in former proportions, and go in part discharge of such payments and allowances ; Mr. Dance and Mr. E. Impels taking their shares down to the periods of their retirement only. Any farther payment to these gentlemen, in respect of the periods between the 11th of October last and the dates of their retirement, they recommend to be computed at the rate of a gross annual salary, or allowance, to Mr. Dance of 1,0004., and to Mr. Ingpen of 9001." The petition of the registrars of the county courts ofLen caster, York, and Warwick, is not considered by the com mittee to have come within the scope of their inquiry. The Council of the Royal Geographical Society desiring to testify their obligation to the Vietwoy of Egypt for his Higheees's protection and encouragement of British travellers have elected bim an honorary member of their body, the diploma being transmitted by the president, Sir Roderick Murchisou, for presentation by the Hoe. Charles Murray. The Viceroy is thus associated among geographers with the King of Sweden and Norway, and the Grand Duke Constantine, the President of the Imperial Geographical Society of St. Petersburg. _ . . . - - - . - The Russian government have established a mag netic and meteorological observatory in Pekin. M. Jules Gerard, who is an officer of the French army as well as a celebrated "lion killer," writes to the Times to expanse Lis admiration of the shooting at Wimbledon. The progress made by the volun. teen, especially the Victoria Rifles, astonishes him, and the match between the members of the two Houses of Parliament excites him to enthusiasm. "With such lessons what men will not the young students of your universities become? How will the noble taste for arms spread amoegst all dames of society ? I congratulate myself upon having been able to witness such a beautiful spectacle, and without regretting having missed the hour which would have enabled me to dispute some prises with the victors of the last day. I hope next year you will see a similar meeting, and the cordial reception which has been given to foreigners will be a sufficient reason for inducing them to be present again." A Calcutta letter says :—" Mahomedanism will sever lose its cruel hate, nor surrender its very oorneratone, which is the extermination of the infidel, till it is altogether destroyed. If you doubt this reed the following translation of • prayer offered in every masque every Friday. The original was copied in the great mosque of Oak*, by one of the first Arabic scholars in India, and is recited weekly lore InChlcuttaln the mosque of Tippoo Sultan by those droop& eats of his who were pramoted with 520,000 i. out of the revenues of India :—' 0 Lord, save the Sultan, and destroy the infidels! 0 Lord, ranee their feet to slip, and sally their eolours ; and bring shame upon their women, sad make their children orphans, and cause them to waste away with grief, sad their deseendanta, their women, sod their cattle (to become a prey to the Moslems).' The belief of all who know India is that a day will come when /England will have a struggle with the Musulmano for supreme" in the east. But that day is not yet, and when it comes we shall probably here to look to Hydetabed and the Demon es the mese of comflicet." About 90,000 men have already this year emi grated from Califorsia to Oregon and British Colombia. CRYSTAL PALACL—Blorelin will give one of his high-rope performances to-marrow (Tuesday), and repeat his low-rope feats ea Thursday next. GREAT TIRE IN LAMBETH. One of the most extensive and destructive tiro-, that have taken place in the metropolis SID3D the great wharf fire is Tooley-etreet, in June, 1861, occurred yeller. day morning in the Weetminsterbridgirroad, Lambeth, by which • range of houses and factories, covering between two and three acres of ground, have been entirely destroyel, together with a large amount of valuable property. Ad. joining the large drapery establishment of Messrs. i ho‘ l , a little to the west of the railway arch amain the minder-road, has been carried on for many years an ezie , . sire oil and floor-cloth manufactory, the works of catered as far back as Heathfield-rtreet, Stanpte, end stretching nut on each side to Mason-street on the west and to the Upper Marsh on the south east The proprietors of this manufactory were Masan. Buckley, tisrvey,and K nicht. About 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, as a police-constabl e was passing these premises, he perceived • strong smell of burning oil, and on examination speedily discovered that fire was raging with great force in the workshops and dry. jag room at the rear of the premises. Before the arrival o f engines, the whole of the workshops and warehouses of the floor-cloth manufactory were in flames, which were zpre s d. lug with the utmost rapidity on all sides. The engine trot; the Waterloo-road Motion, and that belonging to Messrs. Hodges' distillery, were the firrt to arrive at the scene, speedily followed by the powerful steam-engine from u t ee . dos-street The experienced eye of Mr. Henderson, thy brigade foreman, at once detected the uselessness of say attempt, to save the floor-cloth factory, and at once directed the firemen to use every effort to nave the premises of Mews Harvey, the linendraper, whom warehouses, filled with a valuable stock of summer good', bad now caught fire. To • certain extent these efforts were sac comfal, though a considerable portion of Mr. Harvey'. pee. mime immediatly abutting on the drying.room of the floor. cloth works, were destroyed, with their valuable contents, and the extensive stock of the establishment materially damaged by water. During the whole of this time the flames had been making rapid progress on the western side, and in spite of all the exertions of the firemen, aided by a copious supply of water from the mains of the Lambeth and Southwark companies, house after house fell • prey to the devouring element Before five o'clock the house of Mr. Hawley, grocer, 38, Westminster- road, was • hem of ruins, and such had been the rapidity of the flames none of the furniture and dock could be saved. The fire Dalt seized upon the premises, Nos. 37, 36, 35, 34, Westminster- road, in the respective occupation of Mr. Cox, hosier, Mr. Lyons, clothier, Mr. Ward, shirt-maker, and Mr. Laaareth, jeweller, and these were all speedily gutted acid their con tents destroyed. About this time, also, the King's Arms public-bouse, No. 40, ignited from the mar of burn ing materials falling on the roof, and in less than half an hour this house was also destroyed. While the work of destruction was thus rapidly progressing in the front, the scene at the rear was one of a still more destruc tive and distressing character. At the rear of the floor-cloth factory were several narrow streets and courte,oecupeedchiefly by workmen employed in the factories of Meters. Myers Mandalay, and other large firma ; and shortly before Biz o'clock the houses in Garden-court and Heathfield-street, Mason-street, caught the flames. Nos. 1,2, 3,4, and 5, in Garden-court were destroyed in • few minutes without allowing any time for the inmates to remove any of their scanty furniture. Nos. 17, 16, 15, and 14, in Heathfield. street were destroyed at the same time, and the whole of the houses in those two places that escaped total destruc tion were much damaged by the fire and saturated with water. The back portions of the whole of the homes on the eat aide of Mason-street, and on the wen side of the Upper Marsh were also much burnt, as was likewise the skittle ground and outhouse, of the Sun, in Mann-street. From 5 o'clock until 8 o'clock wall after wall of the wort• shops and houses came tumbling down, and several narrow escapee took place amongst the firemen and police. By 9 o'clock in the morning the firemen had succeeded in alb. duing the flames, after five hours immense exertions. It was then found that • *quart space of ground, about 24 acres in extent, which • few hours before had been thickly Mudded with workshops and dwelling-houses, was now strewed only with the burning and "mouldering heaps of goods and furniture belonging to the late occupants, and not a wall or timber left standing. Had it not been for the powerful aid of the steam fire engines, of which there were two, the destruction must have been even greater than it has been. The fire thus exteodiog over so large • space, the scene in the neighbourhood as the morning advanced was one of most extraordinary character. At one time, when the Mimes seemed to defy the efforts of the firemen, and were extending themselves in gill directions, a complete panic seised upon the inhabitants, and in • short space of time the roads and streets for some distance around were filled with goods and furniture brought out of the houses for safety. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.) The appearance presented by the ruins this morn ing, the smoke that up to • late boor last evening enveloped them having partially shared away, was one of great du. unction and desolation. A square space of ground between two mad three acres in extent is covered with the beret and smouldering materials of the hones, and workshops and their contents, and the houses surround ins this space on each side which have escaped total destruc tion have their interiors laid !bare from the hack portion having beenburned. The chief sufferer among the many is Mr. Harvey, of Lambeth-house, the back por tion of whose extensive establishment, together with the warehouses, stocked with light sum mer goods, has been destroyed, and that portion of his stack which escaped the fire being spoiled by the immense body of water poured into his premises to preserve them. At a rough estimate his loss is stated at fully 20,00 UL Messrs. Buckley, and Harvey and Knight, the proprietors of the two floor-cloth factories, are also heavy losers. The greatest sympathy, however, is felt for the families of the numerous workmen whose houses were burnt in the rear of the premises, and who, owing to the great heat and rapidity of the flames, were unable to save say portion of their furniture. There are at least 50 families who have thus lost their all, none of them being insured, and measures are about being taken for organising • subscription in the parish on their behalf. The firemen having played upon the ruins the whole of Sunday and throughout last night, they were sufficiently cooled this morning to allow of • body of labourers being set to work to shore up the damaged houses in the West minster-road, the walls of which are in • most dangerous state. The greatest uncertainty still prevails as to the origin of the fire. Mr. White, of the County Fire-office, is of opinion it commenced in the skittle-ground of the San, Mason-street. immediately abutting on the workshops of the floor-cloth factory, while oth of opinion it arose in a carpenter's workshop, sitnatelt e left of the Sun. The wind fortunately blew strongly towards the south east, or the whole of several streets crowded with the houses of the workmen employed at the various manufactories in the neighbourhood must have been de stroyed. As it is they have generally been much injured by the masses of burping materials wafted by the wind on to the roofs. Indeed, some of the houses in Stangate did catch tire, but the flames were extinguished by the exertions of the inmates. The establishment of Messrs. Harvey, Lambeth.house, has been dosed to-day. It will be some days before any thing like a correct statement am be made of the value of the property destroyed. MELANCHOLY ALOCIDINT AT THICLENH Alt —Yes terday aftennum a lamentable accident occurred on the River Thames, at Twickenham. A party, consisting of four, bad hired • boat, sod were rowing up the river, when they came is casetare with another boat. The violence of the communal alarmed the ladies, who lost their presence of mind sad started up from their seats. The boat toppled over, sod the whole party were precipitated late the river. Notwithstanding the many efforts made, three of the four, two ladies and a gentleman, were not recovered till life bed bd. One gentleman, being able to swim, contrived to reach the shore in safety. GLASGOW MURDZ/L—SUNDAY A ITEANOON.—A woman, hitherto knows as Mary MacDonald, has bees er prebends& is the Broomielaw, Glasgow. Her real maw la Yrs. Maelachlan. She acknowledges that she pledged, as Ilatatday week, silver plate which, she says, she got from the old man Flewhig. Her husband is also in custody. 13ba formerly was salmi/A is Flesuing's house. _ The reports both from Preston and Blackburn soatiatte to show an increased number of operatives requiring amisemes from the Public. la Pennon a workroom for femslesbas been established, sad it in maid to hare answeed eslielectorily. It is asoerefol to add that there is a ow slaty of a mat addition being made to the &strewed epteatives of Reston in a few dart. The number of per• saes relieved last week in the Blackburn union INY 3,98; or 68 more than in the previous week. .Za.aiL