The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1867. Coroner—You have known the deceased sax months? Witness—Yes. The first time I saw deceased under the influence of drink was one Saturday night, and she said that she had a glass in the Ben Jonson. The prisoner is my brother. I never saw him strike or kick the deceased. At the oonelavion of her evidence the witness said—Mr. Young, I want that waistcoat. Coroner—Never mind it, ma'am. It show, what you think of the deceased when you talk about a waistcoat now. Martha Wiggins, the prisoner's mother, recalled, said that ►he recollected saying that she had found the de ceased in the room. _ Coroner—Repeat the statement of yesterday. We will see if the two statements tally. Witness—l found her on her two knees, bending for ward. I was behind her. I put n. 7 two hands round her. I could not lift her up, she was too heavy. I tried to lift her up ; I had to lay her down on the side of a pillow. It might have been on the ground. I never touched the pillow. Ido not know where the pillow came from. I did not put the chair on her head. when I laid her down. Coroner—lf you did not put it over her head, who did? Witness—There were numbers of people there. I was on the top of the stairs for two minutes after I left the room. ISO person went into the room until Dunn and his wife went in. I swear I did not place the chair over her head. (While the witness was giving her evidence she trembled violently.) Coroner—l suppose you were shaking like that when you held the deceased, and that made you think that she trembled _ . Witnew—l do not know. Dr. Horton re-called. Coroner—Dr. Horton, one of the jurors wishes me to ask if you think it possible for a woman having her throat cut in the manner that the deceased had, to place a chair over her head after she cut her throat Dr. Horton—l think not. Mn*a Wiggins, sister.in•Lw of the prisoner, swore that the chemise was not torn when the body was about to be laid out. The whole of the depositions were then read over at the prisoner's wish. The prisoner was afterwards sworn, and made a statement to the effect that when he woke in the morning the deceased came to his side and begged him to forgive her. He said he could not, and went to sleep again, and was awoke by tickling in his throat, which he found to be caused by her attempt upon his life. He bad not seduced her, as had been stated. (This, the Coroner, from information which had been tendered, did not believe.) Mrs. Burt, re-called, said that she believed that the deceased was a well-conducted young woman. like was a meek girl and used to sit down and cry. Ultimately the jury gave the following yerdict:—" That Agnes Oakes was found dead with anincision in her throat, and the said jurors do further say that how such inci sion was caused there is not sufficient evidence to show." The prisoner was then removed, and when be was being carried to the van, the crowd of some thousands of people kept shouting out, " Open verdict, open verdict, open verdict" The excitement was intense. The priaoner, it is stated, will be remanded to-day at the police-wart. LAW INTFILLIGENCri. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner oOulbUrn.) IN RE JOHN KING. The bankrupt was a licensed victualler in Crirpin.street, Spitalfields. He was opposed in his application for an order of discharge by Mr. It. Griffiths, on behalf of a cre ditor named Simons, upon the ground of contracting debts without reasonable eapectation of payment. The debts secured and unsecured are about 2,2301. ; and the assets are of small amount. Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, offered no opposition. Upon examination of th e bankrupt, it appeared that he had formerly carried on business at the Swan Inn, Rom ford, and he afterwards took the Grapes public-house, in Crispin•street, Spitslfields. About two years since he executed a deed of arrangement, under which he surren dered 2,000 f. worth of property to his creditors. When he took the Grapes public-house he expected to receive several hundred pounds from Mr. Attenborough, of the Strand, but he was disappointed in his expectations. He costracted Mr. Simons' debt in September, 1866, and in November, 1866, he presented his petition. Mr. Simons was also examined and said that he was a money-lender, but that at the time the bankrupt con tracted his debt he was an aooountaat. His Honour remarked that the opposing creditor did not appear to occupy a position which called for any eulogium. (A laugh.) Mr. Simons said that after his Honour's observation he most decline to proceed with his evidence, and would withdraw from his opposition. His Honour then suspended the order of discharge for six months from the time the bankrupt passed his exami nation in May last, upon the ground that he had con. tracted Mr. Simons' debt without reasonable expectations of payment. l'rotoction was granted. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Serjeant Dowling.) VIZ ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OP LONDON AND ITS PIGZONR. . . Joke Ellis, 48, a respectable-looking man, was indicted on a charge of stealing four pigeons, the property of the Royal Zoological Society of London, his masters. Mr. Sleigh appftred for the society; and Mr. F. H. Lewis for the defence. Mr. Sleigh said—ln this case, my lord, I wish to state a few facts to the court, and then make a suggestion, which I hope will meet with your concurrence. The p ri soner has been employed by the Royal Zoological Society for the last '2'2 years, and in July it was found that he had taken four pigeons from amongst those which are kept for the pur pose of feeding certain animals on, and they were found at his home. When questioned by Dr. Slater, the hon. secretary, he said he had taken them home t o breed from. Looking at the prisoners's length of service, that he i s a married man, and has lost his situation, the prosecutors do not wish to inflict any further punishment on him, and therefore I am instructed to apply to you to allow them to withdraw from the prosecution. Mr. Lewis, on the part of the prisoner, thanked the pro secutors for the course they now pursued, but added, that there was no intention to steal although he had been guilty of a great irregularity. The judge concurred with the ingestion, and no evi dence being offered by the prosecution, a verdict of Not Guilty was returned, and the prisoner at once discharged. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIB DAY.) BOW-STREET. A SOLDIER'S WW2 AND CHILD. Ellen Sixpence, a diminutive child of eight years of age, a cripple, walking with two little crut c h es , was c h arge d by the Marquis of Townabend with begging in Parliament. street. The marquis mentioned that the prisoner told him her mother sent her out to beg. and beat her if she did not bring home money enough. The mother was now in attendance. Mr. Murgatroyd, the chief usher, mid that about two years ago the mother, who was then suffering from con ' sumption, applied to Mr. Vaughan for assistance from the 1 poor-box. She stated that her husband was a soldier in the Artillery, on service in India. She had no regular allowance from him as he had enlisted as • single man. He had on two or three occasions sent her small sums of money. Mr. Vaughan re lieved her on two or three occasions and once gave her a basket to sell fruit. At that time she was living in one of the courts near Temple-bar, and when that neighbourhood was cleared for the site of the proposed new law courts she was obliged to remove. She had since lived somewhere in Westminster. The mother admitted that she sent the child out to sell fusee* but not to beg, and she denied beating the child. Mr. Flowers remanded the prisoner for inquiry. MA RT.ROROUOILSTREET. THE POLICE AND THE BASKET WOSIENI. Five women, named Elks Cotter, Bridget Burns, Mar garet Hooper Ann Sullivan, and An n Shi e ld s , were c h arge d before Mr. A rnold with causing an obtruction in Crown street, Soho, on the footway with baskets of fruit. Mr. Arnold ordered the cases to be taken separately, stating that each ease mint depend upon its own merits, and the defendant Cotter was then placed at the bar. Police-constable Edward Beasley, 178 C, said that yester day afternoon he was on duty in Crown-street, Soho, and he saw the defendant with some baskets of fruit on the footway, causing such an obstruction that persona could not pass. There were great complaints from the inha bitants. 36.Arnolil asked the constable if he had previously cautioned the defendant. The constable said he had. Mr. Arnold inquired of the constable whetter he asked the defendant her name and address. The constable said he did not. Mr. Arnold said that should have been done. He did not see any necessity for taking them into enetody. If the dressessm were causing an obstruction their names and ad. should be taken and they should be summoned. lie also asked if the evidence was the same in all the cram, and on the constable stating that it was, he dim ' charged the defendants with a caution. One of the defendants said, she bad been at the same place with her stall for two years. Mr. Arnold said that was two years longer than she ought to have stopped. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT LIMEHOUSE. ADJOURNED INQUEST.-EXAMINATION OF JOHN WIGGINS.- (THIS DAY.) - • This morning at 10 o'clock, Mr. Richards, the deputy-coroner, resumed at the Salisbury Arms Tavern, Eastfield-street, Limehouse, the inquiry touching the alleged murder of Agnes Oakes, aged 22 years. At 9 o'clock this morning the prisoner, John Wiggins, was taken out of his cell in the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, and placed in a prison -van and driven to the coroner's court. The crowd which awaited his arrival at the court numbered several thousand persons, and the greatest excitement prevailed. When the prisoner alighted from the van the rushing and pushing of the crowd was so great that the police bad some difficulty in making a narrow pathway through the dense mass of men women, and even children who were all desirous of getting even one glance at the ran. Mr. Superintendent Wore !stein, acting under a warrant granted by the Secretary of State, ordered the prisoner to be conducted to a private room, where he had a short consultation with his solicitor, Mr. Young. The Coroner took his seat as 10 o'clock, and Mr. Young, solicitor, said he again appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Inspector Brady conducted the case for the prosecution. The Coroner—Bring the prisoner in. John Wiggins, aged :11 years, was then brought into the court by the police. He is • man of florid complexion, and is 5 feet in height. He stood still when he reached his seat,and placing his hand on his hips smiled and looked round the crowded court, every eye being turned towards him. He then sat down and crossing his legs watched his solicitor as he was examining the witnesses called for the defence. Christopher Chialet, 77, Copley-street, was called by Mr. Young. He was a grocer and he knew the deceased for two years. She used to borrow money from him and she said, " I must give up the drink or else it will be the ruin of me." Witness wes surprised at her saying so as he a►ways thought she was a respectable well-conducted young woman. By the Coroner—He first made the deceased's acquaint ance when she was aservant at the Crown public-house. Du ring the first eighteen months of her acquaintance be had never seen her under the influence of drink. About three months ago she came into his shop, and she " laid on the counter." She was then under the influence of drink. She said she would go into service. She was a "little on" then. She did not lie down on the counter; she only rested on it. She smelt of liquor. She bor rowed 2s. from witness ; that was the money borrowed. Coroner—Repeat the statement about the drink. I want to see if you will stick to the rune tale. Witnel—She said, " II Ido not give up the drink it will be the ruin of me." Witness had not told • juror that the deceased had complained of ill-treatment from Wiggins. She had said so last week. The deceased had shown him • bruise on her ann. She said Wiggins and she bad bad a few words. _ _ Eliza Looker, G , York-place, Stepney, wife of a boiler maker, examined by Mr. Young, said that she assisted in laying out the deceased. She noticed her chemise. She got Fanny Wiggins to tear the chemise down the fronLand she persuaded barmy Wiggins to do it, "as she did not wish to see the poor thing pulled about to get it off." The chemise was not torn before that time. Witness, who was a teetotaller, had, during the last six months, seen the deceased under the influence of drink. She had tried to convince her of the advisability of giving up drink. By the Coroner—During the first three months I have never seen the deceased the worse for drink. 'thine would be CIOU. a I iecceaedWildiiih.7iatluenae ;f drinlT the wretched people. !..)!.ething to be capable of inspiring love which win out- I conviore her of the advisability of giviin in the most deplorable la,t time sad Amine without diminution.—Cornhilf By the Coroner—During the first thn " lissimman." 41 U51.:,01e for August. never seen the deceased the worse for di .91111 LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (By yezzazerm) LEWES MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) CASTLE PLATE. Shrew Vandyke Sorrell . 2 4 ran. PRIORY STAKES. Speculum . Manner . Forest King 3 . . 5 ran. ... SELLING NURSERY. T.Y.C. Chantilly, Sat 101 b ; Ratty, fist 51b ; Rampart, Set 31b ; Shrew, 84 21 b ; Lilly, fist 2113 ; Retirement, 74 121 b ; Peninsula, 74 121 b ; Spiteful, 7st 101 b ; Beautiful Star, 7st Sib ; Maoduff, 7st 71b ; Aspasia, 7st 41b ; Diana, 7st. All are here. DE WARRENNE HANDICAP. T.Y.C. Sultan, Bismarck, The Skipper, Lady Valentine, Python, Speculum, Nannie, Knight of St. Michael, Gladiator, Ket tleholder, Cromwell, Forecastle, St. Valentine, and Choral are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Half a mile. Brenda, Lilly, Rampart, Retirement, Hero, Wild Moor, Pao°, Lady Clinton, Ratty, A, a, hiacduff, Mexico, Cuckoo, and Rob Roy (to be sold for SW. each). All are here. WELTER CUP. One mile and a half. Endsleigh, Lizard, Glenda, Marino, Vici, Silenua, Vio- lent, Pevenscy, Catalina, and Milly are here. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. T.Y.C. Lytham, Sultan, Shrew, Kaffir Land, Spiteful, Aspaaia, Ratty, Intelina f, Mexico, and Nally are here. ENTRIES FOR THE QUEEN'S PLATE. Two miler. Rama, Amanda o, Regalia, Challange, Vaubrunt, Doctor Syntax, Lyard, Glendale, Special, Little Ragamuffin, and Cheltenham. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CARNARVON. TWO PERSONS BURNT TO DEATH. At an early hour yesterday morning the inhabi tants of Carnarvon were aroused from their slumbers by cries of " Fire !" proceeding from Bridge•street, the principal thoroughfare, leading to the railway station. A draper's shop, in the occupation of Mr. William Owen, Will totally burnt down, and two persons—one a child three years of age, and the other the servant girl—were lost and buried in the dibris. It appears that the inmates consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Owen, and child, a milliner, end a servant girl ; and that the family retired to rest, as usual, at 11 o'clock, when shortly afterwards Mr. Owen found that his bed room was being densely filled with smoke. He instantly gut up, dressed himself, and found that the smoke proceeded from the shop. He gave the alarm sod endeavoured to rescue his child, which slept in an attic with the servant. In each attempt be failed to reach the top from the density of the smoke which prevailed in every nook and corner of the house. The neighbours by this time were brought together, and the fire brigade were at their post doing their work admirably, under the superintendence of Inspector Davies. Thousands of people had also congregated to witness the scene of devas tation. The mayor (Ll. Turner, Esq.) worked with consi derable alacrity, and encouraged all to do their duty and ktepgood order. Fears were entertained at one time that the fire would extend to the other houses, one or two of which contained very combustible materials ; but by five o'clock the fire was entirely subdued, though not before the building was burnt to the ground, and the stock, valued at several hundreds of pounds, consumed. The child and the servant (Elizabeth Owen) were burnt almost to a cinder. The wife and the other female servant in the house were taken through the window by means of a ladder, followed by Mr. Owen. FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN CANADA.—The Dublin Expreu of yesterday says :—" A telegram was received in town on Wednesday, ordering the 69th Regiment, now stationed in Dublin, to be prepared to embark at Kings town on the 20th, for Canada, to meet a threatened in vasion by the Fenian'. Two other regiments now in Eng land have also been ordered to hold themselves in readiness. We understand that Lord Strathnairn, who is at present in London, and was about to return to Inland, has been detained in consequence of the receipt of the intelligence from Canada.' BRIGANDAGE IN GEICECE.—A correspondent of the Times at Athens communicates the intelligence that the moat celebrated of the Greek brigands, Kitzos and Lapharanes, have been slain. On the 24th of June the peasants of Argos, Mycena, and Lyrina enclosed the bands and brought them to hay. The robbers fought like wolves, and the gendarmes and peasants like men. One gendarme and one peasant were killed and several wounded. Dark ness saved the brigands for one night. Next day the bunt was continued on the bills between Ales and Nemea. The pessanta would be satisfied with nothing but the heads of the brigands. They have so little confidence in their government and its authorities that they fear to make prisoners. " Throughout all Greece there is a persuasion that every b r i gand has, or will easily find, • political patron, who will obtain his pardon or escape from prison. Brigands are also pretty sure of a speedy release by one of the frequent amnesties which form • part of the trading capital of Hellenic statesmen. As a matter of what brigands call honour, a Greek brigand considers it an affair of conscience to murder his captor, burn his barn, or mutilate some member of his family on escaping from prison. So the peasants gave no quarter to Kitzcos or Laphasanes, nor any of their companions, end the head of the King of the Mountains that surround the city of Minerva was brought to the capital and exhibited publicly to the people, as a proof that the real Kazoo was not concealed in the country house or the cellar of some one of his patrons. This ocular demonstration was necessary to prevent the suspicion that some other slain robber bad been called Kitsoe to make political capital for men in office. In 1855, when the peasants were fairly supported by the government of the day, 150 b r i g ands were de stroyed by the activity of the rural population in the course of six weeks. If the peasants are not now thwarted in the zeal they are displaying, they will probably exter minate the brigands in the western part of the Pelopon nesus, Attica, and I3,eotia. In Acarnania, Btolia, and Pbthiotia the enterprise will not be so easy, for the bands are stronger and more numerous." THE AMERICAN LIFE RAFT.—This diminitive specimen of nautical architecture, which arrived at South ampton • fortnight ago, having been navigated across the Atlantic by three men, in 43 days from New York, has been a source of great attraction airing the present week's regatta at Cowes, and her Majesty the Queen went along side in her yacht and looked at the little craft. The rat left Southampton yesterday for London for the purpose of being exhibited at the Crystal Palace. This frail structure is so made that it can be taken to pieces or put together in about 20 minutes. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (sauna's TILIGIAMB.) DEATH OF QUEEN MARIE THERESE OF NAPLES. ROME, Amon 9. Queen Marie Therese of Naples died yesterday. ITALY. FLORENCE, Atom 9. Baron do Malaret, the French ambassador, left this morning for Paris. Chevalier di Nigra, the Italian ambassador at the court of the Tuileries, leaves to-day for Venice. He will return to Florence to receive instructions from his government before resuming his post. ALARMING AND FATAL RAILWAY ACCI DENT IN IRELAND.-(THIS DAY.) (BY rzugalara.) (Peon ems own commarownawr.) DUBLIN, FRIDAY. The 9 o'clock train from Wicklow to Dublin ran off the line this morning when rounding Bray Head, at a bridge, the sea being at one side and high rocks at the other. The engine and one third-claas carriage were pre- cipitated into the chasm, fortunately on the land side, which prevented other carriages from falling in. Three persons were killed on the spot ; three are not expected to recover ; and several are greatly bruised. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) OWI O'CLOCK. The dealings in public securities consist almost exclusively of purchases, and the markets accord ingly remain very firm. The transactions are mostly intended to cover recent speculative sales, but it is satisfactory to notice an increased number of bond fide investments, partly induced by the fine weather and the low rates of interest now allowed by the joint stock banks and discount establishments. Consols have advanced per cent., and some of the British railway stocks y to I. The dividends lately declared by most of the principal lines are not considered unsatisfactory, bearing in mind the extreme dulness of trade during the present year. In addition the traffic returns this week show a considerable increase compared with the corresponding period of 1866. Most of the foreign bonds are unaltered. Consols are quoted 944 to for money and 94 to for the account (Sept. 10), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 94} to 4. The Indian Five per Cent. stock is firm at 1124 to 113. The railway market continues firm, and Midland, Great Eastern, and Great Northern A stocks exhibit a fresh rise of to 1 per cent. The present prices are as follows : Metropolitan, 1251 to # ; Great Western, 43 1 to 4 ; London and North Western, 1121 to 113 ; Midland, 1161 to 117 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; Caledonian, 110 to 111 ; South Eastern, 641 to 651 ; Great Eastern, 271 to 281 ; Great Northern, 111 to 112 ; ditto A, 112 to 1 ; London, Chatham. and Dover, 161 to 17 ; North British, 304 to 314 ; Brighton, 501 to 1 ; ditto New, 3 to / prem. The discount market is still very quiet, and the rates for the best bills are unchanged. Short loans on English government securities are ofiered in the Stock Exchange at 14 per cent. The amount of business in foreign stocks is rather limited, but Turkish of 1865 and Spanish Certifi cates have improved 1 per cent., the present prices being 301 to 31 and 164 to 1 respectively. The other descriptions are steady. Turkish of 1862, are quoted 56 to 57 ; Greek, at 134 to 1; Spanish Passive, 211 to ; Italian of 1861, 481 to 1 ; and Mexican, i.bg to g. Bank shares were quiet, and prices without varia tion of importance. Imperial Ottoman, however, are inquired for, at 11 to 11 dia. London and Westminster are quoted 88 to 90, being flat ; Alliance, 121 to 111 dis. ; Union of London, 39 to 40 ; Chartered Mercantile of India, 26 to 28 ; and London and County, 544 to 554. Financial shares show no movement. Annexed are the quotations :—lnternational Financial, 2* to 21 dis. ; London, 24 to 23 dis. ; General Cre dit, 2g to 2* dim. ; and Credit Foncier, si f to 5 dis. In the market for American securities, the 5-20 Bonds are still in request, and have further im proved * per cent., viz., to 731 to 74. Erie Rail way shares, however, are pressed for sale, and have fallen 2* per cent., the present price being 44 to 45. Illinois Central are unchanged, at 77i to 78. Atlantic cable shares are steady, Anglo-American at 171 to Hi, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. preference at 3* to I. Subjoined is an extract from the report of the directors of the North Australian Company (Limited), issued in anticipation of the meeting convened for the 21st. inst. : It is obvious, however, that now, after such repeated failures, • settlement in the northern territory has bet the remotest chance of encores ; and consequently, an well as on account of the great delay which has taken place, and of the wholly unproductive expenditure of the land fund, which was to be devoted to the government and on. provement of the settlement, land order holders cannot now be placed in the position which the contract led them to expect, and that they have therefore • right to treat that contract as incapable of performance by the government. Your chairman has addressed a letter urging these views, in reply to that received from the Agent-General, and has requested him to Corn' municate the same to his government ; and your directors will take such other steps as they may be advised, to obtain a return of the purchase monies ; and they trust that the government will admit the justice of the claims preferred, and will provide for their speedy satisfaction. The seventh ordinary meeting of the Star and Garter Hotel Company (Limited) will be held on the 14th inst. The annual meeting of Halcomb and Co., Sack Contractors(Limited), will be held on the 22nd inst. The fifth general meeting of the Varna Railway Company is called for the sth of Sept. The half-yearly meeting of the Mid-Wales Rail way Company is convened for tho 27th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway Company is called for the 27th inst. The half-yearly meeting of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company will be held on the 28th inst. The quarterly meeting of the National Freehold Land Society is convened for the 30th inst. HALF-PAST THRZE O'CLOCK. The stock markets are all rather flatter, upon speculative realisations. Consols are quoted 941 for money, and 94a forthe account, beingabout per cent. lower than at 1 o'clock. The reaction in some of the British railway stocks ranges from to 1 per cent. - About 95,0001. in bar gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentee opened at 69fr. 35c., showing a decline of i per cent. The rest of the Mexican dollars by the steamer Pantheon, from New Orleans, was sold yesterday at 4s. llid. per ounce, showing a decline of id., com pared with the recent quotation. The reduction is owing to the extent of the supply offering, and the very moderate demand for China. The firmness of the foreign exchanges has also caused additional flatness in the market for bar silver. The dividend on Bristol and Exeter Railway Stock was officially announced yesterday at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, against 4i for the corres ponding period of 1866. The advices from Wolverhampton announce the failure of Meters. Joseph Whitehouse and Sons, of West Bromwich. It is also mentioned that Messrs. R. L. Jones and Son, engineers and ironfounders, had arranged to pay their creditors 10s. in the pound, in instalments extending over 18 months. The Great Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 4551., compared with the corresponding period of 186 : the London and South-Western, an increase of 2,2921. the Lan cashire and Yorkshire an increase of 2,5411. ; the North-Eastern, an increase of 5,864/. ; the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 2,3381. ; the North British, an increase of 6061.; the London, Chatham, and Dover , including the Metropolitan Extensio n and branches, an increase of 2,7901. ; and the Metropolitan Extension, separately, an Increase of 130/. At the meeting yesterday of the Irrigation Com pany of France, satisfactory explanations were afforded with respect to the works of the under taking, and it was mentioned that the subventions granted by the French Government have been paid in the most satisfactory manner. The third ordinary general meeting of the North Australian Company (Limited) will be held on the 21st inst., to receive the report of the directors and statement of accounts for the year ending the 30th of June last. The half-yearly meeting of the Titanic Steel and Iron Company (Limited) will be held on the 22nd inst. at Worcester. An extraordinary meeting of the Buxton Hotel Company (Limited) is convened for the 19th inst., " for the purpose of taking into consideration the present position and future prospects of the company." The annual meeting of the Nottingham Manu facturing Company (Limited) is called for the lath inst., when a dividend will be declared. On the application of Mr. Lovelock, the official liquidator, Mr. Hawkins, the chief clerk, has di rected payment in full to the creditors of the Kumaon and Oude Plantation Company (Li mited). The subjoined report upon the silk market is from the circular of Messrs. Durant and Co., dated yesterday: We have still only a quiet market in silk. The first arrival of new silk was landed on the sth instant. Thus far comparatively little has been done ; in fact, there has not been sufficient time for clearing sample bales and ena bling buyers at a distance to judge of the quality and size. Some few parcels "best thirds" Tsatlee have been taken at 29a., but beyond this the prices of the little that has been sold—say in all about 500 bales—have been more or less irregular, and only moderate in proportion. The latest accounts from China by telegram speak less hopefully as to supply. They now look upon 40,000 bales as probable export of China silk, which will in some mea sure account for their high quotations, as also for 295. hav ing been paid here. The deliveries of the month were vesy small. In Bengal silk we have nothing new. Annexed is tho return of paid clearing for the week ending August 7 : Thursda Ist Friday, 2nd Saturday, 3rd Monday, sth Toes& ,y ith Wednesday, 7th €2,14!,000 . , 10,601,000 12,510,000 9,416,000 9,&24,000 9,410,000 Total t 60,302,000 GEORGE DERBYSHIRE, Chief Inspector. Bankers' Clearing-house. The weekly return of the Bank of France shows the following change.: Coin and bWlion Bills discounted No change Notes in circulation Private deposits lncrease 40,000 Advances _ _ - Increase '1 000 .___ Government deposits Decrease 2,000 The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, August 7, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation inns £37,042,835 Increase £317,570 Circulation active 24,343,480 Increase 160,520 Pultlic deposits 5,189,684 Increase 291,533 Other deposits Government monritias is banking dep artment 12,812,373 Decrease 18,400 Other securit es in banking department 14,763,303 Decrease 559,134 Coin and bullion in both departmiats 23,255,564 Increase 329,111 Seven day and other bills 488,689 Decrease 1,490 The Rest 3,399,435 Increase 37,579 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes & coin) in banking department 13,912,08-1 Increase 168,591 Although the private deposits have 'experienced a rather large decrease, it is more than compen sated by the augmentation in the public balance and the decline in the other securities. Hence the reserve shows a moderate increase. The addition to the bunion corresponds almost exactly aith the amount of gold from abroad sent into the Bank during the week. BANK OF 1 An Account pursuant to the Act week eliding on Wednesday, i ENGLAND. 7th end Bth Vie., e. S 7. f< , . the the 7th day d Augwrt, lad?. , ARTlttar. Goverunient debt C 11.015,100 Other seetuities Gold cola and bul lion 42,042,535 Silver bullion ISSUE DEP/ Notes Issued 1.37,048351 07.042.835 immune DI Proprietors' Capital L 14,553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Ruing., Bar. Danko, Com mis. of National 11X,0i2,k46 PIXTKINT. 64;terariceut Sent titles Z 12.811.373 Other Securtties 16,703,30 e Notes Gold sod Misr Oats 1.212,729 Debt. and Div Acelents) 5,1P9.684 Other Deposita Seven day and other BfOa 443,487,700 August 8, MIT. £4 3.4.1,7.760 T. MAY, Deputy Ca'ler. THUESDAT ETLVDTG. Consols, which dosed yesterday at 3411 to 1 for the 10th of September, opened this morning at tho same price, and closed at' 4 9-16 to 11-16, or 94,;!. For money the last price was 94g. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 941. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 944, 4, ; ditto, for account, 941, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 94, 34, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 934, 4I 4 ; Bank Stock, 262, 60 ; India Stock, 222, ; ditto Five per Cent., 1124, 4, 13; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 864 ; ditto Fi‘e per Cent., 1024, 3; ditto Rupee Debentures, 1014 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1882, 102. The Indian Five per Cent. Stock was very firm, and dealings took place as high as 113. Exchequer Bills were again slightly better, at 245. to 28s. prem. Foreign stocks were rather firmer, and a rise of to per cent. was observable in Spanish Pas sive, Creek (including the coupons), Mexican, and Turkish of 1865. Some of the Egyptian Bonds were to 1 better ; while Russian of 1804 and Brazilian of 1865 declined to the like extent. MINER.-(TRIS DAY.) 0141 o'CLoos. fn the mining market to-day Prince of Wales and North Crofty shares are inquired for, at 565. to 58s. and 31 to I, respectively, but other mines have been little dealt in, and prices present no variation. West Chiverton are quoted 63 to 65 ; Great Vor, 162 to 2 ; Bryn Gwiog, Vs. 61. to 275. 6d. ; Chiverton Moor, 41 to 5 • Chiverton, 6} to 7 ; Clifford, 6to ; and East L ovell, 64 to 7. Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive. Subjoined are the present quotations :—St. John del Rev, 56 to 58 ; Don Pedro, 11 to 10 prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to k prem. ; Chuntales. to 1 prem. • Pestarena to prem. ; Frontinu and 'Bolivia:l to ; 114lia'Grande, Ito 4 ; United Mexican, It to 2 ; I tcl prem. : and Port Phillip, 1 to 11. [For to-day's Share Liit see page 4.1 Etc Court. OSBORNE, Accent. 8. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac i. :T.tnicd by Princess Louise, the Princess of Leiningen, ,! niece Leopold, and her Majesty walked in the reonds this morning with Princess Louise and the Prin. ....1 Leiningen. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and l'n , cess Beatrice also went out. V., Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur, attended by I' ,pt ,in tali and Major Elphinstone, were present at the (.. I:egatta yesterday, and Princess Beatrice, attended s I.oly Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, H. Mortimer Sackville West, and Major-General y. )1. 41mour, was present at the Cowes Town Regatta in .dt..rnoon. on board the royal yacht Alberta, Captain Prince of leininien. l'rince of Wales, attended by Captain Elia, left rur This morning for Marlborough.howse. 31.j0r-tkneral Sir Thos. and the Hon. Lady Biddulph h A the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal I;,. yesterday. T':,• Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellis, arrived borough house yesterday afternoon from Osborne. Th.• Princess of Wales drove out attended by the Hon. Din% Iliinlinge. A deputation from 'Willingham, consisting of Viscount I( vron. M.l'., Mr. R. Young, M.P., Mr. Josiah Smith, Nr. Edward Few, Mr. Edmund Cleaves, Mr. Jonas Few, Mr. .1. Smith, had an interview with Lord Robert MI latagu at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, yester d..y, on the subject of the cattle plague compensation. .t deputation from the city of Salisbury and magistrates c.f ;he Salisbury division of the county of Wilts, consisting gf the Mayor of Salisbury (I)r. Lush) ; Mr. M. H. Marsh, ; Mr. E. T. Hamilton, M.P. ; Mr. Hilillnan, Mr. G. Eyre, Mr. J. L Phipps, Mr. Pennuldoche, Mr. W. r.t.clney, Mr. Alderman Kelsey, Mr. Whatman, Mr. Alma Buckley, and the Town Clerk of Salisbury (Mr. C. M. Lee), had an interview with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on Wednesday upon the subject tf the Wilts County Gaol. A deputation from the Governors and Directors of St. Ktrgaret and St. John, Westminster, consisting of Mr. .1. G. Talbot (chairman), Hon. Ashley l'onsonby, Mr. ltngley, Mr. Doughty, Mr. Jobeon, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Seudatnore, and Mr. Rogers, had an interview with the EA of Devon at the Othee of the Poor-law Board, t.rll. yesterday. Despatch°. were received yesterday at the Colonial off cc from the Governors of Labuen and Heligoland. D. latches were sent to the Governor of the Falkland blends and the Governor-General of Canada. The Prince of Wale; accompanied by Captain and other gentlemen, honoured the amateur per frmances at St. James's Theatre in aid of the funds of the Vuiversal Beneficent Society with his presence last ASSAULT ON A CUSTOM-HOUSE OFFICER, AND RESCUE OF THE PRISONER. TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS. SIR,—As the person courteously termed a " so licit...dß clerk " in your report of the above case in this evening's ',press, will you kindly allow me to say that the report is it accuratee—Tirchl the names of none of them we spelt correctly; and secon dly, the prisoner, were not remanded as therein stated,, but discharged, in consequence of the Custom-house authmitios withdrawing from the prceecution.—l am, kc., THOS. L. ALLEN. I, GrAy's-inn-square, W.C., August 8. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, AVOUST 9, 8 LI. I & 12T.. V. Itxtromo. I W. Z. 124e.' I to 1 eo 12 , V. D. Nairn Anirdeen 21.54 56 W. Leah An3oBsan 39.6167 Greencastle 951.56 58 LW. Valenti& 1..,1Ws Point raw 66 W. limped—. 29.75 27 , Holyhead Pruanes 29.88 61 W.N.W. brut [orient 29.92 13 &W. Plymouth Wryntouth 29.88 61 W. Ponamouth 29.87 61 W.N. W. Lydon Yarmouth— 21177 62 W. scarborougb. 29.70 68 W. Helder Shields 1 1 &B.E. 1. 1 , 'LE •121 && 8.1 W. 8.11 W. 6.6 14. W. 6 5 W. 1 1 &W. 4 6 W.&13. 4 6 I &W. 4 6 &W. 4 3 13.&11. be , rb 0.001 re 10.11 on , 0.101 re , 0.16 or 1 0.16' or e I 0.10, co 0.13 - re 0.13' 1r , 0.00 o , 0.08, S 7 W. • &W. • • W.&W. :I IT 2 1' &W. 2 2I N.W. : 1;13 cb re 1 0.17 re '0.06' eb I cb 0.06 rb 0.13 REMARK& Atmospherical pressure is lowest In the north, where It is now sliziktly decreasing, but elsewhere It is increasing. Winds are tmderate and generally westerly, Weather cloudy, and some ram ha fallen. The following is the committee appointed by the House of Commons "to draw up lemons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to the amendments to whieh this house bath disagreed :"—Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Villiers, Sir Ramsdell Palmer, Mr. William Edward Forster, Mr. Colvile, Mr. 11PCullagh Torrens, Viscount Enfield, 31r. Monereiff, and Sir Colman O'Loghlen. Three to be the quorum. A Milan letter says :—" Tho magnificent covered gallery leading from the Piazza del Duomo to the Pima della Scala is to be inaugurated towards the end of the present month. Thi■ passage is the largest and finest in Europe, and will, when finished, have cost 25 minions a francs for site and construction. The work hu been executed by an English company. The King will probably le present at the opening, as his Majesty laid the first none in April, 1864. The same company is about to nom 'arm* the reconstruction, according to a magnificent plan, cf the entire Pima del Duomo." The trill of William Henry Whitbread, Esq., of Soutbill, Beds, was proved in the London Court, on the Nth ult. under zo,oow. penonalty the acting executors and I:mains being John Manning Needham, Esq.; Thomas Paumard. Esq., of Cople, Beds ; and Thos. G. Groves, Esq. 0 Lincoln's-inn-fields ; power being reserved to Robert J . Falk and Jas. Leman, Ewe., the otharexecutors. The will bears date 1803, and there are two codicils, February, 14 iti, and May, 1867. The testator died at his seat, beuthill P ar k, Bi gg l es wade, on June 21, aged 72. The will is of cansiderable length. He bequeaths to his &righter, Jane, Countess of Antrim. a legacy of 14,000/., and leaves her the organ at Southill. To his stepson, Tamer A. Macau, in addition to other bequests the sum of 21,0001., for himself, wife, and children. The testator bequeaths to his relict, beyond any other provision, an immediate legacy of 2,000/. and au annuity of 4,000/. ; the residence at Purfieet, with the furniture there and at Lownilealquare, and other portions of furniture and plate, and his service of pewter. He appoints his nephew, Samuel Whitbread, to succeed him as a partner in the brewery, and leaves him 50,0001., part of his share therein. He leaves an annuity to his late wife's niece, Harriet O'Callaghan, in addition to an annuity settled by a former deed. To Maria Grey, sister of Edward Codrington Cree, be leaves the interest of 10,000/. for herself and children. The residue of his property, real and pereonal, 10 bequeathed to his brother, Samuel Charles Whitbread. There are no leas than thirty-six annuitants under the will, besides his widow, whose amounts reach the sum of ;372/. per annum. Amongst them is his steward Samuel Ldly, and to his wife, should she survive her hus band ' • also to his housekeepers, coachmen, gamekeepers, PAlellera, and other servants. He has left 1101. • year to the wid owe d d aug h ter o f hi s gamekeeper, Dines, who was surdered many years since, and 52/. a year to the nurse who attended the testator in his illness in 1861.—Ines. bark , / Loodun New. MARRYAT IN HIM LATER YEAR-Y. —When first I hal looked round the walls of Langharn cottage, end had *es what capital pictures were there, what first-rate inures and marbles, and what a splendid library, I thought I began to understand how he could make him self happy in this seclusion. "He lives amongst his beebe, and Ms writings and papers," thought I. "I an tee that a man of literary tastes and pursuits may make a world of his own." But he did not make • world in his literary- pursuits. He was, at the time of which lam now writing, engaged upon some book—one of his later chil dren's stories, I think—but his literary work was never unaled on his family. There was no time of the day 'olarently when he was to be left undisturbed. The t'aer members of the household went in and out of the mom 'rime he sat, and never found him abstracted or 4 .sinclinal to take an interest in the outer world. He thew himself like a child into his children's pleasures ; out corning helping to make a kite, the next listening to verses, cr in the evening joining with them in aziti.t charades. He would leave off in the middle of "'lung his book to carry out • handful of salt to his Lueinte calves upon the lawn ; and enter into the fanci ful ' , meting of a boudoir with all the enthusiasm of • h always struck me that Marryat was like an elder ladber rather than a father to his own children, although lus fully sure he lost nothing in their filial respect and ar by the intimacy and freedom of their love ; and I sots, after he has been dead 18 years, that the of his children cling to his memory as fond'y as did to himself in the days I speak of. It mutt be . .i..ething to be capable of inspiring love which will out last tinie and absence without climb:intim—Corn/an 31,, ga.:ime for August. .ic — i --- 'ENcs,. 1 . MA X !MILIAN. :ERLIN, Ai . uv,, T 9 . al ° family of A ustr i a man govertuuent for Foreign Atc • ma great energy di a . l'ruasian unuiater at lave the Emper or 1 [ENNA, At'crwr 9. • of Public. Wor s hi p rising the tioik•ri or nt a new basis. Th o nal endowment of florins. ItENCE, Aucrwr 9. tipk9l thu it '1:1" , T 8, EvENING, During the night oft relletri singly, Campetto, with the I..me land belonging ting it for their own eliergetic measures, dispersed, and the :ed. The riot was, e of the presence of lost turbulent lath s. Order was thus it ions of those who bailees with perhaps :d." I'SSELS, ArGl',l* 9. , August 8, hu beg tra.rdinary session 111 7 .. i CHINA. PARIS, Aucusr received here from , uncing the °eclips es of Lower C .chin :cupicd the towns of rind Hatien without these places open nous consent of the of these territories 'ILUSC they served as s. A proclamation ed 25th June, says : ma of Lower Cochin tch territory." WA.) CUBA, ba, from Sew York, a.m. to-day (August lnd 1.21,10 t) dole. in if mails, 19 pawn 'i ,1 at li a.m. All nino hours by the W' YORK, JI•L :W. os of serious election ire being distributed to ilitia are ordered to bo generally armed. It is counties will be indult- id, positively decided to is rejected the female ar daily at Memphia, a is also raging among 'eaters plains. 20th inst. at.itc that an en exiled for sit yearn, Tested on a charge of dirt property had corn- have been macho' taro. n, had been arrested at al to be tried by court rim whilst an imperial ididature for the pre& be to extermirAte or =APR.) C., ALOYMT $, 6 P.M. :aced Mr. Stanton to Company's steamer Sterling exchange States Bonds, 114. ton : Middling Up- CLPHIA, Accra' 8. 9. !VEBEC, ArGUST 6. ian arrived here ta- 1865. I the state of Mexico aimilisa, will be read tepee, June 29, 1865. sing character from am provide for the safety a). If the least disgrace uponaible for it. The by enemies. Acapulco on affords a road always the army with men and San Luis de Potosi is nue from the north, so se, far worse, I repeats tie has been lost, the , nce has been shaken. r been made to believe etl, and that immense are been made quiet SC wholly false tePorls been recalled in t inier nt number have heel' een obliged to expend oops, and in this era, td of French troops, In, and in return foe I we see the principal centres of wealtbs win some people are io exhibit remarkable ,drantsge of the great e points there are two insufficiency of soldiers slow and unfortunate matter at the premet s. The loss of GUMMI.. ni,fortune; the ta kin g ace. With regard to promises made to me r, of the rainy season. '-ur would be done. A wretched PeoP le • the moat deplorable " Ilanatu.me." ugust COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& - - M A RIC -LA.NE. -('ra DAY.) In con eine of the hindrance of harvest °pentium by the changeable weather, the grain trade became muck firmer, and tie tendency of prices was in an upward di rection. The receipts of English wheat, coadwies as well as by rail. were again limited. Factors were firm in the demands, and for both red and white parcels higher nem were demanded. Foreign wheat was held for quite as much money as on Monday. For all descriptions the trade was firm. The quantity on offer was tolerably good. Floatic; canoes of grain commanded their previous value, with a fair inquiry. With only limited supplies of barley on the stands, the trade ruled steady, and the recent improvement was firmly maintained. Malt was in fair request, on former terms. The supply was seasonably good. The rappl7 of oats was lees extensive. A good busies., was doing in most descriptions, and fine corn realised rather more money. Beans were firm, on former terms. Peas clanged hands to a fair extent, at late rates. The trade for Hour ruled firm at previous currencies. Linseed. rapeseed, and agricultural seeds moved et 'lowly ; but cakes were in fair request. etiI.B.KST MOIL nousic. Per Qr. WELT. a a ins; Lent, red, '65 69 to 74 '46 62 to 76 „ Do. white, •es 67 Sc 78 64 Li 10 75 Natoli and Lincoln . red, '66 IitAILLET lianas chiming Kam. Ewe, Norton', and Suffolk 66 to 70 Kingston and Wore 66 to TO !frown _ P Qr. N to 72 - 114 to 41 $2 to $4 oat IC T. - 8 coleb b =sto IT t• 34 21 to 31 .. wluto SI to 3t Ba3ss. Tick Maws SD U 16 Harrow PiS l6l a a a New .... 32 to 37 OAT,. AWL, Med TS •to Beach, Clato Will?. Digitate sad Kauai berg Rostuck d Meckleu- Per gr. 4 I. 70 to 70 - 1;04 -- - ------ ea to n Danish Itaadaa. hard molt Ami;rtran, red — to white _ .. DAttii. Grey • M 40 Iv6e 46 Is 66 White 0 66 Mani Sows issda, par MN lbs. Household 47 to 4$ Country Norfolk sad leilloit oz alp 42 to 44 Per Qr OM Daehe sat 11.0001 IS le 30 Zuni= 23 22 Muss. Grinding - 7 MAMA; .. .. 30 to it to Dada ...: Om Dutch to it f 88 eeding .... 19 to U ARRIVAL OF CRAW. dc.. CARRIAGE PROW AUGUST BIVE m.mis ... 7: _ .. la 111 IS to 1111 ... Os= lawn Coss. Wide Si to 4t TOM haps. _ _ Preach, 044 - 144 - 07... 44 II 60 Bpantah 46 to 14 Aaaarican. par .. 34a0 34 Is ita Canadian .. INTO LONDON BY WATER 5 to ALMOST 4 Wall INCLU. 31dry. NA. OWL Vbs. ea. qr_r. qrs. brIL 1300 30 .. 1000 9103 1300 110070 1000 3170 Wheal gni &Natal widlootch ionagt; Total •7430 ......~ 1i490 LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELZGRAP/4.) (TROY OCR OWN OORRIBNONDINT.) COTTON. —The market continues steady. Sales about 10,000 bales. . . . . . . Cosa.—The market well attended. Wheat in good de mand at Id. to 2d. p r rental advance on Tuesday's rates. Flour ste.idy demand, and the turn dearer. Beans, peas, eats, and oatmeal without change. Indian corn Is. per quarter dearer, with very little °tiering ; mixed American, Ms. Gd. to :sic. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) DT TILL:IMMO Irani ova oat cloaasen Fresh wheat dearer, through scarcity; other kinds very Gm No change in spring corn. MINCING-LAN E. -(THIS DAY. ) Buoidt. —The market continues quiet, and although prioss are not quotably lower, they rule rather in buyers' favour. Jamaica sold at 33.. 6& • Trinidad, 30s. fp& to 31s. ; Demerara, 31s. 61. to 32.. 6:1. Re fi ned—A redo*. tion of lid. per cwt. having been accepted for dried goods, there is a more active inquiry. Pieoes are again rather lower. 6inc.—Plantation Ceylon continua to reelise the full valuations. Small to fine ordinary grey, 665. 6d, to 67a. 61. ; ordinary small to bold colony, 725. to 86s. 6d. ; native Ceylon small, 53a. • bold, 635. 6d. Rict.-301.1 tons of Bal lam sold for arrival, at li e . 6d. to 12s. tai . ; on the spot there is considerable business doing in cleaned. _ _ . Seicsa.—About MO packages of Jamaica ginger el yes terday's caztions Lave been sold at :is. to Ss. decline ; 200 bags of Penang pepper, sold at 21d. ; and 10 cask" of Java nutmeg, at lc 2 ; d. SALTPITRE.-liXl 10011 sold, fee 11211•111, 1111:101 terms at 19s. 6d. COTTON.—The sales are confined to small parcels, at pre vious rates. _ _ JTri—The market is quiet, but firm. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady, at the following prices:—Town tallow, 445. !.I.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, old, 465.; new, 4:e. 9.1. • August to September, 45e. 6d. to 9d. ; October is De cember, 411. ; December. 41e. HIDE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) LUDFNHALL—Hido : Tabs. b 641b5., 2:d.' to 31.; Nibs. to 3d. to 30. ; Mho. to 80Ibs., 31d. to 3/d. ; OMs. to `t4 hi., Md. to 4d. ; Nibs. to 961b5..4d. to d. Norm hides, %. 42. to 10s. 6d. Coif skins, light, 2s. Od. to 4s. ; full, Ti. Od. BEEMONDBEY.—Sheepskins : Lambs, 3s. Od. to fa Od. ; Mewling', 20. 8.1. to 23. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattendca and Smith report a continued brisk demand for all descriptions at gradually advancing prime —stocks of both English and foreign being in a very re duced state. Plautstiun accounts are unchanged. CUL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Walla End Hatton, 216.6 d. • Walla End Haswell, 21.. 6d.; Walla End Original Hartlepool, 21a. 6d. • Walla End Hatton Lyons, 18a. 4M.; Walla End Frarnwellgits.l9a. 34.; Wybam Hugo, 164. W.—Skips at market, 23 ; at am, 25. PROVINCIAL WARR MARKETS. UTztroot. Aroc , r 3, —Sales to-day : Great Tasters, m 1 U-Great Western, 421 3—lanhlre and Yorkshire, I—Lodlem, liriAteie, and South Coact, 50, an. ditto new las. 43 Ms., 213 p.—Lendon and North Western, 1121 1. 1 . 11=1 13 1 /X I e—Munehestar, shentetd, and 411 te 1-31ett.peolltan, UM 4 1 151 5 1 I—Midland, 117 111 1 1. 17 111 1 1 11I t l ia t I—douth Eastene, 6tl 1 5 41 I—Great Easters. Ewa 0 per cent. 13,1001—Lancaster and Carlisle. 206—Doe Pedro .'Leerth del Rey, 11 le—United States L2O, ler4 7341—dIttee. 1605. 721—Dutch Rhenish, new, j p.—Great Luxem bourg shares, 101 1 — Liverpool United Gas, 205. NEW HuN. —The first pocket of 1867 growth, weighing Iced. 2qrs. 2111 i., was this morning sent into the market, consigned to Messrs. Austen and Sweet, hop-faetors, Borough, and meld by them to Messrs. %VI/Swarth, Crafhaui, and Co., hop merchants, Borough, at 30 guineas per cwt., by whom it has been resold to Messrs. John Jones and Co., Oswestry. Thu grower is Mr. J. H. Thomson, jun., of lloatlands, Breechley, Kent (from whose plants don the first pocket of Kentish boos was produced last year). Taking into consideration the early period of its arrival, this year's pocket is allowed to be a very fair sample, and is from the stook of Mr. T. Gnat's now well known early prolific,. FALMOUTU, AUGUST B.—The New York and Havre Company's steamer Fulton, Captain Townsend, arrived here at 3p.m. to-day. She embarked 100 passengers, racks of mails, end proceeded for New York at 4 p.m. " TEMPORARY UNIONS " IN PEssia. Among the Persians, the principle of "temporary unions" has been organised into religion, and the °erosional is per formed by t!..J Mohammedan priests. Merchants, who come from a distant city—suppose to Ispahfai —often reside there for two or three months, while waiting for goods. Finding it rather tedious, they beguile the time by marry ing a wife for a number of months specified in the marriage contact. The process is straightforward and business like. The merchant calls in the priest, and tells what he wants. The priest examines his book, and finds therein registered thy names of women who are willing, for a con ration, to enter into temporary marriage ; and ascer tains how many of them are disengaged. What further is dose we do not know, but, we believe, he ensembles them veiled, and 1.4 a the merchant pick out one ; however, it ends with his drawing out a regular marriage certificate, and pocketing his fee. An estimable Scotch military offi cer, who had for some years the charge of the Persian arsenal at Tabrees, under the treaty of the East India Company with the King of Persia, assured the writer of these lines that he hail seen and read such marring° con. tracts, ail avoid testify as eye-witness that a sinole day was not too short a duration of marriage to receive the priest's blessing and license ! Of emir's those who first authorised this wonderful system, had no foresight of the monstrosity into which it would run. They must have believed that they would lessen existing evil, and act seisiest the loathsome system of prostitution. But when once the fatal idea is admitted that • union which is In tended to last some time shorter than life is marriage at all, and de...Rives honourable recognition ; instead of curing the evil which 'exists. it does but degrade and pollute the miuisters of the new system.—?rowers Alaprine for August.