The Express. — London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

DOCTOR, what do you advise I D E st tß dvise Alfred Melba's Concerts : afterwards to EVANS'. ENT-GAJWILIt. bear some charming singing, order one of ttrir capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and Jut Is the best advice I ten give row. THE LOCH, MOOR, and MOUNTAIN TOITILOT and TRAVILLING SUITS, Three Guineas, In all the new nateelala " Uttar than ever and more than seer," at .11,LISID wsu 1111a1:73:71r0a-ilireile, RIMOVII64/plare. Itanioved tram Daradakest ftiabllithed IS4I. ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, 1I RENRLITTA-STREST, COVENT-GARDEN. JOHN BROGDEN, of 16, lborinerrA-arazier, oommoAloser. Goliath, finding some of his customers bare been led to think the Business was removed, ',spectrally informs them THAT THIS IS NOT Tyl CAM ke ihseini4l. CHASED the GOODWILL the *bell of the minable and it all the Workmen remain at the Old Premises. H. takes this opportunity of returning his warmest thanks and seknowhdgments for the kind patronage and suet bestowed ea the late Era 14 TIBIZIETTA-BTIZNT, 00V1C1IT4:14.2DIS. FlLlYcelebrated UNITED SERVICE SOAP S LNIS, 4d. and 6d. each, sold by a shandies% and throughout the mecum ; bat the stabile should f i nnlelera, and see that the name of J. C. awl J. WIELD is on each padtet, boa, sal tablet,. Wholesale and far exportation at the Worts, UPPER MAXIM, ILA MBILTII, LONDON, 8., where aloe slay be obtained their MAI Nadel Parana* Camilla NEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Gaines and Two Pulses Fl WM OWN= sad TILISCOPIS are war raised as unrivalled kr power sad brillisary. Ws. sad 42.. la lee oewsplete.-1, Hateosegerdea, LC.: M. Coraldll LC.. 18, Bareat-eireet, W.: 158, Floet-elreet aad Crystal Paws. ght •x,rtlM. ••to allowsislo tuaitioT lawles Elves Prom snot too at lb@ cat* 4, Swaowelowlood. by Two Waist la Yr day el peldisolloa. niIINCIRS S. Tar Ennis, HORN TO 000 D LTC[. Mr. D. Murray And THE STIZITS OF LONDON. Mama. J. W. lay, David Planer. D. Murray, J. Nelson. H. Forrester, sad H. Mellon Mrs. M. Marston, Misses Barnett and Gwynn,. amninnA. This Irmo., THE OLD SWISS Mt RCH - abiglng by H. De Bremer. Mr. H. Bakst sad Mr. J. H. Mad. —Mr. u. W Jester.—And THE SLAVE OF CUM. HIGH WATTS AT LOWDOS IMMIX I®l DAY 6713 7.) homy Wanda& 260... .1/Owassi‘ OL hrmo. LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 15. THE expectation that the Bank rate of discount J i would again be raised has not been fulfilled. Nothimg but the persistence of the public in press ing their demands for money in advance of their legitimate wants could have rendered such • i measure requisite, and as they have re frained from doing so, the necessity for a further rise has been obviated for the present. There can be no doubt, however, that the existing high value I of money exercises a very prejudicial effect upon trade. It may not prevent our commerce from steadily expanding, but these constant changes in the rate of dircount, whether actual or anticipated, are eminently calculated to throw an increasing element of chance into all mercantile affairs. A ; growing temptation must necessarily arise to neglect ordinary business, which • sudden rise in the rate of discount may unexpectedly render unprofit- ; able, and to turn to more speculative transactions 1 that may perhaps yield a larger return, but which, on the other hand, are equally likely to result in a heavy loss. Chance is beginning gradually to I take the place of calculation. How far it may go it is impossible to see, but the greatest check that can be imposed upon the change is to deprive it of its most powerful motive. If measures could be taken by which the recent spasmodic movement in I the money market could be prevented, a sensible benefit would be obtained. The remedy is easy, but like all obvious remedies, it excites the fiercest opposition. It seems to be the settled course of ' imperfect human nature to contend violently against any measure sure to prove of general ad vantage to the nation. The question may be asked why there should have been any pressure in the money market of late, and it would be impossible to point out any really good grounds in answer. Everywhere the great moneyed.housee have alarge supply of unem ployed capital, so much so that a borrower on Go vernment securities may get assistance from day to day on almost nominal terms. If, however, he attempts to discount at three months, he is charged 8 per cent., or nearly double the average of several years back. The money market, in fact, presents the anomalous appearance of being decidedly tight, while everyone has • superabun dance of capital to lend. The reason of this state of affairs is sufficiently indicated by the general uncertainty under which commerce at present labours. No one can blame • capitalist for re- fraining to put out money at 8 per cent. to-day when he may possibly get 9 to-morrow. Anyone who has reviewed the commercial history of the past ten years will clearly see that this possibility is much more likely to occur in the present day than at any previous period. Hence there is a holding back of assistance and a consequent pres sure at the Bank of England, of necessity followed by a rise in the rate. It must seem an extraordinary thing that in a country like England, where capital yearly in creases to an almost boundless extent, there should be such comparative difficulty in obtaining money, at least in present times. If we had subscribed, in an immoderate degree, to foreign loans and com panies, or had exported a large quantity of the precious metals to pay for an insufficient harvest, the matter could be easily explained. So much money would have gone out, and there would be a corresponding deficiency at home. Paradoxical as it may appear, we are suf fering from a similar result, though from entirely dissimilar causes. Money is only the medium by which capital is employed, and if the medium is contracted, the employ ment of the capital :nust, for a time at least, be contracted also. A corn factor in an agricultural town may have, say a thousand pounds' worth of wheat, but if, wishing to borrow upon it, he finds that his neighbour, the banker, has only a hundred pounds in hand to lend, the available sum in cash that the former can com mand is of course only one-tenth of his actual capital. The same thing occurs frequently on a larger scale. Wealth may be superabundant, but for want of its substitute—money or currency— there is no possibility of that interchange which benefits alike the lender and receiver. The English money market is just now experiencing these influences. The enor mous augmentation in our trade, toge ther with the increased price of staples, necessarily resulted in a heavy demand on the currency. Under the existing system the deficit is considered to be met by the increased supplies that may be drawn hither by the higher value of money. This theory is so true in the abstract that its absolute failure in practice hu met with little attention. To cite places near England : it does not follow that if the rate of discount in Paris is only 6 per cent. while in London it is 8, large sums of French capital will at once be sent over here for employment. No doubt the prac tice prevails, but to a much smaller extent than is generally supposed. A capitalist has rarely more than a moderate proportion of his means in hand. They are generally employed in discounting bills, loans, and so forth, and hence some time must neces sarily elapse before he can call them in for remit- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1864. trace elsewhere. A rise in Ike rate of diseneat here, therefore, is not always immediately fellovred by any large transmission of capital from abroad. If the enhanced rates continua, the required effect is unquestionably produced, but in the interim the relief when most wanted is inconsiderable. The same argument applies with much greater force to the supplies of specie drawn from America and Australia. While extreme pressure for money lasts we get comparatively little from other coun tries, but as the pressure rarely continues for long, the aid begins to pour in precisely when our rates of discount are falling. trbt Coun. OSBORNE.. Ammar 13. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Bea trice, visited the Priam. of Lein/nen yesterday, at West Cowes. The Honourable Morena &mom sad Lieutenant- Colonel Du Plat were in attendance. Avourr 14. The Queen embarked in the royal yacht Fairy, yesterday afternoon, and visited the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse. The suite in attendance consisted of Viseounteis Jocelyn, the Hon. Mrs. Brace, Lieutenant-Genial the Hon. C. Grey, Lientemant-Cokesel Du Plat, and Captain von Wee terweller. Earl Hassell, on his way from London to Osborne, disem barked at l: alley, and bad the bonotir of accompanying the Queen. Her Majwity was received at the Hospital by Colonel Wilbraham, the commandant, the principal medical officer, and the staff of the establishment. The QIIMM went through the different wards, and in spected the wounded men lately come home from New Leaked. Her Majesty returned to Osborne at sight o'clock. Earl Russell had the honour of dining with the Quem sod royal family. Her Majesty, the Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, sod Prism Louis of Ham attended Divine service at Whippingham Church this morning. The Bey. G. Prothero officiated. Mr. Jobe: Hughes, photographer, of Ryde, has lately been honoured by sittings at Osborne from the Queen, the Princess of Wales, Prioceee Louis of Hens, Primer Bea trice, the infant Prism Albert Victor, Prinos William of Pr and Prince. Vgdoria of Hum The Queen will laid a ocsacil at Window on Saturday, the 27th instant, at this o'clock. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the Wort India Wilds, Bri tish Columbia, and Vancouver's Island. Despatches were rent to the Governor of Canada. Her Majeaty and the royal family are expected to le►ve Osborne and return to Windsor on or about the 25th imt. The court will probably 11110311111 at Windsor for • few days, after whit& the Qom. will make a trip to Balmoral for the autumn. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at pretest visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wiles at Akergeldis Quale, intends during the course of the present week to honour the Earl of Dalhousie with his company at Brachia Castle, for roues shooting. The Earl of Dalhousie has invited a select pert, of gentle man to reset the royal duke. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish arrived at Bohm Abbey on Thursday last from Holler Hall. The noble duke will entertain a suoosseios et f Amide for grouse shooting during his residence at the abbey. The Duke of Sutherland left Trentham, Staf fordshire, on Frid►y last, to meet his steam-yacht at Liver pool. where his gram embarks for Soothed. The duchess hes also left Trentham, to visit Lord and lady Blantyre at Ersidae Henn, Realmwshire, on her way to Dunrobin Castle. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort arrived at her house io Hißabas" ea &Larder trachea's, Isle of Wight. The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland has arrived at Vichy from Geneva, where the ditcher stayed a lee days ibex leaving Berlin. The Marquiz of Hartington, M.P., on leaving Kimboltou Castle on Thursday lest, proceeded to Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. The Marquis of Bowmont left Floors Castle on Thursday for the Duke of Rozburghe's ehsotiag•boz. Byreelesch. Mr. sad Lady Charlotte Rummell arrived at the Castle the previous day from Loodoa. Captain Suing, sad Mr. Russell have acosmpuned the marquis to the MOWS. The Earl and Countess of Longford arrived at Longford Cantle, county Longford, on Thursday last, from Loudon, for this autumn months. Lord and Lady Londeeborough arrived in town on Saturday from the Isle of Wight, on their way to Grimrton Park, Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Taunton and Hon. Mira Labou cher*. Lord Llanover, Captain Clifford, R.N., and Miss Augusta Clifford, and a select party have been staying with Admiral Sir August= Clifford at Westfield House, Hyde. The Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lady Auck land sad Hon. Kiss Eden arrived at the episcopal palace at Wells, in the early part of last week, from a tour in Germany. Lady Ward returned from a continental tour at the dose of the put week, and has Mom gone to Himley Hall. Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Sear lett, H.C.8., the adjutant-general, and LieutenangGeseral Sir Richard Aire,', K.C.8., quartermaster-gonna, have left the Hone Guards for a few weeks' leave of absence from their official duties. The Bon. Percy Windham, M.P., and Mrs. Windham, have arrived at Cookernoeuth Camas, Cumber land. We have to record the demise of the Hon. Mrs. Fergugon, wife of Admiral George Ferguson, of Palm., who died on Friday morning at the family neidenoe in Charlerotrtet, Berlosley-glare. The lamented lady was the woad wife of Admiral Ferguson, to whom she was married April 7, 1825. Don Manuel de Pardo and Don Seville and suite have arrived at CLiridge's Hotel from Pent Monsieur de Laski has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Pont. The Rev. T. Edmonds, vicar of Sk Michael's, in Soutdamptoe, died soddenly on Saturday. The living is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. The King of Prussia has, it is stated, ordered the erection of a column to commemorate the canipairs of Schleswig. It will be formed of the caanon and muskets taken from the Danes, which will be re-cast for the purpose. The pleoe fired as for the column is the large court of the HOtel dee Invslides at Berlin. The Princess Mathilde two days back gave a greed diaper at Frighten to a party cotiaiatiog aimed ex clusively of Noes at letter. Amon` the guests were ML S►inte-Baume, Resat, Emile de Guardia, WA. Galignahi says :—" We have two musical mar riages to report ; Malls. Itribi espouses M. Verdier, sod M. Gardool, merle* liesteoant, and brother of the hoer. unites himself to Mdlle. 'farnburini, daughter of the great ,• . . . . . baritooe. Gardoai (tenor) is the husband of the slier ester." Carlo Patti, brother of Adeline, and late eide tic-camp to General Beauregard, has come to Enrope (nays Oalignani)for the purpose of studying music. He is 22 years of age, and after fighting in ll battles, was take. primmer aed liberated on parole. THE Anmterics.—According to the conditions of the armistice all the Danish officers, prisoners of war, are to be immediately exchanged. The Krell!: Zeituaq, of Berlin, however, auseseess that twelve of the most distinguished will be provisimally detained by way of reprisal for the de tention of some political prisensra kept at Copebagen. REPRE.SENTkTIOS or DENBIGH.—Mr. Townshend Mainwaring. M.P., writieg to a local paper, contradicts a rumour to the effect that It wea his initiation to retire from the representstioe of the Hashish borough. CRICEET.—I ZIN4URI V. OFFICER-4 OF THE KFSTIAH GAIIRIAONE.—This match Was concluded at C.o. tertiary on soturdey, when the Ziogari won with eight wicket to go dome. LATEST INTELLIGENOB. AMERICA. (asataa's macaws.) ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA. The Royal Mail steamship Europa, from Boston on the 3rd and Halifax on the sth inst., arrived at Queenstown at 8 a.m. to-day. She brings 59 pas sengers and 15,508 dole. in specie. She landed 79 sacks of mails and 4 passengers and proceeded at 8.15 am., all well. (Via Crookhaves.) NEW YORK, Aucurr 2, ITIVING. On Saturday Grant exploded a mine in Burn side's front, blowing up a battery of 6 guns. The troops, advancing through the opening, carried the first line of entrenchments ; but, advancing fur ther, were repulsed with a loss of 4,000 to 5,000 men. After the first onslaught the negro troops fled demoralised. On Tuesday a truce waa agreed upon to bury the dead. General Burnaide was slightly wounded. - - Grant's movement to the north bank of the James River was a feint, as the troops returned on Friday to the front of Petersburg. On Sunday President Linooln proceeded to Fort Monroe, and had an interview with General Grant. The Governor of Pennsylvania has called upon the Legislature to devise means to make the mi litary powers of the State available for its defence. Hood assaulted Sherman's position on Wednaday, and was repulsed with considerable loss. (Vli Cape Baca sad Crookhavaa.) NEW YORK, AuausT 4, Arricasoos. The forces of Generals Thomas, Early, and Breckinridge, estimated at 35,000 men, are conoen trating around Martinsburg. Small raiding parties have re.entered Maryland. Hooker has left Sherman's army, and it is ru moured that he will supersede Meade. The Bremen has arrived out, and the Africa at Halifax. (Via Halifax and Crookbaxma) NEW YORK. Ammer 4, EVINING. General Grant has again assaulted the Peters burg defences, and has been repulsed with heavy loss. A small Confederate force has burned Chambers burg,Pennsylvania, and afterwards retreated put of the State. Another Confederate invasion northward is expected. It is rumoured that Grant is rethiug on Washington. NEW YORK, Acorn 5, Noma. Adrices from before Petersburg are to the 3rd. The picquet firing in front of the 9th corps was kept up, with occasional shelling. The Confederates are working principally at night, and are regaining their works. A court of inquiry is to be convened to investi gate the late repulse. The Federal loss in that affair is officially an nounced to have been 5,640 men. There is nothing official from Sherman lately. Gold, 257. NEW YORK, Arcuerr 6, 6 a.m. The Confederates have re-entered Maryland in force, and have occupied Hagerstown. It is still reported that Grant is moving on Washington. Admiral Farragut's fleet is rumoured to have successfully attacked Mobile. news has been fully anticipated by the arrival of the Europa off Crookhaven, bringing advises to the 6th inst. ,by telegraph via C►pe Riee. MEXICO. KEW YORK, AUGUST 4, ArriasooN. Advices from Mexioo,viit Havannah, to the 23rd ult., state that the Emperor Maximilian had accepted the surrender of Urages. THE PRUSSIANS IN JUTLAND. COPENHAGEN, Avow? 13, 10.57 A.Y. The Prneeiana have prohibited the export from Jutland of the following important articles during the armistice :—Horsee, oxen, pip, bacon, rye, and oats. nation," which sometimes condescends to indulge in a little hyperbole, as witnesa the following de licate compliment which appeared in the official Pays, Journal de rEmpire, and is signed by M. de Geeing :—" We have not," says he, "compli mented the imperial government ; one does not compliment the sun for lighting the world." I will quote the original to avoid the charge of ex aggeration " Nous n'avons pas complimentd le gouvernment imperial ; on ne complimente pm le soled d'eclairir le monde." If the writer of this exquisite flattery is nut included amongst the promotions and decorations of to-morrow, there is no gratitude in imperial bosoms. Rossini, the immortal author of Guillaume Tell, and M. Berlioz, so well known in London, have both been advanced to the higher grades in the Legion of Honour. The former is decorated with the insignia of a Grand Officer, and the latter with that of Officer in that much coveted order. To-morrow is a general holiday, and the evening journals will not appear. NAVAL AND MILITARY. POll/21101JTH. Avotnrr 13. The Himalaya, iron screw troopship, Captain E. Lamy, embarked yesterda t i l m a oraiag the 53rd Regiment, lately quartered in Pertemou and sailed in the evening for 'risked. The regiment will stationed at the camp et Carragh. . _ _ Mir Geyser, 6, steam sloop, Commander Arthur Thrupp, arrived in harbour on Saturday morning from Portland with a detachment of the 64th Regiment. The &elms, 16, iron dotting battery, has beam docked for repairs, and it is stated that she will be employed in the defence of the coast. It is rumoured that the varioas paddle steamers, which have now become almost obsolete, and of which there are a great number in the steam reserve at the various home ports, are to be sold out of the service. It is quite certain that they are now utterly useless, and occupy a great deal of valuable space in our harbours. The Queen visited the Royal Victoria Hospital at Salley on Saturday last Her Majesty will leave °shores for Windsor, en route to Scotland, about the 25th iastrot. A oottrt•martial was held on board the leg-ship Victory on Saturday last to try Lieutensat C. Wotan, of the Orontes, screw troopship, for drunks°. nese, oa the 27th of Joao last. The court was composed of Captains Scott (president), Simard Osborn, Seccombe, and Henderson, and Commander Phelps. The prisoner pleaded guilty, but urged that at the time of the commission of the offence he bad been suffering from diarrhoo, tor which be neglected to take medial advice, that his bodily safari:3p. were very great, and that he drink deeply is or to allay them. He also pleaded that his mental aariety had been exesssive in consequenos of the dangerous illness of his father, whom be bad bee. mashie to see. The prisoner also pleaded his sixteen vears' and produced certificate. from the commanding ofileer mrv et the Gladiator, the Castor, and the Prince Retest, Is width vessels he had served. The court sentenced the prisoner to lose four years' seniority, and to be dismissed from the Orontes. MALTA, Avouirt 9. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Royal Oak, Resietanoe. Meessee, Phorba, Chantielaar, Gibraltar, sad Psyche, are all lying in Yalta Harbour. Th. Gibraltar ar rived from Athow on the Bth, and the same day by Ma jesty's ship Rimer, with the flag of Sear-Admiral Y.l - left for Taws. The rhcebs leaves for BIM oir Sa turday next. THZ LORDS 07 THE ADMIRALTY AT DIVONPORT. —Me Lords of the Admiralty contioued their impaction of the various governmental establishments in the Dewnoport Arsenal on Friday. In the morning they landed in the basin at the Royal William Victualling-yard, where the . en received by Captain Superintendent Douglas ; the Master Attendant of Victualling, Commander W. T. Wheeler; the Victualling Storekeeper, 9- Triesott, Esq., with the other officers of the yard, and by Sir Richard Mayne, the Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan ' Police. Their lordships minutely inspected the various departments of this estabbshmeet, and thee proceeded, accompanied by Captain Curry, to the Royal Naval Hospital, when they were received by Lieutesants R. S. Moore and J. P. Cheyne, the lieuteuants of the hospital ; Medical Inspector-Geeeral Dr. J. G. Stewart ; Deputy Inspector-General Dr. R. Beith - the agent victualler, John Greet, Esq., and other officem of the hospital. Their lord ships went over the various wards, surgeries, and cooking Ititcheal, and examined the buildings in course of emotion ea recreation rooms for oonvaleseeat ;ruttiest& From the hospital their lordships returned on board the yacht to lunch. In the afternoon the Duke of Somerset and Sir F. Grey landed at the Cambridge poetic* field at Torpoint, where they were received by the wee io course of training at gunnery on board the Cambridge, gunnery ship, under the command of Captain Evart. The men were drawn up under arms, and supported by field pieces. They fired a salute of 19 guns on their lordships' landing. The men were then marched past, and afterwards put through a variety of lightiafantry avolatioes. At the oonclusicio of the drill their lordships left ; the roes, drawn up io a line, presented arms, rod the band played the National Anthem. Their lordship thee west on board the Improvable, training ship, Captain F. S. Tramiel*, and inspected the boys under training, who went through their various drills. Their lordships then visited the Royal Adelaide, flag-ship to the Port Admiral, subsequently land ing at Cremyll. and visiting Mount Edgecumbe-park. Rear- Admiral the Be.. J. Drummond and Mr. Childers visited Tensed' yesterday afternoon . In the evening their lord ships dined with the Port Admiral at the Admiralty Home, Mount Wise, when a select party were invited to meet them.—Western Morning Nears. THE ALLEGED Rscarrrnto FOR THE FEDERAL ABET AT NOITTRGRAEL—We ban reeeived a letter from A. G. Grant, dated London, August 13, complaining of • • paragraph which appeared in the Express of Saturday last, having been quoted from the Nottingham Jaffna/. The writer says that the 21. was paid simply as • deposit for a passage to New York, and that the is not being fortheomin the moon wee retwsed, is proof of which be eselosed the receipt. He adds that Hiekieg, who paid the deposit, is 58 years of age, and could sot therefore be received in tie Federal army. CONVICTION rots ERLDTTINO Mme FOR • CONFE DERATE CRUISER—Mam. Jones and Highat, merchants and ship store dealers, werenbargeti at the Liverpool anima oe Saturday, with a breech of the Foreign Enlistment Act, by engaging men for 'orrice oe board the Confederate cruiser Georgia. The Georgia was built on the Clyde, where she had the name of the Japan. The men were enraged at Liverpool, and sent over to Greenock. When the ship sailed she was armed and eon. missiooed off the coast of France, and one of the defendants was very busy on board of her at the tint& The other had engaged the men in Liverpool, and paid them their wages, or handed them over to the wives of the men. Several sailors sod sailors' wives were celled to speak to the part played by the prism:ma in the transaction. The de fence was, that if there was any enlistment, it was at Brest. outside the British destinies'. The prisoners were found guilty oa all counts, and jodgment was deferred. BIRMINGHAM AN ASSIZE Town.—A numerously attended meetingof county magistrates was held at the Shire Hall, Warwick, on Saturday last, ooeveoed by the lord- Lieutenant, Lord Leigh, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal for making Birmingham an mire town. This proposal was laid before the Queen in 1857, whew the Law Commissions of the crown were divided in °pinker on the subject. Since then upwards of 10,0031. has been spent on the enlarge ment and improvement of the Birmingham Borough Court hove, at the instance of the corporation, and they having provided proper aceommodatioo, have petitioned her Majesty to make such order as will constitute Birmingham an assess tows for the triumectioe of the civil and criminal busier' usually transacted at mazer. A petition was read by Hr. Dickine, chairman of the quarter serious, setting forth that the borough of Birmingham comprised an area of thirteen square miles and contained 300,000 souls ; that, upon sa average of sevenl yews past, more than one. hell of the civil and • large proportion of the ("rimiest mass tried at Warwick areas within the borough of Birmingham, where there was now every acoommodation required for bar, witnesses, and soliciton, to most of whom it was an in ' ammonium and expense to be dragged • distance of twenty , miles to the county town. The petition also stated that the corporation were prepared to provide handsome and commodious lodgings for the judges and maintain the same in an appropriate manner. After some discounter) it was resolved to forward • reply to Sir George Grey to the following effect :As far as the county is concerned there is oo objection to the holding of sakes in Birmingham for the business of the borough only, bat it was rather • question of the convenience of the judge, end the general despatch of the business of the circuit. Ee -1 elusive of the commission day, four days upon as sewage were sufficient for the entire busioess of the county. Thu , was now altogether transacted at Warwick, then which there was not • more cestral or accessible county town in England, and the questing) arose as to the desirability of creating a mooed place of assize, isvolvieg the delay el a Iseparate oommierion. with extra transit of the jits and all comeroed. The magistracy were most decidedly and stesonouslyoppoied to soy portion of the county of War wick being included in an maze district with Birmingham for • centre, which bad been originally proposed, and re forted to the fact that the experiment of • mead amiss town had already been tried and failed with regard to Co ventry. That city originally had the privilege of • commis sion of make for the manufacturing district to other pas time of the county around it, bet as its abolition by the Municipel Act in 1843, • special act of parliantest was for the continuance of amities there for the district. Te m : l rraagement did not work satisfactorily, and after a few years' continuance the commission bad to be withheld. OILTRTAL PALACE—HALT-CROWN DAY. —SATIII DAY. AUGUST 13. —Admionioro OR payllieat, 1 1 4 ; ditto by moms tickets, 2,448 ; total, 3,642. THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY S TRIES.VAL CHARGE. The Bishop of Salisbury commenced his fair, brinenial visitation is the cathedral (*Thursday last. He en attended by his chaplains, the Re*. H. P. Liddoo sad Daubesy ( who carried the pastoral eta), and by n u j ['Willmar*, the chancellor of the diocese. There e ns , large gathering of the cathedral clergy, includio g deacon Hony, Canons Gordon and Lear, Chancellor YAK, dm The 11111•611 consisted of the Holy Corommioa, Z, the choir u far as the Nimes Creed only, the present .trac t ,, meat of the church altar is is the Lady Chapel, the reaumniaants took their plass?) hindering • mor e psd,„ let service. The germs wee main' by Rev. s: Swap*, rector of FR. Edmund's, Banbury, from Eph. At the end of the service his lordship mended to a the nave, where he delivered his charge. He commenced t; drawing the attention of hie clergy to various cie tw ¢. games of diocesan interest, the most important be:rig attempt to ascertain from the churchwardens. in coeforsiv. i with the moon, the moral condition of their pa ro t,; His lordship regretted that the auswers received t o h„ queries had been so scanty se to give little &Mona < I t this attempt to enforce discipline. Passing on t o n u , Loi of general interest, the bishop went at considerable las,,th into the discussion of the anxieties caused ley to publication of " Essays and Reviews." The root of scepticism arose from the denial or rejection of the eaten.. turaL And the questions raised were nut new quevuou. Even in Orford. where a strong bulwark hail been r.s. e 4 against error, inflames bad been loog at work, so th 4 IL, errors contained in " Essays and Reviews " were but sown in prepared soiL But in cootradistiontien there ens much larger element of faith. The various wave in el,. these errors might be suet had all been tried. The :iet: t had expreesed their opinions, a large proportion it prow and dames, the whole body of the Eiosea. o Convocation in both Houses, had spoken so the clearest terms, and men of the highest intellect given answers of the greatest value to these heretical kW*. mann. His own conduct bad not been inconsistent ex, faith in the wisdom of God's providence. Unable to see tLt it wee a distrust of the divine are to adopt all puum a :. means to correct these evil tendencies, he had not faded t 4 use the means pat into his power in the machinery of iea church courts. In so doing be bad not overlooked the ca. sequence,, even the painful result of his exertions, aid to, responsibility which in consequence attached to him, i,e t4 were the evils of the process of trial, and Dow no eta.,. manta of doctrine, however socurate and minute. could L.: to protect the faith from such an interpretation as was upon the word "everlasting." Great, however, as was to evil. he bad faith in the old saying that there is no erg without a remedy. Such remedy he thought, lay io to, power possessed by the church of 'oondemna.ion of berets:4 books by convocation, a MUM justified by the legal op ium of the highest author ities. Such a remedy, however. so but special. The only general course open is by mi.sig new articles, which would, however, opeu oat many hoc difficulties. The other mode of escape he would suggest, yn. by mutual forbearance, within certain limits, bota m church and state. His lordship then went bite tie relations of church and state at considerable length tt defined at the reformation, supporting his views by .r.v. tations from Mr. Gladstone. The liberty of the chart_ must be as entire as the liberty of the state. He vo.l yield to no man in prizing the advantages of an estahlbt• went, but if called epou to choose between an astablab mint and the faith, his choice would soon be made. Gladly would he surrender present advantages if be cold thereby raise the national belief to the standard of the faith. He mourned our present isolation in Obristectlon, suggestive of past corruption and present weakens, L i : trusted that the Hager of God was pointing to unity as the cure of our weakness, aid preparing men fora comnot defence of a common faith. Thus, an offer of support the exertions be had lately made bad bees tendered to hot by a dissenter in the bath of &gland. Apia, the dim.e crested in Prawn by M. Reasn's book might pave the we. to reunion' with the celebrated Gallia* church, sad great encouragement was afforded by the recent debates in C.o. vocation on the Eastern church. Again, the comma' danger 'wet:oC men within the English church it's* together. Many were the tokens of the awakening of I. dawn of unity. Passing on to the personal obligations cf the clergy, he urged upon them that theology should le a part of the training of every priest. Great was thi value of the formularies as a standard of do, kiwis Less oreadi, ter docradi yet it is said tau true re li gion and orthodoxy are not the same. Het es his object is (trendies the theological college at Saks bury, an institution promising success. Another obligation was a deeper view of the value of souls, and one war d gneiss this view would be attained by the clergy rgnod.• ally withdrawing for a time from the world for the par poem of devotion and recollection in the manner techoicallr knows as a retreat. He saw so difficulty is such a count could only peewees be chose. as guides, trustworthy Is prudence, wiadoza, faith, and charity. He regretted ti , not without examples in his own dioceie, to undervalue the importance of foreign missions, sad ens the ob . ections advanced by some against them. Mat sem ybe premed upon the clergy greater aernetico the administration of sacraments, which should be mat (request, and sated a more careful preparation in the ren• pietas. file lordship concluded with some remark, it deprecation of any alteration in the bariel service, or the rest of the Prayer-boa. After the yisitatioe the clergy d the diocese peewee were hospitably entertained at ts paws. COMMERCIAL arrELLIGE-Icz. NEW YORK, AccosT 2, Ensncc. Money eaay. Gold, 2571. Stooks steady. New York Centrals, 130 i ; Illinois shares, 129 k ; Erie, 112 f ; Six per Cent. United States Five-Twenty Bonds, 107 k. NEW YORK. Auccrrr 4, Eviwnro. Money easy. Gold, 258. Exchange on Loudon, bankers' bill; 280. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 131 ; Illinois shares, 1291 ; Erie, 1121 ; Six per Cent. United States 5-20 Bonds, 10'4. Cotton, advaucing : middling Upland, 166 to 168. Flour dull. Wheat dull. Cora declining. Pro visions dull. Coffee very dull Sugar steady. Molasses quiet. Petroleum, crude, 51}c. ; refined, 834 e. NEW YORK, Avouvrr 6, 6 A.M. Gold, 240;. Exchange on London, bankers' bills, 281 ; ditto on Paris, 2.7+. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 13L Illinois shares, 129+ ; Erie 112+ ; Six per Cent. United States 5-20 Bonds , 1088. Cotton, middling Upland, 172 c. BresAlstuffs steady. Petroleum, 50c. to 51c. for crude ; and 83c. for refined. From the Tirms cJrrespoodent at New York : •'Aocoer 2. " Grant's movement north of James River was • feint, to cover a grand assault upon Petersburg, which was opened at daylight on Saturday, by springing a mine under a Confederate earthwork in front of Burnside's position. Six tons of gun powder were exploded, carrying the fort into the air, and burying 250 Confederates in the ruins. Immediate!y the Federal artillery opened along the whole line, amidst the fire of which Burnside charged and seized the ruined fort and a portion of the works upon either side. Be then attempted to push on to the second line of defences, but was driven back by the terrific fire of the Confederates. A reserve division of negro troops was afterwards thrown forward, and met with a similar fate. The Confederates then, in their turn, charged, and ultimately drove the Federal', white and coloured mingling in confusion, back to their entrench ments held previous to the assault. Grant's loss is very heavy, no estimate placing it below 5,000, while many carry• it as high as 10,000. Burnside was wounded, and General Bartlett captured. " It is reported, nos-officially, from Washington that another engagement occurred at Atlanta on the 27th ult., in which the Confederates were repulsed with much loss. There are counter rumours that Sherman was defeated. " AUCCIT 4. " The Confederates have retired from Pennsyl vania. Their cavalry still bold the line of the Po tomac, and make daily incursions into Maryland. Early's besAlquartem are at Martinsburg. All ac counts agree that his force numbers upwards of 40,000. Deserters assert that be is being heavily reinforced from Richmond, and that be is esta blishing a base of operations in Shenandoah Valley. "No further trustworthy intelligence from At lanta. .' AUGUST 6. "It is reported, non-officially, from New Orleans that Admiral Farragut attacked the de fences of Mobile on the 27th. The contest was still in progress on the 30th. The result is unknown. The Confederates in Maryland are marching upon Cumberland and Pittsburg." (1113171e1l vesmsaans.) ARRIVAL OF THE MARATHON. CAPE CLEAR. Amon ES. The extra steamer Marathon, from New York on the 3rd inst., arrived here this morning. FRANCE. PARIS, AUGUST 15. By an imperial decree published to-day an annual addition of 50fr. has been made to those clergymen who are over 60 years of age. M. Behic, the Minister of Finance ; M. Stourm, M. Forcade de la Roquette, Councillor of the State ; M. Vuitry, the President of the Bank ; and Cardinal Donnet, have been appointed Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour ; and M. Duruy, the Minister of Public Instruction ; MM. Emile Pereira and Talabot to be commanders of the same order. To-day, being the Emperor's fite, the Bourse is dosed. THE SLESWIG-HOLSTEIN COMPLICATIONS. The Frelndenblatt says that Aurtria is for establishing in Sleswig-Holstein • provisional government composed of an Austrian commis sioner, a Prussian commissioner, and • Federal commissioner. Sleswig would continue to be occupied exclusively by Austro-Prussian troops, while the four governments charged with the execution, Prussia, Austria, Hanover, and Saxony, would each furnish a part of the corps occu pying Holstein. During the settlement of this matter the discussions between the journals of Vienna and those of Berlin are proceeding with great vivacity, the first insisting on the preserva tion of the rights of the Germanic Confederation, tits second delighting to note the faults by which the secondary States of Germany have rendered themselves unworthy, in their opinion, of partici pating at the present time in the triumph obtained by the military successes and diplomacy of the two great powers. The Northern Gazette of Germany makes itself especially remarkable by the extreme violence of its language. In speaking of the occupation of Laueuburg by the Hanoverian troops, it asks what result it cau be hoped to attain by this offence directed against Prussia. "We cannot see any," it says, " unless it be desired to induce the German powers to oppose themselves more seriously than hitherto to this arrogance of the individualism which borders on frivolity." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom oua owa PARIS. SUNDAY LIMCING. The polemic in the French journals touching the abduction of the boy Coen is very mild on the part of the official and officious press, but suf ficiently vivacious in the clerical journals. As you are most likely aware, this little Israelite was taken away from his parents on the 25th of last month, and shut up in a house of catechumens (maiaon du caticAunthies) at Ghetto. The lad was apprenticed to • cobbler of the catholic persuasion, and was taken from his master's house by a Neapolitan priest, who pre tended that be wanted the young Jew to accompany him home in order to carry back some shoes which required mending. He never returned ; and his afflicted family have not been able to see him. The protection of the French ambassador was sought, and M. Sartiges at once reclaimed the boy from the Roman authorities, and advised the father to demand admission to his son. The poor father went to the house of the catlehumenes with two witnesses, but was refused admission ; the door of the house was closed, and the sorrowing father was addressed from a window and informed "that his son was well and happy, that his family need be under no misapprehension, as be was well cared for and had been visited by two illustrious persons (cardinals, no doubt), who had declared that in • few days the lad might be baptised." The father was little comforted by these words, which he duly reported to the French minister, who in his turn again wrote to the Cardinal Antonelli, but without any result. A detailed report has been forwarded to Paris, and the action of the Emperor in this case is expected with much interest. The bigoted Monde, alluding to this incident, writes as follows : The revolution wishes to make a noise and give • repeti tion of the Morten affair, but it will h►ve its labour for its pains. Pius IX. will maintain his rights to the last ex tremity, and the young Coen will no more be restored to his family than was the young Mortara, who is still in the hands of the clergy, in spite of the intrigues at London and Turin, the originators of which have already several time, hired cutthroats to carry him off. Let the whole press g iee vent to its fury, and let diplomatists in their turn present their observations, Pius IL will resist with that indomitable energy which he bas already displayed against incredulous Europe and official Europe united together ; he will defend and save the soul of young Coen. This is not the place to discuss the point whether the more than questionable means adopted will end in "saving the soul of young Coen," which wicked sectarians may doubt, although the Monde has no misgivings on the subject. But these "brave words" of the champion of child stealing recall another episode of Roman tyranny which occurred under the rule of Gregory XVI. la that case, as in the one just recounted, a little Israelite was abducted from his parents by Roman priests ; the French Ambassador, then, as now, demanded his restoration ; the Pope replied, "M. l'Ambassadeur, do not forget that here in our own states we are masters, and will never yield to the menaces of anyone." M. Guizot was then Minister of France, and after vainly exhausting all reasonable efforts to obtain the restoration of the child, he addressed the foi -1 lowing laconic and conclusive note to the Roman government : The government of Francis, which owes equal protection to the lives and liberties of its subjects. demaads from the pool-dies] court the immediate delivery of the Jewish child. In ease the government e his HOUDIN= should riot comply with this just dem►nd, I acquaint your eminence that • small fleet, conveying four regiments, have been ordered to Meowed to Finnusoo. You will QM be forced to restore the Infant which belongs to us. Six hours after the delivery of this note the little Jew was in its father's arms. The Moude must know that history not unfrequently repeats itself. La France and other journals are considerably chafed on account of a sentence in she Km:: Zei tun', which oracularly and pompously declares that " it is no longer in London and Paris that the destinies of the world are decided, but in Berlin and Vienna." This is very flattering to the worthy Germans, and very offensive to the " great THE ORANGE BLOTS IN BELFAST. In Saturday's edition the Northers Whig says; " The riots in Belfast continue with unabated fury—nn equalled by anything we have ever seers in ibis town. Th. magistrates did not take the premotime we suggested. o patrolling the streets with police, two and two abreast he them at misers is batches of 20 or 30 to staod sic planed e l i n at the rioters. If this is the object for which th. police were sent to Belfast, they might as well oaf bar , come at all, for in a guerilla warfare such aa took plea V. night large bodies of men cannot act propeely together. . Towards evening the districts generally known as the duos deny parte of the tows appeared to be assembling for I grand encounter. Every street, from Diveetrest co the north, to the Dahlia road as the south, was in array sod red! for the fray. We have seen the riots which °everted :: Belfast for the last sight or too years, and have never WI the people of the two districts room determinedly set for party encounter. Every artifice of warfare was in readier. , —stoves were in heaps—brickbats covered the thorooghf,rn —crowds of people were at every covert—and nothiog iro wanted for a great party fight except the abeam of the police, who, fortunately for the peso of the tows, were pre . seat in as large embus as their arrangemeet in Beebe could afford, emitter* that there are not more than as. in the town. As stated, the mama is the noow establishmeste in the neighbourhood of the Potted 1.! Bandy-row districts refused to wort yesterday; and the streets were crowded all day by those who sympethierd with the uefertunate people who were hart in the ter rible ride of the morniug. Some of those Uses bort are not likely to recover ; and it was roomed that the agitation caused in the people's mind by the frightfal encounters with tom-arms which then took place would lead to dreadful scenes last night. We are glad to know that the precautions which the authonues took were successful to some extent. Erery Woman and every local constable Is the town was drafted to three districts where their presence oil re quired ; and, in the middle of large crowds where stools and brickbats were thrown, in which onav of than were wounded, they 000 ducted themselves in a creditable manner in fact, showing a great amOellt k patience, considering the abuse which they suffered Bar raeketreet, Pound-street, Hamill-street, Durham-street. Davis-street, Sandy-row, and all the streets adjoientai the place, were is a regular ferniest ; nothing mild be dour is eonesqueoce of the preoesos of the police, and the wret , -hni cowards attacked all the meows by they saw. They owl' sally from Durham-street to Donegellequare, and att the meeting-house of Dr. Cooke, broads, every pane of in the windows facial Alfred-street, after which they brats the windows of the Methodist church, Dosegolleqoare. the windows is Mr. Shaw's meetleg-house, Alfred-meet cad I taking a rush down Arthur-street, broke every window they could hod—sparing neither friend nor foe. They Who the windows is the Looses of Mr. Mexican, Ardiurstreet I Mr. Murray, Arthur street; Mr. Dunlop, Arthorequwf• sad a great may other; cad in their savage fury tb',f struck Mrs. Beeman on the head with a large stove who , standing at the door of her owe house. This mob thee n; along Castle-place, and joined their brethren I. street. About • quarter to 10 last eight, • teat of rstbr deceetlookieg men came up to the hones, No. 8, Hotrod street, the residence of the Right Its,. Dr. Dope. Room catholic mediator bishop. and broke the far light over the hall door. At the very time some of tbe Roman catholic siergy who reside with Dr. Dora wore is the Pound district pomading the populace t go home and clear the streets. At ten o'clock •great 10x ceemed is Barracketreet, when the police, with N T Orme, R.IL, mad Mr. Taylor, J. P., made several area The reimenses, lb the number of eleven or twelve, were cot ducted to the pours dine in the middle of large file. of an:" sad will he hoorah' op before the court this morning." Yesterday at the Poliereqratirt, tweetreight men •b , had bee° arrested ea the previous night and yesterday roar leg for riotous °reduce wee. brought op L4lOllll Mr. Oro , R. M., sad Dr. Meroey. The street outside the °part tou.! w crowded by the friends of the accused. John HoIIAL , was charged with throwing storm and assaulting stable Raabe, and a person unknown, and was sentencvl four meths' imprisonment. James Steve. Robert NV land. George Nrobokios, Wm. Kays.James Wideman, ‘, m. Maguire, We. Thomas WM ores, Wm. Gamble. Wallace, Hun:biases Porter, and Jame Graham, were r ,, cc sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment, on the oomYl." of the polio.. for being part of a disorderly and atom' throwiag mob is Derhametreet. The evidence was the ame is all the eases—emely, that the prisoners were ins the mood, and some of them were men throwing at... 4 at an opposing mob. Patrick llCullogh woo abused, there net being sauciest evidence to convict Bewrf Lamy. Jobs Blom, Willis.. Warnock, Jeluaske, Thomas Martia, William Marshall. Jar' M'Fanlasd, John Falkiner, David Warnock, William Joke Flaseigan, William Doran, and JOllll M•Kenes lat 4 77), were all remanded till Tuesday for further frilaeoo , Hoary Kam sad Patrick IrCellister ware charged by Head' resalable Rankin with sessigtiag Mary Great sad Jolts , Watson, and Daniel Fitzpatrick, who was charged by tot stable Dense with assaulting Victor Grant, were ransade till to-day, as the prisoners had been only a abort ciar arrested, and wished to prodave witnesses. The Ai opeeed 00611ZIOD Alderms. J. C. Le Under.Bl Th. fiv Milmon. This Tb. Coburg. Wea - rrd with Mr. sot °pi iw whit The. This kasihru Mr. I was bet was BUs ooatrae meet. The I isiraneo This b. skin Asset, I ThaiTo end 60241 Loodoo 18,188/ 124 10 Loudon 1,661/. cOo, areditoi 91.4134/. 96.8761. Th ri.i aa!djoi -- Mr.. B with thi at atta bed. The C sad haw This for to . 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