The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

tiabal art" itiilitarn. PORTSMOUTH, Avoca? 20. The Lords Gmuunitsioners of the Admiralty are making an unusually long visit to Portsmouth this year at the close of their parliamentary labours. A DOW feature in the programme on this occasion was the inspec tion of the Royal Marine Artillery and the Royal Marines Light Infantry on tiontheeis Common. The troops aasem bli4 on the common, the Artillery from Kutner and Fort Cumberland, and the Light infantry from Porton, before tee o'clock, and after the usual march past were put through • series of evolutions incidental to a review, concluding with en advance in column and grand salute, the inspection being concluded shortly before noon. After visiting the Remßent, gunnery ship, their lordships lunched on hoard the Osborne, and afterwards proceeded to the Royal Clarence Victualling-yard and Raslar Hospital. To-morrow they will inspect the steam reserve and the ships in commission in harbour. CHATHAM, Acorn 26. Extensive preparations are in progress at the headquarters of the Royal Engineer establishment and the Royal Engineer field depot for the carrying out of a comae of siege operations on an extended soale,which,according to prosent arningenients, will take place on Monday next, and in which the whole of the troops of the garrison, toge- ther with sonic of the metropolitan volunteer corps, are arranged to take part. NAVAL RESERVE. —The following appointment has been inndu in the Royal Naval Reserve : to be sub lieutenant, Charles Douglas. *parttng intelligence. TATTERSALL 4 3.—MONDAY. The transient lull that occurs about this time in the ordinary course of the racing season was manifested to-day not only by the thin attendance at Albert-gate, but the absence of anything like general interest in connection with forthcoming events. The afternoon may be said to have been distinguished by a Hermit-Achievement furore, so great and general was the desire to back these popular favourites, not only singly, but coupled. At one period of the afternoon GI to 40 was laid and taken about chili, but towards the close Mr. Chaplin's colt had de cidedly the call, 6 to 4 being the outside otter against him, and one commissioner desiring to obtain 630 to 400 could not be accommodated. Vauban, as may be surmised, was very infirm, and bookmakers seemed determined in their hostility against him . • nevertheless the Duke of Beaufort's colt was not without supp orters, 100 to 8 being accepted several times, and when theme odds were absorbed, 1200 to 100 was booked. There were several offers to back Julius, and in some instances 100 to 6 found takers ; but, as a rule, 20 to 1 was the price stipu lated for. D'Estournel found a friend at 1000 to 30, and here active speculation on the race ceased. Some few bets were laid on the Cesarewitcli and Cambridgeshire, the well-remembered names of Thalia and Proserpine again cropping up, while the irrepressible Mail Train found a sup. porter at 1000 to 10. For the Derby, Count Betthyany's Typlelus was backed at the unusual price of 27 to 1, while Geant des Batailles and Mercury were befriended to a limited extent at their respective ;odds. Quotations as follow : BT. LIKIHR.. 60 to 40 aget Mr. Chaplins Dormlt (off, t 620 to 400) CS to 40 Colonel reareon's Achievement (t and off) It to I Duke of Banutort's Vauban (V, 150 to 6 Duke of Neercmtle*s Julius ,t and off) 1000 to 40 Man Ms of Hastings' Challenge (off, 1000 to 30 Mr. 's Van Amburgh and off: 10 oto 30 Mr. Savlle's frEotournel 'off) 50 to 1 Mr. Marys Marksman (off( 900 to 300 on Hermit and Achievement coupled 3) 70 to 40 agst Vauban. 1, 2. 2 3' 6to 1— D'Eatountel, 1, 2. 3 f 1) CLSAKEWITCH. 1000 to 10 apt Mr. W. Day's Mall 'rain 1000 to 10 -- Mr. Johnstone's lady Vane d) CA M BRIDOESII I ft& • 000 to 10 as st Lord Westmorland's Thalia (t) DENBY. 27 to I met Count Batthyany's Typhoeus (t) 1000 to 30 Lord &this'll's Grant des Ha taMmi (t) 40 to 1 Mr. Johnstone's Mercury d) BETTING IN LONDON.—MoNDAY. The customary business of settling absorbed the atten tion of members for the best part of the morning, but between whiles a considerable amount of ■peculation took place, especially upon the tit. Leger. For this event Hermit and Achievement were both in great demand, the first mimed never lacking friends at 65 to 40, while Colonel Pesnon's filly was supported for little short of 2,0001. at 2to 1. Several horses were b►cked for the Ceesrewitch and Cambridgeshire, and the following quotations repre sent the business done on the several events : T. LEOER. 100 to 6 apt Ju i l io lu t s ol colT, t 1000 to 40 Forvooquis (O, 65 to 40 apt Hermit ,t 2 to 1 Adbfavilatent ct freely) 10 t• T Vauban (t) CLIALEWITCH. 50 to 1 agst Arroonrer dB to 1 sot East Lancashire 50 to 1 Lotharlo to (I ,ms Pi (off) 50 1 Potomac (t SOO to 5 rate Chief ft) 60 to 1 1 4outbern 500 to 5 Harry Walls toed (t) - t4 to 1 Tla Reams ft) I CAMBRID( 60 to 1 spat ; 60 to 1 Kroll* (t) DO to 1 Bodonsonto 3) 12111.11t1L ea to 1 apt Gardevisure (t) 46 to 1 Pinto Chia( (t) Sr/mu - Kn.—Yesterday morning, the 1,000 yards race for a gold medal and the amateur captaincy of the London Swimming Club came off in the Serpentine, in the presence of a large number of spectators gathered at the gratings by the mide of the river and on the bridge. The following started :—G. H. Vyze, F. J. Smith, 0. Olden, and C. Atkins. Smith was the lint to rise to the surface after diving, but in a few strokes Vv.° took up the lead, with Olden close behind. Fifty yards from the starting Point Smith again caught Vyze, and Olden, swimming strongly, also came to the front—the three swim ming nevi,/ level for about 20 yards or so farther, when Atkins, who bad never been in it from the beginning, gave sp. Olden, too, after haring shoat 200 yards of it, began perceptibly to drop back, though for the pester part of the remaining distance he swan, well. The mom now evidently lay with Vyze and Smith, the latter being at 300 yards over a length in front. At the liannuse Society's house, Vyze again gradually lay level with Smith, Olden about 15 yards in the year. Up to the finish there was some brilliant spurting both by Vyze and Smith, each alternately leading ; but within the last 30 yards Vyze came away rather easily, and won by little more than three yards. The race between the first and second was a fine one throughout, and at half the distasee it did not look odds on either as against each other. The time, taken by Mr. H. Woodstock, was 114 min. 13sec. Mr. Temple was starter ; Mr. John latey officiated as judge. C. Whyte and H. Wanl, two members of the Serpentine Swimming Club, then swam 1,000 yards race for a silver cop. The former held a slight lead from the start, and drawing altar at 300 yards won easily by a score yards. Time, lffinin. 40sec. TH . I WEATHER AND THE HARVEST IN THE SOUTH, —The past week bee been of a magnificent character for the progress of harvest, and under its infience harvest work has gone on everywhere with great energy. A very large breadth of oorn has now been cut, and towards the latter pars of the week strenuous efforts were made to clear the ground wherever practicable. As regards the character of the grain crops reports are somewhat conflicting. It is said by some who have begun to thrash out that the wheat falls short of expectation, and that there are a great many falls ears and light corn. Others speak of • fair average in point of quantity and report that the later cut crops are improved in quality. From a careful comparison of opinions we are disposed to think that the yield will not altogether come up to the anticipations formed a few 'eeks since, but that a fair average crop will be the general result, whit,t, should fine weather prevail during the re mainder of the harvest the quality will, on the whole, be better than was expected • fortnight ago. It is mere repe tition to speak of the satisfactory appearance of the root crops, pastures, nod second hay crops. The rains in July and early in August, did their work most effectually in respect to these ero-s. From the hop districts the accounts are of • bight/ satisfactory character. The splendid weather of the pain week, the brilliant sunshine, and warm temperature have been of vast service, and a great and general improvement is reported. In many of the better cultivated grounds the improvement is most remarkable, and in gardeus where not a quarter of a crop was expected the planters are now hoping for from ten to fifteen cwt., and even in some eases nearly a ton per acre. Picking is about to commence is some forward grounds, and with early aorta, but every day of genial weather will, for the present induce the planters to hold back the pickers in order to get more quality. Look ing to the relative position of Sussex and Kent, the former county see:es unquestiosably the most favoured at this moment.—Se • xAd rerbier. - _ OYSTER CULTURE IN .4COTL•ND.—In Edinburgh, es in L,ndon, the supply of oysters is not equal to the demand. Hence grout dissatisfaction in the "Modern Athen,' on account of the dearness and diminutive size of the favourite bivalves. The Newhaven fishermen are aecuard of having caused the present dearth, by the reck less manner in which they carry on the fishery. Instead of eultiveting the oyster ground they have held from the Duke of &scalene:l, at little more than a nominal risk for many yews, they have bees in the habit of dredging for small oysters, or brood, which they cell in large qua tees for expert to Mngland, where they am used to sleek morns of the newlpfonewl r grounds. This pewees bee ewer, Ivan discouraged by oyste the Doke of Bocelesieb, who has at last adopted stringent measure' to prevent the liettety in the Forth from becoming utterly unproductive. Varlet the new arrangement it is provided that no brood shall ho removed, except for the purpose of being laid down in other parts of the duke's fishing ground, which extends in length from Cramond !eland on the west, to the east end of the old vi/ler, of Newhaven on the east; and to the middle of the Firth in breadth. As regards the size of (quires, it is provided that none shall be brought to market which are capable of being passed through a ring of inches is diameter. Now that the subject of oyster culture is beginning to be understood in Scotland as well I as in England, we hope to beer of some attempt to esta blish this valuable breech of maritime industry along the west soot it eseeki*L—Leedee isetsson. THE EXPRES,S, TUESDAY 1 G, AIUGUFF 1867. LORD L ITTELTON 411 - 1,1 THE INWLEASE UF THE EPISCOPATE. Lord Lyttelton writes on this subject to the Gersrdsan :—" Sir,—l beg to be allowed, through your columns, to call the attention of churchmen to the posi tion in which the question of an increased episcopate has been lett, on the failure, in its last stage, of the bill of the recent session on the subject. It is possible that, at an earlier period of the session, some compromise might have been patched up between the two houses on the question, the bill, eo to say, might have " scrambled through." But, to the best of my judgment, after considering what was said and done in parliament, it could only have done so— it could only do so hereafter—in some such form as this. The House of Lords might be induced to allow the ex press prohibition of recourse being had to the funds of the Ecclesiastical Commission. The House of Commons might be induced to allow the present principle of rotation, by which the bishops' seats in parliament is regulated, to be extended so as to include the three new sees, if founded- These were the two chief points of difference between the two houses. On the first there is not much to be said. The House of Commons would never give way upon it. The prohibition would of course make the foundation of new sees more difficult ; but it is a mere question of money. But on the second, I conceive that it has been shown by the recent debates, much more clearly than we knew it before, that neither house is at all likely to con sent to the extension of the rotation system, beyond the three proposed new sees. It is needless to consider the grounds of this objection ; it is impossible, in my opinion, to deny that they are of considerable weight. I must say the same of the objections, which I believe will never be overcome in the House of Lords, to " two orders" of bishops—that is of independent bishops ; for example, a bishop of Devonshire with a large income and a seat in parliament, a Bishop of Cornwall equal in general position and in the importance of his duties, but with a smaller income and permanently excluded from parliament. I adhere, indeed, to what I said in parlia ment, that even with these inconveniences, for the sake of the main principle of the bill I would have accepted the amendments of the Lower House. But to renew the attempt is a different matter. Not only do I think suc cess so doubtful that it is hardly worth while to aim at it, but I cannot honestly say that I think the success— which 1 conceive, from the reasons I have given, would be all the success we could attain in this direc tion—would be worth having. At the most, we should obtain the subdivision of three dioceses—several others having nearly if not quite equal claims to the same relief--on conditions absolutely involving the non extension of the principle a single step further. My conclusion is, that we should abandon the endeavour to create any new independent sees ; and turn our atten tion to the principle, under whatever name, of suffragan, coadjutor, or assistant bishops. This principle received great attention in the House of Lords ; and though the attempt to apply it through a bill of which the main object was diverse failed, as might have been expected, I believe the great majority of the house would willingly see it revived under more hopeful conditions. I am inclined to think the same of the House of Commons. If done at all, it is obvious that it would be done on an elastic prin ciple, and one which would avoid the evil of the other issue which I have spoken of, the necessary stopping short, by a long way, of anything like complete attainment of the ob ject Each existing diocese would be a centre of episcopal action ; and according to its needs would be allowed, the means being provided, the subordinate machinery of assistant-bishops. I am not, however, at present going into details ; but I gently desire that during the recess the mind of churchmen should be given to the practical consideration of this question. One remark only will I here add. The objection on the score of innovation (if it be so) I disregard. It seems probable that the church of England must be prepared to allow innovations here and there in her system, if she would approximate more nearly to the performance of the work she has to do.—Your obedient servant, " Lyrrahrott. " Bagley, Stourbridge, August 17, 1867." ARTISANS' VISITS TO THE PARIS EXHIBITION. THE POLICE COUBTb. MANSION-HOUSE.. Mr. Henry Craig, a gentleman residing at Richmond, was summoned, under one of the bye-laws of the South Eastern Railway Company, for having unlawfully, with • key or other instrument, unlocked one of the carriages of the company at the Cannon-street Station. Mr. Brown, from the office of the solicitors to the South Eastern Railway Company, attended to support. Sir R. Carden, who was the presiding magistrate in the absence of the Lord Mayor, upon hearing the summons read said it was a novel offence, and he had never beard of it before. Mr. Brown said that be believed the South Eastern Rail way Company was the only one that had framed • bye-law to meet such a case. They were, however, authorised to do so under their act of parliament, and it was essentially necessary, at a station like that of Cannon-street, that it should be enforced, as, on account of the number of trains and the different directions in which they travelled, unless passengers, inquired of the railway officials which carriage they were to get into, they might be put to very great in convenience, and taken to a totally different destination to that to which they desired to get to. From the evidence of a ticket-collector, it appeared that the defendant was seen to open one of the carriage doors with a key which he took from his pocket, and when he was spoken to upon the subject, he admitted that be bad unlocked the carriage door, and said that he should do it again if be found the door l ocked. The defendant, in answer to the complaint, said that he did not deny having opened the carnage door, but it was a common practice for passengers to do so on almost every line of railway, and he was not aware that he was committing any offence. He considered that the ana -1 Pany had acted very vindictively in summoning him under such circumstances. Sir R. Carden observed that he was aware from his own experience that it was a customary thing for passenger to unlock the carriage doors, in fact he bad • key and did it himself. He had never heard of a bye-law being made by any company to punish such an act, and as the South Eastern appeared to be the only companyithat had done so, be certainly thought it ought to be brought prominently to the not of the public, in order that passengers tra velling by the railway might be aware that they were committing an offence in unlocking& carriage door. The defendant said he had not the slightest idea that such a bye-law was in existence, but he had since disco vered that this bye-law was printed on a board with • number of others, but it was placed in an obscure part of the station, and he believed that the general passenger, were entirely ignorant of the fact that such • bye-law was in existence. The solicitor to the company said that the bye-laws were placed in • conspicuous position both inside and outside the station. The company felt compelled to institute pro ceedings to put a stop to the practice, as it was not only calculated to cause great incouvenience but also danger to the public if it were persisted in. Sir R. Carden said that no doubt this bye-law was framed in the interest* of the public, and it was much better that the passengers should tell the railway officials where they wished to go and be placed in the proper car riage than that they should let themselves into what might be the wrong carriage, which would take them to a very different place to the one they desired to go to. The public ought, however, undoubtedly, to be made fully aware of the existence of such a bye-law, and in the pre sent case be thought that it would be quite sufficient if he inflicted a fine of Is, and the wets of the summons. BOW-STREET. The parties interested in the recent proceedings sgsinst the directors of the Universal Tourist Com pany, for omitting to keep at the cakes, in Henrietta street, a registry of the names, /ta of the directors ' at tended to beer the final judgment of the magistrate, Mr. Flowers. . _ _ Mr. Ribton, instructed by Mr. 'Umber, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Bridgman, instructed by Mr. Par ker, solicitor to the company, for the directory. After • good deal of discussion, an arrangement was arrived at that all proceedings should terminate upon a payment to Mr. 'Umber of 301. for his costa out of pocket in conducting the prosecution. BRITISH AND FOREIGN CORN. (From tbri Ifork-idne ExpraL) Though the past week has had a continuance of ' fine weather, Monday night gave us a storm of unusual violence and duration, which spent much of its fury on the City, and occasioned some loss of life and great damage, and it is well it lasted but a night, or much of the crops must have been lost. Harvest operations were for a time suspended, but have since been renewed with energy, the frequency of these storms showing the necessity of promptitude. Where labour fails, it will be most desirable to resort to machinery, which has now been brought to such perfection, that prejudice must finally give way. With wheat so high this year, there is the less excuse for neglect ing this ready help. Farmers being busy in the fields gene rally, the markets have been poorly supplied, and, had the dependence been exclusively on old wheat, there had been still lees exhibited. Old and new together show only a sum total of 24,856 quarters, aotinst 53,532 quarters last year, or less than half. The feet of exhaustion is, therefore, pretty plain ; and bow do we fare as respects the quality and quantity of the new! There is no doubt there will be considerable variety ; but up to this time, our expectations, after many a survey of the growing crops, have been greatly disappointed. Much is extremely light, and resembles the off-corn appropriated as chicken food. That there should be a good yield of such corn is 'imply impossible : but had there been, what would have been the comparative weight and quality of the flour to each quarter ! No doubt practical men will soon tell us ,• but it is not in the interest of miller, to exaggerate the failure, and so we must wait till the average quality has been tested. France has risen in the face of the new crop, though the quality in that country is generally prsi, and some very heavy samples are reported. In Bel gium and Holland, as well as Germany, there is very little reduction in pries., and it will yet take some time, in the vast regions of the north, to complete their gather ings. Parcel, for delivery are certainly offered at lower rates, and there is generally 'sough pressure for money to force on the corn before Christmas ; but, if once it be clearly ascertained that England, as well as France, Spain, Portugal, and Algeria, are all below an average, the omor tunity will be made the best of, and prices again proly improve. Right or wrong, our American cousins are ' determined no longer to be shut out of our markets, and seem ready to clear out their old corn in the belief of a future plenty of new. The arrivals off the coast sine August 16 were 92 c , of which 72 cargoes were wheat, 'T maize, 6 beans, arE ee rye. Business was reported as follows :—Wheat 34 cargoes in all—viz., Ghirka, Ms. to 61s. 6d. ; Marianople, 50a. ; Polish, 58s. to 60a. ; Saloniea, 51s. lid. ; Kalafat, 545. 6d. • Sandomirka, 645. ; Banat, 518.6 d. to 525. 6d., and free on board, 445. ; maize, 11 cargoes, at 341. to 37e. 9d. ; rye, 4 cargoes, at 38a. beans, 2 cargoes, at 355. 941. to 36e. Id. ; oats, 12,500 qrs., at 225. to barley, 2 cargoes, at 28s, 41. to 31s. The sales of English wheat noted last week were 24,855 qrs. at 68s. 4c1., against 53,532 qrs. in 1866. The London averages were, wheat, 914 qrs., at 69e. sd. The imports into the kingdom for the week ending August 17 were—wheat, 419,917 stria. ; flour, 41,360 cwts. London on Monday commenced on a very small supply of English wheat, and the foreign arrivals were only mo derate. The show of new samples from Essex and Kent this morning fell very far short of expectation, and there was very little old ; the quantity, indeed, was not enough to fix values, and the quality of the new offered little inducement to millers to purchase readily. as the weather kept very fi ne. In the little done there was but slight change from the pre. vious week's prises. The foreign demand was strictly retail, st the reduction then noted, but a fur th er decline would have been necessary to make way. With fair arrivals off the coast prices were drooping. On Wednes day there were 190 qrs. per coast. 10,200 qrs. foreign. Monday night's storm, though making the weather ap pear unse ttle d, not having done much harm, new wheat was dull, notwithstanding the small quantity on show ; but old was firm. In the foreign trade very little was passing, and prices continued nominally the same. Friday's returns were 410 qrs. coastwise 23,310 qrs. foreign. The remainder of the week being deadly fine, and the few new samples then exhibited being of inferior quality, prices were rather lower ; but fins old was no cheaper, either as respected English or foreign sorts, and we heard of some orders for Havre. The supply of country flour on Monday was a fair average, with a moderate show of foreign stock. The trade, is sympathy with wheat, was very dull, though Norfolk, and other country sort*, were generally held at the previous rates. For all descriptions of foreign the demand was wholly retail, and prices remained without change, as well as these of town-made sorts. Oa Wednes day there were 210 seeks per meet, 160 seeks 2,120 brls. foreign. The trade rema ine d very inthimate for country descriptions, and there wee very little demand for foreign, notwithstanding the rise in Franco, as this was counter acted by advice, of American shipments. Friday's quan tities per coast were 470 make, with 3,200 sacks 8,440 brie. foreign. The whole trade was very heavy, but there was no disposition to force sales at lower rates, either by coun try or foreign factors. With only • small arrival of maize on Monday, this grain was but in limited demand. On Friday the supply was 5,100 qrs. All through the week pries, were steady and haziness limited. The barley supply on Monday was entirely of home. growth, and quite trifling. Without enough new at mar ket to fix the velum of malting sorts, old foreign was rather dearer. On Wednesday there were only 2,829 qra. foreign. With so little of the new crop yet exhibited prices remain unsettled, but holders were high in their demands. In all sorts of foreign, more especially those for , rates remained fully as dear. Friday's returns ir r e i r i ejthout increase ; a few more samples of new Eng lish were sent up, but none of them gave moth promise, though factors asked fully the former rates, and foreign was quite as dear. The malt trade on Monday was almost at a standstill, with a disposition on the part of holders to accept eerier terms. Business remained very quiet all through the week. There was a largo foreign supply of oats on Monday, and some little inertias* of English samples. The French demand not being so active, and buyers holding back after last week's advance, there was some dulness in the trade, and the previous week's currency was barely maintained. On We dn esday there were 9,050 qrs. foreign. Dealers, having generally bought freely during the recent heavy supplies, were content to make ales rather than pur chases, and this left the trade to casual vidton and the country demand, which was limited. Friday's returns were 16,230 qrs. foreign. There was then no new feature in the trade, the fineness of the weather being against any further advance, though foreign advice, showed the pro bability of further exports. There was but a short supplof beans on Mondey, foreign and English included. The demand was languid, but prices were nominally the same. The week closed firm as to prioes. There were very few peas at market on Monday. New English white, not being of fine colour, the value was scarcely supported. Foreign white were rather against buyers at the week's close. 'The supply of linseed continued moderate, with prices much the same, the beet demand being experienced for cakes- Seed remained quiet, with prices unaltered, and cakes were musk the same. The mead trade was generally calm. Cloeerseed attracted no attention. Raeeed appearing in larger quantities scarcely maintained it. value. Other seeds were nominally unaltered. _ _ In the country this week farmers were pmerally too much occupied with harvest work to send much corn to market. At several places the little exhibited was chiefly of the new crop ; but in other cases the remaining stores of old hitherto kept back were brought forward, in the belief tbat.po further advance would be realised. Here and there farmer,. were confident, and asked mere money ; but millers would in no case pay it, and the tendency generally was downwards, with rates in several instances Is. to 2s. per quarter down. The scarcity of spring corn kept prices at fully their former range. In Scotland wheat was in calm, without being o ff ered cheaper. Spring corn tending upw ards. At Dublin there was a fair consumptive demand for wheat and other corn, at about the previous range of prices. The Paris flour market during the past week has been steadily :Wing, the six marks leaving off at 79f. per 157 kilos ' - or 50s. Bd. per 28Olbs . ; for September they were 77f. 25e. (495. 6d.) ; September and October, 76f. 25e. (48a. 10d.); the last four months, 75f. 25e. (48e. 2d.); four months from November, 73f. 50c. (46e. Ild.). Type Paris, though not so astice, have also risen to 491. 26e. per 100 kilos. (50e. 3d. per 28016 e.) for the current month, for September they were 48f. 500. (49a. 6d.), four months from Septetaber 471. 25c. (48s. 3d.), four months from November 461. (475.). Flour for consumption bad only risen slightly, extra qualities being quoted 81f. per 157 kilos. (525. per 2801b5.), first merits B.f. (51s. 44.), good 791. (50a. Bd.), ordinary 77f. (49a.Rye dour sold freely at 35f. to 361. per 100 kilos. (35e. 6.1. to 36e. 6d., including sacks) per 2801 be. The quantity of new wheat had not increased, but there was sufficient for the moderate demand, at an advance of 50e. per sack, or 9d. per qr. on last week's rates ; white Haynie bad been held at 451. 50e. per 120 kilos (68s. Bd. per qr.), mixed at 44f. 50e. (675. per qr.). Hungarian wheat was offered at 351. per 100 kilos. (6 ia. per qr.) for short de. livery ,• for Septemberand October they could he had at 33f. (595. 6d.); Haiti ,at three mouths from October,in Paris, at 33f. Me. (60e. 6d.),orat Havrejeost, freight, and insurance; at Havre or Rouen, at 311. 500. (565. 9d.). Rye went off slowly at 25f, per 115 kilos.(3Ba. 4d. per qr.); but Belgium and Oermsny had ceased buying. The new barley was re. ported as very fine, but prices were not established ; old to 221. 50c. (355. 6d.). Oats had further risen, fine Week heavy beg worth 27f. per 100 kilos. (345. per qr.); Swedes to 251.500. (32c). Tiifelium was quoted 58f. to 60f. per bale. The prospects for eloverseed were very good ; having bad a good ant for forage, much bad been left for feed. The country wheat trade varied, some places being about la. lid. per qr. dearer, and some Is. to 2s. 6d. per qr. lower; but the largest number were firm or unaltered. Old wheat of home growth being quite exhausted at Marseilles, foreign was more arm, as it was required for mixing. At Nantes the wheat trade was calm. Where the markets were well 'applied with new wheat in Belgium prices were giving way ; but oats were still dear, and wanted. New wheat at Courtrai was fleeted 655. 33. per qr. Liege there was a decline on new wheat of 2s. fid. per qr., and rye was also reduced. Old wheat to 64a. 6d. ; new, 604 ed. ; old rye, 44e. feed ; sew, S 7 • 6i ; ea* 331.; and barley, 40s. per qr. ; flow, 4+4. 61. per 2SOlba., in buyers' sacks. The new wbeat at Maeetricht was generally of good quality, though short in the yield. Prices had given way considerably—new to 58e., rye Ns., barley 375., and oats Ms. per qr. . . . . . At r laterdam the show of wheat was mostly new, vary ing in quality ; the white sold at the previous currency in consequenceof the small quantity offering, but red sorts were Is. to la.•fld. per qr. lower. Rye was also cheaper. Barley unaltered, but oats rather dearer from scarcity. The influence of fine weather at Hamburg, though not enough to reduce the value of prime quality wheat, be muse of its scarcity. has produced a decline of fully 2a. per qr. on the lower sorts, so that new marks have been offering at 63e. per qr., free on board ; but this was beyond the prices which would pay in England. With the finest weather, much of September would be required to complete the gatherings in North Germany. AS Danzig tine quality wheat had run so abort that they were dependent on the new crop to make suitable ship ments. There was great dulness in inferior sorts, with some reduction on the rates. Wheat at Stettin ranged from Mts. to 625., for autumn shipment 545. per qr. ; rye on the spot, 40s. dd., for autumn 3.55. At Frankfort there was some advance in wheat, native on the spot being quoted 525. to 54., for October delivery 495. 6d., November the same ; rye on the spot 38s. 6d., October 37a., November 36a. ; oats on the spot Zia, October 22a per qr. Prices of wheat were firm at Cologne —say 61s. on the spot, 51.. for November ; rye on the spot 39e., for Novem ber 365. per qr. Shipment' continued at Taganrog and in the Danube. Prices at Odessa were rather easier. At Pesth (Hungary) there had been an active trade in wheat by railway for Germany and France, with a fair quan tity sent to Trieste. A large 'house in Paris Paving ordered the resale of about 20,000 qrs., there had been a decline of 2a. per qr.; Banat was quoted 365. to MIL 6d.; rye, 16s. to 17a.; and cots 13e. Prices at Temeavar for wheat ware 31s. 6d. to 355.; rye, Zia 6d.; and barley, 12.. per qr. Prospects as regards agriculture were improving at Francisco, many gold-seekers turning their attention to it as more permanently profitable. Millions of rich acres were yet unoccupied, productive enough to raise the country to a first position for exports. There was still a large surplus of barley and oats on hand. Old wheat =dilate had risen at New York, while new were regularly &alining, and exports were recommimcdng to Europe. Extra State flour, 9doL 75e. (31.. 601.) per barL ; Californian, 14dol. 75c. (475. 4d.); prime new amber wheat, 2 doL 374 c. per bushel (61.. per qr.) Maize rather cheaper. Exports from the lit to the 6th of August : Flour, 9,911 barrels; wheat, 24,909 bushels ; corn, 131,241 bushels. The election for the University of Dublin is fixed for to day. There will be no opposition to the return of the Attorney-General. The Rev. N. L Shuldhani, " conduct" of Eton, having been appointed to the living of Scoresby, in Lin colnshire, the past and present Etonians have presented him with a beautifully-chased silver claret jug, with the good wishes of all in the college." The inhabitants of Eton have likewise given him an elegant silver epergne, accompanied by en address. The Rev. N. L. Shuldham held the appointment of an assistant master at Eton Col lege, and was daily tutor at Windsor Castle to Princes Leopold and Arthur. On Sunday, at the dedication festival of the Church of St. Bartholomew, Moor-lane, the curate in charge preached the sermon, which lasted only six. minutes. In the evening the service commenced at seven o'clock and finished at a quarter to ten. This was pertly amounted for by the length of some of the hymns, and the introduction of antiphons, be. One of the hymns con sisted of 25 verses. As if to make up for the brief dis course of the morning the sermon, which was preached by Mr. Lyne, lasted as hoar and a half. The English Independent states that the new mem ber for Stroud is gran ds on of the Rev. William Winter bothem, baptist minister, of Stroud, who wee once sen tenced to four years' imprisonment in Neweste for two sermons which the tory government of the day considered seditious. MIGRATION MOM THE EAST END.—The incum bent of St. Matthbui, Poplar, writes that 168 persons were sent out to Quebec on Thursday last from the above neigh bourhood. They were families utterly destitute, and who had to be supplied with every requisite for the voyage. At present 836 persons in all have been sent out, and 40 or Waters have been forwarded to various parte of England, when they have obtained employment. The applicants or emigration are very numerous, and an appeal is made for funds to despatch saiotherparty before the season closes. THE STAFFORDSHIRE IRON DISTRICT IN THE NEXT PARLIAMENT.—We learn with much satisfaction that a requisition is now in course of signature in Wednesbmy, West Bromwich, and the immediate locality likely to be included by the boundary OCllll4lllliOllOllll within the new parliamentary borough of Wedoesbury, under the Reform Act of 1867, inviting Mr. Walter Williams, junior, the re presentative of the old and highly-respected firm of Philip Williams and Co. of Wednesbury Oak, and honorary secretary to the So uth Staffordshire Irmanasters' Anode- , Lion, to offer himself as a candidate for the representation of the new borough. The requisition has already been numerously signed. and it is hoped that Mr. Williams will accept the proffered honour.—Ryland's Iron Trade Cir cular. TEE CATTLE PLAGUE REGULATIONS IN LIVER- TooL.—Several cattle dealers have recently been summoned before the local magistrates for baying neglected to slaughter oxen which had been brought by sea into Liver pool from places without the pale of the United Kingdom within the time specified by We act, but a nominal penalty only was imposed, as it was shown that, in cense quencee of the hot weather, if the cattle had been &laugh. tered within the six days prescribed the defendants would , have sustained serious loss. A JURY HOOTED.—After the recent trial of Smith for murder at the Liverpool A 11614111, as the jury left the box a feeling of dissatisfaction with their verdict was expressed by an immense number of persons present, who hissed and hooted at them, notwithstanding the protesta tions of the ushers, whose repeated calls for silence were of no avail. Salmon net-fishing in the Tay and its tributaries is closed for the present season. With the rains of the past few days the Tay and Earn may be expected to rise above their present low level ; and as there arc very large numbers of fish in these rivers, anglers anticipate good sport till the close of rod fishing on the 10th October. At the close of the net fishing the prices of salmon have been seldom so high as they now are. The prices are : salmon, Is. 4d. per lb. ; grilse, Is. 2d. ; trout, Is. Tas SALMON FISHZILIIOL —The report of the fishery Commissioners lately published is by far the most promising as regards the future supply of salmon that has yet appeared. The following riven are stated to exhibit a great and remarkable im provement in the number of salmon captured in them Severn, Taw, Ur*, Swale, Ouse, Torridge, Usk, Tyne, Dee, Wharfe, Nidd, Tees. Bee, Otter, Ribble, }[udder, Lure, Avon (Devon), Kent, Eden, Eainont, Lowther , Wye, sad Coquet. The incveaee of salmon in same of th se rivers is very remarkable. Thu., the Ribble and Hodder, which yielded in 1859 only 900 salmon, yielded above 9,000 last year ; and the Exe, which formerly yielded oaf y about 400 salmon, now yields 4,000. Other rivers in the United Kingdom, such as the Wear, Camel, Dart, Tamar , Dovey, Trent,Winow, hiawddack,Towy, Laugher, and Taf, exhibit a gradual improvement ; while some rivers are stated as showing no signs of improvement. Happily, however, these are very limited in number. The commissioners strongly recommend the appointment of • government engineer to advise on questions relative to the pollution of rivers. It is remarkable how small a quantity of refuse from some mills out into the river will destroy the fish for many miles below the mills. We are familiar with a small stream in Hampshire, where the supply of trout, formerly very abundant, has now almost en tirely fallen off, in consequence of the refuse from a very small pa .mill being out late the river, and yet in face of this fact an attempt to obtain an in junction to restrain the proprietors of the mill from re peating the evil has failed—Vice-Chancellor Haling giving it as his opinion, that as the mill refuse cannot be conve niently disposed of by any other way than casting it into the river, thispractice may be continued. The report also recommends that the entrance to mill-sluices should be protected by gratings when the fish are descending to the sea, end especially recommends that they should be protected by efficient water-bailiffs during the spawning ses-eon.— Arhourum. A meeting of the flax-spinners and power-loom weavers of Belfast and neighbourhood has been held in the Chamber of Commerce. The result of the meeting was the unanimous adoption of a resolution to the effect that short time (40 hours a week) should commence on Monday, 9th September. The gold mines of Nova Scotia, which as yet are but partially developed, are chiefly remarkable for the fine quality of gold they produce. It is a noticeable fact that the average quality of Nova Scotia gold is finer than that of either California or Australia averaging about twenty-two carats. Operations in gold mining in Nova Scotia commenced about five years ago, and the value of the annual yield in 1866 was about 600,000 dollars. The work of developing the mines is going on moderately and at the same time successfully. A number of really fine specimens of quartz, with the genuine glittering native gold profusely intermingled, have just been exhibited, those from the Uniacke mines being particularly rich and valuable.—New York Herold, SOUTH KENBlNGTONifoestm.—Viaitors the week ending August 24 :—On Monday, Tuesday, ca d Saturday, free, from 1U &M. to 10 p.m., 9,520; on Protium day, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6d.), from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,419 ; National Portrait Exhibition, by payment, 3,970; total, 14,909. Average of corresponding week in former years, 14,072. Total from the opening of the Museum, 6,919,062. DISPENSARY FOR BEIN DISEASES, 66, GREAT MARLBOROUGH -STRICT, RECENT-ISTRIZT, W.—Two bun. dead and twenty-three patients were relieved at this dispensary during the week ending August 24. METROPOLITAN FUR DIVONERIBI. SMARR, CITT.—The aggregatenineties. of panetits relieved during the week wading Anne+ 24 was---bledical. 953; stir. gird, 741 ; total, 1,04 ; .1 whisk 775 were Raw sassy. TO THI XDITOR OP Till ZIPYLIBg. WilltegratifYinFto the many friends of the working classes who bars given their sanction and encouragement, and aiso, in some instances, their time and elf Grio t to the movement for organising excursions to the Paris kshibition, to learn that their good wishes have been hilly realised, and that frequent expressions of satisfac tion are elicited by the arrangements made for the con venience and enjoyment of those who go under our auspices. The choice of route is now to some extent given to our . . . . excursionists. Certain numbers are sent by th;Newhaven and Dieppe and the Dover and Calais routes. The former peewees the advantage of rich scenery, traversing on the other side the Channel the garden of France. The latter gives to timorous landsmen the benefit of a short sea pas. sage. When we cannot ourselves bane tickets for the latter route, we enable workmen to obtain them at the same con as they are furnished to us. The committee are now enabled to extend their opera tions, so as to meet the cams of workmen in the pro vince*, and in Scotland and Ireland, who take through tickets under the system in which all the great railway companies, excepting the South Western and the Great Fastens, have joined, and therefore simply desire to get housed in Paris ; much additional accommodation being provided for them at the logesenste we rent from the agent of the Imperial Ocaunission. Doubtless the great attrac tion, offered during the pester part of September by the Mee of St. Cloud, will cause a further expansion of our already large excursion parties. Your readers hare probably beard of the establishment by this committee of a fund for awards to workmen send. ing in the best reports on French manufacture, and industry. The response of the workmen excursionists has been somewhat encouraging, and we may fairly anticipate the production of some most valuable papers. Mr. William Mader, whose fitness for this special work cannot be questioned, has been commissioned to assist the indus trial studies of our artisans ; and his stay at the British Workmen's-hall in the Exhibition, where he is placed in immediate and constant communication with both the French and the English authorities, as well as with the leaders of French co-operative sad industrial enterprise, cannot fail to be of immures service. I would gladly close this letter without one word of regret, were not the regulations of the railway managers too restrictive. Every applicant for an artieen's ticket must obtain hie employer s certificate. Tkia rule is not • hard one for wage-men, but it shuts out from all benefit a numerous body of men as truly artisans and working men as any in the pay of masters —I mean the men with very little (if any) capital, and no subordinates, labouring for and receiving their pay from the public, who are at once their customers and their employers. All great popula tion centres contain thousands such—provident, indusr trious, deserving men ; and I should be glad to find that, having due regard to the claims of this large clam, all the companies expressed themselves as willing ea. the Oreat Northern to put to the fore " tha most liberal construc tion " of their arrangements with the companies command ing the way to Paris.—l am, k.c., J. T. DEXTER, Corresponding Secretary. Paris Excursion Committee, 266, Strand, W.C., August 26. RITUALISM IN NORTIIUMBRRLAND. The Feast of St. Bertholonmer was celebrated at • Kirkleaton by the re-opening of the sheath there. A proceanon was formed oa the village grim in the following order : Cross bearer, Sunday school children (on each side of whom walked a stave bearer), visitors, parishioners, women's committee, men's committee, Sunday•scheol teachers, religious horister, in cassocks and surplices, Kirkieston choir,deaccos, mibenegoed priests, perpetual curatea,vicars, rectors, rural deans, prebendanes, canons, the incumbent, the Bishop of Dunedin (on each side of whom walked a stave bearer). The clergy wore cassocks, surplices, hoods, and square caps or bientas. Wrious ban ners were carried, and at the head of the procession a massive processional brass cross, set with crystals, wss borne, and during the progress to , the church the following hymns (from the Knkleaton Appendix) were sting : " Onward, Christian soldiers, marching aa to war," and " Brightly gleams our banner." On arriving at the church the laity formed themselves into two rows along the sides of the walk, between which the clew marched, and, heeded by the c• oss, entered the church and took their llaces in the chanceL A service three hours long fol. owed. The Itiehop of Dunedin was one of the speakers at a dinner held in the afternoon. In defending high church practices he said the revival now going forward was to revive the church from the apathy of the last three luedred years. He did not consider there bad been any real worship during these years, and he dare not trust himself to utter his sentiments regarding the manner in which the holy sacrifice was treated, and the dishonour thereby done to the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ therein meat. Now, however, • strong undercurrent of feeling was flowing into the true faith of Christ present in His church and in His sacraments, which was the only true foundation of • genuine catholic revival, and that day's proceedings_ were • substantial sign of it. Tait MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICUL TURAL Scorer.—Tine Manchester and Liverpool Agricul tural Society holds its hundredth or centenary meeting for the exhibition of live stock, implements of husbandry, and machinery, at Manchester during the present week. The site of the exhibition is that on which the famed Art Treasures Exhibition was held, at Old Trafford, and it err" in its complete state to-day,. closing on Thurs.:Liz L ev iela . y, A s i n r d eli ge in e: rY waa show a ;tar im plemen wu ts from the ing machine shops of th e kingdom, but it was not complete, and there were continuous arrival, during the day. The collection is so extensive that it corers some acres of ground, and it includes every description of machine, from a steam engine down to the simplest form of agricultural instrument. The society proposes this year to give away 2,00 W. In prises, of which LOOK has been sahricribed locally. It will include horned cattle, horses, pies, sheep, i distribu ted al oes l ad dogs, p. as w f e u l f l h as o man . hinery. There is to be in connexion with it • grand show of plants Red flowers at the Botanical Gardens, and this evening the Agricultural Society's annual dinner is to take place in • building emoted en the ground, for which Messrs. Jenni son mad Boss of Belle Vs. Oardena, are to bathe caterers. The Essi et berby is invited. THE CONPESSION OP THE NORFOLK MURDERER. The convict, a few days after hie condemnation, begsn to make adminsiona to the prison chaplain. As the day fixed for the execution drew nigh theee admiasions in creased, until at last, with the convict's full concurrence, they were reduced into a connected statement by the go vernor of the gaol, on the understanding that they should not be made public until after the criminid's death. This understanding was strictly adhered to, and it was not until yesterday morning that the prisoner's confession was known to any one besides the chaplain and the governor. The prisoner's statement was in substance as follows:—" I left my house on the morning of the murder about 3 o'clock. My wife bad no knowledge where I was going. I went to Bartoley's Wood, where I found two of my eom paoions, whom I had agreed the night before to meet. I think they had been out shooting in the wood all night, but I don t know. My gun was hid up in the meow in the shed. My companions had brought a bottle of gin ; they had drunk their part of the gin, and bad left me nearly half-a-pint, which I drank. We than started to look for pheasant.' eggs and took them out of two nests, 20 in all. We snared one rabbit, and then shot one outside the wood. That must be the shot my uncle heard. Afterwards we all three came down the glade way towards the gate where we found my uncle standing. I have no doubt that he could hear as, but we did not care. He could not see us until we got close to the gate ; when we came tip he could see we had got some events' eggs, as one of them was carrying some in a ha ndkerchief by his side. My uncle said, "You, Master Hubbard, I have suspected you • long while ; and you have been promised a house and home as long as you live. I will not screen you one bit." One of my companions said, "Shoot the —; if you don't, I will. Give me the that, you uncle said, "I should think you will n do that, you bloodthirsty rascals," and began to get behind the post of the gate. Seeing that, I immediately clapped my gun to my shoulder and shot him down before he could do so. He twirled partly round and fell dead on the spot. My companions then rifled his pockets and took all his money, Bs. Bd. in silver, which they gave to me. There was also a sovereign which they took. I said, "So you will have more than me," when they said they would give me 2s. more for my share as soon as they could get it changed. They then tried to get his watch out of kis pocket, but it stack at the top, and I advised them to leave it, as the number was so wall known and the watch was wall known also by many room'. I thin took the gate off for the purpose .of ng people, and one of the men made the plaeeto appear as if some one had been kneeling, waiting, and fired from there, but this was all dote to deceive lam the real murderer. It was my shot, my gun, and my hand which pulled the trine; and caused the death—no one else. . . .. After the murder I went to the place, laid down, and went to sleep, and so did not hear the first call." A few days 11111011 convict wrote • letter to his wife, containing the sub stance of this confession and also some advice with refe rence to her children and herself, and he expressed great penitence and anxiety for the safety of his soul. He also sent • menage to his aunt, the widow of the murdered man, expressing his deep regret for what he had done. As nothing is known of the two men to whom the prisoner referred in his oonfeation, this part of his statement is received with some incredulity. The application to the Home Secretary for the release of Mesas. Long and Pearce, sentenced to three months' imprisonment for an assault at the West Glou cestershire election, has been unsuccessfuL Justice Shee, it is said, has not only refused to reoommand a remission of sentence, but also that the prisoners should be treated as first-clay misdemeanants. Mr. I:F7Elringto — n,LL. D. has been appointed Crown Prosecutor at Armagh, in place of Mr. S. Ferynson ; and the next situation to that of Mr. Ferguson in the new Record-office has been given to Mr. Gilbert, who is favour ably known ea the author of the " History of Dublin." Mr. J. Pakenham Law has been appointed counsel and Mr. Orris clerk to the new Attorney•Genend, Mr. Warren. THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN BEDFORDSHIRE. — Yesterday, William Wortley, 42, Levi Welsh, 40, and James Day, 22, were brought up at the Luton police oourt charged with the wilful murder of William Brad. bury, at Luton, on the 3rd August. Superintendent Samuel Pope was sworn, and he said that be had now to charge the prisoners with stealing from the dying man one of trousers, two shirts, • hat, and some money. A formal statement having been made, the prisoners were remanded. The court was crowded. The police have been very active in getting up evidence that will enable them to bnng.the murderers to justice. THE Ton.oze' Eirnina. —A meeting of the opera tive tailors was held yesterday, at the Cambridge-hall, Newman-street, Oxford-street, to receive a report from the central committee in relation to the strike and the late trials. The meeting was confined to the men out on strike, and about 1,500 were present. Itwu stated there was some probability of an amicable settlement of the dispute being brought about, the pickets being withdrawn, which were the great source of irritationand annoyance to the masters. In the mean time the strike Is to continue. The subeerip• none received by the committee up to the present time in support of the men on strike amounts to about 20,0001., nearly one-half of which has been contributed by the tailors of the United Kingdom, in the shape of levies, he. Up to Saturday last the subscriptions come in as liberally as at any period during the strike. Independently of the above amount there has been • large nun subscribed spe cially for the defence fund, in payment of the law al peuses connected with the trials. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAlLS.—MAassiuse, Avoca', 26.—The Delta arrived at 8.15 this ; the mails leave at 11.30 a.m. Letters on Teseda_y evens HEALTH RRSTORID Du BARRY'S FOOD TO THE Promo:R. Danes, lungs, sad !Ivor of de am el= cflympapals (Indligestios). cos= se. dlsediss. eche neuralA, hb ysteria, trasang, oo maths Wm, 05a=1, 1118.17 il u ralkadd e t mutual ewes w kb bad raided MI his Hotta= the rope—Ttes, at Is. Is. ; 116., Ta. Oa Nib., 40A —Ds Barry sad Co., 17, NagesSiesesl. _ _ ; , area 111, Oracookarcholroal : 4. Cho=r Cialmadrlosa; and all mob olisaimia— MARKETS. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK Eirrupars.—AUG csr 24. Import.d. Deliver& PriXock. BAGAM—W. J. I.lids, aim i Mgt Do. to & hap; 1,205 Mauritius bap i Mast lath& basal 774 Biala imakets Malan. begs 8,000 Mamba boles 2,750 1 . 0ve.. useurado casks 1,231 packn Deer Root ... ..... ee le Do. bap 250 CO/7/I—W. L ..packages 82 Ceylon Do. ....bah. & begs 8,744 Mocha packages 20 Other & India packages kilt Brasil a Costa ltics begs 2,061 COCOA Foreign ci= RUM Do. hhtla RIM East bulls tome 101 Semmes tool 100 3.1013 1,455 I." 7,x013 0,270 13,07 b 11.1171 10,04 5,770 •377 145 601 250 1,135 1.196 2,216 37 1,796 3.472 1,373 922,191 48,447 14,074 KM 1,278 •,404 1,847 18,8018 604,843 1.718 ri.041 1.6,1151. 80,918 - MOM 4,100 7,1169 0,41 12.761 1 4V4 25444: :OAP 29,431 • w,94 1472 4.540 13,Er! 65,13 s 41 .62$ 411,76 S 14,1* 81.511 11.4111 %TN TALLOW.—MONDAY EVENlNCL—NOtlrithitanding th e comparatively small stock of tallow and slow shipments at St. Petersburg, the market declined fully ls per ewt, last week, from the total absence of speculation, together with a strong disposition on the part of importers to sell. From St. Petersburg the market is quoted 48) to 48 silver roubles; erchangs, Md. Shipments, 11,800 win o s 19,000 last year. To-day the market has been flat, at on Spot, old Y.C., 44a. M. ; New Ukraine, 456 . 6 d-_; October to December, 445. 6cl. ; December, 455. ; town tallow, 411. net cash ; South American, 455. ; Odessa, sheep, beef, 44a. 6d. ; Austra li an, beef, 445. 6d. Cocoa nut od firm : Cochin, 50.. lid. to 575.; Ceylon, 52a.; Sydney, fine, 495. tid. ; good, 48s. to 495. down to 445. for low. Palm oil firm, 40a. to 3d. fine Lagos.—(From the Circular of Messrs. J. Smith and Charles.) COTTON.—Lrozaeoot, At cuter 20.—Quiet market at irregular prim. Estimated sales today, 8,000 bale' : including 2,000 *peculation and export. 2,000 Aaterisae, 714. to 124 d. •, 500 Permian, Itz., 1014. to 11d. ; 30 Maranltam, 11d. ; 300 Mamie. and Bahia, 9td. to 114.; 200 Rio, 91d. to 91d. ,• 300 Eaptian. 11d, to lid. ; 10 Smyrna, 84d. ; 4,460 Surat, 31d. to 9d. • Madras, Ifd. to Bd.. Bengal, &dude, &a., 61d. to 60.; 200 Pee ; 10d. to 12d. Fair DhoUerab , 70.; fair Oomrawuttee, 7jd. ; fair Broach, ; fair Bengal, did. ; fair Bap. tun, 13d. ; fair Per , 11d.; middling Bowed; 10 2 3 ; middling Orleans, 101 d. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Thunroso, Arocrer 241 The favourable weather, and the prospect of the harvest being pretty well secured, have • beneficial influence on the wool market. There is still • very cheerful feeling pervading the trade, and purchases of wool, though to meet immediate demands, are made without any hesita tion, and apparently under the conviction that quotati o n s cannot be lower. There is more disposition shown to pur chase at recent rates. Prioes, on the whole, are steadier but not quotably changed. The port merchants are still making inquiries in wonted yarns, and make offers which are generally too low to be accepted. The business is, far the most part, veculative. The business doing for home is very restricta Priors are without change. Spinners generally show • disposition, wherever practicable, to meet the buyer. There is • good feeling_ in the piece market, and some slight business doing. The autumn trade, how. ever, is drawing to a close, and there are some indications of approaching activity for the coming spring. Prices are about the same as last week. COALS.—LoNnois, Amon. 26. Hastinp Hartley 16s. 9d. ; Holywell Maio, 17s. ; North Felton Gas, 12s. 9d. •; Walls End Wharncliffe, 17.. 3d. ; Walls End Brad Hetton, 18a. 3d. ; Walls End Haswell, 19s. 6d.; Walled Kepier Orange, 18a. ; Walls End Tunstalll7a ; Walls End Hartlepool, 18a. 6d. ; Walls End Heugh Hall, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End Hello*, 18s. ; Walls End East Hart. lepool, 19.. 3d. ; Walls End Original Hartlepool, 19a. 6d.; Walls End South Hartlepool, 186.—Ships at market, 44; sold, 42. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Pr- Mar. Total, Total. RAlMark open. Mier% eliandise. 1867. 1986. Week eluding July 20. ilt Grand Trank elt.Xnatia —1377 23,510 26.534 Ditto August le — —.— 25,064 25.74 Week ending Awls& 6 itAnstrianLetnnar4Q.C.L (South Austrian Line) lO9O 13,9421 36,967 42,875 16,436 Upper Italy Including the Venetian Lines) _l4Ol 15,822 18101 33,923 36,444 Week ending August 11 Ilatynta and Casaba lll 413 1,023 1,436 713 Week ending *must U Londe Brighton, asst 336 14,913 14,45$ 20363 52,4134 South PLYNOIJTH GREAT WESTERN DOCK/I.—The report to be presented at the half-yearly meeting of the Plymouth Great Western Docks on the 29th instant states that the ent sanctioned at the extraordinary meeting has &b ar re l :dr received the approval of a large portion of the shareholders, and circulars have been issued to the holders of the preference shares for carrying the measure into effect. TN, completion of this arrangement will form a new era in the affairs of the company, and, coin ciding with the changes in the office establishment which' the directors have considered desirable, occasion has been taken for introducing an improved system of keeping. the company's accounts, and a new form for the half yearly balance-sheet. The accounts for the half-year ended on the 30th June show a larger amount of receipts (7,1131. 15s. 9d.) than has been attained in any previous half-year. The capital account shows an increase during the half-year of 13,4411.. almost the whole of which cos. sista of interest on securities due to railway campanili and investments in Consols as indemnity against the rent. charge payable to the Dusky of Cornwall. Against these are credited 18,4311. received from the Admiralty for rent and interest, and the balance of 4,4881. transferred from the revenue account. Tho revenue account shows the total working expenses to be 3,291/., and the receipts to he—from outer harbour, 1,815!.; from inner bobcat, 4,6491. ; from graving dock, 4581. ; and various rents, making a total of 7,1131. The balance of profit, therefore, is 3821/. iltigH NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. —The follow. lug is the report to be submitted to the proprietors at the next half-yearly general meeting :—The total receipts of the line for the half-year ended 30th June, 1507, were 47,906!. ilk, lid. ; ditto 30th Jens, 1866, 44,2.0/. its, 11d.; increase for past half-year, 3,687/. 19.. The directors congratulate the proprietors upon this result, whisk shows a continued increase in revenue from the various sauces of traffic without exception. Every effort has been made to reduce the amount of working and other ee. penes. ; but the price of labour has increased, and the di• rectors have been compelled to advance the wages of unsay of the employee of the company. Owing to the occurrence of two accidents on the line, the amount paid for compensation is unusually large. The board has, however, made every effort to settle all claims without litigation. The sem dente referred to were in noway attributable to any defect in the line or plant. The increase of traffic has also necessitated a large outlay for renews] of rolling and carry ing stock. Such renewal expenses will, the board is in formed by the locomotive superintendent, be materially reduced in the current and succeeding half-years. [Advertisement. }—LI oLLowny's Pt us am the Medicine moat In repute for curing the multifarhun auJadies which beset mankind, when dry sultry weather suddenly Owl place to chilly drenching days. In fact these pills offer relief tot If they fail of proving an absolute remedy tor, all the Alder trances of digestMn, circulation, and nervons tone which over airman, oppress a vast portion of this population. 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