The Express. — London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

4 TIE EXPiESk, kif a '9 l , 46'6: VIE ATLANTIC CABLE. great ship, the crowded little pleasure steamers and fishing smacks which darted out from the watering places we passed, had all been seen for the last time ; and scouring the horizon with telescope and field glass for the William Corry became the occupation of the hour. This vessel plays the part allotted to the clumsy but useful old Caroline last year, and is now on her way to Berehaven, and from thence to Foilhummerum Bay with the shore-end of the cable. Whether she is preceding or lagging behind the Great Eastern is so far a matter of un certainty, and whenever the smoke of a steamship appears on the horizon, those on deck look eagerly for a second funnel, in the hope of announcing it to be the ship herself. But in spite of the escort named,and the hailingandcongrstulations fromthe shore, the expedition of this year has started more quietly than that of last. The boataful of pleasure seeking gazerswerefewer,the salutes less numerous, and the excitement more restrained. It might astonish those who regard the attempt of last year as an utter failure to hear the calm confidence with which the future working of the 1865 cable is spoken of here. Professor Thomson main tains the views he expressed before the Royal So ciety of Edinburgh last December, and basing his estimates of the forces concerned on dynamical principles, is confident that the cable now lying in the Atlantic will be recovered, and completed into a second electrically perfect line. Mr. Cyrus Field's calculations as to the vast benefits about to be conferred upon England aird America are all based on the supposition that the two cables will be speedily in working order ; and similar confi dence is :felt—perhaps modified in some cases by temperament—in the absolute success of both experiments ; and as the commercial conditions upon which this year's cable is laid seem imperfectly understood by the public, it may be useful to state briefly the proportion of interest held by the Atlantic Telegraph and the Anglo-American Company owning the new cable. Tile shares in the latter are practically from 20 to 113 per cent. preference ones, Its paid-up capital is 500,0001., of which 100,0001. is held by the Tele graph Construction Company, 100,0001. by ten gentlemen who put down 10,0001. each, while 300,0001. has been taken in 101. shares by the gene ral public. With the exception of from 3,0001. to 4,0001. every penny of this has been paid up. This 500,0001. is expended on the new cable and the ex pedition of this year, the Construction Company receiving an extra 100,0001. if the cable be success fully laid. For this 600,0001. the Anglo-American Company will be paid the first 125,0001. per annum out of the receipts for messages between England and America. This done, the W. preference shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company now in the market will have their dividend of 8 per cent., and when this is paid the holders of the old 1,0001. shares of 1858 will receive 4 per cent. Any profitre maining after these three dividends, amounting together to some 35 per cent., are received, is to be divided equally between thetwo classes of share holders ; but, assuming the highly improbable con tingency that they do not exceed 125,0001. a year, the Anglo-American Company would receive them all. The Telegraph Construction Company is merely the manufacturer ; and, though its directors have large personal stakes in the two companies, having a direct interest in the cable when laid, the company's own holding is limited to the 100,0001. already quoted, against which must be put the sum charged for, and the profits on, the manufac ture of the cable. to be going well ; and that even the two heavy waves which caught the ship at 1.30 and at 4 had done no damage. There had been first a heavy rum bling crash, then a perceptible quiver through the vast bulk of wood and iron -work, not unlike the tremble preceding the butchered ox's fall. But by the time two or three passengers had rushed up on deck this had subsided, and all there was to see was the water left by the wave, and the heavy stately up-and-down movement of stem and prow. The deck, though considerably clearer than when we left the Nore, is still hampered up with as many wooden houses, sheds, and workshops as would hold some hundred souls. The effect of this mass of buildings, as they tossed up against the sky, was as if some genii had taken up a small village bodily, and were now dandling it in his hand. For the Great Eastern does not roll when carrying her present heavy weight. Her movement is a slow and steady pitch, which sends her up and down much after the fashion of a swing-boat at a country fair. The gigantic waves which came tumbling in during Tuesday night and Wednesday morning would have made "bad weather" for any other vessel in the world. Captain Anderson said that for summer it was a strong Atlantic gale ; and there is no doubt that the Great Eastern behaved splendidly under decidedly adverse circumstances. The fact of her being more heavily laden forward than aft ex plained her pitching; and even when the waves were largest there was no difficulty in walking to and fro, Standing on the sponson platform, near the paddle-wheel, these waves looked literally like mountains at play, as they plunged and tossed angrily onwards, now licking the vast sides of the Great Eastern almost to her bulwarks, now rushing many feet below her water-line, as if longing to show her keel. These waves so increased in mag nitude, and the head wind gathered strength so steadily, that the stewards made the usual prepara tions for severe weather. The long tables in the grand saloon were spread with wooden frames for fixing the plates and glasses ; both ladies and gen tlemen betrayed a morbid eagerness to vaunt their perfect health ; a snug little luncheon party was made up on deck, who ate after the Roman fashion, lying at full length on their sides—not, it was care fully asserted, because those engaged in it were feeling unwell, but for the reason that the sea air was found more bracing than usual; and the great vessel went on plunging with the same suggestiveness of a monstrous swing boat. For hours there was not a sail in sight. Sea and sky, both angry and lower , ing, made up the only prospect, and when dinner was announced most people looked forward to ano ther stormy night. But another hour changed the aspect of affairs. The wind went down, and the sea became comparatively still, as if to favour the amusements originally fixed for the evening, but which it had been intended to postpone out of con sideration for the lamentable physical condition of those engaged in them. On the preceding night a highly successful mesmeric seance had been held in th e grand saloon. Mr. Oliver Smith, the brother of Mr. Willoughby Smith, the electrician-in-chief, picked half-a-dozen sailors atrandomout of the crew, and having subjected three of their number to men_ meric influences, made them lose memory, imagine their noses were several feet long, forget their own names, laugh immoderately and continuously, fol ' low him about the cabin on hands and knees like dogs, and generally comport themselves as patients are wont to do when this class of experiment is successful. But Wednesday night being the anni versary of American independence, it had been de termined to give an amateur theatrical perform ance. An extravagant bit of nonsense was accord ingly written for the occasion by Mr. W. A. Woods and Mr. J. C. Parkinson, and as one or two practised amateur actors were on board there was no difficulty in selecting and arranging an admir- I able cast. The writers of the trifle in question de_ signedly confined themselves to the Atlantic cable and those principally concerned in it, and despite the unavoidable difficulties attending a dramaticper formance at sea, it was produced before a numerous and even fashionable audience with entire success. After the speeches made at the festivities prolonged in honour of the day, and at which Mr. Cyrus Field, as the representative of America, was duly honoured, as the ladies declared themselves well enough to listen and the gentlemen to act, it was decided to proceed with the performance. Omitting some atrocious puns, in which liberties were taken with the names of the leading people on board, the following was the bill of the evening, tastefully printed in coloured ink on tinted paper by the lithographer on board, and admirably illustrated by Mr. Robert Dudley, whose graceful sketches have thrown so much light upon last year's attempt at cable-laying, and who is to accompany the expedi dition as its special artist now: fine. Cable of 1866, tested at noon to-day, is perfect as when laid. beans, and peas unchanged. Wheat, 40s. to m } lig w , heel., 32 10 ‘ , 1 J 4°4 01:7 ; 77 - I I =0 258. bo ated:et as.; ; 1461111 aseg e 44 :it it limited ; but the demand was very dull, .4r le. to le. lower per load to force sales. Vey t ill ! 140 is barley, and only grinding and distilling 66 1 quilled. One and beans nominal bum the grome g l4 red, per t load, 325. o 35a. ; fine, 37a.; elute 36 fine 38.. Barley. grinding per qr NM ta lge, "i 18e.' to 24a. ; ditto, fine, old, F.M. ' lease, CI9, to 31s. Plehen t s h Litcsaven, JULY 7.-The 'ripply of when tolerable. Buyers operated sloirly, at a deoline iG e t 4s. p e r q White node 565. to , IMs. • red, 5M s e g i. ' 36 stone. There was a scanty suppljof barley, le d „,P were unchanged ; grinding, 39s to 345. nes *l7 malting, niL The show of eats wee coy ' aii 7 plea were diegiond of at the seta this 1 ,2 new, 275. to 35e. per 24 stone . Of beans the _. short, and prices ruled firm ; old, 50s. to bla ; se e 2 un nwizor to 50s. par qr. Tun deur, 465. ; needs, 48s. Ogi,"` 20 stone. M Nuircierts-on.Trre Juvr 7.-At our mo i st gfi morning we had a moderate show of wheat N it , L . growers, and such deseriptions havini car ber noe mit uf much in advance of !hip samples, a c be effected by nhmitkn ere to a reduction of 31. toy qr., but there were no . from the stands nadirs j; dine of 2s. pee qr. • business, however, epos th e e h h was very h•Ming. 'Flour sold slowly, at the deny. +` week. Barley scarce, and inquired for. Extra Mileil, 2s. dearer. Tittle stirring in beans or peas. Oats mk t easier, with less demand. The snivels this week u m When, coastwise, 2,687 ; foreign, 5,878 ; rye, 100 ; malt, martyrise, 150 ; cats, coastwise, 3,436 ; he s i 2,348 ; piss, foreign, 100 qrs.; dour, seestwin s , ' . seeks ; Indian corn flour, 1,165 sacks. NORWICH, JOLT 7.-The wheat market to-day ee l ., .mush influenced by the peaceful character of the * 7, . from the continent ; and to effect sales •reductioa stk i 4 6s. per qr. had to be submitted to, but these terms me i , Innenly neepted, and only a few transenion ting e Little domg in ether articles. Much rain her th e thunderstorms have been prevalent duriegli g e i z i land the he hereon has bees much impeded hi ooi White wheat (weighting 641b5.), Ma. to M s.; eye ditto (weighing 651ba.), 51s. to 535. ; new din N g. to 525. per qr. Flour, 325. 6d. per ink. Arro w -Wheat, 1,361 qrs., 55e. 3d. ; Imeney, 16 qm., 31e. biorriessuo JOLT 7 .- Thep was a middling En wheat, for which the demand was fiat, at 3s. per less money. Old white, 58e. to 66a. • old red, Ms new white, 565. to 655. • new red, 50;. to 58s. per Bin There was very little hiring down, and prem. woe 6 same as heretofore ; grinding, 3 to 34e. per 39 en Of oats the en ply was again short, and recent ratan, well es ' • old, 32e. to 36e. ' • new, Ms. to 331. p 24 stone. Beans were scares, and eonnsanded high rase old, 52a. to 54a. • new, 465. to 50e. per 38 ston e . Ms dour, 45a. ; fi ne, 395. to 41e. per sack. OrroaD, JOLT 7.-There was b u t • small attention this Corn Eschew, farmers Wang the advantage o f 6 floe morning to make their hay, which bad, in coone we of the late showery weather, bees very mug og l e s , Wheat buyers wanted an abatement, but as holders p fused to lower the price, the business tranactices ee l very limited. Boiroely anything doing in the barley na l Oat* a limited supply, and in firm demand at late gos tins. Beam, very few samples offering, and sold d tst prices. Flour (seconds), 40.. to 445. per Ink. (nom ors snout. oossseroxnsss.► ON BOARD THE GREAT EASTERN, BEREHAVEN, TIEVISDAT Aril:11200N, JULY 6. VALENTIA, JULY 8. The Novel, Blackbird, Pedlar, Skylark, and Wlli b= Cory returned to Berehaven at 3.30 a. m. All vei nal' will complete coaling at Berehaven tomorrow night, and will proceed to sea to splice main cable to shore end on Wednesday morning, weather per mitting. All going well. The Great Eastern arrived here this morning at 6.45 sow, after a rough passage of four days. Her speed has averaged six to seven knots in spite of her heavy cargo, and the strong head wind, and the boisterous seas, against which she has had to contend. The voyage has been favourable throughout, and ban increased the oonfidenee in the great ship's strength, speed, and docility. She has consumed about 183 tons of coals per day, her screw has worked at the rate of 25 per hour, while the revo lutions of her peddle wheels have been from 6} to 7 per minute. Lord Hastings, Mr. D. Gooch, M.P. ; Mr. S. Gurney, M.P. ; Mr. Cyrus Field ; Mr. Glass, managing director, and Mrs. Glass ; Mr. Elliot, Mr. R. and Mrs. R. Elliot ; tho Miss Elliots ; Mr. Barber ; Mr. and Mrs. Smith ; Mr. M. F. Barclay ; Captain Hamilton ; Mr. Dudley ; . Captain Bolton ; Dr. Ward ; Mr. G. Dudley Ward ; and Mr. J. C. Parkinson were among those on board. OIUSOG KM MAJESTY'S THEA.TILE. Semicamide was performed on Saturday night at this theatre for the /rut time this sewn. It thew a crowded haute, and made a strong impreedon on the audienoe—sa impression caused not only by the power and grandeur of the work itself, brit by the splendid meaner in which the two principal characters were sustained. u • a : At 10'30 cm. on Sunday, the capstan was manned, and in another hour and a quarter the huge Trotman's anchor was heaved in. The wind had changed in the night, and the morning was dull and wet. Land was barely visible through the thick rain, while sky and sea vied with each other in heavy leaden hue. The few people who ventured on deck, besides those whose duties kept them there, appeared in every variety of protective disguise. Waterproof helmets, cloaks, and coats, weird wraps and cloths enveloped the capitalists, savants, and idlers who clustered listlessly under the bridge, and looked wearily for the traditional " Dutchman's breeches " in the angry clouds. Again did the Great Eastern's steady regular mo tion deceive those watching for the start. Steam ing slowly on, and only using her screw, until safely through the Alexandra Channel, those on deck received "she moves!" with more incredulity than the inquisitors of old. This difficulty in con vincing people that the vessel they are on is really in motion is one of the characteristics of the great ship which was never entirely lost during the first two days. Even when fairly in the blue water; and when the yachts and steamers near were rocking merrily on the waves, we had but to pass into the saloon to be transferred to land again, and to be seated in the drawing-room of some vast house. During one of the many drenching showers an ad venturous spirit, who had been ostentatiously airing his mackintosh armour wherever the water fell heaviest, announced the much coveted " bit of blue sky " as in sight. This was a few minutes before prayers, and at their conclusion the sun Was shining brightly and every one went on deck. Life on the Great Eastern is anything but monotonous. Seamen and officers, stokers and engineers, cable layers and electricians, directors and their friends, lady visitors and theirs, make up about 500 souls, all directly or indirectly interested in the great cable, all as sanguine as if failure were un known, and all bent on associating pleasant Alt Pwrineonowia, JULY 7.—There was • fair quantity wheat offering here to-day, and prices nust be writtni to 2s. per quarter lower lima last week, but the pe n are unwilling sabers, awl many would not submit tot decline. READING, JULY 7.—Our market to-day was chill, hole Erb:ly being inclined to accept a reduction on late nis ;er. were very slow in purchaaing. Thesepplyt, wheat was good ; re. barley the trade done was purely d nominal character, with no quotable change is 'as Oats, been, and peas as last week. ROCHILWriIi, JULY 7.—There has been rather Met position on the part of millers and others to operettas our last report, consequent on holders showing more rat ness to meet the wishes of buyers in accepting lower tea With a fair quantity of wheat and other line of gin. the stands, farmers were willing to accept a reduction a is ppeer qr. on best sorts, and about 2s. per qr. ea ode The terms for best parcels of white are 56. b ies secondary, 50s. to Ste. ; and inferior, 47e. to 50e 9., best red wheat, 50a. to Ms. ; secondary, 46a. 1. damp, and other sorts, 40s. to 465. par qr. The len market was less firm, and with the better prageob continental affairs being shortly more settled, rues ea hardly so high as before. Flour was rather heavier, ni excepting for extra superior Norte, the prioes are skald per seek cheaper. There was only • moderate eh. barley, and with • retail consumptive inquiry lots In are well supported, • few extra fine iota being theta dearer; for best malting parcels prime are 38.. to 4lt secondary and inferior, 33.. to 38a. per qr. ; beet pia* barley, 325. to 345. ; and others 30s. to 325. per qr. ,On are in fairs request, and good old kinds are the tin dear for best feeds the figures are as high as 265. to 29a ; a others 22a. to 265. per qr. Beans and peas both isbouta same as before. reminiscences with the expedition v of 1866, While a snug party of capitalists may be seen in conclave at one table, some of the leading scientific men of the day are comparing elaborate calculations at another ; foot races are being run, jumps tried, and leap-frog played on deck by the younger men ; amateur vocal and instrumental concerts are fash ionably attended; prospectuses of companies are critically compared by leading shareholders ; a re presentative from each party in the Home of Coin_ mons confer on politics ; the lithographer and his staff are rapidly reproducing some spirited sketches made on board ; a perfect regiment of sailors are standing shoulder to shoulder, as if on parade, each man answering to his name on the roll call and re ceiving his allowance of grog ; ladies are paying and receiving visits ; the massive machinery for picking up is being fixed and tested by the en gineers ; a large staff of clerks are at work on account-books and pay-sheets, and signals and cheers are interchanged with the various craft, which alter their course to sail near and wish god speed to the Great Eastern. The varieties of life in the big ship seem as endless as her resources ; most phases are represented concurrently, and none clash with the other. The paramount object of interest is the cable, but the never-failing topic of conversation is the ship. The time of her arrival at Berehaven, the increase in her power since last year, her marvellous steadiness and abundant com fort, were themes upon which scientific and simple agreed, and which apparently derived perennial freshness from discussion. The huge black rabbit hutch disfiguring the deck and covering the main tank may often be visited without either difficulty or a guide. The " eyes " are all fixed now, the telescopic wooden " shoring" is level with the top_ most coil, and the visitor has but to cross the deck, enter the open doorway, and look down to see the great rope upon which so much depends. A watchman is supposed to guard it, but on more than one occa sion within the last few days the tank has been open to all comers. Nor must it be supposed that this has involved the slightest risk to the cable. It perhap s indicates the old theory of malicious injury to have been abandoned, and shows the confidence of those interested to rest on something more secure than mere mechanical precautions against cable assassins, imaginary or otherwise. Night and day in the testing-room, a little further down the deck. the in dicator is at work, and the faintest injury to any portion of the coil would be made known within a few seconds of its occurrence. It is the rising superior to "faults" and unforeseen contingencies, their instantaneous discovery and speedy remedy, upon which the electrician and engineers plume themselves this year ; and which it is far more assuring to hear dwelt upon than the absolute per feetion of any human effort. On Monday afternoon some gentlemen on board were allowed to send messages through the entire cable, 2,300 miles. Artificial faults were also created at various distances, some within half a mile of the end, some at a few hundred miles from it, and others at its extreme end. The indicator upon which these are shown, and by which messages are read off by the operator, is a scale not unlike those used for measuring distances. On this a ray of light descends, which flickers and flies off the instant the insulation is affected. The wind became higher and higher as night wore on, and by midnight on Sunday, by which time the Great Eastern was off Dungeness, it blew what sailors call a gale. The movement was imperceptible below, and those most sensitive to sea 'sickness laughed at it as an impossibility. At 9.30 next morning she was off Beechy Head, and by 10.30 abreast to Owers light-vessel. Mon day was a lovely day. The sea was a bright green, and the crested waves tossed and tumbled merrily as the stately monster ploughed her way amongst them. Many ships, both steam and sailing, altered their course to run alongside ; distant ones signalled " success to you ;" and whenever we were near enough to the houses on shore, their population could be seen turned out to do us honour. In the afternoon of Monday the Great Eastern passed Ventnor, Bonchurch, and the Needles. The trees round Mr. Seely's house, at Brooke, where Gari baldi stayed ; the break in the cliffs near Fresh water, beyond where the poet-laureate lives ; " the ridge of the noble down" named in the latter's " Letter to the Rev. F. D. Maurice," were all distinctly seen from deck. Nothing could look more exqusitely beautifully than Bonchurch and the Undercliff, their white houses glistening in the sunlight against the foliage round and seen across the foreground of crisp and curly waves. The wreck of a large three masted vessel' was lying broken backed, helpless and deserted off Pembridge Point, and looked strangely incon gruous amid so much calm and peaceful beauty, and spoke significantly of the changeful ness of the power which tumbled to and fm so smilingly to-day. The wind freshened in the night, and Tuesday morning was rough and squally. The Great Eastern passed the Eddystone Lighthouse just after breakfast, soon after which the thick and blinding rain so increased that the number of look-out men were doubled, and the dismal screech of the fog whistle was heard every few minutes. This lasted until afternoon, when there was a gleam of sun , shine, and men spoke cheerily ofl the weather clearing up. The great vessel had begun to show symptoms of increasing " liveliness," and the pos sibility of her pitching if the sea was rougher be gan to be reluctantly admitted. We had passed the Lizard Point at noon, and had now to face th e mighty waves which came tumbling in from th e Atlantic. The sun soon went in again, as if 'satis fied with a hasty peep at the great vessel, and the weather became worse and worse. The fresh breezes had welded themselves into a stiff gale by midnight, with passing squalls and showers, while the heavy head sea dashed furiously against the sponsons, and covered the fore-part of the ship with spray. There were but few who slept through the discordant noises of Tuesday night. The great ship behaved gallantly, but her viva city was undoubted, and she made night hideous with her strains and groans. These were of the most varied and extraordinary charac ter. Sometimes continued double knocks seemed to be given on the ironwork outside, at others myriads of sea demons were apparently punching, tapping, and hooting in the remote caverns of her hold ; while paviors, hard at work with their hammers,coal-heavers emptying sacks, omnibuses, Pickford's vans, and runaway locomo tives first rumbling to and fro, and then having a series of collisions ; claps of thunder ; the crashing of falling timbers, and an awkward squad of un disciplined volunteers at rifle practice ; ghosts compelled to wander forth and clank their chains ; were seemingly at work above, below, and on all sides of the hapless people who tried to sleep. It all meant nothing. When the foiled 'lumberers met on deck in the dead of the night they found all YORK, JOLT 7.—We had a seasonable show of 46s at oar market to-day. The demand was ray liaool several shillings per qr. reduction. White, She. lea red, 535. to 665., per 36 stone. Of grinding barley tie was hardly any on offer, and no alteration mama i prices, 325. to 34.. per 30 atone. For oats thanes moderate demand, and prices were similar to thaw at k week new, 23e. to 30s. per 24 stone. There was a 111 able demand for beans, which made fully late cwrall 48e. to 50a. per 38 stone. Malt, 86s. to Me. ; rye, 10a p qr. ; Hour, 40s, to 425. per sack, of VOlbe. WOICIRTRII, JOLT 7.—At this da market then a short supply of wheat, which so ld at a decline of 9 to 3s. per 9uarter. Barley fi rm, and quite ea dear. Ie little inquiry for oats. Beans firm. Peas neglected. Wsvanroan, JULY 7.—Our foreign *extras kw di day se'nnight consist entirely of maize. Early in the w a fair amount of business was transacted in all &noir full prices, but the unexpected peaceful news from.tl Continent has caused a flatness in trade here, as well most other markets, and sellers are now wi lling to nib some concession to meet parchaaers. Foreign wheat aka about 6d. per barrel cheaper, without much inquiry dti decline. Black oats have also given way a couple al per per barrel. Indian corn in good request, but bayns• supply their wants at 6d. to 9d. under the quotation, Saturday last. Imports this week :—Maise, 4,079 In Exports this week :—Oats, 1,374 brim. ; flour, 313 ; dian meal, 3 sacks. CALCUTTA, CELINA AND AUSTRALIAN MGM.- Sou, JULY & —The Golconda, with the above Lade, who at neon this day. COLLISION IN Tax CHANNEL.—Yesterday, I 4 p.m., the schooner Ann and Margaret, of Camino, ea laden, from Shields to Gibraltar, wail run dove a Dungeness by the barque Auguste, of Kiel, board Buenos Ayres. The schooner instantly sun/. Thaw i the men clambered on board the barque, the resin part of the crew got Into the boat which floated a deck u the vessel was going down. The captain end es were landed at Dover, and were conveyed to the gaits Home in a totallT destitute condition. The Una damage from and now lies in Dover Harbour, having resin from the collision. The Channel was yitaboi very much crowded with outward-bound vessels al coasters. STRAY SHIP GREAT EASTERN, JULY, I 88& A FIELD GLASS, Being a Cableistio and Eastern Extrarapnam By W. A. Woods and J. C. Parkinson. By permission of Amphitrite And 'er Son James. Can Inglishmen do more? Glass (a young man from the country) by .. Mr. Dudley. Neptune (an old man of the sea ) ... Colonel de Bathe. Gooch (not Daniel Lambert, but a Great Eastern) Field (of the Cloth of Gold) Captain Bolton. Clifford (" Master" of the Hunchback") Lord Hastings. A Sea Monster (A. B. Sea one) Mr. H. F. Barclay. let Mermaid (poor but virtuous) Mr. Poore. 2nd Mermaid (a Taunting female) Mr. Vaughan. Several Tritons (right 'uns and tight 'una though trite Suns) Unavoidably absent. HOSPITAL FOR DISZABLS OF TEE CHIST, VicvoHi PAST. —The number of patients relieved at this Willa tion during last week was 1,387, el which 301 wen to COMM_ iddvartisement.2 .7 2loLLOWAY'S PILIAL—Let th take Wed.—She lt is the commiseariat of the fM Meal system. It furnishes the material sustenance ol organ. If disordered the whole body languishes, but howl severely It may be affected its tone and vigour may siva° restored by a course of these inestimable Pills. Moors indigestion, liver complaiets, and other disorders of the Mimi can easily be cured by the as. of Holloway's Ffl.. Theesei attest this assertion, and no sufferer that has ever tided thew , ' deny their supreme efficacy. In every cue of stomach dime from the mildest case of dyspepsia to the disorder of both PI and stomach, from the nausea of the free liter to the vosetit accompanying ulcerated stomach, the Pills immediately nibs sod, by perseverance, effectually cure. Manager, Captain Bolton. Leader of the Orchestra, Dr. Ward. Surmounting the field glass which headed this bill were caricature heads of Mr. Gooch, M.P., Mr. Glass, and Mr. Cyrus Field, while the two practical heads of the expedition, Captain Anderson and Mr. Samuel Canning, the engineer-in -chief, sup ported a mainmast encircled by the Atlantic cable on either side. The gentlemen acting the mermaids were elaborately made up with long ringlets of tow prepared by the sailon, and with dresses lent by the ladies on board. The other costumes and stage properties were equally elaborate and astounding considering the little piece was put upon the stage at three days' notice, and was written in as many hours. Captain Anderson sent a staff of workmen to fit up a temporary theatre in the grand saloon, which was handsomely decorated with the English and American flags, and the entire scene was so exceptional and interesting that a sketch of it will probably appear in the Illustrated London News. The sea became calmer every hour, and the last evening spent in the Great Eastern by the party bound in her for Ireland will long be remembered by them for its prolonged merriment and hearty mirth. She anchored here about a mile and a half from each shore at a quarter before seven this morning, and immediately prepared to take in coal from the two steamers waiting for her. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. CRICH'FON-FITART.—JuIy 6 at Wliton-cresceot, the fie' Lisat,CoL Crisiaton-Muart, M.P., of • daughter . CRONll6.—July 6, at Talbot-terrace, Munster, the wife St A. C. Cronin, of a daughter. nurrialx.—July 6, at Muth-street, Finsbury-square. Ow of Kr. A. O. Franklin, of a son. HUTCHINSON.—JuIy 0, at Stanley-gardens, W., the wife d 6 Hutchinson, Req., of a eon. ROLL—July 6, at flint's-grove, Brampton, the wife of R Ral Isq., of • daughter. VIRUS --J uly 6, at Bassell-aquare, Mn. S. Vireo, of a ma 3LUIRIAGEB. DANIEL—MORRISON.—JuIy 6, at 8. Woolf,. Cherch,WwW o4 _ Morimoutheithe, by the Row. Canon Hawkins was b W.„ Rev. A. Daniel, father of the Midegrooas, George Alfred Dow el Mae, Somentetatdre, to Jane Imbelia. ereemt of Martin Morrison, EN , of Neort. No cards. GAGS—HODGSON. —July 6, at Christ Church, ilonthmie, Rev. J. Baird, Franklin Howard Troeartka, son 01 J Req., of Othley-equare, N.W., to A es, daughter of Jr 1161V/1/:—115MayT.711.1177., Low: Norwood the Rev. I. Imam, Mr. C. Pertwee, to Men, daughter o f l Perry, Req. of Chelmsfrd. BLIIIBOR—RING.—Jety 0 6, at St. Jae*, Paddington Rev. H. gleam, R. A. filemor, Rag , captain Royal A, to Florence Mary, daughter of J. G. Lim Esq of House, Sidmouth, Devon. DEATHS. BUCHLRY.—JuIy 6. at Hampton Wick, Sophia, wife of Fr J. A. Buckley, aged 40. tlfo MORRIS.—JuIy 6, at Oxon , Shropshire, J. Morris, Req. , 0 - Eaton Manor, litaffordshke. MASTRIlB.—.lttly 6, Jemima, daughter of the late Mr. J. Mmiin of Aldemante-elreet. HOBART& —July 6, at Chipping Barnet, Sarah, daughter lath N. Roberta, TOBlA3.—July 6, arketthourne, Mr. I. M. Toblealigeg The remaining part of Sunday continued fine, the waves increasing in size, and the head wind being strong. At 2.44 p.m. the Great Eastern passed the light ship in Prince's Channel, and two hours later was abreast the North Foreland. AboutBp.m. Mr. Brockman, R.N., whose services as pilot were mentioned in a previous letter, left in a steam-tug, which also took the ship's letter-bag. Hearty cheers were interchanged, and the great weasel, having now parted one by one with th e little fleet of convoys which accompanied her from the Nore, pursued her way alone. Mr. Edwardes's and Mr. Pender's steam yachts, Mr. Barclay's pretty little sailing cutter the Ada, the steam-tugs Victoria and Napoleon, the graceful rowing-boat which looked fitter for the Thames than the Nore, but in which a party of Oxford rowing men pulled round the The following telegrams have been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from Mr. IL A. Glass, rig director of the Telegraph Construction an~d n Miintenaooe Company : VALENTIA, JULY & Shore end of the Atlantic cable aUcoessfully landed at 3 p.m. Testa perfect. The William Cory proceeding to sea paying out slowly. Weather Printed and Publialunt Mutat Lae HAM cd - Lombard-meet. in the City at London, reinter, ni ••• Oeke In Lombard-it/eel, la the Freda of Whitens''' . MO/MAT, Jr.!i 9, lift THE DRAMATIC COLLEGE ANNUAL PETE AND PAIL There are three excellent reasons why this now firmly-established festive anniversary, st each sannal re currence increases in attraction, in pecuniary access, and in the numbers and enjoyment of its participants. In the first place, its object is most admirable ; in the wooed, it s erves as a famous holiday for the actors themselves, who enjoy it quite as much as the visitor ; and in the third, the amusements become more varied, the fun more hila rious, and the crowding and pleasant bustling more excit ing every year. On Saturday last the opening of the Fair took place under the " happiest auspices "—namely, those of the efficient and dignified herald, Mr. Robert Romer. The day was beautiful, being clear and bright, without being too warm, and the palace and grounds seemed aa if dressed in their best for this particular and important oc casion. The crowd streamed onwards through winding paths bordered With the brightest and gayest of flowers, or areas lawn. of velvety green, towards the grand entrance of the palace, whither they were invited by the noisiest and the most discordant of musical invitations. Towards font o'clock in the afternoon the crowd became tremendous, the fun fast and furious, and the trade the very madness of competition. It was a arrival without the masks, a saturnalia without the sin. The people moved 1 about in solid masses, the throng being too dense to permit of individual circulation ; the gongs roared, the brass brayed, and the "touters" at the different booths shouted their loudest. Everyone looked happy, and none more to than Mr. Webster, the Master of the Dramatic College, who evidently calculated on a liberal addition to its funds as the result of this year's fete and fair. TEE HOME FOR LITTLE BOYS. On Saturday afternoon her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales laid the foundation stone of the " Home for Little Boys," which is about to be erected near Fern ingham, in the parish of Horton Kirby, Kent. The object of this institution is "To feed, cloth, educate, and train to industrial work homeless and destitute little boys, and those in danger of falling into crime, whether orphans or not, who are disqualified by poverty and other circumstances for admission to existing asylums and institutions." It was established in April, 1864, and has daring the last two years occupied premise, at Tottenham. These premises have been found quite inadequate to meet the wants of the institution, and a site of nearly 20 acres of land having been offered at Horton Kirby, about a mile from the Farningbam-road station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, the committee determined to accept it, and to extend the operations of the charity so as ultimately to afford a home for 300 boys. The plan pro. posed to be carried out in the first instance embraces school buildings, a superintendent's residence, with work shop and stores, and four dwelling-houses, each of which will accommodate 30 boys. These buildings—which have been designed by Mr. T. C. Clarke, architect, of Leaden ball-street, and will cost about 7,oool.—are intended to form the nucleus of a much larger group, which will in time form a prominent object upon the summit of a hill on the right-hand aide of the railway. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Yesterday morning the camp wore a very quiet appearance, and at 10 o'clock Divine service was performed near the Guards camps by the Rev. Mr. Hale, incumbent of Wandsworth, which was attended by Colonel King, Cap tain Drake, R.E., Captain Phipps, of the Scota Fusiliers, Inspectors Ay and Fraser and the men of the Guards, together with the Victoria Volunteers, that being the only corps present. The rev. gentleman read the pro e n, and afterwards preached a sermon from the 6th chapter of Ephesians, 16th verse. The business of the meeting will not commence to-day until 1 o'clock, and will consist of the All Comers' County Match, the Bronze Medal competitions between Oxford, Cambridge, Middlesex, and Tower Hamlets. tiniberditg Intelligence. —e-- OXFORD, JULY 7. In a congregation holden this day, the following degrees were conferred : BACHELOR AND DOCTOR IN DIVUIITT DT ACCUMULATION. —Rev. John Tahourdin White, Corpus Christi College. hinny:on or ABTB.—Rev. Richard Henry Palmer, New Inn Hall ; Trevor Lloyd, Magdalen Hall ; Rev. Thomas Hanbury, St. Edmund Hall. BACHELOR LN CIVIL LAW. —Rees Edward Davies, Christ Church. BACHELORS or Awre.—Trevor Lloyd, Magdalen Hall ; Clunkobell Mackinnon, Queen's College ; Herbert Henry Morns, scholar, Queen's College. D.D. Courrorls CACSA.—Rev. George Bzudshaw, Trinity College, Dublin. A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPLAILLIOTZ.—A mysterious ease came on on Thursdefore the Irish Court of Pro bate. Mr. Townsend, Q. C.C., applied, on behalf of Mr. Noel Kerman, the executor s for probate of the will of Cap tain Meerecly. The affidavit upon which he moved stated that Captain Robert Meeredy, who was a member of the East India Club, London, left his lodgings, No. 6, Bury- street, St. James'o, London, on the evening of the 4th of Februar7, 1864, in a cab, with the expressed intention of proceeding to Dublin on a visit to his relatives, previous to his departure for India, and had not since been heard of, although every inquiry had been made that could be suggested. Advertisements had been inserted in the Tina and other newspapers, but without any result. His leave of absence had long expired ; he was highly educated, and strictly temperate in his habits. The will was found at his lodgings, in London. His property consisted chiefly of shares in the Natal Land Company and British India tea shares. He had not drawn any money from his agents, Messrs. Barber and Co., 136, Leadenhallstreet, London, since the 4th day of February, 1864. Judge Keating or dered the case to stand over for additional affidavits. THE MISSINO LONOTON BANKBIL—MI. W. K. Harvey, whose " unaccountable absence," coupled w ith the refusal of his Loudon agents to honour his advice', led to the suspension of the Longton Old Bank on Tues day, has calmed a letter to be forwarded to his family, in which it is stated that be is now on his way to America. Mr. Harvey was an active magistrate for the county of Stafford, a staff officer in the first battalion of Stafford shire Rifle Volunteers, and provincial grand master of the Freemasons of the county. In the latter capacity he took a very prominent part in the laying of the fonadation stone of the North Staffordshire New Infirmary a few days since. Mr. Harvey occupied an excellent position in the county, and was universally believed to be a man of large means and undoubted probity. Locally, his bank enjoyed unbounded credit. A LADY Knurl). —On Friday a fatal accident betel a lady at the village of Brimpton, near Newbury. She was on a visit at the residence of Mr. Edwards, sur geon, of Kingsclere, Hants, and accompanied that gentle. man on a ride in his four-wheeled carriage. Mr. Edwards called upon a patient, leaving the lady outside, when the horse took fright and started o ff . The lady wu thrown out, and, beeomingentangled by some means in the reins, was dragged along the road for some distance. She was then earned into a house near, where she expired after an hour's acute suffering. FINN IN me WESTYINSTER-SOAD.—Yesterday morning, a few minute* before 11 o'clock, a fire broke out on the extensive horse repository and livery stables, in the occupation of Mr. Wm. Collins, situate in Mount-street, Westminster-road, and resulted in the total destruction of the whole range of stabling, straw, hay, and harness warehouses, and serious injury by burning several of the very valuable stook of horses, about 50 in number. The cause of the Are is unknown. Mr. Collins is partially insured. /lamas Alm STRENGTH Rzeroun IT Dv BAllitY ' ll DIM.IOIOOB karatJoisr Aitall4A FOOD, whleb auras without ins didne or beconveniesee elyeemipala 00014Dik oak debili, comatlpatiea, diarrhea, palpitation, nor rianuraZotta. ty live; aid stem & aosiplafala. ft ryes fifty thaw ita coat Is ether and la the bed food ice infanta 54,000 Mrs. ananally.—Du norry mad Co., No. 77 Iterentnirset, Lesko, W. Is tlis, at la. 6L ; Ilk, la 4 ; Ic. , s kJ& ; SUbs, 44a. also at6l , Grainienari.h4treet ;4. Cbanmildr 03 . 11 4, and f S, ezked•troot ; sad at all Were , * —(Advertlatatent. *paling ibittittgence. BRITT:IG IN LONDOR.--BATozDAT. The return of bookmakers and backers from Newmarket had the effect of eatialzig the clubs to be numerously attended to-day, and also of giving au impetus to speculation, which bad exhi bited • marked dulness during the week. The Goodwood Stakes soon offered • field for operations, sad a fair amount of business was done in connexion with the various horses Win duced. The first favourite, the Spacial, win excledlepf firm, the odds of 7 to 2 being freely accepted, and towards the finish that price was scarcely °blot:lade. Rodeo colt had also • large number of Mende, and anytOdng over 7 to 1 would have been readily booked indeed these two horses divided between them the " bon's 'hare" of the betting. Lucifer had a cmtot oe, and the seise may be said of Potomac. The pdtioa Nu was mysterlocut one party *dodos alserity to lay, and another a desk* to back, but both peke evidently determined not to overstep certain limits. The remaining trans actions do not turniah matter worthy of note, with the exeeption of theodda of 140 to I sl a b lai o ::nd taken *bowl bliss Ilatt.e. The Derby wis only insoticmed, but the taking of the odds of 1000 to 1 about , created some amusement The following are the quolatioas GOODWOOD STALER 7 7,9 2WS Tits Bimetal (t)_ Wto 1 apt Qunhell (t) 7to 1 Medea colt (oM 25 to 1 Bradamante (t) 100 to 7 Na (t) 40 to Harry3ralliteed 100 to 7 Lucifer (t) (op 100 to 7 Potomac (t) 100 he 1 Rim Harriette WO to 6 85rney (1) (takes) DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Drage (t) 11000 to 1 apt Bibikhoelle (t - • BETTING AT MANCHESTICR.--SATIMAY Eviontzus. GOODWOOD GLUM 7to opt The Ipedal (t) I 100 to apt Luelhe (t) 7to 1 Wedoscolt (oil 100 So 7 N. (ern 100 to 8 Mock Prince (SG 100 to 6 201170174) 100 to 8 Potomac (t) 100 to 0 CAROM (t) 100 to 8 Fortuno(titott I 20 to 1 sracuunant• (oir VILICIIXT. SuRIXT v. MM.—This match was oominmnoed an Vkananv but at Symington Oval, and came to • close on tistarday, bo favour ot Surrey, which won by 68 tuna. 6objolned Is the score :-Barrey, 6z Mn bies, 1545 ; Second s, laptop, 118. Kent, lest Innings, 130: second butines, 70. l.a Nuttllistart. METROPOLTtAIf 0011TIPT 13017RTS. (Sitting days appointed for the prawn' week.) noonensuar, POrtland-road.—Wsdaseday, July 11 ; Thurs day, 12; Friday, 13 liaoarren, Whit•head's-r rova—Tuseday, July 10 ; Widnes. day, 11. BIMITTORD.-IPrlda, July 13. WIIITZCHAPI6, Great Prescotetreet,—wedne•day, July 11 Thursday, 12 ; Friday, 13. day 11 Cianinaws33., Dan 12; can-aerraes.—Tuesday, Jaly 111 ; Wednes- , . Thuraday, PrlanY. 151110111DIICH, Oldetryet-read.—Tuesday, July 10 ; Thurs day, 12. Boa, nir Bow-road.—Frlday, July 13. Bo arazi, Haan aUest. m a y IS - . —Wednesday, July 11 ythursday, 12 ; - - Camberwell Now•road.—Tuesday, July 10 ; Wed zei9l99, 11. err! or Lonoi, Guildball-bailam.—Monday, July 9. LORD MAYO9'3 Cora?, Galldhall.-Baturday,July 14. CaIITRAL CIUXINAL Omit —Monday, July 0. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. JULY 7. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) ONREARD W. 011 BRAID AND BLAND/MT. Mr. G. Brown and Mr. Searle for the petitioner • Mr. Inderwick for the respondent; D r . Spi n k a for t he co rswendent. The petitioner, Edmund John Germ* was a schoolmaster, in the neighbourhood of Hanley, Staffordshire. In November, 1864, he married Ann Newman, the daughter of a person of some property in the same locality. After a cohabitation of a few month, there was a separation, and the respondent returned to her father, her husband agree ing to make her an allowance. She aftervrardsleft herhome, and on the 31st of May, 1865, ahe committed adultery with John Blandret, who had been a royalty master, but who was at that time keeping a beer-shop. The case of the petitioner was sought to be supported by evidence of revolting coarseness, but it proved wholly unsatisfactory, and The jury found for the respondents. THE POLICE COURT& MAIRYLMONE. George Fisher was summoned for e xp osing for sale two pads of mackerel unfit for human food. The prosecution was on behalf of the parish of St. Pancras. John Hartley, sanitary inspector, visited the defendant's shop, 197, High-street, Camden-town, on the 29th ult., and saw some mackerel, which he considered unfit for human food, anddesired that they should not be exposed for sale. The defendant afterwards brought the fah to the sanitary office and insisted they were sweet. The medical officer saw them, and they were afterwards brought to the court and condemned by the magistrate and thrown out upon the dung heap. Dr. Hillier confirmed this evidence, and said the fish were not fit for human food. For the defence the defendant's foreman and shopman asserted that the fish were good, and the maleaman at Billingsgate and the inspector of fish at that market stated that the mackerel were sweet and good. A cab driver, who had taken the fish to the man cl i o. office, said he had one cooked, and f o und it p er f e ctly Dr. Westley, a surgeon, also said he had seen two the condemned fish, and considered them fit for human food. Mr. Mansfield decided that the complainants had made out their case, and fined the defendant U. and coats. Notice of appeal was given. MARKETS. TALLOW.—JrcT 7.—Town tallow is quoted 44i. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 6d. ; October to December, 465. 6d. COTTON.—LimPooc, JULY 7.—Market quiet, at 0. to id. below yesterday's prices. Sales to-day 7,000 bales, incuding 1,000 for speculation and export. 1,500 Amos rican, 11d. to 16d. ; 350 Persian, be., 120. to 17d. ; 10 Maranharn, 17d.; 150 Mario and 'labia, 13d. to 17d.; 300 Egyptian, 18d. to 24d. ; 4,500 Surat, Sid. to 'lid.; Madras, 90. to 10d. ; Bengal, Made, M., 6d. to 80. ; 100 Peru, 13d. to l4id. COTTON GOODS.—MMICIERIMIM, JULY 7.—The market has been influenced a good deal by news this week from the seat of war, and the announcement that Austria had asked for an armistice, and offered to cede Venetia, was the signal for a great advance not only in cotton but in yarn and cloth. Spinners were demanding an advance of Id. per lb. on the lower and the medium counts of yern yesterday, and of 2d., and even more, on high numbers. anufaceurers put up their quotations to the same ex tent on cloth, and good shirting. advanced a shilling per piece. The advance, however, was to a great extent nominal. Buyers were inclined to execute limited and pressing orders at a modification of these requirements, and rather more business was done where sellers were willing to meet them rather more than half way. Still the operations did not reach an average business. Buyers were cautious and not so ready to believe the war was over, and this morning's news of Prussia having rejected Austria's proposals for the present seems to justify their reticence. At all events, buyers appear less disposed than they were yesterday to give the advanced prices. Buyers of yarn for the continent are especially cautious, and the market closes to-day with prices rather weaker, and with scarcely any business offering. WOOLLEN.—Lune, JULY 7.—There has been a mode- rate attendance at the Coloured Hall this morning, and • better feeling has prevailed. The inquiries have been mostly for plain cloths and fancy coatings, severa l l arge parcels having been transferred. Tweeds and other de scriptions of goods have not changed hands to more than an ordinary extent. The white market has also shown more signs of animation ; the demand for hair lista and mediums has been on the increase, and heavy goods have met with purchasers to a fair extent. Rates keep without alteration. HARDWARE.—BIRMINGHAN, JOLT 7.—The quietude which has for some time past prevailed in the trade of this town has increased ; the orders recently in on account of both the home and the foreign trade are small, and as • rule manufacturers have not many beforehand on their books. In the metal trades generally less activity pre vails, and the demand for material has declined. The Jew ellers, gold-chain makers, and most of those who are en gaged in the fancy trades, are dependent on orders coming in during the week to keep them going. At present it is not likely that there will be any improvement, but it is satisfactory to know that so far as this town is concerned most of the principal manufacturers report their last half year's returns larger than they have ever been in the fint six months, and although profits have in some measure been curtailed by reason of the high price of money, and by the fact of there being a great many more bill afloat than in ordinary times, the freedom from failures here has been so marked as to afford undoubted proof of the sound ness of the system on which trade is conducted in every department. The quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of this district will be held next week. CORN.-Cainsamon, JULY 7.-We had a very heavy market to-day for all corn, and wheat was 2a. lower. Wheat, 46a. to 48a. ; beans, 46a. to 48e. ; oata, 245. to 284. CABLISLIII, JULY 7.-There wee an average supply of wheat, but small of oats and barley. Wheat s o ld well at a reduction of 6d. per Carlisle bushel ; oat* 3d. lower ; harleT without change. Price* :-Wheat, white, new, 20e. bd. to 225. 6d.; red, 19s. 6d. to 20a. 6d. Barley, 14e. to 15s. ; oats, potato, new, 10e. &I. to Ila. M. per Carlisle bushel. Flour, 2s. ld. to 2s. 4d.; oatmeal, 24. 2d. to 2s. M.; rymeal, la. M.; barleymeal, Is. 6d. per stone. Cetcfizena, JULY 7.-A moderate supply of wheat, which and a slow sale, at a decline of 3a. to 4s. per qr. Gen.coroaD, JULY 7.-There was a fair supply of wheat at our market today, for which late rates were demanded. This at first checked business, but ultimately a good trade was done at prices the turn in favour of buyers. Barley, I 4 11