The Express. — London, England, 1868-08-29 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. i:i,v INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKUUPTCY. (Before Mr. Acting-Commissioner HaslSt.) IN kE SICKENS. Thus' Was an application for release from custody, the binkrtipt bring octitined at the suit of Kr. Sheen, his ;milord. TT,c luukript was described as of 24, Framp- I. o-park-road, Wi Ils-.treat, South Hackney commission c rud he attributed his failure to the depression of 1.311 e, 1068 of :.itt.ution, and pressure by detaining On Ishalf of the detaining creditor a complaint was trade that the bankrupt, being sued in April last for four quarto , ' rent. had defended the action, thereby puttin his Innillonl to unnecessary expense; and it was alleged that the bankrupt still held pareasion of the premises, ulthouph seisni..dly desired to quit. Ihe lankrut t that he had this morning offered to he ren.lession but the attorney had declined to receive it. Th e A c ting-Conitniflnorier said the bankrupt had no ,i x b t t„ main pl:)..44011011 of the premises without paying the rent, and he adjourned the hearing until the choice of vssigllll . l l , the I ankrupt having leave to apply upon the prey Ik tug deliverai to the landlord. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. fferjeant Cox.) TIT PRETENDED MR/ UM Orme PROMOTION SOCIETY AND rre SECSNTARY. He, Barrll, :go, described as a • clerk, was indicted for obtaining by means of false pretences from Joseph Colds ell, five bro.hos , value 17 5. , the property of Samuel I.eake Worth and another with intent to defraud. A recond indictment charged' him with obtaining, by means of false pretences, from Charles Cook, twelve brushes, tic 18s., the property of William Hawks Levy, with ii.tent to defraud. A third indictment, for obtaining, by velns of false pretences, from Frederick John, two ink value 2/. 25., the property of William Parkins and 11,.v. with intent to defraud. 81r. Langford prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended. !Ow prisoner, it appeared, bad for a considerable time on a very extensive system of fraud, but with re ,.,,,t to the different indictments now preferred against i ire. the swindling had been effected whild assuming the i.:,racter of secretary to " The Foreign Girls' Protection lety," which, it is almost needless to my, had no Nl:Acne° except upon paper, and was only assumed for he purpose of enabling the prisoner to carry out his nudulunt practices by ordering goods from tradesmen in 1 he name of the " committee." The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to five years' 1. pal servitude. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. rim cm:cornea mum. Wolter Mender, a cab driver, ••.e 13,692, of 19, Sai 1-on-street, Islington, wee charged before Mr. Harker, ',ail wilfully damaging a cab, the property of Mr. Young, cab proprietor. Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to pay a fi ne of 11. .r Ow o ff ence, and 21 . the damage, or, indefault to be and kept to hard labour for one calendar verith. 1 he defendant was locked up in default. .1..1”. King, ed 27, cab-driver, of 15, Keen's-yard, St. I .iirs-read, 1 • and Matthew King, aged 31, a ~1..(1ny o• of 1, Comp ton-mews,Cr' inonbury-road, Isling t-.n, were charged with being drunk, causing a crowd to •emble, and annoying James Savory, cab-driver, in the 31..11. vniy-road. Ile police stated that the defendants were very4runk, h.id beer in the cab when they were iak into kir:Harker. ordered the defendants to pay a fine of 10s. I. or in default to be imprisoned and kept to hard in the House of Correction for seven days. 1,. . 0 *•5 1 iriesvol aged 72, a cab driver, badge 1 1 1, r 4: a i—oling at 19, Prebend-street, Islington, wee C c itt I.ing drunk and disorderly in the City-rovuL rw defendant denied that he was drunk, or that be rude use of bad language. !'Mice-oergaant Britten, 11 N, said that the noise ma . 4..41 by the cabmen alter they were turned out of the idle-houses was disgraceful. During the twenty years • Lad known the Upper-street, he had never seen such a :..nearly and unruly set of men. A goritlemian in court said that some cabs were thrown ver in various parts of the metropolis and nearly all the die that stood near the Upper-street were injured and harness cut. Mr. Barker said the cam was clearly made out, and ~.lered the defendant to pay a fine of sa., or in default to I. 1: primped in the House of Correction for seven days. 'I 1., defendant was locked up in default. fl'.l/iosi Jtallaiitim, a cab driver, was charged with I.; drunk and disorderly at Islington. Ricketts. eohcitor, defended. ...• defendant had been to the meeting of cabmen, and ietuiu he got drunk and made a disturbance. "•. Barker ordered the defendant to pay a tine of 4716. ; ( nidefault, seven days' imprisonment. WANDSWORTH. reIYVICIIfiN UNDEII TILE NNW VACCINATION ACT. A4l poulterer, living at Merton, was seinsierd I'y Mr. in Bailey, the Registrar of Births spoil r Mitcham district, under the New wiiii h came into operation on the Ist • b.ls.iy rOr tirgleCting to cause his child, Emily, to I a , inated within three months after birth. 'I is defiliiiiint said he had the child vaccinated on the bi ived the summons. The reason he had not • ;•e ii child to be vaccinated was on principle. Colley, who produced the authority of the Croydon to prosecute, said the child was born on the • 1)c/ember last. Notice for vaccination was given •1 . • i..thor on the Nth of January, at the time of 1. • birth. Ile ?SW the defendant on Wodnemla • • "1 •ii he asked him to have the child vaccinated, • ; he would rather send it to Australia than have • • he witness added that the defendant hid given • teal of trouble in the matter. 1... man asked the defendant what reason he had •• ant complying with the act ,!•• •,. fondant raid the reason was that he had heard • )..1 'pinions. and one was that he was not compelled .:v the child vaccinated. He had no idea of the new • wad lately. M.. I tat luau said the new act was only a continuation • : hi o dd law. l'eople had been compelled for years to ) c their children vaccinated. limier further said that the defendant told him .t child was healthy, and he would not have her 11, defendant raid he eould prove that several children rt. in a healthy state bad broken out after they had 1. 1 % vccinated. ;\ Ir. lle;Cii . ; told his the children would break • •I ut that was no proof that vaccination was • m•firial. Vaccination was required, not only , t,en protection, but for the protection of his As the defendant chose to net the law at 1. 1111114 pay a fine of 10.., and 10s. costa, and IS A lay he would be liable to be imprisoned for 14 THE CAB STRIEB.-(THIS DAT.) l:hotigh a resolution was unanimously agreed a ;he meeting in the Agricultural Hall, last night, • mg the cab-maiden and drivers present not to :•r hire before 11 o'clock this morning and the same hour each day for the next • (hero were sufficient non-privileged cabs in the 1, this morning to meet the ordinary requiremante of üblic. At the principal railway termini no re . !dation was made that early trains bad been ' by reason of difficulty in obtaining a eel). 4 , wheel cabs were to be bad almost anywhere. It is •ii-iutabletkat a very large number of cabs ware kept in :ble, but it would appear that many proprietors or vi es, who pledged themselves not to ply for hire until tier 11 o'clock, did not keep their word. It is stated 'hat although the resolution declaring a partial strike was oried. the trade was far from unanimous in sanctioning .1 11 E RACE OF THE TEA CLII'PHICS }mom ..1 ding to advicea received in Liverpool from China, viipper tea race promisee to be a' exciting as ever. rrwa•ls had Failed at their appointed dates. The I, Sir Latincelot, and Tai g lett Foochow together :1,. •'Sth May, the 8 • • on the 29th, the LAM° on • :3•th, and the Mae Prince on the 31st ; the Series the lot June, the Fiery Cross on the lad, the the 3nl. the Chinaman on the -Ith, the Yantze roi thr liesana on the 7th, Derrioot on the 10th, the " • rustle on the 13th, the Everest (for Liverpool) thr I tth. the Gresham on the lith, the Achilles nn. - Bong K ong ) on th e 18th, the Golden Spur (f rom :.taunt on tts• SILITe day, the Whoosh on the 22nd, rt ustor on the lith, and the Chusan on the 3rd July. -"Ilir :dww ' --els, with the exception of the Everest, u his h i • • ,t it. d for the p,r Mensey, are blund to the Thames. mishle that some of the first-named dippers ') thr Tlmmes before the Achilles. Intelligence ni Liverpool yesterday that the Ariel, Tan i to.d Sir tomultslot had passed the Gaspar Straits r full canvas on the 21st Jane. llcu SPANIsII MINISTERS NE.% RLY DROWNED. — from Lequeitio. in the Bay of Biscay, ' • -" Iwo of the ministers of the Queen of Spain, MM. and Nelda, who accompanied the court to this • , Lave tau row ly escaped drowning. Both these high went out in a boat for a sail; the Miniat,r of ,ma took the rudder, and as thin wad the first time that • who dir.•exs the Spanish navy had seen the •:• 1 ,, . :.teeied to well that the boat capes. al. Both ' were of cour,e in the water, and neither beinr im, would undoubtedly haveperished, if aid not 'hem. Much mirth has been indulged in among % ,, itors here at this incident." KONTA• Gement lambert Hoped servant THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29,. 1868. BETTING IN LONDON: 7 MB DAY.) 2.30 r.its To-dais proceedings were again rendered note worthy by the doings in connexion with The Earl, for the Bt. Leger, for in the course of the morning he was backed at all sorted prices, from 7 to 4 to 3 to I, and close upon 1,0001. was invested upon him from first to last. At the finish no mare than 6 to 2 was offered, while 3 to l would have been taken to hundreds. Bing Alfred, Formosa, and Viscount were all extremely healthy. Beyond Typhoeus looking healthier, there was no other particular change either on this or the other events, and closing prices ruled as follow : ST. LEGER. sto 2 apt The Earl (off, 3to 1 t and w) 3to 1 King Alfred (t and off) 11 to 2 Formosa (off, t6to 1) 6to 1 Vuwount (t) 20 to 1 Typhoeus (t and off) 100 to 3 Mercury (t) 1000 to 20 Green Sleeve (t and off) 1000 to 15 Biniseaker (off) 100 to 80 on The Earl, 1,2, 3 (t) CEBAREWITCH. 33 to 1 on The field (off) 60 to I apt Paul Jonas (t and off) 1000 to 15 Achievement. (t) 1000 to 10 Mum (t) 1000 to 10 Moleskin (t) CAMBRIDGESHiitg. 10 to 1 agst Warrington (t) 1000 to 10 Tatioaret (I) sonagsx AT Y. SI. • Last evening Mr. &Ahern took bit benefit at the Prince's Theatre. Ho appeared in the Hero of Ro mance and Dientreery Married and Dons Per. There was an overflowing house, and Mr. Bothers was recalled (with Miss Ada Cavendish) at the con clusion of the first r i kce. He said he really felt he could not kayo the s on ouch' an occasion without caying a few words. begged to thank his friends in Heikki:der for the very liberal patronage they had be stowed upon him during his brief visit.' He also thanked the management for the ertreniely spirited manner in which theyliad produced the pieces— (hear, hear)—and the ladies and gentlemen of the company for the manner in which they' ad supported him. ( He ar, hear.) He could not thank his "Moonist," as Artanus Ward celled the man who had charge of the moon—(biuglifer)—for they had no doubt seen the way in which the moon dodged about during the scene in the ruins. (Prolonged laughter.) He mutt also apologise to the band for having turned them out of their places ; and be must not forget to thank the little lady by his side (Mies Cavendish), for the charming manner in which she had played her part. (Applause.) He was sorry to say that he was about to take his farewell, for • time, of his friends in England, and yet he was also glad to gay it, because he had a_great _dedre to go back to Amenca. He bad been in lan d seven years, but ha had spent ten years in America, and he made up his mind some time ago that he would go back and re-visit the many dear friends he had in the States—friends who encouraged him when he began his professional career, for it was begun in America. (Hear hear.) He really thought he ought to go, and thank them for the kindly manner in which they encouraged him when he was almost a lad. He had been often asked by the critic* why be did not appear in characters more suited to him than heroes of romance, who made love by moonlight and to slow mega. (Laughter.) The critics told bum that his voice was not suited for love making. (Laughter.) Of course, they bad not seen him in pnvste life—(re mewed laughter)—inprivate, he begged to assure them, he got on as well as most people. (Laughter.) He was re minded of the story of a - property man—the person who provided the thunder and lightning in theatres — who was superintending a snowstorm, and was sud denly interrupted by the manager, who said, " Good gracious, you are snowing brown." (Laughter.) The property man replied, " Well, my white paper was all gone, and I must snow something?' (laughter.) In like manner, he (Mr. Sothern) could not always have Dundrearies and David Garrick; and he must anew brown, not being able to snow white. (Laughter.) He had been asked by his friends in Manchester if he could not play here a few nights before he actually set foot upon the steamer ; but to comply would have been a breech of faith with the public—Gies; hear)—and he should therefore say " good bye " on Saturday night. (Applause.) B. I T. V I W. I to , 11 Naha......... 80.11 r 66 52' W I Abeedeen ... 30.12 r 06 50. N.W. 1 Leith 30.Nr 56 61 W. I ' 2 Shields - so.vor 65 so. N.W. 2 Sestbari; ; l3o.lar 37 MI E.N.I. 6 Yiussoedh 122.182 66 5t N.W. Nader I Ardrawaa 30.23 r 66 65 N.N.W. Orsemeadl6 .20.20 r 53 511 S.W. Holyhead _10.87 r 56 51'W.N.W Liverpool _A80.27 r 66 64'W.N.W • Valestia __ISOM f5B 661 8. Cape lbw 90.97 f 59 68 B.W. Rochs'a Pt 130.30 • 67 641 8.8. W. Penalises 130.37 f6B 58 N.W. 3o.sa f 54 al N. V ib p, ',..,' ith H ath ay 80..8 3 11 , r , 6 5 : :5 4 2 1 71 . 1 : Lowiaa, - ICU rAC 52, N.W. C. Orls Nue. " 80.22 r 67 filli N. W. Brad --. .371167 66f N. Imhof ' . 112.26 a 66 63 N.W. Boarksi soles NT ea l N.W. !lianas.-- WV Ste N.Z. Caws — H— Pa - Brewsals. — 1,--; . ris 1352,11 b 69, 6 ,- -1 - - Lyons • - 2 L Toulon 2299 f 72 7 N.N.B. 1 HPIII/VPICIFID 50.54 fMI 54 B.W. 2 D ' I_ W. loc W. I ub W.N.W bm S.W. j N.W. N.W. I B.W. WNW; I • • N.W. N.W. W.N.W I N.W. I W. N.W. IN.N.W. I W.N.W N.B. Barometer oarreetod wad reduced to ar deg. at we kwd. Aar letterer (Agai), 4 . 011114), • (staady), ladies*, direetios of me of the wearary with last 14 boom Thanaarafter aapand la shade. Nitrous Loam with Ha dinette daring lad 94 hours. L—adas. Weather: h.—Mars aky ; a —doe& (clakialtad) t.—tog; ; • _ al/M) ; o.—overcsat run) ; ; w—gaow ; t.—thoadir. Baialstl, mower hail malted), Burial; last 34 hours. Bea diaturbsoca REMARKS. eifuriSO;it dA, M, and tomPluldry m= . ol prevail over these i in the north the Menem during the lad twenty-four hones /ma bees nearly half an inch ; and readings at other sta tions are gessrally higher than they were yesterday, but at Valentin a fail of CrOtin. has taken place. On oar south-we d most rowan has slightly diminished since last evening : an the west coast of France no change is shown since yesterday. Tem perature has slightly risen, and is now uniform Strong winds hem west to math-west blew yesterday in the north and west. Liot north westerly winds prevail in our el amok but at V tia • fresh southerly breeze has set fa d A s Cape Grim Was the wind reported is very strong hour the north-weat. The weather is generally eloudy, with fog prevai/ing at pleas in the CO-opmalvs CoNamm—Yesterday arming a meeting of gentlemen interested in the promos of the eo-operative movement was held at 29, Parliament-etreet, to consider its present aspect, and to take steps to propa gate the principles on *hick it I. founded. Mr. Neal occupied the chair. It was resolved to hold a co-opera tive congress in London in February next, to which all the co-operative associations in the country will be in vited to send delegates. TIDE CONDEMNED CONVICT MACKAY.--Yesterday the condemned convict Mackay, for the Norton Folgate murder, signed a Georgeion to ter Majesty for the royal clemency, and Mr. Lewis (Lewis and Lewis), who defended the prison er, f orwarded the same to the Home Secretary. Mr. Justice Lush tried the prisoner, who was strongly recommended to mercy by the jury, and his lord ship will no doubt be consulted. It is not true, as stated, that the Home Secretary bad already intimated that it wee a case in which the law must take its course. The execution is appointed for the Bth September. THE CASE OF Id %DAME ILACLIY.L.—Seven MOM ben of the jury have addressed the following letter to the Timm:— Sir,--Observing in the Times a letter under this head, denying the truth of the number of the jury who were for finding a verdict of guilty, I, as fore man of the jury, together with my brother jurymen signing this letter, beg to inform you that 10 Jurymen were at first for finding a verdict of guilty, that subse quently the eleventh, whose name I believe to be John Blinks, joined in our view, and that 11 was the number for guilty when we were discharge& I should doubtless have been able to obtain the signatures of the other jury man had I had time to call upon them—l am, air. yours obediently, Henry Pearson, foreman. D. A. Mes:wet, W. Robinson, Alfred B obina, Francis Mom, Charles l'tuvis, Charles Norman.' . IMPORTANT TO HISTORIANS.—The Emperor of the French has for twelve years proved himself to be the guardian, the apostle, and the minister of peaoe in Europe. ..rHE POLISH LANOL'AriE.—A Jew, the owner of a hcuse in Wilms which caught fire, cried out, "Firre, fire," in the Polish language, the use of which is forbidden in the Weer.. The next day he was brought up before the magistrate, and fined 24 cochlea for violating the law. NARROW B6C.ATE FROM Fiji. A fire broke out in a house in 87mour-steeet, Euston-road, early this yearning. and two elderly women sought refuge from the dames upon the roof amidst the failing sparks. Their danger was imminsat, as well as that of other inmates ; but all of them were, happily, nursed by moans of • fire escape. The building and all it contained mew destroyed. MONDY MARKET.)-THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The Stack Exchange is very thinly attended this morning, and business is little more than nominal. The general tone is fiat in the absence of transactions without any pressure of sales. The news of the capture of the greet Paraguayan fortress, and the probable early termination of the war. has imparted a good deal of firmness to Brasilian stooks. There is also an improvement in United State* stooks, but most other foreign securities are un changed in prioe. Railways are in some cases rather lower, but there is no av erage change. The funds have not recovered the lapse which took place at the close of yesterday, but they are com paratively steady. In the discount market the general rates for first-class bills remain at if to 1/ per cent., and the demand is quiet notwithstanding the close of • the month. At the Bank of England business is nil. Advances on the Stock Exchange are nomi nally unaltered. Consols are quiet at 931 to 94 for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 94 to ; Bank Stook, 244 to 247 ; Exchequer Bills, 16e. to 20s. prem. ; Indian Government &ra rities are steady ; the Five per Cents are inquired for at 1141 to 116 ; ditto Four per Cents., 1041 to # ; ditto Bonds, 20s. to 265. prem. ; ditto Debentures, 1051 to 1. The market for English railways is almost deserted, and prices show little or no alteration. Great Bask= is f t better, at 361 to I. The following are the quotations :--Caledonian, 76k to 1; London and North Western, 113 to 1 ex div. ; Great Western, 481 to 491; Midland, 1041 to 1031; London and South Western, 87 to 89 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 611 to 1; Metropolitan. 1081 to /, ex div. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19. In foreign securities, Brazilian are firm, at 771 to 781. Viceroy Loan is 1 higher, at 741 to 1. In other descriptions quotations remain without material change. Mexican, 141 to 151; Italian, 511 to 1; Peruvian, 79 to 80 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 381 to 401. United States 5-20 Bonds are 1 higher, at 711 to 72 ; Erie Railway, 301 to 31k ; Illinois Central, 91 to 22. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are firm at 381 to 391, and the Conso lidated Mortgage Bonds at 391 to 391. Bank shares are rather heavy. London and County and Imperial are I lower, the former being quoted at 494 to 301, and the latter at 161 to 17k. London and Woaminstor 661 to 671; ditto New, 53 to 54 ; London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; Union of London, 34/ to 331 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1 prem. ; Chartered Mer cantile, 28 to 29. MisePilDucous shares are without change. Na tional Discount, 111 to 1 ; General Credit, 21 to 2 dia. ; Credit Fonder, 21 to 3. The Board of Trade tables for July have boon issued. The value of the enumerated exports for the month was 15,748,2691. In July, 1867, it was 15,562,4301. ; and in July, 1866, 14,957,834/. The imports in June were to the value of 20,628,5571.; in June, 1867, 21,172,2461.; and in June, 1866, 24, 587,3691. A further amount of 37,000!. in bar gold was sent into the Bank yesterday. The Continental Exchanges are without material alteration, except that the rates on Germany are slightly higher than on Tuesday. The rate of discount la the open market at Paris is 11 per cent. • at Hamburg, Frankfort, and Brussels, 2 ; at Amsterdam, 2b ; at Berlin, 3 ; at Vienna, 4; at Turin, 4i ; and at St. Petersburg, 6 per oent. Great complaints having been made about the high charges exacted by the different railway com panies in Austria for goods in transit to England, France, and Germany, the Austrian Minister of the Board of Trade has determined, in the interests of industry and commerce, to endeavour to obtain a modification of the present high tariff, and, for this purpose, has convened a meeting of all the managing directors of the various Austrian lines, the result of which will shortly be made public. At the meeting yesterday of the shareholders of the Millwall Freehold Land and Docks Company, the report of the directors was unanimously adopted. The chairman stated that the progress of the docks since their opening had been satisfactory, a steady increase taking place in the receipts. He also said that about 30,0001. more would be required for the purpose of enabling the directors to close the capital account, and when the negotiations which were now taking place as to the best mode of raising it were concluded, the shareholders would be called together and their consent asked. The ordinary general meeting of the Alum and Ammonia Company (Limited) the One Products Utilising Company was held yesterday. Mr. Angus Croll presided. e usual dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum was declared. This will absorb 4,2001., leaving the amount of undivided profits at 2,6151. A petition has been presented to the Court of Chancery by two contributories, one of whom is also a creditor, for the winding up of the London Jute Works Company (Limited); and it will be heard in November next before Vice-Chancellor Malins. The last issue of Messrs. Maemillan and Co.'s " Clarendon Press Series "is a popu lar work on book-keeping, by Mr. R. G. C. Ham ilton and Mr. John Ball. One of these gentlemen is accountant to the Education Committee of the Privy Council, and the other is a member of the firm of Wilier, Ball, and Co. ; and the two are co-examiners in book-keeping for the Society of Arts. These posi tions are a security that the work is a practical work of the first order. Mr. Schwatze's wool price current gives the following report of the present series of public sales : The following wools have been offered in our public sales up to August 27: 16,877 bales Port Phillip, 4,112 bales Van Diemen's Lend, 21 202 bales ftdmy, 6 bales Swan River, 16,766 bales New 10,661 Wee Cups, 4,968 bales Adelaide, 296 bales sundries; total, 74,776 bales. Of this quantity about 11,000 balsa hays been with drawn. There is no change in the portion of Australian wools, but Capri have during the last four or Aye days suffered a treat decline of IL, and sell now quits as e as in the beginning of the November sales Let year ; l e scoured and fleece are even id and ld. cheaper. bulk of the wools is taken by the home trade, as foreign buyers are still thinly . represented, and operate cantioualy. No particular complaints about bad trade are advanced , but businese is evidently not sufficiently brisk to prevent the large quantities from pressing upon the market in an unprecedented manner. MINES.-(THIS BAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. There has been very little business doing in home mining shares to-day, owing to the absence of the greater part of the members. Annexed are a few of the present quotations :--Chive ton Moor, 6t061 ; Cook's Kitchen, 101 to 11 ; Devon Great Consols, 403 to 406 ; East Caradon, 21 to 21; Great Itetallack, 31 to ; Great Vor, 13 to 14 ; Herodxfoot, 39 to 40 ; Marko Valley, 7/ to ; North Treakerby, 9s. to lls. ; Prince of Wales, 355. to 375. •, West Beton, 150 to 160; Wheal Beton, SO to 52. Foreign and colonial mining shares remain steady at the following quotations :—f3t. John del Rey, 191 to 201; Don Pedro, 21 to 1 prem. ; Anglo -Brazilian, par to prem. ; Pestarens, Ito &s. ; Chontales, 2to 1 ; Roses Grande, to die. ; United Mexican, 11 to 2 ; Frontino and via, to me t; Port Phillip, to 1; Yndana mutana, 41 to . The BUN& report of the metal market is from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelazen and Northe: Only a moderate amount of businem continues to be done in the metal market ; prime remain Omit the same. Iron : Priem of Webb. and Staffordahire iron have a strengthening tendency, and the makers age well sup. ttzeith orders for some time to come. An extensive has been dons in Scotch pig. Iron : Mein* price, Us. 3d. each Copper is a trifle easier, but mon ;oracularly Chill bare, Whisk have deolinati to 871. 10e. in Liverpool Wallowa have been done at 791. ; Burrs no minally 801. • India sheets, 781. to 781. 10s. ; English raw .very ' Tin : Straits maintains its Floe at 9U. caeb. . There is not much offering, but at the same time there is but httie demand. Banc* nominally 941. English tin steady. The Dutch market is quiet at ell. Tin platesocalinne in fair demand at previous quotations. Lead is doll ; good soft pig, 181. 16e. ; L. 8., LW. Spann : A ,tl6 is reported of 50 tons common brands London, at 191. 10s. ; and 200 tons outports, September and October delivery, at the muse MOO ; special brands nominally 201. 7s, ; V. 8., nominally tot. SPORTING NOTES. Tux HIT/CMS Pl7llBB AT WORMITEII.—The question, intolerably "vexed" in connexion with this race, has come to the surface once more—for a new lease of life too! Without recurring to the intermediate in vestigation of this notorious case, we may simply state the fact that Milk Maid,. who came in flat for the Hunters Purse at the meeting referred to, has had the race awarded to her, and Mr. Oolby (owner of The Nun) is so dissatisfied with the decision, he has expressed hisin tention of carrying the matte r "into court"—.Bportetsi (Mutts. . WEISE:En LT OE/ORD.—On Thursday and yesterday (says the Sporting Life) the complaints of welshing at Oxford were numerous. On the first day, one of the levanters was ducked in the river behind the grand stand, and had to be rescued by a passing boat. Yesterday, one of a gang who disappeared after Maodurs race was put in the water, dragged out again, stripped of nearly all his clothes, and belaboured with sticks and umbrellas, so that he was obliged to force his way into the ring for safety, taking refuge under a portion of the stand until his pursuers bad departed. Twelve horses in training, the property of Mr. John stone, including Tynedale, Mandrake, and The Dean, will be sold at Doncaster on Friday in tho race week, unless previously disposed of by private contract. Tim FIGHT FOR THE CHLIMIONBIII7.—BeIIs Life dated that the final deposit of 701. aside for the match between Goes and Allen was staked yesterday, and the arrange meuts were completed. Tux Scancrry OF GEOIIBII.—ITS CAUSE AND MIXEDT. —A correspondent of Land and Water says the present scarcity has been brought about by disease, not by shoot ing down the healthy birds ; and that disease which has destroyed the grouse these two seasons has been caused by " winter invading the spring," and preventing the growth of those plants from which the birds obtain their proper food. It is a question worth the attention of those learned in botany and natural history, whether something might not be done to ameliorate the condition of the birds in the early spring by furnishing some substitute for those seeds, buds, berries, greases, &c., on which it is natural for them to feed, and the failure of which is so fatal to all our hopes of sport on the 12th. Does anybody know what eat? Do they frequent the fir woods Hi hard w er P There are species of grouse that feed on coniferous shrubs and trees. Would cuttings of fir or of other trees and shrubs, if distributed about the moors be of any use to the British species P These may be very ignorant questions, but the answers to them will be knowledge to somebody. At present, the only remedy we can apply is judicious shooting ; and that means, as I dated in 1i former letter, to kill the birds well down in a good season, and in a bad season to spare the young birds and kill the old ones, leaving none but the young and hardy specimens as breeding stock. NAVAL AND MILITARY. TEE MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND.—Tho Army *ad Navy Oaaetfe is informed that Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney C. nacres will be Lord Clarence Paget's successor as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet. Pro bably the state of Mr. Corry's health, and the difficulty at the moment to find an officer properly qualified to take Sir Alexander !Chain place as first sea lord, may have something to do with the change of plan. MR. RF.Y.D AND MS REWARD.—If we were to place any reliance upon thereporta which have been flying about respecting the sum of money which it is stated has been as arded to Mr. E. J. Reed, we should come to the conclusion that nothing leas than the amount of the an expended navy estimates bad been poured into his pockets, instead of being banded over to ways and means, but we are enabled to state that the Lords of the Admiralty have sent to the Treasury a recommendation that a few thou sand pounds, probably not more than five, shall be awarded to the Chief Constructor, as a small acknowledg ment of the value of certain plans which had been adopted by the authorities prior to his appointment to the office Which he now holds.—. Army and Nary Gault.. The following promotions take place consequent upon the death of General Sir F. Cockburn :—Lieutenant- General John Eden, C. 8., colonel of the 34th Foot, to be General; Major-General John Lawrenson, colonel of the Bth Hussars, to be Lieutenant-General ; Colonel John Wilkie to be Major-General; and Major O. B. Stoney, staff officer of pensioners at Dublin, to be lieutenant colonel. _ _ ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 28.—APPOINTMMiTS.— Commander Henry M. Miller, on paying off of the Mecance, to the Salamis, vice Commander Francis Snttie, invalided. Navigating Midshipman Chas. N. White, to the Northumberland. Assistant Paymasters David Acheson, " in charge," to the Dromedary ; Henry W. Hunt, to the Minotaur ; Thomas W. Hall, to the Trafalgar ; and John G. Hoar, to the Pembroke. Naval Cadets nominated—Predk. IL P. Williams Freeman, George T. Spencer, Dover A. Edgell, Ralph H. H. Sadler, Arthur H. Hollan d , George G. Haswell, and Edward W. Lloyd. COUNT Louis DB CAMBACEREB.—The following details are given of the death of Count Louis de Cam bathes. The count, on Saturday last, had just left the Auberge on the summit of the Cal de Balms, with a view of descending by the glacier of the Trent, and returning by the valley of the Tete-Noir, when, his foot slipping on a path bordered by a deep ravine, he fell over. The guide, who followed leading the mule from which the count dismounted for greater safety, sprang forward Ito hold him ; but he was too late. The count fell down a precipice of about 100 metres deep, the body in its descent bounding from rock to rock. Be fore assistance could arrive he was dead, and the body was taken to Chamounix where the countess was waiting the return of her husband. The body will be conveyed to Paris for interment. TUX EXPLOSION AT TDB MERSEY STEEL AND Icon Wearier.—An inquest has been hold on the bodies of the persons whose death resulted from injuries caused by the explosion of a boiler at the Mersey Steel and Iron Works last week. Their names were George Lupton, 44 ; James Lynch, 15; Joseph Ellis, 18 ; Peter Fagan, 14; William Moss, 33; and David Jones, 31. Some of than unfortunate creatures were killed on the spot, and the others died shortly after the catastrophe. The inquest was a lengthened one, great pains being taken to ascer tain the cause of the accident. A section of the boiler was produced in court, and it was made clear that at the time of the explosion the under portion of it next the tire was very thin, and very mush corroded. It was also shown that, owing to the peculiar position of the part corroded, the meet careful examination could not have detected it. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death." EXTRAORDINARY DEATIL—Y. vsterclay informa tion wan given of the death of Mr. John Curtis, aged 38, who bad lived at 7, Chelsea-cottages, Surbiton. It ap peared that the deceased gentleman had a wasp's nest in his garden, and in order to destroy it filled a piece of lead-piping with gunpowder. He put one end of the piping in the hole of the nest, and applied a fusee-match to the other end. the consequence being that the powder exploded upwards and blew off the hand of the &missed, mortification supervening, and, finally, death. An in quest will be held on Monday ufteruuon. • THE RIRWEE PRIZE-MONEY.—A correspondent of the MIMS rays that although a third distribution, at the rate of 120 rupees per share, has boon " °wetted," and is being paid in India, the claimants here have been coolly informed at the India Office that no issue can be made there until fresh prize rolls are received. .8o," he adds, " we are doomed to a further indefinite delay." FREE PASSES ON RAILWAYS. —We are glad to hear (says Herapalli's humid) that measures are Doing taken by several railway boards to do away with the free pase system, but the chthculty some of them find is how to deal with themselves. They don't like cutting off direc tor.' ple,we. They say is it reasonable that the directors should pay when travelling on the business of their oom pony ? It is not reasonable, but cannot the difficulty be met by directors paying their fares like otlwr people, and being allowed rei ayment of such fares as are for journeys mad.' on the corer ny's business ? " Th e Acorn frigate Sybille," says a Toulon let ter, " will leave immediately on a voyage round thu world, going not by the Cope of tiood Hope, and retur.nng by Care Horn. A body of 200 convicts whom this vessel is taking out to New Caledonia have been every evening made to practice on the quay the circular walk w'tich for the next four months will be their sole exercise on board." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) Lownow, August Y9.—Wind at noon W.N.W., modteate breeze, and cloudy. BooTxsorros, August 28.—Arrived : Delta (Lb from Alex andria, left Oibraltar August ,23 • she brings CARS in specie. GRAVIWID, August 29.—Balled : Blair Athol, for Boson. Dam., A SS—Arrived : Wintertime, from Brisbane; Wilbeas f F and outh. Hpaisi, for Shields; Pramad, Gothenburg, or alm --- B;mosnsliW,August IS.—Sailed: Anna, tat Jamaica; Florence Lee, Montreal; St. Andrew, Montreal. CLYDe, Anglin fit—Arrived Clara, from Pernambuco; Sa bena Clausen, Trinidad de Cuba; Valparaiso, Savannah ; Acadia (as.), St. John's • Britannia (as.), New York. August 28.—Arrtved : Ernst Merck Melbourne. Odessa, for London, for coals_ ; Suffolk, London, for KINOILOAD.—Arrived : Even ing Star, from Quebec. Doran August 28.—Arrived : !Emilie, from Alexandria. Cowu, August 28.—Arrived : Cimbria (al, from New York. Loom; For is, Amend St —Arrived : Moravian (at), from Liverpool, and monee for Quebec. Sum, August M.—Arrived : Baron Solberg, from Quebec; John Spear, Quebec. LITIIITOOL, August W.—Arrived: Nancy, Bt. John's, New- .s.DRAL, Aiu4 f9.—Arrived: /ashen, from Shields, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Y.milie Elizabeth, (barque), North for the West. Arrived from the Hive: Annie Simi, from Savannah; Blair Athol, Boston ; Zambesi, Quebec . Sailed: Oreathain Ball, for Lisbon. Quazarrowa, August N.—Arrived: Grief, from Trinidad; Artistic, Minatitlan. 28 : Thetis, Black Sea. CABUALTITS. Bstress, August 9i-The Adrian, bound to Glasgow, is in the lough, very leaky, and coming up here; she km been on shore and lost rudder. Dolmas August 2 8 .—The shed of the Hull steamers, with a great quan tityi of goods, has been totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. A large warehoms wry seethe shed also took Ore, and wee partially de•Woyed. SHIELZO, August 28.—The Collier (s.), for Plymouth, when ring out of Tyne Dock, this afternoon, was in collision with the (s.), tram London, and bad her masts and funnel carried y and sustained o th er "ma Batxu•s,August V.—Arrived: r from Lagos, assisted in by the Primrose (smack), three bands 'dead from scurvy, and the remainder of the mew (the master and hands) sick, bound to London. ENIII/IBlr, August 28.—The Maria (Danishgathot), from Orange mouth to ftendabing, has been assiztod in here by the smack' Wave and Charles, of London, leaky Taxer, Awng 26.—The Helena A...tina, of Cork, after carting from her an 4. cm in Caldy Roads, August 22, foundered in Car marthen Bay, about 10 miles cast of the Watch - house here. Her mast and yard are still in sight. nu.utAwriirE NOTICE. L 1 1 ,11014 August 27.—The Committee of Mlle Health has ordered that all vessels from British mats, with the exception of Ireland and Scotland, shall be subjected to three days' quaran tine, and inspected to see if any cane of cholera have occurred aboard. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAT.) SATIIMAT. ACIOUST 19, 8 Ai& TIIN FATAL AIPLOBION IN PORTLAND STRENT. ADJOURNED INQITEBT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning Dr. Lankeeter resumed an ad journed inquest at Middlesex Hospital on the body of Edward Walton, aged 30, who was killed through assisting to put out a ere at the premises of Mr. Maddox in Portland-street, St. James's. After a little preliminary evidence, the coroner asked Mr. Case, the surgeon, when the men who were injured by the fire would be able to attend. Mr. Case said they would not be able to attend for another fortnight. Thos. Andrew May, Townshend-oottages, St. John's wood—l am a Prench-polisher. I was present at the accident on the 7th August. It was about 2.5 minutes to 7in the mining._ had been in the back shop a few minutes. Mr. lfaddok Was in the front shop, but be went into the back shop, and I went to my work in the front shop. Presently Mr. Maddox came run ning out of the back shop, and shouted. .. May ! May ! put me out ; I am all •-f re." I waisted him, and then I saw the back shop was on fire. I ran in, and saw the flooring on fire, and I saw the spirits of wine leaking from a ask on to Use floor. I ran to the pump and began pumping. I called Walton, the deceased, and he lent a hind. - The fire kept increasing and the I ic sgovernor told Ma to fetch an engine. When came the place was all in lames. Alfred ones, 44, Berwick-street, Soho—l am a house ppaainmter. On the 7th of August I was at work close to Portland -street, Soho. I heard a noise and ran towards it. I saw deceased and another lying on the pavement in fames. The fire was put out, and they were taken away. I fetched a ladder, and got a child out of a window, and • woman followed down. I do not know how the acci dent Martrroalled)—l believe Mr. Maddox was tapping the caak of spirits. Coro Did he any how the spirits caught fire P Mr. Case—He said he had a candle. .. . - Polka-constable 67 C—On the 7th of August I was going off duty to my home when I saw the fire in Port. lend -street. I sew the people getting others out of the house. I saw the deceased on fire. He said, ." Good God, lem burnt." I helped put deceased in a cab. May (re-called) said he behaved his master and de ceased got the flames under, and then on attempting to move the cask let it fall, and it then exploded. The case was adjourned. FATAL ACCIDENT AT A BANS-NOTE .PRINT.EZT IN FLEET-STREET. INQUEST. —MEW DAY.) At noon to-day Mr. William Payne, the City coroner, held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital respecting the death of Charles William Groom, aged 18 years, who lost his life through an accident that occurred at Mama Perkins, Bacon, and Co.'s, the bank-note printers in Fleet-street. Mrs. Hannah H. Steward, Blue-anchor-road, Ber mondsey, said that the deceased was a " roller " of the hank notes, and he took the impression of them. On Wed. needay last while in the rolling-room, Whitefriars-street, he was in the act of dusting the steam rolling-machine, while it was in motion, and his right hand was suddenly drawn into a machine and Death resulted from the injuries he received, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.-(THIS DAY.) [Closing pnoto to 1 p.m.) COLONIAL oofEinimENT - 811e1IIRITIES. Canada, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1877 to 1884, 1041, 4, Do. 6 par cent., Jan. and July, 91. New South Wales, 6 per cent, Jan. and Tuly, 1888 to 1896, 991, f. Do., redeem. by ann. draws. from 1887 to 1875 1001. New Zealand, 6 per cent., Jan., April, July, and Oct., 981. Nova Scotia, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1875, 101 i. Queensland, 8 per cent., Jan. and July, 1891, 1051, I. Victoria, 6 per cent., April and Oct., 114. OR/ANARICSHARES AND STOCKS. Bristol and Exeter, 79, xd. Great Eastern, 36f. Great Northern, 1041, xiL London, Chatham, and Dover, 181. London and South Western, 87f, 1, 8. Metropolitan, 1081, 9, 81, 1. Do. Extension (div. lim. to 6 per cent. till Jan., 1870), 1051, 6. idland, 1051, 5, xd. South Eastern, 74f, j, id. Staines, Wokingham, and Woking, 111, xd. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 4i per cent., 1863, 881. Do., 5 per cent, 1885, 04. ---------- BRITISH POSSESSIONS. East Indian, gus. 5 per cent., 1071. Grand Trunk of Canada, 4th preference stock, 181. Great Western of Canada, 131, Scinde, gna.. 6 per cent., 104 31, 3. Do., Delhi, 13‘. . _ INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES. East Indian, 5 per cent., 1870-71, 108. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per cent., 161. Great Luxembourg, 121. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 161. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk, gun. by Bingen Goeernment, 6 per mat., 84, 5, ti, 6i. South Italian, 3 per cent., BRITISH itnna Wheal Mary Ann (Menheniot), 244. COLONIAL AND POitElaN WNW. United Mexican (Limited), 11. Yudananintana of 8. Au! Mane (Limited), 4}, 9-16. , DOCKS. Millwell Freehold Land and Dock, 32. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Atmac e (Limited), B, 81. (Limited), 14, 131. Anglo-Egyptian Banking (Limited), 181. Consolidated (Limited), 4 13-16. Imperial Bank (Limited), 17. Imperial Ottoman, 101. London Chartered of Australia, 231, 3, 1. London and County, 50f. London and Westminster, Scrip, loomed at 101. pees., none of which has been paid, 631. Ifidlatid (Limited), M. National Provincial of England (121. paid), 39k. National, 53. Union of London, 33. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited). 211. Atlantic TelegisaB per cent., 74 8. City Discount led), t. Corporation of on Bonds, 1877, q per tent., 1041. Crystal Palace, pref., 104. Egyptian rant. Viceroy, gna. by Egyptian ROWS. ment, Fore-street °nee (Limited), 121. Foreign and Colonial Government Trust and LoasSerip, issued at 1361., 87, 81. General Credit and Discount (Lited), 3 648. General steam Na vigatio n 271, id. International Final Society (Limited), 33.10. London General Omnibus Company (Limited), 11. London and Provincial Marine, it. Oriental Gas (Limited), q. Reuter's Telegram, 63. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited), 181. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 741. Dismismn Pommies SUEEP.—Mr. John Waller, secretary of the Home Cattle Defence Association, ob serves in a letter to the Times that the fact of impaction furnishes no sufficient security against the introduction of cattle disease, has just received another illustration in the discoverz and development of small poi in the very first importation of foreign sheep into the port of London since the now Order in Council came into effect. "I am assured," he says, " that each of these animals prior to shipment was subjected to a searching examination by competent authorities, who certified it as healthy ; never thelesrs upon arrival here disease was at once apparent, and spread with fatal rapidity." -STRANGE SUICIDE.—A man named Carr has committed suicide in Cork, in contiguity:6, it is believed, of disclosures which were made is reference to matri monial disagreements, in the course of a trial which took place on Wednesday, at the Cork police omit, The de ceased was prosecutor on that occasion in a complaint against his father-in-law for an assault, the latter having gone to the prosecutor's house, and, after accusing him of having written certain letters reflecting on his own (prose cutor's) wife's character, committed the assault com plained ot. A PATInT'S GEATITUDE.—IR the will of the Hon. Charlotte Bootle-Willinihiun, just proved at Liver- Pool, the deceased lady has bequeathed to William Li, Lag., senior surgeon to the Ormakirk Dispensary, a legacy of " 1,0001. in toke n of gratitude for his skill and care in attending we hough a dangerous jibbing in 1110." Medical Tisma aid Gazette. The death is announced of Mr. Leonard Francis Simpecn, an excellent linguist, and for eevaral years foreigts editor of the Timm. TRADE AND NAVIGATION. The import returns for the month of June, given in the acoounts relating to trade and navi gation published this morning, continue to show a e not only upon the returns of the three pre vious months, but upon those of the oorresponding months of 1866 and 186%. The falling off upon the May return amounts to no less than 1,166,0111., and upon June, 1887, to 543,68 W. The total :value of the enumerated imports in June was 20,628,6571. The exports in July, on the other hand, ex hibit a decided improvement upon the returns of the previous month, and a slight improvement also upon those of the corresponding month last year, as shown by the following figures : Jai& July. I VO 16,562,430 13, 15,748,260 1867 1888 COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL oorroN MARKET. Cll3lB DAY.) :wr Taxesasa.) (ram mix owsr oonanspiunnorr.) The market continues steady, at yesterday's rats*. Sales about 12,000 bales. CORK BUTTER MARKET.—(rEas DAY.) (BY TZLEOS•III.) (Pi= nun owir OCIIMPOWDZIIT.) Ordinary, 1215., 117 a, 1135., 109 a., 975. 775. • 1,919 firkins. Mild cured, 1225.. 1175., 117 s. ; 120 &kiwi, TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The tallow market continues stead , and paces remain as follows:—Town tallow, 435. 3d. ; Y. 0., on the spot, old, 44e. Bd. ; new, 46e. ; October to Deana ber, 46e. 3d. ; December, 465. 6d. to 9d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at the following prime :—Prime meadow hay, 100 s. to 1/2s. 3d.; inferior ai •fto, 80s. to 90s. ; prime clover, 120 e. to 130 s. ; inferior ditto, 100 e. to 110 s. ; straw, 30s. to 365. COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS Dt ra r r i2 lies continue short, particularly as re vegetables, which are still realising high prices. St door fruit, it is true, has been more plentiful, but the sur plus consists chiefly of windfalls, blown down during the strong gales which occurred on Saturday and Sunday last. Good pines are rather mere in request. Pears and plums are sufficient for the demand. Heavy consignments, continue to be received from the Continent. Kent filberts are coining in in abundance. Potatoes are small is idles, and many of than are badly diseased. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, balsams, pelargoniums, fuchsias, mignonette, and roses. ravrr.. Apples, per bushel, No to lb AC.; aid:143.41. per b., 9d to Is Grapes, per lb., Ss to fle Lemons, per WO, lON to las Mans % sack la to 411 Nectarines, p. doe., Ss to Se Peaches, per dos., ta to Se Pears, per dor, Is to es per lb., 4s to es Prlins,perl sieve, b. to ex vsearestss. ArUtholrea, per door., a to Ca Beans, sue, per half erre, ea Beet, per doe., le to le Cabbages, par doe., le to Sle Comte, per ban* 9d to Is Celery, per bundle, le to is Cocrobres, tech, ld tplo Lalttiees, per ems, le to de On iseada, bon s , • T dzs, ee Mak per la Wa ions, sessOtird zt Ile to fa de to es Pude,. od to at Potatoes, lierats, p. tai 11011 a lllae Endive, pet dos , u 6d to Ss Giulio sad Bldloto, D. lb., Bd Herb% par bek Mt * p. *4d Hone EMI Pi to tis lisebs, per Wash, Id to 4d Slaw, no., 1404 to 141108 Myatt's, do., 180, pea busbol. 4a to du 7 P o=, per dos, be to Se Turnipo(new), p. bun., lea la! A canon reeidentiary in Chester Cathedral, as marks the Rut, becomes vacant by the preferment of the Rev. Dr. Hugh It'Nele to the deanery of Ripon. It is worth 5001., and is in the gift of the Bishop of Chester. The penalty of 2W. inflicted on Lord Canterbury by the Marlborough county bench, at the suit of the Board of Inland Revenue, has, says the Wilts Stamford, been commuted by that board to 101. The clerk to the magis trates, Mr. W. P. Woodward, has received a communica tion from the board to the effect that they were satisfied themselves that the circumstances of the cue were not so unfavourable u they had in the first instance been led to believe. _ . 2iCiicers of spelling niceties remark that the eimkr of the brat edition of Macaulay's History has been clanged into eider in the cheap reprint; and that the Fel: in of the first edition, inertial, &c., has become an in the late one.—.Atherisrues. _ _ _ FATALISM.—On — A I)ISCIPL& OF last Thursday Mr. P—, an old man of 70, committed suicide by bang ing himself from the bed-poet in the Rue de la Roquette, Paris. He left on the table a paper containing the fol lowing :—" Accuse no one of my death. I have killed myself, because I could not do otherwise. This has been the way with my family. My grandfather cut his throat with a razor. My father and my eldest eon shot them selves. My daughter Margaret thmw herself into the river two years ago. And now I must obey the fats which has attended my family for more than 100 years." Cantu IN PARIS.—A double murder and suicide took place at Saint Denis two nights back. K. Girard, aged 62, a landed proprietor, living in the Rue des Ursu lines, had in his service a woman of 50. The nephew of the latter, named (Irobb, on the night of the crime gained admission surreptitiously into the house and hid himself in a garret. It so occurred that the owner happened to go up there and discovered him. Some angry words ensued, and afterwards a personal MI. The servant, alarmed by bar master's cries, has trued to his assistance, but was with him struck repeatedly with a spade which the murderer had in his hands. The neighbours hearing the noise in formed the police, who broke open the doors, but found IL Pintail dead, and the woman with only strength to narrate the foregoing particulars. Upm, searching the premises the comes of Grobb was foundlying in a cart, he having stabbed himeelf six times in the region of the heart with a long and sharp knife. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS IN ITALT.—AII who have the welfare of Italy at heart, and who regard intellectual enlightenment as the indispensable accompaniment of rational progress, will be grati fi ed to learn that a move ment is sow made, by the beet friends of the Italians, to promote education among the humbler classes in Italy. It is proposed to awry out this desirable object by the estabbalment of ind ustr ial schools on a plan of Which it is the beet to say that it is at once sound, simple, and naambi oo a ~ and entirely free freer the a:- chi/menses of sectarian feeling A committee of Wise has been formed, under the presidency of Mrs. Chambers, by any member of which subscript ens in aid of the school, will be gratefully reeeived.—ArAmiewes. IMMAINSE GROWTH OF MUSHROOMS. An un precedented quantity of mushrooms baa been gathered in the district around Memptcn within the peat fortnight. At first there was a good demand for them savoury edibles Mad. per quart, and It was no unusual occurrence, for some collectors to make as much as 6s. per day; but the supply Deanne so peat at last—in some cases as many as a man could carry being obtained in a very short time —that mushrooms are sow hawked about the street' at the low price of Id. per quart. In the neighbourhood of Penrith for the last two or three weeks the crops of mushrooms have been extraordinary. The fields and meadows have been literally covered with them in scone places.—Cordials Joarsal. TRAFFIC Itzcsurra—The traffic receipts of rail ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending August 22, amounted on 13,350 miles, to 826,754/., and for the cerresponding week, 1867, on 13,008 milea, to 836,1631., showing an increase of 342 miles, and a decrees of 8,39 W. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week on 9,672 miles, to 601,010 L, and for the corresponding week of last year on 9.394 miles, to 696,1661.. showing an Mamas of 278 miles, and a decrease of 4,1461. The decrease on the Groat Southern and Western amounted to 2911. ; on the Great Western to 2,316/.1 on the London and North- Wester* to 4,76 21 . ;on the Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast to 1,1711. ; _on the Lon don and South-Western to 1141. ; on the North-Eaatem to 1,9541. and on the South-Eastern, to 8071.—total 11,4141. ; but from this must De deducted 1841., the in crease on the Caledonian and North British, 1 096/. on the Great Eastern, 7,68 W. on the Great N ". 2241. on the Laneashu• and Yorkshire, I.W. on the Manchester, Sheffield. and Linoolmhirs, and 2,0221. on the Midland, together, 7,2681.. leaving the decrease as above, 41461. The re ceipts on 62 other railways In the United Kingdom amounted on 3,678 miles to 136,7444, and for the come-. 'dung week of last year on 3,614 mike to 139,9971... showing en increase of 64 miles and a decrease of 4,153 e: The goods traffic on the 14 systems of lines above men tioned amounted for the week to 337,4021., againit 332,1781., showing an increase of 6,226/. The As mails, Ike., traffic on those lines. r enal M e at., and for the corresponding week at 181// to 362,9601., showing an increase of 9,372/ li l a t a w me i* for the put weal show a decrease of 8,38131. se, compered with these 02 the preceding week, eadtait the lab, 6wat. )4; LC 3 La roa ;no- run t die- who bored a not Lt and going story , and, Ging a latest A evo raise ii what Le, for tal;an little iutho to M. reols it at the nwell. more mclor to were SLO of cribers Among public from r of the meeting Lled the pressed on with ars age. will se !re they