The Express. — London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

• t iperitigir **Whim*. TECH Y 6 11:1C AtIGUEST TO TSB 111D1TOE 07 TNT MILPII6II. $I Hzif - e dozen meetings per week Will be the rale for the next two months, and holiday folk re melting their strength it the seaside just now have "ns =4'd - inducements held out to them to do a bit of fart life, two days' sport each at Hastings, Dover, and Ply mouth being provided for the current week. A little go for the special amusement of the cockney has also been got up at West Drayton, and all in the face of the York August gathering, whereat the cream of racy- land is bound to assist, knowing people being parti cularly on the qui wive at this season of the year for , something to turn up" about something. The St. lets move ments are watched as closely as gamedealers are not watched on the eve of the 12th of August (how is it that Mr. Partridge can come out with such a tempting array before breakfast on the eventful—for the bird's day!), and anything in the shape or a starter for the grand Yorkshire struggle that may appear on the Knavesruire on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday next, will be most critically scanned, with a view to discover if he is the " coming outsider " for the 88th anniversary of the oft-surprising Sell-inger. The three year-old races to be got through at the meeting number half-a-dozen, and engaged in them we have nearly every animal that can possibly participate in the Doncaster event, the only notable absentee being Savernake. The two-year old railing also promises to be interesting, and out of the 32 stakes that are to be picked up during the three days, there are altogether about a dozen that will tend to render the fun both fast and furious from beginning to end. It will be a mercy if some of the small fry should fall to the ground, and certainly none but the owners of three engaged will care how the Black Duck results, or the Bramham Park and Burgundy, the probability being that these will be compromised, as must also the four-year-old Sweepstakes, with Klarinska looking such a certainty. The Xnavesmire is a sporting sort of race, with the Pnmate, Ctdbisa, and Lord Glasgow's young Toxophilite, to con tend, the first-named taking my fancy ; and many of the fillies in the Yorkshire Oaks are so dose together that the ISM is likely to be a numerous one. Repulse will not like the mile and a quarter, even if she is up to the mark, which I very much doubt ; and Miss Harriette and Lady Vane Living run very badly of late, as Effete did in the Epsom Oaks, there is no reason why Mr. Merry should not cut in with Mirella or Gong, nor Lord Zetland with Quick March, Jezebel and Prolamine also possessing some claims to at least show. Quick March made a very creditable debut at Stockton, and if none of the old celebrities should melee, she or Mirella may be credited with the prize. The Biennial, for three year olds, is a two mile journey, in which War Is bound to shine, far more so than Ischia, Repulse, Auguste, and Chibiaa, all of whom on this occasion may fail to do better than even Edgbaston, Lady Vane, and Sealskin (all gluttons, if not clippers), whilst Leybourne looks bound to beat them. The latter (carrying Bst 101 b) I and Sealskin (Bst 61b) represent one Intereet, and War (Bst 131 b), will have to take care of the best of the twain, it being on the cards that Leybourne will beat him, for all his great staying powers, although they should know at Whitewall, through Westwick, whether he can or not. The Convivial, a two-yr old stake, is spoiled by the pre sue of Achievement, who may stand in the way of Yaraban, and other supposed good horses emerging from their obscurity. With the modern Crucifix in the field the great fight will be for the second and third moneys, and the ten per cents may be secured by Rose or Bumblekite. In the Chesterfield Handicap, one mile, there are some very fleet horses, and yet Broomielsw, if he is only in the humour, will just about carry home his 9st 51b, Arkansas and the best of Fobert's string standing well also. The Zetland trial race is generally very interesting, but that event, with a selling a ff air, closes this (Monday) evening, as does also the Queen's plate set for Wednesday, two other events of the second day remaining open until Tuesday night. The Ebor Handicep, two miles, sustains its prestige no better than the Good wood or Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate, &a and this year it is doubly unfortunate, owing to the qu alities displayed by Comers and Westwick since the publication of the acceptances. It is almost agreed that the race is a certainty for one of the twain, though Scamander and Caithness would both be dangerous, as the man in the street says, " if it's right," and were John Davis and Glen dale to run independently of Gomers, there is no saying what might happen. At present, however, there do not seem tole many " alive ;" and if a Est 61b lad can only pilot Westwick as well as Fordham did on Wednesday last, WI those left in may join in the opposition, and then not be able to get him beaten. The Ebor St. Leger looks very like being credited to the seine colours, Clams having done the best of the bad lot in ibut there is such a strange lot in the Hopeful—the eight being very bad or else in clover—that only those at the post should meddle with the question. It is just as hard to come to any conclusion about the Prince of Wales's Stakes pending the hoisting of the running numbers; or the Glasgow or Rim/cliffs, in the absence of the Hermit and Collins, all the public horses in the three events being moderate, except the Dean, whose owner at the same time may not care to win the aweliffe Stakes with him. But the Filly sapling Stakes, another two-year-old spin, it is easy to make selection of Lady Hester for, in the face of Bose, Sammie, Scene de Charlie, he. • and with the Hermit, Rake, and Plaudit all declining the Eleventh Biennial, there will be no doubt about Gipsy King and Vauban being the best farm in the field, unless one or two strangers should come out strong on Tuesday. Vauban has also the Colt Sapling Stakes on Thursday to attend to, wherein he has nothing to fear but the coming out of • good dark youngster ; and Ravioli, who ran second to him at Goodwood, appears quite good enough to trust for the Aske Produce Stakes. The Gimcrack, in the absence of Plaudit a great horse, well worth reserving for the Derby, or the Middle Park Plate—and the Hermit also, will probably be left to the best dark one and the best performer at the meeting that may happen to be engaged; but nothing can well spoil the Nursery, in which my greatest fancy is for Bandmaster, sad after him anything Dawson may possess that is better thus Mendicant. The Great Yorkshire Stakes, the grand St. Leger trial, may possibly be reduced to a very narrow eempati by Thursday next, for Lord Lyon will hardly run, and the only others worth mentioning not previously en at the meeting are Rustic, Podargus, and Emigrant. .11.11 depends upon what War, Westwick, and Leybourne accomplish in their other races as to whether they can be deemed formidable opponents of Rustic, who at present seems to liars most to fear from Podargus, unless a dark gentleman (and there is one engaged concerning whom there are strange whispers) should drop from the clouds at the last moment. The York Cup can be pretty safely left to the Duke, the probability being that the Queen's Plate for mare', which, with three scrambles, has not yet closed, will produce a larger ilea—l am, &c. METEOR. BETTING IN LONDON- SArrRDAT. The scant gatherings and languid tone which have prevailed at the claim on the but three Saturdays were, to sone extent, oompenax.ed for to-day by a more uumenata assemblage and livelier speculation, busbies.' to a considerable extent being transacted upon the Great Ehor, Leger, and Derby. For the drat named event, although several horses were backed, the two tumulus appropriated to themselves the lion's sh are of sup port. After 4 to I had been taken to • large amount about Westwiek, he advanced still further into favour by being hacked In one bet at 900 to 300, and left off very firm at 3 to 1. This decided demonstration in favour of John Scott's horse did not, however, deter the adherent* of the Danebury stable from awarding strong partisanship to their champion. as was evinced by Gemara being supported freely and extensively at 4 to 1, so that the ho.k. makers eoidd at length offer no longer odds than 7 to ,• at which price several bets of respectable magnitude were booked. Mr. Cartwright's horse Scamander had numerous friends at S to 1. while tlie edds of 10 to 1 induced a few Melton es here and there to pin their allegiance to Caltfuresa. The other horses mentioned were backed for small sums, so that alto gether .1 fair amount of speculation took place upon this men For the St. Leger Lord Lyon was backed freely against the field, there being a manifest desire to support the Dishy viebx ; 700 even was laid in one bet, and several hundreds were booked at the same price, until the market became exhausted, and away would-be hackers on the ume terms were unable to get on. But, despite the tint f avourito between such request, Runic waestronell iinschod, and the odds of 3 to 1 were accepted with avidity : 0 to 1 wan offered against navemake, and the counter offer to take 10, to 15 In several quarters clearly showed that his chance for the St. Leger Is by many considered a reasonablygood ow. For the Derby D'Estonrnel was suffered to retain mad's limbed the post of premier, to which he had been recently ad vanced, and the useful price of 100 to 7 was taken about him again and again. Julius was backed in one big bet of 5,000 to lao, end at the proportionate odds was supported for smaller sums. Plaudit aiz.l Rombustes ware hacked at 1000 to 211; beyond this we saw nothing else done. The quotations are as follows : GREAT MA HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Weltyla (I; 12 to 1 8 104 Glendale (off) to 2 Gornera (t) 100 to 8 RetmtoW bto 1 Bmrnander (t) 100 to 8 Treasure Trove 10 to 1 (Wilmer (1) ,l and oft) 12 to 1 Dubiety t&W 100 to Zenobla tJ 12 to 1 liFry..llratb- roi; 1 *I _n. Mal. Ivens oit Lord Lyon (t freely) I Tto 1 mist Ru Ic ;Meat) 6 to 1 apt Bavornake '6ff t 160 to 111 DEADY. 100 to 7 art D'Xstounnit, 11060 to 96 apt Plaudit ft) MOO to 1:' , 0 Julius k t) 111100 to 96 Bombastes ft; BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-EATULDAT. GREAT not HANDICAP. 7 to I mat Weetwlet It) 100 to M mid Deblety (WI 4to 1 Dowers it) 100 to 7 Ceambesean (t) Bto 1 Neasaseder 100 to 7 Giendale (t) and wanted. 100 to 7 31ellse jot() 10 to 1 Calthnenet Bo) 100 to 6 —7.40 b 166 to 8 Treasure Trove 20 to 1 Yin Haworth 11717 L ER. Hans eget Lord Lyon .tand on)Oaken) 8 to 1 apt 7to 1 are Severnake (t) lertie (t) NO to Mg D'Eatounrel MI 1 0 16 to 6Ng Mattoon 4 1 1 1000 to 30 WA /Was (t) cmacar. UNITCD ALL-RICOLAND KLIVIX TWITIMTWO OW twaomantaa.—Thla three days' match monad la a draw an Saturday afternoon, Shropshire wanting 61 rum to win, and baring 21 wickets to fall. The following Is tba acorn:— Vatted All-Seigland Eleven. first Inn Y.; ascond 141; Twenty-two of fibrogahlre, dna la: aneend Isaias ino wickets down), SI THE EXPRESS, MONDAY" EVENING, AUGUST 90, 1864.'1' 'Salmi an Military. PORTSMOUTH, Auocsr.l9: The Bellerophon iron screw frigate, Captain B. Tatham, made an official trial of her speed at the mounded mile in Stokes Bay on Friday. In order to brieg her down to the deep load hue additional weights were put on board, and the result of the trial was mush more favourable than had been o:prated. She realised a speed not only greater than that w hic h she was built to attain, bet ;raster than was contemplated in the moat sanguine anticipations of her designer, Mr. Reed. She made several runs on the mile and underwent a thorough teat, the result showing • mean speed, at full boiler power, of over 14 knots, and at half boiler power of over 12 knots. She is now considered to be • thorough success and • triumph for her designer. The Hector, 34, iroubigate, le•ptath W. G. and the Pallas, 6, iron corvette, Captain Matthew Con nolly, arrived at Spitheed this morning from Portland. • • WOOLWICH, Aroeirr 19. ROYAL AILSZNAL.—In the whole of the depart ments of the Royal Arsenal more activity is now apparent than has been the case for some years past. At the Royal Carriage Department the manufacture of the new iron gun carriages gives employment to a large number of hands, whilst the carpenters and wheelers who have been driven by the iron innovation into another corner of the square have plenty of occupation. A number of extra men have been taken on in the gen factories in order to keep pane with the demand for the Woolwich guns, and the Dial square, which had been almost deserted, is now resuming its old appearance, and several steam-cones and other apparatus are being erected. The Laboratory Department is also in full work, and additional labour will be required for the manufacture of the new pattern cartridges. In the Rifled Ordnance Factory, owing to the completion of orders, work is more slack, but the men will, by direction of the War Department, be employed in the conversion of service rifiee into breech-loader. The Nassau steam surveying vessel, Captain R. Mayne, is now ready for sea, and has received her crew. She will proceed down the river during the present week to the Maplin for a final trial of her engines and machinery. Mr. Thomas Edwards, inspector of shipwrights at Fem. brokelard, has been appointed acting foreman at Wool wich-yard, vice Cornish, promoted to Sheerness yard. John Gosling has been appointed leading man of joiners at this yard, vice Baker, superannuated ; George Fay, leading man of labourers, has been superannuated ; and William Jones, hired coppersmith, discharged with a gratuity of 251. ; George Harwood, Charles Brazier, William Wilson and Joseph Anderson, shipwrights, have been appointed acting leading men over the hired ship wrights recently engaged. CHATHAM, Auccsr 19. An Admiralty order has been received at this dockyard directing models to be prepared of several iron clads for exhibition by the Admiralty at the forthcoming International Exhibition in Paris. The Dee, 2, 220-horse power, Mr. G. Raymond master eommander, arrived at this port yesterday, with a cargo of stores from the western yards. Yesterday Major-General A. B. Stoneham, the Inspector- General of Royal Marines, commenced his half-yearly inspection of this division of Royal Marine Light Infantry now at head-quarters. The depot companies of the 2nd battalion 17th Regiment, and the 106th Bombay Infantry, arrived at Gravesend to-day from Ireland, in the steamer Lady Wodehouse, en route for this garrison, where they are to be stationed. ;alp intrffignue. tions, and especially to that Man* td the lane quantbly of elastic braid, and to the evidence of the defendanta' witnesses, that no such property was upon the premises at the time of the Ow The jury Itmost immediately returned a verdict for tie defendants. Kr. Justice Wines said he should be glad if the jury would inform him whether they were of opinion chat the braid which was represented to have been destroyed was upon the premises at the time of the tire ? The jury said they were 4 opinion unanimously that it wu not. The learned judge expressed his opinion that the jury had given a right verdict, and this concluded the business of the assizes. MiIItOPOLITAN collify OOTIRTB. aggigi — g;ra S _tag for gm pretest west. BLOOMSBURY, PortlaaKamL—TassdAy. August w 12 Thursday, if. WANDSWORTH, MoniMMMTeL.—Tuesday. August 21. LAMBETH, Camberwell lesw-rescL—Tureday, August 21; Wed /wash SY : Yridsy, M. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCIJrT.--GunDroiLD, ACOUST 18. (Before Mr. Justice Willes and • Special Jim.) LOBITIT V. PRICIL The proceedipp in this cause were resumed to-day. The defendant was the seiwetary of the General Tire and Life Office and not the Guardian. The action was brought to recover 2,0001. upon a fire policy, to which the defendants pleaded that the plaintiff had made a fraudulent claim in respect of the property which he represented to have been destroyed, and o r n that ground they resisted the payment. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Talfourd Salter were for the plaintiff ; and Serjeant Bal lantine and Mr. Philbrick for the defendants. The case for the defendants was proceeded with. Mr. W. Beynon, who had been in the service of the plaintiff from September, 1863, to September, 1864, proved that during that period the stook wasneverwoh more than from 400/. to 5001., and he was directed by the plaintiff in the autumn of 1865 to offer the whole of the elastic stock. at 55 per cent. less than the marked price, because a con aiderable portion of it was perished through age. He offered tho goods to Messrs. Cook, of St. Paul's-church yard, but their buyer would not take them at a less dis count than 65 per cent., and they were not sold. During the whole time he was in the service there were no goods under the counter, nothing but paper and rubbish. With regard to a tablecloth, for which the plaintiff had charged 121. in his claim upon the office, he said that it was allowed to the plaintiff in an exchange for boots at 61., and be had inquired the value and ascer tained that it was only 2/. 10a. The witness also stated with regard to some shawls that were charged an extra price for by she plaintiff, on account of their being samples, that they were old stock, and he saw them in the ware house in 1863. In cross-examination, this witness said that the plaintiff bad charged him with embezzlement, but there was no foundation for the charge. He was charged with em be..zling Si., but he paid the money over on the day after he received it. He denied having had any communication with Mr. Desborough in reference to the evidence he had now given, but he mentioned the matter to several gentle men, and at length came into communication with the persons connected with the office. Re-examined—He was quite certain that the quantity of elastic band claimed for by the plaintiff could not have been kept under the counter. Mr. James Mansfield, another witness, who had been in the service of the plaintiff from June, 1864, to May, 1861, spoke to the state of the warehouse during that period. He rid that upon some of the shelves there was nothing but waste paper that was used for packing, and in other places there were waste paper and shavings. While he was there there were no goods under the counter that he knew of, and he did not see any elastic band there. Witness was to be paid by commission, and the amount he received during the eleven months was 751. He offered some of the boots for which the plaintiff claimed lls. 9d. per pair at 6s. 9d., and could not sell them. They were made for the French market, and were not saleable in this country. The witness said that some of the articles for which the plaintiff claimed 1201. were supplied to him through witness's introduction from a French house and they ware never paid for. Instructions were given a commence an action against the plaintiff for the amount, but it was discontinued on account of the parties who had supplied the goods thinking they were of such little value that it was not worth while to go on with the action. Cross-examined—Witness was engaged as out-door tra veller to Mr. Loseby, and in one case a bad debt was made with a house which witness had introduced. He exercised the usual caution in the matter, and he did not consider that he was to blame in the matter, as several other houses were losers by the same Awn. The witness was cross-examined at considerable length with regard to other business transactions that took place while he was in the service of the plaintiff, but nothing appeared to be elicited that in any way affected his evidence in chief. It ap peared that the , samples," upon the value of which so much bad been said during the inquiry, were all saved, and had been brought down in order that the jury might have an opportunity of seeing what they really were. The witness admitted that Mr. Desborough bad called upon him after the dissolution of the partnership between him and the plaintiff, but he said that all that took place was that he asked him what he knew about the fire. Mr. W. Bell, a clothier in Houndaditch, who bad great experience in that business, and also with reference to fire salvages, for a period of thirty years, stated that he had examined the claim and carefully looked at the prices and quantities charged for by the plaintiff. The amount claimed for boots was 2221. 'Ts., but witness's estimate of the value was 1161. Cs. He was also o. opinion that they were not sample boota, but ordinary articles of this description such as would be sent in for sale. He went on to say that he could not find, on his examination of the salvage, any trace whatever of some of the articles that were charged for in the plaintiff's claim. He examined the counter carefully, end from his experi err he said he could expire a positive opinion that the quantity of goods that were represented to have been under the counter could not have been burned without leaving some trace behind. The witness went on to say that after carefully scrutinising the salvage, he was unable to find any trace whatever of a great many of the articles that were charged for by the plaintiff in his claim upon the company. Two articles, for which 1801. was claimed by the plaintiff, and which were described by him as models of compensation, balances for a large r umber of which the amount mentioned was claimed, were produced, and from their appearance they looked very much like rubbish. In cross-examination the witness said that he was generally employed by fire offices to investigate matters of this eescription. He would not undertake to swear positively that some of the articles referred to by the plair aff were not burned, and all he could say was that be found no trace of anything of the kind. In witness's opinion the fire at the piaintiff's warehouse was not • very fierce one, and the result of his experience was that it would require a stronger fire to destroy elastic webbing than to destroy leather. Mr. George Seville, of the firm of Boville, Irvine, and Co., who carry on an extensive business as importers of fancy goods in Gresham-street, dmosed that some of the articles for which the plaintiff had charged 10s. per dozen, were rimer valueless on account of being out of fashion, and were certainly not worth more than 2s. per dozen. He gave evidence of the same character with regard to other articles for which compensation was claimed by the plaintiff. Some of the things he referred to were ladies' Crosaexamined—He was perfectly well aware that la dies were very whimsical. (laughter.) He had certainly seen some very odd-shaped hats corn by ladies in the park. Those that were in the plaintiff's stock be believed bad b en men: from Paris as an experiment, but he considered they were not at all suited to the English market. Mr. Hodgson, manager for the firm of Warne and Co., in Gresham-street, gave similar evidence to that of the bus: witness, and he stated positively that the prices' charged by the plaintiff were very much in excess of the real value of the articles. Several other witnesses were then examined upon the same point relating to the actual value of the property, and their evidence tended to confirm the testimony previously given with regard to a very much larger price being charged by the plaintiff in his claim than the articles were actually worth. This closed the car for the defendants. Serjeant Ballantine, in summing up the case he had laid before the jury said, it appeared to him that he had not only established that a great portion of the goods in the plaintiff's warehouse, were old and almost worthless articles, which he was ready to dispose of at almost any thing that he could get for them, but that he had made a most fraudulent and exorbitant claim upon the company. The only gaes.ioo, r it appeared to him, for the consideration of the jury was whether they believed the evidence that had been given by the wit nesses Desborough, Beynon, and Mansfield, for if they did, the fraud was completely established, and the de fendants were clearly entitled to a verdict. He repeated that he would not say a single word upon the origin of the fire—he was not called upon to do so. The substantial point was, had the plaintiff sent in a false and fesdulent claim upon the company ? If he had, and it appeared to him that the fact was abundantly proved, he could not legally recover, and the jury had only one duty to per form, which was to say that the plaintiff had failed to make out his case, and their verdict must be for the de fendants. Chambers then proceeded to reply on behalf of the plaintiff. In the course of a lengthened address he endeavoured to show that the differences that had been spoken to by the witnesses as to the value of the property were no proof of fraud ; but merely showed that the wit nesses on both sides dieagreed in opinion as to the value of the property. He aho observed upon the fact that although some of the witnesses had represented that the whole stock was not worth more than 5001., it appeared to him to be clearly proved that the salvage alone was worth 1,5001., and that the surveyor to the company, who was well aware of the nature of the stock, was stated to have asked the plaintiff to insure to • larger amount than 2,0001. He said that if this was not true nothing would have been easier than for the defendants to have called their own officer to contradict the plaintiff, and as they had not done so, he urged that the fact he alluded to was a material confirmation of the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Justice Wiles, in summing up, explained to the that by the terms of the contract entered into between the plaintiff and the company, and under which the policy was issued, if they should beef opinion that the plaintiff had knowingly and wilfully made • fraudulent elan either with regard to the quantity or the value of the pr op erty which he repreaented to have been destroyed, ha wad not recover in the present action. He then pro ceeded to comment upon the evidence, calling the stun tics of the jury particularly to the more important par- ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA. RYDE, SATURDAY EVENING. This day was fixed for the Queen'aßsee from Ryde to Cherbourg for the Commodore's Cup, which is a beautiful revival by Messrs. London and Ryder, of New Bond. street, of the celebrated Etruscan vase in the British Museum, from the Coghill collection. The effects of colour in the original are produced in alternate chasing, frosting, and engraving. The principal subject on the vase is Electra sitting and weeping at the tomb of Agamemnon, and overwhelmed with grief. Near to her is °testes in an attitude of despair. This beautiful prize was thrown oden to all yachts belonging to any Royal Yacht Club, to be sailed for from Ryde to the west end of the Breakwater at Cherbourg. The first yacht inside to be the winner. A large fleet of competitors appeared, and the following were the entries: Yacht. Sphinx Witchcraft slope Arem .osa Rattiainake Marina ijauKi" Tons, Owner. •7 H. C. Maudelay, Esq. 123 .... T. Broadwood, Esq. 73 E. Boutcher, Esq. 70 .. J. H. Btx.ndale, Eq. K .... T. L Hebert. 65 J. C. diorite, Esq. U Oa. ptaln Anderson. .... G. F. Moss, Ezq. 140 .... Markham. 70 .... lard R. Lennox. 164 .... E. Edwards, Eiq. 110 .... Roberta and Tetley. 88 .... Captain J. C. Miller. Pantomime Hlrondelle Lulworth Helene .. Blue Bell .... Albatross .... lolanthe Msraqulta New Moon BOO Ld.Wlllongbby d'Eresby . Shortly after eight o'clock in the morning the contending vessels got into line, but the Caprice, lolanthe, and Mara quite were absent. The morning was exceedingly fine, and everything betokened a lovely day. Owing to the very early hour appointed for the start but few persons were on the pier to witness it. The Sphinx got the station nearest to the pier, and the rest extended in a long line towards the northern shore. The vessels were all under weigh, and at nine o'clock the commodore fired the starting gun from his schooner Aline. Thu wind wee N.N.W., with an ebb tide to the westward, the course being to the eastward. The sound of the gun had scarcely died away when the Marina was seen leading the rest, Fiona following, with Lulworth close upon her. The rest were in the following order :—Blue Bell, Alba tross, Pantomime, Julia, Selene, Witchcraft, and New Moon last. Although the New Moon had a bad start she was rapidly over-reaching the rest, with the exception of the Marina, and that yacht still maintained her leading position. There was but little change in the relative positions until they were out of sight. The whole of the regatta has given the most unqualified satisfaction. After a very protracted voyage acroaa the Chan nel, from Ri de to Cherbourg, in the competition for the Commodore's Cup, the Fione cutter, 78 tons, Mr. E. Boutcher, was the first to enter Cherbourg Harbour, and thus, without any allowance of time, won the Commo dore's Cup. Tau Ravonx Lacont.—On Saturday evening a special meeting of the council of the Reform League was held at the offices, Adelphi-terrace ; Mr. Edmond Realer, president, in the chair. Mr. Wooltorton said that Colonel Dickson and he attended by invitation, on Thursday, a dinner of the Shipwrights' National Provident Union, at which some five or six hundred skilled artisans—chiefly employed in her Majesty's dockyards—resembled. Accord ing to the rule of the Union, the subject of politics was not introduced ; but it ems intimated that a general meeting of the shipwrights for political purposes would immediately take place, at which delegates from Deptfoed, Greenwich, and Woolwich would attend, with the object of consider ' ing the propriety of adopting the principles of the Reform League. A report of a committee appointed to consider • proposition for raising 1,0001. for the purposes of the league was brought op by Mn Wooltorton, and sent to the Finance Committee forconsideration. A proposition that the history of the recent demonstrations should be written and published by the league was negatived. It was stated that an eminent publishing finn was about to undertake the compilation and publication of the history of the league, bringing it down to the Hyde-park, Agricultural-hall, and Guildhall demonstrations, and that a well-known author would undertake the literary portion of the work. A resolution that • medal commemorative of the recent triumphs of the league in vindicating the right of public meeting, and asserting its principles, should be struck, having on one aide a medallion of Mr. Reales, the presi dent, was carried. PROPOSRD RETORII BANQURT AT MANCHESTER. —lt is proposed to have a great parliamentary reform banquet at Manchester some time during October. Mr. John Bright has accepted an invitation to be present, and it is expected that Earl Russell, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. T. M. Gibson, Mr. Villiers, and other eminent reformers, will Fesent. EARLY CLOSING ON SATURDAY,.—It will be within the recollection of our readers that at a meeting of ladies held about a month since at Stafford House, on the invitation of the Duchess of Sutherland, it was decided to make an effort to obtain a weekly half-holiday for those employed in the retail establishments of London, particu larly of the West-end. The linendrapers' and the mercers' trades were selected for the primary experiments, and, after heating of the arguments adduced in favour of such a course, 34 of the loading houses agreed to make the essay by closing their business at 2 o'clock on Saturdays. So far the experiment, we believe, has proved satisfactory, and 3R other houses in various retail trades have adopted the same course, while a large number of smaller houses have determined to close at 6or 6 o'clock on Saturdays, which will afford great relief to the numerous persons who are employed by them. ENCLOSWIN or PLUMRTRAD COSIAION.—With reference to the repeated encroachments made upon Plum /teed-common, an address signed by several influential residents of the district, has been issued. The following is an extract :—" Hitherto the enormous expense of con testing the rights of the Lords of the Manor to enclose has deterred the people from opposing so shameful a proceed ing,as individuals must have been selected to try the right, and nom seemed willing to incur so heavy a responsibility. This difficulty hes now been removed by the noble offer of Julian Goldsmid, Esq., M.P., who has agreed to test the right of the Lords of the Manor to enclose, and fight the battle to an imam at hie own expesse, provided that • cam mitten formed for the purpose would raise half the cost (estimated at 60W.) Such committee has been formed, and, relying on the support of the people, has entered into the required s undertaking with Mr. Goldirold." Last week a very large cargo of grouse, in cum, P arrived from Scotland for sale in the London markets. They were is rather high condition, treat the close pia ! lug. The birds vary tench in ciao ; many boxes contained - grouse scarcely half grown, and others matured to fall Me. The mall pmw were sold at 30. to 4a, per biome, and the large bids at Be. bd. to 6a. Id. per beam THE POLICE COURT& MARLBOROUGH STREET. A gentleman waited upon Mr. Tyrwhitt to ask advice. Some time . ago an advertisement appeared in a morning paper, stating that a gentleman and. his wide were about to travel on the continent, and that they wished for • young lady as companion, who would be treated as " one of the family." The advertisement appeared to suit a lady, a friend of applicant's, and she answered it, and after some negotiation accepted the situation. Very re cently the lady, who was young and highly accomplished, had returned to her family disgraced. The ad vertisement was a mere decoy. The person inserting it was a man of fortune, and his object was the seduction of young women. He (the applicant) wished to know, on be half of the friends of the young lady who had been seduced, whether he could not take steps against the seducer. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case appeared to be a very cruel one, but he feared he had not power to assist the apkili cant. It was lamentable to find there was no protection for respectable young women under inch circumstances. This was not the only case. There were many others of the same kind, and would be many more, as the individual in question dill kept on inserting advertisements in the papers. He feared that nothing would check this infa mous proceeding but publicity. Mr. Tyrwhitt advised the applicant to lay the matter before some solicitor, and perhaps • course of action might be devised that would prove effectual to bring such a person to justice. The applicant promised to follow thi advice, and, thanking the magistrate, left the court. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The report of the directors to be submitted to the fortieth half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the pro prietors on Saturday, the 25th of August, states:—The capital has been increased during the half-year by the in corporation of the original stock of the West Yorkshire undertaking with that of the Great Northern, by the receipt of calls on the ordinary stock (dividend deferred), and by loans on mortgage. These additions amount to 766,7141., and the total capital is now 16,808,614/. 15e. The expenditure includes 335,478/. for land and works, chiefly for the Doncaster and Gainsborough, March and Spalding, and Lincoln and Honington Lines, now in course of construction, and 156,7191. for additional rolling stock. The lines between March and Spald ing, and Lincoln and Honington, and the branch to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Bradford will shortly be opened. In the ensuing spring that between Doncaster and Gainsborough will be readyfor traffic, and arrangements will be made to hasten the completion of the Edgware and Highgate Railway. The railways in Lancashire and Cheshire, owned jointly with the Midland and Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Companies, are also being steadily pressed forward. The proprietors will be asked at the extraordinary meeting to authorise the creation of new capital to the extent of 1,075,000/. It is intended to submit resolutions to the extraordinary meeting to create this capital with a preferential dividend of not exceeding 5 per cent. per annum, and to allot the stock rateably to all proprietors. The payment of the calls will be distributed over a period of about eighteen months, and interest at the rate of 4) per cent. per annum will be allowed on payments in advance. The coaching traffic, including paasengers, mails, Am, has in creased by 213,918/., and the merchandise traffic by 27,808/. The gross increased receipts amount to 50,449/. The expen diture on the working of the whole line has increased from causes beyond the control of the company, the rate of wages of many of the classes of artisans and men employed, and the prices of the principal materials consumed, having considerably advanced. The additional charge in the engineer's department is attributable in a great mea sure to the cost of repairing 24 additional miles of railway. The permanent way has been well main tained, and 22 single miles have been renewed, several lengths having been relaid with steel. The directors have determined, after careful consideration, to extend the use of steel rails through all principal stations and on inclines, but as it would be obviously unfair to charge the current revenue with the whole cost of this permanent and expen sive improvement, they have decided to place to capital two-thirds of the difference between the cost of steel and of iron, charging to revenue the remaining third, in addi tion to the sum that would have been expended on iron rails if the line bed been relaid, as heretofore, with that material. In the locomotive department 296,076 addi tional train miles have been run, and considerable expense has also necessarily been incurred in rebuilding engines and waggons. Twenty-five engines have been thoroughly reconstructed, and fitted with new boilers, and with steel tyres in place of iron, and 367 waggons have also been rebuilt in an improved form and of an enlarged size. These and other causes combined have increased the expenditure by 46,941/. The balance available will enable the meeting to declare a dividend at the following rates :-21. 10(i. per cent. for the half year to the original stock ; 31. per cent. for the half year to the B stock ; 21. per cent. for the half year to the A stock. The balance to be carried to the next half year's account is 624/. 6s. 7d. This dividend is less by ss. per cent, for the half year than in the corresponding period of 1865. The decrease is, however, attributable to a greater amount of dividend and interest being payable on the capital expended on lines in course of con struction, and therefore unproductive, to the un avoidable increase in the working expenses, and to the in creased rate paid for money on loan. LEretersit, AUGUST 18.-A fair breadth of wheat has been cut in this district since last week, and should the weather now prove favourable a large quantity will soon fall to the scythe and sickle. Generally speaking the crops CHIEF BARON KELLY.-During the present are pretty good. The yield of barley promises to be very week Chief Baron Kelly will attend chambers and hear abundant. Oats are fine and mangolds look splendid. At summonses for the first time since his elevation to the our corn market to-day there was a rather limited show of bench. It was contemplated that his lordship would not wheat, which was in slow request, and prices tended down. have sat before Michaelmas Term. wards. White, 54a. to 58s. ,• red, 51s. to 545. per 36 stone. THE NEW LAE , ON INDUSTRIAL &Hoots.- In malting barley nothing doing. The show of grinding Several important alterations in respect to Industrial was small, and previous rates were quoted-31s. to 345. Schools have been made in an act passed on the day of the per 30 stone. Oats came to hand sparingly, and there was prorogation. It repeals three statutes. The schools are a moderate demand at recent terms-new . , ?Ts. to 335. per to be certified and under government inspection, and to 24 stone. Beans were taken o ff at late prices-old, 52e. to them counties and boroughs are to contribute. Regarding 545. ; new, 495. to 525. per 38 stone. Fine flour, 41s. ; se. the class of children to be detained at such places, it is conds, 38s. to 395. per 20 stone. provided that any person may take a child apparently NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Aoceler 18.-At our market this under the age of 14 found begging or receiving alms, morning we had a fair show of wheat from the growers, whether actually or under the pretext of selling or offering moderate from the coast, but good from abroad ,• fresh for sale anything, or being in the streets for the purpose ; thrashed samples, however, being wanted, sold readily et any child wandering and having no home or proper the extreme rates of this day se'nnight. From the stand. guardianship or visible means of subsistence ; any child scarcely so much business pealing owing to our millers found destitute, either being an orphan or having a eurviv. having bought freely during the week ;in the sales effected, log parent who is undergoing penal servitude or imprison- however, full rates were sustained. Flour in steady re meat, or any child frequenting the company of reputed quest. Grinding barley in fair demand. Malt unchanged. thieves. A child answering any of these descriptions may Beaus and peas quite as dear. Oats fully supported their be sent to • certified industrial school when taken before a value, and rather more inquiry for white stout Petersburg. magistrate. A child apparently under the age of 12 The arrivals this week are : -Wheat, coastwise, 1,962 qrs.; charged with an offence, not before convicted, may be sent foreign, 4,062 ; barley, coastwise, 19 ; foreign, 1,353 . ; malt, to such an establishment, and even parents others coastwise, 417 • cats, coastwise, 1,812 ; foreign, 4,377 ; having a " refractory child " under 14 may apply to a ma- peas, foreign, &32 ; flour, coastwise, 1,856 tacks ; Indian giatrate to have that child sent to one of the schools. A corn flour, 340. parent is, if of ability, to pay a sum not exceeding 54. vz ,ORWICH, AUGUST 18.-There was a thin attendance at a week. For offences at mrtified schools children are to be market to-day, and the trade for old wheat ruled the sent to reformatory schools, and such schools are to be same as last week; several samples of the new crop were kept distinct. The act extends to 54 sections, ands very offered, various in quality and condition, and realised 40a. li • exp cit as to the management of the establishments, and so 50a per qr. Little doing in barley, oats, beans, or peas. the manner in which they are to be conducted to aware proper treatment of the children. Flour 71. od. per sack. Averages - Wheat , 2,596 ors.. 495. ftL ; barley, 15 qrs., 30s. 6d. Harvest operations MEETING OF RAILWAY EMPLOY=:.-Yesterday were somewhat delayed by the unsettled state of the morning a meeting of railway clerks and employSs was weather up to Thursday; since then it has been dry, with a held at Wilcocke's Assembly Rooms, Westminster-bridge- brisk wind. The principal part of the wheat crop is stand road,to eonxiderthe held modeofforminga society toprocure leg upon the shock ; some quantity has already been Sabbath rest, decreased hours of labour, and increased pee. carted , - but it is in soft condition and only fit for stocking. About 500 were present. It was requested that the names Little beyond cutting has at present been done with of the speakers might not be given, since, as one of them barleys, which are now likely to prove various in quality remarked, he might get discharged next day for having and condition. Should the present fine weather continue, spoken. Mr. C. B. Vincent, secretary to a Railway a good proportion will be secured of fine and mellow Amalgamated Benefit Society, stated that it was no nn- malting quality. common thing for men to be at work on Sundays and NORTHAMPTON, AUGUST 18.-There was about the natal have no day of rest for six weeks together ; whilst at quantity of wheat, the demand for which was steady, at Gloucester station there was a man who had not had one last week's currencies. White, 49e. to 535. ; red, 48s. to for over twenty years. He had seen engine -drivers who Ms. per 36 stone. Barley almost nominal, at extreme had been at work for twenty-two and even twenty-three quotations, v i t.; 32e; to 35 a; per qr. Oats a fair trade, at hours, so exhausted as to fall into a lethargic sleep on the last week's prices, old, Zia. to Ws. per qr. The demand foot plate of the engine, utterly ur ; unconscious of falling for beans was not active, and pikes may be quoted at 465. snow or rain, whilst they were tak ing in coal or water for wi p e; per 38 oa. ete „ to; p ew; te a. welts; 'malt ' et a , to e 66a per another journey. At Carlisle he knew a pointeman who kept a record of his day's work. In one day, from 6 a.m. q _, r. Fio, 4 435. per Neck. to 6 p.m., he pulled 1,424 levers for altering the points, 21:WRAY, AUGUST 18.-The weather has again and was hardly able to crawl out of his box when his been very unsettled, but on the whole it has been more relief came. Railways gave these men eighteen hours' work f_ . av et ezeb i le tais for mi the nty harv . h est .o , wmhitchdistisrle'rethestesdicropely have e on Saturday. (Shame.) Whenever they read of the sad- d u sted been laid, and bright sunny weather would be very bens dental death of such men, they should add that it was ~.1 .1„ wbeet is expected to be about an average, barley " accelerated by over labour." He had seen a signalman as asleep in his box, and one train stopping for the signal and lessvery good indeed, beans end peas very fair. There was a another behind it. The average pay of such men was 16s.market to-day, supply of wheat at our corn and the to 17s. 6d. a week. How was it possible for a man to live demand was dull at rather lees money : old white, 565. to when rent and prices of food had so increased, the former • 60s. • old red, 595. to fcla. • • new white, 55e, to 60s. • new red, 60e„ to Ms. per 36 stare. The . barley was chiefly through the railway companies. After several other supply o f limited, rind the demand was steady, grinding sorts can speeches the meeting pledged iteelf to rapport an association ding fully late prises - namely , ne; to 66e; per qr. for co-operative application in agitating for the results ""Le rupply ; of : m e ta, for which resent rates wished for. The society already possesses nearly 10,000 There was *swig members. A casual fund for the legal protection and relief I dae. new 265. were pretty wen supportea me n 6.5 s to • , of anyone thrown outof employment by attendingthe meet- . is' 33 e• Per 24 ste n ° . Beam d oll "nue" , Ina ti_oo!_vixe notm s t e. chang e.par ed : flour,old, 59" . t053e. 4c,. . new t:, Mg or advocating the principles of the association is being formed, with a view to the ultimate establishment of a , '!",w• I° "1-1.- 38 - ; f ine , -- benefit society, indeed of the compulsory societies exist. Iva Per ing in connection with the railway', which were strongly I OXFORD, Aurferet 18.-The firm weather caused a thin at denounced as being secretly managed and unjust in opera- tendance at this corn exchange to-day ; several new samples lion. It WU stated that one of the large communes had of wheat, barley, and Peas ass* as offer, and, emmateralg expressed a desire to help the movement, whilst two others the quantity of rain that has lately fallen, were in very badofficiallysekeowledged the receipt of memorials and had fair condition. Pries" ruled as follow, viz., old wheat, 50s. discharged men from their employ one (an inspector) after to 56e. per quarter ; new wheat, 48s. to 545. ; new barley, 13 years' service, because they had joined the association. 375. to 404. ; aid oats, 225. to 30s. • aid beans, 475. to 50s. ; The ides of strikes was protested ' and new peas, 38s. to 425. ; flour (s econds), 38s. to 40s. per tompleate,respeetfal, sail ooeoh s ard applimAlwa isoiisd.oa sack. The farmers in this immediate asisidoserbood in MARKETS. HARDWARE—Bianinostan, AXGUBT, IS.—The trade of this town continues extremely (nil • the country ordeals an on the moat limited scale, and although manufacturers generally have net put their establishments on short time, there are few whose returns are anything like up to the stagnation in trade in every department, but especially in the agricultural districts. The retail shopkeepers are ordering as little as possible, and their Indisposition to do so has been rather strengthened this week by the un favourable harvest weather. The high price of money has also pressed very heavily on trade hers, as in many branches the profits are too low to bear a rate of discount at 10, or practically 11 per cent. Since the rate was lowered a few foreign °niers, which had been withheld, have been given out. A good amount is being done to America ; in all other departments the export trade is extremely quiet. The demand for material con tinues moderate ; at the rolling mills they are not doing nearly the usual amount of work. In some of the fancy trades they are making up goods for stock, but not to any extent ; where manufacturers are in a position to do this they will not in all probability be losers ultimately, be cause stooks with the retell dealer, are low, and as soon as the home trade rallies there will be a more active demand for our manufactures generally. The trade of South Staf fordshire and Bast Worceatershire is for the most part dull, the exceptions are with those who have A 11113710141 orders. With respect to the iron trade, it has been stated that there are a few more orders stirring ; but at present there is not much evidence of increased activity. COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 18.—We have had fair demand to-day and a steady market at about yester day's rates. The sales are 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 axe for export and speculation. COTTON GOODS.-14tartsresTEE, Annear 18.—The probabilities of a decline in the Beak rate were to some extent discounted early in the week. The feeling last week was somewhat hopeless, but after the interview of the deputation with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday there was a sudden change of sent:men;. Whether the right hon. gentleman let fall any expression which did not find its way into the newspapers or not a more c'nfident feeling prevailed here on Monday and Tuesday that discounts would be lowered than seemed to be warranted by the reports of the interview, and the consequence was that sellers were generally disposed to ask higher prices. In Tuesday's market yarns were dearer, with rather more business. In cloth sellers could not get on so well. So it was yesterday, yarns sold at rather better rates, but cloth, which was quoted 3d. to 6d. per piece higher than last week, wee not in much demand. Manufacturers are in the diffi culty that besides wanting to recover something of the reduction in values due to the depression caused by the long-continued maintenance of a 10 per cent. discount, they require some advance to cover the present rise in cotton and yarns. Any attempt to achieve these aims at present seems to be futile, and checks business. There is a better tone in the market, but buyers are exneedingly cautious and timid. At d. to id. per lb. advance yarns can only be sold in small quantities. In cloth business would be done at the rates of Monday and Tuesday, but any advance prevent, operations of any magnitude. There is a trade sufficient to prevent much accumulation of stocks, but it is mostly effected at irregular intervals, when prices have receded a little, and buyers are cautious at momenta like the present, when large operations would only encourage speculation and undue advances in prices. WOOLLEN.—Laces, August. 18.—The markets this morning have been moderately well attended in both departments, and a more lively tone has prevailed through out. In the Coloured Hall tweeds and coatings have been in fair request, and have changed bands to an average extent ; the demand for plain goods, although not of an extraordinary character, has been well sustained. The inquiries for heavy goods in the White Market have been equally numerous as of late, and have in eeveral instances been freely transferred ; hair-lista have also attracted a fair amount of attention. Rates have retained their late position. CORN.—CAIIBILIDGI, AUGUST 18.—We had a large sup ply of new wheat at market to-day, quality good, condition various ; if dry it was taken at 48m, 18 stone ; if not, it sold from 4545. to 46a. Weather fine, and harvest pro• greasing fast. Wheat, rid, 45a. to 48a. ; white, 52i. Beans, 48a. Oats, new, 24a. ; old, 28a. CARIMILN, AllOteT 18.—Good supply of wheat, very small of oats and barley. Wheat met a good demand at fully last week's prices. Oats and barley, full rates were obtained. Wheat, white, new, 18s. 6d. to 20s. 6d. ; red, DS. to 19s. Barley, 14a. to 15a. ; oats, potato, new,lls. to ♦7. a. _ _ Cot.cistarka, Amstar 18.-The show of old wheat small considering the season ; the supply of new was large, gene rally of fair quality and condition ; prices various, but 2s. less than last day. Many samples of now barley on offer. Weather fine and harvest may at last be said to be pro gressing rapidly. DONCARTER, AUGUST 18.-A middling supply of wheat amongst which were a few new samples. Sales were made at the prices of the week previous. Old, 18s. 6d. to 20a. (id.; fine, 21s. 6d. to Ms.; new, 22a. to 235. per load of three bushels. Barley not quotably altered-grinding, 29e. to 325. per 30 stone ; malting, 36e. to 425. per qr. Oats sold at former quotations, viz., 265. to 32a. per 24 stone. Beta sold at the following prices: -Old, 20s. to 21.,; new, 19a. to 20s. per load. Peas ? lfis. to 175.; rye, 12s. to 14s. blend corn, lbs. to 18a. per ditto. GUILDFORD, Aucitiar 18.-There was a fair quantity of wheat at market, for which the trade was not brisk. Several samples of new were offering, but buyers were somewhat indifferent about purchasing them. Prices were about the same as last week. Wheat, 44.. to 62a. ; ditto new, 52a. to 60s. ; barley, 32a. to 365. ; oats, 22a. to 2a. HIRTFORD, Anaturr 18.-A small supply of what; trade rather better than last week, but prices no dearer. All spring corn dull sale, and prices scarcely so good. The new wheat secured in good condition. What, red, per load, 30s. to 325. ; fine, 355.; white, 325. to 35a.; fine, 375. Barley, grinding, per qr., 325. to 38s. Oats, coarse, 16a. to 245. ; ditto, fine, 32.. Beans, per load, Mo. to 31s. just now in tie niarr thousand loads hays condition. The root hag twoarably. itiams, AUGURY with kinglet operations at our market to-day. only moderate, and the baria nominal, with n beans, and pew, as last Rociilares, Aucue farmers being now I=l opera tions attendance corn exchange ' ntrerthelees supplied with wheat - Wheat wee again rather best lots demanded ..' This, however, checked were willing to accept t The quoteisolos for the Cobibe. to the bushel, to 565. ptK quarter ; beet others 48*. to. Ws. per , 56e., and secondary, . pee quarter ; -- 66 - 41 red wheat 48e. to 511., and secondary and WNW* h4Bs. per qr. The foreign market ruled Isam u " e beet lots commanding about Pm qr.kilter bilk Flour was the turn dearer, the choicest makes 11 about 6d. per sack home r prime. Th e dem an d f or d is con fi ned chiefly to t grinding kinds, whim, 6.7 quince of the generally favourable characte r o f M e ti i; of the new crop, were slightly easier to purchase. to sent terms for hart malting barley are t o 40 „ . ad secondary 33 .. to 346. per qr. ; beet ler* 340. per qr. Oats were purchased ra more ne s i g .s e a few of the best samples brought 6d. per qr. , m et t00 ,,"'• Beans and peas both about the same as berme l a - 4 district round this city reaping operations are now le. carried forward vigorously, and in the course of M e oo 6: 4 1 weak will be generally concluded. Waltzes, Mama 18.—A fair quantity of whoa* was in tolerable request at about the prices of the nn a , week. White, 535. to 575. ; red, 48s. to 535. pa p il o t Barley almost nominal, and prices unchang e d. slowly to hand, and sold at extreme quotation A L - 7r. to 29a. per 24 stone. Beans were not quote* 47,1 Peas same as heretofore. With changeable weathone ns work progresses tolerably. Some crops, how been secured in good condition. Barley will ken crop than for some years past, and oats are oak 4 , better than expected. Wheat will most likely p m average crop. Favourable reports are gam of no* mangold, Arc. Ifoncsarsz, Auccer 18.—At this day'. midst A. mks a large supply of new wheat, which sold at ie.log 6e. 2d. ; old nearly maintained its talus. Barley lo t h per qr. higher. Oats rather more inquiry. g um k to Ups: qr. lower. Peas unaltered. _ _ Yolks, Irwin 18.—At to-day's corn mad tins* of wheat wan by no means plentiful, and maples fair condition. Less :sin has fallen this week, a i l I , have had better weather for the crops. Wheat slowly, and reports are leas favourable prospects. Oats are being cut, and the yiel uopek a of. Barley is expected to be a full crop. The dew** wheat was quiet, and late rates were barely midi 111* aorta realised 525. to 58e. • red, 48s. to 52a. per X els There was a healthy feeling in the demand for be 325. to 345. per 30 stone. There was mewl doing in oats, and previous rates were mostly made, to Va. per 24 stone. Of beans the supply sae tindek and the chomp in prices area not important, 48a to per 38 stone. Malt, 66e. to 68a. ; rye, &lc per gut; dour, 395. to 41s. per sack of 280 lbs. K.IIIIWALDT, AUGUST 18.—At our oountry main* tlie week we had little wheat offering, for which fames end high prices, and on the few sales made fully lan nut% rates were paid. Barley and oats about exhicatal to-clay, we bad a fair supply of wheat, few can, ao Wi g Prices of all articles remain unaltered frailest wk, Wheat, 455. to 525. per qr. ; oats, 28a. to 325. WATIRPORD. AUGUST l&—The arrivals Inn And which we have now to report consist entirely M Bin corn. Karl in the week a large busing.* was Irrnand at our last y's quotations, but owing to Ur ss received two or three days ago, that eqnrai of lain corn, 80., from the Danubian Principslitin gal 'tiaras el our supplies) are likely to be prohibited, nese sequence of the failure of the maize crop in a pales d that locality, the trade here has been more animated, si buyers seem anxious to supply themselves with Alining of foreign produce. Foreign wheat is well Smiled eta, and an advance has been readily paid for most mina. Indian corn must be written fully lid. to 9d. per land dearer, but even at this enhancement holden act am timely in making sales. A few pawl of new SUOMI black oats and barley changed hands. Flour fan lan ports this week :—Maize, 13,139 qrs. • meal, 30 lads. Exports this week :— Oats , 2,151 barrel; ; flour, 333 sacks ; oatmeal, 82. CATTLE.—CanunLE, AttoonY 18.—The market toaty was confined to sheep, and of these two dames °sly we represented—half-breds and clipped bow. Of tbs htia there was only one lot shown, for which 4k este vs asked. Half-breds from 28s. to 3.15. The supplyen moderate and the sale slow. Our market was wslls, plied with pigs this morning, the greater part al Auk were of first rate quality. Buyers were vary MU, Si in consequence a very slow sale. The prices rupd 20s. to 275. each. THE BOMBAY MAIL.-MAREEILLES, AMEN 19.- The Poonah arrived at 9 a.m. The Mal left foe Lambs at 11.30 a.m. Passengers and ship kept in quarts:km noon. AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAIL STURM NN AT LIVERPOOL.-011 Wednesday next the City d EWA from New York on the Ilth inst., and the Fauvist bm Quebec, with corresponding advices, may be expels' S reach the Mersey. On Saturday next the Char, kw Boston on the 15th, and Halifax early on the isweigif the 17th, will no doubt arrive at Liverpool. The sligmm leaving Liverpool carrying the outward Marisa NI Canadian mails, are the City of New York on Webssisf; the Hibernian on Thursday, and the Scotia on Wok. The Cunard steamer Asia, which sailed from um** Saturday, for Boston, took a full cargo and 160 presuget Among the saloon passengers were two young hpala princes, who after having gone through their stars ir France, are now returning, via the United Mater, is Skil native country. NORTH NOTTS HOT MARKET, AI7CMIT a— nte weather during the past week has been VIII Ira vourable to the hop plant. High winds sad Tasks* been prevalent, both of which are injurioustolhe at this season, when warm, sunny weather isTog brown smut has made its appearance in some &kilt This is the case around Waleshy. Reports vary bassA ferent districts, but the plant in most placer ass ar ea from the high winds. It is impossible to hazard via accuracy the probable yield per acre. All that I PPS wanted is fine weather, and, with a gradually Mu la ° meter, this may now be reasonably expected. Tits PILCHARD FISHERY.—Several hundred boa are now employed on the Cornish coast in the OW fishery, which at present gives promise of a very tive season. Thus far the greatest catches bare= the south coast, where, during the past few 4111, catches have averaged 4,000 per boat. Good ;row 111 e... been obtained, varying from Is. Bd. to 2s. CA Pa u` Large commissions are to hand for the Meditensass supply, the stock in cellar is still but small. POLITAN FRE/ HOSPITAL, DIVONISIO. @twain, Orrr.—The aggregate number of patients zeruili during the week ending August 18 was—Meth:4lS i surgical, 536 • total, 1,576, of which 7 52 were new oast. [Advertisement.] Hommwav's Thug —DO* ruble Possession.—Wltlmat health no amount of means of pleasure are of the slightest value. It is inmusl= how small a diaurbance of the animal functions begets nese and bow readily it may be rectified by a few doses of was Purifying and mutating medicine, such u these world raM~ rills : these have proved the best friend to tuasidnd h sa , grade, ln every land, and under almost every woo Holloway's Pills purify the blood, rectify dig the liver and kidneys, and regulate the bowel. Witidint Influenza, and other ailments are epidemic. these 11111 taken occasionally by every one to keep the blood sad S free from the seeds of the prevailing pestilence. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DIATIOL BIRTHS. BRATON.-Angoet 17, at Rynaford Lodge. UPPer I.°l9°4dit w wife of W. IL Beaton, Esq., of a daughter. DOViIL-Angust 16, the wile of D. Doyle, 7.h.. CoPl ate 114 Stafford Militia, of • daughter. FROST.-August 16, at Snaresbrook . E ssex, the wife of A. L Frost, Ens., of a son. OED. -A 17, at Streatham - hill, the wife of 0. R. Ord a • ter. WOMAN .-Aignst 16, at St. John's Villas, Richland, te* the site of W. B. Scotland. Fay., of a son eite cd STANTON.-Angost 16, at Stratford Lodge, Silo the - W. J. Stanton, Esq., of a daughter. MARELWES. Athena* DONNISON-BLOXAM.- Miguel , 16, at by the Rev. N. P. Small, Alfred. eon of=.l. Docallin daughter of the Err. A. Bloo m, XL., POI' FO of ercies. FORSTER- ROWN.-Augnst It at ITotihniblis• b i the Chancellor Wales, 0. L Forster to elan of T. Brown, MR., of Uppinglisse. SPHJOGR-OLIVM.A.-Auguat 16 , a t St. John's Church:tie ting-hill, by the Rey. 0. fermi, William Wa l t als a ighei Rev. W. Swim, of Breckley. Suffolk, to Beks daughter of the late B. Oliveira, laq., of UPPor street DEATHS. BARIUM-416ml 16, at St. Peter's-square. 1110211.dik L W. gaarsai, Esq., aged 71. BAILLY.-hugnet 16, at York-gate, liedent's•Po r k widow of the lata C. Bailey, aged ec -August 15, at uare. D. li ar g a DR rn do Doran, wife of the Mexican Minister. _,., HE T V- 11 -. Avow& 17, at Kensingtou-parkgardens, Mks, oo• Ro g da T i rft Smith, RA , giallillegh."ll4. a Hem, HUILNY.-Aagmt 111. at Highball -place, Ws Am of She lota J. kati• walk, T esgM, egeg • ---- - - el 1 6 I Mated and Plibilhind by Wtten Illie 11ie1 31 4 is 0 Loinhayttnireet. in the City e/ Lennon, regr o kapiee Mee in Leinberteteeet, C a w Preabite oi W NOIDAY, AVOCET 10. Ifia. • • row of their wheel % ay that dey bees housed M %tees mad second grain env' one pew ee . Th e 'apply of an *ode or ma % ftl irn t a hl oenpied Be w :::i tab ann — w e leo m d ers vg o cihang o rie rltili nt e i 7 O rtoe t riz il thi : behlg ill izimprices. Wh ist at6lll6l4:lll : oo4 l4 : l4l: there Ina 00 .7 • 0310“44 of the coun t ry trade at na :rtheless the stands wet all fina l at and other a orta et efio 6 marl ter firmer e nd r , abe{ earl about la. per qholdeuarter mart fart ted business, and ulti mately b alm A the terma of the previa...tot"a It Mc the beat new white w hit h lr e Oa 1, are to 601 -, sad best new red wheat 80 e to ad er qr. ; beet old white ya yeti w no 50a. to 530 per Q u ar t er , Pawl Bbl r a t art sow rod In IA dap set 1,364 1 11 ►! :•' ~~ "MOW