The Express. — London, England, 1861-07-25 00:00:00

~4 gra* in tows s• attest. hat that it would he before .• lie thew Wuxi when he .hould see me I ..0.1 I did not know. I:, Mr. ~1.1.411 I bad known Mr. Robert. three or four I have mason Major Mum, between -even MA 111. know sime thee by the rine .4 M....1v. I the name .4 Nanny in Inf.S. I have never been Mr • lIaVIS hew oohs became much .iptatwil •• wt to lite at lam Lathe last Nay twelvemonths ; ..• t .4esi 1.. Morn:v. The deceased knew that . 3 ng with )1...p0r Morn,. het 1 never told Major .• I wiwi living with hint as hi. wife, of say a.. 11....inviasesl. I nmessird the.. Irma hied in point HOUSE OF COMMON& THIS DAY.) The Src.tIKER took tie choir at 30 minute* put 12 o'clock, there oot Imoog 40 machos prima before that time. PRIVATi BUSINEss. The followisg bills were reed a third time and ',e.t.a : Atkineou's Treat Estate, Curewall Railway, and Victoria Docks I ;aa. .41t Your sivits to XL R..hrrt• were they .4 a 1 4.1.1.-•• mann masa istunat , nature ...1.. not of an intonate nature. 1 int I i...... ti but Latafrl. I tuosl to go Joys to o f 1.. r that If I left off g.sa4. he w..0tt.1 .k.sietnat foot, the olfsst of vas units, aft' that thee the major t e aa,zry that I Jul it. 4 go to htnt f.K moor/ hutted 1.. the .le. fused. Ile la.! 6.4 s‘a. h airs over Mr •I• a• aterAt ',offs, to .I.l6p4ase hint. fearing that he • awl... my In me unhappy. I first went to hies three if v. an u... to 1•41.1•/ nosey of tons. thandin i t veer some letter.) Do you imam am Vira ; they are miss. This M asked ins Ss •o 'Jo I have ash rewl those letter. yet. Ido sot • tis..t I awn ash aay .pseetioe epos thew tall I eaa say ..e. they an refiarld I. the fisquiry r. wr—They lave lawn hand e d to sae as evisleaer, east .s P. my slaty to read th-w. II asked whether they maw% to the in 'airy oat, 1 shell &whin to say. o t.umewd- MI loony,. traneartioas with Mr. • it. (wallowed tail withal three mouths of kis dedlt. hut .esalat el we dell ens wit large. It was Irif. and the I had IV. of lon., and the hill was AV. My debt I sea say ease eareeded that. I h a d h a d mose y o f ides. • I had pad that oft and bad bad mowey I mad the hot report .4 the examioauea Ihrlserts' sow is the nat... I read that be said I eith hi• laths,. after the ewe left the (lambent I hors there after th.a. I ren.aieed there till between sl7. I rename.' there for so hour or two. My first wallow. with Mr. R o b er t s remateadd lay eilleog hid. awl Isernewiu4 1:d. Mere .so It apse Pi the esajoe, or sue other porous. It I two yews r the datwavell 144 de be saw ale awl the major at Ilene thank. When I went to Mr. Rotated MU his I could loot pay his the IV., bat r the V. Wend, he told de ad to make myself no. 1, w of it Lima it. for d I "he his* be stroll f o rgive lie hale r. Messits— -What was your answer to that proposition Itimea --I told him that I hail e.u ne there with au citable imeeteus of papa l ; him the money, that I wax .awal.le myself, and that I wiMeal ham to treat me wrWr. be witness afterwards maid that Mr. Roberta wished to ..Into low to his wife, but she refused because alio was When die left her bolus she west to aids Major Mum), sod die had lived with him that tune up to the atfray. It was after ..simsemant that she went to Mr. Roberta harrow nsonev, haviog heard of hint a coatiJaattal lady frivol!. She borrowed 15/., and bee are now for _till. Mr. Roberts had asked bee ..at 1.. the Crystal Palms with his.., and she I lases there with him three Of four times. • would out hays been at the beak of Roberts, for the fair she had of him. She idolised major sad Robert.' bold opus her was that ...old tell Major Murray gas had been to his Alm for Murray had been very generous to her and obi hot lit. to ask him for more mousy. At the moduli= r rviditee the witness retired amidst manifettations ki.pLiusr. ue tours then adjourned for half as hoer. The Trinity 11..w.e has notice of its inten . to .ulmitt Inc the conwot of her Majesty In council • v, to the effect that "Ali ships navigating from one Or place .4 the Ceited liiiigdoin to ou"r oiler port ar the United Kin4.loni, in bodlut,shall, except 0 corning pousengen, be exempt from compulsoty •tk o r• astlrm the limits of such pilotage jurisolictioe. . step is taken IT •ii tun of the powers reeled in all oar mativ.rities by the Merchant shipping Act, to mpt the muter. of (hip., or of any clones of ships, .11 employing nuAlified pilots, and to annex such terms I u nosy seem lit. And notice is further • that any perste oujectisg to the projected byelaw .t notify the roue So the Trinity Board within tw o days m the present darn. 1:1,1t.,r iir LONDON AND THE RAV. ALIRED -IL—A singular termination has been put to the /mg vim( suit between the Bishop of London end the per. 'Heal Poole, M.A.. of Mt E.lmund Hall , Oxford, and far- • climate of BArnahas 'hurch, Pimlico. Charges were .1. aphid. Mr. Poole that be encouraged wetess ler (err peculiar cirrunistances, is the vestry-rooent Ilarnalasa and the bishop having itqeired into the eir ,..atences withdrew hie berme, sal deprived Mr. Poole of , urscy. An appeal was Mat, in the case to the Judicial nonittee of the Privy Council on • poist of law rued the Ant time, namely, whether stipendiary curates any appeal to the ljticen from the Archbishop's Court. nwweldecreed in the seraii.e. SDI! the Bishop of 14. ' 2 taxed lid. amounted to .r. 221. His lordship issued ttn.chinent sexiest the person of Mr. Poole, an.l is order ,count him front Wag sent to gaol, Mr. C. F. Trower, Imitator. tools the onus of the debt, and paid the Tommy ...Tom to the bishop A submcripti o e has been set on sniong.t. the h igh church is ceder th a t M r . ..or rosy renn . Mr. Poole is at preeent assistaat• .term the Harlow Grastmer robed , in the diocese al nester. Ito 1111:11LOCI li•AL NOITITCTI or (:BRAT BRITAIN.— . +mobil eseetieg of the members sad friends of this . - omawnerd at Peterhorooirh os Moaday, sad will %mate os Twain) , sett, U.. :kith lest. It le nadir the moan of the Marines of Exeter, the kod•lleateasot of meaty. and the bebop of the disease. Yew aeons has a peso by the dean sod chapter to the members of the let,. sad a museum has hiss famed el antiquities, works krt, melish: a apeeial 11111a11111 of windup of Mary QUM, 4,1 a, sad objects promisestlyamaisisted with her history. (\ O4TIIII‘rTIOUS *ND ITONIAMI. —A great eight wl is to take pt... betwevii Westminster. sad awn as ?risky 2. The match will t a k e pleas a.es Halsey sa d Clilek.ait. hit Hakim os VIDIL —Application was mile Judges* (lumbers yesterday by Mr. WoMeer_of 28, r.breh w y, to admit his stink the Hese de Vida, to I The Lord Chief Justice, however. ..mimed that • ,1•11 was Id such a eaters that be weld art iatorlere tI lite &Aim of the nuisistrato, Ur. Owls. sad les .r.tors rellsod the applicatios_ 7M wham. Shea is U has & sad a itosatios of U. from "A. J. Penes; hoes "J. M. L." sat is stamps fret mew ad)) have ben nosiest! a t B ow . stres t le the we el eds. Krim= MUTH or Ten Rtt. E. WILITIMIL—Art m 4 sea held ea Tuesday afternom, before the ns, for Pa 4 Mailleisit, on the body of th e Itav er q Kiley, who was chaplain of the Shoreditch miniboom. west to bed on the sight of Wedomilsy week is Me al teak, mid expired souldesly the following melee • Ur. P. L. &when, who. by the direction air the met, hat owls a psi mortise examination. staled that mia..4 the heart was the maw of 'teeth. The deceased he stated. • very sensitive mind, and this affected him 4111. The Mem of lb. demised seated dirt Mre. Whitley 4 threw weeks ego, awl that her neck jury veny eh asset Mr Ism he had sustained. Theturned a diet le aeserdasse with the walks! *Winton!. Tug FAT \L DIX? le EaTinterint' A RC—AD ,w 4 ins held het evening at .4t. Gemge's Hospital, Wan Laagiwans. dopey simmer for Weeneuseter, as UN body Jane Ass • you's' eniserrisil female, aged 17 minding at 114, Wereriadu.street, PlesHeo. On &ter , Lot, about 1 o'clock, deceased was rid* a bane slew /sloth atreet towards Eatoempiare et a furious tete. sail I evidently lost the control a( the mina/ Os kie bluets in thedirection.4 marto the hae.tho hen= 'vented, whirs he rot usual, the kerb, undessaddesebsp. I the dammed. who waist Doe time verwasese lewdly, use +al head foremmt over Dm hawse's should've spas the s nulls/ adjacest with terrible vioiewse, and bar other parts of her body were pierced by the Amp points th, reds. She was takes to St. George'• Haspital. whwe •w.. (owed to hr dead ots arrival. Medical seldom was respectiag the fnchtful opus the body of de -1. It appeared that so non was t.. blouse is Ye meter ; ;Fat the deceased was t one d t o from • spur ee. whisk have imitated the horse, stated to he • very upset as.. r...utiv• desist use giv e n to the itatesiest that the bar ter closed the her when the hone rode up. Verdict, tr. sleetal dem h." werwil Townit.—The miens returns show .t the following loess have declined is population during • 4d tes yeers:—Abingdoe, Aruedel, Aehlenrtos, Bars. t4' kWh. r Smile% Berwick, !S ee dier, Itrecknock. ffook• , tam, g a , Mi. Edmund's, Calm, l'ambral ge , Canner . l'srasnus, Micbeater, Clitiserne, Dartmouth. Dave.- . !materiel". Eye, From., Gloucester, Greet Marlow, *Wm. Kidderminster. King's Lynn, Koareaborough, lAemawitos, Lichll4l. Prnie Merl. LYmingtoo t `lweeleirs, Marlborough, Newbury, Newport (late of Nortltallerton, /lye, Saline Walden, Sandwich, afte.lairy, Smith Moho., Starnfonl, Stroud, Tel/bea r,. Totem, • Warehani, Warwick. Well, "sham, Whitelmves„ and Woodstock. This is a rather leek but with two or three exceptions the places uneetted were sever of much national importance. Tug Guisitte tu THE BitiTtelt MI'ARUNI. —Yes- NLY the trustees of the Walsh Museum haying purchased c traorill nary collection fro: ii 'entrai Africa, WAS placed in the zoologio.ul colleetioa at Um Museum, in the vestibule at the top of the great The creature is it a standing position, the head is -I••lfrsard as if about to spring ; the mouth, wide open, `l l -iis tiro formidable fuer' 01 teeth; the filthluoiszt"'" '^' the heed, grasp. the bessch of a tree sett which *sailor', while the left, draws across the chest, ay sr, ready to deliver mue id those tea se Mows which M. "ladle so vivi.llv .Imeribm. It was yesterday the of wittractios to the opectators, mid there is ' 'Lk will /milieus so for some time. In sklition to * ' - nlaiary almimion days —Mondays, Wednesdays. sad during the present month atol August—the public he admitted to the British Museum every Batorday hria.a. hunt 12 till U. SFA WRITS. 0a the motion et Mr. FILM, a mew writ was ordered to he hinted for the election of a bargee, for the borough of Eleepeth, la the room of :lir 0. Grey, who had since hie elective accepted the once GS a principal secretary of State. kod a new writ was she erders-1 to he mooed for the election of a eitirou `the WPM of the Right Hoe. Edward Cardwell. who bed accepted the office of Chancellor of the Leahy et Learamter„____ _ _ _ THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 186 L IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ilUlle is.us l MAU .SUPPLY.-REPORT. el Mr. MAMMY brought up the report of the Committee re i nsolotioe that 3116,001 Y. be granted to provide for ll* exam of army expenditure in the year lart944, Gam& PEEL complained of the course taken by the gisseenennet Ia regard to thi. vote. This execs of expendi. tore bed boo ac Ale without the sanction of parliament, awl an eneepared with other vote. it was as touch all the educa tion veer. thn sum required for the Foreign-otfice, end No Owe the sum required to make a permanent force of Ibe volunteers. The government incurred this soormiese expenditure without providing the somese derive the year of ita taking place, and lb. obeli calculation opal which the budget of the Chan cel:lord the Falsequer was hued was erroneous. The right boa. peatierode was as much responsible for the expenditure which bad takes. place as the noble lonl the Mutilator fee War. After referring to the votes granted for the preceding year the right bon. ratio nales stated that the total of money expended in ex. cue of the mousy granted by parliament on five votes alone connects' with the army was no less than 1,0131,088 f. But if they deducted from that sum the small savings ou other votes, and which the Treasury had a right to apply in other ways by the App ro p r i a ti on Act, there remained to be provided by parlament no less a mum than fi1i4,394t. Now wee it fair to the house to keep these figures back from the hones when the right bon. gentleman the ehaucellor of the Exchequer male his financial statemeet in April last? If these facts had been placed before the house no collision would have arisen between nil. house and the House of Lords in relent nee to the repeal of the paper duties. (Hear.) (Left sitting.] THE GALWAY PACER? POSTAL CONTRACT. This morning there was issued with the parlia mentary papers the report of the Select Committee of the Home of C061.11011e, appointed to inquire into the circum- Menem attending the termination, by the Postmaster- General, of the postal contract with the Royal Atlantic Steam Navigation Company. The report itself occupies upwards of ten pigs., and enters into minute details. After tracing the history of the contract from the commencement, the committee my :—" The several lames raised, and the questions in dispute between the Postmaster. General and the Atlantic Company, may be cm veniently con•idered under the following beads:-1. The construction of the postal contract entered into by her Majesty's government and the above company, dated April 21, 1559, whether the company were booed to Lane mails to St. John's, Newfoundland. 2. The penalties imposed by the Postmaster-General upon the company for substituted ships. 3. Fines imposed by the Postnaster.Geneml upon the cowpony for overtime. 4. The alleged depriving of the company of the colonial subsidy of 11,500 f. per annum. 5. The rejection of the stsmtnehip Parana, on the ith May, 1861." The first point—namely, the construction of the cots tract tract—in divided into two beancbes, the legal construction of the contract itself, and the construction as regulatedby the intentions of the contracting parties. On age points the committee, after taking a review of all the einem stances, remark, "As regards the construction of the dames in the contract referred to as involving the obligation to carry mails to St. John's," they are " not prepared to express any opinion,' adding that they " are satisfied by the evidence prisluced that it was not the intention of either of the contracting parties that mails should he delivered at St. John's." They after wards my that they are of opinion that this question had no bearing on the termination of the contract, and that it WE/ ii.unaterial for the purposes of the inquiry. As re rtYam peoalties, the committee are of opinion that ostruaster-Geseral was justified in imposing them. la relation to the imposition of fines for over time, it is remarked that the particular ground of complaint was the imposition of a fine 14900 in the case of the Coonatight, in 1100, which WEE prevented from landing her mails in Newfoundland by a fog of unusual density and duration. The committee do out think that the general rule as re gards fine., should be applied in a dosibtfel cam like that. With regard to the alleged depriving the company of the colonial subsidy of 8,5 t. W. per annum, they say that asp it was no part of the' original contract that mails should be delivered at St. John's, it was fair that the corn paoy should be remunerated for it. With regard to the rejec tion of the Parana the committee, while declining to give any opinion oe the legal points raised by the company, env. skier that es the Parana was reported by the Admiralty to be unequal to the requirements of the service, the Postmaeterflemral was justified in refusing her. The columitase thus advert to special circumstances am sleeted with the subject, and express "their sense of the difficulties with which the company bad to contend from the commencement of the contract until its termination.' The report concludes as follows :—" The misfortunes that hare attended the company's new fleet have also bees cow sidered by your committee. Within a period of six months one masa has been lost, another disabled by storm, and the third also disabled by her encounter with ice off Newfound land. Your committee conclude this report by expressing their opinion that the Postmaster-General was jus tified in declining to continue a contract which io his judgment, at the time of its determination, the company eoaW not carry out efficiently. Your committee have meson to believe that the con:tinny will be in pissession of a fleet of diciest steamships an the course of the present year. They are of opinion that should it be deemed advisable to re-eatablish postal communication between the west coast it Ireland sod America, the Atlantic Steam Packet Corn. parry arc deserving of the favourable oonaideration of her Majesty's government.' 'Ns MIMED rzir.wor ELICTRIC rzzar. 6 1 11tAPS COMPANY.—(Tars DAY.) day the firitt ordinary annual general 1220 - I :f a the shareholders of this company wu held at the of the company, Gresham 'Home, Admiral Lem, M.P., in the chair. The following are the principal points of the report : After referring to the dram sad mowasi opposition which the company emperiescol from the existing men pares, the directors emendadated the eharehoidere epee the fact that they have had alreedy upwards of :100 miles of ' llue coestructed ; thee they bed • more extensive system than that Bret proposed for about • fourth of the moor thee estimated. The lines formerly constructed under ground between Loudon and Liverpool omit some Iso,ooo/., whilst this ono pany's would be sempleted oe the amplest tor about 35,00 M. For its presser capital o f 17,11 4 11 ° 01!, the directors were advised that hoes could be exteetted to all the principal towns in England, Sootland, ✓ed Wale., mei for less than one year's revenue of the *Aria( companies, Ireland could be embraoed with the amplest provision for • strong cable some the channel. One exiting telegraph company had fee years piid dividends avenging 6j per cont. It had in than. years pet by out of profits 1 9 .000/. M • least fund, to replace defective cables, bmidesearrying over na medial& d prollt balsam last half of 11,0001., and gemadai 40,u101. en issiatemmes and renewer A dt Of - the revenue of the company above alluded Is, would provide hoodoo: sly for this company's dividend. The hue betimes Liverpool mid Blanchester wee rapidly approaching completion ; that between Loudon sad Birrni hem will probably be finished in • few days, owl the section between Manchester and Liverpool was also beim actively The whole of the compooy's system will WO ' Zblirre L ready for traffic by the mooed week in August. The directors saw DO reawon to modify the opinion they at Bretexpreaeed df the remunerative ehancter of cheaply mood telegraph lines, and they trusted WOO to coogrotu• late the proprietary upon the actual introduction and work. lag of a reform in telegraph charges which would prove as beneficial to them as it would unonestioaably be to the great body of the public. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the remarked that the company had encountered a grea7= of unfair opposition. The object of the company was to seed messages at • uniform rate of IL, where they now cost 10s., and ltbi. each. This would be a great benefit to the public, and it was so considered as far as he bed an opportunity of judging. They might Dow rod menages to Oxford, bat it was thought better to wait till the line was finished to Manchester and Liverpool. Consideiing the opposition they met with they had lIIIISOII to he satis fied with the present position of the company. Mr. DAZILL seooeded the motion. It wee a great scum of amoryanos to the directors that the flee had set bees I opened three weeks ago, but the delay arose from the un real °prairie which they encountered. The capital of the compsey was amply sufficient to carry out the project at present m ham]. When the public saw the value of this part of the project it wea their intentiou to raise capital for extending it to other parts of the kingdom. He believed they would re ceive very great support from the public ; and persona in Liverpool told bun that if they could send measlier& Lon dee fee le. they would not mood letters through theleoet. le reply to qnsetima, The CNAE11111•31 said that they had act decided whether they would go to parliament next sersioo for power to erect peke ow turnpike reeds, as it was likely to lead to great en pore. It would be eeomsrryy to make a tall in a short time. After some further the report was agreed to, the auditors and retiri ng dire ctors were re-appointed, and • vote of thaaka pared le the chairman. LAW INTELLIGENCE. craw DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fans.) HZ WAXY-FIELD. This was an examination meeting. The bankrupt was • timber merchant. of Kentish-town. The balance-sheet by Mews. Hart Brother, and Ilsyles shows debts, 5751. ; meets about I.Y. An adjournment was ordered. RR PATRICK BROWN. This was a meeting for the choke of assignees. The bankrupt, Pati ick Brown, was a lead and glue merchant, of Paddington.green. The apprina mate statement of Mr. Maurice Thomas shows debts, 3,407/. ; assets, about UM. Mr. George Laurence (Laurence, Smith, and Fawdon) as solicitor to the petition, and Mr. G. Bland, appeared e c ir hall-street, watched the case for several creditors. Mr. Geo. Ward, of Edgware•read, ironfounder, was ap pointed ;Imagoes. ar OZOIO:E HENRY H0N.0!4.-ALLEGED OECRrTION OF PROPZIM. This was a meeting for the last examinaticia of the bank rupt, • pump manufacturer, at No. 90, Upper Ground. street, Mackinani. The bankrupt had sot filed any accounts. Mr Took, for the bankrupt, applied for Ai allowance, and at adjournment for sin weeks. Mr. Murrough, fur the assignees, objected to the granting of any allowance. The assignees alleged that within • week before filing the petition the bankrupt hail secreted • large quantity of his property. Mr. Commissioner Evans, to whose court the nutter was attached, had already refused the application for allowance. The Conunisiioner refused the application for allowance, and ordered an adjournment until the sth of October next. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) TWO eines OF CROSS BRUTALITY. Williams Peankba, a rough-looking fellow, a drover, of Nelson-place, Gravel-lane, was chanted on a summons by Mr. W. Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with having cruelly ill-trested• bullock at the New Cattle Market. From the evidence of police-constable Cook, 431 A, it ap that be was on duty at the New Cattle Market, where C a saw the defendant in one of the alleys amonget a number of bullocks, which were tied up in the usual manner to the railings of the alley. The bullocks were all tightly wedged in one with the other, there being hardly standing room for them, in consequence of which they were very restless, and one of the bullocks near to which the defendant was stand ing kicked out, and touched the defendant's coat with its foot. The defendant then got into a violent rage, and taking a deliberate aim with a long heavy stick which be bad in his hand, he caught the bullock across the hock, and upon the poor animal lifting its leg, he repeated the blow with the erne violence. He (the defendant) afterwards struck it another blow on one of its hind legs just above the hoof. The blow was given with such fume that the blood spirtel out from the gash which had been made with the stick. Ho (the officer) thereupon remonstrated with the defendant, when he told the officer to mind his own business or he would serve him the same. In answer to the charge, the defendant said he did not intend at the time to hurt the bullock. What he did was in nolUdefence. The namistrate asked if anything was previously known et Use defendant. Mr. Love w.O not aware that the defendant had ever been ociavided. Mr. Brim, characterised the defendant's conduct as being r cowardly ma it wee brutal, and observed that it was for. trate for him nothing wee previously known spinet him or he would not have given him the throe of paying a tine. la this instance he should indict • penalty of 2t/a. and the cosy, or in default 21 days' hard Aka !labs, a rob-driver, badge 3,784, residing in Ton bridgorreet, WM charged with gross cruelty to a horse is CL!Oew-town. ltr.io;;;Watched the cue on behalf of the Royal Society. Poliee-ocestable Rowe, 326 S. said that he saw th e d e • Pendant grossly ill•treating a cab:borse about the legs, each blow marl) , bringing the hone to the ground. The hone had been out in a cab all night, and there was not the slightest necessity for the prisoner's gross and brutal °abduct. Mr. liarker, after censuring the defendant in very severe terms. sentenced him to: pay a fine of U., or in default 21 days' h►rd labour. Me prisoner wee locked rip in default. MARLBOROUGH -STREET THE COPYRIGHT ACT. - NON-DELIVEIT OF BOOICS TO THE PUBLIC LIBEABY AT CAMBRIDGE. Mr. Joke Camden Holten, publisher, 151 e, Piccadilly, appeared to answer two summonses for the nomdelivery of two books to the Public Library at Cambridge, the hooks being "A Garland of Christmas Carols," and "Profitable Meditations," a poem written by John Bunyan whilst con fined in Bedford Gaol. Mr. Riviera', of Fenchumb-buildings, appeared to sap ped the seanionsee, and said they were taken out against sap- Mr. Rotten for an infringement of the Copyright Act— namely, the non -delivery of two books—and which act entailed on publishers a penalty of If, for every copy not delivered. It was the first information filed on behalf of the library at Cambridge, but as some persons had no t regu l ar ly de livered the bo oks,: the authorities were compelled to adopt proceedings. Mr. llotten had expressed his regret that the books should not have been sent, and that being the awe be should merely ask for a nominal fine, the value of the books which they had been obliged to purchase as evidence, 4s. Id. and 7s. 6d., and the costs, a guinea. Mr. Hotku sai lie wished to plead guilty to both sum mons. Rivington said he was willing to acoept Mr. Hotton's statement that the books were not delivered through an oversight. On this understanding • nominal fine of is , the value of the books, and a guinea costa, were ordered to be paid by Mr. Hotten, the magistotte remarking that nothi ng b u t an oversight, be should think, would have prevented the de livery of such hooka, they being of small value. SOUTHWARK. Dammam, arrarrria SUICIDI IN THE PUBLIC PITRETT. Amami the names of prisoners on the charge sheet placed before Mr. Burette= this morning was that of Mat thew Tomo(' dea.•ribed as a shoemaker, charged with at tempting to commit suicide in the public street in sorb a frightful manner that he now lies in a precarious state in the hospital. Ihrgeset Gardner, 5 lf, the acting inspector at the atheiteeod police malice, said that about 10 o'clock last night be received information, while on duty In the station house, that a man had cut his throat outside the Old King's Read, in the Blackfriarereed ; he was brought in the first instance to the station ; but he (witness) inimodiately ordered his removal to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he now remains. Witness; handed the following medical certificate to his worship : " I hereby certify that Matthew Tunstall was admitted ►ere bat night with a severe wound in the throat, and he is unable to bays his bed. "H. GRAPHAII, House Surgeon. "St. Thomas's Hospital, July 25, 1n61." Mr. Burnham asked whether anything was known of the unfortunate man. Sergeant Gardner said that at present he had been able to glean very few tidings of him. A man named Day was standing outside the public house, and saw the injunA man eut his throat with a shoemaker's knife. He underetood Net be had been quarrelling with his wife in some public- Lowe. Burcham observed that all he could do was to mark the sheet ordering him to be brought to the police court as axe as able to leave the hospital. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (ay =masa nzzasAPJL) ASCOT MEETING.—(THIS DAY. ENTRY FOR HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. One mile. Tartlet, Barb Pigeon, Chimer, Libellous, and Rodpoks. ENTRY FOR ElOO PLATE. Half-mile. Golden Fleeoe, Mould, True Blue, Harlington, f by ne aps, Victor, Prairie Hen e, c by Birdatcher, Cresso f, Woodford, Thunderstorm, Master Flatrium, Grey Milton, Lefty Loeg, Peru, f by King Tom, and Scorpion. ENTRY FOR SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Half-mile. 817 l ab Fly, Pixie, fby th e Nob, Dux, cby Hinlcaichccp Woodford, Cookilenco, Anxiety f, Pergus, Knights bridge, Laity Long, British Prince, and &shone. ENTRY FOR £3O PLATE. Five furlongs 136 yards. Boorpron, Sycophant, Prairie Hee c. Cricket f, Lucifer, Iby Vortex, Cremes f, Brown Stout, Borer Ellen, Cubit, Pent, Knightehridge, C o ck R o bi n , and !War Flatrium. ENTRY FOR P-10 PLATE. Nearly two miles. Brown Stout, Reilpole, Chirper, Midnight, Osylad, Fox bend, Losigsbot, and Fergus. CITY OP LONDON ELECTION. PROCLAMATION OF THE WRIT AT THE 017ILD HALL AND THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (THIS DAY). About a quarter before twelve o'clock this morn ing the Sheriffs of London, attended by Mr. Secondary Potter. and the Bridge.master, S. P. Rose, Req., atteeded at Guildhall and the M ans i on -h ouse, t o "read- the writ." received by them (the sheriffs) " for the election of one alien to serve in parliament for the City of London," in the room of L or d J o h n Russell, who has socepted the sieweitkhip of one of the Chiltern Hundreds. kr. Harker, the chief yeoman usher, having read the wnt, tle sheriffs gave notice that they should proceed to th e . election (nomination). at the Guildhall, on Monday next, at 12 at noon precisely. SHARE LIS7S.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'Ciool. The railway share market to-day is flat and inactive. There is not much change inrices, but in two or three in s t ances a reduction of *to I per cent. has taken place. South Eastern stock has fallen to 80 4 to London and North Western is now quoted 0t to ; Great Western, 79i to i Midland 121 f to 122 i Lanoashire and Yorkshire, 1111 , ; and Caledonian, 994 to 100. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are quoted 5-16 to 3-16 dis. The Canadian and Indian lines are very quiet. DADINANT EXAMS AND nom'. `lnd I Imll4/13L I` ra y s. 811.8 401 10.5. 6}441 14 Ma inns.. Wol.llo4ourVaL 8 - N. DA . 14211 ..1an.0543144.D050 84 :ad - U IS all Myth and_ Trie - -. 15 211,2 444ebilleabd,&Md.C 6 7 - M. 105 *Wel and Isetur - NlOO Caledonian - 111 all Cork and Bask 99} 99/ s .- .-. - so on Oantwoll $ S - IS an Do. •JA oo Mr. onlll4l - - - M Yin°. 11 I p.o. to paid to B. -. - SO ail Dublin ant' Belfast Jim 41 61 ... MI ali Dund..Perth, & Abd.Ja. 4 9 •- os. 100 Islas Ilk 1 00 I Itstars Aa tMliso 114. 100 lbstorn Onion, Stook A so 61 rt. 100 Do. Stook D 18 30 - 21 all nut llatiolk - -.-. Oh, 100 lidlobarghand Maws ST 19 - 10. 101 Edinheo',Perth, Domino MI 19 14 all Worth sad Clyde Jos. - -. ... U. 100 plageow a L Westin 107 108 - 10 all Gnat North of ileolkind 1311 134 - M. 100 Crest Northam - 114 . 109 Po. • Stook 911 100 - K. 1 00 Ike I Noel 1 / 1 9 UM - 111. 10c OtAlcath & Wait. (be.) 106 106 St. aOll Onst Woolard sof 111 701 i Is. 100 DohlourVaLGaaillk 6B 41 M. 100 Lancashire& Yorkshire 111} 111 1111 M. 1401 London and Blackwall oo on M. ISO LOlL,BrlibtonotfLeaset 118 115 - U. 100 Loadon.Chathm.&Dov 46 68 67 1 111 U. 100 Leaden& ghtle North Wain. 96 96} IS i MI De. El - - 100 Laudon& doethWeeloro 561 161 - II all Londond - 111 all Do. anderri&Colermin - - liontallibs. 10 11 81 . 105 W5n..81141.,& Metropolitan Lincolnah 461 47} 47 } 10 9 - at. 100 Midland eta WS DO. New 1 1} pie - PEI 80. MO Do. Mrs.& Derby sB 97 - M sll Mid. Gt. Wu. (LSO - M an Mb Lent - - 100 all Newcastle and Carlble -.-. - IS 9 Newry & ArraatholeL .. II 6du -. 21 all NevityWantep. &Am - - WO Norfolk 11 1. 100 North Drib& - OS. all North Dnoo Stall &D - - -. 8 4. all Do.• - -. St. 100 N. lard • ero-Borwlak 16 14 Do. 43.N.Z.Purc 0 1 0 33 - Pa U. 161 Do. Lode - eR 1011 Do. York U. 100 North London - 16 all Itorth&S.Westentreac 10 101 - 19N 171 North ittalfordohlre 4l 41 41s - M. 100 NottacCaranthaulL&C s7 83 87 IS all Peebles - - 90 all Portsmouth - ••• ..... IS all -..-. .... M. 100 Scottl [thron Central Central - Bt. 100 Scottith N. L Aber.llo 3O 05 - 81. 100 Scottish Midland tli 90 - st. LOS Shropshire Union - le all ISlttimsbournmalloseu - -. .... Ilk 105 i South Dews se 61 - qlOO I BoUlt immiera M. 100 . . , outh Wales 64 56 - lt. 100 8. York& Is Diver Dun 96 97 - 19 all et cubas ainauWel= 3 ll:. 6 7 - SS U all s II 12 041 - 11 Ditto MOO - MVS Taff V - - - all Mobs al* -. 13 10 Do. pm -• k I IM v al ue s of Nis* 14 1 Da t pm - - - - 15 all . Victoria 80n. & 85 111 1:4 111 1 1111 all !Weal Cornwall - lt. 100 W.lioril• - -.- il 100 ; Nat II 46 01 14 16 all I Dino riese 4 $ 43 - 111 all DM° Berdord 66 U - osszNruss ere= I we. 'Mir! et. "l Gt.North.4p.e.JsaitJairle• 16 07 1 1: Noefolkap.c.Mar.&B•l4. SO el ss N. Emt. 4p.ct. lazullady UM N IS loottlab N. PAAL 4D. et 100 11 N -- 1 1 1.1diallandOsf.--41p.et. et 94 DUMB. No. 18h. I Doan& NS C. pettan. I Saki. 115,410 N. Commarciag MAN 6t. Do. 4p. at. Prat.. X 1 lOO —•— %ONUS st. Lad sod Wok INN lO5 118 116:4 1 —ad UMW lit. Loudon 100 it 1111 zd: —ad LOMAX St. St. Katharine lOO 011 OA 660,666 St. Routhatopton 900.000 St. Victoria 0.000 10 Do. New COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES tt - i - 7 - 11 — rt I dzonte. I N. IQ. grkoa.l NW. ^ .. 'Czn.Gov.Bp.a., 1877-9-1100 106 190 .... .. Do.. per Not.. 16004 .400 —.•— 107 .. Do. a per cont., 16404 100 .... .. Do.. par ct.Feb.*Aug. 10 107 100 Um.* Sap. 100 107 100 1.11i,000 :: BO: : Perct paroNt. lOO 98 IS 9819 —.. 1.. Capitol° Hopei p.ctlBBo 100 107 lit .... .. Do. do. 1600 100 107 100 • .. Do. do. 1001 100 105 107 fake* New liruorw•Oov.6 p. 41.1100 1 100 i ..... 1. . N. B. Wake Or. tip. o. MONO 97 660 96 Do. sp. a., 1871 to 1078200 57 • • .. Do. Ip. a.. UN 100 07 250,003' .. Nova Scotts 0 per cent —.. 1.. & INN 1871 Gov.@ p. a. Dorado 1 1000 N — g 1051 —. ——.— •.• . 1. 1 , 10.01%8p. c.Jant Joky :100 .... .. Do. sto. Spot. a. Am 4 llOO 105 1061 10611 Hs vs} ' lasi i 10111101 1&1LIC11111 I=; • letterital WI Anima llikhisallfts.Zep.• alfl=lLJ •111 s Irt Commas Mime • MU. an all iltrada•ka 16 Dutch Ithemalsh ..1 all Seders d France all 'Od. llmislan gas. & p. o all Gt. Central of France W Gt. butembi. Coast all Italian Junotion all lAke Constance & Bele ' all Lens ass Turnhout fill 'Lyons and Geneva all Marla Antonia all Nan.aliegoLLy the aU Do.sp.e.Prf. Deig.sev. sU •Nertbsrn of 16 Do. Nan Shares all Norwegian Trunk Irraf It OttomanSmyrnaAldlll) all Faris, Lyons. and Medit all Pula and Orleans 17 Recife and & Francisco I (Pernambuco) g. ?p.c 16: Riga and Dunaburg all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all . Do. 7 per cent. all &umbra and Meuse all , Do. flacent. Prig 4 .gash Um.)g.7 parer 16 &Asst.& •Venellan all Southern of France all I Viest Flanders all Do. Si per amt. Prot all , Wad. N. W. at Imam 6 ;Wooten at Aaalrla all ,Wiasbadia If II N se 1 1 .7 r. I i ;.1 ria 11 Ng eus xcl so dlsl 22 U 7/ I/ sal 111 SI id $7 S Pi Te Pia l 8 6 die 87i I , Bj 63 a 6 611 die Idls " } dls 21 , 24 : 2 Mt 10i SU lee all all all L Alladzido di et. lawrakaa Dam. Dar. Lep Do. 4 .. Milo alakdiaroaii. Do. fraderaare DM, arant,Aleoclarlak Sp.a. D d., Avg. 1. UM widorsodbyßoft.&L H. Do. 1 al, I. 187 S, (Ma- Do. Juan I, Dal. ditto. Dakotas 4lt 5. Lbstem TADoskOp.a.gaa i Drylaa, =sr sag halus. Do. Do: j r b ep. ot.Dobend Do. I p. ot. do Do. do d.. 166640 Neolourillelbourno &sad Trunk al Cans& Do. d per ot. Prot Do.o.ec.Prot.el p.et.So Do. • per ot. Dobent Do. 7 per Do. do. lOW—. Do. do. 1171 Grog Indian Peninsula Do. New CA. ft. of India d a tat West Canada. Do. New Dullp.olidapaynow.opl Do. 64 do.. 77.wit.op. Do. do. 79 Id D 0.64 Madras Guar. 44 par oe. Do4ll do. per et. 6 l c: : Do. lb per oeut. do Mrib.Corp.6p. et.B.uds N.Drusswiek & Cstiada dir • cap. eh. Do. &ft Lead do. De. Do. D cap. b& do. bind do.da li.i.it 7. - I Do. htsjarb DO. dO. II Do.IaLIIL not... Ilip.at. Telahlid.liallad. Wit, MIT STOOK BANJUL NIJIIILL maa .1 Apses* _, Bast Ws Pala Sark of Team sh Briti N. Atm, •• Chart. hawk a baia. Amaral*. Chrtnl. arm and a Lon.. sad Chios. Clty Colaalal Coma of Our** ..... Cout. of Louie* . ft& boot.t.AsiLelarla. O. lank of Strltairlaso. Law Ch. Batik at Auttal. Now Lemke sad oou sty London Joist Stock Loudon t Meth Steam Waeralaser NM. Prow. Now at ligglndl De. Nalimal ark Now %Mk Males Bank tenors lank Proemial of Ireland Soeth Near at Autralia Poke of Loudon UMW Mead 67 51 114 • 6 6 1 6 7 TS SS Si TO e! n q a' M as Pe 100 90 100 $2 P 4 *24 124$ U *7 I T A I 4 0 4 6 96 100 11 1e 014 11 . 0 91 a a di. 641 Si 61 E 70 i n es if 4 N dim 62 N IN 7 .2 3! Si 74 76 ni ni xd It 4 II Fn In :114 sal erVusi N 88 :di II 18 ad il NO 100 We 100 100 IN NO all all an 111* 16 an Ire. I SIL 10,0Dif V,6OD 1.40( 0 0 MOO ' 10,11 Kole 00 `MI %PI SOSO 100 0000 100 40,000 10.11 0000 100 woo SO IKON SO o sione mon io 000. l 0 0.00 SO 000. SO 00,000 1 100 10,000, 10 0,000 SO 10,00 *MO 01 0400' 10 oac 000 100 m 0000, 0 0001 SO 4001 100 MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLocw. The mining market continues very inactive, with scarcely any variation from yesterday's prices. Notransactions are recorded in the Stock Exchange official list. East Wheal Russell shares are quoted 3 1 to 4 ; East Caradon, 24 to ; East Bassett, 85 to 8711 West Polmear, 19s. to 20s. ; East Devon Consols, 2to ; and Providence, 35 to 37. Marke Valley are rather weaker, at to 1. No change has occurred in foreign and colonial descriptions, quotations being nominally the same as yesterday. The Dover Castle has arrived with 96 tons of copper ore for account of the Great Northern Cop per Mining Company of South Australia. The de clared value is 2,8501. The annual meeting of the Worthing Mining Company is called for the 12th August. A special meeting of the Copiapo Mining Com pany is called for the 9th August, to approve the articles of association adopted on the sth instant. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. IMPERIAL AVERLOW. Wheat Matey. 0036 MI6 6U 64 Jaw 13 s4 111 Id 410 td 14 —l9 O4 313 14 266 d $ O. di 34 Cs 14 hely 6 l3 —to wake As Avetts• Ili 9dit4 61 363 dd PS 14 74 Dolt.—Whaat, Barley, Oa* Rye, Beans, and Peas. IL Dan= Ottant Soto Lan Min.—Wheat, 66,401; barley, 866: oats, 2,331 ; rye. 17 beans, 1,818: peas. SO QuirtorL InaltAX SEIOIIOII raze PUTIVILTIONI a THII Anani Mei OP MENAI DOZING Will 111 WIZ'S MAIM. - Jai - 1117i l inly N. ......... I .. ICISOING LANE-(THIS DAY.) SUGAIL—The market continues - dull. with rinse lit in favour of the buyers. On the spot, uscov Cuba sold, brown, 32a. to Ma. ; low to good yellow, 355. ed. to 395. A floating cargo of Havana sold for • near port, No. 16, at 28s. 9d. Refined is in moderate request without change in Corres.—This article continues firm, with moderate quantities offering for ails ; a small parcel of Jamaica sold at no. . . . . — COCOA continues dull sod inactive. Grenada sold pri vately at 50s. Tma.—At the public sales a break of fine flowery Pekoe mold at la 1111. Rom.—A large business has been transacted in second hand parcels of Bengal at id. decline. Ition.—The market is firm, but transactions are limited, holders genet ally refusing to sell at preseut prices. Saco was sold at tid. decline ; good fair small, 18e. 61. ; large, Ms. to 19s. 3d. Sacra[.—Pepper sold steadily. Singapore black, 37e. &I. Pimento also sold at full prices, 2i, 275. Hd. SALT/Trim has sold on easier terms ; 7 to 53 per cent. refraction, 33a. to 30e. 'AI. Ccrrros. —BOO bales sold, at very full prices. Jura is dull of sale. Prices are rather easier. Common to good sorts, at 121. to 191. 2s. INDloo.—About 100 chests East India have been sold at the males rate& 1. rE.•im IL Jane 22. inset/. Julys ---, .. r r . 1. , .. to I .. .. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 48s. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 47n ; July to Sep tember, 475. ; October to December, 475. " buyers." METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We are very scantily supplied with good beasts, conse quently Monday's quotations are well supported, and in a few instances exceeded. The supply of sheep is shorter ; trade is lively at rather higher rate*. The demand for lamb has decreased, a clearance cannot be effected. Trade is worse for calves. Inferior quality is scarcely saleable. Our foreign supply consists of '290 beasts, 2,600 sheep, sad 515 calve' Mitch cows, 86. Per stone of bled a. d. S. d. Per stone of Sib..d. s. d. Beet Scots, Herefda 4 10 5 0 I Beet Due& llf-bdsBll 5 0 6 4 Best Shun-horns 4 8 4 10 Bast lung-w 0015.... 0 0 0 u Second clued. beasts 3 6 4 0 Do. do. Shorn . 4 10 5 2 Calves Pigs BestDsisitint-brixis 0 0 0 0 basis at =Ask 075; NbMI 11118.110. Da do. 80orn - . 4 4 • 8 Limbs mut 12,3110 ; Ogres, 716 SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) Mesas. Davis and Co. report trade slow at the following prioes meadow hay, ihe. to 945. ; superior ditto, Ns. to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, 31.. to 50s. ; new ditto, 50r. to 80s. ; clover, old, 90s. to 12041. ; slaw, 30s. to 40s. TEE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS (BLUES).-011 Tues day last this regiment, under the command of Colonel Baillie, marched from Regent's-park barracks to the Vic toria statiou, Pimlico, at 11 a.m., preceded by the baud, for the purpose of celebrating the 200th anniversary of the re gimeut by a banquet at the Crystal Palace. The spacious first-class saloon, commanding • noble view of the gardens and surrounding country, was prepared by Mr. !Strange for the reception of his guests. AU the alters and men sat down at two o'clock, the colonel presiding. Viscount Gough, the colonel-to-chief, wow prevented from attending by his duties at the Curragh comp. Toasts were drunk with true military enthusiasm, and none more warmly than "The Heroes of Waterloo" (propoeed by Lord &ergo Mennen", lieutenant.colonell, joined with the name of the gallant Captain Troy, a survivor of that eventful day. Captain Troy replied in • very animated address to the younger comrades of his old regiment. GOVERNMENT ASSINTANCE TO VOLUNTEER CORPS. —This morning • supplemental estimate was issued to par liament from the War-office of the sum required to ho voted towards defrayiug further charges on account of the volitn. teer corps. The total amount in :11,0001.-10,0001. of which is *pay, allowances, and contingencies of adjutants, and 20,0001. for pay, &c., of drill instructor. ODD FELLOWS, MANCHEWER UNITY.—The mem bers of the Haggerstone Lodge of this popular social order had their twentieth annual dinner on Tuesday last, at the lodge house, the Pearson Arms, Kingsland. road, Shoreditch. The host, Mr. Herbert, served up a dinner, which gave great satisfaction. Ap propriate toasts were given, several songs sung, and the evening spout with the greatest harmony and goodwill. Mr. Barnes delighted the company with his excellent singing. CURIOUS AND LAMENTABLE DEATH.—On WVIIIOB - morning, about 10 o'clock, Mr. Neal, of the Hope Dairy Farm, near the asylum-cowl, Old Kent-road, met with his death in a very sudden and melancholy manner. It ap pears that he was about to clean a water-butt, awl while stooping to let out the plug ho overbalanced himself, fell headlong into the butt, and was drowned. The butt is a narrow one, like a port wine pipe, and about five feet high; and the deceased having unfortu nately a wenkuess in his right hand, had nu power to extricate himself. The legs of the unfortunate man were discovered lying over the top of the butt about half-an-hour afterwards, hut of course be was dead, and surgical assistance, which was instantly sent for, was of no avail. Mr. Neal has left a wife and four children. He was in his accustomed health on the same morning, and had been in cooverration with several of his neighbour., by whom he was much respected, about half an hour before the melancholy occurrence. On the 19th inst. the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies at Perth wtifirmed the election of M. Francis PuLtsky, now staying at Turin. Letters from Rome state that the French Govern ment has reeolved to establish a museum there in a palace purchased from King Francis, and that it is to be exclusively set apart to the reception of artislee which may be found in the excavations about to be commenced. N. Lion Ranier, of the Institute, has been appointed director of it. MONEY HARKET.-(THIS DAL) Two Ahem Bu.iiiess throughout the Stock Exchange csia filmes very languid, but prices in nearly all in stances are well supported. The funds are steady, at yesterday's improvement. The dullest market is perhaps that for English railway stocks. Turkish Bonds have again risen. There is no alteration in the rate of discount d the Bank of England. The tenders for the new Victoria loan have jack been sent in, but are not yet opened. The scrip of the new India loan is steady, at 100 to /, and the stock at 991 to 4. Consols are officially marked 90 and 891 for money, and 90 for the account. TY present quotations are 89/ to 90 for awe, and 90 to / for the 7th of August. The official business report is as follows :—Bask Stock, 230 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, L ; New Three 'per Conte, 891, 1, ; India Stock, 2204, 219; ditto Five per Cent. Stock. 991 ; ditto scrip, 100, 1; ditto for amount, 1001, 1 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, sog ; ditto April, 1864, 961 ; ditto Bonds, 10s., lle., Te. die. ; Five per Cent. " enfaced• rupee paper, 941 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Ceat, 1011, ; xchequer Bills, March, small, 10s. dis. ; ditto June, Is., 3s. die. In the foreign stock market the only businessim been in Turkish Bonds, which have risen to * per cent. The Loan of 1854 is now pueloi 884 to 894, and that of 1868, 67 to ft Sales are recorded as follows ;—Dutch Two-aad-a- Half per Cents., 631, ex div. (exchange 126.); Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 67, el, 671 ; ditto 100/. bonds, 69, 70. The discount market continued decidedly easy yesterday. Good bills were readily taken at par cent. Few applications were° consequently rads at the Bank. About 10,000/. in bar gold and foreign coin was sent into the Bank yesterday. A large amount of Australian will probably be taken there during the next day or two. The ;ales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday spa reached 20 , 000 bales. ... At Cousiantiuople the exchange haa advanced 184. A telegram was received yesterday by Mesas. Rocca Brothers from their firm at Genoa, request ing them, in consequence of unexpected delay in realising their resources, to suspend all payments. Messrs. Rocca Brothers, who have branch houseman Genoa, Marseilles, Naples, and Odessa, have been in liquidation since May last. The firm in Genes state that in the course of a few days they will for ward a etatemeut of their present position • also a proposal to permit the house to continue t he liyu dation, the terms of which proposal they trust wdl meet with the approval of thoir creditors. In the meantime the affairs have been placed in the Lauds of Messrs. Coleman, Turquaud, Youngs, and Co. It is said that the estate will yield a surplus. A preliminary meeting of the principal creditors of Mr. James Grieves, Australian merchant, was held yesterday, when an approximate statement, showing liabilities 58,000/., and assets apparently to the extent of 43,0001., was presented by Mc John Young, of the firm of Coleman, Turquard, Youngs, and Co., accountants. The assets are estimated as above, taking the shipments to Aus tralia at invoice price and charges, lea the ad vance. and assuming that the debts due for goods shipped to order are good. The short period that has elapsed since the stoppage has precluded the preparation of a complete statement, but it has bent deemed advisable to call the principal creditors together to decide whether any steps shall be taken for the protection of the property in Australia, previous to the departure of the mail of the 26th inst. After some discussion, it was resolved to appoint a comutitkie for this and other purposes. The creditors present were iu favour of the accept ance of a oomposilion, and Mr. Grieves is invited to make an offer at the next meeting. The directors of the China and Japan Steam Navigation Company have contracted with Miens. laird, of Birkenhead, for the vessels of different classes required to commence the trade. The steamers will be ready, we understand, to learn England as soon as the season opens for the pas sage to their destination, so that they may be expected to be in operation by the ensuing summer. A call of 11. is to be paid on the shares in the Metropolitan Railway Company by the 16th August. The half-yearly meeting of the London and Blackwell Railway Company is convened fur the 13th August. A special meeting of the Italian Junction Bad ways Company is to be held on the 23rd and 24th of August, at Paris. Au extraordinary meeting of the British Im proved Soap Company is called for the sth 4 August, to confirm a resolution for a voluntary winding up. A petition for the winding up of the "Life As surance Treasury " is to be heard before Vier Chancellor Wood on the 2nd of August. Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurase . s. gas and coke, dock, and other shares, as given i s the last Stock Exchange list : lawmen—Alliance British soil Foreign, 15i • lain Marine, 541 ; Fagle, 7 ; Globe, 29 ex div. ; Guariiisk 4l 47f, ex ; /mineral Fire, 3524, 4, ex div. ;Lw Pia. 41, ex all ; Legal and Goners] Life, 61 ex div. ; Lionskia. ; London and Provincial Marine, 2 ; lbarise, .uc div. ; Gunn Marine, 94 ; Pelican, 504 ; Phenix, l$1; Universal Marine, 14. Gas and Coke.—Great Central, 12, 4, 13,121 ; lwarialk 80, 4, ex div. ; ditto new, 571, 1,8, ox dm. • Leadash. 654, 4 ; ditto, parliamentary, 29,1 ; ditto, bine Preferenne. 821, 1; Flamm, 704, ex div. Dodui.—East and West India, 117, ex div. Camila—Regent's (or London), 221, ex thv. Waterworks.—Fiat London, 123. Eridgea —Waterloo, Old Anuuitaes of di., 31. With reference to the markot for American secu rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows: We have bad a fair amount of business doing is Leaden in Amerimu securities at improved prices, stimulates& higher quotations received from New York op to Um UM Mat. trolled States Five pix Cent. and Virginia kris per Cent. Roods have advanced since our last 2 per rest. la Illinois Construction, 7 per cent., sod Erie Third Bonds au advance of I.j per cent. has been There lions linen free buytis of Illinois soil at Eris sham at an advance of Ito '2 per cent. The market clams ins mi the reported victory by the Federal troops in Virginia. The premises of the e Commercial Bank of limb o& in Lotlibitry are to be sold by auction in August. The Marlborough has been taken up to „eirm %toreruntmit stores to Calcutta, and the Jane Midi stone to lEurraohee. WZDNYKDAT ETZNOK In the Stock Exchange the rate for loans ea English government securitiPs was about three pew cent. _ _ _ Consols, which closed yesterday at 90, " sellen4, l * for the 7th of August, opened this morning at 89f to 90, and closed at 00 to j. For money Has last price was 89/ to 90. The official busintsons port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 891, j ; ditto, for account (Aug. 7), an, 90 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 894, ; New Three per Cents., 894, 4, ; Bank Stook ' 22:), 231 ; India Stock, 221, 219 ; ditto Five per C. Stoc, 994, 1, ; ditto for account, 994, ; ditto Scrip, 994, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 88., 78.411 x. ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 961, It • ditto April, 1864, 931 ; Fivo per Cent. " ;Aimed 'a 101 rupee l. paper, 941 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 10a. to ss. dia.. and the Juno hi. (li, to par. The Turkish Loan of 1838 recovered 4 per oast. to-day, closing at 644 to j, whilst that of 1854 IMO unaltered at 781 to j. Mexican Bonds ronnia quoted 224 to A. Buenos Ayres Six per Oasts. wow marked 81 ex div. Little change occurrod in the market for Bmak shares. London and South African Bank were rather fist. Miscellaneous shares were quiet at former prices. . . • I 1 I, .. ; ..ii il l ii., • 1 .. If il 11 , i. ' s ' I ' , • i . ; I 4 . . ' i I . 1 - , r i I I.:. i I, 1: 4 . 'II 1 1 1 1 . • ; 1 , f 1 R 4 . 1 1 did 49 51 15 Ml{ id 191 wBl a}+ 75 4 NI - id xd