The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-31 00:00:00

1 ~~. tifit IT - EDIT I ON SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock -DERBY RACES.-(THIS DAY.) .. ... 1 ....................................... 2 ........... Three ran. Caat Pri ixess it °Yal RADESMAN'S PLATE. 1 The D o ff . 2 ........... ......... Five ran. MAIDEN PLATE. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) C HESTERFIELD STAKES. " 1 V colt Six ran. hisui. g sun .... . I TEMBERS' PLATE. 1 Six ran. 4° A r PY Jl 4 lex_ E y AND CITY NEWS. Tiler • CITY, Two O'CLOCK. karat These is rath er more firmness i n the genera l ap ken, c e of the money market, owing to the pay ext:Just mad e on account of the new l oans. I t i s te n i ted. that th e su b sequent i nsta l men t s w ill a l so t° augment the inquiry and diminish the itrip r in t g eas iness, but no immediate alteration of p ro - b ° anee in the minimum quotation is considered 4rst able. Although the market is rather firmer, lo w .elas s hills are still negotiable at very laa c i ra i tes ' and the inquiries at the Balk of Eng arri ,ia ve not materially increased. Some large ha ve vals °t specie have lately taken place, which Prev ented an efflux from the Bank of Eng- Au* as furthe r cons i gnmen t s are due from fro - At atta and moderate remittances are received main t a i t ; ; llict ica, the stock of bullion is likely to be —n ed at a high p o int, although a further reNg, dim inution m a y t a k e plac e within the next We e k s Th e public sales of foreign and colonial wool, at e commenced on the 21st ult., were brought to li4nll:nination yesterday, as far as regards Austra adonc:eseriptions, in accordance with a resolution le r i r e ` ed by the committee of brokers. During the tuid -s f th ere was a large attendance of both home Seri n rei gn buyers, and the biddings for all de the; -t°llB were animated, prices, compared with lad realised at the previous sales, being barely Indi ß s° 2 d• per lb. higher. The sales of low East e eed - _,and other descriptions of wools will be pro heu with this day and to-morrow. vi th in e Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed v er cr eased a n i ma ti on , an d a b ou t 7,000 bales Share B°ld at previ ous p r i ces . In the Railway rat h re 'Market b us i ness was qu i et, b u t pr i ces were rath er 'Market 101 tithe foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, b lirg. 4v allee took pl ace on Amsterdam and Ham- At th ac e e Meetin g o f th e N ew p or t, Abergavenny, ettoilway Company to-day a favourable report hea "ls tl ' shoNvin an increase in the net revenue Wa sh lf- er year o f £2,621. Th e ava il a bl e b a lance thtt ,14 6 ss. ld., ou t o f w hi c h th e d e benture t qe r b e, and the 5 and 6 per cent. preference in to bet w ould be pay a bl e , l e aving £177 13s. 11d. 1 „ c arried f orward. 4e ball graph c,yearly meeting of the Submarine Tele or 7 ' ° °'Pany took place to-day, and a dividend 11 Ci . Per e(lit. p er annum was d ec l are d. The large Yield ed in the b us i ness o f th e h a lf-year had not On he eu an equiv a l en t a dditi on t o th e gr oss revenue eel eall ut of the r e d uc ti on in the tariffs. The re ta?"iB, ho wever, were £14,113 ss. 10d., being a torhalice of 4 :7,768 17 s . lid . between the associated t ~ h e ' all ies- Th e di rectors awar d e d 10 p er cen t. to de t rese rve fund, w hi c h, a ft er th e p a y men t of divi- N v , tra d ' would l eave £ 193 4s. lid. to b e carr i e d for d The report was adopted, w av o c he half-y ear l y meet i ng o f t h e Mid-K en t Rail :llll3any, to-day, the accounts were exhibited, t 8 "Ow ed a b a l ance i n f avour o f th e com pany of di 83. 7 d., from which the directors proposed a Iph i l et id a the rate of 21 per cent. per annum, 4k c. ' w as adop ted. mit ted. ah, cc°l 'din g to a resolution passed to-day by the i te e of the Stock Exchange, the settlement i th he Indian and Russian loans will take place m o . Th e 11" y 4ed• market for public securities, although ex tehdillglY quiet, has exhibited rather a buoyant aft, all eY, and a r i se of I- per cent. took place soo n Arhili the c ommencement of business, which has been and y maintained. Consols are 95: -1 for money f or account. There have been very few operations I .s ta r , l3 A ll eY, but the Government broker has bought hd , v 'uuo stock for the Savings Banks. Bank Stock teada. ze e e d d t too 0 7 1 4 1 , ; the New Threes to 961 ; the ; Exchequer Bills to 21s. 245. pm. ; (185 1411 1-4 au Debentures (1858) to 951 ; ditto 11 % 1 ,1 9 . ) to 94 1 ; ditto Scrip to 98i !; and ditto w ere steady at Bs. to 3s. dis. 4 18 , - „ tu e Fereiem St oc k Market there is very little p er ; e ss, but pr i ces are rat h er fi rmer. T ur ki s h 6 dit tn "' en ts• are 83 84 ; ditto New Loan, 73 74 ; 201 - i an i . Per Cents., 102 1 , ; Mexican has advanced to Til ere ha s b een very little variation of import hecaelll theßailway Share Market. A steady busi blttitts been don e i n some o f th e p r incipal lines, di v i ii t-te cs , in most instances, are now quoted e.x land-end• Eastern Counties, North-Western, Mid ons'le.lid S outh -Western have been at former values. sitti‘,"-astern declined 10s., and Bristol and Exeter ~,,"reat 'Western ss. The Fo reign lines have been exceedingly quiet. bar 101, d ° - Venetian new shares have receded to ''abia and S an F r ancisco are steady, at 4, and IllaM buco at 103 have the Mi sc ellaneous Share Market East Indian a te ' e i mproved to 10 S . ; G r and Trunk of Canada Stea 146 d at 33, 1 34 ; Great Western of Canada , 141, in nt Stock B an k an d Mi sce ll a neous Shares are et ive at yesterday's closing quotations. -‘ll 1 .4it -s t R oc I :S I SH .. FUNDS—C . L .. O . S .. I . N . ... P 2 R 24 IC i ES. per Cent: ietinced 'ALI; iiies 96 II I I Per c 95i a li 3 Cent Consols Annuities lhdi_ Der Cent. Annuities 217 Ditt o 4 St) ek .. ._._ titooDeabellirittso,turpe.:;sllt6ss6..... 94 98 / 9 1 pittoto9Ba 1 "itt Stocks4l,oo:er cent. 8 3 d (20 4 ' u licler 11,000 pxe;lols :or Account (Sept. 7) LitioelAue,r Rills. £l,OOO, lid .. 20 4 Di tto, , ; ills. . ..... 21 24 : 4 11)."—ITt e4 t P °011r ° 2 .1t3 e Pee 'Rewoir:CCtN:1.°F. liUdNatDedg—CL°S7G. . P9125R301/1IC:S. 201 1 1 1 • ... 931 bria44._ urn Cent Po r - ""' Aocot liii7Pege, 1853, 3 per Cent. .......... 4465/5/ 5ik.....":"' Iteeennt Tpall 3 per Cent 4st 331 z ir l , .t.) s ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. ,i-01). per Cent — .itto Ace bi tto ~,, ca r 74 3 lior dd .„ 11 ,..evi - Loan t' unatanteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. K. THREE O'CLOC Comolp, M oney 951 I bit to Account ......_____ I Stock fro-ttontelligencb was received yesterday at Lloyd's heto alcutta. that on th e 26th o f July there was a cyclone other lioo ghly, and th a t t wo s teamers and a number of s vessels were wrec k e d . Etbo ,;bll°N PISHINGS.—The fishings in the Nith The ' g r ; t e t New Quay may be said to be a failure this season. (411„ want of rain is the cause of this. From the New 4EI 1 71_dow n to the Solway Firth there hasbeen good fishing ; day as forty or fifty fish have been caught o z f 0 Y the fish ers residing at Newa bb ey an d t in a Carlaverock. single ' Nve :j et. the halvers obtained the other day a fish of 241 b. 40 1 Rht, tha heaviest caught this season. Up the river, flahl o bunifri(s, anglers have had scarcely any sport. _T u ll e ! ti v ilg water s hi the Tweed continue to be very unprod ev.. e 4 l . While the presence of salmon in the bay is very rant. Lord gbe Ness has been in good order for some days t. ance„:1 1 " , ( 1 , on the upper part of the river, has been very A - 2V ;hi one day he took nine grilse. IiIt.NGLISII GENTLEMAN TURNED MOHAMME Ti' s qbe Ron. Mr. Stanley, son of Lord Stanley of Al leBoy,e,nlit:rsparirsriinvegd at Penang by the Singapore from Ceylon. and accomplished gentleman is said to b bic"vt. harnmedan. He wears Turkish costume, speaks Ara iepLatld takes entirely, Amongst the Mohammedans at all th e ' 4 ts, the best way to become intimately acquainted with He will visit Perak before proceeding on his travels 1. 011 eellt hward. The results of his wanderings in these lands of Islam will be of great interest. He is bctg Chuliah-street with an Arab named Sheik Salim "g t tqie, and carefully avoids all intercourse with Euro ne had visited the Rajah of Perak, and on June 20 • 6 pro seed e d t o Q uedah, and remained there with the Ra -3411 for eek•—China Telegraph. Share 12.10 13.14 Sto2k Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' SIJA t E RKET.-( THIS DAY.) dNARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business paid. Railways. Price. i re., Notting. Bost. Eastern Ju1, ,,, i ion 10 61 61 t and Ballymena all Vol., and Sir. Val all 71 81 Lane., and Chesh ":tion lOO 77 79 :771 mrn and Tyne all 1 and Exeter ,nian T and Holyhead .nd Bandon all -- Blkrock,&Passage all 'all all 41 51 4 5 A raves. no div 1 all u ntil6p.c.per an all hasbeen pd.toß 3an d Bell ast June. all ?erth, & Abr.Junc. l all 8 9 inglian i 100 141 151 'n Counties lOO i 56 57 56/ 1 5 3:3 Union A Stock 100 140 42 do. B Stock, 100 127 30 274 4• 1% ..A,(1te.E.U3d5) 81 ' :ent ... I all ancaehire .. uffolk f . all all ' arg and Glstsgow 100 1 74 ., 76 75 Perth, & Dundee. 100 '4* 27 261 & Clyde Junction all RS lOO INV& South Westn lOO 9 7 9 9 North of Scotland all N or thern lOO 101 102 to. A. St oc k lOO 84 86 to. B Stock lOO 132 134 Ith.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 105 W es t e rn .Vl.llail Gua.Stk lOO 55 60 outh Eastern all I ter and Carlisle all 97 100 97 5 tirds w Thirds l6 14i 154 p i hire & Yorkshire 100 98 5 08 1 98 2 do. F £l6 6 1 1 d do. £9 shares 7 1 sel st Riding Union' 1 uthport ' all . 0 . 3 and Blackwall ! all 63 65 0.1 viss.at fslosp.sh , righton &S.Coast' 100 108 110 3 & North Westn' 100 9 4 / 95 94 4 11 4 4 , ht l is 3& South-Westn lOO 92 4 924 924 r & Coleraine I all r & Enniskille , all 6 8 ;het., & Lincoln : 100 ' 35 4 36 olitan IIO 3 d d 0 1105 1051 1041 154 'ming. & Derby. 100 82 84 811 t. West. (Ireland) all hares all die and Carlisle 1 all I.ber., & Herefd i all 9 11 & Armagh (def.)' 9 Warpt., & Ros i 100 l5B 60 5 85 Counties Union 3l 1 31 8 d Br iti s h lOO , 601 61 1 61 5 i v.RaiL&Dk. Stk 1 100 1 tk.—Arec.nodiv ! 6p.c.hasbeenpdß' 100 ;took 1 100 Eastn.—Berwick 100 89 891 895 3 G.N.E.Purchasel6l3 4; 1/ 15 d d eds , 100 144 441 411 4 rk lOO i 72 721 721 London lOO 101 103 fiestn., Hampstd !ity Junction f3 ls., Staffordshire l7l 1 44 43 d Western iou. W. Junction all j 7 8 7 4 , Wor.,& Wolver lOO 131 32 all i outh ey lO . 3 Central .E., Aber. Stock 100 241 255 ttish Mid. Stock! 100 81 83 [lire Union lOO 45 47 bourne & Sheer all 31 21 d )evon lOO 44 45 Eastern lOO 7t 77/ 761 761 7 Yales "orks.&Riv.Dun I all 58 62 o 1 , Wok., & Wok , all 8 11 m & Darlington , all 36 57 36 5 4 ). 1855 ; 7 3. 1858 ' 7 In & Hartlepool' 161 Lie lOO 4erence, No. 1 gHavenDk&Rail 22 'Neath lO9 ord & Kilkenny, 100 ord & Limerick all ; ornwall ' all 5/ 65 Lon. & Cr}. Pal. all -A recv.uodiv.till: has been pd. to /3 , all , 31 31 all . 75 71 71 ,ondon Class ' all Class Amber Er., INotting. Bost. and Eastern Jurocion BelfaA and Ballymena Wol., and Str.Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Biyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall A raves. no div. Do. A u ntil6p.c.per an. ll Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelf ast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc ' East Anglian 4:astern Counties E a ,;tern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.nv.A, (Ite.E.U3dB) East Kent .... East Lancashire .. East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow) 'Edin.,Perth, & Dundee ! Forth & Clyde Junction, Furness Glasgow& South Westn ' Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk , Irish South Eastern ! Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds 'Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares , Do. West Riding Union' Do. Southport , London and Blackwall ! IDo.Newiss.at £slosp.sh , Stock ;Lon.,Brigliton &S.Coast' Stock! London & North Westn' 12 !Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn 25 L'derry & Coleraine 1 25 IL'derry & Enniskillen ! Stock! Man., Shef., & Lincoln : 10 !Metropolitan Stock Midland Stock , Do. Birming. & Derby. 50 !Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) ! 25 !Do. Shares 100 'Newbastle and Carlisle 1 25 :New., Aber., & Ilerefd ; 10 !Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 !Newry, Warpt., & Ros StockiNorfolk 50 !North. Counties Union Stock ;North British Stock !Nor. Dev. Rail. &Dk. Stk I ! Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no cl iv I until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Stock:Do. B Stock Stock!North-Eastn.—Berwick, 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase! Stock Do. Leeds StocklDo. York StockiNorth London 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 20 ; North Staffordshire 20 !North-Western 10 !No. & Sou. W. Junction, StocklOxford, Wor.,& Wolver ! 10 !Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 IRhymney StocklScottish Central Stock! Scot:l. N. E., Aber. Stock! Stock, Do. Scottish Mid. Stock, Stock Shropshire Union 10 !Slain gbourne & Sheer 1 Stock South Devon Stock,South-Eastern Stock South Wales 20 ISouthYorks.&Riv.Dun 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok 25 ;Stockton & Darlington 25 !Do. do. 1855 25 'Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepoot Stock Taff Vale Stock:Do. Preference, No. 1 25 TharnesHavenDk&Rail Stock! Vale of Neath Stock! Waterford & KilkennT 50 'Waterford & Limerick ! 20 i West Cornwall 10 IW-end Lon. & Cr}}. Pal. 5 I Do.A.—A recv.nodiv.till' 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 I Do. B 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class .... Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock! Stock! Stockl 161 1613 4' Stook PREPERI4:NCE SHARES. Share 1 Railways. ' Business closing ' Done. Paid. i Price. 25 'Blythe and Tyne lf per 1 c. pref. (issued at £5O) 1 Stk : Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tocklCaledon £lO, 41 per cent' 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock , Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc ! Stock , Do. do. 5 p. ct. ilCork & Bandon, 51 p. c.I !Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stockl k - I.Angn. Class A 7 & spcl Stock:Do. do. Class B 6 pc.. 1 Stockl Do. do. Class C 7 pc : Stock' E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No. 1: StocklDo. do N 0.21 StocklDo. New 6 per ct. Stockl Stock' Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock', East Lane. 6 per ct 5 !E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths) tocklEdin.&Glas. 5 pc shares} S took iEdin.Pertli,& Dim. 4 pc.l StocklFurness, 5 per cent S tock 'G las. &S West. ~! a. spc Stock ,Great Northern, 5 p. ct , Stock:Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm! Stock :Do. 44 p. c. do. do. I 100 I ; Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm.l 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist 0.1 . 4 „„,! c Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 41 °l"' p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct St ock,Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct. Stock' Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. St ocki Do. Irredeemable, do St ock Do. 5 p. et. R edeem.Pref., 8 'Do. Birm. Pref. Shares , 10 1 G t. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.l shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref I Do firming. guar. stock), Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 1 L on. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l 'Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 21 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct 1 Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 41 :Lon. & N. W.Cov. & Nun-1 I eaton, sp. ct. 1L OIL &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, ; late 3d shares I !Imndondy & Cole, 1 018. 1 Londordy. & Ennis 1 sh. :111an.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 1 jDo. 31 per cent. 1 llaryport & Car., 4 p.c. I Do. 4 per cent .. I Do. Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 1 I Do. Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct ! Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. ct. ; NewportAber,&c.pret. s: p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. o m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 1 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.sharesl Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB-161 Do. 5i p. e. Pref. do. 1847! IDo. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, spercent iDo. New, g - ua. 5 percent ! Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dvk.Co., N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.i IDo. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. !Do. do. do. I 1)0. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 ' iDo. do. Quarters, 1846 ! Do. York, H. & S. Purch.: !North Staffordshire 1 'Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g: IDo. do. do., 24 gua 1 I Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp, Scottish Central, new pit !Scottish N.-Eastern deb; : Do. 31 per c. pref. stock; Do.Aberdeen.g - ua.6pc.; Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock) Month Devon, Ann. 10s. 1 Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading) Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent 1 , Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is I 1 Do. New do., 2d issue ! South Wales, gun. 4 P.C Do. 41 per cent ~ S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e 1 Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.- Stock 2( 13i Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 121 121 Stock Stock 12a1 Stock Stock Stock Stock 101 Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stocki Stock) Stock Stock. Stock all 1 100 100 104 100 100 all Stock; Stock; Stockl Stock Stock; Stock, Stock, 10s.' 10 1.0.6. Stock! Stock' Stock, Stock ; Stock 25) I 25 Stock, SHERIFFS' COURT. GRAVES. POLICE INTELLIGENC" MARLBOROUGH-STT Fully committed for trial. CORN EXCHANGE. THE SUN, 'ILONDOikT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 18b9. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(TRIS DAY.) JOASSE V. PALM R..-SINGULAR STRUGOLIi FORA CHILD. This was an action to recover board and lodging supplied to defendant's illegitimate child at his request. Plaintiff stated that she was the child's grandmother. The defendant was the father, and she had supplied it with food. Mr. Beard, for the defendant, cross-examined the plaintiff as to whether defendant had not often applied for the child? Plaintiff admitted that it was so, but insisted that she had a right to keep it. Mr. Beard then contended that plaintiff, although the grandmother, had no right to withhold the child from its father. The fact was defendant had applied over and over again for his child, and if plaintiff refused to give it up, she could not recover from defendant for its maintenance. His Honour was of opinion that plaintiff could not re cover. She was bound to give up the child. Defendant--T can place it with another child of mine, now grown up. His Honour (to plaintiff)—You must deliver the child up. You cannot have any objection. Suroly a younger companion is all the better for it. Plaintiff—l don't think so. His Honour—Very likely, but you aro nonsuited, and must give up the child. THE TALE OF A COAT.--REICHART Y. SYDNEY. This was an action to recover a sum of money for a great coat supplied to defendant, an attorney's clerk. Mr. Rea was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beard appeared for the defendant. A set-off had been pleaded, and to oppose plaintiff's claim it was endeavoured to be shown that defendant had con ducted some law business for plaintiff, in return for which he was to have a coat. To answer this it was stated that plaintiff had paid for he work charged by defendant to another solicitor. Mr. Beard said that defendant had conducted all the pre iminary portion of the business, and after hearing two or ,hree witnesses, His Honour said it was clear defendant could not recover the amount of his set-off, and as plaintiff had agreed to allow the coat to be worked out he could not-succeed. Each party must pay his own costs. IMPORTANT TO INSOLVENT DEBTORS.-COTTON V. This was an action to recover a sum of money for profes sional services rendered, plaintiff being a solicitor. Mr. Charnock, of King William-street, said there had been a plea of insolvency entered, and he was in a condition to prove that the plaintiff had been scheduled. Mr. Buchanan then handed in an I 0 U for £5, and said that defendant had not inserted that amount in his schedule, and contended that not having specifically entered it, he was still liable. Mr. Charnock contended that the amount entered fully covered plaintiff's claim, but His Honour held that plaintiff must have a verdict upon the lOU. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and a Jury.) LIBEL-SCANDALOUS AND ABOMINABLE CHARGE-DA- MAGES MOO-MASON V. RICHARDSON. This was a suit of inquiry to assess damages laid at £5OO in a case of libel of a most scandalous character. Mr. Cole, instructed by Mr. Jerwood, appeared for the plaintiff; defendant had suffered judgment to go by default. After all females had been ordered out of court. Mr. Cole in opening the case said said that the libel in question a•as of a most abominablecharacter, and defendant had accused plaintiff of an unnatural crime of the most aw ful character. Defendant was base and cruel enough to say that he had Ven the plaintiff go into a pig • stye and, remaining there for an hour and a half, commit an unnatural offence with a sow. Plaintiff was a farmer ca• rying on business in Nottinghamshire, and the slander had been propagated all over the place in which he dwelt and carried on business. Plaintiffs solicitor called upon defendant for a full re tractation, instead of getting which defendant jeered and laughed at him. Defendant was served with a writ, and had sinco sold off his property. On the 4th Nov. last he repeated the slander in most fearful language. Plaintiff was called, and stated that he knew the defen dant, who was a baker. After proving generally the facts as stated by the learned counsel, and adding that the slander had done him incalculable injury, Mr. Cole said this was a wretched and awful charge against plaintiff, and called upon the jury to enable the plaintiff te point out to the world how his character had been relieved of the stigma in a court of justice. The learned Secondary summed up, and the tounct for plaintiff—damages, £lOO. One of the jury asked if plaintiff was a single man? Plaintiff—Yes. 'lB DAY.) DARING ATTEMPT TO STEAL A tAN'S GOLD WATCH—Charles Stevenson, a tall, ned-looking fellow, living in the neighbourhood of the was placed at the bar before Mr. Bea(lon, char;, at tempting to steal a gold watch of the value of £25, the pro perty of Dr. John Wells Wainwright, 3, Charlotte-street, Pimlico, in the following daring manner : Dr. Wainwright said he was going through Pall. Mall that morning at a quarter to one, when the prisoner, who had previously been following him, passed him, and then turned round in front of him, and ho then felt his neck pulled, and on putting his hand to his watch-pocket in his waistcoat he found his watch was gone. The prisoner then started off, and on his running after and taxing him with having stolen his watch, he denied it. The prosecutor then put his hand down in front of him, and found that the watch had been broken from the gold chain, but in conse quence of its being also attached by a steel chain the pri . soner had been unsuccessful in his attempt. Brown, 304 A, said he had been watching the prisoner and another man in the Haymarket, and followed the pri soner along Pall-Mall and saw him turn sharp round in front of the prosecutor, and then run into St. James's square. He pursued him, and on coming up with him a gentleman had hold of him, and on his attempting to take him into custody the gentleman at first declined to let him (Brown) do so, thinking, as ho was in plain clothes, he was an accomplice. Inspector Webb, of the C division, said two counterfeit coins were found on the prisoner, but the prisoner was not known at present. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were very moderate, but we had the bulk of Monday's supply on offer All kinds met a dull inquiry at that day's decline in the quotations. There was a full average show of foreign wheat on the stands, and the transactions were restricted to retail parcels at barely stationary prices. The few samples of barley on show wore in request at full currencies. Superfine malt was tolerably firm, but other kinds were a slow sale. The oat trade was in a sluggish state, but we have no further change to notice in value. Beans and peas, as well as flour, were a slow inquiry at last week's currency. ARRIVALS Tilts WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1,390 i 10 ; 82) lOO i 440 Irish Foreign . 1,060 I 830 i . 15,820 i 110 s i t 1 49 M 96 98 403 105 I st 99 101 1112 117 1107 111 1114 116 1 113 115 129 131 181 83 jll5 117 illB 120 110 112 104 106 85 87 97 99 87 E 9 88 90 101 103 91 101 17 18 91 101 73 75 19 20 i 9& 10 141 151 139 141 155 160 s 81 120 123 P 66 68 1139 141 105 106 P 93 94 91 103 114 12 110 112 ;108 110 96 94 1 ip 1226 1 3 234 1122 124 122 124 1 98 100 1 72- 74 1120 124 118 122 101 10/ 124 24; 102 104 102 104 2 29 33 34 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED REN' Paid. I Leasing Railways. Co.'s. Bedford and Bletchlei all Ln & N.W Buckinghamshire 100 Ln& N.W Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledonin Colchester, Stour Val , all E.I.L&E C E.Lincolnshireg.6P.c 1 100 Gt. North. E Union,HarwichShs , all E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge . 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. ffartlpool.Dek.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Er Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. Do. Shares . . ..... all Do. London&Greenwich . 100 S. East Do. Preference ...... 100 Do. Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 ,Peto &Co: Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk , xiDoa.n6e.o Do 11 B er ux ce t n n t . Midsb.&Redcr,g.6p.e. all Stk.& Da cent........ . 1 :011 DLNo W&M Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland . Newmarkt.,BuryEx j 5. 5.6. 1 1 1 Counts guaranteed 5 p. c. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. L& N W 1 Preston and Wyre. & L.Yk. j Do. shares A. all Do. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 1 iGt.North. Slif.ltoth.&Gol.g.sp.e. 1800 6 Lan.& Yk Slinmsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean . Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all tk.& Dar Do. do. Wilts and Somerset... 100 Gt. West Wimbledon& Croydn. all I L• &Brgtii 100 1102 104 16 47 140 145 Share Docks. DOCKS 109 111 64 66 115 120 92 94 Stock Commercial Stock Do4perCent .Pret .Min S ock t4:art and West India 21 2ii 97 98 I iP 56 .58 1138 142 Oi Pt 1011 11 90 92 7i Si I Paid I Closing Price. .., ..._ , Sock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock - -louthampton lOO Stock Victoria ito no NM emeitois•wo! 1.11 ... 'ALB. Closing Business Price. Done. Business Done. GSi 9 20 204 :001 Stock' S to. 1 Stock Stock Ei 100 1 100 Rook Stock Stock Share) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Barodatt Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do _ _ Do. Addit. Capital A Do. IJO*. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta. &S. E astrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c , East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Mel gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. IndiaPenin.g,ua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.ot Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '5O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4& p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p• a, Extension Do. Third Ex, gua.s,p,c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. •••• Ifelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßruusgick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class ACapitl, Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Lund do Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New • 1 6 Do. Punjaub - Do. Indus. St. Flo btX: St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Liraited) Scrip Mines. Paid. Closing i Business Price. Done. all all all 79 81 16 17 1 1 111 d d 4. 5 d 5 60 all all 1 100 11.3 0. id i p 2s. 6d 7i all 1 $I 9911 1001 id par all al all }lOO 99a 100, 19 20 1 2s. all 33 35 71 72 92 94 97} 98} f id 14 ld 14i 14/ 51 d 102 104 102 104 101 103 97 100 85 90 81 90 ,AIL 1811* 1 d ISt 191 - -d1 - - -al -d -d in 14 1 4 1 '.A.Yg, FOREIGN 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 20 Ardmnea 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 11 d 4 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Beziera to Graissessac all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France all 25 26 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Grand Rue Guar .5 p.c 6 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 6/ 61 20 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 21 21p 20 Ditto New 8 2 21 101 1 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 (Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 ,Namur and Liege all 85 t 20 jDo. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Paris,T.yons, and Medit all 34 35 20 Paris and Orleans _.....• all 53 65 20 Recife& S. Fran. (fern.); 13 2 21 d lot gala. 7p. ct. (Lim.) • 3 20 Riga and Dunaburg... . I 8 10 Rome and Frascati ' all 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 64 64 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all Si 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 95 10 20 W. &N. of France all 22 23 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Prof— all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. l Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 112 113 1124 5 Do. 6 p.c.ro.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.3lr. & Sep. 100 114 116 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1094 1105 Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 109 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 984 994 NovaScot , laGov.6 p.c. S. Deb. redeemable, 18751 100 1095 1105 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July, l 100 MISCELLANEOUS. uShare Miscellaneous. Paid. \ C losing sines' done Price. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1090 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 28 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 2 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at £5 die all 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.,r.Tel.A. all 35 37 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 324 105 108 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Stock Cop.Min.ot Eng.&Smltg ,all 25 Do. Preference 75 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 41 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105 25 Do. New 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all / 1 1 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gan. Steam Navigation. 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all 1 d par 1 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 4 Lon d.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 1 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all Pi 41 25 National Discount Co 5 11 11 d 10 Netherlands Land all 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis all 4 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) all 1 4 1 Oriental Gas 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 10 Ditto B 4 - 10 Ditto C 2s. - 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 d p Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 50 55 014 501 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 74 76 50 Do. New l5 8 11 244 31 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 13 4 1p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) 100 115 125 25 South Australian Land. all 34 36 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 4 1 1 Do. do Registered all / 1 20 Cr.& 1.n.C0.0t Upr. Can 5 v.o ni,nnnn's Land BRITISH MINES. Paid. \ Closing Business Price. Done. ;Alfred Console (Philack) l 2.11.19 3} 4/ 1 20 ;British Iron 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 425 435 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O • 150 165 E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) 6.17.0 81 el Great South Tolgus... 17s 14 141 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 12.1.8 1 1 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91- 1 1} Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 10 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7} 8} N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 6 7 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11i 12} Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 42 45 - I Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s —• ',SOuthCaradon (St.Cleer) 11 235 245 Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 21 Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9160 170 5 ;Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co. 4,1 n 21 10 ;Tin Croft 9 4i 5 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12 s 6 d i West Basset (Illogan) 2l 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard 10 130 135 Wheal Basset (Illogan ). 51 175 185 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 80 90 Wheal Edward (Cals.). 6 1} 2 181 13 1 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant i 1.7.2 13 14 Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe 8 36 38 Trelawney (Lick. 4} 27 28 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian i 1 Bon AccordC9per,Lim. 158 d 33 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 20 Do. St.Johnd elßey,Lim. 15 10 11 5 Do.L and and Miningeo. all 1 Clarendon Console Alin ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 10 Cobra Copper all 41 43 Cepiapo l6 8 9 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 221 2 3 Linares all 10 11# 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 4 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Ans.L all P ; 20 Poutgibaud Silver, Lead 10 Mining and Smelt 4 - 5 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Australis. (L.) 1 d par 28.2.81 United Mexican all JOINT-STOCK BANKS. I Share Closing Business Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - -- 40 Australasia all 83 85 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Bank of London 5O 47 49 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 80 British North American, all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 16 1 lip 100 City 5O 61 e 3 621 100 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - 100 Commercial of London 2O 19 21 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 15} 151 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all - - 20 Lon Char.Bk.otAustral. all 21} 211 50 London and County - 50 London Joint Stock 10 - - 31 301 100 London & Westminster. 2C - - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 34 - - 20 Do. new lO - - 50 National Bank 25 - - 20 New South Wales - 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all 39 40 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 19 20 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 -loath Australia - - 25 no. New 174 - - 25 Union of Australia all - 25 Do. New 2O - - 58 Union of London l2 26 27 100 'Unity Mutual 6O -.- 100 Western Bk of London 50 - al WHITECHAPEL. The demand generally ruled steady, at very full prices : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 38 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s Gd per 81b., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. A few more hops have been disposed of at from 80s to 105 s per cwt., but the demand is very inactive. The duty is called £260,000. We read in the Montrose Review :—" The arri val of the Chief Justice of England at the Clova gathering was heralded by a buzz of conversation. Doubts were ex pressed by the young ladies whether he would come with a mace or a sceptre ; and they were apparently much sur prised to see a pleasant-faced elderly gentleman, mounted on a Highland pony, with a tweed suit of quiet check and a fast-looking little cap, instead of that ideal chief Justice, with a robe and wig, and all the insignia of office, which the had pictured to themselves." TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A HOTEL.—On Sa turday afternoon Schaw's Hotel, at Gilsland, well known to tourists in that interesting locality, was totally destroyed by fire. It is supposed that the conflagration was caused by the overheating of one of the numerous flues in the establishment. There were about 200 visitors staying at the hotel at the time of the breaking out of the fire, but we are happy to state that no serious accident occurred, which is a subject for congratulation considering the large number of persons residing in the house. The damage which is vei y considerable, is covered by insurance in several fire.' offices.—Newcastle Chronicle. A TERRIBLE STORY.—An old woman of weak intellect, known as Black Bess, died of starvation near Galashiels last week. The story of Black Bess's life is a fearful one. Fifty years ago Elizabeth Graham was the rustic beauty, belle, and toast of Melrose and its neighbour hood. Returning home one evening, she was set upon by a villain who occupied a rather higher station in life, and reft of all that she held dear to honour. She immediately forsook the ordinaryhaunts of man, having become a raving maniac. She took up her abode in a rude cave in the Old Quarry Hill of Melrose. Hero she slept at night, in sum mer and winter, wrapped up in a blanket, save when, for some weeks after the birth of her dead child, she followed it to the churchyard and would not be driven away, but slept among the tombstones to watch its grave. From that time to this Crazy Bess has lived a life of much priva tion, and often voluntary suffering, wa . '-‘ring from hamlet to house, and village to town, never, ~e ver, removing far from the scenes of her early years from this unfortunate waif, it is said, that Sir , ott drew the character of Madge Wildfire, in th of Mid • lotlian." SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. LICHFIELD MEETING.-TUESDAT. The Anson Plate of 3 sous each, with 30 adds(' (handicap), for two-yr-olds and upwards. Half a mile. Adelaide, by West Australian, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Grimshaw) t 1 Vigo, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (L. Snowden) t 2 Maid of the Tweed, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 51b extra) (J. Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Marmalade, Scroggins, The Deer, and Rameses. Betting-7 to 4 agst Vigo, 7to 2 agst Marmalade, 4to 1 agst Maid of the Tweed, and 7to 1 agst Adelaide. De ciding heat-6 to 4on Vigo. Adelaide beat Vigo by a length. The Aristocratic Plate (handicap) of 5 cove each, with 30 added. One mile. Mr. Barber's King William, by Poynton, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (Edwards) 1 Mr. Melverley's Toddy, aged, lOst 71b (Smith) 2 Mr. Campbell ns Dilkoosh, 4 yrs, list 21b.. (Hall) 3 Thornhill and Tragedy also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst William, and 2to 1 agst Dilkoosh. Won by a neck ; the same distance between the second and third. The Licensed Victuallers' Stakes. Creeper Lansquenet Maid of Orleans (Grimshaw) 3 Scroggins (Thomas) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Maid of Orleans, sto 2 agst Scrag gins, 3 to 1 agst Lansquenet, and 5 to 1 agst Creeper. Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three-yr-olds, Bst 21b ; four, 9st 41b ; five, 9st 91b ; six and aged, 9st 111 b, Two miles. Mr. Craven's Newcastle, 3 yrs... .... (Fordham) 1 Mr. F. Higgins's Fisherman, 6 yrs .... (Cresswell) 2 Astarte Betting-6 to 4on Fisherman. Won by a head. The Gold Cup of 50 sovs, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. One mile. Mr. Evans's Kinnersley, 4 yrs, 7st 51b.... (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. Halford's Emblem, 3 yrs, sst (Madden) 2 Mr. Cliff's Babbler, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Grimshaw) 3 • Dilkoosh and Mr. Sykes also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Emblem, 3to 1 aget Kinnersley, and 6to 1 each agst Babbler and Mr. Sykes. Won by a neck, two lengths separating the second and third. The Nursery Handicap of 5 sow' each, with 30 added, for 2-yr-olds. Six furlongs. Mr. Copeland's Lady Grosvenor, 7st 21b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Dennis's Rising Sun, 7st 21b (Edwards) 2 Mr. W. Scott's Prologue, 7st 21b .. (Fordham) 3 North Lancashire and Argyll also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Rising Sun, sto 2 agst Lady Gros venor, and 4to 1 agst Argyll. Won by a neck ; two lengths between second and third. YARMOUTH RACES.—TUESDAY. Norfolk and Suffia_Handicap. Adulation Young Hopeful Julie Courier Nine ran. Nursery Handicap. Clio Rose Middleton . Assyrian Seven ran. Tradesmen's Plate. Adulation Catherine 2 Julie Queen of the East Nine ran. The Victoria Garden Stakes was won at two heats by Caucasian, beating four others. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. ST. LEGFR. sto 4 on Promised Land (offered) Bto 1 agst Marionette (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Trumpeter (offered) 20 to 1 agst Napoleon (offered) 40 to 1 agst Prelude (take 50 to 1) DERBY. 9to 1 agst Umpire (take 10 to 1 freely) 11 to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered) 66 to 1 agst Plum Pudding (taken and wanted) 66 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken and wanted) FEARFUL STEAM ACCIDENT. PLYMOU 111, TUESDAY EVENING. An act ident of a very alarming character occurred at 1 o'clock this afternoon in the Sound, on board her Majesty's screw steamsloop Pioneer, Comman der Charles H. May, and r orders for the West Coast of Africa. She had some slight defects to make good, and WES getting up steam for the pur pose of proceeding into Hamoaze, when the main steam pipe burst closo to the communication. John Dunn, leading stoker, was on the point of opening the communication-valve, and he suffered severely ; William Bone, engineer in charge, Charles Piller, third engineer, John Oliver, third engineer, John Dunn, leading stoker, Charles Devine, stoker, Jas. Murphy, stoker, and James Rennison, second class boy, unfortunately rushed aft, where the steam was most dense, and were, of oourse, much scalded, especially in their faces. Mr. Oliver's sight is af fected. Mr. J. A. Leicester, second class engineer, prudently shut off the communication. He escaped uninjured. The ship was speedily enveloped in steam, but as there was a smart south-west breeze, its effects were most detrimental att. The looking glasses in the captain's cabin wet e shivered, and kis boots shri velled. Boats from the ships of war, with their surgeons and assistant-surgeons, were soon along side, and the steam tender Confiance conveyed the worst cases (seven) to the Royal William Victual ling-yard, whence they were taken in cots to the naval hospital. The Pioneer was afterwards sent into Hamoaze. TUESDAY, 10 P.M. By inquiries at the Royal Naval Hospital it has been ascertained that Dunn is in a very precarious state, and that Mr. Bone is suffering severely ; the others are not in great danger. Commander Reilly is in command of the Pioneer, and not Captain May. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 31.—Wind this day at noon, West ; moderate breeze, and cold weather. The Tasmanian, from the Brazils, left Lisbon for Southampton on the evening of Aug. 23. The Oneida, from Australia, was at Monte Video—having put in for coals. ST. HELEN'S ROAD, Aug. 30.—Arrived—Suffolk, from London, for Melbourne. TORBAY, Aug. 30.—Wind W., squally.—Arrived— Superb, from Poole, for Newfoundland—leaky. IRVINE, Aug. 30.—The F. E. Schutt Bayne, of Ham burg, from Troon, to Bahia, struck on the locks, north of Tambury Point, this morning, foremast cut away and vessel full of water, and likely to be a total wreck. Crew saved. Wind blowing a gale right in shore. BAHIA, Aug. 12.—The Windsor Castle, from Newcastle to Aden, has foundered—crew here. (Dv ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; showery. Arrived.—Ceres, steamer, from Dublin ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg ' • Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Empress, from Sunderland. Sailed.—Nancy, for Sunderland ; Ceres, steamer, for London ; Annie Vernon, steamer, for Cardiff; Georges, for Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; strong. Arrived, Aug. 30.—Excellent, from Quebec. Sailed.—Tessalia, screw steamer, for Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. - Wind W. ; tide last hour's ebb ; fine. Arrived, August 30—Fiona, from Mauritius ; Lord Coke, from Guernsey; Sir Colin Campbell, from Mauri tius. Sailed—Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk; Rain bow, steamer, for Calais ; Belgium, steamer, for Ostend. Wind W. by S., moderate. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Tudor, from Calcutta ; Rapid, from Tarragona ; Arigona, from Havannah ; Progress, from St. Lawrence ; J. F. Chapman, from Saguanay—all for London ; Molda vian, from Shields, for the Cape. Anchored —Rielly, from London, for Cape Coast Castle ; Merri , nac, from Shields, for Rio Janeiro ; Duchess of Bra bant, from Antwerp, for Constantinople. STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, Tuesday.— The market continues on the whole in a healthy state, although the business is not very extensive. For the lower counts of yarn there is not much demand, either for the home trade or shipping. In tne finer numbers transactions have taken place for India in 20 and 30 mule, and 30 water more especially, and manufacturers have bought yarns for the manufacture of India goods, sometimes at kd. advance. There is also beginning to be a sounding of prices on the part of China merchants, and for Russia some little inquiry seems springing up, but no business of consequence has as yet resulted for the quarter. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—The following ex traordinary case occurred on Saturday night at Milfield Ironworks, near Bilston. It appears that it is the special duty of one of the workmen of the above works to go to -Bilstca Bank for the money to pay the men. Last Saturday afternoon, as usual, the man got the money, and was re turning to the works. When within a short distance he was met by one of the clerks, named William Henry Swat man, who told him that lie was to deliver the bag and money up to him. The man accordingly gave it to Swatman, and was then directed by the clerk to go with a message to a place which was somedistance away, and wait for an answer. The man went, and Swat man decamped with the money, amounting to £740. Swatman had obtained permission from the proprietors of the works (Messrs. B. Gibbon and Son) for a half-day' s holiday on the Saturday afternoon. His absence, therefore, was not noticed. Hours elapsed, and the man sent for the cash was not forthcoming. Men were despatched in search of him and inquiries made at the bank, and it was manifest that there was something wrong. All the furnace and forge men were waiting anxiously for their wages long after the ordinary time of payment. Ultimately the man was seen coming. He approached the place with all the apparent innocence of one who considered everything right. He soon discovered that Swatman had no authority to have the money. Swatman has only been in the employ of Messrs. Gibbons a few days, and was strongly recom mended. He has as yet eluded the vigilance of the police to discover his whereabouts,-11fanchester Guardian. NEW .RUSSIAN CO2II3IEI?CIAL AND BANKING SOCIETY. The official St. Petersburg Journal has published the statutes of the new Russian Commercial and Banking Society, recently authorised. The con cession is for fifty years, and the period can be prolonged with the consent of the Government. The company is to have all the privileges of a merchant of the first guild, and the power to trade, possess ships, stores, factories, and all kinds of industrial establishments, except distilleries ; to carry on all banking and excha nge o p era ti ons , as surance business, contracts for Government works, &c. According to its capital and connexions the company is to assist the financial operations of the Government and the industrial activity of the country generally. Immovable property may be held, but not to a greater amount than a tenth of the paid-up capital. The same limitation is also adopted with regard to the purchase of merchan dise. The sum invested in public funds or shares is not to exceed a fifth of the total paid up. Other rules are likewise laid down with the object of keeping the business of the undertaking in safe channels. The capital is to be £8,000,000, in £2O shares, which will be issued gradually from time to time. The concessionaires, however, engage that within a year a fourth at least of the capital shall be subscribed, when operations will be at once commenced. The administration of tho affairs of the society rests with five directors, of whom two must be Russians, with an administrative council of 15. An abstract of the accounts will be pub lished annually. The Minister of Finance appoints a commissioner, who is to attend the general meet ings of shareholders and those of the administra tive council. He can examine the minutes of the directors, and all the agreements concluded by them, verify the cash, and assist in making out the balance-sheet. If he discover any infringement of the statutes he is to point it out to the directors or administrative council, and in case of his remon strances being neglected, or of a difference of opinion, reference can be had to the Minister of Finance, with whom rests the final decision. He will also present with each balance-sheet a general summary of the position of the company's affairs. The remainder of the statutes, which extend over two sides of the St. Petersburg Journal, refer to minor points of detail. 4f 1002 f I 100} 33i 4 93 97i S! 9i l4 f i 1 THE IMPERIAL HOLIDAY. A letter from Saint Sauveur of the 26th says:— " The Emperor and Empress the day after their arrival began taking the baths. His Majesty bathes every morning at seven, and her Majesty at eight. In the course of the day they make excur sions in the neighbourhood, and have already been twice to Bar4;es, where the Government proposes to re-establish a military hospital. The Emperor takes great interest in the projected establishment, and has had the plans submitted to him. It is said that his Majesty will order various constructions in the environs of Saint Sauveur ; but thus far only one operation is certain—the restoration of the old hermitage of Saint Pierre, the ruins of which are opposite Luz. The chapel there was for merly a place of pilgrimage, and the hermitage ac quired a certain degree of celebrity. The Emperor and Empress seemed much pleased with their new residence. T visited various parts of the Alps,' said the Emperor the other day to one of the prin cipal functionaries of the district, but I have never seen anything so pretty as the valley of Luz.' We had the other evening a little scene, which was really of charming simplicity, and which excited the enthusiasm of the inhabitants and the bathers, from the contrast it presented to the idea generally entertained of imperial majesty. The mountaineers of Luz are famous for their kkill in singing. They are simple peasants, most of whom cannot read, and not one of whom knows music; but they sing together with great skill and taste the songs of the country or pieces of their own composi tion. A number of singers then collected the other evening before the house occupied by their Majesti:s, and began singing. The drawing-room in which their Majesties sit is on the ground-floor, and the moment the singers began, the Emperor appeared at the door, and was shortly after followed by the Empress. The Empress seated h?rself on a chair on the door-steps, with two ladies of honour behind her; and the Emperor, descending amongst the crowd, stood leaning against the wall. The singers, though somewhat moved at such close proximity to their Majesties, sang exceedingly well, and their Majesties several times gave the signal of applause. One of the songs was a sort of cantata, in honour of the Imperial family, and a prayer to God to watch over the Emperor and the Imperial Prince, which it contained, drew tears to the eyes of the Empress. When the singing had ceased, the bystanders cried out with great enthusiasm, Vive l'Empereur !" \rive l'lmperatrice !" Vivo le Prince Imperial r The Empress then advanced l i to the singers, accompanied by the Emperor, and addressed to them her thanks and compliments." " The Emperor and Empress," says a letter fr3m Biarritz, "are not expected to reach this place until about the 10th of September. Their Majesties will not, it is thought, prolong their stay at the villa beyond the 25th, when the court will return to Paris, and then proceed to Compiegne, some days earlier than was at first expected.' D '''ATH OF A VENERABLE DENIZEN OF ARUNDEL CASTLE. A very distinguished occupant of the fortress of Arundel Castle expired on Thursday last. It was a very old owl. Many years ago some very fine spe cimens of the horned owl were introduced into the keep by the then Earl of Arundel; and their descend ants have continued to occupy a place in this ancient building up to the present period. There are now living seven birds in all, the oldest of the eight having just passed away at the patriarchal age of about 100 years. This was a very noted bird, and its death should not be passed over in silence. These owls have become almost as famous as the Saxon keep which they occupy. They are very peculiar, and perch up in the niches of the citadel, looking on visitors with a pride which seems to bespeak the dignity of their connexion with the ancient House of Howard. Since their introduction only about six have been added to the family, so that the race is not likely to become common. They usually live to a green old age, but none have before passed over 100 summers. This bird must have been hatched in the reign of George the Second. Four kings have passed away since it first saw light; and many Dukes of Norfolk have been numbered with the dead. A. Wellington,Napoleon Bonaparte,Nelson and Wash ington have all fretted out their lives on the world's stage, within this period. The recently departed owl was supposed to have been the famous " Lord Thurlow" of the Keep, in connexion with which a ludicrous anecdote is told, which we will repeat :—" It was formerly the custom of the castellan to give each of these birds a name, and from their singularly wise appearance they were invariably named after some celebrated dignitary of the law. One was called Lord Eldon, and the subject of this notice was dub bad Lord Thurlow, we presume in total ignorance of the sex of the bird, which was in reality that of the feminine gender. It happened at one time that the famous Chancellor, Lord Thurlow, was ill, and much political anxiety was felt at the circumstance. The Duke of Norfolk was desirous of learning the latest intelligence respecting the learned man ; and as he was riding one day into the gateway of the Castle, the attendant ran up to him, out of breath, exclaiming, " Please your grace, Lord Thurlow " " Well," said the duke sharply, " what news—is he better or worse ?" "Oh ! please your grace," replied the man, "just laid an egg." As may be supposed, it is quite an event for an egg to be deposited by these aristocratic birds. They do not average among them one a year, and it is seldom that they are productive. The last bird, however, is one of the finest of the collection ; this was hatched about six or seven years ago. The oldest denizen of the Keep is now about 63 years of age. The famous " Lord Thurlow" owl, which has just expired, has been blind for the past 25 years, and in walking about in the interior of the Keep invariably ran against the projections of the building. It was carefully attended to by the keeper, and died from physical exhaustion, having passed a monotonous life of a century's duration within the narrow boundaries of the Keep of Arundel Castle, unconscious of the turmoils and changes which have taken place during that period in the expansive world without, among the mor e intelligent bipeds of creation.— Ti rest Sussex Gazette. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about l dis. and the short eYchangeon London is 25.10 per sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4221 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.41 1 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore about 2 10ths 'per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of •ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 110 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex change is in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the imparta tion of gold from the United States. LYNCH LAW AT SHIELDS.—A few days ago one of the crew of an American vessel (which ship is now in the Tyne) requested to be allowed to go on shore, and not re ceiving an immediate leave ho was in the act of getting over the side, when the wife of the captain seized a pistol, cocked it, approached the man, and said if he put one leg over the rail he would be a dead man.—Netreastie Chronicle. A SAILOR'S ASCENT OF MOUNT VESUVIUS. The following letter is from the pen of a young seaman named Dymond, 20 years of age, serving on board her Majesty's ship Centurion. He is the son of a messenger at one of the Plymouth banks. The writer is a true seaman, as far as spinning a long yarn is concerned, but his description is pro bably more correct than many of thos e w hi c h have been written on the same subject. We wish the navy had some thousands of young fellows of his pluck and perseverance. Should the enterprising young seaman go to Mont Blanc Albert Smith must look to his laurels : "Dear Mother—l have had a bit of a dangerous walk since I wrote to you. I have been to the top of Mount Vesuvius and looked into the crater ; it was a most awful and grand sight. The height of the mount is 3,000 feet from the level of the sea and about ten miles sloping upwards. It was rather a fatiguing walk. Four of us started, but after they went up to the burning lava they turned back, but it was no use; I was determined to mount to the top. They watched me till they said I was as small as a mouse, and shook their heads and turned back, whilst I, nothing daunted, pushed on. It was not walking, it was a jump and a spring, slipping, falling, sinking to the knees in sand and cinders. I started with the intention of going as far as I could, so I took no refreshment whatever, and can assure you I paid dearly for it. I suffered the most extreme thirst. I put a silver coin in my mouth and I sucked it as bright as a diamond, so you may guess it was rather dry work. After I passed the vineyard at the bottom o . f the m oun t, I met w i t h a d usty an d so f t so il, sink ing ankle deep every step until I came to the burn ing lava that forced itself through the mount. By Jove it was hot. Talk about a blacksmith's foundry —it's a mere trifle to it. I saw the lava rolling out burning as bright as the sun and streaming down the sides ; turning a steel blue as it got cool. Well, after passing through that I came to the cold lava. That was the stuff to walk on—like a large pie critst, you would think it firm but down you sink. I think I must have a good pair of legs after I got by that. Then I came to sand, up to knees every step, very pleasant—the sun striking down and no signs of water ! Everything burnt and parched up, fearfully choking with thirst. I scrambled on, no sign of anything human ! I rested about 20 times to take off my shoes and stockings to shake sand out, and got in the ravine ! and now comes the grand tug to the top ; it was climbing hand over hand, sinking and falling. Every foot I would catch hold of a lava, thinking it would hold me, give a tug and down it would come right on the top of me, had I not jumped on one side, or rather fell, out of the way. Imagine about four cwt. of lava ro lli ng d own ! no ver y pl eas a n t thing to stop, I can assure you. I sat down regularly ex hausted. Shall I turn back? No, Bill,' go a-head or drop,' well, at it again.' Toiling, scrambling, till I get up to about 100 feet from the top, when I see a little thin vapour on the top, rolling down towards me. I took no notice till it reached me. when. talk about the essence of sulphur itself, 'twas twenty times worse. I felt a shudder seize me; my lips grew rigid ; my nose felt as hard as a bullet ; my tongue clove to my mouth ; I felt a stifling sensation in my throat, and giddiness, and down I fell stiff. " Oh! the sea breeze sprung up ; a fresh air re vived me. I plucked up courage—it was run, Bill, run ;' I did, or rather I sprung, I leaped, I flew. Oh ! for dear life. I gained the top, and ran to windward. I gained the top, my hope was reached. I rested then. Now lam going to tell you about the ' crater,' or what they call the mouth of the hill. It is about a quarter of a mile around, arid about half a mile deep; you can't see the bot tom, owing to the smoke that keeps rolling up. There it isn't smoke, it is a regular white vapour, rank poison, and no mistake. By the small sniff I got I think if it had lasted on me a minute longer it would have been a slew-up; so I kept to wind ward. I can assure you it is just like looking down a deep pit. You can hear the molten lava just like frying fish on a fierce fire, fizzing, cracking, and snapping. I started about one hundred weight of lava and stuff down ; I saw it rolling down about half way, and then it swept into the vapour and vanished from my sight ; I could sqe it no more, but I fancied I heard it drop into the boiling lava. I suppose that it is about as far down as where the lava forces through the sides of the Mount and finds vent, and that it is about half a mile down from the top ; so that by that I guess it must be about a half mile deep. Well, I stopped about an hour on top surveying the country. It was well worth the trouble I took just to see the scenery. It is beyond my power to describe it to you. There was Naples, in all its glory, underneath, to the right ; the sea in front ; Castellamare to the left ; Pompeii and Her culaneum right underneath. You may imagine what thoughts were in my head. I was standing on the edge of the very crater, or mouth of the mount, which emitted that pillar of fire which de stroyed those houses and cities 1,800 years ago. There were the ruins still standing. What a sight ! Turn round. There the seething vapour is still issuing up like a kettle singing. Should a shift of wind come suddenly, down I should drop—pleasant reflections, but wonderful feelings. I have taken three specimens of the edge of the crater, which I will show you when I can, and a stick which I took up with me. I carved a few names, of which I will tell you by and bye. I left the stick up ; come down fine and tired and fatigued. I got a drink ; I thOught I should have drunk the sea dry. When I came on board to them they would not believe me, but I told them if they went on top they would see my stick, and offered any young fellow a " wet" if they fetched it down. A young fellow brought it down, and now they believe me. He gave me the stick, which I shall bring home with me. So I boast of being the first to ascend the Mount in this ship's company. Since then Jack Gimblett went up, but he had a guide, I had none ; he had refresh ments, I foolishly brought none ; he had my direc tions how to go, but I had no one's ; so I had the honour of being the first of six that went up. It took me from 6 a.m. till 9 p.m., nine hours, without taking anything. Judge of hiy legs after that.— Yours truly. " W. D." —Plymouth Journal. AN ADVENTURE ON GOATFELL. A party of gentlemen left Invercloy Hotel on Monday forenoon, to ascend the lofty peak of Goat fell. The day was hot, and the sky was clear, but over the distant landscape there was a haze which invariably accompanies heat, and which gives dis t-int coasts and headlands a shadowy, indefinite, and to scme, with creative fancies to fill up the outline, a poetical aspect, but to the matter-of-fact traveller a disagreeable barrier to vision. The party numbered seven or eight gentlemen, some of them youthful, nimble, and active, but more than one had seen the snows of half-a-century. Having attained the height of their ambition, the summit of Goat fell, and enjoyed the refreshing breeze which on the hottest day is felt there, and having partaken of such refreshments for the inward man as are ever welcome to the natives of merry England, they commenced the descent by a different path from that by which they ascended. Some of the party had climbed the mountains of Switzerland, and looked upon anything got up in this country as mere molehills in comparison. One stout, spectacled gentleman of 19 stone (Dr. Smith), rubicund, noisy, and short-sighted, started off down the southwest side among the loose debris which had fallen from the rocks above. This steep incline terminates on the top of a fearful precipice, over which a traveller fell two years ago and was killed. Down, down went our friend in a made by a mountain torrent, till his eye caught gu t l h l y e fearful gulf below, and in desperation he clung to a jutting rock, by which his progress downwards in n a h s i c s h a e g c k o n e Holding Hong o t enaliketo some e friends‘bold but they had en oug h to do with theswmfoisrmel r re a y d s and heeded him not. They got down to Glen rosa below without concerning themselves much about their friend, whom they row ob served resting from his labours, as they thought, on his lofty chair. They shouted to him to come along, but their shouts were lost in the noise of a falling torrent. They now wended their way homeward to Invercloy, consoling themselves with the remark th a t th e i r friend would not fail to be at the inn in time for dinner But dinner passed, nightfall came, and still no word of the lost gentlemen, and jokes were not so frequent, and long faces and anxious looks were being put on. The landlord of the Douglas Hotel was now appealed to, and he is ever reach - - and ever active to aid his friends. All the available hands about the inn were called out, waiters and coachmen were collected, and off they set, pro vided with ropes, &c. The whole night long the sear ch was continued, but not until nine o'clock on Tuesday morning was any trace of the lost travel ler discovered. But there, at the identical spot; where he first caught the jutting rock, still hu.ng the adventurous traveller, and there for eighteen hours had he held on without being able to effect an advance or retreat. By the aid of ropes he was. got out of his perilous position, and, by the help of: a little mountain dew his speech was restored.- Greenock Advertiser. THE AURORA BOREALIS.—A correspondent writing from Bridgend, Glamorgan, says, "I beg to inforr a you that I witnessed the beautiful aurora borealis, on Mon - day morning about a quarter past one o'clock. The )- pearance was similar to that described in your edition of yesterday."