The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

3 - 10 N_EY JIA_RICET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. BoT_lie, steady progress of business is shown in the Share i it.ra. of Trade returns, which have just been pub- 2 'jailed 1 .10 f Amberf.2:., 1.: c/.t.ng. Bost., 31,5, ~.f or the month and seven months ending the 50 and Eastern Juvi , iOt Belfast and Baliymena. °L J uly. Th e • al i port and export tables and 13.14 lir.,W oi, and Sir. Val: Stock Bis ti k o l ii ii o n n c., and Chesh. the re _ , Shi p Ping statistics present some satisfactory e ~t , it n s, and it is hoped that the improvement will 25 5 i i lla y e t burn Z e t i i ue, especially as the advices from the various Stock and Tyne Iclrlstdol Haan Exeter t , g markets indicate a gradual recovery from wck Cile e sterand Holyhead the depression lately experienced. 50 Cork and Bandon 20 ,Cork, Blkrock &Passage e _ it appears that the total declared value of the 20 'Cornwall ' p e s . o . n p o e r d a i n y : months from the United Kingdom for the seven 10 Do. A A 7 6 the 'me period of 1858, showing an increase of 50 D n ub n lin and Belfast June. , 25 'D ,Perth,& Abr.June. ' 0 ,826 8 b e , 09 . The increase is most perceptible in Stock I g . a ti s sie A rn n ,.., l o i v a n n ties e arthen and ale, coals and culm, cotton manufactures, Stock Eastern Union A Stock and cutlery, stock B o o. .N wil ocite .l !. .n r) ware, haberdashery and millinery, hardwares t ares cutlery, linen manufactures, silk manufac- Stock 2s , Ea s s s t. l ' a e n n c t ashire tL e _ s, and woollen and worsted manufactures; but 20 'East Suffolk " r e Was a falling off in cotton, yarn, linen yarn, Stock I , P ° reach; Edinburg and Glasgow 'eery, sheep and lambs' wool, and woollen and Stock lEdin.,Perth, & Dundee.; 10 , Forth & Clyde Junction, Worsted y arn. Stock Furness The importations Stock Glasgow & South Westn. larger of the principal articles were 10 Great North of Scotland i ttB regards live animals, bristles, raw cotton, gt to oc ci k c ,Grat ( l i c o orrgn ock i gn) flax, hemp, mahogany, provisions, quick- Stock! Do. do. B Stock silverati, r aw - silk,brandy, unrefined sugar, tea, wine, gr o u c t i gt ie s a out & t Western W rn stn.(lreld, tio sheep and lambs' wool. Thero was a diminu- st i o 2 ck po.Str.VI.R ail Gua.Stk.' 1:1 as regards cocoa, coffee, wheat, flour, fruit, 50 ,Lancaster ha and d a s Carlisle.eri . . rlee 8 • l6/ IDo. Thirds t spices, tobacco, &c. 1613 41Do. New . Thirds The • • shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the stAck i l i a o ncashLre & F Y2ll 6 cshire amountol, of tonnage employed in the foreign trade 9 IDo. do. £9 shares 88 the United Kingdom for the seven months of 20 '1 o Do.. west uthp ß o i r dpg Union 4, i 44 , 9 tons, the total being 4,800,011 against Stock London .a.ns at t iliawalk e , 11,56 2 for the entries inwards ; while the Stock rLon.,Brighton &S. Coast ~:earanees outwards are 5,939,602 tons against stl°2ll:bo o lo i n cri V i c a orth Westn ?0796,018 tons, being an increase of 143,584 tons. Stoc i Lnndon& South-Westn. 25 IL , derry & Coleraine 1 the coasting trade for the seven months, 502,094 25 IL derry & Enniakillen. tons - Stock 'Man., Shef., & Lincoln _ more were employed than in the correspond- 10 (Metropolitan i f il o g period of last year for the entries inwards, and StocklMidland . the clearances outwards there was an increase, st s o o ck l l l g i. B4r t m . 1 t. Derby. West. (Ireland) as c o 25 ;Do. 4 Shares mpared with those of 1858, of 343,722 tons. 100 INevecastle and Carlisle. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 25 I New., Aber., & Herefd. (111 . ietl Y , and prices of all descriptions remained 10 'Newry & W A a rn r gh & ( re f s ) Norfolk Warp " abo ut alteration. The sales were estimated at Stock North. Counties Union. 4 2 01 4 6,500 bales. In Railway Shares rather stock :North ,or B v lt t i a s i lii & k DStk. more business was transacted, and quotations Stock ,Do..A Stk.- Arec.no . div. eldlib. until Gp.c.hasbeenpdß ilea a decided improvement. There Stock Do. B Stock _ were no bullion operations at the Bank of stock North-Eastn.-Berwick t ['gland yesterday. 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Stock Do. Leeds To -day calls of 25 per cent. are due on the Bom- glo " ct 1 , - 4 _ gitn r .o k ndon ba yl Baroda, and 25 per cent. Debentures, and of 10 IN. &S. l l!'estn., Hampstd £2 10s. per share, or £23,000, on the Dublin and 20 (North-Western death )4eath Railway. 20 INorth-Western 10 ,No. & Sou. W. Junction The demand for money continues very quiet, and Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 10 ;Peebles th e rates charged for accommodation exhibit no 20 (Portsmouth change 10 , Rhymney of importance. S tock [Scottish Central The meeting of the Victoria Dock Company took gt t eettls r, cott s i.Nj.,AbFr. Stock race to-day. The report stated that, during the Stock oc sicir'o p co s d r i e sh u li o l i i o d o . Stock I llf - year, 1,298 ships had entered the docks, msa- s . 0 0 ek g i o t u tp i ta v u o r n ne & Sheer. cur ing 338,854 tons. The decrease was owing to stock ,South -Eastern a diminution in the business of the Port of London, s t 2 o o ck r o u n t t laV o a rka les . &Riv. Dun a nd Partly to the dimished import o f g uano. The 20 ,'_.. - t o .ine d s ° Wok., & Wok.. re venue account showed a balance in hand of 25 Stockton & Darlington. 4,7 ,342 Bs. 3d, 25 Do. do. 1855 25 ,Do. do. 1858 Business in the English Stock Market to-day ; , It a egk i to a i l i e & Hartlepool Stock h as been dull, but the quotations have tended up- Stock Do. Preference, 'wards, Consols being 95 1 -Q- for money and account. S?oc s I[Plal'emoefs i l , l l. e a a r t e h n D k & R ai 1 The it 8 ~ Government broker has bought £15,000 Stock st s o o o kW a al e e r rf f Oo r r & ,t lilke e n ri n o i 1 0r the Savings Banks, but speculation continues 20 iT v ir r es e t n p? i i: o n n wa s l , l cr . p i inactive. The New Three per Cents. and the Re- 5 1 D0.A.-Are . cv.nooriv.4li l ' lc ed are steady at 96i ; Exchequer Bills at 20s. 5 'Do. 8., has been pd. to B; to f ., rs 23 a. prem.; and the India Loan Debentures 20 N D IT o e s 1 a London sa ‘," 159 ) at 95 ; Bank Stock is firm at 224 ; and Long zo ;Do. 2d'Class ... Annuities at 18 1-16. The New Indian Loan is quoted 981- to 98?", being 11 to 17- prem. 0 The transactions in Foreign Securities continue . __ /1 a very limited scale, and prices remain without 25 and (is (issued ealtt per tmaterial alteration. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 1 Stk !1 1 3 ) ris a & o Exet.4p.ct.Stock or 084 1 ditto New Loan, 731 to 741; and the 4 per a klCa o ledo . n ilO, 44 Shares cent it Cents. are firm at 102.11 •; Russian 41 per Cents. 12.1 0 , r e t.4 s iu , r ar A . , r o a i r y e i t l i a, N s o i . po 2. re steady, at 99 ; and Chilian 41 per Cents. at 89. Stock Do. do. sp. ct. The Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. New Russian Loan is about i die. to 1 prem. k ; Dun.Perth,&Aber.Jun. The last week's Railway Receipts ascertained g t tO c cic ' V IgnClass Class BA67p_e: spc li p to this day are in round numbers, as under :- stock 1)c) . . do . . Class C 7 pc 1859. 18 58 . Stock. E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No 1 Stock Do. do N 0 .2 Gr eat 'Western .. £35,266 £31,980 Stock ;Do. New 6 per ct. Stock ,' rth-Western 76,248 70,75 5 Stock , E astern Union , 4 per ct. ' c Bith-Western . tri lh ki ton and S o G lith.E u t ern . pc . : ~ reat Northern Lan • cashire and Yorkshire .. 27,391 24,050 Stock Glas. &S West. ?.• a. spc. 39,360 36,317 Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. Bristol„„ and Exeter 7,803 7,479 Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm Vrth-Eastern ,anchester, Sheffield, Lincoln .. 11,125 10,113 100 1D0.5p,c. Ileim ii s d pf. pm.l 10 .Gt. .N ti Vord, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,834 4 , 320 Gt.5n.& 0 N e° 9 (Irela s nY)4 S cottish and Glasgow 7,164 6,598 Stock p. ct. pref. Stock ... Grand North-Eastern I.r.rand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 6,503 6,613 Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Lombardo-Venetian and S. Australian 36,186 34,068 Stock o Do. o rriiee ßedeemable, able 4 p. o ct. of the above returns show a steady increase in most Stock Do . . sp. et. R m edeeni.Pref : .l _ 1 the principal lines. On the Great Western it tg Idr.Nieirsnt2..CPhreee. BSphoa.rpet amounts to £3,286 ; on the North-Western, to 10 Do. do. p. ct. pref .2 ,493 ; on the South-Western, to £1,368 ; on the Stock Do Birming. guar. stock :righton, to £1,825; on the Midland, to £3,160 ; 1 .: 6 3 1 Do. o. lo Chest o er guar.shares , the South-Eastern, to £1,032 ;on the Great Nor- 20 Do. do. do. th em Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock, 4 nf to £3,361 ;on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, Stock ,Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l to _ 43 ,043 ;on the South-Eastern, to £1,427 ;on the gto o e c t rD:100. pref,dew sp. c . 6 . p . . l' o c t o . .. 2 -ricanburgh and Glasgow to £566 ;on the Grand Stock Do . . o. sr. c." 'No. 4 Tru Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun nk of Canada to £485, and on the Lombardo - eaton, sp. ct. Y en • ~ venetian and South Austrian of £20,118, but on Stock Lcionaieli shares ,7,).ct. stock, the Great Western of Canada there is a decline of izi Londondy & Cole, 4 ohs. ZlO5 . 124 Londondy. & Ennis 4 eh. Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Rather more activity has prevailed in the Rail- Stoc 6 k Do.. " way 35 per cent. s h y Share Market this morning, and prices have 124 illarr o o r r t oo & n Car., 4 p.c. own a further improvement. Foreign shares, 124 11Coo . . t . "Nei Stock !Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock ally Lombardo-Venetian, are also firmer. Stock I Do.Con.Bris. &Bir.6p.ct.l Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 1 6 Do. with option till 1860, ' Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st.l I Newport,Aber,&c.pret. s 10 p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with, option till 1866 1 StockiNorfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 18471 Stock North British, 5 per cent) Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent! Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dok.Co. StocklN- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 124 IDo. do. Quarters, 1846 1 25 Do. York, H.& S. Purch. l 20 I,North Staffordshire . .. Stockox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. 114, Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock'. Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk. in perp. Si IScottish Central, new psi St ockiScottish N.-Eastern deb' Stock, Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Stock' Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc.; Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock.' 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s.1 10 I Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading) Ann., 1.0.6.) took' Do .44 per cent took Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is • Wel:, Do. New do., 2d issue. tock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. took Do. 44 per cent 20 IS.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua., 251 ,Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. 25 5 Do. 6 per cent ock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.. Railways. Share "tITIII2I FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 1 6 N ter Cent. Consols Annuities D 3 per Cent. Annuities it t o w Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — far 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 18 1-16 Indio. St oc k Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1 95 Ditto Bonds, £1,000 859 3 d Dit-.• -.1 Under £l,OOO Consols for Account (Sept. 7) I.:tchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 23 20 r , P ,_... 1 t1e88 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK 'luna, 6 per Cent ~ Ditto 41 per Cent. nussian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK Consols, Money 9st Ditto Account .. 951 THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. - LONDON, Aug. 25.—Wind this day at noon, South- Westerly ; light breeze, with fine weather, but very sultry. all (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived.—Martina, from Soderham ; Julie, from Herno- Nand ; Despatch and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey ; ._ ll avre, steamer, from Havre ; Syren , f rom S h ields ; Pet, from Newcastle; Taurus, from Sunderland. Sailed—Mary Ann, for Newport ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; S p rin g , for Ar broath. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. Sailed, Aug. 24—Grayhound, for Melbourne. Arrived, Aug. 25--Surprise, from Amsterda m. Sailed, Aug. 25—Fleetwing, for Newfoundland ; Sa pp ho, for Kustendje ; Mamelon and Advice, for Quebec ; Jessie .11111er, for St. M ar y' s , N.S. ; Vi c tory, for Tampico; M ar y I.launsell, for Newfoundland R. Hay, for Crons tadt ; 17'gufas, for Barbadoes ; Adolphine, for Iceland; Julie , for Savannah ; Drei Aurelius, for Riga. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GitAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind variable; tide, 31 hours' flood; fine. Arrived, Aug. 24.—Danube, from Cronstadt ; De Fey tenet, from Dantsic. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate. Pa ssed.—Artizan, from New Orleans, for London (in d); Hercules, sc rew steamer, from westward, for Lon- ~ TELE HARVEST IN THE NORTH.—Another splen did week of harvest weather has prevailed, and great pro• n'esB has been made in cutting and securing the crops Now that the crops, especially the wheat crops, are being w ore seen int o , th ey are re p or t e d t o be very fine and likely to yield abundantly.—Hull l'acquet. SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIARS BRlDGE.—Yesterday between one and two o'clock, another suicide was ram-lifted by a gentleman, whose name is at present un bu°l°ll, by jumping off Blackfriars-bridge. He was observed a policeman on duty loitering on the bridge, when he 8114 danly ran into one of the recesses, got upon the parapet, and before the policeman had time to reach him jumped off into the river and sank instantly. An alarm was raised, When boats and drags were put into requisition, but the b ody has not b een recovered. He is described to be between 20 and 30 years of a e about 5 feet 6 inches in height, and drifted in black. g SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid. 1 . : Price. 61 61 7 i 8i 77 79 lli 124 98i 00 i 8q S 44 64 8 9 14i lsi 57 5$ 40 42 27 30 99 f 11 74 76 20 27 97 99 101 103 84 86 1132 134 1103 105 ;60 61 155 60 93 96 14} 15. p 144 154 p 98 964 I ii 14 100 100 10. 100 all all all all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. 49 151 96 98 1103 105 a 6 1 99 101 1112 117 1107 111 'll4 116 113 115 129 131 81 83 115 117 120 122 'll2 114 !IN 108 185 87 all 1 100 6 100 100 100 100 all 97 99 87 89 8.9 1 1 8 0 1 1 900130 i 17 18 91 lot 72 7 4 19 20 94 10 145 154 ,139 141 ,155 180 8 9 'l2O 123 66 68 all 100 10G 100 100 100 I 100 100 100 100 '8.13.4. 1139 141 'lO5 106 P 95 96 9 1 1 10 114 12 1110 112 1108 110 73 t 96 98 1 4p p 1 22 d 6 231, 1122 124 99 101 72 74 120 124 118 122 10i 11 24 21j 104 106 104 106 1051 3} ini d 28 29 33 34 47 53 ,INES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid Leasing I Closing Burins' Railways. ' Co.'s. Price. Done. 1 Bedford and Bletchley , Buckinghamshire ..• • ' Clydesdale Junction ' Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c E Union,liarwichShs 1 Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail 1 Hull and Selby Do. I 1 Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich 1 Do. Preference , L on ,,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking, Shares 1 L ow estoft, gua. 4 p. Midsb.& Redcr,g.6_p•c• l e 3 r ux ce t n n t .& Matk. 3 D 3ri o ai d . n. 6 eß. Newrnarkt.,Bury Ex n teed 5 p. c. 5 I: ra dfordPrt. Stk. 1 groara . Northn.& stn.4 p. Do. Fixed 5 P er cent. Pres t o n and Wm. Do. do. 6 per cent. R o ystn,Hitc •, Ac Shf.ltoth.&Gol•g• s l l. • Do. ... .... e P . .. p Wear Valley, g• 6 P• c•' r f r . d. S n ou rt ;l7 B S b t r a Y ff -& or T d r :li r Do. do. ........... Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Share Docks. Stock'Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pret Stock East and West India StocklLondon `— _—_....-I 100 Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria i 100 20 Do New 000000 um •Dla 14 1$ Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonia E.U.SLE C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonia' Do. I Gt. West Yk.N.Sißr .Do. ,Do. 'S. East.. ,Peto &Co. 'Do. . . . Norfolk Do Stk. & Da Midland E.Counts Do. Do. IDo. IL&N w I.Yk. Do. Gt. North 'Lan.F.D Yk IT Brassoy I‘. l tk.& Dar Do. Gt. West IL.Srßrgtnl 91 93 74 81 DOCKS. Closing 1 Business Paid p rice . , Dom,. _. 101 108 99 101 102 104 16 17 140 145 109 111 64 66 115 120 02 94 2i 21 99 100 I ir 57 59 - - 138 142 9i 10 106 11 10 d all .1 all 65 67 1108 110 95 96 1 1i 1 94 tr2i 6 7 35} 86 d 1051 1061 83 85 9 11 59 60 34 8d 601 61 891 801 lf d 43! 44i 72 72 102 104 4 d 13i 144 7 3 31 32 13 15 1 109 111 241 251 81 83 45 47 34 24 d 444 454 75 76 61 63 60 84 8 11 36 S 7 8 6 4 31 1 all 100 3} 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 E 3 18, 174 ; all all 100 all all j all all all 118 %1 1 1 1 6 1 k, all ! all I all THE SUN t lONDOST s THURSDAY EVENING, , AUGUST 25, 1859. POA a TLAND. Two poaching cases, at the instance of the Duke of Richmond, have just been tried at Keith, which occupied the Court from 11 in the forenoon till 11 at night, there being no fewer than 10 witnesses examined, five of them being gamekeepers. Wm. Laing, Esq , Keith, and John Grant, Esq., factor for Drummuir, presided. One of the cases was for trespassing on the Duke's grounds iu the parish of Enzie. This was rather an exciting affair, border ing on the romantic. There were three parties in the field, but only one identified and proceeded against. To the other two we may apply the couplet— _ _ " There was racing and chasing on Cannobie lea, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see." The witnesses in the case ware four keepers and three crofters in Oldmore. At an early hour on Saturday, the 13th, two of the keepers were out, and heard firing and saw the smoke from a couple of guns on the Duke's grounds about the Braes of Enzie. They soon discovered three sportsmen in the dis tance, with two guns, the third carrying something like a bag in his hand. They gave chase through bush and brake, moor and moss, o'er brook and burn, nothing impeding progress. The pursuit and search lasted from 4 in the morning till the afternoon, the route traversed being from the Braes of Enzie to the Burn of Oldmore, on the Earl of Fife's grounds. The three fugitives, who were accompanied by a brown setter dog, were lost sight of about the burn, only one of them, the panel, again turning up. The Duke's keepers, early on the field, had given up the chase for the time, and were succeeded by two of Mr. Tayler of Rothiemay's keepers and fresh relays of the Oldmore crofters. During the chase, one er the fugitives was seen to stoop occasionally, as if unloosing his shoe ties, and at one time to drop something. At an after hour of the day, a pair of hunting boots were found at the spot. Panel was seen by the crofters running along barefooted, and also recrossing a moss he had formerly traversed, as if in search of something, and again coursing along towards the burn with a carpet bag in his hand, was seen pulling heather in a brae by the burnside, and soon after the carpet bag was got there, in which were found three grouse, a snaring net, and a pair of stockings. Ultimately Mr. Tayler's keepers came upon panel by the burnside, with the brown dog seen in the morning, in his company. The case does not appear very clear, as panel was not certainly identified as one of the three pursued in the morning, nor were th° boots or carpet bag proven to be his, but the evidence was such as the Bench considered sufficient to convict him. He was found guilty, and fined one pound, with ten pounds five shillings of expenses, The other case was against a shepherd in Glenlivat, who was charged with killing grouse, accompanied by two collet' dogs in the glen or moors of Chyma, about the head or source of the Livet Water, and where the shepherd pastured his sheep. The evidence of Shaw, the keeper, who had been watching accused, went to prove that the dogs hunted for the game, acting as trained setters, waiting and looking round for the keeper's approach. In one instance the dogs were seen to raise a covey, and panel to strike them down with a stick, and place the birds in an inside coat pocket. In another case the dogs killed the birds, when one of them was picked up by accused, but which, on the keeper's approach, was thrown away. Shaw, the keeper, saw at least the head of one chucky hanging out of the coat pocket, and at once charged the shepherd with the crime, and intimated that he would report the case. The accused pleaded for a compromise, saying " Bet ter would it have been for him to have been sleep ing all day, though the flock had gone down the Black Water." The case was clear, and the offence restricted to one bird. Fine—Xs, and the same sum for expenses.—Banffshire Journal. S7iENGTII OF THE EUROPEAN ARMY IN INDIA. Now, it must be remembered that after so ter rible a struggle as that of the last two years in India, the minds of those who have been engaged In the contest, however sound their understandings, will naturally be induced to exaggerate to some extent the means required to subdue a similar revolt ; otherwise we could hardly believe that men like Sir J. Lawrence and Sir H. Frere would re commend a European army to be kept up of three times the strength it was during a straggle which can never again be exactly paralleled. If subsequent to the outbreak there were in the Punjaub but 5,620 Europeans, to watch a force of 32,240 native soldiers, of whom 18,920 were enemies on the look out for an oppor tunity to attack us, how can it be necessary to keep up for all future occasions a European army four times as numerous ? Turning now to the Bombay Presidency, we find that the ordinary establish ment of European soldiers has been seven re giments of infantry, one of cavalry, and 1,603 artillerymen. Why then, we ask, in the face of the financial difficulties under which the Indian Government is now labouring, should it be pro posed to raise that force of less than 8,000 men (for the regiments had never 800 present for duty) to 12,500 ? On the most general view of the subject, we must conclude that the European force proposed to be retained in India is unnecessarily large, and, with reference to our means of supporting it, altoge ther impossible. To take a more sober view of matters, we may say that the number of Euro pean soldiers which our revenues would really allow us to support is about 45,000, of whom 25,000 Mould be infantry, 15,000 artillery, and 5,000 cavalry. The expense of this army would be aboutL4,ooo,ooo. To this it would be necessary to add 90,000 native regular troops, all infantry. The ex pense of these would be about £1,800,000. In ad dition, 30,000 irregular horse would be required, at an expense of about £900,000. The total expense, then, of our Indian army would be £6,700,000, which, it is evident, our revenue, now amounting to £33,806,294, would fairly enable us to support. Now compare this outlay with the estimate of our military expenses in India for the year 1858-59. This amounts to £19,561,970 ! a sum which the keenest advocate for the retention of our empire purely by the sword, must admit to be far beyond the means of Government to maintain.—Home ward Mail. A MAGNIFICENT BEQUEST.—After the funeral o Lord Henry Seymour, which took place early in the morn ing of last Saturday, at Pare la Chaise, in his mother's vault, only attended by Lord Hertford, Vicomte Daru, and five members of the Jockey Club, his will was opened, and the hospitals of Paris were found to have inherited a rent roll equal to £36,000 sterling per annum. As all this pro perty came through his mother, the late Marchioness, England had no claim on it ; indee d, the testator, born in Paris, never set foot on British soil in his life. Four favourite horses enjoy an annuit and exemption from saddle-work. Other annuities are y named unnecessary to notice. A WOMAN SEIZED WITH CRAMP WHILE BATHING. —OnTuesday morning about 20 minutes to seven, a woman, while bathing from one of Wisden' s m tchines, was seized with the cramp and fell. Some men who were bathing near observed her fall, and ran to her assistance. When she was g ot into the machine Mr. Blaker, surgeon, was sent for. On his arrival he ordered some brandy, and under this treat ment the woman soon recovered. She was taken home in a cab in the care of a police constable. The extraordinary part of the case is that the woman was drunk when she entered the machine. It seems to us that there must have been some strange neglect on the part of the attendants, or she never would have been allowed to bathe in such a con dition. —Brighton Guardian. VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORPS.—The Mayor of Gravesend has received the following letter from the Lord Lieutenant of Kent :—" As her Majesty's Government are desirous of the formation of volunteer artillery corps on the coast of Kent, the lord-lieutenant would be glad to learn if there is any probability of the offer of service of such a corps at Gravesend." A reply has been forwarded to the effect that such a corps is in course of formation. FIRE AT CLERKENWELL.—Yesterday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a fire, attended with serious loss of property, occurred on the premises of Mr. W. Brown, Carpenters' Arms Tavern, Berry- street, Clerkenwell. The fire was not subdued until the premises wereburned down, and the adjoining houses much damaged by fire and water. The cause is unknown. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BITER LEA.—Yester day afternoon an inquest was taken by the coroner at the Horse and Woolpack, Old Ford-road, Bow, as to the death of John Dudley, aged 18 years, an assistant to a druggist, who died from drowning. The deceased went to bathe in the River Lea on Sunday morning last, and while in the water he got out of his depth. An alarm was raised, but when the body was recovered life was extinct. Verdict— " Accidental death." FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE FROM JEALOUSY.—On Tuesday afternoon a painful excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Charlton-street, Somers-town, St. Pan cras, in consequence of a married woman, named Susan Beggs, living at No. 70, in that street, having committed self-destruction by leaping from the attic window of the house in which she resided. It appeared that the husband of the female had gone to the Crystal Palace to witness the Foresters' fete, and that she had reason to suspect he was there in company with another female. She was ob served subsequent to his departure to be in a desponding state. About one o'clock she went up to an upper room, from the window of which she precipitated herself. An alarm was at once raised, when several persons ran to her assistance in the back garden, where she was lying in a state of insensibility, there being a quantity of blood upon the ground. A medical gentleman was sent for, who promptly attended. He recommended her immediate re moval to the University College Hospital, where she was at once conveyed in a cab. Her case, however, was pro nounced a hopeless one by the med ical officials, and she died in about an hour after her admission. She was in the 27th year of her age. THE GREAT PEDESTRIAN MATCH OF 1,000 MILES IN 1,000 SUCCESSIVE HOURS FOR £2OO. —Spencer , who has undertaken this great task, commence d his labours at Cremorne at a quarter before six o'clock on Troun uesday. Two miles have been measu red for him, one d the Balloon-lawn, and the other rou nd the Ashburnham Pavilion, so ;hat his efforts can be continued over either ground as the assemblage of company may necessitate. Great confidence appears to be placed in his ability to com plete the task, from the length of tra te ini habngits he ha His s under pace - and.frorn his quiet and tempera. is very fast at times, the fourth mile being completed in 7 minutes and 45 seconds. EItITISII POSSESSIONS. Share Raihvays. 00 Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda& Cent. Ind 18 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do. 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron 204 Do. New 00 5 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872, 00 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 90 Do. do. 1 June, 18741 20 Clcutta.&S.E astrn. Li in. 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.)! 20 Cape Town & Dock Script 20 Central Oude (Limited) 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 174 iDemerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c Lock East Indian, u. 5 p. c 20 Do. C Shares 20 Do. F Shares Ext ; 20 Do. Jubbulpore 00 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9, 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c.' to. Geelong Corporation 6 (1 per cent. Bonds Lock Grand Trunk of Canada; 00 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B. 00 IDo. 6 per cent. Pref 20 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp. e. 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 20 ,Do. do _ - Closing Duzinoss Paid ' Price. Dons. all 13i all 79 81 all 10 1 leo 100 1. 3.0. 2s. ea. 7 al all all ) 100 ) 100 all 100 all Gt.S.of ( guaranteed 5 per cent. ,Gt.W. of Canada Shares 16 17 Do. New 10 J Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O 10 I Do. do. '73 till '6O O Do. do. '73 without opt )0 ' Do. 54 P.C. do. '77 do O ;Madras, guar. 44 p. c O I Do. do. 5 per cent :0 Do. 4, p. c. Extension ;0 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c O Do. Fourth do. pck 'Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. 9 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do O Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad, Limited, Scrip O Oude (Limited) !O Scinde O Do. w I Do. New ▪ Do. Punjaub ' l O O Do. Indus. St. Flo. la !O St. Andrews & Quebec O I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 all all all all all all 11 lt 1 4.1 1 15idi 4 601 id i p 14 994 1004 d par 99i 100/ 19 20 35 36 71i 72i 92 93 974 984 f i ( ld 14 15i 51 5i di 102 104 102 104 'lOl 103 97 100 85 90 86 90 1001 i 100 341 5 - 18 i 19 d 1i 1 d - -d - --al —d d 191 14 d 1i I d I d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah &S.Fran ,Lim 7p c 3 1 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all I 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 'Dutch Rhenish 6 'Eastern of France 20 'Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 'Great Central of France all I 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ells_ all 01 61 61 10 iltalian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all I 20 Lierrel and Turnhout all 20 'Lombardo Venetian... 8 21 21p 101 20 Lucca &Pi stoj a, 5 p.c.pf. all 20 Lyons and Geneva 33} Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 84 81 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Ottoman. gua. 6 per cent 7 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 34 35 20 Paris and Orleans 20 5 Recife& S. Fran. (Pero ) 20 n 24 d 101 gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 I 10 Rome and Frasc all 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 66 10 i Do. 55 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all I 58 6 151 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference 1 all 91 10 20 W. & N.W. of France ' all 216 226 20 Western of Austria .. 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all —.— COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Closing Business Paid. Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 1 1125 1134 1121 13 121 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1095 1101 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 109 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 986 996 NovaScotriaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1091 1105 1091 S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 Viet •Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 MISCELLAINEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. O !Anglo-Mexican Mint • lAtlantic Tel. (Limited). 15 Australian Agricultura' 10 Australian Royal Mail .1 10 Berlin Water Works 10 IDo New, issued at 25 dis 50 'British American Land 50 ; Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A.i 20 IDo. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 ;Do. C 00 Canada Land 10 IChandslands Tel.(Lim ) lock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam took Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Arn.Stm.(Lim.) 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim 1 5 Gen. Steam Navigation. 20 London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. 10 Mediter. Electiic Teleg. 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 25 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,i ss.at 1 dis. 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) 20 North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares itock Peel River Land & Min 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Teleg - ,r 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 25 South Australian Land. 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. 1 Do. do Registered 20 Tr.& Ln. Co. ot Up r. Can. 10n Van niernen'a Closing 1— Paid.\ price. I s -mum done lak 144 '2OO 220 28 29 3 34 36 38 19 21 14 15 107 111 8 9 24 25 if ti 4 b 101 104 t 1 1 , , 4 5 11 lid, all all all 15s. 100 all I I A " it 50 5 5 1 75 77 9 11 21 22 P 6 61 49 5 115 125 35 37 i 8 9 BRITISH MINES. Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Mogan) E. WI Buss' (Tavistk ) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy)1 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.)' Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co. Tin Croft tnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cale.).. Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe T re lawney (Lisk.i Closing Paid• \ Price. 2.11.10 4 5 1 2 1425 . 435 16 9 74 1724 gi 134 144 1 14 1 6 7 1 74 84 74 84 12 13 6.11.0 17s 11.18.8 9 18sid si 7.9.4 nil. 18.18.9 12s 6d 1.71 24! 2!O 21 2j 160 170 2i 2i 41 41 21 21 130 135 175 185 85 95 1i 2 12 15 36 38 26 28 IASTE.RN HALF-YEARLY lIEETING THIS DAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held this day at the London Tavern ; H. Love, Esq., in the chair. The report, which has already appeared in The Sun, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said it was his duty to appear before them to-day to give every explanation relative to the affairs of the company during the last half-year, which it was the right of the shareholders to know. In the observa tions he should address to them he should state what ho had to say in the plainestpossible terms, because it was the wish of the directors that the shareholders should be as intimately acquainted with the position of the company as the gentle men who occupied a seat at the directors' board, (Hear, hear.) It was a source of gratification that the receipts for the half year showed an increase —(hear, hear) —while with regard to the decrease in the goods traffic it was caused by exceptional causes, and, therefore, it was not to be expected it would occur again for some years to come. The circumstance to which he alluded was no doubt new to many present, viz., the total failure of the fish traffic. Instead of upwards of 100 trucks being de spatched daily between Lowestoft, Yarmouth, and London it had been reduced to about 30, and the suffering caused in consequence of that failure against those en gaged in the trade had been greater than had been known for the last 2.5 years. The estimated loss sustained by the company for the half-year in consequence of that failure was about £9,000. It was a matter of congratulation that the working expenses of the company had been reduced. For the past half-year the working expenses were £45 14s. per cent. against £45 18s. 6d. for the corresponding period of 1858. (Hear, hear.) The condition of the permanent way was also a subject of congratulation. The ex penditure had been £45,709 2s. 10d. for the half-year. The whole was in the most perfect condition so that the Eastern Counties line is now second to none in the United Kingdom. (Hear, hear.) The posi tion of the capital account was in a satisfactory state, and the debenture debt of the company had been greatly re duced. (Hear, hear.) He could not resume his seat with out stating that the directors did not view without apprehen sion the formation of lines in the triangulardistrictbounded by the Cambridge, the Colchester, and the Newmarket lines, promoted without the concurrence of this company, and not designed to harmonise with our system of rail way, and with the view of checking the extension of ill digested, if not hostile projects, they believe that the time has now arrived when it will be necessary to lay down a general scheme for the railway accommodation of the district in question, to be carried out with the interests and with the support of the company by parties locally interested. The directors felt satisfied the shareholders would rest perfectly content that the best thing for the benefit of their property would be done. (Hoar, hear.) The directors, he felt assured, had given their best attention to the various and important in terests confided to their charge, and had endeavoured to preserve the rights of the company undiminished. (Hear.) The sum available for dividends was £66,574 9s. 9d., and in the opinion of the directors every charge belonging to re venue had been placed to the debit of the same. They re commend a dividend of £1 ls. 3d. per cent. for the half year, being at the rate of £2 2s. 6d. per annum on the ordinary share capital of the company. The dividend would take £61,982 155., leaving a balance of £4,591 14s. 9d. to be car ried forward to the next half-year. _ _ The adoption of the report having been seconded, A SHAREHOLDER said he thought before they went to Parliament again their dividend ought to be increased. The CHAIRMAN said the directors would not go to Par liament without the full consent of the shareholders. (Cheers.) After somo discussion the report was adopted, and the proceedings shortly afterwards terminated. LA IV INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE PIPEMAKERS' COMPANY V. BARTLETT-THE PIPE MAKERS' COMPANY AND ITS LIVERYMEN. This was a summons to recover quarterage due from de fendant, a pipemaker and liveryman of the company. Mr. Buchanan required further particulars. Defendant had instructed him to inquire fully into the matter, and to do so he must know what the claim was for specifically. His Honour adjourned the case, and ordered that parti culars should be furnished forthwith. THE SAME V. TINGEY. This was a summons to recover eight years' quarterage from the defendant, a liveryman of the company and master pipemaker. Defendant said he had joined the company many years ago, and had paid the entrance fee of £2 Bs. Bd.. Since his entrance he had not been asked for one farthing, and had certainly derived no benefit from the company. He contended that the company was useless. He had also to plead the statute of limitations, and complained bitterly that the company had allowed such a period to elapse before calling upon him. His Honour observed that perhaps it would be better to ask for the quarterage as it fell due, but the matter was entirely in the discretion of the company. As regarded the statute of limitations, the company were empowered by their byelaw to sue at any time within 20 years. That byelaw had been the subject of a very lengthy argument in the Queen's Bench, and was held by the Court to be binding upon the liverymen of this company. Plaintiffs were enti tled to recover, and defendant must pay. BOYDEN V. MILNE.-KEEPING HIS WORD. This was an action to recover £5 7s. for writing on walls, &c., at publiehouses. Mr. Buchanan, for defendant, said a sum of money had been paid into 'court, which was even in excess of the amount agreed upon for the work. Plaintiff said be did originally agree to do the work for a cer tain sum, and a letter (ornamental) was chosen by de fondant. After the work was nearly finished, defendant altered his mind, and required a different lette r. That being so plaintiff was clearly entitled to charge a further sum. To answer this Mr. Buchanan called the defendant, who deposed that after the completion of the work plaintiff asked for 50s. A lad named Leeson said he heard Mr. Boyden ask the defendant for 605., and say " If you don't pay me at once I will summon you for double the money." Mr. Buchanan—And he has kept his word. (Laughter.) His Honour (to plaintiff)—Now, is all this true, or purely an invention ? Plaintiff—Such a remark never came from me. His honour—There is flat perjury somewhere. I shall give plaintiff a verdict, and defendant may take other steps if he likes. A CASE FOR THE ARBITRATOR.-WORKMAN V. FORSTER- FORSTER V. WORKMAN. These were cross summonses. Workman had sued Forster for £5 Bs., and Forster had sued Workman for £2 7s. 6d. Mr. Buchanan, for Workman, said this was purely a matter of account, and the accounts between the parties were very lengthy. His Honour—lt had better be referred. Mr. Forster said that Mr. Workman owned to owing the £2 7s. 6d., while the £5 Bs. was disputed altogether by him (Forster). His Honour observed that he heard a great number of cases every day. This one would probably take two hours —now it could be settled in one quarter of the time over the arbitrator's table, and Mr. De Jersey, who generally acted in that capacity, was both quick and satisfactory. Referred accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT 'MTh INTENT TO COMMIT A RAPE.—Pierre Garciaus, a Frenchman, aged about 56, was charged with the following assault on a female, named Kelly, residing at 57, Berwick-street, Soho. Mr. Charles Albert acted as in terpreter. Eliza Kelly, of 57, Berwick-street, Soho, said th• priso ner invited her to go and dine with him and a friend at his place in St. Ann's-court, Soho, on the previous afternoon, and she accepted the invitation. Shortly after dinner, the prisoner, having got rid of his friend for a few minutes, in vited her to step into the next room, as he wished to show her something, and on her doing so he immediately seized her, and, making an improper proposal to her, threw her on a bed and held her tightly by the throat, and then struck her twice on the mouth. She struggled violently with him, and screamed " murder," and some persons coming down stairs to her assistance she managed to get away from him. He had tried to lock the room door to prevent her escaping. In answer to the charge the prisoner said the prosecutrix had tried to rob him of half-a-crown, and had been in cus tody on different charges. The prosecutrix denied having been in custody, but on the prisoner again asserting that she had, and on her being pressed by the magistrate, she admitted that she had been charged with stealing a soldier's medal, remanded, and dis charged ; and also that she had been charged with stealing a coat, but discharged. The prisoner was remanded. TIIE FORBES MACKENZIE COMMISSION GONE A RoviNo.—The Glasgow herald has the following :—The Royal Commissioners brought their public inquiry to a close on Saturday forenoon, but their labours among us still did not cease. Rightly conceiving that ocular demonstration was the most satisfactory of all evidence, a party of them set out on a cruise through the clubs and shebeens at a late hour on Saturday evening, so that they might satisfy them selves of the actual state of affairs after 11 o'clock. We understand that the party consisted of Sir George Clerk (the chairman), Professor Swinton, Mr. M' Geachy, and Mr. Colin Campbell Grant (the secretary). They were accompanied by Inspector Coglan. On entering a club in King-street, at half-past 12 o'clock, the inmate, not anti cipating a royal visitation at that hour, began to shake "in their dispositions" as the door of the apartment opened and the commissioners were ushered in. However, they were soon reassured that the commissioners did not come with an y immediate hostile intent, as the latter was very cour teous, Sir George Clerk remarking, " I hope you are enjoy ing yourselves," by way of apologising for any intrusion. They looked into the various apartments, took a quiet laugh, and departed. RAILWAY 60 kiit 11- , 56 1, Sti 7} 65i 109 i 96 5; 0 8 i 92i 11 351 4 106 1 1 so i 1 60f 89} 1.1 d '1 I I 2, 751 6* 63 FOREIGN MINES Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25 p.)! D o .St.Johndelßey,Lim. l Do. L and and Mining Co. ' Cl ar endon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... Cobra Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L ,Potttgibaud Silver, Lead' . 5 30 28.2.8} I Mining and Smelt.... 'Port Philip Santiago de Cuba [lUnited Mexican la A il) 10 11 d 41 43 8 9 24 * 2t 22 2 104 114 1 d t iP 4 5 I 11 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. l ' Closin g Price. Done. 1 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk l 50 40 A us tralasia, - Business 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 irank of London 5O 40 I Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 !British North American all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &o 12 1 p 18,E1 100 City 5O 62 64 1 100 Colonial - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 10 20 20 Eng ' Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 15 1 15 1 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.C.lliar.Bk.ofAustral. all 214 211 50 London and County - 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 100 London & Westminster. 20 491- 4 100 Nat. I'rov. of England. 3 5 77 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .13k. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 19 20 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all - 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7/ 25 Union of Australia all 40 25 Do. New 50 Union of London lO 23 27 251 ' 100 Unity Mutual so 100 Western Bk of London d 50 ....! .-. Business Done. FATAL AFFRAY. A fierce fight took place at Ludlow on Monday night, which resulted in the death of a man named Pierce. It appears that about 8 o'clock on Monday evening a gang of gipsies, male and female, num bering nearly 30,. reached the Badge Inn, at the bottom of Cowe-street, Ludlow, and called for some drink. The landlady, Mrs. Bird, refused to draw them any, but her servant surreptitiously supplied them with several quarts of- beer. The party had been drinking befo re this, and grew warm in their disputes as to which was the best dancer. Blows succeeded to high words, and a general fight en sued, in which women and men bore a part. The landlady endeavoured t o i n d uce the excited gipsies to leave her house, and interfered with a view to stop the row, but in so doing she received a blow in the face which drew blood. This incited several men to take part in the fight, which became general, and among the combatants was the man Pierce, a job bing butcher, who was acting as assistant ostler at the Bridge Inn on Monday, that being fair day. The men fought themselves out of the house, and the door was locked behind them. The gipsy women assisted their swarthy mates by beating their anta gonists behind with tin pots and pans, forming part of the ware which they hawk in their itinerations. Pierce, being sober, had an advantage over his anta gonists, two of whom engaged him outside the house, and while one of these was engaged with him in a hand-to-hand strnggle, the other looked for a more effective missile than the human fist, and picked up a piece of a brick weighing about 1-11 b. With this he struck Pierce a violent blow under the left ear, which caused the poor fellow at once to drop as though he were struck dead. He was carried into the Green Dragon Inn, in Cowe-street, and a medi cal man, Mr. H. Meymott, was sent for, but before he could reach the spot the man was dead. Hear ing of what had happened the gipsies quickly dis persed, and up to midnight the police vv ere engaged in searching out and apprehending the members of the gang, assisted by the excited populace. Next morning 12 men and seven women were brought before the magistrates for a preliminary examina tion. The wild and swarthy appearance of the prisoners, and the excitement prevailing among the people of the lower orders, formed an unusual scene in this quiet place. The gipsies were of all ages, from the boy of 15 to the withered crone of 60, and some of the men presented a most savage appear ance. Same evidence was taken to show that the prisoner who took up the brick and used it with such fatal effect was John Macgunnis, a rough-look ing young fellow, with a huge shock of unkempt hair. He was retained in custody, and six men were fined £1 each for riot ous con d uc t . Th e ma gisterial proceedings were adj ourne d t o awa it the result of the inquest, to be held to-night before Mr. Williams, coroner for the borough, at the Green Dragon Inn. Meanwhile the town is i n a s t a t e o f great commotion. The coroner's inquisition on the body of William Pierce, the unfortunate man who met his death in the riotous affray with gipsies, on Monday, under circumstances already detailed, took place last night at the Green Dragon Inn, in this town, before Mr. Williams, borough coroner. The prisoner John Macgunnis, was brought up in custody. He had to advocate, and did not cross-examine the witnesses. He is a stupid-looking fellow, about 26 years of age, dressed in the ordinary gipsy habiliments ; and with his unkempt hair and unshaven beard, looked sufficiently uninviting and ferocious. The jury, having viewed the body, returned to the large room, which was densely crowded. Henry Meymott—l am a surgeon, practising in Ludlow. About half-past seven o'clock last night I was called to see deceased, and found him sitting in a chair, breathing, but quite insensible. His case was hopeless, and he died at five minutes after eight o'clock. There was a wound under his left ear, which bled profusely. His skull was fractured on the brain. On making a post mortem examination I found that the fracture extended to the base of the skull in several directions. There was an effusion of blood on the brain opposite the wound on the skull. Death ensued from that fracture, which was occa sioned by a blow from some heavy substance. Two other witnesses were then called, who dis tinctly deposed to having seen the prisoner throw the brick at the deceased. The blow was aimed at deceased after he had turned away from the affray. This being all the evidence, the Coroner explained the law as it bore upon the simple facts of the case, and the jury retired to deliberate, and were absent for a considerable time, during which the greatest excitement prevailed, and it was difficult to preserve order. At length they returned a verdict of wilful murder against the prisoner, who was removed in custody. These proceedings seem in a great measure to have allayed the unwonted excitement which lately prevailed, and the town is resuming its accustomed tranquillity. .EXT.RAO.RDZNARY CONDUCT OF FARMER NEAR HA WTHORNDEN. A charge of assault was yesterday gone into at great length before Sheriff Jameson in the Sheriff Summary Court, Mr. John Aitchison, farmer, re siding at Montmarle, near Roslin, being accused of attacking Captain John 813 th, of Seabank Villa, Leven, Fifesbire, Mrs. Blyth, Mrs. M'Callum (wife of Mr. George M'Callum, stockbroker and accountant), and Miss Macpherson, sister of Mrs. Blyth. The circumstances of the case are shortly these appeared that Captain Blyth, accompa nied by the ladies above mentioned, and his dangh ter, Miss Blyth, went out from Edinburgh on Thursday last for the purpose of visiting Hawthorn • den. They travelled by coach to Lasswade, and proceeded thence on foot. After reaching Spring field they lost their direction, not knowing the locality, and in consequence got into a grass field belonging to Mr. Aitchison, who happened to be present on an adjoining ground with his reapers. Mr. Aitchison noticing the party on his field, called out to them to turn back, as they had no business there, and there was no road that way for people. Captain Blyth being rather deaf, was informed by the ladies of what was said, and as the farmer advanced towards them he stepped forward to meet him, and civilly requested him to point out the way to the high road, as they had missed the way. Mr. Aitchison, however, would listen to no explanations, and coupled his refusal to give the desired information by seizing hold of tha captain by the collar and shirt front, and violently throwing him down. Ca p tain Blyth fell heavily, but soon regained his feet, though nei ther active nor young. Mr. Aitchison then a second time rushed upon him and threw him down. Mrs. Blyth and the ladies loudly rebuked this savage con duct, but the only answer given by the farmer was a severe blow on the back, which felled Mrs. M'Cal lum to the ground, Mrs. Blyth and Miss Macpher son meeting the same extraordinary treatment in succession. Remonstrance was again attempted, but proved of as little avail as before, Mr. Aitchi son insisting that they should all march ont of the field instantly, or he would have them forced away. A slight fence stood near the spot, and seizing hold of the ladies he pushed them over one after the other, giving Miss Macpherson a push of such vio lence that this lady fell down upon the other side and received very severe injuries. Miss Blyth was not assaulted, although she was compelled to get over the fence. Captain Blyth being thus sepa rated was retained in the field by the rough fellow, and in spite of renewed requests to be shown a foot path whereby he might reach the high-road, was pushed on across the field in another direction by the farmer, ho, when they had proceeded some dis tance, and were out of sight of the ladies, dealt him a severe blow on the eye with his fist. Eventually they reached Sir J. W. Drummond's gamekeeper's house, and Mr. Aitchison drew the attention of the gamekeeper to the circumstances under which he detained Captain Blyth. The gamekeeper, taking a rational view of the matter, lectured the defender on the severity of his conduct, the captain having also related his side of the case. During the con versation which ensued, Mr. Aitchison declared he would suffer no person to trespass on his ground, and he would serve every one who did so in the same way he had served Captain Blyth. After several expressions to this effect, he pushed the yafactsth the Captain captain through the gate andleftahnimii These th and d were proved in evidence by pti e d that b Captains e v e as witness es, l r ladies. For the defence it w a reapers, who wore called su r g Blyth attacked Mr. Aitch is on first, and that the latter did not strik e an y of the party, and the statement of the defender was to a similar effect. Raving heard Mr. Miller, S.S.C., for the defence, and carefully reviewed the evidence, Sheriff Jame son convicted r• A . itchison of the assault, and sen tenced him to p M ay a fine of £lO ; in default to suffer imprisonment.—Scots man. forty days' A meeting of the English and Australian Copper Smelting Company took place yesterday, Mr. Bostock in the chair. It was stated that there has been a progressive increase in the prosperity of the undertaking, and that it is uow in a satisfactory position. The expenses are decreas ing, while an augmentation is taking place in the returns. comparing the ten months ending in April, 1859, with the twelve months ending in June, 1858, it appears that in the former period 6.523 tons of ore were smelted, against 6,800 in the latter, the proportional increase being equal to 1,000 tons, and that the make of copper has respectively been 1813 and 1852 tons. The total make in the year ending June 30, 1859, is expected to ex ceed 2,000 tons. The stock of coal in April, 185 9 , wa s £ll,OOO, and in July, 1858, £5,600. The advances from the bank in the colony have been reduced from 15,900 . to £6,000 and a fu r th er cons id era bl e re d uc ti on i s anticipated. The accounts sho w a b a l ance o f near ly £31,000, andthet question. of declaring a dividend was debated at great length. Ultimately Ultimately a distribution was ordered, by a large majority , of 2s. 6d. per share. THE GREAT EASTERN. (Fioit Mitchell's Steam-Shipping Journal) What will they do with the Great Eastern P is a question which has occasioned a good deal of dis cussion, and has given rise to a variety of by no means uninteresting conjectures. Will she go to India, to Australia, or to North America, and will she be laid cut chiefly for goods or for passenger traffic P The question of her first voyage appears at length to be definitively settled. She will, after a trial trip on the Bth of September of 500 or 600 miles, start on the 15th for Portland, in the State of Maine. The idea of sending the Great Eastern to India or Australia has been for the present aban doned, and the directors, in placing her in the North American trade, have, in our judgment at least, come to a wise decision. It is possible that the expectation of bringing home the remainder of the Indian army from Calcutta and Bombay may have suggested the idea of despatching the Great Eastern to one or both of those ports •, otherwise the state of the freight market in the East would surely not have tempted the directors to load home from any port in India. An Australian trip would offer greater inducements both as to freight and passencrers , • and as the projectors of the G rea t East ern originally designed her with a view to the Aus tralian trade, the despatch of the big ship to the anti podes might be regarded simply as the fulfilment of her destiny. But there are practical difficulties in the way of an Australian voyage which seem to have • been overlooked. The Great Eastern, when under full steam, will consume something like 250 tons of coal per 'day. Say that she realises all the expec tations formed of her, both as to speed and wea therly qualities, she could not perform the voyage to Australia in less than a month or five weeks each way, and even her vast stowage would not possibly suffice to carry coals for the occasion. If not, could she reckon upon procuring at Melbourne, Sydney, or the Cape, an adequate supply ? The idea of a long voyage is, therefore, met by this initial. diffi culty, which must be disposed of before it can be attempted with any prospect of success. The North Atlantic trade, and especially the trade with Canada, seems to invite the great experiment which the world is soon to witness. The passenger and goods traffic on that line is sufficiently large to induce every encouragement, while the St. Lawrence in the one direction, and Portland in the other, afford the choice of harbours in which even the Great Eastern may be safely accommodated. We regret the preference has not been given in the first in stance to the St. Lawrence, inasmuch as there exist at Quebec abundant facilities for loading and dis charging, while the communication with Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Buffalo, Oswego, the other lake ports, and the cities of the Ohio and Mississippi, the places whence the return cargoes must be derived, is open and direct. Chi cago alone, in 1850, exported over 3,000,000 qrs. of grain, 250,000 brls. of beef and pork, besides vast quantities of bacon, lard, hides, wool, &c., while in the same year Chicago took 100,000 tons of Eng lish pig-iron, besides hardware, earthenware, and other British products, all of which went by way of New York to the Erie Canal. Here is a trade the profits of which have been hitherto diverted from the afNani rodnt htSrete. Boston,a L gl . r e e w aTtt r oe e h rne thecs Eeh,lairietes seriousc n oa a fn t a u tl natural hasmo ta u rhg t aie l ffit e ht traffic of fr t ot o ofQ N dut e ehr w Y b e e and drawn w g n r great lakes, although that canal is more than six times the length of the St. Lawrence canals, and the transit proportionably costly. The Great Eastern may become of great importance in further deve loping this valuable trade in British bottoms and on British railways. The selection of Portland as the port of destination for the Great Eastern is in telligible, seeing [that the Grand Trunk Railway runs in there, and that the harbour possesses abun dant accommodation ; while, during the winter, the choice of is is inevitable. But it has been suggested that the extension of the Grand Trunk to open water in winter below Quebec, by means of a wharf, would enable the Great Eastern at all times to load and discharge in the St. Lawrence ; and this sug gestion, coming as it does from one thoroughly ac quainted with the traffic of the river and its navi gation, is worthy of attentive consideration. Assuming, then, that the directors have decided upon the trade in which, for the present, they will employ the Great Eastern, and have fixed upon her port of destination across the 'Atlantic, it remains to be seen what place will be selected as her port of departure in this country. For a vessel of the dimensions of the Great Eastern the choice will I probably be between Holyhead and Milford. Both are sufficiently eligible in point of accommodation, and both are connected with the interior and the metropolis by railway. Holyhead has the advan tage of being nearer to Liverpool—Milford in hav ing supplies of coals at half price, and a good clear offing, free from most of the dangers of channel navigation. The balance of natural advantages is, we should say, decidedly in favour of Milford; but there may be other considerations which will go vern the managers of this great experiment—an experiment which may entirely disappoint the hopes of those who look forward to a splendid en gineering and commercial success, or which may, and we trust will, crown the efforts of the projec tors, realise all their expectations, and inaugurate a new era in the history of steam navigation. HERRING FISHERY ON TILE WEST COAST.-THE TRAWL. In 1851 an act of Parliament was passed, declar ing it illegal for any person to trawl for herrings after the commencement of the herring fishery, or to use any other description of net than the drift net. For some years back the fishery officials have ceased to work the act, and the trawl mode of tak ing herrings has been pursued with perfect impu nity. A'spirit of dissatisfaction and discontent has therefore prevailed amongst the drift-net fishermen and they have from time to time adopted a variety of means, with the view of getting the act wrought out and the trawl entirely suppressed, but hitherto without success. The trawlers did not appear in any part of Lochfyne above Otter Spit until one even ing about the end of last week. On this becoming known, the drift-net fishermen, despairing of get ting protection from Government, sacrificed a night's fishing to go in pursuit, and chased them out of the loch. The trawlers fired two shots at their pursuers, but fortunately without injuring any one. Mr. Sheriff Maclaurin and the Procurator Fiscal, on hearing of the intended collision, drove down to Furnace, where great numbers of the fishermen were congregated, and lectured, dissuaded, and warned them from resorting to violence, or in all probability the consequences would have been most disastrous ; as it is, one man was considerably in jured by a stone thrown at him. The authorities are of course investigating the affair, but it is to be feared that this is but the first of an outbreak which has been long anticipated. The Magistrates and Town Council of Inverary met on Tuesday last, to take into consideration the present critical position of matters, when Mr. Sheriff Maclaurin addressed them, and made some explanations with reference to the state of the law respecting the trawl. The magistrates unanimously passed the follow ing resolutions, which contain a short summary of the grounds of complaint :- 1. That trawl fishing is very injurious to the ordi nary and legal mode of fishing by drift net, which cannot be carried on at the same time with trawl fishing in such narrow waters as Lochfine, the trawl nets, when extended, invariably crossing, tearing, and otherwise destroying the drift nets, and the fish taken by the trawl nets have been found to be ma terially destroyed as an article of food. 2. That trawl nets are also very injurious to the spawning beds of the herring,by tearing them up and thereby destroying the whole bed. 3. That by totally breaking and separating the shoals of herring, the fish leave their usual spawning ground and narrow waters for the ocean, where they cannot be caught by either drift or trawl net; while, at the same time, the use of the trawl has been found to have a most injurious tendency by scattering the eyes of the herring, frightening and disturbing them so much that the herrings have in some parts, where the fishing at one time was very successful, deserted the grounds altogether from the prosecution of th the present act against g yo f opinion hou ld be s t strongly that e trawl. 4. The meeting are trawling s gently enforced, and f or that purpo se they ear - nestly recommend that additional officers should be appointed, if the p resent staff be insufficient to sup press the trawl ; an d also, if practicable, that the land police force should be employed in that capa city. In addition to these well-founded gro unds of com plaint, others ex i s t, amongs t no t the least of which is, the 'wholesale bagging of the herrings of all sizes, from an ounce weight upwards. But the trawl likewise sweeps up all fish coming in. its greedy track ; and it was no uncommon sight last year, in Lochfyne, to see the salmon and herring in the boats together. For the upper parts of Lochfyne, the salmon fishing has been almost a complete failure this season. The parties engaged in it attribute the scarcity solely to the foul work of the trawl.—Glasgoto Herald. THE BANQUET TO MR. LEATHAM.—WC believe there is no doubt that a grand banquet, to ceb3brate Mr. Leatham's triumph, 'will take place in Iluddarsfield nest month (probably on Thursday, the Bth), when, i n a ddi t i on to Mr. Leathern, Mr. John Bright will be present, aril, we hope, Mr. Cobden as well. In the absence of any a utho rised communication, it being too early for that, our readers may rely upon there being a banquet upon such s . scale, and e attended r such guests, as probably Hudders6 ald has y essed. It is intended to engage tlb a large marquee eutelve witnessed. Rochdale during the past week. —H! Adders field Examiners—The banquet has, it appears, be,i in posi tively fixed for the Bthpeptember. Share)