The Sun. — London, England, 1862-08-09 00:00:00

; to meet be nego- Silk ac es. Ex- N to XS. NE 25. ,re of the NE 23. )NEY. ,lIG. 8. a France political he policy to be at 1 regime, ,e ma from [a on the aarch on; es which a Volun 7ed funds merchant )e to land mild then Ld march: teleg•eam, raent was Zabljak, even old he Turks. 25 P.M. gnor Ra ch, how 1, that an %lops end which the Eets. Ts on the Ti' tivegni, exchange 1. They said to be teers will [ley num ns. The di in per bird will ENIN G. seen con- uo. 8. Lppear to e Woo- Cereara. diminish UG. 8. Zuce the monthly a will be le at 106 LUG. 8. re of the or named ennik of ishmento Empress Wacla if ven par )n others is M• I change English at prices a shade for the y " ate 11 main- 3175 •-- ' 1240 --- 71 5 5 n 71 9 0 77 50 47 75 „'NCE 0? Ey.--rie a fire of nises be” urrey, in Le laid in t the ftro eet. prompt l y followed b e Loa' in So vf ;rict. A h Cora' r, under ler him but th e , tuo sityl df from bat ebe ale was Dunk: lropPe a , , m land u nder :boured to ge t he pre: tat loss nfortu we re• escape• ~ jun., d, t hat 4 with ET. CITY NE SVS-IYESTERDAY. English railways were damaged by the very poor dividend declared by the Great Western Company. In the afternoon, however, there was a general re covery, and the tone, though not very strong, was more satisfactory. Tho scrip of the New Turkish Loan was marked as low as !,-1 prem. A decided recovery took place, however, in Cue afternoon, and the closing quota tions of Turkish securities were only a fraction be low those of yesterday. The scrip of the Peruvian and Portuguese loans has fallen I per cent., and the Venezuelan s. The principal feature in the foreign market, however, was the continued demand for the Egyptian Loan, which has experienced a fresh rise of nearly 2 per cent. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows ' this week an increase of £202. The shares of the Canadian Native Oil Company have becin allotted to-day. Arrangements are being Made for immediately proceeding to business. There is a continuance of bona fide investments in the new Portuguese scrip. The letters of allotment of the New Peruvian Loan 'were sent out this evening. There were no "letters of regret," a pro rata distribution having been arranged. It is stated that subscribers will receive less than 50 per cent. of the amount applied for. No operations occurred in bullion at the Bank to-day. Owing to the firmness of the exchanges, there is at present no demand for gold for the Con tinent, but the recent remittances from Australia and America may all be sent away in connection With the new loans. The mail steamer Tyne will take to-morrow only £7,000 in specie (gold) for Brazil. It is understood that about £300,000 in gold will be remitted to Lima on account of the Peruvian Loan by each West India packet until December, When a total will have been despatched of £2,000,000. A telegram from Hongkong to-day announces that an opium fraud, in which a Parsee merchant is implicated, has been discovered to the amount of £300,000, and that the loss will partly fall upon four Private telegrams received from Shanghae to-day state that sickness prevailed amongst the popula tion there, and that some opium frauds had been discovered, in connexion with which the banks Vo aid suffer. The exchange was quoted 6s. 2ad. T,he Liverpool cotton market to-day was firm. The dividend of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Itaiiwt, , y Company was officially announced to-day at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, against 51 in the corresponding period of 1861. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Sin c© Monday last the imports of specie have beenai'out£7os,Boo, and the exports £968,000. The filial call of £5 per share has been made on the new shares of the Electric and International Telegraph payable on the let proximo. Th e half...,vearly meeting of the Victoria (London) Deck Co m pan . ,v is called for the 28th inst. With regard to the silk trade the following re marks are from Me.ssrs. Hunt and King's circular : There has been very little doing in the silk market during the past month, but prices generally remain without alteration. The few transactions that have been made in China silk have been at a slight reduction for Tsatlees, but Taysaams are :firm ; for Japan silk there has been much less in quiry, and our quotations are nominal, the best and finest only being of ready sale—the deliveries are fair. The China letters to the 3d June report set tlements for the month 4,000 bales, making the total 74,000 bales, against 83,000 bales last season, nd the unsold stock was reduced to 500 bales; a few musters of the new silk had been received, but not sufficient to judge of its merit. Exchange 6s , 2 d. In Bengal silk there is very little demand. In Italian silk there is nothing to notice ; the prices atilt asked for new silk are much higher than those °f old. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The operations in the Discount Market, although smaller, as usual on Saturday, have shown that the general inquiry i s s till m c.re active than. it was a short time since, and the rates indicate firmness. With the introduction of so many new projects, and the provision which has to be made for the pay- Ment of deposits and instalments, the tendency of the market can scarcely create surprise, and it is generally thought that a further effect will be pro duced by the transmission of specie on account of the foreign loans lately introduced. Business in the English Stock Market has been quieter to-day, and the Funds, although flatter, ha ve not un d ergo ne any change of importance. Co nsols h ave c l ose d a t 931 Z- for transfer, and at 93 Z - - I for the 4th proximo. For the account, there see ms to be very little inclination on the part of speculators to operate either for a rise or fall. The 1‘1 ,‘"? Threes are 931 ; the Reduced 931 ?,-; Ex chequer Bill s, 25 5 . prem . ; B an k St oc k i s fl a t a t 439 ; India Five per Cent. Loan remains at 1081 2. 1 The most prominent feature in the Foreign de partment has been the further improvement in E gyptian Scrip, dealings having taken place at . and 18 p rem ., w hil s t the paid up security has ris e 7 ll to 99 and 101 ; Italian 5 per Cents. were 1--1, but have suddenly declined to 70/ 3 4 ; Mexi can Stock is steady at 28: ; Spanish Pft Cents. flat at 541 4 ; but the Certificates 1 :: e improved to 9; 1 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1: 4, 85 86 ; ditto, 1858, 72/ 731; and the New ° an Scrip is 1 3 prem. ;the .Portuguese Loan is 2?- 3 prem.; the Peru a° y dis. to; prem ; and the Venezuelan Q / prem. (1 , 1 , 4 Uhm Railway Share Market business has been I, but p r i ces h ave ex hibit e d rat h er more b uo y anc y. e a ncashire an d Y or k s hi re , S ou th Eastern, and Eas ill Counties have improved 55.; and North Wes ter n and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. to 15s. ; Great Northerns, however, have receded about ss. T he Forei gn an d C o l on i a l li nes h ave r emained v ltll / 1 1 t any material variation. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian reali s e 221 :-; Bahia and au Francisco, 19a; Grand Trunk of Canada are Steady at 211; and Great Western of Canada at _ 4 -;; ; East I n di an h ave i mprove d to 104; 105 ; and Bombay and Baroda to 1014. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ghnerally supported previous quotations. London and Westminster realise 701 ; Union of London 3 11 - and Peninsular an d Oriental Steam 72. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING} PRICES. aw_ % k • Stock `!,' Per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5................ 239 4. er Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93a i i 'mufti es, 30 yrs, expire th Jan., 1880 — n itto far 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 7-16 India Stock Ditt o 5 per Cent. ...Uitto foreebntures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 120 k 1 easols Account, Sept. 4 ......... 9 _ 3 : I le heiuer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 5 Ditto £SOO .t ra I : O REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. zilian, 5 per Con+ 1) 44 ) 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 qptittn_, 7 pe r C , .:lit., Scrip , 4 Ditto Paid-up Scrip ItZlada Active k e ,.. 11 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 73 28a '7 , ,:033:9,1;tteitt:::1":6:36pci(ruLs- ictr•(Scrip). n C e nt t n ) . . t . 1822 £St — et ,itto, Pate up Scrip 934 i q i ) '?ish 3 per Cent t' N:, t ' t .to Aeeount ziarkiish Bert. of Coup. not funded Ditto per Cent. 1854 b. ~.,io A.ccount "‘"ltt o 6 ~, _b it , per Cent. 1806 .............. 1):,,,0 Account .0,!to, £lOO Bonds ti ro 6 per Cent., 1862. Scrip ls '1,7 3 . 3 ; z t 0 14 ,4 a , i 3 d up Scrip ......... 68f i i per Cent — Ditto Account .. 1)14 DLvidends on the above payable in London. It Et e* 2 1 Per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull. .. 6 5 -115 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf. C O ,„ TWO O'cL o oic Ditto 'AO n Pal i itt o ' 4,0 0 ,0 _ 7 . 93a i 4 t • tr t lt t t iltr P RIMACY OF li:ELAND,—The rumour is n ow 11 ., , ath sa ys the Dublin Eve,: , ting that the Bishop of 1141 a wellskl is likely ! - ,z) be the new .t e. (Lord Aue ans 4) MO HARE M. 'HIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUhS. Share Railways. Paid.! Fclosingrice 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. val. Boat.,Sl t., and Mid. Co. Bristol and Exeter (Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A I A ;gets no div Do. B tillopc.pan.haF been paid to B. 'Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,SzAb. Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do East Suffolk O.. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock 6.4.0 Lancashire & orkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 1.0 n., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Enniskillen. Man Shet & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. do Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do, 4 shares Mid Kent _ . Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle, (Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock I Do A stk ; &rens no d 19.16.41 till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham Sc La.nc.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,'Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do 12.10 8 Si 6 7 83 0 1031 109 64 7 1 2 5 6 42 44 10 11 214 221 58 59 57 60 37 40 87 88 29 30 104 106 135 140 121 122 1211 1221 134 136 107 109 681 f 94 55 57 107 1071 61 63 121 123 47 48 94 941 101 102 40 45 38 39 8k 811 129; 129! 1 4p '9 101 77 79 62 G 3 100 100 100 16.13. , 100 100 100 97} 4184 1 Oi d 54; 54 844 554 105 106 Qom 3& 38 d 11 114 116 118 45 47 103 105 47 49 36 38 Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do 844 85} 68f 69i 97 100 6 7 38f 89f 8} 9i p 6} Cf p 148 152 4f 41 2f 55i 564 p 24 3i *dw p 85 88 112 144 Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Piro Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland Oxtord Do Newport, Do Hereford 22 58 i 59 107 h 63 2i 47k 914 I 61 n 981 d 85} i 85! I 44 4t3 39 41 88 90 Share 100 stk _Ai P , Railways 100 1 Atlantic 61 Ft Lawrence Bom.,Barod a4z.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New . • Do. Preference ~ . Btaalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. June I. 18;4 Clcutta.,¢S.Eastn. (Li‘ .) Cape Town & Dock Serif Demerara.. ....... lEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext...., Do. do. H do. .. _ , Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867. Do. do. 1872.. G t. In di aPenin. gua.sp.c. I Do. New gua. sp. 0... Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of Indta(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77 d 0... Do. 1878 . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. It p. c. Extension Do. 4.} d 0........ Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick t Canda Ry..tLand(Lim.)g.6pc. Class A. Capital Shark- Do. do. Lan0rd0........ Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... N.Rl.C'da 6 pc Ist pf bds Scinde .......... Do. Punjaub 9 Do. Do. .. c Do. Indus. St. Flo. I SSEi I Paid. all 100 all 100 {lOO 15 all 100 ;SIONS, I - Closing j Price. --5-J;----a -101 102 5 sid 8 8i 7 3 82 76 79 76 79 101 103 107 i 1084 1031 104 1044 106 ip 21 22 62 64 64 66 32 34 10 42 30 33 30 33 102 103 P iP 101 i 1021 123 123 8/ 71 97 100 80 91 89 91 I die par 101 102 95 96 91 93 5 7 4 t 85 88 102 i 1031 i i P 20i 20! 98 100 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS Business done 1011 MI 105 4 21} 63 4 12i I I Railways. I Pau l Closing Business I Price. Done. et 7 111; t, 14 11 10 ni 4i 4 16 11 21 t 2 14} 14k - - of q lu 6 20, toi THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1862. METROPOLITAN BOARD PREFERENCE S Blythe and Tyne r 0 p.c. pref. issued at £5 flris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shares "aledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall, 5 per ant.— Dun.rerth, & Abei.Jun. Do. Ist Class Pref.. E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c. E. Coun. Ex. IS p.c. No. I Do No. `, Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4p. S.& , Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrr .atsp.c.pm (it. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland' 4 per cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeeigt. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf'. shs Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stoct Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s lOdoe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 4i p. c. (Blackb. pur L0n.&8rig.5p. , 7.n . u. No.l Do. 5 per cent, do. No 2 Da 3 per cent, d 0..... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.' Do. 4p c.st.(diy.def.llE6', Lon.Chat.&Dny. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. .t S.West. 7p. cent. st., late 3d shares .... Do. (Portsm'th perpetl anus. of 2s. 6d.) Londony. & Ennis. shs iSfan. Sh. & Lin. c per ct. Do. £6 Do. ai per cent. , Do. redeem. 6 percent aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 41 per cent Midland Con. G p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 41 p.c. irredeemable Do. 41 per cent. . Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct Norflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51p. c. Pref. st. 1847 Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs N th.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 41pr. ct redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, ff. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern 3 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.Gpx Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent Do, Fixed 41 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent Do. do. 1859. , Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 5 p. c. gua, Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c Taff Vale No. 1 Pref. Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do o.Newport 5 p,c, pf.red o. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866 Do. tilt 1869 100 100 100 all all ARES. 94 96 201 21h 8 (ii 1102 106 112 114 111 113 128 130 83 85 11l 113 90 92 118 120 112 114 105 107 108 110 98 100 101 103 90 92 91 93 103 105 78 80 78 80 173 176 105 107 - _ 36 138 103 105 115 117 115 117 136 140 115 117 150 155 128 132 78 80 101 103 21 23. [22 124 C 4 67 [: , B 140 .04 106 95 97 112 114 110 112 i 1} liPmi 93 95 102 104 96 98 1} d i el } p 22i 23i 40 14 5 10 11 231. 241 86 96 201 211 28& 29, 34 35 33i 34 42 44 129 131 123 126 105 107 125 128 120 123 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. `Paid. I Le c a o s . in s g C l,. lo r s ic in e. g Business Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh inquire. Chester & Holyhead lOO Do ... 55 56 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 , 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO3 105 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O 67 69 E. Lincolnsh. gBpr c. 100 Gr. North. 137 139 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 0 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dra . . 100 Cledon . .. .. Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. _ ... Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 2C2 205 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all iDo. ...... .. Do. New ShlB6l, 4 i p.c all IDo. Do ..... ... 22 24 Do. We. Ext. A, 4i pc 1 all Do ..... ... tit 41 London & Greenwich! 100 S. Eastern 63 65 Do. Preferen , Lon.,Tilb.&S, 4 , l lendl 100 Peto &Co B6 E 8 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31. 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p i p gun, 6 per cent... pm Northn.&Eas tn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do .. . • DN N R, 4:3) . it E ..4 a ctt s snr t h. n aiarn — ri.et o ff s: :r sz. t .& l s e . : c. : A : . 100 N. E. Be r North Western 100 Gt. North. 95 97 Preston and Wyre. I all L&N ' W 1 44 46 & L. Yk. laolol Gt.North.D o.• •• . . 13 . 7 . Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 133 1 4 3 . 8 6 w South p e ot'LSO Staffordshire r 0 0 0 n; , c 1 i h i . a i r A e . : : 100 L n &N NV al s l w:L.n..E• x _. . 2 . / 3_11) a a l l l l Ln&N.W., ..._ Do _ Do do B f Wilts o and Somedro C set., 100 & Ut.Wst., Wimbledn & Croydon all Gt. West.l 92 94 &Brgtnl 88 98 _ _ 92 94 X9BB 98 JOINT-STOCK BANKS, A grartUnitedServi ce Bk Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool ' Australasia Bank of Egypt IRalk of London British North Americo, Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia ;Cutd. Bank ot India, au% :Ch.Piler. of In. Lon.dc Ch. City .......... Colonial ...... Corn. Bank of Canada 1' n° Soot., , tv Aus. Gen . . Bk Switzerlrd Llmonpein and r o ialßan ß k ra L z i i m li t a t n ed . Lon. Char.likot Austral London and County •• iLondon Joint Stock .• London and S,Atrican , London dr Westminster Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. Nat. Prov. of England , Do. new ....... 88 90 4/ 5 68 70 ip 25 26 83 85 j 0 "-- i :16 st 3 90 91 40 41 17} 18 P 1p P 251 t 6 37 39 33i 34a 11 18 80 p :National licink ''' " • Na' South Wale; '' ' • )rient. B. Corporati.on. Otto nan Bank • Provincial of Ireland ~ Do. new South A.ustralut Union of Australia Unitmi London s , .1 Unity 41 43 53 54 ^8 29 88 90 45 46 31 32 mE rr. 121 12 25} 50 } Business done. 100 100 9.0.11 121/ 1211 211 11 2 68 1 i i 9 53} 281 4 31} } 8 10 1 8 7d 43 44 48 50 141 15Id 15 1.6 i I 101 101 , g 1 1 1/ 10 prn 4 i 4 i P 1 1 32 3 3 71 7i 10 )01 21} 22i Vi I AND STOCKS of each separate Year. 104 108 127 132 137 142 ES 87 102 101 102 104 101 10i 104 106 pm l pr pr ipm 20f 21i given Wt..: • subsequent 100 100 st 174 stock stock Antwerp eib _Rotterdam. Ardennes.... . .... Bali.dsS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c Belgian East. Junction Cermeaux Mine Sz Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish __Do Eastern of France .... 'Grand Rus Guar. FS p. c. IGt. Luxem., Con. shs... !Italian Junction ...... Narnur iir Liege .... .... Do. 6 p. a. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ~.... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris 4k 0r1ean5..... .. Recife S. Fran. (Pere.) Zua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, .cf,. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin ‘4. East Portuf,fal 7 p ct. Turin and Savona .... Southern of France—, West Fianderli ..... Do. 51 p c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. PREFERENCE SH/ [ends contingent on the '''Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk Cornwall , li p.c. ga.perp ;*E. Anglian, Clsß, p.c. * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c., Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c.f ILond'n, Brig'tn, 44' per cent... .... . . 1858 Do do. 4 per ct 1860 Do. do. 4; per ct. 1861 'Do. do. 4. per et. 1861 iLon. & Chat'ln,Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c... .... Lou. &S.Wcstern 4p.c. North British £lO Qua. Shares, 1861 - *ScottishCentral 4i p.c 1 irred. pref.... ..... S.-Eastern 4. p.c. 1859 Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rdl Vale of Neath [inure of full dividends h good out of the profits .year not to be t half year. BRITISH MINES. Clifford nil 24 26 flevon G. Con, (Tavist 1 445 455 453 4 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. par H:ast Bassett (Illogan) du 46 18 East Caradon ............14.0 46 47 47 East Carn Brea... 3.0.0 14 141 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.12 6 3 31 Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(G wen.) 57t 161 171 Great South Tolgus l7s 4 41 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 40 51 ea Grenville Llerod's-Foot 8.12 41 43 411 11 ingston Downs 4.14 21 21 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant` (1I 41 43 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim.) 2/ 1 0/ North Downs 2l 31 4 North Frances (Illoga, 12.3 N.Wh'i Basset (111o4an) 2.9.0 31 44 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) la 5 6 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 1 3 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 1 South Caradou(St.Cleer 11 34i '55 8. Carn lirea (II logan) 3.11.6 21 3 F.Wheai Fran. (Mogan, 18.1 , .5, 100 105 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.elz Lead Min 4l 1 11 tO fin Crort 9 101 111 ‘Vest Basset 11 13 14 W Carzdon (Liskeard) 5 34 36 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 80 85 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 52i 57 1 Wheal Edward (Cats.) 71 if la Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 91 101 WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 12 14 Wheal Trefawney (Lis.) 7 II 17 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all 5 Brazil Land & all 6 1 40 Cobre Copper all 21 23 20 Copiapo 2 Capula Silver. 10 s• pr bin If 1 DunDloun.Ccp.Min2*.oo ail / 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 2 2 Fortuna. all 3 34 20 General all 21 23 2 Gt N. Cop. ~t S. Austr l/ 14 d Kapunda (Limited)...., l 4 $ p S d 3 Linares all 6/ 76 5 Lueitanian 2 >ti d par I!dariquita all 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L ds 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Alining and Smelt... all 2 5 Port Philip,,- 1 1/ 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 8 X- pm 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) l os. 1 lipm 20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 56 58xd 28.2.81 United Mexican ail 6,t 74 Worthing all # 3 YudanamutanaS.A.Ld. all 2/ 21 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-S2 100 104 106 105 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 41 p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent . . .... . 100 941 054 944 --Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 053cd Cape G.Hope. 6p c,1873 100 108 109 Do.Ap &Oct 1880, 100 112 114 Do. 18901 100 112 114 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.: 100 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c, 100 N..S.Gov. 6 pm") a.&July 100 103 105 .d Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 994 100/ --Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 00/ 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 90 100 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 107 109 ,Nova. Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 111'8 110 109 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Julyi 100 ,106 108 - io DA An&Oct 1 100 1108 108/ 1081 1 stook stock stock stock stock 1, stock st4ok 20 !Commercial Do. 4 per Cent.Prefillin , East and West India i Londo , - ISt. Katharine. Southampton v ietoria ........ IDo 4 New. !KS. 100 100 130 133 100 57 59 100 58 58 100 - 100 96 98 2 ld par 1132 xd MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint , all 1 18 184 10 Atlantic R. MI. Stm (1d) all 2 3 25 Australian Agricultural 19 22 24 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 54 5 Bombay Gas Limited. 1 f dis fp 50 British American Land 40 50 13.&1.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 50 55 1 1 . 50 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all :9 21 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 324 Canada Land all 101 103 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 5 et. Co p.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all e.ainr.rDdel. (Lim' all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference .. . " lOO 106 110 1074 at. Do. 6 pct. Perpet. Deb lOO 106 110 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A all if, Do. B all 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 St. Electric Telegraph par fpm 100 102 105 25 Do. New 5 English &Aus. Copper all 1l: 2 1 4 i 2 4 64 2 2:4 15 Gen. Steam Navigate in 14 I Great Ship Limited),,,tc.Tanel.ll:: all 21 1 Do 174 pct Preference all 1 If 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 91 44 14 4 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 11 is. Co. () 5 it p 64 cent. pref.. all _ 4 5 44 22112 1 05000 0 Lon . siNueD: rtddbior 0. ua & EnB .8 cax S iplto . r eea l r rn i r . 10 Netherlands Lan d,513.0. all i 1 1 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 12 14 all lf 10 orintl. in. Steam (Lim) al l 64. 64 at peelE.Liad.Arliin.(Lim) &Iron (Lim} 5 2 Steam all 70 72 50 Pen. & Oriental 1 1 ONißienAtuasltalir(rm(iiicilndi). laolol : 5 ! 5 1: . 2 2 2 5 51 52 5 5000 SR R edt li hDp u o Y t :ni h S . l Janeir o eN.NnAaeeeYwwsi A ustra l ian City a rlo. l 'n.e i l... n g: l . :nl4 P . a t. :csdi• 100 13 0 2 1 8 33 5-1 : 8 2 142:62-4090 284 . _ 11 1 3 414 1 at. t7t ! l M al Austin. Ste a m . .... . rnv.l., m . 60 54 56 ' x d 1 do. 12 Do. Sub m a rine Telegraph Tel. Scrip alt i 10 Trust a n d 10 Ddo all 4 6 R egistered to ind,a (L.) 1 i id Austrlasia Ag•encv o , ( 11 m)1itis l I id 1 3 . 1. 20 . T Jr. ct Ln.,o. °I U pr. ca n . 5 4 . 5 IL li'domTel. 05. oi m .s 3 4 d ip toli Tan Diemen's L, rd 2B} 12 14 all all all all all .RES Profits 100 all 100 100 100 POLICE' .THIS DAY. BOW-STREET. Michael Murphy, an Irishman, was brought up on re mand, charged with robbing Mr. Wood, greengrocer. From the evidence it appeared the prisoner was standing among the crowd around Morris's stand, in Covent-garden Market, when he was observed by Alderman, one of the officers, to place his hand in the pocket of Mr. Weed, who was making purchases in that part of the market. Mr. Wood, however, was not in attendance this morn ing, and the magistrate thought he could not dispose of the case in his absence. Prisoner—Your worship, the reason he's not here is that he's lost nothing. Alderman—He told me, your worship, that he had lost some copper money from his pocket. Prisoner—Hear him, your worship ; the lying scoundrel, why he took the halfpence out of his own pocket and threw them on the ground, and then collared me and said I stole 'em, the dirty scut. (Laughter.) Alderman—l can produce three or four witnesses who saw him commit the robbery. Prisoner —Can you ; then, why don't you ? The only thing you can do is lying, and that you're out and out at. (Laughter.) Why, ye're honour, he never speaks the truth at all. Mr. Wood didn't loose a copper. Why, the man who was selling the goods can tell you that, as he heard what Mr. Wood said, if you'll just have the kindness to go round and see him after you've done your work. (Laughter.) Mr. Henry—l shall remand you until Mr. Wood is pre sent. lam told he'll be hero on Monday. Prisoner—That's right, your honour. He'll tell you the truth. That lying varmint can't do it. (Laughter.) Mr. Henry (to the constable)—Y o u have no doubt about seeing the prisoner take the halfpence out of the man's pocket. Alderman—Not the least. Two or three ether parties saw him do it. He made two or three attempts. Prisoner—Oh I the likes o' that now. He'll get it to twenty before he's done. I told your worship what a dirty blackguard he is—me rob a man. I suppose the man who he says I robbed would know it if he was ; yet he said he lost nothing, so how could I rob him. That's what I should like to know. (Laughter.) Mr. Henry—Well, we will have him here on Monday, aad then he can tell his own story. Prisoner—That's right, your honour. You'll have the truth then. As for that lying vagabond he never told a word of truth in his life, and never will until his head's cut off. (Laughter.) I wonder he did't say your worship took the money. He's bad enough for anything, (Laughter.) The prisoner was then locked up. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CLEVER CAPTURE OF A TRlBP..—James Wood, de scribed as a bootmaker, was charged before Mr. Leigh, who sat for Mr. Knox, with the following robbery Mr. John Hennessey, furniture warehouse keeper, of 122, Wardour-street, Soho, said that yesterday afternoon, in consequence of missing a leather covered chair, of the value of £2 55., from his shop, he made inquiry, and the result led him to believe it had been stolen. One of his young men informed him that he had seen a man loitering about the street, and, thinking the person might come again, he with his young men secreted himself behind a screen, and after they had been so hidden for some time, the prisoner walked into the shop, passed a quantity of other chairs, and selected one, which he put on his shoulder and walked off with. They then went after the prisoner, and took him back to the shop, and afterwards gave him in charge. The prisoner then said that if he (Mr. Hennessey) went with him he would show him where he had sold ono of his chairs. In the evening one cf the officers (Sergeant Edwards) came to him and informed him that he had found one chair at the place where the prisoner had told him, but it was not of the same pattern, and on his (Mr. Hennessey) going to the place, No. 6, Silver-street, he found that although it was not the chair he was in search of, it was another chair belonging to him, so that instead of being robbed of two chairs, &c., he had been robbed of three. Frederick Larard, in Mr, Hennessey's employ, confirmed Mr. Hennessey's statement. David Clark, of 6, Silver-street, greengrocer, proved buying a chain of the prisbner for ss. Mr. Hennessey said they were worth 455. each. Webb, 112 C, proved finding six duplicates and two por traits—oof the prisoner and the other of his young wo man—on the prisoner. Mr. Leigh said the prisoner was evidently a dangerous person, and committed him for 6 months, with hard labour. THAMES. THE E G G QUESTION,— Catherine Connell, a poor and industrious Irish woman of No. 8, Marmon-stree;, St. George-in-the-East, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with being disorderly and assaulting Thomas Webb, shop man to a person named Tutton, a cheesemonger and provi.. sion dealer, of No. 10, King's-place, Commercial-road. The complainant said the prisoner brought back some eggs she had purchased to the shop in which he was serv ing, and said they were bad. He refused to change them, and she abused him and threw the eggs at him. Mr. Selfe—And broke them ? Witness—They were &ready broken in a basin, and she sent the basin at roe, eggs and all, and they fell on my coat. Mr. Selfe—Were the eggs good when you sold them ? Witness—l don't know. Mr. Selfe—Did you smell them ? Witness—l never smell eggs. The prisoner said that yesterday afternoon she went to the complainant's shop and bought a rasher of bacon and four eggs, to make up a little dinner for herself, her husband, and four children. Two of the eggs were rotten, and when she went back and complained of them and asked that they be exchanged for good,:she was,threatened to be kicked into the street. The complainant tried to snatch the cup containing the bad eggs from her, and some of the contents went over him. The complainant—We don't warrant eggs 24 a shilling. Mr. Selie—You have no right to sell bad eggs to any one. A polieman—Sho was very abusive in the streets, your worship. Mr. Selfc—l am not surprised at that. The poor woman lays out a few halfpence in purchasing a rasher of bacon and four eggs, and two are rotten. It is very provoking. The prisoner—l had a piece of bad pork from the same shop. ➢lr. Selfe—Don't deal there again. You may go. You are discharged. ROBBERY BY A PORTER. —John Dawsell alias Webb, porter, aged 29, was charged with robbing his employers. The prisoner had been in the service of Messrs. Shores and Brill, outfitters and tailors, of No. 90, High. street, Poplar, for two months. Mr. Richard Barker, the manag ing salesman of the firm having suspicion of him, and hav ing missed property at various times, looked into tha pri soner's box which was open, and found in it a coat, a pair of trousers, a waistcoat, and two neckties, all new. They were worth £3. The prisoner was asked how he dared to take the goods from the shop, and he said, " Well, I took them. 1 arr. sorry for it." Ten days ago the various ar ticles were on the shelves in the shop. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was immediately sen tenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. WILD SPORTS TN THE EAST.—William Daly, an Irish labourer, aged 34, of 66, Cabel-street, Wellclose•square, was charged with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting several persons. The prisoner paid a visit to the International Exhibition yesterday, and after feasting his eyes and improving his mind with the numberless objects to be seen there he came away contented and happy, and expressed himself that he had laid out his half-crow n on a grand day most advan tageously, but, unfortunately, he spent another half-crown at various liquor shops on his way home, which he reached in a glorious state of intoxication. A row with all the in mates of his dwelling was the consequence. At midnight " the fun grew fast and furious," and he had a 4 4 shindy" with his wife, who was also intoxicated, The prisoner struck his wife with his open hand. A woman named Julia Hurley, or Haly, hearing the screams of the wife, rushed upstairs to her room, and the prisoner imme diately struck the woman, and seizing her hand with his teeth bit it severely. She roared out loudly, "My hand's bitten," and John Sullivan, a shoemaker, went to her assistance, and the prisoner bit off °no of his eyebrows. Others attempted to seize the prisoner, who was like a madman, and tumbled over or knocked down every one who came near him. A policeman named Richards, No. 46 11, rushed into the room and was about to seize the pri soner, who made a blow at him with a pair of tongs, but instead of hitting him the blow fell on Sullivan, who was felled to the ground, and on being raised was carried to the London Hospital. Airs. Hurley was also taken there. Richards produced the tongs used b y the pri soner . Th ey were not damaged, but Sullivan's head was. Mr. Edward Gwynn, senior house surgeon of the Lon don Hospital, said that he dressed the wounds of the two witnesses, Hurley and Sullivan. The latter had a bite on the forehead and two lacerated wounds on the top of the head. The woman had been bitten on the hand. The wounds on Sullivan's head might have been done with the tongs. The wounds were not serious ones. The prisoner, i n d e f e nce, said it was the ccdhrop taken, yer hannai's wot t s hip, did all this little bit of mischief." He was sentenced to thr ee months ' imp r i sonment with hard labour. The Vauban and Gomer frigates, now at Toulon, have received orders from the Minister of Marine to make to Ale xico, the former 100, and arran gements for conveying the latter 80 horses. At the annual meeting of the Royal Insurance Company held yesterday at Liverpool, the report for 1861 showed that the premiums in the fire department amounted to £292,403, being an advance of £29,425 over 1860. The losses consequent on the Tooley-street fire having been specially provided for at the last annual meeting, the net profits of the fire branch for 1861 amount to £44,327. In the life branch the amount insured by new policies was £521,10 1 . The addition to the life fund during the year was £61,107, being 70 per cent. of the total premiums re ceived. A dividend of 3s. per share and a bonus of 4s. Per share, free of income•taa, were declared, OF WORKS. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday at their offices in Spring -gar dens—Mr. J. Wilkinson in the chair. The cash statement showed that the cash balances in the hands of the treasurer were, on current accounts, £116,737 6s. 10d.; on deposit accounts, £10,470; and on current ac counts, £69,892 ss. 11d. SOUTHERN LOW LEVEL SEWER.—BERMONDSEY BRANCH. The board received tenders for the construction of the Bermondsey branch of the southern low level sewer. The amounts offered were as follows :—Messrs. Peto and Betts, £97,523; Mr. W. Davis, £119,430; Messrs. John Aird and Son, £107,000; Mr. W. Webster, M 19,500; Mr. J. Dethick, £126,077; Mr. W. Lavers, £124,000; and Mr. W. Moron, £ 99 , 8 75. Messrs. Peto and Betts' tender was accepted. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved—" That a committee of the whole board be appointed to consider what steps it will be necessary at once to take for the purpose of putting in force the provisions of the Thames Embankment Act, 1862. The object of his motion was to have the whole board to consider the question, as it was too important a matter to delegate to a sub-committee. Mr. ROBINSON seconded the motion. Mr. FREEMAN moved as an amendment--« That the Thames Embankment Act be referred to a committee now to be appointed with so much and so many , of' the powers and authorities and discretions by this act given to and re posed in the board, as the board shall think fit or proper to delegate to such committee; and that such committee, upon their appointment, be authorised to put in force the powers in the aforesaid act." He referred to the working of the main Drainage committee, and from his experience of the working of commit , ees of the whole board, he thought this would be the best course to pursue. Mr. ROBINSON objected to the amendtment, because it was necessary that some inquiry should be made before the board delegated its powers to any committee. Inquiry was wanted, and the object of the motion was to obtain that in formation through a preliminary committee. Mr. DOULTON supported the amendment, and considered if the deputy's motion were taken nothing would be done in the matter. A long discussion ensued, when the board divided, and the numbers were 17 on either side. The CHAIRMAN declined to give a casting vote, and ex plained his object for so doing was that he would not decide a question of such importance. The result of his refusal to vote would be that the amendment would drop, but could be moved again by the hon. member, or any other member. Mr. DoULTON then moved an amendment to the motion, but Mr. SMITH, the solicitor to the board, expressed an opi nion that there would be some legal difficulties in carrying it out if agreed to. Mr. DOULTON thereupon withdrew it. The motion was agreed to unanimously. Mr. CARPMAEL then moved "That it be an instruction of thfs board to take such preliminary steps as may be con sidered necessary to prepare plans and specifications of the works necessary for the construction of an embankment on the north side of the Thames, between Blackfriars and Westminster Bridges, and for the construction of part of the low level sewer therein, in order that tenders may be obtained at the earliest period for the execution of such works." Mr. ROBINSON seconded the motion, and it was agreed to. After a great deal of discussion it was decided that the engineer be instructed to prepare such a model of the Thames between London and Westminster Bridges as may be necessary for the information of the board. EMBANKMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE THAMES. Mr. DOULTON called the attention of the board to the report of the Royal commission on an embankment for the south side of the river, and moved, "That it be referred to the main drainage committee to consider the course which this board ought to consider with reference thereto." It was a question whether Mr. Cowper would become the pro moter of that bill, and therefore the board ought to take matter up at once, in order to get an Act of Parliament next session. Mr. CARPMAEL seconded the motion. The motion was agreed to. The routine business having been disposed of, the board adjourned. MARKETS-THIS DAY. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of fruit is but moderate—of vegetables some what extensive. Generally speaking, sales progress steadily at the annexed rates : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 6 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 1 Grapes,per lb 5 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 0 0 to 0 0 I Peaches l6 0 to 30 Oi Nectarines, per dz 8 0 to 15 0 Apples, perihf -sv. 2 6 to 5 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 12 01 Lemons, per 120 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries ht:sva 6 to 5 6 Strawberries pr:pt 0 6 to 0 8 a. d. s d Cherries, per lb. 0 Bto 1 0 Foreign ditto, pun 2 6to 5 0 Filberts, per lb 0 9to 1 0 Cobnuts,per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, Fer doz. 8 oto 0 0 Damson .. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.sy 4 6to 6 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 6 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries,prpt 0 6 to 0 8 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 3 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 lirocoli, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, pet ton 80 to 120 0 New ditto, pr pd 11 oto 16 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 1 6to 2 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Carrots, pr do 5 oto 6 0 Cucumbers 0 3to 1 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv.l2 oto 0 0 Bros. sprouts,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Onions, ht. sv 1 oto 1 6 New Do., dz bun 0 9to 1 3 French beans, 100 1 oto 2 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 Shallots, per lb 010 to 1 0 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 1 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 4 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 0 Mushrooms.p ptl. 1 6to 1 9 Artichokes, each 0 3to 0 Ii Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 6 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 6 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 6 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3 to 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 3 6 Seakale, per buu. 1 0 to 1 4 HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; new do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly at our quotations. CumBEHLAND.--Old mea-tow bay, £2 Os to £5 Os; new do., £1 16s to £4 ;of l wove , ' £3 lOs to £6 Os; new do., £3 lOs to £5; a nd straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; new do. ' £1 16s to £4 O s ; o l d clove!, 13 lOs to £6 Os ; new do., £3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. A slow demand. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, OS Od to Os Od ; geese, 4s Od to 8s 05 each ; goslings, 48 Od to 7s Od ; ducks, is Gd to 3s Od ; ducklings; Is 6d to 3s Od ; rabbits, is Od to is Gd each ; wild do., 6d to is Od ; pigeons, 4d to 8d each; large Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 16s Od ; chickens, 58 Od to 8s; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s 05 ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os ; snipes, Os Od to Os; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, 10d to is Id ; English, is to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 8s Od to Os Od ; French do., 6s 6d to 7s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 10d to is Od ; trout, 9d to 10d ; eels, 8.:1 to 18 ; prawns, 5s to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 158 • cod, 5s Od to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; dorevs, is Od to i s Od ; mullets, Os Gd to is 6d lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; p l aice and garnets, 4d to is Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; common oysters, 12s to 208; natives, 44s to Os per bushel ; whitings. 3s Od to 12 s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s ; smelts, is Od t o i s 6d ; sounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, 40s per 120 ; fresh herrings, 6s per 100 ; bloaters, Os per 100 ; carp and tench, N Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4 s 6d ; an d por k , 3 s 8 d to 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. WHITEC HAPEL. Beef, from 28 Od to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 58 Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 32 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to Sid, of household do., 6d to 71d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d t o 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to VA 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s Od to lOs Od ; calf skins, light 2s to 3s Od ; do. full, 5s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od; Downs, Os Od to Os Od; lambs, 2s 9d to 5s 3d; shearlings, 2s 9d to 3s 9d. BIRD KILLING.—Such a massacre of birds as then took place the country had never known. The songs of the grove and meadow were silenced. Rewards were offered for the heads of lark and robin, thrush and wren, anything with beak and feathers. Gangs of birds'- nesters prowled through the woods, guns popped inglo riously all day long among vines and hedgegrove, poi soned grain was thickly strewn about, until hundreds and thousands of dead birds lay stiff and stark on the inhos pitable soil. The usual consequences of such suicidal folly succeeded. There was a Nemesis of insect life, in the second year of my stay, which made the most obstinate farmer stare aghast at the countless legions burrowing, creeping, or winging their way to blight his On store, hopes of profit. Grubs, caterpillars, flies, weevils, every thing that crawls or flies, that bores the root or gnaws the allies h bursting corn-ear, or cankers the blossom or hollows out the fruit, everything that tunnels the bark or harms the wood of trees, everything that haunts the barn or than all seemed gathered in hosts undreamt of. There were no birds to thin off the plunderers. Those faithful been stupidly butchered. Their sharp. sighted ad y th W e a h g ir e ed a of crushing and little eyes and active bills would havo done for scant What with loss hundred times more to stem the plague labourers could do, with all their Work quick-liming, sulphuring, and smoking. DEAL, Saturday Morning. to grain, tree®, and fruit, what with th down the pest by human age ncy e e cost of keeping heavily, and the marquis found' j a i eve ry cultivator suffered Passed—Queen of England, from London, for Bombay; PeoPlo b egan to regret the adviser who had urged their larity waning together; f or birds, and to blame the nobleB income and his popu- James Lanians (of Poole), from the north, for the west. Anchored—lsland Queen, from Londen for Salcomb© extermination. But tea Advance, and Volante, from mar Londen, for 'Cardiff; Clans he would not own hims e lf in qui& was a dogged personage : man, from London, for Cochin ; Rouen ' (of Yarmouth), the wrong; he hired more and and Mary Elizabeth, barque, froin the north, for the west ; more men to dress the tre make clumsy human gngels ° o f - h - t6 °Pr :l ards ) and he tried to Elizabeth, from London, for Rio Janeiro; Eloisa, from touttit and the byr4ilu. -aci toss to do the work of the I London, for Bombay ; m ar t a b au , now London, for ~t —Diokeus's Ail the Yor t iMitt.i. Shanghai. i LONDON, Aug. 9.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and tine weather, but rather cloudy. QuEENsTOWN, Aug. New York. 9,-- A.rrived.--Persia, steamer, from SWANSEA, Aug. 8, from Calder a — Wind S.W,—Arrived—Swa from Caldera. ; Chilia n Packet, and M a rquis of Worcester, M ILFORD, Aug. B—Wind N.W.—Arrived — Regina, from Quebec, for Pembroke Dockyard. (AY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, August B—Barrington, from Bahia; Plover, from Barbadoes ; Lieutenant Peterson, from Gefle ; Bold en Lawn, f rom Akyab ; Corporation, from Accra; Hanover, from Bombay; Cargey, from Terra Nova ; Betsy Hall from Mogador ; Pharamcnd, from Colombo ; Aeazi from Wydah ; St. Helena, from New York ; Eleanor Woodburn, from Maz ag an ; Starling, from Oporto; Mezerium, from Montevideo; Alboni, from New York; Canada, from Sierra Leone. Arrived, August 9.—Emily, from Licata; Active, from Havre. 7HE IGHT BETWEEN THE ARKANSAS RAM AND THE FEDERAL FLEET. The New York, Tribune, of the 26th, has a lengthy and spirited report of the attack of the Confederate rain Arkansas upon the Federal fleet at Vicksburg. The Tribune says :—" No one con fail to award credit to the Arkansas for extraordinary courage, and to confess that she has accomplished one of the most dashing feats of the war. She has braved our entire fleet, and run the gauntlet of our best vessels in broad daylight, and braved them in their chosen position. It certainly is not gratify ing to our national pride to think that a small ves sel with 12 guns moved slowly, quietly, and un concernedly by 15 national vessels, carrying 200 guns, and escaped with impunity." It appears, from this report that the Arkansas commenced the attack by suddenly coming upon a naval detachment making a reconnaissance up the Zazoo river. She first chased a wooden steamer, the Tyler, killing and wounding upwards of thirty of her crew. She then engaged the iron-clad gunboat Caron dolet, the crew of which vainly tried to board her. The Arkansas, however, burst one of the Carondo let's steam pipes, and the crew were so frightened that some fifty of them jumped overboard, and many were drowned. The following is the de scription of the Arkansas :—" The Arkansas, which is a ram as well as a gunboat, is not more than half as large as one of Davis's gunboats ; is low and flat, covered with double railway iron (T rail) ; built with slanting sides, without decks, or any openings or apertures save the ports; carries twelve large guns, three on each side, two for ward, and two aft ; has one chimney, and looks almost, if not quite, invulnerable. She is of a light-brown hue, much like the banks of the Mississippi, and at a distance could not be well distinguished therefrom. No human being was visible on or about her, though her guns were promptly and accurately fired, and her unseen sharpshooters directed their pieces at every man they could see within range." After en gaging the Carondolet, and driving off the Queen, the Arkansas ran the gauntlet of the entire Federal fleet of 15 well-appointed war vessels. " This for midable array had no terror for the Arkansas. She moved on as if they had not been there, and many of the officers of the fleet were for a moment lost in wonderment at the extreme boldness of her most perilous attempt. As she moved down one of Far ragut's gun boats opened fire upon her—then another, and another. Whether they struck her or not I could not perceive, but their shot could not have harmed her. She replied promptly and the firing soon grew warm. I could hardly turn my eyes away from the small, strange, fearless craft descending the river, with the black trail above and behind her, and the baleful flash of her steadily replying guns." The Arkansas then engaged the Federal ram Lancaster, and burst her mud receiver, causing a fearful explcsion of steam and the death of 11 persons. The other rams had not sufficient steam up to be of any use in stopping the trium phant progress of the Arkansas through the gunboat fleet, all of which fired upon her as she steamed past them. " But the arch foe hesitated not, reeked not, turned not aside. Onward the Arkansas moved, as if she were covered with the armour of invincibility, and beyond the power of harm. . . The fearless foe passed the long line of fire unscathed, running the dangerous gauntlet without receiving any ap parent wound. After she had passed all the union vessels she sent back their shots defiantly, and at last disappeared round the head of the peninsula, and ran under the guns of one of the Water batte- ries of Vicksburg. Though an enemy, we award her the praise of brilliant daring in an unholy cause. None of Davis's or Farragut's vessels had sufficient steam to follow the Arkansas. They had no thought, much less fear, of a hostile gun-boat ; and, of course, they were surprised and unprepared for the occasion. One of the Arkansas's 128 shot, after passing through the commodore's vessel, finally rested on his pillow." THE AGITATION AMONG THE CABMEN Last evening another meeting of cabmen was held at the White Swan, Highbury, the meeting being convened by the following circular :—" To take into consideration the resolutions passed at meetings held by the East and South London cabdrivers, with re spect to the arbitrary laws under which you now labour." Mr. WOOD occupied the chair. _ _ Mr_ TAYLOR complained of the manner in which cabmen were treated, in fact they were treated worse than convicted felons. For a very slight offence the license was marked and in many instances great num bers ruined. If one man was bad, that was no reason why the public should put them all down as bad. The great mid-day meeting, he contended, would let the public know that they were not to be trod upon. London without cabs would at once startle the public and bring about the reforms asked for. He then gave a vivid picture of the inconvenience to which the public would be put to on the day of the meeting. The cab strike of 1853 was bad enough, but he could assure them that a strike at the present time would be worse. (Cheers.) The cabmen were a most ♦aluable class of servants, and should be organised. Sixpence from 10,000 cabmen per week would amount to £5OO, and if they had a fund like that coming in weekly it would make magistrates pause before they committed an injustice. He concluded by urging them to organise. Mr. LOVELL said the present Hackney Carriage Act was a disgrace to the age. They were most cruelly and unjustly used, and they wanted their grievances redressed. They would not expect the repeal of the act, but they might get it revised. Mr. Smith, Secretary of the South London Cab men's Club, observed that Mr. Judge Payne had stated that he had tried 1,600 prisoners, and only one was a cabman, charged with an assault upon a policeman when drunk. (Hear, hear.) Several cabmen then described their hardships and the manner in which they were hunted by the I police. Mr. GOODWIN, in a forcible address, p ointed out seyeral inconveniences in the act, and mentioned a number of instances in which magistrates took different views of the same cases. It seemed strange to him that in a recent case a magistrate should rule that when a cab was moving it was standing. He most heartily concurred in the pro posed cabman's holiday, when all their grievances i would be discussed. After addresses from Mr. Williams and others, the following resolution was carried with great cheering :—" That this meeting being of opinion that nothing ought to be done with regard to alter ing the act of Parliament by any one part of London alone, therefore, we do heartily concur with the drivers of the South, East, and Clerken well, and do hereby appoint four delegates to en operate with them to carry out the object of hold ing a mid-day meeting in Exeter-hall, When th e deligates will lay before the meeting the best rem edy." The delegates were then appointed, and a vote of t h an ks having been passed t o the chairman, mee ting separated shortly aft er mid h the SHIPPING-THIS DAY. THE GREAT EASTERN. _____........________. The following testimonials were presented on the last homeward voyage of the Great Eastern : " We, the undersig,ned, passengers on board the steam ship Great Eastern, on her July voyage from New York to Liverpool, subscribe the sums attached to our several names to be presented to Captain Walter Paton, with the request that he will purchase th erewith some souvenir, suitably inscribed, of us his then passengers. We trust that Captain Paton will not regard this testimonial for its intrinsic worth, but as a mark of our appreciation of his ability and urbanity as the commander of what, in our opi nion, is the finest and safest specimen of naval architecture afloat. We sincerely wish Captain Paton continued suc cess, and specially recommend the Great Eastern to all those who wish to enjoy true comfort at sea. " Steamship Great Eastern, at sea, Lat. 50 12, long. 28 40, August 2, 1862." Here follow the names of the subscribers, with the amount given by each. The total sum subscribed is £39 2s. " We, the undersigned (steerage passengers), proceeding ( to Liverpool, England, by the Great Eastern steamship, avail ourselves of the pleasure in testifying to the kindness, courtesy, and attention received by us from the captain and officers of the above -named ship, in her passage from New York to Liverpool, and likewise our feeling of satisfaction with the manner in which the stewards in this department have performed their duty, and our appreciation of the arrangements in the steerage with regard to sleeping accommodation and the good quality of the food supplied to us by the ship's company. "August 5, 1862." The following is the cargo of the Great Eastern, amount ing to 6,50 New 0 tons—w York hich she has bro7ulghbtaogsn hoferwphreeasteutot ip from to this port :-11 ,5 ditto order, consigned 7,149 ditto to consigned Rathbone to Marrow and Co., 12,363 Bers, 2,t0 Richardson, Spence, and Co., 2,198 r0th ditto to Mr. 414 ditto Lowe and Sons ; total bags, 35,839. B es id es the wheat in bags h brings 16,160 bushels to orde r , an d 10,064 consigned to e Rathbone Brothers; total bushels, 26,224. In additicn to the above the Great Eastern has on board 149 boxes of cheese consigned to J. E. Corderoy and Co., 148 to Mr- Haughton and Sons, 100 to E. Ecombe, 160 to E. Davies, 408 to E. Robinson, and 2,225 to order. She also brings 962 firkins and packages of butter, 2,884 barrels of flour consigned to Rathbone Brothers, and 7,797 to order; 58 bales of cotton consigned to B. Labert and Co. ; beside s which she has 96 boxes salted shoulders, 242 boxes bacon and jowls, 40 hogsheads S 5 tierces and 83 barrels tal/ow, 6 firkins of lard, and 251 boxes of bacon, 228 of which, are to order.--. Liverpool Mercury. MALIGNAN7 DISEASE AMONO SHEEP. It is impossible by words to describe fully the excitement which has for the last few days prevailed in Wiltshire and the upper parts of Hampshire, in the agricultural classes, in consequence of the breaking out of a malignant disease in one of the largest breeding flocks in the West of England, —in a flock, too, that has, for the last 50 years,been regarded as one of the most healthy flocks upon the Beckingham Downs. For a few days there was some secrecy in the matter; but so completely impregnated is the whole fleck that for the sake of flockmasters generally it is desi rable that a notice of the attack, and the means which are being taken to subdue it, should be generally circulated. The facts in brief are these :—lt is now about a month ago that Mr. Joseph Parry, of Allington, was riding alongside one of his folds, containing about 303 two-year -old ewes, when he observed one of the ewes lying by the hurle:A. The animal looked in a pitiable condition, soon breathed its last, and was put out of the way, and for the time nothing more was thought of the occurrence, But, in a day or two after, other sheep in the same flock showed symptoms of illness, exhibiting great internal suffering, loss of appetite, heaviness and indisposition to move, and general prostra tion. The two-year-old ewes had, up to this time, bean kept with their lambs, but, thinling it better to separate them,the latter were now removed and put with other lambs upon the farm, the former being turned among the general breeding flock,making altogether 1,000 ewes and 700 lambs. The nature of the attack upon the two-year-old ewes sur passed all comprehension. That it was eminently conta gious was certain. In the course of a fortnight the same symptoms began to show themselves among the older ewes and among the lambs, and for days in succession as many as 20 or 30 of the ewes died in the most loathsome state of disease, their bodies covered with pustules and a viscous matter running from the nose and from the eyes, rendering the sheep completely blind, and emitting the most foul stench that can be conceived. All local remedies were entirely unavailing. The malady was a mystery, and it became necessary that the best pos sible advice should be had, and that, too, without delay Mr. Joseph Parry went to London last Monday week to consult professor Simonds, the well-known lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College. After hearing Mr. Parry's ex planation of the symptoms, Professor Simonds came imme diately to the conclusion that the disease from which the sheep were suffering was smallpox ; but as smallpox has never been known to make its appearance except through infection —as, wherever it has appeared, its origin and pro pagation have always been traceable—its introduction into Mr. Parry's flock was perfectly unaccountable. Every sug gestion which the Professor could offer was at once met by Mr. Parry. There had been no change on the female side of the flock for at least half a century. New male blood was only introduced once in two years ; and it was now two years since Mr. Parry had purchased or hired rams from another flock. Neither could it have been imported by the shearers, as all the flocks which the same shearers had shorn this year, before and after Mr. Parry's, were known, and in neither was there the slightest symptom of disease. In fact, there was no traceable means of accounting for the visita tion. A " chill" could not possibly produce it, as a com mon cause of illness would not produce a special disease of this description. Its spontaneous appearance, therefore, is a thing unheard of. Moreover, it is a disease unknown among English flocks; the only occasion of its appearanc e here having been in 1847, when some merino sheep that had just been imported were sold with the smallpox upon them at Smithfield market. This was the first known ap pearance of the disease among sheep in England ; and al though it was th en un f ortunate l y commun i cate d to two flocks belonging to Mr. Statham, a farmer at Datchett, near Windsor, and Mr. W ea l e , o f Pi nner , an d f or a ti me f oun d its way into Norfolk and Hampshire, it was ultimately era dicated, and fro m th a t ti me t o t h e presen t t h ere h as b ee n no known instance of smallpox in sheep in this country. To account for it i n th e presen t case, therefore, seemed impossible, inasmu c h as M r . P arry ' s h a d always been a notoriously healthy flock— we ll t en ded, carefully fed, and Still, from the with all the advantages of fine down last fully confirmed his and his visit to Allington on Friday symptoms, Professor Simonds had no d a o l ubt about the fact, of the disease. Some in suffering in almost every stage previous persuasion. On examining the sheep he found them swelled eyelids ; in others, when gait, with slight fever, and which the pox had first shown itself exhibited a staggering red spots (easily dis cernibleit had become more fully develo p ed , ts e the inner surface of the body, over the while legs) were found thickly upon the bare studdedparts complaint had still further advanced, pus tules in (in form the heads of ordinary smallpox) and those where the li c k o e m * A more loaths ome malignant ulcers, emitting a thin stinking matter, w ere t h e distinguishing features of the malady. sight than the sheep exhibit in thi s a d vanced stage can hardly be imagined. The contagious n a t ure of the disease is truly astonishing. An instance is r e l ate d (when it was introduced into England by the Spaniards in 1847) of its having broken out in a flock pe nne d some distance in the same field, while feeding off rape, clearly ff, but showing that the infection, was carried in the air from one flock to another. Great danger has in the same way arisen on the continent (where the disease is well known), from tho driving of a healthy flock on the same road or on the same down which had previously been travelled over by diseased sheep, or by the immediate transit of a sheep dog or a shep herd from one fold to another, But while it is so highly infectious to sheep, it is by no means as to other animals or to human beings. Cases are recorded in which children of all ages have been inoculated over and over again without any specific disease resulting; and the like experiment upon the cow, and even upon the availing . goat, have been equally un- Upon examining the flock on Saturday and Monday and a g ai n on Tuesday, Professor Simonds found that a great number of the sheep had already passed through the most trying part of the malady, while some (as many as 170) were declared by him to be perfectly convalescent. This being the case, it is impossible to say how long the disease has actually impregnated the flock ; but to reduce its conti nuance to a certainty, and as the most effectual means of preserving those that have not already been attacked, Pro fessor Simonds suggested that the whole of the sheep should at onee b and, havi ng pl aced the case en tirely in the hands in ds oc o u f la th ted the Professor, Mr. Party assented to thin proposition, and the whole flock of 1,700 sheep and lambs (exclusive of those which have died and those which have recovered) are accordingly at this moment either in an in cipient or a malignant state of smallpox. Adding misfortune to misfortune, the old shepherd who had tended the flock for the last 30 years dropped down dead among his sheep last Thursday even ing. Proud of his flock, whi c h h a d a l ways borne a high character, and re flected credit upon his management, the poor man seemed to feel the visitation most acutely; and there is no doubt that the anxiety under which he had been labouring for the previous month, acting upon a diseased heart, tended to bring about his melancholy end. He was endeavouring to catch one of the sheep on Thursday evening, when he fell with the animal under him, and almost instantly expired. RIFLE CONTEST. —A competition for prizes pre sented by officers and gentlemen connected with the British Museum, open to all members of volunteer corps in that esta bli s hment, was shot for at Willesden on the 4th inst. T h e conditions ware :—Distances, 150 , 200, 300, and 400 yards, five shots each; hits and points to count; no prize to be taken in money, and winners of former prizes to allow the first shot at each range_ The first prize, £7, was won by Private D. 1 .., amore, 37th Middlesex, who made 49 - points ; the seco n d, £ 6, by Corporal Gatfiel d, 37th Mid dlesex, who m a d e 41 points; the third, Pp by Sergeant Saunders, 37th Middl esex , who made 3 9 110, points ; and the fourth, £3, b y Sergeant Hayes, 37th M iddlesex, who m ade 6 points, )unt. ' 50 -~:- 2s. Gd 10. 8. 1021 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20i 20 100 100 100 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock Share Divii * n made i all n any ; A any