The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-11 00:00:00

it is juite theY % via" ana [ling w ith Dalan and imon them Wild lthly ris of this on of , ur rood oine- Nor: - aid 20VO' hardly less attractive in their general interest—a trial, for example, of Monsieur, one of the young heroes, at the Old Bailey, ending in his acquittal— a supercilious piece'of brutality, on the part of Mon seigneur, ending in his assassination—and several proposal for Mademoiselle, the heroine, ending, at any u storrastbeing e, in two casual refusals: one of the rejected " A Fellow of Delicacy," the other A Fellow of no Delicacy." The two gentlemen last mentioned are among the most striking deline ations i n th e numbers of the work yet published _ , Stiney Carton, a young barrister of brilliant parts, b ut no address, and of a baulked ambition, who acts a t, B jack a l to that self-assert i ng l i on at the bar, Mr. i' l 'S'Ver--lolling on the s o f a , w ith hi s h an d s in . 11 Waistband s , b e i ng cramme d b y M emory ( mean . ' ll g Carton) or " shouldering his way" on towards Lord Ch ief - Justiceship, if not to the woolsack of my High Chancell o r. O u r p re f erence unques tionably trends in the dire c ti on o f p o or Sydney -04 we long for the r ec l ama ti o n o f th a t waste land promise ! Mr. Lorry, by the way, has raised . ti alself wond er f u ll y i n our est i ma ti on by hi s ga ll an t on test with the Li on , w h en v i s it e d b y th e l a tt er i n Vs own little den at Tellson's. Yet in the end Mr. ''ay too, like Sydney Ca r ton, seems to have given ft at last t o th e " shouldering. " Ch ar l es D arnay •`.,.` yet, we confess-1T e don't much care for—Charles -uarnay being, n ever th e l ess , th e h ero o f th e s tory, and the all but acce pt e d l over o f th a t c harming, golden- haired heroine, Lucie Manette. Out of an affection for whom, by the by, have we not a weak tress even for that preposterous red woman, Miss ro es - -a lady ev er y now an d th e n subject to what sh e her se lf h app i ly descr ib es as " a f i t o f t h e j er k s. " The i . dominant d re ad o f Mi ss Pross—the dread of " Hundreds of People" dangling after her darling— rruyes the titl e t o one o f t h e mos t sugg e s tiv e a n d pressive among all the chapters of the tale yet Published ! A chapter that leads us away into that cool little echoin corner of Soho, not very much less tha n a whole g century gone by, when, " upon ma ny a good south wall, not far off, peaches ripened 4 1 their season"—a very Ear of a place, where, w ith the plane tree hard by in the courtyard, rustling. its green leaves in the sunshine, " the corner echoed and re-echoed with the tread of feet ; some rn it seemed un d er th e w i n d ows; some as it seeme d i the room ; some com i ng , some go i ng , some break -412g off some stopping altogether ; all in the distant ,t,reets,, not one within sight." What is that tho ught uttered by Lucie Manette while several p e rsons of thi s c h ron i c l e are sea t e d th ere one qu i e t Sunday evening listening to the echoes—listening an d speaking low, as people in a dark room do, light n i ng the writ er , when watching and waiting for " I have sometimes," she says, ".sat alonehere of an evening, listening, until I have the echoes out to be the echoes of all the f ootsteps that are coming by and bye into our ' lv es.' Whereupon Sydney Carton (like the z rest still listening—still, like the rest, wait `llZ and watching for the Lightning) in his 410 0dy way observes, " If that be so, there is a great crowd coming one day into our lives." "Are all of these footsteps," asks Darnay, " destined to come to all of us, Miss Manette, or are we to divide ,them among us ?" " I don't know," she says . . . I have imagined them the footsteps of the people 'Who are to come into my life and my father's." " I take them into mine," cries Carton, " / ask no questions and make no stipulations. There is a great crowd bearing down upon us, Miss Manette, andl see them !—by th e Li g ht n i ng "—h e a dd s a t t he first flash of the great storm breaking suddenly u Peo them. " And I hear them," he adds again after the first peat of thunder, " Here they come, fi tat, fierce, and furious !" "It was the rush and r oar of the rain that he typified, and it stopped able, for no v o i ce c o u ld be heard in it. A memor tstorm of thunder and lightning broke with a t sweep of water, and the..e was not a moment's Interval in crash, and fire, and rain, until after the 14 eon rose at Mid n i g ht." A s O ne i s s triking from th e great bell of St. Paul's Cathedral, the guests ar e parting for the night upon the road be r,"ween Soho and Clerkenwell. " Good night, Mr. to u says Mr. Lorry, the man of business. Good night, Mr. Darnay. Shall we ever see such night again together !" After a pause—the 'writer adds, " Perbaps. Perhaps, see the great „ I ' cr ivd of people with it s rus h an d roar bear .-",g down upon th em, too. " I t i s th e k e y n ot e o f re story. It is new evidence that the Novelist i s _ Zi.le Poet a l so i n th e d ep th o f hi s h um an sympa les and in the picturesque vividness of his imagi nation. It renders obvious at a glance the signifi ielt,„nee of this T a l c o f Two Cities—the loves and the t - v e s r the Manettes seen by the glare of that rerueondous Revolution ! 21 - 1 -(B ?TRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE. Pie positi on o f a ff a i rs between the employers and the workmen remains without alteration. Although pressed to do so, the Masters' Conference 1510 not think it advisable to concede the withdrawal °f the " document" which is so abnoxious to the 41 en. The largest firms appear to be the most un eurnpromisin g on this point, and insist most strongly °, ll maintaining the document. They state that t hey have a precedent for adopting this course, in asmuch as after the great engineers' strike the en- Rineors of London, Manchester, Birmingham, &c., were required to sign a document of similar im- Port. They are apprehensive that if they yielded (41 this point further concessions would be de l/landed, and that they would have no security for the future. They are, therefore, disposed to keep th eir yards closed till the men yield on this ques tion. In addition to the works which are known to have n suspended we may mention those of the Duke Buccleuch's house, Whitehall, and the Training lollege for Mistresses at Stockwell, the foundation atone of which was only laid a short time ago by Earl Granville. The laying of the foundltion stone of Mr. Spurgeon's chapel, near the Elephant a Castle, which was to have taken place on Wed isesdhY next, is to be postponed till this question b ee n settle, and a similar resolution has, we believe, adopted with regard to the commencement of a g e Metropolitan Railway between King's-cross P arringdon-street. Yesterday a meeting of the Masons' Society . 13 7 8 held a t Wi lcocke ' s Assembly Rooms, West -o,sl Pater-road for the purpose of taking the It t' e l nion of th e soc i ety w i t h regar d to t h e " docu be l ir or " pledge" which the masters require to wor k or taken before they admit any man to rne t r ' ( .. in their employment. There was a very nu uilS attendance. The followin resolution was agreed to unani epresent 111 °Osly g either it • is the opinion of this meeting that the document ed to the masons of London for their acquiescence and verbally or by writino-, is degrading and insulting, n ulat the master builders'by this act have shown great th e w sist encY by denouncing combination ort the part of „ ern orkree, whilst promoting the same line of conduct isellveasti;onand demanding that all the workmen in their thell'irorent shall virtually constitute themselves slaves to not r ; and this meeting pledges itself that it will ever e ,n ll lo work except on the unconditional withdrawal of I nen Y t :'ung in. the shape of a document, promise, or agree- BILLS OF EXCHANGE. A decision in an appeal case in the House of Lords yesterday embraced a very important ques tion regarding the security of bills of exchange drawn by foreign houses on their English corre spondents in cases where the two firms may re spectively happen to comprise one or more of the Same members. In the present instance a house in Brazil—Messrs. A. Youle Efnd Co.—drew upon teeir Liverpool correspondents, Messrs. Deane and Co., and the bills were sold in the usual manner. 4 -1 , 11 7 were duly accepted in England, but b e f ore 'nen' maturity Deane and Co. were compelled to ~,8 11, 8 P end, and this brought down the Brazil house. The holders sought, according to custom, to prove against both estates—namely, that of the drawers 1 , 11 , Brazil an d t h e accep t ors i n Li ver p oo l ; b u t . (7,eir rightruptcy, to do so was the fact denied in the Court - uank owing to that the two alsosers constituting the house in Liverpool were 1 ., Partners with Mr. Alfred Youle in Brazil. .." 11 $ decision has now been confirmed by the House 43 'Lords, and it must, therefore, in future be under stood that a bill of exchange drawn abroad upon 11.ny establi s h ment in London connected by an iden iLlty of membership w i ll, in the event of bankruptcy, uvolve a recourse as limited as if it were simply a p r omissory note. The result will be to cause the i f ll s of nativ e fi rms a b road to bepreferred to those English firms drawing upon their own connec tions. Indeed, this has already been manifested, the Bra z ili an Government, upon whose account the bills whi c h f ormed the subject of the present araiiad l were purchas e d f or rem i ttance, having, it is since the ques ti on was ra i sed, ordered their financial agents to make no more purchases of Paper drawn upon Europe by houses thus con stituteO• PRICE OF GO LD .—Th e quotation. of gold at P ar i s is about at par, and the short exchange= London is 25.10 per 1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it aPpears that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advises from Hamburg the trice of gold is 420} per mark, and the short exchange on London• is 13.2} per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the deaEnglish Mint price is therefore ab ou t 4 10ths per cent. rer in London than in Hamburg. The cour se o f ex chaiige at N ew Y or k on London for bills at 60 days' sight M is but 1101 } p er cen t ., w hi c h , w h en compared with the int par between the two countries, shows that the ex change is in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa clon of gold from the United States. /I/ 0/V E Y MARKET A NI) CITY NEW S. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is an increased demand for money, owing to an impression that the Bank of England direc tors will raise the terms of discount to 3 per cent. Xesterday the inquiry was exciedingly active, and in the open market higher rates were freely paid for accommodation, even on approved commercial securities. Trade, however, continues quiet, while the absorption for speculative purposes is very limited, and under these circumstances, the general character of the market is scarcely expected to un dergo any important change. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations of importance. The Ripon, which leaves on Friday, will take out £215,560, of which £6,850 is in gold, and £208,710 in siver. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the business transacted was of a very moderate cha racter, and prices remained without any alteration. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. The Rail way Share Market continued dull, and quotations appeared heavy. The adjourned meeting of the New Brunswick and Canada Land Company was held at the London Tavern to-day—Mr. Edwards in the chair. The report of the directors, in reply to that of the com mittee of inquiry, was presented to the meeting, in which they state that the board are prepared to assist in extricating the company from its present difficulty by subscribing £20,000, on condition that the shareholders provide what is further wanted for the overdue liabilities. The directors had also succeeded in finding a contractor to complete the works for a reasonable sum, to be paid in the de• bentures of the company. The discussion on the proposal of the directors was proceeding at the time this report was despatched. TWO O'CLOCK. The Bank of England directors have separated without announcing any alteration in their terms of disconnt. In the market for English stocks to-day a small amount of business has been transacted, and the quotations on the whole have been well maintained. At the present moment increased firmness is appa rent, notwithstanding the receipt of lower prices from the Paris Bourse, the Rentes being 69 50. Consols have been 95 : 1 M, but they have since advanced to 951 for money and account. The New Threes are firm at 951 jr-, and the Reduced at 951 ; India Stock is flat at 219 ; ditto Loan Debentures (1858), are steady at 941; ditto (1850; ; at 941. Long Annuities (1885), at 18 ; and Ex. chequer Bills at 255. to 28s. prem. Business in Foreign Securities has been very restricted, and prices remain without any material variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 to 84 ; ditto New, 73 to 74; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are steady at 104 ; Venezuelan New 21 per Cents. at 281 ; and Spanish Passive at ; Peruvian 41 per Cents, are flat at 92, but the Uribarren has ad vanced to 801, and the Mexican to 191 1. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— 1859. 1858. Great Western North-Western 75,056 South Western 21;713 Brighton 23,679 22,704 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 7,508 7,303 North-Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,593 10,665 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,812 6,214 Scottish North-Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 5,522 6,484 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 57,516 31,748 These returns show a favourable increase on several of the principal lines. In one or two in stances, however, a slight decrease is perceptible. The falling off on the South-Western amounts to £907 ; on the Great Northern, to £483 ; on the North-Eastern, to £623 ; and on the Great Western of Canada, t07X962. The increase on the Great Western amounts to £955 ; on the North-Western, to £4,047 ; on the Brighton, to £975; on the Mid land, to £1,547 ; on the South-Eastern, to £1,109; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to £1,187; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, to £928 ; on the Grand Trunk of Canada, to £240 ; and on the South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, to £25,768. In the Railway Share market the dealings have been of an exceedingly limited character, a slight advance, however, has taken place in several of . the principal lines. Midland and South Eastern im proved ss. ; Caledonian, and Lancashire and York shire, 10s. Great Western, North Weston, and Stockton and Darlington have declined as., and London and Blackwall 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia tion of importance. Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares are 10 , :-; and the New 10'4. Grand Trunk of Canada have receded to 341, and Great Indian Peninsula improved to 978. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show a slight improvement. Chartered Banks of India, Australia, and China havo advanced 55., and Canada Land, M. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. I per Cent. Reduced Aunt Lies 95/ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities :‘IGNI , 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 18 'Tillie Stock Ditto Debentures, 1858 .. . Ditto, 1859 onsols for Account (Sept. 7) xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 28 5 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 1809, 5 per Cent. irazilian 5 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 11 per Cent — _ . Ditto Account Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent — Date Account Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto New 2i per Cent. Ditto 1 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9sa i Ditto Account 7IIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. To-day, in pursuance of a requisition to the mayor, a meeting of the inhabitants was held in the Sessions House to hear the chairman of the Atlantic New Telegraph Company give an exposition of the present position of the company. The meeting was well attended by the commercial and banking inte rests of the town, and resolutions in support of the undertaking were passed. Mr. William Brown, late M.P. for South Lancashire, occupied the chai r ; an d Mr. Stuart Wortley, chairman of the company, explained its present position. As must be well known from previously published statements, the company has been invited by her Majesty's Government to unite vt ith themin a series of important experiments to determine, by actual test, the various questions upon which there is any difference of opinion relative to the insulation and composition of cables for deep water. The investi gation of these matters will immediately commence under the superintendence of Captain Galton, R.E., of the Board of Trade, advised by Mr. Robert Ste phenson, M.P., and Professor Wheatstone, and as sisted by the staff of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany. The cable can be constructed and laid on the following terms, which in June, 1857, could not have been obtained at any cost :—Contractors of high respectability are ready to make and lay down and work the cabl e at their own risk. Separate books of accounts to be kept to ascertain accurately the cost of making and laying. These books to be and the contractor's profit oaudited such makingthe companyandlaying to consist of a commis sion or per tentage on the t otal cost. When t he cable has been laid, and when messa g es have been sent and received through it in a satisfactory man ner for 30 days, this profit is to be paid; but if the cable should fail in any respect the whole profit is to become forfeited, and not only is the whole profit to become forfeited, but a further forfeiture of large amount will be submitted to as a penalty in actual cash, which latter sum would previously be held as security out of the cost until the accom plishment of the work. The contractors would also consent to take a portion of the absolute cost of the cable in preferential shares. A policy of insurance to be taken out to cover the sea risk of submerging the cable. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. HARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDIN/RY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share nailways. 12.10 Am berg., 'Notting. Boat. and Eastern Juts , fion 1 3elfae.t and Ballymena Wol., and Str.Val Birk., Lanc., and Chesil Junction Blackburn Myth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter ;'aledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall A roves. no div Do. A Do until6p.c.per an • B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßellast June Dun.,Perthok Abr.June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)i East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn 1 Great North of Scotland' Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton kS.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen flan., Shef., & Lincoln Nletropolitan Do. Binning. & Derby. \lid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Roe Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.diDk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div Paid' Closing \ guineas Price. all 100 3i 100 100 until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.L—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Son. W. Junction, - c*nrd, Wor.,& Wolver., 100 100 100 11613 4 100 100 100 6 6i 7i 84 £3 ls, 174 all all 100 all 713 78 lli 12i 97 09 81} 82 44 bi 8 9 144 15 56i 571 40 43 28 30 814 f 2} 501 4 28 P 954 65i 110 91 10 9 94 31 35} 104 1 441 5 Peebles.. Portsmouth ... Rhymney Sco tish Central S. 0.. N. 143., Aber. Stocki 100 Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union 1 100 Sittingbourne & Sheer all South Devon lOO South-Eastern lOO (South Wales SouthYorks.ezßiv.Dun , all j Do. do ' , 18 Staines, Wok., Sr Wok all ' Paid. 1 Price. Closing Business Share Railways. Done. Atlantic & St Lawrence: Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent po Do. Addit. Capital A , Do. Do. 'Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal..m.sp.c , East Indian, gu.'s c I Do. C Shares ; Do. F Shares Ext ' Do. Jubbulpore p.c. Bds. pay.'s9! 1G eelong& Mel 4r, na.s p. c. ;Geelong Corporation per cent. Bonds ;Grand Trunk of Canada) Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. Indi arenin. gua.sp. e I Do. New, gua.s per cent 1 Do. do Gt.S.of guaranteed 5 per cent.; Gt.W. of Canada Shares , Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with, opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '/3 without opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c.I Do. do. per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c ; Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 0 p.c. Bonds'; Newßrunswlck&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc ; Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Nor thof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde ,Do. 1:1 2-; Do. New F Do. Punjaub 1 Do. Indus. St. Flo. I St. Andrews & Quebec A; ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 20} 20} 100 1 100 190 all l3i 1 all lot 1100 no 174 20 took Sto. 1 Stock 100 100 20 1 20i 20} 100 1 100 100 100 1...0. 79 81 16i 17 11 l li i dl 11 d , 44 5 d si 6id Id }p MI I Stock ,2s. 6d. all 100 all 14 ; d 99 100 all all }lOO i I par wi 1001 19 20 34 35 71 73 91 93 •97 98 f (11 1 2s. all 1 all all all all all all 11 Id 14% 14 102 104 'lO2 104 !101 103 97 100 85 90 89 91 181 19id: 1i 1 d, - -al - -AI —d lAt 191 d' 1 I d 14 1 d - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. BRITISH MINES. Mines. ;Alfred Connls(Philack)' British Iron Condurrolv (Catriborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tav lst ) !East Bassett allwanl IE. llussl (Tavistk ) ' Great South Tolgus.. ,G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) !Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan), !North Wheal Crony. „ N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan)i Par Consols (St. Blaxy) , Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) l !Sortridge Cone. ,SouthCaradon(Mt , Cleer) !South C. Brea( S Wheal Fran. (Illogan)1 :Tamar Silver and Lead 2.11.10 15 it 6.11.9 17s 11.18.8 91 18s 6d Mining Co 'Tin Croft lUnitedMines(Gwennap)i 'Vale of Towey (Corm.)' !West Basset (Mogan), .1 , W. Caradon (Liskeard). j Wheal Basset (Illogan).j Wheal Buller (Redruth)' Wheal Edward (Cale.) 'Wheal liitty (U. Lelanq WWI Mary Ann (Menhe)j WWI Trelawney (Lisk.)j Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) Do. S t.Johnd elßey, Li in. Do.L and and Mining - Co. Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of .Jamaica ... Cobra Coppir Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna Genaral Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop. of S.Aus.L Poutgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt—. Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican Si 7.9.4 nil. 18.18.91 12s 6d 6} 1.7.2 5 6 1 2 1435 445 170 175 10 11 2 1 1 If 6 7 7 8 ] 7 4 86 12 13 , ;240_ 250. - 2} 1160 170 21 21 41, 21i 2 Q 1321 137¢ . 1 175 185 85 95 9 1 10 23 37 27 29 FOREIGN MINES at ro 9 11 Closing Bushusa Paid. Price. Done. 101 I 41 43 8 9 -- ic —g i . 21 21 23" 21 10. d P .41 1i 12 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 71 73 40 ,Australasia an 88 25 'Bank of Egypt all 24 211 100 frank of London 5O 48 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo ' all 50 IBritish North American all - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c , 12 id p, 141 14 100 City 5O 62 et 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada . all 100 Commercial of lAndon 2O 18 20 20 Eng Scot., & Aus. Ch all 151 16 151 16 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland au 20 Lon Char.BkotAustral. all 201 211 201 50 London and County • 20 50 London Joint Stock lO 100 London &Westminster. • 2O 100 Nat. .Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 2 Orient .Bk. Corporation all - Ottoman Bank all 19 20 Provincial of Ireland 25 71 73 10 Do. New 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia all -- :49 • 25 Do. New 2O 59 Union of London lO 251 100 Unity Mutual 65 too Western Bk of Loudon 50 d 14 16 94 96 72i 73i 251 261 92 93 100 102 82 84 131 133 107 109 59 60 55 60 85 90 12 13 pl 12 13 p l 944 954 a 65 67 109 111 93i 944 93 945 5 7 354 364 - -d 104 105 79 81 9 11 60 62 34 8d 571 67} 91 92 I Id 44 45 73i 74 102 104 44 44d 134 144 6 . R' 31 32 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 13 15 1111 113 I 241 251 84 45 al 24 43 4 731 741 61 6.3 160 64 Stock Stock 25 Stock' Stock Stockton & Darlington.; all Do. do. 1855 7 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & liartlepool; 163 'Taff Vale lOO Do. Preference, No. 1 ; 100 ThamesFlayenDk&Rail 22 Vale of Neath lOO Waterford & Kilkenny 100 ; Waterford & Limerick , a West Cornwall 0 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all Do.A.—Arecy.nodiy.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 31 3f Do. B all 7* 7/ West London ' all ' 8 11 30 87} 65 70 ; ' 00. Ist Class all Do. I 2d Class PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Share Railways. Paid. p rim Done. 25 !Blythe and Tyne lt per c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 Stk !Ms. & Exet4p.ctStock 100 195 97 20 Do. do. do. Shares - Stock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 110.3 105 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2., 10 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - Stock Do. do. sp. ct. 65 Cork & Bandon, 5a p c. all 6 Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun.i all 5i 65 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spe! 100 99 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 1 00 112 117 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc 100 ,107 111 , Stock, E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 1 114 116 Stock 'Do. do. N 0.2 100 113 115 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock , 100 1 129 131 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct.; 100 81 83 Stock East Lane. IS per ct lOO 'l4O 142 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all Stock Edin.&,Glas. 5 pc'shares , 100 — Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 I Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West r a, 5 pc. 100 114 116 Stock Great Northern, sp. et! 100 120 122 Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm: 100 1111 113 Stock Do. 4a p. c, do. do. 1 1 °0 0 t ° G .. 5 N t s h' e n , e 4 w i c n il ntpdpm) a 8 411 1 1 0 00 1 B_ - 5 - = B7 Stock [ ' p. ct. pref. Stock . ) 50 xreat Welt . (Betio and' 6 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. St ock Do. Redeemable, 4a p ct.. 100 9() 98 975 Stockro. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 ES Stock Do. Irredeemable, do,. 100 S 8 90 Stock i Do. sp. et. liedeem,Pref.l 100 100 102 8 Do. B irm. Pref. Shares all 14 105 10 IGt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 110 104 Stock Do firming. guar. stock, 100 74 VI 75 26:i Do. Chester guar.shares' all 198 204 135 Do. do. do , all et 1 0 5 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 138 140 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l, 100 ' Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2! 100 Stock Do. New glla., 6p.ct I 100 Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 41 100 Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock,! late 3d shares ' 100 158 162 12a Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all $ 12 Londondy.& Ennis ash all 8 9 Stock 11an.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. 100 1120 123 121 6 Do. £6 44 1 41' Stock Do. 35 per cent. 121 naryport & Car., 4 p.c all 121 Do. 4 per cent 105 Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 X 139 141 Stock Do. 4a p. c. pref. stock , 100 104 106 6 Do. with option till 1860, 3 / 4 P Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. s t.l 100 94 96 10 NewportAber,&c.pret ' s ll all 91 10 p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. r m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. withl option till 1866 j all 114 115 Stock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.sharesl 100 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lSl6l 101, Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 18471 100 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 103 Stock North British, spercent 100 110 112 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent, 100 108 110 Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& D I 100 Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb., 100 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref.; 100 98 100 17 Do. do. do. 'Bl3 4 1 a p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 125 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 - 25 Po. York, H.& S. Purch., 10 3 d p 20 North Staffordshire Stock nx.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstgl 100 124 126 Stock 'Do. do. do., 2d gua I 100 123 125 Stock Do. 4a p.c. Db.stk.in perp 100 99 101 81 Scottish Central, new p 1 all Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb t 100 Stock Do. 3a per c. pref. stock{ 100 72 74 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua. 6 pc. 100 120 124 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 105 11 ' 19/ 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. 1 - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading! Ann., 10 6) all 24 245 Stock Do .4-a per cent lOO 103 105 Stock Do. Fixed 4a p.c. Ist is , 100 103 105 Stock Do. New do., 2 d issue 1 100 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c 1 100 - Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO - 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun all 25 ,Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e a ll 281 29a 291 25 Do. 6 per cent all 334 34 Stock 'Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. LINES LEAI .SED AT FIXE: BEN' 'AL S. Railways. I red.! Leasinge,o C p lo ri s m ing BDusoinntes 10 (Antwerp & Rotterdam; all 41 42 20 !Ardennes J all i —p, 20 !Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c ; 3 11 d 5 !Belgian East. Junction , all 1 1 1 26 'Bcziers to Graissessac all 1 5 I Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 ;Eastern of France all 25 26 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. sh s 10 'ltalian Junction 8 20 !Lake Constance & Bale all 1 20 ; Lierre and Turnhout all 20 !Lombardo Venetian— -20 !Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 !Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia j all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81 20 ;Do. do. 6p. e. Pref. 16 ;Northern of France 20 jDo. New Shares 10 !Norwegian Trunk Pref all I 9 10 20 iOtt.ornan. gua. 6 per cent) 7 - 22 2 .0 0 RP P it , er r fi i ;se, S. a ae nna Orleans (Porn.;; e e . r d . n. t . 5 34 1 1 5 3 6 51 11 2a 21 d gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) j 20 ; Riga and DunaburT 1 4 j -e and Frascati ! all iv all 20 Royal ~,h • all 5 Royal sweu,., 4 Do. 7 per cent. : ! ' ref • • • 20 Sambre and Mew. •• • • 6 64 8 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref . , 91 4 4 2 9 1 1 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders o !O 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference all 20 W. & N.W. of France all 22 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per. cent. Pref all 20 Zealand I all , COLONIAL_ GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Pric Bes. Dousiness ne. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja.& July 100 1 112 113 1121 1 Do. 6 p.c.ro.&Aug. 100 1110 112 Do. 6 p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.9p.c. Ja. &July 10C 109 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct., 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb.l 106 1 981 991 981 Nov a ScotlaGov.6 p.c. Sl.l Deb. redeemable, 1875, 100 1 109 110 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 ilOB 110 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July i 100 ! Share 1000 MISCELLAI EOUS. Stock miscellaneous. l iminess done Crlorsicine! !Anglo-Mexican Mint !Atlantic Tel. (Limited) '. Australian Agriculture' • ;Australian loyal Mail .! ;Berlin Water Works I Do New, issued at £5 dis ; !British American Land; ;Brit.& Irish Mar.Tel.A., : D . 0:8 . c . : e u f r . Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 !Do. C . Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ); Cop.Min.otEng.&Smltg Do. Preference 74 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Amt. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co 1 ,iss.at I dis Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim ) ; National Discount Co ; Netherlands Laud Europe Steam; N.Br.&NovaSeotiaLandj - &ustralasian (Lim.); I North o. . Oriental Ga.. Do. Nen' Share... ,... Peel River Lend & e..'n• Pen. & Oriental Etemn., Do. New , Red Sea & Ind. Telegr : Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrln.lny.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered ITr.k Ln . Co.of Upr.Can 1 v ." rti....,.. , .. Lanai • 13i 1.4 i ~ 200 231 28 20 2 3 36 38 19 21 13 15 107 111 8 24 25 1Z la 4k 51 Stock' 103 106 i I If 11- 11 4 5 di I I all all all 158. all all I I Kt 1* d 1P 24 21 76 78 9 11 1 P 2]3 224 6 7 3 1 I 125 135 3.5 37 I 1 1 5 i i ii 9 Bedford and Bletchley! Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction '. Colchester, Stour Val , E. Lincoln shire,g. 6p. e ; E Union,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge ' Gl s. Barr. &Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest' Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. I Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon ~Tilby. & Sou tend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Mane., Buxtn: & Matk. Mid sb. & Redcr, g. 6p c. Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyse. Do. Shares A. Boys tn,if itch., & Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Share ' Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 perCent.Pret . Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 80 Do New tttttt ess.amt all ,Ln & N.W I 100 Di& N.W 100 i Caledonin all E.I.T.&E C 100 Gt. North. all E.Counts. - 100 100 Caledonin 100 Do. all Gt. West all Yk.N.&Br all Yk.N.Md. all Do. all Do. 100 S. East 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co all Do. 100 Norfolk 100 Do . all LN W&M all Stk.& Da. 100 Midland . 1 5. 5.6. E.Counts all I Do all Do. I all Do. L&N W & L.Yk. ,Do. 100 Grt.North. 18 11 6 1 Lan.& Yk all T Ilrassoy all M'Clcan . all %tk.& Dar all Do. 100 Gt. West all L.&Brgtn DOCKS. iA 100 102 104 1 16i 17k 140 144 , 110 112 £.l 115 12( 1 91 93 2& 21 - 4• 98 100 P 57 59 139 142 9* 'lO 10 11 9: 92 Closing Paid Price. 100 100 100 100 100 -- 100 - . 100 101 103 102 1$ 5 3O I 413.2.84 Zusineee Dow% all 1 -1 lot all AUGUST 11, 1859. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA Y. ) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF ASSAULT BV A LIFE GUARDSMAN.-- Robert Proctor, of the H troop, 2d Life Guards, Albany barracks, was charged before Mr. Bingham, with assault ing Robert Thompson, described on. the charge-sheet as a printer, of Great Pye-street, Westminster. The complainant, a big, hulking, dirty-looking fellow, who, although describing himself on the charge-sheet as a printer, signed it with a mark, said he went about twelve the previous night into a public-house in Piccadilly, at the time having his child in his arms, and his wife and another female with him, when the accused, who was drinking, asked him why he did not get an honest living like a man, and enlist as he had done ? He told him that was his business; he immediately struck him a slight blow on the back with a riding whip, and afterwards followed him to the door and struck him a blow on the forehead, causing the mark as it then appeared. The soldier had been drinking. Police-constable, 195, said the soldier admitted striking the complainant, and said it served him right, as he came in beggiug and annoying him and would not go away. He had seen the man about begging with children. The accused, a fine built man, said the man was put out of the house, and then came into the part where he was, and begged and annoyed him, and as he used very annoy.. ing language and would not leave, he certainly did strike him. Mr. Bingham said he believed what the soldier had said, and he should like to know what business the complainant had to be about at 12 o'clock at night, with a child in his arm begging. He had no doubt he had bothered and ag gravated the soldier, who had struck him as he' could not get rid of him, and had gone a little beyond the mark. Fined 20s. or 7 days' imprisonment. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT UPON A WOMAN.—William Whiting, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with committting a violent assault on Jane Monaghan. The complainant, a sickly-looking woman, stated that she was dwelling at No. 2, Hants-place, Gun-lane, Lime house. Last night she went in search of her husband and found him drinking with the prisoner. She asked her husband for some money, and the prisoner swore at her and struck her a violent blow on the face and knocked her down. She fell heavily on the ground and became insen sible. She had a severe black eye and that was caused by the blow. Mr. Yardley—What did he say to you when he struck you? Witness—Hesaid " Take that, you ---. of the sentence is too coarse for publication. " The remainder The prisoner, on being called upon forhis defence, said he did strike the woman, and was very sorry for it. He was quite drunk, and the liquor got the better of his " jury diction." Mr. yardley—You did knock down that poor woman, and give her a black eye ? The prisoner —Yes; I was out of my " jurydiction." Mr. Yardley—Then I shall The complainant—Don't punish him, sir; I forgive him. Mr. Yardley—You have given your evidence, and I must punish him. The prisoner said he was quite willing to compensate the woman for the injury he had done her. Mr. Yardley—You had better do so, and compensate her freely. If you do not I shall punish you severely. I was just about to sentence you to hard labour. Huckstep, police constable No. 293 K, here said that he found the complainant lying upon the ground covered with blood and quite unconscious. Mr. Yaidley—The woman has agreed to accept compen sation, and there was no occasion for you to interpose and givt that evidence. The parties then retired, and some time afterwards the prisoner was again arraigned in the dock and Mrs. Monag han said the prisoner had promised her money but would give no security whatever for payment. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one month, and said he should be kept until five o'clock in the afternoon to give him an op portunity of compensating the woman in a proper manner. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 43s 7d; barley, 29s Od ; oats, 25s ld ; rye, 32s $d ; beans, 46s 5d ; and peas, 37s 6d. THE SIC WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 45s 2d ; barley, 30s 4d ; oats, 25s 6d ; rye, 358 10d ; beans, 46s 2d ; peas, 39s 4d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 91,294; barley, 1,272 ; oats, 3,830 ; rye, 112 ; beans, 1,541; peas, 313 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was only mode rate. For prime breeds we had a steady demand at Mon day's currency. Otherwise the beef trade was in a slug gish state on former terms. There was a fair number of sheep on offer. Downs and half-breds sold steadily. Other breeds slowly at previous quotations. Lambs—the supply of which was good—were in moderate request at full prices. The show of calvos being Extensive, the veal trade was less active at 2d per 81bs less money—the to? figure being 4s 10d. Pigs and mulch cows moved off slowly, yet prices were supported. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. a, d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 8 3 0 Primecrs-wool do. 4 2 4 4 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 8 5 0 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Second quality do. 3 84 0 Small porkers Lambs, 4s 8d to 6s Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; and quarter .old store pigs, 18s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 12,500 Calves ....___ B easts — 250 Sheep Calves P 400 Pigs Pigs 4OO i MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, August 10.—The supplies of fat stock were seasonably good. On the whole a fair business was trans acted as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; mutton 3s 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, 4s 10d to 60 Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 4s Od to 48 Gd per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, August 10.—Prime stock moved off steadily, at very full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled heavy : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, 68 Od to 6s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs ; milch cows, £l3 Os to £lB Os each; suckling calves, 15s to 19s; quarter old store pigs, 168 to 22s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; new do., £2 lOs to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; new do., £4 Os to £4 lOs; and straw, £1 lOs to £2 Os per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £3 5s to £4 158; new do. £2 15s to £4 4s ; old clove•, £4 15s to £5 10s ; new do., £4 Os to £4 10s; and straw, £1 12s to £2 2s per lead. Trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 3s to £4 158; new do., £2 108 to £4 48; old clove! £4 15s to £5 12s ; new do., £4 Os to £4 lOs ; and straw, £1 10 s to £2 Os per load. A fair demand. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 11.—Wind this day at noon, South- Easterly ; light breeze, and dull weather. • PORTSMOUTH, Aug 10.—Wind E.—Sailed—Poictiers, for Colombo. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Har wood, from London for New Zealand. Sailed—Arthur l'urdew, for the Cape of Good Hope; Scutari, for Cal cutta. FALMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind E.—Arrived—Paragua, from Hartlepool for Bahia. CLYDE, .Aug. 11.—Wind N.—Arrived—Argentenus, from. Quebec. Hur,L, Aug. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Emilie, from , Richibucto. FLEETWOOD, Aug. 10.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Richi i bud°, for Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.FH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Anne, Mary Ann, and Delight, from Sunder land ; Despatch, steamer, :from Jersey ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Ellora, steamer, from the Mediterranean. Sailed—Woodlands, Effort, Syren, and Marquis of Bute, steamer, for Sunderland ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre; Argyll, steamer, for Ca rentan. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived, August 10.—Great Britain, screw steamer, from New York; India, screw steamer, from Montreal; British Queen, screw steamer, from Havre. Sailed. --Mary, for Bonny; Coronet, for New York; Emilia, for Lisbon; Ellida, from Marva; Flying Dutch man, from Alicante; Robert Cushman, from Philadelphia; Johan Martin, from La Guayra. Arrived, August 11.—Elise, from Quebec. Sailed —Shooting Star, for Auckland ; Courier, for Montevideo ; Albatross; screw steamer, for Rotterdam. (BY SUINARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPI4.) G RA VESEND, Thursday morning. Wind N.W. ; tide, two hou rs ' flood; fresh and cloudy. Arrived, Aug. 10.—Elizabeth, from Antwerp; Frithioff, from Westerwick ; Henrietta August, from Memel; Fender, from Brussels ; Wilhelm de Vorst, from Petersburg ; Hebe, from Archangel; Johan Christoph , f r om Matanzas ; Swift, from Riga ; Braesoemoring, fromiriel ; Harmonie, from Soderham ; Herschelling, from Kiel ; Rebecca Abraham son, from Stettin ; Wave, from Dantsic ; Aaron Eaton, from. Gothenburg. D EAL , Thursday Morning. Wind E.N.E., moderate. Passed—Her Majesty's ship Himalaya, from Portsmouth for the river. The Recordership of Walsall, Newark, Lincoln, and Northampton having become vacant by the death of Mr. Sergeant Clarke, the following appointments have been made :—Mr. W. J. Neale to be Recorder of Walsall ; Mr. Fitzjames Stephen to Recorder of Newark ; Hon. G. C. Vernon to be Recorder of Lin coln ; Mr, J. Hibbert Brewer to be Recorder of Northampton. T HUI D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. READING RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CAVERSHAM STAKES. Raven 1 Greenwich Fair 2 Arcanum 3 Seven ran. STAND PLATE. Zitella.... ... Little Gerard. Eighteen ran. 'WHITLEY STAKES. Cynthia Misty Morn .. Princess Royal Seven, ran. Julie came in first, but was objected to for carrying 71b short of weight. READING STAKES. Madame Eglantine Hartley Wintney Six ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Whimsical The Dove „ , • Four ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(Tats EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh, praying that the Medical Acts Amendment Bill might not be passed this session. Lord NORMANBY presented a petition from the Superintendent of Police, against the ninth clause of the Police (Boroughs and Counties) Bill. Lord WODE HOUSE presented numerous petitions from Aylesbury, Brighton, Newcastle, and other places for legalising the marriage with a deceased wife's sister. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition to the same effect from the Scotch Reformation Society. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Warrington and Southport Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. • 11 CONSOLIDATION FUND APPROPRIATION ACT. This bill passed through committee. STAMP DUTIES BILL. This bill passed through committee. MILITIA PAY BILL. This bill also passed through committee. INDIA LOAN BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this bill, • The Duke of ARGYLE said he was anxious to address a few observations to their lordships on this bill. The late mutiny broke out, and was suppress.d before any troops could be despatched from this country. The sum provided by Par liament for the military expenditure in India during the coming financial year 1859-60 was 124 millions ; and al though it appeared that the reduction, compared with last year, was only 24 millions, it was in fact 4± millions, as would be seen when the losses on Indian railways, and other sources of expenditure were taken into consideration. Thus, although 124 millions was the sum voted to cover the expenditure, three millions were for compensation, and restoring the balance of expenditure, 91 millions was the actual deficit of the present year. Ex cepting the expense of the mutiny, which of course was an exceptional circumstance, and which seriously affected the finances of India, they were, at the commencement of the mutiny, in a state which must be considered satisfactory. It was also very satisfactory to find that, notwithstanding the mutiny, there had been no falling off whatever in the revenue of that country, and although such a circumstance might appear surprising, yet it , certainly was a fact. Before he resumed his seat he wished to protest against the statement that our Indian empire had been acquired by a settled and deliberate policy of annexation. It had, on the contrary, been acquired by the close contact which existed between the advancing civilisation of the west and the de cay of the eastern race. The noble lord then referred to the steps to be taken as to reducing the military ex penditure. The necessary steps would be to make a complete disarmment of our native troops, he did not say it would be necessary to remove all the small arms, because that would be impossible, but we could insure that not a single gun should 'be cast in India, and from what we had seen in the late mutiny, we knew that without guns native troops were useless. He could not say the Government would be able immediately to reduce the military expenditure to the scale on which it existed before the mutiny; but of this he felt certain that, until the military expenditure could be reduced to a very great extent, it would be impossible to establish the revenue of India on a sound and su.lid basis. The Earl of ELLENBGROUGH said he should not follow the noble lord through the whole of the topics touched upon during his speech, but he wished to allude to a point in particular, that was the guarantees gi"en by the Government to the Indian railways. _ [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. NE W MEMBER. Mr. BENTINCK took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Taunton. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendment to the Midland Railway and Burton-upon-Trent Bridge Bill were considered and agreed to PETITIONS. Petitions were presented in favour of reading the Word of God in schools in India, of the repeal of the duty on paper, for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, for the postponement of the improvement of the Serpen tine, &c. CATHEDRAL AND • COLLEGIATE CHURCHES. Mr. W. E WART moved for a return from the Ecclesi astical Commissioners for England of every payment made to them since the Ist of August, 1857, on account of any suspended stall or stalls in the cathedral or collegiate churches of England and Wales (in continuation of Parlia mentary paper, No. 338, of session 1857).—Ordered. CHAPTERS On the motion of Mr. N. EWART a return relative to grants, and reductions allowed since 1857. to the several chapters of England and Wales was ordered. ANNUITY TAX (EDINBURGH). Mr. HADFIELD, in the absence of Mr. Black, moved the following, which was ordered :—Address for returns of the number of summonses raised against persons for pay ment of annuity-tax in Edinburgh from the 10th day of August, 1857, to the 10th day of August, 1859 ; of the number of persons arrested during the same period ; of the number of persons imprisoned during the same period ; of the amounts for which each person was imprisoned during the same period; of the number of arrestments of bank ac counts, rents, or other monies during the same period ; of the number of cases of poinding and sales during the same period ; of the highest and lowest amount for which indivi duals have been prosecuted during the same period ; of the highest and lowest rents upon which assessments have been levied • and, of the names of public building s assessed and amounts paid by each. ARMY STAFF. Captain VERNON gave notice that next session he would draw the attention of the house to the staff of the army, with a view to its reduction. THE DEPUTATION OF MASTER BUILDERS. Mr. E. JAMES asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had any objection to state to the house the object and the result of a conference held with him by a deputation of the Central Association of Master Builders on Tuesday last, upon the subject of the builders' strike and the nine hours' movement. _ Sir G. C. LEWIS said that a deputation of the master builders had an interview with him at the Home-office a few days ago, for the object, as they stated, of making an explanation of the causes of the difference between them and the workmen. They showed reasons for the course they had adopted, and expressed an opinion that the House of Jommons, or her Majesty's Government, should take some part in arbitrating between them and the workmen with a view to effect some amicable arrangement. He re plied that the House of Commons was unfitted to interfere in the way proposed, and that the executive Government could not exercise any such function ; and, therefore, he held out no hope to the deputation of their wish being car • ried out. STEWARDSHIP OF THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS In reply to Mr. GRIFFITH, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he did not consider that he should refuse the Chiltern Hun dred, merely because a petition was pending against the re turn of a member, because the House of Commons would view with jealousy the interference of the executive with one of their body. CLEANSING THE SERPENTINE. In reply to Sir J. PAXTON, Mr. FITZROY said it was his intention to proceed with the plan of Mr. Hawkesley for entirely cleansing the Ser pentine, and the estimate of £17,000 voted by the house would be sufficient. The right hon. gentleman then re peated substantially the statement he had made on previous occasions. Some irregular discussion ensued, and Mr. CONINGHAM moved the adjournment of the house in order to afford Mr. Stephensop an opportunity of stating his views to the house. After some remarks by different hon.,members, Mr. STEPIIENSON said that he considered there had been a great deal of unnecessary alarm ',in beereferc too the state of the Serpentine. S u pposing the water to mnre, how were they to reLnedy it ? He saw the other day that lime was thrown into the ake, the effect of on which was to kill the largeinterfered with who preyed the sma ller, and therefore with an important agency supplied by nature for keeping the water in a whole some condition. The object proposed by Mr. Hawkesley was to create an artificial stream, and he considered it would prove effective. After a few words from Sir J. Paxton, Mr. E. James, and Mr. V. Scully, Sir M. PETO expressed his conviction that the plan. would be effective in purifying thc. water, which could be rendered safe for bathers at an expense of £5OO or £6OO. The motion was withdrawn and the subject dropped. CHINA AND JAPAN: Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table the correspondence relative to the special mission to China and Japan. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE FOREIGN SECRETARY AND THE BRITISH AMBAS SADOR AT NAPLES. 'ln reply to an Hort. MEMBER, Lord J. RUSSELL said it would net be advisable at prebent to lay on the table the correspondence that had taken place between himself and Sir James Hudson, rela tive to the affairs of Italy since the conference at Villa franca. BOROUGH OF DEVONPORT. On the motion of Mr. BAIRD, a writ for the borough of Devonport, vacant by the resignation of the Right Hon. James Wilson, was ordered. MILITIA RIOT AT liINSILE. In reply:tAo Mr. AIMOTT, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND ex plained that after th e riot the militia regiment Ncas re ed tnotovthis from Kinsale, and it was proposed to transfer thrii country. It appeared from the report on the subject the constabulary acted according to their orders, and net open to censure for the part they took during t he pro ceiedings. The Lords' amendments to the - following Nlie va ere con sidered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered for third reading to-morrow :—lmprisonment for Small Da r .bts, Law Ascertainment Facilities, Westminster New ?kids e. CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT CONTI:WA -NCE BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this 'bill, Mr. NEWDEGATE, after some general retitle 'ks, •said that a petition had been presented to the hoix 43 from a number of respectable Roman Catholics, praying' that they might be protected by the.' hour .e from the charities of their ancestors being diverted to I , urposes different to those for which they were originally in tended, through the i n t er f erence o f C ar di na l Wiseman' . 6 nd his bishops. He contended that this bill entirely set aside the law of the land with reference to Roman Catholic charities, T and that the residence of _Cardinal Wiseman in this 'cowl- try, in his present character as legate of the Pope, s constitutional. The conduct of that person and his bishops was most arbitrary, and they desired to divert from( legal jurisdiction a large number of her Majesty's subjects.. Ile would instance a case in which, after a Roman Catholic ptiest had succeeded in getting a chapel erected, ;lame pseudo bishop like Dr. Brown might seize it, and two y ear s must elapse before the priest could get any redress. Ho would always resist any attempt like the present to depi ivo Rot iim Catholics of that supervision to which othei chari ties *ere subjected, and concluded by moving that the b ill be committed that day three months.. Mr. SPOONER seconded the amendment. Mr. HiZ4NESSY supported the bill. Mr. BOWYER complained of the unwarranted intro duction of Cardinal Wiseman's name into the discussion, and the abuse which had been heaped on him by the hor,„ member (Mr. Newdegate). He had promised to• bring in a bill on the subject, but he was prevented from doing so before by o:reumstances which he could not control. However he was now prepared with a bill, which he hoped would be read a first time this evening, and which he trusted would prove satisfactory to hon. members. He de clined to follow the hon. member into his statements, which were a series of blunders. After some observations by Mr. V. SCULLY and Mt. K NNAIRD, Sir G. C. LEWIS defended the course which he had pursued in reference to the present measure, and the with drawal of the bill he had introduced on the subject in con sequence of there not being time for the other house to give it that, full consideration to which it was entitled. That bill was drawn up in consequence of a petition presented to the house by a number of Roman Catholics. The bill alluded to by the hon. and learned member for Dundalk, which he said was prepared, but which, of course, could not be considered till next session, would, he trusted, be of a character to con. ciliate all parties, and during the recess Government would direct their attention to the subject. Mr. SPOONER supported the amendment, and said that, while he assured the house there was no intention on his part of depriving the Roman Catholics of any of their charitable property, he felt' bound to offer the present bill his most strenuous opposition. The Continuance Bill had been granted for two years, in order to afford Roman Catho lics an opportunity of settling the matter at issue between themselves, but they had not shown any disposition to do so, and for their sakes he was desirous to bring their trusts under the beneficial operation of the act. He condemned strongly the assumption of ecclesiastical titles by the Ro man Catholic clergy, and considerei the Attorney-General was neglecting his duty in not prosecuting such assump tions. (Loud laughter.) Mr. P. O'BRIEN opposed the amendment, The house divided, and the numbers were— For going into committee Against Majority The house then went into committee. On clause 1, Mr. NEWDEGATF. appealed to the Home Secretary to alter the bill into an act for suspending the Superstitious Usages Act -23 Sir G. C. LEWIS declined to accede to the proposition. He proposed some verbal alterations, and the clause as amended was agreed to. ' The other clauses were also agreed to, and the house re sumed. On the motion of Sir G. C. LEWIS, the bill was then read a third time and passed. DIVORCE COURT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Clause 1 was agreed to. On clause 2, Mr. E. JAMES moved the following addition :—"After Judge Ordinary alone,' insert Provided always th a t suc h court does and shall hold a sitting for the disposal of the business:of the said court for not less than three consecutive days, at the least, once in every fortnight from the 2d of November to the 10th of August in every year, except dur ing the periods allotted for the attendance of the judges upon their circuits, or for the ordinary vacations.' " He said that wider the existing act only certain judges were eligible to sit yith the Judge Ordinary in the Divorce Court, and the- consequence was an accumulation of 180 matrimonialcanses. His object was to secure greater expedition in the proceedings of the Court. After a few words from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the amendment was withdrawn, and the original clause was agreed to, as well as clause 3. - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that with the con sent of Government he proposed to omit clause 4. In reply to ➢lr. D. GRIFFITH, Mr. DEASY said that the act would not extend to Ire land, as both Protestant and Catholic in that country was opposed to its introduction. After some remarks by Mr. Bow - van, Mr. V. Scum.; and Mr. DEASEY, the clause was omitted. On Clause 5, giving the judges of the court power to sit with closed doors, Mr. E. JAMES moved the omission of the clause. He said the power proposed to be conferred was not possessed by any other judges in the country. -It was true that in the Court of Chancery, where there was a case involving delicate fatally details, it was suggested by the judge that it should be heard in camera, but he had the authority;of a learned friend, in extensive practice in the Equity Courts, for asserting that the practice was objectionable. Having adverted to the case of the trial of Home Tooke, when Mr. Perry, the proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, was taken into custody for con tempt of court in publishing from day to day the proceed ings in that memorable trial, after an insruction by the judge to the effect that the evidence should not be published until the close of the trial, and to the conduct of the press, which, at the request of Lord Camp bell, abstained from making any comments during the trial of Palmer, he contended that the effect of sitting with closed doors would be attended with most injurious effects. In the first place it would excite a purient curiosity on the part of the public, and perhaps as had taken place in other cases, garbled accounts of the proceedings would be published, and for which no one would be responsible. He called on the Attorney- General not to press the clause, and he was sure the house wsuld not sanction its adoption. (Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL defended the clause, as being calculated to repress morbid curiosity, and to act beneficially in regard to suitors in the Divorce Court. Mr. AYRTON supported the amendment, and strongly denouned any secret tribunals in this country, which he characterised as being suited only to the Chancery of Austria or the Court of the Pope of Rome. Mr. BRADY and Mr. H. B E lIKELEY supported the amend ment. [LEFT SITTING.] The following distinguished visitors are at pre sent staying at the Crescent Hotel, Filey :—Sir Montagne Cholmeley, Bart., Lady Georgiana Cholmeley, Mrs. Har rison Cholmeley, Lord Frederic Beauclerk ; Lady Fre deric Beauclerc, and family, of Easton Hall, Grantham ; e Dowager Countess Nelson, Lady Susan Nelson, Hon. apt. Nelson, R.N., Hon. and Rev. Edward Foley Nelson, f Trafalgar-park, Wiltshire ; Lady Beaumont and party, of Cole Orton, Leicestershire; Hon. Caroline Cavendish and Miss Heyrcott, of Burlington-gardens, London ; Hon. Mrs. Machell, and Rev. R. B. Machell, of Barrow-on- Humber, Lincolnshire ; Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, Wortley Hall, Sheffield ; Captain Steuart and the lion, Mrs. Steuart, of Sunning Dale; Sir Walter B. Riddell and Lady Riddell, of London - . THE" GREAT EASTERN."—The interesting meet ing held on board this ship on Monday .last was fitly followed by a gathering on board of the private friends of the builder, Mr. Scott Russell, who, to the num ber of nearly 1,000 persons, assembled on that gentlerhan's invitation, first, to congratulate him upon the successful completion of all his contracts in connection with this andvess e thirdly, ; s ee n t o d l e y n j t o o y p t a h r e t a r k e l e a x h a i t s i liberal , ho , d s a p n i e t hospitality i o t a n y d fl e e o k a , t ; ” which the presence of some 400 or 500 ladies rendered peculiarly appropriate and agreeable. All the arrangements were upon a scale of the most profuse liberality, and the affair passed off delightfully. Everybody seemed happy, and the host the happiest of them all, as well he might be upon such an occasion. Messrs. Yates—pere et file—were most active in their endeavours to secure the comfort of all Mr. Russell's friends, and the presence of several of the directors gave the stamp of their approval to the meeting, which was brought to a close about eight o'clock, after having afforded many hours' enjoyment to the whole party. Misl, Florence Nightingale, who read a paper on the " Management of Hospitals" at the last meeting of the Social Science Association in Liverpool, has presented the MSS. of the paper to the corporation of that town. At the meeting of the Liverpool Town Council yesterday (Wed nesday) the Mayor was requested to acknowledge Miss 1 1. 0 L e k EXPLOSION.—On the L O inhabitantsN -o .ao n s ft extFT tha u uv e cteh s hr d eseh a im y acmii lt n les i mw : bee h nru t ett Nightingale's gift, and to inform her that it would be care fully preserved amongst the corporate archives. an explosion, much Messrs. proceeded last, P ° at WD ei E gh ß t M o' pewtrhei about t eo o du o lt k ait p tw l d a e c n e um a mi t report that all' er mills, situ _ fortunately_ the whole of the hands had left work at the time of the explosion, and the damage was consequently s Nildi ag Gn a f i i L m A L D e . — its T ap h p e ea fi r o an at e i e r:f ein isl g a a n t a le o as n t confined D ein,viient to Fw tt) FLOATING u a l a month earlier than on former years. It was first seen this year on the 26th of July, by one of the boatmen: Its usual time of rising from the bottom of the lake is about the end of August or be • ginning of September ; its extent at present is about 12 yards in length, and about 8 yards in. width. tasiornwigunsnhingpocrodm BOROUGH NEW HOPS.—The first pocket of new hops reached the market yesterday morning, which is the earliest arrival on record since 1818. The hops are good in quality, fine in colour, and peculiarly well managed. They were grown by Mr. Thomas Manwariug, of marl-place, Brenchley, Kent, and were consigned to Messrs . Latter, Austen, and Sons, hop factors, Borough, and sold by them £8 Bs. per cwt. ing intelligence to convey to the public of a newspaper entering into security before the p FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.—p Iblriceltaatvethe the humbugr a t gratify ing yof ing ceremony of making oli trouble that should be undergone to L3OO or £5OO, and the for the solvency of such securi is now put an end to. We detneaueneuceedrititehaeth-lotchkebaumt amount t s o e- f give the names of referees silly inasmuch as not a penny the c us tom-1 until it was paid • process of having recourse to officials stampt ies. e T o h u i l s a for. This annoying kick against the farce ; and . on Thursday last we made us w begas o t t h o e u m t o o f r n any security. got a letter from the a cus tom tb - o house ie inj u o g rm i informing us that . we might publish our p p dire ion, This a step irl the right irec ion, and we are the very first are now enjoying to mbenoesfittofyttht.e—GCoetirtzmataignhtyPriantreieost. leisure at various places. The King of Wurtemburg is at . Baden-Baden; the Grand Duke of Baden at Mainan, on the banks of the Lake of Constance ; and the Grand Duke of Hesse is paying a visit to the ex-King Louis of Bavaria at the Chateau of Leopoldskron. 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