The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-29 00:00:00

U IL ICE AND CITY N_Ell'S. The . CITY, Two o'CLocrc. Pre from th e var i ous manu fa c t u rin g dis tricts da d re a f avoura b le account o f t h e prospects o f u although very littl e ac tivity has prevailed rin g the past week. At Manchester, prices were Ts.lilte f or all descriptions of cloths suitable to home oil: but India goods were a shade cheaper. No 1, 21 1 / 4 ° of importa nce h as t a k en p l ace i n th e wool `rade at Leeds, for a fair amount of business has e n transa c t e d at fully late prices. At Bradford operations have been in a great measure suspended eve lag to the musical festival ; manufacturers, how hoer' are well employed, and prices are steady. The til _ i erY trad e at Leicester continues extremely ac k, d e, and th ere is every appearance of its continuing South Staffordshire has shown little variation. th e : the Liverp oo l C o tt on M ar k e t on S a t ur d a y Wer e was rather mo r e d em and, and 8,000 bales ii i ier e S old at a b ou t F r id ay ' s rates. Th e ra il way market presented a firmer appearance, and i ll ness was active. U r o, ICangarao kas been announced from the 1 ,141 States with £18,066. r tiart e _ r e is very little movement in the money up r , Which continues easy, with an abundant th e P. Y. The commercial inquiry, notwithstanding Pimprovement in trade, is still moderate ; the 01re ments of the mercan til e c l asses ar e readily ee ded, and the terms charged for discount ac the °dati on range from 21 per cent., according to date and quality of the paper negotiated. To witzlhew payments hav e to be made in connexion p re t h'e Russi an an d I n di an l oans , b u t up t o th e re se at time th ese fi nanc i a l operat i ons h ave crea t e d „P: little effect upon the tendency of monetary 1 1 2 e advices from New York received this morn learPort a di m i n i s h e d i nqu i ry f or money, an d th e hi , 3 granted by th e City b an k s conseque ntly ex notited a falling off, although the movement was r, el : lll l ) ortant. Commercial affairs had not yet p rop ,, ke d a prospero us appearance, and the steady iv a rss of trade, j us t th e same as i n this country, a pe i nsufficie n t to produce any important effect t te ll , the tend ency o f th e di scoun t mar k e t. The h i va nee o n thi s country was a b out 1101 to t-, and e lPected that further shipments of gold will I rported. I , n ess in the Stock Exchange markets continues ",‘, out the members are now - engaged with the rah lt , ida tinn of the account in foreign stocks and la t i ga Y securities. The recent tendency of specu pre:ln' and the changes in value, must render the t ' en t settlement comparatively limited and un th;u:tant ; but the necessary operations serve for tin t C b ° 'nent to give employment to both dealers fo r :kers. Consols opened steadily, being 95,1 Pam, money and account. Notwithstanding a 14 chase of £15,000 New Three per Cents., li etri .'"'er, the market is flatter, the latest prices Th; e 1 ,,, 95 Z 1- for transfer as well as the 7th pros. 96 trs —g ew Threes are 96 to 961, and the Reduced ttaa w i , 9 Gt ; Exchequer Bills are quoted 21s. pm. 1, 0 ull siness has been recorded in the New Indian (1 all a t 98 4- 1, or 1 2 - to 11 pm. The Debentures , 11 59 ) are 94' ma n ge For e i gn Market is quiet, and presents no ma n g e4° of importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are ? "1, 4 0 ; e d 8 3. to 83 I, and the New 731 to 74—they are P e W 82 1 831-, and 72 74 respectively ; Russian 5 p lr, Cents. a re ra th er fl a t, an d th e N ew Loan is at' ,kexican Stock is steady, at 20-1 ; and 41 fonds h ave b een d ea lt i n at former rates. Peru there has been less activity exhibited in the 114 a have shown a downward movement of about cent. North-Western, Great-Western, South- L et ern, Eastern Counties, and North British have e d os. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, N orth-Eastern (Berwick) have improved ss. The Forei gn an d C o l on i a l un d er t a ki ngs co ntinue Ie innetive. Lombardo-Venetian old shares have E ft to 10-% ; Grand Trunk of Canada to 34; „1 to are s t ea d y a t 1001, an d E as tern Ben "tB realise 4 1 J.°int • Stcck Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have -fla n o A O 6l material variation. Canada Land rose to ; Berlin Water Works brought 4! I, and 4111sular and Oriental Steam declined to 76. It TIR/TISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 44 k Sto,• ~ p e , , ic. 4 1 3 , C ent. Reduced Annuities r o 961- 6 1\4,, 3 ent. co nso l s Annuities 1 1(1,i 4 A ) or Cent. A nn uities bl4._ Mock ' 44 Debentures, 1858 Dittbi ttc. ,Pitto, 1859 o i ' ) /lets, .£1,090 . , 0 „_ :tinder £l,OOO k x `,' ol l , for Avo t (Sept, 7) -h eti , i % ' uT) ot o • er Bids, iI,OUO, ltd .. 'Jilt, 45 00 2l 24 " ) . L , L141 4 lf;d. kt 'ORIII6AT FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 1 '41 44 3 per Cent. bit" 4 pe r C en t 931 4 b t - .0 1111 0 3 per Cent. I tila [i tle se, 153, 3 per Cent. ~, Di 4 411, 822, 4 St., 5 per Cent lll .9.l•di,_ ° 4 1 - per Cent. 6 1) :' 4341 , 5 Cent 85,1 6k k o, , per ~.bitt o` %?, Per Cent. 451 ..cillitio_rassive b -4 6 per Cent B3 ± li, 0 New Lean ' t° Guaranteed, 4 pr Cent. D ividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9s} i Ditto Account Zzi 41. a. ALTA AND CORFU SUBMARINE CABLE. .th 4 11 1 )111 ! foll ow i ng relates to the Malta and Corfu kine cable " Alediterran can Extension Telegraph tl g. Company (LiCiited), London, Aug. 27. %is Si r , _Company to a p :kragraph in the Times of beg t 4 „ 4 3 - • headed The Malta and Corfu Cable,' I this ,„" e tlelose you an extract from a letter received . You ', o 9, l ;uing from our officer at Corfu, from which "n that the / 31 1sp e 4 - Perceive it is by no means certain Ittly ilsi un of electrical communication is caused by lu eeh il lliture in the submarine cable, and I am very lute disposed to think, from previous tenTorary ne n ,""iPtions which h ave taken place on this por &Tile sego th e company ' s line, an d h av e always been e th lre red to be in the land. line, that this will turn pgut t s ame. —I am, sir, your most obedient ser " HENRY C. ORTON, Secretary. -ht S• 1 exf may also inform you that the end of ita cable has been lauded at Marsala, conse alt by the c ommunication between London a nd a is complete via Sicily." Extract fi• off', 6 (Itil Mr.l A yne's letter, dated Telegraph cois,,, ,Ang. 20 : th e f n the abseoce of Mr. Andrews from Malta , and eilrr Eta that I get El very strong earth and no return th e nu t , and from Mr, karwood informing me that l et e re turn current at Malta is as strong as ever, 1 d er nd follow:mi.; the portion of cable running un of d f rom th e hut at San Gordi to the margin th e sea (about 100 yards) as I think it possible of t 4 }, and may have shifted so as t o allow the heat last ' n sun (which has b ee n something fearful the ttiathre,, weeks) to penetrate to the gutta percha d °li melt it, and which did not materially affect oe th until the heavy ra in which fell early e morni ng of the 14th 5 ' F, 42 ' 4 1a ACCIDENT AT POBTLAND. inquest was held on Friday evening before D or l 'tegall, one of the coroners for the county of b od B ct,' at the Portland Breakwater Hotel,t .? -0* Thomas Fletcher, seaman, on k'lled who was _i_ hb cannon ball fired from her Majeaty's ship Ble under the following circumstances : —O n 1 4 , 4 '1' last the chief engineer of the Portlan d gall W ater (11r. Coode) was steering a four-oared 11. 01 , 1 %..cf which the deceased was one of the crew, Pa as ;„ "reymouth to the breakwater, and while ;It fi Cig . some 500 or 600 yards from the Blenheim t we et struck the boat on the starboard bow, be eea.:ll,, the gunwale and the water, knocking de ehttneu. down from his seat. He fell with the ex boAtati°ll, "Oh dear, my back is broken." The bu t • Was instantly run alongside the Blenhei m, 'The of the promptest medical aid be ing . bei ng ..ed, the hemorrhage was so excessive, the spine si i , 6 completely shattered, that the deceased very traiirtl'y; expired. In the course of the evidence it lop s P 'red that the boat was at least from 60 to 4 .re lards out of the line of fire ; that the shot was f 60 a t u• short range target, placed at a distance o trn.3.:ards only from the ship ; that the shot was tric ;lL not by one of the crew, but by a Coastguarls theb' on bo . a .- d, for practice ; that the ball struck had water before it hit the boat ; and that no man that been stationed (as i s c ustomary) to look out ttitho t-o bo a t came within the range of the guns, Sraitil,k` h it Was depo se d by the gunner, Mr. T . tena nt ! t hat lie had sent not i ce t o the First Lieu be nt ti utt practising with the gun s was ea sed o n about to AVJARE 111ARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. 6 1 61 7 4 8 4 77 79 114 124 - - 984 994 854 88 44 64 8 9 14i tsi 57 59 40 42 27 30 74 7 6 261 27 97 99 102 104 85 87 132 134 103 105 60 61 55 60 93 96 144 164 144 154 97 pi 1 0 64 66 100 100 7i 100 all 108 110 95 96} l i id 92 94 6 8 854 86 d 106 loci 83 85 I 9 11 all 100 3i 100 100 100 100 100 11613 4 £3 IR. 17} all all 100 all 58 0 Sd 601 601 89 89i if 1} d 44 44i 71t 72 103 105 4 41 dl 13i 194 1034 60 1 i i 1 7' i 31 32 IP 97 11 i I mil 64 1 881 9 d Closing Business Paid. ! Puce . 1091 f 96 4 6f 5f 106} i 6 2 Share' 13.14 Stook iinben i\oiling. Bost. and Eastern Juur , cion !Aelfa,44 and Balipmena.. Bir., %Vol. , and Gtr. Val. firk., Lane., and Chesh. Junction filzabion dlytil and Tuna 3ristol and Exeter Caledonian Theater and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blicrock,&Pas s age Cornwall A roves. no div Do. A until6p.c.per an Do. B ll hasbeen pd.toß Dublin and Belfast June ' Dun Perth & Abr.Junc Bast Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock DO.Nvr.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do ,Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South westn Treat North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock South.& Wstn.(lreld) Treat Western Do. Str.Vl.Rail C 4 ua. Stk Trish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall ! Do.Newis s. at £slosp. sh Lon.,Brighton & S. Coa st London & North Westn Do. Eighths Lon don& South- Westn 1 L'derry & Coleraine ; ,L'derry & Enniskillen ''Vran., Shef., & Lincoln ' sletropolitan 'tidland Do. Birming. & Derby Slid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 4 Shares Newcastle and Carlisle Vew., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) ewry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union INorth British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until Gp.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—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. & Sou. W. Junction !Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver• I Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Sceth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock' Shropshire Union Sittinzbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern lSouth wales SouthYorks.&Riy.Dun Do. do ! Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 IDo. do. 1858 IF,tockton & Ilartlepool : !Taff Vale , Do. Preference, No. 1 , ames - flayenDk& Rail! 'Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny, [Waterford & Limerick! West Cornwall IW-end Lon. & Cry. Pal.' Do. A . —A rem nocii v.till 7 p.e. hag been pd. to B Do. B West London ,Do. Ist Class ;Do. 2d Class 13 15 109 111 241 81 83 25 i 45 47 3e d 44 45 76 761 61 63 60 65 8 11 36 37 51 .6 31 31 71 71 49 61 96 98 1 - - 1103 105 5 1 6 1 99 101 112 117 1107 111 ;114 116 ;113 115 1120 131 181 83 115 117 120 122 .112 114 106 108 18A 88 Stock Stock PREFERENCES: Share Railways. Paid, gtock 12.10 Stock Stock 61 Stock! Stock; Stock Stock. Stock! Stock! Stock Stock stork stoclt Stock, Stock] Stock Stock Stock 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock all 100 Blythe and Tyne It per c. pref. (issued at £5O Bris. & Exet4p.ctStoek, Do. do. do. Shares , Caledon £lO, 41 per cent; IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 51 po Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c ' Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun , E.Ang,n. Class A 7 & spcl Do. do. Class B 6 pc.. • • Do. do. Class C 7 pc .• • • E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l, I Do. do N 0. 21 I Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern "Union, 4 per ct. East Lanc. 6 per ct E.& w. York. Jcn.tlfthsl Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares, Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc., Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. r a. 5 pe. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. I Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.Pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. R edm.,s pc. pm I Gt. .I\ll. of Scotld, Ist pt Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 41 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 pet. I Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. I Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Binning. guar. stock, Do. Chester guar.sharesl Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock, Lon. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2; Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late :Id shares 'Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. ITaryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Stock 261 all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all 'ARES. I Closing Business Price. Done. 99 E 9 90 103 101 17 18 gt 101 72 74 19 20 91 10 141 151 1139 141 20 Stock Stock Stock! Stockl Stock Stock 1155 160 120 94 123 4 4l' 66 68 Do. Stock Nfld. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Stock Do.Con.Bris.kßir.6p.ct. Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option 111 1860 Stock Do. Leic. k Ilit.pref. st. 10 Newport,Aber,&e.pret.s 1 f p. a. redeem, at 5 p. c.e m 10 Do. Pe et, 6p. c. with option till 1866 Stock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.liail.& Drak.Co. Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. o. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 124 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp ek Scottish Central, new pi Stocir Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. :11 per c. pref. stock Stock Do,Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Stock 1)0. 7p, c. pref. stock. 10$ . South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 4i per cent. 1.0.6. Sohth Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 er 6 Do .44 p cent Do. Fixed 44, p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue 1 South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua St o ckton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent 'Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent.- 139 141 105 106 95 96 p 10+ 11i 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 110 112 1108 110 25) 25 Stock' 96 9S 1 d 22i ‘23 122 124 122 124 99 101 72 74 120 124 118 122 104 11 24 24, 104 106 104 100 28 29 33 84 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid 'l Co.'s. Price. Done. • Bedford and Bletchleyl all Ln & N.W Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln& N W 99 101 Clydesdale Junction .. 100 Caledonia 102 104 Colchester, Stour Val. all C 16 1 7 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 140 145 E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge. .. 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonia Do. New lOO Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br -- Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. D o . Shares all Do, London&Greenwich . 100 S. East 64 66 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 9'2 04 Do. Barking Shares all Do. Lowestoft, pa. 4p. ct lOO Norfolk Do. 6 ,per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn. &M tak all LN w&M 2 1 Midsb.& Redcr, Er.6p.c. all Stk.&Da , Mid.BradforelPrf. Stk. 100 Midland 99 100 N ew markt.,BuryEX 5. 5. 6. E.Counts p Pm guaranteed 5 p. c. Northnjz Eastn. 5 p.c. a l l Do. Do. do. 6 par cent. . all Do. . Do. Fixed 5 per cent.. all Do. L&N ) Preston and Wyro. al l & L.Yk. J Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — Roystn,Hitch..& Shep 100 Gt,North. 138 142 Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy 10 South Staffordshire .. 811 M'Clean . 10,, 11 Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Vtk.& Dar Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West 91 93 9i Wimbledon& Croydn all L.&Brgin 7i Sa l Docks. Closing Dusiness Paid Price. Dole. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do4porCent.Prel.3lin lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St, Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Vittoria • 100 101 103 lo Dp New I.! 18 .... Share THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 18b9. BICITISH POSSESSIONS. y . aid i Closing ; Business Share Railways. I I Price. I Done. I Atlantic & St Lawrence I Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd g. . 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant. &Godriel 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 187:, Do. do. 1 July, 187 Do. do. 1 June, 1871 C I cutta. & S. E astrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.' Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c.. Do. F Shares Ext. 1 d 9941 f 100} d par 994 1004 99 100} 19 20 Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Biel. gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation C per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 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. 'l3 without opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do `lladras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. 3felb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do I nude (Limited) Scinde Do. g 8 Do. New • Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. be,'" St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 34 36 71i 72i 92 93 97i 98i di 1; 1d 14; 15; 51 d 102 104 102 104 101 103 97 100 85 90 85 _ 90 18.1 19 (I' 1 1 181 19} —d d 1 9k 19} d 1 11 f d 1 I d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 44 45 20 Ardennes all —p; 20 BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 1 dj 4 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 26 Beziers to Graissessae all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 25 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension all d 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France all 25 26 20 Euphrates Valley 24. P 20 Grand Rue Guar .5 p.c 6 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 65 61 65 1 20 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 24 24p 10 4 20 Ditto New 8 25 25 20 ILyons and Geneva 337 Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 84 84 84 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian 'Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 34 35 20 Paris and Orleans all 53 15 Recife& S. Fran. (Penh)! 1 20 13 2 d gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 8 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 6 10 'Do. 54 per cent. Prof. 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders all 54 6 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 215 224 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. raid. I Closing I Business Prices. Done. !--- Can.Gov.6p.e Ja.& July 100 112 113 1124 Do. 6 p.o.l.'b.&Aug - . 100 110 112 Do. 6p.c.Mr.& Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1095 1105 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 985 995 NovaScolflaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1095 1105 1091 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 Vict - Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Sharei Miscellaneous. Closing !Amines, dons Price. 10 Ang,lo-Mexican Mint all 13* Li* 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 200 220 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 / 10 Berlin Water Works all 34 4 84 4 10 Do New, issued at t 5 dis all 50 British American Land V., 50 Brit.& Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 321 105 108 1051 8 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Stoct , Cop.Min.otEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 41 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105 102 25 Do. New 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 4 11 1 20 Gl.lronScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gan. Steam Navigation. 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all d par 4 1 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d3l 4 Lon d.Gen. Omnibus Co. all It 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 4 1 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 34 44 25 National Discount Co 5 14 14 d 10 Netherlands Land all 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,lss.at ldis. all 4 1 100 N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) all 1 Oriental Gas 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A.. 6 10 Ditto B 4 - 10 Ditto C 2s. - 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 d 1 p Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 50 55 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 74 76 75 60 Do. New l5 9 11 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l3 1 tp 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 99 51 Stock Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 100 115 125 25 South Australian Land. all 34 36 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 4 1 1 Do. do Registered all ; 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can. 5 100 v.., 'a T,and: 2SI 8 l 0 BRITISH MINES. Mines. Paid. \ Closing I Business Prioe. Done. all all all all 41 1 100 100 11.3 0. 2s. 6d. 3 all 5 100 all all 1100 79 81 166 17 If 1 d 1 61 ( cl i 6 d id f p id THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were very inactive for wheat. In prices, however, the fluctuations were trifling. Barley was a slow inquiry, but not cheaper. All other spring corn moved off slowly, on former terms. The transactions in flour were much restricted. Throughout the Continent wheat and most other articles have commanded very little attention on English account; nevertheless prices have been mostly supported. Dull advices continue to reach us from the United States. The arrivals of English produce into the port of London last week were limited. From abroad we received 13,820 quarters of wheat, 3,918 barley, 94,986 oats, 48 rye, 217 peas, 12 tares, 1,785 linseed, 7,988 rapeseed, 15 sundry seeds, 270 sacks and 70 barrels of flour. In floating cargoes of grain the transactions were some what limited. The show of both English and foreign barley was li mited ; nevertheless, most kinds were a slow inquiry at about last week's currency. Malt—though in short supply—moved off slowly at late rates, The supply of foreign oats being very large, the oat trade ruled heavy, and prices were 6d per quarter lower than on Monday last. _ _ . Beans sold slowly ; new Magazans realised 34s to 365, and small 40s per quarter. - . In beans very little was passing. New grey sold at 34s to 355, new white 40s to 42s per quarter. All kinds of flour were a dull inquiry at barely stationery prices. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were moderate, and a fair portion of the supply was of the pre sent year's crop in various condition. The red qualities of new sold at from 40s to 43s ; and of the new white, 44s to 47s per quarter. The trade for all kinds was in a de pressed state, and prices gave way, compared with Monday last, from Is to 2s per quarter. At that amount of depres sion millers purchased with extreme caution. We were well supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat. For even the finest qualities there was very little inquiry, and the quotations ruled almost nominal. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 4os to 44s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 428 4819 Ditto, old 42s 48s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 428 Ditto, new 378 45s Rye—Old —8 —8 New 3OB 328 Barley—Grinding. . , 26s 298 Malting 378 38s Chevalier 3Bs 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 528 66s Brown sos 52s Kingston and Ware s2s 648 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Linc,olnsh., Feeding 228 268 Potato 299 33s Youghal and Cork, black 23s 268 Cork, white 238 328 Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s Beans —Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 4OB 498 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Tile total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 10,659 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 8,931; in 1857, 10,431; in 1856, 11,383 ; in 1855, 8,372; in 1854, 10,051; in 1853, 11,226; and in 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam Rotterdam Bremen Ostend .. •• •• Hamburgh 44 .. 589 Harlingen Dordt Medemblik Niett Diep Tonning 1,059 .. 900 .. 260 .. 21 .. - •• - 94 .. 475 - •• 5 - 2 .. Total 1,571 7,377 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. [B5B 1,621 .. 5,632 .. 200 .. 863 .. 625 1857 1,805 .. 7,240 .. 145 .. 725 .. 576 856 1,933 .. 6,990 .. 214 .. 820 .. 526 .855 1,347 .. 5,544 .. 283 .. 527 .. 671 .854 2,382 .. 6,010 .. 160 .. 802 .. 693 The supply of foreign beasts and sheep in to-day's mar ket was extensive, of lambs and calves only moderate. Prices generally ruled high. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were moderately good as to number, but very deficient in quality. Prime Scots, shorthorns, &c., were in fair request, at full prices, but most other breeds moved off slowly, at late rates. The best Scots sold atfully 4s 8d per 81bs. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire amounted to about 2,000 shorthorns and crosses, from other parts of England 700 of various breeds, from Scotland 88 scots and crosses, and from Ireland 400 oxen and heifers. There was a moderate number of sheep in the pens. All breeds moved off briskly, and the quotations advanced 2d per 81bs. Very superior old Downs having realised fully 5s 2d per 81bs. We had a good demand for lambs, the supply of which was seasonably good, at from 4s 8d to 6s per 81bs, being higher rates. Calves were in moderate supply and active request, at 4d per Blbs more money. _ There was a fair sale for pigs, at full prices. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 8 3 0 Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 __. 8. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 4 4 8 Pme. S'thdowndo. 6 0 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 6 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 5 0 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers - - Lambs, 4s $d to 6s Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs, 's to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. C Beasts Sheep and lambs 27,910 Calves .. 212 Pigs 3OO , FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Piga - - A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Aug, 30, 1858, and this day, Monday, Aug. 29, 1859. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. Aug. 30, 1858. Aug. 29, 1869. s d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . . 3 2to 3 6 2 Bto 3 0 Second.quality ditto 3 8 4 0 3 2 3 6 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 3 8 4 2 Prime Scots, &c.. • • Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 8 Second quality ditto • . . . 3 8 4 03 10 4 2 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 6 4 4 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . 3 8 4 2 3 6 4 4 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 31, 1857.---Beasts, 5,974; sheep and lambs, 27,280 ; calves, 252 ; pigs, 250. Sept. 1, 1856.—Beast.s, 6,013 ; sheep and lambs, 24,460; salves, 358 ; pigs, 270. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are very scantily supplied with each kind of meat; nevertheless, the demand generally is very inac tive, as follows : Per 81bs. by the Carcass. a. d. e... ' s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 to 3 0 Infr. Mutton 3 2to 3 6 Mid. d 0..... 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 0 Pm.large do. 3 Bto3 10 1 Prime do.. 4 2to 4 4 Do. small do. 4 oto 4 2 ( Veal 3 4to 4 4 Large pork.. 3 6to 3 8 Small pork Lamb, 3s 10d to 4s 10d. BOROUGH HOP. Great flatness continues to prevail in the demand for all kinds of hops, owing to the favourable accounts at hand from the plantations, and prices must be considered almost nominal. The duty is called £260,000. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on offer here are moderately good, but in very middling condition. Prime samples are in fair request, at full prices ; but all other kinds move off slowly, at barely late rates. Shaws, 55s to 85s, and Regents, 70s to 120 per tone. SEEDS. The linseed market is firm, and prices are fully main tained. Rapeseed moves off freely at fully late rates. Canary is in moderate request on former terms. Mustard seed and tares realise late currencies. Clover commands extreme rates. Cakes are quiet but not cheaper. furnip,White,p.bus. l2B to 1461 Carraway 4os to 43s Swede Mustard, 8r0wn.... 8s 115 Hempseed, per qr 30s 388 White, new.... 14s 20s Linseed,Eng.sowing 6Es Tares, Spring, new.. 966 d 128 Crushing -8 -s Old —s —s ' Baltic .••• • —8 —8 Canary, per quarter 56s 756 Odessa Rye grass, new 22s 26s Linseed Cake, p. ton - Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —s , English £lO Os £lO 5s White —s —5 ' Foreign, p ton £9 Os £lO be Foreign Red —s —s j Rape Cakes,p. ton 415 s 5 55 White —s —s Rapeseed, p. qr..... 64s 74s Trefoil, new. —s —s WOOL MARKET The public sales held since our last have been well at tended by buyers, and the whole of the wool on offer has sold at very full prices. Australian—Clean sheeps', is 8d to 28 7d; scoured, is 10d to 2s 6d; handwashed, is 7d to 2s 2d ; lambs', is 8d to 2s Ed ; skin, is 6d to is 9d ; locks, lid to is 9d. Port Philip—Clean sheeps', is 6d to 2s 7d ; scoured, is 9d to 2s 10d ; lambs', is 6d to 2s ; do. scoured, 2s 6d. to 2s 9d; grease, lld to is 3d. ; locks, is ; pieces, is 2d to is 10d. New Zealand—Clean sheeps', Is 4d to 2s ld ; scoured, is 9d to 2s ; lambs' is 4d to is lld ; pieces, is 3d to is 9d; grease, is to is 3d. ' Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheeps', is 8d to 2s Id ; lambs', is 7d to 2s ; do. scoured, 2s to 2s 3d ; broken, is 3d to 12 . 7 d ; grease, is to 11d. Other wools have ranged from i s 6d to 2s per lb. By private contarst very little business is 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. Stock this day.... 35.565 8,450 11.699 11.517 19,895 Price of y . c . 57s 6d to 52s 5d to 63a Od to 49s 6d to 55s 3d to —s Od 53s Od —s )d —s Od 55s 6d Delivery last week 2,742 2,219 1,621 2,000 1,707 Ditto from June 1 26,146 27,689 19,680 19,964 14,675 Arrivals last week 15 1,733 378 1,878 418 Ditto from June 1 13,999 18,430 18,253 19.914 22,499 Price of Town .... 58s Od 558 9d 648 0 d 52s 3d 58s 6d THE METROPOLITAN REGISTRATION C 0 U.R T Sy. T HIED EDITION. doing in any kind of wool, and English qualities are rather cheaper. TALLOW The amount of business doing in our market is only moderate, nevertheless prices rule steady. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 55s 3d to 55s 6d for delivery during the last three months, 55s per cwt. Rough fat is 2s llfd per 81bs. STATEMENT OF TALLOW (HIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. Tallow despathed from Cronstadt 1859. 1858. to Aug. 3, 0. S. (estimated at 25 Casks. Casks. poods to the cask) 26,821 16,471 In ships loading and lighters 2,450 5,562 1857. Casks 10,719 4,705 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Aug. 5, 0. S. Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation 112,012 103,701 London Liverpool 313 1,291 Bristol Other English ports Ireland 1,227 203 Scotland Germany 913 951 France 1,196 149 Total 26,821 16,471 10,719 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. ACTION UPON A GUARANTES.-THOMAS V. ROBERTSON. This was a summons which had beeß twice adjourned in consequence of technical objections and eirors in the par ticulars. Mr. Buchanan, for plaintiff, stated that £4 12s. 6d. worth of goods was supplied to a Mrs. Conquer, upon the specific guarantee of defendant. The goods were delivered in due course, and application made to defendant for payment. Mr. Dunn, of Kingsland, for defendant, objected to the guarantee, and said there was no condition on the face of it. His Honour remarked that that was not now required. The question then arose, in consequence of Mr. Dunn's examination, whether Mrs. Conquer had a husband living. His Honour remarked that it did not matter, after the guarantee, if she bad a husband—besides he might have been an infant. _ _ Mr. Buchanan contended that he had proved delivery and receipt of the goods, and that the guarantee was suffi cient. His Honour found for plaintiff, and, although the amount was under a, allowed the attorney, considering it was a case calling for an advocate. IMPORTANT QUESTION AND DECISION.- CLIFTON V. 'WALKER. This was a summons to recover a sum of money for goods sold to a Charles Walker, jun. It appeared that the summons had been served upon Charles Walker, sen., father to the defendant. Defendant's father said that he received the summons, which had not been handed to his son, who knew nothing about it. Plaintiff said he told Mr. Walker, sen., that the sum• mons was for his son. In answer to his Honour, Mr. Walker said that defen dant slept in his house. His Honour held the service to be good, making a short order, and adding some condemnatory remarks. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) 11A.RLBO ROUGH-STREET. JUSTICE NOT TO RE DEFEATED.—SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A WlFE.—Michael J. M'Hugh, of 5, Green's-court, Soho, was charged with being drunk and assaulting his wife, blackening both her eyes and cutting her shoulder with a knife. Police-constable 99 C said, that he was informed a man was murdering his wife at 5, Green's-court, on the pre vious night, and on going there he found that the prisoner had greatly ill-used his wife. Both her eyes were blackened and she - had a severe cut on her shoulder blade, which he was informed by the mother of the injured woman was done by the prisoner with a knife. Mr. Beadon asked where the wife and her mother were, and being informed that neither were in attendance, said he would have them sent for, and shortly after the mother appeared but not the wife. Winifred Moran, the mother-in-law of the prisoner, was then sworn, but in answer to the questions of Mr. Beadcn, said that her daughter had the " drop taken," that she aggravated the prisoner, and that the prisoner was not to blame. On being pressed as to how she came with the wound on her shoulder, she said, " she must have fallen down stairs," and she denied that she had told the consta ble the prisoner had used a knife, and said that her daughter was drunk at the time. The constable said she distinctly told him that the wound was done with a knife. It being evident that the wife was kept out of the way Mr. Beadon said he would remand the prisoner from time to time till he did get the wife in attendance. He was de termined not to allow such assaults to go unpunished, and the prisoner was then remanded. THAMES. A MIRACLE.—TIIE DUMB MADE TO SPEAL—Charles Stewart, a tall, rough-looking man, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting Mr. James Lugg, tho land lord of the Goldon Eagle public-houso, in high-street, Shadwell. The complainant stated that the prisoner came into his house yesterday afternoon and made some motions, indi cating that he wanted some refreshments, and he was sup plied with what he required. The prisoner continued making motions with his head and his hands for some time, and at last knocked down a glass and broke it. He demanded payment for the glass, and the prisoner con tinued his dumb motions and made him under stand that he would not pay for the glass. This went on for some time, and at last he seized a bundle in the prisoner's possession, and declared that he would not givo it up until he was paid for the glass. The prisoner instantly recovered the use of his tongue, swore at him, and abused him grossly, and at last struck him a violent blow on the mouth with his fist. He then gaN e the prisoner into custody. Mr. Selfe—The loss of his bundle caused the restoration of his speech ? Mr. Lugg—Yes, Sir. I have since given him his bundle. The prisoner, in defence, said that he was in the practice of being very quiet and making signs. Mr. Selfe—You may be as quiet as you like, but you are not to strike people. I fine you 10s., and in default 14 days' imprisonment STABBlNC—Elizabeth Harden, a very disorderly prosti tute, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stabbing William Perry, a boiler-maker, of No. 28, St. Ann's-road, Stepney. The parties were quarrelling last night in a ropemaker's fields, Limehouse, and the prisoner took up a knife, and after uttering some threats plunged it into the man's back, inflicting a serious wound. He was conveyed by the police on a stretcher to the hospital, and a certificate was now put in, stating that the wounded man was in a precarious con dition, and could not be removed at present. The prisoner, with great unconcern, said, " I did stab the man." Mr. Selfe—You are remanded until Tuesday next, the 6th September. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 29.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and fine. FALMOUTH, Aug. 29.—Arrived—City of Durham, from Ceylon; Sebastian, from Matanzas ; Simoda , from Akyab. OFP QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 27.—Arrived—Sunderland, from Akyab ; Star, from Buenos Ayres. WATERFORD, Aug. 26.—Sailed.—Jenny Lind, from Quebec. WHITEHAVEN, Aug. 27.—Wind W.—Arriv ed—Jane, from Quebec. Sailed—John Pink, from Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Bengal, from Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Pursuit, for New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, Aug. 27—Felicina, from Thrall ; Charles, from Charente; Ferment, from St. Malo ; Effort and Bessie, from Sunderland ; Rebecca, from Plymouth ; Boyle, steamer, from Dublin ; Jackson and Alceste, from Cardiff; Janes, and Competitor, from Swansea; Tiber, from Cam bria; Lily, and Limerick Lass, from Newport; L'Etoile, from Carentan. Arrived, Aug. 28—Seviges, from Chorbourg ; Argyle, steamer, from Carentan ; Victoria and Albert, from Car diff; Nile, from Lianelly; Caledonia, from Sunderland Sailed, Aug. 27.—Mary, for Sunderland ; Foyle, steamer, for London ; Orissa, steamer, for Alexandna ; Tagus, steamer, for Lisbon. Sailed, Aug. 28.—Ceres, and Iris, for the Baltic. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived, Aug. 28.—Sparta, from Smyrna ; S. E. Grant, from New Orleans ; Why Not, from Gaspee. Arrived. Aug. 29.—British Queen, screw steamer, from Havre ; S. Crowell, from Halifax; Culloden, from Bom bay; Queen of the South, from Cobija; San Spiridone, from Ibrail. (13Y SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind W. ; tide first hour's flood ; weather fine. Arrived, August 29—Sagitta, from Barbadoes; Emma nuel, from Archangel. Sailed—Batavier, steamer, for Rotterdam ; William Hutt, for Naples. Arrived, August 28—Royal Bride, from Bimlipatam ; Esmeralda, from Mauritius ; Constant, from St. Jago de Cuba ; Susannah, from Havannah ; Elizabeth Martin, from Singapore ; Malcolm Brown, from Smyrna ; Doska, from Waarhuus ; Robert Barker ; from Baltimore; Portland, from Licata. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind S.W. moderate. Anchored—lslit, from London, for St , John a. The annual process of revising the lists of Par liamentary voters promises this year to excite un usual interest in the various boroughs and districts within the metropolitan area. For some years the preponderance of political opinion in and near Lon don in the Liberal direction has been so strongly marked, that not only have contests between can didates of extremely divergent opinions become very rare, if not altogether ceased, but even the Registration Courts, once the hopeful arena of Con servative action, have been left to the undisputed supervision of the Liberal agents. The recent brief enjoyment of political power by a Conservative Government appears to have stimulated their par tisans to renewed exertions, for, according to pre sent symptoms, a " revival" of Conservative faith in the value of Sir R. Peel's celebrated axiom of " Register, register, register," has made its appear ance within the Parliamentary districts in and sur rounding the metropolis. Thus, in the city of Lon don, which for some years has been quietly surren dered to the solitary vigilance of Messrs. S. Smith and Ledger, an outbreak of activity on the part of those who so unsuccessfully, and without authority , thrust forward the name of Lord Stanley at the re cent general election may be looked for. It is un derstood that at the forthcoming revision of the electoral lists for the city, the Conservatives will be represented by an agent to support some 300 or 400 objections which they have made to persons now on the register, while the Liberal interests will be cared for by those who have so long attended to them. In Marylebone, where also for many years the Conservatives have ceased to take any active part in the Registration Court, the enterprising Mr. Haig has succeeded in forming an association, which it is said will depute an agent to watch over the interests of the party before the revising bar rister. Mr. W. A. James will represent the inte rests of the Liberal electors of Marylebone. What ever may be theresults of these contests in a purely party view, there can be no doubt but that the public interests will be served by them, as in the absence of political agents having an interest in keeping up a " good register," the electoral lists are apt to become encumbered with names of persons who, by reason of death, removal, &c , are disquali fied from voting. As an instance of this state of things we may observe that at the last election for Marylebone, the agent of one of the candidates had no less than 3,000 letters addressed to persons upon the register returned " not found." In the city of Westminster the Conservatives have made no sign, while in Lambeth, Southwark, and the Tower Hamlets the current of public opinion is too de cided to hold out any prospect of advantage to that party. In Finsbury, where of late no political representative has appeared before the re vising barrister, it is stated upon the next occasion an agent will attend to watch the revision in the interest of Sir S. M. Peto, one of the sitting mem bers. The county registrations in the vicinity of the metropolis will be still more strongly contested. In West Kent, where for several years both par ties have fie-rcely fought each name, the fight will be renewed upon this occasion. South Essex, we believe, will not be neglected by either party, and in East Surrey, notwithstanding the want of suc cess which has attended their candidate upon the last two elections, the Conservatives have an nounced their intention to fight the battle in the registration courts against their equally determined Liberal opponents. In the metropolitan county itself, Middlesex, Conservative energy appears to have attained its climax. Not content with the able advocacy which its interests have for some years received from Mr. L A. Jones, the agent of ie old Conservative Association, in the Rilgistra- tion Court, the party which was represented by Mr. Ilaig at the last election have, under the aus pices of the Conservative Land Society, announced a determination to renew the contest before the revising barrister. The Liberals will, of course, be represented, and, as each party has made many hundreds of objections, the revision will probably occupy more time than usual. According to the Act of Parliament the revising barristers must hold their courts and conclude their labours between the 16th of September and the 31st of October. THE WRECK OF IHE ALMA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln your powerfully•written article of Thursday last on the loss of the Alma you state, " We have very little doubt that 30 or 40 per cent. of British merchant ships now actually prosecuting their voyages could not show their thowles in their places if suddenly required in any direct emer gency." As this sentence may be productive of much uncomfortable feeling in those who travel on the deep, allow me to make known through your columns the manner in which this sort of thing is done in the service to which I belong. Each senior midshi ,man of a watch is put in charge of a boat, which he has to keep clean, free from lumber, and ready for lowering at any moment. The rowlocks are attached each to its place by a lanyard, not stowed away in lockers ; the oars are always becketed to the midship thwart to prevent their falling out should the boat cant in lowering; spare plugs and bailers are always secured in the boat, and falls coiled down clear for working. Every night at 8 o'clock the fourth officer goes round to each boat separately and sees that all is in readiness for lowering, and reports the same to the captain. The rule is never departed from under any circumstances; and if it were adopted in every merchant ship we should hear no more of such dis asters as that which befel the Alma.—l am, sir, yours obediently, ONE OF GREEN'S MIDS. THE SPOT ON THE SUN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The solar spots which have lately attracted the attention of your correspondents, concerning, which information is asked, are not of recent ap pearance ; they have been visible to the naked eye from some places for many weeks. As a detailed account of them may be expected from some of the observatories in the scientific journals, it will suffice to say that I first saw them on the 22d ult., from the deck of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Ripon, Capt. Christian, as we were steaming out of the harbour of Alexan dria. i The supposed co n n e xion between these open ings n the solar at mos ph ere and a high range of terrestrial temperature promises to be confirmed when meteorologists collect the thermometrical re cords of the season. My observations extend from Nagasaki to Southampton, but, being those of a traveller only, cannot be regarded as conclusive. Take Shanghai and Gibraltar as examples. At the former port, in the office of the North China Herald, the maximum by day and the minimum by night for the weeks ending the 24th of June, 1858 and 1859, were as follows : Week ending June 24, 1858. Week ending June 24, 1859, Maximum. Minimum. Maximum. Minimum. 78 67 84 69 84 .. 68 87 .. 70 84 .. 70 84 .. 72 87 .. 72 At Gibraltar I ascertained that in the south of Spain the heat in the month of July was unprece dented. Cattle died in the field from exposure to the sun, and so dangerous had agricultural occupa tions become that the authorities had interdicted all field labour during-the hot hours of the day. It is not unlikely that it will be found that the increase of temperature has been local and transient, but it will not, therefore, follow that solar pheno mena exercise no influence on our atmosphere. D. J. MAcGowAN, M.D., Of Ningpo, China. 6, River-street, Myddleton-square, Aug. 29. 2 2 3 100 1 S took Sto. 1 Stock 100 Stosk 20 I 20i 20i 100 100 100 Stock Stock Stock ;Alfred Console (Philack) 2.11.10 4 5 20 ;British Iron 10 , Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 480 440 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 160 165 163 -- E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) 6.17.0 81 91 Great South Tolgus l7s 134 111 9,WhealAlfd.(Fhillac) 12.1.8 1 11 IG. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 11 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 10 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 74 8 1 'N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 8/ Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 12 13 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 40 45 • Porkellis Unit. (Wehd.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 65 1 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 11 235 245 Borth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 24 Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 160 170 5 Timar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 21 21 10 Tin Croft 9 41 4/ 41 UnitedMines(GwennaP) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 8d 4 West Basset (Illogan) ll 21 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 130 135 Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 175 185 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 80 90 • • Wheal Edward (Cale.).. i 14 2 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant 1.7.2 12 15 1 3 1 .—Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe 8 38 38 361 WWI Trelawney (Lisk. 41 26 28 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim l5B id IP 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 - 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 10 11 5 Do.L and and MiningCo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. ef Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper al l 41 43 d Cepiapo lB 8 9 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 22 24 224 3 Linares all 101 114 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L all 20 Poutgibaud Silver, Lead 10 Mining and Smelt 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Australn. (L.) 1 1 d par 28.2.81111nited Mcxican all JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Shard Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk! Australasia Bank of Egypt lank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American! Chtd. Bank of India, Arc, City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng ' Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen Bk. o Switzerland Lon. Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster. , Nat. Prov. of England. Do. new National Bank 83 8i 21 22 841 4 4 1 pl 61 63 100 100 20.11 100 19 21 15} 151 New South Wales Orient .21k. Corporation Ottoman Bank 211 211 Provincial of Ireland . IDo. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 39 40 19 20 70 72 26 27 21 i 29} 302 1 49i 48 i - d'i 12a. all 4i 10CI 100 1 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS• A telegraphic communication was received on Saturday, announcing that the Isle of Man cable to St. Bee's, in Cumberland, has been successfully laid by the staff of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. ' under the superintendence of M r. Webb and Mr. Latimer Clark. With respect to other operations, it is stated that the Berwick, with the cable for uniting Sicily with Malta, will leave Greenwich on Monday. It is expected that the cable will be laid and completed in a fortnight, and the communication with Malta be established. Telegraphic communication between this country and Malta has been re-established. Some time ago o perations were commenced for the repair of the fractured telegraphic cable between Malta and Cag liari, but were stopped by severe weather. The end of a portion of this cable, distant 160 mile 'Malta, has now been landed at Marsala, on thes fro m 'M coast of Sicily, and there joined to the system communi cating with London. The effect of this will be to here e m t h India,r three aanlldowchainsa to ummabrey received feenivezAustralia, days earlier than of late. There is reason for believing that the statement that the cable between Malta and Corfu t i h s e in eo co a r s r t ec f t wiresi s out o f between repair oprerruh and a s only th e t e t i h e e g r l a a g n h d office, ten miles inland, cable damaged. As regards the amaged piecesoifeilca it may lying between Cagliari a systemnd tll . 0 Marsala,t Malta. no, t i a a . thus Another l forming i anothercar riedhet link l.d in f t i . ne . has obe rom Malta to Alan, Grande, in Sicily, for the Mediter ranean Extension Telegraph Company, by the 20th of September, so that the requirements of the mer cantile community trading with that quarter will, it is hoped, be amply provided fott SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock; TATTERSALL'S-(THIS EVENING. A thin attendance, many of the subscribers being a Lichfield. The favourite was not in very great force, whilst 6 1 was taken about Summerside. As much as 20 to 1 was laid once against Trumpeter, and a report was afloat that he had broken down again. Marionette was firm. 'Umpire was first favourite for the Derby, 10 to 1 being taken about him freely. ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst Promised Land (taken) 4to 1 agst Summerside (take 6 to 1) Bto 1 agst Marionette (taken) 100 to 6 agst Trumpeter 20 to 1 agst Napoleon (offered) 33 to 1 agst Comforter (taken) 40 to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken and offered) CESAREWITCH. 50 to 1 agst Allegra (taken) 50 to 1 agst Nucleus (taken) 50 to 1 agst Black Tommy (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Queenstown (taken); DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Umpire (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Buccaneer (take 11 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Nutbourne (offered) 12 to 1 agst Mainstone (offered) LICHFIELD RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] COPELAND HANDICAP. Thornhill. 1 Kinnersley .. 2 Two ran. I CHAMPAGNE STAKES. The Nun .. Lady Grosvenor Earl of Essex Five ran. STAFFORDSHIRE STAKES. Charlotte Emblem Moorcock Five ran. BRIDGE FOR THE VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY. The bridge which is being erected over the Thames for the Victoria Station and Pimlico Rail way is being proceeded with rapidly. The stone used in the construction of- the bridge is of three kinds, viz., for the footing of the piers, Yorkshire rag landings ; for the piers up to the level of Trinity high-water, Portland roach stone ; and for the whole of the masonry above high-water-line, Brumley Fall stone. The bricks in the piers are to be " paviors," and for the other parts Cowley stocks. The bridge will consist of four principal openings across the river, baring each a clear span of 175 feet, and of one side opening at each end over the road leading to the suspension-bridge, with a clear span of 70 feet. The principals openings are each spanned by six wrought-iron arched girders, rest ing on cast-iron bed plates fixed to the piers and abutments, and will be composed of I shaped ribs, with top and bottom tables, and central web of fiat plate-iron, connected together by means of angle iron and T iron covers, and the whole riveted to gether. Horizontal wrough-iron girders stretch from arch to arch, bearing on the piers in the centre of their length, upon cast-iron bed-plates fixed on the ma sonry of the piers. The spandrils between the arches and horizontal girders are intended to be filled in with a wrought iron framework, radiating from the arch. The radiating bars will be intersected longitudinally by a fiat wrought-iron plate passing through the centre of each bar. The roadway will be carried by means of wrought iron transverse bearers placed three feet apart and bolted through the horizontal girders and arched ribs, each alternate bearer being continued through the centre and external spaces. The seventy-feet opening over the road will be spanned by six horizontal wrought-iron girders. The roadway over this opening will be carried by means of wrought-iron cross-bearers, placed three feet apart, bolted through the horizontal girders, and each alternate bearer being continued through the centre external spaces. On the top of the external horizontal girders a cornice will run along the entire length of the viaduct on each face, and will be composed of wrought-iron plates, rolled or bent to the required forms. The whole of the wrought-iron used in the work. is to be obtained from the Monkbridge Iron Com pany. Power is given to the engineer to test to the following extent :- 18 tons' strain must bo borne without a greater extension of length than i of an inch. 21 tons strain .. .. S ~ extension. 23 tons' strain .. ~ t 25 tons' strain .. i ~ 7/ - and all bars must bear a tensile strain of 26 tons before fracture. Mr. Kelk is the contractor for the Victoria sta tion and Pimlico line, and considerable progress has been ma le in the works. In two of the three piers in the river, of the bridge we have illustrated, the foundations have been put in, and the masonry is considerably advanced towards the springing of the arch. In the third pier the piling of the coffer dam is completed, and preparations are made for the commencement .of the masonry. In the two abutments the coffer-dams have been finished several weeks, and the excavations are well advanced ; moreover, with a trifling exception, all the masonry required for the construction of the bridge is on the ground and ready dressed.—Builder. THE PRESS IN AUSTRIA. A letter dated Berlin, Aug. 27, says :—The change of Ministry in Austria, which was looked forward to here with hopes that it would lead to a better understanding between the two Cabinets, has disappointed expectation. I saw two days ago a letter written from Vienna in the beginning of July, a short extract from which appeared in one of the pa pers some weeks ago. It describes the state of thral dom from which the press is now freed. On every subject the editors received instructions as to how it was to ba treated, a paternal provision against the wear and tear of editorial brains, which the pre sent Minister will not discontinue. The paper for the following day was sent to the police bureau at midnight, and an hour afterwards was rte. turned, expurgated by the scissors of the ' censor. Not only were whole articles often cut out, but paragraphs and even single words were condemned, and the writers had to exercise their wits in finding words, sentences, or articles of exactly similar length to fill up the spaces, for no blanks were allowed to appear. There was a rich variety of forbidden subjects. Home affairs were naturally not to be discussed, for they concern Go vernment, and not the public of the newspapers. Foreign affairs were the free field in which the edi torial genius could roam, provided always that he permitted himself no unkind remarks on the doings of friendly Sovereigns and statesmen, and avoided everything laudatory concerning those who had the misfortune to be in disgrace. The constituted autho rities, and of course the police is the first of these, were to be spoken of with the respect due to the ser vants of the Emperor. As an example : ap ca a r r e ag ifno r r a t p ho li ne t the was cut out because it complained of an obstructio n . of a public thoroughfare by the piling of a large quan titys the tre ae o c f t; vi fire-wood ittwy oafs the en ps b io e di f ej o cr r eed e . onesaon undutifulem otfimthe Sometimes this houses reflection public safety extended itself to the correspondent of newspapers in other States of Germany. The condemned scribbler was watched when he went to post his letter; as soon rash act, a gendarme wouals he had d step up t o committed h im and the re quest him to walk into the office. Then his letter was taken out of the box and opened, and he was required to acknowledge it. Thus self-convicted, he was sometimes only reprimanded, but more generally received his passport, with orders to quit at once. This was the regime to which M. von Hubner has put an end; and how, severely it was felt may be judged by the gratitude which has followed his declara tion, that henceforward the preventive censure is abolished, and newspapers only remain subject to seizure if they transgress the well-known rules. NEW HOP FAIR.—The hop-growers at Farnlaam, in Surrey, and the pr inci p al inhabitants of Reading are making efforts to establ ish a hop fair in the latter town. The railway accommodation at Readingis represented as a ff or d_ ing direct access to all parts of the in that and the opi n i on has gained ground that a ho p fair that town worild, as a matter of course, attract many of the merchants . who have now to attend Weyhill and other places whioh tyre difficult to get at, so far as railway convenience is concerned A comm ittee of gentlemen interested in the proje ct has been formed in Reading to confer with the principal hop-growers i n Surrey, Kent, and Worcestershire, and the matter has been so warmly taken up iu Surrey that there is a prospect of the first hop fair being held in Reading in the month of September next. The hop growers, especially those in Surrey, look upon this additional fair for the outlet of their stocks as a great boon, and they have expressed their earnest determination to support it if established. The authorities of Reading have offered the Corn Exchange for the fair, and its easy distance from the railway station renders it, apart from other considerations, an excellent place for tills purpose. 12.10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stool! Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1013 4 S toe:, Stock Stock Stoci, 124 Stock Stock S toel Stack Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10A 100 all all all all all all all all 70 7 Shure'