The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-14 00:00:00

the ship, oor leading ;, the scene shouts and ;d mass of k-hatchets, I get loose, e round on ), and bore d witnessed t, imagined se and - that Things, h they were iing seemed ;k coil had ut still held hold, which pt working %s the ship la hopeless Much as a prospect of as the bad k had eased with such vhich were t was itn: tmnon's re- g almost as n at work , to clear up iat covered 7d a heavy large iron sere to pre taying out. loped shape the sailors ' about the • ece of me-) In adopted. mown that_ lose it was, 'e than uge ive danger n, it was ; arts would bor smash s not over- - e per, which went, cruising about, turning all it touched to a light pea green. By and by she be gan to ship seas. Water came down the ventila tors near the funnel into the engine -room. Then a tremendous sea struck her forward, drenching those on deck, and leaving them up to their knees in water, and the least learned on board could see that things were fist going to the bid unless a change took place ei.her in the weather or the con dition of the ship. Of the first there seemed little chance. A little after 10 o'clock on Monday, the 21st, the aspect of affairs was' so alarming that Captain Preedy resolved at all risks to try wear ing the ship round on the other tack. It was hard enough to make the words of command audible, hut to execute them seemed ahem -t impossible. The ship's head went round enough:t o leave her broad side onto the seas, and then for a time it seemeel as if nothing could be done. All the rolls which she bad ever given on the previous day seemed mere trifles as compared to her performances then. Once round on the starboard tack, and it was seen in an instant that the ship was iu no degree relieved by the change. Another heavy sea struck her forward, Sweeping clean over the fore part of the vessel, and carrying away the woodwork and platform which bad been placed there round the machinery for under running. This and a few more plunges were quite sufficient to settle the mater, and at last, reluctantly, Captain Preedy succumbed to the stermh e could neither conquer nor c estend against. Ftsil steam was got on, and, with a foresail and f ore-top -sail to lift her head, the Agamemnon ran before the storm, rolling and tumbling over the huge waves at a tremendous pace. Throughout the whole of Monday the Agamem non ran before the wind, which moderated so much that at 4 a.M. on Tuesday her head was again put about, and for the second time she commenced beating up for the rendezvous, then some 200 miles further from us than when the gale was at its height on Sunday morning. So little was gained against the wind, that Friday, the 25th, 16 days after leaving Plymouth, still found us some 50 miles away from the rendezvous. So it was deter mined to get up steam and run down on it at epee. As we approached the place of meeting the Valorous hove in sight at noon ; in the afternoon the Niagara came in from the north, and in the evening the Gorgon from the r owls ; and tben, almost for the first time since starting, the squa dron was re-united near the spot where the great work was to commence. On the evening of Friday, the 25th of June, the four vessels lay together side by side, and there was such a stillness in the sea and air as would have seemed reenarkalrle in an inland lake ; on the Atlantic, and after what we had all so lately witnessed, it seemed almost unnatural. We have said bow, during the awful rolls which the Aga- Memnon made on the 20th and 21st, the upper part of the main coil shifted and became a mere shapeless tangled mass, with which it seemed im- Possible to deal in any conceivable way. However, n either M r. B r i ght, nor Mr. Canning, nor Mr. C lifford were to be daunted by the aspect of a difficulty however formidable. Absurd as the state ment seemed at first they were all positive that the tangle did not extend far down the coil, and they were right. Captain needy gave them his hearty Assistance, men were at work day and night, draw ing it out of the hold and coiling it aft on the main deck. For the first 24 hours the labour thated hopele.e, an for s o d ense was th e t ang l e hour' s bard wor k wou ld somet i mes scarcely clear half a mile. By and by, how ever, it began to mend, the efforts were redoubled, and late on Friday night 140 miles had been got out, and the remainder was found to be clear of enough to com mence work w ith. On the m o r n i ng were Seturday, the 211 h of J une all the preparations completed f or makine ' the splice and com mencing t h e great undertaking. The end of the th Nia gara's cable was Kent on b o i r d th e A gamemnon , e splice was made, a bent sixpence put in it for and at 2.50 Greenwich time it was slowly Tll© r s es e for ever lo wered over the side and disappea. aria weather wal cold and foggy, with a stiff ereeee dismal sort of sleet, and as there was no cheer 'ntg or manif es t a ti on o f enthusiasm of any kind, the whole ceremony had a most funereal effect, and "Posed as solemn as if were burying a marine, or s ome other mortuary task of the kind, equally cheerful and enlivening. As it turned out, how ever, it was just as well that no display took place, as every one.would have looked uncommon silly, when the same operation came to he repeated, as it had to he, an hour or so after wards. It is needless ? making a long story longer, so we may state at once, that when ewe ship had paid out three miles or so, and were getting well apart, th e ca bl e b ro k e on board th e Niagara, owing to its overriding and I getting off the pulley leading on to the machine. The break was of course known instantly, both ve sets Put about and returned, a fresh settee was ni,:de, and again to over at half-past seven. Ac- C ording to a rrangement 150 fathoms were veered de e nt from each ship and then all stood away on their 2arse, at first at two miles an hour and after znwaa_die at four. Everything th en wen t we ll— t h e tti,'-nce workin g beautif u lly, a t 32 revolutions per 7 : , es-ILe---the- screw at 26—the cable running out ,- 1 -Le at e• The 5 and 52 miles an hour, the ship going ' greatest strain opon the dynarrotue.ee was 2,500 lbs., and this was only for a few mi 1114es—the avera ge riving only about 2000 lbs. and 2,1001b5. A twelve midnight 21 , nautical miles had h -ee n Payed out, and the angle of the ziderably. cable: with the horizen heti been reduced con- At half past 3 4Q miles had gone, and - Li n"g could be morn perfect and regular than the . working el every t hinse when suddenly at 3. 40 a m., Smi da3', the 27th, Professor Thompson came on deck and reported a total break of continuity ; that the cable, in fact, had parted, and, as was believed ' at the time, from the .Niaeara. The Agamemnon ' th ev..as inst antly stopp e d , and the brake applied to m e machinery, in or d er that the cable payed out Might he severed from the mass in the hold, and so enable Profes sor T hompson to discover by electrical tat about what distance from the ship the fracture had taken place. Unfortunately, however, there was a strong breeze on at the time, with rather a h eavy swell, which told severely upon the cable, and ere any means could be taken to ease -entirely the motion on the ship, it parted a few - fath oms b elow the stern wheel, the dynamometer indicating a strain of nearly 4,000 lb. In another instant a gun and a blue light warned the Valorous of what had happened, and roused all on board the Agamemnon to a knowledge that the mar_linery -Was silent, aed teat the first part or the Atlantic cable had been laid and lost efacesally. The great length of cable on board both ships allowed a large margin for such mishaps as these, and the arrangements made before leaving England was that the splices might he renewed and the work re-commenced till each ship had lost 250 Miles of wire, after which they were to discontinue their efforts And return to Queenstown for orders. ' Accordingly, after the breakage on Sunday morn ' jug, the ships' heads were put about, and for the fourth time - the Agamemnon again began the weary work of beating up against the wind for that ever lasting.reridezvous which we seemed destined to be always seeking. It was bard work beating up against ihe wind ; so hard, indeed, that it was not t 11 the noon of 14 daY, the 28th , th at we re j o i ned the Niagara ; im°lld, While all were wahing with impatience for her er,i.fied every on e b y explanationt. of how they broke the cable, she elec trified As soon as the boat running up HOW did la one be part 1" This was astounding*. the interrogatory, Field, with the d be lowered, Mr. Cyrus on board, el ec s tri c c o i v ar i rs from the Niagara, came a nd a comparison of logs showed the painful and mysterious fact that, at the same second leadlad taken time each vessel discovered that a total fracture place at a distance of certainly not less than 1.0 miles from each ship—in fact, as well as eau be judged, at the bottom of the ocean. The logs on Loth sides were so clear as to the minute of tiny', and as to the electrical tests, showing not merely leakage or defective insulation of the wire, but a total fracture, that there was no room left on which. to rest- a moment's doubt of the certainty of this most disheartening fact. That of all the many mishaps connected with the Atlantic telegraph this is the worst and most disheartening is certain, since it proves that, after all that human skill and science can effect to lay the • wire down with safety has been accomplished; there may be some fa 'ell obrta des to success at the botto m cf the ocean which can never be guarded against, for even the nature of the peril must always remain as secret and un known as the depths in which it is to be encoun tered. • No time was lost, after the vessels rejoined, in making the third and last splice, which wast.wered over into 2,000 fathoms water at seven o'clock by c hip's time -the satno night. The cableeas before, rayed out beautifully, and notbi7iss could have been more regular and more eaey than the working of every pert of thu rtlioa":1 first the REp's speed tvss only 2 knots, cable going 3 and 3e- with a strain of 1,5 t 01b., the hole:en:tat: angle averaging as low as 17, and the vertical &tont 16. By and bye, however, rue speed was increased to four knots, the cable going tove 1 , at a st ra i n o f 2,0001 b., and an angle of from 12 t 5, tioe At this r a t e it was k ept, with trifling varia s, At the whole of Monday night, and n.either Me. B r i g h t, Mr. Canning, nor Mr. Clif teowards the meddle of the night,ted the machines while the rate for an instanof t. the ship co ntinued the same , th e spee d at which the cabl ' Payed out slackened nearly a knot an si ,3001 b. This th e d ynamometer indicated as low as lb This ch ange could only he accounted for on the supposition that the water had shallowest to a considerable extent, and that the vessel was iu act pasting- over tome submarine 13;n Nevis or THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 14, ISSB. Skiddau. After an interval of about an hour the strain and rate of progress of the cable . again increased, while the increase of the ver tical angle seemed to indicate that the wire was sinking down the side of a declivity. Beyond this there was no variation throughout Monday night, or, indeed, on Tuesday. The upper deck coil, which had w e i g hed so heavily upon the ship, and still more heavily upon the minds of all during the past storms, was fast disappearing, and by 12 mid day on Tuesday, the 29th, 76 miles had been paid out to something like 60 miles' progress of the ship. All seemed to promise most hopefully, and the only cause that warranted anxiety was, that it was evi dent the upper deck coil would be finished by 11 o'clock at night, when the men would have to pass in darkness along the great loop, which formed the communication between that and the coil in the man hold. This was most unfortunate, but the ope ration had been successfully performed in daylight during the experimental t rip us the Bay of Biscay, and every precaution was now taken that no acci dent should occur. At 9 o'clock by ship's time, when 146 miles had bees payed out, and about 112 miles' distance from the rendezvous accomplished, the . last flake but one of the upp.ir deck coil came in turn to be used. In order to make it easier passing to the main coil, the revolutions of the screw were reduced gradually by two revolutions at a time from 30 to 20, while the paying cut machine went slowly from 36 to 22. At this rate, the vessel going three knots and the cable three and a ba'f, the operation was c3n iinued with perfect regularity, the dynamometer indi citing a strain of 2,100!b. Suddenly, without an in stant's vrarnieg, or the occurrerce of any single inci dent that could account for it, the cable parted. The gun that again told the Valorous of this fatal mishap brought all on board the .Agamemnon, ru,biog to the deck, for none eould belie‘e the rumour that bad spread like wildfire about the ship. But there a ood the machinery, silent and • motionless, while the fractured end of the wire bung over the stern wheel swinging loosely to and fro. It seemed almost impos sible to realise the fact thre an accident so instantaneous and irreav-diAle should have occurred, and of course a variety of ingenious suggesti. ns were instantly afl'at, showing most satisfactorily how the cable must and ought to lave broken. Immediately after the mishap a brief a insultation was held by those , n charge on board the Agamemnon, and ; a it was shown that they had only exceeded the distance from the rendezvous by 14 miles, and that there was still more cable on board the two vessels than the amount with which the original expedition last year was c•tnimenced, it was therefore de t-rmined to try ter another chance and return to the rendezvous, sailing the a of °Gum., for Mr. Brown, the chief engineer, as ultra zealous in the cause as a board of directors, guarded the coal bunkers. like a very dragon, lest, if we came to paying out cable again we should be short of steam, and so endanger the euccess of the whole undertaking. For the fifth time, therefore, the Agamemnon's head went about, and after 20 days at sea she again began beating up again-t the wind for the rendezvous, to try, if possitle, and recommence her labours. The following day the wind was blowing stre,ngly from the tee-west, with mist and r a i n , atcl Thursday, the Ist of July, gave every one the, most unfavourable opinion of July wea ther in the Atlantic. However, the upper deck coil of 250 tone being gone, the Agamemnon was as buoyant as a lifeboat, and no one cared how much ebe took to kicking about, though the cold wet fog was a miserable nuisance, penetrating everywhere, and making the ship as wet inside as out. Friday was the ditto of Thursday —and Saturday worse than both togeAttr, for it almost blew a gale, and there was a very heavy sea on. On Sunday, the 4th, the Agamemnon reached the actual rendezvous, and fell in with the Valorous. During the remaindrr of that day and Monday, when the weather was very clear, buth ships crui ed over the place of meeting., but it is needless to say that neither the Niagara ncr Gorgon were there. It was evident then that the Niagara had tut most uuf rtu nately, adher,d to the mere letter of the agreement re garding the 100 miles, and after the last fracture had at once turned back for Qcoeust ),vr. Oo ueiday, the 6th, Vierefore, a. the dense fogs and wicels set in it was agreed I etween the Valorous and Agamemnon to retur n only once mcre over the rendezvous. But as usual the fog wee so thick that the whole American navy might have been cruizing there unobserved, so the search ii2u Riven up, and at S o'clock that night the ship's brad was turned for Cork, and under all rail the Agamemnon at last stood homewards. Tho voyage home was made with ease and swiftness, considering that the wind was light, the trim of the ship, and that she only steamed three days, and this morning, at 12.30, the Agamemnon cast anchor in Queeustoa n Harbour, having met a ith nit,re dan gerous weather, and encountered more mishaps, than often falls fts the lot ( f anyahip in a crui9e o , S 3 day.. Of worse it :3 yet too soon to say what cunree of action has r,•-aiiitively decided cn by the company, but as there is still mare cable It ft than is actually necessary for the undertaking, there seems no doubt but that the Aga memnon and Valorous will immediately fill up egain w th coal, and leave here with the other vessel. on Sa• tutday n xt, for the final attempt. Of tb, se arrange mentF, however, and the rules which way be dec!d , d on to guard against future accident, it is almost prems , turn to apt air, but iu the course of another day or so our readers may depend ( n fu:l. informed. MONEY MARKET AN D 20 20 10 St. SHARE MARE TS —(This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAY'. Closing Price. thts day Ambg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... Belfast & Bo. Hymen 'Blrmng. Wolve.h. Stour Valley Birkcnhd. Lancah. Cheshire &met . Blackburn .. Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)... jßristol & Exeter..... Caledonian ,Chester & Holyhea Cork and Bandon._ Cork, Black. & Pass. Cornwall A Do. 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Brassoy' 8A , 12 I all S.Stailordsh.. 31.MClea , 10 101 50 , all ,WcarVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. . . 25 all IDo Do 324 :34 St. 100 ;Wilts&SomrstiGt•Westn 9O 92 CATING HEAVY GUNS. A paragraph in our journal of yesterday is calcu lated to give the public an erroneous impression. We refer to the following : "Th 98-pounder guns recently east at the Royal Standard iron Gun Foundry, Woolwich Arsenal, were yesterday subjected •to a series of proofs, in the presence of numerous Royal Artillery officers and other members of the seluct committee for con ductiog experiments. As previously stated, these experiments were regarded with more than ordi nary interest, in consequence of the whole of the guns heretofore cast at this establishment having • been condemned on proof." For some time a series of misstatemen's have been in circulation, and it appears that our corre spondent was misled by some of these. So far from "the guns heretofore cast having been condemned on pr,o''," none had been provcd, owing to some defect in the proof-butt. In the House of CAn mons, on Thursday last, Mr. H. Vivian asked the Secretary of State for War " whether it was a fact that the new gun foundry at Woolwich for casting iron ordnance had, up to this time, proved a failure, and from what cause ; and whether any service able guns had as yet been produced there ; and if so, how many ?" Gen. Peel, iu reply, said "it was not a fact that the new gnu foundry in Woolwich had, up to that moment, been a failure. On the con trary, he. had reason to hope and believe that un der its present able superintendence, it would ho successful. It was true it was found inaposAible, though from no fault of the foundry, to complete the number of gnus ordered last year. Several of the heaviest guns ara.l six-pounders were to be proved on Monday next." In this statement the various anonymous attacks made upon the royal gun factories were flatly con tradicted. Many i m p or t an t i mprovemen t s h a y :; been effected in these esiablishnient4 end operations have be e n carr i ed on with great SUC ' CE - SS. A cons:- I d v e e r r a e b l r e e a n d n y m f b t e nr r o p f r o h o e f a , v y o n g t u n u s a is h v a e d b::., b e e u n e ai= e t 1 , a t y l d d solely on account of necessary repairs in the proof butt. As General Peel stated on Thursday last, this defect has now been remedied, and some of the guns ready for proof were on Monday last put to the test- The manner in which the different operations have been conduced leaves nothing whatever to be desired. The officers presiding orer the different departments have performed their duties with zeal and ability.—Herald;. PENSION TO THE WIDOW OF HOG AN, TEE SCULPTOR. —We are gratified to learn that Lord Derby has con ferred a pension of 1001. a year on the widow of John Hogan. For this kind consideration his family aro largely indeb' el to the zeal of the Earl of Eelintoo, who warmly seceroled the exertions of Hogan's numerous friends and admirers, and pressed the claims ef his family on the Government —Dublin Freeman. ELECTION OF THE POOR LAW AUDITOR FOR ST. PANCEAS.—Yeaterday the directors of the poor of St. PanCras were specially summoned to meet in the vestry hall, Camden-town, to elect a poor-law auditor, by order of the Poor-law Bard. There were many candidates, but Mr. F. Streeten, barrister, was elected by a very large nejorily. Mr. Streetea is a member of tee Burial Board, but will now resign that position. HOLYHEAD NEW WORKS —A new jetty for facilitating the lauding of the mails is about to be erected in the new barbeur at Holyhead, the necersary sum having been granted for the purpose. The works are to be ina• medittely proceeded v,ith by MessrF. J. H. Rigby, the contractors. This work will be but a temporary wooden jetty to expedite the delivery of the American and other math Her Maje:ty'e ship, the Hastings, 60 guns, with the gun boat tender, has left the harbour for Liverpool, but ihe will return next month. MANUFACTURED PRIZE CATTLE.--The Ayrshire Ex press states that a criminal prosecution is about to be made against Mr. Paton, Bankhead, Partick, whoFe name will be remembered in connection with the " doc toring" of cattle at the last exhibition of the Ayrshire Agricultural Association, when two of his animals were found to have been operated upon by inflation, and the decoration of artificial horn, on which grounds the prizes ;:warded them were eel bsequently viiiiblitl. I. COURT OF ALDERMEN. —Yesterday a Court was held for the ritspatch of ousieess. Aldermen Hale and De- P 4 C•mdere the teale-el,cced ebeeeffe, ger,. bend ;o th`-' Ce-rt for tl-,s ptrfermaoce of the duties of the effice, Ahlerman Se!ornons moved, in accordance with hie notice :—" That no action or suit be instituted for this city, cr any cation or suit be defended, without previous cornrouniez:tion w ith t h e Committee for General Pur poses of the Court of Aldermen, to whom a report shall be made from tirue to time as to the progress of the suite." As the motion weaet the carrying out of ar rangements which h a d been alre.aly made' with regard to the prosecution of criminals, it was not his intention to trouble the Court with any comments up Ai the sub ject. Alderman Wire seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Adjourned. AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. —Yesterday the general meetin of this cn mpany took place at the g I offices, Cannon-street—Mr. J. G. Cattley in the chair. The report was adopted, and a dividend of 15a. per share declared, as recommended therein, which, added to the sum of 1/. per share apportioned in February lee% was A said to be eqniyalent to 9 per cent , per annum. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton IVlarliet yesterday pre sented less animation, and prices of all descriptions were without alteration. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the speculators. In the Railway Share Market only a small business was transacted, but values tended upward. The half-yearly meeting of the Union Bank of London was held to-day. The report was very short, and stated that the net profits for the half year ending 30th June last were 67,4951. Bs. 7d. From this the diretors recommended a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. pc'. annum, and a bonus of 21. 10s. per cent. on the paid-up capital, amount ing together to the sum of 45,0001., and that 15,0001. should be appropriated to the reserve fund, leaving a balance of 7,4951. Bs. 7d. to be carried forward. This dividend and bonus, with that paid in January, amounted to 15 per cent. per annum. After a short discussion the report was adopted. No news has yet been received of the Royal Charter from Melbourne to Liverpool, which has now been out 94 days, and insurances have been effected at 110 s. to 130 s. premium. The market for the English Funds to-day has not been very active, speculators and dealers being occupied with the arrangements for the settlement of the half-mon'hty account. In the Foreign Stock and Railway Share Market prices have exhibited little alteration, as there is little support given to the market by the general public, the transfer books being shut until the 16th inst., except by special transfer. Consols have been at 95! far money, and 95 for the account; they are now rather flatter, being 95 to 951 for money, and 951 for the account rcepectively. The New 3 per Cents. are 951 a and the Reduced 951 ; Bank Stock. 222 ; India Bonds, 20s. prem., and the Deben tures 991. Exchequer Bills are steady at 335. pm. for the March, and 21s. to 245. pm. for the June issues. A rather limited business has been done in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices tend upwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 941 951 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 431- ; Russian 41 per Cents., 991 ; Sardi nian 5 per Cents., 89i ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 102 ; ditto Scrip, to dis. ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 19;i- ; Peruvian 4 per Cents., 88i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 65g. A very limited amount of business has been re ported to-day in the Railway Share Market. The arrangements for the settlement of the half monthly accounts being now in progress, most of the transactions entered into have been in reference to that event. Prices, however, in consequence of the more favourable traffic returns, have slightly improved. Eastern Counties, North Western and North British, have improved ss. , and Great Western, 10s. ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, declined 55., and Caledoniau, 103. In the other lines dealt in there was little alteration to re port. Tim Foreign and Colonial lines are at steady rates. Northern of France declined barely 55., and Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. ; Great Western of Canada advanced 55., and East Indian 10s. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have exhibited no change of importance. BRI I'ISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. ( Prom the Otlicsal List ) Bat k Stock Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • 'IN 3 ••• • ns•i , Ann.iit+es New Three per Cent. Annuities Ditto Bonds, £lOOO -- Di t t iridia Loan Debentures' Consols for Account t_lxchequerßi Is— March, JUR°. £lOOO 33 121 24 Sala 1 FOREIGN FUNDS.--THIS DAY. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto Scrip, 1853 .... • ) 2 d %I ,sican per Gent Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent Portugu se 3 per Cent., 1813 Russian, 1822, £ St., b per Cent. Dim. 4, per tent Sardinian 5 per Cent 89% p •t. ....Is, '2 ' Turkish Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto. Account 1 itto Guaranteed 4 per ent. I iividenab on the ,41,0V6 ea, able In London. Dutch &Lc: ange, 21 per Cenl., 12 Guilders 653 THREE O'CLOCK. Console, money... Ditto account.. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 I ail jAtiare. and St. Law. / ... ... 18 9 'Bombay, Baroda, and Cen. Ind , guar. 5 p.c I d par 18 all Do.• 18 all Do. Additional A ...1 4 d par 20 3 all Buffalo & Lake ilur.l 63 74 100 !10() Dust Brnt.&GcOich., ( 80 85 100 100 6 p.ciads.,l Aug..'e f Do. do., 1 July, '7:- 75 80 100 100 Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 7 4 --78 20 20 2 J s 2 o s die C o a t l i c t u ra tt i a ( a )u n d d e S u tf i a m st , ...... ... ... 20 2 , Ceylon A shares a ..... 4p? 17#! all Demerara . 20 1 2s. Eastern Bengal St. !too East Indian lOl4 1041 101 20 ~ all Do, C Shares 20 5 Do. E. do. ...... . a ip 100 all D 0.4 6 p.c. Buds. ,'5: ... ... 20 all Geelong & Melbourn, guar. 5 per cent. ... 17 19 ! 173 St. 100 G.l. Trunk. of eana 1. j 413 4'2. 41i 23 100 all Do. 6p. c. Dcben... 75 7i; 76 20 , alt Gt., In. Pen. g. 5 pore. 20i - 21 20 I 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. id par 20.3 all Gt. Westn. of Caua,is i 174 1S 181 Ili 181 24 13 Do. New 100 1 all Do. Ms., payable 's' I ... 100 all Do. do., '76 p.'6o lO5 108 / 100 all Do. do., '73 , do. 100 all Do. do., '73, without option 104 106 20 . all Madras, guar. 43 p.c. 18 19 20 all Do. do., 5 per c..., 20 203, 20 15 Do. 44 p. c. Exton. tlid id i 20 1 5 Do. 3d Ex., g . 5p .0 4d p ar 44 20 5 Do. 4th E x . , d o , 20 ss. Ondc (Li mi t e d) • 20 1 15 ieinde, guar. 5 per C. 4 ._— i 1 1 ! 20 i all Do ' ... ... I -- _ FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam 53 ...• 5} 20 all Ardennes ".. ... 20 3 Bahia & Fra'.ieisco 4d .... par 5 ad Belgian East. Janet k li Eastern G C t . o l Central ofMinesFrance raf and re France i n. y e. e .. 2 .3. A —.. : 2 24 53 f 20 al I Beziers to Graissessac ... —• ... 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse 20 15 Dutch Rhenish a al l all l l 20 2s. Euphrates Valiey 2 20 0 20 all Great Luxembotu7„. 71 7i 7 4 10 6 Italian Junction " ". 20 all Lao Const. & Bale .. ... 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... ...( 1 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 3 342 5 all Lucca & Piat.sp.c.l,. ... .. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 23 -- 24 33! all Maria Antonia - ... 10 . all Do. New . 20 all Namur At Liege ....t 94 20 all D.). do. 6p. c. Pro f f. 21 2 22 16 all \ Northern of France., 36A —36 i 20 8 I Do. Now 10 all INorwegianTrnk.Pref 8i -- 93 20 all Paris and Lyons 3 od 34 20 all Ditto New ••• ••• 20 all Paris and Orle ans 49 —.. r a . 20 9 Recife di San Fran , (p e rnam.) g. 7P. c 3 **— 4cl 81 20 11 20 ah Royal Danish ...... ... 5 all R o y a l Swedish... - ... RomeBiga y u r n o t b z u t i r ! .. :: : 24 . . 10 all 10 al! 170. 53 per cent. pref. 8 i 9 20 all j Southern of France n 2.. -- 204 f 2 4 0 all tll Sai D n b o ; o 7 a p ti e d r Mouse Tu t. e : 108i1 all I W Do e . st br i r j 20 ' all • W.,11N -. .W. of France 75 24 20 6 Western ofAustria ". ... 20 all West. of Switzerlanel ... .... ... 6 all W Les'. aden ... 6 all Do.B p. cent. prof. ... er de c r . s p .. r .. j . ..4 ,. i Si 20 al, i Zea1and........... ••••• ••• -- .., JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra dr United Scry.l 40 all snstralasia ........ 84 'B2 3 25 all Bank of Egypt 22 22A1 100 50 Bank of London . 47 —49 40 all Bri. Col. Bk. dr Ln. Co 50 all British N. American, 120 10 C.Bk.of Ind.P_u„&Ch 3i 24 IJI 50 City ............ ZS Co 100 25 ..... ,•—••• ... 29 Si Co=creallorCAnada IGOI 20 Cony:acre:al of t.orat. 20 all Eng.Scot./zAub.CA.' 17A 18 17i 20 I all !Lon.Ch. Bk.ofAx-t. 18i 19 50 20 I London and County' 50 I 10 !Ziondon Joint Stook -100 20 'Lond.andWestniinat. 100 35 National Pro.ofEng.l 20' 10 Do. New H a , ••. 50 25 Nationaißant • 20 all New South Wales 43 -- 25 all l Oriental Bank Corp! 34 36 35 4i 20 all Ottoman ! Bank l6l 4 17 5 / 16i 100 25 ;Provincial of Ireiand' 61 63 10 all Da. New 25 all South A astralia I 25 15 De. New — 25 all Union of Australia— 49 51 454 50} 15 Do. New 50 10 Union of London 23 24 100 50 Unity Mutual ' 100 50 li r ebtraßk o: uti ! FO ;Australian Boil Accord Cop. (ii.) Rrazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Dcl Rey Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica► Co bre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop per Mining C 0... Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita ....... New Granada Noveau Monde Pont. Si I. LdM. & Sm It Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican KIN - p I - 1 1 - li 11 12 41 - 43 12 - 13 -- 2 - 21 19 - 20 91 -- 1 - 4 - 1 - # 5 - 7 A - I A - 1 3f - 31 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) . I 25 119 lA.ustralian Agricult. ! 29 30 10 I all lAustraln. Royal Mail 1 •-• 1 10 j all 'Berlin Water Works. 36 4 10 2 ,Do. Now iss. at 5/. d i 50 40 ;Brit. American Land, . . 100 1323 Canada lll7 122 St. 1100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 113 114 1131 13 13 St. all ,Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 I all Do. Pref. 76 p. cont.! 25 27 5 all ,Crystal Palace I It 111 5 all ;Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France! 20 all Eastern Steam... .26 3 24 St. 100 Electricielegraph 1 I all ;Electric Tel. of Irol — 5 all EnotAust.Cop.SmCo 1e —1; - 10 103. Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. . 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm„(lim.) . 3 34 3 20 Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . . 20 5 Loudon Discount —t! 4 all Loud. Gen. Ontnibnb 2 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel 71. 8 10 all Do. Extension Teleg.l ••• 10 all Mexican & S.Americel ;•• 25 5 Nat. Dkcouut Co i `*:,' 10 6 NetllqrFtn,l. •• •• 1.0 i all Do, Do. . ...... . 1 5 all !Do. S p.c.Ftisti.at 5 3 Do. Do. ... . . . 2i —24 d 100 80 New B. &N. St. KO Gov.s 9 —99 i 1 all 11. B. Australasin $ 4 20 all Nrtli.ofEuropeSteaw 2i 3} 1 all Oriental Gas ... 1 10s. Do Now Shares id 5 all Peeißr. Ld. & Mini 2 50 all jPen i nsu lar & Oriental 78i 79 781 91 50 10 I Do. New 50 all IRbymney Iron - 22 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 59 - 61 59 1 all Scot.Austral.lnveat. 1 . 4 St. 100 S.Atis,Gov.6p.c.hds. 107 -- 105 1086 2 2 1 :11 6 0 a2 s a T S vsn o triao u ubn. South Austral. DLaeli A nii n ese s t t iTu r.. r,eu t ei l lt . ip.Lri.s. ce Land arainop; f oi 3Tlii HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THB WEEK. (Front the Report of the Registrar General.) In the week ending Saturday, July 10, the deaths re gistered in London were 1,191. In the 10 years 1848 —57 the average number of deaths in the weeks corre sponding with last week was 977 ; but as the present return is f ,r a population which has annually increased, it can only be compared with the average when the hit tergof July, f or number by 117 deaths. has been raised in proportion to the increase, a cor rection which will make it 1 , 074 . The comparison shows that the mortality of last week was mu ch higher than the average mortality thein the eBt b rn e a g , i e n d n in theactua a l v r e e r s a ult e exceeded If the r.te of mortality in London, with its population of 2,721,000 persons, were the same as that which is ascertained to rule in the healthiest districts of England, the deaths in the week would have been 799. The ex- Cos, which is the result of what may be termed the unhealthy rate, is equal to 392 ; and to reduce, if it be impossible to extinguish, this excess, is the problem of , sanitary science. The deaths from measles last week were numerous ; they rose from 54 to 71. Diarthea continues to make progress, the weekly deaths from It, since it began t o , increase, having been 31, 54, 94, and 129 . O f these 12,) deaths, all except 10 occurred among children, most of whom were infants. It may be added that nine death. from this complaint occurred in the sub-dietrict of St. John, Westtninstsr. Thirteen deaths were also caused by the cholera, which is usual in summer. Three of these cases occurred ta adu t , and are returned as follows : A widow, aged 45 years, on the 6th of July, at 25 : New-street, St. Maitin's-lsne, cholera (after 32 hours illness). A widow, aged 85 years, on the 2d of July, at 5, Berkeley-street, Clerkentvell, seuectus, cholera (5 days). A widow, aged 61 years, on the 6th of July, at the workhowe, Mile-end New-town, English cholera (10 hours). Lost week the births of 721 boys and 749 girls, in all 1,470 children, were registered in London. In the 10 c rresponding weeks of the years 1848.57 the average number eras 1,414. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean luiglit of the barometer in the week was 29'653 in. The highest reading was 30'07 in. at the beginning of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 55 9 deg., which is less by 5 7 deg. than the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Gleisher). The menu temperature was below the average on every day. The highest point attained by the thermometer in the shade was 73 deg. on Sunday, the 4th inst. ; the lowest was 47 3 deg. on Wednesday ; the range of the week was therefore 25'7 deg. The mean daily range was 20'4 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 7'2 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 79. The mean temperature e f the water of the Thames was 63-3 deg. which is 7'4 deg. above the mean temperature of the air. The eind, which had been previously in the south-west, blew generally from a northerly point on the last three days. Rain fell on every day, and the total amount measured was 137 in. There was thunder on Weden3- day and Thursday. In the 13 weeks ending July 31 the deaths in London ware 14,541, of which more than half were those esf per sons under 20 years of age. A rise of nearly 17 deg., from 38 deg., which was the mean temperature of the first or winter quarter of the year, to 541 deg., that of last quarter, wan accompanied by a decrease of 'deaths, equal to 2,767, or an average of 213 weekly. The beat of last quaiter was unusual ; the mean temperature was higher by 2 . 7 deg. than the average of nine previous spring quarters, and in none of these was it so high as that which has been now attained. The meteorological conditions of the seasons have not hitherto been unusu ally uufavourable to health, and the mortality has been below the London average, notwithstanding the preva lence of measles and whooping -cough, which were very fatal, and also of scarlatina and diarrhea, the latter of which has been excited to premature activity. If the &aths in the crza:ter had b , 2en at the rate derive :I from least unhealthy districts in England they would have bt en 10,387, or less by 4,154 than the number aetoally 1 registere . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ~~ BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-,-TIIESDAT. LIVERPOOL Clip. 9 to 2 a:st Beeswax Colt (taken sto 1 freely) 6t, 1 agst Physician (offered) 8 to 1 sgit Little Tom (taken and offered) 9 to 1 ngst Ktng of the Gipsies (taken) 11 to 1 /twit Jordan (taken) 100 to 8 agst The Tattier (taken freel.l) 100 to 6 ngst Tunstall Maid offered) 100 to 3 apt Night Rarger (t a k er ) 9 0 to 1 figf t Julia (effereci) 100 to 1 agst Underhand (Afftrad) 200 to 1 aget Tasmania (-ffered) Blyth and Tyne I 0 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Brig. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. 1:1(). 4 per c. Shares i Caledn. £lO p. c 'Ches. & Ho. 54 P.C Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandon 5 p. a i Dun.Perth.&Aber..T E. Anglian Cls. A Sh !Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. 0 7 p. c Eas.Co. Es, sp. e No.l Do. No. 2 ..... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un. ' G. 6 p. e. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent ) East Lancash.6 p. ctn E.&W. York. J. sths Edin.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh . Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. Furness, 5 p. Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.e. Groat Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at p. c. prom . Gt.N. of Seot.lst Pr( 'Gt. S dz W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per C. Prof. Bt. Gt. W.( B. &H. Ex.spc I Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irrod. 4 per lent. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 9p. c. P. S DDDDD co. Bdd d oohi do. msdd s h.oo. p. Gus..G. . n d . 0.. . . Stk Sh Lan, do York. 6 pc. St Lon.&B. G. 5 pe.No.l D0.,P.,5 p.e.St.No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N, W.. Coc. dr Nuneaton 5 r. et Lon. & S.W. 7 perct 48 - 50 95 - 97 11® - 102 - - 6 110 • 115 1(3 - 103 115 - 118 113 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 di --= 121 1112 - 114 64 -- e 6 loi 114 91 -- 93 83 -- 86 84 -- 86 99 -- 100 93- 10 16 -- 17 9i -- 101 72 -- 74 18 -- 19 9 -- 9i 13i -- 145 1138 -- 142 1160 - 365 late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. A Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sli M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 3i per cont. Marypt. It Carl . 4 p.c. Do . 4. per cent ! Do. do. Mid. Con.loi. 6 p.c. St Do. Con. 8r..13i r. 6 p.c Do. 4.j p. c. Prof. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New.,Abor., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct Norfk.Deb.4 p. c. Sh 1 Lo. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 6A p.c. pf , 1847 Do. WV. 1",5p. ..,1847 Nort.. Do. 71. .t . :efers. - co N. E. Berw. 4 p. e. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pe. No 'Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York li.& S. i'nr. North Staffordshire.. Wor. & Woiv. p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. e. 2d guar... Do. do. Debentr. St. ;Scot. Cent. Now 2rei I Sc. N. E. Aber.g.6p.c. I Do. do. 7.p.c. pf. St. 'Do. do.3b p.c. pf. St South Devon 110. fixed 4A pr cent S. Eastern (Readink Ann.) of .11 Os. 6.1 'Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4A p.c. Sh Do. Now 4 pr. cent !S. Wales Glue. 4 P. c !Do. do. 44 p. e. S.Yorlush.4p.c.Guio - - Stock. &Dar., sp. a. I Do. do. do. I Waterfd&Kilk. 6 ye 121 - 123 - 67 - 6 9p j ISA --i 140 102 lot 92 94 iii - 8i - 94 1 107 1(9 97 99 I - •- 23 - 24 1` 1,3 - 120 'lO5 - 107 101 - 103 1 1 2 3 ? ) 1 12 18 5 73 - 75 10i - 1 23i -24 A 101. -- 103 101 -- 103 100 - 102 16i -17 i 28 - 29, 43 PREFERENCE SHAMS. BRITISH MINES. 2112 Alfred Cons. (Plink.); 14 i ßritish Iron 20 i CondurDw (Canibrn.)l 1 Dev. Gt. Casts. (Tar.)l 30 , East Basset (Mogan) 17s Great South Tolgus lli Grt.W. A lfrd.(Philk ) 7 Grt. W. Vor (lleistn ) 17s: Lady Bertha 8 jN. Frances (Mogan) IN. W. Basset (Mogan) North Wheal Crofty IPar. Cons. (St.Bltticy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. - Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cam Brea (Mogul S. W. Prances( [Bop'. Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un. Mines (Gwcnnap) V. of Towey (Caruar.) W. Basset (111ogazi) W. Camden (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Mogan) \Vb. Buller (Rdrrith) Wh. Ed ward(Calstek ) Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 'Wh. Trelavrney (Lis.) i! 9 - 10 3 - 4 60 - 70 475 - 485 85 • 90 14 15 - 6 if -- 2 gg 1 6i - 83 - 91 4A - 56 18 - 19 lit - 390 -- 400 - 3.4 230 -- 140 I - i 5# - 70 - 91) - 23 - 24 93 - 105 1180 - 200 . C - 240 41 - ! 8 - - 9 11 46 - 48 11 24 - 'Ai ZZittton S?T.T OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELE CTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CROXTETH S TAKES. FiEberman MERSEY STAKES. Gift Awful Dutchwan't3 Daughter Four ran. BATH STAKES. _ Sans Culotte Lady Larnbton filly 2 Awful Four ran. BENTINCK TESTIMONIAL STAKES. Maetc.r Begot Gunboat 2 Three ran. KNOWSLEY HANDICAP. P,to •• 1 Terrific! Moose Six ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. R tra Avis Solomon Lottery Six ran. Arrived—Schismatic, Beeswax Colt, and Ger. Boypet. L ITEiT BETTING. LIVERPOOL CUP. 5 to 1 agst Jordan (taken) 5 to 1 agst Beeswax Colt (taken) 7 to 1 agst Physician (taken) 7 to 1 apt King of the Gipsies (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) The SPEAKER entered the house at 12 o'clock, but it was a quarter past 12 I.fore a house could be formed. The difficulty in forming a house extended to the dis posal of the bunness on the paper. Tne fir;' order, the second reading of the Medical Profession and Medical Corporation Bill, had to ha postponed till Wednesday next, in consequence of the member in charge of the bill being aliment. Toe two following orders had to be postponed from the same cfiuse. This indifference of hon. members is indicative of the speedy termination of the session. There were not more than 20 members present at any period of the sitting (xeept on divisions) after the formation of the house. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The lelrds amendments to the Hove Improvement Bill were considered and agreed to. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL. The cAnmittee on this bill was resumed. Clauses up to 17 were agreed to without ameadmentr. The bill passed tbrough c.,mmittee and several now clauses were added. LEASES AND SALE OF SETTLED ESTATES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the rnotiou of Mr. ADAMS, the order tnr the second reading of ail.; bill vraq r,nd and discharged. SUPPLY. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. Toe hoiroi then went into Committee of Supply. Several votes were avr,,ed to without opposition. On the vote of 19,2961. for repairin , 4 the Embassy Hou4e at Paris, the committee divided. The numbers were • For the vo's Against Majority --62 The vote was then agreed to. 1 092/. was voted for the cost of gun metal necessary for the Havelock monument. Mr. HAMILTON eai(l that if the application for a grant of metal for a monument to General Neil had been made earlier, it would have been incindod in the vote. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILE. This bill was read a third tune and passed. In reply to a question from Mr. WILSON, Mr. WA LPOLE said supply would he taken to-mor row at 12 o'clock, and the Corrupt Practices Bill, and in the eveninz the Chaticellor of the Exch. qtr wou'd introduce a bill for the purification of the Thames, SALE OF . POISONS BILL. I, reply to A (pieetion, Mr, WALPOLE postponed the Sale of Poiaons till Alonday. In the meantime lie h4ii appointA to receive a number cf chemists, and hear their objections to it. The house adjourned at 10 minutes past 4 o'clock. - - ------ PARLIAME,YTARY DIVISION. ROUSE OF CONIXONS—JuLT 13. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Amendment proposed, to kayo out "four loindr , d pounds for a travelling agent," and insert "one hundred" instead thereof Question put, " That four hundred' stint part of the Resolution." The House divided—Ayes 110, Noes 128. AYES- II O. Adams, W. Adderley, C. Alexander, J. Balm, Baring. T. Bernard, T. Bernard. Col. Bathurst. A. Beach, IV. Bective, Earl Beecrolt,,G. Blake, J. Boldero, Col. H. G. Booth, Sir Itt. Gore Bottel(1.13. Bnunston, T. W. Br.direi, Sir B. Brown, W. Buller, Sir J. Cairns, H. Carden, Sir R. W. Carnac, Sir J. Cartwright, Col. Clive, G. Cole, 11 A. Colehroke. air T. Cowper, W. F. Conte, Sir Corry, H. T. L. Cross, K. Deedes. William Disraeli. B. I Du Cane, C. Duncan, Viscount Du Pre.C. Ennis, John tistcourt, T. Farquhar, Fitzgerald, W.ll. S. Manna, It. Fitzroy, Hon. 11. Manners, Lord J. Forester, Cot. Afax well, Col. Forzter. Sir G. Dliticr, T. Fri estun, Col. Miller, S. B. French, Col. Mowbray, J. It. Gard, It. NUS, Lcni Gray, Captain Norreys Sir D. Grogan, M. Hall. Gen. J. Hamilton, Lord C. Hamilton, G. A. North. Col. J. I'akenham, Colonel Pal:lnto% Sir J. Patten, Col. W. Hariy, Hay, Lord J. Hayier, Sir W. Hvilley, J. Hodgscii. W. Peel, Gen. Pul:er, C. Itobertvn, P. Sel.tter, G. Scott, Nfajor Ho'ford, R. Smith'. R. V. Ilmiwood, John Spaight, J. Hudson, G. Stanley. Lord Jeri]vii,Earl Stuart, Colonel Jervoise, Sir J. Taylor, S. Jones, D. Tynte, Col. Kendall. N. Vance, J. Klmr, Vaiiiittart, IV. Knatchbull, W. Verner. Sir W. Knitchbull-Lingessnn Walpole, S. Knight, F. Whiteside, J. Knightley, It. Whitmore, 11. Laboachere,lll.llon.ll William , , s.ir iV Latir,ton, W. Willoughby, J. Lennax, Lois H. Willson, A. Leslie, C. F. Wilson, J. Lewis, Sir G. C. Wynne, IV. Lincoln, Earl of Loraine, Lord TELLERS. Luce, 'l'. Jollifle, Sir V . Macartney,' G. Taylor, Co , . NOES-128. Foster, W. 0. O'Brien, P. Fox, W. J. O'Donoghoe, The Gilpin, Charles Ogilvy, Sir J. Gladstone. W. Osborne, It. Greer, S. Paxton, Sir J. Oregson, S. rea', K. Grcnfell, C. Pilkington, J. Hadfield, G. Pinney, Colonel Hall, Sir B. Pritchard, J. Hamilton, Capt. Rawlinson, Sir H. Hams, J. Raynham, Viscount Ileadiam, T. Ridley, G. Holland, E. Robartee, T. Hornby, , W. Russell, A. Ilotharn, Lord Russell, F. W. Hutt, W. Rust, James Ingham, R. Saint Aubln. John Ingram, H. Schneider, II Johnstone, Sir J. Scholefield, W. Kershaw, J. Scott, F. . Seymour, Hanby Kingscote, Capt. K. Shaft°, H. Kinnaird, A. Stielley, Sir J. Laurie, J. Silithorp, Major -Lefroy. A. Smith, M. Liddell,ll. G. Smith, A. Lindsay, W. Stafford, Marquis Locke, John Stapleton, J. Lowe, R Sykes, Col. Lygon, Hon. F. Thompson, Gen. .MacarthY. A. Thornely, T. Mac Mahon. P. Thornhlll, W Maguire , j • Turner, J. A. marjoribanks, D. Vivian, 11. H. Marsh, M. • Vivian, J. C. Massey, if. White, J. jitolgund, Viscount Williams, Col, Mils, Arthur Williams, W. Mitchell, Thomas Wood, W. Morgan, O. Young, A. Morris, D. Napier, Sir C. Nic..l, D. TELLEAS. Elcho, Lord North, F. Coningham, W. Alcock, T. Anderson, Sir J. Arauthnott, Gen. Ayrton, A. Bugshaw, B. Ball, E. Baring, Sir F. Barrow, W. Bass, it. Baxte', W. E. Biggs, J. Black, Adam Briscoe, John Buckley, Gen. Buller, J. W. Butler, C. Byng, G. Caird, James Campbell, R. Churchill, Lord Clay, James Clifford, Cal . Cobbett. J. M. Cogan, W. Collins, T. Cox. William Crossley, F. Dalglish, R. Davey - , B. Dillwyn, L. Drummond. H. Dunbar, Sir W. Duncombe,llon. A. Duncomb ,, , Col. Dundas, F. Egerton, E. Evans, Sir De Lacy Evans, T. W. Ewart, W. EW art, J. Ewing, 1.1, Fitzgerald, J. Foley, 11. J. Forster, C. ►STATE 01? TRADE. MANCHESTER, July 13.—There is less buoyancy in this market to-day. Spinners have not been able to obtain the advance they were asking during last the 2k ; buyers have an advantage of Ad. to id. per lb. on last Tuesday's rates. This applies more particularly to counts above 24's ; lower numbers are in greater demand, consequently there is little or no change iu the prices of 4's to 24's. The de mand fur cloths is not quite so good—domestics and T cloths are about the bt:st goods to and there is not much giving way in these. LEEDS, July 15.—There has beer a st.2ady mar ket in the cloth halls this in , :aming. ex,,ods adapted fur the fall trade have been sold to a fair extent, and the general aspect of the trade continues cheer ful. Prices are without alteration. GRAND MAP OP ENGLAND' AND WALES.—SiZI, 3 feet 6 inches by 3 feet.—On July 24, instea.d..ef July 17, as previously announced, will be issue 4 with the Illustrated 2i !nes a large and carefully eiigraved map of England and Wales, which has been uptiards-nf a year in preparation. and based throughout on the Ordnance surveys. Every railway and town in the kingdom is distinctly defir ed, and the utmost pains have been taken to insure accuracy, Price of tho Paper and Map, 51 ; or free by post tor 7 stamps. No map of the same size can be purchased for a lees price than Office, 11S, Fleet::tree. 6/16 9 Gs. 128 t' iii 7N 1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This D ay .) 1 MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A SSAI7LTING THE PoLics.—Three gentlemanly-looking men, who gave the names of Henry Hayes, John Matthews, and George Arene, were charged with an moan% under the following circumstances : Pclice•conftable Macarthy said that that morning alLut two o'clock he heard the prisoners creating a great disturba❑ce in Oxford-greet, and on requesting the prisoners to go away, Arene struck him on the head with biy list. Another constable, 115 C, came to hie assistance, and Arens then pulled him down again. Whil-t going. to the station Hayes tried to get Arena from the clistoiy of the officers, and they all resisted very couch, it requiring five or six constables to take them to the station-house. Wict_re, 115 C, proved going to the as,istance of the previous witness and finding him on his bank. Hayes called out to the bystanders " Shame I Will you let them go to the station V' They had all been drinking and were very violent. Hayes said all he did was to put his friend's hat en, if that was considered violence. Arene and Matthe iv were fined 20s. each or ten dam and Hayes 103 or seven days. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day ) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was rather scantily supplied with wheat of borne produce. For all kinds, however, we had a slow inquiry, yet, compared with Monday, no change took place in price. Over 10,0 t 0 qu3rters of foreign wheat have come fresh to hand. The transactions in all kinds were ; nevertheless the quotations were supported. Barley and malt said to a rooderAto extent, on former terms. The show of foreign oats was considerably on the in crease; nevertheless the oat trade was firm, at full (po tations. Beans, peas, and flour were in steady request, at ex treme rates. ARRIVALS TUTS WEER. Wheat. Barley. ' Malt. 630 10 I 2,700 English Irish On tn. I Flour. ns9 1,050 84 2.10 S B k,, 3 ' 3 140 / I . • r,30 brie Foreign 110,050 I 1,510 WIIITECHAPEL. Tho trade generally ruled heavy, as follows : Beef, from 2i 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 011 to 4s 4d: lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 401 ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 2o1; perk, 3i Od to 48 Od per Sibs by the carcase. BOUOUGH HOP. Wa continue to havo a dull inquiry for nll kinds of hops at bar , ly htationary prices. The duty has touch©a 2.!5,00 F. , - - ----- From the London Gazette of L Ist Night. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JULY 13. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet H. P. J. Malkenzio h•ts been permitted to iesign his commission. Ist Dragoons--Ralph William Caldwell, Gent , to be Cornet. by purchase, vice Weaver, appointed to the sth Light Dragoons. _ . _ 6th DragoonS—Cornet John O'Neill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice A. F. Dawn:, n, promoted. To be Cornets, by purchase—John Basktryille, Gout., vice the Hon. W. 0. B. Annceley, promoted ; Thomas James Wil liams Bulkeley, Gent., vice the Hon. E. R. Bourke, promoted. ith Light Dragoons—Arthur Hamilton Scrope, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires. 10th Light Dragoons—Arthur Barthoip, Gent., to be Cornet, without pnrchaio, vice Dodgson, appointed to the 14th Light Dragoons. 12th Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Gibson, .M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, ♦ice Wudiworth, proinoteo on the Staff. 13th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Wm. Atkinson, from the 52d Foot, to be Lieutenant, paying the difference, ♦ice Key worth, who exchanges, receiving she difference. Military Train—Lieutenant E. H. Ba,s, from the 67th Foot, to be Lieutenant•, vice Boratem, who exchsngss ; F. Bullets .)lotris, Gent., to ba Eusign, by purchase, vice Ilardy, promoted. sth Regimen:, of Foot—W. C. Ormond, Gant., to be En• sign, withhint purchase. 6th Foot--Lient. 'l'. F. Powell to ha Captain, by purchase, vita Taylor, who retires; Captain C. E. Holmes, from half•pay Unattached, to be Captain, repaying the differ ence. vice Lee, retired upon full pay; Lieut. Henry Parkinson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Holmes, who retires. Sth Foot—Lieut. W. J. TaTte, from the 31st Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purch , tse. 11th Foot—Brevt-t-Licut.-Colonel Charles Pratt, from half-pay 06th Foot, to be Major, vice Singleton, .pro rooted; Capt. John Walpole .D'Oyly to be Major, by purchase, vice Pratt, who retires; Lieut. Owen Davies to be Captain, by purchase, vice D'Oyly ; Ensign Wil liam Adam Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davies ; Robert ])acre Tyler, Gent„ to h 3 Ensign, by purchase, vice Miers, promoted. . _ _ , . 15th Foot—De Burgh() Edward Hodge, Grnt., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Wintle. promoted ; Walter Lawrence Martin, Gent., to b 3 Ensign, withont pur chaso. 16th Foot— Edward Laws, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Knox, promoted ; Henry Bowyer smith, Gent., to be Ensign, with, ut purchase. 17th Foot—Ensign Thomas lLochfort Hunt to he Lieuten ant, without purchase, vice Disbrowe, dereaset4 ; Ensign J a mes Urquhart Mosso to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Hunt, whose picamotion Oh the 15th June, 1858, has been eaticalleu ; Lieut rant FrAncis James Berkeley ti he Adjetalit, vice Disbrowe, deceasel. pith Foot--Ensign J. F. Daubway to be Lientemint, lay purchase, vice Blacker, promoted; Henry Horse° Eden, Gent., to be Ensign, by . purchase, vice Daubeny. IJth Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Conway Lloyd, from the 4th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, ♦ice Cochrane, who retires. The second Christian name of Ensign Handley is Moment, and not Morent, us stated in the Gazette of the 2d iust. To be Lieutenants, without pur chase—Ensign Beauchamp Colelough, from the 62d Foot; Ensign C. J. F. Smith, from the 32d Foot. 22d Foot—Euv!gu W. S. Hardinge, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant. without purchase. 2.3 d Foot—Robert Cs-tar Bacon, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchaie, viee , whose appointment, as Ittiol6ll in the (Azzette of thu 4th J une, 1855. has beets oat celled. 24th Foot—Ensign 11. 0. Mats:lel:, from the 46th Foot,.to be Lieutetiart • , without pro-chase, rice Madden, promoted in the 19th Foot. 28th Foot—Samuel Forbes Aurinitty, Genf., to bo En tign, by purchase, vice Fitz-Stubby; who has retired. • 31st Foot--Ensign W. J. Taste to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Swettonliam, promoted. 34th Foot— Charles Hamilton Webb, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, Nice Bhiffner, promoted. 35th Foot —Lientonant John Harris to be Captain, with. out purchase, vice Lo Grand, killed in action ; Ensign W. H. B. I'ayn to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Harris ; Ensign Edward Laws, from the Itith Foot, to ba Ensige, 3 ice Payn. 3Sth Foot —Captain Barnard William Cocker, from half. pay, Unattached, to be Captain, repaying the difference, vice Brevet-Nlajor Charles Frederick Torrents Daniell, whose Brevet Rank has been converted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of Oct. 6, 1851; Lieut. Wm. K. Elles to be Cvtaiu, by purchase, vice Cocker, who retires; Dyas Riegrose Lofthonse, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vi e Parry-Jones. promoted. 4ith Fa. .t - W ru. Gordon hi'Cric, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ducrow, promoted. 47th Foot—Frederick George Berkeley, bent., to be En sign, 1)3 purchase, in sricce-sion to Lieutenant Straton, promoted; John Frederic Bell, Gent., to be Ensign; by purchase, vice Stanley, promoted. 48th Foot—Reginald Pennell, Gent., to be Ensign, by por chase, vice Uolling, promoted in 22d Foot. 49th Foot—Herbert John Hill, Gent., to be .Ensign, by purchase, vice Rogers, promoted in the.l:4ll Foot. 52d Foot--Lieutenant Charles Keyword', from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Atkinson, who exchanges. 53d Foot—Lieut.-Col. William Payn, from half-pay, nn attached, to be Lieutenant -Colonel , paying the differ ence, vice Brevet-Colonel W. R. Faber, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 54th Foot —Ensign L. K. Edwards to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sehlotel, who retires; Henry Lambard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Edwards; Assis tant-Surgeon Alexander Reid, from the Staff, to be As eisrant-Surgeou, vice Armstrong, promoted on the Staff. 55th Foot Alfred Hervey Kay, Gent., to be Ensigi, by purchase, vice Delano Osborne. promoted. GOth Foot—John Alexander Hudson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ogilvy, promoted; George Edward Graham Foster Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Poole, promoted. 62d Foot —Arthur bake, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carbery, promoted in the ]4th Foot. 64th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon George Parsons Wall, front the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Carey, promoted on the Staff. 66th Foot—Francis Edward Browne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cox, promoted ; John Tulloch Nash, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bagge, pro moted in 10th Foot ; Assistant-Surgeon Wm. Hemphill, M.D., from the 43th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Muirsy, promoted on the Staff. 67th Foot--Lieut. N. Ihrslens, from the Military Traio, to be Lieut., vice Bass, who exchanges ; W. S. Middle ton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cardew, pre- rooted. 68th Foot—Charles C. Hood, Gent., to be Ensign, by par- , chase, vice Marshall, promoted. 69th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Francis Madden, from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Gains, promoted on the staff. 73d Foot—Hugh Francis Hachet Gibsone, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Pinckney, promoted. 74th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Arthur Chester, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Peacocke, promoted on the Stall. . 76th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Harry Reid, M.D.,-from the Staff, to be Assistant• Surgeon, vice Fraser, pro moted on the Staff. 86th F. ot —Richard Jebb Posnett, Gent., to be Eoe;gn, by purchase, vi,:e Jackson. promoted. Rifle Brigade --Lieutenant Richard Tryon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brewster, who retires. BANKRUPTS. Israel Tombs, pork butcher, Newbury, Berkshire, to stir • render, July 2G and Aug. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Mvr:in•lelo Harrison, waracusoman, Viratlin,s,-- street, City, Juiy 2:3, at half-past twelve, and Aug: 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederic Will qun Tumson, engineer and machinist, Coventry, July 21 and Aug. 14, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Alfred CrAch cabinet-maker, Upper Dorset= lace Clapham-road, July '24, at eleven, and August 20, at twelve, at the Court of Ban k r u p tc y . William Strafford Taft, whip manufacturer, Birming. ham, July-26 and Aug. 16, at ten, at the Birmingham District Cone. JatueS Middleton, ircrnfounderiWestbromviich, Stafford shire, July .26 and Aug. 16 , at ten, at the Birmin g h am Di teietc our 0 y oung , pub , Great St. And rew - s t reet, S even Dial srt. at half.past e l even , a t th e 'loan s 7J u ly 24 and Aug. 20, ESTRATIONS. Court of Bankruptcy. • , SCOTCH SEQu High -street, Filkirk. - - Thomaseer, cabinetmaker, -- - • Martin Kenworthy, K re ir rc k ple,. Andrew .govr. Great C " lydo-streat Glasgow. 10 I L 0.6, -