The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

_ •-' ______ _-- --___-- _ , • ' . THE SUN , LONDOT ------......-..... d MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. STOCK LiSTS.- Yesterday , --- i ---- PREPABINCE PHARES-(ootitinalid.) a • ENGLISH FUND 3. Badness I. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Bank Stock, 227 a 9. rearal l'aellwayi, Paid. Closing Prize Done. It The imports of specie for some time past have been Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, 97j il. ~..• _-,,... ..-,---,2,..---...............,-_,,,Vi •-•onaraco. c. , .........14............” Cll2l=M s of largely in excess of the consignments to foreign 81 latottleheentraanew pref. all ee - Three per Cent. Consols Annuities, 961 7. New Three per Cent. Annuities, 971 I t. a Stock Scot. N. E, Debenture....., 100 -.- oe countries, and the consequence is that, with the ex- exp ire Jan. 5, 1860, 11. Steel: age. 31 p. c. pref. Stock,. 109 71 16 I Long New Annuities, t C i e e e n , t x . hi A rt n Annu ities, u y i e tia 80. Block Do. do. Aber. g. 6p. c l3O - - Id ception of a few parcels remitted to the continent, Long Annuities, thirty years , expire Oct. 10,1859, 1 1. Stock Do. 7 p. c. p ref. stock 100 125 128 1 Long Annuities, SO years, expire April 5, 1885, 181. 109. South Devon.. er probably in liquidation of commercial accounts, the India Stock, 217115. 10 Fixed 41 par cent. a ' ..... - ea i of Id India Debentures, 98 1. 10 6 11.11seta. (Bead. A.u.l2oAd all 24 211 various receipts are passed into the Bank India Loan Scrip, 2d issue, 984 4. is. 100 re Stock Do. 4e per cant l6O 103 la 4 t a- India Bonds, under 1,000 1 ., 16 pm. Consols for Account, 97. stock Do. New 41 p. cent. 2 Stock Do. fixed at p. cent. Ist ins, 100 102 10 i ,1 ea a. s England. Small additions to the metallic re- Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 21d, March, 84 1. o r serves lodged there are reported almost daily, Itk { South Wales guar. 4p.et } 100 v ". c excbequer Bills, Small, 21d., March, SI. De. do. 41 per cent...., , a.. - - d, although the recent' supplies, through the delay Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 34 per Cent., 100{. SO Sh.Torkehire, 4 p.ct.gua ell 17 19 c in in the arrival of the Australian vessels, have been FOREIGN FUNDS. rIS Stockton &Darlieg.s p. c all 284 e9t 1 L 23 Do. dc. 5 per cent 23 - a. pm ed on a reduced scale. The influx from America, Rus- Five per Cent. Brazilian, 1031. 1 Stock Watena Zilkenny Bp. ct. 100 4O 45 Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Brazilian, 1858, Scrip, 1 1 1 4 pm er ga t &c. , has satisfied the wants of the bullion dealers, Six per Cent. Chilian, 1051. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN. ----- i lie and left a surplus for accumulation at the Bank. Five per Cent. Danish Bonds, 1825,1041. - - 1 ed About £28,000 was taken there yesterday, which, Three per Cent. Mexican, Acct., Aug, 31, 211 4 saire Railwaye. Baalnes Fail Closlraf Prle.a. Dine. I 41 per Cent. Peruvian, Acct., Aug. 31, 901 24. ch with the parcels previously disposed of to the autho- Three per Cent. Peruvian, Acct., Aug 31, 704 70 1. 4.1.47,7- 1 1.. , ..ft .*.E.IN. ...411411:41ht suses - t ira cities, must have caused a further large increase Th e e r Ce - at.Sardinian. 911. ISO Atbintio St St. Lawreroe, ail - ea . re per Cent.Elpanisb, Acct., Aug. 31, 44 4 . 13 Bom.Baroda,& Cen , India 9 Par ipm I ice in the bullion. The balance-sheet, to appear in the s per Cent. Spanish, New Deferred, Acct., Aug. Sl, 281 1. 18 Do. ......... aaa •••,..... •••••• •• all - ISt , ,ad Gazette next Friday, is therefore expected to present Four per Cent. Turkish Guaranteed, 101. 15 Do. 44 Additio l nal Capital A. all 4 alr tpm I a favourable appearance, because, at the same time, Five per Cent. Venezuela, Acct., Aug. 31, 391 t. 18 leo B • 44 4 din .1 pm 1 1 1 10 201 Buisao & Lake Huron .... all 7 8 l the demand for money at the establishment has been 204 Do , New OW LONDON SHARR MARKET.-This Day. l very limited. A further diminution of the other ,Buffale,Brant, & Glederich loot 83 88 Olt , securities is presumed to have taken place, and as the ORDINARY SHARDS AND STOCKS. 100 16 p. c. bds. 1 Aug., 18111 , Do. do. 1 July, ISIS lOO 73 82 6 to 1 ,'Do. do. 1 June, 1874 lOO 75 SO resources of the directors are likely to be further _ bat 2O (Calcutta &S. Eastern .., U. •••• •••• Fr. augmented by the repayment of advances to the East ( Business I Paailevoa73. Paid iClosing Price, Do „ 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. ... ... lan lest India Company, the possibility of a reduction in the sharei l • 20 Central Dude (Limited)... 2s. ed. ee --. 0 ........, ~.,..,____„,, a ..., :a rea l a.. I cers..a.analeasar ../..../.......... re- minimum has not escaped attention. Increased 1 20 Ceylon 174 Demerara all a- - ck. facilities, however, are scarcely looked for at a period 11 I3Amaerga Nottatt. Ir.e.a., 10 _eastern Beugal , 5 4 1 Pl* 1 and Esetern Juuctie a... 10 61 64 Stock East Indian ,ed, of the year when the demand generally becomes 30 Bei fest and Bra:meta ... ell - 20 Do. e shares .. all -• - line active, and continues to increase for several 131 4 Bin, Woe, & Stour Valley all 71 si 10 8 0 . E s hares Eaten... 6 I4pm 5 4 ; Stock Birk., 1.99., & Cho!. Jame. iof m onths. tion . lOO 67 69 20 Do, Jubbulpore 5 - - 1 100 Do. 41p. c. Boucle, pay.'s9 311 -- ea rat There is ver y little demand for silver, and the 15 Blackburn ... . .... . . all 11 12 20 G ee l ong a nd Melbourue, all - - 1 25 Blyth # trY amount to be transmitted by the next steamer to the . . Tyne ortiQ tii., all 29 3 t St oc k G ee l o ng Corporation 6p. , cent. Bonds - -• the East will probably not exceed the recent average. s t ock Bristol and Exeter ...„ .... I 100 94 96 941 Stock %read Trunk of Canada lOO 87 39 571 7 i the Quotations are, nevertheless, supported, both for bar Stock Caledonian silver and Mexican dollars. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Prof . Lii 6O 10 5 din 51 50 lace stuck Chester and Holyhead.... 100 34 36 Great Indian Peninsula all 21 214 214 1 The amount of specie exported from New York, 50 Cork and Bandon.:... .... all ae - 110 Do, New 5 pet cent 4 par 4pm ran SO Cork,Blackrock,&Paasage all - , from the Ist January to the end of July, was about Do. do 2 I I Pm ling 20 Great South of India 2s. pm IPM £3,172,000. aOZ 10 D o. I r. rec.; ye ao air. au - ... 204 Great Western of Canada all 17t 174 174 A small remittance, viz., £5,000, has arrived by s i: : 7 1111 1Mtii 6 p.o.pera . nn ' : 1 1 l 4 ... = 5 204 Do.near IS 31 3 din 94 i the ht. peen paid toB. 100 Do.bonds payable '76 all 105 108 the Phoebe from the Cape. so Dublin and Belfast Jane all .-- ae 11100 Do. do. '7&, do. '6O 300 • From the manufacturing districts the letters 15 D un., P eren, a Aber. Jun. all 7/ 84 100 Do. do. '73, witho - % opt- all 104 106 Bed 100 Do. 51 p.c. do. 77, do all 99 100 99 mostly agree in the statement that trade is steadily Stock nest Inellaa ..... a „.„,„, 150 151 16 10 IlLadrae all 184 194 tern, reviving. The mill-owners are busily engaged, full Stock Eastern Counties..„ ..,.. too el 62 611 2 20 D o . n e w , do. 5 percent all 204 204 tour employment is provided for the operative classes, and stock Eaatern Union Stock , :... 130 46 48 20 Do. 4/ p. 1. Exton. l6 l Ot dig Stock Do. Do. B. Stock .... -, . 10G SI as dwe the prices a textile fabrics are advancing. The 15 Do. New A. pate la iie) 81 -•-• 20 Do. third Exton, g. sp. c. 5 4 4Pm 20 Do. fourth do 5 4 - I Pin 5} t land accounts from distant markets, foreign and colonial, 25 East Kent all 13 15 z d 20 r New Branswick, &c. (lima 10 2 lt die I not , are encouraging, and production is being increased. atock east Lancsatirs 20 East Suffolk lOO 91 13 all - e- ( Do. do. B Capital 10 Sande, guar. sp. c lO 4 3Me 15 4 4 pin Id to , This of course creates an additional inquiry for money, 10 Do. train . although the movement may not yet have been suffi- 10 Punjaub 5 / len SO Do. Indus Steam Flotilla 5 4 Ipm cient to influence the terms ofdiscount, or create a press- = l i d din in a burg Pert h hr an d d G Enen iagi d 9 : in 65 24 8 8 6 5 65 10 Trinidad, Limited, Scrip_ 1 par tpm ing demand for accommodation ; indeed, the supplies 10 Forth and Cited° Ituiction 100 - all a. a.. :hen 3t3ek ..... 10 antwerp and Rotterdam. al; 54 6 of money are so abundant that extreme easiness con- gem, Glasgow & South Westen lee 91 9S 10 Bahia n San San Francisco 3 4 Ipm ' thes Gelglan Eastern Junction all 1 It tinues to prevail, first-class bills being negotiated i 10 Great/cowl of Scotland... all 10 104 10 Beziers to Gralaseseac-. all aa •-, St the Great Northern to i per cent. under the Bank rate. Ad 6 Carmeeux &Toulouse all 24 28 2 Do. Do. A. Stock., lOO 79 81 79 10 Dutch Rhenish. l5 44 81 din , At Liverpool yesterday the Cotton Market closed IN I Do. Do. B. Stock ..... 100 ls t 138 . . 10 Eastern of France. ..... a.- all 174 174 ages. Stock Great [totem& Wn.l.relie 100 104 I , 6 firmly, 15,000 bales being sold, at very full rates. 10 Euphrates Valley 25. - - pm train sto ck Great Western lee 504 501 50/ 1t 1 The Railway Share Market exhibited rather more e ;oak Do.Stour Vel.Rail. Gee el , 100 56 58 20 Great Central of France... all - ..... much 20 Gt. Luxembourg, eon. las all 71 84 8 animation, and quotations tended upwards. la Irish South Damara.. . all - -. 10 Italian Junction.a.a., . 6 a.. ...., I eta The official returns relating to trade and naviga- 5 0 Lencaeter and Carlisle._ all 83 12 10 Lake Constance and Ba s l e all = .... 161 to. Thirds lB4 la 13 pee Pat 20 Lierre and Turnhout ell = ... ected . tion for the seven months ended the 31st July, 15184 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 pm 10 Lombardo Venetian , 1 1858, have just been published. From these it Stock Lancashire and Yorke - hie 100 534 94 931 431 ad 5 Lacca diFibto:6, 5 paaprea ell - .. 16 Do. do. F. 216 ' 6 11 t die ” 20 Lyons and 031`Xif all 24 25 WOO, appears that the total declared value of the expo r t s 9 Do. do. 49 shares 7 t IMs K 111 Maria Antonia all - - ?n on from the United Kingdom for the above period was : De' West Ridin g Unin- ' 1- - " 10 iamur & Liege all 91 94 20 Liverp., Crosby, & South', an - n the i £64,461,801 against £73,027,913 in the correspond- " 10 Do. do. 6 per cent. prof all 211 814 11 6 3 Load= and lackwall -. All 54 64 6 ; 4 9 1 1 die don't log period of the previous year, being a decrease of 11 6 3 Do. New - e- l6 northern of Fr6lloo ... a l l 117 t 38 2e Do. do.new l2 - - 139 110 109 There , £8,566,112. The decrease is perceptible in earthen- Stock lion., Brighton, &a. Coal: 109 )f the . Ware, fish, haberdashery and millinery, hardware Stockut Do. Lon E do ig n h & th N s erth-Westere 110 924 031 93 2 1 4 5 Z n .„, 74 It 1 dis 1 30 0 Ottom an ;oeveria n Trunk Treee. .a 1 20 Pare; and Lyera .............• all 524 SS WO and cutlery, leathe r , linen manufactures, linen yarn Stock London & South-Weeteri lee 83 84 234 , 15 London anti Coleraine.... all ea •-•• 20 Kris and Orleane ...... .... all 53 55 iron, salt, silk manufactures, thrown silk, British to :ladle & San Pram., gl p.c 9 par 4pa Xin 15 LendonandEnniskellen... all - - ;es in 20 I Riga & Dunaburg 4 .... ..... Spirits, refined sugar, sheep and lambs' wool, Stock Manchea.Seefaes Lincoln- 100 14 3 , 11 341 4 t by or 10 Metropolitan g 10 I aorne and Frascati ..... .... all - - Woollen manufactures, and woollen and worsted yarn. Stock Maimed- 100 964 964 96 1 4 I 20 Pavel Danish - .... &St -... ..... C.,. • 5 loyal 81;70digh ..... a...a,. all - - The importations of the principal articles were larger Stock Do. Birmiegham & Bert lOO e 6 es there Mid.: West arelandl all ae -- in cocoa, coffee, wheat, Indian corn, flour, raw cot- :2 D o . i Sh ang. '' • - sit ..... ...., 10 Sembre and a ll 71 8 M0u5e,,.:..... ' lO Do. 51 per cent. pref.... all 94 91 jowl'9o southern of France ton, guano, hops, provisions, rice, spices, and sheep too 11 - eweastle and Carlisle- zll ae -. , 84 West Flanders all 5 t 51 Mita , and lambs wool. There was a diminution, however, 25 fa , owport, Aberg., ' nem' ell - - 10 Newry and Armagh (d e' 9 - = 10 Do.stpeecent.Th•ef reater in live animals, cochineal, flax, mahogany, raw silk, 10 Vest& Northn.of France all 14 25 20 NewnaWarrenpa& Ros: all ae - not at thrown silk, brandy, tallow , tea, tobacco, and wine. Stock 11°11° k "' 150 63 65 30 arestern of Austria -• ea The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the . 50 Northern Counties 'Geier 21, 3a a dis 10 ?'extern of Switeeriand„ , all ae Nas at 6 Wiesbaden all , ••••• ea amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of ... ........ Wants 248,757 tons for the entries Stk. Norte Devon RaiLlDe.l:l , 100 ae ae Stock North British ... 190 534 54 534 a 1 °AU the United Kingdom of COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.Baulye 100 112 t 1131 113 ov. 6 6 p pi c e ..F j c a b n ..:A ja u i g ; l Btk. Do.A Stk.-A recv. LO din until 6 p.c.has been pd I 150 ea ee inwards, but there is a decline of 170,984 tons on att. Do. B Stock . a . .... ... 100 'a ''' _..- N.Dsaw..6oy6.ps.cp..AcpDr.e&bOenctt: 11 1 1000 0 000 0 1 1 1 0 1 14 1 1 1 0 3 94 Tess of - N. 1) 33 e .G . noun the clearances outwards. Steak North Eastern-Bore:10 100 921 S3I 934 - Do. 6 p.c. Mead/Sep. 109 111 113 I first In the coasting trade for the above-mentioned 15 Da. do. G.N.E. Perch s' 16.13.4 Stock Do, Leeds l 4 1 di. 100 45 44 46 Ms x d - Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. St. 1084 , al i g ht period the tonnage employed showed a slight de- stock Do. York .„ Mack North London leo 721 731 - 100 101 1001 100 could crease for both the entries inwards and the clearances 10 N. & fi.R eatn.,Hampeteea, 100 1 9 100 - Debent. redeemable 1875 100 111 111 109 outwards. and City Junction. 3l. is. -a "" - S.Aus. Gt. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 100 109 111 • - Vict. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.Sauly 100 - .. ,Wor- There was a meeting of the Sortridge Consols NorthSteordshire . 17t 5/ 51 dis Is so lierthWestern ea 8 9 _ Mining Company to-day ; Mr. Orr in the chair. Wel in 10 Sark & Sou. Wool. Jac. MI $ 9 lIINE3. aibitei The accounts of the four months showed a loss of stook otora,woro.,awoiTsrl too 16 18 10 Peebles. - - _ £405 14s. 10d. The total estimated balance in t e r n to 20 Portsmouth l9 8 6 dig titan . ; M:ace. rale, er,oza: Da m , Engines. favour of the mine was £1,900. After a short din- 10 Rhymney lO - ea Done oupled cussion the report was adopted. Stock Saottish Central 1 ....N... ptl• Stock Seattish N. 8., Aber. etk... 100 274 18 par t+ Funds are exceedingly firm and buoyant, but Stock Do. Mattis*, Mid. Stock_ - 108 84 86 10 , Australian...a ..... a.... .... . . 1 1 i 4 chains the transactions are still very circumscribed. Th ere Stock BhropshireUnion. lOO 4 4 45 1 Bon Accord Copper, limd. 10s. i Ipm ch the 10 Bittingbe. & Sheerness ~ all 3 2 di. S 5 1111'411i:en Imp. ae. et 51. p.), 27 1 It is, consequently, an absence of animation, buttoo 34 114 20 ' Do. St. John del Roy ......1 14 11 12 as also Stock South Devon the improvement is nevertheless making Stock Souta-Ealiern ....„ ... „ lee 1 12 711 4 5 Do. Land ez Mining C0...' All 14 84 well al Steady progress. Consols have been 96i - 97 Stook s south / " l a es ••a n ";"•ear a "" 77 78 78 7 4 1 ,Cotac Copper ell 39 41 1 .0 eolith Yo r ks. & Laver Dar . a ll 14 15 40 Copiepo. for money, and 97 for the account. The New , so Do. Do.. - Dun Copper Mining C 0... all 4 4 'en him 3 per Cents. remain steady at 973- -i. The to stßinns , wa l n• & wokl - -4 all 9 11 2 Fortune . ,„ IS Rocktoe and Built ear 'll 35 16 -. !Gener a ,... all 19 20 e acct.- Reduced Annuities are firm at 971 i ; New 2 i- per I 25 Do . h ' ' do. 1804.0..., 20 ..a. ee 5 Limes all 9/ 91 a given Cents., 80; Long Annuities, 18i ; the March Exche- ss 1855 ...., 7 ae - 5 'Lusltealen ll 14 1 die 'self on - quer Bills, 318. to 345. ; ditto Bonds, 1001 ; India - Ste:Alton and Hartlepool 161 ea v.. I Iterieuite Stook Tea Vale lOO ae - 1 ,New tarn nude all 4 4 I screw Stock, 215 to 2173- ; ditto Debentures, 98} ; ditto Stock De. la alarence, No. 1 lOO - ... 50 Pontelbend Sliver, 40 all 5 7 ornlo llB (second issue), 98* i ; and the Bonds (under £1 " Stack tade of Neath 000) 55 feanaes Ilt:vonDk.k Sunli t 28 - I 100 - - 5 Port Philip.. SO Bantiage Co Cuba 1 4 4 151 e 1 e could 16s. Bank Stock is firmer-viz., 2271 to 229. at . Stock Werford and ilikenn- , 100 - - 182 sl U M nited ailman all 3 34 The number of transactions recorded in the 50 Waterford and Limerick all .... - -- Alfred Consols Waillack) 2.11.10 8 9 10 West Cornwall - .... 10 Britia , _ Iron llt s 4 st Toreign Stock Market is mode rate, and p rices have to w . E. of Lon. & Cry.Pelace an -.- - :Condurrow (Canaborne)-' 20 so 60 I to the advanced. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96i i ; ditto 5 Da a 7welving ne ' llv *) ell 3 It SI 10 Devon Groat Consols I 1 455 465 t. till 7 pr. ct. has ee 'East Bassett Mogan) -SO 95 100 984 1 4 per Cents., 104 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 44-t ; ditto 5 Dieli .- Great South Tolgue . , 17e. 15 16 lions tO Deferred, 38i. ; Peruvian 43- per Cents., 90i 0-21 hen eau to 8...5 all (4 7 6 1 a- 2 ; so trostlecndon. ...... . ..... ..... all .... ea. a. Far Consols (St. Blaxley) 14 IPI 171 , no sole I ditto 3 per Cents, 703 ; Sardinian, 5 per Cents., 913 ;10 Do. lit Class .... - Eartridge Commie Min. Uo. Gs. 4 1 10 Do. 21 do ...• • -.4 •••• 4 Terzar Bil l ( St . Lead', •e is the I Venezuela 5 per Cents., 39,-t ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., ' : Mining Co 1 44 4 4 rain till 1034 ; ditto Scrip has risen to I-1 prem.; Chilian 10 ' Tia Crott . 0 St at ton the '6 per Cents., 105 i ;and Danish 5 per Cents. 104. ____ LINES LEADED AT Flu RUNTALb. a. West Banat (Illoganl ...I 11 175 190 t d -.-- d Bret - The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to ,_. A I Leasine 1,„„„,,,... , 1 Busluta JOINT %TOON Biltri.e. ragglWaYi kg " . I Campania. i"""'' 4 ''' ca l Done . . this day, are, in round figures, as under :- _.....A.,,,,L2aisisscrocase - ..... *.,_....,110 , .•••••••••••••marv.. ..12110.1.11,, Bv.sinet• iin 011 1858. 1857. lea ford & Bletchley...., all Lon.&K.wn.l - - Share . Joint Stock Banks. ha. Mein F r i ed. Done. an or, Great Western 31,980 32,496 Ittickingharcashira ...,:... 100 Lon. It N. W.,100 102 =a-. ...........................ae.. ......-- earearawera.....a.- --aatemea -100 Agra St United Service Bk 50 - - 68 1 leeeag eti North-Western - 100 fatledonian-1104 106 aolchester, Stour VAL.. all E. Un. & E. 0.1 16 18 40 Australasia au 88 90 South-Western bee evi .• gelancelnshire, g. 6 p.c . 100 Gt. Northern 141 141. 146 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 25 Brighton circutn' Midland 34,208 33,609 Do. Woodbridge .........100 - - - 40 ! Brit. CoL Bank a Loan Co. all - - B ; Sll ell South-Eastern Great Northern vestige 28,782 29,015 x d 100 ,Caty 5O 62 84 Lancashire and Yorkshire . }cruces. & Dean Pane all Girt. Western - a.. aa ilartlepoolDock. &Rsal. all TY. N. Bea - = 100 Colonial l5 291 301 Bristol and Exeter . ..... .. all Yk. aN. XII 111 113 - a rrne ic ' Cheater and Holyhead - - 100 :Comraercial of London,- SO 191 204 East Lancashire - 53 , Engl Scottish, a aut. all 161 174 Lancaster and Carlisle - all sth . E112C:1. IS 14 10 , Gen. Pk of Switzerland„, all ..- - of th e Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,218 11,541 Do. ~ e noe all Do tst 241 20 Lon.Char.ThmsorAnetral. all 201 11 North-Eastern 40,035 41,280 Lon Tilby a &Bouthend ion Pato & C 0..., 03 95 50 London and County lO 274 30 ~ ve died , L on., Barking Shares all Do. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton.. 4,320 4,633 Lowestoft, gua. A r ct. 103 Norfolk - - 100 'Landon &li esti/au:ter- 30 45 47 46 fi red, 38 West Hartlepool - 100 :Notional Prey. of England :5 .... doubts Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 10 ea a. 21/ 1 Edinburgh and Glasgow - - 10 National Bank SS .... .... (01 3108 Glasgow and South-Western - Pdiand Brodtord 7,809 - 100 Midland...a, 98 100 20 New Bouth Wales ell 47 49 ng the ir Lombardo Venetian fotthern and Eastern all ao is 60 10 Ottoman Bunk ...... ....a. all 161 171 17 ;11iSallee Northern of France istice to The transactions in the Railway Share Market Do. lased 5 per cent.- all D 0....- - -- 10 Do.new all ..... ae dleviate have been on a rather moderate scale, but prices in PYasten- and WM.. rll L. k ' N. lvt::.. .... ee Do. t Stares A., .... ...- 41: W... .. .... ••• -• ee• 15 tieuta Australia. 25 Do. new 174 ae - a ge the most instances are well maintained, the variations koraton, Hitch! ' n, and I g tc R eb o ury th., 4 9 ll nd e G i co rd lc 118.10i.3 11a rit n .N . a orts r r k , , 140 _ 144 25 Union of Anatnale..... 1..1 58 60 581 'he sal t having been about Ito i per cent. Bristol and She Toth Stock 2s Do. New 50 Union of Landon 2O 50 52 10 25 Se loath etztoreslare...a. all Llie r . T. M ßl C a3 la ii itr ) . 1 9 0 104 19 )ak se a Exeter, Eastern Counties, and South Eastern ad- re 0 . au 100 ,Unity Mutual 55 me m. dch wi ll Danced 10s. • Great Western, North Eastern (Ber weer Valley all Stock. & Dee -•-• 190 Western Bank of London 50 18 17 die 384 wick) and *orth Eastern (Leeds), ss. South Wes- Do. do all Do letaehe d 131 341 tern, Midland, and North British declined ss. ; and Wiltsano Bon:amt.- 100 Lon , s 90 92 Wes own i t t ittele.lon is Crot.lots all , Lon, & B r io , 9 T.nnpfighire and Yorkshire, and North Western, 10s. u 311130ELLA310112. e; Sic' i ay.., Li id,. litia lc.. Vestig e Great Northern 28,782 29,015 }),aces. & Doan Pone all Ott. Western a- ea. Lancashire and Yorkshire . 2il Bristol and Exeter 7.,)`,..1.;.; flan and Selby , all Yk. te N. Mel: 11l 113 a iffie lc. Chester and Holyhead - East Lancashire - - Lancaster and Carlisle of th e Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,218 11,541 Do. Proferenoe all Do tat 144 40,035 41,280 lion., Tilby.,slSonthend ion Pete &Co, ca 95 ye died , North-Eastern Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,320 Do. Barking Shares all Do. tred, s ls West Hartlepool doubt s Do. Do. 6 per cent....„.. 100 D 0........ , , lin - Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee ... 3,522 3622 3 3 ,8 5 3 74 6 Cinches., Luz., & Its,tl, all 1.11N.W to ba te Edinburgh and Glasgow - Glasgow and South-Western 3 7 78,: 5 5 5 28 9 67 f g . ,B, :di t d ß ß y. rad mj : i o gu rd . 5 px. 5 1 1. 0 t 0 v.6 !I ndia . G r. ,mil d... t . tz, 9 5 8 81 1 6 0 40 0 pm pm 4 7 4 , :1 , 6 3 2 3 ng the ir Lombardo Venetian cnisanee Northern of France D __. era and Eastcrn all )2,;• a. 6 por cent ....... ~.... all Do .~ my. astice to The transactions in the Railway Share Market Do. kixed 5 per cent.- all Do.. 4,: . t . z . ... ..... dieviste have been on a rather moderate scale, but prices in Pelston- and Wre.. :"..1 1„. la nn k ‘ a. s aa.:: - ee age the most instances are well maintained, the variations Da. 4 Shares A. _ . ..... "f .• • ... •11.4441/ ..... •• • .... .... :17: 7 1:oth7 t a c n hl d n C ' carol: 1 1 8. 3 1 0 i .6 iii 3 / 4 4 t n . N . it ort l ll o s; k t. 142 144 'he spot having been about :I , to i per cent. Bristol and Shepreth Stock brewebnry & llore ' ford . . all 4 Sonth Staffordshire,.,,,. all 35- 111.. ..1 1 01 9 t e r ) . 1 9 0 1 1 0 9 4 )ak se a Exeter, Eastern Counties, and South Eastern ad deb wi ll - vanced. 10s. • Great Western, North Eastern (Ber frau Talley all Stock. is Dar. - -' letache d wick) and North Eastern (Leeds), ss. South Wes- Do. do all Do oWla i t, tern, Midland, and North British declined ss. ; and Wilts and Botaerget..,- 100 Gra. wa 131 311 ate= 90 92 Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western, 10s. ittealedon is Croy-4m all , Lon. & Brlgb 8 9 0 The Foreign Lines have been quite neglected, and IBBYXBBNO3II SRAM, tallow little variation in values. In the Colonial Market Canada shares are rather fi rmer. Grand p .m Railaaye, pa d. avant ?rim. Saalntas Dens. Trunk have improved 10 s., and Great We stern ss. ......... ,=,.."2,.... .k ....4'. .• s.-.c.. 1.0,114.... willeilildhea , Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are VS Slyth and Tyne 10 per G. dull. London and Westminste r have declined lOs . 1 pref. (Willed at Z 50..... all 49 Si 7d; Oat s, and Union of Australia s s. Pe ninsular and Oriental f L2O ink. Gne. Is 11.-et.4 p.ct.nt'O ' 100 95 96 Do. do. do. shares ....... ... 9 ... ... Steam have receded 10s. to £l. Eastern Steam ss. ; oats, r black /)aledonlan 1 01 ., 4.4 . c., 100 104 106 Id and Australian Agricultural 10s. Atlantic Tele- 10.10 Do. 4 shares , No . 2......••• 7.10 .-. ".. y i 1,208; graph were dealt in at 840 to 845, and Red Sea (stk. °"'"' k H°l Y l ' 6 ' l•4 ' 61P( 1" '''' . 1" Do. do. 5 per cent.., ..... 100 ... Telegraph are at about previous quotations. ti aork and Bander, sp. o. all -,.. .., Consols (money), 96-1- 97; ditto (account), 96i 97. 64 Dan.,Yerth, & Aber. Jva o all 54 6 Stock &Anglian Class A ftharer 100 ..., Stock Do. Class, B 6 per eent. ~. 100 110 115 number CROSSED CHEQUES. Stack Do. Class C 7 per cent. ... 150 105 103 ge had 1, - --.--- E. Conn. Ni. sp. 0t.N0., 100 117 119 I show 0 ' No. 100 115 117 A daily flood of letters, says The Times, continues to BLk } Do - I, at Teri, Do. New 6 per cent. Stool. 100 132 154 live, 00 0 Malt the interest felt in the crossed-cheque question. Out Stock Sea'. Union, 4 p.ct lOO 50 52 an activ_! °t i the whole the following is the only one that endeavours Stack 2.14 KL, 6 per cent ... !....: - x d ipplytv_„ to defend the clause introduced in the new Act at the 5 k;'-. 8, Wt• -• = 7,,, k.J une.niln all -4 " rat kill ' instance of the bankers to exempt themselves from respon- Stock MM. & Glee. 5 p.c. sharer 10 0 ... 4. Stocky :Stock Uln a Perth, and Dunde.. 100 - sibilit ?unless -. "Temple, Aug. 20. Stock 5 per cent.-. • . 100 .... .... Stock tiles. & S.West.gua. 5 p.a. 100 ..... As. " Sir,-I have read in your city article to-day an argu - Stock Groat Northern, 5 p.c.ant. 100 122 184 1 44 144 Meat in support of the proposition that where a banker has Stock Do.sp.o.Bodecanable,l o p.r... 100 114 116 1 40 44 oil paid a forged cheque, the forgery having been by erasing the Stock Do. at accent. do ...... _ 100 107 109 1 5 ~,i 100 Do.spßripred.v,tsp.t 60 65 01 1 45 u, 4 crossing, be should be made to bear the loss, as in the case les o i of any other forgery. Ido not agree with the proposition, 10 GaNh.of Scotland,ict pre' ail 11 114 1 234 ur, and with your leave will state two reasons in support of 20 Gt.BnAiWn. (Ireland) 4) 120 0 0 my opinion :-First, in the case of an ordinary forgery, 100 .... .... per cent. pief.Stoek..3 there is no default in the customer whose name is forged, 50 GO. West. (Barks k Manta and, therefore, there is no reason why he should suffer , Xx. 5 per eant) 6 - - .•O . whereas in the case of a forgery effected by erasing the S:cck Do. Con.lllzdm.44 pa ct lOO 91 95 ' • .60) 91uck Do. do. 4. per cent too 82 84 ••• crossing the holder of the cheque must have lost it, or it 150 obtained from him in some way, Brock Do. Irredoernable 4 per ct. 100 13 25 ••• ... must have been stolen or .... alc Do 5 per ct. redeem. pref 100 96 98 sand he is in default for not taking better care of it, and of 11 Do:naming. pro'..sharee all 91 10 is.hatever degree his want of care may have been, he seeks 10 Do.ehester 8 p.c.Pr.shr.res all le4 la to throw the consequences of it, or the danger to arise 10 Do. do. 5 per wit. do all / 10e from it, from his own shoulders on to those of the banker . 'Stock Do. Binning. guar. stock lOO 75 74 mut to * 261 Do. Chester guur. inures all 184 ltt d; is JO Secondly, the bolder of a crossed cheque, who is the loser of 154 Do. do. de... ....... .. all 94 04 it and the sufferer from a forgery effected by erasing the 20 Do. do. do ail 104 Ist to 5s 0, 6; crossing, to not, as a general rule, the drawer of the cheque, Stack Lan. & YorkA:ro 8 par C lOO 118 140 is lOct. JP" i.e., the customer of the banker who pays, but is some one Stock tand.k Brigh. gna.s. p. 0 l6O ••••• .., to whom the cheque has been paid and who has no connexion :twit Do. Fret. S . et. S'..ook . - ... to 55 el; i with the banker, and he, not the drawer of the cheque, is ltwk 00 . New ar. e per Cont U.IO - .... x to 5P e 6; MON 9 , 0. do. 4 per sera - ..... s ae as, 10q , the person for whose convenience it is crossed. That being • Ste< - 1( Lon. & N.W.,Cov .& Nunet - , so, it seems to me that even if the banker ought to be ton, 5 per scut lOO -.- affected by his customer's carelessness, he ought not to be stock aanaon euas.wiat.7 p.c. 100 118 103 x placed in danger or to be affected by the c arelessness of one Mt lio tion lo o n n d a y ei . 7y & C l ole, than all Enuls,t eh. all -•- .... - .. to whom he is a total stranger. Ito 1 1 stock ',.,an.,E1a., 4c Ltr•, lOO 117 110 3to G ek D an i t per c0at......._ " I am not a banker, but the customer of a banker, end . tos to 3-° it seems to me that when the question above referred to is • Ds tes'a°L; being publicly discussed, the above arguments are worthy of 1,14 '&aryport and Carl. 4 p c A Jo. du. 44 per cent ail . ..... 1)11 tie 3 "" being brought forward.-Your obedient servant, lII{ , j .. . • 0 st J . G . ,, 104 - •••• Is to S f.:,e,E gil.Oort.e per cant, etocle lon - - sos t 0 SO 1 ----- - --- 3to. k 0 0• Con.Bns. a Bir.6p.ct.l 100 HS 140 .TnE QUEEN'S VISIT TO LEEDS.-In consequence wick 00. 44 p. c. Pte'. Stock.. • 10(1 104 106 loo a 94 tG 104 bf the gathering of the Sunday school children on the visit 6 Do. with option t l i sr ll e l f. .s s e t . o ... lit Gin of her .Majesty, a rehearsal of the hymns to be sung on the itoak Do.Lolc,.e.rallia, 10 iowport, ..,3. ei. &c. pre!. all .. .... [TAM ER occasion took place in the Cloth Hall yard, on Saturday Do Porpe... Op. C. . all ill 11 , steanJet evening. It is believed there were about 15,000 children 10 '•- s s-r .--0 sks., 1 4 . IC. c,r'c1.k1,0,..a)._. -.... a. 8 1 o , mveitedi and teachers present. The public were also admitted, and itwk 0 ,,... ,1 IBk 11,4 c 100 .... 2 p..r c., _. . ~ during Ithe savening there could not, altogether, be less ,tuck ao. 5 lenbe A I res , 3lt 9. than 20,000 psi cons in the yard.-Leeds Mercury. Stock Je.sp.c.N%Av.Val.Ex.Sk „ 100 ... ~, tp. C. rto,!. Bk., 1847 100 ... . 100 108 110 e of th e PRINCESS'S T.u.EATRE.-The farewell ✓ benefit of stsek aorthEritL l ' ............... • I ao 71. FT' 4, -ri_.'ne ~ . 2 3 ..... Miss Carlotta Leclerc.; last evening, at the Princess's, was a St - Cif :11..,-Pasto;;:-Bcr t ex.; • 1 00 984 991 complete ovation for that accomplished and favourite actress. 31,;rk ,to, ' do. ' ' do. 1 8 13 4 4 43 par di s - down 11 At the fall of the curtain the fair benaficiaire was enthusias- 17 io. te0..1. 6 per ct No. it ss •-• few day s tically called for, and being led forward by Mr. Walter Lacy, 20 Jo. 6.0 :2;ufir!'ers. g et' l "" 1.. re seen $ a brilliant shower of bouquets descended on the stage amiest lii 10 'r es k 11.. 0 ra lu 1 &is par ;lit blue, universal acclamations, as a parting 118 120 tack and homage to one whose :', 5 -5,0!'-, 1 1 .6 Lt-LL= 1 "( 1 .. . ... .. g,•: : as 21 presence will be sensibly missed in the ensuing season. The e t .';',-. '''''''''';'''',.,el"-;.7i'i1... I' lo ' - 107 'acquet. theatre will close fora short period on the 4th of September. at ' el ‘-''‘;. it 11: ; la;:r..illYt - 8 , 180 98 100 I Share. Klizellancausl. Pad. i Closing bit Bas es. m i .. , t.iracislitzcs....=mawas• sessza ..-1. - ..e..a. - • 0.6...,.7.2212 IMILVASS. ..seasaacr. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ) 1 all 13 15 1000 Atlantic alegh. (limited) all 840 960 840 45 15 AustralLu Agricultural,. 19 304 311 341 10 Australian lloyal Mail—. all 1 If 10 Strlin Water Works. all 3 4 10 Do. New S .. ...... 50 Britist American Land 4) 50 Bri. & Irish Mag. Tel. A all 42 44 20 Do. B. 7p. c. 11111862 all 19 11 21 Do. C all 16 17 100 'Janada Land 3sl 115 120 Stock Cop. Miners of England.,, all 25 20 15 Do.Prelerance7f per cont all 15 17 6 OrystalPalace all 11 14 11 6 Do. preference all 44 41 , 10 Eastern Steam all if If 2 Stock VD:Aria Telegraph lO5 1051 107} ..L 5 Slnglish and Austl.Copper all If 11 10 European & Indian Jane. Telegraph. MI 108. ... .... 9 Euro.kAmer.Steam(Lim.) all 1} S 14 4 10 +general Iron ScrowCollier all •—• o -15 DaneralSteamNarigation, 14 .... , 50 London Discount , 5 11 1} dis 4 Lou. Gun. Omnibus Co , a l l 11 21 10 Meditern.Elec. Telegraph' all ..... ... 10 Do. Exton. (Limited) all 71 31 15 National Discount Co 5 11 01 Ms 10 Netherlands Land 6 . ..... 10 Do. do all 1 II 5 Do, Sp. c. pref. is. at I dial all 11 14 100 N. Br. and N. Scotia Landi 80 . 1 N. B. Au;tralaslan I all 4 1 10 North of Europe Steam , all If 3 1 Orient& Gas all 1 1} 1 Do. "New Shares" lss. i dig 4pm 5 Peel River Land & Mineral all 21 /I 50 Perin. and Oriental Steam all 79 81 83 lf 50 Do. new lO 74 8 pa 171 50 ithymney Iron ,„.„... all 211 211 15 'Do. New ill 6 3 / 4 7 1)0 Royal Mail Steam 6O 60 62 1 ticattish Aust. Inv 09tment all 11 11 15 South Australian Land , all 37 ss 1 Sub:narino Teloz. Scrip all 1 1 4 1 De. do.7egistered I all f 14 21 Trust. & Loan Co., Cur ada 5 re 10) ,Van I,7%n:ton's Land lB4 101 111 The Turkish Ambassador had an intervi the Earl of Derby, yesterday, at his official resi Downing-street. Lew with idence in CHURCH RATES.—On Friday last, when the annual meeting was held ifor granting the church rates at Tam worth an opposition was raised by the anti-church party, the town having been previously placarded with publica tions cf the Liberation Society. The motion for refusal of the rate having been rejected by a very large majority, a poll was demanded, which was brought to a close on Tues day last—the votes in favour of the rate being 501, against it 186; majority for the rate, 315. LETTERS FOR CANADA.—General Post-office, Aug. 23d, 1858.—A further representation having been made by the Canadian Government respecting the difficulty attending the conveyance, through Nova Scotia, of correspondence addressed to Canada, no mails will in future be made up for transmission to Canada by that route. On the 17th June last, notice was given by this department that newspapers and book packets, addressed to Canada, would not be forwarded thenceforth via Halifax ; and this regula tion will wow be extended to letters. With the exception of letters, &c., for Bay Chaleur and the district of Gaspe, which will still continue to be sent in the mails for New Brunswick, the whole of the correspondence for Canada will in future be forwarded either by way of the United States, or by Canadian mail packets. :107 ; THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1858. COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—(7 his Day.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) The inquiry into the state of mind of Mr. Ruck was re sumed this morning at the large hall, St. Clement Danes. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., addressed the jury on the part of Mr. Ruck. Having at some length alluded to the painful nature of investigations similar to the one in which they were engaged, he said he thought he should be able to place before them evidence which would entirely remove from their minds any doubts they might have conceived of the sanity of Mr. Ruck. It was the misfortune of his client at one time to have indulged in excessive drinking, to which cause alone, and not to hereditary lunacy, was the excitement under which the unfortunate gentleman at one time la boured to be attributed. While suffering from delirium, instead of being looked after with more than usual care, he was left without control, and it is not to be wondered at that a person of the then disposition of Mr. Ruck should have been led into the commission of numerous excesses. It had been admitted by both Mrs. Buck and Mr. Barnet, that Mr. Ruck was perfectly sane in 1857, when he, in company with his wife and Mr. Barnet, visited the Manchester Ex hibition. It was said by his learned friend Sergeant Bal lautine, that his insanity commenced at that period, as he grew tired of the exhibition. He thought the jury would be of opiaiun that the fact of his becoming tired of looking at the treasures there collected was not a proof of a dis ordered mind, but, on the contrary, showed in the clearest manner that a country squire had been taken to just the precise place in which he took the least interest. An ante diluvian fox would have been of more interest than all the wonders there placed before him, and the fact that he wearied of the exhibition being fixed as the beginning of his insanity was, he thought, absurd. It had been admitted that his client was capable of managing his own affairs in August, and about that time he arrived at his house at Aberdovey, which appeared to be a very irregular establish ment, and there, instead of finding a proper reception, be experienced quite the contrary. He thought it too much to say that, because a gentleman laboured under great ex citement, produced by excessive drinking, he ought to be confined for life in a private lunatic asylum. The misfor tune of Mr. Ruck in 1857 was intemperance, and this caused a delusion, which, had it been treated rightly, could have been cured in a short time; but it appeared that there had been, by some persons, an attempt to prevent such a result. The doctors who had given their evidence daring the investigation bad told the jury that if Mr. Ruck was declared to be of sane mind, they could not take upon them selves the responsibility of saying so, because at another time he might commit some act of violence. Such a theory was the most extraordinary he had ever heard, and, if fully carried out, no gentleman suffering from intemperance on a single occasion would be safe from being taken and impri soned in one of those private asylums for life. Various incidents had been related to the jury to prove Mr. Ruck a hopeless lunatic; but he (Mr. James) thought that nothing had been adduced inconsistent with perfect sanity. Dr. Stillwell, when he first saw Mr. Ruck, was of opinion that he was suffering from excitement pro duced by intoxication, and that a short residence at his establishment would only be necessary for curative purposes, but such a treatment had never been prac tised ; and bad it not been for the steps taken by Mr. Wainwright, Mr. Ruck would still have been confined as a confirmed lunatic. The medical evidence adduced to prove the insanity of Mr. Ruck was, in his opinion, of the most unsatisfactory nature, and he thought it was the duty of persons keeping private asylums to do all that was possible for the restitution of the patients, and not to convert them into moral prisoners. The learned gentleman then, in strong terms, deprecated the system pursued in private asylums, which, he said, were conducted more like hotels, from which large pro fits were derived, than hospitals established for the cure of mental delusion; and where there was a direct pecuniary interest in keeping a person there the jury might rest per fectly satisfied that the greatest difficulty would be thrown in the way of persans interesting themselves to procure the liberation of their unhappy inmates. With respect to the case of Mr. Ruck four doctors had been set at him to make him mad, and with what success he would leave the jury to say after they had heard the whole of the evidence lie should call before them. The opinion he had arrived at, after the most careful investigation, was, that Mr. Ruck was a person of sound mind, and perfectly capable of managing his own affairs, and such, he confidently believed, would be their unanimous verdict. Mr. Fisher, a relative of Mr. Ruck, was then examined by Mr. Petersdorff—He said, from 1851 till the time he was confined he saw a great deal of Mr. Ruck. In 1853 Mr. Ruck spoke about his quarries—they were valuable — and during the whole of his conversations he never betrayed any evidences of a disordered mind. As late as August, 1857, be thought him in good health. When he first heard he was in a lunatic asylum he was greatly aston ished. It was on the sth of November. He was present at the interview. Dr. Stillwell said Mr. Ruck appeared as rational as ever he had known him. He never knew him to squander his property, on the contrary he was looked upon as a person of a rather close nature. The witness was cross• examined by Mr. Montagu Cham bers, but the result was, that he was of opinion that Mr. Ruck was perfectly competent to manage his own affairs. Mr. E. James, at the conclusion of the examination of the witness, intimated that he wished to ask a question of Dr. Stillwell, in reference to the statement he found in his case book. It was there stated, after a description of the personal appearance of Mr. Ruck, that there was hereditary predis position in the family to insanity. The words were—" Pre disposition partly hereditary and partly intemperance." He wished to know the authority for that entry ? Dr. Stillwell said it was on the certificate signed by Dr. Barnet. LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) WOODS Y. CRAGGS-IMPORTANT QUESTION UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAW. Mr. T. Beard, of Basinghall-street, for the plaintiff, said he withdrew from the case, as he understood defendant pleaded a certificate of discharge of the Court of Bank ruptcy. He said that the bill upon which his client had taken out the summons was given but one week before the bankruptcy. Defendant—A year since I was summoned to this court by the plaintiff upon this very bill, and upon my appearing was informed there was no plaintiff. Now lam again sum moned, and again no plaintiff makes his appearance. Mr. Beard—l do not think defendant pleaded bankruptcy on the last occasion. His Honour—Until the fee is paid, I cannot entertain any discussion upon the subject; but I think it is too bad to harass a man who has been already relieved from this debt. Defendant can use his discretion ; but I think he should pay the hearing fees and take his chance of the application. Mr. Beard—We were not aware that defendant could plead bankruptcy. His Honour—Oh ! It's too bad. Defendant has good ground for complaint. Defendant then left, but not paying the hearing fees the case was struck out. Mr. E. James then read the remainder of the entry, which went on to say that Mr. Ruck had threatened to shoot Miss Jones. The learned gentleman said he should also like to know how that circumstance came to the knowledge of Dr. Stillwell ? Dr. Stillwell replied that Mr. Barnet told ;him so. Mrs. Fisher, wife to the previous witness and sister to Mr. Ruck, was then examined. She stated that she was not aware of any insanity in the family from her father downward. She was present at an interview which took place between her brother and Dr. Stillwell in November• She thought him quite competent to manage his ewn affairs. Mrs. Ruck, the mother of Mr. Ruck, said she was not aware of any insanity in her family. Her husband was certainly not insane. The cease was proceeding when we went to press. It is not expected to terminate until late to-morrow. TRADE ON THE INDUS. Last week we intimated to our reader.; the despatch to India of the steam trains constructed by the Oriental Inland Steam Company, under arrangement with the East India Company, for the navigation of the great rivers of India by steam. Those steam trains, consisting in all of twelve vessels, have been sent to Kurrachee, and are intended to ply upon the Indus. By the last India mail we have received from Kurrachee a copy of a pamphlet printed for private circu lation, entitled " M emoran d a on th e E x ternal Trade of Scinde for 1857-58, by P. M. Dalzell, Deputy Collector of C of u t s h t e mti illustrate an a ds t et rKoaftuer theri n ac s edoliaunws an d ev c onclus iveproposet mannerheofficial here rapiddtaot make there a k eextension a col lectedf ew citations from the pamphlet referred to. Mr. Dalzell opens his " Memoranda" as follows :—" It will be a matter of gra tulation to all interested in the commercial progress of Scinde to find that its trade for the past official year has im mensely increased, notwithstanding the disturbed state of the country and the general excitement that has prevailed throughout the whole continent, extending even into Cen tral Asia. The external trade of Scinde now amounts to nearly two and a quarter millions sterling, exclusive of the value of Government stores, showing an increase over the previous year's trade of nearly three-quarters of a million sterling—equivalent to an increase of 52 per cent." The main items of increase enumerated are, in piece goods, &c., 74 per cent. ; in metals, 37 per cent.; raw silk, 187 per cent. ; wool, 26 per cent.—a deficient increase from the accidental droughts in Affghanistan; oil seeds, 149 per cent.; saltpetre, W per cent. ; and grain, 138 per cent. Cashmere shawls increased about twentyfold, or 2,000 per cent., during the year, and in some kinds of seeds there had been an immense increase. Mr. Dalzell adds :—" To no fortuitous cause can this great increase be attributed. It is perfectly natural, and must prove how vast the resources of a country must be the export trade of which, in two years, has nearly doubled itself; a trade the value of which, eight years ago, did not much exceed half-a-million sterling," not one-fifth part of its present amount. The main impedi ment to tbe more rapid growth of the trade of these exten sive districts is the want of cheap and efficient means of con veyance. " What," Mr. Dalzell asks, " can be more detri mental to the progre ss of a tr ade than to have it arrested on its way to the consuming countrieft, unshipped and reshipped, and taxed to the extent of 12 or 15 per cent. ? This is pre cisely what the produce of Scinde i s su bj e ct to ere it reaches the European market . " Nothing, indeed, is now more notorious than that the first great want of India is faci lity and cheapness of internal csnveyance. This want the Oriental Inland Steam Company has been esta blished to satisfy ; and that it will satisfy it to a consider able extent will be apparent to every one who is cognisant of the naeure of that company's operations. Its trains are specially designed to enable a very large cargo to be carried without risk upon a light draught of hater. Each train, it is reckoned, will carry 1,000 tons of cargo, weight end mea surement, on about two feet of wa•er, and with this careo.a considerable rate of speed is maintainable. This capability vastly exceeds that of any vessels plying in India at the pre sent time ; and if it be the fact—as it is well known to be — that existing vessels have long been very profitable, and are now yielding dividends of about 50 per cent. per annum, a result at least equally favourable may he expected from these new vessels, especially as they are the only vessels plying on the Indian rivers to which e. government subsidy has been granted. Kurrachee is rapidly te.cetning, the great portal of India. The trade of the Indus and is provinces is fast swell ing to gigantic dimensions, and an enterpriee specially de signed is accommodate this rising trade by experiments of the most approved efficiency cannot fail, if managed with ordinary prudence, to be attended with the most prosperous results. We see, from the company's report, which has just been issued, that though but a very small part of its capital has been called up, its vessels have not only been built but paid for, including all the supplies necessary to establish them in the East.—Liverpool Albion. TILE CANADIAN MAILS. —LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25, 1858.—The Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's screw steamer North American sailed from the Mersey at half-past 11 o'clock this morning for Quebec and Montreal, with th fortnightly mails for the Canadian provinci - s, 1:24 cabin alai 110 stccrage passengers, a 3 also a full cargo of =a:bandit c. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—DISTURBING A CON GREGATION.—John ,Smith, dressed as a mechanic, was charged before Mr. Bingham with being drunk and riotous, and disturbing the cong,Tegation assembled at the church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields during divine service. Mr. George Martin, schoolmaster of the public school of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, said that on the previous evening he was present during divine service in the church, and everything went on properly till 10 minutes past eight, when he heard some one, is a loud voice, say to the minister, while he was preaching, " Shut your mouth." Witness turned round and looked for the churchwarden, but not see ing him, sat down, and bad no sooner done so than lie heard the same person cry out, in an equally loud manner, " Hear, hear." He then asked the pew-opener who was the person ? and she pointed out the prisoner as the person. He then went for one of the officers or the beadle, and while he was doing so the prisoner repeated his conduct. The prisoner seemed to have been drinking, and as he thought it probable he would continue his annoyance, a police-constable was sent for and he was given into custody. In answer to Mr. Bingham, the accused said he was very sorry. He would promise his worship he would not repeat the offence. Mr. Bingham said he was inclined to accept his promise, and ordered the accused to find one surety for his good behaviour for the next three months. THAMES. ROBBING A COACH-Housli. George Aulson, a thin young man, was brought before Mr. Selte, charged with stealing a set of harness, value £ 5, from the coach-house of Mr. Thomas Ennor, builder and contractor, of Hardinge-street, Commercial-road, Rateliff,:and Marine place, Stepney. It appeared that a lad named Kease, in the employ of Mr. Ennor, put his master's harness into the coach-house adjoining the business premises in Hardinge street, last night. The coach-house was inclosed by a pair of folding-doors, which were found to have been disturbed this morning. They had been opened without unlock ing them, by shaking them and causing the bolt to be withdrawn from the socket. Some considerable force must have been used to effect an entrance. The interior of the coach-house was in a state of great confusion, pieces of candle were lying about, and the harness deposited there last night was missing. Soon after nine o'clock last night, police sergeant Stimpson, 21 K, and another officer, met the prisoner in Shadwell. He was carrying a set of harness. Another man, who was carrying an umbrella, was in the prisoner's company. On the police sergeant's ap proaching them, the prisoner threw down the harness and ran away. His confederate followed his example. Stimpson pursued the prisoner, who ran down a narrow turning, called Twine-court, and was missed. On reaching High-street, Shadwell, the prisoner was missed. Sampson looked about, and saw the door of the Duke of York public-house, on the south side of the High-street, move. Stimpson went into the house, and saw the prisoner, and said to him, "You are the man I want." The prisoner said, " Me, what do you want with me ?" The barman at the Duke of York said the prisoner had only just entered the house, and Stimpson then took him into custody. At the station-house the prisoner said to Stimpson, "You may as well have it," and took from his pocket a bridle bit, also be longing to Mr. Etsuor, who identified the same. The prisoner said a man employed him to carry the har ness. Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial. ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS. The report of the select committee appointed " to inquire into the causes of accidents on railways, and into the possibility of removing any such causes by further legis lation," was issued yesterday, together with the minutes of evidence on which it is founded. The committee consisted of Mr. Bentinck (chairman), Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest, and Messrs. Lowe, Crossley, W. Hodgson, Blackburn, Hume, F. Scott, Kendall, and Jack son. They sat 11 days, and examined, 'among other wit nesses, Mr. S. Clarke, Mr. Joseph Locke, M.P., Capt. Huish, Mr. M'Connell, and Mr. Beattie. As their reoort relates to a subject of great public interest, we give it in extenso:— "That your committee has heard much evidence upon the subject-matter of inquiry brought before it ; that the evidence has been chiefly given by officers of the Board of Trade, by eminent engineers, and by directors and other offi cials of railway companies. " That it appears to your committee from that evidence that the causes of accidents on railways may be classified under the three following heads :—lnattention of servants ; defective material, either in the works or rolling stock; ex cessive speed. " That it appears to your committee that the strict per sonal supervision which alone can check the carelessness of the men employed on the lines, and detect the insufficiency of the material used on them, can best be obtained by the attention of the companies themselves, and that the very serious losses they incur by any accident ought to render it sufficiently their interest to !pay minute attention to these points; but cases having occurred when these questions have been neglected by railway companies, your committee is of opinion that the Board of Trade should be invested with the fullest powers to iavec , tigate, and report to Parliament, upon any accidents which may occur on railways. " That your committee is of opinion that a rate of speed, considerably in excess of what is considered safe, in the opinion of the great majority of the witnesses examined, is sometimes attained on many of the lines. " That the evidence taken further tends to show that such excessive speed has arisen, not so much from the average speed required as advertised by the railway time-tables as from the want of strict punctuality in the time of the de parture and arrival of trains from each station, which leads to an excess of speed for the purpose of endeavouring to make up time lost. "That your committee, impressed with the many diffi culties and complications connected with this part of the subject, and also with the inexpediency of relieving railway companies from the responsibility which now devolves on them, is not prepared to recommend any direct legislative interference by the house upon the question of the extreme speed at which railway trains may be permitted to travel. But ycur committee is of opinion that the perfect regularity in the time of the departure from and arrival at each station by the trains, which would appear to be a material element of safety in railway travelling, may be attained by legislative interference, to the extent of enacting, that, except under exceptional circumstances, the public should have some means of obtaining prompt and cheap redress in the recovery of penalties in every case of want of punctuality in the departure and arrival of trains at every station, thereby rendering it imperative upon railway companies not to advertise a rate of travelling which they cannot always maintain with undeviating punctuality. "That your committee is of opinion that it should be made imperative on railway companies to advertise a suffi cient time beforehand the exact hour of departure and ar rival of trains at each station. "That ysur committee is also of opinion that it should be imperative on every railway company to establish a means of communication between guards and engine-drivers. "That your committee has received much evidence with reference to the advisability of enforcing a system of tele graphic communication, and the utility of enacting that trains should not be despatched without having ascertained by such communication that the line was clear. "That your committee is not prepared to define the dis tance at which such telegraphic stations should be placed, but it is of opinion that a recourse to this system would be a most effective means for the prevention of railway acci dents, the largest proportion of which arise from collisions. " That with respect to day and night signals, breaks, and ether precautions, your committee is of opinion, from the evidence which it has beard, that such details are better left to the management of the railway boards. " That your committee is therefore of opinion that it is incumbent on the Board of Trade to apply to Parliament for such further powers as may enable that department to carry out the above recommendations, which in the opinion of your committee would tend greatly to diminish the num ber of railway accidents." TIM DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 26.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. moderate breeze and fine. CARDIFF, Aug. 25.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—Glamor gan, from Huelva Sailed—Vesper, for Para; Pcrtune, for Gibraltar. FALMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Arrived—Vulcan, with llartle pool for Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived— H.M.S. Terrible, from Devonport. Sailed—H.M.S. Avon, for a cruise. OFF FALMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Arrived—Kimegriude, from Trinidad de Cuba. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 25.--Wind N.—Sailed—Amenia, for the Coast of Africa. BRISTOL; Aug. 25.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Q ue en Mab, for Pernambuco. N E WPORT, Aug. 25 E li za beth, .—Wind E.—Arrived — E from Bremen. SWANSEA, Aug. 25.—Wind N. E.—Sailed — for Quebec. Indefatigable, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) V I o, Wednesday. The Colombo, which left Vigo in tow of her A.lajesty,s steam-tug Redpole on the 21st inst , reached latitude 44, and being then met by heavy north -cast gales, was com pelled to ber.r up and return to Vigo. The Bemires, sent to assist ain the find Colohermbo, reached Vigo cn the 23d, and put to sea ag to . The Colombo will now await the return of the Benare s to Vigo. SoUTILI3II'TON, Tiurs]'y Morning Wind N. Arrived—Le Coq, from Cherbourg ; Clipper, New- Newpoi t. castle; Ar;!3/11, st:!arner,, Caren . tan ; Courier Jersey ; boutli Picton, liay:e, steamer, II Vre Sailer.—Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, Havre ;• Le Coq and L ' Eteile, Chet b our,T. LivErtrooL, Thursday Morning. fresh. Arrived—Cameronian, from Quebec. ( n y s uBNIARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thurssday Morning. Wind N.N.W.; tide, first hour's flood ; weather fit.e. Arrived, Aug. 25.—Adler, from Danizie ; Shamrock, Bathurst; John and Martha, Feecamp ; Helvetia, Pug wash ; Rosalie Canalie, Huron; Osiris, Raven wald. Arrived, Aug. =26 .—Mahtorre, from Archangel ; Swan, Warnuf. Sailed', Aug:. :20.—C1,f, '; of DErby, for Bombay; Albion, Boolc6ne. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. CARDINAL WISEMAN. The visit of this great dignitary to Ballinasloe is the only piece of fresh news in this morning's papers, which are un usually dull at present. Early yesterday the Cardinal left this city by railway for his destination. At the moment of his departure a large number of priests, and about two hundred persons, chiefly of the bumbler class, were assem bled on the platform, and as the Cardinal passed along they all bowed low before him. Having taken his seat, several priests from the north of Ireland were introduced by the bishop. They knelt successively on the platform, and having received the Cardinal's blessing, were permitted to kiss his hand. The laity then pressed forward, and, in sections numbering about twenty persons in each, knelt before. the door of the carriage, and the hand of the Cardinal was passed over their heads. The train then left, and on its arrival at Mulliagar, the Cardinal, followed by his attendants, re paired to one of the waiting-rooms, and after an interval of about ten minutes reappeared clad in scarlet robes, and wearing scarlet stockings, scarlet gloves, an d scar l et head dress. He also wore a massive gold chain, a crucifix at tached to which lay upon his breast. The bishop in attend ance wore puce-coloured robes and mitre, and several priests put on clerical costume. The platform meanwhile became almost blocked up with country people, who, as the procession passed up,first knelt des outly and then shouted lustily. At two o'clock the train arrived at B,allinasloe, and here a process similar to that which had been witnessed at the Broadstone terminus was gone through. A host of the Priesthood and a crowd of the laity were assembled ; numerous presentations were made, and numberless blessings were distributed. The Roman Catholic Bishops of Elphin and Clogher were in waiting on the platform. As the dignitaries passed, the Rev. James Rogers said loudly and repeatedly—" As a min ister of the Irish Church, I protest against the introduc tion of Romish forms into Ireland." Beyond the precincts of the railway about a thousand country people and bays, the latter forming the majority, were collected, end as the Cardinal was conducted to Captain Bellew's carriage, there was general cheering. The carriage was at once driven off, preceded by a crowd of, for the greater part, shoeless boys, who shouted vigorously. Some of them waved boughs, and one of them carried a rude attempt at a flag. The noise made the horses restive before the carriage had proceeded far, and the animals plunged violently, and for a moment the position of the Cardinal was a critical one. When the horses were quieted their further services were dispensed with, and some of the people drew the carriage to Gill's Hotel. Immediately opposite, and close to the spot where the horses were removed, a large " poster" was visible, offering the sum of £40,000 for the Roman Catholic rule of faith. At the corner of the princi pal street some branches dangled from a rope that was stretched across it, and a number of fruit stands were orna mented with pieces of room paper, hanging from rods. On arriving at the hotel the crowd surrounded the carriage, and yelled rather than cheered. A passage was with considerable difficulty formed, and the Cardinal then proceeded to the drawing-room, the windows of which were thrown up, and, the crowd kneeling on the street, tie pontifical benediction was chanted, after which, without a moment's interval, the yelling was renewed. Several clerical agents of the Society for Irish Church Missions have issued invitations to the Roman Catholics, which are posted and distributed in every part of the town, to attend a series of sermons and lectures—the sermons in the parish church, which has been placed at their disposal for that purpose by the Rev. J. C. Walker, rector of Bal linasloe, and the lectures in the Farmers' Society building, on the following subjects:- 1. Saturday, August 21.—" What and where is the Roman Catholic Rule of Faith ?—Offer of £49,000 to Cardinal Wise man for it ; the Pope's New Dogma and the alleged Assump tion of 8.V.M." 2. Sunday evening, August 22.—" Can Dr. Wiseman prove the Ma ' s to be a Sacrifice for Sins, at.d the Priests to be Sacrifiers ?" 3. Monday mid-day, August 23.—" Is Transubstantiation true ? Should the consecrated Host be adored ?" 4. Monday evening.—" Is Salvation through the Sacraments of Rome, or solely through Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ ?" 5. Tuesday mid-day, August 24.—Cardinal Wiseman's Glories of Mary and Lives of the Five Saints. Will he defend the Miracles and stories therein indorsed by him ?" 6. Tuesday evening.— " What are the Consecration Exorcisms, &c., to be perfirmed by Dr. M'Hale or Dr. Derry, out of the Pontifical ? Are they Christian rites or Pagan ?" 7. Wednesday evening, August 25.—" Cardinal Wiseman's Consecration Sermon—What be said, and what be did not say." 8. Thursday mid-day, August 26.—" What of the Alleged Supremacy and Isfallibility of the Bishop and Church of Rome?" 9. Thursday Evening.—" What of Purgatory and Priests ?—Prayers and Penance for the Dead ?—How many Masses will deliver a Soul ?" 10. Fri day, mid-day, August 27.—" What of Intercession, and Invocation, and Merits of B. V. M. and the Saiuts ?—ls not the Lord Jesus Christ Himself alone enough ?" 11. Friday Evening.—" What of Holy Images, Holy Relics, Holy Water, Holy Salt, Holy Ashes, Holy Oti, Holy Scapu lars, Holy Medals, Holy Beads, Holy Cords, Holy Wells, Holy Crosses, Holy Pictures, Holy Shirts, Holy Habits, Holy Coats, Holy Vestments, Holy Candles, Holy Tapers, Holy Mortar, Holy Stones, Holy Palms, Holy kings, and l'loly Clay ?" 12. Saturday mid-day, August 28.—" No True Worship and no Salvation in the Church of Rome— Who will remain a Roman Catholic now ?" The agents of the Church Missions Society evidently look upon the Cardinal's visit as a rare opportunity of displaying their strength. He is too wily, however, to be dragged into a calfliet with them. HIS EXCELLENCY'S VISIT TO THE NORTH. After leaving Coleraine, his Excellency the Lord Lieute nant proceeded to the seat of Sir E. W. Macnaghten, Bart., Dundarave, near Busluniils. Ills Excellency left Dundarave on Monday, and arrived at Garron Tower, the seat of the Marchioness of. Londonderry, where a numerous party of the nobility and gentry have been invited to meet him. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY IN BELFAST. This commission, which has been appointed to inquire into the municipal aiLirs of the borough of Belfast, com menced its sittings yesterday, when the commissioners, d. Major, Q.C. and Mr. C. Copinger, Q.C., stated the objects for which the inquiry had been granted. It is to ascertain— " What moneys have been borrowed by the Corporation of Belfast, under the several acts for the improvement of the borough of Belfast ? " What moneys have been expended by the Corporation of Belfast under these acts ? " Whether any moneys have been borrowed by the Corpo ration of Belfast otherwise than under the Acts for the im provement of the botough of Belfast ? " Whether any moneys have been expended by the Cor poration of Belfast otherwise than under said Acts? " What sums of money borrowed by the Corporation of Belfast, under said acts, are new properly chargeable on the rates and ether corporate property ? " What sums of money so . Nine - wed are not properly chargeable en the rates and corporate property ? " What sums of money expended by the Corporation of Belfast are not properly chargeable on the rates and other corporate property? " What sums of money so expended by the corporation are preperly chargeable on the rates and other corporate pi operty ? " Whether any and what sums of money so borrowed and expended, and not chargeable upon the rates and other corporate property, have been borrowed and expended bond fide for the benefit of said borough ? " 6hould the same, or any part thereof, be charged on the rates or other corporate property? " Should the same be charged on any and what part of such rates and property? " Would it be for the benefit of the borough that any and what matters now in litkation in relation to such moneys so borrowed and expended should be adjusted and arranged ? ' " Upon what terms should such litigation be adjusted and arranged ? " What is the nature and extent of the rates and taxes upon property in the borough, levied by the Corporation of Belfast ? " Or levied by any board or body corporate, having juris diction within the borough ? " Would it be desirable to consolidate any such board or body corporate with the corporation ? " Or to conolidete any such board or body corporate with each other ? " How, and iu what manner, should such consolidation take place or be made ? " Should any provision be made for a single and uniform collection of the rates ? " Should any consolidation be made, what provision should be made with respect to the present assets acid liabi lities of the boards sr bodies to be consolidated, and with respect to their limits and jurisdiction ? " Having regard to any prospective system of valuation in Ireland, should any, and what, alterations be made in the scale or scales of taxation within the borough ? " Did any power heretofore vest in said boards or bodies corporate, or in any of them, to carry into effect any pur pose authorised by Parliament? " Should such power be revived or renewed ? _ inch " Should any change be made in the powers of boards or bodies corporate? " be a N n V y o ul d additionali t be ne c p e soswa powers y r s o forr expedient n tgh mopee3r,,e shouldh l g reference,, What h t o h u e l d p u t r h p e o s s e e a s d b d e i f t o i o re n a m l e p n o t w i oenresdb?e THE POTATO DISEASE IN IRELAND. The Northern Whig, which is an authority on agricul tural matters, has the following observations on the state of the potato crop. At the present period the information thus afforded is of great i m portance :—The progress of the potato disease is now a q uestion of the deepest importance. not only to the agricul tural interest, but to the general popula tioncountry.- The accounts which we have received wee k from various part s o f the counties of o f during thebe past Down and Antrim mention that the potato stalks in a great many instances bear unmistakeable evidence of the ap pearance of the disease, but the tubers have been gene rallyinterest look upon the conditio n of found to be in a sound and healthy condition. In the farming of the crop, notwithstanding the well-knew n n b l a ckness of leaves and stalks, as highly satisfactory, in that the Ards dis trict the tubers are well matured, so dthat is as a safeguard against any serious consequences f ro m the blight. From the nei hb arising gou rhood of Saint field, our correspondent, writing yesterday, states : ~ The blight is universal over the potato fields here ; but the roots, with very f, There will be a yield this cr op exceptions, remain sound. of crop much greater than during any season for the last seven years.' Our Randalstown correspondent, writing to say the crop, in oYwesalenrddaY'observes . that . he is s orry unmistakeable symptoms of m a rs h y bliglit bustit i u n a t a t on s, much pre sen t s milder form than during p as ' years. As yet the tubers are per fectly :curd, triad lie entertains a belief that, should the present fine weather continue, the crop may altogalex escape from any serious consequence arising from t h e disease.. In the counties of Louth and Armagh, the early potat..) crop, en the whole, has turned out well. In some fey: 1: rids diseased tubers have ken discerned, but. even there Lay bar an insignificant proportion to the general crop. In size, fitinw - ss, and flavour, the crop in these counties bears coatpatison with the esculent grown p.-evi ens to trim famine years. It is also a remarkable peculiarity in the tubers this season that ' flounders' and ' white rocks' are of an exceedinOy 1; rgc siz.s, and that three lately olThte.td promise a nr•st abundant vil. In the county of Mon' ghan a severe blight has 'fallen on the crop, but all on r accounts agree in stating that its ravages have been avert ?td in the stwk, a:.(1 that the tubers, generally, appear to be untouched by the di3ease. From the soult and west nf Irellivd our accounts are equally satisfactory. In King's Ccun ty the crop continues to promise admirably ; and, in some instances in which the stalks Inked withered, the tuber s, we understand, are found to be sound and healthy. In foe tt, in that county, the potato seems to have recowhe ver re the s, ;witless and firmness of its best periods. Eve r y re in the , county of Sligo the crop is abundant, and generally it is heathy ; but in two cr three districts the blight has be gun t' ) rintrifist itself. Its traces there, however, are not as yet extensive. From the county of Wexford we l aern of that .here will be a luxuriant an d excellent produce potatoes To he sure, the disease has unmistakeably shown itself on both stalks and tubers, near the sea, ',tit the abun lance of the produce renders the loss by disease COW parat Ivelv snivii •, and even at the present busy season for falni I,r 3 il , e market of that tutu is well fUpplie.d ',NMI the . 3 ' • ', best quality at sd. per stone. Indeed, all the accounts whicb have reached us from the south and west, as well as the north of Ireland, agree in stating that although the blight has reappeared the utmost confidence is felt as to the general safety of the crop." THE DUBLIN POLICE BILL. On this subject the Dublin Evening Post says :—"Tlie member of the Irish government, with the approval of Lord Eglinton, have applied for and obtained the sanction of the Government to prepare for the reproduction of the Dublin Police Bill of last session, and to obtain all returns and statistics that may be considered necessary by the pro moters of the bill for the destruction of the police force, on the pretence that it contains too large a proportion of Catholics. The bill is to be brought forward again at the opening of the next session ; and the whole strength aid power of the Government will be put in requisition to carry it through." THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S (THIS EVENING.) ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Toxophilite 9 to 2 agst Fitzßoland 6 to 1 agst Hadji (take 7 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Sunbeam (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Knigh of Kars (taken) 20 to I agst Longrange 25 to 1 agst Governess (taken) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) Mere was very little betting. STOCKTON RACES-(THIS _DAY.) (By Electric Telegraph.) CLEVELAND STAKES. Archduchess . I Haresfoot .. --, 2 Ten ran STOCKTON HANDICAP. Broadlands. Honey tree Underhand is struck out of the Great Yorkshire Ilan di cap; Relapse out of the Stafford Stakes at Lichfield; sad Balnamoon out of all his engagements this year. HISTORY of the ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. (From the Liverpool Albion.) At the present time, when messages are beginning t• pass between Ireland and Newfoundland, it may be int•:- resting to advert to the origin and development of this grand undertaking, which has so recently taken the world by surprise, in consequence of the scarcely to be expected success of Mr. Bright and those who assisted him in energetic prosecution of this wonderful project. The first conception of the possibility of a telegraph acr3ss the Allan.. tic can scarcely be attributed to any individual, for it nstrz. rally would—and did—follow upon the first insulatiJoa off au underground wire, which was the original fora assumed by telegraphic conductors. ITnless viewed 3a this light, the merit of the introduction of steam } s an agent might with equal justice be ascribed to tl • vague speculations of the Marquis of Worcester, or the mo shapely designs of Papin, instead of to Watt, who broug'ot into its present practical shape the steam-engine. The idhei of an Atlantic telegraph had been suggested for many year, though scarcely believed in by the propounders themselve• until those connected with the present liue provided the necessary basis. For several years the feasibility of such I a extension had been asserted in our town (whose commert e is chielay interested in the success that has been achieved A, by Mr. Bright, who demonstrated the practicability of direct line between America and the south-west coast_ c,f Ireland, where he had extended the wires of the Magrietin Telegraph Company, of which he waa the engineer; and with this view he carried out numerous mechanic:ll and electrical experiments. In 1855, Mr. Cyrus Fick', vice-president of the Telegraph Company between New York and Newfoundland, came to Englane', and became acquainted with Mr. Bright, as on, of the most prominent engineers in the advancement telegraphic science, finding that he was at work on thi subject. The Newfoundland Company, which Mr. Fiel-1 represented, had in view an extension of their telegraph.; from Newfoundland to Europe, but were not prepared. with the practical knowledge to furnish proof, or wit the capital necessary for carrying it out. Mr. Field asso- ciated himself with Mr. Bright, as well as with Mr. Brett, who was well known in this country as a promoter of other submarine lines, and with Mr. Whitehouse, who, although not previously connected with telegraphs, had recently devoted himself to some important electrical en— quiries. In the middle of 1856 a series of experiments re— sulted in the elimination of apparatus capable of exciting ata electrical sensation through 2,000 miles of the subterranean and submarine wires of the Magnetic Cetnpany, sad m full statement of this telegraphic feat was communicated to the world by Professor Morse, who was a spectator of then final experiments and proof. Some valuable privileges baying been sccured by arrangement with the Newfound— and, Nova Scotian, and other American Telegraph Corn— panio, and a promise of the aid of ships, together with al subsidy of £•8,000 a year, from the British and United States Governments, the Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed in this country under the Joint-stock Act conferrinic limited liability. A form of cable having been provide(' that was calculated for submersion in the depths of the Atlantic (which had been previously sounded throughout: the route proposed for the cable), the project was intro— duced here, and warmly taken up by those of our towns— men under whose consideration it was brought, and by this means the requisite capital was in a great men— sure raised, only a very small proportion appearing to have been taken in the United States. Mr. W. Brown, M.P., on account of his extensive business rela— tions with the United States,was the first chairman appointed, although we believe the connection of that gentleman whit the company was of a very recent character; indeed, it is understood that he did not take any part in bringing it before the public, but rather drew back at first from joining the undertaking. By the middle of the following year 1857, the cable manufacturers, Messrs. Glass and Elliott, and Messrs. Newell and Co., had completed their task, by spinning 2,500 miles of cable, and Mr. Bright, the com— pany's engineer, had designed and constructed a variety of apparatus, with the view of regulating the speed of delivery, and giving safety to the operation of paying out the cable from the ships. In fulfilment of their promise, the British Government placed the Agamemnon, Leopard, and Cyclops at the disposal of the company, and the United States Government sent over their steam-frigates Niagara and Susquehanna. The necessary arrangements being completed for coiling away the cable, and the immense mass having been placed on board the Agamemnon and Niagara, the squadron, after meeting at Queenstown to Exc t e h li e eyt he o o f r the dLieutenant landing in terchange signals throughout the entire length , procee d e d to Valencia, cable end was inau gurated by his in person, on the sth August. With th e i ssue o f t h at expe di t i on where Excellency all our readers are acquainted. After success bad attended the Niagara in paying out nearly 400 miles between Fri day and the Tuesday following an error in judgment on the part of the breaksman fractured the cable. In this attempt it may be noted that a considerably greater length was submerged successfully prior to the mishap than any cable laid up to that period. In June of the present year, after a series of experiments in the Bay of Biscay, the squadron —consisting of the Agamemnon, Valorous, Gorgon, Porcupine, and the United States frigate Niagara, Capt. Hudson, proceeded to mid-ocean, where they met at the rendezvous, after encountering a fearful gale on the way out, in which the ships and their crews, especially lheAgamewnoa, snared severely. Two more attempts were then made, after which (apparently by some misunderstanding) the Niagara proceeded to Queenstown, instead of returning to the ren dezvous in the middle of the Atlantic, where Capt. Preedy and Mr. Bright waited nearly a week in the Agamemnon, expecting the Niagara to rejoin. On the Agamemnon getting back to Queenstown another effort was determined upon, which has led to the glorious result of telegraphic commu nication between the two continents --both the Niagara and Agamemnon arriving at their opposite destinations at the same time, Mr. Bright landing the end of the cable at Valcutia (by a curious coincidence) on the same day this year (August 5) that the Lord Lieutenant last year assisted to draw it on shore prior to their departure. The details of the last two expeditions will be fresh in the minds of our readers. Since the sth instant ample opportunity has been afforded of negativing, in the most practical and undeniable manner, the seany statements made beforehand as to the impracticability of working through the cable when laid ; and the results, as regards even the speed cf the first Sig - g, front shore to shore of the two continents, must prove very reassuring to the shareholders. The rate first attained, of about one hundred words per hour, should pro duce receipts yielding 25 per cent. per annum to the pro prietors; and, as we learn that at present upwards of ferty curtents can be passed with ease per minute,_ there is no doubt that, by mere improvements in_ tile form of alphabet, or by the use of codes, a far greater at. We speed of communication will shortly be ar r ived_ believe Professor Thomson, who accompanied he expe ditiott, is now, with other scientific„ entlemen, engaged ore this sub . ) , ct. It was surmised by many that the signals might be affected by currents of terrestrial magnetism pasriiier between the two continents, such as ate experiei.ced in lcon nection with the laud lines o f tele g ra p h in this countr y and in Amertcq, but none such appear to exist in the cable, the uniformly low temperature of the c enact depths net only pre cluding, a ll probability, any disturbance of this kind, - hut, at the same time, actually improving the i nsu l at i ng et] fitfletei • of the gotta percha coatings which w hi c h t h e ducting wire is enveloped. Great pert of the cable has now been down nearly a month, and, as nothing can well be con ceived to interfere with it, except, perhaps, in the shallows, ne.ar the shore, where it can (1:s experience has proved mittt other cables) be easily repaired, there appears so reweate why the original predictions of the protnotet s should not be. verified by the cable continuing to be a must useful agent to the human race for ages to come. AN ELECTRIC QUINTET.--A Hungarian, M. Leon Hutnar, has, according to the. Emancipation of Brussels, made a new and curious application of electricity. In a public cst'cert at the National Theatre lie played, by means of electric wha', en fivetiF rent planets at the same time. he electric battery whic4 Ised the wires was iU an a(lja nt 4- ~~ ~-