The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-20 00:00:00

1 31C.— , who whose sault, it Im pedes, th hie g con- Gob) , Bade, ch he stand The ng to Ited to ply for 1r in a and a kicked oes. pri• I from About others o cue• hbour kard. er was more play living r, and I to be nrday th two 'aine's ird of sided. named 1 was oh am, and he Cloak id Mr. ded to L large ill the Tinton is out them, ruck a y Pop me re- 10a OJ; 8 ; new ar load. ur quo- 4/ 1O; ; ; nor .94 per te trade 41 lOs 3 ; nor t•r low'. tations. is little' quoted icle are ;k. Bf a trans )rtance. sale, at Limited. fair in- oing in seen en :nerallf aica at exceed- doing, al wool us have tnd the Wished he spot lentils, S. W. ; e eget- • from -Pilai, ived-- of the ight of I been rough. with from of the vessel, Le had iport ; nsey ; then ; Jet lavre. ing. ertbap screw .tarbe, ico. fro in days. MONEY COMMERCIAL risrmiLIGENCE. A.D CITY, Two o'CLocz. The Maikets for Foreign and Colonial Produce during the last few days have not exhibited much activity, the demand for most of the leading staples having been extremely inactive. Tea has been dull, and in sugar only a limited business has been reported, at previous rates. Coffee has has been at full value, more particularly good qualities of Plantat'on Ceylon. For rice there was little or no inquiry, and saltpetre and tallow have been at slightly reduced values. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool con tinue to be well attended by both home and foreign buyers, and the biddings, more particularly for the finer qualities, have been rather animated. The rates realised at the commencement are fully sup ported in all instances. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and, compared with Friday's rates,prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on speculation. In the Railway Share Market a slight improve ment took place on Saturday's prices. Gold is agai n accumu l a ti ng at t h e B an k . A large portion, viz., 262,0001., of the recent Aus tralian arrivals, has already been taken there, and some of the remainder will probably follow. Be sides this influx, sovereigns are being received from Ireand and elsewhere, and a parcel comprising about 10 0,0001. was taken into the establishment yesterday. Money continues easy, and the demand does not appear to increase. If trade improves at the pre sent rate, there may, however, soon be fuller em loyment for the discount firms, and on more re tintnerative terms than those now current. The quotations out of doors being A per cent. below the Minimum, there is naturally even better inquiry at the Bank, where 3 per cent. is charged for first class bills. At the half-yearly meeting of the St. Katharine's beck Company to-day, a dividend at the rate of 2i per cent. for the half-year was declared. Soon after the commencement of business to day the market for English Stocks showed signs of recovery from the heaviness apparent yesterday afternoon. Fresh buyers came forward, both in real and speculative account, and it is evident that the market is inherently buoyant. Consols have been 95/ for money and account, and since then 95 1 2 for the latter. The New Three per Cents. 98 k, and also the Reduced; the New 21 per Cents., 78 i ; India Debentures, 99 to 991 ; the March Exchequer Bills, 3Z.ls. to 38s. prem ; and the June ditto, 225. to 255. prem. The committee of Mexican bondholders have re ceived advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 18th ult. The ports continued to hold out against the Governor of the capital, and while this lasted no remittances could be expected except through some demonstration on the part of the English Government. As for Tampico, although General Garza has had to re. ire from the siege, he is hovering about and cutting cif the coin- rilnuications. The Government troops concen trated under Miramon and Ocollo, near San Luis, had marched against those of Vidaurri stationed at Zacatecas, under Zseizua, and a con fliat was daily expected. General Zuloaga's Go vernment were in great pecuniary straits, but Would, it was believed, obtain another million from the Church, which possibly may_ enable them to maintain themselves. The persons composing it are individually most respectable, and profess the most satisfactory disposition towards the bond holders, but their only resource seemed to be a dis h sal:of some {inner portion of territory to the - United States. In the meanwhile they were pro ceeding in the most determined manner against the foreign residents who refused the contribution of 1 Per cent. on capital, and the official paper of the 1 7th ult. announced that all foreigners who op- Posed it would be sent out of the country. It was said that the American Minister had intimated that unless this notice were withdrawn he should require his passports. No conclusion had yet been arrived at as to the distribution of the funds at the b ank here. The transactions recorded in the Foreign Stock Mark e t are extremely limited, and about previous rates are c urrent. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 951 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 103 8 ' 1 ; Brazilian 41 per ; Ditto Scrip, k dig., and Dutch 4 per Cents., 102 k. A very limited business has been done this morn lug in the Railway Share Market. Pricea generally are firm, at about previous quotations. Cale q_onians hav e a d vance d 10 s. ; S eut h-W es t ern , Great Western, and Midland, ss. ; North-Eastern (Cf3elrwick) have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines are very inactive, and show no ma terialralteration f rom p rev i ous ra t es . G ran d uetbourne , u ,nk of Canada i m p rove d 10 s . ; Ge e long and ss. ; East Indian declined 10s., and Great Western of Canada ss. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares been moderately active, and transactions sho w a slight i mprovem e n t. E ng li s h, S c ottish, a 44 - Aust ra li an Ch ar t ere d h ave a d vance d s s . ; London Joint Stock, ss. ; London and West kinster, 10s. ; and Electric Telegraph about 1/. FISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. ( From the Gym! Lcst:) 1141 -k Stock Three a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities C6 95a i I *3 Neer "44 - ‘ . nt. .rni.l'i• Annllitieß x e ° , ' Three per Cen , , Annuities 1, e ' V. 2 4 per Cent. Annuities 7Bi —°llg Annuities expire sth Jan. 1860 bitto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 1 $ , Ditto 30 expire sth Apl., 1885 18A ludia Loan Debentures toil) under i 11.000... 0/18 0 953 Is for A ccoun t zehequerßills - Mardi. June. kiooo E kSOG D I achequer Bonds, 1858, 3. per Cent — ito, 185 9 . traaili anloo4 .._. s F p o e ß r E ce l n G t N FUNDS.--THIS DAY. Di 1 852, 4i per Ce n t. iittetltto° Scrip, 1853 .1. 3 a u i',aittsclAYres Bonds, 6 per lush Cent. CO onds, 3 pea C en t., 1825 — 5 per Ce n t 1.) . 103 reravian Bonds, 4A per Cent — ' Di tto Account a Russian 75 4 4 per Cent. Urribarren 1822 e St , 5 per Cent ... — bitto Account ~,Sardinian 5 per Cent B9i 90 cp,nisli Boxds, 3 per Cont. - _ ()At,. Passive Turkish Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto, Account 95; 3 Ditto Guaranteed 4 per t'ent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 Por Cent., 12 Guilders Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 203 LOO 100 THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto a Console, moneY account 9s§ i T RIAL FOR MURDER ARISING OUT OF AN ORANGE PRO -4ION.—At the Downpatrick assizes, on Thursday, a 'rY M'Cenville and Francis Read were tried fur the ;,!ilful mu r d er o f an old man, named William Martin, at `,..' r ossgae, on J u ly l et , l ast year. The prisoners were 4atholies, and the ma n kill e d was tak i ng part i n an t jange procession. The most direct evidence against " 10 prisoners was that of a woman nam d McAntley, I Nsho said—" I was lodging on the l e t J u l y, 185 7 , i n t h e nlse of John McConville, in Mark e t- street, Crospgar, ' 11 ( 1 on that evening I heard Mrs. M'Convili e , one of the Pris oners, say that there was going to b e a b I. ft in the town that night— that the Orangemen had . h Posted a not i ce on th e chaprl that they wou ld take " I " °w ilpatricic-street on that evening, and the navvies Were determined 'not to let them.' Horses then went by with green bushes on them, and she said they were the ec 130 9 5 who wer e n ot afraid to show their colours ; she Aft erwards went out and saw her coming across the ; str eet with st ones i n h er apron an d piling them together 4 : h eaps. I Paw h er a ft erwar ds handing the stones to the —e a. The Orangemen were coming up the street with their drums, and Mrs. McConville and the men lusl.ed own the street to meet them. I saw her after Nerds hand thg !stance to the men at Murray's corner. This was iv hen the shots were beine• fired. I saw her after ward. in M arket- Sctreet. Sh e went forward to two men, and reaching one o f Lera i stone, sail, Francis Read, do your ex•.Tution, tor bleed, and vengeance fur vengeance for Simon t , uul. Francis Read is oree of the prisoners. They ic"tled an old man who was going up the street 4 r.7 M.`Convill e t h en took tho old man by the s h ou ld er, And took a stone from her right haul into her left, and then str uc k the man with the stone on the forehead. The man th en fell on his back. Francis Read then came .ward and s t ruc k the man with a st ire on the right ..neek and t h en kicked him in the chin with his boot. caught Mary McConville by the light arm, and en • cleavoured to take her home, but she twi ted from me, a nd taking a stone i n her hand she said I should get it t OO , for I was one o f the b set." The jury acquitted bo th prisoners of the charge of m ur d er , b u t f oun d the wo man guilty o f manslaughter. kARKET ATS - - (This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing rrice this day Business dote this day. RAILWAYS. 'Arabg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... ,Belfast Ballymsnr Blrmng. Wolve. h. d Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsl , . Cheshire June Blackburn ....... Blyth & Tyne orin ins I £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian........... Chester dr Holyhea Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc• P. Dun. &Aber June. East Anglian Eastern Counties Easterntrnion,A. stk Do do. B. , Do. New A l East Kent .•• •••••• s• East Lancashire ..... East Suffolk ....... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgo‘ Edinb.Prth.&Dund Forth and Clyde June Furness .. ,Glasgow & S.Wcstern Great N. of Scotland ;Great Northern ,Do., A. Stock I Do. , B. Stock ..... r at. Eith. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str. V. R gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Third 5........... Do. Now Thirds t Lancash. &Yorkshir Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., Z 9 ..... Do., Wet. Riding Do. Southport. I London & Blackwal' 'Do. Now, i=s. 51. 10s. Lond.Bright.tkS.Cst. (London & N. Wester 1 , Do. Eighths London & S. Westqrn ILndndrry.&Coloraine Lndndrry. & Enni3k iganch.Shaf.4Lincln. Metropolitan 1 gidland Do. Binning. & D orb% %Gland G. West.(lr. Do. 5hare5......... INewcastle &Carlisle INewpt.Aberg.&llrfd Newry & Armagh cwr y , Warr enp °int & ReEtrevor Norfolk.. .. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & ,Dock Stock IDo., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern —Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York I North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western .. N. 4 S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles 'Portsmouth 20 20 10 at 100 100 100 100 100 100 16i 100 WO 100 31.1 all 1100 Rh y mney '3co - ttish Central ~ 100 ISct. N.E.Abrdu.St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union all 'Sitiughoume && Sheer. 100 South Devon !CO South 1.00 ,South all S. Yorksh.RivarDur t 8 'Do. ... .• . all !Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all !S.ltoelzton & Darling„ 20 I Do. do., 1854 7 Do. do., 18K5 i63,Stockton di Hartlepl 100 Tht Vale... 100 i Do. Pref., No. 22 uamea Hay. D. &It. 100 Vale of 103 Waterfd. di Kilkenny all Waterford&Lirnerie , " all West Coinwall all West End of London. and Crystal Palace. all I Do. A all l Do. B all i West London all 1 Do. First Class all Do. Second Class 6 - 64. 7/ - 84 - 66 - 63 11 - 12 26i - 276' 89 - 91 77i - 781 37 - 3'j 4 - 5 15i - 16 - 62 0 45_ - 47 30 - 32 141 -15 t 90 - 92 63 - E 4 25i - 26 90 - 92 9i - 10 101 - 102 79 - 81 129 - 131 102 - 104 494 - 50 56 - 53 87 -- 90 111 121 p 11!. 12ird 914 9li -- 1 -- a - 6 / . 1 ii 109 - 110 li i - i#- i 93 -94 i, ••• ..... 4Y 35j 36, 1 2 id 93 930 61 • 66 GO - 62 3, 3 / 4 - 49 - 50 91 - 92 2 - 1 46 - 47 72i - 74 96 - 98 6 - 7; - 8 - 9 27 - 29 7 4 d 1109 - 110 26 - 27 81 - 83 43 - 44 3 - 2 34 - 67i - 68 79 - 80 14 - 15 6 - 4 9 - it ?.4 - 35 97 = 6 ..• .•• 2i - 34 6.} - 6i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ntian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen„ Ind, guar. 6 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake 'fur EMT. , Brut. & Godch 6 p.c.hds., 1 Aug..7i Do. do., 1 July, Do. do., I June, '74' Calcutta and S. East. Central 0 - ado (Lim Ceylon A sbares . Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pon. g. 5 perc Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Cana la Do. New Do. Do. Do. Do. Bds., payable '5; do., '76, p. do., '73, do. do., '73, without option 'l Madras, guar. 4) p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3.1 Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Ondo (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do i d 4 d) d— id 7 8 184 88 75 80 74 78 ... '..... ••• i .... 1; "id ? d 101 l -- 102 ..1 16. -17 A 38A -- 39 73 - 76 1 201 -- 20} d 171 -- 18 3 21,1 105 - 108 1105 - 108 'lO4 -- 106 173 -- 18} -- 20 lid -- lid d i d d— d par i . p FOREIGN. 10 all Ant-wrp&Rotterdfun 51 51 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Francisco •4d par 5 all Belgian East. Juliet & It 20 all BezierstoGraissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 21 —2/ 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 24/ 254 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg 7i 71 71 10 6 Italian Junction ”4l 20 all L.KO Const. & Bale .. 20 all Lierro and Turnhout ••• ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 21 32 86 5 all Lucca & •• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 221 231 334 all Maria Mitt - lila 10 all "Do. Now • 20 all Namur & Liege 20 ail Do. do. op. c. Pref. 21 —211 i 10 all i N orthern of France 361 36i1 20 8 I Do. New 10 all NorwegianPruk.Pref 84 94 I 20 all Paris and Lyons 3Ol 30 30/ 20 all Ditto Now • — 20 all Paris and Orleans 49 51 20 9 Recife & Sau Fran , (Pornam.) g. 7 P. c. d 20 I . } Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Rome and Asaoati.. ••• 20 al Royal Danish ••• ••• 5 all Royal Swedish 4 all Do. 7 per cent I ••• 20 all Sambre and Meuse_ 7i 10 all Do. 51 per cent. pref. 81 9 20 all Southern of France l9l 204 81 all West Flanders 4l 5 10 all Do. 5 per c. Prof 20 all W.& N. W. of Franc€ 221 231 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all aden 6 all Do.B p. cent. prat 20 al, Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 'Agra & United Serv. 40 all sustralasia — ... 86 5 25 ail Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of Loudon 4B 50 40 all Bri. Col. Bk .&Ln. Co — 50 all British N. American ..• 6 3 i 20 10 C.Bk. o f Ind.A.m&Ch 3 21 74 11(1 50 'City L9 61 110 ; 25 lOolonial 2N-I .CommercialofCansia 100 20 ! Commercial of Lond. 20 all 1 Eug.Scot.&Aus.Cot. 171 181 18 17/ 134 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.ofit.l.q.! 18/ 19 194 50 20 !London and County! 50 10 , London Joint Stock. „. ••• 3)I 1)0 20 'Lona. andWestminst. ..• ... 48 71 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 77 20 10 iDo. 50 25 National Bank 20 all ;Now South Wales 43 45 25 all ;Oriental Bank Corp 36 37 20 all Ottoman Baiiia 100 25 j Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all Do. New.. 25 all South A cistralia 25 15 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia ! 511 ... 15 Do. Now 50 10 Union of London 224 231 221 100 50 Unity Mutua1.......... ••• • 00 50 Westrußk of oud. 19 17d L. • •'" THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1858. COPELAND FOR CHAMBERLAIN. AMEETING of the Friends and Supporters of MR. ALDERMAN COPELAND, M.P., will be held at the London Tavern, at Twelve o'clock Tomorrow. SIR JAMES DUKE, Alderman and M.P., in the Chair. The attendance of the Livery is requested. ri) trl H"g:bittou SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. NOTTINGHAM RACES.—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ROBIN HOOD STAKES. Woman in Mack Six ran. SHORT'S STAKES. Sans Culotte NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. Pretty 133 y Gammon Hamlet Sa ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CIIANOELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. _ . . LONDON GAZETTE.—(This E WHITEHALL, JULY 19. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Frederic Southgate. 8.A., to the Vicarage of Northfleet, in the county of Kant, and diocese of Rochester, void by the death of the Rev. Richard Keats. WHI EHALL, JULY 20. The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Ma jor William Gilly Andrews, of tLe Royal Artillery, her Majesty's royal licence and permission that he may accept and wear the Insignia of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour of the Fith Class, which his Majesty the Emperor of the French bath boen pleased to confer upon him, as a mask of his Imperial Majesty's approbation of his disti❑guished services before the enemy duri❑g the late war. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 17. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Richard Corn wall Legh, Esq., to be Auditor-General for the Island of Malta. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 19. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TI?E PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Stamford.—Sir Stafforl Henry Northcote, Bait., of Pynes, in the county of Devon, in the room of John Inglis, Esq., who has accepted the office of her Ma jesty's Lord Justice Clerk iu Scotland. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JunT 20. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, July 20. The Queen has been graciously pleased to command that Brevet-Colonel T. H. Franks, C. 3., of the 10th Foot, be promoted to the rank of M4,r-General in the Army, in confidoration of his distinguished services in the command of a column dining the operations in India, prior to, and at, the capture of Lucknow. By order of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutan 4 AGeneraL WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JULY 20. BREVET. Brevet-Colonel Thomas Harte Franke, C. 8., 10th Foot, to be Major-General in the Army. The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition in favour cf legalibing marriage with a deceased wife's sister. The Earl of CARLISLE presented petitions from places in Yorkshire to the same effect. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petiton from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster against the lega lisation of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition in favour of the Medical Practitioners Bill. TO BE COLONEL IN THE ARMY. Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Maedonell, C. 8., Rifle Brigade. EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major Arthur Scudamorl 14th Light Dragoons. Brevet-Major Wm. Campbell Mollan, 75th Foot. Brevet-Major John Richard Anderson, C.B„ Royal Artil lery. Major Richard George Amherst Luard, halipay Un attached. Brevet-Major Lothian Nicholson, Royal Engineers. Brevet-Major Francis Cornwallis Maude, Royal Artillery. Brevet-Major Lawrence Pleydell Bauverie, Nth Foot. THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE—the Whitehaven and Furness Railway ; Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (N o. 2) ; Tees Conservancy ; and Worcester and Here ford Railway Bills, were read a third time and passed. STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES BILL. This bid passed through committee, without amend ment, and was reported. TITLES TO LAND (SCOTLAND) BILL. The hcuae went into committee pro forma on this hill with a view of having the bill reprinted with certain, amendments, SALE AND TRANSFER OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this bill, Lord ST. LEONARDS said the object of this bill was to erect a near court, not a❑ &Wes Court, but a court for the sale and transfer of land in general in Ireland that any man possessed of an estate, with a good title, might go into and dispose of the same, but, in his opinion, the manner in which it was proposed to carry out such sales, would not meet with general approval. [LEFT SPEAKING HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAICER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Atuendinents to the folowing hills were considered and agreed to :—London and North-Western Railway (A.ddiional Works), St. Leonard. Sboreditch, Parish ; S:ockton, Middlesborough, and Yartn Water ; and North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway. Ra)'s Estate Bill was read a second time. SKEIMIES HARBOUR OF REFUGE. M'CANN moved for a copy of all documents and reports furnished to or by the Bard of Admiralty, in reference to a hat boor of rrfuge at Skerriee, in the county of Dublin.—Agreed to. MANCHEiTEEt MODEL SECULAR SCHOOL. Mr. R. PHILIPS moved an address for copy of the correspondence between the committee of the Model Secular School at Manchester, and the Committee of Council on Education, relating to the subject of ad mitting the Manchester Model Secular School to a par ticipation in the parliamentary grant for education.— Agreed to. SALE OF POISONS BILL. Nuineroui petitions wore presented against Vie Sale of Poisons Bill. CONFESSION IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Lot d J. RUSSELL presented a petition from a public meeting in Chelsea, on the subject of the practice of cora fession in the Church of England. BANKRUPTCY (SCOTLAND). Mr. W. EWARF ctoved au address for copy of the report of the accountant in bankruptcy in Scotland to the Conrt of Session fur the year ending Oct., 1857, with its appeudicee.—Agreed to. EAST INDIA (EXECUTIONS). Mr. BUXTON moved for a return of ali the execc tiona that bad taken place in India between the 11t day of July, 1857, and the 14 day of July, 1858 ; specify ing by whom the cx3cution was ordered, and the crime for which death WELA inflic:ed.—Agreed to. THE MTORMACKS. Mr. O'DONOGHUE asked the Attorney-General for Ireland, whether it was the intention of the Govern merit to bring up Spillang as a witness on any future ocea,ion The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said there was no criminal trial pending on which it was necessary to examine Spillang, and whether he would be brought up for the purpose of examination on a criminal prosecution, he (the Attorney-General for Ireland) could not say. DIVORCE ACT. In answer to a question from Mr. HADFIELD, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was anxious to bring on the Probste Amendment Bdl. For nearly three weeks past be had endeavoured to do so, but the state of public business hal prevented his doing so, from its being desirable to pass certain bills it was necessary shout I be introduced into the House of Lords before a certain period. (Hear, hear.) He proposer'', however, to introduce them to the house o❑ Friday night, but should he not be able to do so he hoped to be able, with the concurrence of the Chancellor of the Exche quer, to introduce them on an early day afterwards, when an oppirtunity]would be given to the house of dis cussing the whole of the clauses of the bill. Mr. GLADSTONE said the Divorce Amendment Bill contained clauses of great importance, and he wished to know if the learned gentleman could inform the house what course would be taken in respect of it. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said he was not aware the Divorce Amendment Bid contained any clause that would require great discussion in this house. It had undergone important discus-ion in the other house, and it did not then appear to him that the Div:n . o3 Amendment introduced any grt•at change in the law that would require discu-sion, but that it entirely related to the procedure in that Court, with reference to the (rent of its jurisdiction. If, however, it was to be the contrary, he was disposed to ask the house to postpone the discussion till next session. THE EXECUTION OF THE TEIISILDAR. Mr. BUXTON asked the President of the Board of Control, whether any information bad been received as to the execution at Jalalabad, by Mr. Money, of the Tshaildar, for having continued to act as depu - y collec tor for the Rajah while British authority was in abey ance Lord STANLEY said that in the present disturbed state of India he had received no information on the subj 'et ; neither had the East India Company received any information on the subject to which the hon. gen tleman referred. THE STATE OF INDIA. Mr. BUXTON asked the President of the Board of Control whether, in the opinion cf her Majesty'd Govern ment, considering the great number of executions that had already taken place, and the groat slaughter cf the enemy in battle, it would not no w be desirable to offer a complete amnesty to all who would lay down their arms, unless they could be proved to hare been present at the murder of Europeans I Lord STANLEY said the question of the hon. gentle man partook more of a suggestion than a question, and after entering into the subject at great length, said he coull only refer the hon. member to the secret despatch of Lord Ellenbotough and the secret dispatch of the East India Company that had been the subject of so much discussion in both Houses of Parlia ment relative to this subject. H, r Majesty's Go vernment had the fullest confidence in Lnrd Canning—(hear, hear)—and they were unwilling to impose on him anything like absolute action in a matter cf this kied, when it was impossible for the Home Go vernment t,) know the exact state of India at every par ticular period. DECORATIONS, &c., OF THE INDIAN OFFICERS. Lord A. VANE TEMPEST asked the Secretary of State for War whether he bad any objection to state at what period any decorations or promotions intended to be bestowed by her ➢laj-sty on such officers who Lad been recommended by the General command ing in India would be made public? General PEEL said the information required by th noble and galant officer would appear in this evening's Gazette. Sir W. FRASER asked the First Commissioner cf Works whether be %cold consider some plan for remov ing the wall between Burlington House and PiccarlAly; and for giving the public the advantage of the grouLd in the front and rear cf that building? Lord J. MANNERS was, unable then to give a posi tive answer to the hum. and learned gentleman's Ties tion. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. Mr. ROEBUCK moved the following resolutions :- 1. That the.privileges of the Hudson's Bay Company, about to expAT, ought not to be renewed. 2. That the legal validity of the exelu.sive rights claimed by the Hud son's B .y Company, under their charter, ought at once to be determined by process of law. And 3. That BO much cf the territory hitherto he'd by the Hudson's Bay Company, a; may be needed :or the purpose of colonisa tion, ought without (It lay to be resumedgby the Govern ment of this country. Llrd BURY seconded the motion, and denied the ri4lat of the Hudson's 8.,y Company to the territory they pnssessol. Mr. GLADSTONE rose, and as [LEFT =AILING TO BE MAJORS. Captain Josias Rogers John Coles, 9th Light Dragoons. Captain Stephen Francis Charles Annesley, 10th Foot. Captain James Robert Gibbon, Royal Artillery. Captain Henry RudforallNorman, 10th Foot. Captain Char din Philip Johnson, 9th Light Dragoons. Captain Mawdistly Gaussen Best, 34th Foot. Captain Frederick Dobson Mid‘ileton, 29th Foot. Captain Keith Ramsay initial:lJ, 79th Foot. Captain Alexander Mackenzie, 7Sth Foot. Captain John Everitt Thring, Royal Artilleiy. Captain Septimus Moore Hawkins, 97th Foot. Captain Francis Henry Atherley, Raid Brigade. Captain Alexander Cockburn M`Barnet, 7!-)tli Foot. Captain Archibald Richard Hanna, 97th Foot. Captain Henry E award Bale. 34th Foot. Captain William Gustavus Alex. Miiidletm, 93d Foot. Captain Horatio Page Vance, 3 ith Foot. Captain Jervoise Clarke Jervoise, 23d Foot. Captain Frederick William Burroughs, 93d Foot. Captain George Bennett, 20th Foot. Captain William Henry Seymour, 2d Dragoon Guards. Captain Hon. Charles J. Addington, 38th Foot. Captain Henry Holford Stevenson, 70th Foot. Captain James Duff, 23d Foot. Captain John Drysdale, 42d Foot. Captain James Herne Wade, 50th Foot. Captain Robert Ciosse Stowart, 35th Foot. Captain William Drummond Scrase Dickirw, 20th Foot. Captain Richard Henry Magenia, 90th Foot. Captain William Hicks Slade, sth Light Dragoons. Captain Henry Richard Legge Newdigate, Rifld Brigade. Captain Hairy Lynch Talbot, Royal Artillery. Captain Henry Wilmof, Rifle Brigade. Captain Coote Synge Hutchinson, 2d Dragoon Guards. Captain WM. Howley Goo'lenough, Royal Artillery. Captain Hon. J. de V. T. W. Fi , nucs, 7th Lt. Dragoons. Captain H:nry Buck, 5 Foot. Captain H. Tailor Macpherson, 7Sth Foot. TO EE COLONEL IN TILE ARMY. Lieutenant-Coloul Henry Tombs, C. 8., Bengal Artillery. TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONELS. Mrjor George Sackville Cotter, Madras Artillery. Major Henry Alexander Carleton, Bengal Artillery. Major Alfrad Thomas Wilde, Madras , Native Infa-try. Major Henry Daly, C. 8., Bombay European Fusiliers. Major Alexander Taylor, Bengal Engineers. Major Jeremiah Blaver, C.R, Unattached Bengal Army. TO BE MAJOUS. Captain John Hood, Bengal Native Infantry. Captain John Gordon, Gth Bengal Nativ Infantry. Captain Alexander Hume, Bengal European Fusiliers. Captain George Moir, Bengal At tiilery. Captain Ennis Cunliffe, Bengal European Fusiliers. Captain Thomas Raikes, Madras European Fusiliers. Captain Samuel James Browne, Bengal Native Infantry. Captain William Alexander Mackinnon, Bengal Artillery. Captain Richard Lloyd Thump ion, 10th Bengal Native Infantry. Captain John Buick Spurgin, lit Madras European Fusiliers. Captain Hamilton Forbes, Bengal Native Cavalry. Captain Charles John Stanley Gough, Bengal Native Cavalry. Captain Allen Bayard Johnson, &regal Native Infantry. Captain Alfred Pearson, Peogal Artillery. HOSPITAL STAFF. The appointment of Assistant-Surgeon Benjamin Tydd, from the 58th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeou of the Second Class, to bear date 16th cf July, 1858, instead of 16th May, 1853, as previously stated. ADMIRALTY, JULY 14. Corps of Royal Marines—Captain and Brevet-Major William Henry March to be Lieutenant-Colonel vice Elliot, retired on full pay. First Lieutenant and Adjutant Arthur Ellis to be Cap tain, vice March, promoted. Second Lieutenant William Stirling to be First Lieu tenant, vice Ellis, promoted. COMMISSION SIGNED RY THE QUEEN. Royal Sussex Light Infantry Regiment of Militia — Thomas Buelmer Henry Valintine, Esq., to be Paymaster, from Bth June, 1858. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. County of Perth—Colonel Robert Richardson Robert son to b 3 Deputy Lieutenant.. County of Sussex— Patrick Francis Robertson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Light Infant ry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia-- Thomas Carr Foster, Gent., to bo Ensign. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Tom Hewitt, Gent., to be Assistant-S urgeon vice Wm. Dymock. resigned. Royal Mid-Lothian or Edinburgh Yeomanry Cavalry— John Inglis, Esq., to be C.,p ain, vice Maitland, resigned; Cornet John Crawford Tait to be Lientonant, vice Forbes, resigned ; Cornet Archibald David Cockburn to be Lieu tenant, vice James Forman promoted ; John Turnbull, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Coockburn, promoted. Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of Militia. —Fenton John Aylmer, Esq late of the 97th Regiment, to be Captain. Northumberland R?ginaont of Militia Artillery--Thomas Forsyth Forrest, Gent., to be Lieutenant. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY, Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House, July 15, 1858. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended distri bution of proceeds arising from the Greek brig Panaghia, di Rhombri, captured on the 27th November, 1835, by her Majesty's ship Dauntless. Agents or other persons having any just and legal demand unliquidated against the sail premeds, are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Regis trar of the High Court of Admiralty, iu order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other per: ons holdin; powers of Attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possib!e, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Depart ment of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admi ralty, Somerset-house." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette of the date proposed for the commencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be an nounced. BNNKRUPTS. Joseph Cox, wool dealer, Williatn-straet, Camden-road, and Park-terrace, Regent's-park, to surrender July 30 and Aug. 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Crabtree, builder, Vine-street, York-road, Lam beth, July 30, at twelve , an. l Aug. 27 , at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Michael Ross, boot and shoe m a nufacturer, Manchester, Aug. 3 and 31, at twelve, at th e M a n eheiter District Court. ele ‘ v V e i n il , ia a n t l t ilhe''Lleeye,dhsaDttiesrt,riLeetecdos,urAt. Elizabeth Berry, Aug. 6, and Sept. 3, at hotel keeper, Pirkonhead, July 29, and August '23, at eievon, at the Liverpool District Court. Thomas Garside, licensed victualler, Ashton - under- Lyne, August 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Gardner, cowfeeder, Gla'gow. David Cunningham, dyer, Ayr. Michael Wilshera, floor-cloth manufacturer, Edinburgh. Johu Irving, printer and publisher, Dundee. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. -THIS OAT. Amsterdam •.••.• .. • • •• 11 1;1( Gibraltar .......••• •• •• Ditto, three months .. 11 17 Y2 Leghorn •• •• •• ........ 29 773 B.ottordans •• •• •• •••• •• 11 17% Genoa ...... ......... 25 47% i-ntwerp .............. 25 37% titian „ „............ _ J Bra sins ...• ••••.•.• • • 25 : 17, 4 Venice ••• • •• •••• •• •• e• ••*- aarabtlrgh •• s •• •• •• •• ad, ea •• •• •ea e• o••• 1 3 7 3 .' l ari l efi- •• •• •••• •••• .• •• 41 1 4 Alicna 'Palermo ...„ •• •• 124% Pz.r15•............•..... 2 5 10 Messina .. ... 124% Do. three months .. 2 5 3J% Lisbon .. ..•• .. •• 52 Marscillss ............. 2 5 35 ,Oporto ................ 52% Bourd ;Rioaneiro ..... .•••••• caux ............ •• Fiankfort-on-Maino .... 1181,4 Buenos Ayres ...... .... —. 13crlin •. •• •• .. •• .. •• •• • • NewYora,6o day s' sight Vienna—, ......•• .... 10 23 Philadelphia ... ...... r r i u o,..,, „,„, ..... „.. 10 29 ; niece OF BIILLION, PEE OZ: Potersbarg .... ~...... 35% :Foreign Gold In [tars £3 17 9 v u : r il ..........„... 49 1 .4 Portugal clold Coin .• 0 0 0 Cadiz .........•• —.. .. 49% ;Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 _,;_____,_ .......... _ .. New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 ;3 ° o 7, e in e : ) . ' . 7 . .... .... .... .. Silver in h tri .• •••• 0 0 0 SAD DISASTER AND Loss OF LIFE IN ZETLAND.— A. sad accident is reported from )(tit —the loss of a haat boat with her crE:vv of five or six men, 1 aviog about 30 . orplfans behind thew. The ill fated men belonged to the village of S:llatirth. The missing sloop at the Faroe fishing is now given up for lost. Fifteen or sixteen men have patished in her, and hays left oine widows and 33 children, A bet from North Mav hie, which was miss mg, has fortunately returned cafe.—John. o'Groat Jotcrdal. _ _ A WHALE OFF MEVAGISSEY. —A large whale has been seen for some days in succes , ion during the past week about two miles cff Mevagissey, supposed to be from 60 to 70 feet in length. At times the fi h would throw itself completely out of the water, so that many persons were ahle to get a full sight of it. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly general meeting of proprietors in this company was held to-day at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, to receive a report from the Court of Direc tors, and for the general purpoPe3 of the company. The meeting was made special, to coasider the present state of the company's affairs, and to empower the directors, by all or any of the ways and means authorised by the co.npany's deed of settlement and act of Patlia meat, to raise such a sum or sums of money as may be deemed nccessary to pay off the existing liabilities of the company, and to complete and equip the Great Eastern for sea, or to decide upon such other measures as may be thought expedient. The chair was taken at one o'clock by Mr. B. Hope. After the routine business bad been terminated, the following report was read by the secretary : "At the adjourned general meeting of proprietors, held en the 17th of April la=t, it will be remembered that the directors were authorised to raise the suns of 220,0001. (including the sum of 100,0001. by debentures, authorised by general meeting on the lit July, 1857), to meet the liabilities of the company, and to finish and equip the Great Eastern for sea. After much delibera tion, and having consulted the shareholders' committee of co-operation, as well as other persons of great expe rience, a scheme was determined upon for raising the requisite amount of capital by terminable annui ties, which were, in the first instance, offered to the ori ginal proprietors in the company, a few only of whom responded, and for a very limited amount ; the remainder was then offered to the public with no better success, and the directors regret being under the necessity of admitting their efforts proved ineffectual. Since the period referred to an act of Parliament has been obtained by the com pany, whereby they are authorised to issue preference shares, debentures, or other securities, to the extent pointed out ty their charter of incorporation and deed of settlement, upon such terms as the proprietors at a general meeting may determine. The following is a summary of the debts and liabilities of the company, some of which have become pressing, and it is im portant that immediate steps should be taken to meet them. To creditors secured by mortgage upon the ship, 50,3501. ; creditors upon bills payable, open accounts, and liabilities, estimated at 45,2161. Tote', 95,5661 Less assets consisting of cash and bills on hand, cal s on arrear (including 16,000/. duo from Mr. Wythes), debris of launch, timber, iron, &c. for sale estimated at 30,0001. Amount to be provided for 65,566/. Under these circum stances two alternatives have suggested themselves to the directors ; the one is, to endeavour to raise the re quisite amount of capita! by an issue of preference sharers on terms more favourable than thets.a heretofore offered ; the other is, to promote the formation of a new com pany, to whom the ship may be s )1(1, by a scheme which shall irivolve the payment of a portion of the purchase money in cash to meet the existing habi itiss, and the remainder in paid-up shares of the proposed new corn pany ; and it will be for the meeting to determine which alter native they prefer, and the measures they desire to adopt for the purpose. The CHAIRMAN, in moving toe adoption of the rep art, said the directors had laid before the proprietors an exact statement of the position of tke company, and he thought the meeting ought not to separate without corning to some definite result. He regretted that the directors ha 1 failed in their endeavours to meet the txigencies of the company, and that being se, it now became the duty of the directors to ascertain the vie as of the stiarehol ler 9 under the present aspect of affairs. The hoard had thought it possibls that the company might have received aqsistanee from the Government, es there appeared to be a national failing in favour cf the ship, and that she should be completed as spee.lrly es possible. Under these circumstances application bad Leen made to the Goveriancnt to aid us in our endeavours. Sir J. Pax toe had kindly undertaken the task of ascertaining their views en the subject.. He regretted, however, to in form the shareholders that the applictti7M hal bean un successful. He Coought it also his du• y to notice a re port which A w4i:11 ,4 been stated that the directors had given a ditt i n c t p led g e ywatos generelly the - ship a cir s c h u o i r a t te t a i n i f e 'e a r go " . e v l i t sit ha c d f that the ship It houll not pass into the hands of a fo-eign power; uo such pledge was given, and theref sre there was no foundation whatever fir the statement which had appeared. It was the wish of the directors that the ship should remain in the service of this country ; but the ultimate fate of the vessel would be governed by 'the result of this matting. - The direc tors did not intend to let any f:eling of national pride enter into their future consilerationt , , but in their efforts to resuscitate the unfortunate concern they would be guided solely by the interests of the shareholders. In moving the adoption of the report, be might say the confidence of the directors in the scheme remained unehtken. Sir J. PAXTON said he had applied t) the Government for a loan, secured upon the ship ; or, if they prasired purchasing the vessel, they might have her at a fair valuation. He regretted he had faile I. The following was the letter he had received from the First Lord of the Admiralty. The meeting would observe the Govern ment did not positively refuse to purchase the ship, they only said " as at present advised" " July 10, 1357. " My Dear Sir Joseph,--I am sorry to inform with reference to your apphottion, which you made to me pi reonally, on behalf of the proprietors of the Great Eastern steamship, that the Government are not dis posed, as at present advised, to accede to that appli cation. "I feel great rf gret, and I may say the came for my colleagues, th,it any hing should impede the completion and full trial of s.) interesting an experiment. But we are disposed to think that if the experiment holds out a fair prospect of success, the funds required, might be raised in the usual manner from private sources ; and we do not think we should be justified in applying so large an amount of public moneyias would be required, under either of the alternatives you submitted to me, to pro mote the objscts which you have in view, great as they undoubtedly are.—l am, &a., "JOHN PAKINGTON. "To Sir J. Paxton." A SHAREHOLDER asked what was the actual amount of money required to fit the ship for sea. He thought they ought to prepare her for conveying the Atlantic telegraph, as her assistance was surs to be required. To sell the ship at the sacrifice they would have to make would be madness. The CHAIRMAN said the information required would he found in the report of the 17 h of April lie. A SHAREHOLDER asked how much money would be required to send the ship to sea. Mr. YATES said 60,0001. would enable the ship to go a ♦oya;e, but without the saloon or other fittings. A SHARI:MOLDER—Way SOL try to raise that amount only ? _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN—After the report had been agreed to then would be the proper time to agree to a proposi Lion to complete the vessel. The report waa then agree 3 to unaniny)u. If. A discussion then ensued as ti the best means of rescuing the company from its present condition and the preparing the ship to receiving the Atlantic telegraph, but ultimately, on the motion of Mr Morgan, seconded by Mr. Blake, a committee, consisting of Mr. Dargan, Mr. Bala, M P., Mr. Beattie, Mr. Morgan, and Alder man Rose, was added to the committee of cooperation to consult with the directors in devising some plan for the re-organization of the company or for the forming of a new one to whom the ship might be sold. Mr. Alderman ROSE suggested that the present meeting be adjourned for three weeks, during which time some moans to extricate the company from its difficulty might be discovered. The CIIAIRMA.N—There is no necessity for an adjourn ment. In the event of the committee coming to any definite conclusion they could call a meeting i❑ giving ten days' notice. A SHAREHOLDER wished to knew if any direct offer of the ship had bean male by the directors to Govern ment. _ Sir J. PAXTON said he had laid the whole of the advantages of the ship prominently before the Government. They bad the proposition under their consideration for three weeks, and now their letter did not say anything positive as to the purchase — they say, "As at present advised." He had told them that by the Great Eastern soldiers could be conveyed to the Cape six times instead of four, but the Government thought it would be unsafe to trust so many soldiers as she would carry on board chip. lie defied any captain, however, to sink the sh:p. She was built in $ a many compartments that such a thing was imposible. A SHAREHOLDER—.It has been stated that it was wished to keep the ship in this country, but he should like to know if any negotiations for her sale to a foreign Power had taken place. The CHAIRMAN--Nething of the kind has taken place. A vote of confidence in the directors having been agreed to, the proceedings terminated. WINES. &C. (IRELAND), BILL.—A Government Bill provides that after the Ist of Oct :ber ner; the hours f or opening and closing houses fur the fa, of beer or cider, wine or spirits, by retail, within the policy district of Dublin, &hall be 6 o'clock a.m., and 12 o'clock p.in. On Sundays and holidays the time of opening will be 2 p.m., and that of closing 11 p.m. Unlawful Vppling will be punisbtd by fines of 21., 51., af.d 201. (!or the third offence), and constables are empo vered to enter heerbouses, &c., at all times. THE SCOTTISH BAP..-At a meeting of the Scottish Bar on Saturday morning, Mr. James 11or.crieff, Lord• Advocate of Scotland under the Aberdeen and Palmer• aton Governments, and M.P. f. r the Ip-ith boroughs, was unanimously chosen Dean cf the Faculty of Advo cates, in room of Mr. Inglis, new Lord Justice Clerk. The nomination of Mr. Moncri, ff ens moved by Mr. Graham Bell, who bad withdrawn in his favour, and was seconded by Mr. R. Macfarlane. 62 li i 104 31 49i 911 f i 92i 3zi 914 46 724 3 2 1021 2 THE CITY BANK. MEETING THIS DAY. The fifth general meeting of the shareholders of the City Bank was held this day at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street—the Right Hon. Sir Robert Carden, M.P. (Lord Mayor), the chairman of the board cf directors, in the chair. The report was received, and a dividend of 5 per cent. and a bonus of 153. per share was declared, payable on the 26th inst., free of income tax. The chairman, in answer to a question as to the position of the Lank with the fi:nt of Skeen and Free man, stated that the extent cf lose could not 4xceed from 6001. to 700/. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON. MEETING THIS DAY. At the meeting of the Commercial Bank of London held this day, the following report was passed unani mously : " The balance-sheet for the half-year ending 30th June last, which the directors have now to place before th e shareholders, shows a net profit (mcludieg 2,304/. Is. Bd. undivided on the 31st Dec., 1857), of 14,019/. Ba. after deducting all txpensev, and making prcvi-ion fur bad and doubtful debts. The directors have therefore determined to declare a dividend at the rate of 61 per cent. per an num, payable on and after the 2d August next. The sum of 3,6271. 194. 9d. is required for rebate on current bill., not yet due, and there will then remain 1,391/. 8.3. 3i. to be carried forward to the next half-year." GUNBOATS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In looking over the leading article of the Times of yesterday, I find our gunboats are again in a dilemma. Such being the ease, a few words respening them and their antecedents may not be out of place. It appears that when the allied forces arrived at the mouth of the River Peiho (or, as it is called) in the Gulf ( f Pecheli, two of the French gun-boats crossed the bar, whilst the two English despatch gun-boats stuck fast. This appears quite incomprehensible, as we were given to understand that, the e despatch gun-boats (as they are called) were supposed to be able to ascend any river, but when we learn that they draw from 12 to 15 feet water we are not surprised at their sticking, and thus giving to the French a temporary victory, of which they will be sure to avail themselves. It is a well known fact that the gun-boats attached to the navies of Russia, Denmark, and Holland, draw only five feet water, whereas the first batch of gun- boats sent out t.) the Baltic by us drew t welve feet water, the second lot from seven to eight feet, and the third lot six feet ; and I believe not or e of the 200 gun boats in our service draw less than six feet. Tells is the main cause why the expedition under Admirals Lyons, Napier, and Dundas failed so lamentably, because they could not get over the shoals which surround Cronstadt ; and had the last powerful txpeditien gone which was fitting out [Afore the peace, it would have failed also, from similiar causes, where, in al probability, they would have struck upon the shoals and become an easy prey to a powerful enemy, fully prepared with an equal, or, in fact, a greater number of gunboats drawing less than five feet water, and fitted with two screw pro pellers—a plan introduced, I believe, by Messrs. G. Rennie and Sons, previous to tha war ; whereas cur gunboats have only one propell r. To this important airangeteent of the screw I am desirous e f drawing the attention of those in the right place, as gunboats so arrranged draw less water and travel at a greater speed, and had see a few of such beats non in the Chinese waters they would speedily set le tine war. Arh 'it time ago I had the pleasure of inTecting a number of &Yenta - 4as built by Meesrs. G. Rennie ard Sa ns for the East Lnlia Company, which are intende.ifer the ehallow rivers of India. They are fitted with two propellers placed pear each side of the rudder, and so arrarged that they are not liab'e to get damaged in caseof lying aground. Their draught of water (ia foil trim) is 2 feet 6 inches astern arid 2 feet at the bow —this is wi;h sailors, marines, am intmition, and coals for a four days' cruise. On the f ire-deck they carry a long 13-pounder, which can be worked iu any position. The tore part of the boat is see censtructed teat the gun can be brought to bear on any object close under the bow. Each propeller is worked by a separate engine, which entail , s the boat to be turned in its own length ; and in case of coining into close quarters this arrangement would be found of immense advantage. Should the rudder get un hipped, the boat would still be cavigahle, as in case of accident to one screw the other ie still available. I am informed that Mr. Rennie re cently tried hew coon the provilere c ,uid be taken off and repi,ced with others, the boat at the time being AC -at and under steam Th s was done in 20 minutes. I am convinced of the advantages that would be de rived from the introducion of this class of gunboat into her Majesty's navy, mtre especially if fitted with at least four of Colonel Sir Charl-s Shaw's patei.t revolving rifl,s, each of which fires 20 shots pir minute a distance of 750 yards, and as tht r 2 are four batteries they would discharge 80 shots per minute. This is in addition to the gun on the fore deck. If such gunboats were on the river Peiho, at the present time, we should have been spared the annoyance of knowing the French had 'alc , :n the lead of us. In fact the war would have been at an end, as the speed they travel at, 9:1 knots jyr hour, and the guns, with the men they carry, would, before now, have broNght John Chinaman to his senses ; besides wl ich a great number of . them could be got ready in a sh, rt ti rue. What is the Government about that they do not avail themselves of such valuable engines of war ? lam sure that S r C. Napier would not have to complain of our gunboats b,ing locked up in a creek at Hadar, as is the Case with the greater part of our present war machines. INVESTIGATOR. 3, Cavendisb-;rove, Wandsworth-road, July 14, 1858. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. The business transacted was too limited to require comment. The prices given below aro merely nominal. GOODWOOD STAKES. 3to 1 agst The Roman Candle 8 to 1 agst Lifeboat 10 to 1 agst Rosati 20 to 1 agst Harry Bluff 20 to 1 agst Fulbeek (25 to 1 also laid) 25 to 1 ag=t Eaperance 30 to 1 agst El Hakim ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 agst Toxopholite (take 5 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Eat Langton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kelpie SALE OF BLOOD STOCK. Tee following horses were sold by auction by Messrs. Tatter••.all, at Hyde-park-corner, yesterday:—Amster dam, 3 yrs old, by the Flying Dutchman, out of Urania, 110 guineas ; Excelsior, 3 yrs old, by Flatcatcher, out of La Femme Sage, 40 guineas ; Chesnut cult, 3 yrs old, by Viratherbit, out of Dagobert's dam, 23 guineas ; Met's, by Leviathan, out of Thetis (winner of a steeplechase at Reading), 40 guineas ; Erringhatn, 3 yrs obi, by Gre cian, darn by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 23 guineas ; Tae Orphan, 3 yrs old, by Robert do Gorham, out of Yawn, 22 guinear. Racing Fixtures for 1858, JULY. Nottingham 2O Marlborough .........••. 23 Stamford AUGUST. Ripon ... .................... 18 Belford North Staff. ) rdshire 3 E ham ....................24 26 Brighton Brighton Ciub Lewes Wolverhampton ..... .... 9 Great Yarmouth 31 Reading ll NOV EMBER. Worcester Autumn 2 I Shrewsbury Autumn —l6 Liverpool Autumn 9 AQUATICS. Sr. MARGARET'S AND ST. JOHN'S (WEST MINSTER) REGATTA: A very excellent contest, in three heats, took place yesterday, between numbers of the Lighterrnen's Phi lanthropicpurse cf sav e ., g i ven b y the 's and S. J o h n ' s , W estm i ns• inhabitants Society, of St. Margaret for a ter. The weather being fine, the concourse of spectators was very large. T. Woodford and FIRST T. J. Clark (Red) 1 J. Goatley and H. Berry (Dark Blue) 2 J. Stewart and F. Braithwaite (White) () The course was from Westminster to Vauxhall-bridge, down round a boat off the Duke of Baccleuch's, and up to the tiorsefcrry. They made a capital start, but after a dozen strokes Red took the lead, closely pressed by Dark Blue. White, who had fillen astern, then put on a spurt and came up to Dark Blue, and so they continued, the haat being won by three lengths. SECOND HEAT. E. Hunt and W. La le (Pink) 1 S. Sharp and W. Marten (Green) 2 R. Smith and G. Parker (Yellow) 0 Piuk took the lead and kep: it all tLe way, a!tlnugb pressed hard by the second boat. FINAL HEAT. E. Hunt and W. Lane 1 S. Sharp and W. Marten ' T. Woodford and J. Clark J. Goatley and 11. Berry 0 The last two pair made a famou4 race. The winners drew away from the others direet4 after the start. • AMATEUR PAIR OARED RACE. A very finely-contested race, with cockswaiiv, took place between four tradesmen yesterday evening, steered by cockswaiai, the following being the crews :—H. Dearsley and Mansfield, young Driver, cockswain'; and E. Seaman and W. Kenward, young Peteus, cockswain. The Childe Harold accompanied, and was well filled. Deareley and Mansfield the Middlesex shore, and were somewhat astern at the start, the others getting a-head to near Crab Tree, when Deareley and Mansfield gradually went a-head, and, though repeatedly pressed, won by four lengths. There was 4 feu!, but not on the part of the winners. THE ROYAL VISIT TO CHERBODRGE It is now definitely arranged that her Majesty is to be accompanied, on the occasion of her visit to the imperial dockyard and arsenal of Cherbourg, by such of her "faithful Commons" as may find it convenient to undertake the voyage. A committee of members has been formed to make the necessary arrangements, and it is pro posed that the legislative wisdom should assemble at Southampton on the evenin g of this day fort night (the 3d of August), when a vessel belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam P ac k et Com pany will be in readiness to convey it to the French coast. The committee, having a disagree able recollection of the scanty accommodation pro vided for members ofthe House of Commons on the occasion of the memorable review at Spithead, two years since, resolved to charter a vessel on their own account, and thus be entirely independent of the Admiralty. An application was consequently made to the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the use of one of their magnificent fleet of passenger steamers, and the company in the handsomest manner, not only promised a vessel, but declined to accept any remuneration whatever for the hire of it. The only charge, therefore, which hon. members will he expected to defray is that for maintenance during the trip, which is to extend over thre e dassat least. The maj or it y of members having left town, it is not probable that more than 200 excursionists will avail themselves of the invitation ; but from these may be gleaned the dements of a pleasant party. As at present proposed, members aro to find their wsy to Southampton on the evening of the 3d August, where dinuer 4 'will be provided on their ar rival. Tile party will sleep on b: and that night, and the vessel will sail t an early hour in the morning, returning from Cherbourg on the follow ing Friday evening. Captain Gosset, the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, is entrusted with the preparations, and has sent a circular, of which the following is a copy, to all the members of the house now in town :-- " House of Common) July 17, 1858. "Sir,—Toe committee for superintending the arrangements for the visit of members of the House of Commons to Cherbourg have requested me to infirm you that a ticket of admission will be issued to you on Wednesday or Thursday next, on application at my room between 12 and 1 o'clock, on receipt of a cheque for 51. This amount is con sidered by the committee as probably sufficient to cover all expenses from the time of arriving on board until leaving the ship. Should the expenses incurred not amount to 51. per head the surplus will be returned to you, and the committee will consider themselves claimants for any exfra ex pteises, which, however, are not anticipated. " It is prop. sed that the party shall assemble on board at Southampton on the afternoon of Tues day, the 3d of August, on which day dinner will be ready at S o'clock; the party will sleep on board, arid the ship will leave early in the morning of the 4th Auguit, ronaining at Cherbourg until Friday evening. " Stiould I not receive your application for a ticket by Thursday nex►, the committee will consi der themselves at lit;erty to dispoFe of your place to any other memo r. The admission Etictly limited to merub?rs of the house. "A fo x berths will be reserved for servant; and any mernbor desiring to take his servant will be suppl . ed with tickets at 2/. I.os. each.—Your very ulaedient s• rvant, " R. A. GUSSET, Dep.-Sergeant-at-Arms." This circular is, of course, based upon the assump tion that Parliament will be prorogued on, at all ewnts, not later than the morning of the 3d of August. Tire probability, however, is, that the prcroLatiin will take place on Monday, the 2d. THE LONDON COFFEE AND _EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, The twenty-first airival meeting of the above named association was held last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Meat Queen street. The attendance was not very numerous. Mr. Law son, of High-street, Whitechap 1, the president of the associatior, was called to the chair. The report of the association was read by the Secretary, fiom which it appared that the sum of 3,533/. lie. 11d. was invested in the funds ; that the receipts for the present year were about 2001., and the ex pe4(lit are of the society 130/. The annual dinn r of the society was hel i i❑ April last, at which Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Allen presided, supported by distinguished friends of the institu tion. Tile chairman gave the liberal sum of 101. 10s. ; Mr. Peirse, 51. ss. ; an excursion by railway to Bruxburii, which to , k place ou Tuesday last, will ur,ve a source of profit. It also appeared from the report that the sum of ss. per week is pail to each pensioner on the society's funds. Mr. STAINES proposed, and Mr. DELLY seconded, that Mr. Baker be the president for the ensuing year, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. E dred was appointed vice-president. That gentleman returned thanks for the honour the as• :ociation had dune him by his election. His best efforts would be devoted to its advancement. The appointment of the committee was the next business of the meeting. Three gentlemen retired by rotati , m, and three by absence a certain number of times from the nice ings. Mr. WISEDALE proposed that the aiditors be re elected. The moticn was duly Fec:mded. Mr. SHERWOOD, one of the auditors, declined re• election, ou which Mr. Statham was proposed by Mr. KIRTON and sc Ivied by Mr. HARDY, and carried nern. con. Mr. WISEDALE proposed the re-election of Mr. Rogers as sccret,,ry ; Mr. GROOMBRIDGE seconded tho motion, which was carried. The alteration ( f rules in reference to the admis sion of members was the next subject. An admie sion fee of ten shillings, which had at the last meeting been reduced from two guineas, was pro posed by Mr. SHERWOOD, seconded by Mr. Wiss- DALE, and carried. _ _ _ An alteration in reference to the age at which members should receive relief from the funds was ako agreed to—the age of 60 instead of 60 years being substituted. several gentlemen addressed the meeting on the prospects of the society, suggesting plans for in creased usefulness. A motion was made for the increase of the secretary's salary from 151. to 25/., which was carried unanimons:y. The thanks of the meeting, were then votel to the chairman, and the meeting feparated. Country Markets. NE WCASTLE-JuLt 17. A good supp ly of farmers' wheat, which went off readily at o urates.uli prices.Fo oats I' n la g s o t od Tuesdya's demand, at f unc hange d• Bailey is dearer. B eans and peas is to 2s advance. Flour searze, for which more m one y i s as k e d. iti slight c ountry adva cheat on NORWICH—Jury 17. Thero was a good supply of English wheat, and a large amount of business done to-day by the millers at a redno tion of is to 2s per qr. In flour a small reduction took place. In other articles little doing. COLCHESTER- JULY 17. A larger supply of wheat to-day, but millers and merchants not being eager to purchase caused dulness fa the market, at Is decline. Beaus and peas fully u dear, a sample of the latter of this year's growth was sold at 44s par qr., early Duns. Prices to-daywora as follow :—Wheat, white, 48a to 545; red, 46s to tOs; barley, 32s to 38s ; oats, 268 to3os ; beans, Illazagan, 38s to 40s; middle and small, 42s to 445; white, 42s to 44s ; grey, 44s to 465. Official Statemen t of the Quantities of Corn, &c, in the port of Loudon, from the following p July 12, to July 17, both inclusive. ~ received ,rts, from g 4 " s Colchester l2O 420 \ Harwich t 230 Leigh Sialdou 1231 oKIRKALDY—JULY 17. We had good supplies of wheat and small of oats and only one sack of barley to-day. Sales real) , for all sorts, at fully last week's rates. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans. I First sos Od 29s 61 23s 61 Os Od Second 4ls Od f —s Od 27s Od Os 01 Third 34s Od I —s 01 f 22s 63 Os Od COAL MARV Prices of Coals per ton al T: JIILY 19. the close of the market Wsllsend, a.o. s Benton West gartley .14 0 Huddle W. Hartley l4 6 Behside W. Hartley l4 6 Davison's West Hartley 14 6 llolywell l4 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton . . . l4 6 Canfield Moor ...... l4 3 Wylain d. 1' ' fi l Kara al 'fle e ': a dea sm u i2t; g : vbe:d h ri itlnYl H Gliani 11 : 1: t a 1 Hall n. . t .. tg .. °: . 11. . .. ... .... :: ..: . 1 . 1 ; 1.1 . 1 1 577506 5 9006060 Elunwick ..................14 0 Tees ....................... 17 0 Whitworth . • l4 II South Durham ....,14 Brown's Moor High Main 14 Nixon's Duffryn., 21 0 Wallsend, are. Acorn Close l5 01 Eden ... .................. l5 , Goforth l4 31 Riddell l4 31 Eden Main l5 0 Ships at market, 53—Sold, 42. The Dundee Advertiser stat(s that the Earl of Derby, ori the recommendation of Mr. Henry Drummond, MP • hvt placed Mr. J. B. Lindsay, electrician, on they Literary aid Scientific Pen3ion Liet, for 1002, per Ana= : him h cir- 'AR nkin, pool, Leaf, nip Bella , for pell - bec ; Zan- From te— 2s6d 61 6 49/ 4 lli i 17 39i 9 20i 17i 10 77i 8 4i a 101