The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-12 00:00:00

_ _........._ p..„„ .... MONEY MARK ET AND CITY NEWS. STOCK LISTS,-Thie Day. • -----•-...___ CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ENGLISH FUNDS. The traffic returns upon some of the principal i lines, although still less satisfactory than those of Il Stock, 2261. Th ea per Cont. Reduced Annuities, 971 1 7. 30 the corresponding period of last year, nevertheless 1 Rree per Cent. ()enrols Annuities, 961 fr 4. "cow Three per Cent. Anr,ulties, 974 i 7 1. exhibit an improving tendency. As trade expands India Loan Debentures, 98. Ino the falling off in the weekly earnings will of course Consols for Ac l o s tion ,, t_.,9_Bs_ 4. __ H u; I ., , o : l l.) .. t it 4l. ju sa ar ar ci e i k, o s p s m 32 -June, become less apparent. A similar movement is going r e ir e rer r vas on in France, and it is generally believed that llizzhequer Bills, Small, 24d., March, 0 -June, 22. the last half-year, with regard to railways, on FOREIGN FUNDS. both sides of the Channel, will prove the worst our-and-a-Half per Cent. Brazilian Bonds, 1858, scri p , } pm, in a financial point of view for some considerable Ihreepsr Cant. Metcau Bonds, 211. In ' just Three per Half Ct. Mexi z ea nn n t ,. 9 A ßli cc us t s . i , a A n u , g jo , 3 4 1 . , 21} t. •'' period. Most of the English companies have now • declared their six months' dividends, which, owing to r#l 4 l `r e - p a e n rre at. IT; nee the inactivity of business, are necessarily smaller Throe per Cent. Spanish Bonds, New Deferred, 2,. Spanish Bonds, Passive, 191. than those announced at the corresponding pe- Sir per Cent. Turkish, 971 '"1 7. Ind riod of 1857. As the diminution is de emed Pour per Cont. ditto, Guaranteed, 1041. nee merely temporary, the share market is firm, Five per cent. Venezuela, Ht. oin and a moderate advance has been caused Two per Cent. ditto, Deferred, 18. to both by real and speculative purchases. Even Great Westerns, on which there is no return this Its- half-year, are at higher prices, because the future is LONDON :WARR MARKBT.-This Day. regarded as more encouraging. It is grerftly to be erp deplored that the railway interest of this country ORDINARY Sr.LARES AND STOCKS. to has been so much deteriorated from its - t earlis ...s _ ___ history through extravagance, competition, and ur- ill 378. Raba ays. I Pala Closing Yeerd Ac ii e l 8a " 55 mismanagement. In France the results are en- j _ , . ....___, bans. and entirely different. A judicious division of the coun- - "11-I'-' ' - azinigagaa feet try into. five parts has given to the companies :s sa Sa il lia.r.z., Notting.. Bad., cess already in existence the exclusive right of construct- to .1314rna1""'..".... 10 61 E ' . al --• - ing all the trunk lines and their numerous branches. 11 Ii Sir„ Wel., & Stour Talley all 71 81 No suicidal policy of reckless rivalry can, therefore, Rock dirk., Lea., & Ohm June lion lOO 70 72 be pursued, and the consequence is that good divi- 15 Blackburn dends are paid to the various classes of shareholders. 15 Blyth tk 7'. de original 151. . ell 2/ 23 Subjoined are the returns of some of our principal -nook Bristol and Exeter aof 100 94 16 94/ 1 lines during the last week, compared with those of I Beth to.A Daledomian the same date in the preceding year :- Stock Ohester end Ueljhead lOO 37 SO ven, 1858. 1857. so Oork andßandon.,.. . - - les's North-Western - - gut South -Western Brighton - - M idland 50 Dublin Do. B vO. hats mien paid toB u n t i l( ' D•c-Pe r um a ll - - - and South-Ens ' ern -...- may Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire .. .. 28,399 28,337 Arne Bristol and Exeter 7,303 8,710 Stock last Angst- O5 16 Ist ady Chester and Holyhead 7,608 7,314 Stock &stern Counties ..., 100 621 631 631 ~ Stock taste= Union Stook the Lancaster and Carlisle 7 ,858 7,824 Do. Stock Do n stook ' H. ' 100 47s U the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .... 10,774 11,702 25 Do. New: I. o.ton:sr Z.LI st - - North-Eastern 9 IS 1 99 5 is of Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton 4 , 608 4,511 stock Bast Lancashire ...... ... , , 10 0 1 93 4 - "ley, Dublin and Wicklow . 2,376 2,516 20 East Suffolk all - - :ton , Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,214 6,296 Do - -- ISo l Ck idinburgh and Glasgow 100 651 46 Glasgow and South-Western .ouis Scotch North-Eastern and Grand Trunk of Canada - .... de Gr eat Western of Canada - ..... .H. Northern of France ~. ~, . 41,420 36,797 Stock Glasgow & South Western 100 92 93 10 Greet North of Scotland... all 10 101 Mr. The dividend of the Caledonian Railway is at the if .) Great Northern Hon. • 81 85 82 rate of 3f per cent. per annum. The dividend of the 41 1)° • I)° ' A ' Mek "*""""" re p 151 us Do. Do. B. Stock Ed- Dublin and Belfast Junction Company is fixed at Stook Great Soun..l Wn.lreland HO 103 105 103/ 41 a. IL the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. Isook Great Western.. .. . 100 51 611 51/ 1 About 5,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank yes- sto c k Do.litour s6 val. nia " eia:si 100 se Irish South Eastern...„ ell - "' wen, terday. No further movements in specie of an 50 Lancaster and °arils's. all 87 90 . and i mportant nature- h ave taken place. 161 Do. Thirds,., IA 12 13 pa pat 16 is 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 pm egor, Money is .. in moderate demand, at the same easy Stock Lancashire andYorkshir see 941 96 04% , orge quotations. - The_ continued abundance enables the 16 Do. P. 216 • 6 14 Of dls Mrs. 9 Do. do. 29 shares 7 i tMI mercantile community to raise all they require, upon s 00. West Biding v t iou t .... -- Mr. terms much below the average value of discount. se Carom., Crosby, Sou ? ale -.. Mr. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 11 :; w t o d . " l a kl n e d , illw- all 61 e l 4%11 - .... own- steadily, and 10,000 bales were disposed of at fully Stock lion., Brighton, as. may lee 10P4 102 i I d , Mr. former values. In the Railway Share Market the Stoc 12k4 L o on Eight don & N 7 orth-Western 106 934 9 4 es 4 981 . hs the business transacted was limited, and prices tended hook London & South-Weston 100 96 87 961 downwards. 15 London and Coleraine all •.. ..... ss London andEnnisUlon. all .-. Kanches.,ftheL,J4 L/110011- 100 1151 315 4 y the The English Stock Market opened with a steady Stock appearance, and a slight temporary advance ensued, lo metropolitan s -- - die r and b ut this has not been maintained, through a few of Stock Midland.. Stock Do. Birmingham k Derby 100 66 at oung the speculators having effected sales. These opera- - 2 5 5 0 Ifid. Gt. Wed harm . (Ireland)... all -•-• L C ad lions are generally ascribed to the realisation of " ...., .... too gewcastle and Carlisle... . all --- Lady profits, but there are others who imagine that p rices 15 New p ort, Aberg., ' 'Tare' all - raven are quite high enough, and sell in anticipation of a to Newry .i and Armagh (def. 9 - ... Stook g o o w c y li Warroupt.li Beam I ndi o° (--; 8 ; slight reaction. When the upward movement-is ar- Rid e- rested, and a little dulness supervenes, they are en- so Northern Counties Union s{ 'Sf 8 dls lance Stock North British couraged to push such transactions, but the market lion. Btk. North Devon ItailADk.lik 100 - ' is too strong to allow of their causing any serious elk. no tin A t ß il t a k. p - m A .h re as cj o . e n n o p di d v i impression. Consols for transfer have been marked too - ... and 96f I, and 961 f ; for the account, 96f i. They are 81k . Do. B Stock Stock North Eastern -Berwiok 100 I 9 -1 341 95 5 Rev. now 961 and 961 f respectively. The New 3 per sii Do. do. G.N.E. Purchase .6.15.4 It 1 dl, din Cents. and the Reduced Ann uities are marked 97* +• 1 Stock Do. Leeds .1 Stock Do. York Bank Stock is 2264, being rather flatter ; the March stock 'gotta Loiieron lOO 99 101 reel- Exchequer Bills, 325. to 355.; and the June ditto, 10 N. &LW estn.,Hampstead, and Oily Junction. Si. le. - ••• Itreet, 229, Indian Loan Debentures are 98. 10 North Staffordshire...- l7l 54 54 dip )f the In Foreign Securities business is moderately N 1 1 0 0 North Western so Stock Gitord.Wo L ro. l ,Molv " erl 100 2 all 1 ; 2 : 38 le and active, and_ rices are flat. Turkish 6 per Cents. are , and 961 97k ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041; Brazilian Scrip, 10 Posblos all - -. 1 1 pm.; Mexican 3 per Cents., 21+ -8- ; Russian s i o o I P l rtsmo e n y th l9 8 6 dis • 10 -- 4 .- f per Cents., 100 f ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911. Stock Scottish Ceara'. Stock Scottish N. 8., Aber. Stk lOO 581 2 8 4 n for . 100 110 112 Spanish New Deferred, 28 ; ditto Passive, 101 ' ger of 0 k Do. Scottish Mid Stock too Venezuela 5 per Cents., 41i; and ditto Deferred, 16. Stack WaropshireUnion.. - joa 4 - 4 - as Red Sea Telegraph Shares have been allotted to- 10 Sittinghe. & Sheerness sually day, and have declined to *.l pm. The Atlantic Stock South Devon. leo 85 is Btc,ck iloutk-Eastern lOO 714 721 711 Lll the Shares are 820 to 880. Stook South Wales too ,82 83 82 her of Business in the Railway Share Market this morn- 10 South Yorks. & River Dun all 14 15 uton- ing has been very active. The arran g ements for 10 Do. Do lB 6 4 4 1 .1 , Is Staines, Wolin. & Wokint: all 9 11 les, 8 the settlement of the half-monthly account are now ss rookton and Darlington all S 5 56 :ed by in progress, and in most instances the transactions :: r( ) ;. 2 . . 1::: -. " 1 -- a. esente . have been in connection with that event. The - Stockton and Hartlepool 181 ... ... tmond rather favourable character of the traffic re- stoo stool T DOTe l f e erenee No . 1 lOO -. - s, and turns of many principal lines has given an 25 Thames Haven'Dk. &Rail lOO 7 - = , took . 7 .. a1 t 0 . % o N rc la a th a .......- .. . 11 3 Earl impulse to prices, and an improved movement of Coon- 'about i to i per cent. may be reported. a ' so a a Waterford and Lime en rioil 1 :1 0 1 •-••••-- b, the Bristol and 2xeter, Caledonian, Eastern Coun- 10 West col-await., „„ ~,u _ _ North-Western, South-Western, Midland WE. of Lou. & Ory.Palacie all .. - ties,'waiving nodiv. Mary anNorth-Eastern (York) advanced ss. Edinburgh, 5 D9 ' A ' till 7 P. ct. has 5 3 , 8 , 1 ! si e ena- 5 Do • B been paid to 8... "'" "'' " Coon - q and Lancas hire le IftatLondon . Perth, and Dundee, Great Western, North British, iii - ... and North Eastern (Berwick) 10-, 10 Do. Ist Claw all se ... r dish, II Do. 23 do All ••• - and Yorkshire, £l. Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- , ecious verhampton declined 55., and Great Northern £l. ! ring ; The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been lendid inactive, and but little variation of importance can be LINES LE.L.ZsIiD AT PLX.III.I RIINTALB. I - - )rt, as noticed in prices. Paris and Lyons advanced 55., Leasing , 1 Baguet , Railways Paid. Olognarios. Dons. ;stone, Namur and Liege 55., Sambre and Meuse ss. East Co mpan ies. 1 quoiie Indian deeined 10s. Ilr=il3lolaNnosl.....firman. asc.„,rt, at .6....................... ramp. ardirr.. ' 141, - • Sodford & Bletehlsy all Lem& N.Wa.l - - raven , Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares show attokthrhstnshire soo Eon. &N. W.. 101 103 Jimotion l6O Caledonian.. -01 106 Ivor], • a downward tendency in prices. City Bank have grn es et ie r, Stour Vah all 11.13 n. & E.O: . 16 18 1 Lady ' advanced 155.; Peninsular and Oriental shares im- saanootasairo,s.6 p.c lOO Gt. Northern 141 145 I. Union. Ilarwich Shrs all 11. oounties. 4 5 n Mr. proved £ l . Do. Woodbridge - - The Consols (money), 96 1; ditto ( a c count ) , 96i4 I. i'ls.BarrANeita.D•t - ect. 100 Caledonian.. - .... with GIDo. New lOO Do-- ... .. ... •-• with Onoe3. dr Dean Forest all Grt. Western ..... .... Nine - SHIPS' PUMPS. flartispool Dock. & Sail. all Yk. N. S Bet. - ... 11 as a itais and aelay ...... .«.»«..» Do.* Share .«.»«..» all Do .... .- TO THE EDITOR OF THESUN. Da i Shares all D grain, . o SIR,-Belag successful inventors of ships' pumps, which London and Greenwich all 1 8 th. Eastern - 15 14 ocketS are in great demand, and as those we manufacture may . be D o .p re f erenoo . all Do 234 54% • NeW mistaken for some tried against Dauaton's at Woolwich, tion., Tilby.,&Sonthend 100 Pato &Oo 94 96 y Mr. reported in your impression of Saturday, we beg you will Do. Barking Shares al Do - .... favour us by stating that the pumps referred to are not from Limit" rut. A per et. 100 Nonalk .... ..... Do. Do. 6 per cont... lOO Do - - this firm. - Ranches., Buz., & Mat'" .i.ds l'i. all WA M We have been invited to._place ours in competition with IlLiddiesbro' & Iledoar... all StoCk.kßarl es l t 10 - 9 : Mr. Dauaton's and ot hers, hich we p ro p ose doin g , and KiMand Bradford lOO Sildla"d. fear not to render a most satisfactory account for their ex- 2awkt.Ey. Ex, gu.sr.o 51.51.e Bu. C..auntios 4 4pm pm Creme simplicity, with small amount of labour in working, northern and Eastern all Do 3B 60 red t power, and great economy, which our many testimonials tk . por.eput all Do NM WO Her abundantly prove.-We are, Sir, your verybed servants, ''' ROBERTSEo and CO. hares - Pres po. F e lrall s ClT l. yre eant " D t.: 0 15 .."..".. ''' .'" lioyston. Ditalitn, and °ln Ail the . St. Leonardo' Ironworks, Poplar, Aug. 10, 1858. ......____ .- - Shepreth Stock llO 161 t. Norther., 140 142 Mg Roth., and Goole 18.11 . 6 Lan. k York. - - Royal 10 191 is de- , THE CANADIAN MAILS.-The Montreal Ocean g lo as u o t sv h s a b t asy alor a d zsg . o .. s s. ali o I m ai r r..T.D m r ,o s i s e s s e u y Ili" Steamship Company's screw steamer Anglo-Saxon sailed from the Mersey yesterday morning, at half-past 11 o'clock, KW Valley ,Lon. & Brigh 8 9 Wrtiaa d d o tiomorast.., Royal for Quebec and Montreal, with the fortnigh.ly mails for 'D.A.:A. ar.s.ii. A marten. 96 cabin and a fair complement of Wimbledon SA Croydon all r 3tock Stock 3tock lteck Stock Stock Stock 100 100 Paler! IikNOB EnAtEs —(oantatiaeLl Xailwi,r, Pail. 0102158 P Eual,tc s ries D „, .:130 lir. 7 rrf.f. a!' ~s 1111 re ....t 10‘.; 188 74 76 103 -- stock 103 125 117 all 104 11 In 231 144 IC3 103 11.4 lstias 100 102 102 .2d ia. 100 p.ct. 190 tgu..2. 161 174 ,5 p. c all 284 291 ...... 23 pm p. Gs.] lOO 4O , 45 lIAL AND YORKIGN. -- IBnll~ccs eca, caotamprias. -t3a.aetasaia-411_sass, ranee, 'BO 9 par 4pm 91 all vital A. all per ~ 4 pm B. 44 Par 4 Pm on 1111.. all 74 8/ 154 124 114 die drt& 100 } 85 93 S 2 1870., lOO 80 8; 1874 lOO 77 82 m 2a. pm Scrip 2s. pm ted).. U. id, 2 1 11 pm ali 5 4 1 Pal 700 1054 1024 108 all 34 pm 5 all mrao, all 17 1? ta 6 p. 100 Ada— 100 40 41 rroct„ In 74 76 754 60 6 4dlB nes all 21 211 4 par t orn 2 4 it pm is 2s. s IPm pm snada all 182 19 lf 21 2 dis 16 all 107 112 all 107 ill opt all 105 107 all 100 101 all 184 194 ont., all 201 204 15 1 Cs sp. 0 5 * 01 1 pm 5 (lim ) 10 2 14 die a 8 4 8 dls 15 5 par a pm 'loll& 5 4 4pm icrip I par pm Mora all 54 51 taco S par 3pm Raton sll t it ad all ie all 24 24 15 34 all 411 ••••114 1 811 170 284 21. pm Mee all tn. alas all 74 84 6 rr mos l Beale all ... Lt all 1 &prof. all all 23* 241 all all 91 94 pref all 214 22 all 27t 1111. all Prelar. all 84 94 5 3 1 die a, 32 324 124 2 •• ...... 1.11 51 56 g. 7 p.c 9 4 IPa 2 au .... all all all 74 71 pref.— all 9 4 all 22 224 ...... all all 9 5 54 91 ?ranee all 211 151 i 6 Land all all saw OM , prt N. Debenture F. p. c. pre. tock.,. Do. do. A.531'. 6p. c Do. 7 p. c. prof. stock So a it Devon tiled Ai per coot. ss tr. (gesd. An.)113 (id 4t per cer.t..... ..... Do. fixed 44 p. cent. Ist i as. 30. New 4} p. cent. 2d is. South Wu:tea guar. 4 p. ct. Do. do. 44 per celt 3h.fcr!f..i.h!re, 4 p. ct. tOCAtIn. & Darling. 5 p. )o. do. 3 percent. Waler.& Xllkuntk COLONIAL R&llwaye. IfThail AiLntio & St. LawranCe, Row, ilAroslt. Con. Ind'.a Do t)u. Additional Cr.pital B. Bnxalo & Lake Enron .... Do. New Buffalo,Brunt, & Goderich 6 p. c. lids. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 JUPO, 1374 tialculta & B. Ilastom Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Cud° (Limited) Ceylon Demerara stern Bengal ••• • s a. *. East Indian Do. C shares _ ..... Do. E shares Eaten Do, Jubbulpore , ' Do. 4t. p. e. Bonds, pay... 5 9 Geelong and Melbourne, Geelong Corporation 6 p. cent. Bonds Grand Trunk or Ot.nedn Do. 6 per o. Debentures.: Do. 6 p.c. Pref. Ln Groat Indian Peninsula Do, New 6 phi Gent Do. do Great South of India Groat Weatern o: Canada DO.ne - v De.bonds payable '76 Do. do. '76, do. '6O Do. do. '73, writhe -- opt Do. 51 p.c. do. 77, do Madre& Do. new, do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p. Eaton Do. thirl Exton, g. 5 p. C Do. fourth do New Branawick, (Sim) Do. do. B Capital Soinde. guar. 5 p. c Do. New.. Panjaub Do. Indus Steam Flotilla Trinidad, - United, Scrip...) Anvwerp and Rotterdam. Bahia & San Francisco.... Bataan Eastern Junction Resler' to Graissei.sac...... Carmeaux &Toulouse Datch Rhenish. Eastern of France Euphrates Talley Great Central of France Gt. Luxembourg, eon. she Italian Junction Lake Constance and Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pisto'ja, D p.o.prot WOW) and Genera Maria Antonia Cunur & Li4e Do. do. 6 per cent. pref Northern of ?mum..." Do. do. now Norwe2ian Trunk Prolar. l Ottoman Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & Ban Frau., g. 7 Riga & Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Sombre and Meuse ithrawsburY&Hereford. iiiThlr.T.Bras;ey 9 91 Royal THE CANADIAN MAILS. — T he Montreal Ocean loath Stalordshlre all ;Mr. ll'Oleat 10 10 is de- . G Lo rt n ..W a e m st r e ig r h a 9 1 8 3 0 9 3 :1 Mios Steamship Company's screw steamer Anglo-Saxon sailed 'M D T ,. Valley Somerset,,, 101 1 .1 all !Mock. & Dar. - -. I from the Mersey yesterday morning, at half-past 11 o'clock, Royal for Quebec and Montreal, with the fort nigh..ly mails for British North America, 96 cabin and a fair complement of nd. steerage passengers. She also takes out a full cargo of ------- _ I vrim ilts b an joris manufactured goods. PREINS32IOII BRABU. THE Moons.—We have the best authority for stating (says the Northern _Ensign) that a statement in ioncel the Field newspaper, by a corresponde nt, with re g ard to Dare. Exl'way'. Pala. 014114 Pripet, ifts t ats B Dons. the moors of this county is without the sligh t e st foundation. ~„...... ‘v-,:lar-,............-,-,--- -A.-... , .• -..1.........,t1,. ......, cer in In one or two low lying moors some little injury was done 25 2lyth and Tyne 10 per , ised a by the late spring stew ; but we are authorised to assure pref. (Issued ate 0..... 100 all 92 96 48 SO betber those interested that the prospects of sport on t he moors of f Etk. Srls. & Exet.4 p..Stota. .... .. Caithness were never better, as will, with good weather, 180 Do. do. do. Shves ......... . )ecea• clack lelt.donlan 101., it p. e.. 100 103 105 be duly attested next week. Several sportsmen have already upon arrived. . 12.10 Do. I shares, No. 2 ......... i 7.10 .... .. 11 vheatt Gip' 1 100 ... .. Tun TR AWL-NET SYSTEM OF FISHING.—We have t Stk. L'!' er " ll—°l- ' 1 do. 5 per cent ... - 1 100 -. . beard much of late years, says the Glasgow Herald, of the ft - ,ork and Bandon, 5} P. e I all ''''" '''' 3 pro- di s astrous results of the trawl-net system of taking herrings 61 Dan . ,Perth, &Aber. Jul. , i all 51 6 rhs 3' , Stack S. Anglian Class A Share' 100 .... ... :barge in Lochfyne and other parts of the western coast ; and recent information would lead us to believe that it is prat- Stock Do. Class B 6 yon cent....l 100 110 115 . Stock Do. Class 0 7 per cent.... ! 1410 103 104 The I tised this season as briskly as ever, particularly, as is 8 : 00 1 un. Ex. sp . at. No. 1, 100 115 118 119 alleged, by the people who dwell in and about the fishing Stk Do No.: 100 114 116 tetres. village of Torbert, in Argyleshire. This 1 mode of ,to. New 6 per cent. Stock 1100 182 134 riorlY, taking the herring is almost u n i v e rsall y condemned Steck V.v. Union, a p.ct lOO €0 12 roun d as unfair and destructive, and many intelligent persons Alack E. Lan. 6 per cent lOO -- ..- , 5 :I& tkt.Tork. Junc.ll , fth all .... t they who have carefully looked into the ma t ter alle g e Stock ,Idm. & Ghia. 5 p.c. share. 100 - ... that. from this cause the fishing in Lochfyne is al- Stock }Min., Perth, and Bundt- 100 - -. evolve . s per- I ready seriously damaged, and that the abundan t a nd lon g - Stack ?unless 5 per cont.. . 100 .- -. remaining shoals which used to distinguish this arm of the 3vock 111.s.&S.Wast.gua. 5 p.ct. 100 .... im• le tlis - sea are found there no loneer. The fair drift-net fi.herrnan Sto.cl lrekt Northern, 5 p.cent. 100 121 ..28 1822), allows the herring to come to him ; the unfair trawl-net Rock Do.sp.o.l3,cdoemablo,lop.r. 100 steel Do. st per cent. do ll6 516 100 106 107 fisherman goes to seek the herring on their breeding or feetlino• 100 30.5 p.c. Scrip, red.st s p. , 40 65 67 great ^ grounds, or to surround and net theta wherever he can find dense, them. The trawl-net is much shorter than the drift-net, and 10 . gt.na.of Ecotlancl,lst pre. all 11 111 ETor a 100' " ' " 1 " is generally launched frdm au open boat managed by three to 10 Gt./111.8,13'n. (Ireland) 4) , 1 . li ve m en, who may not be professional fishermen at alt, but p er cent. pi ef.Eltock " Et by a )1' the irregular and chance poachers of the deep. This net is so as. West. (Berke is Ilant, nano' Ex. 5 per cant) 6 .... extended from some quiet bay or bank, round which a thu s ,lock .:,e Con..Lß.Urk.4 porn:. 130 91 93 sweep is rutile, after which both ends are drawn in, much Itock Do . do. - 1 are to 4 percent. lOO 82 84 in the style of the salmon-fishing process; or it may be set Stock Do.. Irredee ble 4 !sired , per ct. 100 es 85 and drawn in a somewhat similar way on the open loch. This Stock Do. 5 per ct.redeern.nret 100 96 98 I, 812 d net carries everything before it, and in the bag or centre are 6 Do. Birming• pref. stares an 91 10 found herrings of all dimensions, masses of them quite unfit for 10 D3.Db.o9ter 8 p.c.pr.thares all 16 17 food, as well as every other kind of fish that has come within 10 D. do. 5 per vent. do all 9 1 101 Stock Do. Binning. guar. stock.. 100 731 74 1 the sweep of the meshe s, In this way thousands, or we should 26 Do. Chester er. I hums.. all 18 19 raven rather say millions, cf fish are premat urel y d estroyed, and 1111 ell Do. do. do , . antess the shoal of which " the take" has formed a part is se much 20 Do. do. do all 131 141 earl, frightened that it separates never to unite again, to the stock Lan. le 'Yorkshire 43 per C lOO 137 139 x 1 count great loss of the regular fisherman. But this is not the stock_ ;Atad.tt rate.% inu..s. p. c ii..e - ... i , WC' , `).3 l'ref k •t• steak ‘•• ••• Do ••••• •••• worst of the evil ; for in many cases the gravel on the , Itock , - )o.. New . ' p. ' . ' sr. 6 per t0....t., in ..... • am f 1 town bottom is torn up, the spawn destroyed, and the Stock .)o. do. al- 4 per ce:•.t ... . - .... si ntess breeding ground permanently damaged. In some 'lock !Am.& .V.W.,Cov.Sc Nunes- 01 cases three or mord boats' crews enter into a __ ek ton, 5 per cent lOO ..... sort of copartnery or speculation, by whibli the " 14 12' idor_Aon. and &West. 7 p.c. 100 160 165 on 1 different boats proceed in opposite directions - one I Lo-doody.& Cole, } char. alt 12; tondond+,rry &Ennis ... .'" Ash. an .... .• gland north, another south, and so on ; and in the morning the Stock If 811.,511., k Du., IGO 121 12S total return of the fishing is equally divided amongst then). 6 Do Cl 4 3 /4 t f pm :rdaY In this way a large extent of coast or sea space is thoroughly qpek Do, s f per cent... ..... . - IGO 69 71 S port and C scoured and searched by these fishermen, and often the 121 Do. :ryp arl. 4p.t. .• ) .... ... ( do. 4i per cent all .. .. " take" is so tremendous that the herrings and other fish litt i no.do Mrs. Ito .. .. have to be lifted out of the bag of the net in baskets, ag any Itocx Yitd.Oon.e per Ceillt.flteo too i lily la attempt to raise up the net itself would inevitably end in Stock Do.Con.Bris.& .... .., 111r.6 p. et.' 100 137 189 rupturing it, from the mass of fish enclosed by the netting. Stock O. op. e. Prof. st°c•k•••.i 100 le4 tea Mrs. 1 ; Such is the system of free copartnery established at Tarbert 6 Do. with option till 1560 a 1 I pin and ILL , rot.. t 100 ~ Sock Do. Laic. - ~ re, 01/ and its neighbourhood, whence, as we are informed, an im -10 Nowport,Atotr. kr-pre, all .... rw Inense quantity of herring, openly taken by the trawler:, 10 D 3. l'tirr.t. 61). 0 - all 1 1 I 114 has been sent up the Clyde this season in t he steamers. le No rfolk Debenture Share.* all at 9 1 - fisseg Tire Loch fyne fishermen are not alone chargeable with this stock ho. s per c.,Edi. lik., tete 100 louse, Sk., 150 100 .... ,„„ mode of gtubbing up the produce of the deep. The Ayr- ,st,c.s.. Do. st ~, o. Pre'. ........ shire men harry the waters and scrape the shores quite as tack D c .sp.c.it a s,rai.Ex.Sk „ 100 - ... the remorselessly as is done elsewhere, and they supply us in Ateck riortli raitth.. .......... • • le t 108 110 far - Glasgow through the winter with those lean ill-favoured spa.:!. ho. ll ' rra""" vt , y.•,.storn-Tter, 4 p.c. p. . u i) si , l shire, fish which go try the name of herrings, ant; which are rc- ~;(,..:',, Do. do. Sl3 I I lot do. par mo jected every where except at the tables of the A ery poorest, to 17 Do. tools 6 per et 'tic, 11 -.- ,0 the whom they are offered at a low rate, and who purchase this 40 Do. do quarters. 9 unwholesome article when they cannot afford to purchase 121 Do tot kIL & ti. eiv".l. lo 1 die wu. matte 25 Worth Ihstfordm re ..... : anything else. At one time a Government ship was sta tioned in Loclify ne fur the repression of the system, but it „r . oft.Vai.,aiWoL,6 p.e.l c. 106 - - "-a 4 bo. do. 6p.c. td 10. 100 105 107 L few 18 now withdrawn , - tceit . Do, 41 p, c, Distant= 15k 100 98 100 1 few Do. 5} per cent. pref southern of France . Vest Flanders Do. 5 t per co n t.Pref West. a Northn.of France Western of Austria Western of Switnes.tand Wiesbaden TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY-- EV_ENING, AUGUST 12, 1851 POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(T7IIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH - STREET. JUVENILE LEAD STEALERS.—SHOCRING DEPRAVITY.—John Barton, 14; Charles Frisker, 14; John Harrison, 13 ; Charles Reynolds, 17 ; Robert Rose, 'l7 ; and Charles Sopp, 11, whose head scarcely reached the top of the dock, were charged with stealing some lead from 2, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, a house undergoing repair. From the evidence of Tofield, 76 E, it appeared that at 11 o'clock last night he saw all the prisoners.going along, Rose carrying the lead on his shoulder. • He followed them, and saw them go up to a marine-store dealer's. He then saw them leaving the shop, and went up and asked Rose what he bad zo,r, and be then threw down the lead and bolted. lle took ifarton into custody, and he gave him information which led to the capture of some of the cohers. On taking Soil) into custody he eaid he never had any cf the money. Outred, 132 G, said he took some of the prisoners at four that morning in a t an, and, wif bout his saying a wolf!, nicker said, "I di l not take it." On asking him where Ina jacket was, he said a boy threw it into the pit of a theatre from the gallery; but on his asking him if he had not lent it to cover the lead, he admitted that was the case. To get at the lead they must have clirnked over a hoarding. Tofieldsaid they %vete always t.ssing . Ogether. Mr. Bingitatn.--Yes; tossing in the daytitne and stealing night. 'Meld said Flicker had been convicted at Marylebone. In answer to Mr. Bingham, as to what they had to say, Harrison said there was a broken rail, and they (Barton and Harrison) got through, and Sopp (a remarkably sharp little urchin) kept a 100k -out. The others replied they had nothing to s!ty._ - - . Binghaii said he should commit them for 21 days each. RAILWAY INTELLiG.ENCV. GREAT NORTHERN. BARON KINGSDOWN. The half-yearly report of the directors of this company states that " the capital expended to 31st December, 1857, was Eli 298,6:55 u s. 6.t.; from January to June, 1858, £61,789 12s. 10d.• total expended on capital account, E 11,330,445 4s. 4d.; balance unexpended, £83,958 Th.?. Bd. The following were the chief items of expenditure upon construction account during the half-yeur :—Works for the accommodation of the Midland Company's traffic at King's cross, £17,847 Is.; moiety of cost of Leeds Station Junction line, purchased fi OM North-Eastern Company, £10,605 7s. ad.; granary and station works at Leeds, £3,166 Os. 5d.; extension of locomotive works at Pete thoro', £4,909185.81; The Right Hon. Thomas Pemberton Leigh, whose eleva- additions to stations, &c., including new curse . at Retford, additional 'pla , fortn at King's-cross, station bridee at D3ll - bridge over Witham at Lincoln, &e., £6,042 ls. lid. It has also been necessary to provide additional tools and machinery for the company's workshops to the amount of £2 042 13s. 101, and to purchase rolling stock, consisting of first and second class carriages, and of luggage and other waggons, at the e st of £5,234 19e. 2d. and £3,320 19s. 11d. re,sprctively. The gross receip:s fur the half -3 ear, as shown by the revenue account, were £567,027 17s. 7d.; for the corresponding period in 1857, £47,631 135.66.; increase in 1858, £9,396 4s. ld.; and total expenditure for the half-year was 1327,193 lls. 511.; for the corresponding period in 1857, £296,95510x. Bd.: showing an increase in the expenditure of 1:30,238 Os. 9d. The balance available, after payment of working expenses, is 12:259,834 6., 2d.; to which must be added—as shown in the net revenue account—balance from tie last half-year, £319 6s. ; Royston and Hitchin, rent due from Eastern Counties Company, 0,400; balance of the Redriath account,' £4,248 91. 84.; total net revenue, £272,802 2s. 2d. For the half-year ended 30th June the sum was £289,076 2s. 10d.; the net revenue account is therefore less than in June, 1857, by £16,274 Os. B.f. Of the above sum of £272,802 2s. 2d. the rent and fixed charges absorb £107,498 17e. ld., the preference dividends re quire £83,983, the net balance being £81,320 ss. ld. This amount will yield a dividend at the rate of £3 7s 6d. per cent. per annum upon the original stock • and £3 7s. Gd. towards £6 per cent. for the year to the stock; of B stock. Toe directors therefore recommend that these divi dends be declared. The general depression of the mercan tile and manufacturing interests has seriously affected the traffic of all railways; and but for the new traffic ob tained to and from Manchester, the amount received upon the Great Northern Railway would have been much less titan in the first half of 1857; even the local traffic of the agricultu ral districts (not subject to competition) suffered; 36,500 fewer local passengers having been carried, than in the corres ponding half-year of 1857. The expense of working the Manchester traffic has of course been considerable; but the directors believe that the money has been well spent in in troducing to the trading and manufacturing public the faci lities and advantages of the Great Northern route between London and Lancashire. The Manchester and Sheffield and Great Northern Traffic Bill was strenuously opposed by the London and North-WesternCompany, in the committee of the House of Commons, but after a contest of 21 days the committee unanimously passed the bill, having declared that the agreement of 1854, made between the London and North-Western and the Manchester and Sheffield Companies, by which traffic between London and Manchester by the Great Northern route was obstructed, was altra vires, and at variance with public policy. In the committee of the llouse of Lords the bill was again opposed r i b o y r d the i p L s o u n n cl a o n n i m a o n u d s y N i o .e r p t t N e V d e s i t n e r i n t s Company favour, w , t b h u o t u t t hei al lowing counsel for the promoters to reply to the speech and case on behalf of the opponents. The bill re ceived overwhelming support by witnesses from several parts of Lancashire and the Eastern Conn ties,as also in Londonseveralfromted with he connected emost op m u a le n n e t ste mer cantile firms The passing of this bill must convince the proprietors of the London and North-Western Railway that they can no louger be allowed to monopolise the entire London and Lancashire traffic. Parliament has thereby declared that the Great Northern and Manchester 'and Sheffield Com panies were fully justified iu establishing a second through route between London and the Eastern Counties and Lan cashire, as suggested by Lord Dalhousie in his report on railways in 1845. The general traffic of the Great Northern Company was for several months subject to most severe competition ; and the directors feel called upon to state that they made several ineffectual attempts to put:an end to the very low rates which prevailed between London and Lancashire. On the 7th April last they and the Man chester and Sheffield directors offered to adopt much higher rates than were then current between London and Man chester and other places, and made a public announce ment to that effect; but they declined to restore them to the former high scale charged by the London an I North- Western. Their offer having been refused by the Landon and North-Western, the fares and rates remained very low until the 16th of June, when it was intimated to the directors that it they would advertise the fares which they had proposed on the 7th of April the Landon and North- Western would follow them. This was immediately done, and on the 21st of June the fares and rates proposed by the Great Northern Company in April for Liverpool and Man chester were adopted by both routes, and remain so up to this time. The proprietors will remember that under the agreement with the Manchester and Sheffield Company that company is entitled to receive out of the earnings arising from through traffic such a sum as would, with their other receipts, make up the gross sum of £lO,OOO per week, subject to being repaid when their gross receipts exceed £ll,OOO per week. The Great Northern have accordingly advanced £25,000 on account to the Mariehester and Sheffield Company, in respect of the earnings for the year 1858. The direct route from London to Huddersfield being about 20 miles nearer by the Great Northern route, via Sheffield and Penistone, than by the London and North-Western route, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company being under agreement with the London and North-Western Com pany to afford the public no benefit from this shorter communication, the directors deemed it prudent to petition Parliament for the insertion of through bucking and forwarding clauses to be inserted in the bill for the atualga tnation of the Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lanca shire railways. The committee of the House of Commons inserted these clauses, which would have afforded reasonable facilities to the Great Northern traffic for Huddersfield and atldreopvste•ed by s(ol it Y s uprrsolmislodtreer.s bat t e I h b e ill, am ae a t l h g u a s m amended,aueißo amalgamation e was o f was te re jected by the House of Lord,, consequence opposition of other parties, and the clauses were conse quently lost. It is evident, however, that the Legislature will soon put au end to all combinations betwe encom panies limiting or restricting the free use of railway com munication ; and the directors therefore expect that the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company will adopt the clear in tention of Parliament by acting upon the principle of the clauses inserted in the bill. The Hertford and Welwyn Railway was opened fur traffic in March last, and arrange ments have been made for a system of through booking with thatcompany and with the Eastern Cotinties Company, to and from Victoria Docks, Blackwall, and other places beyond Hertford' The Hertford and Welvvyn, and Lnton, Dunstable and Welwyn Railway Companies, promoted an act in this session of Parliament for the purpose of uniting the two undertakings, and they have been incorporated into one company, under the title of The Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable Railway.' rhe directors obtained the insertion of a provision in the act binding the united companies to offer facilities for the carriage of traffic between London and any place to which the united railways form the shortest or most direct route, and to admit the Great Northern Company to use the amalgamated lines on equal terms with the Eastern Counties Company. The Gladstone awerd for the division of all receipts from traffic between London and several towns in Yorkshire, &c., which was renewed in 1856, for fourteen years, was cancelled in July, 1858, by notice from the London and North-Western Company; but the directors still hope that competition at inadequate fares and rates may be avoided. The Midland Railway Company are now running passenger trains daily in and out of King's-cross Station, and the buildings for `their goods business are nearly completed. The directors regret that circumstances occurred in the course of last winter which rendered it desirable to dispense with the services of Mr. J. R. Mnwatt, as secretary. Mr. Henry Oakley, formerly assistant-secretary, and lately the aocoun ant, has been appointed secretary. Lion to the peerage under the title of " Baron Kingsdown, of Kingsdown, in the county of Kent," was chronicled in our columns yesterday, is the eldest surviving son of the late Mr. Robert Pemberton, of the Inner Temple, barrister at-law, by Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir of ►he late Mr. Edward Leigh, of Bispham-hall, county of Lancaster, and brother of Mr. Edward Leigh Pemberton, the eminent equity draughtsman and conveyancer of Lincoln's-inn. His grandfather, Mr. Edward Pemberton, was an M.D. in practice at Warrington, and married Ellen, daughter of Mr. John Lyon, of Appleton. Mr. Pemberton Leigh was called to the bar in 1816, by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's-inn, of which be is now a bencher, and was appointed, in 1820, " one of his Majesty's counsel learned in the law." In 1831 he enterd St. Stephen's as member for Rye in the Conservative interest, but did not continue to represent that constituency iu a second Parlia ment. At the general election of December, 1834, during Sir Robert Peel's brief tenure of office for the first time, he was elected member for Ripon, by a majority of 235 to 125 over the late member, Mr. T. K. Staveley ; and he was recbosen without a contest as the colleague of Sir Edward B. Sugden (now Lord St. Leonard's) in 1837, and again in 1841. In January, 1843, he succeeded to the estates of his mother's cousin, the late Sir Robert Holt Leigh, Bart., of Hindley-hall, Lancashire, and, in compliance with the terms of that gentleman's will, assumed the surname and arms of Leigh in addition to his own. Already, namely in 1841, be had been appointed Attorney- General to the Prince of Wales; and in May, 1843, he was promoted to the post of Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal to his Royal Highness, being sworn at the same time a member of her Majesty's Privy Council. His lordship has been for many years one of the most active members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; and his elevation to the peerage will be hailed with the cordial and hearty approval of the profession to which he belonged. His lordship has elected to take his title from the small parish of Kingsdown near Siitingbourne, in which he owns, we believe, an estate called Torrey Hill. Lord Kingsdown is unmarried. The Right Honourable Thomas Pemberton Leigh has ' been gazetted Baron Kinesdown. It is well known that when Lord Derby accepted office, be offered the seals to this distinguished man, but the offer was declined. Few men have had the courage to reject so splendid a prize, and no doubt the public have been the . sufferers by his decision. Fortunately, however, he has been prevailed upon to accept a peerage, so that henceforth his great abilities and pre eminent legal knowledge will be allowed that influence to which they are justly entitled. For some years past the country has had the advantage of Lord Kinesdown's pre sence in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Sitting in that tribunal, he sustained, and if possible in creased, the brilliant repu t ation which he had gained as a lawyer in the Courts of Equity. Without that narrow technicality which characterised his great rival, Lord St. Leonards, he exhibited an amount of legal knowledge , a power of grasping legal principles, and a clear vigour of diction, which place bins in the ranks of the first English judges who have ever adorned the bench. The casts brought before the Privy Council require something more than a knowledge of mere municipal law. Neither " Coke upon Lit tleton," nor the decisions of Lord Eldon, will serve the pur pose of a judge of that tribunal. The Judicial Committee is the Court of Appeal front every quarter of the globe, and rightly to determine the appeals that come before them requires a knowledge of almost every system of law which prevails throughout the civilised world. The Judge who attempts to grapple with the questions ventilated there must be more than a technical lawyer. He must be profoundly versed in the principles which lie at the root of all laws; in short, he must be a scientific jurist. The law of the Hat doos and the Mahometaus, the civil law of the Romans,inter national, ecclesiastical, and maritime law, must all be understood and applied. When an Indian. subject has been wronged, it is for the Privy Council to grant him redress; if a clergyman en gages in a dispute with his bishop, it is for the Privy Coun cil to settle it ; if a war arises, and a ship is captured, it is for the Privy Council to apply the principles which are essential to the due determination of the case. Nor is this all. Not only is it necessary for a Judge of that tribunal to know each system of law by itself; it is also necessary that he should be able to reconcile discordant principles, and to solve those difficult problems which arise in what is called a conflict of laws. The events of the last few years have given ample scope for the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. The disputes wising out of the Gorham and Belgravian controversies; the prize questions arising out of the Baltic blockade and the Russian war, have required for their settlement the utmost impartiality, the clearest judgment, and the most accurate knowledge of law. In the discussion of these questions while in course of argu ment, and in the preparation of the written opinions in which the advice of the Cauncil has been tendered to her Majesty, Lord Kingsdown has taken the most prominent part. It is, we have pod reason to know, the universal opinion that no series of judgments ever gave more univer sal satisfaction. Indeed, unless it be in the decisions of Lord Stowell, or in those of the Supreme Court. of the United States, it would be difficult to find a more splendid monu ment of judicial ability than exists in the Privy Council Reports during the time of Mr. Pemberton Leigh. It would be well if the same thing could be said of the cotempora neous decisions of the House of Lords. If that anomalous tribunal is to be maintained, it ought at all events to be made as efficient as passible, and certainly no better means could be devised for this purpose than by advancing Mr. Pemberton Leigh to the peerage. He is still in the vigour of his pavers. There is no abler lawyer now livirg. The country has reason to congratulate itself that this eminent man has consented to accept the honour which Lord Derby has had the good sense to offer ithr.- 7 .Daily News. -~,.._-- phoy. 'no nividerol socouot shows the ineotne for tho half year to be £4,608 19,,.9d., told nn enenditure of 11,63(3 ss. :3d., leaving a balance, of X:3,032 14s. 6d., applicable to i payineth of dividend f:r the half year ending:3lst J nly, 1r3:,8. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was agreed to. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 114 i 115 t 1151 ut 113 115. 116 118 104 108 Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Sanlauly 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb.&Aug. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Mar.&Sop. 100 N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. jan.dauly 100 Do. 6 p.c. Apr.& Oct. 100 N.S.W.Gov. sp. c.Debent. 100 100 101 1081 I Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. St. Debent. redeemable 1875 100 108 109 &Aug. Gt. 6 p.c. Jan.&,Julyl 100 Vict. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.Bauly , 100 Business tare. Mines. Pal 4. Closing reties. D ons . ......... 4,-------..ssass - ::40 —. ............ 10 , Australian 24 i 4 1 'Bon Accord Copper, limd los. f s p.s 15 Bras Wen 11m. pa. at 51. p.) I 27 1 11 10 Do. St. John del Bey I 16 11 12 5 Do. Lana & Mining Co all If 21 1 Cobra Copper all 40 42 10 Capiwao l6 12 13 ••• Dun Copper Mining C 0... all I 1 I rirtunz, all 11 21 11 lelaneral. all 19 20 I L. naros -...... . all 94 of 5 iLunit,.. ism. l4 14 1 dli 1 Marlquita all 2 1 1 'Sew Gran,da all * I 60 iPontgibsucl Silver, ago id ' a 7 5 Port ri - illip. to iglu:it's:go de Caba 164 1 1 18 2 81,United Mexican all 3 11 .- 1 4.11 red Consols (Phlllack) 2.11.10 8 9 10 British Iron ; 14 21 SI Condurrow (Caraborne)- 1 20 60 60 , 10 Devon Great Console - iEast Bassett (Illogan) .... ;Great South Tolgns .... Par Consols (St. Blaxley) It Icl 171 -• 'Bertridge Consols Min. Liu.. 6s. 1 It 5 Tamar Silver and Lead ' Mining Co 4l 1 1 10 Tin Croft 9 st at - 'West Basset (Illogan) ~. 11 12 24 JOIN T STOOL BANKS. knainasi Share. joint Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Prices. D„.. 4•061•1164 ~ ..../....1 111 1 ..mmereart. ONSIVIIENIIISIMMIN .i...MW 100 Agra & United Service Bk 50 .- - 40 Australasia all 88 00 681 25 Beak of Egypt all 234 231 100 Bank of London . - ... 49 Brit. 001. Bank & Loan ie all s.- .... 50 British North American all 57 69 10 'Ohartd.Bank of India, dm 10 3 21 dis 100 I ,aty l6O CS 65 100 ;Colonial 25 29 Si 20.11 Commer. Bank of Canada all - - 1.00 Commercial of London lO 21 21 ' 14 English, Scottish, & Ans. all 161 17 20 Gen. Bk of Switzerland., rO.l - --. • 24 Len.Char.Bankof Austral. all 201 20f 201 50 London and County- 60 London Joint 5t0ck.......„ 10 31 23 100 iLondon A Westminster._ 20 45 47 100 iNationalProv. of England $0 ss• .... 10 Do. new lO .... .... 10 National Bank ........ ~.... 25 ..... 'I. 10 Claw South Wales all 46 43 16 •Oriont. Bank Corporation all 38 41 20 'Ottoman Bank all IGt 164 IS/ 100 Provincial of Ireland l6 6 2 61 63 10 Do. now all ... ... 16 Bouts Australia. all .... .... 25 Do. new 15 Union of Australia all 54 56 15 Do. New 2O 47 49 60 Union of London lO 15 2d 100 Unity Mutual .., 55 - ..... 100 Western Bank of London 50 19 18 dli —.... 331PCILIAN1Ork Metals Share Kiscellaneetta. Paid. 1 Closing M / os. D oes . ............ ....-A5ane.................ea55n. ........... ammuscafalitiorAu. C.iltelloaie. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 16 1000 Atlantic Zelegh. (limited) all - - 15 t.tistralian Asricaltural l9 30 31 10 :asininity Royal Mail 4ll 4 14 10 aerlin Water Works...- , all si 4 10 Do. New 2 . 50 RritiAn Arno:lean Lend 4O - - 50 Bri. & Irish Mag. Tel. A all 41 AS 20 Do. B. 7p. c. tilllße 9 2) Do. C all 16 17 lei 100 ../atiada Land lllk 117 122 Stock Cop. Miners of England all 25 so 15 Do.Preference7t percent all 25 27 6 Crystal Palace all 11 11 11 1 5 Do. preference all 41 5 10 Eastern Steam all - -- Stock Electric Telegraph ...... 6 Enslish and AusthOopper all 11 11 10 European & Indian June. Telegraph .: .1 103. .- 1 15 0 G ue en ne e r rll s lr te o a n n ik ix r a ew vi3 C a ol t l i t o t u rl all 1510 : ....-- 9 Ettro.&AmenSteam (Lim) , all 11 21 10 London Discount 1 6 11 01 dis 4 Lon. Gea. Omnibus Co-; all 21 21 10 Meditern.Eiec. Telegraph] all - - 10 Do. Eaten. (Limited) all 74 84 15 National Discount Co 5 1 Of dis 10 Netherlands Land...„ 6 - .... 10 Do. do ... all 1 2 5 Do. Bp. c. pre% is. at 1 dis all 11 lf 100 N. Br. and N. Scotia Land 80 ... - 1 N. B. Australasian all I / 20 North of Europe Steam.., all 2* 3 1 Orients) Gas all i 11 1 Do. "Now Shares" ... 15s, * die s} l pm 5 Peel River Laud &Mineral all 2 21 10 eeuin. and Oriental Resit all AO t 2 50 Do. new lO 7; 8 ~, 50 allyinney Iron all 211 221 15 Da. New all et 7 100 B.oy al Mail atonal 6O CO 62 1 Se , lttish Aust. Investment all 14 # 15 South Australian Land all I set. 574 i 1 iubmarlue Teez. Scrip nil i li 1 Dc.do.registereti all 1 11 0 Trust & Loan Co., 0 .nadp 5 - ..., 1 0 Vl.r, Diernen'i Land.....m 99t 11 12 Sir John Burgoyne had an interview with Sir E Bulwer Lytton yesterday. Col. Henderson, from Mel bourne, had al , o an interview with the right hon. baronet, at the Colonial-office. THE INDIAN COUNCIL.—The Times states that Sir John Lawrence, who is now on his passage home, has been offered and has accep►ed a place in the new Indian Council. It is stated that Sir Henry Rawlinson and Mr. Willoughby will be among the members nominated by her Majesty's Govern men t. THE NUMBER OF COUNTY COURT JUDGES.—By a late act it is declared that until Parliament shall otherwise direct there shall only be 60 county court judges. ESCAPE or A PRlSONE Tues r d ec a e y iv a e ft d er a noo Thomas Brown, a prisoner, w il l; a n d just sen tence of ten years' penal servitude, made his escape from Lancaster Castle. After leaving the dock he went down the stairs into a passage leading into the debtors' yard, and finding the coast clear be made his way to the gates, where he presented himself as one of the workmen going into the town for some tdols. The turnkey, Thomas Pennington, let him out, and though an alarm was given immediately, or within a few minutes, no trace of the man could be found. The prisoner was an old offender, having been previously convicted of felony, and sentenced to four years' penal ser vitude. William Cooper is his real name. THIS DA I'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. L.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; fine weather, and sul try. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Royal Albert, from Cherbourg; Pyramid, from London, for Guayaquil, with damage to windlass; H.M.S. Aga memon, for Queenstown; H.M.S. Terrible, do. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. MARK-LANE. Imperial Weekly Ayeregrs—Wheat, 44s 10d ; barley, 31s 3d ; oats, 27s 6d ; rye, 31s 9d ; beans, 45s 7d; peas, 43s 9d. The Six Weeks' Averacses—Wheat, 41s 8d ; barley, 30s rid ; oats, 27s Id ; rye, 31s led ; beans, 43s 100 ; peas, 435 lid. English Grain Sold Last Week—Wheat, 103,141 ; barley, 1,264 oats, 4,270 ; rye, 1,603 ; beans, 1,939 ; peas, 371 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. A fair average time-of-year supply of beasts was on offer in to day's market, brit its general quality was inferior. All breeds sold slowly, at Monday's qu tations. The, show of sheep was tolerably good, and the mutton trade ruled inactive, at late rates. We were fairly supplied with lambs, which moved off heavily, at late rates. Prime small calves sold to a moderate extent, at full currencies. Otherwise, the veal trade was in a sluggish state. Pigs and witch cows were very dull,butrtehestpei.. per Blbs. to sink the offals. ['Vetter beast[.„ 2+ 10d Ss 31 blown wethers 44 4 i 4s Rd Es Od Small porker s .. 4 R 2 1 4 v 4 3CO" cl quality 84 41 34 8d Lge conrve calves Ss 10( 3 41 4,1 3e 8d Buckling calvea...lB ß O d 24. e d Prime large oxen Ss 1:11 4s 2d Prime small ditto 4 8 8d 5 1 0 Prime Soots 1 1 20 0 dd d is 24 Quarter-old piss 18, Od 234 ed Lamb, 4s Ed to Le Bd. go:senetarie.rigeontairwsothoyeleddpoo......... s t 3o s 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ........................ 1,100 Sheet, and lambs ........ 11,000 Calves ........ ............... 360 Pig 5........................... 300 FOUE lON 315 YPLY. 'Amato 2OO ShoeD and lambs 9Bl Calves Pigs,. 253 MEAT MARKETS. NIMCIATE AND LXADF.w.NALL. — EDef, from Ss Od to 4s Id; mutton, from Ss 4d to 4s Gil; mutton, 38 41 to Is Rd ; SyseaOsli,losut,oTlytoAslL4utoili,l3:eovedafl:, :80r4k4, Ss o s 4 4: 6 40 d : 13 4pier;k,llod, s lo t :S t :4 s ; s 8 17 1 pe b r , 4i Od to ss Od per Blbs by the carcase, iiba to sink the off al. , 04; pork, Ss 44 to 4s ; lamb, !'s 01 to fs ; Rowoun.—Boef, from IFS 2 d to 4s 4d; mutton, Ss 44 to 4s 84 ; 101. --s to lei.—s ; sl2c kli ng calves, 10 8 to 20vee,sarles,aci4bst.4.dmiltoch cows, HAY AND STRAW; s Smithfield- o 'd meadow bay, 60s to Sas ; ne w d o ., te a to See old clover, S 5: to 105 ; new do., 80s to 95s ; and straw, 303 to i 53 per load. A full average supply, and a dull trade. Cumberland -01d meadow hay, r 3 3 to s4s; new do., 60s to Bfs; old alover, ess to 1053; new do., Fos to tss ; and straw, 31s to 36a per load. Supply good, and trade dull. whitechapel—Old meadow hay, GO , : to P4s ; new ditto, EtOs to 80s ; old clover. $5. to 105.; new do., tOs to Sea; 4nd straw, 30s to 355 per load. Trade dull. A PRINCELY FIRE-EATER.—The following appears in an evening contemporary :—" General Fleischman, in explaining certain passages in his late work which had been called in question in a threatening letter from Prince Pierre Napoleon, added that though he could have meant no of fence, as he was ignorant of the Prin ce ' s existence , yet, as the latter was so anxious fir a duel, he ' notwithstanding his alvauced age' would not disappoint him. The Prince replied in an epistle, for which heis obtaining the utmost publicity, to this effect :—` Your letter tends to rectify cer t a i n , passages of the memoirs of which your acianced age did not prevent you from becoming the responsible editor. I was not aware Of that age when I wrote to you. At Levy's, your pub lisher's, I am informed that you are a general of the Wur temberg army, in active service, and aide-de-camp to the King cf Wurtemberg. However th a t m ay be, you are ready, you say, to give me satisfaction. I adhere, then, to my first letter. At all events you have a son who is able to supply your phice. I accept him befor e hand, and T wait from 'either of you an indication of my opponent and the seconds.'" SOUTH YORKSHIRE. The report oftlte directors of this company states "That the accounts for the half-}ear ending the 30th of June last ex hibit a gross income of £69,896 earned in connection with the railway and navigation, at a total expenditure of £30.363, leaving a balance of £39,533, which, added to £733 from the 31st of December, 1857, makes a total of £40,266. From this is deducted £23,139 for interest on loans and rent, leaving a balance of £17,127. Out of this is deducted the dividend for preference shares, leaving a dividend at the rate of 21 per cent. pir annum on the ordinary capital, and a balance of £216. The receipts for the past half-year show an increase of £2,520, and the expenses a decrease of £543, as compared with those of the corresponding period of 1857. The quantity of coal carried for the half-year ending June last was 468 ; 382 tons, against 433,983 in the same period& 1857, showing an increase of 34,899 lons. The export trade from Grimsby amounted to 50,867 tons, against 40,910 tons at the corresponding period of 1857, showing an increase of 9,957 tons. The report states that " The past half-year has been one of very severe depres sion upon the trade and commerce of the country. Every railway in the kingdom has suffered severely from these circumstances, and it was not to be expected that this un dertaking would escape. Accordingly it has been found that the receipts from the canals have been reduced in the half-year to the ex'ent of £3,311 ; and the merchandise traffic on the railway has also fallen off £514. It is matter of congratulation, however, that the mineral traffic, which is the staple trade of the railway, has not only not been maintained, but has shown an increase of tonnage for the half-year of nearly 35,000 tons as compared with the cor responding half of last year. In consequence of the advance of the rt*es, together with the increased tonnage carried, the gross receipts from the mineral traffic have been about £5,000 in excess of the corresponding period of last year, and this would have afforded an additional 1 per cent. divi dend on the ordinary share capital, bad not the loss in the canal receipts, from the depression of trade, occurred, and the interest on the debenture debt been increased." The capital account shows that £2,223,920 had been re ceived and £2,164,878 expended, leaving a balance of £59,041. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA. The directors intend to declare a dividend for (lie past half-year of 41 per cent. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN. The usual abstract of accounts shows the net surplus revenue for the half-year to be £81,511 Os. Bd., out of which the directors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum be paid to the pprietors of solidated stock, which will leave a balance of £7,57011.6d. to be carried to the credit of the next half-year's account. EDINBURGH AND BATIIGATE. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at Ed . inburih, on Tuesday—Mr. Thomas Hill, chairman, presiding. he report for the half ye ar, e nding July 31, was read by the secretary. It st a t e d that, ' in terms of a resolution passed at last half-y ear l y ordinary meeting, the directors gave the shareholders the option of paying up the ir shares in full and receiving per cent t lin o g 4 on such s Pr aesd a erPalainerivta' of which option the shareh o ld ers availed themselves, and the sum of £3,094 was received from these sources as at Whit sun d a y last. The directors had been inclined to receive the debenture bonds falling due at Whitsunday last, en what they consider f avoura ble terms, and without the usual expenses ; but as the reduction has been accomplished so recen tl y t h e f u ll va l u e will not be derived by the shareholders until the next half year. The directors recommended that the dividend to be declared for the half year ending the 31st July last should he at the rate of ss. 9d. the abate. T wo vacanc i es h av i ng occu rred in the direction, one from the d ea th o f M r . Sligo, the other from the resignation of Mr. Shairp, of Houstoun, the directors had elected Mr. W. Johnston, of Batbgats, and Mr. James Alexander, of 13alinule Dunfermline, to the va cant seats at the board. F rom the' extract of accounts Ippended to the report it appears that on actual account there is a balance of £348 2s. Gd. at the credit of the corn- LIMERICK AND FOYNES. A general meeting of this company was held on Saturday at Limerick —Mr. W. H. Barrington was called to the chair. Mr. MONSELL caned the attention of the ineeting to the interview of a deputation with Lord Derby within the past week, at which it had been stated that the last commis slot) on the western tuaboors of Ireland had not given its preference to Foynes • Harbour as an American paclzet station. The right hon. gentleman went on to read from the report itself, in which the commissioners gi,ticetly state that they have given the preferei;ee to the SlianacT , ov,r the port of Cal..,ay ; and that ( f coushler FoyLes hits 13. - st the ports iv, tt.e Shannon they a d art d fa. the purpose or a packet ,taii;,u. Mr. Monsett fortlicr ob3erved that wide there was 11, desire on the part (f the meeting to detract from the merits of any oilier pot t, or lessen its claims on the Government, it was but pr , per , that Lord Drily should b set right on the suikci, anti net he ruish.fo:la;:d ai to the drcisiGil of thE A r, p:oposed by lir. MONSELL aid seconded by. Mr. Win TE WAS nuanimously adoptid, leyncstir.g ihr chah man to call Lord Derby's attentiim to the teport, and hiform his lordship 11,;..t. 11. e line of railway frion Foyucs to Limerick, which the commissioners considered to he nuces• nary to tit Foynes foe a trAnsatlantic packet station, is now constructed and at work. THIRD EDI tio N SUN OFFICE, Scren o' Clock. READING RACES.—(This Day.) (By Etc.:lige Telegraph.) WHITLEY STAK ES. Knight of Kars Katherine Logie Madame Rachel Thirteen ran CAVERSOME STAKES. My Niece Lass of Richmond Hill Clara Webster Ten ran. FOIWLTRY STAKES. Lady Well Syrie Moses Five ran. READING STAKES. Lady Kingston Ardour Pandora Nine ran. STAND PLATE. Tragedy Amaryllis . Tiara ...., Twenty ran. EBOR HANDICAP.—Paid forfeit, Windward CONS ECR A TION OF A NEW URC, II A 7' t?ICHMONI►. On Saturday last the Bishop of Winchester consecrated the handsome edifice which has just been erected on Rich- mond-hill, and which bears the designation of St. Matthias' Church. It is an exceedingly spacious building, being cal- culated to accommodate a thousand worshippers without having recourse to galleries. "It is built," to borrow the architectural description of the Union," from a design by Mr. Gilbert ScOtt, and has a nave, aisles, and side chapels in the position where the transepts are usually planned, to- gether with a chancel and semicircular apse. There is a clerestory, supportEd by a series of columns and arches that divide the nave from the aisles. The moulded work, com- prising the voussoirs of these arches, is sumewhat plain; but their lab3ls are terminated by heads of the Apostles. carved in stone with great taste, feeling, and judgment. The abaci of the capitals are octangular, formed of mould ings of the most beautiful section ; and their bell portions are profusely embellished in endless variety with carvings of the leafage, and fruit and flowers of the oak, rose, ivy, maple, bramble, briony, lily, marigold, vine, convolvuli, &c., conventionally treated; some portions of which, particularly those at the external angles, are in very high relief and much undercut, so as to be rendered highly effec tive. The whole of the capitals of the divisional shafts in the apse, the slender ones of its three windows, together with the corbels that support the arches dividing the aisles from the chapels, alss the brackets on which the principals of the roof rest, are all similarly treated, and thus keep up a due and satisfactory harmony in the carved work of the interior. The western doorway has a tympanum over it which is tilled by moulded work, having in its centre an en riched boss of briony leaves, encompassed by a circular moulding. The seats are all open, and, thou , gh not finished with poppy heads at their ends, are extremely characteristic. There are already three stained glass windows in the church, all of which, we understand, are donations. Two of them I I have been supplied from the works of Mr. Lavers, are two lights each, and are inserted in the south aisle. That nearest the east end represents our Saviour in two characters, viz., the " Good Shepherd," anti as standing knocking at the door. These figures were designed by Mr. Marks, and are represented under canopies which have exceedingly rich ruby backgrounds, appropriate bordering's, and the panels below them of geometrical design. The other window by Mr. La vers has also a rich background, on which is emblazoned medallions of the rose, lily, passion-flower, and vine, ren dered conventionally in a very artistic manner. There are quatrefoils above, of a corresponding ch erecter, with sacred monograms introduced in their centres. The pulpit is of wood on a stone base and pedestal, and is placed opposite the base of the chancel columns on the northern side." We may add that it is very tastefully carved, each panel bearing a design which combines the well-known linen pattern with foliage. The fout is of Caen stone, and consists of a round basin richly decorated with sculpture. Mr. Scott has introduced into his plans one or two archi tectural novelties, which deserve a passing notice. Thus the west front, which is very elaborate, is crowned by a moulded arch, similar in size to that at the other end of the nave by which the junction with the chancel is effected. The experiment is not, however, likely to invite imitation. It has a make-shift look, and suggests the idea that it is in tended some day to lengthen tl. e church, which, considring the position of the tower (over the west bay of the north aisle) is, of course, out of the question. The chancel roof imitates in some degree a stone construction, the principals being curved, and resembling the ribs of a groined ceiling. It is simple and very effective; but it may be doubted whe ther there is not a little disproportion between the vault ing shafts and the somewhat light timbers which rest upon them. The stained windows do not entirely escape the long since exploded, but it would seem not altogether obsolete, mistake of running too much on the positive colours. Mr. Ruskin has, we believe, somewhere, an eloquent and very sensible passage on this subject. The points mentioned, how ever, are but minor blemishes, and the church as a whole does credit to the taste and the enlightened liberality of its promoters. The entire cost of the building and fittings up to the present time has been about £8,000; and it is worthy of remark that when it was handed over to the bishop for consecration it had not only been paid for, but the committee had £7O in hand. Nevertheless, a sum of £1,501 was re quired to complete the beautiful and spire which had for the present been left unfinished. The dedicatory services on Saturday were in conformity with the usage of the diocese. The sentence of consecration was read by the Chancellor, Mr. Sumner, and having, been signed by the bishop, was handed to the registrar, Mr. IL C. Rothesay, for enrolment in the archives of the see. After the Nicene Creed, the right reverend prelate _eenv tered the pulpit and preached an eloquent sermon from It xiv., v. 23, " And I heard the voice of harpers harp in I fo g re the their harps ; and they sung as it were a new song with. throne." Dr. Sumner contrasted at some lengtnhbethe ac count given by St. John of the ritual of heaven that d fre quented celestial congregation, with the g l eg h e eaven the whole the houses of prayer on eart c h n . n In present but the assembly and church of the first-born w w e e r r e e hut - a few out of assembly who had met there that day a whole parish, just as of old a few .were gathered toge titer in au upper room out of a n enti re people.. But why was that ? Why was the congr e g ation ecletic instead of catholic, a gathered flock instead o f a ll the shee p for whom Christ tad died? In Heaven all the congregation wore the white robe, which was the righteousness of the saints; but how many on earth were there who hail not on the wedding garment ! Were there none in that very place who had come for curiosity, none from custom, none from compulsion, none to see, none to be seen? In Heaven they worshipped before the throne itse:f ; on earth they could only approach God through ordinances and means cf grace. Still they must not suppose that the ' 6 new song" spoken of in the text was like the sweet but unintelligible straine of distant music. They were told its very words— " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain !" That was Heaven's music; let Christians also make it theirs. Let them echo back in their lives the celestial accents that came to them from above. Finally, let them remember that amongst the 20 harpers there was none who struck a discordant note, none that was mute. Let theca never forget that unity was the highest Christia n d u t y. It was not when the sacrifices were offered, not when the Ark was borne into the Holy place, but when " the trumpeters and singers were as one to make one sound to be heard in praising the Lord" that the Temple "was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud ; for the glory of the Lord had filled the House of God." The right rev. pre late concluded his address by congratulating the people of Richmond on the auspicious event which bad called them together. The affecting sentences were then read, and a collection was made, amounting to the liberal sum of £163. After the ceremony the bishop partook of a handsome collation provided by a number of ladies of the parish, in a spacious marquee erected near the church. The chair was taken by Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., the donor of the site. The learned gentleman, alter acknowledging the liberal subscrip tions of the royal family, proposed the health of her Majesty, " the lady of the manor." He then proposed the health of the bishop, making a graceful allusion to a similar occasion, when his late father had received the right rev. prelate at the consecration of St. John's Church, seven-and-twenty years before. The BISHOP, in responding to the toast, pronounced a warm eulogiutn upon Mr. Selwyn, and remarked that im -1 portant as had been the benefactions of the family, its most ' valuable gift to the church had been the chairman's right rev. brother, the Bishop of New Zealand. Dr. Sumner then complimented the vicar, the Rev. Mr. Dupuis ' u pon his exertions for the good of the parish, and proposed his health. Mr. Duruas, in reply, gave a humorous account of the difficulties with which the committee had had to grapple, and the triumphant success which had crowned their efforts. The BISHOP next proposed the Chairman; and in acknow ledging tie; toast, Mr. SELWY N announced that the Marquis of Landsdowne had promised 501. to cards the completion of the tower and spire, a sum which he (Mr. Selwyn) would make tip to 1501. (Cheers.) "The Committee" and "The Ladies" were next duly honoured, after which the party broke up. .LITERA ft tat E. Franzleigh Hall. A Novel. Black - eft. 3 vols. Hurst and There is much to attract notice in this story, al though it is not particularly distinguished for events or personages. The hero Maurice is a very peculiar character, one that gains on the interest atter a tune, but at first sight he sems unworthy of regard. There is something very melancholy in the life here traced b;4'ore us. lie was misunderstood from child hood—his faler's harshness, his mother's absurd forldnes, alike c.7,ntribute.d to ruin tire boy. He fancied himself ill-used, lie despaired of doing right, and every yems inereased th;; morl;id tenaency of his wild and added to the fears t• at alrei:dy distracted his weak nerves. Under on 9 training he might have been very different., his gentle n , ittere raigM have been strengthened and matured ; kind feeliagn ren d: r:: it hint cal;al.'w i.f l c-i foistning some great and good v,ll-1:, hot intiilvr the training referred to, his energies be came paralysed, the weeds of his charac ter alone flourished, the bud that promised a fatr tlower goodly‘ l % r a i s i t ‘ a r g i t € 11( - 1,‘ T , a e s d, b t i t i i g e h t t tl e so that. betokened the is turce's early life, to dwell on the recital o f the sad dadabs of r s n a u ts titfalttolrlyis to oefuin d t t wase cloudany happier; ri v..hich h butad so a t i 0 last no,o v i r i shadowed him disper se d, to k now that h e was free' from the chains which had held him in thraldom through the lapse of years that should have been the brightest and happiest of his existence. He was enabled to prove to doubting friends, an d sneer i ng foes, that one courage differs from another, that he whose physical organisation makes him timid, whose mental control will not suffice to conquer his fears, may succeed in some endeavours, and obtain a tri umph when least expected. Maurice had no fears for serf, but he was constitutionally nervous, and all conspired to militate againsthim. lt is evident to every one that the self-sufficient Grenville was by far the greater coward of the two. In the excess of his animal spirits, and the recklessness of his strength, he assumed to himself a position that he falsely mis took for the evidence of merit. In the passages re corded of his youth he was cruel ; in the scenes described of his manhood he was base. To take advantage of such a nature as Maurice's—to act as he did while the latter was a guest under his roof—was more the conduct of a coward than any mistake com mitted by one whose nerves were so shattered, and whoge temperament was so peculiar, as was the case with hiq injured victim. Some of the female charac ters are delineated with skill and success. The devoted Isabella, ever trusting in broken reeds for her happiness, is a warning to excitable. and restless minds. Her judgment must have been wi -t dcketl before she saw anything to admire in her despicable brother.' Eugenia is an engaging heroine ; full of life and energy, she was eminently calculated to rouse Maurice to a sense of the duties of active life, and a conviction of the necessity for vigorous effort and complete self-mastery. Sir Arthur is a very natural sketch of a strong-minded man, rejoicing in bodily strength. and mental vigour, and not at all inclined to make allowances for those whose frames were more deli nate, and whose feelings were more sensitive than his own. Nothing creates more dissension and ultimate disunion among friends and families than this want of mutual forbearance one with the other, and the miseries that ensue therefrom are most powerfully described in the pages of this work. The timidity of the son, the fanciful ness of the mother, the irritation and hasti ness of the father, caused many a scene of strife in the Hall of Framleigii. Eugenia is represented as a blessed visitant in the home—attracting all hearts, she seemed to unite them. Some of the important parts of the story are told with spirit, and the gene ral impression conveyed by its perusal is a satisfac tory one. There is also some degree of novelty iu the idea of such a character as Maurice, that imparts an additional interest to the work. The Book of Farm Implements and Mae/tines. By J. Slight and R. Scott Burn, engineers. Edited by H. Stephens, F.R.S.C., author of " The Book of the Farm." Blackwood and Sons. Those who regard farming as an old-fashioned plodding business, which has little to do with the march of mind and the progress of invention, will be somewhat astonished at the sight of this valuable and goodly volume, entirely devoted to the consideration of farm implements and machines. It is a remark able sign of the diffusion of knowledge, and the ele vation of every pursuit into a science, that agricul tural labour should be treated in such a spirit. During the interval that elapsed between the first publication of " The Book of the Farm," the pre decessor of' this work, and the demand for a second edition, great changes had taken place in the priit eiples of agricultural theory. The application of chemistry to agriculture vas opening a wide field to the anticipations of the most eager experimentalists ; and though, the author admits, after some experience, the results have scarcely con firmed the expectations formed, yet there can be no doubt that all future systems of agriculture must be based on a knowledge of chemicarprinciples. Owing to this important addition to agricultural science, some alterations were indispensable in the second edition of " The Book of the Farm." It was judged most expedient to omit those parts which described the construction of agricultural machines in order to avoid an increase of size. It was the intention of the late Mr. Slight, the able exponent of the depart ment of agricultural mechanics, to have publi s h e d a minute description of every important machine and implement in use, in a separate volume, as a companion to " The Book of the Farm" in its revised state. His death put a atop to the plan, and some years have passed without the editor having been able to supply his place. Mr. Robert Scott Burn, a practical engineer, whose name is well known among scientific agriculturists, has un dertaken the task, and completed this useful and valuable work. Many new machines, in these days of rapid invention, have been introduced since Mr. Slight's time, and all these have been described with the necessary care and precision. It is not attempted to figure every agricultural machine in use in the kingdom. The writers have contented themselves with describing and delineating those really of use. " The whole stock," it is observed in the preface, " may be divided into two categories, namely, those which are not now in general use, an d those which are in use. It is needless to describe machines which have become obsolete, only those which are in use really deserving our attention ; and even every one of these should not be described, because some cannot be commended, and others are inaccessible on account of the indifference or jealousy of their inventors." Restricting themselves, therefore, to the considera tion of the machines and implements tctually in use, the authors have separated them into two great divi sions—those used directly for the cultivation of the soil, and those used only in connection with its pro ducts. Their mechanical construction is treated of ; their applicability to the purposes for which they were intended and the scientific principles which regu late the choice of materials, are explained, and an abstract or outline of the principles of construction given. The clearness and method with which the contents of the work are classified and subdivided add greatly to its practical value. Thus the work is divided into two books, entitled respectively " Principles" and " Practice." These each ccntain four divisions, those in the first book consisting of the materials employed in construction, the princi ples, the practice, and Friction and Force. Those in the second book treat of, firstly, the implements and machines connected with the cultivation of the soil; secondly, of implements and machines connected with the products of the soil ; thirdly, of the moving powers of the farm ; and, fourthly, of the arrange ment of machines in the steading. The illustrations are among the most valuable portions of the work. There are 40 engravings on steel, and upwards of 800 woodcuts. This of itself shows the care and labour which have been bestowed upon the work, which forms a worthy companion to Mr. Stephens' " Book of the Farm." It is a trophylwhich the agri culturists of England have good cause to be proud of, as showing the mind and invention that have been devoted to the advancement of their art, and the able and practical men that it may rank among its expositors. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. The following has been received by the directors of th e Atlantic Telegraph Company from Mr. Wildman White house : " VALENTIA, WEDNESDAY MOENSIC O the " Newfoundland has sent throughout the nig ht usual adjustment signals. Several short messages Con meted with signals have been re.ceived from them, the longest containing seven words; also the word Newfound land—all being spelt in full, and received and recorded with perfect accuracy." We have also received the fonowing : " VALENTI A, WEDNESDAY EVENING. "Signals constantly interchanged the cable. it Is expected the instruments taken out to Newfoundland by the Gorgon will shortly be so adjusted tts to be able to com municate." A RCI LERY.—A grand natiol Aal archery competition will take place at Eglintoun on the anniversary of the cele brated tournament, when the aizes are intended to be up two days. Archer s w ill be wards of £lOO in value. The' 'contest to be extended ov er land and Scotland. W " m) IS A C ANDIDATE 1 !"—By one of the new acts " Who i the question ofPI !esent from all parts of Eng s a ca nditate ?" is settled. A can didate is one declared at elect ions or nominated, or who ,de clare themselves so, on and of ter the issuing of the writ. No person is to b e liable to any • ixPentel or to be nominated, without his consent.