The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

2110NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Although a temporary cessation has taken place in the withdrawals of bullion. from the Bank of England, the demand for gold on Continental account continued active, and American and other supplies are consequently appropriated as fast as they arrive. Unless a decided improvement should take place in the state of the weather, Whereby a satisfactory harvest may be insured, it is feared that the exportation of specie for the Purchase of foreign grain will become very serious, and exercise a marked influence upon the tendency of the money market. There is an increased demand for money, and. the market now presents a firmer as well as a more animated appearance. Loan instalments, railway calls, and the preparations in progress for new loans, are influencing the movements of capi talists, who are consequently charging increased terms for accommodation. The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited a slight advance in the Austrian rates. The meeting of Messrs. Francis & Co.'s creditors, convened for to-day, was postponed, owing to an adjudication in Bankruptcy, and the trial of the ease " the Queen v. Hooper." Rather less activity was exhibited in the Liver- Peel Cotton Market yesterday, and American descriptions were nearly id. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. The half-yearly dividend has been advertised for payment on the Anglo-Peruvian 44 per Cents. An instalment of 8 per cent. becomes due to- Morrow on the New Canadian Loan of £2,800,000. The transactions in the market for Public securities to-day have not been extensive, bat sales have again preponderated, and the tendency of prices has been unfavourable in consequence. Consols are now quoted 92: 93 for money, and 93 to 931 for the account, being per cent. lower. Bales of Stock for transfer are also effected, and which increase the prevailing depression. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced have re ceded to 931 e ; Bank Stock has advanced to 232 ; India Stock is 217 and 218; ; ditto New Loan, 1031. 104; and Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. to 6 8. prem. The transactions in Foreign Securities continue on a ♦ery limited scale, and prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 75 to 75-1 ; ditto New, 60 to 61; Portuguese remain at 444 ; Spanish, at 481 ; Russian 4i per Cents. are firmer, at 941- ; but Sar dinian have receded to 834,. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 271 Prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, j prem. ; and the Universal, g I prem. The Gellivara Company's Shares are prem. The transactions in the Railway share market have been limited, and chiefly connected with the liquida tion of the half monthly account. Prices have shown, however, an upward movement. Great Western, North-Western,North-Eastern, Berwick and South tastern, have improved ss. ; Eastern Counties, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland, 10s.; Caledonians and South Westerns have declined 108. The Foreign and Colonial lines are inactive, South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian realised 11, Grand Trunk of Canada 304 31 ; Great Western of Canada 121 I,.and East Indian 991 1. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have undergone no material variation in value. k (West Midland—Oxford 15 = Po. Newport Do. Hereford 25- Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O tk !iris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 1 tO Do. do. do. Shares s3k Caledon 410, 41 per cent )ek Do. Quer. Shares, No. 2. 64 . Cork & Bandon, 51 p. a :0 Cornwall, 5 per cent 64 Dun.Perfh&Aber.Jun A E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c ;k Do. do. Class B 6 p.c A Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lt, E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l A Do. do. No. 2 A Do. New 6 per et. stock. A Eastern Union, 4 per ct. A Do. 5 per cent. guar... A Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares A Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. ,ck Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. I Furness, 5 per cent .... .ock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct zA Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. I Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. k 5 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Rants) Ext. 5 p. ct lck Co. Redeemable,4l p.ct. A Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. .A Do. Irredeemable, do—, ck Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. l 0 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsb. r 0 Do dos p. ct. pref sk Do Birmg.guar. stock 04 Do. Chester gua. shares 3 Do. do. do. .1 Do. do. do. ick Lan.&York 6p. c. stock )ek Do.Barnstst£s3s 10d pc A Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) A Lon.& Brig.s pagu. No.l ;k Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 A Do. gua. 6 p. a k Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Pck Do. do. 44 per cent.... " .: 5 Do. do: 471 p. c. shares 'YYesterdaY, the ceremony took place of inaugu- stock D0.. 10 7p. c d t o Pref. stock 1 rating the statue of Mr. Frank Crossley, M.P., in stoc k stock Do:4 l l :..c c ..S.(cliv.deftil '65) the People's Park, Halifax, and was accompanied 25 T.on. Chat. and Dover by general rejoicing, the day being also the third stock Lc i )l T t ifn a e n a Vs ) l fi W s . Cov i and anniversary of the opening of the park. In the after - stock Lon. & s.w,'7 p p ..etfstOCk noon business was very generally suspended, the stock Do. 47t per cent - shops were closed, and a general holiday was kept. 2s. 6d. Do o . f (gr . t , T. perpl anus... all in August, 1857, contemporaneously with the 124 Londondy. i Sh. all ,npening of the Park, which was the gift of Mr.. 124 Londony. & Ennis. a Mal all Frank Crossley to the people of Halifax, a meeting stosk Do. &Lin. 6 per et' 100 44 was held at which Mr. John Whitworth, the then stock Do. 34 per cent mayor of the town, presided, and it was decided, I°2 i‘ l i o a:r r y e r d o e r e t rl 6 C pe ar r e . e l n p t al l by a large majority, that a statue of marble 12t Do. 44 per cent. all should be erected in the Park, that hence- A s I ° M e t 1 - 0 1 %0 C TIVItt a l4r th er . ; lre forth all comers, while beholding the princely stock D o . 44 p. c . pref. stock lOO gift, might also see the f orm and fi g ure stock 6 I li ( 0 . . ' N E v . j e t ic. h optionBB6 tillt 100 pref.l 3 of the giver. Th e c ost of the statue has stock Norn'a 5 c. p. Ex. at. 1846 100 been defrayed by public subscription, in which all stock Do. 54 p.. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 Political parties have joined. From various causes t . y R0.5-way.vBi.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock No r th British, sp.c. .. 100 the preparation of the statue has been delayed, stock Do. New, gna. sp. c.... 100 One alleged reason, if true , is so mewhat romantic. 1001.1300.. Bor. Ug o . g. pf. sios all It is said that the Italian quarrymen while digging stock Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Go. 100 out th e block of marble of which the figure is made, stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 1 were roused by shouts of " Libel ty , " cou p led with 107 . 3 k go o .. B d e o rwl . x o k, 4 p.c. Pref. 8 110 .4. the names of Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel, 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a No. 1 13 which rang through Italy , some time ago ; and p S. i):l,oo.,2ttiairt.r. &I' M urCW. 10 that they left their work to join the victorious ban - 20 North St a ff o rdshire...._ all Iler of those great leaders. 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. •al The statue, which is of colossal proportions, re- ak Scottish Central, new pf all 6fis ''''e k h North-Eastern presents the hon. gentleman sitting in a chair or -- - Soottis n p. o. pref. stock.... couch, holding in his hand the deed of gift of the stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.tip.e. Park. The pedestal, which is 3ft. bin. high, st ria South Dc) 7 .11 1 ev . o a n, Pr An s . t lWs k . weighs 34 cwt., and is of Sicilian marble ; 10 Do. Fixed 4} per cent. whilst the figure, which is of pure Carrara • 1.0.6 South Ea l sr 6 r ) n (Readin g marble, is 6ft. 6in. high, 'and weighs 56 cwt, stock ti n o. n 4 per cent. Its cost has been about £l,lOO, the artist being , stock Do. Fixed tap.c. Ist is. Mr. Joseph Durham, of Portland-place, London. stock south Wales, gilt . . 4 p.c. It is a splendid work of art, and forms a g s t t o o e ct S.TOr 4 ltsgr r e, c r i p. a gua. conspicuous object in the arched recess behind 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c.. the pavilion on the terrace. Over the pavilion 25 Do. B 6 per cent is the text, " Blessed be the Lord who daily st" k w D a t ° gl : VTI k e n n y t , 6p. c loadeth us with benefits ;" and on each sid e are 8' A W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk wings, with ornamental fountains; that on the to Do . , I , ilo. 2d do f red. right having over it the words, " Let no man seek ° Doi3e7; P eZ rs p P . C71'1866 his own, but every man another's wealth," and i o Do. till 1869, Isd is. t s., do. 2 that on the left, " The rich and poor ( 0 Do.li o e . reford 44 p.c. pf, meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them all." The building has cost the Corporation £450. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 931 4 per Cent. Consols Annuities New II per Cont. Annuities India Stock. 217 181 17 . Ditto i per Cent. lO4 31 Ditto Debentures, 1858 • 9 6 1 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — 4 8 d Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Amount, 6th Sept. 93/ 3 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid D tte £5OO 6 3 6 pm Ditto Small 6 3 6 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent BB Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Portugxese 3 per Cent., 1853. • 441 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 4i per Cent Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 4Bl iSpanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded 5l i Turkish 6 per Cent .. 751 k Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account. September INAuGURATIoN OF TILE CROSSLEY I g 8 STATUE dT HALIFAX. TILLS DAIS SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 15.—Wind this day at noon—South. West; light airs and cloudy .weather. FALMOUTH Aug. 15.—Arrived —Alice Hawthorn, from Taganrog. Off Port—Arracan, from Batavia for Ham urgh. SWANSEA, Aug. 14 —Wind W.—Sailed —Emily Rosser, for Catania ; John Rosser, for Barcelona. CARDIFF, Aug. 14.—Wind E.—Arrived —Little Nell, San Sebastian, and Eugenie, from Marseilles. Sailed— Veritas, for Alexandria ; Princess, do. ; Quickstep, for Corfu ; Roseland, for Palermo ; John Smith, for Corfu. P LYMO UTH, Aug. 14.—Wind Arrived—Shah s.W. Japan, from London for Adelaide. Sailed—Result, for Port Philip. ILIMACOMBH, Aug. 11. —The Soa Lark, from liewpo_rt to St. Thomas, which drove on the rocks hero to-day, hasbeen condemned and sold. (BY ALECITEIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMBTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.W. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRATBSEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind S. ; tide two hours' flood ; light and find. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate and fine. Passed, in tow—Minerva, from Demerara, SHARE IttARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. _ Share Railways. Paid. Closing i Business 1 PHOc. I Dono. s _ 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 84 stock Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 80 82 25 Blackburn 2.5 Blvth and Tyne ...: all 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid. Co. all 64 106 . 7 . stock Bristol and Exeter .... • 100 104 stock Caledonian lOO 931 04 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 5 0 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Illrock„ dasassaov all 20 Cornwall ' ail 61 64 bi t 10 Do A (IA- gets no div `all 10 D o -it ~..intil pc pran -" , nasbeen pd. toB all a 50 Dublin & Belfast Juno. all 25 Dun., Perth, &A b. Juno. al 1 l 1 8 9 . stock East Anglian lOO 61 74 stock Eastern Counties lOO 554 661 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 38 40 s stock Do do Bdo 100 27 29 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds 84 s 20 East Suffolk 10 Do . stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 794 801 stock Edit,. Perth, & Dundee 110 301 31 301 10 Forth & Clyde Junction stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 107 100 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 1174 1184 118 4 stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock at. S. &W. of Ireland 100 114 116 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 12 Irish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Torkshirr 100 1091 10 99 1 1 04 stock London and Blackwall 100 70 72 7 a stock Lou., Bright. & S Coast 100 109 111 110 s 25 Lond., Chat„ and Dover All 111 121 1 s stock Lord. &Nth. Western 100 102 IC2I 1021 121 Do eighths stock Lond. & Bth. Western lOO 95 96 95 4 a 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 10 11 stock Man. Met & Lincoln lOO 43 431 43 2 1 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 124 Do do 1 shares all 1n Metropolitan 4 3 2 d stock Midland stock Do T•lrming. & Derby 100 104 106 50 Mid. Ge. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares ' all 25 Mid Kent.. ....... 10 De, Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. all stock Norfolk. 50 N , hn. Counties Union .. 31 34 31 d stock North British lOO 65 654 65 1 stock N'or.Dev.Rall&Dk.stoau 100 stock D, A stk ; A revs no d. until 6pch as beenpd.B 100 stock Do B stock .. stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1004 1011 •tuva . ~ ,,,s 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 161 4 f d 1 p d stock Do Leeds .. ... ......... 100 551 55/ 4 stock Do York ........ ...... 100 85 } 851 Mt stock North London • 100 105 107 19.16.4 North Staffordshire.... 175 31 31 d 10 N. and S. W. Junction.. all 91 10 12 Not. & Grantham Rail.. 10 61 7 10 Peebles ...... • • ....... all Portsmouth 10 Rhymney...• ~- •••• • • • stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 1 00 32 33 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 86 68 stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 6 7 stock South Devon .. ;...... 100 45 46 vnn , stock South Eastern .......• 1 00 89 4 90 u 9 100 67 69 stock South Wales .... stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 82 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 401 414 25 Do do ll 10 11 p Stockton & Hartlepool 161 • stock Taff Vale .. •. .• , stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenr k&Rall 22 SO Ulster .. • • all 51 56 V 1 25 Do 12 10 Do • stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim 7 stock Waterford lir Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London all 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class .. stock West Midland—Oxford 100 45 47 25 •,-• Do. Newport all 11 114 121 Do. Hereford 11 1 2} 2 d PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' li,aid. Cl o sing Business Railways. I Price. Done. 25- Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 O all (tit 1 !iris. & Exet.l p.ct.stock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares 14 stock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 104 . 105 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all -- all 114 Cork & Bandon, 5 4 p. c. all 204 214 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent... 64 Dun.Perfh&Aber.Jun„ all 99 5 1011 61 s t oc k E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.e. 100 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... 100 114 116 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c... • 100 105 110 stock, E. Coun. Ex. s p. c. No. i 100 112 111 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 111 113 stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 127 130 stock Eastern Union, 4 per et 100 81 83 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 02 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 79 8° 100 103 105 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... stock Glas.& S. Westg a p c 100 118 120 . ~ 5 . . . stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 118 120 stock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 mc.pm 100 112 114 113 stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 81 87 89 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. all stock 5 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland)4 Ino 90 100 p. et. pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berks and ~ Hants) Ext. sp. et. took Co. Redeemable,4l Act, 100 100 102 stock Do. Redeemable, 4 m ct, 100 89 91 stock Do. Irredeemable, am stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 192 194 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 104 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. all 17 18 10 Do dos p. ct. pref all lei 11 stock Do Birmg.guar. stock_ 100 77 79 204 Do. Chester gua. shares all 204 21 134 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 137 139 stock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) . 100 1-4 stock Lon.& Brig.s pagu.No.i 100 114; 1164 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 1144 116; stock Do. gua, 6p. a lOO 138 143 stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 1144 1164 stock Do. do. 44 per cent... " lOO 102 104 5 Do. do: 44 p. c. shares 5 .-..--, stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock lOO [52 IA stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 130 134 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 68 70 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover all 204 214 20/ stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et.... • 100 117 119 , stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. et stock 100 1524 1574 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 57 25. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6d. . ... _. . 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4 s h. all 124 Londony. & Ennis. i Mi.! all 124 124 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per at' 100 126 128 44 4 f p stock Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. re eem. 6 per cent 5 4 IP 51 124 Maryrort & Car., 4p. a all 124 Do. 44 per cent. all . stock Mid. Con. 6p. o. stock lOO , stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c. 100 139 141 stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 105 ) 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 -- , stock Do. Leis& Hit. pref. st. 100 95 97 : stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 1 stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 3 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp.c. .. 100 113 115 • stock Do. New, pia. sp. c.... 100 11 0 112 10 1 Do. Bor. Tin. g. pf. abs 1 ;li p 10 r Do. do. do. all stock Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Go. 100 1, stock N-East.Cons.Pret 4p. c. 100 92 94 h stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 9 100 d 904 1004 i 17 Do. do. do .13.4. iI p L. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. * No. 1 13 d 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1816 9 -- 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4 d 4 P 1- 20 North Staffordshire MI 2 3 23 4 23 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. • all -- e- 84 Scottish Central, new pf all stock Scottish North-Eastern )r 34 p. o. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 le stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 122 124 s tock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock 100 130 135 1., "1 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 104 114 ) ; 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all ra • 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) 1 . stock Do. 44 per cent. lOO 104 106 ig , stock Do. Fixed tip.c. Ist is. 100 104 106 . stock south Wales, gua. 4 p. c. 100 91 93 n — •stock Do. 44 per cent. lOO 100 102 a stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 88 ld 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 28 29 , 25 Do. B 6 per cent a ll 334 344 a "' 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 33 34 ly stock Watrfd &Eilkny, 6 p.c. 100 48 11 ire stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 129 132 Do. 2d do 127 12) he 10 Do. Newport 5 p. c .pf.red. all 104 10 ek 10 Do.Perpet. 6p. c. pf 1866 all 124 12t nd 10 10 Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 11 4 12 4 Do. do. 2d is. 5 , Share Mines. Leasing \Closing I Business Co.'s. Price. Done. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. I Paid. We - WT - IEII 7 EI Bletchley Buckinghamshire.... Clieeter 5k Holyhead.. Do. do. 5i per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale .Tunction.. Colchester, Stour Wal. E.Union,Harwish She Do. Woodbridge .. Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New .... ..• • Gloster& Dean Fore 4 Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. Hull and Selby .... •• Do. 4 Shares Do. Shares .. Lanc.k Carl. gua.s p.c. London & Greenwich, Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.as Soutend L o westoft, gua. 4 p.ct Do. 6 per cent • • Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock ...... N evrmarkt.,BuryEx n t t e m e a d s t s n p 5 . c. p .c. Do t. D o. North Western ...... t . do. ahrna is per cent p w er yr ce e n . Preston ried an s d Roystn.Hitch., Shep Do. St a res . ..... .A. Skrewsbryds Hereford Do. Do. CANADIAN MAILS.—The screw steamer N ova Scotian, with the Canadian mails, will be despatched from Liverpool for Montreal and Quebec to-morrow (Thursd a y). The letter-box for this despat ch closes at Liverpool at 9 a.m. that day, and via Londonderry at 9 30 p.m. ; with a late fee of ld. at 10 p.m., and a late fee of 3d. at 10 15 p. m. At Berlin, on the 10 th , a s ad accident occurred. As Count de Beaulincourt, military attache of the French E m bassy, had one foot in the stirrup to mount his horse, stock Commercial on the review ground Rear the road to . Treptow, to witness stock D 0.4 - 100 some manoeuvres of . the troops, the animal took fright and stock East oo l a ) n er d t i e v ; nt kir elin. I'3o • started off, dragging along the count, whose foot was stock London e Indies 100 caught in the stirrup. The horse was stopped after going stock St. Katharine about fifty yards, butthe Count was found to be dreadfully i stock at 7 .9llthampt on lOO k ietoria . alarming e we, 4 20 Do /sl ew injured, and was conveyed home in an .........., 10 02 sad 9813 Sonib Staffordshire • .1 Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon Croydn. Share' allall —___. ---__ 30i 11 1 etchley all Ln A`N.NV .. .. ' MISCELLANEOUS. sire .... 100 Ln &N.W 98 100 rhead.. 100 Do. 's2 53 er cent.' 100 Do .. 125 127 n• cent.) 100 Do. .. _ .... 112 114 nction.. , 100 Caledonin 10/ 1 04 all 5 5 i mir Val. all E.U.&E C 1 16 17 1 1 60: 0 0 A B n e Atlantic r g l ;lo - .,w 1- Tel. e a xti mater r alll 2 %1 3 1_1 0 1 14 A e,e;.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 139 141 rieh She all E.Counts. 41 41 25 'Australian idge ... 100 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti11185 2 ( • (Limited) 35 ils,Drct. 100 Caledonin - 20 Do. C. (Limited) 50 50 British as t 3i a.Tel. American A. ( Land l,lnt ) : 4 11 0 11 3 31 0 26 3815 all 114 117, ........ 100 Do. - . . 321 Canada Land 1 Forest all Gt. Wera. Ic.& Rail. all Yk.N.&Br — l9 21 )3 , ...... all 17k.N. Md. 112 114 all 241 251 s ....... all Do. 2 10 5 C s h oop a . u ps . i rie s n l i a . o n ; Ei d s pn T ear e A l c . es ( n l n l i r n t g. . r ) .. 100 . 0 3.4 8 stock Do. Preference rua.s p.c. 100 Ln.&N.W 210 213 .eenwich 100 ;8. East... 62 64 !e .... - 100 1130. Soutend." 100 tPeto &Co 921 931 25 Do. New stockstook Duce.c6tpri.oc.TPeelrpegerta.pDheb. e . n . 1031p05 1 r 0 07 5 P 105 ta. 4 p.et. 100 l lcerfolk .. t v C i o g p a p ti e ) r n . all i _ 2l _2l 1 Great Ship Limited)... all ji I & Matk. all L NW&M 33i 1 Do. 171 pct Preference / la Pr d Prefer- 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 2 1 d 100 Midland 97 99 5 1 id 81 1 ...... ... 20 London Di scount (Liml uryEx 1 ,5. 5. 6 ,E.Counts 1i p 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim. all 1 1 Lsp. c. 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 2 1 3 p stn. 5 p.c. all 'Do 56 58 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all cent • • • a ll P a — 10 Mcd. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 ; Do. , 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 2 lid all , Midland /4i 15 , 'L•ic NW 10 Netherlands Land all wyre all i k L. y k. l 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.att dis all 1 1 per . c . e . 1 . 1 . .! . . A. all Do. - 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 8) 10 15 1 N.B.Australasi an (Lim.) all I. 1 / 1 00 T il . t ß .N r a o s r s t e h y . 1 10 37 6 1 10 39 9 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all I. 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. 1 pr M'Clean.. 101 111 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 _ rdshire • • Gt. West. 92 94 10 Ditto B. omerset .. 100 . 10 Ditto C. 2s. & 85 Bren 71 8i - . 11 1 I : ' .............. 1 1:1 1. i .... I I Croydn. all L ---- stock Peellt.Lnd.&lllin.(Lim.) 100 17 50 — ±- ---- f)OCKS. 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 75 77 Closing Business •50 Do. New l2 13 p 36 } Docks. Paid. price. Done. 20 RedSeadrlnd.Tel.g.4lp.c all 181 19} 50 Rhymney Iron ____--------- -- 15 Do. New all 51 61 .... 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 aercial lOO _ stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim.) 100 122126 per Cent.Pref.Miii lOO 25 South Australian Land all 31. 341 and West Indies l l,lO • 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. all 1 on lOO 1 Do. do. Registered •• • • all atharine lOO 10 0 Do. d 0....... all 6 7 ri ft 100 06 98 97 1 20 Van Diemen'a Land .. 2 8} 91 1 0 1 (vi ... .... __ __ + 2 id P N, LONDON, WEDINESDAN EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1860. THE S BRITISH POSSESSONS. Share Railways. rap. CFrice.g losin Business done - ...___ 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence - all - gii 58 Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind stk f 100 934 944 j Gu. 5 per cent. 18 Do, Do. 13 16 al5 d 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 6 d 205 Do. New - - 10 Do. Preference .. - . all 61 75 ~,,A f Buffalo , Brant, &G odrich 100 75 80 • '"'" 1 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. June 1 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. 1 d IP 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) •2s. - -- 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. 25 11 d 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. o. 74 14 4 d 174 Demerara.. all - - 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 74 15 15 d stook East Indian, e f. ,- ,u. sp. C. 100 09 100 991 1 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... 15 1 d I 20 Do. Jubbulpore. l5 1 d 1 00 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs. all 99 100 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 1014 1024 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all 214 224 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 - - per cent. Bonds .... • • stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 31 304 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 90 02 90 5 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 66 58 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1802 .. all 61 63 100 Do. do. 1867.. all 52 56 100 Do. do. • 1872 .. all 52 55 Lock a tlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 965 97 97 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 6 ;d1 d 55 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 13 ii lid guaranteed 5 per cent. 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 12 124 124 4 205 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 95 97 opt, till '6O . ... ...... 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 95 97 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 95 97 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 92 stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 83 85 stook Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 88 90 88 20 Do. Fourth do lO 14 14 d 20 Do. d 0..... - - - stook Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - Newßrunswick & Canda • 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc gi i 5 7 . Class A Capital Share a ll Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do . • • all 5 7 Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) - - L stock Scinde .. .. .. .. .. 4 lOO 974 981 98 20 Do. Punjaub .... eM• 7 la d 11,1 20 Do. Do. .... -.. ti p, all - - d stook Do. Indus. St. Flo. 4,-L , 100 94 9 5 - 20 StAndrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 4 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 54 54 1 5 1 -- .20 !Ardennes .... ......... all - -la 20 'fiati.‘stS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Si 1 id 5 Belgisn East. Junction all 4 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all -- - 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 21 1 100 Copiabo ........& .. .. .. all - - 10 Ditto Extension .... all 25 t 1 20 Dutch Rhenish . ... 15 4 31d 20 Eastern of France .... all 25 26 • 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 6 - - 20 Do. do. all - - 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 64 74 20 • Italian Junction ... all - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all - :-- 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - 20 Lyons & Geneva, ...... all ~- - 33} Maria Antonia ,... all - - 10 Do. New - - 20 Namur & Liege 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref.: all 194 205 16 orthern of France - - all 374 884 20 Do. New Shares .-.. 15 - - p 10 .. orwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 345 355 20 • aris & Orleans.. - 20 5 Recife & S. Fran. (Pena ) I gua. 7p. ct. lim l3 24 Id 20 Riga & Dunaburg l4 - - 114 10 Rome & Frascati - - 20 Royal Dani5h........ ‘ all 14 16 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 81 i 84 20 San Paulo, lim, v. 7p. c. 2 6d 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 12 15 Id 11 i 20 Southern of France - - all 10 205 i 84 West Flanders 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference all 94 20 W. & N.W. of France 20 Western of Austria 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand - - 11 " TT \ " s 1) E t 110 • 111 1 'j SUN OFEICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. • NEW WRIT. On the motion of Sir W. JOLLIFPE, a writ was ordered to issue for West Cumberland, vacant by the decease of Major-General Wyndham. MARRIAGE WITII A DECEASED WIFE'S who ,had been sent to Road, though he did not wish to enter into detailt3 2 Jae was in a position to state that there was no ground af complaint against him (Whither). That officer was aware of circumstances which required that he should take the decision of a magistrate with regard to the young lady. He was sure that no one acquainted with cases where there was obscurity, ae present instance, would charge the officer in questin a s in the with misconduct. The vote was agreed to. Several votes for expenses in connection, with the law courts and constabulary, in Scotland and Ireland, were agreed to. The house resumed, and the chairman reported the reso•• lotions. POSTPONEMENTS. The defence of the Realm Bill and the Ways and Means Committee were postponed. TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments on this bill were considered and disagreed with, and a conference appointed. JEWS ACT AMENDMENT ACT. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the following resolutions : —That the Jews Act Amendment Act of the present ses sion be read. That the resolution of Jan. 24, 1860, be read —" That any person professing the Jewish religion may henceforth, in taking the oath prescribed in an Act passed in the 22d year of her Majesty to entitle him to sit and vote in this house, omit the words ' and I make th is declaration upon the true faith of a Christian.' " That the said resolution be a standing order of this house. That the standing order of the 14th day of April, 1859, be read—" That, on the meeting of a new Parliament, no re solution in pursuance of the Act of the twenty-first and twenty-second years of Victoria, chapter forty-nine, which shall have the effect of admitting a member professing the Jewish religion to be sworn at the table, be taken into con sideration before twelve of the clock on the fourth day ap pointed for taking the oaths required by law." That the said standing order be repealed. The resolutions were put seriatim and carried. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT. Mr. CLIVE moved the first reading of a bill to amend the Local Government Act. NEW ZEALAND. - Mr. C. FORTESCUE moved for an address for copy of a despatch from the Governor of New Zealand to the Duke of Newcastle, dated 22d May, 1860 (No. 46), relative to the management of native affairs (in continuation of Parlia mentary paper, No. 492, of session 1860). The house adjourned at 10 minutes to six till 12 to morrow. BRITISH MINES. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. Altre i Consols (Illack)" British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk )i Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd. (Philaek) G. Wheal Vor (lielston) Grenville ,Ilerod's- Foot 12.11.101 16 5~ e} i 27 220 230 430 440 1124 1174, 94 10 llf 124 30 32 114 124 1 4 24 f 8 29 30 3f 3 21 2 36 39 4 44 3 5 6 1171 Hingston Downs !Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) ,North Downs North Frances (Mogan) !N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) North Wheal Crofty i Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim., 12.13.9 94 5.14.6 8.12 4.8.6 1.8.6 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.‘t Lead Min 10 Tin Crort Vale of Towey (Caren ) West Basset (Illogan) WF . Caradon (Li skoard) West Seton Wheal Basset ( Illogan) heal Buller (Redruth Wheal Edward (Cals. Wheal Kitty (ILL elant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men. ; IWheal Trelawney (Lis.' 9.18.9 II 10.6.7 12s All 18.1' 4 .9 22.18.0 6d' 8 91 12 13 45 47 11 1 290 295 21 31 i 7 150 160 52 54 21 2a 4 1 6 i le 19 63 65 295 305 135 140 85 90 1i 2 i 14 15 24 25 23 25 FOREIGN • MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Ltm 15s * d pr 85 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £i p ) 271 14 11 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 26 27 27 5 Do. Lan d and Mining Co. all - - 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. ; - is. 4o Cobre Copper all 42 45 - Copiapo l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop•Ming.Co all / 1 2 Fortuna. all 21 2 i 20 General all 22 23 22 / 4 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 ;d 5 d 1 15 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1* 14 p 3 Linares all 101 11 5 Lusitanian 2 4d p 1 Mariquita all / 1 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L l2s.Cd. i 1 d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 6 6 Port Philip 1 4 1 Scottish Austrlu. (L.) los. ; 1 28•2•811Uni led Mexican .. 1 'Worthing (Limited).... all 1 I Do 19s. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Can. Gov. 6 p.c..) a. &July 100 113 115 . - Do. op. cent. 1878 100 - -- - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - -- -- Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 ' - -- - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 111 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 112 114 1111 - i Do. 5 per cent lOO 101/ 102 1011 - I Do. Scrip 5O - - - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&J uly 100 105 106 1051 ; - Do. 6p. c. Ap. t Oct. 100 - - - N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 991 - Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 99 100 99 - Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwds, 100 981 991 99 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0 1 sterling, 1875 1 100 1061 1071 - S. Aus.G t. 6 p.c.1878 & up.' 100 108 110 10S -- Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 - - - I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 199 1095, 1094 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - • 40 Australasia all 68 70 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Bank of London 5O 62 63 20 Bank of Turkey - - 50 British North American all - - 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 20/ • 25 Chafer. of In. Lon. & Ch. all 32 14 100 City ... 50 66 68 651 i 100 Colonial ... ...- .... .. • • 25 - - 20'11 Corn. Bank . of Canada.. all - - 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 151 16 20 Gen. 13k .of Switzerland all - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austra l all 23/ 231 50 London and County .. 20 - - 50 London Joint Stock • . 1 0 - - 281 100 London & Westminster 20 - - 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 - - 0 8 4 20 Do. new l2 - - 50 National Bank ..... ... 25 - - 20 New South Wales ... - . all - - 35 20 Do. new - 25 Orient. B. Corporation - - 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. .. - 10 1 0 0 \ Ir o ov n '- e n w cial of Ireland 41. 2 1 5 1 -__ - - 25 'South Australia - - ' 25 (Union of Australia - - 421 24 1 4 50 Union of London l2 - - 100 Unity Mutual 6O - - SISTER. Sir J. DUKE presented7aKrge number of petitions from different parts of tLe kingdom in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr. MELLOR gave notice that, on the motion for ad journment on Friday, he would draw the attention of hon. members to the refusal of the House of Lords to entertain a bill relating to savings banks and benefit societies, and also to the power they exercised of limiting and prescribing the time for the consideration of bills sent from that house. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. CONINGHAM entered into some explanations relative to his observations last evening in regard to the British Museum; and was proceeding to make some gene ral remarks, but he was called to order by the Speaker. UNION OF BENEFICES BILL AND ENDOWED CHURCHES. The committees on both of these bills were postponed. COUNTY CORONERS' BILL The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to, and a committee was appointed to draw up rea sons for the same. SUPPLY. The report of the committee of supply was brought up and agreed to. The house then went into committee of supply. The sum of £19,191 for salaries of the public records was voted. On the vote of £22,969 for defraying the expenses of ad ministering the poor law, Mr. WILLIAMS said he could not understand why 12 inspectors of the poor law were required, or why £B,OOO was required for their travelling expenses, and he moved that the vote be reduced by that amount. Mr. VILLIERS entered into some explanation, and said that the subject would be inquired iste during the recess. After a few words from Mr. E, JAMES the ameniment was withdrawn, and the vote was agreed to. On the vote of £6,-131 for the household of the Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland, Mr. WILLIAMS complained of the enormous expense of this item. He considered that Ireland should be more proud of the Government of the Queen than of a sham royalty. If it produced the slightest benefit to Ireland he would not object to it, but he entertained a different opinion. Ho could not see of what use were many of the offices in connection with the household of the Lord Lieutenant, which were included in the estimates. Of what use, for instance, was the use of a " Master of Horse," or two " Men at Large ?" - (Laughter.) He thought ' the present efficient Secretary for Ireland could perform all the duties required in connection with the office. (Laughter.) He was surprised that the Irish representatives did not consider themselves dishonoured by having any other Sovereign than the Queen. (Hear.) Mr. VANCE thought that the hon. member's remarks would be more appropriate at the time when the question of the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant was taken up. Mr. E. JAMES thought it would be unreasonable to require the Chief Secretary for Ireland to perform all the duties eon nected with the office of the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland. For instance,- the estimate included the salary of the "kettle drummers," and it would be unfair to require the right hon. gentleman to undertake a series of performances on the " kettle driun." (Laughter.) Nor could they expect him to assume the office of " Master of a Riding school." Again, the estimates included the salaries of the " Singing Men." (Laughter.) They could hardly ask the Cbief Secretary for Ireland to enter upon this double duty, the move especially as these officials were threatened with a bill which would make it a misdemeanour fur any one to sing a song in Ireland that might arouse the animosity of any one. (Laughter.) He should like to know what was the " Cork Herald," and what was an "Athlone Pursuivant ?" (Laughter.) Mr. LONGFIELD could not help agreeing in a good deal of what had fallen from the hon. member for Lambeth. At the same time, he could not avoid remarking that there seemed to be a much greater desire to economise with re spect to Ireland than with respect to England. Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the vote be reduced by £1,574 15s. 2d., the amount for the Queen's plates. After some further discussion the amendment was with drawn, and the item was agreed to. The other items were also agreed to, together making a total of £16,084. On the estimate of £7,400 for the expenses of Civil Ser vice Office, Ireland, some discussion ensued in regard to the propriety of abolishing the office, or postponing the item of £l,OOO for the salary of the Paymaster-General. Mr. LAING objected, on the grounds of public exigency, to the adoption of the latter course. Mr. SCULLY moved that the vote should be reduced to the amount in question, for if it were merely postponed it might be voted some time after the Irish members had left town. . Some discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. CARDWELL said he thought it would not be worth while to discuss the subject further, and that it would be better at once to agree to the omission of the item in question. The amendment was agreed to without a division. The other votes for this department were then agreed to. A sum of £2,721 was voted for the salaries and expenses of the Inspectors of Lunatic Asylums, as well as a sum of £33,118 for defraying expenses of office of auditors of pub lic account, On the vote of £19,660 for the expenses of the Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commission, some discussion took place, but it was ultimately agreed ' to. A sum of £36,400 for the General Register-office in Eng land and Wales, and Of £33,301 for the General Register office, Dublin, were agreed to ; as w ere £5,812 f or the office of Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages in Scotland. The vote of £14,652 for the National Debt-office was agreed to after a short discussion. The following votes were also agreed to, viz.: —£2,800 for the Public Works Loan Commission, £1,420 for West Indian Islands Relief Commission £6,166 for C omm i s sioners in Lunacy in E ng l an d , £923 to complete the vote of £1,222 for salaries and expenses connected with the office of general superintendent of county roads of South Wales ; £24,000 to make up £32,000 for the secret service, and £335,280 for printing and stationery. On the vote of £128,628 for the public postage depart ment, Sir G. BOWYER asked for information as to when the Postmaster-General would lip appointed, the duties of which office at present wore discharged by the Duke of Argyll, the Lord Privy Seal. He drew attention to the fact that for some time the post office had been in a state of insur rection, the men being worked for 16 or 17 hours a day with out intermission, and were unable to discharge such onerous duties. Ho also wished to ask whether the report of the commission on the pest office was ready. Sir G. C. LE WIS said he understood that the office was to be filled up immediately. The report alluded to was under the consideration of the Duke of Argyll, who hoped to be able to lay it, with the opinions of the commission, on the tables of both Houses of Parliament. Colonel DUNNE wished to know what was the revenue and expenditure of the Post-office in Ireland, and he would move for returns to that effect, Mr. lIENNESSY drew attention to the non-produc tion of two returns relating, to the Post-office in Ireland, which were ordered at an early period. Mr. LAING said he would make an inquiry into the subject. "Some other votes were agreed to. On the vote of £lOO,OOO for expenses attendantion crimi nal prosecution at assize and quarter sessions, &c., Mr. E. JAMES drew attention to the insufficient ac commodation provided for the judges on circuit, to which he ascribed the collisions that had taken place between a high sheriff and two of her Majesty's judges at Guildford. Sir G. LEWIS said these courts were under the control of the county magistrates. If any memorial were presented to him on the subject it should receive his attention, and he would do all in his power, namely, communicate with the county magistrates in reference to it. With regard to what had occurred at Guildford, so far as his information extended, the judges in question acted with proper discre tion. (Hear, hear.) Colonel FRENCH considered that the judges had ex ceeded their authority, in directing the doors of the court to be closed. He thought the house should receive an in timation that for the future judges should conduct them selves more temperately. Sir G. LEWIS considered that this subject could not be discussed on the present occasion. If, however, an y gentle man made a specific motion on this matter ha would be able to lay down facts and reasons for what he had already stated. The vote was agreed to, as were the following :—£223,475 for county police in Great Britain, for Crown - office and Queen's Bench ; £10,675 for re g istrar and marshal of the Court of Admiralty; and £.5,976 for the Insolvent Debtors Court.the vote of £34,280 for the salaries of the registrars and other officers of the Probate and Divorce Courts, Mr. AYRTON called the attention of the Government to the deficiency in the revenues of this court, and to the compensation of some of the officers of the Ecclesiastical Court, who, he thought, might be employed in other de partments of the public servic e without receiving remune ration for doing nothing. He contended that, under exist ing laws, the Government were:empowered to do so. Sir G. LEWIS said that he was not ashamed of the part which he had taken in the abolition of the old ecclesiastical court. However, the benefits conferred on the public thereby had to be paid for very largely, but it must be remembered that the house voted a larger amount of compensation than the Government proposed. Ho believed that the appoint ment of the officers of the court were vested in the judge of the court. He was not aware that persons receiving ap pointments were obliged to forego compensation, but he would inquire into the subject. After some discussion the vote was agreed to. On the sum of £145,000 to complete the vote of £200,275 for the county courts, Some discussion ensued, in the course of which, in reply to Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. LAING stated that the cost of the courts had been £480,000, out of which £218,000 had. been received back as fees. The vote was agreed to. The vote of £21,437 for police-courts in the metropolis was agreed to. On the veto of £131,860 for the salaries of the metropo litan police, Sir G. BOWYER complained that the officers em ployed in the police were not subjected to an examination before they were appointed. He alluded to the Road mur der, and condemned the conduct of the police-officer Whicher, who, on the mere fact of a young lady's night-gown being missing, took her into custody, and stated that he was in possession of information to show an animus on her part. Notwithstanding which, however, the charge against her was dismissed. Sir G. LEWIS deprecated anycliscussion on this subject at present. He was in possession of information on the facts of the case, but he did not feel justified in communi cating it to the house, After some remarks by Lord FERMOY, Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, and other hon. members, Sir G. LEWIS said that though the police were not popular when they were first established it must be ad mitted that they had discharged their important duties very creditably. The commissioners, officers, and men were, as a body, most respectabl e and contrasted most with to on the continent, w ho were ob i f e a e v t o e ur ef ab ed ly iu w m i, n re the conduct of the offic er THE BRUTAL ILL-TREATMENT OF A CHILD BY A SCHOOLMISTRESS. At the Central Criminal Court this afternoon, .Mary Allen, schoolmistress, was indicted for assaulting and ill treating a child named Caroline Lcfcvre, aged eight years. It will be recollected that the woman kept a school in Pavey's-place, Redcross-street, Southwark, and that the child was entrusted to her care. For a considerable time she ill-treated the child by cutting her about with a cane in a most cruel manner, and not content with this severity, she actually compelled the poor child to eat human excre ment. The jury found found her guilty. The learned judge, in passing sentence, dwelt very strongly on the horrible troatment the child had jacen sub jected to, and sentenced the prisoner to the utmost limit of punishment allowed by the law, namely, three years' penal servitude. EG.LIA.3I ItACBS.—( This Day.) LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] EGHAM STAKES. Tho Nun Lord Milton Quaker Four ran. BARON STAKES. Nemesis Nunnery Selina filly Five ran. TOWN PLATE. Zitella Inder 3 Margery filly Thirteen ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. _ _ Defender .. 1 Newcastle Blue Jacket 3 Five ran. Won in a canter by 40 lengths. LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Defender (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst First Lord (taken freely) THIS DA F'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. An unusually small supply of English wheat-was on sale in to-day's market.• Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather for the crops, factors were very firm, and, in some instances, prices were a shade higher than on Monday. There was a full average business doing in foreign wheat, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Floating cargoes commanded extreme rates. The few parcels of barley on show were disposed of at very full prices. The malt trade was slow ; nevertheless, the qhotations were well supported. Oats were rather dearer, with a good deraang. Both beans and peas were very firm, and there was rather more business doing in flour. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheit. Barley. Malt. Oath. Flour. 530 f r 1,190 I 010 ..... Foreign.. •• • ... 6,950 3,200 I 13 ,310 1 4,440 sacks 11,800 brls. WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally is stcady, as follows : Beef, 3s Od to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d ; lamb, 4s 6cl to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 58 Od ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the camase. BOROUGH HOP. Thero is rather less activity in the demand for hops, owing to some accounts stating that the bine is looking more promising. The duty is called £BO,OOO. We are informed that the London and North• Western Company intend to apply, in the ensuing session of Parliament, for power to complete the portion of lino between Altrincham and Stockport, for which the latter Company obtained power. The completion of this part of the original scheme of the Warrington and Stockport Com pany will connect Stockport and the surrounding district with Garston. and Birkenhead Docks and the Holyhead Railway ; the London and North-Western Company hay • ing purchased and leased the intermediate lines.—Manches ter Guardian. ATTEMPTED RESCUE FROM THE AGAPEMONE.— At an early hour on the morning of Friday last the Rev. Mr. Price, accompanied by Joseph Reeves, a veterinary surgeon, William Furze, a bumbailiff, and a shoemaker named Briffett, proceeded from Bridgewater to Spaxton for the purpose of forcibly releasing the wife of the first-named gentleman from the Agapemone. Mr. Price was the first to enter the " Abode of Love," and he succeeded in finding his "better half" in one of the conservatories. He was on the point of securing her when she cried "Murder I" and the Princeites then came to the rescue mid routed her hus band and his companions. It will, no doubt, be in the re collection of our readers that Mr. Price was formerly an inmate of the Agapemone, and that after leaving that establishment he endeavoured to obtain the release of his wife also. The latter was taken before the legal authori• ties upon a habeas corpus, when she gave her husband to understand that she preferred remaining with the "brethren," and she consequently returned to these free lovers. BRITFORD GREAT SHEEP AND HORSE FAIR.— This far-famed fair for sheep, of which there are generally from 80,000 to upwards of 100,000 on offer—was held in Britford-field, near Salisbury, on Monday last. The num ber penned exceeded that of last year by about 10,000, and was larger than any number at market for the last ten years. Business commenced very early in the morning, and the attendance of buyers being exceedingly numerous, far mers experienced little difficulty in obtaining considerably enhanced rates. The demand was continuous from the time the fair began until shortly after mid-day, when scarcely a flock remained unsold. Lambs realised from 30s. to 40s. per head ; seconds, from 265. to 30s. ; ewes, from 365. to 465. ; and wethers ' from 40s. to 50s. Many prime lots changed hands at higher figures. There were a num ber of pens of prize wether lambs, breeding ewes, Down rams and ram lambs exhibited by Wiltshire and Hamp shire breeders, which attracted considerable attention. The horse fair was very largely supplied with animals of vari ous descriptions, besides numerous droves of New Forest ponies. In this department trade was not brisk. Useful cart-horses and colts sold at prices varying between £25 and £4O a-piece. HUNGARY AND ITS HERO.--We read of a hero wbo was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders •, we have seen a patriot who was called, and who consented to bear a weighty section of it on his. He bore it well equipoised ; he bore it steadily, and upright under it, until it was shoved off by such malicious and irresistible Powers as riveted the chain round Prometheus for bring ing down fire from heaven. Twin stars are now in the ascendant whioh will guide Hungary with Italy through the tempest. Man's arm is invigorated by labour, and his heart is fortified by adversity. Again the venerated name of Kossuth will be heard from the Vistula to the Carpa thians ; and the right hand of Italy will be extended to Sarmatia across the Adriatic. The spirit of Manic rises over the Lagunes and dispels the darkness of surrounding night.—Walter Savage Landor's " Letter to Kossuth" in the London Review. Mr. Potts has given notice that next session he shall mote that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to command the archbishops and bishops in their several dioceses to order that sermons may be preached on the first Sunday, or any other Sunday in the year, in all parish churches or district churches, for the support of the fabric of the church, and for the necessary expenses, usually effected by the grant of a church-rate. THE BADEN CONFERENCE.—STRANGE REVELA TIONS.—" The secrets of Plombieres and 'Verona have transpired, and I am in a position to offer you some authen tic details of the projects broached at Baden. The conference was insisted upon for the purpose of bringing that mesmeric influence—on which Louis Napoleon prides himself—to bear upon the Prince Regent, and thus to extort his assent to a more splendid offer than Prussian ambition ever dreamed of. The proposal dates from the late Baron de Budburg's journey to Paris, and it was made in the joint names of Russia and France. In turning a deaf ear to so magnificent an offer, the Prince proved himself either a hero or a fool, according as we estimate political rectitude to be a positive or a negative quantity. To Prussia was offered the whole of Germany, from the frontiers of Austria and Switzerland to the extremity of Jutland, on the simple condition of aid • ing Russia in the East, and of ceding the left bank of the Rhine to France."—Baden Correspondent of the London Review. • 2.14.6 7.4.0 TILE NAVY. The Etna, 16, steam floating battery, 200. horse power, one of the squadron of iron-cased floating batteries now under repair at Chatham dockyard, has undergone a careful survey by the officers of that establishment, the result of which is th it the vessel is found to be generally in good repair, and in a more satisfactory condi tion than either of the floating batteries yet taken in hand. The Etna was built in Cha tham dockyard during the .most exciting time of the Russian war, and notwithstanding the rapidity with which she was constructed it. is satisfactory to find that her huge timbers, and indeed every part of her, remain as sound and in as excellent condi tion as on the day she was completed. A few in cidental repairs will also be effected, after which she will be undocked, and another of the floating batteries taken into the same dock to be overhauled and repaired. It is believed that the suggestion made to the , Government some time since by a writer in the Times for the employment of the float ing batteries on certain parts of the coast will be adopted, and that as soon as the several batteries have been repaired, manned, and equipped they will be placed on conspicuous parts of the southern and south-eastern coasts, in which positions their large and powerful guns will sweep - a considerable por tion of sea and dockyards. The contract-built screw despatch gun-vessel Linnet is being fitted at Chatham for the second class steam reserve. Her engines and machinery, which are of 60-horse power, are nom being fixed on board by the contractor's workmen. The screw steam Coastguard ship Hogue, 60, Capt. Reginald J. J. Macdonald, was placed in the basin at the Keyham Steamyard on Monday, and was appointed to be taken into No. 1 dock yester day. The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Captain Seccombe, left Plymouth on Monday evening for Liverpool. The paddlewheel steam-sloop Geyser, 6, Com mander George M. Jackson, was appointed to leave Plymouth Sound yesterday to join the Channel Fleet. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander H. G. St. John Mildamy, to the Pembroke, as Inspecting Comman der of the Coastguard, vice Risk, appointed to the Indus ; Commander G. M. Balfour, to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Bowie, placed on the retired list; Lieuts. C. B. Powell and B. S. Hamilton, to the Tartar ; Lieut. H. Fox, to the Curlew ; S. Stephens, chief engineer, to the Cum berland, for charge of the machinery of the Orpheus; H. Hadlow, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Scylla ; J. C. A. L. Eversfield, assist.-paymaster to the Asia ; and W. H. Bowen, clerk to the Blenheim. THE ARMY. ♦ In a letter dated Shanghai, June 13, an officer, writing to his friends in Plymouth; says : " Affairs in this place are in a most wretched condition. The Imperial troops have been defeated by the rebels at Hangchowand Soochow, two places very important to England with regard to com merce; the former being the great emporium for tea, while the latter is the great market from which silk is brought. The rebels behave with much cruelty to their captives, destroying men, women, and children. At Hangchow no less than 75,000 were put to death, the streets flowing with blood. They are now threatening this place with an attack. To protect the British residents, as well as the Im perialists, 400 marines and others have been landed, and are quartered in some of the temples. It must appear strange to the people of England that we should protect here the very class of men whom in another month we are going to fight in the north. The Chinese Government have our troops and the French regularly in their service. They pay, feed, and furnish residences for them according to the custom of the English. The officers are messed free, and are allowed to make use of whatever they please. Executions are almost of daily occurrence, either of rebels or of deserters from the Imperial army. After the executions the heads are strung up in twenties, and exposed in public places as a warning to others. I saw about 30 the other day in a most decayed and offensive condition. This state of affairs will prevent many here from going north, to their great chagrin and disappointment.i The General and Admiral are hourly expected from Hong Kong, when it will be decided. Most of the other troops have already departed." The reinforcements for the 73d Regiment, to the number of 259 non-commissioned officers and men, were drawn up on the parade-ground at Chatham Barracks yesterday morning, where they were in spected by Major-Gen. Eyre, accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp, Lieut.-Col. Gordon. The troops com posing the detachment are generally a very fine body of men, and will prove a valuable addi tion to the service companies, which have fallen very much below their proper strength by T3llOOll of sin arnngh ts havin2 been despatched from the depot for some time, it having been generally understood that the regiment, which has been 15 years in India, was on the eve of returning home. The • order, however, for its return has been countermanded for the present, and it is now uncer tain when the head quarters will leave India. The reinforcements will embark at Gravesend on Satur day next, in the Gosforth. TILE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. Lieut.-Col. Crawford, commander of the Robin Hood Rifles, called a meeting of the manufacturers and tradesmen of Nottingham on Monday after noon for the purpose of considering the propriety of permitting the young men in their employ (members of rifle corps) to have a holiday on Thurs day afternoon weekly for drill exercise. The meeting was held at the Exchange Rooms. The colonel, in stating the object of the meeting, said he intended to propose that for the next few months the employers of Nottingbam should grant a holi day of three hours to their young men on Thurs day afternoon for battalion drill. There was to be a review of the entire corps about the middle of October by the Duke of Newcastle, after his return from Canada. He only wished the holiday to be extended to those who were effective members of the rifle corps, and as Lord Middleton (of Wol laton House) had - kindly given him permission to take the men into his park, he (the Colonel) hoped the manufacturers would give their assent to his request. The corps at present, he said, was in an excellent state of efficiency, and to maintain it in that position it was absolutely necessary that its members should have an opportunity afforded them weekly of battalion drill. He did not wish the proposed holiday to interfere with the hosiers' Sa turday half-holiday, and he wished it to be under stood that he only wanted the . Thursday's holiday up to the review, and about half-a-dozen times during the winter. The attendance being so very limited no definite arrangements were made, and the meeting adjourned. The members of the Ilford or 2d Essex corps have just had a competition for a Jacob rifle, given by Mr. John Davis, of Cranbrooke-park, to the best shot in the first class at 700 yards ; two silver cups to the best shot in each wing, given from the funds of the corps, the winner of the rifle not being allowed to compete ; a silver cup of the value of £5 55., given by Lieutenant Clifton, for the best shot in the second class, at 400 yards ; a silver flask of the value of £5 55., given by Mr. Harvey, for the best shot in the first class at 500 yards ; and a field glass given by Mr. Doublett, for the best shot in the first class (winners of previous prizes excepted) shooting from the shoulder at 300 yards. Among those who witnessed the shooting were Mr. Alder man Finnis, Mr. W. Cotton, Mr. J. W. P. Wat lington, M.P., Admiral M'Hardy (chief constable of Essex, Colonel Palmer (Commandant of the Essex Yeomanry), Major Laurie and Captain Wig ram (Tower Hamlets Volunteers), &c. The first prize was carried off by Mr. Edward Agar, who obtained four points ; the second by Mr. S. W. Fry, who made three points; the third by Mr. Knowles, who made two points ; the fourth (Lieut. Clifton's) by Mr. R. Wilson, who made five points; the fi f t h (Mr. Harvey's) by Mr. J. Hart, who made five points; and the sixth (Mr. Doublett's) by Mr. F. Mitchell, who made six points. The Ist, 2d, 7th, 11th, 12th, 15th, and Companies of Cornwall Rifle Volunteers, from Penzance, Camborne, Helston, Truro, Hayle, and Redruth, under Major-General Tremenheere, commanding the Ist Battalion, were assem bled on the 7th inst. in the grounds of Trevethow, near Hayle, the 'seat of Mr. W. Praed Tyringham, for inspection by Lord Vivian, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county. The meeting was one of unusual interest, and attracted a large concourse of specta tors, no such military demonstration having been witnessed in the western division of the county since the beginning of this century. Including the Hayle Artillery Company, which was also drawn up in line for his lordship's inspection, 434 volun teers were present under arms. The battalion, after marching past in open and quarter distance column, went through several maneeuvres with great steadiness and precision. This was the first occasion on which these companies had been brought together, and probably very few of the Volunteers had ever seen a battalion manceuvred. The manner in which they performed the different evolutions showed that the zeal with which, al great personal sacrifices, the Valun teers have vo t e d themselves to th eir work will, with perse , verance, make them in time fit to take their place in line with regular troops, and they will thus be come a most valuable element of the military strength of the country. At the conclusioni of the review Lord Vivian expressed his great gre,tifica, tion at the efficiency of the battalion, and addressed to the men some suitable remarks on the Volun teer movement generally, and on the necessity of meetings for battalion exercise, such as he had just witnessed. He also suggested that measures should be taken for an early inspection of both the battalions of the county, in brigade, by Major- General Hutchinson, commanding the western dis trict. All on the ground seemed highly pleased, and the proceedings closed with cheers for the Queen and the Lord-Lieutenant, such as Cornish men know how to give. CIVIL SERVIOE APPOINTMENTS. In February last the House of Commons ap pointed a Select Committee to inquire into the mode of examining and nominating candidates for junior appointments in the Civil Service of the , Crown. The object of the inquiry was to ascertain " whether greater facility may not be afforded for the adraission'of properly qualified persons." The com mittee included Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Bright, Lord Stanley, Mr. It. Lowe, Mr. Roebuck. Colonel Sykes, Mr. Maguire Sir W. Raster, and Mr. Henn ess y . It represented both' sides of the controversy on the sub ject of previous examination and competiEons for civil appointments. The committee sat fcr a fort night, and obtained evidence and information from the heads of all the principal departments of the civil service, both as to the working:of the old sys tem of nomination by interest alone, and. the new one that inquired into moral and intellectual fitnes for the duties to be discharged. 'the report of the committee, drawn up by the chairman, Lord Stanley, has just been presented to the House of Commons It contains some • interesting information; the opinions of the effects of the change differ in diffe rent departments, and are not, therefore, quite con clusive, but the condemnation of the old system is decided, and the general result of the reform is a very considerable improvement. The necessity of a change in the system of appointments was pointed out by the report of a commission_that sat in 1853. It had then become evident that the civil service, if not deteriorating in comparison with its efficiency at former periods, was not keepieg pace either with the increased demands on thee3ervice itself, or with the standards furnished by private establishments. The public service did not draw iltt its ranks the ablest of the youth of the country. it..4pliasion into it, or_ a "situation under Government, was was cer tainly most eagerly sought ; the lists of the candi dates " put down" for appointments in every branch of the service alWays presented a formidable aggre gate of claims, which it was one of the duties of a member to his constituents to urge on the dispensers of patronage. " Competition" in this matter was, • in fact, very keen for many years before any " test examination" was dreamed of. Public employment was " eagerly sought, but it was for, the unambiti ous, the indolent, and the. incapable that it was' chiefly desired." The results bf this system, accurnu- • a kited through a series of years, became unfortu nately perceptible as the pressure of public business increased and ministerial changes became more frequent. In those departments, in which every body and everything is permanent except the illinis ter, the importance of the immovable staff became immensely increased ; but commerce and the active professions continued to absorb the ablest of our. young men, and to the public offices were left the less capable, the more indolent, the physically weak,. and those who were content with easy work, cer tain if not high pay, and a proviiion for the future. These were drawn, as if by a natural affinity, to wards the civil service. Of course there were better elements mixed up with this mass of passable mediocrity ; but the language of the Commissioners of 1853 clearly, though tenderly, intimates that the public offices contained many individuals who in. another branch of the service are called " her Ma jesty's hard bargains." Certain heads of depart ments demurred to the Commissioners' estimate of the effieiency of their particular staff; "others, with Sir James Stephen," confirmed their general accuracy. It is curious to observe that one of lthe most recently created departments, that of the Ile gistrar-General, appears to have been the worst; and it was formed, it must be supposed, out of the candidates the period provided. Most of th "frightful examples" of unfitness, of several kinds, are given from this department. These abuses, which occurred 24 years ago, are no longer pos sible, it is said ; but before the existence of an in dependent Examining Board there was no security against them; and it should be noted that "they have only. come to light in the course of this in quiry." The Registrar's-office has worked itself clear of its first mistakes in the lapse of years, and got rid of its fraudulent debtors, its chea.te, its batches of inefficients, and those whose misdeeds are put down generally as " disgraceful conduct." But it was not PO easy as might be imagined to un seat an employe; in one department a positive, not a comparative, idiot was appointed; and the head of the office, it seems, found very considerable difficulty in " getting rid of him." The report of the Commissioners of 1853 states as its con clusiou that, with all the drawbacks, " the men are better than the system—better than un der such a system they can fairly be expected to be ; but the necessity of amendment was great and undisputed." It became, in fact, necessary to improve the sys- tem itself; the establishment of an Examining Board, and some test of capacity, was not a need less fancy or modern crotchet, as it has been termed. It was an unavoidable measure of policy. On the 21st of May, 1855, the order in Council was is sued appointing the Civil Service'Commissi oners, and defining their duties. On that order the board still acts. The report, quoting at length the evidence of Mr. Maitland, describes its proceedings since that pe riod. The general results are these :—Up to the end of 1859 the total number of nominations to which the order in Council had been ap plied is 10,860. The competito rs for 732 appoint ments have been no less than 2,821, or four to one. In the last year 1,179 persons competed for 259 appointments. The severest competition, however, in point of number, was that for nine clerkships in the India-office ; 391 candidates contested these prizes; it was the only occasion "on which the principle of an entirely open competition had been practically tested." The number of rejections was greatest in 1855-6, when out •of 1,686 more than one-half failed to pass the test. The number has since decreased, rather, the Commissioners state, from a lower standard of examination having been adopted than from an improvement in the attain ments of candidates. It is scarcely credible that, of the whole 2,479 failures, all but 106 were re jected for ignorance in the very rudiments of edu tion—arithmetic er spelling. -This, the committee thinks, should be borne in mind when complaints are made of needlessly high educational require ments being imposed by the examiners. As to the results and effects of the change, the evidence of several heads of depart ments was taken. The opinions vary. Mr. Arbuthnot, Auditor of the Civil List, thinks the competition has excluded in capable men, but that the supplementary clerks it has introduced into the Treasury are above their work, and that a discontented body of men has been created ; but this feeling has not extended to the regular establishment clerks. Sir B. Hawes, repre senting the War-office, speaks in favour of the sys tem. Mr. Trevor, of the Inland Revenue depart ment, says the recent appointments are men of higher education and superior social position than they were formerly ; but he does not admit that they are better for the work for which they are re quired. than the old race of clerks. He is not aware that their higher education has rendered them dis contented with their duties. Sir T. Fremantle, Chairman of the Board of Customs, believes the ap pointments since 1854 are very much of the same • c haracter as they were previcengy ; they come from the same crass of society ; the literary education is higher than before, the general qualifications • are not; and in the selection of some inferior officers he states too much stress has been laid on intellec tual attainments, and too little regard has been paid. to physical fitness. From the Post-office Mr. Tilley reports that the change has made no perceptible difference ; the clerks are neither more nor less useful than they were before ; the class is the same, the duties of the same simple routine character d . He fears that sometimes those w ho have passe a higher examination are less contented and less good as clerks than others not so biO ire l Y trained. He thinks it disadvantage ous to (Fequ in candidates a knowledge their duties will not call into exercise. Mr. Romilly, chairman of the of . the system Board of Audit, though opposed to an unlimited competition, speaks very favourably t h e present test higher of examination. Sir R. Bromley, Accountant- General of the Navy, admits a superiority in the new clerks, but considers than the service requires. Mr. Merivale, for the Colonial-office, briefly deposes that " inefficiency is excluded ;" but his experience has only been of seven appointments out of 24. From all this testi mony, therefore, the committee infer that sufficient time has not been allowed for a fair and full trial expressed by individuals up a o n n a of the regul ations of 1855 ; thosethat t h r e c g o u p i i a n t i i o o n n s s must be grounded in theory rather than ex e ncc ; but no one huaffirmed that, so far as ao ments to this clas s o f c l e rks are concerned, het inr- vice has suffered harm by their adoption, while their tendency to exclude men intellectually unfit is recognised without exception by all. de- A new political pamphlet has Just appeared, en titled " Abd-el-Kader, Emperor of Arabia." The object of the writer is to prove the n ecessity of establishing a prin cipality to be composed of Arabia and Mesopotamia, to be un der the suzerainety of the gove rned by Abd-el-Kad er, Forte, in thename RAY 813 the Fashalik of Egpyt.