The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The markets for foreign and colonial produce have not exhibited quite so much activity during the last few days, although prices in most instances have been fully supported. Tea has been at a slight im provement, and at public sale a few parcels of Assam sold obtained high rates. Sugar has been moderately active, the better qualities realising fully late values, but the inferior kinds were rather in favour of buyers. Coffee has been at firmer rates, and good colory qualities of Plan' eion Ceylon have been much sought after. Rice and cocoa have been in moderate request, and for fruit there has been very little in quiry. The new crop of Valentia raisins is now daily expected. Saltpetre has been at steady rates, and tallow is dull. The public sales of colonial wool continue to be well attended, and the demand for the finer sorts of Sydney and Port Philip produce has by no means diminished, prices in most instances exhibiting an upward tendency. The sales are expected to close on or about the 27th inst. For cils and drugs there was rather less demand than usual, but most of the principal articles realised slightly improved rates. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday pre sented an active appearance, 9,000 b iles having been disposed of at full rates. In the Railway Share Market a limited business was transacted, and prices tended downwards. Several small parcels of gold having been taken into the Bank recently, it is expected that the return to appear this (veiling will show a slight increase in the bullion, but the alteration will no doubt be limited. Fresh arrivals are now reported which, in the absence of an extemsive demand from the Con tinent, will most likely cause a further augmentation. Money continues in moderate demand, and the rates are firm. Owing to the extension of trade and the payments connected with new projects, the supply of bills is in:reasing, and in the course of a few months the market generally is expected to become more active. The influx at' specie, however, will assist in promoting continued easiness. The arrivals of specie announced this morning, comprise the Essex, from Melbourne, with £300,000 in gold, and the Northern Light, from New York, with $62,000 for France. The following railway dividends have been an nounced to-day, viz., by the South-Eastern of 9s. per £3O stock; and by the North British at the rate of .£2- per cent. per annum. A. steady business has been transacted in the mar ket for American Securities during the past week. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Company remark that " a fair amount of business has been doing in the several State securities, and there was an expectation of an improved market. Railroad bonds and shares have been dull, but prices were steady." The English Funds are firm, but there is still very little doing, and extreme dullness is experienced in all the markets. Owing to the arrivals of gold, and the expectation that the Bank return will be favour able, the tendency is rather upwards, and a few transfers were at one time recorded at a rise of 1-16th per cent., but Consols are now 96i sellers for money and account. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities are marked 97* + for both, being firmer. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 2271 ; New 3 per Cents.. 101. The March Exchequer bills, 30s. to 315.; the June ditto, 245. India Loan Debentures, 98-4-; ditto, second issue, 97i Foreign securities are in moderate request, and about previous rates are current. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96 ; Brazilian 4- per Cents. (1858), 96*; ditto Scrip, par to prem. ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 2 1-4-; Russian 5 per Cents., 114 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 100+ ; Spanish Passive, 10 ; and Dutch 2} per Cents., 65i. A very limited business has been reported in the Railway Share Market, prices, however, are steady, and in some instances an improvement of about i to per cent. may be reported. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, North-Westerns, South-Westerns, and Stockton and Darlingtons improved ss. ; Great Northern, 10s. ; and South-Eastern, 15s. ; East Lancashire declined £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines are inactive, and show little variation from previous quotations. Paris and Lyons declined about 55.; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet, at about previous values. Union of Australia have improved 10.3.; London Discount Company declined ss. ; Red Sea Telegraph Com pany are quoted -I prem.; and Atlantic Telegraph, 840 to 860. Consols for money and account, 96} 1. THIS DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 20.—Wind this day at noon, N.W..; strong breeze and cloudy. HULL, Aug. 19 —W.nd E.—Arrived—Christiana, from Quebec. Sailed—Evert horpe, for Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—Racer, for the Cape of Good Hope. FALMOUTH, Aug. 18.—Arrived—Matriona, from Porto Rico. HOLYHEAD, Aug. 19.—Wind variable.—Arrived— H.M.S. Hastings, from the Isle of Man. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Fr iday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, London; Mechanics' Own, Newport; Clara, Sunderland. Sailed—South-Western, steamer, for Jersey; Pacific, steamer, Galway; Duke of Cor nwall, steamer, Du blin ; Gertrude, Newport; and .Atalanta, steamer, Guernsey. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N.N.W., fresh. Arrived, Aug. 19—Frank Pearce, from New Orleans ; Ironsides, Mobile ; Trenton, Quebec ; Katty Darling, Nantes; Juno, Dantsic ; Jane and Rebecca, Antwerp. Arrived, Aug. 20—Flara, from Sines ; Trio, Rotterdam; Frithiof, Brebig. Oil—Adam Carr, Martha Clay, North Eclipse. Sailed, Aug. 19—Bosphorus, screw steamer, for Ant werp ; Athena, Sierra Leone ; James Jardine, Quebec ; Frankfort, screw steamer, Naples; Centurion, New Fork; Dodo, screw steamer, Rotterdam. Sailed, Aug. 20.—Isaac Webbe, for New York; Gana toque, Melbourne. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind W.; tide, high water; weather cloudy. Arrived, Aug. 19. Diligence, from Antwerp ; Jane Green, Mauritius; Emilie Johansen, Gefle; Fortuna, Garensen ; Elizabeth and Sarah, Porto Rico. Arrived, Aug. 20.—Countess Lonsdale, from Homburg Auditor, Pet ersburg ; British Queen, Caen; Breeze, Antwerp. Sailed, August 20.—Saxon, for Stettin; Magnet, steamer, Medemblick. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind N.N.E., moderate. In Tow.—Advance, from Quebec, for London. Passed.—Jessie, fur Swaust a ; 11arbinzer, Cardiff; Aurora, Sierra Leor e ; Richard Brown, Troon ; Cath. Regina, Odessa —ll from London. Oil Gpo,iwiu.—Eugenin, for St. John's ; Malakoff, Quebec; Bombay—all from Loidon. Sailed.—All outward-bound vessels. THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHAYGE. Fresh up, to-day, only a moderate supply of English wheat came to hand, coastwise and by land-carriage. For fine new qualities there was some inquiry, and 31onday's prices were fairly supported. Old parcels moved off slowly, but without leading to any change in value. There was a full average supply of most kinds of foreign wheat on offer. The transactions generally were on a very limited scale, but holders showed no disposition to accept lower rates. Scarcely any English barley was on offer, but the supply of foreign was good. The trade may be considered steady, at full prices. Malt, the show of which was very moderate, realised fully previous rates. Good and tine oats were in request, at Monday's currency, but inferior Russian qualities were very dull. Beaus, peas, and flour were at Monday's quotations. ARRIVAL, THIS WEEK. 1 Wheat. Barley. English 8 :otch - - Irish .... - - 300 Foreign Do - - - Outs. roar. I 530 its . 146) ska 70 sks 1010 brit Malt - 335 D qrs. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale to-day were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, as follows: Per Sibs. by the carcase. 2s 10d as 22 Mutton, inferior Ss 01 Ss td middling ... Ss 41 Se 6d middling Is 41 38 Gd prime large Ss 811 Ss 1 , 4 -- prime :8 10d 43 6d prime small 48 01 41 41 Pov.k. large Veal ~ Lamb, is 61 to 5s Gd. BOROUG HOP. New hops, from Kent, have sold at £3 's ; from Sussex, at £ l's per cwt. We continue to be extensively supplied with old qualities, which move off heavily, at barely late rates. Favourable accounts continue to arrive from the plantations, and the duty 1.1 called 430,000 to £251,0110. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market is firm. At public sales good qualities of Assam sold readily at very high rates, other sorts wont steadily at fully late quotations. Suet g.—The trade have purchased to a very limited extent; superior grocery qualities are at full values and other descriptions have slightly declined. In the Refined Market a steady business his been done at firm rates. ConEE.—There is a fair enquiry for Plantation Ceylon, and good eolory qualities realise full rates, other descriptions are a shade Cheaper. Rice:.—A fair demand has existed for the better qualities of Ben gal, and prices have slightly improved. Ruu.—The demand continues ac tivo for the better descriptions, and quotations are steady. BALTPETIIE.—There is a steady inquiry for British refined, and at fully late rates: but In the inferior descriptions little business has been done. TALLOW.—The market is dull. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 495., and for last three months has declined to 4Ss. 9d. per cwt. The late Sir Charles Abney-Hasting, Bart., of Wellesley Hall, Derbyshire, and 6, Cavendish-square, Mid dlesex, is succeeded in his extensive estates in Derbyshire and Leicestershire by Lady Edith Clifton, eldest daughter of Gerge, second Marquis of Hastirgs. Her ladyship suc ceeds to the laneed estates under a deed of settlement executed in 1844, and to the personal property, which is considerable, by will, bearing date four years since. In compliance with the injunctions of the will, Lacl‘ , Edith and Mr. Clifton are to assume the names and arms of Abney- Hastings, instead of Clifton. LINES LEASED AT FLUID BINTAIA Leasing s' I 1122122 u Eallways Told. o omphn i Cllosing Price ( Don e I s ' Ledford & Bletchley all Lon. & N.Wn. Suflcinzharshlre ...., 100 Lon. &N. W. 101 103 31ydeadale Junction.. 190 Caledonian... 104 106 )olchester, Stour Val—. all E. Via. & 8.0. 16 18 &Lincolnshire, g. 6p. c. 100 Gt. Northern 141 146 1. Vinton. Harwich ell B. Counties,. 4 5 Do. Woodbridge ....• lOO ilas.Barr,&Nens.Direct 100 Caledonian... •••• Do. New lOO Do. ilonoes. & Dean Yoreit all Get. !Festers. •—• 241 lartlepool Dock. & Ball all Ik. N. & Bee Bull and 5e1by......... all Irk. &N. Mid. 111 113 00.1 Shares all Do • Do. 1 Shares all D 0.... London and Oreenwici, all 3115.Basterr 13 14 Do•Preferenee all Do 331 361 Loa., Tilby.,&Sonthend 100 Peto ACo 93 95 934 )o. Barking Shares all Do. iowesto:t, gua. 4 per ot. 100 N0rf01k...." 30, Do. 9 per cent lOO D 0..,. lanch.es., Box., & Mhti. all 14.6 N.W 11 $4 31 A Itedo , t.., all iltock.hDatl. 65 Bland Brad'ord lOO 38 103 'it wkt.lly. gu. 5 p.c., 51.5a.f En. Oluntios t 1 pin inn lorthern and Easton all uo. ......... 50 60 90.6 per con. all Do 7,0. tired 5 per cent all rreston end Wpm. ...... . L.A N. Wt — 4 7 Do. Shares .. ti; I,oyston. Hitch'n, and Shepreth Stock .„ . 130 Zt.Northert. 140 142 ate' Roth., and dool, , 18.11.0 Lan. A York ..- o..rowsbury & llereford. all 51r.T.Broutey 91 91 Watt Statordshire...., all Mr. ircie,, 10 104 Irrtr Valley all Iteok.& Der. 1)o. 4 ' all Do l3l 341 Tine sad Somerset_,.. 101 GA. Western 90 92 rrr7Av• all Lon. h Reich 8 9 ',NYE MON IHILBII YORK RACES.—(This Day.) (By Electric TelegAph.) CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Volta Goatcatcher Appendix. . 3 Nine ran. GIMCRACK STAKES. Dead heat between Rainbow and Cavendish. blarseillaise Seven ran. GREAT YORKBIIIRE STAKES. Tunstall Maid Go-a-Head Star of the East 3 Seven ran. TYRO STAKES. Inniskillen 1 Grace Darling QUEEN'S GUINEAS. Argosy Three ran. KNAVESMIRE STAKES. Hepatica w. o. LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst Toxopholite (taken freely) 6 to 1 agst Fi,ztoland (taken) THE DERBY. SON to 100 apt Gamester (taken) 5000 to 100 agst Sehuloff (taken) LONDON GAZETTE.-(THIS L VENING.) WAR -OFFICE, AUG. 18. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Captain Adolphus Slade, R.N., C. 8., Vice-Admiral in the Ottoman Navy, to be an Honorary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN -OFFICE, AUG. IS. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Enrique de Vedia as Consul at Liverpool for her Royal Highness the Duchess Regent of Parma. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AuG. 19. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lagos, report ing that be has concluded an agreement with the King and principal Chiefs of Abeokuta, and the Presidents of the Trading Corporations of that town, by which the monopoly hitherto enjoyed by the latter, of the trade of Lagos, Abeo kuta, and the towns on the coast, has been abandoned. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Stockholm, reporting that by a recent Swedish Order, all hides, hoofs, and other portions of cattle not certified to be imported from countries other than those in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea, between Hango and Lubec, wall be required to be kept free from contact with live animals, and susceptible articles of a similar nature, also they will be required to be separately warehoused and purified with lime or otherwise before deli very. AUGUST 20. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, enclosing the fo'lowing regulations respecting vessels coming from ports in the Regency of Tripoli and Lower Egypt :- 1. Tl►e port of Bengazi is considered infected with " Oriental Pest," and all the other ports of the Regency of Tripoli and of Lower Egypt. 2. All arrivals front the ports infested with pest will be subjected to a rigorous quarantine of 12 days, and those from ports suspected of the same disease to a quarantine of ob servation of eight days. 3. The day for quarantine is 24 hours complete, and will be counted from tne hour of the vessel's arrival in port. 4. The said arrivals will only be admitted in such ports ss contain an accredited lazaretto. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch horn her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, reporting that the Portuguese Board of Health have notified that the port of Buenos Ayres is considered clean, and the port of New Orleans infected with yellow fever. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Comtnittee of Privy Council la Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State fir Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Costa Rica, reporting that provisions of all descriptions may be imported into that place, free of duty, for a period of two years from the 9th of June last. AUGUST 19. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through . the Secretary of S'a'e for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Acting Consul at Panama, in closing a copy of a law recently passed by the Congress of New Grenada, and containing an article by which the ports of the islands of the Confederation, both on the Pacific and Atlantic side, are closed to foreign trade, the port of St. Andreas, in the island of that name, being ex cepted from the above regulation. 6th, d the rteir, uald, ►rued from York h re iduce Hod- ritish a the angel )f the their l and shade re : idnqg, Pa" 85 ; ange. 5.12/ igher with- •ands, arrcl, thout 0,000 thout t $l7 )lii at the lately sup ands. ;. 5 . heart, name Divine 3oting alone. Dmbo and nt on left, and met lart., Wm. -Col. STOCK LISTS.—This Lay. ENGLISII FUNDS. Bank stock, 221. rrre.; per Cent. Reduced Annulilee, 971 I. Three per Cent. Corawls Annuities, 061 1 e. Sew Three per Cant. Annuities, 07; I. New 3 per Cent. Ann uities, 101. India Debentures, 9-1. India Iran scrip, 2d issue, 971 I. C)nsols for Account, Ht. Ezchequer 8i1e,1,C001., 2d. and 11d., March, 0 —June, 24 pm. itichequer Bile, 500 i., 21d., March, 31 39 pm—June, 0. FOREIGN FUNDS. . Four-and -I-Half per Cent. Brazilian, 1858. 261. Three per Cent. Mexican, Acct., Aug, 3', 211 five, per Cent. Russian , 1822 114. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Russian, 1001. Spanish Bonds, Passive, 10. Six per Cent. Turkish, Acct., Aug 3 , 331 6 51. 24 per Cent. Dutch Exchange (12 g.), 6 1. LONDUAN SITARB MARK - BT.—This Day. ORDINARY STIARES AIS D STOCKS. pj,57.,5A. IClosing Price 0113. vrberg., Notth.€.. v snd isetern unc sic .1... -bast 9U EhrrnlenA WoL, & Stcur Talley , Irk., k CLet. 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B Stock worth Enetern—Borwic jo. do. G.N.E. Porches' 30. Loads—. M. • Tork 'forth London N. &S.W estu.,Hampstea.f., and City Junction. North ate , ' or d Sortb Western or h & Bon. West. Jaa( )tiord, Woro., a Wolfer ;sables ?ortsrnouth hyir.ney Scottish Centre; toottish N.E., Aber. Stk... jo. Scottish MW. Stock.. ihropshLre Union : . iittingbe. 1 Sheerness iouth Devon 'loath-Eastern ionth Wales .south Yorks. & Slyer Dui Do. Do itaines, Wokin. a Wokint itxkton and Darlington 5 Do. do. 1854 I 1 isosi •ock 16j t 613 itock 11 6 E 116 4 3tock stock It} nook Stock 10 Hal }Jock stook Stock Stock Stock Stook 10 !Stock Stc ck Stock itock !took '5 Stock stock Do. do. 1855 , itockton and Tiartiepool Pa/ Tale )o. Preiercnco, No. 1 Manisa Rayon Dk.& Kra l'alo of Leath ~..... !aterford and Kilkenny Ifoterford and Limerick If eat Cornwell R.E. of Lon. & Ory.Pelsoe -ocoiring nodlr.l till 7 pr. ct. ben Coen paid to 8... gestLoniton Do. tet Clees Do. 20. do Ballways. :7" - karwegonwril ; 71: 7 th and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at Z5O .... h Exet. 4 p. ct. SU 0 Do. do. do. Shams loiedonian 101., Ai p. 0 Do. t shares, No. 2 OLester & Holyhead, sipc Do. do. 5 per cent 'ork and Bandon, 51 p. C. Dun, Forth, & Aber. JILT c. RI. Anglian Class A lihe.resl Do. Claw B e per cent le. Class C 7 per cent. 6. Conn. Ex. 5 p. ct. No. 1 , Do No. )e. New 6 per cent. Steck I his • 11Lion, 4 p.ct E. Len., 6 per K. 4 Wt. York. Junc. fifth, :din. & Glas. 5 p.c. shares &din., Perth, and Dander Purness 5 per cent, , • }las. B.West. p.ct ;rest Northern, 5 p. cent Do.sp.o.Redeeniable,lop.e Do. 4i per cent. do Do. 5 p.c. Bair, red.:lt 5 p c it.Nh.of ficotland,lst pro: it. fin.AWn. (Ireland) per cent. pi ef.Stock„ it. West. (Berke & HartU Bx. S per cent) Con.& ILed.'n.lk per ct /0. do. 4 per cent Do. Irredeemable 4 per et no. 5 per ct. redeem. prof Do. Binning. pref. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c.pr.shares Do. do. 5 per mut. do-. Do. Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do.. , Do. do do Lan. & Yorkshire 6 per c end. & Brigh. gun. 5. p. a 40. Pref. 5 p. et. Stock .., Jo. New gner. 6 per tent. Jo. do. 4 per cent N.W.,C0..& Nunea ton, S per cent .ondon and B.West. 7 p.c tondondy. & Cole. 4 share ;iondonderry & Ennis,} den., Sin, I Lin., Do. CI ".)o. at percent.. ...... . daryport and Carl. 4 p. )o. do. ti per cent ..... did..Con.6 per cent. Stock DO.Con. Brie. & Bir. 6 p. et., )0. 4t p. a. Pref. St ock ; Do. with option till 1 SCO Do. Leic. end Hit. pref.st.' Venort, Aber. &c. pro! Pc,rpet. Sp. ......... iorfolk Debenture Sham Jo. 5 per c., hk, 1 84 f Jo. 5t p. C. Pre'. SR., 1 847 A rSal.Ex.Sk Borth British .............. Preference ila.Butern—Ber, 4 p.0.T , •• De, do. do. So. 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This was an action to assess damages in a case of libel, published in a pamphlet, eutitlei " A Letter to tre Lord Chancellor," in Much plaintiff was charged with wilful and corrupt pErjury by defendant. Defendant hai sufficed judgment to go by default. Plaintiff is a solicitor of considerable practice, and defen dant a Major-General in the East India Company's service. Mr. Slade, Q.C., for plaintiff' stated the case as follows : —That plaintiff was a highly respectable s dicker, who was much in favour with all who knew him, with the exception of defendant, who was FON his persecutor. Defendant was a gentleman of high standing in the East India Company's service (Major-General), and had married a sister of the Lord Chancellor, and the jury would see that the fact of such a letter being addressed by defendant to his father-in-law would be of considerable weight against plaintiff. Now, in the election of 1852, Sir Alex. Cockburn and another candidate were returned for the borough cf Southampton, and Bullock was unsu cc e ssful. A peti ion was presented to the House of Commons, and a person named Marston, who was examined as a witness, was charged with perjury, a n d tr i ed at the Queen ' s Bench and convicted. Plaintiff was solicitor to Marston on that occa sion, and upon his conviction defendant charged plaintiff with having delibera.ely and scandalously sold his client. If Mr. Mackay had done this thing be deserved to be struck off the rolls. An action was brought, and plaintiff recovered at Westminster a ver di ct of £•2llodamsge.. Instead of apologising for his libel, General Bullock repeated the libel in a pamphlet to the Lord Chancellor, in which he charges Mr. Mackay with perjury. A second action was brought in the Court of Queen's Bench, in which plaintif received damages X5OO. The matter then slumbered for 18 months, and then defendant published a second pamphlet against plaintiff; addressed to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Camp bell. The pamphlet conta i ned the foulest abuse of every body concerned in the second trial. From Lord Campbell down to the crier of the court, every one came in for the vilest abuse. Even he (Mr. Slade), who was counsel for plaintiff; came in for his share, and was charged with a sub ornation of perjury; and Mr. Sergeant Shee, defendant's own counsel, came in for a share of vituperation. No one escaped. This pamphlet, with another, was sent to South ampton, and distributed among all the local antnorities. In the present year a third pamphlet, which gave rise to the present action, was published, addressed to the Lord Chan cellor, upon Mr. Justice Byles' presentation to the bench. In this letter is the matter complained of. Defendant as serted that " Lord Campbell cautioned the jury against Mrs. Bullock's evidence as she was an interested witness, but he had not cautioned them against receiving plaintiff's, who had uttered the vilest and most scandalous perjury." Now that was whA a jury:had to try, and they did, and gave tVr plaintiff £5OO. Mr. Slade passed over the attack upon himself. Lot d Campbell passed over the attack upon him self. They laughed at it as idle abuse. Mr. Mackay was bound to take notice of the attack upon himself. It was deliberate persecution, and unless he came into the court could not keep his head above water. These accusations of perjury, printed and published and disseminated in p Biotin native town, was d. all to plaintiff; and the jury must now step in between Mr. Mattkay and his persecutor. James Joel Bennett—ls a printer and publisher of South ampton, and knew defendant. In 1857 the defendant brought the 1857 pamphlet to him, and requested him to publish it. Witness mentioned that there was some strong language in it, and defendant said, " I will indemnify you a;ainst ail prosecution." We are liable to the excise. It is usual. Mr. Slade—lt is not usual. It is the law. Witness—One hundred and fifty copies were printed, and two sent out by witness—one to Lord Campbell, and the other to Sir Frederick Thesiger. My name is to the first edition. I did not print the second edition, and there is no name to it. A portion of the second edition was read, and charged plaintiff with deliberate false swearing. There was also an attack upon Sergeant Byles, who cuuld not defend him, being called to the Bench. It also abused Mr. Sergeant Shee for neglecting his cause. Constant charges of perjury were made in the pamphlet. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C. (for defendant)—That was disposed of in the first action. Mr. Slade—lt was published since. Mr. Bennett, cross-examined — l have been a printer in Southampton two years. By the Jury—lf the author's name appears there is no oc casion for the printer to put his. A Juror—l believe it is requisite. Witness—Oh ! no. Mr. Slade—You will find it so. Mr. Weston—l am a town councillar of Southampton. I first saw the pamphlet addressed to Lord Chelinsford in the White Hart at Southampton. It was in the smoking room. Mr. Hawkins objected to this as evidence of pub:b•ation. The learned Secondary thought he could recei ve th e evi dence. Mr. Sparks was then called. Mr. Slade—You were called before ; why were you ab sent ? Witness—l was sent for. Mr. Slade—Who by? Witness—GeLeral Bullock. Mr. Slade—l thought so. Witness exatuiced—l am a lawyer's clerk. I am clerk to Messrs Page and Lee, of Southampton. Messrs. Page and Lee are not the defendant's solicitors. They may have been. They were. (Here the witness was cautioned.) I distributed the pamphlet "A Recapitulation of Facts." I distributed a quantity in Southampton. (A list was then handed to witness, who admitted sending all in the same except one.) I left one at the police-station. I saw Mr. Mackay, who threatened to proceed against me if I did not desist arid give up the name of my employer. Under that threat I gave up the name. By the Jury—l was not paid anything. I merely felt an interest in the general question. The list was then read. The witness then said there were high and low in it; more low. Mr. John Styles said. he received the pamphlets from the last witness. They were generally canvassed. Cross-examined—l am town sergeant of Southampton. I bave transacted business with Mr. Mackay. I oace en dorsed a bill for him. I execute process for him. _ Other witnesses were called, N . vho stated that they had seen the pamphlet, and that the witness Sparks had given it to them. Mr. Slade—ls it necessary for me to address the jury ? The prisoner —Not at all necez , sary. Mr. Hawkins having replied on the part of the dereldant The jury found a verdict for the plaintitf—Damages ±A.'5OO. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-Aug. 20. OLD COURT. (Before fir. Justice Willes.) RAPE. Charles Slatter, a young man, a baker, lately residing in Greenwich, was inoicted for a rape committed on a girl named Cotterel. The case was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE ----(THIS DAY.) MARLBORO EJG H. STREET.—SnAm LING FITS.—A miserable-looking fellow named Angus 111` Lead was charged with shamming fits for the purpose of exciting. charity. From the evidence of a constable it appeared that, seeing a large crowd assembled round the prisoner in the neigh bourhood of Oxford-street, he went up, when he saw him lying on the pavement apparently in a fit, from which, how ever, he soon recovered on seeing him, and, basing ascer tained that he had been practising a similar trick very much of late, he took hi m i nto custcdy. Oa the previous evening, in Lancashire -court, Old Bond-street, he pretended is have a fit, when sonic persons kiully gave him tome tea and brandy, after which ke said he was better and would go. Mr. Bingham—l should think so. I shall send you for ten days, and make an endorsement that you may be lurked viler by the surgeon. POSSESSING SKELETON KEYS.— Henry Ball, of 12, Harriet-street, Pimlico, blacksmith, was charged with loitering is Backville-street, with the intention of cimmiti ing a felony. Charles Coles, 317 A, a detective officer, proved watching the prisoner, in company with another man, about Sack ville-street and the llurliogton-gardenQ, for nearly au hour late on the previous night, and taking him into custody, and on searching him be found seven keys on him, three of th^tn lrirg kc,}s. On a,k , rg l.i•n to act:onnt for ttair possession, he sail they all opened his doer. lie bad known him for a long time, but was not at present prepared to say he bad been convicted. Remanded for a week, for inquiries to be made as to the prisoner's address and antecedents. TII A M ES.— Tn E MILE• END TOLL NUISANCE AGAIN. —A tradesman applied to Mr. Selfe for a summons againt Matthew Gooden, lessee and collector of tolls at the Mile end-gate, who was recently fined 30s. for an assault, for unlawfully demanding and taking more than the legal toll. Mr. Selfe—Why, lam hearing about the Mile-end toll gate every day. The applicant—l don't wonder at it. There has been a good deal of insolence, extortion, and abuse at that gate. Mr. Yardley decided on fining Gooden for an assault on Mr. Punt, a licensed victualler. The toll was only 3d. for one here and a cart. Gooden charged me 4d. for my horse and cart yesterday. I told him I should complain to a magis trate, and he said he cared not for that, he should put magistra!es at defiance. Mr. Selfe—The lessee is a sharp fellow—are you sure lie is not right ? The applicant—l don't knew, sir; I want your advice. Mr. Stoddart, who had appeared ag a i nst the lessee in the assault case, said the morning after Mr. Yardley's decision three persons came to that court for summonses against Gooden, for charging 4d. instead of 3d. He found Gooden was right in each case. A business horse and cart h a d t o pay a toll of 4d.; a pleasure van, or a cab drawn by one horse had to pay 3d. only. In Mr. Punt's case, he was only liable to a toll of 3d., for he drove a pleasure chaise cart—a four-wheeler drawn by one horse. The applicant—Then I must take out a summons. Mr. Selfe—Before you take out a summons study the Act of Parliament for a week or two. THE DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT. —Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, of Arbour-street, East Step ney, applied to Mr. Selfe for an order of protec tion under the recent Act of Parliament to protect the pro perty and money of Mrs. Henrietta Wright, wife of Ben jamin Wright, who bad deserted her. Mr. Stoddart said that Mrs. Wright was entitled to pro perly under the will of her late father, and it was to protect this property he now sought the order. Mrs. Wright was sworn, and s;iid that she lived at No. 3, James-street, Devonport-street, Commercial-road East, and that she was married ten yews ago to her present hus band. Her husband deserted her seven years last June. She was entitled to property under the will of her late father. Her husband was a gentleman's butl er . H e wen t into service four years ago, and promised to pay 10s. per week for the support of herself and children, but bad not done so. Mr. Selfe—Does he know where to find you ? Mrs. Wright—Yes , sir. Mr. Selfe—Where was be when you lest heard of him ? Mrs. Wright—ln Manchester, idr ; he is there now, I believe. Selfe—Take the order, Mr. S toddart, you have proved enough. „ DUNDEE TRADE REPORT.-- The flax market has continued very firm throughout the week, and the better descriptions find ready buyers at gradually improving prices. There is also some inquiry for medium and lower qualities, but in prices of these there is not much change to notice. A good many arrivals have taken place during the week from different Baltic ports,but without having any effect in depressing the ket, as the acco un t s f rom a b roa d g i ve no indication whatever of lower prices, but the reverse. Fine tows and codillas continue in fair:demand, at full rates. Jute Moves off freely, and prices are well maintained. There is a good demand fur yarns at full prices. In linens there is fair butinees doing. —. Dundee Courier Of WtchlfsdaY• GREAT NORTILE Witt: The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held this morning at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The chair was taken by E. Denison, E-q., chairman of the Board of Directors. The usual routine business having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN said, before moving the adopti na of the report he intended to make a tea; observations. He said the revenue of the Great Northern Railway hail been seriously affected by bad trade and competition. Their expenses had also been increased by that competition, and this was the cause of the dividend being lower than it would have been. With respect to the competition, he beggei to say, in the most public manner possible, that no man more disapproved of it than he did, and if it had rested with him it should not have lasted a single day. But, as the chairman of a great company, be had a duty to perform to the shareholders, and as soon as it was possible, with a due respect to the interests of their property, it would be put an end to. The competition that had been carried on had no doubt arisen from an arrangement entered into with the Manchester, Sloffield, and Lincoln shire Railway, which he mentioned to the shareholders in August last. The directors I, ad renewed that agreement, and that had been hooked upon with distaste by one great company in particular, the London and North-Western. It was not for the directors of the Great Northern to look into the quarrels that might exist between that company and others—it was not for them to know the exact posi tion of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire with the Landon a n d North-Western. The directors finally determined to lay the whole of the correspondence before Parliament, and no body of persons more strongly opposed the bill promoted by the company than the London and North-Western in committee, but after a contest of twenty-one days the committee unanimously passed the bill, having declared that the agreement of 1854, made between the Londonand North-Western and the Manchester and Shef field Companies, by which the traffic between the London and Manchester by the Great Northern route was ob; structed, was at variance with public policy. The bill re ceived the support of all parties, and the passing of it ought to convince the London and Nerth-Western that they would not be allowed to monopolise the entire Landon and Lancashire traffic. Parliament had declared that the Greet Northern and Sheffield Companies were fully justified in establishing a second through traffic between London and the Eastern Counties and Lancashire, as suggested by Lord Dalhousie, in his report on railways in 1845. Under the aereement with the Manchester and Sheffield they were 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 re paid when their gross receipts exceeded £ll,OOO per week. The Great Northern company had advanced to t tem £25,000 in respect of the earnings of 1858. He looked upon the outlay of such a sum as nothing compared to the benefit of seeming the traffic they were endeavouring to do. (Cheers.) A SHAREHOLDER said be could not find the sum of £25,000, which had been advanced, set fern in the accounts. He wished also to know whether it was to be taken out of the revenue of capital account? The CHAIRMAN said it would be found amongst the "money advanced to other railways." It had been ad vanced as a loan. The SHAREHOLDER—You have not answered the last part of my question. The CHAIRMAN said it would not be taken out of revenue. It had been advanced to the Manchester and Sheffield, as a loan out of the capital, and would be repaid back to that account in the course of two or three years. He would con clude his observations in moving the adoption of the report by trusting that for the future competition and inadequate rates might be avoided. The gross receipts for the half year ending June 30, 1858, were £587,027, being an in crease of £9,396 over the corresponding period of last year. The total expenditure for the half-year was £327,193, showing an increase over the corresponding period of £30,238. After providing for preference shares and other charges, a balance of £81,320 remained, which would yield a dividend at the rate of £3 7e. 6.1. per cent. upon the original stock, and £3, 7s. 61 towards the 6 per cents. for the year to the holders of the B Stock. (Hear, hear, and slight marks of disapprobation.) The motion of the chairman having been seconded, Mr. HUGHES saLsl the chairman had given a very plau sible account of the state of affairs of the company, and had attributed the falling off to depression in trade and the opposition of rivals, but in his address he had not satis fied them that he was not the original promoter of that most shameful competition. (Loud cheers.) He looked upon him as the instigator of the monstrous hostility which had been shown them by the London and North- Western—(hear, hear)—and he maintained his damaging opinions in defiance of both shareholders an directors. Great as had been the loss occasioned by competition, be thought there was another thing to which great loss was to he attributed. He would not detain them by entering at length on the point, but would in one word tell to what he attributed their great losses, that word was misrnanagemens. and cries of " No, no.") From beginning to end this liti gious spirit had been fostered and cherished by the chair man. He wished to discriminate between she actions of the other directors and those dthe chairman, so he looked upon Mr. Denison as the autccrat of the concern. (Hear, hear.) Indeed, he thought the company was "Denison-rid." (Immense cheering.) He thought the law expenditure of the board had been shamefully extravagant—so extravagant that its parallel in railway affairs could not be fumed. Again, the salaries given to their officers were enormous. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Seymour Clark received no less a sum than £2,500 per annum, exclusive of patronage. (Cries of shame.) However great Mr. Clark's ability might be, he did not believe any body of persons in the kingdom would be inclined to give him so extravagant and enormous a recompense for his services. Then again, the locomotive manager at Doncaster received £l,lOO. (Shame.) He thought that that was a great deal too much. Then again, he had to complain of the sum of 50 guineas being paid to the chairman's son for certain legal opinions, after he had said he would not expect payment. (Cheers.) The chair man had treated very lightly the Redpath frauds, and said, let bygones be bygones; but, immediately after such an as sertion, blame was attributed to Mr. Mowatt, the secretary, and he was discharged. He believed the true cais'e that led - to his dismissal was, that he was too honest; that he bad attempted, as far as be could, to prevent the squandering of money in law expenses. (Hear, hear.) He looked upon the directors as tieing solely responsible for the frauds that had been perpe trated on the company, and if they had not been guilty of the greatest negligence, such a circumstance could not have occurred. The v, ry Let that they did not exact a guarantee of security from Reelpath, was, of itself, great negligence (Hear, hear, and cries of "yes, yes." There had been a. very large outlay of money for the purpose of defending the company from the action of Mr. Mowatt, and at the proper time he should move a resolution that the directors indi vidually bear the cost of that action instead of its being taken out of the revenue of the company. (Cheers.) A PROPRIETOR deprecated the competition that had been carried on by the two companies. He had no doubt many of the sharehold rs stood in the position that he did, namely, holding shares in both—(hear, hear)—and he did not see why one part of such shareholder's property should be allowed to ruin the other. They had been told that when they carried passengers from Edinburgh to London for lls. they would have no dividend, but tt.e directors had been doing the same thing, they had carried pass engers from London to Man chester for se. He hal a resolution in his hand which it was his intention to propose, namely, that the directors should not enter into any competition or lower the rates of fares without the sanction of the sharehohlers. (Hear.) A diFeussion then ensued upon the payment of certain sums of money to Mr. Denison, jun., and the altering the reports sent in by the short-hand writer's notes. The CHAIRMAN then defended the salary paid to Mr. Seymour Clarke, and said no amount of money could repay that gentleman ir his exertions in promoting the prospe rity t , f the undertaking. With respect to the payment of 50 guineas to his son, he believed Mr. Leech, the legal adviser of the company, had a veifect riAbt to obtain the advice of any gentleman lie thought proper. (Hear, bear.) After same discussion, the motion for the reception of the report was put and carried. Mr. HUGHES said be tdought now was the proper time to put his resolution concerning the cost of the action with Mr. Mowatt. He therefore proposed a motion to the effeet that the costs arising out of the action brought by Mr. Mowatt against the company be not paid out of the funds f the company, but be delayed by tli, directors indivi dually, (CLeers.) The motion having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN said if the motion was carried he could simply say he should refuse to pay. (Cries of " Oh, cli,"and as a vote of ccii _ uro on the directors. Toe resolution "Of eatin , e.") He looked upan the resolution, iu paint of fact, was illegal, and if carried Would doina,4, thr, properly .1 shareholdirs. (Cries of" Oh, oh," and great uproar.) Mr. LEECH said the chairman was legally justified in refusing to put the resolution. (Uproar.) Mr. HUGHES said he intended his resolution as a vote of censure, and as the chalrinan refused to put it to the meet ing he would do it. The hon. proprietor then put the resolution amidst great uproar, hut it seemed to be the im pression that the majority of hands held up was rgainst the motion. A SHAREHOLDER then moves a resolution to the effect, that the conduct of the directors in dismissing Mr. Mowatt was highly reprehensible. The CHAIRMAN said he should refuse to put that reso lution also. A SHAREHOLDER-If the chairman would tell the meeting that be refused to put any motion from the chair, but of which notice bad been given, he might as well tell them so, and then they could go home. The CHAIRMAN said the directors had no objection to meet a vote of censure brought forward in a proper manner. If the shareholders desired to discuss such a motion, let them give notice. A meeting should be called in time. After a short discussion a resolution for the payment of the dividend mentioned in the report was agreed to, and the proceedings terminated. NiIIiCELLANIIOI4I. Fuld. Wife!lane.) ti. Anglo-Mexican 3lint ttihntic aelegh. (111.11itad; k trallan Agi t Australian 110”.1 3erlin Water Works..., Do. Now /Mtl4ri Anieriesn Bri. & Irish Mag. Tel. A Do. B. 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C ian.sda Land Oop. Miners of England ao.Pre;eroLeo 7i per cep:. an - 14;1.11'4%1mA Do. preference Valera Steam Weald° Telegraph nglish and Susti,Copper; European & Indian June.' Telograph Earo.drAtner.Stenin(Lim.)! Omen' Iron BcrewCollisr General Steamy gation Winton Discount Lou. Gen. Omnibus C 0..., !steditern. Elec. Telegraph Do. Exton. (Limited)...l National Discount Co Netherlands Land— ..... Do. do Do, F p. c. pre% t 4. ht. 1 dial N. Br. and N. Scotia Land N. B. Australasian i North of Europe Steam ) Oriental Gas Do. " New Sharer' Pee; Iliser Land & Nlii crab Ponin. and Oriental Sloan Do. tow ihyrriney Iron Do. New "loyal Mail-Steam iloottish Aust. Investment lionth Australian Submarine Toles:. tic. do. registered Trust & Loan Co., Canada r C.pni en's Land......... (Olostiaz ;.Aii,,e-.4 wra_rova•rtoolv. ......,11 13 )5 810 960 oit i 1 * 3 4 42 44, 19 21 Iti 17 112 117 25 110 25 17 11 1* 4i 4; 1/ 21 1051 1071 )t It lt 2f 24 73 Ak It 01 dl, 1 S It 21 I I 2t 3 I 1 * 0, I Pm 2t 79 El it 8 P• tit 22i ft 7 60 62 37 r 8 I 1* Ok lit THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Last Kent R. giment of Militia—Dominick Daly, Gent., to he Ensign, %ire Mons penny pi omoted. The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday last, the 17th inst.:- Ist Regiment of Duke of Lancaster's Own Miliiia,— Louis Robert James Versturme, E.g., late a Captain in her Majesty's 27th Regiment of Poot, to be Captain. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Stevenson, auctioneer, Shtifield, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. James Massey, innkeeper, Crown Inn, Cranbourne-pas sage, Leicester-square, to surrender Aug.3o and Oct. 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Leonard George Boor, surgeon, Si. George-street, St. George-in-the-East, iddlesex, Sept. 4, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederick How, butcher, Whits able, Kent, Aug. 20, at half-past twelve, and Oct.S, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. _ Henry Slater, brewer, - Ralson Heath, Staffordshire, Sept. 2, and 24, at half-past eleven, at the 13irmingham District Court. Samuel Richard Whitehouse, factrr, Birmingham, Aug. 30 and Sept. 27, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Benjamin Bradley, iron merchant, Manchester, Sept. 10 and 20, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. William Smith Salter and Thomas Herbert, timber mer chants, Birkenhead, Sept. 6, at eleven, and Oct. 4, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. John Og Mackinnon, general agent, Liverpool, Sept. 6, and Oct. 4, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Samuel Wright, grocer, Langton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, Aug. 30 and Sept. 20, at ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Hugh Miller, ironmonger, Kilwlnning, Ayrshire. William Gill, general merchant, Balmade, Aberdeenshire James Scott, farmer, Ballapitrae, Ayrshire. Rev. Donald Chisholm, minister of Ilse united parish oI Boleskine and bertarff, Inverness-shire. BANK OF El An Account, pursuant to the Act the week ending on Wednesday, t NOLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 82, for the 18th day of August, 1858. ISSUE DE] Notes Issued Z31,19 ;,975 'Mall FICT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities Gold Coin and Bullion 16,721,975 Silver Bullion - £31,196,975 £31,196,975 BANKING D Proprietors'Capital 414,553,000 Rcßt Public Deposits (in- Z PA RTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight An nuity) 210,879,168 Other Securities 15 , 1 88,677 Notes 10,771,940 Geld and Silver Coin 722,625 cludiug Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts) 5,r.05,342 Other Deposits 13,701,741 Seven Day and other Bin. £37,562,41 0 £37,562,410 1 31.51AltSHALL, Chief Cashier. ,858. Dated the oth day of August, 1 PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from Returns made the week ending the 17th day of August, 1558 exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importations thereof into Great Britain : From the British possessions in America 2Bs. 4id. per cwt. Muscovado, the produce of the idauritius —s. —d . Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 32s. 91d. ~ Average price of the three foregoing 290, 5141, 111 C O, .*SAiNgerek EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. The famous letter addressed by Mr. J. Bright, M.P., to the unemployed of Birmingham, in March last, has elicited the following interesting letter from Melbourne, addressed to him by the contractors for the railway about to be made from Melbourne to Sandhurst. We willingly give it a place in our columns, as it may be of use to some of our country men who are intending to emigrate : " Sir,—Observing your reply to the memorial of the un " John Bright, Esq., M.P., London. employed of Birmingham, dated London, M itch '25, 1855, wherein you express your inability to point out a remedy for their relief, we are induced to inform you th at we have undertaken the construction of a line of railway from Melbourne to Sandhurst (formerl y Ben_ digo) a distance of 97 miles, the contract p r i ce for which is p,3.56,937 sterling for labour only, the Government finding all rails and rolling This operation will necessarily find employment for a vast number of hands, and if 1,000 masons were to arrive here we could readily find them employment at 14A. p er d ay. Indeed, if during the next 12 months such a body of labour could be placed on the market, competent to work granite, blue stone, or the yellow freestone of this colony, they may safely rely on the wages quoted. If, sir, you undertake to promote such emigration, we refer you to our London agents, Messrs. de Pass and Sons, who will Supply you with will also, on our behalf, guarantee th at we w il l take f u ll information and all details connected with th e su bj t h t . They such men whose passages you may promote, with their wives and families, from the ship to the works on the line of railway, the expense of which shall only be de ducted in small monthly sums upon the amount they may earn. We may also mention that if 1,000 or even 2,000 navvies were to come forth we would readily find them work and e Sandhurstourirsit RailwayAN n B BRUCE, at Bs. per day.—We remain, Sir,-your obedient servants, " Melbourne Contractors. "94, Lonsdale-street West, Melbourne, June 15, 1858." —Manchotc .Examiner and Timm o 2 .111 7 fi:LLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. WEDNESDAY'S RACES CONCLUDED. TIIE YORKSIIIIM OAKS of 15 gyms each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for three-,, , ear-old fillies, Sst 71b each; al;owances and penalties; the second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes, and the third to save her stake. One wile and a quarter. 53 subs. Mr. Copeland's The Argosy, by Phyrrus the First, Bst 71b (S. Roger.) 1 Sir C. Monck's Hepatica, B s t 71b, (Ashinall) 2 Mr. J. Thompson's Tunstall Maid, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 3 The following also ran : Lord Chesterfield's La Fille du Regiment, Bst 71b (Flat man). Mr. Gratwicke's Maid of Kent, Bst 71b (Norman). Lord Zetland's Rita, Bst (Ord). Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Alice, Bst 71b (J. Osborne). Betting-6 to 4 agst Hepatica; sto 2 agst Tunatall Maid; sto 1 agst The Argosy; and 10 to 1 agst any other. A fine race in with the three placed; won by a heed; a neck between the second and third; La Fille du Regiment was a bad fourth. THE CONVIVIAL STARES of 10 sons each, h ft, with 100 added, for two-year-olds--colts, Bst 61b; fillies, Bst 21b; allowances and penalties ; the second to receive 10 per cent. out of the stakes, and the third to sale his stake. T.Y.C. 72 subs. Mr. W. Robinson's Cavendish, by Voltigeur, Bst 31b (French) 1 Mr. J. Merry's Rainbow, Bst 81b (inc. 21h extra) (Wells) 2 Col. Pearson's King at ms, Bst 31b Mr. Capers colt by Cotberstonc—Black Bess, Bst 31b (I. Mann) 4 The following also ran : Admiral Harcourt's filly by West Australian, out of Eller dale, 7st 131 b (Aldcroft). Mr. J. Osborne's filly by The Cure —Miss Agnes, 7st lab (Cballoner). Mr. J. Styun's filly by Poynton—Ellen, 7st 131 b (J. Noble). Mr. J. Scott's Cock o' the Walk, 7st 131') (Pearl). Mr. Wright's Rata Avis, Bst 21b (A. Day). Lord Zetland's Sequidille, 7st 131 b (J. Osborne). Betting-2 to 1 agst Rainbow, 7to 2 agst Cavendish, 6to 1 agst King at Arms, 7 to 1 each agst the Black Bess eolt and Ellerdale filly, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a head ; a length and a half between the second and third ; and a length between the third and fourth; Sequidille was fifth ; the Ellerdale filly was sixth ; and Cock o' the Walk next. After the race, 1,000 to 40 was the highest offer agst Cavendish for the Derby. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 300 guineas —for three-year old, 7st 703 ; four, Bst 121 b; five, 9±t 41b; six and aged, 9st 71b. Two miles. Mr. T. Parr's Fisberman, by Heron, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (S. Rogers) 1 Earl of Fi'zwilliam's Ignoramus, 4 yrs, B,t 12 b - (J. Osborne) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Fisherman, who made all the running at a good pace, and won easily by two lengths. THE SELLING STAKES Of 5 soya each, with 25 added— for three-year-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Mr. J. Thompson's Sans Culotte, by Bryan O' Lynn, 4 yrs, Bst 11b, £3O Mr. G. Johnson's Challenger, 3 yrs, 6st 10Ib,_ 1:20 (Little) 2 Mr. Lambert's Tom Ncwcome, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b, £3O (Snowden) 3 Betting-9 to 4on Sans Culotte, who won in a canter by a length; bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. Hanson, of Beverley, for 77 guineas. THURSDAY. THE LOTTERY PLATE of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each for two-years-olds and upwards. Options' selling weights, &c. T.Y.C. 4 subs. Mr. W. E. Hobson's Tiuy, by The Cure, 2 yrs, 54 11Ib £4O ....• •• • (Bray) 1 Mr. Kerrick's Fabius, 2 yrs, 64t £4O ...(J. Snowden) 2 Mr. Boardman's Topsy 5 yrs, Bst 13. b £4O (L. Snowden) 3 Betting-4 and stol on Tiny, who won in a canter by a length; same distance between the second and third. There was no advance upon the selling price of the winner. J. Snowden was suspended from Wing again during the meeting for his " performance" on Fabius. THE RAWCLIFFE PRODUCE STAKES of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added, for two-year-olds; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Allowances and penalties. The sccond to re ceive 50 soya out of the stakes. T.Y.C. Five furlongs 44 yards. 20 subs. Mr. J. Merry's Rainbow, by Chanticleer, Bst 111 b (inc. 4lb extra) (Wells) 1 Mr. Bates's Raspberry, Bst 6lb (inc. 2lb ex.) (J. Osborne) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Joyeuse, Bst bib (inc. 21b ex.) ..(Fordham) 3 Capt. Gray's Glenbuck, Bst 41b (Bahsant) 4 The following horses also ran : Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Oceanus, Bst 71b (Bumby). Lord Derby's Colt by the Flying Dutchman, out of Meanee, Bst 71b (Flatman) Mr. Ewbank's Tom King, B,t. 71b (Charlton). Mr. E. Wallet's Basilisk, Bst 71b (S. Rogers). Betting-6 to 4 on Rainbow, 6 to 1 agst The Meanee Colt, 10 to 1 each agst Raspberry and Joyeuse. Won cleverly by a neck ; a length between the second and third ; bad feurth ; Oceanus was fifth ; Tom King sixth ; The Meanee Colt seventh ; and Basilisk last, tailed away. TIIE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP STAKES of 200 SOVS, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c.; winners extra; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. Two miles over the Old Course. 63 subs, 27 of whom declared. Lord Zetland's Vedette, by Voltigeur, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. J. Thompson's Tunstall Maid, 3 yrs, 6st..(Challoner) 2 Mr. T. Part's Fisherman, 5 yrs, 9st 91S, in. 61S extra (S. Rogers) 3 Count Battliyany's The Courier, 3 yrs, 55t....(J. Daley) 4 The following also ran : Mr. G. Forster's Underhand, 4 yrs, Bsl 3114 (Basbam). Mr. Rigby's Borderer, 4 yrs, 8-t 21b (Fordttam). Mr. Craven's Gemma di Vergy, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (French). Capt. Smith's El Hakim, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Swainson). Mr. Barber's Pretty Boy, 5 yrs, 7,t 91b, including Gib extra (L. Snowden). Mr. 134wes's Bird in the Hand, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Withington). Mr. Wikon's Minnie, 4 yrs, Gst 71b (Bray). Mr. W. Topham na Kenerdy, 4 yrs, sst 9.h, carried sst 101 h (Blackburn). Mr. J. oA)orne's Cornboro', 3 yrs, 4st 101 b (Grimshaw). Betting at starting-5 to 2 agst Vedette, sto 1 tali Borderer, 7 to 1 agst Pretty Boy, 8 to 1 agst Tunstall Maid, 10 to 1 agst Gemma di Vergy (offered), 12 to 1 each agst Cornboro' and Underhand, 15 to 1 apt Fisherman, and 25 to 1 each agst Kenerdy, Minnie, and El Hakim. Cornboro' made the running to the Gravel Road, where he gave way, and Tunstall Maid showed in advance, with the favourite in waiting. Half-way up the distance Vedette came out, and ran borne au easy winner by half a length ;',about three lengths between the second and third ; bad fourth. Gemma di Vergy, who broke down near the finish, was fifth, Cornboro' sixth, Underhand seventh, and Pretty Boy eighth. The others were beaten some distance, Kenerdy being absolutely last. THIRD NORTII OF ENGLAND BIENNIAL STAKES of IQ sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for two-year-olds—colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bit ; winners extra; the second to receive 10 per cent. on the whole stake, and the third to save his stake. T.Y.C. 50 subs. Mr. T. Parr's Indifference, by Harkaway, Bst . 4lb _ (Fordbam) 1 Mr. A. Niehol's Phantom, Bst 71b (Flatman) 2 Mr. Merry's Lord of the Manor, Bst 411) (Wells) 3 The following . also ran : Mr. T. Atlis - on's Layton, Bst 4ib (French). Mr. Ewbank's Tom King, Bst 41b (Charlton). Mr. II arlarid's Maid of the Mist, Bst . 4 .21 b (Bat.hain). Mr. C. 11 arrison's Morton, 80 71h (Witli ,, ivw.). 11 . 7.t, IS. Rogrrs). Mr. J. Osborn's b f by The Cure, out of Miss Agne., 7st 131 h (Challoner). Mr. Robinson's Etoile du Nord, Bst 21b (Swainstone). Lord Zetland's Volatile, Bst 21h (J. Osborne). Mr. R. Eastwssd's West Stanley, Bst 71b (G. Oates). Mr. Johnson's Willie Nirrigta, Bst 7th (Holmes). EROR ST. LEGER. Hepatica .. Whitewall Two ran. Won in a canter. PRINCE Or WALES' STAKE. Volcano Malachite Harefoot JUVENILE STAKES Gamester 0' Ryan Colt by Orlando, out of Broom EGLINTON STAKES. Gamester Lord of the Manor Palmleaf FILLY SAPLING STAKES. 3 Terrona filly Prelude GlllllCateller 3 DONCASTER MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDI CAP. St. Leger Course. e st. lb. Zuyder Zee a g 4 9 0 Underhand Black Tommy Gem= di Vergy 4 7 10 Cockatoo 6 7 5 Br. to Bird-on-the-Wing 5 7 5 Poodle a 7 3 Prioress Sweet William King of the Gipsies Minnie 4 6 11 Julia Tattler 4 6 8 Pensioner Wouverrnans 3 6 6 Orehehill 3 6 5 Rocket 3 6 4 age at. lb. Queenstown Cestrel 3 6 3 Duchess of Sutherland... 4 6 3 Ilerne Young Hopeful Kenerdy 4 5 13 The Ethiopian Scribbler 3 5 S South-Western 4 5 7 Cornboro' 3 5 4 Dunifi les 3 5 3 Night R•inger 3 5 2 Prince of Denmark Syllabus 3 5 0 Scourge 3 4 6 Bianca Capella ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLEVELAND HANDICAP. One mile. age st. lb. Minnie. Ro. c by Hernandez out of Physalis 4 8 12 Hesperithusa 3 8 11 Julia Knight of Kars 3 8 7 The Argosy 3 8 7 Greenw►CS Fair i 8 3 The highest weight accepting being 7st 9lbs, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the rest in proportion. age at. lb. Broadlands 3 8 1 Terrific Babylon Swale 3 7 11 Scourge 3 6 10 Queen Lily 3 6 8 Bianca Capella 3 6 7 WRECK ON THE BOMBAY COAST.—The barque Alice, of North Shields, Captain Pearson, which left Aden on July 4, for Bombay, with a large consignment of ord nance stores for Government, went ashore about eight miles south of Alibaugh, on the night of Thursday, the I.sth inst., and is now lying off the coast in great- danger of going to pieces. The passengers have been saved, and the captain has arrived in Bombay for assistance. The Berenice is about to be despatched to the scene of the wreck, to see what can be done for the ill-feted veasel.—,Bontbay Times, July 19. THE NAVY. S r John Pakington and the Lords of the Admiralty com menced their official duties at Pl mouth on Wednesday more& gby leaving the Diadem in "Hamoaze at half-past 10 o'clock for the guurery ship Cambridge, Capt. Jerninz ham. Alter witnessing target practice they visited tile Earl of Wilton's yacht Zara, lying in Stonehouse-pool, and then landed in the basin, at the Royal William Victualling yard. The First Lord was accompanied by Admiral Martin, Admiral Milne, and Lord Lovaine, and by Mr. Secretary Corry, Sir Baldwin Walker, and Colonel Greene. The Board was received by Captain Superintendent Lys'er, the master attendant, Mr. Wheeler; storekeeper, Mr. Trisco:t; and secretary, Mr. Rogers; Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Pas ley, superintendent of the Devonport Dockyard, was also in attendance. The mill, bakery, cooperage, stores, meat sheds, &c , were closely inspected, and tie workpeople mustered. Their lordships walked to the winter villa of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe, which is adjacent, and thence proceeded to the Royal Marine Barracks, where they partook of l an _ cheon with Col. Dwyer and the officers in the handsome new mess-room recently openediAll the works in progress for the extension of the men's quarters were visited. The battalion was formed in line in the barrack square, anti the men ruarct.ed by in review order. Their lordships expressed much satisfaction at the steady and soldierlike appearance of the di vision, and, having inspected the Royal Naval Hospital, re turned to Mount Wise. The Beard do not intend to inspect the Breakwater on the present occasion. The First Lord has presented £lO to the Devonport Sailors' Home, which he visited on Tuesday evening. After the levee in the dockyard yesterday mornir , it was the intention of their lordships to leave Plymouth for Cork, Holyhead, and Pembroke. The steamship Scourge, 6, had steam up at Plymouth on Wednesday, being under orders to proceed to sea. The Rha damanthus was alongside the sheer bulk on Thursday, ship ping jury gear for the Windsor Castle, at Pembroke. The Himalaya was undocked at Keyhaw on Wednesday, and is now moored in the basin. 'I he Trafalgar, 1:20, line-of-battle sailing ship, was yester day towed up from Folly-point into harbour at Chatham, for the purpose of being taken into dock and cut down to a 91-gun screw two-decker. _ An order from the Admiralty was yesterday received at Chatham Dockyard, directing that on and after the 28th inst. the employment of the workmen by task and job is to cease, and that the extra-exertion money now paid to the shipwrights is to be discontinued. All persons employed in the dockyard who now hold acting appointments are to fall back on their former employment. A most-formidable-looking braes siege nun, weighing eight tons, or nearly double the size of one of our large 68- pounders, was yesterday unshipped at the Royal Arsenal wharf, Woolwich, by the Lord Raglan military store-trans par', from Devonport, where it was landed by her Majesty's 40-gun ship Sybille, Commodore the lion. C. G. J. B. El liott, from China. The length and other dimensions are proportionate to its immense weight of metal, which appears to be of excellent quality. The calibre, or diameter of bore, which is 12 inch, as well as the casting and entire work manship, display a marked contrast to the efficiency f the art in Europe. The gun is spiked, and is abort to be con veyed to Windsor, where it is to be kept as a trophy cap tured in the Celestial Empire. The renovation and embellishment of the funeral car of the Emperor Bonaparte, in progress at Woolwich, are now nearly completed, the final coat of paint and varnish being about to be applied. Colonel Tulloh, superintendent of the department in which the work is being carried out, and who is at present on leave of absence, has ordered that a strict observance of every detail laid &ma in the plans and description which lie bas been enabled to obtain from the pensioners who were present at the interment (one of whom assisted in arranging the bier) be observed in its reconstruc tion, so as to produce a fac simile of its original form and condition, the aggregate cost of which amounts to about £3OO. It is supplied with a canopy of the finest black cloth, richly ornamented with festoons, bordered with silk fringe about four inches deep, overtopped with six superb sable plumes, which cost £OO. The trappings will require two or three days more to be completed. It is expected that the two veteran pensioners who have furnished the information will accompany the Artillery officer charged with its pre sentation to Paris. Lieutenant Suther, two sergeants, one corporal, and 19 privates from the Royal Albert yesterday arrived at head quarters, Woolwich, to be paid oil. 2 HE ARMY. Col. W. Morris, C.B. (17th Lancers) died on the 11th ult at Poona, to the extreme grief of his brother officers and the men under his command. The gallant colonel entered the army in June, 1845, and during his professional career had seen much service. Ile served with toe 16th Lancers at the battle of Maharajpore : also in the Sutlej campaign in 1846, including the attair of the Buddi wal and the actions of Aliwal (where he waswounded) and Sobraon. During the la'e war, at the outset of the campaign, he acted as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, but on the dee+ h of Major Willet he resumed his regimental duties, and commanded the 17th Lancers at the battle of Balaklava, on which occasion he was severely wounded. He had received a medal for Maharajpere, a medal and clasps for Sobraon, and a medal and clasps for Balaklava and Sebastopol. On his return to England he was presented with a sword of honour by the townspeople of Tor rington. In 1855, in recognition of his distinguished gallan try, be was made Companion of the Order of the Bath. The following vessels have been taken up by the East India Company for the conveyance of upwards of 2,000 cavalry and infantry reinforcements to India—viz., the Gosforth, the Octavia, and the Alfred, for Calcutta; the Sardinia, for Bombay; the 'Walter Mortice, for Madras; and the Velocity, for Kurrachee. Yesterday a detachment of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, belonging to the Chatham division, embarked at toe dockyard en board the Lizard steamer, and will ba transferred to the Terrible, '2l, for conveyance to Devon port, to jlin the Royal Albert, I'2l. The detachment con sisted of 73 men, in charge of Lieut. R. J. Pascoe. Yesterday a large patty of sick and wounded troops, to the number of 90 men of all ranks, belonging to the 2d (the Queen's) Dragoon Guards, 511 Fusititrs, 6th, 29th, 324 Light Infantry, 34th, 37th, 52d Light I ofantry, 53d, 64th, With Highlanders, 82d, tiltit, 88 h Connaught Rangers, 90th Light Infantry, 93d HighlaGders, Rifle Brigade, Royal En gineets, and Military Train, who have recently arrived at st. Mary's Invalid Establi-liment, Chatham, from Calcutta, were medically inspected at Chatham with the view of ascertaining nose unfit for further service. Among the invalids are several men who were very severely wounded nt Delhi and CawupGre, and a another of whom have lost either an arm or a leg. One if the wounded troops hai been deprived of speech by a musket-ball, which entered his mouth and carried away his teeth and some portion of his mouth ; another man, beloncing to the Royal Engineers, received no less than six huh et weunds, and five of the bullets are still in different parts of his body, defying all the attempts of the surgeons to extract them. Oahe invalids 50 men are in hospital, and the remainder are ordered to be held in readiness to be discharged from the service. A party of convalescent troops, to the number of 46 men, with several of their wives and chil tree, left Chatham yes terday morning for their respecti% e homes, having received their diecha•ge front the service. THE NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT. The 13111 for Amending the Law of Bankruptcy, intro duced by the Chancellor just before the close of the session, proposes very important modifications in the law and prac tice of the court, and will, no doubt, furnish abundant mate rials for discussion when Parliament meets. Meanwhile an abstract of its leading provisions may be found useful, con sidering that the bill consi4ts of no less than 480 clause., in volving an amount of tccluaical detail which few persons outside the legal profession will have the time or inclination to examine. It is proposed that the Court of Ilaelerup!cy shall have a primary jurisdiction and control in all matters of bank ruptcy ; shall hear, determine, and mike orders so far as the assignees are concer ne d, " relating to the disposition of the estate and effects of the bankrupt, or of any estate or effects taken under the bankruptcy and claimed by the assignees for the benefit of the credit re, as well as in any mat er of bankruptcy whatever as between the assignees and any . cre to the uris (di i i e t o t i r e o n r o o f er the c p o e u t r s t oy , Sz al c W ., ea su ri t i j ig ec a t n i d n s a u ll b c w a i s t e r s th t g J o an appeal to the Court of Appeal in Chancery. And whereas, in the hearing of such appeals, questions of common law fre quently arise, it is proposed that " the Court of Appeal way, if it think fit, sit on appeal under this act, with the as of Be y judge or judges of any o f t h e superior Co s t i t s r t t a s n o e f e Common Law at kVestutint , ter." The commis clutters arc alsorequircd and empowered to s it i n c h ambers fer the despatch of such part of !he Ime:ines: of the court a: can. i:lit La the public ad vantage, aris i ng utecussion of questions in open c our t , " b e heard in chambers; the chamber business of each commissioner to be carried on in conjunction with his court business, the jurisdiction of the ceternissioner to be the same, in respect to the business brought before him, as if he were sitting in open court, any order made in chambers having the same effect as if made in court. Legal men will recognise in these proposed changes very important amendments. The filling up of nay existing vacancy in the office cf commis sioner or registrar shall depend entirely upon the opinion of the Lord Chancellor as to the state of the business of the court. The next vacancies in the office of connuiseiontr in London, and of registrar, shall not be filled up, and it shall be competent for the Chancellor to direct future vacancies not to be filled up except upon special order; and vacancies in the Commissionerships, &c., in the Insolvent Debtors' Celia shall not be filled up until an act of Parliament shall otherwise provide. The Mill clause enumerates those traders liable to become bankrupt. The list, after specifying the ordinary commercial occupations, includes finally "all per sons using the trade of merchandise by way of bargaining, exchange, bartering, commission, consignment, or otherwise, in gross or by retail, and all persons who, either for them selves or as agents or factors for others, seek their living by buying and selling, or by buying er letting for hire, or by the workmattship of goods or commodities, shall be deemed traders liable to become bankrupt; provided that no fanner, grazier, common labourer, or workman for hire, receivet general of taxes, or member of, or subscriber to, any incor porated, commercial, or trading company, established by charter or act of Parliament, shal be deemed, as such, a trader liable to become bankrupt." If, however any joint stock company commit an act of banktuptcy, this hill pro poses that a petition of bankruptcy may be filed as against other bankrupts, subject, amongst other arrangements, to the proviso that the bankruptcy of the company shall not be construed to be the bankruptcy of any member of such company in his ineividual capacity, nor shall his separate property vest in the assignees of such company under the bankruptcy. The bill deals at great length with the choice of assignees, their rights and duties, with proof of debt, payments, and liquidation, &c. We furnish this outline of the more im portant changes proposed, leaving the discussion of the question until the bill is once wore before Para tneut.— , Shipping Gazette. lIOsI'ITAL FOR CONSurgrTION.— A court of the governors of this hospital was held yesterday afternoon, at llrompton—the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., in the chair— for the purpose of receiving the report. Since the annual meeting, in May last, the finances had improved, the general balance-sheet for the June quarter showing a but not yet re ceived,favourable difference of £1,303. The bills of the tradesmen In i order to carry had been all paid to the 300 of June, and the committe e . the cumin ttee had been had been enabled to ply oft the loan from the treasurer. ll inr:her th that 1.1513 d Since the had sg amounted to thaeboluetgaxcil73oloe.ft, e number of of them greatly had m b u e m e been )cumber of admitted n ew oobuitigceedrtainrepai temporarilyrs i n tthe reducehospital, g st the patients. Notwithstandin— a ni l t hadon , hdaudrini)geenthdeisqcthlaarrtgeerd, ; 10A. i m in a d n d y iedfi. that they benefited, Ind th out-patients was 969. Mr. Ot.ho i p n ai lin d o o v ff ing tbeir adoption of the report, said the debts, not by greater donationbut by turning out patients s and increase o f su b scr i p ti ons , and lessening the out-patie They had now but 80 nts. the hospital fer 210. p atie nts,ne and yet there was room in thought that continued exertions ought to be m a d e to k eep the wards open. Mr. W. B. Smith secouded the resolution, and the reportwae adopted. CRYSTAL p ALAcz.—ONL SHILLING DAY.—Yes terday t he admix: ions on payntent were 5,z373; ditto by seiltiola tickets, 54; mg Tigitoro:s:B93. rom 3 of igh, :ng tyre iree ived d in ter- Leers ie of ,wed peen 4or for nith and tret, s, in nsa cry- 5 re- king, :om- t the the Was , but duet. aem brin was ition itici- 'ash- a•nor ising I in- his fully rern lonia Eiud •egu- have ur of were 6. y his Mar 6th, T on [taly. r on thich lutes, and The "ectis t. M. e the ith— r the Gee, eut.— way, !urge Yng 'hilip !Ora" S. 1 ~~n rStk.' 20 !Lock 11.10 ( Stk. 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