The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The advices received from the manufacturing districts this morning state that during the past week only a moderate amount of business has been done. At Birmingham there was much inac .. tivity, and the iron trade of South Staf fordshire continued very dull. Business at Sheffield has exhibited little improvement. At Wolverhampton the general hardware trade was languid. It was thought, however, that be fore long some improvement was most probable. At Leeds business had been moderately active, and most of the manufacturers were working full time. In piece goods there was a good demand for the ailale trade, and the export transactions had also assumed a more promising appearance. The worsted trade at Bradford continued steady, and yarns ex hibited considerable buoyancy, and increased bu,i mess had been done in wool, and the lower qualities of piece goods suitable for the autumn and winter trades were in good demand at full values. There is still very little perceptible increase in the demand for 'money, either in Lombard-street or at the Bank. The engagements of the week in • eluding the 25 per cent, instalment of the Bra zilian loan to-day, the commercial payments of the 4th, and the Consol settlement on the sth, are of a numerous character, and, in the aggregate, no donbt represent a heay total, but the facilities are so great, and the supply so excessive, that provision can be made without causing a marked impression upon the terms or the inquiry. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, there was more animation, and prices of all dem ip- Hens were well supported. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken by the exporters, and 1,000 by the speculators. The Railway Share Market continued to improve, and Prices of all leading lines considerably advanced. No indications of a permanent change in the position and prospects of the money market are yet apparent. Instead of diminished ease, an opposite tendency seems probable, owing to the accumulated stock of bullion, and the receipts from Mexico and the United States, in addition to those froth the antipodes. The various markets at the Stock Exchange opened firmly this morning. Business is increasing and many securities, which for weeks have been neglected and depreciated, are in favour, although t . enhanced prices. Those investments paying hi gh rates of interest, and which were forced to ridic ulously low values, are now sought for, and altogether a greatly improved feeling animates the daily transaotions. The movement is likely to be further developed with a continuance of fine 'weather, a declining corn market, cheap 14 ° 114 % and encouraging commercial prospects. some of the cur ren t p r ices are :—Consols, 96k to 86 }... for money, and the same for the account. The • LN ew Three per C en t s , an d th e R e d uce d A nnu iti es , 9 64 . Foreign Stocks are also steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 9n 1 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1031 1041 ; Venezuelan 5 per Cents., 40 41 ; Brazilian, 1021 103 i ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., 43i 44. The Funds are steady to-day, and the tendency is favourable, but the prospects of loans for India, Turkey, and China, now discussed, have slightly Checked the advance ; otherwise the tendency is Upwards, but the transactions are limited owing to the approachingsettlement. Consols have been 96i for money and the sth inst., and 96k 1 for account. T he New 3 per Cents. are 96i 2 ; the Reduced, 96 2 k ; the March Exchequer Bills, 355. prem. ; the June do., 235. prem. ; ditto Bonds, 1001 2 ; aud India Bonds, 17s. to 20s. prem. Bank Stock Was 2251 2261. Foreign Securities still remain in a very firm ;date, and the quotations are in some oases at a *light advance. Venezuelan 5 per Cents. are 40 1 41; ditto Deferred, 15i ; Peruvian 4i per ~e e llts. are 90i 91 ; ITribarren, 80 ; Mexican, `2i I ; and Brazilian Scrip, ft prem. Spanish 3 . per Cents, have been 27a the Passive have rieell to 9, and the Certificates to 54. A moderate business has been done this morning In the Railway Share Market, and a further slight improvement may be quoted in values. Caledonian, G reat North ern , Lancashire and Yorkshire, North - -,07, est er; Midland, North British, and South atitern i mproved 10s., and G reat W estern a b ou t 1 .. 1 . 10s, T he Foreign lines were dull, and exhibited little alteration. In the Colonial market Grand Western of C ana d a h ave i mprove d 1/ . ; G reat of Canada, ss. ; and East Indian, ss. Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been dull. Lon don. and Westminster declined ss. ; Ottoman tank, ss. ; Bank of Australasia brought above former values. In the Miscellaneous market there is little alteration to call for a special report. 'URI I'ISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the Official Lists) tank Stock 96a i I tank per Cent. Reduced Annuities r , ormi, Annuities 961 it i 6 New Three per Cent. Annuities Ditto Bonds £lOOO . Cbi o unde r tlOOO 2O ouse t ls for Account kz eheque r ßi lls March. Juae. £lOOO 35 I 23 £5OO ' ___.. I 23 tx ,Stnal l --e ""iller Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent. FOREIG ent N FUNDS.—THIS DAY. t rasilia n 5 oei: C D Di tto Scrip , 1858 ailis„Bonds, 3 Pei h Cent., 1825 — p i )4, z' . cah, 5 per cen t lO4 oer Cent at... 3 renada Ne w Active, 21 per Cent — hitt° New 4 6i 1) Ditto Account "avi an Bonds, 4i per Cent - Ditto Aceo t 1 2, itto 41 p e r Cent. eiTibarren BO 79t pu Per Cent ditto, Account 7Ol 1 it°rtueuese 3 per Cent., 1853 46 "'lan, 1822, £ St., ser toitto 1 858, 4 2 1 per Ce n t. Cent 1031 ^-Ardinian 5 p er Cent — D itto Account CD • lush 'sonde, 3 per Cent.— Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ...... bat & Passive ......... .. ..... .. 9 1 `Okoish Committee Cert. oiCon . p . . not fun. 51 T urkish Bonds, 6 per Cent. 14 1)i tto. Account .......................... ~b?znela Bonds, 5 per Cent Ahtto Account ............... 40i 1 401 bitto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . Dividends on the above payable in London. 11 81—: b loan Dolla r Cent ex 25f 99 (5.,.._. ' , •.viitn Bonds, 41 per Cent. 7Bl 80 vnCon s ols, money +.11.t0 account THREE O'CLOCK. 96 96 _ra.c.tie mar r i age, already announced in our columns, o jor R o bert J. Li n d say (S cots F us ili er Guards) with 0 S. Miss Jones Lloyd, only child of Lord and 1,„3(11' Overston e , will not take place until early in .41 ember. Th e d ay i s not yet fixed for the celebration of the mar age a Visco unt Valletort, eldest son of the Earl and ..-..'ountess of Mount-Rdeournbe, and Lady Kerine 4 ~ones s of I ,eatilton fourth da ug h ter of the Marquis and ath Mar- Abercorn. vphlt is st a t e d th a t th e marriage of Lord Abercromby the Hon. Julia Duncan, daughter of Vi s count and toouzitess Duncan , will take place in October next. - ,_he marriage of Visomint Grey de Wilton, eldest eon ,Te Earl and Countess of Wilton, with Lady Eliza bcpri Craven, is to take place on the 10th inst. at St. toT'4l46'B Hanover-square. oe marriage ' of Lady Margaret Butler, eldest daugh. IPf the Countess of Glongall, with Lieut.-Colonel the °. Richard Oilseeds, to l . e t r i ch, an son of the Earl of Wemyss and d brother to Lord Etcho, was solemnised 1 , 1 1 1 1 3' at St. George's, Hanover-square. Tae da ..ro 3' appointed for the marriage of' Lady Hesteor Sli .. brfwne, daughter of the Marchioness (Dowag er) r tiXlc',veith Lieutenant -Colonel the Hon. S. F. Carew, fnextnd heir presumptive of Lord Carew, is &tur , , the 7th inst. eietelklY Kathleen Ponsonbv. .I,aahter of the late and on ‘r.oof the present Pao Bessbor iugh, is to be married It; "day, the 9 h liar to Tighe, nephew of the got Ron. Will' adivtanistkilbeelieved L F ue . Government t contemplate taking ket to ra i a :f the improved prospects of the money-mar- St i ll remaint:n early per:od the balance of 3,579,0001. Passed at thee — m a : 4ll 43le under the Indian Lo an A c t, The requiren4-&—loement of the session for 8,000,0001.. re mainder of th e o ute Gover n m e nt of India for th e but th ere are E x e he ear aro estimated at 5,172,0001. ; r b and to the amount f re Maine of issuing 1,135:"IR and Exchequer bond s ir gg2,0001., uhile the powe r st ill the authorised 7,000,00 r India bonds to make up 1,1353,9001. in bonds may. The further sum LI isohar g 53,900/, notiied for d' also be issued in place of Which its security for a loan from the Bank of England, e, and 1,000,000/. de Will fall due in October, St. St. St. St. -^~ THE SUN, ~LONDON;' MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1858. SHASZ MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWATI. Closing Prices this day Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena Btrmng. Wolvech. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsb. Cheshire &mot Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter..,,, Caledonian. Chester & Holyhca" Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall De. A Do. B I Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber Juno. East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties BasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. B. Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire ..... East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgov Iklinb.Prth.&Dund,. Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ... Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern __ Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.Si Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwal Do. New, iss. 5/. 10s. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst ILondon & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. I Manch. Sher. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland . 'Do. Birming. & Derb: Midland G. West.(lr. Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpour & Rcstrevor Norfolk.. ......... Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail a Dock Stock ..... . Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ......... N.Eastern—Berwiek Do.do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.& S.Wstn., Hamp• stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. & S.Westrn. Juno. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 1100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union ... all eSitingbourne &Sheer 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales all 'S. Yorksh. River Dun 18 IDo.. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 20 I Do. do., 1854 7 r Do. do., 1855 161 Stockton 4 Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale.. Do. Pref., No. 1 :inames Hay. D. &R I Vale of Neath Waterfd. it Kilkenny Watorford&Limerick West West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Mute= done this day. BRITISH PI Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda and Cen.lnd, guar. s = p. c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo de Lake Hur. Buff., Brute; Godeh. p. e.bds., 1 Aug..'7i Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do, do. , 1 June '74 !Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim., Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. d 0......... D 0.4 p.c. Bnds.,'s9 Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd . Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bde., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.'60... Do. do., '73, do. ... Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4A p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Seinde, guar.. per o Do 6j - 6i 7 i - 84 68 - 70 11 - 12 26a 27al 91 93 79 —79 a, 38 40 .•• --- .. 4 - . 5 • ire ... ... - 16 - I S 7 63 - 61 45 - 47 31 - 33 91 - 93 64 - 65 26 -26 i 91 - 93 10 -10 i 104 - 165 82 - 84 131. - 133 103 - 105 501 56 - 58 ••• ••• 87 90 11i —124 p 114 124: 92/ 931 11— d a 5 / - 61 108 - 109 931 - 94: - 1 94i - 95: ... ''. °. 2 ld 941 95 . 65 •-- 67 61 - 63 52 -53 i see ... 921 -93 f 1 - 1f 47 -47 i 74. - 75 97 - 99 - bed 94 8 9 26 - 27 ... •.. 7 - 4,1 109 111 26/ —27 i 81 83 44 46 3 2 35 36 70 71 80 81 14 —l5 . 6 4d 9 11 35 36 • •Il ...... • •• 97 - 99 •••• ... - 34 64 - 6t ISSESSIONS. ••• ... par — #p, B ar - 8 - 9 185 - 90 77 - 82 75 -- 80 1 - 11;' 1O- #1) 5, -166 i ... 1 i - lip ••• ..... •• • 18 -18 i 39 -- 41 74 -- 76 20/ -- 211 # P 171 -- 181 3j 2i4 107 - 112 107 - 112 105 -- 106 18 -- 19 20i 1 d id par— p par -p, :c = i.pl FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam 51 5 1 20 all Ardennes 20 3 Bahia & Francisco ip 34 5 all Belgian East. Junct 1 20 all BezierstoGrahisessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 25 25 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France ... — 20 all Great Luxembourg 7/ —8/ 7/ 10 6 Italian Junction — 20 all I—.,ce Const. & Bale ••• ••• 20 all Lierre and Turnhout •••d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 2i 3 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ••• •• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 224 235 331 all Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New • 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2ll 215' 16 all Northern of France 36 - 364 365 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 85 95 20 all Paris and Lyons 3of 304 305 20 all Ditto New — ••• 20 all Paris and Orleans 49 51 20 9 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c 5 j d 91 20 11 Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Rome and Frssaati — 20 Royal Danish ...... ••• 5 all Royal Swedish ••• ••• 4 all Do. 7 per cent — 20 all Sambre and Meuse 7 •71 10 all Do. 55 per cent. pref B5 9 20 all Southern of France 2Ol 205, 205 85 all West Flanders 4/ —5/ 10 all Do. 55 per c. Prvf -91 20 all W.&N.W. of France 23 24 20 6 Western of Austria 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all Wins' aden 6 all Do.B p. cent. pref. ... 20 all Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia B6 88 87 4 7 25 all Bank of Egypt 1 2540 00 00 laa s llo o ll Bank oi. Col.o f B L o k n . a d In n 4 2. F . 2 5 0 35 49 !C-Brlitkis.hofNlndA.Amuer.i&nCalnl 553 --- - 5 2 7 4 554 5 2 01 , a!sl c Cel o o t m l Y o m ni c a r l eialo7o.. ... na ... d .. ; 2 5 3 ! 30 6° 1 205' xll 00 2v l Oommercial of Loud, 18 - 20 1 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.ca. 174 18 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Acct, 20 205 50 20 London and County 28 80 50 10 , London Joint Stock. 30 •••-• 32 00 20 iLond.andWestminst. 45 47 46 00 35 'National Pro. of Eng. 1 20 10 Do. New ••• •• 50 25 National Bank • --- ••• 20 all Now South Wales 45 47 25 all ;Oriental Bank Coll 37 38 20 alls Provincial Otto of Ireland 62 1 10 all Do. Newmanl3nnk. 164 165 10 0064 25 all So all /I ustralia 25 15 Do. New ••• 25 all Union of Australia 52 54 32f ... 15 Do. New 50 10 Union of London.,., 23 24 00 50 Unity Mutual • a - ` 00_ 60 Vi r eptrnßk el Lend, 21,, 194 ... 21 19(1. 79 si 9-1 9 63 i i i 64.1 25i 61 1011 i 132 (50 491 t5O 49j 150 i 491 921 31 3 94} 4 4 (i n 4ff 95k 95 q 54 41 52 3i S 921 3 2/ 31 47i 74 4 i 541- 99 12i 12 27i 7 71 701 35 i ,Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pret. (issd.at 50/.) Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. Ches. dr Ho. 5, P.C. iD0..d0 . „5 per cent,,, ! Cork & Bandon 5 p.e. l'hin.Perth./zAber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. !Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un. G. 6p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 104 Debentr.Sh. Do, do. 4 per East Lan.cash.6 p cts. York. J. 5 ths 'Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed. Prth .&Dun.4p.c. 'Furness, 5 p. c iGlas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c IGreat Northn. 5 p.c 'Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. lio li 1112 - 114 1105 - 107 Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Ea. at 5 p. C. Tram. Gt.N. ofSaot.lst Pre I Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per e. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc IDo. con, red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do, inert. 4 per sent. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp.c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do • Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No 1 D0.,P., 5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 613. c. Do, do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . et... Lon. & S.W. 7 per et. late 3d Shares • •• ''''' 160 - 105 Londy.& Color. Sh. Londy.&Ennis. Sh. AI., S.,&L. 6 p.... !Do. do. do. £6 Cent Do. do. 31 per cent Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 120 - 122 69 - 71 NW. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p. c . Do. 4i p. c. Prof. St. Do. L. WI. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. i p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norfk. D eb. 4p. c. Sh. Do. 5 /3. c. Ext. 1846. Do. 5} p.c. pf , 1847. Do. Wv. V. sp. i. , 1847. North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do !Do. Leeds bps. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. di Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar : Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Cent. Now Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St 'South Devon IDo. fixed 4b pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. 0 Do. do. do. 114 - ii 8 - 91, il; 93 - 99 ld - p il p 23 --24 120 - 122 105 - 107 98 - 100 120 - 122 125 - 127 74 - 76 101 - 23} -- 244 101 -- 103 101 -- 103 16 l7 - 28i - 2911 Waterfddi Kilk. 6 Pe. ••• - • •• 40 --, 45 PREFERENCE SHARES. 48 - 50 94 - P 6 liiii - 14 ••• . 6 .. 5i - 110 115 103 -• 108 115 - 118 114 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 65 - E,7 11 - 114 -- 92 81 -- 83 82 -- 81 96 -- 98 9. -- 10! 16 -- 17 9f -- 101 73i -- 746 18 -- 19 9 -- 13i - lip - [37 ]39 136 - 138, 103 - 105 93 - 95 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) Australian Agricnit. Australn. Royal Mail 'Berlin Water Works. 'Do. New iss. at 51. d Brit. American Land Canada 29 . 3O ... ii i 1. 4 - 3i - 4i 115 -- 120 1131 -- 114 25 -- 30 25 -- 27 11 -- li 4t -- 5 Do.Go.6pc.JaWanly Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Prof. 7; p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of Prance lEastern 5team........ ;Electric 'telegraph ... Electric Tel. of Irol. En. &Must. Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. ;Eur. &Am. Stm.(li m,) Gen. I r.So. Col. (lim. ) 'Gen. Steam Navigat. L radon Discount 2i - 3 103 - 110 - 2i - 3 L Gen. Omnibubl Magdalena St. Navig. 'Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Do. Extension Teleg. Mexican. S.Amerion Nat. Discount C 0.... 11 - 2j - 21 •ii "ii I - Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do.B p.c.Pf. LK, at Id. IDo. Do. INew B. &N. S. Land N. S.W. Gov.& p. c. D. ST. B. Australasian... Nrth.ofEuropoSteam Oriental Gas Do Now Shares Peelltr. 14. & Minrl i'eainsular & Oriental 1 - 2 . 11 - 984 0N - k 3 1A id P 2 2i 79 81 74 8 p i 2i4 22' 60 • 02 1 - 14 103 110; 36 31 Do. New Ithymney Iron 'ttoyal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Tram. Ln. Co. Up. Can Van Diemen's Land 10 - 11 THE ACOMB HOUSE INQUIRY. YORK, SATURDAT NIGHT. Yesterday, after the reporter withdrew, Mr. Pemberton, the solicit'r on beitalf of Mrs. Turner, ad dreQsecl the C.ammissioners at considerable length, laying beforo them a narrative of the cruel treat ment which Mrs. Turner had had to endure whilst an inmate of Aconab House. Mrs. Turner was then sworn and examined. In the course of her examination, which extended over a period of more than four hours, she deposed to the repeated outrages committed upon her by Mr. Metcalfe and those under him. The treatment to which she spoke consisted of bodily torture inflicted upon her at various times ; confinement in small dark rooms for as long as 15 hours, during which she was deuied the offices of nature ; indecent lan guage and offensive epithets repeatedly applied to her by Mr. Metcalfe. Amongst the most pointed part of her evidence was a declaration that Mr. Metcalfe was continually in the habit of applying an offensive and filthy epithet to her. On one oc casion particulariy, when Mr. Metcalfe threw her down and ordered her to undress in his presence, she refused to do so, upon which he repeatedly called her foul names. He said she was a-, and that it was nothing new for her to strip herself before men, and he would make her undress herself before him then. She refused to do so, upon which he said, " Oh, you are a pious - are you 1 If you were not such a piou s , sanctified-, I could do with you." He ultimately, by force, caused her to be undressed, and she was in a state of nudity in his presence. When she was dragged from the house in Blake-street, in York, by Mr. Metcalfe and his groom, she was shamefully used by them, and struck several times. At the close of Mrs. Turner's examination in chief, which the commissioners remarked had been given with great clearness, Mr. Richardson, solici tor for Mr. Metcalfe, said he should wish his cross examination of Mrs. Turner to be postponed, on the ground that he had not had time to consider the course he should take. Mr. Pemberton resisted the application for a postponement of the cross-examination as the most extraordinary hs had ever heard made. He (Mr. Pemberton) did not wish to cast reflections on any one, but it must ba perfectly clear to the commis sioners that if the cross-examination was postponed, an opportunity might be afforded of the domestics in Mr. Metcalfe's establishment, who had witnessed the treatment of Mrs. Tumor, being tampered with. . . Ultimately, the commissioners consented to the cross-examination being postponed until this morn ing, Mr. Pemberton protesting against it. Mrs. Serginson, the lady with whom Mrs. Turner lodged in Blake•street, in York, after her escape from Acomb House, was next examined, and de posed to Mr. Metcalfe and his groom breaking open Mrs. Turner's bedroom door, and to their violent conduct towards her. _ At 8 o'clock the proceedings were adjourned to this morning, at 9 o'clock. This morning, Mrs. Turner presented herself for cross-examination, but the only question asked her by Mr. Richardson was if she borrowed any money in York when she escaped from Acomb House, when she replied in the affiru3ative. Mirindah Hill, the attendant on Mrs. Turner during her stay at Acomb House, was under exa mination the greater part of the day. She stoutly denied Mrs. Turner's statements as to the illegal ill-treatment, but admitted that Mr. Metcalfe pushed her down in the bedroom when he desired her to undress, but be did it gently. The further investigation RAs adjourned fora week. 1011 100 MARXET Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, for which the de mand ruled inactive, at about stationary prices. Barley and all other spring corn supported previour rates. Flour met a slow sale. Very little change has taken place in the value of wheat throughout the Continent. In the United States both wheat and flour have realised fall quotations. Only moderate supplies of Euglish brain were received up to our market last week. From abroad the imports were 16,701 quarters of wheat, 7,993 barley, 91,913 oats, 725 beans, 1,215 peas, 325 linseed, 5,075 oil seeds, 25 sundry seeds, and 10 srcks of flour. Fresh up, to-day, about 20) quarters of new English wheat came to hand from Essex and Kent. The condition of the Talavira samples was good, and the prices realised were 56a. to 58e. per quarter. Other kinds of new wheat were not to say of first-rate quality, and they changed hands at 50s. to 545. per quarter. The arrival of old wheat was very moderate ; nevertheles, all descriptions moved off slowly, at prices barely elual to those realised on Monday last. Thera was a very large supply of Foreign wheat on offer. All kinds met a vary dull inquiry, and late rates were with difficulty supported. In floating cargoes of grain very little was passing. New English barley changed hands at 38s. to 425. per quarter ; but most of the samples were steadyand light. Old parcels were in fair request at full prices. Malt was in moderate supply, and sluggish request, at late rates. Au immense supply of oats was on show ; hence, the oat trade was less active, at 6d per quarter under last week's quotations. _ _ - Beans were in short supply and steady request, at full prices. Peas ruled steady. New grey sold at 40s to 429 ; new white, 44s to 46s per quarter. A few parcels of new rye changed hands at 34s to 36a per quarter. The flour trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wneat—Essex & Kent. Red •• •• new to —8 Ditto •• .... old 38s 43a Ditto, White new —s 498 Ditt0........ old 38s 43s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, o'd —s —a Ditto new ••• • • • 403 47a aye —Old •• .• •• .• •• •• —s —B l New ............ 32s 345, Barley—Grinding ..• •• 266 308 1 Malting ......... 35a 38s' Chevalier.... . . 383 41s Malt—Baffolk and Nor- 'Malt—Chevalier .... 665 to 689 Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnals., Feed 22s 26s Potato . 27s 331 Youghal aadCork 8ia0k....... 20s 23$ Cork, White ..... 22s 34s Scotslhlrsed..... 22s 23s Beans—Tlok ......... 34s 43s Pigeons .... 38s 44s Peas—Grey .......... 40s 47s Map1e........... 41s 469 White••• •••• • • • • 41s 459 folk • . ...... .. .. 583 68s1 Brown ............... 54s 5661 Kingston And War• 58s 66s Boilers .......... 42s 408 Flour—Town-made... 40a Ors Suffolk .......... 310 30. Eitookta &Norfolk 29a 31i METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 7,877 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 7,486 ; in 1856, 8,010; in 1855, 8,696 ; and in 1851, 7,044 ; in 1853, 5,273 ; in 1852, 7,736 ; and in 1851 , 7,985 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WERE. Prom Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Chaves. Pigs. Rotterdam 292 720 749 543 ... 12 Harlingen 164 818 ... 242 ... 766 246 Dordt 44 ... 212 ... ... 27 ... Hamburgh Medemblik 16 1,112 Amsterdam 2 ... 407 Bremen Frederickstadt 139 Tonning.... Antwerp Coruna 25 ... - 1 2 ~ . - 34 ::: 17 183 ... - - ••• - 1 ... ••• 15 ... - ---. ••• T0te...1,165 .. 4,057 1,008 ..1,389 .. 258 The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 1,005 4,672 414 769 ... 581 1858.... 1,984 4,466 ... 572 ... 571 4 17 1855 1,197 ... 5,515 ... 430 713 ... 841 1854 ...... ,1,378 ... 4,084 ... 419 ... 605 ... 560 1853 738 ... 3,677 ... 243 ... 517 ... 488 There was rather an extensive show of foreign stocks in to•day's mark et, but its general quality WU inferior. . . From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were seasonably good as to number, but deficient in quality. For all kinds of beasts we expe rienced a very inactive demand, and last week's prices were with difficulty supported. The Norfolk season for beasts may now ba considered closed. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, we received 2,100 short horns; from Norfolk, 250 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England,_ 400 of various kinds; from Scotland, 110 Scots; aid from Ireland, 150 oxen. There was a large show of sheep. Prime Downs and half-breds were in fair request, at full quotations; other wise, the mutton trade ruled heavy, and prices gave way 2d per 81bs. Lambs—the supply of which was good—met a dull inquiry, at prices barely equal to Monday last. About 600 Irish sheep and lambs were on sale. The few English calves in the market sold at full prices. Foreign calves were dull, and the turn lower, owing to large arrivals. We had a heavy inquiry for pip —the supply of wbich was good—at previous rates. Per 81bs to sink the °Lima. s. d. e. d. s. d. 8. Li. Inferior Beasta....3 oto 3 4 PrlmeSouthdown 4 4 4 8 Second quality.... 3 6 3 1; Large crse. calves 310 4 4 Prime large oxen 310 4 2Prime small do 4 g 5 0 Prime Scots, fito. 4 4 4 B'Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...2 10 3 *mall porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 2 3 8 Suckling calves-18 0 23 0 Prime orse.-wlled. 3 19 4 .2I Quarter old pigs.l9 0 23 0 Lamb, 58 Od to 6s Od. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 5,03S Beasts 1,900 Sheep and lambs 26,530 Sheep and lambs 2,810 Calves 355 Calves 3OO Pigs 4OO Pigs lOO & statement ant comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Aug. 3, 1857, and this day, Monday, Aug. 2, 1858. _ TOTAL SUPPLY. Per Blbs, to sink the orals. Aug. 3,1857.1 Aug. 2,1858 s. d. s. d. e. d. s. d, Coarse and inferior beasts 3 oto 3 2,3 oto 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 83 6 3 Prime large oxen ... 3 8 4 OP 10 4 2 Prime Scots , &a 4 4 4 6 i 4 4 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ....2 10 3 2 10 3 0 Second quality ditto „.. 3 4 3 8,3 4 3 8 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 310 4 6;3 10 s 2 Prime Southdown ditto 4 8 5 0:4 4 4 8 Lambs ... 5 0 6 4 0 6 0 Large coarse calves „, 3 6 4 23 10 4 4 Prime small ditto ... ~„ ~„ 4 2 4 6:4 6 5 0 Large hogs 3 S 4 0 3 2 4 0 Neat small porkers •• 4 2 4 8 4 2 4 4 Beasts... 4,436 ..• 5,03 8 • ••• Sheep and lambs 27,360 26,53 pelves ••• 0 293 355 Pigs ..„ 190 400 Surmas ON BALI, Aug. 4, 1856.—Beasts, 4,682; sheep and lambs, 25,420; calves, 330; pigs, 275. Aug. 6, 1855.—Beasts, 3,937; sheep and lambs, 25,120 ; calves, 282 ; pigs, 520. NEWGA.TB AND LBADENHALL. For the time of year these markets are well supplied with meat. Prime beef, mutton, and lamb are in steady request, at very full prices. Otherwise, the trade is in a very inaotive state. Per 81be by the carcase. e. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling.... Do. prime large 3 10 4 0 ' Do., prime Do., do. email...A 0 4 4 Veal.. . Pork, large 3 0 3 6 Pork. small Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d.j s. d. I. 4 30 3 2 .3 0 3 8 310 4 4 36 4 4 .3 8 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. There is a slight improvement in the inquiry for good and fine hops, bat the business doing in them is limited. Low and middling qualities are very dull. The show of samples is seasonably large, and the plantation accounts are favourable. Duty, 230,0001. BOROUGH AND SPITA.LFIELDS. Since Monday last the imports of foreign potatoes hnve amounted to 20 bags from Rotterdam, and 159 baskets from Dieppe. The supplies of Engli s h are seasona bl y large and in excellent condition ; whilst the demand is steady, at from 50s to 1295. WOOL. The public sales held since our last reports have been less active ; nevertheless, the opening advance in the quo tations continue to be well supported. Prices have ruled as follow :—Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 5d to 2s ld; scoured, Is sid to 2s sd; lamb's, le 3id to is lld ; do. scoured, is 10A to is lld ; pieces, 11111 to is s;d; skin, is 3d to is sd. Sydney— Clean sheep's— is 10d to 1811 d; scoured, is id to 2s; pieces, is 4d to Is Bd. South Aus tralian—Clean sheep's, is 5d to is 7d; gr ease, I s Oid to is 21 ; do. locks, 71.1. Van Diemen's Land--Clean sheep's, Is 3d to is 101c1 ; do. lamb's, 1414 d to is 9id ; s l ipe, is Si d to is 74d ; grease, 9d to is l id . Cape—Cl ean sheep s, 10d to is lid; handwashed, llid to is sdi ; lamb's, is to is Bid ; pieces, &c., is lid to is lid per lb. Last week's imports wore 1,648 bales from Algoa Bay, 305 f rom M e l. bourne, 253 from Hobart Town, and 225 b ags f rom Ham bro'. Privately, very little is doing, on former terms. SEEDS. Linseed has mot a dull sale, and prices have a down ward tendency. Rapeseed moves off slowly, at last week's quotations. Cloverseed is less aetive, but without change in value. Trefoil is quoted the same as last week. Canary is in better snply, and 2s to 3a per quarter cheaper. The few tares in the market realise extreme rates. Cakes are very scarse, and 2s Ed per ton dearer. Tarnip,White,per bush. 123 to I4s swede 20a '238 ilas‘erd, 8r0wn...". 10s 15s White, new...... IBs 22s raras,Winter,new....Bs Od 940 d —s —s Canary, per quarter .. 9),‘ 934 Rye grass (new)... 20 3 22, Clover,RedEng.(ewt.) 52s 533 White .• • • .... • • 56s 63s Foreign Red...—. 48s 563 White.... 56s 683 Trefoil, new.......... 161 223 Carraway 441 46s Coriander.. • • 21s 24s Ilempseed, per quarter 44s 46s Linseed. Eng.iowing 72s 74s Crushing .. •• 52s 64s Baltic Odessa .• • 54s 58s LlnseedCake, pr. ton— English .. 9: 15s 10153 roreimper tot 91 Os 10 108 Rape Cakes, per ton —5/ lOs 615 s Bapellood, pr qr 6Ba 743 The demand is somewhat shade higher. P.Y.C. on 1 owt. Rough fat, 2s 7d per ,LLOW. firmer to-day, and prices are a the spot is quoted at 48s 6d per Sibs. i 1855. I 1856. f 1857. 1 1858. 1854. Stock this day 33,987 Price of Y. C [ 674 8 3 1: Delivery last week 916 Ditto from June 1.... 9,632 Arrivals last week.. 1,315 Ditto from Junel.... 7,619 nice of Town., 68$ 6d 44,029 55a 6d te —5 Od 1,722 15,387 12,2 05 13,432 518 6dtv 583 6d u , —8 ad --s Od 1,868 1,489 19,523 11,882 _ . 915 11,692 56$ 6cl 844 956 14,019 544 3d 604 ad 14.466 48s 6d to —8 (1C 1,768 11,618 1,490 13,917 806 Qd IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, ?OUSE OF LORDS—(This Day.) Parliament was prorogued this day by royal commis. sion. Their lordships met at a quarter to two o'clock, at which hour only a few peers were present. A limited number of ladies occupied seats on the back benches on each side the house, and there was also a small number of the fair sex in the strangerb' gallery, but in other respects there was little to indicate that the ceremony of proroguing Parliament was about to take plac). - The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwieke, the Dake of Beaufort, and the Earl of De la Warr having entered the House robed, The Usher of the Black Rod was then directed to summon the Commons to the bar of their lordships' House. In a few minutes the Speaker and a great number of members of the House of Commons appeared at the bar, when the Royal Assent was given to the following bills : Consolidated Fund Appropriation. Copyright of Designs. Incl'osure of Lands. Sheep and Contagious Diseases Prevention. Turnpike Act Amendment. Police (Scotland) Act Amendment. Bishops' Trusts Substitution. Titles to Land (Scotland.) Sale and Transfer of Land (Ireland.) Stipendiary Magistrates. County Courts Districts. Chelsea Bridge Act Amendment. Returns to Secretary of State (Scotland.) Detached Parts of Counties. Herring Fisheries (Scotland.) Cowley 's Charity. Leases and Sales of Settled E4atee. Administtation of Oaths by Committem Four Courts (Dublin) Extension. Railway Cheap Trains. Lunatics (Scotland) Act Amendment. Medical Practitioners. Joint-Stock Banking Companies. County Priperty Conveyance. Legitimacy Declaration. Copyhold Acts Amendment. Universities (Scotland). Probate and Letters of Administration Act Amend ment. Turnpike Tenets Arrangement. Vaccination (Ireland). Drafts on Bankers Act Amendment. Encumbered Estates (West Indies) Act Amendment. Militia Pay. Militia (Service Abroad). Corrupt Practices Prevention Act Continuance. Public Health. Local Government Bill. Government of British Colonies B:11. Clerks of Petty Sessions (Ireland). Friendly Societies Act Amendment. Art Unions. Indemnity. Reformatory Schools (Ireland). Metropolis Local Management Act Amendment. Now Write. Civil Bills, &c. (Ireland), Act Amendment. Judgments (Ireland) Aot Amendments. Government of India. Divorce and Matrimonial Canoes dot Amendment. Cornwall Submarine Mines. Great Southern of India Rail way. Middlesborough Improvements. Tees Conservancy. Worcester and Hereford Railway. Plymouth Great Western Docks. Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Rail ways. Limerick and Castle Connell Railway. West End of London and Clapham and Norwood Junction Railway Abandonment. South Wales Railway (New Railway). Vale of Towy Railway. Atlantic Telegraph Company. Clyde Navigation. Warrington and Stockport Railway (capital). Davidson'e Estate.. Glasgow College Estate. Ray's Estate. Stearne's Charities Estate. THE ROYAL SPEECH. The Royal Commission for closing Parliament having been read, The LORD CHANCELLOR then road her Ma jesty's speech, which will be found in another part of The Sun. At the termination of the reading of the document, Parliament was prorogued in the usual form until the 6th of October. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 1 o'clock. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any arrange ments tufa been made for opening the National Gallery to the general public on Saturday afternoons ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be had great pleasure in informing the hon. gentleman tbat he had succeeded in such object. He had received the greatest asistance from Sir C. Eastlake in his endea vours to accomplish such a measure. In future the National Gallery would be open to the public on Satur day afternoanP. (Hear, hear.) THE PARKS. Lord PALMERSTON begged to put a question to the noble lord the First Commissioner of Works—of which, however, he had not given notice. He wished to know when it was intended to do away with those abominable iron hurdles which at present disfigured our parks, and interfered with the free enj iyment of the public 'I He might bo told that the hurdles were neces sary to preserve the grass, but he did not know what the grass was for if not to be walked upon. Lord J. MANNERS said all the hurdles had been reloved from Hyde Park, but in the Green Park some of them still remained, in order to preserve the yoctig grass which last season was destroyed by a noxious in sect. As soon as the grass was in a proper state the hurdles would be removed. NAPLES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether our relatiions with Naples, which were broken off about two years ago, remained in the same state at the present time? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER paid be could not at present give the bon. gentleman any &finite acswer, but in the event of friendly relations being established, the house might rest assured that o' j ct would be accomplished on grou:L. thdt the country would deem perkeLly Latishtctory. CHINA: Mr. WHITE asked whether any fresh information had been received from China T The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the last information received fr. , m China was perfectly satisfactory, and he hoped that the negotiations would terminate in the manner all persons desired. At this point the " Black Rod" was announced, and Sir A. Gifford advanced up the house and summoned the Speaker to the Howe of Peers to hear the Royal assent given to several bill., and also the Royal Commission proroguing Parliament. The SPEAKER, attended by the members present, then left the house. After a short absence the SPEAKER returned, isnd the Royal Speech baying been read he left the chair and the proceedings tertnicated, We are requested to state that " peers and members of Parliament who may go to Cherbourg will be fur. niched on application there with tickets for the best re . served placee." We have great pleasure in announcing that, in par- tial recognition of his brilliant services in India, S!r Hugh R ,se has been appeinted to the command of the 45th Regiment. MORE TURKISH FANATICISM. —A letter from Belgrade of the 23rd, in the Lloyds of Peeth, says :—" A sad account has just been received from Schabutz. Bairam, a fanatical Turk, rushed into a cafi full of people with the intention of making a karban (sacrifice) of a Chris• tian. He stabbed with his yatagan a Serviau clerk and the master of the house, both of whom died on the spot. The assassin ran off, but was afterwards arrested." The will of Captain Sir Wm. Peel, RN., who !died at Cawnpore, East Indies, was proved in London, under 25,000/. personalty, by his brother, the Right Hon. Frederick Peel, the sole executor, to whom he has bequeathed his personal estate a►seolutely, having left his estate in Sandy, Bedfordshire, called Css:ar's Camp, to his brother Juhn ; and his other real estates to his mother, Lady Peel, for life, and then to hie brother Arthur. The will of the Right Hon. William Yates Peel, of Bagington-hall, Warwickshire, was proved in Loudon, under 300,0001. personalty, by the executors, the Very Rev. John Peel, D.D , Dean of Worcester, and Major. General Jonathan Peel, the brothers. The will Is dated April 30, 1855. He has bequeathed to each of his daugh• ters a legacy of 16,0001. and divides the residue of his real and personal estates amongst his sous. The pieco of plate presented to him by the inhabitants of Tarn wortb, and the surrounding neighbourhood, he has bequeathed to his heir-at-law, as an heirloom iu the family. MR. GEORGE BARTLEY'S FUNERAL.—This favourite performer, who was 74 last February, was buried on Friday, at St. Mary's, Oxford. His funeral was attended by the Rev. G. Hamilton, the Rev. C. Klanert (his nephew), INlr. Herbert Williams (a nephew to the late Mrs. Bartley), Mr. Isaac Williams (a solicitor of Bath), Dr. Hogg, Mr. C. Kean, Mr. C. Farley, Mr. D. Meadows, Mr. T. P. Cooke, Mr. Savory, &c. His son, daughter, and wife are buried ip the vaulted grave which on that day received his remains. The damage done by the recent hurricane in Belgium and Holland has been greater than was thought at first, especially in fruit trees. In the neighbourhood of Brus sek in particular, extensive orchards have been com pletely ravaged. NEW TELEGRAPHIC LINE.—It is In contemplation to establish electric communication between the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands by means of a submarine cable. A company, exclusivelycomPosed of Spanish capitalists, is about to be formed for the purpose, and, according to the proposed plan, the cable will bedivided intothree sr ctions. The telegraphic cable will be laid from Cape St. Anthony, in the old kingdom of Valencia, and its extremity will ex• tend to Cape Bodra, in the Island cf Ivica. The second section comprises the port of the capital of that island to Cape Figuera, near the Bay of Palma ; and the third will reach from Cape Pera in Majorca to Port Mahon. The Island of Ivica, from Cap e B o d ra to the port of its ca pital, and that of Majorca from Cape Figuera to Pera, will connect the respective sections of the submarine cable by two short electric lines on shore.—Gibraltar Chronicle, July :A 3 20 all 11i all 11A 2 St. 100 St. 100 7' St. 100 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 3 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 10 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. l loo St. 100 St, 100 25 16i St. 100 St 100 St. 1.00 10 3/.1 20 17i 20 all 10 all St. 400 all all all all all I 50 00 1 0 0 1 ' 10 50 100 Bt. 100 St. 5 1 . 106 6 18i 40A 1} 40 75 41 5 211 1 1 !; 1000' 19 all all :4 1.0 all an an 65 108 91 1211 II 310 ii 118 1131 14 99 a 79i 80 18 • LITERATURE. Rumour. By the Author of " Charles Auches ter," t 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is another of those brilliant works for which this author has before been celebrated. It is not adapted for the perusal of the seeker of amusement so much as the study of those who would seek out causes, and analyse feelings. If some of the opinions appear extraordinary, or the expressions exaggerated, there is a genuine ness apparent throughout, and a real enthu siasm so evidently pervades the mind of the writer, that the reader is attracted and in terested. The chief subject of attention is the sketch of the career of Rodomant, who is intended to represent one of the mighty masters " whos e distant footsteps echo through the cortidore of time." The love of music is inherent in the nature of this author. It is no acquired taste, no transient sentiment of admiration, that actuates him when descanting on this theme, but real feeling fires his words with eloquence and clothes his thoughts wilt beauty. In a former work the reader was charmed with the portraiture of the gifted Men delssohn, here be will find one not inferior of the immortal Beethoven. Truth seems stamped on the vivid delineation, from his first entry into life, poor and friendless, till th final triumphs and wonderful ,achievements of his after years. In solemn earnestness we seem to realise the great affliction that befel him. In the sad chronicles of the sufferings of genius it would be difficult to find a darker doom or an acuter anguish than the one here recorded, of the total less of hearing sustained by him whose compositions filled others with ecatacy, but were never again to delight the one who could the best appreciate their beauty and rejoice in their success. Throughout the whole of the passages that refer to Rodomant there is a fascination, but especially in the epoch of his resi dence at Belvidere. It is described as a " sunny land, a land of eternal summer while the earth re maineth," and a softened splendour seemed to shine on the fitful course of the erratic genius. The prin cess is a peculiar character happily represented, there is more of human nature in its brightest and purest sense in her delineation than in some of those who appear in these pages. Whether we see her as an angel of mercy, blessing by her influence the dark night of the dungeons to the wretched cap tives, or behold her adorning by her beauty and grace the halls of her palace, alike she attracts, charms, and interests. The father is aptly de scribed as a heartless tyrant, and this renders the contrast of her gentleness more striking. Rosuelo is a strange individual, concerning whose career there seems a dark mystery, and whose general conduct produces distrust in the mind as one contemplates it. He is, how ever repulsive, pourtrayed with a vigorous touch, and the last scene in which he becomes the aven ger of his land, and puts an end to the tyrant's career is most effectively narrated. In the person ages that engage attention in England there is much to win regard, from the graphic manner of the details, the brilliant sketches of social life, and the energy which reigns paramount and pro-emi nent in their descriptions. There is variety,to be met with, from the grand character of Diamid Albany to the excitable and selfish Geraldine. The most pleasing picture is that of Lady Delucy, who is thoroughly devoted to the good of others, and never shrank from any exertion or sacrifice that duty urged or generosity suggested. Her life h•td been one of toil and trouble in youth, and the meridian of her days was often overcast, but she combined k indnesa with judgment, and was enabled to perform many useful works for others. Geral dine is a graceful sketch of a sensitive nature, young and inexperienced ; she was too soon intro duced to the cares of life before she had strength to enduie the toil, and patience to bear the trouble. In an evil hour, her cousin Geraldine became possessed of some facts that had occurred in the life of her husband before their marriage. These, though in no wise reflecting on his honour, were of such a nature that a skilful tactician could mculd them to assume a dangerous form. The general confusion and dismay that resulted therefrom ' are shown forth in a most natural manner, and tend to illustrate forcibly the danger of conceal ments, and the sin of misrepresentation. Had Albany explained all to Geraldine, or had she pos sessed more self-control, and exercised more sense or self reliance how different things might have been. The fate that befel Geraldine seems fitting retribution to his crimes. There is a vivid descrip tion of Parisinia, " a city fair as Athens, in the genial freshness of her violet crown, and awful in the truth and tradition of its history as the annals of imperial Rome." The characteristics of this country, evidently intended to represent France, are made the subject of some brilliant sketches, and prominent among those who figure in the scenes is Porphyro, who is most ingeniously introduced as a man of unbounded ambition and vast intellectual I resources, and whose prototype mcst readers will readily recognise. It is not so much iu the story of this novel that its merit consists, nor in its cha racters that its attraction centres, as in the general tone of its composition, and the elevated tenour of its thoughts. It is always refreshing in travelling through the pages of fiction, to come here and there to some sunny spot which taste has refined by culture, and talent made radiant with beauty, where the author may delight the reader with the treasures of a luxuriant fancy, or the trophies of reason and knowledge. " The flash of wit, the bright intelligence, The beam of song, the blaze of eloquence," will stamp the apparently ephemeral pages of fiction with the undeniable impress of a master mind, and convert a transient fame into an enduring triumph. The ruling passion which pervades this works is in itself all sufficient to arouse the deepest feelings, and awaken the tenderest emotions ; it has been styled "the friend of pleasure, wisdom's aid ;" it has inspired poets to their lefticst stain=, and ex d arriots to their most daring feats. It can lull the sleep of restless infancy, and soothe the couch of weary age. The cares of life seem to lose their sting while under the magic of its influence, and the shadow of time does not obscure its bright ex'stence. The lovers of musicwill find a welcome theme iu this work, and if they do not aeree with some of the remarks or reflections, they will appre ciate the grace of its expressions, and the genial character of its pages. To the thoughtful and re fined it will prove an acceptable study, presenting as it does much knowledge of life, and containing superior attractions, from its command of language and artistic skill. WEATHER PREDICTIONS FOR AUGUST, 1858. B Mit. G. J. F. SMITH. From the Ist to the 12th or 14th, the weather will be very warm, and generally fine ; the heat will pro gressively increase in the above interim, though it may not be intense heat. Electricity accumulates, and seve• ral thunder-storms and dashing showers, as we approxi mate the 12th and 16th. Stormy about 19th. From 20th to the 23d, generally fair, though variable rather at times. From the 24th to the 30th, cooler weather, and alternately fine, with showers occasio❑ally interven ing. From 30th to Sept. 6th, rainy a❑d dull. Vittoria Cottage, High-street, Cheltenham, July 29. LLOYD'S SRIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Aug 2.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light breeze, and fine. P ORTSMO UTH, Aug I.—Wind S.E—Arrived----Agnes Leeds, from Callao, and sailed for Cowe,, SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 1.--Arrived—Parana (s.), from St. Thomas. FAL3IOUTH, 'Aug. I.—Wind N.E.— Arrived—Hackling Anderson, from 4.kyab. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGEAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived -Hero, Necessity, anti Alarm, from Newport ; La Poulo, Cherbourg ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S. Arrived-- Illustrious, from New Orleans. (By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind E.S.E. ; tide three hours' ebb ; weather Sue. Arrived, August 2.—Aunista Frederica, from Cron , Two ; Two Brodors,l Gothenburg ; ' Westerh Star, Bar badoes. • DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind, S. by E., moderate. Passed, Aug. 1. -Annie, from Blyth for Naples. DEATH or ME. PEASE.—Mr. Edward Pease, whose name will always be associated with the great railway system of this country, died on Saturday evening, aged 92, at his residence in Nortbgate, Darlington. Mr. Pease's sons— the two youngest, at leait—have long been before the public, and all are now men of advanced years. Mr. J. Pease—ths first Quaker admitted to Par liament—is himself a grandfather in two lines of descent. The deceased, therefore, stood at the head of four gene rations. Mr. Pease leaves three sons —John, Joseph, tnd Henry—and one daughter, Mrs. Gibson, of Saffron Walden. To the last he retained his facubies, and, in , deed, was able to sit up writing letters till a late hour only three nights before his death. His end was as calm and peaceful as his life bad been. THE lasses CONSTABULARY.—The total general force of the Irish constabulary on January 1,184 S, was 11,847, and the reserve force 220, with 311 horses, and 57 in reserve. The total expenditure force in all the counties and counties of cities and towns last year was 573,7924 rbirbr Mbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALLS' T (This Evening.) Th© settlement on the Good wood even's, whioh pro greased most satisfactorily, occupied nearly the whole of the afternoon. The following quotations comprise the total amount of busines3 transacted : EBOR RAPDICAP. 9 to S agst Roma❑ Candle ( ff.) sto 1 agst Vedette (taken) 10 to 1 agst Pretty Boy (taken) ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 arat The Hadji (take 5 to 1) sto 1 Fitz Roland (taken) sto 1 agst Toxopholite 100 to 6 agst Sunbeam Cake 20 to 1) 20 to 1 apt Governess (taken) 20 to 1 agst East Langt;n DERRY. 50 to 1 ag.t Serenader ARRIVALS AT BRIGHTON. New Brighton, Brother to Farthingale, Cantrip, Ida, Salcnica, Woodhouse, Happy Land, Palm Leaf, Gourd, Dumfries, Catalpa filly, Nimose, Fashion, Cum promise. Turned Loose, Ventre St. Gris, Etoile du Nord, Z ,uave, Nuncia, Trouves, Lady Well, Odd Fallow, and hassock. AQUATICS. DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE—THIS DAY. This interesting race for a coat and silver badge, the gift of and fixes by the will of Mr. Doggett, a celebrated comedian in the early part of the last century, to take place annually on the Ist of Au4ust, took place this day, the 1 t falling on a Sunday, the gift being the interest of a legacy by the testator, for the purpose of encourag ing the apprentices of watermen, and also to commemo rate the accession of the house of Brunswick to the Bei tishithrone. The conditions of the wager are that it shou'd be rowed by six watermente apprentices duly qua heed, and elected by ballot for choice out of young as termen apprenticed at Fishmongers' Hall. In addition to the coat and badge, the successful competitor is en titled to the freedom of the Watercean'e Company, yeti cus other prizes in money being awarded amongtt the 21, 31, and 4th men, the sth and 6,,h also each rece sing 11. These prizes are the gift of the Fishmongers' Com pany, and the interest of a legacy by Sir W. Jolliffe, Bart., deceased, to the company for that purpose. The distance and conditions of the match are that it should be rowed against tide from the Old Smut) at Landon bride to the Swan at Chelsea. The competitors chosen were : John George Wyatt, Custom House. Joseph Henry Mills, Thames Bank. Charles John Turner, Rotherhithe. Joseph Goddard, Tower. Jacob J. Bartholomew White, Bermondsey. John Charles Young, Woolwich. A t 12 o'clock the men assembled at the Waterman's Hall, and afterwards proceeded to Fishmongers' Hall, where each man, having produced his qualification, re ceived a glass of wine and a wish of success. The prizes are to be distributed thus—the Ist man, in addition to the Coat and Badge and Freedom, 1/. ; the 2d prize is Iths of the interest of 2671. 17s. 3d. 3 per Cent. Reduced, formerly 2001., South Sea Stock, bequeathed by Sir W. Jolliffe ; 31 priz9, the remaining sths ; the 4th man, 1/. 11s. 6d., and the sth and 6th 11. is., if they row the distance. The men took up their stations soon after one, bat it was not until 20 minutes to two before a start was effected. Mills and Turner were the favourites at the start. On the signal being given the men got away well, and a most spirited contest took place. Turner took the lead, ful'o‘red by White—after a severe struggle f:r the second place on the part of Mille, who obtained that di.. tinction to Vauxhall, White being third, the others dropping behind. Turner, the favourite, maintained his position as first during the entire race. Coming in Match—Turner first, Mills second, Young third. RIOT AT A FIRE,-A BRIGADE MAN STABBED. - Late on Saturday night the inhabitants of White chapel were thrown into a state of considerable ex citement in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in some premises belonging to Messrs. Merry and Nutter, wholesale cheesemongers, carrying on business at 133 and 134, High-street, Whitechapel. The fire commenced from some unexplained cause in the cart-house, situate in Old Castle court, and separated from the stabling by a narrow paved yard, so that at one time the destruction of several valuable horses appeared inevitable. The moment the fire was seen several persons entered the yard, and fortunately succeeded in getting the whole of the horses out, and they were taken to Messrs. Manners' brewery for the night.. Owing to the in flammable nature of the property in the cart-house the fire extended with unusual rapidity, and in the course of a few minutes three vans, two carts, and a chaise I..came ignited, when the flames shot through the roof and rose so high as to illuminate the whole of the East-end of London. This bad the effect of drawing to the spo', almost immediately afterwards, three or four thousand persons, who took possession of every spot leading to the scene of conflagration. _ _ The engines having been sent for, several of the London brigade from Jeffrey-street, Wellclose square, Watling-street, and Whitecross-street at tended, under the direction of Mr. Fogo, the fore man, and Engineers Bridges, Baylis, Maidman, and a full corps of firemen. This force was attended by a private engine from the brewery, that of the parish, and the one belonging to the West of Eng land office. For some time a scene that baffles description took place, for the mob seiz-d th- engiLe.i and would not it.tgo iii it held of the handles or levers, so that the firemen and police had the greatest difficulty in get ing their machines into working order ; and one man, who had been ordered away from the Jeffrey-square engine, drew a poniard from his belt and deliberately plunged the weapon into the leg of a fireman, named William Withers, whilst he was on the engine, stooping to take the dam out to feed the engine with water. The un fortunate fellow cried out that he was stabbed, and blood instantly flowed from the wound and ran . down his trousers. He was removed to the Pun ces Alice Tavern, where the landlord strapped up the wound, and applied all that was necessary to meet the emergency of the case. The firemen, finding the crowd was completely crippling their exertions, were, as a dernier resort, compelled to fight their way with their engines tc get near the burning pile. The mob, however, would not b e interfered will, and they struck right and left at r the firemen, un til they were obligd to use th e ir belts and sPliiit ' -bats to prote c t th emse l ves. The man s whostabbed the fireman was sei ze d b y some l of t h e bystanders, but the mob tore him away, and up to last night he had not been recaptured. Mr. Superintendent Stead and Inspectors Gornon and Constable, with Acting M 1 „,- Acting-Inspector or e oy,for tunately calve up with a reinforcement of officers, and by great perseverance they managed to get a way clear for the engines to pass to and fro ; and a good supply of the East London Company's water having been obtained, the firemen went to work in an admirable manner ; but during the time that had previously elapsed the flames had made fearful progress, and they were attacliii g the private resi dence of Mr. J. Kingstone, and the stables and stalls on the opposite side of the yard. By a judicious distribution of water over the burning buildings, the firemen were enabled to cub off the further extensien of mischief ; but the fire could not be entirely extinguished until a serious loss of property had taken place, which is thus officially reported by Mr. Braid wood, the super intendent of the London Brigade : "July 31, 1858.—Calle1 at 1.30 p.m., to a fire at Messrs. Merry and Nutter's wholesale cheese mongers, in Old Castle-court, Whitechapel. Three vans, two carts, and one chaise, with loft over, burned, and roof off—insurance unknown. Ditto (opposite), windows of stabling and stalls damaged by fire—insurance riot known. Ditto, Mr. J. Kingstone, private side windows burned out, ceil ings damaged by water, and furniture by hasty reo moval—insured for contents in the Union Fire office." Several of the other firemen were much knocked about by the mob, and so great wits the pressure that some of the wooden railings in Commercial street were forced down, and the crowd fell into the excavation for the new houses, but it is under stood that none are seriously injured. LEER MAJESTY'S VISIT To LEBDS.—We bear with great satisfaction that Her Majesty has intimated her intention of visiting Leeds on Monday, the oth of Sep. tember, and opening the Town hall on Tueschi), the 7th. We believe this will be the most desira ble thing possible for the town, and it will bring immediately together inhabitants, also, who receive gues.ts, or who make pre. Her Majesty's visit and the Musioal Festival. To the parations for both events, it will he a convenience that they should be on days immedi ately consecutive. Her Majesty is to reach Leeds at 6 o'elock, in the evening of Monday, and to , leave the to wn on T ues d ay punc tually at hal f.past 1 o clockm p.. The Mayor, we un derstand, is still is London, in consultation with the aut h o rities on the subject of the arrangements for the Royal visit, and it is stated , s that th e p rogramm e, so far entry into the hall, 'will be saisig r h e t g l a y rd m s o il di e fi r ed M !; j b e u st t y , as the official programme will most likely be published ntxt week, we need not men tion the rumours which are current.—Leeds Mercury. It is stated that Filact Pa , ha is expecte' in London from Paris, with the view of entering into arrangements with Messrs. Rothschild and Baring for the long•talked of Turkish loan, all all all 100 1100 ,00 20 20 20 17 . 1 2s6d all all all all 1051 26 13, 20 St. St. 12. 12 St. St. 124 12. 124, St. 1 100 'lOO 100 ,100 100 •11 j all Cs. 122 5i 104 94