The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-28 00:00:00

• - ........T -..-+,- . - -. -,_ . ...........• ...-..........., .........................,......................-.., .310NEY MARKET AND CITY 1V EWS. SHARE 3IARKET.-(THIS DAY.) -.-..,....--_ +' orts- CITY, Two O ' CLOC K . ORDIN ARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share mor -100 i 113 A-- ' ys . - psail During the last few da the tone of the Foreign Closing t her and Colonial Produce Markets has been very film. Share Railways. I Paid 1 ; Business . 1 Price. ; Done. stk .t. _ Tea has continued in moderate request at late quo- I 18 left 50 ;Belfast and Ballvmene i all - - tations ; the advices by the Overland Mail having 1 3- 1 / IBir., Wol and S't.r. Vat, a ‘ 11 s 84 201 R 201 pas- caused no alteration. Sugars have been in stock 111;r1r., La., and Ch June lOO 80 82 10 25 Blackourn ery. fair demand, at full prices, and in the 25 Blyth and Tyne all -, 6 tone, Refined Market there has been more activity, 10 Bost. Sleat and Mid Co all 4 7 100 D 100 D stock Bristol and Excier :..: 100 104 106 asses chiefly for home consumption. Coffee continued in stock Caledonian ; . oing good request, and full prices were realised for the 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 50 Cork and Bar den - - 20 0; 20 0 20 0 superior qualities. The transactions in fruit and 20 20 I ° rk ' 10 Do A( A ail 51 61 Cornwallitlroc..k.., C . - - 171 D n, in Spices have been limited, but more inquiry has been Do B'l f all - - 20 E stock E NI at experienced for rice at late rates. Saltpetre con- 10 . hasbeen •d. toil all - - 20 rities Vaned inactive, and the few dealings entered into in uni cr itie ig p: l l. ° ter d a i n v : 50 Dublin & Belfast ,lane, all - - 20 100 :•he private market were at former prices. Tallow 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. 'lima l a oo ll 1 7 6 / 4 1 8 7 : stock East Anglian s l t 0 2000 . '4(l stock Eastern Counties lOO 54 55 - has has advanced in value for both present and for- stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 40 42 7at Ward delivery. stock Do do Bdo 100 29 31 25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 81 - - stock G ►f the The demand for money has become moderate, a 20 East Suffolk - - 100 10 Do - - 100 steady business being transacted at previous rates, stock gdinburgh & Glasgow 100 80 81 80 100 mdet While, in special cases, short-dated bills are nego- stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee ICO 29 30 29/ 100 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 from fisted at a slight reduction. The improvement in stock Furness - - tock G stock Giese - . and S. Western 100 107 109 20 Lnnia the weather, and the large supply of specie, part of 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all - - 20 G fining Which has been taken to the Bank, have promoted stock Great Northern stock Do do A stock 100 116 118 201 G e in- a more cheerful feeling and im p roved confidence; stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 111 113 D 100 natly A sum of £40,000 in refined gold was purchased stock Great Western were by the Bank of England yesterday. stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 12 Trish South-eastern all - - 100 D 100 D :cess-100 D meeting yesterday At a of the creditors of stock Lancashire & Yorkshirc 100 loGi toea 1065 . Messrs stock London and Blackwell 100 67 69 68 stock 131 ed in J. Reinach and Co., merchants, it was de- stock Lon., Bright_ & S Coast 100 1094 1104 104 stock stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 47 49 stock C shot termined that the estate should be wound up under stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 1015 1011 1014 4 2 20 and. inspection. The liabilities were estimated at 121 Do eighths stock Load. & Bth. Western lOO 911 924 921 25 2 stock N 1 be- £26,421, and the assets at £12,865. 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - N 20 ;ding A fair amount of business was transacted in 25 T,'derr & Ennisitillen all 10 11 stock Man. Sh y ef. & Lincoln,. 100 421 13 43 s are the Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday, but 50 Ma ryport and Carlisle all - - .. D lis a 121 Do do 5 shares all - - 20 ;I) ; feet Prices were rather heavy. The sales were esti- in Metropolitan e has Mated at 10,000 bales. stock Midland stock Do Firming. & Derby 100 99 101 20 0 stock Si lown There is very little inquiry for money at the 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 D • out Stock Exchange, and 2to 21 per cent. are terms 25 Do i shares all - - 25 Mid Kent...• all - - •••-• • • • • • 20 1:1 stock D short 10 Do, Cray Line - - 20 ' S for advances upon Government Stock. Lch of 100 Newcastle and C trlisle all - - 10 ,T On the 30th inst. a call of £2 per share, 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d file of. pe _own st 2 oe o k NNomrtvrYoliWarnpt. & Ros. all - F the amounting to £50,000, is due on the Ca T 100 55 57 10 A d, 4-h- Railway and Dock Company's shares. 50 Nthn. Counties Union 34 31 35 d A ; . le it stock North British loo 621 63 6 3 1 20 in The official returns relating to trade and naviga- stock Nror.Dev.Rail&Dlestoett 100 , -- - 5 ma ches. stock Di A stk ; A recs no d. 20 13 tion. for the seven months ending the 31st July until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 ' - - John iouth have just been published. From these it appears that stock Do B stock .. - - stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 96 964 961 4 6 iC 100 'C She t he total declared value of the exports from the 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 1613 4144 a 1 5 d 10 1 stock Do Leeds ...... • • rived United Kingdom, for the above period, is stock Do York :hant L 74,542,687, against £74,288,610 in the 100 103 105 stock North London 19.16.4 North Staffordshire l7l 31 3,1 d 20 li ke period of 1859, being an increase of 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 10 101 20 G ester- £2 . 44,077. The augment ation is most percep- 12 Not. & Grantham R ail lO 61 7 20 kG 20 LI Jason,lo Peebles ...... - - Portsmouth - - tible in cotton manufactures, cotton yarns, - 20 il. -class lO Rhymney .. .••-.. .. .. - - 20 II earthernware, linen yarn, machinery, British stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 32 33 321 334 ;3 spirits, and sheep and lambs' wool ; but there was a 10 it fa • llmg off in beer and ale, coals and calm, haber- stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittine-bourne & Sheer a 20 Is 20 I dashery and millinery, hardware and cutlery, linen stock South Devon stock South Eastern lOO 854 89 881 1 20 I Spit- Manufactures, silk manufactures, and woollen and stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 82 10 Is ound, Worsted manufactures. 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 5 8 20 1 20 1 ;ers of The imports of the principal articles were larger 25 Stockton & Darlington all 38 39 384 25 Do do ll 84 95 p 191 20 as regards some arrivals-Cocoa, coffee, raw cotton, - Stockton & Hartlepool 163 - - 20 i ;11 cided flux, provisions, rice, sugar, tallow,timber, tobacco, stock Taff Vale .... • • - - 10 1 shako stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO ;- _ 20 1 Wine, and sheep and lambs' wool. 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail a l l 'I - - - 5 I ace of 50 Ulster . •• all , 55•1 564 The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the 4 I more 25 Do .• •••. .. . . ...... caked amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade 12 10 Do .... • 1 1 d 5 stock Vale of Neath s 10 11 20 Rifle of the United Kingdom for the seven months of 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all I 115 111 20 - 20 igher. 6 1 2 , 30 7 for the entries inw ards, and of 192,412 s t oc k Waterford & Kilkenny 100 I - - 50 Waterford & Limerick all I - ,t the 20 West Cornwall for the clearances outward. In the coasting trade 10 1 tat of 20 West London all - - 20 for the like period, 39,&_470 tons more were em- 10 Do Ist class .. •. . . - - 23 20 Do 2d class .. - - Le ex- Ployed than in the corresponding seven months of s tock West Midland - Oxford 100 44 46 451 5 20 6 ect i on 1859 for the entries inwards , and of 527,745 for 25 Do. 12:2 Do. Newport all 101 114 6 Hd 114 21 11 di 91 2O is and the clearances outward. _ PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 and Very little movement has taken place to-day in taken ' Closing Business The the market for Public Securities ; a small amount of Share l Railways. 'Paid. Price. Done. i Share, 1. room, business has been negotiated at the latest prices the and Tyne 10 per! ( -. _ MOM- current yesterday afternoon, Consols being 925 9,3 25 c. pref. (issued at £5O all - - 20 neers, for money and the 6th proximo, and 931 1 for the c i•tk !Bris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 - - - 1 eking I a 4th. October. Speculation is dull, and the public st2oock 'Do. do. do. Shares ..... 14 - - Caledon £10,41 per cent 100 103 105 - mess- stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.1 all - - - abstain from extensive operations. The New Three 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c„, all - - - ;d:to a i - dings Per Cents. and the Reduced are firmer at 931 I• 20 Cornwall, 5 per ten c... I al! 2 6 01 6 211 Bank' 61 DUD.PCrth&Aber.Jun. .1 all _ - Gene- the New 2.1 per Cents, are heavy at 761; stock .E.Anen.Class A 7 &5p.c. 1 100 99 lea , _ in the Stock is firm at 233; India New Loan is flat at stock 'Do• do. Class B 6 p.c....! 100 114 116 - 103! -:, ; and Exchequer Bills remain at ls. to 4s. stock ;Do . . do. Class C 7 p.c.... I 100 105 110 stock ir.) E. c, C . d o o un.. ..... ..... 1 . ) .. a ..N N o o : 211 100 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 13 4 - - ptain Prem. stock 'Do. New • 6 per et. stock. 100 127 130 - elsea, Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair stock ; Eastern Union, 4 per et. 108 81 83 8 1 5 1 d age, - extent, and prices show increased firmness. Turkish stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. share. 4 100 112 114 stoc 1 1 ' Do. 5 per cent, guar... q ; - Iders. stock ' Do. 4p. a gua. S. &D. 100 90 22 isular , 6 per Cents. are 73! to 741 ; ditto New, 601 to 61 ; stock !Min. Perth& Dun. pc. 100 79 80 • - 1 and the 4 per Cents, remain at 1001 I ; Mexican stock I Furness, 5 per cent .... 103 ;103 105 - nt at Id the I have improved to 211, Portuguese to 43t, Russian stock Glas. &S. West.g.a. 5 p.c., :00 1120 122 20 - - Tou- . stockstock 11GDroe.mat).0Nroteldhine17.1,05p.p,:pcmt.1 1 0 0 0 1 111127 114 3 per Cents. to 635, Spanish to 481, ditto Passive stock ,Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 1 101 lag 183 He to 221, and Buenos Ayres to 881 and 891. 100 ; Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm , 80 86 88 - 1 lur of 10 Gt. Nit. of Scotld. Ist pfi all medal The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 2 1 pm • ~ stock 1 Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4' 1 pot, pref. stock.- I 100 97 99 _ the Thames and Mersey, 1 - 4- ; and the Universal, so Great West. (Berks and 5 10 1 g Hants) Ext. sp. ct. . 6 - 4 ~, pm. took Co. Redeemable,4l p.et 100 99 101 995 - The transactions in the Railway Share Market stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 89 91 - )AT stock Do. Irredeemable, do 100 90 92 - have been rather limited. Prices, however, are stock Do. 5 p et. Redeem. Pref. 100 102 104 - stock Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 101 - steady, and in some i nstances show a slight im- 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. all 1 7 18 - vs the 1 provement. Great Western, Midland, and South. 10 Do dcs p. ct. pref all 101 11 ' stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lO9 77 79 - - of the i Eastern, have advanced 55., and London and Black- 26i Do. Chester gua. shares all 201 21 - fallen , I Wall, and North British, 10s. ; Lancashire and 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. all 151 151 - river Yorkshire, and North Eastern, York, have de- stock Lan.&York 6p• c. stock.; 100 137 139 ham's stock Do.BarnststCs3s 10d pc; 100 - - 20 have dined 55., and London and South Western, 10s. stock ! Do. 6 per a (E. Lan.) I 100 - - stock I Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gn.No li 100 115 117 1 35 i, two In the Foreign Market no dealings were re- stock I Do. 5 • p. c. ........ No. 2' 100 115 11 7 20 l, had corded, and prices were nominally unaltered. stock IDo. gua. 6p. C. stock 'Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 115 117 1 amed The Colonial undertakings continued steady. stock ;Do. do. 41 per cert '. .... 100 102 104 40 owed, Grand Trunk of Canada brought 31 to 311 ; Great 5 I Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. 5 - - - 1 await Western of Canada improved to 125 13; and Great stock i Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock., 100 152 156 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.)' 100 130 134 2 id on stock IDo.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 68 70 20 it, in- , Indian Peninsula, t o 965. stock Lon. Chat. and Dover .. I 100 83 85 2 11 by a Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares stock Lou. and N.W. Coy. and' 3 5 dyen, have remained at former prices. stock L o N n u . n & e S a ; t W on ;7 s p p . c . t e . tstock. 1 10 00 0 117 524 1 15 19 7 i 1 The stock I Do. 41 per cent lOO - - .1 •----2 s. Op°. (Prism. perpl anns. 20 it the 'BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. of 2s. 6d ..... .... .... all - - oused Bank Stock - - 11 Londony. & Ennis. 1 alt.( all 121 125 6 thing 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 35 i i stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et; 100 126 128 1 ig up 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities what New 3 per Cent. Annuities 1 X her New 25 per Cent. Annuities - Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — ques- Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 •161 121 Mary oort & Car., 4p. c. all --J . -___ 124 1)o. 41 per cent ........ all - stock slid. Comm. 6p. a stock.. 100 - - _ was, India Stock .. - stock ;Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.e.l 100 ''39 141 indi- Ditto a per Cent 1034 5 stock Do. 41 p. a pref. stock ..1 100 101 103 - t the Ditto Bonds Ll,OOO 8 6 Do. with option HlllB6Ol 3 - - - _ Oitto under 11.000 DtheB Coasols for Account, 6th Sept 93 stock Norflk sp. a Ex. st. 1846, 100 - - - ment Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, 15d stock Do.sWay.VatEx.st.lB47; 100 - - - - - - dyen Ditto Small - died, , FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. stock , Do. New, gua. sp. c.._.. 100 110 112 - 7 1 as Brazilian 5 per Cent .. -_ 10 ' 1 I Do. Bor. U d n o ..g. 10 I Do. Pf. S d h o s . all - 4 - 151) _ as of Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 B7 stock INtleDev.ll ail. &Dek.Co. 100 - - _ that Ditto, 1880 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent ... ..... 88 5 stock \ Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 96 98 it up Ditto Account orks, Mexican 3 per Cent -_ for Ditto Account - - 121 Do.; do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - - 25 \ Do. York, H. &S. Purch., 10 5 d 1 p - It New Grenada Active, '3l per Cent. - 20 'North Staffordshire....; all 221 235 tend Ditto Deferred - - I sub- Peruvian 41:per Cent ile -Scottish Central, new pfl all 9 Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. l cry Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 1( then Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .. - stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c.; 100 122 124 stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock; 100 130 135 ' him, Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. t do- Spanish 3 per Cent •.... 481 10 1 Do. Fixed 41 per cent 1 all Ditto l'assive WAS ' Ann., 1.0.6) Spanish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 1 eons Turkish 6 per Cent .. 745 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 102 104 stock Do. Fixed qp.e. 1s 'L is. 100 1102 104 21 3uth , Ditto New Loan the Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. torn- Dividends on the above payable inipondon. stock S. Do. 4p. c. qua., 100 185 87 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c ; all 27 28 feet Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 641- 25 Do. B 6 per cent I all 7 ..21 321 dose TWO O'CLOCK. 25 Do. C 6 percent ' all '32 33 stock I Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 132 51 the Consols, Money .......... 925 93 stock 1 W.3lid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 1126 128 fted Ditto Account, September: • ...... 93 931 I Do. 2d do 121, 123 10 IDo.Newport 5 p.c.ptred. all ' 04 105 the -... I 10 'Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 all ' 151 124 - Ibe 121 Do. till 1869, let is. all 14 144 'ter- BANK RETURNS. 121 Do. do. 2d is. 5 - - , that. Do. Hereford 44 p.c. pf. all - - _ LINES LEASED lpao A .l T L, F as l i X n :D cio ß si E ng itL i l ess hey The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of The cir aid. culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England -- 'US and Wales for the four weeks ending July 28. These Railways. 1 ' ''' I Co.'s. ' Price. Done. returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and il l lexelckfoinrdottinacimßsilie.t.ceh.l.e.y. ! l a oo ll - t n n && N N..I I V w 67 . 09 . free Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula the tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the Chester & Holyhead.. : 100 Do. 59 59 ady 25th of July (the nearest date furnished by their returns) Do. do. 51 per cent.;, 100 Do. 1.5 127 lOor will give the following, results of the circulation of notes in Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. ll2 114 . one the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous C CE ! Lle cl ih e ne s cos d t a ien l r e s,h . s i it t r i oe n u, r 6N o ; n a. ... i 1 11a 0 0a01 0 01011 1 C GEDG a ttuo l . . e.N. Asst. . 0 o Er n . te. i sle t . i .. . 1 1 02 13_5_,‘ ) 1 1 0 14. _ __ : i l l i rge month ,- me- June 30, , JuZSO:2S, E.lTnion,Harwich Shs' all h.Couuts.i 4 45 Increase. Decrease. Do. Woodbridge ..., 100 the 1 1840. 1 , 1 ---.- _ Gls.Bare&Nells,Dret.l 100 Caledeniel -_ Do. New .. , . • • . • ver not Bank of England.. .-------21,005,142 223,040°696,9586331,03334:757231 -__ Private Banks . . .. .. 1 3,412,810, , , 9 267 _ Gloster& Dean 'Foresi Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all IYk.N.&Br, - - jag Joint-stock Banks.. I 2,914,348 2,993,615 , --I_---- ------ Do. 1 Shares ....... all ;Do. aIC- Total in England. 27,422,600', 1 203,488 Do. 1 Shares ....... all IDo. sa- Scotland.... ......... 1 4,263,1741 4,050,686 208,495 Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 LLn.&N.W 211 214 2121 28,5'.0,161 1,077,561 _ Ireland ............ \ 6,511,687; 6,303,1 92 - , London & Greenwich, 100 S. East. l6l 63 Is, - - ----- - Do. Preference ...... 100 Do. 'lls 120 ich United Kingdom. ; 38,197,461; 3801,030 665,5 78 ' - Lon.,Tilby.& Soutentl.l 100 yeto &Co 925 93i, Cho Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.et.l 100 Norfolk - And as compared with the month ending the 30th of Jul-y, Do. 6 per cent........ 100 Do. 1859, the above returns show an increase of £433,548 31anc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LNW &31 3 35 on. in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of Mid. Bradford Prefer-1 lad £464,416 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. once Stock ...• • .... I 100 Midland 91 96 E.Counts 1 5 p On On comparing the above with the fixed issues of th e s eve- ral banks the following is the state of the circulation :- iNewmarktt..l3dusrypEr;s. 6. 6 I er 56 58 fhe English private banks are below their fixed Ni- N D o g o r . u t d a l i o r n a . . 11 : p e l , e fa r s e t: 1_4 5 . p . ..c . . I all l 8 0 0. . all Do. - - - rill The English jOint:sic:Ci . b . ank ... ; . ago •........... •. ih . e . fr 938,352 all Midland 1 15 .. 11 ,310,415 „ L&L NW ige fixed issue .. £308,742 PreatOn and Wyre. ELL , & L.Yk. j - ;ht ----_ _ Total below fixed issue in England.... fur 1 ,247,094 ,_, .... all Do. .s 1 100 G t.Nor th 134 136 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue lot The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... , £51,302 icreford 100 T.Brassey 106 109 NPoor. tFhixWeedstseprner.c.e.n..t .., 44 Do. so The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of En D° St ff dshire .. all 111`Clean .• 101 111 ith g- South a or y lio o ry . i ,t v s n s t li r yi e t z s n 1 ii .. , ... land in both departments during the month ending the 25th Wilts and Somerset.. Gt West 92 94 he July, was 116,163,104, being a decrease of 1138,946 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of ---"` - DUCTS. ;he stock -- - - Closing Business £1,635,092 when compared with the same period last year. ----- - - C R o a m st ro a e n r a ci l a v l. e . s . t ... n . d . i • e • s .. ... 100 _Wimbledon& Croydn. II LA . P B a r i d g i t n C ng The following are the amounts of specie held b . y • .t.ch2e,4SscBo,BtcBho stock 1 -------- Do. 4 Share Docks. , Price. I Done. ir I and Irish banks during the month ending the 28th July : 1 - 3 - 8 011 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks )s t Gold and silver held by the Irish banks - - te- - he £4,856,018 stock Londe, Being a decrease of 17,811, as compared with the stock St. Katultarine - • Per Cent.Pref..3lin 11 100-100 --1 ' 100 , previous return, and an increase of £212,879 100 viten compared stock Routh 100 with the corresponding period of last year, stock storm .10 0 96 9 8 - ; 20 Do New ..-. Ile se I 2 id p z.: Railways. Prid• Closing Business Sbar • Price. ; Done. 50 Belfast and Ballymena i 1:t.1418ir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 85 stock I II;r1r., La., and Ch Junc lOO 80 82 25 Blacko urn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all 6 1 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all ll 50 Cork and Bar den 20 Cork, lilrock ,C- Passage all 10 Do A( n .... 20 Cornwal A l ( 10 Do B s t gee r n 'lle . 1. 1 aonli all Bats div. all 50 Dublin & Belfast, l une . all 25 Dun., Perth , t A b..l one all 75 85 stock East Anglian 100 164 174 sto c k Eastern Countie s lOO 54 55 s t oc k Eastern Union , A s tock 100 40 42 stock Do do Bdo 100 29 31 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 85 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinbrirgh & Glasgow 100 80 81 80 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee ICO 29 30 29/ 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all s t oc k Furness . stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 107 109 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all s t oc k GrcatNorthern lOO 116 118 s tock Do do A stock stock Do do B do 100 111 113 stock Gt. S. & W. of Ireland 100 711 721 72 1 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 12 Trish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1061 loel 1064 stock London and Blackwall 100 67 69 68 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 1094 1104 1094 stock Loud., Chat., and Dover 100 47 49 stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 101 1011 1014 2 124 Do eighths 121 stock T,ond. & Sth. Western lOO 914 924 924 24 2 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 T,'derry & Enniskillen all 10 11 stock Man. SheT. & Lincoln 100 425 13 43 50 Ma ryport and Carlisle all 124 Do do 5 shares all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland stock Do Pirming. & Derby 100 99 101 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares all 25 Mid Kent all 10 Do, Cray Line all 100 Newcastle and C irlisle 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ilos. all stock Norfolk lOO 55 57 50 N'hn. Counties Union.. 35 431 d s t o ck North British lOO 6 3 24 63 634 stock Nror.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoalt 100 , '— stock D A stk A rens no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 s tock Do B stock ...... • 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 96 965 965 4 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 1613 4 14 1 d 14 stock Do Leeds . • • 100 524 53 stock Do York s tock North London 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 175 34 3s d 10 N. and S. W. Junc tion all 10 105 12 Not. & Grantham Rail lO 61 7 10 Peebles ... ••• • • all Portsmouth 10 Rhymney .. •••---• • • • • • all stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 32 33 321 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union 100 50 52 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 6 7 stock South Devon .. •• • • stock south Eastern .. • • 100 884 89 881 f s tock South Wales .. •• • stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 82 20 Staines, Virok,. and Wok all 8 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 38 39 384 25 Do do ll 81 94 p 191 St o ckton & Hartlepool 163 s tock Taff Vale ... •• • s tock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - 50 Ulster • • 25 Do .• •• • ...... 20 2,35 p 12 10 Do : .... •• • • stock Vale olNeath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 114 111 stock Waterford Sr Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London 10 Do Ist class .. • 20 Do 2d class .. stock West Midland—Oxford 100 44 46 455 5 25 Do. Newport all 105 114 12:2 Do. Hereford 111 21 11 di 91 - • SII POSSESSION'S. Share' Railways. Paid. Closing Frice. IBusiness done 100 4tlantic Sz St Lawrence) c i Bom.,Baroda&.Cent TO Gu. 5 per cent ... ..... [8 Do, Do. B, 91 Buffalo and Lake Huron • 91 Do. New 0 Do. Preference i f Buffalo, Brant4Godrich' 116 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 iDo. do. .Tuly 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.&.S.Eastn. (Lim` !.0 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 9 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 9 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 171 Demerara.. O Eastn. Bengak,ol. sp. c )ck East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. O Do. F Shares Ext O Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 O Geelong .t Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 ' per cent. Bonds )1c Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 G t. In di aPen in. gua. sp. c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New . Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 'without opt ) Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do )1c Madras, guar., 41 p. c )1( Do. do. 5 per cent ;lc Do. 44 p. c. Extension ) Do. Fourth do 9 Do. do 1 Melb.Corp. 6 p. e. Bnds Newßrunswiek It Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0... 9 iDo. do. B Capital do Do. do. Land do. '9 Oude (Limited) )ck Scinde .......... , : i 4 , 3 9 Do. Punjaub .... a g O Do. Do. ........ Ft o_. stolk Do. Indus. St. Flo. PLC 20 jSt.Andrews & Quebec A 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.., 86 8 931 9-11 17, 11 (11 5} 51d1 61 71 75 80 70 75 68 73 d THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINC4, AUGUST 28, 1860, Discipline of her Majesty's Navy has established salutary rules for the administration of justice by Courts-martial, and for maintaining, good order in the Naval Service. The Act bearing upon Endowed Charities will give means for a less expensive administration of the property of charities, and for the speedy and economical settlement of disputes affecting such property; while, by another act, relief has been afforded to her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects with regard to their charitable endowments. " Several other acts have been passed for Legal Reform, which must lead to the more satisfactory administration of justice. " Her Majesty has observed, with deep satisfaction, the spirit of loyalty, of order, and of obedience to the law, which prevails among her subjects, both in the United Kingdom and in her dominions beyond sea ; and her Majesty has witnessed with heartfelt pleasure the warm and affectionate reception given to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales by her North American subjects. " You will, on returning to your several countios, have duties to perform scarcely less important than those which have occupied you during the session of Parliament, and her Majesty fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty . God may attend your efforts, and guide them to the attain ment of the objects of her constant solicitude—the welfare and the happiness of her people." The Clerk again proceeded to entertain the house with another reading of a long official document about as enter taining as the Royal Commission, and the proceedings closed by the Lord Chancellor formally announcing the prorogation of Parliament until Tuesday, the- 6th day of November. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tats DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half past one o'clock. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered for the borough of Ludlow in the room of Colonel Percy Herbert, who has accepted the Stewardship of the Cheltern Hundreds. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr. SHERIDAN said that he had to complain ova new act of aggression on the part of the House of Lords irk reference to the Gas Bill. The SPEAKE R decided that the hon. member was out of order, as he was not speaking to a motion. FOREIGN 10 Antwerp 45;r, Rotterdam 20 Ardennes.— ...• • • 20 Pah. &S. Fran.. L R 1.7 P. 0. 5 Belgian East. Junci,ion 20 temers to Graissessac.. 6 ICarmeaux Mine t Rail' 'Copiabo ........ & . . Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... !O 'Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c.] 0 0 Do. do. Great Central of France kGt. Luxem., Con. shs... Jtalian Junction ...... !O ,Lake Constance & Bale. :0 iLierre & Turnhout ...• !O !Lyons & Geneva 33i , Maria Antonia 10 I Do. New .. •••••• • • • • • • !O 'Namur & Liegre O Do. 6p. c. Pref......... 16 Northern of France.... O Do. New Shares ...... 1 0 Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. 'Paris & 0r1ean5........ !o tßecife & S. Fran. (Perm) gua. 7 p. ct. 1im...... 9 ,Riga & Dunaburg ...... [0 Rome & Frascati ...... O oyal Danish ......... • 5 Royal Swedish ........ 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... O Sambre & Meuse ...... 9 IDo. 51 per cent. Pref..... 9 iSan Paulo, lim, Er. 7p. c. 9 S. Aust. &Lomb Veue tin 9 Southern of France.... 8t West Flanders 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. 9 :W. & IN.W. of France .. 20 Western of Austria.... 20 extern of Switzerland, 6 iesbaden ...... ...... 6 o. 8 per cent. Pref.... 20 ealand act 11 1 d 99 991 d 1 d 99 100 101 102 211 221 31 32 89 91 55 57 ' 63 67 52 56 50 54 96 97 ld d 2 11(1 121 127, 8 7i , d 93 96 93 96 93 96 90 92 83 85 94 95 87 80 1i 1i d 5 7 5 7 97 981 li d lid 93i 94} R 1 d LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND. Mr. SCULLY gave notice that next session he would move a resolution to the effect that, in the opinion of this house, it would strengthen the union between England and Ireland, and promote their mutual interests, if legisla • tion with respect to the two countries was assimilated in all practicable points, so as to identify both countries, and release Ireland from the condition of a province. THE MILITIA. In reply to Mr. B. COCHRANE, Lord PALMERSTON said he hoped, notwith standing the state of the weather, there would be a good harvest. There were only thirteen regi ments of disembodied militia in the country which still had to go through their training. The time for training was the end of September or the commence ment of October. The Lords Lieutenant of the different counties were the parties who named the time when the militia should undergo training. THE PROROGATION. The Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to the House of Peers, for the purpose of hearing the Queen's Speech proroguing Parliament. The Speaker, accompanied by several hon. members, then proceeded to the House of Peers. On his return he read her Majesty's speech, and an nounced to the house that Parliament had been prorogued until Tuesday the 6th day of November. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. STOCKTON HANDICAP. Even agst Bivouac (taken) ST. LEGER. .5 to 2 agst Thormanby (offered) 4to 1 agst Sabreur (taken freely) 13 to 2 agst The Wizard (offered) 9to 1 agst Sweetsauce (taken) 10 to 1 agst Umpire (offered) 40 to 1 agst St. Albans (taken) 50 to 1 agst Tom Bowline (offered) T.HIS DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON,. Aug. 2S.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; light breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy. FALMOUTD, Aug. 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Helene, from Rio Grande ; San Andurea, from Maria nople. PORTSMOUTI, Aug. 27.—Wind Lady Clarendon, and sailed for London. Sailed—Maria Adolphine, for Batavia ; her Majesty's ship Emerald, for the Channel Islands. Orr Cowss, Aug. 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—Samonia, screw steamer, from New York; left on the 15th. CLYDE, Aug. 27.—Wind W.—Sailed—Loftus, for the Cape of Good Hope; Auchneagh, for Demerara; Wild Horse, for Quebec. Orr FLEETWOOD, Aug. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-- Prince of Wales, from Quebec. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 27.—Arrived—Eagle-eyed, from Huela; Mary Morniugton, from St. John's, N. 8.; City of Ottawa, from Quebec; Reform, from Leghorn; Gold finder, from London. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, Aug. 27—La Plata, steamer, from St. Thomas ; Despatch, and South Western, steamers, from Jersey. Sailed—La Fouls, for Cherbourg ; Argyll, steamer, for Carentan ; Sultan, steamer, for Lisbon; Ellora, steamer, for Alexandria ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey. Arrived, August 28—Havre, steamer, from Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. ; tide three hours' flood ; weather fine. Arrived, August 27—Spedblandner, from Soderham ; Battruda, from Colberg ; Edith Anne, from Manzanilla ; Cornier, from Fume ; Ailsa, from Quebec ; Active, from Skive; Harmonie, from Praestoe ; Eliza, from Ibrail; Schwryd, from Guernsey ; Augusta, from Memel ; Eliza beth, and Antje Witsenbnrgh, from Petersburg ; Hannah, from Trieste; Victoria, from Archangel; Lively, from Guernsey ; William, from Marsa ; Guildford, from Wyborg; Alli, from Guernsey ; Yorkshire, from Melbourne. Arrived, Aug. 28—Wageraad, from Frederickshamm. Sailed, Aug. 27—William Corry, for Algiers ; Director for Jamaica. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate. Passed—Maid of the Tyne, from Cochin ; Tricononia, from the westward ; Britannia, screw steamer, from Cadiz —all for London ; Triton, of Cowes, from the westward, for the northward. Anchored—Mareelles, from the westward, for Montreal ; Frances, frcm Sunderland, for Bombay. THIS DArS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—MouIow hay, £3 Os to £5 5s Od ; new do., £2 lOs to £4 lOs ; old clover, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw, lOs to £1 16s per load. Supply moderate ; trade steady. CUMBERLAND.— Old Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os ; new do., £2 lOs to £4 lOs ; old clover, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os; and straw, £1 10a to £ll6s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os Od; new do., £2 lOs to £4 108 ; old clovei, £4 Os to £6 6s Od ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 58 ; and straw. £1 lOs to £1 16s per 14ad. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quo tations. COLONIAL. TEX.—The market continues dull, and the arrival of the letters by the Overland Mail has caused no alteration in prices. SUGAR.—There has been a limited business transacted, but prices generally have been well supported. In the refined market a fair business has:ibeen done at former quotations. COFPEE.—The market remains quiet; prices, however, are steady. The stocks on hand, compared with these of the same perioll of last year, show little variation. RICE.—FuII rates have been current for East India de ' scriptions, other qualities support previous rates. FRUIT.—The market continues inactive ; a cargo of now Valencia raisins has , arrived, which is quoted at 35s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—There have been no publio sales, and in the private market prices are unaltered. TALLOW.—More animation has been apparent, and prices tend upwards. P.Y.C. on the spot 51s 6d, and spring de livery 52s 6d per cwt. COAL MAR} (Prioes of Coal per Ton at :ET—AuG. 27. the close of the market. Walls End. s. d. Hastingsliartley l6 9 Tanfield Moor 13 3 Tanfield Moor Butes-13 3 Acorn Close l7 0 West Hetton l7 0 Framwellgate 17 0 Heugh Hall 17 0 Hunwick l6 0 Kelloe .lB 3 Car. & DuffrynMalting22 6 Edon Main 17 3 tt, 27; sold, 25. Walls 'End. Eden l7 0 Whitworth.. Wharneliffe l5 0 Thorpe Ships at market GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant vessel Schah Jehan, 758 tons, Capt. James Cox, belonging to Mr. Thomas Barker, of London, sailed from Plymouth on the 23d inst., for Adelaide, South Australia, with 38 married couples, 73 single men, 79 single women, 8 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 43 girls between the same ages, 5 male and 4 female infants, making a total of 318 souls, equal to 268} statute adults, of whom 154 were English, 6 Irish, and 108 k Scotoh, under charge of Surgeon- Superintendent I,Vm. Rutter, aided by the services of Mrs. Mar% Carson, matron. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424% per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.4% per Cl sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of England ; and, after making allow ance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States. all 100 11 all (100 7 all 100 ,ATLWAYS. 5 P 1 21 22 . 21 2d. 4 3:1! 25 26 61 7 7 i El 10 204 374 38i - -P 8 9 34i 355 53 55 3 2id 14 16 51 5% 8i 84 id I~s d 19i 20 5: 5k 9: 9: 22 23 BRTTISH MINES. Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. 2.11.101 16 41 5} i 2 200 210 430 440 115 120 , 91 101' llf 121 29 St 12' 121 11 11 t t 1.14.6 7.4.0 17i 12.13.9 1 9 i 5.14.6 1 1 ' B ' 26 1.8.6 9.18.9 1* 10.6.7 12s all .22.18.0 its 6d' 1.7:2 21 21 29 30 - 35 45 24 21 39 41 35 45 25 3} 45 55 8 9 114 125 47 49 15 11 2925 2975 25 21 140 150 53 55 21 25 4f 5 17 18 1 65 68 285 295 132 1371 • 82% 87* 2* 27 131 14* 25 27 23 25 Mines. 'Allred Consols (Pliilack) 20 I British Iron I 'Clifford i Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )1 ,East Bassett (Iliog,an) i :East Caradon lE. W'l Russel (Tavistk )1 'Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen )1 , Great South Tolgus I G,Wheal Alfd. (Philack), G. Wheal Vor (ITelston) Grenville Herod' Foot. .. .....1 Hingston Downs f Lady Bertha -- Margaret (Uny Lelant)l North Downs :North Frances (Mogan) , N.Wh'l Basset (1110 . an) North Wheal Crofty .. , I Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Surtridce Cons. Min.Co.l :South Caradon(St.Cleer)' 'S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. I 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim.' 'S.Wheal Fran, (Mogan) 'Stray Park 5 :Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 10 'Tin Croit IVale of Towey (Carm ) fWest Basset (Illoc,:an) V. Caradon (Liskeard) - rest Seton - heal Basset (Mogan) 'heal Buller (Redruth :Wheal Edward (Cals. ,Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men. , Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN MINES. Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 15 'Brazil. Imp. (is. at . , p.', 9 Do.S'z.Jolindellley,Lini , 5 Do. Lan d and Mining Co. 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 9 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. 0 General 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr. ti K a punda (Limited) 3 !Linares 5 I Lusitanian I Mariquita .1 IN.RhineConotS.A l s.L : 20 Pon4. , ,ibaud Silver,LetuC Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 ,Scottish Austrin. (L.).. I• 2•8 'United Mexican ........ 1 ,Worthing (Limited).... 1 I Do COLONIAL GOVERIs 1 1 d 1i pr a 261 271 dis. 41 43 11 13 i 1 2f 2f 22 23 /dfd 1f lf p 105 11 Ad p Ifid all 1 10s. ail all 19s. 5 6 lig 1 2 I i MENT SECU Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 Do. 5 per cent lOO Do. Scrip 5O N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.ctJuly, 100 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 Do. 5 p. c.. 1871 to 1876' 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwcii 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling,lB7s S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 1 00 Do. c to . 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 JOINT-STOCK B. Agra& Jutted Service Blc Australasia .. Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bank of Turkey British North Americar Chtd.Bank of India, &c ICh.Mer. of In. Lon..t Cl.l City l ll Colon CCoonml um i Be a ar l en. Bank of . 0 . f . . L. Canada..o. . d . 0 ... 1:11;2, - ., Scot., Aus. Ch.. 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Tlkof Austral London and County .. (London Joint Stock .. London Westminster l !Nat. Prov. of England .1 Do. new (National Bank ...... iNew South Wales--; 110. new ;Orient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank 'Provincial of Ireland ; Do. new South Australia Union of Australia iUnion o London lUnity Mutual.. f 3 0 20 21 50 52 1i li 20 21 32 34 65 67 20 21 151 151 231 24 174 184 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 .Anglo-Mexican Mint 10 3 / 4 14 3 / 4 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 !Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 27 10 'Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 51 50 'British American Land 40 30 35 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 35 37 20 iDo. 8,7p.c.ti1118 52 (Lim.) all 19 21 20 IDo. C. (Limited) all 12 15 324 ! Canada Land all 114 117 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock :Cop.Min.ofEng.&Srril tg. all 25 I Do. Pref. 74 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference llOO 100 102 stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deben. 100 100 10S stock (Electric Telegraph I 100 101 03 25 Do. New l5 4d 4 p 5 English & Aus Copper. all 21 '4 3 / 4 15 ,Gen. Steam Navigatx m 14 1 (Great Shin 1 imited) all K i 1 1 Do. 17 3 / 4 pet Preference! Id pr 5 (Lon. District Tel. (Litn.)! 2 2 3 / 4 1 3 / 4 ,1 20 (London Discount (Lim.)l 5 11- 11d 31 4 I T..G. Omnibus Co. (Lirn.) all 11 14 20 .Madras Irr. and Canal. I 1 2/ 21 10 lrediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 'Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.)!! all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.'.( 5 11 11 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 1 3 / 4 d 10 Netherlands Land all / 3 / 4 5 Do.S p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis all 100 .N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 — 1 I 1 ,N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. 1 1 pr l 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 6 _ 10 Ditto C 2s. stock Peelll.l.nd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 r 7 50 -50 'Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 I Do. New 25 13 14 p 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4 3 / 4 p c all 18 18 3 / 4 181 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 stock I Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) ; 100 123 126 25 I South Australian Land all 33 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 4 I I Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do all 54 64 20 lie. & Co.of'Upr.Can. 5 • 190 Van Diemen's Land 284 9 10 1112 115 1109 111 113 115 11011 102 ;105 108 90 100 99 100 9S 99i, 107 108 107 109 ,ANKS. 100 20'11 PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(Tiers DAY). The ceremony of proroguing Parliament by Commission bears a striking contrast to that of opening the same by a Royal Speech from the Throne by her Majesty in person. Then all is splendour and magnificence, but on occasions like_the present it is a dull, languid, and to the uninitiated an almost unintelligible ceremony. _ _ The time fixed for the assembling of their lordships was half-past one, and on entering the noble chamber at that hour the Lord Chancellor and the other Peers nominated in the Royal Commission, are discovered sitting on a bench in front of the Throne, which, on occasions like the present, has been divested of its faded red calico covering. The three clerks of the house, in their long black gowns and horsehair, occupy their usual place at the table, and a few ladies in morning dress are to be observed sitting in the places usually occupied by the leading members of "her Majesty's Oppo,sition." The Royal Commission having been read, The LORD CHANCELLOR directs the Usher of the Black Rod to inform the Commons that their attendance was re quired in the House of Peers to hear the Commission read. The Usher of the Black Rod, after bowing twice or thrice, retires, or rather "backs out," of the house; and after a few minutes' pause, a somewhat hurried tramp is heard proceeding along the hard and slippery tessalated pavement between the two houses. The Commons arrive within the house and take their places at the bar, the Speaker, with " Black Rod," occupying the most promi • nent situation. _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR them. announces that her Majesty, not thinking fit to be present on this occasion, "has directed her Commission to issue to give her consent to the several public and private bills ;" and he directs that the Clerk should read her Commission. The first part of the ceremony consists in one of the Clerks at the table rising by the side of a vast area of parch ment and reading for a quarter of an hour the contents of that most interesting document. At particular passages which, we suppose, the Clerk considers to he particularly good, he faces right about to the Commissioners, bows full low, and calls ono of the Commissioners by his name. The peer thus addressed takes off his cocked hat, responds by another low bow to intimate, we suppose, that he is not in sensible of the honour coiferred on him. Each of the Com missioners is named in turn in the course of this volumi nous reading, and each of course acknowledges the distinc tion in the same manner as the first-mentioned noble lord. The last line of the parchment having been read, the Lord Chancellor informs the Commons that, in obedience to her Majesty's commands, and in accordance with the commis sion just read, her Majesty had given her royal assent to the bills, and the clerks are required to pass them in the usual form. The " passing" of the bills is rather a curious affair. Clerk No. 1, who has just deciphered the huge parch ment, stands on one side, and clerk No. 2 on the other side of the table. Clerk No. 2 reads the title of the bill, and makes at the same time a profound bow to the Commissioners, and clerk No. 1 also bows at the same mo ment with mechanical precision. After bowing to the Commissioners, clerk No. 1 turns his head half-way round to the Commons, and exclaims, with awful dignity, "La Reine remercie ses loyal subjects, accepte leur benevolence, et ainsi le vent." Then follows the announcement singly of a list of bills which are passed by, the same amount of bowing, but in this case the form of incantation by which they are converted into acts of Parliament is more brief, the words used by the clerk being simply " La Reine le vent." Amongst the bills receiving the Royal assent were the following : Exchequer Bends. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation). East India Loan. Local European Forces (India). Spirit Duties. Law and Equity. Titles to Land (Scotland). Rifle Volunteer Corps. Crown Debts and Judgments. Landlord and Tenant (Ireland). Fortification (Provision of Expenses). Customs (No. 2). Stamp Duties (No. 2). Defence of the Realm. Excise. Weights and Measures (Ireland). Chancery Evidence Commission. Solicitors and Conveyancers. Roman Catholic Charities. Endowed Charities. Naval l)iscipline. Church Temporalities (Ireland). Union of Benefices. Mines Regulation and Inspection. Gunpowder, &c. Poor Relief (Ireland). Divorce Court. Trustees and Mortgagee, &c. Savings Bank and Friendly Societies. Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act Amendment. Militia Pay. Tenure and Improvement of Land (Ireland). Tramways (Ireland). At the conclusion of this part of the day's proceedings, the Royal Speech proroguing Parliament was read by the Lord Chancellor as follows : HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH. " Mr LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " We are commanded by her Majesty to release you from further attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to convey to you her Majesty's acknowledgments for the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to the performance of your important duties during the long and laborious session of Parliament now about to close. "Her Majesty commands us to inform you that her re lations with foreign Powers are friendly and satisfactory; and her Majesty trusts that there is no danger of any in terruption of the general r eace of Europe. Events of con siderable importance are, indeed, taking place in Italy ; but if no foreign Powers interfere therein, and if the Ita lians are left to settle their own affairs, the tranquillity of other States will remain undisturbed. RITIES. 113 f 1011 99 99 1 I 1091 1 1091 58 74 8} 98! 2EI "The proposed Conferences on the subject of the cession of Savoy and of Nice to France have not yet been held. But her Majesty confidently trusts that, in any negotia tions which may take place, full and adequate arrangements will be made for securing, in accordance with the spirit and letter of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815, the neutrality and independence of the Swiss Confederation. That neutrality and independence were an object to which all the Powers who were parties to the Treaties of Vienna attached great importance, and they are no less important now, than then, for the general interests of Europe. "Her Majesty commands us to assure you that the atrocities which have been committed upon the Christian population in Syria have inspired her Majesty with the aopest grief and indignation. Her Majesty has cheerfully concurred with the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the Prince Regent of Prussia, and the Empe ror of Russia, in entering into an engagement with the Sultan, by which temporary military assistance has been afforded to the Sultan, for the purpose of re-establishing order in that part of his dominions. " We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that her Majesty greatly regrets that the pacific overtures which, by her Majesty's directions, her Envoy in China made to the Imperial Government at Pekin did not lead to any satisfactory result, and it' has, therefore, been neces sary that the combined naval and military forces which her Majesty and her ally the Emperor of the French had sent to the China Seas should advance towards the Northern Provinces of China, for the purpose of supporting the just demands of the Allied Powers. " Her Majesty, desirous of giving all possible weight to her diplomatic action in this matter, has sent to China, as special Ambassador for this service, th© Earl of Elgin, who negotiated the Treaty of Tien-sing, the full and faith ful execution of which is demanded from the Emperor of , China. " GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, " Her Majesty commands us to express to you the gral " Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her warm acknowledgments for the liberal supplies which you have granted for the service of the present year, and for the provision which you have made for those defences which are essential for the security of her dockyards and arsenals. 31 " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, fication and pride with which she has witnessed the rapid progress in military efficiency which her Volunteer Forces have already made, and which is highly honourable to their spirit and patriotism. " Her Majesty has given her cordial assent to the act for amalgamating her local European force in India with her forces engaged for general service. _ . _ Her Majesty trusts that the additional freedom which you have given to Commerce will lead to fresh develop ment of productive industry. "Her Majesty has given her ready assent to several measures of great public usefulness. " The Acts for regulating the Relations between Land lord and Tenant in Ireland will, her Majesty trusts, re move some fertile causes of disagreement. " The Act for amending the Law which regulates the 100 100 100 1. 3 0. 991 i 311 1 90 12i 13 122 10} 2 all all all 100 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. siNcuLAE, ACTION UPON A PROMISSORY NOTE.--=-LOVETT V. STILL was an action to newer £33 15c. upon a promL sory note endorsed by defendant. Ur. Stammers, instructed by Mr. Davies, of Mincing long, stated that an action had been brought in the superior court upon this note, but it was discovered that plaintiff could not go on because the words " or order" had been omitted, and the promise to pay was simply to a particular poison. The action was now for money lent. Mr. Lovett was called, and proved advancing £32 ss. upon the note. Mr. Strobghill cross -examined plaintiff as to whether he did not represent himself to be merely the agent of the per son who advanced the money. Plaintiff replied that he was the principal. He had charged commission in addition to the discount. He had also charged a further sum for commission upon defen dant's request for time. Mr. Stronghill then put in a note appended to plaintiff's receipt for the extra commission, in which it appeared that it was at defendant's request the note had been held over. His Honour.—By that memorandum defendant admits plaintiff as a principal. Mr. Stroughill could not understand how plaintiff, as principal, could claim commission. His Honour.—Oh I you've no idea what money lenders charge. You should come hero some day for a couple of hours, and then your eyes will be open. Plaintiff will have a verdict. Mr. Stammers applied for costs, which were allowed. POLICE INTELLIGEN VE-( THIS DAY.) TURN IN TILE TVIIEEL CF FOR7UXE7 About 15 years ago, it may be remembered, a very young woman acting as dame de coruptoir at the café Frascati, corner of the Rue Richelieu, excited a grc-at sensation by her remarkable beauty, so m uch so that nut only was the café constantly nil of per cone attracted to see her, but the Boulevard near was often crowded. After a while the belle ll»ama diere, for so she was called, disappeared, and it was then given out that she was living in grand style under the protection of some wealthy person. Yes terday she was brought to trial before the Tribunal of Correctional Police on the charge of swindling. Notwithstanding the long time that has elapsed since the days of her celebrity, her beauty, it was noticed, is but little impaired. She said, in answer to questions from the Court, that her maiden name was Jenny Jackson, that she had married at 16 a man natmd. Delamare, and that her present age is 32. The alleged swindling was that she had by false pretences obtained money or goods. A Mme. Bryon, of the Rue Marbeuf, who lets out fur nished apartments, stated that the prisoner had. taken rooms in her house, representing that she was the daughter of a Polish Prince, and bore the title of Countess Delarnere, but was separated from her husband, and that she was to come into a legacy of 10,000,000 f. On the strength of that statement she got into debt to the landlady to the amount of 2,471 f., borrowed from her 80f., and induced Mme. Bryon to sign for her 'ells of exchange for 10,0G0f. A female named Peiffer, who had been femme-de-chambre to .the prisoner, said that this latter had made her believe that she was th- 4.e daughter of a Polish prince, who was an Eng- Ash duke! also that the place of lady of honour to the Queen of England had been offered to her, but that she had refused it, and the witness had, in consequence of these representations, lent her 800 f. A tradesman named Bernard deposed that the pri soner had represented herself to him as a countess, daughter of a great personage at the Court of En land, as about to come into possession of 8,500,000 f. from the estate of her mother; and, finally, as be ing on the eve of marriage with Count de Montho lon. Believing all this, he had let her have silk dresses and lace on credit, to the amount of 9,400 f. She had also endeavoured to get money from him on the security of an engagement to payher 50,0001., given by a M. Etcheuerin, of the Havannali, who was, she said, enormously rich; but that person turned out to be a poor medical student. She had, it was proved, on similar representations, obtained 115 f. worth of goods from a shoemaker, 700 f. worth from a dealer in linen, 1,541 f. from a milliner, and so on. The prisoner was then interrogated :—" Had your husband Delamare any fortune ?" "He had at one time, but lost it," " Why did you take the title of Countess?" " I did not assume it ; but my husband always told me that he was a count." " Shortly after your marriage he took a cafe?" " Yes." " You could not have believed that a count would have put himself at the head of such a con cern ! After a while you demanded a separation and obtained it ?" " Yes, sir." " After your separa tion you became the mistress of a man excessively rich and remarkable for his extravagance, but be fore long you left him; you then took up with Etcheveria, and he gave you an engagement to pay 50,000 f. ?" " He did so because I had given him my diamonds." And where did you get diamonds?" " The person with whom I had lived gave them to me." " At Nismes you endeavoured to raise money on your obligation of 50,000 f., but as it was worth. nothing you were arrested—you were, however, afterwards released, and you then got into debt in that city. Have you paid what you owed !" " Partly so." " You obtained 18,000 f. worth of goods from a mercer ?" " It was not I, but the per-. son with whom I was." "On leaving Nismes you, came to Paris, and went to your brother's house. Subsequently you took up your 'residence at Mme.. Bryon's, and, though you are the only sister to a horse-dealer, you passed yourself off as a great personage ?" " I did net say anything of the kind as alleged. It was Mme. Bryon who made me get into debt, telling me that I could pay out of my 50,000 f. security. I really believed that I should obtain that sum, and so I imprudently made pur chases." Here the prisoner wept. " But you talked of your 8,000,000 f. to everybody, and a young man believing that you would receive the sum, actually proposed marriage !" " No, sir, I never said any thing of the kind. It was Mme. Bryon who did so ; she is the cause of all my misfortunes !" The advo cate of the prisoner said that, without denying that she had done wrong, some consideration should be shown her. She married very young, and her hus band in taking her had no other object than to spe culate on her beauty. He had paraded her in the Cafe Frascati, but she felt herself humiliated and obtained a separation from him. Then, unfortu nately, she went astray ;—she fell in with a great English nobleman, and he spent millions of francs en her. But after a while she formed an attach ment for a student, and abandoned the nobleman to join him ! For him, she sold her diamonds and. cachemeres, and when she had nothing left he abandoned her, giving her the worthless obligation of 50,0001., which had been referred to. The learned counsel, referring to the evidence, then insinuated that even if she had made the false statements alleged, the tradespeople had, not been duped by them, but had given her credit because they believed that from her beauty she would find some one to pay for her. The Tribunal condemned her to a year's imprisonment and 50f. fine.. IMMERSION OF TILE TROOPS IN WATER. A medical witness was once interrogal :ed as to the effect upon a man's health of spen din g several hours up to his neck in water. He repli ed that it very much depended upon the previous habits of the patient ; if he had been all his life ai 3customed to be so placed, it was impossible to say bow long he might remain immersed without har m. From the representations received during the past week from the Curragh Camp, it wen Lid appear that the authorities are trying the gums ,tion prac tically upon her Majesty's Dra r ons now quartered in that well-watered localit: r . It is not' however, just, humane, or economical, to have such a cavalry brigade as the Greys, and 3d and 4th Light Dragoons, made a corpus vile, and we trust to hear soon that there is an end o : 1 the experi ment. We can easily understand I that, up to a certain point, the Government has not been so much to blame in the matter. The calendar has registered the months of June, July, and August ; but the weather steadily declines to 1343 influenced by any arrangement of the kind, and March and November have alternately u surped the place of the months composing ti 'ie summer quarter. Every one of us has bee n day after day, and week after week, fondly but vainly ex pecting the summer which comes ti, ot, and we cannot blame the Government for pie! keting Dra goons in a manner which, in an ordin az ry season at this time of the year, would afford 710 room for complaint. However, we have now arrived at a period when it is idle to expect matt mrs to mend for more than a brief period, and it is , high time to stop these experiments upon the capability of human life to stand the most severe hardships ; and we trust that the next week will have witness( td a break-up of the Curragh-Camp, so far as those i egiments are concerned which cannot be hutted aft er the winter fashion, and that we shall have no ft trf her repeti tion of the painful details with which t he . columns of our contemporaries have been incumbe red during the present week. If voluntary enlistn tent should continue to be the means of supplying r our army with recruits, we must not wantonly e , xpose men to disease and death. Already, perhap .s, we have suffered to some extent from the isolatic a to which the men are subject, who are left for so : long a time in these military back-settlements, av re Ly from the enjoyments associated with quarters in England under the old system; and it may perhaps be worthy of the consideration of the autb torities, whe ther we might not with advantage (confine these monster encampments to the few sum imer months, during which only manoeuvres on a la rge Neale can be carried on.-4 rmg and Navy Gaze tte. A CITIZEN ACTOR.—We r cele brities of the dramatic art being citizens; - gr. J. L. Toole, the leading comedian of the New Adelpb .i Theatirefithoawa arely bear of ever, is assuredly one, having been born . (sera g . and e ed e ucated Il i twenty years since) in Leadenhall-stre.." -the tutoring house Cheapside at the City of London Sch * I his hi 'onic genius -- esho_led of pu_bliceri house of many notables. Moreo ver, tiwascri ticism el fostered , at the literaryand fis t institutionspassed the sound of Bow Bells. Ho is a son of the late famous 2118 nester, wh om the r t t 1 genial smile for so many years lit up crvio and charitable festivals, and the present toastmaster is_ s the elder brother of the comedian. As an artiste of very haeh ability, an d as 'vigorous a citizen, we draw attention to his meri ta. Laughter is a c haracteristic of ma n, an d a promoter health. Mr. Toole's name i s and d well known, his private character is esti ma ble, oribtless many leave O u ter fa or i h ty e ' a . chara the ciyic circle in,order to enjoy the exililaratino. influ ence a of that rich and ri p e humour which bii t few ' budded in the City.—City Press. years since FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS SERTIN'G IN INDIA.—The Star of the South, 1,253 tons, Captain Renner, belonging to Mr. William Donald Ryrie, of Liverpool , c h ar tered by her Majesty's Emigration Commissioneriu der directions from the Horse Guards, sailed from Birkenhead on the 21st inst. for Kurrachee, with 25 married men, 50 married, women, one single man, five single women, 4 3 boys be tween the ages of 1 and 12 39 ' ~ girls between the same afses three male and se ven female infants, ma king a total of/ 198 souls, equal to 147 s t a t u t e a d u lt s , under charge of Strlgeon- Superintendent Arthur Goullet, aided by the services of a suitable matron and a few married soldiers, 17 -- will act as constables during the voyage. The passengers_ consisted 1 of the wives and children of the soldiers belonging to the 7th, 46th, 51st, 64th, 79th, 81st, 93d, 94th, 98th, Royal Ar tillery, 7th Dragoon Guards, 7th Hussars, and Rifle Bri gade, now serving i n India, from whom the 7/ have been separated since the breaking out of the mutiny . The Star of the South is to be followed by the Centau, 1,148 tough for Calcutta. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SID CASE.—A FIT OBJECT TOR A REFORMATORY.— John Sadlier, a boy of 13, was charged before Mr. Beadon with robbing his father, John Sadlier, formerly an hotel keeper, but from misfortune reduced to the position of a waiter, and living at 13, Bear-street, Leicester-square, of four sovereigns. The father said on Friday morning about six he had his purse safe under his pillow containing the money, and he then left to go to the hotel where he was employed; and on his return, he having only left his wife, who was in a dying state, in the room, and the prisoner, he missed from the purse four sovereigns. The prisoner had then absconded, and he saw no more of him till the previous (Monday) night, he having been given up by the person with whom ha was staying. The boy said he took the money, having been told to do so by other boys. In answer to Mr. Beadon, the father said he (prisoner) had robbed him several times before, and he could do nothing with him ; he had tried his utmost to reclaim him, and given him a good education, but all to no purpose. He was willing to pay for him to be kept in a reformatory, so as to have him from his five other children. Mr. Holden, inspector of the C division, said the boy had been sent by the father to a boarding-school, and the boy's mother was dying. Mr. Beadon said it was a sad case, and remanded the young scapegrace for the purpose of seeing what can be done with him. THE GREAT FIRE IN LONG-ACRE. LATEST PARTICULARS. Yesterday (M onday) morning, at an early hour, Mr. Hunt, the inspector of risks, together with Mr. Closs, the surveyor to the Sun Fire-office, and Mr. Timms, of the County Office, proceeded to the scene of the fearful catastrophe, with a view of ascertain ing how the fire took place, and the extent of the damage done. The result of the above gentlemen's inquiries led to the unmistakable conclusion that a far greater destruction of property has occurred than was at one time apprehended. The St. Mar tin's Hall was six floors high, and the entrance was beautifully decorated with pictures and statuary, some of great value, the former consisting of por traits of Francis Joseph Hadyn, bearing date 1752, 1819. The next picture of any importance was that suspended over the grand staircase, one dated 1817, containing a portrait of Felix Mendelssohn. These works of art have fortunately escaped the ravages of the fire, but the damage done to them by the scalding water is incalculable. The statuary and other ornaments in the different entrances have also escaped the fury of the flames, but they are notwith standing severely injured by the heated water. From the inquiries made during yesterday morn ing there seems not the least doubt but the fire com menced either in the painting rooms on the upper floor of Messrs. Kesterton, the coach and carriage builders, or else in the varnishing houses of the same range of premises. From all that can be at pre sent ascertained there seems little if any doubt that the fire was the result of the spontaneous ignition of some oily rags used in drying up the oils spilt in the preparation of the different paints. This is to a certain extent borne out by three police-officers of the F division, viz., 57, 109, and 22. These offi cers had their attention called to the top part of the buildings by the smoke pouring out of the top win dows nearest Hanover-street. From that point the flames seem to have seized upon the warehouses on the right and leit of this floor, and in a very few minutes a space covering over 170 feet on the uppermost floor presented a regular blaze, and as the fire reached the roof it shot through and ignited sundry other compartments, including the fitting up shops, the dressing and polishing rooms, the furnishing houses, as well as the general stores, in which property of great value was deposited, in cluding the elaborate fittings of various carriages belonging to members of the nobility. The cushions and appointments of the different carriages were roughly estimated in value at £2,000, and the furni ture, musical instruments, and organ in the St. Hartin's Hall, were considered to be worth about £5,000 more than the amount insured upon the property. From the particulars furnished by the surveyors to the different fire offices, it appears that there was only the sum of £8,500 effected in the Sun Fire-office on the St. Martin's Hall, and £8,500 on the stock, and there was another item of £6,000 insured in another office. There was an insurance of the contents of Messrs Kesterton's manufactory, and another of £5,000 in the Sun Fire-office, and a sum of £4,000 on the building. There was also an insurance of £5,000 in another office, and what is still better, an insurance of £350 was effected on the workmen's tools, but who have lost over £l,OOO worth. The sum deficient there is no doubt will be made up public subscriptions, and by the neigh bours in the district. The beautiful stone Corinthian pillars of the Hall are blistered, and they now look as if fretted by old age ; the iron pillars are also reduced to misshapen masses ; but not a vestige of any of the galleries, boxes, or pit seats, remain—the whole are totally consumed. The immense heavy beams of timber that stretched across to support the roof can be seen lying in terrible confusion amongst the debris in the ground-floor of the hall. All the decorations, which were so much admired by the habitues of this popular place of musical instruction are "clean gone for ever," not a vestige remaining intact. The valu able music works, of which there were some thou sand books, of our ancient masters are to be seen scattered over the ruins in dire confusion, scarcely a book being perfect. At the time of the outbreak, Mr. Edlin, the secre tary of the St. Martin's Hall, was at Southwold, in Suffolk, and Mr. Hullah was at Hythe, in Kent, and it is to be regretted that his loss is so much more than the amount of the insurance effected on the premises as his private property. In the grand music-hall were 148 gas-burners, and the whole of the fittings have gone, not one re maining entire. The ribs of the different galleries, and the ,orchestra at the east end, capable of hold ' ing so many instrumentalists and vocalists, have been reduced to ashes. To tell the exact amount of damage done would be impossible, but it is considerably greater than was on Sunday supposed. The flames, which were expected to have been extinguished in the course of a few minutes, speedily seized hold of and fairly enveloped the two immense buildings. The extra ordinary exertions of the firemen of the London Brigade, and the police under Mr. Superintendent Durkin, were instrumental in saving the houses in Hanover-street, Wilson-street, and also those in Charles-street. The stand cocks of the New River Company having been drawn the water was thrown during the whole of yesterday (Monday), but in spite of which the conflagration was not extin guished until most of the houses abutting upon the music hall and the carriage factory were nearly burned out. The powerful steam land engine by Shand and Mason, of the Blackfriars-road, on this occasion saved an immense amount of property. The Royal Society's fire escapes, under Inspec tors Badeley, Gordon, &c., were early on the spot, and the escapes were of great assistance as being the means of taking the hose from the different engines to the tops of the houses, some of which were 100 feet high, and by that expedient much property was saved. s. d The Russian journals mention the discovery of a large lake in one of the provinces of the Amour. It bears the name of Nor-Naissan, is situated between 47 deg. 50 sec. and 48 deg. 30 sec. N., and 90 deg . and 106 deg. 30 sec. E., to the south of the chain of the Altai, in the Chinese Djeingarie. The length of this piece of water is 136 kilo metres (five -eighth of a mile each), and its breadth varies from 16 to 24 kilometres. It is frozen from November to May. The immense abundance of its fisheries immediately attracted a great number of Russians to its banks, and by means of arrangements entered into with the Chinese authorities they have definitively established themselves there, and live on the most friendly terms with their neigh. bows.