The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-17 00:00:00

.11=a1zzalziafisa- , a . ...a - ;asw • -- ............. MONEY MARTI,ET AND CITY WETS. ' SHARE 3IARKET.-(TIIIS DAY.) -.....--_ 4). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Shari Weights CITY, Two o'CLoCK. if not to There has been less animation in the Foreign ...h are ' Railways. ' !Paid. I clo s ing I • Bustne " 100 and Colonial Produce Markets during the last Pr Lee 1 Done. stk _ _ _ 3 yrs, -- ----- -- 1 )revue) 1 few days. Tea at public sales barely sustained 50 lB Belfast and Ballymena all - - 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 81 205 dham) 2 Previous rates. For sugars the demand was lance) 3 stock Birk. La., and Ch June lOO 80 82 10 Chiefly for home consumption, at slightly reduced 25 Black'burn 1) Blyth and Tyne os, Dia- . a al li i 100 1 prices. Coffee was in moderate request, at a de- Bost. Sleet and Mid. Co. all 1 6_ 1: I_2: 100 dine of about 3d, per cwt • but large dealings have stock Bristol and Exeter hoc, sto ', stock Caledonian been effected in rice at enhanced quotations. ngths, a 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 20 leading, Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent, but at t,, 0 Cork ct,oorrtn and Bandon all - - 20 20 but the lover: rates. For saltpetre there has been a ,: a 1 1 r 1 0c .. k... .. &.P..a.s.s.a.g.e. a ll - 6 -- 5 - 65 Do A ( A 175 only limited • • inquiry, with no change of importance to 10 20 , , until 6pc perm. stosl handicap 10 Do all - - geis no div. t a ll - d ju t n oll e. note in value. Tallow has been flat, and prices 50 all - - 20 declared. 20 have ruled in buyers' favour for both present and 25 Dublin tio1"„ Perth,l B s b e e ll A a n s b P t 100 stock East Anglian . June all 8 9 100 161 171 100 .dams) 1 forward delivery a • stock F,astern Counties lOO 555 565 56 51 20 .:ovey) 2 A fair amount of business was transacted in the stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 '3B 40 stock Do do Bdo 100 27 29 sto. [eater) 3 Liverpool Cotton Market y esterda y , and p rices 25 Do Ts7w A. late EU3ds 85 - - stoci 20 East Suffolk itzavon, all - - 100 Were: fully supported. The sales were estimated - 100 id Nerio. 31 irin, 6to at 1 2,000 bales. stock io Edinburgh D & Glasgow 100 l 795 805 stock Edin. Perth, & Drtndee ICO 304 100 100 gst First The public sales of Colonial Wool continue to 10 Forth & Clyde .Junction 100 - - tool - - 100 s tock Furness by four exhibit a rather active appearance, and full rates stoek Glaso . . and S. Western 100 107 109 20 ,urtla and are generally current. 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all - - stock Great Northern lOO 1174 1181 117 20 The half•yearly dividend on the Imperial Turkish stock do A stock a sweep* stock Do Bdo 6 per Cent. Bonds of 1858 will be paid on and stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 114 116 Bst 71b; 100 Half a after the Ist of September next. stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gin. stock 100 60 65 100 There were no bullion operations at the Bank of 12 Irish South-e all - - 100 stock Lancashire & Yorkshir: 100 1091 109/ 1061 5 100 mden) 1 England yesterday. stock London and Blackwell 100 70 72 69 stocl 'ayne) 2 The bar silver by the last West India packet has stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 109 111 1105 stocl Daley) 3 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 111 121 stocl been disposed of at ss. 1-Id. per oz. standard, for stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 102 1021 102 15 2 20 1, Elcho, 10 121 125 125 20 that suitable for China, and at ss. lid. for inferior 124 Do eighths stock Lond. & sth. Western lOO 95 96 92 5 i stoc' a swoop- quality. 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - 25 Vderry & Enniskillen all 10 11 20 Le winner The Royal mail steamer Tasmanian, which leaves stock Man. Shef. & Lineoln )ne ;mile. to-day for the 'West Indies, will take out £11,620 GO Maryport and Carlisle all - - 125 DO do 5 shares ..: : all - - .. 20 extra) in silver. 10 Metropolitan )ogler) 1 stock Midland nvden) 2 Some rather large arrivals of specie have been stock Do firming. & Derby 100 104 106 stoc ishaw) 3 announced this morning, including L 174,432 by the 2550 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 igths. Do 1 shares all - - 20 Agincourt, from Melbourne, and £llO,llB by the '5 Mid Kent all - - stoc tikes of 5 10 Do, Cray Line - - 20 Bremen, from New York. dd for. 4 0 100 Newcastle and C irlisle all - - 10 The English Stock Market is very quiet, but an 10 Newry . & Armagh, def all 7 6 d 20 Newry. Warnpt. & Bus all - - Plumb) 1 advance of nearly 1 per cent. has taken place, stock Norfolk. (Gray) 2 owing to the more genial state of the weather. 50 35 31 31 d N• hn. Counties Union .. 100 65 65 . 65 45 20 ck. The stock. North British 2O Consols are 92:4 93 for money, and 93 to 931 for the stock Nor.Dev.lleil&Dk.stee, 100 -- 0 5 stock D • Ask ; A recs no d. 20 Recount. The New 3 per Cents. are flat at 931 ; until 6pchaa beenpd.l3 100 - - Pia,3 ft, stock Do B stock .. • • .... 100 - - A.„ , i .. 6 s, 6. 1 ,b ex- the Reduced are steady at 931 ; India Stock has stock Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 1005 1011 sr , o ,I ox 100 improved to 2161 and 2181- ; ditto New Loan re- 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 /di 1 3 d 10 stock Do Leeds lOO 551 651 5 1 6 20 extra) mains at 1031 -i- 7 , ; ditto 5 per cent. Enfaced Paper stock Do York A. Day) 1 18 96-1 i ; and Bank Stoc k, 2301 232 ; and Exche- s tock North London 19.16.4 North Staffordshire l7l 31 31 d l4 20 20 511) ex.) quer Bills have receded to 2s. and 4s. prem. 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 91 10 20 Goater) 2 12 Not. & Grantham Rail lO 61 7 20 ie Monk, Rather more activity has prevailed in the 10 Peebles ... •.. . ...... - - 20 Foreign Stock Market, but prices remain heavy. - Portsmouth - - all - - 20 20 Turkish 6 per Cents. are 73 1 - to 74 ; ditto New, sto l c o k TlSchovttmisnheYde•n•ir•a• 1 - -• • - 100 115 117 stock Scot. N. E. Aber. stock 100 32 33 20 33 691 to 60; and the 4 per Cents. have receded to stock Do Scot. ifid. stock lOO 86 88 10 1001 2 ; Portuguese to 43 44 ; Russian 41 per Cents. stock Shropshire Union lOO 51 53 20 10 Sittin °bourne & Sheer all 6 7 20 4_14 85 to 941., ; Sardinian to 821 ; Buenos Ayres remain stock South Devon 20 at 88, but the Deferred are heavy, at 27 ; Brazilianstock South W Ea a s l t e e s rn .. .. : .... stock South 10 4 5 per Cents. have improved to 100. stock S. York. and River Dun 100 80 62 20 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 20 The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 25 Stockton & Darlington all 405 415' 20 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, 1 - , 1 - prem. ; and 2 1 StDocolctodno& .11 - a,. r • ...... • • ii 10 li p tlepool 161 1 - - 20 the Universal, 1 1 prem. 10 DAY. 20 he perfor. • The Market for American Securities during the 25 ThamesHaventk&Rall 22 .- - t t ° o c e k k Ta n fr o v r a r i e e f. N - o • . 1 . - • • - •• • 1 1 2 . -- -- 5 50 Ulster .. •• • • all 1 551 561 4 Guineas, past week has been more active. Messrs. D. Bell, 25 Do ...... .......... m, was at Son, and Co. state :-" During the past week the 12 10 Do ••-:••••••• • • • • • 1 1 i d P 10 of a little stock Cole. of Neath market for American State Stocks has continued 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim Ly animal stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 to show great firmness : the demand for all descrip - 5 0 lepression Waterford & Limerick all 1 - - E likely to lions continue, whilst the supply is very limited, 20 West Cornwall all 1 26 at him.-- - 20 West London prices in New York being generally higher than 10 Do Ist class - 2r. 20 Do 2d class .. - - 2C LormanbY, in London. The chief business in the Railroad stock West Midland-Oxford 100 ,' 45 47 455 6 1, and 20 Securities is still in the bonds and shares of the 25 Do. Newport all 111 111 0 121 D2.____ Hereford 115 1 21 2di 2 C irises :-- Illinois Central and Ne w York and Erie Railroads, PREFERENCE SHARES. -. which have further advanced in price." i _ Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices skare Railways. !Paid. Price.Closin Business of American Securities as follows :- • I Done. she ____---------- Redeemable. Prices , 25 ulythe and Tyne 10 p er - ' C. pref. (issued at £5O all - -2( United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 -•--, r c.itk Rris. & Exet.4 p.et.stock 100 - - Do. 6 per Cent Bonds - - Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - 93 94 stock 'Caledon £10,45 per cent 100 104 105 - kassachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. stock IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all - _ - Bonds - 102 104 04 !Cork & Bandon cent C. all - - - - 20 'Cornwall, 5 per Pennsylvania 6 per Ct. Stock. - 83 85 64 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun.. all 55 61 - Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds - - - stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. 100 99 101 - li.entucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 90 92 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.._ 100 114 116 _ Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 97 98 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 105 110 - Pennsylvania 6 per Ct. Bonds 1877 84 86 stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. a No. 1 100 112 114 _ stock Do. do. No. 2 100 111 113 - Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 80 82 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. 1886 82 83 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 12'7 130 stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 81 83 - _ Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 80 82 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 - - . I Boston 6 per Cent. St. Bonds - - - stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 - Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 1875 88 89 stock Do. 4p. e. gua. S. &D. 100 90 n - GAGE - Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 85 87 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 79 80 - Illinois Central 7 per Cent. stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 103 105 • - (Freelands) g Ben ont stock ,Grest Northern, sp. et. 100 118 120 2 De. shares, 80 dols. paid i, Pic•Pln it e Rose , Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 88 90 stock IDo. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 106 108 - a; at 3 . 30 Do. do. shares - d Rattled' New York Central 6 per Ct , 10 .Gt. Nh. of Scotia. Ist pf. all - - c Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 .170. Error not convertible.... lBB3 86 87 stock lOO 99 100 - it 9 Ewa New York Central 7 per Ct., 1 p. ct. pref stock.... 50 Great West..Be; and igementst convertible, from June 15, Hants) Ext. sp. et. 6 - - 1 1857-59 1864 93 95 took to. Redeemable, 45 p.cl. 100 100 102 78 80 s tock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 s 9 91 3, and all Do, do. shares r engage stock I Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 91 93 • ut of a ll 3d mortgage - New York and . Erie, 7 per Ct., 1883 82 84 stock 'Do 5 p et. Redeem. Prof.loo 102 104 S IDo. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 105 of all en - , New York and Erie 7 per Ct., 10 (It. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 17 18 1 convertible venir out 1 1 s Eleanor Do. do. shares 24 25 stock Do Birmg.guar. stock.. 100 77 79 • New York and Erie, 7 par Ct., 255 Do. Chester g,ua. shares all 201 21 r, Read,' sinking fund . 1875 _ - 135 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. Stratton Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort • stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 137 139 le, Poll/ ! gage Str. Bonds, not cony.. 186.5 101 103 stock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pc 10 0 - - - 7 n, Bird - , Do. do., 2d do. - - stock 'Do. Brig. 5 pc.gn. No.l 100 1141 1165 ormentort , A moderate business has been transacted in the stock 'Do. sp. c No. 2 100 1145 1165 he Cure? Railway Share Market, and a slight improvement stock Do. I gla. 6p. a • 100 138 143 stock Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 1141 1165 La, out of has taken place in values. North Western and stock 41 per cen'. .. 100 102 104 Corkshire Midland have advanced ss. ; London and Brighton, 5 'Do do. 45 p c shares 5 - - stock Do . . 7 . ct. P. f. stock - . 100 ' 152 156 2.20 pan. los.; and Great Northern, 15s. ; Caledonian and stock Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 130 134 gement.. stock Do.4p.e,S.(div.def. til '65) 100 68 70 1 Eastern Counties have declined ss. ; North Eastern 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. all 201 215 of York . Stratton , (Berwick), 10s. ; and West Midland, Zl. stock Lon. and N.W. Co v. and Nuneaton, sp. et.... 100 117 119 p.m. Mr. The Foreign and Colonial lines are flat. Lombardo- stock Lou. & s.w, 7n. ct. stock 100 1521 1571 Oxford. Venetian are dealt in at 101 ; Dutch Rhenish at stock Do. 41 per cent 2s. 6d. Do. (Priam, perpl anus lOO - - 7ee-year - 111 111 ; East Indian have declined to 99 and 998' of 2s. Rd. all - - 121 Londondy. & Cole. 5 sh. all - - Grand Trunk of Canada realised 301 ; and Great 121 Londo. et Ennis. 5 8114 all 121 121 • Western of Canada 12 1 12 1 . stock Man. S ny h. &Lin. 6 per et.l 100 126 128 6 Do. £6 cats that Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have stoc'- Do. 35 per cent 1 100 69 71 Landicap 10 Do. redeem. 6 ner cent ' 5 5 513 lace yes- shown no change of importance. London and 121 Marriort & Car., 4p. c all beat two stock'l2s D I o. d 4lper 6 cent all - - Westminster declined to 57t, and South Australian Lonfident fi . Con. p. a stock lOO - - - am e nds Land to 33i. stock Do.Con,Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c.l 100 139 141 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 1 100 104 105 advice. - 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 - - 1. The BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 95 97 Le prices stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846! 100 - - Bank Stock btained. stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 935 3 1 the St. stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 - - 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities centage. New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock .. ~ 2164 184 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she lils p Ditto 6 per Cent 1035 i 10 f I Do. do. do. all - - stock INtli.Dev.Rail. &Dck.Co. 100 - - Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - stock IN-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 92 94 Ditto 4 per Cent 96 - 5 stock IDo. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 994 1005 Ditto 55 per Cont. Ditto Debentures, 1858 - 20 Do. l Leeds, 6p. s. No. 1 13 - - Ditto, 1859 - - to-day'o Ditto Bonds El,OOO 4 d 25 Do. York, FL &S. Purch. 10 5 d 5 p 20 North Staffordshire.... all 23 231 red and Ditto under £I,OOO - - tive, de- Consols for Account, 6th Sept 924 3 gi Scottish Central, new p all - - Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, 15c 1 D tto £SOO sr scale, Ditto Small .0 hand. FOREI GN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 130 135 ads, and Brazilian 5 per Cent los, South D evon, Ann. 10s. all 101 111 - 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all - - Ditto Account tea. Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ann„ 1.0,6) Ditto Account s'a our - Ditto Deferred 27 stock Do. Fixed Ip.c. Ist is. 100 104 106 Milian 6 per Cent t a dull Danish 3 per Cent., 182.5 Ditto 5 per Cent. 101 25 'Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c.. all 28 29 Perilvian. 45 per Cent A other Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. 25 1 Do. C 6 percent all 33 31 luarters Portuguese stock iticratrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 48 51 Ditto A 3 per Cent., 1853 Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1 822, £St Do. 2d do 1 127 12) land for la .. - Ditto 45 per Cent 945 10 Do. Newport 5 p.c.pfred. all 105 105 Sardinian 5 per Cent. lO Do.Perpet. 6p,e. pf PSB6 I all 121 115 10 Do. till 1869, Ist is. , all 111 125 • Ditto Account - L Spsmish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded 55 5 i io Do. Hereford 41 p.c. pf.i all - - mr. .. - Turkish 6 p er Cent Ditto Account 7 4 31 •LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 0 _ Ditto New Loan ........ 591 1-----ledforlidalvat:tc 0 sacks. 1 L e asing Price.s o n o g 1 Business Done Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 0 brls. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. 11s.ckinob Tin shi re h . l . e , Y , l P l a oo atild.il Ln nC i; 's. :l ; V : Ch Dy e do a:e sd r doa & ie l - 6 1[ 5.0 0 r ylieed. • 100 Do. 1 theseper cent . . 100 Do.. „ 125 127 Consols, Money . ....... . ...... 9932493953 Per cent. 100 Do. C R o L le i h n e oo st i e n r i4i S i to u r, Val, all 1F,13.&E C ; 1 1 12 6 o. do 5 lowing Cl 11 1 4 7 ,Caledonia lo ? 104 Ditto A..............„....................cc0unt, September _________ t io n n h . . 100 Do. Woodbrid ge un c Upper Norwood. His Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. E.union,trasZi l 6 s' c ' s .,, ,E • Counts.i 45 45 all 1 ,t,N0rfh.1.9 141 • I. s. d. Dallas and family have left town for Gloster& Dean ....... 100 1 0 HE ROYAL EXCHANGE Gls.Barr,& Neils Drct • J 100 1 I Caledonin - - 04 6 THE GRASSHOPPER ON s - _: Do. New .....„1 ~ . 1 100 Do 8 5 10 9 4 8 AND THE TimsTDER- • arian interest but is l •},G't. West. - - limes, which has not only an Itartl antiou ~ , pool. Dck..t R a il . 85 2 STORM.-This curion.s relic of pas . t Hull and selb all Yk.N.&Br, - 6 5 4 associated in the popular mind with -civic muni.ncence, ap .. all all Do. IYk.N. 51d. 112 114 - .1) Ln 0. .,t N.W 21 pears to have been placed in considerable peril during the Do. Sha re s -3' .. '• • • L a D n o c . . & Carl. Shares o• u • a. • .. 5 •• •• •• •• all 'Do - - thunder -storm of Saturday morning, for a vivid flash of lightning was observed to hover around the vane , London & Green Do. Preferece ... 1) ... e• :00 00213 115 0 120 a moment was involved in an intense blaze. The atmo which for wich 100 S. East. rather sphere at that time wa s 0 ,Tilby.& Soutend . . 100 ;Pet° & Co. 925 935 935 element that the telegre-hic p wires which pass through the Lowestoft, go, highly chargel with the electric Lon. 4 p.ct. 100 IN.,rfolk - - I most a de- Do. 6 Per cent .. 1 .. r.... 100 po. - air east of the Exchange became called luminous in so high gree as to dazzle the eyes of those who had their attention m an e., uxtn, & i atk. all ,L NW&M 3 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer directed to them, and, indeed, t o once Stock .. ... .... 100 Midland 97 99 3Wt. produce a momentary blindness. The grasshopper was the crest of Sir Thomas igowmarkt.,Buryllx 11 5. _ Gresham, the munificent founder of the first Exchann, guaranteed sp. c. o. 6 E.Counts 45 p and with that fondness for associations and emblems which Nortlin,,t Eastn. 5 p.c.' all iDo. 1 all iDo distinguished the period in which he lived the eminent Do. do. 6 per cent .. - - merchant adopted his °lva crest for the vane of the po. Fixed Which adorned the spire of 5 Per cent,'! a al . l . Do'. ii Midland - 141 - 15 edifice which he erected and dedicated to the use of * the rity ill it is believed all L&NWI _ citizens of London. By 'many - Preston and IrYre• ' & L.Yk. j North Western •e - sold sent grasshoper is the same w - _ it ' the original structure ; but, if not, is at all events RoVstn.liitch„ k lleP, 100 Gt.North.il37 139 mar- the identical emblem which has surmounted the three Shiewsbry& llerefOld 100 T.Brassey 106 109 En the subsequent towers -Demob,' that erected after the Fire Do. Do 5 Stares ..... .A. all Do. Do. ' 1 / 4 p ace in hi all APClean lO5 115 by , d after South Staffords re .. of London ; that built by )Ir. Smith in 1 . 813 • an and used again Mr. Tite the last fire it was preserved Bredn 75 85 • -...;0i1y associated veisi.; Wimbledon& Croydn. All L. - yi h...w e Wilts mid Somerset -1100 Gt it . West. , 92 94 I - His Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Dallas and family have left tovrn. for Upper Norwood. DIE GRASSHOPPER ON TUB ROYAL EXCHANGE AND THE TiruNDER-STORM.--ThiS curious relic of past times, which has not only an antiquarian interest but is associated in the p o p u la r m i n d w ith c ivic munificence, ap pears to have been thunder -storm of Sat u rday morn ing, for a vivid flash of placed in considerable peril during the lightning was observed to hover around the vane, a moment was involved in which for an intense blaze. The atmo sphere at that time was 0 hi g hl y element that the telegraphic wires which pass thrOUgh the air east of the Exchange he charged with the electric a de -came luminous in so high gree as to dazzle the eye s of those who had their attention directed to them, and, indeed, to produce a momentary blindness. The grasshopper was the crest of Sir Thomas Gresham, the munificent founder of the first Exchan ge, w and with that fondn ess for associations and emblems l h distingui s hed the period i n which he lived vane the eminent merchant adopted his owa crest for the of f f the ,the edifice which 'he erected and ded icated t o the use citizens of London. By many it is believed that tehe peivtlenrtsf and after . preo sent grasshoper is the same which adorned the s the original structure ; but, if not, it is at all the identical emblem which has surmounted the subsequent towers namely, that erected after the p i e r : associated with of London ; that built by gr. Smith in 1813 ; the last fire it was preserved and used again by Mr. Tite, whose professional fame is esPeeia ll Y the present very elegant spire and tower. The archi tect, however, took the precaution to introduce, in addi ticn to the vane, a most effective lightning conductor, which is understood to have been constructed under the superintendence of Mr. Walter, the skilful electrician who has charge of the electric telegraph on the outh-East lines. To this precaution, no doubt, the preservation of the tower from injury if not from destruction during the rec ent storm is due. The vane and shaft have since examination,under and they re ma i n apparently uninjured. 1 all 31`Clean 10 0 Gt. Wegt.l allL.dc Brgtn raid; Closing \ Business Price. Done. Docks. _ stockleommercial PO . stock East per Cent.Pref.Min. 10 stock 4nd West Indies 1!.10 .... stock London.. „, lOO \ 100 stock t. Katharine. stock istocia . lOO CA P S stock outhampt on 20 Do New...... 1 00 2 al P public while ten. have t. has alined )rmer cur bl S hare' THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EvENING. AUGUST 17, 1866. CENTRi L CRIMINAL COURT—(This hay). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Henry Messenger, James Bates, Richard Moss, and Thomas William Wickers were charged with stealing 22 sacks of oats, value £l4, the property of Thomas Young. There was a second count, charging them with receiving unlawfully. Mr. Metcalfe appeared to prosecute, Mr, Lilley appeared for Moss and Messenger, Mr. Orridge for Bates, and Mr. Sharp for Wickers. It appeared that Wickers was a large owner, and that the corn in question was found on his barges on the Thames, that two of the other defendants were assisting in navigating the craft at the time the stolen property was discovered, and the third prisoner was a watchman at the wharf from which the corn was taken away. There was a fifth party concerned named Tripp, who did not bear a very good cha racter, and who had absconded. Against the watchman there was no evidence of guilt, it only proving neglect of duty against him. On behalf of Bates and Moss it was contended that they were simply employed to assist Wickers in navigating the barge, and on behalf of Wickers it was urged there was no evidence to connect him with the theft, and it was suggested that Fripp had placed the oats on board for some purpose of his own, and that Wickers having the previous day contracted to carry 20 bags of oats might have been reasonably misled. The learned Judge, having carefully summed up the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of receiving against `Vickers, and not guilty against the other prisoners. Wickers was then sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, and the others were discharged. This terminated the business of the session. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-Aug. 16. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) THE MURDERS AT WALWORTH.-CONVICTION OF THE MURDERER. William Godfrey Youngman, 25, tailor, was indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Wells Streeter. There were also three ofher indictments against him for the wilful murder of his mother and his two brothers. Tho case for thw prosecution having closed, and Mr. Best having made an ingenious speech for the defence, The learned judge summed up the evidence. _ _ _ The jury at 10 minutes past six retired to consider their verdict, and after an absence of five minutes returned into court with a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was then asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him, when he replied in a firm voice—" I am not guilty." The learned judge then passed sentence of death in the usual manner, and ordered the prisoner to bz handed over to the custody of the Sheriff of Surrey. The execution will take place at Horsemonger-lane Gaol. The prisoner appeared to be the most unconcerned in the whole court, and walked from the dock with the most stolid indifference. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE KNIFE—RUFFIANLY ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.— Peter Foulkes, a German baker, living at 19, Little White Lion-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assault ing Mary Lee and cutting her across the eye with a knife. The complainant, whose eye was strapped up, said about two the previous afternoon she went into the Spencer Arms, Dudley-street, with a friend who was unwell, and while her friend was drinking some brandy, the prisoner twice thrust a dog he had in his arms in her face, breaking the glass. She (complainent) asked why he did it, when he directly rushed at her, and jobbed a knife at her eye, cutting it severely, and causing a great loss of blood. The pri soner then ran away, and she went to Charing•cross Hos pital, and there had her eye attended to. Jane Tranter, the person alluded to by the complainant, confirmed her statement, and said the prisoner ran away into a baker's shop. Before the inspector, at the station, he swore he would "rip her inside open." Mr. Henry Hunt, of the Spencer Arms, Dudley-street, said the prisoner had not been in the house more than a•, minute when he flung the dog in the witness's face. The complainant asked why he did it, and the prisoner became infuriated, and struck the complainant in the eye, he could not say with a knife, but it was something sharp, and threatened to serve him (Mr. Hunt) the same. There was no provocation given, and the prisoner had had nothing to drink in his house. _ _ Michael Brosnar, 309 E, said he thought the prisoner was mad at the time. He said he was a second Tom Sayers, the champion of England. Mr. Tyrwhitt said there was no proof of a knife being used, but that it was something sharp was clear. It was a brutal assault. He would order him to pay 40s. or six weeks' imprisonment. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS.—(TIIIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Galway Harbour Bill were considered and agreed to. WAYS AND MEANS. The house went into committee of ways and means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved ;he following resolutions : " 1. That, towards making good the supply granted to her Majesty, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury be authorised to raise any sum of money, not exceeding £2,000,000 sterling, by.the issue of Exchequer Bonds or Exchequer Bills. " 2. That the principal of all Exchequer Bonds, which may be so issued, shall be paid off, at par, at the expiration of any period not exceeding six years from the date of such Bonds. " 3. That the interest of such Exchequer Bonds shall be payable half-yearly, and shall be charged upon and issued out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, or the growing produce thereof." He considered it right to make a few observations in re spect to these resolutions, as they contained a demand for a larger amount of money than he stated in the early part of the session would be required for the public service. So far as regarded the £1,000,000, that sum was required to re place the same amount of Exchequer Bonds in the hands of the Commissioners of the National Debt, which would expire in November next. It was now considered advisable to ask for powers to raise a sum not exceeding £2,000,000. This arose from the state of the country, and in the case of the harvest being unfavourable, the high prices of animal food continuing, and a deficiency in employment, which circumstances would naturally affect the funds at the disposal of Govern ment. Besides there were military operations to be main tained. It might not be necessary to use these powers, and they ware merely asked as a precautionary provision. Sir H. WILL OUGHBY said he had always objected to the principle of Exchequer Bonds, and his opinion was un altered. The right hon. gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had said that these powers were required from the state of the country, but he had, in his opinion, really let fall the true cause, namely, the military operations that were being carried on in China. He (Sir H. Wil loughby) stated previously that ho thought the war with China would cost this country £7,000,000. Mr. WILLIAMS said that the expenditure of the Go vernment was enormous, and he hoped they would en deavour to reduce it. Mr. HENLEY complained that sufficient notice had not been given of the intention of the Government with regard to the increased demand. After some further discussion, the resolutions were agreed to. The house then resumed. TEE IMPROVEMENTS IN WESTMINSTER. In reply to Sir J. SHELLEY, Mr. COWPER said that, in the proposed improvements, it was not likely the south side of Bridge-street would be pulled down for two years. THE RED SEA TELEGRAPH. :n reply to some questions, - Mr. LAING said that, from information received, he was sorry to say that the Red Sea telegraph had broken in several places, and that there was a convention with Aus tria for the construction of a telegraph from Broussa to Alexandria. Attempts were being made to reconstruct the Red Sea telegraph. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee of supply. On the vote £10,750 for the suppression of the slave trade, Mr. DINBY SEYMOUR moved that this vote be re duced £1,300, the amount of the judge arbitrator and registrar st Savannah. Some discussion ensued, but the amendment was with drawn, and the vote was agreed to. On the vote of £153,229 to complete the sum of £262,229 for consular establishments, Mr. - WILLIAMS took exception to some of the items as being most unnecessary. For in stance, there was £l,OOO a year paids to the con sul at St. Petersburgh, although there was no trade between this country and that city. £350 was paid the consul at Frankfort, with which this country hadlno traffic, and where there was a very large ambassa dorial establishment which had very little to do. They had also a consul at Brest, with which also they had no trade. Ha would not move any amendment, but content himself with drawing the attention of the house to the subject. Mr• LAING contended that the Government, in regard to consular appointments, had acted with judgment and economy. The government adopted the principle laid down by the select committee on this subject, but they did not push that principle too far by incurring the expendi +ure that carrying it out fully would have involved. The vote was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] LIT.ER A TU.RE. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Larel Railways. 100 Atlantic & Lawrence) stk cßom.,Baroda.k.Cent Indi Gu. 5 per cent........ 18 Do, Do. B' 14 Buffalo and Lake Huron */4 Do. New Do. Preference Buffitlo,Brant,&Godrict. 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 N. Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c [7i Demerara 9 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c tic East Indian, go. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext O Do. Jubbulpore I Do. 4} pc. Debentrs I Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds k Grand Trunk of Canada I Do. 6 per cent. Pref 0 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr I Do. 7 per cent. 1862 I Do. do. 1867 I Do. do. 1872 tk Gt. In diaren in. gua.sp. c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South. of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 91- i 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. 5i p. c. do. '77 do ;k Madras, guar., 4i p. c k Do. do. 5 per cent k Do. 41 p. c. Extension I Do. Fourth do IDo. do ok Melb.Corp. 6 p. go. Bnds Newßrunswick & Canda 0 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do .. .. ~ 0 Do. do. B Capita,l do. Do. do. Land do. ..... 9 iOude (Limited) ....... f ^kScinde .......... 64z. J Mo. Punjaub .... g g 20 ,Do. Du. ........ as Q, ock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ? c „," , 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip Paid. Closing Bustiessdone Price. vrence 711,7 86 88 - .nt Ind 100 931 945 94 B 16 1 1 1 Huron all 5 54d all ..... all 61 74 oclricl; 100 75 80 1, 1872 1.1873 100 70 75 1, 1874 100 68 73 . (Lim) 1. 30. 4 d 4P . (Lim.) 28. k Scrip 3s. 24 1 4 . 6 p. c. all 74 14 4 . ' I. sp. c 71 11 15 d sp. c. 100 99 994 991 9 ;xt 15 4 d 4 e l5 . d * bentrs all 99 100 ,1864 all 014 1021 urne all 214 221 ttion 6 100 - 2anada 100 291 304 30/ Pref all 89 91 ?bentr all 55 57 1862 1867 1872 ia.sp.c. 100 961 97 ,p. c 6 1d 1d a(Lim) 13 14 14d ?T cent Shares all 12 1 12 1 121 4 18 81 8, rd ' 6, with all 95 97 0.... all 95 97 ut opt. all 95 97 7do all 90 92 rp. c lOO 83 85 ;lat... tension 100 88 90 88 10 11 11 d . . Buds. 100 5 Canda I ' ) g' 6 P c all 5 7 1 Share ,1 ▪ do. • • all 5 7 . f 6.4 g 17 11 100 971 9 11 84 . d 6 tr• st? 1 all -- —d i. ? r g i . 100 931 941 iebec A 18 1 Scrip 1 [ 1 1 d UGN RATLWAYS. ierdam all 5j 55 all —p m. 7 p.c. S 4 1 Id ,71 unction all 4 1 lessac all & Rail all 21 21 ez all on 15 4 316 111 1 De r. 6p. c. 6 o. all France all l. shs all 64 71 .. dz Bale. all mt ▪ all ri Ai 8i all 19/ 204 nee all 374 SB4 15 p k Pref. all 8 9 lediter. all 341 35i all 53 55 .(Pern.) n l3 31 Sid r • all 14 16 'ref all ail 51 P Pref..... all 81 84 2%7 p.c. 2 1 ;(I Vene tin 12 14 lid 101 ,nee all 191 201 . . . all 51 51 Tence all 91 9 ranee tria.... 6 zerland all all 'ref.... all all FOREIGN 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam 20 'Ardennes .............. 20 Bah. &S. Fran.. Lim.7 5 'Belgian East. Junction 20 ißeziers to Graissessac.. 6 iCarmeaux Mine & Rai' DO Copiabo ........& ... Ditto Extension .. 10 IDutch Rhenish ....... 10 Eastern of France .... 10 'Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 10 Do. do. 10 Great Central of France 10 Gt. Luxem., Con. Fills— ? 0 Italian Junction ...... 10 Lake Constance & Bale. 10 Lierre & Turnhout .... 10 Lyons & Geneva .. 33i Maria Antonia .... . I 0 iDo. New ............. 10 iNamur & Liege .. 10 10.6 p. c. Pref......... [6 • orthern of France.... 10 10. New Shares [0 orwegian Trunk Pref. 10 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. 10 aris & Orleans... r Recife & S. Fran. (fern: gua. 7 p. et. lira.. 10 Riga & Dunaburg.. [0 Rome & Frascati .... 10 Royal Dani5h......... 5 Royal Swedish ....... 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref... !CI Sambre & Meuse ..... LO Do. 54 per cent. Pref... 10 San Paulo, lira, v. 7 p. c. 10 S. Aust. &Lomb Vene tin 10 Southern of France. SI West Flanders [O .- !Do. 5 p. c. Preference.. !O W. dr N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... !O Western of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... W Zealand .. BRITISH MINES. tare' Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack), ;British Iron ;Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Mogan) ;East Caradon ►,2.11.101 16 - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) l - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) - IGreat South Tolgus - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) - ',Grenville.. - IHe rod' s - Foot . - , Hingston Downs - Lady Bertha - I Margaret (Uny Lelant) i l - INorth Downs - ;North France (Mogan); - N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) - 'North Wheal Crofty - iPar Consols (St. Blazey)i :0 Providence (lJny_Lelnt.)l ISortrid2v Cons. Min. Col South Caradon(St.Cleed ;S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. 1 IS. Dev. Iron &Gen : , Lim. 17; 12.13.9 9 5.14.6 8.12 4.8.6 '1.8.6 9.18.9 11- 10.6.7 12s r a id . I Closing Business Price. Done. ! 'i 1 2 220 230 430 440 1124 117al 91 10} llf 12f 30 32 125 lf 2i 29 30 117 10} 12 t 3 4 2} 2i 36 39 IS.Wheal Fran.. (IllOg,an) Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 10 'Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) - IWest Basset (Illogan) IW. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals. 'Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)i - IWheal Trelawney (Lis.) 4 41 3 5 6 8i 91 12 13 44 46 11 1: 290 295 21 31 150 160 52 54 2: 2: 4f 6 181 19 63 65 295 305 135 140 8,5 90 1; 2* 14 15 24 25 23 25 THAMES. A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.—A tall man, about 27 or 2S years of age, and attired in a light grey suit of clothes, was brought before Mr. Selfe under the following circum stances : _ . — frt;pector Griffin, of the K division, said that the prisoner was brought to the Stepney policE - station, adjoining the court, at half-past one o'clock, charged with striking a gentleman over the hat in Jamaica -street, Commercial road. The gentleman, who was talle r than the prisoner, believed his intention was to commit a robbery, but that he could hot succeed, and was afraid to pursue his original intention, seeing that he (the gentleman) was the taller man. He was about to lock up the prisoner on the charge, when the gentleman said he was olio of three clerks in a mercantile house, that two were away, and that it was quite impossible he could attend a Police court to prosecute, He then discharged the prisoner, Rho was brought to the station house again at three o'clock for loitering about the Commercial-road, and was locked up. The prisoner refused to give his name and address on eitt ler occas i on. A policeman—He said that his name was Can just before I brought him here. The prisoner on being questioned by the magistrate re fused to give his name and addres; or occupation, but after repeated questionings he said he carne from Shoreditch. Mr. Selfe remanded the prisonet, and in a few minutes Roche, the gaoler, said the prisoner had admitted to him that he was destitute, that he had knocked the gentleman's hat over his had for the purpose of being locked up, and that he had been formerly in the employ of Barber and Son, wholesale tea merchants, i n Thames-street. There was no doubt the prisoner was in great distress. The pri soner had sold his shirt two days ago to procure food, and was now hungry and destitute. - n ..ke made an appeal to the Magistrate to assist the prisoner kl procure a shirt and a breakfast. Mr. Selfe did not like to give leople who were charged with offences any money, but, l l'uler the circumstances, he would place ss. at the disposal °. i Roche to lay out as he thought proper for the benefit of the unfortunate man. THIS DAY'S ',MIFFING. LONDON, Aug. 17.—Wind t hi s day at noon—S. to S.W.; fresh breezes and fino clear weath er. HOLYHEAD, Aug. 1 7.—The Pk )gresse, f rom Li v erpool to Carthagena, is ashore on the b ack of the H ea d, and likely to become a wreck ; deck planks and woodwork washing ashore. POOLE, Aug. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—Atlantic, from Quebec. OFF PORTSMOUTH.—Agincourt, from Melbourne. FALMOUTH, Aug. 17.—Arrive Bombay. ed—Earl Balcarras, from SCILLY, Aug. 16.—Wind W.4.w..._A rr i ve d—Rovena, from Rio Grande. SWANSEA, Aug. 16.—Wind IV,S.W.—Arrived—Askur, from Quebec. SHIELDS. — SaiIed -- Regent, fot Chstrlestown. PILL, Aug. 16.—Wind S. to W .—Arr i ve d—Robinson, from Buenos Ayres. BRISTOL, Aug. 16.—Petr e l Quebec. and Oliver, both from MARYPORT. — Sailed — Borelia, for Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTIIA/t lOTON, Friday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, Aug. 16—Ame, fronl Seaham R ose tta, from ; Middlesborough; Union, from Sunderland ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from London; Despatch, steamer, from Jersey; Frederick, for Lynn. Arrived, Aug. 17—Ceylon, steamer from Al e xandria, Sailed, August 16—Le Coq, t or C herbourg ; C o urier, steamer, for Jersey ; Duke of Cornwall,Dublin. steamer , for (BY SUBMARINE AND BRlTtsu TELEGRAPH.) GRATE4END Friday Morning. Wind S.W. ; tide first hour's fl ood !, _ weather fresh and fine. Arrived, August 16—Miss Ni glitinonle from Colombo ; Apollo, from Wallace ; Saint s Zleorge ' 'from Guernsey ; Petrel, from Narva , ; Providence, f rom G uernse y ; Olive, from Bilboa ; New Rambler, fronlD an t z i c ; E x cel, from Antwerp ; Anna Rebecca, from h amburg. Sailed, August 16—Liffey, for Alexandria ; Martina for Swarvich. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind W.S.W.; fresh. Passed.—Lucien from Cochin, for London ; Modem G r eece, screw steamer, from London for the Mediterranean; Frances Henty, from London, for Portland Bay. A grand ball was g iv en in the Assembly Rooms of Winchester on Wednesday eveki ng Rifle brigade. The band of the by the officers of the regiment attended, and dancing was kept up until a late hour. The arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Withers, of Baker-street, and gave the highest satisfaction. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. — OXFORD, Aug. 16. — Within the last few days two lam e cases con t a i n i n g the co l ossa l statues of the Earl of tldon (Lord Chancellor Eldon), and Lord Stowell (Judge of the High Court of Admiralty), have arrived in Oxford. They are intended to be placed in the new library of University College, of which society the illustrious brothers were members on the foun dation. THE SUEZ CANAL SCHEME.—Monsieur de Les seps, the indefatigable projector of ,this scheme, passel Malta in the Peninsular and Or4ntai Company's steam packet Valetta, from Alexandria for Marseilles, en routs for Paris, on the night of the 7th of August, with a new budget of difficulties to be solved by the Emperor. Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines. The publication of this valuable compilation of useful information has arrived at the interesting subject of mines, under which head the various modes of conducting operations in different loca- lities are given. M. Triger, engineer in the department of Maine and Loire, had the idea of making a well in the very bed of the Loire by means of compressed air. A cylinder of thin iron served as a cutting machine, was sunk into the alluvium ; it was separated into three compartments by hormontal partitions. The upper compartment remained always open, the lower compartment was the workshop, and be tween them was the middle one, which served as the chamber of equilibrium, designed to be put in communica tion with either the compartment above or the one below. The things being so disposed, they forced into the bottom compartment air compressed by a vapour machine without intermission. This air drove the water up a tube, of which the lower part was buried in the bottom of the excavati o n, and of which the upper part was raised above the cylinder. The workmen were then able to penetrate the first apart ment and open the second, which was afterwards hermeti cally closed, and in which the air of ordinary pressure was put in communication with the compressed air in the third. Having arrived in the third compartment they excavate the sands, and cause the machine to descend. As they accu mulate the sands excavated in the middle compartment, they have only to remove them by shutting the communica tion with the bottom and opening that of the top. A pres sure sufficient to balance the exterior waters was maintained during the work, without sensibly incom mo di ng th e work men. This ingenious proceeding has since received numer ous applications. It is evident that wells dug in the water saturated earths must immediately be cased, that is to say, covered with a casing of wood, solid and impermeable, which is able to resist the infiltration and pressure of the waters at the same time. A plan similar to this was employed by Mr. Brunel in the construction of one of the piers in the bed of the River Tamar, for the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash. MILITARY PREPARATIONS OF PIEDMONT. The Military Gazette of Turin gives the follow ing details of the military preparations of Pied mont : " France has ceded at a reduced price 50,000 rifled muskets, and has consented to give a further quantity on like conditions, as also a number of cannon of large size, a quantity of gunpowder, and ammunition. The foundries of Sweden, Bel- gium, and England, and the most renowned ma nufactories of arms in Europe, are working for the Government. The best foundries of Pied mont, among which are those of M.M. Ansaldo and Robertson, of San Pedro-d'Arena, have enor mous orders. Other similar establishments, espe cially in Lombardy, are preparing gun carriages and waggons; and all this is in addition to the activity displayed in the arsenals, in which the number of workmen is, so to speak, tripled. By this activity the artillery in the space of a very few months has been almost entirely supplied with ma terial on the new model. Three new sets of the apparatus for making bridges have been constructed ; the store-houses are full of ammunition; the infantry and cavalry are well organised. The artillery has 48 active batteries, divided into eight regiments. Bologna has become a fortified place; Piacenza is defended by new works ; and the fortresses of the second order have been put in a state of sufficient defence. At the same time, important reforms have been made in the administra- tion ; new military circumscriptions have been formed, and the tribunals of the army have been reorganised. All this has been done in five months. The Ministry has besides given ener getic orders that all the military forges of the State shall be prepared to execute as quickly as possible the orders given to them, and even to make preparations for fulfilling others. In con sequence the laboratory for making ball cartridges has been enlarged, but for the present only 80,000 a-day can be made. The workshops of Parma, Modena, and Florence are executing im portant works, principally in making gun car riages for fortresses, which must be completed by November at the latest. The firm of Montu and Co. has undertaken to supply 10,000,000 percus sion caps. MM. Grondona, Miani, and Zambelli, of Milan, have already delivered 100 large gun carriages, and 100 others are to be supplied in three months. The workshops of the railways are also actively employed for the Government. Orders have been given to send immediately to Turin all muskets on the old model in the arsenals, in order that they may be rifled as quickly as possible. Plans for new manufactories of arms - at Lucca and Florence have been drawn up. The ironworks in the valley of Brescia are also employed in making military articles. The Minister of Marine, on his side, is about to send to Sweden, before the closing of the navigation of the Baltic, vessels to bring to Piedmont the guns cast there for the Government." SICILIAN LAWYERS.—A recent traveller tells us there are in the single city of Palermo 4,000 gentlemen of the long robe, all of whom contrive to make out a living I advocates and attorneys being included in the same cate gory.—Dublin University Magazine. Capt. T. P. Wright, 83d Regiment, has joined that corps at Chatham garrison, and taken over the command of the depot companies of the regiment. Eight 40-pounder Armstrong guns, manufactured at Woolwich, were on Wednesday proved at the Royal Arsenal butt, and were fired with double the ordinal service charge of powder and shot, Colonel Tulloh, the inspecting officer of the proof depart ment, having received instructions to put the guns to the severest degree of proof before sanctioning their being passed for the public service of the Artillery. One of the guns loaded with the above named heavy charge burst at the first round, the breech piece being literally torn out of its socket, which on examination by Col. Tulloch, Capt. Noble, and other officers connected with the practical branch of the manufacturing department, was found to have been materially weakened by the entrance of the large screw belonging to the ele vating eye, and was in consequence carried away by the effect of the shock to which it was thus sub jected under proof. Every other portion of the gun remained intact, and the breech piece being again restored, the gun, it is stated, will be capable of service, and will be equal to any yet manufactured. FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord CoPper,Llm lss f d pr 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £i p ) 271 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 262 27i 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 1 dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 41 43 Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all / 1 2 Fortuna. all 21 21 20 General all 22 '23 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1d 1 d 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 11 11 p 3 Li nares all 10i 11 I 5 Lusitanian all 2 d p 1 Mariquita 1 it 1 1 N. RhineCopotS.Aus.L 128.6d. 1 1 d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 6 6 Port Philip 1 1 f 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 1 281•81 United Mexican . 1 Worthing ' ( Limit e d ) all 1 I Do 19s. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 115 Do. 6p. cent. 1878 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1877 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 111 110 Do. 6p. c.Mir. & Sept. 100 112 114 f Do. 5 per cent lOO 1011 102 1011 I Do. Scrip 5O N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 105 106 Do. 6p. C. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 991 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 99 100 .1 99 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwds l 100 981 992 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a sterling, 1875 lOO 1061 1071 •S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 107 109 lOS 'Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 109 1092 109 4 1 JOINT-ST , ,ANKS. X lOO Agra&UnitedService B 50 40 Australasia all 68 70 :681 8 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 21 100 Bank of London ..... 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 20i 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 32 14 100 City ... 50 65 67 96 100 Colonial ... .............. 25 20•11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 151 151 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all -- 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 231 231 50 London and County .. 20 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 291 I 100 London & Westminster 20 ' 571 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new l2 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wales... ... all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank all 171 181 100 IProvateial of Ireland 10 'Do. new 4lll 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union or London l2 25 100 Unity Mutual 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Atlantic TeL.( Lnilliiietd.). all all 131 141_ 131 14 1000 25 lian. Austra Aricultural 19 20 10 Berlin Water g 27 (Limited) all 5 61 50 British American Land 40 30 35 50 B.&l.Mag. TeL A. (Lim.) all 35 37 20 Do. 8,7p. c .ti111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 15 321 Canada Land all 114 117 10 Chanl s lands TeL (Lim ) all stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deben. 100 105 107 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 Id 1 p 5 English & Aus. Copper all 21 q 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 1 Great Ship I imited) all 1 i 1 Do. 175 p c t P re f eren c e I Id pr 5 Lon. District TeL (Lim.) 2 2 15d, 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 1 11 (1 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 if 20 Madras Irr. a n d Canal_ 1 .21 3p 31 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Mcd. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Die. Co. (Lim.) 5 11 11 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 11 , 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref-iss.atl die. all - 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 101 151 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited): all 4 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. Ipr 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 6 10 Ditto C stook Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 17 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 25 12 13 p 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4lp.c all 181 191 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 51 61 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 122 126 25 South Australian Land all 311 mi 381 1 Submarine TeL Scrip all I 1 Do. do. Registered 100 Do. do.. •••.• all 51 61 10 Tr. & Ln. Co.oMpr.Can. 5 f 10 Van Diemen's Land 2.14.6 7.4.0 11 3k all, j 22.18.0 TILE NAVY. We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth that the Gibraltar, 101, was safely launched at De vonport at ha' fpast 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, by Mr. Peake, master builder, in the presence of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Pasley, the French Ambassa dor and the Countess de Persigny, Lord Churston, and others. The ceremony of christening was per formed by Miss Edgecumbe, daughter of the Hon. George Edgecumbe. The Prince of Wales, 131, screw, was undocked yesterday at Portsmouth, after completing her cop pering, fitting her valves, &c. She afterwards shipped her screw and frame under the steam basin sheers. The weight of her screw alone, without the frame, is 11 tons 18 cwt. 2 qrs., and cost nearly £3,000. The Gorgon, 6, paddle, Commander B. C. Pim, refitting at Portsmouth, has been placed in No. 7 dock for examination and repairs below the water line. The Minx, screw water tank vessel for the use of the fleet at Portland, and the Cygnet, 5, screw three-masted schooner, are b o th i n . No. 8 dock at Portsmouth, the first named making good defects, and the Cygnet getting on her copper and fitting valves after survey. The Rinaldo, 17, screw, and the Philomel, 5, screw, both at Portsmouth, have been removed from the steam basin and berthed alongside the North Wall, where they are being fitted for service. The Coquette, 6, screw despatch vessel, at Ports mouth, is undergoing heavy repairs to her hull in No. 5 dock. The Hornet, 17 screw, Commander Elphinstone, has berthed at the middle buoy in Portsmouth harbour, where she is completing her outfit for foreign service. _ The following transports were yesterday char tered by the War Department to embark military stores from Woolwich for stations abroad—namely, the Scotia, the Shannon, the Sunrise, the Tawera, the John Bull, the West Australian, and the steamer Gibraltar. The Briton, old target frigate, was yesterday raised from her position on the mud at the entrance to Porchester Creek, towed down to Portsmouth harbour, and placed, in No. 1 dock where she will be broken up. We are informed that the number of deaths on board the Matilda Wattenbach, from Calcutta, which were stated to have been 17, were only 11. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Lewis B. Solly, to the Excellent ; Napoleon A. R. Spicer, midshipman, to the Hornet ; John Seldon, paymaster, to the Curlew ; T. M. Haverfield, paymaster, to the Tar tar ; Alexander Thompson, paymaster additional, to the Formidable ; W. T. Grieve, paymaster, to the Impregnable; Frederick Bunn, assist.-pay master in charge, to the Espoir ; Thomas L. Chan ter, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Eagle ; W. H. E. W. Roberts, clerk, to the Tartar ; and James K. Bell, clerk, to the Emerald. THE ARMY. The Louisa, one of the vessels recently chartered by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to India, will embark 203 non-cora commissioned officers and men of the Ist Battalion, sth Fusileers, at Gravesend this day for Calcutta, together with the following officers :—Major A. Scott, Lieut. G. A. Shegog, and Ensign W. C. Ormond. The officers and reinforcements for the 73d Regiment, from Chatham garrison, will embark at Gravesend to-morrow, for Calcutta, in the Gos forth, the detachment consisting of 259 non-com missioned officers and privates and the following officers—viz., Capt. G. Renny, Lieut. W. Clarke, Ensign B. J. A, Alonsell, Ensign H. Synge, and Ensign C. Mr. H. Richardson. The Daphne, 708 tons, will embark 83 men of the Ist battalion of the 12th Regiment at Gravesend to-day, for Sydney, to join the service companies of their regiment. Assist.- Surg. F. O'Conor proceeds in medical charge of the detachment. ARTISAN VOLUNTEER CORPS. The following letters have been addressed to the editor of The Times : Sir,—The letter of Lord Elcho in The Times of Wednesday last on the subject of Artisan Corps of Volunteers has attracted. some attention, and, as my name has appeared as one of the patrons of the pro posed corps to which Lord Elcho has taken excep tion, I am desirous that the public should have an opportunity, through your columns, of hearing some of the views of those who have advocated the for• mation of the corps in question. Lord Elcho, in the first place, finds fault with the designation " Royal National Rifles." I may say to that, " What's in a name ?" and I will not stop to argue against that objection. Lord Elcho then staves his belief that the success of the Volunteer movement depends upon the force being very large as well as well-trained and disciplined, and that numbers can only be got by the admis sion of the best working men to the Volunteer ranks. Such is my opinion, and the only question is how best to arrive at the desired result. Lord Elcho proceeds to read a lecture to Volunteer corps of the metropolis, and to point out that in order to admit the best working men into their ranks an alteration must take place in their system, the ex travagance of the present day must be given up, and Volunteers must be content to wear an inex pensive uniform on parade ; but that if the taste or fancy of any member of the corps should induce him to get a more ornamental or expensive dress, the smarter uniform must never appear on parade. Why, sir, in my opinion here will at once arise one difficulty; the artisans of the metropolis will not, as I believe, enter in any numbers any corps into which they are not received on perfect equality with their fellows. The fact of one man being permitteel to wear an expensive uniform for highdays and holidays, which the artisan would not be able to afford, would at once create a dis tinction fatal to a feeling of equality ; and, setting aside the fact of such a proposition being most un soldierlike and as smacking of playing at soldiers, I say let no man be allowed to wear a dress in which he does not appear on parade, and no invi dious distinction can exist. By this proposition Lord Elcho unwittingly dis plays the feeling which has caused the drawing back of the artisan class from heartily joining the ranks of Volunteers. The working men of London are anxious to prove their loyalty and their love of Fatherland, but they are not prepared to be ad mitted into the ranks of any Volunteer corps in any other than in a position of perfect equality. Lord Elcho also suggests, as a mode of meeting the diffi culty, that artisan companies should be attached to existing corps, whose dress, though the same in colour and general appearance, might be less orna mental and expensive. This appears to me to be creating a distinction which a man of any spirit would decidedly object to, while the noble lord, al though not forming artisan corps, would be form ing artisan companies, and would thus be perpetuat ing quite as much that which he appears to dread —viz., class distinctions, but in an aggravated form. The truth is Lord Elcho now finds out the mistake that has been committed, that the artizan class, which he considers, and rightly so, essential to the complete success of the movement, has been to a great extent excluded hitherto owing to the expense which has been gone to in the Volunteer corps, and he would gladly correct the error ; but the artisan class of London, determined to be prepared for the defence of their country, are not inclined to wait until measures may be arrived at to admit them into existing corps. They will most gladly wel come the superior classes to their ranks ; but, being determined to take part in this national and patriotic movement, and having confi dence in their own good intentions, they have shown their desire for the formation of a corps in which their own class may be fairly and fully ad mitted, the expenses being kept within their reach, and it would ill become Lord Elcho, who has de served every credit for the energy be has displayed in the Volunteer movement, to suggest difficulties . or to throw cold water on the patriotic spirit which every well-wisher of his country, and of the indus , trial classes especially, must rejoice to see. Lord Elcho very truly observes that the artisan does not like to be " patronised." When all are on an equality in the ranks no such idea can be en r tertained, and I anticipate the very best results from the opportunity which is about to be afforded to that numerous class enrolling in the rate corps On Monday the prizes offered by the 4th Glamorgan Volunteer Artillery were shot for at Cardiff. The prizes were-Ist, a handsome sil ver cup ; 2d, a breach-loading pistol ; 3d, a silver medal. There were upwards of 40 competitors from the Glamorgan and Monmouth Corps. The first prize was won by Private John Owen, of the Dowlai3 Company, 2d Glamorgan. An informality in conducting the shooting caused some doubt as to the winner of the second prize. The difficulty was got over by the officers of the Volunteer Artil lery handsomely presenting a duplicate of this prize to the second claimant. The winners of these • prizes were Private William J. Jenkins, of the Dowlais Company 2d Glamorgan (who won the first prize at the last competition at Cardiff), and Lieut. Gethin, of the Newport Company, Mon mouthshire. The third prize was won by Sergeant Thomas, of the Swansea Company, 3d Glamorgan. On Monday the general muster of the 4th Bucks (Aylesbury) corps was made the occasion of festivi ties for the inhabitants of the district. The grounds of Velvet Lawn, the property of Lady Frankland Russell, afforded an excellent scene for the evolutions, which, besides the ordinary manoeuvres, included a miniature sham fight, a skirmishing party being detached into the woods, and defending a position so selected as to afford cover for the retreat. The most interesting feature of the day, however, was the presentation to the corps of a silver bugle, which Lady Frankland Russell, in the name of the ladies of Aylesbury, handed to Captain Irby, the commanding officer. The scene was enlivened by the presence of many volunteers from other corps, including the City of London, 13th Somersetshire, 6th - Westmorland, London Scottish, Civil Service, St. George's, St. Alban's, &c. Captain Charles Murray, Cap tain Commandant South-West Middlesex, the senior Volunteer officer of the district, took the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Caul field Pratt, the reviewing officer, who, at the banquet after the review, expressed. - his high sense of the efficiency of the corps. The 7th Essex Volunteers was .an Tuesday in spected by Lieutenant-Colonel Ibbutson, Assistant- Inspector of Rifle Volunteers. The ladies of Tunbridge Wells have presented a silver bugle to the 17th Company of Kent Rifles. The task of presenting the gift dev calved upon Mrs. Fisher, the wife of the Captain of the corps, who stated it to be a token of the warm interest the ladies of the neighbourhood had taken in the for mation of the corps. The event was celebrated by a public dinner at the Sussex Hotel, a t which Cap thin Fisher presided, and among the company were Viscount Hardinge, Sir Walter Stirling, Mr. Alderman Salomons; M.P., and other. gentlemen. THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT IWINBU.RGH. The following circulars have been addressed by Mr. Sidney Herbert to the Lords L ieutenant of the various counties, volunteer corps belonging to which took part in the review by her .Majesty at Edinburgh : War-office, An ,gust 13. I have the pleasure of enclosing a copy of a General Order, in which the Adjutant-43 eneral has been authorised to express her Majesty's t admiration of the soldier-like bearing of the volunte€ a •s reviewed by her Majesty at Edinburgh on Tuesd a y last, and of the high state of efficiency to which they have attained in an incredible short space of time, and in which her Majesty finds another proof t hat she may at all times rely upon their patriotism /lid loyalty. In communicating this document to i7ou, and re questing you to enclose copies of it to the com manding officers of the different co: rps in your county, I avail myself of the opportunit y to express to you the high gratification with which her Ma jesty's Government have observed the rip id success of the volunteer movement throughout th , e country, the zeal and public spirit which were die played by the corps present at the late review, anal the very efficient manner in which they went t lirongh the various movements that they were call led upon to perform on that occasion. I have also to convey to you the the oaks of the Government for the assistance w hich . you ha ve afforded me in the raising and organisa tion of this have h aN 'e thdevolvede honour force, and for the zeal wit h which yo have dis cuhpaorngyedouthine 000nnenreoonstionduleths wit ich h. —I to be your obedient servant, S. I lERBERT. which is now being formed, and to which Lord Elcho has drawn such especial attention.—l am, arc.. JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY. House of Commons, Aug. 16. Sir,--I have read with much interest the letter on the above subject from that able and zealous sup porter of the Volunteer movement, Lord Elcho, which appeared in your paper of to-day, together with the editorial comments which it called forth. In this, as in most other matters, experience is the best of all teachers, and this emboldens me to think that the details I can lay before you may be useful to others of your readers. Of the three modes suggested by Lord Eleho I cannot but consider the first two objectionable, as perpetuating that distinction between different classes which I am sure it is the object of his Lord ship and of all those who have at heart the per manence of the Volunteer movement to do away with. Any artisan who finds members of the corps he may join allowed to wear (even off parade) a "more ornamental and expensive dress," which his own means preclude him from adopting, must be constantly reminded thereby of his own inferiority in social rank—at least, in one of its principal symbols, the purse. The third mode, that of estab lishing corps confined to no class, but with limited expenses, is much more advisable, and has been carried out with signal success in various metropo litan districts, as well as in some provincial towns. The corps which I have the honour to command was organized on this principle in the populous su burb of Deptford, and was finally established on 31st of March last. Though intended to afford facilities to the artisan class to become Volunteers, and therefore generally recognized as an artisan corps, it is not exclusively composed of that class, but enrols in its ranks, side by side with them. several other classes of the community. The mem bers are supplied with tunic, trousers, and cap, of stout Melton cloth, glazed cap over, patent leather waist-belt, with white metal ornaments, all after the battalion pattern, the cost of which is £2 145., and can be paid by weekly instalments of ls. 6d. There is no entrance fee, and the annual subscrip tion is only ss. The committee have considered it inadvisable to offer any pecuniary assistance to the members in the purchase of their uniforms, be lieving that this would trench on the independent spirit which each true Volunteer ought to possess. I shall only mention one fact to show how beneficially such an amalgamated organisation works. A gentleman in the neighbourhood having kindly given the corps the use of a loampit on his property as a short practice range, it was deter mined, in order to increase its security, to raise a wall on the top of the sand cliff (about 30 feet high) against which the targets will rest. The same gentleman having liberally allowed the burrs, or spoilt bricks, from his brickfield adjoining to be made use of, the members, with thorough Volun teer spirit, resolved to do the work .themselves. The result of seven evenings' work has been the building of a wall 64 feet long, 6 feet wide at the base, and averaging 10 feet high, an embankment at the back, commencing at 20 feet from the base, being half completed. In this the only assistance received has been from two or three members of adjoining companies, and eight or 10 labouring men in the neighbourhood, who have given their aid voluntarily and gratuitously. In the progress of the work, konorary members, privates, and ea cers (even including the chaplain), merchants, clerks, shopkeepers, and artisans laboured cordially and vigorously, building, digging, and wheeling together in all weathers, and after, in many cases, a hard day's work ; end I am certain that the mem bers of the company will enter all the more zea lously into the musketry practice at the butt when they have, by the work of their own hands, in sured its safety and efficiency. I may further mention that the company took part both in the review by her Majesty and in the sham fight at Chiselhurst, each member paying his own expenses. In the hope that these circumstances may afford encouragement to those meditating the establish ment of Artisan Volunteer Corps in London or else where.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, _ _ H. E. I\IO;TTGOMERIE, Captain, Commanding 34th Kent Rifle Volunteers. Deptford, Aug. 15. TILE VOLUNTEER 1110VEMEATT. GENERAL ORDER. Horse S.W., Au gust 10, 1860. Guards, Adj u tant-General has rece , Lved the Queen's commands The to convey her thanks to the several corps of artillery and rifle volunteers e,ssemblema at Edin burgh on the 7th inst., and to !assure them of the satisfaction and gratification With which her Ma jesty beheld the magnificent f Spectacle there pre sented to her. Her Majesty could not see without admiration the soldier-like bearing of the different c or p s as the y passed bef ore h er ; and she finds, in tilts: high state of e fficiency to which they have attained in an incredibly short space of time, a nother proof that she may at all times surely relty on the lo yalty and patriotism of her people for the defence, in the hour of need, of the freedom and integrity of the empire. By order, Jams Yoluix SCARL ITT, Adjutantil General. i2s 6dl 1.7'.2 I