The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-24 00:00:00

140. N El' MARKET AND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The inquiry for discount continues steady, and although it has been slightly stimulated by the subscriptions to the new loans, the rates remain Without variation. It is probable that the payment of the periodical calls will augment the demand from time to time, and if trade should become more active they may tend to increase the value of accommodation. Judging, however, from the gradual character of the extension of busi ness, and the avoidance of speculative enter prise, it is questioned whether the quota tions will attain a high point for some time to come, although an upward movement may occur before many weeks have elapsed. The possibility of a change attracts very little attention, because the market is still comparatively quiet, and the bullion in the Bank is well maintained. In the foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, a slight decline was apparent in the rate on Ham burg. About £9,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The tenders for the new Indian Loan, made at and above 97, the minimum fixed by the authorities, amounted to £5,824,750, and it appeF rs that the biddings ranged from 95 to 100. According to the terms of the prospectus the successful applicants will have to make a payment next Tuesday that will leave 75 per cent. to be subscribed. The new security has already been dealt in to a large extent, at a moderate premium. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and only 4,000 bales were sold at about former rates. In the Rail way Share Market a moderate business was trans acted, and prices were unaltered. The half-yearly meeting of the North Devon Railway and Dock Company took place to-day. The net revenue of the half-year was £2,602 13s. 6d., out of which the dividend on the preference stock was paid, and 18s. 9d. per cent. divided on the ordinary stock of the company. At the half-yearly meeting of the Southampton Dock Company to-day, a dividend of £2 for the half year was declared. The net revenue of the half year was £7,990 ls. 7d., which after the above dividend would leave £783 ls. 7d. to be carried forward. The inner dock was opened on the 26th of May last, and cost £60,000. The report was adopted. The market for public securities has presented a quiet appearance to-day, owing to the dulness of speculation, but a few sales of money stock have created a little heaviness, Consols having receded to 9 5,1- 1 for money and account. The Govern ment broker has purchased £15,000 Re duced for the Savings Banks, but the bona fide transactions are very limited. The New Threes are steady, at 961 ; the Reduced have declined to 95i 961; and Exchequer Bills to 2 0s. and 235. prem. India Stock is heavy, at 2161 ; but the Loan Debentures (1859) are firm at 95 ; and Long Annuities are 18. The New Indian Loan is quoted 97-'1 to 98k, or I to 11 prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been very inactive, and prices rather heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 to 84 ; ditto New, 731 741 ; Dutch 2k per Cents. have declined to 641 ; Peru• vian 41 per Cents. to 931 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858) to 94; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are firm, at 73i ; and Spanish Deferred are steady, at 3311. The New Russian Loan is about par to 1 prem. The Railway Share Market this morning has been firm, prices in some instances showing an im provement of 4 tog per cent. North-Western, South -Western, North British, and North-Eastern (Berwick), advanced ss. ; and Eastern Counties and South-Eastern, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been very quiet. Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares realised 14 2, and the New 10k a ; Paris and Lyons, 34 4 ; East Indian have declined about ss. ; and Great Indian Peninsula improved ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, Great Western of Canada, and Ceylon Guaranteed were at former quotations. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown a slight improvement in several instances. ER,ITIS/T FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 964 6 i 5k 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 18 I ndia Stock Ditto Debentures, 1858 — Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO ( onsols for Account (Sept. 7) ti xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.. Ditto Small, lid. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1843, 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 .. 94 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account .. 331 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 21 per Cent., Ex. 25f, 641 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 951 1 Ditto Account THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Aug. 24.—Wind this day at noon, South- Westerly ; light breeze, with very warm fine summer weather. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Her Ilajesty's steamer Sidon, for South America; Caroline, for Q ue b ec . PLYMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Her Ma- Ray's ship Cossack, for Vancouver's Island. CLYDE, Aug. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—European, from Gothenburg for Boston, U.S., making 12 inches of Water per hour. Sailed—Britannia, for Singapore and 'Vanilla. BELFAST, Aug. 22.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Standard, for Quebec. NEWPORT, Aug. 23.—Wind N.W—Arrived—Alabama, from Liverpool for Rio Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived.—Legatus and Concordia, from Taganrog; Duk e of Cornwall steamer, f rom Dublin ; Alliance, h teamer, from Havre ; Mathew Th om pson, from Sunder land Humility, from Portsmouth. sailed—Eli ng , for Neath ; Alarm, for Newport ; Florida, for Cardiff • Le Coq and La Poule, for Cherbourg ; Char lotte, for Guernsey ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for London. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Aug. 23—Rosco, from Kooria Mooria. (By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. ; tide, last hours' flood ; fine. Arrived, Aug. 23.—Florence, from Philadelphia. Arrived, Au g , 24.—Maynards, from Algoa Bay; Per severance from Medemblick ; Amino and Cornelius, from St. Petersburg ; Wilhelmine Classina, from Gottenburg ; ,I,Peculant, from St. Petersburg ; Pauline, from Dantsie ; e rpsichore, from Cronstadt. S ailed, Aug. 23.—Onward, for Buenos Ayres. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.S.W., moderate. P assed.—Hebe from Quebec • Carlos, from Havannah ; _Florence, from Ph il adelphia ; Devonshire, from New York; ~,klagnolia (not M a y nar d, as reported last night), from Algoa naY—all for London. FORESTERS' FETE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. — "Yesterday morning some thousands of the followers of Bold Robin Hood" treated themselves to an official visit the Crystal Palace. The extraordinary a ppearance of the men. as they passed through the streets of London attracted much attention. Many of the leaders were dressed in cocked h ate, green coats, and stage boots, while many of them wore on their backs a singularpreparation of sheepskin to indicate that they were " shepherds," a title of honour conferred upon those who have passed through the principal offices of the sect, such as " woodwards," rangers, &c. Others who were loss extensively decorated carried flags indicating their re elpective lodges, and when one procession happened to meet another at a turning the fraternisation which took place Was something wonderful. In order to accommodate the t 'r e t numbers who were expected to visit the palace, locates were thrown open as early as half-past eight "' c , and from that time during the whole of the l i ll°lll ing, the Foresters flocked in by thousands, special ,Fehas having been started from London-bridge and Pim lico every few minutes, in order that there might not be an undu e crush. Many o f th e l o d ges roun d Camberwell, "khan], Norwood, and the neighbourhood, walked in procession to the Palace. An abundance of out door amusements, calculated to call forth the sympathies and no of the Foresters, were provided. There were no less than 62,000 visitors to the Palace in the course of the day. STATE OF TRADE.— MANCHESTER, Tuesday.— Since Tuesday last this market has worn a quiet aspect, and but a mod erate b us i ness has been transacted ; never theless prices have been steadily maintained, except in Inuia finalities, in which there has been less firmness exhibited. There has been a we f e a k ir amount o f b us i ness d one t o -d a y a t the rat es of last SNARE DIARKET.-{ THIS DAY.) Share Railways. 12.10 A.muerg., Notting. Boat., ant. Eastern Jupni-ior ! lelfast and Baliymena:. 13.14 Stock 31r., Wol., and str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction.... Blackburn .... Blyth and Tyne 3ristoi and Exeter Stock Stock Stock :'aledonian 7,pester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock. Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stockl 161 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock 6 i 61 74 8} 78 79 lli 121 984 99i 84 85 Cork, Bikrock,&Passagi Cornwall Do. A rcves. no div Do B until6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßeltast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stocl, Do. do. B Stock 4i 54 8 9 14i 15i 55i 57 40 40 27 30 Do.Nlv.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow . Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock 74 76 20 27 95 97 100 102 84 86 132 134 103 105 60 61 55 60 Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds 'Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire I Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union, Do. Southport London and Bl ackwall I Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 1 L on., Brigh ton Jz S. Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths :London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine , L'derry & Enniskillen I ,Man., Slid., & Lincoln ; 'Metropolitan 'Midland Do. Birming. & Derby I Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland)l Do. Shares NeWcastle and Carlisle ;New., Aber., & Herefd (Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk I North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.—Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1 Do. Leeds Do. York 94 98 14l 15a p 144 15a p 96 196 a 65 67 1108 110 95 98 1 1 Id 9.1 t Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock'' Stock, 25 Stock' Stock' Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 116 13 4 North London . N. &S.Westn.,llampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western 6 7 354 36 1051 1061 83 85 9 11 59 60 34 11 d 6oi 014 89-1 SO 1 1i d 43 44 72 72i 102 104 E 3 le 174 all all 100 all 4r 41 (II 13/ 144 4 71 31 32 No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver IPeebles Portsmouth Rhymney !Scottish Central !Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock'. iDo. Scottish Mid. Stock •Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer !South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun 1 Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok iStockton & Darlington , Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 (Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesliavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick ;West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 'Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 100 100 all all all 13 15 109 111 241 25} 81 83 45 47 3} 24 d 44i 761 754 761 61 63 60 64 8 11 355 865 6 6i 31 31 71 71 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 571 / 7 1 103 24 85 601 60 1 56 951 I 911 2 1061 83 60} } 64:4- 89f 44 f 3i. 721 n 7 Closing Business Paid. price. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. 2.5 'Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at 250) Stk Bris. & Exet4p.ctStock, 120 Do. do. do. Shares StocklCaledon 210, 44 per cent 12.10 ,Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 po i Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6 1 ,Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stock' E. Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc I Stock l E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Stock'Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock ,East Lanc. 6 per ct 5 ;E.& W. York. Jen. fifths Stock i Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares, Stock .Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.' StockiFurness, 5 per cent , StocklGlas. &S West. a. spc ; S tock 'Great Northern, 5 p. et Stock 'Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm, Stock 'Do. 45 p. c. do. do. G t G . N t. s h n . o & f S w co ( t i l r d e , l l a s n t d p ) f i 100 Do.sp.e. edm.,s pc. pyri.l 10 Stock p. et. pref. Stock 60 Great West. (Berke and: Hants) Ext. 5 p.et.. .Do. Redeemable, 44 p Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et.' Do. Irredeemable, do. . ;Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, IGt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref IDo Birming. guar. stock I Do. Chester guar. shares ;Do. do. do I Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock, Lon.&Brig4.sPc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 21 Do. New gua., 6 p. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 41 Lon.& N. W.Cov. & Nun- , eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis 5 sh I Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. j Do. 26 IDo. 35 per cent. I Do. 4 peMaryportr cent & Car., 4 p.c. Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860, Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. stj Newport,Aber,&c.prets; p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with! option till 1866 Stock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh areal Stock Do. 5 p. e. Ext. Stock,lB46, Stock Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 18 4 71 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.SklB47 Stock; North British, 5 per cent Stock I Do. New, gua. 5 percent) StocklNth . Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co., I Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.i Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.l 17 , Do. do. do. 20 ,Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 124 ,Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 , IN). York, H.& S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire 1 Stock ;Ox. Wr. & Wol.6pc.lstg Stock' Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock' Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.in perp 84 ( Scottish Central, new pi St ockiScottish N.-Eastern deb! Stock. Do. 34 per c. pref. stock. Stock, l Do. Aberdeen. gll a. 6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 I Do. Fixed 44 per cent! 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading, Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock' Do .44 per cent Stock' Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is. , Stock Do. New do., 2d issue., Stock, South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. I Stock Do. 44 per cent 20 'S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. 25 25D 1 Stoco. 6 per cenkton and D t ar. 5 p.c.' StocklWBatpeerfrocrednt Kilkenny,( Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 2(3 Stock] Stock. Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock] 12. 12 Stock Stock 12 12 I Stock Stock Stock Stock) 10 all }lOO 100 100 100 100 all 100 all all 104 100 100 100 100 1 all Paid. Closing Business Price. " Done. 49 61 96 98 103 105 51 61 99 101 , 112 117 107 111 1114 116 113 115 129 131 81 83 ,115 117 1120 122 112 114 106 108 ,86 88 97 99 87 29 88 90 101 103 91 101 17 18 91 101 72 74 19 20 91 10 144 151 1138 140 ',IZS 160 8 9 1120 123 66 68 I PS 1 1041 I 1 iP ,95 96 91 10 lli 11/ 109 115 1110 112 1108 110 96 98 1 iP d p 224 234 122 124 99 101 72 74 120 124 1118 122 10} 11 241 291 1104 106 ;104 106 28 29 33 34 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business R a ilways. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W Buckinghamshire 1 100 'l.n & N.W Clydesdale Junction ', 100 Caledonin Colchester, Stour Val , all E.U.&E C E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c I 100 Gt. North. E Union,llarwichShs all E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge lOO Gls.Barr.&Nells,Drct 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. Do. Shares all Do. London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. Do. Barking Shares., all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk.. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do Midland Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk.l all LN W&M : 1 5 011 . 6. E.Counts S:k.&p 31‘11iidd.R1lbrt RfoedrdePr'rgf:Tikc: Newmrkt.,BuryEx Nog4ahrna.n&te;d3astsnp. C. p.c. 5 all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent, all Do. Pres ton and WM. 1 all kr y W k. I Do. Shares ......A. all Do. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 (Gt. North. Shf. Roth. &G01.g.5p.c. 18 11 6L an. & Yk Shrowsbry& Hereford all T Brass)) , South Staffordshire.. all M'Clean Wear Valley, g. 6 p• c• all tk. & Dar ' Do. do. .. . ....... ... all Do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 I Gt. West Wimbledon& Croydn. all ,L.&llrgtn 99 101 102 104 16 17 ,140 145 9 93 7 8i DOCKS. Share Docks. I Paid Closing Business Price. Done. ! - Stook Commercial lOO Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO - Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 10 Do New ..............! is .... -111 E . SUN LONDON, , WEDNESDAY -ENTENING, AUG trgrr 24, ~,85t1. BRITISH POSSESSIONS 1 , ; Closing ' Business Share Railways. - I Paid. __p rice. Dona. , I 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence' all ' 79 81 80 - Leased at 6 per cent ) 4 4 18 I Bom. , Baroda&Cent.lnd 13 16 17 gu. 5 percent 18 ' Do all - - 18 I Do. Addit. Capital A 6 14 1 d 18 i Do. Do. B, 9 11 1 d 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 'l5 d 204 Do. New I ' 164 I 5 6 d 100 i Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich; i 1 00 - _ ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872; 100 Do. do. 1 .July, 1873; 100 - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874' '' I - - 20 .Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. 4d 4 p 20 ;Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) , 2s. - - 20 ,Cape Town & Dock Scrip, 2s. I 14 1 20 ,Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - - 20 'Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c ; 74 1 4d 68 174 :Demerara - - 20 Eastern Beng - al.gu.sp.c ; 5 14 i d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c 1 100 994 1004 921 20 1 Do. C Shares I all - - 20 1 Do. 14` Shares Ext 5 - - 20 j Do. Jubbulpore I 5 4 d par 100 ; D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 , all 994 1006 20 iG eelong& Mel.gua.sp. c. all 19 20 Sto. f - - ( per cent. Bonds Stock ,Grand ,Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 26 355 100 ,Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B. all 714 724 100 IDo. 6 per cent. Pref 1 100 j 92 93 93 24 4 20 IGt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c ; all 97 98 974 8 20 IDo. New, gua.s per cent ' 4 4 4d = 20 :Do. do , , 4 ..... ..,._ f Gt.S of Ind.Lim.-Scrip, 1 20 • 2s. 11 ld ( guaranteed 5 per cent.' 204 , ; Gt.W. of Canada Shares' all 14f 154 204 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with' all 102 104 ( opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 1 1 102 104 100 Do. do. "/3 without opt all ;101 103 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all ' 97 100 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c ) all 85 90 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all - - 20 Do. 44 p. c. Extension ' 15 85 90 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c , 15 184 19 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock ,Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - .... 20 1 ,Newßninswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - -d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do 1 .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do ; 10 - --d .. I Do. do. Land do 1 20 f INorthoflndiaTranuvad 2 , - ( , Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde - d 20 Do. -4 t, , all 194 194 194 20 Do. New a° 12 11 4u l 11 .. ; 20 IDo. Punjaub 20 po. Indus. St. Flo bL:', 4 10 1 1 d 20 ISt. Andrews & Quebec A; 18 - - 10 iTrinidad(Limited) Scrip ; 1 - - 1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam' Ardonn es q 4f i f V cL 1 IBah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. ;Belgian East. Junction ißeziers to Graissessac ICarmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France (Euphrates Valley !Great Central of France IGt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian 2 2i 5f 51 25 26 i Ili 61 21 2i.pl 'Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New iNamur and Liege... Do. do. 6 p. c. Jr.ef. !Northern of France. Si Si 19 20 34 37 - -p 9 10 i Do. New Shares 'Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent i Paris,Lyons, and Reda Paris and Orleans 34 35 53 65 21 24 d IRecife& S. Fran. gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and DunaburT.... , ,Rome and Fi ascai Royal Danish ,Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. !Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France I West Flanders 6 64 1 8 91 2 9 01 54 6 94 10 216 224 {Do. 5 p. c. Preference . }W. & N.W. of France IWestern of Austria IWestern of Switzerland IWiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid . Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.e Ja. & July 100 1121 1131 1121 121 Do. 6 p.c.Eb.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. Az Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1091 1101 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -- - N. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb., 106 98} 99} NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Si.) Deb. redeemable, 1875 , 100 i lo 9i 110}*0k — S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July I 100 1 108 110 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Janeaulyi 100 I MISCELLANEOUS. ling Share ! Miscellaneous. C p o r s i • !Business done ce. 10 ;Arzlo-Mexican Mint .. all 131 141 1000 'Atlantis Tel. (Limited),l all .200 220 25 'Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 10 'Australian Royal Mail . all 1 1 10 Berlin Water Works ...j all I 21 4 35 3 5 10 Do New, issued at £5 die I 50 I British American Land 44 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 , Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 ,Canada Land 324 107 111 10 Chan Islands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Stock,Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg all 25 I Do. Preference 75 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 4f 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 101 104 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 1 1 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel I lOs - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount I 5 11 11 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all if 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 4 5 25 National Discount Co 5 11 15 d 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis. all 1 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. I d p Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 50 55 50Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 76 78 76 150 Do. New I 10 9 11 20 IRed Sea & Ind. Teleg,r. 10 fp 134 50 I lthymney Iron 15 Do. New - all 6 64 :100 IRoyal Mail Steam I 60 49 51 1 IScot.A ustrln.lne.(Lim ) all 115 125 25 South Australian Land 11 35 37 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all ; 1 1 Do. do Registered all 1 20 Tr.& In.Co.ot Upr. Can 5 51 100 pin nirmen's 2115 8 9 BRITISH MINES. Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) , British Iron Condurrew (Camborne). !Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.); East Bassett (Mogan). IE. Russl (Tavistk.) 'Great South Tolgus , G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) l Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) ;North Wheal Crotty.. - .I N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan)1 Par Consols (St. Blaxy)! !Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) Sorth C. Brea( Illogan).! S Wheal Fran. (Illogan), Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft iUnitedMines(Gwennap)l 'Vale of Towey (Carm.)! West Basset (Illogan) ,' Caradon (Liskeard).l "Wheal Basset (Illogan). "Wheal Buller (Redruth)i 'Wheal Edward (Cal s.) Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary A nn (Menhe)l Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) Paid.li Closing Price. 2.11.18 41 511 1 21 !425 435 ;1624 972 i 9 13 1 1 1 14} 1 1 1} 7i 1 - 3o' 7 8 12 1 3 - ,240 2 5 0 160 } 17201 21 22 1130 135 1175 185 jB5 95 1 14 2 12 15 136 38 26 28 FOREIGN MINES Australian Boa AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25p.) Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica 'Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General • Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba • United' Mexican id 10 11 21 21 22 24 104 114 14 d i iPI 5 30 28.2.8 t 426 11 4 5 I i ii l JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share, Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing. Done. 100 Agra*UnitedServiceßk 50 Business 40 Australasia all -- 844 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Pank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 60 British North American all -- 20 Chtd. Bank of India, arc 12 1 100 City 5O 82 P 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 22 100 Commercial of Landon 2O 18 20 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 151 151 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all • 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 21/ 1211 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stook 100 London & Westminster 2O 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 22 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales - 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all 39 40 39j 20 Ottoman Bank all 19 20 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia, 'all -- 25 Do. New 2O 50 Union of London lO 251 261 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Western Bk of London 50 d 41 43 8 9 Business Done. LA IV INTELLIGEXCE.- 7 (TEIS DA ) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) LOST PROPERTY-IMPORTANT CASE-TEBBETT V. ISENBERG. This was a summons to recover £6 10s., the value of 19 pairs of boots, left at defendant's warehouse, and alleged to have been sold. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lumley for the defendant. The transaction giving rise to the present proceedings occurred as far back as 1853. It appeared that plaintiff, who is a boot and shoemaker of Northampton, submitted a parcel of 48 pairs of boots for defendant to select from. Defendant made a choice of 29 pairs, leaving 19 pairs for plaintiff to take away. At plaintiff's instance these 19 pairs were left in defendant's warehouse to be taken care of as a favour. Some time afterwards plaintiff applied for his property, and was told that by mistake some of the boots had been sold. Ho was offered a small parcel of four pairs alleged to be the residue, but refused to take them away. Defendant alleged that the boots (19 pairs) were taken care of as a favour, and upon application returned to plaintiff. Mr. Lumley contended that defendant was bound, as bailie of these goods, to take ordinary, but not extraordi nary care of them. His Honour—l don't think selling a person's property is taking care of it. Plaintiff is entitled to a verdict with costs. SOLICITORS AND ATTORNEY'S ROBES AND THE COURT. In a case which occurred, Mr. Beard applied for his costs. His Honour—You will have your costs, but I tell you that on and from the Ist October next, a great many altera tions will be made, and I intend to be very strict. Only a day o'r two ago T allowed a counsel V. 3s. 6d. who told me that he did not consider his case of sufficient importance to appear in costume, but I shall require not only counsel but also solicitors to robe, or I shall not allow fees. Mr. Buchanan—l think it will be a very good rule. His Honour—You had better look sharp ; you have a long notice. Mr. Beard—Shall we have to robe ? His Honour—Certainly. The matter then dropped. LYONS V. JORDAN-LOAN SOCIETIES AND SURETIES. Plaintiff had been security for defendant for a loan of Z. Defendant became a defaulter, and plaintiff, as surety, was 'summoned for Li ss. at the Clerkenwell County Court. Plaintiff was ordered to pay the money by instalments, having done which he now sought to recover from defen dant the amount. Mr. Hockley Wood, for the defendant, contended that plaintiff had paid £1 15s. more than was due, and after being informed that only £2 10s. was due. Plaintiff could not recover the £1 ]ss. His Honour decided that plaintiff was bound to attend to the order of the Clerkenwell County Court, and ordered defendant to pay the amount in 20 days. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY, AND LUCKY ESCAPES.—Ann Williams and Emma Bishop, the latter of whom has been previously charged at this court with felony, were charged with steal ing a silver watch of the value of £5, the property of Mr. John Clement, upholsterer, 21, Poland-street, Oxford street. The prosecutor said he went into Mr. M'Honald's, the Scotch Stores, Oxford-street, that:morning, about two, with some friends, having previously to going to the house been drinking rather freely. He partook of more drink with his friends, who shortly after left, and he thm got into conver sation with the prisoners, and left the house with them, one on each side, and as he was going along Oxford-street, he put his hand to his waistcoat pooket and missed his watch. He at once taxed the prisoners with the robbery, but they stoutly denied ; but feeling certain they had got it, he detained them, and gave them into custody. He valued the watch as the gift of his father. Mr. Beadon said if he had any regard for his father's watch he would advise him to keep sober. A constable who assisted in taking the prisoner into cus tody said that, seeing Williams fidgetting about, he seized her hand and took the watch from it. Mr. Beadon said Bishop was a well-known thief, and had escaped before (she was charged with robbing a butler of about £2O a short time since), and must escape a second time, but she had botter be cautious or she might not escape the third. There was not sufficient legal evidence against her, and she was discharged. As to the other (Williams), who had also been at the court before, he should ask her whether she was guilty or not. Williams pleading guilty, she was committed for four months with hard labour. THAMES. APPLICATION FOR A DIVORCE.—Mrs. Carlin, a very respectable woman, the wife of Thomas Carlin, a soldier, who served in tho Crimean war, and who has been re manded on a charge of bigamy, applied to Mr. Yatdley for a divorce. Mr. Yardley—My good woman I have no power to grant a divorce. Mrs. Carlin—l am Carlin's first wife, and he abandoned me several years ago, and married another woman, whom he has ill-used. The second wife, an equally respectable woman, who ap peared to be much careworn, here stepped forward. Mr. Yardley addressed the first wife, and said ehe must apply to the Divorce Court if. she wished to annul her mar riage with Carlin. He would advise her not to take any proceedings against her husband until after the trial. If her husband was found guilty, there was no doubt the Divorce Court would annul the bonds of matrimony. Mrs. Carlin thanked the magistrate, and took a seat alongside the second wife, and both were crying and con doling with each other for some time, until Carlin was brought up on remand and charged with intermarrying with his second wife, whilst his first wife was living. It appeared that the prisoner had abandoned his first wife (to whom he was married at Basford, Nottinghamshire), for se veral years before he married his second wife at the parish church of St. George, Bloomsbury, in 1853. The ill• usage of his second wife, and his being confined to barracks in the Tower, led to the detection of Carlin's first marriage. Evidence of both marriages was given, and the prisoner was committed for trial. DUTCH OPINION OF ENGLAND.—A respectable looking Dutchman, wearing spectacles, who gave the name of Florentine Mictlingen, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with smuggling 2 lbs. 6 ounces of foreign manu factured tobacco. Mr. William Taylor, tide surveyor, said he stopped the prisoner, who was leaving the Leo, a Rotterdam steamer, at the St. Katherine Wharf, and found upon him 2 lbs. and 6 ounces of tobacco and cigars. The prisoner said he was told in Holland by his country men that England was a free and enlightened country, and that he could take anything on shore without interruption. Mr. Yardley—lt is a free country, but people are not free to import goods without payment of the duty. We have to pay a large amount of taxation for our freedom. - The prisoner said he was ignorant of the law. Mr. Yardley would advise the prisoner to become ac•• quainted with our law. If he did not he would lose his freedom. He fined the prisoner 305., which he paid. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. About an average supply of English wheat—the prin cipal portion being of the present year's growth, and in fair condition, was on offer here to-day. All kinds met a dull inquiry, and prices were 2s per qr. lower than last week. In foreign wheat—the show of which was extensive — very little business was passing, on former terms. Floating cargoes of grain were a slow inquiry. The few samples of barley on offer realised full prices, but the demand was by no means active. Most kinds of malt changed hands at Monday's prices. Good sound oats supported previous rates ; but low and heated samples ruled heavy, at 6d per qr. less money. Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered in value. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oath. Flour. English 460 20 1,330 ' 670 1,040 Irish Foreign 5,720 1 50,260 110 sks 1 I 70 bls WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is heavy, as foliows : 4 l admtbo, 454 60dd per t B —Beef, from 2 s 10d t o 4 s 4d ; mu tt on , 3 s 2d t o 4 s 6d ; 57b., od b ; y v t e h a e l, oar 3s o 4 a d se t . o 4s 2d ; and pork, 3x - SPORTING -IfOT-R& --- -- OXFORD AND CA?TERBURY. The only drawbacks from a full - enjoyment cf the sport at Egham yesterday were the inefficiency of the police ar rangements and the unmitigated ruffianism which marked certain portions of the crowd. The card dodges were tried on in the railway carriages, pockets were rifled on the course, and I heard an experienced detective officer declare that, throughout his entire experience, he scarcely renaem • bers such a large congregation of loose characters. The weighing stand was turned into a receptacle for captured thieves, and, in fact, the pleasant character whichwas wont to attach to the meeting was quite destroyed. The sport was not of a.very first-class description. The favourite, Killigrew, won the Handicap with at least a stone to spare, and Thunderbolt justified the long odds which were laid on him for the King John Stakes by cutting down his oppo nents without an effort. This horse, who has undeniably good looks, improves upon acquaintance, and should there be nothing queer about his legs he will be heard of to greater advantage next season. The revival of Oxford races is likely to be attended with a marked success. They who undertook the work brought earnestness and ability to bear upon their task, and their efforts were basked by both pecuniary and personal assist ance, by the principal inhabitants of the town, and by the leading families of the neighbourhood. The course, which is inferior to very few in the kingdom, is in excellent con dition, and the Oxonians are not a little elated at the pro spect of a re-inauguration of a very pleasant gathering. The City Members' Plate has a capital entry, and will b• briskly speculated upon. I shall stand on the old 'uns, and shall select Little Gerard, New Brighton, and The Poacher to be amongst the foremost at the finish. For the Oxfordshire Plate my fancy points to Eltham Beauty and The Greek. Hartley Wintney will go unpenalised to the post for the Heaton Plate, and as he can unquestionably "race a bit," he is certainly trustworthy. For the PortMeadowPlate my allegiance must be divided between the " two Queens"—Queen of the South and Queen Bess. The Stratton Audley Nursery Plate has thirty six nomi nations, and the " talent" will have much difficulty in selecting a favourite. I shall be inclined to trust Madrid and Jessie Brown. Lady Kingston and Hop Merchant may be as trustworthy as anything for the Innkeepers' Plate. Tho Canterbury meeting will be materially affected by its clashing with the Oxford fixture. Its list, however, shows an improvement on that issued of late years. The only two handicaps closed seem to me within the grasp of Yellow Rose. A FRESH MAN. RADCLIFFE RACES.—MONDAY. The Heaton Park Handicap of 2 soya each, with 25 added. One mile. Mr. J. Osborne's Birdcage, by West Australian, 2 yrs, 6st 21b __ . _ _ (Challoner) 1 Mr. Martindale's Princess of Orange, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Smethurst) 2 Mr. W. Wood's Little Girl, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Johnson) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Birdcage-3 to 1 apt Princess of Orange. _ _ . Won in a canter by four lengths ; bad third. The Stand Plate Handicap of 40 sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Cliff's Lustre, by the Prime Minister, 3 yrs, 6st lllb (Gardiner) 1 Mr. Gerdon's Tibb Tacket, 2 yrs, sst llb (J. Doyle) 2 Mr. Thorp's c by Daniel O'Rourke, 2 yrs, 4st 111 b (car 4st 131 b) (Maley) 3 The following also ran :—Alfred, Fatty, Nancy, Brother to Flying Cloud, and Lassie. Betting-6 to 4 agst Alfred, 3to 1 each agst Lustre and Tibb Tacket, 12 to 1 agst any other (offd) Won easily by two lengths; the same distance between the second and third. The Wilton Cup of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 7 soya each, 3 ft. One mile and a-half. Mr. Wright's Lazy Lass, 5 yrs, 6st 51b (Gardiner) 1 Mr. Beeley's Charlotte, 3 yrs, Sat 21b (Metcalf) 2 Mr. Aspinall's Susanna, 3 yrs, 4st 111 b (J. Doyle) 3 The following also ran :—Secret Treasure, Flash in the Pan, Raspberry, and Emerald. Betting-3 to 1 agst Flash in the Pan, 4to 1 each agst Lazy Lass, Susanna, and Charlotte. Emerald slipped up at the bottom turn. Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third. The Selling Handicap of. .2 soya each, with 20 added. The winner to be sold for £3O. One mile. Mr. J. Osborne's Little Poll, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Challoner) 1 Mr. Martindale's Princess of Orange, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Smethurst) 2 Betting-3 to lon Princess of Orange. Won by a length. There was no advance on the selling price. The Maiden Plate of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; three yr-olds, 7st ; four, Bst 41b; five, Bst 91b; six and aged, Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Cliff's Cast Off, 3 yrs, 6st 11lb (Gardiner) 1 Mr. Osborne's Vatty, 3 yrs, fist 111 b. (Challoner) 2 Mr. Martindale's Dr. Leeke, 4 yrs, Bst 1113..(Smethurst) 3 Mr. Smiler's Pandemonium, 3 yrs, 75t..., ..(Grimshaw) 4 TUESDAY. Stewards' Cup Lustro Charlotte Secret Treasure Five ran. Scurry Handicap. Little Poll Blarney Princess of Orange BOROUGH HOP. Our market still continues heavy, and prices rule almost nominal. Favourable accounts are at hand from the plan• tations, and the duty is called £260,000. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAIr. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 16/ 11 16 Antwerp Brussels — 25 25 25 30 Flamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 117/ 117 f Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 34 35 Madrid - 49 49f Cadiz — 491 t Leghorn Genoa 30 - 0 25 62f Naples _ . Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York 1224 12? f Two-year-old Stakes. Amy Sedgwick Tibb Tacket Daniel O'Rourke colt EGHAM RACES.-TUESDAY. The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 50 added ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. One mile. Mr. Shelley's Lord Berkeley, by Weatherbit, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (Custance) 1 Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 6 yrs, Bst 41b...(L. Snowden) 2 Mr. C. Wyndham's Glenmasson, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordham) Z The following also ran :—Bel Esperanza, Palm Leaf, and The Gift. Betting—Even on Glenmasson, 4 to 1 each agst Lord Berkeley and Bel Esperanza, 5 to 1 agst Tame Deer. Won by a length ; same distance between the second and third ; bad fourth. Tho Betting Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya. Three- quarters of a mile Mr. W. Day's colt, by Acrobat, out of Alboni, 2 yrs, sst 101 b _ (J Adams) 1 _ Major Bringhurst's Hand-over-Hand, 2' yrs, 58i (J. Daley) 2 Mr. Mellish's Julie, 3 yrs, 78t 71b (Bray) 3 The following also ran:—Lady Bird, Doe filly, Joyeuse, Hassock, The Gift, Niger, Calista filly, and Pipo. Betting-7 to 2 agst Julie, 4to 1 agst Hand-over• Hand, 6 to 1 agst the Alboni colt. Won easily by a length; a head between the second and third; the same distanee between the third and fourth; Hassock was fifth, and Niger sixth; the Doe filly, Gift, and Joyeuse were the next three. The Calista filly bolted soon after starting and ran to Cooper's Hill. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (Handicap) of 15 sovs each, loft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added. Winners extra. Two miles and a distance. 31 subs., 15 of whom. declared. Duke of Bedford's Killigrew, by Rochester, 4 yrs, Bst (Flatman) 1 Count Batthyany's Coxcomb, 3 yrs, sst 101 b. , (J. Daley) 2 Mr. G. Lambert's Clydesdale, 4 yrs, Bst .. (D. Hughes) 3 - -- • The following also ran :—Ruth, Burgomaster, Fly -by day, Gala colt, Clara Webster, and Minster. Betting-7 to 4 agst Killigrew, 7to 2 agst Burgomaster, 6 to 1 agst any other. Won in a canter by two lengths ; very bad third. The Ankerwycke Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &a. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. B. Land's Hassock, by Footstool, 3 yrs (£5O), 7st 91b (Dickenson) 1 Mr. Mellish's The Present, 4 yrs (i2O), Bst llb (Fordham) 2 Col. Vyse's Madrigal, 3 yrs, (ao), 7st9lb (L. Snowden) 3 Betting—Even on Hassock, 6 to 4 agst The Present. Won by a head—three-quarters of a length between the second and third. The King John Stakes of 16 soya each, 10ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds; colts, Bst. 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. 19 subs. Mr. C. Alexander's Thunderbolt, by Stockwell, Bst 41b (Sharp) 1 Count Batthyany's Rope Dancer, Bst 31b (Wells) 2 Mrs. Osbaldestone's The Maid of Orleans, 7st 121 b (L. Snowden) 3 Francatelli and. Barabbas also ran. Betting—Three to 1 on Thunderbolt, 4 to 1 agst Rope Dancer, 8 to 1 agst The Maid of Orleans. Won by four lengths . ; tad third. The Railway Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for two yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Barnard's filly, by Slane, out of Pauline, 2 yrs, (£6O), sst 81b (Reeves) 1 Mr. W. Towsey's Volatore, 4 yrs (MO), Bst 12113""' (J. Goater) 2 Mr. Trower's Leukothea, 4 yrs, 9st .. (Fordham) 3 The Gift also ran. Betting-7 to 4on the Pauline filly, who won easily by a length ; bad third. The winner was bought in for 90 guineas. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859. AUGUST. Oxford 25 Lichfield .........••••• 29 Canterbury 25 Yarmouth ..............30 Stockton 25 Totness and Bridgetown.. 30 Airdrie 25 Derby Summer 3l SEPTEMBER. Weston Zoyland 2 Leicester Warwick Cardiff Rochester and Chatham 8 Newmarket F.O 27 Doncaster 13 Brecon 27 28 Dover l5 Walsall Chesterfield OCTOBER. Richmond 4 Newmarket S.O. 10 Royal Caledonian Hunt Jpswich 19 and Perth ............ 6 Kelso 19 Bedford ............•••• 8 Newmarket H 24 109 111 64 66 115 120 92 94 2i 211 99 100 I I P 57 59 - - 138 142 94 10 101 11 1% I 6.11.0 17s 11.18.8 1 9 i 1 18s 6d 81 1 7.9.4 nil. 18.18.91 44 9 40 12s Bd 14 10 5* 5 30 10 25 70 TII BA,EL 0 T SCtCIE J;I: The Allowing remarks on a lea:du-4 article in ,Xloyd's Weekly Newspaper have been refused ad mission into its columns, and we have been re quested to insert them : Sir,—ln answer to the question contained in your leader of the 14th inst., " Why is not the Bal lot Society more active than we find it ?' " Why has this society not familiarised the public with the advantages of the ballot, and fortified its posi tion by apt illustrations which have been derived from the ballot-box in America and Australia ?" I beg leave to reply as follows :-- Ist. As to want of activity, I am happy to bo able to quote the contrary opinion of an Anti- Ballotist. In a pamphlet, eititled " A few Remarks on the Ballot, addr?ssed to all who value the security of property and the maintenance of order and good government," recently published at Exeter by a gentleman who, oddly enough for an opponent of secrecy, chooses to keep his name secret, it is said—" With unaltered zeal and perse verance, with an increasing addition of strength from the accession of many persons of high in fluence and important social position set ting forth arguments and assertions which have been refuted and proved to be un founded so repeatedly and so clearly as to render the subject stale and nauseous as twice boiled cabbage, the ballot-mongers hold their meetings, deliver their lectures, and make their annual motion in Parliament. By dint of sheer hard work and ceaseless agitation slowly but steadily increasing in numbers and importance." " The agitation, in its favour is no mere bugbear. The minority in Parliament includes many men of immense wealth and influence. This clearly proves the immediate and absolute necessity of prompt and vigorous resistance on the part of its oppo nents." The anti-ballotist does us more justice than the editor of Lloyd's, although we are proud to rank him amongst the advocates of the ballot. Tracts exhibiting the necessity of the ballot, the arguments in its support, the opinions of eminent politicians in its favour, and " fortifying our position by apt illustrations of the benefits which have been derived from the ballot-box in America and Australia," have been and are circulated by the thousands in every Parliamentary borough, and also in the counties, as opportunities are afforded. I may add that the communication on the work ing of the ballot in New South Wales, which ap peared in your paper of the 14th, was forwarded by this society to each of the London daily papers, and the leading Liberal papers in the provinces. Meetings in the following places have been re cently held, and attended by members of the com mittee, who addressed them on the question of the ballot : Cirenoester Cheltenham Greenwich Gloucester Launceston Portsmouth Godalming Helaton Monmouth Reigate Truro Exeter Sheffield Woburn Folkestone Fenny Stratford Hackney Itiswich Newcastle-on-Tyne Taunton Woolwich Tewkesbury Devonport Deptford Frome Harwich Horsham Norwich Doer These deputations receive no remuneration for their services. I may further add that since the formation of this society the supporters of the bal lot in Parliament have increased from 176 to 238. No election passes without a movement, public or private, as is judged most efficient, being made for the ballot. The committee fully acknowledge " they should be as active as eloquent, and as persevering as the Anti-Cora Law League," but that they may be so they must be as rich. The League expended in their agitation (if I recollect rightly) £200,000. This society has not, at , present, had the means of expending for our movement £lO,OOO. I trust you will insert this letter, and that it may to an increase of the society's means of pro ducing additional subscribers amongst your readers. If that be the case, our activity will increase also. The above was written and sent to your office before I saw your paper of the 21st, with your further strictures on our proceedings. With this letter in your possession it is strange you should repeat your mistaken assertions. I need only add that one, whose competency to judge you will not question, Mr. Cobden, in his speech at Rochdale, speaking of the Ballot Society, said, " That Society is worthy your support, and will, I hope, go on advocating the Ballot, and adducing, as it is ad ducing, the best possible arguments to show its morality and efficiency." I am, Sir, your obedient servant, WM. WICKHAM, Secretary. The Ballot Society's Offices, Gaildhall-chambers, Aug. 19, 1859. LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COM- PANY. Yesterday the first half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at the London Tavern, Mr. Robert Taylor, vice-chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The report has already been published in The Sun. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, ex plained the absence of Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P., the chairman, who was spending his holiday in the Channel Islands. He had been induced to join the company, because he felt that the metropolis required such an undertaking, and having paid great attention to it, he had no hesitation in saying that in a short time the company's wires would be almost as much appreciated as the post-office. Few companies had received so much support from the public, and he believed the bulk of the shareholders had joined not as a matter of speculation, but with a view to investment. No free shares had been dis tributed ; all the shares had been paid upon, and before the allotment took place every precaution was taken to ascertain the prospects of the under taking. Accordingly the directors put themselves in communication with bankers, insurance com panies and others, and the result of these inquiries satisfied them the company would supply a want which had been long felt in the metropolis. In carrying out theworks the directors had observed the strictest economy, and he was convinced that no body of directors could have more zealously devoted themselves to the duties they had undertaken. It had been under consideration to appoint a general manager of the future business of the company, but it was found that a person competent to discharge such duties could not be obtained for less than £4OO a-year, and it had therefore been proposed to manage the business by a sub-committee. The wires would be worked by females, and the number of repectable and educated young persons who had applied for employment had quite surprised and grieved the directors. The terms upon which the staff would be employed were these ; those who could manipulate three or four words a minute would be paid ss. a-week ; eight words, Bs. ; and after that 10s. per week. At present the company had 45 young persons under the instruction of a competent instructress; and when the staff began to work the strictest rules would be laid down for their guidance. Any male clerk found talking to any of the female clerks would be subject to instant dismissal. After a short discussion the report was adopted, and the directors, the whole of whom retired at this meeting, were re-elected. The CHAIRMAN then informed the meeting that the next business was to consider the amount they would set aside as a remuneration for the directors. Mr. RENFRAY suggested that they should be re . - compensed by a per tentage on the profits. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the profits for the past half-year had been but small, and cautioned the meeting against expecting a large dividend until they had had time to make the public familiar with so novel an undertaking. The directors had held 88 meetings during the past six months ; and by way of placing a tangible proposition before the meeting, he would move that they be paid at the rate of £l,OOO, commencing on the Ist of January last. (Cries of " No, no," and " Too much.") Mr. EAMES thought that the sum named was a very reasonable one. If equally divided amongst the eight directors it would only yield them £125 each, which was surely not too much for gentlemen of such standing as they had been fortunate enough to secure for the hoard. (Hear, hear.) The motion was then put, and was apparently lost. The CHAIRMAN was afraid it would be necessary to vote by the number of shares held by the gen tlemen present. Mr. RENFRAY would move an amendment . Mr. The CHAIRMAN said that, strictly speakin g , Renfray was too late ; but as the directors would greatly prefer a unanimous vote, he would receive his proposition. Mr. RENFRAY moved that the sum be £BOO a year. A PROPRIETOR thought it was hardly worth while to press so paltry a reduction. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FARQUHAR said it would be bad policy to refuse the directors a fair remuneration for their labours, considering how much would depend upon their exertions. Mr. RENFRAY then withdrew his motion, and the majority. The p ro p os iti on was carr i e d by a large 1 The auditors were re-elected, and a vote of 5 guineas to each per annum wa Th oh e a m irm ee a ti n ng and terminated the w ith e agreed re ot e e d o th* of thanks to the board. TILE TELEGRAPH. TO Tilt \thlT bit OF TILE SUN. Sir,-1 beg.to forward hereunder a copy of a re porf from Mr: R C. Webb, C.E., who is well known as having had considerable experience in the test ing and examination of telegraphic cables, and who has just returned from Valencia, to which place he was recently deputed by the directors to proceed for the purpose of affording them the necessary information as to the present eleettical andrnechanical state of the cable. • My absence from London has prevented it from being sent to you sooner for the information of the public.—Yours truly, GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary. Atlantic Telegraph Company, Liverpool, Aug. 22. " To THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS OF THE AT LANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. " Valencia, Aug. 10. " Gentlemen,—According to your request I have made from Valencia a careful examination of the electrical state of the Atlantic cable. I made some tests for comparison on the various pieces of Atlan tic cable in Messrs. Glass's premises at Greenwich during July 31 and August 1. " I arrived here on the 4th inst., and, assisted by Mr. Collett, made experiments during the sth, 6th, Bth, and 9th inst. " I find the lowest resistance shown to be 278 statute miles. " I find it is possible to increase this resistance up to 589 miles by_ sending a copper current for some time from six 12-plate Daniel's batteries. " By experiments I have made on various kinds of constructed faults I find that a fault which could be thus oxidized so as to give (by reversal of the current) a difference of resistance equal to the dif ference obtainable on the cable—viz., 311 miles, must give a minimum resistance of about 16 miles. " When the fault is large, and thus gives little resistance, no great change can be obtained by re versing the battery ; and, indeed, it is evident that when the connection between the line and earth is increased beyond a certain extent of surface no dif ference in the resistance of the circuit can be ob-. tained by reversing the battery. " When the f au lt i s very minute it can be almost perfectly sealed up by a copper current, but the re sistance will still be very great, even with a zinc current. " My experiments show that a fault of about 16 miles' minimum resistance can be varied with cer tainty by reversal of the battery to the same degree as the fault on the cable, and that if the fault gives less resistance than 16 miles it cannot be varied to that extent, while, if it gives more resist. ance, the variation cannot be produced with the same certainty, nor quite to the same degree. " Taking, therefore, the resistance of the fault and cable beyond the fault to be equal to 15 miles, this would bring the fault to about 263 statute miles from Valencia. " As I have no information of the return current due to different lengths of the Atlantic cable, which might have been observed and tabulated during the paying out of the cable, it is impossible to check the resistance tests accurately by the observed re turn current. " Comparing it, however, with the return current on the Cagliari and Malta and Corfu cables, and making, roughly, allowance for the increased size of the gutta percha in the Atlantic cable, I find it to be about what is due to the supposed distance of the fault. " I also made experiments on the return current with a wire leading to earth from the cable, and by placing reslstanees in circuit in this wire I could represent a fault close at hand and of varying re sistanerz. " I found that in such an arrangement, when the artificial fault gave a resistance of 300 miles, the return current was only reduced about 22 per cent. "If the real fault, therefore, was close at hand, the return current of th e whole length of perfect cable beyond the fault would be only reduced about 22 per cent. " I am of opinion that the return observed cur rent is much less than 78 per cent. of the return current due to the whole cable, as it would be if the fault were close at hand and of a resistance of about 300 miles, and that it coincides, as nearly as I can judge, with that due to the length shown by the resistance. " Again, when the artificial fault was made to re present a resistance of 260 . milei and then increased to 580 the return current only increased about 17 per cent., whereas when like real fault is increased to the same amount of resistance (by sending a copper current for some time) the return current in creases about 80 per cent. This shows also that the return current is more influenced by the partial healing of the fault than it would be if the fault was a small one near at hand, and consequently tends also to confirm the supposition that the fault is distant, and offers, when at its minimum little resistance. "I am of opinion, therefore, that a serious fault exists about 263 statute miles from Valencia, mea sured along the cable, and that the cable between that spot and this shore is comparatively perfect. "No tests from here can now decide whether the cable is mechanically severed, since all attempts to detect the reception of the most intense currents from the opposite shore have long since proved fruitless. " Still, from the various circumstances attendatg on the decline of the insulation, there is every reason to believe that the continuity both of the cable and the conductor is perfect. " Whether any other fault exists besides the oae alluded to it is impossible to ascertain by tests from Valencia. " The fact that the signals received at Valencia, were always better than those received at New foundland proves, undoubtedly, that the worst in sulation has always been near Valencia ; and therefore it seems probable that if the fault which exists on this c.. , ast, and which, very likely, forms the principal cause of leakage, could be removed, the insulation would be so far improved as to render the cable again available forsignalling, pro vided the fault which is said (by those who have tested from Newfoundland) to exist in Trinity Bay was also repaired. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your obedient servant, " F. C. WEBB." ME CONVICT SM.ETHU.RST. This convict, who at present lies in a position so perilous, is the son of a small schoolmaster, and was born in the neighbourhood of Coventry, in the year 1804. There is, however, no pretext for the allegation that his father was tutor to the Earl of Dysart ; nor does thero appear to be any better foundation for his assertion that he is a regularly educated medical man. According to his own ac count, as detailed in a boarding-house where he lived, he married his present wife from feelings of gratitude for her attention to him when ill, during the period of his career as a medical student; but there is no proof that he originally was more than a chemist, or possesses a higher professional degree than that of the Apothecaries' Company and a Ger man degree (Giessen) of doubtful merit. He un doubtedly, however, carried on medical practice at Stockwell, Camberwell, and various places adjoining London. But it was at Ramsgate where he practised longest, and was best known. He carried on business there for several years, and it is but fair to add that, except as being consiierecl somewhat close-fisted and fond of money, he bore a tolerably respect able character. After residing there for some time he quitted for, Germany, with the double view of placing himself under the celebrated bydropathist Priessnitz, for the purpose of obtaining relief from a lameness with which he was afflicted, and of ac quiring a sufficient knowledge of the syste m t o enable him to practise it. On his return to Rams• j." gentleman w an ork who is then dedicated enjoyed to gate he not only opened a cold-water cur e estab lishment, but published a book upon th e su bj ect en liydrop E a t s h g e . r , a a g Claridge, " some notoriety for having introduced' the cold water system into this country, and who must have been of a very enviable cha racter indeed, if, as d ec l are d b y " for the health of hi s f e ll o Smethurst, his zeal w-creatures was uver sal as his benevolence.' A prayer for his health fol lows by the author , and the work is frequently quotations interlarded by accurately re n d ere d . T he extraordinary course adopted by Smethurst of objecting, at his lorial to jurymen in any degree connected with dis tillation, is explained by this work. In its pages he warmly advocates " Teetotalism," and he was evidently afraid that this might raise in their breasts a prejudice against him. The book is rather respectable as a compilation, and it is somewhat remarkable that when absent in Germany his prac tice was, at his request, taken care of by a gentleman before whom he was eventually brought at Rich mond on a charge for murder. But at Ramsgate he never got into w hat is termed " fashionable practice," and he consequently removed to the establishment of Moor Park, in Surrey. After keeping this for several years, he eventually sold it to advantage, and led a comparatively private life until arrested on the charge for which he has recently been con demned. The conduct of Dr. Smethurst from the time of his conviction to the present has been uniform, and though depressed, he beli eves th e sen t ence w ill not be carried into effect. Tuesday, in the week after next, is the day fixed for the e7:ec u 7011 but Sir Walter Farquhar, the High Sheriff, has not offici ally notified the fact to the wretched man. That will, however, be done this day, in thee presence of Mr. Abbott, the Under-Sheriff end gaol officials. i Sha►rel