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

MONEY MARKET AND C ITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Daring the last few days the to me of the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets ht ,s been very firm. Tea has continued in moderate r equest at late quo- 5' . tations ; the advices by the Ov e rla nd Mail having 131 caused no alteration. Sup;ars ha ve been in tc2'' fair demand, at full pr ices, and in the 25 'V Refined Market there has bee n more activity, 00,1', chiefly for home consumption . Coffee continued in good request, and full price s were realised for the w superior qualities. The transactions in fruit and 20 spices have been limited, bit' t more inquiry has been 1 i experienced for rice at late rates. Saltpetre con- 51 ' tinuedinactive, and the few dealings entered into in the private market were at former prices. Tallow stool has advanced in value fo r bot h p resent and for- STI OC ward delivery. stock 25 The demand for money has become moderate, a 20 10 steady business being trans acted at previous rates, stool stock while, in special cases, shor t - dated bill s are nego- 10(k tiated at a slight reduction, The improvement in stoc the weather, and the large s, upply of specie, part of 7 0 which has been taken to th .e Bank, have promoted stoic, a more cheerful feeling and. improved confidence; stoc :r A sum of £40,000 in rattled gold was purchased oc, by the Bank of England 3 ' esterda y . stoc 12 At a meeting yesterda y of the creditors of stoc) Messrs J. Reinach and C 0.., merchants, it was de- stool termined that the estate slat luld be wound up under stool inspection. The liabiliti es were estimated at stool 12) £26,421, and the assets at .£12,865. 25 A fair amount of busi nese was transacted in 5t 2 0 5 6 the Cotton Market at Li verpool yesterday, but 50 prices were rather heavy . The sales were esti- 1 . ; mated at 10, 000 bales. stoc, stool There is very little int piiry for mone y at the 20 Stock Exchange, and 2to 21 per cent. are terms it for advances upon Gover ament Stock. 1 10 On the 30th inst. a call of £ 2 pe r share, 1000 amounting to £50,000, it t due on the Cape Town .toe, Railway and Dock Comi ?any's shares. stoc 50 l The official returns rela ting to trade and naviga- stod Lion for the seven montl i s endin g the 31st July atm] have just been publish ed.: F rom these it appears that stool st the total declared value of the ex p orts from the ~i o 1 United Kingdom, for the above period, is st o to e ck £74,542,687, against 174,288,610 in the i 9 l - 0 1 0,* like period of 1859, being an increase of 1( £254,077. The augmez station is most percep tible in cotton maniCactures, cotton yarns, earthernware, linen yea n, machinery, British stoc4 spirits, and sheep and lambs' wool ; but there was a stock falling off in beer and ale, coals and calm, haber- st o ck dashery and millinery , h at •dware and cutlery, linen ,toe manufactures, silk ma nuft ictures, and woollen and ,tot worsted manufacture s. stoci The imports of the prim3ipal articles were larger as regards some arrivals— Cocoa, coffee, raw cotton, 25 flax, provisions, rice, sugar, tallow,timber, tobacco, stool stod wine, and sheep and lambe wool. 25 The shipping accounts exh ibit an increase in the 5,05 amount of tonnage employed in the foreign t rade 12 to of the United Kingdom fo :r the seven months of st r 3 k 612,307 for the entries inwards, and of 192,412 stook for the clearances outward. In the coasting trade 20 for the like period, 39,87 0 tons more were em -10 ployed than in the corresponding seven months of st 2o l 1859 for the entries inwa rds, and of 527,745 for 3(5' the clearances outward. Very little movement has taken place to-day in the market for Public Securities ; a small amount of business has been negotiated at the latest prices current yesterday afternoon, Consols being 92i 93 for money and the 6th proximo, an.d 934 1 for the 4th October. Speculation is dull, and the public abstain from extensive operations. The New Three s' per Cents. and the Reduced are firmer at 934 ; ; the New 21 per Cents. are heavy at 761; Bank st Stock is firm at 233; India New Loan is flat at 5 : 1031 ; and Exchequer Bills remain at ls. to 4s. st prem. st Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair St ,' extent, and prices show increased firmness. Turkish St 4'4 6 per Cents. are 731 to 7 4 1; ditto New, 80 1 to 61 ; t 4 and the 4 per Cents. remain at 100 1 ; Mexican ft; s have improved to 211, Portuguese to 431,, Russian si4 4 3 per Cents. to 6310 Spanish to 48 / , ditto Passive stt, to 221, and Buenos Ayres to 881 and 891. The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 2 1 pm 4 sti the Thames and Mersey, 4 d ; and the Universal, Pm. t 4 The transactions in the Railw a y Share Market t, have been rather limited. Prices, however, are et, steady, and in some instances show a slight im provement. Great Western, Midland, and South Eastern, have advanced 55., and London and Black- 't; wall, and North British, 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern, York, have de- s t; st 4 dined 55., and London and South Western, 10s. at( In the Foreign Market no dealin g s were re- B.tt corded, and prices were nominally unaltered. et( The Colonial undertakings continued steady. s a t Grand Trunk of Canada brought 31 to 311; Great sty Western of Canada imp r o ved to 121 i 13; and Great stl Indian Peninsula, to 96 k . st st Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares gi have remained at former prices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annu ities 93/ a i 3 per Cent. Consuls Annuities New 3 por Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities 76/ Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 161 India Stock Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto 5i per Cent. Ditto Bonds £l,OOO ti it , under £l,OOO Consols for Account, 6th Sept 93 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 1/d Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 B7 Ditto, 1860 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Peruvian 4/ per Cent Ditto (Uriberren), 41 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 431 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St•••••• • • • • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Spanish 3 per Cant . . 481 Ditto Passive Spanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 544 Turkish 6 per Cent .. 74/ Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOOl 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 641 THREE O'CLOCK Consols, Money 921 93 Ditte Account, September: BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and. Wales for th e four weeks ending July 28. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 25th of July (the nearest date furnished by their returns) will give the follo w i n g results of the circulation of notes in the - united Kingdom, when compared with tho previous -tenth month , June 30, I July 1860. 1 180. __l ncr ease. Decreas , _ , Bank of England... 21,005,44 T 22,039,963 1,034,521 Private Banks 7 Joint-stock Banks 23,493824'8311, 32,413,568135 33,773926 ' I----- —-- Total In England. 27,422,600 1 28,590,161 1,077,-581 203,48 Scotland 4,263,174 4,059.686 208,49 Ireland _--,303,192 --- -------- TTn ite d Kingdom. 38,197,461 38,863,039 - 665,578 . United Kingdom And as compared with the month ending the 30th of July, 1859, the above returns show an increase of £433,548 in the circulation of notes in England, an d an increase of £464,416 in the circu lation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the a bove with the fixe d issues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : fhe English private banks are below their fi xe d i55ue................................... £938,35' The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue £308,742 rester enson, I-class t Spit sound, tern of ecided shako lace of I more peaked T Rifle nigher. , ut the that of he ox rection me and -al and 1 taken The ssroom, accom- ;ineers, tnoking to mess tedito a r-Gene- I, in the Captain Dhelsea, ced age, landers. ninsular 33ent at and the nd Tou ce. He four of r medal E•l3 AT says the Le of the er fallen he river )otl iam'e ye have , lds, two oad, had named allowed, to await e accom it 3 feet; rig close vith the en lifted lids the ,ould be I after rue that )u t they rely aid. river as ler three sued the already the poor Le above George , of the 2e river was not morning ,Ten sue- On exa ) cheeks, i which er. the ts. arise on the lad is. On mother s previ ity war on's ago e might een lour cannot Dice, so , me with, that he [ling the nothing know I ision ou almost 's state but the 80 100 29 1 i 100 100 118 17} i 1 204 20i 72 1 1i i I 100 1 111% 106} 68 7} 104 10 1011 i 2 192 i 2 i 2 i li I st, 1241 f i 2O stocl 631 I -276 11961 1 8 d 1 100 10 621 20 801 's 2f 32 2O 3:3 881 111 I 20lc i 120 38 192 20 57i I it 20 7k 1 i 45i 5 6 101 61 _ ek West Midland—Oxford, !!"1 Po. Newport! '2;._ Do. Tiereford' 44 40 10i 111 21 11 A PREFERENCE SHARES. (Pa id . Clos i ng Business . Share Railways. Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O tk Bris. Sr, Exet.4 p.ct.stock 0 Do. do. do. Shares ock Caledon £lO, 4 per cent ock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 61 Cork & Bandon, 5} p. c. 0 Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber..Tun ck E.An gto.Class A 7 &sp.c. , ek Do. do. Class B 6 p.c , ck Do. do. Class C 7 p.c , ck E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. o ck Do. do. No. 2 ock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. ock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. ock Do. 5 per cent. guar... ock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares ck Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D. ock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. ock Furness, 5 per cent .... ock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. ock Great Northern, 5 p. et. ock Do.sp.c.ltedm., 10 p.c.pm ack t Do. p. c. do. do. )0 Mo. 5p.0. Redm. 5 p.c. pm LO Gt. Nh. of Seotld. Ist pf. G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Rants) Ext. 5 p. et k Do. Redeemable,4a p.ct. all all all all 100 - - 03 105 ck Ina Redeemable, 4 - p. et Ick IDo. Irredeemable, do )ck Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh 10 Do dos p. ct. pref )ck Do Birmg.guar. stock !64 Do. Chester gua. shares ln Do. do. do. tO Do. do. do. )ck Lan.&York 6p. c. stock )ck Do.Barnsl.st.£s 38 10d pc )ck Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) )ck Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No 1 )ck Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 )ck Do. gua. 6p. C. ck Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 )ck. Do. do. 44 per cen'. 5 Do. do. 44 p. c. shares.. )ck Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock. >ck Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) ►ck Do.4p.c.S.(div.def. til '65) )ok Lon. Chat. and Dover.. >ck Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct..... Ick Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 14k Do. 44 per cent 6d. Do. (Prism. perpl anus of 2s. 6d.. ..... 124 Londondy. & Cole. sh. 124 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. )ck Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do. £6 )ck Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 121 Maryrort & Car., 4p. C. 124 Do. 44 per cent. )ek Mid. Con. 6 p. c, stock )ck Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. )ck Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 ck Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. • Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 k Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 !it Do.sWay.lral.Ex.st.l B47 ;k North British, 5 p. c... Ac Do. New, gua. 5 p. c.... 101 Do. P.Jor. Un. pf. shs 10 do. do. &Dck.Co. • 7• .`; -East.Cons.Pref. 4 Pref. ck Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. I7Do. do. d 0............ LO Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 Do. York, H. &S. Porch. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 6 Scottish Central, new pf , ck Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... )1c Do.Aberdeen,gna.6p.c. ;it Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) At Do. 44 per cent iek Do. Fixed 4/ p.c. Ist is * youth Wales, gua. 4p. c. ;k Do. 44 per cent k S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent k Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W.Mid -Oxf Ist G ua stk Do. 2d do O Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 10 Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 18661 121 Do. till 1869, Ist 14.1 21 Do. do. 2d is. Do. Hereford 44 p.c. pf. stocl steel stocl DA 21i ba 6 99 101 114 116 105 110 112 111 111 113 126 123 ,81 83 100 100 100 100 100 100 112 114 90 n 79 Se 103 105 120 122 117 119 112 114 106 108 86 88 97 99 99 101 89 91 90 92 102 104 10 14 17 18 10i 11 77 79 204 21 loi 10 • 15 ni 137 139 stool stool stoci stool stod stod stoc 100 100 100 st ocl stock 117 117 143 117 104 [52 155 [3O 134 (18 70 83 85 17 119 52i 07, 81i I 121 12/ 126 128 69 71 39 141 [Ol 103 9 2 9 94 115 [0 112 P 90 02 96 98 1 id 22i '231 73 75 122 124 130 135 101 11] 241 24i 102 104 102 104 91 93 100 102 85 87 27 28 32} 321 32 33 48 11. 126 128 121 123 9 10; 121 12, 14 14. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing \Closingl Business Co.'s.Price. Done. Total below fixed issue in £1,247,094 The Scotch banks are above their. fixed issue .. 4310415 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £5k,302 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng. land in both departments durin g the month ending the 25th July, was £16,163,104, being a decrease of £138,946 as compared with the previous month, and a . decrease of £1,635,092 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amountsof specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 28th July : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,458,880 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,397,138 raid. dosing . ing Business Done. Docks. stook Commercial 1 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.l'retllin.l 10 0 _ stock East and West ludies• • V" stock London lOO —' stock st. Katharine lOO , stock (Southampton ' 100 stodk Victoria i 10 0 06 98 20 Do Now 1 .......••• 3 id P £4,856,018 Being a decrease of £7,811, as compared with the previous return, and an increase of £212,870 when compared Wit % tizo correolKaling period of last year, stock mu da- Bedford and Illetchleyl all Ln & N.W .. .. ' „ Backinghtmshire ....; 100 Ln & N.W 97 99 MISCELLANEOUS. we s Chester & Holyhead.. ' 100 Do. 'us) 1)o. do. 5i per cent. 100 Do 125 127 1 0 Anglo- 1 exican Mint .. all 131 141 ain Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. ll2 114 1000 lAtlantic Tel. (Limited) all ous Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 102 104 25 ;Australian Agricultural 19 26 2S .127 Colchester, Stour Val., all E.U.&E CI 151 16} 10 ;Berlin Water (Li mited) all 41 61 E.lincolnshire,g.6 p.c.; 100 Gt. North.'l39 141 50 ' B r iti s h American Land 40 30 35 E.Unlon,Harwich Shs l all E.Counts. 441 50 ;B.&I.111ag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 35 37 ase. Do. Vioodbridge ... 100 o Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dct. 100 Caledonin ---- 20 IDo. C. (Limited) all 12 15 Do. New ... _._..... 100 D 0....... —all 114 117 -321 Canada ' Land _ Gloster& Dean 'Forest all Gt. West. 10 ;Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all _ Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail. all Y"k.N.&Br stock 'Cop. llf i n.o fE ng .&Smltg. all Bull and Selby ...... alt Yk.N. Md. 110 1 12 25 Do. Pref. 7/ per cent. Do. 1 Shares ....... all Do. — 100 :•0 32 3ot 1 3IN stock Crystal Palace ,488 Do. 1 Shares , 495 Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.& N.W 211 214 2121 stock IDo. 6p. c. Perpet. Deben lOO 106 108 London & Greenwich 100 S. East. .. 61 63 stock Electric; Telegraph Do. Preference Lon.,Tillm& Soutend. 100 Peto & Co. 921 931 5 English & Aus.,Copper all 21 21 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.a. 100 Norfolk .. 15 !Gen. Steam Navigate in 14 I I ty g , ."', Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all IL NW&M 3 31 3 Do. 6 per cent........ 100 D. 1 Do. 171 p ct. Preference / id pr /se °l' Mid. Bradford Prefer- 5 Lou. District Tel (Lim.) 2 21 lid ence Stock .... • .... 100 Midland 94 96 96 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 1/ lid 31 v• N CWmarkt.,Buryix 1 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all it 14 se . mead sp. c. 1 5. 5. 6 E.Counts 1 1 p guaranteed 20 Madras lrr. and Canal.. 1 21 21 3 4 56 58 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all do 6 per cent .. all .Do. — _ 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim) all 3 4 Do. • ; 0 per cent. all ;Do. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 11 11 d >8,35 2 Do. Foc- 5 all ;Midland 141 15 )5,742 e all ',L&NWI 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 lial 10 Netherlands Land ' all i i & L.Yk. 5 Do .$ p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 3 1 I 4 .. A. all Do. - 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 89 17,094 Do. Star es . . .... tell., & Shep 100 IG' t.North. 135 136 easntderwn,, byre. . , 1 N.B.Australaslan (Lim.) all 10,415 Roystn.lll Hereford NO T.Brassey l 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all . 1 5k,302 ShLeowsbrY& De. 1 1 N pr o o rtl t i o r 016109je 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. Ipr all M`Clean.. 10/ lit 10 Orintl.ln.Stcam(Lim.)A 6 Bng- South Staffordshire • • Gt. West, 92 94 100 . 10 Ditto B. e 25th Wilts and Somerset. • A all L.& Brgtn 71 B.} 10 Ditto C )46 ti ,,, Wimbledon& Croy ,ol L___—... v\ -- e . r m --"""-- stock o Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 47 50 . . CIA.--11 •••• ... - Ditto B. Ditto C Peellt.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim ) Pen. & Oriental Steam 47 50 74 76 12i 13414 18 184 18} 184 5 6 49 51 123 120 32 34 Do. New RedSea&lnd.Tel.g,r. 4 lp.o Rhymney Iron Do. New !Royal Mail Steam Scot. Anstln. Inv. (Lim) South Australian Land Submarine Tvl. Scrip Do. do. Rcgistered Do. Ln. Co, otUpr.Can. Van Diemen'o Laud 100 all all all all 5i 6 8 10 SIIABE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) xe Railways. i 0 Belfast and Ballymena 14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. k Birk., La., and Ch. June 15 Blackburn 15 Blyth and Tyne 10 Post. Sleaf. and lifid.Co k Bristol and Exeter .• • • .;It Caledonian ,0 Carmarthen t Cardigan i 0 Cork and Bandon i 0 Cork, Blrock., ~Passage 8 8i 80 82 114 124 6i 7 104 106 03/ 041 51 64 Cornwall (A gets no div DoDod. toB B r ' 3 h un as t b il e 6 e ri n i . peran. ;0 Dublin & Belfast. Junc. i Dun., Perth, & Ab. Junc ;k East Anglian k Eastern Counties :k Eastern Union, A stock lc Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 74 84 164 174 54 M 40 42 29 31 East Suffolk 0 Do Edinburgh Glasgow A Edin. Perth, & Dundee i 0 Fora( Clyde Junction A Furness ck Glasg. and S. Western 0 Great Nthn. of Scotland A Great Northern ck Do do A stock ick Do do B do A Gt. S. k W. of Ireland A Great Western A Do Str Val gua. stock f 2 Trish South-eastern A Lancashire & Yorkshire A London and Blackwall A Lon., Bright.. S Coast ek Lond., Chat., and Dover Eck Lond. &Nth. Western 12k Do eighths 'A Loud. Sth. Western SO 81 29 30 107 100 [l6 118 [l6 118 135 137 [ll 113 72 7* 60 65 1061 1061 67 69 [O9/ 110 i 47 49 101/ IC2 121 121 911 92i L'derry (t Coleraine ;5 L'derry & Enniskillen ck Man. Shef. i 0 Maryport and Carlisle L2i Do do shares... JO Metropolitan sk Midland 3k Do firming. (15 Derby 40 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 15 shares 15 Mid Kent ....... [0 Do, Cray Line )0 Newcastle and C arlisle [0 Newry Ss Armagh, def ;0 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. sk Norfolk. Nibn. Counties Union ;1: North British.. Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 51: DI A stk ; A recs no d. until Michas beenpd.B lc Do B stock ck Nth. Eastern—Berwick 5 Do , G.N.E• purchase 1k Do Leeds .... ••••• • • • • • ;k Do York It North London i 6.4 North Staffordshire Le N. and S. W. Junction t 2 Not. at Grantham Rail [0 Peebles .... • • ••••• • • • • Portsmouth 10 Rhymney - ••• • • • dz Scottish Central ;lc Scot. N. E., Aber. stock k Do Scot. Mid. stock ck Shropshire Union . . LO Satin psbourne & Sheer. sk South Devon .. •• • • • • dc South Eastern ..... . 1 South Wales • • • . • 3k S. York. and River Dun !(") Staines, Wok,. and Wok '5 Stockton do Darlington Do do __ 10i 11i 421 431 3 2d! 124} 1241 99 101 7 6dl all 100 3i 100 100 55 57 34 3} d 62Z 63a 100 100 100 16 134 100 100 100 171 all 951 961 1 d 52 63 St} 61 103 105 Si Si d 10 10i 61 7 114 116 !32 33 87 89 50 52 6 7 4E 44 BSi Se 80 82 8 i 38 30 Si 9 i P Stockton & Hartlepool 31: Taff Vale .. • • • • • • ck Do Pref. No 1 5 Th am es flaventActltall Ulster • • 1k56 1 3 4.p d 1p 57 b 9 111 11! Do . .. Do .. 11 100 Vale of Neath 3 Victoria Sta. and Pim )ck Waterford & Kilkenny )0 Waterford & Limerick 'Si West Cornwall !0 West London ........ • • 10 Do Ist class .. Do 2d class .. ei 7, ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing 1 Business li Prins. Done. BC Share l THE SUN", LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1860. [are! Railways. 00 Atlantic &St Lawrence k Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind u. 5 per cent.. ...... 18 Do, Do. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron 204 Do. New 10 Do. l'reference 00 ( Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 .00 Do. do. June 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip 9 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 7i Demerara .. ....... O Eastn. Bengaigu. sp. c , ck East Indian,fg,u. 5 p. c. O Do. F Shares Ext.... . O Do. Jubbulpore 10 Do. pc. Debentrs Ki Do. sp. c. Deb., 1861 9 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds k Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 k Gt.lndialenin.fxna.sp.c. Do. New g,ua. 5 p. c Gt. Soutli.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. G t. W. of Canada Shares Do. New . Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O . Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 stocl stoc] stoc] Do. do. '73 without opt. / Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do. .. :k Madras, guar., 41 p. c...' )Ic Do. do. 5 per cent..... /1( Do. 44 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth d 0... ..... Do. d 0.... 1111e1b.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnd NewßrutiswiCk Se Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ i 0 Do. do. B Capital d 0... .. Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) . ... ;k Scinde .......... /,I -ez I 1)o. Punjaub .... v, c ., J Do. Do. ........ 4 Q . ' nk Do. Indus. St. Flo. 4.,',.; 20 St. Andrews (Cr, Quebec A 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN .ntwerp notterdaml .rdenne5.............• lali.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. lekian East. Junction ;eziers to Graissessac.. 6 iCarmeaux Mine & Raid I &piabo Ditto Extension .. - - - Dutch Rhenish ........ O Eastern of France .... O Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 9 Great Central of France 9 Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Lake Constance & Bale. Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva _I Maria Antonia O Do. New .• • • 20 . 'Namur & Liege .......• O Do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France 9 Do. New Shares . . 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref 1 Paris,Lvons, ft Mediter b 'aria h , Orleans... Recife tt S. Fran. (Perth' ( gua. 7p. et. lim.. i Riga & Dunaburg ,0 Rome & Frascati • O oyal Danish ... 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref O Sambre & Meuse ....• 0 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... !O San Paulo, lira, p. ,- ,. 7p. c.' S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin ;0 Southern of France .• • • St West Flanders . ..... [0 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. !O W. N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden .... .. popo. 8 per cent. Pref.... [Zealand iusiness done PROROGATION OF PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This DAY). The ceremony of proroguing Parliament by Commission bears a striking contrast to that of opening the same by a Royal Speech from the Throne by her Majesty in person. Then all is splendour and magnificence, but on occasions like the present it is a dull, languid, and to the uninitiated an almost unintelligible memo'''. The time fixed for the assembling of their lordships was half-past ene, and on entering the noble chamber at that hour the Lord Chancellor and the other Peers nominated in the Royal Commission, are discovered sitting on a bench in front of the Throne, which, on occasions like the present, has been divested cf its faded red calico covering. The three clerks of the house, in their long black gowns and horsehair, occupy their usual place at the table, and a few ladies in morning dress are to be observed sitting in the places usually occupied by the leading members of " her Majesty's Opposition." The Royal Commission having been read, The Lone) CHANCELLOR directs the Usher of the Black Rod to inform the Commons that their attendance was re quired in the House of Psers to hear the Commission read. The Usher of tho Black Rod, after bowing twice or thrice, retires, or rather ‘: backs out," of the house; and after a few minutes' pause, a somewhat hurried tramp is heard proceeding along the hard and slippery tessalated pavement between the two :louses. The Commons arrive within the house and take their places at the bar, the Speaker, with " Black Rod," occupying the roost promi nent situation. The LORD CHANCELLOR then announces that her Majesty, not thinking fit tc be present on this occasion, "has directed her Commission to issue to give her consent to the several public and private bills;" and he directs that the Clerk should read her Commission. The first part of the ceremony consists in one of the Clerks at the table rising by the side of a vast area of parch ment and reading for a quarter of an hour the contents of that most interesting document. At particular passages which, we suppose, the Clerk considers to be particularly good, he faces right about to the Commissioners, bows full low, and calls one of the Commissioners by his name. The peer thus addressed takes off his cocked hat, responds by another low bow to intimate, we suppose, that he is not in sensible of the honour conferred on hint. Each of the Com missioners is named in turn in the course of this volumi nous reading, and each of course acknowledges the distinc tion in the same manner as the first-mentioned noble lord The last line of the parchment having been read, the Lord Chancellor informs the Commons that, in obedience to her Majesty's commands, and in accordance with the commis sion just read, her Majesty had given her royal assent to the bills, and the clerks are required to pass them in the usual form. The " passing" of the bills is rather a curious affair. Clerk No. 1, who has just deciphered the huge parch ment, stands on one side, and clerk No. 2 on the other side of the table. Clerk No. 2 reads the title of the bill, and makes at the same time a profound bow to the Commissioners, and clerk No. 1 also bows at the same mo ment with mechanical precision. After bowing to the Commissioners, clerk No. 1 turns his head half-way round to the Commons, and exclaims, with awful dignity, "La Rein° remercie sea loyal subjects, accepte leur benevolence, et ainsi le vent." Then follows the announcement singly of a list of bills which are passed by, the same amount of bowing, but in this case the form of incantation by which they are converted into acts of Parliament is more brief, the words used by the clerk being simply " La Roine le vent." Amongst the bills receiving the Royal assent were the following • Exchequer Bonds. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation). East India Loan. - Local European Forces (India). Spirit Duties. Law and Equity. Titles to Land (Scotland). Rifle Volunteer Corps. Crown Debts and Judgments. Landlord and Tenant (Ireland). Fortification (Provision of Expenses). Customs (No. 2). Stamp Duties (No. 2). Defence of the Realm. Excise. Weights and Measures (Ireland). Chancery Evidence Commission. Solicitors and Conveyancers. Roman Catholic Charities. Endowed Charities. Naval Discipline. Church Temporalities (Ireland). Union of Benefices. Mines Regulation and Inspection. Gunpowder, &c. Poor Relief (Ireland). Divorce Court. Trustees and Mortgages, &c. Savings Bank and Friendly Societies. Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act Amendment. Militia Pay. Tenure and Improvement of Land (Ireland). Tramways (Ireland). At the conclusion of this part of the day's proceedings, the Royal Speech proroguing Parliament was read by the Lord Chancellor as follows : HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH ' MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " We are commanded by her Majesty to release you from further attendance iu Parliament, and at the same time to convey to you her Majesty's acknowledgments for the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to the performance of your important duties during the long and laborious session of Parliament now about to close. "Her Majesty commands us to inform you that her re lations with foreign Powers aro friendly and satisfactory; and her Majesty trusts that there is no danger of any in• terruption of the general peace of Europe. Events of con. siderable importance are, indeed, taking place in Italy ; but if no foreign Powers interfere therein, and if the Ita lians are left to settle their own affairs, the tranquillity of other States will remain undisturbed. "The proposed Conferences on the subject of the cession of Savoy and of Nice to France have not yet been held. But her Majesty confidently trusts that, in any negotia tions which may take place, full and adequate arrangements will be made for securing, in accordance with the spirit and letter of the Treaty of Vienna of 1815, the neutrality and independence of the Swiss Confederation. That neutrality and independence were an object to which all the Powers who were parties to the Treaties of Vienna attached great importance, and they are no less important now, than then, for the general interests of Europe. "Her Majesty commands us to assure you that the atrocities which have been committed upon tke Christian population in Syria have inspired her Majesty with the deepest grief and indignation. Her Majesty has cheerfully concurred with the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the Prince Regent of Prussia, and the Empe ror of Russia, in entering into an engagement with the Sultan, by which temporary military assistance has been afforded to the Sultan, for the purpose of re-establishing order in that part of his dominions. " We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that her Majesty greatly regrets that the pacific overtures which, by her Majesty's directions, her Envoy in China made to the Imperial Government at Pekin did not lead to any satisfactory result, and it has, therefore, been neces sary that the combined naval and military forces which her Majesty and her ally the Emperor of the French had sent to the China Seas should advance towards the Northern Provinces of China, for the purpose of supporting the just demands of the Allied Powers. 6 " Her Majesty, desirous of giving all possible weight to her diplomatic action in this matter, has sent to China, as special Ambassador for this service, the Earl of Elgin, who negotiated the Treaty of Tien-sing, the full and faith ful execution of which is demanded from the Emperor of China. " GENTLEMEN OF TILE HOUSE Or COMMONS " Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her warm acknowledgments for the liberal supplies which you have granted for the service of the present year, and lor the provision which you have made for those defences which are essential for the security of her dockyards and arsenals. " MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, " Her Majesty commands us to express to you the grati fication and pride with which she has witnessed the rapid progress in military efficiency which her Volunteer Forces have already made, and which is highly honourable to their spirit and patriotism. " Her Majesty has given her cordial assent to the act for amalgamating her local European force in India with her forces engaged for general service. Her Majesty trusts that the additional freedom which you have given to Commerce will lead to fresh develop ' ment of productive industry. "Her Majesty has given her ready assent to several measures of great public usefulness. " The Acts for regulating the Relations between Land lord and Tenant in Ireland will, her Majesty trusts, re move some fertile causes of, disagreement. " The Act for amain the Law which regulates the Paid. Closing Frice. - lii' -- 100 6 7} 75 80 70 75 68 73 d 86 88 93k 94} 1R- 1k d 51 sld 21 1i d 1} di 11 111 d 99 1+ 0 d d 99 100 101 102 21/ 22i 31 32 89 91 55 67 63 69 51 54 50 58 96 97 1d d 2 10 124 13 7ad 93 96 93 96 93 96 90 92 83 85 94 95 87 89 li li d 5 7 5 7 971 9S 11 d id —d 94 941 i -i a "AYS. 5 5} - - P " 1 2i 21 2i 2di 4 31d 25 26 7i 10i 204 37i 584 - 8 - 9 P 3471 35i 53 55 3 2d 14 16 5a 51 8t 4 Id la d 19i 20 5R- 54- OR 91 22 23 BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. liklfred Consols (Philack) 20 ;British Iron !British ;Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) I East Bassett (Illogan) !East Caradon 'E. W'l Russel (Tavistk `, Gant&St.Aubyn(Gwen ; i Great South Tolgus , G .Wheal Alfli. (Philack)',. IG-. Wheal Vor (1Ielston) Grenville ;Herod's- F00t... ..... 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Done. 4 5} 1.14.6 7.4.0 i 200 210 430 140 115 120 91 104 114 12 29 81 12 124 9 9 1S 12.13.9 5.14.6 8.12 4.8.6 1.8.6 9.18.9 10:6.7 12s 1 3 1 all 18.1' 4 .9 122.18.0 6cl' 2i 21 29 30 3 2i 21 39 41 31 4i 21 3} 4 i 5 1 8 9 114 125 47 49 if 11 292 i 297! 221 . 130 140 53 55 2; 2; 41 5 1 l.Bl 7 12 i 65 68 285 295 132 137 j 80 85 2* 2j 13* I , q 25 27 23 25 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 BonAecordCopper,Lim. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £S p.) 20 Do•St.Johndel Rey,Lim 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo i 0 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 DunMoun•Cop•Ming•Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr li Kapunda (Limited) 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 IMariquita 1 N. RhineCopot S. Aus. L 20 Pontgibaud Silyer,Lead Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) 3•2ll',United Mexican ... • 1 (Worthing (Limited).... 1 I Do. all 1 10s. ail all 19s. all 2 all .25.6 d. COLONIAL GOVER: `an.G ov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6p. cent. 1881 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug'. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. - Do. 5 per cent I Do. Scrip N.B.G ov. p.c.Ja.&July Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866, Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds, Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. I sterling, 1875 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July I Do. ao. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. JOINT-STO A gra &United Service Bk Australasia.. Bank of Egypt......... • Bank of London ... • • • • Bank of Turkey British North American Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.i Ch. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 oe 16ty ............... 00 [Colonial ........ ...... 011 Corn. Bank of Canada 100 Commercia of London 20 Eng., Scot., l & Aus. Ch 20 Gen. Bk .ot Switzerland 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock • • 100 London & Westminster 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 20 Do. new 50 National Bank .. ••• • •• 20 ,New South Wales 20 iDo. new ............ 2.5 Orient. B. Corporation . 20 Ottoman Bank 100 IProvilacial of Ireland 10 ID°. new. 25 ! S ou th Australia 25 'Union of Australia 50 Union o' London 100 Unity Mutual... i 1 * pr 1i lt 26 3 / 4 273/4 die. 41 43 11 13 21. 21 22 23 i .l did 1 1 10i 1 1 p * d p 11 - d , 5 6 1 i A it I I T SECU 1112 115 :109 111 113 115 4014 102 ! - - [lO5 106 99 100 99 100 98& 99i !107 108 1 108 110 I - - I 1109 i 1091 61. 66 20 21 50 51 li li 20} 20! 32 44 65 67 20 21 15 15.1 23i 24 171 18i gn I I 12i 13 121 lot 2.11.101 i 16 MEN ,ITIES. 1093 1 58 n 81 98i 28t Discipline of her Majesty's Navy has established salutary rules for the administration of justice by Courts-martial, and for maintaining good order in the Naval Service. The Actbearing upon Endowed Charities will give means for a less expensive administration of the property of charities, and for the speedy and economical settlement of disputes affecting such property; while, by another act, relief has been afforded to her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects with regard to their charitable endowments. " Several other acts have been passed for Legal Reform, which must load to the more satisfactory administration of justice. " Her Majesty has observed, with deep satisfaction, the spirit of loyalty, of order, and of obedienc e to the law, which prevails among her subjects, both in the United Kingdom and in her dominions beyond sea ; and her Majesty has witnessed with heartfelt pleasure the warm and affectionate reception given to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales by her North American subjects. " You will, on returning to your several counties, have duties to perform scarcely less important thou those which have occupied you during the session of Parliament, and her Majesty fervently prays that'the blessing oF Almighty God may attend your efforts, and guide them to the attain ment of the objects of her constant solicitude—the welfare and the happiness of her people." The Clerk again proceeded to entertain the house with another reading of a long official document about as enter taining as the Royal Commission, and the_ proceedinos closed by the Lord Chancellor formally announcing the prorogation of Parliament until Tuesday, the 6th day of November. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THis DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past one o'clock. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered for the borough of Ludlow in the room of Colonel Percy Herbert, who has accepted the Stewardship of the Cheltern Hundreds. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr. SHERIDAN said that he had to complain of a new act of aggression on the part of the House of Lords in reference to the Gas Bill. The SPEAKER decided that the hon. member was out of order, as he was not speaking to a motion. LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND. Mr. SCULLY gave notice that next session he would move a resolution to the effect that, in the opinion of this house, it would strengthen the union between England and Ireland, and promote their mutual interests, if legisla tion with respect to the two countries was assimilated in all practicable points, so as to identify both countries, and release Ireland from the condition of a province. THE MILITIA. In reply to Mr. B. COCKRANE, Lord PALMERSTON said he hoped, notwith standing the state of the weather, there would be a good harvest. There were only tkirteen regi ments of disembodied militia iu the country which still had to go through their training. The time for training was the end of September or the commence ment of October. The Lords •Lieutenant of the different counties were the parties who named the time when the militia should undergo training. THE PROROGATION. The Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to the House f Peers, for the purpose of hearing the Queen's Speech proroguing Parliament. The Speaker, accompanied by several hon. members, then proceeded to the House of Peers. On his return he read her Majesty's speech, and an nounced to the house that Parliament had been prorogued until Tuesday the 6th day of November. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LICHFIELD RACES-MONDAY. The Tamworth Plate (handicap) of 40 soya. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Wadlow's Libellous, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Edwards) 1 Mr. Ambrey's Adelaide, 4 yrs, 7st (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Yardley nd Ladybird, 3 yrs, 6st (Thomas) 3 Ataman, Medora, and Medusa also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Adelaide, 3to .1 agst Libellous, 4to 1 agst Ladybird, and sto 1 agst any other (offered). A splendid race, which ended in favour of Mr. Wadlow's i horse by a neck ; four lengths between second and third. The Staffordshire Stakes of 50 sovs, addod to a handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Mile and a half. Mr. Burton nd Rameses, 3 yrs, sst 131 k (Taylor) 2 1 Mr. Hunt's Moorcock , 4 yrs , 7st 131 b Mr. Mott nd Thornhill, 5 yrs, Gst 111 b (Edwards) 3 The following also ran :—Newcastle, Jack Spring, Fitz avon, Catherine, and Steel Pin. Betting-3 to 1 each agst Moorcock and Newcastle, 4to 1 1 agst Fitzavon, 5 to 1 agst Ramese s, and 6 to 1 a g st Thorn hill. Won cleverly by a length; Thornhill was a g ood third, beaten only a neck from Moorcock. - - - - The City Plate (handicap) of 5 soya, with 25 added. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Mill's Greenwich Fair, by Woolwich, out of Mood kee, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (French) 1 Mr. Cliff's Lena Rivers, 2 yrs , sst lllb (Taylor) 2 Mr. Edward's Lord Jersey, 6 yrs, Sat 121 b (Thorpe) 3 Pirate also ran. Betting--o to 4 agst Lena Rivers, 2to 1 agst Greenwich Fair, and 3 to 4 agst any other (offered). The winner made all the running, and won very easily by a length. Lord Jersey was a very indifferent third. The Champion Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for two .year olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Half a mile. Mr. Lincoln's The Lawyer, Bat 101 b.. ...... (Gardner) I Lord Stamford's Sacerdo s, Sat 71b (L. Showden) 2 Mr. Copeland's Shugborough, Bst 71b (A. French) 3 Colt by West Australian and Corona also ran. Betting—At the obening Sacerdos was backed against the field at evens, but at the close The Lawyer was the favourite, 6 to 5 being taken freely, and 6 to 4 offered against Sacerdos, nothing less being backed. Won in a canter by six lengths ; there was nothing near the first two. The Copeland Ilandicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, One mile. Mr. Thomas's Athos, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Newland's Philomela, 3 yrs, Bst 71b .. (W. Bottom) 2 Mr. Coverdale's Griffin , 4 yrs, fist 131 b.. (IL Grimshaw) 3 Betting—Even on Griffin, 5 to 4 agst Athos, 4 to 1 agst Philomela. Won very cleverly by a length, three lengths separating the second from the third. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, MONDAY. We had one of those very quiet days here upon which it is very difficult to give a correct idea of the tone of the market. The only animals we noticed any investment be ing made upon were Sweetsauce, at 10 to 1, and High Treason at 25 to 1 for the St. Leger. For the events to come off during the week we did not see a single transac tion booked. Closing prices : T. LEGICR. sto 2 agst Thormanby (offered) 11 to 2 agst Sabreur (offered) 6to 1 agst Tho Wizard (offered) 10 to 1 agst Sweetsauce (taken) 25 to 1 agst High Treason (taken) THIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. - - SMITUFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 5e Od ; new do., £2 10s to £4 10s; old clover, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Supply moderate ; trade steady. CUMBERLAND.— Old Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os ; new do., £2 10s to £4 lOs ; old clover, £4 Os to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 10a to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 10s to 16a per load. A slow demand. WMITECRAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os Od; new do., £2 lOs to £4 10s ; old clove, £4 Oa to £6 6s Od ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw. £1 10s to £1 16s per lead. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quo tations. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market continues dull, and the arrival of the letters by the Overland Mail has caused no alteration in prices. SUGAR.—There has been a limited business transacted, but prices generally have been well supported. In the refined market a fair business haa: t been done at former quotations. COFFEE.—The market remains quiet; prices, however, are steady. The stocks on hand, compared with these of tho same period of last year, show little variation. RICE.—FuII rates have been current for East India de scriptions, other qualities support previous rates. FRUIT.—The market continues inactive ; a cargo of new Valencia raisins has arrived, which is quoted at 35s per ewt. SALTPETRE.—There have been no public sales, and in the private market prices are unaltered. TALLOW.—More animation has been apparent, and prices tend upwards. P.Y.C. on the spot 51s 6d, and spring de , livery 52s 6d per cwt. COAL MAR (Prices of Coal per Ton al :ET—AUG. 27. the close of the market.) Walls End. d. Hastings Hartley l6 9 Tanfield Moor 13 3 Tanfield. Moor Butes 13 3 s. d Acorn Close 17 0 West Hetton l7 0 Fraziwellgate l7 0 Heugh Hall 17 0 Hunwick l6 0 Kelloe ..18 3 Car. & DuffryniSialting22 6 Eden pain 17 3 t, 27; sold, 25. Walls End. .. __ 17 Eden 0 Whitworth.. 16 0 Wharnclifte l5 0 Thorpe Ships at market A CITTIVIsi ACTOR.—We rarely hear of cele brities of the dramatic art being eitiolas; Mr. J. L. Toole, the leading comedian of the New Adelphl Theatre : how ever, is assuredly one, having been -oorii sine eight and twenty years since) in Leadenhall-street, and educateu Cheapside at the City of London School—the tutoring house of many notables. Moreover, his histrionic genius was fostered, and first passed the threshold of public cri ticism at the literary institutions within the sound of Bow Bells. He is a son of the late famous toastmaster, whose genial smile for so many years lit up civic and charitable festivals, and the present toastmaster is the elder brother of the comedian. As an artists of very high ability, and as a citizen, we draw attention to his merits. Laughter is a glorious faculty, a characteristic of man, and a vigorous promoter of health. Mr. Toole's name is well known, his private character is estimable, and doubtless many leave the civic circle in order to enjoy the exhilarating influence of that rich and ripe humour which but a few years since budded iu the City,-otity 2'ros, LAW INTE. SHERIFFS' COURT. GINGITIAR ACTION UPON A PROMISSORY NOTE.,--LOVETT V. STILL. '1 his was an action to recover £33 15s. upon a promis sory note ;endorsed by defendant. Mr. Stammers, instructed by Mr. Davies, of Mincing lane, stated that an action had been brought in the superior court upon this note, but it was discovered that plaintiff could not go on because the words " or order" had been omitted, and the promise to pay was simply to a particular person. The action was now for money lent. Mr. Lovett was called, and proved advancing £32 ss. upon the note. Mr. Stronghill cross •examined plaintiff as to whether he did not represent himself to be merely the agent of the per son who advanced the money. Plaintiff replied that he was the principal. He had charged commission in addition to the discount. Ho had also *charged a further sum for commission upon defen dant's request for time. Mr. Stronghill then put in a note appended to plaintiff's receipt for the extra commission, in which it appeared that it was at defendant's request the note had been held over. His Honour.—By that memorandum defendant admits plaintiff as a principal. Mr. Stronghill could not understand how plaintiff, as principal, could claim commission. His Honour.—Oh I you've no idea what money lenders charge. You should come here some day for a couple of hours, and then your eyes will be open. Plaintiff will have a verdict. Mr. Stammers applied for costs, which were allowed. POLICE INTELLIGEN OE-( THIS DAY MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CASE.—A FIT 013dECT POE A REFORMATORY. — John Sadlier, a boy of 13, was charged before Mr. Beadon with robbing his father, John Sadlier, formerly an hotel keeper, but from misfortune reduced to the position of a waiter, :mid living at 13, Bear-street, Leicester-square, of four sovereigns. The father said on Friday morning about six he had his purse safe under his pillow containing the money, and he then left to go to the hotel where he was employed; and on his return, he haying only left his wife, who was in a dying state, in the room, and the prisoner, he missed from the purse four sovereigns. The prisoner had then absconded, and he saw no more of him till the previous (Monday) night, he having been given up by the person with whom he was staying. The boy said he took the money, having been told to do so by other boys. In answer to Mr. Beadon, the father said he (prisoner) had robbed him several times before, and he could do nothing with him ; he had tried his utmost to reclaim him, and given him a good education, but all to no purpose. He was willing to pay for him to be kept in a reformatory, so as to have him from his five other children. Mr. Holden, inspector of the C division, said the boy had been sent by the father to a boarding-school, and the boy's mother was dying. Mr. Beadon said it was e sad case, and remanded the young scapegrace for the purpose of seeing what can be done with him. THE GREAT FIRE IN LONG-ACRE. LATEST PARTICULARS. Yesterday (M onday) morning, at an early hour, Mr. Hunt, the inspector of risks, together with Mr. Closs, the surveyor to the Sun Fire-office, and Mr. Timms, of the County Office, proceeded to the scene of the fearful catastrophe, with a view of ascertain ing bow the fire took place, and the extent of the damage done. The result of the above gentlemen's inquiries led to the unmistakable conclusion that a far greater destruction of property has occurred than was at one time apprehended. The St. Mar tin's Hall was six floors high, and the entrance was beautifully decorated with pictures and statuary, some of great value, the former consisting of por traits of Francis Joseph Hadyn, bearing date 1752, 1819. The next picture of any importance was that suspended over the grand staircase, one dated 1817, containing a portrait of Felix Mendelssohn. These works of art have fortunately escaped the ravages of the fire, but the damage done to them by the scalding water is incalculable. The statuary and other ornaments in the different entrances have also escaped the fury of the flames, but they are notwith standing severely injured by the heated water. From the inquiries made d urin g y esterda y morn ing there seems not the least doubt but the fire com menced either in the painting rooms on the upper floor of Messrs. Kesterton, the coach and carriage builders, or else in the varnishing houses of the same range of premises. From all that can be at pre sent ascertained there seems little if any doubt thal; the fire was the result of the spontaneous ignition of some oily rags used in drying up the oils spilt in the preparation of the different paints. This is to a certain extent borne out by three police-officers of the F division, viz., 57, 109, and 22. These offi cers had their attention called to the top part of the buildings by the smoke pouring out of the top win dows nearest Hanover-street. From that point the flames seem to have seized upon the warehouses on the right and left of this floor, and in a very few minutes a space covering over 170 feet on the uppermost floor presented a regular blaze, and as the fire reached the roof it shot through and ignited sundry other compartments, including the fitting up shops, the dressing and polishing rooms, the furnishing houses, as well as the general stores, in which property of great value was deposited, in cluding the elaborate fittings of various carriages belonging to members of the nobility. The cushions and appointments of the different carriages were roughly estimated in value at £2,000, and the furni ture, musical instruments, and organ in the St. Hartin's Hall, were considered to be worth about £5,000 more than the amount insured upon the property. From the particulars furnished by the surveyors to the different fire offices, it appears that there was only the sum of £8,500 effected in the Sun Fire-office on the St. Martin's Hall, and £8,500 on the stock, and there was another item of £6,000 insured in another office. There was an insurance on the contents of Messrs. Kesterton's manufactory, and another of £5,000 in the Sun Fire-office, and a sum of £4,000 on the building. There was also an insurance of £5,000 in another office, and what is still better, an insurance of £350 was effected on the workmen's tools, but who have lost over £l,OOO worth. Thu sum deficient there is no doubt will be made up public subscriptions, and by the neigh bours in the district. The beautiful stone Corinthian pillars of the Hall are blistered, and they now look as if fretted by old age ; the iron pillars are also reduced to misshapen masses ; but not a vestige of any of the galleries, boxes, or pit seats remain—the whole are totally consumed. The immense heavy beams of timber that stretched across to support the roof can be seen lying in terrible confusion amongst the debris in the ground-floor of the hall. All the decorations, which were s 6 much admired by the habitues of this popular place of I,',',usical instruction are "clean gone for ever," not a vertigo remaining intact. The valu able music works, of which there were some thou sand books, of our ancient C=asters are to be seen scattered over the ruins in dire confusion, scarcely a book being perfect. At the time of the outbreak, Mr. Ed tin, the secre tary of the St. Martin's Hall, was at South.woKldent , in Suffolk, and Mr. Hulla h was at Hythe, in , and it is to be regretted that his loss is so much more than the amount of the insurance effected on the premises as his private property. In the grand music-hall were 148 ges-burners, and the whole of the fittings have gone, not oneye maining entire. The ribs of the different galleries, and the orchestra at the east . end, capable of hold ing so many instrumentalists and vocalists, have been reduced to ashes. To tell the exact amount of damage done would be impossible, but it is considerably greater were than was on Sunday supposed. The flames, which expected to have been extinguisiOd in the course of a few minutes, speedily seized holm of and. fairl enveloped the two imm ense buildings. The extra y ordinary exertions of the firemen of the Loilaion Brigade, and the police under Mr. Superintendent Durkin, were instrumental in saving the houses in Hanover-street, Wilson-street, and also those in Charles-street. The stand cocks of the New River Company having been drawn the water was thrown during the whole of yesterday (Monday), but in spite of which the conflagration was not extin guished until most of the houses abutting upon the music hall and the carriage factory were nearly burned out. The powerful steam land engine by Shand and /lason, of the Blackfriars-road, on this 'occasion saved an immense amount of property. The Royal Society's fire escapes, under Inspec tors Badeley, Gordon, &c., were early on the spot, and the escapes were of great assistance as being the means of taking the hose from the differ . nt engines to the tops of t he houses, ex me of Which were 100 feet high , a nd by that pedient mh property was saved. f-n journals men tion the discovery of a The itlig.9.l. .., - - -,rovinces of the Amour. It bears lae lake in one of the r . -ztuated between 47 deg. 50 the name of Nor-Naissan, is b... . - and 106 deg. 30 sec. th. - - . 4- lie Chinese i,,i . sec. and 48 deg. 30 sec. N., and 90 deg. . E., to the south of the chain of the Altai, Djeingarie. The length of this piece of water is le. uu metres (five -eighth of a mile each), and its breadth varies from 16 to 24 kiloetres. It is frozen from November to I May. The immense abundance of its fisheries immediately attracted a great number of Russians to its banks, and by means of arrangements entered into with the Chinese authorities they have d e finitively established themselves there, and, live 021 the most friendly terms with their ueigh bows THIS DAY) - THIRD EDITION ~4. SUN OFFICE, Reven o'clock. STOCKTON RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PALATINE STAKES. East Stanley Underhand Prophet Throe ran. CLEVELAND STAKES. Dictator — • • • Caller Oui 3 S c rubbing Brush Eight ran. TRADESMAN'S HANDICAP. 1 Hepatica 2 Moorhen 3 Bivouac .. Eight rau. LICHFIELD IId4CES.—( This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.] ANSON PLATE. Libellous Lady Kingston Adelaide 3 Five ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. M a ster Bagot Defender 3 Newcastle Three ran. LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING). ST. JAMES'S PALACE, AUG. 23. The Princess Augusta Caroline, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, has been pleased to ap point the Lady Caroline Mary Coat, to be her Royal High ness's Lady-in-Waiting. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 25. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Wm Frederick William Niebuhr as Consul at Rangoon for his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Oldenburgh. CROWN- GFFICE, AuG. 28. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Cumberland, Western Division—The Won. Percy Wyndham, in the room of General Sir Henry Wyndham, K.C.11., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AuG. 28. sth Dragoon Guards —Major-General the Hon. Sir Ja.rnes York Scarlett, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Major- Gener e al the Earl of Cardigan, K.C.8., removed to the 11th Light Dragoons. 11th Light Dragoons—Major-General the Earl of Cardigan, K.C.8., from the sth Dragoon Guards, toobe Colonel, vice General Sir Henry Wyndham, K.C.8., deceased. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Frederick George Baylay to be Adjutant, vice Morris, promoted. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Colonel John Chay for Ito be Colonel, vice Williams, removed as a General OM cer ; B r evet-Major George Clement Ba illia to be Lieu - 1 tenant-Colonel, vice Chaytor ; Second Captain Henry Schaw to be Captain, vice Baillie; Lieutenant William r4Butler Gosset to be Second Captain, vice Schaw. ; BREVET. In consequence of the death of General Gustavus Nicoll : Colonel Montgomery Williams to be Major-General on the Fixed Establishment of the Royal Engineers. General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, Bart., G.C.8., Supei an merary on the List of General Officers in the Royal lingi neers, to be placed on the Fixed Establishment. Colonel Thomas Coryndon Luxmore and William Faris, retired full-pay of the Royal Engineers, having been senior to Colonel Williams on the effective List of the Corps 0.1, the date of their retirement, to be Major-Generals. NOTICE. The undermentioned days have been fixed for the Evirni nation of Candidates for direct Commissions in the Army, to be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, viz.:—,9th October, 1860, and 28th January, 1861. That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not come to hand when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.—Txts DAY. Am3terdam MI to 3 Months. 11 1 6 11. 161 Rotterdam --11 16} 11 16/ Antwerp Brussels — 25 27/ 25 30 13 51 13 51 Hamburgh Paris Ditto i 'larseilles — 25 371 Frankfort on Maine — 1171 Vienna Trieste P e tersburgh — 35 Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan 25 171 2,5 40 25 421 117 k V; 35 13 40 351 49 49 25 47t 25 40 25 40 49! 49i 25 55 25 45 Genoa Naples Messina 25 45 39} ;31 53; Lisbon Ororto Rio Janeiro New York Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard),...per os. £3 17 9 0 M ex ican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 0 0 South American Donblon s ++ IMMERSION OF THE TROOPS IN WATER. A medical witness was once interrogated as to the effect upon a man's health of spending ,several hours up to his neck in water. He replied that it very much depended upon the previous habits of the patient; if ho had been all his life accustomed to be so placed, it was impossible to say how long he might remain immersed without harm. From the representations recei ved durin g the past week from the Curragh Camp, it would appear that the authorities are trying the question prac tically upon her Majesty's Dragoons now quartered in that well-watered locality. It is not however, just, humane, or economical, to have such a cavalry brigade as the Greys, and 3d and 4th Light Dragoons, made a corpus vile, and we trust to hear soon that there is an end of the experi ment. We can cagily un derstand that, up to a certain point, the Government has not been so much to blame in the matter. The calendal! has registered the months of June, July, and August but the weather steadily declines to be Aug but by any arrangement of the kind, and March and November have alternately usurped the place of the months composing the summer quarter. Every one of us has been day after day, a nd week after week , fond l y but vainl y ex pecting the summer which comes not, and. we cannot blame the Government for picketing Dra goons in a manner which, in an ordinary season at this time of the year, would afford no room for complaint. However, we have now arrived at a period when it is idle to expect matters to mend for more than a brief period, and it is high time to stop these experiments upon the capability of human life to stand the most severe hardships ; and we trust that the next week will have witnessed a break-up of the Curragh-Camp, so far as those regiments are concerned which cannot be hutted after the winter fashion, and that we shall h ave no further repeti tion of the painful details with which the col UMDS i Of our contemporaries have been incumbered durng the present week. If voluntary enlistment should con tinue to be the means of supplying oux army with recruits, we must not wantonly expose men to disease and death. Already, perhaps, we have suffered to some extent from the isolation to which the men are subject, who are left for so long a time in these military back-settlements, away from the enjoyments associated with quarters in kings be under the old system ; and it may perhaps b worthy of the consideration of the authorities, whe ther we might not with advantage confine these mons ter encampments to the few summer months, during which only manoeu vres on a large sc ale can. be carried on.—Armg and Navy Uazette. .. MIS DAY'S 8SIPPIN(• . ----.-- LoNnorr, Aug. 28.—Wind this day butod South-, Westerly ; light breeze, and d fi ne weather, clouy. Lmou TES, Aug. 28.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Fe h:elene, from Rio Grande ; San A n darea, from Maria_ nopi, l • . 27.-:-Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— her Majesty's ship Emerald, for a anAdagsailed for London. Sailed—Mar a Lady Lady Clax-ett„r b stav i a ; AdolPhine, .11! ....kug. 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—S • New York; left on the 15th. ' the Channel W italds * azonia, Aug. 27.—Wind R OFT FLEETNYOODf - -.W.—Arrived— screwstesa°::,'fron: '; 7 •—Arrived A v 1 Prince of Wales, from Q-usbec. LIVIMPOOL, Aug. ~,. • ve5...—...,ag.,e-e ed from y , Om Huola; Mary Mornington from St. - John's N B • Cl' 7 • • 7 ' 'of Ottawa, from Quebec ; ' ReforM, from finder, from London. Leghorn ; Gold- (BY ELMOTILIC TELIAGRA.PH.) . SOUTUAMPTON, Tuesday Diorning. Wind W. ' . from St : Arrived, Aug. 27—La Plata, steamer, Thomas ; Despatch, and South Western, steamers, from Jersey. Sailed—La Poule, for Cherbourg; rgyll, s teamer, for Carentan; Sultan, steamer, for l ' ißb i n r Havre; i Courier, A steamer, for Alexandria; Alliance, steamer, ° steamer, for Jersey. n stea mer, from Havre. Arrived, August 28-0 01- ' .------- gAaNzl ic TELBGRXPH.) (D 2 lIIBMARINB AarsAvnsEND, Tuesday Morning. hours' flood ; weather fine. Ncl,- , 1 W.; tide the ii Tuesday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate. Passed Maid of the Tyne, f rom Cochin; Tricononia, from the westward Britanma, screw st.amer, from Cadiz —all for London; T r iton, of Cowes, from the westward, for t h e nortiorord• or ts- ;ail her Left )as- Ine, ises ling , in I at ities has r at 'the idet 'rom nnia ning in ntly were L!ess- all 100 all all all all all l all 00 111 all all all 100 100 100 30. all 100 11 all 100 7 all [lOO 18 ,ATU all all Si all all 61 7 31} 1 96 554 6 96 1 i 37f 8 1131 1011 92 99 a I 1091 51/ 5 501 t