The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Parliament-street ; Mr. Lee, M.P., in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had very little to add to it, as it was so full and so good. The Bill for authorising a transfer of the undertaking to the Brighton Company for a stipulated payment of 5 per cent. per annum was rejected by Parliament, in conse quence of which they had to seek other customers ; and he thought they ought to congratulate them. selves that the bill had been lost, as they had since made much better terms, which was shown by their shares being at £2 premium. Mr. J. ELGER seconded the motion for the adop t ion of the report. Mr. LONGSTAFF thought the report was highly satisfactory. He wished to know whether the Lon don and North-Western were likely to use the sta tion. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt that they would come into the Brighton station, and if so the com pany would receive an additional rent of £5,000 a year, but from any other company using the station they would not derive any advantage. The under taking would, under an agreement with the Great Western and London, Chatham, and Dover Compa nies, pay them a rent gradually increasing from £13,200 a year to £32,000 a year in 1867 and there after, which would give them more than 6 per cent. per annum; and there was a probability of 8 per cent. per annum being realised when the arrange ments were finally completed. The report was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors for their zeal and attention to the interests of the company closed the proceedings. PORTSMOUTH. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Great George-street, Westminster ; Mr. R. D. Mangles in the chair. The report stated that the necessary arrangements for carrying into effect the provisions of the deed of amalgamation had proceeded satisfactorily with the South-Western Railway Company. Almost the whole of the surplus property had been sold at satis factory prices. The directors believed that on the final liquidation of the company's affairs that the minimum balance for division would be £1 per share, and that the company's affairs would be wound up within the time formerly specified. The capital account showed that £495,194 had been received and £493,607 expended, leaving a balance of £1,587. The cIIAIRMAN said the directors had been un ceasing in their endeavours to wind up the affairs of the company, the price they had received for the land they had sold was double what they expected. They had also settled with their solicitor td the close of 1859. They had yet to settle with respect to the redemption of the land-tax. They had a little more land to sell, and when that was disposed of and the land-tax redeemed there was nothing to prevent their affairs being wound up, which he expected would be before the 31st of December. Mr. JACKSON, M.P„ seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr. SALOMONS would insist on the £1 per share being paid to them in cash. Mr. MOWATT complained of the delay in the winding up of the company. The report was then agreed to. Sir W. JOLIFFE, M.P., moved that a sum of £250 per annum since the formation of the company be presented to the directors as a remunerator for their services. Mr. SNELL seconded, and Mr. MoIVATT opposed the motion. A discussion ensued, in the course of which the motion was divided into two distinct resolutions ; first that £1,500 should be paid the directors for their past services ; and secondly, that £250 be voted to them as remaneration for the current year. The first of these resolutions was =lied on a show of hands. The numbers were five for the motion and three against it, bnt the chairman announced that he held proxies for 8,800 shares. The second resolution was carried with one dissentient. The retiring directors were then re-elected, and the proceedings terminated. BOSTON, SLEAFORD, AND MIDLAND COUNTIES. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held on Monday at the Euston Hotel, Euston square, Mr. Ingham, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the total earnings of the line for the last six months amounted to £9,101. After the deduction of the moiety of the revenue belong ing to the Great Northern Company for the work ing of the line, and the payment of expenses, there remained a balance of £2,804, out of which the directors recommended the payment of a dividend of 3s. per share, being at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, which would absorb £2,759, leaving £44. All the accounts with the contractors had been satisfactorily settled, and the balance due to them discharged. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said they had one of the best railroads in England. There had not been a single accident upon the line, and the Great Northern Company worked it with efficiency and punctuality. With regard to the coal traffic, it had not realised any thing near the income it ought from the lowering of rates and alteration of charges made without their cognisance or sanction. With regard to the dividend, he regretted it was so small, as he thought it ought to be a 5 per cent line. Mi. NICHOLLS suggested the appointment of a committee to inspect the Great Northern Com pany's books, to..ascertain if they made correct returns of the traffic. Mr NORTH said there was every prospect of the dividend being larger next half-year. During the last two months he had himself sent over the line from the Babbington collieries 2,752 tons of coal. Mr. PARRY, one of the directors, said the board would do everything to secure a full and fair return of the traffic. Many of the monthly returns were received under protest. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to Dr. M'Cann, stated that there were outstanding claims upon the com pany for land of about £7,000. The report was then adopted, and the dividend declared. GREAT WESTERN The directors of this company have decided on recommending the payment of a divideqd at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending June 30, leaving a balance of about £5,000 to be carried to the present half-year. LONDON AND BLACKWALL. It appears that the directors intend to propose a dividend for the half-year ending Jule 30 last at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. HULL AND HOLDERNESS. -At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held at Withetnsea on Monday, the report of the direc tors was adopted, and a dividend of 31 per cent. declared. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The report of the directors states that the amount of share and mortgage capital chargeable OR revenue to Jur,e 30 was £18,597,258, of which £12,093,594 were consolidated stock, and £4,400,615 loans. The expenditure on capital account during the ha tf-year amounted to £126,443, of which £62,397 was for additional rolling stock. The re 'ceipts of the company during the half-year had been 1 '922,283, against £824,489, shoWing au in crease of £97,794. The total expenditure amounted to £374,533, against £324,430 at the correspond ing period of 1859, showing an increase in the working expenses, rates, and taxes of £40,103, and in the net receipts of £57,691. The balance of the net revenue of the company applicable to dividend on the consolidated stock amounted to £342,736, and out of this the directors recommended a divi dend at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum, less in come tax, leaving £10,163 for the next half-year. The working expenses, which, with taxes and pas senger duty, amounted to £374,533, or 401 per rent. on the gross receipts, included a large outlay in repairing and improving the company's working :t l _ock. The renewal accoun t, w hi c h now e mbra ce d ', l ,; 3 _ , amalgamated li nes , h a d b een d e bit e d w ith 144 for rails, chai N, sleepers, &c., and credited With ti s 000 Th e , transferred from revenue account. now e T u nee at the debit o f the renewa l accoun t w as to its debit ed to £28,821, aga i ns t £44 , 914 stan di ng and agnins t the cor res p on di ng p er i o d of 185(3, diminution nt51,529 in Slane, 1858, showing a in two year:t_ti!okis_aceolint in favour of the company w,t ui r , an 22,7o date the E although since the latter brou ght eit i sh ire section of the railway hAd been the account. The de beature stock of thenteZ ally taken up by the ittnlN-LajlY was being gradu public. The esti mate of capital expriitnreill or this amount year, submitted to the lc,:st general the past half ti n x. g 0 2 f 644 pro prietors, was £136,500. had been expended. The' estimate o thevvrae,au'ire-- ments for the current hal -year was, f or £l2,a )0 ; enlargement 6Joslit £16,000 ; carriag,..Ts, tions, £70,000 ; additional Land, £10,000 ; engines' £20,000; total, £128,000. The capital account showed that £18,651,701 had been received, and £18,675,857 expended, leaving a balance against the company of £: !4,156. The revenue account for the half-year show , ed th& c £922,283 'had been re ceived and £374, 032, .:luding £15,527 for rates and taxes and £7,850 for duty on passengers, had been expended, leaving a balance of £547,750. Out of this was deducted £15,000 for renewal of permanent way, leaving £532,750, to which was added £8,332 from the preceding half-year, making £541,082. From tins was deducted £108,346 for rents, interest on loans, and preference shares, leav ing, as above, £342,736. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. GAS (METROPOLIS) BILL. This bill, the consideration of which occupied the attention of a select committee of the House of Commons for several weeks, has been referred to a select committee of the Upper House, consisting of the Earl of Lucan (chairman), Ear] Amherst, Lord Dungannon, Lord Courtown, and Lord Wynford. Mr. Denison and Mr. Webster appeared on be half of the promoters of the bill; the gas companies are represented by Mr. Serjeant Wrangham and other learned gentlemen ; Mr. Paget appears in support of a petition against the bill from the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth. Mr. Denison said the promoters of the bill were prepared to take it in its present form, as an expe rimental bill, believing it would work well for the public, although not so well as the bill originally presented. The gas companies, also, were satisfied with the bill. The parish of Lambeth, however, was dissatisfied with it, and proposed to make some material alterations. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, after referring to the proceedings of the House of Commons, said the re sult of that inquiry was a compromise, certain points being reserved for further consideration. One of the parties to that arrangement was the parish of Lambeth, which now sought to re-open the whole question. He submitted that it was not in accordance with the practice of their lordships' house to allow one of the parties promoting a bill to take advantage of an arrangement and then turn their backs upon it, and hoped their lordships would decide that the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, could not be heard. Mr. Paget contended that the parties whom he represented had a right to be heard. After the bill left the committee of the other house there was a " whip" on behalf of the gas companies, who suc ceeded in obtaining the recommittal of the bill, which was then turned inside out, all the provisions which had previously been inserted for the protec tion of the gas consumer having been struck out. The inquiry before their lordships was a new one, and he submitted that the proceedings ought to commence de novo. The parties whom he repre sented had always protested against the provision legalisibg the formation of districts by particular companies to the exclusion of any competitor. The bill, which was originally a consumer's bill, had been converted into a producer's bill, and ought to be reconsidered. The committee, after evidence as to the nature of the agreement which had been entered into, de cided that the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, ought to be heard. Mr. Denison observed that the effect of that de cision was to place the whole of the bill before the committee. Now, the parish of St. Mary, Lam beth, had not opposed the preamble in the other house, and did not now petition against the pre amble' but against the sixth clause, which.pro vided for the division of the metropolis into dis tricts. Mr. Paget observed that the substantial point for consideration was whether their lordships would sanction the districting or not. After some discussion the committee postponed the preamble, and intimated that the point might be considered on the sixth clause. The first five clauses having been agreed to, with amendments, Mr. Denison said the objection of the petitioners to the sixth clause was that it would produce a monopoly in the sale of gas, and deprive them of the benefit of free competition. Now, the statement which he had to make in support of the sixth clause was this :—ln the year 1857 the gas companies commenced the system of districting, thus depriv ing the consumers of the benefit of competition. In this way they became arbitrary masters of the posi tion, and refused to enter into contracts with public bodies on as favourable terms as before, and it was feared that before long they might become more arbitrary and raise the price of gas. The system of districting being in existence, it was thought de sirable to deal with it and obtain some restrictions advantageous to the public. The preamble of the bill-recited that it was desirable that " districting" should be sanctioned by Parliament, but the com panies were not satisfied with the preamble, and procured the insertion of a clause prohibiting other companies from entering their districts. The parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, objected to the clause, but with some alterations it was eventually passed, fol lowed by certain restrictions which removed the objections entertained by the promoters of the bill. Having pointed out the manner in which the clause had been introduced into the bill, he would not call any evidence, but leave the matter in their lord ship's hands. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham observed, that the " dis tricting" clause was the foundation of all the con cessions which the gas companies had made, and if that clause should be rejected they would rather not have the bill. Mr. Denison remarked that the promoters of the bill would not be satisfied by its withdrawal. Mr. Paget objected to the clause, and denied that any equivalent had been given to the consumer for handing over the districts to the gas companies. The committee had conceded to the companies the possession of individual districts on the introduction of clauses for the protection of the gas consumer. One of these clauses provided for the appointment of three inspectors, with power to call for accounts, to investigate the amount of capital, the dividend, &c., for the purpose of giving the consumers the benefit of a reduction in the price of gas in the event of the dividends exceeding a certain amount. All these provisions were struck out when the bill was recommitted, whilst the districting clauses were re tained, so that the bill now afforded no protecting clause for the consumers. The question now was, whether the Legislature would consent for the first time to affirm the principle of monopoly in the sup ply of gas. The Chairman said the committee were prepared to adopt the principle of the .districting clause, but would postpone their final decision until they had considered the restrictive clauses, and would then determine whether it should stand in its present form or be altered. The committee then adjourned. The committee resumed the consideration of the clauses of this bill yesterday ; the Earl of Lucan in the chair. Ou the 25th clause, which provides that the illu minating power of gas shall be tested at a distance of 1,000 yards from the works, Mr. Paget submitted that the testing place ought to be at a greater dist ance f rom the wors, inasmuch as the gas gradually deteriorated, and a test at that distance would be no test of the quality of the gas at the distance of three miles. The gas ought to be tested at the place where it was supplied. In the case of St. Mary, Lambeth, the Phoenix Com pany charged 6d. per 1,000 feet extra beyond a certain distance, and the consumers ought to have some guarantee that the light was of the proper quality. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham having been heard in support of the clause, The Chairman intimated that the committee were of opinion that the clause ought to be retained. On Clause 40, which gives an appeal to the Home Secretary in case of an advance in the price of gas by any of the companies, Mr. Denison said this was one of the points which had been left open for discussion between the gas companies and the promoters of the bill. The clause provided that in the event of any local authority dissenting from any increase in the price of gas they may apply to the Secretary of. State, who shall institute an inquiry, and, if he be of opinion that there has not been any such increase in the cost of gas, or any other circumstances affecting the com pany as will warrant such advance, he may pro hibit the company from making an advance either wholly or partia!ly. The consumers preferred an open arbitration, under which witnesses could be examined on oath, and hoped the committee would substitute an arbitrator for the Secretary of State. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham. supported the clause, contending that if any inquiry was necessary the Secretary of State was the most fitting person to decide the question in dispute. It was too exten sive a question to submit to arbitration, involving, as it did, the income arising from a capital of £6,000,000 or £7,000,000, which had been invested on the faith of acts of parliament. Under these circumstances he hoped their lordships would sup port the decision of the committee of the House of Commons: The Committee decided to substitute an arbitra tion, instead of leaving the decision to the Secre tary' of State. Mee Paget said, as the clause now stood, it allowed the 100 el authorities of a district to raise the price of gas at; their pleasure. He was instructed to oh.* ject to that, on the ground that it would exclude the parties who ought to initiate proceedings. The Committee overruled the objection. Some discussion ensued on the remaining portion of the clause, which provides that when any gas company shall change the supply from cannel to common gas, the rate shall be reduced to the lowest rate then charged by any company for com mon gas. Mr. Baxter was called by Mr. Sergeant Wrang ham and examined upon thin point.—He said Mr. Wyatt and himself had agreed upon the word- PrHE SUM LMMON, TrirRSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1860. ing of the clause, and he delivered it to Sir J. Shelley to take into the house. Immediately afterwards Sir J. Shelley came out of the house and told witness that Mr. Ayrton insisted upon having this latter proviso inserted. Witness deci dedly objected, upon which Sir J. Shelley said, " Well, we must insert it, and you must fight them in the Lords." Cross-examined by Mr. Denison—He told Mr. Wyatt what had occurred presently afterwards, and he did not dissent. He said, " Very well." Mr. Wyatt was then called by Mr. Denison, and stated that the point now under discussion was °Re of those for which he was instructed to contend before this committee: Mr, Denison said it was a defect in the bill, but there it was. He should, therefore, withdraw any further objection to it. The remaining clauses and the preamble were then agreed to, with some verbal amendments, and their lordships agreed to pass the bill. and which was enhanced by the ear catching the sound of the village bells, which it appears had been tolled during the eclipse. I saw two stars to the east of the sun, which I believe to have been Jupiter and Venus, and observed that the corona did not extend generally more than about 8-10ths of the diameter of the moon beyond her limb, but that there were outlying rays of greater extent. A thought of my other duties recalled me, after a few seconds' gaze, from this enchanting scene, and I did not attempt any exact observations of the corona. To return to photography, when the disc of the sun had diminished to a small crescent I gave the signal to discontinue the ordinary pictures, and to take away the stop of the object-glass in order to have the full aperture ready for the totality ; and the instantaneous apparatus was also disconnected. The signal to prepare plates for the totality was also made, and three plates, by a preconcerted arrangement, were coated and then sensitized in an extremely sensitive neutral bath, which I had pre pared expressly for the purpose. As I could col lect no reliable data as to the intensity of the light of the luminous prominences and corona previous to the expedition, I was working under great dis advantages, and I confess from all that I could learn previously I had very faint hopes of depict ing the corona at all, and I was led to think, from the colour of the prominences, that if I did get a picture of the corona, my only hope was to get the prominences as dark markings on the suppesed more brilliant corona. Although my own observa tions during the totality gave me greater hopes of success, it was with a thrill of pleasure that, in answer to my questions,• I learnt from Mr. Rey nolds that the picture was coming out under the influence of the developing fluid. This first plate had been exposed by previous arrangement just one minute, and only time enough remained for a second plate to be placed in the telescope. Just at this period the wind rose and shook the observatory and telescope violently. Had it been possible for me to have known beforehand howi,in tense the light of the prominences really was, there would have been no difficulty in obtaining the pho tographs in much less time, and I do not doubt that four might have been procured with an exposure of from 20 to 30 seconds each. Previous to leaving London trials had been made to obtain photographs of the moon with the Kew instrument, merely, however, for the purpose of judging of the time that might be necessary for the pictures of the corona, supposing it to be as bright as the moon, but not the slightest impression could be obtained by an exposure of one minute, whereas the pictures we have obtained of the luminous pro tuberances are all over exposed, and the corona has clearly shown itself, so that the latter must be brighter than the light of the full moon. The plates being only 6 inches square, while the sun's image is 4 inches in diameter, it will be seen that only a small extent of the corona could be de picted. I mention this in order that there may be no misconception on this point ; had I desired to make photographs of the whole of the corona, I should have adopted a totally different arrangement. My hand drawings were made by the aid of a series of lines ruled on glass, and placed in the focus of the eye-piece. This could be rotated through an arc of 90 deg., and I had two diagrams with similar lines set out on my drawing paper. With these aids I was able rapidly to make some measurements of position and extent of the prominences, and to com plete two drawings. On comparing my sketches with the photographs, I was pleased to find that each completely confirmed the accuracy of the other. My drawings were made in reference to the ver tex, but it will be better to describe the markings as they were shown in the photographs in relation to a circle of declination. If the reader will suppose a circle to be divided into four quadrants by draw ing two diameters across its centre at right angles, and that one of these diameters is made to coincide with a line drawn through the centre of the sun and the pole,calling the quadrants north-east, south east, south-west, and north-west respectively, then the edge of the moon, both in the north-east and south-east quadrants, was at the commencement of totality nearly covered with the luminous promi nences which extended over an are of 130 deg. be yond her dark limb. These prominences were ex tremely brilliant, and far more so than the corona; they were not uniform in tint; and with few excep tions they did not present any colour approaching to red or rose ; t wo had, however, a decided but faint rose tint. The surface of the luminous prominences next to the moon was, when first seen, very irregu lar, and far more so than was attributable to moun tains as seen in profile on the moon's edge. This irregular outline may, however, be explained by supposing the prominences to have been first seen floating like clouds in a transparent atmos phere at some little distance from the sun's surface, and consequently from the moon's edge —a supposition which is supported by the fact that one such prominence cr luminous cloud was seen distinctly detached, and at some distance from the dark moon. At the commencement of the eclipse only one small mountain-like peak was to be seen in the north-west quadrant, and a curved one in the south west quadrant. As the moon glided over the sun's disc, the inner outline of the prominences in the eastern hemisphere became less and less indented, and at last they were b oun d e d b y t h e nearly even outline of the moon's limb. As the eastern promi nences became gr a d ua ll y covered, the mountain like peak, seen at first as a mere point in the north west quadrant, gradually grew in dimensions, then presented several points, and at last resembled somewhat a colossal ship in full sail ; and extending from th's through an arc o f GO deg., there came into view in the north-west quadrant a long streak of luminous prominences, varying in breadth and with a few points projecting outwards. This streak became very jagged in its inner outline as the moon glided off from it, just previous to the sun's reap pearance—these luminous prominences presenting the same phenomena as those on the eastern edge ; that is, appearing like clouds floating in a transpa parent atmosphere, a little distance from the sun. It will render the detailed description I now pro pose to give of the several luminous protuberances, as measured in the photographs, more clear if the reader will provide himself with a circle divided into 360 deg., and number the degrees in the reverse order of the figures on a watch—namely, from right to left. Placing 360, which represents the north point (not the vertex) uppermost, the east point, or 90 deg., will be at the left ; 180 deg., or the south point, at the bottom ; and 270 deg., the west point, at the right hand. Eastward from the north point there was c onsp i cuous l y v i s ib le a brilliant promi nence, the summit of which, as the moon glided along, was seen to curve in two opposite directions from a radial li ne , the curve d port i ons b e i ng f ar less brilliant than the stem, which touched the moon's limb throup, lout the totality. The centre of the stem wa s 28 deg. from the north point, and it was about 1 minute of arc broad (28,000 miles nearly). It extended fully 11 minute, or 42,000 miles, beyond the moon's limb. This protuberance was so brilliant that I perceived it several minutes before the totality, and it must, without doubt, have been seen by all observers provided with good tele scopes. It may therefore conv e ni en tly b e niacl starting point to which all protuberances of which I shall speak may be referred by those astronomers who observed the prominences in regard to the ver tex, by taking into account the angular distances of the several prominences from this one. At 57 deg. was situated the northern extremity of a remarkable detached curved cloud, which, when first seen, as as about half a min u t e (14,000 miles) beyond the position occupied by the moon's dark limb. It presented a double curvature on its northern side, both curvatures being convex to wards the north. It i nc li ne d i n a curve d direction at about an angle of 60 deg. from a radius towards the east, and was a minute and a half (42,000 miles) long. As the moon glided onwards in her course she approached it gradually, and at last touched the extreme point of this floating cloud, which glowed with all the brilliancy of one of our own terrestrial clouds at sunset. It presented a decided rose tint. At 72 deg. from the north a protuberance, in shape reminding one of a boomerang, imprinted itself on the sensitive plate, although it was not visible to me in the telescope. The stem was 2 min. long (56,000 miles), the point was bent towards the north, inclining downwards over towards the ex tremity of the detached cloud. Midway down the stem was a branch curving upwards, so that, on close scrutiny, the boomerang protuberance was not unlike the capital letter G in ordinary writing. It is a very curious circumstance that this protuber ance imprinted itself distinctly, although it did not attract the eye directed especially to that locality. This may be accounted for on the supposition that it emitted a feeble purple light. Between the last-named protuberances the (float ing cloud and the boomerang) there was a low and long luminous streak, not more than a quarter of a minute broad, and extending in length about 8 deg. along the moon's limb. From the stem of the boomerang, extending from 72 to 135 deg., there was a long streak of luminous cloud, commencing with the thinnest possible streak near the boomer ang, an d t h en b ecom i ng broader, but in no part exceeding a quarter of a minute in breadth, until it reached the position 8f 111 deg., when a skittle.like thickening took place, half a minute broad in the broadest part. Projecting from the commencement of the skittle were some faint projections, which imprinted themselves on the sensitive plate, but I did not see them in the tele scope. From 129 to 135 deg. there was a consider able enlargement of the streak, which widened out,. to fully one minute in breadth (28,000 miles). This was bounded by curved lines, and was extremely brilliant. Just in the neighbourhood of this thick ening —namely, between 115 deg. and 140 deg.— the corona was very bright, and one of the long streamers was to be seen carving towards the north. At 154 deg. a protuberance curving northwards, and not unlike a bishop's mitre, existed, which ea tended from the moon's limb a distance of 1.5 min. (42,000 miles) ; it was very much fainter towards the point than near the stem. A very faint streak of light connected the mitre-like protuberance with the long streak. The long streak and nearly all the mitre-shaped protuberance were covered by the moon before the totality ended, but the floating cloud and the first named northern protuberance were visible during the whole time. At the commencement of the totality only two protuberances were visible in the western half of the moon's disc —namely, following the order of the preceding description, one, the centre of which was situated at 194 deg., consisted of a thin streak less than a quarter of a minute broad, and extended over an arc of 53- deg. on the moon's limb at 197 deg., a point curving towards the south projected about 3- min. This projection was completely co vered as the moon advanced. The other projection was the mountain-like peak, the centre of which was situated at 348 deg. This peak, at first not more than min. high, grew to considerable dimen sions as the moon glided away from it, and as sumed, as was before said, the appearance of a ship in full sail, the summit, or mainmast, extending more than 1-1 min., and the case or hull of the vessel measuring 10 deg. on the moon's limb. As the moon glided on there came into view a long streak extending from 280 deg. to 340 deg., where it just touched the hull of the ship. This streak was in some parts a mere line, and bounded by curved lines both on the under and upper side. It thickened to about 4 min. between 300 deg. and 310 deg., at both of which places two short horn like projections were to be seen. At 263 deg. and 278 deg. there came into view two small projections, one extending min., and the second 1, min., from the moon's disc. TILE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. Mr. Warren De La Rue gives the following in eresting account of the observations made at Rivabellosa, a village near Miranda del Ebro : The station selected was a threshing-floor situated in lat. 42 de g . 42 min. north, and long. 11 min. 38 secs. west, at the height of 1,572 feet above the mean level of the sea. The magnetic variation was found to be 20 deg. 20 min. west. The locality, being bounded by a beautiful panorama formed by the distant Pyrenean range, was well situated for observing the effect of the eclipse on the landscape. My party consisted, besides myself, of Mr. R. Beckley, the mechanical assistant of Kew ; Mr. Downes, Mr. E. Beck, and Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Clark, who at Mr. Vignolles's suggestion had acted as our interpreter, also volunteered his services, which proved mast valuable during the eclipse. Each of my assistants had allotted to him aseparate duty, and to their cheerful concurrence in carrying out my wishes must be attributed the successful result obtained. My more important object was to endeavour to obtain photographs of the various phases of the eclipse by means of the Kew photoheliograph, an instrument I designed, at the suggestion of Sir John Herschel, for the special object of delineating the sun's image by means of photography. Although this was the primary object, I had also provided myself with ample means of observing the eclipse optically. Our instruments and portable observatory, weighing very little short of two tons, were by previous arrangement conveyed in two days to my station by the kindness of Mr. Vignolles, to whom my thanks are especially due, and that of Mr. Bartlett, of the firm of Messrs. Brassey and Co., contractors of the Bilboa and Tudela Railway. By the 12th of July we had erected the ob servatory, and by the 14th had obtained the first solar photograph in Spain. During these prelimi nary observations photographs were made of the surrounding panorama by Mr. Downes, and the geographical position of the station ascertained by myself. The climate proved to be most uncertain, and much serious interruption was experienced by the clouds, which frequently obscured the sun for the whole day. Much inconvenience was also expe rienced from the dust, which rendered it necessary to obtain large supplies of water, in addition to that required for actual use, in order to keep the station moistened; otherwise this enemy to photo graphy would have prevented any good result from being obtained. The Kew photoheliograph consists of a tube having the form of a truncated pyramid, at the smaller (upper) end of which is fixed the object glass, 3 4-10 inches in diameter, and 50 inches focal length. The focal image of the sun formed by the object-glass is 47-1000ths of an inch in diameter, but, before it:is allowed to fall on the sen sitive plate, it is enlarged, by means of a secondary combination of lenses, to four inches in diameter. The sensitive plates, six inches square, are placed at the large end of the pyramidal tube of the tele scope. The tube is what is termed equatorially mounted, and is made to follow the diurnal motion of the sun by means of clockwork. In taking pictures of the sun the aperture of the object-glass is usually reduced by means of stops to two inches. Even with this small aperture the duration of the exposure of the sensitive plate to the action of the sun is a very small fraction of a second of time. The exposure of the plate to the sun's action is effected by means of a sliding plate, having a very narrow slit in it. The plate, which moves in the plane of the primary focus of the telescope, is drawn down wards by means of an opening, and previous to taking photographs is held up by a loop of thread fastened to a hook. When a picture is required to be taken the thread is set on fire, and the plate flashes instantly across the axis of the telescope, and allows the image of the sun to pass momentarily through the slit on to the sensitive plate. The clockwork driving apparatus, although con venient, might actually be dispensed with in taking sun pictures under ordinary circumstances, but at the period of totality in a solar eclipse it is neces sary to expose the sensitive plate for some time to the more feeble light of the luminous prominences and corona, and then a clockwork driving appara tus becomes essential ; and it is also necessary to employ the full aperture of the telescope. The photoheliograph is provided with position wires, which may be removed at will ; when left in the tube they become depicted as dark lines cross ing the sun's disc whenever a sun picture is taken, and serve to determine with great accuracy the po sition of any markings on the sun or of the cusps with reference to a normal line, for instance, with a circle of declination. The day previous to the eclipse was completely overcast, and the barometer was steadily falling. Nevertheless four dozen plates were cleaned, so as to be in readiness for the morrow; but the 18th proved in the morning to be as cloudy as its pre decessor, and it was with very , faint hopes that we went to our station. At 12 o'clock the sky began to clear, and we obtained a faint picture of the sun through the clouds ; about half-past 12 the clouds melted away as if by magic, and we had a clear blue sky ( without a cloud visible), except on the distant mountains. About 200 persons, who seemed to think that the eclipse was only to be seen from our station, rather interfered with our operations by their con versation, which completely prevented our hearing the beats of the chronometer ; but the majority were persuaded after a little while to go on to a neigh bouring height, and the Alcalde Civilo Guinea, to whom I wish publicly to tender my thanks, and the Civic Guards induced the remainder to speak in a lower tone. Just before and after the eclipse sun pictures were made, and during the. progress of the eclipse 31 photographs were obtained, the times of which are carefully registered. These will serve hereafter to determine the path of the moon across the sun's disc and other data with considerable accuracy. The serrated edge of the moon is perfectly de picted in all the photographs, and in some of them one cusp of the sun may be seen blunted by the pro jections of the lunar mountain, while the other re mains perfectly sharp. I continued during the eclipse to observe the sun by means of a telescope of three inches .aperture, by Dallmeyer, and I am enabled to confirm the results obtained photogra phically. As I observed the progress of the eclipse, I gave the signal from time to time for the taking of a photograph, so that some have been procured just as the moon passed across any conspicuous solar spot. When the sun was reduced to a small crescent, the shadows of all objects were depicted with won derful sharpness and blackness, and as I cast my eyes on the now silent crowd they and the land scape appeared as if illuminated by the electric light, so brilliant were the lights, so sharp and black were the shadows. The sky began to assume an indigo tint, and the landscape to be tinged with a bronze hue. But a few moments, however, could be spared for these observations, and when I placed my eye again to the telescope, and removed the dark glass, some minutes before the totality, I distinctly saw the whole of the lunar disc, and perceived a luminous prominence on the east of the zenith. This was quite visible, while the sun's image was reflected by a glass surface fixed at an angle of 45 deg., in the eye piece, and its intensity therefore much dimi nished. The upper surface of the glass diagonal re flector I had, however, silvered to the extent of one half, and as I brought into action the silvered half just previous to totality, I perceived a large sheet of prominences on the east. A little to the east of the zenith a brilliant cloud, quite detached from the sun, and at some distance from the moon, came into view. A few degrees to the west of the zenith a minute point was perceived at the commencement of the totality. South of the vertical only one small prominence was perceived. The brilliancy of these prominences far exceeded that of the corona. Much detail was visible in the protuberances both of light and shadow and con figuration. No appearance of Baily's beads was seen. Casting the eye for a few seconds away from the telescope to behold the corona and the surrounding landscape, I was much surprised to find that the darkness was not so intense as I had anticipated. Thelideep indigo of the upper part of the sky shading through a sepia tint into red and orange as it approached the horison, the deep blue of the mountains as contrasted with the orange sky, and the peculiar light cast on the spectator, impressed me with a feeling of solemnity never to be effaced, THE PUBLIC HEALTH. (From the Quarterly Return of Me Reyistrar..General.) This return comprises the births and deaths re gistered by 2,197 registrars in all the districts of England during the spring quarter that ended on the 30th of June, 1860 ; and the marriages in 12,418 churches or chapels, about 4,263 registered places of worship unconnected with the Established Church, and 631 superintendent registrars' offices in the quarter that ended on the 31st of March, 1860. The leading facts in the return may be stated thus :—The marriages in the first quarter of this year were not quite so numerous as they were in the same quarter of 1859, but exceeded those of any corresponding period in the 11 years, 1848-58 ; the marriage rate, namely the proportion of persons married to the then existing population, was also slightly above the average for the quarter; the births in the second quarter (that ended June 30) were fewer than in the same quarter of last year, and were also fewer than they would have been if the average spring birth rate had been maintained ; the deaths exhibit in no faint characters the effects of an ungenial season, and the rate of mortality was higher, with only two exceptions, than in any corresponding quarter of the previous 10 years. The general aspect of the return is not satisfactory. MARRIAGES. In the first three months of 1860 the total num ber of men and women who married was 70,396, being a great decrease en the 101,000 married in the preceding Christmas quarter. The difference, it may be reassuring to know, is not the result of sudden depression in trade or other calamity, but of laws of habit and convenience, by virtue of which the closing months of the year are most, and the opening months least, preferred for the accomplish ment of nuptial vows. The annual marriage rate for January, February, and March was 1•420 per cent., while the average rate for the same period is 1-416. The marriage rate for the quarter was as high as 1.556 in 1853, and as low as 1.248 in 1858. BIRTHS. The number of boys and girls born in the quar ter that ended the 30th June was 173,914, the number in the previous quarter that ended the 31st March having been 183,206. On an average of years as many children are born in the spring quar ter as the winter, but in the present year there was, as these figures show, a decrease that is not unimportant. The births in the quarter were to the population in the annual proportion of 3 495 per - cent , while the average rate is 3.558. It may be added that the birth-rate was lower than in any spring quarter of the previous 10 years, except those of 1853 and 1858, and in both those periods the mortality was above the average, as was also the mortality of the antecedent winter . quarters. INCREASE OF POPULATION. In the 91 days of the quarter the births ex ceeded the deaths by 63,036. This excess repre sents the natural increase of the population in that period ; the increase, aided by ingress from Scot land, Ireland, and more distant4parts, is more con siderable; and at the present time it is probably very near the truth to state that England and Wales contain a population of 20,000,000. The emigration of the last quarter consisted of 48,626 persons, who sailed from ports in the United Kingdom at which there are Government emigra tion officers. By distributing 8,260, who are not distinguished as regards the country of their birth, proportionally over the rest who are thus distin guished, it appears that 9,437 were English, 3,461 Scotch, 33,438 Irish, and 2,290 were foreigners. The United States were the destination of three fourths of the whole number. Of the English emi grants 5,945 chose the United States, 2,792 the Australian colonies. Although in the emigration to America the Irish were five times as nume rous as the English,' a considerably less num ber of the former, as compared with the latter, went to Australia ; while, as regards persons of Scotch origin, it is remarkable that nearly as many went to the North American colonies as to the United States, and more than twice as many went to Aus tralia as to either of those parts 'of America. National character is in part the cause of these differences; but they are chiefly to be referred to the better or worse condition in life of the emi grants. PRICES, THE WEATHER, AND PAUPERISM. Wheat has risen in price; the average in the three months ending June 30 was 525. Bd. per quarter. In the same period of last year it was 475. 3d., and in that of 1858 it was 445. ld. The dearness both of bread and meat has been sensibly felt by the labouring class. The average price of beef was 54d. per lb., that of mutton 60., as sold in the carcase at Leadenhall and Newgate markets. Taking for review the nine quarterly periods that have passed since March, 1858, beef has lately risen above previous prices, that of the early part of last year being excepted; and mutton has ranged still higher. The average price of superior mutton was last quarter 70., higher by id. than in the previous nine months ; that of superior beef was 61d. and showed a less increase. Inferior b ee f was ld. dearer than it had been in the beginning of the year. The prices of both qualities of beef and mutton were higher than in the June quarters of 1858-9, except that of inferior beef (41d.), which was the same as respects the two June quarters of 1859-60. York Regent potatoes sold at the waterside market, Southwark, at an average price of 1425. 6d. per ton ; they were not so dear as in the same quarter of 1858 (1625. Gd.), but much dearer than in that of last year (975. Gd), The numbers of paupers, both indoor and outdoor, were less last quarter than they were in the same period of 1859, but the decrease was inconsiderable. A decrease more important is observed when they are compared with those of 1858. The temperature of the air, barometrical pressure, rain, and other elements - of the weather, which has been of unusual character, are minutely and skill fully described by Mr. Glaisher in the appendix to this report. He states that both days and nights in April were remarkably cold; those in May were both somewhat warmer than usual ; in June both were cold, particularly the high day temperature, which were lower than in May, though usually they are hi g h er b y 7 d egrees. April was colder than it had been previously in any year since 1839; and we must travel back to 1821 to find so cold a June. June was colder than May at Guernsey, in Corn wall and Devonshire, and near the sea, south of lat. 53 de;;. The mean te mperature of the quarter at Greenwich was 50.5 deg., which is less by 2'3 deg. than the average of the same quarter in 19 years. At Greenwich the rainfall in June was 5.8 in. ; as far back as 1815 there is no instance of so large a fall in June. This fall was, however, greatly exceeded at stations south of Greenwich, particu larly in Hampshire. STATE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The deaths registered in the three months that ended June 30 were 110,878, a larger number than was returned in any previous June quarter (1848- o 9), The extent to which life was invaded and destroyed by causes that have been described, badness of weather and dearness of food, can be only partially discovered by comparing the mor tality with an average derived from seasons both healthy and unhealthy ; but it may be stated that the annual rate of mortality last quarter was 2.228 per cent. of the population, while the average of 10 pre vious springs was 2 . 195. In other words, the mor tality was such that if it had been maintained for a year, out of 100,000 persons 33 would have died in. excess of the number to whom a season that could not be represented as healthy, but only of average character, would have been fatal. If the mortality had been at the rate of 17 in a thousand annually, which is acertained to be the rule of selected healthy districts, instead of the actual rate (22), the deaths in the whole of England and Wales last quarter would have been 15,283 ; and 85,595 persons would, when the period had closed, still have formed as many units in the sum of human existence. An excess of deaths which is not decreed by inexorable fate may very properly be termed " unnatural," though it is quite true that, only the conditions being different, it is nature that killeth as well as giveth life. It is a remarkable and interesting fact that if 2,000,000 of acres on which the chief towns of Eng land are situated be distinguished from the remain ing 35 that hold small towns and country parishes it is found that the rate of mortality on the former (2.305 per cent. per annum) was below the average of last quarter,:whereas on the latter the rate, 2.155, was above the average. The average rates were re spectively 2.346 and 2.028. Although the time may be distant when cities will be as healthful as rural districts, or the inferiority which our English poet ascribed to "the town" as the handiwork of man become much less apparent in point of salu brity than it is at present, it cannot be questioned that large populations have even now advantages of a nature favourable to health which villages do not possess. The highest attainable health is probably to be sought in a combination of both states—rus in urbe. The words of an excellent popular writer may prove to be no dream, but a well-founded expecta tion. He believes that we shall ultimately obtain " a complete interpenetration of city and country, a complete fusion of their different modes of life, and a combination of the advantages of both, such as no country in the world has ever seen.* But it may be asked whether it is forbidden by this last expression to accept as a perfect model even Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon ' which the distinguished writer himself h as ex t o ll e d . In London 14,894 persons died in the quarter. The metropolis lost about 1,000 more lives than in the healthier springoflBs9. Pulmonary complaints were very fatal. The mortality from zymotic dis eases generally was comparatively low; in this class measles chiefly prevailed. The south-eastern counties returned 9,225 deaths, against 8,830 and 8,511 in the springs of 1858-9. The parish of Barming, in the Maidstone district, suffered from angina maligna ; Worth, in Sussex, from diphtheria, which also attacked Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Scarlatina was fatal in South ampton; and the Registrar of Landport, Portsea Island, states that the long winter and cold spring had produced a high mortality in his district. In the south Midland counties the mortality was high, except in Huntingdonshire. Typhus was im ported from Luton into Wheathampstead (St. Al ban's), and six deaths occurred from it within a dis tance of 100 yards. Cesspools and pigsties, till then undisturbed, were at length abolished to stay the infection. Northampton suffered severely from smallpox, which was fatal in 34 cases in St. Giles, and in 25 in All Saints. Ague was very prevalent at Sutton, in Cambridgeshire. The eastern counties show an increase in the deaths, whichnumber 6,230. The medical attendant of a lady who died at Colchester from erysipelas considers that bag sewerage- was the cause of the death. " The public sewers in the neighbourhood were so defective in trapping that the house (where she lived) was poisoned with the stench." The registrar of Radwinter mentions that the parish of Hempstead has generally more deaths from fever than all the rest of his district ; and he complains of the indecent overcrowding of cottages. It is stated that ague has probably never been so prevalent at Wenhaston (Blything) as in last quarter ; it was caused by the miasma from saturated marsh lands near the sea. Ablebodied men were the class most subject to it. In Norfolk, diphtheria has pre vailed at Holt, South Walsham, and Wells ; small pox at King's Lynn, where it has been fatal to the unvaccinated. The deaths rose above 10,000 in the south-western counties; they were nearly 900 more than in two corresponding quarters. They were numerous in Wiltshire, Devonshire, and Cornwall. In Chippen ham, where measles had been very prevalent, the total deaths rose from 100 to 134. The same com plaint was fatal at Lympston and Bideford, in Devonshire ; also at Saltash, in Cornwall, and its fatality was believed to be owing to the cold and wet season. Scarlatina was prevalent and fatal in Corfe Castle sub-district and Camborne. The unusual severity of the weather caused 25 deaths by whoop ing-cough, out of 82, at St. Agnes, Truro. Ply mouth suffered much from smallpox. The West Midland Counties appear to have been on the whole healthy, but the mortality was high in certain localities. in Glocester district, where the total deaths rose from about 160 to 253, measles very fatal ; it also prevailed to an alarming ex tent at Newhall (Burton-upon-Trent), whore the want of sanitary 4rrangements is reported as the chief cause of increased mortality in the parish. Scarlatina attacked Whitchurch and Market Dray ton in Shropshire, and.was fatal in many cases. Four children died from diphtheria at Yarkhill in Herefordshire. The North-Midland Counties were not unhealthy, except Lincolnshire, in many parts of which measles prevailed fatally ; and at Gedney-hill there was ague. Hayfield, in Derbyshire, returned 12 deaths from diphtheria. The returns from Cheshire and Lancashire (North-Western) were not in the aggregate heavy ; but measles, so common in other parts, visited Heaton Norris, Macclesfield, Liver pool,West Derby, Manchester, Salford, and Preston; 17 deaths from smallpox at West Leigh. The mortality rose a little in Yorkshire. Ripponden (Halifax) suffered greatly from scarlatina. Many children died from diphtheria in Leeds. Diphtheria caused numerous deaths at Campsall,Aberford, Rich mond, and in the ill-drained village of Borrowby at Northallerton. Bad drainage and impure water caused an outbreak of typhus in East Cowton (Northallerton). Mention has been made by the Registrar more than once of the bad sewerage at Sherburn, a few miles from Scarborough. In the Northern Counties at Little Chilton (Stockton) marshy ground bred much ague of a virulent cha racter. Southwick village (Sunderland) is described as in " most dreadful" sanitary condition. In Wales, out of 45 deaths in Kenarth, 14 were from diph theria, which was also very fatal at Llanarmm. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The deaths in London, which were 975 in either of the two previous weeks, rose to 1,047 in the week that ended last Saturday. The average num ber of deaths has been obtained for the weeks corre sponding with last week of the ten years 1850-59; and this, with a correction for increase of popula tion, is 1,237. The deaths in the present return are, therefore, less by 190 than they would have been if the average rate of mortality had ruled. But it is necessary to remark that epidemic cholera had made some progress in the beginning of August, .1854, and raised the average, as above stated, higher than it would have been if derived exclusively from the returns of ordinary years. It is satisfactory to notice the continued decrease of the mortality from smallpox. The disease was fatal last week in only six cases. But diarrhoea, as is usual in the present months, continues to in crease ; in the last four weeks the deaths from it were 21, 32, 52, and 65. All of the 65, except 7, occurred among young children. There were also 6 deaths from summer cholera, 5 of which were those of infants. Three deaths from diarrhwa occurred in the sub-district of Christchurch, Marylebone, 4 in Islington West, 3 in St. George, Bloomsbury, 3 in the south sub-district of St. Giles, 3 in St. Paul (St. George-in -the-East), and 3in Ratcliff. Diar rhoea, however, is by no means so prevalent as it was at the same time last year, when the deaths from it (iu the first week of August) were 312, and from cholera 24. Forty-seven children died from measles; 4 of these in St. Mary (St George-in-the-East.) Scarla tina.was fatal in 36 cases, diphtheria in 10. The son of a bricklayer, aged two years, and the son of a labourer, aged six, were burnt by their clothes taking fire. Two other deaths were caused by burns, and three by scalds. Five children were suffocated in bed. Four children were murdered. A widow died at the age of 95 years, and three mein at the respective ages of 92, 94, and 99 years.. Last week the births of 921 boys and 831 girls, in all 1,752 children, were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1,563. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.752 The barometrical readings fell from 30 in. on Mon day to 29.39 in.on Saturday. The mean tempera ture of the air in the week was 581 deg., which is 4.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as d e t erm i ne d b y M r. Gl a i s h e r). The mean daily temperature was below the average through out the week. The thermometer in the shade at tained its highest point on Sunday, the 29th ult., 71 . 2 deg.; and it f e ll to its lowest on Tuesday, 51.1 deg. The range of temperature in the week w as therefore 20.1 deg. The mean daily range w as 16.1 deg. The difference between the mean dew.. point temperature and air temperatur. e was 6.1 d eg., showing the amount of dryness of the air. Th e mean degree of humidity was 82, complete satura tion being represented by 100. Themasea6ni.t7emdop:- rature of the water of the Thames Was The wind blew from the north-east on the first twO. days ; it was afterwards most frequently in the west. Rain fell to the amount of 1 . 17 in., of which as much as 1 . 06 in. fell on S unday. A severe th- [un- * Charles Kingsley's 4 iecellanies—"Cireat Cities." der storm occurred on the afternoon of that day between 3 and 5 o'clock, and rain fell to the depth of 0 . 75 in. in 25 minutes. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK—Au G. 8. Business was more animated, with a fair attendance. Wheat scarce, at is to 2s per qr advance on former terms. A moderate supply of barley, at full prices. The demand for oats was firm. Beans were well taken off at late rates. Peas very dear. White wheat, new, 60s to 66s Red do. 5BB to 63s Old white 6os to 66s Red do. 58s to 63s Barley, malting 38s to 43s Peas, .... Barley, grinding-32s to 33 , 3 Oats, old, .. 3os to 35s New do 28s to 32s Beans.. 49s to 524 Beans, new 47s to 50a 41s to 435. SHEFFIELD—AuG. 7. There was a small attendance and . a rather dull sale. Prices may be noted as at last market. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...23s Od to 24s Od White /) ft ...24s Od to 25s 6d New red 71 New white )1 / 7 ...—s Od to—s Od Beans ), ... - s Od to —8 Od ), ... 19s Od to 218 Ocl Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr Malting ditto, „ 34s Od to 37s Od • Oats 7) 26s Od to 33s Od Millers' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 6d per 141 b. • HULL—Aua. 7. At our market to-day there was again a very thin supply of wheat, with a slow sale, and prices generally the same as last week. Other articl,.s for feeding purposes were in pretty good request at late rates. Wheat.... Old white....per qr s9s Od to 62s Od Old red ,r New white .. ~ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 53s Od to 57s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French s3s Od to 54s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red.. St. Petersburg and Ri g a, old 4ss Od to 49s Od Barley.... English malting 3Bs Od to 42s Od Grinding 3os Od to 31s Od Saal and Oderbruck • Holstein and Danish 34s Od to 38s Od Grinding ' 32s Od to 34s Oct Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per at Os 14d to 141 d Friesland and Dutch • osl4id to 0316 d Swedish and Danish ... Beans ....English, old, per qr 46s Od to 48s Od New pigeon New tick Egyptian 3Bs Od to 40s 00 Peas .._Foreign breakers Grinding Tares ....'Spring 4os Od to 50s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding 4Bs Oct to 52s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) Foreign 8 0 oto 810 0 Rape cakes Bones 5 0 oto . 5 7 6 LYNN-Au G. 7. A moderate show of wheat to-day, which met a ready sale at former rates for good fresh qualities ; stale old sorts met a slow sale. Spring corn unaltered. Old white 57s to 62s I Old red 54s to 60s New white.. ..... 56s to 62s f New red 64s to 680 DUBLIN-AuG. 7. There was rather a firmer feeling at our market to-dai• A trifling advance was in some instances realised on the best samples of wheat. Oats fully maintained We prices' Indian corn held for an advance. m. d. s. d. Wheat, white.. 33 0 to 3 0 Do., red 3l 0 to 33 0 Do., new Barley Oats Do,, black l5 0 to 15 6 s. d. s. d. Do., new — 0 to 0 Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l5 0 to 17 6 Bakers' flour Indian corn BRISTOL SUGAR—Auck. 8. We have had a very quiet week in sugar, scarcely a single transaction having taken place, either in grocery or refining kinds. To-day a fair business has been done, but at a slight concession in price. But little inquiry for runt, and no sales reported. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. Aug. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) Sept. 12. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. ..., Aug. 30. Canada, &c. (via Londonderry) .. .. Aug. 8. Cage of Good Hope, &c. Sept. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) Ang. 1 2 . Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. Overdue India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton)' Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) India (Bombay), (via Southampton) :t . . s A .) Aug.ug. 12. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Aug. 1 9 . Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, & c . Sept. 6. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Overdue. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Aug. 12. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto • • • • .. Aug. 11. United States, California, &c. .. Aug. 16. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe Ang. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Aug. 13. TREATMENT OF THE APPARENTLY DROWNED...". Some successful and even remarkable cases o f the treat went of the apparently drowned by unprofessional men have recently occurred. On Tue s d a y l as t a l a d, whilst bathing in the lake in Victoria-park, was taken out to so appearance perfectly; dead. Mr. Woodbridge, the swirl, ming master, who had previously famili a ris'id with the important and clear directions for the treatmen t of the apparently drowned issued by the National Lifeboa t Institution, and based on those of the late Dr. Marshall Hall, proceeded, without loss of time, to treat the boy se ; cording to those directions. After fifteen mi nu t es elapsed, symptoms of returning animation app eared, and in about an hour the boy had sufficiently recovered to be sent home. His recovery was somewhat retarded by police sergeant insisting on the patient being turned ot t his back. About three weeks ago another boy, who aP peared quite dead, was brought from the lake to r;if' Woodbridg . e. He had been i n th e wa t er eight or nine minutes. The directions of the i ns tit u ti ons wore instantly' resorted to, and the restoration of the boy after to short time was most complete. A third case occurred this summer on the Irish coast. A boat was capsized, and one ef the three persons who had been in her was picked up apparentli dead ; while bringing him ashore the sailors 'commence d treating him according to the before-mentioned instrus‘ tions, and before he was brought to land he had been ro' stored to consciousness. Had they not done anything to him until they had reached the shore he would., no doubt', have been past recove r y. Th ese i mpor t an t di rec tions 01 the Lifeboat Institution for the restoration of the ap parently drowned are the result of the latest .discoveries i and are by no means intended to supersede uedical afo where practicable. The favourable opinion of the princi pal medical bodies, and of 200 ?nedical men . th is countrfo as also those of the chief medical bodies on the continer4l have been obtained by the Royal National Lifeboat Intl' tution on the subject. These. directions h ave b een exten sively., circulated by the sooiety throughout th e Kingdom and in the colonies. They are also in use in ha Majesty's fleet. [ADvEivrismENT]..7--The most interesting c ur es of * vast complication of . diseases, without the aid of me dicine , tS:e7 e o a y r , s A : C ri on l s 3 t , ip lB 9 : 4 o .:T d h eb irt ili y ty -7 s r h e o e rt y e n : by Du Barry's delicp:lus Revalenta Arabica Food ar e re corded in the following letters :—Cure 52,422.— , ‘ Bridge; diseased lungs,. spitting of blood, liver derangement, deaf' n il es u s s , e :i F ng ri m m g le i ' Arabica.o f lungs,ough, h l i a v v e e r been st om r a e m e h e , v h e d e a by a y n o d u:r e ß a r e s v a a r l e e n a l right, my hearing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel t o all my acquaintances .-- James Roberts, timber-merchan t ' Cure No . 4,208.--" Eight years' dyspepsi a , nt e rvo usliee ff ' debility, with cramps and nausea, have teen effectual!y' cured by Du Barry's health-restoring Food. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Bidlington Rectory, Norfolk." Cure No.. 3,906.-1 "Thirteen year s ' coug h, i n di ges ti on , an d general debility have been removed by Du Barry's mot lent Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth., Avoid Pills and Medicines : they i nvar i a bl y aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disapi)ointmela and expense may be avoided by using Du Barry's Fo. which, at a few pence per day, saves 50 times its cost rrs other remedies, removing effectually, without purging; constipation, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious and liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Amdrew lire, of MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, D r . W urzer , D r . Shorland, Dr. Campell. Let invalids avoid th e f ear f u l dangers spu rious and injurious imitation s offered under.avariety of false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery und er a p e nalty of a, 000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food and that Du Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly false. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, on the seal an d wra pper. 241 b. 403. T. h° Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article must expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed int tins lib. Fortnum4ch Mason , .. and carriages. ; and Co., 77, 8 . ." 0 9 1 f2s Post - office at ; -no 2 df b 2c . 4e1 4 b 5 0. . r6dder. canisters b s y l b. B l aa l rr s er . ys ; eD l n 2 tu l b. Barry 22 Petty, Wood, and 60, Gracechurch- eapside , 63 and 150, Ox ford-street ; 330 and . 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bis hopsgate gent-street, Lond s o t nre;et.Kingdfree Co.;en rAebcebiipst, street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips and Co, Willldam-streett High Holborn ; and C0.,1 grocers. t c e i a ty -de ; aaletrlsk B IRTHS. DALGIIITTY.-011 the Bth inst., at 8, Hyde-pa. - rk-terrace' Hye-park, the Wife of Frederick A. Dalgetty, Esq., of daughter. MOSTYN.---On the 6th inst., at Talacre, Flintshire, the Hon. Lady Mostyn, of a son. MARRIAGES. CLABON---COLVILLE.—On the 7th inst., at Holy Triniti Church, Milton next Gravesend, Charles Bush Claborip Esq., of Stockwell, Surrey, to Emily Simpson, daughter of the late Rev. J. Colville, M.A., of Worcester. DIW EE I- I . IAWKS.—On the 7th inst., at St. Mary's, Bryan" ston-square, Mr. Wm. Drake, to Ann Amelia, the 0 111 Y daughter of the late Mr. Hawks, of Upp er Berkeley .: street, Portman-square. DEATHS. BIEADSHAW.—On the sth inst., at Drayton House, near Norwich, Francis Green Bradshaw, Esq., formerly of 020 sth Dragoon Guards, aged 75. • DINGLE.—On the 6th inst., at Brighton, John K. Dingle, Esq. REPTON.—On the 6th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, the Rev. Edward Repton, O' non of Westminster, aged 7 9 . STOPFORD.—On the 7th inst., at Brompton Barracks! Chatham, Major Stopford, R.E., son of Vice-Admir al Sir Montagu Stopford, K.C.B. • LONDON : Printed and Published by KURD() YOUN G , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tha Bun 3flloe, No. 112 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, In the opus ? ° Ididdleees, Thursday, August 9, 1860. sidia Dolt ran great man , the t. in e: agric capal %bou T' To b Chaff. Oola aaral Ti by tl stm t such ply ; tro ut after to ea Ti be in tine( Vern: Mpo chan T 1 who - need of Ci Poor subs acres an Of ad ecniN rale( only then in L in tt front cent Stan of i only final Iniffi root will thc.; gati shin of el Bud Pan, now lion Mel