The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-12 00:00:00

)ok by mixed s they of the ?,d. It ed the ;tea on nd cult to aerates s ee for streets re been. in tho Royal ,nnell), inz ad.- kffairs, rho has seized.. malady . ch hag out to , -official ;•nment Po to station. Frark 3ecide•d uestion She in- to the• on the , )uthern. nse for le. If, in the' russian- her ob— TING. in Nor , bowl& ondon on thek I PP°s e . a !chalk , -rigged thbone• ►lenton' v York, Le Bth of verpool, )f July. 05 Lltimore t Balti- l mo uth,, i four of re, was .on, was [LS. SING. xl, with Ith. cie, and e Gaul° , men 011 barqu e Paris , :ised for ct from ier near Loweter, ntion of deposit lie 12th =ls the nk that her ap- Kasters do nev Bristol wineial eat/ the tOVM S ' has ar" it there , n ducesi e sor t of its Pre e 11 flectice deaf , iety . 13 1 e Nwf r. Eve' ,eratilre er's On wother of the in have to at e ie CC eorst: ees I,m- ing hig co ,ono; Ito an adva' of nin e , s soco" c gice j ", .e has.' repor ts ie Sea' diiss to r vire: 3 l l open inuien to it of i ve alb aTII9 to t he offer state- fill as? 3h their video , )er cett , i; 3redi t °I t th e 5 16,00, 0 ; )00 0 __ 1 , 4 wher' - , A )0 fr e e tha ll ryitileY t° xao1 10 : , ding rch for r e el w ig be Aral ° rate ° VT. 310IV-'l' NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets has been rather inactive during the last day or two. Most of the principal staples, how ever, have supported former values. Teas at pub lie sale, brought fully late prices. Coffee has improved 6d. to is., and cocoa 2s. to 3s. per cwt. S ugars, however, have been rather cheaper, particularly West India qualities. In the refined market the trade have bought rather freely owing to a slight decline in prices. Rice has exhibited rather more &Illness, but little variation has taken place in the value of saltpetre and tallow. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool have been well attended, and the prices exhibited at the com mencement of the series have been well maintained for all descriptions. The Li verpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and 6,000 bales were sold at previous values. In Railway Shares the transactions con tinv.ed on a limited scale, and prices exhibited a further decline. It is expected that the particulars of the New 111 4aian Loan will be announced either to-morrow Or en Monday, and the terms will probably be anfßeiently favourable to attract numerous sub aoribers. The amount required is stated to be £12,000,000, which it is proposed to raise on a 3 per cent stock. The recent reduction in the terms of discount at t he Bank of France, viz., from 4 to 31 per cent., prepared those interested in the course of monetary Fairs for a favourable monthly balance-sheet, but the results, in most instances, have exceeded expec tation. According to telegraphic advices received this morning the bullion is larger by £2,700,000 t han at the corresponding date of the previous "th, while the discount operations of the estab "shment have been lessened during the same Period by nearly £2,750,000. It appears, more over, that th e a d vances on secur i t i es h ave b een di minished to a still more important extent. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of E ngland yesterday. The bar silver by the last Mexican packet has not yet been disposed of, but t he dollars have been sold at ss. id. per oz., being a de3llne of id. compared with the price realised for the previous supply. At the special meeting this day of the Peel River Land and Mineral Company, Mr. Hughes ill th e chair, a resolution was passed for converting t he paid-up shares into a general stock, divisible al neng the proprietors according to their respective in terests therein ; no transfer of any fractional Part of £5 to be allowed. Several other alterations in tb e regulations were proposed in consequence of t his consolidation, which were also agreed to unani blou a y. 4 decline of about per cent. took place at the ce elinencement of business this morning in the mar- Ret for Public Securities, which was attributed to the - intelligence received from Parma. The forth- T i lling loans, however, no doubt assisted to pro ueve this depression. At the present moment the ka.rket shows increased depression, the Funds be'' se ng nearly per cent. lower th an a t th e l el c yesterday afternoon. Cons o l s , w hi c h h ave "e'ell dealt in 957, are now 95 to 95k for ay and 951 I for the acc oun t. B an k St oc k i s yat 223. The New 3 per cents. and the Re -41 tteed rem a i n a t 958 ; I n di a L oan D e b entures , T 3 58) , at 941 ; and the Bonds at Bs. to 9s. di s . Ex e4equer Bills are rather flatter at 235. to 275. Prem. The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market co ntinue on a moderate scale, and prices are steady. T urkish 6 per Cents. are 82* to 83* ; ditto New, 1 7 ; 2 t° 73; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 1021. — ltir ' u tch 2 1 per Cents. have declined to 64-1; 'exioan is steady at 191 to 201, and Spanish 3 1743 r Cents. at 441. Peruvian 4* per Cents. are flat 84 92 i, and Buenos Ayres 6 per Cenfs. at 71. In the Railway Share market there has been tether more activity, and in some instances prices ave slightly advanced. Edinburgh, Perth, and , 11114 co, London and Blaekwall, North W es t ern , ''South Eastern, and Stockton and Darlington, ad- Ir anced ss. ; South Devon, 10s. ; and Caledonian, ; Brighton and Midland declined ss. ; Great Western, 10s.; South Western and North Eastern Berwick), 15s. ; and Great Northern, £l. the Foreign Market Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares are flat at 101, and the New at 101. Great Luxemburg are 62. The Colonial lines also show symptoms of depre ai°o• East Indian have receded to 991 4 ; Great Indian Peninsula to 971; Grand Trunk of Canada to 341 341 ; and Great Western of Canada to 141. loint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have 7 °4 in moderate r eques t a t a b ou t f ormer ra t es . 1 -, T a ndoo and W es t m i ns t er are d ea l t i n at 491 , r lion of A us t ra li a at 48 2 , C anada Land are 108 ; El ectric T e l egrap h , 104 ; Peninsular and Oriental lStd, 77 ; and Red Sea Telegraph, 131. B ak sttonclkTlSH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 95* i I'c 1 ' 3 , Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 iiiii 5 I *), yer Cent. Consols Annuities 95t i t _ 941 iliieittcitwttti(LlßS:oetaebenitedk:S s tli f eenu : Pe l . 7 B ooo 7lBsuiBties 941 8 5 8 95i t (.., onsols for A.ccount (Sept. 7) j4...ellectner tills , £l,OOO, lid Dilitttto° 4:sSra°a°ll, lid ' 24 7 3 24 7 3 _ - . - 1 3 iiii il o - t os): l :: ecfe E ,L:oe : un.rr G eecdt N eenn F tt.. U lB ND s2 S—CLOSING PRICES. Di i t tt t o ari 6 94k DittoAl*Yres) 6 per Cent. 71 2/ 181 .... , kter nr o„, r 59 x d •istexi t3a 7 l3 7. 3 i ) 0 per Cent. I.;itt per Cent. N il , 9 Account 1: ) ,;!:iatt•4/ per Cent — 1, "Le Account A - ort ii ___ tr,gllese, 1853, 3 per Cent. 14 _ 1, t0 A cco , ant 451 - 1- . 1 1 .,!n, 1 822, £ St., 5 per Cent — St, 1 ," 4 i per Cent. - 1, 1 . 1, 811 3 per Cent Z iult;111(140 . Account c ee p e we i ll Il u nL C o t t e a n n t 83k 821 Ditto Accoant .. • • 73 1 Venezuelan Guaranteed; 4 Per' Cent. ***************** 102411 • en zuelan 5 per Cent• ........ 1/ Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 641 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9sk Ditto Account SROALS OF MACKEREL.—The shores of the Bris tol Channel, says the Hereford Journal, have been visited lilt_ t h wonderful shoals o f mac k ere l an d numerous other aa th i lds of fish. At P or th cerry t h ey were se numerousthat e f armers were obliged to use them for manure. J E XECUTION AT DURHAM.—Yesterday mo morning, last in, OM Shafto Wilthew, who was convicted at th assi zes of th e murder of his wife, suffered th t e D e ur xr a m m e . t a lla l.,tY of the law in front of the county prison a mention a case- B . o wing the rapidity with which justicet.‘3lifaets, onin thisthe asTovertaken its victim, we may l i , 11 ,R of Tuesday, July 19, Wilthew cut his tried before Baron Watson, and convicted ; t • --e t aY sleeping in bed ;on Tuesday, the 2 6th , shtehrwoaast and yesterd th ay e ti ta°l " lil lg he was publicly executed. The motive which that soner alleged for having committed the crime w 1 .1 . 8 wife had proved unfaithful to him. During his is had was calm and respectful, and since con demnation he had Conducted himself with great propriety. his ils trial ~"I.o _ has been most attentive to the ministrations of the rgaili, and ha s b een very earnest in his devotions. He :us wife OA nev er questi one d t h e justice of his sentence, but said had lived was a woman of most i rr it a bl e t emper, an d that he unha ppily with he r f or years. Wilthew was in the 56th year of his age, and he met his fate with great for titude and calmness. He arose between 5 and 6 o'clock, time in company with the chaplain, afterwards spent some in the chapel in devotional exercises. At 10 minutes t 0 8 o'clock Mr. W. Woolley, the dner-sheriff went into th e Prison and demanded the body u of Wilthew. , The pri• go nd a ner w as informed th at t h e hour of execution. was at hand, ~e procession w as f ormed with the condemned culprit in 'Fi Centre, the chaplain on one side, and the under-sheriff on the other. The governor of the prison, the deputy- R9vernor, the four sheriff's officers, and the three gaol offi . deputy thee followed. On reaching the grand jury room, Askren, ill executioner, performed the operation o pinion -lig his arms. The chaplain rea d prayers. As roll as the last stroke of eight h a d struck by the clock, the prisoner walked out upon the plat ;4,3_llll on which th e scaffold was erected, and was placed by lae han gman beneath the d ro p. Th e preliminaries of ad- Weresting th . e rope and coverup' g the face of th e wretched man L e Wa , d quickly p er f ormed, and within a m i nute afterwards corn e. A slight quivering of the muscles was the n7e;ltYlerga of life which Wilthew exhibited after the drop fell. _here w hore upwards of 5,000 people present at the execu !_l(l, conducted themselves in a most orderly manner, Path ) , at p.., 8 - manifesting any indignation at the crime which the aner had committed, nor displaying the slightest sym- Ilis fate, SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Business Prise. 6 7} 84 75 77 114 124 97 99 811 S 2 4] 5! 8 9 144 15 56 57 40 43 28 30 13 15 94 96 724 731 k 264 20 92 93 100 102 82 84 131 133 106 108 581 501 55 00 85 90 12 13 p' 12 13 p 94} ! )5 4 1 li 65 67 1109 119 :34 94f 1 941 1 d f 5 7 85} 366 d 101' 105 79 81 9 11 59 61 561 6as 901 911 11 gd 44 441 72 73 tO2 104 4i4 d 19 19 6 8 31 32 1001 11 13 15 111 113 244 251 1 82 81 45 47 34 24 d 43 45 734 741 61 63 60 64 8 11 36 374 35 70 q 11 82& Ft 12.10 13.14 Stoek Stock Stock Stock Milberg., Notting. Bost. and astern Jup'tion Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and &tr. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&PassagE Cornwall Do. A (A roves. no div Do. D B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin. Perth & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness E Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland : Great Northern : Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do. Str. Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S. Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland 'Do. Birming. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh @ef ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire INorth-western [No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth . Rhymney Scottish Central Smith. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton Sr Darlington Do. do. 1855 125 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rall Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. Do.A.-7Areev.nodiv.till • 7 p.c. has been pd. to - Do. B West London . Do Ist Class... • IDO. 2d Class : Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12tStoc 'took Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock; Stock Stock Stock' (Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. 25 I Blythe and Tyne It per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock i Do. do. do. Shares Caledon 210, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l IDo. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lanc. 6 per ct..... E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glam. &S West. a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 1i p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf jGt. Sn. & W (Ir e l an d) 4 p. Westef. Stock rest (Berk o and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4} p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Stock Stock Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock' 100 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock 26" f Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock, 12 12 Stoc Stock 12 1211 Stock 1 Stock Stock Stock 1011 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock l l Stock,' Stock) 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 StO/I Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., sp. c. No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p et... Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock,l late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. liran.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 Do. 3} per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent .. Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.2lm Do. Perpet, 6 p. C. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 'North British, 5 per cent IDo. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dek.Co. N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Po. York, H.& S. Purch North Staffordshire ..4. Ox. Pirr. & Wol. 6 pc. 18 Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk. in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb stoa I Do.A erdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4} percent., South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 P.C. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c , Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 100 100 100 100 all I Closing Business Paid 'i Price. Done. all 1 100 122 112 131 13 107 5 4A all 100 10' 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 1401 49 51 95 97 1103 105 5 ! 0 99 101 112 117 107 111 114 116 113 115 129 131 81 83 140 142 115 117 120 122 111 113 106 108 85 87 96 98 86 E 8 88 90 100 102 9 1 4 10} 17 18 10 104 74 70 194 204 91 10 144 154 138 140 11.58 162 8 9 120 123 i i 86 68 139 141 104 106 94 iP 96 9 10 111 11/ 110 112 108 110 98 100 1 4p d p 22i 234 124 126 123 125 99 101 72 74 120 124 1118 122 110 11 24 241 103 105 103 105 28} 201 33} 31 all 1 47 53 9t ; 105 i 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railwa sPaid. I Leasing 1 Closing Business y. Co.'s. Price. Done. • Bedford and Bletchley all Buckinghamshire , 100 Clyd esd ale Junction 1100 Colchester, Stour Val all E.Lincolnshire,z6p.c 100 E UnionalarwichShs all Do. Woodbridg,e 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret 100 Do. New lOO Gloster& Dean Forest all Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. i• Shares all London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon., Tilby. & Soutend 100 Do. Barking Shares all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct lOO Do. 6 per cent lOO Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk a ll Midsb.&Redcr, g.6p.c all Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk lOO Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. ( guar anteed 5 p. 0.5 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Fix Fixed 5 per cent. Do. Shares A. all s ß h o f y . R s t o n t , h Hlt c G I 1. 0 . 1 . 86 . g . S s h p e . c p . 1 1 8 0 1 0 1 Shrowsbry& Hereford all South Staffordshire .. all Wear Valley, g. 6p. C. all Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Wimbledon& Croydn all Share Ln& N.W . Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.StE C IGt.North. lE.Counta. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&l3r Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN w&M Stk.& Da: Midland . E.Counts Do. Do. Do. L&N NV) & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan. & Yk T Brassey IVl‘Clean Stk. & Dar Do. Gt. West IL.Stßrgtn DOCKS. Docks. Stock Commorcial lOO ~., Stock Do 4 pqreent . Frei .M in lOO Stock East and West India lOO -- Stock London lOO -- Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria ............. , 100 101 103 %0 Do New aptse:sesmaaa.! 18 ..... IClosing Business Paid Price. Done. 98 100 102 104 164 174, 140 144 1110 112 64 66 115 120 1 91 93 2i 21, 98 100 P 57 59 1139 142 65f 1091 93} 4 i all 100 3 100 100 I 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 a 18. 17 all all 100 all 91 90! If d 444 74;T 4 99 81 Pm THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1859. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. /paid ' C P l r o i s ce in . g I B D sit! inir.' s Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd I all 13i all 79 81 164 17 r . 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant. &Goclrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape, Eastn. Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel.g - ua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 73 without opt Do. p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4I p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6, p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc I Class ACapitl.Share.. I Do. do. Land d 0... ) Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land d 0... Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. 44 : 1 St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip li lt 1 d' 44 sc( 54 64d, 2 2 10 100 1 100 190 all 161 1100 It Lo. id i p 17& 20 Stock 12s. 6d. 1d I 99 i 100 100 20 Sto.l Stock 100 100 all all } 100 100 all 100 all T. f d 99i 1001 n 20 34 35 71 73 91 93 97 98 • Id 20 { 201 100 1i id I 141 14f 6f d 102 104 102 104 102 104 97 100 85 90 } all all all all all all 89 91 li 181 19}d 1 sty - - --al —d d li 1 101 91 I d li 1 4 1i 1 d 99i 1 9 1 160 74 72 2 01' 97i 31 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(TIIIS EVENING). Lord REDESDA.LE, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at four o'clock. The Warrington and Stockport Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Ireland) Act Amend ment Bill was read a second time. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation), Stamp Duties, Customs (No. 2), East India Loan, Militia Pay Reserve, Volunteer Force of Seamen, Government of India Act Amendment, Inclosure Acts Amendment, Stock in Trade Exemption, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance, Episco pal and Capitular Estates Act Continuance, Corrupt Practices Prevention (1854) Continuance, Weights and Measures Act Amendment, Turnpike Acts Continuance, Dublin Police, Charitable and Provident Societies, European Troops (India), _ . s 'DIVORCE COURT BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. SALE OF GAS BILL. The Commons' amendments to this bill were also agreed MARRIAGE LAWS, The Earl of RIPON presented petitions from the Mayor and Corporation of Kidderminster and various other places, in favour of legalising the marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Viscount DUNGANNON presented petitions against any such alteration of the marriage laws. Their lordships then adjourned, HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Mr. GARD the following was agreed to :—That, in the case of all private bills brought from the House of Lords this day with amendments, such amend ments be taken into consideration forthwith. paid Attache to her Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburg, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janiero. FOREIGN OFFICE, AUGUST 12. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. William Malcolm as Consul at Glasgow for the Republic of Guate mala. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, AUG. 8. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint James Peters, Esq., late Captain Royal Elthorne Light Infantry, one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice William Walker, Esq., resigned. • - , CROWN-OFFICE, Aua. 10. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. _ __ Borough of Taunton—George Cavendish Bentinck, Esq., in the room of the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Borough of Devonport—Sir Michael Seymour, Knight, G.C.8., Rear-Admiral in the Navy, in the room of Sir Thomas Erskine Perry, Knight, who has accepted the office of one of the Council of India. Erratutn in " Gazette" of Tuesday, Aug. 9.—Member returned to serve in the present Parliament for th 9 Bo rough of Dartmouth—For John Dann, Esq., read John Dunn, Esq. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 11. Corps of Royal Marines—Colonel Second Commandant Edward Rea to be Colonel Commandant, vice Parke, re tired ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel George Evans Hunt to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Rea, promoted ; Captain William Robert Maxwell to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Hunt, promoted ; First Lieutenant William Richard Jeffreys to be Captain, vice Maxwell, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Charles James Kinsman to be First Lieutenant, vice Jeffreys, promoted. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam, Ardennes 4i 4 BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belr,ian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction —p 11 Id I 1 2 2} 52 51 d l 25 25 1 6i 6i Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New 2i 21p1 Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares 8t 19 20 3131 371 - -PI 9 10 I Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, tru2. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and. Medit Paris and Orleans 344 354 54 46 21 2i (.1 Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) r cr,ua. 7 ju. et. (Lim.) ... Riga and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati .... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse .... Do. 54 per cent. Pref. ... Southern of France .... 6 64 8 94 20 21 51 6 94 10 22 23 'West Flanders . Do. 5 p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 4 4 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. paid. I Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 112 113 1121 Do. 6 p.c.ib.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 145 N.8.G0v.0 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 109 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 981 991 981 8 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 109 110 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110 Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&Jaly 100 MISCELLABEOUS. Closing Share Miscellaneous. Paid. a, !Business done rice. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 131 191 1000 ;Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 200 230 208 25 'Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 10 'Australian Royal Mail . all 10 Berlin Water Works . . all 2 3 10 IDo New, issued at £ 5 dis 2 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C all 14 15 100 Canada Land 32 107 111 108 7 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) al 8 9 Stock Cop.Min.olEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 4 54 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 104 106 104 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all • 1 I 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 10s. ; - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 20 GLlron SerewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 41 25 National Discount CO 5 11 14 d' 3/ 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis all 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. d p 5 Peel River Land & Min all 2/ 21 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 76 78 77 1 50 Do. New lO 9 11 241 1 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr lO 1 1 p 13; 60 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O -- 1 Scot.Austrin.inv.(Lim ) all 125 135 25 South Australian Land ll 35 37 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all 4 1 1 Do. do Registered all 7, 1 20 iTr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can 5 54 100 iv.n Tliprnon T,and U 4 g 9 8 Share BRITISH MINES, Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack)! British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Mogan) E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortride Cons. Min. Co. SouthCa g radon (St. Cleer) Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) ,Tamar Silver and Lead Paid. \ Closing Business Price. Done. I ! 2.11.18 6.11.0 17s 11.18.8 9k 18s 6d 7.9.4 nil. 5 6 1 2 Mining Co Tin Croft TJnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Caren.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.). Wheal Kitty(U. Lelantl Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe 4%1 Trelawney (Lisk.) 18.18.9 12; Od 935 445 170 175 10 11 131 , r 6 7 7 8 7i 8} 12 13 i 240 250 2} 2} 160 170 4 2k 4 I 214 224 110 135 175 185 85 95 lt 21 9 10 35 37 27 29 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim 5 Do. L and and MiningCo 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Coplapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita - New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip... Santiago de Cuba United Mexican 5 30 2.8.2.811 11 p 9 11 31 41 1i 11 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Closing Business Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 71 73 40 Australasia all 89 25 Bank of Egypt all 21: 22 100 Bank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 id p 1 0 0 City 5O fa 6* 100 Colonial 25 -- 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Lyndon 2O 18 20 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch En 154 16 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland ail 20 Lon. Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 201 211 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 4. 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 77 20 Do. new l— p-50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all -- 10 Ottoman Bank all 19 20 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia I all 25 Do. New 25 Union of Au s t ra li a all -- 481 25 Do. New 2O 50 Union of London lO 251 100 Unity Mutual .. 100 Western 815 c 4 London 50 —dl 41 43 8 9 21 21 23 24 10i11 d I iP KINGSTON-UPON-HULL. Mr. PULLER, chairman of the committee appointed to try the merits of the petition against the return of the sitting member, Mr. Mare, announced that the committee had come to the conclusion that the said gentleman was not duly elected. MASTERS IN THE NAVY. In reply to Mr. FORRTER, Lord C. PAGET said that the subject of issuing a new warrant affecting the position of masters in the navy was under the consideration of the Board of Admiralty. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Mr. EDWIN JAMES gave notice that next session he would move for the production of the evidence taken before the election committees, and that, in those cases where bri bery had been proved, the Attorney-General be instructed to prosecute those who had accepted and offered bribes. (Hear, hear.) BANDS TN THE PARKS ON SUNDAYS. Mr. EDWIN JAMES asked the First Commissioner of Works, what reply, if any, he gave to a deputation of the Lord's Day Society, which attended him upon the sub ject of preventing the performance of 'bands in the Parks on Sunday. Mr. FITZROY said that he could not give a satisfac tory answer to the question, because he had not the memo randa which he made on the occasion of receiving the deputation in question. He stated to the deputation that the performance of the bands on Sundays had existed for some years, that they had not given rise to any ground of general complaint, that they were the means of attracting a number of persons to the park to enjoy them selves rationally, and therefore he did not feel himself jus tified in interfering to prevent their continuance. (Hear hear.) RETURNS On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the following re turns were ordered :—The number of private bills intro duced and brought from the House of Lords, and the acts passed in the sessions of 1859 ; and of all private bills which, in the sessions of, 1859, have been referred by the committee of selection, or by the general committee on railwt.y and canal bills, to the chairman of the com mittee of ways and means; return of the number of days on which the house sat in the sessions of 1859 ; return of the number of divisions of the house in the sessions of 1859; and return of the number of select committees ap pointed in the sessions of 1859. _MILITIA RIOTS AT KINSALE. Mr. TORRENS asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether there was any objection to lay on the table copies of the official reports made by the civil and military autho rities who held investigations regarding the recent rioting at Kinsale, between some of the soldiers of the Regiment of Antrim Militia Artillery and some of the inhabitants of that town ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said there was no objection to produce the documents alluded to. LABOUR OF CHILDREN IN MINES, Mr. AYRTON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it was the intention of the Go vernment to issue a commission to inquire into the effect of prolonged labour of children in mines of coal and iron stone, as the act for the inspection of mines expired next year. _ _ _ Mr. CLIVE said the subject was under consideration, and his right hon. friend the Homo Secretary would give an answer at the earliest possible period next session. MILITIA DESERTERS. Colonel DUNNE called the attention of the house to the practice of orders being sent from the War Department to officers commanding militia regiments to release deserters from their corps who have enlisted into the line ; and asked the Secretary of State for War if such a practice was not contrary to the articles of war. Mr. S. HERBERT said that the orders in question were strictly regular. THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that next session he would bring forward the subject of the ballot. KINGSTON-UPON-HULL. Mr. MALINS moved that the Speaker should issue his writ for the election of a member in the place of Mr. Hoare, who was declared not to be duly elected. The re port of the committee did not say that Mr. Hoare had been aware that bribery had been committed, or that his agents had been guilty of such bribery, and he trusted that the sessional order by which this election would be postponed till next session would not be enforced to the inconvenience of the electors of the borough. Sir J. GREY said that he thought the report was not as explicit as it might have been, but the clear inference was that . Mr. Hoare had been returned by bribery, and therefore he could not see any ground for acceding to the request of the hon. and learned member. After some discussion, Mr. MALINS withdrew the motion, but gave notice that he would move to-morrow that the sessional order should be suspended, and the Speaker do issue his writ forthwith for the election of a member for the borough. LAW ASCERTAINMENT FACILITIES BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. ' GLOUCESTER CITY ELECTION. Mr. EDWIN JAMES moved an address to her Majesty, to cause inquiry to be made into the corrupt practices and bribery which took place at the late Gloucester election. He had carefully read the evidence, and it appeared that this was not a case in which there had been a few isolated instances of bribery, but that a deep system of organised corruption prevailed at the election in question. Mr. HADFIELD inquired what would be the expense of the commission ? He considered that no practical benefit resulted from such commissions. He believed what was required to do away with bribery was some stringent legis lative act. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which it was contended that such commissions as then proposed were utterly useless. Mr. MALINS said there had been a number of blue books containing evidcncein reference to these commissions published, none of which were read by the public. He contended that they should not prosecute the poor and tempted voter whose necessities induced him to accept a bribe, but the agents who h a d b een gu il ty o f b r ib ery . Si; G. GREY said that this commission would not, in its results, lead only to a prosecution of the poor, but to the punishment of the rich, if it was proved that they had been guilty of bribery, In making this motion the hon. and learned member (Mr. E. James) was only acting in conformity with the terms of the Act of Parliament. Some members might object to that act, and it was perfectly competent for them to move for its repeal ; but so long as it was on the statute-book they were bound by its provisions. Col. SYKES said that in a few years no less than £67,000 had been spent on these commissions, without any benefit; and to that amount £33,000 was to be added for commissions last year. He felt bound to oppose the motion. Mr. V. SCULLY said that he would go higher than the agents, and punish those member s w h o h a d directly, or indirectly, been guilty of bribery. He remembered when it was proposed to a former house that every member, should pledge his honour that he had not been guilty of bribery and that he had not paid any unnecessary expenses ; but this propo sition was rejected. Until the house determined to act with independence and uprightness in this matter they could not put an end to bribery. He was opposed to the motion. Mr. VANCE considered that the proposition to prose cute the briber and the bribed would be perfectly futile in its operation, because when such a threat was held forth, it would be impossible for them to procure evidence to esta blish a case of bribery. The house divided, and the numbers were— _ For the motion ...................... 59 Against ............................ 21 Majority .................... —3B _ - - - THE CONVICTS YATES AND LAGDEN. Mr. MELLOR moved for an address for copy of the con. viction of Yates and La ;den at the last Rutlandshire Quarter Sessions, held on the 30th day of June last ; and of the sen tences passed upon them respectively. He said the convicts were poachers, and were convicted upon the evidence of an accomplice of stealing some oilcake. One of these men was 64 years of age and was sentenced to 25 years penal servitude, and the other who was 65 was sentenced to 15 years penal servitude. Mr. CLIVE said that he supposed there must bo some peculiarity in the cases alluded to, but there could be no objection to the production of the document. The motion was agreed to. PONTEFRACT ELECTION. Mr. WALPOLE brought up the report of the committee appointed to try the merits of the petition against the return of the sittin; member, Mr. Ovcrend. The hon. and learned member said it would be desirable in consequence of various alterations that had been made in thereport which would occupy a half an hour in reading, that it should be printed and the reading be postponed until to-morrow. The motion was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE.-( THIS EVENING ) FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG. 8. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Charles L Ol , 113 x Wylce, Esq., now her Majesty's Charlie d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Republics of Guatemala, - ...N ' ien rague Costa Rica,. Honduras, and S a l va d or, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Mi n i s t er Plenipoten tiary, on a special mission to those Republics. (FOREIGN OFFICE, AUGUST S. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Williau3 Gordon Cornwallis MBA, now it COMMISSION BY THE QUEEN. ___ Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Henry L'Estrange, Gent., to be Adjutant. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Worcester—Edward Bearcroft, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Thomas Shekell, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Ferdinando Dudley Lea Smith, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Edward Moore, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Hampshire Militia Artillery—First Lieutenant Arthur Robert Naghten to be Captain, vice Deacon, resigned; Second Lieutenant George Mansel to be First Lieutenant, vice Naghten, promoted. 2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Charles Field Carr, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Byass, promoted. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Francis George Thurlow Cunynghame, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Horrex, promoted. Oxfordshire Volunteer Rifle Corps—Edmond Warre, Esq., to be Captain of the Ist Company ; James Stevenson Cattlow, Esq., to be Lieutenant of the Ist Company ; Charlton George Lane, Esq., to be Captain of the 2d Com pany ; Joseph -Henry Warner, Esq., to be Lieutenant of the 2d Company; Robert Wm. Cullen, Esq., to be Cap tain of the 3d Company; Charles Stewart Parker, Esq. : .to be Lieutenant of the 3d Company. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own Light Infantry Regi ment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Lieutenant William Gibton to be Captain, vice Sir George Preston, resigned ; Ensign Henry Vowell to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Edward Howarth, resigned ; Ensign Henry William Coyne to be Lieutenant, vice William Upton Slack, resigned. Royal North Lincoln Militia—John Mackenzie, Gent., to be Ensign, vice J. W. Keogh, promoted ; Redmond Uniacke Somerville, Gent.,`to be Ensign, vice Gibson, re signed. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Robt. Burdett, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Kemp, resigned. Lancashire Hussars—Captain Frederic Sewallis Gerard to be Major, Lieutenant Lord Otho Augustus Fitz Gerald to be Captain, vice Frederic Sewallis Gerard, prombted, Cornet Frederic Earle to be Lieutenant, vice Lord Otho Augustus Fitz Gerald, promoted, Cornet the Right Hon. Edward Bootle Wilbraham, Lord Skelmersdale, to be Captain. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry —Henry Townsend Boultbee, late Captain Royal Artil lery, to be Cornet, vice Perkins, promoted. North S•imerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cor net John Hippisley to be Captain, vice J. R. Mogg, re signed. Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment of Mi litia—William Wheeley, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— John Oldman, Gent., to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Charles James Roe, deceased. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Penney, merchant, Lincoln. BANKRUPTS. Vincent Arachtingi, merchant, Austinfriars, city, to sur render Aug. 25, at twelve, and Sept. 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hezekiah Wingad, tailor, Nettleham, Lincolnshire, Aug. 24 and Sept. 21, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston upon-Hull. Joseph Holden, painter, Bolton, Lancashire, Aug. 2G and Sept. 23, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. William Mayes, grocer, Birmingham, Aug. 22 and Oct, 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. John Freeman, chemist and druggist, Blackfriars• road, Aug. 26, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Batchelor, chemical manure manufacturer, Mark lane. Aug. 24, at twelve, and Oct. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Stark, draper, Perth. William Strattoh and Company, fisheurers at Pitten weem. William Austin, jun., somotime cardboard manufacturer in Furnival's-inn-place, Holborn, and now residing in Edinburgh. John Simpson, tailor and clothier, Glasgow. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on:Wednesday, the 10th day of August, 1359: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £31,119,600 Government Debt £11,013,101 Other Securities .. 3,459,003 Gold Coin & Bullion 16,644,600 ' Silver Bullion .... - X31,119,600i £31,119,600 , EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn: nutty) .£11,208,572 Other Securities 18,474,568 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 587,283 V 9,430,973 iIARSHAL 14, Chief Cashier. BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 5,912,113 Other Deposits 14,675,929 Seven Day and other Bills 856,319 £39430,973 M. 111 Dated August 11,1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR, The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 9th day of August, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 26s 3d Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius .. 20s 81d. Muscovado; the Produce of the East Indies 32s 2d Average price ot the foregoing 2ss lltd • COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.—TiIia DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15f 11 L 6 Antwerp Brussels 25 25 . 25 25 2.5 30 25 30 Hamburgh Paris Short. 2,5 10 25 15 Ditto Marseilles -25 37± 25 40 25..42i Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste 1171 11 90 11 90 117 11 95 12 95 491 50 30 124 25 721 40a 1224 123 52 Petersburgh —34 a Madrid - 49 Cadiz — 49- - Leghorn — 30 0 Genoa — 25 671 Naples Palermo — 1221 Messina — 1221 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standsird).... per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 5 11 THE CHEESE POISONING AT DARLINGTON.—It will be remembered that a few weeks back great alarm was created at Darlington by a number of persons being taken suddenly ill after having eaten some cheese, purchased at Mr. B. Thomson's shop, at the Bank Top, in that town. On the application of the magistrates, the Home Secretary ordered an analysis, and the report of Professor Taylor has been received. He says—" The result of this analysis and investigation may be thus stated. The cheese contained no mineral or vegetable irritant poison. It contained traces of lead and copper, derived probably from the vessels with which the milk or curd may have been placed in contact. The quantity of these metals was too small to affect the health of a human being in any manner, and wholly insuf ficient to account for the symptoms of vomiting and purg ing which are described as having followed the eating of this cheese. The experiment on the dog would appear to show not only that there was nothing injurious in the cheese, but that it was perfectly . wholesome. It goes, however, only to the extent of showing that there was no mineral or vegetable poison mixed with the cheese, by accident or design, and thus corroborates the chemical analysis. lam of opinion that the cause of the symptoms in those who partook of the cheese was a noxious animal substance, arising from the decomposition or decay of the caseine or curd, which is the principal constituent of cheese. This cheese is of poor quality and badly made. The curd has not been originally sufficiently pressed to deprive it of the acid whey, and the cheese is deficient in that excellent preservative, common salt. The caseine has thus under gone a chemical change, which has given to the cheese its unwholosom3 character. The product of decay acts like irritant poison on the delicate mucous membrane of the alimentary canal of a human being. It is difficult to point out any special characters by which the cheese which is unwholesome may be known from that which is whole some. A soft (and not mealy) fracture, with the presence, of a strong acid liquid oozing from the broken parts—a sour, disagreeable smell, with a sour taste, and the rapid production of mould over the broken and exposed surfaces, are the characters which generally accompany the unwhole some kind of cheese. One of the main causes of the noxious decomposition of the casein of cheese is a deficiency of common salt. I have never heard of any accident arising from the use of Dutch cheeses, which are well dried, and contain a large proportion of common salt." MANNING THE NAVY.—The, following is an ex tract from a letter received from Calcutta, and which may perhaps be of interest at the present time, when the clues* tion as to manning the navy is under consideration. It certainly bears out the statement that sailors are (with reason) eth.contented with the manner in which they are discharged from the navy :—" There is nothing doing here. . . . As for sailors, they are going about the streets in hundreds actually starving, and getting them selves into gaol for the sake of some rice and water. They have been discharged from the Naval Brigade, and cannot obtain employment." LITERATURE The Dennes of Danndelyonn. By Mrs. Charles J. Proby. 3 vols. Smith and Elder. This is a story of domestic life, and, on the whole, it is a very readable novel. The tale is told by one of a family of orphans, who are left to the care of some relations—the three sisters being taken ky their uncle to his country house. Without any thing remarkable occurring, the book is full of events • and towards the conclusion there are some powerful descriptions given of the many troubles that befall the two families who were united as one. The uncle of the heroine, Sophie, is over whelmed with misfortune, and the effects that are thus produced seem more striking among his adopted than his real family. Angelica, the eldest, keides on making a rich marriage. Sir Brutus Bouverie was sincerely attached to her, but it was not in his power to make her life contented, still less happy. There was a sad end to poor Angelica's brilliant prospects, and her sudden death cast a gloom over the circle before she had been able to put into prac tice any of her schemes for their benefit. Florence, the second sister, was attached to a poor curate, .which caused great annoyance to her aunt Barbara; but when affairs grew so bad, her uncle Denne allowed her to fulfil her engagement; and a small living havinc , been procured, it was hoped that one out of the afflicted circle was satisfactorily settled. But through bad management Florence's home was as uncomfortable as coud well be imagined.. The picture drawn of its disarrangements and miseries, on the occasion of a visit from Sophie, is very well done, and the prototype of " Whirlingham" may be found in many a distracted household. The au thoress appears to advantage in her details of domestic infelicity ; as " Freshfield, the mansion of Sir Brutus, discloses an equally graphic sketch of gilded misery ; and the wretched Angelica fur nishes a striking warning to those who marry for gold, from whatever motive they may be ittduced to do so. The most pleasing of the characters are Sophie and her cousin Eric. The latter is superior to the rest of his family, being gifted with a talent for painting, which he turns to account in the dark days that come upon Danndelyonn. Sophie is a charming girl, full of consideration for others, and endowed with a spirit to resist minor troubles, and an energy to endure great trials. She was the hope of all, ever appealed to in perplexity, and relied on in danger. Her career was singularly trying from the period of her entering into society till the conclusion of these records it was one series of pecuniary embarrassments, home troubles, and other calamities, she was better fitted than eihter of her sisters to struggle in the battle of life, for instead of sinking under the pressure as they did, she rose to meet the emergency with a courage that would not quail, and with a trust in better times, that enabled her to come out of the contest more than conqueror. The story is told in a genuine manner, and the various incidents are recorded with skill and exactitude. The misfortunes of the master of Danndelyonn, in being driven from his old in heritance, are touchingly narrated, and although such a calamity as this is " the tale, the truth of every day," the agony of such a farewell, and the desolation of such a departure seem to strike the reader as forcibly as if related for the first time. The book contains some passages which are rather exaggerated, on the subject of clairvoyance, as Sophie several times sees the forms of her relations who appear mysteriously before her, and some days after she hears of their death. Tnis will please some wonder-seeking readers, but the subject is too often introduced. It is not likely that this novel will be otherwise than attractive, as without being anything extraordinary, it contains some scenes of exciting interest, and has passages that are written with power. If it is a first work it is a very suc cessful endeavour, and, at any rate, it is an agree able addition to the world of fiction. The Story of Cawnpore. By Captain Mowbray Thomson, one of the" only two survivors from the Cawnpore garrison. Bentley. A mournful interest is attached to this work, and it possesses a claim on the attention from the fact of its author having been an eye-witness of the fearful scenes he describes. The lapse of time since the awful events that are here recorded took place may have subdued in some degree the first frenzied excitement that the recital awakened, but it can never efface the recollections that are aroused by the mention of the very name of the place which witnessed one of the most frightful scenes that the malice of mortal cruelty ever devised. Captain Thompson observes, in the preface, that so many conflicting statements have been made con cerning the events that took place, that he feels it incumbent upon him to present the public with his own recollections. He also desires to refute the false charges that were made in some obscure jour nals in India, of a want of courage in the defenders of the garrison. The other survivor has not been able to render any assistance to his friend in the task of compiling these records, and therefore this work is described by the author as from first to last "an effort of memory." It is eminently to his credit that he should have acquitted himself of this 'task in so admirable a manner. There are many who will feel deeply indebted to Capt. Thomson for thus affording them the opportunity of perusing an authentic account of so important an occurrence. The descriptions of the escape of the fortunate few —four in number at first, but two have since died —is very exciting. Assailed by a mob of sepoys, they took refuge in a temple, which the mob sur rounded, and having piled up faggots at the en trance, they cut off their retreat. The following passage records one of the most striking escapes that has ever occurred in the annals of warfare : " When the pile of faggots had reached the doorway, or nearly so, they set them on fire, expecting to suffocate us ; but a strong breeze kindly sent the great body of the smoke away from the' interior of the temple. Fearing that the suffocating sultry atmosphere would be soon insupportable, I proposed to the men to sell their lives as dearly as possi ble ; but we stood until the wood had sunk down into a pile of embers, and we began to hope that we might brave out, their torture till night (apparently the only friend left us) would let us get out for food and attempted escape. But their next expedient compelled an evacuation; for they brought bags of gunpowder, and threw them upon the red hot ashes. Delay would have been certain suffocation—so out we rushed. The burning wood terribly marred our ban-, feet, but it was no time to think of trifles. Jumping the parapet, we were in the thick of the rabble in an in stant; we fired a volley, and ran a-muck with the bayonet. Seven of our number succeeded in reaching the bank of the river, and we first threw in our guns and then ourselves. The weight of ammunition we had in: our pouches carried us under the water ; while we were thus submerged, we escaped the first volley that they fired. We slipped off the belts, rose again, and swam ; and by the time they had loaded a second time, there were only heads for them to aim at. I turned round, and saw the banks of the river thronged with the black multitude, yelling, howling, and firing at us ;. while others of their party rifled the bodies of the six poor fellows we left behind. Presently two more were shot in the head ; and one private, Ryan, almost sinking from exhaustion, swam into a sandbank and was knocked on the head by two or three ruffians waiting to receive him. These villians had first promised Lieu tenant Delafosse and private Murphy that if they would come to the shore they should be protected, and have food given to them. They were so much inclined to yield that they made towards the bank, but suddenly and wisely altered their determination. Infuriated with disappoint ment, one of them threw his club at Delafosse ; but in the height of his energy lost his balance and fell into deep water ; the other aimed at Murphy, and struck him on the head. For two or three hours we continued swimming ; often changing our position, and the current helping our progress. At length our pursuers gave up the chase ; a sower on horseback was the last we saw of them." To Cuba and Back. By R. N. Dana, jun., author of " Two Years before the Mist," &c. Smith and Elder. This account of a vacation voyage by the author of " Two Years before the Mast," is likely to attract many readers. He gives a clear and well written account of his residence in the island, and of his impressions of the people and system of go vernment. In the first chapter some of his old recollections of a naval life are evident. By night, I walk deck for a couple of hours with t he young captain. After due inquiries about his family in Georgia, and due remembrance of those of his mother s lino whom we loved, and the public honoured, before the grave or the sea closed over them, the fascinating topic of the navy, the frigates and the line-of-battle ships and little sloops, the storms, and wrecks , and sea-fights fill up the time. He loves the navy still, and has left it with re gret ; but the navy does not love her sons as they love her. On the quarter-deck at 15, the first in rank of his year, favoured by his commanders, with service in the best ves sels, making the great fleet cruise under Morris, taking part in the actions of the Naval Brigade on shore in Cali fornia, serving on the Coast Survey, a man of science as well as a sailor, —yet what is there before him, or those like him, in our navy ? Tho best must continue a subal tern, a lieutenant, until h e is grey. At fifty, he may be entitled to his first command, and that of a class below a frigate ; and if he survives the African fevers and the Isth mus fevers, and the perils of the sea, he may totter on the quarter-deck of a line-of-battle ship when his skill is out of date, and his capacity for further command problemati cal. And whatever may be the gallantry of the meri h t li o m f his service, th o ugh he may cut off his right hand or pluck out his eye' for the country's honour, the navy can give no promotion, not even a barren title of brevet, ner a badge of recognition of merit, thou g h it be b ut a star, or a half yard of blue ribbon. The most meritorious officers receive large offers from civil life; and then, it is home, family, society, education of children, and pecuniary the ecun navy,iarycolmespseteanndcyleosns the one side, and on the other, only attractive as middle life draws on. The curious old buildings and narrow streets and the strange vehicles which greet him on his arrival, are described. The stately Spanish titles over the little shops por mayor y menor give him, he tells us, a Gil-Blas-Don•Quixote feeling. The Cubans have a taste for grandiloquent names. They name the shops after the sun, moon, and stars, after gods' and goddesses, fruits and flowers. The wards of jails and hospitals are each known by some desig nation, and even the twelve guns in the Mons are called after th e A post l es. E very town h a s the name of so me sa i nt or sacre d su bj ec t. Tho full title of Havana in honour of Columbus is San Cristabal d e l a H a b ana . It i s c urious that the island itself which has received the successive de signations of Juana, Ferdinand, Santiago, and Ave Maria from its rulers, should still preserve its Indian name of Cuba. On arriving at an hotel in company with some other passengers the author complains of the feeling of discouragement which a traveller unaccustomed to the tropics experiences from the indifference and want of attention of every one about. At length he learns from a Spanish lad in charge of one part of the establish ment, that " things which we cannot do without we must go out of the house to find, and those which we can do without.we must dispense with." On this hint the travellers act, and uniting their scraps of information contrive as best they can. While in Havana he sees a melancholy sight— Saturday, February 19.—There are streaks of a clear dawn; it is nearly six o'clock, the cocks are crowing, and the drums and trumpets sounding. We have been told of sea-baths, cut in the rock, near the Punta; at the foot of out Pasco. I walk down, under trees, towards the Presidio. What is this clanking sound ? Can it he cavalry marching on foot, their sabres rattling on the pavement ? No ; it comes from that crowd of poor-looking creatures who are forming in files in front of the Presidio. It is the chain gang Poor wretches ! I come nearer to them, and wait until they are formed and numbered Ad marched off. Each man has an iron band rivetted round his ankle, and another round his waist ; and the chain is fastened, one end into each of these bands, and dangles be tween them, clanking with every movement. This leaves the wearers free to use their arms, and, indeed, their whole body, it being only a weight and a badge and a note for discovery, from which they cannot rid themselves. It is kept on them day and night—working, eating, or sleeping. In some cases, two are chained together. They have passed their night in the Presi do (the great prison and garrison), and are marshalled for their day's toil in the public streets and 'on the public works, in the; heat of the sun. They look thoroughly wretched. Can any of these be political offenders ? It is said that Carlists, from Old Spain, worked in this gang. Sentenc e to the Chain-gang in summer, in the case of a foreigner, must be nearly certain death. He visited many plantations, and acquired much information respecting them. On one large sugar plantation he conversed with the engineer, who told hint that the crop this year was a favourable one, which would yield in well-managed planta tions a net interest of from 15 to 25 per cent. on the investment ; but the risks are great, as the cane-fields are liable to fires which spread with great rapidity and are difficult to extinguish. Last year Mr. C-, the owner of this plantation, lost 7,000 dols. in a few h o u rs b y fi re , an d 12,000 dols. in a few days by cholera among the negroes. Mr. Dana gives an interesting description of the sugar culture and cane crushing. Labour is so valuable in Cuba that a citizen will give four hundred dol lars for the chance of enforcing eight years labour from a Coolie, who is bound for that period, and to whom he is obliged to pay four dollars a month, though the Coolies hold suicide to be a virtue, and if subjected to corporal punishment frequently escape from their troubles in that fashion. Mr. Dana gives a fearful picture of the Grand Camel of Havana. He says that no man whose notions are derived from an 'English or American penitentiary of the last fifty years, can form an idea of the great Cuban prison. It would, of course, be impossible to write of Cuba without treating of the slave trade, and consequently Mr. Dana gives us full particulars of the general management. He advises the visitor to trust neither to anecdotes or general statements, for he says there is no end to both statement and anecdote on each side. If he can not get a full and lengthened personal experience, he had better trust to reasonable deductions from established facts. The established facts are that one race, having all povier in its hands, holds an inferior race in slavery; that this bondage exists in cities, in populous neighbourhood s , an in re mote districts; that the owners are human beings of tropical races, that the slaves are human beings just emerging from barbarism, and that no small part of this power is exercised by a low-lived and low-minded class of intermediate agents. What is likely to be the effect on all the parties to this system, judging from all we know of human nature ?" The descriptions of the scenery, the voyage, and all the little incidents of travel, are written with force and spirit. We commend this volume to the notice of those who wish to acquaint themselves with the mysteries of sugar plantations and life in the tropics. MAJOR RHODES' CU.RVILINEAR TENTS. (From the United Service gazette). Two of these tents have been pitched'in front of the Garrison Hospital at Chatham, for the purpose of testing their durability and adaptation to mili tary uses; one is called the hospital, and the other a field tent. .The hospital tent is 30 feet long, 15 wide, and 10 high, and can conveniently.accommo date twenty patients. It has the form of a long oval, and when the patients lie down on each side of the tent, there is sufficient space left in the middle for a passage ; it is occupied by invalids and they speak very highly of it. The atmosphere is pure and wholesome, and although the heat has been excessive, the tent has been cool and comfortable. The tents differ essentially in their construction from the Line-encampment tents ; the principal support does not consist in the tent poles, but in ribs, the upper parts of which are flexible, thus forming a vaulted frame, over which the covering is placed. The manner of pitching is this : a ground line is laid down, giving the bare plan of the tent. It is provided with eyes or openings, through which the bottom ends of the ribs are passed on being fixed into the earth—the upper parts of the ribs are then inserted into the hollows of a head piece bent towards each other, and being thus secured, the frame-work of the tent is ready. After fastening of the storm lines, the entire tent is com plete; since the tent has been up, it has been well tried by three storms, violent in their character, the wind blowing strong gales. The tent has withstood the blasts admirably, and the inmates felt no effects from the rain or lightning and thunder. The interior of the tent has been perfectly dry, and as the tent has a vaulted roof there is no lodgment for any water. Major-General Eyre, and other officers belonging to the garrison have visited the tents, and Dr. Andrew Maclean, Surgeon Major Ist Depot Battalion, who has paid much attention to them, has reported very favourably of their merits to the Inspector-General of Hospitals, J. R. Taylor, C.B. There is another advantage in these tents ; they contain an arm-rack, composed of two short ropes (each about six inches in length), having a loop and wooden toggel or pin at alternate ends ; these ropes aro fixed to the canvas sides of the tent at about three feet off the ground, but at the juncture of that part of the canvas which touches the ribs, so that by placing the butt-end of two muskets on the inside curtain at, or close against the butt-end of the rib which has been forced into the ground, and by cir culating round the top end of the barrels the two short ropes, and then fastening the latter, the mus kets are securely and handily placed upright against the sides of the tent. The accoutrements can be hung over the ropes, between the canvas of the tents and the barrels of the muskets. The out side covering of these tents is of unbleached cotton. There is another canvas covering inside, blue and white striped, the ingress of heat and cold is by these means very muc moderated. 7n the upper a t n h d ere clo a s r e e d ve a n t ti p la le t as in u g re; holes, b y means the atmosphere of the tent can be kept can part be t. opened ne d ark per fectly pure ; indeed, the tents are spoken very highly of on every ground, and have particularly elicited the encomiums of officers conversant with camping of troops. Owing to the large expanse of the inte rior and head room, soldiers can stand upright in the Rhodes' tents, which is more than can be done in any others. We are glad to see that the highly respectable houses of S. W. Silver and Co., Corn hill, and Isaac, Canipbell, and Co., the army clothiers, have taken upon themselves the wholesale manufacture of these tents, and there can be no doubt that they will soon supersede all other kinds. It is the intention of the authorities to practise the whole of the troops in Dublin in camp life and field drill as much as possible during th t e o p r r e e m se ain nt season. The 2d battalion of the Scots Guards Fusilier nt intmarchedo the e country, from thewh where r r t a h g e hy were Cam p on Mon day in the new (French style of) tents d'abri for three days, and afterwards retu r n t o camp. A second regiment will adopt the same plan next Monday, and so on until all are practised. On Tuesday Mdlle. Guarducei was married at the church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin, to the eldest son of the Duke de Cirella of Naples, and the same evening took the leading part in 6 4 La Favorite " at the Theatre Royal. Mdlle. Titiens was the principal brides maid at the marriage. THE MAIL' SERVlCE.—According to a Post-office notice issued yesterday, mails for Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius Bombay, America, Newfoundland, and Bermud a, will be made up in the General Post-office to-day ; a c t or , Canada, on Tuesday ; for the West Indies, Pac t i r fi e T ia, l ie l w Portugal, and America, on Wednesday; for 8 _ and Newfoundland next Friday ; and i Zealand, Mauritius, and Bombay, on TlTrsdaAy Australia, h inst. Mails from the Alexandria, and Malta, on the 20 t t the Calcutta, l° rA meri China, ca General Post-office Pacific and West Indies are due at Ame rica, China, 'Calcutta, Alex on Tuesday • from Canada, Alexandria, an and Malta on Friday. day ; and from Bombay,ned;r:Waenddnemsdeart &fornomThm.s-y er an ica d t A he us U tra ni l t i e an d States mail and the Indian is to take out the C ana mail of this evening , instant; and the Ariel the United dian mail of the 16th h. o T f h t e hi ß s i m po o n rth is n to g, take oh u e t e t te h e e m ß e o r m A b m a Ship mails arc to be made up on the steamer board for New York mail of the I k 7t an'd Boston, to be sent • for New York, to be sent by the steamer City of Washington on the 17th inst., and by the steamer • for Gibraltar , by Bavaria, on thA 18th inst . , the steamer E S ttantaesto_niorrow , Gibraltar, on the 20th instant; for Gibraltar, Genoa, and Leghorn, by the steamer Boetia to-day ; for Lisbon, by the steamer Minho, on the 17th inst. ; for Lisbon, Cadiz, Moga ' dor, and Canary Islands, by the steame r Amazon, Sept. 1; for Malta and Constantinople, by the steamer African,, on the 17th inst. ; and by the steamer Damascus, on the 27th inst., and for Melbourne and New Zealand by the steamer Royal Bride, on the 25th inst. 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