The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-19 00:00:00

- O.NRY MAR. CITY, 2 O'CLOCK The exportation of silver to the East is still con ducted on the mort limited scale, and judging from the tendency of the exchanges, there is no immediate prospect of increased remittances. A very impor tant change in the specie movement has thus been produced by the rebellion and the depression of trade. The steamers now convey comparatively little silver, and the result is that the price of that metal is heavy, with scarcely any demand. Dollars are quoted 594 d. per oz. and bar silver is 60-Id. per oz. standard The steamer Pera, which will leave Southampton to morrow, will take out £45,300, as follows, viz. : .£9,000 for Alexandria, £2,000 for Ceylon ; £615 for India, and £41,785 for China. If the remittances are continued at about this point the necessity of buying silver on the Con tinent will be obviated, as the West India steamers will bring ample supplies. Indeed, for several months past the influx from France and Belgium has been almost stispnided,*and this has as sisted in increasing the stock of bullion in the Bank of England. A small quantity of gold, viz., £4,000, was received at that establishment yesterday, and the return - in Friday's Gazette will probably show a mo derate infzrease in the metallic reserves. Sup plies of Australian gold are now almost hourly expected, as one or two of the vessels en route have beer about the average period at sea. Upwards of three-quarter s o f a m illi on sterling are known to be j coming forward. Of this a small proportion will, no doubt, be sent to the Continent, but it is thought that the bulk will be retained in this country. The applications for discount accommodation are increasing, and a larger business is reported at the at Bank as well as in Lombard -street. No material 31 - variation in the terms, however, has yet occurred, and good bills can be negotiated at least k per cent. under the official minimum, in consequence of the continued abundance of capital. Trade is absorbing a larger amount, operations being extensively pushed in most departments of business, and the influence of this movement will, no doubt, be felt much more 4 t sensibly in the space of a f ew mont h s t h an i t is at st St present. st. Accounts from France report a continued im- , provement in trade, ea a much better feeling el appears to prevail on the Bourse. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed 8 , with rather more animation, and prices were well iti maintained. The sales were estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 bales. In Railway Shares there was sci more activity exhibited, and quotations.sligllfly im- 81 1 proved. - To-day the half-yearly general meeting of the { Victoria Dock Company was held-Mr. M orr i son in 13t the chair. -From the report it appeared that the st, .6,000 new shares had been issued, subject to a de- t s tl posit of £2 per share. It was intended to erect new warehouses for the tobacco trade, at a cost of .:£46,000. The business of the docks had much increased. 11 : From the account s it a p peare d t h e b a l ance at bankers ' 8 and on deposit was £10,829. A half-yearly meeting of the Berlin Waterworks Company has taken place to-day. It appeared from 11 the report that the system adopted bad not quite an- st 4 swered, and that a number of the pipes had burst in att consequence of the frost in the spring, involving an et expenditure of £15,000 for their beim.- relaid at a depth of sft. from the su r f ace . The extended b con- : st cession from the Govern men t h a d not yet b een ac- corded. From the accounts there appeared to be a It , balance in hand on capital account of .£16,955. The 114 1 report was adopted. Very little alteration has taken place in the Eng- 1 ; fish Stock Market to-day, but upon the-whole there is a firmer tone, in spite of the contraction ofbusiness. The speculators retrain from buying or selling, except in small amounts, which are ate too unimportant to influence values. Consols ; have been 961 * for money and account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities im proved to 97 to 97*; Bank Stock to 228 f, and ni India Loan Debentures to 981 ditto ; 2d issue - , t . 3 J ILI The March Excheque r Bill s , 33 5 . prem.; and tene ditto, 20s. to 245. prem.; and the Bonds were firm at at 1004-. Long Annuities are marked, 18-a. A rather large amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Stock Market, at about previous ... 1 prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96 4- ; Brazilian 8 Scrip, pm. ; Equador New Consolidated, 1 I ` 4 , ; Grenada New Active, 20*; ditto Deferred, si; et : Alexican 3 per Cents., 21i 1 ; Peruvian 4-1 per Cents., ate 90; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 391 ; ditto Deferred, ?X 15 ; Portuguese 3 per Cent s ., 45' 4 3 -; Russian 5 per Cents., 113 a 114 i; ditto 4* per Cents., 100}; Sar- P i t( dinian S per C ents ., sq • Spanish 3 Pe r C ents , 44 ; e 1 and ditto Deferred, 28 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 1858. 1857. Great Western 33448 33,6:53 North-West ern South -West e r n t Brighton Midland 34,524 32,747 er Sou th-Eastern Great Northean 23,708 25,077 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter Chester and Holyhead 6,990 7,071 East Lancashire Lancaster and Carlisle North British North-Eastern 38,574 40,161 L'xford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,799 4,790 west Hartlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Wesiern Scottish North-Eastern 4,420 4,369 Great Western of Canada 5,822 6,967 Grand Trunk of Canada 7,452 8,708 Northern of France 44,419 38,152 Prom these figures it will be seen that the traffic Upon some of the lines is improving, which, being attributable to increased commercial transactions, must be regarded as a satisfactOry symptom. Business in the Railway Share Market, this morn ing, has not beh active. A few of the principal lines have been at a slight advance, owing to the more favourable character of the traffic returns, more par ticularly Great Westerns, which have improved £1 to 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire have risen ts• ; Brighton, ss. to 10s. ; and Midland, 5s North Eastern (I3erwick) and South Eastern have de clined los. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets scarcely any business has been re- Ported. Northern of France have declined 6 5., _and Paris and Lyons ss. Lombardo-Venetian improved ss. Grand Trunk of Canada declined los. and Great Indian Peninsula realised previons rates. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been at steady rates. Bank of Australasia improved 55., London and Westminster 10s., and Union of Australia In the Miscellaneous Market Canada Land brought 1 16, Atlantic Telegraph 832, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 82. Red Sea Telegraph are p - Consols for money 96"1- I-, ditto for account 96..1. Prem. LINES IagABBD AT VIED 111INTALS. ____... 1 Leasing 1 / Boldness 31allways i 1114. c omvin i„ . 1 010 sing Mee; D „,. rmen 1---- ..............-. nIMISIMIM. ilediord A Bletcbley.„ all Lon.* N,Wn. - ....' Buckinghamshire lOO Lon. AN. W. 101 108 .. Clydesdale Junction-- 100 Caledonian.. 101 106 Oolchester, Stour Val all E. 14n. &E.C. 16 18 111.1Ancolnehire, g. 6p. c lOO Gt. Northern 141 144 A, Union, Harwich Shre all B. Coanties. 4 5 Do. Woodbrid,se elas-Barr,kNete.Direct lOO Caledonian... -- ... Do. New lOO D 0...-. .... .... ilonces. & Dean Forest all Grt. Wedeln - ..s. .... I d Hartlepool Dock. &Bail. all TY. N. a Bor. .- .... Hall and 5e1by..,....... all Y 15.84 N. Mid. 111 118 Do. 4 Shares all Do - ... Do. 4 Shares all Do - - London and Greenwich all 9th. Eastern 13 14 Do. Preference all Do 231 24} ',on., Tilby.,&Sonthondl 100 Peto ACo 93 95 )o. Barking Shares all Do. Sictrostort, gua. 4 per e1, . 1 i lOO Norfolk ... MI )o. Do. 6 per cent........ 1 160 Do.. .... , •-• .... lenches., Bnx., A MA I .I all LA N.W.A ?A 21 Of 11d.11eabro' Zs Beclenr,..l all Itock. A Del. ..... ... vlidland Bradford ..... ...I 100 indlivad 9B 10 leirat.}3y. Ex, p. 5 p.c.. 5.1.55. G gn. Cllllltier 4 4pm pm forthern nod Eastern! all i'o 5B GO Do. 6 per cent all Do WM IMP 30.11xed 5 per cent... ell D 0... ." ..,., ... Preston and Wyre.. ..... • a ll ,L.AN. Wt - - Do. 4 Shares A an ~ Do ... - , I.oyston. littch/n, arc i Shepreth Stock l3O ; %t.NortYert 140 142 !hoc Both., and Goole 18.11.6 Lan. A York - - .• Sarewsburyallereford all 15 , 1r.T.Brasso) 94 Of bath Etn2ordardro..,.. all IKr. It'Olear 10 - 104 If ear Talley all I:11.001(.4 Dar. -... Do. do all .Do l3l Ell Wilts and Somerset— 100 IGrt. Western 00., Wimbledon A Crovd . or I all Lon. a Beßls 8 9 . PREPERINCII SHARI!. Railways. 15 5117th and Tyne 10 par c prof. (issued at £5O Etit. & Pact. 4 p. ct. Etc 0' 20 Do. do. do. Shams ock alt lonian 101 44 p. c 2.10 Do. f shares, No. 2 Oriester &Holyhead, 15.1 pt Btk * Do. do. 5 per cent Of Jerk and Bandon, 54 p. c of Dun., Perth, & Aber. Itr; c I ock .2. Anglian Oltbs A Share? ozk Do. Class B 6 ;or cent... ock Do. Class C 7 per cent 1 8. Conn. Ex. 5 y. ct. No. , Do No.' Do. New 6 Der cent. Stoc? ock . Union, 4 p.ct ock & Lan., 6 per c0nt...., 5 i 5.& Wt. York. June. fifth O{ .741 n. & Glee. 5 p.c. share, Do, Sinn., Perth, and Donde , ock tourness 5 per cent., ock Jlas. & S.Weet. gua. p. ct N•it Treat Northern, 5 p.cent oo.sp.o.Redeemable,lop.c. ock Do. 4f per cent. d 0...... ;00 Do, 5 p.c. Scrip, red.at 5 p.‘ 0 qt.ich.o! Bcotland,lst pre 10 3 tAn.dcWn. (Ireland) 4 t per cent. pi ef.Stock. J i 0 Gt. West. (Berk' & rtanti gx. 5 per cent) Ick )o. Clon.&ltain.ii por ct. Lek Do. do. 4 per cent . iok Do. Irredeemable I per pt. ock 00. C per et.rodeorn. prof 8 Do. Binning. pref. at wet 0 Do. ell ea tor 8 p.c.pr.s harm I.M. do. 5 per wit. do I, . ' , . Binning. guar. stock , 4 tlo:Cbeator guar. shares 8 , 1 Do. do. do,. 0 Do. do. do., ok Gan. & Yorkshire i per c 1k ,ond.& Brigh. Boa. 5. p. c .ik Do. Pref. 15 p. ct. Stock .. ek Jo. New gam'. 6 per cent. , ck Uo. do. 4 per cent..... bon. &N.W.,Co..lNunea- Lon, 5 poi mi... ACk GondOn an d B.Rest. 7 p.t 14 Lot dondy. & Colo, 4 phar /24 (1011dOndergy&Enall,1614.' ;ock Sh., 414, 6 00. el crk i)o. St gar cenl6. ... dp,t - s - port un.3 rarl. 4 p. c. - !'!.c. Co. 41 per con "1 lo.do Z.:74 I pOT Cf:/. t. Eto(11 Geks), h, it p. e. Po. with option till I6£o ock 00. Loic. um! Hit. pre'.6t.,! 11 %:ewoort,Atcr. &c. prof —I 10 •.)•:% P.,rpet. sp. c 10 , 4 ?orolk Deberturo Rue Stock 10. 5 par C, ' Ex. Pk., IE4 `bock 10. si p.:. Pro'. R., 153' Stock 00.5p.e.11 nr.Tal.Ex.Sk „ !tack gortb Brltish 7 :to. 11. l're.orence Stock ill. Ev torn—llor, 6 p.C. T lurk a o, do. do. 17 10 . Looir 6 por ct O. ZO 30. do Quarter 6, IS6& llt 1 , 0 Vat k 11. & B. MO 25 VorthbLafforden'7o 10 U1L.1101., &WoL,6 p.c.l F ok Do. da, 6p.c,2d do Do, tt P. C DobortaN dh 100 7.10 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 1!3 100 100 all 8 18 4 COUL ase to t as a or the ars of is on vay to 2nsely 'rinse rid in ?rince lbert. 1 ae h the it the with At lesses Him The King his berg. oourg arti ning any, that uits. SUICIDES; BY POISON AT HAMPSTE.ID. shl Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, the coroner for ;West Middlesex, held inquests at Hampa'ead Workhouse, on the bodies of two gentlemen, who died by poison, administered by themselves, on Hampstead-heath. Both cases were of . 1 , 1 very distressing character. The first case was . that of 'lr. Edward Prior, who has for some years past carried ea the business of a hosier, in Finsbury-place North. Mr. Ed war d P r i or, the father cf the deceased, said he last sa4 v.his son alive at his own residence No. 22, Manchester terrace, Liverpool-road, Islin g t on . He was then poorly, and witness sent for a medical man. On the Friday previously, the mother of the deceased went to his house In Finsbury- Place, and offered to mind his business, as was her custom on a Friday, when the deceased usually went out. Ile declined tc avail himself of his mother's services, and after wards wrote her a letter staring that he knew his family intended to betray him, and that he had at last discovered a safe way of putting an end to his miserable life. He men tioned the name of a young lady, which the coroner very Properly refused to make public. I P oliceman 413 S deposed that he f oun d th e d ecease d !hug on the heath al , ont two o'clock on Monday nestling, near the Spaniards public-house, in a state of Insensibility. At first he thought he was intoxicated, the he immediately a f terwar d s f ound that be was on re point of death. He removed him to the workhoase, sJut he was dead before be arrived there. He too k from s h e person of the deceased three half-sovereigns, B '. in silver, 131 d. in coppers, a small bottle full of tincture myrrh, and a Testament, the ribands which pointed to Lee fith chapter of St. Malls and the 9th chapter of St. John. The jury returned as their verdict that th e d ecease d de strLyed himself by poison while in an unsound state of /13 s and passed a eulogium upen the chemist' s ass : stant, r the di scre tion he had exercised in refu s i ng to serve the d eceased with the large amount of laudanum applied for. The second case was that of Mr. William Ashcombe, sur neon, of No. 5, King street, Cheapside. h ealth Frederick Mountford, of Woodbine Cottage, Vale of flealtb, Hampstead, said he was a wine-merehant, and an L ' l ltituate friend of the deceased, who called upon him at about "alf-past seven o'clock on Tuesday night, and purposed teturning by the last OMD ibus for London, which left H amp tilit'ati at half-past nine. Witness offered to accompany Int as far as the starting place of the omnibus, and had proceeded as far as his garden gate when he fuund that ilii—friend was not following him. He went back and 'Und him sitting in a dying state in the easy-chair. tit . . Richard Gossett r i trown, the medical gentleman whO ra, sent for , said he found that the deceased had taken a Cite clos e of prussic acid, and this wa s con fi rme d b y the f ac t I: ,t policeman on searching the lace found an eturty I t le, labelled " Acidum hydrecyauu p rn." that the uecet.sed i n si s t appeared from subsequent evidence F ,'" had an execution put in his house for £3l, and that this I .°l) Ably preyed upon his mind. At Mr. to`nfo house, °,!ever, be was merry, and appeared be very happy. tr 4. 4 jury returned as their verdict th a t the deceased de eb°3'ed himself by taking poison but that there was not "'levee to lead them to a conelLion as to the state of his kind. The Countess of Antrim and Lady Helen Mae -014101 have left town on a tour of visits. ,The Lord Chancellor left town on Tuesday, to i ° La Lady Chelmsford and family at l‘lalvern. Stock, _ 4Look stock TELLI&ENCE• ORDINARY SUARES A: Bai!, , wiya. I leAmberg., Notting.. Boyt and •haetern Jancrie 1, oo Belfast and Bal , ymena ;14 Bir., Wel., dt Stour Valley )ck Birk., 1131 i, & Ches. June tion 15 Blackburn :5 Blyth Tyne original EV lck ißristol mall Bice te r sek Oaledouian sck , °heater stud troly head • 0 Oork and Bandon__ __ • I 0 j Corxallacirook,&Passage 10 Oornwall l 0 Do. A t. ree.mit do Qfv. ; until t, p.c.pernnn hpe ueen paid toB. 10 Dublin and Bellast Inns . 15 !Dun.,Pertn, a Aber. Jun. ',xk 1 t AngllllL 1.411 06. Eastern C0untie5...... ...,, ock Eastern Union Stock ock Do. Do. B. Stock 23 Do. Now A. (into EX. Eh $5 Bast Kent rick Befit Lancashire to Bust Einqolk 0 Do. Ildlnbnrgh and Glasgow ck adln., Perth, and Dundee A North and Clyde Junction oak Putnam (3k Glasgow & South Western 0 Groat North of Scotland 4 Great Northern y Do. Do. A. Stock Do. Do. B. Stock ek Great Bonn. & Wn. Ireland T 1 Great Western ,ck Do. Stour Val. Bail. Gu Elk Irish South Eastern. 0 Lancaster and Carlisle.... Ai Do. Thirds IS 4 Do. New Thirds _ oc k Lancashire and Torkshir .e Do. do. F. £lB 9 Do. do. £9 shares g Do. West Biding Maio It. so Livarp., Ozoky, ?c:. , d E London and Blaokwall 6r, Do. New Dok Lon., Brighton, 41 S. Coar Dck London & North-Western Cs} Do. Eighths ;ck London & Bonth-Western 15 London and Coleraine 15 London and Bunt a eden )ok blanches-dhot i & Lincoln- LO Metropolitan. ►ck Midland.. ock Do. Birranigham & Derby 0 slid. Gt. West. (Ireland). 16 Do. Shares trewcastle and Carlisle 25 ;airport, Aberg., 'Floret .0 Newry and Armagh (del. le Newry, Warrenpt. a Nostr. rob No:dolk 0 Northern Counties IInio:• ,ck North British ;tk. North Devon BeileDk fill tk. Do.A Stk.—A recv. no div. until 6 p.c.has been pd k. Do. B Stock k North •Easterti—Borwick 5 Do. do. G.N.E. Purehasf Leeds ▪ N. 'fork Eck. North Loa .on • ‘' kELIC „Hampstead, sad 10 If affordshiro 10 Nqgth Western"; ... . .. 10 :. or & Son. WeMw ook OVord, Wore., b ivolvort 0 Peebles 10 Portsmouth 0 ithymney Kok Scottish ()antral ck Scottish N.E., Aber. Stk ck Do. Scottish Mid. Stock_ ck Shropshire Uni0n....,.,,, LO littingbe. & Sheerness )ok loath Devon ok Soutk-Ilastorn a3k South Wales 10 south Yorks. & River Du. 10 Do. Do 10 Moines, Wokin. & Wokink 5 Stockton and Darlington 5 Do. do. 1854......, 6 Do. do. 1855 - Stockton and Hartlepool ck rad,Vale ok 90. l'ralerence, No. 1 15 rAames Haven Dk. •WI ,ek Vale of Neath . .... . Kok Vaterford and o Kilkenny o Waterford and Limericl IMI West Cornwall 10 V.E. of Lon. & Ory.Palcos .{ ~ s. . receiving nothr.} ; - ;:,..;1 till 7 pr: ct. has - - been paid to 8... 10 Vostlondon LO Do. let Class 10 Do. 2d do STOCK LISTS.—This Day. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 228'. Three per Cant. seduced .Amnuttles, 97 1. Three per Cant. Conso:s Annuities, 961 4. le-7 Three per Cent. Annuities. 97 1. Long Annuities, SO years, expire April 5, 1885, 184. India Debentures, 9:4 1. India Joan Ferip, Id issue, 97; 1. C 313 c , OiS for Aceoutt, 561. Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 21d., March, 33 pm—June, 20 pm. ftchequer 21 , 31., March, 0 - June, 20 4 pm. Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 3 per Cent., 1401. FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador New Consolidated, li 21 per Cent. Grenada New Active, 214. 21 per Cent. Grenada, Deferred, bl. three per Cent. Mexican Bonds, 211. Three per Cent, Mexican, Acct., Aug, 31, 211 1. 41 per Cent. Peruvian, 10. Three per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 1853, 451. Fire per Cent. Russian, 1822 1132- 141 131. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Russian, 1001 100. Five per Cent. Sardinian, Acct., 901. Three per Cent. Spanish, Acct., Aug. 31, 44. per Cent,. Spanish, New Deferred, Acct., Aug. 31, 211} 8. Six per Cent. Turkish, Acct., 954 61. Four per Cent. ditto, Guaranteed, Acct., Aug. 31, 1011. Five per Cent. Venezuela, 39. Ditto Acct., Aug. 3i , 39 / Two per Cent. ditto, Deferred, 15. (11V11 UN : 4 ,11 R MARKET.—This Day. .ND STOOKS. Yesterday's Closing Price! Business Done. 8 2* 61 61 Paid 6. el .... - n 8! 68 70 It 12 Si} 28} 94 96 821 83 S 6 34 7} 'B} 15} 16 601 61} 46 48 81 U IS 15 co 112 66 67 26* 17 92 911 10 101 90} not 79 81 LBl 183 LOS 1(7 48} 491 56 58 88 82 12 13 pm 12 13 pm 92! 9,11 1 01' Ali G GI 09 110 941 92} It Ido _ 94 11 , & MI MI SS 1151 - di. 4'51 96/ C 6 68 63 65 . 3t d dis 53 54 93 1 1 dis t5l 461 73 - 74 f 9 100 bf bi Mel 8 9 8 9 21 28 '8 6 db. 110 112 27i iS 2 31, 71_ f 0 15 4 Cs 11 Z 6 1601 li, id 99} 100 79 133 1491 i 501 1931 z d 111 Pf 10 z n 92 1 i i 193 f 4 3.1- :a 16i 6 141 16 100 100 100 100 6.183, 1931:2} dis Si. le, 174 $ll nosing p r i m. Business I Done. el 4 9 51 96 96 104 1(4 .... ..... TR 11. 51 • ... i. 110 115 103 103 115 118 114 116 133 ISt E 0 f 2 122 124 114 116 107 108 65 67 11 111 91 93 89- 84 83 85 96 98 10 VI la ei 101 72 74 18 19 9 9} IX} 141 188 140 It 8 ItS ..... ... ... 117 120 5 7 I 0 Pm ( .1.1111 ... 138 149 104 11.6 Et 1 961 PM llt 77 8i gt OM ',. .... ... 108 113 983 991 $ J 1 par Mk UM UP 22 1 CU. Tar 24 ,18 Iso 98 100 z d I 81 ~ I 1 ID 1 1 101 N 1 w __~ 21 It THE JUDGE AND THE BILLIARD PLAYER. --The Ogdensburg Journal tells a story of Mr. Jonathan Flack, who is welt known as one of the best, if not the very best, billiard players in that section of the country, and when a distinguished stranger arrives Mr. Flack is silways sought for to match him. The other evening, while a party were engaged in Gacdrich's billiard room, a person, apparently frem " over the water," entered, and in a few minutes managed to commence a game w ith Judge Gwin. A very short time served to show the judge, as well as all present, that his opponent was a most skilful player. After losing three games the judge called for Jonat ban Flack, saving that he had found a match for him. Jonathan's place of business and residence was ran sacked, but all to no purpose, he was nowhere to be found. Meanwhile the stranger continued to win game after game, until finding no one who would hold the cue against him, he became excited ; removing his travelling coat, threw his dilapidated old " s oldier " upon the t a l a l e, and began to tear out his silvery locks by the roots in the most frantic manner, to the utter consternation of those around im. But when they saw kim wrench from his upper lip a huge moustache, and a goatee from his din, and the idert tfcal Jonathan Flack stood before them, the scene that fol lowed was beyond descriptioft. The judge treated all around. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1858. Paid. (Nosing Price Maine Dons. atock f.tock iilock Stock 10s. we a. 1 0 ti Stock. Stock Stock Itk 30 25 I 25 Stock , COLONIAL /9 71 76 10 )0 125 128 dl 101 11 ill i 24 2 Skarc Railways. / los 1( 102 101 10 —••-• tOO 1." ' 100 17} 10 Stock 100 10 8100 k Atlantic & St. Lawrence, Bom.Baroda, & Can. Ina!' 16} 17} 28} 29* - ..... pm 40 45 FOREIGN. Iti. i (Hosing Prim. I Brio', par * pm Do. Addition ' a ' l Capital A al Bo Buffalo & Lake Huron al Do. New ',Enffalo,Brant, & Goderlet lot 6 p. c. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1878_ 101 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 lOl Calcutta & 8. Eastern 'Cape Town k Dock Scrip 21 Central Dude (Limited) is. Ceylon De•nerara al Eastern Bengal Bast Indian Do. G shares. al Do. E shares Exten Do, Jubbu I pore Do. p. c. Bonds, pay.'s9' Geelong and Melbourne, Geelong Corporation 6 p. cent. Bonds par 1 pm par /pm 41 7 8 13 12 dls 83 83 73 82 75 80 —.— pm ..., Dm 64.1 - 2 1 li Pm * I PII 10 I 1011 1061 * l} pm 151 Grand Trunk of Cenada 10 Do. 6 per o. Debentures a Do. 6 p.c. Pref. Di I Grant Indian Peninsr la a 20 Do, New 5 poi cent 10 Do. do 20 Great South of India I 201 Great Western of Canada a 101 Do.ne'v 1 100 Bo.bonds payable '76 a 100 Do. do. '76, do. '6O / 100 Do. do. '73, withe - opt a 100 Do. 5t p.c. do. 77, do 20 Madras a : 20 Do. new, do. 5 percent a 29 Do. 41 p. 1. Eaten ,. 1 10 Do. third Extea, g. 5p c 20 Do. fourth do to fNew Brunswick, &c. (lim ) 1 Do. do. B Capital 1 20 Scinde, guar. sp. c 1 20 Do New 20 Pun mb.... 20 Do. :_nclus St'.‘am Flotilla 10 Win' lad, Limited, Scrip , 10 Antwerp and Rotterdam t' 20 Bahia & San Francisco 5 Belgian Eastern Juictiox c 20 Beaters to Graissessm 6 Carmeaux &Toulouse al 20 Dutch Rhenish. 1 20 Eastern of France. al 20 Euphrates Valley lll 10 Great Central of France al 20 Gt. Luxembourg, con. ohs al 10 Italian Junction 0 20 Lake Constance and Bdsle aL 10 Lterre and Turnhout...— all 10 Lombardo Venetian 5 Lucca &Pisto;a, I p.c.pref a 20 !mans and GeDeVa ~..,,,, a 231 Marla Antonia a 20 Namur & LiOge a 10 Do. do. 6 per cent. pref a 16 Northern of France...— A' 23 Do, do new 1 10 Norwegian Trunk Prater a 20 Ottoman 20 Paris and - 70ne a 20 Paris and Orleans 1 10 Recife & San Fran., g. 7 p.c 20 Riga & Dunaburg 10 Rome and Frascati s 10 Royal Danish 5 Royal Swodish a 20 Sambre and Meuse a 10 1 Do. 5} per cent. pref a 20 Southern of France 81 Xest Flanders a 10 Do.slper cent. Pref 1 20 West. & Northn.of France a 10 Western of Austria 10 Western of Switseziand 6 Wiesbaden Stock 100 100 38 40 39 73 75 6 4 dts 21 Ili 21 Par pm I f pm * 17} 17; 3; 2} di; 91 107 112 107 112 105 107 991 1001 91 181 181 24 201 1 Of Ms 1 Pm * Ipm 31 I 11 (114 4 3 Os Pra par ; pm pm * tpm 1 par tim , r 51 6 i 1 pm I A 21 2i 4 If dis 271 2 .... OM pin 71 FI 18 _ si 31 pat 19U I 231 241 COLONIAL GOFER: 2 1+ t i 871- 3s ili Si 3 1 dis 1121 33 52 54 par t Dis ii 7 81 8 al 9 et a 211 22t al 54 51 dl t a/ 11 24 25 6 Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb.&Aug. 100 Do. 6 p.c. idar.&Sep. 100 N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Jan Ajuly 100 Do. 6 p.c. Apr. & Oct. 100 N.S.W.Gov. sp. c. Debent. 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. St. Debent. redeemable 1875 100 S.Aus. Gt. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 100 Vict. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July 100 JUNM, IiAS7'ERN COUNTIEN RAILWAY, Mines. 10 !Australian tei 1 .Bon Accord Copper, limd. 15 'Brazilian imp. st 5i.p.) 10 LDo. S. John del Rey 5 Do. Land & Mining Co , 1 (:)obre Copper 40 Oopiapo Dun Copper Mining Co 2 Fortuna 10 IGeneral L•nares 5 , Lusitanian 1 'Mariquita 1 New Granada 20 irontgibaud Silver, ko 5 !Port Ph!llp $0 Santiago de Cabs Is t al United Mexican Alfred Consols (Thillack) 20 lEritlah Iron_ _ • :Condurrow (Cantborne) - 10 Devon Great Consols ▪ lEast Bassett (11loon) ••• Great South TolgUm ;Par Consols (St. Blaxloy) ... 'Cartridge Consols Min. (AL I 5 ranar Silver and Lead j Mining Co 10 ; Tin Croft West Basset (Illogau) 1081 1091 109 111 Pa'. f. 100 lAgra & United Service Bk sO dastralasLs 15 Beak of Egypt 100 Bank of London 10 I Brit. Col. Bank & Loan Co 50 British North American -10 ,Chartd.Bank of India, ac 100 City 100 ,Colonial 20.11 Comrnet. Bank of Canada 100 Comn3orcial of 10 English, Scottish, di Are. SO Gen. Bk of Switzerland_ 10 Lon.Clisr.Bankof Auitral 60 London and County 60 Zdoidon Joint 100 London & Westminster_ 100 .National rrov. of England 20 Do. new 10 Natiovil Bank OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) FORGERY BY A GENTLEMAN. Harry Bunbury, 38, so n o f the late General Bunbury, who yesterday pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with uttering a forged bill of exchange for the sum of £lOO4 with intent, to defraud a tailor named Hobson, was placed before the learned judge to receive sentence. Mr. Justice Williams saiel—l have read over the deposi tions, and I think the evide nce i s clear and conclusive, and therefore I think the prisoner has received proper advice from his counsel to plead guilty to the offence with which he was charged. It has been urged that, as the prisoner had had pecuniary transactions with a gentleman named Parkin, his solicitor, in putting that person's name to the bill, he stood in a different light to those convicted of a similar offence, as he might have thought there was a balance in his guilty and cannot see any favour; but he had no moral right to affix that gentleman's name to any document without hi s sanction, and having done so, I can see no differen ce b etween the forgery to which be has en pleaded docu m and that of an ordinary excuse for such an offence, and it was a melancholy sight to see one who, at one time, had suc h b right prospects, commerc ial reduced to a position so low. The station in which Sou pre viously moved aggravates the offence, for there cannot be a doubt that the education bestowed upon you has been of a superior description to that received by many others. Z Prisoner—l had no intention of def rau di ng Mr. Parkin. in The learned Judge—l cannot make any difference in your case from that of those committed by others not so highly educated ; and I feel I should be deserting my dotty if I did not pass upon you a severe punishment. The sentence of the Court, therefore, is, that you be kept to penal servitude for the period of four years. The prisoner, on hearing the sentence, seemed perfectly astonished, and with difficulty left the dock. A gentlemanly-looking mao, named Thompson, was then brought up to receive sentence for uttering a forged Bank of England note. The learned Judge said—l am inclined to think that you are not one of those who make a trade of passing forged Bank notes. You appear to have lost your situation, and then to have become acquainted with bad characters. I cannot, however, lose sight of the fact:that the offence was committed with great premeditation and art. The sentence of the Court is that you be kept at penal servitude for three years. EMEEZZLEMENT.—John Jerris, late in the employ of the banking firm of Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., Ca vendish-square, was charged with embezzling a large sum of money, the property of his employers. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Metcalfe. From the statement of Mr. Bodkin it appeared that the prisoner was the City collecting clerk, and that in course of his duties be had, it was alleged, appropriated the monies received on the part of his employers to his own private use. The evidence was of the usual technical description, and herefore uninteresting to the general reader. The case was proceeding when our report left. otosins a tone I Staines, Dore. '!Jl.l' 1 I pm 1 1 if II 12 11 21 40 42 111 121 * If 21 19 20 Of 9f 11 I MI * 1 * I 7 I I , a at • 8 9 Ft 84 50 60 155 465 95 103 15 16 let 171 I I t 8f II 12} 22i 10 New Bon% ',Vales 15 .Oriont. Bank Corporation 10 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland . 10 Do. new 115 9outil Australia. 26 Do. new 15 Unto', of 25 Do. New 50 Union of London 100 IJulty Mutual 100 Western Bank of London 11. .... SA AO Issi 2if 25 24f 46 43 The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders it this company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, to-day, fur the purpose of receiving the report of the directors of the progress of the undertaking. The chair was taken at one o'clock by HORATIO LOVE ; Esq. 57 59 3 Si dig 62 f 4 29 SI 20 22 161 171 The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, which has already appeared in The Sun, said it was a matter of congratulation that although a general depre -, sion in trade, bad exercised a con siderable influence upon all - railway property, the receipts upon this railway have in a lesser degree been affected by it than most of the other larger companies. The receipts of the half-year ending June 30, 1858, amounted to £645,516, which, when compared with the corresponding half-years of 1854-55-56-57, showed an increase of £85,022 with those of 18,54. The working expenses, compared with those of the same period, showed an increase of £32,280 over those of 1854, amounting in the past half-year to £295,639, or about £45 18s. 6d. per cent. One of the causes which bad operated to diminish the company's revenue was the competition which bad existed between the several railway companies having termini in the metropolis, and some of them having junctions with the line to Peterborough, the effect of which had been a reduction of the rates of traffic generally. Upon the whole the reduction, however, had been smaller, when compared with the receipts for the same period in 1857, than might have been anticipated; and the shareholders would find, upon comparing the respective pe riods, that the decrease, as regarded the Eastern Counties line, amounted only to the small sum of £6,519. (Hear, hear.) It was much to he regretted, from the causes enu merated, as well as from local causes, that the traffic on the East Anglian Company's lines bad suf fered to some extent, although the same means had been used by this company to develop their traffic as had been adopted on the Eastern Counties. To meet the decrease of the receipts, the directors had been enabled to reduce the working expenses of the half-year by nearly an equal sum, namely, £4,4,8; leaving a result, as regarded net revenue, as if no diminution had occurred, and this had been done without in the least diminishing the efficiency of the working of the line. The stability of railway property was affected by the manner in which the capital of a company is dealt with, and if additions be made to it, except for the pur poses of increasing the revenue, future years have to bear the burden in the shape of increased interest, which dimi nished the sum applicable for dividend. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The motion, after come discussion was agreed to, as was a resolution authorising the payment of the dividend men tioned therein, viz., the sum of £1 35. Pd. per cent. for the half-year. _ _ A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceed ogs. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) 20/ 21 28 30 32 ES 32} 45 47 - 46k NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) THE EXPLOSION OP FIREWORKS AT MADAM COTOIN'S. This morning William Bowyer Bennett, the husband of the unfortunate Madame Coten, was indicted, on the coro ner's inquisition, with the manslaughter of Sarah Ann Wil liam 4, on the evening of the 12th ofJuly last. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Gifford. The evidence offered was precisely similar to that given yesterday, when the prisoner was acquitted, with the excep tion of a man named Harrison, who stated that he was p a id by the prisoner, and not by adame Coton, and that there were four half cwt. tubs ofcompositlon carried up stairs fro:a the shop a few days previous to the explosion. The jury returned a verdict of guilty; but sentence was deferred until several points of law raised by Mr. Gifford on the part of the prisoner were decided by the judges. THIRD COURT. (Before the Gnomon Sergeant.) George Martin and John Hathaway were indicted for stealing ; a woman's dress, the property of a person named Davis, residing at D ep tf or d. d From the evidence it appeared that the dress was stolen from a small garden adjoining the houses in the neighbour hood, and on morning of tie robbery the prisoners, it was Inn, alleged, meta person named Sims, who said he purchased on. the dress of the two prisoners for 3s. 6d., and that on his mot wife attempting to pawn the article at Woolwich, she was taken into custody, and then, on her husband being sent for, he gave such information as led to the prisoners' appre : d hension.. Sims, it turned oat, had been previously con victed for receiving stolen goods. Both prisoners denied the robbery. The Common Sergeant said the case Against the prisoners rested entirely on the evidence of Sims, and if the jury thought he was to be depended upon they would return a verdict of guilty. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. THIS DAYS MARKETS. ---- MARK LANE. Imperial Weekly Averrg —Wheat, 45s 2(1 ; barley, 31s 3d ; oats, 28s 3d; rye, 35s 43; beans, 46s 73; pess, 43s ltd. The Six Weeks' Averages—Wheat, 45s ; barley, 305 6d ; oats, 27s ; rye, 32s 2d; beans, 4.15 - 6 d; peas, 44s 2d. English Grain Sold L' Week--Wheat, 05,664 ; barley, 1;681 oats, 5,190 ; rye, 230 ; beans, 2,134 ; peas, 811 quarters. 47 49 38 4) 16} 17} 17k 62 61 58 60 58U 50 52 25 26 25 YORK 0. .. s Day.) (By Electric Telegi a ph.) LOTTERY PL:ITE. Tiney Fabieus RAWCLIFFE STAKES. Closing Ptioso, Dose. SIUIIIOIII Rainbow 13 15 SO 060 30* Elf I 1* 3 4 Eight ran. EBOR HIANDICAP. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts, which sold steadily, at fully Monday's improvement in the quotations. The show of sheep was seasonably good. Prime old Dhwns were in steady request, at an alvance of ad per Sibs. All other breeds moved off freely, at extreme rats. There was rather an active in quiry for lambs, the supply of which was only moderate, at 4d to Gd per 81bs more money. We Were fah•ly supplied w.th calves, which met a dull inquiry, at a decline of 24 per t lbs. rigs and milch cows were steady, but not dearer. Per Elbe, to sink the offa?s. Inferior beasts 3i 21 Ss 61 frdown wethers is G i 4$ I'd escond quality as 82 ii 01 P a ne e calves Is 64 4s Od Prime large oxen 45 24 4s 41 ri smailditto is' 24 44 85 Prime Boots Inferior sheep... 34 21 as 41 Small porkers .. 4s 21 as 4. gee. quality d 0... 35 61 3s 81 Buckling calves...lBs 04 23, ed Coarse wool d 0... 31 10d is 2'l Quarter-old pigs lBs 04 231 td Lamb, 5s 04 to 6s 01. TOTAL SUPPLY, FOREIGN SUPPLY , Beasts l5O Sheep and lambs 4lO Calves 3ll 42 44 19 21 16 17 112 117 11 25 AO 15 17 1i 1f 4t di , 5f 1054101# 14 'lf It Vedette .. Beside . 980 Sheep and lambs ' Calm I.ge LATEST BETTING. EBOR HAN DICAP. 5 to 2 on the Field 8 to 1 agst Pretty Boy 9to 1 agst any other All Mr. T. Dawson's horses have gone home except Tunstall Maid. MEAT MARKETS. • aEI NETMATT. AND LEADENIIALL.—Beof, trom 3$ 10d to 4s 2d; mutton, Ss Od to 48 ; veal, 33 61 to 4s 4d; pork, Ss 01 to is 2d; lamb, n 4a Od to bs ea per Sibs by the carcase. 800ritair.—Bref, from 3s 44 to 4s 61; mutton, Ss 64 to 45 ; real, Ss 64 to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 21; lamb, 45 84 to Is 64 per sibs to sink the offal. Romroan.—llcef, from l's Od to 4s Sd mutton, Ss Od to 45 ; real, 48 04 to r s 04; pork, Ss 4d to 40 Oil; lamb, !'s 0 1 to 58 8 , 21; per sibs. 3lilch cows, 101. —3 to 17/. —1; suckling calves, Ss to a 22s each, thare.l liallwayl. .L ., M285CRA,G=M163.10,6,7 1.0 Stottish S'entr , ,l, new pre'. 11 E, Debenture ...„ 10i Si p. r, pref. ?cock , 10: Do. do. Abc.r. g. &p. c 10( Do, 7 p. c. prof. stock 10( South Devon al I Bird 4i per cont. . sl , B.Zastn. An.1502.i.. al Do. 4* per cent „ Do.sxede4p.cent.lstJee 101 Do. New 4i p. cent. 2d is. 10( South Wales guar. 4p. ct it Do. do. 4t per cent Sh. Yorkshire, 4p. ct.gua al Stockton 81 Darling. sp. c al Do. do. 5 per cent 2l Water.l: Xilkenny 6 p. 02 Share. !hare. HAY AND STRAW. new do., 60s to 1341. olioSmithfield— eadow hay, 605 to f ,. 155; old clover, Os ; new do., 85 s to 9 Js; And straw, 308 to 34; per load. A fair demand. Oumberland—Old meadow hay, fOa to 035; now do., 60s to Sts • old Glover, FOs to 100 s; new do. , 80 s to 1' 55 ; and straw, 3is to 86; per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. and a sluggish demand. Whitechapel—Old meadow hay, 605 to 5 18; new ditto, 60s to F4s. old clover, Fos to 105 s; now do., hay, to 100 s ;. new straw. H s t o siq, per load. A full average supply, BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—A parcel of ripe new White, and Morgan, hop Kent hops, hops, grown by Mr. Henbaro, of East Peckham, reached market yesterday, and sold for six guineas per cwt. to Messrs. Baker, Sussex, has chants, for Messrs. Cole and laden, brewers, Southamp ton. Mr, J. D. Stonharo, of Bckley, for warded the first pocket of hops of this year's growth from this county. It has been purchased by Messrs. \Volton and Co., Hibernia Chambers, Borough, at £5 L.).1. per cwt. on account of Messrs. Wolton a n d Co., Norwich. The contest for first delivery was won by K ent by a few hours. Sussex quality superior. THE UNITED STATES MILS.—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company's screw steamer City of Baltimore sailed from the Mersey, yever day afternoon, for New York, with the U nited. States mail s , 112 cabin rnsQengors, and a fell cargo of goods. IMPROVEMENT or TTrig THAMES.—The C onservancy Commissioners of the Thames ha-..e issued a notice, t o th e effect that the work of removing the middle grounds at Blackwall-reach has been commenced. The mas_ters and pilots of all vessels are thettfure required to give al wide a berth as possible to the dredging machines, and masters of steam-vessels are required in all cases to reduce the speed whilst passing. , Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de R e d c li ffe are expected in town in a few days from Montreal the seat of the Earl and Countess Amherst, near S evenoaks. Lord and Lady Holland are giving dinners at Holland House to a select circle yet remaining in London. The following have been entertained during the past week : The Earl and Countess Fortescue, Lord Brougham, Lady William Russell, Lady Georgiana Grey, F. Cadogan, Mrs. Lane Fox, Mr, Charles Gre‘ille, Dr. Quin, Mr. Fleming, &c, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST MEETING. SUBSCRIPTION Room, Tuesday Night. The room was well attended. For The Ebor Handicap 5 to 2 was taken about Vedette, mid 6i to 1 about Gemma di Vergy ; Bto 1 was offered agalast any other. For The St. Leger, Toxophilite was in some force, and at one time as little as 7 to 2 was taken about him. CLOSING PRICES. THE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst. Vedette—taken. 13 to 2 Gemma di Vergy—taken. Bto 1 Pretty Boy—offered. 100 to 8 Borderer —taken. 15 to 1 Cornborough—taken. 50 to 1 Melissa —offered. ST. LEGER. 4 -to 1 agst. Toxophilite—taken. 6to 1 Fitz Roland. Bto 1 The Hadji—offered. 20 to 1 Gildermire—taken to £lOO. 1,000 to 15 Cock-a-doodle-do and Incledon, coupled—offered. 6to 4 Toxophilite, Fitz Roland, and The Hadji, mixed—taken. DERBY. 20 to 1 agst. Merryman—take 25 to 1. 40 to 1 Cavendish. 50 to 1 Enfield—taken. [o,oootoloo Islinrod—taken, WEDNESDAY. THE ZETLAND STAKES of 50 soy., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of sam each. One mile and a quarter. 8 subs. Mr. Wentworth's The Ckeery Chap, by Chanticleer. 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Bray) 1 Mr. astwood's Proud Preston Peg, 3 yrs, 7st slb (Challoner) 2 Mr. Beesley's Charlotte, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (car 4st 10Ib) (A. Edwards) 3 Mr. Alexander's Ruination 5 yrs, Bst 71b....(R. Cotton) 4 The following horses also ran : Mr. J. Thompson's Sans Culotte, 4 yrs, Bst 01b (Aldcroft). Mr. Capel's Welham, aged, Bst 71b (J. Mann). Mr. C. Peck's Admiral of the White, 4 vrs, Bst (J.Woed). Mr Deacon's Madeline, 3 yrs, Est (H. bradley). Betting-2 to 1 agst Proud Preston Peg, 3to 1 agst The Cheery Clirp, Gto I agit any other. Won by a length ; a length and a half between the second and this d ; two lengths between the third and fourth; the others were tailed away. sans Culotte did not pass the post. THE SECOND NORTH OF ENGLAND BIENNIAL STARES of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 added, for three-year-olds; colts, Sit 71b; fillies, Bit 21b. Certain penalties and allowances. The second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent., and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent. on the whole stake. Two miles over the Old Course. 50 subs. Admiral Harcourt's Gildermire, by the Flying Dutch man, Bst Mr. Bowes's Go-a-bead, Bst 21b (Pearl) 2 Mr. Copperthwaite's Julia, Bst 2lb (French) 3 Mr. Robinson's Montague, Bst 2lb Belting-5 to 4on Gildermire ;sto 2 agst Go-a-bead ; 3to 1 agst Julia. Won easily by a neck ; bad third ; Mon tague did not pass the post. After the race 15 to 1 was offered against Gildermire for the St. Leger. THE CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP Of 10 SOTS each, with 60 added. Winners extra. One mile. 29 snba. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Babylon by Belshazzar, dam by Trustee (bred in America), 4 yrs, 6st lib ....(Bray) 1 Capt. Gray's Duneany, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Lord Derby's Antiquary, 3 yrs, Gst 91b (Egerton) 3 Mr. J. Osborne's Augury, 4 yrs, 7st 101b....(Challoner) 4 The following also ran : Mr. Barker's Lord Nelson, 4 yrs, 7.t (Dales). Mr. J. Thompson's Terrific, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Grimsbaw). Mr. J. Singleton's Hegira, 4 yrs, Gat llb (Pritchard). Mr. C. Peck's Roncoai, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (carried sst 121 b) (Wood). Betting -5 to 2 agst Duneany ;sto 1 each pgst Babylon and Augury ; 6to 1 agst any other. Won by a length aid a half; half a length between the second and third. BURGUNDY STAKES of 100 soya each, h tt, for four-year olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Two miles. 4 subs. Lord Fitzwilliam's Ignoramus by the Flying Dutchman Bst 71b (J. Osborne) walked over (By Electric Telegraph.) YORKSHIRE OAKS. The Argosy • 1 Hepatica Tunstall Maid 3 Seven ran ; a fine race with the first three Him AlA.rnsT - r's PLATR. Fisherman Ignoramus .... 1 2 Two ran. CONVIVIAL STAkEs. Cavendish Rainbow King-at-Arms Cult by Cotherstone, out of Black Bess Ten ran. The Roman Candle was struck out of the Ebor Handicap on Tuesday at 5.55 p.m. SELLING STAKES. Sans Culotte LATEST BETTING. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst. Vedette. . Bto 1 Gemma di Vergy., • 1Q to 1 Borderer. 10 to 1 Cornborough. 12 to 1 Underhand. 20 to 1 Fisherman. The following are scratched :—Strathnaver, Perfection, [erne, and Brother to Bird on the Wing. GIRO USE STATISTICS. The following is an account of the number if coveys, the average amount of the coveys, the number of barren pairs, and aggregate amount of grouse on a moor in Aberdeen shire, of 30,000 acres in extent, from July 24, 185,5, to July 24, 1838, inclusive, the moor being divid e d i n t o t h ree beats, and four brace of good dogs employed on each occa sion to go over the same. FIRST BEAT. 1855, July 24—On the south beat found 35 coveys, averaging 31 young birds; 12 brace of barren birds—tetal, 211 uronse. 1856, July—Same beat found 19 coveys, averaging al young birds, and 2,5 brace of barren birds—total, 150 grouse. 1857, July.-21 coveys (same beat), averaging :11 young birds; 16 brace of barren birds—total, 146 grouse. 1859, July.-30 coveys (same beat), averaging 5 yeung birds; 16 brace of barren birds—total, 239 grouse. SECOND BEAT. 1855, July 27.-30 coveys, averaging 4 young bi r d s; 27 brace of barren birds—total, grouse. 1856, July.-2d beat, 20 coveys, averaging 31 young birds; 27 brace of barren birds—total, 164 grouse. 1857, Jnly-2d beat, 28 coveys, averaging 5 young birds; 22 brace of barren birds—total, 242 grouse. 1858, July.-2d beat, 27 coveys, averaging 6 young birds 10 brace of barren birds—total, 233 grouse. TIIIRD BEAT. 1855, July 31.-18 coveys, averaging 31 young birds ; 44 brace of barren birds T—total, 189 grouse. 1856, July.—Same beat, 15 coveys, averaging 31 young birds; 171 brace of barren birds—total, 108 grouse. 1857, July.—Same beat, 15 coveys, averaging 5 young birds ; 71 brace of barren birds—total, 120 grouse. 1858, July.—Same beat, 43 coveys, averaging 6/ young birds; 71 brace of barren birds—total, 379 grouse. From the foregoing account, says the Glasgow Bulletin it will be readily perceived that the present season is the best in every respect since since the year 1854 on the moor alluded to, there being more coveys, the number of young birds being greater, and pairs of barren birds fewer. We should be but too happy to learn that every large moor could send in a return of an equally favourable nature ; and although we do not expect that this can be done, still we believe that where moors have been properly treated and carefully preserved that there will he a fair amount of sport during the ensuing season ; and, if moderation be the order of the day rather than "large bags," a very large number of moors, If no disease reappear, will have a good chance of recovering their former excellence. The laird and the sportsman have each of them, in consequence of this good breeding season, a favourable opportunity of con sulting their future sport and interests, and we hope they will not neglect it. THIS DAYS SHIPPING. LON DON, Aug. 19.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.; light breeze and fine. FA.Lmouni, Aug. 18.—Arrived—Matriona, from Porto Ricd. ABERDEEN, Aug.-17.—Wind S.—Arrived —Eldon Castle, from Kooria Mooria. CHATHAM, Aug. 18.—Wind S.—Arrived—Nymph, from Sierra Leone. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 18.—Sailed—Borussia (s), for New. York. BRISTOL, Aug. 18.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Melina, from Demerara. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind rearly calm. Arrived—Alliance and North Star, steamers, fro►n Havre. Sailed—L'Etoile, and Georges, for Carentan ; H avre, steamer, for Havre. _ LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.E. ; fog. Arrived, Aug. 18—William Wilbeelee, from New Or leans. of Baltimore, scr ew steamer, for Ne S w ail l e 'o B ;k A . ug. 18—City (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W.; tide flat hour's; fresh and fine. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W., moderate. CT SECURITIES. 1131 112 114 1061 114 1113} 114 103 t 1108 j 101 11001: JOINT STOOK BASIS. Inlnt stock Banks. I NA. i Closing Prices. I lag 18 17 dig M IISCE LL elf love. Ire.' Mlicelltneous. 1 Patti 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 00 Atlantic ielegh. (Limited) 15 Sal trallan Agricultural , „ 10 austral's], Royal Mail 10 Berlin Water Works.. ... 10 Do. New 50 Britian American Lend SO Bri. & Irish Mag. Tel. A 10 Do. B. 7p. c. till 1862 1 11 Do. 0 10 uanada Land ... , Dck Cop. Miners of E ngland I , 15 Do.Preerence74 percent ' 5 OrystalPslace 5 Do. preference 10 Eastern Steam sek &earth Telegraph „I 5 %dish and Austl.Copper .0 European & Indian June., Telegraph 9 Euro.&Amer.Steam(Lim.) 10 Ganera I Iron ScrowCollier I 15 General Steam Wavigationl 10 Loudon Discount 1 - L..; 41. Lon. Gen. Omnibus Co, 10 Med i tern. El ec. Telegraph' 10 Do. Eaten. (Limited)...' 15 National Discount C 0...... ift Netherlands Land .0 Do. do 6 Do. Bp. c. pref. is. at 1 die s ! 10 N. Br. and N. Scotia Land 1 N. B. Australasian...,,,... 10 North of Furope Steam...! 1 Orient?t Gas 1 Do. "New Shares" : 1 5 Peel River Land. & Mineral, , 0 Benin. and Oriental Steam 3 Do. Lew I 0 flhymney Iron 5 Do. Now 100 iloyal Mall Steam 1 &latish Aust.lnvestment 15 South Australian Land 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip 10 Ten Inemen's Land s d r o i re ho zi zn lt o re o d , Nnada ;0 1 1) T rcu. 11 2 as le Ms qt 2-1 71 a} It al dli 1 2 If If i Qt i II dla p m 2f 4 rs 87 FO 7t 8 Fie `et lt 7 4} 41 61 It If 87 88 I 98 i I It sal )01 lit all all— THE NAVY. rter Majesty's ship Ciesar 91, Capt. Frederick, arrived in Portland ha r b our on Sunday afternoon, ani lest for the westward on the following evening. N otwithstanding very heavy rain at Devorport on Tues day the Lords of the Admiralty managed to get through a considerable portion of their official duties. The weather detained them on board the Diadem until half-past 11, when they proceeded to inspect the ships under repair at Keyham steam -yard, and the impsrtait works now in progress there. In Dock No. 1 is the steamship Himalaya, fitting for the conveyance of troops; this vessel W£9 about two years since taken into the same dock, her rudder was then obliged to be put hard over, and it touched the bilge of the caisson placed in the outer stop, and when the vessel was grounded the front of her stern was only three -quarters of an inch from the rock at the fore part of the dock. The dock has since been lengthened, and will now allow a vessel about 14 feet 6 inches longer than the Himalaya to be docked—viz., 365 feet 6 inches, just about the load line. The Himalaya is to be undocked in the course of the week to receive her boilers and the Orlando, havin her boilers in place, will be taken into the same dock in order to remove her launching gear and to copper her bottom, &c. When ready for undocking she will be replaced by the Himalaya, to have her propeller shipped, which cannot be done otherwise, as she has no well communicating with the upper deak. The Himalaya is being fitted for the reception of 1,200 troops, mess accommodation for 850 of whom will he on the main deck, and 350 on the lower deck. A separate berth for 40 women is fitting on the lower deck forward. Instead of the military hospital being below, it is now pre pared on the main deck forward, in a better ventilated posi tion on the starboard side. The navy hospital is opposit e . Her engines are undergoing a thorough repair. While lying at Calcutta some large native rats went on board, and increasing on the passage swarmed the ship on arrival. They infested the wood casings round the iron beams, cat through the soil-pipes of the water closets, and stole the officers' light clothing fro m th e i r dressing tables. The stench from these vermin is almost insupportable in some parts of the ship, and measures are to be attempted for their extermi nation. In Dock No. 2, is the Turkish ship of the line Fethia, re ceiving machinery and fitting for a screw. The foremost sternpost of this ship has been found very rotten and mast be shifted, also many of the after timbers. These defects will keep her much longer at Keyham than was at first considered necessary. In Dock No. 3, or the Queen's dock, is the steam frigate Encounter, 14, receiving a large repair, preparatory to her joining the second-class steam reserve. In the South Basin are the paddle-wheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, and screw steamship Hawke, 60, Captain James Willcox, making good defects; screw steamship Doris, 32, complete; screw steam sloop Brisk, 16, complete; and the steam sloop Geyser, 6, waiting to be repaired. In the North Basin is the new screw steam frigate Or lando, 50 (recently launched at Pembroke), under large crane, taking in her eight large boilers, and other machinery suitable for her engines of 1,000 horse power. Much less, comparatively, has been done to Keyham works during the current year, SO consequence of the re duction by the present Ministry of the amount of the pro posed grant for extending the new works as originally in tended. Excepting the north-western portion of the great storehouse now in hand the whole of the great quadrangle and adjoining buildings is nearly seven acres in extent. The quadrangle with the fitting and erecting shop, large boiler shop, the various blacksruiths'shops in the quadrangle, large foundry, storehouses, &c., are now occupied by the workmen under the chief engineer, Mr. Trickett, and his staff ; and, from the splendid collection of new machinery, constructed by the first manufacturers in the world, Key ham may in a few years be superior to any similar esta blishment at home or abroad. In consequence of the abandonment of the committee's vote of X 20,000 the connexion of the Keyham works with the Cornwall Railway is for the present suspended, as Well as the extension of the yard northward. A short pecimen- Pic rf lip' t :1 gauge, been laid along Eta , east wall of the north basin to the boiler shop, and has proved highly beneficial for the transmission of huge steam boilers, some of which weigh 33 to 35 t ons . O n t h e r i ver front f the old powder works borings, varying from 5 feet to 70 feet deep, have been taken, with a view to the extension of the north basin (yet in an unfinished state), and of pro ceeding with the works northward. The north basin is now only 500 feet long; when extended it will be 1,030 feet, or thereabouts, and will include a long dock of 500 or 600 f ee t, with suitable entrances. On the south of Keyham-yard Moon Cove is to be im proved by deepening the water, so as to enable merchant vessels to discharge coal or other merchandise into the Government vaults at the mouth of the Keyham-tunnel. On this inspection Sir John Packington was accompanied by a full Board. They inquired into every detail, and ex pressed their unqualified admiration of the works and machinery completed and in progress. Their lordships gave an hour's interview in the Superintendent's office, and granted the men the usual half holiday. The guardship in ordinary, the Royal William, 120, Captain Woodward J. Williams, was then visited, and the men of the ordinary mustered. After spending half an hour on board the Dia dem, Sir John Pakitigton proceeded, at 4 o ' c l oc k, t o t h e flagship ImpregnaLle, 104, Captain William H. Stewart. His lordship, who was accompanied by Admiral Milne and Mr. Corrie, wes received with a salute of 19 guns and yards manned. The ship's company was first mustered, the ship was then inspected, and the naval apprentices exercised at general quarters. Their discipline excited the admiration of their noble visitors, especially Captain Jerningliam, of the gunnery ship Cambridge. While on board the flagship Mr. Riddle's new " cone" code of signals was exhibited. Their lordships dined on Tuesday with Major-General Eden on Mount Wise. Before leaving the port of Plymouth it is their intention to inspect the Great Western Commercial Docks, which were examined above four years since by the Board If Admiralty, who considered that as a coaling depot they would become a valuable adjunct to the other Government establiskments, to which they are contiguous. The screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Captain the Hon Francis Egerton, will be put out of commission in Devonpor' to-morrow. The steam frigate Terrible, Capt. Frederick H. H. Glasse, C. 8., &c., and the steam-frigate Valorous, Capt. William C. Aldafn, arrived at the Nore at 6.30 , p.m. on Tuesday—the former having the Queen,3l6, in tow , from Plymouth; the latter in attendance in case o f need. Yesterday, at 8 a.m., both frigates lashed alongside the Queen, and brought her into harbour, where she remains moore The Locust steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander John B. Field, has arrived at Sheerness with volunteers from the Northern ports. The Locust a ill be refitted and leave again for the protection of the fisheries on the east coast of Eng land and of Scotland. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant Edward White, to the Victor Emmanuel; Lieutenant E. A. luchraft to the Hawke, vice White; F. L. Kelly, master, to the Hannibal, for service in the Falcon; Samuel W. Brown, stunt) master, to the Oberon; J. T. C. Webb, second Tarsier, to the Hannibal; and George Pat terson, second master, to the Orion. MR. It OFFATT, M.P., and hi l COI V STIT UE.I 7 T.S. Mr. Moffatt addressed his constituents at Ashburton on Friday, giving a general review of the topics of the day. Ile referred in the opening to the commercial panic of last au tumn, the events in India, and the meeting of Parliament in December, 1857, and proceeded to the great measure of last session—the India bill. The hon. gentleman said— " Immediately after Parliament met a bill was brought in for the better government of India. That bill embraced one main principle—the dissolving of the double government. The session opened with a prospect that the India bill was to be the great battle-field of conflict between the Tory and Liberal parties; but here, again, we may see how uncertain are all political calculations. Notice we's given that that bill would be opposed, the ground of opposition being that it was inexpedient in the present state of affairs in India to legislate for that country, and therefore delay was desirable. Mr. Baring, a very eminent person in commerce, and one held in high estimation in the House of Commons, led the attack. It was sustained by almost every member of the present Government, except one. That one gentleman—l mention it to his credit—was Lord Stanley. (Hear.) -Every one of the leaders of the then Oppositions— the present Ministers —were adverse to the bill. Mr. Disraeli, seeing probably the mantle of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer 'looming in the distance'—(laughter)—declared that the House of Commons did not view the matter rightly —they had lost sight of the financial part of the question.— (laughter) ;—now there was a deficiency of £2,000,000, next year it might be doubled, and the third quad rupled. He further said it would not be a question simply of losing India, but also of ruining England, unless some fundamental change was made in the local government of that country. Anether member of the present Cabinet de dared the bill to be audacious, ill conceived, and entirely unnecessary; but when we came to a division on the 18th of February the bill pdssed by a majority of 140 members out of a house of 480 members. That was considered as almost settling the question of the political hostilities of the session. But while this subject of India was being discussed, another event was occurring in a neighbouring country which excited the greatest interest there and here. It was no less than an organised plan for the assassi nation of the Emperor of the French. A despatch was ad dressed to our Government by the Minister of the French Emperor, urging . it to repress the preaching of assassi nation by political refugees. It was laid before the House of Commons, and a bill was framed with the title of The Conspiracy to Murder Bill,' and this despatch was practi cally the preamble of that bill. (Hear, hear.) Now I, for one, as a member of Parliament, decline to pass any bill at the dictation of the Emperor of the French, or any other foreign potentate. (Cheers.) The bill was brought in simultaneously with the despatch. There was a slight op position made; and having read the despatch, I voted against the introduction of the bill. (Cheers.) When the bill came to the second reading—the night after the triumph on the India Bill—the bill was thrown out, not because it was a particularly offensive bill, but simply because it was a bill in troduced at the dictation of the Court of France. (Cheers.) felt—and many with whom I acted felt—after the triumphs of this country over Napoleon 1., that we who had struck the lion down need not pay homage to the wolf.' (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I rejoice to tell you that that bill was thrown out, and I further rejoice to tel l . you that we have heard no more of the bill and its preamble. (Cheers.) We have received no more such despatches from Count Walewski—and the best answer that we could give to the gentleman who occupies the throne of the Tuileries was that the bill was thrown out. (Applause.) The further conse quence was the resignation of Ministers. It was known from the circumstances under which that Ministry was called to office and the general pledge of support it had received that it would be exceedingly difficult to form another Ministry, but the Tories cheerfully took the task in hand. Lord Derby, whose political courage no one can doubt—and notwithstand ing all the prognostications and prophecies to the contrary —did form a Government, and, after some delay had occurred in prcceeding to business, commenced the un dertaking of cenducting the affairs of the country, and has worked his way through the business of the session with, I must confess, a measure of success. (Hear.) It is neces sary that I should dwell somewhat on the earlier period of the session, because I was returned by you as a supporter of Lord Palmerston, and I have now come before you to ask you whether I have done right, acting on my own re sponsibility as your representative, in not endorsing that bill of Lord Palmerston's. (Cheers.) Amid all the prophecies that Lord Derby's Administration would not last more than a few weeks a slight event occurred Welt seemed likely to fulfil these prophecies. The gentlemen with whom I have acted were not reluctant to come back to office, nor was I unwilling that they should return ; but I confess that my business in the House of Commons is not to give indiscriminate support to any sec tion in order that they may get iuto office, but rather to support those measures—no matter by whom they are brought forward—which are for the benefit of the country at large— (cheers) —and consequently you must not expect, if the men with whom I have differed throughout the whole of my poli tical life are in office and are carrying out sound measure!, that I should lift up my voice against them. (Applause.) I say nothing for their political consistency—(laughter)— I am not here to endorse the whole of their proceed ing., or to be sponsor for them—(hear, hear)—but we will see what they they have done." The hon. member then gave a succinct history of the proceedings in con nection with the new India Bill, and explained certain of his own motions in committee en the bill. He denounced the bill (No. 3) as merely "Lord Palmerston's measure with a job superadded." That job was the great objection to the bill. The hon. member next expressed his gratification at the passing of the Jew Bill, denouncing the conduct of the Lords as most undignified. After adverting to the ques tions of the abolition of the church rates, the property quali fication, and the county franchise (on all of which the hon. member takes the Liberal side), the hon. gentleman pro ceeded :—" Upon the question of the finances of the country I have not the gift of speech of Mr. Disraeli, nor do I approve that gentleman's new way of paying old debts by reducing taxation and avoiding payments. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) I am not pre pared to tell you that I viewed the late financial state ment with satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) We were under contract to pay a large portion of Government debt ; but we have now made arrangements to postpone those pay ments; and the Minister who made that proposition also did the popular thing of reducing the income tax. Our finances, therefore, are left in a barren state. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the expenditure of the country I have nothing very satisfactory to report to yon. It is heavy— very heavy—(mar, hear)—and will be exceedingly bur densome whenever a time of pressure shall come. It is not eo much felt when bread is cheap, and all the staple articles of food are to be obtained on easy terms : but still the taxation of the country is, doubt less,(enHear, hear.) As your repre sentative, I exceedinglyhave notaoeo bee n prepared to advo ca t e any he large or sweeping reduction either in the expenditure of the army or navy. When the present Ministers came into office they paiditbeir predecessors the compliment of expressing their surprise at the efficiency of our military force. No one will deny that our navy ought also to be in an equal state of efficiency, and I can only say I hope it is s 3. (Hear, bear.) Thus we have gone through the session—a varied session, and a session marked by minor incidents." After ridiculing the rhapsody of Mr. Disraeli at Slough, and re ferring to the " intentions" of the present Ministry, the lion. me tuber declared his own opinions on reform. lie said — 4l l may say that I am for the extension of the franchise, and shall support a measure of that kind from whatever point of the political compass it may come. (Cheers.) I' am quite sure that the franchise may he extended, and safely and benefically extended in this c untry. lam quite willing— aye, I am desirous, that we should make our constituencies larger than they arc at present; and I think these points ought to have the attention of any Government in broaching this great and difficult question. I believe, also, that large bodies of men at present unrepresented ought to be repre sented—(cheers)—and that small bodies having two repre sentatives ought to be well content with one, and perhaps amalgamated with some other constituency for that one. (Cheers.) I should be glad to see an equalisation, to a mode rate extent, of the constituencies of the country—(hear, hear) —but I tell you unreservedly that I am not prepared to vote for a measure that shall make the franchise of no avail by bring ing it down to manhood suffrage—(hear, hear)—or that shall cut the country as it were into parrilelograms and squares, In order to send members to Parliament. This country has maintained its character of representation simply by the varied elements sent to Parliament. Century after century it has sent them there, unbought, unpaid, and at a great sacrifice to themselves of time and health, in order that they 'night have the high honour and privilege of serving their country. (Hear, hear.) That Is a high honour and privilege, and it has been maintained in that almost sacred state by the mixture of the various elements you send there. (Hear.) You send a given number from large constituencies representing abstract popular opinions ; you send some from the counties repre senting the agricultural interest; and you send others from the less important towns representing the opinion of the middle classes. (Hear.) lam willing that small boroughs should be made larger, although, perhaps, if you watch not only the present Parliament, but any Parliament, you will see where the really independent body of men come from. It has been from small independent boroughs which would not be overridden by great landowners — (cheers)— an d the constituencies of which have exercised their own f ree d om in the choice of their own repre sent atives. (Cheers.) I assure you that there is not a more free • body to act in this country y to Lo a rd oi th ? Sir a than those who represent small independent boroughs, wher err for a man is not returned at the d!ttvheennoofwm somebody else. (Cheers.) e f baying detained you so long. I nave scarcer sae more to say." That one word more related to foreign wr policies, after a brief allusion to which, Mr. Moffatt sat down. A vote of confidence in the hon. member w Is then tnored 4 s And caulcd by ACclAmmion.• 2 HE ARMY. eesterday Major-Geaeral Peel, the Secretary of State me War, accompanied by Sir 11. Storks and by Colonel W. F. Forster, K.H., the Deputy Adjutan.- General, resumed his inspection of the troops at Chatham, and the barracke, hospitals, and other military establishments at that garrison. At 10 o'clock the whole of - the recruits belonging to the three battalions of infantry, consisting of the depots of the 7.th Fusiliers, 9th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 231 Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 24th, 29th, 32(1 Light Infantry, 35th, 43d Light Infantry, 52d Light Infan try, 53d, Gist, 75 It, 81st, 84th, and 94 h Regiments ,were drawn up on the parade ground at Chatham-barracks, under the command cf their respective commanding officers, when Gen. Peel made a minute inspection of tbe men, passing up and down the ranks of each depot. The General also visited the extensive barracks which are occupied by the East India Company's depots, and inspected the ablution-rooms, bake houses, cooking-houses, libraries, schoo'--ooms, &c., and du. - ing his inspection made frequent inquiries of the troops whether their kits were good, receiving, without a single exception, an answer in the affirmative. Gen. I'eel, who was accompanied by Col. Eyre, the commandant of the gar rison, during his tour of inspection, th n visited the mili tary hospitals, and af terwar d s proceeded to Fort Pitt, where lie was received by Dr. J. R. Taylor, C.B. the principal medical o ffi cer, who, w i t h t h e medical staff a t ' the hospital, conducted him outer that extensive establishment, where lie remained some time. On quitting Fort Pitt Gen. Peel pro ceeded to the military prison at Fort Clarence, over which he was shown by Capt. Manners, the governor, the Inspec tion of the several departments belonging to tbe prison oc cupying hint null late in the afternoon. Yesterday tenders were received et the East India-house for the conveyance of nearly 3,000 additional reinforements to India, the War authorities having decided on despatching that number of cavalry and infantry troops to India imme diately. The reinforcements are to be apportioned to the three presidencies as follows—viz., 1,350 men for Calcutta, to embark at Gravesend on the 2I and 3d of September; 470 to Bombay, to embark on the I s t o f S e pt em b er; 240 to Ma dras, to embark on the 7th of. September; and 190 to Kurra chee, to embark on the Ist of September. The last trial for the purpose of testing the superiority of the Lancaster rifle musket over the Enfield rifle, in prac tised hands, took place at Chatham a few days since, when a number of non-commissioned officers b-longing to the Royal Engineers were selected to try their skill against an equal number of non-commissioned officers selected from the 3d battalion of the Line, the Royal Engineers, as before, using the Lancaster rifle, and the Infantry non-commis sioned officers the Enfield rifle. TLe expzriments took place under the direction of Capt. G. R. Lemprie• e, the instructor of musketry to the Royal Engineers, a number of officers being present. Each man was supplied with 20 rounds of ball cartridge, the targets being fi xed at distances v ar yi ng from 350 to B yards. After a few rounds had been fired it was soon evident that , the palm of superiority would be again awarded to the Lancaster rifle, in the bands of the non-commissioned cfficers of the Royal Engineer., who se practice was excellent, ball after ball being se n t into the target at six hundred yards distance. At- the close of the trial it was found that out of 20 rounds the average number of "points" made by the Royal Engi neers was 15.88, the non-commissioned officers of the Line only averaging 8.00. The finest practice of the day was that by Sergeant Cann, R.E., wh o made the precedented number of 23 " points." The resul t o f the ae4x-- periments is that out of three trials the averarze number of points' made by the Royal Engineers was 15'88, and that by the troops of the Li ne, with the Enfield rifle, only 12.62. Iklajdt-General Sir William Fenwick Williams, K.C.8., M.P., Commandant of Woolwich garrison, having been granted 14 days' leave of abse nce to procee d the Conti nent, has solici!ed an extension of leave of absence, for flue of visiti ng N ova Scotia , the place ofbis birth', which h th is e a C r o ri m va rn l a i n i der - in-Chief has been pleased to sanction. O . n Nova Scotia it i s th e intention of the proprie tors of the A cadian Iron Company there to present rhegal lant General with an exquisitely wrought sword, manufac tured from the produce of the mines of their colony, the scheme having been projected and prepared soon after the sufferings of the hero and his companiens and the evacuation of Kars had become known to them in that distant country. Staff-S - rgeant Collins, for many years drum-major to the Royal Artillery Regiment at head-quarters, Woolwich, has been permitted t o retire from the service on a pen s i on o f 2 s. (1. per day, having been 24 years as non-commissioned -officer and private in that corps. On receiving his discharge from the Royal Artillery he will take up the duties of Band master in the Royal Antrim. Rifles, in command of Colonel the Marquis of Donegall, G.C.H. In addition to his retir ing pension of 2s. 6d. per day he will receive £l5O per annum by virtue of his new appointment. The committee appointed to conduct the affairs of the late Mr. Francis Pellatt, principal military storekeeper of Wool wich Arsenal, have received a reply from the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury, stating their regret that they have no funds at their disposal to meet the request of the committee, soliciting a pension for the widow of the de ceased, the salary having been paid up to the day of his death, beyond which there is no legal or established claim. Lieut.-Colonel Maude and the head-quarters staff of the Royal Horse Artillery, with the mounted portion of the A and K troop., in command of Brevet-Major Le Meander Tapper and brevet-Major Arb u th no t, marc hed into Wool wich on Tuesday evening, and took up their former quarters in thQ west range of tho Royal Artillery barracks. Diet, t the from 'S :- ; are 'gent rthy mas- gain and how the 'the :s of per- sion can sta -st- s of a tre ild one 1 of 'di [ere riss or • , en tto ed qf