The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-29 00:00:00

TH-E ARMY. The annexed circular re,pecting relisrous instruc tion in the army scho:ili his been i•suecl frnn the War-office " Sir,—The Secretary of State fr.r War having decided to alter the •erms of art. 38 of the Army Schoal Regulations of July, 1857, so as to separate that part which relates to religious instruction from that part which relates to the general attendance, and at the same time remove any doubt which may exist as to the perfect equality and freedom of members of alt religious denominations in respect to tl.e former, I am directed by Major-General Peel to forward to you the encloged regulation which is to be substituted for she tic!e in question. " I am to take this opportunity of adding that Major-General Pet-1 is of opinion that it will tend to promote the efficiency of army schoo!s if, in every regiment and garrison where there is no 1.031 assistant-inspectr, it be made the duty of some one offi cer , besides the ( rderly officer—if possible one who will voluntarily undertake it—to visit them periodically during the hours of attendance, and to call the attention of the commanding officer to all circumstances which he may observe. or -which rnay be pointed out to him by the schoolmss ter as susceptible of improvement. If the ruttter is one which cannot be remedied by the influence and authority of the commandiNg officer, the monthly school reports furnish him with the oppor tunity of calling the attention of the Secretary of State toit.—l have, " B. HAWES." " To be substi•uted for Art. 38. "1. The schoolmaster will open the school at nine a.m. with the Lord's Pr.yer, w th or without the addition of one or more collects from the 130 ,-, lt of Common Prayer, or with one of the forms of prayer which may be expressly auth,rised for thi, purpose. "2. He will proceed to given collective Bible lesson, or to tead and explain a short pa sage of Holy S cr ipture taken from the authorised or D o Sol Torsion. " 3. The attendance of adults at this instruction will be entirely voluntary. "4. The parents of children who are not of the Same religious persuasion as the schoolmaster will be at liberty to send such children to scl 00l at the hour for commencing general 9.30 a.m., and not a' the hour for opening school ; so that there may be uo impediment to he advan tage. of religious instruction beisg extended to such adults and children as are desirous of receiving it. "5. The same principle to apply to infant schoole. "6. On twodays in each week, of which Saturday shall not be one, there will be an hour set apart for specific religious instruction under clerical di rection, in which the participatiou of the schse.l - 18 to be voluntary. At these hews the offi ciating chaplains to the fore s, the Roman Catbol , c clergy, and the mieisters of any denomina ion belonging to places of worship to which the troops are marched on Sunday, will be at liberty to at end, and to form separate classes of adults or children of theirown respective persuasions, on a general notice given previously to the commanding officer, who will direct in what place they wil assemble their respective classes. " No. 7. No secular instruction, whether literary or industrial, is to be carried en in the same room during its employment for the purpose of religious instruction." Another trial of the 36-inch mortar was made yesterday morning in Woolwich Marsh. The ex periments commenced at 11 o'clock and terminat-d at 1.30, with a charge of 501 b. of powder, &c., which obtained a range, as on former occasions, ot about 340 yards to each 101 b. ot powder. A minute examination of the wedgfet, keys, rings, &c. having been made and pronounced " all right," a second charge of 601 b. of powder, etc., was introduced The second round, like the first, was h'ghly success ful, the range in this ins ante exc eling 2,000 yards, the shell aliglying la-yond the but., in a ditch which separates the marsh from the adjoining property, and creating a tremendous eruption of water, black earth, &e. According to the prescribed arrangement of adding 11b. of powder to each suc cessive charge, the third round contained 701 b., and although the monster gun had stood tht first two rounds well, an additional regree of cau ion was observed by every one present to stand clear of its proximity the instant the match was ignited. The effect of the third roun I was less successful, as one of the steel cotters broke asunder, and was ren dered useless ; but as the former experiments bad shown the necessity of being provided against a similar casualty, the broken key was replaced, with some slight delay, by a second, wrought of malleable cast iron, supposed to be more durable. The mortar was then reloaded with an 801 b. charge, and fired with apparent success,_ the shell agren mounting high in the air and taking a flight over 2,758 yards, considerably exceeding a mile a half. The elvation of the mortar was frequently varied, and was ultimately reduced from 48 deg. 30 min. to 45 deg. At this stage of the proceedings it was f, and impossible to carry on the experiments, as one of the main stays intended to secure the various segments constitut ing the barrel of the mortar was bt okai, and one of the principal melees or cotters, a foot and a half in length, had escaped. The bugles were then sounded, and Lieutenant Wilton and the detach ment of mounted orderlies and sentries under his command in charge of the range were c4lerl in and I matched oil the ground, and a conan.ttee was formed to consult on the expediency and practice- bility of a continuation of the trial on same future occaßlen. The wives and families belonging to the sth company, 12th battalion, Royal Artillery, wbo ar e now on service in India, havingbeen left in 'Wool wich, to the number of between 30 and 40 families, are suffering great distress in consequence of some unaccountable irregularity in forwarding the vouchers necessary for the receipt of the allowances made by the men in India. Although in regular receipt of letters informing the poor w men of the despatch of the monthly sums for their benefit, they have not been able to receive any since Feb ruary last. In consequence of the lards number of troops who have recent'y left Cha•listn to embark for India, the duty at thst garrison has pressed so severely on those troops belonging to the East India depots now stationed there that orders have keen issued for the officers and men of the Itsyal and East India Company's Engineers to take the greater part of the guards every Sunday, at d the whole of the officers and men under rifle instruc tion to take the duties every Saturday. By this arrangement most of the regular duty men at Chatham will obtain an additional two nights in bed in each week. The brigantine Gulner, with 4I militaty ievalids from Bermula, arrived in Plyni , nth Sound en Tuesday evening • Three soldiers died on entering the Channel, when severe weather was experienced. The Rev. Mr. Anderson has taken up his ap pointment as chaplain to the Presby'erian tt oops at Chatham garrison. THE NAVY. The Lords of the Admiralty havin g directed a new 22 gun screw corvette, to be name d the Or pheus, to be laid down at Chatham dockyard, orders have been given for all the available hand s to be employed in her e r tructier, that she ma be completed with all despatch . ° from designs by She is to be built Sir WWal!r, Surveyor of the Navy, end will be of the fol'owinr 2 _p , roportions : Length between perpendicula rs , feet; i 2 n . c - he lex l t e r n e g m th e Of keel for tonnage, 179 feet breadth, 40 feet 8 inches ; breadth, mo ulded , 40 feet 4 inches; breadth for tonnage, 39 feet ti B d ' ed, deptli - Of h01 8 ,'24 feet 2 inches burden i l n e tn es s, 1,623 43'94. The Coracle 31, Captin J. M. Mason, has re ceived orders t o proceed from Spithead t.) Mar oodles, to embark Lord S ratfurd de Redcliffe for Constantinople. The Castor, 36, Captair. Henry Lvster i at Chat ham, has ready cleared herself of her rigging and roasts ; the paying off is to be on Saturday, when she is to be . placed in ordinary ; her ma ines will join the. Chatham Division. The Viitor Emmanuel, 91, Captain Willcox, C,s., has her topgallant masts p ointe d , and has comple ment her compleent of Marines and a draug ht of continuoui s - rvice me n from the Victor y . The Himalaya, troop ship. is now under repairs et Keylearri. .Conirnan , ler J. S , ccombe has suc ceeded Commander 'Rem in the eerumand of this vessel. The latter officer returns to his old ship the Chesapeake. During his aheence the Chess peaks has been engaged with the Assurance, stk-am gunboat, in the rccovery of the treasure lost by the wreck of the Ava mail packet. The amount 000/. the salvage recovered is said to amount 184,, on which g ive a good r. ein,l sum to those en - Wed. Commander P!ers will therefore he a corn con eidarshle loser 11% being sent to E.gland n 'mated of the Himalaya. °PretiLL ADMIRALTY VISIT TO PLYUOUTI ~,,„_ L "raids Commissioners of the Admiralty, it is expect, ;iLi vr i ill a _arrive at this port, on Vieir annu4l Tut A o., A t t , (4ot the 9th or 10th of next month. of the A.amiraltyisti.x.ra,To CHERBOVItO.—The Lor4B naval and military offie gran perrnis-ion to the and its neighbourho od to re al ling at P. rtsrre.uth steam store ship Urge n t, o,Yls,i,t. Cherbourg in the those residing at Plymouth 9janthdl-h°rBe power, and its T vicinity in the horse s t ea m tender Avon, of 166 ,sate_ rn power only, fi though the distanc e fr , m the ad port is about half the distance from Ply mouth burg. The A.(iMiralty, in boa:ail:w r a the .t 9 Cher burg.Avori, no ••••••••••••••••••1... doubt had in view the renewal in the gallant vete rans of he recollections of early service ; as, if Ihev shoat &sire a snooze, and nothing nact! e they must furnish themselves with haulm cks 'tween cl-ck-, as the ve-sel has no acc.ln ccod,tion in comprison with the number of oflic r. wilt, in all proha ,, ility would desire to avail thems lves ,f the Admiralty's great considera tion. We believe we are correct in saying the names of six admirals and three general officers were attached to the requisit'on which has extracted so liberal a boon from their lordships at Whitehall. We have since heard that, at a meeting of officers held at the Sailors' Home, on Monday, the offer of the Admiral - y was, with all due respect, declined. —Plymouth Mail INCREASE OF THE ROYAL NI ARINES. —lt has at last been decided that an atiginen,ation of the Royal Marines (Light Infautty) is to take place ; the incr,•a , e to the four divisions is to be 5,000, which will bring up the strength of the corps to 20,000. BANK ACTS COMMITTEE. (From the Derby,hire Courtier ) The 13:nk Acts Committee, niter long &libera tion, have just published to tbe wrrld, in the shape of a lengthy but meagre report, 'heir tctal incom pet•ncy to deal with th© question of the money laws. " Rasselas," the committee's is a L"conclusionieheena of in which nothing is concluded " A more "lame and impotent" affair was never pre sented to the public as a parliamentary document. Even the Times writer is obliged to confess that "it would have been more creditable to the financial repute cf the nation if at the end of their labours the c Innaittee had found themselves imbued with ideas rlefiuite enough to enable them to speak with a voice of unflinc . itig authority." In short, the report is a to.al failure. Not only is it " waning in that comprehensive vigour which would alone pot an end to future cavil," but it is altogether so feeble and hesitating in its tone, that it leaves the question of the currency more than ever open to public discussion. The report, indeed, might have been framed for the very purpose of pro voking further inquiry and investigation on the subject. It 'ass as plainly as possible, on behr.lf of the 11 members who voted for it, out of the 25 composing the committer., " We don't know what to think about the matter. We are not prepared to reccrnmend anything. We are afraid .o move lest we should take a step in the wrong direction." The timidity of the committee is indeed pitiable. The Bank Chart-r Act having been twice suspended in ten years by the Ministers of the dav, the commit tee recommend the "utmost caution" to the Legis lature in granting a "relaxing power." At prevent, as every one knows, when numbers of solvent and well-conducted mercantile houses have been ruined and the Bank of England is brought to its last. sovereign, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer wrote a hurried note to tee Go vernor of the Bank authorising him to act illegally, i.e. to isue more paper promises to pay, when the Bank can find no more gold to fulfil its existing engagements. Of this illegal proce-ding the Minis ters take the responsibility, and app-al to Parlia ment to indemnify hero. To obviate the necessity for the farce of appealing to Parliament, it has been proposed that the Ministers of the day should pos is-es a " re'axtng power." i.e. a power to unmake a c.irtain Ac of Parliament whenever in their opinion its provisi• ne cannot he carried into effect with safety to the public good. The bankers ef London, with only one or two exceptions, were so fully con vinced that the Act of 1844 could not be carried out, that they petitioned at the time of the passing of the Act that this relaxing power might b given to Ministers. Peel, with the conceited self-suffi ciency of presumptuous ienorance, neglected the -uggeation of the men practically acquainted with the subject And now after 14 years' trial. the Com mittee for Bank Acts have nothing better to sug gest in 1858 than the London Bankers proposed in 1844. But even this paltry modification they have not confidence enough in their own principles to advocate with decision. We shall return to the full consideration of the Report ; hut in the meanwhile we recommend the evidence to the examination of our readers. Much of it is merely matter of detail as to the manage ment of the Bank, much is the mere speculation of certain theorists about currency ; but there is also a considerable mass of valuable information and fact, and some sound principles elicited, from able thinkers on this important question. If the committee had effected nothing more, it would have been us- ful by placing upon record the statesmanlike and scientific exposition of monetary principles which was submitted to the committee by Mr. Cayley in his report ; and also the sound, judicious,and practical report of Mr. Spooner. Both e these gentlemen have ably and unflinchingly done their nuty to the public, and have b-ddly and per severingly advocated the great principles of cur rency reformation with which their names and re putation are identified. There are a few poor waver ing imbeciles whom currency reformers were in duced, by their professions of sympathy with the good cause, to trust, who 'have de,erted us in the hour of trial. Their names will, in good time, appear. In the meantime the committee's report does the Cause of the bullionists no good, and the cause of the currency reformers no harm. The question is left entirely open ; and with a great and important national question left open, we may hope that truth and justice will ultimately prevail. We rejoice to think that as one generation of Currency reformers is passing away, their place will be supplied by another, full of energy and courage, who are prepared to devote themselves to the re formation of the greatest social and political griev• ance that ever oppressed a free nation. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Cou t Eugene G. F. G. Viscomti (1854), and James M. Stewait( 1857), to he addi tional to' the Indus, 78, fig ship, on the North American an I We t India station ; Jamcs R (1857), to the Arn.gant. Mr. John l3 , ckford, boatswain of the first-class, has ben app-,inted from the Royal William, ordi nary guard-ship at Plymouth, ti the Duke of Wellington, a' Portsmouth, and Mr. John Fug, hay been app tinted from the Duke of Wellington to the Royal William as supernumerary. BANKERS' CHEQUE4. -----.., The feud between the law officers of the Crown which crippled ttu law reforms of the late Govern men appears to hive been entailed upon heir suc cessors. Teat which the Attorney-General pro mises in the Lower House the Lord Chancellor upsets in the Peers. The Bill of Sir Fitzroy Kelly ou bankers' checks was iu its original toren a simple measure, which no.. only fulfill- d the wishes of the mercantile community, but also was in harmony with the general prieciples of the law of Enjaed. It provided that a crossing on a check should be deemed an essentlel part of the document, and, as a logical consequence, that a banker prying a check in disreeard of ter crossing or after it ha I be: n tam pered with shoul i be re.poesible for so doing. A eine, &mut Ives proposed, in the in:ersas of the bankeis, that if it should turn ow ttiat the cross ing had been dexterously obliterated no liability should attach to them. This was in a great degree to damage the entire measure, becawie it has been recently shown that crossings can be erased so as to escape erlinary ( b:ervetion—a joint-st .ck bank having availed itself of the plea to throw the loss from such a circumstance ou its cm omer. But, a omalons II it was —since, if banke s are to tie exonerated from the consequences of paying do cuments aler they h .ve been tampered with in a manner which amou As to forg , ry, acceptors of bills, and parties to every other kind of instrument, should likewise be exonerated in similar cases, where a special indorsement or a signature of any kind has been expunged—the colleagues of the Attorney-General appear to have taken fright, and to have threatened him with desertion unless he would all w his measure to be defaced, and be some a party to placing upon the statute-book another discordant and unmeaning awe The amendment was therefore accepted without a struegle by the Government, and the banking class were thus conciliated at the same cost of principle as when a f firmer Minis ry exempted them fr ,, m tespon , ibility in paying cheques with forged in dorsement.. But the 1,500 leading firms of Lon don who had petitioned for the bill in its integrity were not likely to remain quiescent, anti there was some talk of an endeavour being yet m a d e to re store it to its rational form. The Government con sequently, of er having been frightened by the bankers, were now in turn frightened by the public, ant under these circumstances Mr. Nicoll, the ne mber fir Frome, obtained a virtual promise from the Attoi ney-Geueral that the obnoxious clause should be resisted in the Lord.. Hence the bill was allowed to get through the Lower House. Lest night it cam-- on in the Lords, and the Give n went, instead of fulfilling their intimation, turned round and absolutely recommended the clause in the stroneest way. "It should always be borne iu mind," observed the Lord Chancellor, " that a check which got into dishonest hands got there through the negligence or fault of the person who drew it. In the great majority of cases the banker could not protect himself but the customer could." The whole of this statement, which is a reproduction of some printed platitudes circulated by the bankers doting the past month, is directly at variance with fact. As to the drawer of a check being able to protect himself, if such were the case there would be no need to cross a check at all. Checks are creased for the very purpose of guarding against those acci dents which the Chancellor says cannot take place without negligence. They are sometimes stolen from the post, sometimes misappropriated, and sometimes lo6t. A min cum answer that a lPtter con t;,inim; a eeck shall not he purloined, or that he will never b • robbed while he has a check in lia pock. , , or tha a confid-rvial clerk will a 4 ab•!cond. But whit- the Chancellor says the bolder of a check i can protect himself, he contends the hankers can do nothing for their own security, and that the re cognized print-iplcer of law musi therefore be set aside fir their behoof. To this headlong and unguarded assertion the reply is—first, that bankers can make themselves perfec , ly safe by the adoption of tinted paper, a precaution not in the power of their cu-tomers who use the checks sup-- plied to them ; secondly, 'hat the banking interest, hyresoeting to a mutual guarantee-fund, may avert all danger except such as would be utterly insigei fie:ant, but which, falling upon individuals, might lead to ruin ; and, finally, that if they do not find their profits sufficient to cover even this nominal risk, althou,h joint-stock banks are declaring divi dends of more than 20 per cent., they may give notice to their customers to that effect, and either refuse their accounts, unless they are to be held free from such liabiliti , or deride upon making an insurance charge, There was no ot,tcasion, there fore, to introduce coefesion into the law in order to suit their convenience. Of course they would not have adept , d any of these alternative s, bet ause the statstics of banking show that the risk compared with their gains would not he worth a thought, and it is only a few weeks since a private firm ex pressed gratification that it was a joint-stock and not a private bank which heil ieso,ted to what it, considered the shab y practice of not accenting ve . untarily every reap nsihility that could fall ie this way. L tokine, theref re, at every featurri of the c is-, it is not too much to say thet a more paltry or objectionalle puce of legislation was never w t nessed, and that the manner in which it has been carried reflects disc:ed:t upon all conctrued.— Times' City Article. BrIL___LONDON, T ITU Ilg DAY g N LN G SUMMER ASSIZE& HOME OIRCIIIT.-MAIDSTONE y JULY 28, CrAvti SPe.—(Before Mr. Baron Bramw ell.) the i was huh c ' e d fo r felony Pir it'll of a period of penal ser vitude to which he hetc . been sell eharien s bHaynes,p fug at la 2 r l g , e tenced. Mr. Deedes and Mr. Poland conduct ed the pro secution. It appeared that the prisoner was convicted at the Midd!esex sessions in February, IN W, of felony, and that at this time there was a p‘r:.s - ions convic tion for felony against him, and he was sentenced to be kept in pen al scrvitude for six years In piusuAnce of that sent . nce the prisoner was re moved to the Model PriQon at Pentwuville. where he remained foray ear, attd ho wi..s then sent, with a number of oth er convicts, en t *aril the True B. itou c , nvict 4hip, t, be conveye d to Bermuda. The prisoner contrived to make his cscape from this ve: sel at Deptford, and enliste A into one of the cavali y regiments, and on the 10t 1 n. of June he was s een at Chatham, i , a wl t appea , eii that he went up t aci nstAle and surrendered hinrielf as au escaped of guilty. The ßn verdict con vi , t i n passing sen t ence, sa id ill° ptisoner h be N n at lae for Tour m on th s , an d h e ry ,hould now V.erefore order him to be kept in penal a r citi Gram rani returned ve i ii a servitude for the further space of four years and Leven month.. The prison r said he hoprid he should not, under this sentence, have to pass ae year over again at the Model Pris .11 The learned Judge said In rapprehended not. That period would be take" into account - . James Morris, 20, was indicted for the man slaughter of Philip Redwood. This charge aro=e out of & prize fight that took place on the 26th May last, between the prisoner and the deceased, in the Essex Marshes. The latter way conveyed to Gravesenel in an insensible state the cause of death eing an effusion of after the strmgle, and he died about an hour the b•alt, occasioned by the injuries he ad received during the fight. Mr. Ribton addressed the jury for the prisoner, blooda terw i a li r p d oia s , and he endeavoured to :show that the deceased mi ; .tht have received some injuries in the course of his removal 'from the /lace where the fight occurred to Gravesend, which, it appeared, was a distance of several miles, and that it was not suffi ciently clearly established that the injuries were in flicted by the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to two aionths' hard labour. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—lrswicif, July 28. (Before Lord Campbell.) MURDER AT IPSWICH. Ebenezer Cherrington was charged with the wil ful murder of Susanna Studd, in the parish of St. Mary in the Elms, Ipswich, on the 30th of April. Mr. Keane, Mr. H. Mills, - and Mr. Marriott, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Dasent for the prisoner. The circumstances, as opened for the prosecution, were as follews ;—Some three or four years ago the prisoner entered th e serv ice of the husband of the aseceased, a baker in Ipswich, and remained so em ployed for about a year. A good deal of assistance was 26th ren o der f ed Ap b r y iL th th e e p de r c i s s a o s n e e d r w in as ca a r t ry th its e ,c,t p o r n ose th eu e . baking business, and th e prisoner was consequently thrown into her so c i e ty. After he had been about a year in the servi ce o f th e prosecutor, the prisoner left, but be came b ac k ag ain to the neighbour hood afterwards a n d renewe d his acquaintance with the family about D ecem b er la s t. A few days after wards, the prosecuto r , on coming home one evenine, found the prisoner engaged in a souffle with his wife ; and on hia as ki n g what was the matter, the prisoner flung a t eapo t an d o ther things at him, and then, turning to th e dec e ased, exclaimed, ,6 D-- - your heart, I'll m ur d er you." The prosecutor ap plied for the prot ectio n of the magistrates, and the prisoner was taken before them and imprisoned for about six weeks. At the expiration of that time he came again to the prosecutor's house and stayed there, taking his meals with the family, and sleep ing at night on the' floor of the keeping-room. This lasted some liitle time, and he again went away. A few days afterwards he made his appear ance again, and lived as before. On the 20 th of April he came for what may be called in this narrative the last time. At this date the prosecutor was occupy ing a baking office, about 300 yards from the cottage in which his family resided. On Monday, the tor's house, and he remained there on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, taking his meals with the family as before. On the Frid‘y he presented himself for dinner, but the deceased told him he should have no more dinner there. One of the daughters, Emily Studd, who was in the habit, of going out to work, left the prisener in the house about one o'clock. On her returning about five o'clock he was not there, but about 11 p.m. he came back and made an effort to get the poker from the side of the fire-place. The gir I pushed him from the p. ker, and some herd words were after wards exchanged between the prisoner and the do ce ise i, the former being extremely violent. The de ceased went to find a polio ?roan. and while she was gone the pi isoner with a piece of wood sti uck the girl who went out r °escape from him. The pri-over then left the house, taking with him a laree Indian war club, given to the prosecutor as a curiosity, and went to the house of a Miss Sampson, a dressmaker, with whom one of the daughters of the deceased resided. The family had gone to bed, and he called out to Miss Studd to go home, as her motber was ill. Miss Studd, however, recognised the prisoner's voice, and refused to go, upon which he made use of tiarea• ening language to her. The prisoner then met with a person named Fair weather, and from conversation which passed between them he appeared to he extremely angry against the deceased, swearing that he would mur der her if he was hung at Ipswich for it. Fair weather accompanied him to the house of deceased, who had been to the police station, and for whose lier and the prisoner, protce ion a policeman had been detached. The deceased throw open a window, and a good deal of a w l h e o r c s aut succeeded dtook in pli3 ce between getting into t he hou se , w h en h e went up-stairs and. made a great disturbance. Fairweather, at the request of decease I, also pro. seeded up stairs an d brought the prisoner down. When lie was down stairs, prisoner asked the de eeas I f e ir niade money and victu a l s , an d th ese b e i ng re fused,an effort to strike her. Fairweather prevented the Mow from taking effect, and carried the prisoner out. A dispute then took place b tween hint and Fairweather, in which the prisoner received on the forehead two blows, which lacerated the skin. After this Fairweather contrived to get him away, and promised to give him a bed, his supper, and his breakfast ; but when they reached Fair weathet's house the prisoner suddenly turned round and ran off. Fairweather followed him, accom panied by a policeman, and when they got to the house of the deceased they found that the door of the back kitchen had been thrown off iss hinges and was lying en the floor. Voices were heard in alter cation up-stairs, and the policeman and Fairweather called out; but from some answer which Mrs. Studd made, they came to the conclusion that their services were no longer required, and they accord ingly went away. The prisoner had in the mean time forced himself into the bedroom, where he seized a stick - and again. threatened to murder the deceased. The prisoner remained in the bed room with the two women, who had not gene to bed, for the remainder of the night ; and a wretched scene of altercation was kept up between them till about half-past five in the morning, when he went down stairs. The deceased followed almost imme diately. while the daughter remained in the bed room, from which she heard the prisoner walking about below, an - el • her mother go out. The prose cut( r, the husb slid of the deceased, had been in the habit of sleeping in the baking office, and was the: e during this night. About 20 minutes to six the deceased went to the baking office to get some kindling, as she was in the habit of duirg, but she did not speak to her husband. Shortly after her mother's return, th e daughter heard a so u n d as of firewood begin n i ng t o burn, and of coal moved about in a grate. Then she he ard her mother say, "Put it d own /, an d immediately afterwards she heard a bl ow struck. Screams following, she ran down stairs, and found that the prisoner had left the house, while her mother was lying on the floor bleeding s an d quite insensible. A bent poker (whichhadTeenstraight before) was also lying about. A surgeon was sent for, but the deceased survived only about an hour and a quarter. A severe blow had been inflicted en the occipital lone. A number of witnesses were examined on behalf of the case for the prosecution. The jury, after a lengthened deliberation, foetid the prisoner guilty. Lord Camphe'l passed sentence of death in the usual form, holding out no hope of mercy. The prisoner sobbed frequently during the trial, but received his sentence with tolerable composure. FRIENDSHIP FOR INDIA.—We are not writing non sense about liberty, rights, and the priviliges of free men. It is only dpctrinaires and idiots who ignore the facts of the hour. For some time to come and in some parts of India we must rule despotically—rule with the stern vigilance of a Czar or a St. Just. The future welfare of India demands that at all hazards, and at all cost, we must remain its rulers. If for that great end we are driven to rule as the Convention ruled— if our sole penalty must be death, and our sole law the guillotine, we shall accept even that frightful alter. Lative.—Friod of India, June 17. SAVINGS BANKS. The repott of the Set ct Committee on Savings Banks was issued yesterday, and describes the incoherent state of the law with regard to tham, and also the manner in which their funds have been habitu tlly moved from stock to Exchequer-bills, or vice versa, to further the financial projects of each Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time bei ng When it is desired to ft:iitate a re-is-ue of Exche quer-hi is no' 'dog is easier than to sll a portion of Savings Bank sock and invest it in those secu rities, so as to sustain their price. In the same manner means were obtained t i ro omot e the reduc tion of the new Three-and-a-Half and new Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. in 1835 and 1844. The unfairness of suc h o p era tions is beyond question , since they-simply amount to a use of the means of, m portion of th,- , public to prejudice the property of another porion. The mi,neys of Savings Ban ks deposuora are not placed with the Government to enable them t o certain de,ctipti on of stas to compel the holders of a o. kto acce t a reduction of in - play so ter, st,or t o i n d uce people. t. ,hold P Exchequer-bills by crewing temporarily the appearance of a great de- m .nil for them. The_ Government might fait ly act in w b ?his ay with any ances in the Exchequer, but they have no right secretly to use trust funds for taken la rg e such purposes. Of course the old result place, and these contrivance s have led to b made up a that up theby deficiency, which must ultimately b the nation. It is satisfactory, therefore, e af the Sav under Committee recommend that the superintendence ,+r management of the general fuliS a s e e r e : .ngs Banks sh uld henceforth be p distinct commi-sion of five memb-its, who or sale, lr to a o ho prohib ted from making any purchases 0 except such as may be requisite in the legitimatesae'' exercise of their tune ion , . Tile Couruitile seem to dissent from the proposal that Governor- should assume the liability to make good the nt money of depositors in cases of defalcation, bil e, su , lgest instead that the liablity of t u-tees shall he revived. Neverth, less, it the Government have anything to do with such concerns, ti eir connec t,on with them will ,vatelitl operate as a snare. On the who!e, it would be better if they were t abandon the . Savings Bank business altogether. Probaidy, h. ,w, vir, the time is not yet ripe for the fact 'o be genera l ly recognised, that it is no p ac t of the duty of a Dove nment to mix th , m-elves wth the tri de of bankinw, either for the rich or 1 the p. T.—Times' its Article. THE MANCHESTER NIEETING.—A Meet rting waa o hive taktn place at the Free Traie-had, iaLch. ter, lag night, on our relations aith Ttukey and the D3oubiai , Principalities b a t was in‘ l ofini t ely p os tp oned through the sudden in i cliPpobitiou of Mr, 3. A, Roebud, MILITARY DEFENCES OF BELGIUM The discussion on the proposed addition to the fortifications of Antwerp commenced on Monday last in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. General Begin, the Minister of War, explained that the object of the project was to cover the actual place by an outside lice of forts beyond the faultourgs, and cousisting of an in trenched camp and of a series of forts so built as to lie able to support each other, on a system to allow the place to bold ut successfully against a long siege. The Minister objected particularly against any extension of the actual city, w Inch lesult in bringing the out skirts into the line of Unifications, instead of IP °- teeth it by the external line of forts already men tioned.' Moreover, the extension would involve an outlay of 45,000,000 f., and it could not be done unless the population of Antwerp gave pecuniary assistance. The Minister refuted the idea of a wish to be able to concentrate the whole army within the walls of Antwerp. Tue idea of the Government was, that in case of invasion, which ;s never absolutely un for seen, the army shouldbe enabled to keep the field as long as it could hold its ground successfully, and that it could tall back, iu case of need, upon Ant werp, which would then become the cen ral and sole p tint of the national defence of the country. After some technical explanations in opposition to the ideas of the Central Section, the Minister ter minated by rejecting the coriclusions.of the repot t, which tended to a general enlargement of the place, and supported, in the name of the Government, the ',reject which prop sea— "l. A partial eels.; gsuaent of the actual enciente by carrying it further north, so as to include the new (lucks and building y.,rds. " 2 The suppression of two of the detached forts recently built in a bad p esi•ion, and to replace them by other forts forming part of the double line of defence proposed beyond the faubouegs.» M. Loos, the Borgornaster of Antwerp, endea voured to show that the defence of Ant werp could only bc made with the general enlargement. H e drew a &she irteniog picture of the fste reserved for the town if the defenders of the intrenched camp and of the forts should be defrated. The forts would then serve the enemy to bombard the city, and the enemy, elated with success, would pillage the town. He reprcached the government for hav ing made the question of the general enlargement of Antwerp a simple question of money He quoted the extimple of what the French Governmsnt had done for the enlargement of Havre. The assistance of the town was limited to the demolition at the expense of the supposed enciente in such guise that the sale of the ground lets reduced its expense to a very small sum. Why should th• Belgian Govern merit be more expel' iug as regards Antwerp? M. ile Renesss (Left) pry posed an amendment to this effect In case the Government should receive advantageous offers of money for the execu tion of the great enciente not coming from the Treasury the Government should be authorised to negotiate with reserve of the concurrence of the city of Antwerp and the approval f the Chambers." M THIEFFRY (Left) admitted thn possibility of a sudden invasi in. 1 .. a1y and Spain were there to show that when France thought it suitable to invade a country, she lost no time about it. The country should, therefore, be prepared for defence. The best means certainly was to have a stronghold upon , whist the army might fall back, and of such strength that it could he successfully defended. He opposed ve th en Brussels. The cost would be fortifying would necessitate the Go vernment of the plan pretended that the centralisa tionpartisans erorripmmlaeonnutos.ftofoSsruutpicfphyress all the other fortresses. The of defence elsewhere than in the capital would leave the latter at the mercy of the enemy and of agitators, and while the ar m y was defending Ant werp a revolution might break out at Brussels, and hand over the country to the invader. Such danger Was simply an illusion. A revolution was not to be feared in a country which appreciates its institu tions, and which was governed by a p rince who respects the laws. The capture of the capital only entails the loss of the country in lands where the inhabitants had not sufficient national spirit and energy to defend tltemselv s in detail. Madrid, Lisbon, Moscow, had been occupied by Fre nch t o. s, but this did not pr event the armies of France be net comp, lled to evacuate Spain, Portugal, and Russia. The national character of a people was tee r best defence. To prove the necessity of the general enlargement of the enceinte for the defence of Antwerp he pointed to the system of the fortifi , catiens of Paris, where no expense was si ared to prot , ct the city by a continuous line of defence. The house then adjourned. FATAL ACCIDENT.-0, Sunday sf.ernoco, as two , nail-servanls were on their way to St. Matthew's dis •,rict church, Norwich, tbe% were struck by an arm of a tree which was torn iron the trunk by the wind, and cop— much hurt, one so terioAy that she expired yes terday raorniog. 311 LY., 1858. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-July 28. MANSION-HOUSE.—Francis Werrall Ste vens, of 3, Royal Exchange-buildingA, share dealer, was broug'l before the Lord Mayor for further examination, charge d with having fraudulently appropriated to his own use the sum of 4,7991. (balance of 6,0001.), entrusted to him on pr about t:ie 21st June last, by Mr. Octavius Cobb Rooke, to purchase shares of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany, and which said shares he failed to purchase. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, in structed by Booth and Blakemore (Surr. y-street, Strand) and Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Hum phreys, for the pi iiouer. Mr. Sleigh—l apps ar in this case, my lord, for the prioner. I was not here on the first ccasion, but after going through the matter with Mr. Hum phreys, by whom I am now instructed, and who then appeared on the prisoner's behalf, I have no wish to throw any obstacle in the way of sending the case to a higher tribunal for decision. The pri soner himself is most anxious that the case should undergo the fullest inquiry. and we are therefore willing that it should be sent to a jury ; the only application I have to make being, that Mr. Stevens may, in the meantime, be admitted to bail. My learned friend (Mr. Bodkin) will, I believe, offer no opposition to this course, and I hope you, my lord, will consent to its being adopted. Mr. Bodkin—l have no observations to make, my lord, except to say that I have si me further evidence of a formal character, which I can ei' her produce now, or give my friend notice of in good time before the trial. Mr. Sleigh—l shall be perfectly satisfied with that. The Lord Mayor—But the case was remanded for further inquiry, and not merely for deciding upon the committal or discharge of the prisoner. Mr. Bodkin—The facts are all out, and the evi dence remaining to be given is principally formal. Mr. Sleigh—So I understand, and we shall be perfectly satisfied if a copy of the remaining evi dence is furnished to our solicitor, as it is purely formal. Mr. Bodkin—Oh, I don't mean to say that I shall confine myself to the assertion that the evi dence I have to produce is merely formal, for Mr. Rooke himself has made some omissions which he desires to supply. Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)—l think we had better examine the officer, and make the deposi tions otherwise nominally complete. Mr. Bodkin—Very well, let that be done. I will examine Brett, the officer, - first. J. Brett, detective—l took the prisoner into custody on Monday at his office. On our way to the station he endeavoured to pass something to his son. I said " I cannot allow that," and intercepted it. I found it to be a purse, or porte-monnaie. I kept it in my possession, and on examining it I found that it contained three Bank of England notes for 1,000/. each, numbered respectively 14,673, 52,009, and 21,814, all dated the Ist March ; one 5001. note, numbered 12,364, dated 2d February ; andone 200/. note, No. 89,990, dated 4th February. There were also some documents, whichl now pro duce, and I also found upon him a pocket-book and ledger. Mr. Bodkin—Hand up those papers. Brett—Here they are, sir. Mr. Bodkin (after inspection)—There is nothing here which requires to be produced at present. Mr. Sleigh—lunderstand there is nothingamong them which at all relates to the present case. Mr. Bodkin—Yes, some of them do. I have no more questions to ask this witness. Mr. Sleigh—Then I will ask him a question or two. Who instructed you to go to Mr. Stevens's chambers, Mr. Rooke ? Witness—No, sir. Mr. Sleigh—You had never seen Mr. Rooke till you went there, I think ? Witness—No, I had not. Mr. Sleigh—That is all I want to know. You never saw Mr. Rooke till he came down stairs wi-h Mr. Stevens ? Who gave Mr. Stevens in charge then / Witness—l was introduced by a gentleman who took me to the office, and who said " That is Mr. Rooke. He will give this gentleman into your custody." Mr. Sleigh—And therefore you took him ? Witness--I did so. Mr. Bodkin—That gentleman was a solicitor to the trustees, to whom this money belonged ? Witness—Yes, air, be was. Henry Smith—l am clerk at the London and Westminster -Bank, Lothbnry. The prisoner has an account at our bank. On the 21st June there was paid into his account a cheque on Messrs. Childs for 6,0001. That cheque was cashed, and the proceeds plac-d to his credit. On the 22d July we cashed a cheque of his, payable to self, for 4,500/. A number of cheques have been drawn on his account between the 21st June and the present time. On the 2d July there was one for 1,0911., but there is no other entered above 3001. Mr. Bodkin—Can you give me the numbers of the notes given for the two cheques—that for 1,0911., and that for 4,500/. ? Witness—l have no account of the first with me, but the second was paid in four 1,000/. notes, numbered 21,843, 21,844, 14,673, and 23,009, and a note for 500/., No. 12,364, Mr. Goodman—Two of the 1,0001. notes and that fur 5001. correspond with the numbers of three of the notes taken from the prisoner by the officer. Mr. Bodkin—Yes, they are the same. When was that cheque cashed? Witness—On the 22d July. Mr. Bodkin—That is all. Mr. Sleigh—l have nothing to ask him. Alfred Mortimer --I am clerk to Messrs. Childs, Temple-bar, bankers. In Juno last, two gentlemen named Jones and Parker had an account at our hone. The cheque produced (for 6,0001.) was paid on the day it was drawn, to the London and West minster Bank. It is dated June 12, and I believe it was paid on the 22d. Mr. Goo lman—l think we should have that cheque in the deposition. :Mr. B ldkin—Very well ; I will read " To Messrs. Child and Co. On demand, pay to Secre tary of Brighton Railway, or bearer, 6,0001." Mr. Sleigh—ls that - , the end ? Mr. Bodkin—Yes. Mr. Sleigh—Then, about the bail. The Lord Mayor—Wait till I ask the prisoner what he has to say to the charge. Francis Worrell Stevens, the charge agait st you, undrr the 4th sec ion of the Fraudulent Trustees Act, is that you approptiat ed the sum of 4,7501., and that you felo niously stole the same. Have you auything to say ? tier—l am entirely innocent of any frou 1 in this transaction. The Lord Ma or—You are committed for trial, but I will admit you to bail, yourself in 2,000 L, and two others in 1,0001. each, with 24 hours' notice to the prosecutors. Mr. Sleigh—ls not that rather high ? The Lord Mayor—l shall not take less. Mr. Bodkin—With regard to the money found upon the prisoner. It is a large amount, but I should not think it will be lost if it remains in the hands of the officer. Mr. Sleigh—l have not much to say about that, as it is to be in the hands of your officer, my lord. The Lord Mayor—Oh, you need be under no apprehensions about hint. He would much rather be relieved of the money than keep it in his own possession, I am quite sure. Brett—We have a strong room where we keep such things, but I shall be very glad to hand it over to your lordship. The Lord Mayor—lt will be quite safe with you. The depositions were then read over, and the prisoner was formally committed for trial. He was being removed from the bar, when Mr. W. Jones, solicitor, said—l have a charge to prefer against the prisoner, for a variety of frauds committed upon a client of mine. I made some application against him some time ago, when your lordship recommended me to bring the mat ter before the Court of Aldermen, but perhaps you will hear my client now. The Lord Mayor—What is the nature of your charge ? Mr. Jones—The misapplication of a variety c f sums of money entrusted to him for the purpose of being invested in shares, false representations with reference to the sale and purchese of those shalt, s, and in some ilit-tances, I believe, an entire swindling of the money. Mr. Goodman—Swiudling is too general a tot m. You must be more prec'se if you wish to prefer a charge. The Lord Mayor—How is it that you have not given him into custody bef,re ? Why did you wait till he was here on another charge ? Mr. Jones— Some time ago I applied to your lordship for a wa- rant. The Lord M a y or —But when you made that application to me I did not think proper to grant it, telling you that it was a case to be dealt with more properly by the Court of Aldermen. When was that application ? Mr. Jones—About a month ago. The Lord Mayor—Was it bef ore the prisoner asked to be taken off the list as a broker ? Mr. Jones—l believe it was before. The Lord Mayor—About two months ago, for some reasons of his , own, he asked permission of the Court ofAlderwen to be taken off the list of sworn brokers, which was given. Mr. Jones—lt was not so lung ago as that. The rd w„ayor—Welb wheu you made the aPPliotien to we did not think the evidence sufficientto "grant a. warrant upon, and you did not think it sufficient to justify your giving him into custody, ond I don't think, therefore, that you ought to take advantage of his being in custody now. Mr. Jones—Well, your lordship, Id( think I can cagy the ease any further now -ti , an I did then. The L rd 11,yor—I don't think your evidence sufficient. Prisoner —Will you allow me to say a word, my [ord ? Th© 1..-)rd Mayor—l will allow you if your solicitor will. Mr. Humphreys —Certainly not. Don't say a word. You are in my hands. The Lard Mayor—He will be deta;ned in cus tody, Mr. Jouel ; and if you think proper to make any further application you can do so, and we shall then he able to decide upon the case; or you can, if you please, proceed by indictment. Mr. Jove.—Very well, my lord, I will consider it. The prisoner was then removed. Received for the poor box 2/. 14s. from W. W.S., 53r Sarah Bryant; 6s. in stamps for M. R. GUILDHALL.—Edward Thomas Baker was brought up before Alderman Halo on remand, charged with obtaining ger ds to the value of 581. under false pretences, with intent to defraud Messrs. Paivson and Co., of St. Paul's-church yard. A professional gentleman attended on behalf of the prosecwors, and statedthat the prisoner's father felt a little kgrievel that the prisoner should have been allowed to have the goods without the regular authority, but he must explain that one of Messrs. Pawson's warehousemen met the prisoner, and strongly urged him to buy goods, and it was upon that inducement the prisoner entered the ware house. His father had assumed the debt, and had undertaken to set le it in the ordinary course of business, and it was not, therefore, Messrs. Paw son's wish to press the case any further. Alderman Hale said when the case was last be fore him he had a very strong opinion with regard to the prisoner's conduct. He was satisfied that the prisoner went to Messrs. Pawson's for the pur pose of obtaining goods to sell, with the view of squandering away the proceeds in the most extra vagant frivolities and with the company in which he was found, and which any rr spectable young man would be ashamed to be seen with. He quite expected the present course would be adopted; but in discharging the prisoner he strongly im pressed upon him the danger of the evil courses he appeared to have fallen into, and advised him to abandon all his late companions, and to keep a careful guard upon his conduct for the future. The prisoner, who is respectably connected, and displayed great contrition, was then dis charged. Mr. George Attenborough, of 204, Fleet-street, appeared before Alderman Hale upon a summons to answer the complaint of Mrs. Harriett Hewlett, for that he, the said George Attenborough, did unlawfully neglect to enter in a book kept for that purpose a true and just account of the sale of certain goods deposited with him by the com plainant on the 15th of May, 1857. After hearing the evidence, Alderman Hale said he had given great attention to the case, and he was of opinion Ilia , the act of Parliament, by not fixing any particular time for these entries to be made, intended that such should be done with all reasonable speed. It appeared that an entry of the sale of the goods was made in an incomplete form, and the evidence of the auc tioneer stro%sed that the delay was not the result " of any neglect on the part of Mr. Atterrborough. Under all the circumstances he should dismiss the summons, but in doing so he must express a hope that auctioneers would use more expedi.ion iu ren dering their accounts, and that pawnbrokers would not allow any unnecessary delay to interfere with their making the entries required, and in all re spects act up to the spirit as well as the letter of the law. Mr. Attenborough said with regard to the entry in question, that if he thought be had been doing Mrs. Hewlett any injury by withholding it, be would have obtained the necessary information at any cost or inclnvenience, but the worthy alder man would see that he could have no object in keeping it back, as the sale of the articles entailed a loss upon him of 2/. Alderman Hale said that though it was a very proper case to bring to this court for inquiry, there was not the slightest imply ation against Mr. At tenborough. WORSHIP-STREET—Thom - is Vale, 40 years of age, was charged with attempting to commit sui cide by throwing himself into the ornamental water of Victoria Park. Joseph Cros , , a working man, said that yester day afternoon at four o'clock he heard cries of dis tress from persons near the spot mentioned, and hastening there saw the prisoner struggling in the water. He went in with his clothes on, and suc ceeded in rescuing him. Mr. Currie (to prisoner)—What do you say to this ? - - Prisoner—l was so drunk that I don't know anything about it. lam very sorry. Mr. Corrie—What are you Prisoner—l am a labourer, and earn 2s. Bd. a day. Mr. Corrie—This ought to be a caution t y.)u. I shlll make you pay this man for saving your life, Prisoner—l have not got any money. Mr. Corrie—No ; you have spent it all in drink, I suppose. Prisoner—That's it, but I will pay him on Satur day. Mr. Corrie—Then I discharge you. SOUTHWARK.—John Lanton, a military looking man, very poorly dressed, and whose fea-. lures had a care-worn appearance, was charged with breaking a strs-e% lamp in Blackman-street, the prope►ty of the P-tenix C4-,rs Company. The offence was clearly proved against the pri soner by Police-constable 65 M. In answer to the charge hd. stated that he was in great distress, and he broke the lamp so that he might be brought before a magistrate. Mr. Comb?—What are you '? Prisoner—l have served her Majesty 17 years in the East Mr. Con3b _—ln what manner ? Prisoner—l have been in the 3d Light Dragoons and the 16th Lancers, and I went through the whole of the campaign up to 1853. Mr. Combe—You are not a deserter, then ? Prisoner—Oh no, si ; I solved my country honourably in the East Indies for 17 years. 1 was present at Ramouggur, &thaw), Clullianwallah, and Pc-shawur. Mr. Combo—How am T to know that ; have you any documents to prove that ? Piisonor—l have not, sir. I came from Hull (where I belong to) about three months ago, and I left them behind. I now wish to return there.. Mr. Comb:—You say you have been in her Majesty'. army in the East Indies 17 years, and in those four great victories : I suppose you had medals for those services ? Prisoner (1 Coking down on his breast sorrow fully)—Yea, sir, I had ; and I felt proud of them. Mr. Combo—What have you done with them ? Prisoner—l was compelled to part with them to keep me from starvation. Mr. Combo—But no pawnbroker dare take them in. Prisoner—l know that, sir. I sold them. Mr. Comte—Wha , makes you in such distress— have you no pension ? Prisoner—l have a deferred pension of 6d. a day. Mr. Combe—What do you mean by that ? Prisoner—l shall not be entitled to it until lam 50 years of age. Mr. Combo—But you are more than that now ? Pris , ner—Oh, no, sir ; I am only 46. I have four years to wait yet, and I am aft aid I may die of starvation b.fore that time arrive. My grey hairs and debilitated looks have been caused by 17 year' hard work in the Indies. That makes me look so old. Mr. Combo_When were you discharged from the army ? Prisoner—l arrived with a very large draft from India in 1853, when we were all discharged. Many re-enlisted, but I preferred the deferred pension, as that wou l d entitle me to Chelsea Hospital when I became 50 years of age. Mr. Corn be—What have you been doi e n a g r Prisoner —I have attended school', near giving drilling lessons ; but at last my employment e,aseci, and finding myself almost starved, I thought it best to come to London, whcre several of my comrades were located ; besides, I had an idea that I might get inio 501110 Government employ ment. Mr Combe—Whom do you know in London ? Prisoner—One of my late comrades is now a war der iu the Tower, and he could speak to my charac • ter while Serving with him. Lieutenant-Colonel White was my commanding officer, and he no doubt will speak well of me. _ _ Mr. Combe—lt is a great pity to Fee a man in your position of life starving about the s . reets. If your story is true, surely something should be done for you until you are entitled to yuur pension and Chelsea Hospital. Prisoner—As I can ge`. nothing in London I should like to gtt back to Hail. I can assure you, sir, that all I have told you is ttue, and if I : were at Hull I could soon prove it to you by my papers. Mr. Combe—Some it. guides must be made-about you before I can assist you.. You are now dis ci-raged, on your promise to call again on me at 1.2 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday). Toe prisoner, who seemed to have been a well educated man, thanked his worship, and promised to attend. PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 3d of July. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Iri-h and Scotch banks for the same period, and the average circulation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 30th of June (the nearest date furviibed by their returns) will give the following re sults of the circulation of notes in tha United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Jane 5 lv I ' Jr '- " Increase. Decrease. _ 1858. - - .1858. ----- — —.. £ £ £ £ Bank of England .. • • 2),245,5' 4 6 19,750, 4 92 ..._ 465,044 Private Banks Joint-stock Banks • Total In England Scotland 4,241,696 3,036,085 305,611 Ireland .. • • -- -- —.._ United Kingdom ..•• 36,783,680 35,515,3 5 1,268,375 And as compared with the month ending the 4.h 01 And as compared with the month ending the 4.h of July, 1857, the above returns show a❑ increase of 59,t 311. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 839,6241. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, the following is the state of the ciroula• tion The private banks are below their fixed issues £1,203,045 The joint-stook banks are below their fixed issues 547,622 Total below the fixed issue.. £1,755,667 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... £848,576 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue...... £5i7,391. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 30 , ,h of June was 17,977,9941., being a decrease of 32,228/. as compared with the previous month; and an increase of 6.733,533/. when compared with the same period last year. The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 22,329,077 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks Total of gold and silver held £4,749,831 Being an increase of 96,291/. as compared with the pre• vious return, and an increase of 709,2161. when com pared with the corresponding period last year. Country Markets NEWCASTLE-JULY 27. A small supply of farmers' wheat, which wont off well, and fine samples were is dearer. Oats unchanged. Flour in better demand, and rather dearer. Barley is higher. Beans and peas the turn dearer. HULL— JULY 27. A. small supply of English wheat, which sold readily at last week's prices. All kinds of spring corn met a good sale at former rates. Wheat, English red, 42s to 46s ; white 45s to 495; oats, 24s to 28s ; barley, 32s to 36s ; Indian corn, 378; linseed cakes, Hull, 9/ 108 to 91 12. 6d; ditto, foreign, 8/ ts to 91 Os Od ; rape cakes, 51 158 to 6/ Os Od; guano, 01 to —i. ; bones, 51 10s. Od. to 5/. 158.; flow, —s; tares, —a to EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET JULY 27. Supplies of all kinds these last eix days small. OA straw, from lOs 6d to 139 aper kemple of 16 stoney; tron ; wheat do., Os Cd to lls Oct ; barley do.. Ss Od to 9i Od. Hay from lld to 13d. EDINBURGH MEAL—JULY 27. There were in the market today 12 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 40s Od and —s. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—JuLt 26. There were in the market to-day 6 bags of oatmeal, oof barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales ready. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto -s Od —s Od Od Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto —s Od I—a Od --s O 1 Pot-barley, new, per ditto —a Od aOd —s Od DIIBLIN-JULY 27. White wheat, 26s 61 to 28s 6d ; red ditto, 245 Od to 26 1 6d: ditto new, 28a 61; barley, malting, 13 s t o 175 Od; grind' ing, —e to —s ; oa.s, old, 15e to 16s 6l; ditto, new, - '"" 3 to 168 6d ; oatmeal, 14a 6d to 16s 6d; bare, new, —s to Od ; rapeseed, —6 Od to —s Od per brl ; baktia' flour, OS Od to 189 6d per cwt ; Indian corn, 34s 01 to 368 01 per 180 1135. COAL MARKET - JULY 28. Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market a d. Benton West Hartley.l4 0, Huddle W. Hartley l5 3 Grey's West Hartley l4 Byass's West Hartley 15 3, Tanfield Moor l4 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 14 9 Walker Primrose Wylam Wsllsend, eLo s d. iletton lB 0 Lambton l7 6 Russell's Hetton 16 6 Keiper Grainge l7 0 Shineliffe 15 . 6 itewAl t's l7 .° south Hetton 17 °. Hartlepool l7 ° Sem! , flail l6 0 ,, Hunwiek l4 v 1 7 Keno° Tees .lB 0 South Hartlepool l6 3 Whitworth l4 .6 0 T r i m d on 17 Wsllaend, &c Acorn Close l6 0 Gosforth l4 9 Benson 15 0 Eden Northumberland l5 0 _ _ Hilda ~.14 3 Brown's Moor High Main .14 0 Adelaide Tees l7 ‘ 3 , Nixon's Merthyr & Carll2l v Nixon's Duffryn. 21 0 Riddell '4 9' Eden Blain l6 0 Belmont 15 0 Braddyll l6 9 Haswell 18 U Framwellgate l6 € Ships at market, 118—Sold, 104. LOCAL SBA RB MARKET& LIVERPOOL, JULY 28. STOCK EXOHANGE—no market to-day was dull after the opening, but became animated in the afternoon, closing firm. North British, 1 i—Birkenheads, 679 B—Midlands 92 4 Leeds Northern, 23 4 2 Dutch Rhenish, 5 4 S dis.—York and North Midland, 3i 4 — Gray.d Trunk 0t Canada 9 13-16 —Dovers, 24—East Lancashire, 903 9' —London and North-Western, 924—Sheffield, 34 344 Chester and Uclyhead, 199 20—Eastern Counties, 14 4--; Great Western, 499—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 910 I —Great Western of Canada, 17-1. s—Blackbarns, ilk Berwicks, 224 3—Caledonians, 38,19. MANCHESTER, JULY 28. STOCK ExmiANGE.—Prices were rather steady today' and a fair business done both for the present and nes t accounts. Londons, 91 1- , 2L—Dovers, next account—North Staffords, 5) dis.—Sheffields, 34g 4 3i n. a.—Leeds, 91g r n. a.—Dovers, 20i n. A.—Electric Telegraph, 101. 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