The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-26 00:00:00

MONEY NARKEi AN COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two o'CLocK BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Console Do. Account, Sept. 7 t.per Cent. Reduced B9 , New 3 per Cent B9f lie w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 721 . n o. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 . olnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April;lBBs — „ Do (Bed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ' l chequer Bills, 51,000,3 ec 31 per Cent 3 die Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5} per Cent — Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do- Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates a. ---- Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _ Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 %SO - Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO ... FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ... — Brazilian 5 per . Cent. .. .—. . . ... Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-.60' — Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 p er Cent........... .. .. Do 1 per Cent (Deferr e d 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 4-1- per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. 5 pe Principalities Do. Account . Do .£B6 paid xquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — r , Do, Provisional Land Warrant ''glptian 7 per Cent iio., Second Issue D Do. 1864 951 f ~ o £lOO Bonds u r,eek 5 p er C en t s ., 1824-5, ex Coup ons DO Account Coupons vuatemala 5 per Cent. ltalliLlB39 and 1850 bo 186rr Cent (Maremmana Railway) 78} 91 Do Scrip, .£67f , paid — 1 ,-° 3 per Cent 1864 . i r '-' O . Scrip, £55 paid 'exican 3 per Cent Do. Account v Do . 1864 22} , 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — b . Doo French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ..1 ‘ 0 late vid e an 6;per Cent., £3O paid Ne o rish Imperial 5 per Cent I ,y Granada "-',O 2 per Cent "0 Deferred p D 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) e rnvian 4} per Cent ir ., 15 0 Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do"° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ;i 4 1 - per Cent., 1862 3 , `' o - Account -- orts......___ D 0 Account per Cent., 1853 ~4 " , r, 14 3 4. per outi Ce t 11 8 cc Dstan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St o ;I Per Cent. 1850 /)„" ",,Pel Cent. 1859 • "'I per Cent., 1860 D A 1 3 ° ,- Per Cent. 1862 s ° 0 per Cent. 1864 — P.„4.oiah 3 per Cent D.''o Account ° New Deferred — D ° o Account S p a . lis ssive tl- Account .t,ttish Cert. of Coup not funded 61110 Account e dish 4 open Cent. Do Account Tu r k i 11 Per Cent. 1864 0 8 " 6 per Cent. 1854 .. r) () Aecou t -. 0 6 la -..-: D Per Cent. 1858 ~0 Account 75 4} ;100 £lOO Bonds t,-,11 Per Cent .1 , 0 0 0 40 epecoruenetnt. 1862 73} LI XlOO Bon 74 on s D o " r ° Per Cent, 1863 6o} D 0 d per Cent. 1865 4 XlOO Bo nds I), Seri bo 1), £35 paid ve Guaranteed 4 er Cent — jj., °11 „ (.31 a 3 Per Cent. ,`-_' ti per Cent, 1864 3 41-, 4-'O. Account Aost ,PauDividends on the above payabl e i n L on d on. Il e ' , 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dut g e l 4 44 ', 4 l Per cent, Ex. 25f. Gull D o. , I Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gli Prench*RePer_poesnt. Certificates — aL 4l per Cent. ~, Do count„Ac Atalian ,ip te nt., 1861, Ex. 25i. Do. Accou TWO O'CLOCK. % I :1 4 7, ..... e , ..... ........ ( B9l 1 ............ ~.4 , TWELVE O'CLOCK The situation of the Money Market remains un altered. The average rate out of doors for the best three months' bills is 38 per cent., and the inquiries for accommodation in all quarters are exceedingly moderate. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Friday, Ist September, a special settling day in the shares of the following companies : General Estates and Hunasgeria Coffee Company, to be marked in the twice a week list ; also in the Rhos Hall Iron Company, not to be marked. The committee ha - ve also ordered the shares of the Merchant Shipping Company to be marked in the daily instead of the twice a week lists; and the fully paid-up shares of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company to be officially quoted. The movements of the precious metals during the past week have been of a more extensive cha racter. The imports have amounted to about £520,145, chiefly from Australia, while the exports have been to the extent of £433,164, a large pro portion of which has been sent to the East Indies and Spain. The following communication was posted in the Stock Exchange yesterday : " Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street, Aug. 24, 1865. "Sir,-1 have to inform you that since the 27th ult. we have received from New York remittances amounting to X 24,164 17s. sd. on account of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company for interest account. "I am, Sir, yours obediently, " W. C. BOOM, Manager. "31. Slaughter, Esq., Secretary Railway Department, Stock Exchange." At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram; the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 42c. Very little business has taken place to-day in the market for the English Funds, and in the other de partments of the Stock Exchange there has been an equal degree of quietude. The attendance has been rather small, both as regards the members of the house and their clients, but the general business, though restricted, has not been unsatisfactory. Consols for money are 8911 t, and for the accoun t 89i y. The Foreign Market is decidedly firm, though a decline has taken place in one or two instances. Turkish Consolides are 488 1 1; Mexican, 238 s ; the New Loan, 228 ; Greek, 201 ; Spanish Pas sive, 29; ; the Certificates, 141 8; Italian, 641 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 8. The American Market remains firm. Illinois advanced f, to 78i 79 ; United States Government 5-20 Bonds continue - at 69f and Erie Shares, 534 - In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a moderate scale, and prices generally ex hibit increased firmness. North Western have ad vanced ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern, each ; London and Blackwall, 1 ; and Great Northern A Stock li. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material alteration in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in fair request. Standard of British South Africa have improved to 14 ; London and County to 751; Hudson's Bay Company to 154 16 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 1191 120. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan ticv Tele gra ph, 21 21 per s h are ; Northern Assam Tea Company's Shares, 1 die. 1 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, 1 dis. 1 prem. ; London-bridge Land, 2 dis. 1 dis. ; Albert-bridge, 1 11 prem. ; London Jute Works, 4 1 prem.; M'Queen Brothers, 14 2 prem.; London Quays, 4 dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 3} 34 prem. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share/ Railways. 18.14 Mr., Tirol., & Str. Val al st Blyth and Tyne ... lO at Bristol and Exeter it at Caledonian 1 t 60 Cork and Bandon al 20 Cornwall al 10 Do. AA gets no div a 10 Do. 13 till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B a st Dublin & Belfast June. al' 25 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. a] st Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 at Glasgow &S. Western 10 St Great Eastern, Ord. st k. 10 st Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 10 at Great North of Scotland 10 st Great Northera lO bt D.,. A stock .. 10 at Do. B .o t Do. .7, ew, is. at 25 pm 4 at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 10 at Gt. Western Uri final 1 at 6. VA). Rail gun. 1C at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 10 , at Do. Newport at Do. Hereford.. ... • st Lancashire &Yorkshire 1( at London and Blackwali 1( at Lon., Brigh., & S Coss 1( at Lon., Chat., and Dave 1( at Lon. & North Western 1( at Lon. & South Western I( 60 st Man., Shel., & Lincoln 10 Maryport and Carlisle a 121 Do. shares at Metropolitan. 10 Do. New at Midland at Do, Birmin & Derby 1( tO Mid Gt. W., Ireland a 25 Do. 6 shares 25 Mid Kent at North British at Do. Ed., Pth ;dr Dun lO at Nth. Eastern Berwick 10 55 Do. U.N.% purchase 16. 1 at Do. Leeds at Do. York lO at Do. Carlisle . . ... 10 22 Do. Stock. & Darling. al 25 De. do. 1855-58 2 25 Do. do. 1860-61 1 at North London 10 Do. New a 10 Do. do. 1864 . at North Staffordshire 1( 10 N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E Aber. stock 1( at uo. Scot, Mid. stack_ 1( 10 Shrews & Welchpool. . a at Shropshire Union at South Devon lt at youth E: stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok a at Taff Vale 1 10 Do. C at Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny 1 at West Cornwall 1 st W.Hartlepool Har.&lt at Do. A irredeemable at Do. A redeemable 96 f 8 1331 134 6 6 ORDINARY SNARES AND STOCKS. 150 1 6t 6 1251 6 15 9Sj 671 1331 1 131 1 30; 561 6 1791 1 i p aid. l Closing I Business Price. done. _ _ 61 C 6 16 17 109 111 46 47 76 8 10 1 131 132 )0 1 147 )18 ;0 128 32 86 88 66 67 63 65 44 16 40 15 165 107 1171 114 00 90 02 00 103 105 00 39 IL 00 125 321 00 90 10) 00 51i 551 111 11 183 1331 7 2} 8p 10 130 131 10 99 101 51 56 Y 4 15 [ll 112 13.1 - - 0 68 60 0 103 10! 11 37 34 - -p t 6 10 II p 1) 121 123 it - - if 2 pll 0 75 77 . I 11 12 0 148 152 0 57 51 61 63 57 69 0 78 AO 11 8 10 10 15 1- 157 3 3 4p 10 106 107 00 99 51 BRITISH P 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrence st cßorn.,Baroda, & Cen.ln. 1 , gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. 1 shares 201 Buffalo & Lake Huron al 10 Do. Preference al 100 f Bull ,Brant, & Goderich ~ ( 6 p.c. bds.Aug.l, 872 -- 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 10( 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 10( at Calcutta &S. E., Um 10( at , :ape Town & Dock, gu 10( 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi al: st East. Bengal, gu., sdo 10( st East Ir.dian, gu. 5 p.c. 10( 2 0 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunk of Canad ‘ 10( 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 c all 10 0 Do. Ist eref. p. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred WO Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds., all 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock..., all LOO Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 4th Pref. stook al . 0 0 Do. do. deterred al st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 10( 2^ 1:o. Gus. K per cent V 20 Do. New gua. sp. c at Gt. South of India (Lim. gua. 5 per cent st D,.. 4.1 per cent lO et Do 20. Great Wes. of Canada,. all 20 1 Do. New DO Do. 6p. c. Bd . & pay. 1873 al DO Do. 50 do. pay. 1877-8., al 10 Indian Branch, limited at Madras, gua. 5 p.O st Do. 41 do lO 5t Do. 4j do l O, 10 Do. Fifth Extension st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 101 i 0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. al :0 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B It N. It 1. C'da, pc let pf. Ws 101 It Scinde .... .. V .... ~ it Do. Delhi 0 Do. d 0.......... ,t Do. Puniaub nAn 1 100 i t Do.lndus St.lelo ' 2 ' i 100 COLONIAL GOVERNAI British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 187744 lO Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l O, Do. 5 p. c. Mar. .S Sept 10 1 )0. 5 p. c. Jan. .t July 10 Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk 10 Cape G. Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 IC Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 10 Do. do: 1690-1 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 10 Do. 1878, do lO Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. :8 10 Natal qov. 6 per cent - N. 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c. , 1866 Do. .5 p c. 18;1 to 1876 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. 6 per cent LO Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 l 9, Queensland Gov. 6p. c lO S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 10i 1)0. 1878 & upwards 1 ,4 Vic,(lrov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 104 Do. do, A pril & Oct lOl BRITIS. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Rm. - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drakewalls 2. - East Bassett (Illogan) 3 - East Caradon 2.1 east Carn Brea 3.4 - East Grenville 2.7 - East Loved 2.1 - E. Vri Russell (Tavistk 9.1( - Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 4 Great L ,xey, limited., al - Great South Tolgus l.l - G. Wheal Vor (11elst ,, o 4, - Grenville 7.8 - Herod's Foot B.; - Hingston Downs 4.lt - Margaret (Uny Lelant - Marke Valley 4. 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, lieu - Nangiles - New Se ton - North Downs - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.2 - North Wheal Crofty 2.8 - Prosper United 7.1 - Pr ,vidence Uny Lelant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.1 - Stray Park 30.1 - Tin Croft - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Ltskeard - West Chi verton 1 - West Seton 4' - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan - Wheal Buller (Redruth 1 - Wheat Ludoott 3. • Wheal Mary Ann (Men • Wheal Seton • Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Union.... 9 10 25 27 1 580 680 1.0 1 10 18 40 [4.. Ili 121 LO 6 61 7.0 21 2 13.6 10 11 [0.6 31 41 301 2 4 11 19} 20.1 1.0 It 2 lo 35 37 3.3 21 13 40 42 18.0 2 21 94 21 3 3.0 41 41 21 21 16 11 13 25 35 71 4 1, L t 1 LO 1* 11 1.6 11 ,2 .6.7 30 32 11 470 490 18.9 15 2 ,7.6 13 15 9 174 181 1 6* 7s 9 10 12 1 75 6 74 170 180 Si 75 80 6 28 80 12.8 8 4 8 184 200 205 7 17 18 rttliarEltENCß ISIIAICEB. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent.,: Ditto 41 per cent., irrd., 1021 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 324 Ditto, C, 6 per cent., 324 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. South Eastern, 5 per cent. Charing-cross, 1863, Ditto, 5 per cont., IS6I, 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead,:ssi FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Belgian Eastern Junction, If ; Great Luxembourg, 15; Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 45} FOREIGN MINEN I Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., 3} Port Philip, 1; Waehoe Gold, Jim., Ditto, (£3), 6 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 77 5f BANKS. Agra and 31asterman's, Um., 571 Alliance, him.. 291 30 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 231 Anglo-Italian, him., 1l Australasia, 76 Ditto, new, 754 Barned's Bank, 1im.,41 Chartered n of nd India, la London,Australia, and andChina,China, 4721 Chartered ter. Commercial Bank of India and the East, 224 European Bank, lim., 11 Hindustan, China, and Japan, Jim., Ditto, new, 14 134 London Londo and C London and Brazilian onnty 75 (lira.), 4 43 London and South African, 171 London and 11 estminster, P 5 Mercantile and Exchange, Ern., 5 StandardOie ntal B o a t n i x t r e i t o th r o h s r o a t u l t o n n C. A. 5 1 2 r in a Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 531 14 154 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 24 Ceylon Company, 1 City of Moscow Gas, lira , 3 Commercial Union, Insurance, 84 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of I , ..lagland, 8 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 34 Fairb lirn Engineering , 6 Hudson's Bay, 16 15e Humber Iron Works, 64 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., him. , 6 ,1 International Financial ciety, lira.. 6 t Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour;, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84 Joint Stock Discount, lira., 81 London Financial Association, lira., 22 London General Omnibus Company, 34 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, Jim , 3 Oriental Financial, lira., 24 Oriental Gas, lira., 54 Ditto, now, ft Overend, Gurney, and Co. Jim., 10 Feninaula and Oriental St ' eam, 77 Quebrada Land. Rail, and Mining, lim.,:t ;SESSIONS. 57 59 0 101 102 2 i in 11 4f 4/ '1 9 10 10 99 101 , 0 70 75 [1 100 102 O 101 102 O 103 104 I k ifP 0 18 19 11 98 90 11 64 66 11 53 60 11 56 59 11 50 52 11 43 46 11 33 42 11 25 E 7 11 21 /6 )0 103 104 14 I p 4 3 #P 1001 101 2 1I 11/ 121 8 81 81 , 1 H 0 92 11 82 54 2 1 1 d )0 101 102 )0 95 97 , 0 9) 92 2 [I I 63 65 h) 82 81 100 99 1006 1 00 991 1001 2 11u 100 i gT SECU. )0 97 98 )0 95 97 )J 98 100 O 84 85 10 82 94 O 103 105 O 106 108 O 108 110 O 106 108 O 1(3 105 O 109 111 103 106 10 107 101 10 107 109 a 102 104 O 95 97 O 91 101 O 93 95 O 90 01 0 102 104 0 83 85 98 100 1011 104 105 107 icui 11041 MINES. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1865. .This Day. The ►idemics. discipline so well suited for barbarians, a "central despotism." It may be out of human power to stop the march of cholera absolutely ; but the experience of three epidemics " Cholera is continuing its devastating march along the shores of the Mediterranean, and its advent into ourcountry is heralded by an unusual pestilence amongst horned cattle." So say the newspapers. Now is this mere figure of speech ? Is there a, "march ?" Are 'there "heralds ?" And, if so, what ale they? Are they creatures of the imagination, forces, influences, emanations, too subtle for chemical ana lysis ? or are they matters obedient to the laws of gravity, chemistry, and life ? What is it that " marches ?" what are its favourite hostels ? How can we bar the way ? Such are questions anxiously pondered in many scientific circles just now. Now, it is perfectly easy to conceive of diseases brought about by a concurrence of immaterial conditions—such as heat, electricity, moisture, and the like ; and still more, that these conditions may foster or suppress the march of diseases of more palpable origin ; just as a heavy snowfall or a hot simoom would arrest the march of an army. Still, common experience seems to point to this, that the cholera and fever do depend for their intensity on some thing material ; that their march is much like that of locusts; that they have favourite halting and breeding places ; and that whilst we may be helpless against electrical conditions (we don't despair, by the way, of combating even these some day), we can put a stop to the march of more palpable enemies—we may bar them out ; or, if they come in spite of us, may starve them out and stop their propagation. We think most of our readers will agree with us that the readiest way for cholera to march into a place is for some person ill of the complaint to move into it; or for clothes or other matters contaminated with the discharges from his body to come there. Then if all possible precaution be taken that the discharges from the sick man find their way into no drinking water ; that they are not allowed to fester on an undrained surface where they can be wafted about by the wind in the shape of wet mist or dry dust ; but that they are honestly decomposed or buried out of harm's way, then with 'the death or recovery of the sick man the " march" may cease. A clean plate would be no fit place of entertainment for cholera. Now, up to this time, cholera has been almost entirely confined to the Mediterranean seaboard Alexandria, Smyrna, Constantinople, Malta, Ancona. Anyhow, if it come to us, it must come through a seaport. Then, in the name of common prudence, let us look at the condition of our seaports, and see whether they are places in which cholera would be starved out, or would increase and mul tiply. Would the enemy die out with the first case, or woullit spread in the seaport and be ready for a march inland ? Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton, Dover, Harwich, Hull, Sunderland—how would the enemy thrive in any of them ? He loves a low site—mud banks fes tering in the sun ; sewage under the houses in filthy cess pools ; sewage in the pumps which in every back yard of a country town alternate with the cesspools ; sewage in the harbour at low water ; dried sewage waftedinto mouths and noses, and blowing on the meat in the butchers' shops —sewage, in fact, everywhere. If the cholera should reach our outports, will it not have every encouragement to halt and refresh itself, and continue its march inland ? Then, supposing it should march to the poor dis tricts of one of our groat towns, will it find fit quarters there ? What shall we say of the parish of St. George the Martyr, in one of the worst parts of the Borough ? where an independent member of the Vestry, a medical man, Mr. Rendle, upbraids the Vestry with the hundreds of wretched, filthy houses, with the neglect of the authorities in enforcing proper water supply and removal of refuse ; where fever has been allowed to revel undisturbed ; where the only excuse offered is, that the people are so filthy that they won't and don't care to be clean ; and where Mr. Rendle openly taunts the local dig nitaries with corrupt connivance at the evil, and threatens them that public indignation will demand they shall be stripped of their misused authority, and subjected to tha LAW INT. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Tindal Atkinson and a Jury.) GOODCHILD AND ANOTHER V. WRIGHT. This was an action to recover £2O damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs in consequence of injuries suffered by their house while in defendant's charge. Mr. Bosley (instructed by Mr. Beard) appeared for the plaintiffs, being stable-keepers of Finsbury ; Mr. Hubert Wood (Wood and Ring), representing the defendant, a captain in the merchant service. It appeared that on the 28th July last, defendant went to the plaintiff and hired a horse (which was to be fast but quiet) and a waggonnette for a pic-nic party, and defendant asked the foreman for a nose-bag and some corn, in order that the animal might be fed when necessary. On the 29th the party started for Hounslow, a friend of defendant's driving. Upon arriving at their destination this friend jumped out while the defendant helped the ladies out. and then defendant handed the nose-bag to his friend, who took out the horse's bit, but while 'he was doing so the horse reared, knocked the gentleman into a dyke, and bolted at a rapid pace with a child of defendant in the trap. The horse sustained very serious injuries by falling in the road, but the child most providentially escaped un scathed. Mr. Bosley contended that the defendant had no right to take out the bit, and bad certainly not used such care as he ought to have done. Mr. Wood urged that the whole affair was the result of an accident, and that it was not at all likely defendant would have acted negligently while his child, who might have been killed or seriously injured, was in the vehicle. His Honour, in summing up, said it was for the jury to consider whether the defendant had taken as much care of the horse as he would have done had it been his own, and Mr. Wood had very properly dealt with this part of the question. The jury, after a very brief deliberation, found a verdict for the defendant, and his honour granted costs. Verdict for defendant, with costs. THE SALE OF BAD MEAT BY SALESMEN—A NEW AND IM PORTANT VIEW OF THE LAW—JACKSON V. TAYLOR. This was an action to recover a sum of money paid to the defendant, a salesman, for a quarter of beef. Plaintiff deposed as to the purchase, and his Honour asked Mr. Pearce, of Giltspur-street, who appeared for defendant, what was his answer. Mr. Pearce called his honour's attention to a ease in the Court of Exchequer, and his honour asked defendant if he were a salesman. Defendant—Yes. His Honour—l know that case, and the law is against you, plaintiff. lam sorry for you, but you have not lost all remedy, for you can sue the person who sent in the meat. Did you see the moat before you bought it? Plaintiff—Yes, sir, and it appeared all right. His Honour—You see that the salesman is not liable for any latent defect in the meat, and though it is a hard case upon you, the law has ruled that you cannot recover from him in a suit of this kind. lam quite sure that Mr. Pearce will give you the name of the owner of the meat. Mr. Pearce—Oh, certainly, sir, ho shall have every in formation. A Witness for plaintiff—But I believe that the bullock was consigned to defendant alive, and killed by him. His Honour—That alters the ease. Defendant—lt was not killed by me. It was consigned from Hamburg, killed in a metropolitan slaughter house, and all I had to do was to sell as the salesman on commis sion for the owner. His Honour—The law still stands, plaintiff, a n d you must be nonsuited, but can sue the owner, who is clearly liable to you. Plaintiff nonsuited. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE " HOME OF ComrassioN."—Mr. T. Parry, of Burney street, Greenwich, assistant secretary and collector of the " Home of Compassion," waited upon the magistrate, and said that in the absence of Mr. T. Randle Bennett, of 8, King's Reach-walk, the treasurer of the Home, he felt it his duty to make a statement which he trusted would be made as public as the statement of Dr. Lankester and a Mr. Allen, the agent of another society. So far from Dr. Lan kester knowing nothing of the Home, he gave him autho rity to place his name on the list of the committee. Mr. Allen called upon him (Mr. Parry), and, holding in his hand a copy of the Morning Post, said he had been desired by Lord Palmerston's Government to make statistics as regarded infanticide, asking him at the same time if he would assist him. He at the same time wrote Mr. Allen the name and address of Mr, Bennett, 5, King's Bench-walk, and if Mr. Allen had gone to that gentleman he would have found that on account of an outbreak of fever at the Home in Oakley -crescent Mr. Bennett had sent the inmates to the Home, Iffiey-road Oxford, where they still were. As far as the list of sub scribers was concerned that would not be ready till the end of the year. Mr. Parry then handed in a letter from Dr. Lankester, to the effect that he (Dr. Lankester) had found that the Home had been removed from Oakley -crescent to lit:ley-road, Oxford, and that he was afraid Mr. Allen had not made the necessary inquiries, or he would have found that tho Home had a real existence. WESTMINSTER. STRANGE CASE OF ASSAULT.—Elizabeth SWOOtMan, a prostitute, living at 1, Pine Apple-court, Westminster, very decently attired, was charged with assaulting Mary Anne Smith, an unfortunate, living at 18, Old Pye-street. From the evidence of the complainant, it appeared that at half-past 1 this morning she was at the corner of Gros venor-place, when prisoner came up to her, and, without the slightest provocation, struck her a fearful blow in the eye, which caused it to bleed very much, and completely closed it up this morning. In reply to Mr. Arnold, she said she had never seen her before, and the prisoner declared that they had not quar relled in the Trevor Music Hall that night. Fanny Taylor, 18, Old Pye-street, corroborated the prosecutrix. Prisoner declared that she was first assaulted by prose cutrix with an umbrella, and did not retaliate till she had been much assaulted. They quarrelled about a gentle man's servant. Taylor was re-called, and said that the prosocutrix had not an umbrella, as she carried both their umbrellas from the Trevor to Hyde-park Corner, but could not assign any reason for doing so. Prisoner said her witness was absent. W. Franke, 237 B, proved that ho saw a disturbance and heard bad language. He saw two men and three women together, but witnessed no assault. lie took pri soner, who said nothing. Remanded till Monday on one £5 bail. THAMES. DRINKING ORDERS IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Charles Robinson, a baker, of No. 10, Penton-street, Walworth, who was formerly a Metropolitan police-constable, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the London Dock, with having unlawful possession of a sample bottle of wine, supposed to be stolen, and with assaulting John Moore, examining officer of customs, and Inspector Tuckey of the Thames police. It appears that the prisoner, who is a powerful fellow, 27 years of age, had obtained an order to taste wines in the vaults of the London Dock, and he drank such a large quantity on the strength of the " tasting order" that when he emerged from the darkness and close atmosphere of the vaults into the open air, he became bewildered, jumped Jim Crow, and sung the "Slap Bang" song. This disor derly conduct and drunkenness attracted the notice of the officials, and he was at once removed to the watch-house, where he made a fierco attack on every one present,first striking Moore and tearing his coat sleeve. and then knocking down Inspector Tucky and kicking him savagely in the eye. Swingland, a dock constable, was struck on the head by the prisoner, who swore with an oath he would annihilate every one in the dock. He was soon overpowered and secured. Moore, a good natured Irishman, with a large rent in the sleeve of a very good coat, would not give any evidence against the prisoner. The others were not so forbearing, and Tuckey, who had a severely lacerated eye, produced a sample bottle of sherry he found on the prisoner, which he said was given to him by a cooper in the dock. The prisoner said he was very sorry, and that he drank too much wine on his tasting order. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and hard labour, Mr. Paget remarking that he inflicted no fines when police officers were assaulted. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. Market continues strong, and better business doing. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co, have convened a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Scott, Bell, and Co., for the presentation of a state ment of the affairs of the firm. THE ENGLISIIMAN CAPTURED BY ITALIAN BRI GANDS.—The Florence Nazione contains the follow ing letter relative to the fate of Mr. Moons, the Englishman captured by brigands :—" The most recent intelligence from Naples announces that Mr. Moens, now three months a prisoner in the hands of the brigands in this part of the country, has been carried off by five of his captors, and thus removed from the larger portion of the band. Nothing has since been heard of them. A quarrel among the ruffians was the cause of this separation. The five who have gone off from the rest always maintained Moens should not be set at liberty for the price agreed to, but that a much larger sum should be asked. General Pallavicino, on being tele graphed to on the subject, replied that this split was favour able to Moens, and that his friends might rest assured of his being soon restored to them. The matter does not sleep, but is uppermost in the thoughts of all, commencing with Madame La Marmora, who is an English lady, down to the humblest employe." SHIPPING lE—This day. Orr DOVER, Aug. 25 .—Arrived—Clotilde, from Sun derland. NEWPORT, Aug. N.—Wind W.—Sailed —Young Eagle, from Monte Video. [EV ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, August 2 5.--Jamaina, from Tonning ; Sew han, from Cronstadt ; Cecelia, from Medernshain ; Lina, from Dantsic ; lierstena Maria, from Unstadt ; James Bales, from Cronstadt ; Commerce, from Archangel; Throe Sisters, from S undswall; Davara and Leo, from Archangel; Thomas Forrest, from Cronstadt ; Edward, from Popponborg. Arrived, August 26 . —Trident, from Tonning ; Tindon, from Cronstadt ; Mary and Emilia, from Cronstadt ; Alma, from Calmer. • DEAL, Saturday M orn i ng. Passed—Severn, from London, for Vancouver Island Dorothy, from B remen, for Bahia ; Vivid, of Yarmouth, from the north, for the west ; Martlett, from Taganrog, for Yarmouth. A SOLDIER STABBED BY A LUNATIC.—A tragical incident occurred a day or two since in the gardens of the Luxembourg. A private of the 58th Regiment of the Line was walking in one of the avenues when a stranger suddenly: rushed forward, and without any provocation stabbed him with a knife in the abdomen. The assailant was arrested, and proved to. be a clerk of the Paris octroi, but on his being interrogated he was at once found to be bereft of his reason. He was consequently placed in con finement. The soldier had in the meantime been removed to the Charite Hospital, and although his wound is serious there are hopes of his recovery. THREATENED LOCK -OUT OF COTTON OPERATIVES. —A general lock-out of mill operatives is now pend ing at Chorley. It appears that during the period of dis tress the wages of the strippers and grinders were sub jected to a reduction of 6d. and Is. from what was pre viously paid, and that recently they were restored to the former amount. The operatives, however, who were in receipt of 15s. per week, asked for a further advance of ss. The 'nesters, rather than accede to such a request, decided at a meeting held on Monday to lock up their mills, but gave the men time to consider their decision. On Wed nesday the operatives agreed to forego Os., and held out for an advance of 2s. per head per week; the result of which is, that general notice was given by the master spinners on Thursday to the effect that they would lock up their mills 14 days from date, if the demand was not withdrawn.— Manchester Courier. FROM AMERICA 70 EUROPE IN A WEEK.—It is stated that a company of the leading shipowners of New York have under consideration plans for building four magnificent vessels of 8,000 tons each, to be propelled by engines of 2,500 horse-power, working two paddle-wheels, of the usual kind, and two screw propeller: —so that, in case of derangement of either set of machinery, the other sot shall continue working without material impediment in the speed of the vessel. These vessels are capable of carrying 2,500 passengers at the variable fares of 25, 50, and 75 dols., according to the amount of accommodation required, between that city and Bristol, England. Meals are to be furnished on board the same as at any restaurant, and passengers can either eat or let it alone, as it may please them. The passage to Europe, it is believed, at eighteen miles an hour, will be made in seven days, while the great length of the vessels (nearly 600 feet) will overreach or materially control the waves, and prevent that terrible pitching motion that is Slavery mol vorslteasnsdathrde,drAelluostf 12.a11 sea-going travellers.— Anti- ANOTHER OF 'WOMAN'S RIGHTS.—Last evening (4th of August) a young woman named Minnie Phalen, 20 years of age, residing in East Williamsburgh, entered the furnishing store of 31r. Gustave Baer, and assaulted him with a cowhide. M 7. Baer resisted her vigorous castiga tion, and took up a stick in self-defence. A young gentle man named James nrrest, who resides in Now York, and who was in the young lady's company, then seized Baer, while Minnie bolaboared him with the cowhide. In this emergency Mr. Baer called out lustily, "Watch !" " Mul der!" when Officer Walsh, of the Forty-Fifth Precinct, was attracted to the spot and interfered. Miss Phalan states, in explanation of her conduct, that she visited Baer's store early on Monday =caning to purchase some articles, and that after the articles were put up the storekeeper charged her more than she had agreed to pay ; she thereupon re fused to take the purchase and demanded back her money, which demand was refused by the man Baer, who called her, she alleges, names which did not belong to her—hence the cowhiding.—Neto York Times. idsa ny T ott H hp E erwo veiantghear HARVEST IN LINCOLNSHIRE.—The fi ne otahfgeion weather mof edornidoterha o , el consequently of aN vlnl t tadhdhsietisliji condition. In since bphttyah willeftt n e hh w eei days tbnhe to make progress in carti ng all k i nds of grain. On Thurs day w a a y s e n r a o g t e s o o n f a e v . o In t b h l e e . s ' u h t e h yield o ft h o etee f icttw w oyo r iuh h anle e nytao a ydtf t ; crop ra favourably o s p b e i s e not o a t goodw e l deal spoken le d o f During heavyoabrstohntboor t tfa h ar tebnhPos in p eerl l a te s :o t di unfstnehaqwt satisfactorily satmiddlefnha days there short in the straw, and will bu spoken of. crops, but a goo d . tn yieldeit h v e e r r y y i i e n l d d if f nor e c n o t n l y d t i B o a n rl a e r y e On the Wolds th e cro p i s t hi n and is turning ou t exceedingly well ; there are some very good deal is discoloured. Leading has been general this week. Oats in the south are yielding well, but are below the average in the north. Beans vary, but on the whole are a fair crop. Peas have been housed in poor con dition. The heavy rains have caused a great improvement of the pasture; and both mangold and turnips are looking much better. EXECUTION IN iRELAND.--At 25 minutes past 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning Thomas Hayes was hanged at Tullarnore, for the murder of his wife, Anne Hayes, on the 22d May last. The culprit was an old man, who lived at Gairos Bog, in tho King's County, with his victim, whom he was in the habit of ill-treating. At last his wife disappeared, and no ono knew what became of her for some time, America Hay es h imself stating that she had gone to with her cousin and brother, who had taken her away on a car on the morning of the bloody deed. Suspi cion, however, being excited, ho was lodged in gaol, and there he confessed that he had murdered her ; packed the body, and all else belonging to his late wife into a sack and a bedtick, and had carried them to a part of the bog a con siderable distance off, and buried them so cleverly that if he had not been brought to the spot it is doubtful whether they would ever have been found. The murder had evi dently been committed with a smoothing-iron, but Hayes gave a somewhat more extenuating account of the trans action. He appeared to have lived a wretchedly immoral life, if all bald of him be true. At the trial it was attempted to be set up as a defence that he was insane, but it failed, and the murderer has expiated his crime on the gallows. He was attended by three Roman catholic priests, appeared penitent, and delivered a short address, which could not be heard. There were only about 300 persons present, and these were most orderly in their conduct.—Saunders' News Letter. GENERAL GRANT ON TUE MEXICAN QUESTION.-- A special despatch to the 7 'oronto Globe, d a t e d Q ue b ec, Aug. 7, says :—" While here Gen. Grant spoke without re serve to several persons on the Mexican question. He said that he had placed 100,000 men on the Rio Grande as an army of observation, and that the French would have to leave Mexico peaceably, if they choose, but forcibly if re fused. The situation of Mexico he looked upon as one which had been created by the rebellion, and the rebellion would really not be overcome until Maximili an was com pelled to depart, and the Mexi can people all owe d t o orga nise a Government without foreign interference. With complication. ensued by reason of Eng regard to the relations between the United States and Eng land, he did not think th e present friendly state would be disturbed,Eng land's n d, smixing unl h es e s rself up with Prance in the Mexican ques tion." Alnl-sniiAri prisoners CArr Ein A byssinia, in order to s.-- The relatives of th e IT unfortunate strengthen the probability of their re l ease from the painful s captivity in which they have lingered nearly two years, have determined to avail themselves of the offer made ori ginally:to her Majesty's Government by Dr. Boko, the Abys sinian traveller, that he should go with presents to the Court of the Emperor Theodore, and supplicate for their liberation in the name of their distressed families; and they now appeal to Christian sympathy to assist them in raising a sum of not less than £2,000, which is absolutely required to carry out this beneNolent purpose. This move ment is not independent in its action, and its object is to a provide against possible failme, which might cause an other year's imprisonment of tae captives, and even prove fatal to their lives. Letters from Abyssinia to May 30 state, " Condition unaltered." Should this appeal be gene rously responded to, Dr. Bek4 proposes to leave England by the and of September. _ _ Amongst the list of honorary doctors' degree, conferred by the University of Vienna at the recent jubi lee, we find the names of Mr. Jahn Stuart Mill, Sir Charles 401, and Sir Roderick Murchison. —The Reader. A CAKE OF GOLD.—A very splendid cake of gold, got from the Prince Alfred Company's claim, Victoria Reef, Bendigo, will bo exhibited in th 3 window of Messrs. Baillie and Butter's office, Collins-street West, during the next clay or two. It weighs close oz 1 ,2000 z., and its value is nearly £s,ooo.—Ofelbourne Pere., LONDON, Aug. 26.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind for Shanghai. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Caliga, from Trinidad; Evelina, from New York; Elgar, from Falmouth. MILFORD, Aug. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Thomas Graham, for Vera Cruz. BRIDGEWATER, Ang-. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary Ilauwell, from Richbucto. PETERHEAD, Aug. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Sir Colin Campbell, for Greenlind. SHIELDS, Aug. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Royal Wil liam, from Demerara. in 22 years (3—M) has taught us how to mitigate it; ravages. It seems almost childish to go over again the articles of the sanitary creed—pure water, fresh air, clean liness, drainage, good ventilation, ecc., 4tc. But we are afraid there are a good many persons whom no lessons will influence. As for the cattle plague, its advent and the means by which it would be propagated were foretold three years ago by Professor Gamgee. All evidence shows that it has been imported from Russia, and propagated by mixing sound and unsound cattle in markets, and by the filth of the railway trucks and of the lairs in which tho beasts are kept. If, as is asserted—and is done by out-and-out free traders—it was not imported, but bred out of indigenous filth, the practical lesson is the same cleanliness and re moval of infected manner can alone stay the generation of the disease or its spread.—Medical Times and Gazette. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Sept. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 21. China. Penang. and Singapore, via Son hampton Sept. 1. Ditto, via Marseilles. Aug. 26 • Flukland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton A ug. 25. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 1. Ditto, via Marseilles . —....Aug. 20 India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. 25. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. —. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseille Newfoundland .•. Aug. SO. Portugal Sept. 4. Ditto, by private ship to Li5b0n........ United States and British North America, byßri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork . Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Aug. 25. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Tenerife Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cub a and Alexioq Aug. 28 Bahamas, via New York. Sept. 13 Bermuda, ditto Aug. 30 Cuba and Mexico Aug. THE C o URT. —At Windsor Castle preparations are being made, under the superintendence of Mr. W. Seabrook and other officials in the Lord Chamberlain's department, for the . reception of her Majesty and the younger members of the royal family on their return from the Continent. The Queen, who inaugurates the Coburg memorial of the Prince Consort to-day (the anniversary of his royal highness's birthday), is expected to arrive at Windsor about the 4th of next month. Her Majesty's autumnal trip to Balmoral will most likely take place be tween the 11th and 18th of September. Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, the Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse, Lady Phipps, and family, are expected to leave their resi dence in King Henry lll.'s Tower, Windsor Castle, early next week, for Scotland, in advance of the Queen and royal family. DEPUTATION FROM THE COLONY OF VICTORIA. —The deputation coming from Victoria is despatched in pursuance of the following resolutions, which were adopted in the Legislative Assembly on the 22d of June, and are founded on the report of a select committee ap pointed a fortnight before :—" That having in view the large Imperial interests involved in the question of the defences of Victoria, the mother country may (in the opinion of this House) fairly be asked to defray her portion of the expenditure for harbour defences. That a supply of guns of the best construction, together with the necessary ammunition, should be obtained without delay, the num ber and calibre of such guns being such as will be suitable for whatever system Of defence may be finally adopted ; and that the Government should be authorised.to incur a liability to an amount not exceeding £lOO,OOO for such purpose, this sum to be chargeable upon any loan to be sanctioned by Parliament for carrying out a scheme of national defence. That as the co-operation of the Im perial Government is about to be sought by the colony in some scheme of defence, such a scheme would be car ried out under the immediate supervision of a superior officer of the Royal Engineers ; and the House recommend that the services of such an officer be obtained from England. And that it is of paramount importance to the welfare of this country that an agent should be appointed In England to watch over its interests ; that the gentleman chosen should, if possible, be a member of the House of Commons, possessing such weight and influ ence as would secure for his suggestions the consideration of her Majesty's Government. And the House deem it expe dient, in order to give full effect to the above resolutions, that a member of the Government should be authorised to pro ceed to England at once, to press upon the attention of the Imperial Government the claims of this colony in relation to its defences." These resolutions were moved by Mr. O'Shanassy, who relied much on the report made to the British Government a few years since after the inquiry under taken at the instance of General Peel with a view to define the respective liabilities of the War Department and Colo nial Governments in relation to the expense of colonial de fences. Mr. Verdon stated that the (Colonial) Government had no opposition to offer to the resolutions ; they would have to be followed by addresses from both branches of the colonial Legislature for presentation to her Majesty, and having tried despatches for tho last two years while in office he must confess that he thought something more potent Ives necessary to obtain what they required from the Imperial Government. They had been told by that Government for many years that thoymust rely on themselves for the means of defence ; but the recent discussion in the House of Com mons, in which Lord Palmerston and Mr. Cardwell spoke so emphatically in favour of maintaining the dignity of Great Britain by protecting its dependencies, seemed to alter to a large extent the relations in which the colony had hitherto stood with the mother country in regard to this question. The principle laid down in the paper which had been quoted, as to the colonies co-operating with Great Britain for their own defence, had never been practically acted upon, until the House of Commons agreed to vote certain moneys for the defence of Canada. As far as Victoria was concerned nothing had boon done beyond making application for as- Fistfince, 'TINS. 109( I RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrate,,' London News) The will of Sir John Hare, late of Hardelot Villa, Clifton, and of Boulogne_sur.lfer, France, has been proved in London by his relict, Lady Hare, the sole executrix. Sir John was formerly a mer chant residing at Bristol, and a magistrate for Somerset ; was twice married, and died, on the 2d of February last, at the age of 81, having executed his will in January this year, whereby he bequeaths the whole of his property to his wife for life, and upon her ladyship's decease the same to be divided equally between his two daughters. The will of Francis Willi ams, Esq., of Langhern hill, Wichenford, Worcester, was proved in the London court, on the 9th inst. The personalty was sworn under £400,000. The executors appointed are his nephews, Francis E. \Villains (who alone is acting) and Edward J. Williams, together with the Rev. W. E. Wall. The two latter renounced. The will is dated June 23, 1862, and there are five codi cils, the last dated December 23, 1863. The will is of considerable length, and there are numerous bequests, The principal portion of his freehold property he has devised by his will to his nephew F. E. Williams. His Wichenford estates he leaves to Thomas J. Jones on attaining 21, and who, upon his coming into possession, is to assume and use the surname and bear the arms of " Williams." His estate called the Noke, in Avenbury, Hereford, he leaves to Sophia Jones for her life, and after her decease to John Francis Williams. His farm at North Shink, Hats, he leaves to his nephew, Edward J. Williams. There are also pecuniary legacies to these parties, and to other of his nephews and nieces, as well aito other members of his family and acquaintance. Legacies also to his servants. The residue of his property he has left, by a codicil, in certain divisional parts amongst the said Sophia Jones And her five children. The will of John Craven, Esq., formerly of Alexandrian House, Surrey, and late of 9, Upper Brunswick-place, Brighton, was proved in London, under £12,000, by the acting executor, Henry Craven, the son ; Thomas Martin, of Great Garden street, the other executor, having renounced. The trustees are William Sentance (the testator's son in-law), and David Brown, of. the Merchant Sea men's Office. The will is dated Feb. 24, 1860, and the testator died on the 13th of May last. He directs his trustees to see that his business of sugar refiner is carried on until the Ist of February, 1872, and should the said Thomas Martin not continue in the management, that it shall be in the power of the trustees to place his sons therein, who will be at liberty to purchase the stock, &c., at the expira- tion of that period. He leaves to his wife an annuity of £l5O and £450 a year for the support of his children, except his daughter Ann, the wife of his executor, Mr. Sentance. The ultimate residue of his property is to be divided equally amongst all his children. In the abstract of Sir C. E. Grey's will, given in our last number, it ought to have been stated that he apportioned £1,500 (not £15,000) of a sum of money over which he had appointment to each of his two sons, Jervoise John Grey and Edward Grey. THE PRESS IN THE DUCHIES.—The following is the text of the circular recently issued by the Schleswig-HolsteinLand Government on the urgent neces sity of a sharper supervision of the press in the Duchies : " The circumstances of the present time render it neces sary to devote the utmost attention to the political press of the interior. The press has first to observe the general limits of law, and must not trench upon the sphere of right of the State or of individuals either in form or in the mode of expression. If it intends to preserve its dignity and beneficial influence, it must, at the same time, be care ful to protect the public tranquillity and benefit. In both directions the press of the Duchies leaves much to be de sired. Various illegal manifestations of the press have re cently occurred, and the attitude of certain papers is at present but little calculated to promote the common weal. Under these circumstances the police authorities are desired to exercise the most careful supervision over the political press, and, as soon as cause exists, to bring into application the repressive measures prescribed by law. It will also be incumbent upon them, when the occasion arises, to avert all misuse of the press as much as possible, by coming to an understanding with the editors of newspapers. To secure the correct application of the means placed by the law at '-the disposal of the police authorities, the Land Govern ment must not omit to point out that the two repressive measures provided by our press legislation—viz, seizure and criminal procedure with respect to the same production of the press —may follow one another, but that either mea sure may also be adopted independently. While criminal procedure presupposes the co-operation of the courts, seizure is at first a measure of administration, and only then becomes a matter for the consideration of the law when the parties interested claim a judicial hearing, or the Land Government refers the matter to ,the courts. Whatever the punishment presupposed by the existence of a criminal code, the conditions of seizure are more ex actly laid down in sec. 8 of the order of March 10, 1848, as regards Holstein, and in sec. 1 of the order of the same date and in the decree of Feb. 22, 1820, as regards Schleswig. According to these, the seizure of a publication is to take place when the same contains an offence against the laws of the country or an attack upon the constitution, security, and dignity of a friendly State. As now generally the friendly relations of other States to our own cause such attacks to appear illegal, this is the case in a still higher degree when the attacks are directed against States with Which the Duchies have entered by the force of cir cumstances into particularly close connection. By the rights of possession of Austria and Prussia, based upon the treaty of peace, a relation of autho rity pending its duration has been created in the Duchies to the supreme heads of those States which is placed under the protection of the Land Government. An attack directed against this relation cannot, therefore, be suffered under any circumstances. From this point of view the police authorities have therefore to judge of the excesses of the press, and to proceed against them with severity by the application of the resources of the law." THE COAL-BEDS OF BRAZILS.—Some time since it was stated in our columns that Mr. N. Plant had discovered large deposits of coal in the provinces of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It ap p ears , f r om a late number of the Anglo-Brazilian Times, th a t Mr. Plant had submitted some fossils and geological illustrations of the province to Professor Agassiz, wh o was on a scientific expod ,- tion to Rio de Janeiro ; an d f ro m that distinguished savant Mr. Plant has received the following interesting letter : " Rio, June 18, 1865. Dear Sir, —I have not yet returned my thanks for the fine specimens you have presented to me, though ever since I saw them I have looked for a moment's leisure to do so. However, this gives me an opportunity of expressing a more mature opinion concerning their geolo gical ago, which I am glad to have an opportunity of re cording, especially since the examination I have made of them has satisfied me of the correctness of some views concerning the fossils of the oldest geological formation, in which I had little confidence. That these organic remains all belong to the carboniferous period is unques tionable, and it is the close affinity with the characteristic fossils of Europe which particularly interests, and in a measure surprises me. Had the whole collection been made in Pennsylvania, I would not more decidedly have recognised its carboniferous characteristics; down to the rocks underlying and overlying the fossilife rous bed; and the photographs you have shown me of the localities leave no doubt of the great extent and value of the coal beds p roper of the river Candiota, whilst the coal itself may fairly b e compared to the best in the market, judging from the specimens you have shown me, and those I owe to your kindess. As to the coal of the Falkland Islands, I can only compare it to the Anthracite of Mans field, in Massachusetts, and the adjoining deposits in Rhode Island ; though it does not appear quite so pure as the best Anthracite of the United States; but this is an impression derfved from surface specimens, gathered at random. With my best wishes for the further success of your geological explorations, in which I hope you may hereafter also in clude the drift and erratics, now that you are satisfied of their existence in Brazil, I remain, yours very truly, L. AOASSIZ.—N. Plant, Esq." In a note to the foregoing; the editor of the Anglo-Brazilian Times says :—" We point to the latter portion of this very important letter of Professor Agassiz as a provisional answer to the assertion made by the medical officer of her Majesty's ship Stromboli, to the effect that coal does not exist on the Falkland Islands. The question is a scientific one, and the great philosopher from Cambridge, United States, has, by i geological . deduction, as we have seen, declared n favou r of the position assumed by Mr. Ramsay Cooke, of her Majesty's ship Egmont, who was the first discoverer of these coal beds, and who assures us that , the coal from these deposits wore burned by her Maj est y s ship Satellite, on her passage from the Falkland IslandsAtgoaßssim. an Rio." Since writing letter, s w ta ri ff .ti h ng ave th l e eft fo ßrieog,oitnogexplore Professor the district watered by th e Amazon GRANT'S LINE.—An American pape r s t a t es that General Grant really made a speech at Bowdoin Commence ment. As he had declined to speak, General Chamberlain said—"l have tried to get General Grant to speak, but he says 'No ; and when he says that word he means it. Lee knows it means something." General Grant broke in, say ing, " I continue to fight it out on that line." And that wag his speech, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Betting-7 to 4on Roarer. Won by a head ; a bad third. sold. Mr. Stebbing's Roarer, A yrs, Ust 71b (inc. 71b extra) 1 Mr. Brayley's Antoinette, 4 yrs, list 61b ...(Capt Scobell) 2 M.r E. Collins's Broadway, 5 yrs, list llb (Owner) 3 No betting. Won by three-quarters of a length ; a bad third. The Ivybridge Hunt Plate of 25 sovs ; for horses that have been fairly hunted in Devon or Cornwall the sea son of 1864 and 1865. Two miles, on the flat. Mr. Brown's Burgess, 5 yrs, list 131 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Menheneck's Will-0 1 -the-Wisp, aged, 11st 71b (Captain Holloway) 2 Mr. J. Hex's Little Fairy, 6 yrs, list 71b Scobell 3 Mr. J. R. Newcombe's Lisp, 6 yrs, 12st 31b (Owner) 0 No Betting. Won in a canter by five lengths. BETTING- AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Gladiateur (offered) 7to 1 agst The Duke (taken) Bto 1 agst Regalia (offered) 10 to 1 agst Klarinska (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered) 100 to 6 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 66 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) THE DERBY. Bto lon the field—(offered) LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. BOARD OF TRADE WHITEHALL, AUG. 21. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for , Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Odessa, transmitting the following quarantine regulations which have been imposed by the Governor of that port upon vessels coming from Alexan dria and the Bosphorus : Vessels having performed five days quarantine in the Dardanelles, and not having had any case of cholera on board during their voyage, will not be subject to quaran tine at Odessa. Vessels on board of which cases of cholera have taken place during the voyage will be subjected to ten days' observation, and if the cholera makes its appearance in the Dardanelles or at Constantinople all ships coming through the Bosphorus will be subjected to ten days ob servation. AUGUST 22. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at St. Petersburgh, containing an announcement that the reduced duty of 30 kopecks per Western on rags exported by the C us t om -h ouses on the Western Laud Frontier extended to the Kingdom of Poland. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 23. Lieut. Godolphin James Burslem has been this day pro moted to the rank of Retired Commander, uuder Orders in Council of Aug. 2, - 1860, and July 9, 1864. COURSE OF EXCHANGE-Friday. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 521 Brussels Hamburg — 13 10 Paris Short 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 45 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —121 k Vienna 11 20 Trieste ..... " Petersburgh .. 30/ Berlin Madrid — ••• Cadiz 47.-1 Leghorn — 25 .571 Milan Messina Genoa — 25 57f ' Naples 25 57f Palermo . Oporto —51 k Lisbon — 511 11 19 12 12 if 25 574 25 574 13 104 25 27* 25 50 25 50 121 i 11 274 11 274 304 474 474 25 62} 25 62 25 62 25 62 25 62 25 62 511 bit MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. SATURDAY, Aug. 26.—Large supplies of vegetables aro on sale, but the show of fruit is only moderate. On th e whole, the trade is steady, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 5s to 7s; hot house grape; 2s 6d to Os; filberts, 9d to is per Ib ; plums, 3s to 4s; greengages, apples, is 3d to 2s 6(1; pears, is 3d t o 3 s per half Wherries, 6d to 9d per p unne t ; lemon; 4s to 8s; lOs to 14s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, is to 3s ; ca bb ages, 9d to is 4d; horseradish, is to 2s p er d oz h eads; greens, 2s to 3s ; turnips, 2s to 8s ; c arro t s, 4 s to 58 ; onion; la 6d to 2s 4s sieve;toS oranges, s per dozen bunches; French beans, is to is 3d per half sieve; cucumbers, 3d to is 6d each; potatoes, 60s to 1005 per ton; cos lettuce; 10d to is 3d per score. HAY MARKETS . SMITRYIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to .£6 ; clover, .£5 to 47 ; straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND.—Ifeadow hay, .£4 15s to £6 10s; clover, £5 to .£7 7e ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A fair demand. WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 68; clover, £5 to £7; and straw, £1 168 to £2 2s per load. Trade steady. POULTRY. Geese, 5s 6d to is Gd each ; goslings, 5s Od to 6s 6d ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is to 2s ; wild do., is to is Old ; pigeons, 6d to 10d ; wood do 6d to 9cl; hares, 2s Gd to 5s Od ; grouse, 5s to to 6s Od each ; Surrey fowls, 108 to 13s ; do. chickens, 6ge Od to Os Od ; barn door fowl.", 4s Od to 6s Od per couple ; English eggs, 8s 6d to 9s Od; french do., 7s Od to 7s 6d per 100 ; Ostend fresh butter, is to is ld ; English, le ld to le 3d per lb. PLYMOUTH RACES.--Franey. The Plymouth Plate (Handicap) of 60 soya, for all ages ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. Carlisle's Allow Me, 5 yrs, 7eL 21b .... (C. Page 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Antoinette, 4 •yrs, ist 111 b (inc 9lb ex. (Cannon 2 Mr. Y. R. Newcombe's Rosette, 3 yrs, 6st ........ (Murray 3 Betting-5 to 2on Antoinette, to 1 agst Allow Me. Wori easily by two lengths ; a bad third. The Devonport and Stonehouse Plate of 25 sovs, added to a sweopstakes of 5 sovs each ; for 2-Sr-olds, 7st 71b; three, 96t 71b; four, lOst 51b; five and upwards lOst 121 b ; mares And geldings allowed 31b ; selling allow ances, itc. One mile. Mr. Cannon's Lady Overtown, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (£100) (Cannon) 1 Mr. J. Hex's Roarer, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (£100) ...(F. Adams) 2 Mr. A. Cowley's Ambrose, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (£100) (0. Gley 3 Tho winner was not The Cornwall Stakes (Handicap) of 30 sows, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 SOPS each, 2 ft, to the fund, for all ages ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 12 subs. Captain King's Gem of the Sea, 5 yrs, 9st 71h (J. Goater) 1 Prince D. S o l ty k off ' s Nip, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Murray) 2 Betting -4 to lon Gem of the Sea. Won cleverly by half a length. Her Majesty's Vase (Handicap), value 100 guinea; added to a Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 7 ft, and 3 only if declared ; winners extra. About three miles. 13 subs. 5 declared. Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, syrs, list 91b (in. 51b ex. Prince D. Soltykoff's Nip, 3 yrs,9s (Cannon) 1 Mr. Tompkins's Seven-and-a-Half (J. Mann) 2 Ib 3 yrs, 9st 71b t 7 Boyce) 3 Mr. Cannon's Lady O vertown, 3 yrs, 9st 4Ib (W (J.. Goater) 4 Betting-2 to lon Pearl Diver. Won after a good race by a short head ; Seven-and-a- Half a bad third. The County Members' Plate of 25 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each ; three-yr-olds, lOst ; four, list 41b ; five and upwards, 12st ; penalties and allow ances;' gentlemen riders; jockeys, 71b extra. One mile and a half, 5 subs. BILLINGSGATE. Eels, 8d to le ; salmon, is to is 3d per lb. ; soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; cod, 2s 6d to lOs ; brill, 2s Od to 88 Od ; mullets, is 6d to 2s 6d; turbot, 2s 6d to 15s ; lobsters, Is to 3s 6d; crabs 6d to 3s Od each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 9s to 18s pet . dozen ; common oysters, 16s to 403 ; natives, 100 to 105 a per bushel ; herrings, 12s ; mackerel, 303 to 50s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 8s Od to 4€l Oa ; Ss 10d to 4s Od to 5s 10 d ; lamb, Os Od to O a Od ; vea l , 48 10d ; and pork, Ea 8d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. WHITECRAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s I.ocl ;- veal, 3810 d to 46 10d ; and p or k, B s 8d to 5s Od per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheatenbreadl; the metropolis are from bid to id, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2 f l to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3fd ; 721 b to 80Th, 3d to s d 3 o id: 6 to s d 6881; lambs, 3 5 Od tob, Bid t o 4d; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id. Horse hid e s, Os Od to 105 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4 50 6d ; s h osr lings, 3s 3d to 45 Bd. I COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. S. d. s. d. Hastings Hartley ...... 17 9 Walls End Riddell lB 6 Hatton Lyons .......... 18 3 Cowpen Hartley Hetton ............... ... 20 0 Carway and Duffryn Tee 5,,,,,, .......... 19 6 Malting 24 0 Tanfield Moor ..1 3 0 East Hartlepool 18 6 Walls End H aswe ll ... 2 0 0 Tunstall Eden Main Ships at market, 37; sold, 37. THE BREADALBANE SUCCESSION CASE.—We un derstand that her Majesty, on the petition of Donald Campbell, Esq., Fort-William, has been graciously pleased to appoint a court, including the Lord Chancellor, &c., as judges, to adjudicate on the claims to the Earldom of Breadalbane, and to grant a warrant to the plaintiff, Mr. Campbell, to summon Glenfalloch and Borland to enter appearance in and obey all orders of that court, under penalty of .imprisonment, &c. It is thus seen why Mr. Campbell declined to claim before the Court of Session, which has no jurisdiction in questions involving titles, - a . and aden rsion :d to His ock veral r the ning ighi, inig. D See ning Julia ad no ;oun- there ,efore )lish- resi- corn- ouse lava! e, to l the n to ~ the and -The curial grass esty, rards with SCOEIS ►ON E 1 by b. the 0 ex- for- Eng west ;eons has llent ince te at Sohn the Wad ed to Atero resi son, Lstle rried earn, Lased xver f the nese, ttotili dock 3 old f the nind Low- ious r in- Llily thor her of bleu 'aith her raor nt. 4 ,rp• tult le' re d TY of 0 0 Pill I k s -- 101} 1031 I 9Cf i 1021 b