The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-15 00:00:00

wheat D pre red as ediate ler Or xd.— Ben pectict lied on hostel., NVil end of night Lis 81st resent dished Inuisos ITO T 0... US WhO LO most iscans, Knatodt or visit thedralt r , i ico • of v abode vod and V PailY NONEY NARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market shows no material alteration either with regard to the demand or the terms upon which it is supplied. Bankers and others require 4 per cent for the best bills, although occasional op erations are reported at 3i per cent. 'The directors of Reuter's Telegram Company have notified that, in accordance with a resolution passed at a special general meeting, they were em powered to issue debentures to the amount of £35,000, and that they are prepared to receive ap plication for the same, for the terms of two and four years, at the following rates'of interest—two years, per cent. per annum; four years, 6 per cent. per annum. Tho debentures will be of three denomi nations, namely, £2O, £5O, and £lOO, and will have interest coupons attached, payable half-yearly on the Ist September and the Ist March in each year. It is stated that the contracts held by the Company with various parties in this country and abroad, and ranging over a period of five years, amount to more than the sum which it is now intended to borrow. The General Credit and Finance Company of Loi idon (Limited) are in receipt of advices from the ir agents, Messrs. 11. L. Boulton and Co., dated La. Guaira, July 25, 1865, of duties collected as foltlows, on account of the Venezuelan Six per Cent. Loan, 1864 :—Per statement No. 17, from Ciudad Bolivar, $951 50 ; No. 18, ditto, $12,243 90 ; No. I'9, ditto, $264 ; No. 20, ditto, $997 50 ; No. 21, d itto, $282 50 ; No. 22, ditto, $3Bl ; No. 23, ditto, $ 10 ; No. 24, ditto, $12,274 81; No. 50, from Puerto Cabello, $13,848 78; No. 51. ditto, $4,618 65; No. 52, ditto, $22,585 83 ; No. 39, from La Guaira, $5,797 54 ; No. 40, ditto, $15,326 85 ; Total, $89,612 86. Two o'CLoca. The English Stock Market exhibits considerable weakness, and Consols have declined to 894 4 for money, and 894 s for the account. The yield of the harvest is not expected to be abundant, and the un favourable weather for getting in the crops tend to depreciate the value of all descriptions of negotiable property on the Stock Exchange. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 891 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 248 ; and India 5 per Cents., 1041. In the Foreign Stock Market the tendency is also to lower values. Turkish Consolides are 484 49 ; Mexcan, 224 4 ; New Loan, 214 4 ; Greek, 204 4 ; Spanish Passive, 284 4 ; Certificates, 134 4 ; Italian, 631 4 ; and the Confederate Loan, 5 7. A few dealings have taken place in American securities, and the quotations indicate firmness. United States 5-20 bonds, 67 4 ; Erie shares, 544 ; and Illinois, 764 4. The chief operations in the Railway Share Market to-day have been connected with the usual half monthly settlement, and prices have in several in stances shown less firmness. Great Easterns have declined 55., and Midland 155., while North East ern Leeds have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, without any material variation. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have also re mained inactive. London and Westminster have declined to 9 41, Alliance Bank to 281. National Discount Company remain at 154, and Royal Mail Steam at 115. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—Hop and Malt Exchange, 24 34 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par 4 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par 4 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 14 2+ prem. ; London bridge Land, * prem. ; Downs Docks, 1+ 14 prem ; London Quays, dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 1+ prem. ; Overend, Gur ney, and Company, 2! 3 prem. ; London Jute Works, 14 2 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany, 2i 21 dis. ; Wheal Penrose and Unity Mines, 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 o per Cent. Reduced B9} 81 9} New 3 per Cent B9* s 81 9} Now 2k per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Apri l , lBBs Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, .£1,000,3 & 3} per Cent 2 dila 2 pm 3 dis Do. £5OO Do. £lOO and .£2OO ' Bank of England Stock, 5} per Cent 248 Do Account ' INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do .£B6 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 9Bi 0 Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 93i f 4 Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2Ol ,fi Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £67f paid — dig Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid IJexican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 1864 2ll -pi 1)0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 46, Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4i per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 471 Do Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4/ per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 bardinian 5 per Cent — ... Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred — Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 93/ Do Account Du 6 .per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 7Ol Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — French Rentes, 41 per Cent. — Do Account — talian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Do. Sept. Account SHARE MARKETS—This day. Sharel Railways. Closing Paid. Price. 1.14 et It et 50 20 btr .Nat 'Myth and Tyne 'Bristol and Exeter .. Caledonian Cork and Bandon.. • • • • Cornwall Do. A A ... g ets no div. till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock 96 18 133} 134; ti ei 61 C 6 16 17 90 o► 2 109 111 4( 47 41 7i 81 131 132 143 144 128 132 Do.Buo Do. New. is. at 25 prr Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaekwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. tic North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. . Do. New 87 $9 65 651 63 65 43 45 40 45 105 107 1181 114 93 94 106 108 39 11 122} Mt 994 104 63 64 133 134 24 ➢}p 129 ►294 99 101 511 d I and Do, Birmin.. & Derby Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. 4 shares Bid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ,'& Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•F, purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable ~ 52 53 24 15 1101 1111 67 69 1021 1031 37i 38i - -P 10 11 p 121 123 14 2 pl 77 79 111 121 148 152 57 5) 61 63 55 57 80i 61i 9 10 151 156 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1221 2 BRITISH l' Atlantic &St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda,.t Cen.ln.l • gu. 5 per cent... Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bufr.,Brant, & Goderich p.c. bds. Aug. 1, :872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Jude 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town tit Dock, gn Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred DO: 2d Pra. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. Co. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim ; gua. 5 per cent D ). 41 per cent Do . ..- Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New .. ... Do. 6 p. c. Ma. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c .... Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can. Class A ancli3 — g.lll.C'da,pclstpf.bds Scinde Da Delhi d Do. do Do. Punjaub 1 Do.lndus St. Flo , 3 4p 104 106 48 50 1291 1 81 ISIONS. 57 59 101 102 41 41 9 10 99 101 70 75 , 100 102 101 i 102; 103 104 I IP 18 IV 88 90 65 66 55 60 57 $8 50 52 43 46 33 42 25 /7 24 26 1024 1034 I i P i I P 100 101 11; 12i 81 80 i 0 V 2 82 84 i 4d 101 102 96 97 8) 91 66 68 82 84 99} 1003 995 1003 I ii , 94 1003 fT SECUR 96 98 95 97 100 83 85 82 64 103 105 108 108 108 110 108 108 1(3 105 108 110 103 105 107 109 107 109 103 105 95 97 9! 101 93 93 90 91 102 104 83 85 98 100 1014 102/1 105 107 Icoi 11041 91 91 25 27 560 580 18 i 4 0 11/ 121 6 66 24 2 10 11 31 44 2 4 191 201 14 34 35 24 2 2} 40 4Z 2 21 2/ 3 41 41 21 16 11 13 25 85 1 I it if I 2 I 30 32 470 490 15 2) 13 15 16i 17i 6i 74 8 104 75 8 ) 170 180 75 80 28 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 Business done. COLONIAL GOVERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1672.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.Sz July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. do Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed ak Capo G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do; 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 - Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.16 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N. B. Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. GI sterling, 1875 - Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja & July Do. do, is pril & Oct.. 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 BRITISH DI Cam. Consol. (sold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ast Cam Brea East Grenville East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great L axey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Starke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lel ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West 5et0n....... Wheal Bassett (Mogan, Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton (Wheal Trelawney (Lis ; Wheal Union 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 60/ all 1.1.0 4.3.6 3.12.1 40 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 371 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 18.18.9 30.17.6 PREFERENCE SHARES. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 41 per cent. pi., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland Bradford Pref. stock, 93i FOILEJGR RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Great Luxembourg, 15 San Paulo, Rm., gua. 6 per cent., 171 FOREIGN MINES, Frontino and Bolivia Gold, Um., 3 Yudanamutana of B. Australia, Rm., I} BANE& Agra and Br taterman's, Um., 57} &Mance, Um.. 28f I Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 221 Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of London.ll32 Chartered filer. of India, London, and China, 4 3$ commercial Bank of India and the East, 20 Consolidated Bank, Bra., 101 1 East London, um.. 51 European Bank, Bm., 111 Imperial Ottoman, 15 f London Chartered Bank of Australia, 251 London Joint Stook, 47f London and South African, 172 London and 11 estminster. 94f 6 Oriental Banx Corporation, 52 Provincial of Ireland, 86 Union of London, 53 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B:per cent. gua., Berlin Water Works, lira., ilk Commercial Union, Insurance, 8 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 5} Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 811 London General Omnibus Company, n Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, Rhymney Iron, 30 Royal Mail Stearn, 115 SWANSEA SAVING S-BANK.—During the half-year ending the SOth of May last this bank received in deposits £22,319 19s. 7d., also interest from National Debt office £2,851 18s. 2d., and transfers from other savings banks, £4B 10s. 4d. The repayments to depositors reached £19,661 18s. 6d, an d th e t rans f ers t o P ost - o ffi ce an d o ther savings -bank s on l y amounted to £320 9s. 3d., which shows that confidence is felt in the management and stability of the old bank. The expenses of management for the half year were £237, and the balances on the 20th of May stood as follows :—lnvested in National Debt, £179,553 17s. 10d.; separate surplus fund, £1,700 ; Glamorganshire Banking Company, £1,738 Bs. 9d., making a total of £182,992 6s. 7d. as compared with £177,987 7s. 11d. on the 20th of Novem ber, 1864, being an increase of £5,004185. Bd. ITIES. 07 61 7} HIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEAING, AUGUST 15, 1865. The Holborn and Ramsgate Murders• ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) The Coroner's inquiry into the circumstances connected with the deaths of William, Henry, and Alexander White, whose bodies were found dead in the Star Coffee-house, Red Lion-street, Holborn, was held this day. Mr. Smith, from the firm of Messrs. Gold and Son, attended to watch the case on the part of Stephen For vrood, otherwise Ernest Southey, who now stands com mitted to Maidstone Gaol for trial, on the charge of wilful murder of Mrs. Forwood and her daughter, at Ramsgate, on the 10th inst. Dr. Anthony Roberts, of Lambs' Conduit-street, was the first witness examined. It will be recollected that a por tion of this witness's evidence was taken on Friday last, and this morning he continued his evidence by a descrip tion of the superficial appearance of the bodies of the three children when he was called on the discovery of the murders. Fourteen hours after death he commenced his post mortem examination. The witness then gave a technical description of the appearance of the intestines of the deceased children. He sent portions of the tongue, brain, heart, &c., of each of the three children to Dr. Harley for analysis. Dr. Harley, of 77, Harley-street, physician at University College Hospital, and one of the professors at the college, then read his report of analysis of the portions of the bodies of three children he had received from the last witness. It commenced by stating that, as it was said by Southey that he had used nicotine to produce the death of the children, that poison was sought for, but not discovered, but in all the experiments made unmistakable evidence of prussic acid was present in all three of the bodies, and no other poison. How the poison was administered it was impos sible to say, as there was no trace of the poison in the chalk mixture found in the bed-room of the eldest boy. With respect to the pungent odour prevailing in the bed-rooms, it arose from oil of copaiba having been intentionally , or otherwise spilt in the room, perhaps with the intention of counteracting and destroying the smell of the essential oil of bitter almonds. He was of opinion that death arose from the mortal effects of a dose of prussic acid in each case, and the tests that had led him to that conclusion were those known as the iron test, and the sulphur, silver, and vapour tests. The witness then produced a number of test tubes, each containing a portion of the poisons taken from the bodies of the children. The Coroner asked if it could be ascertained how touch poison was administered to each victim ? Dr. Harley said he could not say with certainty, but in the bodies of the two youngest children he' found quite sufficient to destroy three persons. He should say about a dessert spoonful was administered to the two little boys, and a table-spoonful to the eldest. He thought there had been a second dose given to two, as he found a portion of the poison unswallowed in the throats of Henry and Alex. White. The Coroner—l don't know that we can go any further in this case. The prisoner is at present detained Jo custody at Ramsgate, and I don't think we shall have him before us until the proper authorities take steps to get him to London, which I believe is intended. The inquiry can now be closed or adjourned, whichev©r is thought desirable. Inspector Thompson here informed the Coroner that a female named Petty, who had the youngest of Mrs. White's children with her (a little girl of about five years of age), might be able to say something. The witness was accordingly examined. Sarah Petty, of 2, Cornelia-terrace, Battersea, then said —Southey came to her house in July last. About three weeks age she saw Mrs. White in the Edgware-road, when she told her (witness) that she was going to Australia on the 24th. When Mr. Southey came to her house, he said to witness that if Mrs. White did not tell her whore she was to be found some harm would come. He wished to get possession of the little girl. Mrs. White told her not to say anything about her to Southey, as, for the sake of her children, she wished to lead a better life, as she had quite done with him (Southey). The child was left with me by Mrs. White in July last. A Juror—Did he ask you to deliver up the child? Witness—No. He wished the child to go with him to buy some cakes. A Juror—She appeared afraid of him then ? Witness—Yes. The little girl was here placed before the jury, but she was deemed too young to give evidence. Inspector Thompson, of the detective force, said the last witness gave him a letter unopened, addressed to Mrs. White. He opened it and read it. It urged Mrs. 'White to return to the writer Southey, as if she did not, some thing more terrible than she ever imagined would happen. A Juror—We ought to have that letter. Witness—lt can be produced, but not now, as I have given all the papers to the Commissioners of Police. Superintendent Searle, of the E division of police, said he had made inquiries at the chemists in the neighbour hood of Holborn, and at bO9, kept by a Mr. Blaxall, he was informed that a man answering the description of Southey called on him on the Bth of August. lle said he had a little boy who had been neglected, and that ho had returned home with diarrhoea. He led the chemist to believe that ho was a medi- cal man, and asked him to make him up a chalk mix ture. While this was being done, the man asked the wholesale price of Scheele's hydro-cyanic acid, but he did not get any of tho poison from Mr. Blaxall's shop. It is, however, supposed that Southey had had poison in his pos session for some time. The Coroner said that was all that was known at pre sent. It would now be for the jury to decide whether they would return an open verdict, or adjourn for a lengthened period to see if it was possible to have the accused present. They had heard the opinion of Dr. Harley, and there could not be a doubt about the cause of death; but it was for the jury to decide the course to pursue. _ _ . _ After a short discussion, theinquiry was adjourned for a fortnight. The Attempted Murder at Chatham. Yesterday the prisoner John Currie, 36th company of Royal Engineers, who stands charged with haring shot Major Francis Horatio de Yore, with the intention of kill ing him, was brought up before the magistrates at the Chatham Police-court for examination. The magistrates on the bench were the Rey. J. J. Marsham, chairman, and Mr. Thomas H. Baker. The prisoner, as already described, is a very young man, his age, as given by himself, being 19. During his brief examination and while before the magistrates he appeared to treat the matter with the utmost indifference, and was, apparently, the only unconcerned spectator in the court.Ho is about sft. Bin. in height, and has a mild exp ression of countenance. Superintendent Everist said be charged the pr i so ner with having, with malice aforethought, fired a loaded rifle at Major Francis Horatio de Vero, at Brompton barracks, on Fxiday afternoon last, with intent to kill and murder him. Mr. Furrell, clerk to the magistrates, after reading over the charge to the prisoner, asked him if he had anything to say why ho should not be remanded. Prisoner—No, sir, I have nothing to say. Mr. Marsham—Then you are remanded until Wednes day next. The prisoner was then immediately removed, the whole proceedings occupying but two or three minutes. Currie continues to display the same dogged demeanour which he has exhibited over since the occurrence, and his only regret, from his frequent remarks to that effect, would appear to be that he did not succeed hi his in tention to take Major Do Yore's life, the ono topic on which he continues to dilate being that officer's alleged " tyranny" towards him. The prisoner has been Tiosited by his father, who occupies a respectable position in the neighbourhood of London, and in reply to his regrets to find him guilty of such a crime, he only answered that Major De Vere did not deserve to live. From inquiries made yesterday afternoon it was stated that Major De Vera was a trifle better, and from the fact of his having lingered so long hopes are entertained of hie ultimate recovery. MARKETS--This Day. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadovi hay, £5 Os Od to £5 15s Od; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; old clover, £6 Os to £6 15s ; new ditto, £5 108 to £G Os ; and straw, £lBB to £1 13s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; old clover, £6 Os to £7 Os ; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Gs; and straw, £1 103 to £llss por load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL. — OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 10s; old clover, £6 Os to £6 15s ; new ditto, £slos to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 13s per load. Trade inactive. The Cattle Plague• KENT. Several fresh cases of the murrain are reported to have occurred in the vicinity of Canterbury. The committee appointed at the meeting of East Kent farmers on Saturday have drawn up and forwarded to the Privy Council a memorial setting forth that all importation of cattle without due inspection being prohibited in the port of London, the county of Kent is in especial danger from the landing of diseased stock in the different ports throughout the coast, and that the existing state of the law does not give any power to stop the transit of diseased stock on the public roads, nor to any public market, whereby the disease is liable to be indefinitely spread, and praying that the same system of inspection be instituted at all ports on the Kentish seaboard ; that steps be immediately taken to stop as far as possible the progress of the disease, by prohibiting the landing or transit of any diseased cattle ; and that the committee be empowered, in co-operation with the Government inspection, to take any means they may consider desirable to stop the progress of the disease where already commenced. They have also appointed Messrs. Crowhurst, veterinary surgeons, of Canterbury, inspectors of stock for East Kent, but particularly the Canterbury district. Mr. Lord, veterinary surgeon to the Cavalry Depot, at the Canterbury Garrison, has suggested to the com mittee the propriety of establishing an hospital for diseased cattle, and, in the event of one being formed, is willing to render all the assistance in his power gratuitously. The committee are disposed to enter tain the suggestion if funds can be obtained. Mr. R. Furley, secretary to the Ashford Cattle-market, has written to say that Mr. Fordham, veterinary surgeon, has been appointed to examine the stock sent for sale to that market. from disease, and that they should keep them sepa rate from other cattle for some time. The CHAIRMAN thought that the suggestions of Mr. List were very valuable, and would prove of great benefit to the - fanners. • Mr. M'GALL suggested that a mutual assurance society should be formed among the farmers for the purpose of compensating those who might lose their cattle through the plague ; but as a meeting had to be held at Dunse on Tuesday it was thought better not to discuss the question till then. A great deal of conversation ensued as to the pro priety of taking immediate steps, and the conclusion come to was that a deputation should attend the meeting at Dunse on Tuesday, to confer with the farmers who would there assemble ; and that the chairman should write to the chairman of the Cham ber of Commerce at their meeting in Edinburgh, suggesting to them the necessity of writing to the Home Secretary, calling upon him either to prevent the importation of foreign cattle into the country or to put a quarantine upon all vessels coming into this country with cattle. The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the meeting shortly afterwards sepa rated. There will be a very strong opposition in Newcastle and the mining and manufacturing districts of Northumberland and the North to any attempt to prohibit foreign cattle from being imported into the Tyne. Considerable numbers are brought in weekly, and they have had a tendency to check the advance of prices at the cattle market, which were rapidly putting it out of the power of large sections of the working classes of purchasing animal food. Very great care is being taken by the municipal officers and the Custom-house authorities that no diseased cattle be landed, and down to the present time 'foreign cattle have been brought to the Tyne free from disease and in good condition. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has remained very dull, and the fow dealings entered into have boon at about previous rates. SIMAR.—The market has remained very quilt, and prices have undergone no material alteration. COFFEE.—For superior descriptions of Plantation Ceylon there has been a moderate demand at steady rates. RICE.—The inquiries for East India have boon more animated, and full rates have been demanded by holders. TALLow.--More activity has prevailed, and the opera rations for both present and forward delivery have been on a rather extensive. P. Y. C. on the spot is quoted 425. 9d. to 435., and last three months 435. 6d. to Us. 9d. per cwt. A VETERAN.—On the 7th inst. an old man, named Alexander Aitken, died at No. 4, Chalmers'-build ings, Edinburgh, after having seen an amount of service and taken part in a series of important engagements such as seldom falls to the lot of even the longest-lived and most distinguished sodiers. Alexander Aitken enlisted in the 42d Highlanders in 1793 (72 years ago), and served with his regiment in Flanders when the English conquered Hol land. He afterwards served under Sir Ralph Abercromby in Egypt, and was present at Corunna, Fuentes d'Onor, Pyrenoes, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, the Peninsula, and at Waterloo. He was also at the taking of the Island of Minorca, and at the time of his death was supposed to have been the only non-commissioned officer who . was present when Aborcromby was carried off the field of battle. THE BRAZILS, (By Telegraph from Lisbo;: i .) RIO DE JANEIRO, JULY 25. Exchange on London, n 1 to 23i ; on Paris, 400 to 405. Coffee. good first, 7;500 to 7,600 reis. Shipments of cotee since the departure of last mail, 49,632 bags, of which 17,131 were for the Channel. Stock, 80,000 bags. Freights, 47} to 55. BAHIA, JULY 29. Exchange on London, 241. Sugars, brown, 2,400 to 2,800 reis. Cotton, 14,700 to 15,000 reis. PERNAMBUCO, AUG. 1. Exchange on London, 241 to 244. Sugars— whites, 4,000 to 4,100 reis ; browns, 2,000 reis. Cotton, 18,000 to 18,200 reis. The Douro arrived here on the 28th ult., and sailed the same evening for Bahia. LISBON, AUG 14. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Estramadure, with the Brazil mails, arrived here this evening. THE STATE OF WARSAW. WARSAW, AUG. 11. The Journal de Varsovie publishes the 'follow- ing :-- " The Hotel de l'Europe, in this city, which was confiscated by the State during the disturbances of 1863 in consequence of the murder of Dr. Bartholdi, will be given up •to its proprietor on the Ist of October, by order of his Excellency Count Berg, Lieutenant of the Kingdom. " Owing to another order of his Excellency, the convents of Warsaw will be evacuated by the troops which were cantoned in them during the insurrec tion. These two measures show that the affairs of the Kingdom of Poland are in the best course, and are taking a thoroughly pacific turn." CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) A gentlemanly-looking foreigner, named Lafaucade, sur rendered to an indictment, charging him with having com mitted perjury at a trial in one of the superior courts of Westminster, in which a Madame Valentine was a claimant for some valuable securities, and in which tho defendant gave strong evidence adverse to her claim. The trial was of a very complicated character, and will not conclude, it is expected, before late at night. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) . . Frank Lancing Martin was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering an order for the delivery of a blank cheque, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. The prisoner, it appeared, engaged a boy to go to the Bank of England to obtain a blank cheque, representing it to be for Messrs. Gosling & Co., which was untrue. Brett, the officer on duty at the bank, saw the boy enter, and having made some inquiries of him, the cheque was delivered to him, and when he arrived outside the bank the prisoner came up, took the paper from him, and then Brett took him into custody. The prisoner, it was discovered, had ordered a largo quantity of clothes from several tailors in the City, and had resided at two or three hotels, each of which he had lett without paying his bill. The Common Sergeant told him it was a very serious offence, and it was fortunate he did not carry his design fully into operation. Had he done so ho would most un doubtedly have been sentenced to penal servitude. He then sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The trial of Robert 'Waters, late steward of the Earl of Shaftesbury, has been postponed until the October sessions. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. WESTMINSTER. THE BALLOON ASCENT AT CREMORNE.-Arthur Lovejoy a carman, was charged with being drunk, and endangering the lives of persons near Cremorne gardens, and violently assaulting the police. At seven o'clock last evening, while a largo number of persons were waiting in tho neighbourhood of Cremorne for the balloon ascent, the defendant drove a cart reck lessly down Cremorne-lane, to their imminent danger. Ho was so drunk that he repeatedly fell about the cart, and only had one rein to drive with. He, of oourse, had no control over the horse. Police-constable Manley, 347, on observing his condition, stopped the horse, and took the defendant into custody. Accused, who is a very tall, pbwerful man, immediately seized the constable and twice threw him over his shoulders, from the effects of which he spat blood during the whole night. On his way to the station defendant resisted violently and kicked the constable, and on his way to the station seized a two-pound weight and was about to throw it at him, when he was prevented by a bystander. Ho was violent to other constables who came to Manley's assistance. Defendant said that he met with some friends who had treated him to drink until he hardly knew what occurred. He considered his friends had been his enemies in giving him the drink. Mr. Arnold thought ho was his own enemy in taking . it. His conduct had been fraught with dang er to the pubhc, and when apprehended he had committad vio l e nt assault, aggravated by his seizing the weigh t to throw theat officer. Committed to hard labour for a month, and to find bail for three months. ACCIDENT TO Na. MONK, M.P.—We regret to hoar that our respected representative, C. J. Monk, Esq., has sustained a serious accident by falling through two skylights. Ono rib was broken and several severe bruises i n flicted. Happily he was not seriously cut by the glass, and his escape may be considered a most providential one. He is now fast rec overing.—Gloucester Journal. During the last few days there has beenvery little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have remained inactive at the late decline. For coffee there has been only a mo derate inquiry, and prices remain without change. Rico has been in good demand at enhanced rates ; while business in the tallow market has continued moderately active, and quotations for both present and forward delivery remain exceedingly firm. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Friday, the 18th inst., a special settling day in the shares of the Belgrave Mansions Com pany (Limited), and in the scrip of the East Lon don Railway, the former to be marked in the twice a-week list, and tho latter in the daily list, £2O paid and £lO paid. The General Credit and Finance Company have intimated that the conversion and unification of the internal debts of the Ottoman Empire will be car ried on at Constantinople by the Sociae G6nerale de l'Empire Ottoman. WARWICKSHIRE. A meeting, convened by the High Sheriff of War wickshire (Mr. H. T. Boultbee), on the requisition of the Earl of Warwick, Lord Leigh, and other landed proprietors, was held at the Judges' Lodg ings, Shire-hall, Warwick, yesterday, at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of taking immediate steps to pre vent the spread of the cattle plague. The High Sheriff presided. Lord LEIGH moved the first resolution, which was as follows :—" That this meeting considers it highly expedient to take most prompt and energetic steps to prevent the spread of the fatal epidemic through the stocks of this county." In the course of his remarks his lordship said that this question was of more importance at the present time than any other, both to producers of stock and consumers of meat. Fortunately, the disease had not yet come among them, but he had been informed on very good authority that it was in Leicestershire, and he had also heard from another quarter that it had reached Staffordshire, and he thought it was quite time to take measures which would bo calculated to•prevent its introduction into their own county. Mr. WISE, M.P., in seconding the above resolu tion, alluded to a somewhat similar outbreak among the cattle of this country which occurred 140 or 150 years ago. The mortality on that occasion was fearful, and yet, as they all knew, the facilities of communication between one part of the country and another were not to be compared with thost exist ing in the present day. The railways and steam boats, &c., which they now had acted as a means of spreading the disease which had unhappily appeared, and it behoved them to take every precaution to arrest it. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. A. W. PEEL, M.P., moved that a committee be appointed for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this meeting. In doing so he remarked that he had just heard that the plague had made its appearance at West Bromwich. He commented szverely on the disgraceful manner in which cattle were placed in steamboats and railway trucks, for the purpose of transfer. He thought that disease was very often generated in consequence of the filthy state in which they were kept. Sir R. N. C. HAMILTON, K.C.8., in seconding this resolution, suggested that in all cases where cattle were sold certificates of health should be given, so that if the disease should break out it might be traced. After some discussion, the resolution was carried. Mr. DARWIN GALTON moved, and the Rev. H. MILLS seconded,—" That the chief constable be directed to instruct the police-constables under him to inform him of any case which came under their notice, and that the chief constable should at once communicate such information to the Central Com mittee." Some objections having been raised, Mr. GALTON withdrew his motion. Mr. STANLEY, veterinary surgeon, Leamington, moved—" That it is desirable that a County Asso ciation be formed for the insurance of owners and cattle from loss by any fatal, or infectious, or con tagious epidemic whi c h might break out. " Mr. HUNT, veterinary surgeon, seconded the above in an able speech, and it was unanimously carried. Honorary secretaries having been appointed, and other formal business gone through, the meeting was brought to a close by a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff being unanimously carried. NOTTINGHAM. At a meeting of the Nottingham Town Council yesterday Mr. Edwin Patchitt said that with respect to the great alarm existing in the country on account of the cattle plague, he had been requested to ask the Mayor to call a public meeting to meet the county magistrates at the Exchange Hall, on Satur day next, in order to form an association so as tomore effectually restrain p ersons i u po s session of di sease d cattle from disp os i ng of them, and, under certain cir cumstances, to assi s t th ose w h o w e re un f or t una t e enough to have become possessed of animals suffer ing from disease in order to their being destroyed. Th° movement was originated by Mr. Paget, late member for the borough, a gentleman whose know ledge and experience eminently qualified him to in dicate the measures which should be taken. Ho thought the Council ought to be ready to join this movement. Alderman VICKERS said, as this was a subject of which time was of the greatest importance, he should move at once that the Sanitary Committee be autho rised at once to appoint a properly qualified person to inspect the cattle brought into the market.—The motion was carried. OXFORDSHIRE. Mr. W. M. F. Melliar, High Sheriff of Oxford shire, has called a public meeting, in compliance with a requisition presented to him and signed by a large number of the principal landowners and agri culturists of the county, to consider the propriety of presenting a loyal address to her Majesty, beseech ing her to give orders for all possible measures to be taken to check the cattle disease, as far as may be, an d a l s o praying her, if the present laws are insuffi cient, to take such immedi ate steps as may be needed meeting is to be held at f O ec il t ord T , hoen Saturday next,the 19th to inst. 1, sot. remedycount County-hall, - he h e a , BERWICK. A meeting of the farmers residing in the neigh bourhood of Berwick was held in the Corn Ex change of that town on Saturday, to consider what measures should be adopted to prevent the spread of the cattle disease. The meeting was largely `Wilson, of Edington attended o c c b u y p f i e a d r ni t h e r e s J. Mr. GLENDINING reported a conversation he had had with Mr. Superintendent List of the Berwick shire County Constabulary. Mr. List suggested a committee should be formed with a paid secretary, and that its meetings should be held at Dunse; that small committees should be elected in each parish, and that the duty of such committees should be to obtain all the information they could as to cattle to see they were not dis eased,coming ' them for some time. Mr. List would order the county police to watch all the an i d nt t o o the w ztte d h is o tr v i e c r t railway stations, and give information to the com mittee of cattle coming into the district. He would ascertain where they had come from, and for whom they were consigned. Mr. List also suggested that a circular should be sent to all the dealers and breeders of cattle in the neighbourhood, warning them to see that the cattle they purchased w e r e free THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE—This Day. RADCLIFFE RA CES—This Dir. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BOLTON PLATE. Cutler Alico Lce.. My Mary CRAVEN TWO-YEAR-oLD Retrousse Wallet Pretty Queen 2 Five ran. GREY DE WILTON CUP. Lizard - 1 Success Terror .................................................................. 8 Five ran. EGIIAM RACES—Tins DAY. ANKERWYCKE STAKES. Balornock Lord of the Manor .-, 3 Juneaton KING JOHN STAKES. Magician 2 Katie ----- King Christian Ten ran. BETTING STAND PLATE. Vigil I Mongrel 2 Vabalathus 8 Nine ran. The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. We shall give a complete list in a later edition. QUEENSLAND. (From the Telegraphic Summary of the Queensland Guardian of Juni; lb.) A select committee of both homes is considering the subject of steam communication, and it is believed that a line of steamers from Northern Queensland to Singapore will be immediately estab lished. Several bills of importance have passed a second reading, including a Health of Towns Act, and a bill for the establishment of Reformatory Schools. The Treasurer's statement is expected to be deli vered in a few days. The Auditor-General's statement shows a deficit of over £70,000. Contracts have been taken for railway from Rockhampton to Westwood, and for branch line from Toowoomba to Warwick. The Opposition party in the Assembly is very active, and are endeavouring to bring the censure of the house on the Government for having sent £lO,OOO to the Imperial Commissioners for the pur poses of immigration. Public feeling is against the Government. The weather during the month has been very fine, but rather too dry for agriculture. Cotton is being very successfully cultivated near Gladstone. • Sugar plantations are about being formed at Maryborough and at Port Denison. The quartz reef near Warwick is turning out very rich ; some samples that have been tested have yielded 15oz. to the ton. A search for Leichhardt, the explorer, is about to to be commenced; the Government will give £l,OOO, and it is thought that a large sum will be raised by private subscription. The opening of the first part of the railway will take place on the 11th proximo. Land Sales in Brisbane show an enormous in crease in the value of town lands. 2 roods and 29 perches at a late sale brought over £6,000. Coal mining in the vicinity of Alaryborough is still looking prosperous. Very favourable accounts of the quartz reef at Gladstone. Business during the month has improved con siderably. The blacks in the North are very troublesome, They have murdered Lieutenant Hill and some of hiS troopers. No news up to date of the April mail from Eng• land. The first annual examination at the Ipswich Grammar School took place on the 9th instant. The Governor presided, and made a visitorial address. The North Australian Jockey Club meeting took place at Ipswich on the Gth, 7th, and Bth of this month. A ball was given in the School of Arts on the last day. _ _ _ News of burning of the Fiery Star, a ship 01 the Black Ball Line, reached Brisbane a short time ago. Great excitement was caused thereby. It is believed that the greater portion of the passengers have perished. The catastrophe happened off the coast of New Zealand. The Caledonian. Association gave a fete in the Botanic Gardens on the Queen's Birthday. A great number of people wera present. The festivities wound up with a soiree and ball, given in the Town Hall, in the evening. The Landsborough arrived at Keppel Bay May 6th, with 321 passengers on board. Made the passage from London in 104 days. No deaths on the passage. Spoke the Lady Milton, from Callao to Queens town, short of provisions, and gave a supply. The William Duthie, from London to Sydney, and the Edward Oliver, from Callao to Queenstown, entered Moreton Bay from Keppel Bay May 23d, with 70 passengers. The Sunda arrived at Moreton Bay from London and Queenstown, with 512 passengers, May 23, 80 days out. Three deaths on the voyage, two children and one adult. The Maryborough, from Liverpool to Port Deni son, with 360 passengers, arrived on the2Ortehie May. Twenty deaths. Placed in quarantine, and on the Bth inst. The Ranger arrived in Moreto n Bay on the 16th May. The Charlie Palmer left Moreton Bay on the 25th for London, with 20 passengers. LONDON GAZETTE —This Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 10. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right lion. Lord Lyons, G.C.8., to be her Majesty's Am bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Su blime Ottoman Porte. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Thornton, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic, to be her Ma jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Richard Edwardes, now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the United States of Venezuela, to be her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint George Fagan, Esq., now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Republic of the Equator, to be her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the United States of Venezuela. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. F. J. Pakenham, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Buenos Ayres, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Francis Clare Ford, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Japan, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at Buenos Ayres. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AuG. 11. The Right lion. 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 the Governor of Malta, stating that all vessels arriving from Beyrout will be subject to a quarantine of seven full days - and vessels with cholera on board to a quarantine a twelve full days. Ar G. 14. 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 Minister at Tangier, containing a copy of an order from the Sultan prohibiting the importation of sul phur into Moorish ports. BANKRUPTS, The following aro the only bankrupts Of commercial importance in the Gazette : George Craven, grocer, Gosport John D m C igm.3Plie mer chant, Sheffield William chy, surgeon, Isleworth G e orge RamßANKsden, iron ßUPTCYfoundeAr, NNULLED Littletown, York William Walkley, Esq., late of Arundel Sussex. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. John Brown, grocer. Cauongate, Edinburgh John Lamont, writer, Glasgow SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'—Lan EVENING, The disputed race for the kii:ntingdonshire Stakes was the great topic of conversation this afternoon. The stew ards of the meeting decided that the stakes should be awarded to Suspicion, the second horse, it having been proved that Claxton, who came in first, had been struck out of his engagements on the Ist of August, and consequently could not legally be considered as in the race. The question of bets was gone into this afternoon by two of the committee of Tattersalls', and the following extra ordinary decision arrived at : "HUNTINGDON STAKES. " Tattersalls', Aug. 14. " With regard to bets on the above race, we declare that Claxton must be considered the winner. " WESTMORELAND. " GEORGE PAYNE." The grounds on which the committee have thus adju dicated we are at a loss to conjecture. The Huntingdon stewards decided that Claxton was not in the race—in point of fact, had no existence, and should not have been allowed to run, and the Tattersalls' committee have declared him the winner! The good racing law that stakes and bets should go together seems to have been ignored on this occasion. RADCLIFFE RACES-MONDAY. The Bury Plate of 40 sore (handicap), for all ages ; win- ners extra. About three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, Bst Glb (\V. White) 1 Mr. T. Cliff's Alice Lee, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Maidment) 2 Mr. Barber's Cutaway, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Ward) 3 Wallet and Desdemona also ran. Betting -2 to 1 each agst Wallet and Alice Lea, sto 2 agst Cutaway, 4 to 1 agst Worthless. Won by three-quarters of a length ; a length between second and third, and a head between third and fourth. The Radcliffe Plate (handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages; winners extra. About half a mile. Mr. Handley's Viola, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Maidment) 1 Mr. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, B s t 101 b (W. Whitb) 2 Mr. W. Phillips's Jolly Boy, 2 yrs, 6st 41b ...(Hoystead) 3 Rose of Denmark and Bismarck also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Worthless, sto 2 agst Viola, Bto 1 agst Bismarck. Won by a neck ; a length and a half between second and third. The Wilton Cup (handicap) of 100 sovs, added to a Sweep-. stakes of 5 soya each, 3 ft ; second to save his stake ; winners extra. About one mile and a half. Mr. Goodlass's Empress of India, 4 yrs, 6st 91b (Martin) 1 Mr. G. W. Morris's Club Queen, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Barber's Helen, 4 yrs , 7st 31b (Ward) 3 Lord Westmoreland's Orloff, 3 yrs sst 7 1 b (Kenyon) 4 Betting-6 to 4 apt Helen, 2to 1 agst Orloff, 5 t 0,2 aget Empress of India, 5 to 1 agst Club Queen. Won by a length ; a neck between second and third. The Heaton Park Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added; winners extra. About one mile. Mr. T. Cliff's The Lizard, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Redhead's My Mary, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (Clarkson) 2 Betting opened at 2 to 1 on My Mary, but closed at 6 to 5 on Lizard. Won by a short head. The Selling Handicap of 5 sovs each, •with 25 added ; winners extra. One mile 240 yards. Mr. T. Griffiths' Rose of Danmark, 3 yrs, Bst (11. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Smith's Desmond, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Lomas) 2 Mr. J. Foy's Bismarck, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (IL Sharp) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Rose of Denmark, 9to 4 agst Bis- marck. Won by a length ; three lengths between second and Lird. The winner was not sold. The Case of William Watson. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stet,--The case of Wm. Watson, at Marlborough-street Police-court, reported in your impression of last evening, is by no means an isolated one. I myself was served pre cisely similar some months ago at Clerkenwell, with the exception that the persons, three in number, who wit nessed the transaction, were strangers to me, but never theless kindly offered and did go to the station, and were refused admittance, although I told the officer in charge there were two or three persons outside to speak in my behalf. His answer was, " They must come in the morning," and I was consequently locked up on the con stable's own false and uncontradicted statement. Despite Inspector Walker's denial that such is the practice, I maintain that it is the rule, and not the exception. Your insertion of this, I have no doubt, will find many re sponses.—l am, Sir, yours respectfully, W. H. M. Aug. 15, 1865. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. ,_. Amsterdam Short. 11 18f 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 1 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 25 57 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 175 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 425 25 471 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1205 1215 Vienna — 11 225 11 25 Trieste — 11 225 11 275 Petersburgh - 805 30f Berlin Madrid 2.- 47 47 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa — 25 575 '25 621 Naples — 25 571 25 62 Palermo Oporto — 515 515 Lisbon —51 i SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Aug. 15—Wind at Noon, S.W. ; steady breeze and hazy. FALMOUTH, Aug. 14—Arrived—Holsatia, from Rio Janeiro ; Dogie, from Taganrog. OFF DARTMOUTH, Aug. 14—Arrived—Montmorency, from London. OFF PLYMOUTH, Aug. 14—Arrived—British Constitu tion, from Calcutta. CARDIFF, Aug. 14—Sailed—Ivanhoe, Madras ; Highland Chief, Monte Video. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH• - - GRAVESEND Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 15 . — Fa nn y Jinkings, from St. Kitt's ; Alphion, from Porto Rico ; James Cuckow, from Bilboa ; Lord Rartington, from Tunis ; Dunmore, from Penang ; Fronkina Rillechiena, from Engelholui ; Corsair's Bride, f ro m Ceylon ; Jacolina, from Oporto ; Ann Rendle, from Stl Rites ; Hardenger, from Gefle ; Semper Fidoles, from De merara; Willie and Ettio, from Prince Wands. Sailed, 14th.—Felix, for Cetta ; Vesper, for Amsterdam ; Lady Raglan, for Cronstacit ; Wolf's Cove, for Quebec ; Prince of Wales, for Demerara. DEAL, Tuesday korning. Passed, 14th.--117. S. Lindsay and J. L. Hall, both from west for London. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Aug. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pactet Sept. 4. Ditto, by French packet Aug. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 12 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug.lB. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Aug. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. 25. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 19. Mauritius, via Southampton Sept. 10. Ditto, via Marseires Sept. 4. Newfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Aug. 16. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton Ditto, via Cork ..,,,, ~,, ~.,.,.... Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Aug. IS. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico ••••• Bahamas, via New York. Aug. 16. Bermuda, ditto Aug. 3 0 . Aug. k 9. Cuba and Mexico - - '-- Bir mingham on Tuesday evening , Si g nor Donati sang a song BRUMMAGEM POETRY. -- At a concert at which began with the following remarkable couplet : "Men of honour, station, income, Sing a dirge to A braham Lincoln (!)" The poet and composer is said to have been a Mr. Charles Blamphin. SUICIDE IN THE Tit AME S.—A respectably-clad man, apparently about forty-five years of age, throw him self into the Thames from Westminster Bridge yesterday morning, and was drowned. The body was found near Whitehall, and was taken to St. Martin's dead-house to be owned, and for an inquest. The d ec eased had a small sum of money in his possession ; his linen is marked " R. Hall." GLASGOW, Aug. 12.—Yarns.—In the yarn-mar ket there has been an improvement on the dulness which formerly prevailed. With the increase of business doing, however, producers aro demanding higher rates, the effect being the curtailment of operations. Iron.—Pig iron. has drooped about 6d. per ton in course of tho week, with out any more cogent reason than the general indisposition of speculators to operate, although the legitimate depart ments of the trade exh i b it g reat activity. Warrants have ranged between 51s. Pd. to 545. 3d. cash—the latter the closing rate yesterday. G.M.8., No. 1, 555. ; No. 3, 545. ; No. 1 Coltness, 525. ; Gartshenie, 51s. ; Calder, 51.35. Gd. ; Glengarnock, 555. Pd. a, !ss ag ips LCTS )S." ices 1 US 1111 - laid, the 100 ICO - 100 OSSE; al 1 10J 100 {lOO 2 100 100 162} 1101 33J I