The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-06 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AN! COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENO, It has been notified that the share list of the York House Hotel Company (Bath) will close on the 13th inst., for town and country. The Anglo- Austrian Bank hag notified that it will be Prepared to pay on and after the 15th September Out of profits of the current year the sum of 3s. per S hare, which is equal to 5 per cent. per annum free of income tax. The directors desire to explain that the rate of the present payment has been fixed at 5 Per cent. (instead of 6 per cent. as paid in October, 1864) solely in order to conform to the terms on Which the shares of the bank are dealt in on the V ienna Bourse (viz., with 5 per cent. accruing on them). Two O'CLOCK At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69 f. 15c. Agitated. The favourable weather for the harvest in the north, whence good accounts are received of the crops, and the prospect of a lower value of money induce confidence, and the English Stock Market, c onsequently, indicates firmness. The Funds have improved fully per cent., Consols for money being 60 k, and for October, 90+ 4. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89f ex div. ; Exche quer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 1051. No material alleration is shown in the prices of Foreign Stocks, the market for which has been very Steady. Turkish Consolides are 488 8 ; Mexican, 24 i 8 ; the New Loan, 231 ; Greek, 204 21 ; Spanish Passive, 30/ ; Certificates, 144 15 ; Italian, 6 44 65 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 7. 'American Securities show firmness. United States' Governrrimt 5-20 Bonds, 608 s ; Erie Shares, 54 8 ; and Illinois, 784 94. The operation s i n th e R a i way Sh are M arket have been rather numerous, and prices in several instances have shown increased firmness. Lancashire and Yorkshire, have advanced £1 ; Metropolitan, and North Eastern (Berwick), each 15s. ; Midland, 19 s. and Great Eastern, ss. It; the Foreign and Coionial undertakings there has been little variation of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have continued in fair demand, and prices have ruled rather higher. knit of Egypt are dealt in at 294 ; Bank of Lon don, at 1368 ; London and South African, at 188 19 ; Union of Australia, at 554 ; Berlin Water Works, at 11i ; London Financial, at 23f ; National Discount Company, at 15- 4 1 - ; and Royal 41 ail Steam, at 122. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The New Issue 5 0,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan go Telegraph, 21 21 per share; Overend, Gurney, a nd Company, 31 31 prem. ; Marseilles Extension 1 way and Land Company's Sh ares , par 1 prem. ; Prem. ' tr ansatlanti c Steam Ship Compa n y' s Sh ares, 1i 2 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 %VERMONT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 ~,.° Per Cent. Reduced BBl i d 8 1 New 3 per Cent 1 x d " 6 ,.."' 2* per Cent. Jan. 1894 A 4- ' O . 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — -11uuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 D o . for 30 yrs, expire sth April,BBs — p,„,e (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — --.e eequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent 2 dis Do. £5OO — D a £200 ""apk of England Stec k, 1 per Cent Do Account ' — 1,,',,,1M1AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. "`," 18 4k Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Li n o- Accot 1051 i-; e • 6 Percent. July, 1870 .I'o. A.ccount 1-,"• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 '-'0- Certificates — D Tl °. fl-faced Paper 4 per Cent -1- ) -° . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 "C, ° ' 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 — DO."o• 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ , Bonds, £l,OOO 4 ' o - under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A • ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 n.: tiralZ t ., , ...ian 5 pe r C ent " 0 - 41 per Cent., 1852-58-6 0 Do. 1863 QUenos Ayres 6 per Cent uhi,,,. Do 1 per C ent. (Deferred. 3 per C en t.) Dlia.n 6 per Cent - o. 4i p er Cent ... . ..... ........ Colombian 6 p er C ent Cuba, 6 per Cent. ... _.,. . . .. Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 D Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid anubian Principalities 1 20- Account ue £B6 p a id 44111040 r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t 1)0, Provisional Land Warrant 67Ptian 7 per C en t 951 e-, Second Issue -Do £lOO Bonds 951 r , Do. 1864 9 61 4-0 £lOO Bonds teek 5 p er Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D 0 A . 1 ) Account 2l Ge°. Coupons t. Account tnaal a 5 per Cent. h al ! ) . 1839 and 1850 — 1.), 41 1 8 5 6 rr Cent (Maremmana Railway) 791 9 D 0 I.), Scrip, £671 paid — s Do, ~.,Per Cent., 1864 — ke k i: * eriP, £55 paid an 3 p o ! , per Cent — Account o 6Do 1864 231 - 50 b Per Cent. Anglo-French koheLPrench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — 1 4 1 0 ,,„Tii, dean 6, per Cent., £3O paid kfel-i'l3a Iraneri a i 5 per Cent Do G , l ' a lla I) - Per Cent op bo T. eferr ed Pen o . i - atid Warrants (Hectares) I)0 Sca q per Cent — 0 D ,riP, £45 paid, paid in Bonds D 0 A ",per Cent. (Uribarren) fort 4 } Per Cent., 1862 D o -611 e se 3 per Cent., 1853 _ ,D 0 3,,Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Kli,4Bi a l 'ecount D 4 ,1 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9ll 2 .13 c 0 b ii . Per Cent. 1850 D 0 4,Per Cent. 1859 — I), 5 1 per Cent., 1860 D o Per Cent. 1862 931 1 1 5 P Cent. Nif::clicsunpter Cent ardi,,,. per 1864 96s b 4 3 per Cent e .i,1.4 eeount D ° ... "7 Deferred — ° .' e eount D o p .1, aesive 1/ " L' at o d, A h e e n count Do A "rt. of Coup not funded — I vecti al e A quut D og e '* Per Cent. — ~-, 4 )1). A i lll lt ,I,ritisi7:l3er Cent. 1864 Do ,A c ' Per Cent. 1854 - - D 0 6 count 941 1 Do el' Cent 1858 — b o ~o un t Do h l i Per „,‘ ~.. Cent Do 4 .1- ' l ' uent. 1862 , ~, eeount 74$ .o ~, lio R"V 3300418 1)0 5 " Per Cent., 1863 7ss 41 f p ,o . c r oo r ,Coent. 1865 44 Jo net. 441 r i o cri ..... _, V., ° Gn- t) ,„, -P ' 43 , 0 paid 'llez u i - " l "eed, 4 per Cent — b o. 6 e44, 3 .... Cent. Do. uent. A o. An '"ePe_ r Cent 1862 — ~.,unt 391,- Aliat,4Jividends on the above payable in London. to) ' 444 , 5 D Riaz 41. Per Cent., Ex, 10 Florins 11 , t ell 21 Per cent, Ex. 25f. - Per Cent. — D 0 n c po'rluote Ace ouut . ut•, 1 861, Ex. 25f. C 65 41 51 °4 OlB THREE O'CLOCK. Do. A cc ": . ... ' . mat . .... ~, . ...... „ TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is great expectation among the mercantile c ommunity that the rate of discount will be reduced per cent. to-morrow. The inquiry for accommo dation is, however, larger than usual when a change is anticipated, and the rates are 3a and 34 per cent. for the best bills. The Transatlantic Steamship Company, requiring a capital of £BOO,OOO in shares of £5O each, with a first issue of 10,000 shares, has been announced. It Is formed for the purpose of running a line of first !lass steamers from Southampton to New York, and it is also contemplated eventually establishing a line from. the Continent of Europe, via Southampton, to New York, as soon as an opportunity shall present itself. ~~® SHARE MARKETS—This da : ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I p aid. / C i lo r g e. ng I Business 15.14 et of et 50 20 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div.', till6p.e.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin Sr Belfast June 'Dun,,Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. We stern Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Ang, , l. at. No. 2 Great north of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B :o Do. New, is. at 2.5 per Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n D . S. 1 , 4!. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Ncwpo:t Do. Ire. Lane shire & Yorkshire L..ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares .. Metropolitan . Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. A shares Ilid Kent No. th British Do. Ed., Pth ,',4z Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carlisle ...... Do. Stock. & Darling. D. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1884 ... North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock L:0. Scot, Mid. stack Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon , outh E.. stern 100 100 100 100 ILO 100 10 'CO 10 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 '6.13.41 47i 2 67k i 120 13 2} 101 i 125 42 5 97i 581 [3Bi si 81 9, 1281 191 611 2 28 1101 11 69 81 57 811 I Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West CornwAll W.Hartlepool Han& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH P Atlantic St. Lawrence Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. t shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p! East. Ben., al, gu., 5 do East L. dian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr&f. Bonds. Do. do. deterred ... Do. :3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c l'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. 0 Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.., Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 42 do Do. 41 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. R I. C' da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindc Do. Delhi Do. do :74 Do. Punf aub zao Do.lndus St. Flo, " COLONIAL GO VERNA/EN' British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p v. Inscribed ek Cape G.llope. 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 slanrltius, I p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, May i 5, Nov. i b .Natal' ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. •5 p c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent...... Nova Sc,,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. a p. c S. A us. Gov. 6 p,c 1868-t Do. 1878 & upwards Vic, Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, .91 pril & Oct BRITL Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as t Earn Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam. & StA übyn(Gwen. Gr.-at L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus. G. Wheal Vor (Heist , t , Grenville Elerod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (tiny Lelant Marke Valley vi wyndy Iron Ore, Hui Nangi les .. hew Se ton North Downs North Roskear N. Wh' I Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr• , videnee tiny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park . Tin Croft i 1 I it 1} 11 11 2 2,0 32 470 490 15 2 , ) 13 15 174 181 6} 7 ; 10 12 75 8) 170 180 75 80 k 2 24 West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon ( L iskeard West Chirerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth' Whea. Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheat Trelawney (Lis Wheal 473 53 16 3.12.8 8 584 7 3 5 195 200 17 18 UttEFEILEINO/6 btiAttiga. Great Western Orig. 91 per cent pf., 951 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto. Bristol and Birm., 6 p,r cent,' Ditto, 4i per cent. pt. stook rd., 98 Ditto 4j per cent., irrd., PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 41 per cent. 1853,1981 Midland A and Bfs pf, 61 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 9lf FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco kihn.) gua. 7 per Cent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, 23i Great Luxembourg, 14 I 16 Northern of France, 43 , FOlt RUIN MINES, Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lien., 3 Port Philip, I BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, Urn., 581 alliance, Urn.. 324 4 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 261 7 Australasia, 70 Ditto, new, 751 Bank of Egypt, 24 Bank of London, 1365 Bank of New Zealand, 161 British North American, 4'50 Chartered &ler. of India, London, and China, 1505 Consolidated Bank, lint., 105 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 215 European Bank, 1im.,121 Hindustan, China, and Japan, Urn., 24 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, 155 Imperial Bank, lim.. 20; Imperial Ottoman, 165 154 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 1 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 11m., 131 London and South African, 19 184 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lint. , 185 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 71 Standard of British South Africa, 151 Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 41 Union of Australia, 651 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gun., 21 Australian Agricultural, 16 Berlin Water Works, lim.. 111 City of Moscow Gas, lim , 31 Credit Fonder and Hunter of. England, 84 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Um., 7 East Indian Land C re dit and Finance, lint., 31, Egyptian Corn and Trading, 31 Electric Telegraph. 127 Fore-street Warehouse, rim. P 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of L ondon, ' lim., 6 5 Hudson's Bay, 161 1 s Humber Iron Works, 55 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 7 International Financial -ociety, Um., 61 Joint Stock Discount, lim 94 111 Land Securities, 1 :, 3, • London Financial Association. lim., 235:1 London General Omnibus Company, 31 M dras Irrigation and Canal, 175 National Discount Company, 151 Overend, Gurney, and Co., Um lei 1 5 Royal Mail Stearn, 122 1 Trinidad Petroleum, lim., 4/ 5 'OSSK :SH MINES. 81 84 2J 23 56 580 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.116 9.10.6 60/ all 1.1.0 40 7.8.3 8.13 9i 4.3.0 37/. 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.3 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. Meeting o AP BOW-STREET. ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S. —John Burgess, lately a man holding a responsible situation in the service of a manufacturing jeweller, of Garrick-street, Covent-garden, and residing at Devereux-court, Strand, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a great quantity of watches, gold chains, and other articles, the property of his eni ploycr. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE HENRY GURNEY.-THE CATTLE DISEASE. This bankrupt was described as a farmer of Harrow, and to-day was appointed for proof of debts. The amount al ready on the file is £1,200, and the bankrupt ascribes his failure to expenses in the Divorce Court, and losses through the disease attacking his cattle. Debts were proved, and a day named for the next meeting. IN RE LAVERACK.-A COMPANY PROMOTER. This bankrupt was described as late of Walthamstow, secretary to the Stratford Music Hall Company, and to-day was fixed for the first meeting. The debts are small, and the bankruptcy is ascribed to Mr. Laverack's failure in business as promoter of the Shipowners' Live Stock Com pany. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was apprehended last night by Sergeant Hamblin, of the F division, at Camberwell, and the event that led to his cap ture was the fact that one of the watches which formed part of the stolen property was brought into M. Loewen lark's shop in Garrick-street for repair. The watch in question was purchased from the prisoner by a young man named John artin, a barman in the employ of Mr. Fetter, the licensed victualler, whoso house nearly adjoins that of the prosecutor's. The watch was detained, and the prisoner was soon afterwards in custody. When the constable took Burgess into custody he at first denied the robbery altogether, but when he in formed him that one of the watches had been discovered in the possession of Martin the prisoner said he knew that he (Martin) had purchased a watch at his employers' shop, and he supposed he (prisoner) had not entered the purchase in the book left for that purpose. The property stolen consisted of 16 gold and silver watches, 17 gold chains, and a largo quantity of various articles of jewellery, consisting of brooches, rings, pins, and earrings. IN RE LIEUTENANT LYNCH. This bankrupt was described as late a lieutenant in the 2d"West India Regiment, and he ascribes his failure to in sufficiency of pay. The debts are about £1,450, and a day was named for the next meeting. IN RE J. E. MATIIEWS. This bankrupt was a surgeon, of 1, Elvaston-place, South Kensington, late of 54, Conduit-street, Regent street. The debts are about £4,300, and several proofs were made, a day being named for the next meeting. A trader debtor summons was heard, in which the figures are large, but, as it is manifestly improper to give the names, no notice was taken of it by our reporter. Several first meetings were held besides those reported above, but they were of no public interest, one bankrupt stating that he had failed " because he had no money." The prisoner was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN ITALIAN ACTOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.—Fran deco Filippi, an Italian actor, residing at No. 68, Dean street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Knox, with assaulting Alexander Avery, a waiter, at Mr. E. T. Smith's Cremorne Branch Restaurant, Coventry-street. The complainant said—About 11 o'clock last night the prisoner came to Mr. E. T. Smith's Restaurant, Coventry street, and observing that he was intoxicated I told him that he could not be served. I got the prisoner as far as the door, and he then tried to get his arm round my neck. I told him to go away, and he then kicked me violently on the leg, rushed back, and called out " I'm a Spaniard." Some gentlemen then called out that he had got a knife in his hand. I slammed the door to, and a constable came up and took him into custody.' Sergeant John Wheatley, 291 A, said—l was called by two gentlemen, who told me that murder would be com mitted at the restaurant, a man having drawn a knife to the waiter. I went to the door and found the prisoner there—the complainant holding the door so as to prevent the prisoner going in. At the station a knife-case was found on the prisoner, but no knife. It was just possible the prisoner might have jerked the knife away imme diately on my going up. A person is present who saw him with a knife or dagger in his hand. Thredgold, a baker, living in Drury-lane, said— I saw the waiter putting the prisoner out. The prisoner struck the waiter once or twice, and then kicked him on the leg. He afterwards took something out of his pocket, and took from it either a knife or dagger. The prisoner—l had no knife. Mr. Knox (to the witness)—Are you sure there was any thing besides the case ? Witness—l am. A woman said the prisoner had a knife, and I told her it was not a knife, but a dagger. The Prisoner—l have been in this country two years. I dined at a restaurant in Upper Stamford-street yesterday, and drank a good deal. I afterwards met two soldiers and got intoxicated. I remember going to the restaurant and seeing the complainant, but I never drew any knife or dagger. Mr. Knox—lt is a serious thing for a man to go above in a state of intoxication and to draw a stiletto. I shal fine the prisoner £5 or a month's imprisonment for the as• sault. to _ Wroxoter, Shrewsbury, MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for malt was firm at full currencies. ARRIVALS. THIS WEEK. - 21,130 FEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1 65. ssociation. BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 4. The 35th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science commences here to-morrow, and promises to be as successful as any of its preceding yearly gatherings. The principal hotels are filled with visitors, but of a different class from those who are ordi narily attracted here by the numerous trades and occupa tions of Birmingham. Already you see in the neighbourhood of the Exchange, in New-street, and in the other leading thoroughfares, groups of members of the association, whose style and air of repose mark them out from the busy crowd around. At this beautiful season of the year Birmingham is by no means the first place to which a tourist, seeking health or recreation, would direct his steps. Still, though the town cannot boast of being picturesque, nor of having often an unclouded sky, it occupies, in a sanitary point of view, a much more favourable position than many other places more attractive to the eye or possessing a more un adulterated atmosphere. Besides, much has been done of late years to improve the external appearance of this great centre of the hardware trade. A taste for architecture has sprung up, and extends not only to the public buildings of recent erection, but also to the new shops, many of which may now almost bear favourable comparison with the best in Regent-street or Oxford-street in the metropolis, and what is scarcely less important, the atmosphere is much less impregnated with smoke than it used to be. This desirable result can hardly be attributed to diminution in the number of mills and factories, as the town was never more prosperous or busier ; still less is it probable that the manufacturers have, out of regard for the lungs and noses of the philosophers who are now in vading the borough, put out or toned down their furnaces. The more likely solution of the matter is, that in London the principle of the smoke-consuming apparatus is now generally introduced in all the great factories and work shops in the town. The association has taken possession of the assembly room of the Exchange, and converted it into a reception room, or rather made it the headquarters of the institution for the forthcoming week. Here a post-office has been ' improvised, with every accommodation for conducting epis tolary correspondence, and here is to be found a numerous staff of civil and polite officials prepared to give informa tion about lodgings, excursions, railway passes, the busi ness of the sections, and every conceivable subject relating to the proceedings of the association or the comfort of the members. The number of tickets issued up till to-day is very large, and of these no less than 250 have been taken by ladies. The president at this meeting of the association is Pro fessor Phillips, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., and the Pro fessor of Geology in the University of Oxford. The objects of the British Association, the prospectus states, are to give a stronger impulse and more systematic direction to scientific inquiry ; to promote the intercourse of those who cultivate science in different parts of the British empire with one another, and with foreign philo sophers; to obtain more general attention for the objects of science, and the removal of any disadvantages of a pub lic kind which impede its progress. To-morrow morning the general commttee will hold its first meeting in the Lecture Theatre, Midland Institute, for the election of sectional officers and the despatch of the business usually brought before that body. It is expected that this meeting will be enlivened by a discussion upon the claims put forward by the Anthropological Society to a special section. By the existing arrangements they are confined to the geogaphical and ethnological section ; but for sometime past they have been urgent for a section to be entirely set apart for anthropology. In antici pation of the renewal of the claim for a separate section, a cheap work by 'Mr. Hunt, the president of the Anthropological Society of London, on the meaning of the words "anthropology," "ethnography," and "ethnology," has been extensively advertised in the town, and will doubtless prove a welcome aid to some of the Birmingham folks in their effort to understand the merits of the forthcoming discussion. The first general meeting will be held in the Town-hall to-morrow evening, when Sir C. Lyell, Bart., will formally resign the chair, and Professor Phillips will assume the presidency and de liver the introductory address, which is looked forward to with great interest. On the following day (Thursday), and also on Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, the different sections will meet from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. On Thursday there will be a soirée at the Town-hall, at which scientific instruments, interesting articles of manufacture and of mechanism and geological specimens, will be exhi bited ; and on Friday evening, Mr. J. Beete Jukes, local director of the geological survey of Ireland, will deliver a discourse on the probabilities as to the position and extent of the coal measures beneath the red rocks of the Midland counties. There will be another soirée on Monday, Sept. 11, at the rooms of the Society of Arts, which will accom modate 600 people ; and a third one at the Town-hall on the following day, when microscopes and photographs will Le exhibited. The mayor will also, on Monday next, en tertain a party of guests at luncheon in the Town-hall. On the same day the general committee will decide upon the place of meeting in 1866. The concluding general meeting will take place on Wednesday, the 13th inst. An elaborate plan for excursions to places of interedin this and the adjoining counties has just been completed, and, if the weather continues fine, members will very generally avail themselves of it. On Saturday there aro to be excursions to Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon, to Coventry and Kenilworth, to Worcester and Malvern, Wenlock, the Wrekin, and Coalbrook-dale. On Thursday, the 14th, the excursions will be to the Dudley Caverns, the South Staffordshire Coalfield and Ironworks, and Cannock Chase, and also to Lichfield and the Burton Breweries. In addition to these attractions, all the public buildings, museums, and institutions in Birmingham have been thrown open to the members of the association ; whilst a list of about 60 of the principal manufactures for which the town and neigh bourhood are celebrated, to which visitors, on presenting their association ticket, will be admitted, has been issued by the managing committee. The supply of English wheat on sale at Mark-lane to day was moderate. It was mostly composed of new pro duce, which being for the most part in very middling con dition, sold heavily, at 36s to 48s per quarter. For old wheats the trade was in a sluggish state, at Monday's' decline. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on sale. The demand for all descriptions ruled heavy, and the quota tioris w6roll to 2s per qtarter'benekla'thelate highest point. Floating cargoes of wheat sold slowly, at Monday's rates. Spring corn afloat was firm in price. The market was scantily supplied with barley, in which sales progressed slowly, at late rates. Oats were in fair supply and steady request at quite previous rates. Beans and peas, the supplies of which were limited. moved off slowly at late prices. There was a fair demand for flour at previous quota. tions. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 990 50 860 90 150 Irish Foreign 12,090 5,580 sks. brls. --- COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Sept. For the corresponding week 2, 1865. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 51,742--46 s 7d Wheat 38,574-42s bd Barley 2,234-31s 2d Barley 1,657-29s 1d Oats WES TMINS TER. STRIKE or LABOURERS.— John Edwards and William Roberts, two labourers, were charged with being drunk and disorderly. Sergeant Barber, 16 B, said that yesterday afternoon he f ound the two defendants at some new houses being erected in the neighbourhood of Emas-terrace, King's-road, Chel sea. Roberts was just getting from a ladder. Both prisoners were drunk and collected a large crowd of per sons. The foreman of the works informed him that the defendants, who were accompanied by other men, ware upon strike, and requested that they might be removed from the building. Witness asked the men to go away and three of them were disposed to do so, but Robarts refused, and the men said they would not go till they got their money. The foreman informed witness that ho did not owe them any, for that they had not worked there All then went away but Roberts, and, as he became more violent, witness took him into custody, when the- other three men, including Edwards, tried to rescue him. Defendants admitted they were drunk, and made no other answer to the charge. The police said that the foreman of the buildings and the master were now present. Mr. Arnold said he should like t o h ear th e f oreman. ___ The foreman stood forward, and told the magistrate that the defendants and the other men by whom they were ac companied wero perfect strangers to him. They camo to his men yesterday afternoon and wanted them to strike. Mr. Arnold—What is their claim? Foreman—The labourers want sd. per hour from the builder. These men struck from yesterday, and they wanted our men to leave the building. Mr. Arnold observed that as the men were only charged with drunkenness he should fine them ss. each or commit them for four days. The master builder said that a great number of men had turned out this morning, and the thing was becoming rather serious. Mr. Arnold—lf anything in the nature of intimidation is attempted, and the offenders are brought here, I shall know how to deal with them. Defendants were then brought from the cells, and ordered, after an admonition, to enter into their recogni zances to keep the peace for three months. THAMES. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—Joseph Charles Picking, who was also called Pickering, described as a foreman and collector, aged 34, of No. 14, Hardwick-place, Commercial road East, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with embezzling £7OO he had received for on account of his em ployers. It was stated by Mr. Bloomfield Burnell, solicitor, and one of the licensing clerks of the division, before the pro ceedings' commended, 'that the prisoner, who hadpeen high in the confidence'Of himself and brothel-, had feloniously appropriated £2,000 to his own use, and that his pecula tions extended over a considerable period of time. Mr. George Burnell, of Great Prescott-street, White chapel and Banstead, in Surrey, said the movements of his brother, Mr. Bloomfield Burnell, were friendly to his, and that they held property in common. He was the manager of the property, and the prisoner was foreman of men em ployed on the estate, and also collector of rents. He charged the prisoner with fraudulently appropriating to his own use £7OO he had collected from tenants. He was pre pared with three cases. Mr. Paget said as there must be a remand, ho would only go into one case. Mr. Thomas Abraham; of No. 88, Leman-street, White chapel, produced a receipt for .£lO 15s. he had paid to the prisoner for a quarter's rent. Mr. George Burnell—The prisoner has not accounted to me or my brother for the money. Here is a lady here who paid him money, and he has not given her a receipt. Will you allow me to ask him ? Mr. Paget—No, sir. You cannot be allowed to ask the prisoner anything. Mr. George Burnell—l only want to ask him if he has received the money of the lady. Mr. Paget said the law did not permit any one to put questions to prisoners charged with criminal offences. He would remand the prisoner until Friday next, the Bth of the present month, when the ease would be completed. Ax ABSURD CHARGE.--ltichard Henry Moore, a re spectable man, was .brought before Mr. Paget charged with embezzling moneys he had received for and on ac count of Dr. Padgett, of Whitechapel. In the first investigation of the charge, Mr. John Burgess, physician and surgeon in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel, said the prisoner was in his employ and had charge of a shop in Old Gravel-lane, Ratcliff-highway. He intended to sell the business and advertised it. The prisoner answered the advertisement, and ho appointed him shop- man. Mr. Paget said the first part of a case of embezzlement was to prove payment of money. Dr. Budgett said the prisoner's books would prove that. Mr. Paget said the books would prove no such thing. He was surprised that any police• constable should put a case of embezzlement before him so imperfectly. H e wanted the persons who paid money to the prisoner. That was the most essential part of the case, which must be adjourned for the production of the proper witnesses. Ann Dennis, married woman, of Old Gravel-lane, paid the prisoner 10d. for a bottle of medicine and stuff for a cataplasm on Saturday night. Tho prisoner —:Certainly, you did. I 'lever denied it. Elizabeth Carter, of the model lodging-house,Bowhouse lane, Wapping, paid the prisoner three-half-pence for a powder. Mr. Paget—Which I hopo did you good. The prisoner—l received the money. Dr. Budgett said the prisoner never accounted to him for the 10d. or the three-half-pence, except—the sentence was not finished. Mr. Budgett, jun., said he was his father's assistant, and the prisoner ought to have accounted to him for llid. The prisoner said he had received it and would pay it over in an hour. The prisoner said ho was ready now to pay the money ; he was struck by the doctor. Dr. Budgett—He hit me on the head. Mr. Paget—l discharge this case as absurd, a quarrel evidently between master and man. It will be a very wi se thing to hand over the money to the police. The prisoner is discharged. BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations are most satisfactory, and the hop trade rules heavy at about Monday's currency. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate. For good and prime qualities the trade is firm. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s 01 to 5s Od; and pork, 30 8d to 50 Od per 81bs by the carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market very strong ; holders offering freely. Sales, probably 20,000 to 25,000 bales. It has been remarked in Marseilles that since the appearance of cholera in the city the rats have entirely di s _ appeared. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—A very singular accident occurred in this neighbourhood a day or two ago. Mr. H. Gorringo, the High Constable of Lewes, rode over to his premises at Firle, and while engaged inside employed a boy to hold his horse. At the same time two boys, ono of whom is named Minter, were playing in the street, a part of their sport being a race backwards; while at this fun they approached Mr. Gorringe's horse, and Minter, in swinging a large stick he had to strike the other boy, un fortunately smote the horse on the haunch. The animal let out with his hind legs, giving Minter a tremendous blow with his heels. Minter cannoned against the other boy, and they both bit the dust. They were picked up bleeding very much, Minter being quite insensible, and apparently lifeless. Mr. Gorringe mounted his horse and rode in hot haste to Lewes, to procure the assistance of Mr. Wicksteed, surgeon, who immediately returned with him. He ascertained that the horse had struck Minter on the thigh, which was severely bruised, although the bone was net broken. He had also sustained a fearful blow on the chest, and his face was much cut about, both of which last named injuries were doubtless occasioned by coming in contact with the ground. The other lad had a broken nose and both eyes blackened. The necessary treatment was applied, and we are glad to hear that when visited by Mr. Wicksteed on Sunday they were doing very well in deed.—Surrey Standard. 94 96 134 135 5 6 63 (15 16 17 110 112 47 48 /5 131 133 154 1614 126 129 86 48 67 671 64 66 45 47 40 45 ;C5 1 07 1201 1201 .88 90 113 105 3i 40 124 i 125 961 97• 08 181 18 139 3 RI. p 128} 1281 , 98 100 61 63 1.7 to LlOl 11, 08 6) 103 103 361 371 10 11 i) .18 120 , 2 p 76 78 11 12 150 151 58 60 56 5.8 81 182 84 04 L 52 155 3 p Xti 106 49 51 ,SIONS. 56 58 101 102 pr p 4 44 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 10! (02 IC3 104 17i 28 E 8 90 64 66 53 60 55 57 50 52 42 45 33 42 25 27 24 26 103 k 1046 P 1001 101} 121 120 8i 7& 0 02 82 S 4 1 4d 101 102 95 97 91 92 64 66 82 81 100 101 100 101 i Id !Ooi 10131 fT SECUR: 97 98 95 97 98 100 84 85 82 84 103 105 106 108 108 110 106 108 1(3 105 10t. 111 103 105 107 109 107 109 102 104 99 98 91 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 85 86 261 14#1011 10111 ,ITIES. Railway Accidents. Wolverhampton was nearly being the scene of two serious railway accidents on Saturday night last. Just before the collision happened on the London and North-Western line in that town, already re ported, a train broke down in the tunnel on the Great Western line in the same town by which the station is approached from Birmingham. The Great Western tunnel is on the low level, and is situate within a few hundred yards of the northern ticket platform on the high level of the Stour Valley branch of the London and North-Western station. The train on the Great Western line, which is due in Wolverhampton from Birmingham at 9.15, was late at most of the stations, and when it arrived at the southern, or Birmingham, entrance to the town tunnel, was half-an-hour late, and had the London express not far behind it. Here the engine alto gether broke down. The guard alighted from his van, and with the nearest switchman ran back some distance to warn the driver of the express of what was before him. The signals at Priestfield's Junc tion also told of an obstacle, and the express, which was due in Wolverhampton at 9.50, was somewhat late. While the guard was away the driver of the broken-down local thought that he could get through the tunnel and put on what little steam he could raise in the hope of doing so ; but he could not move his train many yards, and was brought to a dead lock in the tunnel, which was soon suffocatingly full of steam and smoke, for a tube in the engine had burst, and the boiler had become so heated that the timber framework in which it was set had fired. The passengers were naturally greatly alarmed, know ing that the engine of their train was in this condi tion, and that the express followed them. The guard, however, not only had the express fully in formed of what was going on, but also procured the assistance of its engine to push the local train into the station, and all further danger was over. A spare narrow-gauge engine removed the disabled broad-gauge engine and its attendant carriages, and then the express engine returned for its own car riages. The passengers who received injuries by the collision in Wolverhampton on Saturday night are now known to number about 15, and the list, it is supposed, is not yet full, but the additions have not been cases of importance. The case of one of the ladies (Mrs. Pearce, of Oozell-street, Birming ham), still lying at Wolverhampton, assumed an unfavourable appearance yesterday. DROITWICH, Tuesday. A collision between a passenger and a goods train (briefly telegraphed last night) took place on the rest Midland section of the Great Western Rail way, about a mile from the town, yesterday after noon. Happily, however, it has been unattended with loss of life, although several persons have been seriously injured. It should be explained that this portion of the Great Weste rn li ne f orms a l so a l oop line for the Midland Railway, u n iti ng w i t h t h e Bris tol and Birmingham branch at Stoke Works and at Abbotswocd, the Midland train diverging from the old Bristol and Birmingham line and running on the Great Western through Worcester. At Wor cester most of the Great Western Midland trains are so timed as to exchange traffic at that city. The accident happened through a Midland passenger train running into a Great Western goods train. It seems that th e M idland train leaving Birming ham at 2 p.m. f or B ristol departed without waiting for the passengers from the north, the train thence being behind time. On its arrival about a quarter to 3 p.m., a special was put on to take the Midland passengers on to Worcestershire, and this train ar rived at Droitwich at about 3.30. There the driver was informed that a Great Western goods train. was travelling in front of him to Worcester, and a cau tion ticket was given to him. After a stoppage at Droitwich of about ten minutes, he proceeded with his train towards Worcester, but had not gone above a mile when, in turnin g a sharp curve, he sa w th e goods train, whi c h h ad broken down, standing on the line. He immediately reversed his engine, but a collision was inevitable, and the engine of the : passenger , train,. dashed i n t o .tb.e rear of the goods 'train, smashing four or five' frucks, and scattering the contents about the line. Fortunately, notwith withstanding the severity of the collision, the pas senger train did not leave the rails, but the passen gers themselves were severely shaken, cut, and I bruised. Dr. Rodin of Droitwich and other medi cal men were quickly on the spot, and the passe nger train was taken a l ong the down line to Worcester, where they were properly cared for. The chief sufferers were Mr. Hardwick, a commercial tra veller, who has a deep cut on the head, and Mr. Oddy, cut face, both of these travelling to Bristol ; Assistant-Surgeon Adsett, Royal Artillery, injured head and face ; Miss Green, Gloucester, s evere bruises. Lord and L a d y Carnarvon were passengers in a first-class carriage, but escaped without injury. Lady Carnarvon's maid, travelling second-class, sustained severe injuries on the forehead. The in juries to the other passengers were chiefly bruises. It appears the cause of the goods train breaking down was that one of the waggons got off the line and the wheels broke from it and run on the other bar of rails. As soon as the train was stopped, the guard and driver, knowing there was a train nearly due on the other line, directed their attention to the removal of the wheels, as they were not aware of the special train travelling behind them. Therefore they used no precaution against a collision on their own line of rails. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, Sept. 6.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine Weather. FALMOUTH, Sept. 5.--Wind B:VV.—Arrived—Helvetia, from Iquique. A A r r rir-e e d d - - B L r ic i o a l n u t' , n. .—Arrived—M orav i an, ffir.OOLr L mmIL L! LE, N t. on pi E on L judo L oToo i sss, Sept. eN.eppt tB. . 5 44. 4.—Wind ni i n n d s S . sw 1 V . from Quebec. CLYDE, Sept. 4.—Wind from Quebec. OFF PLYMOUTH, Sept. s . — Wind S.W.—Arrived—Devon shire, from Calcutta. W.—Sailed—M ar i a an d He C n A ry n , D f i o F r F' Ne S w ep Y t. or .— . SWANSEA, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—S a il e d—G overnor, for Coquimbo. Wind S. • BRISTOL, Sept. s.—Wind S.W.— Arrived—Rosarto, from Quebec. KirconoAD, Sept. .s.—Wind W. —Arrived—Morgan, from Quebec. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. s—The Ann and tho Vivid, from Guernsey. Sailed, Sept. s—Violet, for Buenos Ayres ; Alice, for Hong Kong. Sailed, Sept. 6.—City of Hamilton, for Quebec; Sir R. King, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Vigilant, steamer, for Calais Triton, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchord—Vercoming, for Surinara; Violet, for Buenos Ayres—both front London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK RACES.—T UESDAY. The Trial Stakts of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2-yr. olds and upwards, weight for age ; winners extra. The winner to be sold for 500 sovs, unless exemption from being sold is claimed at the time, and horses for which this claim is made to carry 91b extra. One mile. 8 subs. Mr. G. Angell's General Hess, 9st 71b (in. 71b ex) (X 500) (T. French) 1 Mr. Barber's Locket Lucy, 2 yrs, Gst 21b (in. 41b ex. (X 500) (Heartfiell 2 Mr. E. Brayley's Trapeze, 3 yra, 7st 81b (.£500) (Cannon 3 Idler, Longboat, Sisyphus, and Wynnstay (die.) also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Locket Lucy, 4to 1 agst Trapeze, 9 to 2 (at first 5 to 2) agst General Hess, and 5 to 1 agst Sisyphus. Idler was the first away, closely followed by General Hess and Sisyphus, but after running a few strides the latter rushed to the front and came on with a clear lead, Wynnstay going on second, with Trapeze and General Hess lying up. Rounding the turn into the straight Sisyphus ran on the inside of the post and was immediately stopped, and the run ning was then taken up by General Hess, who was headedat the distance by Wynnstay, who won in a canter by a length and a half, half a length separated the second and third. Trapeze was fourth, close up, and Longboat, who ran past Idler and Sisyphus at the stand, finished fifth. On return ing to scale an objection was lodged against Wynnstay for having gone the wrong side of a post, which having been investigated by the stewards Wynnstay was disqualified. The Racing Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 soya added ; for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with sell ing allowances. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Lady Sophy, 2 yrs, sst 81b (£3O) (Huxtable) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Cotytto colt, 2 yrs, 6st (inc 31b extra) (£3O) (Heartfield) 2 Mr. W. - G. Bennett's Trap, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (£3O) (Hibberd) 3 Capt. Machell's Carnizette, 2 yrs, sst 81b(.£30) (Goodwin) 4 Mr. Taylor's Rosa filly, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (£3O) ...(Clement) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Trap, 100 to 30 each agst Lady Sophy and Cotytto colt, and 5 to 1 agst Carnizette. Carnizette, with a slight lead of the Cotytto colt, made play, with Lady Sophy, the Rosa filly, and the favourite lying up, into the straight. Here Carnizette was beaten , leaving the Marq u i s o f Hastings's colt with a slight lead, which he retained to the half distance, where he was joined by Lady Sophy, who headed him at the enclosure, and won very cleverly by a length. Trap finished a bad third. The winner was bought in for 150 guineas, and Capt. Machell claimed Trap. ' The Leamington Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 if de clared, &c., with 100 sovs added. Certain penalties. Winners extra. The second horse to receive back his stake. Two-mile course. 43 subs, 29 of whom declared. The highest weight accepting being Bst 21b, it has been raised to 9st, and the others in proportion. Mr. W. E. Jones's Dr. Syntax, 5 yrs, Bst...(G. Fordham) Mr. W. G. Bennet's Buckfoot, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Hibberd) 2 Mr. W. Goodwin's Stanton, aged, 7st 121 b (A. Edwards) 3 • The following also ran :—Dunkeld, Alabama, Helen, True Heart, and Pirate. Betting-9 to 4 agst Alabama, 9to 2 agst Stanton, 100 to 15 agst Buckfoot, and 8 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax. Helen jumped away with a clear lead of True Heart, the pair being followed by Alabama, next the rails, and Dun keld, in whose rear came Buckfoot and Pirate, and to these succeeded Dr. Syntax and Stanton. These positions were retained past the Stand, but as they proceeded up the hill Alabama joined the leaders, and the rearmost horses gra dually improved their positions, and ran in a body into the bottom. On entering the meadows Helen and True Heart dropped away beaten, and were passed in succession by Dr. Syntax, who, on reappearing, held a slight lead of Buckfoot, the pair being clear of Stanton, the favourite, and Pirate, who ran nearly abreast to the three-quarter mile west, where the two leitders drew away, and raced for the lead into the straight. Here Buckfoot appeared to have the best of it, but Fordham bided his time until they reached the enclosure, where he obtained a slight advan tage, which he retained to the end, and won after a fine finish by a neck. There were three lengths between the second and third ; Helen finished fourth, Alabama fifth, and Pirate sixth. A long way in their rear came True Heart and Dunkeld. The Shorts Handicap of 5 sous each, 3 ft., with 25 added, for all ages. Winners extra. Five furlongs. 21 subs. Mr. Brayley's Blackbird, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Cannon) 1 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Ward) 2 Mr. Saxon's Bishopton, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b .........(11 Sharp) 3 The following also ran : Senorita colt, Mongrel, Spe ranza, and Pinchbeck. Betting. 7 ,-Even agst Blackbird, 6 to 1 agst Bishopton, and 7 to 1 each agst Senorita colt and Cutler. Bishopton made play, closely attended by Cutler and Blackbird to the half-mile post, where Cutler headed Mr. Saxon's colt and came on with the running to the distance, where Blackbird came up next the rails, and obtaining a decided lead half way up won very cleverly by a length. Three lengths separated the second and third ; Pinchbeck was fourth, a length in the rear of the latter ; Mongrel was fifth, Speranza sixth, and the Senorita colt last. The Castle Park Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b ; winnors extra, with maiden allowances. Tho winner to he sold for £3OO. T.Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile). 10 subs Mr. G. Angell's Mazurka, Bst 21b (Parry) 1 Mr. I. Woolcot's Ropley, Bst Mb (Dowling) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Mazurka, who made all the running, and won easily by half a length. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; 3syr-olds, Bst 71b; 4- yr-olds, 9st 71b ; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, 9st 121 b. The Two-mile course. Marquis of Hastings Ackworth, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Fordham) 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, 5 yrs, 9st 121b...(Cameron) 2 Mr. E. Buckley's Success, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ... (J. (irimshaw) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Ackworth, 2to 1 agst Success, and 5 to 2 agst Pearl Diver. The favourite took a clear lead at starting and made the running at a true pace, Pearl Diver going on second, with Success at his quarters. They ran thus to the three-quarter mile post, where the latter, having headed Mr. Brayley's colt, took . his place at the girths of Ackworth, the pair running together to the distance, where the favourite shook off his antagonist, and cantered in the winner by half-a dozen lengths. Success, who was stopped half way up, trotted in a long way in the rear. The Avon Stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 30 sovs added; 2-yr-old; 7st ; 3-yr-olds, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 50 soya, with maiden al lowances. 5 furlongs. 9 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Stoic, 2 yrs, Est 71b...(J Grimshaw) 1 Mr. G. Mather's b. c. by Odo—Bianca, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Murray) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Viper, 2 yrs, Est 41b (Heartfield) 3 Betting.-2 to lon Stoic, 3to 1 agst Bianca colt, and 4, to 1 agst Viper. The favourite cut out the work to the distance, when he was caught by Viper, who headed him in the next few strides, but dying away as they approached the enclosure, Stoic won a good race by a neck. The Bianca colt defeated Viper by a couple of lengths for second place. Tho winner was bought in for 61 guineas. MARGATE RACES.-TUESDAY. A Handicap Plate of 40 8078, for all ages ; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr. J. Davis ns Little Gentleman, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (I'Anson) 1 Mr. J. Land's Balornock, 4 yrs, Bat 121 b (E. Taylor) 2 Mr. Guisfield's Betsey Copeland, 5 yrs, 7st 31 b (11. Jackson) 3 The following also ran :—Chiquot the Jester, Brown Duchess, and Finale. Betting-6 to 4on Little Gentleman, 6to 4 agst Balor nock, and sto 1 but two. After a number of false starts, the lot got away with the favourite leading, Balornock going on second. The pair had the race to themselves, Little Gentleman winning by a length; Betsey Copeland was a bad third ; Finale was fourth ; Brown Duchess jumped round as the flag fell and was left at the post. The Londdn, Chatham, and Dover Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added by the Company ; weight for age ; with selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. 'Wright's Bunch, 3 yrs, 7st (.£2O) (I'Anson) 1 Mr. Marsh's Mysterious Lady, 4 yrs, Bst 91b, (.£2O) Mr. Abron's Proctor, 2 yrs, s s t 111 b. (f2oa)s. Nigh ( t i i v nf a a t l t l ) ) 3 2 Mr. Smith's Finale, 2 yrs, 6st 11b. (£2O) (Milne) 0 - - - Betting-2 to lon Bunch, 3to 1. agst Mysterious Lady, sto 1 agst Proctor. Tho favourite, attended by Finale, made play to the turn, where the latter ran out, and Mys terious Lady took second place. This order was maintained to the finish, Bunch winning by a length and a half ; Proc tor a bad third. The winner was bought in for 20 guineas. The Margate Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 60 added ; winners extra. A mile and a half. Mr. Dyke's Dayrell, 3 yrs, Gst 41b (H. Jackson) 1 Capt. Shaw's Triumpher, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Friday) 2 Mr. Porter's Sentinel, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Marsh) 3 Mr. Land' s B a l ornoc k , 4 yrs , B s t 101 b (E . Taylor) 4 Betting —Even on Dayrell, 3to 1 agst any other. The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter by ten lengths; the other two being as widely separated. The Ladies' Stakes of 3 Boys each, with 20 added, with selling allowances. One mile. Mr. Breary's Star Cross, 2 yrs, 6st 11b (£2O), (11. Jackson) 1 Mr. Chandler's Bunch, 3 yrs, Bst llb (X2O) (I'Auson) 2 Mr. Marsh's Confede ra li s t, 4 y rs , 9 s t 121 b (£4O) (James Nightingall) 3 . ... .., . The following also ran :—Mysterious Lady, Hurrah, and Fomentation. Betting-6 to 4 agst Star Cross, sto 2 agst Bunch, 4to 1 agst Confederalist. The favourite waited upon Mysterious Lady to the turn, where he came on attended by Bunch and Confederalist. At the stand Bunch made his effort, but failing to get up was defeated by a length ; three lengths separated second and third. The winner was bought in for 53 guineas. The Military Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; 12st each ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders. A mile and a half. Mr. Harley's Budworth, 5 yrs, 12st 101 b (inc. 101 b ex) as n ( a4 M g sit: won neCollardothers. as i easily. (Mr. J. Bailing 1 1 Mr. Marsh's Confederalist, 4 yrs, 12st 101 b (hi. 101 b ex. - .. ... (Mr. Halton 3 Mr. lialton't Staring Te l m th , vth a oe g rt e h d r,tum , a l n 2 y s in t ogd . , i Betting-3 madel on Budworth, Theße t favouritet Staring Toni beaten off. THIRD EDITIOAT. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Da: WARWICK RACES—Tfus DAY. WELTER CUP. Gen. Hess Ladyßohnn .................................................. Principal Five ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. Stoic Grey Stockings llionitress Eight ran. WARWICK CUP. Sydmonton. iris gelding Vixen Exchequer . Nu COUNTY HANDICAP, Six ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 1000 to 15 agst Archmides (offered) ____ The Stock Exchange Committee have this day appointed Tuesday, the 12th inst., a special settling day in the shares of the Peruvian Railway Com pany, which are not to be marked in the official lists. New wine of the present year was drunk at Aubonne, in Switzerland, on August 27th. Such an occurrence had not been known since 1822. POLYGRAPHIC HALL —On Monday next Mr. and Mrs. Gourlay make their debut in a new Scottish entertainment, entitled " Mrs. M'Gregor's Levee." Mr. Gourlay is well known as a first-rate actor, and from the thorough artistic manner in which he played the arduous role of " Bailie Nicol Jarvie" at Covent Garden Theatre some few years ago, there can be no doubt that a rich treat is in store for his patrons. As a comedian he was limited in speech, but next week, having a clear stage, he can tell his anecdotes in his own way, and thereby further enlighten us as to the daily doings of our Celtic neighbours. THE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN THE LONDON ROAD.—INQUEST.--This (Wednesday) morning Mr. W. J. Payne held an inquest in the board-room of St George's workhouse, on the body of Jane Nathan, who perished in the fire that occurred in her father's premises on the night of Sunday last. Henry Jenning, conductor of the Newington-causeway fire-escape of the Roya Society, said that he was called to the fire in Mr. Nathan's premises, forming two houses in the main road. No one had then entered the houso. A police -constable was then at the door. The fire then appeared to be in the basement and ground-floor shops. He pitched his machine, got into the second floor, found one child, which he got out. The room was full of smoke and quite hot. He went in again and got another out through the window on the right side of the shops, and also another child. He went in search of others, but he could not find any, and he was, owing to the density of the smoke, obliged to get out by the back. After some further evidence the inquiry was adjourned. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT BER3IONDSEY.—Mr. Carter, coroner for Surrey, held an inquest yesterday re specting the death of Sarah Ann Scott, who had been kicked to death by Henry Hickman, with whom she lived. The evidence was similar to that which was given before the magistrate at the Southwark Police-conrt on Monday. After some deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Henry Hickman for feloniously kill ing and slaying Sarah Ann Soott. The coroner issued his warrant for the detention of the prisoner in Horsemonger lane Gaol until his trial at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court. It was stated that the deceased woman drank on an average £1 worth of gin every week. She was in the habit of boiling water for the workmen in the Ber mondsey factories for their teas, at one penny per head. THE MURDER OF MAJOR DE VERE.--John Currie, the soldier, who stands committed upon the charge of murdering Major de Vere, will, under the order of Mr. Justice Montague Smith, be removed in the course of a few days to Newgate, there to await his trial, which will pro bably take place on the 20th inst., at the Central Criminal Court. The man Currie, it is said, entered the army against the wish of his friends, who move in a highly respectable sphere' of life, and who have instructed Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, of Ely-place, to defend him. On Sunday morning a warehouse in Dundee, be longing to Messrs. Armitstead and Co., was burned down. The warehouse, which measured 100 feet in length by 70 in breadth, was filled with flax, tow, and codilla. The da mage, which is estimated at from £B,OOO to £lO,OOO, is covered by insurance.—Seotanan. The import of animals from abroad has greatly increased this year. In the first seven months of the year the numbers imported into the United Kingdom have been 92,116 oxen, bulls, and cows; 27,475 calves, 322,074 sheep and lambs, and 49,422 swine and hogs. A shark, measuring eight feet in length, and be tween five and six feet in its greatest girth, was caught in the herring nets of one of the crews fishing at Wick on Friday morning. —Scotsman. Cholera has increased in a sudden and extraor dinary manner at Manduria (Terra d'Otranto). On the 27th ult. there were 80 cases, 31 being fatal. At Ancona, from noon on the 29th to mid-day on the 30th, 33 cases and two deaths occurred, besides eight deaths of persons previously attacked. From the 28th to the 29th, at San sevro, 123 cases and 62 deaths, 19 of the latter being re ferable to previous attack. DOCKYARDS OF THREE NATIONS.--England has nine dockyards--Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Pembroke, and, in time of war, Deal and Yarmouth. France has six —Cherbourg, Toulon, Brest, L'orient, Rochefort, and Indret. America has eight. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has an area of 63 acres, but nearly five acres must be filled in before the land can be used. The yard is situate on an island, and has a water front of about I,oooft. ; it has one floating dry-dock and three building slips. Charlestown, near Boston, covers 80 acres of ground, but 16 acres of this are marsh, and must be filled in. The water frontage that is of any value is only about 600 ft. The yard has one stone dry dock and two build ing slips. Brooklyn covers a surface of 80 acres of available ground and 40 acres of marsh that can be filled in --120 acres in all. There is at presenl an available water frontage. of 1,200 feet, one stone dry dock, and two building slips Philadelphia yard has only 15 acres' surface, and one acre of this must bo filled in to be available. The yard has one floating dry dock, two building slips, and a water front of about 600 feet. Washington yard has an area of 42 acres, two acres of which are marsh. There is a useful water frontage of 900 feet with two building slips. The yard has no dry dock. Norfolk and Pensacola yards were destroyed by the rebels, and at present no work of any importance is done at either of them; and Mare Island, on the Pacific, is yet unfinished, and is used only as a place of temporary repair. The British dockyards above enumerated contain 1,000 acres of ground, 50 building slips, and 34 dry docks; the French Imperial yards cover 1,129 acres, and comprises 75 building slips and 26 dry docks; the five navy yards of the United States now in use contain only 218 acres, 12 building slips, and four dry docks. It is easy to refer to the "brilliant record" of the war just past, and to thousands of miles of coast guarded by a navy created in six weeks; but it must be remembered that it consisted almost entirely of merchant built craft, unsuited to naval service ; and had our enemy azn been a naval Power they would have b een a l mos t worth less. . . . Without the aid of private es t a bli s h ments our navy would have made a very poor sh ow i n our late war. But Lngland and France also, in additi on t o th e i r immense public works, have the vast resourc es o f t h e i r private ship yards,ces iannstet which iammreue i much hf onegreater,w empoweredarc case d s a e n a tb r oe e yi a drawt lh s a e great wr twouopsrk as ni z.toehu them The n private ohwbeyn, r and e e s n t ae theirhbi n loiGws t the other eer : t v employes, or else have Government work done by private owners. England, it has been calculated, could turn out war vessels at the rate of one a day, indefinitely, of all sizes in the proper proportions for a navy. Hard pressed as we have been, we have not turned out one in a week. We want a yard and works for the construction of iron vessels, of which our Government has never built one. We want also are-arrangement of all our navy yards. They are for the most part badly planned. The Brooklyn-yard, with 120 acres all told, has one dry dock, two building slips, and 1,200 ft. of wharf front. Compare it with Deptford, the smallest of British yards, which, with 38 acres' extent, has two dry docks, one of them double, so as to contain two ships at once, five building slips, and 1,700 ft. of wharf. Be sides these, it hits a wet basin covering more than an acre. The want of our yards is not more space (except at Phila delphia), so m uch as it is better arrangement, a n d th at they should have at once. . . . England and France aro both in trouble about their principal dockyards— Plymouth, and Cherbourg. England has planned and be gun fortifications for the defence of Plymouth which are to cost $20,000,000. But the yard is situated so near the channel that our Monitor Dictator, or any of the other Monitors for that matter, could steam under the shore batteries, calmly receive their shot, and plant her 15-inch shell in the docks, shiphouses, and machine shops of the pard. Cherbourg is in precisely the same predicament. The harbour is an artificial one, formed by the construction of a breakwater, and is one of the finest pieces of engineer ing skill in the world. So very fine, in fact, that it cost $40,000,000 to construct all the works at the station. But the officers of the yard frankly acknowledged to our emis sary sent over by our Navy D e p artment that a few iron clads could easily destroy th e whole place. The French, as a o consequence, no 1 ng eraddto the works of Cherbourg. They bend their efforts to perfecting Brest, Toulon, and Indret. But the English with John Bull obstinacy, work away at Plymouth all the while, confessing that when it is done it will be unsafe iu war.—New Fork Times. , in- Lnd ost ke ial ral 100 {lOO 2 100 100 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 1011 :21$ 10 85 4i 1101 70'i