The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

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Saturn Aved his floating manned cht Vie le coast al High ptain of ;s Prince speedily leers of numbers d being Fie, and , ckyard) r of the ►lenheiin Saturn nswered n a few Leir oars, med the nder the er vessel ince and Loring, were re- Lrtillery amidst in large a fresh and his esidenee for the e recep- Loring. y's ships he regi lity and lock, to ; a ball om had re were ling, of Royal o'clock, depar- ;ted the xpected own the ow lying and his in their - would [ighnes will bo main at e to the cling to by the Tight. six this (Or and 0 Hotel f Calf-I nv° their onth. da wore n. Cecily day, the nd about MONEY MARKET AND COMV7aCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A very active inquiry for discount accommoda tion prevails to-day, and the supply of floating capital at the command of brokers and others appears limited. No business even in the best short-dated Paper can be negotiated under 3fr per cent. A sale of Mexican dollars for China has been effected at ss. per ounce, showing an improvement upon the price previously obtained. The London, Windsor, and Greenwich Hotels Company will close their list of applications for shares on the sth instant. At the biddings at the Union Bank of Australia to-day for the £500,000 Queensland Six per Gent. Debentures, £317,100 was tendered for, at prices ranging from par to £lO3 ss. All the offers above the sealed minimum of £lOl 1 ls. 6d., representing a limited total, were accepted, and it was announced that the unallotted balance will remain on sale at the minimum until Friday next. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris' ourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67 f. 67c. Heavy. The English Stock Market has exhibited extreme weakness this morning, chiefly owing to some sales induced by the rise at the close of business yester day afternoon. Consols have declined to 89i 90 for ruoney, to 904 8 for the account, and to 94 for September. The New Three per Cents. and Reduced Annuities are 89/ 90 ; Exchequer Bills, 3 s. to 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents, 104 k 105. The Foreign Stock Market is exceptionally firm, several of the chief descriptions showing a fractional. I lse. Turkish Consolides are 49/ 50 ; Mexican, ex all, 23f 4 ; New ditto, 23 k ; Greek, 20/ 21; Spanish Passive, 28i 29f ; Certificates, 131 14 ; Italian, 64 4 ; Confederate Loan, 7 9 ; Egyptian 7 Per Cents., 98f ; ditto, 2d issue, 97; ; and ditto, 1864, 941. American Securities are buoyant. United States Government 6 per Cent. 5-20 Bonds, 68 ; Erie shares, 54 ; and Illinois, 79 80. A moderate amount of business has been tran sacted in the Railway Share Market, and prices have shown some slight variations. Great Eastern and Midland have each declined 10s. ; North Western, 15s. ; and South Eastern, £1; while Great Northern have improved 15s. ; do. A Stock, £2 ; Metropolitan, 10s. ; and Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous are inactive, and prices exhibited no material alteration. London and County are dealt in at 75,1 76+ ; Union of London, , a t 5 2i ; Fore-street Warehouse, at 91 ; and Royal Mail Steam, at 1141 115. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : Hodges' Dis tillery, 1 1+ prem. ; Anglo Greek Steam Navigation Company, lfr 2+ prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 24 prem. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 11 21 prem. ; the New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Co., 3-16 5-16 pm. ; Northern Assam Tea, par I prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par f pm. ; Albert Bridge, 1 11 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 4 3, prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 14 prem. ; London Quays, 4 4dis. ; British India Trust and Agency C orporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co mpany (Limited), 2} 2f prem. ; Russian Iron 'Works, 911 pm.; L on d on B r id ge L an d , f pm . ; I nternational Sugar Refinery, 1 pm. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 OVERNMENT FUNDS. UGCent. Consols Do. A ccount, Aug. 8 90i 4 * Per C en t . R e d uced Isi zieolv 3 per Cent 9O 1 891 ir\ l'ir 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 "°. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 A nnuitie s , 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — 1, 4 ,, (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — '° o equer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent 3 Do. £5OO B D° ' £lOO and £2OO a tik of England Stock, 51 per Cent Do Accoimt ' I n iN d; _ °ll o GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - .,, - '4O Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 ...... "Uri°. Account 1 ) . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 4-11,.,0. Account — DO.. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ~, Certificates — ' li b °. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .1 -°. er Cent., Aug 1879 13 ° .per Cent., Aug. 1866 ' 2• • Bds, £l,OOO. Do. -under £l,OOO _ Po A FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bean Bonds, 6 per Cent, 1859 TRian 5 per Cent 991 '"°. 4 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 $ 1863 kenos Ayres 6 per Cent 0 1 9° 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 351 4 &Lilian 6 per Cent e 3:) °- 41 per Cent et°lol3:ibian 6 13er Cent. 1 1 -4 bal 6 per Cent. "'anish 3 per Cent., 1825 Po. 4 per Cent., 1863 p 1 , u %nubbin o. 5 pe Princi r Cent. , aliti es 1773-77, £25 paid " 13 , 0 . Account 1 , " 0 ;86 paid "'quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... E Do., P rov i s i ona l L an d W arran t gptian 7 per Cent 9B/ i Second Issue 971 "0 £lOO Bonds 9Bl * •r, Do. 1864 94 1 01".-,0 £ l OO Bonds it a3D e r e oo e 0 k. • . A ccou nt nA.loB s oe corta9ouna ts a e n t s . , 1824-5, ex Coupons C° i o t .1) 5a n P e d rlBCseon Cent. . la ° 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) DODo 1865 Scrip, , £671 paid dis B: ) .) " c ,1 3 01• Cent., 1864 lil e , • ' l ° oll l3, £55 paid "'eau 3 per Cent. D 'D. Account ts Do 1864 V° 6 per Cent. A ng l o -French 1 , 0 "0 Fr enc h S cr i p, Ex. 2 5f 20 c 0 Nlll. nt evidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid o f ish Imperial 5 per Cent °• 9 r Granada Do 2 per Cent ~,D0 Deferred P •Uo Land W arran t s (H ectares) e._ruvian 44 per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds die Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account 'rertuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 1 , Lo Account — "I D O .7 Sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., 41 44 per Cent. , 1850 o _ D ° 3 1860 TI per Cent., 1859 Do ° 5 per Cent., 1862 4.1.• 1864 I 5 , untan 5 per Cent D o 13 • Account — Dish 3 Cent 1 , , , per -0 Account ' 471 Do New Deferred — ,0 Pas sive — Gc , Account 29 7, 01 81). Cert. of Coup not funded — 13," thsh 4 0 Acco un t l3l 1 Dbo per Cent. — 'Po r 9' per Cent. 1864 ii o * 0 6 per Ce n t. 1854 ./:, per Ce n t. 1858 DOO Account 741 0 £lOO Bonds b o 2-4 Per Cent D ' Per Cent. 1862 ,00 AccountAcco DO Bonds ° ° 1865 : 6 p Pe or C .12 ,_ , r ent.,1863 — D o l . i Cent._ 44 4 iit Irel):ezllClus, Pra'nX3teead4l34alpder Cent — die 100 N. A e f a 3 Per Cent. - b o. .D cconnt D o A " Per Cent, 1864 4l A .‘'CC( ailt --•• • ‘ ll stri Dividends on the above payable in London. t i b elgia 4 s , Per. Cent., Ex. 10 Florins "'11teh 4 2 ,9 - Per cent., Er. 25f. o,D 1" Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 621 Frenchder Cent. CertiticaLes — rbo A r ites, 41 per Cent. D o &tali ° count at i 6 . 1 _Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ""cou 6 4 00 T lIREE O'CLOCK. t b n o s° o . l 4t Fl A' * e jo•ii.l.t: ...................................... 90 1 • F3ePt ........................................... :: i 1 1 Z AI iverpool Cotton Market—This Day. 7,00 r Aket • 0 baieBqutet. Sales ;ill probably foot 6,000 or SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share/ Railways. Paid.! closing 13.14 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 00. A A . llGp gets no div, Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great. Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at No.l Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B o Do. New, ts. at 25 pa , GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original . S. Vat. Bail gua. Do. South Wales ....I Do W. Mid.—Oxford, - - ro. Newpo t Po. II e• eford Lanc shire & Yorkshire, L)ndon and Blackwali 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. l shares Ilid Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth ,'.lt Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Da G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . .... Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18e4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock L :0. Scot, Mid. stick 'li•ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South E..stern Staines, Wok., do Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath IWaterford & Kilkenny West Cornw ell W.liartlepool Han& lt Do. A Irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent... Do. k' 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, 1874 Calcutta & 8. E., Urn e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu, 5 Co East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr( t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Id Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp. c I o. 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 Wt a. of Canada Da. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bda. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 . • Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4f do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can Class A and B sl. Iti.C'da, pc let pf. bds Scindc . Do. Delhi,.,,. Do. do . • t's Do. Pun aub.... Do. Indus St Flo 98 18 132 133 ti 6i 62 (6 16 17 AO ftt 109 111 47 4S 8j 93 130,E 131 1414 145, 128 32 F 9 6JI ,(51 (3 (5 44 40 40 45 .05 106 114 j2O 93 415 100 108 39 .11 1411 :22 941 10 6 53 54 1381 31 Stp 13; 130 100 1(2 52 54 z 4 .5 110 - 11l 87 69 102 101 37 3Si 10 11 pi 121 123 1i 2 t) 78 80 11i 12 150 155 57 5► 61 63 58 60 81 52 9 10 156 159 3 4p 104 106 i 48 50 47 1Iiii 81 1314 4.11 41 4 6 4 641 5 41 / 1191 1 9'l 107 1214 99i 1001 1314 7 6} IPil 130 i 100 ISIONS. 57 59 1011 1021 pr 41 41 ri 99 101 70 75 100 102 1014 102 i 1(3 104 iP 18 14 88 90 65 66 53 60 57 58 50 52 45 48 40 44 27 IS 26 27 102 k 103 i P P 100 101 1? 12} 81 819 0 )2 82 84 - I, d 1011 1021 95 07 89 91 66 68 3 5 82 81 100 101 100 101 -- i id [OO 101 91 93 82 102 I 11 451 f T S ECU 97 99 99 101 94 100 83} Bii 82 $4 101 103 105 107 106 108 108 110 102 104 108 110 102 104 104 [O6 106 108 102 104 .95 97 9) 101 92 94 90 91 102 104 83 83 98 100 102 104 105 107 Kiii 11011 INES. 9e 10 26 28 58.5 600 f 1 18 20 12 13 8 61 2f 2 10 11 3 4i 2 I 4 19 20 1 2 33/ 1 84 1 / 2 21 41 43 2 2/ 21 8 51 61 21 1/ 18 18 35 45 13 15 12 if 2 30 A 2 490 500 15 2. 13 15 162 17i 61 74 8 10; 75 9 ► 180 190 8 ► 85 15 20 II 13 200 205 161 17i Business i done. COLONIAL GOVERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do p. c. Feb. & Aug% Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept ')o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape U.llope. 6 P.C. 1873 1)o. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do; 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1t 78 Do. 188 - 4 May i 6, Nov. le Natal qov. o per cent N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.laJuly r. S.W. GOv. 5 p•c.,18661 Do. 5 p c. 18,1 to 1878 • __ . _ Do. 5 . P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus. Gov. 6 p,c 18u8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. J a & July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITI Cam Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as c Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. IV'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.St StAubyn(Gwen. Great L .3cey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist e Grenvil'e Herod's Foot Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley kiwyndy Iron Ore, litn Nangiles ... New Se ton North Downs.... North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr videnee Uny ',dant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L.skeard West Chi rerton West Seton . Wheal Bassett 'lllogau Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal t'Ett.:FEREN(III: HAREM Great Western Orig. 41 per cent pf., Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pi., 102 (t.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 120 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto, 41 per cent, red., 10 1 pitEFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pr., Ditto, new, 5 per cent., 99 London, Chatham, Am., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 104 8 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 1(8 Vale of Neath, cli LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. East Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 133 Preston and Wyre, 43 Wilts and bomers_t, 87 Fortuna ( 11 m.), 3i FOREIGN MINES, Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., 2} i BANKS. Agra and Mastermanim, lim., 58 7/ Alliance. tim.. 28; 9 84 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 121 Bank of Egypt, 304 Bank of Queensland, lim, 20 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 251 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 204 20 1 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 104 East London, lim., 54 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lim., 12 114 Hindustan, China, and Japan (him.), Ditto, new, 114 Imperial Ottornan,qlsi Lard Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 44 London B.nk of Mexico and S. America, Him., 101 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 254 London and County, 764 14 London Joint Stock, 47 London and South African, 181 London and South-Western, lim., 201 Ditto, new, 164 London and ‘1 estminster, 924 National Provincial of England, Ditto, d and 3d issue, 45 Standard of British South Africa, lim., Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 434 Union of London, 524 MISCELLANEOUS. Boi Atlanticba Gas,Telira. legrap , t h,B: t', per cent. gut',, Ditto. Pd issue, 1* * City of Londo n R ea l Property, lien., 4 City of Moscow Gas, lira , 3 * Company of African Merchants, 11m., 21 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Englanu, Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., I : 2* Egyptian Corn and Trading, lira., Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 1.1 f I Gen. Credit and Financie of London, lira.. 5) Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lira.. International Financial society, 1im.,56 London General Omnibus Company, 31 M dras Irr gation and Canal, Ditto (all), 1 .1 National Provincial Marine, 1# Now,;ong Ten, lim., Ottoman Financi..l snociat!on, Kin., 6 981 I'enin ula and Oriental Steam, 79 8 Royal Mail Steam, 115 141 Smith, Knight, and Co., Telegraph Construotkn aneMaintenance Km.. 13 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira., 71 2 Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 59 m 801 If f OSSR IC3I I :03i # I ITIES. not 91 10/ 1 9 SII M 214 3 32} 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.1&9 30.17.6 THE SUls,'s LONDON, -WEDNESDAY EVENING, A ITO UST 2, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE ROBERT ABRA.-A FAILURE THROUGH THE LATE POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROTJGH-STREET. Great Singing Festival at Dresden. STRIKE OF CUBITT'S WORKMEN. This bankrupt was describe 4 as formerly a general dealer of Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-lane, now of Hammer smith, out of business, and to-day was appointed for proof of debts. The claims already on the file are £220, and the cause of bankruptcy is stated to be " badness of trade and the striking of Cubitt's workmen." It appeared that the bankrupt's principal trade was with the various workmen employed by Messrs. Cubitt and Co., and upon the recent strike, the men being obliged to curtail their expenditure, the present failure resulted. Debts were proved, and the case adjourned. (Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE CAPTAIN CURGENYEN. This bankrupt was described as a captain in the Military Train, now stationed at Woolwich, and to-day was ap pointed for the adjourned order of discharge. The debts are £5,207, and the deficiency £3,043, the failure being caused by the high rate of interest paid by the bankrupt upon bills. The expenditure had been £7OO per annum up to 1863, and £1,200 for 1864—such being considerably in excess of the bankrupt's pay as an officer. The case was adjourned in order to afford the bankrupt an opportunity of making some arrangement with his creditors. SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before C. Coleman, Esq.) THE CARRIAGE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS-FITZGERALD V. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action to recover £4O damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, who is a gentleman of large property, and a J.P., residing at Boulge Hall, Suffolk, in consequence of the careless manner in which a certain organ had been carried by the defendants, who paid £lO into court, pleading never indebted as to the rest. Mr. Churchward appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Burnand representing the company. The evidence went to show that the organ had got wet in transit, and the wooden pipes were so damaged that the tone of the instrument was entirely gone. "His Honour, in giving judgment, observed that in musi cal instruments, more especially organs, the tone was everything. In this - case it appeared that the company had sent an organist to look at the instrument after the damage had resulted. Now it was quite impossible for that organist to say what was its original tone. The plaintiff had sworn that the original tone was very beautiful, and it remained for the Court to say if, looking at the damage, the £4O claimed was too much. His Honour thought it was, but that the company had also paid in too little. If the tone of the musical instrument was injured by a rail way company in the carriage, the company were clearly liable in damages. Tho verdict of the Court would be for £l5, in addition to the £lO in court. Verdict for the plaintiff for £25 (in all) and costs. Charge of Forgery against a Shipbroker. At the Mansion-house Police-court yesterday a well dressed young man, named Ellis Hugh Jones, described as a shipbroker, was brought up on remand before tho Lord Mayor charged with feloniously forging and uttering a bill of exchange for .£173 108., with the intent to defraud Messrs. Cunliffe and Co., bankers, Bucklersbury. Mr. Muliens prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh, Jim., appeared for tho prisoner. DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Catherine Robert son, of No. 30, Norfolk-street, Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Harriett Hutson, a married woman, residing at No. 20, Davies-street, Manchester-square. The prosecutrix (who gave her evidence seated, she ap pearing to be in a very weak state, and her face frightfully disfigured) said—Yesterday afternoon I went into the Queen's Head public-house at the corner of .Titchfield street with a man named Cex and had a glass of porter. The prisoner made some remark about tailors, and I said that one trade was as good as ax other. The prisoner then left the house, and as she was doing so she said to me " I do not get my living as a common prostitute." I went after the prisoner, touched her on the shoulder, and asked her why she had said what she had. I then returned to the house, and just as I was piing in at the door the pri soner struck me a violent blow on the nose with a saucer• My nose bled a good deal, and hung in pieces. I was very faint, and was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, when a pieco of china was taken out of my nose, and it was sewn in three places. I shall have to attend the hospital for some time to come. Mr. Moses Abrahams, from Birmingham, but staying in Riding-house-street, corroborated the prosecutrix in every particular. George llimes, a young man, peed taking the prosecu trix to a doctor's, then fetching a constable, and afterwards going with the prosecutrix to the hospital. A constable said that when ho went to the spot the pro secutrix was bleeding fearfully from her nose. He took the prosecutrix to the hospital and the prisoner to the station. The prisoner—l did it in self-defence. Mr. Tyrwhitt—There is no answer whatever to the charge. I shall remand you to see what the result of the injury will be; but, under any circumstances, you will be thoroughly punished. Henry Clark said he was a cashier at the Alliance Bank, Lothbury. Messrs. Addison and "Whitehead, of 146, Lead enhall-strect, kept an account at that bank, and their ac ceptances were sometimes paid without special instructions. On June 23 the bill produced, purporting to be drawn by A. Bodouis and accepted by Addison and Whitehead, was presented to the Alliance Bank through the clearing-house by the London and Westminster Bank, and was paid, upon the belief that it was genuine. Thomas Savell Whitehead said he was a shipbroker, of 146, Leadenhall-street. The bill of exchange produced for £173 10s., purporting to be accepted by his firm, was not so accepted. The signature of the acceptance resembled the signature of his partner, but it was not signed by either of them. The prisoner was in their service as clerk for about nine years, up to December, 1864. He was well acquainted with the prisoner's handwriting, and he believed the writ ing in the body of the bill was his. The endorsement to the bill, " C. L. Wilderman and Co." was, he believed, also the prisoner's writing. Edward Shrubsole Cunliffe, of the firm of Roger Cun liffe and Co., Bucklersbury, bankers and bill-brokers, said the firm of C. L. Wilderman and Co. had a discount ac count with them. The bill of exchange for £173 10s. pro duced was taken to him by the prisoner for discount for his firm about the 23d March last. Ho knew the prisoner as a member of the firm of Wilderman and Co. The bill was endorsed " Wilderman and Co." when it was taken to him, and was paid on becoming duo in the regular way, through the clearing-house, in June. Carl Louis Wilderman stated that he was a shipbrokee carrying oil business in Mark-lane. The prisoner was in partnership with him, having joined him in December last year, and left him on the 27th June last. During the time the prisoner was with him the firm had some dealings with Messrs. Addison and Whitehead, who on the 27th June owed them a few shillings for commission. Ho knew nothing of the bill produced for £173 10s., and never saw it until after the prisoner left the firm. The drawer pur ported to be a Mr. Bodouis. The indorsement C. L. Wil derman and Co., was in the prisoner's writing The firm kept an account with the East London Bank, and the pri soner had the entire management of the cash affairs. Two passbooks produced were found in the desk at his count ing-house by the officer. Theywere both in the name of the firm, but he had never seen but one of them, which was a fictitious one. The other he had never seen to his know lege, until the officer Spital found it in the prisoner's desk. The prisoner used to draw the cheques, and he knew of no transaction with Messrs. Addison which would lead them to accept such a bill as the one in question. Sergeant Spital said he found the two books produced in the prisoner's desk at Mr. Wilderman's office on the 28th Juno. On the 24th of July he apprehended the prisoner on a warrant issued from the Mansion-house. He saw the prisoner on that day riding in a brougham in Gray's-inn lane, and took him into custody. Ho told the prisoner the charge, and he said he perfectly understood it. lie took the prisoner to Bow-lane, and told him ho must search him, and ho gave him a bag containing 50 sovereigns. Mr. Mullons said there was another charge against the prisoner for forging a bill for £lOO. Mr. Cunliffe was again called, and said the prisoner called on bim on the 10th June last with a bill of exchange for £lOO, which he asked him to discount. The bill Eves drawn by the prisoner, and purported to be accepted by C. J. Whitehead and Co., of Fore-street, Limohouse. He dis counted the bill, and gave the prisoner a cheque for the money. C. J. Whitehead, of Fore-street, Limehouse, mastmaker, said he knew the prisoner when he was clerk to Messrs. Addison and Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead, of that firm, was witmsss's brother. The prisoner used to go to his office after his own business hours to make out his books, and he had no -other transactions either with the prisoner or Messrs. Addison. The acceptance to the bill for £lOO produced was not his, nor did he authorise any person to sign it. The prisoner was committed for trial upon both charges. Mr. Sleigh asked that the prisoner might be admitted to bail. Mr. Mullens said if a question of bail were raised he should be prepared to go into several other charges of a similar kind. The Lord Mayor declined to accede to the application. THE PEABODY GIFT.—It will be remembered that rather more than three years since—in March, 1862—Mr. Peabody, the American merchant, declared his intention of placing in the hands of certain gentlemen whom he named as trustees the munificent sum of £150,000 for the benefit of the honest and industrious poor of the metropolis, and recommended that a portion of the money should be appropriated for the purpose of providing im proved dwelling-houses for the working classes. Accordingly it was determined to purchase the site of a pile of buildings known as Ward's-place, Lower-street, or, as it is now called, Essex-road, Islington, at that time densely occupied by a community for the most part consisting of thieves, pros titues, and some of the worst characters in the metropolis, who herded together with little or no attention to morality or decency. The old houses were speedily levelled, and the erection of the handsome structure which is now rapidly approaching completion was forthwith commenced. The building is substantially constructed of brick, and is from a design by Mr. 11. A. Darbishiro, the builders being Messrs. Patman and Fotheringham, who have also received orders to erect similar dwelling-houses, like wise the gift of Mr. Peabody, in Love-lane, Shadwell, and Conunercial-sireet, Shoreditch. The model buildings consist of four blocks of houses five stories in height, which will be let out in tenements of one, two, and three rooms, at an estimated rental of 25., 35., and ss. per week respectively. Each block will afford accommodation for 60 families, or 240 in the aggregate. The rooms aro each of them to bo 9 feet wide, and 12 feet long, and of a suitable height. The attic of each block is paved with tiles from the Isle of Wight, and is surmounted by a hand some ornamental turret. There is also accommodation for washing, drying, &c., and at each end of the buildings is a cistern 12 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep, capable of containing 1,760 gallons of water. Everything has been done to render the sanitary arrangements complete in every respect. It is contemplated to erect workshops for the ac commodation of the tenants on the east side of the blocks. These, however, although of course under the control of the trustees, will bo irrespective of Mr. Peabody's gift, and will be let at a very moderate rental. Numerous applica tions have already been made for tenements by men whose wages average from 18s. to 20s. per week—the class for whom they were intended by the benevolent donor ; but none will bo taken whose character does not bear the stkictest investigation. WESTMINSTER. A DRUNKEN CARMAN. —William Dean, a cab-driver, was charged before Mr. Arnold with being drunk and incap able of taking care of himself in Victoria-street. It appeared that on the previous evening about 10 o'clock police-constable 203 A saw the prisoner in the Victoria road driving a cab. A man in a cart laden with confectionary was going in a contrary direction. The prisons; who was drunk, drove his cab against the cart, which was upset, and the contents were thrown into the road. The driver was knocked down and the cart nearly broken to pieces. Tho prisoner was thrown off his cab, while his vehicle was also much damaged. The driver of the cart said that he was much hurt, and that the pastry was all broken to pieces, and not fit for sale. The value was about £4. Mr. Arnold—What was the amount of damage to the cart? Witness—About £l2, your worship. Mr. Arnold--Then, I have no power to adjudicate. The witness said that he was going at a pace of about seven miles an hour, and that the prisoner was going at a very rapid rate. Mr. Humphrey observed that the owner of the cart was not present. Mr. Arnold remarked that ho had only power to act if the value did not exceed £lO. Ho would adjourn the case for the attendance of the owner of the cart. The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. CHARGE OF STABBING AGAINST A POTMAN.--james Everett, a potman, of No. 7, Greenwood-street, Mile-end, aged 21, was charged with stabbing a police-constable, named William Corkuy, No. 664 A, with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence of the constable that he was in plain clothes and off duty at 1 o'clock this morning in the Commercial-road, and met with a female acquaint ance with whom he was in conversation a few minutes, and went home with her to a house, No. 2, John's-place, Stepney. While there he heard a disturbance outside. The young woman went out into the court. A man was standing at the door and he spoke to him. The prisoner, whom he had often seen before, was about two feet from the door, and without speaking a word made a blow at him. He put up his arm to parry the blow, and received a blow upon it. He found he was stabbed, and that a wound was inflicted an inch and a half long. He was taken to the London Hospital, and the wound was dressed by the house surgeon. He could not see with what instrument he was wounded. He was in a good deal of pain. He did not speak a word to the prisoner, nor provoke him in any way whatever. Edward Barrett, a general- dealer, of 2, John's-place, gave evidence at some length, from which it appeared that the prisoner knocked at the door, and said he would have Annie out, meaning the female in the prosecutor's com pany. He opened the door, and another young woman came down and asked the prisoner to go away. The pri soner said he would have the girl Annie out. The prose cutor came out, and said " What's the matter ?" The pri soner put his hand into his pocket, took something from it, and struck the prosecutor. The prosecutor said he was stabbed. The prisoner ran away, and he pursued him, and he was stopped by a police-constable 518 K, and secured. The prisoner, who appeared to be labouring under feel ings of jealousy in consequence of the policeman's inter view with Annie, said he called her out of the house, and that the prosecutor made a brow - at him, and in returning it he cut the proscutor with a penknife he had in his hand. The prisoner was committed for trial. MARKETS-- ThlB Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat, of last year's growth, was very moderate ; of new produce limited. As compared With Monday there was certainly more firmness in the trade ; but millers showed no disposition to operate freely. The demand, however, both for red and white English wheat was, on tho whole, steady at full prices. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. A limited business was transacted in most de scriptions ; nevertheless, prices ruled tolerably firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at late rates. Barley—the supply of which on sale was moderate— was in fair request at full currencies. Malt was in slow request, at about stationary prices. The market was well supplied with oats. Most descrip tions were in good demand, and the quotations ruled firm. Beans and peas were unaltered in value from Monday. Both articles were in limited supply. About an average business was transacted in flour, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 430 10 1510 370 1820 Irish Foreign 4610 4000 19,850 3660 brig. sks. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN. For the week ending July For the corresponding week 29;1865., last year. Qrs.. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 63,828-42s 10d Wheat 64,823-43s Od 8ar1ey......... 684-28 s 6d Barley 1,107-27s 8d Oats BOROUGII HOP. Very little business is passing in any kind of hops. Prices rule stationary. WHIT ECHAPEL. The supply of meat- on sale is very moderate, and the ,rade rules firm, as follows :-- Beef, from 8s 2d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 10d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 103 to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s 8d to 68 Od per Blbs by the carcase. GERMAN "LAMB" AND WEL* "MUTTON."—It is a fact not generally known that one-half the Ger man mutton coming to this country via Hamburg is sold in this metropolis for "lamb," at very remunerative prices. At cost price, this meat may be purchased at from 3d. to 30. per lb., and it is selling in the butchers' shops at the advanced price of Bd. to 9d. per lb. The Merino sheep run remarkably small, more especially in bone, and seldom weigh more than four and a half stone, or 361 b. each. The superiority of their wool is the cause of their being bred. A large portion of the abov e meat is, moreover, passed off for Welsh mutton at some of the inferior butchers' shops. MEETING OF THE MASTER B UILDERS.--The ad journed meeting of the Master Builders' Associa tion was held yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of receiving a report as to the strike at Messrs. Cubitt's. The secretary reported that he had received a notification from Messrs. Cubitt's firm that the strike had closed on Monday, the men having resumed work at the advanced rate of wages of id. per hour. Some discussion then ensued upon the threatened agitation for a further advance in the spring by the carpenters of F. per hour and by the masons of d. per hour ; but, as no official notice had yet been given by the men, it was considered that any action upon the subject at present would be premature, and the question was postponed for consideration at a future meeting. THE FALL OF HOUSES IN CHANDOS-STREET.— Yesterday afternoon Mr. Langham concluded the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the man Dawson, who was killed by the recent fall of houses in Chandos-street. Evidence was given that there were no appearances of danger about the holves, and Mr. Dent, . . a surveyor, of Great James - street, expressed his opinion that the houses were in a fair condition, and added that he could not in any way account for the accident. The jury returned as their verdict that the death of the deceased was accidental, and that no one was to blame. Mr. Lewis, on behalf of Mr. Howes, the contractor, stated that although there was no legal liability on the part of Mr. Howes, he had made the widow a present of 4100, and had paid her professional expenses. An epoch in the annals of German national fes tivals has just concluded at Dresden, after a dura tion of three days. The proposal for a confederate singing festival, thrown out some time ago, was accepted with such enthusiasm that no less than 20,000 singers assembled at Dresden, not only from every town of Germany, but from different parts of England, France, Russia, America, and even from Australia, China, and New Zealand. The festival commenced on the 22d, and lasted till the 25th July. The visitors commenced pouring into the town on the 21st, and Dresden was gaily decorated with flags, representing the different colours of the German States. The site chosen for the building in which the musical performances took place was a large expanse of fiat land on the right bank of the Elbe, at the foot of the lovely range of hills forming the so-called Elbe Valley. The building itself was of vast dimensions, being capable of accommodating 40,000 people. All around this monster music hall were strewn an immense number of refreshment tents, station houses for fire-engines, porters, and even doctors. The first concert took place on Sun day, the 23d, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when the King and Queen, with the other members of the royal family and the chief officers of State, attended. On Monday, the 24th, the colours of the different Sangerbunde were carried in procession from the Mansion House to the Music Hall. There were no less than 700 of these standards and flags of all pos sible colours, bearing different devices and mottoes in gold and silver embroidery. One can best esti mate the great length of the procession by stating thatit took upwards of two and a half hours to pass any point from which one surveyed it. The crowd was tremendous and the cheering perfectly deafen ing. The people composing this army of singers were of every possible class ; noblemen, private gentle men, composers, actors, students, teachers, lawyers, doctors, farmers, respectable merchants of all sorts, carpenters, butchers, shoemakers, tailors, and bakers. The :second concert took place at six o'clock that evening. • The last day of the festival, Tuesday the 25th, was devoted by the singers to visiting the neigh bouring country and places of resort about Dresden. Concerts and fetes of all sorts were given in honour of the guests, who certainly ought to be pleased with their reception, for, besides the public de monstrations of joy at their coming, the inhabi tants of Dresden undertook to give the whole num ber of 20,000 men free board and lodging during their five days' stay there—a plan by no means easy to put into execution, considering that Dresden is itself a comparatively small town, but which was nevertheless accomplished most satisfactorily. The King himself furnished room for 300 singers in his own palace, and all the other prominent personages of the town likewise bore their respective share in the business of providing lodgings for the visitors. The weather, which had favoured the guests till Tuesday evening, suddenly changed then ; a violent thunderstorm came on unexpectedly, accompanied by heavy rain ; it soon cleared, however, and to wards ten o'clock thousands of people streamed out of town towards the Music Hall, where the singers had assembled for the last time to sup together. The even ing passed cheerfully amid numerous toasts, speeches, and songs, and terminated with a vote of thanks to the inhabitants of Dresden for the cordial hospitality and kindness shown in their reception of the strangers. At 12 o'clock the bells pealed forth and the guns of the garrison broke the still ness of the night by three salvoes. The assembly broke up and the president declared the first San gerbundesfest terminated. The report of the Commissioner of Customs, just published, gives a highly favourable account of our imports and exports, and shows that their values are increasing at a rate that jg wholly unprece dented. For the last five years the tide of pro sperity has flowed steadily on without receiving the slightest ebb ; and since 1859 goods of the value of nearly 100 millions have been added to the annual amount of our importations, or at the mean rate of 20 millions additional for each successive year. In 1863 there was a rise of 23 millions over 1862, . and in 1864 there was an increase of nearly 29 millions over 1863 ; so that our trading relations with the world are proceeding with a steady but accelerated ratio. The simple figures, however, tell best their own facts, and merely require citing. The return for the last six years runs as follows :- 1839 .C179,182,355 1860 210,530,873 1861 217,485,024 1862 225,716,976 1863 218,919,020 274,863,924 1864 Desperate Poaching Affray. On Sunday morning, about one o'clock, a murderous affray took place in the plantation of Mr. W. Armstrong, viewer at Wingate Grange Colliery. It appears that the estate has a quantity of game on it, and the pitmen of the neighbourhood, despite the efforts of the watchers, have of late been committing serious depredations amongst the game. Two of 111 r. Armstrong's watchers, named Benjamin Embleton and James Stark, on Saturday night concealed themselves behind a hedge near to one of the plantations. About one o'clock on the Sunday morning they saw two men in the plantation, and they spread a large net from one end to the other in order to catch hares. The two watchers sprang from their hiding-place and seized hold of the two poachers, but ono of them blew a whistle, and im mediately afterwards other five men came up. A struggle at once took place. The whole of the poachers were armed in some way or other—some had large sticks, another a brace of pistols, and one a life-preserver. On the watchers trying to obtain the nets, the men rushed upon them, and Embleton was knocked down. The party who threw him to the ground was kicking him, and Stark, observing the manner in which he was being treated, drew out a pistol, and threatened to shoot any one that dared to come near. While holding the pistol in a defiant manner at the protector of his comrade, some of the poachers got behind him, and by a sudden catch of his arm it caused the pistol to go off, and it being pointed in the direction of one of the men, it is supposedthe contents lodged in his person, as he dropped simultaneously with the report, and moaned as though in groat agony. Stark was thrown down at the same time, and he caught hold of his assailant and pulled him on the ground with him. While struggling the poacher who was armed with two pistols came up and threatened - 10 shoot him. Some of his companions cried out, "Don't shoot him on the ground while lie's down," but he took uo notice of their advice, and fired. Stark seeing the dangerous posi tion he was in, turned his back to the deadly weapon, and the contents of the pistol were lodged in his shoulder. The charge had not been very groat, or he would have been killed, as the close proximity of the pistol to the person of Stark was such that a portion of his coat was completely blown off. While Stark remained disabled the poachers all rushed upon Embleton, who had got up, and he was again knocked down with a life preserver. When down the vil lain came across Embleton's nose with a fearful blow with this terrible instrument and smashed his nose level with his face. The life preserver, with the suddenness and force of the blow, broke off by the head. Poor Embleton, also, was most severely cut upon the head with a large rail, which laid his skull bare, and he now lies in a dangerous state. When the poachers thought they had done sufficient, they carried their wounded man away, and made off towards Shotton Colliery. The two watchers were both rendered almost insensible, and it was some time before they could get up to make for their homes. On doing so, they ma naged, with considerable difficulty, to get home, when a doctor and a policeman were at once sent for. Dr. Morrison on arriving extracted several of the shot-corns from the shoulder of Stark, and dressed the wounds of Embleton. Mr. Superintendent Scott, on receiving information of the affray, apprehended three notorious poachers. Their names are Simeon Ridley, Robert Williamson, and Thomas Sim mends, all pitmen, belonging to Shotton Colliery. In the house of the latter were found two horse pistols, one appa rently recently discharged, and the other laden with No. 6 shot, which corresponds with the shot extracted from Stark's shoulder. The man who is supposed to have been shot by the watchers has not been found, and the other three are all but in the hands of the police, being absent from their residences. The two watchers are progressing PM well as could be expected, but Embleton is far from out of danger.—Newcastle Daily Express. - THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—Accounts re ceived from Lacken yesterday state the satisfactory intel ligence that the health of his Majesty Xing Leopold has considerably improved. HARVEST IN THE EAST RIDING.—The wheat har vest has already commenced in this district. In the course of the week reaping will become almost general. From Driffield, Northwards, tke beginning of harvest will be in about a fortnight. In all directions the wheat looks remarkably well, especially in Holderness, where it is be lieved the crops will cut up satisfactorily. Exc URSIONISTS FROM ABYSSINIA.—Our intrepid fellow-townsman, the Count du Bisson, and his heroic wife have arrived here on their return from a second expedition in Abyssinia. They both succeeded in passing in safety from the extremity of the Red Sea to Alexandria. At Cairo the Countess was attacked with cholera, and only escaped by her rare energy. During the count's stay at the Court of Theodoros, he was able, by the honesty and firmness of his character, to acquire the good graces of the terrible Abyssinian monarch.—Journal de Nice. DEATU OF A VETERAN.—CoI. Laborde, military governor of the Palace of the Luxembourg, the last survi vor of the officers of the Old Guard who accompanied Na poleon I. to the Island of Elba, has just expired in his 94th year. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—The ordinary half yearly meeting was held to-day at the London Tavern. The directors' report, which has already appeared in The Sun, was adopted, and a dividend of five per cent. in the preference, and seven per cent. on the ordinary stock was declared. The chairman congratulated the shareholders on the prosperity of the undertaking, and in formed them that the district railways were proceeding very satisfactorily. MR. SCULLY AND THE CORK ELECTION.—It is said (remarks the Dublin Evening Mail) that Mr. Scully is minded to test the gratitude of his former constituents by another trial. He intends to petition for an avoidance of the late election, on the grounds of the provisions of the statute of 1 Geo. IV., cap. 11, fixing the qualification of Deputy-Sheriffs, not having been complied with. The increase of 26 millions of 1864 over 1863 is divided between the foreign and colonial imports in the ratio of seventeen millions to nine, the re turn from the former being £181,137,158 in 1864 against £164,235,273 in 1863, and from the latter £93,726,766 in 1864 against £84,683,747 in 1863. Thus, not only our own settlements, but all parts of the world, are gradually enlarging their trading re lations with us, and, as a natural consequence, are deriving a corresponding benefit from that enlarge ment. The largest increase of our foreign imports is in the arrivals from Holland and Egypt. In the former country's produce the increase has been from eight to eleven millions sterling ; and in the latter it has reached the extraordinary sum of from 16 to 19 millions. The impetus given by the recent alteration of the sugar duties to the importation of Dutch refined sugar has increased our imports from Holland ; and the ready adaptation of a wide area of land to the cultivation of cotton in Egypt will account for the augmentation of our imports from that quarter. The produce of cotton alone from Egypt absorbs 14 out of the 19 millions, the stated value of our imports. The ex tension of steam culture on the fertile delta of the Nile, and the improved irrigation which the late and present rulers have completed, have added largely to the productive powers of the soil ; and the chances are that Egypt will become a settled source whence we shall draw good supplies of cotton in the future, though it may not equal in staple that which we were in the habit of drawing so largely from the Southern States of the American Union. Russia has also contributed to swell the amount of our im ports by something like two millions sterling ; and the foreign West Indies have added a similar amount, while the Hanse Towns, Belgium, Spain, and Mexico have each added a million to the former value of their importations. From Norway, Den mark, and Japan the increase is but small ; while from Portugal, Italy, and China there is a slight falling off. Our trading intercourse with the United States of America has naturally experienced great vicissitudes ; but as the civil strife, which paralysed for a time her imports, has happily ceased, we may look forward to a renewal of the relations which formerly prevailed. The value of our imports from America has experienced a considerable diminution, of more than one million and a half beyond the de crease which was recorded in 1863 as compared with 1862. This has extended to Northern,Southern, and Pacific ports alike. Our imports from France have again increased, and in nearly the same proportion as in 1863. The largest increase is in butter, raw cotton, leather gloves, cloverseed, silk manufac tures, brandy, and refinedsugar. The only decrease of any note is in raw silk, and that is only as com pared with 1863, the values being still above those attained in 1862 and 1861. India stands at the head of our colonial dependencies, and contri butes more than half of our imports, having added this year to her general supply nearly four_ millions in value. In 1862 she added 14 millions to our imports. These large sums arise from the con tributions which India has made to our supplies of raw cotton, the prices of that article having ranged l as nearly as possible 10s, per cwt., or about Id. per lb. lower in 1864 than in 1863. Australia has like wise sent us more commodities, amounting to the sum of three millions sterling, chiefly in the value of wool. Hong Kong and the Bermudas have more than doubled their supplies. - The Bahamas, whose imports and exports rose so suddenly in 1863, owing to the establishment of Nassau as the depot for the blockade runners both to and from the Secession States of America, have again added nearly one mil lion to their value. The other West India Islands, Singapore, British Guiana, and the Honduras also show an increase; while from Ceylon and British North America there is a considerable falling off. The returns which give the quantities of the princi pal articles imported show a decrease upon rather more articles than usual. Out of 14 articles usually selected as a test there is, in 1864 as compared with 1863, an increase in nine and a falling off in five. The nine showing an increase are cotton, flax, hemp and jute, spirits, sugar (unrefined), timber and wood, tobacco, wine, and wool. Those showing a decrease are coffee, tea, silk, corn, flour, and provisions. A NEW EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE.—Glycerine, as we all know, is the sweet prinpiple of oil, and is ex tensively used for purposes of the toilet ; but it has now received an application of rather an unexpected nature. In 1847, a pupil of M. Pelouze's, M. Sobrero, discovered that glycerine, when treated with nitric acid, was converted into a highly explosive substance, which he called nitro-glyce rine. It is oily, heavier than water, soluble in alcohol and ether, and acts so powerfully on the nervous system that a single drop placed on the tip of the tongue will cause a violent headache which will last for several hours. This liquid seems to have been almost forgottendish by chemists, and it is only now that Mr. Nobel, a Swedish engineers has succeeded in applyng it t o a very important branch of his art, viz., blasting. From a paper by him to the Academy of Sciences, we learn of t a hr addressed o a n t o the chief part of advantage which this substance, co m p ose glycerine and three of nitric acid , possesses, is that it re quires a much smaller hole or chamber than gunpowder does, the strength of the latt er being scarce y one-tenth of the former. Hence the miner's work, which t , o a 2 ccording to the hardness of tho rock , represents from 5 0 the price of the gunpow der used, is so short that the cost of blasting is often reduced by 50 per cent. The proces s is very easy ; if the c hamber of the mine presents fissures, it must first be lined with clay to make it water tight ; this done, the nitro-glycerine is poured in, and water after it, which, being the lighter liquid, remains at the top. A slow match with a well-charged percussion-cap at one end is then introduced into the nitro-glycerine. The mine may then be sprung by lighting the match, there being no need of tamping. On the 7th of June laft three experi ments were made with this new compound in tte open part of the tin mines of Altenburg, in Saxony. In one of these a chamber 34 millimetres in diameter was made perpendi cularly in a dolomitic rock, 60 feet in length, and at a dis tance of 14 feet from its extremity, which was nearly ver tical. At a depth of eight feet a vault filled with clay was found, in consequence of whiCh the bottom of the hole was stamped, leaving a depth of 7ft. One litre and a half of nitro-glycerine was then poured in ; it occupied sft. ; a match and a stopper were then applied as stated and the mine sprung. The effect was so enormous as to produce a fissure 50ft. in length and another of 20; the total effect has not yet been ascertained, because it will require several small blasts to break the blocks that have been partially detached by this.—Galignani. BALLOON ASCENT.—On Monday, notwithstand ing the heavy rain during the afternoon, Mr. Coxwell ascended in his balloon punctually at 6 o'clock, taking with him Captain Rowley, of the 2d Life Guards. The " Mars" left the Palace grounds in front of the cen tral transept; the drenching rain came down in torrents, and the balloon entered a mass of rain cloud which hung over Sydenham hills at a very low elevation. The voyagers, however, continued up for one hour, and then descended in a meadow adjoining the residence of Mr. Leake, at North Cheam House, near Epsom. Here Mr. Coxwell and Cap tain Rowley were provided with dry clothing, and wore hospitably entertained. PRINCE NAPOLEON.—Iiis Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon arrived at Kingstown, on Monday morning, from Liverpool, in his yacht the Jerome Napo leon, and subsequently visited the Dublin Exhibition, in which he spent several hours. He afterwards visited seve ral mercantile establishments in the city. His Imperial Highness arrived at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon from Holyhead, and shortly afterwards landed, accompanied by his suite. They visited the Sailors' Home, and, were shown through the building by the superintendent. Afterwards the distinguished party were shown over the Custom house. On Sunday morning the mayor, and several other gentlemen, bad an interview with the Prince on board his yacht, which sailed from the Mersey at noon. • Imports and Exports. Arkansas. Saladin.... Wentworth . Viper FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALT-PAST 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This ray. BRIGHTON RACES.—This DAY. BRIGIITON CUP: Ely (Custance) 1 Caller Ou (GilaHoner) 2 Union Jack (Fordham) 3 Cambuscan (Wells) 4 Redmire (Cannon) 0 Sydmonton (Mann) 0 Won in a cantor by eight lengths. Bad third. FOURTEENTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Valeria.. Marengo Nun of Avon , 0 VINGDEAN PLATE. Lucky Star Brigand ........... Eleven ran. NURSERY STAKES, Venture Sister to Amber Mazurka Fifteen raa. GRAND STAND PLATE. Gomera Cobweb Sister to Lavender Seven ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Gladiateur (taken) 10 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) RACING FIXT URES FOR 1865. rtST. AUG Knutsford Reading Wenlock ll Radcliffe l4 Woodford and Loughtn l5 Egham l5 Stockton l6 Tiverton l6 Oxford l7 York Great Yarmouth 22 Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Tunbridge 29 Derby Summer 3O Ipsliich Weymouth 3l :MIMI. SEPTE: Warwick 5 Cheadle Totneas and Bridgetown 6 King's Lynn 6 Leicester 7 Dover 7 Hereford 7 Bridgewater Doncaster OCT° Bedford Caledonian Hunt and Leek West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. II Worcester Autumn Edinburgh 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Perth NOTE Ltncoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury Warwickshire and Leam ington Hunt LONDON GAZETTE —Last Evening FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 27. Tho Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ed ward Thornton, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic. to pro ceed on a Special Mission to his Majesty tho Emperor of Brazil. JULY 31. Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Leon Chem as Consul at Sierra Leone for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Guillermo E, Eldred as Consul at Sydney for the Republic of Chile. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 1. Honourable Artillery Company of London—First Lieu tenant Edward Mease to be Captain, vice Blockley, re signed; Second Lieutenant Edward M. Nelson to bo First Lieutenant, vice Mease, promoted ; Sergeant Charles William Davis to be Second Lieutenant, vice Nelson. ADMIRALTY, JULY 28. The undermentioned officers have been this day pro moted to the rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List :—Thomas Wallis M'Donald, Esq., and John Rees, Esq. ADMIRALTY, JULY 31. Mr. John Bradbury has been promoted to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 13th of July, 1865. Messrs. George Weight, Benjamin Taylor, and William Read have been promoted to be First Class Assistant Engineers in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 14th of July, 1865. 'SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, Aug. 2.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, 'with showers. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. I.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Mohawk, from Callao. SWANSEA, July 31.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Russold, from Huelva. DUNDEE, Aug. I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Cognac, from Montreal. PLYMOUTH, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Aurora, from Demerara; Coronet, from Quebec. Sailed—City of Adelaide, for Adelaide. CLYDE, July al.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Lynden,,from Trinidad. MUMBLES, Aug. I.—Wind W.—Arrived—Port Regent, from Wall enos. FALMOUTH, Aug. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Shakspere, from Matanzas. CARDIFF, Aug. I.—Wind S.W. — Sailed—Jessie, for Moute Video. HULL, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Prince Oscar, from Buenos Ayres. OFF PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31. Arrived.—City of Paris, from Calcutta. KINGROAD, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Scandina vian, from Quebec/ TORBAY, Aug. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrivcd—Theodore, from Porto Rico. /3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. I.—Accrington, from Calcutta ; Courier, from Augazey ; Hoppet, from Sundswall. Arrived, Aug. 2.—Ailna, from Gothonhurg ; Nathaniel, from Westerwick ; City of Paris, from Calcutta ; Boyer, from Windau ; William Dyer, from Guernsey ; Minerva, from Gothenburg ; Antrikim, from Riga ; Atalanta, from Petersburg ; Geysina Gertina, from Emden. Sailed, Aug. 2.—Priscilla, for Archangel; Arch, for Montevideo ; Arbutus, for Demerara ; Zetland, for Sague nay; Calah, for Mor ton Bay. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed.—Forest Queen, screw steamer, from London, for Lisbon ; Caroline, screw stamer, from the west, for London. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Parts is about 1 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per .£1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.71 per .E 1 etcrlin . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10 tbs per cent. dearer in London 'thin in hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills L t 60 days' sight is 1081 to 109 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of god frJrn the United States. REPRIEVE OF THE SHIRLEY MURDERER.—Sir G. Grey has recommended that the lifo of, George Broomfield, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Colborne, at Shirley, should be spared, and the capital sentence commuted to one of penal servitude for life. ARRIVAL OF ABD-EL-lADEn.—The Emir Abd el-Kader and suite left Boulogne at 4 30 p.m. yesterday, on board the South-Eastern Company's steamer, Alexandra, Capt. Paul, for Folkestone. The Emir was well received at Folkestone. ------- NEW Hors.---The first pocket of the present year's growth of hops has been sent to market, well managed and in fine condition, by Mr. Child, of Bromley Palace, Kent, the nearest hop garden to the metropolis. It was sold at £lO per cwt. A CAUTION TO SEA-SIDE BATHERS.—A melan choly death by drowning occurred at Lowestoft on Saturday last. A party of gentlemen from tho office of the Norwich Mercury were there for a day of pleasure, and some of them went to bathe, when Mr. W. Henry Darken, who had been swimming, was suddenly observed to go down, and before assistance could reach him he died. Evoripossitle exertion was used to restore animation, and medical aid was promptly given, without avail. Brecon lB Richmond Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket let Oct 26 Walsall Lanark WEB.. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTEL GIGENCE—This Day. .0- BRIGHTON RACES —Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM. PAVILION PLATE. Nine ran. SUSSEX STAKES. Twelve ran. :BER. 204 10 100 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 1(,0 all 10J 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 10) 100 100 190 100 100 10 100 100 2.1.0 3.12.8 8 58i 7 IC2I 12} 1002 93 901 i