The Sun. — London, England, 1865-07-27 00:00:00

MARKETS--This Day. C . The s - npply o METROPOLITAN f beasts here to- day ATTLE was moderate and in very middling condition. The few prime breeds on offer sold at Monday's currency, viz., from ss. to ss. 6d. per 81bs. Otherwise the trade was slow at late rates. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which met a dull inquiry, at, in some instances, slightly depressed quotations. Prime Downs, however, produced 6s. 2d. to 6s. 4d. per 81bs. Lambs moved off slowly, at from 6s. to 7e. per 81bs. The supply was rather limited. Calves were a dull inquiry, on former t erm 8- -tviz ., from 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d. per 81bs. In pigs and nnlch cows the transactions were limited, at last week's quotations. Per 81b to sink the offal. a d d a ds d Crse. inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2 Prnecrs-wool sheep 5 6 6 0 nd qualit l.l Prime asthdown eo 6 2 6 4 priMe large o y xen ..5 5 2 La m e coarse calves. 4 2 4 8 e r r s in C e Scuts, Pr,me smal d0......4 10 5 2 • sad int. shcep.4 6 4 10 Large h. , ,trs second quality do ..5 05 6 small porkers 464 10 • suck Lambs....6s Od to 7. Od. o.u. calves, 184 to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 26s clinch. Head of stock on sale. Foreign supply. Beasts 7'o Cows. Sheep and lambs . . 5,1 f 0 Ca vei 920 Pigs Total supply. 1,100 Beasts Ccow s... beep a ndlambs 10, 2 40 Calves, 1,170 640 MEAT MARKETS. NE ~TB . AND LEADENHALL .— Prime meat sells freely froth 3s prices ; otherwise, the trade is heavy. Beef, at b' veal, to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 10d ; lamb, 5s 8d veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s 2d Per 81b by the carcase. SoultHAL July 26.—Each kind of stock was in fair request, at I fullquotaiions:—Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 2d; mutto n ., t° 58 ;4s6dto6s 2d ; lamb, 60 Od to is Od; veal, 4s Od and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od. nelloxer currencies ntie uly s 26.—The trade was firm at the :—Beef,an from 3s 6d to 5s 4d; mutton, to 8d to 6s 1d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s Oil ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; rk, 48 Od to 5s Od per 81b. Suckling calves, 18s to 16 ' to to quarter each, old store pigs, 20s to 265 ; and mulch cows, t-.£19 HAY MARKETS. lem iritnELD.—Old Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od; nnew ditto, £4 15s to £5 106 ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 15s ; to . A ditto , .£r supply .4 15s to £5 lOs; and straw, .£1 8s to £1 12s per ad fai erV IIIERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 6s Od; Il ew ditto, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; old clover, £5 5s to £6 108 ; flew' ditto,los; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per ° Q. A moderate demand. WitrrEcHApEL.—Old Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od; "ew ditto, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; old clover, £ 5 8 s to £ 7 Os ; n ew ditto, £4 15s to £5 15s ; and straw, £t 8s to £1 14s per ' °4(l . Trade inactive. COUNTRY MARKETS LYNN-TUESDAY. The weather to-day is hot and forcing. Harvest will be general in from seven to ten days. At to-day's market the attendance was moderate, and there was only a limited 'how of wheat. The trade ruled slow, and in some in 'dances 6d per qr. less money had to be taken. Beans, oats, and barley fully maintained former prices. New wheat, 45s to 47s ; new red, 429 to 43s ; old white, 42s to 43s ; old red, 383 to 41s per 36 stone. B ar ley f or Inaltiog, 28s to 328 ; secondary, 30s ; ordi na ry, 26 s t o 28 s per qr. Oats , 22s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, large, 34s to 38s ; small , 38s to 40s per 38 stone. S ALISBURY.—T UESDAY. At to-day's mark e t th ere was a more numerous attend rOt large, te than us u al. Th e supp l y o f w h ea t offered, although was in excess of last week. Grinding barley al l'eost nominal. Oats made late rates. Beans in some in stances exceeded late prices. Peas ruled firm, and busi ness o, T he following are the quotations :—Wheat realised from Joe to 44s ; barley, 26s to 30s ; oats, 22s to 308 ; beans, 40s to 4 8s • and peas, 34s to 48s per qr. Winter tares, from 8s to 118 per bushel ; Best bread, 10d ; household ditto, 9d Per 81b loaf. MARKET HARBOROTIGH.-TUESDAY. New white wheat, 44s t 02498 ; new red, 39s to 438 per 30 Barley, fine, 35s ; other kinds, 26s to 29s per qr. A a t; new, 22s to 248 ; old, 25s to 28s per qr. Beans, old, -48 to 425; new, 34s to 38s per qr. HULL.—TUESDAY. Al our cor n exc h ange t o -d a y w e had a moderate show o f Wheat, which met with slow sale at ls per qr. less money, :lee, Pt for fi nes t f res h th ras h e d sam pl es , w hi c h were scarce, tt l i sold at about last week's rates. In foreign wheat no ,rllig doing, millers being unwilling to buy except at lower Bares Barley, beans, and peas in limited request. nglish old white wheat, 40s to 47s ; old red, 41s to 435. I7 e Y , chevalier, 28s to 325. Oats, Russian, 22s to 245. tj n us, new English 41s to 425. Peas, English blue, 353 '" 6 d ; grinding:3ss to 35s 6d per 36 stone. MELTON MO WBRAY.—TIIESDAY. Earle White wheat, 42s to 478 ; red, 408 to 44s per 36 stone. 3(s, f or re ma r l a ti:g, 32s to —s per qr ; feed, 278 to 30s per Stol le. Oats 228 to 28s. Beans, old, 418 to 445; new, 36a to 43s N B IN T OA.S T LE-ON- T YNE.—T UESDAY. The weather continues to be remarkably hot in the lio . rth, and a prospect of an early harvest. There was a t 4 r l r,ahow of wheat both from the country and abroad. The i .„ 4 , (1 , 0 ruled quiet at a decline of from 6d to ls. Barley was iCuar dearer. There was a better demand for fine malt. pi n a , l , lB and peas held firmly. Oath met a free sale at pre di Prices. Flour 6d per sack lower. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. ell tthn :ast th s. s. d. g‘s Rar tlepool youth 19 0 Eden Main 'Oa Llartlepool l9 0 Kepler Grange .19 0 Ships at market, 17 ; sold, 5. ItIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 411VA TOE IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. A fully expected, the directors of the Bank of England have increased their minimum rate of dis th°llllt from 3 per cent.,. to which it was lowered on rit e 15th u l t i mo, to 31 per cent. The extreme k rin g e neY in the quotations out of doors prepared c'st parties to rely upon a rise of as much as one per c ent. It is generelly believed that some further to b e he avy consignments of gold will shortly have oremitt e d t o the Continent, and i f th i s b e so e dire c t ors would have rendered greater service at the com mercial community by making one in ho e ad of two upward movements. The authorities, h' ev er, must be th e b es t i n f orme d upon th e sub t and from the wise and judicious policy they aye hitherto adopted the future will be awaited \l'ith confidence. 0 p r oportionate alteration in the ra t e o f i n t eres t deposit accounts has been made by the various discount houses, i nc l u di ng th e N at i onal Discount C orn i‘pany, Messrs. Overend, Gurney, an d C o ., an d L ie sars• Alexa n d er C un liff e an d C o. F or money al ' call they will give 2f per cent. ; for seven days' notice of withdrawal, 2i per cent.: and for four teen days, 3 per cent. At the meeting of the Electric and International Telegraphic Company on Aug. 4 the dividend to be recommended is 41 per cent. for the half-year. The report of the United Kingdom Electric Tele graph Company, for presentation to the meeting of shareholders, states that the directors much regret that notwithstanding their earnest efforts to develop telegraph communication so as to render the shil ling rate remunerative, the company has been un able to earn a dividend. The report of the Joint-stock Discount Company to be presented on the 31st inst. recommends a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, W hich will absorb £24,000, and leave £6,573 to be carried forward. It has been notified that the share list of Hodges' Dlstil-ery Company will be closed on Wednesday, s t t ti e d August ; and also that the Massa-Carrara the 3 1st in arble Company will close their list on Monday, to Th e last wee k' s ra il way receipts ascerta i ne d up this day are in round figures as under : Great,, western 1865. 1864 £75 594 £74,573 Fth il ..t e e s s te te rj l 120:713 116,580 jrn -. 31,938 30,239 M idland'" ... 24,897 23,333 49,893 49,390 -‘ll. Eastern :•• ••• 24,831 27,944 treat Northern :•: ... 38,975 35,836 ~,lleaehire and • Yorkshh:e ... 45,404 43,370 litsitol and Exeter 7,847 7,123 ),?„11h Eastern •" 70,193 73,760 Sheid . eld and Lincoln ... 20,693 19,111 r,e4t. ast h e er n36,122 34,746 eorre:s returns—when. compared with those of the fav „ I)° , n( hug period of last year are generally of a th ere ?raple character. On the Great Western t t . lQ is an increase of £1,021 ; North Western. ki' af. 7 3 ; South Western, £1,699 ; Brighton, £1,564; £503 ; South Eastern, £487 ; Great k2°/4ern) £3,139 ; L ancas hi re an d Yorkshire, 5 , , v34 ; B ristol and Exeter, £724 ; Manchester, iief:teld, and Lincol n , £2,582 ; Great Eastern, ere 26 ; while th e N ort h E astern ex hibits a de -7e ° f X 3 567 r te r e e directors of the of the Electric and International ta ea f a rk Company yesterday resolved to recom- I 0 the proprietors, at the general meeting to be held on the 4th of August next, a dividend of £4 10s. per cent. for the last half year. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f: 52c. The mercantile community having, in anticipation of the movement which has just taken place in the rate of discount, been large borrowers, the enquiry this afternoon has been exceedingly small. The brokers, although largely supplied with money, still require fully 3i per cent. for accommodation on the best bills. Quotations at the Stock Exchange have not under gone any important change. Generally prices have been well supported. The Funds show no alteration and Consols are 89/ 90 for money, and 90/ for the account. ' The New Three per Cents. and the Re duced Annuities are 891 a ; ditto Red Sea Tele grab, 141 ; India 5 per Cents, 1041 ; Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cents., 89 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1872, 1021 ; Debentures, 4 per Cent., 1866, 100, and Bends under £l,OOO, 23. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, the settlement of the account having been the principal business attended to. Prices, however, have generally been a shade flat ter. South Eastern have declined ss. ; Great Eastern and North Eastern (York), each 15s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, each £l. Bristol and Exe ter, however, have improved £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but prices generally remain steady. London Joint Stock are marked 471 1 ; Oriental Bank, 521 531 ; Fore street Warehouse, 91 k ; and London General Om nibus Company, 3a. Foreign Stocks have been dealt in at steady prices ; Consolides are 491 8 ; Mexican, 23* i ; ditto New, 23 1 ; Greek, 201 4 ; Spanish Passive, 281 1; Certificates, 13/ ; Italian 64 1 ; Confede rate Loan, 7 9. American Securities show little alteration ; United States Five-Twenty Bonds, 70 ; Erie Shares, 54 ; and Illinois, 881 89. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : Hodges Dis tillery, 21 3 prem. ; Anglo Greek Steam Navigation Company, 2 3 prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 21 21 prem. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 2 21 prem. ; the New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, / 1 prem. ; Russian Iron Works, 9 11 prem. ; London Bridge Land, 1 1 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par 1 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par 1 prem. ; Albert Bridge, 1 11 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 221 prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 11 prem. ; London Quays, 1 dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 14- prem. ; Overend, Gurney, Company, 2i 21 prem. ; Metropolis Sewage Company, 7 8 prem. ; Peruvian Railway Company, 3 5 prem. ; Lion Brewery Com pany, 2 prem. ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 24 3; prem. ; Dalbeattie and Kirkconnell Granite, 2 21 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Aug. 8 9O a per Cent. Reduced B9l f New 3 per Cent B9l New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l4f Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 31 per Cent. Do. £5OO .Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent — Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do- Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B9 ` Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 lOO Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO 23 FOREIGN FUNDS -ONE O'CLOCK.. A.ustrian Bonds, 5 poi. Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent B5 Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account - Do .£B6 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 961 Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 941 34 Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2ll Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 — Do Scrip, £671 paid — dis Do 5 per Cent., 1864 D. Scrip, £55 paid M exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial-5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred __ _ Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4f per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — clis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 A. per Cent., 1862 Do. ccount Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 471 Kussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 41 per Cent, 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do. Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 94 Do 6 per - Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do .£lOO 13, - , onds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41- per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 99 French Rentes, 41 per Cent. Do Account Italian I; per Cent., 1861, Es. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. _ Consols Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet,. Sales, probably 5,000 or 6,000 bales. The wheat harvest in southern Illinois and Indiana has commenced. The yield is enormous and the quality unsurpassed. The weather has been as favourable as could be desired, and the crop has been harvested in the very best condition.—New York paper. MARRIAGE OF CAPTAIN GRANT.—At Trinity Church, Marylebone, on Tuesday, was solemnised the marriage of Capt. James Augustus Grant, the companion of the late Capt. Speke, and one of the discoverers of the Nile sources, with Miss Margaret Laurie, grand niece and heiress of the late Sir Peter Laurie. The officiating clergy man was the Rev. R. Speke, a brother of the late Captain Speke. There were present a great number of friends of the families, amongst whom were Sir Roderick Murchison and Dr. Livingstone. Tho bride and bridegroom after wards left for Leamington. ine is e and h has The nd by erally All road ressed Leered under e ap- was clock. ngin g for of .-hour red in enve- with band d cos- ivian, y Au rince, lbans, party, td low ach in Doked a pil- A the 'chess nkey n the cliffs. When ; from ❑e, at id the g de ; arti- 3 em )rway were they r, and r, ran to the ,o the , vered mine al the ie car Duke .rs of pro got to every ance, er to ning. ne of h she Duke al. of ) the ACCSS. ; the t St. bril- Point Pen- ighta Mi ice. aorne r this eturn DeCa r the coin lirec- f the turn- eded Un ?.d up ithin e re- ingly were tense eived the I was fleet I the nt en ;ether lives, 1 born ran 1 /nor ►vera. It his f the luaus Is the •etuin 19th THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1865. 100 100 100 100 100 3 _5 82 84 100 101 100 10.1 t oo lu 1 92 94 'T S ECU 97 99 99 101 04 100 E3l 811 S 2 S 4 101 IG3 105 107 106 1. S 108 110 102 104 108 110 102 104 104 tO6 106 108 102 104 96 98 91 101 92 94 £0 91 102 104 83 85 481 8 1061 6 1211 21 12 iooi 99 54 [ s i !31f, 6 31 } 1 1311 79i 80 1011 21 1(3 i 26} 1021 31 ITIES. 831 41 9011 CASE. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COUNCIL. (Present—Lord Chelmsford, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, and Lord Justice Turner.) THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CANADA (APPELLANTS) V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA (RESPONDENTS). Lord Chelmsford delivered judgment in this case, which has for some time past been before the courts of law, and excited much interest in commercial circles. It appeared that there had been a claim for $945,000 on the part of the bank arising out of negotiations between the Great Western Railway of Canada and the Detroit and Milwaukie When the case was before the Court of Queen's Bench a series of questions were put to the jury, who re turned a verdict in favour of the claims of the bank. The respondents moved either fora nonsuit or for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection cf the learned judge who tried the case. Both the nonsuit and the new trial were refused after lengthened arguments. The case then went to the Court of Error, and their lordships overruling the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, a new trial was ordered. Lord Chelmsford, on the part of the Judicial Committee, held that the decision of the Court of Error was right, and stated that their lordships, would, conse quently, advise her Majesty to dismiss the appeal, with costs as against the appellants. Their lordships then proceeded to hear an appeal (God fray v. Goodfray) from Jersey, in which the Attorney- General, Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. bolt, Q.C., and several other counsel are engaged. It is likely to last some days. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) THOMPSON V. THOMPSON. This was the petition of Olive Thompson, praying for a dissolution of her marriage with her husband, on the ground of adultery and desertion. From the evidence it *appeared that the parties were married in 1856, and cohabited at Cross Pool Cottages, Sheffield, until February, 1861. On the morning of that day the respondent told his wife that he was going to get her something to eat, and he left the house, but did not return. Since that time he had not lived with his wife, or contributed anything to her support, and she was de pendent upon her family. There was one child living, and it was stated that the respondent could earn good wages, but that he was most intemperate in his habits. After deserting his wife he took lodgings at the house of a per son named Ragg, who kept a beorshop at some distance from Sheffield, and formed an improper intimacy with his wife. This being discovered by ALr. Ragg, ho turned them out of the house, and they had been since living as man and wife at a place about two miles from Sheffield. The learned Judge made a decree nisi, with costs. STEIGENBERG V. STEIGENBERG. This was the suit of the wife for a dissolution of marriage by reason of her husband's adultery with his own sister, coupled with desertion, and there was no defence. Some witnesses, including the mother of the respondent, the sister of the petitioner, and some of the children, were examined, and proved that the parties were married at Geelong, in Australia, in 1849. They resided at different places in Australia, after which they came to England in 1861, and remained for some time at his mother's, at Heston, near Hounslow. There he formed the incestuous inter course with his sister Emily, who had between £2,000 and £3,000 property in her own right, and they went away to gether. The respondent afterwards purchased a book business at Epsom, and he and his sister lived there as man and wife, but his habits were so intemperate that he was unable to attend to his customers, and they removed to Homerton, and other parts of the metropolis. There were four children, issue of the marriage, and two of the adul terous connection, and all the children were living in the same house. The learned Judge said the facts were fully proved, and pronounced a decree nisi with costs. This being the hut case on the list, the court adjourned for the long vacation, which will terminate on the 2nd of November. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Registrar Winslow.) IN RE SIR ROBERT NICHOLSON, BART This bankrupt was described as of various places, and a prisoner for debt. The debts are stated to be £l7OO, and to-day bankrupt applied to be released from custody. After a long examination, Mr. Sargood said it was clear the bankrupt had omitted to insert various debts in his petition, and it must be dismissed. Mr. Bagley said perhaps the petition might be amended. This was a petition in forma pauperis, and it could not do any good to dismiss it. Mr. Sargood said if the bankrupt came to this court again in forma pauperis the learned counsel should have something to say to it. His Honour dismissed the petition as the accounts were untrue. Mr. Sargood and Mr. Bagley complained of the improper conduct of some person who had written to Sir R. Nichol son, Bart., in person threatening him because he was not employed to conduct the bankruptcy. It further transpired that letters were addressed to this court to the care of " Custodian." Mr. Sargood said it wag a species of ruffianly intimida tion that ought to be stopped. His Honour said inquiries should certainly be made. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. • (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) ATTACHING RAILWAY SHAMS AND DIVIDENDS.-IMPORTANT HOWARTH V. HISLOP.-THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED (GARNISHEES). Mr. Henry James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Talfourd Salter for the garnishees. Mr. James, in opening the case, said that the present question was one of very considerable importance, and would resolve itself into a point of law rather for his lord ship than the jury. The defendant, Mr. Hislop, was a shareholder in the railway company, and the question now would be whether such shares could be attached in this country under the circumstances in which the parties were placed. The fact of the possession of the shares would be proved, and then the learned counsel would submit that plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. Mr. W. S. Maenzie said—l am the general 'manager of the railway company, and Mr. Hislop holds 300 A Cale donian Shares, and 300 B. The railway company is con stituted in England under the Limited Liability Act. Class B shareholders have been receiving 7 per cent. divi dend. The shares are transferable by deed only. The shares are £2O each. Cross-examined—lf defendant continues to hold the shares the dividends will accumulate. I do not know if he has received the December dividend. Mr. Chambers said he was the late secretary of the com pany, and he knew that defendant had received the De cember dividend. There had been no dividend declared since December. There appeared to be some difficulty in the way of prov ing that the company hold any money to the credit of the defendant ; and, after some discussion as to the mode in which the shares were held, Mr. James said he could not carry the case any further, and His Lordship ruled that it had not been shown that the company had any money belonging to the defendant, and therefore tho verdict must be for tho garnishees. Verdict for the garnishees. SHERIFFS' COURT. (B efore Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) THE LAW AS TO TRADESMEN TRUSTING SINGLE WOMEN.- SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways. 13.14 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. p aid.l Closing I Business Price. done. Bir.,' NV 01., & btr. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A 4 gets no di v . • till6n c p an has Do B .-* • ' • 1 • been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. % Great North of Scotland Great Northern D... A stock • • Do. B .o Do. I ew. Is. at 25 pn , Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste xi Original, D . S. V4l. Bail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Md.—Oxford 1)o. Newpo. Co: Ae eford Lane shire &Yorkshire Lndon and Illackwali Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. 4i4 Yorth Western Lon. it South Western Man., Shel., cis Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle, Do. 4 shares Metropolitan..... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. i shares %lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"St Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick' Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Levis Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. 'Stock. & Darling. De. do. 18554.8 Do. do. 18G0-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18C4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Otntral Scot. N. E • Aber. stock Lo. Scot, Mid. stJck Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South M, stern . Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W.llartlepool Har.&lt Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Ai Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. r shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. I, 572 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1374 Calcutta do S. E., lim a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 Co East gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. M ort. Bonds I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do: 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deferred D0..1d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Prof. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c ro. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (11m gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W' s. of Canada D. New .. Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay 1873 00.5) do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do - Do. li do Do. Fifth Extension 111elb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Rel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can , Class A and B g. Ell.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds I Scinde . . I Do. Delhi , :d .t.s Do. do ../t 4. Do. Punjaub.... o,* Do.lndus St Flo " 'OSSR all io► 100 100 f 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERN3IEN British Columbia, 6 per! cent., Dec.3l, 1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&Julyl 1877-t4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au 4.. D.'. sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1690-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1875; do.. 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Atlantic Telegraph, B:per cent. gua., 51 Interational Land Credit. lim., 6 National Discount CompanyZlim., 15 1 P.,ninsular and Oriental Steam, 78 MISS CONSTANCE KENT.—The case of Constance Emilie Kent, who was lying under sentence of death for the murder of her brother, Francis Saville Kent, at Road House, five years ago, was yesterday taken into the oonsidoration of Sir Goorgo Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home Department. After deliberating upon all the circumstances of the crime and of the confession, the Home Secretary decided upon recommending to the Queen that the convict's sentence should be commuted into one of penal servitude for life. Her Majesty has been gra ciously pleased to act upon the recommendation, and Con stance Kent will therefore not be executed. INDIGNATION.—" Corporal punishment in the aristocratic schools ?" said Lord fright. " Don't toll me that the democratic schools are not just as brutal. There's the Manchester School. I myself had the severest licking there I ever had in my life, and my young brother, Jacob, whom I sent there this half, with orders that he was not to be touched, has not only been soundly beaten, but expelled into the bargain. By Barclay's Apology, —well, we shall see." And his lordship went away, medi tating a Public Schools Reform Bill.—Punch. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.—The New York Times, of July 15, makes the following announce ment--" The two leading generals of the late war, Grant and Lee, are now engaged in writing up the history of their respective campaigns. In both cases, we suppose, the histories will be almost purely military in their pur poses, and hence not very pvular in their character. Lee, however, will have some advantage over Grant, in that his history will not be made in the form of an official report, and hence he can indulge in greater discursiveness of statement and greater freedom of style than is customary in official documents." The branch railway of Serquigny has just been opened to the public. This line connects the two great Norman railways of the Western Company, and will diminish the distance by rail between Rouen and Caen,'by 104 kilometres (5 miles). 96 18 131 133 bi 61 6? (6 6 17 91 f 3 109 111 43 49 81 91 1301 1311 143 144 128• 32 A 7 SO 65} 65j 64 66 44 ' 47 45 48 105 1 06 120. 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Sho went by the name of Mrs Marsden. Plaintiff had seen de fondant, who promised to pay, but subsequently left the house. _ _ Defendant denied that he lived with the woman, though he had apartments in the same house. She had never the g ng yg o she un is he passed as Mrs. Marsden, nor did defendant ever promise to pay the money. His Honour told plainti ff that he ought to be careful and make inquiries before ho trusted peop l e. Plaintiff—l in l hteorthtehboenx. A good- woman,lookiand and was asked her z:ame. She woman h assume the name of M rs . Stuart." re. His have subpcenaed Iln Cal His Honour—Well , did y ou or der those goods ? replied,oe o stepped Witness—No. They were ordered by Miss Bryant, of whom we took the house. His Honour—What became. of them ? Witness —They were consumed in the house. His Honour —By whom ? Witness—By the servants. His Honour—Did you have any ? Witness—l did. Mr. Marsden also had some. His Honour—Then you ought to pay for thorn. Did you pass as Mrs. Marsden ? Witness—No. I was living with Mr. Marsden when the goods were ordered. His Honour —They must be paid for. You and Mr. Marsden have eaten and drank the plaintiff's goods. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. THE this We understand that unhappy Ca manCT Pft wlTaCsil in RD an exceedingly subdued and collected state both on Mon day and on Tuesday morn ings,h During both nigh ts his sl eep CONVICT A Was quite undisturbed. On Monday he was visited by the Rev. J. Watson Reid, of Christ's Church, and on Tuesday by the Rev. Dr. Norman Macleod. The Rev. Mr. Doran, prison chaplain, has also frequently conducted devotional exercises with the prisoner. Dr. Pritchard has not again been visited by any o f hi s rela tions, nor is it likely, we are informed, that any further in terview on their part will be sought. On Monday, how ever, he was occupied for a considerable time in writing farewell letters to his daughter, brother, and the other members of his family.—Glasgow Evening Citizen. The Nazione of the 23d announces the arrival in Florence ofLord Westbury, the late Lord Chancellor. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Dry. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE—SINGULAR CASE. — John Howell, clerk in the employ of Mr. Gaskin, veteri nary surgeon, Brunswick-mows, Cumberland-street, Bryanston-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with having in his possession a carpet-bag, containing a bridle, some bits, and other property, and not being able to give a satisfactory account of the same. Alfred Bowd, 43 C, said,—At three this morning I saw the prisoner carrying a carpet-bag in Oxford-street. asked him what the bag contained and he said clothes, but could not describe any of them. He afterwards said there was a bit and bridle in the bag which he had bought of a man, and that he (prisoner) was going into the city to try and get work. He also said that he had been working at Notting-hill. In the bag I found three pewter measures which bad since been identified as belonging to Mrs Jackson, of Brunswick News, Cumberland-street. Mr. Gaskin—The bits am my property, as also the saddle and bridle, and I saw them safe three or four days ago in my office. The purse is my clerk's, but he had no authority to remove the property. I last saw him at seven o'clock yesterday evening. Mr. Knox—Did you have a character with him ? Mr. Gaskin—An excellent one. He came from Wales. Miss Jackson, barman to Mrs. Jackson, of the Pitt's Head, Brunswick Mews, Cumberland-street—l saw the prisoner, who was a customer, several times at the house yesterday. The measures are Mrs. Jackson's property. Bowd.—While at the station the prisoner took a bottle of opium from his pocket and drank some of it, and I was obliged to take him to the hospital. He afterwards said he was in the habit of taking it. Mr. Knox—Mr. Gaskin, have you any reason to sup-. pose the prisoner is not in his right mind ? Mr. Gaskin—l have not, sir. He has given way to drink ing, and I think that is the cause. He is also a great smoker. Prisoner (crying)—l am guilty, but I scarcely knew what I was doing, having been drinking yesterday and taking opium. Mr. Knox—Whether drunk through opium, beer, or gin, it is no excuse for crime. You will be committed for three mouths with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. SAVAGE AND MURDEROUS ASSAULT EY A MAN ON HIS WIFE.— Thomas Seymour, a powerfully-made man, de scribed as a Coachman, was charged before Mr. Arnold with the following outrageous assault upon Mary Seymour, his wife. It appeared from the evidence that the complainant is a laundress, carrying on business at 103, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, and that the prisoner, who is her husband, assisted her. Yesterday, the prisoner, after having delivered some linen, returned home, being under the influence of liquor. He stated to his wife what money he had received and what money he had in his possession. Some words took place about the amount, when the com plainant made some remark abouz the money he kad spent. She wished to find out what money he had, which was objected to by the prisoner, who gave her a violent blow with his clenched fist. She ran away from him to avoid further violence from him. He pursued her then, and when he reached her, he made a most desperate attack upon her with his fists. The attack was so deter mined that she became insensible, when a policeman was sent for, and the prisoner was taken to the station-house. The complainant was conveyed to the station-house in a cab. A. surgeon was sent for, as complainant was insen sible. The evidence of complainant having been taken and corroborated, Mr. Arnold directed that the complainant should be taken to the hospital. The prisoner was remanded, bail being refused. THAMES. THE LAW OF DISTRESS—A VERY HARD CASE.—A poor, old, and decrepit little man, named Marchant, crawled into the witness box and said that his landlord, whose name was Glover, owed a quarter's rent, and his goods were seized and removed. The applicant's goods were removed 1 at the same time, and he could obtain no account of them from the broker, or what they were sold for. He had paid his own rent, and ho thought it a very hard case to be deprived of his bed and furniture for another man's debt. 31r: Partridge said he was very sorry for the poor man ; it was a hard case upon him no doubt, but there was no remedy for him, except to sue his landlord, Mr. Glover, for damages, which it would be useless to do, for if a man could not pay his rent he could not pay damages. The superior landlord was quite justified in what he had done, and if such remedies were not given to landlords they would be deprived of the rental due to them, and all man ner of frauds be committed. The broker ought to give an account of the sale of the goods. If there was any sur plus the applicant would be entitled to the benefit of it. Similar applications had been very frequent, and all ho could say was, that if rent was owing the landlord was en titled to seize everything on the premises, whether belong ing to his tenant or the tenant's lodgers. A MONTH'S HONEYMOON.—A very tespectable woman, named Elizabeth Donuison, of No. 76, High-street, Poplar, said that she was married to her husband, Peter Donnison, at Poplar Church, on the 18th of February last. He was then a -widower and she was a widow. The marriage promised well, and, for a few days, all went on as merry as marriage bells. After that his love cooled, and he became morose and tyrannical. On the 20th of March he abandoned her entirely, and she had not seen or heard of him since. Mr. Partridge—What do you wish ? Mrs. Donnison—A protection order. Mr. Partridge—Have you acquired any property since this base desertion by your husband. Mrs. Donnison—Yes, sir ; I have a tobacconist and sta tioner's shop. I don't want to be deprived of that. Mr. Partridge—Have you any children by your first husband ? Mrs. Donnison--Yes, one, sir ; the little girl by my side. Mr. Partridge—You shall have an order for the protec tion of your goods and chattels against your husband. Go into the clerk's office and it will be made out for you, and recollect you must register it in the County Court. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, July 27:—Wind this day at noon—West ; moderate breeze and fine weather. CARDIFF, July 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Spernoza, for St. Thomas. PLYMOUTH. July 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cospa trick, from Bombay. CLYDE, July 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Perseverance, from Bahia. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, July 26—Meteor, from Riga; Carl Wilhelm, from Stettin; Junior, from Sundswall ; Merli, from Domi nica; Ladona, from Hernosand; Lady Gordon Cumming, from Dant zic. Arrived, July 27.—Napoleon, from Hudickswall ; Baron Osy, from Antwerp; Cypress, steamer, from Cronstadt ; Countess of Lonsdale, from Hamburg ; Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam. PEAL, Thursday Morning. No arrivals. The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson left town yesterday for Cowes. DAY AND SON (LIMITED).--The report to the meeting to-morrow states that the expectations held 1 forth of the profitable nature of the business have been fully justified. The accounts show that, after payment of rent, taxes, salaries, management, and all general charges, and writing off £7l ss. od. from the preliminary expenses, there remains a net profit on the six months' working of £5,441 Os. 5d., equivalent to nearly 12 per cent. per annum on the present capital of the company. The directors re commend the payment of a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £2,835 155., leaving to be carried forward-to profit and loss new account £1,592 2s. sd. In consequence of the unsettled state of the money market at the time the company was formed, the capital was not fully subscribed, and there yet remain 5,590 of unallotted shares. THE CARELESS SALE OF POISONS. —The liberality with which careless or ignorant dispensers of medicine deal out poison sufficient to kill half the inhabitants of a county has received a fresh illustration in a very bad case at Glasgow. A poor woman in the Gorbals went to the shop of a person who styles himself "herbalist" and pur chased some cream of tartar and magnesia. Instead of magnesia she was supplied with arsenic, and, partaking of it, very nearly sent her little daughter, aged five years, and herself to their graves. The man alleges that ho has been selling the same stuff, for the last four years, and that he must in the course of that time have distributed about two pounds of it. Two PERSONS KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—A woman named Vauzelle and her son, aged 13, were killed by light ning a few days back at Sambadel. (Haute-Loire), France. They were found at the foot of a treet, under which they had taken refuge during a storm. Their faces were black ened as if from an explosion of gunpowder, and foam had issued from their mouths. In the centre of the boy's hat was a small hole, not larger than if made by a spark, while the brim around was completely burnt. SUDDEN DEATH FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.— Yesterday Mr. Edward Kent, of Trevor-square, was walk ing along the Westminster-road, when he was observed to stagger and fall. He was taken to Westminster Hospital, where he was found to have died from congestion of the brain caused by the heat. THE LARGEST SPAN ROOF IN THE WORLD.—The Building News states that the large roof which covers•the Imperial Riding-School, Moscow, hitherto the largest in the world, is about to take its position as second on the list, as it is intended to cover the new London Terminus of the Midland Railway Company with a wrought-iron roof of 240 ft. clear span, being sft. wider than the Moscow roof. 2.1.0 30 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8:3 8.13 4.1&0 94 4.3.0 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 1&1§.91 30.17.6 474 5i 10 3.12.8 8 584 7 SWEDEN AND NORWAY. It might have been imagined that, as Scandina vian interests had suffered so severely in the late Danish war, the Swedes would have been disposed to suspend, if not to abandon, all those measures for attack or defence with which they had pre viously been so busily engaged. This, however, is so far from being the case that the Government and the people appear alike to be determined to avail themselves of the respite which the pacific turn affairs have taken in this quarter to make themselves more than ever ready for the conflict by sea and land in which they fancy they may eze long be called upon to take a part ; and on that account not only is the whole system of education pursued in the military schools under going a thorough revision and reform, but there has recently been brought forward a scheme for the reorganisation of the navy, which the King has already so far sanctioned as to have given authority to the Minister of Marine to take, with the least possible delay, the steps that may be necessary for having it practically adopted. Accord.. ing to this plan, the navy is in future to be divided into two independent classes—the one to consist of such vessels as can be sent to sea, and the other to be composed of a marine artillery, the special pro vince of which is to be the defence of the archipelago, of the capital, and of the internal lakes and rivers of the kingdom. When carried into effect many important advantages are anticipated to be the re sult of this change, not the least of which would be the reduction of the number of officers and men employed, as well as a considerable diminution of the expenditure which has hitherto been incurred in that department. Whilst from this and other reasons the atten tion of the public has been directed to these matters, the appearance of a pamphlet, which is said to have issued from the very highest source, has given an increased importance to this question of military preparation. Its title is " Some Thoughts on the Organisation of the Swedish Army ;" and it is strange, although the pamphlet has been read and commented upon by almost every one, no critical remarks upon it have hitherto ap peared in 'any of the journals or reviews of which the press of this city provides so constant and abun dant a supply. This silence cannot be attributed to any fear that may be entertained as to prosecu tions which might follow the expression of an opi nion at variance with that of the anonymous author of this pioduction, for the press is as free here as it is in any country in the world and it may there fore be concluded that the views set forth are gene rally those which are approved of, and such as will, in the main, be sanctioned by the competent autho rities when they may be regularly and officially explained to them. But perhaps the strongest evidence that can be adduced of the military enthusiasm which now pre vails here is the perfection to which the volunteer movement has been brought. Following the ex ample which was set to them in England, the young men of this city, of 'Gothenburg, and of other places and towns of importance, hastened some time ago to have themselves enrolled as members of the different corps of• volunteer riflemen, and they have in many, or rather in most, instances been so regular in their attendance at drill, and so zealous in their acquisition of military knowledge and habits, that, when called out to take their part in the annual exercise of the Bevaring, a very large proportion of them have been reported to be so well acquainted with their duties as to be entitled to claim exemption from the performance of those services as soldiers which they were then, according to custom, called upon to discharge ; and this will be admitted by those who have had any experience of such service to be a boon which will go far to ren der the volunteer force still more popular than it might otherwise have been, and at the same time tend to maintain its numbers at a figure which, when first started, it never was expected they could have reached: The Swedes have indeed reason to be proud of their volunteers, for when those of this city and suburbs were pasSed in review by Prince Oscar on Monday, they went through their manoeuvres in a manner which would have done credit to regular troops, and obtained for them the commendation of his royal highness who expressed himself in terms which were not only gratifying to the volunteers themselves, but were ap proved of by the vast crowd of military men and civi lians who were present on that interesting occasion. Before adverting to other than military matters it may be mentioned that experiments have been made by Lieut. Skott, of the Danish army, to ascertain how far nitro-glycerine could be made use of as am munition in actual warfare. These experiments have been most successful, more especially as to shells and grenades, and it is therefore by no means improba ble that the same revolution will ere long be produced as to the use of that article for military purposes, as has already been accomplished in its application to mines, in which it is now so extensively and advan tageously made' use of. • In Norway they continue to deprecate the extent to which emigration from that country to America is still carried on. The departure of her stalwart sons from a country so thinly populated is natu rally regarded as a great calamity ; but though this expatriation of her people had been going on for some time, it was not until 1849 that it had assumed such proportions' as to excite alarm, and yet since that time it has been steadily on the increase, having in 1853 reached 6,050 persons, in 1857 the number having risen to 6,560, and having in 1861 attained its maximum of 8,850. It may be satisfactory to Englishmen to know that of these at least two thirds embarked for Canada, while only one-third went to the United States, though there is reason to fear that many of those who intended to go to the British provinces had their destination after wards changed, and that consequently many have fallen victims in the late war. It appears, how ever, that war has not been the only cause of mor tality in such cases, for, according to a Norwegian author who has examined the subject most minutely, it has been ascertained that the proportion of those who have died on board of the emigrant greater than if ships has been seventeen times those who embarked had remained at home ; but even this does not check the desire to seek a new home among those who, for one reason or another, have made up their minds to try to better their for tunes in the " land of promise." It should be re marked, however, t hat neither in Sweden nor in Denmark has emigration been carried to the same extent as in Norway, for, whilst it is known that i n a period of 28 years the number of emigrants from Norweigian ports had reached 73,355, it has been ascertained that the emigration from Denmark had not in 40 years exceeded 5,530 persons ; and although since the abolition of the passport system in Sweden no correct returns of those who have emigrated can be obtained, there is good reason to believe that the average number who have embarked from ,Swedish for transatlantic ports has not annually exceeded 1,500, which, when compared with the number of those who are known to have sailed from the less populous kingdom of Norway, affords convincing proof of the greater degree of contentment which prevails in this than in that portion of this united kingdom.—Letter front Stockholm. A fire occurred three nights since at Lahey-court (Meuse), which destroyed 14 houses with their barns and other outbuildings in little more than an hour. Twenty-seven families are left homeless by this dis aster. The loss is estimated at 140,000 fr., but most of the sufferers are insured, though not to the full extent of their losses. The Court of Orleani has given a decision in con formity with the jurisprudence of the Court of Ces sation in the affair of the correspondence of MM. de St. Cheren and de Clairbois, that is, that news con veyed in a private letter to a journal cannot be considered illegal until published. Mr. Stapleton, a surgeon, of Trowbridge, says that the servant of Mrs. Kent, Elizabeth Gough, has for five years been shut out from profitable domestic employ ment under a social ban. It is now proposed that a small annuity shall be purchased for her by a fund raised by subscriptions, limited to one guinea each, an a ccoun t being opened by a committee of gentlemen appointed for the purpose with the bank of Messrs. Dimsdale and Fowler, of London, and with the North Wilts Bank, Trowbridge. . - . . . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GOODWOOD RACES-THIS DAY. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GOODWOOD CUP. 3to 1 agst Eltham (taken) 9 to 2 agst Cambuscan (taken) sto 1 agst General Peel (taken) Bto 1 agst Union Jack (offered) 9to 1 agst Ely (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breeze (offered) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. .AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Airdrie Lewes 4 Ripon Huntingdon Wolverhampton Paisley Kuutsford Reading Wenlock ll Radcliffe l4 Woodford and Loughtn l5 SEPTE Warwick 5 Cheadle Totness and i3ridgetown 6 King's 'Lynn 6 Leicester 7 Dover 7 Hereford ..... . 7 Bridgewater Doncaster OCTO' Bedford ..... .. . Caledonian Hunt ' and 8 Edinburgh ............. 4 Northallorton ... . ... 5 Newmarket 2d 9 Perth Egham l5 Stockton l6 Tiverton l6 Oxford l7 York ... GreatYarmouth 22 Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Tunbridge 29 Derby Summer 3O Ipswich Weymouth 3l :3113E1i. Brecon lB Richmond Canterbury l9 Hendon (Welsh Harp) 2l Monmouth 2l. Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall Lanark Leek West Drayton Kele() Newmarket Ho. It Worcester Autumn NOVEMBER. Lincoln Autumn ......... 2 Warwickshire and L eam- Liverpool Autumn ...... 7 ington Hunt Shrewsbury Mr• Cameron's Imprisonment in Abyssinia. The France publishes a letter from " Count R. Dubuisson," dated Province of Wolkait, Abyssinia, April 16, on the subject of Mr. Cameron's impri sonment. We extract the following For the last 18 months the Envoy Extraordinary of Great Britain has been a prisoner; the representative of haughty England, with a carcanet round his neck, irons on his legs, and a chain on his right arm which fastens him to the left arm of an Abyssinian appointed to keep watch over him, has been for eighteen months dragged about like a wild beast in the suit of the Emperor Theodore. One is astounded to think that the in sulted party is England, and the insulter Theodore. Living as I do, and for a long while have done, on the spot, among Abyssinian personages, either principal actors in, or eye-witnesses of, this violation of the laws of na tions, I am in a better position than anybody else to give you authentic and circumstantial details of this affair, which greatly pre-occupies the English Celina, and is the occasion of much active diplomacy at Constantinople. The English Ministry is assuredly not indifferent to the affront, quite novel for England, which it has received ; but, being misled by its agents as to the true character of Theodore, it has taken a wrong course. The English mistake is that, judging of the substance of things from outward forms, they suppose the Negous to be a "savage, an inferior being, a despicable enemy." Mr. Cameron's captivity is due to two causes. First, the haughty susceptibility of Theodore, who felt greatly hurt at Lord Palmerston's taking upon himself to answer a polite authograph letter addressed to Queen Victoria. It is true that the Queen did subse quently write with her own royal hand a very gracious letter to Theodore. This is a fact, for I have read the let ter. But the answer of the "illiterate savage" consists of these few words, which one is astounded to read on Afri can soil—" It is too late." The second reason for the arrest is unknown in Europe, and more especially at the Foreign Office ; and this is the main, the serious cause. The first visit of the English Envoy to the Negous was brilliant, the reception cordial and majestic, and everything promised the complete success of the politico-commercial mission of this diplomatist. Business called him back to Kassala-Soudan, and there he became great friends with an Abyssinian prince, whose acquaintance he had made at Gondar. Whether this prince was one of the numerous spies that the mistrustful sovereign employs, or a mere traveller, I cannot undertake to say. How ever that may be, Mr. Cameron and the Prince talked continually about Abyssinia, its prospects, and the Emperor Theodore and his policy. You may possibly not be aware that Theodore, terrible in battle, implacable in victory, after having overturned all the dynasties that stood in his way, contented himself with confining the children of the conquered sovereigns in an Amba, an inaccessible mountain. The following Abyssinian notabilities are now in that fortress, where they are honourably treated : Balgueda Area, the first warrior in Abyssinia; the de scendants of Oubre, King of Tigris, of Sahalafre, King of Choa, of Goudchou, Prince of Godjam, of Negoussie, and of Raz-Ali, King of the Amarah. Nov, in the course of Mr. Cameron's conversations with the Prince, the portraits of A these illustrious prisoners were drawn, and their respective merits and chances dis cussed ; and in the comparisons instituted between the conqueror and the conquered the balance did not always incline to the side of the de facto monarch. Did the talkers go further ? In presence of the great misfor tune which has happened to Mr. Cameron I shall be silent on that head. Suffice it to say that when the Consul re turned to the Emperor, the angry countenance of the latter presaged a storm. " Serpent !" muttered Theodore ; but being too cunning to allow it to be supposed that he was afraid of a plot, or gave himself a thought about his vanquished enemies, ho dissimulated the real cause of his rage, and the representative of England was ar rested and loaded with irons, ou the pretext that ho was responsible for the insult put upon the Emperor by the Queen, For a long while Theodore dragged Mr. Mr. Cameron about with him wherever he travelled, but being at length tired of this following, he has now shut him up at Magdala, near Debra Tabor, with several other European prisoners, among whom are two Frenchmen, M. Bardel and M. Mackerer ; the rest aro Germans or English. Such are the facts in all their truth. England is at this moment redoubling her efforts on Mr. Came ron's behalf. An English steamer remains constantly at Massawah, which place the Turkish Governor has left; and Commander Rassam has started to see the Negous, and submit to him fresh propositions. He is yet waiting in vain for permission to enter the country. According to the lastest intelligence, his messengers had returned from Theodore's Court with discouraging news. The Emperor rejected all friendly proposals, and his ultimatum wa s, "If the English want Mr. Cameron, they must come aggression t the h t part' o and fetch him." It is more than p ro b a bl e, seeing the first te symptom ex p a to sp m er o a f tio ay n n in serious w hi which Theodore is, o n a n of England he will respond by cutting off the heads of Mr. Cameron and all the other prisoners. It has been stated in Europe that orders had been given to put to death all foreigners in Abyssinia. But that is a complete mistake, since I am here quietly writing these lines to you, and all the employds of the colony are extremely well treated when they make excursions. The Emperor, however, naturally takes precautions against the intrigues of his enemies, and suspected persons are not allowed to go into the interior of the country. The British Cabinet, as a last resource, has invoked the mediation of the Copht patriarch of Egypt, who, according to immemorial usage, nominates the primate of Abyssinia. This, again, was a mistake, for the primate of Abyssinia, the Abouna, is in complete disgrace, and his interference, so far from being useful to Mr. Cameron, would be only likely to aggravate his position. The negotiation between the Patriarch and England was carried on very secretly. Two envoys from that high dignitary have arrived at Kassala in the strictest incog nito, and are there waiting for news from Abyssinia. In the towns of the Soudan there are hotels for travellers, but the custom is to receive them hospitably in the houses of rich merchants. The Copht envoy took immense pains to show themselves as little as possible, and to avoid every thing likely to call the attention of the Negous to their presence at. Kassala. But unfortunately a week before their agents at Theodore, disguised as pedlars, took up their quarters in every house along the line of route in which strangers were likely to lodge, and the Cophts unconsciously, while fancying they were hiding themselves, passed their days in more or less com promisingf conversation with these gentry. The police o this "man," who is deemed a savage, is more perfect than tof that of many civilised states. 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