The Sun. — London, England, 1865-06-21 00:00:00

~~ ~ LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1865. --AP , --- After a prolonged investigation the verdict of the I jury in the Staplehurst affair has been one of man- , slaughter against the foreman of the platelayers and the district inspector. After minute investigation, and upon mature consideration, it will doubtless appear to the public that this is a fair decision to come to. The safety of the numerous travellers who throng our railway-lines render it imperatively necessary that some decisive step should be taken to check the deplorable carelessness which so exten sively prevails, and, however much we may regret the individual suffering or inconvenience which a stern judgment may entail, in a general view of the question we must admit the fairness of the decision, and acknowledge its desirability. The rules and regulations which the company make are very , good in their way, and appear to ward off the chance of a catastrophe, but the jury thought fit to append a resolution to their verdict, stating that "when pos sible notice seould be given from a previous station of any works involving the breaking of the line." Fortunately, for the right comprehension of the affair and the fulfilment of justice, there has been ample opportunity afforded to those investigations of the affair, and the evidencehas been clear and con clusive throughout. It so frequently happens that those upon whose testimony the jury must rely to acquire a complete version of such casualties are the first to fall victims themselves and are much dis abled, and, therefore prevented from attend ing. In this case it has been otherwise, and therefore it seems specially pointed out as one which should serve as a landmark in railway acci dents, a solemn warning which the past holds out to the present, and a sure guide which it offers to the future for the avoidance of such mischances. When the various rules are examined which the Company have for the prevention of accidents, it seems strange that any calamity of such a nature as that at Staplehurst could have taken place ; but experience is the best test of any work, and it has shown that more precautions must be adopted. It appears that BENGE, the foreman of the platelayers, " raislooked his tim&-book." It was his duty to choose a time for repairs, when the rail was vacant, and likewise to see that signals were made while he was working. By the most unfortunate mistake, BENGE took the time for the " boat train" for Saturday, instead of Friday, and thus announced to his men that the train was 5.20, instead of 3.15. It may readily be seen how much this had to do with the matter, and it will, doubtless, occur to many that it would be wiser and safer to make two persons examine the time-book instead of leaving such a momentous charge in one hand. However, the carelessness was annoying, and amounted to cul pability, that prevailed on that Friday which will be so painful a reminiscence in many households for . years to come. The signals which, if properly attended to, would have prevented the mistake already mentioned from doing much mischief, were almost entirely neglected. Really when one peruses this evidence it seems only surprising that railway accidents are not more frequent, and timid and. nervous persons have certainly more right to give way to their fears and alarms than some anxious individuals have thought. Nothing can possibly excuse the mal-administration of the Company's rules which took place. Instead of going back one thousand yards, the signalman only went five hundred, and instead of putting down fog-signals at every 250 yards, and two at the end of the distance, he only took two with him and put none down. This is most extraordinary conduct, but, according to the evidence it is more the rule than the 5 exception. One of the platelayers actually stated in his evidence that he knew nothing of fog-signals, and that he did not recollect having ever seen one used, • though they had taken up a good many rails. No wonder that accidents are prevalent when such a come is pursued, and those who have beer fro- We have some reason to hope, from the brief table of news brought by the Belgian from New 'York that the Government of the United States has seen fit to moderate a little of its violence and rancour towards its Southern prisoners. There are indicaticns, too, that the good sense and right feeling of the people could not be altogether per- • verted by official misstatements, and that some men of character and position had found courage to stem i the stream, and boldly to declare that the course of action announced as resolved upon was totally I inconsistent with national honour, as well as with common humanity. Mr. GAniirrr SMITH, who delivered a speech at the Cooper Institute on the 9th, declared that it would be mean perfidy for the North to punish a fallen foe for treason, after they had fully admitted his right to the laws of war. The spirit of slavery, added the speaker, dwelt in the North as well as the South, and that the North was equally bound to humble herself for the common sin. Mr. HORACE GREELY, whose name is well known in this country, was equally bold and equally honest. He declared on the same occasion it would be a black breach of faith to try LEE or his men after the terms agreed upon. The arrest of General LEE seems to have been postponed or abandoned, we may hope the latter, and the Go vernment apparently wishes to leave itself a loop hole in the case of DAVIS, for a Washington de spatch of the Bth June tells us that the indictment against the Southern President and Secretary BRECKENRIDGE by the Columbia grand jury was at the individual instigation of the district attorney, and " without the knowledge or.consent of the Admini stration." It is therefore uncertain, adds the de spatch, whether Mr. Davis will be tried before a civil or military tribunal. We may believe as much as we like about the Government leaving the management of so important an affair to the inde pendent action of a district attorney, but at any rate the announcement of the official ignorance provides the authorities with a means of escape from the political difficulty they have got themselves into re specting their illustrious and unfortunate prisoner. Secretary BRECKENRIDGE, more lucky than his leader, has succeeded in reaching a vessel which was lying waiting for him off the coast of Florida, a fact which few will be disposed to regret. Whether time and experience and the influence of European opinion may succeed in modifying the rancour with which Mr. JOHNSON and his associates have perse cuted JEFFERSON DAVIS, or whether the resignation of Mr. STANTON may indicate the adoption of milder counsels, are points that will excite nearly as much interest among ourselves as across the Atlantic. It is most sincerely to be hoped for the peace of the world, as well as in the interests of that great and intelligent people, that their recent victories will not be chequered by the judicial murder of one of the most eminent of their countrymen. The difficulty in Texas does not appear to be considered settled, as General WEITZEL sailed with the last of his transports from Fort Monroe on the Bth, and the expedition was to atop at Mobile for additional supplies. There is little general news save a terrible fire at Nashville, which is said to have destroyed two years' supplies for 800,000 men, and the loss to the Government is estimated at from eight to ten million dollars. A court of in quiry has been ordered to ascertain its origin, but, according to the recent position in the North it will probably be set down to the charge of the Confede rates. These random accusations, however, are beginning to be proved false and extravagant. Mr. CARROLL writes that the testimony of two witnesses against him for conspiracy is in every particular a wilful pgjury, while the Toronto Leader gives an instance of " a glaring misstatement" made by MERRITT during the secret sitting. The PePulax excitement mud by this time have quen , tly on railway lines may consider themselves LATEST INTELLIGENCE ver y fortunate in not having met with any misfor- . tunes, seeing what gross negligence prevails in (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) many important instances when excessive care is required. The district inspector's faults next came under notice, for he should have inquired into the details of the duties performed. He shows, by his own evidence, that he failed in these particulars : he had to test - the men under him every three months to see if th ey were acquainted with the rules ; but he did not inquire if fog-signals were used, and he did not ask 33ENGE, the foreman, if he wore a watch or not. Some may consider it incredible, but this man, upon whose regularity so much depended, did not wear a. watch. Carelessness and indifference, utter and entire, pervaded the details of the management by these responsible agents of the company. During the last two months repairs have been proceeded with on this line, and it may well be asked how it was that the district inspector did not detect the want of attention to the rules that existed. He stated that he went over the line of which he was in charge once, if not twice, a-day, and yet no results followed from these 'repeated observances. It would seem as if these railway officials set rules at defiance, and trusted entirely to the doctrine of chances. At all events, such a system seems to have been in vogue at Staplehurst to an amazing extent. The sooner less is left in the hands of those immediately concerned, the better ; and it would be well if the railway com panies took up the matter in a determined manner, and appoint some one in whose conscien tiousness and ability they can place implicit reliance to inspect periodically the condition of the lines, and the manner in which the rules are carried mit. The result of this inquiry has shown most unmis takeably that a change must be made in a system which allows of the existence of such evils, and that it is important that ingenuity should be brought to bear upon the subject to prevent the possibility of similar disasters taking place. Meanwhile, the servants of other Companies may well take heed to their ways, and let these deplorable events serve as a memento. These men, who have come under notice in such an unpleasant manner, are doubtless guilty of great neglect of their duties ; but how many more are in a similar degree culpable if the truth were only known. The safety of the public imperatively demands that the management of the repairs on railway lines be conducted in another and a better mode than that now in vogue. SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 20. The amount of the subscription to the hypothe cated notes, at the rate of 88 33, is officially an nounced at 264,994,992 reals. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 21. The Inman steamer City of Limerick, which left New York for Liverpool on the Bth inst., took $250,000 in specie. FRANCE. PARIS, JUNE 21. Intelligence has been received here announcing that the submarine telegraph cable between Marsala and La Calle, on the Algerian coast, has been suc cessfully laid. Direct telegraphic communication is now opened between the continent and Algeria and Tunis. PARIS, June 20, Two o'clock.—But few trans actions have taken place since the opening to-day, and the flatness prevailing in the various markets is becoming perfectly monotonous. That the appa rent doubt and misapprehension which have so materially affected dealings in Stocks and Shares during the past eight or nine days should have been dispelled at the commencement of the week, when speculators are generally absent from business, was not to be expected ; but it was anticipated that to day these misgivings would give way to an improved feeling in all departments. This anticipation, however, has not been realised, and the markets still continue in the same morbid state into which they would almost appear to have perma nently settled. Threes, for the Account, which opened at 66fr. 271 c., ex div., are now quoted at 66fr. 32ic., and Italian Fives at 66fr. 60c. Mobilier Shares have experienced a further reduction of 7fr. 50c., and are now at 717 fr. 50c. The stock of the New Mexican Loan has also receded, the present rate being 322 fr. 50c., that of the Old remains without change at 46k. The market closed as follows : 4f per Cents 95 20 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 66 45 Do. end month 66 45 Credit Mobilier Da end month Bank Shares 3640 Credit Foncier 1250 Italian Loan 66 75 Do. end month 66 75 RAIL' Ditto Threes — New Mexican Do. Bonds 328 75 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 4O Deferred Roman , A.YS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 1063 75 ... 1068 75 Lyons and Mediterranean B4O ... 838 75 Southern 576 25 ••• .576 25 Western 522 50 ... 525 Eastern Sardinian Austrian 412 50 ... 418 75 Lombard 485 ... 495 North of Spain lBO ... 180 Saragossa 322 50 ... 317 50 Ditto to Barcelona 155 ••• '"" THE BOMBAY MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, June 21. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delhi, Capt. Kellock, with the heavy Bombay mails, has arrived. Amongst her passengers are 19 Japanese gentlemen ; also Cols. Curzon, Bull, Drummond, and Burrows, Major Burton, Capt. Millett, and Dr. Hume. The Delhi brings on freight 19 packages specie, valae £3,586, and a small cargo. During her passage she spoke the following ves sels :—On the 9th, the Cassock, bound to Alexan dria ; 13th, the Ellora, bound for Malta ; 16th, off Tarifa, the Ceylon, for Gibraltar; 17th, off St. Vincent, the bark Caducius and Bremen ship Sarah—off Lisbon, a Portuguese corvette and bark Ostrich ; and on the 18th, off Finistere, the French schooner Eloise and English brig Rachel. GIBRALTAR, June 16. Sir W. Codrington and family proceeded to Algesiras on the sth, on a visit to his Excellency Youch, and returned the same evening in her Majesty's ship Procris. The Austrian screw ram Kaiser Max, of 31 guns, arrived on the 13th. She saluted the garrison with 21 guns, which compliment was returned from the saluting battery. A court martial assembled at the Canaca on the 2d to try Captain-Enrique Croquer J. Pavia for the loss of the frigate Triunfo, at the Chincha Islands. Capt. Pavia has been honourably acquitted. . . _ _ The following British vessels have arrived here since the last mail :—Schooner Ann and Jane Prichard, 30 days from Newport ; schooner John Henry, 26 days from Newport; steamer Luscor, 5 days from Cardiff ; steamer Syrian, 5 days from Liverpool ; steamer Europa six and a half days from London ; steamer Sydney Hall, 8 days from London ; steamer Charente 10i days from London ; steamer Parthenon 6 days from Cardiff ; schooner Excel 19 days from Cardiff; schooner Cadiz 61 days from London ; and schooner Phoebe 20 days from Liverpool. Exchanges, London, 90 days date 492 to ; Paris, sf. 26c. to 27c. ; Marseilles, 5 19 to 20c. ; Genoa, sf. 28e. ; Maclrid, 8 days, ito 2 dis i Cadiz, 3i to 2 dis. ; Saville,; di s IVI a ; 1 aagnad, LITERATURE. Hard Cash : a Matter of Fact Romance. By Charles Reade. New Edition. One Vol. pp. 480. Sampson Low, Son, and Co. Published originally in Charles Dickens's popular weekly miscellany of All the Year Round, and re printed now in this New, Cheap and Compact Edi tion, as a single volume accessible to the general multitude, "Hard Cash," a matter-of-fact romance, originally entitled " Very Hard Cash," but, on its completion, thus judiciously abbreviated in the name of it, has certainly been afforded every oppor tunity of extending its author's reputation. And it should be here added at once that the oppor tunities thus afforded it have quite as certainly in no oneinstance been thrown away. " Hard Cash" more than any other work from the same hand has widened, and extended, and diffused its author's re putation. It has done so more appreciably to our belief than even Mr. Reade's other wonderfully elaborated Romance of Convict Life, " Never Too Late to Mend." In this extraordiitary elaboration, the two stories are in a manner companion pictures of real life. They evidence in a remarkable degree the fact that the novelist from whose imagination they emanate, when he entered upon the contsruction of the plot of each, upon the delineation of their respective characters, and upon the working out of the narrative, gave his heart and soul completely to the task to which 'he had set himself, delivering himself to it con amore, or, in other words, as to a labour of love. In the in tricacy of the labyrinth of his plots, Charles Reade bears a certain resemblance to Wilkie Collins, as evidenced principally by the latter novelist in his " Woman in White," afterwards in his "No Name," and now more immediately in his current serial story in the Cornhill, the history of young " Armadale." But, while the plots of Charles Reade are almost as curiously involved as are the plots of Wilkie Collins, the former are by no means so essential to the itnterest of the works of which they form, as it were, the skeleton, or, otherwise to express it, at once the sectional and ground-plan together. Take away from " The Woman in White" the secret of the plot, the heart of the mystery, the clue to the centre of the maze, and the interest of the work ceases. So conscious was the author of the book of this fact, that he easnestly deprecated, in his Preface to it, the premature exposure of his plans by Messieurs the Reviewers. Not thus all-essential to his plans are the plots of Charles Reade. They are of importance to them. but they are not of supreme or overweening importance. They enhance the attractions of his books as ficti tious narratives. But they in no way constitute the whole, or even the bulk of their attractions. His delineations of character are sometimes very won derful—instance, in the present novel, that marvel lous fellow Dr. Sampson ! Then there are scattered through the pages of the novelist of " Hard Cash" and " Never Too Late Mend," descriptions of scenes, incidents, or what not—sports, catastrophes, natural phenomena—that are all but matchless in the vividness of their realistic eloquence—almost matchless, we venture tosay, in the whole range of imaginative literature. For example, in this one book, " Hard Cash," there is a delineation of a boat race that is just perfect as a piece of writing— surpassing anything that we remember ever to have read by the greatest sporting writer of all, the " Nimrod," of the last generation, otherwise Charles Apperley. Then there are those pirate conflicts in the eastern seas, and the terrific storms that follow them, and Captain Dodd's Shipwreck, and all the rest 'of it—Why, finer pieces of nautical de scription cannot be fonnd anywhere else, saving and excepting always in Michael Scott's "Tom Cringle's Log," and in the sea stories of Fenimore Cooper— " The Pilot," for example, or " The Red Rover !" The description of the fire at the madhouse, too, is something astonishing—as a description of an ima ginary scene, reading throughout in all its minute detail, like the faithful record of some actual catas trophe ! Altogether, this story of " Hard Cash" is a very exceptional story indeed. It is, in many ways, a wonderful book. Terrible, horrible, de pressing to the spirits in many parts of it—in all the madhouse scenes, for example, and there are a good many of them—but, in spite of this—in spite, even, of that sanctimonious old swindler, Hardie, Senior, the Banker—in spite, actually, of that salacious matroness of the lunatic asylum, Mrs. Archbold— the tale, as it is here told, is wonderful in its power, is full of fascination, is little less than enthralling throughout. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were very moderate. Millers showed no disposition to operate freely; nevertheless, factors were firm in their demands, and Monday's advance in prices was supported. The condition of the produce was good. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. The inquiry both for American and continental descriptions was somewhat restricted, yet prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at full currencies. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. The trade was steady on former terms. Malt was in slow request at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was moderate. Most descrip tions moved off steadily at fully previous quotations. For beans and peas the trade was firm, and prices had an upward tendency. The flour trade was steady at extreme rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 780 510 190 590 Irish Foreign 9,410 sks. brls COMPARATIVE QTJANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN. For the week ending June For the corresponding week 17, 1865. last yoar. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 51,802-41s id Wheat 70,298--39s 6d Barley 1,073-27s 3d Barley 1,821-27s lld Oats Naval and Military Intelligence. VALETTA, June 15.—Her Majesty's ship Orlanda, 46, Capt. G. G. Randolph, arrived on the 13th inst. from Beyrout, which port she left on the Bth inst., having performed the passage chiefly under steam. She was relieved by the Pelican, 17, Acting-Com mander N. B. Smith. The Chanticleer, 17, Com mander J. E. F. Risk, was about to leave the coast of Syria for Budroum, as previously • reported. Perfect tranquillity prevailed throughout Syria. Rear-Admiral D'Aboville, bearing his flag on the French frigate IVlagicienne, was at Beyrout with a despatch vessel. Mr. Edward Fowell, engineer of the Orlando, died at Beyrout, on the 16th of May, from epilepsy. It is expected this ship will go home in the course of the summer, having been three years and a half in commission. The Phoebe, 35, Capt. W. R. Rolland, was at Zante on the 29th of May, where she remained during the elections, which passed off satisfactorily. She was expected to leave for Corfu on the 30th. The Cossack, 20, Capt. I. N. T. Saulez, was seen entering the port of Alex andria on the Bth inst., on her way to Beyrout. Our last dates from Athens are to the 9thinst. Her Majesty's ship Gibraltar, 80, Capt. R. Coote, and Wanderer, 4, Commander M. C. Seymour, were at the Piraeus. His Majesty George I. had paid a visit to the Gibraltar, and expressed himself much pleased with the ship and all on board, as well as with the attention he received from the captain and officers. This vessel was expected to leave for Corfu on the 10th inst. on the occasion of his Majesty's visit. The Weser, 6, Com. A. H. J. Johnstone, which has been looked for from the Danube for some time past, will probably be here in the course of the present week. The Wizard, gunboat, Lieut. G. H. Lawson, left for Tunis on the 12th, to relieve the Tyrian, gunboat, Lieut. P. J. Murray, and send her to Malta. The Enterprise, 4, ironclad, Commander C. J. Rowley, went out of port on the evening of the 12th inst. for practice, and was followed the next morning by the Meanee, 60, Capt. G. Wodehouse, for the same purpose. Both ships are now in sight off the harbour. The Resistance, 16, ironclad, is still in dock, having her bottom cleaned and coated. On being left dry it is said that no less than 12 inches of grass were found attached in some parts, although she had been hogged within a month. The Tunisian corvette Mansour, 4, Capt. Mohamed Lienghi, ar rived on the 11th inst. from Tunis. The following have left Malta for England—Dr. Hume and Mrs. Hume, Col. Dunnival and family, Mrs. Knox, Miss Fisher, .Capt. D. Jones, the Hon. Mr. E. Scicluna, Lady Hamilton Chichester, Mrs. Mitford and Miss Mitford. Col. J. Peel and Capt. F. E. Wilson left by the Etna for Sicily and Naples. The local Govern ment have just imposed a quarantine of seven days on arrivals from Alexandria, in consequence of the receipt of two telegrams—one by his Excellency the Governor and the other by a mercantile firm here— stating that several cases of cholera having mani fested themselves in Alexandria foul bills of health would be issued to ships leaving that port after the 10th inst. The left wing of the 74th Highlanders, under the command of Major Jago, and consisting of 188 rank and file, arrived at Aldershot Camp on Thursday afternoon, when it joined headquarters, and occupied the 0 and P lines, South Camp. The following regiments are expected to arrive at Aldershott Camp in the course of a few days--The Ist Life Guards, under the command of Col. the Hon. D. C. Fitzgerald de Ros, from Windsor; the 3d Hussars, under the command of Lieut.-Col.Vyse, from Manchester; and the Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards, under the command of Colonel Ponsonby, from Wellington Barracks. The detachments of the brigade of Guards now encamped on Ash-common are expected to rejoin their respective battalions in the course of the pre sent week. It is rumoured that the Ist battalion 14th Regi ment (Col. Budd), which is now stationed under canvas on Cove-common, near Aldershot Camp, will proceed to Portsmouth . on the embarkation of. the 26th Regiment from that station for India. It is also currently reported that the 52d Regiment will be relieved at Portmuivuth about the name date by the 62d Regiment from Aldershot, and will proceed to that station. The 28th anniversary of her Majesty's accession was yesterday commenced at Woolwich in the Go vernment departments by hoisting the Royal stan dard. At 12 o'clock precisely the broadside guns of the flagship Fisgard commenced firing a Royal salute which was taken up by the battery guns of the Royal Artillery firing 21 rounds similarly in succession. The ships in harboui and commission were dressed from stem to stern. The field batteries of artillery and the battalions of infantry in garrison were bri gaded at 10 o'clock onWoolwich-common, in march ing order, by Gen. Warde, C. 8., Commandant, and were put through a course of field-day exercises, re presenting an attack and defence of position occu pying about three hours. The officers of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich will entertain Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hugh Rose, G.C.8., K. 5.1., at a banquet to be given in their mess quar ters on Monday the 26th inst., at which upwards of 100 general and superior officers will be present. Capt. Fraser, Lieut. Rule, and 60 non-commis sioned officers and privates, belonging to the Royal Marine Light Infantry of the Woolwich Division, left headquarters on Monday for embarkation on board her Majesty's 39-gun frigate Octavia, com missioned at Portsmouth for ultimate service, it is stated in the East Indies and at the Cape of Good Hope. _ _ The steamship London yesterday embarked a part cargo of gun-carriages, &c., from Woolwich Arse nal for Gibraltar. A large amount of army and naval equipments is at present stored at Woolwich in readiness for shipment for Jamaica. The East and West Indies, the Bahamas, Rio de Janeiro, New Zealand, Australia, and other of our foreign colonial possessions. By the mail steamship Roman, which arrived at Plymouth on Monday, we learn that the transport Tyburnia, 961 tons, Capt. Foote, 57 days from Madras, left St. Helena May 5, with the right wing of the 66th Regiment, 320 women and children, under command of Lieut.-Col. Tom Benson, for Plymouth. The Merchantman, 895 tons, Capt. W. Gardiner, 56 days from Madras, with the left wing of the 66th, 284 men, women, and children, sailed from St. Helena on the 7th for Plymouth. The offi cers are Major Aylmen (and wife) Capt. Ready, Lieuts. Lynch, Gippy, and Ensigns Whitty and Humphrey. The Red Rose, 1,454 tons, Capt. R. Spratley, 66 days from Calcutta, left St. Helena on the 12th of May for Portsmouth ; she brings Mrs. Boucher and seven children ; Major Flanagan, Capts. Boucher and Harmer ; Lieuts. Matwyn, Bevan, Lowes, and Pedlar ; Dr. Adams ; Ensigns Purdin, Woods, and Conolley; and 326 men,women, and children belonging to the 81st Regiment. The Malabar, 1,219 tons, Capt. R. Pearce, 67 days from Calcutta, left St. Helena on the 18th of May for Spithead, with Mesdames Clark, Bevarley, Curie, O'Donnell, Keene, Murray, Bowles, Paynter, M'Farlane, Nixon, Hill; Misses O'Donnell, Davies, Norman, Trevers, Rose, and Aynesbury ; Capt. Vaughan ; Lieuts. Evans and Lyons, and the Rev. T. Keene, 118 invalids, 43 time-expired men, 13 women, and 28 children, belonging to various regi ments in the East Indies. 'The Roman left at Ascen sion on the 29th of May the storeship Mmander, 10, the screw steam gunvessel Mullet, 5, Commander C. H. Simpson, and the Speedwell, 5, Commander George F. Cottam. The following appointments were made on Mon day at the Admiralty :—Henry J. Wodehouse, mid shipman, to the Terrible ; G. S. Deacon, mid shipman, to the Constance ; Dr. George J. Wiles, surgeon, to the Daedalus; George F. Boothe, chief engineer, to the Indus for the Greyhound ; J. D. Ward, clerk, to the Blenheim ; and F. N. Howe, clerk, to the Victoria, as supernumerary. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. Thomas B. Lethbridge to be Acting-Captain of the Himalaya, during the absence, from illness, of Capt. Lacy ; Harry G. Grey, nominated to a naval cadetship ; George M'Lean, Ist class assist.-engineer, to the Constance, in lieuof a chief stoker; William Brimacombe, acting 2d class assist.-engineer, to the Constance ; and Joshua Taylor, assist.-clerk, additional, to the Blenheim. diffurt s --. ° V.° C IC,4Ery HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 20. The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday ifte r : noon, accompanied by her Royal Highness P EA Helena. . Her Majesty walked and drove this morning, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prin ecss Beatrice and Prince Leopold. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Ba r ' rington and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, left th e Castle this morning for Buckingham Palace. The Hon. Horatia Stopford arrived at the Castle. The Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Dail of Brabant, drove to Chiswick yesterday, a n visited the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland. In the evening his royal highness honoured the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer With his company at dinner, to meet his Royal Highne sB , the Duke, and her Royal Highness the Duchess 01 Brabant. The Drawing-Room. By command of the Queen, a Drawing-room Wss held yesterday, at St. James's Palace, by her Ro' Higkness the Princess Helena, on behalf of her Majesty. Presentations at this court are, by the Que er ' pleasure, considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, aeeon le panied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise! attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waitit',,g' and escorted by a detachment of the Life Guar'' arrived at St. James's from Buckingham Pala ce about 2 o'clock, and was received by the Mistres s of the Robes and the great officers of State of he r Majesty's household. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, escortedby a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards, Oa attended by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Mr. C. L. Woods, and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, at the Palace from Marlborough-house shortly he fore 2 o'clock. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Br. rived, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Du ches° de Brabant arrived, attended by Countess Gru' - ' Count de Lannoy, and Monsieur Brewer. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of S 3l° Weimar was present at the drawing-room. of Her Majesty's body guard of the Hon. CorP s . 4 Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the state sal o° ' under the command of the lieutenant. The royal body guard of the Yeoman of t he Guard was on duty under the command of Colonel C. Patterson, the exon in waiting. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena took her station in front of the throne, accompanied by w Prince of Wales, Princess Louise, and the o ther members of the royal family. t‘ re Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena W° of train of rich white silk, trimmed with bouillons tulle, tulle, bouquet of narcissus, petticoat of white gl ace ' n f covered with tulle, and festooned with wreath' s narcissus ; headdress, diadem of emeralds and diamonds, plume and veil ; ornaments, emeralds an diamonds, Victoria and Albert Order, and Ord er ' 9f St. Isabella. Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise W ore _ ii: train of rich blue silk, trimmed with ruches of tu' and silver cord ; petticoat of white glace, w ith a . . 4 tunic of silver tulle, trimmed with strawhe'f, blossoms; headdress, wreath of strawberry blossorr plume and veil ; ornaments, rubies and dianionob' and Victoria and Albert Order. THE COUNTESS OF DERBY.—Their Royal nesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale honour" the Earl and Countess of Derby by their company at di ll/3e ; r last evening at their mansion in St. James's-square. Tl l in e-- , Royal highnesses arrived shortly after eight o ' c lock, '' )f which time the distinguished company invited to meet the Royal guests had assembled. The Earl of Derby and Lora Stanley received the illustrious visitors on their aril' s ' , : Covers were laid for 20 persons, and there were resell: their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Ed-v9V of Saxe Weimar, the Duke of St. Albans, the Duke of gar l ' d : barough and Lady Cornelia Churchill, the Marquis e n Marchioness of Bath, the Earl and Countess of Clarend on ' the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, Viscount Hamilton, s Lady Constance Stanley, Lord Stanley, and the Counto Coiffier and M. Laugal, in attendance on the Duk e ali d o Duchess d'Aumale. The Countess after dinner had a tge 4 and early party expressly to meet the Royal Duke an Duchess. Sir The Duke and Duchess de Chartres honoure- Thomas and Lady Cochrane with their company to, r yesterday evening. The company invited to meet theile, royal highnesses were the Duke and Duchess of 2,112% his Excellency the Danish Minister, Lord WaterPaffi Prince Ysenberg, Count Strzelecki, Mr. and Lady At";. Egerton, Sir Frederick Grey, Sir Augustus Clifford, Lenox, Mr. Harris, and Major Farquharson. jn The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle arrl o r town yesterday from Clumber Park, Notts, and in da two will leave to pass several months on the Con tin We ir erl' The Duchess of Roxburghe has left the C don Hotel for Windsor Castle. • ecl The Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland entertain h select circle of friends at Chiswick House yesterd* h ere, the the band of the Queen's (Westminster) Rifle Irolur" e ae r under the direction of Mr. James Truel ove , band- 11*— performed a selection of music on the lawn. m , os s The Marquis and Marchioness of Hasting s ne t left London for Lowes, to make a trial of his lords hi p yacht tho Ladybird. The Marquis Townshend's ball, which 1 08 w ill nounced for the 21st inst. and postponed to the 29031 take place on Friday next, the 23d. for The Countess of Home has issued invitations an assembly on Thursday, the 29th inst., at the fa' sidence in Grosvenor-square. ficiog The Countess Fitzwilliam will have a u a " o r party to-morrow night, at her residence in Grail" square. as thou Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Re- d ot entertained a select party at dinner last evening °t residence in St. James's-square. ft 0 1° Viscount and Viscountess Hill have le-- Clarendon Hotel for Hawkstone. 0 , 0 tb e THE COMMISSIONAIRES IN THE A '' po' recent jewel robberies in the city, 15 of the firms in Comhill, including jewellers and NVatelin3';'CO teahave joined together in availing themselves of the O , l e' of members of the Corps of Commissionaires for e tection of their shops and houses at nights and on Sin:lc/L:1;0 , and a number of picked men have been assign r e v ery particular duty. Two go upon duty at seven o'cle c '' ~ veJ evening, and remain until midnight, when they are rel . "' ja by two fresh men, who keep watch and ward unti l ! ,or iot the morning. At uncertain times in the night s t gi nbei officer goes the round assigned to the men to see the _ id i , are wide awake ; and, as an additional guarante e for Wiell lance, tell-tale clocks similar to those in use in the lied to of the Houses of Parliament are about to be ad . ,° l3 dia show that the commissionaires appointed to tnignight, patrol their beat a given number of times during t l ', e ardor or any lapse in that respect. The district as 1" Groc e ; their supervision extends only from Birchin-lane t ° . , church-street, but it comprehends an • manse O rd g AO mass of movable property of great value. The f /1111 „, - 0 at ° others who subscribe among themselves for this the directors of the Metropolitan and Proviric°L, , Messrs. Walker, watchmakers and jewellers : Alr• Carter, chronometer maker and jeweller ; Barber a° '. 0 .01' and Sarl and Sons, silversmiths; Dodd, Brothe ° ' ~j l ,-ors; lers ; Barraud and Lund, and Mr. Webster, Mr. Steward, optician ; Mr. Lund and Mr. P ear an d lers, &c. ; Mr. Phillips, of the Virginia Taveril„'t bas v ,ratclo o- o t , Mr. Purssell, cafe proprietor. So far the experilne-,, given great satisfaction to those immediately concTgeod the watchmen are exemplary for their vigilance a g Da 3 conduct, a sense of security is thereby enge gd f r t e h y are their services, when once it becomes known th at "Loa' available for this particular purpose, will probably h° in great request in the city and elsewhere. I t S e rie s ' mentioned, as a result of the recent extensive f ° " ro o' o that the shop of Mr. Walker, in Cornhill, ttrbemb t he greatest of them was committed, is now all tbroilbr an d night regularly lighted with gas in the int er° ire g exposed to the full gaze of persons passing' in place grating encloses the whole front of t he shop, owever, of the ordinary shutters, and an iron saf e (not/ 11 is Doer the one the thieves broke into, whic h, b y the WILY that is to be made a subject of litigation) , containing g tea to most costly on the premises, i ns tead of being retlec time e' mirror in a back shop, as its pre d ecesso r was at the th e the robbery, is placed in a conspicuous positionieoet front shop, where it is to be seen through the ofj by any one passing. The same arrangement obtainnoicity Sundays throughout the day, and the extreme I)day ie thus given to the contents of the sho p night and supposed to be the greatest safeguard against robbery TOPLIS and ROBERTS have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN, Subtle ban, and C,untry RESIDENCES ton ET an swot Particulars forwarded for two stamps, uptatinge quirements and rental.—Offices, 2, Conduit -street, Regent- Mr, et, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. QOUTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK, Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's -gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's -gate, Cornwall, and Princes Gardens, Elvaston-place, Cromwell-mad, Onslow and Thurloe Squares, Boltons, &c. Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBE itTS have RE -4- DE NCI:8 to S ftLL and LET io these and surrounding localities.—Offices, 2, Conduit -street, liegent-street, and South Kensington, facing the Museum. THE NEW DER B Y RACE GLASS, price 508.. with Sling Cane complete. Will show distiuctly the entity race from h start "to the "coming in." Guaranteed the cheapest and best glass (a new model) ev, r offered to the publi ~ :::ent carriage free to any part of tie Kingdom. Pos•-offl, e , rders payable to WILLIAM CALL i GI:IAN, Optici an, 23A, New Bond-street, W. kcorntr lt Couduit-street). H EAT R E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE MILLE tt'S DAUGHTER. Messrs. Cooper, Whiff,D, Braid, ClarK, ; Mesdames L. Keeley, F. Wright, &a Aiter which, BROTHER SAM. Messrs. Sothern, Back stor.e, Compton. Svc. ; Mesdames z-nowdon, Moore, &c. To conclnte with GREEN-EYED MONSTER. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, Farren, Compton, and 3li-s Louise Seeley, To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL— ,oIe rroorlwtor and aanarer, ll boater. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. Mess - s. C. B. Stephenson and Eburne; Mies K. Kelly. Aftrr whioh, at 8, GER ILDINE. Miss Bateman, sup ported by Messrs. Bateman this stn. appearance), Jordan, Swinbourne, Billiagton, It. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart, Stephen son, Eburne; Miss Denvil and Mrs. Lewis, &a. To conclude with THE STEEPL tiASE ; or, In the Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly Commence at 7. On Saturday, June 24, the Farewell Benefit and positively the Last Appe .rance of Miss Bateman. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Air. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND IIDDLE-STRINGS. Alter which, ARRAII NA FOGUE Mean's. Dion Bondi eault J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoff, Fisher, D. Murray; Mrs. 'Boucicautt and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commence at 7, ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and manageress ➢lrs. Swanborow.4ll. THIS EVENING, at 7, SHORT AND SWEET. Mr. Porsche ; Miss Johnstone. Alter which, WINDSOR CASTLE. Messrs. Stoyle Thorne, James, Fent° , ,• Mesdames swanborough, Rayn-, h,m, Simpson, Ho t, Hughes, Weston, aad the Misses U unniss. To conclude with UP STAIRS AND DOWN STAIRS. Mr. Stoyle ; Miss Simpson. HE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," Centainin4 the Latest 61.'UltTINU INTELLIiia,hC Ilan be had ILvery Evening et G. EL (MENU:, NEWS AGENT, No. I, Connaught-terraee, Ilyde-park. • 11HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " 11 supplied, as soon as published every I✓venin by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as Soon as Published, containing all the LACES? NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCS, by H. W. HAILEIS, Newspaper Agent, 4, Black:liars-road, London, S, TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.- ... Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON ➢IOSELY and SONS, 3u, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, opposite •(;daring-cross Railway Station. Established 1830. Artificial Teeth made with their patented advantages are fitted with out the least inconvenience, however tender the mouth, sup porting and strengthening loose and sensitive teeth until they become upeful in mastication. Their resemblance to nature is perfect and undetectable, and they are guaranteed for all purposes of mastication and articulation. Operations of every kind teing unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be supplied wi. hoot fear of pain or inconvenience. Con sultation nree. Teeth from .ss. Sets, 5,7, 10, and 15 :riuineas, warranted. For the Effica'7, utility, and success of this system, vide " Lancet." Daily attendance at 15, Whitefriargate, Hull; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-parace, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, Szarbro'. _ bo connection with any one of the same name. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 20m. To-Monnow.-Morning, 12h. 50m.—Afternoon, Ih. 18m. y ~~. Sun, considerably calmed down, so that there will no longer be the excuse of the impassionate impulse of the moment, or the bewilde,rment of sudden and violent charges when the trial of the Southern Pre sident comes on. Let us hope, therefore, that it may be conducted in a manner not altogether un worthy of the greatness of the interests involved and the dignity of the American people. A public meeting of some importance was held yesterday at Willis's Rooms. lts object was the discussion of the new scheme for middle-class edu *cation, which appears to be based upon sound and practical principles. It - commends itself to the real and substantial friend of public education, since it does not depend on chance aid or eleemosynary con tributions, but is intended to stand upon a firm and self-supporting basis. As Mr. GLADSTONE, who made the speech of the occasion, justly observed, *here has hitherto been a great want in our educa tional system. The great public schools, with al their deficiencies, made a noble provision for the upper classes, and within the last half century the establishment of the national school system has fully supplied the requirements of the lower ranks. But there still remains a very large gap, which the old grammar schools of the country can not attempt to fill. Many of these grammar schools are well endowed, and some of them bear a very high character, so that it has been said it would be wiser to reform them and extend their sphere rather than to begin laying new foundations. But Mr. GLADSTONE showed his hearers that all such plans were necessarily very tardy in their re sults, since they were necessarily hampered by local feeling and private interest, and rapid progress could not be hoped for. Under these circumstances he urged upon the meeting the advisability of supporting this scheme of self-supporting pub lic boarding-schools for the loiver middle classes. The Chancellor of the Exchequer declared that it was not his intention to follow the prevailing fashion of the day and flatter the middle classes ; but there could be no doubt of its social and poli tical importance, and consequently it was indis pensable to the welfare of the country that they should have the means of self-culture. The right hon. gentleman remarked that so good a provision was now made for the culture of the working classes that if the middle ranks hoped to keep their supe riority it must be by means of an improved and en lightened education. The knowledge imparted un der this system is to be sound and thorough, such knowledge as will qualify the boys for their subse quent careers at the desk, the shop, or the office. It is not entirely new, since its promoter, Mr. WOODARD, explained to the meeting that there are already in existence a cottage for training middle class schoolmasters, a public boarding school in the same building for the sons of tradesmen, farmers, and clerks at a payment of £2O to £3O a-year, and a cheaper school at Shoreham where board and edu cation are attainable for 14 guineas a-year. There is a very wide circle of struggling men with large families who would eagerly seize such an oppor tunity to give their boys a sound education, pro vided that the instruction is really thorough and the board properly sufficient. A very little inquiry will enable them to ascertain these facts, when the new system will be accepted as a great boon, for the lack of a good education in early life has too often been a hindrance to genius and enterprise, while to less gifted minds it has frequently proved a hope less stumbling block in their career. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN The Training Ship Worcester, Erith. Yesterday being the day fixed for the annual dis tribution of prizes to the cadets of the training ship Worcester, a large number of the friends of the boys and others interested proceeded to Erith to witness the ceremony. A special steamer left Blackwall Pier at noon, under the superintendence of Mr. W. M. Bullivant, and accompanied by Mr. 11. Green's band; and several gentlemen, including Lord Harris, who was to distribute the prizes, arrived by rail from Charing-cross and London-bridge. About 2 o'clock the entire assembly collected on board, when the pro ceedings commenced, and Mr. Henry Green was ap pointed to the chair. The Chairman expressed the great pleasure and satisfaction he felt on being called upon to preside on such an occasion. He could not help making allusion to the sad accident which occurred in consequence of the capsizing of one of the boats, and whereby ten valuable lives perished. The committee of management made it their busi ness not only to institute private inquiry on two occasions, but to attend at the public investigation, where they heard evidence, and gave it themselves. In either case the conclusion came to was, that the accident was purely accidental. It became a serious question whether boat sailing should be continued, but the committee decided that the practice was a part of the education of the youths. They had, how ever, adopted resolutions which the parents of the cadets and others would be glad to hear. In the first place, they had condemned the boat to which the accident happened, and procured instead a life boat, which incurred considerable expense. It was also decided that the boat should not leave the ship unaccompanied, and the boys selected as the crew should be those who had proved themselves expert swimmers. It was agreed that there should be a pro per proportion of water ballast. Letters of regret were read from Lord and Lady Clarence Paget, Admiral Hall, K.C.8., Sir James Duke, Sir John Awdry, , and others. The reports of Mr. May nard, of the Royal Naval Reserve, and Captain Domett, Local Marine Board, were read, and spoke favourably of the education and training of the boys. It stated that ninety-five boys were in the ship at present, and that 28 had been provided with first-class ships during the year. Lord Harris then rose amidst applause to distribute the prizes, which consisted of metal sextants, case mathematical instruments, pockets compasses, binocular glasses, telescopes, books, &c. Silver medals were given to cadets Benjamin J. Beckwith, James Awdry, and Chas. H. Holmes, for saving life at the Erith boat accident. The following boats, who leave in midsum mer, and have been two years on board the Worces ter, and hold the Worcester Board of Trade certifi cate, have got appointments as follows :—By Mr. H. Green, Thos. T. Parr and Jas. Awdry ; by Messrs. Smith, Fleming, and Co., B. J. Beckwith and R. M. Ethersey ; by Messrs. Lidgett and Sons, J. H. Powys. Lord Harris said he considered it an honour to have been entrusted with the principal duty on such a gratifying occasion. Although he was not connected with the marine of the country he had lived in distant countries, where he had an oppor tunity of judging of the naval and mercantile ma rine, and he felt an institution of this kind was most important to the country, and deserving the high reputation of those who founded it. Other coun tries Were capable of competing with us in naval and mercantile qualifications, and it was necessary we should endeavour to improve ourselves and to keep the position which we had so long held. He impressed on the cadets the wisdom and self reli ance of the utility of availing of the knowledge which the profession imparted to those who desired to obtain it. A vote of thanks having been passed to Lord Harris and Mr. Green the company par took of some refreshments which were provided by the committee, and subsequently enjoyed them selves by dancing on the deck. France and Spain. The Constitutionnel publishes the following article : " We have already announced that a commercial conven tion has been signed at Madrid between France and Spain. The Moniteur, in confirming the announcement, expresses the hope that this arrangement, destined to exert a happy influence on the commercial relations of the two countries, will receive the approval of the Cortes before the close of the present session. The following is the substance of this new convention : " Spain abolishes all extra taxes (surtaxes) which weighed upon merchandise entering her territory by land ; as the Spanish Peninsula has no other land frontier except that of France, this is in reality simply applicable to French merchandise. In return for this concession, France grants to Spain the entrance of her merchandise at the same tariff of the treaties concluded with England, Belgium, the Zoll verein, Switzerland, and Italy. The convention is advan tageous to Spain, because it takes off the heavy duty on its minerals and oranges, and to France because it completes the unification of her tariffs. Dating from the moment when the convention with Spain and the treaty with the Zollverein shall have commenced to act, our land customs wil have ono solo tariff for every description of merchan dise that crosses our land frontier, whether it comes from the north, east, south, or west. " It will be remembered that recently a Treaty of Com merce and Navigation was concluded between France and the Netherlands on reciprocal liberal conditions worthy of the friendship which exists between the two nations. The clauses of that treaty are applicable to the rich possessions of the Netherlands in the East Indies. " The Franco-Spanish Convention does not go so far ; it does not contain any stipulation relative to the Spanish colonies; but the example given by wise and intelligent Hol land will not be lost ; it appears to us impossible that the obstructions of the old colonial system can last much longer in the Philippines in presence of Java and Borneo, powerful and rich under the system of free trade and trans ports." HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.) In the week that ended on Saturday, June 17, the births in London and ten other large towns of the United King dom were 4,149, the deaths 2,477. The annual rate of mor tality in the week in those 11 towns was 23 per 1,000 per sons living. In London the births of 1,028 boys and 985 girls, in'all 2,013 children, were registered in the week. In the corre sponding week of ten years, 1855-64, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,870. The deaths registered in London during the week wore 1,204. The average number for the twenty-fourth week of the year—viz., the corresponding week in ten years, 1855-64, is with a correction for increase of population, 1,196. There is a very close agreement, therefore, between the actual return and the estimated number. The deaths from diarrhoea rose to 93, which is more than double the number returned in the preceding week. Those from typhus were also more numerous ; they were 55, the deaths from that disease in the two previous weeks having been 44 and 38. Four deaths from typhus occurred in the Whitecha,pel Workhouse, Mile-end New Town. Twenty two out of the 55 deaths were in the east districts. Six fatal carriage accidents were registered in the week, as follows :—ln Islington, a woman, aged 65 years, a coffee stall keeper, was run over. A Greenwich pensioner, aged 80 years, was run over (blind). In Hackney-road the son of a hawker, aged 7 years, was ruu over. A cellarman, aged 20 years, by a van in Newington Causeway ; he died in Guy's Hospital. In Islington a woman, aged 42 years, by a van. A weave; aged 66 years, was run over by a fire engine in the Hackney -road ; died in the Landon Hospital The rate of mortality last week was 21 per 1,000 in Lon don, 24 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; 29 in Liverpool, 25 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 20 in Birmingham, 27 in Leeds, 20 in Bristol, 21 in Hull, and 27 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 37 per 1,000 during the week endiug the 3d inst., when the temperature was 11.1 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 21 per 1,000. _ In Liverpool the births were 402, the deaths 267 ; in Manchester the births 286, the deaths 173 ; in Salford the births 129, the deaths 62 ; in Birmingham the births 229, the deaths 126 ; in Leeds the births 187, the deaths 116 ; in Bristol the births 111, the deaths 63 ; in Hull the births 105, the deaths 42 ; in Edinburgh the births 143, the deaths 79 ; in Glasgow the births 361, the deaths 222 ; and in Dublin the births 183, the deaths 123. There were 396 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 3d inst. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.220 in. The mean daily reading was above 30in. throughout the week. The mean daily reading has been above 30in. since the 3d inst., except on Saturday, the 10th. The reading was 29.94 in. on Sunday, and rose to 30.29 in. on the following day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 57.8 deg., which is 1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The mean degree of humidity of the air was 70, complete saturation being represented by 100. The general direction of the wind was north or north-north-east. There was no rain. SHOOTING PROSPECTS.—The broods of grouse never came out better, and already on all the lower ranges of moors they are on wing, trying short flights. The average number iu the broods is generally said to be ten. Although deer suffered a good deal from the severe storm in winter, the unusually fine spring brought out early grass, so that they aro now in good condition, and there are many fte-formed heads to be seen already. NG, JUNE 21, 1865. BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts continue favourable, and the demand for all kinds of hops rules quiet. Prices, however, are fairly supported. WHITECHAPEL. Very moderate supplies of meat are on sale, and prices rule as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d' to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 2d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s 41.1 to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. Ma. LEIGH MURRAY.—This accomplished come dian, having unfortunately fallen into a state of health which has long incapacitated him for the discharge of his professional duties, has at length been advised by the physicians in attendance upon him to try the effect of residence in a more genial climate—that of the south of France. With the view of facilitating this desirable ob ject, a number of eminent and influential gentlemen have arranged a complimentary benefit for him, which will take place under the patronage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at Drury-lane on Tuesday, the 27th inst. Many of the most distinguished members of the dramatic and musical professions have promised their co-operation. THE GRAND CALEDONIAN BALL.—This annual fancy dress ball for the benefit of those excellent charitable institutions, the Royal Caledonian Asylum and the Royal Scottish Hospital, is to take place on Friday next, under the distinguished patronage of their Royal. Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and above 60 ladies connected with the leading noble Scottish families. The applications for vouchers have been very numerous, and a good ball is fully expected. ANNIVERSARY OF TIER MAJESTY'S ACCESSION.— The 28th anniversary of her Majesty's accession yesterday was celebrated in London in the customary man ner. Flags were hoisted on the public buildings, the Tower guns were fired at noon, and peals of bells were rung at many of the churches. At Windsor the bells of St. Gik - 3orge's Chapel and of the parish church of St. John, New Windsor, rang out merrily, while royal salutes of 21 guns were fired from the artillery in the Long Walk, and from the Royal Adelaide frigate and Fort Belvedere at Virginia Water. ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.- , --WIGAN, JUNE 20.—At 2.45 this afternoon, as a passenger train was leaving the platform of the Lancashire and Yorkshire station at Wigan, Tuesday's express, containing Liverpool merchants returning from Manchester market, dashed through the station. The engines mot beneath a bridge at the point where the lino from the platform and the line through the centre of the station merge into the main line. At the same moment a luggage train was moving beneath the bridge in the opposite direction. The first engine was jammed against the wall of the bridge, and the carriages of the market express were kept upright by the luggage train, and the passengers escaped without fatal injury, though several were bruised and many severely shaken. There is only one line clear at the prepent time. M( With is the u accomixic for the 1 A fur the Ban] The I The C have ma Shares of instalme Ist July Nationa until aft At the Iteuter's 66f. 400, The supportE business Continue account. are 89t_ 5 per C 1( The p bee n a ( Certifica latter 14 Can, 25 Italian, In the been re are a silo North 1 B hire, ar The Change Bank at stead Oriental have ii 23 1 ; an The fi of the 8 per Cc C rapan tension 63 641 ; Chubwa 4 2 p i Loudon Freeholc L o n don Brewers lance 1 Whitehe b k ustrian Qrazilian Do. 15( "lienos 1) 0. Ac , o I ' , Lillia n 6 0 0. 41 Colombia ellba, i 3 pti 5 p Do Sc D anish 3 0 0 .4 1 43. uatabial 1) 0.£8( ..4cador EgYp p tiar "uo l S. I ,-,reek i J 3 ,0 Ac . " 0 . Cc Do. 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