The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-28 00:00:00

B IONIYMARKET AND COMMERCI&L INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continued quietude prevails in the Money Market, an d ja addition to the usual inactivity at this sea -8011 of the year, the idea of further facilities being a n aff orded prevents the negotiation of all bills that have not to be immediately provided for. The b alances are d es i rous of employ i ng t h e i r surp l us Li ai l. a nces, and are co m p e ti ng f or th e b es t paper that cent, I'4:Right forw ar d , at rates rang i ng f rom 5 per The Shannon has arrived from the West Indies with 28 4,600, and the Rhone, from the Brazils, at I° °ln, for England, with £40,623. The Anglo-Italian Bank have issued their re lx?rt for the last six months, which states, that, not "thstanding the Italian war and the panic in Lon -0"n, the losses of the period, other than the losses , t 1 ex change con se quent on the fluctuation in Italian , I ,"' r encY from the suspension of cash payments, ' 44 ve thus far been moderate. It is proposed to re ,„ th 11 . c e the nominal amount of each share from £5O £2O paid to shares of £2O with £l5 paid, and reco nstitute the company. Two O'CLOCK. tei 4 t the Parisßourse to-day, according to Reuter's G gr P aln, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were dealt in at u 9 f. 7 5c. Fi rm 41 :Ile Money M ar k e t I T eas i er th an it was in the r„ , and few entertain any other idea but that a Ornin reduction in the rate of discount will be chronicled ezt T hursday, hourly symptoms pointing to such an , eve nt. unoyancy prevails at the Stock Exchange, "" C onsols are 1 p er cen t. higher than they were ofesterday afternoon, when they were at an advance 1•8 • The rise therefore since yesterday morning to Per cent, the present prices being 891 e 4 . " 11 r money, and 891 for the account. It is : 13 ected that Stock will become very scarce on the t : e of the next settlement, and cause another o ,_ 4l.k eci improvement, though, in the meantime, an ii 7ional flutter, accompanied by slight reactionary p °velnents, might result from sales in realization of ti l'°a ts• The New Threes and Reduced Anniii teB;nare 881 1 ; Annuities, 1885, 131; Exchequer t ' ll for March, ss. dis., and for June, 2s. dis. ; 4 : 11 k Stock, 246 ; I n di a 5 per cents., 1031 104; ; cl , (10 . Bonds, 20s. prem. a n r eign Stocks have been in moderate request, ad d mostly at better prices. Spanish Passive have l i _ i va uced 1, t o 211 ; the Certificatesl, to 15 1 1; 2 7jan 1, to 55; 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to ti 4 M exican 1, to 151 161; the New Loan con ties at 131. 101 111, and Greek have receded 1, to k4aierica it Securities are very steady. United 4: te a 5-20 Bonds have improved 4, to 724 a ; ois 784 4 ; and Erie are 454 46. Atl antic and Great Western Ra i lway Debentures to liti ane to be in active demand, at 61 63, and the Cons o li dated Mortgage Bonds remain firm at 46 48. b. " d ealings in the Railway Share Market have L as moder a t e l y act i ve, an d a further s li g ht a d v ance Isz o , t ii al leo place i n p r i ces . S ou th-E a stern and Great 1 4 , ,""era A. Stock have each improved ss. ; 78 . 6d. ; L on d on, Ch at h am, an d D ov er and 4 441 West ern eac h 10 s. ; G reat E astern , £1; and Western, £2 10 s . te r . me Foreign an d C o l on i a l li nes s how no ma -1411 v ariation. Grand Luxembourg are firm at It ' and Great Indian Peninsula at 1064 107. A ii! a nic and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet. tre ce are dealt in at 194 20 ; Union of Aug *, a at 474 ; C onso lid a t e d a t 44 5 ; A ng lo-Ame- Q ll Telegraph re ma i n a t 104 ; Discount Corpo amc4l at 104 dis. ; Hudson's Bay Company, 154 ; National Discount Co. at 84 84 prom. B RITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 8 ,4crt ItNNIENT FUNDS. 7 k r Cent. Consols 8 4. Account, Aug. 9 B9l 1 til2er Cent. Reduced BB- 1 e a 7 !,Per Cent BBl 1 411 : : : : u. .i i tli epepse, r l 3 O OO Cent. Jan. joan. 1 1 8 8 7 9 3 4 _ is'o. k ir 30 yrs, exp ap r ir e e st s h th A J pi i i ai l, „ lB lB B B s o 1731 ° (Bed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908. 1 Rxm , arch. Jun.. 2 dis Definer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent — 2 dis 1:1 0 . £5OO — 5 dis 8 t ri ° .£lOO and £2OO Il k of England bStock, 6, °C CORIIt _246 .1„14. -AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. "Poll stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — 3t i t DI 0 Per Cent. July, 1870 1 1011 7 4 130' - per Cent., Oct. lBBB 0 • ,uertificates 0 0 0 . 4 , 4 fced Paper 4 per Cent b o 4 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 00,' '., - i Per Cont., May 1879 — R o. Ia -r," °13 ., 5 per (lent., Aug. 1873 -oena,4 per Cent., .£l,OOO — °- under £l,000 4re14),L2 F OREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'OLOCli. in Ats,-,`"lne Republic, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd — p Il k '''34l bond; 5 per Cent, 19 5 9 .111.. 12 1 , A - u, 5 Per Cent — - '1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 1) 0 . 1863 Be _.... 0 A 1865 0_ A ccount 72 u",.; 4100 Bonds 7 24 4 4 4 ' Be ziP, £65 paid boes Ayres 6 per Cent ti 4100 Bonds tl4l4P:r Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) D o , , r Per Cent — 1) 0 ;I Per Cent 73 h 13 • R ''' .. ,Per Cent ok,olo°,„ -kelp, £75 paid —pm L u ba,Te" jan 6 Per Cent. sier 0" _tieh ent. 111, , Per Cent., 1825 — 1 3,,,, - u Per Cent., 1864 .., ' Do. An Princip a li t i es t In a.d ° ' A ccount 13 — ' ° ,,,r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — b °. ' ' New' Land Warrant — ;e Deferred llo P . t : a g l e 7 Per Cent 88} 1)0 eend Issue 4100 'Bonds D ° Do. 1864 B7 6} t o.£loo Bonds 8 11 L 9,°.vernment Railway Debentures _811 ,1 7 3 mre k' '`,° o Paid t , titta b otei. A ~ ~ 100 c 11::;r tni C z ent a . , 1821-5, ox Coupon s — l3l i Lo. --;', cecina ltai i ,, t eala 5 per Cent. — 4;" . 4 A 5 Per Cent 1865 — _- be• lizcount litexi;tlaremtnana Railway — L 0 Ac d Per Cent — D4ceetuat ,1) n - 1861 — Nton ° , - Per Cent. Anglo-French -evide 6 Cent., £3O paid ,on r i , an per 93 'Ne' t „ ',_ B4 Imperial 5 per Cent 12} 0 -wranada D ° 2 T ,Per Cent to...,eferred Peru -41-11c1 Warrants (Hectares): , 0 0 I°s Per Cent, 1865 l 3 ' ''eceunt 0 3 b o Per Cent. (Uribarren) — ,1),, li Per Cent., 1862 ""cee t 6l erttr,.„ uu • Bo 'also 3 Cent Cent., 1853 , 0 0 Aver ~ 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 43 rct :`,eeount sta ll D o a , , per Cent., 1822, XSt — p l 3 a Per Cont. 1850 b o 9. per Cent, 1860 a r , 1.) 5 P e i Cent. 1859 — kb,, - , Per Cent. 1862 ' BB} ,r ( ii ". Per Cent. 1861 _ t L0 ° 1 , 141 5 Per Cent 'P; o: -'eCOollt Ji 18 A ll 3 Per Cent 1) 0 0 - iv -e 'er:4llA .1) •iew D er A_ erred _. t) 0 p ec o.unt I) a Sslvo _ I ,) a 0 ' kee ' l liOt 2l 201 li tti, h r, . 1) A "r t• Of Collp not funded 4 Pte ° d,q c count l5l 1 1 , b C - 1, 8 41 4 Per Cent. - tirkio:Yer Cent. 1864 - — 1) ( - ) 6"count 80. A Per C ent. 1858 0 ° 1) 0 -c ceunt 1 1 .00 B onds OAc r 1862 Do o . 49 --,o alp Cent.•..... .............................. 511 1 b o 6 . Rends B oy Per Cent.,1863 b o , Per Oetit., 1865, paid up Scrip —24l 5 41 Vel)o°o_l;r4riCtent. Guaranteed — 013 '4. La 3 per Cent. — .b Account .. o 6 0. per ceti .. . :........„... ............ 1) 0. Ac count . 16°2 ..................• --. O r Cent, 1864 ' — t.11,45t . . videuas on the above payable in London 514 4 34 , 1 , 4 pnr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins N e i, 2 , 3 per cent ., E x. 25f ~ Do, n" .l P e r Nut Lx. 12 Gull . _ atm. s , ertift '_ ilia, cateb ...... 12.1.0.A6cNe0r O t eo t.., 186 1 - ,..E . 1. 25f. _ _ . 541 5 1 t ° 4801, , A°.!lll°7l°Y ...... • ............ • B9 ,:coll4t ... TW , O B94 O'CLOCK , •Di ttO '4. ..... .................... . ...... 4 ....... omm./ [(home tri ivas raised distance at imprompt u he Grande e old gate he inserip- L " Civitas arehe-aei ler side Of and here It Wa s I with tri- fet e k top be Rue J 3 ral agai n ' !opted, the any O n of standing obtained, ,nists, was •, -and the the highest to a Yen' ....... zlO. ch r istiall highnesses r- Holstein, and Lady sor Castle. t few days Paris , Sullivan , tes to thr ee iessed by a nd olkestone. ble the Duk e esent star ;c ut on the rick repre' h e h a rbour ccupied by he luggage, Tineess re' complet ed , acess, IsTeut oll ' 3ers of th e arm of the 611thig With avelled via where th e previous:9 /l ager, N t ' . n , and 11 the saloon proceed.ted i tern RP" t 8.45. Trove to the L the York recePt l° An her Ys, a nd )out Thas to ready , the Seer e ening w i° l l and g oll3n t Queen spot' of the Er ishop of v,Y.:. enticizan. destructive iging to 311.. The inno3o VolUnteeffi ; ed" fade, -Il el t , and Coy Le house iv' serious COO: harles Beeu, din t s -terrs ee, d tow, so ie , w ith arrived ,d blo cots f the h it .ble, 'E - I , tesdaY) t radesP e° l r gular oco ot , 1 a c oup. oulders suer c itbo ecanae o bott l e s t PS o.• M 1 ran 1 ° h ia to tt: 3 liquid 11 ''' match t° ,.. ° : of Ludgittu,o be resid el ''a s had lest f of of P 51 1: . 0 tessru• De Sing spirits(l°Ti liquid ~0 ,owa tP fire, 1/13iCh r biL once" clothier so° field. C I ' 4 vy the folloWea II m a p..., to , he fire C° 0 0 WAS in orni9g', the pjl tiny,l2 to ja , fe d 108 be lub va 3 place, e$ :be el* l9 o - 1 an d ori r ged. dostr ° v , l it comPan''' is a rifle' ; Or moral ; e stiela 36 g. , El. spa , . 0 „ f thl 311 a ctic e the P r " b en Laving A ",:wo ealeci " 1 ; j e ll to, i n i•elt P odor - , ,toot as i ' the r e d ieS ugh a 6e ! on 0 1 % ce , 1 re , a rtion tarrei /. ,. 1 „ 03 fall" ° T iz be jous. d oe b e 0 0 ' t p et r it itn e ,g 9 P r OvCie tai i 71,terilag cli 0 " bee !). , of oraP 9lJ'• II E; of will° red eemed f' is 00 , 0 V ibe ,‘ir a to 0 ". w ore' . 0 01, ,n of ' ver y r t 0 0 40 ing o ur Ao , r oe' o in3; e ct eacti"ctit :cowl° 0 ver SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 'hare' Railways. I Closing I Business Faid l Price. done. l3rintol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and Bandon Cornwall . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„rerth, & A b.J une. NI London, z.. er ip Certi. 88 90 124 12d 88 43 13 15 4 6 67 7u 70 72 uo. Glasgow (t S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 114 116 274: 28 5 6 Do. E. Angl. st. No.l Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, ts. at 25 pni Gt S. and W. of Ireland GL Western -Original 1)o S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 21 123 130 i3l 9) 92 66 56 35 37 33 30 Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lane ishire At Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lou., Brigh., 4 S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover. Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. dtN or th Wester' Lon. 4 South Western Man., Stmt., & Lincoln .lletropolitan. Do. New 123} :231 84 EG 18 19 120 '2l 88 8J 5S 5 . 3 .28 11.9 2 3 i , 10t 101 92 91 Do. hxtension Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd Ilid'and ' Do. £9 Share _ 21 121 i if 2 I 91 i 3 & Derby lid Kent • North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwici, Do. (i.N•E purchase Do. Lecds ..... Do. York DO, Carlisle 54 56 , 2 24 103 105 Pb. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wow raft' Vale Do. C .. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornw.tll 65 67 97 99 34 35 9 10 p 120 /22 1 2p 1 tp .3 75 111 114 152 156 74 76 45 47 68, 63 7i Si 1+ 215 2 3 99 i 92 53 65 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. tOu et 1 20 20e 10 100 1 Atlantic & St. Lawrence [tom., Baroda, At Cen.ln. u. 5 per cent.... i r. . Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. 1672-3- 1 .••••••• Calcutta Le S. E., lirn .:at,e Town & Dock, gn Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast, Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c., Do. J Extension ;rand Trunk of Canada' Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred D. 2d Prtt. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th fret , stook . Do. do. deterred ... 64 66 93 100 id 46 6p 4 76 86 WO 100 100 all 100 100 76 80 60 65 100 102 99; IGO, 911 101 20 22 66 89 56 58 43 52 50 55 45 50 40 45 3i 3J 24 24 24 26 106 107 6 ip 1 Gt. lnclia . l'o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do treat VV, s. of Canada.. DJ. New Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extensiou Nfelb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. Rl. C'da,6pc lst pf. ha Scb - ide Do. Delhi d Do. do Do. Puniaub• •• •I Do.lndub St.Flot 40 Q 5 100 91 93 I.l} 141 Si 3dl tot 43 83 e 45 100; i 1011 7 Hi I OV 97 DS ho at 84 86 8. 82 96 98 94 k 6 1} 1 95 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITI - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 93 95 D' ) . sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 94 94 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 77 77} - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sh 100 75 77 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 161 - Do.Apl.&Oet, 1890-1900 100 102 101 Do. do: IsBo-9. 100 102 lot - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9. 100 100 103 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 8 ) - Ceylon, Nov. 1863, 6 p.i 100 100 102 - Do. 1878, do. 100 165 1 7 - slauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1478 - Do. 1882, May .5, N0v..0 101 101 (03 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 113 105 - Natal , bov. 6 per cent lOO 97 100 93 - N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja.AzJuly 100 9.) 92 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lBa lOO 90 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 187 t 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1894 100 83 J. 5 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 91 - Do. 5 per cent lOO 73 75 77} - Nova Sootia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 94 95 95} - Queensland Gov. 6p. c 100 90 93 - d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 - Do. 1878& upwards l.O 102 101 - Vlo,Oov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - Do. do, April it Oct lOO 103 105 1051 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Conaol. Cold, lire 1 Chiverton - Amalgamated 3O 94 101 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 40u 420 417} - Deakewalls 2.1.0 } - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 11 16 Nast Caradon 2.14.5 6 8 - East yarn Brea 3} 11 2 - oast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 East Loved 3.11.0 64 73 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3; - Gam.& StAubyn(G Wen. 66 - - 4 Great L ixey, limited all 19 20 - Great South Tolgus 0.11.0 I lA - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.0 1 s 7, - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .5 40 21 22 - Grenville 8.18.0 1} 2 - Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 32 31 - Hingston Downs 5.10.0 34 3 . 1. - Margaret lUny Lelant 13.17.6 4 - Alarke Valley 4.10.6 31. 44 4 51wyndy Iron Ore, Urn 31 2} 1411 - New Sewn - North Roskear Bassett(lllogau 4.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1.6 - Providence Uny Lvlant 10.6.: 20 25 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 325 375 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 14 a B.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 171 itray Park 35.15.6 - Croit..... .... . - 5 'Vigra and Clogan, lim all 3 5 - West 14assett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 6 7 - West Chiverton ll 60 65 - West Seton. 471 115 125 - Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 51 80 85 IVheal Buller atedruth 16 10 15 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 6 - Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 9 11 1931 C Mk:Ilk:N(11G 11A liZb. tto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., tto. 4i per cent. irred.. 1461 PRICFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Eastern 4i per cent. pr., itto, new 5 per cent., 7J LINES LI4:ASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 79 Preston and Wire, 41i Di Di Great Dj FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7 per cent., 131 putch Rhenish, 101 Gr •at Luxembourg, 14 South Austrian and*Lombardo Venetian. 18 Western and North-Western of France, 221 FOItEIGN MINSo. Don Pedro, Nor 11. Del Rey, par Vallanzaspa Gold, lim., A BANKS. Alliance, lim.. 191 20 Consolidated Bans, lim. 514 5 Hindustan, China, and japan, aim., 31 Imperial Ottoman, 81 I London and River Plate, 48 • i.ondon Chartered Bank of Australia, 22 London and County, 65 6 - London Joint Stock, 421 Merchant Bank, lim., 18 National Provincial of England. 137 Standard of British South Africa, lim., Ditto, issued at 0 pm., 21 Union of Australia, 471 DOCKS. East and West India. 128 k t.ondon and St. Katharine, 63 MISCELLAN HOU& Anglo-American Telegraph, 111 a 10a Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. 11m., 67; 1 Commercial Union, Insurana, 6 Credit Fonder and nobilier of England. 41 1 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1074 Discount Corporation, 10 14 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lira., East India Irrigation and Canal. 12i Egyptian Corn. and Trading . , lint.. 91 4 ET glish and Australian Copper, ; Gen. Credit and Finance of Ilm., Uudson's Bay, 15; International A..and Credit. lira.. London Financial Association, lira., llf London General Omnibus Company, liiu, 31 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto ail), 18; Nrtional Discount Company. 131 3 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem.. of whioh 31 is to pay, 61 a Peninsula and Oriental steam, GO Ditto, new, 50 401 Royal Mail Steam, 1 9 Submarine Telegraph, Ditto, Scrip, ; THE FIRE IN BLOOMSBURY.—This fire has been attended with a far greater loss of property than was yesterday anticipated. Owing to the flames raging amongst the timber that had fallon from the different floors, a further serious loss of property was sustained; but, what is still worse, many of the workmen have lost the whole of their tools, and are consequently thrown out of employment for some time to come. The inhabitants are about to raise a subscription in order to enable the men to mum) Work. 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 29 I i 122 .3'll 92 561. 61 81 12:4 liq 2 20i 1 1 11 84 59 12 I 8 Ibt 1?12 I f 551 105 4 65! 64 6S 98} TUE SUN, LON DOA , TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1866. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Thi's Day. Extraordinary Charge of Elopement and Robbety. At the Greenwich police court yesterday Charles Lairsier Dubois, about 40 years of age, of 6, Somer set-place, Rotherhithe, was placed in the dock be fore Mr. Traill, charged with stealing a quantity of articles of household furniture, value £25, the pro perty of Mr. J. W. S. Slocombe, druggist, of Scho field-place, Schofield-street, Birmingham. The case excited considerable interest, the wife of the prosecutor, who had eloped with the prisoner being present in court, with her three children. During the examination she appeared greatly in censed against her husband, and frequently smiled to the prisoner, for whom Mr. Cockle, solicitor, ap peared, a clerk from the office of Messrs. Morgan, Humphrey and Morgan attending for the pro secution. Mr. John William Sampson Sloeombe said— In August of last year he was a'passenger, with his wife and family, on board the City of London steamer, from New York. The prisoner was also a passenger on board the same steamer, and was re presented on the voyage to England as being a poli- tical refugee from the Southern States of America, and in a very destitute condition. He (prosecutor) had married his wife in South America, and had Mt England for the purpose of bringing her and his family home. They had taken great interest in the prisoner, and after their arrival at Liverpool the prisoner had called upon them, by invitation, at their temporary lodging, 10, St. Paul's-square. The prisoner then ascertained that they were•about going to Birmingham to live, and afterwards found them out at an hotel at which they were staying in that town, subsequently becoming an inmate of the house he took in Schofield-place, Schofield-street, Bir mingham. About a fortnight since he came to London to receive some money from his solicitors, which he gave to his wife, who arrived in London three days after him. He gave her the money (a cheque for £160) on her returning to Birmingham, she desiring him to remain in London and seek a business. Four days afterwards he returned to Birminghani, and was surprised to find his house closed, his Irife and children absent, and the furni ture removed. From inquiries he ascertained that the goods had been taken away in a railway van, his wife and the prisoner assisting in their removal. He had since 'seen a portion of the property (pro duced in court) taken from a house in Rotherhithe, where he found his wife and children. Inspector Warren, B division, said from informa tion given by the prosecutor the prisoner was ap prehended on the Deptford-road, Rotherhithe, while out walking. Whilst the prisoner was being taken to the station witness went to the house, 6, Somer set-place, Rotherhithe. He there saw the prosecu tor's wife, and inquired of her whether Mrs. Parker lived there ? She replied " Yes," and asking if she was Mrs. Parker he told her her name was Slocombe, that Mr. Parker (the name prisoner went by) was in the custody of the police, and that he had come after the proceeds of the cheque for £l6O which her husband had given her. The wife replied that the money was nearly all spent. Witness noticing a large trunk in the parlour went to it, and asked what it contained, when she re plied that the trunk belonged to some one in Ame rica. She afterwards took the keys of the trunk out of her pocket, opened it, and put her hand into a corner. He then took hold of her hand, and from it he took a purse containing a Bank England note for £lOO and four half-sovereigns, as also an agreement between the landlord of the house and Mr. Parker, and some pawnbrokers' duplicates. The prosecutor, in answer to the magistrate, said the trunk in question belonged to him, in which his wife kept her clothes. / Mr. Frost, house agent, of Rotherhithe, deposed to the prisoner, in company of a female, whom he new recognised as the wife of the prosecutor, coming to him respecting renting a house, and he agreed to let him the house 6, Somerset-place, providing that the landlord signed an agreement. The prisoner inquired if the locality was healthy, saying he wanted the house for his wife and family. Some goods were afterwards brought to the house in one of Pick f ord's vans. It was here stated that this was all the evidence that could then be produced, but that at the next examination witnesses would be produced from Bir mingham who would prove the removal of the fur niture by the prisoner, and that he and the wife and children left together. Mr. Traill having ordered the prisoner to be re manded, The Prosecutor inquired whether he could not claim the custody of the children, as he considered his wife a most improper person to have charge of them. Mr. Traill said there could be no doubt the pro secutor had - a legal right to take charge of the chil dren. The prosecutor's wife here became so violent in her language, declaring that the children should not be taken from her, that by order of the magi strate she was removed from the court. Inspector Warren said the wife was a most vio lent woman, and had taken up a poker to attack him and her husband, but the poker was wrested from her. The prisoner was th en removed in custody. KEW GARDENS. - -Of all the public pleasure grounds belonging to the capital towns of Europe we know not ono which for beauty and variety comes up to our own at Kew. To those long pent in the most populous and murkiest of cities this delectable land offers the moans of en joying within a small space country pleasures suited to all tastes. Those who prefer dressy gardens find here stately gravelled walks, ample smooth-shaven lawns, odoriferous beds of gorgeous flowers, orangeries, ferneries, and palm houses, giving a glimpse of the vegetation of the tropics. Others may saunter by t h e river un d er th e s h a d e o f no bl e trees, and paths so secluded that the squirrel (last of the /eras natures left us in the metropoli tan regions) disports himself there in ease and safety. Many who cannot spare the time or money to leave their business in London for any long period, but can command the few shillings necessary for the transit, show their appreciation of these delights by thronging the gardens with their families on Sunday afternoons, and im patiently awaiting the unclosing of the gates on every fine summer holiday. It is pleasant to see it thus enjoyed, and were this the whole aim and object of the establishment of the Royal Botanic Garden one would admit it was fulfilled But is there nothing more to be done? Apart from its importance in a scientific point of view we cannot but think that one reason for keep ing up this magnificent garden is, or ought to be, to spread and encourage, and giVe facilities for the practice of horti culture in all classes. Is this - dons at Kew ? On the con trary, the greatest jealousy is evinced in guarding its treasures from all but the eyes of neighbours and frequenters of the garden. Millions of cuttings, slips, and seeds are every year wantonly burnt or made away with, rather than the recklessly p u blic should in any w a y get at them. Heaps of lovely blooms and fronds wh ich wo uld cheer many a sick room and humble consigned to the manure pit. It is b must be made and rigidly en forced to prevent th at which is the property of all becom ing a prey to the c ovetousness of a few; and every means must be used to hin der the g ard eners from trafficing either ovicr home s u are that rules o penly or surreptiti ousl y in the plants or flowers under their charge. But some method might easily be devised for allowing the p ublic to profit a little more than they now can by an establishment for which they pay. Applications might ho received at certain seasons by an officer appointed for the purpose, and tickets of permission to purchase issued by him ; or notices put up on the gates when any surplus plants or seeds were to be disposed of. The extra trouble and expense would surely be more than compensated by the payments of a flower loving community like our own, and the bad moral effect of such an example of churlish and wanton waste would be done away with. A nursery gardener whose object it is to keep up their price by rendering his new plants scarce may act thus, but it is unworthy of a great national establish ment.—Pall-mall Gazette. PROHIBITION OF COURSING IN TIIE HOME-PARK, rutentiou to exclude coursing o f I f ABmerarruof Beaufort) Queen's Horse (the Duke T ha h s e in Hampton Court-park during the next season, in conse quence of the scarcity of hares on this demesne. It must have been patent to all who have attended late meetings in this park that the hares were being used up, as there is slkli;itfieerdoifi isu no cover or refuge for "pussy" to escape from the grey hounds, and 15 out of 20 hares coursed are killed. The 'patrons of coursing, however, contemplate meeting the difficulty by an offer to turn down a large number of hares in the park. • THE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE FOOT GUARDS. — The vexed question as to the promotion of medical officers of the Brigade of Guards has, it is understood, been deter mined on by the authorities and received her Majesty's approval. FATAL' ACCIDENT ON MONT BLANC. TO THE EDITOR OF THE . TIMES. • Sir,—l regret to inform you that a sad accident occurred yesterday whereby another life has been sacrificed. Sir George Young, with two brothers and cousin, successfully reached the summit of Mont Blanc (without guides) yesterday at 10 a.m., and were descending to the grand plateau, when a mass of snow gave way, precipitating the younger brother down a frightful slope of snow. The brothers de ku.lded to the Grand Mulets to despatch as mes senger to Chamonix for assistance, but the accident having been witnessed by a gentleman (Mr. Duf fourd) at Chamonix, who immediately informt d the chef de guide, a party of 11 guides and the, doctor immediately left for the Grand Mulets. A letter was sent down this morning by Sir George, informing us of the sad loss of his brother, aild this morning at 10.30 the guides, with Si r George, reached the fatal spot. They will bring the body down, and are expected to arrive late this evening.—l am, sir, yours truly, EDWIN A. I'ETTITT. Hotel du .Mont Blanc, Chamonix, 'Savoie, Aug. 24. - - ----- The Inventor of the Needle Gun. A correspondent of the Temps gives the follow ing details concerning M. de Dreyse, the inventor of the needle gun :—" He is now 79 years of age, not a Prussian by origin, but has but has become one by right of conquest. At the period of his birth the small town of Seernmerda, his native place, be longed to the Prince-Bishop of Mayence. From 1806 to 1813 he was a subject of King Jerome, and consequently a Frenchman of the second class,. during the seven years of his long existence. May this biographical detail aid in consoling those of my coun trymen who are inklespair at not being able to trace to Fiance the hcinour of having invented the needle gun ! Notwithstanding the de before his, name, M. de Dreyso does not belong to a noble family. Far front that he is a pure plebeian. . His father was a locksmith by trade ; he farmed a , few acres of land, and sometimes brewed beer. It was quite a holiday in the village when the locksmith suspended over his door a goblet decorated with moss, which was a sign that a new brewing was on sale. The neighbours hastened with their jugs, and many a time has the future inventor of the needle-gun been seen serving his father's customers. From morning till night the young apprentice worked in the lock smith's shop singing his native ballads, to which he beat time with the blows of the hammer. About 1811 he started, knapsack on back, to make his tour of Germany. Ten years later De Dreyse was at the head of a small manufactory of arms at Scemerda. The inhabitants had given M. de Dreyse the name of der Pariser (the Parisian). The most extraordinary things were related con cerning him. He was said to have Vrougnt back from his travels the model of a gun of an exceed ingly singular form which was discharged without the aid of a flint, and by means of a simple blow with a hammer. There was some truth in the village gossip, as M. de Dreyse han introduced the inven tion of the piston as applied to firearms. With bor rowed capital he extended his manufactory under the name of Dreyse and Kollenbusch. His business prospered, and he was soon in easy circumstances, and subsequently became a wealthy man. While, however, occupied in building up his fortune, his mind was engaged with the idea of endowing his country with an exceptional firearm which would assure to the Prussians in that respect supre macy over all other nations. After years of con stant experiment he invented the needle-gun, and then by a long persistency succeeded in getting it adopted by the committee of artillery. He was not, however, yet at the end of his troubles. On , several occasions he had reason to fear that the Minister of War might abandon the use of his gun in consequence of the pretended defects which everyone was endeavouring to discover in it. M. de Dreyse in the eud surmounted all opposition, and remedied all the inconveniences pointed out. The needle-gun, as used in Bohemia, is the fruit of 25 years' experiments. The Prussian Government afterwards founded a manufactory of firearms at Scemmercla, of which the direction was confided to the inventor of the needle-gun. M. de Dreyse still occupies that post, and is said to be now busied in completing his work by the manufacture of a needle cannon. The life of M. de Dreyse has been long and laborious. It has been that of an honest work man who has attained fortune and honours by in dustry, order, and patriotism." MARKETS.--This Day. HAY. SMITIEFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4 5s to £5 Os ; new do., £2 Os to £4 58 ; old clover, £4 los Od to £6 Os Od ; now do., 13 Os to £5 Us ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 5s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4 lOs to .£5 5s Od; new do., £2 lOs to £4 lOs ; old clover, £4 15s to £6 Os Od ; new do., £3 Os to £5 Os ; and straw,. £1 188 to £2 6s per load. A moderate demand. WILITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £4 5s to £5 Os Od ; new do., £2 Os to £4 5s ; old clover, £5 Os Od to £6 5s Od ; new do., £3 lOs to £5 lOs; and straw, £1 16s to £2 5s per load. Inquiry heavy. MANSION-HOUSE. AN LXPERT THIEF.—John Evans, who was remanded last week, having been charged with stealing a woman's cloak, under circumstances previously detailed, and which disclosed a thorough knowledge of his "art," on the part of the prisoner, was brought before Sir R. Carden this morning. . - The depositions having been read over, Sir R. Carden said that he hoped every publicity would be given to this case, as he was quite satisfied, from the dexterity displayed by the prisoner in the case of the pre sent charge, that he was an experienced hand. Re would sentence him to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. As . the prisoner was leaving the dock, a gentleman en tered the court and said ho had a charge to prefer against him. lie had been staying with his wife and family at Lloyd's coffee-house, Cambridge Heath-road, Bethnal green, last Friday four weeks. He got up about 8 o'clock in the morning and laid his watch on the mantel-shelf in the bed-room while he wont down stairs to have his break fast. The prisoner occupied a bed-room adjoining his, and while ho was at his breakfast on the day in question he saw him come down stairs in a " stealthy" manner. Ills suspicions were aroused and rushed up stairs, but found that his watch had disappeared. It was impossible that any person could have gone up stairs to the bed-room he had occupied, and where ho left his wife and child without his seeing them, and although he had never seen the pri soner before, he could swear to his identity as the party who occupied the room adjoining his. Ho had been offered £6 for the watch, but he estimated its value at £5. Sir R. Carden having referred to the unexpected illus tration which his observations had received by the present charge, said that in the interest of the public he would recall the sentence ho had previously passed. The pri soner had evidently attained to a high proficiency in the line into which ho had uufortunatelidiiected his energies. He would remand him for a week, and he believed by that time that dome further exploits of the prisoner would come to light. The prisoner was accordingly remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN THE POLICE COURT. —Yesterday a respectably-dressed man, said to be an en gineer, iu the Strand, attended the court for the purpose of seeing that a person he had been bail for surrendered. While entering the court (there being great pressure at the time, in consequence of there being a largo number of per sons from Seven Dials present, to learn the fate of some of their companions who were locked up), he felt a tug at his watch chain, and, putting down his hand, felt his watch, of the value of £4O, in the hands of a man, the watch chain having been broken. The person robbed at once seized his watch, and felt too delighted at recovering it to attempt to secure the thief, and he thus escaped. STREET ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Bartholomew Prendergrast, a young mau, a well known thief, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned with others in stealing a watch with violence from a young man named Charles Reich, buhl maker, Castle-street, Oxford-street. The prosecutor said that on the night of the 28th, while passing along Margaret-street, the prisoner and some others came up to him. They said something to him, and while the prisoner struck him and prevented him giving an alarm his companions stole his watch. The watch fell on the ground, and ho tried to recover it, in the course of which he was again struck, and the prisoner and the others made off. Last night he saw the prisoner at the station amongst several others and at once identified him. In answer to the prisoner, the prosecutor said he was positive he was one of the men. Sergeant Cole, C Division, said that on the night of the 28th he saw the prisoner and some others running down Berwick-street, Soho, and as ke knew them all, and be lieved something was wrong, he followed them, but could not overtake them. He had been looking out for the men over since, and last evening saw the prisoner going into his mother's house in John-street, Golden-square, when ho went up and took him into custody. The prisoner deniod stealing the prosecutor's watch, but when taken to the station, placed amongst several others, and identified by the prosecutor, he made no an swer to the charge. Mr. Tyrrwitt remanded the prisoner. George Cole said he believed ho should connect the prisoner with another robbery, two persons for which were then in custody and under remand. TIUMES. FRIGHTFUL CASE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING. — George Longley, au excavator and general labourer, about 40 years of age was brought before Mr. Partridge, ou re mand, charged with cutting and wounding Thomas Not tingham, a carpenter, and Peter Looney, a labourer. Nottingham stated that he was iu the Duke of Welling ton publichouse, in Rosemary-lane, with a friend who quarrelled with the prisoner. They hit each other with their fists. They went outside the house into the street and fought, and both fell down. Whilst they were down ho saw the prisoner stab his friend four or five times with 'a knife on the leg. He wont to the assistance of his friend and was about to take him away when prisoner stabbed him on the breast. Ho fell and bled a good deal. In answer to questions by Mr. Partridge, the witness said the prisoner was sober. After he stabbed mo in the breast I struck him with my fist. Richard Ellis said—l saw a man who is here strike the prisoner on the face, and they fought. Both were down. A woman tried to get the prisoner away. The prisoner got up and stabbed the man he fought with four times in the leg, and he cried out, "I am ruined—l am stabbed!'' The last witness then came up, and the prisoner stabbed him in the breast and on the side with a knife. Mr. Partridge—Two stabs !—Nottingham only spoke of one. Nottingham—No, your worship, I received two stabs. Peter Looney, who is very lame, want into a public house a few nights ago with a friend, and a row took place outside with the prisoner. I followed, and we had a fight. We both went down, and he took his knife out and cut me about the leg. He stabbed me on the leg five times. Mr. Joseph Loane, surgeon and apothecary, of No. 1, Dock-street, said he attended the man Looney directly after he was wounded, and found three wounds on his leg. They were incised wounds, and produced by a sharp in strum at. _ Mr. G. B. Phillips, surgeon, of No. 2, Spital-square, had attended Nottingham. There was a punctured wound below the left nipple of the patient three-quarters of an inch long, and penetrating the chest. The patient had bled considerably, and it must have been produced by a knife or otlWr sharp instrument. Tyree or four days after wards he (Bacovered a punctured wound in the perenoum, and a consideralae effusion of blood at the under aspect of the scroto. This was a dangerous wound. Tho prisoner was called upon for a defence to each charge, and he said what amounted in effect that he did stab both mon, and did it is self-defence. He also said both Nottingham and Looney threatened to kill him, and wore both upon him at once. Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court on both charges. TILE BRIGADE OF FOOT GUARDS.—The 3d Bat talion of the Grenadier Guards, under the com mand of Colonel Randolph, removed from Windsor this morning to the Tower of London, and in consequence of the prevalence of cholera at the east end of London the married soldiers of the battalion and their families are to be provided with quarters in the St. John's-wood barracks. The 2d battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards also moved this morning, under the command of Colonel Aitchison, to Windsor. The remainder of the autumn changes of quar ters of the brigade are to take place on Friday, the 31st inst., viz. : —The Ist battalion of Grenadier Guards from St. George's barracks to Chelsea barracks, where some companies.of the battalion have i) eau. stationed during the summer: these companies are to remain at Chelsea. The .2d battalion of Grenadier Guards, from the old wing of the Wellington barracks, the Magazine, Kensington, and Buck ingham Palace barracks, to the new wing of the Wel lington barracks. The Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards remain at Dublin, their present station. The 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, from Chelsea barracks, to the old wing of the Wellington barracks, with detach ments at the Magazine, Kensington, and Buckingham Palace barracks. The Ist battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, from the new wing of the Wellington barracks, head-quarters and five companies to St. George's barracks, and five companies to Chelsea barracks. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —That the fearful annual mortality of 6 0,1,0 young childrea and delicate persons of all ages may be arrested, if, instead of flying blindly to pills and medicines, which, though apparently relieving the patient, have in reality no other tendency than that of increasing debility, and with it the danger of life, we were simply to study how to inc ease the vital force by imparting new and pure blood, upon which t he harmonious development of the whole frame depends, has been successfully proved by Du Barry's inva lids' and Infa.,ts' Food, the Revaleuta Ar.b'ea, and its thousands of cures annually. It yields three times as muzli easily assimilated nourishment vs the beat meat, end for children it it the best substitute for human unlit. Dr. Route, physician to the Samaritan Hospital for Women and Children—the best authority on ouch matters —in his admir able publication on Food, says—Amongst the vegetable sub stances, th .t which comes closest to milk in its composition a, without doubt, Du Barry's Revalenta Arabiut Food, con .aining both phosphoric acid in abundance and chloride of potassium ; it also includes c.sein, the same principle vt Melt is found in milk in its constituent part t. No wonder, there fore, that under its influence many children affected with atrophy (wasting away of the body), and marked debi i'y have completely recovered. I have given it with the greatest advantage in such cases ; and te) far as I may judge from my own experience, practice fully carries out what theory, from a knowledge of its composition, led us to anticipate. In tins, 11b, 2s 9d ; 21b, 4s ; 51b, Its ; 121 b, 22s ; 211 b, tOs.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Phillips, tea dealers, 8, ding William-street ; likewise at 61, Gracecharch-street; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishopsgate street Within; 63, i5O, and 298, Oxford-street; 330, Strand; 54, Upper Baker-street; IC3, Tottenham-court-road; 96, Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close Brothers, 45, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's -terrace, St. John's-wood, London; and all respectable grocers and che 11115t8'—isewar4 Q 1 er.11101.13 COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very quiet ; a small quan tity of Assam and Indian is announced for public compe tition to-day. SUGAR.—A moderato amount of business has been done in West India, but only superior qualities have main tained previous rates. In the refined market there is no material change to report as regards prices. COFFEE.—There has boon a good demand for both plan tation and native Ceylon, and prices remain steady. Re cent advicea from Ceylon state that the shipments for the present season will be under the usual average. RICE.—A fair inquiry has prevailed for cleaned descrip tions for home consumption, and the e transactions for ex port have been on a more extensive scale, at fully pre vious rates. 'TALLOW.—Business has continued moderately active, but the dealings have been chiefly of a speculative cha racter. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted—old, 41s 9d to 458 ; new, 45s Gd ; and for last three months' delivery, 45s 9d to 46s per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales. • THE KINGDOM of PRUSSIA, when aggrandised by the annexationg,tvill comprise a territory of 6,333 sqttare miles, and a population of 23,600,000 inhabitants. MEASURING RULES.—The box-wood, of *which rules are mane, is chiefly grown in Turkey, the English grown box-wood not being of sufficient size and quality. Formerly, large quantities of rules were exported to the United States of America; but, during the past thirty years, they have been manufactured iu the States, a pro hibitive tariff having prevented the introduction of English made goods. The way in which some nations—or rather some Governments—regard the importation of rules into their territories is rather strange. Some allow, at fair and equitable rates of duty, the importation of English made rules, the measures being suitable to the use of their re spective countries. But while one country will not admit them at all, unless the measure of the country is surrounded by other measures, so as to make the rule a scale of varied measures, instead of being only the legal standard of the country, another government looks upon all rules coming to its ports as illegal • measures, not having the government stamp upon them, and all so found are seized. The makers do not put a resemblance of the official stamp upon them ; and, as there aro no native rule makers, and all the rules are imported, measures a little different from the legal standard are made, and being marked with the name of another country than that for which their use is in tended, are allowed to bo admitted ; thus the greater part of the people are necessarily using an incorrect measure, at the same time that the true standard might be supplied to them as cheaply and more readily. The various coun tries and states of the world have, at the present time, about 150 different measures; many small places, each containing only a few thousand inhabitants, have their own peculiar measures. At various times many of those measures have been changed front the duodecimal to the decimal division still retaining the original standard of length ; but within the past few years the use of the French metrical measure has become much more common in all parts of the world. Many nations now have a large proportion of their rules marked with the French metro in addition to their own standard, and are thus, doubtless, gradually tending to the general adoption of so convenient and perfect a measure of length as the French metre is admitted to be.—Birmingham and the Midland _Hardware District.—Fablisbed by Robert Ilardwicke, 192, -Picea - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LICHFIELD RACES-MONDAY. The CHAMPAGNE STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 40 added ; for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra. Half a mile. Marquis of Hastings's Prodigal, by Stockwell—Stray away, 9st 31b (including 71b extra) (Fordham 1 Mr. W., S. Copeland's The Dybbol, Bst 101 b ...(Clement 2 Mr. Meeson's Lord Bagot, Bst 10Ib (Britton 3 Mr. Wadlow's Miss Alice, Bst 71b (Morris 4 . _ Betting-7 to 2on Prodigal, Bto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third ; same between third and fourth. The CITY STAKES of 5 sous each, with 23 added ; for two and three-yr-olds ; maiden and otl2er allowanc,,s. Half • a mile. • Mr. T. Cliff's Valentine, by Adamas—Maid of Corinth, 3 yra, Bst 913 ... (Morris) 1 Mr. Phillips's Sorceress, 2 yrs, Gst 71b (Carver) 2 Mr. Halford's Foieign Sta►np, 3 yrs, Bst llb (Doolanj 3 Mr. Naylur's f Woolwich—Betsy Car:, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b (Cameron) 4 Mr. Thorp's f by Wild Dayrell, • dam Sagacity, 2 yrs,. 6st 91b ' (H.oystead) 5 Betting - 6 to 4 agst Valentine, 3 to 1 on Foreign Stamp, 4 to 1 agst Sorceress. Won by half a length; a length between second'and third. The STAFFORDSHIRE STAKES of 70 says, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; winners extra. About a mile and a quarter. Mr. Naylor's Wild Briar, by Stockwell—Summerside, 3 yrs, 7st 61b Mr. Phillips's Arkansas 4 yrs, Bst 91b ..... French) 2 Mr. Hidson's Edgb - aston, 3 yrs, 7st Sib (inc. 101 b extra) ,(Hoystead) 3 Mr. Lincoln's Stoic, 3 yrs, 7st 61b .. Mr. Barber's The Clow n , 5 yrs, Bst 81 b (Thorpe) 5 Betting - 6 to 4 agst Edgbaston, 3 to 1 agst Arkansas, 4to 1 each agst Stoic and Wild Briar. Won by a length and a half ; a bad third. The BASTINGS PLATE (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 50 added; winners extra. Six furlongs. Mr. Turner's Little Ellen, by Costrel, dam by Sir Her cules, 3 yrs, 6at 31b.... Mr. Harenc's King of Spades, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (in. 71b ex.) (Cameron) 2 Mr. Barber's Contract, 4 yrs, 6st 81b . ....... (Gractwell) 3 Mr. Rickard's Havannah, 3 yrs, 7st llb (inc. 71b extra) (Bench) 4 Mr. Meeson's Yeatsall, 4 yrs, 7st ........ ...(Hoystead) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Little Ellen, 9to 4 agst King of Spades, 4to 1 agst Contract. Won by half a length; bad third. The WHITTINGTON WELTER PLATE ; - Weight for age ; certain penalties and allowances ; gentlemen riders. . Two miles. Mr. Hidson's Lady Calthorp, by Gunboat or Lifeboat — Stork's dam, 3 yrs, lOst 61b (in. 61b es.) (Britton) 1 Mr. Dunmock's Nidderdale, 4 yrs, list 91b (11 - r. Parker) 2 Mr. Saunders's Jacob, aged, 12st 111 b ... (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. G. Webb's Carbine, 5 yrs, list (Mr. Dabbs) 4 Mr. H. Lawrence's Royal Prince, 3 yrs, lOst 91b (in 61b -ex.) (Mills) 0 Mr. Peach's Miss Elton, 5 yrs, list 71b (0 w ner) 0 Betting— 6 to 4 agst Jacob, 3 to 1 agst Nidderdale, 4 to 1 agst Lady Calthorpe. Won by four lengths ; two lengths between second and third ; bad fourth. The TAMWORTH PLATE (Handicap) of 3 soya each, with 25 added ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Backhouse's Polka, by Fandango, dam by Womer sley, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Hoystead) 1 Mr. I:afford's Foreign Stamp, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Kenyon) 2 Mr. Birley's Blue Cap, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb (Sleigh) 3 Mr. Wright's Humphrey, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (Britton) 4 Betting—Evenon Polka, 3 to 1 agst Foreign Stamp, 10 to 1 each agst Blue Cap and Humphrey. Won by a length ; •bad third. The winner was bought in for 45 guineas. The BEAUDESERT WELTER CUE (Handicap) value 100 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, the surplus in specie; winners extra ; gentlemen riders. One mile. Mr. Dyson's Jack-o'-Lantern, by Stockwell—Lurley, 4 yrs, list llb (including 61b extra) (Fordham) 1 Mr. Meesom's Charming Woman, aged lOst 101 b (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. Barber's Helen, 5 yrs, 9st 81b (in. 61b. ex.) (Thorpe) 3 Betting.—Even on Jack-o'-Lantern, 7 to 4 agst Charm ing Woman, 4 to 1 agst Helen. Wo - n by half a length ; length between second and third. PROGRAMME OF TUNBRIDGE RACES. WEDNESDAY.—The SOUTH EASTERN PLATE of 40 sovs (Handicap); three quarters of a mile. To close and name by six o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and the weights to be published as soon as possible. A HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs; about ono mile. To close and name by six on Tuesday afternoon, and the weights to be published as soon as possible. A SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 aided ; two year olds 7st, three Bst 91b, four 9st 41b, five and up wards 9st 51b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; if entered for 30 sovs al- lowed ilb ; half a mile. To close and name by e:uht o'clock on Tuesday evening. The VOLUNTEER CUP, value 40 sovs, for horses bona fa?, the property of members of volunteer corps ; two miles. The N URSERY PLATE of 50 sovs (Handicap); winners after Aug. '23 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra. Three quarters of a mile. The MID-KENT STAKES (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 40 added; winners of any handicap value 100 sovs after Aug. 16 (at eleven a.m.) 71b, of any other race 31b extra ; the second to save his stake. About one mile. 12 subs. Age st lb Surney ... 4 8 12 Puebla ... ... 4 8 5 Olivia ..• ... 5 8 4 Kingmaker ... 3 8 0 M e linda ... ... 3 7 5 Varnish ... ... 3 7 5 Age st lb Star Cross... ... 3 7 4 La lluta ... 3 7 4 Pinchbeck... ... 3 7 0 Maid of Erin ... a 7 0 Wildair ... 3 7 0 Bay Leaf ... 3 6 10 PROGRAMME OF GREAT YARMOUTH RACES. WEDNESDAY.—Tho COUNTY MEMBERS' STAKES of 5 sous e ach, with 40 added for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst Glb : and two year olds, colts 7st 31b, fillies 7st ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs ; half a mile. To close and name by nine o'clock on Tuesday night. The VICTORIA GARDEN STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; two year olds 6st 81b, three Bst 101 b, four, 9st 71b, five and upwards 9st 111 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold forloo Boys; if entered for 80 sovs allowed 41b, 60 81b, 40 121 b ; one mile. To close and name by nine o'clock on Tuesday night. _ _ The YAItE HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, 1 ft (to tho fund) with 30 added, for all ages; T.Y.C. To closeand name by nine o'clock on Tuesday night. The GREAT YARMOUTH NURSERY HANDICAP of 5 8078 each, with 50 added; winners of any handicap after Aug.l6 at (ten a.m.) 51b extra ; T.Y.C. (straightcourse) 12 subs. The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 50 sous (Handicap) ; winners of any handicap after Aug. 23 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra half a mile. PROGRAMME OP DERBY SUMMER MEETING. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29.—The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; two year olds 6st, three Bst 21b, four 9st 51b, five 9st 121 b, sit and aged, lOst ; the win ner to be sold for 600 sovs ; if entered for 400 sovs allowed 41b, if for 200 71b ; if not to be sold to carry 91b extra ; one mile. To close at nine o'clock ou Tues:lay night. THE DERWENT PLATE of 40 says, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; two year olds 7st 71b, three 9st 51b, four • lOst 51b, fire and upwards, lOst 91b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the wianer to be sold for 100 sovs; if entered for 75 sovs allowed 51b, if for 50 101 b, if for 40 141 b ; three-quarters of a mile. To close at nine o'clock on Tuesday night. The GRAND STAND PLATE (Handicap) of 50 sovs; winners of any handicap after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 71b extra ; half a mile. The CHESTERFIELD PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft. for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71h, starters and not won allowed, if twice 31b, thrice or more 71b; winners of any two year old stake (except selling stakes) 51b, and if of the value of 300 sovs 101 ii extra; the second to save his stake ; three-quarters of a mile ; 19 subs. Henrietta Temple, Tumbler, Visionary, Rinderpest, c West Lancashire, Coldstream, f Lady Lambton, c Knight of St. George, Red Riband, Thetis, Prodigal, Knight Errant, c by Muscovite out of Melody, Little Ben, Maid Marian, c by Gunboat out of Vapour, f Miss Alice, f by De Clare out of Meteors. The DRAXELOW STAKES (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 100 added ; winners after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) of 100 sovs 41b, 200 71b, 300 or more 101 b extra; one mile; 20 subs. The MornA HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added ; winners of any race after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) value 100 sovs 41b, 200 71b, 300 101 b extra ; those weights not to be accumulative ; one mile ; 13 subs. The NURSERY PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each ; winners of any race after Aug. 22 (at six pan.) 41b extra; half a mile. RACING FIXTL AUG -RES FOR 1866. LIST. Weymouth ................. 29 Derby Summer • 29 SEPT' Warwick September...... 4 GI Leicester • Doncaster . 11 Bren l7 C a Ric h mon d ............... 18 lB OCTO Northampton .....• . 2 Lothians' Racing 3 Ryl. Cal. Runt and Kelso 3 Bedford ................ . 4 NOVE Lincoln Liverpool IRISH RACIN SEPTE :MBER. M on mouth Manchester Autumn 25 .I,Towmarket tat October 27 Lanark 2B Newtnarket2dOetober... 8 Hereford lB Newmarket lioughtou... 22 1)1BE R. I Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 [G FIXTURES. !IMBER. Curragh 4, 5, 6 OCTOBER. Curragh l6, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. AUGUST. Blois 26, 28 1 Baden-Baden 3l SEPTEMBER; Baden-Baden B, 5, 7 1 Paris (Autumn) 2 3, 30 chantilly • ~,,, , s••• ~,,,, • 16 i BER. SPORTING I NTELLIGENCE.—This Day, CITY BETTING —Tors DAY. ST. LEGER. Even on Lord Lyon (taken) 9to 2 agst Savernake (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Rustic (offered) 14 to 1 agst Strathconan (offered) 20 to 1 agst Westwick (taken) 2Z. to 1 agst Podargus (taken) 40 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) TAT TE lISALL 3 ---149,5 t Eve aiug, ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 9 to 2 agst Savernake (off —take sto 1 freely) 7to 1 agst Rustic (offcrA) 11 to 1 agst Strathconan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Westwick (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) DERBY. 100 to 8 agst . D'Estournel (offered) 109 to 15 agst Marksman (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Julius (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bonibastes (taken) QT. LEGER.—A. private gentleman, who has opened a large Book on the GREAT DONCASTER ST. LEGER, is open to receive COMMISSIONS from XI to £l,OOO from Noblemen and Gentlemen for the same, either on receipt of cash or two good references. For particulars, address Millionaire, Post-office, Great Port land-street, London, W. S HIPPING IN TELLIGE NCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 27.—Ardberg, from Akyab ; Giulia, from Marsala ; Industry, from Bremen ; Polly Robins, from St. Lucia ; Leander, from St. Vincent ; Forth, steamer, from Hamburg; Rosine, steamer, from St. Petersburg. Arrived, August 28.—Ethels, from Hongkong ; Fora it Fairy, from St. Vincent ; Novi Pluto, from Oran ; Point, from Jamaica; West Indian, from Demerara; Giuseppe Banarvach, from Trieste; Thomas Whitney, from Phila delphia ; Percy, from Bathurst : Cologne, screw steamer, from Boulogne. Sailed, Aug. 27—Orient, for Adelaide. Sailed, Aug. 28—Era, steamer, for Petersburg ; Ladoga, steamer, for Cronstadt ; Banfield, for Colombo ; Dudbrook, for.Kurrachoe ; Balcombe, for Demerara. Dz.&x Tuesday Morning. PAssed (in tow)—lllustrious, from St. Lawrence. Anchored—Henry Reed, from St. Mary's for Grimsby. The amount of gold received at the Bank of Eng.. land yesterday afternoon represented £410,000, viz., 265,000 sovereigns and £145,000 in bar gold. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been a moderate amount of business transacted. Sugar has been in fair request, but inferior qualities have barely sus tained the late advance. Coffee has been in good demand, at steady prices, while a large business has been done in rice, for both home consumption and for exportation, at full prices: Tallow. has been in fair demand, at steady rates,:lor both present and future delivery. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the share holders of the Submarine Telegraph Company the report presented for adoption stated that, in com paring the accounts with those of the correspond ing period of 1865, there has been an increase in the receipts to the amount of £1,610 2s. 2d., while the ordinary expenses are £7,233 14s. 6d. against £7,398 4s. 3d. A dividend for the half-year of 6 per cent. is recommended, and £l6O 13s. 3d. I carried to the next account. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY has accepted the office of President of tie Social Science Association, held since its formation by Lord Brougham. CATTLE PLAGUE, CHESHIRE.—The following is the number of cases reported to the 25th inst. :—Died, 39,543 ; killed, 35,600 ; recovered, 13,216 ; remaining, 20 ; total, 88,379. During the past week 39 have been attacked or 5 per diem; and dead and kited 23, or 3 per diem. The disease has appeared in 464 localities in the county, and during the past week cases are reported from 13 town ships. " Amelia," Brigham Young's latest wife, says the Chicago Tribune, "is a model woman for the Saints.' She is notionable, imperious, and coquettish. Young pets her like a child. One evening a friend took tea with her and the Mormon prophet. After tea they remained at the table eating nuts, and Amelia threw her shells through au open window on the opposite side of the room. Her hus band said, don't do that ; put your shells by your plate." I shan't do it,' replied the fair one, I'll throw them where I please, and I'll do as I please, and you may help yourself.' And pulling her guest by the dross, shy said, Come, let's go upstairs and let him grunt it out.' " THE BALLOT.—Mr. F. H. F. Berkeley, in a letter to the Times, says : —Will you permit me a few words in answer to your correspondent writing under the signature " P.," wh6 addresses his remarks to mo particularly ? It is now conceded that the ballot will prevent intimidation and drive bribery out of its usual course. lam about to reply to a gentleman who is pleased in the absence of argument to speculate on what might, could, should, or would happen under the auspices of the ballot. Your correspondent as sums that the corrupt practices at Yarmouth, and in his own particular borough, which he does not designate, are so inveterate that under the ballot associations would be created, presidents elected, agents appointed, and commit tees formed, who would cause these boroughs to become a safe investment for candidates, who have only to bid against each other in a friendly way, make the result known to the president, and, without risk to any one, the largest " tin ner," quasi sinner, would be " sent up" to make his bow to Mr. Speaker. Well, but if this pleasant little arrangement could take place under the ballot, why does it not take place under open voting? What facility does the ballot offer for this bargain which open voting does not equally furnish ? Surely your correspondent " P." is aware that whether the election take place by viva voce voting or by secret voting it would be in either case open to tho petition of aggrieved electors, and subjected to the ordeal of a Parliamentary inquiry. Of course your correspondent must know that by the law which established the ballot as the mode of taking votes in Australia, and which I recommend to the mother country, the voting papers aro kept under seal until the period within which petitions against undue re turns must be presented, and those papers may be used as proving the votes of electors accused of bribery. The proof, under the ballot a th s e u n n , d o e f r c a or r r i u v p a t v p a r c a e c s t y icls m is justov ot a in s g e . a Y sy our correspondent recommends to the attention of rogues who buy and rogues who sell votes this system of organised conspiracy. It BOOMS to me that if such a system wore organised it could very easily be put down by a severe penal Act. Disfran chise the borough, and visit the candidates and agents with penal servitude. The example of half-a-dozen candidates and political attorneys breaking stones in Portland prison, dressed in a yellow costume, would go far to upset your correspondent's dream of snug corruption. At all events, the operation of the ballot shows no such result in Her Majesty's southern dominions ; on the contrary, it has caused the cessation of bribery, treating, and intimidation, put down expense, and kept the peace. With such results, is it unreasonable to ask for a trial of the measure in this country, where we have tried all other measures in _ . vain ? FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. —At the last sitting M. Pasteur made some remarks on a paper sent in by M. Bechamp concerning the disease of the silk-worm, and in which, amongst other things, it w stated that the cospuscles observed in the seed were terior, and not contained in the substance, so that, if th seed were care fully washed, all the corpuscles would saPPean This, M. Pasteur said, was a dangerous erro r,because it would. tend to cause a most useful practice to be discontinued, volume beeu viz., that of examining the seed wth a microscope while, on the other hand, M. Pasteur could not imagine bow 8 ,,,h a mistake c a o n u d ld eloc h k a s v is e treats of of dials s the first, thetre; committed, since no washing by any liquid whatever could rid the seed of its corpuscles. A paper was received from. M. Rico Sinobas, on the fourth volume published by him, (ok r s e o fe n r a t n e c d ie f n al t fu d g ia : of the works of Alphonse X-----, of pastille. Th . common sundial, provided with a gnomon , of the mon another kind, requiring the construction of second of very narrow windows, through a tower with thesec°ut contains exclusively rive b which sun penetrated and marked the h the rays of the treats of the Alphonsineclepsydra , ours. Another book consisting similar to of a syphon the well-known one of Mariotto, the water dropped f rom a flit and into which there was a float bearing afilter, while at the other end and the principal stars were metal plate on which the zodiac marked. The two last books treat of clock s p rov id ed with weights and chimes for I striking the hour. A . Laussedat sent in an observation the occultation of Saturn by the moon onthe of 16th instant. The moon being only six days old at that time, the ashy light, or that which readersthe dark part of our sa • • • • satellite dimly visible through the reflection of the earth, was strong enough to enable M. Laussedat to see the appulsion of Saturn's ring to the lunar difk. 11e also mentions a singular circumstance consisting in this, that part of the figure of the planet seemed to bo projected on the dark portion of the moon, just before the immersion. When wo consider the immense distance which separates our satellite from the planet, there seems no plausible way of accounting for so str an g e an appearance. The emersion could not be observed owing to the cloudy state of the sky. CRYSTAL PALACE.—It bad been intended that the ballad concert yesterday should be the last this season, but it having been attended by upwards of 17,000 persons, one more will be given in the week following the Worcester Festival, about the 20th September. Upwards of 120,000 visitors have attended the series given this autumn at the Crystal Palace. •