The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market shows no alteration. The commercial requirements are moderate, and the demand for discount :accommodation is conse quently not very large. The rate continues to be 4 per cent. for the best bills, and there are excep tional operations at 38 per cent. With reference to the Russian Ironworks Com pany, we understand that measures are to be taken to enforce the return of the deposits on the ground of the variance of the prospectus with the articles of association. It has been officially announced that the sub scription list of the Lindholnae Estate Improvement Company will close on Saturday next, the 19th inst. The London Bank of Mexico and South America (Limited), as agents for the majority of holders of the British Convention Bonds of Mexico, give notice that they are prepared to receive applications from holders in England to enter into the arrange ment which has been made with the Mexican pro prietors for the introduction of their bonds to the London market. It is understood that these bonds are one of the best securities in Mexico, the interest and sinking fund being provided for by the hypo thecation of 16 per cent. of certain import duties, which it is believed will extinguish the debt at par in four or five years. Two O'CLOCK, At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 95c. The English Stock Market has presented a firmer appearance. The low prices ,of yesterday have induced buyers to come forward, and hence a rise of per cent. Consols are 89+ a for money, and 89f for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 898 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to Is. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 1041 105. Bank of England Stock is 249 250. Foreign Stocks have not undergone any import ant change. Turkish Consolides are 44 s ; Mexcan, ex all, 221 23 ; the New Loan, 21+ 228 ; Greek Bonds, 20 ; Spanish Passive, 284 29 ; Cer tificates, 131 4 ; Italian, 63i 4 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 8. In the Railway Share Market business generally have continued very quiet, and prices in several in stances are a shade flatter. Great Easterns have declined 155., and South Eastern ss. North West ern, however, have advanced 10s., and Midland 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings gene rally continue without variation as regards values. United States Securities are steady. United States 5-20 bonds are 68 4 ; Erie shares, 524 53, ex div. ; Illinois, 77 i; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Debenture, 85g 86g. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull. Consolidated Bank have declined to 10g ; Bank of London to 1314 ; Alliance to 28i ; London and Westminster to 96 a ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England to 8 ; and Ocean Marine Insurance Company to 23. Atlantic Telegraph Preference Shares are 3 2 dis. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The Mar seilles Extension Railway and Land Company's shares, par 1 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany, 32 1 die. ; Northern Assam Tea, par prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par I prem. ; London-bridge Land, prem. ; Wheal Penrose and Unity Mines, f 1 prem. ; Albert-bridge, 114 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, flf prem. ; D owns Docks, 11f prem ; London Quays, 4 dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 if prem. ; Overend, Gur ney, and Company, n 3 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 o per Cent. Reduc e d B9* 9 New 3 per Cent' 894 9 New 2# per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3f per Cent Do. £5OO .l pm 2 dis Do. £lOO and .£2OO 13 bilk of England Stock, 59 per Cent 249 50 Do Account ' INDIAN GovEiNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, Hi per Cent., AprillB74 — Do- Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 - 1' Cent., Oct. 1888 . pei went., Oct. 181 ........ Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS -ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per'Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent • Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) Chilien 6 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — _ Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 pe Principalities 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian— Do. Account Do £B6 paid — F-Tader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 0., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per C en t - Do., Second Issue 9B 71 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 D o £lOO Bonds ....... ... - ...... . Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 'Do. Coupons Do. Account Cuatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 701 Do 1865 'Do Scrip, £674 paid — dis Do 5 per Cent, 1864 — Do. Scri p p, £55 paid 22 lilexican 3 er Cent. Do. Acc oun t Do 1864 2l Do 6 per C en t. A ng l o -F renc h Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c - Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 !Sardinian 5 per Cent 76/ Do. Acco un t Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred - 384 Po Passive L , Yo Account 284 9 °Da nish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l !S wedish 4 per Cent. , Do. Cent. 864 L urkish4l per 6 per Cent. l 1854 941 Do Account Do 6 per C en t. 1858 Do Account Do. 11 per Cent . ... . Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 0 £lOO Bonds 73f f Do 6 per Cent., 1863 P'o £lO 5 peo Bondsr Cent. 1865 444 , Do Scrip, £35 paid , p c D o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — v uezuel a 3 per Cent. — DEn. A ccount °. 6 per C en t, 1864 42 0 Account — A Dividends on the above payable in London. 14 8 1 4.111 ' 1 7.5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins t 4 bo - art, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Ij ll teh 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — 1. 1 . 0 - 4 per Cent. Certificates — ipell itentes, 41 per Cent. tap? Account Do.per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf. -.Jo. Account () oleo's TWO O'CLOCK. Q, D g 89 1 i • wopt. Acco u nt 111111111{111 Ol i CI" ;.. 11. Royal D eleven observe he night mily at ceived a sses the In, and anburg- Helena y after , visit to i from iouis of n Swit burg in ;he me- accom- sterday Prince is ex- lent of emony Albert in the )n, the erold), ,dt, in n.-hall, Ls been square s with ussaud, t, Port- itleman he late the late friends ad de- RE S- pening Chan- Lobility le day. n took G. W. , num- for the )üblin d last owlet', nition of the erred. spent ld at rented h Mr. of the of the d will solved 1 west as ro- at the if the ntial b has take last Imes beral Tho 12. SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I Paid.' Closing I Business 'lice. done. 14 str. Val st Blyth and Tyne it Bnetol and Exeter it Caledonian i 0 Cork and Bandon :0 Cornwall 96 98 1331 134 k ti 61 10 Do. A A gets no div, till6p.c.p.an.has 10 Do. B been paid to B it Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. it Edinburgh & Glasgow st Glasgow &S. Wt stern ;t Great. Eastern, Ord. stk. ;t Do. E. Angi. st No. 2 ;t Great North of Scotland It Great Northern t D A stock 61 C 6 t 6 17 10 02 109 111 4 0 1 74 8 131 132 143 141 128 32 st Do. B ..o - t Do. New. is. at 25 pu at GtS, and W. of Ireland at Gt. Weste n -Original st . S. Val. Rail gua. at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.— Oxford st 1)o. Newport at Do. II e eford . st Lane .shire & Yorkshire st Landon and Blackwali st Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western at Lon. & South Western at Man., Shet., & Lincoln 5 0 3laryport and Carlisle 1 2 4 Do. f shares at Metrop olitan _ 1 0 Do. New st Mid'and at Do, Birmin & Derby 0 Mid Gt. W., Ireland %.5 Do. 6 shares :5 hid Kent .. at North British It Do. Ed., Pth ,'& Dun It Nth. Eastern - Berwick .5 Do. G.N•E purchase It Do. Leeds F 7 i 9 65 65 63 65 43 15 40 15 ,(5 1181 119; 93 94 106 108 39 /1 1221 1221 9J 10 53 54 133 )34 2 3fpl 129 124 99 NI 52 53 z 4 t 5 1101 111, st Do. York st Do. Carlisle 22 Po. Stock & Darling, 25 De. do. 1855-58 25 Do. do. 1860-62 Bt North London 10 Do. New LO Do. do. 1864 st North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot. N. E Aber. stock st Lo . Scot, Mid. stack 10 Rh , ews & Welchpool it Shropshire Union it South Devon it south E • stern 0 Staines, Wok., & Wok It Taff Vale 87 69 LO2i 103; 37 SS - - I' 10 11 p [2l 123 14 2 p 77 79 11/ 12i NS 152 57 5I 61 63 53 57 804 Sli 9 10 [5l 156 3 4p 104 106 ie Do. C it Vale of Neat)] ;t Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornwall t W.Hartlepool Hat& It it Do. A irredeemable t Do. A. redeemable 98 50 BRITISH P .00 Atlantic& St. Lawrence at f Bom.,Baroda, k Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. r shares 201 Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do. Preference 00 Buff Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Au 1, 872 00 Do. do. Jul g. yl, 1873 00 Do. do. June 1, 1574 st Calcutta & 8. E., Btu st Cape Town & Dock, gu 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt 3t East. Bengal, gu., sdo et East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. tO Do. J Extension Bt Grand Trunk of Canada )0 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c 10 Do. Ist rref. Bonds )0 Do. do. deferred V Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds 100 Do. do. deterred .00 Do. 3cl Pref. stock .00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 20 10. Gus 5 per cent 20 Do. 1‘1, , :w gua. sp. c 6t Gt. South of India (lira gua. 5 per cent at Do 41 per cent 204 Great Wt a. of Canada 204 Do. New .. . ...... 00 Do. 6p. 0. Bds. pay. 1873 00 Do. 56 do. pay. 1877-8 10 Indian Branch, limited at Madras, gua. 5 p.c at Do. 4i do at Do. 4a do N Do. Fifth Extension at slelb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 50 Mel & Hudson's Bay N New Brunswick & Can, Class A and B gt fsT. ffl.C'da, pc lstpf.bds tt &hide ..... tt Do. Delhi,. I N d Do. do ;t Do. Punjaub EU, it Do.lndus St Flo " . :ssioNs. 57 59 101 102 4I 9 10 99 101 70 ;5 100 102 1011 102 4 103 104 * ip 18 19 18 90 65 66 5i 60 57 58 50 52 43 48 33 42 25 17 24 26 1021 1034 * in P 100 101 11/ 12i 81 W l ' 10 112 82 84 1 4d 101 102 95 97 89 91 66 68 82 84 991 1001 1 99} 1004 j9)i too& 1031 3 100 100 2 100 ,{lOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 - Do. 6g. c. Feb. & Aug 1(0 95 97 - D.). sp. c. Mar. ct Sept 10) 8 10u - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 83 85 - Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 82 84 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 1(.5 - t ) o. April t Oct. 1880-1 100 108 108 - Do. do! 1890-1 100 108 110 - Do. Jan. & July. 1691 lOO 106 1(8 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 100 1(3 105 - Do. 1878, do. 100 108 110 - blaitritius, Rp. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. It 78 - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 16 100 107 109 - Natal t3ov. 6 per cent lOO 103 105 104 - N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.,SzJuly 100 95 97 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,18e.6 .00 9/ 101 - Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 100 93 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 90 91 (04 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 102 104 - Do. 6 per cent lOO 83 85 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 - Queensland Gov. 6p. et lOO 1011 1021 102/ - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 105 107 - Vic,G ov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 1C94 1101 BRITISH MI NES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Um 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated - 25 21 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 560 580 - Drake wal Is 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 18 - East Caradon 2.14.6 114 121 - as c Corn Brea 3.1.0 0 61 - East Grenville 2.7.0 2/ 2 - East Loved 2.13.6 10 11 - E. WI Russell (Tavlstk 9.10.8 34 14 - Gam. & StA übyn(G wen. 60/ 2 4 4 Great L ixcy, limited., all 194 201 - Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 21 - G. Wheal Vor (Heist o) 40 34 25 - Grenville 7.8.3 2 24 - Elerod's Foot .. 8.13 40 42 - Elingston Downs 4.18.0 2 21 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 91 21 3 - Rorke Valley 4.3.0 41 14 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 21 1.1 - Nangi les .. - New Se ton - North Downs - - - - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4.2.0 4 14 - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1.6 14 2 - Pruvldence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 30 22 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 470 490 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1&9 15 2 , - Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 - Tin Croft 9 16i 174 - West Bassett (Mogan ll 65 74 - W. Caradon (L'skeard 9 8 10; - West Chi verton ll 75 8 - West Seton - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 75 80 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 28 30 - Whea Lucloutt 3.12.8 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 4 6 - Wheal Seton ...... ... 581 200 205 • Wheal Trelawney (Lie 7 17 18 Wheel Union 4 rKEFERENcz tillAttßa. Great Western Orig. 46 per cent pr., 96 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent.,: - Ditto, 41 per cent. pt. stook rd., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 41 per cent. pr., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Cheater and Holyhead, Ditto, 51 per cent., 1211 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 22 31 Great Luxembourg, 151 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 171 Louth Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 19f FOREIGN MINES, St. John del Rey, 11m., 41 BANKS, Agra and 111 tsterman's, Um., 56 Alliance. gm..2tl Bank of London4l3l f Consolidated Bank, lim., 10i English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lim.,lof Imperial Ottoman, 15} London and Comity, 72i London Joint Stock, 47 London and South African, 171 London and 11 estminster, 95 1 Merchant Bank, lim., 26 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., Ditto (..Cl5 , 1( I New South Wales, 301 Provincial Banking Corporation, Urn., Ditto (XlO,, €1 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B:per cent. pia., a Berlin Water Works, iim.. ll* City of Moscow Gas, lira 3 Credit Fonder and MUM;kr of England, 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Bin.. Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 6) International Financial ocicty. Jim., 6 1 Interational Land Credit. lira.. London General Omnibus Comp any, 2 Mil!wall Freehold Land and Dock, 1 Ocean Id arine Insurance), 23 The United States Pacific Railroad Telegraph lino will be completed from Chicago to San Francisco in one year from the present time. Twelve hundred miles are already under contract, to be completed in 1865. This will make the second telegraph line to the Pacific, one being already in operation. Mr. Lumley Savile has been detained at Brighton from serious illness. Yesterday Mr. Savilo was better, and there were hopes of his recovery, but it will require care and attention to secure his ultimate restoration to health, 100 100 100 100 ILO 100 10 ICO r 0 100 100 :1 I 104 j 4 1221 3 ICO 51} 23% 1111 ITIES. LAW INT. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham). IN RE WILLIAM HOWARD GLOVER. This bankrupt was described - as of 52, Adelaide-road, composer and publisher of music, and contributor to a daily newspaper, and to-day was appointed for the first meeting. The debts already on the file amount to £760, and amongst the creditors are Messrs Chappell, musicsellers, of Bond street ; Frederick Chatterton, Drury-lane Theatre ; D. Davidson, music publisher, Regent-street ; A. F. Godfrey, bandmaster, Coldstream Guards ; D. Godfrey, bandmaster, Grenadier Guards ; Charles Halle, St. James's Hall ; Madame Schumann, pianist, and various musicians of her Majesty's Theatre and elsewhere. The cause of the bank ruptcy is said to be " failure of a series of concerts given in the years 1864 and 1865, at Drury-lane Theatre and St. James's Hall. This was a second petition, the first hav ing been dismissed in consequence of some informality. It was anticipated that eventually some arrangements would be made with the creditors. CRIAIINAL COURT.--This Day. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Frederick Osborn, musician, whose trial was postponed from last session, was this morning indicted for stealing 20 oz. of gold, the property of Jam es R e d mon d, an d a l so _ for feloniously wounding police-constables Thomas Evans and Ambrose Sutton, with intent to prevent his lawful apprehension. Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted, an d M r. H arr i s d e f en d ed. ___ The prisoner, it may be remembered, were of a gang of scoundrels, who watch the jeweller and gold-case maker's errand boys ad they come home from Goldsmith's-hall or the flattening mills, and plundered them of whatever article they may have in their possession. In prisoner's case prosecutor was a gold watch-case maker, living in Rahere street, Clerkenwell, and the robbing took place a fortnight before Christmas, The prisoner was not taken at the time, but on the 20th of June policemen Evans and Sutton were on duty in Went -worth-street, Whitechapel, and they saw him, and on their attempting to take him into custody he drew a knife and wounded the constables very seyeiely and made off. On the 20th of June, hearing the prisoner was in custody at Birmingham, tho constables went down and took him into custody, and he was positively identified by the boys robbed as the man who had taken their mas ter's property. Inspector Bryant said the prisoner was a ticket-of.leave man when he committed the robbery. He was one of the most desperate thieves he ever knew, and formed part of a gang of men who were habitually robbing the boys under the circumstances stated. The Common Serjeant sentenced him to 14 years' penal servitude: The Common Sorjeant ordered the two constablds a re ward of £3 each for their praiseworthy conduct during the capture of the prisoner. OLD COURT. • (Before the Recorder.) The trial of the Frenchman Lafaucade, for wilful and corrupt porjury, was resumed this morning. The case will last the entire day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THONVING A BOY INTO A TUB OF WATER.—Richard Kennersley, a labouring man, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting a little boy about seven years of age, named Edwin Checkley, by throwing him into a tub of water. A young man named Price, residing in Brewer-street, Golden-square, proved seeing a number of boys splashing one another with water from a tub of water used in mixing lime, the road being under repair. The prisoner walked up to the complainant and threw him into the tub, and left him to get out the best way he could. The boy said that while standing by the tub the pri• soner caught hold of hint and threw him into the tub of water. The prisoner said the boys were not only splashing each other, but every one who passed. The witness Price said tho prisoner for some time had stood laughing at tho boys. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 10s. or seven days. WESTMINSTER. TRYING TO ROAST A MAN ALIVE.—A tall, powerful black man, who gave the name of Charles Davis, was brought up in custody, charged with ill-treating a man and putting him upon a fire, accompanied with a threat that he would roast him alive. William Smith, a poor man, naid—l live at 30, Old Pye street, Westminster, in a lodging-house there, and so does the prisoner. At about 10 o'clock last night I was sittting quietly in the kitchen, talking to the woman who had care of the house, when the prisoner crossed over to me, seized mo by tho throat, and much ill-treated me. He struck me in the face, while he had got hold of my throat and tried to roast me. Mr. Arnold—Tried to roast you! Prosecutor-- Yes. lie caught hold of me and put me on the fire and said he would hold me there till he roasted me alive. Mr. Arnold—What had you done to him ? Prosecutor— Nothing whatever. Mr. Arnold—What injury has been done to you? Prosecutor—l struggled and got away, but my hands were burnt, and I was scalded by the largo boiler on the side of the fire. Prisoner said he had been drinking freely, and was first insulted by the prosecutor making some illiberal remarks about his colour. Prosecutor—l never said a word to him, or a word about him. I was not talking about colour, but about something else. Hero is the woman who manages the house, who can prove it. Mary Anne Eastwood—l look after the house for Mr. Haddon, the proprietor. The prisoner came into the kitchen last night, where there were other lodgers. I was talking to the prosecutor. The prisoner deliberately came up to him, and asked him what he was talking about, and then ho said he would put him on the fire till he was roasted, which he did. Mr. Arnold—He fortunately was not roasted at any rate. What were you talking about at the time the prisoner came up ? . Witness—About domestic things— about the houso and he landlord of it. Mr. Arnold —Was anything said about tho prisoner or his colour ? Witness—Not a word whatever; we wore talking about Mr. Haddon. When the prisoner asked us what we were talking about we told him. James Joyce, 261 B—l was on duty in Old Pye-street last night, and was told that a man had put another on the fire. I took him into custody. Mr. Arnold—What condition was he in ? Witness—Re had been drinking, but was not so drunk but that he well knew what he was about. Prisoner—l know I was drunk, but I was insulted. Mrs. Eastwood-1 can bring all the others. There were five of them present when we were talking, and they can prove nothing was said about him. Prisoner was remanded. THAMES. EFFECTS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS. —Robert Beattie, re siding at 23, Rowland's Ring-row, Bethnal-green, was charged before Mr. Paget with threatening the lives of several persons at 23, Rowland's-row. The prisoner has been several times in custody charged with being drunk, and it was stated that he had been almost daily under the influence of liquor, the effects of which was believed to have brought on paroxysms of delirium tremens. The landlord of the prisonee now stated that the pri soner came home about one o'clock this morning, when he broke two panes of glass and threatened to take the life of his children. Mr. Paget—What did he say about your children ? Landlord—He had a knife in his hand, with which he gave her a slap across her shoulders, and said that if she did not go down stairs he would take her by the hair of her head and drag her down the stairs, and last night he swore that he would have the life of his eldest daughter. Mr. Paget—What is the cause of all this ? Landlord—l cannot say. I believe he is labouring ender delirium tremens. On Friday he was charged at this court with an assault on a woman and child, and on the next day he was charged with assaulting the captain of a vessel in Stepney-green. Mr. Paget—Do you swear that you are in fear of violence from him? - Landlord—l fear that if not restrained he will do me and my children some mischief. Mr Paget (to prisoner)—What do you say to the charge? You must give security for your good behavour for one month. Prisoner—Oh, I can bring all Stepney-green as security. Mr. Paget said that he should hold him to bail himself in £lOO and two securities of £5O each, to keep the peace for one month. It was further stated that the prisoner's wife was burnt to death about six months ago, and that he had been seen almost daily intoxicated. NARROW ESCAPE OF A GREAT WESTERN EXPRESS TRAlN.—Yesterday a diabolical attempt to upset a train on the South-Eastern Railway, between the Woking ham and Earley Stations, by placing a metal across the line, was reported; and on Monday evening a similar act placed in imminent danger the lives of the passengers by the 4.50 p.m. express train from Paddington. When the train reached the top of the incline near the Wootton Bassett Station, and while it was proceeding at full speed,- a shock was experienced, and, on the line being examined, it was found that a piece of metal had been placed on the line, but fortunately the wheels of the engine severed it, and thus a frightful accident was averted. Within the last few weeks several attempts of this kind have been made on different Luce. 461 1 6 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEND G, A (JOUST 16, 1865. South Australia. We take the following from the South Australian Register of the 27th June : " The April mail did not arrive till the 23d June, 14 days after it was due. The delay was occasioned by the want of a steamer at Galle to bring on the Australian portion. " The steamer which should have been at' Galle was the Bombay, with the April mails from Aus tralia. She had not arrived when the Salsette left Galle with the English mail on June 2, and it is feared that she may have met with some accident. " The weather has been exceedingly dry for the season during the whole. of the month. Rain is much needed. The northern sheep runs are suffer ing to a dreadful extent, and great fears are ex pressed for the grain crops. " The New South Wales and Victoria Governments have failed to agree respecting the collection of the Murray River duties, and the former Government have applied to that ofSouth Australia again to undertake their collection, which the latter have consented to do. " A Convicts Prevention Bill, similar to that from which her Majesty withheld her assent, has been introduced into the House of Assembly, and will probably be passed. It is intended to exclude from the colony all persons who have been cdnvicts who cannot prove their having been free for three years previous to their arrival here. It was stated that as her Majesty did not disallow' the former bill, his Excellency will assent to this in her name. " The Government have intimated their intention to grant some measure of relief to the squatters in the Far. North who have suffered so seriously by the long-continued drought. Extended leases will pro bably be conceded. " The House of Assembly, in answer to a petition numerously signed by Sir R. Murchison and other gentlemen both in England and in this colony, have made a further grant of £l,OOO to Mr. J. M'Douall Stuart, the explorer. " The Government have agreed to vote £5OO in aid of the search for Leichardt, the explorer. "At the sale of runs held under the annual eases, Mr. Way, solicitor, on the part of the pre. sent lessees, who claim a right of renewal for five years, protested in writing and verbally against the sale, which, nevertheless, went on by order of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, who was present, The total sales were 900 square miles, at an average price 0f . 16 14s. sid. per mile. The right of the Go vernment to sell the leases is likely to be tried in the Supreme Court, and some of the present holders will probably refuse to give up possession. " A new local Bank, to be called the Bank of Adelaide, is about to be started. The projectors are men of high commercial character and influence. The capital is to be £250,000, to be raised by 50,000 shares of £5 each. Considerably more than the whole number were applied for the first day. The list was kept open a fortnight, at the end of which it was found that applications had been made for 181,676 shares. " A fine lode of copper ore has been cut in the Yelta Mine. Shares ;went up in 24 hours from £9 10s. to £25. The present price is £2O ss. " The first post for the new line of telegraph to New South Wales has been placed by Mr. W. Duf- field, M.P. " Exchange.—The Banks sell draughts on Lon don at 60 days' sight at 1 to 1i per cent. premium, and purchase same at f per cenil discount to per cent premium. The rates are in a very unsettled state. " Shares.—Burra, £66 ; Moonta, £166 ; National Bank, £6 ; South Australian Insurance, £2 3s. 6d. ; Adelaide Marine, £1 6s. ; Adelaide Gas, £9 5s . " Copper.—Burra and Wallaroo, £BB per ton. " Flour, silk-dressed, per ton of 2,0001 b., at the port, £lB 10s. Wheat, per bushel of 601 b., at the port, Bs. 6d." The Steamboat Collision at Shoerness. --0. The inquest relative to the death of Mrs. A. Turner, of 11, Delamere-crescent,, Upper West bourne-terrace, Bayswater, which was adjourned from Tuesday the Bth inst., was resumed yesterday by Mr. Thomas Hills, coroner for East Kent. It will be recollected that the deceased was a passenger on board the Oread steamboat, belonging to the Woolwich Steampacket Company, and that she was drowned in consequence of a collision between that vessel and the Government steamer Wildfire, tender to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot, K.C.8., Com mander-in-Chief at Sheerness. On the Bth inst. the inquest was formally opened and evidence taken re lative to the finding of the body and for identifica tion. Charles Hall, R.A., coxswain of the garrison boat at Sheerness, stated that on the day in ques tion he was on the river in the garrison boat coming from the martello tower, on the Isle of Grain, towards Sheerness. His boat was about 200 yards from the Wildfire when the vessels ran into each other. The Oread appeared to be going at her usual speed, and the engines of the Wildfire were completely stopped. He did not see any reversing of the engines in either vessel. There was nothing intercepting to take off the sight of one vessel from the other, and they might have seen each other for a considerable distance. The Wildfire's moorings are about 100 yards from the flagship Formidable, and she was making for them when the accident oc curred. Captain Edward M'Laughlin, R.A., de posed that he was in the boat with the last wit ness on the day in question, and it was his opinion that it was impossible for the Wildfire to have avoided the collision, because she was describing part of a circle, and had hardly any way on ; whereas the Oread had great way on, and if her course had been altered she could have got clear off. Lieutenant Thomas Walker Brydges, R.A., was in the boat with the previous witnesses, and said that two women, who were thrown overboard, had been, picked up by the boat of the Wildfire, which was lowered for that purpose. The boat could not have been lowered if the Wildfire had any considerable way on her. From the time witness first saw the boats till the collision the Oread had plenty of time and opportunity to alter her course. Mr. John B. Ross; surgeon, and captain of the Ist Tower Hamlets Volunteer Engineers, living at 12, Albert-square, Stepney, London, said he was on board the Oread. When the collision occurred he threw himself on his left side on tire deck and saw the head of the Wild fire break away the bulwarks of the Oread and drag three women overboard. Just before the collision witness heard the captain of the Oread say something, but could not distinguish what it was ; after a mo mentary cheek the boats went on as before. Richard Wheeler, master mariner and captain of the Oread, said he had commanded the Oread 11 years, during the summer months. H e was well a cquainted with the passage from Gra v e sen d t o Sheerness. On the day in question he was in command of the Oread and shaped his course direct from Southend to Sher ness. When within 100 yards of the flagship he per ceived nothing in the shape of a small boat or other craft on his starboard bow. .He was standing on the bridge of his boat and casting his eye to the starboard paddle-box when he saw the Wildfire approaching. Ile was steering in the usual course, and could not see that he had it in his power to avoid the collision. The reason of his not seeing the Wildfire before was that as she came down the west shore of the river she would not be in a line with his vessel. Michael Burr, chief quartermaster of the Wildfire, deposed that he was in charge of that vessel when the collision took place ; the Wildfire had been up the river Medway and was returning to her moorings. He had stopped the engines at such a distance as would spend her way at the time of reaching her moorings. The witness found, ho wever , th at the _ _ speed.of the vessel was so much diminished that he should have to start the engines again to reach the moorings. Ile had seen the Oread 600 yards off, but expected that she would go to the stern of the Wildfire. Ile did not sea the Oread afterwards until she was under the bow of the Wildfire. At that time the Wildfire.wa.s standing quite still. In his opinion the Oread damaged the Wildfire instead of the reverse. He did not back the engines, because he did not think it necessary to do so. The jury found that there was not such culpable negligence on the part of any one concerned as would justify them in returning a verdict other than "Accidental -This Day. The Attempted Murder of an Officer by a Soldier. CHATHAM, Wednesday, 1 o'clock. This morning, John Currie, one of the Sappers and Miners, who stands charged with shooting, with intent to murder, Major Horatio De Vere, of the Royal Engineers, was again brought before the sitting magistrates, Captain Savage, chairman. In answer to the Bench the prisoner said that he had nothing to urge against being further remanded for a few days, and Captain Savage accordingly ordered him to be brought up again in a week. We are glad to be able to state that the unfortnate gen tleman is very much better, and our reporter was informed that the gallant officer wag able to eat a mutton chop this morning. The prisoner, Currie, has not evinced the least regret since the occurrence, if we except the fact of his ex pression of his sorrow that he did not complete his purpose. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrctr4.76;erars Weekly Report.) In the week that ended on Saturday, August 12, the births in London and 10 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 3,830 ; the deaths 2,938. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those 11 towns was 27 per 1,000 persons living. In London the birth of 1,065 boys and 977 girls, in all 2,042 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1855-64 the average number corrected for increase of population was 1,865. . The deaths registered in London in the week were 1,374. It was the 32d week of the year, and the average number for that week was, with a correc tion for increase of population, 1,324. The actual return exhibits an excess of 50 deaths over the esti mated number. The deaths from diarrhoea in the week were 201, almost the same number as that of the previous week, and all except four cases occurred to children. The deaths from this complaint in the last three weeks were successively 261, 207, and 201. There were also 11 deaths, 8 of which were those of infants, re ferred to cholera or choleraic diarrhea. The late abundant rains and the fall of the temperature have been useful in checking this disease, which carries off so many children at this period of the year. Of the cases of diarrhoea fatal in the week, seven occurred in the Kensington town sub-district, seven in Somers-town, six in the Leather-market sub-dis trict of Bermondsey, seven in Brixton, six in Batter sea, ten in the sub-district of St. Paul, Deptford. A stableman, aged 44, died on July 29, in St. Thomas's Hospital, of hydrophobia. A woman was poisoned by taking white precipi tate by mistake for arrowroot. A widow died in the workhouse at Fulham at the age of 100 years. Another centenarian died in the same workhouse a few weeks ago. The following seven fatal accidents by horses or horse carriages were registered in the week :—At Hyde -park-corner, on July 30, the son of a Govern ment clerk, aged 13, run over by a cab. In St. George's Hospital, from Hammersmith, a labourer, aged 46, fell from a cart. At Islington, on Aug. 7, a carman, aged 45, wheel of a cart passing over him. In King's College Hospital, from Drury-lane, a printer's boy, aged 16, fell from a horse. In King's College Hospital, on Aug. 1, a cabman, aged 71, thrown from a cab in Holborn. In Hackney-road, on July 21, widow of a chandler, aged 74, run over by a dray. In the Borough-road, on Aug. 1, the daughter of a warehouseman, aged one year, run over by a van. The rate of mortality last week was 24 per 1,000 in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; 35 in Liverpool, 38 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 27 in Birmingham, 35 in Leeds, 23 in Bristol, 44 in Hull, and 29 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 29th ult., when the temperature was 9.8 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 24 per 1,000. In Liverpool the births were 324, the deaths 317 ; in Manchester the births 280, the deaths 256 ; in Salford the births 64, the deaths 62 ; in Birmingham the births 223, the deaths 170 ; in Leeds the births 155, the deaths 149 ; in Bristol the births 104, the deaths 72 ; in Hull the births 71, the deaths 87 ; in Edinburgh the births 99, the deaths 99 ; in Glasgow the births 312, the deaths 232 ; and in Dublin the births 156, the deaths 120. There were 326 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 29th ult. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.672 in. The barometrical Pleasure was 29.92 in. on Sunday; it fell to 29-41 in. on Friday. The mean tempera ture of the air in the week was 62 deg., which is 0.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest night temperature was 47.5 deg. on Wednesday. The highest day temperature was 76.5 deg. on Thursday. The range in the week was therefore 29 deg. The mean daily range was 20.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.5 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 77, complete saturation being represented by 100. The general direction of the wind was south-west. The rainfall was 0.78 in., of which 0 . 22 in. was measured on Monday, 0.51 on Thursday. At Clifton, near Bristol, rain fell on Sunday, the 6th inst., to the extraordinary amount of 2.68 in., the largest amount within 24 hours ever recorded at that station. There was a thunderstorm with very vivid lightning in London on the evening of Thursday. On Saturday rain fell generally over the country. The fall at Clifton was 0.72 in. on that day. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Including the supply left over from Monday, the show of English wheat on the stands to-day was moderate. Millers did not operate freely either in red or white quali ties, but the trade was very firm ; and the late advance in prices was fully supported. A few parcels of new wheat were on offer ; fine red was quoted at 478, and fine wheat at 52s per quarter. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. In most descriptions there was a steady demand, and prices ruled very firm. Floating cargoes of wheat were in request at the ex treme rates of Monday. Spring corn afloat was ,firm in price. The supply of barley on sale was limited, and the trade ruled firm, with an upward tendency in price. Malt changed hands at fully late rates. Os ts were in moderate supply. Most qualities moved and prices were ra th er sangu i ne ; they indeed, an improvement of 6d per quarter from Friday. showed,free Both had an the quotatio ns The flour trade was firm at fully late r a t es . The top haanu b p e w an a s ra an te d n p d e e a n s ey were very fi rm, price of town-made flour is now 438 per 2801 b. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. -- Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 260 30 12 30 140 180 Irish Foreign 2,690 350 83,720 720 sks. 6,330 brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Aug. For the corresp on di ng wee k 12, 1865. last year. Qrs. Avo n Qrs. Aver. Barley Whe 53 311-42 s Od Wheat ....... 76 , 701 -41 s ld X 463-27s 10d 8ar1ey..... 95 5-28 s 3d Oats BOROUGH HOP. Scarcely any business is passing in our market, and prices rule next to nominal. The plantation accounts aro very favourable, and an abundant crop is anticipated. WIIITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trado rules quiet, as follows: _ Beef, from 25 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 6d ; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 10i to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. ALARMING RAILWAY COLLISION AT 'MANCHESTER. —On Monday morning, as the train from Wigan, via Tyldesley, was coming in at the London and North-Wes tern side of the Victoria Station, it was by some mistake shunted on to a line where a train about to leave for Petri croft was standing. The guard of the Wigan train, from some defect it is said in the brake, was unable to prevent' the carriages running, at almost full speed, against the standing train. The crash was like a peal of thunder, and startled every one on the platform. A. great many pas sengers were injured, scratched, cut, or violently shaken, and the utmost confusion for a time prevailed. The worst cases were those of Mr. Richard Smith Thompson, of Low Abbey, near Lancaster, 42 years of age, who was found insensible, and was at first thought to be dead ; and Mrs. Mary Ann Newbold, Norfolk-street, Sheffield, both of whom were iMPlediately taken to the rufirll2ary, The Cotton in America. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - SIR,—As considerable misapprehension has for some time existed as regards the quantity of cotton still in the the Southern States of America, I beg to send you for pub lication the following extract from a private letter of a corn mercial correspondent of a highly respectable firm in this town, and dated New Orleans, July 18, 1865 : " The following is a statement of the stock of cotton in the Southern States, as compiled by the agents of the Go vernment going from plantation to plantation : Stock of cotton in Virginia B,OOO bales 71 t 7 North Caroli na 71 . " South •do 97,000 It ~ Georgia „ 268,000 „ 11 71 Alabama 71 „ 1 Mississippi ............ 156,000 „ .7 Total east of the Mississippi west „ Total 1,242,000 „ of stock from old crops. The new crop may be estimated from 400 to 500,000 bales, which, added to the above, gi ves the total supply during 1865 and 1866. We consider these estimates to be more correct than any of those lately pub lished, it may be that at the end they differ from the rea quantity, by 1 or 200,000 bales, more or less, but it is not possible to give the exact figures beforehand. We must, however, particularly draw the readers attention to the fact, that in the above figures, no allowance whatever has been made for rotten or otherwise useless cotton. It would result, should the above prove to be correct, that the late estimates of 2* millions of bales of actual stock, as given by the New York papers, and said to be official, were strongly exaggerated. Thus, America, could up to the latter end of 1866, provide the consumption with only II million of bales, and deducting from these figures at least 500,000 bales for home consumption, and deducting further no inconsiderable allowance for rotten and spoilt cotton, there would remain but a very limited quantity for Europe. Under Such circumstances we may not yet hope to have arrived at the end of the cotton crisis, on the con trary we must yet expect some critical moments before the right proportion is restored between the stock and con sumption. Theiefore actual prices can by no means be considered as being too high." I am anxious that this reply to the extravagant reports lately put forth should appear in your columns, for I find that the concurrent testimony of all private American cor respondence to agree with this estimate, and to entirely disagree with the report put forth as official by the New York 'Jerald, and which proves totally unreliable. The idea of any large quantity of cotton being received from America the next six months is, therefore, quite out of the question, and it will be well for those in the trade to notice that the shipments of cotton from America have thus been, with the war over, very little more than those of last year ; whilst the consumption of cotton in America at present is fully 10,000 bales per week, with the prospect of still further extension owing to the increasing demand for cotton goods and the high protective tariff.—Yours truly, MAURICE WILLIAMS. Liverpool, Aug. 12, 1865. The Case of William Watson. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—The case of Wm. Watson, at Marlborough-street Police-court, reported in your impression of last evening, is by no means an isolated one. I myself was served pre cisely similar some months ago at elerkenwell, with the exception that the persons, three in number, who wit nessed the transaction, were strangers to me, but never theless kindly offered and did go to the station, and were refused admittance, although I told the officer in charge there were two or three persons outside to speak in my behalf. His answer was, " They must come in the morning," and I was consequently locked up on the con stable's own false and =contradicted statement. Despite Inspector Walker's denial that such is the practice, I maintain that it is tho rule, and not the exception. Your insertion of this, I have no doubt, will find many re spouses.—l am, Sir, yours respectfully, Aug. 15, 1865. W. H. M, SHIPPING INTELL IGENOE —Thia day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRa'II. PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Morning. The iron screw steam troopship Mega3ra, 6, Captain Montague B. Dunn, arrived in the Sound last night. She left RiO Janeiro June 6th, touched at Ascension, and brings some invalids and time-expired men. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 16.—Cologne, steamer, from Rotterdam; Rhine, steamer, from Ostend. Sailed, Aug.l6.—lnternational, for Canaries; Red Rover, for Goelong ; Maria, for Buenos Ayres. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Aug. 15.—Joan Taylor, barque, from Trieste ; Island Queen, steamer, from Marsala ; Corsair, ship, and Persia, from Quebec; Rival, from 'Paragon& ; I'hanet and Royal Diadem, from Colombo; Lady Melville, from Cal cutta—all for London. The Prudence, of IVilderwank, from St. Valerie, for Runcorn, with a cargo of stones, having sprung a leak, was put ashore at Dungeness, and has since become a wreck. Crew saved and landed here. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... Aug. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. Brazil and Cape Verds. by British patuet Sept. 4. Ditto, by French packet Aug. 22.- Cape of• Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 21. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 18 Ditto, via Marseilles . . Aug. 19 India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. 25 Ditto, via Marseilles .. Mauritius, via Southampton Sept. 10. Ditto, via Marseil e+. Sept. 4. Newfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, Pia Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Aug. 25 West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, _ _ and Mexico Aug. 28 Bahamas, via New York. Sept. 13 Bermuda, ditto Aug. 30 . Cuba and Mexico Aug. z 9. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening• Amsterdam Ditto Short. 11 18 3 Months. 12 1 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 171 Ditto 3 Months. 25 421 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maiuo 1201 Vienna, — 11 221 Trieste — 11 221 Petersburgh - 30f Berlin M a d r id — 471 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina ............. .. Genoa — Naples — Palermo Oporto Lisbon 11 19, 12 1- 12 1.1 25 57 25 57 13 10- 25 25' 25 47 25 47- 1211 11 25 11 27 301 47/ 47/ 25 62k 25 60 25 60 25 62 25 62 25 62f 51k 511 25 55 25 571 25 571 25 571 511 511 Voss' Gazette of Berlin publishes the following letter from Dr. Geist, of Dresden :—" I have in my possession the pipe which Prince Blucher smoked at the disastrous battle of lena, having received it from my late father, to whom it was given by my uncle, a trumpeter in Blucher's Hussars. When the Prussians were retreating to Auerstadt, my uncle saw the pipe fall from Blucher's sabretaehe, as the general was leaping over a ditch. My uncle immediately alighted, picked up the pipe, and carried it to the general, who refused to take it, testily replying, Since the battle is lost the pipe may go to the devil. You may keep it, Geist.'The pipe is a small meerschaum, well browned, with a very short stem. A silver chain which attached the bowl to the tube has been lost." BEAT IN INDIA.—The heat in part of 'June was extraordinary. At Lucknow such heat had not been experienced for years ; at 7 in the morning of Midsummer day the thermometer marked 96 deg. At Delhi for two weeks it ranged from 106 to 109 deg. At Umballa it reached 120 deg. in the shade. Even natives succumbed in scores to the intense heat. At Lahore it proved fatal to Nuwab Alli Reza Khan, who will be remembered as the guardian of the lives of the Cabul prisoners in 1842. He saved the Lawronces and many others, and for his humanity forfeited hie property and his country. He held a largo jaghir from the Government in acknowledgment of his invaluable ser vices.—Delhi Gazette. The GREAT WESTERN CARRIAGE WORKS.—The Great Western Railway Board have, it is stated, resolved, after all, not to go to Oxford, but to select some station near it, whore they can find suitable accommodation for their workmen and works. The Town Council of Abing don, in reply to an application from the company, h ave stated that they will seek the consent of her Majesty's Treasury to a loan of £20,000 for building purposes. THE CAPE.—The following notice was issued from• the General Post-office yesterday :—" An extra mail for the Cape of Good Hope will be made up at the General Post-office on the morning of the 20th instant for convey ance from Southampton by the steamship Mauritius. Let ters forwarded by this extra mail will be liable to the ship utter rate of postage of id. the half ounce, s.p/AT - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. EGHAM RACES.. Tnis Div. BARONS' STAKES. Miss Williams ...................................................... Pinchbeck .......................... „„ 3 Seven ran. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865_ SEPTEMBER. Warwick 5 Brecon lB Cheadle Totness and .dridgetown 6 . Canterbury l9 King's Lyuu 6 Hendon (Welsh Harp)... 21 Leiceftbr 7 Mthantouth 2l Dover 7 Manchester Autumn ... 22 Hereford 7 Newmarket let Oct 26 Bridgewater Doncaster OCTOBER. Bedford Caledonian H un t and Wrest Drayton Edinburgh . 4 Kelso Northallerton 5 Newmarket Ho. M Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Worcester Autumn Perth IfOVEMBER. Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury QUEENSLAND. [The followi n evenin g appeared in our l a t es t e diti on o f last g) : (From the Telegraphic Summary of the Queensland Guardian of June 19.) A select committee of both houses is considering the subject of steam communication, and it is believed that a line of steamers from Northern Queensland to Singapore will be immediately estab lished. Several bills of importance have passed a second reading, including a Health of Towns Act, and a bill for the establishment of Reformatory Schools. The Treasurer's statement is expected to be deli vered in a few days. The Auditor-General's statement shows a deficit of over £70,000. Contracts have been taken for railway from Rockhampton to Westwood, and for branch line from Toowoomba to Warwick. The Opposition party in the Assembly is very active, and are endeavouring to bring the censure of the house on the Government for having sent £lO,OOO to the Imperial Commissioners for the pur poses of immigration. Public feeling is against the Government. The weather during the month has been very fine, but rather too dry for agriculture. Cotton is being very successfully cultivated near Gladstone. Sugar plantations are about being formed at Maryborough and at Port Denison. The quartz reef near Warwick is turning out very rich; some samples that have been tested have yielded 15oz. to the ton. A search for Leichhardt, the explorer, is about to to be commenced; the Government will give £l,OOO, and it is thought that a large sum will be raised by private subscription. The opening of the first part of the railway will take place on the 11th proximo. Land Sales in Brisbane show an enormous in crease in the value of town lauds. 2 roods and 29 perches at a late sate brought over £6,000. Coal mining in the vicinity of Maryborough is still looking prosperous. Very favourable accounts of the quartz reef at Gladstone. Business during the month has improved con siderably. The blacks in the North are very troublesome. They have murdered Lieutenant 11111 and some of his troopers. No news up to date of the April mail from Eng- Land. The first annual examination at the Ipswich Grammar School took place on the 9th instant. The Governor presided, and made a visitorial address. The North Australian Jockey Club meeting took place at Ipswich on the Gth, 7th, and Bth of this month. A ball was given in the School of Arts on the last day. - News of the burning of the Fiery Star, a ship of the Black Ball Line, reached Brisbane a short time ago. Great excitement was caused thereby. It is believed that the greater portion of the passengers have perished. The catastrophe happened off the coast of New Zealand. The Caledonian Association gave a fete in the Botanic Gardens on the Queen's Birthday. A great number of people were present. The festivities wound up with a soiree and ball, given in the Town Hall, in the evening. The Landsborough arrived at Keppel Bay May 6th, with 321 passengers on board. Made the passage from London in 104 days. No deaths on the passage. Spoke the Lady Milton, from Callao to Queens town, short of provisions, and gave a supply. The William Duthie, from London to Sydney, and the Edward Oliver, from Callao to Queenstown, entered Moreton Bay from Koppel Bay May 23d, with 70 passengers. The Sunda arrived at Moreton Bay from London and Queenstown, with 512 passengers, May 23, 80 days out. Three deaths on the voyage, two children and one adult. The Maryborough, from Liverpool to Port Deni son, with 360 passengers, arrived on the 20th May. Twenty deaths. Placed in quarantine, and released on the Bth inst. - The Ranger arrived in Moreton Bay on the 16th May. The Charlie Palmer left Moreton Bay on the 25th for London, with 20 passengers. LONDON GAZETJ2E—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 10. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Lord Lyons, G.C.8., to be her Majesty's Am bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Su blime Ottoman Porte. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Thornton, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic, to bo her Ma jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint 'the Honourable Richard Edwardes, now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the United States of Venezuela, to be her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint George Fagan, Esq., now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Republic of the Equator, to be her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the United States of Venezuela. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. F. J. Pakenham, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Buenos Ayres, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Francis Clare Ford, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Japan, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at Buenos Ayres. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Ara. 11. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy 0 0th ;pil for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State f el ..Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from the Governor of Malta, Beyrout will be stating that all vessels arriving from übject to a quarantine of sevon full days ; and vessels with cu , :iera on board to a quarantine of twelve full days. AUG. 14. The Right lion. the Lords of the Conuni.tZe of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the 5eci.;..2.7 State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a des p atch from her Majesty's Minister at Tangier, c ontaining a copy of an order from the Sultan prohibiting the importation of sul phur into Moorish ports. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial importance in the Gazette:— George Craven, grocer, Gosport John Digman, merchant, Sheffield William C. Pechy, surgeon, Isleworth George Ramsden, ironfounder, Littletown, York Philip Anley, build er, S a i nt Luke, Middlesex Samuel Stonard, oil and colourman Ball's Pond-road Wm. Hemmin gs, cheesemonger, Clerkenwell Nathaniel Ward, corn dealer, Poplar New Town Wm. Hall, milliner, Regent-street Frederick Chasty, refreshment-house keeper, Strand William A. Fordham, cigar merchant, Fenchurch-street Antonio A. Carati, merchant, Threadneedle-street BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Walkley, Esq., late of Arundel, Sussex. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. John Brown, grocer, Canongate, Edinburgh John Lamont, writer, Glasgow Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather firmer, Saha probably 8;000 bales, Masson ready year. Re nder) occu mgst were dley, dge), hews ray, ich), I ad ig to nd a an that WS the lied rills er -ed .nd )u- OSSE 103} f