The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

NEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The inquiry for discount accommodation is not very active, and although the commercial require ments are rather limited, the trade of the country is nevertheless regarded as exceptionally healthy. The rates of the brokers in the open market continue as previously, viz., 8 and 8i per cent. for the best de scription of short-dated paper. There was a withdrawal of gold on Saturday from the Bank amounting to £291,000, namely, £ 3 5,000 in bars for the Continent, 256,000 so ire reigns for Brazil. 32,000 sovereigns were received from Egypt. Ur. Cannan, the official liquidator of the Agra and Masterman's Bank, has issued a form of appli cation for creditors, requiring certificates of in debtedness, and also instructions for the necessary proceedings in the matter. The reports from the various manufacturing dis tricts for the past week represent that business generally has continued dull. Cloths and yarns at Manche ster, however, hav e b een a t en h anced prices, but b uyers have op era t e d to a very limited extent. In the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Hud dersfield, there has been very little animation, although a more cheerful tone has prevailed. At Leicester and Nottingham a seasonable demand has been experienced for hosiery and lace goods, while continued dullness has prevailed in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver - harepton. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to neuter's telegram, the French Rentes were 68f. 05c. The Stock Exchange Markets were very buoyant at the op en i ng, and a general rise in prices occurred. This upward movement was caused through the favourable intelligence concerning the war, and the acquiescence of Prussia and Italy to the proposed armistice. Later, however, sales were effected, and quotations fractionally receded, although they are still higher than on Saturday. Consols are 87/ for transfer, and at 88 for the account. The New Threes are 86i 87, and Reduced Annuities, 864 / India 5 per Ce n t s. , 1 03 ; and ditto Bonds, ss. prem. to par. In the Foreign Stock Market a general rise in values has taken place, but prices are not so buoy ant as they were in the morning. The Turkish 5 per Celia'. have advanced 1, to 281 _a Mexican j, at 151 16 ; Spanish Passive remain at 19i j th e Certificat es h ave risen 1 ; ,to 154 ; Old Itali an Greek 1/, to 3/, but the New Loa n i s fl a t a t 62 3 ; save receded to 11/ 12 ; and Brazilian Scrip is better at 31 24 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced to 67/ ; ll linois to 76k . Erie Shares to 39/ ; an d In the Railway Share M ar k e t th e operat i ons have been on a very m o d erate scale, but prices generally show increased firmness. Great Northern and Metropolitan have each improved 1 ; Midland ; Great Northern A Stock, North Western, South Western, and Metropolitan each 1 ; and Great Eastern 1/. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no mate rial variation. The operations in Bank and Miscellaneous Shares havery restri c t e d . Union of London, however, im proved to 47f ; L ondon and Westminster, to 94 ; Consolidated Bank, to 51 4 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England are quoted 1/ dis. ; Egyptian Tradin and g, 5i di s . ; L on d on Financial, 111 d is• National Discount Company, 8 prem. ~. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK . GO VERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols 1 Do. A ccount, July 10. 3 per Cent. Reduced 1 87 New 3 pe r C ent B6 ewo. 5 1 \; 2 per Cent. J an . 1891 B6: D per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 _— Do. (Reao yrs, expire sth Aug~l9oB March. Juno Lachequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. — Do. Do £5OO I, .£lOO and .£2OO ''' a . ) ‘ ll 01 Enand Stock --,0 Account„ ,er Cent 5 p................. . INDIAN GOVERNMENT. smENT • S 1) ECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 O. Account -03} Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 o. Certificates D 0....... Do. Enlaced Paper 4 ent 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. I/eb, 4 p er Cent., Aug. 1866 D o. unde r s Do. Bond, £l,OOO ..... .£l,OOO ......... par IfOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cont., £1 pd — pm Brazi Austrian Bonds, 5 ti t er Cent, 1859 lian 5 or Ce Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account Do. 4100 Bonds ....................................... Do. Scrip, £55 paid '..• 2 dis Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do .£lOO Bonds ChiliDo 1 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) -Do.an 6 per Cent Do.ll per Cent ColomDo6 per Cent ........................... crip, £5O paid bian 6 Cent Cont. Dan 3 per Cent., 1825 Danishnrincipalities Do —Account Equacior New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — DoDo., Provisional Land Warrant Egypt Deferred , D, ian 7 per Cent Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 ..................... 82 1 Do £lOO Bonds ..... ...................... 851 D. Government Railway Debentures 83 Do. £6O paid ................................. die Greek per Cents., 18 21-5, ex Coupons Do. Do. Account ................................. 111 121 Do. Coupons ................................. A.ccount ................................. -- ItaliGuatemala 5 per Cent. ...................... -- Doan 5 per Cent 1865. ..................... Account. ....... ... .......................... 64 Alexi_Do. Maremrnana Railway .................. 55 Do.can 3 per Cent ........................... A.ccount ................................. 1G 16 Do 1864 ........................ 13 orate per Cent. A.nglo-French ............ videan 6, per Cent. £3O paid ...... Moorish an 5 per Cent ............... ~. Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ......... ---.. A en, Granada .................................... DDo 2 per Cent ............................ .. r o. Doferred ................................. venlvian per Cent., 1865 ................. 61 1-)°• Account .............................. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)..< ........... D 0 41 per tent.,C 1862 ..................... D 0 n. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .............. Do.Do 3 per Cent., 1.856 '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Account ....... ,46,. ..................... 41 31 Russian 5 per Cent, 1 822, £ St ............ 85 Do 4/ per Cont. 1850 .................... -- Do 41 per Cent. 1860 • ................... Do 3 per Cent. 1859 ....................... Do 5 per Cent. 1862 ........................ 86 SardiDo 5 per Cent. 1861 ........................ Donian 5 per Cent ........................ -- Bpani. Account ... ......................... . .... -D0 sh 3 per Cent ........................... -D0 Account ................................ 361 New Deferred............................ D Account ................................. 32 DoDo Passive .................................... A.ccnunt ................................... Snanish Cert. of Coup not funded ......... Swedi Do Account .................................... 151 1. 1 TurkiDo.sh 4 Per Cent. ........................... 41 por Cont. 1861 ..................... Do81:6 per Cent. 1854 ................... DoAccount .............................. e. 6 per Cent. 1858 .................. Account .................................... 58 9 DoDo £lOO Bonds ............ . 631 1)o 6 per Cent. 1862 ...................................... DoAccount .................................... 55 £lOO Bonds ............................. 57 Do 6 por Cent., 1863 ..................... ... .... DoDo 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scip... ...... Account .............................. 29 1 81 Do. 4 per Con. Gua.ranteed ............... --. Venezuela 3 per Cent. ........................ Ditto account ................................. Do1)0 6 per Cent., 1862. ........................ -- DoAccount ............................... . 6 per Cent, 1864 ...................... 34 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ... ~ Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. 57 Dutch '1- por Cent., Ex. 12 G uil l'rench tenter 3 per Cent. Ittliai, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Accoun .......................... TWO O'CLOCK. 0 005 01 87 1 1 1)0s for money ................ . . Account{ ..................................... 88 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day ,_,._______ Atoka opens quiet, but steady. Sales 12 probably ;000 balefs or zuore. SHARE .~,,:5. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share, Railways. Paid. ! i Closing Business Price. , done. Briatol and Exeter .... Caledonian ......• Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... 89 91 125 127 35 45 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 • . (.3orn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Jmic kl. London, Scrip Certi 1 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang 1. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern 112 114 30 SI 5 6 Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. Yew. is. at 25 pm CitS, and W. of Ireland Ut. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Alid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 120 122 131 i 32 tat 52 34 Si Lancashire& Yorkshire London and Blaekwall Lon., Brigh.ok S Coast Lon., that . ., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & Nor t h Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln 3tetropol itan Do. New 122} 1221 91 03 20 22 117} 118 92 92 58 69 1331 134 21 3 f 84 86 Do. Extension lietropobtan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Xfldiard Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby %lid Kent L2s} 1251 11 2 1 , 93 95 North British ...... Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick' Pe. G./C E purohaee Liz. Leeds 'Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Darling. Do. do. 1860-51 North London 56 58 ' 4 26 109 110 69 71 106 107 h 35 35 Do. do. 1864 ... Do. moo. 1885 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Jupction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Po. Scot, Mid. A:vit riltropshire Union Louth Devon South En tern Staines, Wok., itz, Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha ; West Cornwall BRITISH I Atlantic do St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. P shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Brant, & Go derich 6 p.c. 1872-3- • • Calcutta & S. E., lim cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. Pt East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension ri rand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock DQ. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e Co. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D. 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. .4/ Hudson's Bay N. M. C' da, 6pe lstpf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do. d ,` Do. Punjaub...• TI Do.lndus St. Flo: COLONIAL GOVER: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872.. • • Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 18 77-84 D. 6 P. C. Feb. & A ug ,",°. 5 P. c. Mar. & Sept 0. 5 P. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct moo-Iwo Do. do: Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9; Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. C, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, MaY l5 , Nov* 16 Do. 1895, Feb. .t Aug Natal qov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 P.C.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct BRITISi Cam. Consol. Cold, Urn, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk G am. & StA übyn (G wen. Great L axey, limited Great South Tolg - us Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Helst , th Grenville Herod's loot •• •• II inp,ston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, lim N Se ton North Roskear S.Wh'lltassett(lllogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United__ „ Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. allogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi verton ....... West Seton Wheal Bassett ( Illogan Wheal Buller (Redruth (Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 9 11 p 119 121 1 2p 1 2p 74 76 108 112 148 152 65 67 45 48 69 70 7i 8i 14 145 2 100 10.) 53 55 ISIONS. 52 54 100 101 id ip 4 44 7A SA 76 80 55 60 100 102 09i 1604 100 101 18} 193 85 87 57 60 58 55 50 55 45 60 40 15 , 37 41 24 26 l i 23 25 105 106 i li I) f 11 p 97f 984 91 93 15k 152- 5k 3 d 91 93 83 85 if Old 984 99k 89 t)1 85 87 8) 82 96i 97i 96 97 1 31 951 964 fT SECUR: 92 94 93 95 94 96 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 104 102 104 100 103 86 8 100 102 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 1 , 3 ICS 97 100 91 91 92 95 90 95 83 92 91 74 76 ,ITIES. 94 96 94 96 102 104 104 105 92i 3 II MINES. ti 7 5 7 425 445 I 12 11 7 8 1 di 74 3 31 20 21 20 22 , 1 2 33 1 35 3/ 31 4 6 31 41 2} IVI 35 45 2 4 i 1 1 1 1 3.2.0 1 18.18.9 1 35.15.6 i 20 25 325 875 1I 2 17j 22i 9 11 3 5 1 2 ! 6 7 671 724 105 115 EO 85 10 15 3 5 140 159 11 13 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 12; South Austrian and:Lombardo Venetian, 15} 15 West Flanders, 4/1 DOCKS. East and West India. 129} BANKS, Alliance, lim.. 234 Asiatic Backing Corporation, new shares, 34 24 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 174 17 Consolidated Bank, Um., 54 4 a English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 18 Imperial Ottoman, 85 Land Mortgage Bank of India, litn., 3I London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 1im.,111 London and River Plate, 42 London and South African, 165 London and Westminster, 94 Merchant Bank, lim., 15 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 124 New South Wales, 44 Oriental Bank Corporation, 434 Union of Australia, 48 Union of London, 474 MISCELLANEOUS; A nglo-American Telegraph, 91 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gus., 3i 1 tierlin Water Works, lim.. 9} Credit Fonder and nobilier of England, 4 31 EgYptian Com. and Trading, lim., 3} leairb dm Engineering, 5 1 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., London Financial Association. lim., London General Omnibus Company, 11w , 31 klidras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto ll 18 National D is c oun t Company, 13 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of whioh 31:16 to pay, 51 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new. 60 Royal Mail Steam, 102 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada,:4i A LADY KILLED.—On Friday a fatal accident befel a lady at the village of Brimpton, near New bury. She was on a visit at the residence of Mr. Edwards, surgeon, of Kingsclere, Hants, and accompanied that gen tleman on a ride in his four-wheel carriage. Mr. Edwards called upon a patient, leaving the lady outside, when the horse took fright and started off. The lady was thrown out, and becoming entangled by some means in the rens, was dragged along the road for some distance. She was then carried into a house near, where she expired after an hour's acute suffering. TIIE EMPRESS'S VISIT TO AMIENS.—" A touching i ncident. (say s th e D e b uts), occurred on the occasion of tho visit of the Empress to the hospital at Amiens. A young nglishwoman, condemned to three months' imprisonment, had been recently carried to the cholera ward of that cat 3 tablish ment. Her reincarceration in prison might prove al, and the attention of her Majesty having been drawn to the case, she promised to intercede with the Emperor for the remission of her punishment." S ilver has been discovered on a farm near Green ill°, Augusta county, Virginia, and old miners pronounce the de ve lopments very rich. 3i 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8. 0 TflE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1866. Day. moderate at about the late decline in prices. Last week's import was about 1 0 ,000 bales. Current prices of English wool per lb. s d ed Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 41 1 51 Half-bred do 1 6 1 7 Kent fleeces South Down owes and we:hers 1 4 1 5 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing .....r.... 1 3 1 91 WRIGHT'S TELEGRAMS. TALLOW. P.Y.C. is steady to-day, at 443 Gd to 45s per cwt on the spot. Town tallow is selling at 44s net cash. Particulars. 1863. 1861. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 39,437 42,334 31,866 27,075 Price of Y.C. —s Od --s Od —s Od 46s Od Delivery last week....., 933 1211 1,623 896 Ditto from June 1...... 4,763 5,793 7,414 7,585 Arrival last week Ditto fr( in June 1 6,156 1,106 6,797 6,335 Price of Town LAW INTELLIGENU—This Day. COURT OE' COMMON PLEAS. (Bejoro Mr. Justice Smith and a Common Jury.) PT.IRSELL V. AIDEN. This was an action of detenu, in which the plaintiff sought to recover the value of certain property which the defendant, who pleaded not guilty, detained. Mr. Saltis was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beasley for the defendant. The case for the plaintiff was flat he had formerly been a confectioner in &gent-street, but retired from that busi ness, and a pier -glass, dining-table, and other articles of fur niture, wore removed to the house of defendant's husband, who had a sale room in the City-road, and had been on intimate terms with the plaintiff. It was arranged that for such of the articles as Mr. Alien sold he was to receive a commission. Mr. Alden died, and the articles in question were taken to the Dover public-house, Hurston, which was kept by the defendant. Tho defendant was examined, and said that her husband stated in her presence that he raid the plaintiff £5 for it, and that although the latter valued it at £2O, when offered for sale the highest bidding for it was £2 10s. She had not seen the money paid, and it appeared that her husband kept his a.ccoutts in so singular a manner as to throw no light on the transaction. The plaintiff abandoned his 'Maim for any other pro perty but the glass, and the jury found a verdict for him of £lO. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. The sittings of the Central Criminal Court wero resumed to-day. The calendar presents a marked and most favourable contrast to that of last session. At the present session there are only 70 prisoners for trial, 58 males and 12 females ; and there is only one charge of wilful murder, that of a woman named Margaret Baker, who is charged with the murder of her illegitimate child, and which will, in all probability, result in a conviction for concealment of birth only. There is, besides, the case of Patrick Hem ington, for killing his son-in-law in Rosemary-lane, who will be indicted, probably, for murder, but who, by the coroner's jury, is only charged with the lesser offence of man slaughter. In addition to these cases the only serious ones are the charge against a young woman named Margaret Murphy, of having thrown a quantity of vitriol on a man who had seduced and grossly ill-used her ; and a charge against a married woman named Jane Cushion of having at tempted in the first instance tiedhd to murder o wn iu the her bed, husband, while u h s a l v e e i np to prevent him from making any resistance. There is also a very curious case who is charged with ; an a , nd it appears that the attemptingo f a young t w o o m m u a r n d e n r a her med I L no o i n h g e n: diabolical act was committed under the extraordinary delusion that her mother was a groat enemy to her, and had endeavoured to injure her in a variety of ways, and that she was, therefore, justified in endeavouring to destroy her for her own protection. The prisoner ap pears to be perfectly sane and sensible upon every other subject; but it seems that she still entertains the extra ordinary delusion above mentioned, and nothing that can be said to her appears to have any effect iu satisfying her of the utter groundlessness of the feeling that she enter tains. Under these circumstances the prisoner will probably be acquitted on the ground of insanity, and she will then be detained in custody until her delusion has passed away, and no apprehension entertained that she will repeat the act. The Recorder having charged the grand jury, the trial of prisoners shortly afterwards commenced. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SErt,—According to promise, I beg to enclose you the letter I have received from the Secretary of the United Kingdom Telegraph Company. The racing public will thus see that Windham being third (instead of Rod Earl) for the Northumberland Plate was no fault of either my servants or myself.—l remain, sir, yours, &T., 16, York-street, London, July G. WILLIAM WRIGIIT. Copy of a letter from the United Kingdom Telegraph Company. " 237, Gresham House, July 6. " Sir,—l have mado strict inquiry into the matter of your complaint as to an error in your message of th e 27 th ult., from the Newmarket race-course, giving the result of the Northumberland Plato, and I find that in the hurry of business our clerk transcribed from the Morse band the wrong name for the third horse. I very much regret the occurrence and the annoyance you have been caused. The clerk in fault has been punished, and I hope that it will bo the means of preventing a recurrence. I would call your attention to the fact that, notwithstanding the very large amount of telegrams which we have trans mitted on your account, an error has not been brought home :to our employes for a very long time.—Yours re spectfully, (Signed) " W. ANDREWS, Secretary and Manager. " W. Wright, Esq." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, LONDON', July 9.—Wind this day 'at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate brueze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PLYMOUTH, July B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Princess Royal, from Quebec. TORBAY, July 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Caradoe, from Troon for Demerara. FALMOUTH, July 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Conrad, from Rangoon. PENZANCE, July G.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Prince Albert, from Quebec, leaky, having experienced very heavy weather. CLYDE, July 6.—Wind N.W.—Sailed— Queen, for liar both- Grace. GnAvEszxn, Saturday Morning. Arrived, July 6—Channel Queen, from Mangalore. Arrived, July 7—Alice, Prince Albert, and Young Love, from Guernsey; Success, from Dunkirk; Baltic, from Trois Pastoles ; Pleiades, from Gefle ; Harrowby, from Hobart Town. Sailed, July 6—Marchioness of Londonderry, for Cal. cutta ; Clorowine, for Cape of Good Hope ; Sydney Hall screw steamer, and Maria Pia, steamer, for Lisbon. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed in tow—Baltic, from Trois Pastoles, for London. _ _ _ Passed, July 6—Bury St. Edmund's for Mauritius ; St. Mary E. Royland, for Marseilles ; Kolka, for Cardiff ; Ballarat, for Port Phillip ; Medway, screw steamer, for Newfoundland ; Maria Pia, screw steamer, for Lisbon —all from London ; Queen of the Abe, from Shields, for Hong kong; Endra, from Sunderland, for Cochin; Royal Family, ship, Monsoon, ship, from London, for the west ; Abel of Beaumaris, Station of Jersey, Amy of Ipswich, Grocer o Exeter, Sarah, and Laura Williams of Carnarvon—all from the north, for the west. The Speculator, from Shields to Malta, got into collision off Dover early this morning with a French brig, and sus tained considerable damage, and have proceeded to Rams gate in tow to repair damages. Sailed—The whole of the outward bound to the wesi ward, excepting the Princess, for Valparaiso. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived July B.—Soeblomsten, from Sundswall ; Effort, from Soggendahl ; Garibaldi, from Pan Sand; Jessie and Wave, from Guernsey ; Mary Ann, from Fayal ; Eagle, from Saffi ; Dania, from Ystadt ; Annie Grant, from Nassau ; Thop, from Anelam ; Strathsborg, from Droback; Jantge, from Holmstadt ; Unite, from Dunkirk; Matilda, from Riga. Arrived, July 9.—Columbine, from Nassau; Maori, from Auckland ; Kerstino Maria, from Struer ; Sultana Reind, from Mogadore ; Norden, from Quebec; Cornelia Anna Christina, from Oporto ; Main, from Quebec ; Atlantic, from Dantsic ; Haladen, from Krageroel ; Furet and Napoleon, from Gravelines ; Queen Victoria, from Guernsey; Albordina Fohelina, from Rostock; C. H Knitschy, from Batavia. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed.—Mognoli, from St. Laurence, for Cardiff. Ancliored.—Nordykin, from London, for Cardiff. MORE ALARMING FIRES (MONDAY.)—Between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock this morning a fire that at ono time threatened to be attended with a great loss of life, took place in the bakery belonging to Mr. S. Porter, No. 11, Bowling-green-lane, Clerkenwell. Tho discovery was made by a person named Howe, residing at 23, Northampton-row, Clerkenwell. He at once gave the necessary alarm, and sent off for proper assistance. In the course of a few minutes conductors Greathead, Renby, and John Shaw attended with the Royal Society's escapes, followed by several land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., and manual power ones of tho metropolitan brigade. Conductor Greathead having been informed that several persons were in the burning house entered it, but the inmates had all effected their escape from the back of the house. The conductor, therefore, went to work, and with the aid of the firemen he managed to get the flames extinguished, but not until the shop and con tents were severely burned. The origin of the fire is un known. A fire happened on Saturday night in the im mense range of premises belonging to Messrs. Heal and Son, the well-known furnishers and upholders. The fire originated in that portion of the property situated in Frances-street, Tottenham-court-road. Conductor Rum mings promptly arrived with the Royal Society's escape, and he succeeded in extinguishing tho fire before the arrival of the Metropolitan Brigade. This fire was caused by a leakage of the gas, which might have been found out in time had the patent whistler boon attached to the fittings. Fortunately the damage is so slight that the business will not in the least degree be retarded. DEATH OF TIM EARL OF LANESBOROUGH.—We have to record the death of the Earl of Lanes borough, who expired at half-past four on Saturday after noon at his residence in Stanhope-street, Park-lane, after a shoat illness. Since Wednesday last the earl had boon sinking. The late George John Danvers Butler Danvers, Earl o' Lanesborough, Viscount Lanesborou,gb, and Baron of Newtown-Butler, county Fermanagh, in the peerage of Ireland, of which the earl was a representative peer, was the only issue of the Hon. Augustus Richard Butler- Dawkins, by his first marriage with Mary, daughter and heir of Sir John Danvers, Bart. He was born 6th Decem ber, 1794, and married, first, 29th August, 1815, Frances Arabella, third daughter of the late Colonel Stephen, F. W. Fremantle ; and, secondly, 24th November, 1851, Frederica Emma, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Charles Bishop, and widow of Sir Richard Hunter, of Dulany House, Sussex. The deceased earl succeeded to the family honours on the demise of his cousin, Brinsley Butler, fourth earl, 16th June, 1847. The deceased nobleman was a Conservative in politics. He is succeeded by his nephew, Lieut. John Vansitatt Danvers, R.N., eldest son of the Hon. Charles Augustus Butler Danvers, of the Madras Artillery. The present peer was born 18th April, 1839. THE LATE PRINCE DE CoNDE.--The Worcester shire tenantry of the estate of his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumalo have just adopted an address of condo lence to him on the death of the Prince do Conde. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Evesham has also been held, at which a similar address was voted. MR. BEECHER ON QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.— Mr. Henry Ward Beecher, on the 10th ult., preached on the precept of St. Paul, " Overcome evil with good." After a searching analysis of the whole passage, ho re marked—" I hear men say, Aha! it's their turn now. Let us be quiet, and allow the Fenians to return to them some of their St. Albans courtesies. I'd just like to see a town or so burnt, a bank or so robbed, just to let them know how good it is.' Now, this is all wrong. I will not deny that my ' natural man' was delicately and quietly tickled at first by a mischievous sense of poetic justice, but it was only for a moment. True, the Cana dians did act most unfairly, and the mother country most wickedly, towards us when in our dire distress ; but, if wo take like opportunities to show the same spirit, in what is republicanism greater or better than despotism ? I want to heap coals of fire on their heads by showing the grand spectacle of a Christian nation actuated by Christian prin ciples. If England is involved in war, I don't want to see a single ship go out of our ports to destroy her commerce, and over the Canadian border I do not want a single cot tage harmed. I want them to fool their evil overcome by our good. The way to live in peace is to bo bettor than your enemy—in his opinion, not yours." After enlarging somewhat on this point, Mr. Beecher paused, and looking around; with a humorous glance, continued :—" I don't know whether I'd better make any further application of this principle or not. I consider the doctrines brought forward in the House of Representatives by Mr. Stevens —though followed in their entirety, thank God ! by very few—to be doctrines of Belial, loading to destruction. The North had a chance to show grace, and love, and magnani mity. How I longed to see it! Both Congress and the President should have been pressed to Union. I had hoped to see tho North showing her superiority in Christian nobleness and generous forgiveness. But I have been disappointed. It has not been done. Youocautnanndo more change rebels to loyal men by casting turning them away than you can convert the wicked by em and tho building up a wall of separation between good—shutting them out from them.tho very influence that 'lf thine enemy should bo brought to bear upon hunger, feed him ; if he thirsts, g ive him drink, for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. Be not with overcome of evil, but ove rcome evil good.' There, go; vote that. You have been talking it long enough; do it. You bave op praying it long enough ; try it." Po MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were much less active for wheat, and prices declined to the extent of ls. to 2s. per quarter. For all descriptions of spring corn the demand ruled inactive, at barely rate rates. In flour a very moderato business was transacted, on rather easier terms. On the Continent the wheat trade is quieter, at drooping prices. For spring corn the demand rules inactive, at hardly late quotations. At New York the trade for wheat and flour is far from active. Small supplies of English grain, &c., were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad consisted of 24,245 qrs. of wheat, 9,075 barley, 12 malt, 46,292 oats, 2,415 ryo, 6,731 peas, 5,914 linseed, 12,757 rapeseed, 17,370 maize, 395 sacks of seeds; 258 sacks and 15 barrels of flour. A very moderato business was transacted in all descrip tions of seed. As compared with Monday last no material changes took place in prices. There was a fair demand for cakes at last week's cur• rency. . Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat was very moderato, but the condition of the produce was good. The trade for all descriptions was in a most inactive state, millers showing no disposition to make purchases either in red or white qualities. In prices a further decline took place, and tho quotations are now 48 per quarter beneath the late highest point. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The demand for all qualities was very inactive, and a further decline of is to 2s per quarter took place in prices. _ _ _ Floating cargoes of grain are dull, and lower in value. Spring corn ruled inactive, at barely late rates. The supply of English barley on sale was small, of flour moderate. The barley trade was dull, at barely rate rates. Malt was in slow request, at late currencies. With oats the market was moderately supplied. The demand for all qualities ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Beans were a short supply, and the trade was dull on rather easier terms. Peases moved off slowly, and the quotations were rather lower. Flour changed hands to a very moderate extent at droop ing currencies. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 42s to 488 Do., old Do., white, old 6os 62$ Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, rod, old —s —s Do., new -s Talavera Rye— -flarley—Grinding Malting 36s 43s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier G6s 67 s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 28s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 22s 27s Cork, white -24 s 29s Scotch, Feeding 22s 27s Beans—Tick Pigeons ..... 46s 50s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk B4s 36s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 2Bs 32s French, per sack 24s 378 METROPOLITAN CA.TTLE. There was a large supply of foreign stock on offer here to-day. Tho beasts from France came to hand in excel lent condition. Those from Tonning, however, wore very middling. Sales were rather difficult at full prices. The arrivals of boasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were on the increase, but their general quality was only middling. The receipts from Ireland and Scot land were trifling. Good and prime moved off steadily at full quotations. Otherwise, the trade was very inactive, at barely late rates. Tho best Scots and crosses realised 5s 8d to bs 10d, in some instances, Gs per Blbs. The Lin colnshire seasofl has now fairly commenced. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 800 Scots, short-horns and crosses; from Lin colnshire and other parts of England, 1,200 various breeds ; from Scotland, 35 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 50 oxen, &c. The show of English sheep was only moderate—of foreign extensive. Good . and prime Downs and half breds were in steady request at full prices. Inferior sheep were a slow inquiry at late rates. The general top figure was Gs; but, in some instances, 65.4 d per 81bs was obtained for prime Downs. There was a good demand for lambs at full prices—viz., from Gs 3d to 8s per 81bs. The supply was rather limited. Calves met a dull inquiry on former terms, from 4s 4d to 5s 6d per 81bs. This number was rather extensive. The pork trade was in a sluggish state at about last week's currency. Per 81b to sink the offal. ds d e ds d Crse. tic inf. beasts... 3 10 4 4 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 2 5 S Second quality do —4 6 5 0 Prime S'thdown do 5 0 6 U Prime large oxen ..5 4 5 6 Large coarse a z Prime Scuts, 85 10 Prime small do 5 4 5 6 Crse. and Int sheep. 3 8 4 2 L arge h ogs ...4 0 4 6 Small porkers Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 4 8 5 0 Lamb....6s 8d to 8s 4d. - Suckling calves, 20s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s ) 33s each. _ _ Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 4,440 Beasts 2,960 Cows Sheep and lambs 32,020 Sheep and I imbs 15,250 Calves 512 Calves... 527 Pigs . ..... 450 Pigs 75 Tho total imports of foreign stock into London, last week. amounted to 14,754 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, wo received 17,053 ; in 1864, 10,250 ; in 1863, 14,133 ; in 1862, 7,977 ; in :1861, 10,082 ; and in 1860, 12,239. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs A.arhuus.. ...... 92 1075 ... 532 ... 199 11 Antwerp 13oulogne 446 BG9 69 30 ... 13 Bremen ... 123 314 574 ... 7 Tronville 6l Cadiz --- Calais Dunkirk Caen 924 Christiana Dieppe. Hamburg 413 ... 3468 42 172 Tonning 493 653 ...1051 1 ... Ostend 9B ... 77 ... 145 ... Vigo Rotterdam ... .... se• 11 ... ... ''''''. ... ... 117 ... - ~, - - 192 ...--. ••• Total .......2,511 7,680 ... 2,157 1,000 405 • Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1865 3445 9,414 ... 2292 976 ... 9 26 1864 1247 6197 1281 710 ... 815 1863 1630 ... 8760 ~. 1955 1042 ... 746 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, July 10, 1865, and this day, Monday, July 9, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink tho offal. July' 10, 1865. July 9, 1866. s d s d od s d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 0 310 to 4 4 Second quality do. . 4 2 4 8 4 6 5 0 Prime large oxen 4lO 5 0 5 2 5 6 Primo Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality 60.1 4 8 5 4 4 4 5 0 Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 510 6 0 Lambs Largo coarse calves 4 2 4 8 4 4 5 2 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 8 5 0 Boasts 5,020 3,620 Shoop and lambs 27,380 24,730 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, July 11, 1864.—Beasts, 5,260 — sheep and lambs, 26,890—calves, 370—pigs, 410. July 13, 1863—Boasts, 4,7 so—sheep and lambs, 22,340 —calves, 466—pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENRALL. These markets aro scantily supplied with each kind of moat. The trade is inactive ; nevertheless, prices aro fairly supported. Per 81b by the earoase. (I s d Inferior beef 3 10 4 0 Middling do. 4 0 4 6 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Veal 4 0 4 4I Lamb, 6s 0, ad B d Inferior mutton..• 3 6 4 4 Middling mutton 4 a 5 6 Prime do 5 8 5 10 Large pork 4 0 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 5 0 Id to 7a 23. BOROUGH. HOP. 'ilio plantation accounts aro moro satisfactory. The amount of business passing in our markets is very mode rate at about late prices. Last week's imports were 25 bales from Antwerp, 6 Boulogne, 92 Hamburg, 10 Holland, Mid and East Keats Bos to 190 s per cwt Weald of Keuts Bos to 120 s per cwt Sussex.,.,: Bos to 112 s per cwt 1861's Olds BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes on sale are moderate. The demand for most qualities rules steady at about late prices. Last week's imports were 25 bales from Antworp, 6 Bou logne, 92 Hamburg, 10 Holland. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. Yorkshire do Bos to 120 s I, „ Flukes 150 s to 180 s „ Rocks 50s to 90s /7 7 Spanish new lls to 16 s per ' owt Jersey and other kinds lls to 15s ' WOOL. The hope of approaching peace On , 1. 410 continent has pro duced more firmness in tho In.arket for wool. The amount of business doing h tiic Market, however, ks very 31! 21 11 13 i 52 11 211 1 11EI 924 58f 8k 9 86 5 126 } 1091 701 106* 35 1 - i 70 691 MAR: CAPTURE OF AN OLD COINER. Benjamin Morlock and Bridget Mortlock were indicted for having in their possession a largo quantity of material for the making counterfeit coin, and a great quantity of the manufactured article. From the evidenco it appeared that the prisoners resided at No. 3, Queen-street, Queen's-road, Camberwell, and the police receiving information the prisoners were manufac turers of counteifcit coin, matters were arranged to effect their capture. The doors of the house were strongly barred, but when the police eventually 10va.,,,a0 hutl oak.puti. On the promises wore found a number of plaister of Paris moulds, ladles, pewter, electrotyping chemicals, and base coin in various stages of manufacture. The prisoners were wfterwards captured, but the male prisoner said the female was his wife, and that she had acted entirely in the matter under his direction. It was also proved that the woman had been known as Mrs. Mallock for the last five years. The jury acquitted the woman, but found the male pri soner Guilty. Brennan, the officer attached to the Mint, said the pri soner was a most notorious coiner, and had been so for years. Many attempts bad been made to effect his cap ture, but up to the present time he had managed to escape. Tho prisoner was what might be called a wholesale dealer in base coin, and had carried on the business for a long time. His arrangements for the purpose were very complete, and his mode of operation was very suc cessful, because he always took precautions to ascertain whether ho was watched or not before he entered his residence. The Recorder told the prisoner ho doubtless had been the cause of misery to many persons, and therefore ho should sentence him to five years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. AIA RLBOROUGH-STREET. BURGLARY.—John llenderson, alias Yates, and Robert Wilson, alias Cormack, were charged before Mr. Knox with feloniously breaking and entering the promises of Mr. Edward James Smith, dentist, of 15, Great Castle street, Regent-street, and stealing five gold plates and 37 ounces of gold, silver, plating, and other property, of the value of £54. The prosecutor said —Last Friday night, about half-past eleven o'clock, I went to bed, leaving the workroom quite safe. On coming down the next morning about half-past nine I was informed by my apprentice that ho had found the workroom window open. I found the place in con fusion, and missed a large quantity of property of different kinds, of the value of about £6O. The whole of the articles produced by the police belong to me. After some further evidence, Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners. THAMES. SEVERE PUNISIMENT FOIL A KICK.—CAUTION.—AIfred Woolf°, a tall young man with his right arm in a string, was brought before Mr. Paget with being drunk, dis orderly, making a disturbance at the house of Mrs. Cal man, No. 61, White Horse-street, Stepney. Tho prisoner's mother formerly lived with him, and in consequence of his bad conduct she loft him and hired an apartment in the house of Mrs. Colman, who was parti cularly requested to deny that the prisoner's mother was there when her son called. Re did visit the house several times and demanded Some property of trifling value. He was there on Saturday night, and on being refused admis sion to the house ho made a great disturbance and threat ened to rip up Mrs. Cadman with a knife. He forced his way into the house and did considerable damage. He throatenod his mother, and was removed by police-con stable Payne, 401 K. The prisoner attempted to kick the policeman on the lower part of his person, and would have succeeded if he had not stooped and retreated. He caught the blow on the thigh just above the knee. The prisoner said he had fallen from the mast-bead of a ship and injured his arm. lie could not have hurt the policeman because he wore carpet slippers. Mr. Paget did not carp about that. He was of opinion that the interference of the police constable was quite jus tifiable, and he should in this case adhere to a rule he had laid down, to punish with as much severity as the law al lowod him, or to commit for trial, any person kicking a police-constable. Ho sentenced the prisoner to be impri soned for two months and kept to bard labour. Wno's YOUR DOCTOR ?-31.0RISON'S PILLS - - A CURIOUS SCIENTIFIC FACT.—Had the people in Paris been able to hear Queen Victoria deliver her speech upon the opening of Parliament they could not have received it as soon as they did by telegraph. Sound moves at the velocity of three hundred and thirty-three yards a second, consequently it would have taken twenty one minutes to go from London to Paris—in other words, if the Queen had said "My Lords," at London at two o'clock, at two hours and twenty-ono minutes the acute eared Parisians would have heard these two words. The whole royal speech was sent to Paris by the electric tele graft in ten minutes ; consequently electricity outstripped P:peech eleven minutes,—From Baltimore Weekly Commer cial. CRYSTAL PALACE, FIVE SHILLING DAY, Saturday, July 7.—Admissions on payment, 11,645; ditto by season tickets, 11,063—total visitors, 22,708. DUBLIN EXIIIBITION PALACE.—The great attrac tion hero at the:present momeut is Mi. Levy, the celebrated cornet player. This porf ormer every evening calls forth the most enthusiastic Applause. The Atlantic Telegraph Cable, A correspondent of the Skipping and Mercantile Gazette writes as follows : In a late number of your paper, touching the Atlantic cable enterprise, appears the following remarks : " The company, it is said, are so bound to cer tain electricians, patentees, and manufacturers, that they cannot take up any new inventions, al though the existence of the scheme should be staked on inefficient machinery." As this remark has been incidentally connected with my name in reference to your notice, in November last, of a cable paying-out governor of my invention, and appears to have given some offence, I take this opportunity of denying that it emanated from me. I never had an interview personally with the managing directors upon the subject. I suppose the com pany rely upon the ability of " practical" men of their own selection; and although the latter may not be very apt in departing from practical usages to favour novel circumstances, the adoption of any of the great majority of the schemes of me chanical adventurers would probably afford no im provement. I take the liberty, however, to express my opinions upon mechanical matters of public inte rest, and confess that I agree with you as to the in efficiency of the machinery hitherto used for pay ing out the cable. I have from the first contended, in private discussions and through public prints, the want of mechanism possessing differential prin ciples of action, working in a long range, and plans of this description were shown to the leading engi neers of the company when preparing for the first expedition in 1857. But it never occurred to me, i n giving ventilation to these views, that it was with any disposition " to wilfully argue from wron premises ;" and I do not believe th a t " all theg assertions as to strain and injury to the cable from the paying-out gear"—made and admitted in dis cussion company's common-sense own cussion by the great numbers of t peo doi ple ng understood who, s itnowapthepears from case best—had any connection with " malice." Although the want of " marine governors" for preventing the loss of steam-power and damage to machinery in rough seas was stoutly denied (and these are contingencies identical with those affecting the cable) by nearly all practical engineers, from the chiefs of the different naval powers throughout the profession, I don't think any one suspected that I was disposed " to wilfully argue from wrong premises." If they did, they have set a good example in wholly reforming and patronising a good thing liberally. But the signs of the times are now changing with the " Atlantic Telegraph Company ;" and their persistent, though mistaken, notions as to the applicability of their " paying-out gear" as hitherto used, are resolving themselves into reasonable modification, and the " differential principle" is to be applied. You will, therefore, be pleased to learn, if you have not already done so, that the mischievous contrivances for paying-out the cable, notwithstanding they have been so re peatedly lauded for "perfection" in principle, and " working so well," are to be essentially improved upon ; and I think that now we should not only have all evil imputations withdrawn from us, but, in fair play,-the concession of a right to " crow." _ _ I have seen a letter from Captain Anderson, written within a few days past, in which he states that they have introduced " a new method of ap pliances, whereby at no time and under no condi tions could a greater strain come upon the cable than was desired." Though the introduction of this " new method" may conflict somewhat with the denial of any strain on the cable by the old " paying-out gear," its principles, if properly described—and which is what I have always claimed to be required—may suffice to save them. At any rate, with the advantages of the great ship, which alone afford a chance of success in moderate weather, we may now look for the consummation of the great enterprise, which capitalists have supported with unprecedented courage, and which has taken the persevering pro jector (Mr. C. W. Field) across the Atlantic, with anxiety and suspense, more than thirty times,, and may they all be richly rewarded, both in money and public acknowledgment. THE ROAD MURDER.—The action for damages brought by Mr. and Mrs. Kent against the Edinburgh Daily Review has been withdrawn, the proprietors of the news paper having consented to pay the sum of £350 in name of damages, in addition to the publication of a retraction and apology. Tho article containing the remarks complained o f w as published on the 27th of July, 1865, and contained statements regarding Mrs. Rent's position in life before her marriage, and her treatment of Constance Kent, and also made reflections on Mr. Kent's proceedings during the in vestigations preceding the confession and trial of his daughter. The action was sot down for trial before a jury at Edinburgh on the 22d of May, but when the court met that day the trial was postponed, pending negotiations for a settlement. The Daily Review of Friday contains the fol lowing statement :—" In consequence of this article an action was raised in the Court of Session in Scotland by Mr. and Mrs. Kent against the proprietors of the Daily Review for libel, which led the proprietors of the Review to institute minute inquiries into the truth of the statements contained in that article. The result of these inquiries was to show that these statements were not true, and that the conductors of the Daily Review had been misled by false information. Defences were immediately lodged to the summons, in which the statements were retracted and a full apology made to Mr. and Mrs. Kent ; and the pro prietors of the Review now take the opportunity of giving the same publicity to the apology as was given to the article in question, and at the same time express their re gret that much pain must have been caused to Mr. and Mrs. Kent by the publication of these statements." THE GATESIIEAD MURDER.-- oti Friday Cuth bert Carr, a person to appearance of weak intellect, was brought before the Gateshead borough magistrates, on remand, charged on Ns own confession with the wilful murder of Sarah Melvin, a child of seven years of age, at Carr's-hill, on the 13th April. The depositions of the wit nesses who found the body of the child, and of the parents, and medical gentlemen were read over and signed, the facts spoken to being precisely those already reported in Th e Sun. The prisoner said ho did not deny anything that he had confessed to Chief-constable Elliott, and ho was committed to take his trial at the Durham Assizes upon a charge of wilful murder. TEMPERATURE.--In a paper addressed to the French Academy of Sciences, MM. Becquerel, father and son, examine the influence of forests on the temperature of the ambient air. They sometimes act as frigorific causes, and sometimes in the contrary sense. In the former case they deprive the soil of solar radiation when composed of siliceous or calcareous sand, which acquires great heat under the influence of that radiation, and preserves its temperature for a length of time. Forests are also cooled by the effect of nocturnal radiation, and at the same time cool the atmosphere ; and lastly, they produce cold by the cutaneous perspiration of the leaves. On the other hand they warm the ambient air by the great power of absorption possessed by the leaves ; and when the trees have lost their foliage, the branches perform the same office, though in a smaller degree, by means of their green parts. These results have been confirmed in America by Humboldt, Boussingault, and others ; it re mained to be seen whether the same was the case in the western parts of Europe, the calorific condition of which is different from that of the other hemisphere. For this pur pose MM. Becquerel instituted experiments in five stations of the district of Montargis, in the department of the Loiret, taking readings of the thermometer in the midst of the forests, near and at a distance from them ; and they have thus ascertained that, far from wood lands, the temperature is higher by about half ees deg b r u e e t than it is on their outskirts or under the tre es; minimum of the difference between the maximum anaby temperature has been found greateri Various ot 1.68 her green outside the forest than n ins ju i influence over the elements, however, exorcise p l e a r a r large : o h odeutos to of forestsNva tein temperature r district, tthhues'vlavrhi oaeatniuotenielsew'o.eaf water possesses a higher spe cificare less perceptible, temperature than land . Meadows, on the contrary, favour the productionr l o i f ab c l o e ld t , o fo b r o th in e ju y r e o u a ng byt sh efs o rt o o t sn s toi o va f et t l h hty e e vine are much iis m e adow thel a t t h e a s n t a elsewhere. nd grea andt is ni aa b e i n n () I p v i i n ll l; s soon 13 ' roe sgtra o le f r n en, e t h p e r o n d e u w eed ra . a A uv n e ; and a delicate neighbourhoodColo article starchoct with the new preparation is completely of the soes coloured—dyed wo should have said, but as it washes out, and the garment that was pink to-day may be green to morrow, and buff afterward, wo can hardly say " dyed." It is intended especially for those bright but treacherously coloured muslins that aro costly, wash out, and perplex their owners. If the pattern has been mauve, they only need the mauve starch ; if green, green starch ; and they can be rendered one even and pretty shade, thus becoming not only wearable again, but very stylish. A lump of gold, taken from the North Carolina gold mines, weighing five pounds, is on exhibition at Statesville, North Carolina. It is the largest lump found in tho State Pince 1828. SPORTING INTE, JP.00.... ILLIGENCE.—This Day‘ VICTORIA CLUB---TIIIS DAY.' GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 2 agst Special (taken) 10 to 1 agst Midia colt (taken) 100 to 10 agst Lucifer (taken) 100 to 10 agst La Fortune (taken) 100 to 8 agst Black Prince (taken) 100 to 8 agst Potomac (taken) 20 to 1 agst Surney (taken) 100 to 4 agst Camball (taken) 100 to 1 agst Miss Harriett (offered) GOODWOOD CUP. 5 to 4 on Gladiateur (taken) TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Termyn-strect, St. James's, LONDON,, MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member e Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (b 7, letter only) on all the princip a l races th roug h out the scJason, from upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-offic‘,) Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS a.s usual at starting prices ou the day of a raco at all the principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Prico Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their commissions, to any amount, to 100, Jormyn-streot." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE MANCHESTER MARKET. The Goodwood Stakes is the only future event whi‘ j i t appears to attract any speculation, and for that event The Special has a host of friends at half a point over his quoted price. A commission is evidently in the market to back Black Prince, 100 to 8 being freely taken. La Fortune continues firm at about the same odds. Lucifer has been, supported for a good deal of money during the last fe,w days, whilst Nu appears to have a very unhealthy app ear , ante. Below is a list of the latest betting : GOODWOOD STARES. 7to 2 agst The Special (taken) 7 to 1 agst Midia colt (oft) 100 to 8 agst Black Prince (taken freely) 100 to 8 agst Potomac (taken) 100 to 8 agst La Fortune (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Lucifer (taken) 100 to 7 agst Nu (off.) 100 to 6 agst Surnoy (taken) 100 to 6 agst Camball (taken 20 to 1 agst Bradamante (off.) DONCASTER RACES.—Wo understand that the raco com mittee, acting upon the suggestion of the Jockey Club, have intimated to the stewards of the Doncaster Races that it is their desire that nothing shouldin future bo deducted from the St. Leger and other stakes to which public money is not added.—Doncaster Gazette. The Duke of Beaufort's appointment as Master of th e Horse has given the greatest satisfaction, and it was generally supposed that the superior qualifications of the Earl of Coventry for the Mastership of the Buckhounds would not be overlooked ; no little surprise, therefore, has been caused by the selection of Lord Colville for the post. THE Cup.-Mr. R. Sutten has challenged for the Cup, with Elland, 4 yrs. It has to be run at the forthcoming Newmarket Houghton Meeting. The Marquis of Hastings is the present holder. THE QUEEN.—This filly, who was backed for the Oaks, was sold at Newmarket on Wednesday for 30 guineas. The following brood mares, with their foals, the property of Mr. J ackson, of Fairfield, if not previously disposed of, will be sold by auction at the York August Meeting—viz, Wish, Summerside, Abbess of Jerveaux, Witchcraft, Clap, net, and My Partner. ACIIIEVEMENT.--ThiS filly has won seven races in succes sion, the aggregate value being £6,052. Lord Lyon won as a two year old £4,385 ; Liddington, £4,375 ; Fille de l'Air, £2,935; Saccharometor, £3,210; and Old Calabar, £2,720. The above-mentioned were the highest winners at two years old in their respective years, so that the per formances of Achievement as a two year old, both as re gards the number of races and the amount won, are unpre cedented in the annals of the turf. The Duke of Hamilton has purchased Cortolvin for £BOO. Begum was claimed by Mr. Wakeley, after winning the £5O Plato at at Newmarket on Tuesday. All Mr. Padwick's horses, in training by Drewitt, are said to ho under offer to the Duke of Hamilton. Mr. Merry has engaged J. Grimshaw as his first jockey. 11. Covey, the well-known light weight, has entered into an engagement as first jockey to Count Batthyany, Mr. Savile having second claim ; and he will in future reside at Newmarket. M. Andre has sold the French three year old Czar, by West Australian out of Cossachia, to Major Fridoliu, for £1,600, and he has gone into C. Pratt's stable, at Chantilly. Baron Rothschild's two year old filly by North Lincoln out of Molly was claimed by Mr. W. Morris at Newmarket on Wednesday. Ratty, who ran in the same race, was claimed by Mr. Bevill. Dark Agnes and Poetess are struck out of their Ponte fract engagements. Mr. W. G. Craven has named his yearling colt by Young Melbourne out of Urania, Southern Cross. The Earl of Coventry, Lord Henry Bentinck, and Vis count Combermere are to be selected as judges of the hun ters at the great Birmingham Horse Show next week. Mat Dawson has made arrangements with a noble Duke to train for him, and will occupy Heath House, Newmar ket, in a few days. Mr. Cotton claimed the two year old filly by Vedette out of Present after winning on Tuesday, at Newmarket. H. Gray having served his apprenticeship to Mr. Goator is open to an engagement as jockey either in France or England. Lowest riding weight 7st 61b. . . Captain Coventry's colours are altered to red, blue sleeves, red cap ; Mr. F. Mitchell's aro green, amber cap ; and Mr. Gilbert Stirling's,:straw,'green sleeves, black cap. The Stewards' Cup, Nursery, and Chesterfield Cup, at Goodwood, close and name on Tuesday next. Lieutenant-Colonel Marshall and the officers of the 2d Life Guards had the honour of entertaining their Royal Highnesses tho Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Major Grey and the Hon. Eliot Yorke, at Hyde-park Barracks, on Saturday last. The following had the honour of being invited to meet their royal highnesses : —Count Gleichen, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duko of Sutherland, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Methuen, Hon. C. Carrington, M.P., Sir Edmund Filmer, Sir Hedworth Williamson, M.P., Liout-.Col. Fraser, 11th Hussars, Hon. 0. Montague, Mr. W. H. Dyke, M.P., and Mr. Andrew Cockerill. The whole of the officers were present to meet theirroyal highnesses. The regimental band, under Mr. Froehnert, performed during dinner, and the regimen tal "nigger" band, under Corporal-Major Woodhouse, per formed selections from the negro melodies afterwards. The Marquis of Hastings's horses were struck out of the Nottingham handicaps immediately after his lordship saw the weights. No little sensation was created at Newmarket this week by the making of an after-dinner match for ten thousand pounds a side, fire thousand forfeit—a younger son's fortune —between the highest priced yearling of the Middle Park sale one of the Stockwell's recently purchased in the Hooton lot, to run as two year olds. But still greatet sur prise was expressed when it became known that ono of tho contracting parties to the engagement was merely an "act ing manager," whose assumption of so gigantic a responsi bility in the absence of, and without consulting, his om noble rnen employer, has afforded ample scope for serious t a h m ea o r n cl gs t t ha t t he the hi l g ua h t e c r h havel,ooo c a s s i i n d e e e , 500 forfeit.—Sporting Gazette. chiracslesbooofiltahietZe'udrft.o rRES FOR 1866. 94 Winchester Spilsby Chesterfield .... 25 Southampton lluntingdou Caen ........................... 29 Goodwood UST. Hastings ...... 21 York August 2l Dover Plymouth Lichfield T unbridge 2B Yarmouth Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 29 Baden Baden , BER. Newmarket 2d October 8 1 lere ford lB Newmarket Houghton ... MBER. Monmouth Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall Lanark 2B 1 MBE R. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 IRISH RACING FIXTURES. JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. C arragh 4, 5, 6 OCTOBER. Ctumgh l6, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. AUGUST. Deauville.... 4, 5, 6 Lo Mans ..................... Rochefort 5 Laon l9, 20 Bourges... Valenciennes I Moul i ns Cherbourg .................. 19 I . RACING FIXTI JIJ. Pontofract .................. 9 Abingdon .................. 10 Reacting ..................... 12 Nottingliam ............... 17 Down Royal ............... 18 Knu tsford .................. 19 Stamford ..................... 19 Ra,dcliffe ..................... 23 AUG Doauvillo Ripon L o wer , Aßrightondßrightonri .. ." .;. . . . 1 . 1 . 1 .. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... ... 1: 29 0 4 ( Wolverhampton ..... 0rf0rd5t0ekt0 . n .. ......... . .. ........: :: : ::: 145 Lothians'l,y i.Northampton _Racing : : . ... .................... .:.. 1326 OCT' Cal. Hunt and Kelso 8 Bedf or d 4 SEPT] Warwick September 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brocon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond NOV Lincoln Liverpool he g, it. nd or tb, ral irst ne, 'pie MVP - Oa - ' L eif fold ina tb° P air• a re zits' ISSEI 100 tOO 100 tll 100 100 ME N 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 2.1.0 29i 2.14.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 100} 1001 1051 81 76 5j --