The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

Xol\ll-Y'ISIARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. the n umber of bill s k ept i n reserve in case of a reduction on Th urs d ay next in the official rate. The floatin g capital o f b ankers and brokers is abundant, b ut the quotation for the best short dated paper is not lower than 7i per cent. Gold, amo unt i ng to £107,000, was taken to the Ban k of England on Saturday afternoon. .Prom the manufacturing districts the advices re ceived during the week state, in consequence of the reduction in the Bank rate of discount, business generally has slightly improved. At Manchester cloths and yarns were in better demand at slightly elillaneed rates. Th e woo ll en tra d e of Leeds, Brad ford, and Huddersfield has shown symptoms of linProvereent owing to a demand for seasonable goods ; whil e at Lancaster and Nottingham a mo derate business has bee n t ransac t e d i n l ace an d Le •At Birmingham, Sh e ff ie ld, an d Wolver 'nlpton rather more enquiry has prevailed for goods) suitable to the Canadian and American bmarket ; for h ome requirements there continues to e a very languid demand. The dir ectors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining Co m p a ny (Limited) have received per Navarre the C ° wing report, dated Morro Velho, 17th July :-- 5,21 ace for June and Ist July, 52,076 oitavas from f ,47 1 tons stone • yield 9,820 oitavas per ton. Cost 4 ,1 °"-u ne, Z12,198' • profit for June, £7,866. Pro -.nee, 10 days of July, ' 13,714 oitavas ; yield, 7,841 in periton. No stopping during this divison the r icher parts of either Bahu or Cachoeira.i Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Beat er's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 09f sc. as -the English Stock M ar k e t h as been rather buoy y, and as the prospect of monetary affairs appears more favour a bl e, quotations for all descrip tions of securities beget greater firmness. Consols 4 e risen 4per cent., t o 884 for money, and to R BB l 4 for the acc oun t . The New Threes are 874 4 ; ed uced Annuities, 871 4; Exche quer Bill s , 4 s . to s' preen.. Bank of England Stock, 244 ; India tock, 210 211 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1034. q P(*e ign Stocks are mostly at enhanced pr i ces. t2reek Bonds have advanced 4, to 11 4; Italian 4, ; and Brazilian Scrip 14, to 24 11 dis. ; while and urkis h 5 per C en t s. have declined 4, to 264 ; (°l4 Mex ican New L oan 4, t o 114 124 ; M ex i can rem ained at 164 ; Spanish Passive, 194 and)the Certificates, 144 4. -LTA. alerican Secu r iti es h ave b een we ll supporte d . I pted States 5- 20 Bonds are 684 694 ; Erie shares, it ; and Illi no i s, 754 76. rati, llBin eas la the Railway Share Market has remained 44 ...Ler q u i..L . In some instances, however, there is ig", a dvance. Great Northern A Stock have im a„l:ed 15 a., and North` Western 15s. ; while Great b o "ero have declined 55., London, Chatham, and ~,/ fL e r 5 5., and Midland ss. 14"0 Foreign and P°t tatice Colonial lines, show no change of Ba nk terms an d Miscellaneous Sha r e s are d u ll . Char itti7 Aler cantile of I n di a, L on d on, and China have ti o v cl ved to 354 37 ; to 4 2. and Oriental Bank Corpora declined Anglo-America n T e l egrap h h ave e " to 4 11 2 1. . Credit Fo nc i er an d M o bili er o f 121-1 U.,1.8 " are at 8 34 dis. ; and London Fi nanc i a l at BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. De r •NT FUNDS. ent. Console 8814 a °' Ac NPOr Cent unt, A ug. 9 881 * k e vf 3 ,-, Reduced B7* 3f er C ent 871 4 .13% . I Per Cent. Jan. 1894 Il ilit' Per Cent. Jan. 1873 bO. for 30 Yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 b r3O r (h od ,Y eXP11:0 sth AprillBBs — 'ea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — tt ol March. Juno. b ecl o. ile r -t s, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — 4 5 pin Eaa £5OO Do 47; t ooa £loo_ and £2OO ...... 4 pni Ils-h4ce°lllit act St o ck, 81 per Cent 2ll 4 1 1'44 a - 01 7EnruKENT SECURITIES. '.L ° C I C, 10* per Cent., AprillB74 2ll 10 V0..1 P e r Cent. July, 1870 4 - 1 / 4 ). °P e r Cent., Oct. ' 1888 D ° . er tifteat 11 8 • 6 „e_ P aper 4 per , Cont Cont. Jan. 18/2 15 1 e Cent., May 1879 e-1301,:douAPer 411,1 Cent., Aug. 1873 per Cent., £l,OOO l7 -er X l ,000 . %Ai IP°ll XI GN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. VBtritt44l3lloPublic 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm end D u. :11 5 p or e per Gent, 1859 u LO r "et, 1852-58-60 b o. 1863 4. 4ee ennt 186 5 711 21 tlO5 B ond 72 * 'N o 'rip, x 65 . dia Do 4y re paid b .ElOO )3 8 6 Per Cent Otal 1. ) r ends gepeCrent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) be. 6 1 Po r Cent Cent toi 0 r Cent Nplibi a 4„.C7s - p a id __ I.). n S 6 p er '',Per Cent. - b i o eh 3 per Cent. 1)0 41 11 . 1 ) Per ; Cen t., 1 825 13 Pet:, 1864 — 0. 4 rincipaliti ee e'llut 3 3 or I) l . o 7u ottsoliciatod, 1 per Cent — t isional Land Warrant OR" " ie tred lan Per b o o ., Cent 4100 1 ,_ 14 n Issue . 0 0 D 0 -, 100 1 3 1864 834 5 • (.4 0 ,, e, ( Aids ... , ........ , o. tBO rinnent Railway Debentures h'!6 paid . die 1 3 ' 0 0 . nts., 1824-5, ex Coupons s • 'saet • ail Per Cent bo.Per Cent 1865 riiohr;„ ) 3 raniana Railway 4e_'e Per nnt Cent 161 1. h •L o 1864 lll it,!ltop id r uent. Anglo-French Vrish, 6 .Per Cont., £3O paid n e ,9 t a ,Ttnrial 5 per Cent W.,,arrants (Hectares) -- Ne,rjj-PeefrerCroodn.t e 0.4 5 per Cnut., ....... Account to a Per Cent: ......... .. 1,t)o Al Per t Per Cent 1862 Per per Cent., 18 53 .. . o,A Cnt., 1856, '7, ,62, 3, —IN ..................... Ip, p a p e r Cent., 1822, £St Per C ont. 1850 b 3 „ Cent. 1860 o 6 Per c o Per 1 1 , . 1859 q tra. Q . Pe r n e et. 1862 BBl 71 ellao Ace, 1864 tp lt ° : Ace, Per Cent b_a . t i 8 .nut Do '4.40 7ce-71v1Pteetf(je 1 ( 2 1 0 Pass vet ... rred _- 0 81ve L40,414.,31,mt,t1rat ; , , Ce rt. ............ Wk,4 4 s•e01 41 . °I COUP not funded ......... , 0, por•cw. k itt s 4 4 6 Per eent.'lB4. Perl )l 4o o iit Ce nt- 18 54 ... Nr . 79 0 6 . igc . 1) ~too n0t ........ .. A,,,,„,,een t . 186,, ,1)t, tw o ....... 00 6 ye_ r r 6 fl on ' t., ...... Azant., ' ° ° o , paid up Scrip — 1 1 :il o oN e l i ` tt er ., c on ....... .. 261 1) r , 4-etoids Per C ": 3.,, ran toed 1: jet. ...... .. t o. ' Ameoo d oetnt., 180 i 11 „Por 0 ........... "ivid eta, /8 64 Goos Par Cent. th , above payablein London. b'et Per con T• , Lx. 10 Florins %It: ° Ant. 23 L ...... 5 p R ent •a. ... 12 GO, ................ 57 Aceo.larticot 4 . . : 2 • • . • .......... eit3k,:l for ti • ....... ............. .... ................... 524 t Ace, o en eY .. TWO O'CLOCK. .......... ......... • ........... 88 4 1 la ti ~a LAE ...... . ...................".... 881 deterl4°o Sl.6q t will • dollof po d i. t . h at he Ira. winter in Rome r where, it nvi lle I be surrounded by a delightful 411,4 a '_ord aro -,.7,samong them Earl and Countess Lady Lau:4'4,4oyStanley of Ahlerley, Sir Itouu 4. mad others. pose 'of officers prising a of the pector- J. 0. colonel ie other I head- ;moral . of the barrack lonaary dents of Me re- Ipection c era at ) an in- ie com- ;quitted On the Major : estab- es, and brought general iion, his Duld the day re m-lines, men at ;arrison ers and that the t head- prrison ,n, 14th )ark for ,h Regi ,d-quar- ng duty 11 ranks, ae corps tma,nded mberiug and 650 arracks, route for ieved at Guards. dei- has g posted need to Ist bat )attalion he depot on-cora 3attaliou from the ppointed rTar. mday. owl with ring her dr. Salil. Park, at- Arthur, attended were also raterpark of Saxe ayejoule • d ton Castle, 1 31onday re bagged. 7 Brodick istoi and sidence in near Bury town to y to visit Park, nor .:ourt, iscountesO DMPa nie‘ a l ,V 0 arril re ire, for the a select Viscoupt 1 . Eons la Fro et, 001000 lead excel. have or, party Lc ;hooting Arcot Or Night.. Atlant, lG and lio k k, all°llv ,hree nev i Lond° ll new se s : the first one ( the nieCtUr e ) a t the h r ee O lt ,ble Dion rheL 4 , ll 7 ire t° Ps. is healt h zedia telY ; enter f Claud - engage 4 of 0 OA Derte("ll s steau le t uk a bol! Iborougli ' OO b °3 ' ;5 thai l a ia • 00 g i.s ` :sseng iti c* r . ost• r " r ?erse c : ded ene too; w iser 115° vo cia - a °CP 4 ed. T he ,' a of th e— th 3crtaille SHARE MA RKE T S.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. 'Bristol anu Exeter 'Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon. 'Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. /43. London, berip Certi. DO. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pi' S, and %V. of Ireland 'Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire .t Yorkshirtf Loudon and Blackwall Lon., Itrigh., & S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. MetrOp. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western' Man., Shet., & Lincoln' 3letropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. _ Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Midiand Do. £9 Share. Do, Birmia.. Lt Derby Itid Kent .... North British Do. Ed., Pth., & 131111 Nth. Eastern—Berwies Do. G.N •.I , ] purchsek Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. do. 18G5 """" North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern itaktes, Wok., & Wok raff Vale C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall b 8 • 90 124 126 35 95 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 111 113 27 28 6 7 119 21 1.4 j 27 9t 93 1,31 35 n 33 36 12O} ;201 81 " 88 19 2u il7 l!8 8.1 91 5.1 57 .27 128 2 3 1 10) 10i 89 91 tlB 119 1/ 2 i 8J 41 50 5! 2 2t 102 104 67 69 101 103 34 Sa 9 11 p 119 J2l 1 1 2p 1 2p 75 77 108 112 15U 114 73 76.; 45 47 64 65 74 84 14 115 2 3 ; 98 .Q 1 53 55 864 :81 61 1.1 I Paid./ Closing I Business Price. l deue. 24 6 5! 6 i2Si 9 121: I 81: 1271 'lll9l 19 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atlantic .t St. Lawrence I Born., Baroda, .t Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. P shares Buffalo &t Lake Huron Do. Preference B u f f. , Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & 6. E., lim Jape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 0 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d I'rtf. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gun. sp.c Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o Ut. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do , Treat Wes. of Canada Do. New .. • • Do. 6 p. c. Bd s. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do, pay. 1877-8.. ()Alan Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4a do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Ends. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. lll .C'da,6pc latpLbs Scinde . Do. Delhi Do do Do. Puniaub...• . Do.lndus St.Flot bra 63 55 93 100 id ip 4 4i 71 Si 76 80 60 65 100 102 9oi /Co} 94 101 20 22 85 87 55 58 48 52 50 65 45 50 40 45 35 33 24 25 24 20 105 106 1p 1 98 100 91 93 14f 141 5f 5 d 81 93 ' 83 65 II Op 97 Os 89 81 85 87 81 82 96 97 96 97 1} 1 95 96 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & DJ. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. AL July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1871 Do. Apl. & Oct . 1890-19% Do. do: 1880-9 , Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 18G8, 6 p Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. C, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1978 Do. 1882, May IS, Nov. 1 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 Fro., 1868 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C. 92 94 93 95 91 96 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 101 102 101 100 103 86 8) 100 IG2 lus 1 7 102' 104 103 105 101 (03 103 105 97 WO 90 02 90 92 00 95 83 85 92 94 73 75 sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c i. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,o ov. 6 p.c.Ja & July Do. do, .9 pril & Oct 94 94 90 93 102 101 BRITIS. Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake . East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L otey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (lieletob Grenville I lerod's Foot •••• Li ingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Vlwyndy Iron Ore, Btu New Se ton North Roskear au N.Wh'l Bassett(lllog North Wheal Crotty prosper United l'r,videnee ,UnyLelaut S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton ....... West Seton• ..... . Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men.. Wheal Seton ,Wheal Trelawney (Lis 103 105 5 6 6 7 380 400 I i 15 17 6 7 i I 2 3 di 74 3 31 19 20 if 18 2* 1* 2 30 3 3:, 4 t) 31 41 2} lid 35 43 2 4 t 1 20 25 325 375 31 a 17i 22h 9 11 3 5 1 2 6 7 61 67 105 115 80 85 10 15 3 5 :30 140 8 10 5Si 5.17.0 PKEFERELICK st 3 south Eastern (Reading Ar.ns., 41.0, LA.REN. •61 2 11 FORM GN ItAILWAYb. Great Luxembourg, 13} Ban Paulo, iimn., gua. 0 per cent., iti South Antiitrian agd:Lombardo Venetian, MI F 1) SIGN Atm les. Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, la St. John del Itey, lim., 47) 7 8 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 05 i BANKS. . ___ ----- Alliance, lira.. 21 Chartered Alm of India, London, and China, 351 7 Consolidated Bank. 11m., 5 -11 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 171 Hindustan, China, and Japan, 11m., 4 Imperial Ottoman, 81 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 31 London and Brazilian (lim.)l— new, 5} London Joint Stock, 421 National Bank, 681 • Oriental Bank Corporation, 45 it Union of Australia, 46 Union of London, 451 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 11/ Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent, gua. lira., 65 21 Berlin Water Works, lira., Ditto, new, 3 Credit roncler and Slobiller of England, 5 4/ Hudson's Bay, 16 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, Inn., Land Securities, 1 London Financial Association, Dm. 12 / -Panama, N. Zealand, and Australian B. Mal, lira., 71 Scottish Australian Investment, lira., 120 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lira., t; 2 AN IMPORTANT INVENTION IN THE WORKING OP IRON AND STEEL.—Two brothers, by the name of Laird, of Danville, Vermont, after twelve years of experi ment and toil, have invented a combination of minerals, to be inserted into steel, at a proper time, whereby the poorest quality of steel can be made into the finest edge tool in a few moments, and all flaws in steel can. be closed up, and burnt steel immediately restored to make the best of tools. For welding of iron or steel this preparation is far better than borax, and must entirely supersede it, as this preparation can be had for a ve►y small cost. Tools manufactured with this preparation will stand at a higher temper for any purpose, and will last twice as long as those manufactured by any other process. A patent has been granted for this invention, and tights aro being sold, the rights for most of the New England States being already disposed of. The counties of Suffolk and Essex kayo been purchased by George Woodman, 159 Milk street, who has also in his hands, for sale, other state and county rights of this patent, which is one of the most im portant granted by the Patent Office for years. A lump of gold is on exhibition at Statesville, North Carolina, Weighing five pounds. It was taken from a North Cdrolina gold mine. ,ITIES. ,~ TtE SUN, LONDON, IVIONDIY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1866. MARKETS.---This Day. 19,875 bales Cape of Good Hope. In the corresponding period in 1865 the total quantity arrived was 131,626 bales. Privately the English wool trade is firm, at late rates. Current prices of English wool per li d ). Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 71 Half-bred do 1 9 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing _5l a d 1 8 1 10 1 9 1 8 1 9 1 10 2 01 • TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day at about late rates. New P.Y.C. is quotod at 45s to 45s 3d ; and old, at 41s 6d per cwt. on the spot, Town tallow, 42s Gd not cash. Rough fat has advanced to 2s 34 per 81bs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 41,875 43,053 29,952 26,073 Price of Y.C. —s Od —s Od —s Od 45s 3d Delivery last week 941 996 2,496 1,387 Ditto from Juno 1 10,866 11,808 17,871 16,023 Arrival last week Ditto fr, in June 1 14,997 9,870 15,340 13,771 Price of Tuwn POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MA.RLDOROUGII-STREET. CHARGE OP DOG STEALING AND ASSULTING THE POLICE —Michael Lynch, a labouring man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a dog, and also with assaulting police constables Webb, 112 C . , and Hubbard, 105 E. Mr. E. Dillon Lee - is, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prisoner. Wm. Whitmore, a boy living at Hampshire Hog-yard, St. Giles's, stated that on the previous evening he was in the yard with a little sister playing with a dog belonging to his father, when the prisoner took the dog out of his sister's arms. He asked the 'prisoner to give it back, but instead of doing so he ran backwards and forwards, and struck him with his cap. Ho afterwards put the dog under his coat, and ran away, but he was stopped by a constable. In answer to Mr. Lewis the witness said the prisoner was not drunk, only half drunk. Another boy gave similar evidence. Binstead Webb, 112 0, said, that while in Oxford-street, the previous evening, he saw the prisoner running followed by about 50 persons, crying " Stop thief !" Ile caught hold of the prisoner, when, struggling to get away, they both fell. While on the ground, the prisoner took the dog from under his coat and threw it under the cab, seizing the witness by the throat so tightly that he was nearly choked. The prisoner struck hhn, tore his coat to pieces, was very violent, and it required six constables to get him to the station. The prisoner had been drinking, but was not drunk. C. Hubbard, 105 E, gave similar evidence, and said the prisoner struck him several times. Mr. Lewis said he could offer no defence for the assaults on the police, but he was instructed to say the prisoner merely took the dog to tease the children. Ti&a witnesses gave the prisoner a good character for honesty, and said that they were with the prisoner last night, who was drunk, and merely took the dog with the view of teasing and annoying the children. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed the taking of the dog was else, and he should not take more take that part i o s f c h t i h e e f t case an into th e i o n n g sidemtio u. As for the assault on the police that was a different matter. He knew there were some people who hated the police be cause they kept them in order when required, and the pri soner was evidently ono of those persons. He should commit the prisoner for 14 days for the first assault, and fine him 20s. and 14 days for the second. Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Company, MEETING THIS DAY. A meeting, convened by the liquidators appointed to wind up the affairs of the company (Messrs. Turquand and Harding) was held at the London Tavern to-day, to take the opinion of the shareholders respecting the call of £lO a share, which it was proposed to make. Several of the shareholders stated, in limine, that they disputed their liability to pay the call. Mr. OKEY (a shareholder) said that ho hold 25 shares on the faith of the prospectus, by which ho was guaranteed from all loss from the old company. Ho was quite wil ling to perform his portion of the contract, but would not admit that ho should suffer from the misdeeds of others. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALL said ho held 50 shares, on which ho paid £lO a share, and ho considered ho had been grossly swindled. (Hear, hear, and cries of "So have we all.") , . Mr. BROAD s..‘id that some information should have been given to the shareholders as to their actual condition, and he entered into a long statement, in the course of which he censured the conduct of the managers of the company. Some other shareholders also asked different other ques tions bearing on the affairs of the company. Mr. T tritcivAND, in reply to the shareholders, said that iu tho first place, with respect to the suspense' and gua rantee, the estates of the old company were taken as a guarantee to a considerable amount, and he regretted to say that there would be a deficiency perhaps of £700,000, but it was impossible to say to what amount it would reach, as it might not be realised for years. The estates in question were much less than they were originally. (3ries of " Shame.") The private property, given as a guarantee, had not produced the amount of the guarantee, and he reminded the shareholders that it would be most injurious to their interests to force an immediate sale in the present state of the money market. The suspense and guarantee account amounted to £3,000,000. With respect to their estates the owners gave their personal security and made their estates liable, but they were not precluded from selling their estates. A SHAREHOLDER—Then in fact we had received no se curity at all as far as these estates were concerned, and had no real guarantee. (Shame, shame.) Mr. T URQUAND — The liquidators considered that would be the best means they would adopt fort the benefit of the creditors, and they decided on getting the property entirely into their own hands and applying them in aid of the claims of the „company. A deed of inspection has accordingly boon prepared, and the liquidators wore ex officio the in spectors, and had entire control over the whole property. He was aware that some of the houses of the partners were occupied, hut they wore not living in luxury, as one of the shareholders had stated. The houses worn occupied, as it was considered desirable that they should be occupied until they were let profitably. (Oh, oh.) The bulk of the pro perty must bo realised for the benefit of the creditors, but nothing would be more injurious to those interests than to sell this property at the present time. Some of the part ners had handed over the balance at their bankers, and others gave the rents from their estates as they received them. A 'portion of Mr. Edward Gurney and Co.'s pro perty had been put up for sale, but there were no bidders. A SHAREHOLDER —Was it a bona fide sale. Mr. T URQUAND —He believed it was. The other part ners were ready to hand over every farthing they possessed. Ho believed that there had been a diminution of the pro perty of the partners by marriage settlements on their daughters, but that was previous to tho failure of the company. The question of fraud and other - matters which had been referred to by the shareholders were not a subject with which the liqui dators were called to deal. With respect to the property of the partners the title-deeds were in the Possession of the liquidators, and it could not bo sold without their consent. One large house had been let to a tenant, who paid a very high rent for it. All the bills and liabilities of the old com pany, at its formation, had been paid by the new company. Some discussion ensued as to the advisability of printing a list of the shareholders, but tho general feeling was ad verse to that proceeding. Tho proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the liquidators for the manner in which they discharged the duties of an office necessarily invidious. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, August 19.—Julius Ctesar, and Crescent, from Guernsey ; Unanimity, from Windau ; Star of the Ocean and Voyager, from Cronstadt ; Ansgar, from Mon real; Ane, Royal Charlie, and Petrellen, from Archangel; Zoo phite, from Riga; Christine Marie, from Husum ; Pollegie Voorzorg, from St. Petersburg; Übreka, from Montreal ; Doggerbot, from Holmsts.dt ; llaabet, from Malmo; Gras mere, from St. John's. Arrived, Aug. 20. —Shakspere, from Quebec; Katriue de Boern, from Groningen ; Florist and Codan, both from Cronsta,dt ; Hoppet, from Memel ; Eliza Blaxland, from Guernsey ; Dolphin, steamer, from Antwerp ; Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam; August and Magnet, both from Archangel ; Auda, from Hudickswall. DEAL, Monday Morning.. Passed.--Advance, frbm London, for Quebec. DEATH OF THE'STERMOTHER OF MISS CONSTANCE KENT.—The stepmother of Miss Constance Kent, who was found guilty of the Road murder, died at Lllangollen, on Friday last. M. LE CO3ITE MONTALE3IBERT, whose critical state recently occasioned so much anxiety to his friends throughout Christendom, is, we are rejoiced from our heart to learn, at last convalescent. So soon as it is practicable he will be moved by easy stages to Switzerland. FATHER SECCHI, Director of the Observatory at the Collegio Romano, has invented a new stellar spectro scope. The spectra produced are remarkable for the brilliancy of their hints and the clear definition of their bands. THE MEMBERS FOR MAIDSTONE.—A public meeting at the Corn Exchange has been called for to morrow, to take into consideration the position in which the members for the borough are placed by the recent pro- cvedings at the Central Criminal Court. MR. SWINBURNE'S " POEMS AND BALLADS," we are rejoiced to learn, have been withdrawn by the Messrs. Moxon and Co. from circulation. The '“ Tipton Slasher," once celebrated as a prizefighter, has been fined by the Nottinghamshire magi strates £6 and costs for assaulting the police, and .£5 and costs for night-poaching. There were sixteen previous convictions against him. We (Western Times) regret to announce the death of the only child of Sir John and Lady Guendolen Ramsden (daughter of the Duke of Somerset). The de deceased infant was a daughter, and was born only about six weeks ago. APPRENTICES ON STRIKE.--On Thursday, accord• Lug to a Greenock paper, the apprentice lads in the carpon• tering department of Messrs. Caird's shipbuilding yard " struck" because a man had been employed who they con sidered was not entitled to work 'there. This person left the place, and the apprentices returned to their duty. It is estimated that since the commencement o; the manufacture of locomotives in Newcastle 3,000 of them have been made in that district, and of these upwards of 1,000 have been exported. Taking the average cost at £2,000 each, it would result that the valtie of this branch of manufacture to Newcastle alone has not been loss than £6,000,000. SUBSTITUTES FOR BANKRUPTCY. —ln the half year ending in April, 1866, 2,447 deeds of assignment, com position deeds, or deeds of inspectorship were registered. The unsecured debts amounted to £6,017,621. Of the 1,191 composition deeds, two-thirds provided for the ac ceptance of a payment not exceeding tis. in the pound. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN.—Prince and Princess Christian are not expected to arrive at Frog more House till•aboit the time fixed for the return of the Queen from Balmoral. At Frogmore a number of altera tioes have been made during tho last few months by the conversion of several of the apartments into dressing and bed rooms for their Royal Highnesses. The library, dining, and drawing rooms have been redecorated, and the rooms on the north side of the corridor put in a thorough state of repair. THE FOUNDERING OF THE AFFONDATORE.—The Italie explains the loss of the Affondatore in the following manner:—" All the telegraphs on our Adriatic coast sig nalised a strong north wind and a very rough sea, followed by a tempest, which put several vessels in great peril on those shores. Some ships of the Italian squadron remained out at sea in order to have full sea room and escape the dangers of the storm ; others, owing to their special cha racter, entered the port; and some few, in the impossibility of taking either of these courses, were obliged to contend with the tempest, and experienced some damage. The steam-ram Affondatore, which by reason of its special con struction, could not when at anchor have long resisted'the fury of the waves, and which was already in danger of sinking, contrived, by a bold and skiltul mancouvre of her captain, to enter the port. But just at the entrance the waves struck the ship with such violence that she foun dered, but without having suffered any damage. All the crew were Bayed, and there is a hope of being able to float her again in a few days." A new planet was discovered in the constellation Capricorn, on the night of the 6th inst., by M. Stephan, Director of the Marseilles Observatory. It s position at 14h. 4m. 255. M. T. Al. was as follows : Eight ascension s ••• 53m. 58°. - N. Polar distance ... 106 deg. 471 n. 50s. The discovery was telegraphed to Paris, and on the next evening the position of the p lanet at 11h. 47m. 575. P. 31 T. was found to be -24b. 52m. 54.235. asc ension ... N. Polar distance ... 106 dog. 43m. 57.15. This discovery, which brings the number of asteroids up to eighty-eight, was made with the now telescope, which is, we believe, constructed on a hitherto untried principle. The planet has the appearance of a star of the ninth snag nitudo. MARK LANE, The country markets held on Saturday ruled quiet for wheat, at about the rates current in the previous week. Barley was steady in price, but for other articles the trade was slow at late currencies. On the continent the wheat trade is firm, and in France the quotations have improved. At New York very little business is passing in wheat and flour for export. Up to our market last week the arrivals of home-grown wheat were very moderate. The imports from abroad consisted of 28,139 quarter of wheat; 5,585, barley; 111,818, oats; 1,390, beans; 355, peas; 4,892, lin6eed ; 19,837, rapeseed ; 17,538, maize ; 260 sundry seed ; 1,355 sacks and 4,874 barrels of flour. • Linseed and rapa seed were firm, and East India qua lities fully supported late rates. In other seeds the trade was quiet ou former terms. Cakes ruled firm at full currencies. Nearly a thousand quarters of new English wheat were on sale at Mark Lane to-day. The greater proportion of which was from Kent, and was received in good condition. Owing to the accounts from the various agricultural dis tricts respecting the progress of harvest work being more favourable than had been anticipated, and the large impor tation of foreign wheat, the trade was very quiet for all qualities of home-grown wheat, at is per qr. less money. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. The demand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, and prices ruled stationary. The amount of business transacted was very moderate. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. Sales progressed slowly in all qualities, but at full prices. The malt trade was quiet, on former terms. Oats wore in large supply, but the show was almost en tirely confined t•o foreign qualities. Good and fine de scriptionssold steadily at full prices. In inferior qualities considerable business was transacted, at prices varying from 19s. to 20s. 6d. per quarter. Beans met a slow sale, at last Monday's currency. The market was scantily supplied. Peas wore in short supply, yet the trade was dull at late sates. The demand for flour was in a sluggish state, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASITRE. Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, old, per qr. 40s to 45g Do., old sos 568 Do., white, old sBs 60s Do new ..-8 Not:folk and Lincoln, red, old s Do., nor Talavera s6s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 34s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk ' Brown 46s Kingstown and Wars Chevalier 64s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 19s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 193 Cork, white 223 Scotch, Feeding l9s Beaus—Tick , 3Bs Pigeons ... 46s Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 328 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel French, per sack . 22s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign stock on sale horo to-day. Some of the beasts and sheep were in excellent condition. The demand was inactive ; nevertheless prices were mostly supported. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from Ireland and Scotland, were very moderate, but mostly of good quality. Primo Scots, short horns, Devons and Herefords, moved off steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the trade was very inactive on rather lower terms. The top quotation was 5s 6d per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, wo received about 1,200 short horns, &c. ; from other parts of England, 400 various breeds ; from Scotland, 22 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, GO oxen and heifers The show of sheep was moderately extensive and in good condition. Heavy breeds commanded more atten tian than of late at slightly improved rates. Otherwise, the mutton trade ruled quiet on former terms. Downs and half-breds sold at Gs 4d, but the more general figure was 6s per 81bs. We have bad a very inactive demand for lambs at from Gs 4d to 7s 4d per 81bs. The supply was moderate. The sales for calves was rather heavy at last week's currency, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs. Pigs were very dull at late rates, although the supply was limited. Per 81b to sink the offal. s t d a d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 4 0 Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime large oxeu ..4 10 5 2 Prime Scuts, Am.... 5 4 5 0 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 . _ stied Tale era-wool sheep 5 2 5 S Prune o'thaowa (1(3.5 10 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 4 4 10 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4 Large hogs ....4 0 4 6 Small porkers 1 8 5 0 Lamb.... 68 4d to is 4d. Suckling salves, 2)3 to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30 5 to 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 6,890 Beasts ...... 4 l6O Cows. — Cows. Sheep and lambs 22,740 Sheep and 1 .mbs Calves 260 Ca yea .. 24 ) Pigs 4lO rigs 230 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to 18,092 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 18,134; in 1864, 11,172 ; in 1863 14,015 ; in 1862, 10,781; in 1861, 13,100 ; and in 1860 10,625. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, Amsterdam - ..• - ••• - ••• - 4100 - Antwerp l3 ... 1998 ... 111 ... 155 ... 10 Boulogno 369 ... 408 ... ... 37 ... Bremen ... 176 ... 152 ... 680 ~. 1 ... Caen Calais.. - ••• GO ••• r ,. Dieppe. ....... Dunkirk_ St. Petersburg 298 ... ... .• 20 . ... H 899 ... 2 649 ... amburg ••• gee . ... 34 ... 31 6 Harlingen 602 ... - 2089 ... 471 ... 60 ... 388 Havre Oporto Ostend Rotterdam. 'forming 1072 ... 2018 ... 819 ... ••• _ ... _. 46 ... - 122 ... 2 - .., 398 Total 4,834 ... 9,532 ... 2,111 506 _llO9 Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 3163 , ... 9,478 ... 381 ... 530 ...1035 1863 2663 --... 9,521 ... 1131 ... 1081 —.1374 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 21, 1865, and this day, Monday, Aug. 20, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Aug. 21, Aug. 20, 1865. 1866. s d s d a d sd. Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 Bto 4 '2 3 Bto 4 0 Second quality do. Prime largo oxen 4lO 5 0 410 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do ...... Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 4 4 410 Primo small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 410 4 8 5 0 Beasts 5,540 5,890 Sheep and lambs 24,350 22,740 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 22, 1864.—Beasts, 6,180 — sheep and lambs, 29,270—calves, 363—pigs, 470. Aug.A 24, 1863—Beasts, s,B9o—sheep and lambs, 29,060 ' —calves, 436—pigs, 310. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are fairly supplied for the time of year. Prime beef and mutton move off steadily, at full prices ; otherwise the trade is in a sluggish state, at barely late rates. Per 81b by the carotin. ad e d Inferior beef 3 6 4 2 Middling do. 4 4 4 0 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime small do I 10 5 0 g d a d rnierlor muiton 3 8 4 6 Middling mutton 4 8 5 4 Prime do 5 6 5 8 Large pork 4 2 5 2 Small pork. 4 8 6 4" Id to Gs Bd. Veal Lamb, 53 81 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are fairly supplied with potatoes, tho trade for which is steady at our quotations. Tho import into London last week was confined to 14 sacks from Dieppe. English shaws 7os to 90s per ton. If Regents 7ss to 100 s „ BOROUGH HOP. The trade is quiet, the transactions being limited to the immediate wants of consumers. A parcel of now Sussex hops has realised £l6 16s. The imports into London last week consisted of 10 bales from Antwerp and 18 bales from Boulogne. Mid and East Seats Weald of ICents S ussex 1861's 80s to 1203 per cwt 80s to 120 s per cwt 803 to 112 s per cwt 80s to 120 s per cwt _ _ Olds 2OB to bOs per cwt WOOL. At the public sales of colonial wool there has been a good attendance of homo buyers, but very few foreign have been present. In most qualities biddings have pro gressed steadily, and from Sydney wools have commanded rather more money compared with last sales. The arrivals iu time fir the present sales amount to 133,339 bales; con sisting of 39,683 bales from Sydney and Queensland, 16,062 Port Philip, 8,919 Van Dieman's Land, 6,958 Adelaide, 406 Swan liiver 7 41,386 New Zealaud, and THAMES. brought with THE LATE ROBBERY OF A TOLL COLLECTOR .— AIf re d Gordon,a chargedot stout, able-bodied being m concernedan'was Stephen before Mr. Gordon, his brother, William Shepherd, and J o h n B ruce, Partridge in stealing a £5 O Bank of England note, 20 soverei gns , a gold ring, a silver watch, and a gold chain from the p erson st with of Alfred Auger, a toll collector on the Commerci a l- roa d trust, on Wednesday, the B th of the present month, i n Poplar. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the poosecution. The prisoner, Alfred Gordon, was arrested yesterday afternoon in Poplar, by Franklin, a police-constable, No. 667 IC, and ho said to a man h e met on the way to the station-house — " Go to my wife and toll her that I am taken up about that cab job. Stephen Gurdon, Shepherd, and Bruce have been already commit ted for their share in the robbery. The four men met with Auger while he was helplessly intoxicated on' Wed nesday morning the Bth August, at 11 o'clock. They took him to several public-houses, hustftd him and ill-used him, and robbed him of £7O, part of £2OO he had lately received out of a building society, his watch, guardchain, and ring, and, lastly, put him into a cab. He was driven to his home, the two Gurdons and Shepherd accompanying him. On the way to his home i3ushbrook, the cab-driver, saw the prisoner Shepherd tear Auger's breeches pocket away. The cab-driver did not interfere, and Mr. Partridge directed Inspector Griffin to report him to the Chief Commissioner of police. Auger now related the circumstances of the rob bery for the fourth time, and said he was robbed of all the money and property he had about him. His gold ring was restored to him the morning after the robbery by Stephen Gurdon, who said " That is all I had to do with it." His watch and chain, which Bruce had pawned,ivere recovered, but he had no tidings of his note or gold. Ann Sweetman, of 6, Richard -street, Limehouso, saw the prisoner and three other men leading the prosecutor along Orchard -street on 'Wednesday, the Bth of the present month. Two of the men held up the prosecutor, who was doubled up. One man took Auger's umbrella from him. The prisoner took away Auger's hat and put it on his of A r m e nd money i n oy the andstreets Berry,vaalo amarried and b l in property, w a b n own head. Th e f our men were rifling Auger's pockets, and unbuttoning. and buttoni ng hi s poc k e t s . Mr. Partrid ge —H ero is a helplessly drunken man plun d e r oi o fn s t e e c lr u afre t g o r r ees w s.u a n s s doubled up, and s h e thought he had cholera. The three men who we re committed for trial and the prisoner were c m a a , a n sa d i d open n o the day one prosecutor all loading him along, putting their hands in his pockets, and Currying • him along. They led him to the "Market House," liundall's M ar k et, Poplar. She distinctly saw the prisoner put his hands in Auger's pockets. Ur. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. Liverpool Cotton Market.—Thus Day. The market is quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales MADAME TUSSAUD'S.--TherC is now added to Madame Tussaud's exhibition, Baker-street, a full length portrait model of Count von Bismarck, Prime Minister of the King of Prussia, and who, we understand, is about being created a princ e f or the counsels he tendered to his Sovereign on the occasion of the war just ended between Prussia, Austria, and Italy. PROPOSED REFORU BANQUET AT MANCHESTER.— It is proposed to have a great Parliamentary Reform Ban quet in Manchester during the month of October. Mr. J. Bright has accepted an invitation to be present, and it is expected that Earl* Russell, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Villiers, and other eminent reformers will be present. A CERTAIN CURE FOR WHOOPING COUGH.— (Phenol or Carbolic Acid.)—lt is now pretty well known that the emanations of gas-works are au admirable specific for whooping -cough, but it is not always conve nient to go s there,hnter in su c h cases recommends phenol a es pecially when the distance is consider able. m (carbolic acid) as an excellent succedaneum. Ile states t h a t whooping-cough having l ately broken out in an epidemical form at Maisons-Laffitte, a village not many miles from Paris on the R ouou R a il way, h o caused some phenol to be poured into th ree or four plates c in the house of a friend of his whose children were attacked with the disease, and in the course of a week they re covered completely. After this success a dozen more similar result. children were treated in the same manne r , an d w i t h a ails is to 1 A NASTY C EIRE FOR CONSUMPTION.......(s na ii syrup.) swtheregular doctor, tells —The peasantry of Ireland have great faith i n th e efficacy but T do not pe_ of snails as a cure for persons in a d ecline, or cons um ption writes a correspondent of Land and Water, they rminaef " boil them in . a yt l I , h whoa p t l a t c h e he s a we n s aa e ye : t . large d in ma ipn t r h i as e et et s ir a e same na e ay. lady in ip veal broth," and says that sho herself knew a lady, who was taking cod liver oil with no result, grow strong by trying this remedy. But a daughter of a clergym an in Galway writes thue :—" The snails used for the broth, as you designate my vary fine syrup, areal() common large things that croup about the garden with their houses on their backs. They are col lected and placed on a large dish, and plentifully sprinkled with dark sugar, then another dish is turned over to pre vent them running away, and next morning the syrup which has been made in the night is to be drained off, and 'a table-spoonful taken three times a day ; a little lemon peel may be added to flavour the broth. The same snails should not be sugared twice. It is a really good thing, but of course will not cure in a day, but Iknow a lady who attributed her own cure to it. The body of the woman, a Mrs. Croull, that died on board the Wild Duck last Thursday, on the passage from London to Plymouth, was buried at sea, off the the Start, that night. On Friday afternoon the Wild Duck having been subject to a medical inspection, and a certificate given that all the remaining passengers and the crew were in perfect health, the s h ip was, with the con sent of the local sanitary authorities, released from qua rantine. The deceased, who was about 44 ye ars o f ago, has left a daughter on board aged 14. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S. —This(Monday) morning a fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. Thomas Jackson, wine and spirit mer chant, Golden-lane, St. Luke's. The fire originated in the bar, which, with the contents, were completely des t royed ; the other parts of the house being damaged by fire and water, and part of the roof destroyed. Fortunately, Mr. Jackson was insured in the Sun Fixe-once, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS THE " REVUE DES DEUX MONDES" ON THE ENG LISH COMMERCIAL PANIC.—The Revue des Deux Moudes contains a paper by M. Wolowski, entitled, " The Black Friday, and Limited Liability Com panies." It thus commences with a sketch of the state of the City on the day of the, suspension of the great house of Overend, Gurney, and Co. :—" That date will long be remembered in London. It was a day of distress and terror, and seemed to be the signal of general ruin. No o ne was sure o f any one else, nor of himself, the momenta became known that the great house had closed its doors. It was by hundreds of millions that the engagements of that gigantic financial firm, whose fall made the very ground tremble, were counted. The settlement of a great portion of the commerce of the world is con centrated in England : the settlement of the com merce of England was concentrated in the city ; and the house of Overdid, Gurney, and Co. held one of the foremost places among the small number of establishments in whose houses is the settlement of the commerce of the city. For a long time it en joyed imineuse credit ; it disposed of enormous securities ; a renown more than European had multi plied the number of its customers, and augmented to be Fridaypopula popularly which known the amount o f d eposits confided to it. Thus the fatal witnessed a s th e,o thedisasterFriday.' rid ly continues t,, In noticing the letter addressed by the Governor and Deputy-Governo r of the Bank of England to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 11th of May, irk. Wolowski asks whence come the firmness and confidence of the Governor of the Bank, and replies that it is from the accumulation of private deposits which resisted the temptation of invest ments at high rates of interest, and preferred the cellars of a company who offer no profit, but whose credit grew greater at the very moment when that of others was shaken. I may observe, says the Paris correspondent of the Times, th a t M. IVolowski differs toto ccelo from a certain number of French economists, who contend that Sir Robert Peel's Act (1844) is no security for the financial interest of. England ; but, from the monopoly which, accord ing to them, it gives to the bank of England, is rather a restriction on the freedom of conimercial and financial enterprises. M. Wolowski, on the contrary, is an ardent defender of that act, and no one more than he admires the judicious manage ment of the Bank. He took the trouble, during a recent visit to London, to make him self acquainted, by personal inspection, with all the details of that management, and, by convers ing with the most distinguished financiers, has ac quired an immense stock of information on sub jects with which many in France seem to be imper fectly acquainted :—" The liberty of labour, the liberty of commerce, the rapid modes of communica tion, the unity of weights and measures—all these we make use of, and' profit by them every day, without thinking of the efforts their acquisition has cost. These great benefits successively acquired after so many struggles and sacrifices we enjoy almost without perceiving it, like the air we breathe. The same may be said of the stability of the cur rency, the happy fruit of the refbrm accomplished by Sir Robert Peel. Hence comes a sort of indif ference, that would be downright ingratitude were it premeditated, with which many distinguished men treat the wise provisions, of the legislator, of that period. his work may not be perfect; prudence and foresight may, as is shown by the management of the Bank of France, dispense with the use of a rigid mechanism, and lead to the same result by a different way ; but, such as it is, the act of 1844 has rendered incontestable service to England, and the defects it is reproached with are to be attributed more to the nature of things than to any mistake that can be imputed to the legislator. . . . The emotion produced by that failure reached such a height on the 11th of May as not to allow of calm reflection. The Bank reserve had diminished by one half in one day. Discounters refused the best paper so long as they were not assured that the Bank would continue in dispensable advances. The most eminent merchants and the most accredited bankers of the city called for a fresh suspension of the Act of 1844. The Government acted wisely, for the practical adminis tration of affairs does not allow of inflexibility in circumstances so pressing. It agreed to a compro mise without abandoning a principle, for the per mission of an extraordinary issue met, as in 1847 and 1857, the necessary counterpoise of a high rate of discount which should be maintained until the Bank recovered its legal situation. In this way there is no risk of an exceptional measure being turned from the only application which it may receive without danger. The idea of all in variable limit with the apprehension of the abso . _ _ lute exhaustion of the disposable reserve vanished ; and, as if by magic, calm returned to peoples' minds without the necessity of printing a single additional banknote. By this means the real danger was avoided, that real danger being the notion that a fictitious capital offered on easy conditions would be thrown into circulation. Far from being, as some persons want to make us believe, a complete tearing up of the Act of 1844, that exceptional measure did no more than carry out the true spirit in which the law was conceived, and follow up the provisions of its illustrious author, Sir Robert Peel." In the second part of his paper, " Causes of the Crisis," M. Wolowski gives a detailed account of the nature and working of private banks in Eng land, of Joint-Stock Banks, of Limited Liability Companies, to the great cri s i s . H e cont i nues : whichled " We may derive a useful lesson from that crisis— namely, that to the solidity of the currency, as gua ranteed by the Act of 1844, it is owing that pri vate disasters have not degenerated into a public disaster. If, on the one hand, certain establishments h a ve foundered, the great and beneficial institu tion of banks of deposit--the active agent between capital and demand—has come out of the ordeal stronger than ever. The saturnalia of reckless speculation may have dissipated a great amount of capital, but not affected theprinciple of the general good. The banks of dep os it repos i ng on the ml shaken basis of circulation guaranteed by the Bank of England from the powerful lever of productive activity. We in France cannot do better than study its mechanism and appropriate it completely. ' Bear ing greatly contributed to the convulsion of the Overend Friday ; and it strengthens the opinion which considers the crisis of 1866 not as a panic of capital proceeding from the exhaustion of resources, not as a commercial panic the result of irregular speculation, not as a bullion panic caused by a dimi nution of the precious metals, or a suspicion thrown on bank paper, but as a financial panic brought on by an unhealthy credit in consequence of the explo sion of limited liability companies, the manceuvres o f speculators for the fall, and ie false combina tions in which the construction of railroads reposed. The Act of 1844, on which it is sought to cast the responsibilty of this panic, furnished, on the con trary,a powerful means of def ence ag ainst the and among those who are authorities on crisis the question, hardly one demands unlimited issue of paper, for they know that, instead of preventing a recurrence of the evil, it would only aggravate it." TIIE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—The stone facing to the west side of the Speaker's Tower, Westmin ster, is now complete ; thus that portion of the Parliament House may be described as finished. The panelling of the upper portion of the tower has been by this process car ried to the ground, in place of the blind brick wall that was originally left, in order to the junction of that side of the tower with the once-contemplated wing to face West minster Hall. The open space looks rather bare. It is a pity Mr. E. M. Barry's proposed arcade for the reception of statuary, and its substructure, has not been adopted. The difference of level between the surfaces of Palace Yard and Bridge-street would this be made advantageous to the architectural effect of the locality, instead of remain ing painfully discordant, as is now the case. Something may be done when the railway-station is built at the foot of the bridge.—Atheneum. ALL BUT DROWNED !—On. Tuesday, about noon, Mr. S. Wilks, M.D., of London, who is staying with his family at the Alexandra Hotel, Scarborough, started (alone) to walk along the sands, expecting to reach Filoy. After walking about five miles, he found the pro jecting rocks hindered his further prpgress. no attempted to retrace his steps, but the tide having risen co nsid erab in ly he was soon hemmed in. Ho promp tl y sought refugo the cliffs. When the tido receded it had become dark, so that ho durst not come down, but was obliged to remain the whole night, and unfortunately when daylight appeared the tido had again returned and he was compelled to wait for hours. Search was made, but without effect. On Wed nesday morning Mrs. Wilks and her son proceeded to Filey, and having no tidings of him, engaged the services of some which were had fishermen, who, with the assistance of ropes went over the c liffs and explore d the rocks. After searching in vai n for some time, they found that Dr. Wilks, exhausted, craw l e d over the rocks to the door of a small cottage built u pon the beach, asking admis s io n. The poor woman, see ing his wretched eondit i on, at once admitted andad ministered modiately taken o ff , an d be wereesse n igui afterwards desp a t e h o d t o a little b randy to him. Hi s clothes, was putsaturated t o t theo be d, an neck, ai n messengers Scarborough for a carriage, by which ho was t a k en h ome to his hotel. The ages of some of the principal livinTElZ logians of the Church of England aro :—Dr. Pusey, 66 ; Dean Alford, 56; Birks, 5G ; Carus, 62 ; Archdeacon Churton, 66; Archdeacon Denison, 61 ; tho Archbishop of Dublin, 59; the Bishop of Ely, 55; Archdeacon Evans, 75; Archdeacon Garbutt, 56; the Bishop of Gloucester, 47; Professor Jowett, 49; the Bishop of Llaudaff, 68; the Bishop of London, 55 ; F. D. Maurice, 61 ; T. Mozley and J. Mozley, GO and 53 ; Dean Stanley, 51; Dr. Temple, 45; Dr. Williams, 49; the Archbishop of York, 47. SPORTING INTELLIG: ENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BET". riNG—Turs Dar, EBOR HANDLI 3 to 1 agst Westwick (ta ken freely) 3to 1 agst Gomera (off,x, red) 6to 1 agst Scamander (t akon) 7 to 1 agst Caithness (ti) ken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Selim (off-15 to 1 taken) ST. LEGYM i. Even on Lord Lyon (off--100 to 80 taken) 3to 1 agst Rustic (uffe.tod) 6to 1 agst Savcrnako (taken) PORTING NOTES. The racing of last week presented a remarkable contrast to several of the fmx.:tings that have taken place. for the last two months. At Wolverhampton Lord Stamford won a couple of races with Chibisa and Brick, but as neither bit anything possessing more than common plating form, their success hardly compensated him for the sorry figure Archimedes cut in the Cleveland Cup, iii running for which he showed even more .viciousness than at Goodwood, where his gyrations caused a rupture between his lordship and his jockey, and for which some anzende is surely now due to the latter. In the Stamford Biennial four dark horses ran—the colt by Tourna ment out of Gertrude, the colt by Leamington out of Catherine Parr, Miss Elizabeth, by Lord Albe marle out of Chow, and Delilah, by Thormanby out of Durbar. The two former are very good-looking,, particularly the Tournament colt, and Miss Eliza beth is also a nice-racing-like filly, but DeMali does no credit to either her sire or dam. All were cleverly beaten by Opoponax, who, not being a quick starter, was very nearly shut out, and but for the resolute riding of Cannon would hardly have pulled through. Miss Elizabeth pro ved second best, but will not beat the Tournament colt again when he is fitter. In the Staffordshire Nursery Challenge re quited his owner for his disappointment at Lewes, but his form in very moderate indeed. The Enville filly, by Voltigeur out of Blondelle, was heavily backed by Lord Stamford, but she cut up badly, never looking formidable at any part of the race. The Wolverhampton Stakes brought out a wretched party, of whom Dulcimer, although she looked as thin as a rake, was made the favourite, but though she ran forward for a mile and a half, when it came to racing she had no chance with Retrousse, whom. T. Cliff brought to the post in such splendid condi tion that he hardly turned a hair on his return to the enclosure. The good-looking Lysander ran for the first time, but as the " dicky" state of his legs prevented his trainer bringing him to the post in condition, he was nowhere in the race, and it is very unlikely his ever being brought out to run again. For the Chillington Stakes the party opposed to Lady Hester was so very moderate that she won in the commonest of canters ; but the partisans of the Danebury stable got a rather heavy knock by the defeat of Ischia for the Three Year Old Stamford Bien nial, which was effected by Retrousse. At Egham and Oxford plating almost in its commonest form was the order of the day, and both the Runnymede and Port Meadow were fairly desecrated by the number of rips brought out to run. The principal two year old races at both meetings, the King John Stakes and the Prince of 'Wales's Stakes, resulted in the success of the Knight of the Garter and Moonbeam. The two principal handicaps, the Surrey and Mid dlesex Stakes and the Oxfordshire Stakes, were won by rank outsiders, Mischief and Edgbaston, neither of whom ever previously won. Respecting the for mer, who is a " cast off" from Lord Stanford's stable, ft rather curious incident occurred. His lord ship, who purchased both her and Isabella from the same party when two years old, was led to believe that Mischief was by Gunboat out of Lady Emily, which in reality was the breeding of Isabella, Mis chief being by Knight of Kars out of Donna, by Hetman Platoff, a mistake which was, however, rec tified, as far back as the Shrewsbury Meeting last year. This filly is bred to stay, as is Edgbaston also, he having plenty of Waxy blood in his veins, being by Gunboat,"his dam by Heron out of Ardelia, who was by Emilius out of Loo, by Waxy. The victory achieved by Edgbaston is, however, nothing to boast about, as he received 151 b. from Retrousse, who could not have been very fresh after his exer tions on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wolverhamp ton. The betting on the St. Leger is now looked for ward to with great interest, and those who wish to invest had better wait and watch the market opera tions on the best of John Scott's lot. If Westwick pulls off the Ebor Handicap he may repeat the War lock coup by pulling off the St. Leger as well. The York Meeting commences to-morrow, and might introduce another favourite for the St. Leger, as was the case with The Miner in beating Blair Athol; but Mr. Jackson found to his cost that his overthrow by a common plater did not in the least affect his position in the betting ; in fact, he became a better favourite, to the chagrin of those who thought to make capital out of it. The principal race of the meeting is the Ebor Handicap. After the running of WESTWICK with Honesty last week it is no use looking further for the winner; Gomera and Scamander are likely to supply the second and third places. The York Cup is a certainty for The Duke, if he starts. The winners at llastings, Dover, Plymouth, and West Drayton will be arranged when the owners get enough of money on ; and those who wish to speculate had better follow the money and not the torso. Those who wish to speculate on next year's Derby might do worse than put a trifle on Taraban, the best-looking colt in John Scott's stable. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTL AUG JIBES FOR 1866. UST. Hastings 2l York August 2l Dover r 2P Plymouth Lichfield SEPT. • - - Tunbridge 2B Yarmouth Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 29 Warwick September 4 ,- . IMBER. Monmouth Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall Lanark 2B Leicester - 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond OCT Northampton • 2 Lothians' Racing Club 3 Ryl. Cal. limit and Kolso 3 Ledford 4 Novi Lincoln Liverpoo l IRISH BACIATI SEPTE: IhElt Newmarket 2(1 October... 18 H e reford Newmarket Houghton ... 22 !LUBER. 1 Shrews bury 1 Leamington Hunt 1;) 'G FIXTURES. ;AMER. . _ Curragli ......................00T08ER.................................... 4,5, 6 Carragh ...................................................... 1 6, 17 18 FRENCH RACING FIXTURES. AUGUST. Cherbourg .................. 19 Tarbes Lo Mans ..................... 19 Blois l9, 22 Lson ..................... 19, '2O Baden-Baden ........... 2 .. 0 . : 2 3 8 1. , SEPTEMBER - ' Iladon-&don 3, 5, 7 Chantilly Paris (Autumn) ...... 23, 30 HEALTH OF M. T. BASS, ESQ., M.P.—We are glad to learn that a considerable improvement has taken place in the health of Mr. Bass, and hopes are entertained that ha will soon be enabled to return from Scotland.— Licensed Victuallers' Guardian. At a fishmonger's in Cheapside, in addition to the Tay salmon, weighing 521 b., mentioned in Friday's papers, there was exhibited on Saturday a giant sturgeon, of 4001 b. weight, and over 10ft. long. it was caught off Itanisgate. THE GREAT GIVENDALE RAM LETTINGS.—The Yorkshire lettings of Leicestors may be deemed closed by the annual gathering at Great Givendale, near Pockling ton, on Friday, when Mr. Singleton let by auction 50 Lei• coster rams, every one of which Messrs. Boulton disposed of. Tho weather was broken and bad, but a very large company, of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire farmers chiefly assembled, many of the chief sheep brooders on both sides the Humber taking rams. There never was a display of better sheep in Givendalo than were exhibited this year, and from the value of sheep to the farmer over all other stock at this period, prices were considerably enhanced. The letting was the best Mr. Singleton has held for a very long period. Tho 25 shearlings averaged 10 guineas each, some reaching as high as 22 guineas, where blood and quality were combined. The two-shear and aged sheep reached in some cases over £l7, the average of the whole 30 being £8 14s. A day or two previously the Leconfiold (Mr. H. Fisher's) letting was held, and this was also excel lent, as regards sheep, prices, and attendance. Tho sheep realised an average of 10 guineas, one making £33 and another .£2l fer tho . Newbald flock. Share, et 1 20 204 10 II 111. 2.1.0 204 1 2.14. c 3} 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.0.0 10.8.0 741 941 b 9 1 1031 i