The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

IVIARKET NON AN n COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two o'CLocx. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69 f. 30c. Firm. The English Stock Market has shown some un steadiness. Soon after the opening the Funds im- Provedl per cent., but a reaction quickly followed, and Consols, after being 90 for money and account, are now 891 90 ; for the October settle ment they are 901 I. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities are 881 f ; Annuities, 1855, 13i ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. ; India § per Cents., 1051 ; and Bank of England Stock, 250. Foreign Stocks have been very firm, and several dealings have been recorded. Turkish Consolides are 481 j ; Mexican, 241 1 ; the New Loan, 231 ; Greek, 211 ; Spanish Passive, 301 ; the Certifi cates, 144 15 ; Italian, 644 65 ; and the Confede rate Loan, 6 8. American Securities are rather flat. United States' Government 5-20 Bonds are 681 8 ; Erie Shares, 531 44 ; and Illinois, 784 79. In the Railway Share Market business has been moderately active, and prices have, in most instances, Shown an upward tendency. Great Eastern, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and North Western have each improved 55.; Midland, 10s. ; Metropolitan, 158 . • and Great Northern A St oc k, £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have remained inactive. Great Western of Canada, however, have advanced i ; Grand Trunk of Canad a , ; and Bombay and Baroda, 4. sank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in fair 'quest at steady rates. Alliance Bank are dealt in a t.,, 324 33 ; Commercial Bank cf India and th e East, at 27 28 ; Metropolitan and Provincial, at , 18 1 ; Hudson Bay Company, at 168 ; an d N a ti ona l •uiscount, at 15i. The following are the current quotations of some °f the principal new undertakings : —The New Issue ( YE 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan tic Telegraph, 24 21 per share ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 31 38 prem. ; Marseilles Extension ailway and Land Company's Shares, par 1 prem. ; ' r ansatlantic Steam Ship Company's Shares, 1-1-1 4 Prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 N°,,,,Per Cent. Reduced B9l 1 x d D 3 per Cent BBl 1 1 x d " . ` , Av 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — . Do. 5 pe r Cent. Jan. 1873 — ''ktinuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, ” lBBs l3l x d k (lied Sea Telegraph Aug., 1908 — xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent — D o . £5OO n -0 £lOO and £200 Ba nk of England Stock, 54 per Cent 250 P 0 Account , +N lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. B.Llian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — 1).110 Account 4 'll °. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 --',..,0. Account DO. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 • 1)0. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — 12/ T ,°. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 -- n ° ' 5 4 per Cent, May 1879 ...._ --,0. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — . h •uo. Bonds, £l,OOO _ 4'o. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS -ONE O'CLOCK. 11 11 _ 8 trian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 razilian 5 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent., 1852 -5 8 -60 Lo. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — ~Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 'lailian 6 per Cent n Do. 4-1 per Cent i .', oo l:nbian 6 per Cont. 'diba, 6 per Cent .. . .. ... - 4-iatiish 3 per Cent., 182 . 5 .............. Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 .. . . ........ ...... ; Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, X 2 5. paid Danubian Principalities Do. Account ~ Do £B6 p a id .t quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant 'BYptian 7 per Cent 95/ Do., Second issue • Do. 1864 964 ti Do £lOO B on d s re ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex C oupons Do Account 2l/ f 1) „O. Coupons "0. Account ten:Lela 5 per Cent. I tal. • 1839 and 1850 1411 5 Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) • bo 186" Do B ? 4, ,er l P, £671 paid b o u o Per Cent, 1864 Itexi• 'erip, £55 paid C e an 3 per Cent °. Account b o D ° 1864 b - r Cent. Anglo-French _ 1 4 _ 0 Frame nch Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — 11,03titevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid li e ori sh Imperial 5 per Cent Granada l2l t ° Per Cent — -0 Deferred • e ri , and Warrants (Hectares) r i ' 4B ll 41 per Cent — 4 e l'iP, £45 paid, paid in Bonds , 4, A ' - 'yer Cent. (Uribarren) — •L'ori.'l . Per Cent., 1862 il'4Bllese 3 per Cent., 1853 bo° Account — 13,, 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 11 118 8 „ A eeount - 471 1) 0 - ",, 11 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D O 'l, Per Cent. 1850 D o ';',Por Cent. 1859 D o Z 1 Per Cent, 1860 sirl,),, z Per Cent. 1862 434 ,u. Per Cent. 1864 — 10, : ;' . .11 5 per Cent .tialv.. 4l •,ecount .1), 4 ' A 4 3 per Cent D N OW )3, ?OW Deferred N'p e coluit h aesive — 8 ' - ' l3 A . l'at t i wi e r , Unt , dert of Coup not funded DOA • ecii ii ,, e e o A lint 144 bo . I,C .* Per Cent. — , 1 ,0 0. 4 ?eolint ,Per(114.4811, Cent. 1864 -. • Do A Per Cent. 1854 - - D o 8 ecount 0 0 A Per Cent. 1858 Do . ' e connt Do • 1 414 8 Bond Do 6 1. _Per Cent DoA ,?-ler Cent 1862 "s"connt 741 1 b o •ClOO gonds 75f 1 1) 41 4 B ,o onds kio 5 r be r Cent., 1863 7Ol Po 8! )e ., 1. Cent. 1865 v e ue ci., i ' am l l 3 , .535 paid I lezl iel - " J awed, 4 per Cent — be.b 6 a ' 3 Per Cent. o. An_Per Cent, 1862 — 8 i; 0 1.I 39 11et ends 'vid 13 e1 ri44 , 5 on the above payable in London. D gia l , di Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins atol l ,"2 Per cent. Ex. 2'f. ' F D o I Per a ~ '., • 4 r Cent. cut, Ex. 12 Gad — e lleb , t Certifi t s — Itituro, Accontes, 4 1 1 per C c e a nt e . — 1 , 4 6 tint D Por 0 ° ACent 1861, Ex. 25f ee ° l lnt .. C°l) ols TWO O'CLOCK. ,os. ...... .1.) ecou ja•L=_____......................... •••••••• 8 8 9 9 1 9 9 0 ° z2ve ______________ I rpool Cotton Market—This Day. far Cotton r,et 0.-e -----4------ ales , r ,, v fled. strong with a good de m and. upably 1 5,000 or 20,000 bales. TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Discount Market very little business is negotiated, and while there are but few bills brought forward their circulation is restricted by the idea that money will become cheaper. It is generally thought that the directors of the Bank of England will find it necessary to lower their official minimum to 3 i per cent. next Thursday, as brokers are dis counting papers below the present official quota tion, and, in some instances, per cent. The influx of £38,000 in gold took place at the Bank o f E ngland yesterday. 'The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap- Pointed special settlements in the London and Brazilian Bank (Limited), New £2O Shares, Friday, the Bth September ; the Ceylon Company, A Shares, Thursday, the 14th of September—both d escitptions to be marked. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets business during the last few days has been mode l'tely active. Sugars have been in fair request at full prices, only limited transactions have been effected in tea owing to the large quantity to be offered at Public sale to-day. Coffee has been in some in stances rather cheaper, while in rice there has been less doing, and prices have in some instances been rather lower. Tallow has been in active re quest for both present and forward delivery at Sli ghtly enhanced prices. SHARE MARKETS—This da: ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. 1 P . 1 , 1- 1 Closing I Business Price. done. 3.14 Bir., Wol., & Str:Val al at Blyth and Tyne lO st Bristol and Exeter it at Caledonian 1 t 50 Cork and Bandon.— al 20 Cornwall al 10 0 o A A. gets no div, a „ till6p.c.p.an.has 10 D " been paid to B " st Dublin & Belfast June a] 25 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. al st Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 st Glasgow &S. Western 10 t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 01 st Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 101 at Great North of Scotland 101 st Great Northern lo t D A stock ...... st Do. B '0 t Do. New. is. at 25 pm 4 at GtS, and W. of Ireland 10 st Gt. Weste.n -Original 1 I at n. S. Vat. Rail gua. at Do. South Wales 1 I st Do. W. Mid. Oxlord 101 at Do. Newport lO at Do. Hereford lO at Lanc.shire & Yorkshire 10 at L:ndon and Blackwall 10 at Lon., Brlgh., & S Coast 10 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 at Lon. & North Western 10 at Lon. & South Western IC it Man., Shef., & Lincoln IC Maryport and Carlisle a: [24 Do. shares it Metropolitan. A) Do. New it Mid; and it Do, Birmin.. & Derby 1 0 Mid. Gt. W Ireland 15 Do. i sharei 15 wid Kent • a North British at Do. Ed., Pth ,',lr Dun ll a Nth. Eastern Berwick 11 ... 5 Do. G.N-E purchaser, Do. Leeds st Do. York t Do. Carlisle . . .. .• 22 Do. Stock. & Darling. a, 25 De. do. 1855-58 2 25 Do. do. 1860-61 1 st North London 10 Do. New . a l 0 Do. do. 1864 . st North Staffords hire 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 10( st Uo. Scot, Mid. st..)ok 10( 10 Shrews & Welchpool all st Shropshire Union st South Devon 10( st South E, stern :0 Staines, Wok., & Wok al it Taff Vale 10( . 0 Do. C it Vale of Neath It Waterford & Kilkenny 101 t West Cornwall it W.Hartlepool Han& RI 101 It Do. A irredeemable.. 10 It Do. A redeemable .. 101 BRITISH P 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence a] 64 f Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 10 " I gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. 1 shares 101 Buffalo & Lake Huron a] 10 Do. Preference al 100 JBuff Brant & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 I °' 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 101 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 10 at Calcutta &b. E., lim lO st cape Town & Dock, gu lO 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pr a] at East. Ben,4al, gu, sdo 10 st East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. 10 20 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunkof Canada 101 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c al )0 Do. Ist eref. Bonds al )0 Do. do. deferred )0 Do. 2d Prd. Bonds., at )0 Do. do. deterred )0 Do. 3.d Pref. stock all )0 Do. do. deferred )0 Do. 4th Pref. s t oc )0 Do. do. deterred 3t Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOl :0 Po. Gua. 5 per cent l, !O Do. New gua. sp. c It Gt. South of India (lim., gua. 5 per cent 3t D o 41 per cent lO D :01 Great was . of Canada.. al !0¢ Da. New )0 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 al )C Do. 53 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 10 Indian Branch, limited it It Madras, gua. 5 p.c ,10 Do. 4do It Do. 4a l do lt 10 Do. Fifth Extension It Helb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 1( Mel. & Hudson's Bay a. :0 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B It NI. C' da, pc Ist pf. Nis 10 , it Scinde ...... 11 It Do. Delhi 1 d {1( 10 Do. do ;t Do. Puniaub.... 100 t Do.lndus Flo 44 100 COLONIAL GO VERNME British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1972 101 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.ct July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug_ lcl Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 10 h/o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p e. inscribed sk 101 Cape G. Hope, -6 p.c. 1873 101 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 101 Do. do: 1590-1 101 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOl Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 101 Do. 1878, do lOl Mauritius, 6 p. C, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 10 , Natal qov. o per cent lOl N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.S6July 10 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 C Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 1( Do. 5 P.o. 1888 to 1892 101 New Zealand, 6p. cent 101 Do. 6 per cent.... 10i Nova So ,tia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 l9l Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOl 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 101 Do. 1878 dc upwards l.l VicAlov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 101 Do. do, a pril & Oct lOl ;0 I 94 10 [0 134 135 6 6 63 (6 16 17 110 112 47 48 7i 84 >0 13) 132 )0 1504 151 ,0 126 129 86 FB 67 67. 63 65 45 47 90 95 105 107 I_oi 120 88 90 )0 103 105 O 3i 40 124 124 -96 i 97. O 47 18 .11 - - 11 13.5 i Mei, 7 3 111 10 1281 1281 10 98 100 59 61 5 .6 [lOl 110! )0 I 67& 63; )0 103 103 11 36 374 ;1 - -p 16 10 11 p )) 121 123 11 - - , .1i 2 pll 0 76 ig 11 11 12 0 150 MI 0 68 60 55 67 81 t 2 d 8 9 )0 152 155 3 3 Ipl 10 104 106 )0 49 51 ,ESSIONS. 11 1 50 58 10 1 101 102 2 pr ip 11 4 46. 11 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 101 i 102 ! 103 104 KJ I 171 Bip 11 8 90 LI 84 68 il 55 60 ll 5 57 LI 50 52 LI 45 Li 34 42 251 l7 I 24 26 103& 104# 141 f f p 1 i i P 1001 1011 11 121 12f 8 8k al 11 0 92 11 82 64 2 1 dd )0 101 102 )0 95 97 )0 9) 92 2 6i 66 82 84 .00 100 101 , 00 100 101 2 a ad ' 100 a 1011 fT SECUR: )0 97 98 0 95 97 ) ) 98 100 )0 84 85 )0 82 S 4 )0 103 105 )0 106 108 )0 108 110 10 106 108 10 It 3 105 10 109 111 ►0 107 0)9 1.3 197 109 102 104 0 99 98 0 9) 101 O 93 95 * EO 191 O 103 105 10 85 86 10 I 98 )0 102 )u 1 - - 0 1 106 Z I 15 BRITISH AI 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Um - Chiverton - Clifford A malgamated - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drake walls 2. - East Bassett (Illogan) - East Caradon 2.: - as t Cara Brea 3.. - East Grenville 2.1 - East Loved 2.1 - E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 9.11 - Gam. ez StA übyn(G wen. (3( 4 0 r,at L ixey, limited al, - Great South Tolgus l.l - G. Wheal Vor (Heist , o 4( - Grenville 7.8 - Elerod's Foot - Elingston Downs 4.1 Marg - aret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley 4.3 4 vtwyody Iron Ore, lin, - Nanglles - New Seton - North Downs • - North Roskear - V. Wh'l Bassett (II logan 4.2 - North Wheal Crofty 2.8 - Prosper United 7.1. - Pr.vidence UnyLelant 10.1 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Illog,an 18.1 - Stray Park 30.1 - Tin Croft - West Bassett (Illogan 1 - W. Caradon (Liskeard - West Chiverton 1 - West Seton 4: - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan - Wheal Buller (Redruth - Whea Ludoutt 3,' - Wheal Mary Ann (Men - Wheal Seton ▪ Wheal Ti elawney (Lis - Wheal Uni 3 8i 9 21 23 1 560 680 1.0 1 1 10 18 18 14.8 111 121 4.0 6 63 7.0 21 2 13.6 10 11 10.0 31 4; WI 2 11 21 22 1.0 11 to 35 36 B- 3 2 21 .13 40 42 18.0 2 2i 9 i 2} 3 3.0 41 44 2$ 2i 1} 3/ 11 13 31 25 35 7 1 1 .0 4.0 If 1, 1 L 6 11 2 .6.7 30 32 11 470 490 18.9 15 20 17.6 13 15 9 174 183 111 6f 74 9 10 12 .1 75 Bi' r 74 170 180 5f 75 80 16 '22 24 12.6 8I 3 5 584 195 200 7 ►7 18 YKEFELLENCE di:LAKES. North Eastern, G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref., North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase. 10a Stockton and Darlington, South Devon, Anne 108., 10i B 6 Per cent., 32i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London. Chatham, Am., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 100 Midland A and B £5 pf, 1(.1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. A ntwerp and Rotterdam, 1(1 West Flanders, 71 FOREIGN MINE& blent. Aureos Brazil Gold 311n.:C0., BANKS. Alliance, lint., 33 21 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 27 61 7 Anglo Egyptian, lint. , in 4 Australasia, 77 Bank of British Columbia, 241 Bank of Egypt, 294 Bank of London. 136 Bank of New Zealand, 16 1 Barned's Bank, lira., 5 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 23/ 8 Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 60 City, 106 5 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 27 8 Consolidated Bank, lim.. 10k European Bank, lira., 121 Imperial Bank, lim.. 281 Imperial Ottoman, 161 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lint., 41 London and Brazilian 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24j 51 London and County. 78 London and South African, 191 181 London and South-Western, Um., 191 Mercantile and Exchange. Jim., 6 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, life., 181 Oriental Banx Corporation. 53 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 71 Standard of British South Africa, 15 Union of Australia, sil Union of London, Ma MISCELLANEOU& Atlantic Telegraph. 8 per cent. gua., 2* Australian Agricultural, 15i Berlin Water Works, lim., 11 Ceylon Company, 1 I Coa , mercial Union, insurance, 8* Credit Fonder and Mobilier of kngland, 81 Ebbw Vale, 13* Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 6 Hudson's Bay, 16 e Humber Iron Works, 54 Imperial mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 7 6i international Financial society, lira., 6/ Interational Land Credit. him, Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour ~ --- Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84 Joint Stook Discount. lim ., 9* London Financial Association, Um., 231 London General Omnibus Company, Si Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, National Discount t ompany, lim ., 151 Ocean arine Insurance), 24 Overend, Gurney. and Co., iito., 10* Peninzula and Oriental Steam, 70 Royal Mail Steam', 122 Trust and Agency of Australasia, Um., 2* i f igurt Rome ani The Queen's Visit to Germany. THE ROSENAU, COBURG, Sept. 2. The Queen and Princess Helena took an excur sion, on Thursday, to the Castle of Heldburg, at tended by Lady Churchill. Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold were present, on Thursday night, at the opera at Coburg, when the " Freichutz" was per formed. Princess Helena, attended by Lady Churchill, dined with the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, at the Kallenberg, yesterday. Prince Arthur left Coburg this morning for Eng land, attended by Major Elphinstone. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—As at pre sent arranged the autumnal trip of her Majesty and the royal family to Scotland will take place on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., and the necessary railway preparations are _ _ now being made for the royal journey to Aboyne. The precise time at which the special will leave Windsor is not yet definitively settled ; but it is expected that her Majesty will leave about 10 minutes to seven o'clock in the evening. His Highness Prince Schwarzenberg has re turned to Claridge's Hotel from visiting his Grace the Duke of Bedford at Woburn. The Duke of Rutland has been entertaining, ai Longshawe Lodge, Derbyshire, to shoot grouse on his ex cellent moors, the following distinguished party :—Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Earl and Countess of Brad- ford, Viscount Newport, Mr. and Mrs. John Leslie, Gene ral Hall, and Colonel and Mrs. Richard Curzon. The Duke of Devonshire will entertain a large party at Holkar Hall, near Milnthorpe, towards the end of the month, in anticipation of the marriage of his only daughter, Lady Louisa Cavendish, with Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton, R.N., brother of the late Earl of Elles mere. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath left their residence in Belgave-square at the close of the past week for Longleet Park, Wilts, accompanied by their family. The Earl Cawdor and sons after visiting Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire, have arrived at Stackpole Court, Wales, to meet the countess and her daughter, who have returned from Germany. Lord and Lady Headley are entertaining a circle of friends at their seat, Aghadoe House, Killarney. Lady Granville Somerset has returned to Far rance's Hotel from Sevenoaks, Kent. Baroness Clifford is expected to arrive in Paris to-morrow from a tour in Germany, on her way to the family seat in Leicestershire. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart.; M.P., has left town for a tour of visits, after which he goes to Ireland. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., ar rived in town last evening from his seat in Lancashire. Sir Henry Cotterell, Bart., has arrived a Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Garnons, Here. ford. Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Dugdale Astley have left Farrance's Hotel for Stourhead, Somersetshire. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Valentine have arrived at the South Kensington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South Kensington, from Paris. _ _ Mr. Burroughes has arrived at the South Ken sington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South Kensington, from Scotland. VISIT OF THE EARL OF DERBY TO LIVERPOOL.— The Earl of Derby will be entertained by the Mayor of Liverpool at the Town-hall in that town on the 25th inst. DEATH OF COLONEL PLUNKETT BURTON. —We have to announce the death of Colonel Plunkett Burton, late of the Coldstream Guards, which took place at his house in Grosvenor-square, on Sunday, the 3d inst., from rheumatism, which he got in the Crimea, and from which he suffered intensely with the urmost resignation. From his amiable, virtuous, and noble disposition he was held in high estimation by every person who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. He was the only son of Admiral Ryder Burton, K.H., and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, youngest daughter of the 13th Lord Dunsany. He leaves a widow, an only child, and a fond and devoted father to lament and mourn his loss. ANOTHER VACANCY IN CHANCERY.—In addition to the vacancy among the chief clerks to the Master of the Rolls, in the appointment of Mr Hume as the new taxing master, there is one clerkship in the same division, occa sioned by the death of Mr. Fox, the head clerk. The work in the chambers of the Master of the Rolls has for some time been very heavy. FIRST MEETING OF COBDEN AND BRIGHT.— Banquets seem to have been very much in vogue in the early days of the League. Mr. Paulton, having re turned to Lancashire after a most successful tour in Scot land, was entertained at a dinner at Bolton. Mr. Cobden was present, and also was Mr. Bright, then a very young man. Both of them spoke, Mr. Bright's speech being the first delivered by him out of his native town. The occasion is interesting as being the first in which these trusty allies appeared in public together on behalf of Free Trade views. The first time they met was when Bright, then quite' a stripling, walked one day into Mr. Coben's warehouse to solicit him to come to Rochdale to address an education meeting. He accepted the invitation ; Bright himself also spoke, and Cobden was so struck with him that he sought to press him wholly into the Anti-Corn-Law cause. Bright, who married young, lost his wife shortly after marriage. He went to Leamington, where Cobden visited him, and found him bowed down by grief. "Come with me," said Cobden, "and we will never rest until we abolish the Corn Laws." Bright arose and went with him, and thus was his great sorrow turned to the nation's and the world's advantage.--.4PGilchrist's Life of Cobden. THE HERRING FISHERIES.—It is questionable if ever the north-east coast of Scotland yielded less re turns since herring fishing commenced, during a whole week, than in that closed to-day. Here and along the east ern seaboard of Caithness and Sutherland the yield has been almost nil, and has done nothing whatever to increase the totals of the season. At Wick the whole catch of the week has only been about 50 trans, and though doubt less the rough weather of the last two nights has influenced the barren results, there seems little reason to believe that, under the most favourable cir cumstances of weather, with such tides, it would have been otherwise. Next week, however, we will have excellent tides, and it is to be hoped that, if the fishing is prosecuted as it ought to be, we shall have a considerable addition to the season's catch, which only yet amouniSTO7s,7oBcrans, or an average of about 77 crans for the 977 boats fishing here. This is considerably under the catch of former sea sons to a like date, the general average catch being, at the beginning of September, about 90,000 crans. The coast stations, which did so well in the early part of the season, have had scarcely any fish for a fortnight. Some of the stranger boats have left, certainly not to their credit, either as regards the books of their curers or their own prospects for the winter. But it seems they prefer lying wind-bound for a fortnight on their way home to prosecuting the fish ing, and securing means of comfort and relief from heavy debt. Helmsdale, which only averages about 40 crams, has not had such a miserable fishing for many years. A good many of the Highland crews have left—not a few with the prospect of destitution in the winter, not having caught so many herrings as would meet the expenses of their keep during the season. The Cromarty district is also verypoorly fished. The Moray Firth stations are generally better fished than last year. Their fishing received a check from the rough weather of the latter part of this week. Up to Thursday little had been added to the previous average except at some of the smaller stations at Banffshire. Mac duff averaged 4 on Tuesday, Banff 8, Whitehills 6, and Portsoy 4, Gardenstown averaged 15 on Tuesday, 10 on Wednesday, and 18 on Thursday. Its average is now about 190 for she season. Fraserburg, Peterhead, and ad jacent stations have had little added this week to their former averages. Fraserburgh averaged 3on Tuesday, 1 on Wednesday, 4 on Thursday, and 4 on Friday ; fish very inferior. Peterhead was blank on Monday and Tuesday, and averaged 1i on Thursday. Rosehearty averages about 89, and Sandhaven 60 for the season. The stations further south have been equally unproductive during the week. We calculate that the catch on the Caithness coast is 20,000 crans under that of last year; Helms dale, 15,000 less ; Cromarty, 5,000 less ; Moray and Banff, 5,000 more; and Aberdeenshire, about 5,000 less, making a net falling off to this date of 40,000. It is, we suspect, vain to anticipate that such a deficiency will now be made up. Considerable sales of cured fish have been made here this week. As a general rule the quotations have been 31s. for full crown brands, 82s. for full crown brands ready for shipment, 335. for half barrels, and 245. for spents. At Peterhead and Fraserburgh nearly the whole catch has been sold, last prices being 31s. 6d. for full crown brands and 245. for spents.—Northern Ensign, Sept. 2. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-WORCESTER, Monday Night.—A collision took place near Droitwich this afternoon between a Midland passenger train from Birmingham to Worcester and a Great Western train. Several passengers were injured, but none of them seriously. Mr. Hardwick, Sheffield, received a cut on the head ; Lady Carnarvon's maid was bruised on the forehead ; Surgeon Adsett, Royal Artillery, was bruised on the face ; and Miss Green, Gloucester, also sustained bruises. WORCESTER HOP MARKET, Sept. 2.--Picking has partially commenced in this district, but only on forward ground, as the bulk of the crop is yet green and unfit for picking. The fine weather this week has been serviceable, and as the crop is very abundant a general commencement will be made in most of the Worcestershire plantations next week, in order to get through the unusual quantity of work before the pickers. SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEAIBER 5, 1F65. ,ese Court. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LISBON, Aug. 30. In the Chamber of Deputies, on the 28th inst., Senor Tomas Ribiero addressed the following ques tion to the Government relative to the alleged re fusal of the Papal Nuncio to admit Prince Amadeus as proxy for King Victor Emmanuel at the baptism of the infant prince. Senor Ribiero said :—" The Minister for Foreign Affairs having declared him self ready to reply to a question of which I have already given notice, I shall now enter upon the subject. The facts are serious, and I shall endea vour to be as parliamentary as possible. Every body knows that the periodical press of the capital and the public generally are discussing an insult supposed to have been offered to the first citizen of the country, and that all desire to be edified re specting what has passed. It is said that an august prince arrived here to fulfil important functions at the baptism of the Infante, and it was seen with as tonishment that this prince left Lisbon before even the ceremony took place. I should greatly regret that these circumstances should constitute an offence to the royal person, and that the dignity of the country should have suffered. Consequently, I should wish to know if the Government is aware of these facts; whether, also, it has been consulted or not upon the expediency of the choice of the godfather destined to hold the Infante at the bap tismal font ; and, finally, whether notes have been exchanged respecting certain doubts that may have arisen." Count d'Airla, Minister for Foreign Affairs, re plied as follows :—I thank the hon. member for giving me the opportunity of correcting the inna curate statements current on this subject. There has been neither correspondence nor diplomatic conference on this question with the representative of the Holy See at our Court. The prince alluded to did not come as proxy for any person, his only object being to pay a visit to the Queen, as his other brothers have done. I might confine myself to these few words, but I will add that the dignity of the country has been in no way injured, seeing that any attempt of such a character would not have been tolerated by any person whatever." Senor Ribiero—" The explanation just afforded by the Minister fully satisfies me, and I am de lighted that the country will thus learn that its dig nity has suffered no injury." The Navigation Treaty between Prussia and Great Britain. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) FRANKFORT, Sept. 2 Various rumours have been current as to the object of the recent journey of Lord Napier, the English Ambassador at Berlin, to Gostein. It has now transpired that the real motive was the con clusion and signature of a treaty of navigation between Great Britain and Prussia. The treaty consists of seven articles. Its aim is stated in he preamble to be a further development of the treaties of April 2, 1824, and • March 2, 1841, respecting the mutual treatment of the ships of both countries, in accordance with changes in the navigation laws since those periods. In both States (including the British colonies and foreign posses sions, but with regard to coast navigation only where such have been or shall in future be opened by Act of Parliament), the ships and cargoes of the one Power, no matter whence they hail or whither they are bound, or whence the cargoes are obtained, or whither they are destined, are to be treated in every respect in the same manner as the ships and cargoes of the other Power. This clause, however, has no bearing upon exclusive rights of fishery within the waters of either country, and upon the local privileges of certain classes in Great Britain in individual harbours. Privileges and rights granted in this respect by one of the contracting parties to a third Power shall be simultaneously and uncondi tionally extended to the other. Another article re fers to the protection and assistance upon the strand ing or wreck of a war vessel or merchantman be longing to one of the contracting parties upon the coasts of the other (treatment, expenses, &c., as with native ships) ; and a further clause settles the legal assistance to be given in delivering up deser ters by the local authorities of each party to the, 4 consuls-general, &c., in the territories of the other. The right of every present or future State of the Zollverein to join this treaty is reserved. Its dura tion is to be the same as that of the treaty con cluded between the Zollverein and Great Britain upon the 30th May last year. The ratifications are to be exchanged in Berlin within six months, or, if possible, earlier, and the treaty is to come in force four weeks afterwards. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day LoNDoN, Sept. s.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather. FALMOUTH, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ardbeston, from London. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Duke Di Cornwall, screw steamer, from London. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—A. W Singleton, from New York. CLYDE, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lorganhd from Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Ripon, steamer, for Alexandria. SWANSEA, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Governor, for Coquimbo. t LLANELLY, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Brilliant from St. John's, N.B. CARNARTON, Sept. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived —St. Peter's, from St. John's, N.B. DUBLIN, Sept. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hannah, from Quebec. OFF DARTMOUTH, Sept. 3.—Wind S.W.—AiTived— Georgiana, from Rio Janeiro. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 4—Leopard, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Sept. s—Carl Fifteen, steamer, from Gothen• burg. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Tyne Queen, screw steamer, from Shields for Malaga. A CURIOUS DEER-STAKING ADVENTURE.--The Inverness Courier publishes the following extract from a letter written a few days ago by Mr. Horatio Ross : —" Last Monday my eldest son and I had a famous day's sport in this little forest (Glendibidale). 'We took different beats. I killed two stags and came home. Just before dinner the servant announced to me that a wounded stag was to be seen descending a hill near the lodge. I tookmy Westley Richard's carbine and ran out to try and shoot him, but about a mile from the cottage I fell in with a herd of very fine stags, which had been sent over the hill by my son, and I got two out of the herd, weighing 16f and 15st. When I returned I found that, he (my son) had killed three, including the wounded deer that passed the lodge, making seven stags in one day, and all fine clean deer. He lost an eighth in a ver y p rovo ki ng ma nner. At his second stalk he with his two shots knocked over three stags—one was killed on the spot, the other two wounded. Both got up ; one passed the cottage as I have described, and was afterwards killed ; the other walked quietly for a couple of hundred yards and lay down. When my son proceeded to load he, to his great disgust, found that all his bullets had dropped out of his pockets in crawling up to . the herd of deer, and there was he with an empty rifle, and a wounded stag close to him. Nothing could be done but sit down and watch the stag, and send the forester for more bullets. This he did, and sat for an hour and a half close to the stag, each eyeing the other. When at last the forester reappeared, and was seen approaching, the stag got on his legs, went over the ridge of the hill, and was never seen again. It was a curious deer-stalking adventure—almost equal to what once occurred to me many years ago in Mar Forest. I had killed a stag and was walking home, the ponies following with the dead deer Walking a mile be hind. A herd of deer crossed the river and passed me. I easily got up to them and rolled a stag over. I went to the 1 0, a g and saw the shot had passed through his lungs, so to finish him, I put the rifle close to his side and fired the other ball through his chest. I then took him by the horns to drag him down to the path, intending to leave him on it, so that the men with the ponies might bring him to Mar Lodge. When I raised him I found he could stand, and he ran about 20 yards down the hill and fell. I thought it would be easier for me to send him down the hill in this way than to drag the great heavy brute. Six times I lifted him on his legs, intending to kill him when he reached the path ; but when he reached it, the ground was level and he did not fall, but went off. My rifle was empty—he crossed the river, the sun had set, and I never saw him again !" The Russian Police Gazette states that a hermit, who had inhabited for 50 years a desert spot in the district of Tikhvine (Novogorod), has just died, aged 120. 1321 151 1 12089 f 104 124; 5 4 ; 971 61 58 139} 9 1281 f 99 tsj 61} 21 110 j 681 I°3} 5 91614 ,ITIES. POLICE IN' I.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE CASE OP MR. HENRY TOWNLEY.—The sitting magistrate (Mr. Arnold) has received the following letter: " Worshipful Sir,---I have read a leading article in the Morning Advertiser of the 23rd ult., respecting the case of Henry Townley, an old soldier. The article strongly re commends the public to assist him, but the journal, as a rule, declines to receive subscriptions. Being of the opinion of a subscriber of the Ist of September, that pub licity may cause others like myself to subscribe. I trust your worship will pardon the liberty I have taken, and receive any subscriptions on behalf of the old soldier.—l remain, your most obedient servant, J. GOUGH Ilialdon road, Haverstock-hill. The writer has forwarded 255. as his own subscription and ss. from "R. B." Mr. Townley can have the money provided for his use by applying at the court. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A RIFLE VOLUNTEER.—About two o'clock this morning it was discovered that a man about 30 years of age, named Frederick Lawton, a stage carpenter, and also a member of the 29th Middlesex Rifles, had committed suicide at No. 38, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. It appears that at the time above-stated the wife of the deceased went home and found the deceased lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Sergeant Lees, 9C, and a constable, as also Mr. Harris, surgeon, of Windmill street, were called in, when the head of the deceased was found to be most frightfully shattered, he having dis charged the contents of a rifle in his mouth. Attached to the trigger of the rifle was a loop, into which the de ceased had placed his foot, so as to enable him to dis charge the rifle. It is said that the deceased was an ex cellent shot, and had received several prizes from rifle corps. Some unpleasantness between the deceased and his wife is alleged to be the cause of the deceased com mitting the desperate act. MARYLEBONE. DISGRACEFUL TRADE OUTRAGE.—John Banks, a stone mason, was charged with wilfully damaging and destroy ing six pair of stone trusses, valued at 155., the property of Mr. George Rogers, Gaisford-street, Kentish-town builder. William Edmonds, watchman at some buildings in Islip street, Camden-town, said he saw the prisoner, who was engaged upon the works, enter the premises and break six stone trusses, which are fixed to support the mantel-pieces. Having done this ho left the place. Mr. Rogers deposed the prisoner had been in his employ, and the property destroyed belonged to him. One was a pattern he had purchased for him to work by. He was paid his wages between 1 and 2 on Saturday, when there was a dispute about the amount. He had made his bill out for £3, and he had not earned 10s. He was, however, paid 10s. Prisoner said he worked the wholo of last week with the exception of a few hours on Friday afternoon, when he left to have some beer with a mate. On Friday night he sent in his bill for £3, thinking to receive it. He, how ever, did not receive a quarter of the amount, and that was no use for him to take home to his eight children. Seeing the trusses, upon which his son had been at work he broke them. Mr. Yardley observed that the prisoner had shown the character of a spiteful and malicious man, and it would serve him right if he was sent to hard labour. As there appeared to have been Bomb dispute about wages, he would not do that upon this occasion. He would order him to pay 155., the amount of damage, in addition to 20s. fine, or be imprisoned for 14 days. CONCEALMENT OF CHILDBIRTIL—JaIIe Padley, servant, late of Torriang-avenue, was charged with unlawfully en deavouring to conceal the birth of an illegitimate female child. The evidence was not conclusive as to the conceal ment, for she told her mistress of her confinement, and she had also provided baby linen. Mr. Yardley discharged her. CRUELTY TO A CAT.—Joseph York, aged 23, and George Hopkins, a lad, were charged with cruelty to a cat. The evidence showed that the prisoner Hopkins held the cat up by the tail, whilst York poured some turps or vitriol upon it. A man who saw this done destroyed the cat out of its agony, and gave the prisoners into custody. York was fined 30s. or 14 days, and Hopkins ss. or seven days. THAMES. A JuvENELE THIEF.—Ann Sullivan, aged 12, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a gold ring and money from her mistress. Elizabeth Pelham, a single lady, said she kept a lodging house at 58, Lincoln-street, Mile-end-road. The prisoner, whose parents were very poor, had been recommended to her by a person who formerly kept the house as a " little servant," and she determined on taking the girl upon trial, and for the work she had done had given her broken victuals and money. On Friday last a gold ring and a purse containing 30s. belonging to her sister were missing. She marked some money, and missed 15d. of it. She sought the advice of a gentleman belonging to a banking-house who lodged with her, and gave the prisoner into custody The marked money was found on the prisoner. Her sister's purse was also taken from the girl. Mr• Paget said he very much regretted the dishonesty of the girl to whom the prosecutrix had behaved so well. Ho remanded the prisoner, and directed the mother of the prisoner and the sister of the prosecutrix to attend the next hearing. CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.,—Mr. Thomas Aldridge, late manager to Mr. J. S. Watt; landlord of the White Swan Tavern, in the Commercial-road East, near the Stepney Railway station, was brought up from Clerkenwell Prison. He is charged with aiding and abet ting a woman named Mary Grinnaw, alias Palmer, formerly cook at the White Swan, in con cealing the birth of her illegitimate child, which she was strongly suspected to have murdered. There was no doubt the child was suffocated, but the coroner's jury took a merciful view of the subject, and returned an open ver dict, that there was no evidence to prove who suffocated the child. The case against the prisoner Aldridge is that, after the birth of the child, he employed a woman to wash some female clothing which had been used by a lying-in woman, and that, when a constable arrested the woman Ginnaw, he said to him, " Can't we square this ; you know what things are between man and man ; she will only get the sack, and it will be ten thousand pities." This is the whole of the evidence against Aldridge, and it has been urged in his favour that all he did was from motives of compassion. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said he was now prepared with bail for the prisoner Aldridge. Mr. Paget—What amount of bail? Mr. Charles Young—Th e prisoner's own personal re cognisance in £4OO, an d two sureties of £2OO each. Mr. Paget—That is the amount of bail I determined upon. Mrs. Sarah Ann Robson, the landlady of the Victoria Dock Tavern, near the Victoria Dock, and Mr. Henry Love, baker, Sun Tavern-fields, St. George-in-the-East, offered themselves as bail, and were accepted. Alridge, who has been in prison a fortnight, was then liberated. ARKEIS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.---Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 Os; clover, .£5 ietto. 47 ; and stra w , £ll6B to £2 2s per load. Trad e qu CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 Os; clove; slow ssdem alO.s; and straw, .£1 16s to, £2 2s per load. A WHITECHAPEL.—Mead ow hay, £4 15s to £6 O s; c l ove; Tra £5 Os in tc £7 Os ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per road. de active. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been very dull, the trade having deferred their operations until to-day, when a large quan tity of China produce will be offered for public com petition. SUGAR.—There has been a fair demand, and superior descriptions of West India have fully supported previous rates. In the refined market . a fair amount of business has been transacted, at steady prices. COFFEE.—A large quantity is announced for public sale during the week, but business in the private market has remained very quiet, and prices have undergone no mate rial alteration. idnetom,and' and few speculative prices in some instances operations T and h ae e v r le : wbe h as cern. been e nt e r l e e s d s TALLOW.—The market has exhibited considerable animation, and prices have shown a further upward movement. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 45s 8d t o 45s 6d, and last three months, 47 s to 47s 3d per cwt. A JOCKEY KILLED.—The little border town of Annan held its annual races on Friday, and the proceedings were marked by a very melancholy fatality to one of the jockeys. The last stake was in the way of " consolation" to beaten horses, and among those entered was Mr. Lindsay's Measure for Measure. Its rider was a young man named Harrison, in the employment of Mr. Sharpe, of Ecclefechan. At a critical point in the race a dog ran across the course and baulked the horse Harrison was riding. It stumbled, threw the jockey, and before he could get clear it fell heavily upon him. In its struggles and efforts to regain its feet it again fell upon the prostrate young man, and this time with fatal forte, for in a few minutes he was dead. The race was stopped at once, ?aid the greatest consternation pervaded the spectators. THE CATTLE PLAGUE AND THE PRICE OF MILK. —We have received a communication from one of our cor respondents, a well-known merchant and importer in the north of England, upon the subject of the rise in the price of milk in London, consequent upon the cattle plague. Al though the letter is to a certain extent private, wo feel its substance to be so important that we venture to allude to it in this portion of our issue. Our correspondent states that milk in his part of the country is extremely plentiful and superior in quality, and expresses a desire to send a few thousand gallons per day to the London market. If the cost of carriage is economical, no doubt a favoumble change in the London market may be effected by the consignment to it of such large parcels of milk as are alluded to n the letter from which we quote.—Grocen A Scotch Whig Job. the trir has been respectively 14, 15, 10, 9,5, 13, 1 - 3 — , '6‘. 5, and 8. There are 98 new men in the field sinco 1854, all of them now practising at the bar, in addition to the large number of seniors called before that date ; and yet the Lord-Advocate has passed them all over to appoint his own son, being one of the five new entrants in 1863 ! Such a disgraceful-piece of family jobbery we believe to be unmatched. It would certainly lead to a Parliamentary inquiry if made respecting any equally important office in England. It is no wonder that the doings of the Whig Government in Scotland stink in the nostrils of so many good men and true in all parts of the kingdom. It is worthy of note, too, that not more than five or six members of the bar voted against the Lord Advocate at the recent election, and that many of those whom he thus in sulted by passing them over in favour of his stripling son canvassed for him from door to door for weeks together— yet this is the reward for their labours! Another matter intimately connected with this discreditable appointment is the position of the other three Advocate-Deputes. They are, as we find from the almanac, Alex. Moncreiff, G. H. Thom; and J. A. Crichton. Any one who looks over the rolls of the court, in which the names of counsel engaged in cases are always given, will find that Mr. Alex. Mon creiff has considerable practice in other cases, and therefore it may be fairly presumed that he is perfectly qualified for the office in question ; but as respects the other three, Mr. G. H. Thom; Mr. J. A. Crichton, and James Moncreiff, the rolls of the Council tell a very different tale respecting their experience. We ask, then, on what principle the pre sent appointment can be defended ? Had all the other Ad vocate-Deputes been experienced men, in large practice, the present job would not have been so outrageous ; but when it is considered that the responsibility devolves on these men of deciding what cases are to be tried and what cases are not to be tried, and that they have themselves to conduct all the prosecution; the public are entitled to ask whether these prosecutors have been appointed in the interest of the criminals so as to give them a good chance of escape when defended by counsel of experience. We hope Sir G. Grey, who is responsible to Parliament for all Scotch appointments, will take steps to cancel this job ; or if not, that some independent member will bring the sub ject before Parliament. —Caledonian Mercury. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet ...... Oct. 4. Ditto, by French packet Sept. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 21. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Soul hamp ton—Sept. 18 Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Eept. 8 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Sept. 10. Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 4. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via MarseiLe 3. Sept. 4. Newfoundland .„ Sept. 11. Portugal Sept. 4. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Sept. 7. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Sept. 8. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Tencriffe Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Sept. 13 Bahamas, via New York. Sept. 13 Bermuda, ditto Sept. 27. Cuba and Mexico Sept. 28. THE lIORRIBLE CASE OF STARVATION AND NE GLECT AT SPITALFIELDS.--Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for Mid dlesex, resumed the inquiry at Mr. Burner's, the Com mercial Tavern, Commercial-road, Spitalfields, respecting the death of Joseph Stack, aged Three weeks, who died from gross neglect. The additional evidence having been given, the coroner summed up the whole of the facts ad duced, which ho said disclosed a shocking state of affairs. The cause of death was inanition from the want of proper food and nourishment. The father, it had been proved, covered the child u p w h en h o l e f t , an d i t would seen : from the injunction he left with the little boy, that if he showed tho child to any one he would kill him—that would show that he intended the child to die in his absence out. The question for the consideration of the jury was, whether the evidence showed that the deceased died from the gross and wilful negligence of the parents—if so it would amount to wilful murder. The jury, atter a brief consultation, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Edward and Ann Stack, for feloniously killing and slaying their infant child, Joseph Stack." The coroner then made out his warrant for their committal to Newgate for trial. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Queen Emma of the Sand wich Islands, with Lady Franklin and a party, visited the Crystal Palace yesterday. A late afternoon fite, with a great display of fireworks and illuminated fountains, will take place to-morrow. The Palace will be lighted up for an evening promenade after the fireworks, which will terminate about 9 o'clock. Extra late return trains will be run. One Shilling Day, Monday, Sept. 4. .Admissions on payment, 11,896 ; ditto by season tickets, I,2sB—total visitors, 13,154. , TRAFFIC AND DIVIDENDS.—On the whole the ' dividends of the past half-year are satisfactory, and , better than the general e s ti ma t es . Thi s, ooup l o d w i th the very satisfactory traffic, has induced a greater feeling of confidence in railway property, and it has suddenly become manifest to speculators that railway shares are at much too low a price, and therefore there has been a rapid and con ' siderable advance in their values. It would seem that money is not likely to command more than 4 per cont. in the discount market for soma time to come, instead of the higher rates so generally and strongly prophesied by those deemed competent authorities; and, with this prospect, it is unlikely that railways, generally improving and sound as investments, should command over 5 per cent. to those who invest in them. A short time since some of the best stocks, such as London and South Western, Midland, and North Eastern, could be bought to pay 51 per cent. They will now pay nearly sf, and there is every reason to expect that they will shortly further advance in price, and yield percentages similar to those of two or three years ago, before financial and limited liability companies came into existence to disturb the values of properties quoted in the Stock Exchange list generally—say from 4i to 5 per cent., or on an average 41. The traffic returns for the week again show fair increases. The Great Northern, among the larger lines, and Metropolitan, among the lesser ones, maintain the lead. Last week the traffic on the Metropolitan was interfered with by a stoppage for a few hours on Thursday morning, and also by the heavy rains. The Great Northern traffic of all desciiptidns is very good, and the line, as a first-class passenger line, is in greater favour than ever. The London and North-Western traffic continues to show a fair per-tentage of increase, and this lino has benefited (largely by the great traffic to and from Ireland this summer, in addition to a larger traffic than usual with Scotland. The Midland traffic continues to keep fairly ahead of the high figures of last year. Of the Northern lines, the Sheffield has proportionately by far the largest increase. It speaks well for Mr. Watkin and his subordinates that the line should at this time be doing so well, and, with the prospect :of the independent line to Liverpool being speedily made, induces very hopeful feel ings as to the future of this company. The Lancashire and Yorkshire receipts are at last beginning to fairly show the progress made by the cotton trade ; and although the stock is at a high figure compared with past dividends and traf fics, it is really only in accordance with what may be ex pected from the development and full occupation of the busy district occupied by this company. Before the end of the half year the receipts of this line will probably be the best of any of the large lines. The North-Eastern line is really in a thriving condition. Its increases, though moderate, are steady and certain, and the returns compare favourably with the very high figures last year. The new furnaces in the Cleve land district are fast coming into blast, and with them, and the great development of iron-making going forward, the North-Eastern is benefiting vastly, and this in the face of considerable reductions on rates arising through the'recent amalgamation with the West Hartlepool and other lines. We did not anticipate that the extraordinary traffic increases of 12 months ago would be maintained. It therefore speaks well for the present and future of railway p ro p ert y that the mileage receipts have generally shown a decided improve ment, and we cannot but think that as the half-year .pro grosses, they will maintain that improvement. dway News. i i s s 2 a i b .2 o r t p l e i r p x er l mi ste ll r e li pz, and on the short The quotation of e go o l n d comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 Londonat rms u7s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-ICths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 109 to 109 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd from the United States. By advicss from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per marl and the short exchange on Loudon is 13.7 i per £1 stErlin . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-lochs per cent. dearer in London than in liamburg. The public have often been disgusted, and the Liberal Government greatly damaged, by the jobbing of the Lord- Advocate in filling up Scotch offices to which he has prac tically the right to nominate. Perhaps the most scandalous appointment ever made in Scotland by any Lord-Advocate, Whig or Tory, is that made within the last few days by the present Lord - Advocate —namely, the appointment of hie own son, Mr. H. J. Moncreiff, to be one of the Deputy-Ad vocates for Scotland. Mr. H. J. Moncreiff was called to the bar only two years ago, as we find from the official list in the "Edinburgh Almanac," and he is therefore a mere stripling, without any experience whatever fitting him for the discharge of such important duties. Parliament allows the liberal:sum of £5OO a-year to each of four Depute-Advo cates, in order to secure the services of men of talent and experience to undertake the office of public prosecutors ; and there is a very long list of able men from which proper selections could easily be made, and this list is constantly increasing. Take, for example, each of the last ten years. In this period the number of now men called to SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WARWICK RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. Belfast and N. Counties 1--189(5).;"- -- 1 - 8:.: - 1 2 8 .4 - 3 (. 5 : 5 - . 1 2 86 z0 4 0 : Belfast and County Dow .. 49 iv 972 . 769 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 - - Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121} 7,8)3 7,669 Caledonb n, Scottish Central 403 408 28,440 27,6. 2 Cambrian 13.,) 121 2,574 2.55: Cock ermouth K & Penrllll .. 311 - 497 - Cockermouth and IVorkin .. 9 9 35: 30.1 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 38: 403 Cork. Illackrock & Passage.- 6 l t i 283 : , 37 Cork and Yong hal Cornwall Deeside l7 17 5,8 491 Dublin & Belt ast Junction .... 63 (3 1 ,615 1.603 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 2,0)6 1.738 Dub. Dublin IVicklaria Sleath & ow and Wexid lO6 01} 4,021 3,169 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c,.., Glasgow & South-iiesiern - 249 *24) 11,030 10,663 Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,. ... &E. Union 7261 663 33,444 31,661 Great Northern .. 101 365 3 ::',159 34,668 ..... Great North of Scotland . . 14 t. Northn. & IVes tn. (1re1.).. 71/ 711 737 518 ilt.Southn..lt IVestn.(lrind.).. 381 38:1 12,067 9.533 Great Western ............... 12.80 1236 76069 75,295 'Hull & Hornsea ............ 1 3 13 176 180 Highland ................... 246 246 5,031 4,863 Irish North-Western ........ 145 145 2,00 0 1,818 Lancashire& Yorkshire ...... 4b3 103 47,305 45,247 Limerick and Ennis... ....... 241 241 2' 6 191 Limerick and Foynes ....... Llanelly Llynvi Valley 461 404 746 811 201 201 373 40) London & North-Western London and Blackwall Do. Kent (oast Lou., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield,&Lincoinsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9i 2,50 2 2,1 7 9 1 1,698 1,473 28 Metropolitan r,l I i a d r l y a n po d rt ( i a n n e d L Carlisle s te r n ) . 6721 28 I, It 9 1.3 73 611 51,9_6 60 444 Midland Gt. IVes tn. of Irind 2601 2601 5,307 4,702 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 14 2,929 2,^5 : North British, Edin., rcrth and Dundee ' N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 11941 North London 9 North Staffordshire 258 656, 116'n 27,992 26.456 71.551 71,904 3,442 3,291 B,' 00 8.291 20,1 1; 0 1;42 1,0x4 6,640 6.310 1,127 9:.:5 5.189 1,712 30,033 28,376 6,048 5,781 2,605 2.418 Pembroke and Tenby lll Rhymney l9l Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 6B South Devon South-Eastern 3OB Taff Vale 6l Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 Vrhaven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO Whitehaven .lunction l3 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 826 39,132 36,076 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 261 4 C 0313 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 1854 5, O 3,714 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 7,112 15,189 Dutch Rhenish loBf 1(8) 7,551 7,173 Eastern 01 France Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1335 23 0:5 20,857 Great Central of Belgium 285 261 7,952 6,083 Great Indian Peninsula NO 5531 16,592 6,13: Great Luxembourg 134 134 5,790 1.821 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 3:5 13, 336 10,573 Madras 294 458 1,46 i 639 981 87 2L 403 1,059 703 99) 967 ~....- ...,(i.. Aadrid, Saragossa &Alicant.. (.8) 650 18,434 18 296 Northern of Canada . Northern of France 728 728 67.721 59,131 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1967 1781 14',( 93 137,229 Paris and Orleans 1616 1611 78,505 71.229 Recife and San Francisco, &c. 774 774 878 9 Sc.nde RS 105 778 1,548 Do. Punjab; &c 253 32 768 354 South Austrian, &c 2307 R 27 .79,986 54,49 i Southern of France b23 770 '32,927 31,608 Victoria Welland. 25 25 1,080 898 West & N-Wn. of France THE ROYAL TRAINS. Mr. Eborall, general manager, Mr. Ashcroft, engineer, and Mr. Knight, traffic manager, of the South-Eastern Railway Company, attended yesterday at Woolwich Arsenal, and conferred with Major Scratchley, R.E., director of works, on the necessity of counselling Her Majesty's advisers to abandon the plan of conveying the Court from Woolwich to Windsor by rail on the arrival of tho Royal family from the Continent as adopted throughout the lino on their departure. On a survey and examination of the rails through the Royal Arsenal it was pronounced that in their present state it would be exceedingly injudicious to risk the chance of an accident. The numerous curves along the line in its pre sent state somewhat obstruct the passage of an ordinary locomotive, and render considerable amount of caution requisite to avoid running off the rails. A new line of rails will, therefore, in all probability be laid down as sug gested, and the line will be retained for her Majesty's per manent use. COLLIERY DEMONSTRATION AT BARNSLEY.—YeS terday (Monday) one of the largest assemblages of miners ever held in Yorkshire took place at Barnsley. From an early hour in the morning the streets were crowded, the whole of the pits in the district having been closed for the day, and there were fully 7,000 persons present. About 12 o'clock a procession was formed, which extended for nearly half a mile, and the vast body, who were accompanied by eight bands, with a vast display of flags, banners, &c proceeded to the grounds at Beechfield, where a platform was erected, The chair was taken by Mr. J. Normansell, the secretary of the Miners' Association, who, in introduc ing the proceeding; remarked on the financial position of the society. After having paid more than £l,OOO to carry out the provisions of the Act of Parliament relative to the weighing of coal on the pit bank; and large sums for other objects, they had now a cash balance in the bank to the credit of the Barnsley district of £2,150. The following resolutions were adopted :—" That the operative miner of the Barnsley district are fully satisfied of the advantagcs of union in promoting their physical, social, and moral elevation, and therefore pledge themselves to support the rules and regulations of the society, and also to spread its principles in the districts not yet in connection with it. That this meeting pledges itself to support the executive of the Miners' National Association, and also to assist in pro moting the forthcoming Parliamentary inquiry into the esnpesacttiioonn A fo c r t, i t n h iurt e re_ ofop e t ra ho tio N ns at o io f n t a h l e A m ss i o n c e i r a s' inspection.tinnbe respectfullyl'hat t r h e eexecutive ciuestodto continue their efforts, to correct and amend the present ma in cases of accident, unjust regulations between ma s t ers and ntoroyf the working hours o f f th la e b M ou i l u , in co g m l p n serva nts, and the inefficient working of th e I nspection Act :o t ra isf t a io c in general." ! I THE VISIT OF THE BRIT ISH ASSOCIATION TO BIRMINGHAM.—Thd arrangements for the visit of this learned body to Birmingham, which commences in the course of the present week, are progressing very fa vourably, and promise to make the visit as comfortable and satisfactory as could be desired. Each day brings the names of distinguished men, who are coming from dis tan t parts of England and abroad to honour us with their presence. Among others may be mentioned Mr. Toulmin Smith, London ; Dr. Macdonald, St. Andrew's ; Mr, Ed war d Y oumanns and party, who have come from the United States to attend the meeting; Mr. Lionel Brough, of Bristol, formerly inspector of mines for South Staffordshire ; Dr. S. Cobbold, London ; Profes sor Price, Oxford; Rev. Dr. Kay, Oxford ; Dr. Beale, Ross ; Dr. Hodgkins, London; M. and .Madame Claudet, London; Commander Bedford, Pins ; Professor Howard, London Mr. E. W. Ladd, London ; Miss Galton, Leamington ; Mr. H. J. K. Porter, Perthshire; Profesior Frankland, London; Mr. C. R. Morrison, Oriental Club, London; Mr. B. W. Hawkins, London ; Professor Bennett, Edinburgh ; Mr. J. Faire, Glasgow ; Mr. C. M. Ingleby, London ; Dr. T. Mof fatt, Chester; Professor A. H. Curtis, Dublin; Rev. R. C. Wilson, Leamington ; Mr. M. D. Conway, Lyndon ; Le Commandeur C. Vegri, Chef du Departement Consulaire et Commercial au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres ; Professor Dawson, Montreal ; Mr. J. Lothian Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Mr. W. P. M. Boulton ; Mr. Calvers, Clapham; Mr. J. R. M'Lean, Great George-street, Westminister ; Mr. Moore, who was hon. secretary at the Bath meeting last year ; Lieut.-Col. Tailjour, Blair Athol ; Sir Andrew Scott Waugh; Lord Houghton; Professor Lionel Lionel Beale, London ; and many others. The number tisfactory, tickets sold up to Saturday evening was very l large number of and seems to indicate the presence c,f 2 t; life members, at visitors. The following is the return-23 2, £140; 178 ladies' £lO, £230 ; 70 annual members,. at t o. at £2lB—total, n of the expenses, £i66. The T a h t e .£ lo l e , al £ f l u 7 n B d ; f 2 o l r B th as e s d o e c f :a ra es; the sum f aboutexception £ l2 B O l , h 8 a s all been paid into the bank,. be in tha hands of the secretaries which, it is hoped, will which amounted to the sati with regard to lodgings is one which has caused difficulty in few days at most, so that the list may be closed. The - s fa N e v t i ° th r) some trouble to the secretaries, and there is some reason to fear that when the savans and visitors troop into the town as they will do on Wednesday morning, some of them may be unable to obtain satisfactory accommodation. Under the circumstances, we would recommend tradesmen in the centre of the town having a few spars beds to place them at the disposal of the local committee for a consideration. —Birmingham Daily Post. t tes for for trial at th e ass i zes b y th e S un d er land elv m e a magistrates old. ra A shipwright, name d B e ll, h a s been committed causing the death of his son, a child but struck the child and fractured its skull, causing death. The prisoner quarrelled with his wife and tw threw a dish at The building was the nea Pitchforth, and was occupied near On Sunday morning ga a li c f. o x tt . on mill was destroyed by fire at Elland, f stiinated £2,500, and to the The loss to the machinery at £9,000. . We understand that the p hy roPe ll i e l s y srs o . f Abraham C 3a h r a . rles and . Henry Sugden, cotton spinners. building s t o ck and loss in both instances is covered by insurances. Wynnstay _ _. General Hess Locket Lucy 3 Seven ran. . • . . ' INES. 1091 :21 ; 102} loq