The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET Do. under'.£l,ooo Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4i. per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds dis ' Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, - ;;Do Account 471 Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St., Do 4-1 per Cent, 1850 Do aim 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent — , Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred — Do Passive - ... Do Account 284 4 zDanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 i Do Account - -to 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 75 Do. 14 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 73 24 81 Do £lOO Bonds . , 731 I Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 , 431 Do £lOO Bonds 44 Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — V enozuela 3 per Cent. ' Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Account C onsols A 3 O. Account B9a S 9 f, _ AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK The discount market is quieter, but there is no alteration to report in the terms required by bankers and brokers for the negotiation of commercial paper. Yet there is plenty of money kept in reserve for eventualities considered likely in the course of the next month or two. For the best bills 4 per cent. is still the charge, and even at the highest rates capitalists do not appear at all anxious to put out their reserves, because they think a higher value of money not improbable. The report of the London District Telegraph Company is more favourable than the one last issued. The revenue shows a surplus over expen diture, but it is not enough to allow a declaration of a dividend. The undertaking is nevertheless thought to be in a sound and bona fide condition, and with the introduction of a little more capital large results may be attained. The shares of the Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation Company were quoted this day at 1k 4 prem., and the International Sugar Refineries Company at 1i prem. Two o'CLocic. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 90c. Inanimate. When the English Stock Market closed yesterday afternoon Consols were at a decline of I per cent., owing to speculative sales, but a few buyers appear ing this morning, probably in realisation of profits, led to a recovery of f per cent., and at the last mo ment the appearance of affairs is not unsatisfactory, though far from buoyant. Consols, therefore, are 89/ 8 for transfer, and 891 1 for the account. In the Foreign Market there is very little anima tion, and prices are depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 724 731 ; ditto Consolides, 498 1 ; Mexi can, 224 23 ; ditto New, 221 ; Greek, 201 21; Spanish Passive, 281 1 ; ditto Certificates, 131 8 ; Italian, 63- 1 ; and the Confederate Loan, 5 7. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a very limited scale, and prices have gene rally exhibited less firmness. South Western have declined 55., and Midland 10s., while North Western, Great Eastern, and South Eastern have each improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue:inactive, but prices in most instances are well sustained. Imperial Ottoman are dealt in at 151 ; Oriental Bank at 331 ; London and County at 754 ; Lon don Joint Stock at 471 ; Hudson Bay Company at 15:# and Royal Mail Steam at 115. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—Hop and Malt Exchange, 3 31 pm. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 1.1 2 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par 1 prem. ; Wheal Penrose, 1 1 prem. ; Albert Bridge, 1 1+ prem. ; Massa Carrara Mar ble, 11 21 prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 11 prem ; Lon don Quays, / dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 1+ prem. ; Overend, Gur ney, and Company, 24 21 prem. ; London Jute Works, 1/ 2 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany, 2# 21 dis. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Per Cent. Consols Do. Account, S ept. 7 o per Cent. Reduced B9± i New 3 per Cent B 9I 111 Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expi re sth AprilBBs Do (Bed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent 2 dis Do. £5OO Do. £lOO and £2OO ! — Bank of England Stock, 5f per Cent 2491 8 Do Account ' INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do- Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOl Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 . Do . , Do 1863 —. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent Do. If per Cent 7B Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do £B6 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 97 Do. 1864 94 31 4} Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2Ol f Do. Coupons — Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £67i paid — dig Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Do. Scrip, £55 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. Do. Account • Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French . Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid , Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada TWO O'CLOCK. Dividends on the above payable in London. b Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 11"/Igian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. "atatch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates t) 8 F rench Rentes, 41 per Cent. I t' h 1 2 0 . 0 Account . 7 an 5 per Cent 1861 , Ex. 23f. DO. Account - Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. ihe market opens rather quiet. The sales will Probably amount to 8,000 bales. X--PORTATION OF PICKLES AND SAUCES.—It ap 3. Pears that in the six months ending the 30th June last, the '7414.C$ gg Pickles and sauces exported was 4143,769. ricKFERENUE SHARES. Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., Ditto. 6 per cent. red.. 61 South Devon, linos 108., Ditto, fixed per cent., 81. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4 y per cent. pr., Ditto, new 5 per cent.; 10, - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. South Staffordshire. 88 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 141 Recife and San Francisco (Urn.), gua. 7 per cent, 13* FOREIGN MINE& Frontino and Bolivia Gold:Jim., 3 / DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 571 tkiliance, inn.. 29 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid., 23 Bank oi Queensland, Um, 9* Consolidated Bank, Um., 10* 10 English Joint Stock, Um., 11* impela o o n a r o o i n n a andt Jointeo utao Stook, 4 5 7 1 7 6/1 N L a o t n iD d o n o i o t n at l r n r d do v l a inn e de s it3amdl of s s u t E e e n r, , a 4 1 9 4 i n d New South Wales, 401 Oriental Banx Corporation, 521 31 Union of Australia, 52} Union of London, 53* MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B,per cent. gua., 2/ 1 Ceylon Company, 10 City Offices, Urn., 51 Coiiimercial Union, Insurance. 8j Contract Corporation, Dm., 21 Credit Fonder and Mobiiier of England, 11 1 Discount Corporation, 121 Ebbw Vale, 13_,td, Fairb .irn Eng - ',27.Zring, - 61 Fore-street Warehouse, Um. 9j Gen. Credit and Finan ce of L ondon,: Um., 51 Hudson's Bay, 151 Interational ...and Credit, lim., 6 Joint Stock Discount, Urn., 11 London General Omnibus Company, 3 1 u•dras Irrigation and Canal, 131 Milwall Iron Works, 41 Ocean Marine Insurance), 23 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Ditto (all), Ditto, new, 6/ Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Um., Ditto (..£lO Rio de Janeiro Gas, 201 Royal Mail Steam, 115 Scottish Australian Investment, Um.. 126 By adviccs from Elaniburg the price of gold is 428 per marl and the short exchange on London is 13.71 per £1 stcrlin- . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about lothe per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1081 to 109 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of god fpm the United States. SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SH.ikRES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. 13.14 Bir., IVol. ' & ttr. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div., Do. II till6p.c.p.an.hasl been paid to BI Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. WI stern Great Eastern, ( )rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B !o Do. New. Is. at 25 pn GIS. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original D . t. V.V. Bail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxiord Do. Newpo t - . Do. et eford Lane tshire &Yorkshire L:mdon and Blackwali ton., S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. f shares Do. New Mid;and Do, Birmin . tir Derby Mid Gt. W.. Irelancb Do. 4 shares Hid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling De. d.. 1855-58. Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou 1)0. New Do. do. 18C4 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. st Jck hrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon t youth Lb stern :0 Statues, Wok., & Wok it ,Taff Vale Do. C t Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Arest Cornwsll iV.Hartlepool Ilar.& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable all 100 1( 0 1 (0 all all ill all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 1: 0 I'o I Paid.' Closing I Business Price. done. _ 1 6! f 6 16 17 go 92 109 111 47 43 8 9 47 61 7} 131 132 143 141 123 32 i 43, 4 65 } 4} 122/ ; 101 - 131 i 12 . 911 9 10,1 81 i BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, k Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent... Do. i shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Bujt,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1874 Calcutta & S. E., Rm Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu. , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 _ . Do. Ist .►'ref..londs.. Do. do. deferred .... Do. 2d Pr. t. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. stock.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of In lia gua. 5 per cent D 4f per cent Do Great Ms. of Canada D D oo- 6 . 5 , p N . d c.eow . . Bd pay. pay. s 18 77 1873 . 8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. 81. C'da, pc Ist pt. bds Scinde ...... Do. De1hi . ..... d Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St. Flo, t° AfS AS 132 133 ti 6 E 7 i 9 65 65 63 65 43 15 10 15 105 1 07 119. 120 93 94 105 108 39 11 lain 3 99110 53 54 134 135 ai SW 13 , 4 130/1 100 112 I 52 53 z 4 111 112 68 70 10; IC4 37i 3S 10 11 i, 121 123 2 p 78 79 14 12 11S 152 57 5) 81 63 58 60 81/1 St 9 10 151 156 3 t p LO4 106 48 50 SIONS. 57 59 101 10! ± iP 44 41 9 10 99 101 70 ;5 100 102 1011 1024 103 104 k il) 18 1V 90 65 66 55 60 57 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 17 24 26 1024 103; IP, 2P 100 101 11; 124 81 Bld 10 12 82 VI 1 4d 101 102 95 97 89 91 66 68 82 84 v9l 10031 99i IC 9.1 100 i IT SECUR. 95 98 95 t-. 7 8 100 83 81 82 54 103 1(5 166 108 108 110 105 108 1( 3 105 108 110 102 104 104 [O6 106 108 102 104 95 97 9) 101 93 95 20 91 102 104 83 85 98 100 1011 104 ,ITIES. 105 107 ICAk 110i1 INES. 91 JO 25 27 560 580 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dee. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 1877-S4 Do 6 p. c. Feb. & D sp. c. Mar. & Sept fin. 5 p. o. Jan. & July Do. 5 p o. inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 1 , 0. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do; I'9o-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. Natal 1 3ov. o per cent N. 13. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.l uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. .5p c. 18,1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1588 to 1392 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent...... Nova Scuba Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja do July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITE Cain Consul. Gold, line Chlverton Clifford Amalgamated ' Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caration ast Carn Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk G am. & StA übyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvilie Herod's Foot .... Hingston Downs Margaret (tiny Lelant Marke Valley rtwyndy Iron Ore, Nangi les .. New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... Pr vidence Uny Lklant S. Caradon (St. Uleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Llskeard West Chlrerton West Seton Wheal Bassett Illoganl Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Wheal Tt elawney (Lis Wheal Uni .n........_ _ I l}l i lt 11 1/ 2 30 32 490 500 15 2 , ' 13 15 161 171 6i 71 8 .10; 75 8 170 180 75 80 <8 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 103 21 1021 Si 3 1021 11 SII M . THE SUN,' LON DON, * SATURDAY EVEAING, _'AUGUST 12, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) A SOVEREIGN OR A FARTIIING.—SINGULAR DISPUTE.— BARTON V. CARNELL.—This was an action to recover £l, money alleged to have been received by the defendant, who keeps the Crown Tavern in St. Paul's Churchyard, and who pleaded that she did not receive the £1 as alleged, but only one farthing, which she returned to plaintiff. „. . Plaintiff stated that he went into defendant's house for change for the £l, putting the coin upon the bar. De fendant took up the coin, but averred that plaintiff had only put down a new farthing. Mrs. Camel denied that the £1 had ever been put upon her bar. Plaintiff put down a new farthing. His Honour pointed out to the plaintiff that . there was a direct contradiction . in the case. Plaintiff urged that he could account fur all the money he had in his possession. He went into St. Paul's Churchyard on the day in question, and wished to buy a sppnge of a man who was selling sponges in the street. The man had not change, and that was the reason plain tiff went into the defendant's house to get it. Mrs. Carnell said that the sponge man came in with the plaintiff. Plaintiff—l deny it. His Honour—l hardly suppose that Mrs. Carnell, who was a respectable woman trading in the city, would change a sovereign for a farthing, and, indeed, if the coin had been changed at all, it had been most likely done by the sponge man. All that she had done in the matter was to offer plaintiff his choice between a la wsuit and a jury. Plaintiff—What will be the expense of a jury ? His Honour—The whole expense will possii)y be some 10s. or 12s. Plaintiff—Your honour will understand that I am only pressing this matter because I am so sure I did put down XI. Mrs. Carnell—And I am equally sure you did not put down more than a farthing. His Honour said that where the parties were equally respectable, as in the present instance, he could not under take to decide a case of this kind. Plaintiff could be non suited or have a jury. Plaintiff—Then, I shall havo a jury. The case then stood over. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BooK-Shop THlEF.—Alfred Evans, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing some books. The prisoner was seen by a shopman to Mr. Rimell to go up to the window, and as some books were missed on a previous occasion, directly after the prisoner left the win dow the shopman watched him and saw him take up some books and walk off with them. The shopman followed him to Soho-square, and there ho was taken into custody by Sergeant Cole, 23 C, when ho threw the books from The prisoner said ho was guilty, but that having no lodging, and being hungry, he was induced to take the books. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for a month with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. BREAKING INTO BROINIPTON ORATORY.—Hippolito Drux, a foreigner, was charged with burglariously breaking and entering the Roman Catholic Oratory at Brompton, and stealing therein upwards of £8 from the boxes placed for the reception of alms for the "souls in purgatory." James Thomas, 122 B—l was in Cottage-place, near Brompton-row, shortly after four this morning. My attention was called to hearing glass fall, and I went to the spot by getting over some railings into Brompton church yard. I could see the prisoner on the Oratory tiles. I went towards him, and as I got to the wall he jumped down and ran, boots in ono hand and a patent steel cutting saw in the other. He threw them down. I pursued him over the wall, caught him, and took him to the station. I could not get him to speak at all in English. I found £8 12s. llid. loose in his pockets, £2 in gold, £4 13s. Bd. in silver, and .£1 19s. 31-d. in coppers, and a purse containing £2 Os. 11d. ono saw, two knives, three keys, lucifer matches, a jemmy I picked up afterwards near the spot, and a bar of iron taken from one of the windows of the Oratory chapel (produced). That would leave space to get in and out of the window, two panes of which were cut away. I found the sashes also broken. He said nothing in my presence. I have no reason to suppose there was any one else con cerned. _ _ vv Father Arthur Cumberlidgo—l live at tho Oratory, and am in holy orders. Tho house communicates with the church. It was all safe at 10 o'clock last night. There were 15 of those boxes with money in them all broken open. He said he was not a Catholic. The Oratory was broken into five weeks ago. Two boxes containing notes were also broken open. It is the property of the Rey John Dalgairns. He has a possessory right to it, although it actually belongs to the poor. Thomas Lytle, porter at the lodge—l fastened up the chapel at five minutes past 10 last night. A man could not have been concealed there. It was broken open five weeks before. Prisoner had no questions to ask. Ho said he came from Paris, and in reply to Mr. Solfe, said in French ho had no home and lived anywhere. He did not deny the charge. Prisoner was remanded till Friday. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. With fruit the market is moderately supplied, and the show of vegetables is good. The trade, on tho whole, is fairly active, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 5s to 7s; hot house grapes, 2s 6d to 6s; filberts, 9d to is per lb ; currants, 3s to 4s; greengages, 4s to 5s ; apples, is 3d to 2s 6d ; pears, is 3d t o 5 2 per half sieve; raspberries, 5d to 6d; mulberries, 6d to 9d per punnet ; lemons, 4s to 8s ; oranges, 10s to 14s per 100. VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, is to 3s ; cabbages, 9d to is 4d ; horseradish, is to 2s per doz heads ; turnips, 2s to 3s ; carrots, 4s to 5s per dozen bunches ; peas, is 8d to is 6d ; French beans, is to is 3d per half sieve ; cucumbers, 8d to is Gd each; potatoes, 50s to 120 s per ton; cos let tuces, 10d to is 3d per score. SPORTING-INTELLIGENCE. READING RACES.—YESTERDAY. The Thames Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Nightingall's Discretion, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Storey 1 Mr. W. Barnett's Norma, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ...(J. Grimshaw 2 Mr. Williams's Defy, 3 yrs, Est (Murray 3 Mr. Fleming's Camillus, 3 yrs, Gst (A rno ld 4 Mr. W. Smith's Roarer, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Huatable 5 Ascot also ran. Betting—Even on Defy, 4 to 1 agst Norma„ 5 to 1 agst Discretion, and 7 to .l agst Ascot. Norma made the running, followed by Defy and Discre tion, Ascot, who jumped round when the flag dropped, losing start. At the far side Discretion went to the front, and at the half-mile post was joined by Defy, who, how ever, foil back before reaching the distance, and Norma, failing to reach Discretion, was beaten in a canter by five lengths; Defy a bad third. An objection was made by the owner of the second hors, against the winner for having gone the wrong side of the post, but it was not sustained. The Abbey Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b. Five furlongs. 33 subs. Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's The Masson, Bst 61b Mr. Johnson's. Katie, Bst 3lb (S. Adams) I (Hibberd 2 Mr. J. Graham's Nutrition, Bst 101 b (Clements 3 Mr. H. B. Harenc's Conundrum, Bst 71b (Fordham 4 I Mr. T. Stevens's The Squire, 9st llb (includ. 51b extra (Payne 5 Mr. R. Dick's Mephistopheles, Bst 71b Betting-2 to 1 agst Nutrition, sto 1 agst The Squire , 6 to 1 each agst Kati e an d M ephistopheles, and 10 to 1 (at first 5 to 1) agst The Masson. Nutrition and The Squire got away in front, attended by The Masson, Conundrum and Katie lying on the outside. At the distance The Squire took a slight load, but was seon passed by The Masson, who came with a great rush oppo ale the stand, and The Squire at the same time dropping back, Katie took second place, but failed to reach The Masson, who won in a canter by four lengths, a head se parating Miss Katie from Nutrition, and a neck between the latter and Conundrum. The Forbury Selling Stakes c,f 5 EMI each, with 55 added, for 2 and 3-yr-olds. Five furlongs ; striight. Mr. Smith's Hornblower, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (J. Cl-oater) 1 Mr. Stevenson's Salliett, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (Perry) 2 Mr. R. Sutton's Kintbury, 2 y rs , B s t (Hibberd) 3 The following also ran :—Her Ladyship, Contract, Ca tapults, Bay Dayrell, Bella, Warwick, Ascot, and Tina. Betting-5 to 2 agst .Hornblower, sto 1 agst Her Lady ship, 6 to 1 each ags;; Salliett and Bella, and 100 to 15 agst Contract. Bella jumped off with the lead, followed by Her Lady ship, llornblower, Contract, and Kintbury to the distance, where Hornblower headed the leader, and won in a canter by two lengths ; half a length between the second and third ; Catapulta was fourth, Tina fifth, Contract sixth, and Bella seventh. The winner was bought in for 600 guineas. The Stand Plate (handicap) of 100 sous for horses of all ages ; half a mile. 44 subs. Mr. Pardoe's Qui Viva, 2 yrs, 6st (Reartfield 1 Mr. G. Angell'sLady Valentine, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (in 71b ex. (Perry 2 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Dawdle, 4 yrs, Bst (Pordham 3 The following also ran :—Cranbury, Ilesper, Gem of the Sea, Gipsy Girl, Concordia, Viceroy, Vision, Black bird, and Joss-stick. Betting-5 to 2 agst Qui Vive, sto 1 agst Lady Valen tine, 11 t 0.2 agst Dawdle, 10 to 1 agst Gem of the Sea, 12 to 1 each agst Gipsy Girl and Ifesper, and 20 to 1 agst Joss stick. After some failure; Cranbury jumped away in front, at tended by Lady Valentine, Qui Vive, Dawdle, in the centre, and Hesper lying on the outside. A little below the distance Cranbury dropped back,. and Qui Vive took up the running, closely followed by Lady Valentine, Ford ham bringing Dawdle itlith a rush at the stand, but not reaching the favourite, Who won by three-quarters of a length; the same distance separating Dawdle from Lady Valentine ; Vision was fourth, Gipsy Girl fifth, and Gem of the Sea sixth ; Blackbird and Joss-stick were the two last. The Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, with allowances. Half a mile. _ Mr. Hughes's Virtuous, 3 yrs, 7st llb (20 sous) (Loates) 1 Mr. Foy's Bismark, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (car sst 131 b) (20) (Heartfield) 2 Lord Ailesbury's Frisky Matron, 3 yrs, 7st 11b (20) (Herbert) 3 The following also ran :—Memento, Dulcimer, Vicks burg, Laverick Wells, and Merry Lass.: Betting-2 to 1 agst Virtuous, 3to 1 agst Bismark, 4to 1 agst Vicksburg, and 7 to 1 agst Merry Lass. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won easily by a length; a bad third; Dulcimer was fourth, Vicksburg fifth, the remainder finishing in a cluster. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. The Caversham Stakes (handicap), of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Ten Broeck's Reinfrid, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Barlow) 1 Capt. Lloyd's Effie, 4 yrs, 9st 1) Mr. Land's Lord of th e M anor , age d, Bst I.ll(States 3 Mr. Craven's Oldb ur y, 3 yrs , 7 st 4113 (Morris 4 Betting-2 to lon Oldbury, 9to 4 agst Lord of the Manor, and 5 to 2 agst Reinfrid. Reinfrid took the lead, followed by Effie and Lord of the Manor, who, for a short distance, headed Reinfrid, but, " cracking" at the distance, Reinfrid again assumed the lead, and won in a canter by five lengths ; Lord of the Manor a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. Forsyth for 70 guineas. The Whitley Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. T. V. Morgan's The Plover, 5 yrs, Bst 91b, in 71b ex Mr. Brayley's Mongrel, 3 y (H. Carey) 1 rs, 7st 21b (Hibb er d 2 Mr. E. J. Sayers's Olivia, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Hartley 3 Mr. Fleming's Scylla, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (F. Arnull 4 Mr. Alwyn's Mountain Flower, 5 yrs, 7st 31b (C. Page 5 Betting-6 to 5 agst The Plover, 2to 1 agst Mongrel, sto 1 any other. Olivia made the running, - with The Plover in attendance, Mongrel lying next, to a little below the distance, when The Plover took it up, Mongrel at the same time passing Olivia, and the favourite, wit Lout being headed, won easily by half a length; Olivia a bad third. KNUTSPORD RATES—PRIDAY. The Stamford Two-year-old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added : colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. Mr. Lincoln's Miss Williams, 9st (includ. 71b extra. (Maidmeni 1 Mr. Ridley's Penhill, 9 st 31b (in. 71b ex.) (J. Osborne 2 gat 41b Mr. Halford's F ore i gn S tamp, (E. Taylor 3 Mr. Booth's Ridi cu l e, B st 71b (H. Taylor 4 Betting -5 to 4 agst Miss Williams, and sto 2 agst Pen hill. The latter cut out the work to entering the straight, when Miss Williams went forward, and won easily by a length; three lengths betwean second and third; fourth beaten off. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added ; two-year-olds, ist; three, Bst 121 b ; four, 9st 101 b ; five and upwards, lOst 21b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; selling allowances. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Phillips's Jolly Boy, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (Hoystead) 1 Mr. T. Cliff's The Lizard, 3yrs, 7st 131 b (Maidment 2 Mr. Backhouse's Jewell, 4 yrs, B s t 71b (H. White 3 Mr. J. Melling's Lady Sefton, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (H. Taylor 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst The Lizard, 6to 4 agst Jolly Boy, 6to 1 agst Jewel, and 10 to 1 agst Lady Sefton. Jolly Boy jumped off in front, was never headed, and won, after a good race with The Lizard, by a neck; two lengths be tween second and third ; bad fourth. The winner was not sold. The Knutsford Subscription Cup of 100 sovs in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; winners extra. One mile and three quarters. Mr. Lincoln's Lord Conynghani, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (in. 71b ex. (Maidment 1 Mr. Barber's Helen, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Ward 2 Mr. Morris's Club Queen, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... ...(Whiteley 3 Mr. Mereue's Terror, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Tomlinson 4 Mr. Slater's Dubiety, 3 yrs, 7st llb (H. Sharpe 5 Mr. Price's Turcos, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (W. White • 6 _ __ _ Betting-7 to 4 agst Lord Conyngham, Bto 1 agst Club' Queen, 5 to 1 eget Turcos, 8 to 1 agst Terror, and 10 to 1 agst Helen. After two or three failures Dubiety got away in advance, but was soon passed by Club Queen and Turcos, Dubiety and Lord Conyngham running next, Helen and Terror bringing up the rear. They ran thus in the first round of the course, but after passing the Stand Club Queen took a slight lead, which she held to the half -mile post, where Turcos dropped back, and Helen took second place , Lord Conyngham also drawing towards the leaders. Entering the straight Club Queen compounded, and Helen was left in front, but inside the distance Lord Conyngham came out full of running, and won easily by a length ; two lengths between second and third, length third and fourth, the others close up. The De Tabley Plate of 50 sovs (handicap), for all ages ; 2 sovs entrance ; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr. Delamere's Breffni, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ......W. Whi te t 2 (Whiteley) t 1 ... ( Mr. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, B st ..... . Mr. Turner's Desdemona, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (car. 7st 7lb ) (Lomas 3 Mr. Phillips's Jolly Boy, 2 yrs, Est 41b ...(Hoystead) 4 Mr. Jones's St. Albans filly, 2 yrs, Est 41b (E. Howarth) 5 Mr. Lawrence's Blue Cap, 2 yrs, Est 41b .. . ... (Brown) 6 Betting-5 to 4on Worthless, 2to 1 aget Breffni, and 6 to 1 agst Jolly Boy. Worthless cut out the work to the lower turn, where she was joined by Breffni, and the pair coming on together, a slashing race ended in a dead heat two- lengths between second and third ; nothing else near. Deciding Heat.-5 to 4on Worthless, who ran aloogside Breffni for a short distance, when she assumed the lead. At the distance Breffni fairly collared Worthless, and a long and exciting struggle, in which Breffni ran the longest, was decided in favour of the latter by a short neck. The Scurry Handicap, one mile, did not fill. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS On the lst inst., Bally Edmond out of all handicaps to date. On the 3d inst., at 2.30 p.m., all the Duke of Beaufort's horses out of their Wolverhampton engagements. On the 3d inst., 4.15 p.m. King of France out of th e T wo Year Old Handicap at Radcliffe. On the 4th inst., at 9 a.m. Hymettus, Commodore, Birk gill, and Similitude out of their Stockton engagements. On the oth inst., at 9 a.m., Hopper out of all engagements to date. On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., Steamboat out of• the Hunt ingdon Nursery. On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., Rustic Beauty out of the Handicap Plate and Stand Plate at Reading. On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., Armagnao out of the Welter Cup at Wolverhampton. On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., Sydmonton out of his Ply mouth engagements. On the sth inst., at 6 p.m., Lady Cochrane out of the Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap, Yarmouth. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Changeable, Elland, and Hol stein out of the Commemoration Plate at Ripon. - On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m, Changeable and Elland out of the Studley Plate, Ripon. On the 7th inst, at 9 a.m., Belmont out of the Two Year Old and Grand Stand Stakes at Ripon. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Ely and Scamander out of all handicaps for which the weights have appeared, except Scamander for the Wolverhampton Stakes. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Trust and Inca out of the Stewards' and Stand Plates at Reading. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Danaus out of - the Easthamp stead Park Stakes at Reading. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Dean Swift out of the Stewards' Plate at Reading. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Queen of Trumps out of the Stand Plate at Reading. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Prescription out of all en gagements at Reading. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Duchess of Newcastle out of her Huntingdon engagements. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Flatterer and Belgrave out of all their engagements. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Mr. T. Golby's horses out of their Hereford engagements. On the 7th inst., at 9 a.m., Stanton and Nu out of all their engagements for which the weights have appeared. On tho 7th inst., at 0.16 p.m., Swordsman out of all handicaps for which he has been weighted. bOn the 7th inst., at 11.40 a.m., Racer Jess and Chester field out of their Stockton engagements. - On the 7th inst. ; at 5 p.m., Golden Hair out of the Read ing Stakes. On the 7th inst., at 5 p.m., Mephistopheles out of the Reading-Nursery. On the 7th inst., at 5 p.m., Stockinger out of his Egham engagements. On the 7th inst., after G p.m., Ascot and Eidolon out of the Members' Plato and N soya Handicap Plate at Hunt ingdon. On the 7th inst., after 6 p.m., Ascot out of the Welter Handicap at Huntingdon. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.rn., Lady Florence out of all her engagements to date. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., Boleno out of his Huntingdon engagements. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., all Mr. S. Thellusson's horses out of their Wolverhampton engagements. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., all horses in Mr. Wallis's name out of their Oxford engagements. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., Il Re Galantuomo, Money Spinner, Rappel de Minuit, and Mademoiselle Cleopatro out of their Wolverhampton engagements. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., The Squire (by Peppermint) out of the Staffordshire Nursery at Wolverhampton. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., The Handsome Doo filly out of her Reading engagements. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., Gibraltar out of the Berkshire Stakes at Reading. On the Bth inst., at 2.5 p.m., Bedouin out of his Reading engagement. On the Bth inst., at 7.45 p.m., Salliet out of the Devon shire Stakes. On the Bth inst., at 7.45 p.m., Lytham and Troublesome out of all handicaps for which the weights have appeared. On the Bth inst., at 10 p.m., Rosins out of the Scurry Handicap at Huntingdon. _ _ On the 9th inst., at 4.40 p.m., Queen of Holland out of .he Reading Nursery. On the 9th inst., after 6 p.m., Moulsey out of the Oxford shire Stakes. On the 10th inst., at 9 a.m., Bellhanger out of all engage ments in Mr. Sandford's name. THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE STAKES. The following are the remarks of two supposed sporting authorities with regard to the decision of the stewards on the Huntingdonshire Stakes. It will be seen that the one entirely contradicts the other, Bell's Life awarding the stakes to Suspicion, and the Sporting Gazette to Claxton. There can not be the shadow of a doubt that Suspicion is en titled to the stakes, and that all bets must go along with them as a matter of course, Claxton having been struck out of the race by Lord St. Vincent, on Aug. 1: (From Bell's Life). In answer to a communication from Mr. W. Bevill in reference to the above disputed race, Lord St. Vincent has written to that gentleman assuring him that when Claxton was sold not a word was said in reference to en gagements, and that he (Lord St. Vincent) was perfectly justified in'scratching the horse. We have since learned from Messrs. Weatherby that the case has been virtually decided, but as the decision has not yet received the signa ture of the majority of the stewards, they could not an nounce it in yesterday's Calendar. Mr. Ravill, however, informed our reporter at Reading on Friday evening that the stakes have been awarded to Suspicion. The question of bets will probably be decided by the committee of Tat tersall's on Monday afternoon. (From the Sporting Gazette). This disputed raee was virtually settled yesterday (Friday), when the decision of the stewards—awarding the stakes to Claxton—was forwarded to the Earl of Sandwich, at Hinchinbrook, pr his lordship's signature, in conjunc tion with that of the Duke of Manchester, the Earl of Westmoreland, and General Peel, who was especially called in to assist the other arbitrators. The question of bets will be gone into at Tattersall's, on Monday next, we believe. POULTRY. Geese, 5s Od to 7s Od each; goslings, ss Od to 6s 6d; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od ; wild do, 11d to 18 2d ; pigeons, 6d to 8d ; hares, 3s to 3s 6d ; leverets, 2s Od to 5s Od each ; Surrey fowls, 10s to 12s ; do. chickens, 7s Od to 9s Od ; barn door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od per couple ; English eggs, 9s Od to Os Od ; French• do, 7s Od to 7s 6d per 100 ; Ostend fresh butter, is to is ld ; English, is ld to is 3d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Eels, 8d to Is ; salmon, 10d to ls 2d per lb. ; cod, 2s 6d to 10s ; brill, as Od to is Od ; mullets, is to 2s Od; turbots, 6s to 108 ; lobsters, i s t o 3 s ; cra b s, 6d to 2s 6d eac h ; whit ings, 4s to 6s ; haddocks, 9s to 12s per dozen ; common oysters, 16s to 20s; natives, 100 s to 120 s per bushel; fresh herrings, 12s ;mackerel, 30s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 48 Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 38 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 88 8d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od; veal, 8s 8i to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d, of household do., 5-0 to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND MUSTS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2-fd to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 8d to ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 34d ; 801 b to 881 b, 34d to 4d; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d. Horse hides, 98 Od to 10s 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 4e Od; full, 6s 6d; lambs, 3s Od to bs 6d ; shearlings, 3s Od to 4s Od. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, X 5 10s,Od. to £6 6s Od; newt ditto, £4 15s to £5 lOs ; old clover, £6 Os to £6 7s; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 13s per load. A fair inquiry. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 lOs Od to £6los; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 15s; old clover, £6 6s to £6 7s; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 6s; and straw, £1 9i to £1 16s per load. Trade slow. WHITECIIAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £slos Od to £6 6s Od; new ditto, £5 Os to £5 10s; old clover, £6 6s to £7 Os ; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 135 per load. A moderate demand. FUNERAL OF PROFESSOR ATTOUN.—The funeral of the late Professor William Edmondstoune Aytoun took place yesterday, the place of interment being the Dean Cemetery. The relatives and friends of the de ceased assembled in the house of the deceased in Great Stuart-street about two o'clock, and shortly afterwards proceeded to St. John's Episcopal Chapel, where the ,first part of the "service 'for the burial of the dead" was read by the Rev. John Ferguson, M.A., of Elgin, assisted by the Rev. Daniel F. Sandford. The coffin was then placed in the hearse, which was drawn by four horses, and followed by fourteen mourning coaches, and the cortege proceeded by Queensfery-street, and Dean bridge to the Dean Cemetery. The chief mourner was Lieutenant. -Colonel Aytoun, Into Royal Artillery, cousin-german of the deceased ; and the pall-bearers were Mr. G. T. Kinnear, Mr. J. P. Aytoun, of Kirkcaldy, Mr. Gnome, of Garvoch, Mr. Robert Gnome, of Well hall. Mr. R. Rutherford Aytoun, of Ashintully, Mr. A. Campbell, of Auchindarroch, and Mr. John Blackwood. Among the other gentlemen present were Principal Sir David Brewster, Lord Neaves, Sir John Sinclair, Bart., of Dunbeath, Professors J. S. Blackie, A. C. Fraser, William Henderson, and P. Rolland ; Drs. John G. M. Burt, J. Duncan, and Omond ; Rev. Henry Duncan, Mr. Alexander Smith, Secretary to the Uni versity ; Mr. P. S. Keir of Kindrogan, Mr. John Hill Burton, Mr. F. Wilson, of Woodburn, Mr. Robert Steuart, of Carphin, Mr. L. Maitland, of Eccles, Mr. Robert A ytoun, of Capeldrae, Mr. Angus Turner, of Pit cairn House, Perth, Mr. Balfour, of Balfour and Trenaby ; Capt. G. Sinclair, and Mr. Robt. Lee, advocate. The cor tege arrived at the cemetery about half-past 3 o'clock, and the conclusion of the burial service was read at the grave by the Rev, J. Ferguson. AQUATICS. ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA. The three races of Wednesday —the Club prize of £5O for cutters and yawls, the Club prize of £5O for schooners and yawls, and Mr. Kennard's prize of £5O for schooners—were not completed in either instance by sundown, and all three will therefore have to be sailed over again, in addition to the second race of the cutters for their £5O prize, which is fixed for this morning, weather being suitable. The Royal Yacht squadron were particularly fortunate in having fresh steady breezes on their days of sailing, so that each match was finished within the prescribed time. Tho Royal Vic torians have, on the contrary, been particularly unfortu nate in having on their sailing days light and unsteady winds, which has given in the first week of the regatta four unfinished races to be sailed over again, one of which, that between the Circe, Intrigue, and Flying Fish, has already been attemstetgtwice. We would suggest to the commodore and sailing committee whether it would not be advisable to shorten the course by substituting the Warner for the Nab at its eastern end, or deducting a similar distance at its western end, so as to avoid these too probable failures of vessels to complete two rounds of a somewhat long course before sundown, at a period of the year when light winds might be expected to be the rule rather than the exception. Are the races round the Owers and the Isle of Wight o n the 17th and 18th inst. to be com pleted on each day by sundown, and, if so, what provision have the committee made for a breeze ? The state of the markets for the precious metals is thus described by Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmid : —" Sales of bar silver have been effected to a mo derate extent at 60d. for Bombay, and the present mail takes out about £120,000. The demand is not very active, but the market being now entirely bare we view it as being firm at the present rate. Mexican dollars continue to improve. The last China mail took out over £lOO,OOO, and purchases to some extent have been made both from here and via Marseilles for shipment by the next opportunity. The nearest price is 60d., and the dollars just arrived by the French steamer will probably realise ' this quotation, or very near it. The amounts which have come forward lately have not been large, but the parcels which have been held back for the last few months are being gradually disposed of, though it may still be some time before they entirely disap pear. The arrivals of gold have been unimportant, and with the exception of the moderate amounts ex pected from Australia and California, there is pro bably little on its way. The Brazil steamer took out about £130,000, chiefly in sovereigns, and no doubt gold finds its way through private channels to Spain, but generally speaking there is very little inquiry for exportatian, and, the decrease in the bullion in the Bank is chiefly caused by the wants of the harvest." VISIT OF TIM FRENCH FLEET TO SPITHEAD.-At a public meeting held at the Guildhall, Portsmouth, 'the Mayor,, Mr. R. W. Ford, in the chair, numerously attended, *resolutions were proposed and carried unanimously to invite the officers of the French fleet, on its arrival at Spithead, to a public banquet and ball, and in addition to the above an entertainment be afterwards given to the seamen and marines of the French fleet. A committee was appointed, with power to add to their number, to co-operate with the committee of the town council in carrying the resolutions into effect. A vote of thanks to the Mayor terminated the proceedings. THE GAME LAW.--Last year there was an in crease of 479 offences, compared with the preceding year, against the game laws. The number last year was 10,117, of which 8,527 for was trespassing in the day time in pur suit of game ; G 74 night poaching and destroying' game 26 illegally buying or selling game,. and 190 offences against the Poaching Act of 1862. An Officer Shot at Chatham. A deliberate and, it is feared, successful attempt wasmade to murder Major Horatio De Vere, an officer of Royaf En gineers attached to the headquarters of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, yesterday afternoon. He was shot through the lungs by a private Sapper of the corps, as he was stationed on the parade-grouted of Brompton Barracks in the discharge of his military duties. The perpetrator is a young man named Curry, who has been but a short time in the corps: From the circumstances connected with the attempted murder, there is no doubt it had been planned some time previously. The officers and men of the various companies had fallen in _in front of their quarters in the barrack-square shortly after 1 o'clock in readiness to pro ceed to the fieldworks, and Major De Vere was at the time standing with a group of other officers in conversation. On moving away a few paces, and while in the act of giving some orders, the report of a rifle fired from one of the upper windows of the rooms occupied by the Sappers was heard. He instantly staggered forward, exclaiming "My God! My God ! lam shot," and fell into the arms of some of the officers who went to his assistanca. At the same moment the man who had discharged the rifle from the window re treated into the centre of the room and, putting down the rifle, walked into an adjoining apartment, where he was at once seized by Lieutenant Dunford and some men of the Royal Engineers. The distance of the spot where Major De Yore was standing at the time be was shot was between 20 and 30 yards from the window from which the rifle was discharged. At that moment his back was towards the win dow, the ball entering just below the shoulder and passing in a slightly downward direction into the lungs, and out just below the left breast. The bullet then tore up the gravel and bounded over the heads cif the men on parade, • not one of whom, although there were several hundred in 1 the barrack square at the time, was struck. _ _ Major De Vere, who occupies a residence away from the barracks, was carried into No. 5 house of the officers' quar ters, where medical assistance was at once obtained, Dr. Seabrook—a private medical practitioner in the neighbour hood—being.promptly in attendance. An examination of the wound made by the bullet showed that it would in all probability terminate fatally, the internal hteorrhage being very great. At the time Curry committed the act he oc cupied No. 4 room K house, and he had that dal been doing duty as cook's mate, and the same afternoon would have resumed his ordinary engineering duties. Major De Vere has only within a short time succeeded Col. Lovell, C. 8., as instructor in field fortifications at the Royal Engi neer establishment, and the accused has been under his instruction for some time past. The cause which led to the crime appears to have been that Major De Vere had caused Curry to be confined in the cells for a period of six days for some military offence It is also stated that Major De Vere had refused to allow Curry to leave the fieldworks in consequence of his incompetency. Curry seems to have watched a favourable opportunity of being left alon e i n the barrack-room when he could discharge his rifle from the open window. On being arrested a second rifle was found in the same room, and this had been likewise loaded by the prisoner, the inference being either that he had intended to discharge the second rifle at Major de Vere should the first shot have failed in striking him, or that he intended after shooting the officer to take his own life. The accused on being arrested did not offer the least resistance, and made no remark. He has been in the corps rather more than 12 months, and was transferred to the Royal Engineers from one of the cavalry regiments. Major de Vere is an officer who has seen considerable service. He was employed on a special mission in Turkey, and subsequently he served throughout the whole of the Crimean war, from the landing of the Allies to the fall of Sebastopol. He is a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and is also decorated with the fifth class of the Medjidie. He succeeded to the appointment of in structor in field fortifications at Chatham about 12 months since,and was highly esteemed by his brother officers as well for his eminent services and great ability as for the con scientious manner in which he performed the whole of his professional duties. At the time our report was despatched last night, Major De Vere was still alive, but was gradually becoming weaker. lie was attended by Dr. J. A. Fraser, the principal medi cal officer of tho garrison, and other medical officers, but the opinion was entertained that he could not survive the night. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Mlles Opened. Reoelpts. Railways. 1865. 1864. 1865 1864 E 991 2,282 2.113 49 984 870 28 2,752 2,118 121 i 7,917 7,961 4071 29,689 29,263 121 2,658 2,.:18 453 9 373 337 20 481 445 301 257 324 864 656 654 2,077 20 2 17 647 511 63 1,593 1.637 75 2,270 2.018 15 :323 247 911 4,778 3.770 39 47 458 6f 3,763 3 . 317 149 11,767 i 1,•. 92 663 86.632 36,393 865 40.303 37, 67 99 3,786 3,530 711 370 413 1187} 10,251 8.752 1236 75,991 76,0')8 13 237 218 1172 2,050 3,521 128 2,702 2,565 145 ;1,913 1,827 403 45,360 44.338 241 229 227 26-i 103 117 461 741 832 201 427 337 12522 127,856 123.627 61 2,229 2,214 4541 30,005 3 .882 2671 29,326 28.4 3 15,631 13,136 127 3,000 2,7.0 27 1,10 3.720 421 2,762 2,02 2.6 20,591 19,328 94 1,619 1,592 28 1,554 1.6 2 32 2,635 2,239 691 52,336 51.307 2602 4,791 4,774 44 Belfast and N. Counties 9 f 1 Belfast and County Down.... 49 Blyth and Tyne . 28 Bristol and Exeter l2li Caledonian, Scottish Central 4071 Cambrian Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 311 Cockermouth and Workin Cork and Bandon 2O Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 65 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 655 Deeside . 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Weald lO6 Forth and- Clyde Junction Furness, && 5O Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 4Ol Great North of Scotland 99 14 1. Northn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 7ll 'it.Southn. & Wcstn.(lrind.) 3875 Great Western l2BO Hurl & Hornsea Inverness & Aberdeen June- 1171 Inverness & Perth Junction 1.8 Irish North-Western 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 Limerick and Ennis... 241 Limerick and Foynes 265 Llanelly 46/ Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London and Blackwall 65 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 272 London, Chatham, & Dover; c , „ all Metropolitan Extension / Do. Kent toast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend 51an.,Sheffteld, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.J un.& A ltrincham 95 Haryport and Carlisle 2B Metropolitan Midland (incL N.- Western).. 698 slidland GLlVestn. of'lrind... 2i05 Monmoutlish. RaiL & Canal.. 11 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 11941 11695 74,001 73.557 North London 9 9 3,607 2,411 North Staffordshire 258 258 8,530 9.411 Rhymney l9l 191 1,116 1,061 Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 1,650 6,3,5 Somerset and Ddrset 66 63 1,128 1,020 South Devon South-Eastern 3OB 306 81,653 30,498 Taff Vale 6l 67 5,803 5,94 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 474 490 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,595 1,511 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 10 6)1 771 Whitehaven Junction l3 13 970 1,116 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 8 1 1,071 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 823 32,689 31,107 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 261 261 303 317 Bombay, Baroda, & e'en. India 308 1855 5,5 1/ 3,177 Detroit and Milwaukie 169 189 5,817 4,'53 Dutch Rhenish • 1081 1(.135 8,4:9 7. 3 .5 8 Eastern of France - 1176 1428 7 0 ,7 61 66,572 Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1,135 24,5 7 21.969 Great Central of Belgium 295 29 5 :6, 9JO 5 , 7 4 9 119 Great Indian Peninsula 690 5 53 1 J 7,016 2._ Great Luxembourg 142 134 5.663 t•ai. sst 528 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 3 5 ",'' 6 768 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant (81 650 20459474 1 2 9 ; 4 35 77 2 Northern of Canada ... ..... .• 91 91 6001 J 55.585 Northern of France 44 1,546 1,555 Norwegian Trunk 481 48 1 562 3 " Ottomea Paris, Lyons, & slediterrn 1 1067_ .1_784 127,774 132,619 65,172 62.9 5 Paris and Orleans PP!! 1 7 % 1,091 650 Recife and San Francisco. &c. 774 ... I cs 105 1,034 1,588 Somde... .................... ___ 32 1,094 248 Do. Punjab, ac. ...••••• •• . 25:3 22)6 1'27 ;4,190 50,581 South Austrian. ate ... 196 1 3; , , I CU 29 9: 9 7 64 2 Southern of France ................... .. 5 5 2 1 3 Victoria ............ 2 25 2.5 774 6.55 Welland ..................... ,091 West d; N-Wn. of France .. . 9.1 . 55,951 E 1,827 POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.--A census has just been taken for the State of Winconsin, the partial returns of which hitherto published show that the increase of the population since the census of 1860 has been very small. The figures given by the Milwaukie Sentinel, for nine towns and counties selected at random, show a gain in five years of only 12 per cent. In the preceding ten years there was a gain of 154 per cont. The gain in the city of Milwaukie was much greater than that which has thus far been ascertained for the State, being 23 per cent. in five years. In the preceding ten years Milwaukie had gained 125 per cent. There can be no doubt that, through the whole of the United States, the progress of population has received a very considerable check from the war. It is thought probable that the population of the Union is 2,000,000 less at this day than it would have been if there had been no civil war. FATAL ACCIDENT. —Yesterday, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, while James Lucas, a boy thirteen 3 oars of age, son of Mr. Lucas, a farrier in Rose alley, Dean-street, Holborn, was standing on the pavement in front of the alley a little girl, Celina Jennings, came running out of the court, and in a playful manner pushed him into the middle of the road. At that very moment one of Messrs. Day and Martin's vans, laden with empty casks, was passing. The boy slipped and fell under the van, which passed over his stomach. He was immediately conveyed to King's College Hospital, but expired on his arrival there. No blame is attached to the driver of the van. DISTRESSING CASE.—In March last a poor girl of the name of Susan Johns, one of a family of eight children, whilst working at some paper mills near Exeter, became by accident entangled in the machinery, and was frightfully crushed and mangled. She was, by the aid of some of the workpeoplo (one of whom had two fingers cut off in the attempt), ultimately rescued from her perilous position, and conveyed to the Devon and Exeter Hospital, where for three months she lingered in great suffering between life and death. The medical men found it necessary to amputate one of her arms, and ultimately her life was saved; but she now leaves the hospital with other perma nent injuries to her sides and legs, maimed and crippled for the remainder of her days. The Appalling M'urdere at Ramsgate. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER THIS DAY , BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Aftei a lengthened investigation, before the magistrates this morning, Forward, alias Southey, who was very excited during the proceedings, was fully committed for trial. The magistrates refused to deliver the prisoner up to the London authorities, consequently he will be tried at Maid stone unless the Home Secretary intervenes. We shall give a full account of the examination of the prisoner in a later edition. Rumoured Collision on the Metropolitan Railway. [The following- appeared in our latest edition of last evening] __ This - afternoon great excitement was caused throughout the metropolis when it became known that the traffic of the above line had been stopped for several hours. On our reporter repairing to King's-cross he found that no collision had taken place. One of the officers of the line informed him that the cause of the stoppage of the traffic was in consequence of an empty train of the Great North ern Railway (on its way to Farringdon-street to load) shunting from the one line to the other, and run right across the line of the Metropolitan Railway, thus effectually blocking up the traffic. When the cause of the stoppage became known a large body of workmen were immediately set to work to clear the line. After two hours of assiduous labour they succeeded in their endeavours, and at the time of going to press the trains are running the same as usual. As there were, of course, no passengers in the empty train, not the slightest ac cident took place. The cause of the one train run ning across the line of the other is ascribed to the gauges of the two lines not being identically the same. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. WAR-OFFICE, Ara. 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Daniel Brooke Robertson, Esq., her Majesty's Consul at Canton, to be an Ordinary Mem ber of the Civil Division of tho Third Class, or Compa nions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG. 8. The Queen has been ploased to approve of Senhor Manoel Machado da Silva as Consul at Bathurst, on the river Gambia, for his Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves. BOARD OF TRADE, 'WHITEHALL, Auo. 7. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Florence, stating that vessels arriving from Malta are excluded from Sicilian Ports ou account of cholera. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 10. Mr Ferdinand John Fairclough bas this day been pro moted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23d June, 1865. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 181 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 47f Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 17} Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 Marseilles Franlrforl on the Maine 1201 Vienna — 11 30 Trieste — 11 30 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon 11 19 12 1 12 1 25 55 25 55 13 101 25 25 25 45 25 45 124 11 371 11_,,37f 47f 47 25 55 47 1 48i 25 60 25 66 25 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 51 bli 25 55 25 55 25 55 25 55 25 55 51 51i CONCERT ASSISTANTS' ASSOCIATION.—The annual dinner of this Society took piace on Wednesday last, Aug. 9, at the Greyhound, Dulwich, the chair being occupied by Mr. Austin, the vice by Mr. Nimmo, the company numbering about 100, including the (great)Maccabe, the C. C. Christy's, Professor Anderson, M'Donald, Mr. G. Dolby, Stan. Lucas, Mr. Sutton, " The Editor" Edmonds, R. Dunn, Moore, 'Croker, Burgess, Bonfanti, Miles, &c. The company generally arrived about 12 o'clock, and after a varied round of amusements on the lawn, on the removal of the cloth various speeches from the chair, the vice, the Wizard, 10y6.1 toasts, " The Queen, Prince, and Princess of Wales," " Our Noble Institution," &c. The company separated, coming to London to fulfil their va rious evening engagements, all leaving with that good harmony that had characterised the day's enjoyment, materially adding to the institution's welfare.—Era. The Duke and Duches - of Manchester have arrived in town from Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, en route for Scotland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster have loft town for their seat, Motcombe House, Dorset shire, for the recess. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lady Wodehouse are entertaining a select party at the Castle, Dublin. Lord and Lady Colchester have left town for Tunbridge Wells for a few weeks. Lord and Lady Chelmsford have left town on a tour of visits in Ireland. Lord Richard Grosvenor has left town for Scot land for a few weeks. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived in town from Falloden. The mortal remains of the Dowager Countess of Shaftesbury was removed from Richmond yesterday to St. Giles, Dorsetshire, for interment in the family vault to-day. We have great satisfaction in announcing that Lord Lyons will succeed Sir Henry Bulwer as Am bassador at the Porte. I THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AND HIS STEWARD'S LEGACY.—An extraordinary will, made by the late Mr. Woodburn, the steward of the Duke of Buccleuch, has caused some speculation among the class of persons who take an interest in such matters. How a man disposes of his money is 'always a subject of more or less importance to the outside world, although they may not derive any ad vantage by its distribution. Mr. Woodburn, it seems, left personal property to the amount of £30,000, the whole of which he has left to the duke, his former employer. In return for this handsome but unintelligible bequest, his grace the Duke of Buccleuch has settled an annuity of £5OO upon the widow of the testator. Mr. Woodburn died without children. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE DUKE OF ATHOLE.-011 Tuesday the foundation-stone of a monument, to be erected at Logierait to the late Duke of Athol°, was laid by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in the presence of a groat num ber of Highland chiefs and a large concourse of spectators, with full Masonic honours. Dr. Marsden, the founder of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, wati entertained last evening at an elegant banquet at the Brunswick, Blackwall, by the members of the medical staff of the hospital, as a mark of the esteem and regard they entertain towards him, and in testimony of the invaluable services he has rendered to the institution since its foundation. Dr. Hassall, senior physi cian to the hospital, presided on the occasion, and in pro posing " The Health of our Guest," paid a graceful tribute to the long and meritorious labours of Dr. Marsden. THE THAMES TUNNEL is to be sold to the East London Railway Company for £200,000, and the affairs of the Tunnel Company wound up.—Athenxum of to-day. ANTIQUITY OF GOLD HAIR POWDER.—In grand ceremonies, king Solomon was preceded by forty pages, all scions of noble families, wearing their hair profusely powdered with gold-dust, which, glittering in the sun's rays, had a most brilliant effect. Our belles of the present time who patronise this mode of adornment and ascribe its invention to a modern illustrious lady, may not be aware that it is some three thousand years old, which confirms once:more the truth of the adage, that " there is nothing new under the sun."—Riminers Book If Pe, finnes. THE UTILISATION OF IRISH BOGS.--It may not be known that since the various companies that have been started for utilising the peat which makes up the mass of the bogs of Ireland have failed, other attempts have been made which are likely to prove successful. About eight hundred acres of bog in Derrylea, on the bor ders of Sing's County and Kildare, have been leased to a firm who are now engaged in working a new patent for the manufacture of compressed peat. As an evidence of the success of this particular undertaking we may state that the promoters have been able to produce the peat at the rate of eighty-four tons per week, which they hope soon to raise, by an increase in their hands,. four four hun dred tons per week, which would reduce thtfeost of pro duction from Gs. 4d., the present amount, to 3s. llid. per ton, exclusive of royalty. Peat is, we believe, sold in Dublin at 10s. per ton; and as coal is priced at 16s. Bd., the former article is naturally sought after.—Building News. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of .£3 t7s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-ICth per pent. dieter In Pails than In Londoo, we feel duty ,x is Its a an the In med Feral rmy tion 11111- t to 1 as and 'the ,xas Is a not, •acy :on- the mi- ood Cu- re ig- ven [lot i to he 50 as cc to 20i 10 100 1 I€o 100 11 1&18.0 30.17.6 'OSSE all 10J 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 101 100 100 100 100 100 1' 0 100 100 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 0.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8:3 8.13 4.18. v 4.3.6 37! 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.: 3.12.81 1011 1