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Brokers evince no inclination to negotiate business under the Bank rate, there having been only a few exceptional operations concluded in bankers' acceptances at k per cent. below 4 per cent. The demand for assistance is not active. The Belfast and Bangor Railway and Land Com pany's share list closes on the 25th. The shares are now quoted 1•f to 14 prem. The weekly return from the Bank of England shows that the position• of the establishment has not been materially altered. The reserves are triflingly lower, while the discount business has been augmented. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation ... ...£21,974,915 Decrease ... ... ~. .., 47,185 ... 14,180,533 ... 42,857 ... 3,539,457 Bullion Decrease Rest Increase Public Deposits ... .:-. Increase ... Other Deposits ... ... Increase ... Seven Day and Other Bills Decrease ... 21,572 5,326,753 61,714 14,962,787 Government Securities Other Securities Increase Notes Unemployed Decrease .274,606 • 545,150 8,377 ▪ 10,384,209 No alteration. • 21,687,044 345,187 ... 5,917,905 55,025 Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 05c. Flat. Increased buoyancy has prevailed in the English Stock Market to-day, and a further rise of 1 per cent. has taken place in the funds. Consols for money are 891 and for the account, 894 j. The New Threes, and Reduced Annuities are 891 1.; Exchequer Bills, par ; India 5 per Cents, 1051 ; do. 4 per Cent. 99i ; do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cents., 88 ; and do. 4 per Cent. Debentures, 100. Foreign Stocks are also buoyant, and the dealings recorded are rather numerous. Turkish Consolides are 481 49 ; Mexcan are better, the Old Bonds being 23 4 ; and the New, 221 ; Greek remain at 204 ; Spanish Passive have risen to 291 f ; and the Certificates to 141 4 ; Italian are 63/ 64 ; and the Confederate Loan is quoted 6 8. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued moderately active, and in several instances prices have shown more firmness. Metropolitan, North Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Great Western, have each advanced ss. ; and Great Northern A Stock, £1; Great Eastern, however, has declined 5s ; and South Eastern, £l. American Securities show very little alteration in prices. United States 5-20 Bonds are 681 ; Erie Shares, 524 531 ; Illinois, 774 781 ; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Debentures, 85k 86k. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, but generally support previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Lon don and County are dealt in at 72 ; London and South African at 17 ; Telegraph Construction and Maintenance at 11 111 ; and Atlantic Tele graph Preference Shares are quoted 21 per share. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :--The New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan tic Telegraph, 2j 21 per share ; Northern Assain Tea Company's Shares, par f prem. ; Chubwa Tea, Par I prem. ; Wheal Penrose and Unity Mines, f 1 prem. ; Albert-bridge, 1 11 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, par 1 prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 1f prem ; London Quays, f dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 3f 3! prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 0 per Cent. R e d uce d B9 NOW 3 p er C ent B 9f i I New 28 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3i per Cent — Do. £5OO par Do. .£lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 58 per Cent Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, IA per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent BB Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 lOOB Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 7Bl Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chaim 6 per Cent — Do. 4-1 per Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, X2s.paid — Danubian Principalities Do .£B6 paid qUador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t ,0., P rov i s i ona l L an d W arran t — 14 gyptian 7 per Cent. — -Do.' Second Issue 9B Do .£lOO Bonds 99 1864 9 41 i i Do. Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2Ol Do. Coupons Do. Account ' Guatemala 5 per Cent. .i taxian Do. 1839 and 1850 — 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 D 0 Scrip, £671 paid D 5 per Cent., 1864 — ~ - , 0 . Scrip, £55 paid ." xican 3 per Cent — Do. Account — Do 1864 221 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — hl ontevidea,n 6 per Cent., £3O paid 14 -„, °wish Imperial 5 per C en t Am Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Acco Russia n 5 per unt Cent., 1822, £St 93k 130 5 per Cent. 1862 921 1 8 " 0 5 per Cent. 1864 9s} Panish 3per Cent Do Acco unt .p. New D e f erre d Do Account Do Passive B _Do Accounl 1 13 : D a n o i . s A h ec C o e un rt. t t 14} of Coup not funded _ "dull 4 per Cent. Do T ~. 41 per Cent. 1864 D°lll.sh 6 per Cent. 1854 — Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 741 1 Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 721 31 1 3 Do £lOO Bonds .-. . . 74 Do 6 per Cent.,186.3 *************************** Do 5 per Cent. 1865 ************************** 47 1 3 - ************************ 45 4 1 Do £lOO Bonds *** . ******* Do Scrip, £35 p aid ********* ******* **** dts , Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent I r euezuela 3 per Cent. ................... . Do. Account 130 . 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. t•ustrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — VicSian, 4i- per cent., Ex. 25f. 4-atch 2i- per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil l y k.,,, - e - c). 4 laer Cent. Certificates — - Il eh lientee, 4} per Cent. — , D . O Account taloa C per Cent. 1861 1861, Ex. 25f. — bo. Account * 63i i THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Do. ................... 9. Sept Account Vverpool Cotton Market—This Day. ilarket quiet. Sales, 7 ---- ,000 078,000 bales, t , FERIGN t rii A RE:, Great Western. West illidland, Newport perp. 8 per cent. opt. till '6 ,118 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent.. 1231 PREFEKENCE SHARES AND STOCIII. London, Brighton, &0., 41 per cent. ISSR, 98 LINEt. LEASED AT NIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 9) FURIIJGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 iir4 att Luxembourg, ;5} 4 San Paulo. lim., ua. 6 per cent., 17. south Austrian and .Lombardo Venetian, 191 FOREIGN MINE& Frontino and Bolivia (gold, lira., 3j General, 22 _ _ BANKS. Agra and Mutterman's, lira., 56 Anglo Egyptian. lim., 121 Australasia. 76} 4 Ditto, uew. 701 8 Bank of London. t3l 2 1 Churter•.d Bank of India, Australia. and China. 24 } Chartered tiler. of India, London. and China. 14 6 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 Imperial Bank, llm., 281 Imperial Ottoman, 16} Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4} London B•=nk of Mexico and S. America, London, Buenos Ayres. and River Plate, 19.1 9 London and County, 72 a London and South African. 17 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 51 New South Wales, 406 Standard of British South Africa, 151 Uaion of Ireland, 17, Union of London, 531 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph ; 8 per cent. gua., 21 Australian te i r fo rV Toe, tun., 4 City Offices, lim., Commercial Union, Insurance. 81 Consolidated Discount, lim , Si 5 Credit Fonder and Mubilicr of lihigland, 8 Discount Corporation, l2i Egyptian Corn and Trading, lira., 3 E glish and Australian Copper, 1 Gen. Credit and Finan ze of London, Um., Humber Iron Wo ks, Imperial Mercantile Credit Am.. lim., 6k Interatlonal Land Credit. ltm. , 6f Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,, 12 Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 8 • Loudon Flnaticial Association. lira., 21} Land-on General Omnibus Company, 3 I M.dras Irr gation and t 'anal, Ii Mil lwall Freehold Land and Dock, lim , Quebrada L an d , tt and Mining, lira., t 3 Royal nail z , tearn, 1158 South Australian Land, 41 Submarine Telegraph, Scrip, I Telegraph Constructk n and Maintenance, lim.. 111 11 Triarnea and 31.irsey Marine (Insurance), Um, 71 rinidad Petroleum, lira , 41. Universal msrine. Insurance, 11m., 6 i f A Upper Assam Tea, lim., Ditto (all), lei SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY' SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. I Paid.l Cgen.g .14 8t at st 50 20 10 10 Bin, \Vol.. & Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian I :fork and Bandon ' Cornwall Do. A A gets no div till6p.e.p.an.has Do. 1; been paid to B Dublin .t Belfast June Dun,.Perth,& b.Junc. Edinbu , r.rli & Glasgow tillasgoiV & S. Western Great Eastern, cord. sk. - IYOT E. An 1. st No. •t Grcat North of Scotland Northeri D A stock • • Do. 13 0 Do. ew. Is. at 25 pn Gt 6, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original P . S. Vs , . Rail gua. Do. South Vales I Do. W. Mid.— Ox!orcII Do. Newpo:t Do. Tie , eford . Lanni slit re & Yorkslure l L..ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brizh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle 1_99. shares . Do. New slid and Do, iiirmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland l)o. 4 shares tlid Kent No: th British ...... Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwics Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. ISY 4 worth Staffordshire N. & S. W Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. stick Shrews do Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -.outh E stern , •;txtoes, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vxle o! Nealh Waterford At Kilkenny West Cornwtil 100 10 1, 0 1. 100 ‘W.Harilepool Har.Szlt. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. 96 18 1334 134 fi 6j 46} J 13 . ; 126-i 7 621- 1111 Business done. riunsH P Atlantic & St. L awrcnce Som., Baroda, Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent o. le shares Buffalo i& Lake Huron Do ['reference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c.bds.Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1574 Calcutta & h. E., liar ...Ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben !al, gu , 5 do East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Cana() Do. Equip. Mort. Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. ist rref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds I Do. do. deferred Do. Pref. stock Do. do. deferred D. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p.c Gt. South of India (hm gua. 5 per cent D . 4f per cent Do Great WPs. of Canada.. D.;. New. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 o. 5 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do. Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B NT. It I. C'da, pc Ist pi. bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do cs el e Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Elo " 'OSSE 100 1100 2 100 100 ISIONS. 57 50 101 10Z i 4 1 41 .11 9 10 99 101 70 I's leo 102 101 102 1(3 104 I 1p 18 19 E 8 90 65 66 55 60 57 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 L 7 24 26 103 1(4 2P 2 P 1001 1011 11; 12k gi Bpl 82 54 1 id 101 102 95 97 8) 91 66 68 82 84 0 2 1001 99} ll•0i 9.4 ICOi 1031 1 1031 1004 1001 —— • ' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1472 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J my 1877-k4 Do 6p. c. Feb & Aug 1( 0 95 si7 0 sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 , 8 106 O. 6p. c. Jan. & July 100 83 85 81} Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 100 82 84 Cape G.ll . ope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 1(5 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 166 108 Do. 1 , 90-1 100 108 110 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 190 t 3 les Do. 1878, do. 100 108 110 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. (884 May :5, Nov. r 10 , 107 109 Natal .;ov. e per cent lOO 103 105 N.B.Gov p.c.Ja.&.lul) 100 95 97 951 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p x,1866 00 91 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 187, , 100 93 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. :00 20 91 10} / New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 102 104 Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Se tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lBO 98 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. e lOO 1011 1021 Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18 , 38-' 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6pa la &July 100 - - Do. do, bpril & Oct lOO IClOi 1104 1091 BRITISH MINES. 2 earn Consol. ("old, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — 25 27 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 560 680 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illog,an) 3O 18 . 0 East Cara.ion 0.11.6 11/ 12; as, Cern Brea 3.4.0 6 6) East G:enville 2.7.0 21 2 East Love 1 2. 3.6 10 II E. Wit Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 31 4} Gam. & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 2 4 4 Gr. at L xey, limited all 194 201 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 I/ 21 G. Wheal Vor 40 34 5 31} 5} Grenville 7.8.3 2 21 Ilerod's Foot . 8.13 40 4 Z Ifingston Downs 1.18.0 2 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 21 3 Marie Valley 4.3.0 41 45 4 1, 1 wyndy Iron Ore, lire 21 21 Nang' les .. New Sewn North Downs - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett Mogan 1.2.0 / North Whel Crotty - - Prosper United 7.1.6 II 2 Pr. vidence Uny I. dant 10.6.7 '1:1 32 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 470 490 S.Wheal Fran. 1111ogan 18.18 9 :5 2 stray Park 30.17 6 13 15 Tin Croft . 9 161 175 West ~ assett (ll.ozan . 1 61 74 W. Caraitot L skeard 9 8 101 West Chtverton ll 75 West Seton Wheal Bassett Mogan 51 75 80 Wheal Buller (Rettrutl. 16 ;.8 30 w sea Ludo At 3.12.5 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 4 6 Wheal Seto .. . . . 581 200 205 Wheal TA elawney. Wheal Uni n.... 4 64 C 6 .6 17 109 111 411 47 8 :31. 132 1& 1 . 18 128 32 8' 18 661 a 63 65 41 46 40 45 (5 , 07 1164 117 91 92 113 105 39 i! 123 j :21 9i, 10 5.4 51f 131 1 314 21 31, 1291- 129 i 99 101 52 53 24 t 5 110 i Illi 67 69 10* lu3 37k Pt to 11 121 123, 2 p 5 77 lit 121 143 152 57 5 61 63 5S 57 EN 61} 9 10 154 156 3 104 106 48 50 57 81} 160 1 67 1 GI i 7 :17k I 1041 124 31 41 3/ 891 31' f 2 2 10 vi 1304 3C TIIE SUN, - LONDON, FRIDAY EV.ENn G, A UGUST 18, 1865. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) James Flock surrendered to an indictment preferred against him, on the coroner's inquisition, for feloniously killing and slaying Thomas Nicholls. The prisoner was driving a cab early in the month of July, and as he was proceeding along Goswell-road, and the vehicle was turning into Spencer-street, the deceased was knocked down, and from the injuries received he ultimately died. The witnesses for the prosecution were very positive as to the manner in which the prisoner was driving his cab They said it was going at the rate of 10 miles an hour; that the prisoner never called out to caution persons pre vious to crossing. The deceased was knocked down and killed. The witnesses all -said the cab was being driven very furiously, and that the prisoner was altogether guilty of great negligence. The witnesses for the defendant were quite of the contrary opinion, and added, when prisoner knew he had caused the accident, he attempted to drive off, but was stopped by the police. They said that the de fendant was driving along at the ordinary pace—which was nothing like 10 miles an hour—and that when he was near Spencer-street, the deceased came out from behind a van, and, notwil lt standing the shouting of the prisoner, he attempted to cross the road, and in doing so was knocked down by the cab. The cab, they were of opinion, was not going at more than six miles an hour, and that the pri soner was not in the slightest degree to blame for the acci dent, because he had done all he could to avoid it. The cab, they stated, was pulled up within ten yards of the accident, .whilst on the other side it was stated the driver did all he could to escape, and that the vehicle was net brought back to the spot where the accident took place before a quarter of au hour had elapsed. The cab owner said the prisoner was a very careful man, and that the horse he was driving was an old one, and quite in capable of going ten miles an hour. Mr. Justice Byles summed up the case at great length, and said it was for the jury to say which of the two sets of witnesses they felt disposed to depend upon. After a consultation for about ten minutes, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Justice Byles said he would consider the whole of the facts connected with the case before he passed sentence. Sentence deferred accordingly. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Thomas Kelley, 19, labourer, and Benjamin Clift, 21, labourer, were indicted for robbery, with violence, upon James Crawley, and stealing from him 6s. The prosecutor stated that on the 28th of July he was passing through White Horse-street, Whitechapel, when the two prisoners, and another man not in custody, sprang upon him, seized him by the throat, and threw him on to the ground and took the money in question from his pocket. He begged them to give him two shillings of the money to buy bread for his children, upon which they put their hands over his mouth to stop him from raising an alarm. They then ran off in different directions. Clift was followed and taken, and Kelley was taken some distance from the place, and when charged he said he had not been near the spot, and was returning home from the theatre. Mr. Ribton for the defence contended that• Kelly wa s not one of the parties to the robbery, and called a witness who stated that the prisoner carried on the business of ; greengrocer, and bore a very good character. The jury immediately acquitted Kelley, and returned a verdict of guilty against Clift. The police proved that he several times before had been convicted. • Sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Mary Horscroft, 17, was indicted for unlawfully endea vouring to conceal the birth of her child. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and she was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. William Dykes Meredith was indicted for unlawfully causing and procuring to be written and published, in the county of Surrey, a certain false, scandalous, and defama tory libel of and concerning Emily Sophia Ackland. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen tenced to two years' imprisonment. James Pearce, druggist, was indicted for stealing seven lace shawls, the property of Michael Barry. The prisoner was also indicted for unlawfully obtaining the said goods by false pretences from Eleanor Humphery Bunney. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Judge sentenced the prisoner to one year's imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A COFFEE-SHOP KEEPER CHARGED WITH VIOLENTLY ASSAULTING HIS DAUGHTER.-- Samuel Martin, a coffee shop keeper, at 6, Union-street, New Bond-street, was charged before Mr. Knox on a warrant with violently as saulting his (laughter, Elizabeth Sarah Martin, about 14 years of age. The complainant said—The prisoner is my father. Last Wednesday week, about 6 o'clock in the evening, my father boat me because I had quarrelled with my stepmother, who had been grumbling at me till I did not know what I was about. She told my father when he came in, and he beat me with a walking-stick till it broke, and then ho used a broom. He struck me with it twice on the head. My head was cut and bled a great deal, and my back was covered with bruises. Nothing was done to my head, only I bathed it a little. I did not complain. I ran away and my father caught me and took me back. Mr. Knox—From what was said when the warrant was applied for I thought you had been to your uncle's. Girl—l should like to go there. Mr. James Mills, tradesman, of 5, Union-street, who was mainly instrumental in the proceedings being taken, said on the day in question I heard terrific screams, and saw the child run out into the street. She was going to run to me for protection, bit went on. Her hair was clotted with blood. The prisoner was hooted in the street. The pri soner got inside and said he would serve any one else the same. The blood at the time was running all down the girl's neck and arms on to the pavement. When I hooted the prisoner he asked if it had anything to do with me. Prisoner—You did not see me do it? Mr. Mills—But I have often heard you threaten her. You said you could do as you liked with your child, and serve your neighbours the same if they interfered. Michael O'Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers, said —I apprehended the prisoner, and ho said it was hard that he could not chastise his own child. He said she had called his wife names, and he struck her. On the way to the station he said he was sorry for it. The prisoner called a witness, who merely deposed to hearing the girl and her stepmother quarrelling. Mr. Knox—lt is my intention to remand you. The prosecutor has opened a case of very brutal and excessive violence against the prisoner. Without disputing a parent's right to chastise his child, still, at the same time, there are limits to that. A parent has no right to correct his child with a broomstick in the manner described. I will not decide the case while there is so much excitement prevailing, but will take a week's reflection. Prisoner—Will you take bail ? There is no one to look after my business, Mr. Knox—l will take two bail in £25 each for the pri soner, on condition that the girl in the meantime goes to her unele'4, THAMES. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE THAMES.—Catherine Anderson, a young woman, was charged before Mr. Paget with attempting to drown herself in the Thames on the previous evening. A l hames watermau stated that his boat was hired by the prisoner at Bermondsey stairs to cross the river. lie had reached nearly to the middle of the river when she suddenly jumped into the water while he was endeavour ing to avoid a barge. Mr. Paget (to the prisoner)—What do you say to the charge ? Prisoner—l came out of prison on Friday. I was sent there for a week for attempting to pass counterfeit coin. Since I have been out of prison I have been living with a friend. The prisoner was remanded. THREATENING TO MURDER.—Edward Wilson, a ship wright, was charged with attempting to stab police-con stable 11 , 146. The complainant stated that he was on the previous night doing duty in Wells-street, Goodman's Fields, when a disturbance took place. He went into the crowd, and there saw the prisoner in the midst of it. Complainant went up to him, when he took a knife out of his pocket. He unclasped it, and held it up with his right hand, threatening to stab him with it. He (complainant) knocked the knife out of the prisoner's hand with his staff. The prisoner picked it up, and again made an attempt to stab him. Complainant closed with him and sung him on the pavement. He then wrenched the knife out of his hand. He was drunk. Mr. Paget (to the p►isoner)—Do you want to ask him any questions ? Prisoner—No, sir. I was very drunk. I do not re member using the knife at all. The prisoner was committed for trial. Scirou EXCURSION AND TREAT.—Upwards of 400 children of the northern district of St. Martin's-in-the- Fields, accompanied by the Rev. R. G. Maul and nearly 100 teachers and friends, were seen yesterday marching, with flags and banners flying, from their schools in Castle street, Long-acre, to the Ludgate-hill station, where a special train was in readiness to convoy them to St. Paul's Gray-common, Kent, the rural and romantic scenery of which was a great contrast to the neighbourhood of Drury lane, which they had just left. A very substantial dinner and tea were amply provided by the liberality of the pari shioners and other friends. Swings, croquet, and cricket formed part of the amusements of the day, and in the evening a fire balloon and a display of fireworks collected all together for the departure. Many of the children re turned with bouquets of wild flowers, others loaded with blackberries, and all much gratified. The infants were regaled with cake, tea, and amusements suited to their age, at their schools. Naval and Military Intelligence. In consequence of the chartered troopship Beau marls Castle, which has been taken up by the Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to Kurrachee, not being reported in readiness to em bark her troops, as had been ordered, orders were yesterday received at Chatham garrison notifying that she will not sail until the 22d inst. The follow ing are the troops who proceed to India in the Beau maris Castle :—viz., 3 officers and 34 non-commis sioned officers and men of the 101st Royal Bengal Fusileers ; 1 officer and 153 men of all ranks of the 90th Light Infantry ; 1 officer of the 82d Regiment; 3 officers and 80 men of the 42d Royal Highlanders; 51 non-commissioned officers and men of the 79th Cameron Highlanders ; 1 officer and 26 men of the 95th Regiment ; 1 man of the 51st Light In fantry ; 2 men of the 3d battalion Rifle Brigade ; 1 man of the 93d Highlanders ; and 1 man of the 21st Hussars. Orders have also been received at Chatham for the following troops to embark on board her Majesty's screw steamer Urgent, for conveyance to Bermuda and Halifax—viz., 3 officers and 100 non-commissioned officers and men of the 9th com pany of Royal Engineers ; 35 men of the Royal En gineers ; 36 men of the Royal Artillery ; 2 officers and 142 non-commissioned officers and men of the 2d battalion Queen's Royals ; and 2 officers and 64 men of all ranks of the Ist battalion 15th Regiment. Mr. E. J. Reed, Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy, yesterday went down to Woolwich dockyard, and inspected the ironclad screw corvette Pallas, 2,372 tons, with a view of deciding on the range and position of the increased armament now ap pointed for the ship, as well as other arrangements necessary to carry out the improved plans recently suggested. Since her return to Woolwich from her trial trip to the Nore an upper deck has been par tially constructed, and a poop and gallant forecastle commenced. The armour-plating is progressing rapidly, relays of men being employed night and day at the bending and other machinery so as to hasten her completion. When ready for sea, it is calculated that the Pallas will be one of the most efficient fighting ships afloat. Her Majesty's paddle sloops Gorgon, Firebrand, and Banshee are now in course of being broken up at Woolwich, and the Alecto, recently employed in the slave preventive service on the South Coast of Africa, has been condemned, and will be shortly taken to the breaking-up yard. Her engines have been removed, and all her fittings stripped for that purpose. The iron paddlewheel sloop Trident, from the Mediterranean station, having been surveyed by the shipwright department at Woolwich, is ordered by the Admiralty to be sold. She was purchased into the service about 10 years ago, at a cost of £23,000, and is expected to yield less than £2,000. A large number of her plates are still in excellent condition. The iron paddlewheel vessel Antelope, brought home from the South Coast of Africa last month by . Second Master Alfred Thomas, who assumed the com mand on the sudden death of the commander, Lieut. Constantine O'D. Allingham, has been surveyed at Woolwich, and estimates sent in for the necessary repairs preparatory to her being recommissioned. The paddlewheel sloop Spiteful, 6 guns, having been thoroughly repaired and refitted at Woolwich, yesterday commenced coaling, in readiness for ser vice. The pennant, it is expected, will be hoisted on board early next week. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Frederick de V. Sanders, to the Indus, as flag-lieut. to Rear-Admiral Sy monds ; Hon. Clarence Graves, midshipman, to tho Octavia ; James H. Galloway, naval cadet, to the Octavia ; Hinton Maxwell, surg., to the Duncan as supernumerary ; Thomas W. Joynson, assist.-pay master, to the Fisgard as supernumerary ; Robert J. M'Morris, assist.-surg., to the Himalaya ; Chas. F. Williams, assist.-surg., to the St. Vincent ; and John B. Johnson, second master, to the Linnet. important to justify the exercise of his powers. After leaving the establishment at Trongate, he would appear to have gone to another house of the same description farther west. A considerable interval must have elapsed between the date of his leaving the one and joining the other establishment, during which we have not been able to trace his movements, because he only held the latter situation for some six months, and is said to have left the city for London shortly after quitting it towards the end of 1862. He has himself told the story of his life subsequent to that period.—Glasgow. Herald. Present Condition of the Cotton Trade. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Your kindness in inserting in your paper, yester day, my letter to you as to the stock of cotton now in the Southern States of America, Induces me to again trespass upon your columns, to lay before your readers the following facts and figures bearing upon this most important question. The present position of the cotton trade- is far from re assuring, considering the great uncertainty which still ex ists as to how the cotton plantations of the Southern States of America are to be easily made available, with the ex isting disorganisation of labour incident to the sudden and immediate emancipation from slavery of nine-tenths of the labourers engaged upon them. In my last annual circular, issued December 31 last (such were the then general anticipations), I estimated the pro bable imports of cotton into Great Britain in 1865, inde pendently of the American war ending, at no less a figure than 3,100,000 bales. What has taken place ? The imports of cotton into . Great Britain, from Jan. 1 to Aug. 11 for this and last year, are as follows : 1865. 1864. American 161,373 134,694 Egyptian, &c. 274,797 248.097 Brazil ... 202,965 147,442 Career of the Murderer Forwood. The publie interest which is felt in anything re lating to the perpetrator the llolborn and Ramsgate tragedies has induced us to make inquiries in the city, with a view to , throw some light upon the career of Forwood, or Southey, as he preferred to call himself, while he resided in Glasgow. So far as we can ascertain he came to the city in 1858, and shortly afterwards became connected, as marker, with a billiard establishment, which was then situ ated in Glassford-street. For a time, at least, his behaviour does not appear to have been of such a nature as to gain for him the unpleasant attentions of those with whom he came in contact ; on the contrary, he would seem to have created rather a favourable impression by the general suavity of manner which he displayed. He is spoken of as a man about the average height, wearing bushy whiskers, and with a gentlemanly appearance, which he endeavoured to keep up by a studious attention to dress. As his means were limited while he re mained in Glasgow, he was not successful in making it appear that his wardrobe was very liberally fur nished, but a well-brushed hat and similar little evidences of a desire to make the most of what he had were characteristic of the man's attention to externals. He was well educated, and represented that he was in the habit of reading works in the higher department of literature ; and as if to show that vanity was a ruling feature in his- character, he remarked on one occasion that there was no pro per society in Glasgow for a person of his attain ments. If report speak truly his morals were not of the strictest kind ; indeed, his amours in certain quarters are said to have been well known to those who were most intimately acquainted with him. He was not communicative, so far as we can learn, re garding his previous history. Vague hints he did at times let fall about his follies or misfortunes, and the loss of money having compelled him to adopt the calling of a billiard -marker, " in order to obtain an honest livelihood," as he himself once put it, but beyond these allusions he preserved what was doubt less a judicious reticence. He was not at all fond of drink, we are assured, and this abstinence to a great extent from the use of stimulants enabled him the better to keep his own counsel. His temperance was not altogether a matter of necessity, in the sense that because of his poverty he could not get liquor, be- 1 cause he has been known to exhibit a positive aver sion to anything like indulgence. A person who knew him intimately while in Glasgow gave his opinion on this point in the emphatic form that " the man couldn't drink ;" while another, who for some months saw him almost daily, says he thought Southey (the name by which he was known in Glasgow) " too cool and sharp a fellow ever to get drunk." He was of rather a gloomy tempera ment even at this time, and often lamented his hard fate in being compelled to remain a billiard-marker, so that he came to be looked upon as " an unhappy sort of fellow, who always wished to be better off than he was." He pushed about in various direc tions, we are informed, to eke out a living of a kind to satisfy his genteel aspirations, and at one time had a commission upon any sales of wines which he could effect in this city on behalf of a person en gaged in the trade, attending mea nw hil e to hi s ordi nary work in the bib ' ard-room. Thus he struggled on for some months, always managing to keep his head above water, but not making progress enough to satisfy a person of his ambitious longings. Towards the end of 1858 he turned up in a billiard -room in Tron gate, and here he remained, although latterly the business was carried on under a different pro prietor, till the month of August, 1859. He was better known by this • time, and although still fol lowing out his old calling of a billiard-marker, he managed at times to do a little business at the table on his own account. Glasgow, however, was not so fruitful in wealthy antagonists as the scenes of his later adventures would appear to have been, and his pickings do not appear to have been of a very heavy description. It is but just to say that his employers in Glasgow concur in giving him a high character while he remained in their service, and are not aware that he was in the habit of taking advantage of those who were uns kilf u l i n the game. But those who knew him best while re moved from managerial supervision speak of him as accustomed, when this could be done with safety, to lure the unwary by disguising his accomplish ment at billiards until the stake was sufficiently Rest India, &c. East India China 77,814 39,718 626,061 728,125 1b2,939 292,623 Total ... 1,473,949 1,590,809 The quantity of cotton now at sea for Great Britain from India is 493,000 against 420,000 bales last year, and from China 12,000 piculs, against 144,000 piculs same time last year. With the ending of the American war, it is now probable we shall receive about 100,000 bales more from thence this year than last ; but from all other sources it will be impossible to receive more between now and the close of the year than we received in 1864 ; so that, presuming we receive this increased quantity of American, it would only make the total import of the year about the same as in 1864, namely, 2,587,356 bales. The probable supply from America during the next six months is at present a most important question, andin con sidering it, it will be as well to consider what the growth and consumption in the United States was before the war. The following aro the figures of the American cotton crops of 1859-60 and 1860-61, with the home consumption and export therefrom, as given in the official statements at the time : _ _ 1859-60. 1860-61. Louisiana ... 2,139 425 1 , 701,099 ILI;QT ••• ••• 834,012 , 546;791 202,424 144 , 747 Florida ... ... ... 192,724 121,172 Georgia . 525;219 477,584 South Carolina ... 510,109 336,339 North Carolina ... ... 41,194 56,295 Virginia 56,987 78,132 Tennessee ... 108,676 143,424 Total Bales ... 4,669,770 3,656,086 Consumption of cotton in the United States :- 1859-60. • 1860-61. South of Virginia ... ... 115,522 193,383 North do. 786,521 650,387 Total .- ... 972,043 843,770 Exported from United States :- 1859. 1860-61. To Great Britain ... 2,669,432 2,175,225 „ France ... ... ... 589,587 578;063 „ 1\ orth of Europe ... ... 295,072 216,250 ~ Other Foreign Ports ... 220,082 158,030 Total supply to Europe ... 3,774,173 3,127,568 In considering the present consumption of cotton in America, it must be borne in mind that during the last four years the consuming power of the Southern States (de pendent as they have so much been upon themselves) has very materially increased. Before the war, in the year 1860 to 1861, the consumption, south of Virginia, had increased 7,861 bales compared with the former year, while the con sumption in the same period, north of Virginia, decreased 136,134 bales. During the progress of the war, the Southern people were from necessity compelled to force their manu facturing power to clothe their population, and it is well known that great quantities of spinning machinery were manufacturing in this country which ran the blockade into Southern ports, and which now being in existence, in ad dition to the previous machinery, will certainly lead to the conclusion that the yearly manufacturing power of the Southern States, at the present moment, is equal to fully 250,000 bales. This, with the present consumption in the Northern States of about 600,000 bales per annum, would reluire, at least, 850,000 bales per annum to meet the pre sent consumption of the United States. Thus it must be apparent to those conversant with the trade that the now generally recognised estimate of 1,250,000 bales (including rotten and spoilt) as the stock of cotton now in the Southern States, together with a growing crop of from 400,000 to 500,000 bales, will not permit any great or rapid shipment of cotton from America ; for as their consumption as officially announced in 1859-60 amounted to 972,043 bales, and in 1860-61 to 843,770 bales, the Ame ricans will not be able to spare any great amount, as the supply above-named will be all that will be available up to September, 1866 ; whilst the great demand at present existing for cotton goods in America, and the high protec tive tariff, is now daily increasing the consumption there. But how has the supply of cotton to Great Britain this year met the requirements of the trade ? Lot the follow ing figures reply :- 1865. 1864. Stock Ist January ... 575,727 325,830 Imported to 11th August 1,473,949 1,590,809 Total supply... ... ~. 2,049,676 1,916,639 Taken for consumption ... 1,126,075 1,050,508 Actually exported 485,417 . 487,014 Stock August 11th 438;184 429;117 2,049;676 1,916,639 Thus, although the increase in the consumption and ex port that has taken place this year has occurred the last few months, and which indicates a present consumption in Great Britain still greater than the average of that just stated, the stock of cotton now on hand is only 9,067 bales greater than at this period in 1864 :—the increase of 123,970 bales in the consumption and export, and the de crease of 116,860 bales in the import this year compared with last, having so reduced the large stock with which we commenced this year's operations—viz., 249,897 bales more than on Jan. 1, 1864. This rapid reduction in the stocks, with the uncertainty still overhanging the future supply, is still more serious, and certainly induces ono to reflect as to whether we are yet free from the cotton famine. How stands the question of cotton goods in stock at home and abroad ? The quantity of cotton yarn and goods produced, ex ported and retained for stock or home consumption for the past ten years, and also for the last six months of this year, are as follows : Goods & Yarn Goods & Yarn Goods & Yarn Produced. Export. Retained at Home. lbs. lbs. lbs. . 1855.-747,486,000 526,188,000 ... 221,278,000 1856.-793,703,000 ... 560,988,000 ... 232,915,000 1857.-735,656,000 ... 547,806,000 ... 187,850,000 1858.-805,000,000 ... 620,741,000 ... 184,250,000 1859.-869,250,000 ... 643,871,000 ... 225,379,000 1860.-983,650,000 758,722,000 ... 224,928,000 1861.-887,900,000 ... 694,886,000 ... 161,614,000 1862.-375,000,000 ... 420,000,000 ... *45,000,000 1863.-410,000,000 ... 400,000,000 ... 10,000,000 1864.-447,000,000 430,000,000 ... 17,000,000 6ms. 1865. 7 -278,700,000 230,000,000 ... 48,000,000 *ExCess'of export overproduction. These tables clearly prove that after nearly four years of half-production and exports the markets of the world must be still very bare of cotton goods ; and that if in 1863 and 1864 the world could afford to consume the cotton goods they did, at the prices then current for the raw material, what quantity will they not now consume when the price of the raw material is 30 to 50 per cent. less, as the fol lowing table shows:— Comparativepiices current for cotton on the 11th August 1865, and 1864, and in November, 1863: 1865 1864 1863 d. d. d. American middling... • 191 ... 301 ... 28/ Pernambuco fair ~. 18 311 30 D E g h y of l t e i r a a n 171 ... 31 ... 28 14 ... 214 ... 23/ West Madras ... 134 .., 21 ... 25 Tinnyvelly do. good fair ... 13 ... 21 •.. 25 Bengal fair ... 111 ... 18 ... 211 Chia --- A due consideration of these facts will, lam sure, con vince the mercantile world of Europe that we cannot for a long time to come depend, upon the United States of Ame rica for any great increase in the supply of cotton—that we are also still dependent upon other countries to make up the deficiency, and that pending the reorganisation of labourand capital in the Southern States, importers of cotton—spin ners, manufacturers, and exporters of yarn and goods, have no occasion to fear operating after such an important decline in prices with so small an increase in the supply of cotton. —J am, &c., MAURICE WILLIAMS. Liverpool, August 15th, 1865. P.S.—Since the above was written the New York Herald, of the Ist August, has come to hand, and in it their special correspondent, who has been throughout the whole Southern States, says : "We have taken considerable pains, while travelling through the States, to ascertain from the best authorities at our command the amount of cotton on hand in the South. Froth all we learn by conversing with planters and buyers, both during the war and since, the supply on hand will not exceed eight hundred thousand bales." _ This certainly is recanting their previously incorrect estimate of 2,250,000 bales. M. W. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, OXFORD RACES. --This DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Blackbird Gem Pupil Six ran. PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES. Overture Vigil Gam of the Sea Six ran. - STRATTON NURSERY. Gunboat filly Rattler Bugler., Ten ran. STAND PLATE, Antoinette Peignoir Overstone Four ran. SELLING PLATE. Romola Dulcimer Lady Mary Five ran. CITY MEMBERS' PLATE. Stockinger Lord Conyngham 2 Threadbare 3 Four ran. STOCKTON RACES—Taus DAY. CORPORATION PLATE. Skylark Bob Chambers. Risk Eight ran. SELLING STAKES. Cronstadt Strong Boer STEWARDS' CUP Lozenge Kapunda Gondola Seven ran. GARBUTT NURSERY HANDICAP. Haphazard Rococo Limber Magna Three ran. MIDDLESBOROUGH HANDICAP. Changeable - Nothing More Lozenge Eight ran. CLARET STAKES. Ely 2 Syren Bandarilla Four ran NINTH BIENNIAL STAKES Split the Difference Czar Terror SCRATCHINGS. August 12, at 9 a.m. Nuneaton out of Radcliffe engage ments ; after 6 p.m. Godmersham and King of Utopia out of Oxford engagements. August 14, at 9 a.m. The Lizard, Viola, Retrousse, Zisca, and Prescription out of Oxford engagements ; Elenora out of Yorkshire Oaks ; Terror out of Wilton Cup at Radcliffe Sprite out of Great Ebor Handicap at York ; Danaus out of Heaton Park and Bolton plates at Radcliffe, and Stew ards' Cup at Stockton ; Queen of Trumps out of Post Mea dow Plate, Princess of Wales's Stakes, and Innkeepers' and Stand plates at Oxford; Gipsy Girl out of Port Meadow and Innkeepers' plates at Oxford; Moulsey out of Princess of Wales's Stakes at Oxford ; Molly Carow and Miss Hobble out of Egham and Oxford engagements ; Bay Leaf out of Nursery Handicap at Oxford ; all Mr. Naylor's horses out of Great Yarmouth engagements ; Dean Swift out of Freemen's and City Members' plates at Oxford, and Great Ebor Handicap at York ; at 11. 40 a.m. Vandervelde out of Egham and Oxford engagements ; Tusculanum out of all handicaps for which weights are published ; at 130 p.m. Breadalbane, Broomielaw, and Bertie out of Stock ton engagements ; Tennyson out of Princess of Wales's Stakes at Oxford ; at 225 p.m. Arkansas out of all races at Derby ; Life Guardsman out of Barons' Stakes at Egham ; at 3.20 p.m. Moss Rose out of King John Stakes at Egham ; at 3.25 p.m Twilight and all Mr. Samuel's horses out of Stockton engagements ; at 3.26 p.m. all Mr. Ten Broeck's out of Oxford handicaps ; at 3.51 p.m. Golden Cross out of Princess of Wales's Stakes and Port Meadow Plate at Oxford ; Land of the West, Vision, Nutrition, and Medicis out of all engagements at Oxford ; Affection out of all engagements in Mr. J. Nightingall's name ; at 6 p.m; Gazza Ladra out of Oxford handicaps ; Wildair out of Oxford Nursery. August 15, at 9 a.m., Elpha out of all engagements to date ; Olivia, British Queen, Lovelace, all Sir F. John stone's, Mr. S. Thellusson's, and Mr. J. B. Starky's horses out of all Oxford engagements; Foreign Stamp out of Nursery, Oxford: Norma out of Egham and Oxford engagements; at 8 15, Little Gentleman and Hopbine filly out of Oxford engagements ; Regalia out of Stockton engagements. August 16, at 9 a.m. Wild Rake out of all engagements Queen of Trumps out of Stockton Stewards' Cup; Man chester out of Oxford engagements ; Trust and Isca out of Oxford handicaps ; at 1 45 p.m. Accident out of the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, Egham ; at 2 p.m. Robin Hood out of Plymouih Biennial. Aug. 17, at 9 a.m., Dalby and Buckfoot out of Ebor Han dicap; Tennyson out of Chesterfield Handicap, York. LONDON GAZET rELThis Evening. • FOREIGN-OFFICE, AuG. 17. Earl Russell has received the following despatch from her Majesty's Minister in Persia : Gulahek, July 1,1865. My Lord, —Captain Smith, director of the Persian tele graph, has addressed to me the enclosed report on the large number of telegraphic messages which are sent from Eng land to India, via the Hague and Russia. They are re ceived here in a hopeless state of mutilation, averaging three weeks or a month old. The effect of this will be to discredit the Indo-European line by Constantinople, Baghdad, Persia, or Bussorah, and the Persian Gulf, and the publication of Capt. Smith's report, or of a notice to the same purport, might have the result of putting a stop to the evil.—l have, &c., C. Auxsox. The Right Hon. the Earl Russell, K.G.., &c., Galahea, near Teheran, July 1, 1865. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency, that phic during the last fortnight a large number of telegra messages from England have reached the Tehera n tlyesterday office via Russia, for transmission to India. they accumulated at the Russian-Persian frontier, by po and st. were sent thence, from time to time, Teheran w They were always very old (averagin l g vi t t r o e u e t exception, sor a month) by the time they reac h e d us. they were full of errors and the large majority were quite unintelligible. f a l t io l r 'a s b e reez, instru- Yesterday the Persian authoritiese from placed ro nt worked e t to ments on the, line to Russia, both h that messages are now sent .c.by.a telegraph w p by the Persians le Tabreez, and thence to themselves. Ti result is what was to be expected. The messages arrive a little more quickly perhaps than before but m even in a worse state, as the Persians add their own share to the previous errors of the Russians. 1 have already telegraphed on the subject both to Bom bay a nd England, but as messa g es still continue t o pour in from Russia in the most hopeless state of mutilation, I have thought it necessary to draw your Excellency's at tention to the subject. If matters are allowed to go on as at present, all confidence in the telegraphic communication between England and India will not, unnaturally, be lost. The English public should, I think, be distinctly in formed that, for the present at least, the only line upon which any reliance can be placed is the Indo-European one, by Constantinople, Baghdad, Persia, or Bussorah, and the Persian Gulf.—l have, &c., (Signed) R. M. SMITH, Captain, R.E., Acting Director, Persian Telegraph. His Excellency Charles Alison Esq., 0.8., &c. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Auo. 17. 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 Consul at Lisbon, containing the following quar antine notices:— The Board of Health of the Kingdom makes known that the Island of Malta is considered infected with the cholera morbus. Lisbon, 3d August, 1865. For tbe Fiscal, JOAO JOSE DE SOUSA E SILVA. The Board of Health of the Kingdom makes known that the ports of Smyrna and Constantinople are consi dered infected with the cholera morbus, and all ports of Turkey suspected of infection with the same disorder. Lisbon, ad August, 1865. For the Fiscal, JOA JOSE DE SOUSA E. SIUVA. The Board of Health of the Kingdom makes known that all arrivals from Demerara are considered infected with the yellow fever, Lisbon, 4th• of August, 1865. For the Fiscal, JOAO JOSE DE SOUSA E. SILVA. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the " Gazetto" containing the Bank rupts had not arrived when we went to press. l iv EEß•—On the NEW ,SpIP.ITUdL • re-assembling of Parliament the Right Rev. Francis Jenne, D.C.L., Lord Bishop of Peterborough, will take his seat in the House of Lords as junior bishop. His lordship will have to read prayers daily to the peers, that office having been hitherto performed by Dr. Ellicott, Bishop of Gloucesteo and Bristol. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat was very moderate. The weather being finer, millers showed no inclination to operate freely. Factors, however, are firm in their demands, and the late advance in prices was supported. A total clearance was not effected. A moderate supply of foreign wheat was on offer. Most descriptions were in fair average request, and quotations ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at full currencies. The market was scantily supplied with barley. The trade was very firm, and prices have au improved tendency. Malt moved off steadily, at full currencies.• Oats were in good supply. Most qualities were in steady request, at fully late rates. Beans and peas were very firm, at quite previous quo tations. For flour there was a fair Leman", at Nil prices. ARRIVALS TIIIS 'WELK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English andScoteh 3lO 3U 1600 320 1210 Iri;;11 Foreign 3,940 1,550 36,410 720 sks. 6,330 brls. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade is steady, as follows : Per 81b by the carrase. sdad aded fnferior beef ...... 3 1 3 6 Inferl mutton 4 0 4 5 Middling do. ...... lo 4 0 Middlin, 4 mutton 4 S 3 2 Prime lar;,;e d0.....4 2 4 4 Prime do Prime small 6 4 8 Veal 5 4 5 8 3 10 4 14 Large p0rk........ 3 6 4 4 Small pork 4 6 5 0 Lamb, 5s Od to Os od. BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations are very favourable ; consequently very little business is passing in any de scription of hops. Prices must be considered nominal. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has remained very inactive, and prices show no material change. SUGAR.—The operations have been on the most limited scale, although quotations in most instances are steady. Refined goods have been in better request, and good com mon lumps and titlers are quoted 41s to 41s Gd per cwt. COFFEE.—There has been a fair inquiry for colonial descriptions, and late rates have in several instances been maintained for superior qualities; inferior qualities, how ever, have been at slightly reduced rates. RicE.—The demand for cleaned descriptions has con tinued, and holders continue to demand full rates, which has somewhat checked business operations. TALLow.—The market has continued active, and deal ings for both present and forward delivery have been en tered into to some extent. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 435., and last three months', 435. 6d. per cwt. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 181 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 li Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 52k 25 671 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 20 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 42f 25 47/ Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120} 1214 Vienna.,..,,,. — 11 lif 11 25 2 Trieste — 11 20 11 25 ' Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina 47 i 47 47f 474 25 074 25 62f 25 55 25 60 25 55 25 60 25 574 25 62f 25 574 25 621 25 57f 25 624 514 514 514 51! Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon STATE OF TRADE. BRADFORD, Aug. 17.—There has been an: improved de mand for wool since last Thursday, and some fair sales have been made. These have been chiefly in deep-grown wools, but the improvement has in some measure extended to down sorts. The continued wet weather, interfering as it does with harvest prospects, produces a rather depressed feeling to-day, but prices are maintained with considerable firmness, and a good deal of wool is held by staplers, who' will not part with it until an advance has taken place. For worsted yarns there are signs of more demand for shipment. Single weft yarns—especially 30s. and 40s.—which have long been flat, are more inquired for, and fetch rather better prices. In manufactured goods there is no change. The Americans are the chief buyers. LEICESTER, lGth.—The hosiery trade remains in a satis factory state. Manufacturers continue well employed at the warehouses with orders on hand, and no stocks are allowed to accumulate. In the country districts business is without much change, but the trade generally is healthy. Wools are quiet, and prices remain for the most part with out material alteration. Worsted yarns are firm at high rates, spinners being fairly employed. Cotton yarns firm. The alterations in the Bank of France return are favourable. The bullion has been increased £68,000, and the notes in circulation have been re duced £780,000. The bills discounted have run off £552,000, but the advances on stock, &c., however, show an increase of £40,000. The current accounts have received an addition of £BO,OOO, while the Treasury balances have been decreased £520,000. The Anglo-Italian Bank have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for six months on the amount of paid-up capital free of Income-tax. The third series of the Colonial wool sales for the year commenced yesterday afternoon, and will be continued until the 27th proximo. The arrivals amount to £131,277 bales. There was a good attendance of both home and foreign buyers, and the prices realised were about the same as at the June sales. During the last few days there has not been much activity displayed in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Sugars have been in moderate re quest, and only superior qualities have maintained former rates. Coffee, in some instances, has de clined Gd. per cwt., but there has been an active demand for rice, and enhanced rates are demanded by holders. Tallow has continued in good demand for both present and forward delivery, at steady prices. GREAT o'clockF I RE t h A Ts morningHUli a NElifi-rNeV br K oke k l o ‘ out tis in DAYth . About pre mises of Messrs. Spill, Whit e-post-lane, Hackney-wick. By the time the engin es reac h e d the place the flames had go the mastery, and the most of the building was destroyed. EAST LONDON WORKING CLASSES INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.—The dinner of the exhibitors at the above -named Exhibition t oo k pl ace l as t even i ng at the St. Mary's Schools, Whitechapel-road. At its origin a gua rantee fund was formed, among the subscribers to which were the Marquis of Westminster, Lord Ebury, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Lords Shaftesbury, Enfield, &c. The speculation has paid its way, and left a surplus in hand. The exhibition was opened by Lord Shaftesbury K.G., on the 12th of July. It was closed last Saturday by Mr. Ayrton, M.P., who distributed 30 silver and 100 bronze medals to the successful contributors. It has been visited by some 70,000 persons, belonging for the most part to the industrial classes. There were present at the dinner Messrs. Gough, Hawker, Hollist, Standring, Myers, Proud man, Rymer, Stapleton, Pringle, Kelly, Chandler, Robin son, Apsted, Wigginton, the hon. architect, &c. Letters were read from the Marquis of Westminster and others ex pressing their regret at being unable to attend. After dinner the chairman, who has risen to his present position entirely owing to his own exertions, spoke well and to the point, proposing several toasts. The first was " The health of the Queen and Royal Family," which was received with acclamations. "The Army, Navy; and Volunteers" was warmly received, and responded to by an ex-Volunteer. The chairman gave "The health of the exhibitors," and dwelt on the great good calculated to arise out of such Exhibitions as this. The exhibitors had shown how they could help and care for themselves ; and, more than that, how they could help and care for others. Their work was genuine, it was what it was represented to be, a bowl fide East London Exhibition. He said that the medals which had been awarded were well deserved. Mr. Curtis, who, among the exhibitors, stands highest on the list of prize -men for drawing, responded in an appropriate speech..ng Classes Mr. Cole proposed the health of "T he East London Working Industrial Exhibition." Mr. Stanley responded on beh a lf of the committee, and stated that the committee had worked hard during the last five months, and that all were equally pleased, 'with himself, with the result. Mr. Robinson proposed the health of The honorary seeretary,iMr. Webb," and spoke of the able manner in which he had conducted the Exhibition. He was worthy of his position, and even of a better one. He bad proved himself a true working man. Wherever there was work to be done, he was there to do it. To a great ex tent the success of the Exhibition was due to him. The secretary responded in a modest, but clever speech. He hoped, if such an opportunity offered again, to be able to make himself useful. The success of the undertaking was no doubt due to having all pulled together, and not simply to his own exertions. The "Health of the ladies," several of whom were present, was drank. Mr. Chandler, we believe of the police force, but who has a very good voice, sang three songs with much taste and effect. After a pleasant evening the party broke up at an early hour. The lion. Captain and Lady Maria Fitzclarence have arrived at Farrance's Hotel from Landudno, North /ICE.