The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-31 00:00:00

rbt :e • - 4,1 0 r - - ONEY MARKET 0..- AND COIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues very inactive, few commercial bills being on offer. The rates still tend downward, and from 5 to 5i per cent. are the gen eral quotations for first-class paper. Loans in _ e Stock E xc h ange are i n d eman d, ow i ng t o the settlem ent, and 4k and 5 per cent. are the charges from day to d a y. t Gold to the amount of £78,000 was taken yes erclay to the B u lli on - o ffi ce o f th e B an k ; £67,000 bein g in bars, and £ll,OOO in sovereigns from X-ortugal. There were no withdrawals. It appears that there is a considerable demand for Confederate Bonds which have been lately ne glected ; the p r i ce is 4} t o 6, b u t ver y little stock t s In circulati on . P oss ibl y accoun t s are f avour able to the Philadelphia Convention, and the consequent return of the Southern States to Congress. The Bank of France returns show an increase 11_1 the bullion of £40,000, of £770,000 in the bills disc ounted, of £540,000 in the notes in circulation, ef U 2 0,000 in the Treasury account, and a reduc tion of X 160,000 in the current accounts. Two O'CLOCK. tei 4 t the P arisßourse to -d ay, accor di ng t o R eu t er 's 69f e . g r e o m e. , the' 3 per Cent. Rentes were dealt in at Tt ansacticins in the English Stock Market to , h ave been limited, the settlement of the fort tightlY account still engaging the chief attention of t he deal ers and brokers. The Funds, notwithstand ing the prevaili ng qu i e t u d e , ar e still maintained with t_' esi derable firmness. Consols are 894 for trans- Lr to the 6th prox i mo , an d 894 for the 9th October, being an advance of per cent. T la he immediate value thus placed upon the re li,,..ective prices is indicative of confidence based Pull the improved position of our monetary ikelati mas, home and foreign politics, and the esti mated harvest nof much if below the average of ; re vious years. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 884 to 4 ; Bank Stock, 246 ; India st ook, 210 ; and ditto 5 per cents., 1044 to 4. 0 Foreign Sto c k s are generally at enhanced prices, bwing chiefly to the state of the account which will c oncluded this evening. Greek Bonds have ad :4llced f, to 144 ; Spanish Passive 4, to 23 4 ; an d Italian 4, to 554. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 4 'z°rwer, at 254 ; Mexican 4, at 164 ; and Bra ell Scrip remains steady at 14 1 dis. Most of American Securities are at an improvement. United States 5-20 Bonds have risen to 734 4 ; 80 ',e shares 4, to 454 464 ; and Illinois 4, to 794 tti I. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben 4/ree remain firm at 62 63, and the Consolidated ( i i rt gage Bonds at 46 48. l isiness in the Railway Share Market has been has uclerately a c ti ve , an d a f ur th er u pward movement b een established in prices. Great Eastern have advancedCozi £2; London, Chatham, and Dover, £1 k i( i i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Metropolitan, and , a nd, each £1 ss. ; and- North Eastern (Ber -00, £ 1 ; while Brighton have declined £2; Great T hero A Stock, £1 ; and Great Western , 5 5 . lit i n the Forei gn an d C o l on i a l li nes there has been ar e e c hange of importance. Great Luxembourg har,dealt in at 144 ;. South-Austrian and Lom -22:3-Venetian a t 161 ; Grand Trunk of Canada at Banffnd..Great Indian Peninsula at 1064 74. A% and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. m arke d 4 , ll have improved to 204 ; Consolidated are U r i 1 14 prem. ; London and County, 66 ; ea:ental Bank Corporation, 474 4 ; Anglo-Ameri po't 'tel egraph have improved to 104 114 ; Credit Co of England, to 34 dis. ; Hudson's Bay di s : 1 / a ilY to 164 ; International Finance, to 14 ' and National Discount Company to 94 4 prem. ra_PRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES a De ?...uatEN T FUNDS. 801 i 1 D o ° wit. Consols 89 I a I:. Accot, Aug. 9 881 i i , t ie:, Cle llt• Reduced 881 -1 i t k,re„. -,,Per Cent _ ''t Per Cent. Jan. 1894 bo 4 4 * -6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Irattities, 30 expire sth Jan., 1880 —l.)-0•Lor 30 yr Y a, rs 'expire sth AprillBBs — s lated Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908— x h March. Diner Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. _— £5OO At„,, 1 ?0 . 100 and .£2OO 00246 l' l England £ Stock, Ind s} per Cent 144,•:,,1113,,,Ti.m--, GOVERNMENT BECIJRITIES. 101 k I b 0. ...,6t0c k , 101 per Cent., April 1874 2l b" Per Cent. July, 1870 b e * ',Per Cent., Oct. 1888 i),.. _kiertificates bue. tufaced Paper 4 per Cent • 5 D o. 6 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 101 k, n s Per Cent., May 1879 _ b o . -Ob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 _ h o ' "'wad/3,4 per Cent., £l,OOO pm • lliader xlOOO ArReh!OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ttf atri -b n l / 3, se,Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd —_. pm ‘lttziirg Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 b e : 4 , 1 5 per Cent • /11 . 3 er Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 I) b o A o. 1865 731 21 e.'kecttnt b 41 00 B o d — h e, Be , n s aid ° b ell% A r1 P1.465 aid uo "Yres 6 per Cent — b 4100 Bonds 0 1. 0 1 . eilimiP,.er Cent. Deferred 3 per Cent ) 9 7 1 bo li u Per Cent b e. 61 Per Cent _ , D o s Per C ent t„l i on l b ia l iy . ~,X75 paid — pm _ ipea., 4 _IDEir Cent. ..._ koj ell Per tient ~ 0.5 Per Cent., 1825 — D eb u Per Cent., 1864 ••• °• 14a.4 Principalities acto ceount 0 b t NeW Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ..... b .1 ' revisi d Warrant tc o ber rredonal Land 7titte7 per Cent _ eoirec)aci issue _ 00 13 ond 0 be • s 87 h° 40 0 ', 1864 _ ,0. cl, -.Donis • (iuo, tgorunient Railway Debentures B 3 idia reek A v Paid 'Jo. ; Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons _ b i. o. 'd o e ceunt t, , o, A 41301:15 - 51 6 04-e4Ziat ',,tia, 4 k - per Cent. 1.- . ) o, .0 Per Cent 1865 73 2} k,•)o. keeount ..tiea 4rolzunana. Railway .... bO. 4 3 Per Cent Ac c . 161 1 16 , 1.. ) - ount k .06 Per 1864 lll _ Otte,,,Per Cent. Anglo-French kook,Lldeart 6 per Cent, .£.30 paid ' ll ll , - ' 4 lin erial 5 per Cent 1q 1414 L _ ()0. blaer Cent p be L e ferred 5,,Npina,,11.(1 Warrants (Hectares) " h e. f ° Pe r Cent , 1865 "0 a-,eeelint • 62 11 11))01"r Cent. (Uribarren) A °A Pe r Cent., 1862 ° „ t t l / 4 ,, ce ° l lnt ki e goose 3 ..._ • b 3 per Per Cent., 1853 4h_o,,tte.. Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, vi I 1 , ;:utult I)l,oliePer Cent., 1822, £ St ) 3 0 41 P pe r r C eht. 1850 ,Cent., 1860 1859 , . r , • .... „ b,', 4 la ti s"nt. 1864 93 %`: A o Per Cent b s alt _wit 71 ii Ace,Yer Cent ° 0 Isiel.;llp,t 60 Aecou eferred. 3 34 hoo.l:4.mv!t. 1, 1 ,,,.q.c 0 ,,_ '.. Ip i tih 0 44t • 23 i i i 4 ° Ace l3rt Of Co tip •- n - ol • f • u - n • Cle • CI — t b e4 liali /kat ... . 16 o, A i l I:4. ,t e ..... .......................... 44, 1 , p, 'u nt. D 0 411 G p e erlt. 1864 b e b 'eeo o , ll, Ont. 1854 — L 0 D° ilt r ~ b y ,* Acco`'ent• 148 •%0 nin • .. . 54f o 6 li e _ , ............................. b Pe r 0 Ilots b g ee° ell t 1 862 .... 48 1 9 } b 0 i tint o 00 ii 0 1 :lo 6 Per 0 11(13 • eto 5 pet e exit., i4(..i.i ............. _ ratlrDo.leccalent., 1865, paid up Scrip —o62 1 i 0e.... ~..,___ - 4 1 . D e.... Cent asi"Qt* Qqatanteed '''. Do ,‘ec,ol,,Der Cent. ), 4 t ........ 4.) 0. A m r oe_,. D O.. ec0 u4 1 . 4 t., 1862 ti p er et_ tAN, bi vi ,, '143 1864 i1m 11 41 4, 5 ; ° , 3 l : . el i e s en the . above . :; .......... in London. ° h tch ,04 per " 14 ., Ex. 10 Florins 10: 1 0. p b(„,cellt., Ex. 25f. m„, ertifi , ',..0t• Ex. 12 Gull,. — 0 1 1 ,, s ca tes VO . A po x . (-,_ .......... ........ Aecellt,"°A., 1861, Ea. 25f. ..... ...... 54f 51 N o , b itt l : f or ti o THREE O'CLOCK. 4,e i leY 89fe0,,.. , ................ .4it ....... June. Kid ricEnslizricE 1511AEBB. 3onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Eno, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ito. 4i per cent. irred., 96 igutern , West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 791 E as t e rn 41 per cent. pt., Ito, new 5 per cent., 72 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 82 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 1 Bahia and San Francisco, lLn., gua. 7 per cent., 1 3 i Dutch Rhenish. 201 1 (ireat Luxembourg, 141 ; San Paulo. lim., gua. 6 per cent., 141 South Austrian and:Lombardo Venetian, 161 North Great FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper. lira.. 10 Pestarenna Gold, I St. John del Rey, lira., 43 United Mexican, Rm., 2 BANKS. Alliance, Urn.. 2c; ; Bank of New Zealand, In 18 Consolidated Bank, lim., Sk Imperial Bank, Urn.. _25 imperial Ottoman, 8-1 Land Mortgage Bank of India. lint. Do. 5 per cent. Debentures, 1;61, for 30 years, 84 London and Brazilian aim). 3 8 1 ondon Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 66 London Joint Stock, 43 Mercantile and Exchange, lint, 33 National Provincial of England. 138 Ditto, ad and 3d issue, 392 Oriental Bank Corporation. 47i I DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 70 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 1 , / ,11 1( , / Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. lim., 65 Commercial Lnion, Insurance. 6 Credit F'oncler and Mobilier of England, 42 51 5 Discount Corporation. 9 Ebbw Vale, 13 Egyptian Corn, and Trading, Jim., 4 E glish and Australian Copper, 1 Fore-street Warehouse, lim. , I&4 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 41 1 Liudson's Bay, JO, Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 3 1 International Financial maciety, lim., 11 t Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, 5 London Financial Association, lim.. 12 111 • London General Omnibus Company, lim, 31 Ndional Discount Lompany, 141 1 1 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 31 is to pay, 131 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new. 50 49 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 11 Telegraph Constructit.oi and Maintenance, Ditto (Zl5), 13 The mortal remains of the late Earl of Craven are to be brought to Coombe Abbey, near Coventry, to-day from Scarborough. The funeral, which is to take place to morrow, will be attended by the nearest members of the family and the tenantry. The Earl and Countess of Durham have left Lambtou Castle for Scotland, for the shooting sown.; o•. 29. ,:, c acCOM" anied UY Wended She ll in [MAILS ail Com rd, wit h -ed. 'Sh ° a lso five a nd 5 78 ' ap i pea . cello* le Falk ri girk, :celleuci Russia j 7cly ow nds and the 17th [jab bark and on Gleane r , Admira l northern were at Bl a nca, t bearing orvetteet and the United e British irons St. steamer )$2.100, QUO , reel P er 0. Js' tries the )1' 2,100 la, 6,190 f 52, 0001 Lroba on 39 bags' for Z . :o6 j ; it VI I ,000 f. at 17rs. per. .ug• 7 . 31st tilt , !nos boo COtin en VasC oll as Torres is r3ra. Ferraz 'rancisco S Figuei" C 5003 Le Sena" ,i gna tioo lich Wa° re on the ,ee verge-- Finance' id o thers there ordingll h, which ➢iajest9 fisted. ef ore the ion pro- resulted y will ~t wien tolO t :ation a sPee cif f 3StiOLI enti o Lave P re m o tta° . 0110wi 9 , 1 t-e . yab i e to inct e• an cl 01' i k for l' a are to LOUnts t° ,es for ' L A I all eq u n L a lso 3- Ilion, t il° anouovt 1 will be to 8 pe r be 11311c1 : 5 an e%ce— of fsis , whic b- " a Fran c() L i be read are 15t1 :, rgenti' rer© d arril ed droll s el) , ched to „. cal A of th ° ozo"° ire be l l °se a to I. tea from - e a apPe3l. to s ioned Jute(' ti'° D ote °, all O t" t i hill 313- Lave b°6ll .11 g OW 1° 01 oil tliO , ,rllO d e 5 103° C1°L , 1 0 jUrY St la i V q t` icin2 Nowb 10 1116 ? " to °II c ll o , pr. S UARE MARKETS.—This Day. Share/ Railways. 89 91 128 130.: 38 43 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 115 t 0 31 3 3 5 6 122 121 133 134 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I raid. ' Closing Business Prim. done. Bristol and Exeter ...• Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc &London, bcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • • Do. B stock Do. sew, is. at 25 pml CitS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport_ Do. Hereford. Lancashire tt Yorkshire London and Blackwall i Lon., Bri,gh.,di S Coast, Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. d; North Western Lon. d; South Western Man., Shet., d; Lincoln dtetropolitan...., Do. Islew Do. Extension.- Metropolitan District. Do. do. Jo. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. 49 Share Do, Birnain.. & Derby tiid Kent ... North British ...... Do. Ud., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York DG. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. d 0.1865 . North Staffordshire 1 N. do S. W. Junction ' Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Dale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha I West Cornwall BRITISH F Atlantic At St. Lawrence Rom.,Baroda. a Cen.l.n. gu. 5 per cent... Do. I' 'Shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bu tr., Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- I Calcutta & S. E., Um Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pf East. Bengal, gu., 5 do Etna Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Is; t'ref. Bonds Do. do exfcrred De. 2d Pr,.f. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock , Do. do. deferred 1 Do. 4th Pref. stock , Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. uo. Gua. 5 f.er cent ) Do. New gua. 5 p. c tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent 1 Do Great Wes. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay. 1873 1 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 41 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bads. Mel. dt Hudson's Bay N. lil.C' da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scindc . Do. Delhi Do. do ..) Do. Pun)aub.... Do.lndus St. Flo t `"' COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia. 6 per mut., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.,k July 1877-64 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. C. Mar. & Sept l)o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. inscribed sk leaps (3.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.StOct 1890-1900 I Do. do: 1880-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9: Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c. 110. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Is7B Do. 1882, May t 5, Nov. it Do. 1895, Feb. it Aug Natal ‘;ov. 6 per cent N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.4o uly , N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*c.,lB6b' _ Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 1).o. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 8 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... .„, Nova Scotia Gov. p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o, 1868_9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vie,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct 92 94 L 9 00 35 87 33 35 1261 127 90 S 2 23 .21 122} 123 88 69 60 62 t2B 129 2 3 10} 10i 92 94 121 1214 li 2p, 91 9 3 54 66 •z 2 21 103 165 SI 211 3 2} 12! 1311 3j 41 691 63 59/ 1261 7 6i 221 41 3 1 3 1214 21 1.1 3 60f 112 f$ 2f 65 67 97 99 34 EIS 9 10 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 13 75 111 114 152 156 74 76 45 $7 681 69 81 91 14 15 2 8). 99 102 53 66 1081 8 9 IBIONS. 64 66 0 , 3 100 id 61, 4 44 76 81 78 80 60 65 100 102 l i go ILO:, thr 101 2) 22 86 89 56 5S 43 5! 50 55 45 !,0 40 45 33 3J 24 23 24 26 106 107 it 1 P I 1 5 100 91 93 141 141 1 5/ 3 d el Y 3 83 85 11 Old 97 08 89 91 84 86 8) 92 96 93 94 96 1 1 ,1 95 97 'MENT SECU. 92 94 03 91 of ski 75 77 75 77 99 101 102 101 102 101 100 103 86 8) 100, 102 105 1 7 102 104 103 105 101 103 103 105 97 100 90 92 90 92 90 95 83 85 92 91 73 75 94 96 90 93 102 101 103 105 4 5 94 101 400 420 It 10 6 8 14 2 2 3 6i 7i 1 3 34 19 20 1& 21 2 2 2 2 32 11 31 31 31 4 6 ticl 35 45 2 4 t 1 20 25 325 375 If t 17f .t2il 9 11 3 5 1 i 6 7 60 65 115 125 80 85 10 15 3 B 140 150 0 11 106 51 BRITISH MI Cam. Consol. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StA übyn(Gweu. Great Laxey, limited ) Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot Hinge ton Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Awyndy Iron Ore, lim New Sewn North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan' North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence ,Un y Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Con durrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Passett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Illoganl Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Ids 2.1.0 29i 2.14.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 10.8.0 5.17.0 101 I 22, 1071 ff ,ITIES. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, A LTG IST 31, 1866. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. 130 W-STREET. CHARGE Or BIGAMY AGAINST A LICENSED VICTUAT.T.FR. —Henry John Clark, landlord of the Grapes Tavern, St. Mary-axe, was brought up in custody of Sergeant Wil liams, of the City police force, upon the charge of having intermarried with Isabella Brown, his first wife, Justina Mary Georgiana Clark, being still living. Mr. W. H. Smith, of Gresham-house prosecuted. Isabella Brown, being called, refused to take the oath. Mr. Vaughan—On what ground do you decline to take the oath? Mrs. Brown—l could not bo sworn ;I do not believe in it. Mr. Vaughan—But you must be bound in some way ? Mrs. Brown—l will speak the truth as far as my con science goes. Mr. Vaughan—Are you of any religion ? Mrs. Brown—Yes, I am of a religion. Mr. Vaughan—Then you say you have a conscientious objection to take an oath? Mrs. Brown—Yes. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) TEN GUINEAS FOR TIIE LITE OF A DOG. JOEL V. PIPE. This was a case in which plaintiff, a pretty-looking young Jewess, claimed ten guineas compensation for damages sustained in consequence of defendant's dog having bitten her. Plaintiff stated that defendant's dog was a great nuis ance, and as she was passing it ono day recently it flow at and bit her so severely in the arm that she was unable to go to work, and lost her situation. His Honour.—Do you know that the dog has bitten any other person besides yourself ? Plaintiff.-1 cannot say ; but I believe that it has, and that great complaints are made of it. A witness.—lt has bitten other pooplo, to, the knowledge of the defendant. His Honour.—Well, defendant does not appear, and I must award plaintiff the sum she claims, which is, I think, an extremely remarkable one for the bite of a dog. Verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount, and full costs. - London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. MEETING THIS DAY. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held to-day at St. James's Hall. It was origi nally arranged that the meeting should take place at the Westminster Palace Hotel ; but, from the extraordinary circumstances in which the company is placed, and the consequent excitement of the shareholders," it was ex pected that the attendance would be so numerous as to require much larger accommodation, and the present spa cious premises were selected, to which, after a formal as semblage at Westminster Palace Hotel, the proceedings were adjourned. However, the meeting was by no means so numerous as was expected, the Hall not being quite full. Lord SONDES, tho chairman of the company, took the chair about half-past ono o'clock, and a large number of tho debenture holders accompanied his lordship to tho platform, to which admission was obtained by tickets. The report and statement of accounts having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said that the shareholders had not been furnished with the report bocauso some delay had arisen in making up the accounts, which was unavoidable. The report opened with a table, which gave a detail of the ex penses and income of the company for the past half-year. It appeared that the traffic for the past half-year exceeded 4,900,000, and there was a small increase in the receipts as compared with the preceding half-year. He regretted as much as any ono the difficulties in which the company had been placed. Those difficulties arose from their inability to pay the debenture holders £400,000, 'Arising from the state of the money market. Their other liabilities they were unable to meet from the same cause, and some of their creditors had recourse to chancery and rolling stock, and other property of the company had been surrendered to moot, as far as possible, their claims. However, ho was happy to say that these important works had not been im peded, and the traffic continued without interruption. Hear, hoar.) Tho board had applied to Parliament for powers to raise additional capital, which would have enabled them to meet all their liabilities ; but their appli cation was opposed in the House of Lords, and it was then too late in the session to accomplish their objeet. The interest on the loans must be paid, and that must come out of the receipts of the traffic realised by the company. The income for the past half-year has been applied to the payment of the interest of their debts, and the income for the next half-year would be dealt with by the Court of Chancery until the affairs of the company were arranged. They could not obtain additional powers to raise money until the next meeting of Parliament. If, as was proposed, a committee of inquiry were appointed, it should have all the assistance the board could render to accomplish what they all must desire, namely, the pros perity of the company. There could be no doubt as to the great difficulties in which they were placed, but these were not irretrievable; and it must be remembered that they had a line and branches almost completed, and they had the most valuable termini of any company in the kingdom. By a reference to the report it would bo per ceived that the shareholders might confidently look for ward to having their traffic doubled in seven years Lord HARRIS seconded tho adoption of the report. Sir 3. CURTIS said that he disclaimed any feeling of hostility towards the directors, or having had any concert with the shareholders. He considered, notwithstanding the position of their affairs, that if they acted with union among themselves they would preserve this groat com pany from ruin. He denied that the directors were alone to blame for undertaking the bold schemes in which they had engaged. Parliament shared in the blame, if blame there had been, in sanctioning the extension. (Cries of "No, no.") He again urged on the meeting the necessity of unanimity amongst themselves. Mr. STURGEON, in referring to the proposed committee of which it was proposed he should be a member, moved as an amendment that the report should be merely re ceived, and that the committee should consist of a number of gentlemen whom he named; and further, that no bill should be promoted hout the up royal of the com mittee. He said that all the committee should be large shareholders, and should bo qualified by their ability to discharge their duties efficiently for the interests of the shareholders. The debenture holders would be repre sented by at least two members of the committee. He attributed the failure of the company to its being a con tractor's line, which involved them in great difficulties. If they could have got £300,000 or £400,000, there would have been no stoppage. He referred to the London and tr;ghton Railway, the management of which he praised, and said that company had raised £645,000, but if a run had been made on them by the bank, it is very doubtful if they would have been able to moot their demand. (Hear, hear. With respect to a paragraph in the report which related to a sum of £1,000,000, tho fact was that that laud was far more valuable than the amount in question, and if they would advance him £50,000 he would undertake that they should not at prose nt be troubled about the money. Mr. WATER, a shareholder, complained of the gross mismanagement of the directors, and seconded the amend runt. Mr. REED, after a speech in which ho provoked the greatest opposition, gave notice that he would move as an amendment—" That this meeting receive the report, sub ject to any verbal alteration, with the statement •of ac counts, and that the meeting be adjourned until the 15th of October, in order that a further statement may be given by the directors of the affairs of the company, distinguish ing under separate heads the accounts of expenditure and of liability out of which the claims and interests thereon may be met, together with a specific statement of the course of action they recommend to be adopted." Lord HARRIS said that in consequence of the unfor tunate condition of the company, the directors had been living in a state of protracted agony. The only reason why the interest on debentures had not been paid was money could only be raised on terms which would ruin the company beyond redemption. He hoped the committee would thoroughly investigate the affairs of the company, but he must say that the directors had done everything they could for the benefit of the company. He confessed that he had had little experience of accounts, and had been obliged to trust to those of the board who seemed to kno cv better about these matters than himself. It was no doubt very desirable that they should adopt the most eligible means for restoring themselves to a condition of prosperity. He had learned within the last few days something which caused him and other director the greatest annoyance namely, that there had been an over issue of debentures as far as the city lines were concerned. A SHAREHOLDER inquired as to what was the amount of the over issue. Lord HARRIS said that it amounted to £128,000. That issue had been made by the contractors—(cries of " Shame for the contractors)—and they had been unable to take them up, but that they would be repaid with interest. Sir Morton Pato and 13.4 ts ware their contractors, and he could bear his testimony as to tho manner in which they executed the works and the interest they took in their progress. An angry discussion ensued in reference to the point. _ _ _ _ Mr. VALENTLNE KNIGHT said that he thought the direc tors should have been prepared with some suggestions. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said that these were the only over-issue, and those who held them were not entitled to the rights of ordinary debenture-holders. (Cries of "Shame," and great confusion.) A SHAREHOLDER inquired if it was clear who were legally liable, and whether the directors themselves were not the parties liable ? A gentleman, whose name we were unable to obtain, re ferred to evidence given before the House of Lords, in which it was stated by one of the witnesses that he was clearly of opinion when money had been obtained in excess of the borrowing powers of a company the directors were liable to the payment of that excess. Ho said this over issue proved the necessity that existed for the committee, which he trusted would probe the affairs of the company to the quick, and ascertain whre the fault was in the failure of their undertaking. Sir M. PETO, in reply to loud demands on the part of the meeting, came forward and said that £1,330,000 had been originally borrowed for the company, for which his firm had made themselves responsible by their note of hand . In consequence of the money which the company were in debted to his firm he found it necessary to raise the amount of £128,000 to prevent the firm and the company collapsing. All that money had been laid out for the pur poses of the company, who could not therefore be sufierers by the transaction, which, he admitted, was irregular. The directors were not cognisant of the transaction, for which he and his firm alone were responsible. A SHAREHOLDER.—Who signed the debentures ? Mr. BAXTER (Solicitor to the company) entered into some explanations which the meeting considered unintel ligible and evasive, and elicited a hurricane of hisses. The Secretary (Mr. W. E. Johnson) said that Messrs. Peto and Company acted as their financiers as well as their contractors, and in reference to what they had done they acted in conformity with the practice of railway com panies. (flare a scene of the greatest confusion ensued, and several gentlemen attempted to address the meeting, but could not succeed in obtaining a hearing. The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, which was carried unanimously, and elicited great applause The proceedings terminated with a vote cf thanks to the Chairman. COTJRSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening• Amsterdam . Short. 11 16 1 . Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 1 Rotterdam 25 55 Antwerp— 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Short 25 25 , P Ditto aris ...• 3 Mouths. 25 4`>l. Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 13 30 Vienna l3 20 Trieste — 28f -- Petersburgn 6 28 Berlin Madrid Cadiz 3 0 L eg h orn •-27 30 Milan 11 17i 12 f 12 f 25 60 25 60 13 10; 25 35 25 50 26 521 120 k 13 40 13 40 28} 6 281 4-1 27 50 27 50 SPORT ENG IN rELLIGENCE, —This Day. DERBY RACES—Tuts DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NURSERY PLATE. Tho Nunszny PLATE of GO sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), for two-year-olds ; win ners of any race after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 41b extra. Three quarters of a mile, Mr. Wadlow's Miss Alice (Cameron) 1 Marquis of Hastings's Progidal (Fordham) 2 Mr. Stanfield's Grumio (Kenyon) 3 Susan •• (Gradwell) 0 Betting -5 to 4 agst Grumio, 6to 4 agst Prodigal. 6to 1 agst Miss Alice, 10 to 1 agst Susan. Won easily. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 30,sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, for all ages; winners of any race after the publication of the weights 51b extra; T.Y.C. Alico Lee 1 Bertie 2 Tom Coko 3 RAWDON HANDICAP. The RAWDON HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added; winners of any race after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) value 100 sovs 41b, 200 71b, 300 10Ib ; the winner of the Tradesmen's Plato at this meeting 121 b extra; weights not to be accumulative. One mile. 14 subs. Steamboat 1 Lord Ronald Won easy. SELLING STARES. The SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; for two year olds 101 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 100 soya ; if entered for 80 sovs allowed 41b, if for 60 91b, if for 40 141 b; half a mile. • To close on Thursday evening. Anatomist Sorceress..... .................................... CHATSWORTH STAKES. The CITATSWORTII PLATE of 50 soya, added to a Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft; winners of any race of the value of 100 soya after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 51b, of 200 soya or more 101 b extra; the second to save his stake. Ono mile and a quarter. 13 subs. 1 Arkansas Alice Lee 2 Helen 3 FAT BUCK STAKES. The PAT BUCK STAKES (Handicap) of 5 Boys each, with 40 added; gentlemen riders ; professionals 71b extra ; winners of any handicap amounting to 100 sovs after Aug. 22 (at six p.m.) 71b, 200, 101 b extra. One mile and a quarter. 16 subs. Black Prince (Godding's) .... 1 Sandford 2 Lady Bohun 3 Won by several lengths. SELLING PLATE. A SELLING PLATE of 50 sovs ; two year olds 7st 31b, three 9st 111 b, four 9st 121 b, five lOst, six and aged lOst 21b, mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 soya ; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 71b, if for 75 101 b, if for 50 141 b, if for 30 211 b. Half a mile, straight. Anatomist .. Little Ellen 2 BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 on Lord Lyon 4to 1 agst Savernake (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Rustic (offered) MARGATE RACES.—THis DAY. HALL-BY-THE-SEA STAKES. Mermaid f Elburg 2 Flodean 3 Four ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Sunnyside Volhynia Hopleaf VISITORS' STAKES. Elburg Finale . Bunch . 1 Won by two lengths. MARG LITE HANDICAP. Melinda Lydia Loaf Sugar MARKETS. : —This Day. MARE LANb. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home glown wheat were moderate. The demand for all quali ties ruled quiet, at Monday's currency. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat, in which sales progressed slowly on former terms. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request, at late rates. Barley was in short supply, and the trade ruled steady, at full prices. Malt ruled quiet, at barely late rates. Oats were in good supply. For most qualities there was a fair demand, at full quotations. Beans were dull on former terms. Peas met a slow sale at late rates Flour ruled inactive. Previous quotations, however, wore supported. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,170 10 1,310 20 1,510 Foreign 11,220 100 14,020 4,380 sks. 1,000 bla. Mr. Vaughan—From what does that objection arise ? Mrs. Brown- I do not believe the oath is valid or bind ing. Mr. Vaughan—Do you believe that if you are examined without an oath you are bound to speak the truth. Mrs. Brown—Yes, and more than if I was sworn. Mr. Vaughan then ordered the administration of the declaration as of a person holding conscientious objections to the taking of an oath. She deposed—l live at 55, St, Mary-axe. I was married to the prisoner by banns on the 10th August, 1863, at the parish church of St. Giles's-in-the-Fields. 1 had known the prisoner about three years before we were married. He was my manager. We lived together for some time, and I objected, and said I would not live with him any more unless we were married. I had heard that ho was married, but I did not know it. I was aware that he allowed some thing a week to the woman that now turns oat to be his wife, but I never knew it positively till yesterday. I have had three children by him, one before we were married. The Prisoner—You knew very well that I was married. You had been to my place and seen my wife, and when she found out the terms we wore on it made unpleasant ness at home._ Then Ileft her to,go and live with you.., The witness denied all these statements. Augusta Wilhelmina Alexandrina Bro wn—l am a widow. I was present on the 10th Sept., 1844, at the marriage of the prisoner to my sister, Justina Mary Georgiana Clark, at the parish church of the Holy Trinity, Minories. I was the attesting witness. My sister is alive, and is now in court. The certificates of both marriages were put in. Sergeant Williams, City police, No. 11—The prisoner was given into my custody at half-past three yesterday afternoon by the prosecutrix at the Grapes public-house. Ho said ho was glad to come to an end of it; it would wind up the affair, and she would be sorry for it. Mr. Smith—That is the case, sir. I submit it is suffi cent for a committal. The prisoner, in defence, said he first knew the prose cutrix from meeting her about the time of the Crimean war, when he took her out several times, ar.d an intimacy com menced. After the child was burn she insisted upon his marrying her, and said if he wrote himself down a widower it would be all right. She knew he was married and had a family, but promised to say\nothing about it. Mr. Vaughan said these were statements for the jury. The prisoner must bo committed for trial. The Prisoner—l hope, sir, I shall be admitted to bail ? Mr. Vaughan—Certainly. What are you ? Prisoner—l am a publican. I had an interest in that house when we lived together. Mr. Vaughan—You must find two sureties of £23 each, and give your own recognisances for .£3O. Mr. Smith—With notice of bail. Mr. Vaughan—Do you think that necessary ? Mr. Smith—He has said he would go away. Well, no, sir, I don't know that we can. Tho prisoner was then removed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNWHOLESOME FlSH.—William Fiunes, a costermonger, living at No. 17, Princes-row, Newport-market, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer a complaint of exposing for sale a quantity of fish unfit for food. Mr. Shirley Foster Murphy, of No. 120, Gower-street, assistant to the medical officer of health of St. Giles's, said that on being informed the defendant was selling bad fish in Dudley-street he wont there, and found the defendant had some fish which was rotten, and enough to make a man sick. Mr. George Buchanan, medical officer of health of St. Giles's, said his attention was called by tho last witness to the defendant's fish, and he found it totally unfit for food, as it was putrid and stinking. The defendant said that the fish was in the same state when he purchased it for los. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the defendant how he came to pur chase such fish. Ho should have thought such a man as the defendant would not have parted with 13s. without seeing what ho was purchasing. The defendant said that at Billingsgate the fish in bas kets was put up to auction on men's shoulders, and buyers were not allowed to examine it, and the most they could do was to thrust a hand into the basket to judge of the quan tity, and then it was often half ice. If, after buying the fish, the buyer found the fish to be bad and went back, he found a board up with, " Fish sold with all faults," and the money paid for it was not returned. lie had only sold 4d. worth of the fish, and as soon as he found that it was bad was anxious to have it destroyed, and it was destroyed. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he considered it highly dangerous that such fish should be sold, especially at the present time when the cholera was prevailing. He should fine the de fendant, but in consideration of his having lost the price ho paid for the fish he should only impose a fine of ss. and costs. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—JohnDurken and Elizabeth Caley, well-known to the police, were charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery from the dwelling-house, No. 12, Eaton-square. William Tapster, 9, Glasgow-terrace, Pimlico, labourer —Between two and three yesterday I saw the male pri soner go into N 0.12, Eaton-square,ldownithe area4he gate was open. I watched him and saw him run along the balcony and the servants after him as far as 15. He dropped on to the pavement and I secured him and took him back. He threw a lot of things from his pocket, rings, &c., on the floor of the passage of the house. I saw the woman arm and arm with him before he went down the area, and she waited for him. _ _ Harriet Goodman, under-housemaid to Mr. Richard Ward, 12, Eaton-square—l saw them when I left the house at three o'clock. The woman feigned drunkenness. I came home at four o'clock, and saw the woman laying on the steps of No. 14. One of the bells up stairs rung, and I answered it, but my mistress was not in her room, which was in confusion. I then saw prisoner come down stairs, and called the footman, who pursued him. George Holland, the footman, corroborated. Thomas Harlock, 266 A, proved apprehending the pri soner, and took several brooches and bracelets. Another constatle then searched him and found some more brace lets. There was a sovereign amongst the jewellery, which he swallowed. The prisoners were sober. Caley denied complicity, and pleaded drunkenness. Mr. Richard Ward, the gentleman whose house was entered, proved the identity of the property. The prisoner Durken was committed for trial, and wished to be sent to the Central Criminal Court, but his request was denied him. TLIAMES. DESTRUCTIVE SUGAR, BABIES—CURIOUS CASE.—William Mitchell, a wretched-looking boy, aged 13 years, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with stealing sugar from the premises of Messrs. Dames, the extensive sugar refiners, in Rupert-street and Lambeth-street, White chapel. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. He appeared for the same firm at the commencement of the week, and the offender, a boy of 14, was fined 3s. Mr. Young now said the prosecutors had been put to seri ous loss and inconvenience by numerous gangs of boys, who broke the wire guards in front of thc, windows which gave light and air to the bottom of the sugar house where the sugar was run into moulds and cooled before it was sent aloft to be baked. The boys introduced long sticks into the moulds through the holes they made in the wire guards, dipped them into the moulds and sucked the sugar off the sticks. In some instances the boys bad de posited the stolen sugar in pots and other vessels and car ried it away. Messrs. Dames had been groat losers by this system of plunder. It might appear ridicalous to prosecute boys for sucking sugar sticks, but the prosecutors had no alternative. The loaves of sugar were spoiled by sticks being introduced into them while they were in a liquid state, and the sugar stolen amounted in the aggregate to something very considerable. GeorgeFosier, a police-constable, 207 H, stated that he saw 25 or 30 boys round a window-grating of Messrs. Dames' promises yesterday evening, and the prisoner, who was the biggest boy, was among them, and had hold of ono end of a long stick. The other end was in a mould of liquid sugar. Ho seized the prisoner, and threatened to lock him up if he did not leave the street and go home. Ho then set the prisoner at liberty. A few minutes after wards he discovered the prisoner in Lambeth-street poking a stick through another hole in a wire guard, and took him into custody. _ _ _ The Prisoner —Pler.se, sir, I was only looking at the other boys dipping for sugar. _ _ Mr. Partridge asked if the prosecutors could not so con struct their premises and windows as to prevent these depredations. Ho thought that prevention was better than CUM Mr. Charles Young—The prosecutors cannot carry on their business without these wire guards. They are made of great strength, of the best iron, and the boys knock holes in them with stones and get the sugar out with sticks. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 205., and intimated that more severe punishments would ho inflicted if the prac t ice of "dipping" for sugar was continued. AMERICA. [BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.] NEW YORK, Aug. 30. President Johnson has visited New York, and met with an enthusiastic reception. ARRIVAL OF THE JAVA. (Via Roches Point.) NEW YORK, Aug. 22. President Johnson has issued a proclamation declaring Texas restored to the Union, and that peace, order, tranquillity, and civil authority now exist throughout the whole United States. A committee have visited the President to present to him a copy of the proceedings of the Pliiladel 'l phia.Convention. The President made a sperb, iterating his determination to maintain his policy, and declared that the Convention was more impor tant than any that had sat since 1787. The decla rations made by the Convention were, he said, a Second declaration of independence. General Grant stood at the President's side during the delivery of the speech. A Convention of soldiers and sailors has been called to assemble at Cleveland on the 17th Sep tember, to endorse Johnson's policy. The political pressure to bring about Mr. Stan ton's retirement increases, and his resignation is daily expected. The Federal Attorney-General has ordered a nolle proseqzti to be entered in the cases of the Fenian officers concerned in the Fenian raids. No hostile demonstration Was made at the Fenian pic-nic held at Bafficlo yesterday. The Fenians are reported to be demonstrating at Malone, and along the Niagara frontier. The commanders of the Canadian Volunteers, in the Brookville division, have been instructed to issue GO rounds of ball cartridge to each man. General Sweeney has issued an address warning the Fenians against using the organisation of the Brotherhood for the purposes of American politicians. Two Federal war vessels have been ordered to Rio Grande, in accordance with President John son's proclamation, ignoring the blockade of Mats moms. Thecommander of the American Pacifiesquadron has been ordered to detach a force to take care of American interests off Mazatlan Guaymas. A terrific petroleuni explosion has occurred at Long Dock, opposite New York. Six lives were lost and numbers injured. Property to the amount of $1,000,000 was destroyed. Cholera is still raging severely throughout the western cities. The Royal Mail steamship Java, from New York on the 22nd inst., Arrived at Queenstown at 9.30 a.m. to-day (Aug. 31), with 48 passengers and $40,000 in specie. She landed all the mails, con sisting of 125 sacks and 22 passengers, and pro cools immediately for Liverpool. All well. MEXICO NEW Your, Aug. 22. The Rio Grande courier of the 7th inst. reports that the French had retaken ➢Zonteray, capturing Escobedo, numerous officers, and 1,400 prisoners. Cortinas had captured Reynosa from the Liberals, and had pronounced for the Imperialists. RAILWAYS IN INDIA. A correspondent of the Inverness Advertiser, signing himself W. Campbell, late of the Punjaub Railway, writes under date Aug 21st, as follows :—" I have just received a copy of Mr. Danvers' report, from which I beg to send you for insertion one or two quotations, which I think may interest your readers. Mr. Danvers, in his summary, says as follows : ' The present sanctioned system of guaranteed rail ways comprise a length of nearly 5,000 miles, of which about two-thirds have been finished. One-third of the whole will probably have to be made with a double line within the next five or six years, before which time the 4,944 now in course of construction will be opened. It is estimated that this system will cost about £81,000,000, of which sum £60,860,000 has been raised, and £60,645,000 had been expended on the lst of May, 1866. The ex penditure in this country has amounted to about £22,000,000; in India, to £38,600,000. Materials to the value of £17,622,172, and weighing about 2,883,635 tons, have been sent from hence. The proprietors of Indian railway stock and debentures now number 39,466, of whom 2,933 have been added during the past year. The gross receipts during the year ending June 1865 were £3,122,480, as compared with £2,303,288 in the pre vious year. The working expenses, £1,565,437 as against £1,322,656. The nett profits were, in 1863-64, £840,704; in 1864-65, £1,341,550. 44 The receipts from goods increased from £1,834,951 to 41,844,904. " The number of passengers were—in 1863-6411,631,683, n 1864-65 about 12,500,000. "By the beginning of the year 1869 continuous railway communication between Madras, Bombay, Calcutta, and Delhi will be established," During my journey last year through the cotton districts in India, I observed immense piles of cotton and other goods at railway stations waiting the arrival of waggons to convey the traffic to seaport towns to be shipped to Eng land. It was found perfectly impossible to meet the demand for rolling stock. In reference to which Mr. Danvers states that "at some of the stations on the Fist Indian Railway such was the demand for trucks, that it is supposed bribes were given to secure a pr e f erence ; an d it was proposed by a committee appointed to apply a remedy, that the trucks should be put up to auction, i gnor i ng alto gether the established rates. This would not have been a proper arrangement, and it was accordingly d ec id e d to fi x higher charges generally:, The rolling "stock is inade quate for the present traffic. Orders h ave b een given for 418 engines, the delivery of which will, however, be spread over three or four years. There were 412 ships employ, d in 1865 in conveying rolling stock, and sleep ers , an d stores. The number of ships employed since the commencement of railway works in India is 4,246, of which 44 were' lost." " A sum of nearly £16,000,000 has been paid by the Go vernment during the last 15 years to the railway compa nies as interest on the capital raised by them. Of this sum about £4,900,000 has been received back by the Go vernment from the earnings of the companies . It appears that 94 per cent. travel in third, 4.18 travel in the second, and 112 in the first class," from which it will be seen that "cheap fares are stronger than caste." Under the head of " accidents for the year 1864, it ap pears that of about 13,000,000 passengers, 18 or 1.39 per million were killed." " With respect to the future, it cannot but be seen that there is much in the present condition of these uudertak iugs to encourage the hope that success and prosperity are before them." You will please observe that " the sum which it is now estimated will be expended on the undertakings as at pre sent sanctioned is upwards of £81,000,000," but this sum does not include lines of railway which were surveyed last year, and which are now under consideration- -two of which aro most important missing links of the railway system in India, namely, the Indus Valley Railway from Kottree to Mooltan and the Lahore and Peshawur Rail way. The latter line will pass through, or have a branch, to the Salt Range, and have its terminus in the fortress which is about to be erected at the entrance of the Khyber Pass. I will not trespass any further on your space, but simply state that Mr. Danvers, who is Government Director of all the Indian railways, has written a report so full of impor tant matter, so comprehensive in all its views, and so just and enlightened in all his decisions, that the managing officers of the railway sygtem, and others interested in the prosperity of India, must feel that the Government have place the right man in the right place. 1 1 1118 D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IVou by hall a length. VICTORIA CLUB.-THIS DAY. • ST. LEGER. 100 to 90 on Lord Lyon (taken) 3to 1 agst Savornake (offered-7 to 2 taken) 10 to 1 agst Rustic (offered) 100 to 7 agst Strathconan (t) 20 to 1 agst Westwick (t) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (t) 25 to 1 agst Podargus (t) TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMYN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) begs to inform the racing public he will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars and prices see advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. Post-office Orders to bo made payable at the Piccadilly or St. James's-street offices , and ch eques to b e crossed the "London and Westminster Bank." LONDON GAZETTE. —This Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 31. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards —Lawrence Dundas, Gent., to be Cornet, by purch ase , v i ce George Charles, Marquis of Blandford, promoted. 6th Dragoons—Cornet Maitland Rossiter Coleman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice F. W ise, who retires ; Henry John Mills, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Coleman. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel H o ney Paget Christie to be Colonel vice Charles James Buchanan Riddell, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay ; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mow bray to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Christie ; Second Captain Charles Edward Stirling to be Captain, vice Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Moubray ; Lieut. Henry Brackenbury, on the Supernu merary List, to be Second Captain ; Lieut. Charles Alfred Gorham to be Second Captain, vice Stirling. 9th Foot—Lieut. Richard Roberts to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Allen George Douglas, who retires; Ensign Anthony John Charles Donelan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Roberts ; Gentleman Cadet John Baines Seddon Deverell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice John Charles Kyle, de ceased; Gentleman Cadet Henry Lockhart Banister, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Donelan. 16th Foot.—Gentleman Cadet Philip Neil, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sir James Liston Foulis, Bart., who retires. 20th Foot—Lieutenant George Vernon Col man N ap i er, from the 58th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Whybrow, who exchanges. 32nd Foot—Ensign Matthew William Lister to bo Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Hugh Willi am M ort i mer Cathcart, deceas e d ; Gentleman Cadet 'William Francis Dundonald Cochrane, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lister. 58th Foot—Lieutenant James Whybrow, from the 20th Foot, to bo Lieutenant, vice Napier, who exchanges. 63rd Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Foster has been per itted to retire from the Service by the sale of his com mission. 84th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Hebdon O'Grady Hely to be Captain, by purchase, vice George F. Tod Whitlock, who retires; Ensign Robert James Miller to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Haly ; Ensign Algernon Wowen Rook° to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas George Kerans, who retires • Gentleman Cadet tValter Bracebridge Fletcher, from the Royal Military College,_ to be Ensign, by p urc h ase , v i ce Miller; Genti . o . ll 7 llll Cadet James Moray Brown, from the Royal Mil l College, to be Ensign, by purchase, 92nd Foot.—Lieutenant Penry Boleyn Williamsa sale of his h viceßrook has been permitted to retire from the service by the mission. Cape Moudted Rifles.—Veterinary - Su -!goonco Bark er, ith Has te be premoted to the first class, vi Thomas Paton Bars, placed upon half•pay : e, • e BREVET. to Colonel Charles James Bache nan - m •dll C B tho re rank tired full-pay, Royal Artillery, be ajorGeneral, • being honorary only. The f o ll o wing ofticersoft hell c o y ap al ta t ti c . Artillery oha i v e e rc t e h r e , local rank of Major in India :_ C a ptain David Tlp te ni s so . n, Captain Charles Clarke, and and Captain E. A. Law, 103 d Captain C. E. H. Lo Foot. Lieutenant A. D. Geddes, 27th Foot, to have the local rank of Captain in India. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 28. Acting Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Percy Douglas to be Acting Lieutenant, confirming a commission giv en b y Vi ce- Admiral George St. Vineent King, C. 13., Comm an d er -i n- Chief of Her Majesty's ships and vessels on the China Station, in a vacancy caused by the d ea th o f Li eutenant Cockell, with seniority from 21th May, 186 G. William Patterson Haynes, Esq., has been this day pro moted to the rank of Master in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 13th Angus, 1866. The Marquis Conyngham, at the close of his visit to Lord and Lady Londesborough, at Grimston Park, went to visit Captain and Lady Cecilia Briuckman at their temporary residence iu Nairnshire. Madame Musurus and family will shortly leave town for St. Leon•xrds. Madame Musurus has been suffer ing from a severe rheumatic attack, but is now consider ably better. The Rhone steamer, from the Brazils, has brought £19,623. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. These markets are only moderately supplied with meat. Most qualities aro in moderate request at full currencies. Per 81b by the carcase. d e d Inferior beef 3 8 3 .0 Middling do. 4 0 4 2 Prime large do 4 4 4 6 Prime email do * 8 4 10 Veal 4 0 5 0 Lamb. 5. 4 sd s d Inferior multon 4 4 4 6 Middling mutton 5 0 5 4 Prime do 5 6 5 8 Large pork 4 u 4 6 ,mall pork. 4 8 5 (I ki to 68 Iti. BOROIIGH HOP. Tho hop trade rules quiet, at about late currencies. The accounts from the plantations are, generally speaking, favourable. COLONIAL. TEL—The public sales of India have terminated, and prices at the close exhibited a docliao of about 2d. to 3d. per lb. on some descriptions. SUGAR.—Tho market has boon rather inactive, and only a small quantity has been disposed of in the private mar ket at late rates. Refined goods are dull, but generally maintain previous rates. COFFEE.—The demand for superior descriptions of Cey lon has been good, and plantation has fully maintained former rates. Native has also been dealt in to a fair ex tent at former prices. RICE.—The demand for exportation still continues, and cleaned descriptions meet a ready sale at full prices. TALLOW.—The market has been rather dull, owing to the absence of speculators. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 455., old, and for the last three months' delivery, 465. per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. The market opens rather firm. Sales probably about 12,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GUATESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 2.—Queen of Sheba, from Tobago; Chieftain, from Cronstadt ; Berlin, steamer, from Ham burg; Diana, steamer, from Amsterdam. Arrived, Aug. 31. Canadian and Claudius, both from Hamburg; Lionne, from Gravelines; Mary Eleanor, from Cronstadt ; Charlotte Giddie, from Tictow ; American Congress, from New York ; Victor, steamer, from Caen ; Panther, steamer, from Boulogne; Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed, Aug. 30.—ITiteuliag9, steamer, for Algoa Bay. Sailed, Aug. 31.—Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne ; Sir B. Peel steamer, for Dunkirk; North Star, for Christiana; Victoria, for Gothenburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed —Elitor, from London, for Salcombe ; V L B Q, Commercial Codo, and Ten Brothers, of Rochester, from the North, for the West. Anchored—Cafarino, from St. Mary's, for orders. Naval and Military Intelligence. Sir John Pakington and the other Lords of the Admiralty were expectei to arrive at Plymouth by the South Devon Railway yesterday, at 4 40 p.m. Their lordships will go on board their yacht in llamoaze, and make her their headquarters during their official inspection at Devonport. The First Lord's levee takes place at the dockyard on Mon day morning, at half-past 10. It is reported that the board will not leave the locality before Wed nesday, as some time must necessarily be expended in determining the course to be pursued in the dis posal of the acquired land to the north of and ad- I joining Keyham Steam-yard. So rapid have been the changes in the construction of ships, with refer ence to their speed, their means of resistance, and the character of the ordnance employed, that the proper mode of laying out dockyards in the new ground has been au annual difficulty for some years past. Happily no unnecessary expense has been as yet incurred, so that their lordships, aided by their engineers, will be free to adopt that scheme which shall appear best to meet present and future re- quirements. The Controller of the Navy, Rear-Admiral R. S. Robinson, and the Director of Engineering and Architectural Works, Major Andrew Clarke, R. E., arrived at Devonport on Wednesday, and made an inspection preliminary to that of the Board of Ad miralty. Admiral Robinson visited the armour plated screw steamship Ocean, 23, in Hamoaze, which will proceed to-day into Plymouth Sound, where she will receive some live shell expected from Woolwich in the steamer Earl de Grey and Ripon. The Admiral also went on board the armour-plated ship Lord Warden, 20 ; the armour-plated iron turret ship Wyvern, 4, Capt. Burgoyne ; and the iron-turret ship Prince Albert, 4, Capt. Wilms hurst, which is having some alterations made to her stern bulwarks. The Controller was accompanied by Admiral Superintendent Drummond, of the dockyard. The screw unarmoured frigate Endymion, 21, 2,486 tons, 500-horse power, Mr. E. C. Smyth master in charge, fitting for the first division of the steam reserve in the Medway, in readiness for com mission, remains in the steam basin awaiting the final instructions from the Admiralty respecting her. She has received her armament from the Ord nance stores, Chatham, including four of the new pattern 300-pounder guns, which latter are mounted, two on her port and starboard quarters. She is complete in board and aloft, and in all respects ready for the pennant. The screw corvette Charybdis, 17, 1,506 tons, 400-horse power, in dock at Sheerness, is being fitted with a topgallant forecastle, and is otherwise under going extensive repairs. She is to be furnished with new boilers, and opportunity is being taken to overhaul and repair her engines and machinery. Her Majesty's paddle sloop Devastation, paid out of commission at Woolwich in the early part of the present month, had been ordered by the Lords' C o mmissioners of the Admiralty to undergo a gene ral overhaul and survey, in order to ascertain her availability for further service. From the defects which have been discovered in the commencement of the survey, and from her length of se rv i ce, it is shewill b Montague condemned.lont ag u e B D to Dunn, s t a t e d that in all probability l‘ie gaara, Capt. undocked at Wool w i c h , after re- T b h e ne, b i ri aos k n e been storee u. ship re pairs, and is now in ordinary to be painted, and again prepared for particular service. VIOLENT STOltm.—Yesterday morning another violent storm of wind and rain visited, not only the metro polis, but also the country districts and the Channel, doing considerable damage to market gardens, the flower-beds near Camberwell, Dulwich, Kennington, and New Cross. Trees had their limbs severed by the high wind ; flower gardens were greatly damaged ; and whole beds of dahlias and other plants were demolished. Small craft on the river Thames were sent adrift, and it was with difficulty that steamers could pass from the North to London. No fatal accident has, however, been recorded. The weekly return of the Bank of England shows a continued and considerable accession to ther e serves of the establi s h men t, w hil e th e loan and dis countlle operations have been largely diminished. following are the particulars Active Circulation ... ••• ....£23,89 8 , 510 ... 282,605 ... 15,832,020 1,059,800 ... 3,815,693 ••• 80,567 ... 4,137,018 Decreaso Bullion Incroase Rest Decrease Public Deposits ... Increase Other Deposits ... Pucrease Seven Day and Other Bills ... Decreaso ... Giovernment Securities ... Other Securities Decrease Notes Unemployed ..• 725,400 ... 18,473,050 ... 290,424 ... 603,92 G ••• 11,687 ... 10,711,723 No alteration. ... 23,937,484 iucrenaa $l. .10 .930 . ,67-1 ... [033,605 1,32&,06b WU st 1 20 201 10 too 1 SSE, 100 XOO 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 11 1 97 ts 1241 ; 63 9 961 6 93 2;