The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

_ij ~.~~~~ MONEY MARKET AND COnfIaCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A rather active inquiry prevails for discount ac commodation, owing to the engagements due on the 4th. Bankers are well supplied with capital, but are still averse to employ it unless upon terms higher than those now current. The lowest rate out of doors is 3i per cent. for the best short-dated Paper. The subjoined notice has been issued this morn ing by the Bank of England : Notice is hereby given, that in order to prepare the divi dends due on the 10th October, 1865, the balances of the several accounts in the following funds will be struck on the night of Friday, Sept. 1, 1865, viz. :—New 3 per Cent. Annuities, Reduced 3 per Cent. Annuities, Annuities for Thirty Years, Annuities for Terms of Years, India £4 per Cent. Stock. On Saturday, Sept. 2, the above-named funds will be transferable without the dividend due on the 10th October next. Bank Stock—Shut, Wednesday, Sept. 13 ; open, Wednesday, Oct. 11. _ The annexed relative to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway was posted at the Stock Exchange to-d a y :._ " Sir,—l have to inform you that we hare received from New York remittances amounting to £31,000 on account of the trustees of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway for interest account.—l am, &c., " W. C. BOORE, Manager, Consolidated Bank. "M. Slaughter, Esq., Railway Department, Stock Exchange." Two o'CLocir. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 6 7f. 65c., for the account 67f. 77c. Inanimate. The English Stock Market has remained in a 'Very steady condition throughout the day. The dealings by the investing public continue limited, but prices aro nevertheless well maintained. Con- - 2 61 s for money and the account, are quoted 90} ; and for September, 901 1. The New Three per Cents. and Reduced Annuities are 89/ 90k ; Ex chequer Bills, par ; India 5 per Cents, 1041 105 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 99 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104. Foreign :Stocks have been somewhat neglected, but quotations generally remain at former values. Turkish Consolides are 49i 50 ; Mexican, ex all, 23 ; the New Loan, 23 ; Greek, 20k 21k ; Spanish Passive, 28-i 29k ; Certificates, 13i 14k ; Italian 64k k ; and the Confederate Loan is 7 9. American Securities are heavy. United States 5-20 Bonds are 68k s ; Erie shares, 54 k ; and Illinois, 79 80. Business in the Railway Share Market has not been very active, and prices have generally exhibited a further depression. Midland and Great Western have each declined ss. ; Great Eastern, South Western, and South Eastern, each 10s. ; and Great Northern 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally sus tain former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue inactive, but in most instances support former values. Subjoined are the current quotat ions of some of the principalCaew undertakings : Hodges' Dis tillery, 1 1f prem. ; Anglo Greek Steam Navigation Company, 2 3 prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 4 2 prem. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 14 2f prem. ; the New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par I pm. ; Albert Bridge, 1 1 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 2 i 3 prem. ; Downs Docks, t prem. ; London Quays, k dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency C orPoration, 1 1k prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and , C ompany Limited), 2i 2i prem. ; Hop and Malt -",xchange,( 3-1 pm. ; International Sug fulel7,ar Re i 1 pm. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols - Do. Account, Aug. 8 9Ol Z,Per Cent. Reduced 9O 894 901 Ne w 21 3 per Cent 894 90 894 901 - •evir 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 . Do. 5 p er C ent. J an. 1873 Auiluities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. f or 30 yrs, exp i re sth April,lBBs — k Do (Red Sea Telegraph), A ug ., 1908 — I cliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 31 per Cent. Do. £5OO DO. £lOO and £2OO -34 1 k of England Stock, 51 per Cent 2471 6 8 DO Account ' — 4- NDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian.,., Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 217 20 4,0. Account 1)O . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 3 20. C .„'"°- Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent % 5 per Cent., Jan : l872 -4-• 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 lO9/ I-P ,o. 4 pe r C en t. , A ug. 1866 — '-',,0. Bo n d s, £l , OOO — D o. under £l,OOO i FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .I',-llatrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 i'irazili an 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 13110 nos Ayres 6 per Cent _ ~Do I p er C en t. (D e f erre d 3 per C ent.) '°j s liari 6 per Cent , uo. 41 per Cent 79 ~i ' olombian 6 per Cent. r., 111 )a, 6 per Cent. `ianish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — D Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — 4,onbian Principalities 4 - 1 „,0. Acco un t u ° £B6 paid — ~,uaclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — . 8 'O., Provisional Land Warrant gkinian 7 per Cent 984 ' 1 ",,,°.7 Second Issue — D O £lOO Bonds 984 r D e 100 Bonds 1864 94 1 941 4 D k 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 0 Account — Do. .I.lCoupons ti -°. Account Itotemala 5 per Cent. — I taii . 1839 and 1850 — h all 5 Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) - 0 1865 13 0 t o ,trip, £671 paid — dis 1 : 4 ) ) Per Cent., 1864 — 4e •• Scrip, £55 paid c 3 per Cent. " 0 • Account Do 1864 221 11 ° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — 14 1)0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — :, '; on tevidean 6 per Cent., £3O p a id 7 00 rish I m p er i a l 5 per C ent "i 3 N+T Granada -Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) P eruvian 41 per Cont. • Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) -,- D,,0 44 per Cent., 1862 p o uo. Account aguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do l\ Account — "° 3 oustnt., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 1 , P 1,-•'9 Ac l . s s sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., D ° 4 4 per Cent., 1850 1860 D o /),, 3 per Cent, 1859 — D" 5 per Cent., 1862 i hr,ll, c) • 1864 r,....1an 5 per Cent _ 8 '-'O. Account Pli°lBll per Cent — T N ° New De — •-'oAcco t 1: 1 , un 394 ~ Passive t li° 'Ace° t 11 4 . un 294 1) 41 shCert. of Coup not funded — 8 o lveaL, Acc ount 4 ._ b o :', 0 ; per Cent. — To rki :ti per Cent. 1864 1:1 0 ,;". 6 per Cent. 1854 — 13 Per -ho Account Cent. 1858 741 -0. £lOO Bonds — I)o°'. 6 li Per Cent — IL . A Per Cent. 1862 iy'a'e•count .60 .£ lO O Bo n d s 1) 0 ° 6 6 Per Cent., 1863 — D ° 8 Per Cent. 1865 13 c ril; £35 paid V 43 ` 4 0ar e rlezu , anteed, 4 per Cent — Do, e m 3 per Cent. . Account D 0 6 Per Cent, 1864 — Account — ~,Alistr i Dividends on the above payable in London. Asel • a li, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins )3 ' .4 41 -, 44, i, 2 Per cent., Ex. 25f. b / Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil P rei ( l ) 4l Per Cent. Certificates 9 84 Do '" ert tes, 44 per Cent. ....c count kir 7 1 1nt NI , 13 0. A ' Por Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 641 °° l3 B ° B Ol THREE O'CLOCK. , • 90} Sept . ... 9Ol iverpool Cotton Market—This Day. )robably about 67000 bales. Market steady. 31. y this ng. anied 'clock Arelsh lath take ,ec ted pality visit prince • into If the Iroke, ill be Ugh •esent bward nines irn ey 'n ex- uces- His ied a were :ester id to -itory r this him. !stern trict, bbey, )f the min- Ull- mey, ,SBlllg Ross, lught place mar- pidly rded, have d for dney ation 1.45. 3e of cross ►f the iciple plan. ting- issive ieror ruins vhich ;dom AD be yards ped), and SHARE MARKETS —This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no diva Do. A i till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Wcatern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. E. Angi. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B Jo Do. New. ls. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D . S. Va.l. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. llereford ILancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shell, & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Do. New Mid.and It Do, Birmin & Derby 0 mill Gt. W., Ireland Do. 6 shares 5 Mid Kent It North British Do. Ed., Pth ;di Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N*E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . . .. . . Do. Stock. & Darling. Ds. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New .. Do. do. 1864 North Stafford shire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack , •hrews do Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford it Kilkenny West Cornwall iV.Hartlepool Har.Szlt, Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. Railways. I Paid.! Closin g I Business Price. done. BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, k Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. N' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug.. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, IS7I Calcutta & S. E., Urn a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben; al, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 P.C. Do. J Extension Grand 'Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond. 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds 1)o. do. deferred Do. lid Pref. stock. Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great M. s. of Canad A.. D). New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4a do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g.lll.C'da, pc let pf.bds I.lcinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub.... Do.lndus St Flo OSSE all 10) 100 {lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' IBritish Columbia, (_3 perj cent., Dec. 31, 1872. - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.tt July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00.5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882,141ayi5, Nov. it Natal qov. ti per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &J N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1878 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Scitia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queepland Gov. 6 p. c 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1888-9 Do. 1878 Jr upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITI Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taunt Drake wal ls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon east Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StAubyn(Gwen. Great Lixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot . Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Starke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, Sim Nangiles New Seton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Llskeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Union ...... .... Share, 13.14 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. U., 4 per cent. gna., 83 Great N orthern, 5 per cent., 113 Ditto, 5 per cent., redeemable at 5 per cent., 110 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 75 6 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, per cent., 122 i North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto, 4} per cent, red., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. North Staffordshire 5 per cent., 106} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, 103 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 14j Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 34 San Paulo, Ifm. , gua. 6 per cent., 17i FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, Rm.. It East del Rey, lim. ji St. John del Key, lim., 45 BANKS. Alliance, lint.. 29 Australasia. 754 6 Ditto, new, 72i Bank of utago, UM, s il• Ch ram arte e r re ed ia Bank Bank of Indiaankoflnctla.A an us d htrtalie .E Australia. aans, 1 d t Cll 9 i i na. 26 co Imperial of India, lim., 44 LondonLo,d B Bank,a m or t gagen k oo f Banki jm i me Mexico i 2 co ti and S. America, lim., London and County, 76 National a o tnniddonoo Metrop oli tannna and n t 1 and Sets Provincialcmki, o n tle: Provincialur, 9 1 a l in Bank,d2. m 151 Ditto, • d and .id issue, 414 f National dank, 100 Ditto, new, 991 New South Wales, 39 1 40 Oriental Bank Corporation. 53 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., Union of London, 524 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B:per cent. gua., 1 1 Berlin Water Works, Um., llf Ceylon Company, 10 City of Moscow Gas, Um., 34 City offices, lim., 44 Company of African Merchants, lim., 21 Crystal Palace, 39 Egyptian Corn and' Trading, Rm., 24 Fore-street Warehoirse, lim. if Gen. Credit and Finance of L'ontion, lim., 5/ Hudson's Bay, 154 f Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., International Financial aociety, Um.. 6 5 London Financial Association, lim., 214 ,dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 11 • National Discount Company: Um., 151 Oriental Financial, lint., 2 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Ditto (all), Ditto, new, 64 Quebrada Land, Kail, and Mining, lim., 31 Rio de Janeiro City I mprovements, Urn., 231 ; a Rio de Janeiro Gas, 20 Royal Mail Steam, 1144 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, Um.. 12; 13 Thames and Alersey Islarine (Insurance), um., 71 96 98 132 133 t 6i 62 (6 16 17 Ot 109 111 47 45 81 91 1301 131 142 143 128 132 E 7 i 9 64f 65i 63 65 99 96 90 15 105 1 06 119,1 120 93 95 106 108 39 41 1211 122 994 10 43 54 137 t Stf , 13 113'} 100 1(2 52 54 24 :5 110 111 67 69 102 10; 37 3S 10 11 i) 121 123 1i 2 p 79 81 11i 12 150 155 65 $7 6t 63 58 60 82i £3& 9 10 156 159 3 1p 104 106 48 50 ISIONS. 57 49 10111 1021, pr 4f 4 1 NI 9; 99 101 70 75 100 102 1011 102 It 3 104 ip 18 19 58 90 65 66 55 60 57 SS 50 52 45 45 40 44 2 7 i 8 26 27 1021 1031 iP 1.) 99 101 1I 12} 8j 811 t 0 92 82 84 1 4 d 101 j 1024 95 97 8') 91 66 68 3 5 82 81 [OO 101 100 101 - 0 Lao 10t 91 93 IT SECU 97 99 99 101 94 100 831 841 82 84 101 103 105 107 106 108 108 110 102 104 108 110 , 102 104 104 106 106 108 102 104 96 98 9il 101 92 114 SO 01 102 104 83 85 98 100 102 104 105 107 110 111 INES. 9f 191 26" 28 585 600 1 18 20 12 13 6 61 10 2 11 3 41 2 1 4 } 19 20 33 f i 341 2k 1 2 21 41 43 2 21 21 8 51 51 21 11 16 18 35 45 13 15 I 14 1, 11 2 30 32 490 500 15 2) 13 15 184 174 84 74 8 104 75 5J 180 190 i 8 ) 85 15 20 It 13 200 205 16j 1711 44 i 1 13 0 1 1 301 1411 1 1 i 2, 641 5 4j 1191 i 1214 1 2 100} 994 534 f 3 136;8 ; 1301 30 ; ; '3 21 1101 68 IC2I 2 821 2 i 1$ 2 I(3i 3 104 2 11. 'TIES. :SH 1091 101 91 21} 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 18.18.9 30.17.6 THE SUN, LONDO.N, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST ], 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. C. Coleman.) ACTION AGAINST A GENTLEMAN FOR DAMAGE DONE TO A LADY'S SHAWL-PRIOR V. REED. This was an action to recover 21s. Gd. for damage alleged to have been caused by defendant's careless management of a cigar which he was smoking on board one of the Citizen steamboats on its voyage to Chelsea. Mrs. Prior said—l am a married woman. One Sunday recently I was a passenger with my husband on board one of the Citizen steamboats which was going to Chelsea. sat between my husband and defendant, who is a stranger to me. He was smoking a cigar. I suddenly smolt some thing burning. I looked down and saw my shawl on fire, and the defendant holding his cigar down by the side of it. I showed him •my shawl, and he said ho would rather give me ss. than have any bother. This, of course, I declined to accept, and the captain of the steamboat was called. Ho requested defen dant to give me his addrees, which was done. The Captain of the steamer said—l was called to the defendant, who was smoking a cigar in the after-part of the vessel, which he clearly had no right to do. There are notices up that no one is to smoke abaft the funnel. He was appealed to by Mrs. Prior i who showed me her shawl, and being told of the offer of ss, I said Mrs. Prior had better sue defendant. His Honour—You have the power to summon defendant for smoking abaft the funnel? Witness—Oh, yes ; but I thought it was better for Mrs. Prior to sue him. Defendant then said that he did not believe it was his cigar that had caused the damage. Mrs. Prior's husband was smoking, and he might have thrown a fusee on the shawl. His Honour—Mrs. Prior, was your husband smoking ? Mrs. Prior—Certainly not. His Honour—What do you say to the offer of 55., de. fondant ? Defendant—l only offered it to avoid a scene on the boat. His Honour—You behaved in a very improper manner in smoking in a prohibited part of the boat, and I think Mrs. Prior has acted very properly in bringing this case before the public. I shall find a verdict for the plaintiff, and order you to pay the amount in a week. You can have the shawl when the money is paid. Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—NARROW ESCAPE.—Edwin Dickson, 19, a painter, living at 97, Dean-street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant by O'Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers, with violently assaulting his step sister, Emily Tarrent. The evidence of the prosecutrix, a young woman, was to the effoct that while she was nursing her baby the pri soner, a lazy, idle fellow, threw a knife at her, the effect being that she was wounded in the neck, and bled a great deal. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutrix said she had given the prisoner no provocation, but that he was always threatening her that he would have her life. The prisoner said he felt aggravated at something the prosecutrix had done, but he was sorry he had hurt her. Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoner that he might consider himself very lucky that he was not at the Old Bailey for murder. He should commit the prisoner for three months with hard labour. DISORDERLY - GENTLEMEN.-Mr. Henry Edwards, of 14, Harrington-street, Harrington-road, gentlemen ; Mr. Geo. Kiallwark, University Hotel, Grafton-street, Fitzroy square, gentleman, and Mr. Charles Williams, solicitor, of 81, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, were charged with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in Jermyn street, and Williams was further charged with assaulting Police-sergeant Ward, 290 A. Inspector Walker said that about a quarter to one that morning he saw the defendants endeavouring to get admit tance to a refreshment house, in Jermyn-street, but the Porter refused to let them in. He (the inspector) and a sergeant went into the house, to visit it in the usual way; Williams then wanted to know why they were not to be admitted as well as the police. Ho told Williams he sup posed the reason why the porter refused to admit them was because they were not sober. Williams then said they were there to put down the brothels, and addressed a large num ber of persons who had collected, the other defendants cheering him and crying out "Hear, hear," and "Bravo." Finding the defendants would not go away they were taken into the station, and while on the way Williams struck the sergeant. The other defendants went quietly. Sergeant Ward, 290 A, corroborated the inspector, and proved being struck by Williams in the face. Williams said he got a blow on his nose, which was not very pleasant, and he might have given one in return. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined Williams 205., or a month, and the other defendants 55., or a week. Gerald Richardson, 67, Portland-place; military cadet, was fined ss. for being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Isle of Wight Railway.---This Day. The ordinary half -yearly meeting of the company was held to-day at the offices, 29, Groat George-street, West minster; Mr. J. Simpson, director, presiding. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that ho was desirous of affording every information to the shareholders, and if there was anything in the report which required explanation he would be most happy to afford it. The Secretary then read the following report : " The working of the opened portion of the railway from Ryde to Shanklin has continued to be very satisfactory. The number of passengers conveyed during the half-year was .£89,958, and the receipts from all sources have been £3,856 13s. Id. The expenses of conducting the traffic, including the Government duty and rates and taxes, amount to £2,242 125., leaving a net profit of £1,61415. ld. as the result of the half-year's operations. To this must be added the surplus profit from the broken period of the pretrious half-year, amounting to £1,284 15s. 9d., giving a net disposable balance of £2,898 16s. 10d. The in terest on the entiro debenture debt of the company for the half-year amounts to £1,247 10s., and a dividend of 5 per cent. on the preference capital already issued, will amount to £492 108., together £1,740. The directors re commend that this amount be charged against the profits of the undertaking, which will leave a balance of £1,158 16s. 10d. to be carried forward to the credit of the current half-year. Considering that only two-thirds of the rail way is at work, that the most important sources of traffic are not yet reached, and that none of the summer travelling is included in the last half-yea; the directors are of opinion that this result is eminently encou raging, and holds out a fair promise that tho opening of the whole line will amply realise the expectations of the proprietors. The Engineers' Report attached, explains the cause of the delay which has arisen in the conduct of the works beyond Shanklin. The inability of the Con tractor to fulfil his obligations has been a source of con stant anxiety and much disappointment to the Directors ; but under the new arrangements now completed, no fur ther difficulty can occur, and they rely with confidence on the whole line to Ventnor being in profitable operation by Christmas. The causes alluded to have also retarded the commencement of the line to Newport ; but now that they are removed, preparations are being made for pro ceeding ; and the Board trust that by increased activity a portion of the time which has been lost may be recovered. In the Parliamentary session just concluded, your directors succeeded in obtaining powers to complete the system of railways in the Island by the formation of a line of railway from Newport to Yarmouth and Freshwater; thus the whole railway system in the Island will come under one united management, an arrangement demonstrated to the satisfaction of Parliament (who rejected all the rival schemes) as most conducive to the convenience of the pub lic and most economical to the shareholders. The capital of the various sections is in the meanwhile entirely distinct, and the pecuniary interest of the proprietors in the Eastern section are in no way involved in the extension, which must, however, prove of great value to their line. Out of deference to the objections urged by the inhabitants of Ventnor, who opposed the extension from the present authorised terminus further towards .the town, it was abandoned without the expense of a contest. The Act in question also contained powers to raise a further limited capital for the enlargement of stations, for an addi tional one, for more working stock, should the traffic, as now seems probable, hereafter req u i re it ; f or t h e ex tension of the railway from the present station in Moukton-street, Ryde, to Melville-street, as originally contemplated ; and for general purposes. This extension becomes desirable as the Ryde Pier Company have ob tained powers to continue their Tramway from the Pier to join your line at Melville-street, thus obviating the break which now occurs between the steamboats and the railway. These facilities for a more rapid and convenient interchange of traffic cannot fail to improve your returns to a much larger extent than the interest of the expenditure necessary to produce it. A resolution will be proposed to the general meeting to exercise the powers thus conferred on the company. Another Act, to which special allusion was made in the last report, and to which the board and the public attach considerable importance, was also passed, giving the company power to pro vide and work steamboats ,in connection with their railway. The powers are permissive only, and it is not the intention of the directors to ask the meeting to take any action on them at present. The existing service is notori ously inefficient, and has become more irregular since the last meeting of the proprietors. Continued disappoint ments happen to passengers who are booked through to the island, and its popularity as a resort of pleasure traffic is suffering accordingly. With the large capital which the company will eventually have embarked in the island a service on which reliance can be placed is indispensable, and any failure of the arrangements for the short sea passage must seriously affect your interest. Should no marked improvement be made, and more disposition be not evinced by the existing steam boat interests to meet the requirements of your traffic, it will become necessary to put the valuable powers you have acquired into operation. In tho meantime a slightly improved service has been organised by the South-Western Railway Company vid Stokes Bay, where the trains and steamers attend on and wait for each other. In conclusion, the directors have only to express their increased confidence in the undertaking, and their belief that, when completed, the Isle of Wight Railway will become a very valuable property." The CHAIRMAN then moved the adoption of the report and the statement of accounts. Ho said that he did not think that there was any circumstance in the detailed statement submitted to the shareholders that required any explanation. He would only repeat what he had stated on previous occasions, that he and his brother directors would be most happy to afford the shareholders all the informa tion in their power, and that their affairs were in a pros perous position. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving the adoption of the report and the statement of accounts. Mr. F. H. ATHERLEY (a director) seconded the motion which was agreed to. The meeting was then made special for the following purpose—of authorising the company, pursuant to " The Isle of Wight Railways (Extensions) Act, 1865,' , to issue either wholly or partly as ordinary, or wholly or partly as preference shares, as the shareholders may determine, the new capital authorised to be raised by that Act, for the purposes of the company's eas tern lines ; and also to entitle the directors, so soon as they can legally do so,to issue the further debentures authorised by the said Act to be issued, for the purposes of the said eastern lines." Mr. MANN, a shareholder, stated that a gentleman who was largely interested in the company was opposed to the motion now submitted to the meeting, and ho felt bound, as representing that gentleman, to enter a protest against the adoption of the motion. After some irregular conversation, it was decided that the special meeting should stand adjourned until the 29th instant. The dividend declared at the meeting was at the rate of 5i per cent. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. THE LAW ON SMALL PENALTIES.—To-day an act of Parliament, passed in the late session, to amend the law relating to small penalties will take effect. Where, upon summary conviction, any offender may be adjudged to pay a penalty not exceeding £5, such offender, in case of non-payment thereof, may, without any warrant of dis tress, be committed to prison for any term not exceeding the period specified in the following scaleunless the penalty be sooner paid :—For a penalty not exceeding 10s. the im prisonment is not to exceed seven days; for a penalty not exceeding £l, 14 days ; for a penalty not exceeding £2, one month ; and exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5, the imprisonment is not to exceed two months. The act is not to affect the power of imposing hard labour in addition to imprisonment in cases where hard labour might on non payment have been so imposed if the act had not been passed. It is to apply to penalties including costs recover able in a summary manner under any act passed before or after the commencement of the same. The act, which is only to extend to England, is not to apply to penalties under revenue acts. ANDREA FERARA.— According to this history, Ferara was a Spanish artist, and in the height of his celebrity had an apprentice, who was an excellent workman, and possessed a high spirit of emulation to per fect his skill in the service of so great a master. His am bition, however, was disappointed by the habitude of An drea, that when the blades werei4 a certain state of forging he excluded the workmen, and locked the door of the atelier while he performed soma unknown operation, after which he again admitted the assistants to finish the blades which were in progress. The apprentice was persuaded that this seclusion con cealed some occult process which es sen ti a ll y e ff ected the perfection of the arms . Anxi ous to possess this im portant secret, upon the first absence of his master, he bored a hole in the door of the atelier, and at the next occasion when he and his fellows were e xc l u d e d , returned alone to the smithy, and app l y in g his eye to th e prepare d orifice, discovered his master in the act of drawing a heated blade from the forge. The lad watched with sus pended breath. Ferara laid the red steel on the anvil, an d taking from a bench a small tin like a f lour -dredge, rapidly covered the glowing metal with a coat of white powder, which he then hammered into th e i ron unt i l it was cold, when he again returned it to the fire, and hav ing given the proper degree of heat, repeated th e same ope ration of powdering and hammering on the other side of the blade. This process was performed in succession upon progress, until th e whole- be all the weapons then in ing completed Ferara laid down his hammer and turned towards the door. The varlet perceived that the mystery was at an end, and dreading to be sur prised, abandoned his eyelet-h ole, and fled to his com panions, with whom ho was i▪ mmediately recalled to con tinue their vocations. The apprentice exulted in his dis covery, but he could not boast with the ancient sage—"My secret is my own ;" and it escaped among his comp an i ons . These youths, being less ambitious to emulate the skill of their master than to vaunt the possession of his mystery, their disclosures were soon repeated to F erara, and one day, when the inquisitive apprenti▪ ce was alone in the smithy, Andrea entered in a tempest of wrath, and loaded him with reproaches for having betrayed the secret of his art. The young man replied with intemperance, and in the heat of their altercation Ferara struck him on the head with a hammer which he had in his hand, and laid him senseless at his feet; the blow was fatal, and to avoid pursuit for the homicide, Andrea fled the country, and escape d i n t o France, from whence, in an it in erant exercise of his pro fession—not uncommon in the middle ages, and still con tinued in the Wanderschajl of G . ermany — h e p asse d th e sea into Scotland.—Ccrnhill Maga z ine for August. Preparations, which seem to announce the ap proaching arrival of King Leopold, are being made at the Palace of Ostend. Among others is an inclined plane leading to the Belvedere, which is a favourite retreat of his Majesty. An arm-chair on wheels will enable the King to reach that spot without fatigue. Fashions for August. (From Le Follet.) We have at last the satisfaction of informing our readers that the eccentric costumes lately so much in vogue are rapidly disappearing, to be replaced by elegant and lady like toilettes. For the past few weeks ithas been the fashion to wear the most peculiar materials, made in the most re markable manner—anything so as to attract attention, no matter how incongruous the articles forming the toilette. So many ladies. adopted this manner of dressing that we began to despair of their ever returning to anything ap proaching good taste. The fashion of making promenade toilettes with the skirts fastened up over very short petticoats is now totally dis carded; they are still worn looped up, certainly, but fas tened in such a manner as to admit of being lowered if re quired. Walking dresses are only so made when intended for morning wear, and then the petticoats over which they are festooned are only a few inches from the ground. For toilette de visite, the dresses are .never worn thus shortened, as the style of having one skirt looped over an other must not be confounded with the dress looped over the petticoat ; as when the dress is made in the manner wb have just described, the underskirt is cut quite to the full fghgth, and forms a train at the back. Morning toilettes are generally made en suite—that is, dress, paletot, and petticoat cf the same ; the three being, of course, trimmed to correspond with the skirt. A body of foulard, alpaca, or muslin is generally worn under the paletot. Nevertheless there always is a body of the same material, in case of the paletot being required without sleeves. These paletots are generally made with the sleeves arranged so as to hook on to the armhole, the fastening being concealed by an epaulette, in case of the white body being desired underneath ; as the different sleeve showing through the armhole of the cloak is only considered suit able for very young girls. Morning dresses are made in any light material, such as mohair, poil de chevre, percale, alpaca, and foulard. The last-mentioned material is still in great request for toilettes of all kinds, as there are so many different patterns and qualities, that it can be adapted for any style or make. When made in the materials we have mentionedsthe cloak is of the paletot form, half fitting or quite tight, and is wom quite short, and generally accompanied by a hood. Muslin dresses are made with either a scarf or shawl, the half-fitting jacket seldom looking well in such light mate rials, without it is lined with silk, as is generally the case with white muslins. In another portion of this article we shall describe the makes and trimmings of a few of these dresses. For more dressy toilettes, the highest materials possible are selected—very fine Indian muslin, Chambery gauze, tulle de soie, very fine poil de chevre, and light foulards. These dresses aro generally worn over over coloured slips, of either tarlatane or silk, according to the taste and age of the wearer.' When the under-skirk is of silk, the upper one is mostly looped up on each side of the front breadth, so as to show the silk slip. Thicker materials, such as silks, are generally made either with two skirts, or in a style giving the same appearance ; for instance, the front breadth trimmed with one flounce or more, and another trimming down each side, which gives the rest of the skirt the appearance of a tunic. Skirts are made very full and very long, and the crino lines as large as ever. Some few ladies have discontinued them, but there does not seem the least symptom of their general decrease, excepting for balls and evening concerts. On these occasions they we small below the waist, and so very flexible that the least pressure will compress them —so that they have none of the unpleasantness and incon venience of the more common makes. Many bodies of dresses are made with a basque either round the waist or merely at the back, and with the skirt separate, so that it can be worn over the basque with a band, and thus form two distinct styles of basque. Loose bodies, of a different material from the skirts, aro very much worn, andare made of foulard, alpaca, Llama, and muslin. The foulard or figured alpaca, of the same colour as the skirt, and trimmed with coloured buttons and very narrow velvets, is very pretty. Some of these are made with several loops of velvet fastened on the epaulette, and hanging as low as the elbow. These bodies are made either slightly fulled in at the waist, both back and front, by a coulisse and cords, or tucked and stitched with some colours. Some have flat tucks both back and front; others merely in front, and drawn in at the waist behind. The more drossy corsages of muslin aro made in a variety of elegant styles, with lace or insertion. Many of them are trimmed with loops of insertion down the front and round the armholes. A coloured velvet or ribbon is passed through these loops, and a band or sash with long broad ends ac companies the body. The sleeves are either of the form called " Bishop," and set into an embroidered poignet, or puffed all the way down. Some are made of the coat-sleeve shape and trimmed round the wrist. We have seen several corselets made of fine linen and trimmed either with braid, or crossway pieces of coloured linen double stitched on. Now that almost every house hold possesses a sowing machine, these trimmings are very easily and quickly made. The narrow crossway bands of coloured washing linen, or fine gingham, are also much used for trimmings on white petticoats. We have seen one with two narrow fluted flounces, edged with a pink band. Above them were seven veil• narrow tucks, and crossway bands of pink ging ham stitched on in the form of diamonds, at equal distance on the tucks. Those pettiCoats trimmed with black in this way are most useful and economical, as they can be worn with any coloured dresses. When worn with transparent dresses, the petticoats are made with fluted flounces, headdd with lace insertions, under which a coloured ribbon to match the dress is Passed. For morning wear the striped materials are the most fashionable. Those intended to wash have trimmings that can be easily removed and replaced. We have seen several trimmed in different designs with black velvet with a white edge ; in the centre are sewn white pearl buttons. We noticed one petticoat of maize, with white and black stripes, bound with black, without any flounces. Falling over them was a band of black and white velvet about an inch and half wide, from which hung loops of narrow black and white velvet, and from them grelot hanging but tons, alternately black and white. Above the band of velvet was a very handsome Persian cachemire trimming. Blue is a very fashionable colour, though only suited to delicate complexions and fair hair. We see many blondes dressed in blue literally from head to foot, the very gloves blue, but this has rather a heavy effect. When the gloves are a pretty grey or stone colour, the ensemble is much more elegant. For ladies with dark hair, maize is a very fashionable and becoming colour. Our dark-haired elegantes (among which are included many of the most distinguee) are wear ing straw hats of the brigand or Diana shape, edged with black velvet, and trimmed with maize and black feathers or. flowers. One that especially attracted our attention had rather a high crown, and the borders, slightly pointed both back and front, were bound with black velvet; a.plain tulle scarf was tied loosely round, the ends drooping be hind. In the front was a bunch of yellow tea roses and small black grapes with frosted leaves. The scarf was placed over some of these flowers and under the others. With this hat was a drab veil, spotted and trimmed with straw. The Fanchon and Dutais bonnets are still the favourites. Some of the Empire bonnets, with the high crown and stiff curtain, seem to have been been invented as a warning to show how ugly things can be made if carried to excess ; when of a moderate shape, they are rather pretty. Cer tainly the chignon being worn so much higher than for merly, requires a peculiar shaped bonnet, but many of the Fanchon shape are made so as to accommodate the fashion. As to the different ways Of dressing the hair, it is impossible to describe a hundredth part of their number ; we can only refer our readers to the fashionable coiffures and the fashion-plates. The parasols are more elegant than ever, the handles being very richly ornamented, and the body made of either silk or satin richly bound, or covered with lace. White is very much in favour for toilettes of all kinds. The white alpaca dresses and cloaks, so much in vogue a month ago, have become quite common at all places of fashionable resort, and have, therefore, been discarded by those ladies who do not care to continue a style after it has been adopted by the mass. White foulards, with coloured flounces or patterns, and white muslins richly embroidered or trimmed over coloured slips, are substituted for alpaca. The foulards with coloured patterns make very elegant dresses when trimmed with coloured silk rouches, or bands of Cluny lace, over ribbon. For ladies of a more advanced ago they are made with silk or chenille fringes, and tassels of passementerie. The silk girdle cords make a very pretty and simple trimming for a young lady's dress. For out-door coverings, the Yak lace half shawl or burnous is very fashionable. The silk grenadine circular is also pretty, though, of course, not so dressy. The black silk mantles, worn with dresses that have not mantles of the same, are nearly tight fitting, short, and magnificently trimmed with passementerie and guipure. The fashion of fastening the sash outside is cetainly worn, but it is very ugly, and - has an untidy appearance. The little double breasted loose jacket, cut up at the sides to the waist, and fastened with large buttons is very distingu6e, and well THAMES. A DESPERATE RIOT IN RATCLIFF-HIGHWAY. —Henry Bramham, the landlord, and ,Charles Bloom, assistant manager of a public-house called the Rose and Crown, in Ratcliff-highway, were brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting a woman named Moriarty, and seriously wounding her ; also with assaulting Denis Con nor and others. Mr. Charles Young defended the prisoners, who are both Germans. Yesterday evening there was an assemblage of Irish at the Rose and Crown. They came from the neighbourhood of Holborn and Bagnigge-wells-road to witness the depar ture of friends in an American merchant ship for the United States. After leaving the emigrants the Irish visited several publichouses, and at last went to the Rose and Crown. They all became uproariously drunk and did some mischief. A fight and row ensued, and it was imputed to the prisoners that as the Irish were leaving the house they were brutally at tacked by the two Germans, who beat them with a truncheon and a bar of iron. Several of the Irish were very badly treated and disabled. Mrs. Moriarty was wounded on the head. There was no doubt the prisoners had used con siderable violence. Mr. Young said they were put in mortal dread, and that the Irish were twice turned out of the house and returned. The potman was maltreated by 6 or 7 Irishmen, an d on l y escaped w i th hi s lif e by jumping out of window. The injuries sustained by the complain ants were brought on by their own violence and riotous conduct. LBramh am was obliged to use a truncheon in self-defence. Mr. Charles Young then called several witnesses, who proved the riotous and aggressive conduct of the Irish, to the murderous attack made" on the German potman in the house, and their attempts to remove the pots and measures from the bar. The riot was a formidable one, and it commenced by the Irish fighting among themselves. They had been previously turned out of two publichouses in the locality. In one, the White Hart, they tore up the boards, and in the other, the Artichoke, they made a formidable disturbance. It was also sworn that Michael Connor, one of the complainants, was swinging the iron bar, and said, " Come on, you German, I'll serve you out," and he in flicted many blows with it. After much contradictory evidence and a two hours' in vestigation, Mr. Partridge said this case ought not to have been put up first, and that many persons charged with drunkenness and slight offences, and a majority of whom would be dis charged, or liberated on paying small fines, had been un necessarily detained for two hours. The case had lasted a long time; but with a due regard to justice no part of the evidence could be suppressed. There was no evidence he could depend upon to show that either of the prisoners had used the bar of iron. If that had been made out he should have punished them severely. There was a regular Irish row, and although the prisoners had acted incautiously in not sending earlier for the police, he could not say any case was made out against them, and they would be discharged. MARKETS---This Day. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od new ditto, £4 15s to £5 108 ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 15s ; new ditto, £5 10s to £6 Os ; and straw, £lBs to £1 12s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 5s Od to £6 Gs Od; new ditto, £5 Os to £5 15s ; old clover, £5 5s to £7 Os ; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 ss; and straw, £llOB to £llss per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadowhay, .£5 Os Od to £6 Os Od; new ditto, £4 158 to £5 lOs ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 15s ; new ditto, £5 10s to £6 Os ; and straw, £lBs to £1 128 per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been very little business transacted during the last few days, the trade having deferred their operations until public sales, which commence to-day, when about 22,567 packages will be offered, a large quan tity of which is without reserve. SUGAR.—Business has remained inactive, although full rates are current for good and fine descriptions of West India. ln the refined market there is not much animation, although quotations remain steady. COFFEE.—For colonial descriptions there has boon a fair inquiry, and plantation Ceylon has commanded full rates. RICE.—A moderate amount of business has been reported in cleaned descriptions, without any material change in values. TALLOW.—Business has remained very quiet for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt., and last three months 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt. " We learn," says the France, " that the Emperor addressed, a few days ago, an autograph letter to M. Schneider, to testify his affectionate sympathy and high esteem for the zealous and enlightened aid which that functionary afforded to the Govern ment whilst presiding over the debates of the Legis lative Body." wore. From the many models submitted to our inspection, wo have selected the following toilettes as most likely to meet with the approbation of our readers : Toilette de vino of white and maize striped foulard; the skirt scalloped, with box-pleated flounce under the scal lops. A ruche of maize silk on the scallops. Small Figaro jacket, without sleeves. Round the jacket and armholes, a thick crimped Thibet fringe. Under this veste is a white foulard tight-fitting body, embroidered down the front and sleeves with wheat-ears in gold silk. Black velvet sash, with long broad ends falling behind, and embroidered like the body. Black lace rotonde. Diana hat, with gold wheat ears and black feathers. White Indian muslin, with double skirt,lhe under one trimmed with eight rows of insertion, lined with mauve. Over this skirt is another, cut in pointed scallops, and trimmed.round with lace. In each scallop are five straps of insertion, and at the upper point a bunch of flowers em broidered. Veste Russo of muslin and insertion. Open jacket, with coat basque and long sleeves, trimmed to match the skirt. Mauve sash, tied at the side. Circular of white muslin, trimmed with lace and insertions. White rice straw bonnet, with mauve feathers and tulle strings. Mauve parasol, covered with white lace. Blue linos dress of Princesse form. The front breadth is quite plain ; on each of the others is a full flounce about a foot wide. A band of Persian cachemiro, two inches wide, is placed on the body k la Raphael, continued down the front to the waist, and also down the sides of the front breadth, and round the top of the flounce. This trimming gives quite the appearance of a tunic. The sleeves are small, and have a band of cachemire round the wrist. With this dress was worn a small loose double-breasted jacket, of the Canotiere form, with revers of Persian cachemire. White tulle bonnet with blue couVolvulus. White alpaca petticoat, with small blue flounce, headed by three bands of blue ribbon. The dress was of white mohair, with blue stripes about an inch wide. This skirt quite plain, and looped up at intervals by bands of blue velvet hanging from the waist. These bands form a very pretty trimming when the skirt is let down. Body of the same, with loops of blue velvet on the epaulettes. Half fitting jacket of white alpaca, trimmed with blue velvet. Rice-straw hat, with tulle scarf and small blue feathers. Grey mohair dress, over petticoat of the same, which is trimmed with three rows of black velvet, on which are placed, pear together, pearl buttons. The dress-skirt is scalloped or bound with black velvet. In each scallop are two interlaced diamonds of velvet and buttons. The skirt is only looped up at each side of the front breadth. White Llama body and sleeves, trimmed with black velvet. Tight-fitting casaque of grey mohair, trimmed like the skirt. Grey straw hat, with scarlet feather. Grey parasol, lined with scarlet. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have been on a very limited scale. Transactions in tea have been delayed until to-day, when the public sales of China produce commence. Sugars have been inactive, but at steady rates ; while moderate dealings have been reported in coffee. Rice, fruit, and spices are at about former prices. Tallow has been in mode rate demand, at steady quotations, for both present and forward delivery. Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. have announced the half-yearly interest on the Bay of Havanna and Matanzas Railroad Seven per Cent. Loan of 1863. Notice of the first call of £2 per share on the Varna Railway Company; shares has been announced. Colonel Wageman, the Government inspector, has lately been over the works, and has expressed his entire satisfaction at the progress made. The line will be opened for traffic during the autumn of next year. The share list of the Marseilles Extension Rail way and Land Company (Limited) will close for London on Saturday next, the sth inst., and Mon day next, the 7th inst., for the country. NEW ROYAL ADELPHI PICNIC.—The members of the New Adelphi Theatre company met yesterday for the entertainment, not of the public, but of themselves. Their sixth annual picnic has proved as pleasant a success as any they have jointly helped to insuro on or off the stage. The Thames Iron Company's steamer River Queen conveyed the party to Frith, where they soon found amusement in the grounds, the rain obligingly holding off until it was time for a general move homeward. At a collation served in a rustically decorated shed, Mr. Webster joined the gathering, his arrival being signalled by a salute from a miniature battery in the gardens. That he was received by all present with cordial demonstrations of respect and goodwill is a circumstance which, though it might be assumed as a matter of course, deserves to be recorded. Mr. Paul Bedford, as the oldest member, occu pied the chair ; and with scarcely an exception his fellow wcirkers rallied round him and the esteemed manager. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE NILE.-- To-day is the 67th anniversary of the battle of the Nile, where the French fleet met with such a decisive over throw from Lord Nelson. Five British veterans who were engaged in the fight still survive, namely, Admiral Sir J. A. Gordon, G.C.8., then midshipman, now Governor of Greenwich Hospital ; Captain J. Forbes, then midshipman ; Captain, J. S. Philips, then midshipman ; Commander R. L. Connolly, then midshipmtn ; and First Lieutenant John Scobell, who was then of his present rank, promotion of any kind having singularly passed him by. CONSCIENCE MONEY.—The sums remitted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by sundry persons for con science sake in the financial year ending with March, 1865, amounted to £7,184, very nearly the same sum as in the previous year. A SUN large sun fish has just been captured by some fishermen at Tenby. The fish gave tho fishermen an exciting chase, but they ultimately succeeded in capturing it with gaffs and boat-hooks, and then it was towed on shore to the beach. The weight of the fish was about 12cwt„ and it was five feet in diameter. In swimming it turns upon itself like a wheel, which renders it very difficult to catch. The fish, it appears, grows to as large a size as 12ft. in diameter, and about one ton in weight, and it is to be found in nearly all seas. A CRUEL AcT.—A man named Wearne Ivey has been committed for trial by the Falmouth magis trates for having thrust a fishing hook through the nose of James Garland, a ropemaker, living at Falmouth. On the evening of the 26th June the prisoner was at a public house at Falmouth, and after drinking a quantity of beer he showed a man named Lenty, who was sitting near him, a fishing hook, remarking at the same time that he intended to hook some one by the nose with it. Soon afterwards he left the house, and attempted to pick a quarrel with the prosecutor's mother, who was standing at her door. Young Garland, hearing a disturbance, looked out of his bed-room window, and desired tho prisoner to go away. Ivey, how ever, refused to do so. This enraged the prosecutor, and after going downstairs he put his hand on the prisoner's shoulder, thinking to frighten him off. Ivey, instead of moving away, took a large conger fishing hook from his pocket and ran it through Garland's nose, saying, "Bone for bone, you know you have got your mark, so good night, lam going to bed." The catch near the end of the hook had to be filed off before the surgeon could remove it. The only defence that the prisoner could make was that he had some hooks with him, and in the scuffle that took place he lost one. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.--The directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company seem determined to earn for themselves a wide and undying popularity. They have behaved as rudely to the American as to the English press. Three American newspapers—the New York Herald, the World and Frank, Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper—each sent a representative, who arrived in London about the time when it was intimated the first start with the cable would probably be made. After staying five weeks at Morley's Rote), these gentlemen were informed, without the slightest apology, that they would not be permitted to be on board the Great Eastern, and they had to return to America, their mission unfulfilled. But perhaps the last act of the directors, or of their mouthpiece, Mr. Glass, is the worst. A gentleman named Harrison, an engineer by profession, and attached to the staff of the chief electrical engineer on board the Great Eastern, has, it ap pears, been in the habit of occasionally contributing to the columns of our contemporary, the Engineer, a class organ of high position and repute. Somehow this horrible crime became known to Mr. Glass, and immediately the authori ties on board are warned that a " newspaper " reporter is amongst them, and must be instantly got rid of. Mr. Har rison is then and there ousted, or what boys call " bunked" out of the ship, without a moment's warning, without being permitted to offer any explanation, so hustled that he is not even given time to get his luggage, which is now on its way to America without him. And all this for fear he might have anticipated anything which may be said in the book to be published jointly by the Atlantic Telegraph Company and Day and C o . V er ily, t o intending passen gers by the Great E as t ern it may h ave been said, with Hamlet— " You go not till I set you up a Glass," which shall prove whether you have ever been in print or not.—The Flaneur in the Star. VISIT OF JAPA;ESETOBEDFORD.—On Saturday a large party of Japanese, sent over by Prince Sat suma to gain a knowledge of the agriculture and manufac tures of Great Britain, paid a visit to the Britannia Iron works at Bedford. They were accompanied by Professor Williamson, of the London University, by the Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Glasgow University, ancrother eminent scientific men, who have the direction of their in vestigations. The Japanese, whose remarkable physique caused considerable interest, the Mongolian type being very striking, took great interest in the machinery and various processes in operation at these important works, and seemed astonishingly quick in comprehending the various details. They appeared very unwilling to leavo the works, but steam having been got up in one of the new steam plough ing engines, about 15 of the Japanese crowded on to it wherever they could get a footing, and it was highly amus ing to see with what delight they travelled in all directions over the extensive quadrangle of the works. After spend ing about three hours here they took luncheon with tho Mayor of Bedford (Mr. James Howard), and proceeded to witness the steam ploughing on Messrs. Howard's farms at Clapham, where their amazement seemed to culminate, the operations being so much more simple than they had anti cipated. A reaping mac hi n e which was at work was quickly handled and cleverly managed by them. Subse quently they visited Biddenham for the purpose of view ing Mr. Charles Howard's celebrated shorthorns and sheep and after dining with the mayor they left for London by the last train, expressing their unbounded delight with the day's visit to Bedford and their admiration of our English hospitality. The receipts of the . Italian post-office during the first quarter of 1865 amounted to 3,539,631 f., being an increase of 521,959 f. over the corresponding period in 1864. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BRIGHTON RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BRISTOL PLATE. Guardsman Vixen Ten ran. BRIGHTON STAKES. Redmire Verdant Veluti 3 Five ran. SOUTHDOWN STAKES. Money Spinn er Trap 2 Saliet Nine ran. MARINE PLATE. f Saladin Armadillo My Cob :; Eight ran. Dead heat for first place. The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. We shall give a complete list in a later edition. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 27. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ed ward Thornton, Esq., 0.8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic. to pro ceed on a Special Mission to his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. _ JULY 31. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Leon Checa as Consul at Sierra Leone for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Guillermo E. Eldred as Consul at Sydney for the Republic of Chile. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALI:, Auci. 1. Honourable Artillery Company of London—First Lieu tenant Edward Mease to be Captain, vice Blockley, re signed; Second Lieutenant Edward M. Nelson to be First Lieutenant, vice Mease, promoted ,• Sergeant Charles William Davis to be Second Lieutenant, vice Nelson. ADMIRALTY, JULY 28. The undermentioned officers have been this day pro moted to the rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List :—Thomas Wallis M'Donald, Esq., and John Rees, Esq. ADMIRALTY, JULY 31. Mr. John Bradbury has been promoted to be Engineer in hor Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 13th of July, 1865. Messrs. George Weight, Benjamin Taylor, and William Read have been promoted to be First bass Assistant Engineers in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 14th of July, 1865. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the " Gazette" containing the Bank rupts had not arrived when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 412 .3. Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 42 Brussels Hamburg Paris • Short 25 15 11 19 12 12 25 47* 25 47* 13 10} 25 20 25 42 25 42 121 11 35 11 3 Ditto.. Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon . 3 Months.2s 35 25 371 1201 11 27 11 271 301 4 . 4 25 521 25 50 25 50 25 50 25 50 25 50 51i 511 481 25 55 25 55 25 571 25 55 25 55 25 55 51 1 511 THE LATE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE. Yesterday the carpenters who have been on strike at Messrs. Cubitts' for the last three weeks resumed work at the advanced rate of lid. per hour. Each man will bo paid from 15s. to 17s. Gd. by the committee, being his share of the strike-levy paid in on Saturday evening last, which amounted to nearly £250. The men generally are well satisfied with the results of the struggle, which has been short and decisive. PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND CHARLES I.—President Lincoln having at the outset declared that he could not consent to treat with the rebel authorities as such, was confronted by Mr. Hunter with an historical precedent. This was the action of that constitutional ruler, Charles 1., in treating with his rebellious parliament. Mr. Lincoln's rejoinder was characteristic:—" Upon questions of history I must refer you to Mr. Seward, for he is posted in such things; and I don't profess to be, bright. My only distinct recollection of the matter is, tb.at Charles lost his head."— From the Nation, No. 1, Nel , 'fork. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 4 o'CLocK. Doggett's Coat and Badge—This Day -e The competitors for the livery and badge given byDoggett, the comedian, rowed to-day, and, popu lar as the wager has ever been, we never saw so great an assemblage congregated to witness it as on this occasion. The course was from the Swan at London Bridge to the Swan at Chelsea, a course infinitely greater than that usually appointed for modern wagers. Originally the coat and badge was rowed for in working wherries, and against tide ; but, although various modifications have been made, the race still is looked upon as one of the most arduous of all those annually rowed for on the river Thames. In days gone by the Ist of August was always looked upon by theatrical managers as an event worthy of being celebrated in a becom ing manner, and often has the late celebrated vocalist, John Braham, appeared as Tom Tug in the musical farce of " The Waterman," wearing the actual livery won in the early part of the day by the fortunate waterman's apprentice, who, of course, was duly pr esented to the audienCe. Now, however, times have changed, and that which was looked upon as one of the features of the theatrical season has passed away, never, we suppose, to return. The competitors for the ancient wager were as follows : G. S. Baker, Mill-stairs, Bermondsey. C. Lloyd, Horselydown. J. W. Wood, Mill-stairs, Bermondsey W. J. Dudley, Lambeth. J. W. Brockwell, Lower Custom -house. A. T. Ramage, Blackwall. To the coat and badge, as originally given, have been added five-eighths of the interest of the South Sea stock, bequeathed by Sir William Jolliffe, amounting to £4 17s. 9d., for the second man, and the remaining three-eighths, £2 18s. 9d., to the third ; and the Fishmongers' Company, who have charge of the contest, have added a guinea and a half for the fourth and fifth, and a guinea to the sixth, so each man receives something for the labour of rowing such a distance. The competitors, who are watermen whose term of apprenticeship has expired since the preceding wager, are selected by chance from the young men desirous to row, and the whole of the arrangments are under the direction of Mr. Dards, barge master of the Fishmongers' Company. The start was a good one, and fortune decided in favour of J. W. Wood, Mill=stairs, Bermondsey . G. S. Baker, Mill-stairs, Bermondsey .. C. Lloyd, Horselydown .... W. J. Dudley, Lambeth .... J. W. Brockwell, Lower Custom-house A. T. Ramage, Blackwall The race was well contested throughout, but Wood, the winner, took a very prominent position long before arriving at the Old Swan. On passing under Chelsea Bridge Baker made a desperate effort to overhaul Wood, who headed him by about six boats' length ; but in this attempt he was un successful, as Wood seemed quite able to carry on the contest for another mile had it been necessary. It was, however, a very plucky attempt on the part of Baker, who, although defeated for the pr4e of the day, was loudly cheered as he rowed in for second honours. A couple of steamers conveyed a large num ber of spectators up the river to witness the race, one of which, the Venus, was dangerously overcrowded. It is to be regretted that some regulation is not put in force to prevent such a proceeding, but it is to be presumed before any such step is adopted, an accident, which is certain to be attended with a great sacrifice of life, is required. THIRD EDITION. 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