The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

NP ONEY MARKET AN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The course of monetary affairs is tending in a very satisfactory direction. The demand for accom modation is very small, the supply of capital large, and the rates are 31, and 3.1 per cent. The Stock Exchange committee have appointed Friday, Sept. 1, a special settling-day in the ordi nary stock deferred dividend of the Great Northern Railway Company, to be marked ; and also Tues day, Sept. 5, in the new shares of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad Company, all claims for new shares to be settled nn the same day. Gold to the amount of .£75,000 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. The directors of the Anglo-Greek Steam Naviga tion Company have resolved that the share list be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 6. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has not been much animation. Sugars have fully sustained former prices. For coffee there has been a very limited I nquiry at barely previous quotations. Rice has been in fair demand at full rates, while moderate dealings have been reported in tallow for both pre sent and forward delivery at uteady rates. Two o'CLoca. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Renter were 68f. 65c. Firm. The English Stock Market has been quiet but steady to-day. Not the slightest fluctuation has occurred in the value of the funds, and Consols are 89+ for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 a ; Exchequer Bills at par ; India 5 per Cents. 105+ ; ditto En faced 5 per Cents., 1041 ; ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds, 21s. to 245. prem.. ; and Bank of England Stock, 248. Very little change has taken place in the Foreign Stock Market. Turkish Consolides are 481 1 ; Mexican, 23/ ; the New Loan, 221 23 ; Greek, 20 1; Spanish Passive, 29f ; Certificates, 14 f ; Italian, 64+ ; and the Confederate Loan, 68. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, but prices, in most instances, are firmer. Great Northern A Stock has advanced £2 ; Metro politan, £1 10s. ; Midland, £1 ; South Eastern, 15s. ; Brighton, North Western, each 10s. ; and Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia tion of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet ; Union of London, however, have advanced 53f ; London and County, to 77, and Chartered of India, Aus tralia, and China, to 25! 26 ; Hudson's Bay Com pany remain firm at 15f ; London Financial, at 22i ; and National Discount, at 151 I. American Securities are very flat, and an impor tant decline has in many instances been reported. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 681 s ; Erie Shares, 52} 53 ; and Illinois 774 781. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—The New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of each of the Atlan tic Telegraph, 21 per share; Northern Assam Tea Company's Shares, + dis. f prem. ; Chubwa Tea, 4 dis. + prem. ; London-bridge Land, 2 1 ; Albert-bridge, 1 1+ prem. ; London Jute Works, k 1 prem. ; M'Queen Brothers, 1 2 prem. ; London Quays, dia. par ; British India Trust gild Agency Corporation, 1 1+ prem. ; Overend, ‘zurney, and Company, 3f 3f prem. ; Marseilles zension Railway and Land Company's Shares, par 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GovEhNhizicr FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols 100. Account, Sept. 7 c ' k cPer Ce n t. R e d uce d B9l 1 t a w 3 per Cent B9l 1 / •lew 2i per C en t. J an . 1894 — Aft.. l)° • 5 Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — -- w:raiti es, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — (Red Sea Telegraph Aug., kachequer Bills, X 1,000,3 & 31 per Cent. par Do. X5OO DO. £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 5} per Cent 248 9/ Po Account ' — . .I.IIDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 4144 ° Stock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 219 Do- Account I)° ' 5 per Cent. July, 1870 D o. Account 0 . 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — ~,1 1' 0 . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent -`-'°. 5 per Cent Jan. 1872 1 D O' 5 4 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — 1) , 5 % Bonds, £l,OOO 2l 24 pin "o• under £l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. e;ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent 99 Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60 . 1863 B uenos Ayres 6 per Cent , Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) tillilian 6 per C en t Do. 4,1 per Cent. Colonabian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per C ent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ................ Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do XB6 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant EgYptian 7 per Cent 99 81 Do., Second Issue „ Do. 1864 951 1 Do £lOO Bonds u "reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons Gatemala 5 per Cent. I Do. 1839 and 1850 talia n 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) be 1865 D° R • 1),, - er l l l , £671 paid 1)". " Per, Cent 18 . 64 ke ?. Scrip, £55 paid zie " 3 per Cent DO. Account Do 1864 — ii 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French 4 : ° Prench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c 4 otevidean 6;per Cent., £3O paid ti . : ° li B l Imperial 5 per Cent ,vv . Gran a d a Jio 2 per Cent — Do Deferred 1) the o and Warrants (Hectares) D ° c ia A per Cent I) 0 erP, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do °,Per Cent. (Uribarren) o n per Cent., 1862 po°. Account T ‘ rtl igUeSe 3 per Cent., 1853 11--'0 Account -° 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47 f /1111)0. Account 1 14 P per Cent., 1822, XSt D ,"1 per Cent. 1850 Do Per Cent. 1859 — Ix, 'l, Per Cent., 1860 NI Per Cent. 1862 93 2 4 I Sp a , '' Per Cent. 1864 418 h 3 C e nt 12, per— D o o Account Do Nevr Deferred — Account 1) pass i ve — 13t,° ACCOU/It D o anl ah Cert. of Coup not funded 471 8 we Account — D n (118 2 1 4 Per Cent. — ti,, - - "„ e count Tu r i"..; 'I Per Cent. 1864 11 7 84 s c oper Cent. 1854 bo 1111 t -,---, D ° ,Per Cent. 1858 h° A CCOOIIt r o 1100 Bonds 791 12, • Per Cent t o ° 6 , Per Cent. 1862 — , o ° A ccou n t 6100 B onds 74 f 31 41 b o , Per Cent. 1863 — Do u Per Cent. 1865 D o 4 R l ° O Bonds — „,. to t ? ) ( - 4 7 e ..._ r iP, .436 paid v ene z ; e 'ranteed, - 4 per Cent lOO Do. 6 ' 1 " 3 Per Cent Do, A cuntnt, 1864 — 't A 4-1 , Divi dends on the above payable in London. Bel b z i j A nll, per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins t,T, n, 41 -, 4 -'l i 2 1 Per cent., Ex. 25f. n. 4 2 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ?r eit:tell ke,,r,_Cent. Certificaws _ IDo A, -- "'"e 8 1 4 i per Cent. — tar an ,?seennt r;,.. Z Per Celli., ....... 2si. '''` e eennt e° nsolo THREE O'CLOCK. j3O• Account, "I i .. 89 - Idverpoor-1 Cotton Market--This Day. fair in quiry for )4bl Y roach 10 ,000 baclotton, and the sales will pro es., -----_-- ~~ SHARE MARKETS---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid.l C p lo ri s c i e n . g I Business done. Share/ Railways, 13.11 et 8t et 60 20 . Do. :New Mid and Mr.. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne 3ristol and Exeter Caledonian .7erk and Bandon Cornwall . Do. A f A gets no div. till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. 14klinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. Blk. Do. E. Angl. at No. '? Great north of Scotland Great Northera D A stock Do. B Do. New, ts. at 25 pn. Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n •Original . S. V4 l . Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Oxl ord Do. Newpo Po. (fie , eford Lanc-ishire &Yorkshire L..ndon and Blackwall Lon., Briah., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Day( Lon. & N orth Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln Itaryport and Carlisle Do. f shares netropplitan.... Do, Birmin Der by Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. 4 shares ►tid Kent .. No; th British Do. Ed., Pth ;dr Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. (I.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 . Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 .. North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick Sh•ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south Ed stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwlll W.Hartlepool Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH POSSEI Atlantic St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, k Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. i' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 lib. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim 'ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu, 5 do East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Al ort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist - ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Zid Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .: Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New !Yua. 5 p. c Gt. Soul h of'lndia (lim g - us. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do treat W. a. of Canada.. D,t. New Do. 6p. c. lids. pay 1873 *o. 5 do. pay. 1877-t4.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gm. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4j do Do. fifth Extensiou Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's nay New Brunswick & Can Class A and II T. 111.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. runjaub 0.4 Do.lndus St no 96 18 1332 134 5 6 64 (6 16 17 100 111 46 47 7 8a 132 134 152 i .1534 128 .32 86 i 8 66 67 63 65 45 47 40 45 4.5 , 07 11 )19 88 90 11..3 (0b 3 , 10 1 - 211 !27 9 t 10• 67 E 8 134 135 21 8 p 131 133 101 Iv 3 55i :63 z 4 5 112 113 68 69 104 105 37i 336 10 li i, 121 123 1i 2 p 76 78 11 12 148 152 58 60 61 63 54 56 80 SO, u 10 155 158 46; 6 152 i 2 3 i NI I I 6 [€4} 128 i f 7 99} 571 134 1 5 3 4p 106 108 ; 49 51 81i56 i 1 t 1 ,SIONS. 56 68 101 102 i ia 4 44 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 101 102 103 104 i iP 18 19 E 8 90 64 66 5i Go 55 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 L 7 24 26 103 104 t p 100 i 1011 11i 12k t3f BUI ... ... o 0 82 84 1 id 101 102 95 97 9) 92 63 65 82 81 99; 1004 99i 100 i, I iri 94 16 04 'T SECUR 97 98 95 07 98 100 84 85 82 S 4 103 165 106 108 108 110 106 108 1(3 105 109 111 103 165 107 108 107 109 102 104 95 97 9) 101 93 95 90 01 102 104 85 86 98 100 104 1021 105 107 1 IC9i 10 I INES. 9 10 25 2' 560 NO 18 .O 114 121 6 6f 24 2 10 11 34 2 4 41 19/ 201 14 21 35 37 2 21 40 41 2 21 21 3 41 41 21 11 11 13 25 33 1, I la It 11 1I 2 20 12 470 490 15 2 , 13 15 174 181 6i 10 12 75 170 180 75 80 28 80 4 6 200 205 17 18 r - itKr'Eltl 4 :N4:6 Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Etto, 6 per cent. pf., 123 i ruRE i G 1.4 HALLWAY% Great Luxembourg, 150 1 fq ntEIGN MINES. A lamillos, limited, 1 Mcnt. Aureos Brazil Gold Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto, (£3), 5; 6 - - • - - BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, 11m., 58 A lliance, lira.. al Bank of British Columbia, 234' Bank of utago, lim., 6 British and Californian, lim., 44 5 British North American. 464 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China. 251 6 Chartered mer. of India, London, and China.. 48 City, 105 4 lira., 41 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 25 4 5 Consolidated Bank, Um., 104 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lim., 114 Hindustan, China, and Japan, Rm., 19 Imperial Ottoman, 154 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lirn., 44 London and Brazilian (lim.), ' l2 l London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 London and County, 77 London Joint Stock. 47/ I London and South African, 18 Merchant Bank, lim., 264 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 154 Midland Bank, 1im.,;17) National Provincial of England. 1534 4 Oriental Bank Corporation, 521 2 Provincial of Ireland, 86 South Australia, 341 Standard of British South Africa, 151 Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 534 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gin., 21 Berlin Water Works, lim., 111 80.. , bay Gas, lim., Ditto. 3d issue, 24 Ceylon Company, 1 Commercial Union, Insurance; 51 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Sigland, 84:4 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1 4 Ebbw Vale, 13 Fore-street Warehouse, Um. ' 91 Gcn. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 54 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperi..l Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 63 I I International Financial :.ociety. Jim., 61 interational ....and Credit. lim., 74 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our , Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84 Joint Stock Discount, I'm., 81 London District Telegraph ltm., 2 London Financial Association , 221 I London General Omnibus Company. 31 Miliwall Freehold Land and Dock, Jim, 31 National Discount Company. Bin., 151 Ocean ti arine Insurance), 234 Overeud, Gurney, and Co. 101 1 P , inama, New Z ea l and, and Australian Mail, lim., 7 Penin-ula and Oriental Steam, 27 rn Rio de Janeiro City Improvents, lim Ditto (.Clo' 81 ~ Royal Mall Steam, 120 Great. Di COLONIAL GO PERM/EN British Colutnbill,A pert cent., Deo. 31, 1872. - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-b4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. lt<7B Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. It Natal goy. o per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Scutia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-1 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July Do. do, 6 pril & Oct BRITE Cam. Consol. Gold, lira Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ast Carn Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist in Grenville Herod's F00t..... Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley 'riwyndy Iron Ore, lira Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear Wh' I Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United... Pr vldenee UnyLulant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft %Vest iiassett (Illogan W. Caradun (L , skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth tV hea Ludok.tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Se ton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Uni SII M 371 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 1&1&9 30.17.6 THE SU - IN, LONDO.N, TUESDAY E V EMI\ G, A LIG UST 29, 186 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE CARATI. This bankrupt was described as a merchant and insur ance broker, of 39, Threadneedle-street, and to-day was appointed for the proof of debts. Mr. Carati was one of the agents to the Universal Marine Insurance Company (limited), and its claim against him for premiums amounts to £1,523. Debts were proved, and a day named for the next meeting. This was the only case of the slightest im portance, the holidays being now on, and those officials who are detained in town being generally engaged in unimportant matters relating to old bankruptcies, which are generally considered private during full business. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. - - BOW-STREET. Bridget Foster, a strong-looking Irishwoman, about 35 years of age, who stated she got her living by selling things in the streets, was placed before Mr. Flowers, charged with committing a violent assault on Mary Stevens, also a native of Ireland. From the evidence it appeared that both the parties live in Wild-court, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and that a numbor of friends and neighbours were about to start this morning on a "hopping expedition" in Kent. Last night, however, some of them went to a " wake," while others passed the night in their own peculiar manner, sitting smoking and drinking at the end of the court, beguiling the night away by story-telling, the object of so doing being the determination of many of the party to remain up all night, in order that they might not oversleep themselves, the arrangement being that the hoppers were to start at day break. The complainant and another woman, named Mary Ann Taylor, had been to the wake, and on their return passed by a party who were sitting in front of the prisoner's door enjoying their beer. As she was stepping past her crino line, as she said, accidentally upset a can of beer. The prisoner at once came to the conclusion that she had done it on purpose, and immediately commenced abusing her in the choicest Hibernian; but, not being content with words, blows soon followed, when the prisoner struck the complaint a violent blow in her face, which knocked her down, and she (prisoner) then deliberately let herself fall upon her. Not content with this, she seized hold of complainant's arm with her mouth and bit her very severely. Blood flowed copiously from the wounds inflicted upon the complainant, but the most serious part of the assault was the internal injuries the complainant had received by the fall, as she was suf fering from a tumour in the abdomen. The woman was taken to the hospital to have her wounds dressed, and by the aid she had received at the institution she was so far recovered as to be enabled to proceed on her journey. The prisoner said that she and her companion had been to a wake, and returned home nearly blind drunk. They didn't attempt to step over the can, but knocked it over on purpose. She called a witness, one of her own party, wh• swore that the complainant actually threw some beer over the prisoner. The Magistrate said he could not depend upon the state ment of the witness, and he should, therefore, convict the prisoner of the assault, and sentence her to two mouths' imprisonment without the option of a fine. The prisoner, on hearing the decision of the magistrate, said it was " a shame that she should be stopped from earning a crust by being put in prison for doing nothing. The complainant kicked the beer over, and she had no right to do that. She didn't mind going to prison for something but it was hard to be sent there for doing nothing." She was then removed by the gaoler, exclaiming loudly against " being sent to prison for serving out such a woman as the complainant." Fashions for September. (From Le Follet) The weather has been so very changeable lately that it has been a task of some difficulty to decide what toilettes are most suitable ; but, as our leaders of fashion are either travelling or preparing to do so, the materials made up for them have been what are called "etoffes de demi-saison," such as mohair, poil de chevro, alpaca, linos, foulard, silk poplinettes, and even poplins. Tulle, tarlatane, gaze de Chambery, grenadine, and the muslin and other light mate rials, are kept for indoor and evening toilettes; but, of course, should the weather become warmer, we may hope for their reappearance out of doors. Dresses are made as long and as full as ever, and, as we mentioned last month, if looped up, the under-petticoat should not be many inches from the ground, except for very young ladies. Coloured petticoats will be much worn at the sea-side. When the dress is worn on the shore, the skirt may be festooned all round, but for merely walking dress on the promenades, it is worn looped up at each side of the front breadth only. The newest and most elegant way of fastening the dress is by straps of velvet or silk attached round the waist by a band and buckle. They fall over the skirt, and have a patent hook at the end. Eyes are fastened to the seams of the skirt, and when not required to be looped, the straps— generally five in number—are allowed to hang loosely on the skirt, forming a very pretty ornament. If made in black velvet and ornamented with beads or buttons, they can be worn with different dresses. The one we saw was of black velvet piped with white ; at the waist it was about an inch and a half wide ; and increasing gradually in width, till at the end it was five inches. The strap was pointed at the end, and trimmed all the way up with graduated nacre buttons. Many ladies who do not care for the encumbrance of two skirts, trim their single one so as to produce the appear ance of a double skirt or tunic. This is easily done by putting a flounce on the front breadth, with bands of trim ming down the front breadth seams, and continuing them round the skirt. In other cases the trimming is put on in the same manner ; but the flounce, on the contrary, is put on all the seams except the front one. Either of these styles gives quite the appearance of an over and under skirt. We have seen a very elegant dress made in this way. The material was blue foulard; a flounce of about twelve inches wide, and put on in large full plaits, was on the front breadth. A broad Persian cachemire trimming, the predominant colour being blue, was placed a la Raphael on the body and down tho waist; on the skirt, it was on each side of the front breadth, round the skirt, and up the back seam. A small canotiere mantle of f ou l ar d accompan i e d this dress ; it was trimmed on the sleeves with the bands of cachemire, and the revers were of the same material. There was an attempt, a few months ago, to introduce these small jackets with a hood attached, but they were so rarely seen that it was useless mentioning them as the fashion ; however, they have been gradually gaining ground till, to-day, they aro accepted, and are certainly a very pretty as well as useful style. Paletots of the same material as the dresses with which they aro worn are still made without sleeves. This is a fashion likely to continue, as it is very inconvenient to have to wear one sleeve above another. Some paletots are made without sleeves even when they are of different material and colour to the dress with which they are worn ; but though it is our duty to chronicle this fashion as having made its appearance, still it does not at all meet with our approbation. Small circular capes are worn, especially by quite young ladies. When made of the same material as the dress they have a very ladylike and distingud appearance. The half fitting paletots are made rather shorter than they have been lately, and perhaps a trifle closer to the figure ; many of them are made open at the back of the skirt, and fas tened by buttons. . A few of these cloaks are worn with a band and buckle, or sash outside, but this is a fashion only adopted by ladies who have not a just appreciation of the difference between the two words—eccentric and distingue. Little corselets worn over white bodies are still in great favour, and certainly are most elegant adjuncts to a dress; they are generally laced on each side under the arms. White bodies are very much worn, and are as pretty and convenient a fashion as any introduced ; they are made in a variety of materials, according to the style of dress adopted. White Llama bodies trimmed with narrow velvet ribbons, and fastened by buttons of the same colour, are excessively pretty. The striped loose bodies are also much in favour, black and white being the favourite colours. Stripes are as much in favour, either for petticoats, dresses, or cloaks. We have seen two or three very pretty striped canotieres with sleeves, and either with or without hoods ; they are preferable without the latter, as a hood, if made in a striped material, destroys the correct line. A particular description of some toilettes we have seen, worn by or prepared for some of the reigning elegantes, will give a better idea of the styles invogue than any gene ral ideas on the subject. A visiting-dress of moire, with narrow white and green stripes' with princesse casaque open at the sleeves ; this casaque has sleeves, as the body is low with short sleeves. The skirt and casaque are trimmed with guipure insertion, in the lozenge shape, with green silk tassels in the centre. The bonnet was of white horse-hair, Empire form, with water-lilies and drooping leaves. Light grey poplinette dress, with two skirts ; the first trimmed with a band of claret-covered velvet, on which are placed vine-leaves in black lace ; the upper skirt plain, and raised at each side with bows of velvet lace. High body, with basque all round, trimmed like the under-skirt. Epaulettes of lace and velvet. Small loose jacket, with out sleeves, and with a round hood. Grey horsehair hat, with feathers of the same colour as the velvet. High grey kid boots, with claret velvet buttons. Violet poplin dress. On the bottom of the skirt, which is not very full, is an embroidery of steel bands, about ten inches deep. High body, with plastron jockeys, and cuffs embroidered in beads. Duchesse casaquo, with Mazarin collar and revers of velvet. Rich emb ro id ery of beads. Violet velvet hat, with small white f ea th ers, spotted with steel. White Chambe wide, and not at all f u ll . This flounce serves as foundation rY gauge dress, with flounce fifteen inches for another of black Chantilly lace, headed by a passemen terie of black and white bugles. Low body and short sleeves, with fichu composed of Chantilly insertions and bugle trimmings. Short sleeves trimmed to correspond. Black and white striped silk dress, trimmed with cross way pieces of white silk, with small black velvet stars. Low body, with fichu of guipure. Mousquetairo jacket like the skirt. White foulard dress, with small light blue stars ; blue silk petticoat, with small gauffored flounce, headed by a grecque of black lace insertion. The skirt of the dress was a grecque trimming of blue ribbon, covered with lace up the back breadth ; it is looped up on each side of the front breadth of a blue strap covered with lace, suspended from the waist. The body is high, with a basque all ro un d , trimmed to correspond with the skirt. Half-fittin g casaque, open up the back, and fastened with blue and black b uttons. White rice-straw hat, with blue feathers and bl ac k velvet bow. White muslin dinner dress, over pink tarlatane, five rows of guipure insertion over pink ribbon on the skirt. Low pink silk body with short sleeves. High body, and half long sleeves of white muslin ; the whole of the top of the body is of white guipure. This is a very fashionable way of making white muslin bodies, when intended for dress toilettes. The guipure is let into the muslin in the form of a Raphael corsage, and gives the appearance of a Raphael chemisette, under a square muslin body. Another evening dress was of Indian muslin, with Reca mier body and shirt ; the latter has trimmed waves of bouil lonnes with embroidered insertions on each side, the whole of the ornament being lined with mauve ribbon ; the body is trimmed in the same manner. A broad sash of white muslin, lined with mauve silk, was tied round the waist with the ends floating behind. A smoke-coloured foulard dress with double skirt. The first, which is full length, is trimmed at tho hem with an insertion of white Cluny guipure over blue ribbon. The over-skirt is opened at each breadth and turned back with revers of blue silk, trimmed with guipure over blue. Ca segue nearly tight fitting, of the same material, with revers and collar of blue silk and guipure. White straw hat with blue feathers. Parasol of blue silk, covered with white guipure ; ivory handle, with blue monogram. White Chambery gauze dress, with pink satin stripes. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed with interlaced rings alternately of bouillonnes of gauze and chicoree ruches of pink silk. Low body with floating sleeves, and epaulettes formed of three rings like those on the skirt, the outer ones being of silk. Broad sash of gauze ; the ends, which are tied behind, are ornamented with three rings. Mauve and white striped foulard, open at each breadth over an under-skirt of mauve silk ; each opening is laced across with a white silk cord, from which depend two tassels. Foulard body and sleeves. Small bolero of mauve silk, without sleeves; embroidered in white and edged by a white silk cord. Large circular of white Yak lace ; white tulle Fanchon bonnet, with white feathers tipped with mauve. Mauve parasol with white feather fringe. The prettiest:sea-side petticoats we have seen are mado of a white woollen material, very durable and soft, with bands of colour. One, with which we were much pleased, had a violet band about four inches wide, about three inches above the hem. This band was embroidered in vine-leaves and grapes ; the leaves were of white silk, and the grapes formed by bunches of small white buttons. These petticoats should seldom be more than four yards round, as they are rather heavy, and, if hanging in folds, would spoil the shape of the crinoline and the sot of the dress. The most useful petticoats are the white, trimmed with black, as they can be worn with any colour. We have seen one very pretty skirt of this kind. It had a small flounce, edged at each extremity with black velvet. This flounce is put on in alternate pleats and spaces ; a black velvet of an inch wide hangs with a button in each space: Above the flounce is a trellis-work of narrow black velvet, with a round velvet button in each diamond. The feud between the chapeau Empire and the chapeau Fauchon is at last nearly decided in favour of the former, not the hideous shapes first introduced under that name, but an elegant and simple "modification. The real chapeau ---'! Empire, elegantly worn, presents very much dap . /(13 P f ear- e ance of a small cottage bonnet, only not covering the .face so much as the shape known by that name, The curtain is a small straight band. Some few milliners have attempted an imitation by the means of a straight ribbon fulled on the bonnet ; but this has a very ugly and home-made appearance, and is never likely to be adopted by any one with pretensions to taste. The chapeau Empire is more elegant in straw than in any other material, though the form can be applied to any article of which bonnets are usually made. The Fanchon bonnet has by no means disappeared from the horizon of fashion, especially for young ladies, for whom the Empire form is perhaps rather too matronly. Hats now worn have not undergone much alteration in shape, though there is more variety than ever in orna menting them. The feathers are often placed with the points towards the front of the hat ; they are always worn partly over the crown. The Moissonneuse hitt, with the broad brim, is generally trimmed with wild flowers, fruit, or straw tassels; the latter aro not' considered so dressy as either fruit or flowers. These trimmings are generally accompanied by long ends of ribbon or velvet floating at the back. Long tulle veils are excessively inconvenient to wear with a hat, as they are difficult to arrange gracefully, while the small mask veils, as they are called, always keep in their place. We shall be very sorry to see them dethroned, though it would not be for long, as the floating veils are very inconvenient in wet or windy weather. The latter are generally made quite plain, sometimes even without any hem; towards the autumn they will very likely be hemmed, with a ribbon run in, which will help to keep the veil in its place. Small veils of black lace or spotted tulle are still worn trimmed with beads, but we are happy to find that the rage for gold spangles, crescents, and coins, lately worn on these articles, is much on the decrease ; anything so ex cessively showy was, of course, adopted by the vulgar directly, a fact at any time sufficient to induce its discon tinuance by a lady of good taste. Mr. Dickens's Reading of the " Christmas Cara' , Mr. Dickens's readings, or illustrations, as we prefer to call them, are running, critical commentaries upon his own works. With all the self-possession, the flexibility of voice, and the facial expression of a trained actor, it is not sur prising that Mr. Dickens should be able to cause his own creations to live and move before our eyes. Possessing all the bodily requirements, the conception of character alone is wanted; and there is abundant evidence of the existence of this in the creative fertility of his books. No original dramatic author, no writer of dramatic fiction in the form of novels, whose characters impress their forms upon the page in their own language out of their own mouths, can fail to be in heart, mind, and soul a natural mimic, or actor. Every character in Mr. Dickens's novels, drawn in the first instance from observation, must have been dramatically embodied—acted over, so to speak, a hun dred times in the process of development and transference to the written page ; and the qualities of voice, nerve, and presence being granted, Mr. Dickens merely passes over that ground, in the face of a large and attentive audience, which he has often passed over before in the undisturbed privacy of his study. Where the pure actor's art is shown, as distinguished from the dramatic quality inherent in all character-creators, is in certain small alterations of the text of his printed book, so minute as to escape the eye of any but a critical observer, but purposely made to produce effective points. It will be sufficient to name one instance in the " Christmas Carol," where the text seems to be im proved in a literary sense by the elision of several words coming after, and destroying, to some extent, the effect of a well-known passage. In the glorious account of the Fezziwig ball, in the pririted book Mr. Dickens winds up the description of Mr. Fezziwig's dancing by saying he " cut—cut so deftly, that he appeared to wink with his legs, and came upon his feet again without a stagger." In Mr. Dickens'i vocal embodiment, he leaves out all the words that come after " legs," saying with a spasmodic shake of the head and a twist of the paper knife, "He cut—cut so deftly that he appeared to —wink with his legs." _ _ _ It is not only in small verbal alterations that the critical effect of Mr. Dickens's elocution is shown. Half-neglected corners of his works, rich in humour and character, are lighted up with all an author's enthusiasm, speaking through an actor's talent, and groups of perfect, well-de fined beings are revealed, like insects in a microscope, to the wondering gaze of hundreds, who before this were probably scarcely aware of their existence. The " Christ mas Carol" is rich in having two such groups. There are the merchants upon 'Change, who discourse upon Scrooge's death, all of whom stand forth clearly under Mr. Dickens's dramatic treatment, and especially the great fat man with monstrous chin, whose individuality is as strongly, as hu morously, and so forcibly marked in half a dozen lines as that of Scrooge himself throughout the volume. Then comes the perfectly Shaksperian scene in the rascally rag shop,, with old Joe, a very Verges of infamy, the char woman, the undertaker's man, and the laundress, Mrs. Dilber—all higgling over the wretched rags of the dead Scrooge. Repulsive as the picture is, there is hardly a word that can be spared ; and the old huxter, with the two women, stand boldly in the eyes of the audience, until their master chooses to dismiss them. As an example of the objective force of the writing, and the power of em bodiment on the part of the reader, this scene ranks second to none in the book—not even the well-known sketch of the Cratchit dinner, in which Mr. Dickens conveys the - geniality of the situation in a degree it would be impos sible to attain without an appeal to the senses. Admir able and glowing as every word of the description is, it reads almost tame after witnessing the - new life which Mr. Dickens is enabled to breathe into it. Language is a wonderful and a pOwerful instrument in the hands of a master ; but it always leaves something unconveyed of the brightest conceptions of the highest inventive genius, and this is something Mr. Dickens is enabled to add through the medium of his talent as an elocutionary illustrator. The " Christmas Carol" presents little opportunity for a sustained impersonation. When Mr. Dickens throws himself into Bob Cratchit, leaning over the elbow-rest upon the reading-table, with a meek, subdued voice, and a mild, timid expression of countenance, he gives an instantaneous impression of the poor feeble, strug gling clerk, which lights up the whole history of his past life. But this is merely an indication of dramatic power not allowed to develope, for Bob Cratchit is swept away by the progress of the story, and the stream of level narrative and eloquent description rolls solemnly on. The glimpses of Scrooge's early life—the fine imaginative pic ture of the first of the three Spirits—the account of Mar ley's ghost, with that exquisite touch of humour where two back buttons of his coat are said to have been seen through his transparent body (both sketches equal to any in the "Arabian Nights")—the flirtations of Topper and the niece—are all read, described, or embodied in a highly impressive, finished, and humorous manner. The contrast between the Scrooge of the earlier part of the book and the Scrooge of the latter part is damn with a fine discriminating eye for change of character in the same individual ; and every word in the conversation with the boy out of the window, respecting the purchase of the goose, is watched for and listened to by the audiences like celebrated passages from a great standard play.—" To Day," by John Hollingshead. MARKETS— 1 his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE CHARAGE AGAINST A SO-CALLED GERMAN BARON.__ Ernest Rathenon, a tall German, styling himself the Baron Rex, charged with assaulting Police-constable Winsley Fobit, 54 E, by throwing water over him, and who was loudly complained of last week by several cabmen whom he had defrauded of their faros, was again brought up. The prisoner was remanded last week, the magistrate (Mr. Knox) having some doubt as to his sanity. The constable informed Mr. Mansfield, who sat to-day, that he had seen Mr. Alberts, the secretary of the Prussian .Legation, who said he knew the prisoner's family well, and that he believed the prisoner was insane. He also learnt that the prisoner had been in Colney-hatch Lunatic Asylum. A gentleman was in attendance from Frielberg to speak as to his knowledge of the prisoner. Mr. Mansfield said there was no evidence to show that the water was thrown over the constable intentionally, and in the face of the certificate, which he had before him (from Dr. Smiles, of the House of Detention), to the effect that the prisoner was not insane, he could not say that he was. He must, therefore, be discharged. A gentleman, to whom the prisoner is well known, stepped forward to speak as to his extraordinary conduct, but the magistrate would not hear it. As soon as the prisoner left the dock he went and sat by the side of his wife, a very respectable-looking woman, and she shrunk from him with evident fear; she having informed some of the persons connected with the court that he was not only insane in the opinion of eminent medical men, but a moat violent tempered man. WESTMINSTER. A LADY IN HER " Curs."—Mrs. Mary Agnes Matthews, a lady of independent property, residing at 16, Brompton square, was charged before Mr. Selfe with being drunk and disorderly. Police-constable Seymour, B 196, said that on the pre vious evening he was on duty in Brompton-square, where he saw a crowd assembled, among whom were several chil dren. A lady residing at the next house asked him to send the children away. He said, " That if she would go in doors, they would leave." She would remain, when, as she was acting in a strange manner, and was under the in fluence of liquor, he was obliged to take her into custody. Mr. Selfe.—ls she a married woman ? Constable—She is not, sir. She acted in a most extra ordinary manner. I thought she was mad. She spoke about Mr. Spurgeon to the crowd. Mr. Selfe—Have you any witness? Constable—There is her servant, sir. Elizabeth Paget (the servant) said she had been in the service of the prisoner about 18 months, and that she (the prisoner) occasionally gate way to drink. She had a little the previous night. A police-constable of the B division corroborated the statement. Mr. Selfe said that he must fine her. She was fined 10s., or, in default, seven days. THAMES CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD.—Joseph Gabriel, a foreigner, a commission agent formerly dwelling in Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel, was brought up from Liverpool, in custody of Dunaway, a detective officer of the H Division, charged on a warrant with boing concerned with another foreigner named Ferdinand Brown, in obtaining by false pretence 2 cwt. of cigars, value £7O 145., with intent to defraud Messrs. Lyon, Corper, and Co., cigar manufacturers in Whitechapel. Mr. Abbott, solicitor, stated that he should only call sufficient evidence to justify the magistrate in remanding the prisoner until to-morrow, when Brown would be again brought up. Mr. Attenborough, the pawnbroker of Greek-street, Soho, who lent the prisoner .£5O on the cigars fraudulently obtained, was summoned to produce them and give evidence, and it was important for the ends of justice the whole case against both delinquents should be heard at once. The facts of this extraordinary case, as developed by Mr. Lyon Corper, and Dunaway, 11 H, are as follows :—Mr. Corper had known Gabriel for some time, and had some dealings with him. On Tuesday, the 15th of the present month, the prisoner Gabriel called on Mr. Corper, and said he had an order for two cwt. of the best cigars, to be sup plied to Mr. Wall, the landlord of the Globe public-house, in Great Chart-street, Hoxton. Mr. Corper agreed to sell Gabriel the quantity required, and promised they should be ready on the Thursday. Gabriel said the prosecutor could accompany him to the Glebe and receive the money for,the cigars. The cigars ware sent to the Globe at the appointed time, and Mr. Corper accompanied Gabriel to Great Chart street. The cigars were taken into the publichouse, and Gabriel requested Mr. Corper to wait in the street opposite the Globe. Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, did wait as was requested. Mr. Wall came out soon afterwards, and went round the corner. Gabriel followed the publican and crossed the road to where Mr. Corper was standing. n o said, " You see that Mr. Wall has just come out, he has business to attend, and cannot pay me till the afternoon." Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, went home. The other prisoner Blown appeared on the scone, the cigars were removed from the Globe, and con veyed to Attenborough, in Greek-street, and pawned, for £5O. Both Gabriel and Brown were in Greek -street. Brown was captured by Dunaway on Tuesday last in London. Dunaway traced Gabriel's wife to the Euston-square Railway station on Sunday morning, at 8 o'clock. She took a railway ticket for Liverpool. Duna way immediately telegraphed to the Liverpool police, and two detectives, named Scarfe and Graham, were sent to watch her arrival. Her husband was there, but denied to the officers that she was his wife on her arrival. Some children were present, and the officers said to them roughly, " Don't stop about her—go to your mother." They went to Mrs. Gabriel on the platform and called her mother, and the prisoner father. Scarfo and Graham immediately arrested the prisoner and his wife, and detained them until yesterday, when Dunaway arrived in Liverpool and took Gabriel into custody. Mrs. Gabriel delivered £43 to Dunaway. It was the remaining portion received of the pawnbroker Attenborough ; the other portion of the money had been expended. The prisoner, who pretended ignorance of the English language, put a few questions to Mr. Corper, who said ho did not entrust the cigars to the prisoner to trade with or borrow money upon. He was led to believe the cigars were for Mr. Wall, who had nothing to do with the tran saction. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner until to-inorroir. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 3s; clover, £5 to £7 ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £5 Os to £6 6s; clove; £5 5s to £7 7s; and straw, .£1 18s to £2 5s per load. A steady demand. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £5 Os to £6 6s; clove; £5 5s to £7 Os ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. Trade firm. COLONIAL. TEL—Business has been very inactive, and prices have remained without change of importance. SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, but prices in most instances are well maintained. In refined goods the dealings have been to a fair extent, at full rates. COFFEE.—OnIy moderate transactions have been reported, but a large quantity is announced for public sale during the week ; quotations, however, remain steady. RICE.—The demand has been rather less animated, but prices remain without material variation. TALLOW.—Business has continued moderately active for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 44s 3d; last three months, 44s 9d; and spring delivery, 45s 9d per cwt. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—Messrs. Bacon, of Paternoster-row, have just pnblished a very excellent chart of the Atlantic Telegraph, with a sectional view of the Great Eastern steam-ship, and a map showing the pro posed ocean telegraphs and overland routes throughout the world. There is also on the illustrated sheet a variety of interesting items in connection with the late expedition, which renders it a complete record of the interesting event. The publication is well-timed and will, doubtless, secure a very large sale. bIOCESS OF EXETER.—The Bishop of Exeter has collated the Rev. W. Theophilus Grear, M.A., vicar of Hemingborough, near Selby, Yorkshire, to the vicarage of Godolphin, Cornwall, in the room'of the Rev. Wm. H Wright, M.A. His lordship has instituted the Rev. Win. Cookesley Thompson, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford, rector of Warmley, near Hoddesden, Hertfordshire, to the rectory of Silverton, near Collumpton, Devonshire, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Charles Tripp, on the nomination of the devisees of the late Earl of Egremont ; and the Rev: James Mayne, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, formerly curate of Bridestow, to the rectory of Roman sleigh, near South Molten, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. John Hamilton Bond, M.A., on the nomination of, Sic T. Dyke Acland. FEMALE PHYSICIANS.—The Philadelphia North American says there are six or eight regular female physi cians in that city, whose daily practice is equal to that of the average male physicians. One of them keeps three horses in constant use. ITIES. 109 f f THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORThiG INTEL LIGENCE—This Day. By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TUNBRIDGE ITtACES_xis DAY. LADIES' PLATE. Concordia Virtuous Land of the West Six ran. 3 EXETER RACES -THIS DAY. lIALDON PLATE. Audax Allow lie Ropley Five ran. DEVONSHIRE STAKES. Sydmonton Moose Minstrel PRODUCE STAKES B ee l ze bub 1 Robin Hood 2 Won easily. LICHFIELD RACES-THIS DAY. ANSON PLATE. Blue Mantle Gipsy Girl 2 Balnomock 3 Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Success GOLD CIIP STAKES Overture 1 Tennyson Alice Lee 3 Five ran. FLYING STAKES. Prescription Blue Mantle Belle of the Ball Four ran The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of ming to press. We shall give a complete list in a later edition. ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH FLEET. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS). PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 29. The French fleet anchored at Spithead at half past one o'clock to-day. Weather fine. THE MURDERS 1N HOLBORN. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST-THIS DAY. The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances attend ing the deaths of the three children who were discovered murdered at the Star Coffee House, Red Lion-street, Holborn, on tho 9th inst., was resumed this afternoon by Dr. Hardwick, the deputy-coroner, at the Board-room of St. Andrew's Workhouse. The accused, Stephen Forward, alias Earnest Southey, is now at Sandwich Goal, he having been committed there, it will be recollected, for the murder of his wife and child at Ramsgate. He was therefore not present at the in quiry. Mr. Smith, a barrister, was present to watch the case on behalf of Southey. Dr. Hardwick in re-opening the proceedings, said Dr. Lankester had been in communication with the Secretary of State for the purpose of having the prisoner present at the inquiry. He had, however, failed, but if the jury would wait a few minutes Dr. Lankester would be present and explain to them how matters stood. In a few minutes after this announcement Dr. Lankester entered the room, and informed the jury that he had seen the Under Secretary of State relative to tho attendance of Southey, but there were such difficulties in the way that that was impossible. The Coroner at Ramsgato had com mitted the man Forward for trial for wilful murder, and hence arose the dif f iculty. Had the Coroner adjourned the investigation no difficulty would have existed, but by his precipitous proceedings he had prevented the London jury having him before them. Nothing short of a special act of Parliament now would effect that object, because no power existed to remove a prisoner from a part to which he had been committed on a charge of wilful murder to another court for examination. The prisoner had made a voluntary confession, and therefore he did not think there was any fear of miscarriage of justice in the case. If the prisoner should by any possibility escape the one charge ho would be tried on tho other; but if, on the other hand, he was tried and sentenced to be hung for the murders committed in Ramsgate, there would be no neces sity of proceeding with the London charges.; The following evidence was then taken : Head-Constable Livick, of the Ramsgato police, said— On the morning of the 10th of August I apprehended a person who then gave his name Stephen Forward, but he said he had lately gone by the name of Walter Southey. He was brought to the police-station at Ramsgate on a charge of murdering his wife and child in that town. While there, immediately after his arrival, he asked if I had had a communication from Sir Richard Mayne respect ing the death of three children. I replied, "No, but I might have." He then said he wished to make a statement, but he was not then sufficiently collected. I left him for about an hour, and in passing down the High-street I saw a placard relative to the death of three children. I after wards learned that a man named Southey was accused of murdering his three children. 1 returned to the police office at Ramsgate, and had Forward, alias Southey, brought to the justice room. His real name is Forward. He was born within half a mile of Ramsgate. He was supplied with paper, pen, and ink. I then told him that, in addi tion to the charge of murdering his wife and children, I also charged him with the murder of three children at Starr's Coffee-house, Red Lion-street, Holborn. He said it was on that subject that he wished to write a communi cation, and wished that it might be sent by telegraph to Sir R. Mayne. I left him writing for more than an hour. He was then brought before the magistrates, and remanded on the Ramsgate charge. He applied to the justices for leave to road the paper he had written in open court. He was duly warned not to read it, but he did so. I now put into the court the two papers written by Forward. A Juror—Can you swear they are in the handwriting of the prisoner ? Witness—l gave him some paper like it. I was away from him about an hour, and when I returned he handed the two papers to me. A juror—Then you did not see him write them ? Witness—No ; but I have no doubt they are in For ward's handwriting. He had no other means of getting any writing paper except that which I gavo him. Dr. Lankester—You have no doubt about tho papers being written by Southey? Witness—None whatever. Dr. Lankester—That is quite sufficient. You can read them. The papers were then read by Mr. Lovick. They have already appeared in The sm. The writing was to the effect that he had murdered his three children in Holborn, but that he charged the consequences of it upon other parties. The witness said ho had received a letter from the pri soner, written since he had been in Sandwich Gaol, com plaining of the retention of a photograph of a lady. The letter was signed Southey, alias Stephen Forward. A Juror—ls it the portrait of the woman murdered ? 'Witness —No. I have also had a letter from him relative to a card plate. I have had a card struck from it. I pro duce it. The card simply bore the name, " Ernest W. Southey." Mr. Smith—Have you had any other written communi cation from Forward since the imprisonment of Southey ? Witness—None whatever. The photograph was here handed to the jury, and was identified as that of Mrs. White. Mr. Levick—l also took a paper from Southey's waist coat pocket, which 1 will read if the jury should think it desirable. The witness then read the letter in question. It was addressed to Mr. Powell, a the Worcester police, telling him to inform the Earl of Dudley that he was under obli gations to the writer for the preservation of his life, but that the obligation to protect him any further was removed. The letter was dated July, 1864. Arthur S. Blaxall caid—l reside at 809, High Holborn. On the morning of the Bth of August the man Southey came and asked me to make him up a bottle of chalk mix ture, stating that it was for a child of eight years of age who had been staying with some friends for three weeks and had been fearfully neglected. While I was mixing the mixture he asked me the wholesale price of Scheele's hydrocyanic acid. I told him about Bs. a pound. He did not get any from my shop. The Coroner asked if it had been discovered where the poison had been purchased ? Superintendent Searle—Nearly every chemist's shop in London has been visited, but we can get no clue about the purchase of poison. Mr. Smith—You don't know the man who purchased the chalk mixture actually to be the man Southey ? Witness—l believe him to be so from the description of the prisoner given by th e police, and the fact that th e bottle of chalk mixture was found in the house where the children were murdered. The Deputy Coroner thought there was quite sufficient evidence before the Court to enable the jury to return a verdict. Mr. Smith said he had a letter from Southey, stating 'that .1w utterly repudiates the murder in Holborn, and that he was very anxious to attend the-inquiry in London, and give his version of the affair. lie did not think that the paper put amounted to a confession, as he stated in it that he utterly :repudiated the charge of murder. He thought it highly desirable that the prisoner ought to be present. Dr. Lankester—That cannot be done without an act of Parliament: A Juror—Then we ought to have one. Dr. Lankester—You will have to keep your verdict open, then, until the meeting of Parliament. The man Southey is perfectly secure. If he escaped on the Ramsgate charge, he will be tried for the Holborn murders. The Deputy-Coroner said, if an adjournment vas agreed to, it would be merely keeping up a sensation matter with out advancing public business. He thought the jury wero quite in a position to return a verdict. A juror thought, to get over the point of identification; that if the person who gave the children into the custody of Sluthey was sent down to Ramsgate to see the prisoner the matter would be at once settled. Dr. Lankester—The evidence, according to my view, is overwhelming. There cannot be a doubt in the matter. Southey admits the murder in ono sense, but denies it on other and higher grounds. The jury then retired to consider the verdict, and after a short absence returned with a verdict of Wilful Murder in each case against Ernest Southey, alias Forward. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. BOARD OF TRADE WHITEHALL AUG. 25. The Right H on. t h e Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received. from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaires, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Florence, reporting that vessels from the ports of the Italian Continent, which may proceed to the Italian Islands, are subjected to a quaran tine of seven days. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Naples, stating that quaran tine has been established at that port on all vessels coming from Egypt and the Levant generally, with the exception of Greece; also on all vessels coming from Malta, Gibral tar, and Spanish and French ports on the Mediterranean. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 25. Mr. Charles Francis Hulford has this day been promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Ma jesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23rd August, 1865. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial importance in the Gazette:— George Howard, shoemaker, Hornscy Joseph Tilley, publican ' R o therhithe Joseph Oxford, mason, Grosvenor-street, Brixton Hugh Aldridge, builder, Paddington Charles Preston, attorney, Great Tower-street. Benjamin Strutton, licensed victualler, Charterhouse lane. John R. Preston, Upper Eaton-street Joseph Grocott, tailor, Stoke-upon-Trent E. S. Jones, clothier, Newport Wm. Lidgey, grocer, Redruth Robert James Kingston Innes, general dealer, Ken nington. Samuel Thomas Isaac, ship's steward, Poplar. lißichard V. Houssart, builder's clerk, Hackney' Thomas Croft, licensed victualler, Woodford, Essex BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Charles James Stillrood, clerk, Hampstead-road. George James St. John Bashford, ship-broker, Leaden hall-street, City. Arthur Bastow, worsted manufacturer, Bradford. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tuesday. o-- Amsterdam Short. 11 18/ 11 19. Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 lf Rotterdam Antwerp 25 50 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 271 25 27 2 Ditto 3 Months. 25 421 25 471 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 121/ 1211 Vienna Trieste — 11 20 11 25 __ _ Petersburgh - Berlin Madrid —47 f Cadiz Leghorn • 25 571 25 621 Milan _ _ ___ Messina 25 62} Genoa - 25 571 25 62 Naples - 25 57i 25 62 Palermo Oporto Lisbon a SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING. ST. LEGER. G to 4 agst Gladiateur (take 7to 4) 7to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 7to 1 agst Regalia (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) 20 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) The Great Eastern Railway. -40 The scrutineers to-day announced the result of Sergeant Gazelee's amendment for the appointment of a committee of investigation into the company's affairs, which the directors opposed. The result of the poll was, according to the decision of the scrutineers, in favour of the appoint ment of the committee. The following gentlemen were then appointed to form the committee :—Messrs. Turner, George Smith, W. A. Ballantine, Bevis, and Gregg. The chairman of the board of directors said every facility would be given to the committee. Books and papers would un reservedly be placed before the committee. ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE IN PIMLICO.— This afternoon a man named Shaughnessy, a mason, attempted to murder his wife in Regent-street, Pimlico, by Gutting her throat with a razor. lie inflicted a severe wound upon her, and afterwards attempted to kill himself by cutting his throat. Fortunately ho was successful iu neither attempt. The wound inflicted on his own person is the most 11kely to prove fatal. The poiice have the matter in hand. AWFUL DEATH OF MR. RAY, THE SECRETARY OF THE HAND-IN-HAND INSURANCE OFFICE. -A very painful sensation was caused this morning in the vicinity of Fleet-street and Bridge-street, Blackfriars, arising put of the following deplorable circumstance :—lt appears that about a quarter before eight o'clock one of the upper win dows of the lofty pile of buildings belonging to the Hand in-Hand Insurance Office, in New Bridge-street, Black friars, was opened by Mr. Ray, the secretary, and almost instantly the unfortunate gentleman either threw himself out of the window or fell out by accident. He fell upon his head with a loud crash. Two men, who witnessed the occurrence, picked him up, and he was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; but life was extinct —the skull b e ing completely broken. Mr. Ray was 65 years of age, and has left a wife and family to deplore his loss. • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LON-DON, Aug. 29.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived—Euxine, steamer, from Alexandria. FALMOUTH, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Caroline, from Rio Janeiro. CARDIFF, Aug. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—S. Palmer, from Monte Video. OFF SCILLY, Aug. 28.—Arrived—Columbus, from New York. LONDONDERRY, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Prince Consort, from Callao. FLEETWOOD, Aug. 27.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Thorn hill, for Quebec. LivEnroon, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Susan Knapp, from Rio Janeiro. CLYDE, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Dalkeith, for Bombay; Ord, for Monte Video. [Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 28.—Vanguard, from Shanghai. Arrived, Aug. 29.—Furet and Napoleon, from Grave lines. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—Augusta, for Nantes ; Casara, for New York Wrabisoom, for Bathurst; Amazon (screw steamer), and Eneanta, for Lisbon ; Albion, for Cardiff—all from London; Sanderson, from Sunderland for Galatz ; Rebecca and Ga latz, of Shields, both from the north for the west ; Eliza beth, from Grenada for London. Sailed—Etherel, Landsdown, and Percy, for the west. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTivEs.—The Times of India of July 12 gives the following from Aden, July 2: —" The Abyssinian mission is in state quo at Massoweh, drawing its extra pay, and doing nothing. The prisoners are said to be in good health after their eighteen months' captivity. This speaks well for the climate of their prison house and their powers of endurance. Their chance of release is about as remote as that of Mr. Rassam reaching Gondar." MR. W. F. WiNnit_vm.—Mr. Windham appears to be keeping very closely to his coaching life. On Tuesday ho drove a l arge party d own to Y armou th races in a "drag" from Norwich, and as he "tooled" his four in-hand away from the old city he appeared in the highest spirits, shouting out the refrain of " Slap Bang !" in his peculiar fashion. About 10.30 p.m. the drag reappeared, the mirth of the party more exuberant than ever, and the everlasting " Slap Bang !" being still on every lip. The drag seems to have reached its destination quite safely.— Norfolk News. STOKE-UPON-TRENT, Aug. 2d.—The iron trade of North Staffordshire is now fairly active. At present orders are not much in advance of the make, but in most cases the iron ordered is for home consumers, and is ur gently wanted, a sign that a fair business is being done by engineers and constructors. 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 'Co 0 ICO all ,Oi 100 { too 2 100 100 100 103 100 100 100 100 100 1( 0 100 100 3.12.8 8 38i 7 13! I 1031 103! 1 12 1022 i