The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

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TheY The )ver say ing up a a t , s hot vidence, while in A ke of he last Lrge Ela stic. 0 3 ) fiSh in i reache d a at th e ,er lb., 8' ay yea . ° aken in 3 ,1 for tb into the es, tiler® Cilara °' gdora."' circlunl' 3ar Eye, oiridg!: ordere d thildren, n w hom ;owl :died Lo' Per- MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market continues in an easy and quiet condition. Very few bills are brought forward for negotiation, exemplifying in a great measure the little business that is in progress. There is plenty of capital on offer, but the brokers are still unwill ing actively to compete with the authorities, and the lowest rate out of doors is consequently only 38 per cent. The directors of the Dagenham (Thames) Dock Company have issued their report for the half-year, to be presented at the meeting of shareholders on the 23rd inst. They state that the shares already taken up, together with the borrowing powers, are sufficient to enable the works to be carried on with vigour. It is intended to advance the entrance of the docks so as to obtain a greater depth of water, which will enable the admission of vessels of greater tonnage at low water than was originally intended. A landing wharf is being constructed, and • a con tract has been signed with the London and Tilbury Railway for a station at Dagenham. The committee of the Stock Exchange have this day ordered the shares of the Delhi Bank Corpora tion to be marked in the daily list, and those of the London and Southwark Insurance Corporation in the twice a week list. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 17c. Quiet. When the Stock Exchange Markets opened this morning the department for English securities ex hibited activity, and a rise of about per cent. took place in the Funds. Since then, however, the dealings have been very few, and a decline occurred of per cent., viz., to 891 894, at which price Consols are now quoted for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 1; New . 21 per Cents., 711 ; Exchequer Bills, ls. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 4 ; do. Enfaced 5 per Cent., 100} ; do. 5i per Cents., 109* ; do. 4 per Cent. Debentures, 991 ; and Bank of England Stock, 248 250. The Foreign Stock Market has been buoyant, and prices have generally been well maintained. Turkish Consolides are 484 9 ; Mexican, 231 ; the New Loan, 22f ; (reek, 201 ; Spanish Passive, 294 A; the Certificates, 14i ; Italian, 634 64 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 8. American Securities are also well supported. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 681 69 ; Erie Shares, 53 53i ; Illinois, 78i 781 ; Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Debentures are 851 864 .4 In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active, and prices in most instances exhibit increased firmness. Metropolitan have advanced 152. ; Great Eastern, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland each 10s. ; and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western and South Eastern each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, without material change in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some in stances a shade firmer. London Bank of Mexico are dealt in at Di ; London Joint-Stock, at 48 ; London and County, at 741 4 ; Crystal Palace Stock, at 391 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 9+ 10+. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : —The New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan tic Telegraph, 2 21 per share ; Northern Assam Tea Company's Shares, par prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par k prem. ; London Bridge Land, 4 1 prem. ; Albert-bridge, 1 prem.; Massa Carrara Marble, prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 1 prem ; London Quays, f dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 3 3+ prem ; London Jute Works, 1 prem.; M'Queen Brothers, lf 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 di per Cent. Reduced B9/ New 3 per Cent' B9; mew 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 7l* Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 lc 3* per Cent 3 dis Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, si. per Cent 250 48 Do Account : — IND/A ri G OVERN MENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10* per Cent., April 1874 — Do- Account _ Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51f per Cent., May 1879 lo9* Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 991 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 _ Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 -- Do. 4 . per Cent, 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account , Do £B6 paid xdquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., P rov i s i onal L and Warrant— E 87 1 3, tian 7 per Cent 9B -uo., Second Issue Or tt e el £1.D000.97 1864 9515 Bonds 5 per Cents., 1824-5, en Coupons Do Account 2Ol Do. Coupons 'Matemala 5 per Cent. Italian Do. 1839 and 1850 Do 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 701 1865 D 0 Scrip, £ 67k paid — ', 5 per Cent., 1864 — ..,,, 1 - 1 0. Scrip, £55 paid ' , Lexicon 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. An.glo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4} per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Urribarren) ........ Do 44 per c en t., 1862 Do. Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pea Cent. 1859 — Dos per Ce n t. 1862 92i f i 5 per Cent. spa nh 3 per Cent 95f De Account Po New Deferred — uo Account Po Passive — s lie Ac count oanish Cert. of Coup not funded p " D ° Account Do-sh 4 per Cent. — ~,141 per Cent. 1864 ' ',..itish 6 per Cent. 1854 u.No Account 94i 4-I ,° 6 per Cent. 1858 -ue Account 74f Do £lOO Bonds —D o i 1 1 . , • . per Cent — r, 6 Per Cent. 1862 ..- , o o Acc ount 73 D- o £lOO Bonds 731 .1) 6 per Cent, 1863 — (1 5 Per C en t . 1 8 65 Do £lOO Bon ds D o , . D ' - 'erlP, £35 paid yetooo.Gszarac ou n i te t ed, 4 per Cent — dis 994 nezt lela 3 per Cent. ' 6 Per Cent, 1864 — Dividends on the above payable in London. Aust,,• tel k i, -11, A 5 , Per Cent Ex. 10 Florins D ---- 4 M. Per cent., Ex. 25f. tell 2 i r Cent. Ex. 12 Gull 6ll D o Pe ent., x. French Per Cent. Certificates 984 D o i e lt e ntes, 41 per Cent. — I alia count — Do. 1 5 Pertnt., 1861, Ex. 25f. A _ Co nsols THREE O'CLOCK. .., ..................................... 89 1 ept. Ac count ........ ....... 89j SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 96 18 1331 134, 6 6 Paid.l Closing Business Price. done. Share Railways. 13.14 et st et 50 20 10 10 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no div. Do. A till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been aid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. it - Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 It Great North of Scotland t Great Northern t a). A stock , . it Do. B io Do. Few. is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original . S. Vi'. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Dlid.—Oxford; DO. Newport. Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwell Lon., Brigh., & S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan Do. New nid'and Do, Sirmin.. & Derby Hid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. 4 shares ►lid Kent ... North British Do. Ed., Pth ,'"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 185548 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. 43; S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t o. Scot, Mid. stick Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon , outh E •stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. liar tlepool Har.& It Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable BRITISH P Atlantic dt St. Lawrence ) Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. k' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron _ Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug . . 1, 872 1)0. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Calcutta & S. E., llin 'ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canads Do. Equip. Nort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Dq. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds. Do. do. deferred Do. :id Pref. stook—. Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .. Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 11l Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Lim gua. 5 per cent D .. 41 per cent Do Great W, s. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5 $ do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O . •. • Do. 41 do Do. 4e do Do. Fifth Extension Uelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's hay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g. itl.C'da, pc Ist pf. bds Scinde . ..... N , Do. Delhi I Do. do ts' a. Do. Puniaub... • Eio Do.lndus St Flo- '''" COLONIAL GONER IBrcent.,itish D C o e l en m 3l lla 3 , 72 6 . pert Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-b4 Do. 6 g. c, Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 3873 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. R 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May:s, Nov. Natal qov. 6 per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1894 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Sc .tia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vics,Gov. 6 p.c.a & July Do. do, a pril & Oct BRIT I Cam. Consol. bi old, lim IChiverton Clifford A malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon est earn Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'i ltussell (Tavistk Gam .& StA übyn(G wen. Great L .xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot Elingston Downs Margaret (IJny Lelant Marie Valley VI wyndy iron Ore, liw Nanglles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear V.Wh'l Bassett allogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr,,vidence IJnyl.klant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L , skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett ( Mogan I Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Uni ,n ...... .... 61 66 16 17 109 111 46 47 7i 8; 13L 132 147 148 128 t 32 84 i 8 66 67 63 65 41 46 40 45 165 107 1171 113 91 92 103 105 39 Al 125 12 4 93 10. 51i 154 133 1334 21 3 p 13Gt 1311 99 101 54 45 z 4 :5 111 112 68 69 103 104 37 Sgt 10 11 121 123 14 2 p 75 77 11i 14 148 152 57 ) 61 63 55 58 80 M 8 10 15i 157 3 t p 106 107 49 51 4616#4 ISIONS. 57 AG 101 102 i 0 91 li 9 10 99 101 70 :5 100 102 101 tO2 103 104 18 19 ES 90 64 66 5i 60 56 $8 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 17 24 16 103 104 i P 100,E 1011 11; 12k 8; 811 !O 92 82 84 1 4d 101 102 95 07 9.1 92 63 65 82 84 99 t 1004 991 100 1 4 1 ; 934 1001 rkt.EFICKENCE tltiAßl S. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 109 Ditto, 5 per cent., 123 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. knit. stock, No. 1, 108} Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent. red.. 51 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent.' Ditto, 44 pgr cent. pt. stook rd., 101 2 North Staffordshire, 21i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Cheater and Holyhead, 121} Hull and Selby, I‘7l FOREIGN RAIL WA/ B. A ntwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Bahia and San Francisco t ilin.) put. 7 per cent., 14 f FOREIGN bEINEB, Frontino and Bolivia Gold, Um., 31 St. John del Rey, lim., 40 Washoe Gold, Um., Ditto, (£3), 6 BANKS. Albion, 7 61 Alliance, lim.. 29} Bank of London, 132 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China.:234 4 Chartered ger. of India, London, and Chin; 45 Colonial, lim., 414 2 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 22 Consolidated Bank, hm., 10 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered. 2CI I Imperial Ottoman, 154 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 44 London Bank of Mexico and S. America. ltm, , 104 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 214 London and County, 744 London Joint Stook, 48 London and 11 estminster, 95 Oriental Bank Corporation. 52 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., -- Ditto (£lO , 7 - Union of A ustralla, 531 4 Union of London, 531 M Anglo-Mexican Mint I 6 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gun., 2f I SELLANEOUS. 3 C Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance, hcu. , 22 80.. bay Gas, cirri., 52 Ditto, 2d issue, 4} Ceylon Company, 1 , Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, ei Crystal Palace, 391 Ebbw Vale, 131 Egyptian Com and Trading, lira., 31 f E glish and Australian Copper, 1 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, firm, 51 Humber Iron Works, 6 International Financial Society, lira., 6 Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 8 London Financial Association, lira., 2l 2 London General Omnibus Company, 3} National Discount Company, lira., 15} Oriental Financial, lim., 2f Oriental Gas, lira., 5/ Overend, Gurney, and Co. Urn., 10 1 9. 10 9/ Penin -ula and Oriental St eam, ' 77 Royal Mail Steam, 1171 1 8 Scottish Australian Investment. Ilm., 122 a Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), tim., 7?, Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., :181 18 .04 31 5 39 125 5 1 1.5 41 9 50 51 1331 I 4 1 31 131 i 302 i 8 10 79j so} 791 OSSE, 103; 4 3j 14i 'KENT SECUR: 100 100 101 100 100 103 105 107 109 107 109 102 104 95 97 9) 101 93 95 CO 91 102 104 S 3 85 105 107 96 98 95 07 98 100 81 85 82 S 4 103 105 106 108 ICB 110 106 108 1( 3 105 100 111 98 100 101 i 102 ICiii 110 ITIES. 9 10 25 27 560 580 18 .:0 12i 8 64 2j 2 10 11 3 it 2 4 194 204 11 35 37 21 2 21 40 42 2 2i 21 8 41 41 21 14 11 13 25 35 4 1 I It 11 11 2 30 32 470 490 15 2 , 13 15 171 18 . , 6) 70 10 12 75 3 ) 170 180 75 80 28 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 18.18.9 30.17.6 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1865, The Extraordinary Charge against Mr• Spiague MANSION-HOUSE-THIS DAY, To-day Charles Gordon Sprague, the surgeon, who was recently tried and acquitted on an indictment charging him with administering poison to Sarah Chalker, his mother-in-law, with intent to murder her, at the Exeter Assizes, was placed before the Lord Mayor charged with committing a heinous offence on Hannah Hart, servant to Mr. Jenkins, surgeon, of 22, Philpot-lane, Fenchurch street. It was proved on the first examination, which took place last Monday, that the prisoner had only been in Mr. Jenkins's service two days when ho committed the offence with which he was charged, having left Devonshire shortly after his trial at Exeter. To-day Hannah Hart was recalled, and her former exa• mination, in which she stated that the prisoner had admi• nistered to her brandy and medicine, having been rem over to' her, Mr. Maynard, who attended for the prisoner, put some questions to her in cross-examination, in answer to which she said she had gone upstairs to lay down as she was suffering from faintness. She did not speak of it to the prisoner. She had not taken any spirits daring the morn ing. She had written a note to the prisoner asking his permission to go out to a concert on Saturday. The pri soner gave no answer. Tho note was written on pink paper, and she sent it to the prisoner by the boy. The order she expected for the concert did not come, so she did not go out. She pulled the blinds down before she laid down. She did not know when they were drawn up. After the prisoner had committed the offence he went out for about an hour. She went and fetched a policeman. While she was out she did not taste any spirits, neither did she meet a friend. She had known the witness Pye, the errand boy, about two months. She was not intimate with him, nor had she spoken to him about the matter. The boy Pye, in addition to his evidence, said when he went upstairs to Hannah Hart's room, he found his door locked—the prisoner, however, answered from the inside. When the prisoner left witness went into the room, and saw that Hannah's dress was very much disordered. He wrote the note for her, as she could not write. She had not to his knowledge had any spirits that morning. He did not hear her cry or make any noise. Had she done so ho thought he must have heard it. When we bathed her head she did not complain of any ill-treament. The evidence of Mr. Humphies, of Trinity-square, surgeon, was next read. It wont to show that he had examined her person, and was of opinion that the offence had been committed. The absence of marks of violence was no proof that the offence had not been perpetrated. The Lord Mayor—Do you think that anything thrown over the girl would produce the marks on her neck— chloroform, for instance ? Witness—No, I should say not. If it had the face would also have been excoriated as well as the neck. Mr. Howell, who prosecuted, said that was all tho evi dence he had to produce. He contended it was quite suffi cient to enable the magistrate to commit the prisoner for trial. Mr. Maynard did not think the evidence at all justified such a course. The Lord Mayor—l shall most certainly commit the prisoner for trial. I must also say that I never saw a witness give evidence in a more truthful and unhesitating manner than the young woman had done. I shall most decidedly commit the prisoner for trial. Mr. Maynard—Then I shall, on the part of the prisoner, reserve any observations on the case until the trial takes place before a jury. The Lord Mayor—You can do so, if you please.. My duty is quite clear. The prisoner was then fully committed to Navigate for trial for the capital offence. The prisoner was then removed from the dock by the jaoler. _ During the examination he treated the matter with the coolest indifference, and when it was intimated that he was fully committed for trial, he merely gave a smile, and left the court apparently rather amused than otherwise at the proceedings. Closing Ceremony of the West London Industrial Exhibition. The closing of this most interesting exhibition took place last night at the Floral Hall, Covent garden, under circumstances equally as imposing as the opening, and was attended by thousands of the labouring classes, with their wires and children. The proceedings commenced at half-past 7 o'clock by an overture on the grand organ from " Semira mide," by Mr. Augustus L. Tamplin ; and next followed the " Old Hundredth Psalm," by the choir which was given by 200 voices with great effect. The duet, "Si mami Anoor," from " Tro vatore," was next sung by Mr. Denbigh Newton and Miss Newton, and loudly applauded. After this performance came an aria called "Le Parlete," by Mdlle. Lucy Franklein, which was very warmly encored. Mr. and Madame Weiss were also loudly encored in the " Lucia" of Donizetti, so well known to the musical world ; and the aria, " Hear me, Israel," by Mendelssohn, was given with great force by Miss Annette Hirst, accompanied on the organ by S. C. Hirst, organist, of Dundee. • When we mention that the vocal performers were Madame Weiss, Miss Annette Hirst, Miss Berry, Miss New ton, Mdlle. Lucy Franklein, and Miss Rose Hersee, Mr. W. H. Weiss, and Mr. Denbigh Newton ; and that the instrumental performers were, on the piano, M. Hoyte, violin, Mr. V. Collins, and the grand organ, Mr. Augustus L. Tamplin, it can easily be supposed that the concert was a grand success. After the musical performances terminated. J. A. NICOLAY, Esq., the chairman of the com mittee, came forward to present their report, and complained in very strong terms of the conduct pur sued towards them by the Duke of Bedford. The name of Russell (he said) had been always asso ciated in English history with everything that was great ; but it had in later times, he deeply regretted to say, become greatly degenerated. In the case of the West London Exhibition a deputation was formed to wait on his grace, but he refused to see them, although he (Mr. Nicolay) had no hesitation in saying that if they had applied to the noble Premier, or any member of her Majesty's Govern ment, they would have been kindly and courteously received. Everything was done by the manager to comply with the regulations and wishes promulgated from the office of the Duke of Bedford. The organ which Mr. Bennington gave fer the amusement of the visitors was prohibited from being played upon after a certain hour ; and thus the guarantors, in conse quence of this cold water thrown on the exhibition by the Duke of Bedford and his agents, had become liable for a considerable sum of money. The Chan cellor of the Exchequer, who had been and was the workman's friend, was invited to attend that evening to close the exhibition, but unfortunately his public engagements and other circumstances prevented him, and they thus lost the most valuable assistance. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Morrell (the secretary) was then called on to read the report, but the task was assigned in conse quence of stronger lungs to The Rev. Mr. TnoarE.--The report stated that unfortunately the exhibition had failed, and that the receipts, as compared with the expenditure, ex hibited a very considerable deficiency. The Floral Hall was engaged for May, June, and July for £l,OOO, and a fourth part of the receipts were to be given to Mr. Gye, but, unhappily, they gave him a power to interfere with the charges of admission, and they believed that his insisting on a charge of one shilling, instead of sixpence, did great mischief. (Hear, hear.) The result was, that the number of exhibitors was 1,092 ; the number of visitors who paid, 84,253, up to Saturday night last; the amount of money received, £1,407 Bs. 7d. ; the receipts from all sources were £l,BOO ; while the expenditure was upwards of £3,000. The report expressed a wish that the guarantors would be paid their money, and concluded by thanking the chairman, secre tary, and other officers of the exhibition for the manner in which they discharged their duties. The grand Hallelujah Chorus, in "The Messiah," was next sung by the London Choral Union, and, after other musical performances, the proceedings concluded with the National Anthem. The conductor of the London Choral Union, Mr. C. J. Harjeth, deserved a great deal of credit for the manner in which he conducted the performances. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. • Market continues steady. Sales, probably 10,000 bales or more. During the last few days there has been very little business transacted in the foreign and colonial produce markets. Sugar has in some instances been rather cheaper, while coffee has been in very mode rate request, at barely previous rates. Tea has been neglected, while in tallow the operations have been rather increasing, and prices for both present and forward delivery have tended upwards. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,-This MARLBOROUGH-STREET THE COLONEL AND THE CABMAN.—John Maxwell, a cab driver, was summoned before Mr. Knox for assaulting Col. John Constantine Stanley, of No. 40, Bruton-street. Col. Stanley said that on Saturday week he was crossing to Arlington-street with a friend. He had an umbrella up and on the defendant coming along he raised it up, and then, on the pavement, defendant struck the umbrella with his whip. On stopping the defendant he said that he (the colonel) had struck his horse. The defendant asked whether he struck the umbrella intentionally, and the colonel said he did. The defendant said that he intended to strike his horse, and not the umbrella. Mr. Alfred Burton, of 13, Dover-street, said he was with Col. Stanley at the time. The colonel might have raised his umbrella so that it might have touched the horse's head, upon which the defendant struck the umbrella. In answer to the defendant, the witness said ho believed it was done intentionally. Col. Stanley said the defendant used a sort of threat, but afterwards said as a justification that he (the colonel) struck the horse first. The defendant said ho had the wife of a major in his cab at the time. Ito called to the gentleman, and as soon as he saw him coming up the umbrella was raised and struck his horse's head. Hackney-carriage attendant No. 34 said the gentleman asked him to get the defendant's number, and he did so ; and the cabman said the gentleman had struck his horse with his umbrella. The gentleman then said the de fendant had struck his umbrella. Mr. Knox said it was a very light matter, and ho should dismiss the summons. Double Murder at Batley, Late on Saturday evening the town of BatICY) in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was the scene of a t'er rible tragedy, ending in the murder of two womb." and the attempted suicide of the murderer. A young man named Eli Sykes, about 19 years old, living at Batley Carr, and a member of the Dewsbury Rifle Corps, returned to Batley on Saturday evening, from a battalion drill at Drighlington. For some time past he has been paying addresses to a young woman named Hannah Brook, but recently shehas discarded him for another suitor from Wakefield. When he reached Batley on Saturday evening Sykes went 't, o Brook's house, where he found Miss Brook and her mother, Sarah, at home. He demanded to know from the daughter whether she would accept him, and in reply she and her mother told him to go away, as they did not want to have anything to do with him ; and the daughter also added that if he did not go away she would make him. He said he would not go, and told her that he had seen her with another man. She replied that she would have no more to do with him, and he might as well " take himself away." Hardly had the words passed her lips when he took up the rifle which he had brought with him and struck her on the head with the butt end of the weapon, using such force as to knock her from her chair and to break the stock of the rifle. She screamed out "Murder," and Sykes thenpulledouthis bayonetand stabbed her eight times in the breast and other parts of the body ; but not instantly killing her. The mother seeing the murderous assault on her daugh ter, rushed forward to protect her, when Sykes turned round upon the mother and stabbed her with the bayonet in the breast, and followed up his bloody work by inflicting six more fearful gashes upon her. The shrieks of the two women attracted the attention of two men, named Joseph Peace and William Farrall, who on entering the dwelling found the women lying on the floor weltering in their blood, and Sykes in the act of attempting to com mit suicide by stabbing himself in the neck with the bayonet. Peace instantly snatched the weapon from him, and in doing so narrowly escaped being stabbed himself, owing to the determined resistance made by Sykes. Information was immediately for warded to Police Sergeant English, who arrived at the place in a few minutes. He found the two women on the point of death, and Sykes apparently in a dangerous state, as the blcod was streaming profusely from wounds in his throat. Mr. Bayldon, surgeon, was sent for, but before his arrival both the women had died. Mr. Bayldon found that the removal of Sykes might be safely ventured upon, and the assistance of other police having been ob tained, Sykes was placed in a conveyance and taken to the lock-up at Dewsbury, where he was imme diately attended to by Dr. W. H. Thornton. His wounds are not likely to be fatal, for the windpipe and large arteries of the neck are uninjured. The murdered woman Sarah Sykes was about 63 years of age, and lived upon the income derived from a small property near Batley. Her daughter lived with her, but obtained a livelihood by weaving at the Alex andra Mill, at Batley. The murderer had been for two years a member of the Dewsbury Rifle Corps, and had made himself conspicuous by his regular attendance at drill. Yesterday (Sunday) morning he had sufficiently recovered to be able to converse. He stated that he considerad himself fully justified in all that he had done, and was per fectly satisfied now that he had had his revenge. The girl and her mother, he said, " had brought it all upon themselves." His father visited him in the course of the day, and a very affecting interview took place. Afterwards the prisoner recovered his usual indifference. The murders have created the most intense excitement in the district, and the lock-up and the house in which the crime was com mitted were yesterday visited by crowds of people. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocii. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE --This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. YORK RACES-THIS DAY. ZETLAND STAKES. Ambition Retrousse Fitzroy . Fourteen ran. BLACK DUCK STAKES. CHEST ERFIELD STAKES w. 0.. Peeress ... Red Earl .. Exceller .... Thirteen ran. YORKSHIRE OAKS. Klarinska .. Siberia Gardevisure Seven ran. SELLING STAKES. Sylph Our Nan Saxon Beauty CONVIVIAL STAKES Ischia Strathconan Vespasian Six ran. PRODUCE STAKES. Broomielaw w.o. NINTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Zambesi Lion Dux Five ran. BURGUNDY STAKES. w. o. Ely BRAMHAM STAKES Weathercock., w.o. JUVENILE STAKES. Primate W.O. LATEST BETTING. EBOD. HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 10 to 1 agst Nemo (taken) ST. LEGER. Bto 1 agst Regalia (offered) 8 to 1 agst The Duke (offered) 14 to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) YARMOUTH RACES-THIS DAY. - SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK STAKES. Oberon w.o - TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Miss Roland Cleopatra 2 Four ran. VISITORS' PLATE. Mortlake King of Greece TRADESMAN'S HANDICAP The Turner.. Brown Stout HASTINGS RACES—Tms DAY. BOROUGH PLATE. Bunch Mysterious Lady Buckhound 3 Eleven ran. WELTER CUP. Budworth 1 Harkaway Musketeer 3 Six ran. AMERICA. REUTER'S TELEGRAM. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2. The Inman steamer City of New York, from New York on the 12th inst., has arrived here. She brings 253 passengers and $275,000 in specie. She landed 38 passengers and 14 sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at 12 o'clock noon. The City of Dublin, from New York, has also arrived. She brings 176 passengers, 47 of whom she landed, and proceeded at 12.40 p.m. for Liver pool. ARRIVAL OF THE BAVARIA. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 22. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Bavaria, from New York on the 9th inst., has arrived. She brings 98 passengers for this port, Havre, and Hamburg, but no specie. On the 11th she spoke the steamer Kangaroo, and on the 15th one of the Cunard steamers, both bound west. Her news has been anticipated. THAMES. SINGULAR CASE OF AS;;;;IA middle-aged, Irish couple named Daniel and Ellen Sullivan, were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting Wil liam Hammond, a bricklayer's labourer. The story related by the complainant, whose eye was blackened and face swollen, was that he was seated out side his own door in Gregory's-rents, Bluegate-fields, Shadwell, last evening, when the male prisoner, who was drunk and noisy, asked him to shake hands. He refused to do so, and told him not to come near him, and that he did not want to associate with him. Daniel Sullivan abused him and left him. Soon afterwards, while ho was inside his hoilse, singing a song and amusing his wife and children the prisoners burst open the door of his room and entered. Both attacked complainant, the wife seizing him by the hair of the head and pummelling him, while the husband struck him on the eye with his fist and blackened it. The son of the prisoners, a boy 7 years of age, was standing by, and after David Sullivan threw the complainant on the floor he called to the boy to rip open the complainant. After some more scuffling and fighting the complainant got away and called the police, who took the prisoners into custody. Maria Hammond, the complainant's wife, was called, and her evidence was very different from her husband's She said the black eye was inflicted with a tin can outside the house, and that the boy called out, "I have a knife shall I rip him open." Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said the complainant ob tained his black eye on Wednesday while on strike, and that he struck the first blow yesterday, and there was a regular fight. Mr. Paget said the law enabled him to swear the com plainant and his wife, but not the defendant and his wife. The complainant said the black eye was inflicted inside the house by Daniel Sullivan with his fist. Mrs. Ham mond said the blow was inflicted outside the house with a tin can. There were other discrepancies, and probably both statements were falsehoods. He discharged the prisoners. WESTMINSTER CRUEL ROBBERY OP A POOR WIDOW.—John Edwards was charged with literally stripping a furnished apartment he had rented of a poor widow, and unlawfully disposing of the property. Ann Edmerton, a widow woman, residing at 51, West bourne-street, Pimlico, said that she got her living by letting furnished apartments. At the end of last autumn the prisoner and a person represented to be his wife came to lodge with prosecutrix, and suddenly absconded in November last, leaving the place stripped of all the portable articles, of linen, &c. ; and a letter enclosing sixteen pawn brokers' tickets of her goods, informing her that after Christ mas, when he got some employment, he would come and redeem the things. She never saw nor heard any news of the prisoner until she met him in the neighbourhood of Burton-crescent and gave him into custody. Prisoner said he had intended to do what was right if he had had time, but he was given into custody. Mr. Arnold said ho thought that this was a very cruel robbery. There was no excuse for such conduct as he had been guilty of. He had pawned the poor woman's things and absconded with the proceeds in November, and nothing was hoard of him until he was found.by chance near Burton-crescent. There was no appearance of honesty about that. Had there been he would have gone to the poor woman and done something to show it. Prisoner said he pawned the things to pay the rent. Mr. Arnold asked whether he owed any rent at the time he absconded. The poor woman replied 12s. Prisoner observed he thought it hard he should have been given into custody when his intentions were honest. Mr. Arnold said he thought the very contrary, and he must say that there was generally much kind feeling in persons of the prosecutrix's description to those who were poor, but he had used her ill. He was remanded for a week. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITH-PI:MD.-01d Meadow hay, £5 10s Od to £6 Os Od ; new ditto, £4 158 to £5 lOs ; old clover, £6 5s to £6 158 ; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £lBs to £1 12s por load. A short supply. CUMBERLAND. —Old Meadow hay, £5 10s Od to £6 Gs; new ditto, £4 158 to £5 15s; old clover, £6 5s to £6 15s; new ditto, £5 10s to £6 Os; and straw, £1 10s to £ll6s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £slos to £6 Os Od; new ditto, £4 158 to £5 10s; old clover, £6 5s to £7 Os ; new ditto, £slos to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. A fair demand. COLONIAL. TEA•—The market has continued very quiet, and prices have remained unaltered. A small quantity of Assam will be offered to-day at public auction. SUGAR.--Business has continued very quiet, and the few dealings reported have been at barely previous rates. Refined goods, however, continue in moderate request, at steady rates. COFFEE. —There has been only a moderate inquiry, and prices have remained without material alteration. RICE.— Only a liinited amount of business has been transacted, consequent upon the high prices demanded by holders. The stocks on hand, however, are rather large. TALLOW —The market has shown considerable anima tion, and prices for both present and forward delivery are well maintained. P.Y.C. old, on the spot is marked 445, and new 44s Gd to 41s 9d ; and last three months 45e per cwt. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. South Hetton s. d. s. d. ......... 20 0 Heugh H a ll l9 0 Hastings Hartley .. .. . 17 3 Northumberl'd Main l4 0 Byass's Bebside West South Kelloe Hartley l7 3 Cassop Walls End Haswell.., 20 0 Walls End Byron Hetton Ly0n5........,, 18 3 Pensher Primrose Hetton 2O 0 Framwellg a t o lB 3 Eden Main Bradclyell's Hetton..., 19 0 Caradoc l9 6 Kelloe East Hartlepool Russell's Hetton 19 0 Tunstall Hartlepool Kepier Grange ...18 9 Ellison Steam 15 6 Ships at market, 101; sold, 93. Advices from India state.that at Calcutta quite a satisfactory change has taken place in commercial affairs, especially for manufactured goods. The report of the directors of th e B uenos A yres Great Southern Railway Company, t o b e presente d at the works ensuofing the meeting of sh are h olders, states that the railway are f as t approaching com as will be seen from th e engineer's report. There has been some question as t o a part i al p in order t o sat i s f y certain localinterests, sd in a ei pletion, th e director s re t a i n the opinion xp en circular issued t o th e shareholders on e o e expressed ng e o f the but the 27th March last, viz., that th e open i ng of t h e line should be delayed until the wor k s are en tirely completed, and ready t o receive traffic throughout hd er g eih gh t the entire length o f the line, after u the inspection of the Government sur veyors. This opening may be looked for about the beginning of October. The rapid progress of the works has necessarily required equally rapid calls on the shareholders until the full amount of £2O per share has thus been called up. The direc tors are now issuing to th e pub li c t h e £lOO , OOO debenture bonds to complete the required capital. They have reason to hope that the entire amount will be gradually taken up, and that they will be enabled to close the constructio n accoun t simul taneously with the opening of the li ne , or v e r y soon after. CHOKED WITH A PIECE OF STOLEN BACON. — The North Riding coroner lately held an inquest on the body of an old man named John Walton, who was em ployed to carry refreshments to a shooting party, and on his way took a slice of bacon and tried to swallow it. The bacon stuck in his throat and killed him. He was found dead on the road. THE MURDERER'S CONFESSION. Yesterday morning the young man, Eli Sykes, who is in custody for murdering two women at Batley, was taken before the local magistrates. He appeared in plain clothes, some of his comrades having waited upon him on Sunday and induced him to exchange the uniform he wore at the time of the murders—and which was blood-stained—for the ordinary dress of a civilian. He was formally charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Brook and Hannah Brook at Batley, on the 19th instant. Mr. Atkinson, solicitor, of Dewsbury, was present to watch the case on behalf of the relatives of the murdered women. The first witness called was William Fawcett, who said—About five minutes past eleven o'clock I was in Huhne-street, when I heard a cry of " Murder." I ran out, met Joseph Peace, and we ran into Brook's house together. The prisoner was there, and had his bayonet in this way—(showing the manner in which he was probing at his throat). As we went to him he struck at Peace, and the weapon passed through his coat. I seized him behind, and got it from him. Then we threw him down, got his belt off, and placed him on a chair till Sergeant English came. Mrs. Brook was at the door bleeding when I went in, and the younger woman was standing by the bedside bleeding from the mouth. The prisoner was standing before her. I never saw him strike at the two women who are murdered. The old woman was shouting " Murder ; oh, he is murdering our Hannah." The young woman asked for a drink of water when they laid her on the bed. She lived, I believe, about five minutes after I entered the house. She was stabbed through her clothes in the breast, and she was also bleed ing from the mouth and from a stab on the cheek. The older woman was placed on the bed shortly afterwards, and it was said that she was dead. Police-constable Murray said—On Saturday night, be tween 11 and 12 o'clock, I went to Hulme-street, Batley, to the house of Sarah Brook. I saw Sarah Brook and her daughter, Hannah Brook, laid dead in bed. The prisoner was laid on the floor. Ho did not speak until after his wounds were dressed by Mr. Bayldon. When the wounds were dressed we put him in a cart and took him to the Dewsbury lockup. He was sensible enough, but did not speak. Mr. Bayldon, when he examined the wounds, said there was nothing dangerous about them. At the lockup, Superintendent Martin cautioned the prisoner not to speak. About ten minutes after Mr. Martin left the pri soner made a statement, after I had cautioned him that what he said would be given in evidence before the magis trates. He said, "I feel easier and better satisfied in my own mind now that I have done than I did before I had done it. I was with this young woman on Monday night at Batley, and we were on good terms. I went on Saturday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, to her mother's house. Her mother and her began calling me, and told me to go away, as they did not want me there. Hannah sat down on a chair and began singing, and it aggravated me. I struck her with the butt-end of my gun, and she cried, Oh, Eli, let mo alone and I will go with you.' I pulled my bayonet out of my sheath and ran it into her. Her mother got up out of bed and tried to prevent me, and I ran my bayonet into her. I have told her many a time I would have my revenge, and I have got it now, that is all."—Mr. Greenwood (to the prisoner) : Do you wish to ask the policeman anything as to that statement? The Prisoner : Yes ; he says that was all I said to him. I told him when I got into the house they began calling me, and I asked her if she would ever go with me again. She said "No," and I asked her if she was going with another young man, and she said she was.—lnspector Leo said : A friend of the prisoner's, named Sales, came to see him yesterday. The prisoner had his rifle uniform on, and Sales went to fetch him a suit of clothes to put on in place of his rifle clothes, which were covered with blood. After the conversation about the clothing, the friend said to him, "Eli, this is a very bad job."—Witness (Murray): I heard him say that. The prisoner said, " I could not help it. lam easier and better satisfied in my mind than before 1 had done it ;" and he went on talking, and said what had happened inside. He said, "When I was in the house, the mother and daughter began calling me, and said they would not have mo there." He asked her was she not going with another "chap." Superintendent Martin—A Wakefield "chap," I understood. W itness—He said " I asked her if she was going with another chap, and if it was a man from Wakefield ; and she said Yes.' She told me she would go with any man she liked, and if I would not go away she would make me. She then sat down on a chair and began singing." Inspector Lee said that the young woman had received seven stabs, and there were eight on the old one.— Murray continued—His friend asked him if he was drunk when he did it, and he said, " No, I had had nothing to drink." The prisoner, who; it was stated, was out of danger, was remanded to Saturday. The inquest was opened at eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon, at the White Hart Inn, before Mr. C. Jewison. Several witnesses were examined ; and it was proved that the prisoner had a short time ago threatened he would either have Hannah Brook or no one else should have her. He had also told one of his sweetheart's brothers that he could scarcely bear the idea of Hannah rejecting his offer. The brother attempted to console him, saying he would be sure to find some female who would accept him. The ac cused was not present at the inquest, which was adjourned to Monday. Six SETS OF CHILDREN.—There is a family in Detroit of quite unusual composition. Tho father and mother have each been married three times, and have had children by each marriage ; and all are now living happily together under one roof—six sets of children.--American Paper. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John George Taylor, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Diar bekir, to be her Majesty's Consul in Koordistan. AUG. 12. The Queen has been g -I;,WOUsii , pleased to appoint Henry Pinckney Walker, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Charles ton, to be her Majesty's Consul in the States of North and South Carolina. AUG. 18. The Queen has boen pleased to approve of M. Thenon as Consul at Bombay for his Majesty the Emperor of the French. WHITEHALL, AXG. 20. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Adam Gifford, Esq., Advocate, to be Sheriff and Steward of the Sheriffdoins or Stewartries of Orkney and Zetland, in the room of William Edmonstoune Aytoun, Esq., do ceitsed. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUGUST 22. 4th Regiment of Hussars.—Captain Frederick John Sandys Lindesay to be Major, without purchase, vice Charles Augustus Gunter Browne, deceased ; Lieutenant Henry Jennings to be Captain, without purchase, vico Linde- _ . say. 7th Hussars.—Lieutenant John Gaspard Watkins Le Mer chant to be Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. Francis Algernon James Chichester, who retires ; Cornet William Steuart Lillingston to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Le Merchant ; James Moffatt, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lillingston. Bth Hussars.—Captain Henry Stratton Bates, from the 69th Foot, to be Captain, vice S. W. Rawlins, who ex changes. 11th Hussars—Capt. Thomas William Shore Miles, from the 17th Lancers, to be Captain, vice Robinson, who exchanges. Lieut. t l . 1 17th Lancers—Capt. George Coke Roles,biwnsboen,exferbaomngtehs. the 11th Hussars, to be Captain, Ro has beyaeln rm Artillery—Lieut. Riding Master William Boylin has b ° re tire upon half-pay. L t e u resignt his vice commission FMr ibeen permitted to rck T iju Roy in. al Engineers—Sergeant-Major S er geant-Mejor George S t urrock to be Q uar t erma ster, vice Thos. w John Conolly, wh o re tires upon half-pay. Ist Regiment of Foot—Gentleman CadetWalterCEnsign, Craufurd Kennedy, from the Royal Military Coll e ge, to be vice Wynter, transferred to the 33d Foot—Gentleman e purcha se, tieman Cadet Hugh Henry Yarde, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Frederic Cooper Turner, transferred to the 4th Foot. 2d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Augustus Mott, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Young, transferred to the 79th Foot. 4th Foot—Ensign Frederic Cooper Turner, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign, vice Edward S. Bruce, who retires. 20th Foot—Ensign David O'Neill Power to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Zacliaray Macaulay, who retires ; Gentleman Cadet Robert Andrew Woolley, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Power. 29th Foot--Ensign George William Frederick Claremont, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Douglas Drummond Dick, who retires ; Gentlemen Cadet Allen Theophilus Ross, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Claremont. 33d Foot —Ensign Charles Malan Tubbs to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Alfred Handcock, deceased ; En sign Walter Andrew Wynter, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign, vice Tubbs. 36th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon David Arno Smet Thorburn, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice S. 31. Webb, M.D., promoted on the Staff. 37th Foot—Ensign Edward Jodrell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas Noble Holton, who retires Gentleman Cadet Richard Edward Frederick Howard- Brooke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jodrell. 58th Foot—Captain Michael Murphy, from the 83d Foot, to be Captain, vice Jones, who exchanges. 16th Foot—The promotion of Lieutenant J. H. Mardon to a Company, without purchase, on the 2d April, 1865, has been cancelled; Lieutenant Charles Augustus Shortt to be Captain, without purchase, vice Charles J. T. Dues bury, deceased; Lieutenant James Howe Mardon to be Captain, without purchase, vice Charles _Augustus Shortt, deceased • the promotion of C. L. IV hitt 1 t 8 0 65 a , Lieutenancy, without purchase, on the 2d April, Ensign George Dalton Michell to l to be in succession to Lieutenant Shoeruttt,enpurnot,mwotietdb?• Military y adet William College, to Mardon H ou a t m p il u t r o c n ha m se lm v a ic t e h, l roin th ; e G R e e n y t al e b i .f a t L n l Rawlins, from the G9th Foot—Captain SebastianWhito s, Bth be Ensign, without purchase, vice Michell. Hussars, to be Captain, vice H. b. Bates, who ex changes. 78th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Frederick Rowley, from the 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice H. H. Stepney, who exchanges. 79th Foot—Lieut. Herbert Herbert Stepney, from the 78th Foot, to be Lieutenant,vice H. F.Rowle),who exchanges Ensign Charles Robert Kennett Fergusson to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice C. J. Whittaker, who retires ; Ensign George Frederick Youug, from the 2d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Fergusson ; Gentleman Cadet Henry Mitchell Sholto Douglas, from the Royal Military Col lege, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice G. Lyddon Morley, who retires, having been appointed Deputy-Assistant . Commissary-General. 83d Foot—Captain Charles HenryS. Jones, from the 58th Foot, to be Captain, vice Murphy, who exchanges. 93d Foot—Ensign John Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles Hastie, who retires ; Wilmer John Middleton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Staff Assistant-Surgeon William Ramsay, M.D., to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice R. W. Meadows, promoted on the Staff. ROYAL MILITARY . ACADEMY.—Lieutenant Percy Reid Lempriere, Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant of a Com pany of Gentlemen Cadets; vice Lz:wes, who resigns that appointment only. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—DepuIy. Assistant Com missary-General John Mainwarin,g Lindsay, to be Assis tant-Commissary-General, vice Arthur Kay, placed upon half-pay. • MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Assistant- S urgeon Stephen M. Webb, M.D., from the 36th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon Staff Assistant - SurgeoL Allen Bryson, M.D., to be St a ff Surgeon; Assistant-Surgeon Robert Wyatt Meadows, from the Canadian Rifles, to be Staff Surgeon; Assis tant-Surgeon James Bell Jardine, from the Royal Artil lery, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice A. Bryson, M.D. BREVET. Major Charles Edward Mansfield, Unattached, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in Poland, while holding the appointment of her Majesty's Consul-General at Warsaw. Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, James Murphy, 10th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major. Quartermaster Thomas William John Conolly, half-pay, Royal Engineers, to have the honorary rank of Captain. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 18. Lieutenant George M. Comber has been promoted to the rank of Retired Commander, under Orders in Council of 3d August, 1860, and 9th July, 1864. BANKRUPTS, That portion of "Gazette" containing the Bank rupts had not arrived when we went to press. The Cattle Plague. The following circular haen issued : " THE PAYMENT OP INSPECTORS. " Whitehall, Aug., 1865. sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the —, and to inform you that the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury will sanction the payment to inspectors, appointed under the authority of the order of the Lords of the Privy Council, dated 11th of August, 1865, in districts infected with the Cattle Plague,' of the sum of £1 ls. for each day that they are actually engaged in the performance of the duties required of them by the said order, with travelling expenses at a rate not exceeding 3d. a mile each way. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE Every precaution is being adopted at this port to prevent any diseased cattle from being brought into it. The steamers belonging to the Tyne Steam Shipping Company, which bring foreign stock from the continent to the Tyne, are put into a thoroughly good condition before they are put on board of them. Before the cattle are shipped, the holds of their Hamburg steamers are floored off with 40 or 50 tons of sand for the beasts to stand on, and are sent on board under the inspection of medical officers, with plenty of hay, &c., for their consumption during the passage. The captains and crews look after the animals, and if tie weather be at all favourable the ports are opened in the ship's side, the hatches taken off, and windsails are put down the holds for pur poses of efficient ventilation. The Rotterdam cattle are sent across in charge of men employed by the exporters. Sheep are carried on the half-deck, and sometimes, if numerous, and the weather is fine, on the deck. On lading the cattle are carefully ex amined by the Customs veterinary surgeon, Mr. Wilkinson and his assistant. The cattle are landed singly, and are examined as they come out. It is a rare circumstance for any to be stopped. Up to the present time none have been stopped for anything resembling the new epidemic, only for the mouth and-foot disease. The North-Eastern Company have taken special pains to thoroughly cleanse the trucks that are used on their line for the transmission of cattle to and from our market. NORTH LANCASHIRE. A meeting of the members of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society and other persons interested in agriculture was held at Preston on Saturday afternoon, " in order to take into conside ration -what precautionary measures should be adopted in reference to the alarming progress of the cattle murrain." The chair was occupied by the Mayor of Preston. Colonel WILSON PATTEN, M.P., remarked that at two agricultural meetings in North Lancashire he had stated that the subject of the cattle disease should be discussed under two heads—first of all, as to what power or means they had of avoiding the disease altogether in that part of the country ; and, in the next place, as to the mode of dealing with it, if it should unhappily come among them. He was very much afraid from what he had heard that day that the disease had already got near them—too near; for he had been told that one case of disease had occurred at Hornby, about seven miles north of Lancaster. Relative to the means to prevent the spread of the disease, he did not think they could do a great deal, but they should all do what they could in the matter. Her Majesty's Government had authorised the appointment of inspectors for each petty sessional division, and he thought a request should go from that meeting to the magistrates of such divisions in North Lancashire, desiring them to appoint inspectors without loss of time. The Go vernment had also authorised the payment of a guinea per day and travelling expenses to inspec tors in any districts where the disease had appeared ; but if inspectors were not appointed before the disease actually broke out, a great deal of time might be lost before they would be ready for duty. Th e best course to adopt would be to be ready with inspectors previously appointed the moment the disease appeared in any district. In the next place, he thought that that meeting, which was an influential one, should send a sort of recom mendation to the farmers of each district, call ing their special attention to the disease, and suggesting that they should take some active measures in their own localities for protection against disease. He did not believe they could force people to take such steps ; but they might suggest them. He thought that if they undertook to protect the whole of the county they would fail. It would be too large for them. He had read all the discussions which had taken place in regard to the disease, and the general feeling seemed to be that if a very large district were taken in hand by one body they would fail. Prior to reading those discussions he had held an opinion just the reverse, and had thought that the larger the district taken in hand the better it would be. He, howqer, had altered his mind on the subject. If they teuld % establish some society for the whole of North Lancashire--if all the far mers within the division combined—the loss upon each would be less than if the society were smaller, but then the difficulty was in getting all to consi der the matter properly. Several parties did not look upon the disease with sufficient alarm, while others viewed it with too much. Combinations established within the bounds of each union would, he thought, be large enough. On the motion of the hon. and gallant colonel, a resolution recommending the organisation of a sys tem of mutual protection was subsequently adopted. Similar meetings continue to be held throughout the country, and applications are being made daily to the magistrates to sanction the appointment of local inspectors. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Tuesday , Amsterdam Short. 11 18} - ii 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 1* Rotterdam — 12 1 12 li r Antwerp — 25 52} 25 571 Brussels Hamburg Paris _ •••• Short 25 20 25 30 - Ditto' 3 Mouths. 25 45 25 50 Marseilles Frankfort on the M a i ne 121 121f_ V ienna — 11 20 11 2a Trieste — 11 20 11 25 Petersburgh - 30 Berlin ..._ Madrid Cadiz - i - il 47i 47* CI 2 571 25 62f 25 571 2 62 25 571 25 621 25 571 2a62/ 25 571 25 62 23 571 25 62i 511 511 - 511 51i Leghorn -. Milan .. Messina Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon COLLIERIES IN GREAT BRITAIN.—There are, it appears, 3,220 collieries in Great Britain, and the number of men employed last year was 307,342. 10 100 1 ico 100 100 100 100 100 'Co all 10,) 100 {lOO 2 100 1 100 M NES. 2.1.0 30 2.14.8 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.3.6 9.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 1.18. t 94 4.3.0 371 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.16 10.6.7 47i 54 16 3.12.8 8 584 7 1471 87 66} i 104 31 fl3i 12 f 101 i it 84i en 61 901 1021 1091 4