The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-03 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS AMERICAN NEWS. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a leading article on Mr. Thomas Rawlings's now famous letter to the Anglo-American Times, and pays a well-merited tribute to Mr. Rawlings's patriotism and modera tion. The Inquirer says :—" Thomas Rawlings, Esq., F.R.G.S., an English merchant and author, well known among a large circle of the mutual friends of England and America, has just published a long and able letter on the Alabama claims, in the Anglo-American Times, of London. It is a docu ment worthy of a wide circulation, especially at the present time. The Governments of the two coun tries could not employ the Atlantic Telegraph better than by scattering this message of peace broadcast among them. The writer has resided several years in this country, engaged in commercial affairs, and making himself well acquainted with our history and institutions. His love for our Union was proved by his giving up one of his sons for the National army, who won distinction in the field of battle, and died in our defence. He now comes. forward to plead with both England and America to avail themselves of the present auspicious moment to settle differences. We find from the Philadelphia Inquirer that Madame Buonaparte met with a painful accident on the evening of the 6th August, when descending the stairs of her residence in Baltimore. Missing her step she fell forward, breaking one of the small bones in her right wrist, and bruising her forehead. Dr. Reilley and Professor Smith were called in, when the injury was found to be more painful than serious, though three or four weeks may be required to restore her to health. Though advanced in years her mind is as strong and clear as ever, and she en joys remarkably good health. This lady is widow of the late Jerome Buonaparte, sister-in-law of Napoleon 1., and aunt of the present Emperor of the French. No man has a right to a gift, yet there are no rights so boldly claimed, and which form such hot subjects for disputes, and give rise to such heart burnings, especially if the gifts come from the Go vernment. The Soldiers' Bounty Bill extends a boon to the land forces which the sea force can see no reason should not also include them. Indeed Congress may as well be prepared to extend the boon, and stop the clamour raised by the late law in relation to bounties. It has stirred up all the old soldiers in the country, and disappointed the sailors. The latter seem to suppose that they ought to have some part in the distribution, and they are bothering the officers of the Department fearfully by bluff in quiries as to when they are to get their pay. Now this law does not apply to men in the naval service. It only refers to soldiers, and to no others than those who enlisted and served for two or three years, and did not receive more than $lOO bounty. It has no application to a vast number of soldiers, who should understand as much, and relieve themselves from trouble and disappointment. Furthermore, it is just to every one who may think that he has a claim, to say, that he must be patient. There are preliminaries to be settled, and forms to be agreed upon, which require consultation and adjustment. In good time the Treasury will be ready to pay the extra bounty, and when it is every one will know. The Philadelphia Inquirer expresses a different opinion from that generally entertained in Europe of the intentions of the Empress of Mexico, and of the purpose attributed to the Emperor of abandon ing his empire if his wife's mission fails, and joining her in Europe. " The Empress of Mexico," says this journal, " having gone to Europe to endeavour to act as a female diplomatist among the busy sovereigns, we have the usual rumours that she will never come back, and that her husband is preparing to follow her, and will leave the country by the Ist of November. There is not the least foundation for the latter assertion in anything that has been proclaimed officially. Even Senor Romero, who is prolific in happy despatches from Chihuahua, and other places, and who, as soon as he receives any intelligence from Mexico runs with it to Mr. Seward, who gravely files it, and thanks him for the infor mation, does not pretend to have received anything as satisfactory. Maximilian is, no doubt, in a bad way, but he has given no signs of succumbing to the difficulties which meet him at every step. his de cree for a draft to fill up the army shows that he will make desperate efforts to retrieve the weaken ing effects of the withdrawal of French troops.' He may fail in that object, but he will not give up until the opposition aroused against him is so great that he is no longer secure of his personal safety." The movements of Queen Emma furnish lengthy details for the New York papers—her Majesty's visit to Greenwood Cemetery, the Brooklyn Navy-yard, the :tour round the bay, the address of Major Hoffman, her Majesty's lunch, and her Majesty's supper. Her Majesty was struck with the contrast between the swift, ingenious ferry boats plying be tween Brooklyn and New York, and the clumsy, dirty, and ill-shaped steamers encumbering the over crowded Thames. Did her Majesty ever travel in a Thames penny-boat, and how was the startling apparition of royalty received on board ? Had her Majesty any American drinks in her American progresses ? There is a more striking contrast, and one of which we doubt not she would be a better judge between English and American drinks than between the ferry-boats. If the Round Table is to be believed, American ladies are no mean judges of cock-tails and juleps ; and her Majesty is said to have been born in New York. The world owes more than it has ever acknowledged to the inven tion of these " delicious novelties," as " our Mr. D. D. Wilson," of Great Eastern Hotel notoriety in Calcutta, describes them. We know what we think of American drinks, and the sooner the art i of concocting these refreshing beverages is more generally spread the better. An American bar has been opened in Leicester-square, and we have no doubt that a greater tide of population will drift in that direction. Queen Emma is the daughter of a Scotchman named Rooke, engaged in trade in Honolulu. She is said to be a native of New York, reared in Hawaii, - where her attractive appearance excited a tender sentiment in the repre sentative of the old cannibal dynasty, who raised her to a place on his throne. Her husband, Kamehaha Lililiho IV., died two or three years a go. She is therefore a dowager, and he r royalty represents but a reminiscence of the past. Governor Denison has written a long letter in reply to one from Oliva A. Morse, George B. Ripley, and others, in explanation of the reasons why he retired from the Cabinet. He contrasts his own rearing, being taught from his earliest infancy to regard slavery as a great moral, social, political wrong, with that of the President, born in the South, him self once a slave holder, and a member of the Democratic party which maintained the right of slavery, and the duty of Government to support it. In spite of differences, be assumed that the Presi dent would accept the( reconstruction action of Congress, and he neither looked forward to a breach between the Cabinet and President, nor between the President and Congress. He believed in all being Equally sincere in their loyalty to the Union Re publican party, to whom they were alike indebted for their official positions. Mr. Denison goes on to detail the manner in which the President gradually became influenced and the means brought to bear on him. He details the measures in which he differed, and finally comes to the main point, the reconstruction question. " It cannot be over looked," he says, " that in the controversy between the President and Congress on the subject of recon struction, Congress has displayed a more concilia tory spirit. Indeed, the concesssions have been wholly on its part, the President not having yielded anything." Again he states, " Never in the conduct of any Government towards its rebellious people have such generous forbearance and ma g _ naniu~itv been shown as has marked the action of Congress towards those who sought the overthrow of our Government, and whose ingratitude displayed in their persistent assaults upon Congress, and in their savage treatment of the Freedmen and U n i on citizens of the south, is little less a crime than their open treason against the Government." Nothing was wanted in opening the great Phi ladelphia Convention to add to the impressiveness of the scene. Union was the object professed by the delegates, the greater part of whom are among the most celebrated soldiers and politicians of both Northern and Southern States. To symbolise a cordial re-union, the Conventioners from Massa chusetts, the great leader of the Northern States, and those from South Carolina, the great leader of the Southern States, in the principles contended for in the war, marched into the hall arm in arm . : Great Northern generals appeared by the side of famous Southern soldiers, moving to the tunes of " Dixie," and " Yankee Doodle," " Bonny Blue Flag," and the "Star Spangled Banner." The Federals pro posed cheers for tunes sung by Confederate warriors when they rushed into battle, and led in the re sponse by the multitude. A brother-in-law of Mr. Davis replied by calling for a cheer for restored Union, which was hailed with enthusiasm. The declaration of principles will be received as enthu siastically by the whole nation. Putting aside narrow views and bigoted sentiments, the objects professed by the Philadelphia Convention will find a warm response in the heart of the people.. The two great parties now profess to have the same objects in common ; the differences are as to the means by which they are to be secured. Let the South but act on the principles laid down by the Union Convention, and the reconstruction of the Union is accomplished more happily and more speedily than the most sanguine could have antici pated. But it is idle to disguise the fact that a large section cf the people view with suspicion the enunciation of these principles. To profess wise, moderate, and sound sentiments is one thing—to act upon them is another. We earnestly hope that the response from the whole country will be so hearty that no one will dare to act in opposition, that local jealousies and party spirit will be smothered by the weight of national opinion, and that'an era of peace and good-will has truly dawned on this long-distracted land. What a glorioue future is then before the Great Republic The untram melled energy of its brave and intelligent people will work out results of which the world has never dreamed, and America even now will step at once into the position in which all her citizens so ardently desire to see her—the Chief among Nations—to outstrip hereafter beyond calculation all other peoples of the earth. The following is a brief description . of the mode in which it is intended to operate the cars of the " elevated railway" in Greenwich-street, New York :—" The motive power is au endless wire rope attached to drums, driven by engines placed beneath the surface of the streets, one engine of about thirty horse power is to be stationed at intervals of about one half mile between two lengths of rope of about a quarter of a mile in length on either side, and propelled by the same engine. Drawbridges are to be placed at convenient cross streets, and are to be worked by the same engine, so as to open and shut by steam power. The cars, by an ingenious patented device, pass from one length of rope to another without change of speed, and yet the con ductor inside the car can, by use of hand-levers, stop or start the cars at pleasure anywhere on the road. Stations are proposed to be placed once in five blocks, and station rooms are to be hired in the second story of contiguous buildings, andpassengers ascend and descend by stairways inside of the block; where this cannot be done, outside staircases are to be permitted. Santa Anna has come to grief. Maximilian has issued the following decree:—" We, Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, decree :—Article 1. There shall be appointed a receiver, to take an inventory of the property which Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna possesses within the limits of the Empire. Article 2. Said receiver shall keep an exact account of the revenues yielded by such property, and shall make deposit of said revenues for safe keeping, without deducting any sums except such as, with the appropriation of this Government, shall be allotted to the members of Santa Anna's family actually residing within the territory of the Em pire. Article 3. No contract having relation to the said property shall have the force of law with out the written approbation of said receiver. Our Minister of the Interior is charged with the execu tion of the present decree. Given at the Palace, in Mexico, the 12th day of July, 1866.—Maxi milian. By order of the Emperor. Jose Salazar Ila.rregui, Minister of the Interior. The illustrious gentleman left St. Thomas and proceeded to the United States, moved by an unfortunate ambition. There he has been arrested • fol. alleged transactions connected with the purchase of a steam ship. Thus he has at once lost his property and his liberty. The wheel of fortune, however, turns rapidly in such unsettled and revolutionary countries as that in which his property lies, where man may one month be an absolute Dictator, and iu the next a penniless prisoner. We have extracted from the proceedings of the Philadelphia Convention the names of the delegates appointed to serve on committees General Dix—The first business before the Convention is the report of the committees appointed yesterday. Mr. Blair, of Maryland—Mr. President, I am instructed by the Committee on Organisation to report the following names as the officers of this Convention. The report was read as follows :—For President, Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin. Vice-Presidents—Maine, L. P. Woods, LL.D.; New Hampshire, Daniel Marcy ; Vermont, Myron Clark ; Massachusetts, Hon. R. P. Hall ; Rhode Island, Alfred Anthony ; Connecticut, Hon. 0. F. Win chester; New York, Theodore S. _Paxton ; New Jersey, General Gershaumatt ; Pennsylvania, Asa Parker ; Delc ware, Ayres Stockley ; Maryland, General Vickers ; Virginia, Hon. John W. Brockenborough ; West Vir ginia, Thomas Sweeny; North Carolina, Hon. John A. Gilmer; South Carolina, Judge D. J. Wardlaw ; Georgia, Richard F. Lyons; Florida, Judge Thomas Randall ; Mississippi, G. A. Sykes ; Louisiana, Oath bert Bullet ; Arkansas, Hon. J. M. Tebbetts ; Texas, D. G. Burnett; Tennessee, Thomas R. R. Nelson; Ala bama, George G. Houston ; Kentucky, Hon. J. W. Ritter ; Ohio, R. Ranney ; Indiana, Hon. W. G. Smith; Illinois, D. K. Green ; Michigan, Hon. 0. B. Clark ; Missouri, Hon. John Hogan ; Minnesota, Franklin Steel ; Wisconsin, Gen. Milton Montgomery ; lowa, Edward Johnston ; Kansas, J. L. Pendery ; California, Wm. F. Coleman ; Nevada, Frank Hereford ; Oregon, Hon. George L. Curry; District of Columbia, Joseph H. Bradley ; Arizona, ; Dacotah, J. M. Turner ; Idaho, ; Montana, Geo. L. Miller; New Mexico, ; Utah, —; Colorado, Hon. B: F. Hall ; Wash ton Territory, Elwood Evans. Sem etaries —Maine, James Mann; Now Hampshire, E. L. Cutter; Vermont, George H. Simmons ; Massachusetts, Chas. Wright ; Rhode Island, James H. Parsons, Connecticut, James A. Honvey ; New York, E. 0. Perrin ; New Jersey, Col. Thomas S. Allison ; Pennsylvania, Henry A. Weaver; Delaware, J. T. Thorpe; Maryland, Dr. W. W. Watkins ; Virginia, Henry S. Walker; North Carolina, S. T. Patterson; South Caro lina, T. Y. Simmons ; Georgia, J. H. Christie ; Florida, Judge P. D. Wright ; Mississippi, A. G. Moyer ; Louisi ana, A. W. Walker ; Arkansas, Ellis C. Boudinot ; Texas, J. M. Daniel ; Tennessee, John Lellyelt ; Alabama, C. S. G. Doster ; Kentucky, M. H. Owsley ; Ohio, E. P. Eshel man; Indian a , C o l . C. C. Watson; Illinois, Jas. M'Ginness, jun. ; Michigan, Gen. John G. Parkhurst ; Minnesota, Richard Price ; Wisconsin, George C. Gowtry ; lowa, L. D. Parmer ; Kansas, W. A. Tipton ; California, Jackson Temple ; Nevada, C o l. Jesse Williams ; Oregon; A. D. Fitch ; District of Columbia, Jas. O'B e i rne ; D acotah, J. F. Bramboll ; Nebra,ska, Major L. Lowrie ; Washington, Charles F. Egan. The committees appointed by the Chair are as follows; hio P; C omm ittee on Credentials—James B. Steadmacino IL —. Coleman, Louisiana ; Thomas Born, Charles Daly, New York; David Kilgore, Indiana; J. B. C amp bell, South Carolina ; A. H. Smith, Wisconsin George M. Ives, Connecticut ; B. H. Epperson, Texas ; William H. Blair, New Hampshire ; Ashbel Green, New Jersey ; J as. M'Ferran, Missouri ; and John B. Franklin, Maryland. On Organisation—Nathaniel G. Little, of North Caro lina ; E. A. Hibburs, New Hampshire ; J. J. Deavitt, Ver mont ; E. A. Allger, Massachusetts ; A. Ballou, Rhode Island; L. P. Waldo, Connecticut; W. H. Ludlow, New York ; Joel Parker, New Jersey ; A. W. Tracy, Pennsyl vania ; Jos. M. Parr, Delaware ; Montgomery Blair, Mary land. Chairmen—Thos. S. Flourney, Virginia ; John J. Thompson, West Virginia; W. A. Wright, North Caro lina ; F. A. Dawkins, South Carolina ; Peter Ingrain, Georgia; Jas. B. Dawkins, Florida; J. F. Bailey, Missis sippi ; J. G. Parham, Louisiana ; J. B. Luce, Arkansas ; B. H. Epperson, Texas ; Jos. Ramsey, Tennessee ; Alex. White, Alabama ; E. A. Graves, Kentucky ; George Fries, Ohio ; D. G. Rose, Indiana ; Thos. Turner, Illinois ; A. A. Stevens, Michigan ; H. 31. Rice, Minnesota ; L. P. Villas, I ST, V ai i m, s o c ru o ne n ,l s p i nur DistrictdJy IMoluu California ; rpn b h v; John own:. Farrar, Smith,T urner, goDn Arkansas; of ia T. W. Betts, Idaho; Elwood Evans, Washington Terri tory.cO°t:hen; No appointments yet made for Missouri, Nevada, or Arizona. PERMANENT PRESIDENT. It has been decided that Senator Doolittle will ho made permanent President of the Convention. NATIONAL UNION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. John T. Crowell, of New Jersey, Chairman. Maine, James Mann and A. A. Gould. Now Hampshire, Edmund Burke and E. S. Cutler. Vermont, B. B. Smalley and Col. H. N. Northam. Massachusetts, Josiah Dunham and 11. S. Spafford. Rhode Island, Alfred Anthonyand James H. THE SUN, LONDON, I‘IONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1866. Parsons. Connecticut, Jas. T. Babcock and D. C. Scran ton. New York, Robert H. Orwyn and Samuel S. Tilden. New Jersey, John T. Crowell and Thomas F. Randall. Pennsylvania, S. M. Zulick and J. S. Black. Delaware, J. S. Comegys and Edward S. Martin. Maryland, George Swain and T. G. Pratt. Virginia, James F. Johnson and Dr. E. C. Robinson. West Virginia, Daniel Lamb, and John J. Jackson. North Carolina, Thomas S. Ashe and Joseph H. Wilson. South Carolina, James L. Orr and B. F. Perry. Georgia, J. H. Christy and Thomas S. Hardeman. Florida, William Marvin and Wilkenson Call. Mississippi, W. L. Sharkey and George L. Pottes. Alabama, W. H. Crukshank and C. C. Huckabee. Louisiana, Randall Hunt and Alfred Henning. Arkansas, Lorenzo Gibson and A. W. English. Texas, B. H. Epperson and John Hancock. Tennessee, D. T. Tallisen and William D. Campbell. Kentucky, R. H. Stanton and Hamilton Pope. Ohio, L. D. Campbell and George B. Smyth. Indiana, E. J. Gooding and Thomas Dowling. Illinois, John A. McClernand and Jessie 0. Norton. Michigan, Afred Russell and Byron S. Sant. Missouri, the Honourable Barton Abell and James S. Rollins. Minnesota, the Hon. H. M. Rice and D. F. Norton. Wisconsin, James A. Noonan and S. A. Pearce. lowa, George A. Parker and Wm. A. Chase. Kansas, James A. McDowell and W. A. Tipton. Cali fornia, the Hon. Samuel Pardy and Joseph P. Hoge. Nevada, John Carmichael and Hon. G. B. Hall. Oregon, James W. Nesmith and B. W. Bonham. District of Columbia, Josiah D. Hoover and J. B. Blake. Dacotah, N. K. Arm strong and N. W. Miner. Idaho, W. H. Wallace and H Cummins. Nebraska, Gen. H. H. Heath and Hon. J. S. Morton. advanced $2, being last quoted 79 to 1, while the latter, in face of the non-payment of Dividend, have maintained their price well. Atlantic and Great Securities continue to attract atten tion, the Debentures being taken at 62, and the Consoli dated Bonds at 47. OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK.-17nited States 6 per Cent. 5.20 Bonds, 1882: Thursday, 691 I 70/ 70 ; Friday, 7011 1 ; Saturday,_7olll; Monday, 721/2414 21; Tuesday, 71/ 4 21 1; Wednesday, 72* 4 t. Virginia 5 per Cent. Sterling Bonds : Thursday, —. Virginia 6 per Cent. Dollar Bonds: Thursday, —; Friday, 441; Tuesday, 48 ; Wednesday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (N. Y. Sect.) Ist Mrt. Bonds, 1880 Friday, ; Tuesday, ; Wednesday, 66f. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. 2nd Mrt. Bonds, 1881: Saturday, —. Atlan. and Gt. Westn. (Penns. Sect.) Ist Mrt. Bonds, 1877: Monday, 791 ; Tuesday, 70. Atlan. and Great Western Consolidated Bonds, 1895: Thursday, 45 37 ; Friday, 471 6 8 74 6 ; Saturday, 46 8 61; Monday, 47 8 6 *; Tuesday, 47 a 6* ; Wednesday, 46 71. Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid : Thursday, 44 -1 ; Friday, 441 4 ; Saturday, 441 k 4; Monday, 45 6 ; Tuesday, 45 .11; Wednesday, 45/ 5 ; Erie Shares, 6 per cent. Convertible Bonds : Thirsday, ; Monday, 70 ; Tuesday, 71. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Bonds of 1875: Thursday, —; Monday, —. Illinois Central Shares, all paid : Thursday, 77 6/ ; Friday, 771 -1 I 1; Saturday, 771; Monday, 77* 82-3 11 Tuesday, 781 91; Wednesday, 781. Philadelphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881: Friday, 73; Saturday, 73 ; Tuesday, 73/. Philadelphia and Erie First Mortgage, 1881, with option to be paid in Philadelphia : Saturday, 731. Pennsylvania Second Mort. Sterling Bonds, 1875 : Tuesday, —. M. Girard's system, the reader will understand, con, stitutes per se a most powerful break. Supposing the supply of water between the skates and the rails to be cut off, the friction between the two metals would resume all its intensity, and every skate be come ipso facto a break. If the water supply were to be suppressed too abruptly, the instantaneous stop page of the train would expose the passengers to serious danger, as the effect would be the same as a collision between two trains. M. Girard's model railway consists of two lines —one, horizontal, is 40 metres in length ; the second, 50 metres long, has an incline of five centimetres per metre. The trains ascend the gradient with a rapidity fully equal to that of ordinary trains pro pelled by steam. Nothing can exceed the ease of the motion ; and the facility with which the train can be brought up, by the mere cutting off of the water supply, is a powerful argument for the adop tion of these skates instead of wheels on ordinary trains. We must candidly confess our incompetency to offer an opinion as to the advantages of M. Girard's hydraulic propeller. It answers perfectly on his model railway, but it appears to us that it would not be practicable to have a reservoir of sufficient size to supply the central tube with water for a long distance : but it might be made useful to enable heavy trains to ascend steep inclines. It is, perhaps, an improvement on the atmospheric system, but seems too complicated to be adopted on a line of more than a few hundred yards, let alone hundred miles. But no such exception can be taken to his system of using water to diminish friction, for there can be no doubt that his skates glide along the rail thus lubricated, and meet with far less resistance than the wheels now in use. It might, perhaps—indeed, it has been objected that very sharp curves might wear out the ledge of the skates very rapidly ; but this objection seems frivolous when the other advantages of the system are considered. In any case, we think we have done right in calling attention to this won derful invention, and have no hesitation in recording our opinion that its adoption on ordinarylines would be attended with great advantages, the principal being—vast increase of speed, enormous economy of steam, and a break power which exceeds any at present known. We cannot help thinking that it says little for the enterprise of railway companies in France, which must have been acquainted with this invention, that it should have so long remained a mere experiment.—Morning Herald. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT WASHINGTON. Chas. Knapp, of New Jersey, Chairman. Hon. Montgomery Blair, of Maryland ; Hon. Chas. Mason, of Iowa; Ward H. Lamon, of the District of Columbia; John T. Coyle, D.C. ; A. B. Perry, D.C. ; Samuel Fowler, D.C. ; Col. James R. O'Beirne, D.C. ; and Cornelius Wendell, D.C. Reverdy Johnson was appointed the committee to wait on the President, and Charles Knapp, of District of Co lumbia, was appointed chairman of the Committee of Finance. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK (Saturday), Aug. 18, 1866. The tendency of gold is downwards. Yesterday it sold at 151 to 1511, but closed in the evening at 1501. The telegraph reports an upward tendency in the 5-20 Bonds in the European markets, and the influence is felt hero in the value of gold. I should not be surprised to find the stream of the precious metal begin to flow back to the United States, and if so, the quotation would quickly fall. Government Stocks keep in active request, and are at higher prices. Tho tendency of our own market is up ward, and if a spur be given by a rise in our securities in Europe the quotations here will quickly respond. Rail way mortgages and bank shares are higher, and as there is very general ease among our commercial classes they are not much offered, and generally in small amounts. On the 27th instant large payments will be made, and the market may be expected to respond to the increased ease which will result. The railway share market is firm, and those conipanies which pay dividends go at improving prices. Reading is especially active, selling as high as 116. Erie has also been supported. Money is abundant on call at 4 to 5 per cent. Good commercial names pass at 6 to 7_per cent., with exceptions as low as 5 per cent. Sterling bills at 60 days are offered by German bankers at 1061, and best names are to be had at 1071 to 1074. The range of prices is as follows :—London, bankers, 60 days, 1061 to 1071 ; London, prime bankers', sight, 104 to 109 ; Paris, prime bankers', long, 5.271 to 5.25; Paris, prime bankers', short, 5.231 to 5.21; ; Antwerp, 5.30 to 5.25 ; Swiss, 5.30 to 5.25 ; Hamburg, 36 to 361; Amsterdam, 404 to 41; Frankfort, 411 to 42 ; Bremen, 781 to 79; Berlin, 711 to 72. Freights are more active, and rates have advanced. The engagements to Liverpool are 80,000 bush. Corn at 41d. to sd. ; 100 hhds. tobacco at 225. 6d. ; 1,000 bales cotton at 5-32 to 3-16 d.; and per steamer, 1,200 bales cotton at id. To London, 45,000 bush. corn at 51d. to 6d. A bark was chartered to Bristol for orders, with corn, at 4d. The business of the Sub-Treasury was—Receipts, $2,078,485 .76 ; for Customs, $454,000 ; payments, $1,025,805 39 ; balance, $87,377,674 66 ; gold notes, $295,000. The Chicago Tribune of Wednesday says :—" The de mand for money to-day was more active than yesterday, but there is no material change in the condition of the market. The country bankers throughout the West are reducing their balances, preparatory to the movement of the new crops. To this end nearly all our bankers are expressing currency westward, and some are even sending currency both east and west at present.. Prime paper is discounted readily at 10 per cent. per annum, but inferior paper is discounted on the street at rates equal to 1 to 11 per cent. The demand for eastern exchange is compara tively light at present, but the supply is limited and, the market remains firm at par buying and 1-10 premium sell ing. Round lots were sold among bankers at a premium of 50c. to 60c. per thousand." The Cincinnati Commercial of Wednesday says :—" Ex change was somewhat irregular, though rather heavier with most dealers than it has been. The great part of the sales are at 1-5 premium. The money market is kept in a rather close condition, though discounting was rather less active in the aggregate than it has been for a few days." Thursday Evening.—There has been only a moderate demand for the principal descriptions of securities. The 5-20 Bonds remain at 72} to f, but there is an advance of in Erie shares at 451 to I, and Illinois at 794 to I. Atlantic and Great Western debentures advanced 1, viz., to 62 to 63 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain at 46 to 48. Liverpool Cotton Report.—Sales, 10,000 bales, includ ing 3,000 on speculation and . for export. Quiet market. Prices in favour of buyers. (MY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) New York, Aug. 29 (Evening).—Gold, 1481. Exchange on London, 1564. Five-Twenty United States Bonds, 113} ; Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 74 ; Cotton, 34. (From L. P. Morton and Co's. Circular.) NEW Yonx, Aug. 18. Per steamer "New York."—The ease in monetary affairs at this centre increases. Demand loans are made at 3 to 4 per cent., and the rates of discount for the best paper range at sto 61 per cent. The prevailing abundance of money has been augmented by the maturing of the August interest on .Seven-Thirty Treasury Notes, amounting to about $11,000,000. Another cause of growing ease arises out of the notification of the Secretary of the Treasury, calling in for redemption, on or before August 26th, Cer tificates of Deposit on Temporary Loan to the extent of about $70,000,000. The prospect of the prompt liquidation of such a largo amount of the public debt has caused a sudden demand for national securities; which, occurring simultaneously with an active demand for Five-Twenties, has caused an ad vance in bonds and Treasury notes of # to 21 per cent. Five-Twenties of 1882 have fluctuated between 1091 and 1101-, and close at 1101 to 110 k. Other national securities close lower. The increased ease in money has produced a recovery in the stock market from the decline noted in our last advices. Erie has ranged at 681 to 691, and closes firm at 691 to 691. Illinois Central has been quiet and steady, ranging at 1211 to 1221, and closing at 1221. State Stocks have been fairly active. Tennessee 6's have declined from 92 to 891, but subsequently recovered and close at 92. North Carolina 6's close at 831 to 84; Virginia 6's, 681, and Missouri 6's, 781 to 79. The demand of the Emperor of France upon Prussia, for the cession of the Rhenish provinces to Franco, pro duced an advance in Gold to 1521 ; subsequently the price declined and closed at 1501. The premium is still sus tained by speculative combinations. Foreign exchange continues quiet. The large supply of sterling bills drawn against shipment of Five-Twenties has further depressed rates. - Good Bankers 60 days' sterling bills have sold as low as 1061; the closing rate for prime bankers 60 days' bills on London is 1071 to 1071 ; sight do., 1081 to 1081 : francs, long date, 5.271 to 5.231; short do., 5.231 to 5.221. The Cotton market has been dull, with little variation in prices. Tho reduction of the Bank of England rate of interest somewhat strengthened the market; but the dis position of buyers is to defer operations until the prospects of the growing crop are more fully developed. The market closed yesterday at 341 to 35 cents for Middling Uplands. The receipts at all the ports, reported for the week ending August 14, amounted to 5,000 bales, and the exports to 9,000 bales. COTTON QUOTATIONS. Uplands. Mobile. N. O. & Ts. Good Ordinary Low Middling 321 to 33 33 to 33i 33i to 34 Middling Good Middling MOVEMENTS OF SPECIE AT NEW YORK. IMPORTS.—From California, July 31, $1,655,481 ; re ceived previously, $21,771,399. Since January 1, 1866, $23,426,880. EXPORTS.—For week ending A ug . 11 , $157,985 ; pre viously, $52,185,786. Since January 1, $52,185,786 ; same time 1865, $19,099,200. (From E. F. Satterthwaite and Co.'s Weekly Circular, August 29.) Our advices by letter from New York, by the "Persia," are only to the 14th inst. The Stock Market had shown but little activity, Government Securities were firm, and exhibited an advancing tendency. The Sham market had exhibited some slight buoyancy, but this was not main tained, and the final quotations exhibited little alteration from the previous . week. Money was still very abundant, and gold continually but slowly to decline. . We have again to report a very large amount of busi ness in the London market for American Securities, and at steadily enhanced quotations. There have been some sales of United States 5-20 Bonds by holders who bought at con siderably lower prices, to realise profits, but this has been more than compensated by the generally increased demand, and on the week we have to note an improvement of quite two per cent.,"the closing quotation being 721 to f. There have been some large sales of both Illinois and Erie Shares, but notwithstanding this the former have ARRIVAL OF PASSENGERS. BY THE HELVETIA, AT LIVERPOOL, AUG. 26.—Mr. Glover and family, Mr. E. P. Stimpson, wife and family; Mr. E. W. Hicks, Mr. Drury and wife, Judge Leslie and wife, Dr. J. F. Cowan, Mr. H. H. Cowan, Mr. R. C. Roper, Dr. J. P. Crichton, Mr. F. Cesari, Mr. R. R. Hauthern thwaite, Mr. J. A. Robin, Mr. R. Lofts, Mr. J. W. Murston, Mr. J. Eastwood, Mr. KdShaler, and 86 steerage passen gers. BY THE TARIFA, AT LIVERPOOL, AUG. 28.—Mr. E. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alrich, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. A. Holah and daughter, Miss Tuck, Mrs. E. D. Lomtier, Mrs. J. J., Griffin, Mr. Gill, and 100 steerage passengers. BY THE MORAVIAN, AT LIVERPOOL, AUG, 28.—Mr. C. G. Edmonds and lady, Mr. H. Curwen, Mr. E. F. King, Mr. Charlton, Mr. J. W. Marshall, Mrs. Henry, infant, and servant, Messrs. J. and H. Agnew, Mrs. Warn, Mrs. Mcln tyre. Mr. J. Brenton, Mr. L. Meyer, Mr. G. Rich, Sister Jesu Marie, Sister Jesu Chaperon, Mr. J. F. Saxon and lady, Mr. Carrier and lady, Mr. Lutiffe, lady, and son, Mr. J. Williams, Mr. C. Bull, Mr. Perrault, Mr. Turgeon, Mr. Stanley, lady, and to o servants, Mr. Pelletier, Mr. F. F. Charon, Miss Westmacott, Dr. Morgan, Dr. Barrett, lady, child, and servant, Mr. Hammond, lady, and two children, Mr. Finnemore, lady, and three children, Mr. Ower, Mr. M'Master, and 29 steerage and 2 consul pas sengers. Br THE S. CELLA, Captain GLEADELL, from New York, 29th August.—Mr. William A. Cromwell, Mrs. Elizabeth Cromwell, U.S ; Mr. Leon S. Gaillard, France; Mrs. Eliza beth Gaillard, Mr. Florence Mercer, Mr. Robert Mercer, Mr. Charles Salmon, Mr. Henry Wright, England ; Mr. Philip Razony, Mrs, Matilda Razony, Mrs. Mary Ha zony, Holland; Mi. Henry 0. William, Mrs. Maria Mr. J. A. Pincatt, England ; Mrs. Elizabeth Pin cott, U.S. ; Mrs. Mary A. Parkes, Mrs. Ellen Atkin, Mr. A. Maoring, England. A Wonderful Invention. It is a curious fact that for the last four years an invention, which may prove one of the most useful, as well as the most wonderful of this wonder working age, has been on view within an hour's drive of Paris, and that it should not have attracted attention out of the scientific world, the general pub lic being unaware of its existence. It would lean as though scientific discoveries were doomed for a certain time to lead a chrysalis kind of life, during which they are exposed to all manner of attacks from members of the scientific body ; the result, too, often being that the inventor has long been gathered ad patres when the public begin to appreciate the re sults of his labours, and some enterprising, but com paratively ignorant practical man turns them to ac count. These remarks are only partly true, as regards the extraordinary invention we are about to describe, but though it received the powerful support of the Emperor, and gave rise to many a scientific con troversy, the general public are at this moment unaware that at La Jouchere, close to the pretty village of Bouginal, they have an opportunity of witnessing every Sunday the extraordinary sight of a railway train ascending a steep gradient without the aid of steam, and the carriages of which are destitute of wheels. This invention is due to a French engineer, M. L. D. Girard. It is founded on a new application of an old principle—viz., that a layer of water intro duced between two metal surfaces enables them to glide on each other with as little friction as a slab of ice on the polished surface of a frozen lake. M. Girard has conceived the idea of applying this prin ciple to locomotion, and the experiments he has been carrying on for the last four years successfully de monstrate that it is applicable to the propelling of railway trains. In his system wheels are dispensed with ; and there can be no doubt that, were his in vention applied to ordinary railways, an engine which now is only able to draw a train weighing, say 500 tons, at the rate of 20 miles an hour, would with the same expenditure of fuel be able to draw double the weight at double the speed. M. Girard, however, proposes to discard steam as a motive power ; this is the weak part of his invention—the value of which consists in the substitution of sledge carriages, instead of carriages on wheels. These carriages are fitted on slides, which fit upon rails of a peculiar construction ; by simply turning a cock, a stream of water is introduced between the slide and the rail, and a gentle motive power being ap plied, the carriage, mounted on the slide, shoots forward with a speed which has really no limit beyond the considerations of safety. To illustrate his system M. Girard has constructed a model railway at the village of La Jouchere, near Bouginal, between Paris and St. Germain. It is not very easy to give an idea of it to an unscien tific reader without the aid of diagrams, but .it is worth while making the attempt. The rails em ployed by M. Girard are broader and higher than those in use on ordinary railways. Their upper surface is 20 centimetres in breadth. I have already mentioned that wheels are suppressed, and that they are replaced by slides, or, to be more accurate, by skates, differing only in shape and size from those used by skaters. Thus each carriage, instead of having four wheels, has four skates. The skates have a kind of a ledge on either side, so as to fit on to the rail, but not too closely. The upper part of the skate, which is next the surface of the rail, is hollowed at its centre by a small groove ; the groove is pierced with holes communicating with tubes, leading to a reservoir in the carriage, in which a mass of water is subject by means of compressed air to a pressure of from seven to eight atmospheres. The turning of a cock establishes the communication between the reservoir and these skates ; the water then rushes as from a hydraulic p?ess through the holes in the grooves of the skates, and a layer of water is interposed between them and the rails, on which they are thus enabled to move as on the smoothest ice. The friction being thus reduced to a minimum, the tractive or propelling force can be greatly reduced. Horses might be employed were the system applied to• the railway omnibuses such as travel between Paris, Versailles, and St. Cloud, and on ordinary railways with locomotive engines there would be a great saving of both steam and fuel. But, as before intimated, M. Girard discards steam. He adapts the Pindaric system, , g pity ciptaTov," and trusts to water power. Here i s his modus operandi. Between the rails he has constructed a longi tudinal tube, receiving water at a very high pressure from a reservoir, established at a very high level ; the tube is provided at every 50 yards with a kind of stop-cock, which enables a powerful jet of water to be directed horizontally in the direc tion the train moves in. The first carriage is pro vided with a sort of needle which opens the stop cocks, the water rushes forth against small paddles, placed under each carriage, and communicates to the train such an impetus as to enable it to ascend very steep gradients without any diminution of speed. By an ingenious contrivance a portion of this water is conveyed by the turn of the paddles into the reservoir of the motive-carriage, and is utilised to neutralise the friction between the skates and the rails. To descend gradients the motive power is unne cessary. The train descends by its own weight, and its degree of speed can be r egulated by diminishing or increasing the supply of water under the skates.. MONEY. A correspondent of the Racing Times writes on the above subject as follows : Can there be any more attractive title than this ? The commodity is easier in the City, by which is meant that fools will be enabled to get rid of sur plus capital, and the numerous family of sharks are already on the look-out. " Money" is popular with theatrical managers—l mean the article as coined by Lord Lytton—and is equally sought after by the general public ; in point of fact there is a difficulty in doing without it ; therefore, when we see advertisements headed by the pleasant dissyl lable, attention is naturally drawn to what follows. Take this as an example :—" MONEY.—Noblemen, gentlemen, the clergy, heirs to entailed estates, military officers, and sportsmen at large, can be accommodated with cash to any amount on real, leasehold, lifehold, reversionary, or other security. Strict confidence. Address A. 8., No. —, Regent street, W." The inventor of this little pleasant piece of non sense has no capital whatever—his object is to en trap the unwary, obtain acceptances, and leave victims to pay ; at least I have sound reason for supposing that a joint kite of self and friend, not long since launched, can only be again secured by parting with principal and interest. These are the circumstances ; occasioned by general dulness in monetary circles ; cash locked up in dilapidated banks ;, calls on bubble companies wound up, and so on. My friend, Mr. Giles Boshi, of one of the Temples, inner, middle, or outer, no matter which, discussed a budget of ways and means while in dulging in a rare weed from llollingsworth's cigar divan, close to the Gallery of Illustration, in Regent street, on our return from Goodwood ; he knew a " party" whose sources of capital were immense—a financial agent ; we must do the lakes,taking Doncas ter en route, where several " certainties" were war ranted to come off, baraccidents. Our joint available cash for luxuries only amounted to about £5O, so that a bill was suggested, and an adjournment to my rooms agreed upon to talk over the affair quietly. My name was reported to be good for a moderate amount, several members of our distinguished family having always paid—a hundred would be a mere bagatelle, and with care might pull us through the northern tour; but to render the thing safer, and allow a margin for discount and small contin gencies, another score should be added, so as to do it well. Boshi said he would draw like a dray horse, and I must accept like a racehorse, and so, after full debate, a stamp was procured at the cost of a couple of shillings, and he wrote thus— " £l2O Os. Od. London, Aug. 2, 1866. " Three months after date pay to my order one hundred and twenty pounds, value received. " GILES Bosh. " To Edgardo Greenhorn, Esq., Gooseberry-villa, Regent-park." On which paper I wrote across as follows : " Accepted, payable at Messrs. Gosling, Flatte, and Co., Fleet-street, " EDGARGO GREENHORN." He then appended his autograph to the back, and the document was in full trim to be " done," and so, as I fear, were both drawer and acceptor. The next affair was to secure au interview with the financial agent, and a line having been hastily penned and despatched to that gentleman's establishment, near the Adelphi, we arranged to call about noon on the following day, and the hour having arrived pro ceeded there accordingly, where, in a dingy office two floors from the street, we found the great gun with a pile of letters just opened from noblemen, gentry, clergy, heirs to all sorts of estates, officers of Army and Navy celebrity, and sportsmen in gene ral, all clamorously in search of cash. My friend introduced the matter in a business-like way— commented on my extensive integrity, and blowing his own trumpet to a moderate extent. I could scarce refrain from actually blush ing at the soapy style in which my real and ima ginary virtues were made known, of all which the agent took notes, and was pleased to observe that, in his vast experience, he had rarely seen a bill which looked better—it bore the impress of sterling worth on its front and back, and he knew the exact locality to "plant" it. " Don't lose s i g ht o f th e fact," said, " that the money market is unusually tight, and it is just possible that some little delay may take place ; how ever, I'll do the best 1 can ; give me a look in on Saturday at two"—on which day and hour we called with that rigid punctuality which always denotes your borrower, but the office was closed, a small piece of paper wafered on the door intimating that the party would return in ten minutes, al though, from the dry character of the adhering sub stance, it had evidently been in its position over an hour. We strolled along the terrace, descended below, inspected the ruins of our celebrated Thames em bankment, and returned in half an hour, only to find the paper replaced by another with these words —" Gone to the Borough," and the writer might have gone to the devil for any benefit which the document could communicate to an anxious appli cant ; whereupon Mr. Boshi dropped his card in the box with a note, in pencil, that he would call at eleven on Monday, where he arrived with his accus tomed punctuality, and knocking, a sharp, small boy cautiously opened the door, and the following colloquy took place : " Mi. Ilawliie at home?" " No, sir." " Where is he ?" " Gone to Cap'n Larky, sir, at his barricks, Bird cage-walk. Your name Boshi, sir ? Note fur you, sir ;" and he handed him a hastily-written slip— " Shall be in the City at one. Meet me at Thin slice's luncheon-bar. Good news." I accompanied him to the spot in question, where some fifty or so curious looking fellows were en gaged in disposing of the largest quantity of mixed messes, in the smallest possible time. Mr. Hawke was spotted after some trouble joking with a showily-dressed young lady, " Take anything, gents ?" inquired an active-looking waiter who had evidently been out all night, " Roce beef, rote mutton, veal and ham well done, stood-eals, cutlets, and musherrooms" all in a breath ; but we declined the rough delicacies, and as time was precious se cured our man, and taking a cab were driven down east to a very dismal-looking place on the railing, in front of which was a plate, "Mr. Naylor, navy agent." On entering the cave it ap peared the very ideal of a miser's abode ; a half starved object said his governor was engaged very particularly with two gents from the west, probably on the same errand as ourselves, as a Hansom cab stood at an inn opposite. We looked at an old almanack, over which was a card printed, "Time is money—transact your business—and go about your business," exactly what we came for, and about five minutes the" gents" having fulfilled their mission we were ushered in, and I at once felt that our pro spects in this quarter were hopeless. Hawke, how ever, introduced us, said we were the parties he had written about—the bill was good as the bank, in deed better than a great many. He took it out of a drawer, among several others, at the same time running his rule over us, and apparently taking stock of probabilities. " Goodish amount ?" he said inquiringly, " 'commodation I s'pose ?" The reply was affirma tively given, Boshi as drawer entering into explana tions of prospects, &c. " Sure to be honoured at maturity," he remarked. "Of course," replied Air. Naylor. " Never knew a bill that was'nt"—and rummaging in an old and very large kind of wallet continued musingly, " Here's an octave of fine old port and a quarter cask of sherry—the too's cheap at thirty pound—then let us see, here's a tea warrant Souchong with Pekoe flavour fifteen dis. (looking at the bill) twelve, together fifty-seven ; your commission Mr. Hawke, six makes sixty-three, so if I give a cheque for fifty-seven that'll be about the thing." We looked amazed, and informed the Navy man sharply that we did not intend embarking either in the wine or grocery trades, and wanted all cash, and nothing else, when he indignantly shut up his drawer, threw the bill at us, opened the door and called our attention to the card over his almanac, and muttering something about our friend's introduc tion, directed his clerk to show us out. Mr. Hawke began to upbraid Boshi for his foolish and intem perate conduct, the warrants being convertible at a small sacrifice; but he would try another channel of a different kind on the following day, and we left him " hoping against hope," and considering our prospects of Doncaster and the lakes reduced to a fishy character. Nearly a week elapsed, during which we p a id oc casional visits to the Adelphi without success ; detective officer was watching the place, as we afterwards heard, when one evening a laconic note arrived appointing a meeting at an old-fashioned tavern in the city, one of the few remaining, where we went and saw the landlord, a portly-looking Boniface, who, on stating our business, took the little kite from his pocket, but as dinner was an nounced he could not go into matter until after wards. The hour (two o'clock) was very early, but there appeared to be no way of escaping, so we sat down with about a score of City men and partook of a'substantial spread, astonish ing our fellow guests by ordering a small bottle - of cliquot, the same of sherry, and at the host's especial solicitation a bottle of old crusted —afterwards Boshi pronounced it to be " young crummy"—but never mind. In due time all the customers, save ourselves, departed, and "business" was commenced by the negotiant arriving, and the landlord praising his " crusted," which he said was " Thompson and Croft's," it might have emanated from Smith and Jones, for aught we knew or cared; but another bottle was suggested, and as the party now numbered four we could hardly escape without offence. Pending this interesting performance our host had some subdued conversation with the agent at the window, and then resuming his seat and taking out a pocketbook, said, — , 4 Two dozen Thompson and Croft, at 965., nine-twelve ; three Amontillado, 725., ten-sixteen; two Mortell's choice, 845., eight-eight; three Dew from top of Ben Nevis, 245., three-twelve—i 32 Bs. There's a bit of good stiff from a young gent. in the Customs, only six weeks to run for forty, and this with my cheque post-dated a fortnight, for £47 125., makes it up, charging you no discount. Just imagine our indig nation as we declined to deal, and, and calling the waiter, paid a score of lls., and departed. Mr. Hawk requested another try—he knew two good business men who dealt in " outside paper," which he was pleased to designate our joint production ; one lived at Westminster, and proved to be a small carpenter, and on the next day we were introduced, when an offer was made to " do " the document provided we would taken four dozen coffins. ,‘ Coffins ! " screamed Boshi. " Cawfins," stolidly replied the carpenter, " inch and-arf chum—ready market these times—can't do better for you gentlemen—trade very dull just now." We left our Westminster man with very peculiar ideas of the discounting trade since all the great houses in that line have collapsed. A further trial was promised by our enterprising agent, and he took the bill, but we have not heard from him since ; his office is closed, and his door ornamented with a padlock. The document will probably turn up one day extensively indorsed, and prove to be held by a bona fide holder for value. ABSCONDING OF A SAVINGS BANKS MANAGER. — Mr. Haddock, the manager of the Liverpool Savings Bank, has absconded. For some time past he has been living at an extravagant rate at Southport, but it does not seem that his defalcations at the bank have been of importance. A lady depositor wrote to him asking that he would draw for her and remit the amount of her deposits—£.6o. He drew the money, but did not remit, although the lady wrote to him repeatedly. At last the matter came to the knowledge of the managing trustees, and after staying from several meetings on the plea of ill-health, he at length disappeared. He had at the time about £9O in cash. An accountant has been hard at work at the books for about a week, but has not yet found any further deficiencies. Mr Haddock's salary was £6OO a year. - THE NEW BUILDINGS OF THE LONDON UNIVER SITY.—We are able to state that the Chief Commissioner of WTorks has decided upon the plans for the new build ings of the London University at the back of Burlington House. Mr. Pennethorne, architect to the Board of Works, having furnished two designs, one in a classic style, the other in what is called Italian Gothic, Lord J. Manners has chosen the latter, and in the course of to-day or to-morrow Messrs. Jackson and Shaw, who hold the contract for the works up to the street level, will commence the excava tions. The design chosen, although somewhat highly deco rated, has substantial features, and is on the whole creditable to Mr. Pennethorno, while Lord J. Manners has shown his usual good taste in rejecting the rather squat design which represented the classic side of the attempt. There is no doubt that the now building will be, when completed, a very decided ornament to the Bond-street section of London, and will increase beyond measure the appearance of Burlington-gardens, now defaced by a smoke-blacked brick wall. The promptitude which has marked the com mencement of the work will, under the present Board of Works, characterise the whole of the undertaking, and bring it to a speedy conclusion. Meanwhile the Royal Academicians have not been idle. It has not, indeed, been decided whether the Colonnade which is at present a noble feature of the court-yard of Burlington House, is to be removed, but the brick screen will come down, and the front will be remodelled, although the central portion of Burlington-house will not be reconstructed. The building on the left, now occupied by sundry scientific societies, and that on the right, used as offices for the London University, will bo pulled down and re-built from designs by Messrs. Banks and Barry, who will, no doubt, make their work harmonise with the central building. With the construction of 'the rooms in the now Royal Academy, Mr. Sydney Smirke, R.A., is charged, and it is believed that ho will give to the distinguished body of which ho is a member a suite of apartments at which art critics will not cavil, and which will be worthy at once of the Academy and of the pictures of the future. With the out lines of the arrangements for the remodelling of the Na tional Gallery, now, happily, the property of the nation, without any quasi proprietary rights vested in any private body, our readers aro already acquainted, but we believe it has been arranged that each of the selected competitors shall send in two distinct designs, one for altering the present buildings, and the other for a reconstruction de novo. For this latter scheme wo must express our decided preference, even though it should cost rather more money. —Herald. Asc'nt of Lochnagar. On the 20th inst. a most successful ascent of this lofty mountain was made by a party of strangers at present residing at Braemar. Every preparation was duly made for this interesting el' cursion, and the services of John Downie, the ex perienced guide to the mountain, were duly secured. The party, consisting of thirteen persons, left the Fife Arms at a quarter before 10 a.m., in tWe drags and on horseback, and reached Loch Callater, about five miles off, at eleven o'clock. It is her e that the more serious preparations for the ascen t have to be made, and accordingly the guide, Wi th ponies for the ladies and such of the gentleman a s required additional under s t an di ngs , now met the party. The first part of the ascent, owing to the heat of the weather and roughness of the foot-pat h, was rather fatiguing, but so soon as a more ele vated position was attained, and the first shoulder of the mountain ascended, the freshness of the breeze inspired new life into the party. The days which, at starting, seemed not very favourable for a view from the mountai n , now began to look gin more unpromising, as thick mists seemed to envelope the topmost peak of the hills, but th e hopes of the party were not damped by th ese untoward symptoms. On the contrary, severa l in teresting sights, such as flight s o f ptarmiga n ' coveys of grouse, with occasional glimpses of fins scenery as the mists rose, sustained the pleasure the ascent. After surmounting the third shoul der of the mountain, the lofty peaks of " dark 'P ell : nagar" were now before the party, but enveloped 111 mist. With one short halt to gi v e st r ength for t he last climb, the party, led by a young lady 14 ra re old, at last reached the first su mm it, after thr ee hours spent in the ascent. There the horses were picketed, and ample justice done to a substaut aa " lunch. The mist, which during that repast Ora rounded everything, at last rose like a curtain, oi l a view presented itself which would require the Pen of a Christopher North to describe, and the Pen c ' t of a Horatio Maculloch to portray. Far to the we s rose the lofty peaks of Argyle and Inverness; to the east lay stretched out the vale of Dee, dotted with fine woods and residences. A little more to the south were seen the lofty peaks of the C l °l Hills altogether exhibiting a panorama O mountain scenery of the finest description. The appearance of the deep and dark corries on tuB eastern side of the mountain, I,oooft. deep, c on e taming large patches of eternal snow, with , 0 t ;', dark and deep loch at the base, from which f mountain takes name; elicited exclamations °f wonderment and awe from the ladies of the par tl e ; th e spending were duly endorsed by the gentlemen. A ft he spending some time in making preparations for descent, the party returned to Loch Callater .„ safety, without having met with the slightest ae c ii i e dent. Here, at half-past five, the carriages met th e party, and by half-past six o'clock all had eal e ir i reached the Fife Arms, highly delighted with th e ,. e ascent, which, both as regards the fineness of tli e4 day and the excellence of the view, may be regar d , as one of the best of the season. As to the difg en t i a ties attendant on such an expedition, it may stated that one of the party, a resident of Aberd eell, , shire, had previously made three unsuccessfu l tempts to reach the summit, and traces of an eclil e io unsatisfactory ascent by three Aberdonians, after reaching the summit, saw nothing but ti le- 5 selves, were found in a doggerel poem, written on to scrap of paper, which they had left as a legaci, ri whosoever might discover it, in a cleft of the cue at the highest peak of the mountain. It wou ld . most ungallant to the ladies of the party to omit say that one of the great pleasures of the ascent 1 71 owing to the bravery with which they encoun ter '' the fatigues of the day.—Aberdeen Journal. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH—SATURDAY. tO -Cl l Thero was a smaller supply of wheat at market , and the trade ruled about is per qr. dearer for all be'voor dry qualities ; other sorts dull. A few samples barley were offered, presenting . much variation in (1 1 . 1 ',,,,,r0 Three-fourths of the crops of both• wheat and barl e y been secured in fair condition. cl itt° hite wheat (weighing 641 b), 40s to 46s ; old r ed weighing 651 b), 51s to 53s ; new red ditto (velg ili b ia 601 b to 631 b), 51s to 52s ; best malting barley (W 04 , 710, 521 b to 531 b), 36s to 38s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 b tO 34s to 365; distilling ditto (weighing .501 b to 521 b), 0 3 65 32s ; oats, 248 to 265; beans, bis to 398 ; peas (maple) to 38s per qr. Flour, 37s Gd per sack. CES R SATURDAY. 9•Ta Ol Our market w a s TE well supplied with wheat, :.; sorts were very little luwer ; new receded in value 4,5161 qr. Of malting barley the supply was middling, a t 0 9 week's prices. Oats without material change. Ther ° ~ a slow demand for beans, and prices were rather 101 ' New white wheat, 47s to 50s; now red, 43s to 485 . white, 50s to 535; old red, 46s to 50s per 36 stone., 345 ley, for malting, 36s to 40s per qr.; grinding, 308 ' 41 0 .2 1 per 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 33s ; new, 24s to 290 P oo e. stone. Beans, old, 52s to 54s ; new, 48s to 30s pia 38 6 ' Fine flour, 108 ; seconds, 37s to 38s per 20 stone. YORK—SATURDAY. tO -asl‘ We had a tolerable supply of wheat at market ,tit Sales wore effected in the best sorts at late rates, 1-1)arlel ferior moved off slowly. The supply of grinding 000 was scanty, and business was firm, at prices equal O a late of last week. The demand for oats was inactive, a ll rates were hard to support. ror 56 Now white wheat, 52s to 56s ; new red, 48s to 50%rdiag' stone. Barley, for malting, 32s to 34s per qr. ; g ri- ton e t 33s to 35s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 288 to 30s per 24 6 tO 60. Beans, new, 48s to 50s per 38 stone. Malt, 66S Flour, 37s to 39s per sack of 2801bs. NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY. arEe t There was a fair supply of wheat at our corn Ili ad' to-day, a considerable quantity being of the 1 1 °` v d „ late The demand was steady, and the best dry sorts ra 3 rates. Barley was in middling supply. Oats wer,% o derato show, and sold slowly, at recent prices. "- mand for beans was dull and prices less firm. Pe 4 Old white wheat, 53s to 56s ; old red, 47s to 5 15 ;00 white, 48s to 52s ; neW red 44s to 49s per 36 stone . si 0 1( 1, old, 28s to 33s ; now, 212 s to 27s per 24 stone. Beal l 1 . 3V 48s to 52s ; new, 48s to ols per 38s stone. Fine flo e to 39s per sack. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAIL S DUE. c p 0 9. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton .- , e. IS. Ditto, via Marseilles SeP t ' 3, Sept. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British paoket. ..... .•-•'-'"' t . 2 2 ' Ditto, by French packet „Sep ,i, ......Sept' 2 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena..-•t. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton- • S ep3 ' Ditto, via Marseilles Sep t.t Falkland Islands Sep t. 2. Gibraltar,via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.-- --•,. 0. Ditto, via Marseilles ~, . '-' ' t 1 , India (Bombay), via Southampton. S e P +._. 8 Ditto, via Marseilles .. seP - Q , t vt. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton .....•• Sepl3 , Ditto, via Marseilles Mauritius, via Southampton t ' s Ditto, via Marseilles .50 1 /. .. SeP t " Newfoundland -.. ... ...sect. $ . Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. United states and British North America, by Bri" 0 1, 6 • tish packet .... • '•' Ditto, by United States packet, via Southarar ton ........... • . Ditto, via Cork ..... t. Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry • • S e P t. ON West Coabt of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ..• • S ep West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas an d se pt• j! s : Honduras) .............. ..........• .......... •• •. t. seP 2 6. Cuba and Mexico Sa t : jl. Bermuda, via Halifax... Bahamas, via New Y ork., .. .Sept Births. COLOMB— On the 29th ult at Edith Villas, 1/1°- wife of Commander Colomb, R.N., of a daugh' thlf, tl 3 ° CLEMENTS —On the 31st ult., ad, Belmont, f t°r wife of U. T. Clements, late Capt. 13 th Light I."prh of a son. 0 0 DALKEITH—On the 31st ult., at Bowhill, Selkirk? s'"11 0, of Dalkeith, of a son. lIAY—On the 31st ult., at Seggleden, rorthsll' Drummond Hay, of a daughtW. - ITANN—TRAPP—On theM daughter.- Marriages. at st. Gile,,,s'g P (1 enbor eli l s Bd C a a ruu m gn b hs e wt r e w ira c ,o l - l fs , Frederick, Tho:nca son samib, of the late Ge 0 • 111 1 - 'e 1 ,1 of the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, to Margarew 50- .er ' w -rr e a ll p . p : of 33°r31°11d°* i (1110 °1 1 HAZELL —TOMLIN —0 n the Ist inst., at Queen's -ro a d 61 Forest-hill, Walter Hazel!, of Hornsey, and u O .l tol .°- street, Hatton-garden, to Sarah Ann, oldest an o ' James Tomlin, of Forest-hill. Deaths. CHEYNE—On the 11th ult , a t Fredericto n, Ne'v 1311113 r wick, Captain Geo. Cheyne, R.N., aged 79. stoY FEItNLEy—On the 29th ult., a t Adswood. ('0 Bed port, ward B. Fernley, E sq., aged 30. JELL— Ed On the 31st ult., at 22, Biide-l ane, Fleet-street' EW Mr. John Jewell, aged 68. at ' I. KEMPSHALL —On the 3 1 st ult. , at 6, K ilb u rn -park -Oa ' 141' Kcmpshall Esq., aged 59 . , 18 q LARNER—On the 30th ult., at King's-road, C.e-e" Henry amer, aged 34. 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