The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-17 00:00:00

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Pres ents of m ad© Ise left good tationS tabour able to MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England rate of discount remains at 4 per cent., the directors not having considered it necessary to make any further advance. This resolution will, no doubt, increase the confidence of the public, and the return to be published this even ing will, beyond doubt, show an increase in the financial position of the establishment. The in quiry for accommodation has been of an average character, but the official minimum has still been required by brokers and others for the best short dated paper. It has been announced that the list of applica tions for the remaining shares of Cramer and Co. (Limited) will close on Wednesday next, the 23rd nstant. It is announced by the directors of the East London Railway Company, that in consequence of the large number of shares already paid up in ad vance, the holders of the scrip certificates to be fully paid up, on which an instalment of £BO will be due on the 23d September next, may at their option defer paying £5O of such instalment until the 23d March, 1866. Interest will be charged on such deferred payment at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 22c. The English Stock Market has continued to be well supported at the improved quotations of last evening. A rather firmer tone prevails, and much excitement exists with reference to the arrival of the Great Eastern, and' the .atlantic Telegraph Preference Shares have been the medium of nume rous dealings, and have risen to 21 24 dis. The Funds remain at former values, and Consols are 89* for money, and 894 for the account. In the Foreign Stock market prices continue very firm. Consolides are 488 49k ; Mexcan, 221 231 ; the New Loan, 201 4 ; Spanish Passive, 29 / ; Cer tificates, 131 ; Italian, 63i 1; and the Confede rate Loan, 6 B.—The American market is very steady. United States 5-20 Bonds are 68f ; Erie Shares, 524 534- ; Illinois, 77i 78 ; and Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 851 861. The subscription list of the Belfast and Bangor Railway and Land Company will close on the 25th instant. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been more animated, and prices generally have shown considerable buoyancy. Midland have im proved ss. ; North Western, 10s. ; Metropolitan, and Lancashire and Yorkshira, each 15s. ; Great Northern A Stock, V. ; and Great Western, £1 10s. Great Eastern, however, have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have continued in very limited request, at about previous rates. London and County are dealt in at 721; London and South African, at 174 ; London and West minster at 96 ; Union of London, at 53 ; Royal Mail Steam, at 115 ; and Upper Assam Tea, at Q. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : —London Jute Works, 14 2f prem. ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 3i 4 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea Company's Shares, par prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par I prem. ; London Bridge Land, 1 a prem. ; Wheal Penrose and Unity Mines, 1 prem. ; Albert-bridge, 111 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 1 prem. ; Downs Docks, 11i prem ; London Quays, i dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 114 prem. ; Over end, Gurney, and Company, 3i 3i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 o per Cent. Reduced B9i. .i. Now 3 per Cent B9-k gNew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent 3 dis Do. £5OO 1 pm Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 2491 Do Account : — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2ll 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. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 991 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Lo. ' 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent Do. 41 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 £B6 paid — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent,— Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent Do Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 9l Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 20i- Do Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Cluatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1539 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Do. Scrip, £55 paid ) Jexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 DO 6 per Cent. Anglo-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 41 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 43 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 471 I Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4/ per Cent., 1850 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred Do Account 3Bi Do Passive Do. Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4 i Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4i per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 74/ Do £lOO Bonds Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 721 31 21 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, X 35 paid ~Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent v enezuela. 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins helgian, 4k per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2k per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 p er Cent. Certificates — French Relates, 4} per Cent. — Do Account _ talian fi per Cent, 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account Consols TWO O'CLOCK. Do. Sept. A ccount 891 89i SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I Paid Closing I Business . 1 Price. done. Bir., ' & StrNal ti Blyth An Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cori:and Bandon. 1 Cornwall o. A Cets no div, Do tilhip.e.p.an.has • 1; been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dini„Perth, & ~ b.Jur; Edinburgh & Glasgow & S. W, stern Great Eastern, Ord. s k. 96 98 133} 134!, t~ 6~ Y; 17 W 9Z 1 109 111 451 8• '1 Do. Angl. st No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern A stock Do. B Jo 131 132 141 145 128 .32 Do. New, is. at 25 pni GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste•n I) . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales I Do W. Mid.—Oxford' Do. Newport Do. Bel eford Lanc , ,shire & Yorkshire ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shei., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New Micl'and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. shares slid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58. Do. do. 1850-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18r,4 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack ihtews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South E 'stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw rF.llartlepool Ilar.&R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, & Cen.ln. gm. 5 per cent Do. shares Buffalo k Lake 13.uron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben,a), gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canads Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pra. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Um gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Da. New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g. itl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.ludus St Flo " 80 C 8 65 65 63 C 5 43 15 40 45 105 1 07 1161 117 91 92 11 . 3 105 39 il 1221 123 996 10 6 534 546 131 1311 2i lip 1291 1291 99 101 52 53 z 4 ,5 1101 111. 67 69 1021 103 37i' 3Si 10 11 i) 121 123 :5 7714 2 p i 112 121 148 152 57 5) 6t 63 55 57 80& 61} 9 10 151 156 3 4p 104 106 , 98 50 ;SIONS. 57 60 101 102 i in 41 41 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 101 102 1(3 104 i 111 3 18 19 F 8 90 65 66 55 60 57 58 50 52 43 4d 33 42 25 L 7 24 26 103 IC4 100 11; f2k 8f 81d q 1 V 2 82 84 1 id 101 102 95 07 8') 91 66 68 82 84 99) 100/ 99/ 100/ 9)/ 11,0 i SECU. 95 98 95 8 100 83 85 82 84 103 705 106 108 108 110 106 108 1; 3 105 108 110 1(3 1(5 107 102 107 109 103 105 95 97 9) 101 93 95 PO 91 102 104 83 85 98 100 1013 10231 105 107 toi 'toil 9} 91 25 2/ 560 580 18 1 40 11i 12f 0 6y 21 2 10 11 3! if 2 4 19f 20y 1! 21 24 25 2 2y 40 4 t 2 2f 24 3 4f 4} 2} 14 11 13 25 35 4 1 1i 11 1t 2 30 32 470 490 15 2. 13 15 164 176 6t 76 8 106 75 8 170 180 75 80 28 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 13.14 Bt st fit 50 20 10 10 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 120. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 W. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1:7 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, Iso t Ceylon; Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, A p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, May t 5, N0v.15 Natal qov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. B.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1802 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent...... Nova Sc :tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ta & July Do. do, a pril & Oct 100 100 100 110 100 100 BRITISH AI Cam Consol. (fold, Mu Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ast Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam. & StA übyn(G wen. Great L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist ‘o Grenville Herod's Foot Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, Bin Nangiles yew Se ton . North Downs North Roskear N.Wh' 1 Bassett (Mogan North 'Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr , , videnee UnylAlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan l Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradun (I.;skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth ►1; hes. Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seto!' Wheal Trelawney (Lie Wheal Uni,ri 371 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 18.9 1 30.17.6 471 5i 16 3.12.8 8 58i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, 1(74 London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., 88 FOR IC JGN RA 11, WAYB. Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 tireat Luxembourg, 154 N amur and Liege gua. lit per annum, 94 San Paulo. lien., qua. 6 per cent., 171 4 Turin knd Savona, 74 West Flanders, 51 per cent. pf., 91 FOREIGN MINES, Frontino and Bolivia Gold, Jim., 31 Port Philip, 1 _ _ _ BANKS. Albion, 6 ---- Chartered Men of India, London. and China, 441 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10 PI London Bank of Mexiao and S. America, Jim., 9i London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 481 London. and Comity, 721 fl London Joint Stock, 476 London and South African. 17 London and t% estminster, 16 Mercantile and Exchange, lim.. 51 National Provincial of England. Ditto, • d and 3d issue, 44} Provincial Banking Corporation, Um., Ditto (.£lO , 7 Provincial of Ireland, 851 Standard of British South Africa, Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 4 Union of London, 53 I MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, B:per cent. gua., If 24 Ceylon Company, 1 England, 8 CreditCo e t r , o c eUrni ando n , m l n o s b u i i a e n r c o e t , Egyptian Corn and Trading, Rm., 21 Humber Iron,Wolts, 61 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.,llm., 64 I. London Financial Association. lim., 2i4 Lon on and:Provincial Marine, 24 Oriental Financial, Rm., 21 Quebrada Land, Kill, and Mining, 11M., 3 Royal Mail Steam, 115 6 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Um., 71 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 51 Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 41 6 11 Upper Assam Tea, lim., ei INTENDED VISIT OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION TO SIIIIEWSTSITRY.-it is stated that a considerable number of the members of the British Association (who this year hold their meeting in Birmingham) intend to visit Shrews bury on Sept. 9, for the purpose of inspecting the museum. They purpose afterwards going over to Wroxeter to view the interesting remains of the ancient city of Uriconium. THE EARL OF DUDLEY.--It is curious to observe how ironmaking seems to have been the particular occupa tion of this family ; for ever since the 16th century to the present day, it has always been remarkable for being re presented by ono of the largest ironmasters of its time ; and it may be safely said that no family in England has been so long or so largely associated with the iron trade as the noble house of Dudley.-- Nee a Week., 46 } 196} 6 t 6 7i 61 7 :17 } 1231 4 31 I 131 i 1 i 1 1304 291 3C 100 100 100 100 100 55 * 1051 ()SSE; 1031 3 12 i 12 ITIES. 100 100 103 100 100 109 i D f THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENII\ G, AUG UST 17, 1865. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) William Biddleston was placed at the bar charged with feloniously attempting to discharge a loaded pistol at Susan Denson with intent to murder. It was intimated to the Court that the prisoner was of unsound mind and unfit to plead. Mr. Gibson, the surgeon of Newgate, stated his opinion that the prisoner was unable to plead. He laboured under the ( - 101,,R:rsn that he was being pursued by harpies. alum ',moved. 1.1;,......‘,0E Robert Thompson, 19, G,:orge Robert Weston, and George Bishop were indicted for feloniously setting fire to the warehouse of the Messrs. Dufries, the eminent chan delier manufacturers and gas engineers, in Houndsditch. Mr. Sleigh said he had carefully examined the depo sitions, and that he did not feel justified in offering any evidence, and the prisoners, under the direction of the learned judge, were acquitted by the jury. MANSLAUGHTER. William Gairney, sailor, and John Fennell, porter, wore indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Benjamin Reed, on the 26th of July. Gairney pleaded guilty. It appeared that the man had attacked Reed near his own residence at Rotherhitho, and that he died from the effects of the injuries. The jury found him guilty. _ _ It was shown that the prisoner bore a good character, and, under the circumstances, the sentence would be only two months' imprisonment. THIRD COURT. AN OLD PICKPOCKET. James M'Donald pleaded guilty to a charge of picking pockets. There were eight former convictions proved against him, and ho was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. Thomas Meyrick pleaded guilty to an indictment charg ing him with obtaining, by false pretences, from Walter Capper and others, 14 yards of silk and other goods, with intent to defraud. He was sentenced to be imprisoned, with hard labour, for one year. Mary Higgins was indicted for feloniously wounding Charlotte Webbley with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. The jury found her guilty of unlawfully wounding, and the. Common Sergeant sentenced her to two months' im prisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. The Case of Constance Kent. We (limes) are requested to publish the following correspondence : " Brighton, Aug. 15. "My dear Mr. Wagner, —In the absence of my brother churchwarden, the pleasing duty of transmitting to you the accompaning address devolves on me alone. "You will observe that the address is dated hi June, and was drawn up wine time before the trial of Constance Kent took place. lam confident that I may now venture to add, on behalf of those who have subscribed their names to it, an expression of thankfulness that the trial has ended so much less painfully than we could have ventured to anticipate. "Our anxiety at that time was lest the law of the land, on the subject of confession, should have been ruled to be antagonistic to the law of the Church, and that you should have been called upon to suffer for conscience sake. We feared, too, that the annoyances and insults which were offered to the sister might have been carried to still greater lengths at a time of public excitement. But neither these nor other evils which might have arisen out of the trial have actuallyttaken place, and we have great reason to be thankful. "Many who have subscribed the address have wished also to contribute to St. Mary's Hospital as a testimony of their appreciation of the unostentatious usefulness of that institution, which has for many years conferred such inestimable benefits on the poor, the afflicted, and the fallen ; and which has now been made the instrument, we have every reason to hope and believe, of converting a great criminal into a sincere penitent. " I have the pleasure of transmitting to you the sum of £271 12s. 6d. from 124 persons, being the amount of the contributions above referred to.—Believe me to remain my dear Mr. Wagner, very faithfully yours, " The Rev. A. D. Wagner." " ROBERT MOORSOM. 44 To THE REV. A. D. WAGNER, INCUMBENT OP ST. PAUL'S. "Rev. Sir,—We, the undersigned, members of St. Paul's congregation and others your friends and well-wishers, desire to express our sympathy with you undei your pre sent anxiety, and under the unmerited obloquy with which you have been assailed in the conscientious discharge of your duty. "We make our earnest prayer to Almighty God, who ever brings good out of evil, that He will be pleased to overrule the present troubles to the glory of His name and the benefit of his Holy Church.—We are with much re spect ever faithfully yours, "ROBERT Moousom,} Churchwarden " G. G. HILL, of St. Paul's. "And 620 other signatures. "June, 1865," " Vicarage, Brighton, Aug. 15. "My dear Colonel Moorsom,-Ibeg to acknowledge with many thanks your most kind note, together with an ac companying address, and a check for £271 12s. 6d., all which have just reached me. I must request you to have the goodness to convey to all those who have signed that address my warmest gratitude for their sympathy, and to tell them how deeply I appreciate their further kindness in sending with it so very substantial and opportune an offering to the funds of St. Mary's Hospital. • . UNGENTLEMANLY CONDUCT TO THE MAGISTRATE.—Mr. John M. Swan, a gentleman residing at New Swindon, appeared before Mr. Knox charged with attempting to rescue a female from custody, and also with assaulting Police-constable Allwood, 186 C.l It appears that about two in the morning of the 23th ult. two women, named Lester and Watson, were fighting in the Haymarket. They were taken into custody by the police, and the defendant (Swan) interfered by trying to get ono of the females away, at the same time exclaiming " Don't take the woman into custody." A scene of the greatest confusion ensued, and some man in the crowd struck the defendant, upon which he struck out and gave Allwood, 186 C, a blow in the face. The defendant was then taken into custody, as also was the young woman. When before Mr. Knox, and after the constables had given evidence, a young man came forward and said that on asking a constable (Butcher) whether it was not a constable who struck the defendant, he declined to say. Upon this Mr Knox said he would adjourn the case that Butcher might attend, and take ono bail in £5 for the defendant's reap pearance. The defendant said he was not able to find bail, and, Mr. Knox not willing to send him to prison, in default, took his word, the defendant assuring him that not only would he attend, but send a gentleman to put in the re quired bail. The defendant, however, did not attend, neither did any one on his behalf, and a warrant was therefore issued against him, but before it was out he attended. After hearing evidence, which showed that it was not a constable who struck him, the defendant said he could not possibly attend at the time fixed. Mr. Knox said the defendant had not treated him in a gentlemanly way, and had deceived him personally, and might have got him into trouble through his foolish com passion. The obligation the defendant was under to attend was not only one of law, but of honour, and wa s o f more importance than the case itself, which after all was only trumpery ono, and might have been disposed of on the first occasion. He should fine the defendant 20s. or 14 days. WESTMINSTER. BEATING A WirE.—Richard Carpenter, a painter and glazier, was charged with violently assaulting his wife. The complainant, a very quiet, harmless-looking woman, on being sworn, said that she did not wish to press the charge against her husband. Mr. Arnold—Did the police see any assault committed? Inspector Rolls—A constable saw defendant assault his wife. Mr. Arnold (addressing the wife)—l consider it my duty to hear the case on public grounds, and shall therefore hear the constable. I shall not compel you to give evi dence, although I should be very glad to hear you, as there might be something in your account to extenuate your husband's conduct. Complainant—l would rather not say anything. Sidney Inman, 205 B, said that at half-past 11 last night he was in Flood-street, Chelsea, and saw defendant run ning after his wife, who came up to witness and said she wanted protection. Defendant at that moment caught hold of her, put his arm round her, and threw her down in the road. He then threw himself on the top of her and bit her face, and witness was obliged to pull him away from her. He then said " If you dont't tako me in charge I shall murder her to-night." Mr. Arnold—Did you see him bite her face ? Witness—l did. She had marks of the same upon her, and has now. He used very bad language to her. Ho was drunk. Defendant said he wanted to walk ono side of the way and his wife the other, and he merely wanted her to walk with him, lie was drunk, and did not remember biting her. Complainant said she had been eight years married to defendant. Mr. Arnold observed that, as she did not give evidence, ho was left in the dark about what commenced tho attack, but ho should certainly restrain defendant's violence. Ho was ordered to find good bail for six months. Ho was locked up in default. THAMES: DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE. — Patrick Moriarty, a tall, powerful Irishman, a shipwright, was charged before Mr. Paget, with a violent assoult on Police constable Kelman, 344 K. Complainant stated that on the previous evening, at a late hour, ho was on duty in High-street, Poplar, when a female came up, and complained of the conduct of the pri soner towards her. Prisoner was drunk, and on the con stable asking him to go home, he refused to move. An inspector and a constable came up, and persuaded him to leave. He then went away, and complainant proceeded on his beat, and in passing by Commodore-court, the pri soner came out of it and said, "I only wish I could meet you about a mile from the police station and I would show you what I could do with you." I then tried to persuade him to leave. He refused, and struck him, the complainant, and closed with him. A severe struggle took place, and they both fell. Complainant was obliged to strike him with his strap upon his arm. He then went along with him a few yards and fell on the pavement. He cut his forehead by the fall. Police-constable 322 K, came up, when the prisoner was secured and taken to the station-house. The prisoner said he was so drunk he did not know what he did. Inspector Griffin stated that the previous day the ship wrights wont for an excursion to Roshervills, to the num ber of 3,000, and it was a day which has always been dreaded by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Yes terday it went off more peacably than usual. The prisoner was sent to the House of Correction for two months. ' The last week's railway receipts ascertained up :o this day are in round figures as under : 1865. 1864 Great Western ... ... £79,431 £79,411 North Western 128,280 121,574 South-Western ... ... 30,942 30,133 Brighton ... 26,021 24,917 Midland 50,291 48,886 South Eastern 30,727 29,396 Great Northern ... 42,367 37,609 Lancashire and Yorkshire 46,770 45,322 Bristol and Exeter 8,266 8,144 North Eastern 75,016 72,360 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,946 18,448 Great Eastern 35,641 33,537 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, show in most instances some very satisfactory features. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2O, on the Nor ch-Western of £6,706, on the South-Western of £BO9, on the Brighton of £1,104, on the Midland of £1,405, on the South-Eastern of £1,331, on the Great Northern of £4,758, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £1,448, on the Bristol and Exeter of £122, on the North-Eastern of £2,656, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,498, and on the Great Eastern of £2,104. SINGULAR POACHERS.—On Thursday last the servants of Mr. J. H. De Burgh, J.P., of Kilfinane Castle, Glandore, heard an unusual bustle among his cows and heifers, and on going to see what was the matter, to their surprise saw the cattle in full chase after several leverets. The cows seemed to enjoy the sport, and after a most exciting hunt killed two of the leverets le, s sporting man ner.—Skibbereen Eagle. "I will not say more in reference to what has evoked this most kind expression of sympathy than that it has been my earnest wish, in all that has taken place, simply to do my duty, and that though, when religious principle is at stake, ne one holding my office ought to be influenced in the least by the good or bad opinion of others, yet it is a consolation to me to think that so many friends, whose good opinion I do prize, should not disapprove of the course which I have I have taken, and should also have come forward so generously to say so.—With the renewed ex pression of my thanks, believe me, my dear Colonel Moor som, yours very sincerely, " A. D. WAGNER." Awful Crime in America. (From the Hartford Times, Aug. 1.) The quiet village of Oakland, Manchester, about nine miles east of this city, was aroused this morning by the news of the most fearful• crime ever perpetrated in the vicinity. At the early hour of four o'clock, or a little sooner, Mrs. Benjamin Starkweather, sister-in-law of Natham Starkweather of this city, aged 46, and her daughter Harriet Ella, aged 14 years, were both foully murdered while sleeping together in their house. They were killed with an axe, but they were also stabbed in various places with a butcher knife. We saw the bodies after they had been laid out, and hope never to see such another sight. The mother's face was cut in two by a powerful blow from the axe, which divided the nose, crosswise, and cut open the face entirely across, crushing through the bones of the upper jaw and cheeks. Over the right eye was another gash from the axe, sinking through the skull and into the brain ; and there was another which cut open the side and back of the head, and also a great gash near the right temple. Besides these wounds there were others made by a butcher's knife—one through the lower part of the chin. the blade penetrating deep into the throat; one deep into the right breast, and another weep one m me left breast. Ella, the daughter, presented a still more shocking sight. Her right eye was entirely gone. The axe had cut a terrible gash across the brow, eye, and cheek, evidently at one blow, letting out all the eye, breaking in the skull, and cleaving down to the cheek-bone. Above the right eye, near the top of the forehead, was another fearful gash from the axe, sinking into the brain : and she was stabbed through the bosom with the butcher's knife. The first in formation of the murder was given by the son, Albert Starkweather, at four o'clock. He came to Mr. Horace White's, a neighbour, rattling, or rather falling against the back door, and arousing the inmates with this call : " Get up !—get up !—Come over to our house ! I don't know but our folks are all killed, and the house is on fire." Mr White ran over, followed by Albert, and found his (Al bert's) room was full of smoke and the bed on fire. He took the bed up and put it out of the window. Then he went up stairs, though the smoke was so thick he was nearly suffocated. Albert did not follow him, but paced hurriedly up and down the lower rooms sobbing and crying. On getting into the chamber, Mr. White found the bed all in a blaze, and the bedroom covered with blood. He lifted up Ella, and found her still alive, though bathed in blood and presenting a shocking sight. As he lifted her a bloody axe slipped off upon the floor. Mr. White took it, and lift ing the windowplacedth e axe underit to let out the smoke. while ho next got Mrs. Starkweather off the burning bed, and finding her dead, placed her on the floor, while he rolled up the bed and threw it out of the window. His hands were blistered and his clothes rendered very bloody. The dying Ella he carried in his arms to a back window in an adjoining room in order to give her fresh air, and then sent his hired man, who with others had arrived, at once for the doctor. But the poor girl died in a few minutes. Her blood covered the window-sill on which she rested and the floor near by. Mr. White at once instituted a search for tracks about the house, but was unable to discover any distinct marks of feet except in the garden. Albert Stark weather, 24 years of age, slept on the lower floor in the north-east room. His mother and Ella slept in the north west room above. He says a noise up stairs just before dawn awoke him, and rushing out of his room he was knocked down near the foot of the stairs by a man, or men, coming down; that he recovered, and had a scuffle in the dark, and was overpowered, thrown down, and the man or men escaped. He shows a scar over one eye, which he says was caused by the blow the murderer gave him. This mark, unfortunately, was obviously of an older date than this morning. A jury of inquest was summoned, and after sitting from nine to ten, and tacitly agreeing upon a ver dict, they decided nevertheless to have an adjourned session after further facts were developed. Albert's butcher knife was suddenly brought out, during the session of the jury, and its appearance before his eyes caused him to start and tremble. A very ugly fact is that the knife was found in his drawer, in his own bed-room. The Hart ford police were promptly put upon an investigation, and Chief Chamberlain, accompanied by officers Cowles and Pape, went over to the scene of murder. Chamberlain arrested the son, Albert, and locking him in the front chamber with himself and Cowles (after the inquest) pro ceeded to subject him to an examination. While this exa mination was going on, Edgar Green, a man whom Albert had hired to work about the place i n s u m m er, arr i ved from Mansfield, where he lives, and where he had driven on a visit, leaving Oakland last Saturday noon. Albert had paid him at the rate of $34 a month for services which never seemed to amount to much, the neighbours said ; and they think Albert never could have afforded to hire him at that rate. Green, howe ver , s h ows no evidence of guilt, and was very willing to be examined. He was evidently thunderstruck to hear of the murder. Albert's reputation is not good. He has been rather a "fast young man," and his associations are said to have been none of the best. We hear that he was soon to be mar ried. In his bureau was found a sum of money in National Bank bills, amounting to about $262. There were three $lOO bills, one $5O, and some smaller. - He says he left the back door open over night, so that Green could get in if he returned. (Green had taken Albert's buggy and his own horse.) When we left at noon, the questions of Chief Chamberlain and his assistant had brought Albert to a point 'where it seems as if he must soon be forced to admit the horrible truth; for, though he saw it not, the course of the examination was suddenly drawing him to a point where his answers would not agree with each other. Ho is an ordinary looking young man, but with an unpleasant expression, a look of incapacity and weakness about the lower which would seem to have been illustrated in the bung lingly stupid manner of the murder and ite incidents, if we are to accept the theory that he committed the crime. He says $2OO of the money was his, and th e res t hi s m other's. The family, were in moderate Circumstances, and bad but little spare money. Albert has shunned a sight of the victims. THE VACANT Muse CHAIR.—W O understand that Mr. John Hullah will offer himself as a candidate for the Chair of Music in our University, vacant by the death of Professor Donaldson,—Scotsman. The following also ran :—Dr. Syntax, Gibraltar, The Swift, Ellangowan, Rinaldo, and Threadbare. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Pearl Diver and Joco, sto 1 agst Dr. Syntax, 8 to 1 agst The Swift, and 10 to 1 each agst Jevington and Ellangowan. Perry weighed for Dunkeld, and his number was put up, but the horse not being on the ground it was taken down. Threadbare made play, followed by Ellangowan, Joco, Jevington, Pearl Diver, and Dr. Syntax, Gibraltar and The Swift bringing up the rear. At the far side Pearl Diver ran into second position, Threadbare having a clear lead, and the rest going on in Indian file. At the half-mile post Pearl diver passed the leader, and Jevington joining him, the two drew away, withJoco following, Pearl Diver easily shaking off Jevington, and winning by three-quarters of a length. Joco was four lengths from the second, Threadbare was fourth, and Dr. Syntax fifth. Rinaldo was last. The Railway Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages ; selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Amberry's Little Ellen, 2 yrs, sst 7113(X30) (Kenyon) 1 Mr. B. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, Bst 71b (£3O) (J. Nightingale) 2 Mr. J. Read's Castle Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (..£3O) (Fordham) 3 Mr. Coney's Sister Mary, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (.£3O) ... (Perry) 4 i Betting-5 to 4 agst Castle Hill, 2to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, and 3 to 1 agst Little Ellen. The latter, after showing some fractieusnms at the post, jumped off with a clear lead, and making the whole of the running, won easily by a length and a half ; a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. T. Hughes for 150 guineas. A. Scurry Handicap Sweepstakes (gentlemen riders) of 10 sovs each, 3 ft., with 50 added. Professionals, 71b extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 11 subs. Mr. Payne's The Beadle, 4 yrs, lOst 11.1 b (Mr. Bevill) 1 Mr. W. Morris's The Warrior (Inc. 51b ex.), 4 yrs, 12st 61b (Mr. Dixon) 2 Mr. Pyles's The Gunner, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. Wood) 3 Setting—Even against The Beadle, 5 to 4 against The Warrior, and 10 to 1 agst The Gunner. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won cleverly by a length. The Gunner beaten off. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHADI RACES-WEDNESDAY. The second day saw a better attendance, and brighter skies, beneath which the course assumed a much gayer ap pearance. General Hess, with the penalty for his success yesterday, had the Princess of Wales's Handicap at his mercy, and won in the commonest of canters. The only other event calling for remark is the Surrey and Middlesex, for which a fair field presented itself, one of the favourites, Pearl Diver, repeating his Reading performance, and again bearing Mr. Brayley's lucky colours in the van. The racing was over in good time to admit. of many intending Oxford goers reaching that city before nightfall. -The Bar on's Stakes (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; fur 2-yr-olds. Any winner, after the publication of the weights (Aug. 11, at 10 a.m.) to carry slb extra. 22 subs. Mr. Lincoln's Miss Williams, 7st 51b (including 51b extra) (Maidment) 1 Mr. G. Newton's Pinchbeck, 7st 41b (S. Adams 2 Mr. J. H. O.Wyndham's The Masson, Bst 31b (including 51b extra) (Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Roplek, Retribution, Hasketon Maid, and Violent. Betting-6 to 4 agst Miss Williams—at first sto 2, and 2 to 1 agst The Masson. After one break away, Violent on the far side, and Miss Williams next the rails, were seen with the lead, the re mainder running in a line across the course until nearing the distance. The favourite from this point came on with the lead, and won in a canter by two lengths; the Masson a bad third; the reminder pulling up, headed by Hasketon Maid, finished in a cluster. The Princess of Wales Stakes (handicap for all ages) of 200 sovs in specie, entrance 3 soya each, to go to the fund. Any number of horses the property of the same ownor, &c., may run for this plate. One mile. Mr. G. Angell's General lieu, by the Nabob, aged, 7st 101 b 3 (Perry) 1 Mr. J. Nightingall ' s Discretion, 3 yrs, 6st 41b...(S core y) 2 Mr. R. Kelso's Filbert, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Hoskins) 3 The following . also ran:—Deerfoot, Verbena, Anti-Ma cassar, and Dayroll. Betting-2 to lon General Hess, 6to 1 agst Deerfoot, 100 to 12 each agst Anti-Macassar and Discretion. Discretion, after a slight delay at the post, jumped off with the lead, attended by Verbena, Deerfoot, Filbert, and General Hess to about a quarter of a mile from home, when the latter went to the front, headed Discretion, and won in the most hollow style by 10 lengths; Filbert a very bad third, and the others all pulling up. The Magna Charta Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added ; for two-year-olds, 7st, and three, 9st. T.Y.C. Count Batthyany's Blackthorn, by Ellington, 2 yrs, Gst 41b (£100) (Murray) 1 Mr. B. Land's b g Ascot, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (£200) (Cannon 2 Mr. Notley's Wild Dove, 2 yrs, Est 31b (£150) (Mordan) 3 Mr. Hodgman's Viper, 2 yrs, fist llb (£100) (Heartfield 4 Mr. Jones's br f by Cannobie—Hopbine, 2 yrs, Est 31b (£150) (Grace) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Blackthorn, 3to 1 agst Wild Dove, and 4 to 1 agst the Hopbine filly. Blackthorn made the running, waited upon by Ascot, Wild Dove lying next to the enclosure, when Ascot swerved, and the favourite increasing his lead won easily by two lengths ; Wild Dove finished three lengths behind Ascot. The winner was bought in for 200 guineas. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 15 son each, with 100 added. Two miles and a distance. 23 subs. Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, by Marsyas, 5 yrs, Tat 91b (inc. 71b extra) ' (Cannon) 1 Mr. Wodson's Jevington, 3 yrs,•6st 81b (Heartfield 2 Mr. W. Day's Joco, 5 yrs, 7st 81b. (S. Adams) 3 - - ---- - -- The Atlantic Cable. VALENTIA, Sunday Morning. The weather suddenly changed here last evening, and at eight o'olock assumed a very " dirty" aspect " outside." The wind, which has been been blowing from the south-west during the week, considerably increased in violence, and blew " great guns" during the night. This sudden change is looked upon at headquarters as favourable to speedy news from the Great Eastern. So bad is the weather in the Atlantic that several vessels have put into Valentia Bay for shelter. It is now blowing so hard that it is a ques tion with the ferrymen as to the safety of crossing to and from the island. The glass stands at 29.45, and nautical men here argue that the weather we have immediately along the coast. is not propor tionately violent to the low state of the glass, and contend that it is very stormy farther out at sea. The barometer, it must be remembered, has stood very low the last seven or eight days, while the weather inland has been comparatively calm. If, then, there is anything in this conjecture, and doubtless there is, as there is precedent for such conclusion, it may fairly be assumed that bad weather alone impedes the movements of the expedition in recovering the lost cable, suppos ing it to be lost. At all events; it is tolerably cer tain that the Great Eastern and her attendant vessels are in company wherever they are, or some thing would, ere this, have been heard of them. Monday, Noon. The 13th day of the loss of insulation, and still no news. " The weather is much finer this morning. The wind is in the same quarter, but has abated considerably, and the glass has gone up two-tenths. It is hardly necessary to say that this continued silence creates much uneasiness here, especially on the part of the officials at headquarters ; they pronounce it a mystery that they can in no way solve. Some live in the belief that the next twelve hours will bring the much-desired news, in the shape of the return of the Great Eastern to Valentia ; others, more sanguine, contend that she will not return till the cable is successfully laid; and, fur ther, that she will be heard of only through the cable itself. But these are mere opinions, and can only be taken as such, it being impossible to know anything for certain. VALENTIA, Tuesday, Noon. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. OXFORD RA S.--THIS DAY. BY ELE C TRIC TELEGRAPH. MEMBERS' PLATE. Overstone Antoinette Peignoir Four ran. London and South-Western Railway. -4.-- HALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY). The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders in this company was bold this day at Water loo Station. Captain Mangles, chairman of the board of directors, presided. The report, which has already been published in The Sun having been taken as read, STOCKTON RACES-WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. One mile• Mr. Jackson's Summerside, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b g. Doyle 1 Mr. G. Eolmes's Poetess, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b ...(J. Snowden 2 Mr. Elliott's Longwaist, 2 yrs, sst 101 b ............ (J. Bell 3 Betting-9 to 4on Summerside, who won by six lengths; a bad third. The winner was bought in for 205 guineas. The Town Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ; winners extra. Half a mile. Mr. Jones's Kapunda, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Carroll) 1 Mr. Gregory's Garotter, 4 yrs, 7st (Cranshaw) 2 Major Stapylton's Sundeelah, 4 yrs, Bst 121b...(Ingham) 3 The following also ran :—Summerside, Wings of the Wind, Roderick Random, Strong Beer, Jupiter, Arabia, Risk, and Amoris Avis. Betting-3 to 1 agst Wings of the Wind, 9to 2 agst Garotter, 5 to 1 agst Summerside, 7 to 1 each agst Arabia and Kapunda. Won by two lengths ; half a length between second and third ; Risk was fourth. The Stockton Tradesmen's Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, winners extra ; second to receive 20 sovs. 43 subs, 31 declared. Mr. Mackenzie's Brown Bread, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Cameron 1 Lord Stamford's Spring Gun, 3 yrs, Est 51b ...... (Carroll 2 Mr. G. E. Copley na Zenobia, 3 yrs, Est 71b....(Sawerby 3 Lord Zetland's Revival, 3 yrs, 7st (Cranshaw 4 Mr. Barber's Helen, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (car. 7st 111 b) (Challoner) 5 Mit. S. Hawkes's Armourer, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (T e lf or d) 6 Betting—Even agst Spring Gun, 4 to 1 agst Brown Bread, 5 to 1 agst Helen, 6 to 1 agst Zenobia, 7 to 1 agst Revival. Won by three-quarters of a length ; four lengths between, second and third ; a length between third and fourth. The Cleveland Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for two-yr-olds ;colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances ; second to receive iO sous. T.Y.C. 47 subs. Mr. T. Masterman's Honesty, Bst 101 b (J. Noble Mr. lfackenzie's Messmate, Bst 101 b (J. D o yl e Mr. Singleton's Fitzroy, Bst 131 b (C arro ll Mr. J. Cathcart's Lord of the Vale , Bst 101 b (J. Osborne -- - - - - The following also ran ;—Custaloga, Vulture, Fairthorn colt, Lavinia, Dagmar, Blackband, and Gelert. Betting—Even agst Messmate, 6 to 1 agst Dagmar, 13 to 2 agst Custaloga, 7 to 1 agst Honesty, 10 to 1 agst Lord of thelVale, 16 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length ; three lengths between second and third; two lengths be tween third and fourth. The Hany Fowler Stakes (Handicap) of 70 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages; winners extra; second to receive 15 soys. T.Y.C. Eighteen subs. Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s Exceller, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Carroll) 1 Capt. Gray's Castanet, 2 yrs, sst 71b Cameron) 2 Mr. T. V. Morgan's Contraband, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (El hick) 3 Mr. Yerward's Huntsman's Daughter, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (Cransbaw) 4 Kilkenny, Light Heart, Fair Melrose, and Poodle also ran. Betting—lmen agst Dweller, 4 to 1 agst Castanet, 6 to 1 agst Contraband, 8 to 1 agst Kilkenny. Won by a length, a bad third. The South Stockton Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; for all ages ; selling allowances, &c. T.Y.C. Mr. Jackson's Jupiter, 3 yrs, 7st 10Ib (.630)...(Cameron 1 Mr. Calder's Cronstadt, aged, 9st 21b (£3o)...(Custance Mr. Masterman's Strong Beer, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Duubar 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Cronstadt, 6to 4 agst Jupiter, sto 1 agst Strong Beer. Won by a neck, a length between second and third. The winner was bought by Mr. Waters for 62 guineas. Second Year of the Eighth Zetland Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds ; penalties and allowances ; second to save his stake. One mile and a half. Forty subs. Mr. A. do Montgomery's Leila Rookh, Bst 41b (Challoner 1 Mr. T. S. Dawson's Curtain Lecture, Bst (J. Doyle 2 Mr. 0. Winteringham's Nothing More, Bst 101 b (Dixon 3 Betting-2 to lon Lana Rookb, who won in a canter by two lengths. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDftsDAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Claremont (offered) 7. to 1 agst Hollyfox (taken) Bto 1 agst Nemo (taken) 100 to 1 agst Lady liylda (taken) 100 to 6 agst Verdant (offered) ST, LEGER. sto 4 agst Gladiateur (offered, take 6to 4) 10 to 1 agst The Duke (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (offered) MISSING THE GROUSE.—What a pity it is that bbd-el-Kader left England before the 12th instant ! The gallant Emir, who is doubtless a good shot, would have found himself very much at home among the Moors. — Punch. Fourteenth day of loss of insulation, and no news. After I dispatched my report, dated Mon day, noon, a heavy rain set in, and continued one incessant downpour till midnight. The glass fell two-tenths, and stands this morning at 29.54. The wind is blowing hard from the north-west, and a tremendous sea is rolling in the Atlantic. Indeed it seems to be nothing here but rain, rain; rain, blow, blow, blow, and those who are compelled to stay upon the island to get the " first intelligence" are growing heart-sick of their exile. Their long cherished hopes that something " must shortly turn up" grow fainter and fainter each day, and while they more than once agree in the course of the twelve hours that the non-receipt of news is very " mysterious," they cannot agree as to the cause. Each adopts a theory of his own, which is subject more or less to a daily modification, according either to the change of weather or his own personal feelings. Mr. Glaisher arrived on the island yesterday from London. He subsequently proceeded to the head quarters of the Atlantic cable at Bray Head. Here he made a minute investigation of the apparatus, and obtained information of what had been done since the 2d, the day on which the insulation was lost. Whether or not this is an official investiga tion lam not able to say, but it is rumoured to be official, and, what is more, that Mr. Glaisher's report to the directors will be of a nature requesting that trial experiments should be made that may result in something like definite information being obtained. VALENTIA, Wednesday. There is nothing fresh this morning respecting the cable or the Great Eastern. It is blowing fresh from the north-west. The barometer stands at 29.84. Storm signal hoisted. Col. Waugh has now fairly got out of the hands • of his creditors. Ire was discharged on Saturday last by the Court of Bankruptcy, but he was nevertheless detained by creditors on three several writs of capias. Yesterday, at judges' chambers, Baron Martin decided that as the debts were gone the detainers must go with them, and so the colonel is again free. SMITHFIELD IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday Messrs. Pullen, Horne, and Eversfield sold by auction (by order of the Market Improvement Committee of the City of London) 500 oak posts, rails, and bars, forming the well-known pens and cattle rails of the plot of ground known as the Hay market, Smithfield, preparatory to the ground being imme diately cleared for the contemplated Smithfield improve ments. ARRIVAL OF THE HELVETIA.-QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 17.—The National Steam Navigation Company's steamer Helvetia, from New York on the sth inst., arrived here at 3 a.m. to-day with 269 passengers. She landed 65 passen gers and proceeded at 5.30 a.m. Her news has been anti cipated. _ _ _ A RIVAL TO BLONDON.—On the 18th ult. Leslie, the American Blondin, crossed the Niagara at the Falls on a rope 961 ft. in length. He started from the American side, wearing about his waist a broad bond of thin iron, and from this chains led to his waist and to bands encircling his legs about the knees. The irons were bona fide, not of the description provided for a pre vious performance of the kind, and weighed about 281b5., which, with the balancing pole, made a load of nearly 801bs., Which was carried over the rope. A high wind was blowing at the time. When he arrived.at the Canadian shore, his appearance indicated that the feat had been a trying one. He soon recovered his composure, and in five minutes started on his return,but now relieved of his shackles, and performing several ventures on the way, such as hang ing from the rope by his feet, the viclent gusts of wind sometimes rendering his position one of great peril. His success was greeted with loud cheers.—Hamilton (Canada) Times. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the last sitting, 3-1. Dumas read a letter from M. Matteucci, announcing the death of M. Pivia, the distinguished chemist, at the age of fifty. M. Dumas briefly stated some of the dis coveries of M. Pivia, among others the various metamor phoses of salicine. When deprived of its water by cold nitric acid, it is transformed into helicin o ; under the in fluence of non-oxidising acids, it yields grape sugar and salicetine. By synaptasis it again yields grape sugar, but accompanied with saligenine. Boilingnitric acid trans forms it into oxalic and carbozotic acids. Chromate of potash will transform it into f ormic acid and into oil of Spircen ul ria ; and this, treated with potash, produces salicylic add. M. Dumas concluded with a warm enco nium of the lamented chemist— Dr. Guyon, alluding to M. Aucapitaine's p a p er on the orig i n of the Kabyles, in which he had said that Bruce, Dureau de la Malle, and Dr. Guyon considered the Kabyles of the Aoures Moun tains to be the descendants of the Vandals, contradicted his statement, explaining that among those Kabyles there were some white-skinned and blue-eyed individuals who were considered to be the descendants of the Vandals. Hence, it was not the tribe itself, but only certain indivi duals mixed up with it that had been alluded to.—A paper was received f rom M. H e b ert a b out the num mullti▪ c formations of Northern Italy, which he con siders, with Mar qu i s P areto, to b e l ong to the E ocene series, while many authors, on the contrary, place it in the inferi▪ or Miocene peri o d, on a l eve l w ith th e sands of Fon tainebleau. M. Isaac Pereyre wrote to inform the Aca demy that a statue of Francois Arago would be erected on the 31st of this month, at Estagel, near Perpignan. The letter concluded with an invitation to the Academy to ap point one of its members to represent it at the ceremony. M. J. Bertrand was accordingly designated to perform the office. A letter was also received from M. Lartigue on the storm of the 17th ult. in the departments of the Aisne and Nord. All the telegraphic apparatus along the Northern Railway line were affected by this hail storm, which broke upwards of 3,000 panes of glass at the Cambrai station alone. Some of the hailstones weighed between 220 to 250 grammes (half a pound). The hailstorm lasted, according to localities, from five to 20 minutes, and was followed by a deluge of rain which lasted about two hours.— G alignani THE CONVICT COCKROFT.—The governor of Leeds gaol writes to a local journal contradicting the state ment that the sentence of death passed upon Thomas Cockroft at the Leeds assizes had been commuted to penal servitude for life. A communication had been received at the gaol respiting the sentence until further signification of her Majesty's pleasure. PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE CHARTERHOUSE ScnooL.—A very strong opinion has been expressed by the governors, in reply to a circular issued by the head master, in favour of the removal of the school from its present site near Smithfield into the country, and a committee of governors has been appointed to consider the matter. The com mittee hawjust visited the property belongi ng t o th e Charterhouse at Hallingbury, near Great Dunmow, Essex, and it is not improbable that the school will soon be re moved there. The CHAIRMAN said he felt that the 63d half yearly report of the directors would be entirely satisfactory to the meeting; therefore, he did not think there was any necessity for detaining them ut any great length, but there were certain parts of the document to which he thought be might make a short reference. He need hardly tell them that the directors were fully alive to the dislike which shareholders enter tained to any increase of capital. In the present instance it had been unavoidably necessary, but he had the satis faction of informing them that that capital would not be required at present, as the directors had spread the expen diture over a long time, and at the same time he had to assure them that the capital required would be quite suffi 'ent for making all the lines sanctioned in the last session of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The directors confidently hoped that there would be no necessity for any further increase, because they had the greatest objection to additional out lay, either for the making new lines or renting extensions. in a part of the country through which their system of lines ran there were many large towns and villages, and these always held out to the starting of sporting .lines— lines promoted by certain parties merely for the purpose of compelling the directors of the parent line to purchase them, which had the effect of keeping up a warfare on•the old company. However, it was firmly to be hoped that that state of things was at an end. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the increase in the capital ac count it had had been caused by making new sidings, en larging locomotive department, and widening bridges. The improving the station at Portsmouth had been at length determined on, and the Brighton Company had arranged to bear half the expense. Tho permanent way was in good working order, and part of the lice had been relaid. The directors were of course very anxious to cut down expenditure ; but he need hardly say that anything ap proaching parsimony, where the safety of the public was concerned, was contrary to the feelings of the directors, who had taken every precaution that human prudence Could foresee to prevent calamities occurring on the lines. (Hear, hear.) The doubling the Exeter and Yeovil was drawing to a close, and the other company had nearly completed theirs, and in a very short time they would soon have a double line of railway all the way to Exeter. To show the traffic in that direction, one excur sion train had earned £BOO from its proceeding to the West of England—(hear, hear)—so that the greatest advantage might be safely entertained when the matter was com pleted. The South Western directors were very anxious to get to Charing-cross and Cannon-street, and although the directors of the South Eastern were not favourable to giving them that facility, yet they would not discontinue "knocking at their door" until they agreed to that, which he could not understand how they could refuse, because the circumstances would most certainly be advantageous. The late contest in Parliament had been exceedingly ardu ous, but by the untiring exertions of Mr. Bircham, their soli citor, and their talented traffic manage; who he always looked upon as the lawyer's first lieutenant, they had defeated the attempts that had been made to invade the country through which their lines at present ran. They had been in many instances "sporting lines," but it was satisfactory to know the attempts to injure them had not succeeded. The chairman having referred to some of the other items in the report, concluded his observations by formally moving its adoption. The motion having been seconded, the report was agreed to, and the resolutions ordering the payment of the dividend mentioned therein having also been carried, the meeting terminated. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN C ATTLE. Our market to-day was rather scantily supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. Prime breeds moved off freely, at full prices ; otherwise, the beef trade was heavy, at late rates. A few very superior beasts realised 5s 6d per 81bs. Several head, suffering from disease, were seized by the authorities. The supply of sheep was only moderate. The mutton trade was Blow, nevertheless prices were supported. The best Downs and half-brads sold at fully 6s 4d per Blbs. Lambs came rather more freely to hand, and the demand for them was inactive, at from 6s to 7s per 81bs. Calves moved off slowly, on former terms--viz., from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81bs. Pigs and milch cows were tolerably firm in price. Per 81b to sink the offal. s dad Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Prime Scots, ft.— 5 2 5 4 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 4 4 10 Second quality do —5 0 5 6 ads d Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 8 d 0 Prime b'thdown 00.6 'e_6 4 Large coarse calves. 4 2 4 8 Prime small d0......4 10 5 2 Large hogs ....4 0 4 6 Small porkers ...4 8 4 10 Lambs....6s Od to 7i Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 225 :0 2iis each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. B easts 1,023 Beasts 5BO Cc ws• .. 140 Cows. Sheep and lambs 9,200 Sheep and lambs Calves 825 Ca ves . Pigs 290 Pigs — MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.--:-The supplies of meat aro moderate, and sales progress slowly, as follows :—Beef, from Ss 8d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s 4d to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. Solruelz, Aug. 16.—Prime beasts moved off freely, at full quotations; otherwise, the trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 38 8d to 58 4d; mutton, 4s Gd to 6s 4d; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 48 Od to 5s Od to sink the offal. ROMFOED, Aug. 16.—There was a fair demand for stock to-day as follows :—Beef, from 3s 10d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s 8d to 6s 4d ; lamb, 58 10d to is Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; pork, 4s Od to 58 Od per 81b. Suckling calves, 18s to 218 ; quarter old store pigs, 21s to 28s ; and tuilch cows, £l6 to £l9 each. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD. —Old Meadow hay, £5 10s Od to £6 Os Od; new ditto, £4lss to £5 10s ; old clover, £6 5s to £6 15s ; new ditto, £slos to £6 6s ; and straw, £lBs to £1 12s per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os 10d to £6 6s; ne w ditto, £4 15s to £5 15s; old clover, £6 5s to £6 15s; new ditto, £5 10s to £6 Os; and straw, £1 lOs to £ll6B per load. Supply very moderate. WurrEcHarn.--Old Meadow hay, £slos to £6 Os Od; new ditto, £4 15s to £5 10s; old clover, £6 5s to £7 Os ; new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 Hs per load. Trade steady. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Aug.l7—Wind at noon, South; good breeze cloudy at times. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. The Prussian corvette Nymphe, Captain Henk, and the gunboat Dolphin, Captain Kuhn, from Kiel, last from Port land, arrived in the Sound this morning ; they will require some temporary repair. A third Prussian ship of war is expected here. GRATESEYD, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 16.—lienrick, from Belize ; Planet, from Colombo ; Corsair, from Rimonski ; Royal Diadem, from Colombo. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Sarah A. Staples, from Callao, for Dunkirk; Daniel Dyer, for Cardiff; lonian, of Falmouth, for pWan sea—both from London. Passed—Genova, screw steamer, from Liverpool, for London ; Eclipse, of Shoreham, from North, for West. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Although holders offer freely, spinners are very cautious, and the sales will probably only amount to 7,000 or 8,000 bales. The biddings for bills on India took place yes terday afternoon at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were—to Calcutta, £ 1 69,300 ; to Madras, n il; and to Bombay, £97,000. The minimum price was as before—ls. 100. on Cal cutta and Madras, and ls. 101 d. on Bombay. Ten ders on Calcutta at ls. 1111 will receive about 30 per cent., and on Bombay at ls. llid. about 80 per cent. above those prices in full. These results show a very slight increase in the demand for means of remittance to the East. The marriage of the Hon Hallyburton Campbell, brother of Lord Campbell, with Miss Beresford-Hope, daughter of Mr. Alexander and Lady Mildred Beresford- Hope, is to take place at 13edgebury Park, near Gould hurst, next week. The trial at the Central Criminal Court of the Frenchman Lafourcade, charged with perjury in the famous cause of Bouillon against Valentin, which has occupied the court two days, terminated yesterday evening in a verdict of guilty, and Lafourcade was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment. 'i 10 100 1 100 100 201 204 100 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100