The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-11 00:00:00

S---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day tha arrivals of English wheat wore very moderate. Thero was no activity in the trade either for red or white qualities ; but factors were firm, and the recent advance in tho quotations was sup ported. With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. Most descriptions were in fair average request, and prices ruled firm. The business done was at Monday's improve ment in the currency. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at fu' quotations. Barley was in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at fully late rates. The malt trade was firm, at full quotations. Oats, with which the market was well supplied, were in steady request, at quite previous rates. Beans and pas moved off steadily, at very full prices. For flour there was a fair demand, at Monday's currenc; ARRIVALS TRIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 870 10 1030 290 740 Irish Foreign 14,020 3360 200 - - 32,670 10 sks. brls, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderato. The trade is slow, and prices are lower than on Monday. Per 81b by the carcase. adsd Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Prithe large do 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 8 4 6 Lamb, 58 ads(' Inferior mutton 4 0 4 8 Middling mutton 4 8 5 2 Prime do 5 4 5 8 Veal 3 10 4 10 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 to 6s Od. BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts are very favourable, and it is anticipated that * picking will be commenced about three weeks earlier than usual. Tho demand for hops, there fore, rules quiet, but without leading to any quotable change in prices from Monday. The market continues to be scantily supplied with produce. COLONIAL. TEA—There has been a very limited anmunt of business transacted, and prices have not varied to any important extent. SUGAR—The market has remained very quiet, and West India descriptions in some instances have slightly declined. In the refined market, also, business has continued very dull, at barely former rates. COFFEE—Superior descriptions of both plantation and native Ceylon have been in moderate request at full rates, but inferior qualities have been neglected, and prices are a shade flatter. Ricz—The demand has continued steady, and prices have remained without change. TALLOW—There has continued to be a fair business transacted for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 425. Gd., and last 3 months, 435. 6d. per cwt. MONEY MARKET AN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been less inquiry manifested by the commercial community to obtain discount accom modation, owing partly to the strong position of the Bank of England, as shown in the return given below. Bankers and brokers, on the other hand, are more disposed to take short-dated bankers' acceptances at a fraction below the official mini mum. The weekly return from the Rank of England presents more satisfactory features than were anti cipated, as will be seen from the following par ticulars : Active Circulation ...£22,022,130 Decrease 624,200 Bullion 14,223,390 Decrease 234,258 Rest 3 , 517 , 879 Increase 9,065 Public Deposits 5,264,739 Increase ••• •.• • 50,362 Other Deposits • • ••• 14,688,181 Increase •. ••• ••• ••• 6,454 Seven Day and Other Bills ... 553,527 Decrease ••• ••• ••• ••• 8,900 Government Securities ... ... 10,384,209 No alteration. Other Securities 21 , 341 , 857 Decrease 327,961 Notes Unemployed 5,972,930 Increase 365,455 The reduction of £272,000 in the bullion of the Bank of France, and of £752,000 in the current accounts, are the only unfavourable changes shown in the return for this week. The notes in circula tion have been decreased £40,000, the advances on stock £20,000, and the bills discounted £376,000. An addition of £130,000 has been made to the Treasury balance. Mr. A. Cooper, of the firm of Cooper Brothers and Co., has been appointed by the Master of the Rolls official liquidator of the Chesterfield and Mid land Silkstone Colliery Company (Limited). During the last few days there has been very little animation exhibited in the markets for foreign and colonial produce. Sugars in some instances have been a shade cheaper, while only superior de scriptions of coffee have maintained previous rates. Rice, tea, and cocoa have remained without any change in values ; while there has been a fair busi ness recorded in tallow, and prices generally have an upward tendency. A special general meeting of the shareholders of Reuter's Telegram Company will take place to-day, for the purpose of confirming the following resolu tion, passed at the meeting of the 24th July, viz.:-- " That clause 77 in the articles of association be altered by striking out the following words, com mencing on the 4th line of such clause, ' and the Security of shares in the company.' " It is further notified that, with the view of enabling the direc tors to meet the liability of the company, on Re count of the purchase-money, without calling up further capital, the following resolution will at the mine time be submitted to the shareholders : " That the directors be at liberty to raise any sum of money not exceeding £35,000 on the security of the bonds or debentures of the company, with such Powers or securities or any of them as are authorised bY article 74 of the deed of association of the com pany." The Belfast and Bangor Railway and Land Corn- Pally require a capital of £1,000,000, the first issue to be £600,000, in shares of £2O each. The asso ciation is formed to carry through a scheme which embraces the possession of a line of railway start ing from the large manufacturing town of Belfast to Bangor, via Holywood, having not only a large and increasing suburban, but sea-side traffic, both for permanent residences and excursions, also the advantage of land with sea frontage fOr building purposes. A portion of the railway, 4f miles (from Belfast to Holywood) has been opened since 1848 , and since the 18th of May last, by the open 'l,llg of an a dditi ona l 7} m il es t o B angor , near l y ` 0 per cent. on previous traffic has been gained, and Wi thout a very large increase of rolling-stock the n umbers se e ki ng conveyance canno t b e carr i e d. 'he lin e , w hi ch is at present single, will therefore a ° lice be do u bl e d, an d amp l e ro lli ng s t oc k p rov id e d. A t agreement has been entered into by which this Z la Pany will acqui re no t on ly th e 12 m il es o f rail aLaY from Belfast, vi a H o ly woo d, t o B angor , b u t become the owners of very valuable building : 11(1 en the sea shore at Bangor, with a further f',, ilati titY at H o ly woo d , an d t h e power of tak i ng r ther e li g `t ible sites. The shareh o ld ers i n th e rail may Company taking their sh ares a t p ar i n this cora -I,a ; and the vendors of the land a b ove - men ti one d in w their confidence in the undertaking by accept ti2e whole of the purchase-money iu shares. 41.7‘'Inent contractors have gone over the works, and prepared to enter into a contract to double the 444 ' 411 t0 P151y all the necessa r y a dditi ona l ro lli ng - stock, c onstruct the esplanade, roads, h o t e l, b at h s, C" ld ; i _ ot her public buildings, and pay t o the er s • n six per cent. on the paid-up ca share three years from the Ist September, 1865.pital for Two O'CLOCK. It e 4 ,l th e Paris Bou rse thi s m o rn i n g, accordin g t o G7f . -- o r .: 8 telegram, th e 3 p er Cent. Rentes we re °I e• Heavy and inanimate. hp r.lier° a PPears, for the moment, to be greater de other in the English Stock Market than in any recur department. Despite a more favourable Bank t ,`„ ti rn than was expected, and a purchase of Conso ls Reduced Annuities for the Sinking Fund, r‘-orttsols have declined to 891 for money, and 891, I the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89/ 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 1041 105. Bank Stock is 249. Foreign Stocks are also very heavy. Turkish Consolides are 49i 4 ; Mexican, ex all, 231 ; the New Loan, 221 ; Greek Bonds, 208 i ; Spanish Passive, 281 8 ; Certificates, 131 8 ; Italian, 63/ s ; and the Confederate Loan, 5 7. In the American Market very little business is in progress, and values are generally lower. United States 5-20 Bonds are 671 ; Erie shares, 551 561 ; and Illinois, 76 I-. The operations in the Railway Share Market has been on a very moderate scale, and prices, in most instances, are a shade flatter. Lancashire and York shire, and Brighton, have each declined 55., Metro politan 10s., North Western and North Eastern (Berwick) each 155., and South Eastern £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no mate rial alteration in prices. The Bank and Miscellaneous shares have also been a very limited inquiry. Consolidated Loan have receded to 98 ; Imperial Ottoman to 151; and Union of London to 53 ; Hudson Bay Company are dealt in at 151 8 ; and Royal Mail Steam at 1141 4. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : —Hop and Malt Exchange, 3 34 pm. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Laud Company (Limited), 14 2 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par 4 prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par 4 prem. ; Wheal Penrose, 1 1 prem. ; London Bridge Land, 1 pm. ; Albert Bridge, 1 1 prem. ; London Quays, dis. ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 414 prem. ; Overend, Gur ney, and Company, 2k 24 prem. ; London Jute Works, 1 14 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany, 3 2 4 1 dis. ; Downs Docks, 1 1k prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 o per Cent. Reduced B9 f 1 A New 3 per Cent B9 i WI New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 5 • Do. L Per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3i per Cent 2 dis Do. £5OO 2 dis Do. £lOO and £2OO • — Bank of England Stock, 5i per Cent 249 Do Account : — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 222 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 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 41 DO. 1863 Buenos Ares 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chidian 6 per Cent Do. 43 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do .£B6 paid Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cont — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent —” Do Second Issue 9B Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 941 3f Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ox Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons — Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid — dis Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Mexican 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, £l5 paid, paid in Bonds dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, ''Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 1860 - Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Now Deferred — Do Passive — Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l3l Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account 94 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 75 11 Do £lOO Bonds 79 Do. 11 per Cent _ Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 721 31 Do £lOO Bonds 73f 4 31 Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 991 100 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — French Rotates, 41 per Cent. — Do Account — Italian S por Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. — Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Sales, probably about 10,000 bales. THE ATLANTIC CABLE AND THE CARRYING SHIP. —Mr. W . H. Russell's account of the condition of the Great Eastern, with her full freight and supply of coals on board, is not flattering. The entire load is full twenty five thousand tons, and with that she is alarmingly deep in the water, besides presenting the appearance of sagging amidships. We do not know that these symptoms aro mitigated by the repented delays in starting. By the Scotia yesterday, whose news comes down to the 16th inst., we have no assurance that up to that date the Great Eastern had even loft the Nore. Before she could make Valentia Bay, and get the cable spliced, we fear the end of the month will be found rapidly approaching. And in spite of the opinion of those who do the special touting for the enterprise, we incline to the opinion that August is not the best month for allorth Atlantic voyage, in which there shall by a general absence of anything approaching to a storm. With her present enormous load the Great Eastern would probably be found as hard to manage as she has been on other occasions. These facts may as well be borne in mind be those who are sanguine of the immediate success of the work.—New York Times, July 27. THE STEAM RAM AGINCOURT.—L IVERPOOL, Thursday.—The ironclad ram Agincourt, built for her Majesty's service by Messrs. Laird, of Birkenhead, left her moorings in one of the adjacent locks of the Great Float to-day, and proceeded under steam, but convoyed by the tugs Hercules and Storm King, to a prepared anchorage in the Sloyne. The Agincourt, we believe, leaves the Mersey before her time, and in consequence of some unex pected notice from'the Lords of the Admiralty. Her masts have not been "stepped," and at present lie on the deck secured, although it was intended when the Agincourt did leave the Mersey that she would do so with every thing in its place on board. However, on Saturday next, unless the Admiralty again change their mind, the Agin court will leave the Mersey for Portsmouth, a mere hull with engines on board. Captain Poynter, R.N., is at pre sent in charge of the ship. THE ROAD MURDER.—The Ba th Chronicle of yesterday says :—" We aro informed, upon what we believe to bo good authority, that Constance Kent, while in prison, wrote her own history, and addressed it to one of the lead ing magistrates of the county of Wilts. Tho MS. is said to have contained the particulars of her previous life, her relations with her stepmother, &c., and also an explanation of the mode in which the committed the murder, namely, with an old razor out of ono of her father's cases, which she ground to a point, and made stiff by hammering the rivet, having, before taking the child out of bed, gone and opened the doors and windows." dar. iany. JUG. 10. La eken as evening at . \red at tho 9 A.M. Coburg at proceeded ales. tended by lef t en route to bridge has In the first he Princess loyal High a month. left Blau- of Wight, for Paris. V.C., and dshire. :xeter and aye came to f ktheir resi ermany. re Dudley or hie shoot- s, accom- leave town ,dy Lindsay s the shoot- saves town t Johnson Goldsbo ate, to con his country This, it is also.—Anti- nds of r Associa is compli pests the ring copy relative to I country. Jars in the t 9, 1865. nem of her . once to the ;tilting that purpose of sist among moo of tho a in Poland wing now pinion that for bring have given mit the in es of those be received if the Lite cause tho inicated to 131MOXD. Ceylon, brought as due the he 27th of ho Orissa, ) return to as reached ail packet. rubay mail Australian evere and Brazilian )r wore de- rere armed dery artil lota Whit tle Blakell the ships, power of ted, except Pg. 'ERSOII.--' teeting of in the late s placed," wn Hotel, e present. I in open i Douglas, A at being ,owards it was un- umstances d not wish living, but m by giv . Paterson under the he course conducted had been noving it: h Dr. Jas dances in while be duty, not has boon abuse to 'esolve to tnd good- [, Baid he I attacked Le profes :ontraittee eminent sssed by a )se names ~ It was mblie till !ANUTE'S )ological )ighbour %ys since specimen made in ipporting 3vel than die aisles• advisable in front that the Ls buried• Lone waS I on, and red, that care was the pre viear of .Sturges Varle rich Ws o he child n height , Fears old. ody ; 010 b e very offin wag the head, g o f the ing to 10 This °- that this )ss of the razette. e union `Pain It. All about 84 sacks ape, allu THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1E65, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE GERMAN BAND NUISANCE.—Jacob Christmann and Peter Moore, two German musicians, were charged before Mr. Knox with playing upon wind instruments, to the annoyance of Mr. Stephen Jefferies, after being cautioned not to do so. Garrett Foley, page boy to Mr. Jefferies—l was desired by my master to tell the defendants to go away, and I did so, pointing to the house, and motioning them away with my hand. They took no notice, but wont on playing. Police-constable 175 C—l was on duty in Bury-street last night at ton o'clock, and the complainant gave the defendants in charge. They were playing. In answer to the charge, the defendants said they did not understand what the boy said. Mr. Jefferies—The defendants hare been a nuisance for 3291 two years. The complainant, a lociginghouse-keeper, at Nos. 29 and 30, Bury-street, St. James's, said—Last night, about ten o'clock, the defendants and some others made a great noise in front of my houso, to tho annoyance of my lodgers gonerally, but more particularly to that of ono gentleman, who has been ill for the last 16 months. Mr. Knox—They were playing instruments ? Mr. Jefferies—Yes, sir, but you could not call it music. I sent my boy out to tell them to move away, and after a little time, as they did not do so, I gave the defendants in charge. .The gentleman I alluded to has given me notice that he intends to leave my house unloss the nuisance is abated, and but for his illness he would have been pre sent to-day. 441 118 119 181 191 10(1 7 1221 1 Mr. knot told the defendants that if they did not under stand what the boy said to them, they well understood what he meant when ho pointed to the house and motioned them away with his hand. It was a monstrous thing, and he fined them 20s. or 14 days each. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ;I Railways. Bit., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div.. Do. 11 tillop.e.p.an,has been paid to 13 Dublin & Belfast June.l Dun,.Perth, & a b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Itice tern Great Eastern, Ord. all. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 1 Great North of Scut land Great Northern D.). A stook Do. B .o Do. New, Is. at 25 pm Gt S, and IV. of Ireland Westc n -Original I) . S. Va,t. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do IV. laid.— Oxford Do. Newpp I .o. II er eford Lane •shire & Yorkshire ndon and Blackwell Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid!and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent . North British Do. Ed., I'th ,-& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N*E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. D. do. 1855-:8 Do. do. 1860-61 North_London Do. New . Do. do. 184 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock ) Do. Scot, Mid. bt .'ck ‘4litews ttz Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon •zouth E. stern Staines, Wok., & Wok ,Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W. Her tlepool H ar.& It Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable 100 100 100 100 ICO :31! 521 i 110} P a id . I Closing I Business Price. done. 47f 77} 54a 5 BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, .t Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. b' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., :ape Town & Dock, gu.l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Beny,al, gu., 5 do East lidian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canad a 'Do. Equip. Mort, Bonde 1 charge 6 p.c Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pra f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. M Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Po. Gun. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. 0 G t. South of India (lira gua. 5 per cent D... 41 per cent Do Great WE s. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 55 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited I Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do DO. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cot a p. c. Bnds. Mel. k Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can. Class A and B I. It 1. C' da, pc lst jab& Scindc . . 4 Da Delhi Do. do Do. Panjaub 1 gk, Do.lndus St Flo O 6 18 132 133 ti 61 62 C 6 16 17 90 D 2 109 111 47 43 8 D 131 132 143 141 128 32 F 7 SO 65 65 C 3 C 5 43 45 40 45 105 107 119 120 93 1,4 106 108 39 &1 1221 123 99i 10.. 03 54 184 135 3k ilfp 134 1301 100 ll 2 52 S 3 L 4 r 5 111 112 68 70 101 114 3* SSJ 10 Ili) 121 123, 14 2 p 78 79 114 12 148 152 57 5o i 61 63 58 GO 84 6 : 9 10 151 156 3 f p 104 106 98 50 'IONS. 57 59 101 102 4! 44 if 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 1011 1021 103 104 iP 18 11 '8 90 65 66 55 60 57 $ 50 52 43 46 33 42 25 17 24 26 1021 103; 1) 100 101 11; In 8; 814 10 102 82 M 1 4cl 101 102 95 97 Si 91 66 68 82 84 991 100 j 99} 100 i I" 9 1004 102} 2& 1021 3 IT SECU 96 98 95 P 7 P 8 100 83 81 82 34 103 105 106 108 108 110 106 108 113 105 108 110 102 104 104 106 106 108 102 101 95 97 9) 101 93 95 90 91 102 104 83 83 98 100 101 i 1021 105 107 icc noil :INKS. 94 10 25 27 660 680 1 18 20 12 13 6 61 24 2 . 10 11 34 44 2 4 194 203 1} 24 34 33 2 23 40 41 2 21 21 3 41 41 21 11 11 13 25 33 I 1,1 It If It 2 30 32 490 600 15 2 13 15 164 174 61 74 8 10) 75 8 170 186 75 80 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. READING RACES.-YESTERDAY. There is always about the usual quality of sport on the King's Meadow. Good fields and moderate performers are its general characteristics, and of course the Berkshire stables carry off a fair share of the prizes. Reading hardly keeps pace with the times in the internal economy of its arrangements. A shabby wooden stand, more becoming Barnet fair than the capital of Berks, and the weighing de partment, &c., under canvas, place it much behind some of its younger rivals who cannot boast the patronage bestowed on Reading. The Reading Stakes saw the easy defeat of Gladiator by Qai Vive, whose fine turn of speed is just suited to a half mile spin. The Berkshire Stakes proved the good thing for Pearl Diver the handicap looked on paper, Fantail succumbing under the weight, and on the " feather," Defy, being near him. The Nursery Plate brought out a large field, and gave us a good race between the first two favourites, resulting in favour of Retrousse by a head. The Easthanipstead Park Stakes (Handicap) of 5 soya each, with 50 added. Five furlongs, straight. Mr. Merry's Crisis, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb (Fordhal 1 Mr. Saxon's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Clement '2 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Czarina, 3 yrs, Get 81b (Murfet 3 The following also ran :—Doeford, Mysterious Lady, Blackbird, Viola, and My Cob. Betting-5 to 2 agst Crisis, 15 to 1 each agst Viola and Czarina, and 12 to 1 agst My Cob. Crisis got off iu front, attended by Czarina, and Jane Shore, My Cob lying wellup on the off side, aad Blackbird and Mysterious Lady in the rear. At the distance, Crisis took a more decided lead, Jane Shore at the same time passing Czarina, but failing to catch Crisis, who won easily by two lengths ; Czarina a bad third. My Cob was fourth, and Viola fifth. The last two were Mysterious Lady and Doeford. The winner was bought iu for 400 guineas. The Steward'i Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs in specie, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Straight seven furlongs. _ _ Mr. G. Angell's Lady Valentine, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (car. ist 61b) (Perry) 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, 4 yrs, 7st (Hibbard) 2 Mr. Astley's Overture, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Stoekinger, Norma, Peignoir, Veluti, Godmersham, Belle of Kars, Endsleigh, Latitude, Frisky Matron, and Camillus. Betting-4 to 1 agst Godmersham, sto 1 agst Lady Va lentine, 11 to 2 agst Pearl Diver, 6 to 1 agst Overture, 8 to 1 agst Norma, 12 to 1 agst Veluti. • Peignoir made play, followed by Lady Valentine, Pearl Diver, and Godmersham, with Overture heading the roar division. Lady Valentine on entering the straight took a clear lead, but Perry easing her soon after enabled Pearl Diver to get up, with Overture in close attendance ; but Lady Valentine again taking the lead opposite the stand won cleverly by a neck, Overture finished a length behind the second, Godmorsham was a bad fourth, Peignoir fifth, and Endsleigh sixth ; Latitude was left at the post. The Reading Stakes, of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 51b. Half a mile. Mr. Pardoe's c Qui Vive (31b), Bst 121 b (Custane 1 Mr. J. Smith's Gladiator, Bst 131 b (Pordham 2 Mr. T. Stevens gr c The Squire, B st 1 01 b ( Payne) 3 The following also ran :—Countess Amy, Novice, Tina, Chronometer, Tambourine, and Maid of Lorn. Betting-5 to 2 agst Qui Vive, 9to 4 agst Gladiator, 6to 1 agst Tina, 7 to 1 agst ChronoMeter, and 10 to 1 agst The Squire. The Squire jumped off with the load, followed by Gladia- tor, Qui Viva, and Chronometer, the rear being brought up by Countess Amy, Maid of Lorn, and Tambourine. Before reaching the distance the favourite drew up, headed Tho Squire, and, with Gladiator in close attendance, the three raced home, Qui Vive winning easily by two lengths ; a head separated Gladiator and The Squire, Chronometer was fourth, Novice fifth, and Tina sixth. The last two were Maid of Lorn and Countess Amy. The King's Meadow Stakes (handicap) of 5 goys each. with 30 added. Ono mile. Mr. Ambery's Nemo, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b Mr. Brayley's Mongrel (h-b), 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ...(llurray) 2 Mr. W. Smith's Roarer, 3 yrs, Gst 7lb (Ifuxtable) 3 The following also ran :—Olivia, Confederalist, Salpine tes, and Hetty. Betting-6 to 5 agst Nemo, 4to 1 agst Mongrel, and 100 to 8 bar two. After a short delay at the post, caused by the restiveness of Nemo, the flag dropped to a good start. The favourite made play with a clear lead, followed by Hotly and Confe deralist, the rest following in a cluster, headed by Mongrel. Before reaching the straight Mongrel took his place next the favourite, nothing else beingin the race 200 yards from home, a good finish between the two resulting in Nome's favour by a neck; a bad third. galpinctes was fourth, and Olivia fifth. Tho Ladies' Plate, of 25 soy; added to a Sweepstakes o. 3 sovs. each. Straight five furlongs. Mr. Godding's Vicksburg, 3 yrs (£5O), ist 511; (Perry 1 Mr. M. Crome's Teddy, aged (.£3O) (States ) 2 Mr. Joseph Sayer's Merry Lass, 2 yrs (£5O), sst 71b (Seaton) 3 Mr. Alwin's Mrs. Caster colt, 2 yrs (£100), Gst 51b (car. Gst Glb) (C. Page) 0 Betting—Even on Vicksburg, 3 to 1 agst Teddy, 10 to 1 agst any other. Teddy took up the running, attended by Vicksburg and Merry Lass, to the stand, where the favourite challenged, headed him almost immediately, and won very cleverly by a head. Merry Lass a bad third. The winner was bought in for 55 guineas. The Berkshire Stakes (handicap) of 20 sovs each, with 100 added. About two miles. Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, 5 yrs, 7st 61b ...(Cannon) 1 Mr. Williams's Defy, 3 yrs, sst 91b (11. Clark) 2 Mr. H. Goater's Dr. Swishtail, 3 yrs, sst 91b ...(Scorey) 3 The following also ran :—Fantail, Dunkeld, Stockowner, Ascot, and Tusculanum. Betting-3 to 1 agst Pearl Diver, sto 1 agst Fantail, 6 to 1 each agst Defy and Dunksld, and 100 to 15 each agst Tusculanuni and Stockowner. Dr. Swishtail took a slight lead, followed by Pearl Diver, D unkeld, Stockowner, and Fantail, Ascot, who got very badly on, being some lengths in the rear. At the turn Stock owner took up the running, with Tusculanum, Dr. Swish tail, Pearl Diver, and Fantail as his immediate attendants, and at the far sido still kept the lead, Tusculanum and Pearl Diver going on second and third. Before entering the straight Fantail dropped back, and after passing the half-mile post Dunkeld was in difficulties. At the distance Stockowner cracked, and Pearl Diver and Defy singling themselves out ran home together, the favourite winning cleverly by half a length ; Dr. Swishtail was a bad third . Dunkeld fourth, Tusculanum fifth, Stockowner sixth, and Fantail seventh. The Nursery Plate (handicap) of 100 sots, for 2-yr-olds. Straight run in, about 7 furlongs. _ _ Mr. Handloy's Retrousse, 6st 81b (T Grimsha.w) 1 Mr. Angell's Mazurka, Gst 131 b (S. Adams) 2 Lord Vivian's The Sharper, Est (Heartfield) 3 The following also ran :—Elagance, Slender, Andrew Marvel, Belmontine, Saucy Boy, Ache, Monitress, Hopbine filly, The Better Horse, Overtonian, Bismarck, Frileuse. Betting-9 to 2 agst Mazurka, sto 1 each agst Retrousse, and The Sharper, 8 to 1 each agst Hopbine filly and Andrew Marvel, 12 to 1 agst any other. Mazurka, Retrousse, The Sharper, Hopbine filly, and Saucy Boy got off in front, the rear brought in by Andrew Marvel, The Better Horse, and Bismarck. At the distance the three placed singled them selves out, Retrousse with a slight load, and maintaining it to the endt won a fine race by a head. The Sharper a bad third. Slender was fourth, Hopbine filly fifth, Bismarck sixth, Andrew Marvel seventh. Overtonian and Belmon tine wore the last two. KNUTSFORD RACES-TEVISDAY. The Do Trafford Two-year-old Stakes of 5 sots each, with 60 added ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances. Five furlongs. Mr. Lincoln's Miss Williams, Bst 71b (Maidment 1 Mr. Ridloy's Penhill, 9st 11b, inc 51b ex (J. °alma°) 2 Mr. George's Wallet, Bst 101 b (Britton) Betting-13 to 1 on Penhill, 2 to 1 agst Miss and 10 to 1 agst Wallet. Miss Williams mado all tho run ning, and won cleverly by half a length ; length and a half between second and third. The Cheshire Plato (handicap) of 50 soya ; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Merone's Terror, 3 yrs, 7st 41b, car 7st3lb(Tomlinson) 1 Mr. Backhouse's Jewel, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Haystead) 2 Mr. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, Bst 21b W. White) 3 The following also ran :—Oulton Lowe, Desdemona, Rose of Denmark, Lady Sefton, Blame filly, and Bridget colt. Betting-2 to 1 agst Rose of Denmark, 3to 1 agst Worthless, 6 to 1 agst Terror, and 10 to 1 agst any other (offered). After several failure's a wretched start was effected, Lady Sefton obtaining a long lead. The nearest horses in pursuit were Jewel, Terror, and Desdemona, the last lot being Rose .of Denmark, Oulton Lowe, Blue Cap, Worthless, and Blame filly. Quarter of a mile from home Terror assumed the lead, and ran+home an easy winner by two lengths ; length between second and third. Desdo mona was fourth, Lady Sefton fifth, and the last division comprised Rose of Denmark, Oulton Lowe, Blue Cap, and the Blame filly. The Grand Stand Cup of 100 sovs, in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Lincoln's Lord Conyngham, by M.D.—Spinster, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (in. 71b ex.) (Maidment 1 Mr. Merone's Terror, 3 yrs, Est (B. Challoner 2 Mr. Cliff's Lizard, 3 yra, sst 101 b (Kenyon 3 Mr. Barber's Helen, 4 yrs, 'lst 91b (Ward 4 Betting-11 to 8 agst Helen, 2 to 1 agst Terror, and 3 to 1 agst Lord Conyngham. Terror showed the way, at tended by Helen, Tho Lizard, and Lord Conynham in the order named. After going about half a mile, Helen went up to Terror, and 'the pair raced side by side to entering the straight, where Helen was beaten, and the lead was left with Terror, who Was headed at the distance by Lord Conyngham, who won easily by a length; two lengths be tween second and third ; bad fourth. An objection to Lord Conyngham, on the ground of a " cannon," was not sustained.—Persuasion was struck out at 12.45 p.m. this day (Thursday). The Maiden Plate of 3 soya each, with 30 added; 3-year- olds, 7st ; four, Bst 211;; five, Bst 71b ; six and aged, Bst 101 b. One mile. Mr. Delamere's Breffni, 8 yrs, 7st (Carroll 1 Mr. Cliff's Orloff, 3 yrs, 7st (Maidment 2 Mr. Prime's Jessie, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Lomas 3 Mr. Lyon nd Vanguard, 3 yrs, 7st (E. Howarth 4 Betting-2 to lon Orloff, sto 2 agst Breffni ; nothing else backed. Breffni made play from end to end, and won easily by two lengths ; three lengths between second and third ; good fourth. The Peover Welter Stakes of 3 soya each, with 40 added ; four-year-old; lOst 71b ; five, list ; six and aged, list 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders. Two miles. Mr. Price's Turcos, 5 yrs, list 101 b (inc. 101 b extra) Mr. T. Smith's Dermot A s th ore, (Mr. Wood) 1 4 yrs, llst (Mr. T. N ew t on ) 2 Mr. Adam's Manchester, 5 yrs, llst 101 b (in. 101 b extra (Mr. Williams 3 Mr. Tharme's Brighton, 6 yrs, 11st 71b (inc. 71b extra (Mr. Johnson) 4 Betting—Even on Manchester, 7 to 4 agst Turcos, and 6to 1 agst Dermot Asthore. Turco; after the four com petitors had settled to their work, took a c l ear lead, was never Beaded throughout, and won in a canter by six l e n g ths ; length between second and third; Bighton beaten off. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOR—This Day. READING RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THAMES HANDICAP. Discretion Norma Defy Six ran. Winner objected to, but the objection was afterwards withdrawn.' ABBEY STAKES. The Masson Katie Nutrition Six ran. FORBURY STAKES. Hornblower Salliet Nor Ladyship Eleven ran. STAND PLATE. Qui Vive 1 Lady Valentine Dawdle Twelve ran. SELLING STAKES 1 Virtuous Bismark Frisky Matron Eight ran WHITLEY STAKES Plover Mongrel Olivia I'M ran. CAVERSHAM STAKES. Roinfrid Effie 2 Lord of the Manor 3 Four ran. Rumoured Collision on the Metropolitan Railway—(This Day.) This afternoon great excitement was caused throughout the metropolis when it became known that the traffic of the above line had been stopped for several hours. On our reporter repairing to King's-cross he found that no collision had taken place. One of the officers of the line informed him that the cause of the stoppage of the traffic was in consequence of an empty train of the Great North ern Railway (on its way to Farringdon-street to load) shunting from the one line to the other, and run right across theline of the Metropolitan Railway, thus effectually blocking up the traffic. When the cause of the stoppage became known alarge body of workmen were immediately set to work to clear the line. Alter two hours of assiduous labour they succeeded in their endeavours, and at the time of going to press the trains are running the same as usual. As there were, of course, no passengers in the empty train, not the slightest ac cident took place. The cause of the one train run ning across the line of the other is ascribed to the gauges of the two lines not being identically the same. THE APPALLING MURDER IN RED LION-STBEET, HOLBORN. CORONER'S INQUEST-THIS DAY. The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of William Henry, Thomas, and Alexander White, who were found murdered at the Temperance Coffee-house, Red Lion-street, was held this afternoon at the Queen's Arms, Red Lion-passage. The jury having been sworn, The Coroner said that it would be:their duty to-day to make a rigid scrutiny into this very horrible tragedy ; but a man who had murdered another woman and child was now in custody in another place, and it would be necessary to have him present before they could conclude their inquiry. Tho jury having viewed the bodies, William Stallwood White said—l reside at 4, Feather stone-buildings, Holborn, and am a schoolmaster. I am the reputed father of the three deceased children. lam not certain of the names of the boys, but I think the name of the eldest boy is William Henry or Henry William ; Thomas William, the second, was ten years of age, and Alexander was eight. I lest saw them alive and well on Monday evening, at my own house in Featherstone-buildings. They were living with me up to that time. The two youngei: children were in their ordinary state of health, but the eldest had been suffer ing from diarrhoea for three weeks. They were taken away from me on Monday night by my son, Josiah White, to deliver them into the hands of Southey. I don't know where ho was. I did not see them again until Wednes day morning, when an inspector of police called to make inquiries about my children. I answered their questions, and I afterwards accompanied them to the Temperance Coffee-house in Red Lion-street. I went up stairs, and there I saw two in one bed in the upper room. They were quite dead. From there I went to fetch my son with the police, and on my re turn I was told of the other death. But I knew all three were dead when I saw the two bodies. My son resides at 22, Bedford-terrace, Old Ford-road. On my return from them I went to Hunter -street police station. As I wont home, I went, by the desire of Inspector Pearce, and saw the third body. I I was very much surprised recognised all three children. at the smell that had taken place in the room within so short a time. I also noticed the livid and spotted appear ance of the arms and other extremities. I did not notice anything about their dress. The y looked as if they had died by violent means. The bodies seen by the jury are the same that I speak of. Josiah White—l reside at 22, Bedford-terrace, Old Ford road, And am a clerk. I saw the deceased children on Monday evening when I was at my father's house in Fea therstone-buildings. The children were there when I went. My father delivered the three children to me to bo taken to Southey. I took them to the end of the build ings, but I had engaged to meet him at the corner of Bed ford-row at nine in the evening. I was there to time, but I had to wait for him for 20 minutes. He came running up in a great hurry, and he was very sorry fur being Into, hat that ho had missed the train from Clapham junction. He said the missing the train had thrown his arrangements out. I said "Are you going to take the children to-night, or not ; I've spoke to my father about them, and he'll think you're humbugging him" ? I asked if he could not make some temporary arrangement for the children. Ho then wont over to the publio-house, and shortly after returned and said they had not got a bed. After having some ale, wo went to the Star coffee-house, and whilst he went in I waited outside. On his return he said it was all right. They would accommodate him with a bed for the children. I then went home, got the children, and on my handing them to him ho shook hands with each. My mother was under the impression that they were going direct to their mother. I told him not to let my father know that the children were so near to him. I understood the children were going with their mother to Australia. I saw Southey in the end of Gray's-inn-passage, and then I returned to my father. I was not intimate with Southey. I bad not seen him more than twice before the Monday I speak of. Coroner—You know nothing - about the deaths of the children. Witness—No. - - A Juror—We have not had the beginning of the affair. Witness—Very well, I will begin at the beginning. On Saturday morning he called at my offic e in the City, say ing mother wanted to have the children back again as they were going abroad. He asked to see If Mr. White was willing to give them up. I was to take them to the Opera Hotel in Bow-street. A Juror—That was the Saturday before the Monday. Witness—Yes. I told him that was too far. I told him if ho would meet me at the corner of Bedford-row on Sunday evening I would see my father, and talk to him about it, and then I would let him know. I afterwards told him I would take the matter upon my own shoulders, and that he should have the children. At 9 o'clock I went with them to the corner of Bedford-row, and then fol lowed what I have just said. Maria Beale—l live at the Star Coffeehouse, Red Lion street, and am tea-room maid. I saw Southey on Monday morning at about half-past eight in the tea-room. The Coroner—You seem Confused ; just think for a short time. What day was it? Witness—On Tuesday morning. Ile bnd breakfast with the children. He also took dinner with them that day. After tea, about six o'clock, he took them up to ned. I did not not go with them. I did not see them ace them after that till next morning, when they were dead. I did not talk much with the children. On Wednesday morning, at about half-past e:ght o'clock, I went up to Miss Clifford 10 see if she would have a little tea or coffee. Miss Clif ford told me to go and see how the little boy was in No. 8 room, as he was unwell. I went to the door but found it locked. I then turned to No. 6 room, the door of which was open, and said to the children, "Ain't you going to get up," and when I put my hands on their arms and found the children were dead I went and told Mrs. Clifford im mediately. A Juror—When was the last time you saw the children out of doors ? Witness—On Tuesday morning. They were out about half an hour at seven in the morning. They said tLey were going to their mother, but that they did not know where she was. We shall continue the inquest in a later edition. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. WAR-OFFICE, Are. 9. . The Queen - has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Daniel Brooke Robertson, Esq., her Majesty's Consul at Canton to be an Ordinary Mem ber of the Ci v i l Division of the Third Class, or Compa nions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, Are. 8. The Queen has b een pleased to approve of Senhor Manoel Machado da Silva as 'Consul at Bathurst, on the river Gambia, for his Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Are. 7. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Florence, stating that vessels arriving from Malta are excluded from Sicilian Ports on account of cholera. WESTMINSTER. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT BY A - SHOPMAN.—George Evans, a young man in the service of Mr. Webb, cheese monger, Brompton-row, was charged with embezzlement. Mr. Young, a solicitor, stated the case for the prosecu tion. Prisoner had charge of a round of customers who were supplied from his master's shop, and it was his duty to collect money for goods supplied, enter the accounts in a book kept for that purpose, and pay the money imme diately ho returned home. Amongst the customers was a lady named Webster, in South-street, who, on the 2d of August, paid prisoner £1 6s. 5d., for which ho neglected to account, nor did he make any entry of it in his book. A bill was sent to Mrs. Webster in a few days afterwards for the same amount, when she called at the shop, and producing the receipt, proved that she had paid the amount, and prisoner was last night given into custody, it being suspected that ho had embezzled other amounts. • His master's brother proved that prisoner was employed as described, and produced the books to show that he had never accounted for Mrs. Webster's money. Prisoner said that he had not been guilty of dishonesty. In order to give change to customers he had put some money of his own in his pocket, whick being mixed with his master's, had caused a confusion in the accounts. Ho could not tell from whom he received Money, and told the cashier of Mr. Webb that he had got money over, and did not know from whom. He had since found where he had received two of the accounts from the 2d of August, and in reference to his book made up before he was charged last night, it would be found that he had greater payments duly entered, and accounted for. Mr. Wobb's brother said he had heard the prisoner had said to the cashier that he had money over. It was his duty to account for the money directly ho received it. He had been withholding money in this sort of way until the receipts by him were ascertained by the firm, through the complaint of customers that they had had fresh bills sent for mosey they had already paid, and witness had cau tioned the prisoner about the practice. Mr. Selfe said that the prisoner's conduct might bo very improper, but yet might not be dishonest • , and the entries made yesterday of previous accounts were certainly much in his favour. Ho should take his own recognisance for his reappearance on Friday. THAMES. A LADY DRUNKARD.—Louisaeritt, a smartly-dressed woman, about 30 years of age, and described as a married lady of No. 1, North-street, Limehouse, was brought be fore Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting Anna Stone, of N 0.7, Martha-street, St. George in-the-East, and Amelia Cope, of N 0.13, Beaumont-terrace, Stepney. Yesterday evening the prisoner was in the Mile-end. road very tipsy, and as she staggered along in a very un lady-like manner she pushed against several persons, and attempted to strike several. She slapped a young woman on the face, and the person assaulted was about to return he blow, when a respectable girl named 'Stone, abou' twelve years of age, interposed, on which the prisoner abused her for her kind interference, seized her hat which she tore from her head, and then pulled her back hair down. The aunt of the girl who was with her got between her niece and tho prisoner, and asked her what she meant by such conduct, on which the prisoner scratched Mrs. Cope's face, and left the marks of her nails there. A police constable was at hand, and the prisoner was given into custody. Tho prisoner, in defence, said she felt herself much de graded and humiliated at the position she was in. Her husband was the owner and master of a Colchester vessel. Ifs made an appointment to meet her at the Great Eastern railway station in Bishopsgate-street last night. Business prevented him coming to London. She was much dis appointed at the absence of her husband, and in her vexa tion drank two glasses of brandy—only two, she could assure the magistrate, and it made her giddy, not drunk. This was the first time she had ever been in such a posi tion, and she hoped the magistrate would release her as soon as possible. Mr. Paget would not release the prisoner until he punished her and said a few words to her. If ho allowed the prisoner to go because she was in a good position, what what would be said of the poor and wretched crea tures charged with being drunk and committing assaults. The conduct of the prisoner, who was a woman in a good position, was highly disgraceful, and he should fine her £5 for assaulting Mrs. Cope and niece, and if the prisoner's husband was a wise man he would not pay the fine, but allow his wife to remain in prison one month. THE CAPTAIN ON A LEE SllOßE.—Elizaboth Daly, aged 38, a dissipated and most infamous woman, who has been repeatedly in custody, and is the worst thief in the district, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing £G, two pocket-books, and other property, from the person of Capt. John Thornton, the master of the brig Elizabeth Leith. The prosecutor said he was a resident of Gravesend, and came from that town last night by the last train. Ho met a young lady by the Tower-stairs, and she put him into a cab and escorted him to a house. He was quite sober, cool, and collected. He fell into a doze as he sat on a chair, and all at once felt a woman's fingers in his waistcoat pocket. He jumped up, shook himself, rubbed his eyes, and saw the prisoner running away. His pocket-books, too, were gone; his money, £6 in gold and about 205. in silver, was missing ; and his coat was pulled off while he was dozing. He was sure the prisoner was in the room when he awoke. Frederick Greenfield, police-constable, No. 495 K, said the prisoner Was the landlady of the house, No. 37, Devon shire-street, St. Ge orgo-in-the-East, where the captain was robbed. It was the worst house for robberies in the district. Ile found the prosecutor's empty purse on a bed and his pocket-books under the same bed and between two mattresses. A captain of a ship was robbed of £l2O in the same house a few nights ago. The prosecutor was not drunk, but stupid. Captain Thornton—Yes, I was off my hooks last night. (Laughter.) Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 10.--Johann . from E m d en; Fl y i ng Eagle, from Rugewalde ; Harmomo, from Oporto; Areno, from Dram. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed.—Trent, barque, from Am er i ca, for London ; Tasso, brig, from Dalhousie, for Newcastle ; Europa, from London, for Madras. Passed, in tow. —City of Berlin, from Calcutta ; South port, barque, from Buenos Ayres—both for London. Bank of England Return.•—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to tl cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DEP Notes issued 995,060 he Act ith and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1865. RTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1( 0 Other Securitice 3.63.1,90' Gold (Join & Bullion 13,315,000 Silver Bullion £27 995,060' .C 27,9,5,0; 0 SPAItTAILINT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn uity) £10,384,'209 her S ecurities 21,311.857 Notes Coin Gold and 'Silver 878,3:it 13 ,!"), 7,326 MILLER, Chief Cashier. BANKING D optictors' Capi tal 11053.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend ' Ac counts) 5,964,739 Other Deposits—, 14,6.8,181 6even Day and other Bills 5",3,527 i33,577,3M 1' Aug. 10, 180. TIIE CHOLERA AT MALTA.—Our correspondent at Valetta, writing on the 4th inst., gays :—" Tho cholera does not yet show any signs of abatement, but the cases are somewhat loss virulent. On Tuesday the official returns reported 33 attacks and 18 deaths ; On Wednesday, 29 and 22 ; and on Thursday, 31 and 19. COLONIAL GOVERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1672... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly l _ _ 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au 4 D.,. 5 p. e. Mar. at Sept 00.5 p. c. Jan. & July Po. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape (i.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. 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Bahia and San Francisco tlim.) gua. 7 per cent., li 13i Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 19f Paris and Orleans, 33 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 171 Louth Austrian and Lombudo Venetian, 19 18 FO.REION MINE& St. John del Itey, lint, 41 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 57/ Aldan e t inn.. 29 81 91 Bank of London. 131 Bank of ()tag% lim. ' 61 Bank of Queensland, lim, J 9 20 Brazilian and Portuguese, lice., 9 Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China. 26 Chartered ler. of India, London, and China. 454 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 221 If Consolidated Bank, lim.. 10 * 9/ European Bank, lim., II I Imperial Ottoman, 15* Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 1 London Mink of Mexico and S. America, Jim., 91 London. Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 111 . London and Couuty, VI 5 London Joint Stock, 471 London and South African. 17 I Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 15} National Provincial of Entrland. Ditto, d and .:d issue, 14} National Bank, 93 New South %Vales, 101 Oriental Bank Corporation, 53 21 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 41 Provincial of Ireland, 85 1 Scinde, Punjaub, and Deinialm.. 6/ Union of Australia, al 21 Union of London, 53a 21 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 101 Atl.ntic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance, lira., 21 Berlin Water Works, Rm..: 111 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8 Company of African Merchants, lira., 2f Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Englanu, 81 Egyptian Corn and Trading, lira., 21 Fore-street Warehouse, Bin. ' 9I Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., ai Hudson's Bay, Humber Iron Wo ks, 11 ' International Financial Fociety, lim., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Ca' our), Ditto, 0 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90,10} London and Glasgow Enoincerirg and Iron Ship, lira., 214 Royal Mail h'team, 1144 r Thames and Mersey Marine (Insuran6e), lira., f OBSE, 'TIES. 111 M . 37/ 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.8 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30,17.6 ADMIRALTY, Au&. 10. Mr Ferdinand John Fairelough has this day been pro moted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23d June, 1863. BANKRUPTS, That portion of tho " Gazette" containing the Bank rupts had nbt arrived when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 181 11 191 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 11- Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 471 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 174 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 25 45 Marseilles Frank - for: on the Maine —120 i Vienna — 11 30 11 371 Trieste — 11 30 11 371 Petersburgh - 301 301 Berlin Madrid — ... 474 471 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina 25 55 25 60 25 55 25 60 25 55 26 60 511 51-1 51 511 Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon Naval and Military Intelligence. On Wednesday the Duke of Somerset, attended by his private secretary,, Capt. Hall, R.N., as First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee in the office of the Admiral Superintendent, in the dockyard, Devon port. It began at 11 o'clock, and was not concluded until half-past 1, when the Duke returned to the Enchantress. Meanwhile, Admiral Grey and Admi ral Eden went down into the Sound and inspected the ironcased cupola ship Scorpion, 4, Capt. John C. Commerel, V.C. They returned about 3 o'clock, when they landed at Keyham Steamyard, where 1,100 men belonging to the ships in ordinary were drawn up, under the command of Capt. William Edmonstone, C.B. Port-Admiral Sir Charles Fre mantle and Admiral-Superintendent Symonds were present. From Keyham 4rnirals Grey and Eden went to the training ship Imilacable, 24, Commander H. L. Ray, where there are from 250 to 300 boys under instruction ; the usual complement is 440. They also went on board the screw steam frigate Doris, 30, and then returned to the Enchantress. Admiral Grey went on board, but Admiral Eden, myth Sir Richard Mayne, proceeded to the residence of Admiral Symonds, with whom they dined ; .they left Plymouth by the South Devon Railway yester day morning. The yacht left the Sound on Wed nesday evening for Portsmouth. The inspection at Devonport by the Lords of the Admiralty has been much shorter this year than formerly, which is pro bably owing in part to their presence on the occa sion of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales. At that time the Duke of Somerset made several 'unofficial inspections of the new ground to the north of Keyham Steam-yard, the ultimate appropriation of which appears to be as difficult a problem now as it was on the occasion of the last annual inspection. Whether the new docks are to be at right angles with the sea, or parallel to it, is unknown ; indeed, it is uncertain whether any docks will be constructed at present, especially while the disputes continue in the building trades. It is, however, almost certain that measures will shortly be adopted for the erec tion of naval barracks on the new ground. In the meantime, in order to save the crews of ships refitting or altering from the necessity of going afloat four or five times a day in all weathers to join their temporary home, a floating hulk, the Lords of the Admiralty have had the Vengeance fitted for their use, and she is placed outside the wharf at the north end of the north basin, so that the seamen can walk on board at all times of tide. Their lordships did not visit the breakwater, which is now complete. Neither did they inspect the Shovel Fort, erecting inside it. This fort is in tended to form one of the chain of forts round Ply mouth. Its construction was intrusted to the late Mr. Walker, the engineer to the Admiralty and Trinity Boards, and after his death it was continued by Mr. M'Clean, of Great George-street, West minster. Considerable difficulty was experienced in laying the foundation, as the rock is about 40ft. below low water, and the position is greatly exposed to the weather. Up to about high water it is solid, built of concrete blocks of about 7 tons each, and cased on the outside with large blocks of granite. Above high water to the present level, about 25ft., there is a thick wall of granite backed up with brick work. It encloses the magazines, warehouse, latrines, coal stores, water tanks, &c. The work has been executed by Messrs. H. Leo and Sons, the contrac tors of the Dover-pier and various other Govern ment works, and the Amsterdam Canal. The part of the fort below water was built by bell and hel met diving, the machinery being worked from above on a large timber staging constructed so as to com mand the whole foundation. The part above water is now carried up to near the embrasure or gun level ; the remainder will be built under the super intendence of the Royal Engineers. At present the work is believed to be in abeyance, on account of some alteration of the original design caused by the successive improyementa in artillery and fortifica tions. Staff-Commander W. W. Dillon yesterday took up his commission at Woolwich, having been ap pointed to the flagship Fisgard, for command of the steam reserve in the dockyard, in succession to Staff- Commander Luke, superseded, who, after a con tinuous service of 30 years, retires on half-pay. The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, Capt. Herbert, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday and anchored at Spithead. It is expected she will leave to-day for Cherbourg. The Octavia seret , frigate, Capt. C. F. Hellyin ; the Liverpool, Capt. It. Lambert ; and the Con stance, Capt. Barnard ; left Spithead yesterday for Portland, to join the Channel squadron. Her Majesty's ship Agincourt safely left the Morpeth-dock, Birkenhead, yesterday, and took anchorage in the Sloyne. She leaves the Mersey for Plymouth to-morrow. It is understood that Dr. Scott, the master of Balliol Collego, Oxford, who in the course of a few days will receive the appointment of Regius Professor of Divi nity in the University of Oxford, vice the Rev. Dr. Jacob son, appointed to the bishopric of Chester, will preach the Latin sermon at St. Paul's Cathedral before the new Con vocation. Shari 13.14 st st st 50 20 10 10 10 100 1(0 100 all 10a 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 10) 100 100 190 100 100 1.0 100 100 2.1.0 2.14.8 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 7.8 - .3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.6 3.12. f. 1011 2 11/ I