The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

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There is but a comparatively slight demand for discount accommodation for commercial purposes, and with a perceptible increase in the supplies of floating capital at the command of the joint-stock banks the rate in the open money market is show ing a downward direction. For superior paper of short -date 8i or 9 per cent. is asked, and exceptional operations on lower terms have also been concluded. Au encouraging feeling is apparent in consequence of the continued favourable tendency in the Paris exchanges and the large inflow of gold into the vaults of the Bank of England. The gold taken to the Bank yesterday repre sented £26,000 in bars, and 113,000 sovereigns. A second dividend of 2s. Gd. has been announced by the liquidator of the London, Hamburgb, and Continental Exchange Bank, making, with the pre vious dividend, 9s. 2d. in the pound. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 68f. 90c. Rather fi. tra• Very little business. The majority of the mercantile community can obtain accommodation on terms, accidents excepted, below the minimum of the Bank of England. T hose who are carefully watching the progress of events and collateral influenceswill not be surprised if the bank directors lower their minimum next Thursday, or within the next fortnight, without any interference on the part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; who is fully competent to deal with a nY question of finance. The manner in which b e has replied in proper terms to the proposi tions that have been made by various depu tations introduced by members of Parliament has been most commendable, and there is every reason to believe that he will treat the question upon the principle of non-intervention, since every one unbiassed must perceive that affairs, checked though t hey may be, are returning to a healthy condition. A few sales to realise profits have caused a decline of I per cent. in the value of Consols, which, there fore, are now 871 1 for money, and 881 1 for the 6 th proximo. Money being easier, and political Prospects favourable, it is rather strange that more b uoyancy should not exist, but dullness and heavi 4ese May be chiefly attributed to the limited at tendance of investors and speculators. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861 to 87 ; Ex chequer Bills, March, par ss. dis., June, 3s. prem. l adia stock, 208 209 211 ; do. 5 per Cents., 1021 103 1 ; do. Enfaced 5 per Cents., 99 100 ; and do. Debentures, 100.1. No important alteration has taken place in the prices of Foreign Stocks. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 261 4; Mexican, 161 1 ; ditto New, 121 13 ; Greek, 114 ; Coupons, 41 ; Spanish Passive, 181 ; the Certificates, 131 14/ ; and the Brazilian 4 134 dis, United States 5-20 Bonds are 6811; E rse shares, 421 31 ; and Illinois, 751 76. Ia the :Railway Share Market the transactions h ave been on a limited scale, owing to the prepa rations in progress f or th e h a lf- year l y se ttlement. Prices, however, have generally shown a downward movement. Great Eastern have declined 11, Lan ; hire an d Y or k s hi re, L ondon, Chatham, an d Lover, North Western, Metropolitan, Midland, and South Eastern each 1, and Great Western 1. The Foreig n a n d C o l on i a l li nes rema i n i nac tive, Without any material change to report in v alue. d auk and Miscellaneous Sh ares con ti n ue very 1111 . Alliance have receded to 171 18 ; Bank of A ustralasi a to 661 67 ; London and County to 611; 4.40nd0n. Joint-Stock to 41 ; Atlantic Telegraph En gland, quoted 31 31 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of ' 4ll gland, 31 di s . ; and National Discount Com pany, at 7/ prem. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. QC VERNME N T FUNDS. 8 Oer Cent. Consols I D°. Account, Aug. 3 ug. 881 t ,Per Cent. Reduced B6l 7 Now ' 87 61 lie . per Cent 3 / per Cent. Jan. 1894 — "" 0 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — an nuities, •30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 D o 4 - 7 0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — (Pod Sea Telegraph), Aug., I°oB. * March. Juno. 4e hequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent.... par 5 dis pm •-i Pm o. £5OO e Do £lOO and £2OO ink of England Stock, 5 per Cent — 'Jo Account — IND IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I 1 (Ilan Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 209 11 8 Do. Account DO ~ 5 per Cent. J u l y , 1870 O. 4 Cr Cent., Oct. 1888 De.P 0. Certificates — . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — T , e ' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 . "' r , O ' 5 D eber Cet, May 1879 — . 'Jo. . 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l - 1) 0. tinder £l,000 ArgentPRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES ne Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pm a. tOstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 r az, ifian 5 per Cent — 4 ' o ' 4 4 Cent., per 1852-58-60 D 01863 1 , Do. -•-,o Ac c ount D 1865 7O --. 0. £lOO Bonds 7l 84,, ° ' S eriP, £65 paid D o A.yres 6 per Cent — D°-"0 .£lOO Bonds — eli7i 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) DO.. 831 6 per Cent — D 0 4/ per Cent — D°• 3 per Cent 001 S eriP, £75 paid etii(pbian 6 per Cent. — bai,ft'i Sian Cent. ti c Til, 3 per Cent., 1825 Il lti ,,,Vi' Per Cent., 1864 .. D°''ulao Principalities tcpi Account Dador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — >,o"— (,I'rovisional Land Warrant lc-ueferred I ) 0..11 7 per Cent Second Issue D ° £lO Bonds D o 1864 — D -13° £lOO. Bonds 85 o. B o G overnment Railway Debentures 771 7 tire ty£Bo P ai d dis D e ' 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 0,O: Account • Coup ons tr,,... account itZtteinala 5 per Cent. D lB4l 5 per Cent 1865 te Account 11e,.?' Il aremmana Railway 561 Ij o l . a,o c 3 c per Cent A ount 0 , Do 1864 U 0 6 It o per Cent. Anglo-Fre nc h k°° ate videan 6 per C en t £3o paid o r ish Imperi a l 5 per Cent kw ° Land Warrant s (H ec tares) , o_vranada e 2 per Cent Pe i Deferr e d Deferred I ) l°i 'M 5 per Cent., 1865 o°2 Account b e ° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) iv li Per Cent" 1862 tort-1,4-ocount IV gli Q e se 3 per Cent" 1853 LI " Per . Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 421 Ittis°l•Aeeolint D s c , - A °. 5 Per Cent" 1822, £ St b o - 1 Per Cent. 1850 D O 1 Per Cent, 1860 0 0 Pei Cent. 1859 — 00 55 Per Cent. 1862 B7l Sardite.Per Cent. 1864 — b o ' 4O, 5 per Cent 8 I) , : Account ,r ile , ~ D u ° Per Cent ° I ke• 1) 0 x unt N A e vir Deferred 3Ol 0 0 p a e co . ont D 0 salv e 19 13,. ACC%Unt , -1444 1 1 1 r , k -1) 0 A ' e ll. of Coup not funded l3l . a , edia e eount l4 ,„00. • Z i 4 Per Cent .rarkistisier Cent. 1864 D o A Per Cent. 1854 — 0 0 'R' e eolint Po'k 9er Lent. 1858 544 D - ' c ount o ° o floo Bonds Po 4P er Cent. 1862 Do molt 6 190 Do 4 Ponds ....... 4 34 8 4 9 1 b., , Per Cent.,1863 — bo" IpeeoruCent., 1865, paid up Scrip 2 64 4 4 04 4e,,,,, v enezlleynuent• Guaranteed — B ei 6 '. 0 per Cent. — o_ . .Per Cent., 1862 251 ti, u ). A. ccount ... ........... k is , . .1" videuds on the above payablein Loudon. 114 1 1'111 5 par Cent. ‘ 1:, R ] ,an, 'v., Ex. 10 Florins I b te o ll 2/ greOreZi.th Exxl.22sGLuil, — ital• • Cer tificates • alo4.4.4ePeco,srp,en. t.,1861, ... 25f. — * 51 4 i i -., 00„._,h.'s for THREE O'CLOCK. 1 / 1 0118 44 tts;) Al econ,, , .. ................... ....... ....H. ................ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per oent., Dec. 31,1872 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 93 95 sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 94 96 - 1)0. sp. c. Jan. .t July 100 75. 77 741 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - Capo G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 101 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 100 102 101 - Do. do' 1680-94. 100 102 101 102 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9: 100 100 103 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 8) - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 100 102 - Do. 1878, do lOO 105 1 7 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1...,713 100 103 105 - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov lO4 101 (03 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 1(3 105 Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 97 100 B.G ov. 6 p.c.Ja...t.1 uly 100 90 92 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1861, 100 90 94 - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187() 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 83 05 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 94 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 96 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 90 P 3 t 7 - 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 100 - Do. 1878 ,1D upwards 1( 0 102 104 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja & July 100 - - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 103 105 1021 BRITISH MINES. a cam. Consul. Cold, lim Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O d 7 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 430 Urakewalls 2.1.0 4 cf - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 15 17 - East Caradon 2.14.1, 7 8 - East Carn Brea 3l 4 1 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 - - - East Loved 3.9.0 61 74 _ E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 31 - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 - 4 t4reat L ixey, limited all 19 20 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 f 14 Great Wheal Busy... 14.9.6 1 f - G. Wheal Vor (Heist 41, 40 18 22 - Grenville 8.18.0 11 2 - Herod's Foot .... 5.10.0 30 32 - [ling ston Downs ..... . 5.10.6 31 3.1 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 - Starke Valley 4.10.6 3f 41 4 11.wyndy Iron Ore, Hui • 3,1 2f lid - New Seton - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United 7.1.d - Providence UnyLelant 10.6.7 20 25 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 325 :175 - South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 174 ai Stray Park 35.15.6 -•-- - Tin Croft 9 9 11 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 3 5 - West ltassett (Mogan _ W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 6 7 -- West Chi rer ton ll 61 67 - West Seton ..... 471 105 115 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redrutb 16 10 15 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 6 - Wheal Seton _. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 8 10 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. East Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 120 5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Great Luxembourg, 12i FOREIGN St. John del hey, lim., 46 BANNS. Alliance, 11 in.. lit 16 Anglo Egyptian. lim., 9 Australasia, 67 61 Bank of Egypt, 29 British North American, 471 7 Consolidated Bank, lim., 41 Hindustan, China, and J apan, 11M., 2 t Imperial Bank, lim.. 23 Imperial Ottoman, 7} London Bank of Mexico and S. America. 1im.,131 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2 London and County, 61} London Joint Stock," 41 401 i. London and South-Western, lim.. London and 11 estminster, 906 90 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 98i Midland Bank, lim.. 17 Oriental Bank Corporation, lel 1 Union of Australia. 45 Union of London, 431 DOCKS. I ondon and St. Katharine, 66 7 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 12 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. lim., 3: 2 Berlin Water Works, Bra., IC4 Ceylon Company, 04 Commercial Union, Insurance, 6 51 Credit Foncier and ilobilier of England, 44 Ebbw Vale, 12i 13 E,yptian Corn. and Trading, Um., 31 ff Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 104 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 4 General Steam Navigation, 2 8 Hudson's Bay, 154 t London Financial Association, lim., 94 Lon on ar.d Provincial Marine, 2 Naional Discount company. 124 Ocean Marine Insurance). 104 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 504 Royal Mail Steam, 107 Scottish Australian Investment. lim.. 117 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lim.,— Ditto (Zl2l, 134 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim, 54 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 24 In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been an absence of animation consequent upon the continued high rate of discount. Only a small quantity of sugar has changed hands at about previous rates, while for coffee there has been a fair demand, and superior qualities have brought full rates. Rice has also been more inquired for, and a fair business has been done in tallow without any material change to re port in quotations for either present or forward de livery. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. IRailways. Pail Closing I Business Price. dens. Bristol Ana Exeter Caledonian Cambrian, Cork and 8and0n..... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc &London, trip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Du. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Md.—Oxford po. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc,shire & Yorkshire L.)ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Mctrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., SheL, & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension...—. Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Rirmin.. t Derby Mid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—iterwiok Do. G.N•E purchase. Do. Leeds Do. York Dc. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock vo. Scot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok I raff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath I Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH FOSSE, Atlantic & St. Lawrence liorn.,Baroda,.uCen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F . shares Ruffalo do Lake Huron DO.E'retWeiice 11uff.,Brant, &Goderich, 6 p.c. 1872-3- ► ....,... Calcutta & S. E., lica..l ;ape Town & Dock, gn. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' Nast. Bengal, 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 De. 2d Prcf. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 1 0. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D. , . 4.1 per cent Do treat W a. of Canad 4 Da. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Us. pay. 1873 Do. 5t do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Brads. & Hudson's Bay N. ll l.C'da,6pclstpf.bs Seinde ..... A Do. Delhi cd'" Do. do • Do. Puniaub...• " 0 Do.lndus „„ 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1100 2 100 100 68 90 120 122 35 95 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 11( 113 27 28 6 7 ils 118 1:3 121 91 93 52 53 31 37 33 36 1231 121 83 85 19 20 117 1175 83 91 5(1 57 129 130 2 3 p 105 101 69 91 1/1 122 11 2 p 91 a 3 48 :.0 2: 24 104 106 67 69 101 103 34 36 9 11 p 119 /21 1 2p 1 2p 75 77 108 112 150 154 73 76 45 17 65 66 7i 8 14 115 2 3y 100 103 53 55 ,SIGNS. 63 65 93 100 Id ip 4 46 76 86 76 80 60 •65 100 102 994 ICO4 99 101 20 22' 85 87 55 68 48 52 50 55 45 50 40 45 34 3) 24 26 24 26 105 116 1 I , 4 1 P 98 100 91 93 1f 141 1 5i 3 4 al Q 3 83 (45 1k Old 97 08 89 01 85 87 81 62 96 97 96 97 1k 1. 1 95 96 231 4i 1051 129 81 71 7 1 521 j 3 123} & 19 19 171 16: 17i 89 56 ri9l lot #I 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 861 0 5i THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1866. Central Criminal Court—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder,) THE CHARGE AGAINST THE CASHIER OF THE LEEDS BANK. An application was made on the part of Edward Green field, lately cashier in the Leeds Bank, for a postponement of the indictment against him until next session. The application was granted. FELONIOUS POSSESSION OF FORGED STAMPS. Charles Sitzler, was indicted•for having in his possession a quantity of forged stamps. It appeared that a short time ago advertisements ap peared in the Manchester papers offering to lend trust money out at interest. An application was made by a person named Alker to the address stated, and in return ho received an answer, signed 11. Canton, in forming him his terms, and also informing him that he would be required to send £6 for the first year's interest and Is. for the stamp, and, from circumstances that tran spired, it was believed that the whole proceeding was an ingenious contrivance to procure the advance of the inte rest without the slightest intention of the parties advertis ing transmitting the amount of the loan. Letters after wards appeared in the London papers of a similar nature, the address given being Charles-street, Hatton-garden, and about 80 letters were taken to that address. Three letters miscarried, and on being opened at the Post-office it was discovered the promissory notes they contained had forged stamps upon them. The three letters were taken to Charles-street, and the prisoner signed the receipt for them in the name of "H. Canton." The detective officers then went in and the prisoner denied that his name was Canton, but that ho was authorised by that person to sign his name. When he was formally charged with having the forged stamps in his possession he denied all knowledge of the matter. He did not in any way attempt to account for the possession of tho forged stamps, and no explanation as to how he got possession of them was given by the prisoner. Evidence having been adduced, Mr. Sleigh contended that there was no case to go to the jury. Mr. Poland contended that there was. The Recorder thought there was evidence sufficient to go to the jury. Mr. Poland then replied on the case, and The Recorder summed up the case to the jury, and said the question they had to determine was whether the pri soner was in possession of the forged stamps, knowing them to be counterfeit. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Lewis then informed the Court that the prisoner had _ previously been convicted for attempting to obtain money by false pretences from a loan office, and on that occasion ho was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. The Recorder told the prisoner he had beenfound guilty of a very serious offence, and, to deter others from a repe tition of it, he should sentence him to ten years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant). Thomas William Sidell pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with feloniously uttering a forged acceptance of a bill of exchange for the sum of .£35, with intent to defraud. The Common Sergeant sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment with bard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. This bay. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ROBBERY.—HEARTLESS CON DUCT.—Frederick Augustus Wright, a young man, de scribed as an agent, of 61, Chester-street, Kennington-lane, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt on suspicion of stealing a lady's velvet jacket, a moire antique dress, and other pro perty, belonging to his brother, Mr. Thomas Travers Wright, a literary agent, residing at 60, Waterloo-place, Kennington-road. The prosecutor said that some time ago he was charged at that court with obtaining a mantle from Messrs. Swann and Edgar's by fraud, and was committed from that court. On the 25th of Juno the prisoner (his brother) came to .hint in prison, and from that day to the 28th July he obtained from hiS (prosecutor's) wife several sums of money, in all about o£4. Ho entrusted the prisoner with a parcel containing a velvet jacket, a moire antique dress and the property to Mr. Oddy's in Argyle-street, to be delivered to Mr. Sayer, the solicitor engaged. for him, and the prisoner took it there, but subsequently fetched it away, and he had seen nothing more of the property The prisoner had also, although he received the money for the purpose, failed to get his witnesses to character in attend ance on the trial. He (prosecutor), however, was dis charged. He had ascertained that the prisoner had•been using his cards for a most improper purpose, and he had received letters addressed to him but intended for the pri soner, from servants who complained of the prisoner rob bing them. To one female the prisoner had represented himself as a clerk in Somerset House with a salary of £9OO a year, and to another as possessed of £3OO a year, and he hdd offered both of them marriage. Mr. Oddy, refreshment-house keeper, of Argyle-street, said the prisoner brought a parcel to his house for Mr. Sayer, and subsequently sent a lad for it. He refused to give the lad the parcel and the prisoner came himself, and he gave him the parcel. The prosecutor said the prisoner, although married and having two children, was carrying on.a correspondence with different females with the view to marriage. In one of the letters sent to a female was one of his (prosecutor's) cards which the prisoner was using, and round it was wrapped a piece of blue silk, sent as a specimen of the in tended wedding dress. Mr. Sayer said the parcel was intended for him to be handed over by agreement to Messrs. Swann and Edgar. The prisoner, when taken into custody by Sergeant Cole, of the C division, was in company with a young woman whose acquaintance he had formed in Hyde-park, and to whom he was paying his addresses. The follow ing is a specimen of the letter forwarded by the young woman:—" My own darling Sarah—l could no longer conceal the resolution which I have taken to love you all my life, and bear the character of your love eternally. I have three times attempted to give you a verbal relation of the contents of this note, but my poor heart has failed me. Darling, I am not precipi tate, nor would I desire your hand if your heart did not accompany it. I declare to you, with all the sincerity of a man of honour, that I have a most sincere passion for you, but I have seen gentlemen led such dances when they have given up their affections to the lovely tyrants of their hearts, and could not help themselves, that I had no courage to begin an address to you, of whose good sense and generosity I had, nevertheless, a good opinion.—Your lover for ever, 'FRANK." The prisoner was remanded. ROBBERY OF VALUABLE PROPERTY FROM A CAP.—Yes terday afternoon, while a gentleman was in the shop of Messrs. Godfrey and Cook, chemists, in Old Bond-street, a black leather bag, containing jewellery and other valuable property, which he had left in the cab which was waiting for him, was stolen. Amongst the articles in the bag were a brilliant diamond ring, in case, directed "Countess Amherst ;" a garnet necklet, directed "Mrs. Emma Barbara Percy ;" some bracelets, composed of an tique intaglios in various stones, directed "Mrs. Isabella Lockwood ;" some orders on Messrs. Hoare and Co., bankers, one for £5OO, to the credit of H. Day, Esq., and another for a similar amount to the credit of Lord James Murray, both signed Lord Powis and Sir Hugh Williams. The man who is supposed to have stolen the property is described as being about 30 years of age, tall, and wearing at the time a shabby suit of black clothes. Two Infant Dromios. At Worship-street, John Harrison, 23, of Mill-row, Kingsland, toymaker, was on Friday charged befored Mr. Cooke with stealing a child, named Edward Corderoy, four years of age, and Charlotte Amey, 31, of Gower's-walk, Whitechapel, needlewoman, was charged with unlawfully possessing the child. Mrs. Leader, wife of a horsehair manufacturer, in Birdcage-walk, Hackney, who had a fine little boy in her arms, said the child's mother, Elizabeth Corderoy, was her sister, and a widow, who lost her hus band a year and ten months ago. She had had the care of the child, off and on, ever since it was born, but entirely so since its father's death, as its mother had now to be out all day at work at Homerton, and could not look to it. At 11 in the morning of that day week (Friday) the mother called to see her, and as the child cried after her, she told the prisoner Harrison, who had been five weeks in her husband's employment, and was going out on an errand, to take the child with him and buy it some sweetstuff. When he returned he quietly closed the gate after him, but he had no child, and on her asking him what he had done with it he said first he had given it to his mother, and then that two women—one in black, and the other with an apron on like a servant—had suddenly crossed the road and claimed the child, and he had therefore given it up to them. The child• had always called her mother, and she was so distracted at its loss that she had handbills printed de scribing its clothing, and offering a handsome reward for its restoration or discovery, and not only went to every workhouse and police-station after it, but to Waltham stew, where one child had been found, and to Islington, in the other direction, where the dead body of a child of the same age had been discovered, but all to no purpose. She could make nothing of what the prisoner told her, and she therefore insisted, upon his going with her to the station, where he again so contradicted himself that Inspector Brood detained him, and witness charged him with stealing the child. A woman then came to her with one of the hand bills in her hand, and told her she thought she could help her tO find the other woman and the child, though she did not know where she lived. They went with another woman through Winfield-street and Flower-and-Dean-street, in quiring at every house in each, and at last discovered the prisoner Amey in bed with the child in a miserable garret. The bed was without either sheets or blankets, and the pri soner was parted from the child with the greatest difficulty, and earnestly claimed it as her own, which it could not be. David Isted, 223 11, said he was told to make inquiries about the stolen child, and questioned Harrison. He de nied having done any harm to it, and said that while walk ing with it a young woman in black suddenly lan over to him, told him to stop a minute while she fetched its mother, and that then another woman, who claimed the child as hers, came over, took it up, and he let them go away with it. On finding himself likely to be detained he made several violent attempts to escape, but was pre vented. Mrs. Emily Rogers, of Hopetown, Bethnal-green, said her daughter, who was the woman in black described, came home and told her she had assisted Mrs. Amey in carrying her child on the Friday, and described its appear ance and clothing. On Wednesday night her husband came home, with a bill about a stolen child, and as she felt sure the one her daughter had helped to tako away was the same, she and a Mrs. Rose told Mrs. Leader and helped to find it. The prisoner Amoy assured the magistrate that the child in court was hers, and implored him to let her have it. Her husband had abandoned her for two years, and through his living with another woman she had not been able to see her child since Christmas, but she knew him at once when she met him. Mrs. Rogers said the pri soner had claimed the child in this earnest way , all through, but she could swear it was not hers. She had seen the prisoner's child. Amey still cried and protested that the child was her own, and Mr. Cooke remanded both prisoners till yesterday, taking the female prisoner's own recognizances for her appearance. She now surrendered, and cried the whole morning till she was put in the dock when Ellen Rogers, the other woman's daughter, said the prisoner called on her mother on Friday and asked wit ness if she would show her where Collard's-row was, as she wanted to find where her husband lived, and to get back her child. Witness went with her, and on suddenly seeing a man (Harrison) with the child, she exclaimed, "That is my child; oh, get it for me," and the witness was convinced she entirely believed it was her child. The witness took it by the hand, and on the prisoner crossing and telling the man it was her child, he simply said, " Oh, very well," and gave it up to her. The prisoner carried it in her arms, but was rather the worse for drink, and offered her sixpence if she would help her with it, which she did as far as Whitechapel, for fear she might lot it fall. Elizabeth Corderoy, the child's mother, identified it as hers, and said as hers was an out-of-door business, her sister always kept the child for her. Samuel Amey, the prisoner's husband, was here called in, and pro duced his child, which was placed on a bench beside the other child, and the extraordinary likeness in hair, eyes, shape [of face, and expression of the two children, who were total strangers to each other, struck every one with surprise. Mr. Cooke said it was certainly very strange, as the only difference he could see was a slight difference in height. The husband, who looked like a porter, picked out one child as his, and said the prisoner was its mother. He had been living separate from her for some time, and had had the care of the child himself, his wife not having seen it since the end of last November. Mr. Cooke asked him why he did not live with his wife, and the man sa id , " Things did not agree with us, and I would not li ve w ith her, and took the child." The prisoner said—l do not want to expose my husband's conduct, nor do 1 wish to live with him, or ha ve my child, but I do want to see it some times. I am satisfied now that the other child is not mine. Mr. Cooke said there was no charge sustainable against either prisoner, though the man's conduct was very improper. He discharged both. Mrs. Leader then took away one child, and the man Amey went away with , the other. THE RESTORATION OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL.— The committee for conducting the restoration of Salisbury Cathedral met on Saturday last, under the pre sidency of the bishop of the diocese ; and it was announced that the works comprised in the first contract, and which had been in progress for the last two years, had now been completed. A second contract has been entered into for the restoration of the west front of the cathedral, and it is calculated that the new portion of the work will be com pleted by June, 1867. The work of strengthening the lantern walls of the tower—probably the most important of all—has been completed to the entire satisfaction of the architect, Mr. Gilbert Scott, as well as of Mr. Shields. If the funds found to be at the disposal of the committee will warrant such a step, it is next proposed to undertake the warming of the cathedral. Tho subscriptions originally promised amounted to £15,341 10s. 51, and of this sum no less than Xll,lO bail already been received. WESTMINSTER. DON'T TRUST YOURSELF WITH 31n. SPURGEON.—Mr. William Rose, a well-dressed man, was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. The police stated that another person, Mr. Richard Spurgeon; had been charged at the same time as the de fendant, with being drank and incapable of driving his horse and gig, but having been bailed had not yet appeared. _ Mr. Selfe told the constable to proceed with the case against Rose. The officer said that last night he was on duty, near Belgrave-place, when Mr. Spurgeon, through drunkenness, met with an accident, and they were thrown out. As de fendant was much hurt apparently, and incapable, from drunkenness, he conveyed him to the station and, locked him up. Mr. Selfe (to defendant)—What do you say to this ? Defendant - I deny the drunkenness, and I have got Into this difficulty from foolishly accepting a lift from this gentleman. I met him, and he asked me in which direc tion I was going. I told him to Soho, and he said he should be most happy to give me a lift, and unhappily 1 we got near the Grosvenor Hotel Mr. aSpurgeo n ceept e di drove v Wh e up p n against a four-wheel cab, and our gig was actually turned right over, and we were thrown some distance. The police accuse me of being drunk, but the fact really is that my senses wero shook right out of me by the fall. I hardly knew where I was, and was a long while coming to myself. I am dreadfully shaken and bruised, and inakead of standing here I ought to be under going the examination of a medical man, for I may be much more injured than is generally thought. Mr. Selfe.—You had better not trust yourself with Mr. Spurgeon. You are discharged. On Mr. Spurgeon's subsequent appearance he was fined 10s. THAMES. AFFRAY ON THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—John Shaw, shipwright, New-street, Mile-ead, was charged before Mr. Partridge with assaulting a ticket collector at the Lime house station of the Blackwell Railway. The complainant said the prisoner went into a first-class carriage at the station, and he asked him to show his ticket. The prisoner, after some objections, produced a second class ticket, and was told that he must pay the difference between first and second class fares or leave the carriage. Tho prisoner, who was intoxicated, refused to do either, and abusod him. He requested the prisoner to leave the train, and on his refusal removed him. The prisoner then conducted himself with great violence and used obscene language. After a severe struggle he and others got the prisoner down stairs. They both fell and the prisoner kicked him on the mouth, and also pulled him by the hair of the head into the street. The train was detained, and the passengers much alarmed by the prisoner's misconduct. The prisoner made a rambling defence, and said he was first struck, which the complainant and his witnesses denied. Mr. Partridge said the prisoner was drunk, and that no person in any way inebriated ought to be permitted to travel on a railway under any circumstances whatever. Hollinghurst—He deceived the clerk in the pay-office, who did not observe he Was tipsy. Mr. Partridge—lt is a gross case of assault and violence on the part of the prisoner. I fine him 405., or one month's imprisonment. GROSS CRUELTY TO A goßsE.—William Smith, a green grocer, was charged by Mr. W. Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with working a pony in an unfit state. It appeared from the evidence of Train, as well as Young, of the Royal Society, that the prisoner's pony was yoked to a cart heavily laden with vegetables. The ani mal was limping, and there was a bandage round its knees, which the officers removed. The knees were broken. The harness passed on the top of the back, which was sore, and the withers were swollen. There was a good deal of proud flesh on the knees, and they were in a shocking condition. Mr. Livingstone, chief usher of the court, said the pony was in a very bad state, and not fit to be worked. The prisoner said that he did not understand much about horses, and that he was advised to work the pony, and said it would do it more good than allowing it to remain at home in the stable. Mr Partridge—Do you think it would do you any good to carry a load with a sore back, swollen withers, and broken knees ? . The Prisoner—No, sir; certainly not. Mr. Partridge —Then have a little mercy for a poor dumb animal. You ought to know better. The prisoner received a good character from a gentle man, who said Smith was a poor m an . Mr. Partridge—l shall fine the prisoner 205., and I have to request the two officers, Francis and Young, to keep their eyes on this case. If the horse is worked again in this dreadful condition I will inflict a very heavy penalty. It is a very fit case for the Royal Society to bring under my notice. • FEMALE BEAUTY.—The plainest face is redeemed by a lovely skin and colour; the most beautiful is not per fect without it. Paints and powders aro absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive none but the silly wearers of those ruinous applications. A gentlewoman of rank, from philanthropic motives, is anxious to impart to eve r y m on o e st of be h a e u r tif s u e l rax,nraiteuholr poor, the means of procuring the complexion by wholesome, simple, effective, and inexpensive means. —Send stamped directed envelope for particulars to Mrs. GRANTLEY, 4, Connaught terrace, Hyde-park, London, W.—(ADVT.) In the late riots at New Orleans 31 negroes and one white man were killed, and several wounded. Martial law was proclaimed, and continued for some time in force in the city. The Atlantic Telegraph informs us that General Sheridan has re-established martial law in the city, from which it would appear that disturbances had recommenced. LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY, MEETING (THIS DAY). The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held at the London Tavern to-day—Mr. F. Macnaghten (deputy chairman) presiding. The report, which has been already published and cir culated among the shareholders, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that the directors had much regret in not having been able to an nounce the payment of a dividend to the shareholders for the half-year ending the 30th June last before the 15th of the current month, but hamming receiver . ' the rents payable from the Great Eastern Railway Company under the lease of their line, the dividend at the rate of Li 10s. per cent. per annum on the ordinary and preference stocks would then be received by the shareholders. The delay which had taken place was in no way attributable to any neglect on the part of the management. The directors were una, blo to lay b3fore the shareholders a final statement of the out standing accounts up to the 31st December last, in conse quence of the delays interposed by the Great Eastern, but he believed a settlement would shortly take place. 'Th e management were iu possession of certain funds, but it was a question to whom they belonged, and therefore it would not be desirable to divide them amongst the share holders at present. Mr. MURRAY inquired who the parties were claiming any right to the funds in question. The CHAIRMAN said there were different parties, but the Great Eastern was the principal. _ Mr. AID RRAY—What is their claim? The CHAIRMAN—There is no claim, but there is a matter of £4,000 in dispute. Mr. C. WATHAM, a director, seconded the motion. Mr. JAGGENS, a shareholder, said that, in common with other shareholders, he felt some disappointment that the report had not given them some information as to the exact position in which they. stood. They were not informed whether the accounts had been audited, and they did not know what was the outstanding account in the bank to the credit of the company. The CHAIRMAN s aid that their:money was out at in terest, and not lying idle, and they would receive 6 per cent. on their deposit. Mr.:JAGGENS said that so far that was satisfactory. The amount that would be required to pay the last dividend would be about £14,000 less £5OO. He should like to know what was in the bank available for that purpose, for the balance should be much more than £15,0 00. Of course their stock xi ould not go to the Groat Eastern under the leasing powers. The CHAlRMAN—Certainly not. M r. JAGGENS —The company had also had other pro perty, and it would be extremely desirable if the chairman would give some further explanations. He should like to know what was the reason of the delay in the settlement of the accounts, and he drew attention to the fact that the chairman of the company (Mr. Daniells) had told them there were no debts owing by the company. The CHAIRMAN stated that there was about £ll,OOO in hand, which would net give more than a dividend of 31 per cent., but it would be very indiscreet to touch that amount until the affairs of the company were settled. After some further discussion the report was agreed to, and thanks were voted to the chairman, which terminated the proceedings. Revolving Ironclad Forts• The recent gunnery experiments upon the turret of the Royal Sovereign, and the recent engagement with the Spanish ironclad squadron at Callao, have proved almost beyond a doubt that the system of revolving turrets is one which merits great atten tion. Such being the case, it remains yet to be de termined whether the system cannot be developed on a much more extended scale than its most san guine supporters ever expected. A plan has been recently submitted to the authorities of the Admi ralty and War Department, which, although bold in idea to the very extreme, commends itself for its simplicity. It is proposed by a civil engineer in Portsmouth that revolving ironclad forts should be erected on the foundations now in course of con struction on the No Man's Land Shoal and the Spit and Horse Sands, the forts upon which are intended to defend the roadstead known as Spithead. It is perfectly clear that if three men can turn with ease one of the turrets of the Royal Sovereign, although weighing 130 tons, a revolving ironclad fort could be turned with equal ease by powerful hydraulic machinery, even though weighing as much as 4,000 or 5,000 tons. At all events, the scheme is worthy the consideration of the authorities, and might fairly be left to the Turret Committee, or to the chief en gineer at Portsmouth Dockyard, to report upon its practicability. It is proposed that the diameter of the forts should be 213 feet, being the same as that of the top course of the present foundations, having a double curvilinear sectional form, such form being, it is believed, preferable to that of a quadrant, or that of an angle of 45 degrees. The forts will have two tiers of 600-pounders mounted on an upper and lower tier, each containing 16 guns, or 32 in all, and will revolve on three lines of rails with conical wheels, the wheels themselves being connected in the most powerful manner with the platform above, which in reality will form the foundation upon which the whole of the ironclad superstructure of the fort will rest. The guns will stand immediately over the other upon an iron gallery, each two being separated from the others by iron divisions to avoid the possi bility of accidents. The approximate weights would be as follows : Tons. Wrought-iron casing Backing, framing, &c. 1,500 Thirty-two 600-pounders Total weight to be turned by hydraulic power 4,500 Ample space will be provided within the forts for barracks, magazines, &c., but it is intended that a staircase should be erected in the centre, with an ironclad look-out tower forming its roof. The time for providing ourselves with old-fashioned batteries is gone by. We must now avail ourselves of iron, steel, or if there be any other harder and more dur able metal known to keep out the ponderous shot and shell which are about to come into use.—Army and Navy Gazette. NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.—It is officially announced that the Rev. Canon Eyre, of St. Mary's New castle-upon-Tyne, has been appointed Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. He succeeds Bishop Hogarth, who died on the 7th of February last. The first pocket of new hops arrived at market this morning. It was grown by Mr. George Austen, of Battle, Sussex, consigned to Messrs. W. Austen and Com pany, Borough, and bought by Messrs. Bakers, White, and Morgan, London-bridge, for Messrs. Squire and Tillyer, brewers, Uxbridge, at £l6 16s. per cwt. Yesterday afternoon a large number of English excursionists left London by special trains from Charing cross, London-bridge, Victoria, and Ludgate- h ill, for Paris via Dover and Calais, to attend the Emperor's fete a. A TYPEFOUNDERS' FEAST.—One of the most satisfactory assemblages that has taken place in this trade, since the afternoon when John Guttenburg, John Faust, and Peter Schafer, sat down to celebrate the casting of the first fusible type—for which the first found the brains of the inventor, the second the money and metal of the capitalist, and the third the skill of the craftsman— came off on Saturday at the Crystal Palace, when Messrs. Caslon and Co., on the 150th anniversary of their ancient firm—which originated typefounding in this country— summoned the bands in their employ to a feast incelebra tion of that event and of the recent reintegration of their business, after a disturbance by a dispute and strike that has only been put an end to by a determined intermission for quite three months in supplying any orders to their connection, so overmastering the embarassment, which the leaders of the strike had reckoned upon as an irrefragable means for compelling them to succumb to the terms im posed by the union. There was, of course, much mutual congratulation, and Mr. Henry Caslon, who presided, men tioned the curious fact that matrices from punches originally cut by William Caslon in 1725 were now taken down for daily use after having been laid aside since 1772 as obso lete—nearly 50 years after their first invention—" for," said Mr. H. Caslon, " with the returning taste for the beautiful in form—a necessary consequence of the greater popularisation of art in our times—the old-faced type' had come to be regarded as the most elegant letters within the range of typography, the call for them being so largo that the house had a difficulty in keeping up with the require ments of their customers." ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Last night at 11 o'clock, an accident, fortunately unattended with fatal results, took place at the Elephant and Castle station, when ono train ran into another with considerable force. It appears that at the hour specified a train from Ludgate-hill was standing at the Metropolitan Extension platform at the Elephant and Castle station, setting down passengers, and awaiting the signal to proceed. The block system of telegraphic signalling is in use on this line, and in the ordinary course no train would be allowed to leave the Borough-road station for the Elephant and Castle until the metals were signalled from the latter place to be clear. Bat last night, from some cause not clearly explained, a passenger train left the Borough-road station and sighted the Elephant and Castle . trn before the latter had moved. When the en ginc-d!lver ai saw the sem aphore danger signal up he at once did his best to s lacken speed, but co lli s i on could not bo avoided. The second train dashed into the stationary one with consider able force. The passengers were very much shaken, but no lives were lost. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. The Great Plate and Jewel Robbery at Mr. Whitmore's. This afternoon George Johnson, alias Captain Martin, alias George Jigg, was indicted at tho Old Bailey for being in possession of a quantity of loose diamonds and a pair of valuable earrings, a portion of the property stolen from the residence of Mr. Whitmore, M.P. for Bridgnorth, in July last. The prisoner bad called at the house of Mr. Whitmore upon a frivolous errand, and it is sup posed that while he was standing inside Mr. Whitmore's house for an answer to his inquiry he let in an accomplice, who succeeded in carrying off a vast quantity of silver plate from the dining room, and jewels from the bed room, of Mrs. Whitmore. The prisoner, it was proved, about 11 days after the robbery, sold 150 diamonds, and also took the earrings to an engraver to have certain marks erased, and on his going to the shop to get them again, he was captured by the police. In his defence the prisoner said he purchased the things of a man in the neighbourhood of Messrs. Debenham and Storr's sale-room in Covent-garden. Tho jury found him guilty. Some police officers in attendance said the prisoner was the associate of burglars, and that at his lodgings they found a variety of housebreaking implements (produced) of the most perfect description. The prisoner said the police had hunted him down from spite. The Common-Sergeant sentenced him to seven years' penal servitude. The earrings and diamonds produced at the trial were ordered to be given up to Mr. Whitmore. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. (Before Mr. Sergeant Dowling.) THE RIOTS IN HYDE PARK. Samuel Allam, 13, Alfred Barrett, 14, David Clarke, 13, Patrick Horrigan, 15, and Charles Jones, 14, Were indicted for stealing 1601 b. weight of lead, value £lss., the property of the Chief Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, and Joseph Mitchell was indicted for the re ceiving and buying the same, well knowing it to have been stolen. Three of bhe prisoners, dirty-looking urchins, pleaded guilty, the others not guilty. It appeared that the five boys had stolen the lead from from the railing which had been pulled down by the " roughs" at the Reform meeting in Hyde-park, and had taken it to the prisoner Mitchell's house in Brindley-street to sell. The jury found Barratt and Mitchell not guilty. The other prisoners, who had pleaded guilty, were then put forward to receive the judgment of the Court. Mr. Sergeant Dowling sentenced them to three days' im prisonment, and as all sentences date from the first day of the session they were then discharged. LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. WHITEHALL ; AUG. 13. The Queen has iaeenpleased to appoint the Rev. Wm. Stubbs, M.A., to be Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford, in the room of Goldwin Smith, Esq., M.A., resigned. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Charles Findlater Stevenson to the church and parish of Barry, in the Presbytery of Arbroath, and county of Forfar, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Robert Home. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Atm. 14. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant George Hamilton Heaviside, from the Bengal Cavalry, to be Lieutenant, vice Howard James Barton, transferred to the Bengal Staff Coips. 13th Hussars—Captain George Edward Hill, from the 71st Foot, to be Captain, vice Gilbard, who exchanges. 20th Hussars—Cornet George R. J. Shakespear to be Lieutenant, vice J. R. Glover Sweeny, deceased • Cornet A. W. Gordon Brebner to be Lieutenant, vice Theodore William Hogg, transferred to the Bengal Staff Corps ; Gentleman Cadet Laud Kavanagh, from the Royal Mili tary College, to be Cornet, vice Shakespear. Royal Artillery—Lieut. Henry Bond to be Second Captain, vice Thomas Henry Pitt, removed to the Supernumerary List on being appointed to an Instructorship in the Royal Military College ; Surgeon Matthew Combe, M.D., having completed 20 years' full-pay service, to be Sur geon-ME jor, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Feb. 3, 1866. Coldstream Guards—Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Cle ment William Strong to be Major, without purchase, with the rank of Colonel, vice Major and Brevet-Colonel Arthur St. George Herbert Stepney, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay ; Lieutenant and Captain the Hon. Henry Walter Campbell to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Strong ; Ensign and Lieutenant the Hon. John Robert William Vesey to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vico the Hon. H. W. Campbell; Waller Phillip Hughes, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. J. R. W. Vesey. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Richard Llewelyn Roberts to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieut. St. George Gray, promoted. 11th Foot—Ensign George Brehon to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice George Theobald, deceased ; Ensign Wm. Henry Beevor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Brehon, whose promotion by purchase on the 15th June, 1866, has been cancelled; Ensign Wm. Wyn yard Baird O'Brien, from the 20th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Beevor. _ _ _ 13th Foot —Lieutenant Richard John Woodhouse has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. _ 16th Foot—Ensign Rigby Wason to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Frederick Grant, who retires • Gentle man Cadet Chitties William Clement, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wason; Gentleman Cadet William Charles James Lacy, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Henry Eyre Coote, who retires. 20th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Nathaniel William Werry, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, withoutpu r chase, vice W. W. B. O'B r i en t, transferred to the 11th Foot ; Lieutenant David O'Neill Power, to bo Ad- jutant, wee Lieutenant William Glencross, who resigns the appointment. 32d Foot—Surgeon Jonas King Carr, M.D., having com pleted twenty years' full-pay service, to be Surgeon- Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 3d February, 1866. 34th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Ansell Boggs, from the 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wyatt, who ex- changes. 37th Foot—Captain Edward Hugo Budgen, from half pay, late 82d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Thomas Smith, who retires upon half-pay. 51st Foot—Captain James Warren Hastings Anderson, from half-pay, late 87th Foot, to be Captain, vice Charles Leslie Baillie Hamilton, placed upon half-pay. 55th Foot—Lieutenant Louis Wyatt, from the 34th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Boggs, who exchanges ; Surgeon Thomas Parr, having completed twenty years' full-pay service, to be Surgeon-Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Feb. 3, 1866. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Meade has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission; Ensign Henry Donald Browne to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice John Henry Gumbleton, who retires ; Ensign Edward Bernard Coleman, from the 13th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Browne. 71st Foot—Captain George James Gilbard, from the 13th Hussars, to be Captain, vice , Hill, who exchanges. 97th Foot—Major Edward Douglass .Harvest, from half pay, late 97th Foot, to be Major, vice James Florence Murray, promoted to a half-pay Lieutenant-Colonelcy, without purchase. 100th Foot—The services of Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain Joseph Hutchison, have been dispensed with. 105th Foot—Quartermaster -Sergeant John Bignell, from a depot battalion, to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas Langford, deceased. Rifle Brigade—Ensign Walter Hepburn Mollies Fitzher bert to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles Fair field, who retires; Richard Frederick Thompson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fitzherbert. Ist West India Regiment—Edward John West Laing, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lockhart Mure H. Kennedy, whose appointment on 15th June, 1866, has been cancelled. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Sergeant-Major John Connors to be Quartermaster, vice Thomas Miller, deceased. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon An drew Thomas Carbery has been permitted to resign his Commission ; Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Archer, from the 98th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice George Traynor, who resigns. HALF-PAY.—Major James Florence Murray, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Captain and Brevet-Major Robert Hudson Wood, from 67th Foot, to be Major, without purchase. BREVET. _ _ Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Lothian Nichol son, C. 8., Royal Engineers, having completed the qualify service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 3d February, 1866. Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Corn wallis Maude, C. 8., Royal Artillery, having complotetdote qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-C°l"eji of 3d Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Vtrarran February, 1866. Paymaster, with the honorary rank Wheatley, half-pay, late of a Reeruitingc.Di ."`" the honorary rank of Lieutenant-C0,1,0.u:.if jor, Thomas Paymaster, with the honorary ra K " have the honorary rank of or t , o John Smith, half-pay, late 37th Foot, to ha of Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Charles Armstrong I 35th Foo t,' to have the local in Ind. rank of Lieutenant -Colon COURSE OF EXCHANGE —This Evening, Amsterdam ................. Short. 11 18 Dittc , ......................... 3 Months. 12 2i 11 18 12 24. 12 2i` Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 5 , 4 12 2t Brusselsbug Paris — 13 10i 25 64 Ditto •.•• Short 13 11 4, 25 25 "lonths. 25 50 25 30 25 35 Marseilles Frankfor% on the Maine 120 121 k Viennb , — 13 40 14 Trieste — 13 40 14 Petersburgh - 261 27} Berlin 6 271 6 28i Madrid . ... 43i 44 Cadiz Leghorn 'ilan - Milan -- 27 90 28 10 Genoa ( - 27 90 28 10 NaPle2B 10 filummiummonsu 77 27 90 cim0w.......... SPORTING I NTELLIGENCE. —This Day. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES —THIS D.Y. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. The LADIES' PURSE of 50 sovs ; weight for age , sellill - g and other all allowances. Th ree - quarters of a Chibisa (Martin) 1 Underhand (Carver) 2 Argyll (Jameson) 3 Vlie, Recompense, Little Eden, Gentle Kitty c, Sister to Flying Jib, Beelzebub, and Polka also ran. Betting -6 to 4on Chibisa, 6 to 1 agst Sister to Flying Jib, 10 to 1 bar two. Won by half a length. The First Year of the EIGHTH STAMFORD BIENNIAL STAY E N of 10. sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for foals of 1 86 A; colts, Bst 10. b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; walled horses or mares allowed 31b; winners before staring, 31b; twice, 51b extra; maidens having started thrice al lowed 31b; second to save stake. T.Y.C. 41 subs. Opoponax (Cameron) 1. Miss Elizabeth (Clements) 2 Custaloga (Maidment) Prelate, Delilah, and Catherine Par c also ran. Betting —7 to 4 on Opoponax. The ENVILLE WELTER CUP (Handicap), value 100 ISOVS, the surplus in specie, 5 ft, with 50 added; genfLemen riders ; professionals, 61b extra ; winners after August 6, at 10 a.m., 71b extra ; one mile and a half. 11 subs Brick Charming Woman 2 Custalgo Seven ran. The PATSHULL STAKES of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added ; two year olds, fist 121 b ; three, Bst 101 b ; four, 9st 101 b ; five and upwards, lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; maiden three year olds, 71b; four year olds and upwards, 121 b; selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 12 subs. Little Harle Underhand 2 S unnysides 3 Four ran. The STAFFORDSHIRE NURSERY HANDICAP Of 100 soy's, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, for two year olds; winners after August 6, at ten a.m., 71b ; twice or more, 101 b extra. Straight half mile. 29 subs. Challenge Julie 2 Prelate 3 Won by a neck. Twelve ran. The STEWARDS' PLATE (Handicap) of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft ; winners, of any race after August 6, at ten a.m., 71b extra. Straight hag mile. 19 subs. Cantharides Locket Lucy 2 Patchwork 3 The WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES (Handicap) of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 200 added; wi ß _ nem of any handicap value 100 sovs after July 24, at nine a.m., 71b; of two such handicaps, or one of 500 sovs value, 101 b extra ; second to save his stake ; about two miles. 32 subs. Retrousse .. 1 Arkansas ............................................................ 2 Monitress ............................................................ 3 Eight ran. Won by a length. EGHAM RACES-THIS DAT. Tho RUNNYMEDE STAKES (Handicap) of 13 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added ; winners of any handicap value 100 sovs after August 2, at ten a.m., 41b; of two such races, or 200 sovs clear, 71b ; any other winner, 31b extra ; second to save stake ; 1 mile, straight. 18 subs. Mr. Dyson's Jack o' Lantern )Fordham) Mr. Lapidist's Vocalist (Pepler) 2 Mr. Nightingall's Diego's dam c (Murray) 3 _ Wild Bee and Owlet also ran. Betting—Even agst Jack o' Lantern, sto 2 agst Diego c, 10 to 1 others. Won by a neck. The EGHAM STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; weight for age ; certain penalties and allowances ; I mile, straight. Arbutus 1 Opposition Sylvia • . 3 The KING JOHN STAKES of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b, winners previous to starting (matches excepted) 31b, twice 61b extra; those by untried stallions or out of un tried mares allowed 31b ; if both, 51b ; horses having started three times and never won allowed 31b ; T.Y.C. 40 subs. Knight of the Garter 1 Plunder Carlotta f The WELTER HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, 3 ft; with 50 added; winners of any handicap of the value of 100 sovs after Aug. 10, at 11 a.m., 51b extra ; gentle men riders ; professionals 41b extra ; one mile, straight. 10 subs. Celt Jack o' Lantern Brigand Won by threo lengths The ANKERWYCKE STAKES of 3 sous each, with 50 added ; weight for age ; selling allowances ; three-quarters of a mile, straight. Elburg 1 Flora • Capella 3 Four ran. Won by three lengths. HER 31AdESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas ; three year olds, Bst 51b; four, 9st 71b; five, six, and aged, 9st 121 b; 2 miles and a distance. Elland 1 Whalebone Pirate Won by four lengths. THE BETTING-STAND PLATE (Handicap) of 100 soya ; win ners after Aug. 10, at eleven a.m., 51b extra; three quarters of a mile, straight. Hophine filly 1 Mad Cleopatro Viceroy Eight ran. CITY BETTING—(.I'IIth DAY). EBOR HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Glendale (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 12 to I. agst Zenobia (taken) ARRIVALS AT STOCKTON. Bezique, Bonaparte, Skylark, Slap Bang, Capitols, Lady like, Duty Free, Miss Haworth, Paxton, Yarrow, Minix, Red Earl, Lady Eston, Fairwind, Skipall, Ilonestish, Easby, Terror, Warwick, May Flower, Windham, Liberal, Jeannie Deans, Bayard colt, Monoleth, Quick March, El Cid, Applecross, Rose, Gipsy King, Strathconan, General Williams f, Douro, Drogheda f, Louisa, and Plaudit. MARKETS.---This Day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4lss to £5 15s ; new do., £3 108 to £4 10s ; old clover, £5 lOs to £6 15s Od ; new do., £4 4.5 to £5 10s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4 15s to .£5 15s Od ; now do., £3 lOs to £4 15s Od ; old clover, £5 lOs to £6lss ; new do., £4 4s to £5 10$ ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £4 15s to £5 15s 0,1; new do., £3 12s to £5 Os ; old clover, £5 lOs to £6 los Od ; new do., £4 4s to £5 lOs ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. A. fair inquiry. COLONIAL. I'LL—Business has been very dul l, and prices for China produce are unaltered. A small quantity of Assam is an nounced for public competition to-day, and full rates are expected to be realised. SUGAR.—The market has ren2ained rather quiet, and tho few dealings entered into have been at about previous rates. Refined goods aro dull and a shade cheaper. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The m arket opens ver y ste ady. Sales prob a bl y 8,000 bales or more. Cholera Relief Committee at the Mansi on - Hous In the course of the proceedings on Saturday the following circular, addressed by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of "Westminster to the Catholic clergy in the poorer parts of the metropolis on Friday last, was read : ‘ "Rev. and d ear Sir,—As ;tB,isYoourkr-pdluactye, to make W., m A ak u e g p . 11.00 v ision for the possible spread of cholera among us, I would suggest to you to apply, without delay, to the local autho rities, parochial, sanitary, or otherwise, in your district, for admission to any committee or board which may be formed for the relief of ;lie cholera sick; and also to adopt, as far as possible, the same modes of proceeding, and to join in making a collection to be added to any general fund. For this purpose it will be advisable to invite the assist ance of the laymen in your mission. "I would request you also to use your utmost influence to hasten the burial of the dead; and to prevent all waking, or assembling at funerals of more than the number of per sons who may be properly or actually required. "In the event of any children being left orphans by cholera, be so good as to send me their names and ages. "Commending you and your flock to the goodness of our Heavenly Father, "Believe me always your affectionate servant in Christ, " t HENRY EDWARD, Archbishop of Westminster." The committee appeared entirely to approve the L ouggefitipf4 Gontained in Dr, aigUipg'fi cirmlor. Share too Bt I 206 10 100 1 1211 1 1011 9)i 9 20j