The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET 4 111 k AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two O'CLOCK BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Sept. 7 a per Cent. Reduced 89 . 8. 1 New 3 per Cent B9l 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expi re sth April,lBBs Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3i per Cent — Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO ! — Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 2491 Do Account ' ___ INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do- Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 .. Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 7._ Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOB Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent _ Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent — Do. 4* per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do. Account Do £B6 paid Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue 97/ Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 931 41 Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account — Do. Coupons Do. Account . tfuatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana. Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid — dis 1) 0 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid lexican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do 1864 __ • Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portagueso 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, I , Do Account 471 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St~ Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do E. per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 'Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account , Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred — Do Passive , Do Account — ° Danish Cert. of Coup not funded — A ., Do Account S Wedish 4 per Cent. _ ~ Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 t urldsh 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 p er C en t. , 1864 4l D 0 5 per Cent. 1865 Do £lOO Bonds Do Scrip, £35 paid Ve nezuela Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 3 per Cent. — D o. Account uo. 6 Do Acc per Cent, 1864 — Account A Dividends on the above payable in London. i t 'tlstrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins I ) 9 4 l gian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. tel t 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do. Rentes, 41 per Cent. I Do Account ' Ojai.). r. per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf. a 2 Do. A ccoun t TWO O'CLOCK. () !;sols 89 4- Do . Account L iverpool Cotton Market—This Day. bales !k e t quiet. Sales probably 6,000 or 7,000 b 4- portrait of Richard Cobden, painted in Paris r t 3, (1 Fagnani, at the time of the French Treaty of Com -1\11"!?'', hag lately been added to the collection of the ti : i t s to ri .,, is .., Portrait Gallery. i Portraits of this distin -4 man painted from the life are very few and 04feft_icelY attainable The picture by Fagnani is a duplicate wuue.that was executed for the American Government at a44111gt04, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A rather dull inquiry for discount accommodation has been experienced this morning, and no disposi tion is evinced to take business under the Bank rate. The extra demand now made is believed to be merely temporary ; but there is less capital afloat, in consequence of some of the bankers having re called their loans in order to pay dividends for joint-stock companies. The liquidators of the Western Bank of Scotland have announced a sixth return of £7 10s. per share to the contributories. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the, past week have generally been of a very satisfactory character. The demand for cloths and yarns at Manchester has been more animated, and a fair export business has been entered into at fully previous rates. In the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield there has been consi derable activity, and the operatives in almost all departments are fully employed, chiefly in the pro duction of winter goods. The hosiery and lace de partments of Leicester and Nottingham have been busy, and in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been a more cheerful tone, owing to an increased inquiry for goods suitable for home requirements. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 95c. Quiet. The English Stock Market has been inanimate, but prices have nevertheless been well maintained at former values. Consols ,for money are 891 i t , and for the account 89} 1. Foreign Stocks show but very slight alterations in their value: Turkish Consolides are 49i s ; Mexcan, ex all, 22} a ; New Loan, 211 8 ; Greek, 20f 4 ; Spanish Passive, 281 f ; Certificates, 131 ; Italian, 63} ; and Confederate Loan, 57. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and prices, with one or two ex ceptions, have remained depressed. Metropolitan have declined £l, while Great Western have im proved 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in moderate request, without however any material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request, and at slightly reduced rates in several instances. Union of London are dealt in at 53 ; Alliance at 284 ; and Royal Mail Steam at 114 i. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings :—Hop and Malt Exchange, 3 31 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, par I } prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par 1 prem. ; Albert Bridge, + .1, prem. ; Massa Carrara Mar ble, 1 prem. ; Downs Docks, 11- 11 prem ; Lon don Quays, 1 dis. par ; British India Trust and Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gur ney, and Company, 2i 2 1 1 prem. ; London Jute Wori(s, 1 14 prem. ; New issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany, 20 21„dis. ; London-bridge Land, prem. rn lg. 9. werp at 1 yacht rom the k anchor and her b visited be royal mstadt, Ling for d suite, ming. by the stein to le suite adt. Coburg Satur yester- ibark at ralty to tained tingdon , Maria F West countess 'haplin, town Lturday o take Meath, rrived Orton.- rrived party The Lady Louisa dship's aftes- The untess ,e cha- ;d on Park. VII on 3arton Iting i good Mr. to re d had 10. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share) Railways. Paid./ Closing Price. 13. 11 Kir ., '%l. 01., & Str. Val al st Blyth and Tyne st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 1(I 50 Cork and Bandon al 20 Cornwall al 10 Do. B .A { A 10 D o gets no div. till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B st Dublin & Belfast June a' 2.5 Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. a st, Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 at Glasgow &S. Western 10 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 0 st Do. K Angl. st No. -? 10 et Great North (A Scot land 10 , it Great Northern l O, it Do. A stock lOl at Do. B t Do. New, is. at 25 pm 4( it Gt S. and W. of Ireland 101 at Gt. Weste n -Original 1 0 st . S. VA). Rail gua. 110 at Do. South Wales 1 0 st Do W. Slid.—Oxford 100 st Po. Newport lO at Do. Ile' eford st Lane,shire &Yorkshire 10 st London and Blackwali 10 at Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast 10 it Lou., Chat., and Dover 10 st Lon. & North Western 101 st Lon. & South Western 101 st Man., Shet., & Lincoln 101 50 Maryport and Carlisle al 124 Do. shares st Metropolitan . 1 10 Do. New at Mid'and St Do, Birmin & Derby 101 tO Mid Gt. W., Ireland al 25 Do. b shares 25 11 id Kent st North British it Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun lO st Nth. Eastern ! Berwick 10 55 Do. G.N'E purchase 16.1 at Do. Leeds ...... 10 st Do. York lO it Do. Carlisle lO 22 Do. Stock. & Darling. al 25 De. do. 1855-58 2 25 Do. do. 1860-61 st North London 10 Do. New . 10 Do. do. 181'4 st North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central it Scot. N. E , Aber. stock It it Do. Scot, Mid. st 10 Shrews & Welchpool a st Shropshire Union ..• lt at South Devon 1( it South E.stern 10 Staines, Wok., & Wok a] it Taff Vale lO 10 Do. C it Vale of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny 10 it West Cornwall lO t W.Hartlepool Hat&R lO t Do. A irredeemable lO t Do. A redeemable 96 18 132 133 ti 6 62 C 6 16 17 10 92 109 111 47 43 8 9 )0 l3l 132 )0 143 144 r 0 128 .32 87 $9 65 65 63 65 43 45 40 15 105 1 07 119 93 94 104 108 39 it 1221 123 99i 10q 43 51 11 134 135 7 n ?fp 13i 130 9 too 11.2 j 52 2 z 4 ti! 112 68 70 lOi 104 ll 31 394 :1 - -p 14 10 11 p 121 123 11 - - 1 i 2 p O 78 79 11 11i 12 O 148 152 O 57 61 63 )0 58 60 0 81& 8: 1 9 10 , 0 151 156 3 3 f p 0 104 106 48 50 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1351 5 [221 # 10i -9PI 1331 41 3; 29j 9 BRITISH P 100 Atlantic & St. Lawrence a, at Bom" Baroda, Cen.ln. 10 gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. le shares 004 Buffalo & Lake Huron al 10 Do Preference a) 100 { Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. July l Aug. 1, 872 100 Do. do. , 1873 It 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 IL st Calcutta &S. E., lim lO at Cape Town & Dock, gu 10; 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 al 3t East. Bengal, gu ,5 do le at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 20 Do. J Extension .. 1, et Grand Trunk of Canada 101 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred WO Do. 2d Pr& f. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 3d Pref. stock all .00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do, 4th Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOl 20 I 'o. G tia• 5 per cent l, 20 Do. New gua. sp. c.. st Gt. South of India(lim. gua. 5 per cent st D 41 per cent lO st Do 204 Great Wes. of Canada.. all 204 D. New .. )0 Do. 6p. c. Bds_ pay. 1873 all )0 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 all 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.c .. • • ;t Do. 41 do it Do. 43 do • tO Do. Fifth Extension 11 elb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. ;0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay al, 10 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B .. . it g. C'da, pc Ist pf.bels 10 , it Scinde •• ..... ll it Do. Delhi ...... j d 0 Do. do szLl ;t Do. Pun iaub IOL t Do.lndus St 14'Io c ; 44' 100 COLONIAL GO VERNISI British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lO, Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 10 Do. sp. e. Jan. & July 10 Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk 10 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 10 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 10 Do. do: 1890-1 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 10 Do. 1878, do l O, Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayl6, Nov. i 6 10, Natal qov. 0 per cent lOl N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 10C N. S.W. Gov. 5 wc., 1866 00 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 10 ' Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 10 , New Zealand, 6p. cent 101 Do. 6 per cent loi Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 ll Queensland Gov. 6p. c 1( S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 1( Do. 1878 & upwards l' Vio,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja & July 1C Do. do, April & Oct.. it BRITE 2 Cam Consol. Gold, lim. - Chiverton - Clifford A malgamated - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drakewalls - East Bassett (Illogan) - East Caradon 2.1 - •as t earn Brea 3 .1 - East Glenville 2.; - East Love.l 2.1 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.1' - Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 4 Grt•at L 'way, limited al - Great South Tolgus l.l - G. Wheal Vor 4( - Grenville 7.8 - Herod's Foot .... 8: - Hing - ston Downs 4.1 - Margaret (Uny Lelant - Marke Valley 4.3 4 hlwyndy Iron Ore, lira - Nangiles - New Se ton - North Downs - North Roskear - V.Wll'l Bassett(lllogan 4.2 - North Wheal Crofty 2.8 - Prosper 7.1 - Pr vidence UnyLslant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ' - S.lVheal Fran. (Illogan 18.1 - stray Park - Tin Croft - West Bassett (Illogan - W. Caradon (Liskeard - West Chi verton 1 - West Seton 4 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan - Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoott 3.1: - Wheal Mary Ann (Men - Wheal Seton • Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal , SESSIONS. II I 57 0 101 102 - 2 I iP 4i 41 9 10 (J 0 I - - 0 1 99 101 0 70 75 11 100 102 1014 1021 _ - )0 11(3 104 15 iP )0 18 1V 1 c 8 90 I 65 66 1 55 60 I 57 58 1 50 52 1 43 46 1 36 42 1 25 17 1 24 26 1021 103! I IP 4 ip !00 101 1 11; 12k 8 81 81 , 1 [1 0 P 2 11 82 64 2 1 4 d )0 101 102 )0 95 97 PO 89 91 2 I 66 68 82 84 0 ° 99 1004 00 99i ICO4 9. 1 4 100 i T SECU )0 96 98 '0 95 97 1) 1.8 100 )0 83 81 10 82 14 10 103 105 CI 106 108 108 110 10 lO6 108 )0 It 3 105 10 108 110 102 104 104 106 106 108 102 104 95 97 9) 101 93 95 90 91 102 104 83 85 98 100 1014 1025 0 1 105 107 leg} 11011 101 109/ 1 10 Sir MINES. 3 I 259 10 27 560 680 4 1 1 2.1.0 18 20 i 4.6 12 13 4.0 6 8+ 7.0 2t 2 13.6 10 11 10.6 31 iOl 2 4 3 MI 20A 1.0 It 21 r 0 34 35 3.3 2 2i 13 40 42 18.0 2 2; 96 2, 3 3.0 41 41 24 21 1+ !li 11 13 Si 25 35 171 2.0 ti Ku lt 11 1.6 11 2 30 32 11 490 500 18.9 15 2) 17.6 13 15 9 161 174 14 61 71 9 8 101 .1 75 8) 74 170 180 54 75 80 6 28 30 8 4 6 200 205 7 17 18 LINES LEASED AT ti'IXED RENTAI4b. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., Ditto. Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 99 Midland Bradford Pref. stock, u.i FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. [labia and San Francisco tihn.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, 221 FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lirn.,l(l Frontino and Bolivia gold, lira., 21 BANKS. Agra and Misterman'., lira., 53 alliance, tun.. 21 9 84 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 20 is paid,, 224: Anglo Egyptian, lim., 121 Bank of British Columbia, 234 British and Californian, lim., 5 European Bank, Urn., 114 Imperial Bank, Um., 28 Imperial Ottoman, 154 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 94 London and County, 74i 5 London and 11 estminster, 95 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 44i New South Wales, 404 Oriental Banx Corporation, 524 31 Union of Australia, 624 Union of London, 53; MISCELLANEOIJB. Atlantic Telegraph, B,per cent. gua., 24 Ceylon Company, 10 City Offices, Dm., 54 Commercial Union, Insurance, 84 nntract Corporation, lim., 24 Credit I"oncier and Mobilier of England, 84 Discount Corporation, 124 Ebbw Vale, 134 Fairb .irn Enganeering, - 61 Fore-street Warehouse, lim. ' 94 Gen. Credit and Fi nance of London, lim., 54 Hudson's Bay, 154 Interational _Lana Credit, lim.. 6 Joint Stock Discount. lim.. 74 London General Omnibus Company, 34 M dras Irrigation and Canal, 134 Milwall Iron Works, 44 Ocean Al urine Insurance), 23 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lira, Ditto (all), Ditto, new, 64 Rio de Janeiro City Improve - penis, lim., Ditto (.£lO,, t MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS:--ViSCOURt and Vi scountess Palmerston are expected to leave town in a few days. The noble viscount is in better health, and daily takes carriage drives. Mr. Milner Gibson has left Cowes on a cruise in his yacht. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood and Miss Wood have arrived at Ilombitrg, where they purpose staying a few weeks. The Duke of Somerset, who arrived in town on Saturday from Ports mouth, left yesterday, accompanied by Lord Edward St. Maur, on his return to Portsmouth, and will embark to-day for Cherbourg in the Enchantress. His Grace is expected to return to the Admiralty on Friday or Saturday next. Sir George Grey left town on Saturday evening for Hal lodon, Northumberland. 1021 31 2 ITIES. rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1865. Day. Business done. The malt trade was firm, and the late advance in prices was well supported. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Most descriptions were in fair average request at fully late rates. Scarcely any home-grown produce was on offer. The market was scantily supplied with beans. The trade was firm, at full currencies. Peas changed hands at fully late rates. The market was scantily supplied. The supply of barley on sale was limited, and consisted almost entirely of foreign produce. The trade was firm, and the quotations had an upward tendency. The flour trade was very firm, and prices were on the advance. English qualities advanced is. per sack. Foreign sacks and barrels were rather dearer. Town -made was advanced 3d., or to 435. per 2801 b. CURRENCY PER IMP. MRAELRE Vrticht—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 42s to 46s Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 4(11 53s Ditto, 1864 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864 ... 496 578 Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting --88 6 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 556 62s Brown Kingstown and Ware 655 626 Chevalier 648 16s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 205 246 Potato 246 28s Youghal and Cork, b1ank....... Cork, white Scotch. Feeding Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 37s 40s Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 306 3 , 8 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 223 28s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was again extensively supplied with foreign stock. Some of the beasts and sheep came to hand in inferior condition ; but the supply, as a whole, was in ferior. Sales, however, progressed steadily, at full quo tations. From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were only moderate. Very few really prime broeds were amongst the supply. Prime Scots, shorthorns, Devons, and Herefords sold freely, at prices equal to Monday last. Inferior stock was a dull inquiry, and 2d per 81bs. beneath the rates current on this day se'nnight. The genoral top price was bs 4d, the extreme 5s '6d per Blbs. Tho arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire comprised 2,000 shorthorns, &c. ; from other parts of England, 500 various breeds ; from Scotland, 105 Scots and crosses ; and, from Ireland, 200 oxen, cows, and heifers. The show of sheep was moderately good as to number but the quality of most breeds was inferior. Downs, half brads, &c., were in good request, at full prices ; but in ferior sheep were rather lower than on Monday last. The general top figure was 6s 4d ; but a few - very superior Downs sold at 6s 6d to fully 6s 8d per 8113 e. Lambs—the supply of which was limited, were in fair demand, at from 6s to 7s per 81bs. We had a slow sale for calves, at last week's currency, viz., from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81bs. There was a fair demand for pigs, at full quotations. T ho supply was a fair average one. Per 81b to sink the offal. sded Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 4 4 10 Second quality do ..5 0 5 6 d 4 d Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 8 8 0 Prime S'thdown d 0.6 2_6 4 Large coarse calves. 4 2 4 8 Prime small d0......4 10 5 2 Large hogs ....4 0 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 4 10 Lambs....6s Od to 7d Od. Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s :o 28s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 6,320 Beasts 4 O6O Cows .. Cows. Sheep and lambs 25,210 Sheep and lambs Calves 248 Ca yes 248 Pigs 270 Pigs l7O The total imports of foreign Stock into London, last week, amounted to 23,500 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 15,602 ; in 1863, 14,015 ; in 1862, 12,183 ; in 1861, 11,271 ; and in 1860, 14,783 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Antwerp Boulogne Bremen 372 ... Calais ••• Cadiz Dunkirk Dordt. Medemblik 5O ... 1 400 Gothenburg 155 ... 131 ... '" Hamburg ... 3382 ... "' 6 '; Harlingen 165 Stettin ... 1215 67 96 ... 57. Ostend Rotterdam 685 6496 ... 379 611 ... 7 30 Tonning 219 4 ... 1947 425 ... 1 Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Piga , 149 6 ... 272 142 7 ... "-* ••• - ... 1 ... Total ....,..4112 ...15,693 1042 774 ...1969 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 1862 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 15, 1864, and this day, Monday, Aug. 14, 1865. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Aug. 15, Aug. 14, 164. . Coarse and inferior beast s 3 4t 8 o 3 6 3 8 1865 to 4 2 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 410 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5 2 5 4 6 2 6 4 Lambs Large coarse calves 3 0 4 8 4 2 1 8 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 8 410 Beasts 6,210. 5,940 Sheep 29,080 27,950 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 17, 1863.—Beasts, 5,360 sheep and lambs, 24,190--calves, 248—pigs, 420. Aug. 18, 1862—Beasts, 4,47 o—sheep and lambs, 28,560 —calves, 266—pigs, 390. NEWTGITE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate. The trade is dull, on easier terms. Annexed are the quotations : Per 81b by the carcase. sad Inferior beef 3d4 3 6 Middling do. 3 10 4 0 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 6 4 4 Lamb, 4s 8 sd ad Inferior mutton 3 10 4 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 10 Prime do 5 0 5 4 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork. 4 0 5 0 id to 5s Bd. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of hops on sale is very moderate. Generally speaking sales progress steadily, at the rates current last week. The plantation accounts are very favourable, and an abundant crop is anticipated. There was no import into London last week. Mid and East Bent Weald of Bent .............. 100 s to 150 s Sussex Yearlings ..... —s to --s 0 der hops American --s .o s MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was very firm, and an advance of is to 2s per qr. took place in prices as compared with the previous week. All descriptions of spring'corn changed hands at fully late rates. For flour the trade was firm, and prices had an upward tendency. On the Continent the wheat trade is firm on higher terms. Spring corn rules firm at full currencies. At New York prices of wheat and flour have advanced, in conse ' quence of unfavourable accounts in reference to the crops. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 21,402 qrs of wheat, 3,420 barley, 40,333 oats, 779 beans, 858 peas, 21,667 linseed, 2,200 rape and oilseeds, 2,447 sundry seeds, and 10 sacks of flour. The arrivals of old home-grown wheat fresh up to our market to-day were very moderate ; the show of new wheats was limited. Owing to the unsettled state of the weather and the unsatisfactory accounts at hand respecting the progress of harvest-work, the trade was firm in the extreme both for red and white qualities of last year's produce, and prices were ld. to 2d. per quarter higher than on Monday last. Millers, however, operated cautiously, but at this advance, the supply of white, as well as a por tion of the supply of red, wheat was disposed of. Fine new red wheat was quoted at 475., and fine new white at 525. per quarter. - With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup plied. The advance in the value of home-grown produce induced factors to demand 2s. per quarter more money than on Monday last for all descriptions. At this improvement a tolerably extensive business was transacted. Old Baltic wheats sold at high prices. Fine old Rostock wheat realised 58s. to GOs. per quarter. Floating cargoes of wheat were in request, at an advance in price of 2s. to 3s. per quarter. Spring corn, afloat, held firm. nial wool—their commencement having been fixed fer Thursday next, very little business is passing either in home-grown or colonial produce. Prices, however, aro without material change from Monday last. The arrivals from the Cape and Australian colonies since the close of last sales now amount to 123,532 bales, consisting of 36,341 bales from Sydney and Queensland, 15,731 from Victoria, 6,001 from Soiath Australia, 501 from Swan River, 10,070 from Tasmania, 34,982 from New Zealand, and 19,524 from the Cape of Good Hope. Current prices of English wool per lb. d d Fleeces - South D own hoggets 1 8 1 96 Hal f - bred do 2 0 2 1 Kent fleeces 111 2 0 South Down ewes and wethersl t 0 Leices do 1 104 2 0 Sorts Clothitner g. 1 6 111 Combing 1 5 2 0 SEEDS. Very little business was passing in seeds, but with the exception of East Indian linseed and rapeseed, which were rather lower in value, no material alteration was noticed in the quotations. Cakes were dull, at drooping prices. Turnip, Whlte,p.bus.2os to 22s I Cerra way 5wede.......... —8 —s . Coriander •.28 24s Mustard, Brown ... —A ---s Herapseed, per qr 4lB 4 White, --- 9 —X Linseed,Eng„sowing els e4s Tares, Spring...—. —s 6 Crushing Canary, per quarter 366 468 Odessa —B —8 Rye grass ........ 24s 286 Linseed Cake, p ton —2 —2 Clover, Red Eng., ot. —s —8 English £loos 410 15s White - --3 —8 Foreign £9 105 .£ll Os Foreign Red.... —a s Rape Cakes,piton.£s 10s VI tOs White. —a —8 Rapeseed, now,pr qr 63s 7,:e Trefoil TALLOW. The tallow trade is firm, and prices show a further ad vance from Monday last. The spread of the disease in the cattle is the cause of this upward movement. P. Y. C. is is now quoted at 435. per cwt. on the spot, and 445. for October to December delivery. Town tallow 435. 3d. net cash. Rough fat 2s. 2id. per 81bs. Particulars. 1851. 1862 Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 11 Price of Town 1863. 1864. 1866. --- 35.787 41.362 44,671 28.240 48831 to 43591 to 41591 to 42d 6d to 4886 d -5 Od —5 Od 4289 d 1,306 1,087 1,110 2,351 15,955 9,955 10,812 15,375 1,410 1,268 203 2, 57 13,430 13,573 9.865 11,132 505 Od 431 9d 438 Od 45a 9d 61.650 41110.1 '.o 44s 6cl 3,377 20,204 2,835 13,093 48s 61 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH -STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF POLICE CONSTABLES.— William Watson, a respectable looking young man, de scribed as a clerk residing in Stamford -street, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Police -constable Charles Bluett, 170 C. The constable said that about 10 minutes past one on Sunday morning ho was in the Haymarket when he heard a great disturbance through some foreigners shouting a song. The defendant, who was with about half a dozen other men, was pushed, when he fell over his (witness's) foot and fell. On getting up he accused him of having knocked him down, and said he would given him (witness) a straight one, and then gave him a blow in the breast. The defendant said, with some companions he was going in the direction of Coventry-street when they met a friend, and had not stopped more than a minute when the con stable (Bluett) came up and said " Move on, " at the same time giving him (the defendant) a push which made him fall, twisted his arm, and then, without any resistance on his part, took him into custody. He was told at the station that it was too late tO call witnesses, and he had to get bail as well as he could. He was perfectly sober at time, and having been suffering from cholera for the past few days, thought ho would have died in the cell, as he could scarcely breathe, and had to put his face to the grating to do so. The defendant called a witness, who said the constable pushed the defendant down and afterwards against a lamp-post. He asked the constable to let him go in and see the inspector, when the door was slammed in his face, and ho was not allowed to go in, although he wished to be a witness for the defendant. Mr. Knox asked Inspector Walker if that was the case, and whether it was the practice not to allow witnesses into the station on behalf of a person who was locked up? Inspector Walker said ho understood it was the case on Saturday night, but it was not the practice. Mr. Scott, of 6, Hatfield-street, Stamford-street, who was also called by the defendant, said he was with the do fendant and the last witness, and were just shaking hands with a friend when the constable (Bluett) came up and said " Move on," and before they had time to do so the constable seized hold of the defendant and throw him down, trod on his heels, and forced him against a lamp-post. Another constable (322 A) then came up and also seized hold of the defendant and nearly choked him. lie went with his other friends to the station to see the inspector , and theconstable at the door, in a jeering way, said, "Now what do you think of that ?" and shut the door in our faces, and would not let us in. In answer to the constable the witness said he had been in the Haymarket before, but had never caused the slightest disturbance. Mr. Walker said ho wished the witness to be asked whether he did not see the inspector (Draper). The witness said lie did after some trouble, but then the charge was taken. It was too late for them to be heard, and the defendant was in the cell. The inspector said he could then do nothing in the matter, and that he was not a magistrate. In answer to Mr. Knox, the defendant said that bail was taken as soon as it could be procured, but he believed that had his witnesses been admitted to the station the inspector could never have taken the charge at all. He had no par ticular complaint to make against the inspector, but he had of the way in which ho was treated by the constable. He had several other witnesses he could have called. Mr. Knox said there had been a scandalous abuse of duty on the part of the p ol ice - constable (Bluett), who, if what the witnesses stated was true, was no longer fit to be retained in the force. Ile would advise the defendant to take out a summons against the constable who had mis handled him in the way described, and the defendant could then produce all his witnesses and the constable his. As for what took place at the station, he thought witnesses for a person taken into custody should instantly be admitted to the station. He thought it probable that the men out side excluded the witnesses without the inspector's know lodge at all. He should discharge the defendant, and advise him to take steps against the constable. The Dreadful Murders by Southey. FUNERAL OF MRS. FORWARD AND CHILD. (PROM ern OWN REPORTER.) RAMSGATE, Sunday. Another melancholy scene in the terrible tragedy perpetrated by the unparelleled murderer, Stephen Forward alias Earnest Southey, took place this morning, viz., the burial of two of his victims, Mary Anne Jemima Forward, his wife, and Emily Frances, his daughter. The bodies of the two un fortunate creatures were removed from the Infir mary, where they had lain since the murder, to the residence of the late Mrs. Forward, No. 61, King street, on Friday ; and it having become generally known that the burial of the bodies would take place on Sunday morning, an immense crowd of the inhabitants of, and visitors tb, Ramsgate, as sembled before the house as early as 9 o'clock, with the intention of joining the melancholy cortege which conveyed the• bodies to their last resting place. Shortly before 10 a strong body of the Ramsgate police arrived, and having to some extent taken possession of the street, the hearse and mourn ing coach drove up soon after, and in a few minutes the coffins containing the bodies having been deposited in the mortuary carriage, it drove off at a slow pace followed by the carriage with the mourners, which consisted of the two uncles of the deceased and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, in whose house it will be recollected Mrs. Forward and her I daughter were savagely shot dead. The funeral procession proceeded to St. George's Church, at the entrance to which it was received by the vicar, the Rev. Mr. Nesbitt, and both coffins having been placed on biers, they were raised on to the shoul ders of the bearers and conveyed into the Church, followed by a large concourse of persons, the num bers remaining outside amounting to nearly a thousand. The funeral service having been read in the most impressive manner by Mr. Nesbitt, the bodies were then conveyed to the new burial ground, a short distance from the church, and here the whole of the spectators fell into something like order, and a more melancholy spectacle cannot be imagined than the long, siltnt, and sorrowing train Presented. From the grave into which the two bodies were deposited the remains of one of Mrs. Forward's children, a boy who died some six years ago, had to be removed, and after the latter portion of the service had been said it was returned to its resting-place, and thus poor Mrs. Forward and her two children take their last long sleep together. The Rev. Mr. Nesbitt, seeing so large an assem blage before him, could not refrain from addressing a few short, but impressive observations to the crowd, during which he said the present was one of the most melancholy duties he had ever had to per form, and he hoped that the lesson it taught would not be lost upon those now before him. It showed to what terrible lengths a person departing from the right course could go. The man who was now in the hands of justice, from an honest man had by degrees become a gambler, a faithless husband, a treacherous friend, and a murderer. He besought all present to reflect on the terrible consequences of a falling from the course of rectitude, because one false step might, if not at once recalled, lead to the most lamentable and fatal consequences, conse quences which not only perilled life, but perilled the mortal soul both here and hereafter. The crowd paid the greatest attention to the observations of the rev. gentleman, and at their conclusion the as semblage quietly dispersed. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair supplies of home-grown potatoos are on sale at these markets, but with foreign produce they are scantily supplied. Tho import into London last week was about 40 tons. For most qualities thero is a moderate demand at our quotations. Per ton. Yorkshire Regents thaws WOO". Owing to the near approach of the public sales of colo- Cast of Dr Pritchard's Head. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-O wing to an attempt of the person in Edinburgh who was permitted to take a cast of the head of Dr. Pritchard for scientific purposes to make it private property, a copy has only re cently found ,its way to London. The head is by no means of the low animalised type. The chief defect is in lack of development of the organs of " Firmness" and " Conscientiousness" rather than in any unusual redundancy of the animal region or any of its organs. Had there been a full develop ment of the above-named moral organs, the head would rank, in point of shape, with the superior types. 'When we consider the vast importance of the faculties whose primary office is to give sta bility and fortitude, love of justice, and adhesion to truth and integrity, we can readily see what a wide inlet is afforded to any strong passion by which the individual, defective in those protective powers, may be habitually solicited. But thin parti tions divide moral weakness from wickedness. Un protected by innate firmness and integrity, Prit chard had long pursued a down-hill course, and descended by little and little to the state of mind which made him the creature of unfavourable cir cumstances—avowedly believing in God, and in a future responsible existence, whilst, like too many so-called believers, he was practically an atheist. In judging the man it should be considered that for many years he made friends and bore a good character among his companions in the navy ; and that, unlike many who have plunged into crime, it was comparatively late in life when the last increase of burthen broke the originally feeble back of the unfortunate animal, for into such had Pritchard at length become mentally degraded. Certain practitioners of phrenology in the pro vinces have made Pritchard's cast in all points con form to his actions. This ex post factoskill in phreno logy is within easy reach ; but I venture to say that had Pritchard ever submitted his head to any of these oracles he would have received for his money no small amount of laudation. The cast was very badly taken. The open mouth makes the feeble chin still more feeble in expression. The nose, though indi cative of breed, has naturally a more prominent cartilage and more compressed nostrils than the physiognomist could be pleased with. That Pritchard had a good intellect, and was by no means " all evil," cannot be doubted. The cast is to be had from Vago, of Gray's-inn-lane, at a • • air price. C. DONOVAN, School of Phrenology, 111, Strand, Aug. 14, 1865. The Officer Shot at Chatham. Major De Vere, the officer fired at by a sapper of the Royal Engineers at Chatham on Friday after noon, under circumstances already detailed in The Sun, was still alive at the time of the despatch of our correspondent's parcel yesterday evening. He was, however, without any apparent chance of recovery. The rifle bullet entered the back just below the right shoulder, and taking a slanting direction passed out an inch or two below the left breast, striking the ground a few feet in advance of him. During the whole of Friday night Major De Vere remained in an exceedingly weak and prostrate condition, but on Saturday he somewhat rallied, and was pro nounced better. Yesterday, however, unfavourable symptoms b ecame apparen t, and in answerton quiries it was stated that he was hourly becoming i weaker, although retaining consciousness. The accused, John Currie, who made the attempt on Major De Vere's life, has maintained the most stolid indifference since he has been in custody, and has frequently expressed the wish that he had killed that officer outright. On being informed that hopes were entertained that Major De Vere would recover he became greatly excited, and expressed the wish that he might die. He said it was " a pity such a tyrant as he had been should be allowed to live." Only a few days before the attempt on Major Dc Vere's life Currie had been released from the celh, where he had been confined by Major De Vere's orders for some trifling military offence. This, coupled' with his having been reduced by the same officer to a lower class in his working squad, whereby his working pay was considerably reduced, appears to have induced him to make the determined at tempt to take that officer's life. Currie is described by his more intimate comrades as being generally of a mild and inoffensive disposition, and, from his general demeanour, not at all the ma,n to commit the serious crime of which he has been guilty. RAGS.--The following information has been re ceived at the Foreign- office by telegraph from her Majesty's representatives in Belgium and Russia :—" The law for the abolition from the Ist of January, 1868, of the export duties on rags on the Polish frontier of Russia has been reduced to 20 kopecks."' WESTMINSTER. A DISGRACEFUL MOTHER. —Mary Ann Thurston, a woman about 35 years of ago, was charged under the following circumstances:— John Bragg, armouror sergeant, 74, Regent-street, West minster, said that on Saturday night he saw her drunk in the street near his house. She was pressing the child's throat with both hands, and the child cried, "Don't, mother." He immediately interfered, and after some trouble got the child away from her, and she was then taken to the station. Mr. Selfe—Was she pressing the child's throat hard ? Witness—So hard that it was as much as I could do with all my strength to loose her hands. Mr. Selfe— What was the age of the child? Witness—Six or seven years. Mr. Solfe—Were the feet off the ground ? Witness—They wore. Defendant—l love my child, your worship. Mr. Sells—That's your reason for hugging it so tight, I suppose. Defendant—She is very tiresome, and would not come home. Mr. Selfe—So you squeezed her throat as a remedy. Witness said defendant was drunk, and also struck him A gentleman came to the station-house to speak against defendant. Defendant admitted she had boen drinking, and said she had not done her child any harm. She was always a peace ful, well-disposed woman. Mr. Selfo thought if that were true this was a great deterioration, and committed her for 10 days in default of paying a fine. THAMES. A DESPERATE CHARACTER.—Patrick Welsh, a tall and powerful man, was charged before Mr. Paget with vio lently assaulting Policeman Watt, - 1Z - 2nq ----2 and biting his thumb. 'he complainant stated that he was on duty in Broad street, Wapping, whop he hoard a cry of " Stop thief." He saw the prisoner running, and stopped him. The prisoner turned round upon him and struck him. The prisoner re sisted violently and bit his thumb. In answer to Mr. Paget, the constable said that the pri soner had only just been released from prison, where he had been a month for assaulting a constable. The prisoner was sent for a month to the House of Cor. rection. A DISORDERLY FEMALE PAUPER.—RacheI Noble, a young woman, an inmate of Mile-end 'Workhouse, was charged with the following assault. Mott, the porter, said thet. on Friday a lady came to the workhouse and said that she wanted a servant. She made choice of the prisoner. On Saturday she was told to pre pare herself to go to the lady. She refused again, when he told her again to prepare. She then threatened to break every window in the house. He laid hold of her arm, upon which she made a determined resistance, and bit his arm. By Mr. Paget—She has had many good places, but will not keep them, and she has frequently left the workhouse on her own account. On one occasion she went to a situa- tion, and was well clothed. She tore all her clothing, and returnod to the workhouse. Mr. Paget described her conduct as highly improper, and observed she was one of that class who think that they have a right to be supported by the rate-payers. Her conduct was very bad, and she must be punished. She was sent to priwon for a month. DEATH OF LADY CAROLINE WOOD. —The above venerable lady died on the 10th inst., at Littleton Park, near Staines, after a somewhat protracted illness. East Loud, fort Industrial Exhibition. The ceremony of closing this exhibition, which during the last month has been held in St. Mary's School-rooms, Whitechapel-road, took place on Saturday. The comparatively brief period during which the exhibition has been open has been suffi ciently long to insure the entire success of the under taking, the receipts from visitors having been suffi cient to meet all expenses without the undesirable necessity which has arisen in other cases of making any demands upon guarantors. The close of the exhibition was only hastened by the fact of the school-room being now required for their ordinary The articles shown were of more than ordi nary interest, being the productions of hard-working men and women inhabiting some of the mc t Sdensely populated districts of this metropolis, and who car ried on their labours of love under specially disad vantageous circumstances. Although rewards were given for excellence in trade productions, as well as for specimens of skill and ingenuity in pursuits foreign to exhibitor's ordinary business, yet it was curious to observe that the majority of articles shown were the results of the producers' industry at times when their daily labours had ceased, and applied in a direction wholly different to that of their usual working hours. It was pleasant to find that a char woman had gained a silver medal for the excellence of a knitted quilt, and that an engineer's apprentice, aged 151 years, had obtained a similar award for the model of an approved oscillating engine ; but it was strange to find policemen exhibiting—one a violin and carved walking-stick, and another an oil painting ; shoemakers and blacksmiths, in large numbers, send ing oil paintings and drawings, entomological col lections, admirably arranged and classified, and other specimens of patient industry and intelligence. Two lightship-keepers had sent work-boxes, tea caddies, and other articles of cabinet-work, while a mariner and a waterman had devoted their leisure hours to the production of elaborately designed rugs. A cheesemonger's assistant showed a model of an improved fire-escape, and an ingeniously conceived apparatus for preventing suicides, and finally adapted for Gravel-lane bridge —a spot frequently selected for attempts at self-destruction ; and plans for improved communication between guards and drivers on railways, models of calculating machines, locomotive engines, and public buildings were numerous. The closing ceremony was to have taken place under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftes bury (who opened the exhibition on the 12th of July), but in consequence of the funeral of his mother, which was fixed for Saturday, his Lordship was unable to attend. Mr. Ayrton, M.P., was in vited to preside and to distribute the awards to the successful exhibitors. The Rev. G. H. M'Gill, in cumbent of Christchurch, Whitechapel, chairman of the committee of management, gave a brief out line of the financial results, and stated that the receipts from visitors had been sufficient to defray all expenses and to leave a small balance in hand. The cost of the 30 silver and 100 bronze medals to be distributed had been met by contributions from the Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of Shaftes bury, and other guarantors, who had kindly sub scribed for the purpose. Mr. Ayrton, M.P., then addressed the meeting, and said that although it was gratifying to find that the exhibition had been a financial success, it was equally gratifying to notice the large number of persons who had derived pleasure from visiting it. He trusted that the records of the exhibition would be preserved, as they would afford an instructive lesson to some persons who thought the working classes did not require increased opportunities of visiting the national col lections. It had been his lot on many occasions to press upon the managers of our great national ex hibitions that great injury was done to the working people by those exhibitions being kept open during their industrial hours, and closed during their hours , 1 of leisure, when alone they could visit them ; and it was only in the last session of Parliament that he had induced Mr. Gladstone, who was one of the trustees of the British Museum, to declare that he would consider whether the great national institu tion could not be made available for the great bulk of the people. The efforts of those who had pro moted this exhibition might be of some service, in showing to the trustees of the British Museum the advantage that would accrue from opening that building in the evening ; for when it was seen how many thousands had paid their 2d. to visit a local collection of comparatively limited extent, no one could doubt how great a benefit it would be to the working masses of the metropolis if the British Museum was open to them at times when it was within their power to visit it. (Hear, hear.) The secretary then read a report, from which it appeared that upwards of 40,000 persons had visited the ex hibition during the month of its existence, thelargest number in one evening being 2,336. There had been 1,100 morning visitor at 6d. each, and 1,000 child ren, belonging to 11 different schools, had been ad mitted at a charge of Id. each person ; 400 inmates of workhouses had also been admitted at a similarly reduced charge. The chairman then proceeded to distribute the medals, which were handsomely de signed and admirably executed, and the proceedings were closed with the customary votes of thanks. uses. RESPITES.—The capital sentence in the case of Thomas Cockcroft, convicted at the Leeds Assizes of the murder of his sister by blows and kicks, arising out of a quarrel between them, has been commuted to penal servitude for life, on the recommendation of the presiding judge, who has expressed to the Secretary of State his concurrence in the recommendation of the convict to mercy by the jury.—Hughes, sentenced to death for murder at Middlesboro', last assizes, was respited yesterday morning. FIRE AND NARROW ESCAPE.—Shortly after 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out at a house in the Hatcham-road, Old Kent-road, in the occupation of Mr. Mead, chandler's shop-keeper. It appears that Mr. Mead had been sitting up reading, or at his bookg, when he fell asleep, and on awaking found the place on fire. He instantly alarmed his wife, who, with the chil dren, was in bed at the time, an d a ll managed to get out of the burning place in safety. In a few minutes from the first alarm the house was a mass of fire, and, in fact, may be said to have burnt itself out, for it was a considerable time before any water was obtainable ; and when it was obtained there was a very inadequate supply, a circumstance which caused a great deal of alar m amongst the inhabitants of the surround ing hous es, the more especially so as there are s ome large f acto ries and saw-mills adjacent. It was stated that Mr. Mead was unable to save a particle of property. ARSENIC.—Tho Abeille Miclicale contains an in teresting article on the medical appliances of this deadly poison. The author, Dr. Papillon, of Saujon, Cha rente-Inferieure, maintains, in allusion to a paper by Dr. Wahn, addressed to the Academy of Medicine and advo cating the same views, that arsenic, instead of being a de bilitating drug, is, on the contrary, a strengthener, endow) of the best remedies in cases of caohexy in marshy dis tricts, king's evil, lymphatism,chlorosis, and even consump tion. Against this opinion there is an opinion of Dr. Briquet's, which consists in measuring the pressure of ar terial blood after an arsenical injection into the veins. As the pressure appears to diminish, Dr. Briquet infers there from that arsenic exercises a depressing influence on the animal economy. But to this our author replies that any drug whatever, even iron, the greatest strenghtener known, will cause weakness, and even death, when so mis applied againstt the laws of nature. O n th e o th er h and, he contends that he has seen pale, sallow, weak, and thin pa tients use iron, vegetable tonics, and cod-liver oil for months and years without the slightest benefit, and those same patients acquire appetite, strength, flesh, and a healthy complexion on taking daily doses of a few milligrams of arsenic. He denies that arsenic may momentarily act as a stimulant, though when absorbed it ultimately debili tates ; and he declares that he hos caused arsenic to be taken daily for years together, and always found it induce regularity in the nutritive functions. He adds that he has himself for the last five or six years been taking a daily dose of two milligrams of arseniate of antimony, and that to this practice he attributes not only the cessation of pal pitations of the heart with which he was afflicted, and which prevented his sleepin g on hi s left side, but also e a considerable improvement in his general health an d d have once of violent headaches which he used once a week for 24 hours at a time. Dr. Devergie , h e fur ther observes, has admitted the tonic qualities of arseni c, practitioner, c, but only in the beginning ; according to this a induces continual use of this reme dy, debility. To this Dr. Papillon replies that arsenic is generally administer ed under the form of Fowler's dro p s, or of Asiatic pills, with variable proportions of arsenious acid, the doses increasing progressively. In this way the body gradually receives more arsenic than is necessary, and it then of course acts live every other tonic, which by excess loses its strength ening power, and becomes debilitating; but the dose of two milligrams may be continued with impunity for any number of years without any other effect but that of stimu lating and renovating the vital powers.—Galign,ani. INTELLIGENCE, BET TING ATM ANCHES TER—SATURDAY. EBOR lIANI3TCAP. 7to 1 agst Claremont (taken) Bto 1 agst Hollyfox (taken) Bto 1 agst Nemo (taken) 10 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) ST. LEGER. 6to 4 agst Gladiateur (offered) 12 to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 12 io 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) Bishop Colenso v. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and others, Dr, Colenso, Bishop of Natal, has filed in Chan cery a bill ot complaint against the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood, I the Archd eacon o f London, Mr. Hubbard, M.P., the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and the Attorney-General, in consequence of his salary, which is paid out of the Colonial Bishoprics' Fund, being withheld. It sets forth that in the year 1841 the then Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Howley) called a meeting of the clergy and laity at Willis's Rooms, when it was resolved to make more adequate provision for spreading the principles of the Church of England in the colonies and depen dencies of the British Crown, the resolutions being signed by all the Bishops of the United Church of England and Ireland, who were appointed a com mittee ; Mr. Gladstone, ' Vice -Chancellor Wood the , Archdeacon of Lo n d on, and Mr. Hubbard being appointed treasurers. When the Bishopric of Natal wits founded the council of the Colonial Bishoprics' Fund agreed with her Majesty's Government to ap propriate for ever out of the proceeds of the fund to the use of the Bishop of Natal the sum of £662105. per annum. This annual income was duly paid to the plaintiff after his consecration by the treasurers down to and including the half -yearly payment due on the sth of April, 1864, but has not since been paid, and in the month of July, 1864, the plaintiff received a notice from the clerk of the treasurers, in which it was stated that they had directed the salary hitherto allowed for the Bishopric of Natal to be reserved and carried to a separate account, adding thefollowing reason for so doing :—" The council having received a caution against continuing to pay the salary hitherto allowed for the Bishopric of Natal from the Bishop of Cape Town, on the ground that he had deprived the Bishop Colenso of that post, and Bishop Colenso claiming to receive the same, it was resolved that, under existing circumstances, the salarybe reserved and carried to a separate account." The plaintiff having stated that he makes tb* arch bishops defendants, as representing the whole of the Episcopal bench, and that he is advised that her Majesty's Attorney-General is a necessary party in respect of the questions which arise concerning the irrevocable appropriation of a portion of the fund to the endowment for all time of the see of Natal, prays as follows :-1. That it may be de clared that out of the said Colonial Bishoprics' Fund a sufficient part has been irrevocably ap propriated to the endowment for all time of the Bishop of Natal for the time being, and that the said annual income of £662 102. ought, out of the said fund, to be duly end regularly paid to the Bishop of Natal for the time being, and that the same may be ordered and paid accordingly. 2. That the first four defendants may, in particular, be declared trustees for the plaintiff of the two half-yearly pay ments reserved and carried to a separate account as aforesaid, and may be decreed to pay the same to the plaintiff, - with interest, from the dates on which they respectively became due as aforesaid. 3. That the defendants other than the Attorney-General may be decreed to pay the costs of this suit. 4. That the plaintiff may have such further or other relief as the nature of the case may require." An appearance has been entered on behalf of the de fendants, and the case will be argued after the long vacation. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 13.—Aberdeenshire, from Dieppe; Strelna, steamer, from St. Petersburg ; Mary Lawson, Galanai, Abergeldi, and Grenville, from Colombo; Candidate, Sylph and Constance, from Barbadoes ; Daphne, from Kurrachee Roberts, from Dunkirk; Devondale, from Penang; Alwyn ton, from Adelaide ; Westboro, from Ceylon ; Calliope, from Mauritius ; Clara Richmond, from Prince Edward's Island ; York Town, from New York ; Napoleon, from Gravelines ; Cornet, from Ilavannah ; Rifleman, from Guernsey ; Fortuna, from Quebec. , y g. Passed.—E xce l s i or, from St DEAL Vincent; Monda Thirza,Morn in from Prince Edward's Island; Onward, from Bordeaux; Sultana, from Akyab ; Augusta, screw steamer, from Liverpool ; Wave of Guernsey, from West ; Truant, from St. Lucia ; John Doull, from Jamaica ; Willie and Ettie, froni Prince Edward's Island—all for London ; Chowdean, barque, from Pomeron ; Vesta, from Carthgenia—both for Shields. Anchored.—Triumfo, from London, for Barcelona. MR. AND MRS. GOURLAY AT THE BRIGHTON NEWBURGH ROOMS. " Positively for one week only!" is the announcement met with on the bills and programmes issued by the above artistes,: and we must confess we took advantage of the first night, fearing, from our previous experience of ent . ertaintnents in the above rooms, that their stay would not exceed, if it reached, the announced limit, but conceive our astonishment on arriv_ ing there and finding the rooms filled to repletion. R e _ served seats were not to be had for love or money ; second seats uncomfortably full ; whilst the third seats were " crammed" with a highly-respectable audience. Our humble self was stowed away upon a side-stool, only get ting " a view" by a painful distortion of our person, but we were content therewith, being ;obliged ,4 to g and bear it." The burthen of the evening is pretty equally b orne by e ach artist, th oug h M rs. Gourlay is herself throughout, and by her really charming manner gives great effect to the entertainment, whilst the presentation of the characters devolves upon Mr. Gourlay, and they are al marvellously.clever personations.—Brighton Gazette. ArrouN'S SUCCESSOR. —The names of several candidates for the Edinburgh chair, left vacant by the death of Prof. Aytotm, have reached us; and it is evident that Sir George Grey, with whom the appointment rests, will have a large and varied list of men to choose from. We think it fairest in this vacation time not to give those candidates who are at home an undue advantage over those who may be abroad by mentioning any names. Next week the list will, no doubt, be complete. TIIE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.—Lord Lyons has been appointed ambassador to Constantinople. Mr. Thornton, now minister at Buenos Ayres, is to be minister at Rio de Janeiro. The Hon. Richd. Edwardes, now charge d'affaires and consul general at Caracas, is to be minister at Buenos Ayres. Mr. Fagan, now charge d'affaires and consul general at Quito, is to be charge d'affaires and con sul general at Caracas. The Hon. F. J. Pakenkam, now secretary of legation at Buenos Ayres, is to be secretary of legation at Rio de Janeiro. Mr. F. Clare Ford, now secre tary to the legation, Japan, is appointed secretary of lega tion at Buenos Ayres. Mr. Phipps, a third secretary at Washington, is transferred to Munich; and Mr. Smyth, a third secretary at Washington, is transferred to St. Peters burg. Mr. H. Gunion Macdonnell, a second secretary at Constantinople ; Mr. Lenox Conyngham, jun., a third secretary at Munich, are transferred to Rio de Janeiro. Mr. R. Watson, a second secretary at Wheran, is trans ferred to Constantinople. Mr. Henry Howard, son of Sir H. Howard, our minister at Hanover, has passed his exami nation for an attacheship in the diplomatic service.— Observer. SUICIDE OF A HORSE.-A correspondent writes : —A. few days ago a poor` creature, worn to skin and bone put an end to his existence in a Vary extraordinary manner. His pedigree is unknown as he was quite a stranger. A very worthy gentleman here met him in a public market, and thinking he could find employment for him put him to work but it was soon discovered that work was not his forte; in fact, he would do anything save work and go errands. His great delight WAR to roam about the fields and do mischief. People passing him used to ejaculate, " Ugh, you ugly brute," when they saw the scowl which was continually on his face. His master tried to win him by kindness. He remembered the old song, "If I had a donkey that wouldn't go, do you think I'd wallop him ? Oh no, no." The kindness was lost upon him. He next tried the whip, then the cudgel, but all in vain. Work he would not.. And as a last resort the punishment of Nebu chadnezzar of old was tried. He was turned out, "but house or hauld," to eat grass with the oxen. With hungry belly and brokan heart, he wended his lonely way down by Point, and still held on his lonely way, regardless of the the Moor's Shore, passed Luckyscaup, turned the Moor's wondering gaze of the Pool fishermen. At length he ar rived at a point opposite the wreck of the Dalhousie, where he stood still ; and while the curiosity of the fishermen was wound to the highest pitch as to what was to follow, he, neighing loudly and tossing his old tail, rushed madly into the briny deep, got beyond his depth, held his head under the water, and soon ceased to be. The fishers conveyed the true, although strange and startling tidings, to the respected owner, that his horse had committed Stli- cide.—Dundee 'Overflow. 11 011 atry tress Is I that, 3d to )erce ly at I my chit ttly med row t, in f an sere ink the Jon a to 01111 ura ent the ta- lon )dy cry tint ) of 102 4