The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARIiKET AN)• COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The course of monetary affairs is tending in a very satisfactory direction. The demand for accom modation is very small, the supply of capital large, and the rates are 3f, and 3i per cent. The Stock Exchange committee have appointed rr ldaY, Sept. 1, a special settling-day in the ordi nary stock deferred dividend of the Great Northern „ R ailway Company, to be marked ; and also Tues qaY, Sept. 5, in the new shares of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad Company, all claims for new shares to be settled on the same day. Gold to the amount of £75,000 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. The directors of the Anglo-Greek Steam Naviga tion Company have resolved that the share list be Closed on Wednesday, Sept. 6. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets daring the last few days there has not been much a nimation. Sugars have fully sustained former prices. For coffee there has been a very limited I n quiry at barely previous quotations. Rice has been in fair demand at full rates, while moderate d ealings have been reported in tallow for both pre sent and forward delivery at steady rates. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to neuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 6 8f. 65c. Firm. The English Stock Market has been quiet but steady to-day. Not the slightest fluctuation has occurred in the value of the funds, and Consols are 89- 1 4 for money and account. The New Threes ,and Redu ce d A nnu iti es are 89k ; E xc h equer zills at par ; India 5 per Cents. 105- ; ditto En faced 5 per Cents., 104 f ; ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds, 21 8. to 245. prem. ; and Bank of England Stock, 248. c „ Very little change has taken place in the Foreign °teck Market. Turkish Consolides are 481 1 ; Mexican, 23i ; the New Loan, 22 23 ; (reek, 20 1; Spanish Passive, 291 ; Certificates, 14 1 ; Italian, 64+ ; and the Confederate Loan, 68. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, but prices, in most instances, are firmer. Great Northern A Stock has advanced £2 ; Metro- POlitan, £1 10s. ; Midland, £1; South Eastern, 15 s. ; Brighton, North Western, each 10s. ; and Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire each 58. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia tion of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet ; Union of London, however, have advanced 531 ; London and County, to 77, and Chartered of India, Aus tralia, and China, to 251 26 ; Hudson's Bay Com pany remain firm at 151 ; London Financial, at 22 ; and National Discount, at 151 _a. American Securities are very flat, and an impor tant decline has in many instances been reported. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 681 4 ; Erie Shares, 521 53 ; and Illinois 774 781. The following are the current quotations of some O f the principal new undertakings :—.The New Issue ° !50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlan tic Telegraph, 21 21 per share ; Northern Assam T dt Company's Shares, 1 dis. 1 prem. ; Chubwa ea, 1 dis. prem. ; London-bridge Land, 2 1 . 11 ;. • ; Albert-bridge, 1 11 prem. ;' London Jute 2 r ks, 1 prem. ; M'Queen Brothers, 1 2 prem. ; -...v , 11011 Quays, dis. par ; British India Trust " Agency Corporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, 111.11 e3r, and Company, 31 31 prem. ; Marseilles i : en sion Railway and Land Company's Shares, Par 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 GO VILANI4Esr ?rims. tr Cent. Consols 6), ( ',Account, Sept. 7 KZ o "nt. Reduced B9l 1 N ~u Per Cent B 9l 1 1 .61 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4 c ities,r Cent. Jan. 1873 — t p o s, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 t• for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — 142 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Dquer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent par £5OO — 13 anIr j3°. £lOO and £2OO ti o " f e ßngland Stock, si per Cent 248 91 iztbA count 1td. 1421 , GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I Wock, 101 Cent., AprillB74 219 b o . per Do. 4.., CCOMA — b o . ° Per Cent. July, 1870 80 . 4 lice(nin t D o ' „ Per Cent, Oct. 1888 jbo• Certificates — D o ' 3 , ll faced Paper 4 per Cent — o D 0 Per Cent., J an . 1872 D °: 5 Per Cent., M a y 1879 — p c. "' , 4 per Ce n t., A ug . 1866 — D o ' ' 1)(111 E 1 8, £l,OOO 2l 21 pin • under £l,OOO A tt54....2 . F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .... k i'!l an Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — I tzilian 5 per Cent 99 °' 4 1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 pe,„ bo •I _ me • 1863 11 08 Ayres 6 per Cent 1) 0 ei„ 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) wan 6 per C ent 0 , 0 . 4 * per Cent. L o4 otabian 6Ter Cent. il a, 6 per Cent apish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — I , per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid s 'a.,Uubian Principalities 4 ', 0 • Account J:uo 486 paid ( 1 II lor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent ..... B " 0 , Provisional Land Warrant 99 84 IPtian 7 per Cent O. Second Issue 1) Do. 1864 9 9 75 1 6 G -0 £lOO Bonds r h eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons -,0 Account — t -1,0. Coupons ltoernala 5 per C en t. ltali z ; h l t 3 9 and 1850 D 01865 Per Cent (M aremmana R a il way ) Do b o s c rip £674 paid b o Per Ce n t. , 1 864 Ifexi . Se riP, £55 paid — -c an 3 C t DO. per en 0 . Acc ount _ Do 1864 ...s o k .... I V v t ., Per Cent. Anglo-French ..... ko,,....'rench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c k -‘ovidean 6.ue• r Cent., X3O paid I s ie °° : iB ,-, 13 : iniPeri - al 5 per Cent _ D o `'` ra ua _ .r, Deer Cent ' l ° ef _ 13 0 , erred _ Peru,,,,l'atid Warrants (Hectares) _ 13 0 ' m a ll q per Cent D o R ' e riP, £45 paid, paid in Bonds P D o ;Per Cent. (Uribarren) _ 1,) 4 1 Per Cent., 1862 °l;t:"eeennt Rneso 3 per Cent., 1853 ID, ,4Ceount — 13 o:. Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47 4 4 11%6 ''',eee lint — D o— D Per Cent., 1822, .£ St , s Per Cent. 1850 DoI) 3, Pox Cent 1859 — ',l Per Cent., 1860 341 Per Cent. 1862 93 21 4 Spa,,. Per Cent 1864 — D .."' 3 Per Cent .00 A ccount Do II: eW Deferred 13 Ac count )3° I :assiv e . 4.0-.A,,ecount '''' ji,lBll ert. of Coup not funded 474 li we vk , e colint Dr e 4 Per Cent ph D o 4 ,e o unt carkiZsier Cent. 1864 Do A "Per Cent. 1854 — oD i' e llet _ D° Per Cent 1858 t° Account .... Do.ei nn , ........... 791 . , vu -.onds 121_ A ter Cent .2 1 bu u Per Cent 1862 Do .f,,,e • o , eunt 7 . 8 0nd 5 ' ....................... .. .. ,Fi 1 , 3 i 41 0 61u0 D o 5 rCent, 1863 — oh Per Cent. 1865 Do tlOO B onds o g eri Dr, G P, 43a paid Ven-ezull4ei ranteed, 4 per Cent lOO4 Do. 6 ~,,,a 3 r Cent. °•D per ) :nt, 1864 — A ccount to , _ ........................... London. dot . Avidends on the above payable in 13 1 ,eigi A rla n t l, , 4 5 1 Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins De."J 2' Z Per cent., Ex. 25f. French Per Cent., Ex. 12 GO Italia tr Cent. Certificates _ _ Acc ou nt 44 per Cent. nE........... . .1) Per Cent.,lB6l E 25f c'. Ace°ll ix , O'CLOCK. Neolg THREE -uO. , ....... . .... . 891 i Account .............................. 894 .... ..-....--.......______ Li verpool Cotton Market—This Day. A-----• • • - --'---- - - fzur Inquiry for will pro d the sales i j . s , , Cotton, an "iy r*LICh 10,000 bales.. - _"'~-- SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid./ Closing I Business Price. done. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A ( A gets no div. B tillGp.c.p.an.has ' been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & A b.Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. - Do. E. Ang.fl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B io Do. New. is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford.-- Lanc3 shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall [.on., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid:and Do, Birmin Derby) Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N*E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . . ... Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 . North Sta ff ordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stock Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C . Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W.Hartlepool Har.&R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. BRITISH POSSE; Atlantic .1; St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, A Cen.ln. gu.'s per cent... Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1,1371 Calcutta Az S. E., Um.. ..ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Benc;al, gu, 5 do East Icdian, gu.s P.C. Do J Eitension Grand Trunk of Canad a Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr,t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook ..I Do. do. deterred ....I Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. i'o. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. New pia. 6 p. c Gt. South of India (lim , gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great WCP. of Canada.. DD. New Do. 6 p. c. 13ds. pay. 1873 Po. 5$ do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension Meth. Cor. a p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's hay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g. C' da, pc lst pl.bds Scinde Da Delhi 4 e3 Do. do Do. Punjaub Do.lndus St Flo ) all OJ 100 {lOO 2 100 100 96 N 1331 134 5 6 64 E 6 16 17 109 111 48 47 7i 811 132 13* 1521 133 k 128 132 86 48 66 67 63 65 45 47 40 45 105 107 11 , 5 119 88 90 103 105 3i 10 1261 327 99 10) 47 g 8 134 135 21 S p 131 133 101 IG3 55i 563 z 4 :5 112 113 , 68 69 104 105 37 3S 46j 6 1521 2 3 i 661 i 1 6 1181 IC4 126 k g 7 99} 671 134 I 5 132 10 11 i) 121 123 1i 2 p 76 78 11 12 148 152 58 60 61 63 54 56 80 6th 9 10 155 158 3 1p 106 108 49 51 56 i 811 1 I 4 rSIONS. 66 68 101 102 i IP 4 4i 9 10 90 101 70 78 100 102 101 102 103 104 i iP 18 19 E 8 90 64 66 Si 60 56 58 50 52 43 46 38 42 25 I 7 24 26 103 104 i 3p 3 #p 1001 1011 1I& 1,2 k 8i 81.1 A3l 82 1 82 64 1 40:1 101 102 95 97 9) 92 1 63 65 82 84 99; 1003 993 100} 94 110 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR. (British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 182. - ...1 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. do July 1877-t4 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 1)o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. inscribed ek Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 190-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i Natal qov. o per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &J my N. S.W. Gov. 5 pls., 1886 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1878 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So ,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1888-9 Do. 187841 t upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. 7a & July Do. do, 9 pril t Oct BRIT': Cam. Consol. U old, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon o.as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Lovell E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Mare Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lsl ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West I asset t (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Basiett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Alen Wheal Seton ,Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Unitin 97 98 95 97 98 100 84 85 82 S 4 103 105 108 108 108 110 106 108 u 3 105 100 111 103 105 107 100 107 109 102 104 95 97 90 101 93 05 90 91 102 104 85 86 98 100 1011 1021 105 107 'coi f noil INES. 9 10 25 27 560 580 18 z 0 114 124 6 61 24 2 10 11 31 4/ 2 4 1 114 221 14 2 35 37 2 2i 40 It 2 2/ 21 4% 4f 2/ 16 11 13 26 35 I 1* 11 If 2 30 32 470 490 25 2. , 13 15 174 18i 10 12 75 81 170 180 75 80 28 30 4 6 200 205 17 18 rit NI HEN t HAKIi Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, tto, 6 per cent. pfl, 123} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 151 YOUEIGN MINER. A lamillos, limited, 11 Mcnt. Aureos Brazil Gold Min.:Co., Washoe Gold, Urn., Ditto, (£3), 5 6 BANKS. Agra and Misterman's, lira., 58 alliance, li n.. 39 1 Bank of British Columbia, 231 Bank of Otago, lira., 6 British and Californian, lim., 41 5 British North American. 461 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 25. 6 Chartered her, of India, London, and China, 46 City, 105 4 Colonial, lim., 41 1 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 25 4 5 Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20! 1 European Bank, 1im. , 111 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 19 1 Imperial Ottoman. 151 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London and Brazilian (lim.), 'l2l 1 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 London and County, 77 London Joint Stook, 471 1 I London and South African, 18 Merchant Bank, lim., 261 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 151 1 Midland Bank, 1im.,;17) National Provincial of England.ls3l 4 Oriental Bank Corporation, 521 2 Provincial of Ireland, 86 South Australia, 34 1 Standard of British South Africa, 151 Union of Australia, Si Union of London, 531 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., Berlin Water Works, lim., 111 Bombay Gas, lim., Ditto. 3d issue, 21 Ceylon Company, 1 • ik Commercial Union, Insurance, 81 Credit Fonder and Mobitier of kngland, 81:1 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1:4 Ebbw Vale, 13 Fore-strcet Warehouse, lim. 91 Gen. Credit and Finalize 01 L ondon, Rm., 51 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim.. 6i International Financial society. lint., 61 Interational ~.and Credit. lim., 71 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, Issued 90, 84 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 81 London District Telegraph 1.m., 2 London Financial Association. lim., 221 1 London General Omnibus Company, 31 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, lim 31 National Discount Company, lira., 151 1 1 Ocean 3tarine Insurance), 231 Overend, Gurney, and Co. Jim., 101 I 1 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lim 7 Perin. ula and Oriental Steam, 77 Rio de Janeiro City lruprovelzents Ditto (410 , , 8f ,• Royal Hail_Stearo, 120 Great DJ :SR X 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENUNG, A ITGITST 29, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE CARATI. This bankrupt was described as a merchant and insur ance broker, of 39, Threadneedle-street, and to-day was appointed for the proof of debts. Mr. Cared was one of the agents to the Universal Marine Insurance Company (limited), and its claim against him for premiums amounts to £1,523. Debts were proved, and a day named for the next meeting. This was the only case of the slightest im portance, the holidays being now on, and those officials who are detained in town being generally engaged in unimportant matters relating to old bankruptcies, which are generally considered private during full business. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. _.4.-.____.-. BOW-STREET Bridget Foster, a strong-looking Irishwoman, about 35 years of age, who stated she got her living by selling things in the streets, was placed before Mr. Flowers, charged with committing a violent assault on Mary Stevens, also a native of Ireland. From the evidence it appeared that both the parties live in Wild-court, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and that a number of friends and neighbours were about to start this morning on a "hopping expedition" in Kent. Last night, however, some of them went to a " wake," while others passed the night in their own peculiar manner, sitting smoking and drinking at the end of the court, beguiling the night away by story-telling, the object of so doing being the determination of many of the party to remain up all night, in order that they might not oversleep themselves, the arrangement being that the hoppers were to start at day break. The complainant and another woman, named Mary Ann Taylor, had been to the wake, and on theirreturn passed by a party who were sitting in front of the prisoner's door enjoying their beer. As she was stepping past her crino line, as she said, accidentally upset a can of beer. The prisoner at once came to the conclusion that she had done it on purpose, and immediately commenced abusing her in the choicest Hibernian; but, not being content with words, blows soon followed, when the prisoner struck the complaint a violent blow in her face, which knocked her down, and she (prisoner) then deliberately let herself fall upon her. Not content with this, she seized hold of complainant's arm with her mouth and bit her very severely. Blood flowed copiously from the wounds inflicted upon the complainant, but the most serious part of the-assault was the internal injuries the complainant had received by the fall, as she was suf fering from a tumour in the abdomen. The woman was taken to the hospital to have her wounds dressed, and by the aid she had received at the institution she was so far recovered as to be enabled to proceed on her journey. The prisoner said that she and her companion had been to a wake, and returned home nearly blind drunk. They didn't attempt to step over the can, but knocked it over on purpose. She called a witness, one of her own party, who swore that the complainant actually threw some beer over the prisoner. The Magistrate said he could not depend upon the state ment of the witness, and he should, therefore, convict the prisoner of the assault, and sentence ber to two months' imprisonment without the option of a line. The prisoner, on hearing the decision of the magistrate, said it was " a shame that she should be stopped from earning a crust by being put in prison for doing nothing. The complainant kicked the beerover, and she had no right to do that. She didn't mind going to prison for something but it was hard to be sent there for doing nothing." She was then removed by the gaoler, exclaiming loudly against " being sent to prison for serving out such a woman as the complainant." Fashions for September. (From Le Follet) The weather has been so very changeable lately that it has been a task of some difficulty to decide what toilettes are most suitable ; but, as our leaders of fashion are either travelling or preparing to do so, the materials made up for them have been what are called "etoffes de demi-saison," such as mohair, poil de chevre, alpaca, linos, foulard, silk poplinettes, and even poplins. Tulle, tarlatane, gaze de Chambery, grenadine, and the muslin and other light mate rials, are kept for indoor and evening toilettes; but, of course, should the weather become warmer, we may hope for their reappearance out of doors. Dresses are made as long and as full as ever, and, as we mentioned last month, if looped up, the under-petticoat should not be many inches from the ground, except for very young ladies. Coloured petticoats will be much worn at the sea-side. When the dress is worn on the shore, the skirt may be festooned all round, but for merely walking dress on the promenades, it is worn looped up at each side of the front breadth only. The newest and most elegant way of fastening the dress is by straps of velvet or silk attached round the waist by a band and buckle. They fall over the skirt, and have a patent hook at the end. Eyes are fastened to the seams of the skirt, and when not required to be looped, the straps— generally five in number —are allowed to hang loosely on the skirt, forming a very pretty ornament. If made in black velvet and ornamented with beads or buttons, they can be worn with different dresses. The one we saw was of black velvet piped with white ; at the waist it was about an inch and a half wide ; and increasing gradually in width, till at the end it was five inches. The strap was pointed at the end, and trimmed all the way up with graduated nacre buttons. Many ladies who do not care for the encumbrance of two skirts, trim their single one so as to produce the appear ance of a double skirt or tunic. This is easily done by putting a flounce on the front breadth, with bands of trim ming down the front breadth seams, and continuing them round the skirt. In other cases the trimming is put on in the same manner ; but the flounce, on the contrary, is put on all the seams except the front one. Either of these styles gives quite the appearance of an over and under skirt. We have seen a very elegant dress made in this way. The material was blue foulard; a flounce of about twelve inches wide, and put on in large full plaits, was on the front breadth. A broad Persian cachemire trimming, the predominant colour being blue, was placed a la Raphael on the body and down the waist; on the skirt, it was on each side of the front breadth, round the skirt, and up the back seam. A small canotiere mantle of foulard accompanied this dress ; it was trimmed on the sleeves with the bands of cachemire, and the revers were of the same material. There was an attempt, a few months ago, to introduce these small jackets with a hood attached, but they were so rarely seen that it was useless mentioning them as the fashion ; however, they have been gradually gaining ground till, to-day, they are accepted, and are certainly a very pretty as well as useful style. Paletots of the same material as the dresses with which they are worn aro still made without sleeves. This is a fashion likely to continue, as it is very inconvenient to have to wear one sleeve above another. Some paletots are made without sleeves even when they are of different material and colour to the dress with which they are worn ; but though it is our duty to chronicle this fashion as having made its appearance, still it does not at all meet with our approbation. Small circular capes are worn, especially by quite young ladies. When made of the same material as the dress they have a very ladylike and distingue appearance. The half fitting paletots are made rather shorter than they have been lately, and perhaps a trifle closer to the figure ; man/ of them are made open at the back of the skirt, and fas tened by buttons. A few of these cloaks are worn with a band and buckle, or sash outside, but this is a fashion only adopted by ladies who have not a just appreciation of the difference between the two words—eccentric and distingue. Little corselets worn over white bodies are still in great favour, and certainly are most elegant adjuncts to a dress; they are generally laced on each sid e un d er th e arms. White bodies are very much worn, and are as pretty and convenient a fashion as any introduced ; they arF: made in a variety of materials, according to the style of dress adopted. White Llama bodies trimmed with narrow velvet ribbons, and fastened by buttons of the same colour, are excessively pretty. The striped loose bodies are also much in favour, black and white being the favourite colours. Stripes are as much in favour, either for petticoats, dresses, or cloaks. We have seen two or three very pretty striped canotieres with sleeves, and either with or without hoods ; they are preferable without the latter, as a hood, if made in a, striped material, destroys the correct line. A particular description of some toilettes we have seen, worn by or prepared for some of the reigning elegantes, will give a better idea of the styles invogue than any gene ral ideas on the subject. A visiting-dress of moire, with narrow white and green stripes' with princesse casaque open at the sleeves ; this casaque has sleeves, as the body is low with short sleeves. The skirt and casaque are trimmed with guipure insertion, in the lozenge shape, with green silk tassels in the centre. The bonnet was of white horse-hair, Empire form, with water-lilies and drooping leaves. Light grey poplinette dress, with two skirts ; the first trimmed with a band of claret-covered velvet, on which are placed vine-leaves in black lace ; the upper skirt plain, and raised at each side with bows of velvet lace. High body, with basque all round, trimmed like the under-skirt. Epaulettes of lace and velvet. Small loose jacket, with out sleeves, and with a round hood. Grey horsehair hat, with feathers of the same colour as the velvet. High grey kid* boots, with claret velvet buttons. Violet poplin dress. On the bottom of the skirt, which is not very full, is an embroidery of steel bands, about ten embroidered in beads. inches deep. High body, w i th plastron jockeys, and cuffs Duchesse masque, with Mazarin collar and revers of velvet. Rich embroidery of beads. Violet velvet hat, with small white feathers, spotted with steel. White Chambery gauge dress, with flounce fifteen inches wide, and not at all full. This flounce serves as foundation for another of black Chantilly lace, headed by a passemen teiie of black and white bugles. Low body and short sleeves, with fichu composed of Chantilly insertions and bugle trimmings. Short sleeves trimmed to correspond. Black and white striped silk dress, trimmed with cross way pieces of white silk, with small black velvet stars. Low body, with fichu of like the skirt. guipure. Mousquetaire jacket White foulard dress, with small light blue stars ; blue silk petticoat, with small gauffered flounce, headed by a grecque of black lace insertion. The skirt of the dress was a grecque trimming of blue ribbon, covered with lace up the back breadth ; it is looped up on each side of the front breadth of a blue strap covered with lace, suspended from the waist. The body is high, with a basque all round, trimmed to correspond with the skirt. Half-fitting casaque, open up the back, and fastened with blue and black buttons. White rice-straw hat, with blue feathers and black velvet bow. White muslin dinner dress, over pink tarlatane, five rows of guipure insertion over pink ribbon on the skirt. Low pink silk body with short sleeves. High body, and half long sleeves of white muslin ; the whole of the top of the body is of white guipure. This is a very fashionable way of making white muslin bodies, when intended for dress toilettes. The guipure is let into the muslin in the form of a Raphael corsage, and gives the appearance of a Raphael chemisette, under a square muslin body. Another evening dress was of Indian muslin, with Reca mier body and shirt ; the latter has trimmed waves of bouilz lonnes with embroidered insertions on each side, the whole of the ornament being lined with mauve ribbon ; the body is trimmed in the same manner. A broad sash of white muslin, lined with mauve silk, was tied round the waist with the ends floating behind. A smoke-coloured foulard dress with double skirt. The first, which is full length, is trimmed at the hem with an insertion of white Cluny guipure over blue ribbon. The over-skirt is opened at each breadth and turned back with revers of blue silk, trimmed with guipure over blue. Ca segue nearly tight fitting, of the same m a t er i a l , w i th revers and collar of blue silk and guipure. White straw hat with blue feathers. Parasol of blue silk, covered with white guipure ; ivory handle, with blue monogram. White Chambery gauze dress, with pink satin stripes. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed with interlaced rings alternately of bouillonnes of gauze and chicoree ruches of pink silk. Low body with floating sleeves, and epaulettes formed of three rings like those on the skirt, the outer ones being of silk. Broad sash of gauze ; the ends, which are tied behind, aro ornamented with three rings. Mauve and white striped foulard, ope n a t eac h b readth over an under-skirt of mauve silk; each opening is laced across with a white silk cord, from which depend two tassels. Foulard body and sleeves. Sm a ll b o l ero of mauve silk, without sleeves_; embroidered in whit e an d edged by a white silk cord. Large circular of whit e Y a k l ace ; white tulle Fanchon bonnet, with white feathers tipped with mauve. Mauve parasol with white feather fringe. The prettiest:sea-side petticoats Nye have seen are made of a white woollen material, very durable a n d so ft , w ith bands of colour. One, with which we wore mu c h pl ease d, had a violet band about four inches wide, about three inches above the hem. This band was embroidered in vine-leaves and grapes ; the leaves were-of white silk, and the grapes formed by bunches of small white buttons. These petticoats should seldom be more than four yards round, as they are rather heavy, and, if ha ng i ng i n f o lds, would spoil the shape of the crinoline and the set of the dress. The most useful petticoats are the white, trimmed with black, as they can be worn with any colour. We have seen one very pretty skirt of this kind. It had a small flounce, edged at each extremity with black velvet. This flounce is put on in alternate pleats and spaces ; a black velvet of an inch wide hangs with a button in each space. Above the flounce is a trellis-work of narrow black velvet, with a round velvet button in each diamond. The feud between the chapeau Empire and the chapeau Fauchon is at last nearly decided in favour of the former, not the hideous shapes first introduced under that name, but an elegant and simple modification. The real chapeau Empire, elegantly worn, presents very much the appear ance of a small cottage bonnet, only not covering the face so much as the shape known by that name. The curtain is a small straight band. Some few milliners have attempted an imitation by the means of a straight ribbon fulled on the bonnet ; but this has a very ugly and home-made appearance, and is never likely to be adopted by any one with pretensions to taste. The chapeau Empire is more elegant in straw than in any other material, though the form can be applied to any article of which bonnets are usually made. The Fanchon bonnet has by no means disappeared from the horizon of fashion, especially for young ladies, for whom the Empire form is perhaps rather too matronly. Hats now worn have not undergone much alteration in shape, though there is more variety than ever in orna menting them. The feathers are often placed with the points towards the front of tho hat ; they are always worn partly over the crown. The Moissonneuse hat, with the broad brim, is generally trimmed with wild flowers, fruit, or straw tassels ; the latter are not considered so dressy as either fruit or flowers. These trimmings are generally accompanied by long ends of ribbon or velvet floating at the back. Long tulle veils are excessively inconvenient to wear with a hat, as they are difficult to arrange gracefully, while the small mask veils, as they are called, always keep in their place. We shall be very sorry to see them dethroned, though it would not be for long, as the floating veils are very inconvenient in wet or windy weather. The latter are generally made quite plain, sometimes even without any hem; towards the autumn they will very likely be hemmed, with a ribbon run in, which will help to keep the veil in its place. Small veils of black lace or spotted tulle are still worn trimmed with beads, but we are happy to find that the rage for gold spangles, crescents, and coin; lately worn on these article; is much on the decrease ; anything so ex cessively showy was, of course, adopted by the vulgar directly, a fact at any time sufficient to induce its discon tinuance by a lady of good taste. Mr. Dickens's Reading of the " Christmas Carol." Mr. Dickens's readings, or illustrations, as NM prefer to call them, are running, critical commentaries upon his own works. With all the self-possession, the flexibility of voice, and the facial expression of a tra ed ablea c t t o o r e a , itn c a use e s noths own s ur prising that Mr. Dickens she;,,,-*id creations to live and move before our eyes. Possessing all the bod i ly :: --- irements, the conception of character alone there is abundant evidence of the is walit,a re ; o: and existence, of this in the creative fertility of his books. No ortinal dramatic author, no writer of dramatic fiction in the form of novels, whose characters impress their forms upon the page in their own language out of their own mouths, can fail to be in heart, mind, and soul a natural mimic, or actor. Every character in Mr. Dickens's novels, drawn in the first instance from observation, must have been dramatically embodied—acted over, so to speak, a hun dred times in the process of development and transference to the written page ; and the qualities of voice, nerve, and presence being granted, Mr. Dickens merely passes over that ground, in the face of a large and attentive audience, which he has often passed over before in the undisturbed privacy of his study. Where the pure actor's art is shown, as distinguished from the dramatic quality inherent in all character-creators, is in certain small alterations of the text of his printed book, so minute as to escape the eye of any but a critical observer, but purposely made to produce effective points. It will be sufficient to name one instance in the "Christmas Carol," where the text seems to be im proved in a literary sense by the elision of several words coming after, and destroying, to some extent, the effect of a well-known passage. In the glorious account of the Fezziwig ball, in the printed book Mr. Dickens winds up the description of Mr. Fezziwig's dancing by saying he " cut—cut so deftly, that .he appeared to wink with his legs., and came upon his feet again without a stagger : " In Mr. Dickens's vocal embodiment, he leaves out Pfi the words that come after " legs," saying with a sprksmodic shake of the head and a twist of the paper 'acnife, "He cut—cut so deftly that he appeared to --wink with his legs." _ _ It is not only in small verbal alterations that the critical effect of Mr. Dickens's elocution is shown. Half-neglected corners of his works, rich in humour and character, are lighted up with all an author's enthusiasm, speaking through an actor's talent, and groups of perfect, well-de fined beings are revealed, like insects in a microscope, to the wondering gaze of hundreds, who before this were probably scarcely aware of their existence. The " Christ mas Carol" is rich in having two such groups. There are the merchants upon 'Change, who discourse upon Scrooge's death, all of whom stand forth clearly under Mr. Dickens's dramatic treatment, and especially the great fat man with monstrous chin, whose individuality is as strongly, as hu morously, and so forcibly marked in half a dozen lines as that of Scrooge himself throughout the volume. Then comes the perfectly Shaksperian scene in the rascally rag shop, with old Joe, a very Verges of infamy, the char woman, the undertaker's man, and the laundress, Mrs. higgling over the wretched rags of the dead Scrooge. Repulsive as the picture is, there is hardly a word that can be spared ; and the old huxter, with the two women, stand boldly in the eyes of the audience, until their master chooses to dismiss them. As an example of the objective force of the writing, and the power of em bodiment on the part of the reader, this scene ranks second to none in the book—not even the well-known sketch of the Cratchit dinner, in which Mr. Dickens conveys the geniality of the situation in a degree it would be impost sible to attain without an appeal to the senses. Admir able and glowing as every word of the description is, it reads almost tame after witnessing the new life which Mr. Dickens is enabled to breathe into it. Language is a wonderful and a powerful instrument in the hands of a master ; but it always leaves something unconveyed of the brightest conceptions of the highest inventive genius, and this is something Mr. Dickens is enabled to add through the medium of his talent as an elocutionary illustrator. The " Christmas Carol" presents little opportunity for a sustained impersonation. When Mr. Dickens throws himself into Bob Cratchit, leaning over the elbow-rest upon the reading-table, with a meek, subdued voice, and a mild, timid expression of countenance, he gives an instantaneous impression of the poor feeble, strug gling clerk, which lights up the whole history of his past life. But this is merely an indication of dramatic power not allowed to develops, for Bob Cratchit is swept away by the progress of the story, and the stream of level narrative and eloquent description rolls solemnly on. The glimpses of Scrooge's early life—the fine imaginative pic ture of the first of the three Spirits—the account of Mar ley's ghost, with that exquisite touch of humour where two back buttons of his coat are said to have been seen through his transparent body (both sketches equal to any in the "Arabian Nights")—the flirtations of Topper and the niece—are all read, described, or embodied in a highly impressive, finished, and humorous manner. The contrast between the Scrooge of the earlier part of the book and the Scrooge of the latter part is drawn with a fine discriminating eye for change of character in the same individual ; and every word in the conversation with the boy out of the window, respecting the purchase of the goose, is watched for and listened to by the audiences like celebrated passages from a great standard play.—" To Day," by John Hollingshead. MARKETS-1 his Day. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 14 15s to 16 3s; clove; 15 to 17 ; and straw, 11 16s to 12 2s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 15 Os to 16 6s; clove; 15 5s to 17 7s; and straw, 11 18s to 12 5s per load. A steady demand. WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 15 Os to 16 6s; clove; 15 58 to 17 Os ; and straw, 11 16s to 12 4s per load. Trade firm. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE CHARAGE AGAINST A SO-CALLED GERMAN BARON.— Ernest Rathenon, a tall German, styling himself the Baron Rex, charged with assaulting Police-constable Winsley Fobit, 54 E, by throwing water over him, and who was loudly complained of last week by several cabmen whom he had defrauded of their fares, was again brought up. The prisoner was remanded last week, the magistrate (Mr. Knox) having some doubt as to his sanity. The constable informed Mr. Mansfield, who sat to-day, that he had seen Mr. Alberts, the secretary of the Prussian Legation, who said he knew the prisoner's family well, and that he believed the prisoner was insane. He also learnt that the prisoner had been in Colney-hatch Lunatic Asylum. A gentleman was in attendance from Frielberg to speak as to his knowledge of the prisoner. Mr. Mansfield said there was no evidence to show that the water was thrown over the constable intentionally, and in the face of the certificate, which he had before him (from Dr. Smiles, of the House of Detention), to the effect that the prisoner was not insane, he could not say that he was. He must, therefore, be discharged. A gentleman, to whom the prisoner is well known, stepped forward to speak as to his extraordinary conduct, but the magistrate would not hear it. As soon as the prisoner left the dock he went and sat by the side of his wife, a very respectable-looking woman, and she shrunk from him with evident fear; she having informed some of the persons connected with the court that he was not only insane in the opinion of eminent medical men, but a most violent tempered man. WESTMINSTER. A LADY IN HER " Curs."—Mrs. Mary Agnes Matthews, a lady of independent property, residing at 16, Brompton square, was charged before Mr. Selfe with being drunk and disorderly. Police-constable Seymour, B 196, said that on the pre vious evening he was on duty in Brompton-square,. whore he saw a crowd assembled, among whom were several chil dren. A lady residing at the next house asked him to send the children away. He said, " That if she would go in doors, they would leave." She would remain, when, as she was acting in a strange manner, and was under the in fluence of liquor, he was obliged to take her into custody. Mr. Selfe.—ls she a married woman ? Constable—She is not, sir. She acted in a most extra ordinary manner. I thought she was mad. She spoke about Mr. Spurgeon to the crowd. Mr. Selfe—Have you any witness ? Constable—There is her servant, sir. Elizabeth Paget (the servant) said she had been in the service of the prisoner about 18 months, and that she (the prisoner) occasionally gate way to drink. She had a little the previous night. A police-constable of the B division corroborated the statement. Mr. Selfe said that he must fine her. She was fined 108., or, in default, BMA days. THAMES. CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD. —Joseph Gabriel, a foreigner, a commission agent formerly dwelling in Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel, was brought up from Liverpool, in custody of Dunaway, a detective officer of the II Division, charged on a warrant with being concerned with another foreigner named Ferdinand Brown, in obtaining by false pretence 2 cwt. of cigars, value £7O 145., with intent to defraud Messrs. Lyon, Corper, and Co., cigar manufacturers in Whitechapel. Mr. Abbott, solicitor, stated that he should only call sufficient evidence to justify the magistrate in remanding the prisoner until to-morrow, when Brown would be again brought up. Mr. Attenborough, the pawnbroker of Greek-street, Soho, who lent the prisoner £5O on the cigars fraudulently obtained, was summoned to produce them and give evidence, and it was important for the ends of justice the whole case against both delinquents should be heard at once. The facts of this extraordinary case, as developed by Mr. Lyon Corper, and Dunaway, 11 H, are as follows :—Mr. Corper had known Gabriel for some time, and had some dealings with him. On Tuesday, the 15th of the present month, the prisoner Gabriel called on Mr. Corper, and said he had an order for two cwt. of the best cigars, to be sup plied to Mr. Wall, the landlord of the Globe public-house, in Great Chart-street, Hoxton. Mr. Corper agreed to sell Gabriel the quantity required, and promised they should be ready on the Thursday. Gabriel said the prosecutor could accompany him to the Globe and receive the money forthe cigars. The cigars were sent to the Globe at the appointed time, and Mr. Corper accompanied Gabriel to Great Chart street. The cigars were taken into the publichouse, and Gabriel requested Mr. Corper to wait in the street opposite the Globe. Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, did wait as was requested. Mr. Wall came out soon afterwards, and went round the corner. Gabriel followed the publican and crossed the road to where Mr. Corper was standing. He said, " You see that Mr. Wall has just come out, he has business to attend, and cannot pay'me till the afternoon." Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, went home. The other prisoner Brown appeared on the scene, the cigars were removed from the Globe, and con veyed to Attenborough, in Greek-street, and pawned, for £5O. Both Gabriel and Brown were in Greek-street. Brown was captured by Dunaway on Tuesday last in London. Dunaway traced Gabriel's wife to the Euston-square Railway station on Sunday morning, at 8 o'clock. She took a railway ticket for Liverpool. Duna way immediately telegraphed to the Liverpool police, and two detectives, named Scarfe and Graham, were sent to watch her arrival. Her husband was there, but denied to the officers that she was his wife on her arrival. Some children were present, and the officers said to them roughly, "Don't stop about her—go to your mother." They went to Mrs. Gabriel on the platform and called her mother, and the prisoner father. Scarfe and Graham immediately arrested the prisoner and his wife, and detained them until yesterday, when Dunaway arrived in Liverpool and took Gabriel into custody. Mrs. Gabriel delivered £43 to Dunaway. It was the remaining portion received of the pawnbroker Attenborough ; the other portion of the money had been expended. The prisoner, who pretended ignorance of the English language, put a few questions to Mr. Corper, who said he did not entrust the cigars to the prisoner to trade with or borrow money upon. Ho was led to believe the cigars were for Mr. Wall, who had nothing to do with the tran saction. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner until to-morrow. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been very inactive, and prices have remained without change of importance. SVC/AL—The market has been rather dull, but prices in most instances are well maintained. In refined goods the dealings have been to a fair extent, at full rates. COFFEE.—OnIy moderate transactions have been reported, but a large quantity is announced for public sale during the week ; quotations, however, remain steady. Ricz.—The demand has been rather less animated, but prices remain without material variation. TA.LLOW.—Business has continued moderately active for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 44s 3d ; last three months, 44s 9d ; and spring delivery, 45s 9d per cwt. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. —Messrs. Bacon, of Paternoster-row, have just published a very excellent chart of the Atlantic Telegraph, with a sectional view of the Great Eastern steam-ship, and a map showing the pro `pbSed ocean telegraphs and overland routes throughout the world. There is also on the illustrated sheet a variety of interesting items in connection with the late expedition, which renders it a complete record of the interesting event. The publication is well-timed and will, doubtless, secure a very large sale. DIOCESS OF EXETER.—The Bishop of Exeter has collated the Rev. W. Theophilus Grear, M.A., vicar of Hemingborough, near Selby, Yorkshire, to the vicarage of Godolphin, Cornwall, in the room of the Rev. Wm. H Wright, M.A. His lordship has instituted the Rev. Wm. Cookesley Thompson, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford, rector of Warmlay, near Hoddesden, Hertfordshire, to the rectory of Silverton, near Collumpton, Devonshire, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Charles Tripp, on the nomination of the devisees of the late Earl of Egremont ; and the Rev. James Mayne, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, formerly curate of Bridestow, to tho rectory of Roman sleigh, near South Molton, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev:John Hamilton Bond, M.A., on the nomination of Sir T. Dyke Acland. FEMALE PHYSICIANS.—The Philadelphia North American says there are six or eight regular female physi cians in that city, whose daily practice is equal to that of the average male physicians. One of them keeps three horses in constant use. 103} I ITIES. 10 2 f i 1091 1 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TUNBRIDGE RACES_ THIS DAY LADIES' PLATE Concordia Virtuous Land of the West Six ran. EXETER RACES-THIS DAY. lIALDON PLATE. Audax ... 1 Allow Me 2 Ropley 3 Five ran. DEVONSHIRE STAKES. Sydmonton 1 Moose Minstrel PRODUCE STAKES. Beelzebub Robin Hood .) Won easily. LICHFIELD RACES—TiIts DAY. ANSON PLATE. Blue Mantle 1 GipsyGirl 2 Balnomock 3 Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Success W.O. GOLD CIIP STAKES. Overture 1 Tennyson Alice Lee 3 Five ran. FLYING STAKES. Prescription 1 Blue Mantle 2 Belle of the Ball 3 Four ran. The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. We shall give a complete list in a later edition. ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH FLEET. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS). PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 29. The French fleet anchored at Spithead at half past one o'clock to-day. Weather fine. THE MURDERS IN HOLBORN. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST-THIS DAY. The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances attend ing the deaths of the three children who were discovered murdered at the Star Coffee House, Red Lion-street, Holborn, on the 9th inst., was resumed this afternoon by Dr. Hardwick, the deputy-coroner, at the Board-room of St. Andrew's Workhouse. The accused, Stephen Forward, alias Earnest Southey, is now at Sandwich Goal, he having been committed there, it will be recollected, for the murder of his wife and child at Ramsgate. lie was therefore not present at the in quiry. Mr. Smith, a barrister, was present to watch the case on behalf of Southey. Dr. Hardwick, in re-opening the proceedings, said Dr. Lankester had been in communication with the Secretary of State for the purpose of having the prisoner present at the inquiry. He had, however, failed, but if the jury would wait a few minutes Dr. Lankester would be present and explain to them how matters stood. In a few minutes after this announcement Dr. Lankester entered the room, and informed the jury that ho had soon the Under Secretary of State relative to the attendance of Southey, but there were such difficulties in the way that that was impossible. The Coroner at Ramsgate had com mitted the man Forward for trial for wilful murder, and hence arose the difficulty. Had the Coroner adjourned the investigation no difficulty would have existed, but by his precipitous proceedings he had prevented the London jury having him before them. Nothing short of a special act of Parliament now would effect that object, because no power existed to remove a prisoner from a part to which he had been committed on a charge of wilful murder to another court for examination. The prisoner had made a voluntary confession, and therefore he did not think there was any fear of miscarriage of justice in the case. If the prisoner should by any possibility escape the one charge he would be tried on the other; but if, on the other hand, he was tried and sentenced to be hung for the murdors committed in Ramsgate, there would be no neces sity of proceeding with the London charges.; The following evidence was then taken : Head-Constable Livick, of the Ramsgate police, said-- On the morning of the 10th of August I apprehended a person who then gave his name Stephen Forward, but he said he had lately gone by the name of Walter Southey. He was brought to the police-station at Ramsgate on a charge of murdering his wife and child in that town. While there, immediately after his arrival, he asked if I had had a communication from Sir Richard Mayne respect ing the death of three children. I replied, "No, but I might have." He then said he wished to make astatement, but he was not then sufficiently collected. I left him for about an hour, and in passing down the High-street I saw a placard relative to the death of three children. I after wards learned that a man named Southey was accused of murdering his three children. I returned to the police office at Ramsgate, and had Forward, alias Southey, brought to the justice room. His real name is Forward. He was born within half a mile of Ramsgate. He was supplied with paper, pen, and ink. I then told him that, in addi tion to the charge of murdering his wife and children, I also charged him with the murder of three children at Starr's Coffee-house, Red Lion-street, Holborn. He said it was on that subject that he wished to write a communi cation, and wished that it might be sent by telegraph to Sir R. Mayne. I left him writing for more than an hour. He was then brought before the magistrates, and remanded on the Eamsgate charge. He applied to the justices for leave to read the paper he had written in open court. He was duly warned not to read it, but he did so. I now put into the court the two papers written by Forward. A Juror—Can you swear they are in the handwriting of the prisoner ? Witness—l gave him some paper like it. I was away from him about an hour, and when I returned he handed the two papers to me. A juror—Then you did net see him write them? Witness—No ; but I have no doubt they aro in For waird's handwriting. He hid no other means of g etting any writing paper except that which I gave him. Dr. Lankester—You have no doubt about the papers being written by Southey ? Witness—None whatever. Dr. Lankester—That is quite sufficient. You can read them. The papers were then read by Mr. Levick. They have already appeared in The Sun. The writing was to the effect that he had murdered his three children in Holborn, but that he charged the consequences of it upon other parties. The witness said he had received a letter from the pri soner, written since he had been in Sandwich Gaol, com plaining of the retention of a photograph of a lady. The letter was signed Southey, alias Stephen Forward. A Juror—ls it the portrait of the woman murdered ? Witness —No. I have also had a letter from him relative to a card plate. I have had a card struck from it. I pro.. duce it. The card simply bore the name, " Ernest W. Southey." Mr. Smith—Have you had any other written communi cation from Forward since the imprisonment of Southey ? Witness—None whatever. The photograph was here handed to the jury, and was identified as that of Mrs. White. Mr. Leviek—l also took a paper from Southey's waist coat pocket, which 1 will read if the jury should think it desirable. The witness then read the letter in question. It was addressed to Mr. Powell, cf the Worcester police, telling him to inform the Earl of Dudley that he was under obli gations to the writer for the preservation of his life, but that the obligation to protect him any further was removed. The letter was dated July, 1864. Arthur S. Blaxall said—l reside at 309, High Holborn. On the morning of the Bth of August the man Southey came and asked me to make him up a bottle of chalk mix ture, stating that it was for a child of eight years of age who had been staying with some friends for three weeks and had been fearfully neglected. While I was mixing the mixture he asked me the wholesale price of Scheele's hydrocyanic acid. I told him about Bs. a pound. He did not get any from my shop. The Coroner asked if it had been discovered where the poison had been purchased ? Superintendent Searle—Nearly every chemist's shop in London has been visited, but we can get no clue about the purchase of poison. Mr. Smith—You don't know the man who purchased the chalk mixture actually to be the man Southey Witness—l believe him to be so from the description of the prisoner given by the police, and the fact that the bottle of chalk mixture was found in the house where the children were murdered. The Deputy Coroner thought there was quite sufficient evidence before the Court to enable the jury to return a verdict. Mr. Smith said he had a letter from Southey, stating that he utterly repudiates the murder in Holborn, and that he was very anxious to attend the inquiry in London, and give his version of the affair. He did not think that the paper put amounted to a confession, as he stated in it that he utterly :repudiated the charge of murder. He thought it highly desirable that the prisoner ought to be present. Dr. Lankester—That cannot be done without an act of Parliament. A Juror—Then we ought to have oue. Dr. Lankester—You will have to keep your verdict open, then, until the meeting of Parliament. The man Southey is perfectly secure. If he escaped on the Ramsgate charge, he will be tried for the Holborn murders. The Deputy-Coroner said, if an adjournment was agreed to, it would be merely keeping up a sensation matter with out advancing public business. He thought the jury were quite in a position to return a verdict. _ _ _ A juror thought, to get over the point of identification, that if the person who gave the children into the custody of Southey was sent down to Ramsgate to see the prisoner the matter would be at once settled. Dr. Lankester—The evidence, according to my view, is overwhelming. There cannot be a doubt in the matter. Southey admits the murder in one sense, but denies it on other and higher grounds. The jury then retired to consider the verdict, and after a short absence returned with a verdict of Wilful Murder in each case against Ernest Southey, alias Forward. _ , 7 LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. BOARD OF TRADE WHITEHALL, AUG. 25. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received. from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaires, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Florence, reporting that vessels from the ports of tho Italian Continent, which may proceed to the Italian Islands, are subjected to a quaran tine of seven days. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Naples, stating that quaran tine has been established at that port on all vessels coming from Egypt and the Levant generally, with the exception of Greece ' • also on all vessels coming f rom M alta, Gibral tar, and Spanish and French ports on the Mediterranean. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 25. Mr. Charles Francis Hulford has this day been promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Ma jesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23rd August, 1865. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial importance in the Gazette : George Howard, shoemaker, Hornsey Joseph Tilley, publican, Rotherhithe Joseph Oxford, mason, Grosvenor-street, Brixton Hugh Aldridge, builder, Paddington Charles Preston, attorney, Great Tower-street. Benjamin Strutton, licensed victualler, Charterhouse lane. John R. Preston, Upper Eaton-street Joseph Grocott, tailor, Stoke-upon-Trent E. S. Jones, clothier, Newport Wm. Lidgey, grocer, Redruth Robert James Kingston Innes,S general dealer, Ken nington. Samuel Thomas Isaac, ship's steward, Poplar. "Richard V. Houssart, builder's clerk, Hackney' Thomas Croft, licensed victualler, Woodford, Essex BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Charles James Sharood, clerk, Hampstead-road. George James St. John Bashford, ship-broker, Leaden hall-street, City. Arthur Bestow, worsted manufacturer, Bradford. COURSE or EXCHANGE—Tuesday __-_ -0- - Amsterdam Short. 11 181 11 191 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 li Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 27 25 27 Ditto 3 Months. 25 42 25 471 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon Si 121 1 11 20 11 45 11 20 11 25 801 801 ••• 47 . 471 471 471 25 71 25 621 25 55 25 60 25 55 25 621 25 571 25 621 25 571 25 621 25 57/ 25 621 51/ 51* Al 511 , t SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, VICTORIA CLUB BETTING. ET. LEGER. 6 to 4 agst Gladiateur (take 7to 4) 7to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 7 to 1 agst Regalia (taken) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken) 20 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) The Great Eastern Railway. The scrutineers to-day announced tho result of Sergeant Gazelee's amendment for the appointment of a committee of investigation into the company's affairs, which the directors opposed. The result of the poll was, according to the decision of the scrutineers, in favour of the appoint ment of the committee. The following gentlemen were then appointed to form the committee :—Messrs. Turner, George Smith, W. A. Ballantine, Bevis, and Gregg. The chairman of the board of directors said every facility would be given to the committee. Books and papers would un reservedly be plaCed before the committee. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LICHFIELD RACES—TiIIs DAY. COPELAND NURSERY STAKES. Locket Lucy Shamrock Little Cass 3 Four ran. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Success 1 Lizard 2 Balornock 3 Four ran. TUNBRIDGE RACES—This DAY. TUNBRIDGE HANDICAP• Confederalist 1 Ellangowan Jevington 1 3 Five ran. MEDWAY STARES. Physician 0 1 S tar Cross 0 2 Five ran. SEVEN- _ OAKS STAKES. ~,,,,,, e ,___ _, Lady King s t on Bunch 2 Mysterious Lady 3 Four rau. TUNBRIDGE WELLS STAKES. Olivia Dead heat botween Lady Warwick and Rosina for second. Four ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Raskoton Maid 1 Lady Kingston f. Hopbine Four ran. EXETER RACES-THIS D.I. SELLING STAKES. 8010 Roarer I)..IWLISH STAKES. Troublesome. .......................... 1 Mongrel ................................................................. Brigand ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE IN PIMLICO. — This afternoon a man named Shaughnessy, a maso n, attempted to murder his wife in Regent-street, Pi mlico, by cutting her throat with a razor. He inflicted .a severe wound upon her, and afterwards attempted t o kill himself by cutting his throat. Fortunately he w as succtessful in neither attempt. The wound inflicted on his own person is the most likely to prove fatal. The po.ice hawe the matter in hand. AWFUL DEATH OF Mn. RAY, THE SECRETARY OF THE lIAND-IN-lIAND INSURANCE OFFICE.—A very painful sensation was caused this morning in the vicinity of Fleet-street and Bridge-street, Blackfriars, arising out of the following deplorable circumstance :--It appears that about a quarter before eight o'clock one of the upper win dows of the Icity pile of buildings belonging to the Hand in-Hand Insurance Office, in New Bridge-street, Black friars, was opened by Mr. Ray, the secretary, and almost instantly the unfortunate gentleman either threw himself out of the window or fell out by accident. He fell upon his head with a loud crash. Two men, whD witnessed the occurrence, picked him up, and he woe cmiveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; but life was extinct —the skull being completely broken. Mr. Ray wa 565 years of age, and has left a wife and tamily to deplore , his loss. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.—Tb .e Times of India of July 12 gives the following fron t Aden, July 2: —" Tho Abyssinian mission is in stain quo at Massoweh, drawing its extra pay, and doing nothin g. The prisoners are said to be in good health after their eighteen months captivity. This speaks well for the din tate of their prison house and their powers of endurance. Their chance of release is about as remote as that of 34 Bassani reaching Gondar." _ • • -""••• _ - 15.14 st st st 50 20 100 et i 204 10 100 100 100 100 100 103 100 100 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 2.1.0 37} 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.: 3.12.81 12 1 9/ 1011 ,