The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-13 00:00:00

POMmt' vbich prO whOf 4 but Y 0110 art Of MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is assuming a less active appearance than it did at the end of last week. The requirements of the commercial classes for discount acc ommodation are not considerable, and as the s upply of floating capital on offer is plentiful, the .rates for the negotiation of the best paper are tend ing in an easier direction, and 9 per cent. is the general quotation for three months' bills. The mailfrom Guayaquil has brought a remittance of £6ll 17s. 9d. on account of the dividend on the dehkof Escuador. Gold to the amount of £36,000 was taken to the Lula: on Saturday. A report has been issued by the Eastern Exchange 'lank, Liverpool, which states that there is a nomi nal bal ance of £7,466, and it is proposed to appro riate £5,400 to p rov id e f or d ou btf u l d epen d enc i es, leaving £2,066 to be carried forward. The bank under acceptances to the amount of £72,500 for account of firms which have suspended, but the Securities 'held are estimated to realise £64,000. The committee of Spanish Certificate-holders have I ssued a report of their proceedings since the date °f the public meeting on the 30th of April last. It gives the text of the law passed in June for settling t he question, with the adverse amendment intro duced by the Senate, and which, instead of autho rising the contemplated payment of £25 per cent. in money, or its equivalent in stock at the price of the d ay, prop oses t h at the payment should b © made in Interior Stock valued at 40, or Exterior at 45. The Committee regret the new hindrance thus interposed t ° the restoration of Spanish credit, and add that t hey are now looking to receive a communicaticn f_roui the Governme n t, w hi c h has doubtless been de layed by the recent change of Ministry, and that as s°oll as it shall have been received they will call a meeting for its consideration. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 68f. 80c. Heavy. More firmness is exhibited in the market for Bri tish securities, foreign stocks, railway, and other shares, The attendance, however, is comparatively s mall, and operations for investment and on specu lation are very much curtailed. Consols are * per ce et• higher than they were at the close of business .°ll Saturday afternoon, the latest prices being for money, and 881 for the account. he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted to 87i ; Exchequer Bills for June, 4s. prem. ; 'clia stock, 211, and ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds, lls. Prete. The Africa has arrived from Boston and Halifax t i th specie valued at £16,263, and the Malta from 'ew York with Z 20,609. In the F ore i gn Stock Mar k et pr i ces have gene r % been steadily supported. Mexican New have advanced .1, to 13 1 ; Italian 1, to 51 1; and Bra Zdlan Scrip 1, to 41 31 dis. ; but Turkish 5 per S panish decli ne d 1 , t o 261 I ; M ex i can 1 t o 161 ; "Vanish Certificates*, to 13/ 141. American stocks ar e rather buoyant. United States 5-20 Bonds ad ;,,anced to 681 ; Erie shares 14, to 421 ; and to 761 f. -O le transactions in the Railway Share Market ha ve been on a very li m i te d sca l e, an d pr i ces h ave ' a e t varied t o any i mportant extent. G reat W es t ern : r d Midland h ave eac l i m p rove d /, while South " estern have declined 1. The For e i gn an d C o l on i a l li nes rema i n i nac ti ve at ~,Pl e vious quotations. 4,151.ank and Misc e ll a neous Sh are s are ver y q uiet. A;auce are dealt i n a t 18 ; Chartered Mercantile v 1 London and China have declined to 29/ ; Il d°n and County are firm at 61/ 62 ; Anglo et'ican Telegraph are marked 12/ ; Atlantic I ,ele g r alth, 3f / ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of 31 dis. ; and National Discount Com- P a t% 14 121. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES . CIOVERNMENT FUNDS. u ber Cent. Consols 8 Do. Account, A ug . 9 B7l 1 881 per Cent. Red uce d B7 6 New 3 per C en t B6l 7 61 71 r 1 3 i per Ce n t. J an . 1894 — 47°. 5 per Ce n t. J an . 1873 11...„nnities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 O. for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r il, 1885 — D° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 March. June. .:I°Elequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. —4 pm Do £5OO — 8 1 P° £lOO and £2OO - ,bic of England Stock, 5 per Cent — "0 Account — L btb a Lklq GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - '- r ,'"an Stock, 101 per Cent AprillB74 2ll 81 -, D 0 : Account Do' 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . per Cent , Oct. 1888 Do. Certificate; Pr,o. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — 991 ."°' 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o & D°.ii• -I per Cent., May 1879 — ) „,eb., 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 0 Bonds, £l,OOO ll pm 0. under £l,OOO 4 V OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A r:azeillita,in: ....li s , • Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd —pm )3 'IIM Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 5 per Cent — °' 4 i ~ per Cent 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 , Do. 1865 "0 Account 7l 701 D e. £lOO Bonds 84„„ ° ' S crip, £65 paid 40 8 Are 6per Cent 121 y 8 D°e XlOO Bonds — e 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Dc.aia 6 per Cent — O 41 per Cent — nablan 6 1 % 6 per Cent .. oS crip, Inn uel o £7s paid Cub a n per Cent. — Da o - .',.,"Joer Cent. 0 -. '"., 0 per Cent, 1825 _ b.,,°. ? per Cent., 1864 . - , 4 ,..tubi .1) a ° Principalities No . Account odor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t,•, Provisional Land Warrant — fi,,,,,,° Deferr e d ISP ti An 7 per Cent — ~,, Second Issue . — ° XlOO Bonds B9 r, Do • 1864 B2l 1 1 .....13 -is • b .4100 Bonds B5l I,°. Go vernment Railway Debentures -- (ii" 00. £3O paiddis D o. Ascepe o :ents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D ° nt .V.• Coupons • — t,,,"0. Account ItoglDltitrtexim4casclaio)inctiptceernet Cent. Do— k e r!. Maremmana Railway — illean per Cent 0 . Account , Do 1864 1),„ -° , per Cent. Anglo-French )11,,,s'kevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid nth Imperial 5 per Cent 11 . 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) evv la4 o a Gran da tl 2 Per Cent 1' 0 ,,, V Peferred v ian 5 per Cent, 1865 8 0. Account ij 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do '9 per Cent, 1862 I,oll4.ccount — 0 o 8 ; ese 3 per Cent, 1853 $ l2l ' Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 4 - 2 1 - 14; Account 88 1) 0 14 A 4 5 Per Cent, 1822, £ St N - =t per Cent. 1850 D o 1 per Cent., 1860 D o per Cent. 1859 By, 5 Per Cent 1862 B7l 1 Si th rd; s,per Cent. 1864 91f p 5 043.1 4 , 11 5 per Cent B PaN: t e 3 count D o . per Cent Do 4,,, cc -11A b ' e lr Deferred — DOl:4° P assive 31 ... 3l 0 A aSSiVe 41 4 • It eetiit 191 1 Do, Cert. of Coup not funded — Ivedrf os e celint — I) - 4 1 4 Per Cont. — (:). - Per C ent. 1864 41 E 1 0 , Dob Account ''' Cent. 1854 — 0 n c,.APer Cent 1858 — Do b ' . c oo unt 6 Per r 1 1:1 0 A Cent. 1862 , ccount _— Do '` 4100 Bonds 5O 1 481 501 48 6 per Cent., 1863 — b o ° 0,,,!)er Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip - 2 - ii 6/ 13 .Q. C °Unt V °. 4 Per Ca nt G uaranteed e tlezu el ant. Guaranteed 97 Do 6 a ',...,Per Cent. o._II Per uent., 1862 tePec°ruelletnt, 1864 — 271 8 9 8 1 44414 35livideuds on the above payablein London. 1)0. tent.:Aercioeur 1861, Ex. 25f. -... ..... 511 ........................... .. - - K. Oe THREE O'CLOCK. ~rol s f or 0 vitto A . „,..7 Y ................... `.cV 111 t q 1 SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY 311 A 3harel Railways. EMS AND STOCKS. p a id . l Closing Business Price. done. Bristol ana Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ••• •• Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & Ab.J unc. 1 Pl. London, t crip Certi. Do. - (Great S. Western I Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 'Great North of Scotland Great Northern D..). A stock Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. . Do. South Wales Do. W. 311 d.— Oiclord, Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire L,ndon and Blackwall Lon., S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dovtz Do. Metrop. Ex. A 1 Lon. & North Western' Lon. & South Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Metrop_olitan..„, Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid'and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby %lid Kent .•. North British Do. Ed., Pth., 4St Dun th. Eastern— Berwick Do. G.N'E purchast , Do. Leeds Do. York Dc. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon youth Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH FOSSE 100 et 1 20 20i 10 100 1 Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda. Cen.ln. gu. 5 per Do. F shares Isuffalo S 6 Lake Huron ISIONS. 53 55 98 100 ad 44 ip 4 76 86 ---- Do. Preference - Buff.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-i Calcutta & S. E., Um .iftt,e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 East. Bengal, gu., 5 do _East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do, Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ...• Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e I'o. Grua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per oent D. , . 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada -1 Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bel& pay. 1873 Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8 1 ['WWI Branch, limited l Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. lll .C'da,6polstpf.bs, Scinde A Do. Delhi Do. do tti i Do. Puniaub... • Do.lndus St.FloL I 0 100 100 all 100 100 78 80 60 65 100 102 994 1601 99 101 20 22 85 87 55 58 48 52 50 55 45 50 40 45 39 3J 24 26 24 26 105 106 i 1p 6 1 p 98 •100 91 93 97 8 99i 9 201 £I 14} 141 si 3 a 1 P 3 83 85 Old 97 98 89 91 85 87 1051 i 5 81 82 96 97 96 Q 7 1} 1 0 95 96 96 n COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dem 31,1872 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug l, 0 93 95 - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 91 96 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 77 74i - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 101 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 102 10! - Do. do: 1880-9 u 100 102 104 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 100 103 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and. 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 83 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 160 102 - Do. 1878, do. 100 105 1 7 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 187 3, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 - 1)o. 1882, Mayls, Nov ,t, 101, 101 fO3 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 1(3 105 Natal qov. 6 per cent.. 100 97 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja..July IGO 90 Pt N. S.W. Gov. 5 /re., 186( 100 90 92 • Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1871 , 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 100 83 85 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 94 - Do. 5 per cent....... 100 73 75 736 21 - Nova Scitia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 94 96 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 90 113 t 7 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards P 0 102 101 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 I - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1103 105 1021 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Cold, lira. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 6 7 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 430 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 - East Bassett (Illogan) 296 15 17 - East Caradon 2.14.0 7 8 - Oast Cam Brea 1 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake 8.301 East Loved 3.0.0 66 76 - W'l Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.0 3 36 - Gam.& StAubyn(G well. 66 - - 19/ 4 Great 14,txey, limited all 19 20 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 t 11 - Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 } - G. Wheal Vol' (11elstiu 40 18 22 - Grenville 8.18.0 1} 2 - llerod's Foot . 8.10.0 30 32 - tUngston Downs .. ... . 5.10.6 3} 3/ - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 - Marke Valley 4.10.6 31 41 4 Ilwyndy iron Ore, lira 31 2} lid - New Sewn - North Roskear N.Wh'lßassettallogan 4.4.0 - - T North Wheal Crofty 2.13.‘ I 1 - Prosper United. -. - P ro vidence .UnyLelant 10.6.7 20 25 - 9. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 325 075 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 if 2 - s. Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 176 426 -- Stray Park 35.1&6 - - Tin Croft 9 9 II 5 Vigra and Clogan, lira all 3 5 - West Passett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 6 7 - West Chiverton ll 6! 67 - West Seton - Wheal Bassett (Mogan 54 80 85 - Wheal Buller atedruth 16 10 15 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 - Wheal Seton -. Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 8 10 PREFERENCIC SHAEICS. Great Western, Original (Berke & Hants Ex.) 5 per cent„ 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Gloster and Dean Forest, 23 '.FOREIGN RAIL WAYS Recife and San Frfuiciace, lim., gua. 7 per cent., iti FOREIGN MINES. 'Omutaleo Gold and Silver Mining, 11 I BANKS. Alliance. Urn.. 184 18 Australasia, 67 Bank of Egypt, 28 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and China. 14 Chartered ,ler. of India, London, and China,:3ol City, 154 Consolidated Bank, lira. 41 Hindustan, China, and lira.. ilm., 4 Imperial Bank, Jim.. 241 Imperial Ottoman, 74 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 13 London and County, 62 11 London Joint Stook, 411 London and Westminster, 90 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 9 81 New South Wales, 43 Oriental Balm Corporation. 391 404 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 41 Union of London, 43 DOCKS. I ondon and St. Katharine, 66 Surrey Commercial, 103 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 121 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. llm., 3 1 1 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., Credit Foncler and Mobilier of Englana, 4i East India Irrigation and Canal. 114 Egyptian Coin. and Trading, lim., 31 English and Foreign Credit, 20 Gen. Credit and Finance ot London. lira.. 4 Imperial Land Company ot Marseilles, lira., 21 31 London Financial Association, lira., 9i London General Omnibus Company, Um, NI Notional Discount ( ompany, 121 it Peninsula and Oriental Steam, - Ditto, new, 501 Royal Mail Steam, 109 7 Telegraph ConstructiLn and Maintenance, — Ditto (£l2), 110 Names and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira, CI Warrant Finance Um., 20 THE COURT.--According to the latest arrange - ments her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princesses Louise and Beatrice, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the suite, is now expected to arrive at Windsor Castle on the 22d inst., when the Queen will receive from the Town Council a congratulatory address on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Helena. Her Majesty will remain one or two night's at the castle. During the absence of the Court from Windsor various portions of the Castle are un dergoing renovation, including the portico in front of the grand staircase and the apartments over the library on the Nortil Teroce.—Winclor and Eton Nom €8 00 120 122 35 15 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 111 113 '2O 30 6 7 ils 118 123 121 91 93 G 2 62; 35 37 33 313 1224 72t 83 85 , J 20 117 1174 83 91 56 57 129 i3f) 2 3 i 105 101 p, 89 91 1?.1 122 1! 2p' 91 i 3 48 60 22 2 t 104 100 67 63 101 103 34 513 9 11 p 119 A2l -1 1 2 2 p p 75 77 108 112 150 154 73 76 I, 45 47 65 67 7i Si 14 145 2 3 100 103 53 65 124 3i 52f f 36 53 1231 4 33 86 4 9i 19 if 1171 90) 891 56i / 130 121! i I I 401 50 1 4j 4 rriE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1866. MARKETS.--This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was rather quiet. Previous quotations, how ever, were supported. For barley the trade was steady, but other articles were a slow sale. Flour moved off slowly, on former terms. On the Continent the wheat trade is tolerably firm, at about late rates. The spring corn trade was quiet. At New York the amount of business doing in produce for export is small. Very moderate supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. Linseed and rapeseed were firm, at full prices. Other seeds moved off slowly, at late rates. The cake trade was steady at fully last week's currency. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wisest were very moderate. The supply of new produce was small, and mostly of but middling quality. The finest samples realised about 58s per quarter. For old wheat the trade was slow, at last Monday's currency. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain met a slow sale at late prices. The supply of barley on sale was only moderate. The trade was steady at full quotations. Malt was in slow request at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Good and fine parcels were firm in price; otherwise, the trade was slow at about late prices. The trade for beans was dull on former terms. Peas met a slow sale at about late rates. A sample of new grey peas was in the stands. Flour moved off slowly. In prices no change took place. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASITRE. Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, old, per qr 4os to 46s Do : , old 5OO 56s Do., white, old sBs 60s Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s . . Do., new Talavera Rye— Parley—Grinding Malting 34s 41s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk .._ --- Brown 46s 518 Kingstown and War. Chevalier 648 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 208 26s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 2os 23s Cork, white 223 27s Scotch, Feeding 2O. 258 Beans—Tick 3B. 423 Pigeons ... 463 508 Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 443 50s - Suffolk 323 34s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26. 303 French, per sack 228 35s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market in fair average condition. The demand for it was somewhat heavy, and prices had a drooping tendency. The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts was moderately good, and for the most part of good quality. The receipts from Ireland and Scotland were very limited. The primest breeds were in fair request at full prices. Otherwise the trade was somewhat inactive at a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The top figures were 5s 4d to 5s 6d per 81bs. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Liecestershire, and Northamptonshire, amounted to 1,500 short horns, kc. ; from other parts of England, 500 various breeds ; from Scotland, 10 Scots; and from Ireland, 12 oxen, &c. With sheep we ware well supplied. Dawns, half-breds, Lincolns and Leicesters, sold steadily at full currencies ; but most other breeds declined 2d per 81bs. A few very inferior Downs realised 6s 4d, but the general top quota tion was 6s per 81bs. Lambs were in fair average supply, and sluggish re quest at late rates, viz., from 6s 8d to 7s 8d per 81bs. The veal trade was inactive on former times. In pigs very little business was transacted at previous currencies. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d s ds d Crsedk inf. beasts... 3 8 4 0 Pme ors-wool sheep 5 2 5 S Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime b'thdown a 0.5 10 e 0 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 2 Large coarse calvcs.4 4 4 10 Prime Scots, 4 5 6 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Large hogs ..4 0 4 6 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 Small porkers 1 8 5 0 Lamb ....6s 8d to 7, Bd. Suokling calves, 20s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s L.) 333 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 5,650 Beasts .• ••• 3 760 Cows. Sheep and lambs 27,160 Sheep and 1 .mbs Calves 260 Ca ves 230 Vigs 570 pigs 2lO The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 14,080 head. In the corresponding week in 1865, wo received 23,500; in 1864, 15,602 ; in 1863, 14,015; in 1862, 12,183; in 1861, 11,271; and in 1860 14,783. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam Antwerp 1 1504 ... 304 ... 187 ... Boulogne 599 ... 214 Bremen 52 249 764 Caen 77 ... 53 Dieppe. Dunkirk Gottenburg 27 20 ... - Hamburg.. ...... 641 3785 17 ... 222 Harlingen 273 ... 2788 ... 183 203 ... 590 Havre Oporto Ostend 67 ... Rotterdam - -- ••. solo Tonning 939 1346 ... 323 - ••• - ... 50 ... - 64 ... - ... 168 ... - 551 Total 3,4Q9 ... 10,247 2,259 1,151 ...1374 The •yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 2905 ... 9,478 381 ... 530 ...1035 1863 2663 ... 9,521 1131 1081 ...1374 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 14, 1865, and this day, Monday, Aug. 13, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. - - ... Aug. 14, Aug. 13, 1865. 1866. ad sd ad sd. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 2 3 Bto 4 0 Second quality do. • 4 4 4 8 1 2 4 8 Prime large oxen 5lO 5 0 410 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 2 6 4 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 4 4 410 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 8 410 4 8 5 0 Beasts 6,320 4,750 Sheep and lambs 25,210 27,120 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 15, 1864.—Beasts, 6,210 — sheep and lambs, 29,080—calves, 334—pigs, 420. Aug. 17, 1863—Beasts, s,36o—sheep and lambs, 24,100 —calves, 248—pigs, 240. demand for which has fallen off, and, compared with last week, prices are rather easier. English shaws 7os to 90s per ton. „ Regents Bos to 110 s „ POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This _Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO OMNIUBS PROPRIETORS AND DRIVERS.— Henry Bradish, omnibus driver, badge 8,427, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with cruelly ill-treating a horse by working it while in an unfit state. Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the defendant, and Mr. Wm. Love, from the office of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, watched the case. Thos. Evans, 113 0, said that between 11 and 12 the pre vious night, while iu Oxford-street, he saw the defendant driving a pair of horses attached to an omnibus. On the defendant stopping at the Regent Circus, and just after setting down two passengers, the near horse fell down The horse was unfastened from the omnibus, and four or five men tried to get it up, but in vain for about twenty minutes. When the horse did get up he (witness) found a large sore on its off shoulder of old standing, and its off hock very much swollen, it being scarcely possible to put its lout to the ground. He asked the driver if he thought the horse was in a fit state to be worked. He said he did not, but that he knew nothing of its condition when he started from Paddington for London-bridge. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant must have found out that the horse was lame before he got to the Circus. Evans said the defendant was about to put the horse to again, but he prevented him and took it to the greenyard. One of the officers of the society who had seen the horse was in attendance. Mr. Lewis said the horse was the property of Mr. Ward, who owned several omnibuses. Mr. Ward had, on return ing from the country on Friday last, on seeing that the horse was suffering from an injury, ordered it not to be worked any more, but a horsekeeper in his employ, in dis obedience of orders, had sent it out.yesterday. Mr. Ward was quite willing that the horse should be destroyed. Thomas Gregory, horsekeeper to Mr. Ward, and Mr. Ward having given evidence, Mr. Tyrwhitt said as to the defendant not knowing that the horse was lame, he did not believe it, as any person accustomed to driving must have found that out before going 20 yards. He should fine the defendant ss. or four days, and the horse must be destroyed. It would be a matter for after consideration whether a summons should be taken out against the owner of the horse. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE MANCHESTER MARKET. Except upon current events there has been very little betting during the past week, although the attention of many of the bookmakers is now turned to the great Ebor Handicap, which bids fair to be one of the best betting races of the season, and for which below is the latest list of quotations. GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. • 10 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken) 10 to 1 agst Glendale (taken) 100 to 8 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 100 to 6 agst Retrousse (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dubiety (taken) Sir Herbert Croft's colours are blue, buff spots ; Captain R. Coote's black, orange hoop, and cap; and Mr. R. Porter's aro altered to white, blue seams, and cap. THE ATJTIMN HANDICAPS.—The Cesarewitch has closed with 173 entries, and the Cambridgeshire with 185 sub scribers against 182 and 204 in 1865. Forester, 4 years, was sold by auction to Mr. W. Topham at Lewes for 310 guineas, after winning the £5O Selling Plato on Friday. Effervescence, who ran second to him, was claimed by Hopkins, and Mr. Chaplin claimed Grey_ foot, who ran in the same race. Mr. M'George reported H. Grimshaw, S. Quince, and 11. Clark for misconduct in the Grand Stand Plate and Nur sery at Brighton, and the cases were referred to the Stewards of the Jockey Club, who suspended Grimshaw and Quince until the 25th August, and Clark until the Ist of September. BRIGHTON RACES.—Lord Westmorland, Admiral Pious, and Baron Rothschild, arethe stewards next year, and Mr. H. Chaplin of the Club meeting. Mr. S. Thellusson claimed Thermometer, 2 yrs, after running for the Sussex Stakes at Brighton, on Wednesday. Captain Machell claimed Vulcan, 2 yrs, and Mr. Ten Brock Phantom Sail, 2 yrs, in the Rous Stakes, at Brighton, won by Canard, on Tuesday last. _ _ _ Mr. H. Chaplin bought Mr. Wyatt's yearling colt, brother to Arundel, privately for £3OO, at Brighton, on Thursday last. The: Earl of Stamford will entertain a large and dis tinguished party of fashionables at Enville for the Wol verhampton meeting. Twilight and several other mares, with the stallion Wal lace, will be brought to the hammer at Tattersall's on Monday next. Mr. Chaplin's two year old colt Ruthven, by Newmin ster out of Braxey, for whom he gave 1,500 guineas at Hampton Court, is dead. The whole of Lord Portsmouth's horses in training and yearlings aro on sale by private contract. The price is affixed to each of the horses in training, and £1,500 is put upon the five yearlings, which include an own brother to Avalanche and Hurricane. Lord Stamford retains his first claim upon Arthur Ed wards until the close of the season. The assumed name of Mr. T. Munro has been registered. Lord Westmorland has purchased Alberta, by Trum peter, from Mr. T. Hughes. Mr. W. Morris bought Usher at auction for 400 guineas at Brighton, on Wednesday last. The Marquis of Hastings has sold the following yearlings belonging to the Hooton lot to Mr. H. Chaplin :—Cape Clear, by Cape Flyaway out of Barege ; Maidstone, by Caterer or King of Kent out of Barricade ; Woodchuck, by Sawcutter out of Canary Bird; Lady Love, by Stock well or Caterer out of Chore Arnie ; Isabel, by Cape Fly away out of Cantiniere ; Rosette, by Sawcutter out of Rose of Annandale ; Glamis, by De Clare out of llarseillpise ; Suger Stick, by Stockwell out of Ratlagoom ; Lady Mabel, by Caterer or King of Kent out of Rosalinda ; Lady Diana, by Caterer out of Satanella by Loupgarou ; Woodpecker, by Sawcutter out of Canary; and Land's End, by Cape Flyaway out of Elfrida.—The Sporting Gazette. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are but moderately supplied with each kind of meat. Generally speaking, the demand is inactive at our quotations. Per 81b by the Callas& s d s d s d s d Inferior beet 3 6 3 10 Interior mutton.... 3 8 4 6 Middling do. 4 0 4 4 Middling mutton.. 4 8 5 4 Prime large do 4 6 4 8 Prime do 5 6 5 10 Prime small d0....4 10 5 0 Large pork 3 6 4 4 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 8 5 0 Lamb. 5s 8d to 6s 66. BOROUGH HOP. There is a good demand for most qualities, and fine samples are sold for more money. Owing to the unsettled weather the accounts from the plantations are less favour able.‘ As yet, however, the damage done to the plant is slight, and a few days of warm sun-shiny weather would in all probability restore it to its former vigour. The im port into London last week was confined to 11 bales from Boulogne. Mid and East Keats Bos t 3 120 s per cwt Weald of .Kuuts BO3 to 120 s per cwt Sussex Bos to 112 s per cwt 1864's Olds' 20s to 50s per cwt WOOL. In coloured wool the transactions have been to a fair extent, and late rates have been well supported. The next series of public sales will be commenced on Thursday, the 16th inst. The F.nglish wool trade is firm, at very full prices. Last week's London imports consisted of 2,020 bales from Sydney and 418 bales from Mossel Bay. Current prices of English wool per lb. ad a d Fleeces—South Down hogots 1 7} 1 8 llalf.bred do 1 9} 110 Kent fleeces South Down owes and wethers,, 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing - 2 0} TALLOW. P.Y.C. is quint tp-day at 44s for new, and 445 6d for old, on the spot. Town tallow, 42s 6d net cash. Rough fat, 3s 2jd per 81bs. Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock this day 41,362 44,074 '28,240 26,969 543 s 9d to 4 1 s 9 d 4 2s 6d 44s Od to Price of Y.C. 1 —0 Od —s Od 42s 9d 44s 6d Delivery last week 1,087 1419 2,351 1,970 Ditto from June 1 9,955 10,812 15,375 14,636 Arrival last week Ditto frc in June 1 13,573 9,865 11,132 13,280 Price of Town BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets are f<<ialy oupplieti with potatoes, the MANSION-HOUSE. , A SCENE IN THE COURT.—Mary Ann Crown, a young woman with a child in her arms, was charged before Mr. Alderman Besley with being drunk and disorderly. From the evidence of the police it appeared that between four and five o'clock on Saturday afternoon the defendant came with another woman to the police station at St. Mary Axe, and said that she wanted to see the relieving officer. She was informed that he was not there at the time, upon which the other woman became very abusive, and the defendant followed him into the inner office. Ile sent for another constable, and they both endeavoured to persuade her to leave quietly, but she re fused and threw herself on the floor, and conducted herself in a most violent manner. The defendant was known to the police as having been an inmate of the workhouse nearly all her life, but until the present occasion she had never so misconducted herself. The officers were of opinion from her unusually excited manner that the defendant must have been drunk. The defendant that she was under the influence of drink, but said that she was subject to hysterics, and she was seized with a fit at the station, which accounted for the peculiarity of her conduct. As if to verify this statement, the poor woman, with a cry, fell down in the dock, and except for the intervention of one of the officers the poor child might have b3en seri ously injured as it dropped from her arms. Alderman Besley said that this was not a case for punishment, and discharged the defendant, who was re moved from the court in a state of insensibility. THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. On Saturday afternoon a deputation, headed by Alderman Salomons, M.l'., Chairman of the Lon don and Westminster Bank, who is also chairman of a joint committee of London bankers, waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer at his official residence in Downing-street. There were present, in addition to the chairman, Mr. Gilpin, M.P., Chairman of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank ; Mr. Lanach, Chairman of the London Joint-Stock Company; Mr. Nicoll, Chairman of the London and County Bank ; Mr. Rodonnachie, Chairman of the Imperial Bank ; Mr. Wade, Chairman of the National and Provincial Bank ; Mr. Paull, M.P. ; Mr. Chayter, of the Alliance Bank ; Mr. K'Kenna, of the National Bank of Ireland, and other gentle men. Alderman SALO3IONS, in introducing the depute st i e o n n t , s spoke o o f f td discount e e disastrous i e n ff e e v c i t t s a b w l y h i e c n h t a t hpe i e upon n the commerce of the City. At present it was most oppressive, and people who were engaged in trade were completely crippled by it. He then read the following resolution, which had been agreed upon for presentation to the Chancellor :—" That, in the opinion of the meeting, the maintenance for so long a period of the high rate of interest fixed by the letter of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer to the directors of the Bank of England, has a tendency to retard the return of confidence necessary for the interest of commerce at home and abroad, and it is therefore desirable to. seek an interview with the Government, for the purpose of representing the propriety and policy of modifying that letter so far as it prescribes a minimum rate of interest at 10 per cent." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he felt the importance of the subject, and assured the de putation that the Government wouM take the matter into consideration. Ile pointed out to the deputa tion the fact that, even though the Bank rate had been at 10 per cent., in accordance with the terms of the letter, it had not had the effect, most to be desired, of increasing the reserves. He defended the course taken by the directors of the Bank of England, and thought that they had acted for the best in the interests of all parties concerned. The deputation then withdrew. STONEWALL JAOKSON'S WAY. The follewing is a correct version of the glorious rebel ballad, which was so popular in Confederate camps and homes during the war : Come, stack arms, men ! Pile on the rails ; Stir up the camp-are bright ! No matter if the canteen fails, We'll make a roaring night. Hero Shenandoah brawls along, There burly Blue Ridge echoes strong— To swell the Brigado's rousing song, Of Stonewall Jackson's Way. We see him now: the old slouched hat Cocked o'er his eye askew ; The shrewd, dry smile ; the speech so pat— So calm, so blunt, so true I The Blue Light Elder knows 'em well ; Says he, " That's Banks; he's fond of shell, Lori, save his soul ! we'll give him."--Well, That's Stonewall Jackson's Way. Silence! Ground arms ! Kneel all ! Caps off ! Old Blue Light's going to pray. Strangle the fool that dares to scoff ; Attention! it's his way, Appealing from his native sod in forma pauperig to God, " Lay bare thine arm! Streteh forth thy rod ! Amen !" That's Stonewall's Way, He's in the saddle now : Fall in ! Steady Hill's at the ford, cu t off ; we'll wi n His way out, ball a nd blade. What matter if our shoes are worn ? W ! we're with him before mo rn , That's Stonewall Ja ckso n's Way. hat I matter th e if whole our feet Brigade. are torn? Quick step t b r u y g G g e l i o n r g g Georg e 1 ! I the lists, The sun's bright lanc es ro ut the mists Hemmed in an ugly g or ge , Pope and his Yankees —whi pped before ! He O re f 's m° L r o n n i g g str ; e an et, d ; “Bay'nets and grape !" here Stonewall roar, (‘ Charge, Stuart! PaY off A-shby's score, In Stonewall Jackson's Way!" Ah, maiden! wait, and watch and yearn For news of Stonewall's band, Ah, widow ! read, with eyes that burn That ring upon thy hand. Ah, wife ! sew on, prey on, hope on, Thy life shall not be all forlorn, The foe had better ne'er been born That gets in Stonewall's Way. A TARDY MEMORIAL TO CAPT. COOK.—The in habitants of Sydney have resolved to erect a monument in their town to commemorate the discovery of their country by Capt. Cook. The monument is to be completed in 1870, in which year precisely one century will have elapsed since the discovery of New South Wales by the gnglish navi gator. NOMENCL AT URE. Mr. Savile's brother to Guerilla, 3 yrs Ninco Nanco. Mr. T. Jennings's colt foal by Nutbourne —Mdllo. de Chantilly Mr. rt. Jennings's colt foal by Ben Web ster out of Airedaile Perry Down. Mr. T. Jennings's filly foal by Little Pippin out of Flaub Fadladeen. Mr. T. Jennings's colt foal by Little Pippin out of Cremorne Mr. J. Hanks's yearling filly by Lord of the Isles out of Seville Triana. Mr. J. Hanks's colt foal by Dundee out of Seville St. Francis. Mr. Charles Ashton's colt foal by Lamb ton—Zonobia by Slane Ladas. Mr. Charles Ashton's filly foal Sister, to Ada, by Lambton out of Blight Annie. Mr. Charles Ashton's filly foal by Lamb ton out of Claribel Mr. Charles Ashton's filly foal by Lamb ton out of Lampada Vara. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. SKIRMISIEEII.—Crucifix. won the One Thousand Guineas in 1840. R. N.—Zambezi won the Champagne Stakes, at Don caster, in 1861. INQUIRER.—You must be a fiat to trust your money to such a firm as Cox and Co., of Kentish Town. They are not known there. G. O.—l would advise you to lay out your money with such men as Valentine and Wright, John Stirk, of Bouverie-street, Strand, or George Mather, who are well known bookmakers, and who are good for any amount. CONFEDERATE.-If the horse was struck out when you made the bet, it is off. METROPOLITAN AMATEUR REGATTA. PROGRAMME FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. H. M. Junior Sculls—First Heat Second ditto Third ditto London Cup—First Heat 3 15 Second ditto Metropolitan Eights 3 45 Champion Pairs 4 0 London Cup—Final Heat Junior Fours—First Heat it Second ditto 5 0 Metropolitan Champion Cup London Rowing Clubs row over. The whole of the above will be rowed up. Metropolitan Pairs—First Heat 5 45 44 Second ditto Junior Fours—Final Heat ..... 6 15 Metropolitan Pairs—Final Heat 6 45 Junior Sculls—Final Heat Thames Cup These races will be rowed down. The Maria Wood, state barge, and Citizen !steamers C, G, and 0 have been engaged by the committee for the accommodation of subscribers and _visitors. The regatta is over the usual metropolitan course at Putney. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE ROWING CLUB. The members of a newly-established club under the above title rowed a four-oared race from Barnes to Ham mersmith-bridge on Saturday, with the following result: — Messrs. Elsegood, Meech, Mathie, Stalman, Smith (cox) 1 Messrs. Payton, Godfrey, Crowther, Kelly, Naughty (cox) 2 Messrs. Bromall, Meech, Maclaine, Fleming, Ponsland (cox) 3 Messrs. Francis, Inglis, Staley, Dowdan, Mackinnie(cox) 0 Messrs. Murray, Collett, Venn, Gratton, Merry (cox) 0 They got away together, and kept level to the bathing place, where the first two boats began to leave tho others, and a fine race between them resulted in Elsegood's crew winning by a length and a half. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The cotton market opens firm. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. ORIGIN OF THE MINISTERIAL WHITEBAIT DIN NER.—The Ministerial Whitebait Dinner has its session, says the Athenzum, as regularly as that of Parlia ment, but its origin has probably been forgotten by many. In the old days, when the close of the session was near, Sir Robert Preston (M P. for Dover) used to invite George Rose, Secretary of the Treasury, to his Fishing Cottage, on Dagenham Lake, Essex. Fish, venison, and rare wines graced the board, at which Mr. Pitt subsequently became an annual guest. To better accommodate the Minister, Sir Robert transferred the place of meeting to Greenwich ; and to the number of invited guests were added Lord Camden and Mr. Long (afterwards Lord Farn borough). As besides these other guests were soon invited, an arrangement was agreed upon that Sir Robert should only in future contribute a buck and champagne annually, and that the other guests should defray all remaining ex penses. Thus matters stood till Pitt's death; after which Sir Robert continued to send out the invitations annually, generally to Cabinet Ministers, and usually then for Trinity Monday. This arrangement continued till Sir Robert's death in 1834. Ford Farnborough then issued the invi tations ; and since that time the Fish Dinner" haS grown into an annual institution, at which the Cabinet Ministers and their friends celebrate the supposed end of toil and the beginning of an imaginary holiday. THE GREAT OCEAN RACE FROM CHlNA.—lntel ligence has been received at Greenock that four of the clipper ships engaged in the race from China with this season's teas passed Anger point as follows :—Fiery Cross, June 19 ; Ariel, June 20 ; Taepin, June 20; Serica, June 22. The Fiery Cross got over the Min Bar on 29th May, the Serica, Taeping, and Ariel on the 30th. Thus, the Fiery Cross, Ariel, and Taeping have been each 21 days on this section of the voyage, w hile the Series has been 2- days. No intelligence has been received of the progress of the Taitsing, which sailed on the 31st May. From the above it will b e observed that t he contest home is still likely to prove one of the most extraordinary on record. The next point at which the Iloet may be reported will be the Otroita viSunda,--/Svcciforian. Central Criminal Court.—This Day. OLD COURT. The August sessions of the Central Criminal Court com menced this day at the Old Bailey before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs. The calendar contains a less number of prisoners for trial than usual, and the offences charged are not of that heinous character which for the last few months have had to be disposed of by the court. There are charges of wilful murder against a mother for attempting to drown her chil dren, and afterwards to commit suicide, in Somer's-town, but she is not in a state of body and mind to take her trial at the present sessions. The Recorder having charged the grand jury, the trials in a short time commenced. THE PERJURY BEFORE THE MAIDSTONE ELECTION COM- iIITTEE. Henry Chambers, blacksmith, was indicted for having committed wilful and corrupt perjury before a select com mittee of the House of Commons appointed to try the merits of a petition presented against the return of Messrs. Leo and Whatman at the last election for the borough. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. M. Williams defended the prisoner. The facts of the case, briefly related, are as follows : The prisoner is an elector for Maidstone, and shortly before the last election he was at the Sun public-house, where he was introduced to Mr. Lee, one of the Liberal candidates About a week after prisoner alleged that he again met Mr. Lee, who asked him if £2O or £3O would be of service to him ; he, however, said he should not under any cir cumstances vote fo r L eo an d Wh a t man , as hi s v i ews were entirely opposed to theirs. After this he alleged Mr. Whatman mine to him as he was working at his forge, and the sum offered him was then increased from £2O or £3O, to £3O or £4O. He still refused, when Mr. Lee, who was with Mr. Whatman, told his colleague to leave de fendant to him as he had had some conversation with him on a previous occasion, and that they perfectly understood each other. Defendant further alleged that Mr. Lee told him he was a great fool for re fusing, and that when he left he slipped a small packet into his (defendant's) pocket, which on examination he found to be two sovereigns, and which he supposed was given to him to spend in drink. He did not vote for Messrs. Leo and Whatman, but for their opponents, the Conservative candidates. This was the nature of the evidence given by the defendant before the Election Com mittea, but both Mr. Lee and Mr. Whatman declared that there was not one word of truth in the whole statement ; that, in fact, it was one tissue of falsehood from beginning to end. The committee eventually decided that Messrs Lee and Whatman had been duly elected, and they also reported that Chambers had bee n g uilt y of wilful and corrupt perjury, and the present trial was the result of such a representation. Messrs. Lee and Whatman, the sitting members, both attended as witnesses at the court this morning, and re peated that there was not the slightest truth in the asser tions of the prisoner. Mr. Sleigh, for the defendant, addressed the jury, and said he should call before them witnesses who saw the members going to prisoner's forge on the evening the pri soner asserted they did, but that he could not of course go further than that. Mr. Hawkins said he resided at Maidstone, and recol lected the last election quite well. Ho recollected at the election time, while he was sitting at a public-house at Maidstone one evening, seeing Mr. Lee and Mr. Whatman coming out of Chambers's forge in Pudding-lane. Mr. Brown called his attention to the fact. By the Solicitor-General--He was engaged on the side of the opponents of Messrs. Lee and Whatman during the late election. He was in London during the trial of the petition the first two days, on one of which Chambers was examined. He did not know that Chambers was to be examined, but he learned that fact after. He did not go up to London to give evidence on the petition, but only because he took au interest in it. He did not attend to the evidence because he had nothing to do with the proceedings. He had no other business in London except taking an interest in the proceedings. He was in the room when Chambers was examined, but not during the whole of the time. He was against the petition being pre sented, but it was a matter of perfect indifference to him how the matter went. Ho was paid for the services ho rendered to the Conservative candidates at the late election. He was an inspector of voters, and he got a guinea for his services. There were other inspectors as well as himself ; they also got a guinea. He followed no occupation at present; he lived upon his property. Fifteen years ago he was articled to the law. He could not veture to swear it was not later than 'six o'clock in the evening when he saw Messrs. Lee and Whatman coming from the forge. He had already sworn it was later than seven. He had spoken to Mr. Goodwin, the solicitor for the petitioner, but only casually. It had nothing to do with the evidence. Ho would not swear before the trial of the petitioner commenced, he did not talk to Mr. Good win on the matter. He would not swear there were not five people in the forge. He would Lot swear there were not six. He could'nt say possibly how many there were. Ho did not know what evidence was to be offered with the exception of that of a person named Kirby. When the petition was going on he first mentioned that which he had spoken to-day relative to Messrs. Leo and Whatman coming from Chambers's forge. Ho told them that he thoughts ho had seen to the best of his belief Mr. Leo and Mr. Whatman coming out of Chambers's forge. Ho could only go the length of saying this to the best of his belief ; he would not go further than that. He first mentioned the fact of seeing Messrs. Leo and Whatman leave the forge to three or four friends in the course of a casual conversation. Re-examined by Mr. Sleigh.—He had no doubt the two persons he saw coming out of Chambers's forge were Messrs. Lee and Whatman. He was not in the committee room five minutes while Chambers was under examination. He read the evidence given by Messrs. Lee and Whatman on its publication in Maidstone Joseph Brown said he recollected about eight or nine days before the election he was in Pudding-lane, and he there so w Messrs. Leo aad Whatman between eight and nine in the evening. He saw them go into Chambers's forge ; he knew the gentlemen perfectly. He afterwards went to Smith's beershop in Pudding-lane, just opposite Chambers's forge. He saw Hawkins there, and he had a conversation with him. He had to pass the forge to get to the public-house, and he there saw Messrs. Lee and Whatman. About five nights before the election he saw Messrs. Lee and Whatman in Chambers's forgo talk ing to them. He had no doubt about the two persons he saw being Messrs. Leo and Whatman. By the Solicitor-General—Ho did not take much in terest in the election, neither did he come to town during the trial of the petition. Hawkins was going home with him when they saw Messrs. Leo and Whatman, and he (wit ness) said to Hawkins " They are working that man's in side out." (Laughter.) He could not say how long this second occasion of seeing them was before the nomination day. It might be four or five days, but he could not be positive. He could not say when ho first mentioned the matter, but he told Mr. Goodman, and it might be a week ago. He, however, had mentioned the matter to other person; but he could not say to whom or when. The forge was open to the street ; an y person could see who was in the place if he wished, and took the trouble to walk by. He would undertake to say it was later than eight o'clock when he saw Messrs. Lee sad Whatman in Pudding-lane. He and Hawkins had come up from Maidstone together, and had been in company up to the present time ; but the nature of the evidence which they wore going to give that day never formed the subject of conversation. Re-examined by Mr. Sleigh—lt was after Chambers's evidence and Messrs. Lee and W hatman's denial had been published in the newspapers that the matter became the public talk in Maidstone. He took part in the general conversation like other persons. William Diprose said he saw Messrs. Lee and Whatman go into Chambers's forge four or flvo days before the elec tion. Eliza Harris also stated that she saw the two members go to Chambers's forge four or five days before the elec tion. Mr. Denton, a solicitor engaged in the prosecution of the petition, said when he heard the nature of the evidence to be given by the defendant, he cautioned him as to the con sequences of his being wrong in his facts, telling him that he would most certainly be prosecuted for perjury if the matter was denied by Messrs. Lee and Whatman. Mr. Sleigh then addressed the jury on the evidence he adduced, and contended that the prosecution had alto gether failed to make out a case against the prisoner. The Solicitor-General, in replying to the whole case, put it to the jury whether gentlemen holding the position of Messrs. Lee andWhatman would wilfully come into that court and, in order to obtain a conviction, state that which they knew to be false. The Recorder summed up the case, and The jury, after a few minutes' deliberat ion, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. THE ADELPHI 'PIC-NIC.- - Th e pic-nic of the Adel hi Theatre Company day was passed. on Thursday last, when a moat de • 12. z g e n Company's Boats), The River Queen (one of the seventhn y too took an lace Citizen chartered expressly commanded by Captain G. AYres , amidst up with g rea t for spirit o s c c e a x s i c o e n n , y d ob,P : mo st substantial dinner was T w i c k e nham Ait , where a ardscaenecdbieandnod t o the Island Hotel, ch A a m tte o i n i g e st the company we serve d by Mrs. Y 1 I's. A. Mellon , M i ss Furtado, Mrs. Billin g ton, Miss H. Simms, Mr. Benj. observedsp iritthe mwrhs.olKe Keeley, Mrs. the m d r a s y . . Webster, Mr. W. S. Webster, Mr. Benjamin Webster, jun. , J. L. Toole, Mr. P aul Bedford, Mr. J. W. Anson, Mr. i t . Phillips, Mr. Leicester Buckingham, Mr. Billingt on , and Mr. Furtado. THE NEEDLE-GUN.--The invention of the needle gun, it appears, is now claimed by Ireland. Captain James Whitley is named as the inventor, and as having had a breech-loading needle-gun made in 1823 by BlesPrs. Tru lock, of Dublin. Discouraged by the indifference shown at Woolwich to Captain Norton's elongated shot, Captain Whitley did not carry out the design he had of patenting his invention, the secret of which has been mastered by 11 90 M, %Wit the ot9ry tyld ill Wand, THIRD EDlff6i. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TAT TERSALL S'—This Evening. EBOR HANDICAP. Bto lon the field (offered) ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (offered) 3to 1 agst Rustic (taken) 30 to 1 agst Podargus (taken) DERBY. 100 to 8 agst D'Estournel (taken) 15 to 1 agst Marksman (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rake (taken) 22 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) 33 to 1 agst Cerfvolant (taken) 50 to 1 agst Pedagogue (taken) 50 to 1 agst Bombastes (taken) ARRIVALS AT EGLIAM, Wild Bee. La Muta, Plunder, Brigand, Mdlle. Cleopatra, Lydia, Her Ladyship, Skirmish, Brown Tommy, Whale bone, Bay Leaf, Hopbine, Mercury, Pascharge. ARRIVALS AT WOLVERHAMPTON. Lady Craven, Farce, Dulcimer, Lady Valentine, Slender, Ackworth, Lady Hester, Ischia, Challenge, Opoponax, Gentle, Kitty colt, Lady Elizabeth, Bird's Eye, Prelate, Beeswing, Archimedes, Brick, Biondelle filly, Chibisa, Veluti, Monitress, Catherine Parr colt, Lysander, aria Theodor. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, SL James's, LONDON. MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Membe r of Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from LI upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a race at all the principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATT.III— Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.B.—lt is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. . . _ The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for_ merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their commissions, to any amount to 100, Jormyn-street." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Aug. 13.—Wind this day at noon —North-. Westerly ; moderate breeze Rua fine weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, Aug. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—San Giovi, :rom Odessa. CowEs, Aug. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Auguste, from Buenos Ayres. - - FALMOUTH, Aug. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Warner, from Havannah. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 12.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Forde landet, far Quebec. BRISTOL, Aug. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Margaretta, from New York. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 13.--Ville de Lisbonne, steamer, from Honfleur. Sailed, Aug. 13—Love Bird, for Port Alfred. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Aug. 13—Thames and Zetland, from London for Quebec. MR. EDMUND YATES'S new novel in the pages of All the Year Round will be called "Black Sheep." Mr. Thos. Hughes, ➢I.P., with Mrs. Hughes and family, left Dover for the Continent on Friday. The Earl and Countess of Durham left town on Friday last for Lambton Castle, Duzham. Mn. PEABODY AGAIN I—Further acts of munifi cence on the part of the Anglo-American banker, George Peabody, reach us from across the Atlantic, where Mr. Peabody is at present staying with his relatives. It is said that a further sum of $150,000 will be bestowed upon Harvard, Amhurst, and William's Colleges, of Mas sachusetts, and the sum of $1,000,000 will be given to the corporation of Boston for homes for the poor—similar to the magnificent endowment made by Mr. Peabody in fa your of the poorer classes cf London. THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST.—Lord Macaulay used to tell a story of being bored about the Number of the Beast" when ho was in India. Ho arrived late at a clergyman's bungalow up the country, and was much fatigued. After supper, fancy his dismay when his host said, "Mr. Macaulay, I positively cannot let you retire till you state your opinion as to the Number of the Beast." I answered on the spot, "I have no doubt as to what was foreshadowed by that mystical number—the British House of Commons ! The numbers . elected— 658 —the three clerks at the table, the sergeant-at-arms, and the deputy sergeant, the librarian, and the two doorkeepers, making 666," and I rushed to my couch. OPENING OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD TO MARSHALL, TEXAS—NEW ORLEANS, July 25.—The Southern Pacific Railway is open to Marshall, Texas, and arrangements are making to continue it. The old Ber wick's Bay route to Galveston will be opened on the Ist of August, with three steamers of a week. The time of travel will be lessened six to ten hours. The work on the broken levees commences on the Ist of September. Cotton easier ; sales of 381 bales. Receipts to-day 102 bales. New York exchange discount to par. Gold 1481. SAD OCCURRENCE.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning Sir Gilbert East lost his life near the pier at Ryde in a manner which has not yet been satis factorily explained. He has been in the habit for many years of spending the yachting season at Ryde, and this year his fine schooner yacht the Lalla Rookh has been out daily during the regattas on the Solent. She was at her moorings, about 400 yards from the pier head, on Satur day afternoon, when Sir Gilbert, accompanied by a female companion, came ashore in his own cutter and spent the evening in Ryde. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning he passed through the toll-gates with the same person, as the piormen supposed, to go on board his yacht. It was high water, and raining heavily at the time, and before they could have got half way down the pier the attention of the few persons at the gate-house at that hour was excited by the piercing shrieks of a woman. Capt. Craske, one of the oldest officers of the Royal Mail Isle of Wight steamboat service, happened to be at the toll-house in the performance of his duty at the time, and Cousins, the pier watchman, and others ran in the direction from which the cries proceeded. On reaching the roundhouse they found a lady in a state of great excite ment, and a voice from the water was distinctly heard crying out, "Savo me ! Oh ! save a drowning man ! I'm all right !" Adams, one of the crew of Mr. Hudson's yacht the Caroline, who was among the few pre sent, ran to his cutter alongside the slip about 250 yards distant, but before he and his mates could get back to the spot whence the cries came all traces of any person in the water were lost. The search was continued for several hours, but without avail, and although the spot has been dry twice Since the morning the body has not yet been re covered. Sfr Gilbert's companion returned to the toll house, and subsequently went off in the cutter of the Lalla Rookh, the crew of which had been awaiting the arrival of their owner at the pier gates, but on seeing him approach had hastened off to the pier head, where their boat was moored, and where they had been out of hearing of the alarm excited by the sad event. It is said that Sir Gilbert was an excellent swimmer, so that the circumstances of his death appears the more extraordinqry. Iyaxi The negotiations between the Em p er milian and the Government o f the U hse negotia tions have in view the Government of n e i te d or States, are assuming a substantia l form. T the withdrawal of th e French troops, and x h party to the arrangement. It is proposed that 31afx i a 3re t ico e a Efmter peror Napoleon is a should abandon the s onora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Northern Provinces o never really extended, an d c onfine his domini i N tyue vo Leon, and Tamaulipas, ous within an area whi c h he can keep w ithin control. By handing ove r t o t h e United Sta tes these seven Provinces he will be able to Durango, which hCsoahtuthlaor, to keep a tolerably firm hold of the southern half of frie 3 n l ds ex h i iepo, ofa n a d rahetwioonulbdytu w h h s os s e ec s u u r ff e er t a h n e ce aid and alone his Government can stand. establishing statei authority The Emperor Maxi available to the civilised world this Empire, then in even with the aid of France, he is not likely' to ug As hou h t e hi h : s do f mi ail n e i d o ' n in s succeed when France withdraws. By strong go vernment and colonisation the United States will render these Provinces a useful acquisition, thereby Mexicoar intyartehhyot: control and render ful fillin g towards them the duty Maximilian has failed in. `„By the aid of the Union Maximilian will pro bably succeed in firmly establishing a good govern ment in the Southern Provinces, and thus the end contemplated will be fulfilled. It is probable that the United States will assume the responsibility with the acquired territory of half debt, a proposition which will be hailed the bond-holders. The Uni ted States, however, with Mexican joy by demur to that portion of th e debt contracted by l the Maximilian, which it holds to have been contracted for the Emperor's personal benefit. Compromise is said not to be out o f the q uestion, and the whole arrangement appears to us to offer the best Solutim Problem. of a difficult and dangerous ith c of rice ng- res- has ,ugh I s of ring IV° hero L for left den less, ap- )W II )W1 sses I gor, , hew Tde, ►ave , for ate- Mr. )unt has ,heir that the ruth leric 3ient this B to]. 'ter 'row Ile of con - play 5 , our ,f its and- 14th 21st ters- I are last 'ours aglae area a the area ►rop' fact nio l3 ' s s On , - boli" dur to 11 Me ° l'i"'" on to rty tO On is 100 100 100 100 all 1221 lot a 90 a