The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

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Saturn ved his floating nanned ht Vic le coast 1 High )thin of ; Prince ;peedily leers of Lumbers I being le, and ;kyard) of the lenheim Saturn lswered 1 a few air oars, ned the ►der the T vessel nce and Loring, vere re rtillery amidst in large a fresh and his !siden co for the recep- Loring: r's ships he regi ity and ,ock, to a ball Dm had ist 1. re were ling, of 1 Royal o'clock, depar- ;ted the xpected own the lying and his in their - would [iglmess will be main at e to the ding to by the fight. six this yor and 0 Hotel A Cam jav© their ionth. were Cecily rday, the and about MONEY MARKET AND comiwaciAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A very active inquiry for discount accommoda tion prevails to-day, and the supply of floating capital at the command of brokers and others appears limited. No business even in the best short-dated Paper can be negotiated under 31 per cent. A sale of Mexican dollars for China has been effected at ss. per ounce, showing an improvement upon the price previously obtained. The London, Windsor, and Greenwich Hotels Company will - close their list of applications for shares on the sth instant. At the biddings at the Union Bank of Australia to-day for the £500,000 Queensland Six per Cent. Debentures, £317,100 was tendered for, at prices ranging from par to £lO3 ss. All the offers above the sealed minimum of £lOl 11s. 6d., representing a limited total, were accepted, and it was announced that the unallotted balance will remain on sale at the minimum until Friday next. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. itentes were 67 f. 67c. Heavy. . . The English Stock Market has exhibited extreme weakness this morning, chiefly owing to some sales induced by the rise at the close of business yester day afternoon. Consols have declined to 89i 90 for 'Loney, to 901 -a for the account, and . to 904 for September. The New Three per Cents. and Reduced Annuities are 894 90 ; Exchequer Bills, 3 s. to 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents, 1041 105. The Foreign Stock Market is exceptionally firm, several of the chief descriptions showing a fractional. rise. Turkish Consolides are 494 50 ; Mexican, ex an . ; 23 i; New ditto, 23 4 ; Greek, 20i 21;. Spanish Passive, 28i 291; Certificates, 134 14 ; Italian, 64 s ; Confederate Loan, 7 9 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents., 981 4 ; ditto, 2d issue, 972 ; and ditto, 1864, 941. American Securities are buoyant. United States Government 6 per Cent. 5-20 Bonds, 68 ; Erie shares, 54 ; and Illinois, 79 80. _ _ _ _ , . A moderate amount of business has been tran sacted in the Railway Share Market, and prices have shown some slight variations. Great Eastern and Midland have each declined 10s. ; North Western, 15s. ; and South Eastern, £1 ; while Great Northern have improved 15s. ; do. A Stock, £2 ; Metropolitan, 10s. ; and Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous are inactive, and prices exhibited no material alteration. London and County are dealt in at 754 76+ ; Union of London, at 52* ; Fore-street Warehouse, at 9i ; and Royal Mail Steam, at 114- 115. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : —Hodges' Dis tillery, 1 11 prem. ; Anglo Greek Steam Navigation Company, 1* 2f prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 4 .2* prem. ; Marseilles Extension Railway and Land Company (Limited), 14 2f prem. ; the New Issue of 50,000 Preference Shares of £5 each of the Atlantic Telegraph Co., 3-16 5-16 pm. ; Northern Assam Tea, par I prem. ; Chubwa Tea, par pm. ; Albert Bridge, 1 1+ prem. ; Massa Carrara Marble, 4 3 prem. ; Downs Docks, 1 1k prem. ; London Quays, 4 dis. ; British India Trust and Agency C orporation, 1 11 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Work s , (Limited), 21 2} prem. ; Russian Iron Works, 911 pm. ; London Bridge Land, f pm. ; I nternational Sugar Refinery, 4 1 pm. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 8 GOVERN MENT FUNDS. )Cr Cent. Consols Do. Account, Aug. 8 B9l 90i tPer Cent. Reduced 9O 891 905 New 3 per Cent 9O 1 891 'w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A 130 . 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —4 4 uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 , 4 ,-0. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — ),. Dauer? Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — —l e Bills, Xl,OOO, 3 Sr 31 per Cent 3 -. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO ' B ank of . England Stock, 51 per Cent — Do Account ' / 2- 11 ,,.D1.Ax GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. " u lan Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do., r , Account — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 --, 0 . Account "°. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — D o. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — per Cent., Jan. 1872 '''' n cr • 5 5 per Cent., May 1879 — --"°- 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREION FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. BAustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 r azthan 5 per Cent — DO. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — e v , ]) ° I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) " 44 , ian 6 per Cent n uo. 41 p er C en t Cu ba, 6 per Cent. •- , ,Dba, 6 per C en t. Da nish 3 per Cent., 1825 Po. 4 per Cent., 1863 •uo. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid D anubian Principalities Po. Account t :uo £B6 paid '%llador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — DO., Provisional Land Warrant ...... • 'Yptian 7 per Cent 9B/ 4 , Issue °O l Second '-'0 £lOO Bonds 981 1 , Do. 1861 94 4 ( ~."0 £lOO Bonds DO 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D▪ O Account — VD. Coupons I- 1 0. Account ~, _ m uaternala -5 per Cent. — itito.o 18 39 and 1850 411 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 D° sal • p, £671 paid dis B ° 0 per Cent., 1864 e "). Scrip, £55 paid Do, an Acternn r t Cellt. 231 n Do 1864 — IA ° per Cent. Anglo-French i d . 4 / 0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Z°otitevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid ' 0 hell Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Vo 2 per Cent — u▪ 0 Deferred— -4-10 Land Warrants (Hectares) `eru.vian4l per Cent. Bo Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds dis Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 45 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Vorbiguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do. 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, pia Account ' ll lBiian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., -Do 41 per Cent., 1850 D o , 1860 f ., 0 . 8 per Cent., 1859 "es 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 /6a rdi.n . ism 5 per Cent — B o. Account P. rs akish 3 per Cent Dv Account 474 Vc. New Deferred — , s uo. Passive — s 4 - 1 0 , Account 29 D i a -; r dsh Cert. of Coup not funded /311-j(riVii3b. A h e T un pqr t Cent. T„ ". Cent. 1864 .1 1 0 ,sb. 6 per Cent. 1854 ' I L ; G per Cent. 1858 IP Account 741 ~,r £lOO BondS 791 'l, l _ • 15 per Cent Dv per Cent. 1862 ,'cia Account 73 i t-', £lOO Bonds tc c : 6 per Cent. 1863 B o 5 per Cent. 1865 b o. "„crip, £35 p a id ell eQuela 3 V wlara nteed, 4 per Cent • "- b 0 per Cent. b Account b c : : : 6 per Cent, 1864 4.. ACCOU ,40,.. Dividends on the above payable in London. Be 67, 141 ; 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins D 1 i, 44 , 4 , 1 per cent, Ex. 25f. r . ),' 2 1 per Cent, Ex. 12 Gail — (ii.. Pre4gr Cent. Certificates D o A ntes, 4} per Cent. It ti 2cotint ____ 1) 0 i 4-t.cee Pe u r Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 641 o ous,, TWO O'CLOCK. ,_ . 89i 90 1:107 ............................................ b e. Account °. Sept Liverpool---- Cotton Market—This Day. 4 • 7,0 an a ; ket quiet Sales will probably foot 6,000 or 'Y DaleS, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 96 68 132 133 fi ei 62 C 6 16 17 go tot PO 11l 47 43 81 100 iOO 100 100 luo /305 1313 142 143 128 32 f 7 (9 Oil 651 63 f 5 41 46 40 45 105 xO6 1114 120 93 95 106 108 39 11 122 94 10 6 53 54 1384 137 e BtP, 13 t 131 100 1(2 52 54 Y 4 110 111 641 5 1101 93 107 1211 991 1001 1364 7 130 & Closing I Business Paid.l Price. done. 471 1 1I fii 1314 1431 4 3 44 Share' Railways. 13.14 at et at 50 20 10 10 Do.Bao Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall . Do. A A. gets no div. till6p.c.p.an.has Do. 11 been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great Korth of Scotland Great Northern DA stock 15C): New. is. at 25 prp Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n D . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newpo t ITe. eford Lana ,shire &Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat, and Daver. Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan.... Do. New llid'and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland, Do. l shares hid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ~& Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. (.N •E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1800-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. st )ck Shrews Sc Wcichpool Shropshire Union South Devon .ouch E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwell W. Hartlepool Har.it Do. A Irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH POSSE! Atlantic& St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, a Cen.ln. Du. 5 per cent o. l shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug . . 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., Rm a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben..al, gu., 5 do East Itdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds Do. do. deferred Da 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I . o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great ist, s. of Canada Da. New .. • • Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fit th Extension Melb. Cor. a p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B I.l3l.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindc ...... A Do. Delhi Do. do t''s Do. Punlaub Do.lndus St. Flo bi) all 10J 100 {lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' 67 69 102 101 37 39i 10 11 j)1 121 123 12p' 79 81 11i 12 15) 155 65 57 6t 63 58 60 82k 63f 9 10 156 159 3 1p 104 106 98 50 811 801 SION'S. 57 50 1016 1026 pr I 4f 4 1 ti 94 99 101 70 75: 100 102 1011 1021 IC3 104 18 11 P 8 90 65 66 55 60 57 59 50 52 45 48 40 44 27 L 8 26 27 1021 103 1 I PI 99 101 11 121 8 814 0 92 82 S 4 1 id 101 i 1021 95 97 89 91 66 68 3 5 82 84 100 101 100 101 _ 1 WO 101 91 93 'T SECUIi 97 99 99 101 94 100 831 811 1 82 24 lot ma: 105 107 106 108 108 110 102 104 108 110 102 104 104 [O6 106 108 102 104 96 98 91 101 92 94 90 91 102 104 83 85 98 100 102 104 105 107 110 111 INNS. 91 19} 2V 28 585 600 * 1 18 •c 0 12 13 6 61 21 2 10 11 31 41 2 4 19 20 lt 21 334 344 2 21 41 43 2 21 21 3 51 54 21 14 16 18 35 45 13 15 I 1} 14 11 2 30 52 490 500 15 2. 13 15 161 174 6k 74 8 101 75 8 180 100 8 I 85 15 201 Ii 13 200 205 101 171 10k 1 91 British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D , . 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk (Jape U.lTope. 6p.a. 187 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 1)o. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1578 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, Natal goy. o per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p c. 18;1 to 1876 • Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 percent.... Nova So •tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic.,G ov. 6 p.c. J a & July Do. do, April & Oct BRITI Cam Consol. Bold, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon R. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara(lon ast Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'i Russell (Tavistk Gam .& StAnbyn(Gwen. Great L otey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist 'n Grenville Herod's Foot .... Fling aton Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, link Nangi lea .. New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr. .vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett OH logan W. Caradon (L,skeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheat Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton ,Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Uni0n.......... rtIEFERENCE Great Western Orig. 41 per cent pr., 95 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pt., 102 vit.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stock, 120 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent,: Ditto, 4i per cent. red., 10 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pi., Ditto, new, 5 per cent., 99 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 104 8 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 108 Vale of Neath, A.ltilib. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. East Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 133 Preston and Wyre, 43 Wilts and Somers.t, 87 . !FOREIGN MINES, Fortuna (lira.), Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., 2} BAN Kb. Agra and Masterman's, Urn 58 alliance, lim., 281 9 Bank of Egypt, 30) Commercial Bank of India and the East, 20/ Consolidated Bans, lira., 10/ East London. lim., 5/ London and County, 761 If National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 45 Standard of British South Africa, Um., Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 4:3/ Union of London, 52/ MISCELLANEOUS, Atlantic Telegraph, 8 - per cent. gua., Bombay Gas, lim., Ditto. 3d issue, 1/ / City of London Real Property, lim., 48 City of Moscow Gas, lim , 3 Company of African Merchants, lim., 2/ Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Englanu, 8/ Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 1.2/ Egyptian Com and Trading, hm., 21 Fore-street Warehouse, him, iii / Imperial alercantilc Credit Assu.,llm., M dray Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 141 National Provincial Marine, 11 Ottoman Financial Association, lim.. 8/ 9 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79 8 Royal Mail Steam, 115 14/ Telegraph Constructi‘n and Maintenance, lim.. 13 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 7 Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., The Price of Gold. ♦- The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.17 i per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z 3 7s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is rather more than 1-Itth per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By adrlca from Hamburg the price of gold Is 428 per marl and the short exchange on London is 13.71 per £1 stcrlin:. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 108,1 to 100 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importatio 4 of go'd from the Un►ted states. 1c.;32 ITIES. :SU M THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIING, A UGUST 2, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE ROBERT ABRA.-A FAILURE THROUGH THE LATE STRIKE OF CUBITT'S WORKMEN. This bankrupt was described as formerly a general dealer of Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-lane, now of Hammer smith, out of business, and to-day was appointed for proof of debts. The claims already on the file are £220, and the' cause of bankruptcy is stated to be " badness of trade and the striking of Cubitt's workmen." It appeared that the bankrupt's principal trade was with the various workmen employed by Messrs. Cubitt and Co., and upon the recent strike, the men being obliged to curtail their expenditure, the present failure resulted. Debts were proved, and the case adjourned. (Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE CAPTAIN CtinGENTEN. This bankrupt was described as a captain in the Military Train, now stationed at Woolwich, and to-day was ap pointed for the adjourned order of discharge. The debts aro £5,207, and the deficiency £3,043, the failure being caused by the high rate of interest paid by the bankrupt upon bills. The expenditure had been £7OO per annum up to 1863, and £1,200 for 1864—such being considerably in excess of the bankrupt's pay as an officer. _ . The case was adjourned in order to afford the bankrupt an opportunity of making some arrangement with his creditors. SIIOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before C. Coleman, Esq.) THE CARRIAGE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS-FITZGERALD V. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action to recover £4O damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, who is a gentleman of large property, and a J.P., residing . at Boulge Hall, Suffolk, in consequence of the careless manner in which a certain organ had been carried by the defendants, who paid £lO into court, pleading never indebted as to the rest. Mr. Churchward appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Burnand representing the company. The evidence went to show that the organ had got wet in transit, and the wooden pipes were so damaged that the tone of the instrument was entirely gone. "His Honour, in giving judgment, observed that in musi cal instruments, more especially organs, the tone was everything. In this case it appeared that the company had sent an organist to look"at the instrument after the damage had resulted. Now it was quite impossible for that organist to say what was its original tone. The plaintiff had sworn that the original tone was very beautiful, and it remained for the Court to say if, looking at the damage, the .£4O claimed was too much. His Honour thought it was, but that the company had also paid in too little. If tho tone of the musical instrument was injured by a rail way company in the carriage, the company were clearly liable in damages. Tho verdict of the Court would be for £l5, in addition to the £lO in court. Verdict for the plaintiff for .£25 (in all) and costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Catherine Robert son, of No. 30, Norfolk-street, Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Harriett Hutson, a married woman, residing at No. 20, Davies-street, Manchester-square. The prosecutrix (who gave her evidence seated, she ap pearing to be in a very weak state, and her face frightfully disfigured) said—Yesterday afternoon I went into the Queen's Head public-house at the corner of Titchfield street with a man named Cox and had a glass of porter. The prisoner made some remark about tailors, and I said that one trade was.as good as another. The prisoner then left the house, and as she was doing so she said to me " I do not get my living as a common prostitute." I went after the prisoner, touched her on the shoulder, and asked her why she had said what she. had. I then returned to the house, and just as I was going in at the door the pri soner struck me a violent•blow on the nose with a saucer• My nose bled a good deal, and hung in pieces. I was very faint, and was taken to the Middlesex Hogpital, when a piece of china was taken out of my nose, and it was sewn in three places. I shall have to attend the hospital for some time to come. Mr. Moses Abrahams, from Birmingham, but staying in Riding-house-street, corroborated the prosecutrix in overt/ particular. A v• George Himes, a young man, proved taking the in'osecu trix to a doctor's, then fetching a constable, and afterwards going with the prosecutrix to the hospital. A constable said that when he went to the spot the pro secutrix was bleeding fearfully from her nose. He took the prosecutrix to the hospital and the prisoner to the station. The prisoner—l did it in self-defence. Mr. Tyrwhitt—There is no answer whatever to the charge. I shall remand you to see, what the result of the injury will be ; but, under any circumstances, you will be thoroughly punished. Great Singing Festival at Dresden. An epoch in the annals of German national fes tivals has just concluded at Dresden, after a dura tion of three days. The proposal for a confederate singing festival, thrown out some time ago, was accepted with such enthusiasm that no less than 20,000 singers assembled at Dresden, not only from every town of Germany, but from different parts of England, France, Russia, America, and even from Australia, China, and New Zealand. The festival commenced on the 22d, and lasted till the 25th July. The visitors commenced pouring into the town on the 21st, and Dresden was gaily decorated with flags, representing the different colours of the German States. The site chosen for the building in which the musical performances took place was a large expanse of flat land on the right bank of the Elbe, at the foot of the lovely range of hills forming the so-called Elbe Valley. The building itself was of vast dimensions, being capable of accommodating 40,000 people. All around this monster music hall' were strewn an immense number of refreshment tents, station houses for fire-engines, porters, and' even doctors. The first concert took place on Sun day,. the 23d, at 5 o'clock in thi) , afternoon, when the King and Queen, with the other members of the royal family and the chief officers of State, attended. On Monday, the 24th, the colours of the different Sangerbunde were carried in procession from the Mansion House to the Music Hall. There were no less than 700 of these standards and flags of alfpos sible colours, bearing different devices and mottoes in gold and silver embroidery. One can best esti mate the great length of the procession by stating thatit took upwards of two and a half hours to pass any point from which one surveyed it. The crowd was tremendous and the cheering perfectly deafen ing. The people composing this army of singers were of every possible class; noblemen, private• gentle men, composers, actors, students, teachers, lawyers, doctors, farmers, respectable merchants,of all sorts, carpenters, butchers, shoemakers, tailors, ' and bakers. The 'second concert took place at six o'clock that evening. The last day of the festival, Tuesday the 25th, was devoted by the singers to visiting the neigh bouring country and places of resort about Dresden. Concerts and fetes of all sorts were given in honour of the guests, who certainly ought to be pleased with their reception, for, besides the public de monstrations of joy at their coming, the inhabi tanti of Dresden undertook to give the whole num ber of 20,000 men free board and lodging during their five days' stay there—a plan by no means easy to put into execution, considering that Dresden is itself a comparatively small town, but which was nevertheless accomplished most satisfactorily. The King himself furnished room for- 300 singers in his own palace, and all the other prominent personages of the town likewise bore their respective share in the business of providing lodgings for the visitors. The weather, which had favoured the guests till Tuesday evening, suddenly changed then ; a violent thunderstorm came on unexpectedly, accompanied by heavy rain ; it soon cleared, however, and to wards ten o'clock thousands of people streamed out of town towards the Music Hall, where the singers had assembled for the last time to sup together. The even ing passed cheerfully amid numerous toasts, speeches, and songs, and terminated with a vote of thanks to the inhabitants of Dresden for the cordial hospitality and kindness shown in their reception of the strangers. At 12 o'clock the bells pealed forth and the guns of the garrison broke the still ness of the night by three salvoes. The assembly broke up and the president declared the first San gerbundesfest terminated. Charge of Forgery against a Shipbroker. At the Mansion-house Police-court yesterday a well dressed young man, named Ellis Hugh Jones, described as a shipbroker, was brought up on remand before the Lord Mayor charged with feloniously forging and uttering a bill of exchange for .£173 10s., with the intent to defraud Messrs. Cunliff© and Co., bankers, Bucklersbury. Mr. Mullen prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh, pm., appeared for the prisoner. _ _ _ Henry Clark said ho was a cashier at the Alliance Bank, Lothbury. Messrs. Addison and Whitehead, of 146, Lead enhall-street, kept an account at that bank, and their ac ceptances were sometimes paid without special instructions. On June 23 the bill produced, purporting to bo drawn by A. Bodouis and accepted by Addison and Whitehead, was presented to the Alliance Bank through the clearing-house by the London and Westminster Bank, and was paid, upon the belief that it was genuine. Thomas Savell Whitehead said he was a shipbroker, of 146, Leadenhall-street. The bill of exchange produced for £173 108., purporting to be accepted by his firm, was not so accepted. The signature of the acceptance resembled the signature of his partner, but it was not signed by either of them. The prisoner was in their service as clerk for about nine years, up to December, 1864. He was well acquainted with the prisoner's handwriting, and he believed the writ ing in the body of the bill was his. The endorsement to the bill, " C. L. Wilderman and Co." was, he believed, also the prisoner's writing. Edward Shrubsolo Cunliffe, of the firm of Roger Cun liffe and Co., Bucklersbury, bankers and bill-brokers, said the firm of C. L. Wilderman and Co. had a discount ac count with them. The bill of exchange for £173 10s. pro duced was taken to him by the prisoner for discount for his firm about the 23d March last. He knew the prisoner as a member of the firm of Wilderman and Co. The bill was endorsed " Wilderman and Co." when it was taken to him, and was paid on becoming due in the regular way, through the clearing-house, in June. Carl Louis Wildorman stated that he was a shipbroker carrying on busines6 in Mark-lane: - 'Th.- pritioner Was in partnership with him, having joined him in December last year, and left him on the 27th June last. During the time the prisoner was with him the firm had some dealings with Messrs. Addison and Whitehead, who on the 27th June owed them a few shillings for commission. He knew nothing of the bill produced for £173 10s., and never saw it until after the prisoner left the firm. The drawer pur ported to be a Mr. Bodouis. The indorsement C. L. Wil derman and Co., was in the prisoner's writing The firm kept an account with the East London Bank, and the pri soner had the entire management of the cash affairs. Two passbooks produced were found in the desk at his count ing-hbuse by the officer. Theywere both in the name of the firm, but he had never seen but one of them, which was a fictitious one. The other he had never seen to his know lege, until the officer Spital found it in the prisoner's desk. The prisoner used to draw the cheques, and he knew of no transaction with Messrs. Addison which would lead them to accept such a bill as the one in question. Sergeant Spital said he found the two books produced in the prisoner's desk at Mr. Wilderman's office on the 28th June. On the 24th of July he apprehended the prisoner on a warrant issued from the Mansion-house. Ho saw the prisoner on that day riding in a brougham in Gray's-inn lane, and took him into custody. He told the prisoner the charge, and he said he perfectly understood it. lie took the prisoner to Bow-lane, and told him he must search him, and he gave him a bag containing 50 sovereigns. Mr. Mullens said there was another charge against the prisoner for forging a bill for £lOO. Mr. Cunliffo was again called, and said the prisoner called on him on the 10th June last with a bill of exchange for £lOO, which he asked him to discount. The bill HAS drawn by the prisoner, and purported to be accepted by C. J. Whitehead and Co., of Fore-street, Limehouse. He dis counted the bill, and gave the prisoner a cheque for the money. C. J. Whitehead, of Fore-street, Limehouse, =Ampler, said he knew tho prisoner' when he was clerk to Messrs. Addison and Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead, of that firm, was witness's brother. The prisoner used to go to his office after his own business hours to make out his books, and he had no other transactions either with the prisoner or Messrs. Addison. The acceptance to the bill for £lOO produced was not his, nor did he authorise any person to sign it. The prisoner was committed for trial upon both charges. Mr. Sleigh asked that the prisoner might be admitted to bail. Mr. Mullens said if a question of bail were raised ho should be prepared to go into several other charges of a similar kind. The Lord Mayor declined to accode to the application. THE PEABODY GIFT.—It will be remembered that rather more than three years since—in March, 1862—Mr. Peabody, the American merchant, declared his intention of placing in the hands of certain gentlemen whom he named as trustees the munificent sum of £150,000 for the benefit of the honest and industrious poor of the metropolis, and recommended that a portion of the money should be appropriated for the purpose of providing im proved dwelling-houses for the working classes. Accordingly it was determined to purchase the site of a pile of buildings known as Ward's-place, Lower-street, or, as it is now called, Essex-road, Islington, at that time densely occupied by a community for the most part consisting of thieves, pros - titues, and some of the worst characters in the metropolis, who herded together with little or no attention to morality or decency. The old houses were speedily levelled, and the erection of the handsome structure which is now rapidly approaching completion was forthwith commenced. The building is substantially constructed of brick, and is from a design by Mr. H. A. Darbishiro, the builders being Messrs. Patmau and Fotheringham, who have also received orders to erect similar dwelling-houses, like wise the gift of Mr. Peabody, in Love-lane, shadwell, and Commercial-street, Shoreditch. Tho model buildings consist of four blocks of houses five stories in height, which will be let out in tenements of one, two, and three rooms, at an estimated rental of 25., 35., and ss. per week respectively. Each block will afford accommodation for 60 families, or 240 in the aggregate. The rooms are each of them to be 9 feet wide, and 12 feet long, and of a suitable height. The attic of each block is paved with tiles from the Isle of Wight, and is surmounted by a hand some ornamental turret. There is also accommodation for washing, drying, &c., and at each end of the buildings is a cistern 12 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep, capable of containing 1,760 gallons of water. Everything has been done to render the sanitary arrangements complete in every respect. It is contemplated to erect workshops for the ac commodation of the tenants on the east side of the blocks. These, however, although of course under the control of the trustees, will be irrespective of Mr. Peabody's gift, and will be let at a very moderate rental. Numerous applica tions have already been made for tenements by men whose wages average from 18s. to 20s. per week—the class for whom they were intended by the benevolent donor; but none will be taken whose character does not bear the strictest investigation. WESTMINSTER. A DRUNKEN CABMAN.--William Dean, a cab-driver, was charged before Mr. Arnold with being drunk and incap able of taking care of himself in Victoria-street. It appeared that on the previous evening about 10 o'clock police-constable 205 A saw the prisoner in the Victoria= road driving a cab. A man in a cart laden with confectionary was going in a contrary direction. The prisoner, who was drunk, drove his cab against the cart, which was upset, and the contents were thrown into the road. The driver was knocked down and the cart nearly broken to pieces. The prisoner was thrown off his cab, while his vehicle was also much damaged. The driver of the cart said that he was much hurt, and that the pastry was all broken to pieces, and not fit for sale. The value was about .£4. Mr. Arnold—What was the amount of damage to the cart? Witness—About £l2, your worship. Mr. Arnold--Then, I have no power to adjudicate. The witness said that he was going at a pace of about seven miles an hour, and that the prisoner was going at a very rapid rate. Mr. Humphrey observed that the owner of the cart was not present. Mr. Arnold remarked that he had only power to act if the value did not exceed £lO. He would adjourn tho case for the attendance of the owner of the cart. The prisoner was remanded. THAMES. CHARGE OF STABBING AGAINST A POTMAN.—James Everett, a potman, of No. 7, Greenwood-street, Mile-end, aged 21, was charged with stabbing a police-constable, namod William Corkuy, No. 664 A, with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence of the constable that ho was in plain clothes and off duty at 1 o'clock this morning in the Commercial-road, and met with a female acquaint ance with whom he was in conversation a few minutes, and went home with her to a house, No. 2, John's-place, Stepney. While there he heard a disturbance outside. The young woman went out into the court. A man was standing at the door and he spoke to him. The prisoner, whom he had often seen before, was about two feet from , the door, and without spooking a word made a blow at him. He put up his arm to parry the blow, and received a blow upon it. He found he was stabbed, and that a wound was inflicted an inch and a half long. He was taken to the London Hospital, and the wound was dressed by the house surgeon. He could not see with what instrument he was wounded.• He was in a good deal of pain. He did not speak a word to the prisoner, nor provoke him in any way whatever. Edward Barrett, a general dealer, of 2, John's-place, gave evidence at some length, from which it appeared that the prisoner knocked at the door, and said he would have Annie out, meaning the female in the prosecutor's com pany. He opened the door, and another young woman came down and asked the prisoner to go away. The pri soner said he would have the girl Annie out.• The prose cutor came out, and said " What's the matter ?" The pri soner put his hand into his pocket, took something from it, o.nd otrunk filo pro/manna, That prosicoutar said ho was stabbed. The prisoner ran away, and he pursued him, and he was stopped by a police-constable 518 K, and secured. The prisoner, who appeared to be labouring under feel ings of jealousy in consequence of the policeman's inter view with Annie, said he called her out of the house, and that the prosecutor made a blow at him, and in returning it he cut the proscutor with a penknife he had in his hand. The prisoner was committed for trial. MARKETS---TI is Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat, of last year's growth, was very moderate ; of new produce limited. As compared with Monday there was certainly more firmness in the trade ; but millers showed no disposition to operate freely. The demand, however, both for red and white English wheat was, on the whole, steady at full prices. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. A limited business was transacted in most de scriptions; nevertheless, prices ruled tolerably firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at late rates. Barley—the supply of which on sale was moderate — was in fair request at full currencies. Malt was in slow request, at about stationary prices. The market was well supplied with oats. Most descrip tions were in good demand, and the quotations ruled firm. Beans and peas were unaltered in value from Monday. Both articles wore in limited supply. About an average business was transacted in flour, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Soptch 430 10 1510 370 1820 is Foreign 4610 4000 19,850 3660 brls. sks. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN. For the week ending July For the corresponding week 29, 1865. last year. Qrs. A ver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 63,828-42s 10d Wheat 64,823-43s Od Barley 684-28s 6d Barley 1,107-27s 3d Oats BOROUGH HOP. Very little; business is passing in any kind of hops. Prices rule stationary. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of moat on sale is very moderate, and the trade rules firm, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s-2d to 5S 10d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 10.1 to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per Bibs by the carcase. GERMAN : 46 LAMB" AND WELSH "MUTTON.''—It is a fact not generally known that one-half the Ger man mutton coming to this country via Hamburg is sold in this metropolis for " lamb," at very remunerative prices. At cost price, this meat may be purchased at from 3d. to 3jd. per lb., and it is selling in the butchers' shops at the advanced price of Bd. to 9d. per lb. The Merino sheep run remarkably small, more especially in bone, and seldom weigh more than four and a half stone, or 361 b. each. The superiority of their wool is the cause of their being bred. A large portion of the above meat is, moreover, passed off for Welsh mutton at some of the inferior butchers' shops. MEETING OF THE MASTER BUILDERS.—The ad journed mceting of the Master Builders' Associa tion was held yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of receiving a report as to the strike at Messrs. Cubitt's. The secretary reported that ho had received a notification from Messrs. Cubitt's firm that the strike bad closed on Monday, the mon having resumed work at the advanced rate of wages of id. per hour. Some discussion then ensued upon the threatened agitation for a further advance in the spring by the carpenters of id. per hour and by the masons of id. per hour ; but, as no official notice had yet been given by the men, it was considered that any action upon the subject at present would be premature, and the question was postponed for consideration at a future meeting. THE FALL OF HOUSES IN CHANDOS-STREET.--- Yesterday afternoon Mr. Langham co nc l u ded the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the man Dawson, who was killed by the recent fall of houses in Chandos-street. Evidence was given that there were no appearances of danger about the houses, and Mr. Lent, a surveyor, of Great James-street, expressed his opinion that the houses were in a fair condition, and added that he could not in any way account fox the accident. The jury returned as their verdict that the death of the deceased was accidental, and that no one was to blame. Mr. Lewis, on behalf of Mr. Ilowos, the contractor, stated that although there was no legal liability on the part of Mr. Howes, he had made the widow a present of £lOO, and had paid her professional expenses. Desperate Poaching Affray. On Sunday morning, about one o'clock, -a murderous affray took place in the plantation of Mr. W. Armstrong, viewer at Wingate Grange Colliery. It appears that the estate has a quantity of game on it, and the pitmen of the neighbourhood, despite the efforts of the watchers, have of late been committing serious depredations amongst the game. Two of Mr. Armstrong's watchers, named Benjamin Embleton and James Stark, on Saturday night concealed themselves behind a hedge near to one of the plantations. About one o'clock on the Sunday morning they saw two men in the plantation, and they spread a large net from one end to the other in order to catch hares. The two watchers sprang from their hiding-place and seized hold of the two poachers, but ono of them blew a whistle, and im mediately afterwards other five men came up. A struggle at once took place. The whole of the poachers were armed in some way or other—some had large sticks, another a brace of pistols, and one a life-preserver. On the watchers trying to obtain the nets, the mon rushed upon them, and Embleton was knocked down. The party who threw him to the ground was kicking him, and Stark, observing the manner in which he was being treated, drew out a pistol, and threatened to shoot any one that dared to come near. While holding the pistol in a defiant manner at the protector of his comrade, some of the poachers got behind him, and by a sudden catch of his arm it caused the pistol to go off, and it being pointed in the direction of one of the men, it is supposedthe contents lodged in his person, as he dropped simultaneously with the report, and moaned as though in great agony. Stark was thrown down at the same time, and he caught hold of his assailant and pulled him on the ground with him. While struggling the poacher who was armed with two pistols came up and threatened to shoot him. Some of his companions cried out, "Don't shoot him on the ground while he's down," but he took no notice of their advice, and fired. Stark seeing the dangerous posi tion he was in, turned his back to the deadly weapon, and the contents of the pistol were lodged in his shoulder. The charge had not been very great, or he Would have been killed, as the close proximity of the pistol to the person of Stark was such that a portion of his coat was completely blown off. While Stark remained disabled the poachers all rushed upon Embleton, who had got up, and he was again knocked down with a life preserver. When down the vil lain came across Embleton's nose with a fearful blow with this terrible instrument and smashed his nose level with his face. The life preserver, with the suddenness and force of the blow, broke off by the head. Poor Embloton, also, was most severely cut upon the head with a large rail, which laid his skull bare, and ho now lies in a dangerous state. When the poachers thought they had done sufficient, they carried their wounded man away, and made off towards Shotton Colliery. The two watchers were both rendered almost insensible, and it was some time before they could get up to make for their homes. On doing so, they ma naged, with considerable difficulty, to get home, when a doctor and a policeman were at once sent for. Dr. Morrison on arriving extracted several of the shot-corns from the shoulder of Stark, and dressed the wounds of Embleton. Mr. Superintendent Scott, on receiving information of the affray, apprehended three notorious poachers. Their names are Simeon Ridley, Robert Williamson, and Thomas Sim monds, all pitmen, belonging to Shotton Colliery. In the house of the latter were found two horse pistols, one appa rently recently discharged, and the other laden with No. 6 shot, which corresponds with the shot extracted from Stark's shoulder. The man who is supposed to have been shot by the watchers has not been found, and the other three are all but in the hands of the police, being absent from their residences. The two watch&s are progressing as well as could be expected, but Embleton is far from out of clanger.—Newcastle Daily Express. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—Accounts re ceived from Lackon yesterday state the satisfactory intel- ' ligence that the health of his Majesty King Leopold has considerably improved. HARVEST IN THE EAST RIDING.—The wheat har vest has already commenced in this district. In the course of the week reaping will become almost general. From Driffield, Northwards, the beginning of harvest will be in about a fortnight. In all directions the wheat looks remarkably well, especially in Ilolderness, where it is be lieved the crops 'will cut up satisfactorily. EXCURSIONISTS FROM ABYSSINIA.—Our intrepid fellow-townsman, the Count du Bisson, and his heroic wife have arrived here on their return from a econd expedition In Abyssinia. They both succeeded in passing in safety from the extremity of the Red Sea to Alexandria. At Cairo the Countess was attacked with cholera, and only escaped by her rare energy. During the count's stay at the Court of Theodoros, he was able, by the honesty and firmness of his character, to acquire the good giaces of the terrible Abyssinian monarch.—Journal de Nice. DEATH OF A VETERAN.—CoI. Laborde, military governor of the Palace of the Luxembourg, the last,survi vor of the officers of the Old Guard who accompanied Na poleon I. to the Island of Elba, has just expired in his 94th year. METRONLITAN RAILWAY.—The ordinary half yearly meeting was held to-day at the London Tavern. The directors' report, which has already appeared in The Sun, was adopted, and a dividend of five per cent. in the preference, and seven per cent. on the ordinary stock was declared. The chairman congratulated the shareholders on the prosperity of the undertaking, and in formed them that the district railways were proceeding very satisfactorily. MR. SCULLY AND THE CORK ELECTION.—It is said (remarks the Dublin Evening Mail) that Mr. Scully is minded to test the gratitude of his former constituents by another trial. He intends to petition for an avoidance of the late election, on the grounds of the provisions of tho statute of 1 Geo. IV., cap. 11, fixing tho qualification of Deputy-Sheriffs, not having been complied with. Imports and Exports. The report of the Commissioner of Customs, just published, gives a highly favourable account of our imports and exports, and shows that their values are increasing at a rate that is wholly unprece dented. For the last five years the tide of pro sperity has flowed steadily on without receiving the slightest ebb ; and since 1859 goods of the value of nearly 100 millions have been added to the _annual amount of our importations,_ or at the mean rate of 20 millions additional for each successive year. In 1863 there was a rise of 23 millions over 1862, and in 1864 there was an increase of nearly 29 millions over 1863 ; so that our trading relations with the world arc proceeding with a steady but accelerated ratio. The simple figures, however, tell best their own facts, and merely require citing. The return for the last six years runs as follows : 1859 £179,182,355 1860 210,530,87 3. 1861 217,485,024 186 , 225,716,976 1863 248,919,020 1864 274,863,924 The increase of 26 millions of 1864 over 1863 is divided between the foreign and colonial imports in the ratio of seventeen millions to nine, the re turn from the former being £181,137,158 in 1864 against £164,235,27 3 in 1863, and from the latter £93,726,766 in 1864 against £84,683,747 in 1863. Thus, not only our own settlements, but all parts of the world, are gradually enlarging their trading re lations with us, and, as a natural consequence, are deriving a corresponding benefit from that enlarge ment. The largest increase of our foreign imports is in the arrivals from Holland and Egypt. In the former country's produce the increase has been from eight to eleven millions sterling ; and in the latter it has reached the extraordinary sum of from 16 to 19 millions. The impetus given by the recent alteration of the sugar duties to the importation of Dutch refined sugar has increased our imports from Holland ; and the ready adaptation of a wide area of 'land to the cultivation of cotton in Egypt will account for the augmentation of our imports from that quarter. The produce of cotton alone from Egypt absorbs 14 out of the 19 millions, the stated value of our imports. The ex tension of steam culture on the fertile delta of the Nile, and the improved irrigation which the late and present rulers have completed, have added largely to the productive powers of the soil ; and the chances are that Egypt will become a settled source whence we shall draw good supplies of cotton in the future, though it may not equal in staple that which we were in the habit of drawing so largely from the Southern States of the American Union. Russia has also contributed to swell the amount of our im ports by something like two millions sterling ; and the foreign West Indies have added a similar amount, while the Hanse Towns, Belgium, Spain, and Mexico have each added a million to the former value of their importations. From Norway, Den mark, and Japan the increase is but small ; while from Portugal, Italy, and China there is a slight falling off. Our trading intercourse with the United States of America has naturally experienced great vicissitudes ; but as the civil strife, which paralysed for a time her imports, has happily ceased, we may look forward to a renewal of the relations which formerly prevailed. The value of our'imports from America has experienced a considerable diminution, of more than one million and a half beyond the de crease which was recorded in 1863 as compared with 1862. This has extended to Northern,Southern, and Pacific ports alike. Our imports from France have again increased, and in nearly the same proportion as in 1863. The largest increase is in butter, raw cotton, leather gloves, cloverseed, silk manufac tures, brandy, and refinedsugar. The only decrease of any note is in raw silk, and that is only as com pared with 1863, the values being still above those attained in 1862 and 1861. India stands at the head of our colonial dependencies, and contri butes more than half of our imports, having added this year to her general supply nearly four millions in value. In 1862 she added 14 millions to our imports. These large sums arise from the con tributions which India has made to our supplies o'f raw cotton, the prices of that, article having ranged as nearly as possible 10s. per, gwt, or about ld. per lb. lower in 1864 than in 1863. Australia has like wise sent us more commodities, amounting to the sum of three millions sterling, chiefly in the value of wool. Hong Kong and the Bermudas have more than doubled their supplies. The Bahamas, whose imports and exports rose so suddenly in 1863, owing to the establishment of Nassau as the depot for the blockade runners both to and from the Secession States of America, have again added nearly one mil lion to their value. The other West India Islands, Singapore, British Guiana, and the Honduras also show an increase ; while from Ceylon and British North America there is a considerable falling off. The returns which give the quantities of the princi pal articles imported show a decrease upon rather more articles than usual. Oat of 14 articles usually selected as a test there is, in 1864 as compared with 1863, an increase in nine and a falling off in five. The nine showing an increase are cotton, flax, hemp and jute, spirits, sugar (unrefined), timber and wood, tobacco, wine, and wool. Those showing a decrease are coffee, tea, silk, corn, flour, and provisions. A NEW EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE.—Glycerine, as we all know, is the sweet principle of oil, and is ex tensively used for purposes of the toilet ; but it has now received an application of rather an,unexpocted nature. In 1847, a pupil of M. Pelouze's, M. Sobrero, discovered that I glycerine, when treated with nitric acid, was converted into a highly explosive substance, which ho called nitro-glyce rine. It is oily, heavier than water, soluble in alcohol and ether, and acts so powerfully on the nervous system that a single drop placed on the tip of the tongue will cause a violent headache which will last for several hours. This liquid seems to have been almost forgotten by chemists, and it is only now that Mr. Nabel, a Swedish engineers has succeeded in applyng it to a very important branch of his art, viz., blasting. From a paper addressed by him to the Academy of Sciencesove learn that the chief advantage which this substance, composed of one p,rt of glycerine and three of nitric acid, possestes, is that it gunpowderchambers -tenth according does, the strength of the latter being c of the former. Hence the miner's work, which, ricehy to the hardness of the rock, represents from 5 to 20 time! the price of the gunpowder u sed, is so short that the cost of blasting is often reduced by 50 per cent. The process is very easy ; if the chamber of the mine presents fissures, it must first be lined with clay to make it water tight ; this done, the nitro-glycerine is poured in, and water after it, which, being the lighter liquid, remains at the .t.op. A slow match with a well-charged percussion-cap at one end is then introduced into the nitro-glycerine. The mine may then be sprung by lighting the match, there being no need of tamping. On the 7th of June last three experi ments were made with this now compound in the open part of the tin mines of Altenburg, in Saxony. In one of these a chamber 84 millimetres in diameter was made perpendi cularly in a dolomitic rock, 60 feet in length, and at a dis tance of 14 feet from its extremity; which was nearly ver tical. At a depth of e i g ht f ee t a vault filled with clay was found, in consequence of which the bottom of the hole was stamped, leaving a depth of ift. One litre and a half of nitro-glycerine was then poured 'in ; it occupied sft. ; a match and a stopper were then applied as stated and the mine sprung. The effect was so enormous as to produce a fissure 50ft. in length and another of 20; the total effect has not yet been ascertained, because it will require several small blasts to break the blocks that have been partially detached by this.—Galignani. BALLOON ASCENT.—On Monday, notwithstand ing the heavy rain during the afternoon, Mr. Coxwell ascended in his balloon punctually at 6 o'clock, taking with him Captain Rowley, of the 2d Life Guards. The "Mars" left the Palace grounds in front of the cen tral transept; the drenching rain came down in torrents, and the balloon entered a mass of rain cloud which hung over Sydenham hills at a very low elevation. The voyagers, however, continued up for one hour, and then descended in a meadow adjoining the residence of Mr. Leake, at North Cheam House, near Epsom. Here Mr. Coxwell and Cap tain Rowley were provided with dry clothing, and were hospitably entertained. PRINCE NAPOLEON.—His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon arrived at Kingstown, on Monday morning, from Liverpool, in his yacht the Jerome Napo leon, and subsequently visited the Dublin Exhibition, in which he spent several hours. He afterwards visited seve ral mercantile establishments in the city. His Imperial Highness arrived at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon from Holyhead, and shortly a fterwards landed, accompanied by his suite. They visited the Sailors' Homo, and were shown through the building by the superintendent. Afterwards the distinguished party were shown over the Custom house. On Sunday morning the mayor, and several other gentlemen, had an interview with the Prince on board his yacht, which sailed from the Mersey at noon. Doggett's Coat and Badge. [The following appeared in our latest edition of last evening] : The competitors for the livery and badge given byDoggett, the comedian, rowed to-day, and, popu lar as the wager has ever been, we never saw so great an assemblage congregated to witness it as on this occasion. - The course was from the Swan at London Bridge to the Swan at Chelsea, a course infinitely greater than that usually appointed for modern wagers. Originally the coat and badge was rowed . for in working wherries, and against tide ; but, although various modifications have been made, the race still is looked upon as oue of the most arduous of all those annually rowed for on the river Thames. In days gone by the Ist of August was always looked upon by theatrical managers as an event worthy, of being celebrated in a becom ing manner, and often has the late celebrated vocalist, John 13raham, appeared as Torn Tug in the musical farce of " The Waterman," wearing the actual livery won in the early part of the day by the fortunate waterman's apprentice, who, of course, was duly presented to the audience. Now, however, times have changed, and that-which was looked upon as one of the features of the theatrical season has passed away, never, we suppose, to return. The competitors for the ancient wager were as follows : viTC G .. .. w , S Jl ... o D Dlyv t). du k o, do e ,: : o , yo i na s s i ale i ivt r s r, ihs Bermondsey. Bermondsey J. W. Broekwell, Lower Custom-house. A. T. Ramage, Blackwall. To the coat and badge, as o r i g i na ll y g i ven, h ave been added five-eighths of the interest of the South Sea stock, bequeathed by Sir William Jolliffe, amounting to £4 17s. 9d., f or t h e second man, and the remaining three -eighths, £2 18s. 9d., to the third ; and the Fishmongers' Company, who have charge of the contest, have added a guinea and a half for the fourth and fifth, and a guinea to the sixth, so each man receives something for the labour of rowing such a distance. The competitors, who are watermen whose term of apprenticeship has expired since the preceding wager, are selected by chance from the young men desirous to row, and the whole of the arrangments are under the direction of Mr. Dards, barge master of the Fishmongers' Company. The start was a good one, and fortune decided in favour of J. W. Wood, Mill-stairs, Bermondsey 1 G. S. Baker, Mill-stairs, Bermondsey C. Lloyd, Horselydown W. J. Dudley, Lambeth J. W. Brockwell, Lower Custom-house A. T. Ramage, Blackwall 4 The race was well contested throughout, but Wood, the winner, took a very prominent position long before arriving at the Old Swan. On passing under Chelsea Bridge Baker made a desperate effort to overhaul Wood, who headed him by about six boats' length ; but in this attempt he was un successful, as Wood seemed quite able to carry on the contest for another mile had it been necessary. It was, however, a very plucky attempt on the part of Baker, who, although defeated for the prize of the day, was loudly cheered as he rowed in for second honours. A couple of steamers conveyed a large num ber of spectators up the river to witness the race, one of which, the Venus, was dangerously overcrowded. It is to be regretted that some regulation is not put in force to prevent such a proceeding, but it is to be presumed before any such step is adopted, an accident, which is certain to be attended' with a great sacrifice of life, is required. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening FOREIGN OFFICE, JULY 27. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ed ward Thornton, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic. to pro ceed on a Special Mission to his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. JULY 31. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Leon Checa as Consul at Sierra Leone for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Guillermo E. Eldred as Consul at Sydney for the Republic of Chile. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALI., AUG. 1. Honourable Artillery Company of London—First Lieu tenant Edward Mease to be Captain, vice Blockley, re signed ; Second Lieutenant Edward M. Nelson • to bo First Lieutenant, vice Mease, promoted ; Sergeant Charles William Davis to be Second Lieutenant, vice Nelson. ADMIRALTY, JULY 28. The undermentioned officers have been this day pro moted to the rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List ;—Thomas Wallis M`Donald, Esq., and John Rees, Esq. ADMIRALTY, JULY 31. Mr. John Bradbury has been promoted to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 13th of July, 1865. Messrs. George Weight, Benjamin Taylor, and William Read have been promoted to bo First Class Assistant Engineers in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of the 14th of July, 1865. COURSE OF iitOHANGE--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 i. `erda- 12 . .. 11 19 12 12 25 47* 25 47* 13 10fr 25 20 25 42 25 42f 121 11 35 11 35 30f Rotterdam Antwerp — _ - 25 42} Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 i Vienna Trieste — 11 274 Petersburgh - 30f Berlin Madrid — 47/ Cadiz Leghorn lfilan Messina 25 50 Genoa Naples — 25 50 Palermo Oporto — 514 Lisbon — 514 481 25 55 25 55 25 57} 25 55 25 55 25 55 51i 51t SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Aug. 2.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with showers. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. I.—Wind Mohawk, from Callao. W.S.W.—Arrived— SWANSEA, July 31.—Wind S.E.—Arrivod—Russold, from Huelva. DUNDEE, Aug. I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Cognac, from Montreal. PLYMOUTH, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Aurora, from Demerara; Coronet, from Quebec. Sailed—City of Adelaide, for Adelaide; CLYDE, July 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lynden, from Trinidad. MUMBLES, Aug. I.—Wind W.—Arrived—Port Regent, from Wallenos. FALMOUTH, Aug. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Shakspere, from Matanzas. CARDIFF, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Jessie, for Monte Video. HULL, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Prince Oscar, from Buenos Ayres. . . . . OFF PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31. Arrival—City of Paris, from Calcutta. KINGROAD, Aug. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Scandina vian, from Quebec. TORBAY, Aug. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Theodore, from Porto Rico. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LTRATESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. I.—Accrington, from Calcutta ; Courier, from Augazey ; Hopppt, from Sundwall. Arrived, Aug. 2.—Ailna, from Gothonburg ; Nathaniel, from Westerwick ; City of Paris, from Calcutta.; Boyer, from Windau ; William Dyer, from Guernsey ; Minerva, from Gothenburg ; Antrikim, fro m Ri g a ; Atalanta, from Petersburg; Geysina tiertina, from Kuiden. Sailed, Aug. 2.—Priscilla, for Archangel ; Arch, for Montevideo ; Arbutm, for Domerara ; Zetland, for Sague nay ; s Calah, for Dior ton Ray. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed. —Forest Queen, screw steamer, from London, for Lisbon ; Caroline, screw stamer, from the west, for London.. REPRIEVE OF THE SHIRLEY MURDERER.—Sir 0-. Grey has recommended that the life of George Broomfield, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Colborne, at Shirley, should be spared, and the capital sentence commuted to one of p3nal servitude for life. ARRIVAL OF ABD-EL-KADER. — The Emir Abd el-Kader and suite left Boulogne at 4 30 p.m. yesterday, on board the South-Eastern Company's steamer, Alexandra, Capt. Paul, for Folkestone. The Emir was well received at Folkestone. HOPS.--The first pocket of the present year's growth of hops has been sent to market, well managed and in fine condition, by Mr. Child, of Bromley Palace, Kent, the nearest hop garden to the metropolis. It Was sold at £lO per cwt. 20k 20 100 lOC 100 100 101 100 100 190 100 100 1' 0 100 100 2.1.0 2.14.6' 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.i3.6 9.10.6 60t all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.3.6 21i 3 321 110.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 1&1g.91 30.17.61 3.12.81 :on i f 2 i 1001 90 I