The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-21 00:00:00

[rola etE, Aug. 20• this morning hur. trice went out lad the honour .',e cups naanu° Tictoria Yacht Y at the Colo lath Australia) 6COTLAND. anied by the ir , I Beatrice and lajor-Gen. Si r Fitzroy, Lad/ Legg , air' to present ar' 10 minutes to route for pal' oyal Bien ° s aloon+, of the sPen iP )rs of the Len' rince Leopol d o ice, with her )ons adjoining hile the other yal household nd d o mestics; sor station n' ).m., and Pr e ' , which will be yal party wi ll on, where th e n commences; Boar's ITO: tke water, a' Kendal Pine: take water n' imed to Car' at 4 2 aA a ' er the Cal e : g at Sunu:, 3 25 a.m. nily will alig ht being allowe d will then Pr e : ge of Dun 0 " a.m. Frt y the Deal" - party will s,.re and post tn . The railw e ! of Mr. Ca «" - T WALES.-- 1 1 trrived at Pe rt , .m. His l Z D ' h a ; ,t the static al The royal pal o s, and left ray, en raul at e for s appeared to; >ng the per sc) r a Lure were 11° therdeen eor re il l ved at FerrY l/ behind its er e :upied the r 4 . l° ~. in an adjoinil T ee sdale. Af t° ded to AboYl3,e. Pa l Hight:les!' the train t o it : ro conveyed 14' of Wales and D General W I . apital sport °n d Colonel ff: 1; rd ntingfield, among Gee ° to th e aceeto l 1g on the Y° l l l ' had no rees°' TO r f li fi ClerkeEt We ; Let evening', °, Mr. Cofie v lc 1 and Ur. •'/",, A this reee fii3 7 upon the rig , le count* P O f g overnnien t isr. pp or ted IV:7 w carried. de' , and seven t :—" Thatr io meeting Ple the ° f inciplee ,by 3mbers, elv se d, n was P5, 1 0$ led, a nd it " . 0 airman of 0 , 3 QUOCII bold of the 4 4. k, City P" the assioner , st gra tificau -ziosing re sc ' e d tance rencle„l. -1-"' ay eVe- ti 113 g 0 form L ea , b An d A „,„ Mr. t ot orton sal' ts , 2° ion, v ide t ' Dna' Fro tisans —c AC' senabled• 11 0 >ject of P ° ";: er ol ;hat it ge 0 urpasee `t nenefl, from - 1 -/ b ioc. vith the ° of 1° e princi . 1 ) ittee tIPP °I 0 1••• 3 for th e P to o, :" lireoltor siderat iel3. tioil demenf i ' e ge ,gue wa s 11 ~,010 shing the lication he A be t ti o ns, low rti o iterary I:: Laisre )nime 0 0.- t he in di c ati.7 3ol o nc iples,, , ,e 00 100 pf Air' 9 first t ' illl ;4 ° the • 0. exe otl: obtain Q:00 II I nll open ill 1 7 IsT aU ew 1;330°P LBE RT doubts, ;of s to tb e r , o l6 co d dissPr 6 en Y was " w ho se t at thiS ,L De bt d's 1 0 10° Lee, the b e tli' gb hors, P r" au ci as of s5O roo f Y or An eati/ a -e h has , wh ich Club, °L of the r a °LIP' fed oolY a an d liberd INV oleo de is re e O is ,o 0 • DI , r ffu to absur d 0 0 0 , s illy 'or , s ic, n of r a t t eV°r 11 ,0_ 1.. 0 05 the procu ,podd t tig ht' Conga XONEYMARKET AND COMI',IERCIAL INTE CE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market shows symptoms of increas ing ease. The inquiry for accommodation is very limited, while the floating capital of the brokers is abundant. First-class bills can be negotiated at 7 and 7 i per cent., and in the Stock Exchange daily loa ns on English Government SecUrities are to be obtained at 4 and 5 per cent. At the Bank of England yesterday there was an i nflux of £62,000 of gold in bars, and 108,000 sovereigns. The bills of Messrs. Younghusband and Co., of Melbourne and London, were returned yesterday. The liabilities are not expeited to be very large. The Secretary of State for India has given notice that the amount for which tenders for bills of ex change will b e rece i ve d at t h e B an k o f E ng l an d on Wednesday the sth September, will be 35,00,000 ill pees, of which not more th an 12,00,000 ru p ees "ill be drawn on the Government of Bombay. At Liverpool, from the 14th to the 17th instant, the sales of wool comprised 15,762 bales, of which 6,716 were sold at a decline of ld. to lid. per lb. as compered with the May sales prices. _The traffic rece i p t s on th e A t l an ti c an d G rea t Western Railway for the last week in July were $125,070 against $138,063, in the corresponding Period last year, being a decrease of $12,993. The total receipts for the month amounted to 4462,674 against $472,483, showing a decrease of $99,809. T here has been rather more animation exhibited tne Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur the last few days. Sugar has been in good de mand at full rates. Coffee has been in fair demand, an d superior descriptions have fully supported for mer rates. Ri ce, ow i ng to t h e hi gh rates demanded 11 holders, has sold slowly, notwithstanding an acti ve inquiry ; while tallow has been in better re quest, owing to the limited quantity imported. Two Q'CLOCK. Great buoyancy prevails in the Market for English Stocks, and a further rise of 1 per cent. has taken place in the funds. Consols are 88i ; for Money, and 88; for the account. The New Threes, 87g. 88, and Reduced Annuities, 871 87i ; B ank of England Stock, 2441 246 ; India Stock, 1031 8, and ditto Bonds, 18s. prem. ; Exchequer 4s. dis. for March, and par to 4s. prem. for June. Most of th e : speculative descriptions of Fore i gn ha v e are at higher prices. Spanish Passive advanced 1, to 191 201 ; Certificates, f to 141 16 1 ; Italian, 1 to 521 ; ; and Mexican, * to ; Brazilian Sc r ip continues at 21 2 dis. ; and Greek Bonds at 111; while Turkish 5 per Cents. eve receded f to 25/ 261. American Securities are very firm. United States ~5 -2° Bond s h ave r i sen 11 to 691 I ; E r i e s h ares , II to 44. 43 ; and Illinois, ; to 76g.. Business in the Railway Share Market has been more We an i mated , and prices are firmer. North stern. and Midland have each improved ss. ; Great Eastern and Great Northern A Stock each 15 s . and Lancashire and Yorkshire and Metropo au each ; while Brighton have declined 15s. ,: - : 1 • 1 5 For e i gn and Colonial lines show li tt l e c h ange "' _lmportance in values. ~,,- 16a nk and Miscellaneous Shares remain very I ,... igie t• Alliance have improved to 211; Chartered 41e reantile of India, London, and China are at 361 47 . T _ -uondon and County at 641 65 ; Oriental Bank ecieniToration have advanced to 461 47 ; Credit Fon and Mobilier of England are marked 31 dis. ; rns Bay Company, 15i 16 ; and London - " a ncial at 12; dis. oavxBRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 ha nxinnxT FUNDS. 88+ r ....4. C ent. Consols 881 8 no• Account, Aug. 9 Per Cent Reduced B7l- N e ,_ , . 87/ 871 N e w . per Cent 701 1) /sr 3 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 A - % 5 per Cent. 873 %Unities, 30 yrs,expire sth Jan., 1880 1-J 4 for 30 yrs, expire sth April,BBs — -..,0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908- isiT Pazph reii. June. leqiler Bills, .£l bo 000, 3 per Cent. Ldis par D O . .45 o £lOO and £2OO silk of England Stock, -0 Ac count 5l per Cent 2441 6 4 Do GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. • Indian. Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 1 7 03 i I i l ij ° • 5 per Cent. July, 1870 _ - 1 5„°. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 _ C* uertificates _ b e ' B ufaced Paper 4 per Cent 99 1- .) • 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 103 rl ° ' 5 1 Per Cent., May 1879 _ O. Deb, 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 h • 130nd5,4 per Celt., £l,OOO 18 pm m'C'• 'Wader £l,OOO 44, ,iI:OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 44 - i 'dl e Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm Br r-44 Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 t z o ilia tt 5 Per Cent _ ' 4 Doper Cent 1852-58-60 •I 1863 D I)° ' 1865 — 4 „00 A ccount 721 D ) • £lOO Bonds _ 2 1 dis au noseriP, £65 paid _ L A yß o ner Cent 00 XlOO Ohij ia l Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) D o ,_ t ` 6 Per Cent _ ho 4 1 per Cent _ 1 - : ; • 6 per Cent Col: Sri P) £75 paid — pm % lb tli a ,,,. 6 _ per Cent. babks,,,),"Yer Cent. be'"‘ . per Cent 1825 ~ b•.- ' 5 . Per Cent, 1864 I:4l,l_lblan Principalities 67 6 Do, t etccount actor Isiew Consolidated, 1 per Cent — _ 00.1.,„Provisional Land Warrant Ifk:„,teferred o -15''411 7 per Cent —., Second issue 41 , 00 Bond s B6 Do r, : 410 "Jo. 1864 B5 0 Bonds B6 5 00 . Gove r nment Railway Debentures BO 791 (ired_ £BO paid DO Atg, n 0„:: • PeePOO: ?exits., 1824-5, en Coupons kioupons ' ~._ 0. Account rtuotertiala jjl,., 5 per Cent. 0 4- u Per Cent 1865 - L , • Account lite-"(?. karernmana Railway 13 . , e a1l 3 per Cent .• Account 1864 ti e " ) 6 per Cent. Anglo-French evidean 6 per Cent., X. 30 paid ,fontish Imperial 5 er p Cent N 1) 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) eW Granada .. . ......... 1 21 12 eferred Do 2 pe r Cent reruv D ...... .. . ian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account • ... bo 3 per Cent. (eribarren) 0 14 e 4i- per Cent., 1862 p o 0 Ac count..... " -- e per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do)10. Account Ib ietan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t.........„ — T 3 4 4 Per Cent. 1850 . 12 1 9 per Cent., 1860 0 ° °, Pei Cont. 1859 0_ °, Per Cent. 18p2 B7f 1 81 90i 11 b ar ,u. 0 . per Cent. 1864 D o 5 per Cent k,..‘"0. Account D 04118,11 3 per Cent h Ac count Do V New D e f erred . " 1) ° ,,, 'i k , eeo.llut ...... 321-1 aSsiv e — $ 0 -8 ' Cert. pa4°,.-Aerzunt 2O 19+ 1 of Coup not funded Sw A,AceoUnt l4+ 1 i; ), ush 4 per Cent. _ 1 , 4 ti per C en t . 1864 _ . DBccoun b per t Cent 1854 — o 0 A _ 1)0.6 Per Cent 1858 ho Account 56 * ..;-!0 4100 Bonds Li /-.) A Per - Cent. 1862 o ° o . ° l- ecount 50 1 .00 4100 Bonds 0 Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — 0 Aee 25f 61 0„ A o unt lirb ' Per Cent. Guaranteed bezu D A ela ' 3 Per Cent. — Do. ii ° 6 - -eount . Per Cent., 1862 — bAccount .... u• 6 Per Cent, iii. . 6l ............ 271 40184 .Di Cent, on the above payablein London. 11,1,,,1111, 5 Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 1t,,,. D uCeb .2 *., 41 1 Per cent, Ex. 25f. - 0 2 Per Cent. Ex. 12 GO. • Certificates . 5 ................. I; per 1861,dent., E 25f. — e• Account x* ~. ................................. O'CLOCK. %411 sols fn ~, .4. mo n . 881 Di tto Aecolu? ................... • 88 1 ' ................................ SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. Share l Railways. 68 tO 125 127 38 43 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 llt 113 26} 261 6 7 121 123 1.)o 131 89 91 b3i 54 35 A 7 33 36 1211 :22 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 541 3f Paid.! rri. Closing oe Business done. 271 1 el 51 6 123 2 :30t 12 30i 'Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian tiarnbrian Cork and 8and0n......! Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perthot Ab.Junc &London, bcrip CertL Do. Glasgow do S. Western Great :astern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great N orth of Scotland Great Northern D). A stock Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pn. GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord Do. Newport Do. ll ereford Lancashire& Yorkshire) London and .Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension...... Iletropoliban District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd ?didiand , Do. £9 Share Do, Birnain.. Derb) ►lld Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N*E purehabe Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Pb. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-01 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall BRITISH POSSE ; Atlantic& St. Lawrence ilom.,Baroda, . L o s e. hares n t Buffalo Jz Lake Huron Do. Preference Buit,Brant,& Goderieh l 6 p.o. 1872-3-1........ Calcutta SG B. E., Um.. Jape Town ez Dock, gu., Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p 1 East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.a. Do. J Extension .. Grand Trunk of Canad a Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prcf. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Lo. Gus.. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New .., Do. 6 p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do, pay. 1877-8.. [ndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4, do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension 3felb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. R.l. C ' da, 6pc 1 st pf. be, Scinde . • Do. Delhi Do. do ../ Do. Punjaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot " 85 88 18 19 117 119 8) 91 57 59 .28 1:.9 2 3 Ioi 10} 91 93 119 120 11 2 1 9k/ i 2• 53 :5 ,2 21 102 10-1 66 68 97 99 34 55 9 II p 119 121 1 2p I 2p 73 75 111 114 152 156 74 76 45 47 C 4 65 76 8 14 115 2 3 99 it)2! 63 65 61 i ISIONS. 63 65 98 100 id I p 4 4 7i 8i 78 80 60 65 100 102 99i IGO6 99 101 20 22 85 87 55 58 48 52 50 55 45 50 40 15 34 3) 24 26 24 26 105 106 i 1p it I t' 98 100 91 93 141 141 51 1 3 d 91 93 83 e 5 11 Old 97 08 89 81 85 87 8 82 96 97 96 97 1 1 d 95 96 1051 61 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872. 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. a Feb. & Aug 1.,0 93 91 D o. S P. C. Mar. & Sept 100 94 26 00. sp. c. Jan. it July 100 75 77 76 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 101 Do.ApL&Oct • 1890-1900 100 102 101 Do. do: 1880-90 100 102 104 Do. Jan. &J uly, 1690-9: 100 100 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 88 83 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., 100 100 102 Do. 1878, do. 100 115 1. 7 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. ,5 10) 101 103 Do. 1895, Feb. do Aug.. 100 103 105 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 97 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 90 92 94 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•e.,1860 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 83 85 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 94 95 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 73 75 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 96 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 90 93 901 11 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards lr 0 102 104 VIO,Gov. (Ip.C.Ja &July 100 Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 105' 10e4 I BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. ConsoL Gold, lint. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 8 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 400 420 Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 12 14 121 East Caradon 2.14.6 6 7 East earn Brea 3l 1 1 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 - - East Loved 3.9.0 64 74 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 31 Gam.& StAubyn(C4 wen. 66 • 4 Great Laxey, limited all 19 20 191 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 4 11 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor 40 20 21 20 Grenville 8.18.0 14 2 lierod'a Foot .... 8.10.0 30 31 ilingston Downs 5.10.6 34 at Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 51a.rke Valley 4. 1 „.6 31 44 4 11.wyndy Iron Ore, lint 34 24 lid New Set= North Roskear Bassettallogan 1.4.0 z North Wheal Crotty 2.13.! 4 1 Prosper United 7.1.6 Pr,,vidence,UnyLelant 10.6.7 20 25 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 325 875 South Condurrow &Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 174 £24 Stray Park . Tin Croft 9 9 11 5 Vigra and Clogan, lint, all 3 5 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon ( Lts keard 9 6 7 West Chiverton ....... . 11 60 65 62 West Beton ..... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 10 15 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton ..... . _ Wheat Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 8 10 t' J'll btlAlt.lsB. North Eastern, G.N.E., 4 per oent. pref., Stockton and Darlington A, 5 per cent., 261 LINES LEASED AT FIXED SENTA.La. L on don and Blackwall,!79l 89 FOREI GN RAILWAYS. Hull and Selby , 111 Dutch Rhenish, 10} Great Luxembourg, 13 smyrna to Arlin ), 51 Reciteout h d San Francisco, lim., gua. 7 per cent.. 10} OttomanAan (uatrlan and Lombardo Veneti an , Isi 8 FOILEIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lira., F; Gbontales Gold and Silver Mining, 11 Cobre Copper. :4 6 Copiapo, limited, 3f rrontmo and Bolivia Gold, lira., f St. John del Bey, lira., 48i 7} BANKS. Alliance, Rm.. 21 I 201 Bank of New Zealand. 17 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 17 Chartered flier. of India, London, and China, 37 7 City, 16 Consolidated Bank, lira.. 4/ 5 Hindustan, China, and J apan, ilm., Imperial Bank, Rm.. 26 Imperial Ottoman. 8k London and Brazilian (lim.), 83 London and River Plate. Ditto, issued at pm, Ditto, ditto, 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 21 London and Couuty. 6 3 4 i London Joint Stook, 42} Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 12 Oriental Bank Corporation, 4 6 i 7 Union of London, 46i 7 Union of Australia, 4 vi 7 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 11 1 it Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua. lim., 67/ 70 Berlin Water Works, lina4 lo- 1 City Offices, Him, 1s 21 Commercial Union, Insurance, 6 Credit Fonder and dlobilier of England, 5 41 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 3/ Electric Telegraph, 134 Gen. Credit and Fina.nce of London, lira.. 4 Hudson's Bay, 16 Imperial Land Company or Marseilles, lira., 3f Land Securities, lint, 14 London Financial Association, lira., 12} London and Provincial Marine, 2 Nt,tional Discount t,omPanY. Ditto, new. issued at 5 prem., of which 3.1 is to pay, 41 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, - Ditto, new. 494 Quebrada Land, hail. and Mining, 11m., lf hoyal Mail Steam, 110 hames and Mersey Marine, Insurance. lira, 61 1 Trust and Loan Company of Upper`Canada, 4 4 TEE EX- CONFEDERATE SECRETARY: Mr. Ben jamin, the ex-Secretary of the American Southern Con federacy (says the Liverpool Albion), made his first appearance on the bar of the Northern Circuit during the assizes just concluded. He appeared in one or two cases in Nisi Prius at Liverpool, and much prepossessed those who heard him in his favour as a very promising addition to the forensic strength of the Northern Dar. 122 i 11- 2 85! 181 1 1 18 1 1:8f 89 90 59 8. 1281 91 81 101 120 4 lci 20 ei I 541 4 5 103 1 21 99; 100} 211 . THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EV EN.I.NO, AUGUST 21, 1866. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT MEssns.DlSTlN'S.—James Shearin, appren tice to Messrs. Distin and Co., musical instrument makers, Newport-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a clarionet, valued at a 10s. Mr. E. Lewis appeared for the prosecution, and said the prisoner was an apprentice to Messrs. Distin, and though he was at present only charged with stealing one clarionet it was believed he had stolen other property. He (Mr. Lewis) would therefore only produce evidence sufficient to justify a remand. Mr. Henry Distin said—The prisoner is one of on p prentices, and works at the manufactory in Great Newport street. The clarionet produced is my property, and manu factured for me in Paris. I do not manufacture clarionets myself. On - Friday or Saturday last I purchased the clarionot of Mr. Tyler for £2; and, in consequence of what I afterwards ascertained, I went last night with Gordon, 33 0, to the prisoner's lodgings, in East-street, West square, Lambeth, and showed him the clarionet. I asked him if he had seen it before, and he replied, "Yes." I asked him where he got it, and ho said, " At your manu factory." I then asked him if ho had any pawn tickets re lating to other property of mine about him, and he said he had not, but on Gordon searching him he found two dupli cates relating to clarionets upon him—ono being . pledged for Cs. and the other for 3s. The cost price of the clario net produced is £3 10s. Mr. Levi is—That is all the evidence I propose to pro duce to-day. The prisoner was then remanded. London and Brighton Railway Bileeting.— This Day. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held at the International Hotel, London-bridge Terminus, to-day—Mr. P. N. Laurie, Chairman, presiding. The report, which has been published, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the shareholders would observe that the capital account had been increased to a considerable amount, according to the increase that had taken place in the traffic of the Company, and which of course necessitated an in crease in the expenditure. They had an increase in their passenger traffic of 500,000, as compared with the preceding half-year, and there was also a very large increase in the goods traffic, amounting to 98,000 tons. The increase in the expenditure would have been greater if great economy had not been exercised by the management. The Company had also to contend with bad weather and the stringency of the money market. Their line was a very sensitive one, and they depended mainly on their pleasure traffic. The weather in spring was very unfavourable for parties going on pleasure to the Crystal Palace or Brighton, and consequently, they suffered from that circumstance. Owing to the state of tho money market several persons were unable to avail themselves of the benefits afforded by the line for pleasure excursions. It was much to be re gretted that, in order to provide for the increase in the passenger traffic, it had been considered necessary to in crease the number of the lines by a mileage to the extent of 3,800, which far exceeded the requirements of the public, and the:accommodation now provided would supply double the number that travelled on the line. The increase in the accommodation did not arise from their system requiring expansion, but from a desire to afford increase of transit to the public. He and his colleagues were of opinion that a re daction should take place in future in the luxurious arrange ments for - the accommodation of , the public, and that the interests of the company were not to be sacrificed merely to secure the arrival of the train four or five minutes earlier than it would otherwise have done. He adverted in detail to the different points contained in the report, and contended that the affairs of the company were in a promising condition. The report was agreed to, and; dividend declared at the rate of 4 per cent. The meeting was then made special, and resolutions authorising the raising of additional capital for different purposes of the company were passed. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The meeting then separated. Improvements at. Portsmouth. From time immemorial the Government authori— ties in this important arsenal have been perpetually annoyed and inconvenienced by merchant shippinfg. The captains of the several vessels have invariably endeavoured to obtain the best berth, entirely disre garding the requirements of the public service. Doubtless they do sofrom regard for the interests of their owners, but the nuisance has now arrived at .so great a pitch that immediate steps must be taken to effect a remedy. The master-attendant, whose duties are at all times most onerous, is wearied with the continual complaints which he is compelled to make; not only so, but a large amount of his time is de voted to this additional work. Although no provi sion is niade in this year's Estimates for additional jetties alongside which our ironclads should lie, it must be patent to every naval man that some such must be provided, and it is hoped that the Lords of the Admiralty will take into their immediate consideration the propriety of erecting them on the eastern and western shores of the harbour. We are informed that the present master attendant has prepared plans whereby ample accommoda tion in the shape of fitting and coaling jetties would be provided on the western shore ; this, how ever, is not sufficient, being at some considerable distance from the dockyard ; but we see no reason whatever why a splendid jetty could not be carried out in a northerly direction from and in a continuous line with the dockyard, leaving, as a matter of course, ample space for the tidal basin at the en trance of the proposed extension of the dockyard. Some such arrangement as this is imperatively ne cessary ; but the question now arises whether the time has not arrived when the Government could make such concessions to the inhabitants of this port as would enable them to take advantage of its capa bilities in such a manner as not only to do much good to the whole neighbourhood, but also to leave the harbour entirely free for Government purposes only. The so-called fortifications which partly sur rounded the towns of Portsmouth and Portsea are gradually being removed by convict labour, and be fore long the latter name will doubtless be merged in that of the former. The millpond, or milldam, as it is more generally designated, between the two towns, is now only used for the purpose of driving a cornmill at its western extremity ; but it is be lieved the authorities have at last determined to get rid of it, and, if possible, to fill it up so as to render it available for the purpose of a parade ground. Many years since an article appeared in the prin cipal local newspaper, and long before Anglesea and Cambridge Barracks were erected, suggesting that the towns of Portsmouth and Portsea should be connected by means of new fortifications, and that the area thus gained should be devoted to the erection of barracks capable of holding 4,000 or 5,000 troops, with ample space for parade ground. This scheme, however, fell to the ground, princi pally, it is believed, from the fact that it did not emanate from the officers of Royal Engineers, to whom such matters are ordinarily intrusted. Ports mouth proper has but a small area ; but its imme diate and adjoining neighbours—the towns of Port sea, Landport, and Southsea—embrace a very large area, thickly populated. It is confidently believed that if the milldam and glacis round it were ceded to the inhabitants by the Government upon terms which might be mutually agreed upon for the pur pose of forming a commercial basin, the jealousies which formerly existed between these four little principalities would rapidly subside; the town would rise like a phoenix from its ashes, and the country generally would be benefited by the formation of such a work, which would ultimately prove a valu able adjunct to the extensive additions contemplated in her Majesty's dockyard. To carry out this object it is proposed that an entrance lock, 950 ft. long and 100 ft. wide, with a caisson in the centre, should be formed between the Gun-wharves, the northern of which, by the works contemplated, will acquiran increased area as well as additional wharfage. The lock will communicate with thebarbour atits western end, and with the outer basin at its eastern end. The outer basin will have an area of 15 acres, with 3,130 ft. of wharfage, and will be connected with four graving docks, averaging 456 ft. in length and 100 ft. wide, capable of receiving any of her Ma jesty's steamers in case of any emergency. The inner basin, which will be separated from the outer by means of a caisson, will have an area of 11 acres, with 2,975 ft. of wharfage. Both inner and outer basins will have direct communication with the railway, and it is intended that separate lines of rails should Ibe laid down for the ex clusive use of the Gun-wharves, so that they might be in connection with the eastern ports. As a matter of necessity, some of the roads adjoin ing the proposed basins will be diverted, butthis will ultimately be a great local improvement. The pre sent communication of Portsmouth with Portsea will be merged into an extension of the southern Gun wharf, and Prospect-row will be widened and form the new road to Portsea ; a new road will branch off from this, on the north side of Colewort Bar racks, terminating near the south end of Milldam road, and form the southern boundary of the works, the space on the south side being,devoted to a parade ground for those barracks. The northern boundary will be formed by a new road in continuation with Queen's-street, leading into Lion-gate-road, the space on the north side thereof being devoted to a parade-ground for Anglesea barracks, and that on the south side to an extension of airing ground for the convalescents in the military hospital on the Lion esplanade. It is also proposed that a new road should be carried from the north end of Hampshire-terrace, Southsea, to the south end of Lion esplanade, Port sea, which said road will be the practical division between the inner and outer basins. The glacis on the western side of Hampshire-terrace would, we believe, forma good site for the erection of new staff quarters. The works would be bounded thus :—On the north by the Gun-wharf, the rear of the houses in Sun street, Lion-esplanade, the Alilitary Hospital, the con tinuation of Queen-street and Lion-gate-road ; on the east by Commercial-road as far as Spring-gar dens ; on the south by Nelson-square, &e., the Com mercial-road as far as the south end of the Milldam road, and the proposed new road on the north side of Colewort Barracks. Although projects of a similar nature havebeen submitted for the approval of the authorities, hitherto without definite results, it is publicly felt in the neighbourhood that the time has now arrived when liberal concessions can with out prejudice be granted by the Government, more especially when it is believed that if the plans above mentioned were carried out considerably increased accommodation would be gained for the use of troopships, the supply of coal for steam purposes, and many other requirements which would be available by the Government in case of emergency. PRESENTATION OF SILVER GOBLETS BYNAPOLEON. —The Emperor has just forwarded to the prefect of the Yonne 24 silver goblets as presents to the proprietors of vineyards at Auxerre, Avallon, Joigny, Tonnerre, and Chablis, who presented the winos of honour to his Majesty on the occasion of his recent visit to the agricultural show of that region. A CONSULAR " DIFFICULTY" IN CYPRUS.—A " difficulty" has arisen between the Porte and the Ameri can legation on a matter of some interest to our consular readers. Some time ago the American Consul, aM. Luigi Palma de Cesnola, at Larnaca, Cyprus, took into his service as caves a Mussulman native, named Mustapha. Shortly afterwards the mudir of the town claimed the man as a drawn conscript seeking to evade military ser vice, and on the Consul refusing to give him up ordered a party of zaptiehs to enter the house of the American consular dragoman, a certain Costand Bebess, and carry off the man. Thereupon the Consul addressed a formal complaint to the Governor of the island, demanding the punishment of the mudir, and an ample apology for the alleged outrage on his own consular dignity. On inquiry into the facts, however, the Pasha considered the mudir to be in the right, and therefore refused the consular demand. M. Palma de Cesnola accordingly "suspended relations," and referred the matter to the lion. E. Joy Morris, the American Minister in the capital. The latter gentleman, accepting his subordinata's version of the facts, hes addressed an energetic and categorical note to the Porte, demanding (1) the dismissal of the mudir; (2) a personal apology from the Pasha to the Consul, at the Louse of the latter, with a simultaneous salute of '2l guns to the American flag ; (3) that done, the dismissal of the Pasha himself ; and (4) the liberation and payment of a.substan tial compensation to the cavas Mustapha. In the event of the Porto's unwillingness to concede these four points, Mr, Morris has, it is said, requested Admiral Goldsworthy, commanding the American squadnn in the Mediterranean, to send one of his iron-clads to Larnaca—what to do our information states Wt.—Loa/it Verald, Aug. 8. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day YORK RACES--Tells DAT. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. r y h T. o t for aw n a , age The ZETLAND S TAKES o f 5 sovs eac h w i th 100 added ; enalties and allowances ; second t o save stake; one e mile. Mr.pile. Corporal (Cameron) 1 Mr. Fleming's Cecrops (Loates) 2 Mr. G. Carr's Elvire (Craddock) 3 Paxton, Honesty, Lord of the Dales, Broomielaw, Fair wind, Feeder, Beatrice, and Violet also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Cecrops, 5 to 2 agst Broomielaw, 8 to 1 agst Elvire and Honesty, 100 to 6 agst Paxton and Lord of the Dales. Won by a neck. The KNAVESMIRE STAKES of 200 soya each, h ft, for three yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; winners of any sweepstakesvaluo 1,900 soy; 41b extra ; maidens allowed 51b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b ; one mile. 5 subs. Mr. Merry's Primate .............................. (Grimshaw) 1 (French) 2 Lord Glasgow's Toxopholite Lord Stamford's Chibisa (Martin) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Primate, 9to 4 agst Chibisa, 3to 1 agst Toxopholite. Won by a neck ; a length and a half between second and third. BURGUNDY STAKES. Mr. Mackenzie's Oppressor (Morris) w.o. The YORKSHIRE OAKS of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for three year olds; fillies, Bst 101 b ; the second in the Oaks, 31b ; winners of any three year old stake value 500 sovs, 41b extra ; maiden fillies allowed 71b ; fillies having received 50 sovereigns for erunning second (handicaps excepted) not to be considered maidens; second to receive 50 sovs, third to save stake ; one mile and a quarter. 45 subs. Mr. Johnstone's Lady Vane (Morris) 1 Lord Zetland's Quick March (Snowdon) 2 Mr. Saxon's Beeswing (Clements) 3 Bird of Eve, Lady Calthorpo, Elfeta, Mirella, Flying Jib, Novice, and Dagmar also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Mi rella, 5 to 1 agst Lady Vane, 6 t' 1 agst Quick March. Won by a neck; half a length between second and third. The CONVIVIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added by the Race Committee for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; those got by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner, allowed 31b ; win ners once before starting, 51b; twice, 71b extra ; second to receive 10 per cent. out of stakes; third to save stake. T.Y.C. 71 subs: - Mr. Watt's Rose (Snowden) 1 Lord Zetland's Bumblekite •• (Osborne) 2 Mr. T. Valentine's Sunnylocks ' (Kenyon) 3 The Dean, Sceur de Charite, and Carlotta f also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Bumblekite, sto 2 agst Rose, 6to 1 agst Sceur de Charite and The Dean. Won by a length ; two lengths between second and third. The Second Year of the .TENTII NORTH of ENGLAND BIEN NIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added. for three year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; winners of any stake value 500 says, 31b extra ; horses having started in 1866, and never having won in that or the previous year, allowed 51b ; second to receive 10 per cent. on the stake ; third to save stake; 2 miles. 51 subs. War 1 Sealskin Auguste Won by a neck. Seven ran. The CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs ; win ners of any handicap of 100 sovs value after Aug. 15, at ten a.m., 71b, of any other handicap, 51b extra ; 1 mile. Peeress Lord Ronald Broomielaw Won by three-quarters of a length. Nine ran. The BLACK Ducx STAKES of 1,000 sovs each, 30 ft ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst Glb ; those by untried stallions or out of untried mares allowed Sib ; both Glb ; three quarters of a mile. 3 subs. New Guinea w.o. The BRAMHAM PARK STAKES of 100 sovs each, 30 ft, for three-yr-olds, the produce of mares which never pro duced a winner ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; winners in 1866, 31b extra; one mile and a half. 5 subs. Sheldon w.o. The BRADGATE PARK STAKES of 5 sous each, with 50 added; weight for ago; selling and other allowances; T.Y.C. To close and name at the same time as the Zetland Stakes. Cheltenham Gipsey Queen Arbutus Five ran. Won by two lengths. A SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst Gib; maidens allowed 71b ; 2 miles over the Old Course. 4 subs. Klarinska w. 0. HASTINGS RACES.—THis DAY. BOROUGH PLATE. Lord of the Manor 1 Ootillon Vexatious Five ran. Won by half a length. HASTINGS' HANDICAP. Volhynia 1 Rinaldo 2 BaylOaf 3 Won by a length and a half. Five rau. WELTER CUP. Lydia 1 Disappointment Cushla Machree 3 Seven ran. Won by half a length. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. EBOR HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Westwick (offered) 3to 1 agst Gomera (taken) sto 1 agst Seamander (offered-6 to 1 taken freely) 8 to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 12 to 1 agst Selim (taken) 15 to 1 agst Dubiety (taken) 100 to 6 agst Zenobia (taken) Egerton, Roberts, fromw h o T h e e t i re Royals ; Gentlema n Military College, a de t tdono be Ensign Francis Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry Tmas Cramr e m by purchase, vice Marriott. 37th Foot—Captain John 'Davis to be Major , by purchase, vice F. John Nash Ind, who retires ; Lieut. Frederick N. Dew, from the 88th F oot, to be Captain, by• • purchase, vice Davis. 41st Foot—Captain Louis D'Acosta, from half pay, late 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice John' Edmund Harvey who retires upon half pay on appointment as Staff °Eli.: cor of Pensioners on August 20, 1866. 47th Foot—Major William George Margesson, from half pay, late 56th Foot, to be Major, vice H. C. Ladder, promoted to a half pay Lieutenant Colonelcy, without purchase. GOth Foot—Ensign Edmund Tm= Fraser to b e Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Join William Rhodes, wh q retires. 70th Foot - Gentleman Cadet Robert Henry Johnston, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pa r ._ chase, vice William Musgrave, who retires. 75th Foot—Lieut. Irving Stening Allfrey to be Captain, by purchase, vice Oswald William Every, who retires. 86th Foot- Gentleman Cadet William Henry Hard wicke Jackson from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Edward Collins Wood, who retires. 87th Foot—Surgeon Charles William Woodroffe, from the Ist Foot, to be Surgeon, vice William Grant, M. 8., who exchanges. 88th Foot—Ensign Edward Agincourt Brind, to be Lieu, tenant, by purchase, vice Frederick N. Dew, promoted, by purchase, in the 37th Foot ; Gentleman Cadet A. T. Boyle, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brind. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign Malcolm Macgregor to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice William Everitt Last, deceased ; Ensign Charles Henry Tongue to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Malcolm Macgregor, whose promotion, without purchase, ou the 20th July, 180, has been cancelled. CAVALRY DEPOT - Captain George Silvester Davies, front half-pay, late 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Adjutant. STAFF—Captain and Brevet-Major the Honourable L. W. Milles, half-pay, late Rifle Brigade, to be Fort Major at Edinburgh, vice Brevet-Major Ramsay, Unattached, appointed Town Major of the Western District. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE—General Sir George Augus tus Wetherell, G.C.8., Colonel of the 84th Foot, to be Governor, vice 'Lieutenant-General Sir H. D. Jones, G.C.8., deceased. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon David Palmer Ross, M.D., has been permitted to resign hiS Commissicia. THAMES. STEALING A RACING CUP.—Edward Brown, aged 22, Charles Brown, 38, and Elizabeth Painter, 26, were brought up on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a silver cup and cover, valued at £5O, the pro perty of Captain Franck Cutler, a gentleman, now residing in Brigham, in Devonshire. Mr. Humphreys, solicitor, conducted the prosecution for the London and St. Katharine Dock Company, who had charge of the property when stolen. A few days since the female prisoner offered a silver cup of French manufacture, in pawn, at the shop of Mr. Folkard, in Upton-place, Commercial-road East, and asked 30s. upon it, Mr. Folkard questioned her, and said the cup belonged to her brother, who bought it in France. Mr. Folkard detained the cup and told her to fetch her brother. She left the shop and returned with Charles Brown, who said the cup was his property ; that he bought it of a stranger in France, and that he gave £5 or £lO for it, he did not know which. Mr. Folkard at once gave both prisoners into custody, and de livered the cup to the police. Charlesßrown then said he knew nothing about the cup, and that it belonged to another brother. After Charles Brown and his sister were locked up Edward Brown waited upon Inspector Griffin at the station-house of the K division, Nutbourn-street East, Stepney, and said ho wished to give himself up for stealing a silver cup, and get his brother and sister out of trouble. He then made a statement to the following effect, which the inspector took down in' writing :—I have come to this station-house to explain all about a silver cup. 1 lot my brother and sister into it. All lies with me. I found it stowed away in the wheel-room of Nos. 3 and 4 shed, North-quay, London Dock. It was among some wood. .1 found it either on Monday or Tues day last, and brought it out of the dock on Thursday or Friday last. I had a package of elastic wire threads to tako out of the dock to Haydon-square railway station for Messrs. Hail, the shipowners, and was sent on the errand by Mr. Reed, their dock clerk. I opened a package, took the silver cup out, and sewed up the package again. I lo.d a pass for the package, and went out at the wicket gate principal entrance. I asked my sister to go to Mr. Folkard and pawn the cup for me, and she agreed to do so. The silk handkerchief in which the cup was wrapped is mine. John Pattison, a lad in the service of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company, stated that on the 6th or 7th of the present month he saw Edward Brown, who was in the company's service, in the lock-up, which was a part of the examining office of the London Dock Company. The prisoner took a silver horse from the cover of the cup pro duced and screwed it on the cover. Mr. Richard Empson, in the service of Cutler, Farren, and Co., merchants, of No. 44, Mark-lane, identified tho racing cup. It was the property of Captain Frank Cutler,, of Brigham. The following inscription was on the cup— " Course de Hares, Bourdeaux,lB46. Rachel aM. Franck Cutler. Monter par M. Joseph de Coumyon la Tours." He saw the silver cup warehoused by the London Dock Company. Charles Brown, in defence, denied that he knew any thing at all about the cup. He told a falsehood about it in the first instance, which he contradicted at the station house. The female prisoner said she was asked by her brother Edward to pawn the cup. Edward Brown, in defence, said—l am the guilty party ; it is all through me. Mr. Partridge committed the prisoners for trial, and said the conduct of Mr. Folkard, the pawnbroker, who had often detained stolen property and brought offenders to justice, was highly creditable to him. He wished all pawnbrokers would act in a similar manner. WESTMINSTER. VALUE or POLICII TESTIMONY.—John Strange, a respect able-looking young man, was charged with violently as saulting Joseph Mellor, who described himself as a builder's tinlb-keeper. Complainant, who was apparently half drunk, said he was in the jug and bottle department of the Zetland Basin, in the parish of Fulham, last night, when a groat dispute arose about the Hyde-park riots, in which some people spoke against the police, and he pointed out the personal interest which he took in the assemblage in question by stating that he preferred going homo to bed at 6 on the most important night. As an objection was made to the noise arising from the argument, complainant said he should not have the slightest objection to Settle it outside, and went out. The moment he got into the street he was knocked down, and the defendant kicked his tooth out of his mouth, which tooth he now produced. In answer to Mr. Selfe, Complainant admitted that he had been drinking both last night and this morning. Policeman 188 B said that he saw the defendant commit the assault on the complainant in the street. It was most positively denied by the defendant that ho had lifted hand or foot against the complainant. It was stated that he was brawling and challenging people to fight and some one accepted it. Mr. Rackshaw, fishmonger, and another tradesman, dis tinctly swore that defendant never touched the complain ant, and was not near enough to do so. Mr. Selfe upon this dismissed the complaint. MARKETS.---This Day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; new do., £3 5s to £4 4s ; old clover, £5 Os Od to £6 6s Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load. Inquiry limited. CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4los to £5 12s Od; new do., £3 8s to £4 5s Od.; old clover, £5 Os to £6 6s Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, .£2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Demand inactive. WnimmurEL.—Old meadow hay, £4 I.os to £5 lOs Od ; new do., £3 5s to £4 4s ; old clover, £5 5s Od to £6 lOs Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load. Trade slow. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has remained very quiet, the trade having postponed their operations until to-day, when about 26,000 packages of China produce will be offered, the greater part of which will be offered without reserve. SUGAR.— A fair amount of business has been done in West India, and prices generally aro well maintained, the stocks on hand, compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, showing a slight deficiency. In the refined market there is little change of importance, and quotations remain steady. COFFEE.—There has been a moderate inquiry, and su perior descriptions of both plantation and native Ceylon maintain full rates. RICE.—The demand for cleaned descriptions has been good, but, owing to the high rates demanded by holders, a few dealings of importance have been completed. TALLOW.—The market was firmer last week owing to the non-arrival of tallow from St. Petersburg. The trade demand is fair for the season, and rather more has been done on speculative account. By the last advices from St. Petersburg we learn that business had been done at 56 sil. roubles, and a firm market. The Exchange was quoted 29 pence. Hero to-day thore has been more animation, 44s 6d being offered for old P.Y.O tallow, and 45s for new. For Ukraine 45s 6d is demanded, and 46s Gd for October and December; 45s 6d South American and Odessa sheep; 44s 6d roof ; and Australian beef 44s Gd, and town tallow 410 9d net cash. FUNERAL REQUIEM AT SPANISH-PLACE CHAPEL. —Yesterday morning, at about eleven o'clock, there was a very large congregation at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Spanish-place, Manchester-square, to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of Donna Margarita Trequeros de Duran, wife of Senor Duran, the Minister of the Emperor of Mexico, who, after having given birth to a son on Wednes day, died the same evening. The chapel was draped in black, and the Requiem (Mozart) was sung by the clergy and the choir with thrilling effect, the " Dies ira3 " being very fine. His Excellency Senor Duran was present as chief mourner. The usual ceremonies took place. THE EMPRESS OF MEXICO.—" It had been an nounced," says the France, " that the Empress Charlotte would leave for Vienna on the 18th ; but her Majesty wish ing to examine thoroughly all the questions that may con tribute to bind more closely the relations between France and Mexico, has determined to prolong her stay in Paris, at least till the end of next week." M. Rouher, Minister of State, has paid the Empress of Mexico a visit, which lasted over an hour. It is supposed that the Minister was charged to confer with her Majesty on the affairs which interest at the game time France and ALezico. Extraordinary Experiments. Dr. Dewar, of Kirkaldy, has recently been led to form some very, important conclusions as to the effect of sulphur fumigations as a preventive of the cattle plague. He caused the cattle byres to be fumigated with sulphur four times a day, and in no case where this plan was regularly carried out did a single case of cattle plague or any other epidemic occur. The therapeutic effect of this treatment, however, by no means ended here. Ringworm, angle-berries, mange, and lice disappeared, and a horse which had been accidentally fumigated a few times was cured of obstinate grease in the heels. In a diary of 30 cows, where cases of pleuro pneumonia had been frequent for 30 years, and where for eight years past the disease had never been absent a month together, and the tenant had buried 16 cows in the year preceding the commence ment of the fumigation, the disease has entirely ceased since its employment. If ventilation be at tended tothe attendant may shut himself in with the cattle during the fumigation not only without in jury, but with, it would appear in many cases, great benefit to his health. In the case of a groom of Dr. Dewar's who was afflicted with phthisis, within a week the night-sweats ceased, his cough gradually got better, expectoration lessened, and he gained nearly two stone in weight ',in four months, and now looks as strong, and is as able to do his work as before his illness, though dependent for existence upon little more than one lung. These statements are so extraordinary that we should have deemed them deserving of but little credit were they not supported by the testimony of a medical man of high character, and confirmed by the opinion of several others by whom the case was observed. In diptheria and various other complaints, sulphur fumigation has almost immediately been productive of great benefit, whilst in one instance an attack of hospital grangrene, in the wards of the Edinburgh Infirmary, was almost instantly cut short by it. Dr. Dewar's theory of the curative influence of sulphur fumiga tions is that the great proportion of diseases are caused by cryptogamic speres, the vitality of which is destroyed by the vapour of the sulphurous acid gas. It is a curious circumstance, not unworthy of note, that llahnemann's theory of disease led him to regard sulphur as the proper remedy for tuberculosis. For the disinfection of inanimate t D h e e w s a u r lp r h e u co r m , a m n e d nd th s e t n he to ad c d om iti b o i n ne o t f h a e l m it a tl t e er n ia i e p t r o . fumes with the vapour of boiling water. The result is a disinfectant the most active, searching, and efficacious that can be devised, utterly destructive of every form of contagion and of insect life. Sulphur fumigations have also a remarkable effect in retarding putrefaction. During the hot weather of June a sheep's head was kept. by Dr. Dewar fresh and sweet for 18 days ; a crab eight days. Dr. Dewar recently viands preserved •in thivnanner, and one and all expressed their satisfaction with the fare, and their conviction of the perfect success of the process.— London Review. Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. _ The market opened quiet, but very steady. Sales probably 8,000 bales. The Prussia .-211.0,thiishes an ordinance on the subject of the property carried off from the Treasury of Hanover on the day before the entry "of the Prussian troops, and consisting of 18,600,000 thalers (3f. 75c. each), of which 1,438,000 wore in gold. As those funds, which belong to the Crown, have not yet been restored, an order has been issued that, in order to guarantee the rights of the country, neither the interest nor the reimbursement of the titles shall be paid. THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—A correspondent of a contemporary says, it may be interesting to meteoro logical observers in the latitude of London to know that a violent storm of thunder, lightning, hail, and snow broke over this place (about 18 miles from Aberdeen) at 3 o'clock on last Thursday afternoon. The train by which I travelled when near the station of Crathes suddenly rushed into fields all white, like some Polar region, with snow that lay in some places at least six inches deep. To-day the sky is bright, but the crops are backward, and as yet I have seen but one field covered with the stocks of harvest. WATER OF THE TEMPLE PUMPS.—The result of a careful analysis of the water from the four pumps in the Inner and Middle Temple, by Dr. Noad, Professor of Che mistry at St. George's Hospital, is the condemnation of the water of one of them, long favoured in the Temple—viz., that in Hare-court. After having been twice analysed, with the same results, this matter is pronounced to contain organic matter, as proved by the residue left on evapora tion becoming discoloured by heat. The presence of oxy dized compounds of nitrogen points to the possible con tamination of the spring by organic matters of an animal riby the medical officer of the o We g s i t n. London Dr. Noad ni confirmed retdhe orders of the Privy Coun cil, strongly recommends the continued closing of the pump during the prevalence of the present epidemic. The pump th ere f o re remains closed till further or d er. I t i s satisfac tory to find that the water of the other th ree p um p s , w hi c h arenow open, is pronounced fre e f rom animal matter and good for drinking. The condemned water is described by :droo TO l ght, free from smell and taste, and faintly alkaline." RESCUE .—A very p D a : Dnf N ußlo oa elv d vsen a E s nevertheless tr. o IN North Devon, on Friday. Mr. S. Wilson, of Clifton , a nd his son, who we r e visitors at Croyde, went out to bath e . The son had n o t been in the water long when begot out of his depth, and was in immi nent danger of being drowned. The fath er rus h e d to his rescue, but he was soon i n e qual danger. T w o me n were spectators of the scene, b u t both were, unfortunately, un able to swim. One of them, Thomas Glover, nevertheless, volunteered to go to the assistance of the drowning couple, and a rope was fastened round his body, the end being held by the man on shore. Young Wilson was about being res cued by the gallant fellow, when the latter lost his footing and the, rope slipped, in consequence of which both were drowned. Mr. Wilson succeeded with great difficulty in reaching the shore. HOUNDS AND SHEEP DISEASE.--A little difference has arisen between farmers and the promoters of fox and hare hunting in Surrey and the borders of Kent in reference to the daily exercising of hounds. The dogs are taken. out by the whippers-in over downs, commons, and sheep walks, and flockmaSters protest against this course as cal culated to disseminate sheep disease should it make its ap pearance in this part of the country ; and, as the practice is not suspended, farmers have made " a dead set" against the hunt, and threaten the destruction and annihilation of foxes from the gorse and coverts unless the hounds are confined to the roads for future exercise. The number of wrecks reported during the past week has been 40, making for the p resent year a total o 1,315. TO-MORROW.-IMPORTANT NOTICE, MUSIC HALL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOOIETY, for Assisting Decayed and Distressed Members of the Music-hall Profession. At a preliminary Meeting of a few Friends of the Music-hall Profession, held at Weston's Music Hall, on Tuesday, August 7th, 1866, W. Holland, Esq., in the Chair, it was resolved that A GENERAL MEETING be called on WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22d, of all persons desirous of supporting the objects of the proposed Society. The Meeting to be held at WESTON'S MUSIC HALL, (kindly lent for the purpose by the proprietors, Messrs. S weasey and Holland). Tho Chair to be taken at Three o'clock precisely. The valuable co-operation of all Managers and Members of the Music-hall Profession is earnestly invited, in order to carry out this much-desired object. 1 1 MR1) ElllifithN. LONDON GAZE T TE.—This Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, AUG. 21. Corps of Royal Engineers—Major -General Henry Sand ham to be Colonel-Commandant, vice Lieutenant-Gene ral Sir Harry David Jones, G,C.8., deceased. 20th Hussars—Gentleman Cadet Charles Swain° Hogge, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, vice A. W. Gordon Brebner, promoted. Royal Artillery—Second Captain Thomas Mahon to be Captain, vice Frederick Close, removed to the Super numerary List on being appointed Assistant-Superinten dent of the Royal Carriage Department; Lieutenant William Morritt Barneby Walton to be Second Captain, vice Mahon. Royal Engineers - Captain Valentine Thomas Mairis to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Sir John William Gordon, K.C.8., removed as a General Officer; Second Captain Arthur Reid Lempriere to be Captain, Vice Mairis ; Lieutenant Henry Cooper Seddon to be Second Captain, vice Lempriere. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Robert CJosens-Weir to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Binnie Mackenzie, who retires; Ensign Arthur Julian Burnett to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Cosens-Weir • Gentleman Cadet Edward Baynes Nixon, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign4by purchase, vice Burnett ; Sur geon William Grantt, M. 8., from the 87th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Charles William Woodroffe, who ex changes. 7th Foot—Ensign Thomas John Raymond Mallock to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles F. Powell, _ e who retires ; Gentleman Cadet John H. C. Clarke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, v 1 Mallock. 17th Foot—Lieutenant William Mogg Rolph to boo.Aindtieud tant, vice Lieutenant Alexander Aitkin Ross , a pp Paymaster. 'eute leK to be Li 20th Foot—Ensign John Lacey Mor de stacpoole, who, by purchase, vice Hubert Cecil Zou% nry Bainber, from retires ; Gentleman Cadet Charles Ensign, by purchase, to be .' the Royal Military College, vice John Lacey Ivlorley. sto be retires by purchase, 25th Foot —Captain Henry Pears to retires ; Lieutenant vice Astley Campbell S , l . nit . il a i n, by purchase vice Pears ; t l l o e u be N E e n a s s i g o n o John Talbot Coke to be t. z _ RE Collis to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, s, vi f c r e on, C . o tc by purchase, vi without purchase, vice Samuel ; Ro - t' ai onty l l i n y 16th Foot, to be Ensign, thington,deceased. Yates Worthington, 27th Foot--Serg e3l Foot—Lieutenant Charles Edward Pinckney Simpson lik e : Colds. 29thto i;, (iaptain, by purchase, vice Martin Charles Selwyn Tupper, who retires; Ensign William Evans to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Simpson ; Gentleman Cadet Stephen John Stevens, from the Royal Military College to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Evans. 30th Foot—Lieutenant E. St. George Smyth to be Captain, by purchase, vice Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Mingaye Green, who retires; Ensign Neil Bannatyne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smyth ; Gentleman Cadet Charles Robert Butler, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Burma tyne ; Lieutenant Neil Bannatyne to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant E. St. George Smyth, promoted. 34th Foot—Captain Julius D. Laurie, from the Seconded List, to b e C apta i n, vice Arthur Trevor Leake Chap man, seconded on appointment as Captain Instructor at the Schools of Musketry. 36 t h r9O t LaSiS William Hamilton Marriott to be AQUATICS. SCULLER'S RACE FOR £3O. Yesterday a race above locks tock place between Robert Whatford, of East Moulsey, and William Redknap, of Sur biton ; the course being from Sharper's Island, at Ditton, to the Half-mile Tree at Ham, over three miles, for £3O. They are well known in their respective localities. What ford had the best station, and came away with the lead, which he held for half a mile, when a foul occurred. They separated, and at 400 yards fouled again. A capital race home resulted in Whatford coming in two lengths ahead, the referee, Mr. J. Moore, deciding in favour of Whatford. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 20.—Sultan, from Cronstadt. _ Arrived, Aug. 21.—Planet, steamer, from Hamburg ; Christine, from Wismar ; Savanna, from Cronstadt ; Ire land, from St. Petersburg; Princess Royal, steamer, from Hamburg ; Coundon, from Dantsic ; Drie Brooders, from Worcum. Mr. A. de SolomC completed last week at Osborne a crayon portrait of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin burgh, which is shortly to be engraved by Mr. W. 1011, and published by Messrs. Griffin and Co. of Portsea. Messrs. Neill Brothers and Co., of New York, in their cotton circular, dated 7th' August, give the following respecting the crops in Arkansas :—" As to the crops on Arkansas River, great improvement has taken place in the last five or six weeks. The spring was wet and cold, afterwards hail storms cut down and damaged the crops, and later the largest freshet in the river since 1842. But every thing has recuperated. No doubt, on the bottom lands, the crop has been reduced, but still there aro good prospects for what is left. On the hills and upland back country the small farmers will turn out considerable cotton in the aggregate, though the individual product will be small. Corn looks pro mising, and both corn and cotton much better than in Tennessee, Northern Alabama, and Mississippi. The information I had on White River goes to show even better than on Arkansas ; but you must recol lect that White River is not, and never has been, much for cotton ; yet they will, in proportion to what they have planted, have a better product than on Arkansas. I find also that, from want of labour, and from difficulty in managing hands, there must be large deductions from expectations at the time of planting, and there are very few if any large planters who have not been obliged to abandon a portion of their crop to the grass, so as to save the balance." SEVERE HAILSTORM.—A correspondent at Birk enhead, Crathes, writes :—." A severe hailstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, broke over Deesido on Thursday afternoon. For the last fortnight the weather in the district has been very wet, scarcely a day having corn thmoaeffgreethweiasr s passed without heavy showers of rain falling. Tuesday and Wednesday last formed an exception. The mercury gra dually rose during these days, and hopes were entertained that we might have warm and dry weather to bring the crops to maturity ; but on Thursday morning the mercury began to fall, and stood at 28.8 several hours before there Then ra aht n althehb f eh h o eege a ci l aas l auu o tiv.ptod w iip e g reef followed storm was the slightest indication in the sky of tho coming storm. the rain extremely By 1 o'clock a dark cloud of immense size overspread the i t n 3 s i ne.B form, i r k in , i d_ heavymsthunderkuycahnfaedlaal and heavier, r f n hail , abne lightning I a or rather a e tsrrion mixe d p th f araeral five-eighthsrt . a i pieces d s Bws c u l y o i e t a hcl r e a . h o 3s an f sao s i i inch. i. crystal,tnch e ' , C o cloudy eoni eal and sh e white. nTdlietobwaasercidisswtaahoscreactehalnevosne,i t g lie th lo depth ae h ps e tte a n d v o e af r bO t g i u l e e t ltwoen hail hours , was, on an adn average, appears t o have 3 i Ia the road T he railway hnee aadr' and 4 f inches . orßirkenheada considerable At t B anchory-Terna.n it was somewhat e a stripped red to be o fr trainre trees alone. 31 ,s, feet Wherer less, e a a n on d boal towards dou:vdp:wtttogetheranrads In. Aberdeenmuch shebvyderat a the depth of hail was and in the fields. The leavhleesh w i n d the the neighbourhood The country flowers and the ears of round has the appearance f of mid-winter. Mr. Malcolm, farmer, North Brae o killed by the lightning , while Dorris , n h. t .t h d e a fi m el a d r , e , and s, two calves A SAD vis man. —AD STORY.—On Wednesday , • evening a Ik , - , bourer, whose name is at present unknown, Guy's Hospital from the tunnel near Sovt o w a a k s s, b Drought th e t n tz with his head frightfully crushed from the falling of a heavy brick from the roof while he was engaged with other la bourers in some necessary repairs. On his admission to the hospital his struggles and cries were frightful. It required the united strength of six men to hold him down, and even then he managed to break the bath man's finger, to bite and scratch the doctor, and to grasp the sister of the ward so tightly by the throat that tho mark still remains. After a few hours of intense suffering he expired, the medical officers being unable to operate on him. Although he has been fir some time in the service of the company, he is unknown to them, and has only been recognised among his fellow. workmen as " Toni. " There was found upon him a letter from a young woman belonging to ono of the boarding houses attached to Eton College, who was evidently his sweetheart. It is couched in terms of warm affection, and concluded with the expression of a hopo that they should meet Dever to part again.—Pall Mall Gazette. dtaolnkes nfaeTts HALF-PAY. Captain and Brevet-Major William Henry Fitzgerald, from the 68th Foot, to be Major, without purchase. Captain Matthew Fanning, from the 27th Foot, to be Major, without purchase. BREVET. Captain and Brevet-Major Peter Stark Lumsden, Bengal Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Richard Hussey Vivian, 14th Foot, to be Major. Captain Edmund Leach, 50th Foot, to be Major. The following promotions to take place consequent on the death, on the 2d inst. of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry David Jones, G.C.8., Colonel Commandant of Royal Er., gineors. - Major-General Henry Sandham, Royal Engineers, to be Lieutenant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Sir John Wil liam Gordon, K.C.8., Royal Engineers, to bo Major- General. _ Major Arthur Frederick Warren, Rifle Brigade, to b e Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Edward Andrew Wylde, Royal Marines, to be Major. ADMIRALTY, Auc. 16. The following promotions have this day been made : Mr. John Cooper to be Acting Engineer in Her Majesty's Fleet ; Messrs. Alexander Ferguson Mclntyre, Mr. John Forrest, Mr. James Keay, Mr. James Finlay, Mr. Edward Ramsay, Mr. Arthur Shanks, and Mr. Thomas raparlano, to be Engineers is her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE' OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 i 12 2 Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels 25 54 25 62k 25 52i 25 623 Hamburg — 13 14 13 101 Paris Short 25 21 25 35 Ditto 3 Months. 25 50 25 65 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 t Vienna — 13 30 13 50 Trieste — 13 30 13 50 Petersburgn - 274 28 Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 27 85 28 10 201 10 100 1 st 100 100 2 100 {lOO all 100 8 all all 100 100 100 all 100 100 NI 84} i