The Sun. — London, England, 1866-07-14 00:00:00

I ZO:NEY MARKET AND COAIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLocK. There is little business in progress in the Money Market, as usual on a Saturday. The comparatively few bills, however, brought forward for negotiation are charged full prices, although the brokers have an abundance of money lying unproductive. The continued adverse tendency of the Foreign Ex changes leads to the supposition that a large quan tity of gold will be required next week for the continent. _ T here were no go ld o p era ti on s at the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. It has been telegraphed that the Birmingham Banking Company have suspended payment. It, had three-fourths of all the accounts of the greatest of the trading community of this district. To say hat is to give some idea of the frightful results which must ensue from this calamity. The amount ot the deposits is about £BOO,OOO. Probably the total liabilities are over £2,000,000. The number of shareholders exceeds 800. The company was established in • 1829 ; its paid-up capital at this moment is a little short of £280,000. Contingent de preciations and reserve fund at the last report, in February, £200,000. The directors of the Imperial Bank have issued their eighth report to be presented to the share holders on the 17th instant. The balance-sheet shows that the profits for the past• six months amount to £44,865, and after defraying . the current expenses making provision for bad b ills doubtful d e bt s allowing rebate on ni lls discounted not yet due—an available balance of £25,559 remains, which the directors Propose to appropriate as follows :—To the pay- Mont of a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, £18,000; to raising the reserve fund to £60,000 by the addition of £3,000, an d carrying to profit and loss new account, £4,559. Ata meeting yesterday of the Langton Old Bank, which stopped payment on the 4th, inst., it was stated that the liabilities are £84,104, with assets amounting only to £39,753, and that there has been an over-issue of notes of £12,000. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the French Rentes were 68f. 50c. In the Money Market as well as the Stock Exchange there has been no change of importance. The rates are firm, and the prices of Governmental securities exhibit very little variation. Consols have closed at 87 1 + for money, and 871 -I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86+ I ; do. 2 i Per Cents., 69 ; and India 5 per CeEs. at 103+. The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market have not been very extensive, but prices generally are a shade firmer. Turkish 5 per Ceuts. have improved 1, to 261 ; Mexican Stock I, to 15i f ; Greek Bonds 1, to 11 12 ; and Italian Loan, 1861, 1 8, to 534 ; Spanish Passive, however, have de clined I, to 191 ; and the Brazilian Loan Scrip to 4 3i, di s. in the Railway Share Market the operations have been on a very restricted scale, and in some Instances prices show a downward movement. Lon don, Chatham, and Dover and Metropolitan have each rec e d e d 10s., and Great Northern £1; while North-W estern, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, INnrth-Western, and Great Eastern have each im proved s s. ; and Great Northern A Stock 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained V ery quiet, a n d the only change to report has b een an ad vance of / on S out h A ustr i an an d L om b a rdo- Venetian to 14/ 151. I withoutt3i:onnkt and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, and material change. Alliance are dealt in. at 211 y ; Chartered Me rcan tile of India, Lon don, and Chi na at 36 36+ ; London and County, at l 66 + ; Hudson's Bay Company, at 161 ; and Na- Lionel Discount Company, at 13. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Gavzurnizut Purms. a Der Cent. Consols Do. A ccount, July 10. 8 8 1 7i g 2 3 per Cent. Reduced 861 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 69 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 Do . for 30' yrs, expire sth April:lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 i rareh. Juno. Exchequer Bills, X 1,000,3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO _Do £lOO and £lOO Ba Do count nk of England Stock, 5 per Cent Ac n GovERNIsENT SECURITIES. lndian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. J u ly, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 _ Do. Deb., 4 per Cent~ Aug. 1866 Do. under £l,OOO .FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — p m Austrian Bond; 5 per C en t, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4i Do per Cent. l 1852-58-60 . 1863 Do. D o Account 1865 _ Do. 4100 B onds 71 — Buenos Do. Scrip, £55 paid Do 4100 Ayr Bonder Cent ._ Chili an Do 1 p er C ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Do. 6 per Cent e Do Scrip, £5O pa i d Pm Colombian 6 pe r C en t . Cuba, 6 per Gent Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities Do Account . .. . Eq_uador New Co . n . s .. o . lia . a7eqc 113; . Cent — .uo., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred ro.,,tiatt 7 per Gent 0 0 000000000000000 000 Do ~,xleocoozondulas:n.e 7 Do .................... I ~_ Do. 1864 ....... Do £lOO Bonds .. ... ....... -.. : ... L....." DDo. Government Rahway. Debentures. ......... .. -- o. £6O paid ...................... ......... dis Ureek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account ................................. . - 1 11 . 0 . Coupons ................................. t •uo. Account ................................. Ittuatemala 5 per Cent. ...................... alian 5 per C en t 1865 ..................... . .... Do. M are Do Acc ount...... ......................... 621 Mexican 3 Cana Railway .................. per Cent Do. Account— Do ......64 1 8 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid — DOMos Imperial 5 per Cent Land Warrants (Hectares) New Granada Do. Do 2 Per Cent Deferred . . . .. . Peruvian 5 per Cent.,1865" — Do. Account . _ ... DDo 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) .... . Do 41 per Cent., 1862 o Account ................................... .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ......... . Do. Account . Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4/ per Cent. 1850 Do 4 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B5 6 Sardinian 5 perer Cent Cent. 1864 — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent -D0 Account —_ Do New Deferred Do Pas s i ve D o Acco un t — 19 1 1 Sp inish Cert. of Coup no t f un d ed - Do Account 151 1 f3wedish 4 per Cent TDo. 41 per C en t . 1864 urkish 6 per Cent. 18 54 DoDo Account 6 per Cont. 1838 ......................... . Account Do£ l oo Bonds 6 per Cent 1862 DDo Account 52 1 1 o £ l OO Bonds 6 per Cent., 1863 Do - 5 per Cent. 1865, aid up Scri p— Do Account , p 26 1 i Do. 4 per C en t . G uaranteed iinezuela 3 per Cent. titto account — .i.,-6 per Cent., 1862 Do _ , \ccount , I " o . 'per Cent, 1864 34+ idenus on the above payable in L on d on. French o. 5 pei Re4o, 8 ,„ Ir C en t. — Iti,lit, D o. Acoon i i enr., 1861, Ex. 25f. 521 3} TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for monE Do. Account .... .. 871 $7l PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Great Eastern, E. Anglian, B stock 6 per cent. pt , -- Ditto, No. 1, 5 per cent, stock, v 5 Great Western Orig. pref. 4i per cent pf., 85 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm.. 1 ( 5 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. kua. stock, No. 4,101 i North Eastern. Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 4i per cent., rd., 92 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Preston and Wire, 92 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. South Austrian and:Lombardo Venetian, 141 15} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian 4i per cent. gua. stk., 92 FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 f United Mexican, lira., If DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 69 BANKS. A Mance. lira.. 22 lt British North American. 464 7 Chartered kler. of India, London.7and China, 364 6 Consolidated Bank, Lim. 4 f Hindustan. China, and japan, ilm., 54 5 Imperial Bank, lira., 26 Imperial Ottoman, 81 f Land Mortgage Bank of India. lirn., 3, London and Brazilian (lim.), 37 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 22 London and County, Oa London Joint Stock, 45 London and 1V estminster, 94 54 'Oriental BanK Corporation, 48 5 Union of A ustralia, 48 4 Union of London, 43 44 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 981 1 Anglo- M exican Mint, IN Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., City of Moscow Gas. ltm , 7 Credit Fonder and Robilier of England, 31 I East India Irrigation and Canal, 6t Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lint., 31 Gen. Credit and Finance of Landon, 11m.. 31. 41 4 Iludson's Bay, 161 Imperial Land Company. of Marseilles, lira., 1 International Financial z•ociety, lim., 31 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1570, issued 90, 50 Nr.tional Discount Company, 13/ 1 Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 3 is to pay, 5 I Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Maii, lira., 7 Royal Mail Steam, 101 2a Telegraph Constructli,n and Maintenance, lim., Ditto (Xl2), tl# 11 Upper Assam Tea, Um., Ditto (all), 61, The Earl and Countess Grey have arranged to leave town for Howick Hall, Northumberland, on Wednes day next. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE OFF BATTERSEA.— Yesterday, while a number of boys were bathing at Battersea, it was observed that one of them was drowning. A youth named Philip Boyd went to the rescue, but was seized by the other boy, and both were drowned. i with Astein ) went )ruing drove incess I with camp drive. Lth the deuce deliffo Leir 1U '0 lef b )r the Ross- Hon :ylton, onth stant - )osby, 3 trad- Luirai idron, ussiaa yhaal o and etfors SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Pa i d. Closing Business Price.. done. at Bristol and Exeter ... 100 89 91 at Caledonian lOO 125 127 st Cambrian 5 Cork and Bandon all 13 15 20 Cornwall all 4 6 st Dublin & Belfast June. 100 67 79 st Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. 1(0 70 72 100 16. London, t crip Certi. all - - Do. 1.0 - - d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 112 111 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 31 32 31 31 11 at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 5 6 at Great North of Scotland 100 - - et Great Northern lOO 121 123 121 at DJ. A stock . 100 129 130 12/ st Do. B stock lOO - - Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 103 - - at GtS. and W. of Ireland 100 - - at Gt. Western -Original 1( 0 521 521 5.1 at Do. S. Val. Rail gua. • 100 - - at Do. South Wales - - at Do. W. Mild.-Oxford 100 - - at Do. Newport lOO 34 31 at Do. Het eford - at Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 123 123, at London and Blaokwall 100 - - st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 100 ' 92 94 1.3 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 20 22 21 at Do. Aletrop. Ex. A.. 100 - - at Lon. & North Western 100 1171 1181 1181 171 et Lon. & South Western 100 92 13 921 4 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln 100 58 61 584 st Metropolitan 10 Do. New Bl 2 ) 3 p 10 Do. Extension leo Metropolitan District all 84 86 86 t Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd 6 - - at Midland 9 Do. £9 Share 5 31 2 p at Do, Birmin.. & Darby 100 95 17 25 Vid Kent - - at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO 4 26 st Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 109 110 1081 25 Do. G.N•II purchase 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 1001 1071 at Do. Carlisle .. .. 100 - - 25 Po. Stock. & Darling. all 35 36 751 25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB 9 11 p at North London 10 Do. do. 1864 10 Do. do. 1865 et North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E Aber. stock 100 65 67 at Do. Scot, Mid. st..)ck - - et Shropshire Union 100 - - at South Devon lOO 46 48 at South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 71 81 et l'aff Vale lOO 14 115 10 Do. C at Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 2 - - et West Cornwall lOO 53 55 , BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Som., Baroda, A Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent... Do. }' !shares Buffalo I.; Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 8 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta & MIL • jape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p; East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. ,1 Extension Grand Trunk of Canada, Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred Ds , . 2d Prd. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.a o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New . Do. 6 p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. finds. Mel. Hudson's Bay N.lll.C'da, 6pc Ist pi. bs Scinde ..... A • Do. Delhi Do. do. Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St.Flot " 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 tlOO 2 100 100 52 54 100 101 id ip 4 4} 711 5 4 76 80 55 60 100 102 ICOi leo 101 181 19,i 85 87 57 60 58 53 50 65 45 50 40 45 37 41 24 20 23 25 lot 106 I P 1 1 P 97i 98i 91 93 15k 151 54 5 a 91 23 83 85 ' a Op 98 09 , 99 91 85 87 8 ) 82 961 97j 96 97 1 954 963 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 93 95 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 101 94 96 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 77 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 75 77 Cape G.Rope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 101 DJ. ApL&Oct, 1690-190 C, 100 102 104 Do. do: 1880-9; 100 102 104 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 100 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 86 8) 87 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.t 100 100 102 Do. 1878, do lOO 105 1 7 Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. 100 10/ 103 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 1(3 3(5 Natal qov. 6 per cent— 100 97 300 N.S.G ov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 90 D 2 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,186C 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 t, 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 83 P 5 814 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 04 Do. 5 per cent lOO 76 78 77 4 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 94 96 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 94 06 6. Aus. Gov. 6 p,c. 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards BO 102 104 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 Do. do, April & Oct lOO 104 105 101 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Um. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 5 7 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 425 445 Drakewalls 2.1.0 East Baisett (Illogan) 294 lz 1 East Caradon 2.14.6 7 8 East Cam Brea 3l 4 1 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 - - East Loved . 3.9.0 64 74 E. WI Russell (Tavlstk 10.8.0 3 34 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 4 Great Laxey, limited.. all 194 204 191 Great South Tolgus.... 0.14.6 1 14 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 4 1 G. Wheal Vor (llelst,m 40 18 22 Grenville 8.18.0 14 2 Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 33 35 Ringston Downs 5.10.6 34 n Mararet (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 Ilarke Valley 4.10.6 31 44 4 M.wyndy Iron Ore, Um 21 2/ lid N e - sv Se ton North Roskear N.Whlßassettallogan 4.4.0 T North Wheal Crofty Prosper United 7.1.5 Providence tUny Lelant 10.6.7 20 25 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 325 375 South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 174 224 Stray Park 35.15.6 Tin Croft 9 9 11 5 Vigra and Clogan, lira, all 3 5 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 6 7 West Chiverton ....... . 11 674 724 _ West Wheal Bassett 111ogan 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 10 15 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 10 12 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OP DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.) DALE V. DALE AND ➢LACDONNELL. This was a suit by Alfred James Dale for a dissolution of marriage with his wife on the ground of his wife's adul tery with the co-respondent, and he claimed damages. * The defendants merely pleaded denial. Sergeant Robinson and Dr.- S wa,bey appeared for the, petitioner ; Mr. Collier for the respondent'; and Dr. Dean Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for the co-respondent. _ . From the evidence for the petitioner, it appeared that he was a surgeon in the army, and that the marriage with his wife was solemnised in August, 1859. Shortly after they removed to India, where they cohabited until 1862, when the respondent returned to England for the benefit of her health, her husband remaining in India. There was one child issue of the marriage, which is living. The co-respondent is the colonel of a rifle regiment, and represented to be in possession of a very large income from different sources. The petitioner and his wife became acquainted with the co-respondent in India in 1861, and up to this time she and her husband were living on affectionate terms. The co-respondent renewed his acquaintance with Mrs. Dale in England, and they left together for Paris in 1864, and had lived there as man and wife for the last two years. There was very little oral evidence to prove the terms on which they lived, but letters addressed to her sister in 1860 and 1861 fully established the fact. There was no evidence given as to what the income of the co-respondent was further than that ho had £4OO a year from his com mission. It was alleged in the petition that Mrs. Dale had £lOO a year settled on her, but of this also no evidence was given. There was no evidence for the defence. Dr. Deane admitted that the adultery was proved, but addressed the jury in mitigation of damages, contending there was nothing in the facts of the case or the circum stances of the co-respondent to justify large damages. The learned Judge summed up, The jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict for 76 51 I the petitioner, and assessed the damages at £4,500. The Court made a decree nisi with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. MARLBOROUGH-S TREET. ROBBERY AT A PHOTOGRAPHER'S. —George Robert Wein, 16, formerly in the employ of Messrs. Locke and Whitfield photographers, No. 178, Regent-street, was charged with stealing before Mr. Knox some lenses and other property belonging to his employers of the value of £2O. Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough:stroet, appeared for tho prisoner. Mr. Whitfield said the prisoner was in his employ for about three months, and left a fortnight ago, and after he left he missed some lenses and other property of the value of £2O, and he then gave information to the police. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the prosecutor said that he had a good character with the prisoner from Messrs. Gush and Ferguson. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said he went yesterday to No. 3, Great Chesterfield-street, and saw the prisoner. He told him he had come from Messrs. Locke and Whitfield for the property of theirs he had taken. After a little hesitation prisoner said he would get the things and then take them back to Messrs. Locke - and Whitfiold, and he afterwards took from a porte-monnaie some duplicates relating to the missing property. 100 991 1001 In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said the property was of the value of £2O. Some pawnbrokers having given up the property, Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length, dwelling on the fact that the prisoner had hitherto borne an excellent character, and had a widowed mother. Mr. Whitfield said his object was not so much to punish the prisoner, but for the sake of example, as he had thirty persons in his em ploy. 104 5 i Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for four mcnths, with hard labour. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT AND INTIMIDATION.—WiIIiam Finn, aged 26, a lawless ruffian, well known to the police, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violeny assault ing Johanna Donahoo in Rose-lane, Ratcliff. A few nights ago a serious robbery was,committed on a captain of a ship, who was inveigled into a vile house in Shadwell, hocussed and robbed of £2O and his watch. The complainant accompanied the captain who was robt;ed to the station-housi, and gave information against a womn who was the principal in the robbery, and who has ab sconded. The complainant has since been annoyed and insulted by a gang connected with the woman who com mitted the robbery, and her life has been threatened. The prisoner met with her last night, and after a deal of foul language ha made a brutal assault upon her. He knocked her down and dragged her along the street by the hair of her head and kicked her. The screams of the young woman brought Police-constable M'Kay, 275 K, to her aid, and he took the prisoner into custody. Tho complainant exhibited bruises on her arms and face. She had been much injured. A woman of low character named Betsy Daly, called as a witness, made an attempt to mystify the case, and Maay said she belonged to an infamous gang who had been threatening the complainant. Mr. Paget said he should visit with great severity all assaults upon, and intimidation of, persons who came for ward to assist in the administration of justice or to give evidence against offenders. If Besty .Daly annoyed or threatened the complainant ho would punish her severely. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour in the House of Correction. • 97971 r 4 Stoppage of the Birmingham Banking Company. BIRcIINGHA3f, Friday Night. Just now, nearly midnight, it has been determined that the Birmingham Banking Company will not open its doors•to-morrow. It had three-fourths of all the accounts of the greatest of the trading com munity of this district. To say that is to give some idea of the frightful results which must ensue from this calamity. At this late hour we cannot enter into details of the circumstances which have led to this disaster. It has arisen out of the lavish advances made a few years since to one individual in particular and to many engaged in the iron trade. The subjoined let ter from the general manager contains the only par ticulars of this fearful disaster which we can give at this moment : "To THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE BIRMINGHAM BANKING The . Municipal. Corporatious Directory for 1866. This new national work of reference has just made its appearance, which, after strict examination, we can pro nounce to be the most complete compendium of local in formation yet published. The spirited proprietor of the work, Mr. Vickers, has aimed at producing something be yond a mere dry category of names and figures, and most successfully have his labours terminated, as we have before us a work containing a substratum of information wholly unaffected by periodical changes. The plan upon which the book is constructed is peculiar, and instead of incum bering the pages with masses of tabular and official returns through which the reader would have to search for his in formation as bast he might! the system has been to gather under the head of each county or borough a com pendious digest of all that relates to the locality ; thus the pages present an appearance at once readable and com pact, and the necessity of referring to a number , of distinct sections is altogether avoided. The alphabetical order in which the several places are inserted is primarily governed by the names of the counties following each county will be found its boroughs, arranged alphabetically. The counties and the boroughs of Wales follow those of England, and altogether the system adopted is singularly clear and perspicuous. This unique work contains the names and addresses of county, civic, and borough authorities, the officers of local institutions; a large amount of historical information in reform—to charters, grants, rights, and privileges, public charities, ancient customs, and distinguished persons. It also con tains a complete and original account of the ancient com panies of the City of London, with names, addresses of master, warden, clerk, &c., and a very valuable co il c ti▪ on of statistics relating to erectors, burgesses, amount, density, progress of population, rental, rateable value, county rate, and assessment and debt, municipal and parliamentary limi▪ ts , constitution and cost of police for each county, poor-law assessment; in fact, the volume is a gigantic collection of everything of interest relating to the subject of which it treats. The production of a volume of such dimensions must have been a work of immense difficulty, because in starting on such a novel enterprise assistance from any existing work of the kind was not to be had. However, a most gratifying result has crowned the unwearied and untiring exertions of all concerned in the production of the volume, which will most certainly become a standard work for every municipality in the kingdom, as well as a national book of reference in all parts of her Majesty's dominions. France Wants a Settlement. The Philadelphia Inquirer says:—Among the various official papers relating to the Mexican mys tery which have lately been made public is a series of despatches from the French Minister, bearing date from January 14 to February 16. They show the trouble in which the Emperor has been placed by his interference in the affairs in America, and the measures by which, upon withdrawal, he seeks to compensate himself for the expenses of an unsuc cessful experiment. M. Drouyn de l'Huys avers, in the first place, that the Mexican expedition was originally undertaken with no other purpose than to obtain payment of claims due to citizens of France, the Jecker fraud being the principal of those claims. Maximilian was encouraged to under take the Emperorship, upon a belief that, if he could get possession of the power of the country, he would settle more promptly than the Liberal Government. Instead, however, of paying up, he has called con tinually for fresh advances, and France, instead of being satisfied, is only increasing her pecuniary sacrifice. There is to be no more of this. France will not advance another penny, and she requires security for the amounts already due to her. Her occupation of the country must also come to an end, for she finds that she is daily be coming more and more involved by its con tinuance. The evacuation must commence in the fall ; but before that time France re quires some means of securing herself for the money already spent. It is therefore proposed that Maximilian shall surrender to the French the con trol of the custom houses at Vera Cruz and Tam pico, and of the revenues there collected. Napoleon is liberal too. He will not take all the income, but will allow one-half to his protege. It is estimated that the debt due to France amounts to two hun dred and thirty millions, and three per cent. interest on that sum is required. France has also guaranteed the Mexican loans of 1864 and 1865, and some pro vision must be made for them. The yielding up of those custom houses is the ultimatum, and that once effected the French troops will be withdrawn as speedily as possible, and Max will be left to the difficult work of relying for support upon the affec tion and loyalty of the Mexican people. This pro position was made February 16, and notified to the. Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs on the 9th of March. Up to the present time there is no intelligence that the arrangement has been con summated. On the contrary, it is rumoured from Paris, as late as June 7th, that nothing had been done, and that a steamer about to sail was to carry out a direct notification to Maximilian that if he did not comply, without further delay, the French troops would be withdrawn at once. This is a hard condition, but it must be obeyed. Should Max re fuse to obey it he will lose the chief support of his throne, and will have to abdicate at once. Should he yield he loses the great sources from which he realises ready cash, and will be put upon short allowance. Stinted in his means; being insolvent, with all the revenues which he is now asked to partially relin quish ; having applied lately for more loans from the French, which have been refused, he is in a very bad way, and there seems to be no hope for him. It would, therefore, seem that abdication is his only resource, for his cause is hopeless of any assistance from the Mexican people ; and if he does not resign when he can safely get out of the country, he will be either driven from it or become a prisoner, and perhaps suffer death. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day, The market opens rather quiet. Sales probably about 8,000 bales. COMPANY. " Gentlemen,—By order of your directors it becomes my painful duty to inform you that owing to gross past mis management recently discovered, they have sustained heavy losses, and a large amount of capital has been locked up in securities that for a time cannot:be realised. Under these circumstances your directors have been compelled to close the bank. While expressing deep sympathy with creditors, it is not necessary for me to say anything more than their claims are perfectly safe, but to you I am autho rised to say that in all probability it will prove that al though the whole of the reserve fund is: lost, a portion of the paid-up capital will remain if the estate is realised with care and economy. -_I am, gentlemen, your obedient ser vant, "THOS. SHAW, Manager." The amount of the deposits is about £BOO,OOO. Probably the total liabilities are over £2,000,000. The number of shareholders exceeds 800. The company was established in 1829 ; its paid-up capi tal at this moment is a little short of £280,000. Contingent depreciations and reserve fund at the last report in February, £200,000. They are £2O shares, paid up, but on the original shares no more than £4 3s. 4d. bas been paid up. The dividend and bonus of late years has been £2 per share annually. Less than two years since the capital was increased by the issue of 10,000 new shares of £lO, paid up, at £lO per share premium. At that time the price of the shares was 14. Within the last few months a gra dual decline has taken place. Yesterday the shares suddenly ran down to 20 ; to-day it began to be talked about that all was over, but very few people belieied it. The shares were sold at 18 in the course of the day. The stoppage of Attwood and Spooner's Bank was as nothing compared with what this must be. There has been a conference among the other bankers in the town to-night and they are well prepared for to-morrow, but the scene there will be in town is something fearful to contemplate. The following circular has been prepared "The undermentioned banks, desirous of alleviating as much as possible the effects of the stoppage of the Bir mingham Banking. Company, are prepared to afford facili ties for supplying the immediate necessities of the deposi tors and customers of the bank :—Birmingham Town and District Bank, Birmingham and Midland Bank, Birming ham Joint Stock Bank(limited), Lloyd's Banking Company (limited), National Provincial Bank of England." Wheat Culture in Texas. In a former article we undertook to show that the State of Texas, being possessed in an eminent degree of the natural elements of wealth, required but the energy and enterprise necessary on the part of its citizens to place it among the foremost of the United States. Whilst speaking of its various agricultural resources, we referred incidentally to wheat as one of its most important staples. Cer tain facts within our knowledge relative to the cul ture of this cereal in that State induces us to make especial reference to it now. The cultivation of wheat in Texas, as an article of commerce, is comparatively of recent date, as may be seen from the fact that, in 1850, according to the census, only 41,729'bUshels were grown in the entire State, while in the year . lB6o, taking the minimum average per acre (say 15 bushels), the yield could not have been short of 2,000,000 bushels in that portion of the State alone, extending from the 32d to the 34th degree north latitude, and from the 96th to the 99th degree west longitude, known as the "wheat region." The climate of the region particularly referred to is admirably adapted to the growth of cereals, which flourish alike in high and low latitudes ; and, in truth, it may be said that the whole northern and interior sections of Texas, as well as certain portions of the eastern and western districts are capable of producing wheat and similar grain to a most profitable account, That portion known as the " wheat region" seems best adapted to its growth the soil being principally a rich black prairie loam resting upon a strata of limestone. The soil, however, varies in colour according to locality, assuming in some places a bright copper complexion, and its capacity to resist drouth is found to be in propor tion to its blackness. The prairie lands are there fore more productive than the timbered or rolling sections. Wheat is sown from the Ist of September to the Ist of November, but more commonly about the middle of the intervening month. Very little care is taken by the planters of Texas to prepare the ground for its reception, it being the usual custom to sow the seed broadcast over the land after the crop of corn has been gathered, and then plough or harrow it into the ground. After this has been done no further attention is required until harvest, which occurs from the Ist to the last of May. From this it will be seen that the culture of wheat in this region requires but from four to six weeks' labour in the year, Which includes the time of plapting and harvesting, and it is estiniated that one band will be , required to ev ery twenty -fi ve acres cult i vate d . I f ' the wheat sown in the fall should fail from any cause, a second crop may be sown in February or March, and will produce well, but is more liable to rust. An average of twenty-fivil or thirty bushels per acre may be relied upon as a moderate yield, when the season is favourable, and the quality of the grain is superior to that produced in most of the northern States. It always goes over the standard weight-60 pounds to the bushel—and rarely falls under sixty-fiv e ; much of it reaches 70 pounds, and some of it w e i g h s even as high as 74 pounds. It will thus be seen that the capacity of Texas, in point of soil, for the production of wheat is aston ishing, and may sound fabulous to those who liave not seen and examined its boundless fields of fertile lands, extending from Red River to the Brazos, and from Kauffman county to - Belknap. Its resources in this regard cannot well be over-estimated. There is nowhere else to be feand so large a body of rich, productive land, favoured with so genial a climate. The county of Dallas contains 900 square miles, or 576,000 acres. It is an under estimate to put down two-thirds of this, or 384,000 acres, as good tillable land. Take two-thirds of this, 256,000 acres, for wheat culture, leaving one-third, 128,000, for the other small grains and produce—put the average yield per acre at 20 bushels, and we have 5,120,000 bushels as the product of one county. Collin, Grayson, and perhaps other counties, have a larger proportion of tillable land than the one mentioned above, and can produce more, though some coun ties cannot produce so much. The average capacity of the counties embraced in the " wheat region" may be safely set down at 5,000,000 bushels each, or an aggregate for the twelve • counties, embracing an area of 10,800 square miles - of 60,000,000 bushels! In contemplation of this immense production, which will doubtless approach realisation from year to year, we are forced to the conclusion that many years will not elapse before this great staple will be compelled to seek a foreign market. The comple tion of the " Houston. and Texas Central Railway" will open an avenue to the very heart of the " wheat " region," and then we may expect to see trains of theiru n freight cars arriving at Houston and G a lvesto n heavily laden with flour and wheat for s hip men t t o ports to supply these mar ketswheat can be matured.— N Ai o ig r ohb_eAerfnlonraee:idcaElzr Times. European It has been stated that the directors of the Union Bank of Australia have resolved upon a dividend of £2 2s. 6d. per share, being at the rate of 81 per cent. for the half-year. MARKE TS. --This Day. COVENT GARDEN The market _is somewhat extensively supplied with fruit, the demand for which is steady, at full prices Vegetables, the show of which is good, move off freely, and prices rule:firm. FRUIT- 7 11w! apples, 5s to 7s; grapes, 2s Gd to 5s ; cherries, Os 3d to Os 8d per lb ; apples, Os Od to Os Od ; gooseberries, 2s 6d to 3s Gd per half sieve; oranges, 8s to 14s ; le eons, 3s 6d to 8s per 100; strawberries, 6d to 1s 6d ; and raspberries, 6d to is per punnet. VEGETABLES—Summer cabbages, Os 10d to is 4d; cauli flowers, is to 2s 6d ; horseradish, 9d to 2s Oil per doz heads ; greens, 2s 6d to 8s Od; turnips, is Gd to 2s Od; carrots, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; turnip radishes, Gd to Os 8d; spring onions, 9d to is 6d per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, 4d to 6,1 per bundle ; asparagus, 2s 6d to 4s Od per bundle ; old onions, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; seakale, Os Od to Os Od; mushrooms, Od to Os Od per punnet ; cucumbers, &Ito is Od each ' • cos lettuces, 8d to is Od pe r s core ; new potatoes, lid t 9 3d per lb ; peas, is Od to Is Gd per half sieve. POULTRY. Geese, 5s 01 to 7s Od; goslings, Os Od to Os Od; ducks 2s Od to. Ss 6d i•ducklings, Os Od to Os Od ; tame rabbits, is Od to is 6d; wild do, Os Od to Os Od; pigeons, Gd to 9d each ; Surrey fowls, ls to 12s ; do. chickens, 7s to 9s; barn door fowls, os to 7s Od ; Guinea fowls, Os to Os per couple. English eggs,-7s Gd to 8s Gd ; - French do., 6s Od to 7s per 100. Fresh butter, is Od to is 2d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon; 10d to is 2d per lb ; soles, Gd to 2a per pair ; cod Os to Os ; 2s 6d to 5s Od ; mullets 4s 6d to 5s ; doreys, Os Od to 0s each,; turbot, 5s to 15s Oct each ; whitings, 6s to los ; haddocjcs, 6s to 24s per dozen ; fresh herrings, lOs to 12s per 120 ;.mackerel, 30s to 40s per 120. NEWPORT. Pcr Sib. by the carcase. B ee f Bs' '6d to 5s Od I Mutton ~. 4s . 4d to Cs Od Veal ' 4s . Od to 5s Od I Pork Lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 4d. WHITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. llocf: 3s 6d to 5s Od 1 Mutton ... 4s 4d to Gs Od 'cal 4s Od to 5s Od 1 Pork Lamb, Gs Gd to is Gd. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Bd. to 84d. ; of household ditto, 64d. to 70. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AN!) SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 64 lbs, 2fd to 3d; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to Od ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 34d ; 80 to 881bs., nd to 3id ; 88 to 961b5., 3id to 34d; 96 to 1041b5., Od. to Od. Horse hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, 6s Gd polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; downs, Os Od to Os Od; lambs, 3s to 4s 8d; shearlings, is 10d to 2s 2d. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4 Os to £6 Os; new do., £3 lOs to £4 lOs ; old clover, £5 Os to £7 Os Od ; new do., £4 Os to £5 Os ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4 Os to £6 Os Od new do., £3 lOs to £4 15s ; old clover, £5 Os to £7 Os Od new do., £4 Os to £5 Os ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s pe A good demand. WHITECHAPEL—OId meadow hay, £4 Os to £6 Os ; new do., £3 lOs to £4 10s; old clover, .£5:08 to £7 Os Od; new do., £4 Os to £5 Os ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per oad. Trade firm. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Mlles Opened. Recelpf 8. __„...-_,..._..., 1865. 1866 1865 £ Z Belfast and N, Counties 9 31 991 2,392 2.3t8 Belfast and County Down.... 49 49 7-8 8,1 Blyth and Tyne . 36 36 2,549 2,632 Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter 1214 1214 7,166 7,046 Caledonian, Scottish Central 417& 408 27 335 25,489 Railways. 1860. Cambrian ' Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 34 3if Cockermouth and Workin .. 9 9 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 500 423 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 6i 2' 0 233 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 651 651 1 , 848 1,70 .... 2,4:4 2.399 675 414 Deeside „ 17 17" 535 587 Do Extension Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 63 Os 1,519 1.526 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,911 2.0b3 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 106 4,489 4,32 ) Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O 5. 3,976 3,292 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Uniou Great Northern 422 401 36,022 3 5 ,7 0 4 Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,658 1 , 655 Do Branches 42 42 1,4 1 1,453 Gt. Northn . & Wes tn. (Irel.) 741 711 556 418 rit.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 3B7} 1187} 8,80. 9,633 Great Western 1292 1280 78,153 72,399 Hull & Hornsea Highland Irish North-Western 145 145 1,911 1,970 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 49,285 45,210 Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 - - Limerick and Foynes 26} 26} 160 I'3 Llanelly 461 461 703 752 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &8. Coast 2931 272 23,891 2 ,851 London, Chatham, & Dover; j 135} 127} 12,764 12, 434 all Metropolitan it 1 12} 111 J 3,148 2.100 Do. Kent toast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend 51an.,Shellield,& Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9} 9} 3,591 1,534 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western).. 6774 663} 50,918 48,804 Midland Gt. Wes tn. of Irind... 2EOI 2604 5.631 4.928 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal.. 44 44 2,70 2,780 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12071 1171} North Loudon ll 9 North Staffordshire 258 258 Pembroke and Tenby ll4 114 lthymney l9l 191 Scottish North-Eastern ll3 138 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 27,743 25,742 71,668 68,674 4,9u1 3,481 8,498 7.654 1:6 IT2 987 1,057 5,776 5,865 1.2.9 963 4,305 5,000 26,632 27,241 6,123 5,749 2,707 2,893 78 2.4 South .Devon South-Eastern 315 Taff Vale 6l 1051 10 31 77 10 Ulster Vale of Clwyd . lO Waterford and Kilkenny Bl Waterford and Limerick 77 W'hayen,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 24 24 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 806 Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 189 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1081 Eastern of France 1665 1551 Eastern Bengal llO 110 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1.i77 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 215 Great Indian Peninsula O6l 690 Great Luxembourg " 134 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 34.i 3.5 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 778 713 Northern of Canaaa Northern of France 764 724 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman ... 4Bl 481 Paris, Lyons, & Blediterrn 2006 20 6 Paris and Orleans lB2l 1818 Recife and San Francisco. &c 771 774 Sc nde. ... Do. Punjab, &J 253 45 South Austrian, ‘tc 1798 1616 Southern of France 960 823 Victoria Welland West & N- Wu. of France 362 280 1,167 1,489 882 661 41,810 31,720 310 480 310 382 11,474 5,146 6,314 6.689 4,269 6.774 77,128 7., 15 2,775 3,261 41,318 28,598 25,627 13,9.47 6.675 6,500 25,336 21,174 6,201 5.277 912 522 1 ', 1 7 k 10,70) 7,076 7,302 16,432 17,519 2,031 2,5i4 61,942 59,824 1,04) I,' 65 422 523 15 ',372 129,698 75.613 0?,292 1,578 1,09, 2,0-3 1,101 2,835 5 79,691 56,2 32,19.8 28.111 11,955 10,019 637 417 57,409 51,436 The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr. Samuel Barrow (of the firm of Barrow and Gates) Provisional Liquidator of the National Savings Bank Association, Limited. The specie move►nent during the week has . again been of an extensive character. The imports, owing to arrivals from the West Indies and Pacific, and also from Vera Cruz, have amounted to about £753,472, while the exports have been to the extent of £780,508, consequent upon remittances to the Brazils and the continent. Sad Occurrence.—Loss of Two Lives by Drowning. Yesterday (Friday) evening, two lads named John Alden and Isaac Giddy, the former about 16, and the latter about 13, lost their lives under the following distressing circumstances :—The de ceased, who were employed at Mr. Andrews', saw mills, James-street, Old Kent-road, went, after leaving their work, to the Surrey Canal for the pur pose of bathing, neither of them being able to swim. After being in the water a little they began amusing themselves by clacking each other, and while doing so one of them got out of his depth, and in attempting to save himself seized the other and drew him after him, and both sunk. An alarm was given, but some little delay occurred before any attempt to extricate them was made, in consequence of a false alarm having been given the previous evening, and the persons in charge of the hatch thinking it was only a repetition of the scan dalous conduct. On the bodies being got out they were conveyed to Mr. Harlings, the Britannia, Britannia-row, near the hatch. Dr. Anderson, of the Old Kent-road, was sent for and attended, and every means was resorted to to restore animation, but without success. When the Bad intelligence was communicated to the mothers of the deceased (both widows, one residing in James-street, and the other in Ffatcham-road, Old Kent-road), they were, as might be expected, almost broken-hearted. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. LONDON, July 14.—Wind this day► at noon—South- Westerly moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LIVERPOOL, July I.4.—Wind S.W.—Arriyed—Dagmai, from Quebec. CLYDE, July 13.—Wind _N.W.—Sailed—John Gray, for Demerara. . . BRISTOL, July 12.—Wind S.W. - Sailed—Kate Agnes, for Montreal. PLYMOUTH, July 1.0.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Margaret Ann, from Quebec. GLOUCESTER, July 12.—Wind S.W —Arrived—Hozno, from Quebec. HULL, July 13. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Maria, from Quebec. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, July 12. The followin g is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. July 12. July 5. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 • 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty • 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation .. 956,906,975 937,566,975 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight • • 31,251,946 62 31,262,065 48 Treasury account cur- - rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 347,058,047 76 375,601,248 37 Do. branch banks 39,685,904 46,943,923 Dividends payable 6,604,227 75 11,497,050 76 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 2,372,304 91 2,372,304 91 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. July 12. July 5. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet due 363,911,482 72 382,346,406 44 Do. branch banks 375,118,115 378,311,124 Advances on deposit of bullion 9,906,300 9,711,500 Do. branch banks 12,336,440 12,774,240 Do. on French Public Securities • 15,146,000 15,277,100 Do. by branch•banks 8,831,400 -- 8,464,600 Do. on railway shares and debentUres 1). branch banks 23,802,200 23,615,300 Do. on Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches 545,600 535,900 Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Imraobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches ... 8,288,359 8,272,758 Expenses of manage- went 97,182 61 60,492 15 Sundries Total ........... . 1,737,924,710 11 4772,576,199 47 °edified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. WILLS AND BEQUESTS.--The will of Gen. George Powell Higginson, colonel of the 94th Foot, of Wilton-crescent, Belgrave-square, was proved in London on the sth ult., by his son, Mr. George Wentworth Alex ander Higginson, the acting executor, power being reserved to his relict, the Right Hon. Lady Frances Elizabeth Hig ginson, daughter of the first Earl of Kilmorey. The gallant general had greatly distinguished himself in several engage ments, and was for many years a staff officer, and attained to the age of 78, and died April 19, 1866, at Cannes, in France. His will is dated August 27, 1862, and a codicil on the 9th of October following. He bequeaths to his relict, Lady Frances, his plate, furniture, and effects at his residence, Wilton-crescent, and a life interest in the bulk of his property ; and leaves her ladyship the residue of his property absolutely ; and, upon her decease, be queaths all his shares in the Sun Fire and Life Offices to his daughter Frances ; and also, on the decease of her ladyship, leaves to each of his two daughters £lO,OOO. He devises his estate and residence, The Crofts, at Great Marlow, Bucks, to his son, the said George W. A. Higgin son, but charged with the payment of an annuity of £2OO during the life of Lady Frances. The will of Sir Brook Kay, Bart., late of Belvedere, Erith, formerly of Dovvr, Cheltenham, Sherbo rne, an d some time residing at Avranche, France, was proved in London, on the sth inst., by tho acting executors and trustees, Mr. Henry Tylee, Essex-street, Strand, and Mr. William Algernon Kay; power being reserved to the other executors and trustees, Lady Kay, the relict, and Mr. Edmund Hopkinson. The testator was formerly in the naval service of the East India Company, and is descended, maternally, from Sir Brook Watson, M.P., and Lord Mayor of London, and from whom the baronetcy is derived by patent. Sir Brook Kay was twice married, and leaves a family, and is succeeded by his son, now Sir Brook Kay, Bart. The testator died, May 16, at the ago of 86, having executed his will April 12, 1854, and a codicil Nov. 14, 1859. Sir Brook has bequeathed to his widow, Lady Kay, all his furniture, books, pictures, &c., absolutely, and leaves to her ladyship a life interest to be derived from lao in Middlesex, and Sherborne, Dorset, and his shares in the Sun Fire-office and stock in Scotch mines ; the capital, at her decease, to be divided equally amongst his younger children—his eldest son, now the baronet, being amply provid9cl for under the will of his uncle (the testator's brother), Sir William Kay, Bart.—lllustrated London News. APPEARANCE OF CHOLERA AT LLANELLY.— Cholera has been the cause of several deaths in this town within the last few days, and, in consequence, consi derable alarm has been felt by the inhabitants. On Mon day a woman named Ann Williams died after about 48 hours of intense suffering. Dr. Thomas immediately re ported to the Local Board of Health, and steps have already been taken to do all that is possible under the present emer gency. Au inquest was held on Tuesday on Ann Williams,oroner, who resided at the Furnace, by Dr. Rowlands, the byand a verdict was returned of " Died of c h s o t l h e o r a f a c visitation of God." On Tuesday John Th n o d ma died at 4 p.m., Capel newydd, Llanelly, was taken ill at 7 a.m. of Capelne- of diarrhoea. On Wednesday Mary S am uel, illness, and another few hours and a woman named Mary Jones diedsianniaaucvle,ry died of cholera after 14 an ho illness of the same dura tion,man died, aged only 21, haeftienrtense heat is supposed to have and of cholera. Clean bills of health are not given of parts of the town. the port of Llanelly for foreign ports, by caused the above, in ad T dition to tho unsatisfactory drainage to vessels leaving order o f the Custom-house.author es. • • T wo iti YOUNG WOMEN DROWNED.- —A sad ac c id en t happened on Wednesday evening a short di s t ance from Maple, Cornwall, to two young women, respectively named Elizabeth Harry and Ilartha Luke, both of whom were respectably connected, and lived at St. Ives. It appears that, in company with some half-a -dozen others, they proceeded in a four -oared gig on an excursion ou the water. A stiff wind got up, and the boat became un manageable and capsized at the entrance of Hayle har bour. There was a fearful stuggle for life, and noble and daring efforts w ere made to save the whole of the party. The two young women, however, whose names have been mentioned, polished, and a third was rescued insensible. The men escaped. The Earl and Countess of Wilton will leave town shortly for Cowes, Isle of Wight, and after the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta the noble earl and countess go to Scotland for the shooting season. Timm EDirrioiV. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. READING RAGES -THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.) PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES. Mazurka Under a Cloud Lydia .. p••• 3 ........ 2 Eight ran. ALEXANDRA PLATE. Bay Leaf Tortuga Varnish HANDICAP PLATE. Bishopton Discretion Elegance 8 Won by a length. Five ran. SELLING STAKES. Elegance 1 Discretion Lightland Won easy. Five ran. HANDICAP PLATE. - • " Chevalier d'Esprit 1 Itegentess • 2 Miss Partridge Won by a head. Eleven ran. :BETTING ON THE COUSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 4to 1 agst Special 10 to 1 agst Midia colt 10 to 1 agst Bradamante 12 to 1 agst Lucifer 100 to 7 agst La Fortune VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—THIs DAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 4to 1 agst Special (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst La Fortune (offered) 12 to 1 agst Midia colt (offered) 14 to 1 agst Lucifer (offered) 12 to 1 agst Black Prince (offered) GOODWOOD CUP. Even on Gladiateur (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT - HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. EXTENSION OF THE FACTORY ACT. In reply to the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, The Earl of DERBY said a bill on this subject had been prepared, but was not so advanced as to be brought for ward during the present session. BREECH LOADERS. In answer to the Earl DE GREY, Lord LONGFORD said that the late Government had approved the principle of the conversion of the exist ing arms, the cost of which, though it might now be probably reduced, was £1 each. 600,000 were ready for conversion, and 40,000 has been given by the late Govern ment for such conversion, which number had been in creased by the present to 150,000, which would be ready for use by March next, as a portion of the contracts had been taken up, and others were advertised for. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said he could endorse what fell from both sides of the house on this subject. The question to be considered was, what was to be the most efficient arms with which the troops could be the soonest supplied, and he was of opinion that, under the circumstances, the conversion of the existing arms was the best move that could be devised. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Langharm Railway, Rhymny Railway, Kingbridge Railway, Devon Valley and North British Railway Com panies (Arrangements), Bedford and Northampton Rail way, Groat Yarmmouth Fish Wharves and Tramways Bill, and Somerset and Dorset Railway. The Bishop of LONDON, on the part of the Arch bishop of York, withdrew the motion of which the most reverend-prelate had given notice, for a select committee to consider the connection of the Colonial Church with the Church at home, and that the petition of Miss Burdett Coutts be referred to it. Lord ST. LEONARDS moved an addiess for copies of certain documents, correspondence, drc., relating to the endowment by Miss Burdett Coutts of several colonial bishoprics. The Duke of ARGYLL deprecated the discussion as premature, inasmuch as the disposition of the endowments of Miss Burdett Coutts was now the subject of litigation. He regretted that the motion for a select committee had been withdrawn. Ho thought the time had come for severing the connection between the Colonial Church and the Government of this country, for it was now merely nominal and purely useless. Lord LYVEDEN said nothing would tend more to create irritation in the colonies than an ill-timed discussion of the question. The Earl of CARNARVON admitted that the subject was one of great importance, but that it would be impos sible to legislate upon it this session. He agreed that it would be klia - to attempt to set up an Established Church in the colonies ; but still a useful and civilising Church might be formed which would confer inestimable adVan tages upon the distant dependencies of the Crown. • The motion was eventually withdrawn. The bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and their lordships adjourned at half-past eight o'clock. The loss to the Southern States, if they all decide on excluding the Negro Suffrage, will be 25 repre sentatives. Of these Alabama will lose 3, Georgia 3, Louisiana 2, Maryland 1, Mississippi 3, Missouri 1, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 4, Tennessee 2, Texas 1, and Virginia 2. A new agricultural implement of American inven tion was tried at New-cross, S.E., on Thursday last. It is intended to supersede ploughing by dig ging, and its performance was very remarkable. Two horses drew the machine, which thoroughly stirred and comminuted the soil twelve inches deep and three feet wide every time it passed over the ground. These are wonderful results, and the implement is therefore likely to prove a great boon to agricul turists. A circular storm of extraordinary violence burst over Buffalo on Tuesday, the 26th June last, de stroying both property and life. The suddenness of the whirlwind took the inhabitants by surprise- The air was oppressively quiet, when the clouds began to gather, but no one would have predicted more than a heavy shower. The rain came down, mixed withhail, lightning, and pealsof thunder, an d the gale set in for half an hour with a fury that struck awe into the people ; " a wild, wicked, relentless tempest," to use the Courier's words, 46 which seemed bent on the utter destruction of the city." Chim ,a:6 2.4, dows were forced in, building s blown down, and l gardener. The ofwleifeeds by a isco . nsiderable. The storm may be the mea ns of urn 1 asrtge of trees damage upr o a o n t d e d loss like ther decision on los t bonds of the United m s of a banking-house and sweptfurnishing u s States, with a n it burst in the window as o f ish s6oo in 7-30 bonds. Can the banke r 1 furnish Y the wa proof required of the total de s t ruc ti on an d loss of these b onds? Genera l Hobson, the captor of M organ, and Pre sident of the soldiers late Conve n ti on, h as b een James nominated G. B e l l a t ohfatshbeeen rCourtre-nominated n o o f Appeals. minat a ecd o n for CongresstTahl l at H o n n g . Missouri; d an aresolution was faodropthteedThbiyrd UnionDitieistrict, Convention, g r the people on the ability, faithfulness, and patriotism of their representative, now elected for the third time. Mr. Throckmorton has been chosen Governor of Texas. Ile was a slaveholder, and joined the South in the rebellion. The lion. John Lynch has also been re-nominated as representative to Con gress. The Hon. Justin S. Morrill declines to come for ward as a candidate for re-election for the second dis trict of Vermont, where he has been honoured with six consecutive elections. He does this in a graceful letter to his constituents. He served since 1855 with the hearty approval of that body, and the still more hearty approval of all Protectionists. One of his last acts will be the introduction of the New Tariff Bill, which he ably supports. His career has been marked by a single-minded and determined opposi tion to all free-trade theories as applied to the United States. The cost of the defence of Canada against the Fenian marauders, up to 6th June, was over $70,000. To June 231 the sum had mounted up to about $1,000,000. Thre e thousand men ar e still kept on the frontier, and the t i otal cost before a ll i s over may be estimated to reach from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000. * , r - ~~a 11 iii- Ldnii -1.13. even - Citing al Of Elea ;dell? body ae of ty of Enl awall cow ['lira' 000 1 001 dye d r the (lade